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  The Challenge - June 7, 1995

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 31, number 15 and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on: - The Black Student Union (BSU) Spring Rally, including a barbecue, poetry, singers, and speakers; - Investigation of a student being harassed by campus security; - A new consistent refund policy across the community colleges; - The expected state budget allocation to the community colleges; - A new student law enforcement club, Lambda Juris Club; - A new class on using the internet; - Sole women's golf team member Jennifer Stapleton being recruited by the University of Washington and ranking first at the NWACC championship; - New women's soccer coach Randy Martin; - The new Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA, aka the Buckley Amendment) preventing the Challenge from publishing a list of graduating students; - Student award recipients Wanda Waldrop, Daniel Fitch, and Jeffrey Tober; - Summer activities in the Puget Sound area; - New youth night club Paradox; - A new TCC center opening in the Tacoma Mall. Campus news briefs include: - Student senate news, including the next meeting, recent funding allocations; - The TCC Eighth Annual Writer's Conference; - Farewells to long-time retiring faculty George Huffman, Virginia Liebergesell, and Dr. Ann Sundgren; - Completion of the new Gig Harbor Center; - The Clay Club annual spring art exhibit and sale. Also includes: - Wellness Center column on the center's year in review; - Ads and classified ads; - Out and About calendar of TCC, Tacoma, and area events; - Photos from the BSU barbecue and rally; - Music review of John Schlitt album 'Shake'; - List of films playing in area movie theaters; - Music reviews of new albums out on CD; - List of area concerts; - Letters to the editor responding to previous editorials on religion and tolerance, praising the last issue, criticizing the coverage of the Dr. Donald Johansen lecture, and a goodbye from a Russian exchange student; - 'Student in the Street' section asking five students their summer vacation plans; - Ads and classified ads; - List of student awards and recipients. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor Amanda Burden; associate editors John McNama, Heather Tillinghast; copy editor Barbara Thomas; calendar editor Christine Cruz; photo editor Jennifer West; business/production manager Grant C. Mason; office manager Jeanette May; reporters Staci Alexander, Jared D. Denton, Veronica Kirchoff; advisor David Holman.
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  The Challenge - May 24, 1995

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 31, number 14 and is sixteen pages. This issue contains stories on: - A building inspector being injured at the campus construction site; - The Board of Trustees meeting, including discussion of tuition changes, student concerns about diversity on campus; - A new bookstore price matching policy; - The end of the baseball season with the team finishing third; - Sole TCC women's golf player Jennifer Stapleton being recruited by the University of Washington (UW); - Basketball player Lorenzo Rollins and golf player Jennifer Stapleton winning Student of the Year awards; - A campus concert by reggae band The Groove; - An art exhibit in the TCC Library by Latino artists. Campus news briefs include: - The TCC Native American Student Council hosting Native American Scholarship Fund recruiter Virginia Bell; - A campus job fair; - The upcoming reopening of the new bookstore; - An oceanography educational cruise on Puget Sound; - Upcoming events for the Environmental Lecture Series; - Call for Faculty Excellence Award nominations. Also includes: - Wellness Center column on perception of alcohol use in Russia; - Ads and classified ads; - 'Whirled News' column on an Ebola outbreak in Zaire, colleges offering compensation to students who don't find a job after graduation; - Out and About calendar of TCC, Tacoma, and area events; - Photo of an intramural basketball game; - Campus ads and announcements including an upcoming teen baseball tournament; - Theater review of the Tacoma Actors Guild production of 'We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay!'; - List of area concerts; - List of films showing at area movie theaters; - An upcoming concert by the TCC Singers and drama students; - Letter to the editor responding to the previous issue's story on Slade Gorton; - Crossword puzzle. 'Cultural Kaleidoscope' special issue content includes: - An introduction to the special issue; - Schedule for the President's Council on Diversity sponsored Cultural Kaleidoscope week; - Cafeteria special menu; - Editorials on life in Puerto Rico, Satanism, the lack of diversity on TV, Grunge as a reaction to American materialism, the need for tolerance in American culture; - 'Student in the Street' asking four students how their heritage has benefited American culture; - Overview of cultural student clubs including the Black Student Union, Black Pearls, and the International Student Organization (ISO); - Perspectives on American culture by students from Darlene Rompogren's English as a Second Language (ESL) class; - Students from Humanities 120 publishing a multicultural cookbook. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor Amanda Burden; associate editors John McNama, Heather Tillinghast; copy editor Barbara Thomas; calendar editor Christine Cruz; photo editor Jennifer West; business/production manager Grant C. Mason; office manager Jeanette May; reporters Staci Alexander, Jared Denton, Veronica Kirchoff; advisor David Holman.
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  The Challenge - May 10, 1995

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 31, number 13 and is sixteen pages. Content note: This issue contains a brief discussion of sexual assault and violence in the article on page 5. This issue contains stories on: - The student government election results; - State budget cuts to the colleges; - Engineering Program Coordinator Ken Gentili receiving a National Science Foundation grant; - A meeting between TCC President Dr. Ray Needham and US President Bill Clinton regarding aerospace and logging industry layoffs, workforce training, financial aid; - Challenge Advertising and Production Manager Grant C. Mason receiving a Washington Press Association award and a TCC Student Employee of the Year award; - Application information for Eastern Washington University; - TCC student Dennis Hedman and his work to pass state protections for troubled teens in honor of his murdered daughter Rebecca; - Recent wins and losses by the men's baseball team; - New men's soccer coach Todd Veenhuizen, women's soccer coach Randy Martin, and women's basketball coach Michelle Knoll; - The need for more members on the women's golf team; - The sole women's golf team member Jennifer Stapleton; - The Washington State High School Alumni tournaments in basketball, baseball, soccer, and volleyball; - TCC student and musician Dustin Lafferty and his band the Blues Junkies; - Tacoma Earth Day celebrations; - Faculty member Ken Gentili being named Region III coordinator for National Science Foundation grant-funded project 'The Two-Year College in the 21st Century'; - The lecture by paleoanthropologist Dr. Donald Johanson on the discovery of 'Lucy' and human origins; - A presentation by Williams College mathematician Edward Burger; - Running Start student Christine Cruz and her experiences as a journalist. Campus news briefs include: - Availability of blood pressure checks and nutrition analysis at National Nurses Week; - A plant sale at the Biology department greenhouse; - Math instructor Suzanna Butschun receiving an American Association of Women in Community Colleges excellence award; - Health profession information at the Associated Students annual Health Fair; - An upcoming student senate meeting; - TCC President Dr. Ray Needham receiving an American Association of Community Colleges award; - An International Student Services awards banquet. Also includes: - Wellness Center column on the SAVE '95 Conference (Substance Abuse and a Violent Environment); - Ads and classified ads; - 'Whirled News' world news commentary column on car safety, new weight loss drug fenfluramine; - Security Beat section on campus security incidents; - Campus ads and announcements for the Challenge, a call to support the baseball team, an Alpha Delta Omega National Honor Society used book and bake sale, a student senate meeting, a horseback riding trip, an International Student Organization treasure hunt; - Out and About calendar of TCC, Tacoma, and area events; - music reviews of new albums out on CD; - List of films showing at area movie theaters; - Book review of James Finn Garner's Politically Correct Bedtime Stories; - Review of comedian Kermit Apio; - List of area concerts; - Counselor's Corner column on students with hidden disabilities; - Crossword puzzle; - Photo of a port-a-potty on campus due to water shutdowns for construction; - Editorials on visiting the state capitol and attempting to speak to Senator Slade Gorton, campus parking lot security; - Call for contributions to the Challenge's 'TCC Cultural Kaleidoscope' issue. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor Amanda Burden; associate editors John McNama, Heather Tillinghast; copy editor Barbara Thomas; calendar editor Christine Cruz; photo editor Jennifer West; business/production manager Grant C. Mason; office manager Jeanette May; reporters Staci Alexander, Christine Cruz, Jared Denton, Veronica Kirchoff; advisor David Holman.
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  The Challenge - April 26, 1995

