Mechanics Maintain Campus Comes to Town (ACT)

ThunderwordTHE Highline Community College INSIDE May 6, 2010 Highline S&A budget may escape cuts Volume 49, No. 25 By ALISA GRAMANN Since the preliminary delib- decision?” When they have Staff Reporter erations have been completed, sufficient information and move groups are being informed this to deliberation, their mantra The budget allocations for week of how much money they changes to, “does it make sense the 2010-2011 Services and Ac- will most likely be allotted. to give them this amount?” tivities (S&A) Budget are going They will have the opportunity The S&A Budget gets di- to be very close to the budget re- to come before the committee vided among Highline’s clubs, quests that have been submitted. to ask questions or “plead their events and programs based on The S&A Budget is com- case,” as Mar said. size and needs. The committee prised of 10 percent of student The chairman of the S&A When the committee first makes sure that each group gets tuition that is dedicated to fund- Budget committee, Kevin Mar, goes through the budget to an- enough to be productive. ing things such as festivals, mu- said that the budget “is just a big swer questions, they ask them- “Different budgets are re- Softball team sic and athletic programs, the pile of money.” That pile con- selves “do we have enough playing through Thunderword and clubs. tains a little over $2 million. information to make a budget See S&A, page 19 the weather/P10 Keeping watch over the campus Federal Way mayor race heats up

By CAITLYN STARKEY Staff Reporter

Four candidates have declared their intention to run for Compost brings mayor of Federal Way under garden to life/ the new strong mayor format of government. P11 Councilman Jim Ferrell, Councilwomen Linda Kochmar, Councilman Mike Park and State Rep. Skip Priest have all declared there candidacy even though the filing date is not until early June. Last week, Rep. Priest, R- Federal Way, confirmed that he would forgo the legislative election in favor of the mayoral. This surprised many because Rep. Priest was a leading mi- Women In nority member in the House Action honored of Representatives. However, he has also served as a Fed- at ceremony / eral Way City Councilman and P14 council-elected mayor. Councilman Ferrell officially declared his campaign the day after Proposition No. 1 was Index confirmed to have passed. He Chuck Kibbie/ THUNDERWORD was the primary supporter of the Campus Life...... 2-3 Highline senior maintenance mechanic Will Chambers plays an important role on campus. measure which changed Federal Opinion...... 4 Way to a strong mayor format of Puzzles...... 6 government and spokesman for Arts...... 7-8 the pro group Accountability Sports...... 9-10 Mechanics maintain campus Comes to Town (ACT). His campaign kicked off on Home and Garden..11 April 20 and Federal Way is al- Health...... 12-13 By ANDREY PILIPCHUK recording a daily log for every- two-way radio contacts and eye- Staff Reporter thing done. protection is provided for every ready sprinkled with yellow and News...... 14-20 “Safety is our main goal for mechanic at Highline that is on blue Vote Jim Ferrell for Mayor You may never meet them in everyone here at Highline,” the job. signs. “Ultimately it’s up to the Weekend Weather person, but the Highline’s main- said senior maintenance me- “We work until school clos- tenance mechanics keep the chanic Will Chambers. Every es and until everyone leaves people, but ballots are mailed school fixed and running. day, Chambers and his team for home safe,” Chambers said. Everyday is a new task for are ready for any emergency re- Most general maintenance See Mayor, Page 19 these guys and the goal is to sponse, fire alarms, power out- workers work a 40-hour week. inspect and diagnose problems ages, plumbing and electrical Some work evening, night, or and determine the best way to problems. weekend shifts or are on call for correct each job. “Our environment is [as] emergency repairs. A typical day for the me- safe as you make it and can be Highline has a team of five Mostly cloudy on Friday, chanics starts by checking all a little dangerous at times, but maintenance mechanics on showers on Saturday and the heating and cooling systems providing safety for everyone campus. showers on Sunday. campus wide; answering differ- is the main issue in our depart- Recently a new maintenance ent calls for assistance on main- ment,” Chambers said. For full forecast, see tenance; assisting contractors Safety equipment such as page 20. obtaining space permits; and hard hats, gloves, rubber boots, See Mechanics, page 19 Skip Priest 2 Campus Life The Thunderword / May 6, 2010 Bookstore rental program to begin in spring

