Bomb scare at BYMARGO HORNER Staff Reporter Dunkin Alexis is a student at Highline during the day. Until recently, at night she took her Donuts clothes off for money. Thereare three different kinds of strippers: the girls who do it for fun, the girls who doit for drugs and the girls who itdo The Des MoinesPolice for money. Alexis did it for the money. weren't after donuts onWm- day morning. Instead, they and when a stripperperforms on the htof Seattle bomb squad stage, she doesn't use her real name. Instead she goes by a wcreatthcDonkinDosrutsncar Highline disarming what they chosenalias calleda stage , fdwas a bomb. name. Alexis is this stripper's For almost two hours cops, stage name, and to protect her cones and flashinglights privacy it is the only wayshe is referred to, even by the other blocked off the entire intersec- tion of Pacific Highway and employees at Deja Vu. Kent Des-Moines Cars Akxis is not your stereotypi- Road. sat idling, pedestrianswere cal stripper, andit is apparent as stopped OR the sidewalks and she sits acmss the tabk with her everybody held thcit breath. bouncy blond hair in a ponytail .The only movenent within a and a chubby cbeckcd, dipply . 2oo-fixk 0f-n DO- : . ~UWW~S dre'bonrb squd, cllrt- come from broken homes. .. I - .It .seemed like. a 'Ton't come from the typical ':- eoOmish; stripper family," said Akxis. - Barbour, ciwncroftk 24-hour ti Apre#y, -y looking gid, Dunkin Donuts, cutivcd for . Alexis speaks very articulately Evetythingwasfdlow- about her experiences. She work. ing routine until a xc- seems well educated and clear- headed. "Y sa#iousbOX~dC thefi4mtofdre~,'dcalled "I startedjust because I the police. ' . could... it was just forfim... just ' Barbourwas~by for kicks," said Alexis, through tbebox. "Itwassittingmhont a mouth-fullof fiicd rice. "Ihad oftheshop."hesaid. Wmdt a full-time job duringthe day." Ithought it was a bat- It was Alexis's 18th birthday e. tery or something, but the cop when she and her 22-year-old . thought it was a bigckal," friend decided it would be fun to Tkboxwasdepositedmthe get dressed up and go to the fmt of the store sometime after stripclub to celebrateher 5 am, wasn'tthere when I newfoundadulthood, It was got hm," he said. amateur night at theDeja Vu in Barbourdidn't remember downtown Seattle. seeing any suspiciousdumctus "Wewent to Southcenter . around the store that morning. mall at the Rave and bought Despite the faa that the Midway cute little matching bras and area is notorious forcrime, he is thongs," said Alexis. "It's unbe- not routinely bothered by it. lievably fun todress up in those "This is the first time," he said. cute little outfits." "Theydon't cow I Alexis and her friend were here... didn't thinkit would a bomb both excited to perform. They bt Photo illustration by ktra Sokolova mundhcfc." were also IICWOUS. 'We did like .Despite the owner'slack of

two" shots.of in the" park- soon became mom than Alexis do it SCtiousIy," she said, "He Starting out in the stripping tequila - " - . concern, local police evacuated jng lot'cause we were both so had bargained for, "Iwm.(ama- offered to payfor my pcmi ts... "" -" "" "7 necvous," she said. tcur night is a contest) and the and he said Icould stay there 12 see bomb page 12 . One night of rebellious fun manager&d me if1 rent fiec for a few days." see dancer page TF ""..."- <-, - - - ... - - - index

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c 2 campus life the thunderword "- - " Colloquy communicates Straight

BYJENNIFER MARSHALL As are not Stuff Reporter everything lntcrpcrsonal communication is a kcy skill when you are look- BYDEENA DENNIS ing for a job. Dr. John Stewart, from the Stuff Reporter University of Washington De- Crime Blotter partment of Speech Communi- Scholarships Arcn't for cation, spoke about interper- Straight A Students is a work- for Feb. 7-14 sonal communication for Con- shop coming up in February. temporary Voices on Wednes- The workshop is helpto Potholes day in Building 7. Highline students find money. "Communication is vital to Workingclosely with the business organizations context,** foundation program, Women's A Highline studentwas said Dr. Stewart. Programs' Krista Hall will be walking to her car in the east Companies are looking for giving workshopthe on lot last 'Ibesday, 6, when Feb. people who can communicate Wednesday,Feb. 28 and she stepped in a pothole. T)re well withothers, work in teams, Wednesday, March 7 from 2-4 girl lost her balance andfell and express their ideas clearly. p.m. The workshop will also be on her left side,straining Companies need a bridgebe heldon Monday, March 12 muscles in her leg and arm. tween their manufacturers and andMonday, March 19 from4-6 HighlinesecuritycbicfRicb their buyers, said Dr. Stewart. p.m. A11 sessions will meet in ard Fisher does nothaw my They need someone who can Building 3, room 102. plans to fix the potbolc at this "The basic roleof the work- communication well with the John Stewart time. people buying their productor shop is to give students informa- dealing with the company. Also,pple am becoming many jobs that require you to tion about how tofill out schol- Lustandliquor "Interpersonal communica- more interested in expressing have these skills. For example, arships in a way that will make you nqcd communication for you a better candidate for the don't ..mix ' 1 tion is not just with our fami- their individual identity.''Iden- lies," said Dr. Stewart. tity is the waywe tieinto nursing, businesses, medicine, scholarship,'' Hall said. It is with everyone that you pc~~k.''said Dr. Stewart. and dentists. The cost of the workshop interact with. Some pple believe that At the University of Wash- will be $10. The fee can be Therearefowpiacesofmm- tbchnologyc8D~veallofour ingtonthmarcsomcnewpro- waiveddepending onthe munication that are changing, pmbl&ns but others strongly grams tbat arc being developed student'sneeds, They can according to Dr. Stewart. di~Dr.sbrvrt'sdd.The with alotofogpotkmitics in the waive the fee but the fee is there interpersonalcommunication to have students commit toat- The waypeople relate to *..pop",.pintt**-'humans are tiat each other, the setting in which field, said Dr. Stewart. . tending," Hall said we communicatethe increasing Whatyouut~inin- "Communication is about Information on a wide vari- interest in identity, and the =is- terp#sonal"~OU contact md being 'mnnected," ety of scholarships will be avail- tan#~scienotand~hnol~.arc "notjust getting yorir idem .suwutsaid. able at the workshops. Eligibil- "Iht context of speaking has ~~you'rtfigulingoutwhowe The next scheduledspeaker ity requirements also vary. chmgedfirronafonnaldngto am to each other,' said Dr. for Coatcmporary Voices is on For mort information about an informal setting?Dr. Skwart stewaft . Feb. 24 at 1:IO p.m. It will be the workshop, contact Krista said.pbople~b#wmingmae "am lield' in Building 7 and the Hall of the Wopm's Rogram at and mom relaxed. is not shtinlsing. Thtse ut SpmImisQbermnwmxd 206-878-3710, ext.3340.

