THEikUNDERWORD April20, 2006 Volume 45 Issue 24 Highline Community College

ballot May 3 By Austin Mackenzie STAFF REPORTER

Students will soon be asked to vote on an initiative that can drastically change the way Stu- dent Government operates. OnMay 3, a vote willbe held to change the constitution that Student Government operates under. Ifitpasses, this change will drastically decrease the amount of elected officials on Student Government, as well as open up new areas for students to become involved in Student Government's workings. The timing of the vote is in Photo by Roman Klimenko compliance with the 10-day Student volunteers Sheng Vang and Galina Vasyanovich picking upgarbage around campus as part ofEarth Day activities. policy for any constitutional reform. Although it is usually preferable that constitutional re- form have a longer grace period Clean-up crew scours campus to inform the general student body, there isn't enough time in By Simone Snow Highline faculty member. "We half of campus, navigating is: why don't people care?" this case ,Student Programs of- STAFF REPORTER [also] found a totally intact bal- around other students, flowers, Brigham said. "We share "this ficials said. sa wood plane." and shrubbery inpursuit of any planet and we're not taking very "We're trying to keep policy People at Highline can be Tugging on blue and white litterleft on the ground. good care ofher. Ifwe want her withthe general elections," said very messy. latex gloves, many volunteers "Itwasn't as bigofa group as to take care of us, we need to Jonathan Brown, associate dean Student volunteers met out commented how thankful they we had last year, but we stillgot take care ofher." of Student Programs. side the Student Union for a were for the sunshine and warm a lot done," Brigham said. "It Brigham also wants Highline If this resolution passes the campus clean-up on April18 in weather. With a black garbage makes [the volunteers] feel like students to feel pleased with amount of executive positions honor ofEarth Week. They col- bag in hand, they picked up they've made a difference." their school setting. in Student Government willbe lected an astounding 15 bags of trash such as plastic bottles, alu- Brigham emphasized how "We can make our environ- reduced from seven to three, the garbage just from the lower half minum cans, candy wrappers, important itis for people to re- mental issues local," Brigham president, vice president, and ofcampus alone. and cigarette butts. spect their surroundings. said. "We want people to feel the speaker of the caucuses. "Cigarette butts were themain For over an hour, 20 volun- "They should care because culprit," said Tracy Brigham, teers ambled around the lower they're people. My question See Clean, page 16 See Election, page 15 Two Student Government officials call it quits

Sy Austin Mackenzie are unrelated, they do share a a week," Torres said. "That's really enjoyed the club diplomat cessors or dropped. While he STAFF REPORTER common theme. ' Jacob Jen- not enough for tuition." . . position since clubs are what was still the vice-president of nings was offered a job with the In addition to his need for mattered to me the most. legislation, Jennings was work- Two Student Government of- United Parcel Service (UPS), more hours, Torres is also busy Torres is working with his ing to get a sidewalk up the ficials resigned last week. and promptly dropped out of with his own activities in the successor, Katie Hutchinson, to hill from the north parking lot. Jacob Jennings, the vice- Highline and accepted it. community. help get her up to speed. With him gone, the project may president of legislation and Ju- While Julian Torres is re- "Igot really busy with this "Katie can do really good or may not go forward, depend- lian Torres, the treasurer and maining in school, finances whole immigration bill, just work," said Torres. ing on how his successor, Alex club diplomat, both stepped were one of the factors in his organizing around the commu- Allof the duties and projects Bozhko, handles it. Jennings down from their positions. decision. nity,"Torres said. of the resigning members will Although the resignations "We can only claim 15 hours "It sucks having to leave; Ibe either passed on to their sue- See Resign, page 16 Page 2 4/20/06 USLIF The Thunderword ( c Y/

Lexus was stolen

A gold Lexus was stolen from the east parking lot on April18. Photos by Jocie Olson Punctured tire Atleft two ofthe three vehicles are shown aft&rthey had been hit by a rolling Volkswagen after the bus crashed into it. Atright the car A Highline student reported firsthitby the rollingbus is towed out ofthe S-outh parking lot. he had his tire punctured while he was at class on April12. Metro bus rolls and hits cars in lot Library disturbance By Jocie Olson parking lot. gen Jetta which a woman was car. A librarian phoned security and Rebecca Livingston "Itjustro 'liedaway when Iwas driving, causing it to spin and "They were lucky no one because a man refused to leave STAFF REPORTERS changing from frontdrive torear hit three more cars: a red Toy- was seriously injured or even on April12. She said he yelled drive," said the bus driver, who ota, a black Volkswagen, and a killed,"said Fisher. an obscenity at another person, AMetro bus rolled loose and had to stand Ito change the gears. silver Honda. The bus driver was on his rest but he was gone when security hit a moving vehicle, causing "It started rolling with no "The Jetta may be totaled," stop. "They don't put blocks arrived. it to spin around and hit three driver," sai-.d Officer Haglund said Chief of Security Richard under the tires at all down parked vehicles. from the Dess Moines Police De- C. Fisher. there," said Fisher. Disorderly conduct Police were called at 8:50 partment. There were only minor inju- Police are still investigating a.m. on April 18 to the The bus hiita silver Volkswa- ries to the woman driving the why the bus' brakes failed. on campus South

Seven people were asked to College Civvies Week contact Carrie Jolicoeur at 206-87 leave the premises due to dis- * Nominate great orderly conduct inBuilding 23 \_"N~e w s B "iiefsj| Brenda Laznders, administra- 3710, ext. 3711. & and 25 on April12 who no had tive program specialist, at faculty members ID. [email protected] or Recycle old contact the Office of the Secre- Nominate a faculty .mem- phones spill eye tary of State at 360-902-4 154. ber for the 2006 "Outstanding cell Bleach in Faculty Award." All full-time permanent faculty members are Puget Sound Early College A woman was putting bleach Gain b etter eligible for the award. students willhave a table set up bottles away in Building 9 and A gift of $1,500, presented today to show what electronic spilled some inher right eye on work h abits Celebrate by Puget Sound Energy, willbe waste is and the problems that April12. She quickly washed it Career Connections presents given to the winner to be used as itcauses. with water and no damage was democracy the Green Workforce, a work- they see fit. The students willalso be done. Highline will be celebrating shop on hov-v to create a more Each nomination heeds to collecting old cell phones and College Civics Week to inspire engaged and Iresourceful work- have written statements about chargers to recycle. Highline Stranger lurking students and citizens to partici- force. what the nominee has contrib- students can bring these things around child care pate in democracy. Bob RosiMer, author and hu- uted toHighline. Forms willbe to their table which willbe lo- Secretary of State Sam Reed morist, will be speaking today available inBuildings 6 and 8. cated on the bottom floor of the Child care reported a strange willbe speaking at Highline on inBuilding V from 10-11 a.m. The forms for nominations Student Union. Their table will person hanging around on April April 26 in the Student Union For more Information on Ca- need tobe received at the Office be set up from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. 12, but the person had left when Mt. Olympus room from 3:30- reer Connecltions contact Erik ofInstruction in Building 9 by For more information con- security arrived on the scene. 4:30 p.m. Tingelstad =at 206-878-3710, May 8no later than 5 p.m. tact Craig McKenney at 206- For more information about ext. 3599. For.more information contact 878-3710, ext.5626. Side ache A Highline student said her Co-Opportunity left side hurt near her ribs and stomach, but declined medical attention and a friend took her Cooperative Education home on April12. Internships For Social Injured ankle Transformation We Can't Change History, o V-1H&*)§ A Highline student injured But We Can Change Course The for Community Leadership VS^^f her ankle on the volleyball court Institute offers vu^ interns the opportunity to integrate into the Civil in Building 28 on April12. Rights movement. Positions provide selected individuals with the tools to become part of community building ef- forts, and to change yourself by assisting others in changing the Lost Property world. Positions include Assistant Facilitator, Outreach Coordinator, Youth Coordinator, Grant Writer, Publications & Public Relations, A white gold ring with a red Democracy Education Researcher, Multimedia Projects, Events & heart and two diamonds on each Activities,and Office Management. sidewas found in the women's Interested? See the Co-op office inBuilding9 for details! restroom inBuilding 6 on April Get real world experience while 14. -Compiled by R. Livingston earning real college credit. Page 3 Life 4/20/06 The Thunderword

