Silence Was Golden Businesses Library’S No Longer a Sanctuary for Learning by Sidney Pacampara by Bill Schlepp and They Have Both Moved On

Two Highline Highline drama March 5, 2009 / Volume 48, No. 19 wrestlers have brings 2,000+ Index become All- year old play Arts 6-9 Puzzles 5 Americans/P12 back to life/P8 Campus Life 2-3 News 1, 13-16 Opinion 4 Sports 10-12 The Highline Community College Thunderword Economy affects local Silence was golden businesses Library’s no longer a sanctuary for learning By Sidney Pacampara By Bill Schlepp and they have both moved on. Staff Reporter Staff reporter The Des Moines Police used to come on campus if some- Even local businesses can’t A normal library is a place of one made aggressive physical escape the nation’s economy, study, quietness and relaxation. contact with someone else, but say local business advisers. But at the Highline library it is now they come on campus if “The effects of the economy not unlikely to see people be- anything gang related happens, are being felt by local compa- ing loud, using MySpace, fight- said Chief of Highline Security nies in two ing, climbing on book cases or Richard Noyer. big ways,” even people smoking pot in and Noyer said that there really said Zev around the library. is not that much gang activ- Siegl, lead Roger Baker of the Des ity around Highline, but he b u s i n e s s Moines Police Department said said that there are a few dif- adviser at that the library has problems ferent groups who come in Highline’s because it is a public library regularly and cause a ruckus. Small Busi- and anyone can be there. That includes a group of Pa- ness De- He also said that the people cific Islanders that come into velopment Zev Siegl who are usually disruptive are the library about every 10 days Center. people who come just to “hang with a ukulele and make noise. The SBDC works with small out, and not be productive.” When they are asked to be quiet and medium-sized businesses Baker said that “it has been they just end up making more with their operations and assists like this for some time” but he noise. Security usually ends up them with their growth. has noticed a rise in disruptive making them leave. For most local companies, behavior in the last year. Noyer also recalled another sales are down 10 to 40 per- He said that Des Moines po- instance when two individuals cent, he said. Secondly, Siegl lice have worked with Campus were about to fight outside the adds that obtaining loans is now Security to give them backup Max Dubbeldam/THUNDERWORD library. The two started pushing harder. when the situation becomes out A young man plays video games on a library computer. each other around and Security “Lenders are now much of hand. had to call Des Moines Police more picky about the collateral Lately the Des Moines Police campus,” Baker said. There was also gang activity Department to take care of the that borrowers pledge to obtain Department has been spend- There has actually been a on the intersection of 216th and problem. Security held the two a loan,” Siegl said. ing more time on campus to let gang presence north of High- Pacific Highway. Both of these off from fighting long enough the disruptive people know that line at Redondo square on groups were pressured by the Please see Business, page 16 “there is a police presence on 272nd and Pacific Highway. Des Moines Police Department, Please see Library, page 16 Chartwells replaces its man at the helm

By Max Dubbeldam Bean said. “I’ve seen tremen- Staff Reporter dous improvement over the last seven months.” Chartwells has a new navi- Bean added that she expects gator for the Highline catering the partnership to continue and service. she hopes that the college and Stephen Saunderson took over Chartwells to get to know each as the manager of Chartwells’ other better. operation at Highline last week Smith said that Saunderson after Harry Carleton was re- will bring a greater variety and leased. more choice of food to the table, Carleton had been as- and said that he is an “upbeat signed as the manager of the optimistic soul.” Chartwells operation after they “What’s really nice about this were awarded the food service generation of students is that ... Shirley Bean contract at the beginning of this they enjoy a more worldly cui- school year when Seattle Cater- sine,” Smith said. “sees opportunities and is not ing’s contract ran out. Max Dubbeldam/THUNDERWORD He added that this makes the afraid to push to make things Brian Smith, Chartwells Stephen Saunderson is the new manager of Chartwells Catering. students have a higher expecta- happen.” district manager for the Pacific leton’s release. that she noticed no problems tion of food, and that Saunder- Saunderson was born in To- Northwest, said that it is against Shirley Bean, who is the di- with Chartwells. son is capable to deliver the ronto, Canada and migrated to company protocol to disclose rector of finance and auxiliary “We’ve been very happy with needed quality. the information regarding Car- services here at Highline, said Chartwells as an operation,” Smith said that Saunderson Please see Chartwells, page 16 2 Campus Life The Thunderword / Mar. 5, 2009

Juveniles being loud Science scholarship outside the Library winners announced Juveniles were being loud Highline has named the win- outside of the library on Mon- ners of its winter Science Schol- day. ars Program scholarships. Library personnel requested The Science Scholars Pro- assistance from security to get gram awards scholarships to them to leave. math, science, technology and The juveniles were still engineering students. standing outside the library The scholarships are funded when security arrived, they de- by almost $600,000 given to parted from campus when secu- Highline by the National Sci- rity asked them to leave. ence Foundation to offer schol- Nicholas McCoy/THUNDERWORD arships. Students walk past Building 2 during last Thursday’s sudden snow. Hit and run For winter, 16 scholarships of as much as $5,265 were A woman’s 2000 Honda awarded. a world-famous assassin. The ing the seminar. on cleaning up cigarette butts at Civic was hit in the east parking The winning students were secret society his father worked 2009 marks the 400-year an- the smoking areas around cam- lot by another car. There was a Michele Howard, Henok Ke- for takes him under their wing niversary of Galileo beginning pus. dent in the passenger side with bede, Andrew Lawrence, Tim and trains him. his work on completely rede- Event organizer Ha Truong paint missing. Ha, Saher Hedayat, Si Nguyen, Wanted was a major com- fining common conceptions of said, “This event is not to dis- No one was able to get a li- Urmila Patel, Solomon Haile, mercial success: it debuted in how the universe works, caus- courage smokers, but to encour- cense plate number. Socheat Sum, George Vasquez, second place at the box office, ing “the birth of astronomy as age them to feel good smoking Lan Chau, Deborah Crow, Sou- making over $50 million during we know it,” according to the freely in beautiful places.” Juvenile seen leymane Dioubate, Anthony its opening weekend, and went event’s release. Truong is a member of High- on utility vehicle Petroff, LyHeng Touch and Lori on to earn over $340 million Science Seminar is a weekly line’s International Leadership Jerome. worldwide. event held each Friday which Student Council, the group that Requirements for the schol- Wanted was popular among discusses a variety of topics. is preparing the events. A juvenile was seen play- arship include qualifying for critics for its over-the-top ac- Each seminar is open for any- The first event is tomorrow, ing on one of the yellow util- financial aid, being enrolled in tion according to review aggre- one to attend. March 6, from 1 to 2 p.m. ity vehicles outside the library at least 12 credits and holding a gating web site rottentomatoes. The second event will be a re- on Monday. Library personnel 2.5 GPA or better. com, where the film earned a 74 moval of ivy at the Des Moines called Security to handle the No butts about it: percent approval rating based Beach Park. This event will be problem. on 135 positive reviews out of Cleaning up Highline held Saturday, March 12, from When a Security officer ap- Movie Friday 187 total. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. proached the juvenile, he started bends bullets A group of Highline students Volunteers can sign up for to walk away. are organizing to try to clean up either event in the Internation- The juvenile told the officer Science Seminar This week, Movie Friday will around campus. al Student Programs office in that he didn’t mean to cause be showing Wanted. gets historical The first event will be focused Building 6. alarm. He said that he thought The film will be shown to- the cart was cool and wondered morrow, March 6, at 12:30 p.m. This week’s Science Seminar how it worked. in Building 7. will look at the life and accom- Security told him not to mess Wanted is an action film from plishments of the astronomer, with any carts again. He then 2008, directed by Timur Bek- Galileo. left campus. mambetov and starring James The seminar, titled “Galileo Want to find out more information about doing McAvoy, Morgan Freeman and Shatters the Universe,” will be an internship? Check us out! Man claims he was Angelina Jolie. tomorrow, March 6, from 2:20 Contact Merridy Rennick, Career Specialist being harassed The story follows Wes- to 3:10 p.m. in Building 3 room 206-870-3710 ext. 3148 [email protected] ley Gibson, an office worker 102. Highline history professor Drop by for a visit: 2nd floor of Building 6 (room 222) who finds out he is the son of Tim McMannon will be present- A non-student came in to the Security office and told Secu- STUDENT JOBS: rity that he was being harassed by four men by the south park- Free Tutoring!!! Lodge Attendant ~ 5106 ~ Part time ing lot bus stop. He informed Supervise activities at Lake Wilderness Lodge during Campus Security about the ha- Feeling overwhelmed? Get help? weekday, weekend and evening hours, to include event rassment and then he wanted to Visit the Tutoring Center in Building 26, Room 319 registration, public reception, and set-up and break inform the Des Moines Police down of tables/chairs for a variety of events. Department. He told Security Tip of the week: Location: Maple Valley Wage: $13.75-15.75 Hours: that he couldn’t tell if they were varies 10-20/wk students or not. “The more difficulties one has to encounter, within and without, the Roll your windows up, After-School Program Leader ~ 4751 ~ Part time more significant and the higher in To provide assistance to middle or high school students says Security chief inspiration his life will be.” during after-school program (including homework help and enrichment activities. Campus Security Chief Rich- -Horace Bushnell ard Noyer wants to remind all Location: Tukwila Wage: $11-15 Hours: Mon-Thurs. students to keep their windows Sign up for help in: 2-5pm rolled up. He said that when the weather gets warmer students Accounting/Business, Languages, Math, leave their windows down and Science, Computers, Writing, and more!! forget to roll them up. This is an Mon-Thurs 8am-7:30pm & Fri 8am-1pm open invitation for people who For more information about co-ops, these jobs and more, want to take things. http://tutoring.highline.edu log on to www.myinterfase.com/highline/student Campus Life 3 The Thunderword / March 5, 2009 History Seminars will start in spring

