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Newbuoy - May 1980

News magazine of the McNeil Island Federal Penitentiary. This issue is dated May 1980 and labeled as the final issue. This issue contains editorials on leaving for a halfway house in Portland; historic photos of the island, prison, and Steilacoom; poetry; story on the final graduation ceremony of TCC, University of Puget Sound, and Pacific Lutheran University students, with graduate lists and degrees; story on the 15th anniversary of the dedication of the island's Mt Tahoma Chapel; editorial on prison reform; comics; a history of McNeil entitled 'Prison Without Walls, 1875 to 1980,' with historic photos; map of McNeil Island with wildlife information. Staff credits: published by the United State Federal Prison Camp on McNeil Island under supervision of the US Bureau of Prisons. Newsbuoy staff: editor-in-chief Jim L. Persons; executive editor Wally Watkins; managing editor Bob Burnett; sports editor Dwight Jurgens; associate editor Ron Lyman; photographer John Kochli; chief printer James Short.

President's Report, 1972-1973

Annual report by the TCC President's Office for the 1972-1973 academic year. In addition to the report narrative the 22 page booklet includes the faculty salary schedule; an enrollment patterns graph; revenue and expenditure charts. The report includes information on the Board of Trustees and a summary of their meetings and actions; fiscal information; minority enrollment; faculty contract negotiations and timeline.

The Challenge - June 1, 1987

Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 23, number 12 and is sixteen pages. This issue contains stories on a new expanded grading system; updates on the disciplinary hearing for students regarding alleged plagiarism; new student government officers; a staff vs students softball game; award recipients at the Student Awards Banquet; annual tuition waivers awarded to high school seniors; the Challenge winning a Washington Press Association award; summer jobs for students without work-study; student Eric Featherstone raising money for a treatment for his Friedrich's Ataxia neurological disorder; the retirement of faculty members Carolyn Simonson, Dick Giroux, Lorraine Stephan, and Ruth Zelenak; geology instructor Jack Hyde's summer geological excursion course; the Administration of Justice program; scholarships and financial aid; TCC campus grounds and the maintenance crew; Point Defiance Park; Cambodian refugee student Tea Gov (a continuation from the previous issue); an upcoming TCC Swing and Concert choirs concert; the women's softball team taking second in the division, with numerous photos; campus weight training facilities; spring sports in review, with highlights from softball, baseball, track, golf, and tennis; the annual athletic awards; a Seattle charity being sued for making untrue statements about their benefit event. Also includes photo of the flags on campus; opinion pieces on Memorial Day, the end of the academic year for Challenge staff; letters to the editor on retiring, criticizing sports coverage, congratulating the Challenge for their recent awards; student government column on accomplishments of the academic year; student's summer plans;photos of the Challenge staff; film review of Raising Arizona; book reviews for summer reading; poetry; music review of the Billy Idol concert at the Seattle Center Coliseum; crossword puzzle; 'Whitt's End' humorous advice column; sports editorials on professional basketball, Northwest sports; 'Counselor's Corner' column on change; ads. 'On Campus and Off' section - handwritten in this issue - contains news and events including the Puyallup Fair concerts, a lecture by sex educator Dr RUth Westheimer at the Seattle Opera House, Tacoma Actors Guild auditions, a Beastie Boys and Run DMC concert at the Seattle Center Arena, the world premiere of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by Pacific Northwest Ballet, a Carson Cole and R.U.4. at the Poulsbo Community Auditorium, a benefit performance of Cats for the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, an American Heart Association benefit of a 'Heartthrob' date auction. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Debbie Snell; news editor Bill Turner; arts editor Jane Knapper; features editor Ted Mills; sports editor Troy Wohlfeil; photo editor Wesley Farrison; on/off campus Gerie Ventura; ad manager Marti Lambert; business manager Marti Lambert; reporters and photographers Larkin Campbell, Carl Goodwin, Dorothy Gordon, Tom Johanson, Marjorie McCraney, Gordon Peterson, Betty Singleton; columnists Kathy Acker, Chris Farler, Sandy Plann, William W. Whitt; typesetter Gerie Ventura; artist Marjorie McCraney; advisor R. Gilbert.