By Judy Vue STAFF REPORTER educated person knows what is in the Bible, whether they think has a class itisreligious truth or not." on campus about the Many students have taken Highlinebest-selling book in this class to further their under- the worldand it'snotabout a wiz- standing of the Bible in another ard boy who rides broomsticks. perspective. "The Bible as Literature" "I'veread itinchurch front to is a Humanities class that is back. Imay have been consid- taught by Shannon Proctor. ered a Jesus freak," said Nichols "There's alot to learn, wheth- with laughter. |er you believe (the Bible) or Nichols is not the only one not,"Proctor says. with prior knowledge of the She teaches the class much Bible. "Iwas recommended to likean English professor would this class because Iwas taking teach the works of Fitzgerald, a Lent class at my church," said Dickens, and Woolf. Cortney Smith. In one class period, students Proctor says understanding covered the battle between Da- the Bible is a critical thing. "A vid and Goliath, the New Tes- Christian's first impulse is to tament where Jesus chastises defend themselves," said Proc- Martha and Abraham's test tor. "Ifyou're going to defend from God to sacrifice his son. your religion, then you need to After all readings, details were know what it's about." analyzed and questions were The Bible does have its many considered to gain a deeper detractors. -For instance, there is comprehension of the stories. Dan Brown, author of another Intheir lessons, students learned controversial best seller, The literary devices that could be value as literature in new class DaVinci Code. applied towards these readings, "To me, it's a sappy romance such as the use of foils (an idea novel. Brown seems to be using or person that contrasts to an- ispursuing a master's degree in "We teach our students to think to be as mind-numbing as it is pseudo-history to punch back at other idea or person) and per- theology at Fuller Theological critically. To ignore it (the Bi- fascinating. the Church. Itseems like thin- sonification (the use of human Seminary in Seattle. "Allthese ble) is to stick your head inthe "Don't we seem to be over- ly-veiled hate speech," Proctor traits on a non-human entity.) books Ihad to check out from ground. To not look at these analyzing too much?" asks one says.- "It's hard to find many out- Seattle Pacific University's li- things doesn't give students student during class discussion. "Itdoesn't speak to what the r side sources about the Bible in brary in order to research what credit. They have hea ds and can Proctor did not echo his concern purpose of writingthe Bible was. a literary perspective unless you to teach this class," she says think forthemselves." as she responded with a drawn When you use faith, you're not go to a specifically Christian as she gestures towards three And that appears to be what out but playful "No" akin to a referring to actual documented college," says Proctor who also stacks of books in her office. these students do. Their en- young child losing her recess history. That's why it's called thusiasm is evident as ideas privilege, as she proceeded to faith." are shared in class discussions emphasize the importance of "It's all contextual," Proctor that can range anywhere from analysis. says. "Look at how we viewed Matthew's interpretation of the "Inour quest for what is true Jesus 60 years ago to how we do resurrection of Christ; in-depth inlife,the Bible can shed alotof now. Itsays a lotmore about us analysis of Adam and Eve; to light. The experiences we expe- than about Him." further examination of the re- rience are all there in the Bible. The experience of teaching lationship between Cain, Abel Abraham having to sacrifice, the class is something that Proc- and God. Esther having to make a big de- tor certainly appears to be eager Much of this enthusiasm cision, David and his enemies, about. emanates from Proctor herself. these are things we can identify "I'mhoping to teach itagain "Shannon's an excellent teach- with. The Bible stories are great inthe fall,"Proctor said. "Butit er," says student Skyler Nich- stories. Itis such a pervasive isn't up to me, it's up to admin- Photo by Keith Daigle ols. "She's not preachy. She's book Ialmost feel like you have istration. Ilove (teaching the Shannon Proctor leads a discussion withher class about Noah 's likea bigger college kid." to study it at least a littlebit to class) and hope to teach it again Arkfrom the book ofGenesis. Allthe analysis also appears get a liberal arts education. An very soon." Unity Week confronts media stereotypes

By Candace Bohonik to question where they obtain Hollywood, 2:10 p.m. inBuild- •Hip-Hop and Blackface: STAFF REPORTER information and to look at al- ing?. Lecture and Discussion will ternative forms of media," said •Former Staff Sergeant Ter- take place Wednesday, April27, Interrogating American Pop- Harden-Abe. rell Carrington willshare how 12:10 p.m. in the Mt. Olympus ular Culture: What's Real in the One aspect of an alternative his experience in Iraq differs Room in the Highline Student "Reel" World is the theme of media source is an interactive from mainstream media's repre- Union. Unity Through Diversity Week, listening station that will be sentation of the Iraq war. The •LesBiGay Identity as Com- April24-28. set up in the Highline Student lecture, entitled A Soldier's modity: Lecture by David Sk- Unity Through Diversity Union. Story, is scheduled for Tues- over, professor of Federal Con- Week encourages a more in- •Hip-Hop as Mass Media: day, April 26, 9 a.m. in the Mt. stitutional Law, Seattle Univer- depth look at diverse cultural The Politics of Popularity and Olympus Room at the Highline sity School of Law is scheduled issues and "strongly reinforces the Colonizing Image will be Student Union. for Friday, April28, 10 a.m. at Highline's cultural diversity presented Monday, April 24, •Multicultural Services staff the Highline Student Union, in policy,"MulticulturalRetention withlectures at 9 and 10 a.m. in invites you to attend the Grand the Mt.Olympus Room. Coordinator Yoshiko Harden- the Mt. Olympus Room at the Opening Reception ofthe Inter- Yoshiko Harden-Abe The goal of this Unity Abe said. "It goes beyond the Highline Student Union. Cultural Center, Tuesday, April Through Diversity Week "is to food, fun, family, people pro- •Also offered on Monday, 26, 1:30 to 3 p.m., Building 6, staff and faculty can le; nabout promote critical thinking skills grams." April24 is The Bronze Screen: room 164. upcoming programs, services regarding the mainstream media "Students are encouraged 100 Years of Latino Images in At the new ICC students, and resources. social force," said Harden-Abe. Page 4 4/20/06 The Thunderword PINTO ——— Editorial o-IUjdHKj Student Government is £ I missing the main point

Student Government— is proposing serious—changes for its con- stitution. Ifthe vote taking place May 2 passes, the number of executive Student Government numbers willdrop from seven to three. ' Inorder to fillthe vacancies, Student Government is proposing the formation of caucuses, which are groups that hope to "create w7~nr^ leadership opportunities." These caucuses willbe open to allmembers of the campus com- munity. One speaker willbe elected by each caucus, who willpres- ent the different ideas ofits members and willhave one vote for each topic on behalf ofthe entire caucus. In short, these caucuses hope to deliver the ideas and concerns of the student body. While the idea is noble, it may be a long- winded solution toa simple problem. That problem is student involvement. Caucuses are Student Government's response toa lack ofinterest. Inthe current system, holding back promise student clubs have one vote per issue; in fact, four club representa- America on tives are required at the meetings inorder to take a vote. However, despite roughly 40 clubs on campus, Student Govern- "Land of the free. Home of the riches that they've heard of. my. the I'm not it's to ment is hard-pressed to get enough representatives into a meeting brave." Those lines are from saying right cross The only crime that theyhave to take a vote. The idea behind caucuses is to bring inmore voting a song that Ican never forget: the border illegally, but I'm not committed is to enter this coun- bodies. The Star Spangle Banner. saying it's wrong, either. try illegally. But what about all — ______You take The change to a caucus system won't create new votes both have to the murderers and drug dealers — lly caucuses and clubs get one apiece but willsimply create a new and Ifirst migrated Commentlent eac hPerson's story and that are able to walk our streets to they way to vote. from Guatemala Los ps^p^^^sp think about what and enjoy freedom? They are Student Government seems eager to make a change that really Angeles in1989, itwas ISpPhHBI are doing and if it's the ones who are causing con- isn't going to do anything. Even with a new program in place, one of the first songs I|lr^ flict. Why doesn't the govern- had to learn in HR-4437 is there is no guarantee that anyone is going to take advantage ofit. kinder- Ws&0^' t^kI ideally ment go after them? Ifnext.year is anything likethis one interms of student involve- supposed help prevent Iwas fortunate enough to — coming ment, the campus can expect to see the new caucuses fail miser- terrorist from come in to this country legally. in through the Mexi- had ably. At that point Student Government willconsist of only two I—never to live under fear members: the president and vice president. Then they willbe back ready preparing me to yjsHflHR^Ijlj: can-American border. under the fear that some day learn about the free- But what about 35- to where they are now: hoping for club representatives to show up mSsKKSK^^ a the INS willshow up and take dom that existed in Martha Molinafolina year-old who is to make votes. this man, a me away. Undocumented peo- husband and father of Student Government is trying to take a failing system and make land. S a ple live under fear. They don't "Land of the free." That's children, and lives less itmore complicated. The real issue here is student involvement eight on know when their unlucky num- — what many people proclaim- than a a may not how that involvement takes place. After a million consti- are dollar day? ber be called. — wrong person to tutional changes nothing is really going to change unless students ing right now to be free. Is it for a For the past month I've seen They find way to survive? get involved. came to the United a protest after protest, student Many of the people who The reduction of executive council members needs to take place States to search for the freedom walk-out after student walk-out, — into this country undocu- people having there are too many people being paid for not doing enough. that their native countries could come silent finally a not to help However, creating a caucus system isn't going to generate stu- provide them with. Millions mented do it themselves voice. dent involvement: the bottom line is that the campus isn't inter- of immigrants risk their lives to as well as their families. What is being sought is am- ested. escape poverty, warfare, hunger, They come here to work. nesty. They want to be con- They clean Instead of trying to force an election concerning useless change, and violence. our homes, take sidered one of the brave that children, Student Government needs to come up with a constitution that will "Home of the Brave." The care of cook and serve help keep this country together. millions of immigrants who our food at restaurants, pick the They aren't They create a tighter, more efficient program. criminals. are illegally fruit and vegetables that buy want to With a vote that is only 10 days away, the campus willbe mak- cross the border are we people who be free. at the wouldn't ing a rushed decision on something itshouldn't pass. Students will brave people too. They leave grocery store. I Highline student Martha Ma- their families for foreign consider that a crime, but more previously reporter vote on an ambiguous "leadership program," one that isn't solving a land lina was a that will of boost for the U.S. the real issue and is only making things more complicated. they pray bring them a econo- for the Thunderword. " "What is that, the mating lizard dance?

