HIGHLINE COLLEGE | February 20, 2020 | VOLUME 58, ISSUE 17 WORD Page 3 Page 6 Page 7 In this issue ASHC president proposes Country queen Carlene T-Bird men’s basketball changes to Student Government Carter comes to Kent jumps into third place Campus Life 2-3 Views 4 Puzzles 5 Arts 6 Sports 7-8 Food 9 News 10-12

First gen students fine their way Many

By Harry Espinoza students Staff Reporter

Joel Guzman is a first gen- feel the eration student who is not sure what to study. Guzman was born in the Bern United States, but when he was a baby he was taken to Mexico. After high school, he re- By Samuel Watson turned to the country in search and Marta Barlow Staff Reporters of new opportunities, starting in the ESL program at Highline in 2018. Though they differ on “The biggest challenge I’ve COLLEGE specific candidates, most faced since then has been known Highline students plan on what to study,” Guzman said. voting Democratic in the He said no one in his family upcoming presidential elec- went to school, so he never had tion. support or advice about what a Washington state has re- career is. cently changed from a cau- “I’m very pressured not to cus system to a primary elec- know what to study because I tion system. feel like I’m going to be stuck Both are measures used all my life without doing any- to decide which candidate thing,” Guzman said. the state wants on the bal- He said that language was a lot for the general presi- barrier when he arrived here. dential election later in the “I was very nervous to say year. Deyaneira Rivera/THUNDERWORD hello to people because I knew Several students said almost nothing,” Guzman said. they plan on voting for Guzman’s first step was to ESL program at Highline. first-generation students at was also going to enter school, Democratic presidential study English; he entered the “My first challenge was to learn Highline feel nervous or pres- so she felt pressure to help him. candidate and Vermont English to make a study plan and sure as they have no idea about “They also made me want Senator Bernie Sanders in enter college,” Guzman said. how to get a degree. to study, so that increased the Highline has many first-gen- Allison Rodriguez is a stu- pressure,” Rodriguez said. eration students. dent from Mexico who had no Some students said they felt The students said that be- idea how the education system another kind of pressure, ing first-generation generates worked in this country. “I feel a little pressured be- Vote many feelings, such as pride, “Being a first-generation stu- cause my mother wants me to fear, pressure, motivation, hap- dent, I felt a lot of pressure be- graduate,” Italia Ibarra said. piness, and nerves. cause my parents didn’t know Other students said they felt Presidential For instance, some students how to help me apply to a school happy, proud, and excited. said when they started school, or college, even connect with the “I am really happy and proud primary they felt a lot of pressure and ner- right people,” Rodriguez said. vousness, but now they feel good. She also said she needed Joel Guzman Like Guzman, many more advice since her brother See First Gen, page 12 See Elections, page 12

Running Start works for some – but not all – students

By Samuel Watson high school. These things and of high school to take certain program after a quarter or two Now, however, Highline is Staff Reporter more attract many students to college classes at no cost. to go back to high school. trying to ensure that Running the Running Start program Some students do not thrive This year specifically, 22 Start students are truly ready Free college. A chance to get each year. in Running Start; in fact, much students who participated in for college. ahead of your peers. The op- Running Start is a dual-cred- the opposite. For a variety of Running Start at Highline for High school students inter- portunity to earn an Associates it option that allows students reasons, students may come to Fall Quarter did not return for degree by the time you graduate who are in their last two years Highline and end up leaving the winter. See Running Start, page 11 Page 2 Campus Life | Highline College | February 20, 2020 College transitions to new software next year

By Ally Valiente Staff Reporter

Highline will soon take its first steps to implement a new software system. The new software system, called ct- cLink, will be implemented next Febru- ary, 2021. CtcLink will allow faculty, staff and students to have access to information from anywhere at any time. CtcLink will be a new website that will help Highline better manage everyone’s experience as a student or employee. The new software modules will also cover core administrative processes such as registration and course manage- ment, financial aid, financial services and human resources. Executive Director of Information Technology Services Tim Wyre says that ctcLink is being adopted state-wide by the 34 community and technical col- leges and the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. “Because it involves so many col- leges, moving to ctcLink is a very large, very complex project. Colleges are tran- Highline will participate with sitioning to ctcLink in groups, involving several community colleges in the anywhere from five to nine colleges in roll-out of new software through each Deployment Group over a multi- multiple different phases. year period,” Wyre said. Wyre said, “A few colleges transi- tioned in August 2015 as part of the pilot Highline is currently at Group 2, CTCs at once,” Wyre said. “They will oped in the early 1980s by the Washing- phase of the project. Highline will make which is known as Successful Transition. have one student ID and use common ton community and technical college the switchover in February 2021 as part Wyre added that the new software sys- online tools for everything from admis- system, and use database and report- of Deployment Group 4. Leading up to tem will make it easier for students to trans- sion to graduation.” ing tools that are no longer supported. that time, Highline will prepare by going fer from one community college to another. Highline currently uses a number of old These systems have no long-term sup- through a series of prescribed phases.” “Students will use ctcLink for doing administrative systems, such as the Finan- port options, and are at risk of failing,” Group 1 is known as Pilot Colleges, their college business, and they’ll have cial Management System (FMS), Student Wyre said. “While we have been able to where the new ctcLink was tested and a more common experience across the Management System (SMS) and Payroll/ keep them working this long, it becomes implemented in Spokane, Spokane Falls, community and technical college (CTC) Personnel Management System (PPMS), more and more expensive to do so over and Tacoma. Schools in those areas are system, whether they transfer from one which Wyre says are limited and outdated. time, and is not a long-term solution to continuing to use the new system. college to another or attend two or more “[The current systems] were devel- our needs.”

Trustees meeting transfer process, application dead- in Building 6, room 164. to http://bit.ly/2O6VTCk. lines, admissions requirements, The session will help stu- happening today z Career Services will hold and financial aid and scholar- dents that plan on transferring a Career Fair on March 2 from ships. The representatives will also and give information as well Highline’s Board of Trustees 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Mt. provide students with application as answer questions about op- meets today at 10 a.m. today in the Townsend/Mt. Constance room and program materials. portunities and the enrollment Library boardroom on floor 5. in Building 8. The fair will have process for PLU. There will be a study session more than 60 potential employ- in the Library, room 411 begin- Conference for ers and students are expected to ning at 8 a.m. Latinx community Calendar bring their resumes and dress The general session will in- in Mississippi during the 1950s for the jobs they want. z z AANAPISI will hold a clude reports from Associated and 60s. The first Latinx family and The Financial Aid De- family night on March 2 from Students, Washington Public The program will highlight community conference will oc- partment is holding ongoing 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Building Employees Association, High- the fight against prejudice in cur on April 18 from 8 a.m. to workshops on Fridays from 9 2. The night will be an oppor- line College Education Associ- America and its impact on 4:30 p.m. at Highline. a.m. to 1 p.m. in Building 30, tunity for students and their ation, Faculty Senate, and the American history. The conference will hold room 101. z families to learn about campus Highline College Foundation. The performances will be at performances, giveaways, and The Global Student Am- resources and to provide schol- The board will also discuss 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 2 p.m. workshops about community bassadors will hold their Win- arships to outstanding students. travel reimbursement for trustees on February 26 in Building 7. building, resources, career ex- ter Gala tomorrow night from 6 z The Winter 2020 Student and tenure recommendations. The performances will be about ploration, and healthcare. It will to 11 p.m. in the Mt. Townsend Research and Creative Works Materials, including agen- 50 minutes and will include a also cover college applications room in Building 8. z Symposium will be held on das, can be found at https://bit. discussion afterwards. and payment options. The NEA Big Read will March 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 ly/37CFHzu. Childcare will be available hold a book discussion on The p.m. in the Mt. Constance/Mt. for children between three and Emperor was Divine before au- Transfer fair Olympus room in Building 8. 10 and parking will be free. thor Julie Otsuka visits High- Performers bring z The Annual College and comes to Highline The event is free and open to line in March. The discussion Career Day is on March 23. The civil rights to life anybody. Though registration will be on Feb. 24 from 12:30 Admissions representatives event is an all-day event for high is requested, it is not required. to 2 p.m. in the Mt. Constance Umoja, Puente, and from 20 Washington colleges school seniors making decisions Information can be found at room in Building 8. AANAPISI, in recognition of and universities will be at a col- z about their future education https://bit.ly/37In514. There will be a SoJust film Black History Month, will pres- lege transfer fair on March 3 showing of the documentary goals. A resource fair will be ent “Living Voices – The Right from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Whose Streets? We Will Not Go held for the students from 11 to Dream,” a combination of Building 8. PLU provides Quietly from 2 to 4:15 p.m. in a.m. to noon. theatrics and archival film. The fair is intended for stu- information Building 7 on Feb. 24. z Applications are being ac- The performance will high- dents planning on transferring z Applications for the cepted for the University of Se- light the struggle and sacrifice to a four-year institution after There will be an information Southeast Asian American Ed- attle’s Alfie Scholarship. Appli- of the fight for civil rights in graduating from Highline. session with a representative ucation Scholarship are now be- cations must be in by March 29. America. It will tell the story of The fair will allow interested from Pacific Lutheran Universi- ing accepted. Applications must Submit applications to https:// an African American student students to ask questions about the ty today from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. be in by March 1 and submitted bit.ly/37KYpF8. THUNDERLIFE February 20, 2020 | Highline College | Page 3 Changes coming to Student Government