By RACHEL MARSH Staff Reporter

Anyone who is interested in history will now have an opportunity to learn more. Highline’s History Depart- ment will be starting History Seminars this spring quarter. “We consciously modeled this seminar on the very popular Science Seminar,” said High- line’s History Department coor- dinator, Tim McMannon. “We thought it would be fun to provide a way for people who love history to learn about topics that do not necessarily fit well into our usual classes.” There will be topics such as the history of HIV, American Indian resistance movements, Women and children of Hagar International, such as these two from Cambodia, receive aid from Highline’s Fundraising club. Peru and the Pig War covered in the seminars. “We also wanted to draw on Hagar and Highline send aid overseas faculty members and staff members who don’t teach history but still have knowledge and exper- grounds. By NICHOLAS MCCOY tise to share on historical top- Staff Reporter Hagar International is not ics,” McMannon said. involved in rescuing people in Some of the faculty mem- Reaching across the dis- trafficking situations, Tafel said. bers who will be teaching are tance of oceans and continents, Instead, other organizations res- Ellen Hofmann, who teaches Highline students are working cue trafficking victims and then French and some history; Ruth together to make life better for turn them over to Hagar Interna- Windhover, who is a humanities disadvantaged women and chil- tional for recovery. and literature teacher; and psy- dren of impoverished nations. “They take longer to recover, chology and behavioral science Each quarter, money raised they may have suicidal tenden- teacher Bob Baugher. through book and bake sales are cies, and they take longer to Students can sign up to take sent to two organizations: Hagar trust staff. Intensive counseling the class for one social science International and the RISE In- has to be a big part of the pro- credit. The class is listed in the stitute. cess. Most women from a traf- schedule as item No. 1220. These organizations provide ficking background stay in the Chris Miller-Panganiban Jane Tafel “We have applied for and aid to those residing in less than program for about two years,” are hoping to get Diversity and adequate living conditions in Tafel said. Globalism credit designation for countries such as Cambodia, Af- tional’s web site, their mission cal story of a mother and child. “Most women from this back- History Seminar,” McMannon ghanistan, India and Vietnam. is to help abused, exploited and Hagar’s recovery and assis- ground have had no schooling. said. Students can still go with- The events are organized this abandoned women and children tive efforts include the develop- We’re all about social rehabili- out taking the class for credit. year by Highline’s Fundraising to regain a full life through “ho- ment of shelters, foster homes, tation and economic empower- “Anyone can attend: stu- to Make a Difference Club with listic healing, community rein- school buildings, education ment,” Tafel added. dents, faculty, staff, and people the help of one of its advisors, tegration and social entrepre- programs, employment genera- The second organization that from the community,” McMan- Chris Miller-Panganiban, who neurship.” tion, water filtration, and gen- Highline’s Fundraising to Make non said. works in the student employ- Hagar International opened eral community improvement a Difference Club contributes to History Seminar starts on ment office. their first shelter in Cambodia in efforts. is the RISE Institute. Wednesday, April 1. It will “We’ve been kind of split- 1994. According to Jane Tafel, Hagar International runs RISE works primarily to im- meet weekly from 1:30 to 2:20 ting the money between the two the Executive Director of Hagar three social enterprise compa- prove education in poverty and p.m. in Building 3, room 102. programs. I think both of them USA, the founder of Hagar In- nies: Hagar Catering, Hagar conflict stricken nations. are really great organizations. A ternational, Pierre Tami, was Soya and Hagar On Time. The Founded in 2001, the RISE little American money can make inspired to start the organization companies, Hagar says, provide Institute’s vision, according to so much difference over there,” after he witnessed the suffering fair employment opportunities its web site, is that “formal and Miller-Panganiban said. of the Cambodian people and for disadvantaged people. non-formal education of high “We do a book sale a quarter. their poor living conditions. During a lecture at High- quality will help prevent, miti- We will have another book sale During the late 1970s, Cam- line that was sponsored by the gate and overcome conflict and in April and may decide on the bodia was under the rule of Pol Fundraising to Make a Differ- severe poverty as well as con- date at the upcoming meeting,” Pot. Approximately 1.7 million ence Club, Tafel said that 29 tribute significantly to achiev- she said. people (21 percent of the popu- percent of the women in Hagar ing sustainable child, family, The last book sale took place lation) in Cambodia died as a re- International’s programs come community and national devel- last month. The club raised sult of this genocide, according from backgrounds of domestic opment.” over $380 for the organizations, to Yale University’s Cambodian violence, 38 percent from back- The Fundraising to Make a Miller-Panganiban stated. The Genocide Program. grounds of human trafficking, Difference Club meets in the most recent bake sale took place “He was reminded of the 18 percent from backgrounds of Student Union in room 301, earlier this week. plight of Hagar and Ishmael,” rape and 15 percent from home- every Thursday between 12:30 According to Hagar Interna- Tafel said, referring to the bibli- less or impoverished back- and 1:30 p.m. Tim McMannon 4 Opinion The Thunderword / March 5, 2009

Editorial comment S&A situation probably not so dire

The committee in charge of the S&A budget has been asking the programs under its umbrella to consider the consequences of a 10 percent funding cut; athletics is already considering the potential of cutting its track and field programs. It is early, though, to be decid- ing which programs will get the axe. The Services and Activities Budget is funded by student tuition; 10 percent of what students pay to the school for tuition is required by law to go to the S&A budget in order to pay for student activities and services. The more students who enroll at the school, the more money the S&A budget gets. 52 different sub-budgets are covered by the S&A money. The budget pays for everything from athletics to the Thunderword. National unemployment rose from 7.2 percent in December to 7.6 percent in January. The economy is in steep decline. Unem- ployment is rising; many of the people currently losing their jobs will need the worker retraining that community and technical colleges provide. Different industries succeed in times of recession than do during times of prosperity, and people currently employed in failing industries will need the opportunity to enter a new career path. Stable employment of the nation’s citizens is vital to economic recovery. Even if the economic decline prevents some from enrolling due to lack of funds, the numbers may be made up in the form of other people needing to change career. At the very least, there has not been any indication that enroll- Diversity worth understanding ment will be down for Fall Quarter, meaning that preparations for a revenue loss may be premature. The United States of America person who gives the present, Although the S&A budget will now be fronting $140,000 for is the most diverse country in the Commentary especially if the gift receiver adviser stipends, the closing of the Child Care Center falls in the world; it does have people from does not like it. budget’s favor. The center takes $72,000 from the S&A budget almost all different races and You might see or find Egyp- each year. Because the center is closing, the S&A budget will now cultures: African-Americans, tian men who hug or even kiss be $72,000 heavier than it has been previously. That money helps Native Americans, Hispanics, each other – on their cheeks – to make up for the new cost of paying the advisor stipends. Asians, Arabs, etc. which does not reflect any - ab Even more importantly, the budget has a relatively flush “rainy There is no doubt that every- normal relationship between day” fund for contingency spending. It may be time to start cover- one brings his or her own cul- them; it is just kind of a warm ing the S&A budget shortfalls using that contingency money. That ture to the new world he /she greeting. is, after all, sort of the point of having money for contingencies. is coming to. At the same time Egyptians say usually “In If the shortfall continues, and the situation gets worse, then more they try to immerse themselves Sha’ Allah” or “God willing” programs will have to be cut. But there is not yet any guarantee that in the new culture they live in. when they set up or agree about this will happen. That is why America is a very an appointment. It does not It is good to prepare for the worst, but the S&A budget is not yet cultures-rich country. mean that they will not show up staring down a financial Armageddon. What does culture mean? In on time; they will, it is just a tra- fact, “culture” is a comprehen- ditional thing. Staff sive word; it means a lot. For Mohammed Hassan Egyptians do not usually ask “You won’t take my rope away.” instance, it means people’s lan- their guests to take their shoes guages, their traditions, their be- things come out of bad things. off when coming into the house; Editor-in-Chief Max Dubbeldam liefs and religions, their values, For example, the terrorist at- it is sort of impolite. It also is Managing Editor Jaren Lewis their social customs and norms, tacks of Sept. 11, 2001 and the preferred for men not to extend their holidays, their income, Iraq War contributed to some hands to women to shake hands News Editors Liz Phillips, Ashley Mathews their skin colors, their percep- degree to making people of the until the women begin extend- Arts Editor Rochelle Adams tion of time, what they eat and Western world to be interested ing their hands. Sports Editor Chris Wells drink, and how they dress and it in and become more knowl- Ignoring such differences might mean more than that. edgeable about the Moslem and among the cultures that might Opinion Editor Nicholas McCoy In return, diversity means Arab culture. seem like small differences for Graphics Editors Charlie Dubbeldam, Jessica Lovin awareness of all of that, consid- As an Egyptian from the some people it might lead to a Photo Editor Ami Nguyen eration of others, understanding Middle Eastern culture, let me conflict. It is so important to of his/her point of view and the give some examples that might give some attention and con- Reporters Sidney Pacampara, Brian Grove, Christian Cooper, way he/ she is thinking and liv- show some differences. sideration to these differences Yun Hwang, Nikole Johnson, Kayla Leliefield, Alea ing, knowledge and recognition But before giving these ex- to avoid getting into conflicts Litvinenko, Livia Mahaffie, Rachel Marsh, Darin McClurg, of other’s feelings and the abil- amples, I would like to point with others and get along much ity to work openly with people out that the Egyptian culture easier with them. Vita Mulyarchuk, Tori Paterson, Amber Peter, William of different cultures. is a mix of many cultures and Mohammed Hassan is a Schlepp, Grant Snypp, Zane Stearman, Katherine Tacke, The differences among cul- civilizations that lived in Egypt Highline student in the Summit over the previous centuries. So, Program. Duane Villines tures and each other might have been more obvious in the past you may find habits taken out of PHO Nick Dalton than they are now; there are no the Pharaos who lived in Egypt Write to us Photographers Loren David, Sol Lee longer such huge differences thousands of years ago. Of course you will see the Mos- The Thunderword invites let- Advertising Manager among the cultures. In addition, Jaime McCall we might see those differences lems with their own ceremonies ters and guest commentary from Advertising Rep Jonathan Baker in the old generations who still and traditions. members of the campus com- Business Manager Glenn Rivera keep and place a high value on You may also see some cus- munity. their traditions, norms and life- toms taken out of the invad- You could share your thoughts Librarian Now hiring styles. ers who occupied Egypt in the with the whole campus. Adviser Dr. T.M. Sell On the other hand, such dif- last three centuries such as the E-mail your submission to: French (1798-1801) and the [email protected]. Newsline 206-878-3710, ext.3317 ferences are not seen as strongly among the younger generations. English (1882-1956). Please limit your submission to Fax 206-870-3771 This might be because of the An Egyptian does not usually no more than 400 words. Address P.O. Box 98000, Des Moines, WA 98198, Building 10-106 globalization which turned the open the gift given to him / her Please provide contact infor- world into a small and open in front of the person who gave mation for confirmation purpos- Advertising 206-878-3710, ext. 3291 world to each other. it; it is considered sort of im- es. The Thunderword generally E-Mail [email protected] In some other times good polite and embarrassing for the does not run unsigned letters. Puzzles 5 The Thunderword / March 5, 2009 Crossword 101 Paradoxes By Bill Deasy Across 1. Sicily neighbor 6. Floored it 10. Crash site? 13. “This is not ___ time” 14. The Stranger author 16. Chicago to Detroit dir. 17. Cocktail ingredient 19. Farm unit? 20. Former Belgian airline 21. Quiet 23. Gab, for some 25. Goalie’s feat 26. Superman’s symbol 29. Children’s doctor? 32. Finn transport 34. Ryan role, on The Office(abbr.) 36. Hissy fit 37. Seattle WNBA team 39. “Warm” 40. Friendly lead-in 4. “Ain’t to proud ___ 52. Cannes friends 41. Met offering 5. Hunk 54. Two time U.S. Open 42. Attorney-___ 6. MIT or USC champ 44. Sacred Image: Var. 7. Chute opener 55. Sec. of Labor Elaine 46. Some TVs 8. Exude 56. Scat queen 47. Korbut, and others 9. Unloads 57. Hero’s place 48. Slangy denials 10. U.N. group 59. Graham of rock 50. Lodge member 11. Frank or Seymour 60. Prairie tribe 51. Tom’s Jerry Maguire 12. The Tigers, on 61. ER visitors costar scoreboards 62. Plate call 53. RR stops 15. Game stickers? name of the mad scientist 64. Silent O.K. 55. Roundly beaten 18. Home plate calls in The Rocky Horror Picture 58. From where 22. Cyberspace icon Show? 24. Listen up 9. GENERAL KNOWL- 62. “Gotcha!” 63. Burglar deterrent 26. 2002 erupter EDGE: What does the Swa- Quotable Quote hili word “Kwanzaa” mean? 65. Motor City org. 27. Look after 10. FAMOUS QUOTES: 66. Name tag word 28. Politician’s worst fear 1. TELEVISION: What was Which standup comedian 67. Pedometer button 30. Moore movie The greatest para- the theme song to the sitcom once said, “I went to a fight 68. Dracula dir. Browning 31. Bad postures dox of them all is to Friends and who sang it? the other night, and a hockey 69. Remarked 33. Test speak of "civilized