Highline office atact. 3537. and Health Services will have March 14.inbuilding 8 fiom I1 an employeeon campus am.- noon. Moonline Mysftorn 9 am.- 1 p.m. in *Arts Night at Highline will the Women's center in Building be held on Thursday, Fcb. 22. Highline is a part of the Pub- 6. . The Bill Mair Retrospective, lic Schools Emergency Com- *Student "mt and In- featuring the artwork of former mulllcBdlon.. Sys$cm. 'Ihesysmn tcnratjoaal Club will hold a Cul- Highline professor Bill' Mair, tutal every other lhesday is to inform the public of emer- Caft will be held from 4-730 p.m. on upstairs in building 8 from 3-4 the fourth floor of the library. CountyHealth g~~lannounamentsby posting information ona web- p.m. Refreshments will be provided. site. The email address is *The Drop-In Resume Clinic The performance of Highline The King County Board of www.sc~~fioTg. is available for students who professor Dr. T.M. Sell's new Health is holding a meeting on need help with an existing re- play, Pictures at an Inhibition, Friday, February 16 from 9:30 sume, their first rcsumc or gen- will be at 7:30 p.m. in Building a.m. to 12~30p.m. at the King 'end questions aboutcareer help 7. Donations will be acepted at County Council Chambers. at Highline. The Clinic will be the door. Pmcecds will benefit Cathy Pitts' name was heldevery Wednesday until the Highline Foundation. Forms available mispelled in the February 8 is- sue of the Thunderword. S&A budget forms are now Calendar available.Contact Leanna Albrecht at ext. 3255 for more *TheInternational Lunch information. Table will be heldevery Wednesday from 12- 1 p.m. The World stories purpose of the lunch table is to enhance global awareness and Team Highline, Womcn's create a friendly atmosphere on Programs,and International campus. Student Programs is looking for *The Department of Social individuals to share their stories and experiences from around theworld for International Got bmaking news? Women's Day on March 7. If you or anybody else is in- terestedcontact the Team

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pag voice of the st zi Writing center helw students with words

BYJOSEPH CsnU, of any curriculum. he Wkting and having them come back and Stuff ReWm Ccntctisagmtplaccto~ve say. ‘Igot anA on my paper, I’m writing feedback from friendly havingsuch and easier time Andy Tbanlus was stuck on oonsultants,”said BtettHackctt, now, thank you very much,”’ his*paper, experiencing hell, or lead writing consultant. said Hackett.

what is more commonlyknown ’ All studentswho am cur- Don’t make the mistake of .e, as writer’s block. He heard his rently emllad are wtlcomtd to going to the Writing Center and ’... : writing instructor, Angi Caster, the Writing Center. expecting the tutors to editor talk about getting extra helpin “We have an old saying in proofread yourpaper. The pur- the ”btoring Center. our country, that two minds am pose of the Writing Centeris to “Iwent to the Writing Center always better than one,” said improvewriting skills. The because Ineeded help develop student FaridKanai, who con- center’s motto is to cmatc better ing ideas for my paper,” said sults with a philosophy writing writers, not better papers. ’Itvardus. date. Sign in fat an appointmentat Like many stu&nts,’I\rvafdus Atotalof 18tutorsworkfot the flrtoring Centerin Building. does not enjoy writing. “I &m’t the Writing Center, 13 consult- photo by jOeWalker 19, Room 207. Hours are 8 personally like writing but I ants and five associates. Con- ~m-m, .md -dn wdh-,& at he a.m.-7p.m. Monday through know how importantit is to use worksultants in the Writing writins andThursday 8 a.m.-noon Fri- it; it willcurtent help you yourwithresumes BringCenter withday. all students, assign- and later in the worlcplace,” said whertssmitingdata work rewards,personally,” said nursing, sociology and speech. ment and be preparedto ask ’1[Lvardus. specifically in their own fields. Hac- uIfind it verygratirying questions.be- moreFor informa- “Improvingyour writing “As an employee, it is a great Writing associates am avail-ing able to help people on a tionabout the Writing Center skills is beneficial for students pketo wo*, there arc a lot of able for geology, philosophy, daily basis with their education, call 206-878-3710. ext. 3444.

BSU preaches*. Snow for a day

.. . ;:;e Lai Ross, club dvi&.”’ ’** “The club is used to bring unity,” Reader said. ‘Ihere’S~W The members of the BlWk much togetherness among the . Student Union(BSU) say their Stubtsrn” weneadto club allows black students to show off our capabilities be-

demonsttate unity and focuson cause a lot of ,the times black uplifting black youth. studentsate misunderstood,” Highline’s BSU is looking at Reackrsaid. . a positive transition this year. The Black Student Union at Starting off the New Year, the Hi@= meets weekly, Fridays club ~Stnrc- . at noon in Building 8. They dis- tured ,bytured CUSSVarioustopicsthatocatrCm electing new and off campus regarding black officers. youth. The club also plans on D.J. Howard various ways to go help in the is the club’s community. president BSU is planning severalup with Ebony coming events, which includea Taylor- performance. bythe Ofwanda Walker cho- Dancers who will dance tradi- Photo by Connie Harshman sen as vice president. tional African dances.They will The rest of the officers in- alsoholdatalents)rowasanard Megan hnce a&es little snowpeople from the light snowfaU on February 8. clude Aaron Reader as sccrc- of the yearproject. 1 my, Patrice Hanis as ~um,Most colleges in the nation Lashonda Ellis in charge of have a similarorganization. publications, and JmyPhillips Highinensgot itsstart on May swing BSU in full for FebruaryY as historian. 5,1968. The organizationwas This quarter the club is try- originallydlalthcAho” der, and global studies, writing finned speakers include George ing to maintain focus and to can Society of Highline Com- and literature. Stokes. Building 7,11 a.m.- 1 continue on next quartetwith- munity college. orher events include: p.m. out losing any of its current Highline’s Black Student *Friday,Feb. 16 “Spoken *Friday,Feb. 23: African members, which is what hap- shall be to encourage UnionClub is back in full Word is more powerful than Dancers will be performing, al- penad after Fall Quarter. mote student unde swingwith a whole list of written” Poetry Reading. Stu- ~ati~eprescntets:StepDm- “Every fewer faces,fewer“Every ethnic gmupsto COopttlltE with events for Fcbruouy. dents, staff, and faculty will ing.Building 8, Union Bay new faces in, old faces out,” the administrationand student The first eventwas on sham their poetry. Building 8, Room, 11 am.- 1 p.m. said Howard. bodytothecndthatbestsc~ Wednesday in Building 7, UnionBay Room, 11 am.-] *Wednesday, Feb. 28. The ‘There was a time of tmsi- the inte-ts of the college and where speakers shared aspects p.m. members of BlackStudent tion in leadership. Leaders for community,” according to the of their life stories in honor of *Friday ni@, Feb 16. The 4 Union will be pedorming skits Fall Quarter had to put their co118titution rdopred then. BlackHi8toryMonth. Comers of Hip Hop uContcst and storytelling. Building 7,ll education first. They’re still The -up fa& many ob- Ihe”wereJesn Event”-Building 8 upstairs, 7 a.m.4 p.m. hvein the club butm a differ- stacles in gaining approval to Huris, anthropobgy teacher, ptm.-midnight. For further infomation on atcapacity. New OffKXrrs have earn QCCCPtUKX as a club. Angi Caster, writing and litem- .Wednesday, Feb 21. Con- upcoming BSU events, amtact been elected and the chb is Uepo~erRcbrawLh&inc~mre instructor, mi Satan tinuation of “In Honor of Black Gum Lai Ross at 206- 878 - looking forward,” said Gum njbutcd to Wsto~ ““,lP- History”-storytelling.Con- 3710, ext. 3184.