By Mitchell Roland ered five different proposals, dent senators who would not Staff Reporter which they call Proposed Re- be paid for their time. Jama structures. said that this plan was reject- Associated Students of Currently, they are consid- ed because of the challenges Highline College President ering Proposed Restructure for both Student Government Mohamed Jama is leading an No. 5, which is a combination and students for conducting effort to restructure Student of Proposed Restructures 2 20 additional student elec- Government at Highline. and 4. tions each spring. Currently Jama oversees a Under Proposal No. 5, the “It would be difficult for student council made up of Student Council would be re- these elections to be conduct- club leaders, but he has con- placed by 16 representatives ed,” Jama said. “It was com- vened a committee to find an from areas such as clubs, ath- plex.” alternative. The committee is letics, international students Proposed Restructure No. made up of six selected stu- and other groups. These rep- 3, which would keep the cur- dents: two club leaders, Jama, resentatives would receive a rent system intact, was voted the Student Government vice quarterly scholarship. down without any discussion, president, the speaker of the In this proposal, any stu- Jama said. caucus and adviser Lyall dent would be able to directly “It was rejected,” he said. Rudenskjold. submit their own proposals Once a plan is officially “The goal’s to basically and there would be additional approved, Jama said that the restructure government,” he public forums each quarter. restructuring committee will said. Izzy Anderson/THUNDERWORD Jama said that the restructur- plan either a tabling event or Jama said that the change Mohamed Jama formed a committee to find a new structure to how ing committee is expected to a student forum so students was necessary because the Student Government works at Highline. adapt this plan at their meet- can provide input. current student council is no ing later today. “We have to be mindful longer functional. Student “The current one was not on proposals or make sug- “We’re expected to approve that there are 17,000 stu- council meetings became dif- sustainable,” he said. “It can’t gestions, you must be a club it,” he said. dents,” Jama said. “Student ficult as Student Government work in the long run.” leader. The committee has already voice is the spirit of Student executives often had to search Jama said that another “It does not provide stu- rejected several proposals, Government.” around the Student Union to problem with the current sys- dents an accessible way to however. After that, the plan would find council members, Jama tem is that it does not allow join,” he said. Proposed Restructure No. be sent to Student Council for said. typical student input. To vote The committee has consid- 1 proposed 20 elected stu- final approval. New club aims to help support mental wellness

By Harry Espinoza enjoy the chapters," Neilson them. She said some of the activ- Staff Reporter said. "Students should feel free to ities would be speakers and She said the percentage of discuss their emotional health other mental health awareness Jessica Neilson has over- students with mental illness is as freely as they feel able to dis- programs. come the challenges of mental worrying. cuss their physical health," Neil- "I am willing to expose my- illness and addiction, so she "Thirty nine percent of stu- son said. self to potential judgment to decided to found the club Ac- dents in college experience sig- Meanwhile, she said that help students who face these tive Minds. nificant mental health issues," the hardest part of the club challenges," Neilson said. A Highline teacher for 15 Neilson said. was getting five students to In addition, she said the years, Neilson is a lawyer who She said some of the illnesses start. club's initial interest meeting is got an LL.M at Harvard, and are bipolar disorder, anxiety or "I need people that partic- on Feb. 25 at noon in Building she has experienced mental ill- depression, and addiction. ipate in the club, one or two 8, room 301. nesses such as bipolar disorder, "Students need to know hours per week," Neilson said. "Members of the Psycholo- Post- traumatic stress disorder Jessica Neilson there is support for them on "It is difficult because it gy Department have expressed (PTSD), and social stigma. this campus, and this is a costs a lot for people to be their interest in supporting the "I stayed in my office, and great opportunity," Neilson open and share their experi- rollout of the club as well," she l didn't go out and connect people who do," Neilson said. said. ence with mental/emotional said. with the campus because I felt "While the club isn't a peer- "I believe the risk of being health challenges," Neilson Students can contact Profes- shame," Neilson said. to-peer support group and judged is less important than said. sor Jessica Neilson by email at Also, she said she had some doesn't provide counseling the need to shine a light on the "This club has support [email protected]. addictions that made it much per se, it is a mental health darkness," Neilson said. from Access Services and the Students can also visit the harder. advocacy club that people On the other hand, she Counseling department. To- website at www.Activeminds. "With these conditions and can find strength in." Neilson said the campus needs to help gether, we can create a com- org. addictions, I just felt bad about said. change the culture around emo- munity and culture of sup- "We have to bring the light myself, and I felt lonely and "We (people in general) have tional disorders by being more port and encouragement," to the darkness in the students' ashamed," Neilson said. to be open to listening to stu- open in conversations about Neilson said. lives," Neilson said. She said those conditions dents facing these problems," make it harder for her to con- Neilson said. nect with people. She said the name of the club "I just felt like something is Active Minds because Active was wrong with me," Neilson Minds is the nation's premier ‘I stayed in my office, and I didn’t go said. non-profit organization sup- She said many people on porting mental health aware- out and connect with the campus campus have similar condi- ness and education for students tions or even something as in high schools and colleges in because I felt shame’ common as depression and the United States. anxiety. According to the website - Jessica Neilson, "I want to build a commu- Activeminds.org, there are nity of care and support on over 500 chapters of the club at Highline professor campus for all who face men- various high schools and col- tal/emotional challenges or leges. those who support and love "Fifteen thousand students THUNDERVIEWS February 20, 2020 | Highline College | Page 4

