Y Survey says: No new student center By Evan Eeck Most students who were sur- Staff Reporter voter‘s e’ection guide veytd did not even know about inside page 3. thevote. Some said theyhad Election draws 12 candidates 8, ‘. I A slight plurality of Highline heard a rumor about a mysteri- By Paris Hansen position, which does not al- students arc not in favor of pay- vote no, 30 percent said yes, 20 ous fee and some kind of new StaffReporter ways happen. ing a$2.50 per credit feeto help percent said they won’t vote, building. The electionsare scheduled build 8 new student center, ac- and 10 percent were undecided. “Ihaven’t heard anything,” Voting for Student Govem- to take place May 19 and 20, cording to a survey taken this The student vote will deter- was a common response. mentelections begins next but Student Governmentoffi- week. mine the fate of the plan to E- Several studentswho arc week. cials say they are considering One hundred Highline stu- place Building 8 with a newer, graduating this year said that Six positions are open and having the website open all dents wert asked how they will larger facility. If students say they are not willing to impose 12 people are vying for a seat vote in the May 19-20 vote on no to the newfee, backers of the in government. At least two the new student center.Of those proposal will have to start from people are running for each See Vote, page 16 polled, 40 percent said theywill the basement again next year. See’Center, page 16 Jewelry program counts down the days until it ends for good By Tracy Fischer Staff Reporter The end of the Jewelry Department doesn’t seem to be making its students very happy- “We’ve been ignored and forgotten,” student Don Peltier said of the jewelry program. “The maintenance sucks.” He said the building these students work in has not been taken care of for years. They take their finals with dim lighting and broken equipment. Theseare the last few weeks of Highline’s Jewelry Program, which was canceled by the college last summer. College officials said the expense and complexity of the program were not i worth it. The Board of Trustees decided that the space in Building 3, which is be- Photf;,by Kirk Elliott Highline Security officers typically ing remodeled this summer, couldbe bet- Jewelry program student Chris Telford completes a clasp for a brace- don’t carry guns, but Des Moines Police ter used for other classes. do. DesMoines officers are called in the Students say the program has been let. This is the last quarter for Highline’s jewelry program. event of any serious crime on campus. ‘valuable to them. The setting of diamonds, rubies, sap- that you get a taste of every aspect of Command’s decisionfollows aseries Peltier, a second year student from phircs, emeralds, and amethysts is only working with jeweliy while in this pro- of gun-relatedincidents at schools Panama, explains that when hegoes to part of what he docs. He has WOWwith gram. Even though this is Telford’s first around the country,the most recent being interviews, employers .gem to be ex- gold, silver, and platinum, and even docs year, he has grown a passion for working .*+ aforementioned COIO~~CIOtragedy in tremely impressedwith how he has been wax carving. Peltier has turned aspara- with jewelry and has already had three which 15 pplewere killed. trained and also with his knowledge of gus, roses, and lace into silverand even The collegehas had no gun-related in- jewelry. People on campus have pur- leather intogold. cidents in ttcent memory, although other chased and worn hisjewelry. cks %!ford, a first year student, says See Jewelry~r~gram,Page 16 state schools have. 1 Marta’s Morhent ........p age 6 InsIda “Why are there so many of them, anyway?” See page 3 Index . News..........,p ages 1, 13-16 A~...................pages 6-8 . Opinjon ................~~s 4-5 Brie~.................,....p a~2S~j~rfs)................~~~ Q-12 Campus Life.....pages 2-3 Stampalia..................p age 3 Crime Blotter. ..........page 2 Thinking Out Loud....p age 4 Ed Cornman do..,....p age 5 Voter‘s Guide ...........p age 3 L .... c Tll8 Thunderword Sill moves on with new strength Sill excitedwith structor at Highline. "Tom Sill is a great teacher, "Tom Sill is a new position at it's too bad that Highline has failed tosee this," said a former great teacher." Christian college student of Sill. --Former As a result of being denied By Sarah Sechrist tenure, Sill has several sugges- student of Sill Staff Reporter tions how facultyand adminis- trators should evaluate otherfac- pus community and correct There is a happy ending for ulty: their