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Decision awaited in Graphfpzdl@qtroversyn UU I) accordingto their findings, tbe High- by Ran Del Mar FE 8 1 7 1913 line area is turning out morecomer- ~~,~.iMalartists than The job market can sat handle. The state therefore feels that re- the presentnumber of certified Graph- sult of the proposed phasing outof the ic Arts programs is adequate. Graphic Arts program here. In addition, Spoerl assessed, four of . The problem stems from the fact the other six colleges in the Highline that the Graphics program was never district have objected to the program’s officially approved by the StateBoard appmvd because of increased compet- of Community College Education, al- ition in the students’ job market. thoughithasbeenrunasapmgramfor Justice concurred with this reason- four years, according to Dr. Pat Jus- ing. “It is really not fair to take tice, assistantdean of occupational people’s money to train them for the education at HCC. job market when theywill be having to To have a program approved, the fight four or five other people for the school mustalso send outan alert to the job,” she stated. other six community colleges in the John Amendola, graphicsinstructor, district, describing the desired prog- disagreed. ram. Highline did take this measure. “The job market will take care of “Originally, there was a negative itself,” he insistd. “Quality artistswill response to the program,” stated Jus- always be able to find work. tice. “The otherschools felt that there “We run a tough program.All of our was no need for it.” instructors are working profession- The college, however, went ahead als,” he added. with the program even though there Amendola stated that his only con- was no approval from the SBCCE. It’s cern is with the qualityof work original format was altered slightly in produced by his students, while the the light of these complications, ac- SBCCE likes to judge a program’s cordingto Dean *ofInstruction Dr. success by the quantity of students it Robert McFarland, and Graphic Arts turns out. He pointed out theprog- was modified to associate to another ram’s near 100 per cent employment campus degree program. rate as upholding his theory. This informal survey of regulation The SBCCE, however, also requires requirements led to problems, accord- that at least 60 per cent of the students ing to Justice. enrolled ina program graduatefrom it, “If you run a vocational program,it and with only 15 out of 329 HCC has to be approved by the state ,” she students having completed the course, explained. “ (They) found out that we this requirement has not been met. were running one that wasn’t, so to “Ifyou don’thave at least 60 per cent continue the course, we have tothat get graduating,the state gets on your approval.” back,” Justice explained,“We have to - There isiittle chantxiof mthappen- play by the rules of state;‘? ... iag, according to McFarland, as the “These figures are slightly mislead- college has received verbal indications ing,*’Spoerl countered. “They don’t to the contrary. show thenumber of studentsemployed Approval by the SBCCE is not the before they began the program, or how Onlyconsideration involved in the many were employed before comple- issue, according to Linda Spoerl,visual tion of the program. and performing arts division chair. %ducation is all about doing high The state, she explained, is only quhlity work,” she added. Weruo a looking at their own market survey superior program. Anybody can get when evaluatingthe program and, Cont.onpa((ls3 Student Council advises work study revamp Total funds needed varies with the now due to the state of the general propriation at all communitycol- by Mary Dickinson number of students involved in the budget,” commented Caskey. leges,” Caskey continued. Due to a recent controversy involv- program. Highline, however, is one of General budgetcuts mayhamper ing nearly $20,000, a reprocessing of the few ‘schools in Washington state any alterations, but other methods mayAll recommendations will be consi- :li Workstudy Funds concerning the that is still funding Workstudy outof be possible, the dean continued. dered, according to Sharpe, although ! transfer of Servicesand Activities theSChA budget, asother colleges have the Board of Trusteeshas final approv- I funds into the General Fund is being phased this process out oftheir budget “What I’ve been trying todo for al of all budgets at HCC, considered. systems. several years is to have included as “Theimportant thing is that the Workstudymoney, used to fund “This policy will be hard to change earmark money in the legislative ap- program is funded,” stated Sharpe. student labor,is presently transferred from the S&A budget to the General Fund to match money from the federal

I 5; -0vemment. Highline Code book undergoing scrutiny . A request for a change in thissystem was recently made in a response from The Highline College Student Rights right to privacy of records, which is tionmay be released to parentsor Highline College StudentUnion Coun- and Responsibilities CodeBook has not not in accordance with the federal guardian8 withoutprior approval from cil toJames Sharpe, businessand undergone its required yearly revise- Right to Privacy Act. the student except when the studentis I - )‘finance manager, regarding his memo ment since its creation in 1971, Included in HCC’s standards is the over 21 or is clearly an emancipated

, dated Dec, 3,1980. regulationthat “Academic informa- minor,” The HCSU memo statedin part that Any students whowere not aware of The Right to Privacy Act, though, . “TheCouncil recommends that Work- this, however, can be forgiven, since sees the definition of ‘adult’ -on the study funds be phased out of the S&A the book has been outof circulation for nationwide scale of the age 18, which - and into the General Fund Budget overtwo years. would .bar the‘ release of transcript a five year period, beginningwith the information to parentsof children over 1981-82 budgets, at 20 per cent The rights and rcrponsibilities that age. annual increments.” therein, however, may not apply to the Alao included in the brochure is an The HCSU memo was unamimously present HCC 8tudcat popu&tion, explanation of student misdemeanors approved by the Council in the third This situation should- be rectified, and theit. resultantdisciplinary weCk of January this year. according toTim Kelly, vice chairman actions. of the Student Union Council. As per the rules, Highline Collegeis General Administrativeresponse to “These really addbe published solely respondble for misdemeanors therequest has beenone of “vital again,” Kelly said. “Althoughthe whichinclude academic cheating, interest ,’*according to Sharpe. schooldoesn’t foilow anyoutdated plagarism, or failure to comply with “When the (present)policy went into provisions of thecode book, an updated campus officials in the perlor~~~~~e~ effect, there weren’t state policies or version has to be made available. of their duties, Other listed violations, guidelines to follow;it was an internal Besides, the book. itself calls for a including auch goodim ab lewd con- matter,” emphasized Sharpe. yearly review.” ductandphysice)abnmofbodbother This transfer of funds from S&A to The book fncl~dssregufrtions on ~one’aown,canbeputtheoffender GeneralF”bbasbcrsngohgon8b student# right8 in publlcrrtlan, ~lllbcm- up for crlminrl prolllbcrrtfoa, the WormPr&ram rt8rted ib tbe bly, Q#1 fund-raising activiticbs. ’ . C&bOd)El“dd?d8tbnh Vkhtlnrur”,h midahtiea, rcclordsng to JWSSCas- . “Pll,@ key, (kwa of rttdent aerwic88. tbeaea8r~tm~lb’--’-’

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.... c \ New computer to speak at Highline College “Eventhough he had taken data by Linda Surface processingclasses before he went partially blind, he hadproblems,” Blind and otherwise visually disabl- Pierce explained. “So wewanted to ed students at Highline College will be find a machinethat would aid him. Now aided by an electronic voice in the we are happy to say that he is regaining form ofa newly installed talking his eye sight through an operation.” computer located in Building 21. The computer is equippedto provide The computer was purchased from an opportunity for the blind and visual- the Maryland Computer ServicesInc., ly disabled students tohear the compu- in Bel Air, Maryland. An open house ter read-out,also in spellingwords set at a tentative date will be accessible they can’t understand. to everyone, which will help demons- The machine is designed to offer trate the computer’s abilities. expanded opportunitiesfor the disabl- This will be valuable to potential ed students, while its resources pro- school districts which might want to vide vocational training opportunities acquire it for their own use. It also for all students, according to Renna enables prospective employerstoview Pierce, coordinator of programs for it, who may want to obtain simila the handicapped. equipment for their own handicapped “The computer will enable the blind employees. or visually impaired to increase their employment opportunities in the field “Employersare seeking well- of telecommunication, information trained handicapped people,” remark- management, computerprogramming ed Pierce, “And that’s whythe compu- andword processing,” emphasized ter is so important to our students who Pierce, coordinator of programs for Ed OlWy demonstrates the talking computer whlch will aid the visually disabled. are seeking potential employment.” the handicapped. Photo by Ron Smart In the future, the computer may be The machine will be used in the Data also equippedto provide the blind Processing Program, providing a rector of computer management sys- you print up is spoken right back to students with listings of the school’s chance for the blind to enter and tems. “This ‘voice’ will help to openup you. And it even explains your mis- library books. compete in this field. a whole range of possibilities tothc takes,” she added. The year 1981 has been designated The computer was purchased partly visually impaired students.’’ The computer terminal isset up with as the International Year ofthe Disabl- throughthe Special Occupational Olney, overseer of the college’scom- a screenthat prints out what has been ed. Pierce stated that aseries of Fundsand from the Instructional puter handling, helped to instruct typed, along with the voice to read it programs relating to the handicapped Equipment Funds allocated to the col- Highline student Barbara Harris on back to the student. and their accomplishmentsand uni- lege by the State Legislative budget. themachine during the Christmas The idea of the computerwas adopt- queness will be presented in a consecu- “The electronic voiceis in actuality a break. ed when a studentwho had losthis eye tive order in the Lecture Hall atnoon micro-computer containedin the com- “It’s spacey and unreal,” Harris sight in an accident ran into problems for the next four months. For more puter itself which produces the voice remarked. “You just can’t believe that with the machines in the data proces- information, contact RennaPierce ext. synthisizer,” explained Ed Olney, di- it is talking to you. Every letter that sing classes. 451. Threat to faculty jobs may be decreased by Dixie Rector viewed first as to whether they will be Community College to decide whether Students (FTEs) with thestate only Governor John Spellman’s proposed cut or not, then the instructors will be . a full-time faculty member will be cut. paying for 86;oOO of them. budget may decrease the estimated 60 reviewed. exDlained McFmland. The full-timefaculty members how- “The way we would have to comper ” faculty members whose jobs were in ever, will be able to complete their sate for this difference,” Ed Con1 jeopardy,according to Dr. Robert “We look at the class itself and contracts and work until the end of mand, vice-president of HCC said, “is McFarland, dean of instruction. decide whether or not it is serving the Spring Quarter. to increase the classsize and to “1 can’t even estimate at this time collegea purpose and whether it’s decrqase the faculty. It’s ridiculous.” how much lower it will be, but I do beneficial to the community or not,” The Board of Trustees wiil have the This action would eliminate some of guess that the number may be de- added McFarland. final say as to which faculty members the advantages of a community col- creased,” McFarland said. and what classeswilIbeabolishedThe lege, stated Command. The individual classes will be re- According to McFarland, it is up to board will make somedecisions on the individual divisionsof Highline February 19 and again on March 19, “Those students which need special according to McFarland. attention would be less Iikely to re- “The faculty members have to be ceive it. This is one of our main notified by the endof WinterQuarter,” arguments.The small class sizeswitha McFarland continued, “So the board sufficient amount of instnrctors is Chair, ‘Vice Chair, elected will letthem know by then.” what a large portion of our students look for ,here,n the vice-president The part-time faculty members are stressed. on quarterly contracts and could be to posts by Council terminated if their class is cut. According to Command theplanning However, McFarland stressed that committee has tried not to hire full- by Dan Dickinson Hyers emphasized the importance of some“hobby and general interest” time faculty members to teach aclass student involvement on a college classes may be pulled from the Gener- unless it is in high demand. The Highline College Student Coun- Campus. al Fpnd md be tt;lrrred hto “self- cil elected a new chairman and vice “My main goal as chairman of the supporting” classes. 4~helong range plinning,” am- chairmanat its regular meeting, HCSU council is getting more students a McFarland explained, “The classes mand continued, “has prevented po- January 8, according toBruce Mackin- involved inthe workings of the college, that are not in a program and are the tential problems now. The full-time tosh,coordinator of studentsprog- letting them howabout all the diffe- non-transferable classes may go self- faculty members are usually only rams. rent acitivities and programs on cam- supporting. “he staff member will be hired to instruct a class that looks like David Hyers, second year student at pus so they can find something to get payed from the students fees.” it will be here for a few yearsand is in HCC, will serve as chairman while Tim involved in,” he said. high demand by the students. Itis very Kelly, third year student,will serve his Hyers also said that he is confident Asy staff member with tenure will hard work.” second term as vice-chairman. that Winter Quarter will be a success- be veryunlikely to lose his or her Some faculty members may have to Melodie Steiger served as HCSU ful one for the HCSU. position, according to McFarland. teach evening classes, Command said, chairman Fall Quarter. ’ Hyers movedto Washington after Spellman’s budget is asking HCC to but hehopes that “we will not have to graduatingfrom high school in achieve 94,000 Full Time Equivalent do that.” Okeechobee, Florida, in 1979. After he obtainsa major in Political Science, Hyers plans to join the Army. Kelly graduated from West Seattle High School in 1978. Last year, Kelly served as News Editor and later as Associate Editor on the Thunderword, House of “I’m like a chairman pmtem, myjob has no real added responsibilities ex- cept torun tbe meeting if the chairman Holland (Hyers) is notthere. Otherwise the chairman of the council runs all the Sandwiches, Soup, Salad Bar, meetings.” Kelly and Hyers will serve until the Homemade Cinnamon Rolls, beginning of Spring Quarter, when new officers will be elected. Mackintosh added that some of the items that will be discussed at HCSU meetings include an installation of a pay phone, lockers oncampus, the book referral system and the rewriting and revising of the Students Rights and Responsibilities handbook. The HCSU council meets every Thursday at 1p.m. in Bldg. 8 in morn 201. All students are invited to attend..