Students must make themselves heard in upcoming election

Ballots drop for the 2020 election tomorrow, Feb. 21. After the deadline of March 10, counting will begin. We need to vote, and not enough of us are doing it. In the 2016 Presidential Primary, a total of 1,421,841 ballots were cast out of Washington’s then 4,088,029 registered voters. That’s a little less than a 35 percent turnout. This is somewhat baffling when you consider the ease of access not only to voter registration, but also the act of voting itself along with information about candidates and their stanc- es. Registration can be done online at myvote.wa.gov and all that’s required is your mailing address and certain information found on your driver’s license or ID. It’s also noteworthy that the state of Washington allows for preregistration at age 16. This means that after preregistering, you can instantly vote at age 18 without registering again. Washington is also a vote-by-mail state. We don’t have to designate a day to go to the ballot box, we fill our ballots in the comfort of our own homes and place them in various drop-boxes around town, be it on our way to work, school or otherwise. It isn’t just a flesh wound Aside from the internet and news media to inform you on a candidate’s beliefs and intentions, ballots also come with a I didn’t lock my wrist in time Gone Fishin’ percent of Americans across all voter information pamphlet that provides a brief rundown on while hitting a punching bag a age groups who had skipped a where their priorities lie. little less than a year ago. It hurt. doctor visit in the past year at As more and more ways to simplify the voting process Fast forward to the present, the time of the survey. emerge, excuses not to vote dwindle further. For how much that same hand is now prone There’s a serious problem if complaining people do about a candidate they don’t like to random shooting pain and is that many people are weather- reaching office, not nearly enough of them seem to show up to responsible for a frankly humil- ing potentially serious injuries change things when it counts. iating amount of broken plates for fear of financial problems. The time to vote is the one time in our lives that our voices and spilled drinks. Aside from financial reasons, are truly equal; the ballot counters can’t judge, only put another After a much overdue visit many people, myself among ballot toward the total. Although the decisions made in Wash- to the doctor, I learned that my them, have a kind of “see no ington, D.C. may not have the largest baring on your commute wrist had actually been slightly evil, hear no evil” attitude. That to work, presidential election season may just be when it mat- sprained and hasn’t been able to is, if no one tells me it’s worse, ters more than ever, in the grand scheme of things. properly heal. maybe it won’t be. Irrational as This year’s election arguably holds a particular significance. I would have known this a that obviously is. Whatever your thoughts on our current president, it’s undeni- lot sooner and spared myself Jack Fishkin The delusion rarely ends able he’s been one of the most divisive in history. many baking accidents if I had there. Sometimes we’re able to It appears more and more like Trump may again be the Re- only seen the doctor sooner. But but I may not be totally alone. fool ourselves into believing be- publican candidate. When it comes to the Democrats, however, I didn’t, and it’s difficult to ex- According to a survey from yond a shadow of a doubt that it seems like it could be anyone’s game. plain why without feeling fool- March 2018 by the West Health “toughing it out” and pretend- Think about who you do and don’t want to represent your ish. Institute and National Opinion ing we don’t feel pain will some- voice as an American and cast your vote. The first week after the Research Center at the Insti- how make the pain itself cease seemingly minor accident was tute of Chicago, 53 percent of to be real. the most painful, but for some Americans between ages 18-29 There’s a Psych 101 paper Have something to say? reason, I was convinced that admitted to avoiding the doctor somewhere in here but the point if I ignored it long enough it when they were sick or injured remains. Write to us! would heal. I don’t know why I in the last 12 months. If it’s within your power and Have something you want to say to the student body? thought this. Additionally, 32 percent ad- income to see a doctor next time The Highline Thunderword is asking for students to voice I’ve also considered that per- mitted to not filling a position you think you might be hurt, do their opinions on what matters to them. We’re accepting sub- haps some subconscious part of or taking less than their pre- it. Even if nothing’s wrong, your missions in the form of letters and columns. my psyche was afraid of hearing scribed dose of a given medi- piece of mind is worth the has- cine; 42 percent to skipping a Letters to the editor should be no more than 200 words; that it might have been a more sle. serious injury than I cared to recommended medical test or columns should be no more than 600 words. There are people less fortu- deal with. treatment; and 47 percent to go- nate who would give a lot to af- Send submissions to [email protected] by Monday Even worse, maybe treat- ing without a routine physical ford a basic doctor’s visit. for print on Thursday. ment would cost more money or preventative checkup. than I cared to part with. This is attributed mostly to Jack Fishkin is the opinion Am I a moron? I hope not, cost, at least by the total of 44 editor of the Thunderword.

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Pull up your boot straps and get yourself to the Rainier Sym- But she promises much more at her show in Kent phony’s next concert, “A Relentless Determination.” There will be two performances of the concert for you to take your pick from, Saturday evening, Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m. or Sunday By Katie Bennett afternoon, Feb. 23 at 3 p.m. at the Foster Performing Arts Cen- Staff Reporter ter in Tukwila. The concert is all about determination and persistence and Carlene Carter understands relentlessly moving forward toward your goals. that she isn’t what everyone ex- The concert will feature Verdi’s Overture to Nabucco, Lalo’s pects. Cello Concerto featuring Tom Walworth on cello, and Beetho- “One challenge is being up ven’s Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67. against the pre-conceived no- Tickets are $20 for adults, $14 for students and seniors, and tions people have of what I’m children 12 and under are free. supposed to sound like,” Carter Tickets can be purchased online at rainiersymphony.org. said. “Some of the music I play Foster Performing Arts Center is located at 4242 S. 144th St., is in the tradition of family, and Tukwila. some isn’t. A big advantage is having the experience of growing up around some of the best enter- tainers on the planet, which far outweighs the challenges.” New! Earn your Carter is performing a con- cert next Friday, Feb. 28 at degree in Hospitality Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center as part of Kent’s Management from Spotlight Series. Carter is the daughter of CWU-Des Moines country music legends Carl Smith and June Carter. She is also the step-daughter of John- Eat. Sleep. Travel. ny Cash. She is descended from the Carter family, who helped Do you dream of a career managing to create country music as we teams and working collaboratively know it today. Carlene Carter plays Friday, Feb. 28 in Kent. with others in the hospitality and travel Carter doesn’t need to per- industries? A degree in hospitality form, but she does it anyway. opens the door to the largest industry “I love the whole process of country as can be, but I’m also Carter’s solo works. writing of a song, putting it to- rocking. “I’ll be mostly playing my in the world. gether, recording it, and then “I made records in England own songs, but also some music playing it live. That whole dance with the band Rock Pile, which from the Carter Family song- Our new Hospitality program features of creation into realization and included Dave Edmunds and book, and some of my mom’s all of the things Central does best: sharing. I love getting to see the my then-husband Nick Lowe,” material, including Ring of Fire. audience’s reaction to my music she said. “Throughout my ca- There will be a little something • Affordable tuition after all the time I spent making reer, I never fit squarely into one for everyone,” Carter said about • Faculty-taught classes it,” Carter said. genre despite my pedigree.” the concert. • Small class sizes Her show isn’t really about Carter is always learning, The concert will be Feb. 28 at • Convenient location: CWU-Des country music, Carter said. even though she’s nearly 50 7:30 p.m. at the Kent-Meridian Moines at Highline College People who aren’t country mu- years into her career. Performing Arts Center. sic fans need not be afraid to go “Every time I pick up the gui- Tickets are $15 for youth 25 out and have a great time. tar, I learn something,” she said. and younger, $25 for seniors 60 Contact Us Today: “It’s about having a nice time “Every time I touch the pi- and older, and $28 for general tick- [email protected] out and hearing someone’s sto- ano, I learn something. Being ets. Tickets and more information 206-439-3800 ries and songs. I haven’t had totally present and in-the-mo- are available at carlenecarter.net/ anyone leave one of my shows ment is an experience unto it- calendar or at kentwa.gov. Higher Education Center, Room 368 yet, which is a good sign,” Car- self. My life has been full of sur- The Kent-Meridian Perform- ter said. “I bring everything prises, believe me.” ing Arts Center is located at to it. I’m an entertainer. I’m as The concert won’t be just 10020 SE 256th Street, Kent.