The Challenge - May 18, 1987

Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 23, number 11 and is sixteen pages. This issue contains stories on a disciplinary hearing for students regarding alleged plagiarism; the service dog training program at Purdy Correction Center for Women; Illinois requiring foreign-born college instructors to pass an English test; a recent report of recommendations for the State Board for Community College Education; support and sympathy for food services manager 'Vee' Villahermosa after his family was in a serious accident; commuter students; recent changes to Washington state speed limits; Cambodian refugee student Tea Gov and his assault off-campus; the seven year anniversary of the Mount St Helens eruption; Assistant Dean of Continuing Education Tanya Brunke receiving an award from the Northwest Adult Education Association; the upcoming Tacoma Writers Conference, with keynote speakers Kenneth Gouldthorpe and Murray Morgan; fashion seminar 'Investment Dressing' by Nordstrom Personal Touch department; the Ebony Fashion Fair in Tacoma; the recent discovery of US Department of Education workers backdating documents; Gordon R. Peterson receiving a Pleneurethic Scholarship; lack of fan support for the track team; golf team member Steve George; recent arrests on college campuses of college athletes causing disturbances; recent issues of faculty pay on college campuses. Also includes opinion pieces on the student disciplinary hearing, plagiarism; letters to the editor seeking advisors for the Parapsychology Club, thanking TCC for the recent blood drive's success; student government column on a new grading policy; poetry; a map of Point Defiance Park; film reviews of Garden of Stone, Extreme Prejudice, Evil Dead II; crossword puzzle; local concerts calendar; 'Whitt's End' humorous advice column; counseling column on wellness; sports editorials on the retirement of professional basketball player Julius Winfield Erving, being a sports nut; a photo of Point Defiance Park; announcement and entry form for a Chi Gamma sponsored Teacher of the Year Award; ads and classified ads. 'On Campus and Off' section contains TCC news and events including summer, fall, and evening student advising information, a visit by a Pacific Lutheran University representative, a dim sum cooking class, a high school student art show in the library, the Annual TCC Spring Celebration; regional news and events including opening dates for locations within Mt. Rainier National Park, the first annual Horse-O-Thon at Oakwood Arena, Seattle's Pike Place Market Festival '87, the Masters of the Universe Power Tour live at the Tacoma Dome, the Antique Sandwich Company Spring Folk Festival concerts, an album release party for Tim Noah at the Tacoma YWCA, Rape Awareness Week information, the Black Community Festival in Tacoma, the Chinook Center for the Performing Arts production of A Midsummer Night's Dream; TV programs on AIDS, money, and Alzheimer's disease. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Debbie Snell; news editor Bill Turner; arts editor Jane Knapper; features editor Ted Mills; sports editor Troy Wohlfeil; photo editor Wesley Farrison; on/off campus Gerie Ventura; ad manager Marti Lambert; business manager Marti Lambert; reporters and photographers Larkin Campbell, Barbara Cohen, Carl Goodwin, Dorothy Gordon, Tom Johanson, Marjorie McCraney, Gordon Peterson, Betty Singleton; columnists Chris Farler, Phil Griffin, Whitney Keyes, Sandy Plann, William W. Whitt; typesetter Gerie Ventura; artist Marjorie McCraney; advisor R. Gilbert.

