The Thunder Word Volume 16, Number 12 Hi#hline Community College, Midray; Washington Why,April 15,1977 White resigns as -' Vet's Coordinator by John Luman DVB Circular 20-76 84 con- March 28, 1976on Vietnam tinue rolling off the V.A. era veterans day. 1 .owe my SteveWhite resigned his presses." satisfactionfrom the job to fhe position as Veterans co- As bitter as White seems, he school faculty and staff, but ordinator for HCC on March doesn'tconsider his three mainly to the veterans them- 24. In a letter of resignation, years as co-ordinatora waste. selves who made my job pas- sent to fellowcwrdjnators at He says **Webent rules, broke sible." various state institutions, through red tape and anything White still teaches a night White said"In the last year weelse we could to assist our class here at HCC which is have turned from veteran ad- 'school's veteran population... designed to help veterans get vocacy to V.A. advocacy." for many veterans it was the oriented into the mainstream "The process," 'he said, first time anyone helped them of civillian life. He plans to %as been building for eightor on an individual basissince continue his education trans- nine months as the V.A. has that historic induction dayin ferring eventually to a four been adopting one regulation each ofinstitution.lives.year our after another." *'Our efforts culminated White's letter states in part BEST MAN WINS...New Phi Theta Kappeh ~tioaalpresident **Ithink that manyof us have 1 Terry M. Sell haads hi8 gavel to HCC president Dr. Shirley forgotten where our con- " ... Gordoo. cernsand efforts should be Good news! Gordon photo by Virgil Staiger directed, through no fault of our own, but rather through the fault of our own institu- named president tions. I can no longer partici- Dr. Shirley Gordon was meeting. pate, surrepticiously, asa V.A. Sell elected appointed permanent presi- She was on the original employee. In- my opinion, dent ofHighline College by planning committeebefore! many of us have mutated into the Board of Trustees at its the official founding of the V.A. enforcers.I can no longer meeting yesterday. The college in 1961.She has PTK president playa major part ' in this selection followeda nation- served as Dean of Instruc- tragedy thathas come uponall al search by a presidential tion, Vice-president and Former T-Word editorand longtime staff member Terry M. of us.*' selection committeeof rep Acting Presidentsince join- As examples of becoming resentativesfrom students, ing the original faculty. Sell was elected national president of Phi Theta Kappa, the "V.A. enforcers** White cited faculty, classifiedstaff and junior college.honor fratcrity at the FTK national convention, She succeeds Dr. 0-e April 2, in Minneapolis, Minn. attendancecards, grade re- administrators. Carnahan who resigned to porting,graduation reports, The announcement in the Approximately 1420 students from 162 junior colleges around become Associate Commis- the country attended the four day convention. checking classes to make sure Gold Room drew cheers sioner for community and they are within the veterans and a standing ovationfrom Sell will be the highest ranking student leader in Phi Theta technicalcolleges in the Kappa for one year. He will visit various parts of the countryon graduation requirements and *thoseattending the state of Utah. "on and on as appendices to behalf of the organization andwrite a monthly- column for the national PTK magazine, "The Keynoter." ' HCC student Nancy Smith, 1976-77 West-Northwest regional vice-president, ended her term of office at the convention. Ms. Smith plans to continueher education at the University of Puget RN ends 1 l-year HCC career Sound and hopesto pursue a careerin law. Dr. Joan Fedor, sponsor for Highline's PTK chapter, Pi Sigma, informational liaison for stu: was inducted in the 1977Hall of Honor for her work duringthe dents in the health fields. last year. Pi Sigma member Joan Sterling won top honors in.the art Dean of Students, JesseCas- competition with an oil painting. She received ascholarship to key is resuming the responsi- the national HonorsInstitute, to be held thisJune in Nashville, bility for the Director of Tenn. Health Services on campus Sell won outover eight other candidatesfrom various states. along with Lou Joslin, Gwen The voting went to four ballots before the 19-year-old sopho- Fenbert and Patricia Mar- more from Auburn was declared the winnerin the final run-off. tinez. Other Highline studentswho attended the convention in- It is expectedby Fall cluded Gordon King, Melanie Baumgart, and Jack Thomas. Quarter anew director will be Sell will stay at Highline next year while in office. He is appointed for HCC's Health majoring in journalism and is undecided on where he may Center. transfer . Flight Attendant.deadline May 5 here on campus as well as in 11 YEARS...Hcalth college health services across problems have fodMary Applicantsfor the Flight dealing with thepublic and mental health. the state. Frances Eckert to resign as Attendant Program of High- whohave demonstrated re- (6) Age19?4 by June 30, Ms. Eckert wasone