Volume 41, Issue 21 April I, 2002 HighlineCommunity Cotlege

U Money will go the center wear Nikes,: said " Addy Dassler, a staff member at BYSAMANTHA STEPHENS toward the new thIC Child Care Center. Currently, there have been Staff Rem Child Care Center mixed reactions on the parents' Junior high students will now part. Some feel this is a repu- be attending Highline under a table i&a, and othersare some- new program called Sprinting what upset with fhe decision. Start, which was approved last "My kid can't even tie his week by the Washington State own shoes, 1don't know how Highline officials havemade Legislature. they expect him to make shoes the decision to have children at Sprinting Start is state hrnded for other people," said Connie the Child Care Center work for and will admit students whoare Versus; thepent of a *.&year- . theirnew building. . .. 12. yearsof age, have ajunior OMat ttk ccritir. "After much thought and de- high school grade point average . Otherparents are happy bate, the deqision to have the of 3.5 or higher. pass theMng about the decision, thinking that children make Nike shoes to comprehension section of the this could actually teach respon- ' help fund the center scembd like COMPASS test, and maintiin a sibility andindependcnce in the best idea,'' said Mary Jane 2.0 in college course work. theirchildren. . Patent, aHighIine spokesperson Legislators felt junior high "Ithink it's good idea. It's for the new center. students with exceptionalgrades easy for ow kids tofeel like ev- Officials said the decision should be rewaded for their ex- erything comes to them at no will the children apart in cellence. aUk cost in our society today. This building their new center.. , 'These kids dlyhave what way the kids fccl like they have "we hope that having the it takes to be successful in col- really accomplished something children be s&h a.big part of lege course work.' It is insulting and can see .that you have to t to many parents to force their . fbnding tbe center .will make . work hard if y0u.my want ...... children totake pre-algebra ~~"~d-m&eaondaing, like a ~trlv-mcr," respanaibility with how they when they are ready for busi- SaidKnthyJ~p.lrcr_dre~- treat it,"said Patent , ._. ness calculus," said State Rep. ent of a.2-year-dd who has bsen AlexandraCombs, R- 8ttdingtbe"foroneyear v-yw nowe .. Mo6tofthekidsatdreanter Mmv"" ments amee that Sprintii'g Start i~ tbe Enswer for hawytotalkaboottheir~ arc excited about the idea of their kids. Sharon Kea& will for going to cdlcge. helpingtomelteNishoes. have her 12-year-okl:daughter "schodiSdhrr_mmr.IcIll ?It looks fun. They already registeredfor Fall at . get my mac on, you know?" brcmghtinalltheseoodladtiag Highline next year. said 13-yCar4" mrchinesandthcysaidwqget "Jessica has beta reading the of Jefferson Junior High. to play with thcm all day," said * mwspapcrsinceshewas4. She "Ilike have really big goah S-yeat-dd Johnny Johnson. has always been smarter and andfheardthatlilcethcyhrea * ~q@adCnCentahpb more mature tha~the average dlygood ckaqua&n srid ning to 8tatt-t.b project starting child. She is going to HighIiF ldyeh-old Sissy Shannon of tostudyGC0nomi~"SaidaidKeats. HighlintJ~orHighschool. . see * ..__..-.. ' Junior high students w.em The new dean of underage College adds midday recess for Spring .Quarter

succeeding crpSses will be pushed back, so that 7 p.m. evening classes now will begin

Recess will be returned to tbefdowingmoaning. ' .