The Challenge - May 4, 1987

Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 23, number 10 and is sixteen pages. Content note: This issue contains an article discussing child abuse on pages 3 and 15. This issue contains stories on the maintenance crew petitioning for more staffing; a bomb threat to Building 5; the Challenge winning multiple college campus newspaper awards; national average faculty salaries and the gender gap in pay; a congressional report on student loans; open student government positions and their roles; Black men's experiences in America; counselor and instructor Dick Patterson; English and Humanities instructor Marlene Bosanko; night student programs; the upcoming Transfer Information Day; the average TCC student; student frustration with campus parking; Japanese nursing student Hiroko Osashi; the TCC Child Care Center; the Puget Sound Music Society Concert Band; a TCC art exhibit and sale; current and upcoming exhibits at the Tacoma Art Museum; the release of Beatles albums on CDs; student athletes traveling to the Soviet Union; Tacoma Tigers baseball at Cheney Stadium; the men's baseball team and recent games, with numerous photos; recent student newspaper editor firings across the country. Also includes photos of the Tacoma Dome, Old City Hall, the Narrows Bridge, waterfront; opinion piece on campus parking; Challenge ad rates, letters policy; Student Programs announcement of Spud Week; student government column on student organizations; counseling column on child abuse; crossword puzzle; information and images for TCC International Film Festival screenings; music review of the Europe concert at the Paramount Theatre, U2 album The Joshua Tree; call for sponsors of student athletes traveling to the Soviet Union; 'Whitt's End' humorous advice column; ads and classified ads; University of Washington (UW) scholarship information. 'On Campus and Off' section contains Tacoma events and news including a call for English teaching volunteers for the Tacoma Area Literacy Council, Antique Sandwich Company Spring Folk Festival concerts, a Tacoma Youth Symphony concert, a Pantages Centre benefit with Gloria Vanderbilt, call for creative writing submissions to the Tacoma Writer's Club magazine Spindrift, a concert of Benjamin Britten's War Requiem at Pacific Lutheran University, call for radio scripts for KUPS Radio Theater, Romance Writers of America meetings at the Tacoma Public Library; TCC events and news including a cooking seminar, a fashion show by Nordstrom and Student Programs, a free parenting workshop, a free job interview workshop, a film screening of 'White Water Rafting'; Seattle events and news including a Billy Idol concert at the Seattle Center Coliseum, the 5th Avenue Theater production of Arsenic and Old Lace, the UW production of Ironheart, a Jack Wagner concert at the Paramount Theatre, a Run DMC and Beastie Boys concert at the Seattle Center Coliseum; family entertainment at Enchanted Village Family Park, Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, the Historical Society Museum, Never Never Land, Snake Lake Nature Center, Seattle Children's Theater, the Evergreen State College Cinco de Mayo Festival, and the Seattle Aquarium. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Debbie Snell; news editor Bill Turner; arts editor Jane Knapper; features editor Ted Mills; sports editor Troy Wohlfeil; photo editor Wesley Farrison; on/off campus Gerie Ventura; ad manager Marti Lambert; business manager Marti Lambert; reporters and photographers Larkin Campbell, Barbara Cohen, Richard Dupraw, Carl Goodwin, Dorothy Gordon, Tom Johanson, Marjorie McCraney, Gordon Peterson, Betty Singleton; columnists Dick Deyoe, Chris Farler, William W. Whitt; typesetter Gerie Ventura; artist Marjorie McCraney; advisor R. Gilbert.

The Challenge - April 20, 1987

Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 23, number 9 and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on Institute for Black Research President Sathasivan Cooper speaking on South African apartheid; the proposed 1987-1988 student and activities budget being significantly lower; math instructor Suzanne Butschun; Vietnamese students Minh Dang and Minh Luong; an Arbor Day event at the TACID (Tacoma Area Coalition for Individuals with Disabilities) Center; parents who are also students; progress on the new student center; new Minority Achievement Program Scholarships at Western Washington University; a photographic folk art exhibit on the personification of Liberty in the TCC library; a new drama class by instructor Gwen Overland; spring movie releases; the upcoming Art Guild art display and sale; the golf team and performance at the TCC Invitational Golf Tournament; the women's tennis team and recent matches; the women's softball team's recent wins and prospects for the championship; the track team. Also includes photo of flowers on campus; opinion piece on student advising; letters to the editor responding to a previous letter and promoting the TCC Parapsychology Club, discussing student to teacher ratios in Washington state classrooms; Challenge letters policy; student government column on places to find information about campus activities; announcements of a campus blood drive, student government open positions, a clothing drive; corrections regarding potentially misleading article titles in the previous issue; 'Whitt's End' humorous advice column; campus photos and creative writing; crossword puzzle; film review of Lethal Weapon; illustrations; sports editorial on the Seattle Mariners professional baseball team; ads and classified ads. 'On Campus and Off' section includes TCC events and news including a ping pong tournament, a film screening of About Last Night, a Chamber Orchestra concert, a Swing Choir concert, a hiking trip to Gobbler's Knob at Mount Rainier, a Counseling Center workshop, work-study job openings, call for TCC team participants for the March of Dimes, a traditional Italian cooking course, an Institute for Business and Industry seminar on humor in the workplace, music instructor Gwen Overland starring in the Tacoma Little Theater production of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, opportunity to submit comedy writing to comedian Jimmie Walker; Tacoma events and news including 'The Camera, The Zoo and You' Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium photography event, the Ebony Fashion Fair at the Tacoma Done Convention Center, a quilting exhibit at the Tacoma Art Museum, a University of Puget Sound Women's League Flea Market, flower displays at the Seymour Botanical Conservatory; Seattle events and news including bone marrow transplant support volunteer orientation at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, a Juilliard String Quarter concert at the University of Washington (UW), a production of play Little Eyolf at UW, the USA/USSR Goodwill Tour at UW, chorus auditions for the Seattle Opera. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Debbie Snell; news editor Bill Turner; arts editor Jane Knapper; features editor Ted Mills; sports editor Troy Wohlfeil; photo editor Wesley Farrison; on/off campus Gerie Ventura; ad manager Marti Lambert; business manager Marti Lambert; reporters and photographers Larkin Campbell, Barbara Cohen, Richard Dupraw, Carl Goodwin, Dorothy Gordon, Tom Johanson, Marjorie McCraney, Gordon Peterson, Betty Singleton; typesetter Gerie Ventura; artist Marjorie McCraney; advisor R. Gilbert.

