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May 13, 2015 Volume 105 | Number 6EL VAQUERO

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Famous photo inspires author.

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ends at home in Super Regional Play o!s.

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PROTEST: Breona Vaughn holds a banner depicting minority killings by police nationwide. !e Revolutionary Communist Party, USA staged the event Tuesday in front of the administration building. !e organization had permission from the college to be on campus. Campus Police Chief Gary Montecuollo said he asked them to move onto the campus because they were blocking tra"c. “I just don’t want anyone to get hurt,” he said.

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IN THIS ISSUEON THE COVER:

Yeko Ladzekpo-Cole and Katarina Gleichez of the Cal Arts Community Arts Program African Ensemble perform the Horse Atsia Dance during Cultural Day in Plaza Vaquero.Photo by Ekaterina Nikitina

Member of the Journalism Asssociation of Community Colleges

Mchael Ritterbrown, dean of instructional services, was

appointed Mary Mirch’s succes-sor, who gave her retirement no-tice as vice president of instruc-tional services last November.

“Michael’s focus has been innovation in the classroom, active student learning and what we do as faculty to promote student success,” Mirch said. “So I think it is a nice next step.”

6FKHGXOHG� WR� HQWHU� RI¿FH� RQ�July 1, Ritterbrown said he will honor Mirch’s legacy and focus on ensuring that students’ needs are met. He will also address issues such as accreditation and declining enrollment.

“I understand the largeness of the responsibility involved,” Ritterbrown said. “I take that very seriously. It is not about me,

it is about my responsibility to the college and its students. I think Mary Mirch has done a really WHUUL¿F�MRE�DQG�,�KRSH�WR�FDUU\�RQ�WKH�MRE�WKDW�VKH�KDV�EHHQ�GRLQJ�´�

Ritterbrown started his career in community college education DV� DQ� DGMXQFW� (QJOLVK� SURIHVVRU�18 years ago. After spending most of his time at Glendale College, Ritterbrown worked his way to division chair and then to his cur-rent position as dean of instruc-

tional services. “It has really been a very ful-

¿OOLQJ�FDUHHU� LQ� WHUPV�RI� VHUYLQJ�students,” he said. “I think com-munity college is really important for a lot of people. It gives an opportunity to everyone. I don’t think there is any better thing that I could do with my life than trying to give everybody who deserves a chance at a college education.”

Ritterbrown was selected IURP� D� SRRO� RI� TXDOL¿HG� FDQGL-dates, including Kimberly Hoff-mans, Moorpark College’s divi-sion dean of biological sciences; James Lancaster, Citrus College’s dean of career, technical and con-tinuing education; and Edward Karpp, Glendale College’s dean of research, planning, and grants.

“The only competitor that I re-ally am familiar with is Dr. [Ed-ward] Karpp,” Ritterbrown said. “I certainly have a great deal of respect for him and I know that

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Emiliano Chavez

Alexandra Duncan

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Justin Mathay

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there must have been a very dif-¿FXOW�FKRLFH�IRU�ZKRPHYHU�KDG�WR�make that choice.”

Karpp congratulated Ritter-brown on his new position, stat-ing his assurance that he will do D�¿QH�MRE��

Keeping in mind that prog-ress comes from collaboration, Ritterbrown strives to work not only with administration, but also faculty and students to ensure the college continues to prosper.

“I think we always have to move forward, but I don’t think one person can change an insti-tution. I think we work together to do that,” Ritterbrown said. “I do not expect to come in and tell people where we are going. I ex-pect to work with them to develop a future.”

Rikard Kohler can be reached at [email protected]

By Rikard KohlerEL VAQUERO ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Next week’s student govern-ment elections will allow

students to have a greater voice on environmental issues, spring break, ethnic holiday celebra-tions and other campus deci-sions, ASGCC President Fran-cisco Aguilar said.

Students will choose among 37 candidates for 11 positions. Presidential candidates include Elsa Abedi, Shanelle A. Dandy and Christine Ovasapyan.

The elections are scheduled for Tuesday and May 20 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in Plaza Va-quero.

Student voters need a photo ID and to have paid their stu-dent activities fee.

“To be a leader you have to be calm, collected… At the same time, have a backbone,” said Aguilar, an economics PDMRU�WUDQVIHUULQJ�WR�8&�6DQWD�Cruz.

He also encourages future VWXGHQW� OHDGHUV� WR�¿QG�PHQWRUV�

on campus, as he did. His ideal student government would help students of diverse back-grounds and interests.

“We’re here to serve you,” Aguilar said.

About 1,300 students voted in the Spring 2014 elections and 1,500 voted in the Fall 2014 elections, Tzoler Oukay-an, student activities coordina-tor, said.

On Tuesday, several stu-dents said they do not plan to vote.

“I do not know any of the candidates. I am not into ASB [Associated Student Body] or any of that stuff,” said Zully 9LOODORERV��QXUVLQJ�PDMRU��

Others have a personal con-nection to the elections.

“I have a friend that is run-ning and I want to help her out,” said Nico Amador, 22, a FRPPXQLFDWLRQV�PDMRU��

A candidates forum is scheduled for Thursday from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the bookstore patio.

Students to Votefor ASGCC Leaders By Emiliano Chavez EL VAQUERO STAFF WRITER

By Rikard KohlerEL VAQUERO ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

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Protest on Campus

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OPINIONwww.elvaq.com Wednesday, May 13, 2015 3


When asked what it is like to date in Southern

California, several things

come to mind. It is not an easy question to answer. After reminiscing about dates from hell and visiting ghosts of relationships past, a few things can be said: dating, like everything else in life, is full of trial and error. It comes down to sticking around long enough to experience what’s underneath the layers of persona created for reasons unknown.

The dating culture in SoCal is something of an anomaly. People from all over the world are drawn to the beautiful weather, enticing aroma of fame and ample opportunities to leave their former lives behind and start anew, which means the cities are a melting

pot of backgrounds, races, ethnicities and ideologies.