By JOSH BECKER dents face when purchasing to rent virtually every book in way, we will work to improve Staff Reporter textbooks,” said Bookstore stock. on it,” said Nole. “[We] hope Manager Laura Nole. “The rent- The books can be returned at that it makes it easier for stu- Highline Bookstore will soon al cost will be much lower [than the end of the quarter by mail or dents to purchase the necessary offer a new rental program for buying a book] and we hope it by returning them directly to the tools they need to succeed at Strong winds rip textbooks. is an added customer service to bookstore. Highline.” trees out from roots S t a r t - Highline students.” To use the new program, a Some students say that they’d ing Summer “We still believe the best student will need to access the be willing to give the program a Quarter, the value is to purchase a used book store’s website. Because of soft- try. “If it saved me money than Two trees fell down Monday H i g h l i n e and sell it back at the end of the ware limitations and the need to of course [I’d try it],” said one afternoon, May 3, near Building B o o k s t o r e quarter,” said Nole. But some track each book and customer, student who wished not to be 29 after a strong wind pulled the will offer a students simply cannot afford to the program will also be limited identified. trees from their roots. rental pro- buy even a used textbook.” to students with credit cards. Other students aren’t as will- The trees blocked the walk- Nole gram for al- While other college book- Eventually, software up- ing to try the rental program. way to and from the bus stop, most every textbook in stock. stores offer a limited selection grades will make the book rental “No, I would not [try the pro- and also blocked the second- The program is intended to of rentable books, the Highline program much more accessible. gram],” said another student floor ramp on the northeast cor- “lessen the sticker shock stu- Bookstore will allow students “Once the program is under who also didn’t give their name. ner of Building 22. The trees were later removed from the pathways. lita Ezeonu, dean of instruction Bathrooms found and an adviser to the Asian Pa- cific Islander Club. decorated with graffiti “We are made up of 19 percent Asian Pacific Islanders at Graffiti was found in the sec- Highline, so it is important for ond-floor restroom of Building us to learn a little more about 26 on Monday. the history, culture and topics Campus Security notified the that are presented to provide Facilities Department to clean Asian Pacific Islanders a perspective that folks might up the graffiti. celebrate in May now know,” she said. The suspect is still unidenti- fied. The Asian Pacific Island- Online Broadcast of Graffiti is a growing problem ers Club will share and explore that Campus Security would their culture in a series of events Globalfest available like to get help from Highline on campus this month. students, faculty, and staff to Asian Pacific Islander Month The International Leadership watch out and report graffiti as will feature speakers, film pre- Student Council will be show- soon as they spot any. sentations, musical performanc- ing a live online broadcast of the es and a luau. GlobalFest 2X10 stage show. The series began on Monday In order to watch the live Security forces man with a presentation, “The Asian broadcast, you must first down- to leave campus Pacific Islander Dialectic” by load the Flash Player at www. community leader Bob Santos. macromedia.com/go/getflash- A man was asked to leave The series continues today player, but most computers al- campus on Friday, April 30. with a presentation on “Today’s ready have the player installed. He was at the Library when Mom and Pop Business: Break- Second, you must go to a security guard said he was on ing Barriers Through Entrepre- www.highline.edu/stuserv/in- the permanent admonish list, neurship.” The presentation ternational/thunderworld/glo- will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in and told the man that he had to balfest.htm on Saturday, May 8 Chuck Kibbie/THUNDERWORD leave campus due to a past ac- Building 7. to watch. Other events this month in- A group of students looking out at the Library plaza from the section. At 7:15 p.m. click on the play ond floor of the Student Union. The man cooperated with se- clude: arrow inside the black box. If curity and asked what he could •The film Chinese Holly- you click play before webcast The award offers 15 full-time The deadline for applying for wood, Movie Friday, in Build- do to get off that list, and later begins, you may need to refresh tuition waivers for students with the tuition wavers is Wednes- ing 7, at 12:30 p.m. left campus. the page and try again. a 3.5 overall grade point aver- day, May 12. •Diverse Leadership for a The reason for the man’s ad- age or better. Applications are available Diverse Workforce will be on monishment is unknown. The chance of getting a schol- in Teri Balkenende’s office in Monday, May 10, from noon Souls in need of arship is about one in three. Building 11, room 203. to 2 p.m. in the Mt. Constance shoes near Bistro Missing items room in the Student Union. •Island Bound performs at The Fundraising to Make a LEGAL NOTICE Items that have been lost on The Blend, Wednesday, May Difference Club will be holding campus and reported missing to 12 10:30 a.m.-noon, Student an event to help the Soles4Souls campus security: pair of glasses Union. Foundation. Highline Community College pro- lost somewhere between Build- •Luau Night will be on Fri- Soles4Souls is an organiza- vides equal opportunity in educa- ing 29 and Building 30, history day, May 14 from 6 to 11 p.m. tion that gives footwear for free textbook. in the Student Union, tickets to those in need. tion and employment and does not are available for $10 at the Stu- They will be collecting shoes dent Programs Building 8. that are still wearable in front of discriminate on the basis of race, Found items •Karaoke Contest will be on the Bistro in the Student Union Wednesday, May 26 at 11:30 color, national origin, age, disabili- Building from May 10 to May Items that have been found to 1 p.m. in the Mt. Constance 14 and will be shipping them to ty, sex, sexual orientation, marital on campus by security and are room, in the Student Union. the organization for distribution. being held in the Security Office •A marimba band performs at status, creed, religion, or status downstairs in Building 6: Mo- The Blend on Wednesday, May as a veteran of war. Prohibited sex torola cell phone, Samsung cell 26, from 10:30 to 12 p.m. in the Scholarship options phone, 1GB USB thumb drive Student Union. available at Highline discrimination includes sexual ha- and a binder. The luau will have food and rassment (unwelcome sexual con- dancing by the Hawaiian and Students can sign up for — Compiled by Samoan that represents the vari- Highline’s Academic Achieve- duct of various types). Othman Heibe ous Polynesian islands, said Ro- ment Awards for Fall Quarter. Campus Life 3 The Thunderword / May 6, 2010 Firefighters could be needed at MaST By ELIZABETH ELTRICH Washburn Staff Reporter helps prepare Larger events held at the MaST Center may require the students for presence of two firefighters. A fire marshal from the South college King Fire and Rescue said that if the building has more than 50 people, it will require two fire- By CODY WARF Staff Reporter fighters to be on the premises to help with evacuation in case of The Adult Basic Edu- an emergency. cation and General Edu- This is required because the cational Development Marine Science and Technol- Department helps many ogy Center only has one en- students looking to further trance and exit, which has been their education and move deemed a fire hazard. on to college classes. The events that require fire- Stephen Washburn has fighters will not be directly been working at Highline related to Highline, but for for seven years, four of the MaST Center’s neighbor, which he has been the di- Salty’s Restaurant. Sometimes rector of the ABE/GED the restaurant rents the build- Department. ing but the need for firefighters Washburn received should be rare. his bachelor’s degree in Salty’s approached High- English Literature from line’s Facilities Services Man- the University of Oregon, ager, Barry Holldorf, about and his master’s degree renting the MaST Center for a in Adult Education from few overflow events. Western Washington Uni- “The Highline Community versity. College Foundation has been He started his career at interested in finding ways to Shoreline Community Col- increase revenue and provide lege and he was there for more community awareness six years before moving on for the MaST Center, so when to Highline. Salty’s approached us about Four years ago, he be- holding events, we agreed,” came a tenured faculty Holldorf said. member as the director of The main challenge will be ABE. the maximum occupancy al- Brian Horrocks/THUNDERWORD The ABE Department lowed for the center. The Marine Science and Technology Center at Redondo Beach has only one door in and out of the runs classes that are pre- Because there is only one building. This could create problems when Salty’s, which is next door, wants to rent the building. college level. They are ramp for the entrance and exit, non-credit the building falls under a build- said Deputy Chief Gordon Ol- necessary. ers that are required. classes in ing and fire codes as an - edu son for South King Fire and Barry Holldorf said Salty’s “If Salty’s wants to hold r e a d i n g , cational facility and is only al- Rescue. has agreed to only host events events that have more than 50 w r i t i n g lowed to hold 50 people. With the special-use permit, that are under 50 people and in people more often then maybe and math “If there are more than 50 it will be necessary to have two the rare occasion they go over we will look into expanding, that pre- people they would need a spe- certified working firefighters to 50, Salty’s will be responsible and if it would be good for us,” pare stu- cial use permit for the event,” assist in helping guests exit if for paying for the two firefight- Holldorf said. dents for c o l l e g e - Washburn level classes. Dooley joins facilities staff as project manager “It is the best career choice I have ever made,” By ANDREY PILIPCHUK needed. “I am very used to the diver- Washburn said. Staff Reporter “I am very excited and look- sity here and so far I feel very The ABE Department ing forward to this job,” Dooley comfortable and welcome on serves over 6,000 students Highline has appointed Mike said. campus and I hope everyone per year and has over 100 Dooley as the new facilities Dooley attended Middlebury gets along.” classes each quarter and 20 project manager. College and received his bache- Dooley was born in Rutland, off-campus sites. This position works under lor’s degree and later transferred Vermont and raised nearby in “My favorite thing the direction of the Vice Presi- to University of Oregon where Manchester. about Highline is the col- dent for Administration Larry he spent three years studying “As a kid, I was a ski racer laboration of faculty and Yok, supporting the process of landscape and architecture. and I still love to ski and play staff, and their level of ded- planning, design, bidding, con- Dooley was previously em- golf in my free time,” Dooley ication and commitment,” struction, acceptance, warranty ployed at an architecture firm, said. Washburn said. follow-up and record keeping Lease Crutcher Lewis, where Dooley has been married for Washburn said his job for capital construction projects. he managed major construction 23 years now and has raised two feels as if he is constantly He also works to support projects for 11 years. successful daughters. catching up on things, both facilities improvement, mainte- “I chose to work at Highline Dooley is also involved in a planned and unforeseen. Mike Dooley nance and repair activities and because I am interested in im- Target Program. Washburn hopes to start special projects throughout the proving education and this is from faculty but has managed Through this program, he at- and implement a program college. perfect time in my life to con- Highline’s capital and other tended high school in honor of to help the youth dropout Dooley will be responsible tribute,” Dooley said. construction projects on a part- his brother who was a Navy pi- rates in local communities. for all facilities projects, capi- This job opened up when Dr. time basis for the past five years. lot killed in Vietnam. “Overall, I work with tal and non, as well as some Phil Sell decided to make a sec- “This will be my permanent The goal of the program is to many talented and intelli- other recurring responsibilities ond attempt at retiring at the end job and I hope to work here for keep marginal students in high gent staff, faculty and stu- such as improving older build- of this academic year. a long time until I retire some- school and on their way to a ca- dents,” Washburn said. ings and designing new ones if Dr. Sell officially retired day,” Dooley said. reer. 4 Opinion The Thunderword / May 6, 2010 Editorial comment Bookstore issues vex campus There are two sides to every equation, and the problem of thefts near the Bookstore are a tough one to balance. On the one hand, when students have their bags and valuables stolen, it’s a big problem. However, allowing students to take their bags into the store allows for shoplifting and everyone loses when that happens. The price of textbooks and supplies goes up and students lose again. There are solutions, but none of them are easy to implement. Increasing security patrol around the bookstore doesn’t help. A savvy enough thief just looks like any other student looking through their own stuff, or grabbing their things. Putting in cameras might deter some theft, but without someone watching them all the time, they won’t stop all theft. And again, how is whoever watching the film supposed to know if the bag a student is looking through is theirs or not? Thieves will slip through. In the end, the biggest use for a security camera aimed at the spot where students keep backpacks when going into the bookstore is catching offenders after the fact. One solution, of course, is to put in lockers. Although the school already has lockers in Building 27, they aren’t really suitable for use by anyone not in athletics. It’s not convenient to store your bag down at the bottom of the hill, trek all The article states that the se- clude a person distracting a ca- the way up to the bookstore, and then trek back down, and then trek Letters curity office’s stand is that “we shier or bookstore employee, to class. They’re not even really suitable for use by students using must work with what we cur- while another loads a bag up the fitness center in Building 21. Bookstore theft rently have.” I used to work and with high-priced textbooks. Making those lockers even less of an option, however, is that go to school at Seattle Central Once the thieves have made off they are also often broken into. There is little security in the locker needs better solution and South Seattle community with the goods, they pass them rooms when classes are in session. The locker rooms spend a lot of colleges. We were not only giv- off to another member of their time empty, and they are located closer on the edge of campus, near Dear Editor: en the option of storing our bags thieves’ guild, who will sell the a parking lot. They are an easy target for thieves. I just read the article on the outside the bookstore in lock- books at a buyback event, re- The best thing would be to put in lockers right outside the book- Bookstore policy that restricts ers for 25 cents but they also turn them to the bookstore, or store. There are enough people around most of the time that they students from bringing bags had lockers you could rent for a sell them online for a significant would be a less tempting target for thieves; if someone is jacking into the store. The administra- quarter to store your books, etc. amount of money. open a locker instead of using its combo, you know it’s not their tors’ explanation for this is that Highline’s Student Gov- That money comes out of locker. This would also make it easier for security to do their job someone might be coming in ernment and other leadership your pocket. as well. to intentionally shoplift. This groups have offered to use stu- If we allow people to come Making the lockers coin-operated might not recover costs very seems contrary to the fact that dent activities funds to pay for into the bookstore with bags, the quickly, but it would help. To make sure the lockers stay usable, at students’ bags are being stolen the lockers and/or security cam- simple fact is that some of those the end of the day they could be cleared out, to discourage students on a regular basis. All my learn- eras. This offer has not been ac- people will participate in these from hogging them or trying to leave stuff in them overnight. ing tells me that we set up poli- cepted. kinds of thefts, and those losses cies for the good of the students – Anonymous to the bookstore will have to be at Highline. Highline employee passed along to the customers— Staff These policies may intend to the students, staff and faculty of I’m going to be like an insurance company and not pay my claims. restrict college loss but what we this college. really are here for is to build stu- Bookstore not at fault The Highline Bookstore Editor-in-Chief Chris Wells dents’ experience, free from fear management works very hard Managing Editor Caitlyn Starkey of violence, including theft, to in bookbag thefts to keep prices as low as possible News Editors Kandi Carlson, Bill Schlepp develop critical thinking skills for students, sometimes even and respect. Highline staff is Dear Editor: taking losses on some required Arts Editor Stephanie Kim here to serve the students. The Since you ran the story materials in order to meet the Sports Editor Brian Grove students are not here to serve “Bookstore bag blues” in a re- needs of students. Never before Business Editor Max Dubbeldam administration; the administra- cent issue of the Thunderword, have I worked for a business tion is here to serve the students. at least one person has come that put so much effort into re- Health Editor Sara Rosario Our mission of educating per- to the bookstore to tell us that ducing prices to the lowest pos- Opinion Editor Nicholas McCoy sons to succeed in their chosen we’re not doing a good enough sible points, just to benefit their career path and/or personal de- job protecting student property. customers. And I’ve worked for Graphics Editor Marcus Daniels velopment starts with providing I think it’s important to say that a lot of businesses. Photo Editor Cody Warf an environment where students before people start pointing Working at the Bookstore Reporters Tory Goranson, Joshua Becker, Neeli Abbasi, want to come to Highline and fingers, they should try to take has made me a true believer appreciate the education ac- a moment and consider all the in the fact that it doesn’t exist Elizabeth Eltrich, Alyson Fuhrman, Alisa Gramann, quired while here. circumstances surrounding the solely to make a profit, it exists Othman Heibe, Daniel Howell, Emily Innouvong, Consistently, the faculty and bookstore’s policy. first to help the students reach Jeremy Lee, Richard Meier, Andrey Pilipchuk, staff college-wide e-mails from Theft at college bookstores is their educational goals as best Security reminding and warning a problem that reaches beyond it can, and as a secondary con- Victoria Saddler, Adrian Scott, Samuel Timlick, Brad us that we should lock our purs- the few dishonest students who cern, to return money to the col- Vansteenvoort, Jin Yoon es up and that any electronics can’t afford the books they need lege budget so that it can help Photographers Chuck Kibbie, Hoang Nguyen be stored in secured areas. We for classes—it is a far-reaching students in other ways. as staff are warned and notified problem often involving orga- I don’t think anyone who Pho Dan Jurpik of thefts around campus and nized groups of criminals who doesn’t work for the bookstore Advertising Manager Jonathan Baker given effective options, such as premeditate thefts of great mag- will ever appreciate just how Business Manager Brittany Anders a locked drawer at our desks or nitude that can, and historically hard we all work to save them other workstations, yet the se- have caused significant finan- money, and to make the lives Librarian Eugenie Jun curity for the items listed above cial problems for college book- of students easier—and that’s Adviser Dr. T.M. Sell and in the article forces students stores. just fine. I do hope, however, to put them and their property At our bookstore, we have that people can learn to reserve Newsline 206-878-3710, ext.3317 at risk. Again, to attempt to a photo collage of people who their judgment until they have Fax 206-870-3771 ensure students feel safe based have been caught working to- enough facts to speak on the Address P.O. Box 98000, Des Moines, WA 98198, Building 10-106 on what “might happen” rather gether to steal books in large subject in an educated way. than what we know is absolute- quantities from various college – Nick Dalton, Advertising 206-878-3710, ext. 3291 ly happening does not further bookstores throughout the state. Highline Bookstore E-Mail [email protected] this aim. An example scenario could in- employee Opinion 5 The Thunderword / May 6, 2010 We need solutions to go along with the problems

It’s nice to think we live in a take a step back and look at our society that is free of racism. situation compared to that of However, as Highline’s an- Bird’s Eye 20 years ago in our nation and nual Unity Through Diversity even present day in some other Week always shows, that is un- View nations. fortunately not the case. The Liviu Bird Yes, it’s bad, but it could be United States, in this modern worse. time, is still not completely Most of today’s stereotypes “post-racial,” as some experts have no roots in reality, and like to call it. After the Revolutionary War, people are beginning to realize This information is impor- we got the Civil War. After this. tant, and should in no way be World War II, we got the Cold As Stephen Marche wrote in silenced. It is especially useful War. After the Cold War, the the latest edition of Esquire, in for college students to learn it, Vietnam War and the first con- a segment called “A Thousand because we are supposedly the flicts in the Middle East, we Words About Our Culture”: generation that is capable of were still dealing with the con- “[We] can laugh at the Jersey change. stant war in Israel/Palestine and Shore cast because the Italian- Everybody has the expecta- the Balkan wars. After all that, The thing big businesses tively well. Americans we know are noth- tion that college students are we get 9/11 and the mess that should realize is if they encour- Parts of the country exist ing like them. Same goes for somehow the beacons of hope has followed. age equal opportunity and par- where this is not the case, as do the over-the-top depictions of for all of humanity. This is The cycle is never-ending. ticipation, it is in their best in- parts of the world outside the African-Americans on 30 Rock nothing new. Out of all the chaos of constant terest. A society that does not United States. or Jews on Entourage.” Our parents’ generation was battle, a pattern emerges – peo- allow full participation of all of To some extent, we might People don’t laugh at these famous for protesting the Viet- ple are always fighting. On a its members will not be better still be a “white supremacist stereotypes because they are be- nam War and seeing the changes very basic level, people don’t off. society,” as Dr. Robert Jensen ing racist. They laugh because brought about by the civil rights like people who are not like Despite the fact that racism claimed in his presentation in it’s a funny way to present peo- movement. them. is not going away anytime soon, Building 7 last Tuesday, April ple. Our obsession with being Our grandparents had World Of course, society has found in some ways, it is counter- 27. He also said we have to be politically correct shouldn’t tri- War II, which remains one of scapegoats at every turn. The productive to put it under a mi- careful not to trivialize accom- umph over this kind of celebra- the only wars most people agree key to oppression is that it is croscope and expound exactly plishments such as the election tion of diversity. was justifiable. always in somebody’s interest. how often somebody is denied of the first African-American And that’s exactly what it is – Our generation has the war And so is ending it. a job because of their race, for president. a celebration. People are differ- on terror and the instinctive xe- As Dr. Leslie Picca said in example. However, claiming the U.S. ent, and different ethnic groups nophobia that unfortunately ac- her presentation in Building 7 We can’t talk only about the is white supremacist, and us- are different. companies it. last Thursday, April 29, if you problems. We have to look past ing the phrase more times in 50 This is a far cry from white Each generation throughout want to get powerful white them to see exactly how we, as a minutes than Homer Simpson actors dressing up in “black- history has its great wars, spiri- people to end institutionalized society, can overcome them. says “D’oh!” in a full calendar face” and disseminating a de- tual struggles and economic racism, it has to be in their best And that answer is not to re- year isn’t helping anybody. rogatory kind of entertainment rollercoasters, despite what interest. peat, over and over, that there is We have made a lot of prog- in the 19th century and early Brad Pitt’s character in Fight People are self-interested. a problem. ress in race relations. Our work 20th century. Club may claim to the contrary. It’s just our nature. We also need to look at the is nowhere near finished, but we And yet we have a full week Because of this, the ques- Many will claim they do past and appreciate the steps we no longer have legalized seg- on campus of people presenting tion we have to ask ourselves is something charitable simply have made to be a more inte- regation in schools and we do and telling us many times over whether we are really any more because they are nice and they grated and accepting world. have our first African-American that we still have a serious prob- capable of shifting paradigms like to feel like they made a dif- Seattle and Highline are not president in office. lem. If that’s true, there must be than anybody before us. ference. However, that is still representative of the whole na- After Unity Through Diver- a solution. The answer, regrettably, is a kind of self-interest. Doing tion. We are lucky enough to be sity Week, where we have been So stop telling us there is a no. Even if we make marked something because it feels good exposed to diversity to a point bombarded with statements and problem – give us a way to fix it. progress in some areas, other is just as selfish as doing somewhere it seems normal and ev- restatements of the problems we Liviu doesn’t have problems, problems will still persist. thing for fame. erybody seems to get along rela- still have, I urge everybody to only opportunities. Secondhand smoke remains a danger to us all