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 31, number 12 and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on: - The formation of the reserve police officer academy, including an accompanying photo essay; - The Board of Trustees meeting, including discussion of major state funding cuts; - The upcoming Transfer Day with representatives from colleges; - The Associated Student government (ASTCC) recent activity and open positions; - The TCC Women into the Future program graduation ceremony; - TCC baseball players Darren Nordlund, Burdette Greeny, Toby McDermott being drafted to professional teams; - Baseball coach Travis Jewett organizing team study sessions; - A performance by the Native American Drum and Dance Group for Native American Week; - A performance by Stand Up, an acting group exploring teen issues; - Engineering student Bill King and his blues band HomeBrew; - The TCC Environmental Biology Lecture Series. Campus news briefs include: - Seven faculty members receiving tenure; - Changes to the minimum GPA for Running Start program participants; - TCC Men's Group activities; - An upcoming University of Washington Health Sciences Open House; - Upcoming personal finance seminars; - Baseball team league standings; - The upcoming lecture by paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson. Also includes: - Security Beat column on campus security incidents; - Ads and classified ads; - A photo of TCC President Dr. Ray Needham and Pskov Volny University Director Edward Moppel at a reception for the visiting Russian administrator and his student; - Out and About calendar of TCC, Tacoma, and area events; - Film list for area movie theaters; - Music reviews of new albums out on CD; - List of area concerts; - Call for perspectives on American culture for the May 24 Challenge issue; - Schedule for National Nurses Week events; - Editorials on jury duty, the TCC attendance policy, the Oklahoma City bombing; - Crossword puzzle. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor Heather Tillinghast; associate editors Amanda Burden, John McNama; copy editor Barbara Thomas; calendar editor Christine Cruz; photo editor Jennifer West; business/production manager Grant C. Mason; office manager Jeanette May; reporters Staci Alexander, Jared Denton, Veronica Kirchoff; advisor David Holman.
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  The Challenge - April 12, 1995

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 31, number 11 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on: - Adult basic education instructor Dr. James Dudley fighting denial of tenure; - A new pedestrian signal on Mildred Street for safer crossing; - A new child care program for students affected by the public schools' schedule; - Spring deadlines; - Campus construction of the new student bookstore; - The new TCC Singers concert; - The beginning of men's baseball season and win against Pierce College; - The upcoming National Basketball Association (NBA) playoffs; - The golf team's recent wins; - The National Collegiate Athletic Association men's basketball tournament; - An upcoming lecture by paleoanthropologist Dr. Donald Johanson. Campus news briefs include: - Associate degree application deadlines, - Ways to reach your state legislator, - An upcoming Multicultural Book Club meeting, - Writing Lab hours, - An upcoming visit by a Russian teacher and student of Pskov Volny University. Also includes: - Wellness Center column on the 7th annual TCC Alcohol and Drug Awareness Conference; - Miscellaneous news on Zapatista use of the internet in Mexico, weird websites, a bizarre federal scandal; - Ads and classified ads; - Film reviews of 'Tank Girl,' 'Clerks,' 'The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,' and 'Bye Bye Love'; - List of films in local movie theaters; - A photo of student Thomas White singing at a karaoke event; - List of area concerts; - Out and About calendar of campus, Tacoma, and area events; - Crossword puzzle; - Campus ads for women golf team members and scholarships, an African American art exhibit. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor Heather Tillinghast; associate editors Amanda Burden, John McNama; copy editor Barbara Thomas; calendar editor Christine Cruz; photo editor Jennifer West; business/production manager Grant C. Mason; office manager Jeanette May; reporters Staci Alexander, Jared Denton, Ryan Harris, Jon Howitt, Veronica Kirchoff; photographers Joe Almgreen; advisor David Holman.
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  The Challenge - March 8, 1995

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 31, number 10 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on: - The election of new student vice president Melinda Rahbine; - Cancellation of a teleconferencing demonstration due to issues with the phone technology; - The recovery of the big screen TV stolen from the Student Center; - Ways to celebrate National Women's History Month; - Recent accomplishments of the student senate; - A performance by folk singer Judd Grossman; - A concert by 'multicultural global rock' band Brothers of the Baladi; - A Magic: The Gathering trading card game tournament organized by TCC Vanguard Gaming Club; - The March of Dimes annual 'Jail and Bail' fundraiser; - A country music concert by Mark Chesnutt and Chris LeDoux at the Tacoma Dome; - The beginning of men's baseball season and new head coach Travis Jewett; - College basketball and March Madness; - The TCC Fencing Club; - The Last Chance shelter and clinic; - The 51st Pictures of the Year photojournalism exhibit at TCC. Campus news briefs include: - Announcement of the death of Veterans' Affairs Office Manager Frank Brown; - Open nominations for the Staff Training Association for Community Colleges Exemplary Staff Awards; - The removal of a prerequisite for Drama 153; - A concert by the TCC Singers; - An upcoming single parents survey by the Wellness Center; - Book Buy Back days; - A student rally at the state capitol about proposed tuition increases and budget cuts. Also includes: - Out and About calendar of TCC, Tacoma, and area events; - Ads and classified ads; - Photo promoting the upcoming 'Rhythm, Rhyme and Blues' performance by Dance Theater Northwest; - Area concerts calendar; - Campus ads for a one-woman play on Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony and the Curriculum Committee meeting. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor Heather Tillinghast; associate editors Amanda Burden, John McNama; copy editor Barbara Thomas; calendar editor Christine Cruz; photo editor Ben Peterson; business/production manager Grant C. Mason; office manager Jeanette May; advisor David Holman; reporters Christine Cruz, Jared Denton, Pamela Draper, Ryan Harris, Josh Riggins; photographers Dan Marsh, Ben Peterson, Jennifer West.
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  The Challenge - February 22, 1995