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by Randy Akimoto There is still time left to prevent the community colleges, has more stu- up, available without credit. This could proposed 12 per cent budget cutby the dents and fewer openings to face, Students had the chance toair their therefore be put into thekinds of State Board of Community Collegesto Gordon added. classes in thecommunity service opinions on the effects of the proposed take effect, Hyres pointed out to the “This is the largest Winter Quarter category, which are self supporting. budgetcuts at the Highline College audience. ever. Student pressureis very great.” Morris added that next quarter, town meeting on January 27. The Gordon added that students can do Tuition increase of 33 percent are students will find increased tuition and meeting wassponsored by the col- their part to help by making their lege’s StudentUnion Council of Repre- planned for next year but the pos- less selection in the curriculum. opinions known. sibilities of this money corning back Hyres would like to many of the sentatives. see ‘‘The most important thing to do isto for higher education does not seem students and faculty call the legisla- make your feelings known to the likely, according to Hyres. tive hotline at 1-800-562-6000 because A panel, moderated by the council’s le~slators;’ Gordon said. Tbere is also a chance that sup the legislators listen to the callers. Vice chairman Tim-Kelly, answered Former Governor Dixy Lee Ray’s plementary schedules will be made “Let them know about your concerns,” students’questions, which ranged from proposed budget called for $3% mill- available for those atudenta interested emphasized Hyres. the subject of tuition increases to the ion dollars for community colleges, in the Real Estate program. This was the second town hall meet- possible cancellation of the Graphic $105 million short of the State Board’s Morris said individual classes may ing sponsored by the HCSU this year Arts and Real Estate programs. HCC request. also face the axe. Fewer sections in The meeting had an estimated attend- President DrShirley Gordon, Business Governor John Spellman’s proposed Math 101 was an example cited by ance of 75 students, almost twice that -, hhnager James Sharp, Math Divi- budget added$3.7 million to the budget Moms. of Fall Quarter’s event. sion C Ed Morris, and HCSU bringing its total to S399.7 million. This “It will become the principle offirst fa ’ Presidze Hyres, made up the would pave the way for 4,000 more come, first served,” he concluded. The Council considers themeeting to panel. Doug Ewart, Council of Repre- students, still l&viq3S,oOO students In an attempt to hold back costs, have been a success, accordingto sentatives and Presidents vice presi- out in the cold, accordinR to Ewert. McFarland suggested making recrea- Hyres, and plans to schedule another dent was also included. Highline College, like many other tional or hobby classes, like auto tune- fctr Spring Quarter. Fate of Graphics program discussed cont.:

I cont.tnwnp.g.1 populated by a large number of part- cannot afford to be enrolled full time.” the Graphics program. They appraised into the program, but not everybody is time students. Amendoh sgid that the program has the courses according to state criteria, meant to stay in it.” “Students are in various stages of helped many of the current jobholders while students had an opporhtnity to graduating,” he explained. “Some stu- get much-needed promotions. voice their opinions and confront the Completing the program is not for dents are working full time and only Board members. everybody, agreed Amendola, particu- taking the classes they can. The issue of statistics is further . Highline is still awaiting the results larly since Graphic Arts classes are “We serve a need of people who complicated by the unspecific number of this move. of students enrolled in the program. Should the state board continue with The number of Graphic Arts majorson its decision not to approve the prog- the Highline campus is difficult to ram, the college will have to decide pinpoint, sinceinstructors were never whether or notto operate ptogram required to submit accurate records in without approval, according to McFar- the unofficial program, according lo land. Justice. The greatest chances are, he esti- mated, that the HCC instructional “We don’t know for sure how many administration will recommendthat declared majors there are in the prog- admission tothe program be ended and ram,” Justice stressed.“We think that studentscurrently enrolled in the there are about 50. Going by historic Graphic Arts be given the opportunity precedents, the majority of these will to complete their training and receive not complete it.” an Associate of Arts degree. Amendola stated that the statistics “We will try to find quality instruc- are merely an excuse of -the college, tors to replace existing ones, sholdd that the program is not really wanted the current ones decidenot to con- at Highline. tinue,” McFarland assured. - “We’ve been treated like an orphan from the very beginning,**he stated. Justice doesn’t seethis as a problem. “We’ve never had proper facilities or “There are a lot of people who are enough instructors. Our program has professional commercial artists who been grossly mistreated.” are looking for work with the way the Spoerl, however, insists that High- market is right now,” she assured. line is doing all that can be done to save The college will do itsbest to meetits the program, but that the school’s obligations to the student, according to hands are tied. Spoerl. One way will be to help Graph- “It is the desire of the schoolto ics students-become accepted in to retain the program,” she acknowledg- local approved programs. ed. “We are tryingvery hardto keep it, but the State Board is making the Amendola, however, maintains that decisions.” the school’s efforts are a “coverup”. The school ismakinganappeal to the “Somebody decided longago to abol- state on educational grounds, accord- ish the program,” he said. “NOWthey ing toSpoerl. are just trying to make it look good. “The damage has been done. The *We want them to see our high magic has been destroyedand the quality program and the miracle8 we morale has .beenseriously affected produce,” she said. both for the students and intructors in On January 29, two SBCCE staff the Graphics Arts program,” he con- members visited -Highline to review cluded.

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Graphic Arts a PIUS mmmmmmmm or a minus? This issue's pointlwuntcrpoint sec- course to the end makeup a micms- True, the program is not meeting tion deals with the cantrowmy sur- copical .OS per cent of the total by Ron Del Mar the state's rule that 60 per cent of rounding the praposcd cuncel&tion of entries. A far cry from the 60 per centStudents go toschool to learn a students entering a vocational prog- Highline's Graphic Arts program. guidelinethat the state has ruled. trade or professionand when they ram should complete it. The market For story, turn to page 1. complete their they eJPCt for commercial artists is tight right Now some might argue that the 60' nowand there are other schools I to be able to use it in the job market. per cent figure is unreasonable. But wherethe studentscould receive the fact is that every other program The moreProfessional the school OPemteS~the better Pte- their training. at Highline is meeting the percentage However, education is all about requirements. pared the students will be upon 3y Allan Pointer leaving the institution. doing quality work. If the school A vocational.program must be Fewprograms at thecollege level produced the numbersthat thestate able to seme the needs of its am- operate at the professionallevel that required than it would be perpetuat- A lot of discussionhas been floating munity, and putting into considera- Highline'sGraphic Arts program ing mediocrity. around Highline Community Col- tion the scarcity of job opportunities does. To cut anyprogram is a shame, What kind of doctorswould we lege's campus on whether or not the for commercial artists in this area, but when oneof superior quality, like have if 60 per cent of the medical Graphic Arts program shouldbe Highline's Graphic Arts program is the graphics program, is axed, one students were required to graduate? retained. not. really has to wonder whatis going on. What would the quality of our lawyers be if the lawschools had to The competency of theprogram is graduate 60 per cent oftheir entries? not in question. Even an amateur can Quality artists can always find detectan array of professionalism work and Highline's graphics prog- when observing the work produced ram produces qbality artists. It is a by the artists. tough program andonly the best However, the State Bpard ofCom- survive. Almost 100 per cent of munity College Education hassetup graphic art graduates have beee able various guidelinesto which programs to find employment. must stick. One of these rules Understandably the school is obli- states specifically that at least60 per gated to follow state regulations. If centof students entering such a the state tells them to discontinue a program should complete it. program, theyreally don't have much Sincethe Graphic AI?S program choice. was begun four years ago, a total of But maybethe State Board of 326 personshave entered it. Yet a CommunityCollege Education mere 15 have been able to complete should review its criteria for judging the program. a program. Numbersare very impre- ssive, but the only one that counts in Granted not everyone is meant to the end is the successof the students be a commercialartist and somemay in their field. If the schoolcan't offer find out the hard way that theyare in its students the best possible educa- the wrong field. But the total of 15 tion, then they are just wasting the students thathave stuck out the students' time. J HCSU Column (L-:;<.& ~

.Be aware of how proposed budget cuts.will affect you ~ by Mike Healey sentatives that will increase your tui- Also facing changes, or more likely, shows quite a contrast. Based on the tion costs by 33 per cent? It's true, extinction, is thestate's community governor's budget, tuition costs will Tuition, Open Door Policy, and Fi- According to Governor Spellman's college OpenDoor Policy.The purpose increase by 33 per cent, while Finan- nancial Aidare subjects thataffect all budget, this tuition increase will gen- of the Open' Door Policy is to provide cialAid will increase only 9.6 college students like yourself. Ifthese erate $20 million in revenue from access to higher education for those percent. subjects are ignoredand the 1981 community collegesfor the statein the citizens who could notreceive it other- This obviously means that therewill 1 Legislature is left unchecked then you comingbiennium. According to the wise. be cutbacks in students receiving Fi- canrest assured that there will be same budget, community collegeswill It is especially crucial to the non- nancial Aid. So don't let legislators use drastic changes in dl three areas. "get back" only $S million. traditional studentpopulation which increased Financial Aid as a scapegoat And believe it or not, these changes includes low or fled income citizens, for justifying tuition increases be- won't be in your best interest. The remaining$15 million will be put minorities, older and returning stu- cause they just don't balance. into thestate general fund to help dents, citizens without a high school Did you know that a bill has been balance the budget. Simply put, you diploma, displaced homemakers, vete- Hopeftilly Fve made you more aware proposed before the House of Repre- pay more and receive less. rans and handicapped students. of the problems that all -dents are faced with in the near future. Regard- Most,-if not all, of these citizens have less of who you are, these issues will thecapability to be productive and affect you unless we the students unite contributing members of society, if and make'opr concerns known. given the chance through higher edu- A good first step is to call the Thunderword cation.Dissolving the Open Door is Legislative Hotline at 1-8OO-562-6o00, very near. and toask talk to your legislators. Let A specific examplefrom the budget them know how youfeel, because after 4lghline Community Corkgo sannEditor Lee Swth 240th adPacltic Highway South is that we (community colleges) are all, they do represent you. Midway, WA 96031 (206) 8764710 News Editor called upon to enroll 94,360 Full Time Edltor:ext. 292 Equivalent studentsbut are only Business Manager: sxt. 291 budgeted for 81,263. Ithink the figures Ifyou have any qudons, or want speak for themselves. mO?8 &&h,fdftcc $0 Con- hfk8 ' ~mkyut the Student pragtama ofpccr Membcr of the As for Financial Aid, it's not much (Btg 8, room 201) 878-3710, Gxt S37* better. A simple comparison of in- H~crtcp'aofficc hour8 are 12-l:ob p.m, creases in tuition VI. Financial Aid Monday thmugh my*

