Ex-Highline Student Charged with Murder by Agatha Pacheco Essex County Detention Center in King County,” Said Donohoe
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the ThunderWord Highline College | November 6, 2014 | Volume 52, Issue 7 Senate stays red By Cristina Acuna and Agatha Pacheco Staff Reporters The Republican Party won control of the State Senate in the midterm elections, which could mean a gloomy future for higher In District 30, Republican education. Mark Miloscia is leading over Republicans appear to have Democrat Shari Song for state a 26-23 edge in the State Senate senator. For State Representa- while Democrats will likely re- tive position 1, Republican State tain control of the State House. Rep. Linda Kochmar is winning Although the election is over, against Democrat Greg Baru- ballots are still being counted so. Democrat State Rep. Roger and the results are not final. Freeman, who died recently, is In races for Highline’s service leading for position 2 for state area, voters provided few sur- prises, with incumbents win- ning five of six local races. see Elections, page 18 KUBOTA GARDEN PHOTO The memorial bridge symbolizes that it’s “very difficult to start life, very difficult to end life.” Culture blooms in local garden By A. Kharitonova from dawn to dusk. only as a showplace but also as Staff Reporter When Kubota came to the a nursery,” said docent Mary United States, he used his self- Magenta. Eighty-seven years ago, taught gardening skills to es- While the garden has strong Japanese immigrant Fujitaro tablish the Kubota Gardening Japanese influences, Magenta Kubota bought a swampland Co. in 1923. said that Kubota also embraced in South Seattle with a dream Not much later, he set his Northwestern elements. of transforming it into a mag- eyes on the swampland as a “It’s what’s called a fusion nificent garden. place to make his own garden garden, a little bit of both,” she Today, the Kubota Garden because it was near streams said. bears witness to his decades of that could provide water. As a result, visitors can see toil and determination as a 20- The garden became the native plants such as bigleaf acre city park. The garden is lo- center for the company’s en- maples alongside Japanese cated at 9817 55th Ave S in the terprises and steadily grew in maples with leaves the size of Agatha Pacheco/THUNDERWORD Rainier Beach neighborhood importance as a social gather- quarters. Democratic candidate for State Senate Shari Song poses with Highline of South Seattle. It is free to the ing place. Trustee Bob Roegner at the election party for 30th District Democrats public and is open year-round “The Kubotas used it not see Kubota, page 20 Ex-Highline student charged with murder By Agatha Pacheco Essex County Detention Center in King County,” said Donohoe. derson died due to multiple same 9 mm semi-automatic Staff Reporter in New Jersey for the murder of Brown is also being charged gunshot wounds from a 9 mm weapon. 19-year-old Brendan Tevlin on for three counts of aggravated semi-automatic gun. An autop- The murders of Anderson- Former Highline student June 25. murder in the first degree in sy later showed that he was shot Young and Said were both com- Ali Muhammad Brown, 29, has Spokesman for the King King County. a total of 10 times. His death mited within the city of Seattle. been charged with the murder County Prosecuting Attorney’s According to charging doc- was ruled a homicide. According to King County of four people in two different office, Dan Donohoe, is not sure uments, Brown’s first murder Brown has also been charged charging documents, in an in- states. when Brown will be sent back to happened the night of April 27 with the murders of Ahmed terview conducted by detectives Brown, who was a student King County to face trial. in Skyway. Said and Dwone Anderson- Cloyd Steiger and John K. Pav- at Highline in 2010 to 2011, is “He’s still in custody and we The victim was identified Young. Both were declared dead being held on $2 million bail in don’t know when he will be back as Leroy D. Henderson. Hen- on June 1 by gunshots from the see Murder, page 19 In this issue: Campus life 2-3 Opinion 4 Puzzles 5 Green Week 6-7 Food 8 Arts 9-10 Page 3 Page 8 Page 17 Spor ts 11-14 Lady Thunderbirds freeze Business 15 New professor talks experience Chanterelle season brings News 16-20 with American culture delicious ‘shrooms to the table Penguins in soccer playoffs Page 2 Campus Life | Highline College | November 6, 2014 ments. For more information, call 206-592-3353 or email them at [email protected] Workout