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 31, number 9 and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on: - A new student government program to help support single parent TCC students with supplemental child care; - New proposals for student assessments affecting course and graduation eligibility; - The upcoming election of a replacement student vice president; - A Black Student Union (BSU) fundraiser; - A project to review and destroy old college records; - The TCC Alpha Delta Omega Honor Society forming an earthquake preparedness committee; - Earthquake preparedness at TCC; - A proposed bill to grant computer and multimedia funding to community colleges; - The ends of the men's and women's basketball seasons; - The Board of Trustees meeting, including discussion of recommended improvements, revision of the nursing curriculum; - Tacoma Mayor Harold Moss speaking on Black History Month; - The BSU's new campaign to diversify the curriculum; - The Diversity Dance Workshop performance; - An upcoming concert by the TCC Singers choir. Campus news briefs include: - Twelve faculty members receiving awards from the TCC Foundation; - Closure of the cafeteria due to a broken water pipe; - Record turnout for a Tacoma Pierce County Blood Bank blood drive on campus; - The Multicultural Book Club meeting; - Availability of the spring catalog; - An upcoming series of discussions relating to the United Nations' Fourth World Conference on Women; - Faculty openings; - The relocation of the bronze statue of a reading woman for campus construction; - An African village bake sale by the BSU, Black Pearls, and Women's Network. Also includes: - A photo of a child playing in the snow on campus; - Ads and classified ads; - Student in the Street section asking for students how they feel about the removal of old trees for the bookstore construction; - Security Beat section on campus safety incidents; -Sports editorial on Major League Baseball; - Out and About calendar of TCC, Tacoma, and area events; - Food reviews of Frisko Freeze, Trop's Place, and Mel's Diner; - Campus ads and announcements of a Photography and Photojournalism Expo, a concert by the Brothers of the Baladi; - Area concerts calendar; - Music review of a Mister Grinch concert; - Film review of Russian film Raspad; - Editorials on the removal of trees for campus construction, the baseball strike; - Syndicated political comics; - Wellness Center column on stress management; - Crossword puzzle. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor Heather Tillinghast; associate editors Amanda Burden, John McNama; copy editor Barbara Thomas; photo editor Ben Peterson; calendar editor Christine Cruz; business/production manager Grant C. Mason; office manager Jeanette May; advisor David Holman; reporters Christine Cruz, Jared Denton, Pamela Draper, Ryan Harris, Josh Riggins; photographers Dan Marsh, Ben Peterson, Jennifer West.
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  The Challenge - February 8, 1995

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 31, number 8 and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on: - A new registration deadline policy; - Student jobs and the work-study financial aid program; - Financial Aid Office services; - An upcoming Photography and Photojournalism Expo on campus; - The men's basketball team recent losses; - The women's basketball team losses to Green River and Pierce; - The Tacoma Golden Gloves amateur boxing tournament; - The resignation of student Vice President Chris Mosley; - Earthquake safety, in response to an earthquake the previous week; - The Women into the Future program. Campus news briefs include: - Upcoming campus construction, - Testing dates for math and English assessment, - Transfer Information Day, - A workshop on working for government agencies, - Call for Children's Center donations, - A Student Programs sponsored film screening on African American women in the media, - The Wellness Center sponsoring a National Condom Week with HIV/AIDS testing by the People of Color AIDS Network, - Upcoming student government Budget Committee hearings for funding requests. Also includes: - Photo of the International Arts and Crafts Fair; - Wellness Center column on their logo contest; - Out and About calendar of TCC, Tacoma, and area events; - Student in the Street section asking four students how well they would be prepared for an earthquake; - Film reviews of White, Killing Zoe, and actress Julie Delpy; - Upcoming concerts calendar; - Editorials on a date after the campus Dating Game, political correctness, the TCC gymnasium, African American leaders; - Film review of Hoop Dreams; - Photos of students in traditional clothing for International Awareness Week; - Crossword puzzle. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor Heather Tillinghast; associate editors Amanda Burden, John McNama; copy editor Barbara Thomas; photo editor Ben Peterson; calendar editor Christine Cruz; business/production manager Grant C. Mason; office manager Jeanette May; advisor David Holman; reporters Christine Cruz, Jared Denton, Pamela Draper, Ryan Harris, Josh Riggins, James Salatino; photographers Joe Almgreen, Amy Geer, Brian Hammer, Dan Marsh, Jennifer West.
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  The Challenge - January 25, 1995

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 31, number 7 and is twelve pages. Content note: This issue contains discussion of violent crimes on page 11. This issue contains stories on: - The Board of Trustees meeting, with commendation of the Academic College Preparation 2000 (ACP 2000) program; - A bomb threat on campus; - Restructuring of administrative staff; - New Dean of Student Services Dr. Trish Geringer; - The holiday food, clothing, and toy drive organized by the Black Pearls, Women's Network, and Black Student Union; - A reception for Russian exchange teacher Victoria Skuridina; - A new virus on campus computers; - The men's basketball team win against Pierce; - The women's basketball team loss to Pierce and challenges for the team; - Campus and city celebrations of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; - The US Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Diversity Immigrant Visa Program visa lottery and TCC International Student Organization (ISO) assistance; - An ISO and student government sponsored relief effort for Kobe (Japan) after an earthquake; - TCC President Dr. Ray Needham speaking at the student government meeting regarding potential tuition increases. Campus news briefs include: - Acceptance of a contractor bid for the new bookstore and student center, - TCC receiving major donations allowing for scholarships, - Open applications for the student Dating Game, - Plans for a student senate sponsored Earth Day celebration, - Upcoming meetings of the Multicultural Book Club, - A Northwest International Education Association study abroad summer program in Germany, - A workshop for transfer students. Also includes: - Student in the Street section asking four students if they could handle a ten percent tuition increase; - Out and About calendar of TCC, Tacoma, and area events; - Review of the MTV broadcast of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony; - Book review of X-Files book Goblin by Charles Grant; - Photos of Guitar Slim and his band at TCC, a car getting stuck on a curb on campus, student Neil Bonney rollerblading; - Film review of Little Women; - Editorials on capital and corporal punishment, media attention for Newt Gingrich; - Syndicated comics; - Wellness Center column on their Brown Bag Speaker Series; - Ads and classified ads. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor Heather Tillinghast; associate editors Amanda Burden, John McNama; copy editor Barbara Thomas; photo editor Ben Peterson; calendar editors Christine Cruz; business manager Grant C. Mason; office manager Jeanette May; advisor David Holman; reporters Christine Cruz, Jared Denton, Pamela Draper, Ryan Harris, Josh Riggins, James Salatino; photographers Joe Almgreen, Amy Geer, Brian Hammer, Dan Marsh.
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  The Challenge - January 11, 1995