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Napster under fire; CD burning up in flames The seemingly heaven-sent Internet has now comewith a price to pay. A debate that has been going on for quite a while over the legality of downloading of images and music viathe Internet is com- ing to a head. The battle over Napster, a forum for music exchange via file sharing, is still raging on many fronts. There arc those who believe that Napstcris detrimental to artists and infringes on copyright laws, essentially stealing creations.their Others enjoy the convenienceof Napster in allowing them axasto such a wide database of music. Another benefit is to sample the rtcord before you spend the money onit. The ethics and legalityof Napster have beenquestioned, and will now be judged in federal court. Whetherthe court findsNapstcr to be illegal or not, the idea and technologyarc out there. Other file Don't be afraid of life, embrace it sharing web sites have already cropped upin Napstcr's wake, and many more will probably ensue. Life is a funny thing. It is so Nottosayinthelcastthatwhm An idealike file sharing is not onethat can be eliminated. Them fleeting and at the same time it bad things happen they arc a are many reasons why theartists and word companies shouldgive Seems to go on forever. More punishment, that's just life. If up on fighting Napster andfind a way to make thefile sharing phe- accurately, the gdtimes in life we didn't havethe bad we nomenon work for them,or see that it is working for them already. pass us by in seconds, but the wouldn't be able to recognize Quite simply, the people who arc on Napsterarc seeking music. bad times seem to linger and the good. These arc the same diehard fans whowill buy every album thatan seem like they will never end. Most of us search for an ex- artist puts outin their lifetime,as well as most of the commemora- When you think about it life planation forthe wrong that is tive greatest hits collections compiled after theirdeath. These are the is a series of moments, some wc done to us or for the bad fortune people outfittedin both the band T-shirt andthe hat. If the band sold and some wevictims that lands on us. We look for a undergarments boldly emblazoned with their name,these fans would of. Most of them (ut over person to blame or blame our- stand in line overnightin order to get a pair.These 81rt not the people quickly, and we are left with the negative emotion. In my opin- stlvts. that an artistor a record label wants to alienate. memory. But how this memory ion it is as' natural a thing to cry We get angry 'and sometimes File sharing is also agreat opportunity to grab the attentionof a affectsthertstofoutlifeisthe when you arc sad, as it is to we push away the people that . :>;e .:I*' .I . wider audience. This can cause an artist's popularity to increase, pbint.' sidle'when ,'au.art happy. in - am there to help. All of those thereby causing an increasein the marketability of the artist. In fact, It's funny howamtradicmy order to embrace everyaspect of are natural reactions to tragic it can be seenas slightly similar toa little invention called the radio. our views and spproaches to life life you must embrace the emo- and stressful events. Turn it on, listen to music, pay nothing. can be. When you arc happy tion thatgoes along withit. But to hold on to that anger, Record companies went through the same panic when eight- you want to holdon to that mo- It is too easy to cut one's self and find thatisolation more tracks were replaced by cassettetapes. The fear was that people now ment as long as possible. But off from the world, at least the comforting than friendship is had the technology to record the songs they loved directlyoff the when you arc sad the advice is feeling part of it. It can be too not natural. In fact that can be radio or their friends would buy thetape and let 14 pcople record it. not to dwell oir it, move past and safe to make ones heart stop more detrimental than theloss So the record companies were losing out on essentially15 individual forget aboutit. feeling thepain, but at the same you've experienced. It's impor- sales. Sometimesitiswsoeasyto time you may stop feeling to tant to remember thatas human Again in the late 199Os, the technology was developed to make just get over it. Sometimes it happiness. But what is even beings we are not built to be it possible for the general public to record entireCDs onto a blank takes being unbelievably sad, more difficult is to let a light alone, we need companionship CD. Again, the fear was that record sales would decline and the depressed and lonely. Maybe shine into the dark placesof a and understanding. music industry would take a huge hit to the pocket book. But that the best thing forsome ppleto heart that was dark and cold for We miss so much by just was not the case. The music industry remains oneof the most highly do is to be alone and cry and so long. trudging through this sea that profitable industriesin the world. feel every ounceof pain that is The times that challenge us we call life,never looking up to Artists will not suffer financially from the proliferationof Napster flowing through them. in life arethe times that we acknowledge the people and and its cohorts, as they might like you to believe. We will not be The natural reaction to pain should remember and be fully events that shape thatlife. secing 'N Sync on street corners holding up cardboard "Will work or sadness is to flinch, or with- aware of as they are happening. Sometimes it's easier to live for food" signs at any time in the near future. draw or cry. But many people The good times arc a =ward and without, than to lose the thing The issue hereis that there is a lotof money on the line. Whether think it unnaturalto show a a reprieve from the bad ones. that you wantedso badly. it is an amount large enough to put artists out of work is the ques- tion. An enormous amountof money is generated by music.While it is conceivable that some money may be lost,is the change so sig- nificant that it's worth this kindof fight? The fact is that the record companies andartists need to.rtcognize life are free. that at least for now, Napster is reality. It will do no good to fight a battle that cannotbe won and anger fans in the process. Edito~~~~ef...... Evan Keck nifer Marshall, Selam Mengstab,Di- Record executives needn't worry too much.In a coupleof years, Managing EditorAtachele Corella ego Revelo, Joy Rothwell, Rob another crisiswill come up thatwill require them tofly into a panic News Editor...... Rachelle Flynn Scheider, Joon Bo Sim, Jenny Taylor, about their huge salaries taking a small cut. Sports Editor...... Bry& Sharick Janae Webb, Aaron Williams, Nina - Arts Editor ...... SamAbPaham Williams, Jerry Ye. the opinion page Opinion ~tor...... A.~~~~Photographer. ..Stephanie Adams "- " ... Editorials are the opinionof the managemeot of the news- Graphics Editor...... Petra SoEoIova BusinessManager ..... Sherry Daffn paper which includesthe Editorial bard members Evan Keck, Photo Editor...... Joe Walker ~ceM...... Now hiring RacheleCorella, Rachelle Flynn, Bryan Sharick, Sam Adviser... .Dr. T.M. Sell Abraham, A.K. Cords, Petra Sokolova, andJoe Walker. Col- ...... ,...... €&portem...Patrick~com, Kaylene ,.206-878-3710 ext. 3318 umns represent the opinionsof the individual authors.Letters Newsline.... to the editor represent the opinionsof the readers. Papeafuss, Cambria Bandy, Joseph F- ...... 2~70.3771 Letters to the editor are welcome. Letters should be no Cash, Rebecca Dakin, Jeff Davolt, Address ....P.O. Box 98000, Des more than300 words long, and are subject to editingfor style Becky Delzell, Deena Dennis, Sarah Moines, WA 98198 Building 10, room and length. The Thunderword invites contributionsof all Edwards, Lerin Famison, Morgan 106 types from the campus community. Please send submissions Haigh, Margo Homer, Julie Hull, Ed- Advertising.... 206478-371Oext.3291 to Thunderword@ hcc.ctc.eduor deliver to Building10, room ward Johnson, CalJean Lloyd, Jen- Email,.... [email protected] 106. - - " -" A feb. 15,2001

