ThunderwordTHE Highline Community College INSIDE Candidates May 13, 2010 Graffiti taints Highline campus Volume 49, No. 26 By OTHMAN HEIBE Campus Security is respond- cilities Department try to quick- contend for Staff Reporter ing to the matter, however, in ly remove graffiti as they spot variety of ways to thwart the it. This strategy has worked and Graffiti has increased on taggers. It has increased its made graffiti writers frustrated, Highline’s Highline’s campus as more routine foot patrols to areas officials claim. buildings get tagged on a daily plagued with graffiti, and it is “It makes them really frus- basis. getting help from Highline stu- trated,” said Sergeant Demetria election vote “Graffiti has long been an is- dents, faculty and staff, who are Guillen at the Campus Security sue on Highline’s campus, but, reporting it as soon as they no- office, “because we’re taking By DANIEL HOWELL as of recently, the volume has tice it. it down really fast, and after a Staff Reporter increased. It happens daily and “I consider here at Highline while, they probably just get a number of buildings, such as like home,” one student said. “I tired and bored with the whole Five candidates are vying for Theater students Building 27, 25 and 29 are graf- spend many hours here and cer- thing.” the opportunity to be the two yell ‘Action!’ as fiti magnets,” said Barry Hol- tainly broken windows or graf- The Des Moines Boys and new leaders of Student Govern- ldorf, the director of Highline’s fiti decorated all over the walls West Side gangs are the most ment next fall. directors/P6 Facilities Department. won’t make anyone feel safe active participants, scribbling The candidates made their These buildings are all on the here, does it?” cases at a forum Wednesday in lower part of campus. Campus Security and the Fa- See Graffiti, page 15 the Mt. Constance room in the Student Union The three contenders for the office of President are Olga Dancing around the globe Afichuk, Shaquita Pressley and Jagdev Singh. Olga Afichuk is currently serving as vice president and is running in part to continue work on issues she has been a part of during her current tenure. Lady T-Birds “There are initiatives that snag victories to we started this year, such as the avoid last-place Highline Classifieds for book and other resource-trading for finish/P10 Highline students, the Sustain- ability Policy and the statewide tuition and financial-aid reform, that I want to pursue further on a more legislative level,” Afichuk said. Afichuk also says she is an advocate for college accessibil- ity at the legislative level and worked on what issues that stu- dents wanted presented to state leaders at the Student finds L e g i s - niche in fencing l a t i v e academy/P12 Acade- my Win- ter ’10. “ I Index was one of just Campus Life............2-3 over 10 Opinion.....................4 p e o p l e Afichuk Puzzles.....................5 in the Arts........................6-7 state of Washington to help GlobalFest.............8-9 write the proposed issue con- Sports.....................10 cerning tuition affordability, Cody Warf/THUNDERWORD and financial-aid accessibility. Health.....................11 Highline students Phuong Vo (left) and Mike Le perform a traditional Vietnamese dance during As president, I hope to present Business.................12 their performance at the eighth annual GlobalFest last Saturday. They were among nine other this issue to our legislators and News.................13-16 performances. See page 8 and 9 for story and pictures. pursue college accessibility,” she said. Shaquita Pressley is cur- Weekend Weather rently the president of the Black Student Union and says she Ex-student faces murder charge wants to improve the student experience on campus. By CAITLYN STARKEY charged with the first-degree James Sanders’ house. They “I plan to work very hard. Staff Reporter murder of James Sanders, first- arrived on the pretense of buy- It’s good now, but there is room degree robbery and second-de- ing a diamond ring from the for improvement,” she said. A former Highline student gree assault. couple after they had posted it “I hope to change the parking Partly cloudy on Friday, is one of four people charged According to documents on Craigslist. situation,” Pressley also said. rain on Saturday and in the murder of an Edgewood filed in Pierce County Superior After Charlene Sanders an- “The worst times for parking showers on Sunday. man last month. Court on April 28, Reese, along swered the door, the four en- are between 9-11 a.m. Maybe Joshua Nathan Reese, 20, of with Kiyoshi Higashi, Clabon tered the house and proceed to we can work with teachers to For full forecast, see Tacoma, who briefly attended