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 31, number 6 and is twelve pages. Content note: This issue contains discussion of suicide on page 11. This issue contains stories on: - Long lines in the Financial Aid Office; - The Board of Trustees meeting, including approval of the new bookstore construction budget, and other program budgets; - The new 'Spanish in the Andes '95' study abroad program by Montserrat Linkletter; - A new high school summer camp for minorities and women interested in engineering; - TCC employees receiving awards at the TCC Holiday Luncheon; - New Child Care Center manager Mary Skinner; - A new museum/gallery operations program; - Recent men's basketball team games; - The college football Orange Bowl; - The upcoming TCC International Film Festival. Campus news briefs include: - Need for family volunteers for a Nursing program study, - Need for a homestay host for a Russian exchange student, - Arrival of instructor Russian instructor Victoria Skurikina, - Arrival of new Associate Dean for Student Services, - Retirement of sociology faculty Dr. Ann Sundgren, - Appointment of music instructor Dianne Vars to the American Choral Directors Association's Research and Publications Committee, - Publication of a book by drama instructor Larry Silverberg, - Open acceptance of donations at the Child Care Center, - The upcoming graduation of Running Start student Katharine Kolody, - Multicultural Student Services Director Steve Ellis being named a hometown hero on KOMO TV, - The Wellness Center hosting a Mocktail Open House, - An upcoming poetry jazz celebration for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Also includes: - Student in the Street section asking four students their opinion of the Running Start program; - Security Beat section on campus safety incidents; - A photo of student Vice President of Student Finance Toru Hashinzume; - Out and About calendar of TCC, Tacoma, and area events; - Ads and classified ads; - Counselor's Corner column on knowing who you are and setting goals; - Announcement and photo for the Lakewood Playhouse production of The Miss Firecracker Contest; - Crossword puzzle; - Music review of a concert by Christian rock band Destiny at the Central Tavern; - Editorial inviting student perspectives on US President Bill Clinton; - Open letter from the student government on recent goals and accomplishments; - Photo of Activities Assistant Nick Robertson in the Associated Students office; - Editorial on the Running Start program; - Letters to the editor criticizing the previous issue's editorial on suicide. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor Heather Tillinghast; associate editor Amanda Burden; copy editor Barbara Thomas; photo editor Ben Peterson; calendar editors Christine Cruz, Grant C. Mason; business manager Grant C. Mason; office manager Jeanette May; reporters Christine Cruz, Pamela Draper, Ryan Harris, Glenn Hurlburt; photographers Dan Marsh, Ben Peterson; advisor David Holman.
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  The Challenge - December 7, 1994

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 31, number 5 and is sixteen pages. Content note: This issue contains discussion of domestic violence on page 2; discussion of suicide on page 14. This issue contains stories on: - The theft of a television from the Student Center; - The student senate promoting a petition to establish a TCC multicultural curriculum; - The departure of Dean of Student Services Dr. Priscilla Bell; - The hiring of Carol Parron as the new Wellness Center coordinator and staff concerns with the interview process; - Upcoming book buy-back days; - The student senate meeting, with administrators attending to address student concerns; - The hiring of new Associate Dean for Student Services April Retherford; - Establishing internet access for TCC students; - The Faculty Hiring Committee drafting new policies and procedures; - TCC team members Tina Buck and Christy Kelley playing in the NWAACC Sophomore Volleyball All-Star game; - The men's basketball team win against Edmonds, win at the Skagit Valley tournament; - The men's soccer team placing third in the NWAACC soccer tournament; - Openings on the women's basketball team; - Washington State University moving forward in the college football Apple Cup; - Hiring of a new women's soccer coach; - Kwanzaa; - A karaoke event at TCC; - An upcoming snow storm; - An upcoming campus visit by Santa Claus; - Availability of low-cost health insurance through Washington Basic Health Plan. Also includes: - Campus news briefs on inclement weather policy and procedures, student president Jeff Tober representing TCC in the West End Neighborhood Council, an Administration of Justice and Human Service Workers programs mock trial, a pottery sale by the Clay Club, an upcoming screening of film and question and answer session on domestic violence; - Corrections to the previous issue; - Campus ads for the Clay Club pottery sale, call for poets and musicians for a Multicultural Student Services event, senate meeting reminders, calls for donations of toys and other items for the holidays; - Student in the Streets section asking five students 'Are book prices too high at TCC?'; - Call for donations for a holiday charity drive sponsored by the Women's Network, Black Pearls, and Black Student Union; - Security Beat section on campus safety incidents; - Illustrations; - Men's basketball schedule; - Out and About calendar of TCC, Tacoma, and area events; - Syndicated comics; - Ads and classified ads; - Food review of Mel's Diner; - Photo promoting the Tacoma Performing Dance Co. production of the Nutcracker with TCC dance instructor Rob Sutherland; - Music reviews of a concert by Pleasure Elite and Ondine at the Victory Club, a Running with Scissors concert at the Central Tavern; - Point/Counterpoint section with editorials on Black pride, 'racism' against white people; - Editorial on suicide, lack of security staff at a basketball game; - Letter to the editor responding to a previous article regarding campus dining services. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor Heather Tillinghast; associate editors Amanda Burden, John Larson; photo editor Ben Peterson; calendar editor Grant C. Mason; office manager Jeanette May; business manager Grant C. Mason; graphic design Glenn Hurlburt; illustrator Heather Tena; reporters Christine Cruz, Ryan Harris, Jon Howitt, Glenn Hurlburt, Kati Knutzen, Barbara Thomas; photographers Grant C. Mason, Ben Peterson; advisor David Holman.
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  The Challenge - November 16, 1994

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 31, number 4 and is sixteen pages. Content note: This issue contains discussion of sexual assault on page 3 and a comic on suicide on page 3. This issue contains stories on: - The Wellness Center and changes to the coordinator position; - The Board of Trustees meeting, including approval of a new faculty contract; review of five Associate Dean of Student Services and Registrar candidates; - A screening of film 'Rape: By Any Name'; - The new Learning Community on Native Americans study group, formed by the President's Council on Diversity; - The student computer lab; - Students Nate Rawlins and Chris Handy representing TCC at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Congress and Exposition and the TCC ASME club; - Formation of an Auxiliary Services Advisory Committee to address student concerns on campus food quality and book prices; - Men's basketball team member Lorenzo Rollins; - The Seattle Supersonics recent games; - The men's soccer team win against Grays Harbor to qualify for the NWAACC tournament; - The upcoming college football Apple Cup between the University of Washington and Washington State University; - The men's basketball team; - The end of the women's volleyball season with a win against Centralia and loss to Lower Columbia; - The Loy Kratong festival, with performances by the Thai Classical Band and Siam Sangkeet Dance Group, the Miss Noppamars beauty contest, and a Muy Thai martial arts demonstration; - The TCC Entrepreneurs Succeed Program (ESP); - A campus talent show; - The Curriculum Committee meeting; - Screenwriter Steward Stern speaking at TCC; - TCC drama instructor Larry Silverberg directing Goblin Market at the Belltown Theater. Also includes: - A photo of the Adefua African Dance Company performing at TCC; - Campus news briefs on the student senate partially granting a budget request for the Academic Career Prep 2000 program, the Pierce Transit ride share program, formation of a new Hispanic Club, the results of the Toast to Northwest fundraiser, the Women's Network, available space in the campus garden, library closures, the reappointment of Trustee Dennis Seinfeld; - Wellness Center column on weight loss; - Comics; - Counselor's Corner column on the holiday season; - Campus ad for the Biology Department plant sale; - Student in the Street section asking five students how they feel about food quality on campus; - Security Beat section with brief campus safety news; - The men's basketball team roster; - Final NWAACC Western Division volleyball standings; - Out and About calendar of TCC, Tacoma, and area events; - Editorials on giving to charity, the Susan Smith case; - Theater review of the Tacoma Actors Guild production of The Comedy of Errors; - Entertainment briefs on new music releases, upcoming concerts, films in theaters and available on video; - Music review of a Gwar concert; - Ads and classified ads. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor Heather Tillinghast; associate editors John Larson, John McNama; photo editor Ben Peterson; calendar editor Grant C. Mason; advisor David Holman; office manager Jeanette May; business manager Grant C. Mason; graphic design Glenn Hurlburt; reporters Amanda Burden, Christine Cruz, Ryan Harris, Jon Howitt, Glenn Hurlburt, Kati Knutzen, Barbara Thomas; photographers Ben Peterson, Joe Almgreen, Dan Marsh.
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  The Challenge - November 2, 1994