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Student regains sight after two years what it’s like to be a sighted person and by Sarah Lee “From what I’ve been told, she didn’t blind person, thereforehaving em- say anything about it in school or to pathy with both. Seeing one’s children opening their anybody, but she’s doing better now,” Christmas presents maybe a common he said. The media coverage that Kottsick has been receiving has helped.One occurrence for many, butit was some- Kottsick’sbiggest problem during woman who read an article about him thing Wayne Kottsick hadn’t donefor his blindness was finding transparta- two years. tioa is going to come oncea month to help Kottsick, aHighline student whohas houseclean. Also, a student from the “There were times whenthere were University of Washington is going to been blind sinceAugust, 1978, re- movies thekids would like to go to, or gained sight in one eye after surgery teach hette about nutrition and the circus-but I wouldn’t be able to cooking. shortly before Christmas. take the kidsunless Ifound someone,” “NOWIcan read large print-my eye he recalled. “Lannette is getting kind of interest- is like a cameraout of locus,,nhe Kottsick‘s troublesin transportation ed in cooking instead of just reading explained. were contributed toby the fact that he the instructions,” he noted. Itwasn’t until about a week after the lives alone with his children since his “The kids are probablythe only operation that Kottsick started gettingdivorce. reasonwhy I’m continuing to go to some sight back. He now wears tinted school,’’ he continued.“I want to get to “My biggest problem now,” he work to provide more things for the glassesto protect his sensitiveeye noted, “is figuring out what to fix for from bright lights. dinner and making sure that they eat kids so the kids and I can start doing some things.” “It’s hard to describe howIfelt about it.” it,” the Highline student saidof regain- When Kottsickcouldn’t see,Lannette Kottsick’s future plans includecom- ing his sight. would read or spell out words on TV pleting :he computer data processing “Especially being ablesee to my kids dinners-“most of the time they didn’t nrograxn and gettinga job in that field. When his siet improves, as it at Christmas time, being able to see burn.” them opening their presents,” he ex- Some positive points to being blind in the Tutoring Center were excited might within six months, Kottsick plans to get a driver‘s license. plained. “Now I’ll be able to do more senses of about his regained sight. were keener smell and sound. “Then I have to see about getting a things, for my kids andwith my kids.’’ “The only thing I can’t hear now is “At home, I got a phone call from car!’’ he added. Kottsick’s two chiIdren, Lanuette, 8, our cat walking aroundin the house,” Barbara Harris (a blind student Kott- and Dee J., 4, were both happy about sick tutored) and she was literally in But there are still problems in store he said. “And I knowwhen the for Kottsick, who had has discovered the outcome of their father‘s surgery. of tears,” said Dana Cassidy, HCC tuto- youngest one gets out bed, too.” that his right eye is developing a “Both of them like it (getting his Kottsick added that by being blind, rid coordinator. “And Wayne was so nonchalant. cataract. His left eye will probably sightback) and the youngest one he found ways of doing something so never function againbecause the reti- knowsnow that she can’t get into 4Thuing Christmas vacation, we he wouldn’t just sit aroundand do na is torn. everything without me catching her at took him out to lunch and we knew that nothing. But being ableto see again what he it,” he laughed. “You have to start thinking more. he’d walk in the door and be able tosee Dee J. didn’t really understand what us for the first time,” Cassidycon- couldn’tsee, his children, is more You have ways of solving problems important now. had happened, but Lannette did and you might have when there’s nobody tiQlld She feels that Kottsick’s experience “Now I’llbe able to see them grow apparently wouldn’t accept her fath- available tohelp,” Kottsick explained. up,” he explained. er’s blindness, according to Kottsick Highline students Kottsick tutored has madehim unique in that he knows Origin of Valentine’s Day still a mystery -by Denise Chanez . t ,! ~lthoighSaint Vakntine’s ‘~iyhas been celebrated since the middle ages, its origin is something of a mystery. This holiday may have began as a Roman fertility rite called Lapercalk, held by the vestal virgins on February 15. At a Lupercaliafeast, girls would put their names into a vase and youngmen would draw the name of their “valen- tines.” The matched pair were then considered sweetheartsfor the corning year. Later, the Roman Catholic Church tried to stop the drawing ofnames by substituting names of saints. The youngpeople would spend the year patterning their lives after the saint they drew. This did not go over well, however, SO theoldcustom returned priest named who died on shortly. A shortly. girl shouldmeets kiss any man she February 14, 270 A.D. Valentine was for the first time on the 14, according =COMTWCT There are various ideas about how killed by Emperor Claudius I1 for to an English custom. Another tradi- the meValentine came to be connect- marrying young couplesin defiance of tion is to pin five bay leaves to one’s Fast & Accurate Typing ed with the day on which loverssend Claudius’ laws. pillow and eat a hard-boiled egg filled Term Papers@Resumes tokens to one another. 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4 tee Piper, director of Multicultural Dear Coping, cussed with Dr. Robert McFarland, If a student does not feel comfort- Student Services, is an advocate for One of my instructors gave me a dean of instruction. able following these pro~ed~re~,JUS- minority students who may need a 4 grade which I consider very unfair. At this point the problem is consi- tice suggested that he contactthe friend to help sort out this type of Her lectures are very boring and her dered to be serious, according to counseling center as a first step. dilemma. assignments are not always of great Justice. A female student may find the Wo- A’W’ on a student’s record wiU not value. Is there anything I can do? When it gets to this level, we are in men’s Resource Center helpful as a affect his grade point average, accord- If I withdraw from the class, what an arbitrator position. We cannottake starting point, particularly if the prob- ing to Frances Plackard, registration will happen tomy grade on transcripts sides. The student is asked to put the lem is of a non-academic nature, Jus- office assistant. However, a withdraw- going to other universities? complaint in writing. Once it is on tice indicated. At the center, the stu- al during the first three weeks of Signed, paper we are duty-bound to search it dent will find peer as well as profes- instruction will not appear on a trans- Byron Bashnagel out.” sional hetp. cript. HCC student Justice emphasized that the student Dear Byron, should be aware that these matters are The first thing a student should do, not taken lightly. L according to Dr. Pat Justice, associate “Instructorsusually take these dean of occupational programs, is to kinds of criticism very seriously be- discuss the matter with the instructor. cause. after all, teaching is their Quitepossibly the problem can be profession. C resolved amicably at that level. r Often amisunderstanding or poor “Students the consumers here at communicationhas led to student am Hiahline iurd they have a right to the dissatisfaction. kind of education they paid for,” she e The next step is to take the matter to conQnued. ;the chairman of the department with Stbdents do need to assume respon- . which the instructor isaffiliated. After sibility in these. matters, Justice em- initial separate discusssions with the phasized. Forexample, a student r studentand instructor, the two are should notexpect treatment that is usually brought together for a prob- preferential or different from other it lem-solving session. C students. f Most difficulties are worked out at Above all. students should not let a this level, according to Justice. problemsswell up until it becomes way . Should these measures fail to resol- out of proportion,nor should they “toss ve the problem, the next person to see, theirproblems into the rumor C if you are in a vocational program, is machine,” Justice emphasized. Justice. If you are in anacademic r “After all, we are all adults in an e program, the problem should be dis- adult community.”

Gatto resigns from Council I by Melodie St eiger Steve as an ex-officio contributing member until we couldreinstate him in Steven Gatto, Highline student, has Spring Quarter. Or wecould have Student Code book vacated his positionon the college’s replaced him temporarily until, as in Student Union Council of Representa- the first option, we reinstated him.” tives. The option thatwas taken, however, revised cont. Gatto is no longer eligible for the was to appoint a new Councilmember position,as he is not registered for in Gatto’s place, Hyres explained. This Cont from page 1 “Is it worth iFfothestudent to hav Winter Quarter classes. would bring the groupto its full updated?” he wondered. “The way we understand the situa- working capacity with nine active 1979, when the college simply ran out tion, Steve had scheduling conflicts,” members, he continued. expained David Hyres, HCSU chair- Filing forthe Council positionopens man. “He was ill when he was supposed Monday, Feb. 9 and closes on Feb. 20. to register for classes, and couldn’t get Interviews of applicants are planned to the ones he needed this quarter.” be held Feb. 2426, and a newmember Gatto, who reportedly plans to re- will beselected by the group in a turn to Highline in Spring Quarter, was special session on Feb. 26. from the printing allowances from the , in the process of forming a committee unavailable for comment. office of the Dean of Student Services for the revision of the Code book. The Gatto was a three-month member of The committee to review applicants Jesse Caskey,.group will be made of four students the Council, having been chosen last include Council members Melodie The feasability of expenditures of appointed by the StudentCouncil October toreplace another non-return- Steiger, Julie Strow, Mike Healey, and this nature, however, was questioned Chairman and four other warm bodies ing candidate. He was selected, along Keith Johnson. selectedby Caskey. by Caskey. with three other applicants, to bring Hyres emphasized that any Highline the Council’s membership to nine. student with at least a 2.0 GPA who is TheHCSU Council elected last registered for Winter Quarter classes Thursday to replace Gatto for,the is eligible for the position. Special remainder of the year. notice, will be given to thosewho “His non-eligibility left us with three applied unsuccessfully last fall, and to options,” accordingto Hyres. “We those who plan to return to Highline could leave the position open, with next year.

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c c 9 I osweep or not to sweep?’ It’s a tossup Jack, we discovered,cleans only by Melodie Steiger Buildings 10 and 8, and notall of that, in “You’re doing THAT?” eight hours,a day. That day begins at Well, somebody has to,you think, as 3:30 p.m. and ends at midnight. Any you pound an extra inch of chalk out of remedial math student might logically your all-too-neat jeans andnotice that figure that this would entail four hours your nails look as though they were per building.. trimmed with pinking shears. This, of course, was not to be the After all, custodial services are the case. There is no way, actually, to tell most common jobs in America. how long you spend cleaning one But you notice that nobody ever talks building or even one room, and this is about it. We assume that all our little where we learn the first word of the scraps of life aregoing tobe sucked up custodial A, B, C‘s: by some unseenforce and whisked into a Cosmic Waste Bag somewhere. Our Avoidance pop cans disintegrate on contact, our old food returns from whence it came, Thepicture one might have of a and our used papers shuttle off to the custodianbanging merrily into the Twilight Zone, never to return. classroom, wheeling bag and baggage behind him and totally oblivious to the Andthrough it all, our custodial mess-makers aroundhim, seems to be engineers (“janitors”, to the uncouth) a myth. sweep, wipe andscour their unobstru- We spent the entire evening trying to sive way through our aftermath. decide which classes were in session Take Jack Ellis, for instance. He’s a and wich werenot. When theroom was night shift ‘custodian, seeminglysurg- empty, the job was to get in, clean the ically attached toa large yellow bucket boards, empty the garbage, rearrange on wheels. Jack has been at Highline the chairs, and get out without being for only alittle more than a year, but he seen. Sort of Mission Impassible set to seems to know everyone here. Janitor in a Drum. There’s a good reason for that- he Then we, like pigeons in the rain, cleans up after them. would go scurryingback to ouralotted Asking tohelp Jack outfor a day was custodial hole to await another class not difficult. But it was an experi- closure. ence-we were embarrassed, he was This vulture-system went on all incredulous (in his own way): night, until the late hours whenonly a “Hey Jack?” fewfervent instructors decided to Pause keep class a little past dawn. That’s “Yeah?”(Jack, you see,has the when, sinceyou only have a few rooms left to doand youWANT to get OUT of there, you lose your dignity. It becomes an obsession to get the class to break. You can stand in the halls and bang around, possibly speak- ing loudly of the hour or of faculty evaluations. Driven byweariness, you see the fire alarm as your salvation, but some unseen hand in your mind mercifully stops the action. It is when you are parading by the Jack Elllb and Thundernard reporter track the elusive dust molecules class window with mopon shoulder * Photo by Diana Robinson and loudly misquoting from Hamlet (“To sweep, perchanceto clean...”) that you suddenly realize that this job The meaning of “boredom”was you can turn around and see where is much tougher than it looks. never so truly defined whenlwe found you’ve been-and so can everybody But oh, the breaks... Which leads us that we started the shift with a break, else. to our next occupational hazard... cleaned an unendingnumber of black- The secondphenomenon is the boards, headed off for another break, academic parallel to Peking Man. It’s Boredom cleaned some cigarette butts out of called Walking Chalk. ashtrays and then broke for dinner. Actual solidfied chalk is a rarity. No Custodialclosets were always a It was the breaks that wore us out; matter how newit is, it ismerely a stub source of speculationand rumor in we had to rest from all that rest. of its former self (the dust just sits and grade school. Not that we thoughtthat Which, all in all, shouldn’t have been breeds). anything was going on in there (we that bad but for one fact. They never In keeping with the chalk shortage, didn’tknow what COULD goon in thought to put a TV behind that mys- Highline classes have an amazing lack there) but because they were always terious locked door. of the substance. Author learns the firrsr polnts of gap closed. The C of janitorial service at High- Except for one room. The class, in bagwan dumplng. The janitor would come outwielding line was a tangible enemy, common to Building 10, accumulates chalk like some unexplainable-object that could all of us and hated by a few: magnetsto steel. And, according to just wipe up any third-grade artistic Jack, evenmoving the stuff to another strategy of waiting until YOU speak. splotch. And he would alwayslock the room doesn’t help-it comes back. And he wait.) Chalk will door behind him. An elephant graveyard for chalk, “Urn, wewanttodothisstorycan- So what’s behind that door? Suffice Ten minutes with theseinnocent- maybe? wefollowyouaroundsaylikeTuesday?’’ to say, it’s more interesting with the looking white monsters will leave any- (The quickest road through discom- door closed. one looking like the Cliffs of Dover. I could tell you that we worked our fiture is the straight sentence) And when you’ve got to park your- These are the beginnings of “The weary way up to midnight and stumbl- Pause. self in that exciting space (while Dustless Chalk Mystery”, a true ad- ed home, satisfied at the thought of a “Well, I’m here every day.” waiting for classes to clear out) you venture that left us all walking around full day’s work well done. But when it Pause. find yourself wishing you’d brought like a squad of well-used powderpuffs. came time to clean out the restrooms at “See you then.” your own closet from home. The only neat thing about it is that 11 p.m ......

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come and look in thewindows and by Donna Pearson watch us.” As far as organizationis concerned, Maybe not Dan Ackroyd and John Steiger stated, “Right now we don’t Belushi and the Blues Brothers band in have amanager. It’s really hard to person, butdefinitely able to make you match schedules with ten people.” laugh while you’re enjoying their mus- “We keep ten players to keep the ical talents are the Blues Boys. quality of music up,” he explained. They were a big hithere at Highline “Within our bandwe have two bands. College in the Lecture Hall on January We can set up two bands out of one. The 25. Six of theten Blues Boys band diversified types of musicwe play members are students here. shows that. What we play depends on From a distance Scott Steiger and the type of crowd we’re playing for. Eric Barrettare pretty ,good look- Group B warms up the crowd. They’re dikes for Ackroyd and Belushi; and a derivative of the Blues Boys. aside from mimicking the BluesBroth- “We’re waiting for our financial boat ers :hey are talented and funnyin their to come in. It’s just fun mainly.” own right. “But then again,if we couldtour Las I interviewed Scott Steiger,Busi- Vegas tomorrow, we’d all quit school ness Administration major here at and go,” he added. HCC, about the Bhes B,oys band. (He Is fame going to their heads? tries to keep a low profile; that’s why “To be honest,” Steiger replied, he wearshis black BluesBoys hat “whenwe played Mt. Rainier High wherever he goes.) School’s promotion for theirTolo three “To a certain extent we’re into the weeksago, the seniors rushed tlie mimic of the Blues Brothers, under- stage. We really loved that. Itwas just stated Steiger. We opened for the in the Des Moines example, “Ijust wrote this little song like a real rock concert.” “We play a lot of their stuff, and then field house in 1979. We opened for the last night,” and it happens to be Soul Steiger obviously revealed there is a