The Challenge - March 13, 1987

Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 23, number 8 and is twelve pages. Content note: This issue contains discussion of abortion on page 3. This issue contains stories on proposed changes to federal financial aid programs; places to visit for spring break; March of Dimes volunteer Robert Sorensen; a new class on Afro-American literature; the possibility of a performing band for basketball games; expectations that tuition increases will outpace inflation nationwide; the new TCC Art Guild student group; the Winter Choral Concert by the concert and swing choirs; the University of Alabama preventing a student from producing a play on campus and the student's suit against them; sports funding at TCC; the men's basketball team placing second in the state tournament, with many photos. Also includes photos of Mount Rainier, the men's basketball game against Chemetka; 'Whitt's End' humorous advice column; letters to the editor responding to the previous issue's editorial on abortion and an editor's response to one; comics; calls for letters and opinions in the Challenge, submissions to the TCC Art Guild art sale, submissions to TCC literary magazine Trillium, Challenge staff; student government updates including recent purchase of a microwave for student use, campus suggestion boxes; 'Counselor's Corner' column on alcohol and the family; poetry and photography; editorial comparing campus entertainment at TCC and Pierce College; results of a student music poll; film review of Hoosiers; ads. 'On Campus and Off' section announcing campus events and news including classes and private lessons for keyboard, spring quarter registration information, the new TCC Art Guild, English instructor Georgia McDade passing her doctoral exam, a volunteer tutoring workshop for Tacoma Area Literacy Council (TALC); Tacoma events and news including a White Heart concert at Pacific Lutheran University, a Northwest VW Club car show and swap meet, a production of musical Can-Can at the Pantages Centre, the Marlboro Concert Series of country music at the Tacoma Dome, auditions for the Tacoma Little Theater production of Something's Afoot, a lecture on death and bereavement by Rabbi Earl A. Grollman, the Shrine Circus, the YWCA Woman of the Year award luncheon, 'Inner Space' event at the Point Defiance Aquarium; Seattle events and news including a Reilly and Maloney concert at the Museum of History and Industry, Dinosaur Day at the Burke Museum, comedian Howie Mandel at the Paramount Theatre, the Seattle Cherry Blossom and Japanese Cultural Festival, a Temptations concert at the Paramount Theatre, the Emerald City Marathon. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; news editor Troy Wohlfeil; arts editor Debbie Snell; features editor Jane Knapper; sports editor Bill Turner; photo editor Brad Hart; on/off campus Gerie Ventura; ad manager Jim Pickett; business manager Karen Pickett; reporters and photographers Kevin Crossland, Brad Hart, Linda Holt, Ted Mills, Jim Pickett, Sydney Smith, Tad Springer; typesetter Stephanie Beall; artist Brad Hart; advisor R. Gilbert.

The Challenge - February 27, 1987

Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 23, number 7 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on a proposed new campus bookstore; a rally in Olympia for education funding; the decrease in crime but rise of violence on campuses nationwide; a new 'linked' course in chemistry and English; campus history, with photos; technical difficulties at the lip sync event; the upcoming concert by jazz musician Lionel Hampton and his orchestra; the men's basketball team win against Grays Harbor; the men's baseball team and upcoming season; the women's softball team and upcoming season. Also includes photos of the recent lip sync competition, the replica of Sir Frances Drake ship The Golden Hind at the Tacoma Dock; editorial on abortion; announcements of open submissions for letters and opinions in the Challenge, open staff positions for the Challenge; student government updates on new and outgoing representatives, club funding, and Student Center progress; 'Counselor's Corner' column on drinking; music review of Canadian band Glass Tiger; comics; film reviews of Platoon and Outrageous Fortune; ads. 'On Campus and Off' section announcing campus events and news including spring quarter registration, spring quarter advising, open applications for the SPRUCE tuition waiver program, open applications for Challenge editor positions, a film screening of Ferris Bueller's Day Off, intramural volleyball games, wine seminars, a cafeteria concert by Kendra and Berry; Tacoma area events including Victory Music concerts at the YWCA, a production of Johnny Appleseed at the Pantages Theatre, a Lionel Hampton concert at the Temple Theater, a Charles Wright Upper School production of play Amadeus, a TCC Institute for Business and Industry seminar on sexual harassment at the Tacoma Sheraton, a University of Puget Sound production of musical Promenade, open nominations for the YWCA outstanding women of achievement awards; Seattle events including a Ballet Folklorico Nacional de Mexico performance at the University of Washington (UW) Meany Theater, an indoor kids carnival at the Seattle Center House, open submissions for the Bumbershoot Poster Design Competition, a Wang Chung concert at the Paramount Theater, Fat Tuesday celebrations at Union Station, a UW production of The Pirates of Penzance, open bids for Bumbershoot souvenir items. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; news editor Troy Wohlfeil; arts editor Debbie Snell; features editor Jane Knapper; sports editor Bill Turner; photo editor Brad Hart; on/off campus Gerie Ventura; ad manager Jim Pickett; business manager Karen Pickett; reporters and photographers Kevin Crossland, Tim Gillis, Linda Holt, Ted Mills, Lee Jae Plastino, Tad Springer, Sara Weller; typesetter Stephanie Beall; advisor R. Gilbert.

