~~ - I volume 42, issue 21 Highline Communitv College Foundation hosts magical ni Senate budget BY LAURENPOLENSKE 8 StafReporter boosts ‘e Highline’s Foundation made magic Saturday night, taking in $50,065 at its third annual buildings fundraising event. year’s even&Believe in This BY BENJOHNSTON Magic, was held to raise money for scholarships and emergency Staff Reporter . funds for students in need. Highline’stands to see up to The Foundation surpassed . - last year’s tdtal of $48,000 and $40 million for capital im$6vei- exceeded its goal of $50,000. ments and renovations in the “Overall it was a very excit- 2003-05biennium, according to ing event,” said Mark McKay, the proposed state Senate capital Foundation director. “It wasn’t budget. just +n auction, it was a-perfor- But, the Senate’s operating mance. We wanted to give them budget spells cuts and realloca- I more then just a meal and a tions, similar to Gov. Gary chance to spend more money. Locke’s operating budget. It’s important I thank the volun- The state Senate’s capital teers.” budget proposal gives $419.4 The Foundation gala was million to two-year colleges held in the Emerald Downs ban- statewide. This covers nearly quet room, wNch was decorated every project in the $449 mil- [lter and lion request submitted last fall ,en? w F, -. by the State Board for Commu- ente,red they nity and Technical Colleges could make a donation and re-- (SBCTC), and exceeds Gov. ceive a balloon creation made Gary Locke’s proposal of by Vern Warmbo, Foundation $349.4 million by $70 million. member. “It (the Senate capital bud- While enjoying a gourmet get) is an exceptionally good meal, gala guests listened to the budget for the community col- sound of the SEattle Choral leges,” said Highline Vice Presi- Company singing selections dent of Administration Laura from Phantom ofthe Opera. Saunders. The next event featured co- It provides construction medic magician Vaclav Havlik. funding for Highline’s child Mavlik started his show by care and higher education cen- bringing Highline’s President ters, as well as $5 million out of Dr. Bell on stage. He presented an A-list fund reserved for re- her a rose conjured from a nap- Photo by Adrienne Hughqs pairs and renovations. kin, transformed with a flame .Highline President Dr. Priscilla Bell was the magician’s assistant at the Foundation gala. Although this proposal and a snap of his wrist. He then sounds enticing, nothing is for poured her some wine in a levi- sure just yet. tating glass. “Nursing is something I have “The student testimonials raised $15,650 alone, included “All we’re looking at right Kicking off the auction were always wanted to do, but in the were wonderful, very heart- 22 items ranging from a black now is a committee request,” students Brandi Shoaf and past my addiction got in the way warming,” said community Tahitian pearl ring, to a night of Saunders said. “It is scheduled Elizabeth Davidson, telling per- of pursuing this dream,” she member Sally Loman. entertainment with Highline for action on Friday. But, we’re sonal stories of how Foundation said. McKay also believes student president Dr. Priscilla Bell. getting everything we wanted.” money helped them. The second student speaker, success stories make a differ- Gala guests were excited to ’ However, proponents of the Shoaf is a student-in the Elizabeth Davidson, was able to ence in the turnout of the talk about their ties to Highline, legislation are already assuming nursing program and is graduat- buy her books with the help of fundraiser. fond memories and their support passage of the bill. ing from Highline in June. Her the Foundation. “It’s just wonderful,” he said. of current and future students. “We’re not just building for education depended on scholk- “I didn’t have the money to The Foundation’s Fund the Susan Goegebeuer, presi- the sake of building,” said state Bj ships from the Foundation. buy books. They can range Dream program raised $13,650 Shoaf spoke about conquering from $100 to $200. That might in donations ranging from $50 her drug and alcohol addictions as well have been $20,000,’’ she to $2,500. ~ See page 15 and coming back to school. said. A separate auction, which Gala, See Budget; page 15 -. Arts .................page 5,6,7 Lady T-Birds off to a Coffee guy Jonny Smokes to Campus Life.. .. ...p age 2,3 Opinion. ................page 4 fast start this season tour Japan this summer News ............page 1,1145 story Sports...............page &lo --See page 8 -- See story page 5 Miller ooks audience.with, salmon BY SIMONJOHNSON salmon is PCB. PCB is stored S taff Xepor te r in fat and has been linked to learning disabilities and retarda- The benefits of eating salmon tion. There is no standard for far outweigh the’riskssaid