1 Highlinebeginning ~ qmter, "IheyalmdyQthi8in.IC80- college officials announced last sa^,^. one adminiatrator said. week. . Thc'results have been redly "With the students getting mW youngerevery quarter, it With mccm in place, 8ome SeeRecess,pagea seemed right to give the stu- parking spats in the west park-

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c Professor debunks UFO myth Shoes

BYIGNAPX VEEBLEFORT . Stuff Reporter SpringQuarter. The first two weeks will be devoted to train- UFOs are not real, Highline ing the childrenon how to work AstrologyProfessor Nerm the machines, as well as decid- Zeeber said herein the most re- ing which child will work on cent Science Seminar. what. "Ihave consulted the stars, Nike has delegated tworepre- sentatives from their corporate and there are no UFOs," %bet Crime Blotter said. headquarters to work with the Zeeber'spresentation was children in thesebeginning for March 14- interrupted what appeared beto WctkS. During this time, the current April 1 numerous cell phonecalls, dur- ing whichZeeber was reported faculty atthe Child Que Center Hey Kool-Aid!!! to have said, "Not now, Andre, will also get coached on how to I've almost convinced them!" work as managers once the shoe making begins. Zeeber said reports of aliens Security reported that several "Iam excited thatI will get to are, in fact, not true, althoughhe people have been running naked work in a managerial position. around campus. Several very admitted Vice PresidentDick Cheney couldbe an alien. This is a great opportunity for Iqemen withred paint all over theee kids to getsome early their bodies havebeen running "But of course there are no aliens,'' Zeeber said. work experienceand have some- around Highline. The men have thing to put on their rdsumes reportedly been seen streaking Zeeber's popular Astrology 101 class is designed to help later on," said Addy Dassler. by Building 8 as well as Build- Currently, Highline officials ing 1. students who can't take respon- sibility for their own lives. are not 'sure when the project will be finished, or when they "It's all in the stars," zeeber Photo by Bum Shutterman said. "Ononce you leam to consult will have enough money tostart Abnormal squirrels Campus reguIat Duk Appiegate said he doesn't believe in the charts, everything falls into the new center. on campus place. It's all part of the planof UFOs. "Oncethis pmject takes off, I , expect that wewill have enough , the cosmos.** either mutant squirrelsor opti- for the plrpoge of engineering a Several students have been Zeeber said that the recentdelusions. cal new speciei." money for the new center in no bitten by squirrels aroundcam- sightings of unidentified flying "Also the aliens don't want Next week's Science Semi- timt," said Patent. pus. The squirrels havereprt- objectsmost likely were to collect and eat all of our nar will featurePoly- edly becork larger than usual Frisbees coated with aluminum eight-track tapes," Zeebcr said. somnographer R.V. Winkle because of recent genetic ex- foil, and the aliens reportedly "Nordo they hope to make speaking on "Your Nightmares .-. periments done by the Biology descending from the discs were Christina Aguilera their queen are Real." Recess Department onthe animals. 1 Ifyou see a squimll it is ret- continuedfrom page ommended youjust walk away Wally MOMOC,a.k.a. Prof slowly fromthe animal without New qurce tors. Daddy, has signed a three al- making eyecontact. "It takes a special skill to be a foundon campus bum&alwithMotom~~. college recess monitor," said an Highline's Libraryis full of Monroe is looking for a new administrator,"Let's face it, books, student Dudley Dulles challenge and is well-known some of the kids arc pretty big. discovered recently. around cqpw for his raps. "Iwent into this building on They can play rough." An AcademyAward was Monroe is said to .have been at accident, and I found all these Minimum requirements in- fmndbyastuden'finatrashbii Highline for 35 years, but no books! There's so much infor- cludeplayground experience located neat Building 8. The one~ylurawsfars~ Wtion there. Who knew?" and amaster's degree. "Here Icorn tall 88 towers. Oscarwas given todirector Spring Quarter Dulles said Recess will beconducted up Steven Sodetbergh for his film, Youcan't&fkatmysuperpow- The freshman, who has not stairs in Building 8 on rainy Traffic, at last year's Academy cancelled ers,"Monroesaid declared a major, said he will ... days, college officials say. Awards. Spring Quarter has beencan- definitely think abput using the Soderberghgave it toa celled. College officials could Student govern- Library in the The Thunderwed Highline student who eventually not be reached for further com- future. "Imean, Ireally don't have ment update trashed the awardafter &zing ment. Check the date time to read, but it's good to Student Government will that the Oscar was not made of knowthat they're there," he have a meeting on Thursday. chocolate. Are you not said. Agenda for themeeting in- iyluv Cr~e...... ~~ol Soderbergh reportedly was enrolled? cludes reviewing the minutesof he BOSS...... ^^^ editor very upset by the incident and AcademyAward winner the last meeting, planning the =haz Connelly...... Master 01 did not comment. New coordinated Russell Crowewill be teaching agenda for the next meeting, the Universe a class here at Highline Spring studies offered anddiscussingwhethertohi~a Jlil kbone...... sports edit01 Stolen Editor Quarter. The Australian actor Anew coordinated study meeting facilitator to improve Betty Rebel...... copy edito will be teaching Calculus 225, class will be offered this spring thegroup's meetings. The Ceej...... My Little Pony In the early hours of the following his successful por- combining philosophy and ge- meeting will be preceeded by a Bugsy Shutterman....photo morning on March 30, Spring trayal of a mathmetician in the ography. The coordinated study premeeting planning session, editor Editor-in-Chief Bryan Sharick film A Beautifitl Mind. The entitled "Where amI and what and followed by a post-meetingMac Driver. ..graphics edito w as stolen from thestolenfrom was class will be taught Monday the hell am Idoing here?" is a cool-down. Samantha Stephens, Wall Thunderwordnewsroom in thru Friday from 1011050 a.m. combination of philosophy 100 OfficersJewel Fitzgerald Monroe, Big D, KOub Wal Building 10, room 106. in Building 13, room 103, and Geography 101 and is of- and Angela Jenkins also will rus I and II, A There have been nolea& as Crowe will also teach an anger fered daily at9 am. inBuilding lead a cheer. Rokken...... reporterr of yet and a $5 reward has been management class beginning 6. Student Government is ac- offered. April 10 from 5-550 p.m. every cepting nominations forits cov- If it's happening now, it? Compiled by Wednesday in Building 10, It's Wally's world eted Meeting Planner of the news to us! John Funihat room 105. Noted pathetichanger-on Year Award.