Acting instructor Box doing what she loves Magic MaanI: BY CAMBRIA B~rumr

I. swimem= Whik Boars won't talk about his how he pcrfimnshismyictricks,beisopendeqger Dawn Box is a character on totalkabouttheproccssofstage-hyposis. and off the stage. ., An aspiring hypnotist and magician,Joe "Ibe only thing it dly is, is a foarsing of Skr conducts her Acting 121 Boarsisnotaboringpetsorr. Boarsisasapho- yourownmind,tbpawrrirhysinamtroI. class at times almost like ayoga more majoring in clinical psychology and When you see pmpk do funny things up on session, students circled on the hopes leave Highline at the end of Winter stagc,thcyrrtjustsofocwedandinaQeun stage practicing breathingand Quarter. statcthattheyf~llilretheycandoanything, body-loosening exercises that Born in Seattle 26 years ago, he moved to butdreyrrcstillbwndbydreirdmdedr- wouldmakethecasual~y Carnation . at the icsv"he~ gawk in wondet. Quirky soeclcs age of 7. At 19 he He says and activities meant to propel decided tojoin the. that there is unsuspectingacting students DawnBarv Marine Corps and no such thing fmmtheir comfort zones, went to boot camp as hypnosis coupled with insightful direc- ested me in theater," Box re- at camp pendelton withah- tion, make Box's acting class marks. "The idea of choosing in Southern Cali- tist, all the the place to go to improve skills what plays I want to produce fmia It was when hypnotist is, andbeentertaid. and really makingit happen. So he was stationed in is a person Stepping in as a new drama thewhole idea is thisplay Hawaii that he dis- whoshows i-and winter playdircc- wouldn't happin if Iwasn*t in- covered how to do the volunteer tar at Highline, Box isenjoying volved. The idea that my fiends magic, howdoto worlringwiththeactingstudcnts and Iam putting this play on, "I am pretty self-hypnosis. here. web making it happen, we're much self-taught," "Iheream Despitegrowing up in creatingsomething from the Pueblo, Colo., Box considers ground up.,' he said. -YtypesOf To beginhis inductions. herself a native Seattleite. ""I Box, a member of the "he- journey of becom- TheoneIuse first got into acting whenI was atft of Puget Sound, came to ing an amateur ma- thcmoetisthc about 7 or 8," Box reminisces, Highline in response to a job "Iwent to a show and I just opming fora teaching pition, thought it was really funny. I and also a directing position. used to want to be a Wlenna ,"I~liedandIWasdly dancer, Ijust didn't have the excited because Idy wanted gicians on televi- paticnceorthcfocustodobal- to teach at the collegc level," sion. It was when he started talking to other parts of your body," he said. kt, especially at age 8." she said. magicians and learning how the tricksweft Bcrarsdescribeditasabgsicoountdownto "So Igot into acting. I did Box is goingtobe at done that he started to formulate hisown idqs being totallyrelaxed and under hypnotic sug- this play, and Idly liked it, I Highline for onlyWinter Quar- and creating hisown style. hadagrcattimc,"Sheddad. ter, highlighting herstay with After a three-year tour in Hawaii, he w6s His skits will vary like movie ratings, fiom A-hiS&WpUB&UatthC the production of the musical sent to Oicinawa, Japan and it was there where -a 0 rating to R and then he has really wild University of Wdington, Box comedy "Man Equals Man" he Idhow todo hypnosis. showsthatcangetcrazy. is now an active part of the whichbeginsonMarch1witha "There was a magiciap in my unit and he "sometimes 1'11 tell them to become exotic EmpySpsct'IlmatminSerctk. preview on Feb. 23, had been doing magic gnd hypnosis for 10 dancers or I'll tell them Smurfs ate attacking Shere-conncctcd with local Box is making Highline a years and he took me under his wing and them,arthcrcisanalienundettheirchairthat friends involved there 'dter a stop on the roBd to accomplish- taught me his tricksof the trade," he said. they can talk to and they'll pull it'upand start shorttimeoflivingasanactress ing her larger dreams." my ulti- It was at this time, Boats'dizedhe wanted "- -" inNewYork,andwasexcikdto mate dream wouldbe to build to bacome the greatest stage hypnotist to ever take part in the company that thetheatercompanyupsothatit " see hypnotist page 7 . encompasses a laqe variety of becomes a somewhatviable . playsdadars. . source of income, then'I could . That's what always inter- just do it all the time," she said Dating game wins over crowd in Building 8 BYSARAH EWAIUS. The excited conversatianof mw"'I'd be M & Ms. be- Staff Rem thed~washushedwhen'cause I wouldn't melt in your Kit "3, Team Highline mouth I'd melt in your arms." Raise your hand if you were member in charge of the event, During the sco~ndrorind, two dateless on the most romantic started the Dating Game.' male contestants were askedto day of the year. Well, at least The Dating Game is exactly sing a love songto the single girl three couples won'tbe raising like its teleyision predccessot theywere trying to impress. theirhands. 'Iheywcrcmatchcd The Dating Gume and much BOthillCnpVdtobCtanedeaf, with a mate at the Dating Game. like MTV's spin off S-ed and neither could rememberthe Usually a crowded hangout Out, in which a bachetgr :or exact words to a oouple of well- for stu&nts, upstairs in Building bachelorette asks questions of kncwn songs. 8 'was transformed into three suitors who he or she are When aiked what his major matchmaking central yesterday. not allowedto see. was, one of the decontestants A black stage illuminated by Contestantswere asked in the thirdround said white icicle lights and a small questions about their favorite "Pimpology 101 ." Oddly string of red lights sat against movies, whatcolor would best mghhe Was the winner of that the west wall of the mom. describe them and why, and round.

Sitting on ' the stage were mine were even asked to show Unfottunately, there was time three black chairs with plump, off their best dance moves. fotonly thret.rounds, as opposed red, heart-shaped balloons at- In the first round, one of the to the four roundsthat were pre- hUT0byPR"A tachad to them. These chairs sat female contestants'was asked dicted to take place TheDating separated, by a folding shade, *what candyshe would be and Owe "went really well, better A match made in Highline, the couple from round twlo of from a fourth chair. why. With blushing clpksihe than Iexpctcd:' said 'Tlmeus. Thursday's Dating Game embrace.

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0 I lesser=knownartists against .* i.t BYPm SOKOLOVA is also the lecturc coordinator. Staff Reportcr Background, educationor Icxa- tion of rhc artists do not apply Napster If a picture is worth a thou- whcn the dccision is madc, but sand words, this placcis a rcally thc artists arc rcquitcd to sendin BYAARON WILLIAMS good novcl. Hidden hcncath a a resume and ahout 10-20 slides 6, idae Staff Rcportzr viaductby Scattlc's Pionecr of their work. Square, fully rcflccting the Onc of thccvents that The on-linc MY3 trading fo- downtownatmosphere, lies FotoCirclc annuallyputs to- rum known as Napstcr may hc FotoCircle, a gallcry that's a gcthcr is called Pushpin. As a on the vcrgc ol' a shutdown. must-scc for any art fan. organization,non-profit On Monday theNinth Circuit Its mission is to providc thc FotoCircle naturally faces the Court of Appcals rulcd against Scattlc arca with nan-commer- difliculty of finding adequatefi- Napstcr's cffort to stay online cia1 art. nancing, and Pushpin is one of and promotc pccr-to-pcer Iilc Established in 1994, with an the ways the gallery can collect sharing. Thc courtsaid that cmphasis more on its philoso- somemoney. .At theevent, what Napstcr was doing was phyand dedication than on peopleare able to purchase promoting copyright infringe- spaces and material resources, pushpins for $IO to hang one ment and that thcy nceded more FotoCircle honors the true idea One of the photos on display at the btocircle gallery. piece of unframed art. information beforethcy could of art. As a non-profit gallery,it Now in its sixth season, make a tinal ruling. offers to the public exposureof get along good. I think when teers who are willing to spenda Pushpin not only serves as a "Napster is not shut down, the lesser known and emerging you have a passion like this, it number of hours of their spare fundraiser, but offersa tare col- hut under this decisionit could artists. brings people together," said time as personnel. . lection of various art creations. be," said Napster in an official Monthly exhibits,annual Karen Howard,one of the mem- . As for the privileges of the With a wide range of media, rcleasc on thcir web sitc. evcnts, fundraisers and the over- bers. alsolong-term they members, ideas, and forms, Pushpin brings Thc court ruling came shortly all general runof the galleryarc Another 14 or I5 volunteers act as thecommittee who together a diversity of raw tal- after Napstcr announccd thatit organized by its seven mem- help out with the gallery sit- chooses the work that will oc- ent. was going tohome a subscrip- bers, ranging in age from 35 to tings. +upy this small innovative gal- All aspiring artists, photog- tion-bascd scrvice. The plan is 60. All members are in some In the simple hierarchy, the lery each month. raphers and art fans are encour- to usc thc money from the sub- way involvedin the arts, but it% difference between a member- "We've had a wide range of aged to come visitthis amazing scription to pay record compa- not necessarily their daily job. volunteer and acasual volunteer art here. But generally we are gallery, butbe careful, you may nics and artists royaltics for thc "Werepresent a diverse is made by the length of'theit looking for non-commercial, Ieave. nevertowant mt usc of thcir songs. group of backgrounds and opin- commitment. This creates the photo-based, exploring art," Any further information on "We've hccn dcvcloping a ions; we don't always necessar- biggest threat to FotoCircle's said Laura Hulscher, oneof the FotoCircle can be found at their Napstcr scrvicc thatotl'crs addi- ily agree with each other, but we future, which is finding volun- seven-member committee, who website at www.fotocircle.org. tional hcncfits to members of thc community and, impor- tantly- makes payments to art- ist," saidNapstcr founder 'Half Life' add-on proves successtul ShawnFanning in a formal statcment to Napster users. BY]OON SIM ppleto join in their groups. or running with agun. to stick togetherwith your team Napstcr hopcd that this plan Stuff Reporter A leader of the Legend team, You control movement with and protect yourself and your would stop pcnding copyright Keun Park said, 'The word Leg- a keyboard and adjust your aim friends from the enemy. inliingcmcnt lawsuits, but thus Fans of the smash hit com- end was just running around my with a mouse. The best idea is' Counter Strike is much like Ihr only a fcw major record la- putergame Huff Life have head, so I chose it as my to check every corner on the war in the real world, laid out hcls have dropped their suits. somcthing to cheer about with ID. I'm getting better and better on stage so as to not tobe killed by with intense action and reality. But to all thoseusers out the rclcase of Counter Strike. Counter Strike,and &me of my enemies. You should do every- It's a suggested download forall there who arc afraid Napster Courrter Strikeis an add-on ver- friends wanted to makea team thing you can to keep your char-garners. will be shut down, or just don't sion of HulfLife, but it is more with my ID." acter and team alive. You can download the add- want to pay when it docs go to a popular than the original game. Counter Strike is a multi- The most important strategy Counteron, Strike at pay scrvicc. never fear because Counter Strike uses intense player game that allows you to to use when playing Counter www.counter-strike.net, if you . thcrc arc alternatives. Lots of action and advanced technology play with up to20 people at the Strike already haveHugLife. other peento-peer tile sharing to create a frighteningly realistic is to team up. You need same time ona network. Unlike sites that allow theuser to world where players need to other games, you can have your download MP3s are still operat- think smart in order to survive. .ownteam, talk to each member, ing, including Audiognome, The counter terrorist and the and make a plan. BcarSharc, Aimstcr, Toadnodc, terrorist lead the game, and you Widespread stages are laid Filetopia, MyNapstcr (whichis objective is to kill your enemies out in 3D on the screen. The different than Napster), iMesh, before they kill you first. While stages consist of a castle, train and CuteMX. it is very gory and violent, the station, warehouse, and office Thesesites were found in game has many addictive quali- building, etc. You can only see just a couple minutesof scarch- ties that ouiweigh the negatives. a hand and a gun on the screen, ing and there arc still dozens In Fedcral Way, at the Game so you feel like you are walking morc out there. For thc most Revolution,' peoplecan use part thcsc service providerssic computers with Internet connec- slower and less uscr-fricndly tion, and Counter Strike'spopu- than Napstcr. But with the high larity is still booming. About95 volumc of uscrs that may hc pcrccnt of the playersplay kickcd off of Napster, or will Counter Strikethrough thc local just rcfusc to pay for their ser- nctwork and on the net. vices, thcsc sites arc surc to gct All thc players concentrate bcttcr. on the game, andtry to survive. Hank Barry,CEO of Napstcr These players'arc not playing added that cvcn if Napstcr is just for fun, they are playing the shut down. thcy will do what- gamc with grecd for victory. cvcr they can within limits to Thcyhave their own team provide its 50 million uscrs ac- names,and try to get more cess to music. arts 7 voice of the students " - - .. .. " Shakespeare comes to life at Seattle Repertory Theatre