2. GEOGRAPHY: The game broke out”? 70. Angela’s ___ 35. Czech capital warfare."

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which U.S. state? fruits First 9. 1. Capts. superiors 43. Terre Haut’s river --- Author Unknown

3. MUSIC: Who recorded Frank-N-Furter Dr. 8. 2. The rain in Spain 45. Cereal box fig.

the 1970s hit The Boys Are Crumpit Mount 7. 3. Baush’s partner 49. Much of Libya

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5. MEDICINE: What is Washington 2. presents The Lady’s Not for The theater is at Fourth Av- 206-878-3710, ext. 3317.

meant by the term “palpate”? Rembrants the Burning, by Christopher Fry, enue South and South 14th Campus events get priority.

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6. FOOD AND DRINK: 1. through March 8, Fridays Street in Burien. What is tagliatelle? Answers and Saturdays 8 p.m. and 2 •Got arts news? 7. CHILDREN’S LITERA- p.m. Sundays. Tickets are Send your infor- TURE: Where did the Grinch $18, and $15 for students mation to road- live in the Dr. Seuss story? (c) 2009 King Features and matinee showings. Call ams@highline. 8. MOVIES: What was the Synd., Inc. 206-242-5180, or e-mail tick- edu or call arts Last week’s crossword solution admission. Tickets are avail- Arts Calendar able on-line at www.kentarts. CLIPPITY DO DAH com, by calling 253-856-5051 •Crayon Court, featuring or in person at the Kent Com- award-winning puppeteer mons, 525 4th Ave. N. Thom Fountain, performs Last week’s Sunday, March 8 at 2 p.m. at the Kent-Meridian Perform- ing Arts Center, 10020 SE 256th St. The show is recommend- ed for preschool through third grade. Fountain and the Crayon Court puppeteers will also lead hands-on work- shops at the annual Kent Kids’ Arts Day at Kent Com- mons, 525 4th Ave., N., Kent on Saturday, March 7. Tickets are $10 for general 6 Arts The Thunderword / March 5, 2009 BUM RAP Hip-Hop Summit panel says artform is misunderstood •The Penn Cove Mussel Fest is March 6-8 in Coupeville, Wash. By Darin McClurg There will be chowder tasting, Staff Reporter mussel eating competitions, live music, demonstrations, exhibit, Hip-Hop Summit panel and boat rides to Mussel Farm. members think the genre is get- The event will run from ting a bad rap. 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Friday, 10 A discussion was held about a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday and misconceptions of hip hop in 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. the Mt. Constance room of the Admission is free and all are Highline Student Union on welcome. For more informa- Thursday, Feb. 26. The panel tion call 360-678-5434. was part of the Hip-Hop Sum- •If you’d like to tap into your mit, a celebration of hip-hop artistic side, the Etsuko Ichika- culture at Highline. wa: Traces of the Molten State “There is always a negative exhibition is at the Bellevue aspect of any culture,” said DJ Arts Museum. Hyphen, host of the Sunday The exhibition features the Night Sound Session on KUBE works of Ichikawa, a Seattle- 93.3 FM. “The small amount of based artist born in Tokyo. She negativity in hip hop is magni- is known for her “glass py- fied.” rographs” which are ethereal “One misconception that drawings made by painting with bothers me is that hip hop is a fire and smoke emitted from hot direct correlation of violence,” molten glass. said Sean Goode, a member of The exhibition is open Satur- the panel. Many popular rap- day, March 7 from 10 a.m. till pers glorify violent acts, which Rochelle Adams/THUNDERWORD 5 p.m. The admission is $9 for may lead to this view. Sean Goode, left, DJ Hyphen and Hannibal share their perspective at the Hip-Hop Summit. adults and $7 for students with ID. “Why would someone like 50 For more information call Cent want to glorify violence?” “Consumers have the great- To better understand their panel members and a hip-hop 425-519-0770. Hyphen asked. “If 50 doesn’t est influence on hip hop,” point of view, the panelists de- artist. •Coffee: The World in your do it, the labels will get some- Goode said. It is possible that scribed what they think real hip “Real hip hop is real and gen- Cup exhibit continues Saturday, one else to.” To change the way consumers can change hip hop hop is. uine to yourself,” Hyphen said. March 7 at the Burke Museum hip hop is viewed, listeners will with what they buy, he said. “We all have our own inter- While there may be miscon- of Natural History and Culture have to make a choice. Choosing to buy other hip pretation of what hip hop is,” ceptions about hip hop, some in Seattle. It includes tasting The panel was worried that hop music without violence in said King Khazm, a hip-hop art- people just might not under- and displays. if people keep buying hip hop it can influence the type of mu- ist from Seattle. stand it. The exhibit runs from music that glorifies violence, sic coming out. If people don’t “Hip means to be aware and “Not all music is made for 10 a.m. till 5 p.m. Admis- more of the same will continue relate violence with hip hop, hop means to elevate, so hip hop everybody,” Goode said. “And sion is $9.50 for adults and being made, hurting the genre’s misconceptions about it will de- to me means to elevate aware- that’s OK.” $6 for students with ID. image. crease. ness,” said Hannibal, one of the For more information call 206-543-5590. Romantic ‘Trouble’ has a beauty of its own