Y Drama'chosen New student gets Highline dsync

'IfylhLuv- players. Smff Kirkpatrick took the review A guest director will lead'an to heart and decided that hewas - interactiveplay about infidelity, Cbri8-k.8member tired of the band and not being fantasy,andfifiXatiorrat€ii~llt odthe~tMYybdN.SyI1cI taken seriously. this spring. iscosningtoHi#dine. "None of my songs that were The Spring Quarter drama Kirkpatrick, after a recent written forour new album, Ce- productionwillbeastapadap visit to Highline on Much I, lebrity, made the final cut (for tation of stpnley Kubriclr's Eyes hasdecidedtorrttendasafull- the album) and I was hurt by W&Sh&t. Paulckmer,* time student beginning Spring that," he said. 'Ijust think it is ate of Boston Performing Arts time for me to leave the band College and a die-hard Kubrick Kirlqpatrick decidedto leave and pursueother interests." -N'Sync to pursue an education "I haveheard rumora fan, will direct the show. To keep the play as true to in world geography and found drroughtheotherbandmembers Kubrick's drama as possible, Hlghli#'ScampUStobethCper- thatthebandwillsoonbecalled Conncr said, "very little will be fect place.to get an Associateof Justin and Friends," said a close cut or different from the film " friend of Kirkpatrick's. "This version." Kirkpatrick has already re- made Chris dlyangr~ and dis- Despite concerns about the ceived an Associate of Arts de- gusted with theband." nudityand sexual content gree from Vdencia Collegein "We will miss him and wish . Conner seems unfazcd by con- Da~ohi0butthcctedits~ him thebest of luck,"an cerns of other staff and faculty. not conw fma world gaogra; N'Sync spokeswomen said on .- "There is some nudity and phy =jot. Sunday. sexual content, but we're all "Ifound out that Canadais Kirkpatrick has left the tour adults here," Conner said actual~ya diffmnt cbrmtry," he anddidnotappearattheMinne- The play will be petfofmad said, ?."And Mexicotoo. I'm ;=The Biggest Band In theworld apolis concertlast night to begin in three acts. During act two the guessing there may be ' I ef classes ontime, and will not ap- "Ienjoy traveling around audience is encouraged to join Photo by Mark Seliger pear for the rest of the tour. in the party scene. Masks are with the band, but Ijust want to To celebrate Kirkpatrick Kirkpatrick on a recent cover of RoilingStone. handed out before the playbe- spend time studying andlearn- coming, he will be in Building 8 gins for the audience toweat,- ing more about the world at at noon to sign pictures and whe interaction between the large,"Kirkpatricksaid fromMTvacwsrbbuttbepkt- concert was just a Justin compact discs free of charge. itomand audience durinshe The decision to leave the land concert which is part of Timberlake and J.C. Chasez "Ihope Highlinewtlcomcs climax should be intensting to bandcame ' shortly after N'Sync's PopOdyssey tour, promotion adthat the other me with open arms," he said. "1 watch," Conner said. Ki&pa&ick read a mant mview The review stated that the bandmwnbetswacsupporting can't wait to start scbl," ...... * . .. . Apd Fool's Day doesn't MW-tocast at*Highline .. get respect it deserves