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Spring is the time to break out your gardening tools and dig in the dirt By Rachel Lusby When preparing the soil, you STAFF REPORTER should also know the needs of the plants you have chosen. Good gardening starts with Some plants require more acid- dirt, says Biology Lab Coordi- ityinthe soil that others. nator Donn Walter. "Hydrangeas won't be blue Atthis time ofyear gardeners ifthe acidity level isn't right," new and experienced should be says Donn Walter. preparing the soil and choosing The acidity inthe soilis what plants to put in their gardens. gives the hydrangea flower its Soil is one of the most im- bold color. portant factors in whether your You also need to make sure plants are going to turn out the plants are in the appropri- healthy and strong. ate location. Some plants need To help yourself determine more sunlight than shade and whether your soil is ideal for viceversa. planting or ifitneeds anything, You don't want to place a Division Secretary Sabine Wal- plant that needs mostly shade in ter, wife of Donn Walter, sug- direct sunlight or itwilldie. gests buying a soil test kit which To find out the amount of is available at most home and sunlight or shade a plant re- garden stores. quires, and how much acidity in Toprepare the soil for plant- the soil it needs, you can look ing one should choose an ap- on the packaging the plant came Photo by Jocie Olson propriate spot for the plant or with whether itwas abulb, seed, A botanist byhobby, BiologyLab Coordinator Donn Walter helps take care ofHighline 's greenhouse plants, dig it up, remove any or fullplant. and doesn 'tmind a littlebitofdirt. sod, and then add some sort of For planting vegetables itis sure your plants are well wa- "Fungus will grow on the your garden growing this May fertilizer such as compost that a good idea to rotate your crops tered. plant ifyou water from the top," byproviding a place topurchase has manure init. from their locations the year be- Youhave to be careful when adds Donn Walter. various plants with the annual Nitrogen is crucial to plant fore. watering though. You want Another thing to remember spring plant sale, growth and one should be sure Don't plant the same vegeta- the soil to be moist so that the about plants is that they do re- The plants in the sale willall that the soil includes plenty of ble inthe same spot every year. plants don't dry out, but you quire a lot of attention, so be have been started by the Plant it. This way the plant can take ad- don't want the soil to be sog- sure not to overwhelm yourself. Biology class here at Highline. "Nitrogen is a nutrient for vantage of the nutrients in its gy or sopping wet because the "First-time gardeners Giving your plants a healthy plants that makes plants stron- new location. roots may rot out. shouldn't plant too much," sug- start by providing optimal soil ger," says Donn Walter, who is Once you have done your "Don't water from the top," gests Donn Walter. conditions and plenty of atten- a botanist byhobby. planting, you then need tomake says Sabine Walter. Highline willhelp you get tion willensure that they grow. Helios Trio coming to play benefit concert

By Lusby Rachel who is scheduled to perform at formed at Highline before, for Stambuk and one ofher friends coming Estonia Piano Concert STAFF REPORTER Highline for The Estonia Piano the inaugural concert in 2001. and colleagues, who was the Series is the Estonia grand pia- Concert Series on April 24 at Violinist Cecilia Archuleta original violinistinthe group, no. The piano is a grand sight, at Dr. Tanya Stambuk always 7:30 p.m. inBuilding 7. has appeared as a soloist with "We really wanted toperform nine feet and is worth $65,000 wanted tobe a musician. The Helios Trio is a lo- the Mexico City Philharmonic together and so we decided to and is one of only two in the "Ireally loved music since cal chamber group made up of and has been specially request- form a piano trio," says Stam- Puget Sound area. three," the agfc of says Dr.Stam- three women- who are each ac- ed by the First Lady of Mexico buk. "She knew an excellent Dr. Stambuk is happy to be buk "Iused toplay the piano by~ complished, well-traveled mu- to perform for the President of - cellist, Brennand, and we met returning, to perform again at ear at that age. Mymother took sicians. The trioiscomprised of Mexico. She has performed together and the three ofus just Highline. piano lessons while Iwas stilla Dr. Stambuk, a pianist* Cecilia with the Seattle Symphony and happened to work together re- "Ireally enjoyed performing toddler and sometimes Iwould Archuleta, a violinist; and Meg The Pacific -Northwest Ballet ally well. Since then, the first at Highline a few. years ago,", play her pieces by ear. Ialways Brennand, a cellist. Orchestra. violinist decided that she and says Dr. Stambuk. "The audi- wanted to be a professional mu- Dr.Stambuk's career has tak- Brennand is a professor of her family are going to move to ence was wonderful and appre- sician." en her across the United States cello at Seattle Pacific Univer- Australia. Meg knew Cecilia ciative." Currently, aside from teach- and throughout Europe. sity. She is a modern and ba- and we performed at a concert The Estonia Piano Concert ing at the University of Puget She is professor in The roque cellist and a graduate of together. So now we have a Series is free and open to the Sound, she is a member of local School ofMusic at the Univer- the Eastman School ofMusic. new member inour trio." public. Donations will be ac- musical group The Helios Trio, sity ofPuget Sound and has per- The trio was formed by Dr. The centerpiece of the up- cepted. Page 6 4/20/06 The Thunderword