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 31, number 3 and is twelve pages. Content note: This issue contains description of domestic abuse on page 2. This issue contains stories on: - A new model of students managing their own Master Advising Plan (MAP); - Administrator and contractor responses to student asbestos exposure concerns; - A panel of local representatives speaking on Tacoma crime and violence; - The TCC Child Care Center and its extensive waitlist; - The Veterans Administration office on campus; - The Administration of Justice program and new coordinator Dr. Leslie Sue; - The new Reading Edge machine for visually impaired students in the library; - The Multicultural Student Services sponsored Academic Career Prep for the Year 2000 (ACP 2000) program for 'at risk' middle and high school students; - The Seattle Supersonics professional basketball team; - The women's volleyball team loss to Lower Columbia; - The men's soccer team win against Pierce; - Halloween and the campus costume contest; - A demonstration by hypnotist Jerry Harris at TCC. Also includes: - Campus news briefs on the Human Services Program receiving a grant, outside funders for improvements to the library, the student senate meeting, formation of a new debate team and Toastmasters speech club; - Counselor's Corner column on domestic abuse; - Five students responding to the question 'How do you feel about self-advisement?'; - NWAACC volleyball and Southern Division soccer standings; - Out and About calendar of TCC, Tacoma, and area events; - Music review of the Phantom Rockers concert at the Victory Club; - Review of the Showboat Tavern in Ruston and a concert by Captain Dick and the Portholes; - Film review of Pulp Fiction; - A thank you to Ed Zimmerman for the donation of a refrigerator for the Challenge's photo paper and film; - Book review of The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life by Richard Herrnstein; - Editorial encouraging support to local AIDS groups; - New 'Security Beat' section on various incidents on campus; - Ads and classified ads. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor Heather Tillinghast; associate editors John Larson, John McNama; business manager Grant C. Mason; photo editor Ben Peterson; office manager Jeanette May; graphic design Glenn Hurlburt; calendar editor Grant C. Mason; advisor David Holman; reporters Amanda Burden, Christine Cruz, Ryan Harris, Jon Howitt, Glenn Hurlburt, Kati Knutzen, Barbara Thomas; photographers Joe Almgreen, Joe Goodwin, Dan Marsh.
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  The Challenge - October 19, 1994

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 31, number 2 and is sixteen pages. This issue contains stories on: - Student concerns about asbestos exposure; - A new textbook by Violeta Clee and Paul Clee, American Dreams, American Voices; - The Board of Trustees meeting, including receipt of grants; - The International Student Organization (ISO) Welcome Back party and potluck; - New full time faculty; - The Black Student Union (BSU) and plans for the school year; - New drama instructor Larry Silverberg; - Student enrollment; - Computer instructor Ed Zimmerman receiving a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant; - New student, faculty, and staff choir the TCC Singers; - Crime and safety at TCC; - Parking citations on campus; - Japanese students and soccer team members Kenji Yanai and Katsu Yoshimoto; - TCC student and bobybuilder Towanda Smith; - The Western Hockey League Tacoma Rockets win against the Saskatoon Blades; - The women's volleyball team recent performance; - The men's soccer team recent performance; - The Greek Festival at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church featuring food, art, and performances by the Elliniki Neotis Dance Group and local school children; - The TCC Foundation; - TCC students resuming subscription to Northwest music magazine The Pandemonium after a previous student president banned it. Also includes: - Campus news briefs on the human services program receiving awards from the National Organization for Human Service Education (NOHSE), plans to get a campus ATM, plans for the Women's Network club, the student senate meeting, a bank robbery getaway car being abandoned in the TCC parking lot; - Corrections to the previous issue; - Campus ads including news of The Reading Edge reading machine at the library for the visually impaired, call for Challenge staff, an upcoming Halloween costume contest; - Five students answering the question 'Do you feel safe and secure at TCC?'; - Out and About calendar of TCC, Tacoma, and area events; - Review of the Toast to the Northwest wine, beer, and food festival and fundraiser; - Music review of a performance by a capella group The Front Page at TCC; - Crossword puzzle; - Editorials on the Black Student Union's goals, the experience of having your car burglarized, the possible asbestos exposure on campus. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor Amanda Burden; associate editors John Larson, Heather Tillinghast; business manager Grant C. Mason; photo editor Ben Peterson; advisor David Holman; office manager Jeanette May; graphic design Glenn Hurlburt; calendar editor Grant C. Mason; reporters Ryan Harris, Jon Howitt, Glenn Hurlburt, John McNama, Barbara Thomas; photographers Joe Almgreen, Dan Marsh, Ben Peterson.
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  The Challenge - October 5, 1994

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 31, number 1 and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on: - TCC business instructors Chris Gilbert and Cynthia Verser participating in an exchange program with Pskov Volny University (Russia); - Changes to academic requirements for the Running Start program for high school students; - The unexpected resignation of recently tenured engineering faculty member Dennis Stokes; - The Board of Trustees meeting, including approval of a student van purchase, study of personnel policy; - Upcoming construction projects; - Some campus computers getting connected to the internet; - Office moves on campus for various student services; - The men's soccer team win against South Puget Sound; - The women's volleyball team loss to Lower Columbia; - The Tacoma Rockets Western Hockey League team; - A car and motorcycle show at the Tacoma Dome; - The new Central Tavern for alternative music shows, with mention of the Hungry Crocodiles, Tchkung, and Prayer Factory; - A student barbecue and concert by reggae/calypso band The Groove; - TCC alumnus and Deputy Campaign Manager for Congressman Norm Dicks, Kurt Beckett. Also includes: - Photo of security staff with a piano that was set on fire; - Wellness Center column on center services, support groups, and brown bag lecture series; - A clippable student survey; - Campus ads including calls for Challenge staff, Fencing Club members, student senate meeting attendance; - Sports editorial on professional hockey; - Women's volleyball schedule; - Guest column from the student president on students using their voices; - Out and About calendar of TCC events; - Editorials on office and classroom moves, US intervention in Haiti; - Ads and classified ads. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor Amanda Burden; associate editors John Larson, Heather Tillinghast; business manager Grant C. Mason; photo editor Ben Peterson; advisor David Holman; office manager Jeanette May; graphic design Glenn Hurlburt; calendar editor Grant C. Mason; reporters Christine Cruz, John McNama, Grant C. Mason, John Larson, Glenn Hurlburt, Heather Tillinghast, Amanda Burden; photographers Dan Marsh, Ben Peterson.
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  The Challenge - June 1, 1994