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By Calvin Domingo Staff Reporter

After going 2-0 this past week, including a must-win vic- tory over Centralia, the High- line men’s basketball team are now in third place in the West Division and in control of their own destiny as the playoffs are right around the corner. After defeating the Centralia Blazers 78-70 in a very pivotal matchup with playoff impli- cations this past weekend, the Stephen Glover/THUNDERWORD Thunderbirds will look to con- Forward LeAndrew Menefee (No.12) boxes out Centralia’s Tyler Ashmore. Menefee has been instrumental off the bench for Highline this tinue to build off its momentum. season. While the numbers might not show it (1.8 ppg, 1.8 rpg), his energy, defense, and hustle have been irreplaceable. “It was a good win, especial- ly because we were tied with where we’d start out slow The rest was history. Centralia going into that game, and not come out ready, and Highline took over the game so that [win] put us two games then we’d have to try and and finished the game on a 45- ahead of the pack,” sophomore play catchup. A lot of times, 15 run. forward Nathan Yockey said. we weren’t able to catch up so “It was an interesting game,” “There’s three different teams now, we’ve kind of turned the Coach Dawson said. “The guys that are tied at 5-6, so that was tables a little bit.” made a couple of plays which definitely a must-win. It also STEM Teachers are The T-Birds have been miss- changed the momentum and broke the tie-breaker that we ing one of their starters as for- energy, then stayed focused had with [Centralia]. It showed ward Griffin Gardoski has been enough to do what allowed us in High Demand us what we can do on defense.” nursing a strained achilles ten- to start the run.” Head Coach Che Daw- don for the last couple of games. “We finally broke the Pierce son attributed the team’s win “Griffin is supposed to be curse,” Yockey said about the against the Blazers to two an energy guy for us; someone team’s first win against Pierce things. BA who brings toughness and en- in years. “We started the game fo- thusiasm to the team,” Coach “The big difference maker Science Math High cused and with energy,” he said. Demand Dawson said. “We’ll be good was LeAndrew [Menefee] com- “When we set the tone like that, down the stretch if he commits ing off the bench. He came out the game becomes a little easier.” to that.” with crazy energy at the time Just a few weeks ago, the He won’t be missing any- where we were getting out-re- Now Enrolling Fall 2020 Thunderbirds were looking more games however. bounded and hitting everything. from the outside in as they were “I just needed to rest it,” Gar- LeAndrew was just getting every Earn your Bachelor’s degree, in fifth place in the West Di- doski said. “I still have it, but it single rebound and going crazy vision and out of a spot in the Teaching Certification and two high can’t get much worse so I’m go- on defense,” Yockey said. playoffs with a record barely ing to play [through it].” “He played with an attitude demand endorsements in Middle hitting .500. Before defeating the Blazers, and that really gave the whole Level Mathematics and Science in Fast forward to today, and the T-Birds defeated the Pierce team a spark of energy [to the the T-Birds are now 6-5 and in 6 quarters (after your community Raiders, 89-80. point] where Pierce just couldn’t sole possession of third place in Dating back to last season, catch up nor match our energy.” college DTA with approved the West Division. the Raiders have always had the The surging Thunderbirds prerequisites) at CWU-Des Moines, “The guys are playing with Thunderbirds’ number. traveled to South Puget Sound more energy and have been located at Highline College. After sweeping them (10-1, second place in the West) more consistently focused on during league play last sea- to take on the Clippers last both ends of the floor, Coach son, the Raiders (2-9, second night, but results were unavail- Dawson said about the team’s to last place in the West) also able at press time. Darin Knapp turnaround to this point. defeated the ‘Birds 80-64 last The T-Birds will try to solidify Winners of five of their last six STEM Master Teacher month. their playoff spot as they have two games, the ‘Birds are in the driver’s If basketball games were games remaining in league play. [email protected] seat for a spot in the playoffs after a played with one half instead They’ll host Tacoma (1-10, 206-718-5979 recent surge up the standings. of two, then the Raiders would last place in the West) this com- “Mostly figuring every- cwu.edu/teachstem/des-moines have swept Highline 2-0 again ing Saturday for a clash with the thing out and coming out with in league play this season. Titans at 2 p.m. CWUteachSTEM: a sense of urgency, like coach However, it was in the sec- Following that matchup, the always talks about, as well ond half when the T-Birds fi- ‘Birds will cap off the regular as not having to come from nally woke up. season next week on Wednes- behind,” Yockey said about After trailing 65-44 after six day, Feb. 26 as they travel to take how the team has risen in the minutes had eclipsed in the sec- on the Grays Harbor Chokers standings. ond half, they went on a 24-3 (5-6, fourth place in the West) CWU is an EEO/AA/Title IX Institution. “We had a lot of games run to tie it up. at 8 p.m. For accommodation email: [email protected]. Page 8 SPORTS | Highline College | February 20, 2020