Photo by Keith Daigle From Left toright: Guitarist Dave Catching, Lead Singer Jesse Hughes, and Drummer Josh Homme performing at theparamount. Photo by Rachel Lusby RaShawn Noble performed this Wednesday intheFireside Bistro. Eagles ofDeath Metal flyinghigh By Keith Daigle continually changing, however ginning of the month, playing The Blend to take STAFF REPORTER the two main people are lead two shows, one at Easy Street singer and guitarist Jesse Hughes Records before their main show They came, they saw, they and drummer Josh Hpmme. opening for the Strokes the fol- a two week break rocked. Homme is best known as the lowingnight at the Paramount. The Eagles ofDeath Metal are frontman of Queens of the Stone It is hard to beat the intimacy RaShawn Noble's instead ofthe usual one week. After stripped down no frillsrock that Age. Homme has several dif- and closeness you feel with the performance, the Blend The extra week was finds a louder voice by being un- ferent bands and projects that band at Easy Street, or any other will taking an extra one- needed between musicians be derstated. he works on, each very different smaller venue. week hiatus because of scheduling con^ before Todd Not metal at all, they have from the others. There were probably only a flicts. As of time, the Zimberg's performance. press a sound straight from the '70s, Hughes and Homme are old couple hundred people packed The Blend performer on May 24 has is a con- reminiscent of old blues and friends, and the band was formed into the store, weaving around the not been confirmed; how- cert series from 10:30 a.m. rockabilly. after Hughes got divorced and be- CD bins and crowded in front of p.m. in the ever, the Blend will still until 12:30 Don't let 'the description fool gan jamming. Homme released the tiny stage. AtEasy Street the Bistro. It usually takes be having a Highline Idol you though-the Beatles they ain't, the first Eagles album, Peace tempo remained upbeat perform- place every other week. competition on May 31. nor Metallica. Love and Death Metal on his ing songs such as / Only Want This per- Even though there willbe week's Blend Speak in Tongues, one of the own record company, Rekords You, and Whorehoppin, as well former RaShawn Noble a break from the Blend for was fastest songs stillhas blues influ- Rekords. as / Want You so Hard (The Boys April19. the next two weeks, Todd on ences. When theyrock they sound The Eagles are currently tour- Bad News) and Chase the Devil performer Zimberg, a professor here at The next will like an amped up version of the ing with the Strokes, promoting from their new album. Highline, willbe performing be Todd Zimberg on May10. Rolling Stones, ifthe Stones were their latest CDDeath by Sexy. The Eagles are a band that inthe Bistro on May 10 from This is an unusual two- agarage band. Or a sexed up ver- The Ballad B and knows their limitations and stays 10:30 a.m. till 12:30 p.m. ofQueen week break fromperformers, sion of Weezer. Their lyrics are Baby Duck is about the relation- well within them. Exploiting not graphic, however there is no ship of Homme and lead singer what they have to its fullest po- mistaking thier intentions. and guitarist of the Distillers, tential. In contrast, songs such as The Brody Dalles. Dalles makes a They put on a helluva show. Bosnian filmdirector Flames Go Higher and Kiss the guest appearance on the track When they come around again Devilare straight blues. adding backing vocals. they are definitely worth going to uses satire to depict The list of band members is They were in town at the be- see. Bosnian conflict 25632 Pacific Hwy. South #10 Kent, WA 98032 (253) 946-2233 1block south of Fred Meyer &Schuck's Auto Supply inside Cedarwood Square By Austen Lavery make a bet about how many STAFF REPORTER corpses will arrive. Even the coroners are not prepared for Delicious Vietnamese Food The Seattle area will get a the unlikely events that unfold. Dine in-Take Out taste of Bosnia through a one- The filmwas presented at the Open 7 Days a Week night movie presentation. 2005 Cairo International Film Mon- Sat 10:00am-9:00pm Bosnian film director Ben- Festival, the 2005 Chicago In- Sunday 10:00am-5:00pm jamin Filipovic brings two of ternational Film Festival, and his movies to the Foster High the 2006 Bangkok International School Performing Arts Cen- FilmFestival. ter April29, at 6 p.m. and 8:30 Filipovic studied directing at Student Specials for the p.m. the Faculty of Film and Televi- month of April The first film, Mizaldo, is a sion Academy of Performing bitter, self-satirical take on the Arts in Prague, Czech Repub- Bosnian war, shot on location lic. during an attack in Sarajevo. He is a professor of direct- Filipovic co-wrote and co-di- ing at the Academy ofDramatic rected the film, won first prize Arts in Sarajevo and Tuzla. He at the 1994 Mediterranean Fes- willbe attending the presenta- tivalinRome. tion. Filipovic's second film, Well Tickets will be sold at the RESTAURANT Tempered Corpses, is a dark co- door, $5 forMizaldo and $7 for AUTHENTIC medic film set inpost-war Bos- WellTempered Corpses. nia-Hercegovina. The filmcen- Foster High School islocated ters around two coroners who at 4242 144th St. in Tukwila. Page 7 4/20/06 The Thunderword Crossword 101 by Linda Thistle Cushioned Items Using the clues, simple arithmetic, and Across a littlelogic, place a single digit(0 to 9) in each empty box in the diagram. To 1 Rake in help youget started, one digithas been 5 Closed instadiums entered in the diagram. 10 Frosted ACROSS 14 Follows family or shoe 1. The last digitis four times the firstdigit 15 Fillwithoptimism 3. Two times 1-Down 16 Judith Anderson, for one 5. Sum of the digits of12- 17 Aching back aid Down 6. Consecutive digits 19 Pennsylvania city . rearranged DOWN 20 Terminate 1 Same digit repeated 8. Four times 5-Across . 21 Small bottle 10. Three times 4-Down 2. 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Giselle is the tale ofa Ticket prices are $12 for young, innocent peasant girl students and seniors and the Kent Art Gallery for the •The Rainer Symphony's who transforms into a worn- $17 for adults. Arts Caleiwar month of April. The gallery next performance willbe in an consumed by passion. is located on 220 4th Ave. collaboration with the Ev- The in Kent City Hall. It is open ergreen City Ballet as they w Monday through Friday, 8 perform at the Au- be Wishing £ W e 11® join Giselle J° •The Helios Trio will a.m. to 5 p.m. except oil burn Performing ArtsCenter inon the fifthannual Estonia 5285752742672 holidays. Admis- . A A B M AATBATGOE Piano Series inBuilding 7at sion to the gallery 7:30 p.m. Monday,' April24. L3 t week's soluti 7342832635726 is free. 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By John Thomson the 200-meter dash with 22.11, STAFF REPORTER just one one-hundredth of a second behind Nathan Ingrao Bruce Hubbard shot off the ofLane. block and took firstplace inthe "Kenjamine and Bruce have 100-meter dash with a time of a very good chance to be seen 11.07. ona national level,"said sprints The men's track team fol- coach Les Black. lowed suit and had another good "Iwas pleased withthe per- meet at the Spike Arlt Invita- formances out there. A lot of tional inEllensburg. guys are getting closer and clos- Hubbard beat out teammate er to qualifying for the champi- Kenjamine Jackson, who took onship." second place, also with a time Among those performances of11.07. was Miguel Martinez, who Both Jackson and Bruce placed ninth in the 100 meter competed in the 4x100 relay run with a time of 11.63. along with MiguelMartinez and Noah McDonald placed 12th Charles Young. in the 1,500-meter run with a They placed fourth in Sat- time of4:17.60. urday's meet with a time of Trevor Kulviplaced sixth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase The Spike Arlt Invitational with 10:33.80. was held on Saturday, April 15 Jeff Vickplaced eighth inthe at Central Washington Univer- shot put with a distance of 40' sity. 11" and seventh in the discus The Thunderbirds placed throw with a distance of 110' eighth out of 12 teams at the meet witha score of29. The T-Birds have only four Central Washington Col- meets left until the NWAACC lege won the meet with a score Photo by Alicia Mendez Championships. of 203. Highline was the only The Kenjamine Jackson and Bruce Hubbard prepare fora meet by running wind sprints inpractice. team's next meet is community college at the event. on April 27. The T-Birds will Hubbard and Jackson both head down to Eugene, Oregon had qualifying times good ence), where universities such Hubbard and Jackson are Hubbard with a time of 10.82 to compete in the Oregon In- enough for the GNAC (Great as Seattle Pacific and Seattle ranked as the top two in the and Jackson with 10.87. vitational at the University of Northwest Athletic Confer- University compete. NWAACC 100-meter dash, Jackson also ranks second in Oregon. Players and standings change quickly in NWAACC

Bad seasons can be long and of NWAACC teams. While it Celtics. frustrating. is common to see losing teams Scalabrine played only one In the past Ihave played on turn their season around, it is year atHighline, inorder topre- sports teams that have fallen more common to see champion- serve his eligibility for South- short ofgreatness. ship teams dismantled and miss ern Cal. Highline won a second My third grade ===== the playoffs the next championship with Scalabrine From * . ° - basketball team SL-.fl? seas n instreet clothes, but a year later played hard, but we BBSSjIyJ Most recently, missed the playoffs entirely. struggled to a 2-10 MHjWi i||9HH the Columbia Basin Although championships record. This was the HF women's basketball are great, it is important not to first and last season J|L , team won the 2005 dwell on the past. Iknow from ofbasketball for me. Wffll Wr^m NWAACC champi- personal experience that the Even at Highline, 'i—, onship, only to miss head coach ofmen's soccer, Ja- flg J ~ where sports teams Bf.? • out on e 20^ p^ay son Prenovost, has put the 2004 A°^ championship behind him are generally com- H^' ;.,>/ B s entirely. team petitive, teams have^^^m 0' H South Puget and has focused his energy on down years. HPP^ «-^ Sound men's soccer recruiting players to winanoth- The plus side is had their best season er championship. *™j^ IROTTE that athletes here do Steve IR0TTE ever in 2004, reach- This is the most important not qui ing the championship part of a successful program in ter one bad season. game. The next year was a dif- any league, but particularly at Another major difference is ferent story as they finished last the community college level. that in the NWAACC, where in their division with only four Highline CCalum Brian Scalabrine plays inthe NBA. He started Every year, coaches must forget Highline plays, things turn wins. out with the NJ.Nets and nowplays for the Boston Celtics. about last year's results and fo- around ina hurry. The up-and-down nature cus on recruiting for next year. Right now softball is coming of the NWAACC playoffs is Inthe fastmovingNWAACC, offone oftheir worst seasons in caused by eligibility limits. claim the crown for three years many other players willsuccess- this is the best way to win a recent history, but they are now Players are eligible for only or more. fullymove on toa university. championship. vying for a playoff spot after two seasons, and many do not To repeat as champions a Some players may even move Neither, a good season nor a starting preseason 0-10, come back for a second season. team needs great players, and on toprofessional sports. While bad season is worth dwelling Highline improved right in The great turnover ofathletes great players inNWAACChave this israre, itis not impossible. on because there is always next time 'for regular season. They in the NWAACC makes dynas- a history of moving on to uni- The prime example of this is year. And in the NWAACC, are now tied for fourth place in ties of champions extremely versities quickly. Brian Scalabrine, who led High- nobody can really tell what next the NWAACC Western Divi- rare. Although many players will line to their firstNWAACC bas- year is going tobe like. sion at 3-5. Few teams are able to repeat find the NWAACC to be the ketball championship in 1998 Steve was voted most likely Such turnarounds are typical as champions, and fewer can last throw of the dice, almost as and now plays for the Boston to write by his teammates. Page 9 4/20/06 PO The Thunderword Small track team places last