The Challenge - February 13, 1987

Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 23, number 6 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on nursing program graduates ranking the best in state on their licensing exam; progress toward the proposed student center; Valentine's Day; progress on construction of the Tacoma Learning Center for children with disabilities; having a positive mindset; the TCC golf team; the men's basketball team win against Lower Columbia, loss to Clark; the beginning of the spring sports season; the Kingdome hosting the NBA All-Star professional basketball game; the upcoming production by the TCC Chamber Orchestra of the Marriage of Figaro; the upcoming drama department production of True West; the work-study program. Also includes a photo of student art on display in the art building; 'Whitt's End' humorous advice column; announcements of upcoming ski trips, open applications for the Cheryl Davis Memorial Scholarship from the Behavioral Science department, the TCC International Film Festival, a visit by a St. Martins College representative; editorials on proposed changes to the state's educational system by Governor Booth Gardner, parenting concerns; political comics; Washington state legislative updates from the student president; 'Counselor's Corner' column on love; music reviews of the Bob Seger concert at the Seattle Center Coliseum, Duran Duran album Notorious; film review of The Mosquito Coast; ads. 'On Campus and Off' section announcing jazz events the Fourth Annual Rain or Shine Jazz Festival, Centrum's Hot Jazz Port Townsend Festival; music events including a Waylon Jennings concert at the Tacoma Dome, music at the Antique Sandwich Company, the Seattle Symphony, a TCC Lip Sync competition, the TCC Chamber Orchestra production of The Marriage of Figaro, a Preservation Hall Jazz Band concert at the Pantages Centre, tenor Bruno Sebastian singing at the Seattle Opera House; miscellaneous events including a TCC Parapsychology Club meeting, the World Wrestling Federation at the Tacoma Dome, mime Marcel Marceau at the Pantages Centre, open applications for TCC activities funds requests, a Washington artists exhibit at the Tacoma Art Museum, TCC spring advising information, Transfer Information Day, a Valentine's Day display at the Wright Park Seymour Botanical Conservatory, the Seattle Aquarium 'Images of the Sea' photography contest, the Tacoma Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium adopt an animal program; theater events including the TCC production of True West, auditions for the Tacoma Little Theater production of A Day in the Life of Joe Egg, the World Mother Goose Theater for the Very Young production of Blue Ribbon Barnyard Revue, the Tacoma Actors Guild production of The Star-Spangled Girl; workshops on the Helping Ourselves Means Education (HOME) program for low income people, teen parenting; tours of the Governor's mansion, TCC Advising sponsored tours of Western Washington University and the University of Washington. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; news editor Troy Wohlfeil; arts editor Debbie Snell; features editor Jane Knapper; sports editor Bill Turner; photo editor Brad Hart; on/off campus Gerie Ventura; ad manager Jim Pickett; business manager Karen Pickett; reporters and photographers Kevin Crossland, Tim Gillis, Linda Holt, Ted Mills, Lee Jae Plastino, Tad Springer, Sara Weller; typesetter Stephanie Beall; advisor R. Gilbert.