Transplants, as they are called, walk the streets, bringing their previous lives here to share. It is exciting to meet new people, with new perspectives and interesting stories from their motherland.

Cities like Los Angeles are known for dating horrors partially because of this transplant culture. With the meshing of their former lives intertwining with the culture of the city, a new hybrid is born: one desperately trying to hold on to what their mamas taught them while seeking out new identities.

L.A. carries a heavy stigma when it comes to dating, and

for good reason. LaLa Land is crawling with beautiful, insecure people.

Models, actors, musicians, you name it, posing as one thing DQG�WU\LQJ�WR�¿W�LQWR�D�FXOWXUH�WKDW�existed long before them, where movie stars were untouchable, god-like creatures.

Wanna-be’s mastering their image and status while forgetting to nourish their inner beings, the very thing that is necessary LQ� ¿QGLQJ� D� JRRG�� VROLG�� ODVWLQJ�relationship.

:KHQ� ,� ¿UVW� PHW� ³6WHYH�´� ,�was drawn to his edgy style and unique, ambiguous persona. He could pick up a guitar and play any tune. He read all the greats — Bronte, Beckett, Faulkner, and could carry on a conversation

about anything. I could not put him in a box, and I liked how he would come and go on a whim.

As we drew closer as friends, we began opening up to one another, letting our guards down. The more he divulged, the more attractive he became, until one night, when he revealed too much of himself — his fears and inadequacies — and retreated back into the guy he wanted to be.

It was too late. I had already seen the real Steve, the lost boy from Minnesota who left home WKUHH� \HDUV� HDUOLHU� DIWHU� ¿QGLQJ�out his real dad, whom he never met, had died. In a vulnerable moment, he shed the skin of someone he badly wanted to believe he was, leaving in its place the fragmented life he desperately wanted to forget.

I never heard from him again. It is a vicious cycle of wanting

something real, but not willing to be true to oneself. It is easy to be whoever you want to be when no one knows who you are, where you’re able to build a persona out of thin air, tailor-made to your surroundings.

6RRQ�� DQ� ³HDW� RU� EH� HDWHQ´�attitude creeps in, and the walls begin to form to protect the doe-eyed naivety that once existed before crossing state lines.

In the beginning, a copper tan, manicured nails, stellar wardrobe and an impressive resume of ³ZKR� \RX� NQRZ´� DUH� HQRXJK� WR�get a foot in the door.

However, once the novelty wears off, and you roll over to see truth lying on the pillow beside you, baring their naked soul without a persona to fall back RQ��RQH�FDQ�HLWKHU�ÀHH� WKH� VFHQH�or delve into the make-up free reality staring you in the face.

In order to initiate romance with a Swedish person, one

must prepare for the tiresome tightrope walk customary of the Northerners, because this will spiral a sane mind into despair.

Before going into details however, there is one, virtually untranslatable word in the Swedish vocabulary crucial for describing this dating process: ³ODJRP�´

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Naturally, the Swedes are not all pale clones with a collective hive mind when it comes to dating and a lot depends on the individual, but if a romantic prospect is too invested or uncommitted, not following the rule of lagom, they risk getting caught in stormy weather.

For example, attempting to strike a conversation with someone at a bar would generally come off as an aggressive approach with a high risk of failure in the eyes of a Swede. This is why many Swedes refrain from such aggressive approaches, and seem shy compared to, for example, Americans.

³$IWHU� EHLQJ� LQ� WKH� 8�6�� IRU�about six months I had grown ELJJHU� FRQ¿GHQFH� DQG� WKRXJKW�that I was a ten, but when I went back to Sweden I was treated as D� ¿YH�� ,QVWDQWO\� ,� UHDOL]HG� WKDW�6ZHGLVK� PHQ� DUH� FRZDUGV�´�Swedish student Marine Råbom said.

A successful Swedish romance should therefore start in the most casual and unpredictable way possible, like being seated next to someone at a dinner gathering or accidentally ending up sharing a seat on a crowded bus.

Once a personal relation is formed, the real tedious part begins.

In order to achieve balance through lagom, many Swedes resort to comfort in numbers. This way, the early stage of courtship is not considered dating, but a mere social hangout.

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Råbom said. Next, to get to the level that

could be considered dating, one must muster the courage to ask WKH� RWKHU� RXW� IRU� D� ³¿ND�´� WKH�next key Swedish term.

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Fika is the most lagom date possible, since it generally takes place in the middle of the day and consists of coffee and pastries.

If a few ¿NDV� SDVV�by without trouble, the relationship is in the green and can go to the next level. Thereon, a more traditional courtship can proceed.

However, the confusing part about being in a relationship with a Swede is knowing when the ZRUG�³FRXSOH´� LV�DQ�DSSURSULDWH�label.

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Swedish people are generally not fond of labels, so months can SDVV�EHIRUH�WKH�ZRUG�³ER\IULHQG´�RU� ³JLUOIULHQG´� FRPHV� XS� LQ� D�conversation.

However, if a couple has spent several nights with each other and talk on a daily basis, the two can safely be considered a couple.

Compared to American dating culture, courtship in Sweden is much more vague, confusing and tiresome, where a single misstep can sweep the ground, or rope, from under one’s feet.

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Just over a hundred years ago, men and women in

Japan were not allowed to hold hands outside, as it was considered bad manners.

Today, couples are seen holding hands while on dates. However, it is still considered awkward to kiss or hug in public.

A more traditional way

of dating is the general rule in Japan. Although couples express WKHLU� ORYH� ZLWK� 3'$�� LW� LV� PRUH�culturally acceptable for them to do so behind closed doors.

In summer, couples excitedly attend festivals called ³1DWXPDWXUL�´� ZKHUH� WKHUH� DUH�³'HPLVH�´� URZV� RI� GHOLFLRXV�foods.

Couples are seen wearing traditional Japanese kimonos FDOOHG�³<XNDWD�´�DQG�HQMR\�VLWWLQJ�together watching the beautiful ¿UHZRUNV��

Natimaturi is the best Japanese date spot for couples that want to become closer to one another.

