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Chantal Bevard, Staff Writer
December 9, 2012
Do not worry Lakers’ fans, Mike D’Antoni is the right man for the job and will take the team to the playoffs. Although fans were disappointed to hear that Phil Jackson would not be returning to coach the Lakers after Mike Brown was fired, they don’t need to panic — the Lakers are still a successful... Read more »
Angel Silva, El Vaquero Managing Editor
October 3, 2012
Phillip Kamara-Kay, international students counselor and social sciences professor, passed away over the summer at the age of 67 in his home country of Sierra Leone, three years after retiring from Glendale College at the end of the ’09 spring semester. Originally an international student, Kamara-Kay... Read more »
Rebecca Krueger, El Vaquero Staff Writer
September 20, 2012
Glendale Community College Women’s soccer was handicapped by injuries to three starters in their 3-2 loss against Irvine Valley College at their home field on Sep. 14. GCC held the lead the entire first half of the game with 2 goals by Whitneigh Braxton. Irvine came back with a different line-up second... Read more »
Eric Bourse, El Vaquero Staff Writer
April 30, 2012
Joss Whedon, director of “The Avengers” (2012), revealed insight on how he wrote and made the superhero epic in a college press conference on April 16. Whedon said he had to come up with the set pieces and action sequences before he finished the script due to a tight schedule. “It was very difficult... Read more »
John Ferrara, El Vaquero Sports Editor
April 24, 2012
With the postseason on the line, sophomore Brandy Morin pitched a masterful shutout victory against L.A. Mission College, rested for 30 minutes, and then did it again. The Vaqs locked up second-place in the Western State Conference (Blue Division) and earned a trip the playoffs on Tuesday, when they... Read more »
Angel Silva, El Vaquero News Editor
April 4, 2012
The Glendale Community College District’s at-large system of voting creates polarized voting results, potentially barring candidates of certain ethnic backgrounds from being represented, according to two separate studies presented at the Board of Trustees meeting held on March 19. The original... Read more »
Tatevik Manucharyan, El Vaquero Staff Writer
April 4, 2012
In his lecture, “Three Questions About Climate Change,” GCC Professor Poorna Pal tackled one of the hottest topics of the century – is the planet undergoing global warming, and if so, who is to be blamed and what can be done? The lecture took place at noon on March 27, as part of the GCC Science... Read more »
Tex Wells, El Vaquero Staff Writer
April 4, 2012
Two of Southern California’s big guns, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck and Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, have spoken out in favor of driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants. “My personal belief is that they should be able to” have licenses, Beck said in a Los Angeles... Read more »
Jonathan Caballeros, El Vaquero Staff Writer
April 4, 2012
Cradled between the McDonald’s at Canada Boulevard and Towne Street and the restaurants between Verdugo Road and Canada Boulevard, is a new store offering low prices for chips and soda, reviving the existence of the $1 snack. Orange Stop is a convenience store opened by Glendale students for anyone... Read more »
Agnes Constante, El Vaquero Copyeditor
March 13, 2012
The brunt of the ongoing cuts to higher education has been evident in the last four to five years, and the college has tried different measures to cope with reduced funding. Mary Mirch, vice president of instructional services, attended the Associated Students of Glendale Community College (ASGCC) meeting... Read more »