Berniard and Amanda Knight, page 16. Highline a few years ago, was showed up at Charlene and See Reese, page 16 See Election, page 3 2 Campus Life The Thunderword / May 13, 2010 Student leadership positions open to all By VICTORIA SADDLER open, including positions in workshops and preparing you why they think these three to Staff Reporter Student Government and the for the work you will do during five projects are their best work. Design Team. the year. In addition, students Also, indicate what programs Student Programs is hiring The Student Government ap- will spend time doing advance you used to create the projects, people for the fall. Applications plication, which covers the po- planning for the year’s events Burrowes said. Highline’s softball are due May 17. sition of caucus chair, president and activities,” Burrowes said. In addition, if they are turn- team van vandalized “We’re looking for students and vice president, club consul- For the Student Programs ing in an application for the De- who will give back to the com- tants, Blend music coordinator application, students need a re- sign Team, students will have Security was called on Satur- munity. We want the students and Volunteer Fair Committee sume, an essay, one complete to take a timed design test (ap- day, May 8, reporting that High- we’re hiring to know that chair, is due on May 17. There application information form. proximately two hours), utiliz- line softball team’s van was they’re dealing with their fellow are 11 open positions. Two completed skills evalu- ing one or more graphic design vandalized while the team was students and helping to shape The Design Team is made ation sheets, one from a em- programs (for example, Adobe playing. the student body,” said Natasha of graphic designers who have ployer or community member, Photoshop, Adobe InDesign or It turns out, theft had also oc- Burrowes, assistant director of knowledge of graphic design and one from a school faculty Macromedia Freehand, Bur- curred.The team left the van un- Student Programs and Diver- computer software to make or staff members and a Highline rowes said. locked and someone had gotten sity. flyers, posters, banners, invita- transcript, Burrowes said. All applicants will attend a into it. The thief took several Student Programs is looking tions, handbills and other mate- For the Design Team students group interview on Monday, students’ bags along with equip- for students to be leaders among rials to help the program. There need a cover letter, a resume, May, 24 from 12:30-2:30 p.m. ment and personal items. their peers, and not be afraid to are three positions available and three professional references, Finalist for these positions The Des Moines Police De- mingle with their fellow class- applications are due May 14, (names and contact informa- will be selected from the group partment was then contacted to mates. Burrowes said. tion), computer skills summary interviews, Burrowes said. make a report. Student Programs wants Training for Student Pro- sheet and a portfolio including Applicants must drop off ap- The team left several contact them to stand out from the rest grams and the Design Team three to five projects the feel plication materials in The Cen- numbers in case any of the gear of the student body, Burrowes will run Aug. 30 through Sept. represent his or her best work. ter for Leadership and Service is found on campus. said. 17. Students should attach a note at the Student Union, on the A total of 14 positions are “The training consists of to their portfolios explaining third floor. Vehicle stolen from East Parking Lot using this time to perform up- A student’s car was stolen grades and patches, Highline’s from the Highline East Parking systems. Lot. Everything should be back to The gray Ford Escort was normal by 7 a.m. stolen at around 1:40 p.m. on Friday, May 7. Donate shoes to A security officer conducted a cursory check of all the lots, Former Highline help souls in need then notified Des Moines police employee dies of the theft. Donate unwanted shoes to those in need. Services will be Friday for All kinds of shoes are need- Bottle thrown at Wilma Barton, a longtime High- ed: sandals, athletic, dress line worker who died this week. back door of library shoes, boots and flip flops. Barton worked for Highline Deposit boxes are located as a fiscal technician lead in An employee from the Li- in the Student Union Building, accounts payable for over 25 brary contacted Campus Secu- outside the Bookstore, the upper years. rity reporting that someone had and lower levels of Building 6, She began at Highline in thrown a bottle at the back door inside the main level of Build- June 1971 and retired in Febru- of the library.