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Men's soccer Inside Kingham Arts Page 5 comes back to are firstin Campus Life, Pages 2-3 Opinion Page 4 the Blend division Puzzles Page6 See page See page 7 News Pages 1,9-12 5 Sports Pages 7-8 The Thunderword Oct. 19, 2006/Volume 46, No. 4/Highline Community College Happy harvest inDes Moines New college trustee sees position as challenge By Robert Lamirande staff reporter Athis firstBoard ofTrustees meeting Tuesday, Michael Re- geimbal kept up withan agenda that leapt from democracy to student programs to next year's budget. "It was fun,"Regeimbal said with a tone that indicated he re- ally,really meant it. "It was ex- citing." - -Regeimbal previously served on the Highline Foundation and is the newest member on the Board of Trustees; he is replac- ingMike Emerson, who retired from the board. The board is comprised of five people who —are appointed by the governor they provide plans toencour- age Highline's progress and Alicia oversee its operations. Mendez/Thunderword Regeimbal, who has pre- Market customer purchases sweet potatoes a vendor Olsen Farms Potatoes. ADes Moines Farmers from for sided over the Rotary Club and the chamber of commerce in the past, said he was ready for something new. Farmers market ending first season "Been there done that," Re- geimbal said. "I've enjoyed it, and it's been a lot of fun. This By set apart Alicia Mendez inits fivemonths of operation. More than 70 percent of the To themselves from is something Ihave not been in- of the local markets, the Des staff reporter "First off, the opening vendors are farmers, while oth- other volved in, so it's kind of a new market has been an incredibly ers sell everything fromcrafts to Moines market featured live challenge forme." The Des Moines Farmers solid start. Average shopper plants tochocolate. music each week. The music The worldofcommunity col- varied from local Hawaiian market has enjoyed a fruitful count is over 800 shoppers a Most oftheir farming vendors a leges isn't completely foreign to first year, participants say. week," market organizer Wend- are certified organic growers. group who taught the audience Regeimbal. He's had experi- Spring, — The market started in mid- ie Dyson said. Vibrantly colored apples and tohula dance, toCharlie ence as a student. June and continues through Oct. With an average of 25 ven- berries are for sale; bouquets of a guitarist who played at the Regeimbal attended Yakima week, 28. Open each Saturday from dors each the market has flowers beckon tobuyers; fresh market once a month. Valley Community College af- of to fillstalls and, even- 10 a.m. to 2p.m., the market has a variety farming goods vegetables ter leaving the Air Force. He frpm allover Washington. tually, shoppers' bags. drawn nearly 15,000 shoppers offer See Market, page 11 continues to support community colleges to this day. "I think [community col- Security redirect smokers to smoking areas leges] are great versus a class with 300 people where you just become a number," he said. By while ago. would prefer that people would Jocie Olson "Right now we are enforcing "There's many people who do So far security has not had smoke inthe areas," said student staff reporter [the policy] through advising," fine in a class with 300 people, any problems. Lynsay Skoog. said Richard Noyer, supervisor but there's a lot of people who "It's gone very smoothly," Many students said that they Highline is now enforcing of security and safety. enjoy smaller class sizes and Noyer said. wouldn't mind smoking in the the smoking policy. Instead of writing citations, more individualized instruction. Some Highline students don't designated areas if there were The smoking policy states security is letting students know Iwas one of those." about having to smoke in more of them. that a person cannot smoke where to go and also that there care After graduating from Ya- the areas. "[Maybe] ifthere were more within 25 feet of a public en- is a smoking policy. designated kima, Regeimbal obtained a really doesn't matter to of them closer to where my trance. "Ibelieve what the school is "It degree inaccounting, which he The policy is being enforced doing is a good thing," Noyer me just as long as I'mnot late to my class," said one student. because of complaints received said. Even though he believes Page page by college officials. that it should have happened a "I'm a courteous smoker. ISee Smoking, 12 See Trustee, 12 Campus Life The Thunderword/Oct. 19, 2006/Page 2 CSI: Nursing program opens more slots By Simone Snow staff reporter Highline's Nursing Program is now able to accept nine more students than inprevious years. HIGHLINE The Nursing Program trains students to become registered nurses, and can be completed in Trespasser arrested one of two ways: students who are licensed practical nurses A man was arrested for (LPNs) can enter the program trespassing on Oct. 17 by Des for a year, while students who Moines Police for violating an are not already LPN must be in admonishment. Trespassing ad- the program for two years. monishments are warnings that The addition of new spots are issued by the police. came from the State Board for Technical and Community Col- Campus ciingers linger leges, when they gave the Nurs- ing Program a high-demand Two juvenile males were grant, which goes to support Nicholas Dolan/Thunderword seen were in and out of the li- popular programs that allow stu- Instructor Barbara Smith, who is the Nursing Program coordinator, teaches class. brary on Oct. 12. They had dents to graduate and instantly been walking around campus be eligible for a high-wage job. classrooms."ilassrooms." The program also had to be more tobe done. for several hours. They were The extra places in the pro- Last year, there were 197 ap- expanded to include two more "Iunderstand itis only a drop already plicants beginning gain bucket compared asked to leave. gram have created an for 44 nurs- local clinics where students in the to the even higher demand. ing slots, and 41 for 18 LPN to hands-on experience. demand," Smith said. "Ihope "Things are a little bit more RNspots. This year, there were However, since the nine ex- that in the future we can find a Bathroom disturbed crowded," said Barbara Smith, 274 applicants for 48 beginning tra spaces are only going to be way to increase further, but the Nursing program coordina- spaces, and 59 for 23 LPN to available forthe next two years, complexity of doing that makes A middle-aged man was tor, said. "We had to get larger RN. Smith said she feels there is still itimpossible right now." causing a disturbance in the men's room of the library on Oct. 16. He was asked to leave •Brown Bag Lunch Hour: procrastinating. The event will Waiver available and complied. College and Stress Manage- be inBuilding 6,room 151 and &*:• ment, Oct. 18. Faculty Coun- willlast from noon-1 p.m. Students can now apply for Door alarm tripped selor Thressa Alston will be •Quick Steps to Career De- Highline's Academic Achieve- &••*:: leading this workshop, which cision Making, Oct. 25. Lance ment Scholarship for Winter focuses providing tools to Gibson willlead the final work- of Two juvenile males were on Quarter 2007. and help students find causing a disturbance in the li- students to help them minimize shop a Applications are due byNov. place starting place for planning their brary on Oct. 16. They left us- of stress. The event willtake 15 and should be turned into the Week workshops in Building 6, 151 from career. The event willlast from Student Development ing emergency doors which se- room Center in p.m. noon-1 p.m. Building curity had to reset. Des Moines are wellunder way noon-1 6. •Discovering and Using Police were called to the area. Your The Counseling and Ca- Learning Style, Oct. 19. Pa- reer Center is offering a series tricia Haggerty, who is also a Co-Opportunity Youths get tricky word of workshops for Fall Quarter faculty counselor, willhelp stu- 2006. According to an e-mail dents discover how they learn. Cooperative Education Two juveniles were served distributed byHighline counsel- The event willbe taking place admonishments on Oct. 17 for or Kathy Day, the workshops are from noon-1 p.m. in Building To be or not to be... and causing distur- loitering a designed to help students "[fit] 19, room 203. d^te^m The Breeders Theater inBurien islook- bance on campus. the pieces of the pie together for •Decreasing Your Procrasti- f!gSBL&f& mS for a PAIDperforming arts intern for / i successful experiences in [their] nation, Oct. 24. Patricia Hag- December 11-February 4. 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