By Jaren Lewis Hřebejk, and stars Anna Geisle- an admirable job playing a less- friend, rules the film’s on-screen little closure and no hints of a Staff Reporter rová as Marcela, Roman Luknár than-admirable character – Jar- action with ease. From his first sequel. And, unforgivably, the as Jarda and Josef Abrhám as da is a car thief who yells at his moment on-screen he exudes a curtain closes on an unsolved A romance that puts modern Evzen. children and whose relationship startling presence as a strange love triangle. Hollywood fare to shame will Jan Malír’s cinematography with his wife has boiled down old man who is unhappy with so But really, the ending fits the be showing for one week at the is stellar, perfectly carrying the to a purely sexual attraction, much interruption of his alone film perfectly: the beginning, Varsity Theatre in Seattle start- mood through stark, drained and his repentance upon being time with Zdena, all of which jarring and with little explana- ing March 13. lighting and frank camera work. released from jail feels perfectly seems cemented firmly after an tion of the characters at hand, is Beauty in Trouble is a dra- The soundtrack plays its part honest. incredible exchange with Mar- matched with an end of the same matic portrait of Marcela, a well: Ales Brezina’s score is Abrhám’s part as rich bach- cela after her children have eat- kind. The story’s characters are young Czech woman with two dramatic yet nondescript, and elor Evzen is less impressive, en too many of his cookies. so real, so rich, so powerful that children. The plot begins near put to particularly good use at but still serviceable: he manages But in one of the film’s later the only way to achieve true clo- the end of her relationship with the film’s critical moments; the decent chemistry with leading plot twists, Schmitzer manages sure would be to follow each of her husband Jarda, an ex-me- interspersed pop soundtrack actress Geislerová and is at all to take all of that downward them from birth until death – the chanic who has been forced by from Glen Hansard is also effec- times convincing, even if he’s momentum and redirect it in film itself is simply a glimpse a recent flood to make money tive, amplifying the film’s fairly never really given any opportu- the opposite direction, chang- into their lives. chopping up stolen cars, and his common silent montages. nity to truly blow the audience ing in about 10 seconds from an Beauty in Trouble is a com- mother Libuse. Geislerová plays Marcela away. addled old lecher into the film’s edy in its moments but a tragedy Jarda is arrested after steal- fantastically, creating an en- The supporting cast of par- most sympathetic character. as a whole – the film adds up a ing a car from Evzen, a rich man trancing character who is both at ents are all strong – Marcela’s Beauty in Trouble follows a series of individually amusing who lives in Italy. This forces once mature enough to raise two mother Zdena (Jana Brejcho- number of turns before it reach- incidents and bittersweet ro- Marcela to take her children children in post-disaster Prague vá) and Jarda’s mother Libuse es its ending; few of them are mantic scenes with an overrid- and move in with her mother, and yet still so childish that she (Emília Vášáryová) each play surprising, but all of them are ing theme of each character’s Zdena, and Zdena’s boyfriend, kicks her feet in the air as she their characters well: Brejchová convincing. naïve selfishness into a series Richard. reads. Her attitude toward Jarda feels kind but controlling and The ending is of a style that of relationships begun, deterio- Marcela goes to visit Jarda often comes off as entitled and Vášáryová perfectly captures seems unpopular with American rated, clung to fiercely and on at the police station; there she condescending, but she hardly a nervous churchgoer within a audiences – sudden and unex- occasion ended. meets Evzen, and the two slow- ever seems to be acting truly faith-indifferent family. pected, in the middle of a twist Beauty in Trouble is pre- ly start a relationship. unreasonably. And Richard (Jirí Schmitzer), that opens up the plot enough sented in Czech with English The film is directed by Jan Luknár, for that matter, does Zdena’s dirty-minded boy- for another hour of film, with subtitles. Arts 7 The Thunderword / March 5, 2009 Professor gives lecture on the hip hop war

By Sidney Pacampara sequently, she said it resulted in Staff Reporter all the black music, including hip hop, gospel and R&B, being Dr. Tricia Rose knows there played in the top 50 cities only is a war, and she’s taking all by two corporations – Clear sides. Channel and Radio One. Rose, Brown University pro- This made it possible for fessor, came to Highline last companies to control not only Thursday presenting her book what is being played on the ra- Hip Hop Wars and lectured on dio, but also what venues and what hip hop’s current state is, cities to play, Rose said. what it was and what it needs to “Before ‘95, there was rela- be. tively a wide range of hip hop,” She used ideas from the ad- Rose said. Hip hop commonly vocators and those against the added elements of jazz, soul, culture, dissecting each and narratives and was even open to showing how both can be sub- women, she added. ject to unreasonable arguments. Rose said the Act was a struc- Sol Lee/Thunderword “Hip hop has changed a lot,” tural matter that became one of On Feb. 28, the International Leadership Student Council hosted the Enchanted Winter dance Rose said. the reasons why mainstream hip in the Student Union of Highline. The annual dance has been held for several years now but She notes two distinct dif- hop is perceived as it is today – this Winter Quarter will take on the theme of a masquerade. Students came to campus wearing ferences in what hip hop is and what she referred to as the gang- masks. The event lasted from 7 to 11 p.m. that night. what it was. That change, she ster, pimp, hoe trinity. said, is mainly from the Tele- The industry’s control on the communications Act of 1996. genre packaged today’s outline She attributes the Act as hip of what blackness is and how and more commonly of the into becoming the vehicle again, hop’s “tipping point” and move artists can perpetuate the image community. Rose says the listeners should toward today. into a profit, she said. One of “Prison is no rite of passage,” not just accept where it is, but “1996 was a dramatic turn – the problems that Rose said is Rose said. hold it up to higher standards. a shift in hip hop,” Rose said. prevalent today is the amount of She also said that ghettos are People should be more con- The Telecommunications Act responsibility that artists take. truly an example of structural scious and recognize the ability Want was put into effect to regulate The industry may make a racism and should not be made to challenge the “circulation of to be a and stimulate competition in market outline for mainstream into an example to be celebrat- misidentity.” Photo radio, television, telephone and hip hop but it is also up to the ed. “We live in a market econo- Journalist? the internet. artists to make right choices. “Hip hop is a vehicle of dra- my but don’t let it live in you,” Rose said the problem of the What is being said by many art- matic cross-racial conversa- Rose said. Act was the amount of consoli- ists should not be taken serious- tion,” Rose said. Rose’s book Hip Hop Wars is dation that occurred. Those with ly in most accounts, Rose said. Images and ideas are traded now available in the bookstore the most money and power can Often times it is a misrep- and extended, she said. on second floor of Highline’s buy all genres, she said. Sub- resentation of their actual lives In order to help move hip hop Student Union. King Khazm gives the undocumented history of hip hop By Katherine Tacke to set fire to buildings so they Bambaataa was the first to go can take it and flip it to make it Take Staff Reporter could collect insurance. These on tours, and this was when the your own,” Khazm said. burned-down areas became influence began to spread. Now, as hip hop is taken in Journalism Hip hop is not what it used turfs for street gangs, Khazm Khazm said that Bambaataa by the media, this idea seems to 105 Spring to be. explained. had such a huge eclectic sound: be reversed. A culture that once show- Some of the well-known funk, soul, rock, and salsa Hip hop is largely undocu- Quarter cased originality and innovation gangs were Black Spades, Sav- all combined into something mented history, Khazm said, has become misconstrued by age Skulls, and Ghetto Broth- unique. “This is all history in the mak- mainstream artists and the me- ers. In the 80’s, hip hop started to ing.” dia, said King Khazm, a speaker “There was a level of vio- become an industry. It became Khazm said there’s a huge at the Hip Hop Summit. lence, but it wasn’t all about big in terms of marketing. local movement. Khazm, a Seattle local, is a guns, but the integrity of their “Now hip hop is a million “Seattle is cracking right community leader, hip hop ac- ‘hood,” Khazm said. and billion dollar industry, now,” Khazm said. tivist, artist and radio host. He said that the gangs were represented by mainstream,” “The future is promising. Khazm gave a lecture on the support systems, and many Khazm said. There’s a negative image that’s Evolution of Hip Hop in the Mt. were influenced by revolution- “People don’t hear about the misconstruing what hip hop re- Constance room in Highline’s ary civil rights groups like the social aspects and taking some- ally is. But it’s alive and well... Item# Student Union last Thursday. Black Panthers. thing negative and turning into underground, its still thriv- Daily 4172at 1:10p “The roots of hip hop are “Hip hop was something that something positive,” Khazm ing,” Khazm said. “We need about innovation and finding came from all this negativity. It said. to reclaim the media and bring identity, but once we start de- was about seeking freedom and Khazm talked about the dif- a balance to the airwaves and fining it, that’s when you start something positive,” Khazm ferent elements of hip hop, which strengthen alternative media losing the original integrity,” said. include a visual aspect through sources,” Khazm said. Khazm said. The Godfather of hip hop was graffiti as well as knowledge Khazm left the group with Hip hop started up in the Afrika Bambaataa; he started a which ties everything together, this message: “Hip hop is evolv- Bronx in the 70’s. It was run- huge social movement. combining a factor of history ing. It’s up to us to embrace the down and there weren’t many “Gangs unified in the name and awareness. future, to be able to have the out- public resources. of peace; the platform was mu- “Hip hop is based on origi- let, and engage the young people Landlords would hire gangs sic,” Khazm said. nality. It’s all about how you and get them interested.” 8 Arts The Thunderword / Mar 5, 2009 Flappers, flatulence, and togas, oh, my! The Drama Department puts on a racy rendition

Rochelle Adams/THUNDERWORD of a 2,000 year old play Owen, Krogstadt, and Vogel portray the cloud goddesses in the drama production of The Clouds.