By SARBJEET KAUR Maintaining smoke-free en- them to step outside. Don’t rely relatives. If they live in a long Special to the Thunderword Guest Commentary vironment is the only approach on an air conditioner or an open term care facility, make sure it’s that effectively protects non- window to clear the air. Run- smoke-free. Secondhand smoke, also known to cause cancer and esti- smokers from the dangers of ning the air conditioner may re- •Don’t allow smoking in known as environmental tobac- mates that in the United States, secondhand smoke. move the visible smoke, but it your vehicle. If someone must co smoke, is a mixture of chem- secondhand smoke exposure Research has proven that doesn’t remove the dangerous smoke on the road, stop at a rest icals produced from the burning causes approximately 3,400 simple separation of smok- particles from circulation. An stop for a smoke break outside of tobacco products such as ci- lung cancer deaths and 22,700- ers and nonsmokers within the open window doesn’t provide the car. gar, cigarette or pipe. It also in- 69,600 heart disease deaths an- same air space may reduce, but adequate ventilation, either. •Patronize businesses with cludes the smoke that is exhaled nually among nonsmokers. does not eliminate, secondhand •Insist that smoking restric- no-smoking policies and tell the from a smoker’s lungs. In addition, secondhand smoke exposure among non- tions be enforced in your work- management that you appreci- Exposure to secondhand smoke exposure is responsible smokers. Even sophisticated place. The Environmental Pro- ate the healthy air. Many restau- smoke is sometimes called infor 150,000-300,000 new cases ventilation approaches cannot tection Agency has classified rants and other establishments voluntary or passive smoking. of bronchitis and pneumonia completely remove secondhand secondhand smoke The only are entirely smoke-free. It has been determined that sec- in children aged less than 18 smoke from an indoor space. way to fully protect nonsmokers •When you absolutely must ond hand smoke can be as dan- months. Because there is no risk-free from exposure to secondhand share a room with people who gerous to health as if you were Is it preventable? According level of secondhand smoke ex- smoke is to prevent all smoking are smoking, sit as far away a smoker. to the U.S. Surgeon General, posure, anything less cannot en- in the building. Even powerful from them as possible. Those who are exposed to secondhand smoke exposure is sure that nonsmokers are fully ventilation fans don’t effective- •If your spouse or partner secondhand smoke can develop preventable. protected from the dangers of ly remove secondhand smoke smokes, have him or her refrain lung cancer and are at an in- A proven method exists for exposure to secondhand smoke. from the work environment. from smoking indoors, just as creased risk of developing heart protecting nonsmokers from Some tips to prevent second- •Choose smoke-free care you would with house guests. disease. The U.S. Environmen- the health risks associated with hand smoke include: facilities. If you take your chil- Encourage your partner to quit tal Protection Agency (EPA) has secondhand smoke exposure: •Don’t allow smoking in dren to a child care provider, smoking. classified secondhand smoke avoiding places where second- your home. If family members choose one with a no-smoking Sarbjeet Kaur is a nursing as a class A carcinogen that is hand smoke is present. or guests want to smoke, ask policy. The same goes for aging student at Highline. 6 Puzzles The Thunderword / May 6, 2010 Crossword 101 All That Glitters . . . By Ed Canty ([email protected]) Across 1. Tree trunk growth 5. Franklin and Hogan 9. Dismounted 13. Pound, e.g. 14. Singer Vaughan 15. Prom transporter, often 16. Vancouver gold winner - Men’s Half Pipe 18. Pesky insect 19. Obit notice word 20. Suffix with musket 21. Rim 22. Like some VWs 26. Meager 28. W.C. s 29. TV’s Magnum & others 31. “I cannot tell ___” 32. 401(k) cousin 33. Some change 35. More cheerful 38. RR stop Down 30. Put away 39. Former Chrysler head 1. AWOL chasers 33. “The ___ Kid”: ’50s 41. Flying geese formation 2. “___ la la!” TV western 42. Flies alone 3. Yellow, for one 34. Burn with hot water 44. Clear the blackboard 4. Evel doings? 36. 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•Burien Little Theatre pres- ents Bleacher Bums, a hilari- ous look at baseball through the eyes of obsessed Cub fans, set in 1999. The performance will continue at The Burien Little Theatre, May 7, 8 at 8 p.m. May 9 at 2 p.m. Tickets are available online at burienlittletheatre. place on May 19, 20, 21, 22 calling 206-878-3710 Ext. highline.edu. com, by calling 206-242- at 8 p.m in Building 4. 3156. Campus events get priority 5180 or by email at tickets@ Tickets will be $8 for gen- •Got arts news? Contact but all events are welcome. burienlittletheatre.org. act plays directed by Highline eral admission, $7 for stu- the arts editor, Stephanie Kim Please include time, date • Highline’s Drama De- drama students. dents. by calling 206-878-3710, ext. and location of the event, partment will be hosting one- Performances will take Tickets are available by 3317 or by e-mail at skim@ plus contact information. Arts 7 The Thunderword / May 6, 2010 Local artist sparks viewers’ imaginations

By STEPHANIE KIM at all. To me, that is true art.” Staff Reporter “For me, the empty canvas holds so many possibilities and Artist Anette Lusher hopes options,” she said. to spark her viewers’ emotions “It is fun to manipulate, dis- through the artwork she creates, tress, try new approaches, ex- without telling them how they periment with different tools or should feel. think of new ways to ‘see’ an Lusher, who has been creat- object or idea.” ing art since she was in kinder- Lusher has taught in the past, garten, will display her canvas but is no longer able to do so paintings at the Highline art ex- due to a lung surgery she had. hibit, located on the fourth floor “To teach young adults to of the Library until Saturday, reach their artistic potential, June 12. like you guys in college, would “To be honest, I don’t try to be something I might consider say anything. The most won- doing again,” she said. derful feeling for me is when “The interaction with estab- someone looks at one of my lished, aspiring artists and art works and starts seeing, starts lovers, who by the way have interpreting it their own way,” valid criticism, has always Lusher said. taught me and has given me a The artist avoids telling her deeper insight into my own way audience how to feel and how of creating.” to see her works by letting them “Surrounding myself with use their imaginations to create creative people is something their own meanings. Cody Warf/THUNDERWORD that I breathe,” she said. This is what her ultimate Lusher’s painting A Little Bit of Yellow is on display at the exhibit, along with her other works. “There is so much I have to goal is, Lusher said. learn yet, and hopefully I never “Working abstract, the emo- mous artists, [such as] Joan “I grew up surrounded by Lusher’s passion always returns tire to take in new concepts, tions are often more powerful Miro, Friedensreich Hunder- art.” to canvas painting. approaches and techniques,” than the actual ‘meaning’ be- twasser, Klimt, Picasso, Tou- When Lusher was 12, she “You know, I can’t explain it Lusher said. hind the painting,” she said. louse-Lautrec, Paul Klee and created her first art piece. Her really, and often enough, I wake Exhibit hours are Monday Long before she received Mark Roth, just to name a few.” mentor at the time entered her up at night and have to go into through Friday, 7 a.m. – 9 p.m, degrees in art and photography, Lusher’s parents were both piece into a contest, which won my studio,” she said. Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Lusher knew her passion was artistically influential as well. first prize and best of show. “I don’t need to be in control Sunday, 2 – 9 p.m. art. Her first “artistic” pieces Her father painted using both “[My mentor] inspired me,” all the time, nor do I think that A reception for Lusher’s were done when she was in kin- charcoal and water colors and she said. the results would be as reward- work will also take place at the dergarten. her mother was a porcelain From photography to sculp- ing. The finished piece may be exhibit tomorrow, May 7 from “I began to copy some fa- painter. ture work to jewelry making, something I hadn’t envisioned 6 – 8 p.m. Skate 3 to ollie onto XBox and Playstation this Tuesday

By SAMUEL E. TIMLICK and challenges. Staff Reporter “I am probably looking forward to single player most, but I The fluidity of skateboarding will try out all modes,” Borsick and the art of video games mesh said. Borsick is also looking with the release of Skate 3 this forward to the new and unique May. multiplayer mode. Three years ago, Electronic At any time in Skate 3’s sin- Arts’ Black Box studio took its gle-player, online opponents or creativity and experience in the co-operative teammates may gaming industry and used it to join to assist you in complet- blend unique game design with ing your missions in the single the sport of skateboarding, cre- player or challenge you in com- ating the Skate franchise. petitive modes. “What hooked me with Skate What makes this so unique was the feeling that I really is that it’s almost unheard of was riding a skateboard, even for a game to blend both single though I don’t know how,” said player and multiplayer into one Jeff Borsick, review crew mem- for players with different prefer- ber at www.ztgd.com, a gaming Screenshot from the upcoming video game Skate 3. ences. website in coalition with the Want to play by yourself and N4G network, an aggregate site smaller gaming sites. and blows the Tony Hawk series Skate games; However, new mess around? Go ahead. Want grouped with a number of other, In 2007, when EA’s Black [a skateboarding video game se- tricks will be available this time to challenge another player on- Box released their first itera- ries, developed by Neversoft] around via various new manipu- line? Feel free. tion into the Skate franchise, a out of the water,” said Borsick. lations of the joysticks. Skate 3 compiles all the con- fan base was soon established, Black Box is now preparing Throughout the single-player tent players liked from the first thanks to the intuitive control to drop Skate 3 into the anxious progression of Skate 3, players two games and adds a new free scheme and a world lush with hands of past fans and gamers will be encouraged to continue skate mode where a friend may skate-trick worthy architecture. first trying the series out. in the main quest to sell one mil- join in at any time. The Skate series has made Players who pick up Skate 3 lion boards. However, Skate 3 will not serious innovation for a type of will notice you still tilt, scoop, In order to achieve the one include the security guards and game many had thought extinct; and twirl the right and left joy- million goal, players will create grind-blockers so many players the skateboarding game. sticks to mimic flip tricks often their own brand and team, push- disliked. “I can’t reiterate enough that seen in skateboarding. ing that brand around Port Car- Black Box plans to release it [the original Skate game and The control scheme remains verton, Skate 3’s brand new city, Skate 3 on May 11 for $59.99 the Skate 3 demo] feels fresh, identical to that of the first two by completing various tricks on 360 and PS3. 8 Arts The Thunderword / May 6, 2010 Japanese culture dances to GlobalFest Symphony By JIN YOON to raise Staff Reporter