THE Five wrestlers headed to Iowa SCOREBOARD By Eddie Mabanglo Women’s Basketball Staff Reporter WEST Team League Season The Highline wrestling team Centralia 11-0 18-7 has five wrestlers qualifying for Lower Columbia 9-2 18-8 Nationals after placing in the Tacoma 7-3 10-12 west regional tournament in Highline 5-6 7-14 Coos Bay, Ore. Highline fin- Gerardo Suarez (141) Hayden Henry (184) Jeramias Sandoval (149) ished the tournament in fifth S Puget Sound 5-6 5-19 place. patch against Kobe Olson of cision, then won the next match ceived a first round bye be- Pierce 4-7 6-18 Highline’s Gerardo Suarez Umpqua by an 4-1 decision, over Titus Mejia of Umpqua by fore losing to North Idaho’s Green River 2-9 2-22 (141), Jeramias Sandoval (149), earning him a wildcard position 8-5 decision, earning him a third Hunter Gregerson by a 7-0 Grays Harbor 0-10 0-14 John Sowers (157), Hayden in Nationals. place spot and a ticket to nationals. decision. EAST Henry (184), and Kai Olson Ta-Tes Boulbly (174) beat John Sowers (157), pinned Henry won the next match Team League Season (197) have qualified for Nation- Jacob Westfall of Southwest- Southwestern Oregon’s Noah against Southwestern’s Isaac Walla Walla 12-1 23-2 als. ern Oregon by 12-5 decision, Wusstig (0:37) before doing Butler by 8-4 decision, earning Yakima Valley 11-3 21-6 Gerardo Suarez (141) re- then lost to Logan Folsom of the same to North Idaho’s Na- a third place spot and qualify- Wenatchee Valley 10-3 19-7 ceived a first-round bye before Umpqua by fall (1:28). He fin- varro Nanpuya (4:12), earning ing for nationals. North Idaho 8-5 14-10 losing to Clackamas’s Marckis ished in fourth. Sowers a spot in the first place Kai Olson (197), who is na- Treasure Valley 7-7 13-10 Branford by technical fall (7:00). Jeramias Sandoval (149) re- match. tionally ranked sixth, lost to Columbia Basin 4-9 7-18 After receiving a bye in the ceived a first-round bye before “The team did a really good Tarik Sutkovic of Clackamas Spokane 4-10 11-12 back bracket, Suarez lost the third losing to Marty Margolis III of job of staying motivated, es- before beating Louie San- Big Bend 3-10 11-15 place match to North Idaho’s Lar- Clackamas by fall (2:05). pecially after going through a chez-Rivera of Umpqua. Blue Mountain 1-12 3-21 ry Johnson via 8-1 decision. Sandoval then beat AJ Lira of tough first round,” Sowers said. Olson won a major decision NORTH Suarez won the fourth place Southwestern Oregon by 3-2 de- Sowers lost the final match to (16-5) over Ben Hughes of South- Team League Season Joel Romero of Clackamas by pin western Oregon for a third place Whatcom 10-1 19-7 (4:52), finishing in second place finish and a trip to Nationals. Bellevue 8-3 15-6 and earning him a trip to Iowa. The National Junior Col- Peninsula 8-3 15-7 “I took second,” Sowers said. lege Athletic Association’s Edmonds 6-5 9-15 “But that’s not how I wanted 2020 National Wrestling Everett 5-6 13-13 the tournament to go. The goal Championships will take Shoreline 4-7 11-13 is always to win, over every- place at Mid-America Cen- Skagit Valley 3-8 9-14 thing as much as possible.” ter in Council Bluffs, Iowa Olympic 0-11 3-17 John Sowers (157) Kai Olson (197) Hayden Henry (184) re- March 6-7. SOUTH Team League Season Umpqua 13-0 26-0 Clackamas 9-4 19-5 Women’s hoops chasing playoffs Mt. Hood 9-4 17-8 Lane 8-4 19-6 By Emmitt Sevores the lead with just over three Linn-Benton 6-6 17-8 Staff Reporter minutes to go. Chemeketa 6-6 11-13 Lunday made two free SW Oregon 4-8 10-15 The Lady T-Birds went 1-1 on throws to tie the game up with Clark 1-11 5-17 the week but are in prime position 38 seconds to go, and the game Portland 0-13 1-18 to make the NWAC tournament. went to overtime. Highline won its game Highline out scored the Men’s Basketball Raiders 11-5 in OT and came against Pierce but then got WEST crushed by Centralia for the out with the win. Team League Season “We knew we had to win in third time this season. Lower Columbia 10-1 22-4 order to be in the top teams of The team right above High- S Puget Sound 10-1 20-5 line in the standings, South our conference to end the year,” Highline 6-5 14-11 Puget Sound, slipped up against Topp said. “We just decided Grays Harbor 5-6 14-12 Pierce this week and went 0-2. Stephen Glover/THUNDERWORD losing wasn’t an option and we Green River 5-6 10-15 This leaves the door wide Freshman center Kylie Lunday is double teamed by Centralia. had to play our best most ag- Centralia 5-6 10-15 open for Highline to creep into gressive game.” the final playoff spot. don’t have to scoreboard watch. rematch means a lot to us because “We knew that we needed EAST Of course, much depends This could be difficult with we need this win.” this win so going into OT. We Team League Season on Highline’s game against the them going up against a polished “What’s on the line is getting knew that they would also North Idaho 13-0 24-1 fourth place Clippers that took team like Tacoma (10-12, 7-3). the chance to go to playoffs and try to give it their all,” Sun- Spokane 12-2 22-5 place on Wednesday, with re- The more likely scenario is we all want that more than any- ny said. “So, we picked up the Wenatchee Valley 9-4 21-5 sults not available at press time. that they will need to win one thing. To get there we need to energy and came together as Treasure Valley 7-7 14-11 Highline seems to be catch- of their last two games and have come together as one and com- a team to get that win. We Yakima Valley 7-7 10-15 ing South Puget Sound at the South Puget Sound lose at least municate,” Sunny said. knew what we were capable Walla Walla 5-8 11-14 right time, as the Clippers have one of its last two games. Highline was able to take care of doing and we brought that Big Bend 4-9 10-17 lost four of their last five games. This could be very likely as of their business against Pierce last talent and kept it going until NORTH This game is a rematch of South Puget Sound will play week in a 67-61, overtime thriller. the last second.” Team League Season the game that took place at the Centralia, who is 10-0 in confer- It was neck and neck On Saturday, Highline Skagit Valley 9-2 24-2 Thunderdome earlier in the sea- ence play, on the final gameday throughout the entire first half played against Centralia and got Everett 9-2 22-4 son, in which South Puget Sound of the season. And Highline and the Lady T-Birds took a 25- smoked again 74-26. Peninsula 8-3 18-5 was able to sneak out with a win. would have to beat Grays Har- 24 lead into the break. Centralia was able to have its Shoreline 7-4 12-11 But, the Lady T-Birds had bor or Tacoma to punch their Highline then had an explosive way with Highline on both sides, Edmonds 6-5 14-11 their fair shot to win that game. ticket to the dance. third quarter, led by Sunny, who holding the T-Birds to their lowest Whatcom 2-9 5-18 But the players know they still put up 11 points, and nailed all point total of the season. They led for the entire game SOUTH Highlines highest scorer on but with 1:03 left in the fourth have to beat South Puget Sound. three of her three-point attempts. Team League Season “We lost on our court so it’s Center Kylie Lunday also the afternoon was newcomer quarter, the Clippers took their Clackamas 12-1 23-2 first lead of the game and held on. important we beat them this had one of her best games of the Halle Kane with 6 points. Umpqua 11-2 23-3 Assuming Highline is able to time,” guard Patrea Topp said season, with a season high 27 The Lady T-Birds seemed Portland 9-4 13-9 beat South Puget Sound, there before the game. points plus 16 rebounds, which rattled even at the free throw Chemeketa 6-6 12-11 are a few ways they could get “We know that we are capa- tallies out to her 12th dou- line where the shot 8-17. their playoff spot. ble of beating them and that we ble-double of the season. Highline will play its final MT Hood 5-8 11-14 The easiest way would be have the potential and talent to,” But in the fourth quarter it home game of the season on SW Oregon 4-8 9-14 to take care of business them- guard Catherine Sunny said. “We was Pierce who caught fire. Saturday, Feb. 22 against the Lane 3-9 12-11 selves: beat Tacoma and South just need to continue to keep the They were able to erase the third-place Tacoma Titans with Puget Sound and then they momentum of our game up. This 11-point deficit and even take tip-off at noon. THUNDERFOOD February 20, 2020 | Highline College | Page 9 Healthy snacks are easy on heart February is a celebration of well. Heat on high for 15 seconds matters of the heart. Love is in The or until the peanut butter melts. the air this month, so remember 3. Drizzle the nut butter to love yourself and take good KITCHEN DIVA mixture over the fruit. Cut the care of your health. fruity cheese bread in half and Avoid overeating or going then into quarters. Serve imme- hungry between meals by eat- diately. Serves 2. ing nutritious meals and snacks. Eating three small, well-balanced Angela Shelf Medearis CINNAMON APPLE CHIPS meals and two or three nutritious 4 Granny Smith or other tart snacks are good ways to protect apples your health and your heart. fat, calories or sugar to get an 2 tablespoons stevia or sugar Research shows that peo- accurate caloric count. substitute ple who eat a healthy breakfast, The best way to avoid eating 1 tablespoon ground cinna- lunch and dinner along with two junk food and save money is to mon Nonstick, butter-flavored or three healthy snacks are less make your own snacks at home. Nuts, dried cooking spray likely to overeat and gain weight. Keep plenty of fresh fruit fruit and whole Avoid foods with lots of sim- and vegetables refrigerated in grains are a 1. Heat oven to 250 F. Line 2 ple carbohydrates (sugars) such small, sealed plastic bags, ready healthly alternative baking sheets with parchment as candy bars or soda. Healthy to grab and go. to full-fat snacks. Depositphotos paper or aluminum foil. snacks contain complex carbo- Whole-wheat pretzels, baked 2. Slice the apple into four hydrates like whole-grain breads tortilla chips and rice cakes are tious mid-meal snack. pepper. Shake the pan to coat the sections. Cut out the core and and cereals. delicious with low-fat toppings chickpeas with the spices. the seeds. Slice the apples as Combining complex carbo- like spicy mustard or salsa. SPICY ROASTED CHICKPEAS 4. Bake for 10 minutes. Shake thinly as possible. The slices hydrates with protein-rich foods Spice up air-popped popcorn This high protein snack is the pan and return the chick- don’t have to be uniform. such as low-fat yogurt, peanut with a little cayenne pepper or low in fat and high in flavor. peas to the oven for another 10 3. Place the sugar and cin- butter or low-fat cheese creates a garlic powder. Dried fruit such 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas or minutes or until crispy. namon in a large bowl and mix satisfying snack. as raisins or cranberries mixed garbanzo beans well. Add the apple slices and FRUITY CHEESE BREAD Read food labels and check with walnuts and whole-grain 2 teaspoons olive oil toss until most of both sides of 2 slices dense, multigrain bread the nutrition facts information cereal are easy to pack in small 1 teaspoon cumin the apples are well coated. Place 1 teaspoon chili powder 1 tablespoon low-fat cream on packaged snacks. plastic bags for a quick and cheese the apples, in a single layer, onto Just because something is la- healthy homemade trail mix. 1 teaspoon salt the baking sheets. Spray the ap- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 8 blueberries or 6 peach, ap- beled as “low fat,” “all natural” If you love chocolate like I ple, banana or strawberry slices ples with the cooking spray. or “pure” doesn’t necessarily do, 2 ounces of dark chocolate 1. Heat oven to 400 F. or a mixture of all 4. Bake for 1 hour, stir and mean that it’s nutritious. Many or an 8-ounce mug of hot choc- 2. Using a colander, rinse and 2 tablespoons peanut butter spray the apples with more olate are healthier snacks than a or nut butter of the cooking spray. Con- low-fat snacks contain un- drain the chickpeas, shaking the 1 teaspoon honey healthy amounts of sugar and as milk chocolate candy bar. colander to remove as much liq- tinue baking until the apples many calories as full-fat snacks. Nonfat frozen yogurt or sorbet uid as possible. Place the chick- 1. Place the slices of bread on are lightly browned and crisp, Do the math when reading contain half the calories and are peas on a rimmed baking pan. a plate. Spread with a thin layer about 1 hour. the serving size information on a better substitute for ice cream. 3. Sprinkle the chickpeas with of the cream cheese. Top evenly 5. Set aside to cool and then the label, as most snack foods These heart-healthy recipes the olive oil and shake the pan to with the fruit. transfer the apple crisps into an are meant to be two or more will ensure that you’ll avoid coat the chickpeas with oil. Sea- 2. Place the peanut butter or nut airtight jar or a sealable plastic bag. servings. You may need to dou- fattening junk food while en- son the chickpeas with the cum- butter and the honey in a small, ble or triple the listed amount of joying a satisfying and nutri- in, chili powder, salt and cayenne microwave-safe bowl and mix (c) 2020 King Features