By Rochelle Adams This story is carried off ers in this piece are the physi- Mosher. Chapman’s Philosophy visually pleasing set designed Staff Reporter through the vision of director cal embodiments of the clouds, wears a conservative and but- by Richard Lorig. The set ac- James Lapan, who ensures that Megan Krogstadt (Koryphaios), toned up costume while Han’s cents the play without becoming The Drama Department Aristophanes’ beliefs on aca- Ashlee Owen (Chaos), and Re- Sophistry is decked out stings of overpowering. brings ancient Greece to life demia, philosophy, and rhetoric nee Vogel (Bamboozle). All pearls that hang from her neck Overall, The Clouds is a ri- with 1920s flair in their rendi- are reflected in the production. three actresses manage to play down to her waist and a plume diculously fun ride, carrying tion of the play, The Clouds. His choices in direction seem to off of each other perfectly so atop her head. crude adult themes. Though The Clouds was be reflected in the strong perfor- their characters create a solid Sophistry’s dress resembles The show will be performed written by the Greek playwright mances of the actors. unit. Yet, the actresses are also the fashion of a 1920s flapper. on March, 5, 6, and 7 at 8 p.m. Aristophanes over 2,000 years Stratton plays the role of able to incorporate unique qual- Similar inspirations seemed Tickets will be sold at the door ago, elements of the story are Strepsiades with zest, throwing ities that make each character to be in mind for the costumes 30 minutes before the show for still relevant today. himself completely into the part. stand out from the others. of the cloud goddesses. Their $8 for general audience and $7 The story centers on Strep- He appears to relish playing this Two more actresses that dresses carried 1920s themes for students. siades (Jared Stratton), who unlikable and sometimes creepy shined were Deena Chapman mixed with the flowing, draped is deeply in debt as a result of character so much that the audi- (Philosophy) and Karen Han look of the ancient Greeks. his son Pheidippides’ (Mathew ence can’t help but enjoy him (Sophistry). The strongest The costumes the male ac- Hopkins) overspending. To too. He plays on all the story scene in the entire play is be- tors wore reflected the details of solve his problems he decides beats, making this character just tween these two actresses as their characters. to enroll in Socrates’ school, absurd enough to be disliked yet their characters debate whose Hopkins’ Pheidippides wore the Thinkery, to learn the unjust entertaining, but also keeping a method of logic is best. With a riding suit with a riding crop, argument. When he fails to be loose (very loose) sense of logic the much too short space of time reflecting the character’s - mon a successful pupil, supposedly to this character’s actions. they are given on stage, Chap- ey-consuming horse racing because he’s too old to learn His isn’t the only standout man and Han are able to create hobby. Stratton’s Strepsiades, anything, Strepsiades sends his performance. The actresses in the foundation for one of the dressed in a smoking jacket and son to the school in his place. this play are all so strong it’s a main themes in the play: the old slippers with a cigar that dou- From there, comedy and drama shame none of them have a sol- ways moving aside for the new. bles as a penis while his charac- ranging from the ridiculous to idly leading role. Helping to elaborate on this ter masturbates, is the image of Three examples of the exem- theme and enhance the story are lazy self-indulgence. the crude ensues until the play Mathew Hopkins climaxes in a satirical blaze. plary talent of the female play- the costumes designed by Sarah Enhancing this story is the Library gallery exhibits the stylized abstractions By Zane Stearman “I see my style being more of California and Cuesta Col- Staff Reporter stylized than realistic, without lege, as well as various work- the exact execution of a graphic shops offered by professional A new exhibit features the artist,” she said. artists. artwork of Des Moines resident The motivation of family and In Roberts’ working years, Joyce Roberts. friends helped to keep her pas- she said, she spent most of her The exhibit will be held at sion, she said time as a library and informa- the Library gallery on the fourth Roberts recalled growing up tion teacher in public schools. floor, and begin on March 2. in the Bay Area: her house was During this time in public “My work is eclectic,” Roberts filled with paintings done by her schools she still stayed involved said. grandfather and parents, which with the art field, instructing Roberts originally came from motivated her and her brother to teachers and kids, as well as the Bay Area in California and create art. judging contests, working on moved to Washington in 1971. She said that her uncle was district art guidelines and de- Roberts described her art formally trained in the arts and signing logos and education work as, “more stylized and ab- loved to draw with her. materials. stract than realistic.” In her earlier years she tried As for the future of her art “Painting a scene to look ex- Roberts’ work, Blue Woman, is an example of her style of art. many different media, saying career, Roberts said that she actly like a photograph or an- “My artistic endeavors covered would like to work more with other artwork really doesn’t do an array of approaches, from stained glass. much for me,” she said. laying in a blue dress and will photographs, unusual challeng- pottery and flower arranging to However, she said that all the Roberts said she takes plea- be taken back by subtle yet es and the sense of discovery sculpture, painting, drawing and work in this upcoming gallery sure in creating art that is both bright colors with well-calcu- one has when simply laying out stained glass.” will be done in acrylics. “unique and different.” lated lines that manage to retain colors and designs, and when Her formal training began in The exhibit will be open un- In one of her pieces, entitled unrefined energy. using new materials,” Roberts high school and continued with til March 31 and admission is Blue Woman, you see a woman “I am inspired by striking said. courses taken at the University free. Arts 9 The Thunderword / March 5, 2009

BREAK OUT!

This year’s Hip-Hop Sum- the genre. ran from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on the mit exposed the truths about the The final event of that day cafeteria stage of Building 8. hip hop genre and put on a hot was a panel discussion on the The show brought in a crowd show. misconceptions of hip hop with including both Highline and The summit started on Feb. Kitty Wu, King Khazm, DJ Hy- non-Highline students (bottom Rochelle Adams/THUNDERWORD 26 with three events in the Mt. phen, Sean Goode, and Hanni- left). The show included DJ Constance room of Building 8 bal. 4Him (far right) as well as sing- which were designed to educate On Feb. 27, there was a hip ing and dancing performances. and clear up misconceptions. hop art exhibit, featuring a doc- Artists that performed includ- The first was a lecture on the umentary on graffiti calledStyle ed So HyDef (top and bottom evolution of hip hop, by King Wars and a poetry lounge with right). Common Market, Gabri- Khazm. an open mike. el Teodros, Nam, Khingz, and Directly after that, Dr. Tricia That night, for the first time Parker Brothaz. Rose from Brown University in the summit’s five year his- There were also break danc- gave a lecture on the politics of tory, there was a night show that ing battles (right). 10 Sports The Thunderword / March 5, 2009 Highline basketball hangs a new banner

By Chris Wells freshman center. Early on in the Adding to his team-high of Staff Reporter game Dan Young got into quick 14.55 points per game, Nelson foul trouble and Perry was called scored 18 points on 7 of 12 The Highline men’s basket- upon for a crucial 14 minutes. shooting. ball team is looking to turn a He scored just 4 points and had Although the team came out West division championship into 5 rebounds, but his time on the triumphant, it was a game that a NWAACC championship. court helped keep Highline in was a lot closer than predicted. Shedrick Nelson, Highline’s the game and gave them another Pierce, who finished in fifth sophomore guard, said winning guy down low that discouraged in the West with a mark of 7-9 the West was a huge factor for Tacoma from trying to score in in league and 12-17 overall, did them going forward into the the post. well at turning Highline turn- NWAACC tournament. Perry said people needed overs into points with a total “It means so much to win the to step up in the absence of of 28 points off of turnovers. West. We go in as a No. 1 seed Gaines. Highline had a season high 28 now. We don’t have to wake up “In the Tacoma game without turnovers in the game and only at 8 in the morning to play like Vaughn, the team realized that 12 of the turnovers were forced. last year,” said Nelson. “But other people needed to step up In the game that they play we probably won’t play a team and play tough just like Vaughn today, Highline will face a very as tough as Tacoma or Clacka- would do,” Perry said. experienced Columbia Basin mas in the first round, but at the Tacoma did have a few play- Hawks team that finished 9-5 in same time that also means that ers that stood out throughout the the East and 16-8 overall. we won’t take our first opponent game. The Hawks feature very serious because every game to California State Northridge strong play from their guards. us is big.” bound Kevin Dancer, had a Robbie Mitchell, a 5’9’’ fresh- The NWAACC tournament solid stat line with 19 points on man from Kennewick High is in Kennewick and starts to- 7 of 16 shooting, 5 rebounds, 3 School, is averaging a decent day and will be running through steals and 2 blocks. 10 points per game, but ranks Sunday. Highline plays their Toussiant Tyler, a Kentwood fourth in the NWAACC in steals first game at 2 p.m. against Co- graduate from 2007, scored a per game with 3.12. lumbia Basin. quiet 17 points on 7 of 17 shoot- Another effective guard has If they go on to beat Colum- ing while battling the flu during been Skyler Montoya, a 5’10’’ bia Basin, they will play the the game. He had to be taken to sophomore from Borah High winner of Mt. Hood and Olym- Brian Grove/THUNDERWORD the locker room near the end of School in Idaho, who is leading pic at 2 p.m. on Friday. Highline’s Perry gets up high to grab a rebound in the first-half. the game due to a bloody nose the team with 14.17 points per The men are going into the and was limited to 32 minutes game. tournament as the No. 2 overall basket of the game. both contributed with 17 points on the court. After having won his second seed in the NWAACC after dis- With the absence of Vaughn apiece. They were also a factor In the next game against the West Division championship in mantling Tacoma last Wednes- Gaines, Stedman Richardson on the glass with 12 and 7 re- Pierce Red Raiders, Highline three years, Gaines said this one day in a 74-64 win. was called upon for a rare start bounds apiece. came out victorious in overtime is special for him. It was billed as a game that at point. Coby Gibler continued his to win the West Division out- “It means a lot to win the would be highly contested and Richardson showed he was a strong season with 15 points right. West. It’s my second division that could go back and forth. solid leader and scored 13 points and 14 rebounds, 11 of which Gibler led the way for the T- championship banner at High- However Highline only ended during his team-high 35 minutes were offensive. Birds with 20 points on 9 of 14 line,” Gaines said. “It’s very up trailing one time all game on the court. A surprise contributor for shooting from the field and 11 special with the group of young and that was only after the first Nelson and Kelly Edwards Highline was Kyle Perry, a 6’9’’ rebounds. guys playing.” T-Birds hope high seed will translate to more success