BYCONNIE HARSHMAN Paul Tazcwcll did a fabulous faint resemblance of the Mad Stuff Remer job creating and designing cos- Hattcr from Alice in Wondcr- tumes for theent& cast. land on acid. His costumc cwn- The Seattle Rcpertory The- Lysander, played by Matthew sistcd of a big purplc top hat atre does right in their produc- Tmyer, and Dcmettiuo, played with purplcMy suit an3 jackct tion of Shakespeare's A Mid- by Jeffries Thaiss, the two men with onc slwvc and half whitc summer Night's Dmutrr. Sharon who fight for thelove of and purplc hair. Ott, director,the takes Hernia, wore elegant and con- Tickctsto A Mihwrttncr Shakespeare's famous comedy trasting costumes. Nighr 5. Dwutn rmgc from $ I5 and sets it in modcrn saiety. To representDCmetljus*s to $29 on Wcdne.days through 6, ,e For thc classically illiterate strait-laced and pamperedper- SunJays; $ I5 to $39 for tcgulur people, the premise of A Mid- sona, he wore a very elegant pcrformanccs Sunday. Tucsday summer Night's Dream is abut businesssuite that cried out through Thursdays and Mali- four young lovers who escapeto money, while Lysander looks nccs. $15 to $42 for rcgularpcr- a mystical forest and get caught like the kid from the wrong si& Oberon (Harris) instmcts Puck (Donohue) to find an aph- fonnanccs on Friday and Satur- in the middleof a battle between of the tracks with a blackleather rodisiac in the forest. . days. the king and queenof the fairies jacket, pants and piedtars. Anyonc undcr 25 may pur- and a mischievous fairy named The most visually beautiful as Oberon, the King of the fair- with a brcast platc that pull's out chaw tickcts for $ IO for cvccy . Puck,the result beipg an odd scents were in the forest wherc ies and Theseus, the Duke of. his chest and a long feathcrcd, pcrl'ormuncc of cvcry prduc- romantic pairing that makes for the story gets a more supematu- Athens. sequined cape. tion and discounted tickcts for an unforgettable night. tal andsurreal theme. Hugh His costumes rivaled hisper- Suzanne Bouchard portmys groups of20 or morc may bc While the acting and block- Landwehr, the set designer, was formance. AsTheseus, he wore Hippolyta with thc clcgancc or purcha.scd by calling 206-443- ing weregreat, what stood out in clever for creating a believable a simple but very elegant tux- Grace Kelly puts the sexiness of 2210, cxt. 1046. the play were the elaboratesce- forest BrentHarris gave a, bril- edo, but it was his costumc for Michelle Pleiffer into'15tania. For tickct rescrvutions call The performancc that stood nic and costume designs. liant socdormance in dudroles Oberon that stoob.out the most. thc Scattle Repertory Thcatrc Harrishasachisekdfaoeand outwas Dan Donohuc's por- hox officc at 206-443-2222 or

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. ' talking to it in an alien lan- I help some one else it heals guage," Boats said. something inside *of me," he .. . Some examples of Boars' said, "Hypnosis can help people \* ~*""'*i rn wild shows involi& exotic'd&nc-' stop'$&ng, em,, he won't let them take their phobias and relive certain types *- clothes off, and he will let the of pain." . guys take of their shirts, but Boars is going to school at ' won't let the women. "That is Highline untilhis stage career . usually bail taste," he said. takes on. Boars has a new skit, called "I justbeginning' to pro- Superman,that will be inte- mote myselfas a stage hypno- . gratedinto his petformances. tist. Iam putting my package The skit involves a dummy togetherandinamonthortwo1 doll as well as some volunteers hope to be submitting my pack- acting as Lex Luther andSuper- age to clubs and casinos," he man. When the villain music said. comes on, the villain will grab If his career does suddenly the doll andrun around the take an interesting turn, Boars stage. And when thehem music hopes tofirst tour around Wash- . comeson, Superman will chase ington and if he gets populai the villain. enoughand business starts, Boar's most vividmemory of Wming, then IE will set out on performing stage hypnosis is tour and'csscntiaIIy conquer the when he hypn0tized.a. handful rest of the United States. of marines and to14 them they "Iwant to haveso many gigs wereexotic dancers. He de- that Idon't have tosupport my- scribes it as one of the 'funniest self in any other way," Boars experiences of his stage career, said. ?e* *? .4* Solution to last week's puzzle

1 c feb. 15,2001

- - - Cross Country needs money Champions to clash in Minnesota ..