Puff pastry key to classic pot pie Chicken is regal in

This recipe from Woman’s baking pan with foil, extending Day gets to the heart of what Good foil above edge at 2 sides. this easy casserole makes pot pie so good: the 2. In 2-quart saucepan, Chicken is an almost universal favorite — and especially creamy chicken filling. It’s so Housekeeping combine condensed milk and when served in tasty, easy dishes like this. tasty, you can skip the puff pas- chocolates. Cook over medi- CHICKEN A LA KING CASSEROLE try altogether and just serve it to 5 hours on high. um-low heat 5 minutes or until with some crusty bread on the 3. When the chicken has 30 chocolates melt and mixture is 1 1/2 cups diced cooked chicken breast side, if you prefer. minutes left to cook, heat oven smooth, stirring constantly. 1 (2.5 ounce) jar sliced mushrooms, drained to 400 F. Cut the puff pastry 3. Remove saucepan from 1/2 cup frozen peas SLOW COOKER into 8 rectangles and place on a heat; stir in vanilla and salt. 1 1/2 cups cooked noodles, rinsed and drained CHICKEN POT PIE parchment-lined baking sheet. 1 (10 3/4-ounce) can reduced-fat cream of mushroom soup Pour chocolate mixture into 1/4 cup fat-free milk 1/2 cup dry white wine Brush with the egg and bake prepared pan; spread evenly. 1 (2-ounce) jar diced pimiento, undrained 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour until puffed and golden brown, Refrigerate until firm, at least 4 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes Kosher salt and pepper 20 to 25 minutes. hours or overnight. 4 medium carrots 4. Gently fold the peas and 4. Remove fudge from pan by 1. Heat oven to 350 F. 2 stalk celery Spray an 8-by-8-inch bak- COMFORT 1 onion dill into the chicken and vege- lifting edges of foil. Invert onto 1 1/2 pound boneless, skin- tables and cook, covered, until cutting board; discard foil. Cut ing dish with butter-flavored FOODS less chicken thighs heated through, about 3 min- fudge into 8 strips, then cut each cooking spray. 1 sheet frozen puff pastry utes. Spoon into bowls, sprinkle strip crosswise into 8 pieces. Store 2. In a large bowl, com- by healthy 1 egg with additional dill if desired, fudge in tightly covered contain- bine chicken, mushrooms, 1 cup frozen peas exchanges and top with the puff pastry. er, with waxed paper between peas and noodles. Add mush- 3 tablespoon fresh dill sprigs Serves 4. layers, at room temperature up to room soup, milk, undrained 1. In a 5- to 6-qt slow cooker, pimiento and parsley flakes. CREAMY FUDGE 1 week, or in refrigerator up to 1 whisk together the wine, flour, month. Mix well to combine. 1/2 cup water and 1/2 teaspoon 1 can (14-ounce) sweetened 3. Spread mixture into prepared baking dish. Bake for 25 to each salt and pepper. condensed milk Each serving: About 55 calo- 30 minutes. Place baking dish on a wire rack and let set for 5 2. Add the carrots, celery, 1 pound semisweet chocolate, ries, 3g total fat (2g saturated), minutes. Divide into 4 servings. onion and chicken, and toss chopped 2mg cho- lesterol, 15mg sodi- to combine. Cook, covered, 1 ounce unsweetened choco Each serving equals: 241 calories, 5g fat, 23g protein, 26g um, 8g total carbo- hydrate, 1g until the chicken is cooked late, chopped carb., 440mg sodium, 3g fiber; Diabetic Exchanges: 2 Meat, 1 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract dietary fiber, 1g protein. 1/2 Starch. through and easily pulls 1/8 teaspoon salt apart, 6 to 7 hours on low or 4 1. Line 8-by-8-inch metal (c) 2020 Hearst Communications (c) 2020 King Features Syndicate Page 10 NEWS | Highline College | February 20, 2020 Dark chocolate boosts good mood, not obesity

By Caleb Ruppert and phenethylamine. Staff Reporter “Though there is not a lot, there are definitely stimulants It is a long journey for the in chocolate,” he said. cocoa bean to become the tasty The anandamide in choco- treat that is known as chocolate. late targets the same receptors The journey of chocolate is in the brain as THC from mar- not only a long one in its cre- ijuana, though it is such a small ation, but in its history too, said amount in the chocolate that it Dr. Aaron Moehlig, chemistry would take quite a large amount professor at Highline at last Fri- to feel any sort of similar high, day’s Science Seminar. Dr. Moehlig said. The first known discovery The phenethylamine found of chocolate is attributed to the in chocolate is also called choc- Mokaya people from Mexico olate amphetamine, and can over 3,500 years before Euro- promote attraction, excitement peans set foot on the continent. and giddiness, he said. Samuel Hernandez/THUNDERWORD The cocoa bean was ground and “[Phenethylamine is] found used to make a beverage. when a person is in love and Chocolate had made its way lig said. The changes that chocolate ing, and pressing, all of which when a person orgasms,” he out of Spain and into the rest of Chocolate had to be pressed goes through during its cre- releases enzymes and sugars said. Europe by the 1600s, and “only by hand until 1824 when the ation, as well as the addition that begin to alter the taste as There are myths that many the richest people had access to modern chocolate press was in- of milk and sugar, drastically well as to combine molecules, people believe when it comes to chocolate beverage,” Dr. Moeh- vented. The modern press also changes the taste of chocolate. such as proteins and carbs, that chocolate, such as obesity, tooth separated the chocolate from During the presentation, Dr. react together to give the choco- decay, and acne being caused the fat of the cocoa bean, called Moehlig allowed participants to late a whole new taste from the by it, but the truth is that these chocolate butter. try milk chocolate bars, which bean. things are caused by added sug- With the invention of the are mostly made up of milk and Chocolate is made up of ars, not the chocolate itself, Dr. press and then condensed milk, sugar, as well as bars made up of mostly water, 60 percent, but it Moehlig said. chocolate took on a new form 72 percent chocolate, 85 percent also has 31 percent carbs and “In moderation, overall, and by 1847 the first chocolate chocolate, and 90 percent choc- 11 percent protein, as well as 3 chocolate is good for you, espe- bar was invented. olate. percent polyphenols, or antiox- cially the darker [the chocolate] The chocolate bar with milk Many of the participants idants, which is “two to three you get,” he said. and sugar brought companies found the 90 percent chocolate times what is found in red wine The next Science Seminar like Hershey and Mars to life bars too bitter and could only and tea,” Dr. Moehlig said. will be tomorrow in Building 3, in America. Between 1925- take small bites. Within the chemical make- room 102 from 1:30 to 2:35 p.m. 1950 some of the most common The process that chocolate up of chocolate are also found The presentation will be by Bri chocolate treats were invented goes through from the cocoa molecules that can affect the Gabel from the MaST Center on such as Snickers, Kit-Kats, and bean to what we know as choco- body in some way, such as theo- nudibranchs, more commonly Dr. Aaron Moehlig M&Ms. late involves fermenting, roast- bromine, caffeine, anandamide, known as sea slugs. Upcoming S&A budget Randomness may not always to bring no changes be accidental, professor says