from there we play ourown stuff. Rolling Boulders. They’re from Mt. Mun or something. I We’re very diversified. If we have to Rainier High School too.’’ “We try to show our talents, our cut anything, we cut the punk.We hate On August 16, 1980, they were the capabilities,” commented Steiger. it. Wedon’t like disco either,” he main feature band for the Des Moines The BluesBoys consist of Scott emphasized. Waterland Festival. Theirpictures Steiger (leadsinger, plays drums, “People that have never heard the were taken for a Waterland commer- vibraphones, andharmonica), Eric Blues Brothers albumsenjoy our cial. Barrett (leadsinger), Wayne Miller music.” “This was a big ego tripfor us (vocalist, guitarist, songwriter), Don What is their future in staying the because we had never been the main Rose (synthesizer,keyboard), Paul Blues Boys? feature before. We were closed down Rose (alto saxophone), Lee Olds (trum- “Time will tell. We’ll probably stay after sixsongs. The crowd was not pet), Alan Christensen (bass guitar), basically the same. We’d like to keep maintainedproperly by the Des Alan Lamon (rhythm guitar, trumpet), thebZues style because people enjoy Moines Police Departm.ent.” Cliff Ross (drums), and Dennis Fite the music. We can changereally easily, “They weren’t checking people for (tenor saxophone). though.” alcohol, and there was a big disturb- According to Steiger, the band has “Our first priority is good music. ance outside. It just deflated us. We gone through some personnelchanges Quality. All thecomedy is just us,” had been working six months for that since it started. Steiger said. concert. It was deflation city,” he “People that know me know never to Everyone in the band went to Mt. . reflected. take me seriously. I’ve always been Rainier High School. Six of them are “Right now we’re in a holding pat- into the comedy thing, that’s just me. students at HCC, with one member tern waiting for anything to come up,” We basically are not goinginto comedy attending Evergreen StateCollege, he said. though,” commented Steiger. and two attending Mt. Rainier. Steiger admitted their communica- ‘*If X thought it was financially They started out two years ago tion with theiraudience reaction needs soluble I would get into comedy, be- during Steiger’s and Barrett’s senior to be a bit more defined. cause Ilove being in front of a crowd,” year. They formed a Santatut band at “That’s thehard part, defining he continued. “1 kvecrowds. Especial- Sccrtt Stelger school for theChristmas assembly, ly when I have the upper hand. X love to where we are. Peopledon’t want to lot of ego satisfaction in this business doinga makeshift version of Steve dance, they just want to sit and watch. make people laugh.” Martin’s King Tutsong, wearing Santa “Wayne (Miller) is the same-way, a for them. We are more of an act.’’ “We’re still waiting for the girls in stocking hats. real showman.’’ The Blues Boys don’t expect to be the front row to tear off their shirts. taken seriously by what they say, but “Before a show we try to practice We’ll know we’ve made it then.” “After that for the senior assembly they do want to be taken seriouslyfor three times a week for three hours in we decided todo Soul Munas the Blues “As soon as peoplesee us, they like to their music. That’s where they draw Don Rose and Paul Rose’s basement. follow our progress,” Steiger added. Boys. That’s what laid the actual We haven’t been closed down yet. We the line. “Right now we’re just playing it by framework for the band,” explained They quite often claim to have don’t play anything abusive to the ears. ear, as musicians say.” Steiger. writtenevery song they sing. For The neighbors like it on Sundays.They Heats hot on new album; Blondie disappointing by Bryan Jones She tries hard to be like What kind of band is Blondie? This “Havean Idea” by the Heats on ordinary girls. question has been asked-before and Albatross Records. Reduced by How- Add to this a sixties beat, complete AutoAmerican, like the^ groups previ- ard Leese and The Heats. with guitar riffs reminscent of The ous efforts fails to give the answer. Welcome back to the orthwest if Kinks earliest material, and you have AutoAmerican is a mishmash of the you haven’theard about Ft e Heats yet. the Heats. This also makes them ap differentwriting styles of Blondie The Seattle based danceband recently pear to be a 17 year old rebirth ofthe band members.Vocalist Deborah ’‘my released their debut album, Hove an Beatles. Coincidentally, the moptopp name is not Blondie”Harry and guitar- I Idea. ed quartet has a stage appearance ist Chris Stein are responsible for the The album contains 13 songs, none of strikingly similarto that of the bulk of the compositions. The music I which is longer than four minutes. Beatles. ranges from disco to pop to blues. Though the songs are short and many? Though the Heats are reminiscent of Noticably absentthough, is the new the music is first rate. the Beatles in style, the band has a wave sound the band used on the way to Vocalists/guitsrists StevePearson and wonderful sound that isall its own and building a cult following in Europe in Don Short are largely responsible for Havean Ideais a good indicator of that. the mid 70’s. this achievement. Together Short and Blondie seems to have forgotten Pearson wrote most of the songs on the their origin. Gone is the sound which Thtn you’re in the man fbm Maw. album. One of the few exceptions is produced Kung Ftr Girl4 7M Attack of you go out nwtmthg carS Dfuomee ,which is written and sung by tb Giant Anta and Rip Her to Shreds bassist Keith Lilly. and other Blondie near classics. In its you eat CMuaCs, Lincoln8 too, Mcrcurgs and Subaru Though all the songs on the album place we receive a popdisco band, which on occaison resorts to sounding Rest in peace John Lennon. noticably lack sophistication, noneare The grouppceives a lot o? outside clinkers, Each contains simple though vaguely like (heaven forbid!) Abba. The droll lyrics which characterized help on the album. Inaddition to the six profound lyrics. I Don’t Like Your band members, 11 other performers Face, a song which later became the early Blondie materialtoo are gone, An example of this can be found in Rap .can be heard on the album. They group’s first hit, shows the band’s supply string and horn accompani- feelings on egotism: tute, a disco~tunewith mechanical ment to most of the dozcsn songs on the Youth think your pretty. vocals and abysmal lyrics: album. The addition helps to ma8k the I think your queer. Yau drive all night till you 888 0 light simple guitar riff8 and ba8ic drum Don’t wanna bee you. standing neat. rand it comers right down beats the group play8 on each tuns. All the selections on the album carry andIttondamth8~ Future hope for Blondie ir best the same theme-Girb. Most Of the - andoutcomssamonfromMa~ summed up in the chorus of tic& b tunes speak negatively of the females. ‘‘AutoAmerican by Blondis On and you to run H@h: - ~n example of this can be found on Chryaatta Recorda. Produced by Mike but b’a got a ’IlrsWbhllh,butf”on Ordinary Girls as singer Don Short chopman. ond he sWayou AAnA I’mnrOpsnJm laments: After five years of playing together f~m~ohgtobsyowrwmbsrarr, She’s another one of the thhe eat8 yow lurid. as a pupBhdh still mffera fom a A8 if thia ian’t enough the in8ipid To be anyom’a number me Blde SrUritcVy If?&. lack of mulrical direction. poetry ooatinue8: surely mwt move on.

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I., Three Highline presidents set individual styles by Betty Brunstrom Whether or not history creates the Highline Community College after the Those who knew Allan say “he ran a “When I left Highline it was my man or the woman for the times, the instructional phase began. He came to tight ship.” Gordon andFlorence Mer- opinion that she was the most impor- personalities ofHighline College’s Highline in 1962 when it was still ryman, private secretary to all three tant person there,” he said. This view three presidents have left their mark housed at Glacier High School. He presidents, said he had a highly per- was echoed by Hale and Mennella. on the face of the school. Each of the ovetsaw thebuilding of the newfacili- sonal style, one of immense involve- three, Dr. M. A. Allan, Dr. Orville ty, held the pieces together, ‘and nur- ment. Carnahan, and Dr. Shirley Gordon has tured the school througha phenomenal “He knew every nut and bolt of the “Shirley probably fits intothe set his own style duringHighline growth Perid operation,” Hale said. “It was his job to scheme of things at Highline better Community College’s twenty year One of the highlights Allan remem- hold the whole operation together. He thananyone I know. I have strong history. bered about his career at Highlinewas did not delegate muchauthority.” admiration for her ability and commit- ment,” Carnahan stressed. Vincent Mennella, former member the move from Glacier High School to tCAUan was everywhere. He had the In 1976 Gordon took over as presi- of the Board of Trustees, pointed out its present site. He described the trip shovel at the ground breaking. He dent. Her style has been describedby that each of the presidents hadbeen as in which about ten private cars filled handledthings so well and he hadway a the changing times of the college with staff and supplies drove through many as a combination of Allan’s and with words,” recalled Merryman. “He Camahan’s. dictated, “Right for his time.” Des Moines in a parade-like atmos- came in every morning with that hearty laugh.” “Dr. Gordon delegated but she Although Merrymanadmits she seems to be more involved in the could be wrong, she sees Allan’sjob as campus and visiting all areas. Hers isa having been hardest of all three presi- more hands-on approach.” dents, because he was first and hadto “Dr. Gordon sets parameters but is learn as he went. ,sensitive to detail. She’s always pre- Allan resigned rather abruptly in pared and does her homework well,” 1971 after the school had expanded to commented Rank Albin, business in- over 7400 students. structor. ‘‘Ilike to see a presidentwho ‘His letter ofresignation said that it gets outin the community. The role of was time for new prejudices and new the president is enhanced by off- ideas,a timefor some new fresh campus activities.” thinking. “Shirley has movedback where In a telephone interview, Allan em- administrative philosophyought to phasized that he believes in change asa be,” Carnahan stated. major facilitator of growth, then and now. Orville carnahan was HighlineCom- munity College’ssecond president (1971-1976) and his methods were dramatically different from Allan’s, according to Merryman and Allan. Carnahandelegated almost every- thing andmade people get usedto doing things differently, according to Hale. Carnahan said he exaggerated this style in order to achievethe results he wanted at Highline. Carnahan emphasized that his philosophy was and is that decisions should be made as close to the grass roots as possible. During his term of officemost of the building of the lower campustook place. ‘‘I’m proud wewere as successful as we were in getting capital to build the structures aroundthe plaza and re- model the old library building for its present useas astudent services facility,” Carnahan said. Gordon sees her presidency as a The highlight of his presidency, time of increasing demands from the state.Her predecessors andHaleagree according to Carnahan, was his roll in the formation of the faculty senate. He and see her roleas tougher thantheirs came after the process started and felt because ofincreasing budget re- this is a highly effective body. Hesaw straints, it as the establishment of a process Gordon believes a period of program where the faculty and professional evaluation and mching for better staff could be involved in the govern- rnethb b coming to Highline. She is ing of the college in a way that was proud of the bchool’saccomplisb- divorced from theirrole in faculty ments. affairs such as salary negotiations. “Highline has comeinto its own and carnahan indicated that he felt the developed a good‘reputation over the “We have never had a teacher We, phere, horns blaring. Highline Faculty Senate hasbeen more years,” she said. never had a student riot, or merhad Another outstandingevent, in Al- successful than most other such Highline’s future .was summedup by to fire a president orforce one to three presidents as school provid- Ian’s opinion, wm the final aeparation WSS. all a resign,” remarked.Reid me, chair- of the college from the public school OordonhmbeenrtHighlimCom- ing quality education to the com- man of the Board of Trurrteea. system. Morto that, the Community munity College dnce ita inception. munity. He aaw thh and the fact that there colleges were under control of the Aceding to cuarha,it waa ahe who “An institution is primarily what a had been cmlythreepresidentu as. public school system and functioadd did 0- mmey to determine tho faculty makes it and Highline has a remarkable since the avewe tenure not M) much aa institutions of hwer dforrcommPnttycoue~inthe faculty and staff of which it can be of a college president in the state is learning but as adjuncts of the public um.Shewmoneofthetm~chawhhh proud of,’’ Man emphasized. about five years and there wa~im- SChd8. ran tba 00- in the few mollthb g“I’ha faculty and staff at Highline meme student and teacher unrest in Alhn waa on the state cummitt=. befor0 Allra 8rrlvc)o. Community College want the students’ the sixties and early seventies. which wmte the legislation establish- Under Allan, Gardm held the psi- experience here to be as stimulating Tech~iicallyspeaking, Rodney in0 tbe State Community College Sua- tion of dean of curriculum and thenthe and rewarding aa possible,’’Gordon Dr. tm. TO him the birth of the state stated. She then identified the theme of Berg Waa Highline college’s first Pm- dean of imtruction. sident. He was only hem for a short cammunfty Collqe network and the When the position of vice president Highline Colle#e as it begin8 its 20th fubclrioning of those iMtitution8 a8 oped in his admlnibtration, Carna- year aa being, Where people whocare -=&mm&=s co~urritrwaaaI.ndmrrrkintheir make the difference.” grcnrtb. han requested Gordon be appointed.