By Chris Wells ting to where they want to be are from the North, at 8 a.m. games in four days makes it a Coach Dawson declined to Staff Reporter things they have done all year. Teams looking for the upset wide open tournament,” said comment on most of the tourna- “To achieve our goals, I in the first round will be the Nielson. ment matters as he is concen- Not only is Highline the best think we need to stick to what four seeds who will be taking The way the tournament trating on the games themselves team in the West, but they have we have been doing to get this on the one seeds. Columbia Ba- works is right now. He did however say the best coach in the West. far and stay together as a team,” sin, who is essentially playing a d i f f e r e n t that his team’s strengths are After Highline secured the Gaines said. home game being from Pasco, than what depth, versatility and size. West Division outright after The T-Birds are one of 16 from the East will take on High- you might Kyle Perry, Highline’s 6’9” wins against Tacoma and Pierce, teams that made it to the tourna- line at 2 p.m., Whatcom from know from freshman center, said winning Head Coach Che Dawson was ment out of the 34 total teams in the North will take on Clacka- the NCAA the championship would be spe- named coach of the year for the the NWAACC. mas at 6 p.m., Lower Columbia Division 1 cial. entire conference. Besides the T-Birds, other from the West will take on Spo- tournament. “It would really mean a lot Vaughn Gaines, Highline’s No. 1 seeds include Clackamas, kane at 8 p.m. and Linn-Benton Eggers If you lose to me because I have been a starting point guard, said he is who is also the top overall seed from the South will take on Bel- a game, you winner throughout high school happy that Coach Dawson was in the tournament, from the levue at 4 p.m. are still in the tournament; you and I love feeling that sense of honored. South, Spokane from the East Jeremy Eggers, head coach won’t have a chance at winning accomplishment,” said Perry. “It means a lot to me for him and Bellevue from the North. of Bellevue, said there are a few the championship, but depend- “Also it would mean a lot to the to win it. Coach puts in so much The two seeds will face the teams that he sees as dark horses ing at what round you lose in guys on the team because we are time with us. Even for me and three seeds in the first round of in the tournament. you can still play for third, fourth about even with freshmen and others on the team he’s like a fa- the tournament. Skagit Valley, “I believe Highline has the and fifth places on Sunday. sophomores and it would build ther figure,” Gaines said. “I’m a two seed from the North, will talent and depth, Yakima has For Highline in the tourna- our confidence for next year.” glad to see all the work has paid go against Chemeketa, a three been quiet all season but are ment, if they pull out a win Gaines had similar thoughts off for not only the team, but for seed from the South, at 10 p.m. the defending champs still and against Columbia Basin, they as Perry about getting the op- coach as well.” Yakima Valley, a two seed from I would like to believe we have will face the winner of Mt. Hood portunity to win the champion- With the No. 2 overall seed in the East, will go against Clark, a a chance as well,” Coach Egg- and Olympic. If they win both ship. the NWAACC and a No. 1 seed three seed from the West, at 10 ers said. of those games, they will face “It would mean a lot. All the in the brackets for the NWAACC a.m. Tacoma, a two seed from Mt. Hood Head Coach Rob winner of Spokane vs. Lower hard work that we have put into tournament in Kennewick start- the West, will go against Blue Nielson said there are numerous Columbia and Skagit Valley vs. this season would have paid off,” ing today and running through Mountain, a three seed from teams that could win it all. Chemeketa in the semi-final. If Gaines said. “Also it would be Sunday, the T-Birds are looking the East, at 12 p.m. Mt. Hood, “It is a tough field and there Highline loses any of the games good for the freshmen returning to make a statement. a two seed from the South, will may be 10-12 teams that have they will go into the loser’s next season, setting the tone for Gaines said the keys for get- go against Olympic, a three seed a shot at winning this. Four bracket. the group of guys coming in.” Sports 11 The Thunderword / March 5, 2009 Lady T-Birds looking to surprise at NWAACCs By Brian Grove It was Highline who did the Staff Reporter raiding in this game, beating Pierce 62-52. Two months ago, the High- Hill and Montgomery led the line women’s basketball team offense for the Lady T-Birds looked like they would be with 14 points apiece. Hill also doing anything but going to had 10 rebounds. the NWAACC tournament in Although the Lady T-Birds March. They were 1-7, includ- emerged from Puyallup victo- ing a loss to Highline’s faculty riously, the team thought the and staff. game was a little sloppy. But two months later, the “I was really pleased with Lady T-Birds find themselves our performance against Taco- in the first game of the opening ma, however Pierce was a very round of the NWAACC tourna- sloppy game. It was to be ex- ment. pected,” Highline Head Coach They have gone 15-5 since Amber Rowe Said. Jan. 14, beating every team in “In addition to this we had their division, except division two starters out due to injury. champ Centralia. This was an adjustment for the Highline’s defense has been girls. However, we were able a major strongpoint, allowing to pull together and get the win. only three teams to score over We even shot better than we had 60 points during the regular sea- been on the road,” Rowe said. son. With Highline’s offense and The Lady T-Birds clinched defense running on all cylin- the No. 3 seed in the West for ders, the team is focusing on the the NWAACC tournament in little details that will distinguish Kennewick, after defeating Ta- them from other teams in the coma and Pierce last week. tournament. Since clinching a seed in the “Defense, fast-break and just playoffs, Highline’s focus has running,” Soushek said. not wavered from the game plan Brian Grove/THUNDERWORD “Setting the pace, and push- they have kept all season. Highline’s No. 10, Jordan Beale, attacking the basket strong against Taccoma. ing the ball up,” she said. “We are trying to get better week, defeating Tacoma and lan made it a memorable night, effort,” freshman guard Lauren The Lady T-Birds are aware every day. That is the same fo- Pierce. scoring 14, 11 and 7 points, re- Hill said. that the rest of the league cus we have had all year,” Rowe Last Wednesday, Feb. 25, spectively. Montgomery also It has been two years since doesn’t have high expectations said. Highline took on Tacoma in the had eight steals and seven as- Highline has made it to the for Highline in the post-season, “I don’t think it’s changed. last home game of the season, sists and Nolen had five -re NWAACC tournament, and the which is why they are so deter- We’re all excited, but we know the last home game ever for bounds along with a block. Lady T-Birds were glad to hear mined to win. we still have a lot of business to sophomore players. Again, the win was a team ef- the news. “No one expects much from take care of,” Hill said. Randi Olson, Jazzmn Mont- fort with 11 out of the 12 High- “We were really excited, but us, so it gives us a drive to prove Taking care of business is gomery and Kameka Nolan are line players who played scor- we now we still had a lot of them wrong,” said freshman what Highline has done for the Highline’s sophomores. ing. work to do,” freshman forward guard Jaki Fairfield. better part of the season, but All three started and played Highline players and coaches Tera McCann-Soushek said. Highline will play their first earning their 16-12 record did the majority of the game. were pleased with the team’s Next, on Saturday, Feb. 28, game of the tournament on not come easily. The Lady T-Birds trounced performance against the Titans. Highline traveled to Puyallup to Thursday, March 5, at 8 a.m. The Lady T-Birds wrapped the Titans by 32 points, 83-51. “All 12 players played good take on the Pierce College Raid- at the Toyota Center in Kenne- up their regular season play last Olson, Montgomery and No- against Tacoma. It was a team ers. wick Highline potentially faces tough competition at NWAACCs

By Brian Grove ranked Yakima Valley and third- trouble and rebound. sophomore Jennifer Kimbrow “I look for all 12 to make a Staff Reporter ranked Lane. “Whoever wins the whole and freshman Lynette Minthorn big impact.” The only team with a better thing also has to be a little lucky will have the most impact on the In the first round, Highline Women’s basketball power- winning percentage is the No. 1 and catch a break sometime dur- tournament. will be facing Walla Walla. houses Umpqua, Yakima Val- seed from the North Division, ing the tournament,” Umpqua Kimbrow shot 51 percent Walla Walla is the second ley and Lane are the favorites Skagit Valley. Skagit Valley is Head Coach Dave Stricklin from the floor during the sea- seed in the east and has an over- for this weekend’s NWAACC ranked fifth in the Horizon Poll. said. son and averaged five boards a all of 18-6. They have a young Championship. Umpqua brings many of- Yakima Valley is the first game, while Minthorn shot 49 team with only two sopho- “I think that Yakima has a fensive weapons to the table, seeded team from the East Di- percent, and played in 27 games mores, but Head Coach Bobbi good chance to pull out some including the top NWAACC vision and plans to bring calm, for the titans over the course of Hazeltine says the team is still key victories in this tournament scorer, sophomore Kristi Fallin. collected consistency to the the season. balanced and strong. as well as Umpqua,” said Trea- Fallin sports a 49 percent tournament. Highline is making their first The tournament format is sure Valley Head Coach SuEl- shooting percentage and aver- “We play 12 players a game trip to the NWAACC tourna- double elimination, so each len Esplin. ages 23 points per game. She and all have the potential to ment in two years and Head team will get to play at least two “Umpqua, Lane and Clacka- also averages seven boards and make an impact on any given Coach Amber Rowe says the games mas,” said Yakima Valley Head shoots 46 percent from beyond game,” Yakima Coach Butler team is looking to bring balance Here’s how a double elimi- Coach Cody Butler. the arc. said. and depth to the tournament. nation bracket works: If a team Clackamas is ranked fourth Another one of Umpqua’s of- The Yaks’ top scorer, fresh- “Our strength is our depth, lose once, they drop into the in the NWAACC Horizon Air fensive threats is Cassie Schef- man guard Nicole DeRoiser, our pressure defense and our loser’s bracket. If a team loses Coaches Poll and is one of three felmaier. averages 14 points a game and fast break. Our weakness is our twice, they’re eliminated. Even Oregon schools ranked in the Scheffelmaier may not have shoots 41 percent. DeRoiser is half court offense, if teams are if a team lost once, they can still top five. The other two teams as many total points as Fallin, ranked 18 overall in the individ- able to slow us down we aren’t come back to the championship, are Umpqua, first, and Lane, but shoots a staggering 54 per- ual player standings. as effective,” she said. but they must win the rest of third. cent. Lane, who is also from the “The beauty of our team is their games and beat the team Umpqua is seeded first in the She averages 15 points a South Division, is bringing a that at some point everyone has that has come out of the win- South Division with a 13-1 re- game and has a season scoring very young team to the tourna- stepped up and carried the team. ner’s bracket twice. cord in league and 26-2 overall. high of 50. ment with nine freshmen on We don’t have a true superstar The first game takes place on The only two losses Umpqua “To win it all we have to play their 12 player roster. that does all the work day in and March 5, at 8 a.m. at the Toyota suffered came from second- good defense, stay out of foul Head Coach Greg Sheley says day out. Center in Kennewick. 12 Sports The Thunderword /March 5, 2009 Highline in danger of losing track program