By Trevor Kulvi STAFF REPORTER

ELLENSBURG— With the weather changing.and not know- ing what was coming next, the Highline women's track team still came away with great per- 1 formances and a 12th place fin- ish at the Spike ArltInvitehost- ed here by Central Washington University. The 12th place finish by Highline made them the top community college team at the meet. Central Washington won the title with a score of 181.50 points. Seattle Pacific was sec- ond with154 points and North- west Nazarene was third with 122 points. "It was a great day even though there were not a lot of personal records," said distance coach Barry Carel. The first event of the day was the combined men's and wom- en's 10,000 meter run. Fresh- man Melissa Better represent- ed the T-Birds in the race and finished eighth overall for the women with atime of47:30. The time for Better was a 30 by Trevor Kulvi second improvement from the Photo Sheree Barbour competes in the 800 meter in the ArltInvitational at Central WOU Open in March and now Spike Washington University. The team finished inlast place onlycommunity college team. has her currently ranked eighth as the inthe standings for the league. Also running for the High- bour finished ninth overall in also participated in the javelin. In the 100, Smith finished with a jump of 16 feet 10.75 line distance team was fresh- a time of 2:25 which still has In the 400, Farah finished 15th seventh overall in a time of inches. man Rosie Meeker, in the 5,000 Barbour near the top of the con- overall ina time of1:05 and had 13.33. Up next for the Highline meter run. ference standings. (Barbour 's a throw of 71-03 in the javelin. The time currently has Smith women's track team is the pres- Meeker finished in a time of time of 2:24.27 from the Shot- Both performances made Farah ranked seventh inthe conference tigious Oregon Invite at historic 21:24 to place seventh overall well Invite is still the top time the top community college fin- standings and well within strik- Hayward Field on the campus in the race, plus finished as the in the league, but only by 47 isher inher events. ingrange ofthe qualifying time. of the University of Oregon in top community college runner hundredths of a second in front Also competeing in two In the long jump, Smith Eugene. inthe race. of Luda Lukashova of Clacka- events was freshman Brittany placed second overall with a The entire team will not go Representing Highline inthe mas.) Smith, who participated inboth jump of 16' 8. because of the tough qualifying women's 800-meter run was Freshman Lindsey Farah the 100-meter dash, and the Kelsey Cooley of Seattle Pa- standards to get in to partici- freshman Sheree Barbour. Bar- ran in the 400 meter run and longjump. cific University won the event pate. Fastpitch loses but still looking to playoffs

By Brett Mills of the 7th after holding them to lieves this is within their grasp. SCC willbe a challenge. They STAFF REPORTER two runs from the first inning. Highline played Southwest- "We need to beat Grays Har- are a hard-hitting team, but if Mary Raab had two RBI's that ern Oregon and lost by a score bor and Green River the next two we can string some hits togeth- Highline's hopes of mak- game, Keresa Steichen hit the of 8-0 in a five-inning contest. times we play them," Schmidt er and score runs, we can hang ing the playoffs took a hit as ball hard and went 2-4 in both The Thunderbirds had only said. "Itwouldhelp tosplit with with them," Schmidt said. they lost two games to Pierce games and Yoko Jingi hit 4-6 in three hits and they committed Centralia and Pierce. We need to On Saturday, April22, High- on Tuesday, April 18. The first both games. Defensively, we one error. play as well as we didin yester- line travels to play Centralia. game ended 4-3 and the second were solid." Highline also played Ed- day's first game against Pierce Centralia is currently in third game ended 13-1. Unable to shake offthe late monds in the tournament and and hitthe ballmore consistent- place in the Western Division, Although they lost, Coach inning loss, the T-Birds lost the lost that game by a score of8-0. lythroughout the lineup." with a league record of 5-3. Anne Schmidt was pleased with second game heavily. The team had only two hits and Coming up on Friday, April Next Tuesday, April 25, Green performance the the in first "Things just couldn't seem committed three errors. 21, South Puget Sound will River travels here to play High- game. to go right," Schmidt said. "We Schmidt was unhappy with travel here to play Highline in line. "We played really well in had only three hits and defen- the performance in the cross- a 2 p.m. match up. So far this Inthe last meeting Highline's game one," Schmidt said. "Jen- sively were really flat. A lot of over. "The crossover was dif- season South Puget Sound has offense exploded for 32 runs in nifer Ventoza pitched a great easy, routine plays didn't get ficult" Schmidt said. "We played the Thunderbirds very two games. The Thunderbirds complete game, probably her made." struggled offensively and de- tough. Schmidt expects a tough were successful on defense as best game of the year so far. The Lady T-Birds participat- fensively." game, but believes success is well, only committing two er- She is steadily improving each ed in the NWAACC Crossover The focus of the season is to possible. rors. Green River is currently week. We lost 4-3 inthe bottom Tournament last Friday, April make the playoffs. Schmidt be- "Friday's game against SP- inlast place with an 0-10 league Page 10 4/20/06 The Thunderword PO Scoreboard Weight room is open all