e HCCArts evolves through three eras first c catl fml resentment 011 the Hllrhliac The coUegc*s musical packed by Gordon Weeks the Lecture Hall for its five perform- As a center of arts and entertain- ”” A Thun&nrand writer ~eported, ances. It vpould be three years before ment, Highline CommunityCollege the official show premieredin Seattle. has had it s share of moments in its “Rock is dying and theworld is better off forit.” And disc jockey Chuck ‘We had the first full opera version twenty yearhistoryevents including of Ch&t Szqmrstolt this side of a controversial figure at the J.w. an outstanding“bootleg” premiere, Bolland, Broadway,” Voiles said. ‘“I’here were allnight pajama dances, theemerg- time and a student here, proclaimed Highline ‘‘a little bit square.” big lines-it was very papulru,” ence of an underground newspaper, There were raised eyebrows that and guestspeakers as diverse as Meanwhile, Highline students were spring when the HCSU film series wailing to the “way-out” Wailersin the William 0. Douglas, Bob Crane, and feahued a “Skh flick” c0M6wt with hippie promoterKarl Moegling. cafeteria at “Get Acquainted” dances, Brigitte Bardot, in the Lecture Hall. The early years (1%1-1965) were described as “a groovy function” Pulitzer prize winning poet Richard times of almost total participation in where girls and stretch pants “were Eberhart and Governor Dan Evans campus art activities and happenings permitttd.” spoke on campus, while the students bv students and faculty alike. Art festivals were held every spring, sponsored a boogie and continued the “We had sock hops in the cafeteria where art, drama, and music students spring art festivals. all the time,” said Virg Staiger, HCC Expression Noxthwest, a quarterly public relations director and a High- magmine, was established in 1973 by line student at thetime. “We were: Highlinestaff members Robin young-the average age was18 and we BUC- Donatd McLarney, Davibsql_) couldn’t go to taverns.” I Dodd, and Betty Strehlau. The concept “Whensomeone startedto do the for the magazine, featuring local ar- “dog” (a dance)--gees, people would tists and free-lance writers, began go crazy.” over a cup of coffee in the college Students organizedall-night pajama conference mom. parties where awards were given fcr Junior Cadillac, one of the North- theknobbiest knees, and hallo- west’s oldest rock bands, perfonned in ween danceswith the crowning of “the the cafeteria in-1974, the Same year 12- ugliest man” The drama department year Highline drama instructor Shir- presented Murder in the Cothedd ley Robertson went traditional with featuring campus instructorswhile her farewell perfofmance, Romeo and some of their colleaguesdisplayed Juliet. their talents in “Freshman Talent “The compassionate cop”,David To- Show Nights.” ma, spoke about his police exploits in Investigator Drew Pearson and au- the Lecture Hall in Febuary of 1975. A thor T.H. White wereamong the lectur- master of disguises, with over 9OOO ers to speak on the campus. arrests to his credit, he was involvedin In 1965, an underground newspaper, a legal battle with ABC over thepolice TheCampusQod,surfacedintheform show Banetto, which he claimed was a like being Liz Taylor’s nexthusband,” of a dittoed sheet that reached student take-off from the old Tomseries. circulation from a strange source. he told the Highline audience. “You know what to do,but how do youmake “Doing the college circuit it more interesting?” “The johns--that’s where they used Two days later, Ron Fields, grandson to distribute them,” explained Staiger, is kind of like being Liz of the great comedian, discussed his who wasstudent the MY Chief Justice William bougl- Taylor’s next ...y ou book W.C. fields by himself onthe presidentthen. “They were really would combine to displaytheir talents. husband campus. biased. The president of the college - The Performing Arts Center also know what to do, but how do Top local bandssuch as Shyanne, used to call me and say‘the Clods out’, opened 1967. Gabriel, Rail, and Child’made andwe would have to run around William 0.Douglas, appointedto the‘ you make it more interest- aces in the Lecture Hall in picking them up beforethe other U.S. Supreme Courtby Franklin Same year the SouthwestKing County students got them.” Roosevelt andauthor of fifteen books, ing?” Art Museum opened on the fifth floor Staiger was also a member of the spoke in the college pavilion thatsame Thunderword8 thepaper the Clod year. 68 years old at the time, he had labeled “the regular rag”, claiming it recently drawn national attention by wascensored and “power hungry.” marrying a 23 year old cocktail wait- The Thunderword struck back, using ress. the majority of its next issue denounc- ing the Clod as “notorious and libel- ous.” Betty Strehlau, advisor of the “We had the first full opera Thunderword then and now, said the Campus Clod lasted about a year. version of Jesus Christ “They endedup breaking up by fighting among themselves,” she said. Superstar this side of “They were just dittoed papers that didn’t get read because theywere Broadway.” under rocks. The Clod dieda sad death.” The students were also into some “We got a kick out of it,” she added. rather bizarre “festivities”, including ’ “It was yeara whenunderground proclaiming April 22-27 “Sex Week.” papers were all over the country. It Activities were to include a pajama was that era” dance, open competition bed races, a The new “hippie”(it was just Hippie movie on V.D., and an uorgy” in the then) culture of the mid sixties began student lounge, but the concept was its infiltration in 1967 with hippie quashed by Highline administration. promoter Karl Moegling speaking ab- Instead, the events were turned into outthe movement to 200 students. lectures and talks, a “lifeless muta- “Hippieism”had originated in tion” as one student describedit. Francisco earlier that year. Administration intervenedagain the kwng about prejudice, the Viet- following year when Dean Jesse Cas- nam war, moderation, and marijuana, key asked for removalof two objects in a student art exhibit. Rather than taking down the two items, an article resembling an American flag and a “I can feel resentment on pair of jockey shorts, students chose to close down the entire exhibit, burning the Highline campus.” a pieceof art in protest. Highline’s Theatre Lab presented Shakespeares fltoo Gentfernenof Vcm- nu in the round in June of. 1969, followed by a student-produced “To- night Show” later that month. Highline got its lirrt tmte &a multi- media event in 1971, when HCC music director Gordon Voilea teamed with the dtanrrr depnrtment to perform the new, controveraid. mdcd ~esw Chrbt Superstrrr. The Show, fMtU-8 dancing, singing, acting, some can music, and a Ibht show, waa also a ‘‘bootle~~’show- Supmtur had just opened on Broadway and there waa no way to acquire the mwical score or the rights to produce it. “A student of mine Compoad it by ear off the record,” voile# explained. “She wmte it down and we performed it. The only way to make it wrrrf-legd wau to not charge for it.”

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Varied sports history graces Highline

by Roger Haight were formed had little problem getting Many fine wrestlers have competed class while going undefeated and un- students to participate. at Highline and some of them con- scored upon- an incredible feat. Highline College athletics, in addi- "1 think many students were athlet- tinued theircareers atfour-year Wallock dominated his opponents so tion to the school itself, have come a ic-minded," he said, adding that some schools such as the U.W. much that some teams didn't want to long waysince the schoolopened had competed in sports in high school pit one of their top wrestlers against twenty years ago. and wanted to continue in college, Bolinger recalls a span of six con- him because it seemed tobe a sureloss, Ev Woodward wasone of the 14 Schedulingof track meets was some- secutive years when the captain df the Bolinger said. faculty members when HCC opened on what helter skelter during the first U.W. wrestling team was a Highline the Glacier High school campus. year, according to Woodward. There graduate. Women's sports broke on tothe Woodward was the entire faculty of the wasn'tenough time to formalize a scene in 1964 with tennis under the Physical Education department. He schedule before the season started, so direction of Marge Command. Basket- was also onan organizationcommittee meets were held whenever they could ball and volleyball were added in 1966. that, in his words, was working to be arranged. design an institution that had the "Things got more organized" Wood- The swimming pool was completed "uniaue features we wanted" without the ward said, "Around 1964. Jack (Hub- on campus in 1967 and a team (for both negative aspects the faculty members bard) and Don (McCowughey) did a men and women) was started. The had .seen in other colleges. real good job recruiting." coach was Milt Orphan. He retired in Track was the first sport introduced He said he thought it was easy to 1978 after the swim team won its to Hime.A track was available at interest athletes in attending a com- second Northwest Community College Glacier, which contributed to the ease munity college, the hard part was Swimming Championship. with which a track program could be competing againstother colleges, like started, according to Woodward. Everett CC and Olympic CC that had Eileen Broomell started out as coach Don McConnaughey was working as been establishedmuch earlier. of the women's basketball team and is an assistantcoach at Highline High currently in charge of the highly School and had time available in the Hubbard's first team lost its initial successful volleyball program. game to the Seattle University fresh- man team, but got its first victory over Under Broomell, the spikers won a Pacific Lutheran's frosh, 81-68. second straight confererne champion- ship in 1977 and a Region If title in Greg Wilson was the squad'stop 1980. scorer that season, averaging 12.6 points per game. Highline played its In the sixties,consideration was home games at Glacier High School Oak Wingof (right) and t~Wetball given to the feasibility of starting a before the Pavilion was constrgcted. player Lew Mootman am honored here varsity football program, but the ex- at the 1966 Spring Awards Banquet. pense and a needfor more facilities cut In the second basketball season, the short the possibility of starting a team. team had an 8-7 win-loss record and In 1967, Don Austin, an HCC grappl- er, won the state championship in his Also, qther teams,such as the U.W. finished third in the conference. The Huskies were already in the area, big gun for the Thunderbirds was Bill weight division, and the team finished which wouldhave limited the crowds. Chatman,who scored 22 points per second overall. The next year Terry game and set a Junior College record Moore also won an individual title and the team placed fourth. Track and field can boast many good by tallying 48 in one game.Chatman hit performers in T-bird history.Ron 22 of 39 field goal attempts and added Anotheroutstanding wrestler re- membered by Bolinger was Ron Wal- Colman was a shot put champion who four free throws in setting the record. went undefeated as a sophomore and Willie Venable was a conference long L I jump champion in 1969. Phil Kastens Highline's present athleticdirector, Don was a record-breaking high jumper in McConnaughey, shown here in 1966. 1966-67. spring, so he was hired part-timeas the track and field coach. Hehas held that In 1968,Joe Baisch won the state position ever since. championship in the two-mi!c run and McConnaughey had three lettermen thetrack team won the state teamtitle on his first team.One of the team in 1969. Mike Carr sprinted to a 9.6 members was Bob Brown.Although he clocking in the 100-yard dash in 1971, had never thrown a javelin before, to name just a few. Brown developed enough during the season to finish in third place in the conference meet. Dale Bolinger, currently the High- line women's basketball coach andP.E. technician, called Brown'sachieve- ment the first outstanding perform-

ance by a Highline athlete. , Brown eventually got a full scholar- ship to San Jose State University with the help of McConnaughey. Recruiting and athletic scholarships were not a part of the sports scene whenthe schoolwas just getting started. Woodward said that the only scholarships for early athletes were Everett Woodward was Highline's first jobs to work at to help pay for tuition. athletic director, and was one of the Most of these were custodial jobs in original 14 faculty members of the neighboring public schools. school. When the basketball team was start- Woodwardsaid he thinks of com- ed, Highline didn't have its own gym munity colleges as a maturation func- facilities for the team to practice in, SO tion which gives students the oppor- the squad had to practice whenever tunity to find out what they wantto do '1 and wherever it could. The afternoon for careers while living at home and &f 4 - jobs helped to complicate matters. paying less money than at a university. Woodward said that the players often Hethinks Highlinehasagoodteaching atmosphere because of the small clas- ses. He calls HCC a 'teaching institu- &ionm opposed to other colleges which concentrate OD other areas.

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From the first egistram tion day on the Glacier High Schm&aqus to its present dh, kdansion, HighlineCommunity Cob lege has grown not only in size but in the diversity of programs. The faculty and staff look forward to challenglng the

Citizens, statf and board members break ground for new campus.

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Highline pioneers remember 1 Betty Reese: a Highline Colllegesecretary and a lot more by Bryan Jones homecomingcluded a danceand other ‘The students I have worked with I festivities. over the years have been wonderful,” TodayCommunity “We usedto get a wonderful turnout she said. “All have been helpful and is a with an for the dances,” Reeseexplained. “It courteous. Ireally grew quiteattached in excess of 10~000 people, but wasone of theyear’s highlights.” to many of them.” CentralServices employee Betty Reese worked with many students Through the years Reese shared her Reese remembers Highline’s modest dudng her years at Highline. home with Highline students in finan- -:A1 -**.a beninnina. lilcu IICCU. Eeese 6egan her job in November of “It was a great experience. X learned 1962 during Highline’s second year of a lot from them,” sheexplained. “Inow operation, as faculty secretary. At that have children at that we and those time Highline’s staff consisted of 32 students have helped me more clearly people. understand the problems my children Each staff member worked on re- are facing now. gistration as well as assigned duties. “Occasionally students that I have “The students used to wait for hours worked with drop in to say hello and it in allkinds of weather to register for is a great experienceto know that the classes,” Reese recalled. “Staff memb- students still think of you.” ers were all responsible for register- Though Highlime has undergone ing different students.” enormouschanges over the last 20 During itsearly years the staff and years the students have not, according students at Highline were very close. to Reese. “Once or twice a quarter the staff “They (the studentdare much the ‘4 and students of Highline held picnics same as they were 20 years ago. at Saltwater Park,” she explained. They’re courteous, polite andabove %tty Rwse today “Then the families of the students and all sincere,” she mid. faculty couldget together without Reese plans on retirement in a few “Looking back over the years I’can’t needing an entire football stadium.” years but concedesshe wili miss think of any.place Iwould have rather At that time Highline activities in- Highline a great deal. worked.” Knutson cites people at HCC as reason for staying the past 19 years Arlynn Knutson, administrative as- “We had no idea that this school “We were excited about the move. works with and givesthis as her reason sistant to the Dean of Instruction Dr. would become this big,’’ Knutson re- We’d come out here everyweekend to for staying as long as she has. Robert McFarland, has been working calls. see how the construction was moving Knutson misses the closeness ammg at Highline since January, 1962. along,”she said. ‘The wholestaff the staff and students that once She started out assecretary to HCC’s henthe school was moved to its helped in the move and when the day existed. first president Dr. Melvin(Pat) Allan presentlocation in 1964 there were finally arrived that we were to move in, “At one time we knew everybody on only 2,000 students enrolled at HCC. we formed a car caravan and all came the campus,” she recalls. Now there are over 5,OOO full time out together.” Overall, Knutson feels that students equivalent studentsattending Highline today are more mature than theywere with the actual enrollment exceeding “At first there were no eating in the ~O’S,regardless of age. facilities oncampus andthe whole 10,000. Knutson has had a lot of fun working )1 II ,’, staff would go down toDes Moines for at Highline. Knutson recalls the movefrom lunch together.*’ “It is just like a second family,” she Glacier vividly. She really enjoys the people she mused.