By Kayla Leliefeld Staff Reporter

Track and field is not only being dropped next year due to budget cuts, but is suffering this year because of them too. “The budget cuts have limited the t r a c k t e a m to only Deena Padget a hand- Highline’s David Lopez grapples with his opponent. He was only one match shy of becoming an All-American in wrestling. ful of meets: t h e U W Out- Highline wrestlers now All-Americans d o o r Pre- By Max Dubbeldam view in Baker Staff Reporter Seattle March 20; the UPS-JD Shotwell Two Highline wrestlers in Tacoma, April 4; the CWU- achieved All-American status at Spike Arlt in Ellensburg, April the NJCAA National Wrestling 18; and the UW-Ken Shannon Championships. Invite in Seattle, May 8,” said Nationals were held last Athletic Director John Dunn . weekend in Rochester, Minn., “Because of this the runners and six Highline wrestlers had were given the option to redshirt qualified for the event. and save their eligibility for a Aaron Smith, 133 pounds, university,” said Head Coach and Justin Purvis, 125, both Josh Baker. “However, all red- achieved All-American status. shirts are continuing to train and Smith finished in fourth place are staying in shape for the next and Purvis got in seventh. cross country season and for fu- David Lopez, 285, came ture track seasons.” close to joining Smith and Pur- Only one runner is continu- vis as All-Americans but lost his ing to compete for Highline, last bout due to a pin in the last Ryan Eidsmoe. He will be run- round. ning distance events, said Bak- Zach Burnett, 157, and Caleb Deena Padget er. Many of the redshirts intend Padgett, 185, also wrestled in Highline’s Aaron Smith looks for control in his match-up against an Iowa Central wrestler to race at track meets indepen- the tournament and Mike Mo- dently this spring, he said. rales, 197, was unable to go to standings with 161.5 points, 70 Smith, who took fourth place, didn’t do as good as he could’ve Athletic department officials the tournament because he con- points clear of the next school. said, “I did my best” and added done. say that their budget has been tracted the MRSA virus. Highline finished in 20th that it “feels pretty good to be “I was one match away from cut by the Service and Activities “I believe everyone per- place out of 37 teams, with a All-American.” being an All-American,” David Budget Committee. However, formed to the best of their abil- point total of 26.5. Smith lost his final match Lopez said. S&A committee members say ity,” Smith said. David Lopez said that going in overtime when his opponent He said that he was down no budget cuts have yet been “We did all right, we all into the tournament the wres- took him down. in points late in the third round made. could’ve done a lot better,” Lo- tlers were pretty relaxed. “I kept pressure on him,” he and gave a last ditch effort to get Coach Baker didn’t respond pez added. “Everybody was focused and said. “It just wasn’t enough I points on his opponent. How- to questions about this and John Iowa Central dominated the had their goals in mind,” Aaron guess.” ever, he got caught by his oppo- Dunn was traveling and could tournament and won the team Smith said. David Lopez said that he nent and was pinned. not be reached for comment.

Women’s basketball Lower Columbia vs. Treasure Women’s basketball Scoreboard NWAACC tournament Valley, 10 p.m. standings schedule Men’s basketball West Division Walla Walla vs. Highline, 8 a.m. standings League/Pct/Season p.m. Men’s basketball Lane vs. Whatcom, 10 a.m. West Division Centralia 15-1 .938 23-3 Highline vs. Columbia Basin, 2 NWAACC tournament Peninsula vs. Clackamas, 12 League/Pct/Season LowerCol. 13-3 .813 16-11 schedule p.m. p.m. Highline 15-1 .938 20-7 Bellevue vs. Linn-Benton, 4 p.m. Highline 11-5 .688 16-12 Skagit Valley vs. Mt. Hood, 2 Tacoma 13-1 .929 25-3 Clackamas vs. Whatcom, 6 p.m. S.P.Sound 9-7 .563 15-11 The games will be played at the p.m. Clark 11-5 .688 17-9 Spokane vs. Lower Columbia, 8 G. Harbor 8-8 .500 8-15 Toyota Center, Kennewick. Centralia vs. Columbia Basin, 4 Low.Col. 10-5 .625 17-10 p.m. Clark 7-9 .438 7-16 p.m. Pierce 7-9 .438 12-17 Mt. Hood vs. Olympic, 8 a.m. Skagit Valley vs. Chemeketa, 10 Grn.River 5-11 .313 11-13 Yakima Valley vs. S. Puget Grn.River 6-10 .374 9-17 Yakima Valley vs. Clark, 10 a.m. p.m. Tacoma 4-12 .250 8-18 Sound, 6 p.m. S.P.Sound 4-12 .250 10-17 Tacoma vs. Blue Mountain, 12 Pierce 0-16 .000 2-23 Umpqua vs. Bellevue, 8 p.m. Centralia 4-12 .250 6-19 News 13 The Thunderword / March 5, 2009 Students Computer bug slows down campus By Grant Snypp fixed the problem.” must be patient when a server Problems will surely con- Staff Reporter Luckily, in most cases class goes down, it can be frustrat- tinue to exist and perhaps pro- to walk was not interrupted because of ing. … I have been working liferate as the networks and Desktop PCs across campus the technical issues. here for seven years and I have computers connected become went on spring break a few That was not the case for Dr. never experienced issues that more complicated. for water weeks early last Monday. Ravinder Kang, who teaches last half a day.” Kang said, “How long Most lab PCs early Monday computer information sci- Kang’s job is to teach things take to fix depends on morning experienced issues ences; at around 9 a.m. he was people about how to create, how complex the issue is.” By Christian Cooper regarding access to the server. teaching at the Federal Way maintain, and fix the systems Dr. Dee Skinner, also a Staff Reporter Staff computers with the campus. When class should and networks that we utilize computer information scienc- Novell login were also receiv- have started for him and his to connect our computers and es professor, also experienced Highline’s Environmental ing the error message, but staff students, they encountered otherwise increase their utility, problems. Club will walk two miles to PC users were able to check difficulties signing onto the so he understand how things She said she, “still can’t log raise awareness for the plight of the workstation only option; network. Their technical prob- can and do go wrong. on. I can access everything us- women who have to walk sev- however, the instructional lems were eventually solved “Things can’t be working workstation though. But eral miles a day to get water for computing resources were un- by the Federal Way campus IT ing all the time. If they did it did not adversely affect my their families. available. in about 10-15 minutes. then there wouldn’t be such a teaching, and I have complete The Environmental Club will Marsa Mair, secretary se- “The hiccup began at about growing demand for computer faith in Highline AT staff, they be sponsoring a Walk for Water nior of social science faculty 8 a.m., they say,” he said, “You science skills,” he said. are top notch.” fundraising event on March 7 building said, “I was trying at 10 a.m. The walk is at High- to print out daily enrollment line’s Marine Science and Tech- figures for spring quarter and nology Center (MaST) located I couldn’t so I called admin- on 28203 Redondo Beach Drive istration technology and they S., Des Moines. logged onto my computer and Afterward there will be a group discussion and an op- tional presentation by Seattle Aquarium Interpretive Training Madsen Supervisor Giovannina Souers. Jacqui Trillo, president of the Environmental Club, said the club will raise the money by named taking donations and working with other clubs to help spread the word. citizen of The proceedings from the event will help support Play Pump International. Play Pump provides children the year throughout Africa with clean drinking water and enhances By Grant Snypp public health. Unsafe water and Staff Reporter lack of sanitation are now the Rochelle Adams/THUNDERWORD leading causes of illness world- Alice Madsen, dean for pro- wide, according to playpump. fessional technical education org. here at Highline, was named Lots of pots Some 1.1 billion people in one of Burien’s 14th annual Highline’s ceramics shop the world don’t have access to citizens of the year. had one of its sales last clean drinking water. Without Although she is not a resi- week. Work from students, action this number could more dent of Burien, “I do spend a staff and instructors was than double by 2025. lot of time there.” available for purchase. “It’s a basic need and we “I am on the Burien Eco- should all be aware of those less nomic and Business Develop- fortunate,” said Trillo. ment Partnership committee Participants will meet in front and participate in the Burien of the MaST. Wellness Cluster,” she said. Trillo said participants will The Burien Wellness Clus- walk up and down the board ter’s stated purpose on their walk, for an estimated time of website is to bring together the 50 minutes. resources of the private sec- “When the walk is finished, tor service providers, primary and all levels of government One of her stated reasons and the added value of grow- everyone will gather in the and secondary school system, to attract and produce skilled for becoming involved in the ing diversity in its citizens,” MaST and discuss the world medical professionals for ca- community positively is, “It she said. water crisis and things we can reers in Burien. is important for our college What motivates her to do to help,” Trillo said. She was also instrumental to have strong connections to achieve what she does can be After the discussion, the in securing the funding and and partnerships with all of the found in her values, she said. MaST is having Giovannina helping with operations of the communities we serve.” “A longtime educator, my Souers explain the basics of oc- Welcome Back Center. She chose to be an active values highlight the impor- topus anatomy. The purpose of this pro- citizen in Burien not only be- tance of access for and support Puget Sound is home to the gram is the re-education and cause of its proximity to High- in quality education. I believe largest species of octopus in the redeployment of immigrants line but because “Burien is that equity is excellence. I world, the Pacific Octopus. and refugees who were health working to become a destina- work to improve teaching and Souers plans to show that care professionals in some cation for people from all over learning in both specific and the eight armed, three hearted pacity before coming here. the world. broad ways,” Madsen said. and blue blooded invertebrates “With our serious shortage “The city leaders are work- “Our current economic cri- are one of the smartest in the in health care professionals, ing to communicate broadly sis helps refocus the power world. we viewed this as our respon- about the city’s geographic of education and the need to If you would like to make a sibility and opportunity to help beauty, access to cultural, so- learn new ways to do things donation or have any questions these individuals re-enter their cial and educational oppor- – sustainable practices, collab- please contact Jacqui Trillo at profession, or a related profes- tunities, excellent and varied orative problem solving, and Alice Madsen [email protected] sion,” she said. health and wellness facilities, building strong communities.” 14 News The Thunderword / March 5, 2009