Students come alive at summer festivals. While girls design their <XNDWD� DQG� KDLU� DUUDQJHPHQWV��boys worry about who and how they are going to ask. It takes courage for a boy to ask a girl on a date — a sweet seasonal tradition for students.

Yu Sugita can be reached at [email protected]

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One Book, One Glendale: Author Introduces ‘Mary Coin’

After her introduction as the New York Times

Bestselling author of the book “Mary Coin,” Marisa Silver strode across the auditorium stage last Thursday.

“It’s an honor to have something that you write be taken seriously and have a college devote so much of their curriculum to it, so thank you,” Silver said, addressing students and faculty.

“Mary Coin” was selected for the “One Book, One Glendale” series.

Silver’s book, published in 2013, was inspired by the photograph “Migrant Mother,” taken by Dorothea Lange during the Great Depression.

The photograph depicts a middle-aged woman with her hand against her chin. Her worried eyes stare off into the distance, her two children turned away and her infant held against her breast.

Silver said the image has captivated her as a “beautiful and arresting” embodiment of the era.

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Silver said. “It’s on mugs and on T-shirts. It’s one of those images that’s in the ether.”

,W� ZDV� DURXQG� IRXU� RU� ¿YH�years ago when Silver was in New York City at an exhibit for Western photography that she came across the photo once again.

However, this time she found it curious that the curator had said the woman in the picture did not identify herself until nearly 40 years after the image was taken.

The “Migrant Mother” was actually Florence Owens Thompson, a poor mother of ten who met Lange in 1936, when she was camped on the side of the road waiting for her husband to come back to town.

Lange snapped six photos of Thompson and her children before they parted ways. She was the only one to gain recognition for the famous photograph until Thompson was desperately in need of money for health care.

“I was really struck by that in a deep, emotional way,” Silver said. “Here’s someone who is the face of one of the most iconic and important photographs of the twentieth century and she never


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Photo by Dorothea LangeONE BOOK, ONE GLENDALE: Local author Marisa Silver introduces her New York Times bestselling book “Mary Coin.”

Social Media Use Demands Heightened Responsibility

A simple click here, a simple click there. Sharing stories,

photos and articles with friends and family on social media is harmless, right?

With recent events in Baltimore escalating from the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black male who died a week after being apprehended by the Baltimore Police Department, dozens of stories are produced daily at a rapid speed. So UDSLG�� LQ� IDFW�� LW� LV� GLI¿FXOW� WR�differentiate between fact and opinion, and skewed perceptions and emotionally charged biased articles disguising themselves as factual news.

On May 4, Fox News prematurely reported that Baltimore police shot a young black man in the back as he was running from cops.

Mike Tobin, a Fox News correspondent on the ground in Baltimore, claimed that he and his crew witnessed the shooting. Minutes later, Tobin was on the phone with Fox giving a live report of what he saw.

“About 2:45, we saw a guy running from the cops here, right at the intersection of North and Pennsylvania, which has been the epicenter of the unrest here. And, as he was running away, that RI¿FHU�GUHZ�KLV�ZHDSRQ�DQG�¿UHG�and struck the individual who was running away,” he said.

Within seconds, the story ZHQW�YLUDO��$QJU\�SRVWV�ÀRRGLQJ�Facebook and Twitter feeds sparked verbal wars between readers. Some blamed cops while others blamed society, pouring fuel on an already heated situation.

But, no such shooting ever took place. The gunshot Tobin

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took credit for it until she was sick and at the end of her life.”

Silver realized “there’s a book here that I want to write,” and so the character Mary Coin was based on Thompson.

She also gave some insight into her writing process of FRPELQLQJ�UHDOLW\�ZLWK�¿FWLRQ�

“I take some things that they actually did in their lives, like the places they went, but then I would create entirely new characters to invest my own imagination in their emotional lives,” she said.

Silver also answered questions like “How do you tackle writer’s block?” She said that writing is like attacking math homework.

“You do it everyday and little by little. You begin to solve problems and explore things and discover things.”

During her writing process of two years, Silver said she wrote 1000 words a day, whether it took an hour and a half or a whole six hours.

“It’s not magic,” she said. “The more you do, the easier [it gets].”

Alexandra Duncan can be reached at [email protected]

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Choral Groups Prepare For Saturday Concert

towards the performance,” said Robles.

College choir and the cham-ber singers will perform standard songs, classical music and gos-pel.

“I expect the students to be prepared, I expect the music to be as clean as possible, but most im-portantly, I expect to have fun,” Robles said. “There’s no doubt that these performances are best received when the performers are having the best fun ever.”

The second half of the con-cert features the opera ensemble performing Act II of “Die Fle-dermaus,” composed by Johann Strauss II.

Piscioneri said that “Die Fle-dermaus” has both dialogue and music, hence there will be acting, speaking, and singing. Training the opera performers to sing and act presented a new challenge.

“I want them just to see the hard work we have put in and to follow the story.”

Stauss’s piece is an operetta and contains comedic elements, which Piscioneri hopes will make the audience laugh and keep them entertained.

“Opera doesn’t have to be for the elite,” she said. “Opera is for everyone. It’s accessible. It’s a story that we can all have fun with, and the music is very relatable.”

Dozens of students in GCC’s college choir, chamber

singers, and opera workshop are collaborating on a concert Sat-urday at 7:30 p.m. in the audi-torium.

“I believe in the power of people singing together,” said Zanaida Robles, the college choir and chamber singers di-rector.

“We have students ranging from those who have lots of ex-perience to students who have never sung a note in their life,” Robles said. “Putting those stu-dents together to come up with WKH� ¿QDO� SURGXFW� ZKHUH� HYHU\-one feels good about it and ev-eryone feels like they’re con-tributing to something that is fun and musical is a challenge, but we make it every time. We get it done.”

Spring break and illnesses have been a challenge, said Lori Ann Piscioneri, the opera en-semble director.

Robles said that being in a choir is like building a commu-nity, but that it is hard to build a community when people go in and out.

