Beauty Ain't What It Used to Be College May Levy New Parking
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the ThunderWord Highline College | December 3, 2015 | Volume 53, Issue 10 College may levy new parking fee By Karina Abramchuk instead of a car to Highline. Staff Reporter She said that the higher rate of reimbursement would be a For students, staff and facul- collective way of supporting bus ty frustrated with the parking users. on campus, help may be on the Some students live by bus way, but at a cost. stops but chose not to ride the Administrative Services is bus because of financial and thinking of adding a $5 fee for safety reasons, Fender said. all students to fund another By reimbursing bus users transportation option in order and charging all students re- to reduce congestion and traffic gardless of whether they ride on campus. the bus or drive a car, more stu- The fee will cover the costs of dents are expected to take the a shuttle service from the Fed- Jessica Strand/THUNDERWORD bus and thus free parking spots. eral Way Park and Ride and will Highline administration plans to implement a fee, which may lead to more students using the bus. “Parking is a problem,” she allow a higher rate of bus pass said. “We blatantly sell more subsidy for students who take her office would like to research the proposition was not pre- anxious to like see how people parking permits than parking the bus. the opinions of students before sented to students yet. feel about this.” spaces available.” Francesca Fender, the ana- going through with the plan. “It’s a theoretical idea that The reason for adding the fee lyst and executive assistant for She said that they haven’t re- we’re trying to get some opinion for all students is to persuade See Fee, page 12 Administrative Services, said ceived student feedback because and ideas on,” she said. “We’re more students to take the bus Beauty ain’t what it used to be Staff By Mai Lam ence broke the silence by call- to start Staff Reporter ing out attributes, which they thought described beauty. Women from all around One of the audience mem- the world are always facing the bers said “confident,” and the traffic perennial pressure of meeting other member said “intelli- beauty standards, a Highline gence.” professor said here recently. Pitts continues to define training Almetta Pitts, Communica- beauty with an example that tion Studies professor, started showed the modern globaliza- By Bryce Sizemore off the seminar with a YouTube tion of beauty. Staff Reporter video titled “Dermablend Pro- “A person who seems often fessional: Cheri’s Camo Confes- happy and secure isn’t going to Highline staff are receiv- sion.” be a good consumer. Because ing training on how to direct Cheri first got vitiligo when that person isn’t going to be traffic on and off campus. she was a sophomore at college. looking for products to shore After problems in evac- Vitiligo is a disease that creates up the self image or to feel bet- uating campus emerged on blotches of skin color and loss of ter about one’s self,” said one Oct. 26 due a power outage, pigmentation. source on a documentary called the college has been taking Seeing the transformation of The Illusionists, about body im- steps to improve upon it’s re- vitiligo on her skin was shock- age and advertising. sponse to emergencies. ing at first, but she quickly Pitts said when she was a After consulting with the accepted the change and em- teacher in Korea, “many of my Des Moines Police, it was de- braced who she was. With a students from middle school termined that Highline staff positive outlook and attitude on say ‘Seonsaengnim [teacher], would be qualified to direct life, she didn’t let her condition your eyes are so beautiful! Your traffic if they received traf- dictate her career and success. eyes are so big! We love big fic flagger certification, said After the video, Pitts ask the eyes!’ Some people also talked Sgt. George Curtis of Public audience “What is beauty? How Mai Lam/THUNDERWORD would you describe beauty?” See Beauty, page 12 See Traffic, page 12 Two members of the audi- In this issue Campus life 2-3 Opinion 4 Arts 5-6 Sports 7 Food 8 Puzzles 9 News 10-12 Page 3 Page 6 Page 7 Bookstore revenue goes down Dance along while watching Men’s basketball wins as students find ways to save The Rocky Horror Picture Show against Wenatchee Valley Page 2 Campus Life | Highline College | December 3, 2015 MaST Center to raffle off aquatic art By EB Hutchinson center. Local artist Denise Chandler Center to pick up a raffle tick- Staff Reporter All funds raised will be Smith created the one-of-a-kind et ($3 each or four for $10) then used to directly support MaST mixed-media art pieces. put your ticket towards the Man hits The Marine Science and programs such as Live Dive, The art features marine life piece you want. Technology Center is raffling Discovery Days, and MaST ed- such as an octopus, anemones Tickets are available 10 a.m. off former display pieces and ucational programs. and other Puget Sound marine - 2 p.m. on Dec. 5, Dec. 12, Dec. the wall art at it’s “I Want That One” Art “We could raise more by sell- life. 19, and during the annual Holi- Display Raffle. ing the pieces, but not everyone Six pieces ranging from 14’’ day Open House on Dec. 17. “This is a great opportunity has a few hundred dollars to by 14’’ to a large three-piece Tickets are cash or check over late to get unique pieces of artwork spend. This way everyone can panel measuring 30’’ by 45’’ are only. You do not have to present for a small price” said Russ Hig- have a chance at a great piece of being auctioned off. to win, and winners will be no- forms ley manager/instructor for the art,” said Higley. You can stop by the MaST tified by Dec 21. By Paul King-Sanchez Staff Reporter A would-be student appar- ently upset at not being able to enroll punched a hole in a wall of Building 9 on Nov. 25 at ap- Highline prepares proximately 12:05 p.m. He had been told that be- for winter weather cause he didn’t finish his pa- perwork he couldn’t get into Highline’s ground crew is the Gateway to College pro- heating up their efforts to help gram. the campus community deal The college is trying to get with winter conditions. the man to pay for the hole to “We’re watching the weath- be repaired. er,” said Barry Holldorf director of Facilities and Operations. If Facilities staff see snow in Woman breaks the forecast, they will mount up fight snowplows to the two available trucks, Holldorf said. A woman told Public Otherwise, de-icer will be Safety officers that she broke applied throughout campus on up a fight between two men days where ice is expected. approximately 17 years of age Students need to be careful in the South Parking Lot on in the parking lots, however, Nov. 24 around 11:55 a.m. because de-icer is not applied in The men had left the scene these areas due to the cost and Jessica Strand/THUNDERWORD by the time Public safety of- runoff that would cause, Holl- A student is wheeled to an ambulance after slipping on icy pavement near campus. Although the student ficers arrived. dorf said. fell off-campus, college officials say they are doing everything they can to keep walkways safe on campus due to icy weather. Graffiti on found Damaging trees 11 a.m. raignment over accusations that Concidine said. “If he was a kid on campus to be removed There will be an opportunity he made a racial threat against that was always on the edge, I to watch a live dive on Dec. 17 at a black student on social media. wouldn’t be surprised, but this Graffiti has been found on Highline is in the process of 11 a.m. and at 1 p.m. Tysen Campbell, 19, was ar- has taken me by surprise.” the north wall of Building 16, seeking bids to remove several On Dec. 19 there will be rested on campus Monday. He Administrators canceled the west wall of Building 99 trees from campus. an orientation for prospective posted $10,000 bail Tuesday eve- classes the day before the sched- and on the 10 mph sign next The 19 trees of varying sizes MaST volunteers at 10 a.m. un- ning in connection with threats uled Thanksgiving break, after to Baskin Robbins. are being removed because they til noon. on social media platform Yik learning about racist remarks The Des Moines Police are causing damage to side- Yak that caused administrators on social media that includ- Department is investigating walks, and are causing issues to FAA leases land to cancel classes Nov. 24. ed threats of violence against whether the graffiti gang re- the buildings they are near, said Campbell’s mother, Lisa student body president Belina lated. Barry Holldorf director of Fa- in Des Moines Concidine, told The Seattle Seare, who is black. Facilities have received cilities and Operations. The General Services Ad- Times that her son told her his University spokesman Paul work orders to remove the The most visible trees slated post on Yik Yak was “sarcastic Cocke confirmed Tuesday graffiti from the walls. to be removed are two oak and ministration has leased land for the planned Federal Aviation because he was annoyed by all that Campbell was detained The policy for graffiti on two cedar trees near Buildings of the uproar.” She said she did in connection with a post say- campus is that it needs to be 15 and 16, Holldorf said.