Highline’s Japanese dance money with team will bring both traditional and modern dances to this auction year’s GlobalFest. GlobalFest will be held this By JIN YOON Saturday, May 8 from 5 - 9 p.m. Staff Reporter in the Student Union. The Japanese dance team The Auburn Symphony is has been practicing every day having its seventh annual fund- in preparation for their perfor- raising celebration with an mance, said Miyako Hanamoto, event featuring wine, food and leader of the dance team. music on May 15. There are five men and nine All money raised will go to- women on the team. ward supporting the symphony The Japanese dance team will during the rest of the year. perform two different dances. The Auburn Symphony is The first is the Japanese tra- a not-for-profit organization, ditional dance called So Ran which means all of the money Bushi. They will perform to the will be used at some point, since song So Ran Bushi. they do not look for profit. “This song is for fishermen Hoang Nguyen/THUNDERWORD “We are having [a] silent who live in the north of Japan,” Koichi Suehiro (left), Mikyako Hanamoto (center) and Yuta Sakai practing for GlobalFest. auction. Items that are on dis- Hanamoto said. I chose this dance to perform,” GlobalFest tickets are al- having a lot of practice. I hope play include baskets of goodies The second and modern Hanamoto said. ready sold out. we will perform well and show and wine,” said Lee Valenta, dance is called Hare Hare Yukai. “When we are dancing Hare “I know that and it made me people our effort,” said Eimi general manager of the Auburn “Hare Hare Yukai, which is Hare Yukai, the costumes are nervous and excited. We can Sadana, another member of the Symphony. the theme song and dance of going to be Japanese high show our result of hard practice Japanese dance team. “This is our seventh annual Japanese animation, is called school uniforms.” to many people and it’s going “I feel a lot of people are event and it’s always a lot of Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu. “And for the So Ran Bushi to be a great night,” Hanamoto looking forward to GlobalFest fun. Many people like wine “This animation is known by dance, we will wear Happi,” she said. and it must be exciting. tasting, good food and the fun almost all Japanese [people] and said. “I’m nervous and afraid “Once you come to the Glo- of the auction. the dance that we are going to Happi and school uniforms of making mistakes when we balFest, you shouldn’t miss any “For this annual event, we perform is also very famous, so are Japanese traditional wear. dance at the festival, but we are of our dance performance.” are having over 160 people. At the end of the evening, we also have a jazz group playing so people can dance,” Valenta said. Theater calling all performing arts students “This year, the Meridian Val- ley Country Club in Kent is our By STEPHANIE KIM their lines when needed during Dr. Sell also emphasizes the host and we’re presenting three Staff Reporter rehearsals. importance for everyone on the terrific wineries: Fidelitas, Wal- The intern will need to take set to get along. ter Dacon and Dunham Cel- Breeders Theater is seeking directorial notes during rehears- “People have to fit in for lars.” an intern and an actor for their als. good chemistry,” he said. “Charles Hoppes of Fideli- summer production of Wither- The intern will also help with “We have a lot of fun with tas is one of the most respected ing Heights. the production of Withering the theater, but are very serious winemakers in Washington Both the intern and actor will Heights. and the interns have to under- state. Walter Dacon makes be paid. “Think about all the things stand that,” Warren said. Rhone-style wines, including an The intern needs to be a fe- that could go wrong and right,” The intern for the production award-winning Syrah, and Eric male, who will serve as the Warren said. can receive college credit for Dunham produces some block- stage manager and will also With the possibilities of their internship. buster wines,” he said. have a minor role in the produc- things that could go wrong, the To apply for the intern posi- Cellist Brian Wharton and intern must be at every perfor- tion, the student will need two violinist Yuriy Mikhlin will play tion. Nancy Warren The actor needs to be able mance, Warren said. letters of recommendations, one music from Mozart’s opera Don to play the role of a male in his and co-owner. Both Dr. Sell and Warren from a professor at Highline. Giovanni and Fiddler on the mid-20s. “They don’t have to have want the intern and actor to be To apply for the acting posi- Roof. Breeders Theater isn’t just stage management back- from Highline. tion, a resume and headshot will “Besides grants, individual some amateur theater company ground,” Warren said. All of Breeders Theater’s be needed. donations and ticket sales for with a whole bunch of people However, stage and perform- past interns have “always some- All paperwork should be e- our concerts, an event like this messing around. ing background would be help- how related to the college,” mailed to breederstheater@aol. is an opportunity to have a good “Almost everyone has a the- ful; even musical background, Warren said. com. time and raise a little money for ater degree,” said Dr. T.M. Sell, she said. Breeders Theater also has a The production of Withering the Auburn Symphony,” Valenta theater owner and playwright. The intern needs to be some- scholarship set up through the Heights will run July 16, 17, 21, said. The company started 11 one who is a self-starter, but Highline Foundation. 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31 and “People will be able to buy years ago in 1999, when Dr. someone who can also take di- It’s completely separate from Aug. 1. items and experiences at the si- Sell wanted a place to show his rections, said Warren. the theater, but many of the past All shows will be at 7 p.m., lent auction and donate outright work. They need to have the eager- interns have received the schol- with the exception of the shows to the symphony. He wanted to start a profes- ness to learn. arship, Warren said. on July 25 and Aug. 1, which “While we raise some money sional theater company that was “The [intern] needs to be The intern will receive a will be at 2 p.m. here to support the symphony, “completely self-supporting,” someone who can sing,” Warren $500 scholarship for their work Tickets will go on sale this the event is basically a fun way said Dr. Sell. said, as their minor role in the this summer. Saturday, May 1 and are $20, to end our season,” he said. “People should only have to production would require sing- “We don’t need flaky; we which includes the show, wine The event will be Saturday, pay for my hobby if they want ing. don’t have time,” Warren said. tasting and hors d’oeuvres. May 15 at 6:30 p.m. The Merid- to,” Dr. Sell said. It is crucial for the intern to “We don’t have time to mess Tickets can be purchased at ian Valley Country Club located Although theater background be at almost all rehearsals, War- around.” E.B. Foote Winery, 127-B S.W. 24830 136th Ave. S.E., Kent. is not required, it would be nice ren said. Warren prefers for the in- 153rd St., Burien. Tickets can be purchased at for the intern to have some As the intern and stage man- tern to be at least 18 years old. They can also be purhcased www.auburnsymphony.org or knowledge, said Nancy Warren, ager, it is their responsibility “[The show] is for adults, it’s at Corky Cellars, 22511 Marine 253-887-7777. Tickets are $50 the theater’s business manager to give the actors and actresses not for teenagers.” View Dr., Des Moines. per person. Sports 9 The Thunderword / May 6, 2010 Rookie team needs more fans

There’s a new professional ementary schools in the Kent football team in town, and they School District. play right down the road from Bird’s Eye Awareness of this nascent Highline. team is slowly spreading The Kent Predators are a View throughout Southwest King first-year team in the Indoor Liviu Bird County. Football League. They play “[Our biggest obstacle] is their home games at the ShoW- just getting our names out there are Center in Kent. and our faces out there for ev- However, halfway through an opponent, sometimes into the erybody,” Caldwell said. their first season, the arena is laps of spectators. Anybody who goes to a almost empty at home games. Teams in the league have Predators game and enjoys it Not many people know the home bases all around the coun- should bring a friend next time, Predators even exist, let alone try, from the Fairbanks Griz- Caldwell said. With little ad- go through the turnstiles on the zlies in Alaska to the Maryland vertising, word of mouth will weekend. Maniacs in College Park. help immeasurably. While the games are not quite The IFL playing field is 50 At the end of the season, worthy of being mentioned in yards long and punting is not players will go back to other the same breath as the Seattle allowed. Instead, place-kickers jobs. Director of Sales Caldwell Seahawks’ games in terms of try to split the uprights – which Tri-Cities Fever photo will go back to being a full-time talent on display, they are just are normal-sized and hang from Kent Predator Walner Leandre, right, tries to tackle Tri-Cities Fe- realtor. as entertaining as the National the ceiling instead of protruding ver’s Tyson Thompson at the ShoWare Center on April 18. The team will gear up for the Football League. from the ground – on any fourth start of their second season in And unlike the Seahawks, down the team doesn’t try to Tuscaloosa, Ala. tracked down son, along with room and board, March 2011, hoping for more the Predators actually win every convert. a kick in his own end zone and but as the saying goes, these success and a larger fan base now and then, which is no small Players on the squad are from took it 54 yards to give Kent a players are clearly in it for the that usually follows as a team feat for a first-year team in any all over, and every one of them 59-54 victory, their first home love of the game. gains experience and picks up league. played college football. The win in franchise history. So it might not be the NFL, steam. The Indoor Football League, Predators have one player from The small but appreciative but the Predators pride them- But, they hope, not before as the name suggests, is played each of the following Wash- crowd clapped their approval as selves on being accessible to finishing off their first year with exclusively under a roof, on a ington schools: Western Wash- the final seconds ticked down. fans, which may be more valu- a winning record, a deep run field the size of a hockey rink. ington, Eastern Washington, Many of those fans stayed in able to young people looking into the playoffs and giving fans The ShoWare Center has Central Washington, University the building after the game for for role models than unreach- a chance to experience an excit- been partially remodeled for the of Washington and Pacific -Lu the normal post-game autograph able stars they may only see ing new style of football. Predators season, with the nor- theran. session, which usually involves on television and never meet in Remaining Predators home mal hockey Plexiglas removed These players have talent, at least 10 players. During the person. games are: Friday, May 14 and serious padding added to too. week, the team holds other pub- “For those little kids to be against the Fairbanks Grizzlies, the bottom half of the hockey In a home game on Friday, lic appearances at various spon- able to walk up and get a sig- Saturday, May 29 against the boards for instances where play- April 9 against the Alaska Wild, sor locations. nature from every one of those Billings Outlaws and Friday, ers are tackled into them. the score went back and forth The players are as apprecia- guys is big,” said Matt Caldwell, June 4 against the Tri-Cities Fe- The remaining hockey ac- between the two teams until the tive as the fans for these oppor- the Predators director of sales. ver. couterments only add to the ex- very end. The Wild were up by tunities to interact. “Fans can feel like they’re in They are currently 3-5 and citement of the game, with play- one point with eight seconds left As IFL players, they don’t the game.” hold third place out of five ers making spectacular catches, in the game. make a ton of money. Not For the most recent home teams in the Pacific North - Di keeping their feet on the field Predator Dre’Mail Hardin, many of them drive Mercedes game last Friday, April 30, the vision, which includes Kent, and reaching into the stands, be- a 6-foot, 180-pound kickoff re- or BMWs. The team provides front office staff distributed Billings, Fairbanks, Alaska and fore inevitably being tackled by turner from Stillman College in a modest salary during the sea- 14,000 ticket vouchers to el- Tri-Cities. Sports night to raise money for youth athletics

By RICHARD MEIER Park & Recreation received do- and a small portion sometimes said. Staff Reporter nations from around the com- is used to help adults who want A list of the items to be auc- munity for youth sports. But to participate in adult sports. tioned off include sports items Local residents can step up to not until the Sports Night & “The majority of the money such as signed memorabilia the plate and go to bat for local Auction did the city of Des is for youth athletics, [but] a lit- from TJ Houshmandzadeh and children next week. Moines hold an event that sup- tle is used for adult athletics as Jake Locker, as well as non- Des Moines’s Sports Night ported youth sports. well,” Thomas said. “We fund- sports oriented items, such as & Auction is an annual fund- “We started this because raise to get funds for parents gift certificates to local -busi raising event for youth athletic there was an increased amount who aren’t able to pay the full nesses and a one-week stay at scholarships. The event is host- of need to raise funds and we amount. So [while] most of the the Pueblo Bonito Resort in Los ed by the Des Moines Legacy just didn’t have an event that money raised is to offset fees, Cabos, Mexico. Foundation, who in collabora- Bruce King raised money for the scholar- a small part does go to overall The Sports Night & Auction tion with volunteers from the ship. People had been donat- revenue, but the majority of has been a successful means for city of Des Moines, the Des 6 p.m. at the Des Moines Field ing for years, but we never had it goes back to youth scholar- fund-raising for youth athlet- Moines Rotary Club and the House, 1000 South 220th St. an event which brought people ships.” ics and officials have has high Des Moines Pool Metropolitan “This year’s event is in the together,” said Ralph Thomas, This year’s Sports Night & hopes for 2010. Park district try to give children field house. We set up chairs event volunteer and recreation Auction includes a catered din- “In 2009, we raised $19,000 in financial need the opportunity and tables and try to make it coordinator for the city of Des ner from Famous Dave’s Bar- and this year we are shooting to participate in youth sports. look as nice as possible. But the Moines. “This was a great op- beque as well as both a live and for $30,000 plus,” Rotary Mem- MC’d by former KOMO cool thing is that it’s in the gym portunity to raise money and silent auction which will take ber Time George said. Sports director and anchor, so it’s the perfect setting for a have a good time for a great place throughout the course of Tickets for this year’s Sports Bruce King, this year will mark Sports Night & Auction,” Rec- cause once a year.” the night. The auction is a va- Night & Auction are $50 per the eighth year that the Legacy reational Coordinator Nic Lind The money from the Sports riety of items which not only person or $375 for a table. Foundation and the city of Des said. “This is the first year we Night & Auction will be used as pertain to sports, local business To order tickets, please con- Moines have teamed up to fund- have made the casino the theme, youth scholarships for families have also donated items as well tact the city of Des Moines at raise for local children. but it will be fun with the wheel who struggle to find the means to support the Parks & Recre- 206-870-6527 or visit http:// This year’s Sports Night & of fortune as well as blackjack, to pay their child’s cost for par- ation’s efforts to raise money. www.desmoineslegacy.org/ Auction theme is Casino Night craps and roulette.” ticipation in youth sports. It also “We have all kinds of stuff; sn2010.htm for more informa- and will be Saturday, May 15 at For years, the Des Moines supports after-school programs, it’s not just all sports,” Thomas tion. 10 Sports The Thunderword / May 6, 2010