“We have had to overcome, refocus, and rethink our reper-toire, but I think this is the home stretch. Everyone is looking forward to making the last push

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heard was the sound of a bullet ¿ULQJ� IURP� WKH� DVVDLODQW¶V�weapon, which went off when it hit the ground. No one was injured.

Fox News Anchor Shephard Smith issued an on-air apology.

“What’s happened is we screwed up, is what it sounds like,” Smith said. “And what we have is nothing.”

Mistakes happen all the time in reporting. It’s a he-said she-said environment, which is why it is key to focus on fact.

It is pertinent, as readers, to become aware that not everything streaming is fact. It is important to think critically

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‘Infinite Black Suitcase’ Packs an Overnight Bag for Success

E �0�/HZLV¶V�³,Q¿QLWH�%ODFN�Suitcase,” a play offering

a unique look at death, was put on by the college’s Theater Arts department, running from April 29 to May 9.

The play tells the story of three families in rural Oregon and how they deal with death and the grief that follows it.

It comprises of fourteen short scenes and alternates between three families: a wife and her brother-in-laws dealing with the sudden suicide of her husband; a gay couple dealing with a deteriorating disease; and a mother dying of cancer who tries to get her ex-husband to accept joint custody of their children. It is not until the end of the play that the audience learns how these families are connected.

“It’s very heavy,” said Director Ed Douglas. “If you don’t feel something after watching this, there’s something wrong with you.”

However, Jeanette Farr said that although the play is full of grief and death, there is still humor and hope in Lewis’s writing.

After the May 7th performance, Lewis joined the cast and director for a post-play discussion to provide insight toward the play’s development.

“It’s great to be able to work with a playwright who is alive,” said Farr.

³,Q¿QLWH� %ODFN� 6XLWFDVH´� LV�WKH� ¿UVW� IXOO�OHQJWK� SOD\� ZULWWHQ�by Lewis and draws heavily from her own experiences. Many of the locations in the play are places where she lived while in Oregon and the characters were based on people she knew.

“When you’re starting out as a writer, you can’t help but make it about yourself,” Lewis said. “There’s a little bit of me in this play.”

She said that the actors “did a heck of a job.”

“It’s a gift for a playwright to come back and see their characters come to life again,” she said.

Lewis also explained the origin behind the play’s unconventional title. She was on a trip to an art instillation with a friend when she saw the ZRUGV�³,Q¿QLWH�%ODFN�6XLWFDVH´�on the walls of a small, dark room.

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Thanks for a great season...

Western State Conference champions, the Vaqueros ended their season with a

tough loss to Orange Coast College in the third game of the Super Regional Playo!s Sunday at Stengel Field.

fast ball: 3LWFKHU�1LFN�6KXU�KXUOV�RQH�DFURVV�WKH�SODWH�LQ�WKH�¿QDO�game of the Super Regional Playoffs.

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Thanks for a great season... Photos by Sal Polcino

REaCH fOR It: First baseman Harrison Hoff pulls down a high pitch to beat Orange Coast Pirate Jack Kruger to the bag for an easy out.

DIvIng fOR tHE platE: 2XW¿HOGHU�'\ODQ�%DKU�EHJLQV�D�GLYLQJ�VOLGH�IRU�WKH�RQO\�Vaqs score of the game behind the bat of Nick Wolyniec.

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ETHNIC DANCE: Dancers representing the CalArts Community Arts program perform an African ensemble in Plaza Vaquero on May 7.

oblivious to life outside of the bunker, Cyndee Pokorny(Sara Chase), Kimmy’s most trusted bunker-mate, and Donna Maria Nunez (Sol Miranda) who apparently does not speak a word of English, were completely distraught.

While the show is all about Kimmy and her experiencing everything she missed out on while in the bunker, such as going on dates, kissing boys, and dreaded love triangles, the show does a meticulous job of showing how differently each of the characters adapt. Kimmy is the most adamant about making up for lost time.

While they each planned to return to Indiana after an interview with “Today” show host Matt Lauer, Kimmy refuses to be GH¿QHG�E\�WKDW�WUDJLF�PRPHQW�LQ�her life and stays in Manhattan, hoping to start over.

Although it is not an easy task, especially in the most densely populated borough of New York, .LPP\�PDQDJHV�WR�¿QG�D�MRE�DQG�

If anyone has watched NBC in the last few months, there is no

doubt they have noticed that the network has mentioned the new series, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” during nearely every commercial break.

The series, originally named “Tooken,” was intended for cable television but was eventually sold WR�1HWÀL[�DQG�ZLOO�VWD\�WKHUH�IRU�two seasons. While viewers do not necessarily have to binge-ZDWFK�WKH�HQWLUH�¿UVW�VHDVRQ�LQ�RQH�night, they could easily squeeze the 23-minute long episodes into their schedule over the weekend, as there are only 13 of them.

Created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, the show has 8.4 out of 10 stars on IMDb and a 96 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Like with any series, viewers should not judge “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” based on the ¿UVW� HSLVRGH� EHFDXVH� LW� RQO\�gets better. The audience may be confused and want more background about the who, what, when, where, why, and how, of the “underground apocalypse cult” situation, but this all becomes clear as the season progresses.

New Series Brings Quirky Humor to Netflix

SURVIVALIST: Kimmy Schmidt has missed out on a large portion of her formative years and she’s making up for lost time.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT8 Wednesday, May 13, 2015 www.elvaq.com

By Anahit Kardzhyan EL VAQUERO SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR

Kimmy Schmidt (Ellie Kemper), the main character, is currently trying to adjust to life in New York after having spent 15 years in the underground bunker of an Indiana doomsday cult.

6RPH� YLHZHUV� PD\� ¿QG� WKH�racially stereotyped jabs and the jokes made at the expense of a traumatic experience offensive; however, the show closely resembles the humor that millions enjoyed in “30 Rock” or ³7KH�2I¿FH�´

At the beginning of each episode, the audience is distracted by a familiar news dialogue similar to previous viral videos and memes found online. Walter Bankston (Mike Britt), the show’s very own “hilarious black neighbor,” described what he witnessed to a reporter. “Unbreakable! They alive, dammit,” Bankston exclaimed, “It’s a miracle, but females are strong as hell.”