BYBRYAN SHARICK BYEVAN KECK CARu)GAt"Y 133 Staff Repotter Stuff Reporter Carlos Adamy is a freshman fromMoses Lake High School. He was a It's the time of year again for At Highline, heavyweight state finalist twotimes and astate champion once. Adamy placed second the Services and Activites Bud- wrestler Anthony Hamiltonis a in the Region IV tournament. get committee to decide who big guy. But stepping off the will get what money and how plane in Rochester, Minn. he is much.Something that has a now just another wrestler. large question markin front of it The NJCAA men's national is the T-Birdcross country team. wrestling championships brings SHADL~ElIUm 141 With Highline having the in the some of the best wrestlers only cross country team on the in the countryat the community West Side of the mountains,be- and junior college level. Lierley is a returningsophomore from Chuglak, Alaska. Lierley was a sides Bellevue's brand spanking At thetournament, many state champion and a state finalist four times. He is also a NJCAA Nationa new team, it would be a thor- wrestlersare a champion of 1 Qualifier as well as an Academic All-American. Lierley placed secondin oughly bad idea to getrid of the some sort. Hamilton is a return Region N tournament. program. ing All-American, placing sev- -& enth in the tournamentlast year. He willface other All-Ameri- cans, regional champions and STEVEGW 149 national rankedopponents. There are a totalof nine regions Grimm is a freshmanfmm Port Townsend. He was a state place Winner in the country so, there couldbe and a league championwhile in high school. Grimm.finishedfourth in the up to nine regional champions Region IVtournament. in each weight class. Only the top threeof each weight classin each region will make it to the Since that Highline has an national tournament. cstahlished cross country team The entire experience at na- BENBAIU~N 157 Highline should be getting the tionals is a huge eventfor each cream of the crop for runners oncompetitor, from the time you . .-brficshmanfmmqrting, Whikhewastherehewasthestate thc West Side of the state. The step off the plane until you art champion twice. Barlcley placed second in the Region IV tournamnet. team has elso improved from on your way home. '99 when Highline finished "It's like adream," said eighth at the NWAACC to '00 heavyweight . Anthony when the team finished fifth. Hamilton. "You're like Keeping the cross country team shocked. Everything is on a not only strengthens the college level that's higher." athletically, but it would also The action is non-stop; al- "N 174 bring more studentsto Highline. most every match on every mat One idea that has been tossed has astatc champion or national Olson is a mturningsophomom from Lake Stevens High School. He is around is tomake the cross contender. Many of the winners .astate champimand also one of the captains of the Olson got sccond country team a club. Now this of the tournament can beoffered team. place in the Region IVtoumamcnt. sounds all fine and dandy until scholarships tofwr-year univer- you realize that if the team is a sities. club, then it cannot run in the "It's kind of crazy. NWAACC Championships. Everybody's good," Hamilton This would be hardfor the run- said. College scouts newspa- ners to swallow after trainingall persand magazines such as TREV~ORSMITH 197 year. USA Wrestling are all there If the college madecross looking for the brighteststars to Smith is a freshman fiom bn@iew where he'won a high schoolstate country a club, then fewer dis- be immortalized. champiomhip. He posted a 17-10 record this season. Smith placed third' tance runners would come here Highline is sending off seven at the RegionN tournament. to go to school because there of its best wrestlers to compete wouldn'tbe a cross country for a national title. team and it would ultimately With such high competition lead to the demiseof the track many of the wrestlers arejust and field program. The track hoping for agood showing. program depends on the cross "I'm petty content with what country program for distance I've done this season," said Ben runners. Barkley, who is competing at Hamilton is a awningAll-American placing seventh at the national tour- Distance runners don't go out 157 pounds. "(If I lose early), nament last year. He is also an Academic All-American. Hamilton is head- for track because they like to it's not like I'm going tobe bro- ing into the tournatdentwith a third place finishat the Region N qualify- runaround in circles until ken upabut it." ing tournament. Rebard 20-1 3. they're dizzy. As much as the Others, like Shad Lierly, e. runners like that diwy-high, dis- know what to expect from the tance runners run track to stayin tournamentand know what shape for cross country. level the competition is. "Every or lost. coliseum. The finalistswere looks like Highline's best Also the administration has match is like astate finals The second day, if you made driven out tothe mats 'by Min- chance in years. to hire a coachwho doesn't match," said the 141-pounder. it, is considered the elite eight. nesota Vikings cheerleaders "We have potential finalists, mind working a part-time job Hamilton recalls the spec- On Saturday, if you win one with spotlights following their we haven't had that in a few for little pay. The only othcr rc- tacle last year. The first day 12 match,you will receive AII- every move. years," said Head Coach Todd quirement is that the new coach to 16 mats were running. There American status. Just to make it "It's really, really fun," said Owens. "We have some kids has to be willing to also hang were 24 to 28 guys in each to Saturday is hard enough. Hamilton. "Even if you don't that are going to place. It's a around for a year or two. weight class. A wrestler had In the finals, the gala really do well, it's fun? scary deal, It's the biacst tour- Bryall can run cross country, anywhere from two matches to exploded. The All-Americans Tht T-Birds have never had a nament they have beenin. They but only by CUI: eight dependingif he won early were given a parade into the national champion, butthis year can't have that fear."

c voice of the students ” 9 -sports - “ “ I I Johnson puts the ‘fan’ in fanatic

she also is 8 huge faa of the volunteered her time to help out Johnson Thunderbj&. “Knowing the at basketball games, working “Knowing the players per- players personally the front door along with help never misses sadly and wabing how had ing outat the golf tournaments. thCYworlr,lqrlres~WntaLibC and watching how And last year Johnson got the a Thunderbird them and cheer them on,” opportunity to be the assistant Johrwnr said. hard they work, coach fot the women’s basket- I athletics event Jobnsorr stays vcy tmy ev- makes me want to ball team, which she enjoyed eryday. OUtriaeofHighline she very much. ! irapmnttobtrtccaqpdaugh- be there and cheer Along with all of the other terKrbmI. them on,” duties Johnson has to cover in “Kristen is my Numbtr one her days, she also is the designer priority~Johnaonrrid . -CONNIEJOHNSON for Highline athletic webpage. She also is working on her “I’m not very creative, M) it It doesn’t matter whatsport bacheWsbeg#inkrsi#sras The following year, Johnson gives me a chance to use some you attend, home or away, if a part-time student at Central Johnson has been involved b#.amesacretrvyforthep~ of my limited creativity,” youtakalookupinthestands, Washington University’s WithHighIinesinoe 1986. Start- managerof theTttleIII Grant, a Johnson said. 90 percent of the time Connie set’kc-. ing out as a student, Johnson’s fderal program that fundeda In the future, Johnson would Johnson will be them cheering kmatHghlimJohmonis goaiwastotcmh#atsociateof number of improvements on like to continue to work on a for Highline. the dministdve assistant for arts degree. After mciving her campus- college campus environment or Johnson attends a lot of Via pitsiclentof Administra- A.A.,Johnsonbegantoworkon After five years in that role, withpeople, and fals very gums and rmtc(Ics, not just be- tionDr.1-ru+r!hun&rsmdit camp as an office assistant in she went to work forsawrders. comfortable hem at Highline. ~sbeistheassistantathletic currently the assistant athletic thcCkntcrfor~ng&mcc- Before becoming theassis- “Highline Community Col- director here at Highline, but dhctmfortbcdlege. tims. tant athletic director, Johnson lege is my life,” Johnson said. Women’s T-Birds run off nth league wn in a row

BY BRYANSHMUCK double-dol uble with IS poiints Swff Reporter and 11 rebmnds in nearly 26 minutes. The Lady T-Birds pickecLup “Ithink Ws- went w211. twomolle~Winslast~ We played Green River bcfore TheT-Birds put them River and ithink we’dida better jid. Oatots to sleep 104-50and then We just haveto work hard-and sunkthe South Puget Sound work as a team,” said Pye. Clippers 71-60, Afterlast week, The game against theClip- Highline’s overall record is 21- pers startedout with the 2 and their league rccocd is 11- Thunderbirds stumbling in the 0. first half to give South Puget The Thunderbirdsalso had a Sound a 39-3 1 half time lead. gameWednesday, Feb, 14 The Clippers seemed to play against Pierce, but the results above their potential while the were unavailable at presstime. T-Birds didn’t play the caliber Thegame started off last game T-Birds fans havebeen E- weekwith the Thunderbirds customed to seeing. winning the opening tip and “We struggled a bit in the thenproceeding to hold the first half,” said Olson. Gators scoreless forthe first six “Even though we were down minutes of the game. by eight we were still pretty “Out shooting was on, but confident at half time,” said our defensewasn’t strong,” said sophomore Kristin Zompcui. Chandra Rathke. In the second half, though, At the intermission,Highline the %Birds picked upthe slack cruised into the locker morn by outscoring the Clippers40- with a comfortable 50-22 lead. 21. “In the second half, we need “‘We picked up our defensein to get out on theshooters a little the second half,” said Olson. bit. They have some kids who The Lady T-Birds again shot can shoot if they’re open,” +d. well, hitting45.8 percent, while Head CoachDentlis Olson. the Clippers could only manage ChandraRathke was the 30.4 percent. leading scorer at half with 12 “We earned that win,” said points in a little mort than 11 we* minutes of play. In the. game there were two “Hopefully we’ll keepup the double-doubles forthe T-Birds. good shooting unlikelast week Cal-Jean Lloyd had 15 points when we had a let down against and 13 rebounds while tauryn Tacoma,,” said Olson. Jones had 12 points and 10 re- The %Birds also shot 44.7 bounds, percent from the floor in the The leading sumr was Lisa first half. Photo by Joe Walker Milne with 19 points. Milne The Lady T-Birdscame out Nikki White goes up brajumper white Krirdn Zompetti guad her at aT-BirQ practice. alsoshot four of ninefrom after the break on fire again downtown. shooting 47.8 percent in the 8cc- just in too deep. oor defense wasn’t strong? said game. TheThunderbirds next ond half. RathkeLcadthewayfotthe Rathkc. “we made our shots, butwe games arc in Thunderdome on TheOatMstriedtofighttheir Thunderbirds with24 pints on Lisa Milne alsohad 16 played kind of raggedy at the Saturday, Fkb. 17 against Lower way back outof the hok they’d 11 of 18 shooting from the field. points,’ eigbt &ounds, and end,” saidMilne. ColumbiaCentraliaand dug themselves, butthey were “Ourshooting was on,but seven assists &a well-rounded Cal-Jean Lloyd had another Wadnesday, Feb. 21.