The Challenge - January 30, 1987

Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 23, number 5 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on an asbestos removal project in buildings 14 and 19; Martin Luther King Jr. day; recent student government meetings; delays to plans for an art building remodel and new art gallery; the TCC Swing Choir; the Tacoma International Film Festival; holiday movie releases; the buildings and grounds maintenance team; college publications and schedules; international transfer students; a student ski trip; the men's basketball team win at the Bellevue Christmas Tournament and other recent games. Also includes a photo of Swing Choir rehearsal; humorous advice column 'Whitt's End'; editorial on defending arts education; political comics and clip art; 'Counselor's Corner' column on setting personal goals; music review of Boston album 'Third Stage'; International Film Festival schedule; crossword puzzle; guest article by a Cambodian refugee; a syndicated story on campus protests of drug testing policies; announcements of open staff positions at the Challenge, open art scholarships the David Lassoie Memorial Art Foundation Scholarship and the Harris Tsang Architects scholarship; ads. 'On Campus and Off' section contains area events and news including a concert by Diane Schurr at the Pantages Centre, a piano concert by Liz Story at the Broadway Performance Hall, the 1987 Tacoma Film Festival, Counseling Center job workshops, a concert by T.R. Stewart and Pedar Herom at the YWCA, Seattle Aquarium classes, a performance of Gilbert and Sullivan opera Patience; upcoming men's and women's basketball games, a TCC ping pong tournament, a film screening of Running Scared, benefit event 'Celebrating Women in Sign' at Broadway Performance Hall, a seafood cooking workshop, a parenting workshop, open applications for student Vice President of Legislation, the University of Washington production of As You Like It, the University of Puget Sound productions of one-act operas The Toy Shop and the The Game of Chance, the Seattle Rep production of 'Joe Turner's Come and Gone,' a trumpet concert by Maynard Ferguson, a concert by the Irish Rovers at the Pantages Centre, a Red Cross blood drive, a film screening of Sure Thing. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; news editor Troy Wohlfeil; arts editor Debbie Snell; features editor Jane Knapper; sports editor Bill Turner; photo editor Brad Hart; on/off campus Gerie Ventura; ad manager Jim Pickett; business manager Karen Pickett; reporters and photographers Kevin Crossland, Tim Gillis, Linda Holt, Ted Mills, Lee Jae Plastino, Tad Springer, Sara Weller; typesetter Stephanie Beall; advisor R. Gilbert.

The Challenge - November 21, 1986

Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 23, number 4 and is twelve pages. Content note: This issue contains an article on sexual assault on page 3. This issue contains stories on students needing food support; recent federal law affecting students' ability to qualify for financial aid; pilot Humanities courses being given high evaluations by funder the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH); the student government and current projects; sexual assault on college campuses; attempts at racial integration in fraternities and sororities; upcoming student government projects including reactivation of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) local chapter; campus shoplifting; the quarterly lip-sync show in the cafeteria; technology in the library; the STAGE Program (Student Access to Growth and Earning) for training students in leadership roles; the upcoming TCC drama production of Agnes of God; the downward trend of health care programs enrollment; the possible reactivation of the PTK local chapter Chi Gamma; the men's and women's basketball teams and the beginning of the season; the Seattle Seahawks football team and their quarterbacks. Also includes photo of mime Andrew Glenn performing in the cafeteria; Counselor's Corner column on depression and the holidays; editorials on President Ronald Reagan and Iran, professional athletes' salaries; illustrations and political comics; letter to the editor praising the Challenge; book review of Stephen King novel It; humorous advice section 'Whitt's End'; film review of Tai-Pan; ads. 'On campus and off' section contains area news and events including a TCC Chamber Orchestra concert, the drama production of Agnes of God, comics Tom Ammiano and Linda Moakes at Seattle Central College, a Puget Sound Music Society Concert Band performance, the men's soccer championship game, a TCC art student exhibit, writing lab services, a Seattle Symphony concert, a public TV broadcast of a concert by Wil Ackerman, Michael Hedges and Shadowfax, open auditions for True West, a performance of 'People' by choreographer Ann Carlson at Seattle Central, an arts and crafts fair in the library, a performance of Royal Gambit at Pacific Lutheran University, a TCC Choral Concert, A Contemporary Theater (ACT) production of A Christmas Carol. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Joe Contris; arts editor Laurie McKay Nelson; photo editor Hank Church; business manager Alisa Wilder; ad manager Brad Arleth; advisor R. Gilbert; reporters and photographers Brad Arleth, Kannha Bounchanh, Kevin Crossland, Jane Knapper, Jeff Ofelt, James M. Oshiro, Gordon Peterson, Rich Rasmussen, Marvin Reese, Debbie Snell, Bill Tucker, Troy Wohlfeil; typesetter Laurie McKay Nelson.