Viewers might expect Kimmy to be dazed and confused as she steps out of the bunker, but she is actually pleasantly surprised to see that “it’s all still here,” as she had been led to believe in the apocalypse.

The rest of her cult “sisters,” Gretchen Chalker (Lauren Adams), who was the most

a place to stay fairly quickly. She agrees to work as a babysitter for Jacqueline Vorhees (Jane Krakowski), wife of billionaire Julian Voorhees(Mark Harelik), and lives with a roommate, Titus Andromedon (Tituss Burgess), a a gay singer and actor.

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right in, she does not really know much about anything and has a ton RI�FDWFKLQJ�XS�WR�GR��,W�GH¿QLWHO\�makes for an entertaining journey ²�DOO�¿YH�KRXUV�RI�WKH�VHDVRQ�DUH�worth a watch.

Anahit Kardzhyan can be reached at [email protected]

Culture Day Dazzles With Dance


‘Bloodline’Invites Binge Watching

With the tag line, “We’re not bad people, but we

did a bad thing,” viewers can expect a roller coaster of a ride; a slow steady incline with a fast adrenaline rush at the end to keep people coming back for more.

Set in the heart of the Florida Keys, “Bloodline,” a moody 1HWÀL[� RULJLQDO� follows the Rayburn family down a rabbit hole of deeply buried dark secrets.

After returning home for the commemoration of his parents well-renowned inn, Danny Rayburn (Ben Mendelsohn), the eldest and most troubled of the clan, stirs up tension among the family like he usually does.

As tensions soar, each family member is pushed to the limit, DQG� WKH\� ¿QG� WKHPVHOYHV� GRLQJ�the unthinkable.

The creators of the show assembled a stellar cast, including well-known actor Kyle Chandler (John Rayburn), Norbert Leo

Butz (Kevin Rayburn), Linda Cardellini (Meg Rayburn), Sissy Spacek (Sally Rayburn) and Sam Shepard (Robert Rayburn).

Chandler, best known for playing football coach Eric Taylor on the NBC Drama “Friday Night Lights,” is welcomed back to TV after a brief hiatus. With Chandler’s name attached to the project, it is no wonder “Bloodline” is gaining notoriety.

However, it doesn’t take long for Mendelsohn, an Australian actor, to steal the spotlight. With a deadly combination of charm, humor, vindictiveness and vulnerability, Mendelsohn’s acting is on-par with Chandler’s and one of the best on the small screen.

With 13 episodes in Season 1, grab some snacks, call some friends over and take a weekend to binge on “Bloodline.” Keep an eye out for Season 2, which is rumored to be coming soon.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

WE START AS STUDENTS

WE LEARN BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

WE TRAIN IN OUR COMMUNITY

& THEN WE TAKE ON THE WORLD

At CSU Channel Islands

working side-by-side with

professors, industry experts and professionals

is an opportunity for every student. They bring

theory into practice. They learn how problems

FDQ�EH�VROYHG��7KHVH�DUH�PRUH�WKDQ�ÀHOG�WULSV�

or internships to put on resumes. These are

the lessons on which to build careers.

RESEARCH: An environmental studies class stops to discuss

island environment as part of the California State University

Channel Islands (CI) Santa Rosa Island Research Station (SRIRS).

LEARNING THROUGH EXPERIENCELearn more at go.csuci.edu/gcc


By Ally Perkins EL VAQUERO FEATURES EDITOR

Press, spoke to a classroom full of students about writing investigative school stories and discussed potential ideas.

Nick Greitzer, UCLA’s Bruin Mobile developer, informed them about the process of building mobile apps and providing content that will build an online audience. Greitzer also developed the app for El Vaquero, now available in the app store under “El Vaq.”

During lunch hour, students gathered in Kreider Hall for a

High school and college journalists from the Los

Angeles area participated in the FROOHJH¶V� ¿UVW� DQQXDO� -RXUQDOLVP�Day, hosted by the Language Arts department and the journalism program, last Thursday. Students sat through career-training and networking workshops led by SURIHVVLRQDOV�LQ�WKH�¿HOG��

Kelly Corrigan, an education reporter for the Glendale News

By Anahit Kardzhyan EL VAQUERO SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR

panel discussion on “The Future of News.” USC digital media professor Robert Hernandez moderated the panel and introduced three other web journalists.

Adolfo Hernandez from BuzzFeed News, P. Kim Bui, the deputy managing editor at Reported.ly and GCC alumnus, Tim Traeger of 411Whittier each shared stories about their experiences in the industry and WKH�VWUXJJOH�WR�¿QG�MREV��

They encouraged aspiring journalists to take on internships and apply for scholarships to help advance their careers.

While journalists fear the day print publications might fully succumb to the digital age, Traeger reminded students that “journalism is something that is really, really important...because you have got to give people relevant information. I don’t care what platform — everyone is going to need good quality writers and editors.”

A NEW GENERATION: The El Vaquero staff assigns stories for a scaven-ger hunt to visiting students during a tour of El Vaquero’s newsoom.


Anahit Kardzhyan can be reached at [email protected]

Inspiring a New Generation of Journalists

10 Wednesday, May 15, 2015 www.elvaq.com SPORTS

Vaqs Wrap a Winning SeasonT

he GCC Baseball team’s

season ended after a 2-1 series

loss to the Orange Coast College

Pirates in the Super CCCAA

Southern Super Regionals hosted

by Glendale College at Stengel

Field on Sunday.

With pitching coach Ivan Lopez

¿OOLQJ� LQ� IRU� +HDG� &RDFK� &KULV�Cicuto, the Vaqueros opened the

series with a 13-0 blowout of

the tenth-seeded Orange Coast

College Friday.

Led by pitcher Ben McKendall,

the Vaqueros prevented an

opposing team from scoring for

the second time this season.

+RZHYHU� LQ� JDPH� WZR� RQ�Saturday, runs became a premium

for both teams.