NWAACC SOFTBALL year for working out STANDINGS

17, ByLindsey NORTH Indian Hills (IA) at BEL- Farah LEVUE0 STAFF REPORTER League Overall SOUTH PUGET SOUND 18, Bellevue 11-3 16-4 CLARK12 Kick back, pedal fast, and Everett 8-4 12-8 SPOKANE 4, LOWER CO- Edmonds 11-5 13-7 work out. 8-5 10-9 LUMBIA1 By heading down to the Peninsula WENATCHEE VALLEY 8, Olympic 5-8 9-14 TREASURE VALLEY7 weight room inBuilding 21and Shoreline 3-9 3-11 MT 15, WALLAWALLA jumping on a stationary bike, SkagitVly. HOOD 1-13 1-15 8 treadmill, elliptical trainer, or OLYMPIC 10, BLUE MOUN- even the Stairmaster. WEST TAIN6 "It's fun, free, and fits into League Overall LOWER COLUMBIA 9, WAL- my schedule," said Highline 7-1 14-6 Pierce LAWALLA0 student VirginiaBrown. Centralia 5-3 5-5 OLYMPIC 9, PIERCE 7 G. Harbor 3-5 3-11 The weight room islocated in SOUTH PUGET SOUND 11, Building 21down stairs inroom Highline 3-5 3-13 EDMONDS 10 Green River 0-8 0-16 102, open Monday through 11, 10 EAST SPOKANE MT HOOD Thursday 1-5 p.m. and on Fri- 8, 7 League CLARK EVERETT days noon-3 p.m. Overall CHEMEKETA 8, SPOKANE 2 Wen. Valley 10-2 17-7 EDMONDS 11, CLARK10 "Hitting the weight room is 8-3 14-6 good workout, get Spokane 13, GRAYS HAR- a place to in 9-5 14-18 SPOKANE Walla Walla BOR 1 shape, or even stay in shape," 7-5 11-8 Treasure Vly. SOUTH PUGET SOUND 7, said Highline student Miguel Big Bend 7-7 13-8 YAKIMAVALLEY5 Martinez. Col. Basin 4-8 7-9 CENTRALIA 6, SKAGIT VAL- Working out is the only way Yakima Valley 3-6 11-10 LEY 5 to get inshape. Blue Mountain 0-12 6-18 CHEMEKETA5, BLUEMOUN- "It's a fun way to meet new TAIN 0 SOUTH people," said Brown. SW OREGON 8, HIGHLINE 0 dumbell iris tohelp strenthen her arms. League Overall More and more students staffmember (5 inn.) who into the weigh C\ackamas 6-0 12-6 TREASURE VALLEY 7, venture Lower Col. 6-0 14-1 room have made friends or ac- The machines in the weightt coming due to all the super in PIERCE 5 quaintances room are very convenient for all shape people, instead at this Chemeketa 3-3 16-3 WALLA 8, 7 workingout, which WALLA EDCC student, faculty, and staff. weight room you willfeel wel- Mt. Hood 2-4 4-7 LOWER COLUMBIA 5, BIG makes time go by fast while you Oregon "The stationary i your SW 2-6 2-11 BEND 4 are getting fit. bike is an corned and comfortable in Clark 1-7 5-11 SPOKANE 9, OLYMPIC1 "Iobserved several students easy way to maintain your car- surroundings. MTHOOD 10, SOUTH PUGET who have started little workout dio, plus itis one ofthe best ma- The weight room is just the Scores SOUND 7 groups. This is great for moti- chines to read magazines," said perfect place to work out, get in SOUTH PUGET SOUND 19, vation and they give each other Martinez. shape, and stay fit. BELLEVUE 10, at PENINSULA GRAYS HARBOR 5 new ideas," said Assistant Bas- Unlike most gyms where it: "Doing cardio, resistance 1 (FIRST GAME) CLARK 7, BIG BEND 4 ketball Coach Josh Baker. may feel awkward and unwel- training, and flexibility are all BELLEVUE 11, at PENINSULA COLUMBIABASIN 9, SW OR- great ways for students to stay 0 (SECOND GAME) EGON 5 healthy, keep their energy high, OLYMPIC 3, YAKIMAVALLEY handle stress and increase their OLYMPIC10, at SKAGITVAL- 0 self esteem," said Baker. 8, 0 LEY 0 (FIRST GAME) EDMONDS HIGHLINE When in the weight room OLYMPIC 7, at SKAGIT VAL- EVERETT 23, SKAGIT VAL- you do not have to worry about LEY 5 (SECOND GAME) LEY 5 the amount of time you spend, SHORELINE 4, at EVERETT 0 PIERCE 12, SW OREGON 4 (FIRST GAME) BLUE MOUNTAIN 12 , CEN- Baker suggest doing at least 20 at EVERETT 5, SHORELINE 4 TRALIA5 minutes of working out because (SECOND GAME) WENATCHEE VALLEY 15 , it is more beneficial then not CENTRALIA 20, at GREEN CENTRALIA 3 working out at all. RIVER 2 (FIRST GAME) CHEMEKETA 6 ,EVERETT 5 Youshould also workout four COLUMBIA BASIN 8, TREA- to five days of the week, make CENTRALIA 23, at GREEN SURE VALLEY6 j sure to have two to three days RIVER 2 (SECOND GAME) CHEMEKETA8, WENATCHEE ofthe week. Those days you can at SOUTH PUGET SOUND 15, VALLEY4 just kick back and relax. WENATCHEE VALLEY GRAYS HARBOR 5 (FIRST at "Having a quality fitness cen- 6, TREASURE VALLEY 2 GAME) ter on campus is so convenient, SOUTH 8, (FIRST GAME) at PUGET SOUND ittakes away just one more ex- GRAYS HARBOR 5 (SECOND at WENATCHEE VALLEY 10, cuse of whypeople are able GAME) TREASURE VALLEY2 (5 inn.) not exercise," at PIERCE 6, HIGHLINE 2 (SECOND GAME) to said Baker. (FIRST GAME) OLYMPIC 9, at SHORELINE The weight room is also a at PIERCE 13, HIGHLINE 1 1 (FIRST GAME) good place to workout and help (SECOND GAME) OLYMPIC6, at SHORELINE 4 withcertian things while in sea- CHEMEKETA 8, at MT HOOD (SECOND GAME) son as well. 1 (FIRST GAME) at EVERETT 5, PENINSULA 2 For example, ifa long jump- at MT HOOD 5, CHEMEKETA (FIRST GAME) er wants to work on their legs, 4, 3 (SECOND GAME) at EVERETT PENINSULA 3 a good way to help is by doing (SECOND GAME) at LOWER COLUMBIA5, Indi- lunges while holding a barbell, at LOWER COLUMBIA 8, an Hills (IA)2 (FIRST GAME) with out any weight on it, on Indian Hills (IA) 11, at LOW- CLACKAMAS 0 (6 inn.) your shoulders. ER 2 (SECOND (FIRST GAME) COLUMBIA This exercise helps strenthen GAME) at LOWER COLUMBIA 9, Photos by Lindsey Farah 4, CLACKAMAS 0 (5 inn.) (SEC- the quadraceps in the legs and at BELLEVUE Indian Hills Jessica Wilson ridingthe stationary bike as part ofher workout. (IA) 1 • OND GAME) helps you jump farther. Page 11 4/20/06 The Thunderword Counseling Center helps students

ByAndrea Davis-Gonzalez seling—educational,— career, and "Ithink Ihave the best job on STAFF REPORTER personal personal coun- this campus," Counseling Psy- seling is. the most prevalent. chologist Dr. Gloria Koepping Caution: School can cause The Counseling Center has been said. stress. available to students since High- She added that she enjoys her The Counseling Center helps line first opened its doors in the position of helping students at students cope with stress and fallof196L Highline organize their sched- such as loneliness, eat- Thressa Alston, one of the ules as well as their lives. ing disorders, relationships, and counselors at Highline, said that She shares this sentiment suicide. the majority of issues that she withher coworkers. The four counselors at tries to help students with are "Touch somebody's life be- Highline — Patricia Hag- those who have experienced do- cause you may never have that gerty, Thressa Alston, Lance mestic abuse as children. chance again," said Alston. Gibson, and Gloria Koep- On the other hand, Lance Dr. Gloria Koepping Alston tries to help make — seen them all. Gibson, another counselor in new college experiences less ping have Thressa Alston The main purpose of the Coun- the center, said that most ofhis In addition to the one-on-one frightening. seling Center is to assist stu- ciding on a major, struggling in clients seek help in learning discussions, the Counseling Ce- She said that aside from per- dents with obstacles that inter- a class, or dealing withpersonal to deal with their physical and nter hosts a screening day each sonal counseling, she helps stu- fere withthe learning process. issues. mental disabilities. quarter to encourage students to dents learn to deal with the most These obstacles include de- But out of the types of coun- Whether they are suffering learn more about themselves. common academic barriers. from personal issues or need This quarter's screening These barriers include simple career advice, students day was held on April6 in the time management, procras- can receive assistance at the Student Union observing Na- tination, and test anxiety. Nanotechnology: Counseling Center's location on tional Alcohol Awareness Day. Counselors are available in the the second floor in Buikjing 6. Many resources are provided to Counseling Center Monday- More than 200 students each assist students. Thursday between 8 a.m. and It's much bigger quarter benefit from the center. These resources include 5 p.m., and Fridays between 9 With soundproof walls information packets and self- a.m. and 5 p.m. and an inch-and-a-half thick questionnaires which help For an appointment contact than you think it is door, all of the students' infor- students to make new adap- Office Assistant Kathy Day at mation remains confidential. tations one person at a time. 206-878-3710, ext 3353. ByKaren Daniels field withnano-tubes placed in STAFF REPORTER broken bones instead of setting the bone in a cast. Itis being re- Nano robots won't take over searched as a new treatment for your brain, but could take the cancer, injecting nanoparticles tumor out ofit. into the cancer. This is nanotechnology as Quantum dots, a type of presented by Amelia Phillips nanotechnology, can help test at the Science Seminar last Fri- results that would have taken day. days, to come back in hours. Phillips has degrees in astro- Quantum dots can create col- nautical engineering, archeol- ors and potentially replace light ogy, and technology manage- bulbs. merit. To clean up pollution, nano The Science Seminar is a sponges could be created by weekly presentation every Fri- coating nanos with elements day by experts on topics that that attract other specific mol- relate to science. ecules, and separate them. Nanotechnology is technolo- Scientist around the world gy at the molecular level, which are researching nanotechnol- is about one millionth ofa mil- ogy, Phillips said. The U.S. has limeter and could revolutionize already put almost $500 mil- many aspects of life including lioninto this research since the the computer, medical, and en- 1990s. vironmental industries, Phillips Nanotechnology is trying said. to build from the molecule up Nanotechnology was origi- to create anything but with the nally in the form ofscience fic- technology they have possible tion about mini robots taking consequences that our bodies over your brain or the eliminat- could reject the nanos. ing the human race. Nanotechnology might also "It's something Ibelieve in, open a new form of nuclear war science fiction turning into sci- that doesn't create fallout, Phil- ence fact," Phillips said about lips said. taking ideas people accept as There are many potential fiction and making them scien- dangers in nanotechnology es- tificrealities which could benefi pecially if it's developed to a people rather than hurting. point where it can think for it- Scientist are learning to ma- self. nipulate, shape, and teach atoms Nanotechnology could be to act in ways benefiting people our answer formaking synthetic and are speculating they will oil,treating cancer, and helping eventually be able to replicate pollution. anything. Science Seminar is held in Nanotechnology can poten- Building 3-102 from 2:20 till tially be used in the medical 3:10 pm. The Thunderword Center helps student's skills