By Mitchell Roland Random is an important Staff Reporter By Caleb Ruppert concept for science as well. Staff Reporter “Scientists need to select Major changes are not ex- $&A random samples for their stud- pected in the upcoming Stu- Events that we perceive as ies. At a certain point, science dents & Activities budget, As- Service & Activites random happen in all aspects proved through the Central sociated Students of Highline of our lives, said a professor last Limit Theorem, that random- College President Mohamed week. ness is a superior approach to Jama says. BUDGET “[Randomness] is a topic that selecting samples,” Dr. Burn Jama sits on the S&A Bud- most people know something said. get Committee. The S&A about, but haven’t thought Students can use random- budget funds non-academic a month. deeply about what it really is,” ness as well, she said. said Dr. Helen Burn, a Highline “If you are asked to write an student programs on campus “We should have every- Dr. Helen Burn ranging from athletics to the thing finalized at the end of math professor. “In fact, there essay on a topic and need in- Thunderword. March,” he said. are a lot of unknowns around together, she said. spiration, go to a random word This year’s S&A budget Jama said that the commit- randomness. Is anything tru- “Randomness is the opposite generator online to get some in- is $2.7 million, which is the tee has not rejected any bud- ly random? Like when coinci- of deterministic,” one partici- spiration,” Dr. Burn said. same as last year’s. Funding gets yet, and the budget will dence happens, is that just ran- pant said. Thinking about random for the budget comes from roughly be the same as this dom chance?” Whatever random is, it has events in life is important for student fees, paid as a part of year. In ancient cultures, there was many uses for people in the Dr. Burn. tuition. “We’re not anticipating any not a belief in random, but in- modern world. “Most people experienced Jama said that clubs and changes,” he said. stead a belief that when things “Randomness is used by art- something like meeting their programs have submitted Jama said that there is not are left to chance, they are left ists for inspiration,” Dr. Burn partner or landing a job where their budgets to the S&A Bud- expected to be more requests in the hands of a god or divine said. She showed an example there was an element of chance get Committee, and now the for funding than money avail- power, Dr. Burn said. of this by attributing numbers or perhaps a coincidence that oc- committee meets weekly to able. Decisions might be made to certain notes on a piano, curred. I wanted people to think look them over. “At large, everything seems on a hunt by drawing lots. The then using a random number about how they interpret this “Budget managers submit- to be OK,” he said. hunter with the shortest stick generator she would determine chance event or encounter; how ted their proposals,” he said. After approval, the bud- would approach the beast first. which notes to use, how many they make meaning of it,” she said. “We’re reviewing all of them get proposal will go to both “Each person has an equally beats they’d be played, and in The next Science Seminar to make decisions.” the Student Council and the likely chance,” she said. what key they would be played is tomorrow from 1:30 to 2:35 The committee is expect- Board of Trustees for final ap- People will often think of in. Each example had an inter- in Building 3, room 102 by Bri ed to review and approve all proval. The S&A budget runs random as coincidental or luck, esting rhythm that a musician Gabel on a presentation on nu- proposed budgets in roughly from July 1 to June 30. and all three are intimately tied could then develop into a song. dibranchs, known as sea slugs. February 20, 2020 | Highline College | NEWS Page 11 AP, IB programs hold high standards and rewards

By Marta Barlow are both meant to prepare stu- classes is more challenging than would take AP classes again, If a student wants to take a Staff Reporter dents for the future. regular classes. and a student is better off taking rigorous course “wait until you More high schools in the “There was more reading, an AP class “as long as you don’t get to college,” Cao said. AP and IB classes are rig- U.S. offer AP courses than IB projects, lectures, homework,” have a lot of extra stress.” Cao isn’t alone. AP and IB orous, but many Highline stu- courses, but both are programs Sofiia Tarasova said. “More of Other students had similar classes aren’t for everyone. dents say the programs helped offered across the country. everything.” views about whether people AP and IB classes expect stu- them in the long run. Mount Rainier High School Other Highline students had are better off taking AP and IB dents to buy books and print Advanced Placement and in Des Moines is one local similar experiences with the in- classes. out papers and it can be diffi- International Baccalaureate are school that offers IB courses. tensity of the workload. “It depends on the student,” cult if students don’t have the programs offered in high school The structure of these classes Even with the workload, Alexander said. “It depends on resources. to give students more challeng- is meant to prepare students for Tarasova said taking an AP your goals and your desires.” IB was “more for the middle ing classes. These classes have college-level work. class “really helped” her. Few students said people class,” Miranda Alaniz said. more rigorous work and higher Many students who have “Helped me understand a lot would be better off taking AP The cost of the classes “made standards. taken AP or IB classes said that and learned way more,” Taraso- and IB classes no matter what. it more difficult because I was The AP program was created they prepared them for college va said. However, while AP and IB poor,” Alaniz said. by College Board to create a col- classes. The pace of AP and IB class- classes helped some students, it While the cost of the classes lege curriculum in high school. “They were tough, but a very es is faster than that of a regular didn’t do the same for everyone. Alaniz took made it more dif- IB is an internationally of- good foundation for college,” high school class. Katie Cao, said taking an AP ficult, it still prepared her for fered program founded in Swit- Nat Lavendre said. “Keep up, or you’ll fall be- class was “stress-inducing” and college. zerland. Some of the program’s Frankie Alexander said, “It hind,” an anonymous student that she “did not enjoy it.” “IB challenged me to work main goals are to create global gives you the edge in college.” said. Cao also had the added stress harder and more,” Alaniz said. awareness and for students to The classes “challenged me to Because of the faster pace, it of working her first job and par- Alaniz said “if they have the learn skills that can be used think more critically,” Alexan- was a “compression of informa- ticipating in sports. resources then, yes” students outside the classroom. der said. tion,” Lavendre said. “Definitely not for me,” Cao are better off taking rigorous AP and IB courses differ, but The coursework for these Lavendre also said that they said. courses.