The Challenge - November 7, 1986

Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 23, number 3 and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on flooding in Building 8 due to a rainstorm; increases to security surveillance of the parking lots due to break-ins; student athlete perspectives on college athletics drug testing; the rise of drug testing; the Education Corporation of America (ECA) seeking to bring public campus functions under private management; the TCC custodial, maintenance, and grounds crews; the benefits of community colleges; the TCC sponsored Puget Sound Music Society Concert Band; expansion of TCC computer programs and resources; the 1984 Supreme Court case gutting Title IX; the women's volleyball team loss to Green River; the men's soccer team tie with Pierce College; the renovation of the gym and safety issues; English instructor and Seattle Times book reviewer Richard Wakefield. Also includes photo of a spider web; Counselors Corner column on test anxiety; music review of Paul McCartney album Press to Play; editorials on drug testing, student government review of smoking on campus; syndicated political comics; letter to the editor responding to a previous editorial on the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI); faculty advice column; crossword puzzle; music review of the Van Halen concert in Seattle; film review of The Color of Money; call for Challenge staff; announcement for the Journalism 201 class; ads and classified ads. 'On campus and off' section contains area news and events including the fourth annual Tacoma Wine Festival, Transfer Information Day, the Tacoma Little Theater production of Sly Fox, the University of Washington Opera production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, a TCC rafting trip, a Tacoma Youth Symphony concert, TCC golf team openings, a Metropolitan Parks sponsored tour, open registration for Treasure Hunt '86, a concert by Sandra Reaves-Phillips, a conference by Chemical Abuse Resources and Education (CARE), a performance by mime Andrew Glenn, a childcare exchange board in the Educational Opportunity and Resource Center (EORC), a cat art exhibit at the Tacoma Art Museum Children's Gallery, call for donations to the Emergency Food Network holiday drive, the production of Malpractice at Pantages Center, a TCC Advising Center sponsored tour of Pacific Lutheran University, a Burke Museum screening of The Lost Voyage of Paperouse, a dance performance by Cornish College of the Arts students. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Joe Contris; arts editor Laurie McKay Nelson; photo editor Hank Church; business manager Alisa Wilder; ad manager Brad Arleth; advisor R. Gilbert; reporters and photographers Brad Arleth, Kannha Bounchanh, Kevin Crossland, Jane Knapper, Ted Mills, Jeff Ofelt, James M. Oshiro, Gordon Peterson, Rich Rasmussen, Marvin Reese, Debbie Snell, Bill Tucker, Troy Wohlfeil; typesetter Laurie McKay Nelson.

The Challenge - October 24, 1986

Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 23, number 2 and is twelve pages. Content note: This issue contains mention of sexual assault on page 3. This issue contains stories on asbestos removal on campus; the Honors Program not being offered in 1986/87 and potential changes to the program; TCC instructor and Tacoma City Councilman Jack Hyde; recent college athlete scandals and trials; the devaluation of the arts in school curriculum; the history of the TCC nature center; renovation of the gym; an upcoming student senate study of smoking on campus; Saudi Arabian students describing life at home; the Tacoma Art Museum exhibit of religious art from the Martin of Tours exhibition with contemporary regional art; the TCC Veteran's Affairs department; college campuses finding the bacteria that causes Legionnaires disease in their air conditioning systems; the men's soccer team; basketball coach Ron Billings. Also includes photo of student with skateboard; 'Counselors Corner' column on self esteem; advice column by faculty member; editorials on the summit between US President Ronald Reagan and USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev in Iceland, the development of the TCC student center; syndicated political comics; letters to the editor responding to a previous editorial on Reagan, discussing the recent summit in Iceland and the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI); crossword puzzle; film review of Peggy Sue Got Married; call for Challenge staff; ads. 'On campus and off' section contains area news and events including a TCC ski trip to Austria, TCC workshops, the Pacific Lutheran University production of The Andersonville Trial, a concert by the Oregon Symphony Orchestra, a Tacoma Art Museum exhibit of the Martin of Tours Collection, the Tacoma Actors Guild production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, a public TV program on C.S. Lewis and Joy Gresham, a TCC trip to Northwest Trek, a Celtic music concert by Philip and Pam Boulding, a children's production of Jack and the Beanstalk, a TCC Stephen King film festival, an Emerson Lake & Powell concert in Seattle, a Tacoma Concert Band performance, a TCC intramural table tennis tournament, the ACT (A Contemporary Theater) production of Little Shop of Horrors, a James Brown concert in Seattle, a classical piano concert by Malcolm Bilson, a concert by Michael O'Domhnail and Billy Oskay, a concert by violinist Pinchas Zukerman and pianist Marc Neikrug, a TCC advising tour of the University of Puget Sound, the Seattle Repertory Theater production of Richard III, a lecture by South African refugee and activist Dumisani Kumalo, a TCC coed volleyball tournament, lip sync program tryouts. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Joe Contris; arts editor Laurie McKay Nelson; photo editor Hank Church; sports editor Kevin Crossland; business manager Alisa Wilder; ad manager Brad Arleth; advisor R. Gilbert; reporters and photographers Brad Arleth, Kannha Bounchanh, Jane Knapper, Jeff Ofelt, James M. Oshiro, Rich Rasmussen, Marvin Reese, Debbie Snell, Bill Tucker, Troy Wohlfeil; typesetter Laurie McKay Nelson.