The Vaquero defense held

strong until the bottom of the

seventh inning, when Orange

Coast broke the 2-2 tie to take a

4-2 lead they wouldn’t relinquish.

The loss in game two set up

a winner-take-all game two on

Mother’s Day.

With the clouds gone and

the sun shining bright, both

teams came out swinging.

Unfortunately, the swings did not

translate to runs early on.

'XULQJ� WKH� WRS� RI� WKH� ¿IWK�inning, however, Orange Coast

pitcher Steven Corona scored the

¿UVW� UXQ�RI� WKH�JDPH�ZLWK�D�VROR�homerun.

With a man on second, Jack

Prescott of Orange Coast singled

when Vaquero Brent Sakurai

mishandled a ground ball, which

required medics to ensure that he

was not injured.

Although Sakurai appeared

hurt, he was able to get up and

continue playing.

In the seventh inning and with

the bases loaded, relief pitcher

Josh Maglangit threw a wild pitch

that allowed all base runners to

advance, making the score 2-0.

It wasn’t until the eighth inning

that things began to unravel for

the Vaqs.

With the bases loaded, Corona

stepped up and gave his team two

more runs with a two RBI double.

“That guy was a one-man

wrecking crew today,” Cicuto said.

The two Pirates still on base

allowed for James McLellen to

add three more to the score with

a three-run homerun.

The Vaqueros attempted to

come back in the bottom of the

eighth inning, but the lead was

WRR� ODUJH� WR� RYHUFRPH��7KH�¿QDO�score was 7-1.

“They capitalized on our

mistakes,” Cicuto said.

After the game, Cicuto gathered

the team near home plate to say

VRPH� ¿QDO� ZRUGV� IRU� WKHLU� ODVW�game of the 2015 season.

“I told them to keep their heads

up and not to get themselves

down. They’ve had a hell of a

\HDU�� $QG� WR� ¿QLVK� ZKDW� ZH� GR�day in and day out. Be a Vaquero

in every way,” he said.

In spite of the loss, Cicuto was

still proud of his staff and his

players.

“It’s been a season of battling

adversity day in and day out,” he

said. “Our guys overcame a lot

of hard times. We got hot at the

right time to win a conference

championship the last day of the

regular season. We did a great job

this year.”

7KH� 9DTXHURV� ¿QLVKHG� WKH�season with the ninth Western

State Conference title in Glendale

College’s history.

“Step by step, pitch by pitch,

you just want to keep on playing,”

he said.

AIMING FOR THE FENCE: Vaquero Sophomore Randy Medellin swings for a win during the Southern Super Regionals on Sunday.


Multiple GCC sports teams

have been honored after

impressive seasons.

Track and FieldGCC pole vaulter and Western

State Conference champion

Jeremy Kimmer vaulted his

way to the Southern California

Championship title on Saturday at

WKH� 6RXWKHUQ� &DOLIRUQLD� ¿QDOV� DW�Cerritos College.

Kimmer won at 15-feet-10

inches and made the height on

KLV� ¿UVW� YDXOW� WR� ZLQ� WKH� HYHQW�based on a fewer misses and led

a host of several Vaquero athletes

to advance to the State Track &

Field Championships, which will

be held May 15-16 at San Mateo

College.

Sophomore Glindyll Mancia

set a new school record in the 800

meters in 2:13.70 at the Southern

&DOLIRUQLD�¿QDOV��0DUFXV�6WUHHWHU�

WLHG� IRU� ¿UVW� LQ� WKH� KLJK� MXPS� DW�6-feet, 5 1/2 inches but placed

fourth based on fewer misses.

WSC champion and distance

runner Crystal Morales was a

GRXEOH�TXDOL¿HU� LQ� WKH��DQG�10,000 meters.

Aisah Tuiiasosopo was also a

GRXEOH� TXDOL¿HU� LQ� WKH� KDPPHU�and shot put. Vahagn Isayan

TXDOL¿HG� LQ� WKH� �� PHWHUV��as did the 4 x 100 relay team of

Jonathan Smith, Isaiah Bernard,

Kamaren Johnson and Andrew

Castaaneda.

BaseballAt a recent coaches meeting,

+HDG� %DVHEDOO� &RDFK� &KULV�Cicuto was named WSC South

Coach of the Year. It was Cicuto’s

fourth WSC Coach of the Year

ZLQ�LQ�WKH�ODVW�¿YH�\HDUV��ZLWK�WKH�other awards for the 2011, 2012

and 2013 seasons.

The Vaqueros won the WSC

South Title with a 15-6 record.

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By Aimee Yeghiayan BeckEL VAQUERO SPORTS EDITOR

Vaqueros End the Spring Season on a High Note

Aimee Yeghiayan Beck can be reached at [email protected].

season Sunday with a 7-1 loss

to visiting Orange Coast College

in the deciding game of the

Super CCCAA Southern Super

Regionals hosted by Glendale

College at Stengel Field.

Players were honored with

multiple All-WSC team spots and

awards.

Sophomore Nick Wolyniec was

named the Player of the Year for

WSC South.

,Q¿HOGHU� %UHQW� 6DNXUDL��designated hitter Bryan Faucher,

starting pitcher Ben McKendall

and relief pitcher Andy Frakes

were selected for the All-WSC

¿UVW�WHDP�The All-WSC sections

for the second team were

catcher Alex Gomez and pitcher

DJ Milam.

+RQRUDEOH� PHQWLRQV� LQFOXGHG�SLWFKHU� /XNH� /DXULWD�� ¿UVW�EDVHPDQ� +DUULVRQ� +RII� DQG�LQ¿HOGHU�5DQG\�0HGHOOLQ��,Q�DGGLWLRQ��*RPH]��RXW¿HOGHU�

Jared Akins, and Sakurai

earned Gold Gloves for defensive

excellence.

Women’s Tennis+HDG� :RPHQ¶V� 7HQQLV�

Coach Deo Sy was named

Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis

Association Coach of the Year for

National Junior and Community

College Women’s Tennis teams.