By Floyd Decker to learn from each other," said STAFF REPORTER Adang. "When Iwas -in Creative The Highline Writing Center Writing 151, Iused the writing is currently conducting a series lab forfeed back and to be a bet- of grammar and writing work- ter writer," said Nick McCoy, a shops on how to become better student writingconsultant inthei writers. Writing Center. j "We help students to become The Writing Center is about better writers is the motto," said students helping students to Rosemary Adang, coordinator learn to writebetter. The Writ- of the Highline Writing Center. ing Center, helps students from The workshops focus on Eng- basic writing through the high- lishgrammar, building effective est levels courses, of 200 ' and editing and proofreading skills, also honor courses. and writingtechniques. Students can participate in The remaining workshops the Writing Center througout run each Wednesday from April the entire quarter. The writing 26 to May 31. center officials encourage stu- The workshops are open to dents to participate throughout all Highline students, are free, their time here at Highline. and require no prior registra- Many students become such tion. Photo by Jocie Olson good writers from participating The workshops will be held Writing tutor Mariya Gapartsyna helps student Oleksiy Bezverkhyy in the Writing Center inthe Tu- in the Writing Center they go on on inthe Tutoring Center Build- toring Center, Building26, room 319-1 to become student writing con- ing 26, room 319-1. sultants, Adang said. • All sessions will be held in •May 3, Punctuation 101: May 24, CitingYour Source, drafts of the essays you are con-con Ifyou need help with writing the Writing Center Department this session will discuss the :his workshop will discuss sidering for your final portfolio.portfolio you can go to the WritingCenter on Wednesdays, from 10-10:50 importance of punctuation and styles and techniques on citing In addition to the writing and make an appointment witha a.m. and again from 1:30-2:20 men*their uses. yourvour sources anaand nowhow to avoidavoia workshoDS.workshops, the WritineWriting CenterCentei writingconsultant. p.m. The schedule of events are •May 10, The Wily Com- plagiarism. also offers free one-on-one help "It is important for students as follows: ma: this workshop willdiscuss •May 31, Writing Portfolio withwriting to allHighland stu- to be good writers because, dur- April 26, Common Errors, where, when, and how to use Cover Letters: this final work- dents. ingcollege, you willneed good this workshop will help you this punctuation mark. shop will provide you with "Ithink that when students writing skills in many of your learn how to avoid some com- •May 17, Semicolon, Colon, some helpful tips on preparing come to college they often think classes, and later in your ca- mon errors. These errors in- and Dash: in this session the good cover letters. about learning from their teach- reers," said Adang clude subject-verb agreement, writinginstructor willbe teach- To get the most out of this ers. We are glad ifthey want to For more information call tense shifts, fragments, run-ons, ing how to use these punctua- workshop, the writing consul- learn from their teachers, but it 206-878-3710, ext.3822 and comma splices. tionmarks properly. tants recommend that you bring is equally important for them

Science Program to honor extraordinary women t_ N e w s Brie fsji Seminar This week's Science Seminar ByAngela students from missing Nelson many willbe a panel discussion on STAFF REPORTER school. Lifeafter Cheap Oil. "All funds direct- go The speakers will be Bob The Woman's Program is ly to emergency money. Maplestone, T.M. Sell, Michael tuition,books, now accepting nominations for This could be for Campbell, Carla Wittington, and bill," the Annual Extraordinary/Ordi- or even a utility said Hol- Woody Moses. Awards. nary Woman's land. Science Seminar is on Friday, forms avail- Funds raised will also MSAhosts Nomination are help April 21 at 2:20 in Building 3, Recipients and able in the front office of the Workfirst work- speaker room 102. is in a college edu- women's program, which ing parents gain For more information about 6. cation, Holland said. located inBuilding Highline's Muslim Student Science Seminar contact Woody may drop offyour nomi- Workfirst is a program You Association will be hosting a Moses at 206-878-3710, ext. that is required by the state of nation at the program office or speaker today. The Association 3649 or at wmoses@highline. Washington for anyone receiv- e-mail it to cholland@highline. has notreleased the name of the edu. Temporary for edu. ing Assistance speaker or what the topic ofdis- Jean Munroe The Woman's Program has Needy Families. cussion. these awards Woman's been presenting The Program The event willbe located in for the last 24 years. their education." counts on nominations so Building7 at noon. These awards recognize The awards ceremony will they can pick a winner for the women who have accomplished feature motivational speakers award. their goals and have overcome from the community who will When nominating someone major obstacles in their life. speak about issues women are you must share why you feel Jean Munro of women's pro- how facing. , this person deserves to be rec- grams said anyone is eligible the festivities will also in- • ognized. to be nominated, or to make a elude a silent auction, which Ifa winner, the individual nomination. willhelp raise money for the willbe presented an awarddur- "We usually recognize four program. ing the ceremony. to six women on campus, or in The items that willbe auc- The awards ceremony will the community who have faced tioned are all thanks to donations be held on May 9, 11 a.m. to barriers in their life," Munro from the Highline community. 3:30 p.m. in the Student Union said. Cindy Holland, advising co- Building. "These women have over- ordinator for Workfirst, says the For more information see come many obstacles to further emergency funds help prevent Womens Programs, Building 6. Page 13 4/20/06 ew: The Thunderword International Night brings culture to Highline students

By Candace Bohonik who we can learn from." "It is the biggest event In- STAFF REPORTER Included in the price of ad- ternational Student Programs mission is a buffet dinner fea- has to bring international cul- Food, fun and festivities are turing an array of international ture into magnification, to have the focus ofInternational Night cuisine: Thai chicken wraps, fun, eat, get to know each other hosted by International Student beef moussaka, vegetable ku- and experience the diversity at Programs on April28. gel, Polynesian mango chicken Highline," Hassan said. "It's a The annual event, from 5:30 with jasmine rice, mango sorbet day for international students to 9 p.m. at Highline Student and almond cookies. Interna- to reflect and remember where Union, celebrates the interna- tional cultural booths willrepre- they came from." tional flair that Highline prides sent 15-20 countries. A variety Tickets are available at itself on. You are invited to of musical performances willbe Highline Student. Union and wear a cultural costume, bring showcased in the Highline Stu- through Student Development. a date or family members, and dent Union as well as inBuild- Tickets must be purchased by participate in this once-a-year ing?. noon on Thursday, April 20. activity. The evening willalso include The cost is $10 for adults and "International Night is an the Mr. and Miss International $5 for children. opportunity to experience the Night Competition. Aisha Has- Ifyou have artistic talent, or cool cultures of the people san, editor ofMosaic, Highline's an eye for design, and would who are around us everyday at international student newsletter, like to volunteer to assist with Highline," said Laura Manning, stressed that this is not a beauty decoration, or if you would who teaches Intercultural Com- pageant or talent show, but rath- like to host an international munications and attended the er a contest tohighlight interest- booth, contact Oanh Nguyn event last year. "The interna- inginternational students. at [email protected]. For Photo courtesy of Emmanuel Arhu tional community at Highline is International Night began more information contact In- an amazing resource. There are with Highline's International ternational Student Programs at During last year 's International Nightan East Indian dancer wig- gifts of people sitting next to us Club four years ago. 206-870-3725, ext. 3725. gled her way into the audience 's hearts. Phi Theta Kappa officials are elected for 2006-2007

By Krystal Medvedich Valerio said. international honor society . ning until April22. are eligible to sign up. STAFF REPORTER Through Phi Theta Kappa, withchapters all over the world. Not everyone can join Phi Then, you complete an appli- students gain more experience This year is the 88th interna- Theta Kappa. cation and take that along with Phi Theta Kappa has elected as a leader and are able to tap tional convention, being held in Once you have completed 12 the one time application fee to new officials into many different scholarship Seattle, starting today and run- credits and have a 3.5 GPA, you Marta Reeves. forthe newyear. v^j s& opportuni- Newly elected mmmrfmSBk HJfitagilL ties. PhiTheta officials for sHU MpH~ great on your Theta Kappa W/t i\u25a0**-' academic and include Presi- Bjife: professional dent Sandeep lHH^l j^BWPl jfiiresume, and Vice President JhHH Anna Lee, Fi- J^H&M nancial Officer HJJH^SSf Andrew Wil- H^HE^Jl^I son, Public Re- H^H^If lations Officer IHIHB1I " Anne Ramsey, Sandeep "Sc"Sonny"\y Jhajj all kinds ofac- Recording Of- tivities. ficer Marie "Every Marquis, and Student Retention quarter we typically do some Officer Lynette Marquis. sort of service or goodwill proj- Phi Theta Kappa is an honor ect that gives back to communi- society for stu- ______ty such as food drives, book drives, making hats for chemo several hundred H|l|«lj|||P patients, etc. Withinthe next few weeks, we are doing a big event to collect items for Tent City IV. Also, there are con^ ventions you can attend each quarter Theta Kappa n. . . . that are . . . , CindyJ ValerioValen is to network educational withsmart, like and focused on minded students," Ex-Financial increasing leadership skills. We Officer Cindy Valerio said. also like to do a couple of fun "Itis a great way for students social events each quarter too," to get involved in community Valerio said. and campus service projects," Phi Theta Kappa is an Page 14 4/20/06 The Thunderword News