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Highlinesludetrts whospend Each year I bcconw'&- their Tuesdaynights in fhmt of dlp8dtlOPldthi8~86IiOdC theTVeagerlyanticipatingthc annmdurr)ioeC"- antics of the seven hormonrlly inglhis holiday like it%some charged members of The Real kiIbdofjoka World Chicagowill be. pld Noonetrlmrthisholidayda tokarnthatacastingcallfathe riously mymois; Apdt mol's show's 12th season, will take Day just cooms.urd goes. No place in Des Moines. oaethink8ofdroeebve~ pointing to the sky and saying, MTV castingagents and wbo~t~arrrighttooal-"Hey look! A dead turkey! A showproducers will be in ebrat8thisholiday. Thcyfought famished pilgrim's anger would Building 8 at noon tomorrow, forourrighttoprcyontheirum quickly turn to laughter oncehe AM1 2. They'xc lookingfor just cent. To target the gullible. To realizedsomeone from the the right people to providean- stalk the unsuspecting like I F&F.F. was just having alittle other intcmtingand strifefilled stalk my ex-girlfriend. Oops, fila

sc8son. did 1just write that? * Thenthings turned ugly "We're looking fora diverse Those soldiers of the F.F.EE separating the two groups and group of studentswho have (WOIIIFr~m Fools Federa- led to the eventual extinctionof unique personalities that will tion) sailed to America shortly the EEEE come alive on TV," said David afterthePilgrilnslandedonPly- Apparently one of the FE.F.E McMahon, aproducer at MTV mouth Rock. "by lived in har- youth, JiggaNwmous, had gone who will be hem on flrcsday. The house for 'Real World' is on the Des Moinm waterfmnt. mony fop only a short while un- tee pee tipping with a group of . Inthepast,thexchasbeena til the FF.EE's pranks began to his friends, thus offendingthe lot of friction betweencast tmmendous amount ofarguing, uwe don't try to find people wear the Pilgrim thin. neighboring Indiansthat thipil- members. For example, Puck, shouting, kickingand punching who will clash, but Iwon't say Atfirsttheprankswereinno- grim had worked so hard to Qcrhapsthemosr"Real among the groups of all the la- that we don't want people who cent like, "Hey Mr. Thomas, mdce F.with. World member ever, clashed cations the show bplaced it- might clash," McMahon said your hat's unbuckled!" and the Little was head again about with every singlehousemate he self, It's aImo6t as if casting dim- Casting will also be held at poor fool would check his hat the F.F.EE afterthe first had untilthey finally kicked him rectorsdeliberately look for theuniversityofw~gtonon only to quickly realize it had Thanksgiving dinner, however, out. people whowill not be compat- April 5, and Seattle University been buckledall along, some said the meat tasted a little Ever since, there has been a ible. on April 7. Another popular prank was "funny."