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 30, number 15 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on: - The Student Awards reception; - The Multicultural Student Services Student Empowerment Conference; - The Academic Computing Committee meeting on student email and other technological issues; - The faculty meeting discussion of transfer credit evaluation; - The death of former TCC employee Chris Smith; - The TCC Society for Creative Anachronism and their medieval fair; - New student government officers Jeff Tober, Chris Mosley, Toru Hashizume, Brooke Felton; - The end of TCC baseball season; - A Student Programs barbecue with music by reggae band the Ganja Farmers. Also includes: - Wellness Center column on the author's father; - Photo of students playing hacky sack on campus; - Campus news briefs on commencement, a correction of the previous issue, and library closures, call for food donations to the Child Care Center, the Tacoma Writers Conference; - Out and About calendar of TCC, Tacoma, and area events; - Ads and classified ads. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editors John McNama, Karen Sutton; calendar editor Grant C. Mason; campus news editor Heather Tillinghast; photography editor Amanda Miller; sports editor Josh Riggins; advertising manager Valerie Gross; office manager Mark Craypo; advisor David Holman; reporters Elke Van Cassel, Brooke Felton, Glenn Hurlburt, Bart Kirmse, Katherine Kolody, Carole Larsen, John Larson, Grant C. Mason, Craig Ridley, Melisse Swartwood, Heather Tillinghast; photographers Amanda Miller, Ben Peterson.
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  The Challenge - May 18, 1994

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 30, number 14 and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on: - Shane Conway being selected as the new Vice President of Administrative Services; - A car burglary on campus; - The appointment of Martin Luther King Housing Development Association Executive Director Alberta J. Canada to the TCC Board of Trustees; - Proposed changes to degree requirements; - A Student Programs sponsored student talent show; - Adult basic education instructor Dr. James R. Dudley filing a discrimination complaint regarding his tenure review process; - A burglary of the TCC Bookstore; - The men's baseball team loss to Shoreline; - The men's golf team performance at recent meets; - TCC alumni attorney Frank Ladenburg, mechanic Warren Cable, and TCC secretary Traci Hilligoss; - A performance by singer and guitarist Jill Holly; - The Board of Trustees meeting, including approval of Susan Donaldson and Theophilus Mungen's tenure, presentation by students Blake Ingram and Glenn Prince regarding student input in the tenure process; - The TCC Career Center; - The Black Student Union responding to criticism of the Apollo Night event; - The TCC International Business Breakfast meeting; - The Women's Employment and Education (WWEE) organization. Also includes: - Photos of students enjoying campus sunshine, a student dancing to the Condor concert at TCC; - Obituary for former TCC employee JoEllen Sutton; - Wellness Center column on seasonal allergies; - Sports trivia; - Sports editorials on the Seattle Supersonics losing the playoffs, fouls and violent responses; - Syndicated comics; - News briefs on the International Student Organization (ISO) bowling tournament, the TCC ISO Candies soccer team, and a ISO foosball championship; - Major league baseball predictions; - Out and About calendar of TCC, Tacoma, and area events; - Syndicated film review of The Crow; - Letters to the editor criticizing the Challenge for not marking the death of former TCC instructor Keith Brightwell, supporting the veteran who was offended by a display of crosses (see previous issue), responding to the Apollo Night review (with editor's note defending the review); - Ads and classified ads. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editors John McNama, Karen Sutton; campus news editor Heather Tillinghast; calendar editor Grant C. Mason; sports editor Josh Riggins; photo editor Amanda Miller; office manager Mark Craypo; advertising manager Valerie Gross; photographers Roseann Barnhill, Amanda Miller, Ben Peterson; reporters Brooke Felton, Bart Kirmse, Katherine Kolody, Carole Larsen, John Larson, Grant C. Mason, Craig Ridley, Melisse Swartwood, Heather Tillinghast, Elke Van Cassel; layout Brooke Felton, Grant C. Mason, Heather Tillinghast; graphic design Glenn Hurlburt; advisor David Holman.
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  The Challenge - May 4, 1994

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 30, number 13 and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on: - A student and veteran being offended by white crosses on campus memorializing Americans killed by alcohol and taking them down; - Campus services for students with disabilities; - Vice President for Administrative Services finalists Shane Conway and Ed Mallick; - The TCC American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) chapter winning awards in the Regional Student Conference; - Improvements to tuition fee payment options; - The Wellness Center's Sixth Annual Drug and Alcohol Awareness Conference; - The men's golf team recent performance at various meets; - The men's baseball team win against Pierce, tie with Lower Columbia; - Sports editorial 'Riggins' Rant' on the name change of the Seattle SuperSonics to the Sonics, trash talk in the NBA, baseball superstitions; - The 48th Annual College Photographer of the Year exhibit at the library; - The Clay Club and their upcoming art show and pottery sale. Also includes: - Wellness Center column with thanks to participants and sponsors of their spring conference; - Call for Faculty Excellence Award nominees; - Sports editorial on the Seattle SuperSonics basketball team; - Syndicated comics; - Baseball trivia; - Call for outstanding and/or unusual athletes to be featured in the Challenge; - Native Heritage Week centerfold with Tlingit, Haida, Kalapuya, Sioux, and Pima stories and photos of art from Raven's Nest studio presented to students; - Out and About calendar of TCC, Tacoma, and area events; - Review and issues of the Black Student Union sponsored Apollo Night talent contest; - Photo of a family of ducks on campus; - Poetry; - Information on Advising Day personal identification (PIN) numbers, registration appointments; - Letters to the editor regarding the previous issue's article on Earth Day celebrations, the Board approval of student diversity goals not addressing the need for faculty diversity, student apathy, campus response to the Board approval of Robert Tan's tenure; - Ads and classified ads. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editors John McNama, Karen Sutton; campus news editor Heather Tillinghast; calendar editor Grant C. Mason; sports editor Josh Riggins; photo editor Amanda Miller; office manager Mark Craypo; advertising manager Valerie Gross; photographers Roseann Barnhill, Amanda Miller, Ben Peterson; reporters Brooke Felton, Bart Kirmse, Katherine Kolody, Carole Larsen, John Larson, Grant C. Mason, Craig Ridley, Melisse Swartwood, Heather Tillinghast, Elke Van Cassel; layout Brooke Felton, Grant C. Mason, Heather Tillinghast; graphic design Glenn Hurlburt; advisor David Holman.
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  The Challenge - April 20, 1994