Envi- the acceptable amounts of PCB ronmental Science professor in salmon. Farm salmon has Sue Miller at Friday’s Science nearly 10 times more PCB than@ Seminar. wild salmon. Currently three types of Mercury can not be re- salmon exist: wild, farm, and moved, but salmon can be de- transgenic. It is best to buy wild fattened to-get rid of PCB. De- salmon from May through Sep- fatting salmon also removes the tember, while farm salmon are omega-3 fatty acids. “available 52 weeks a year,” Miller discussed the environ- Miller said. mental effects of salmon fishing Transgenic fish have not and farming. Salmon farms pol- been approved by the FDA for lute the waters around them s human consumption. with sea lice which may infect Transgenic fish are fish that wild fish. Another environmen- have been genetically altered to tal concern is the endangered increase the normal growth pe- populations of the. species. riod of six months to a new one- Thirteen of 500 populations of year growth period, resulting in salmon he endangered. Popu- much larger fish. lations, not to be confused with Miller also talked about. the species,, are a certain type of the large amount of omega-3 fatty . ar,. species in a certain area. ’ l?hoto:by-Connie Bradley acids, which are two types of Highline professor Sue Miller discussed the potential risks “It is very hard to manage unsaturated fats found- in these stocks,” Miller said. Salmon. and perks of eating salmon at last Friday’s Science Seminar. The endangered populations “We don’t know why they many ethnicities. Preserving Miller said that mercury can are in all major rivers in Wash- inpn,al,O-niwiththe other non- : ’.+% .s.a!~~~.~~~alS.O,e,aS~~-~~~~- ~U~UPin ar~~aaj~~e tfk‘best‘reason td ea€sa mqn is I“~~~oce~~~f~~ioacc~u~~~$on, en iingere ‘-p&pulatiotis. Them that it tastes.good. said Mill‘ei Bioaccumulation ~i’s*when an Alaskan fishery’is sustainable risk of heart attack and strokes, “You caAsmoke.them, cure animal. eats. a lot.of other ani- even with.the yearly catch of better arterial health and low- them, dry them, or eat it raw as mals with toxins in them. nearly 200 million fish. ered blood pressure. Omega-3 sushi,” Miller said. Over time.animals can build For the environmentally con- fatty acids may also lower the Miller also discussed the pos- up a lot .of toxins. Animals like scious consumer, Miller recom- risk of breast, colon and prostate sible environmental contami- older, larger salmon have a mends eating . smaller, wild cancers and may reduce inflam- nants can be found in salmon. higher. chalice of having mer- Alaskan salmon, preferably mation resulting in less use of Mercury contamination is one cury birildup., * canned. pain medications. One Austra- topic that Miller went over. ’ Swordfish have been found “The known benefits far out- lian study suggests that omega- Mercury can be spread through with a mean PPM of 1 which is weigh potential and adverse 3 fatty acids could improve coal and fossil fuel pollution. the maximum allowance in the health affects,” Miller said at the mental health. The scientific name for that type US and twice the allowance in close of the seminar. “Most have not gone through of mercury is Methyl mercury. Canada. Consumer reports Science Seminar is a one clinical trials,” Miller said of the Methyl mercury is stored in the -found that salmon contain mer- credit class which meets every potential benefits. tissues of animals and can lead cury levels from .1 PPM to .25 Friday at 2:lO p.m. in Building ’ Miller also discussed the cu- to problems in the central ner- PPM. Alaskan salmon has been 3, room 102. The next seminar linary’ aspect of salmon. vous system and cardiovascular found to have the lowest levels. is “Gambling,: presented by Salmon are compatible with system. Another toxin found in Thor Johansen. Book Fair helps Team Highline is the Reading aloud college’s student events and students in need promotion board. benefits others Women’s Program’s annual Commencement Access Services is in search Books Are Fun Book Fair will of readers for books on tape. occur Friday, April 143 from 10 speaker needed The service is provided to help . a.m. - 4 p.m. in the Union Bay sight impaired students on cam- Room of Building 8. Student Govynment is cur- pus. Blood drive to Proceeds from sales will ben- rently accepting applications for For more information contact efit the Women’s Program’s this year’s commencement Carol Jones at 206-878-37 10, occur on campus ext. 3551. Emergency Fund. , speaker. Applications may be ob- Highline will have a blood Team Highline tained from the Student Pro- Job Fair coming drive on Wednesday, April 30 takes applications grams office located in Building soon to campus from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.