Sy was also named the WSC

&RDFK� RI� WKH� <HDU�� +H� JXLGHG�the Lady Vaqs to the WSC title

DQG� WKH� ¿QDOV� RI� WKH� 6RXWKHUQ�&DOLIRUQLD�5HJLRQDOV�DQG�¿QLVKHG�the season with a 17-3-1 record.

This was the best season in school

history.

Several Women’s Tennis

players earned All-WSC honors,

with Meredy Gharabegi earning

D� � QXPEHU� ¿YH� VSRW� IRU� VLQJOHV�and Ayaka Takeuchi a number six

spot.

Doubles teams, comprised

of Elizabeth Sanchez and

Amy Shigenaga and Meghedi

Mooradian and Ayala Takieuchi

¿QLVKHG� ZLWK� QXPEHU� WZR� DQG�number three spots respectiveley.

Men’s Golf7KH� 9DTXHURV� ¿QLVKHG� ¿IWK�

in the WSC Finals on April 27

at Antelope Valley Community

College. The team was just four

strokes away from qualifying

for the Southern California

Championships. Overall, the team

¿QLVKHG�IRXUWK�LQ�WKH�FRQIHUHQFH��Freshman Robert Eyvazzadeh,

sophomore Tavit Garabedian

and freshman Stephen Peterson

TXDOL¿HG� IRU� WKH� 6RXWKHUQ�California Championships, in

fourth, sixth and ninth place

respectively. Evin Davis missed

making it to regionals by one

stroke. The players did not make

LW�WKURXJK�WR�WKH�VWDWH�¿QDOV��WKXV�ending their season.

For more sports updates, visit

www.glendale.edu/athletics.

Nicolas Rincon can be reached at [email protected]

By Nicolas RinconEL VAQUERO STAFF WRITER

elvaq www.

com.


C a l e n d a r

Around Town

On Campus

THeaTer

Glendale Centre Theatre — An adaptation Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II’s musical “The King and I” starts Friday and runs through July 3. Showings are Fridays at 8 p.m. with mati-nees at 3 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. 324 N. Orange St. Gen-eral admission tickets are $28. For more information visit www.glendalecentretheatre.com or call (818) 244-TKTS.

MUSIC

Glendale Noon Concerts — The First Baptist Church of Glendale features classical concerts on the ¿UVW�DQG�WKLUG�:HGQHVGD\�RI�HDFK�PRQWK��&DOLFR�:LQGV�LV�IHDWXUHG�on May 20 at 12:10 p.m. The group will play pieces by Dutch composers Jurriaan Andriessen and Arie Malando. Free and open

to the public. Located on 209 N. Louise St. in Glendale. For more information call (818) 242-2113 or visit www.glendalenooncon-certs.blogspot.com.

Brand Library Music— The Brand Associates Music Series presents piano performances by Rose Chen and Izumi Kashiwa-gi on May 30 at 2 p.m. Located ��:��0RXQWDLQ�6W�

eXHIBITIOnS

Huntington Exhibit — “Glory After the Fall: Images of Ruins in 18th- and 19th-Century Brit-ish Art” runs through August 10. “Between Modernism and 7UDGLWLRQ�� %ULWLVK�:RUNV� RQ� 3D-per” runs through September 21. Admission is $20 and $12 for VWXGHQWV��3ULFHV�KLJKHU�RQ�ZHHN-ends. Located at 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. For informa-tion visit www.huntington.org.

Pasadena Art Exhibitions — “Armin Hansen: The Artful Voy-age” continues through May �� DW� WKH� 3DVDGHQD� 0XVHXP� RI�California Art. “Jim Morph-HVLV��:RXQGV� RI� ([LVWHQFH´� DQG�“Lars Jan: Holoscenes/Quarter-nary Suite” are also on display through May 31. Tickets are $5 for students and seniors. Located ��(�8QLRQ�6W�LQ�3DVDGHQD��)RU�information visit www.pmcaon-line.org or call (626) 568-3665.

Forest Lawn — “Revolutions 2 – The Art of Music” is on display through August 2 at the Forest Lawn Museum. The display fea-tures around 200 paintings, pho-tos, and sculptures of the music industry. The event is free ad-mission is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10am to 5pm. For-est Lawn is located on 1712 S. Glendale Avenue. For more in-formation visit www.forestlawn.com or call (800) 204-3131.

eVenTS

Montrose Harvest Market — The Farmer’s Market takes place every Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the 2300 block of Ho-nolulu Avenue. For more infor-mation visit www.shopmontrose.com or call (818) 646-2880.

Art Historian — Author and art historian Cathy Curtis will discuss her newly published book on American painter Grace Hartigan. Free and open to the public Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Brand Library Art Center. For more information visit www.brandlibrary.org

Book Club — The Montrose Li-brary Adult Book Club will dis-cuss “Absolutely True Diary of D�3DUW�7LPH�,QGLDQ´�E\�6KHUPDQ�Alexie on Monday from 6:15 to 8 p.m. Located 2465 Honolulu Avenue in Montrose.

Autry Seminar — Journalist Hector Tobar will moderate a panel discussion with topics on slavery and exploited labor in American history on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Au-try Museum. Topics will focus on Afro-Cherokee freedmen, the slavery of Indians in California, and the indenture of peon work-ers and Chinese laborers. Student tickets are $11 and $15 for non-PHPEHUV��/RFDWHG��:HVWHUQ�Heritage, Los Angeles.

Opera Talk — Larry Verdugo will be discussing topics “Opera & The Silver Screen” and “Mov-ies and Metaphors” on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Brand Library & Art Center. The presentation cov-ers how opera singers made it to +ROO\ZRRG� VRXQG� VWDJHV�� 3RS-corn and drinks are encouraged. )UHH� DGPLVVLRQ�� :��0RXQ-tain St. in Glendale.

Annual Student Art Show — The Centennial Commemoration Committee presents the student art show “Celebrating Our Cul-tures.” The show runs through Thursday at the GCC Library Art Gallery. Hours are Monday through Thursday from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. and Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information call 818-240-1000, ext. 5663.