own failing. Evaluators Tom Sill, a Highline accounting "Evaluators should conduct should cxamine the evidence instructor. After being dcnicd meetings in a professional man- and not use personal motives, tenure earlier this year, he has ner. At my final meeting with religious or nwlticultural dis- accepted a position at North- the Ienure committee, oneeval- crimination in making deci- west College, in Kirkland, start- uator spent his time picking sions.', ing in the Fall 1999. through a large bowl of M&Ms Sill is looking forward to the At Northwest College Sill and making a pile of 15-20 yel- unique Christian-based, 60-acre will be the business department low ones in front of him, while I campus overlookingLake Tom Sill program coordinator. Consist- was speaking. Iwill forever re- Washington. ing of 250 students, their busi- teaching classes through Spring member this committee as the He is excited about teaching ness department offers bache- Quarter of 1999. Tenure is the M&M Tenure Committee," said a four-year curriculum and pur- lor's degrees in general busi- status of holding a position on a Sill suing his doctoratein business. ness, business management, permanent basis andis granted "Evaluators should be based "Highline has been a benefi- non-profit administration, by a committee consisting of on how effectivelythe instructor cial experience, and Ihave met health care administration, qd teachers and administrators. supports the needs of students many excellent people here, stu- computer systems engineering. Highline officials have de- and the campus community," dents, faculty, and administra- Even though he was recently clined tocomment onSill's fail- said Sill. "Evaluators should tors alike. Iinvite everyone to refused a permanent position at ure to gain tenure. first exa,mine their owninterac- come andvisit me at Northwest Highline, Sill will continue Sill has been a popular in- tions with students and the cam- College. Thanks," said Sill. coming year. cision and three equipment re- May 7. A new co-advisor, Fred Cap- quests until May 26. The awards went to Karin estany, has also been hired to The panel pushed backa de- by, Lianne Lindeke,and Tere- work with ErinBurley. cision on a Tutoring Center re- sa Britt,all students; Diana Britain and U.S. quest for $4,OOO to cover budget Bender, faculty; and, Sandra Is- overruns. Also left undecided abel, a community member. compare colleges were equipment requests from Bernie Hayward is an ex- Drama, the Thunderword and Evening child care change professor and expert on the track team. hours to change the United Kingdom. He is from The committee approved a Evening Childcare is still Fabulous five Wales. $266.77 request from the Thun- available for Highline students, The. topic of discussion will derword to senda reporter anda faculty and staff with children are chosen be a comparision of British and photographer to coverthe wom- from toddler to kindergarten Team Highline's search .for U.S. Community Collegepro- en's fastpitch NWAACC tourna- planning to attend the Summer its new membershas come toan grams. ment in Portland. Quarter 1999. Registration is end. The presentation will be held A motion was also passed to now in progress, Last Friday, five new stu- in Building 13-105, on Tuesday create a sub-committee to ex- Summer Quarter starts on dents including: Sarah Howell, May 18 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. plore criteriaof the contingency June 21 and will run for 8 Richard Maclean,Kim Nichols, If you have any questions please weeks. The hours will be 7:30 Josh Sicbenaler, and Miyoung contact Sara Chaney at 206- Women's Programs a.m. till 2 p.m. Monday through Tran werenotified they are now 878-37 10 ext. 37 1I. honors five people Thursday, no childcareon Fri- part of Team Highline's busy Three Highline students, one day. staff. S&A almost done faculty member, and a woman Current hoursare Monday to With two returning mem- The Service and Activity- from the community each ac- Thursday 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and bers, Amy Studley and Esther committee heard last minute cepted Extraordinary Ordinary Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kihuga, Team Highline will contingency fund requests on Women awards at the Spring Fall Quarter 1999 registra- consist of seven members this Wednesday, but delayed one de- Festival Communitv Dinner tion will start June 14, 1999. You don't have to DO You HAVE property. .. .'d;imp*d:#on . .. QUESTIONS? Dumped hh'whnoticed on'Des Moinescity property . 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