the opportunity to play a lot more, we’re out in the field, they’re getting better,” he said. “And the last time we played this team, they ten-runned us both times, so it’s definitely the team’s getting better.” Graf also said he was pleased with Baldwin’s performance after the first game. “Her speed was up, the ball was spinning good, she’s getting better also. We’re getting the opportunity to play outside and playing a lot of games and that’s how you get better, you get the experience that you need.” Unfortunately, the Raiders turned up the heat in the next game and pierced the Lady T- Birds, 21-2. Hoang Nguyen/THUNDERWORD Also over the weekend, start- Highline’s Kayla Carlisle connects with the ball during an doubleheader against Pierce last Monday. ing catcher Chau Vo sprained her ankle playing basketball. Sable Moton, who played catcher for three years in high Lady T-Birds fastpitch shining school, but only one other time this season, filled in for Vo. Moton said catching can be stressful, but she likes the posi- brighter as season nears end tion nonetheless. “It’s a lot of pressure that By BRIAN GROVE the Northwest is difficult, and sequence so we’re not in routine the cold and are more prone to I haven’t been able to practice Staff Reporter for the Highline fastpitch team as much, crank up the intensi- injury. catching in the gym or outside, it has been no different. ty,” he said. Baldwin said she takes steps or her [Baldwin’s] balls. So go- This spring hasn’t been the Highline, 2-22, has been for- Baldwin grew up in the to prevent these injuries. ing into the game I was kind of best weather for fastpitch, but tunate to have had only several Northwest and played softball “Usually I work out after rusty, especially with my throw- the sun is finally showing a little games rained out, but has still most of her life. She said it’s games to make sure I don’t pull downs. Other than that, block- on the Lady T-Birds. spent many practices inside the an awful place to play from a anything and then during games ing the ball could be a lot of Highline won its second in- gym when the diamond is sog- weather standpoint. I wear these big jackets [toast- pressure, but so far I’m having league game against Centralia gy. “It’s the worst,” she said. ers] or blankets, I put blankets fun and blocking the ball and I on Tuesday, May 4, splitting the Head Coach Gary Graf said “This is the worst place to over my legs to keep warm,” think I’m doing good,” she said. doubleheader, losing the first playing outside in the crisp play softball. Last year in high she said. Graf said he was pleased with 11-1, but winning the second spring climate is difficult in a school we didn’t get our season Unfortunately, keeping warm the adjustments Moton made. 3-1. game where there isn’t a lot of in until the beginning of May hasn’t helped the team’s bats “I was pretty impressed,” Highline pitcher Faith Bald- activity from more than a few of because it was raining so much. heat up at all. he said. “I mean, we have not win said although a game like the players at a time. It’s terrible, easily rained out.” Over the weekend, High- worked Sable that much this this should have come much “It’s definitely a challenge”, However, sometimes rain- line dropped two pairs of year at catcher, but man, she sooner it was still satisfying he said. “It’s hard to keep mo- outs can be beneficial to teams games against Green Riv- cowboyed up on it and she did a “This is what we needed as tivated when you’re freezing short on pitching. Without the er, 9-3 and 8-3 and South real good job. For not having a the underdog team. Another your butt off out there. The rainout last week against Pierce, Puget Sound, 12-0 and 4-3. lot of time behind the plate, her win against a pretty solid team, only one who’s getting a legiti- Baldwin would have had to On Tuesday, May 3, Highline transitions were a bit weak, but I showing us that because we mate workout is the pitcher and pitch six games in five days. played Pierce and lost 8-4 in the mean that’s just from lack of ex- have limited amounts of play- the catcher. The rest of them, Graf said that in this case the first game. Last time the Lady perience and not throwing her, ers for certain positions, we can you’ve got to stay mentally dis- weather was helpful. T-Birds went up against the but she stopped the ball pretty still win and have fun,” she said. ciplined, stay in the game, pay “You definitely never want a Raiders, they were mercy-ruled well and Faith was keeping it in “[After losing the first game] attention.” single pitcher to be stuck with in both games, beaten by at least the zone so it worked out, she we turned around and shoved When the team does have to three games in a row, so that 10 runs or more in five innings. did real well.” it back in their faces by almost practice in the gym, Graf said he was beneficial to us,” he said. Graf said this game was evi- Highline will wrap up its shutting them out. It was one of changes up the exercises to keep Another aspect players have dence of improvement. season with the rest of its games the greatest games the team has the players off balance. to combat when playing in cold “They’re just flat [out] get- at home, against Grays Har- played all season.” “Just mixing up our drills and wet weather is injuries. ting better. They played great bor, May 7 at 2 and 4 p.m. and Playing softball outside in and stuff, getting them out of Joints don’t move as freely in this weekend. They’re getting Pierce, May 8 at 2 and 4 p.m.

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By KANDI CARLSON Staff Reporter

Composting is great for your garden and is easy for anyone to do at home. Compost is a mixture of de- cayed plants and other organic matter that is used to fertilize and enrich your soil. It is helpful in having a healthy garden that yields bountiful crops. Compost can be found in your local garden center but you can save yourself a trip to the store and save money by making your own compost pile at home. All you need to get started is some knowledge about the different processes and the basic building blocks for putting your compost together. You first need to understand the difference between green materials and brown materials. Green materials are basically yard waste items. For example: fresh grass clippings, fresh garden trimmings, weed leaves, stems and flowers. You can use all items that are not diseased. “You do not want to add plant parts that are diseased or infected since the compost pile may not heat up enough to kill You can keep track of the temperature of your compost pile using a compost thermometer. You can find one at your local garden center. the diseased organisms,” said Susan Littlefield, horticulture autumn leaves, twigs, shred- with the browns. According to the National ter composter and soil builder editor for the National Garden- ded paper, paper towels and Now that you have an idea of Lawn and Garden website, a with Seattle Tilth. ing Association. napkins. “Avoid any wood that what is in a compost pile, you quick and easy compost recipe This process takes anywhere Any disease can be trans- has been treated with preserva- can take a look at the different for a three feet long by three feet from six to 18 months. All you ferred into the plants you are tives,” Littlefield said. types. wide and three feet deep pile is: need to do is put both green and growing once you add it to the A good rule of thumb is if There are two types: hot and three to four heaping wheelbar- brown materials in a pile as they soil, she said. it is green, then put it with the cold. Each has its own advan- rows of fresh greens, three to become available and add water. Brown materials are wood greens, but if it came from or tages and disadvantages. four heaping wheelbarrows of As mentioned above, either items. These items include: is a brown material, then put it The hot compost method de- brown, and water. method can be piled in the open pends on heat. This heat gen- You want to begin by chop- air or placed in a box. There are erates bacteria. The bacteria in ping up or shredding your a few simple rules to follow, no turn decomposes the materials course materials with a pruner, matter which way you decide to and leave behind nutrient fertil- machete, shovel or lawn mower. hold your compost. izer for your plants and garden Next, put roughly equal parts of “You want the materials in vegetables. green and brown ingredients on the pile to be able to breathe and However, in order for the a tarp or directly on the ground. have access to oxygen,” Gol- bacteria to thrive, the pile must Once you have done that, buff said. be the right size, have the proper mix and spray materials with If you have an airtight con- balance of materials, water and water until they glisten. You tainer the materials will have a air. can also mix and moisten mate- harder time breaking down ef- The proper balance is rough- rials as you fill the bin. Repeat ficiently, as oxygen is necessary ly 50 percent green and 50 per- this process until all of your ma- for efficient aerobic decomposi- cent brown materials. terials are moistened. tion, he said. “Hot composting is good for You are ready for your com- “The only drawbacks to an the beginning composter if they post to begin breaking down open air pile are they will be want finished compost quickly the materials. You will want to less tidy and they are vulnerable and are willing to do the extra check the compost pile once a to pest and rodent infestation,” work to ensure that they’re get- week. Check the temperature Golbuff said. ting the results they want,” said of the pile using a compost ther- You need to make a decision Graham Golbuff, master com- mometer or by touching it with based on what is best for your poster and soil builder with Se- you hand. If the pile is cool, it individual garden needs and attle Tilth. means it is time to turn it. layout. Seattle Tilth is nationally- This process only takes about If you do decide you would recognized, non-profit, educa- a month to complete. It is ready like to build a compost bin, tional organization that strives when most materials are dark, there are a variety of options to inspire and educate people to crumbly and sweet smelling. for building materials. Some garden organically and conserve “Cold composting is fine for examples include: wood, hard- natural resources. gardeners that may not want or ware cloth, cinder blocks, chain A standard hot compost rec- need finished compost quickly, link fence and metal meshing. ipe involves the right mixture and mostly are looking for a The basic requirements for of green and brown ingredients. way to manage or store the or- any compost box are: air circu- Cody Warf/THUNDERWORD One must also keep to a regular ganic wastes they generate from lation, structural integrity and Compost bins can be built using any available boards. turning schedule. gardening,” said Golbuff, mas- accessibility. 12 Health The Thunderword / May 6, 2010 Eat breakfast Knobby joints every day START FAST/FAST START may indicate to maintain osteoarthritis energy and DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I’m beginning to get little knobs a healthy on my finger joints. I believe this is metabolism arthritis, and By SARA ROSARIO I have Staff Reporter s e e n it in If you’re lacking energy in the ad- the morning, skipping breakfast vanced might be your problem. stages. What can I do to prevent Breakfast is the most com- it from getting worse? -- Anon. monly skipped meal of the day, ANSWER: The knobs on according to a health and diet the finger joints below the fin- survey the U.S. Food and Drug gernail are Heberden’s nodes, Administration conducted in named after an English doctor 2008. who died at the start of the 19th According to the survey, 41 century. percent of people eat breakfast Knobs on the middle finger five days a week or less. joints are Bouchard’s nodes, That is a 14 percent differ- named after a French doctor ence from the 27 percent who who died in the early years of eat lunch five days a week or the 20th century. less, and a 31 percent difference Both of these knobs are signs from the 10 percent who eat of osteoarthritis -- the common dinner five days a week or less. kind of arthritis and the kind To some, breakfast may be that most seniors have at least the most insignificant meal of a touch of. They’re similar to the day, but to Darin Smith, a bone spurs seen on backbones certified personal trainer and and other bones, another conse- a Personal Fitness Trainer in- quence of osteoarthritis. structor at Highline, said it is the Osteoarthritis comes from most important. fraying of the cushioning carti- “Breakfast provides a lot lage inside joints. How exten- of energy to carry you through sive or how incapacitating it your busy morning,” Smith said. will be is unpredictable. “Unfortunately [many] col- Most people manage to get lege students skip breakfast due along in spite of it. However, it Sara Rosario/THUNDERWORD to a perceived lack of time and can be a great burden to others. many dieters skip meals like Doing so makes your body a lot of energy. You might feel breakfast and lunch and starve There is no preventive medi- breakfast because they mistak- think it’s starving and turn it sluggish and may find that you myself all day, and then I’d cine to stop osteoarthritis in its enly believe skipping meals will slows down your metabolism. lack sufficient energy to carry come home in the evening and tracks. help them lose weight,” he said. Your body does this to con- you throughout your morning. gorge myself on a huge plate It has a predilection for the “The key problem here is serve energy but that also means In addition to a slower me- of spaghetti and garlic bread,” fingers, hips, knees and spine. that your metabolism is slowed that your body is burning fewer tabolism and loss of energy Smith said. Should it strike larger joints down during the night while calories which becomes coun- you may find that after -skip “For those who say they don’t like hips, knees and backbones, you are in hibernation mode. terproductive to losing weight. ping breakfast you may over- have time for breakfast, I’d say muscle strengthening will serve You want your metabolism to be “Ideally a person who wants compensate later in the day by to prepare something quick and you well. engaged and burning calories, to lose weight should eat sev- excessively snacking or eating easy ahead of time that you can Strong muscles protect so the first meal of the day pro- eral small meals throughout the unreasonable portions at lunch just grab and take with you. A joints. The exercise should not vides a jump start that kicks that day instead of skipping these or dinner. bagel, piece of fruit, or a ce- be so vigorous that it causes metabolism into gear,” he said. meals,” Smith said. “I unfortunately did this real bar are simple ways to get pain, but it should be vigorous Smith also advises not to Another problem with skip- back when I was a student, un- something in your system if you enough to encourage strength skip several meals in a row. ping breakfast is that you lose til I learned better. I would skip are in a hurry,” he said. building. Being overweight in- creases the stress on knees and hips, so you should strive to stay on the lean side. A breakfast you won’t be able to skip Many people swear to the ef- fectiveness of chondroitin and By SARA ROSARIO 1 tablespoon baking soda Then, line a baking sheet 8 – 12 minutes or until golden. glucosamine, both of which are Staff Reporter 1 teaspoon baking powder with parchment paper and set Remove cookies from the available without a prescription, 1 teaspoon salt aside. oven and allow to cool on wire and often they come in combi- Students on the go may espe- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cin- Next, combine the brown racks. nation. Not a lot of evidence ex- cially benefit from this breakfast namon sugar, oats, flour, baking soda, Store completely cooled ists to endorse them wholeheart- cookie recipe. ¼ cup canola oil baking powder, salt and cinna- cookies in an air tight container edly, but if you want to give If you can’t seem to find the ½ cup applesauce mon in a large mixing bowl. to enjoy later. them a try, they won’t hurt you. time to make breakfast every 2 tablespoons water Stir in the oil, applesauce, For a twist on this recipe you *** morning make these cookies on 5 egg whites water, egg whites, and vanilla. can substitute different nuts for Dr. Donohue regrets that he the weekend and eat them up 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla ex- Lastly, add the pecans, cran- the pecans, such as almonds or is unable to answer individual throughout the week. tract berries and apples until well in- walnuts. letters, but he will incorporate To make these convenient ¾ cup dried cranberries corporated. You can also substitute the them in his column whenever cookies you will need: ¼ cup chopped pecans Drop the cookie batter by dried apples for any other dried possible. Readers may write 1 cup firmly packed light 1/3 cup chopped dried the tablespoonful onto the lined fruit, such as dates or mangoes. him or request an order form of brown sugar apples baking sheet. To prolong the convenience available health newsletters at 2 ½ cups plain rolled oats Start by preheating your oven Move the baking sheet into of this recipe, make an extra P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 4 cups all-purpose flour to 350 degrees. the preheated oven and bake for batch and freeze them for later. 32853-6475. Health 13 The Thunderword / May 6, 2010 Strengthen your upper body with shoulder raises