Seattle Sun Tan says they are looking to be your next “staycation.” Recession hasn’t burnt local tanning salon By LIZ PHILLIPS beds, new lamps in many of but as their own. community or an expensive one ticipate via volunteer work or Staff Reporter the beds and computer software “If they purchased a package at that, he said. sponsorship with organizations upgrades. One of the goals that with Desert Sun that had an ex- “It has been a wonderful and causes such as; The Marsha The economy might be dim we have strongly pursued is the piration date, then yes it would experience to get to know the Rivkin Center for Ovarian Can- but one tanning salon is still training of our current and new- expire. However, 90 percent of communities that we serve. cer Research; The American managing to shine. ly acquired staff on customer customers purchased a certain We have no intention of being Cancer Society; Literacy Pro- In the past few months Seat- service, professional and ser- amount of sessions. Seattle Sun a short term community mem- grams and a multitude of school tle Sun Tan has taken over nine vice oriented sales approaches, Tan will never expire those par- ber, so branching out has been and sports fundraisers.” local Desert Sun tanning salons, and upholding of our compa- ticular sessions. They are good nothing but positive. We are de- The company prides itself and business is flourishing. ny’s values of respect, honesty, until they are all used up,” Ga- termined to be a fixture in each on being educated on the health “Despite the turbulent times, integrity and fun. We recently din said. area,” Gadin said. end of the spectrum Gadin said. we have been a place where va- had a kick-off meeting with the “It was important to us that “Additionally, we are hum- “Our philosophy is that tan- cationers can find refuge. We entire company where the pre- there was some continuity from bled that in such a short amount ning should be done in modera- are a much cheaper alternative viously mentioned points were the DS system to our system. of time (Feb. 2008, 3 stores; tion without overexposure. We to taking a flight to Cabo and discussed,” said Gadin. As a matter of fact, many of the Feb. 2009, 14 stores with two believe that to be the best we we have been, as many custom- Employees who were work- customers love how we tan peo- more, Ballard and North Bend, must provide first-class facili- ers have shared with us, their ing for the Desert Sun locations ple unlimited for as little as .81 on the way) we have been able ties, premium skin care choices, little vacation each day,” said during the transformation are cents per day. Hundreds, quite to get the Seattle Sun Tan con- and an education to each cus- Lyle P. Gadin, director of Sales, not among the many searching literally, of customers have cept of Nordstrom’s Quality, tomer about the health benefits Marketing and Technology for for jobs. jumped on our basic member- Costco Pricing with Starbucks of responsible and moderate Seattle Sun Tan. “They (the Desert Sun em- ship (which has no contracts).” Branding exposed to many tanning,” Gadin said. “I believe that folks in are ployees who stayed employed Although the company just people throughout the Western The company was founded in calling it a ‘stay-cation.’ This through Seattle Suntan) were expanded its locations, they Washington region.” 2004 by Scott Swerland. has kept business very very a huge help in the conversion might possibly be looking for Gadin said that the company The company currently owns good, it allowed us the opportu- and eased the questions from more expansion. in the past has been very in- 14 different tanning salons. nity to expand as we have.” the customers. The employees “As we continually work volved in the community. Officials at Desert Sun- tan The takeover of eight of the from the stores we acquired are to be the best in the industry, “We are very dedicated to our ning salons could not be reached salons took place in December wonderful and we are excited we always keep our eyes and community and actively par- for comment. and the ninth was taken over on for the whole company to get to ears open to new opportunities. Feb. 2. know each other,” Gadin said. Let’s just say that we examine The locations are in Coving- The company is honoring the potential for growth in new ton, Fife, Enumclaw, Kent East, tans that customers had pur- markets every day,” Gadin said. Kent West, Kent Station, and chased through Desert Sun and The company isn’t looking to two locations in Maple Valley looking to keep these members be a short-term member of the and Tacoma. “Feedback has been over- whelmingly positive. As with any transition or change, you This spot could have been will have a few that are very skeptical and curious if you can yours for only $40! pull off an acquisition this size. Advertise your event, program However, knowing that it is our or class offerings here. job to earn the customer’s trust, we welcome that opportunity. Want to advertise but don’t have an idea With that said, we continually receive praise from many cus- how to design the ad? We can do that for tomers for the changes we have you. Don’t know what information to put

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3.75x5 LC.indd 2 2/9/09 12:21:32 PM News 15 The Thunderword / March 5, 2009 Intercollegiate Pinewood Derby a speedy hit By NICHOLAS MCCOY They were physically pushed Staff Reporter along the track in order to get a time in those cases. Cars race head to head, one In one case, a car actually pulling ahead of the other sud- flipped off the track, careening denly. Some stall halfway down to the floor. the track and others careen over Highline took both first and the side. A few hit the finish third place in the derby. The line and keep on going (and go- first place team, Steve and ing and going). Ryan, won the derby with a total This is the 2009 Intercolle- time of 7.248 seconds. The first giate Pinewood Derby, held in place prize was a $100 book- Building 7 last Thursday, Feb. store certificate. Earning a $50 26. The derby was a race be- bookstore certificate, Tim and tween miniature pinewood cars Eric from Green River Com- crafted by students from four munity College flew into -sec schools, Highline, Green River, ond place with a time of 7.563 Seattle Central, and Tacoma seconds. Highline’s team of community colleges. The rules Jiwoong and Branco took third are stringent: It doesn’t have to place and earned themselves a be pretty, but it better be fast. $25 book store certificate with a Highline has been holding time of 7.595 seconds. pinewood car races for a few Staff and faculty from the years, but this was the first year Derby cars await their fate in Building 7 last week. schools raced during the inter- that the race was intercolle- mission between the qualifying giate. given the opportunity to test Cars were weighed and Highline had 17 total teams race and the final races. Richard Students worked on cars in their cars at warm-up races that measured preceding the race to during the derby. Bankhead, from Highline’s En- teams of two or three; although were held at each school earlier ensure that they met specifica- The track had two lanes, and gineering Department, achieved the sign-up deadline was the in the month. tions. cars were raced in each lane to the third fastest total time from day of the race, students were The rules for the cars were The cars did not contain any ensure a fair race. The times all the races, with a time of exacting; cars could weigh no motors; the speed they preceded from each race were added to- 7.567 seconds. more than 5 ounces, and stu- down that track with was deter- gether to determine the fastest Faculty from all four schools Men, sistas dents had to use the Official mined by the dynamics of the car. The times for the cars were have agreed to participate in Grand Prix Pinewood Derby car design. measured electronically using a next year’s derby. Kit to build their cars. The cars Based on turnout for the Microwizard timer. plan joint could not be longer than seven warm-up races, 50 to 60 teams The race track started elevat- inches, wider than 2.75 inches, were expected to enter the der- ed, and then proceeded on an meeting or taller than three inches, and by. The ultimate turnout for the incline to the floor. A few of the the wheels also had very exact race was 74 teams. Seattle Cen- cars stalled out halfway down specifications to meet in order tral Community College had the the track, never gaining enough Want By ZANE STEARMAN to fit on the 48-foot long track. highest turnout, with 26 teams. momentum to reach the finish. to be a Staff Reporter Journalist?

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She said that she wants the Luce said that the people who noticed problems at the library. for other things beside school Library library to be an open resource to cause trouble are usually just One student said that it is too work. continued from page 1 the public, and when the people young people who are seeing loud to work on the main floor “You know who the non- who come to use it are respect- what they can get away with. in the library and usually goes students are because sometimes for the police to show up. ful, they are welcome to study “Just because somebody is to a different floor to get work people working at the library “Gang activity in Des Moines there. misbehaving, it doesn’t mean done, but occasionally there a start checking for ID, so all the is increasing,” said Monica Luce says that she looks at that they are a bad person, and it group of people who come up people without ID leave,” said Luce, the interim dean of In- it with a narrow view. She be- doesn’t mean that they are part and make noise for no reason. a Highline student. A student structional Resources at the li- lieves that students have the of a gang,” Luce said. A student even noticed some- who declined to give his name brary at Highline College. right to come to the library and She said that “if you behave one smoking weed in front of also said that he sees people on Luce says that she is aware of study, but if they do not behave no matter who you are, you can the library on Monday. MySpace and YouTube all the the incidents in the library. they have to leave. come and use the resources.” Many students at Highline time. He also said that it would “When there are incidents She also said that the people She said it should be a place say they notice that there are be nice if they banned MySpace that the library staff cannot han- who are making disruptions to where you can come and use many people who come to the and other related web sites al- dle on their own they call Secu- the point where they call Securi- their resources. library that do not look like together and that would pretty rity,” Luce said. ty are more likely non-students. Even Highline students have students and use the computers much solve the problem. said. fering greatly from the general to do with people wanting to good at what she does, but she Business One company that Siegl trend is Circo Circo, a restaurant manage the stress that everyone doesn’t want to put any energy continued from page 1 said is experiencing a decrease near campus,” Siegl said. feels this year,” he said. into financial management,” in sales is the Emerald City Some companies are experi- The café has experienced Siegl said. The difference in obtaining a Smoothie located in Normandy encing an increase in sales and a 10 percent sale increase in a Business Adviser Rich loan is in the amount of collat- Park. volume and even attribute it to year and believes it due to the Shockley agrees with Siegl on eral that lenders say they want. It is a slight decrease but they the economy or the effects it has “desire for comfort food in the need for companies to run at “Lenders now want more are doing the best they can to on the people. stressful times,” Siegl said. their highest potential in order collateral pledged for the loan,” raise sales, he said. Included are two clients of In order to survive the current to make it through the econo- Siegl said. “[They are] being really the Small Business Develop- state of the economy, Siegl said my. It is still required for the bor- smart about trying to keep sales ment Center – a yoga studio and a company’s operations must “Strong local companies rowers to present to the lend- as high as possible,” Siegl said. a café. run “as well as possible, using will survive this downturn. The ers an explanation through a Some companies are not Siegl said the yoga studio has best practices.” weaker companies need to mod- business plan on why the loan experiencing as much of a de- seen a rise in the number of stu- “For example, it isn’t pos- ify their operations to sustain is needed and what the process crease during this time also. dents than last year. sible any more for a business themselves through the current of repaying the loan will be, he “A business that is not suf- “The owners believe it has owner to say that she really is slowdown,” Shockley said.

Chartwells State University’s Hotel and and eventually started working board and group meetings. differences in clientele from Restaurant school in 1986 and “We did everything from $9 WaMu to Highline, but that the continued from page 1 for Washington Mutual Bank as now lives in Redmond. the director of dining services. box lunches to $100 plate din- fundamentals stay the same. the United States in 1976. He After graduating he worked Saunderson said that they ners,” he said. “People have to want to buy graduated from Washington at a few different restaurants delivered high end catering for He said that there are only [the food],” he said.

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