need to show that you’re capable Though Running Start can school was ran and wanted the Running Start on many levels,” she said. help students be successful, it is freedom that Running Start continued from page 1 Most importantly, Hillman not for everyone. could give me,” said Meyer- said she believes Running Start Dalijah Boldien participat- ing. “Something I’ve enjoyed students must show their matu- ed in Running Start her junior at Highline is how I’m treated ested in Running Start must rity, capability, and prepared- year of high school, but did not with respect in the classroom now place into college-level En- ness before being able to enter return the following fall. and not looked down on for be- glish to qualify. the program. “I decided to drop it [Run- ing younger.” In the past, students have Studies say that students who ning Start] because I wasn’t needed a minimum 2.0 GPA, participate in dual-credit pro- happy there. I enjoyed being in and to show what English grams in high school are more the high school setting, seeing class they were ready for by ei- likely to succeed in future aca- my friends, and doing dance ther submitting high school demic endeavors. there,” said Boldien. “I also transcripts, Smarter Balanced This is certainly true in the don’t think I was ready to take scores, or by taking the Accu- case of former Running Start college classes, not necessarily placer test at Highline. student Rachel Corella. in the sense that I couldn’t do Now, however, more of an Corella participated in the it (because I could), but I wasn’t emphasis is being put on stu- program about 20 years ago, ready for that independence dents’ ability to do college-level Chase Magliocca and said that she benefitted in and I didn’t have any friends in writing. many ways from her time at the program or in classes with On top of being enrolled in scoring a 5 or higher on the IB Highline. me, which was also why I didn’t a Washington state public high English Language/Literature. “Specifically, working in have motivation to go.” school and having a high school This change was led by High- classes I took at Highline made Boldien spent three quarters junior and senior standing, stu- line’s new director of Running me a much better writer,” at Highline before returning to dents must now show that they’re Start, Chase Magliocca. Corella said. “It set me ahead high school. ready for English 101 in order to Though he began the conver- in life and even though it would Had she received better in- be eligible for Running Start. sation, this change “was a col- be a while before I went back to formation from her high school, To be eligible for English 101, laborative effort with Student school, it helped me mature as a Boldien said she may have had a students can do one of the fol- Services and Instruction,” said person and harnessed my abili- better experience with Running lowing: Have a 3.0 high school Magliocca. ty to work hard.” Start. cumulative GPA for a minimum English professors at High- Corella now works as a para- “I don’t think high school of three semesters; score a 3 or 4 line appear to be in favor of this legal at a law firm. prepares students for Running on the Smarter Balanced ELA change. “When I was in Running Start at all and I had no informa- test; score a 480 or higher on the Rhiannon Hillman has been Start, I really thought that I’d tion or help going into it which SAT (evidence-based reading/ an English professor at High- be a writer, and now I do quite a is also why I felt so overwhelmed writing); score a 34 or higher line since fall 2016. bit of writing, but am not a writ- when I did it,” said Boldien. “I on the ACT (English and read- Depending on what class and er; it’s regarding the cases that I know I could’ve done research ing combined); score a 3 on the what time of day she’s teaching, work on,” said Corella. on my own, but I think more in- AP English Literature/Compo- Hillman said she has had any- Corella said her time in Run- formation from the high school sition. or Language/Composi- where from 90 percent of her ning Start set her ahead of her would’ve been nice.” tion; score a 4 on the IB English class be made up of Running peers when it came to their level Selah Meyering, a student Language/Literature; or score a Start students to having only of preparedness for future edu- currently doing Running Start, 253 or higher on the Accuplacer one student in the whole class cation. said she also didn’t get enough and have a high school GPA of in the program. “It really gave me a head start information from her high 2.0 or higher. In her experience, the classes on what college would be like. school counselor. Alternatively, there are two that meet daily in the mornings When I eventually went to a Meyering is currently in her ways that students can bypass usually have the most Running four-year school, it wasn’t a sur- junior year of high school, and English 101 entirely and qualify Start students, said Hillman. prise,” she said. “The professor’s her first year at Highline as a for English 205 or an equivalent English 101 should definitely expectations and the way that Running Start student. class. be a requirement for Running the classes functioned were not Wanting to get away from This can be done by either Start, she said. a surprise to me.” high school seems to be a com- scoring a 4 or higher on the AP “I feel that it [Running Start] Corella plans to attend law mon motivation for students English Literature/Composition is more of a privilege, and it school in the fall, though she joining Running Start. or Language/Composition, or shouldn’t just be a given. 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dates such as Elizabeth Warren, enough to vote in this elec- Elections Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, tion, while others simply ha- continued from page 1 and though he is no longer run- ven’t found the time yet to ning, Andrew Yang. register. “I support Amy Klobuchar “I don’t even know who is on the primary election. because she seems more lev- it [the ballot],” Malaly Raphael “Bernie really cares about el-headed than others, and is said. making college accessible and there for a lot of people,” said “I haven’t even thought about getting rid of student loan debt, one student, that yet,” one student said. so that is very important to me,” “I’d say Warren, because In Washington state, you said a student who wished to re- I like how clear she is about can pre-register to vote start- main anonymous. her policies,” said another stu- ing at 16 yeears old, which “I support Bernie Sanders dent. “I think that she is clear- makes it so that you are auto- because socialism seems nice,” er about those than other can- matically registered when you said another student. “I feel didates.” turn 18. like I can relate to a lot of the “I support Pete Buttigieg be- To register online, visit my- things he’s standing for. He cause I liked his commercial,” vote.wa.gov. wants to help us,” Alexis Jack- said one student. Washington’s primary will be son said. “I was supporting Andrew held on March 10, ballots will be Nat Lavendre said she Yang, but now that he’s dropped mailed to voters by Feb. 21. supports Sanders “because I out of the race, I think I’ll vote There are several ways you actually like a socialist pres- for either Bernie or Pete,” said can register to vote in time for ident.” another student. this election. Students who support Sand- One student said they sup- In order to participate in ers said they support his views port Joe Biden because “I like this election, you must be reg- on changing how expensive his political views.” istered to vote either online college is, and raising the min- Other students have not yet or by mail by March 2, or in Deyaneira Rivera/ imum wage to become a livable registered to vote, for many rea- person at your local county THUNDERWORD wage. sons. elections office by 8 p.m. on Students also support candi- Some students are not old March 10.

instructors; we all care and United States for three months, deserve the education,” Thana- challenge to continue with the First Gen want everyone to be successful,” and it is the first experience she krit Ua-arak said. next step,” Guzman said. continued from page 1 said that instructor. has in an international school. Other students said no mat- Now Guzman is taking col- Meanwhile, another instruc- “I studied psychology in my ter your age, you will always be lege classes at Highline. tor said through clubs and ac- country, so wanting to resume welcome at Highline. He said it has been diffi- because it is a big step for me to tivities, students can connect my career in another country is Meanwhile, Guzman said cult to get here, but it has been be the first person in my family with other people and gain con- a strange feeling; it is as if I don’t have progressed a lot. thanks to Highline’s programs to go over that wall of difficul- fidence and momentum to go to belong here,” Daniels said. “I am now 19, and the prog- and instructors. ties,” Alejandra Alonso said. college. However, she said that High- ress I have had has been expo- “When I compare my past “It has been an excellent ex- “Making students feel wel- line is very welcoming and nential,” Guzman said. me with my present me, I feel perience for me, and I feel proud come in my class to return, in the instructors have been very He said the instructors at very proud to have continued for all the help my parents have addition to advising them on friendly. Highline helped him a lot to and not given up despite the ad- given to me,” Inna Ryaguzova how to register, request finan- In particular, many of the make a study plan. versities,” Guzman said. said. cial help, Because being stu- students said they were pleased “Highline instructors have “Although I am not clear Some students said they want dents, everything is very differ- to be here and belong to High- been the only ones who have about a specific career, I am to come to college because they ent,” Bevin Taylor said. line. given me information, so when happy to have learned anoth- want to get a great job. In particular, many of the “I feel happy to be here; ev- I meet a student with the same er language and many other Others said they felt excited students said they were pleased eryone has helped me a lot,” situation I was in, I help him things that helped me to open because they could help their to be here and said they be- Visal Sok said. with recommendations or my mind,” Guzman said. parents in the future. longed at Highline. Some students said everyone ideas,” Guzman said. He said he hopes to help fu- ESL students said they had Daniela Daniels is a student at Highline is open for those After completing ESL class- ture students like me, give them enormous challenges to over- from Mexico who says she is in who want to overcome their es, he took the program Jump- good advice, and study ideas. come. the process of feeling that she challenges. start to be sure of his level be- “Highline is a community The students said that the belongs at Highline. “I feel I belong here, and I feel fore taking college classes. where it’s never too late to start biggest challenge they face is She said she has been in the like everyone belongs here, all “Jumpstart was my final studying,” Guzman said. learning English. “To be at the same level as a college student, I must first master English to at least 90 percent,” Nina Stepaniuk said. An ESL instructor said she was a first-generation student and identifies with her students. “I relate and understand our students’ struggle. Education is a journey, and to overcome all the barriers you have to brave and persistent,” said the in- structor, who asked not to be named. The instructor said she was attracted to the importance of education since she was a child. “I grew up poor and in a bad neighborhood and going to college was the only way out. I wanted out,” said the instructor. In addition, she added that there is a lot of support at High- line for both first-generation students and subsequent gener- ations. “We have wonderful advis- ers, a great financial team, and