By DARIN SMITH will isolate the upper and mid- ing. front raises could be done with Special to the Thunderword dle parts of the trapezius and To finish, slowly return the a barbell if needed. will focus less on developing arms to the starting position Lastly, to add some intensity Your shoulder muscles may the deltoids. while inhaling. to each exercise, try holding an have less show-off potential Posterior Deltoids: Bent- Some Variations: If you’d isometric (static) contraction at than a set of bulging biceps or over Lateral Raises This ex- l i k e the end of the movement (with a nice six-pack of abs; however, ercise is almost exactly like the s o m e the arms at horizontal) for a few they are extremely important previous lateral raise except it is support seconds during each repetition. since they assist and stabilize done in a bent-over position to for your Safety Concerns most arm movements and upper emphasize the posterior portion b o d y , •Avoid overloading the body exercises. of the deltoids and also work the the front shoulders with heavy weights. The shoulder muscles are ed during the movement, but upper back. and bent- Small weights and lots of reps called deltoids (or “delts” in they should have a slight bend Stand with your legs apart o v e r are a better focus for the del- gym slang) and consist of three in the elbows so the joints are and the knees slightly bent and r a i s e s toids. parts: the anterior (front sec- not locked out. then bend forward at the waist can both •Don’t flap your arms like a tion), middle (center) and poste- After reaching the horizon- with your back straight. be done bird. These movements should rior (rear) deltoids. tal position, slowly lower the Maintain this bent-over posi- while ly- be done in a slow and controlled One of my favorite ways to weights to the original position tion and start with arms hanging ing face- Smith manner throughout the full work each section of the del- while inhaling. down in front with a slight bend down on range of motion. toids is by doing shoulder raises It is important to note that a in the elbows and an overhand an incline bench if desired. •Keep your back straight for with dumbbells. person could raise the dumb- grip holding the dumbbells next Although I focused on using each position (avoid twisting Anterior Deltoids: Front bells above the horizontal posi- to each other. dumbbells for each of these rais- or arching it). If the bent-over Raises Front raises use all three tion to a higher end point past Raise the arms horizontally es, they can also be done with a raises hurt your back, consider parts of the deltoids, but focus the shoulder level; however, this to shoulder level while exhal- cable machine as well, and the using a bench for support. mainly on the anterior deltoid and also utilize the upper portion of the chest (pectorals). A person should start by se- lecting a set of dumbbells that have enough weight to be chal- lenging, but that allow proper form for a set of 10 to 20 repeti- tions. Shoulder muscles are smaller than most other muscles, so dumbbells in the range of 5 to 15 pounds are appropriate for most people, depending on your size and experience level. Standing with feet shoulder- width apart, grasp both dumbbells with an overhand grip (palms facing down) and allow Registration alert This course schedule is published for informatio them to rest on the front of the dates, times and instructors can change. n purposes only. Although every effort is made to ensure accura For up-to-date offerings, visit http://onlineschedule.highline.edu. thighs. cy at the time of publication, courses, Next steps If you have not already done so apply for admissio Keeping your body upright more information, visit www.highline.edu/admissio.htmn to the college. For Important dates Register for classes . Classes begin for summer quarter Finals with your head facing forward, www.highline.edu/stuserv/registration Grades available June 21 last scheduled class time Use this list of class offerings to select your classes. You may Closures (no classes)

register: Registration begins Fourth of July observed,Aug July 18 5 lift both fully extended arms • Online at www.highline.edu/stuserv/registration/registration Current & former students via Web, by appointme • In person (Building 6, lower level) – Remember to bring y New students nt May 4 up in front until they reach eye Request” form Waitlist closes Did you see an “Entry Code Required” error when re our “Add/Drop Add class, last day May 24 10 p.m., June 20 the department offering the course for a five-digit en gistering? Contact Without instructor signature Without late course add fee level, exhaling throughout the When contacting departments, you must provide: try code. June 20 Independent, special or contractual studies • Drop or withdraw from class, last day July 1 Your Highline Student ID number • The name and number of the class Via Web registration, no “w” on transcript July 29 movement. • Documentation to show you have met the prerequis Without “w” on transcript course (test scores or transcripts) July 1 ites for the With “w” on transcript Pay fees and tuition July 6 To finish, slowly lower the Audit/Credit/No Credit, last day to change July 29 www.highline.edu/stuserv/entry/admissions.htm#pay Tuition due for quarter July 6 Payment options include: After this date, payment due one week of regi STEPP payments due arms back down to the starting • Online at https://sec.highline.edu/webcc stering If payment date falls on holiday or weekend, payment is due on prior June 1 • In person (Building 6, lower level) July 15 • Payment drop box (Building 6, lower level) Refunds, last day to withdraw in order to receive: business day. position while inhaling. • STEPP Payment Plan (www.highline.edu/stuser 100 percent

htm) v/registration/STEPP. 40 percent • By mail to the Cashier’s office - Do not send cash Financial Aid applications due for: June 24 Middle Deltoids: Lateral • By voucher, field order (Financial Aid office, Building 6, upper level) Summer quarter ‘10 July 6

Fall quarter ’10 April 12, 2010 Winter quarter ‘11 Raises Lateral raises are a good June 1, 2010 Oct 12, 2010 general shoulder exercise that targets the middle deltoids and parts of the trapezius (upper back) muscles. Start with your feet apart, back straight, and the arms hanging straight at each side with dumbbells held in an overhand grip. There are several variations on this initial position: some people like to hold the dumbbells to the side, some hold them behind the body, and some prefer to hold the dumbbells in the front. Each person has a different physical structure, so find the initial position that is most comfortable for you. From the initial position, slowly raise the arms to a horizontal position level with the shoulders while exhaling. Your arms should be extend- 14 News The Thunderword / May 6, 2010 Extraordinary women celebrated on campus By KANDI CARLSON teer. “She is a barrier remover Staff Reporter for other people,” Madsen said. •Madsen herself was nomi- Women’s Programs and nated by Jeff Wagnitz. Madsen Workfirst Services recognized is the dean of instruction for the accomplishments and per- professional and technical pro- severance of women at the 28th grams. “She brings a deep sen- annual Women in Action award sitivity to the issue of equality ceremony. and it is no wonder people are The award is given to women willing to follow her,” Wagnitz who have overcome obstacles said. and accomplished great things •Richard Bankhead nomi- in their time at Highline. nated 11 of his engineering Winners of the award are students. “We usually send 20 nominated by staff, faculty and of our students to universities students who feel they are de- Chris Wells/THUNDERWORD and out of those 20, only three serving of the award. Eleven Highline female engineering students are honored at the Women In Action ceremony. are women. It is a privilege to The women honored this year announce we are sending 10 included: Jenee Stanfield, Dena consultant at the Writing Center, ily. She hopes to become a jour- sists immigrants with medical women to various universities,” Dillon, Elma Malulu, Nastassia a Highline graduate and is cur- nalist and work for CNN. “I am field experience backgrounds Bankhead said. Bankhead is an Williams, Kristina Mason, Nan- rently attending Seattle Pacific very honored and I want to en- and streamlined educational instructor in the Engineering cy Warren, Alice Madsen, Phu- University. courage everyone to fulfill their services, in order to gain em- Department. ong Tran, Nadia Cheban, Lan •Dena Dillon was nominated dream,” Malulu said. ployment in medical field in the All of the woman plan on Chau, Fawn Saefong, Vy-Hoa by Toni Castro and several oth- •Nastassia Williams was United States. “She is a woman working in a range of engineer- Le, Lisa Stengerb, Van Nyugen, ers. Dillon is the executive as- nominated by Karen Spaulding. who will walk you to where you ing professions, including elec- Van Quach, Lisa Carlson and sistant to the vice-president of Williams is a single parent of need to go, instead of just point- trical, industrial, civil and aero- Mayce Abdulwahab. student services. “She inspires three children and has worked ing you in the right direction,” nautical, to name a few. Each woman was honored and has taught me to be inde- her way off of welfare. She jug- Bernhard said. “It has been a privilege to during the Tuesday, May 4 cer- pendent,” said Chayuda Over- gles her job, classes and moth- •Nancy Warren was nomi- have them in class and I am the emony. by, a co-worker. erhood successfully and with a nated by Alice Madsen and Jen- luckiest instructor on campus,” •Jenee Stanfield was nomi- •Elma Malulu was nominat- great attitude, Spaulding said. nifer Granger de Huerta. War- Bankhead said. nated by Rosemay Adang. “She ed by Neeli Abbasi and friends. •Kristina Mason was nomi- ren is the program coordinator All of the women were given is a motivator and uplifts the Malulu is a Highline student nated by Patryce Bernhard. of the Hotel and Hospitality a framed certificate to com- quality of the whole class,” Ad- from Tanzania, who moved here Mason is the director of the program, promoter of the arts, memorate their day of honor ang said. Stanfield is the lead two years ago, without her fam- Welcome Back Center and as- community activist and volun- and a small gift. News 15 The Thunderword / May 6, 2010 Alive & Free helps treat a disease Mathematical Science By JOSH BECKER Staff Reporter Seminar Violence is like a disease, lo- coming Friday cal activists said at Highline last Wednesday, April 28. Mathematics will be the fo- Outreach workers from the cus of Science Seminar this Fri- Metrocenter YMCA Alive & day Free Outreach Program gave Science Seminar is a weekly a seminar called “Treating the series of presentations on sci- Disease of Violence.” Their ence-related topics. presentation was part of High- This week mathematics in- line’s Unity Through Diversity structor Dusty Wilson will pres- Week. ent on the philosophical side of The Alive & Free Outreach mathematics. Program is a program designed Dr. Eric Baer, Science Semi- to help those who are either nar coordinator, explained it struggling with violence or are will focus on mathematical de- in danger of becoming influ- bates, such as whether math is enced by it. created or discovered. Wilson Outreach workers Marquis wants to expand this the topic White and J’Quai Holiday said into the classroom. several risk factors exist that Most teachers unknowing leave a person more susceptible pass on their own opinions of to violence, such as unhealthy these debates to student without family relations, guns, drugs, al- realizing it. cohol, violence toward women, “He [Wilson] is interested in Chuck Kibbie/THUNDERWORD destructive language, valuing ways to incorporate these deep- J’Quai Holiday and Marquis White speak on youth violence during Unity through Diversity Week. material over people, relation- er questions into your classes ships based on shame and fear how, “[A] lot of our youth have information all contribute to the Holiday and White went on like Math 97,” said Baer. and a “don’t give a f--- attitude.” full balloons.” spread of violence. to explain how to treat violence. Thus students can form their Holiday then explained how Holiday and White said like “[Violence] acts like a dis- “The more you know the more own opinions on the subject. little things add up to violence. a disease, violence has several ease and works like a disease. you owe,” White said. “We The seminar will be this Fri- He compared it to a balloon, sources. Factors such as bad So we treat it as one,” Holiday need to start treating the disease day in Building 3, room 102 slowly filling until it bursts and advice, bad instruction and bad said. of violence.” from 2:20 to 3:10 p.m. Activists tell a cautionary tale about violence By VICTORIA SADDLER jail. Upon his release, as part of Meanwhile, J’Quai Holiday trouble. The advice Holiday and Staff Reporter his community service, he had said as a youth, his mom grew Holiday’s life was selling White give to youth is to talk to volunteer for the Boys and tired of him asking for money, drugs and committing crimes, to someone; don’t always keep The circumstances of your Girls Club by teaching the kids so she taught him how to sell until one day it hit him – see- it inside. They urged young life doesn’t have to lead you to about violence and what he had cocaine. ing his brother in and out of jail people to stay in school and be a life of violence, two Outreach encountered. “Whatever you put your time made him realize that this was different. workers from the Metrocenter White did this a couple of in on, that’s what you get good not the life he wanted to live. Young people should re- YMCA said. They presented times and realized he wanted to at,” Holiday said. “Knowing is half the battle – member someone is looking up last Thursday, April 29 as a part help each and every kid, so they He started off with cocaine it’s what you do to the other half to them and think about how it of the Unity through Diversity wouldn’t make the same mis- and went on from there, never that makes a difference,” Holi- would feel if those looking up to week takes that he did. thinking that he would end up in day said. them made the same mistakes. Marquis White and J’Quai Holiday spoke about violence among youth, giving examples from their lives and how they made it through. As a child, White was exposed to a lot of violence in the house he grew up in. He See how well UW Tacoma fits you. Come to our CAMPUS OPEN HOUSE! talked about how his mom was always getting beaten by her n EVERYONE IS WELCOME boyfriend. 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By MAX DUBBELDAM next multiple years if they don’t of a problem.” Staff Reporter figure out how to fix this.” Algae, sponges, echinoderms Higley said the driver for (sea stars and urchins) and Too much carbon dioxide is this process is caused by carbon oysters are creatures that use destroying the world’s oceans, dioxide emitted by the human calcite. Aragonite is used by said a Highline professor last population. most of the rest of the bi-valves: week. “We can actually measure mussels, clams and geoducks as Highline Oceanography Pro- where the carbon dioxide in well as coral reefs. fessor Rus Higley spoke about the atmosphere came from and Higley said some of these ocean acidification at the Sci- we know that it’s from burning creatures are more susceptible ence Seminar on Friday, April fossil fuels,” Higley said. “So to the dissolving of the acids 23. Higley is also the director there’s no doubt about that.” than others. He added that if a of the Marine Science and Tech- Higley said that carbon diox- creature depends on its shell, it nology (MaST) Center. ide dissolves into seawater and makes it harder and harder for “We hear a lot about global forms carbonic acid, which then the creature to survive in this warming and the consequences breaks down and releases hy- changing environment. for that. One of the newer con- drogen atoms. He said out of all the species sequences is the ocean acidifi- The added hydrogen atoms that have been studied, most cation,” Higley said. have decreased the pH of the creatures’ populations are in “In some regards, ocean ocean by approximately point decline, except for species that acidification makes climate one. use photosynthesis. However, change look like nothing. This “It’s important to know that even though they photosynthe- is potentially more harmful than small numerical changes are size better, their shells won’t climate change, so that’s some- very, very serious for life and survive. thing to be aware of and think other systems,” Higley said. Higley said even though the about.” “We’re not just talking a tweak changes in the oceans will dras- Higley said about one-third here; we’re talking a paradigm tically alter oceanic life, there of the carbon dioxide in the at- shift.” will be creatures that survive. mosphere gets absorbed by the The decrease of the pH has “Something will adapt; they oceans. It was initially thought affected the amount of satura- say that the rats and the jellies of that it would be a good thing in tion of calcium carbonate in the the oceans will be some of the regard to photosynthesis. Re- world’s oceans, which is affect- survivors, but the fish that we cently, however, scientists have ing the creatures that use it to rely on will be gone,” he said. found the increased carbon di- create shells. Higley said there’s a lot of oxide is starting to create larger, Hoang Nguyen/THUNDERWORD “There are two kinds of cal- talk about geo-engineering be- more significant problems. Higley said the oceans are being destroyed by carbon dioxide. cium carbonate out there. One’s ing the thing that will fix the “It’s kind of like when you called calcite and one’s called carbon dioxide problem. He get sick, you start seeing symp- said the oyster farms, which “This is caused by this pro- aragonite. Different animals said geo-engineering contains toms before you truly get it,” contribute about 20 percent of cess...oceanic acidification,” use different percentages of large-scale tweaks to the sys- Higley said. “We’re starting to the oysters in America, had a Higley said. “So with just oys- these,” Higley said. tem. see these symptoms and, hope- complete collapse of baby oysters alone, we’re looking at the He said many of the smaller “Anything that we do to low- fully, it’s not too late.” ters in 2005. The oyster farmers loss of thousands of jobs here in animals that use calcium car- er the temperature that doesn’t Higley said the effects of thought it was just a bad year, Washington, millions of dollars bonate to create shells are at the involve removing the carbon di- ocean acidification are already but there’s been a collapse every in taxes and an entire industry bottom of the food chain and, oxide from the system is inher- felt in Washington state. He year since then. potentially may be done in the “If we remove these, that’s kind ently a Band-Aid,” he said. Welcome Back Center helps health care students