Y Football begins spring training

BYSHAWN CARTER the whole oppoeingteam." Staff Rem Therllanhandingtheborlloff to Robbins will be freshman Highline's footballteam is TristanMontgomety, Mont- startingspring practice this - gomery, who graduated from week and expectationsarc high Kent-Meridian High School, is for this season's groupof grid- a tall 6'2" and can make things iron warriors. happen withhis arms and faet. T-Bird HeadCoach Tony Montg~isloolcingfomrud Davis is confident thatthe team to playing fora winning pro- will live up tothe high standatds gram. In high school, Mont- he has set for them as well as gomery never played on teama what the rest of the NWAACC that won more than two games expzts from them. in a season. "There is no quistion that we ''I'm excited for this season. have the talent everybody else I wish we could start playing wants. It's just a mqter of com- today. BythetimeSeptemberis ing together and executing in here, teams should fearus be- the games. Ifwe stay healthy I cause we will have hadso much am sure we can do big things time to come -togkher%S a - this fdl," said Davis. team," siid Montgomery. The T-Birdsare led by fresh- With an offensive line that

man ' .runningback Casey averages 240 pounds, Highline Robbinsfrom Tahoma High should have a high powered of- School in Maple Valley. In his fense that puts a lot of pbints on seniorseason Tahoma,at thCbOafdthiSseasOn.

' Robbinsrushed for over 1,OOO "Ithink we should be able to yards and SCO~10 touch- control the clock and bidly downs. The 5' 10" 205-pound do what we wanton offense," . . Robbins has a punishing run- said Davis. "With the type of ning style in which defenders size and talent W,s team has, are often the hittee rather thai only wecanstopourselves."

' thehitter. onthc&~ved&ofthe "Ilike to make the big colli- ball the T-Birds are not lacking sions," said Robbins. "when I strcn* winkingintbcwaght know that the crowd canhear room all winter long some T- thtpordssrnackdIamttreone BirdslOOkllKUClilreb0dy;krild left standing that sends a mcs- e& thtn footbell players. sage to not onlythat player, but "we call them the metal Pool turned.into skateboarding.pafkfor Highline team

Highline will expand its ath- IeticsprosramthisS~Quar- ter with anextxeme~ ins team. "Bitchin'! This is the best thing to ever happen to this school," said freshman Nick colgan. Tokickoffthenewteam,the T-captainMuthah

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' '. * celebrity skateboarding invita- swimrrningpool. I '. tional,sdrsdulsdto~place~in "We am extremely excited -

Students encouraged to give ofthe*mselves.. .. . BYBFIHANYG~Y 23 fram 10 a.m. to noon to enslMadustocutsurgaytirnein dentpullstopthcrudgivtsa abovethemainentranceofthe . ?hundcrbidStaffkpum makesurerrtudeatsm.nadyto W;awdlasaguanrnaesdfrst littkof~vcswccanmakc new- Afocmrldinnerand bornate. The physical is mquircd recovery. You don't even have this (new student center) hap- presentrtion will be htld with Students, faculty and' staff befmdonating. to lay in a tub of ice anymore. pea," mid onecollege official. honorable mention ,of every can help fund the newStudent Hospitals, clinics, and black It's a &e and easy procedwe Studen& caa &i@up to do, nunc that donated when the Union Building by donatingmarket contacts am eagerly dnotodydo ywrraiaemney natc UWIbdayin Building 8. building is finally finished. kidneys this qwrcar, awaiting the hndraiwr. With for yatrcawe, but you ahhelp A photo ID. and doctor's note Students are encowgd to Dr. Walter Mocken and each kidney about * mve a lifk," say8 Surgeon Kea Dr. mng $300 arc qimdbefbm signingup. . . . ",a@,beIpodnrmurtrcl- .. Helen Scger oftbUniWty of a piece, the money is expected D. Tapper from Boeton Univcr- Everyone who donates will iioireach tb& $4 millib goal. washington will be perfdng to add up quickly. sity. have his or her- engraved Juice and cookies will be physicalsinBuilding6onApril "Advanced technology has "Idly believe if clcb au- on a plaque to be diplryed providsatbtdry ofsqery.

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