Feb. 26, 2009 / Volume 48, No. 1 A Masquerade Lady T-Birds ball is coming keep their Index to Highline on playoff hopes Arts 8-10 Puzzles 5 Feb. 28/P8 alive/P7 Campus Life 2-3 News 1, 11 Opinion 4 Sports 6-7 The Highline Community College Thunderword S&A faces BEAUTIFUL KILLER 10 percent few weeks she decided to tell her parents about the abuse Eating and they did not take the in- budget cut cident lightly. Katie and her disorders entire family packed up and By RACHEL MARSH moved from Hawaii to Vir- Staff Reporter ginia. And this is where her can be life eating disorder began. Highline’s S&A Budget “I became friends with a Committee will be considering threatening girl who was a vegetarian. a 10 percent reduction for next She was over 5 feet tall and year. By ALEA LITVINENKO weighed nothing more than “The S&A Budget Commit- Staff Reporter 80 pounds,” said Katie. “I tee is expecting a tight budget stayed over at her house a lot year and has asked budget man- Katie is a 21-year-old stu- and we would skip breakfast, agers to consider the impact of dent who has survived an eat a fifty cent bag of Doritos a 10 percent reduction in their eating disorder, but there are for lunch, and for dinner I annual forms,” said Jonathan many more people still suf- would eat in very small por- Brown, the associate dean for fering. tions.” Student Programs and Leader- National Eating Disorder “I just wanted to fit in,” ship. Week has arrived again to said Katie. “But I ended up “We do not know yet what spread awareness about the getting really sick because I programs will be cut and in what potentially life-threatening had lost so much weight.” capacity,” said Ashley Burman, disorders. This year’s theme Katie soon after went to member of the S&A budget is “… until eating disorders a doctor and was diagnosed committee. “The cuts are being are history,” and lasts from with Anorexia Nervosa. An- suggested because of the eco- Feb. 22 to Feb. 28. orexia Nervosa is a serious, nomic downturn, the larger state Eating disorders are com- potentially life-threatening and college budget cuts and the plex conditions that can eating disorder characterized money that the college is asking arise from a variety of po- by self-starvation and exces- S&A to take on.” tential causes. Once the sive weight loss according to The S&A budget is High- disorder has fully developed National Eating Disorder As- line’s services and activities it can create a self-perpet- sociation. budget. uating cycle of physical Jessica Lovin/THUNDERWORD All eating disorders re- By state law, when students and emotional destruction. Highline. I didn’t know who to turn quire professional help. In pay tuition, 10 percent of it goes Katie, which is not her real “I was sexually abused,” to.” the United States, as many as to this budget. This funds all name, was born in Hawaii said Katie. “I was only 12 As a young girl Katie felt non-instructional, extra-curric- and is currently attending years old, I was so young and helpless and alone. After a Please see NEDA, page 11 ular programs that Highline of- fers, from athletics to the Thun- derword. The money that goes into the budget is tied to Highline’s Chartwells cooking up more improvements student enrollment. The more students who attend the college, By SIDNEY PACAMPARA of the kitchen for students to the more money the S&A bud- Staff Reporter sample possible additions to the get gets. menu. There will be four to five There are 52 budgets under Harry Carleton has plans healthy choices to survey, and the S&A umbrella. to make Chartwells your first the one with the best reception It is not known yet which of choice. will run as a special, he said. Please see S&A, page 11 After starting its operations Carleton is looking to start Fall Quarter, Carleton, director the taste tests next month and of Chartwells Food Service, says also has an idea of rewarding the momentum is gaining and he those who participate. wants to make sure he gets what “We want to throw something the people want. Chartwells is back for supporting the survey,” Highline’s food service firm and Carleton said, “maybe an i-Pod offers its items in the Fireside or a t-shirt.” Bistro and cafeteria, both found He said the possibilities for in the Student Union. prizes and choices of the sam- “First quarter we were get- ples will be figured out and an- ting our feet grounded. Second nounced in a couple weeks. quarter is really busy,” Carleton As the logistics of the tast- •Highline’s