By ALISA GRAMANN the competition is tough. Clini- vides a checklist of sorts, outlin- days after she had taken the test, Staff Reporter cal experience is also something ing everything these health care Melendez had her results back, these professionals fight for, be- professionals need to do to get and they showed that she was In a little over a year, the cause it is required, but hard to residency. in the 30th percentile of people Puget Sound Welcome Back get unless they personally know “It’s not a shortcut,” said Kris who pass on the first try. Center has helped more than a doctor who is willing to help Mason, director of the Welcome “The language barrier was 300 internationally-trained them. Back Center. definitely the biggest obstacle. heath care professionals start Before an international After two years of hard work, I had studied nursing in El Sal- back into their professions. health care professional can more than $2,000 and an intense vador, so I knew a lot of the in- On average, the Welcome pursue a career in the U.S., they three-week wait, Alemu had formation already, but I didn’t Back Center obtains 17 new need to get their records from completed all of his tests and know how to apply it when it participants each month. In their home country, get the doc- was ready to pursue residency. Marta Melendez came to English,” Melendez March 2010, two of the medical uments translated, if necessary, “The biggest obstacle would said. doctors learning at the center then have the documents evalu- probably be financially,” Alemu dures and new training. She said the Welcome Back were matched for residencies. ated to be sure the professional said. Marta Melendez, another Center helped her with the lan- At Highline, international is ready to pursue their career. Aspiring health care profes- of the Welcome Back Center’s guage barrier by teaching her health care professionals who Benyam Alemu was trained sionals have to pay their own professionals, heard about the the medical terms in English, have been trained in their home to be a doctor in Ethiopia before way through the series of tests center through her English as a and also by helping her improve countries can use the resources he came to the United States. they have to take. Not every- Second Language class. her communication skills. at the Puget Sound Welcome He studied in the Highline Li- one passes the tests on the first Melendez worked in El Sal- Despite these difficulties, the Back Center. brary before a friend told him try, which means expenses can vador for 16 years before com- Puget Sound Welcome Back “Everyone is saying [there about the Welcome Back Cen- stack up. ing to the United States, where Center offers a support system is a shortage of nurses and doc- ter, but he didn’t know where it Another obstacle is the train- she started working on becom- that produces a high success tors], but no one is hiring,” said was located. ing discrepancies. In Ethiopia, ing a registered nurse. rate, introducing many new li- Kao Saechao, the educational This is a problem many inter- Alemu went straight from high “I studied for six years in El censed health care professionals case manager at the Welcome national professionals face — school into medical school. Salvador, and the classes I took to the public. Back Center. they have been trained in their “We have to catch up on a lot here were more of a review,” The Welcome Back Center Health care professionals, home country, but when they of things,” he said. Melendez said. can be visited online at www. both local and international, arrive in the U.S., they don’t When international profes- She spent an additional year welcomeback.highline.edu or need to get high scores on their know where to begin again. sionals come to the U.S., they studying with textbooks, CD- on campus in Building 19, room tests to get residency because The Welcome Back Center pro- have to adjust to new proce- ROMs and practice tests. A few 103. News 17 The Thunderword / May 6, 2010 Don’t hide racism, prof says Festival returns with

By ADRIAN SCOTT high school hordes Staff Reporter

Many white college students By VICTORIA SADDLER number one choice Williams use racism with and without Staff Reporter said. knowing it, a professor said The number of students who here last week. Highline’s Outreach Servic- participate in the Spring Fes- Leslie H. Picca talked about es will be hosting the Annual tival ranges from 500 to 1,000 Backstage Racism: How Nice Spring Festival on Friday, May each year, Williams said. White Students Perpetuate the 21, for current and prospective “We sent invitation out to Racial Hierarchy, as a part of students. Highline, Kent, Auburn, Se- the Unity through Diversity “This is an event that is put attle, and Federal Way school events on April 29. on for the benefit of high school districts,” Williams said. Picca is a professor of sociol- students as well as current The colleges and universities Highline students,” said Tanisha that are coming include: ogy at the University of Dayton Chuck Kibbie/THUNDERWORD Williams program coordinator. City University, Seattle Pacif- in Ohio. Leslie H. Picca speaks about backstage racism. Throughout Picca’s presen- Activities will include a job ic University, Bastyr University, tation, she talked about the dif- ing what some of the journal en- invited to a “Wear Your Mexi- and career fair, college fair, sev- Northwest University, University ference between frontstage and tries said. Stash to [a woman’s] Birthday eral college and career-related of Phoenix, Embry-Riddle, Uni- backstage racism and how they One incident Picca brought Bash.” workshops, campus tours, live versity of Washington-Tacoma, are used within universities. up was when a white student The guests were told “if you entertainment, a BBQ lunch, International University of Nurs- “Frontstage racism is in your brought her black friend to her can grow facial hair you are re- and contests, Williams said. ing, Johnson and Wales Univer- face racism, making it more apartment and her black friend quired to grow out your finest Spring Festival gives stu- sity, Saint Martin’s University, noticeable,” said Picca, while was greeted on every floor by Mexi-stash,” Picca said. dents the opportunity to visit The Evergreen State College- backstage racism happens be- white residents. “You could only imagine with representatives from over Tacoma, University of Wash- tween people of the same race. “This was an incident of front- no Latinos were invited to this 30 in and out-of-state colleges ington-Seattle, South Seattle Picca over the years has stage racism,” Picca said, “resi- event,” said Picca. and universities as well as over Community College Bachelor gone to many colleges collect- dents going out of their way to “With the 1,000 journals 40 employers from the area, of Applied Science in Hospitality ing journals from white college greet the black girl to show that there was only one account while attending various work- Management Program, Central students. they weren’t racist.” where somewhat stepped up and shops and enjoying lunchtime Washington University, Univer- “We asked students to write Picca also gave examples of said it was wrong,” Picca said. activities, Williams said. sity of Idaho, Cornish College of anything they come across that backstage racism that student’s “If more students don’t Highline has been hosting the Arts, Art Institute of Seattle, was or seemed racist,” Picca included in their journals. step up and realize these jokes the Spring Festival for 12 years Argosy University, Pacific -Lu said. An incident of backstage rac- are wrong, nothing is going to now. Highline is hoping stu- theran University, and Washing- She was surprised after read- ism was when a student was change,” Picca said. dents will make Highline their ton State University-Pullman. 18 News The Thunderword / May 6, 2010 New clubs cover arts, music, philosophy