of the director of the HCC bedth line must submittheir creden- sponsibility, self-confidence 1978(graduation from pioneers in thedevelopment .center. tials and documentsby May 5, and maturity, or (3) a combina- program). of campus health educational 1977 according toSandy Cur- tion of these factors. Applicantsmust also programs which are now dent ofthe HCC Educational tis, coordinatorof admissions. To be considered for admis- submitthe following docu- foundon most college cam- Association forthe past two Since enrollment in the sion to the program, applic- ments to the Admissions Of- puses. Also she was the presi- years dong with serving as t program for Fall Quarter 1977 ants must meet the following fice no later than May 5,1977. will be limited, applicants will minimum requirements: (1) A communitycollege be selectedwho will most (1) High school graduation application and a $10 applica- likely be employed by the with a minimumGPA of 2.0 or tion fee(if you have notprevi- airlines uponcompletion of GED. ously been amarticulated. the program. Therefore, high- (2)Height between5'2" and Thudor W~.............................. HCC student. .................................. -* est priority will be given to: 6'. (2)Official high school C.MOld........................................................................ 0.- 6 (1) Those people whowill be (3) Visioncorrectable to transcript (for those with no able to complete the Associate20130 college background.) Art8 & Entmrtalnmnt................ .......................................~S in Arts degree with one year of (4) 30 college credits or 6 (3) Official collegetrans- . training in the Flight Atten- months full-time work experi- T~VlctoriOU8........oo...........~..~..~.........................P~lO cripts. dant Rogramor (2)those who ence or one year half-time (1s (4) Flight Attendant Appli- sgort. ......................................................................... have had considerableexperi- hours a week) work experi- cation. ence in jobs requiringskills in ence. (5) PersonalAssessment (5) Good phy5ical and Survey. Durning-Cunningham contest will be lively Theelection to fill Brock Adams'seventh district seat promises to be a challenge to those voters who spout worn cliches in defense of their apathy. Catch phrases such as, "There are so many issues on the ballot, it's confusing," "All thecandidates are alike,"and "They're owned by big business anyway," could not apply less to \ the race between Democrat Marvin Durning and Republican Jack Cunningham. Duping, though he hasnever held publicoffice, iswell known for hsruns at his recent gubernatorial and Attorney General nominations. He must be considered thefavorite in the heavily Democratic seventh district. Possessingpersonality cast from a classicRepublican politician mold,Cunningham will makethe most of the underdog role with his ample supply of charisma. Voting in the May 17 election will be easy. Six candidates, including four from minor parties, populate the single-issue ballot. The minorparty candidates use elections asa forumfor their beliefs rather than hoping for a realistic chance of .winning. This time, hodever,their rhetoricwill be buried under the weight of Durning's and Cunningham's press clippings. Opposition to supertankers on Puget Soundisthe only issue on which Durning and Cunningham agree. Durning has a long standing reputation as anenvironmentalist, while Cunningham played a majorpart in legislation regulating supertankertraffic on the sound. The bele~guredRepublicans don't need another loss theiron record, while the Democrats are showing nervousness at the prospect of the underdog rising up to snatch a traditionally Democratic seat, especially one just vacatedby a bigwig in the new administration. March 15,1977 the careof Ericfell upon me.I fine job theyare doing. Thank Extra spice and humor, courtesyof the farcical Owl Party will Mr. Jesse Caskey was going to school and was you for your time. liven up the campaign. Owl standard bearer Floyd Standifer Dean of Students, afraid that Iwould have to quitSincerely yours, promises among other things, that hewill heal the continental Highline College school or enroll Eric in a local Mark J. Reeff divide and plans to shelve the nation's worst problems in the Midway, Wash. 98031 Day Care Center that is ex- logical place- "On the continental.... shelfout there under water, tremelyexpensiveandusually where nobody will notice them." Dear Mr. Caskey; of poor quality. More races with the interest and excitement of the Dttrning- At Highline there is a ser- Cunningham battle wouldgo along way towardending the vice that allows many students It was at this time that I disturbing trend toward voter apathy. Lively races between toapend school.that might f ound-*-m*. about 4€ighline's ! candidates with untarnished reputationsare all too rare these have notif it:were dotoffered. centat;.It.Jaarr-agclemend- . days. This service is the Child Care ous help to myself and my Center. I wouldhave been family. The rates are reasona- unable to attendif it were not ble, and thestaff iswonderful.