your Tree falls on cars mind at bootcamp in south lot Learn about local Honor students from Phi A tree split in half, falling transportation Theta Kappa will be hosting an onto two vehicles on Oct. 29. Academic Boot Camp on Nov. The incident happened in Highline is holding a Trans- 12, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in section A of the south lot. portation Fair on Nov. 6, in Building 8. The event will be “The stormy weather from Building 8, from 11 a.m. to 2 hosted in the Mt. Constance the week before was the likely p.m. and Mt. Olympus rooms. cause of the tree’s split,” said Sound transit will be there The Academic Boot Camp Jim Baylor, director of Public to tell students about the Light Andie Munkh-Erdene/THUNDERWORD is a one-on-one mentoring pro- Safety and Emergency Man- Rail extension that will be com- gram, where the honor students Tree service workers remove a tree that landed on a faculty member’s agement. ing to Highline, sometime in will be sharing advice on how to car in the South Parking Lot last week. No one was hurt. The two vehicles hit by the the next couple years. succeed in college. falling tree sustained some ORCA vending machines There will be small semi- science degrees at a meeting on education. damage to the roof, hood, and will be available for students to nars focused on teaching stu- Nov. 4, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Those interested can visit the windshield. The car closer purchase a new pass or reload dents skills to succeed. meeting will be hosted every bandbsummit.highline.edu to to the tree got its windshield their ORCA card. Tuesday thereafter, until further register. shattered and dents through- Information about bus notice. The meeting will be held out the hood and roof. routes and service updates will Emergency test in Building 6, room 164. The other car got a 12- be available. Class to teach to promote safety The meeting will tell pro- inch crack in the windshield Also, any students consid- spective students about the about careers and a two-inch dent in its ering taking the bus to High- A campus-wide emergency programs, the application communication test will be held doorframe, along with some line can get their concerns ad- A new class, called Career process, enrollment guide- on Nov. 13, at 2 p.m. minor scratches and small dressed. Studies 110, is going to be of- lines, and financial aid possi- The test will make sure that dents. Highline is not liable fered in Winter Quarter. bilities. all emergency alert systems for the damages because it The course will focus on Students can just show up are in working condition. The was a natural occurrence. Experience music career planning, teaching stu- and no registration is needed. alerts being tested include text, “There was no way of at a jazz concert dents to embrace their talents The meetings are free and peo- email, social media, desktop, knowing this was going to and how to look for a career. ple from the programs will be and digital signage. happen,” said Baylor. The Music Department is Students will be able to earn there to answer any questions For any questions or com- presenting a jazz concert on two credits, which can be ap- you might have. ments, contact Francesca L. Car prowlers Nov. 6, in Building 7, from 12:15 plied towards elective require- p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Fender at 206-592-3281. strike again The show will feature an Ceremony to all-male jazz quartet from A man was seen prowling colleges all around the Seat- celebrate veterans around the south parking lot tle-area. Ben Thomas, a mu- To honor the veterans who TRANSFER STUDENTS trying to open car doors on sic professor at Highline, will served our country, there will Oct. 28. Public Safety did be performing as part of the be a Veteran’s Day ceremony not find the suspect. quartet. INTERESTED IN Another person was seen hosted by Brian Galloway, the looking into vehicles in the Veterans Program Coordina- parking lot of Building 99 on tor. ATTENDING THE UW! Oct. 29. New exhibit to The ceremony will be host- Start your Planning today! take flight soon ed on Nov. 6, from 11:45 a.m. Suspect breaks to 12:15 p.m. at the Prisoner of The Museum of Flight is War and Missing in America Come and hear what several UW into car opening the world’s first Boeing memorial site, which is next to advisors have to say about applying to 787 Dreamliner exhibit on Sat- Building 6. your major! Find out what you need A student reported her car urday, Nov. 8. to be admitted: prerequisite courses, had been broken into on Oct.