By EMILY INNOUVONG The Musicians’ Club is a Tuesdays between 1-2 p.m. to you and how to add one plus Staff Reporter place to “join minds, skills, ex- The Alethia-Philosophy Club one?” Faber said. perience and to meet and work is a place for people to gather As for ethics that is where Highline students have start- with other musicians to better and share their passion for phi- you ask how should I behave ed three new clubs this Spring the world for music,” said Jere- losophy. and what is the difference be- Quarter: Astronomy, Aletheia- my Vajko, president of the club. Alethia means “truth” in tween right and wrong and Philosophy, and Musicians’ The club welcomes anyone Greek and philosophy means “how should I live and what is Club. who plays an instrument and to “love of wisdom,” said Darren my purpose,” he said. For meta- The Astronomy Club is a anyone who wants to learn how Faber, vice president of the club. psychics is “asking if there is a place for “students who share to play. Not only instrument The three main categories god and how do we know.” the passion and interest of ob- base but lyrical and singing. of philosophy that will be dis- Other plans for the club are serving the sky and who are ea- There are no limitations to in- cussed during club meetings are to research and look at different ger to increase their knowledge struments and a variety of styles epistemology, ethics, and meta- philosophers and how they are about the universe’s mysteries,” Jeremy Vajko are welcomed. psychics. relevant to us today. They also said Ali Salim, the president Vajko plays mainly the gui- Epistemology is “how do we will watch movies and discuss of the club. “The club will not one of the officers of the Seattle tar, but said he is willing to help know what we know? How do I their implications. follow the scientific approach Astronomical Society to visit others and bring others in to know I’m standing here talking Club meetings plan to be on to introduce astronomy to stu- and give a presentation. help each other with music. A Wednesdays from 2:30- 3:30 dents, as it may be difficult and Salim said he began the club couple ideas for club meetings p.m. but there is no set date for ambiguous.” to share his passion for astron- are possibly putting together a the first meeting yet. The club will be focusing on omy with others and to change concert or entering a competi- For more information for the more of what interests the stu- the perception of what students tion. Astronomy Club you can email dents, such as the galaxy, solar may already believe. The Musicians’ Club is Ali Salim at [email protected]. system and providing informa- “The fun part in astronomy mainly for networking and who- For more information for the tion of how those work at. is observing; when you observe ever shares a passion for music Musicians’ Club you can email Salim said he plans to take something and compare what and who wants to learn or teach Jeremy Vajko at j.vajko@life. students on field trips to the you saw to the information you others to become better or even de. University of Washington ob- already knew, you’ll feel great,” create a band. Anything is pos- For more information for the servatory and the planetarium he said. sible, Vajko said. Alethia-Philosophy Club you as well the Pacific Science Cen- A set date and time for meet- Meetings haven’t been set can reach Faber at 253-344- ter. He has also arranged to have ings have not been determined. yet but, they are planning on Darren Faber 7327. Numerous scholarships available through Highline

By TORY GORANSON due by May 12; the form can be check dates and don’t procrasti- source. Restropo added that it is Staff Reporter picked up from Teri Balkenende nate.” important that students take full in Building 11, room 203. The “1=60 Foundation” is a advantage of it. Scholarship opportunities “This will allow students to rare opportunity, Suh said, that “You have to play to win,” are now available at Highline go to school without worrying he has not seen from any other Restrepo said. through funds4highline.org. about money,” Balkenende said. The Highline Foundation, But Highline is not the only also known as the “1=60 Foun- way a student can gain scholar- dation”, requires only one ap- ship money. plication per student. That one There is an abundance of do- application gives the student an nors online that can be found opportunity to earn up to the 60 with some searching. total scholarships listed in the Highline student Kevin Suh, aforementioned website. Rod Stephenson who will be transferring to a The May 14 deadline for ap- university after this quarter, said plication entries allows students out, there is also an additional that he spends two hours a day an opportunity to gain money supplemental letter and official surfing the web for available for the 2010-2011 school year. transcript that is mandatory. All scholarships and filling out ap- “There are many types of of these things will only need to plications. scholarships that focus on need, be addressed once to be quali- “I usually set a goal to get programmatic and merit,” Rod fied for all 60 scholarship op- about four to five scholarships Stephenson said, executive di- portunities. completely done every week,” rector of Foundation and Re- Restrepo also suggested that Suh said. “I have gotten a few source Development. students keep a table or file of of the smaller ones and they ac- An example of need-based all their accomplishments and tually begin to add up and make scholarship is the Frank Van- awards so they can be easily re- a big difference.” denburg Scholarship, which viewed. Highline’s scholarships are awards one student $1,000. Ap- She also said to always de- very useful to a variety of stu- plicants must demonstrate some scribe your accomplishments dents, whether they be incoming difficulty in school, a positive in detail to make yourself stand freshman or graduating seniors. attitude in their career focus, out when be reviewed. “I honestly didn’t ever think and proof of financial need. Stephenson advises that if about applying for scholarships Aside from that one example, students have any other ques- to help pay for Highline. I just most of the available scholar- tions about scholarship infor- figured I would wait to do that ships have a very similar theme mation, the Foundation office is when I transferred to a universi- or template, Thomas Jefferson’s an ideal resource to get answers. ty,” Highline student Alan Kim Career and College Specialist Further questions can also be said. Eileen Restrepo said. answered at the funds4highline Both Stephenson and Re- “Writing an essay that can phone number, 206-870-3774. strepo advise that students plan qualify for several scholarships Highline is also offering an ahead and try to get scholarships saves time,” Restrepo said. Academic Achievement Award in before the actual deadline. “Work smarter not harder.” that would grant 15 winners “The biggest problem I see At Highline, aside from full-time tuition waivers to stu- with students is when they miss the basic application packet dents with a 3.5 or better cumu- the deadline for an application,” that must be completely filled lative GPA. This application is Restrepo said. “Always double

3.875x7_GYT10.indd 2 3/24/10 11:09 AM News 19 The Thunderword / May 6, 2010 Des Moines eyeing economic development By DANIEL HOWELL will stimulate the economy by 35-foot rule is the fact that high- developer Majestic Realty was Staff Reporter bringing in more visitors to the er buildings lead to obstructed brought on to develop the site. downtown business district in views for existing buildings. After the financial downturn The city leaders of Des Des Moines. The city must balance the desire of 2008, Majestic walked away Moines are looking for ways to Due to ongoing projects at to expand with the wishes of ex- from the project and the land breathe new life into the local the marina and the field house, isting landowners. continues to sit unused. economy. as well as upcoming roadwork “That’s a political question The city is hoping that will City leaders generally agree on Marine View Drive, the pa- that the council has to wrestle come to an end in the near fu- that Des Moines is lacking in rade cannot be held this sum- with,” Piasecki said. ture. employment and retail opportu- mer. The city is also hoping to at- The Federal Aviation Admin- nities. Another issue that is heavily tract business to a 90-acre patch istration is considering using This makes it difficult for tied to economic development is of land that’s across the street the land to build 500,000 square them to collect revenue from Anthony Piasecki zoning laws, specifically build- from the post office on south feet of office space. business taxes. ing height. 216th street. “We are very excited about Currently Des Moines has the “We are hoping to bring back The current maximum height The land is a former neigh- it,” Piasecki said. He predicted worst tax base of any city with a the parade by 2011.” that you can build in the city of borhood that was bought by that it has the potential to bring population of over 20,000 in the A potential roadblock to Des Moines is 35 feet, but Pi- the Port of Seattle in the 1970s up to 2,000 jobs to the area and state. making this happen is a lack asecki thinks the city should re- because of its location directly lead to the development of more Last month, they held a lead- of manpower on the part of the consider. beneath the flight path, but the businesses surrounding the of- ership conference to discuss city. “The council needs to look at city retains ownership of the ex- fices. ways to expand business oppor- “Relying on volunteers is un- the zoning rules. The issue of isting roads. Currently, federal officials tunities and bring in more mon- realistic, we need a paid staff. building height has the ability to “We have been working with are considering Des Moines, ey, specifically to the downtown The desire is there in the com- cause economic development,” the port for four or five years to Sea Tac, Tukwila, Renton and area. munity, but getting from here Piasecki said. “If you are al- develop it into a business,” Pi- Kent and will make a decision “We spent a long time talking to the end product is difficult,” lowed to build 45, 55, or 65 feet, asecki said. by the end of 2010. about special events,” said Des said Piasecki. you can build for less per square Past plans included bring- If they choose Des Moines, Moines City Manager Anthony The hope is that special foot. “ ing in large retailers Costco and the new FAA office would be Piasecki. events, such as the parade, A roadblock to changing the Home Depot, and California built by 2014.

years of experience in Federal Directors and has served the changed his campaign manager Mayor Way politics. school for many years. to cut costs. Linda has a fund “I understand what is needed “Highline is basically my raiser soon,” said Bob Roegner, continued from page 1 in government and I believe my neighbor and even though the former mayor of Auburn and experience will help,” Park said. Federal way campus closed current Federal Way resident. out three weeks before the elec- Ferrell, the only candidate last year, they are still part of Other key community mem- tion, basically the end of July. with no mayoral experience, my community,” said Park. He bers including former Federal So this election will take place discounted the position as not owns Midway Dry Cleaners lo- Way mayor and Councilman in about two and a half months. equivalent or comparable to the cated on Pacific Highway South Jack Dovey, State Rep. Mark I think it was exactly timely,” new elected mayor position. by Building 99. Milsocia, and Roegner have said Ferrell. “I have lots experience to Neither Priest nor Kochmar Jim Ferrell been named as possible candi- City Council members Ko- draw from, but ultimately the responded to requests for inter- dates. All three have said they chmar and Park are more recent role of ceremonial mayor is not views. He has deep roots. Mike Park will not run. declared candidates and neither equivalent,” Ferrell said. “But with the four in the race raised $70,000 so he is competi- Dovey and former school has started their fundraising full Park is a member of the right now Skip Priest has to be tive. Linda and Jim will have to board member Ed Barney are speed. Both have more than 10 Highline Foundation Board of considered the front runner. show they can keep up. Jim just running for Priest’s open seat.

happy and keep students safe.” ist and air and quality specialist. on the job for 13 years, said he said Chambers who spent a lot Mechanics Quereshi previously worked Quereshi was born and raised is happy to have Shams right of years working in plants, re- at Highline School District for in Pakistan and came to Ameri- along with him. fineries and in the construction continued from page 1 eight years as an electrician and ca in 1987. He has raised a fam- “Every day we have different field as a carpenter and roofer. at Renton Technical College for ily of four children and is enjoy- jobs and I learn something new “I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t mechanic, Shams Quereshi, has four years as a facilities special- ing life here with his family. “I every day,” said Chambers. like the work.” joined the group. ist. He also attended Renton love going boating and fishing Chambers also said he is en- “The diversity and the friend- “I am very happy to get this Technical College for two years with my boys and just spending joying his time at Highline and ly environment around the cam- new position and I hope to stay to receive his building and en- time together and cooking for is happy to still have his posi- pus keeps all of us here at the here a long time till I retire,” gineering degree and stayed for the family,” Quereshi said. tion. facilities department happy to said Quereshi on his first week an additional few years to get Senior maintenance mechan- “It’s a lot safer and cleaner work for the students,” said of work. “I like to keep faces certificates as a control special- ic Will Chambers, who has been environment than a refinery,” Chambers.

tion effectively, they can peti- proved it, it will get sent to the proval, then finally it will be S&A tion the committee for more. Student Government for ap- sent to the Board of Trustees. The S&A Budget Commit- continued from page 1 tee is working with Highline’s administration to help fund ac- “Different budgets are re- tivities that benefit the students, quired,” Mar said. A small club but doesn’t fall into the S&A ju- does not need the same bud- risdiction. This is the same ap- get that the music department proach the committee took last would need to be effective. year. Budget allocations are look- The committee is made up of ing to be close, if not identical, students and faculty. to what has been requested. The Kevin Mar “You need to have a blend of budget is expected to be more those two,” Mar said. There are abundant then previous years left in the fund is used as a kind 13 committee members. The because of higher enrollment of security, so that the money committee will be starting the rates. is available in the event that a final deliberation process soon, “[We are] mandated by code group goes over budget. Simi- possibly next week. to have a certain level of contin- larly, if a group realizes that Once the committee has gency,” Mar said. Any money they need more money to func- agreed upon a budget and ap- 20 News The Thunderword / May 6, 2010 Weekly weather forecast

Polysomnography approaching national certification

By NEELI ABBASI ulty and recent graduates. do get this, the graduating stu- Students at Highline can live in,” she said. Staff Reporter Highline will be one out of dents won’t need to go through complete a polysomnography Bly thanked a number of five schools field training, but can get their degree in a fast-track program, people, including Dr. David Highline’s polysomnography in the nation medical boards directly and which is 45 credits, or via a Brown, a local neurologist who program is on the edge of re- to receive this start working,” Bly said. two-year associate of applied comes on his own time to help ceiving a national accreditation. level of accre- The polysomnography pro- science degree. the polysomnography team; Al- “It was a lot hard work, but diation if they gram has been at Highline for Both tracks have similar re- ice Madsen, who is the dean of we got through it,” said Nicki get the ap- four years. quirements, which are demand- professional and technical pro- Bly, coordinator for the Poly- proval in June. Polysomnography helps di- ing, Bly said. grams; as well as other faculty somnography Technology pro- “ G e t t i n g agnose more than 90 known “Only 16 to 20 students actu- members and her students. gram. this accredita- Bly sleep disorders. Research has ally make it, and this is because For information about the To earn the certification, they tion is not only shown that many heart and re- we want the students to be able program, contact Bly at nbly@ had to submit an 800-page re- good for our school, but also spiratory problems are also to have jobs as soon as they are highline.edu or visit http:// port as well as visits and inter- benefits the students who are in caused by sleep disorders. done and in the location they flightline.highline.edu/polysom. views of current students, fac- the program now. Because if we