1 t feb. 15,200l 10 sports the thunderword .. .. , .. .- ". " scoreboard T-Bird men eye second place in West

Women's Basketball but Highline's bench came in ... eagueSeason BYROB SCHEIDER duringthe second half and lvlslon W 1, W L Staff Reporter slcpped it up, increasingthe lead Whatcom 16691 by 10 points. Most notablewas Peninsula 14992 After winning both of their Nick Mchwho scored nine SkagitValley 8 3 13 8 games in a decisive fashionlast points in just under 11 minutes. Everett 7 4 12 11 week, the Highline men's bas- Leading the FBirds were start- Shoreline 6 4 1010 ketball team is now sitting sol- ing centerJason Reed who Edmonds 51656 idly in second placein the West- scored 19 pointsand hauled Bellevue 41638 ern Division. down IOboards and YusefAziz Seattle 317 19 They hosted Green River on who had 17 points. Olympic 011 2 19 Feb. 7, stomping them 86-62. This win was nice after the ... They traveled to Olympia to heart-wrenching loss toTatoma Eastern DlVISlOr\ play South Puget Sound Feb.IO last week. Wenatchee 8 0 22 3 and dashed pastthe Clippers 98- Big Bend 5 3 1310 "Any time you drop one, it's WallaWalla 4 3 15 7 75 after starting slow. always good to win the next ColumbiaBasin 4 4 1310 Highline traveled to Lake- one," said center Adam Aziz. YakimaValley 3 4 16 7 wood to take on Pierce Feb.14, With this win comesthe knowl- Spokane 3 5 1311 but results were not available atedge that they can play to their BlueMountain 0 8 1 22 press time. potential andwin biggames. Lower Columbiais just one "We just have to play above spotbehind Highline in the the levelof our competitionand HIGHLINE11 0 21 2 Western standings, but Highline we'll come out on top," said Clark 10Clark 1 20 3 can pull away and gain some center David King. Centralia 14582 breathing room with a victory Three days later, they trav- SP Sound 65139 this weekend. eledto Olympia totake on Tacoma 14765 "If we win out, thenwe'll get South Puget Sound and after a Grays Harbor 2 8 7 15 thesecond seed," said Head slow start they got in a groove L. ColumbiaL. 3 8 8 14 Coach Jeff Albrecht, and finished strongly againstthe Pierce 2 9 418 Highline's defense was solid Clippers. "After the first half GreenRiver 0 10 1 20 againstGreen River holding went by we regrouped and fin- ... them to a mere62 points over- ished strong," said Adam Aziz. Southern DIVISIQ~ all. Onoffense, the T-Birds The T-Birds were only up by Chemeketa 9 1 18 5 were unselfish dishing out32 nine pointsat half but came out, Clackamas 8 2 19 6 assists whileattacking the but came out andplayed better YdAziz goes up for a bucket against the Gators. Umpqua 6 2 17 6 Gators weakness by going in- in the seccmd half. .' .. SWOregon 6 4 11 13 side with the ball. The bench ~"Wetookcamofthebalhnd 26:. lason Reed had a big game take the second seed,". said Linn-Benton 5 5 16 8 played a big role in the win. startedsharingwhichledtoessy witb 16 points and 10 rebounds Adam Aziz Lane 2 8 1213 They camem and increasedthe bMkets,".said Albmht. "We and. Adam Aziz added . nine . .. The: Thunderbirds : host M t. HoodMt. 1 9 5 19 leadwhile dominating the cameoutflat,butwecameback boards of his own. bwer.Columbia this Saturday, Portland 1 9 6 18 game. with agood run." With just five games remain- Feb. 17 in a rematch that could "We continued to move the The leading scorers in the ing in the regular. season the be interesting after losing to Men's Basketball ball offensively," said Albrccht. rout were Yusef Aziz with 28 Thunderbirds e optimistic. . them barkthis season. The LeagueSeason The game was never close points and Darnell Lyons with "we're trying to'winout and always, is at 8 p.m. NorthDlvrsron ... W L W L, tip-off;= Edmonds 9 2203 Shoreline 7 3129 Whatcom 6 4156 Highline freshman is deadly from three-point-range Seattle 6 4148 SkagitValley 6 5 9 13 homework than Ihad to do in come to Highline, so Idid," he Bellevue 5 612 11 BYCALIJEAN LLOYD high school," said Nicholson. said. "Ialso already knew about Olympic 4 7 815 Stuff Regorter N"sdbcisiantocome Highline's top quality pmgram." Peninsula 3 8 815 to Highline was heavily influ- If there was ever a regret Everett 29 318 It may have been cold out- enced bythe coding staiT and about Nicholson's decision to ... side of Highline's gymnasium, theteam reputation."Coach cometo Highlint, all were Eastern Dlvrslon butyoung freshmen Austin Alhcchthadalortodowithmy washedaway atthe game YakimaValley 7 0 16 5 Nicholson was on fire from the decision. He told me to come against Clark, as his third three- WallaWalla 5 216 7 three point line inside the gym. and watch a game and that it pointer wentthrough the net and B ig BendBig 5 317 6 The Thunderdome wasfilled wooldbeagrcatmoveformeto cheers went upin the crowd. ColumbiaBasin 5 3 13 11 with all of the energy and ex- Wenatchee 3 5 714 citcmmt that comeswith a close Spokane 2 6 11 12 basketball game. The score is BlueMountain 0 8 12 12 very close in what is supposed to be a nail-biter all the way to played a positive rolein the suc- the end. No one is truly sure Tacoma 11 0 23 1 cess of his team. who's going to win this one. HIGHLINE 03176 Academically,however, Someone on the men's basket- L. Coumbia 7 3 16 7 Nicholson is working harder ball team had an answer to this Pierce 6 5 1210 than he's ever had to before. Clark 6 5 1310 question. "Classes am harder and Ihave Grays Harbor 5 6 13 9 Within a four tofive minute to do a lot more schoolwork and Centralia 2 8 515 time span, a verycalm and com- SP Sound 2 9 417 posed Nicholson hit three outof Green River 1 9 1 17 four three-pointers to help put his team up for good in the scc- Southern DIVISIO~\... ond half. If the Highline men's Lane 186 91 basketball team continues tore- Clackamas 21382 cruit freshmentop like Chemeketa 7 3 15 8 Nicholson,they're planning Umpqua 5 5 1013 having a good program far a Mt. Hood 5 5 11 13 long time. (253) 833-7336 Linn-Benton 2 8 3 20 Nicholson was recruited for 1-866-220-3011 SWOmgm 28 7 16 good reason. He graduated in Portland 28 618 2000 fmm Lindbcrgh High and mews voice of the students --- I1 Taxes can be easy for you Tax break a m BYJOY ROTHWELL gives hope Staff Reporter . * to students Believe it or not, theIRS can be your friend. You still have to file taxes, but you may be able BYD~EG~ REVELO to receive tax credit for goingto Staff Reporter Highline. The Hope Credit. can be Students at Highline can take worth as much ils $1.500 per eli- advantage of the Hope Credit gible student per year. In order tax breaks to get some money to qualify, you must pay pst- back from the government. secondary tuition and fcesywr- "Thanks to the TaxpayerRe- self and not be convicted of a lief Act of 1997, middle income felony drug offense. Most stu- taxpayers cantake advantage of dents at Highlineshould at least the two year credit for college qualify for thelatter. expenses," explains Gary Klott Anyone paying for student from Taxplanet.com. loans may want to check the The HopCredit is a tax IC- Publication 970 as well. You lief calculated by the amountof may be able to deduct up to money that a student spends on $2,000 in the interest you've tuition and fces excludingbook paid and you do not need to and other fees, such as parking. itemize your deductions on your With the Hope Credit you tax return. can report up to $2,000 of tu- The tax return form youwill ition expenses that allow youor most likely use is the looOEz, GraBhic bv Sam Abraham your parents to get up $1,500 This form is for people with