Swap Meet — The swap meet is on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the upper campus parking lot. )UHH�DQG�RSHQ�WR�WKH�SXEOLF��3DUN-ing costs $2. For more informa-tion, call (818) 240-1000, ext. 5805.

LECTurE

Cultural Lecture— The Cultural Diversity Lecture Series presents “Academic Success of Latino Students at GCC” on May 21. Theresa Lorch will be the speaker as well as a panel of guests. The event will be from 12:20 to 1:30 p.m. in Kreider Hall. Free admis-sion and open to all.

choreographers at the Sierra Ne-vada Gym. Shows are on May 26 and from May 28 to May 30 at 8 p.m. On May 31 the performance will be at 2 p.m. Free admission and seating is limited.

Student Showcase — The The-atre Arts Department presents student showcases on May 28 and May 30 at 7 p.m. at the audito-rium studio theatre. On May 28 the students will perform “Acting Fundamentals” and on May 30 the students will perform “Voice for the Actor.” Free admission and open to all.

recital — %HWK�3ÀXHJHU�SUHVHQWV�a music recital featuring GCC students and vocalists on May 29 at 8 p.m. in the main auditorium. Free admission.

MOVIeS

Friday Flix — A screening of the �� ,WDOLDQ� ¿OP� ³/¶DYYHQWXUD´��ZLOO� EH� VKRZQ� )ULGD\�� 7KH� ¿OP�is directed by Michelangelo An-

tonioni. “L’avventura” is a mys-tery-drama which follows a man and woman who come together WR� ¿QG� WKHLU�PLVVLQJ� IULHQG��7KH��WKULOOHU�³5HDU�:LQGRZ´�ZLOO�be screened on May 22. The Al-IUHG�+LWFKFRFN�GLUHFWHG�¿OP�VWDUV�James Stewart and Grace Kelly. 7KH� IRXU� 2VFDU�QRPLQDWHG� ¿OP�noir is about a wheel-chair bound photographer who believes he witnessed a neighbor commit murder while looking through KLV� ZLQGRZ�� 0LNH� 3HWURV� ZLOO�facilitate a discussion after the ¿OP�� 6QDFNV� DQG� GULQNV� � DUH� HQ-couraged. Free at 12:30 p.m. in SG 334.

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Afternoon with the Stars — Stu-dents and staff can attend a free lunchtime program highlighting the planetarium’s features. “Tour RI�WKH�8QLYHUVH´�ZLOO�EH�SUHVHQWHG�RQ�0D\� �� DQG� ³([RSODQHW� 6XU-veys” will be presented on May 21 from 12:30 to 1 p.m. in CS 257. Free admission for all.

Humanities — The Humani-ties/Social Science Lecture Se-ULHV�SUHVHQWV�³:K\�'R�:H�/RRN�$ZD\"´�ZLWK� -3/�HQJLQHHU�5RE-ert Haw on May 21 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in CS 177. Free admis-sion and open to all.

Science— The Science Lecture Series presents “Breaking the Big %DQJ�7KHRU\��(QJLQHHUV�&KDQJH�Lives” on May 26 from 12:20 to 1:30 p.m. in CS 177. The speaker is Kate Van Dellen, an aerospace engineer and pilot.

MEETINGS

Board of Trustees Meeting — The sixth meeting of the year is on Tuesday at 5 p.m. in Kreider Hall. For information visit: www.glendale.edu/boardoftrustees.

PerFOrManCe

Dance Performance — The Dance Department presents per-formances by GCC students and

EvENTS

Ice Cream Fundrasier — The Stop Cancer Club will be host-ing an ice cream fundraiser today IURP��WR��S�P��DW�3OD]D�Vaquero.

Elections — The ASGCC fall election forum will take place Thursday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. DW�3OD]D�9DTXHUR��&DQGLGDWHV�ZLOO�share their positions, viewsm and plans with voters. The fall elec-WLRQ� LV� RQ�7XHVGD\� DQG�:HGQHV-GD\� DW� 3OD]D�9DTXHUR�� )RU� PRUH�information visit www.glendale.edu/AS.

Food Fundrasier — The Hawak Kamay Filpino Club will be hold-ing a Filipino food fundrasier on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 3OD]D�9DTXHUR�

Pizza Fundrasier — The Hawak Kamay Filpino Club will be hold-ing a Filipino food fundrasier on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 3OD]D�9DTXHUR�

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For details call (818) 240-1000, ext. 5349. Deadline is May 8 for the May 13 issue.GET YOUR EVENT LISTEDon the calendar page


LIFESTYLE

The 4th Annual Drag Queen World Series was held Saturday

at the Glendale Sports Complex. Defending Champions of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence took on the West Hollywood Cheerleaders to raise money for Life Group LA, D� QRQSUR¿W� WKDW� SURYLGHV� HGXFDWLRQ�and emotional support to persons impacted by HIV/AIDS.

Participants emphasized that the $,'6� SDQGHPLF� LV� QRW� RYHU�� 7KH\�want to erase the stigma still associ-ated with the disease. Red Car Trol-ley sang the Star Spangled Banner,

6LVWHU� 8QLW\� JDYH� D� KHDUWZDUPLQJ�LQYRFDWLRQ� DQG� 0=� 3HUH]� JDYH� D�stunning lip synch tribute to Whit-ney Houston and Bobbi Kristina %URZQ�� '-� (XU� 2� 6WHYH� NHSW� WKH�music going and Frieda Laye and Jewza (a drag-queen mashup of /L]D� 0LQQHOOL� DQG� -XG\� *DUODQG��SURYLGHG� KLODULRXV� FRPPHQWDU\�on the game. Umpire Endora was tough but fair. Each team offered a PDNHRYHU�IRU�RQH�OXFN\�IDQ��

The West Hollywood Cheerlead-ers won 23-18.

Jane Pojawa can be reached at [email protected]

By Jane Pojawa EL VAQUERO STAFF WRITER

Drag Softball Game %HQHˉWV�AIDS Charity

Photos by Jane Pojawa

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