TURKEY?TURKEY? Timber! NAH, I’M A GOOSE WITH A BIG BUTT. NOW JUST SET NE DOWN, AND WE’LL BOTH HAVE A GOOD LAUGH ... Turkey day still a mystery BY VICTORIAANTHONY Staff Rqorter omorrow is the day to give thanks and shove ypur face full of turkey,“stuffing, cornbread and pumpkin T pie. ’ But while you’re doing so, keep in mind what brought this feasting tradition into our homes. You probably think you know, but you really have no idea. Back in grade school, most of us were taught that Thanksgiving consisted of the Pilgrims and Native Americans.. “Your teach- ers were probablyjust trying to give you a lesson in diversity,” said Tim McMannon, history professor. McMannon said about 90 percent of the Native Americans had probably already died off when the Pilgrims arrived. For the most part, what the pilgrims found was empty land, and they thought God had left it for them. Our Thanksgiving as We know it today, originated from the Puritan Thanksgivings of colonial New England. The Puritans, Photo By Adrienne Hughes who were pilgrims, were strict Calvinist Protestants. They did Construction workers outside of the student center uprooted four trees yesterday. ?ot believe in the religious holidays that the English people in- ierited from the Middle Ages. These holidays included Christ- mas, Easter and All Saints Day. Instead, the Puritans celebrated holidays that could be war- UW changes transfer policy -anted by the New Testament: the Sunday Sabbath, Days of %sting and Humiliation, and Days of Thanksgiving and Praise. ROBBIEHICKS People believed Thanksgiving and Fast Day were celebrated BY autumn 2002 freshman class by dents from 500 students down to n correlation with God’s pleasure or displeasure with worldly Staff Reporter 500 students and virtually ceas- % 200. :vents. ing freshman admission for the “Applicants will be given pri- When things were going well, such as the arrival af a crucial Transferring to UW-Seattle is remainder of 2002-03 academic ority based on their application upply ship, a healthy harvest, or a victory in war, early New En- about to get a whole lot harder, year,” said Tim Washburn, as- date,” Washburn said. ;landers declared a day of Thanksgiving. Everyone would officials say. sistant vice president for enroll- Where approp r i il t e, s t u de n t s :ather at the meetinghouse and give thanks and praise to God, Enrollment is currently over ment services. are also being advised to look hen go home for a celebratory feast. by approximately 1,500 full- Continuing in winter 2003, into Arts and Science evening If things weren’t going so well: there wasn’t enough food to .time equivalent students. To cuts will also be made to the degree programs as well as the at, there was a disease outbreak or the crops were failing, then combat this, UW will be imple- number of students who will be programs available at UW- menting several changes to allowed to transfer in with an Tacoma and UW-Bothell. hopefully get back on target. associate of arts degree. The See Turkey, page 12 “The first of these new poli- UW will be cutting the amount See Policy, page 12 cies, is to limit enrollment for of direct transfer admission stu- Arts .........page A5 ,A6,A7 Campus Life..pageA 2,A3 Highline in a giving mood Mens season ends with Inside scoop.......... BI-B~ for the holiday season sad loss at NWMCC’s Opinion.. ............pageA4 -- story News .....p age AI,A11,A12 See page 5 --See story page 8 Syo r ts .....pageA 8,A9,A 10 .... - ... __ _- ....... - ........... St smoking BY HARMANDHAMI pair of rubber gloves, feel col- There’s hope for our un- Staff Reporter lapsed, diseased lungs and in- healthy pig, after all. flate the dilapidated organs with Kelly Matthaei, student nurse Lethal chemicals and cancer- a foot-action air pump. and member of the Nursing ous pig lungs w.ere on the menu “What really convinces me is Club, was present at the gather- at the Great American Smoke that I’ve been smoking for 20 ing. As a mother she has her Out display last Thursday in the years,” said Lane Whitson, a children to worry about. Union Bay room of Building 8. student member of the “I don’t want people smok- t 1 Crime Blotter The display featured multiple Healthcare Awareness Commit- .ing around my kids,” said tables offering anti-smoking in- tee. Matthaei. “People who breathe 1 for Nov. 22027 I formation galore. Whitson and his fellow anti- second-hand smoke don’t have Among the organizations as- smoking advocates handed out a choice.” Vehicle sembled were the Healthcare helpful information on not only Not all students on campus ~ tampered with Awareness Committee, the Phi how to quit, but where you can agree. Some smokers like the I .I Theta Kappa Honors Society, go if you’re trying to quit. way things are now. A damaged black Chevrole and the Nursing Club. One of the informational “What I’m tired of seeing is Blazer. 