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 30, number 12 and is twelve pages. Content note: This issue contains discussion of suicide on page 9 and 11. This issue contains stories on: - Viruses in the Computer Lab; - Failed attempts to organize a campus Earth Day event; - Earthquake safety; - A campus visit by a reaccreditation evaluation committee; - An upcoming Advising Day; - The Board of Trustees meeting, including approval of the 1995-1997 capital budget request; - Recruitment of new men's basketball team members and current team makeup; - The men's baseball team losses to Green River and Centralia; - The fencing team taking second in the South Sound Fencing Invitational; - Longtime TCC student and artist Betsy Sabin; - A Humanities series lecture by University of Puget Sound music professor Tom Goleeke on Handel's Messiah; - A concert by Middle Eastern folk music and rock band Brothers of the Baladi; - A Seattle Center fan vigil for Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain after his death; - A meeting with the reaccreditation evaluation committee leader to review their findings; - The faculty union, TCC Federation of Teachers (TCCFT) and recent discussions. Campus news briefs include: - A correction to a previous article on the tuition refund policy, - An upcoming drug and alcohol conference, - The Annual College Photographer of the Year exhibit in the library, - Postponement of a lecture on learning second languages. Also includes: - Wellness Center column on Drug Free Washington month; - Profiles of three new men's basketball team recruits; - Sport editorial briefs on TCC student and ice skater Stacey Zimmerman being hired for the Walt Disney World on Ice show, the SuperSonics playing in Tacoma, Michael Jordan playing baseball, open gym at TCC; - Men's baseball, men's and women's golf schedules; - Out and About calendar of TCC, Tacoma, and area events; - A photo of students on campus during a hailstorm; - Call for applications to Challenge editorial positions; - Ad for Wellness Center brown bag lunch series; - Opinion pieces on student engagement and the senate, student government elections, the death of Kurt Cobain; - Crossword puzzle. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editors John McNama, Karen Sutton; campus news editor Heather Tillinghast; calendar editor Grant C. Mason; sports editor Josh Riggins; photo editor Amanda Miller; office manager Mark Craypo; advertising manager Valerie Gross; photographers Roseann Barnhill, Amanda Miller, Ben Peterson; reporters Brooke Felton, Bart Kirmse, Katherine Kolody, Carole Larsen, John Larson, Grant C. Mason, Craig Ridley, Melisse Swartwood, Heather Tillinghast, Elke Van Cassel, Glenn Hurlburt; layout Brooke Felton, Grant C. Mason, Heather Tillinghast; advisor David Holman.
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  The Challenge - April 6, 1994

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 30, number 11 and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on: - The Board of Trustees meeting, including approval of tenure contracts and overturning a tenure committee recommendation to not give tenure to math faculty Robert Tan; - Campus security, safety, and crime; - Changes to the SPRUCE (SPace available to Respond to the Unemployed through College Education) program; - Brian Short, son of TCC student Leah Short, and his karate practice and teaching; - The men's golf team; - The men's baseball team performance in a tournament in Idaho; - A Tacoma rally to free indigenous activist Leonard Peltier; - The International Student Organization (ISO) welcome party; - The Human Services Focus breakfast meeting with former students, state representatives, and TCC administrators; - The Board of Trustees approving a tuition refund policy revision; - The student government and open applications for officer roles; - The Board overturning the Tenure Committee's recommendation on Robert Tan. Campus news briefs include: - Upcoming Student Programs events, - Auditions of Apollo Night, - Late grades for an English class due to the hospitalization of instructor Patrick Towne, - Curriculum Committee course changes, - Construction of a new walkway near Building 3, - A joint meeting between TCC and Clover Park Technical College Boards, - Degree application deadlines. Also includes: - Wellness Center column on services, a new memory wall for students affected by drugs or alcohol, an upcoming spring conference; - Ads and classified ads; - Sports editorial shorts on Magic Johnson working with the L.A. Lakers, the Seattle SuperSonics, Mariners baseball player Ken Griffey, Jr., Nintendo sports games; - Profiles on the seven teachers who earned tenure: Mike Flodin, Dennis Stokes, Chris Gilbert, Sylvia Unwin, Robert Tan, Phil Hunter, Jerad Zimmermann; - Out and About calendar of TCC, Tacoma, and area events; - Ad for a photojournalism open house at the library; - Counselor's Corner column on decision-making; - Dear Jane advice column; - Music review of a concert by guitar duo Double Cookin' at TCC; - Syndicated comics; - Opinion piece on the approval of tenure for Robert Tan. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor John McNama; copy editor Karen Sutton; calendar editor Grant C. Mason; campus news editor Heather Tillinghast; photography editor Amanda Miller; sports editor Josh Riggins; advertising manager Valerie Gross; office manager Mark Craypo; advisor David Holman; reporters Elke Van Cassel, Brooke Felton, Glenn Hurlburt, Bart Kirmse, Katherine Kolody, Carole Larsen, John Larson, Grant C. Mason, Craig Ridly, Melisse Swartwood, Heather Tillinghast; photographers Roseann Barnhill, Lisa Lane-Taylor, Amanda Miller, Ben Peterson.
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  The Challenge - March 9, 1994

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 30, number 10 and is twelve pages. Content note: This issue contains discussion of capital punishment on page 11. This issue contains stories on: - A car accident in the parking lot; - Lecture by Pacific Lutheran University Dean of Humanities Dr. Paul Menzel on health care reform; - A Women's Network and Black Pearls sponsored Celebration of Women; - A karaoke competition; - A Wellness Center lecture series on alcohol and drug abuse; - The men's basketball team playoff loss to Centralia; - Resignation of women's basketball coach Pat Ward; - The beginning of baseball season and new head coach Rusty Reopelle; - Hypnotist Don Liggett working with the TCC baseball team; - Student Programs and Black Student Union sponsored Black History Month activities, including the Gospel Festival, forum on street violence, African-American authors read-in, Adefua African Music and Dance Company performance; - Student club budget allocations; - Artist Patrick Dunning and 'The Signature Project' mural on display at Westlake Center in Seattle. Also includes: - Campus news briefs on open applications for the Women Into the Future program, a student being robbed, spring break library closure, low enrollment in two courses; - Wellness Center column on car maintenance; - Dear Jane advice column; - Possible records broken during the men's basketball season; - Photo of an intramural volleyball game; - Baseball schedule; - Preview of next issue's sports news; - The Black Student Union and spring plans; - Out and About calendar of TCC, Tacoma, and area events; - Syndicated article on actor Wesley Snipes; - Photo of the Tickle Tune Typhoon family event; - Music review of Federal Way band Near Infinity; - Proposed budget for campus clubs and activities; - Letter from student Vice President of Legislation encouraging involvement in student government; - Opinion pieces on student disinterest in campus programs, capital punishment; - Crossword puzzle; - Syndicated satirical advice column; - Ads and classified ads. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor John McNama; advertising manager Valerie Gross; sports editor Josh Riggins; photo editor Lewis Ho; copy editor Karen Sutton; advisor David Holman; office manager Mark Craypo; center spread design Glenn Hurlburt; reporters Glenn Hurlburt, Bart Kirmse, Katherine Kolody, Grant C. Mason, John Larson, Josh Riggins, Karen Sutton, Heather Tillinghast; photographers Lewis Ho, Ethan Gostin.
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  The Challenge - February 23, 1994