back per student enrolled in simple tax returns, who am fil- of filing your taxes a relatively come tax credit incorrectly. thesooner your refund will their first two yearsof college. ing as single or married, and painlessexperience. Shawn Last,butnot)tast,remember come in the mail. "rhe Hope Creditarc among claim no dependcnto. You also Geotgc, Internal RevenueSer- to sign your name before you "By filing elcctnmically, you the most valuable of the new tax must have a taxable incomeof vice Media Relations Sfialist, mail in the return. can get your refundin 10 days breaks created .by 1997 law," less than $SO,O00 and have no pointed out common blunders "People should go over their to two weeks," George said. says Klott. more taxableinterest than pmpk make. formbefore turning it in," If you still n#d to get your For households whose par- $400.00. The majorityof stu- 'The No. 1 mistake is putting George said. hands on taxa form, you can go ents claim jointly, and report dents qualify forthe J(#OEZ. . the wrong dal security num- . -.If p'm wanting some.extta , toyourlocallitmuy,getomoff over:S100,000 in income, the In addition to knowing how &on the form," Goargc said. cash, it's a good idea to get this 0ftheIRswebpage'arcallthe Hope Credit is not available. the.IRscan help you, thene arc Another mistake often matic chore done and out of the way. IRSat1-80(1TAxPORM(829- Unmarried pple who claim ways to help make the process occurs in figuring earned in- The sooner you file your taxes, 3676). $50,000 or more arc also ex- cluded fromthis tax break. If students receive tax-free scholarships for tuition, they SM'committeeconcludes first round have to subtract the amount of the scholarship from the total of BYEDJOHNSON said Thayer. operating costs. Evan Keck, change would help defercost of the eligible expenses. Wff Reporter If the cross country team editor-in-chief of the paper, led off-campus printingand bring Klott said that students only doesmtgcttbefunda,thcitpm the presentation. work to student wdrk;tis. It will need to be part-time to qualify. Highline's CCDW ananw gnm-Yb=-l" Fred Capestany, . the help other programs funded by Students who attend only one twn*wmtstolreepnmning,but "iscumatlyfunb Multicultural Student program S&A save money bynot having quarterare still ableto get the atbbtic director says it will ing .bothmen's. and women's adviser, asked the BudgetCam- to go off campus to print mate- money back for tuition spent for ts'lte rime money, -. track apd mtn's and women's mittee for $7,900 for clubs and rial, Lcanna Albcachtof Student that quartet's eligible expense. The first founds of po##nt.- 4x06s amntty. organizations, up fmm $5,500 Rograms said. The information thatstudents tionsfOttbeStIMjentandAetivi- "As it is strwtudy we- last y*. The Tbtoring Centeris ask- need was mailed out to them tics Budget Committee. have not3upport four teams," said TheEthnicandculturalp ing for a substantial increaseof Jan, 26. Students should have concluded. In meetings on Athl~ticDi"m Dunn. grams request was presented by funds from last year. Resented gotten form 109%-Tcontaining MoWY,Rb. 12 Md Wedne8- ~CorChWhitB~guc-Chandra Brown of . Team bymath tutor and student their Hope Scholarship informa- day, Feb. 14, six. different sated his case for the track Highline. The funds would go Asanka Dewaraja, the center re- tion for calendar year 2000. pups pleaded their case for budgetonw*y. to support activities during Mar- quested an increase from Studentscan find outthe funds in 2001. 'We cannot possibly sde ei- tin Luther King Jr. week and $12,500 to $20,000. amount that they are able to 'bo more presentationscs- ther the track and cross country Unity through DiversityWeek. Theamountwouldbeusedto claim by going to the Highline sions have been scheduledfor teams succecd if part of the Erin Blakeney, student pta- increase the number of tutors. web siteor using the Kiosk ma- March 5 and 7. The committee track budget has to fund cross grams adviser, asked for money' The Honors Colloquy pro- chines located in Buildings 6 will hammer out a budgetsome- country," Baker said. to help produce student hand- gramsought out the same and 8 to access their informa- time in May. Baker, along with the cross books. The estimated price for $1,500 as last year to cover ex- tion. Or call 206-878-37 10, ext. S&A funds come from activ- country team, believes that the the 1,500 booksruns about penses for rcfrcshments during 3326 for more information. ity fees all Highline students two budgets should be separate. $6,000. They go to freshman speeches held at Highline. "Students will also need form pay as part of tuition. Dunn also went before the students in the fall. "If youdon't give usthe 8863 to file their tax along with The cross country team peti- committee to request a totalof In Wednesday'spresenta- money, it can't happen," said 1040 or 1MOA todo their tioned the S&A Budget Com- $173,082. The money goes for tions, Blakeney spoke before Barbara Clinton, instructor for taxes," said Robert Smith from mittee for funds to run theteam everything from volleyball and thecommittee to ask..for Honors Colloquy. H&R Block in Federal Way. separately from the track pro- basketballto athletic grants, $1 23,257 for student programs Sharon Hashimotoproposed Smith also advises that students gram. Currently the budget to supplements,uniforms, and administrative expenses. The an increase in funding to cover should not use telefile (theIRS' runthe cross country team championship travel. Although money covets salaries andben- the cost of mattrid and promo- new file-by-phone system) to comes from the track budget. most of the sports budgets arc efits for three student programs tion of the Arctum. The annual file for Hope Scholarship since Led by runner Shawn Thayer, the same as last year, Dunn also staffm. The reguestis up more publication combinesart, pho- there is no way to claim the tax thecross country team pre- requested$1O,O00 for work than $5,000 from last year, as a tography, poems, short stories break. sented its position on why the grantsthat previously came result of staff members moving and other writings. More information is avail- committee should providesome from other college funds, up the college'ssalary scale. "It addresses the entirecom- able inTax Publication 970,Tax $6,0oO in funds. .,The Thunderword requested A increase in funds was re- munity," said Hashimoto. She Benefits for Higher Education, "we can't be a good L if more funds for 2001 to cover quested to support onqampus askedfor $6,000, upfrom which will spell out students' we are not able to compete," theminimumwageinmaseand help in 'graphics'soPp6rt. -The $4,750. options. . 12 news the thunderword - ”_ ” - - - ’“ - - ”

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+ whatmade me start, the money him outside and beat him to a lot of E, a lot of E!” said Alexis, was what made me stay,” said pulp and “teach him alesson,” raising her eyebrows to empha- Alexis. “The most I ever made she said. “It was entertaining. I size the point. in one night was a little over went outside too.” “Iwas dropping like seven to $I,200 or $1,300, but average Living the nightlife, being 1 I pills a night..There was one take-home (after rent was paid) desiredand being pampered night that Itook like 17 - Ithink EVER@EEN was $500-$700.** was all good fun and games in that’s the night I actually went

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