Highline’s library has changed a lot Griffin sees many similarities bet- since Ruby Griffin, a pioneer at HCC, ween Highline students of todayand . began working here in November of thosewho attended thecollege 20 1961. years ago. Griffin, who is in charge of Library “Somestudents takethings for circulation, recalled the previous Lib- granted though,” she commented. rary, now the Student Services “This might be because it is much Building. easier to enter Highline today than it “It was a lot smaller than our current was 20 years ago.’’ one,”she said. “The old library had Through the years Griffin has had the room to seat about 300 people. The the chance to work with many diffe- current Library has theseating capaci- rent people in the Library. ty for over 900. “The people I’ve worked with have Griffin recalled howstudents and always been helpful and enthusiastic,” Arlynn Knutson staff avoided what could have turned she observed. Tve enjoyed working outto be a tragedy during the 1965 with allof them.” also to and has been secretary High- earthquakethat rocked the Seattle When considering her status as a 20 ~ line’s current president Dr. Shirley area. year veteran of Highline, Griffin said, Gordon, while she was director of Thestudents and staff were very “Iguess I’ve gone a full generation. curriculum. organized in leaving the library,” she When I began here I had two small explained. “As soon as we feltit children. My grandchildren are now Knutson has many fond memories of everyone left in an orderly fashion. that age. Highline’s early days. Originally there Afterword we realized it was rather “I’ve enjoyed working here very were only 14 instructors employed at foolish of us to walk through themain much,” she concluded. “It has been a Highline. This figure has boomed to door with all the asssurrounding great experience.” (e?+ 140 full time instructors. it.” . i + 5,

. ., Bell, .* Plackard registers students -counseling secretary.. recalls old.times 2: . .. . DoreenBell, secretary to of . Registration lines not for Direct* may be fun Counseling Michael Grubiak, ?ividly. students, but toFrancesPlackard it isa‘ remembers her first years of w+g * way of life. She hasbeen working in the. at Highhe Community College:.. _. Registration Department of Highline “X can recall the converted army hut Community‘CoRegesince 1963. . ’ we worked in next to, Glacier High Plackard moved from her parttime Schooi, which was then the location of job in registration tgher full time job Highline College,” she said. ‘We al- that she presiently holds. ways had to go to the school rest room8 to get water for our coffee pot.” She feels that the who01 has grown ~etrcame to HCCin 1~63fwd,’-

considerably since ,. she had started Highline School District. She‘ views ‘ , I .. working. .. herself now as an office mariam aml overseer in the Counseling -pert- “Ilike myjob very much since Ihave ment. a lot of contact with the students,” she “Ienjoy myjob,” she exp-. “1 commented. ‘’”he faculty and staff went and eot my counseling degree 8t seem tokrnuch closer than they were solrttrs Uafversity, but 1’ a my before. We all.’bnvo a very positive jdr .sed tbe place where I work, it’8 relatioqhip.” . horrrsp’aadf~imdly.” *-a . ~la&d 0rCnt’~;tsmythat sbe *ai; .‘lt%bud tothinkof thecol.lqw*a 8ati8fied wf@kh&crorL 8nd moaof a&: beawe il rd&:b’dM empbw, , .-a’-; she enjoys the compatible crew, J

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C it all began 20 years ago- Tiowbridge brings bookstore to current site at Midway

“It it nessed drastic rises in book prices in by Ron Del Mar I was okay until rained,” she remembers.” Then the trailem would her years at HCC. Overall, priceshave Merna Trowbridge, managerof the leak and we would have power increased two to three times since bookstore at Highline College, was failures.” 1962. first hired at the bookstore as a part- “We used to fwre SSO would covera timer in the fall of 1962. She had to put up with the rain for student per quarter,” she explained. At that time HCC was located on the only a whilethough, because soon the “Fall Quarter it took around SlOO.” Glacier High School campus inBurien. bookstore was moved to its fmt site. The campus included a few buildings, The current Geology lab, where the There has even been a substancial however mostfacilities were housed in Tistore was located, wasfortunatly jump in prices since last quarter, portables. weather proof.Not until 1979, when the according to Trowbridge. The first bookstore that Trowbridge construction of the new library was completed, was the book store housed “Students always question the cost worked in was operated from one of of books,” she remarked. “They used these portables. Highline students -inits present location. to think we were pocketing the money which then totalled a mere 510, were served by a combination books- Aside from the obviously improved because theydidn’t understand the torehffee shop. services and facilities, Trowbridge administrative policies. Students don’t Highline was moved to its current feels thet the school is now much more complain as much anymore.” location in the 196465 school year. able to meet student needs than it was Trowbridge recalls having to rent a in the past. The only regret that she has Trowbridgedefines her years at couple of trailers to operate from,for with the school’s expansion is the loss Highline as ‘not dull’. It has been a the first couple of months,because of personal bntact with both students challenge for her and she feels it is a construction of the new store had not and staff that has resulted from the ‘niceenvironment to work in with yet been completed. school’s growth. Trowbridge has wit- equal ly nice employees. Strehlau-trailblazer in news media Remember when. . . students had a sit in at Whether she is teaching classes or enough time to redo all of the work, Highline and is very excited that her the Thundenvovd office and advising the TIurnderrtrotd newspaper therefore we were forced to come out Journalism/Mass Media Program was staff, Betty Strehlau has made.an with a mimeographedpage. We did finally recognized as official program eight students were arrest impactupon Highline collegesince make our deadline though.” . last s rin . joining the staff in 1%2. Strehlau dedided toenter the Thun- ed. Before Strehlau came tci HCC, after &word -in national competions for . . .Highline College existed college newspapers in 1970. teaching for five years at the Universi- in portables at Glacier High ty of Washington, the school newspap- “Icould have entered the newspaper er was practically nonexistant. The sooner, but I wanted to wait until we School. paper had been formed by a student were ready,” she said. the year before Strehlau arrived. The paper was certainly ready. Itgot . . the registration line Though the students worked hard at an award that very first time and has went out thedoor and half been winning ever since. ,’,‘ putting out a paper, they could never way across campus. exceed at putting out anything beyond - In 1974 Strehlau was honoredfor her a mimeograph. performance by the National Council * bobby socks and saddle of College Publication Advisors. She shoes were thething. When Strehlau arrived on the scene was awarded the “Distinguished Ad- the following year,she was appointed visor”. advisor to theThunderword. Since that . the classified staff went time the paper has flourishedand Strehlau’s media program givesstu- never missed a publicationdate. dents a variety of training in all areas on a strike fora day. of the media world. Students are not The paper did have one closecall, as only taughtevery step of productions,

Strehlau remembers. they also get a chance to do them in , . .... class. This is what Strehlau calls her Editor Linda Pollinger “In 1967 somebody stole all of the ‘hands on’ philosophy. Reporters Gordon Weeks, Sarah Lee, newseopy and pictures from our print- Strehlau has enjoyed her years at Roger Haight, Betty Brunstrom, Ron ,-,”she explained. ‘‘There wasnot DelMar, Linda Surface, Brian Jones

[ ~~ Sheppard remembers 1 I Highline 3 early days I Past brings back memories to Smith by Linda Surface .when the administrativestaff all basic- by Bryan Jones Over the last 20 years the registra- ally worked under the same depart- tion staff has had to cope with many Not many people canrecall the time ment. It’s not easy to maintain aschool 3s problems ranging from overcrowded when Highline Collegeconsisted of large as Highline. Perhaps noone classes to personal problems, two buildings, with classes located at NOWshe is still amazed at the many knows this better than the secretary to Glacier High Schciol. That was 20 years differentdepartments located in the director of management systems, “Once a woman called asking to give ago, but it still brings back memories Bonnie Smith. * a message to her husband. After check- to PeggySheppard who is nowthe Building6 which containsjust as many ing all the class schedules we foundhe ~ secretary to the Dean of Student employees in one area as the whole In the first year of operation, regis- no longer was attendingHighine,” .y ’ . Services Jesse Caskey. administration did 20 years ago. tering and keeping recordson students Smith recalled. “Shesaid, thats im- took an incredible amount of paper- possible. He goes here every Tuesday Her first job in-August 1%2, involv-. work. Smith remembers thechange to and Thusrday night.’’ ed counselingand instruction. She data processing, which Highline made IauehInglyremembers the cramped in the early years. I . quarters that the staff worked under in “We were allexcited,” she comment- a erhell building at Glacier Hi@School, ed. Theintroduction of data proces- sing meant the reduction of SeOres of ‘The building that Iworked in must- paperwork. ” .. ‘ve been a chicken coop at one time. because the roof wad; liried with chick- The small size of the school during en wire,” she laughed. We had no the 1960’s made’it much@easier to get runnine water and we were constantly close to the student8 . be- stung by wmp which had built nests all around ua.” “Most of the students knew each other. At that time the staff members The student8 now am,much more knew most all the studente too,” Smith cmaervative and conced about get- OWrVed. ting an education, feels, “Withdm growth of the college, the Being small meant, Hi@line was facultyandataffbavelesscontactrrfth- Unlike today, a number of informal. each other and the rtudgnts. claaam ate lunch and studied on the lam at Glacier High School, the old Shepprd is proud to have been site of the campus, ah8 said. w-g at tbe college over the paat y-8, “mfm )uQhllns became BO we,”

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HCC has grown to the largest CC in the state

by Sarah Lee college in the state d W.shin#bn. It students on September 18,1961, just a which included courses in English was funded as the Kindewen little over a month after the college composition, general psychologyand ‘ Highline CommunityCollege has throw 12th grades, as part of the was authorized by the school board, algebra at Glacier High School. grown from an enrollment of 385 scbool district. according to Gordon. %t tbt beginnin#, we rnered qmlb students in 1961 to becomethe largest Highline Collegeopened its doors to Students attended the first classes ty. WePe seen our Strdenb do well,” single campus community college in Gordon cmpbized. the state in 1981. The planning for Highline began as Highline soon moved to its present early as 1958, when a citizens’ junior site in Midwayby 1964, while the college committee was formed which campus was still under construction. worked in conjunction with the High- Since then, Highlinehasconstructed line School District Board of Direc- a total of 30 buildings onampus and tors, according to HCC President Shir- three facilities off-campus, with an ley Gordon.Gordon served onthe offering of at least 9%) courses per committee during this time. quarter. At that time, a law was on the books that prevented a community college from being built in a county where a With the passage of the Community four-year college or university was College Act of ’1967, the college washi? located. separated from the school district and *. . “People assumed that there was no acollege board of trustees anda need for a junior college,”Gordon governance systemwere created. explained. “Since there was the Un- The idea of the community college iversity ofPuget Sound in Tacoma, the has caught on, according to Gordon. assumption was made that everyone wanted to go to a four year school.” There has-been a general accept- But there was a need for the com- ance of the community college idea. munity college, according to Gordon. Twenty thousandstudents have ex- “We neededa community college perienced the community college ex- because there was a needfor compar- perience,” she said. “The faculty and able programs to allow studentsto take staff that we’ve developed reflect the courses to continue at senior institu- attitude of wanting the student to tions and continue their jobs,” she said. succeed. When the law was changed in 1961, “We help the students to succeed the Highline School District requested “~ rather than looking at reasons why Highline Colbge campus as It looked when the library was under co&&lon. authority to operate the first county they should fail.” Former student was Special Assistant to Maggie Tony Medina, former Thundenvord office help for a temporary firm in As Special Assistant, he made sure Wewore power just 88 he wore his editor, never guessed that he’d end up Washington D.C. for two months. He that whoever wrote or phonedthe suits-with a little rumple, but com- being a Special Assistant to former tlien was hired by World Bank to work senator’s office got a response. Medina fortably. Senator Warren G. Magnuson by “just in the Bangladesh division, also fielded inquiries and complaints “A lot of peoplepoint to Magnuson’s being in the right place at the right At World Bank, he met another to different departments. age andshuffle as a factor inlosing the time.” American temporary who had worked “For instance, banks wouldtell cus- election,” Medina pointed out. “But he * Upon graduating from Htghline Col- on Capitol Hill for acongressman. The tomers about a proposalby the Depart- was outstanding.” lege in 1974, after being editor for the ment of the Treasury that would with- Although Medina is still interested in .\. entire year, Medina looked for sum- hold certain amountof interest for politics, he doesn’t feel that he’ll everb). mer work to fund further education. income tax, and tell customers to write become a politician. “In the fall of 1974, I realized that I to their congressmen.Since all the wasn’t saving enough money for my letters would say the samething, we’d uTo be a politician you have to be goal togo to school,so on a whim Iwent give a single response.” crazy. You also have to have charisma to the Air Force recruiting office,” he and money. I’m crazy, but Idon’t have Before the responses could be writ- money.” recalled. ten, research had to be done, to find Hoping to get accepted into the Air answers to some questions. Theway politics are now, it doesn’t Force Education and CommisionProg appeal to me,”Medina continued. “And ram, Medina joinedthe Air Force. ‘Was the concern valid?Br had it the campaign world is far removed Before he knew it he was in San. sprung out of misunderstanding?What from the day-today political world, Antonio, Texas, to complete six weeks could the Senator do?” saidMedina. working in an elected office.” of basic training. “Weight was given to the mail count BecauseMagnuson wasn’t reelect- Pegged for Airforce Intelligence, he only after we considered the orchest- ed, Medina is now out of a job. ration. Well-funded or small organiza- then was sent to training school, the However, Medina now is back in United States Air Force of Applied tions havethe ability to get members to Washington D.C. looking for another write,” he explained. Crypitilogical Science. job. . - “The school was held in boarded-up “If anissue came up, Magnuson Medina noted that although he has rooms with no windows, surroundedby would askwhat the people in Washing- learned much since graduating from barbed wire,” Medina said. ton thought,” Medina continued. “But Highline, he feels that Highline Col- After graduating from the school, when it comes time for any senator to lege helped give him his start. Medina worked for the National Secur- say yea or nay, the mail counts only as ity Agency, an organiuttion he de- one factor that he needs to consider.” “HCC gave me the opportunity to Magnusonwas an “outstanding” work in a positionof responsibility (as scribes as being the same as the CIA. ’ony Medins Meanwhile, Medina had changed his senator, according to Medina. editor of the T-word ). That’s an , major to philosophy. employee suggested that Medina, still “It’s ashame that most people didn’t opportunity I would not have had if I “Ididn’t think couraes in Journalism registered as a permanent resident of know how much he cared about the had gone to a four year school. “Low-key people, many overachiev- trained studentsto think or analyze Washington state, send his resume to little guy,” Medina emphasized. topics,” he explained. Washington delegates. Some people may think that Magnu- ers, tend to be overlooked elsewhere. After his discharge from the Air- As a resuit, Medina was hired to son was getting too powerful in his Here (at Highline) had a chance,” he Force, Medina worked as temporary work for Magnuson. position, but Medinadisagrees. concluded. City Councilman praises HCC’S professionalism by Linda Pollinger the focus to go into the communica- cember of 1979, he was re-electedto the .-_ tioni field,” he added. ‘$1took political council for a full four-year term. Many success stories have been told science; drama, and communication about formerHighline Community He is the Chairman of the Finance classes and I-ked myself how could I Committee andis a member of various Collegestudents and SeattleCity combine them all. So I picked com- Councilman Norman Rice is no excep- other committees. munications because it covena large 661 thin^ it (~CM011 commitcier) b a tion. area.” When Rice movedto Washington very good poddm to bo Ln “1 Rice transferred to theUniversity of learn a lot,”Nee strCslrc#d, WeWt to state in the late sixties, he wasn’t sure Washington in 1969 andreceived a B.A. what he wanted todo with his life be IBVOIV~ia a lot oi d*im* in communications. In June of 1974 he “1 feel very fortunate to be on all except that he was going to return to completed a Masters Degree.inPublic college and get a degree. thesecommittees,” he said. “I’ve Administration. worked on all major policy committees The councilman chose to attend HCC After working at KOMO Television in the fall of 1968 and remained until that face the city except for energy. It News as a news assistant andeditor for has helped me grow and learn.” spring of 1969. the 11 p.m. news, Rice decided that he “Ichose to go to Highline because I wanted to be a participant in social Rice feels that community colleges wanted to go to a school that was apart issues and not an observer. Hefelt that provide a wide opportunity for stu- from the urban extreme,” Rice ex- by working as a reporter he would be dents to learn an occupation and offers plained. “Ialso felt that all of the on the outside of the public issues and this advice to all Highline students. teachers had a high degree of profes- that by getting involved in government ‘This is the last chance for you to sionalism.” he could help the people directly. sample everything so you can see what The former student wrote for the Rice was elected to the Seattle City it is that suits you best,” he mid. Thunderwotd while he attended HCC Council in December of 19# to fill the “You should go into the college open and also took some drama classes. unexpired term of Ph llis Lam here. minded and curiow and if you do I “It wm at mhtlnc! wbmI redly got When the term was {inhhed & De- think you’ll BU~,”Rice concluded.