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 30, number 9 and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on: - Planned campus improvements including a new bookstore and accessibility features on buildings; - A lecture on Russia today by Moscow University professor Dr. Andrei Safirov; - Student event cancellations due to low interest; - The election of Jeff Tober as student Vice President of Legislation; - The Workforce Training Program at Gig Harbor campus; - The men's basketball team qualifying for the playoffs with a win against Pierce; - The women's basketball team loss to Pierce; - Chinese New Year celebrations in Tacoma, new year traditions in Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, TCC's celebrations, and the Year of the Dog; - A performance by the Jason Lee (Middle School) African Drum and Dance Group; - A presentation by former student Daran Kravanh and others on Cambodian culture; - The Black Student Union sponsored Gospel Music Festival; - The Board of Trustees meeting, including resignation of Trustee Karyn Clarke, approval of campus goals for diversity; - Pierce College President George Delany speaking on political correctness; - A special joint meeting between the Board and the Tacoma School District; - A federal grant for retraining Boeing former employees benefiting TCC programs. Also includes: - Campus news briefs on new faculty members (Yi Li, Tamara Kuzmenkov, Mary Chen) and retirements (Tom McLaughlin, Charles B. Summers), a Student Programs film screening of Malcolm X, a Tickle Tune Typhoon family music group performance at TCC, spring quarter course catalog corrections; - Wellness Center column on vitamins; - Dear Jane advice column; - Photos of the men's basketball team game with Centralia; - Announcement of volleyball club information; - Sports editorial briefs on film Blue Chips, Olympic figure skaters Tony Harding and Nancy Kerrigan, the Seattle SuperSonics basketball team, US Olympic skiers; - Next issue sports content preview; syndicated comics; - Out and About calendar of TCC, Tacoma, and area events; - Ad for Wellness Center brown bag lunch series; - Crossword puzzle; - Syndicated satirical advice column; - Ads and classified ads. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor John McNama; advertising manager Valerie Gross; sports editor Josh Riggins; photo editor Lewis Ho; copy editor Karen Sutton; advisor David Holman; office manager Mark Craypo; center spread design Glenn Hurlburt; reporters Glenn Hurlburt, Bart Kirmse, Katherine Kolody, Grant C. Mason, John Larson, Josh Riggins, Karen Sutton, Heather Tillinghast; photographers Lewis Ho, Ethan Gostin.
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  The Challenge - February 9, 1994

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 30, number 8 and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on: - Glass artist Dale Chihuly presenting at TCC for the Humanities Lecture series; - The lawsuit regarding the Gig Harbor campus construction being dismissed by Thurston County Superior Court; - Transfer Information Day; - Professional skateboarder Steve Olson, son of TCC English instructor Violeta Clee; - The successful TCC blood drive for Tacoma Pierce County Blood Bank; - The men's and women's basketball team losses to Lower Columbia; - The new women's golf team; - The Western Hockey League and the Tacoma Rockets team members Alexander Alexeev, John Varga, and Trever Fraser; - Performances by comedian Derrick Cameron and guitarist Michael Powers with his band at the Student Center; - The review process by the student government selection committee for the new vice president of legislation. Also includes: - Campus News briefs on new registration procedures, the TCC Children's Book Fair, a film screening of Malcolm X, a gospel music festival; - Wellness Center column on heart health; - Ads and classified ads; - TCC men's and women's basketball teams statistics and upcoming schedule; - NWAACC Western Division men's basketball standings; - Out and About calendar of TCC, Tacoma, and area events; - The 1993 Fall Quarter high honors list; - Letters to the editor regarding the previous issue's opinion piece on the Lorena Bobbitt trial, complaining about people putting their feet on tables in the Student Center, asking for lunchtime events to be booked later; - Opinion piece on government control and a proposed city ordinance about moving property without the owner's consent; - Photo of Lasandra Jones-Owens reading at the Fifth Annual African-American Read-In Chain during Black History Month. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor John McNama; advertising manager Valerie Gross; sports editor Josh Riggins; photo editor Lewis Ho; copy editor Karen Sutton; advisor David Holman; office manager Mark Craypo; center spread design Glenn Hurlburt; reporters Thaddius Bissenas, Glenn Hurlburt, Bart Kirmse, Katherine Kolody, Grant C. Mason, John Larson, Josh Riggins, Heather Tillinghast; photographers Lewis Ho, Ethan Gostin.
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  The Challenge - January 26, 1994

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 30, number 7 and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on: - The death of former TCC instructor and newly inaugurated Tacoma mayor Dr. Jack Hyde; - Declining student performance in the Math Lab; - Faculty up for tenure and the review process; - Features of the remodeled Learning Resource Center, including the Listening Lab, Writing Lab, Media Services, the Computer Aided Learning (CAL) Lab and Tutorial Services; - A lawsuit against the contractor of the new construction on the Gig Harbor campus; - The Board of Trustees meeting, including discussion of the lawsuit, new workforce training programs; - The men's basketball team's recent games and current placement at third in the league; - The women's basketball team loss to Grays Harbor; - Tae Kwon Do, including classes at TCC and an exhibition by Korea's national team at the Tacoma Dome. Also includes: - Campus News briefs on an art exhibits by Costa Rican photographer Saul Bolanos in the library and African artists in Building 11A, open submissions for Trillium literary magazine, an upcoming Transfer Information Day, open applications for student vice president of legislation, job search workshops, a Student Programs and Pierce County Blood Bank blood drive; - Wellness Center column on Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD); - Ads and classified ads; - 'Dear Jane' advice column; - Men's and women's basketball schedules; - NWAACC Western Division men's and women's basketball standings; - Sports editorial on recent professional sports news; - Ad for the Wellness Center's brown bag lunch series; - Out and About calendar of TCC, Tacoma, and area events; - Film review of Rudy; - Music review of Tacoma band Poverty's Child; - Clippable Challenge classified ad form; - Syndicated comics; - Opinion pieces on violence, the Lorena Bobbitt trial; - Crossword puzzle. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor John McNama; advertising manager Valerie Gross; sports editor Josh Riggins; photo editor Lewis Ho; copy editor Karen Sutton; advisor David Holman; office manager Mark Craypo; center spread design Glenn Hurlburt; reporters Thaddius Bissenas, Glenn Hurlburt, Bart Kirmse, Katherine Kolody, Grant C. Mason, John Larson, Josh Riggins, Heather Tillinghast; photographers Lewis Ho, Ethan Gostin.
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  The Challenge - January 12, 1994

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 30, number 6 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on: - New Director of Human Resources and Affirmative Action Janice A. Miller; - The new library computer system; - New Chronic Pain Support Group and Learning Disabilities Support Group; - A TCC Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and the new King Day Classic run/walk; - The women's basketball team loss to and men's basketball team win against Clark; - The second annual First Night festival produced by the Pierce County Arts Commission; - Campus news including new construction for the Gig Harbor campus, degree application deadlines, the TCC Foundations' 'Challenge for the 21st Century' endowment campaign; - The Board of Trustees meeting, including discussion of funding for facilities modifications for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance, Vice President for Administrative Services Don Gangnes' upcoming retirement; - New 'Parenting Plus' Program and 'Kick Butts' smoking cessation support group. Also includes: - An open letter from the vice president of legislation announcing his resignation; - Wellness Center column on New Year's resolutions; - Call for International Student Organization fashion show models; - Ads and classified ads; - Out and About calendar of TCC, Tacoma, and area events; - Theater review of the Tacoma Actors Guild (TAG) production of 'The Cocktail Hour'; - Notice of a new rush tickets policy at TAG; - Ad for the Wellness Center's brown bag lunch series. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor John McNama; advertising manager Valerie Gross; sports editor Josh Riggins; photo editor Lewis Ho; copy editor Karen Sutton; advisor David Holman; office manager Mark Craypo; center spread design Glenn Hurlburt; reporters Glenn Hurlburt, Bart Kirmse, Katherine Kolody, Grant C. Mason, John Larson, Josh Riggins, Karen Sutton, Heather Tillinghast; photographers Lewis Ho, Ethan Gostin.