4x4 was found’,parkec All sorts of biological de- * Photo by Chris Foote booklets that was being handed the Thunderword publishing a in the North lot on Nov: 20 a vices were on display including out had a full list of strictly non- smoking story practically every i A pig’s lung that has emohy 1 650 a.m. peak flow meters, which mea- Sema smoking restaurants and other other week,” said one student, I The ignition had been tam- sure the strength of how hard / public locations in Washington. who requested not to be identi- ; pered with and the stereo was .one can exhale, bright red lungs tainted by years of smok- “Unless you do permanent fied. “If I’m smoking a cigarette 1 stolen .from the front. deck healthy pig lungs still dripping ing. Anti-smoking advocates damage,” said Whitson, “the and you come to stand next to CampbsSecurity verified with with life and a set of blackened enticed passer-bys to pick up a lung can still heal itself.” me, that’s not my problem.” the Des‘MoinesPolice’Depart. ment that’the vehicle was keg istered as stolen: On Nov; 21, the following day, the vehicle can come have your picture 323-3318 or 800-735-7287 and shop series is offering, What’s was towed away. ’’ ;.>, , ‘I taken with Santa. also on the web at Shaking In Puget Sound on I, The price for the pictures is ’ I, I www.pridefoundation.org Thursday, Dec. from noon to This,is,;:cout&ge :. I 5 $2 and Student Body President 1:30 p.m. in Building 30, room >,. ,, ,,I , - ,~ 211 I Stefan Alano will be playing the JLL ; ~. part of Santa. .Grammar Workshops is of- An assault occ&red outside Corrections fering The Semicolon, Colon Building 8 qn Nov. 21. ;it noon; and Dash today from 10- 11 a.m. The two‘ males i,nvolved, AvOrY Nicholson’s name was Scholarship and then again from 3-4 p,m. one of them allegedly an ex- misspelled in the Nov. 21 issue. and punctuationthat Comes in boyfriend, got into a physical Holiday food money available ’ Pairs on Wednesday, Dec. 4 alt&cation oq~era female stu Camplus Cahldar from’l0- 1 1 a.m. All three work- dent: Des Moines Police De drive still going The Greaier Seattle Business shops will be held in Building partment.was informed of the The annual holiday food Association (GSBA) and the Career Development work- 26, room 319-d disturbance ’ and arrived on Pride Foundation are accepting scene. drive is still going on in the bookstore. applications for their 2003 Just bring in a canned food scholarship programs. lost ’andfound item to the bookstore and you The awards, which can be up will recieve an entry slip for a to $5,000 apiece, are meant to , :.A pair of women’s black drawing to win either a new mi- promote diversity in the Pacific leather gloves were:found ir: crowave oven, a set of binocu- Northwest lesbian, gay, bi- Building 6,”the Educational lars, or a new telephone. sexual, and transgender comu- Planning Center, on Nov. 25 a! You may enter up to five nity. 10:36 a.m. times a day. Applications are due by *A silver necklace with the Donations will be taken until Monday, Feb. 3 and can be / inscription “January” on it wgs Thursday, Dec. 12 with the picked up at school guidance I found in Building 6 at 10: 15 i drawing on Friday, Dec. 13. centers, community agencies, a.m. on Nov.,22. , I and by contacting the GSBA at ~ BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMS .A Highline parking permil 206-363-9188 or on the web at Come see %anta > Computer Visualization Technology was found outside Building 6 www.thegsba. org or‘by contact- > Data Communication Systems Technology I1 on Nov. 21 at 6:59 p.m. - ing the Pride Foundation at 206- > Electronics EngineeringTechnology 1 *A Nokia cell phone was If you are interested in get- ‘L ting a picture taken with Santa > Electronics and Communications 1 lost in Building 21 on Nov.’22 Engineering Technology !at 3,p.m. , ’ Phi Theta Kappa has just the > Information Systems Security ’ Ii iI thing for you. >Technical Project Management for $ *k ,A‘.. I ’ On Wednesday, Dec. 4 from -Compiled by ,. ., Electronic Commerce 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Union f! HarmDhami Exceptionally large Not all programs are offered at every IlTTech campus. I<.-s, “*.”, -v_-~*u_u__h.suY-*..-- Bay room in the Cafeteria you For program availability,call the campus nearest you or 1.