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Politics meet love in Rep’s ‘Born Yesterday’

Born Ywterlay, stardry Rk Mun- down tohard learningSoas tO“caPtum chi, John Prococcino, and Nora his heart through her brains.” Mcbllon, is playing at the Seattle Act two opens two months later with Repettory at the pIoyhousc thmugh a more sophisticatedand educated Mamh 6. Billie Dawn reading classic literature by tinda Surface and listening tosymphonic music. Verrall arrives and starts to correct A full iiouse gathered Tuesday night her, while she rattles off definitions at the Seattle RepertoryTheatre to see and sayings. Then the general attitude the smashing play, Born Yesterday. In turned into an expectantone as Verrall an apt coincidence, the play is staged poetically claims thathe would rather exactly 35 years from when it debuted be a peasant than Napolean whose in New York. selfishness destroyed many innocent On February 4, 1946, the curtain people. The similarity between Harry opened at the LyceumTheatre in New Brock and Napolean was an obvious York City with the Broadwaypremiere one, and Billie Dawn finally opened up of the season’s smash hit comedy, Born her empty head and began to realize Ymterduy, written and staged by Gar- what was happening. WhenVerrall left son Kanin. Within a year, the success- and Brock camehome, she accuses ful play was giving audiences barrels him in a flippant way of his selfish, of laughs andshots of political morali- dishonest ways. Brock lashes out rurd ty which boosted JudyHolliday, then a strikes her across the face,forcing her youngunknown, to Hollywood and to sign some illegal documents. Sob- theatre stardom. bing, she exits off of the stage, slam- The ludicrous schemecombines a ming the door behind her. love story, a situation comedy, and a The final act drew to a climax as political intrigue, showing the shrewd Billie Dawn and Paul Verrall snuck dealings of our nations capitol. into Brock‘s apartment, attempting to The curtain opened Tuesday,reveal- steal the documents, which wouldfoil ing the shadyJunk iron magnet, Harry Brock,his crooked deals, and his Brock, whose wheelingand dealing ‘ political cronies. The papers wouldbe with the politicians bringshim unend- published by Verrall himself. He left ing wealth and luxuries. His selfish, after proposingto Billie, whowas egotistical attitude is aimed at grab- waiting for her final confrontation bing a monopoly on the nation’s junk with Harry. Her big mouth spills the market. beans and Harry has Verrall brought Brockbrings his mistress, to his apartmentby one of his Billie Dawn with him to Washington. sidekicks. Only with Verrall’s artful Her dumb blonde stereotyped image and clever words did they escape to coupled with her uneducated,loud, freedom with the documents. smartmouth is the source ofthe The performers handled their parts comedy in the first act. Her urigraceful with ease and expertise. Billie Dawn manners and flirtatious ways among was playedby NoraMcLellan, who was the more classy, sophisticated politi- suitable for the part of the slightly cians is a sore spot to Harry. He then sexy, empty-headed, brassy-mouthed sets about to hire a suitable teacher blonde. Harry Brock, the boisterous, ’ ’. who would educate Billie to waysof the uneducated, male chauvensist pig was social climate of Washington D.C. The portrayed by Ric Mancini, whileJohn satire resulted from Brock’s prime Procaccino depicted Paul Verrall, the choice who wasa young D.C.journalist innocent, shyand slightlyclumsy jour- named Paul Verrall whose innocent, nalist. One actor who outshinedthe boyishcharms caused Billie to fall others in order of their acting quality head overheals for him. When he acted was Lowry Miller, playing the assis- disinterested in her, sheset herself tant manager to Brock,Ed Devery. His

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Drama, stage band host Lyric benefit

ancePagard sang Z Could be Huppy adorned the wallsof the Cove, were advertisiw aspects of the organiza- stage. The facility will also be readily with You, followedby Pat Frawley and auctianed off at $lo-$=each. availabletioa. to Highline and community Patty Schorch performingthe amusing The main purpose behind the benefit S&olar&,ips for stage crew posi- dramaticactivities. It’s Never to Late to Fall in Love. was to raise money for tJaree of Lyric’s tions in the Lyric Theater Summer But accordingto Lyric general The bigger-than-life felt marker projects: scholarships, a theater, and program will be awardedto 10 stu- manager,Judy Door,”The theater will drawings by Graig Anderson,which the pubIic relations,marketing, and dents, giving themthe opportunity to be a long time coming.” ‘Twain’ alive and .smoking at Highline

29 -in the Highiine College Lecture His performanceranged from Hall. Too bad not many people were humorousrecollections of theac- there to see it. tivities of Clemens’youth, through There was a fair turnout at the 12:OO discussions of the benefitsof smoking, pm showing. Not so at the 8:OO pm profanity and other plhures as well show, which exactly eight people at- as complaining alot. tended. 7 TI“’ discussed matrimony“ “I b .I “It’s hard to get evening turnouts. married and then shereformed me and Whoever is there deserves a good then I reformed hef%wearing-“It’s show, whether it’s eight peopleor two not the worditself in profanity, it’s the hundred. It’s hard not to get panicky spiritbehind it”-saddles-“You when you get stoney silencewhere you might as well sit on a shovel” -and’ normally getgood laughs,” he com- horses. mented. “The horse and Ido not get along. I Moeller continued, “Irealize that the need an excessivelygentle horse. No . small turnout at HCC was mostly due spirit whatsoever.” . to thefact that it does nothave a town Other comments were, “Icame into that is centered directly around it as the world with Haley’s comet and I many colleges do that publicize such intend to go out with it. They’ll say, college activities.” ‘There go those two unaccountable Bill Moeller’s home is Centralla, frauds.”’ Washington, where he is now mayor. Bragging about himself, hemid, “I “Ifoolishly ran for mayor and got like to collect compliments and then elected.” Being mayor allows him to do take them home to my family and tell about twenty-five shows a year. them.’’ “Ihave beenin amateur theatricsall Twain thought smoking was wonder- my life. In 1973 I expanded it. Two ful. “One cigar limit is no protection at years ago Iquit my job and have been all. Ikept getting larger cigars. Young working part-time and full-time as an children of 25 try to tell me what a good actor since,’’ Moeller stated. cigar is.’’ During the performance “Mark “It’s a terrible death to be talked to Twain’’ managed to chain smoke death,” he said as he introduced a ten cigars for the entire hour and ahalf. minute intermission. The stagesetting consisted of a Moeller’s presentation of Mark carpet, podium, rocking chair, a table Twain was quite entertainingbut it did with some stuff on it, and and's round lag a bit during the last half hour right- coat rack with an umbrella. afier the intedssion. His costume also consisted of a He closed with, “Goodnightto you @I -1 blondish white mustache,eyebrows and may you alwayskeep your youth.” and wig.

***************.***********Yhk************* appenings ***+**jt** Black Track *.. See Pink... Dream-Wonder ... The documentary film Z Sholl Moul- Valentines Day, an event featuring der before I Shall be Take3 ,a study of hearts ‘n candy ‘n cards, and probably The videotapes Ugacy of a Dnam black ancestry,will be playing at noon some pink food in the cafeteria, will and Steuie Wonderwill be playing from and 8 p.m. in the Lecture Hall on have it’s1981 premiere on February 14. 9-2 in the student lounge on February February 9. 10-12. Trunk in Asia... Beslde Bundy... Abets Day,.. . Ba&g;aes “Trekking in the Himalayas.,.A Ann Rule, author of the Ted Bundy Pqp... The school day of February 16 has Journey toNepal” will be discussed by baok ?7m Stranger Bedde Me , will A performance of ‘mom Bach to been canceled in favor of Presidents Bob Stahl at noonin the LepreHall on &SCUSS writing, Tesearch, BIlil publish- Fbp,” featuring: muleat soloim, will Day. So do something presidential- February 12, ing at 8 p.m. in Building 26.213 on be prelrented’at noon in the Lecture take the day off. February 6. Hall on February 20. Old Folk... Home Fashion... Poet Talk... “Images of. Old Age”, a special An interior design workshop will be exhibit showing the changing picture Duane Niatum,’ poet and former held from 7-10 p.m. on February 18and of older Americans,will be on display editor of a Native American literature 19 in the kcture Hall. Register with on the fourth floor of the campus series for Harplsr Row, will read at Helen Wolf, ext. 368. library until February 20, aoonbtbcfRcttwHillcmFeBlluuyil. F.buuy 6,locll thunduword -13

At the Movies 'Shrinking Woman"c0medy for all ages

llu Irrc;mW& Shrinking Womon Grodin's character, though, has a lot stuniryt Ufy Tomlin, Chtufa Cnn;lin, to be desired. He is so soft-headed and and Hene Gibson & cunwrtly pluying easy-going that the character could ut Aumm Village, C'mssruudg, Tot6m have been nonexistent. His lines are so .. . Lake cinemu, Lewis & Clark and the silly that they make him look like an VLY TOMUN IN AN EPIC COMEDY WT~clnam~. rt madPG. idiot. The plot is moving right along when, by Linda Pollinger swoosh, down the drain goes Tomlin. The audience is then grossed out when The possibility of what couldhappen her housekeeper stuffs egg yolks, by using household chemicals has been bacon pieces, toast, ect. down the brought to the screen in Lily Tomlin's disposal and turns it on for a minute. new comedy ThC fnc&i6& Shrinking Luckily, for TO&, the housekeeper wornon. is called away to the door. Unfortunatly, the comedy lacks a What seenu ULe a logid situation , certain "umph" that would have made for a minute person to get into turns it a hit. The movie concentrates so into a neurotic plot to "shrink the much on situation comedy gimmicks wori&" and slapstick humor that would have A fanatical doctor (Henry Gibson) made Lurtemc and Shirley look good. kidnaps Tomlin and takes her to his PatriciaTylor (Lily Tomlin) pore laboratory to be used as a guineapig. trays the "typical American house- During all this time, herfamily wife" who has-become the victim of believes she was grinded up in the household products which are adver- disposal and they give her a funeral in tised by her husband's (Charles Gro- the backyard. din) company. While Tomlin isheld incaptivity (in a From the time she noticesher finger- hamster cage), when she is befriended nails are shrinking until she falls down by a gorilla and they plan "the great the drain, Tomlin makes use of her escapc." Soon everyone is chasing the predicament in the best way she can. gonlla and Tomlin (who is hanging on Instead of freaking out, the "shrink- to its collar like a flea). ing woman" takes it all in stride and From this point on the movie gets ends up a heroineadmired by the cornier and cornier until there is entire world. nothing left forthe audience to dobut Tomlin's miniature world includes snicker. living in a dollhouse, putting bacon ona It seems that the writer could have griddle as if she was dragging 10 foot thought of a more inventive ending, strips of lumber across the ground and but as the rest of the movie shows, it is having a nonexistent love life. not her style. -e movie could have survived if the Tomlin finally escapes from the I writer (Jane Wagner) would have tyrannical doctorand his clan, and omitted such corny scenes like "the cornier than corn. Shrinking Woman. ends up shrinking down to nothing. In general Ifeel that the movie has a There is no sex, no violence andvery shrinking woman" appearing on the Wagner should have let the movie Mike Douglas Show and having her great deal of gdclean fun in it and if little foul language in this comedy and end here, but she had to put one more you want to get a few laughs outof a it would be a good movie to take the +de in a shopping cart through a corny scene in, and believe me it is grocery store. show, then go see the The Incredible kids to see.