women’s fast- said. “My goal is to be more en- ing tables are being worked out, pitch team needs more play- gaging with the students.” Carleton will continue “limited ers to compete this season. One of his plans is to imple- Ami Nguyen/THUNDERWORD See back page. ment tasting tables outside Please see Chartwells, page 11 Chef Maghietto, left, and Carleton look over the next day’s menu. 10 Arts The Thunderword / Feb. 26, 2009 •If you’re 21 and looking for something to do around town, the Comedy Underground is featuring comedians Mo Man- del and Jay Montepare this Fri- day and Saturday. Friday, Feb. 27, and Satur- day, 28, showtimes start at 8 Seattle is hot this weekend p.m. and run for about an hour with plenty of events ranging and a half. Saturday there is in prices to suit everyone’s bud- also a 10:15 p.m. show. Tickets get. cost $15 and can be bought at •The Seattle Public The- the door or online at http://com- ater is putting on the play The edyunderground.com/. Little Foxes. The play is open- •Sunday, March 1, Comedy ing Friday, Feb. 27 and running Underground is featuring the through Sunday, March 1. The Best of Comedy showcase. It play is about a family whose starts at 8 p.m. and lasts for an greed for wealth is so great they hour. The address of the come- are willing to step on anyone, dy underground is 109 S. Wash- including each other, to obtain ington St., Seattle. it. •The Lion King is currently The running time of the play playing at the Paramount until is two hours and the tickets are March 15. Ticket prices range a donation of pay what you can. from around $22 to $130, these The Bathhouse Theatre is lo- prices vary on certain dates. cated on 7312 West Greenlake Tickets can be purchased online Drive, North Greenlake, Se- at ticketmaster.com. attle. Virg Staiger/Des Moines Rotary A winemaker pours a taste for patrons at last year’s Poverty Bay Wine Festival. Poverty Bay Wine Festival is very rich in generosity By YUN HWANG friendships? Will it be benefi- enjoys an afternoon of good Staff Reporter cial to all concerned? food and great music to join the With such perspective in festival. Be prepared to indulge in the mind, the Rotary Club of Des Rogers also said that the fes- spirit of giving and fine wines Moines organizes a number tival is a great opportunity to see at the fifth annual Poverty Bay of community service projects the newly restored Landmark on Wine Festival. throughout the year, she said. the Sound. She said, many peo- The event will be organized Projects include: scholar- ple have driven by for years but and held by the Rotary Club of ships, support for the Des have never had the opportunity Des Moines who is raising funds Moines Food Bank, grants to to see the interior. She referred for their future projects. local schools, parks improve- to it as a, unique architectural Poverty Bay Wine Festival ments, and efforts to assist gem of our community. is the clubs major event which women in South Africa and The festival will be held for generates all of the clubs rev- Peru. The club also supports two days at the Landmark on enue each year. the Highline community by of- the Sound (formerly know as Participants may expect fering a $2,500 scholarship to a the Masonic Home) on, 23660 wine tasting from 20 Northwest student each year. Marine View Dr., Des Moines. wineries, a lavish Anthony’s Rogers said the festival has The opening night is Feb. 27, HomePort buffet, and sampling been successful in the past. It from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Tick- of food from local restaurants was a roaring success the first ets for the opening night are $75 including Salty’s clam chow- year and has been going strong in advance, and $85 at the door. der and Metropolitan Markets ever since, she said. The second date is March 1, cheeses and breads. But the club is looking for from noon to 5 p.m. Tickets are The events will also be ac- an even bigger crowd this year. $20 in advance, and $25 at the companied by live classic rock, We hope to have more attend- door. Tickets may be purchased Now accepting applications blues and contemporary jazz. ees than ever this year, Rogers at Corky Cellars in Des Moines, Takis Dotis and the Mad Greeks said. Des Moines Drugs, or online. for summer and fall 2009, will be performing belly danc- The festival is a wonderful Due to the serving of alcohol, and spring 2010! ing and music on the opening community event, a place to participants must be over 21.