Salsa dances spices up Fridays

Photos by Roman Klimenko

The United Latino Association is hosting salsa dancing lessons on Fridays through the month of April. Highline alumnus Jose Bonillo taught students and staffsome basic salsa steps on April7. Above ispictured Doris Yolaniand on the left isRachna Karnik. Salsa lessons are held in the Stu- dent Union, and the next sessions willbe noon to 1:30p.m. on Friday. Youdon 'thave to have been to the previous sessions. Ben Thomas willbe teaching. Revisions made to Strategic Plan

possibly include a bus route to reaching out to the students and like this every five years or so to By Alex Cahan the school from the Kent Sound- the community. keep them up-to-date and to find STAFF REPORTER er station. "We make sure what we do out what needs to be changed or The strategic planning com- fits what they need," she said. added. Highline officials have made mittee would also like to regu- The first strategic plan was "One of the beautiful things some changes to the school's larly update signage around set inplace in1994. about Highline is its collabora- strategic plan. campus for disabled individu- When Dr. Priscilla Bell be- tive thinking," said Ropp refer- "The strategic plan is a guid- als, as well as evaluating and came president in 2001, all the ring to the plan. "We've exam- ing document for the college. It updating safety procedures for initiatives of the plan were re- ined everything that we do to guides the development and op- allindividuals on campus. visited and rewritten. make sure it's top notch. I'm erating terms for the college," These are only a few ex- According toRopp, itis typi- impressed with all Highline's said Vickie Ropp, speech in- amples of what is being done, cal for a college to rewrite plans ability to do that." structor and one of the three co- however. chairs ofstrategic planning. The entire strategic plan will "A solid strategic plan con- VickieRopp be placed on the college website tributes to excellent instruction after approval from the Board of and support services which They want to make the other Trustees. contribute to both transfer and Highline facilities in Federal The Board is also in the pro- professional technical students' Way and White Center offer cess of rewriting the mission success." more classes so that students statement which willbe posted According to Ropp, some of can have easier access to the withthe plan once completed. the new and enhanced areas of programs and opportunities of- Revising the strategic plan the strategic plan are recruit- fered at the main campus. This was a collaborative effort by retention, strength- classes three co-chairs of strategic ment and makes more accessible the - ening of weekend and evening for students who might not be planning Ropp; Patti James, college degree programs, and able to make the commute ev- institutional researcher; and Lisa Skari, president of in- "sustaining an open, honest, ery day. vice - and collaborative environment The hybrid, weekend, and stitutional advancement and that responds to the needs of evening classes were instituted six task forces representing stu- the school and promotes good as part of this since they make dents, staff, faculty, programs, stewardship of the school's fi- classes available around a work- infrastructures/services, . and nances." ing schedule. community involvement. It "We've [the committee] felt Developing an alumni pro- took over a year to do. we'd been doing an excellent gram is something that is being They went over the current job at completing initiatives, looked at and considered. strategic plan to see what the but we wanted to do more," said Thejschool wants to continue school had been doing, specifi- Ropp. "We're making a greater to recruit, retain, and support cally what had been done well, effort to recruit and retain stu- staff and faculty of different and determine what needs to be dents. We want to reach out to ethnicities. changed or could be done bet- community and have more com- The school is looking at cre- ter. prehensive services at off cam- ating linkages with new trans- According to Ropp, the big pus locations." portation initiatives. This could goal of the strategic plan is Page 15 4/20/06 The Thunderword

Wine class Spring brings songs of praise brings culture

By FloydDecker STAFF REPORTER

Wine, dine and have a fun time. The Highline Hotel and Tourism Management Depart- ment is featuring a Wine and Dine class, beginning Friday, May 5, through Friday, May 19. The classes willbe held three Fridays 6-8 p.m., on Highline's main campus Outreach Center, Building 99, Room 101-F, the item number is 9824Q. You must register now and before the first class starts on Chris Brandmeir May 5. The registration fee is $99 and experience the perfect pair- Photo by Jocie Olson plus a $75 lab fee. Also you ing of wine and food. must bring a wine glass to class, "We willtalk about the dif- In the lovely early spring weather, Erica Hansen, Nesuston Simpson, Ashley Schilperoort, and purchase a book. ferences and similarities in Rachel Fuhrman sing Christian songs outside ofthe Student Union. As we move towards For more program informa- how food is cooked, how it summer, the weather has been improving dramatically from the rain and cold ofwinter. seasoned, tion, please call Chris Brand- is how it is served Students are now much more likely to spend their time outside ofdoors to take advantage meir, coordinator of Highline's with side dishes, and how the the nice weather. However, this is stillthe Northwest, and rain is expected torollinover sixmajor fla- of Hotel and Tourism Management interaction with the next two days. Department, 206-878-3710 ext. vors that we taste impact our 3855. choice of wines," Brandmier The course consists of three said. This isa and two-hour classes. After finish- demonstration and how to pair appropriate Brandmeir said that this ers inthe Country. Ithas great tasting class. Students will ing the classes you may request foods to accompany those Wine and Dine Course willbe food resources, vegetables, have the opportunity to learn a certificate of completion. wines. a unique and interesting op- fresh produce, fish, beef, also when to select certain wines Inthese classes you can learn In the class students will portunity about what foods go poultry, and toknow what dif- demonstrate using three sea- best with what wines. ferent wines goes with differ- will only be three members of sonal menus on how to pair "Washington state is the ent foods can compliment many Election the executive council, as well the wine and food for spring. second largest wine produc- foods," said Brandmeir. as representatives fromboth the continued from page 1 clubs and the caucuses. The intent is to place greater the speaker of the caucuses. power in the hands of the non- The speaker of the caucuses elected officials. "Ihope for a willrepresent the caucuses that restructured Student Govern- willbe formed under the new ment that willbring more stu- constitution. dent voice," said Brown. The intent of the caucuses If this proposal is passed is to form several governing by the students, it willbe sent student bodies with specialized to the Board of Trustees for interests that don't necessarily final approval."I don't know coincide with a specific club. when we'llhear back from the Caucuses may represent a Board ofTrustees," said Brown. broader interest covered by "Probably in the first week of many clubs, such as multicul- June." tural issues or politics, but as a Even without the official ap- whole they willprovide the op- proval ofthe board, the elections portunity for students to have a willmove forward as planned. say even ifthey aren't heavily "Idon't see itcausing a prob- involved in the club system. lem ifwe hold an officialelec- While a representative from tion," said Brown. the clubs willhave a say in the "The Board of Trustees re- associated council, as willeach spects the opinions of its Stu- of the three executive council dent Government." positions, a caucus chair elected Voting for the constitutional by each caucus willalso gain a reform is expected to be online. vote on behalf oftheir own cau- There are also plans to have cus. either a paper ballot or com- This new format will give puter kiosks for students to vote a greater power to students, as from. well as take away power from Regardless ofhow the consti- the executive council. tutional reform vote proceeds, As it stands the associated elections for the Student Gov- council has seven members of ernment officials are expected the Student Government and to be held in the third week of a representative from which- May. Voting willprobably be ever clubs that choose to send a both online and on paper bal- member to the meetings. lots distributed in the Student Under the new system, there Union. Page 16 4/20/06 The Thunderword News

tract." Resign The food contract was a proj- ect that Torres had undertaken continued from page 1 earlier inthe year. Several clubs were unhappy with the price and quality of the food services, was also responsible for going as well as the fact that they had to Olympia and lobbying on the to go through the campus food college's behalf, a duty that will provider in order to obtain food now be passed on to Bozhko. for their meetings. Torres has taken steps to en- IfPham is unable to take up sure that his own projects are the project, it may simply not stilltaken care of. proceed any further. "I'm still doing the intercul- While the resignations might tural leadership coalition," Tor- be considered an inconvenience, res said. they're not unheard of. "Katie [Hutchinson] has been "They justturned in their res- going to the Services and Ac- ignations. It's pretty normal," tivities meetings. Huy [Pham] said Jonathan Brown, associate might take over the food con- dean ofStudent Services.

"This is our campus," said Photo by Alicia Clean Liz Shimaura, another student. "It would be nice ifyou didn't Highline students Dave Klein,Brett W ttman, and YuraMalamura cleaning the upper camp\ continued from page 1 have to walk around it stepping ing the sun bleached afternoon. The c impus clean was part ofa series ofevents forEarth M on cigarette butts allthe time." "Ifwe all did our part then it proud of where they go to Students were also partici- would be clean," said Highline school." pating for class credit. Photographers Want student Monique Wells. "Iwas Many of the volunteers of the "It's for class," said Sheng just saying how I'm clean-up agree. Vang, a student of Highline. quitting smoking, and here Iam picking Ifyou like strolling around Highlin "Iwant it to look nice," said "It's an assignment basically. I up cigarette butts. It's kind of scenic campus, come work for tlr Highline student Jamie Moore. really about ituntil didn't think ironic." Thunderword, "This is where Igo to school. Ihad to do it." and take pictures The clean-up continued in It's a chance to make up for However, students still got Come to Building 10, room 106 or c the upper half of campus on what I've done [to pollute the out of the experi- something April19. 206-878-3710, ext. 3317 campus] so far." ence.