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4 by John Tate There are currently eight menswim- the state high school 100 meter back “It’s verydifficult tocompete mers and six women swimmers. stroke and freestyle, Antonio Bruni, against four-yearuniversities, they With two tournaments left in the Hathaway said it takes about25 swim- Alan Schmidt, Craig Wetzel andJohn have four years to groom their swim- regular season, the T-Bird swimmers mers to make completea team. Macdonald. mers and we have only a short two are preparingfor the Northwest Small The men are led by captain Steve The women &reled by captain Jamie years,’’ Hawathaway explained. College Championships tobe held here Ingalsbe with strong support from Durham with Debby BuWf, Vicky Highline has the unique distinction at Highline, February 27 and 28. freshan Dennis Swanson, a national ChON fnri SherbCk, Becky Van- of being the only community college in The T-birds will be competing high school All-American fromRenton derschelden and Roberta Herring. the state with a swimmingprogram. against the likes of Central Washing- High School. Swanson fiiished off his In earlier meets, Hathaway was Hathaway, in just his third year, has ton University, Pacific Lutheran Un- high school career by winning the state pleased with the T-birds’ showing. At proven his program works. Mark Am- iversity, Western WashingtonUniver- championship in the 50 meter free the Husky Relays, competing against berson, a 1980 Highline graduate, has sity and theUniversity of Puget Sound, style. the University of Washington, UPS, the stepped right from Highline’s swim which finished fourthin the nation last Otherperformers include Andy University of British Columbia, Simon team to the NCAA ranks of the Univer- season. Strasser from Mercer Island High maser University and the University sity ofWashington. Hathaway expects “We’re not bad, butto really compete School,who finishedseventh in the of Idaho, the T- birds finished fifth. more to do the same in the future. with four-year universities, we need state high school 200 meter freestyle Also, Highline placed sixteenthat the more swimmers,’* Coach AndyHatha- last season, Paul Craig from Bellevue prestigious U of W Invitational, which way explained. High School, a second place finisherin featured universities from all around Highline has a meetat the Evergreen the nation. State College onFebruary 10. Highline women defeat Clark - record now 7-2 by Steve Wafters dished out six assists, said that do it very well.” - Highline avenged a recent lossto Centralia by ambushing theTrailblaz- 1 everyone gave 120 per cent, but they Coach Bolinger said that he was Highline College’swomen cagers just &me up short. pleased with the first half but the team ers67-36 Jan. 21 in the ’ Highline QT-., overcame a first-half deficit to defeat The team tried new things and they was not able to sustaipthe lead in the Pavilion. Clark Community College 73-61, Jan. didn’t work. We tried breaking the second half, which theywere out- After trailing 9-10 early in the game, 31, to give the T-birds a 7-2 won-lost zone press against them, but we didn’t scored 41-27. the-T-birdswent on a rampage outscor- record in divisional play. ing the visitors 47-10 to lead 56-20 late Sophomore Tammy Bailey canned a in the seconds half. season-high 24 points (12of 19) to pace Armstrong said that the T-birds the visitors as Highline outshot Clark were ready for revenge and psyched 47 per cent to 36 per cent. themselves up for the contest. Coach Dale Bolinger said thatHigh- “We hustled real well,” she stated. line led 33-31 at halftime, but trailed “This wasn’t anything like the first most of the game until then. game.” “In the secondhalf we fell behind at Tonight the T-birdshost Centrdia in 42-43, and finally caught up,” he com- thePavilion at 7:30 andthen Clark mented.We stayed ahead after that tomorrow at 5:30. and led the rest of the game. We got contributions from everyone. Bailey had a real fine ball game,” hc added. Late results Julie January scored nine and De- bbie Borland added eight in the vic- 1 2- T tory. Sue Armstrong,Jackie Bjorn- Highline 20 63- 83 Olympic 26 24- 50 strom and Gayle Petersall contributed six each. The T-birds turned out to be poor hostesses on Jan. 28 when the Grays Harbor Chokerscame to Highline Pavilion onlyto be subdued bythe home team, 78-43. For Sale , Bailey,recuperating from abroken I finger, tossed in 19 points to lead the home team, who outshot GH 39 per cent to 32 per cent. After leading 19-16in the first half, HCC outscored GH 21-6 to take a 40-22 lead going into halftime. The second half was almost all Highline, as the T- birds outscored GH 38-21. Also contributing to the T-bird win were Armstrong (seven points),Berg- strom (eight rebounds), Borland (se- venpts.), Davidson (seven pts.) and Peters (eight assists). Bolinger said thatPeters had gooda all-around game, “She and Patti (Davidson) worked well together. Bergstrom wasn’t in there very tong, but when rhe was, she was dynamo on the boards!” he said. The Lower Columbia She-Devils handed Highline their second league defeatof theseason on Jan. 24 by putting on a second-halfburst of scoring to down the T-birds 81-67. Bailey and January scored eight points points each in the first half to give HCC a nine-point leadat one period. But they could not hold onto the lead for long as bwer Columbia ral- lied to even thescore at 40 by halftime. T-bird playmaker Kelly Lyon8, who

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Thunderbirds eliminated from playoff contention

by Roger Haight on a pass from Reese Radliff, and during that period was a pair of free Harbor hit all its foul shots and kept Three consecutive losseshave ended Radliff followedthat with two free throws’ by Radliff and two basketsby control in the final moments of the any chances Highline had of reaching throws at 324 to give Highline a 31-20 Doug Hale in the final minute. game. the men’s community college basket- advantage. From then until the end of Radliff was the game’s high scorer Highline traveled to Clark CC in ball state tournament this season. the period, Grays Harbor outpointed with 24 points. Jeff Valentine poured in Vancouver Saturday possessing a 3-4 The Thunderbirds beat Peninsula on the T-birds, 186, to take a 38-37 14 second half pointsand finished with won-lost record and in needof a January 21 to raise! their Region I1 halftime lead. 22. Terry Renner scored 14, Hale hac victory to keep its playoff chances record to 3-2, thenlost to Lower alive. Columbia, 704, Grays Harbor, 82-77, Clark hit 52 per cent of its field goal and Clark, 82-66. attempts to 37 per cent (27 of 73) for Highline traveled to Olympic CC in the T-birds. Two normally good shoo- Bremerton Wednesdayevening. See ters, Hale and Renner, each onlymade late results for the score. Prior to the one field goal, and Valentine, who was Olympic game, Highline’s won-lost sick,made just three of 14. Radliff record was 3-5 with four games re- scored 22 points to lead the squad, and maining. Leo Dickens registered 17 points on Tomorrow night will be the final seven for 13 shooting from the field. home appearance of the season for Kevin Houghland of Clark led all HCC The T-birds take on Centralis at scorers with 29 points. Healso grabbed 7:30 in the Pavilion. 10 rebounds. Highline plays at Peninsula Feb- Clark was ahead at halftime, 32-26, ruary 14, and concludes the season at andoutscored Highline 50-40 in the Lower Columbia February 18. second half and wasnever threatened. The Thunderbirds’ downfall began In a sense, the final three games of against Lower Columbia January 24. the season will be the most difficult for LC eked out a five-point victory that the T-birds. There is no outside rnotiva- easily could have been reversed had tion to help the team get ready for its Highline not shot so miserably from final game, according to Harrison the foul line. HCC converted just nine The three Region I1 losses for High- out of 23 free throw attempts. line prior to Saturday’s loss to Clark Against Grays Harbor,Highline were by a total of 12 points. Centralia worked its way to a 25-12 lead in the was undefeated in regional play when first ten minutes of the contest. Good it topped the T-birds by two points on shooting, smooth execution offensive- January 14. ly and a tough defense paved the way to Coach Fred Harrison called that the lead. The T-birds used a variety of game one of the two turning points of the season. The team played an excel- lent game, according to Harrison, and had it comeout on top, the team’s confidence would have been boosted a great deal. Instead, it was a very tough loss to take. The other important game, Harrison said, was the loss toLower Columbia in which Highline missed 14 free throws while losing by five. That game pretty much sealed the fate. of the team. “It’s beena frustrating season,’’ Harrison commented. ?

Late results , 12 T Highline 47 60- 106 Olympic 2s S9- 85 HCC: Boere 2, Radliff 29, Valentine 10, Dickens 14, Renner 6, Sampson 10, Hale lS, Fokkema 8, Bergquist 12, Turcott. hoop Olympic: White 11, Marti 4, Larson 14, Rtrese Radllff goes to the against Randall 6, Grays Harbor. mer12, Bergsma lS, R. Olson 5, Payne 13, zone defensesin the first half, and did a Throckmorton, King 1, Ulin, Judd 4. good job of sagging around the ball Shooting: HCC, fg s3%; ft 77%. Olympic, fg when it was passed inside. 47%; ft 60%. Rebounds: HCC 41; Olympic 43%. With six and a half minutes to go in catalyst during that stretch,scoring 10 In the second half, HCC led once at. the half, Jeff Valentine scored a bucket points. The only scoring for fIiebline 50-48, but Grays .Harbor got the leads back shortly .thereafter and never Featuring: + relinquished- it. Trailing 7443 with ’ - 550 to go, the T-birds ran off nine straight pointsto get within three at 74- United Way fund 71. Wilson hit two free throws for GH, ~ L Paul Craig raising costs are less than but Valentine also made two free shots. ’ with 35 seconds left to keep Highline” 4(c Der dollar-far less than within three. the cost of separate Paul Craig is one of the top swim- Hathaway enter him in events wherev- The T-birds were forced to foul inan .. fund drives. merson the 1980-81 Highline swim er heis needed. attempt to get the ball back, but Grays’ learn. The freshman from Bellevue Craig was recruited by Highline and High School broke nine records during WashingtonState University out of his high school career and was four- high school. He was given a job as a time participant in state competition, lifeguard at the HCC pool to help pa) ;I Craig never finished lower than fifth for his tuition and other expenses. HE in state competitionbeginning with his jokes about the lack of glamor in thc sophomore year, and he was compet- job and said, “I’ve learned how to sleet ing in Junior National competition with myeyes open,” when he was a high school freshman. A music enthusiast, Craig enjoy! He advanced to Senior Nationals as a playing guitar and singing, sophomore. Next year, he will be transferring tc He considers his best events to be Central Washington University to con’ the 200-yard medley and the 1Oeyard tinue his swimming career and tc backstroke, but his ability in a variety studycomputer sciences and elec, of eventsdictates that Coach Andy tronics.

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by Meg Walker is projected to be completeendthe by our day classesand began offering The Central Washington University of February. evening courses.” extension service allows Highline stu- Therelocation of Highline’s Central ‘‘1 think we will be able to serve dentsto obtain a degree from the Washington University extension of- women students much better,” stated The former NormandyPark Elernen- senior institutionwithout attending fice has resulted in a new berth for Colasurdo. “Wewill have more divided tary School at 801 SW 174th, leasedby classes at Ellensburg. HCC’s Women’s Programs services. space for different functions. The Highline, has been converted to house Among the prolprrms offered are The area, a trailer located between bottom line is to expand choices for the service, having almostthree times degrees in Business, Law and Justice, Building 22 and the southparking lot, women by making information avail- as much space as HCC’s trailer, with Early Childhood Education, Account- was vacated by CWU on Dec. 15 when able to them.” five offices and eight classrooms in ing and Educational Administration. the university’s on-campus facilities use. were transferred to Burien. Limited space for the CWU program, however, was the reason enabbn The Bunen branch is also develop- The facility offers a much more ing additionalevening Classes ad cenbralirtd lomas for the program, sahvday seminars, and may add a according:to Olson, and should have 110 leisureservices programfor the adverse ef‘fects 011 the 315 studenb elderly. presently enrolled. Aside from the Highline area, the ‘We still offer several business edu- new office will coordinate the Ft. q’ cation and continuing education clas- Steilacoom, Edmonds,and Everett > ses at Highline. And now we are still area’s extension programs. only six miles from the campus,’’ he Meanwhile, nodecision has been explained. “Westill work cooperative- made yet concerning the empty form- Former trustee to direct ly with Highline and have a very nice er Women’s Programs office in Build- Highline Foundation relationship.’’ ing 6.

by Dixie Rector “Reid’s job is to develop the Founda- Former Board of Trustee member tion. He’ll be initiating projects, get- aA financial aid wokshor, will be held Winter drama .Productions me BOY- Reid Hale has taken a new position as ting board members together and just Feb. 11 in theGold Room at 3:OO friend Interested studentsshould call - the Director of Development of the getting the Foundation active,” James p.m. in Building 4. The workshop will Ed Fish, music instructor at 878-3710, Highline Foundation atHighline Com- Sharpe, business and finance manager assiststudents in filling outapplica- ext. 435 or Dr. Christiana Taylor, ~ munity College. explained. - tionswhich must be submitted by dramainstructor, at ext. 279 for the According to Hale the Highline According to Sharpe, this will be the February 15 for the College Scholastic March 5 opening. Foundationhas in thepast been a first time that the non-profitorganiza- Service. “legal proficiency.” tion will be active. He explainedthat if a person or The Foundation was createdat High- organization would donatea large sum line in an effort to promotefund Those intersted in joining the hiking of money to HCC, instead of the money raising projects in an attempt to help clubfor a free Mt. Index hike must.Highline Will be represented at the traveling into Olympia and “maybe” support the college, stated Sharpe. signup in the Student Programs of- Southcenter “Tribute tQ Tukwila” bus- having it return to the campus, it can “It’s easy to starta foundation,” fice, Building 8, room 201 beforethe iness and industry fair this weekend. go directly into theFoundation and into Sharpe stressed, “Allyou have todo is Jan. 31 hike. The booth will be staffed with a HCC’s budget. go through theright steps andwrite up faculty, advisor, and student represen- “The Foundation has been dormant a constitution. tatives of various divisions at High- for the last nine years,” Hale con- “The hard thing to do is to find the line. The fair will be held Friday 10 tinued, “I’m just gearing it up for a right person to direct the department @An experienced banjo player is a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 long pull.” and to organize the projects.” needed to perform in the Highline p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. $5’ A Retirement ,Pension Fr0.m A Part-Time-Job?

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