The Challenge - October 10, 1986

Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 23, number 1 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the Developmental Education Program; the staff who support registration, with photos; actress Jane Riese and her upcoming role in TCC production Agnes of God; student opinions on options for lunch; the Japanese folk production Bekkanko Oni by visiting Tamagawa University Dance and Drama Group; the TCC cafeteria; the men's soccer team and coach Tom Keegan; the upcoming basketball season; the women's volleyball team. Also includes photo of student reading outside with a welcome back message on enjoying the last of summer sun; obituary of philosophy instructor Devon Edrington; film review of Manhunter; 'Counselors Corner' column on attending college; editorials on the proposed student activities center, US President Ronald Reagan; welcome messages from TCC President Carl Opgaard and student president Chris Farler; music review of Belinda Carlisle solo album 'Belinda'; call for Challenge staff; ads. 'On and off campus' section contains area events and news including a TCC Chamber Orchestra concert, new clubs sign-ups, an Impressionist exhibit at the Tacoma Art Museum, interpretive tours at Fort Nisqually, the Intiman Theatre production of Vikings, the Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) Student Composers Competition, free Port of Tacoma tours, student government openings and application deadline, the Tacoma Actors Guild production of The Hasty Heart, the Playboy magazine annual College Fiction Contest, a Guitarjam guitar ensemble concert at the Pantages Centre, fall events at the Wright Park Seymour Conservatory, the new KCTS season of Nature, the Pacific Lutheran University production of The Andersonville Trial, James Burke lecturing technology at the University of Puget Sound, the Evergreen Expressions experimental theatre season on the theme of dance, TCC October credit courses, a Student Programs sponsored coed soccer tournament, a Seattle Aquarium led Cedar River salmon expedition, an exhibit on the Chinese Bronze Age in the TCC library, Counseling Center job workshops, the Richard Bangs Collier Pleneurethics Society logo design contest, graduation application deadlines, availability of free student ID cards. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Joe Contris; news editor Marco Calvo; arts editor Laurie McKay Nelson; photo editor Hank Church; sports editor Kevin Crossland; business manager Alisa Wilder; advisor R. Gilbert; reporters and photographers Brad Arleth, Kannha Bounchanh, Dusty Fink, Lynn Hammer, Jane Knapper, Jeff Ofelt, James M. Oshiro, Rich Rasmussen, Marvin Reese, Debbie Snell, Diane Snell, Maria Valenzuela, Troy Wohlfeil; typesetter Laurie McKay Nelson.

The Challenge - June 6, 1986

Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 22, number 19 (hand-corrected to number 21) and is sixteen pages. This issue contains stories on student government election results; a new sexual harassment policy and incidents of harassment on campus; car break-ins in the parking lot; English 101 students submitting a letter of dissatisfaction with instructor Jerry McCourt; a sexual harassment workshop led by consultant Robert Sanford; summer outdoor experiences from Continuing Education; sociology professor Dr. Ann Sundgren volunteering at Goodwill Literacy; summer activities and concerts by the Tacoma Metropolitan Park District; Bobby Barnette receiving the Outstanding Student of the Year award; the twentieth anniversary celebrations for TCC; the history of TCC, with photos; the history of the campus rock and racial violence. Also includes editorials on leaving TCC and the Challenge, nicknames; comics and illustrations; letters to the editor about the Challenge's coverage of the bombing of Libya, reflecting on the recent TCC sexual harassment workshop; Counselors Corner column on self esteem; list of spring quarter graduates; list of departmental student award recipients; Phoenix, the Challenge literary supplement, with creative writing, poetry, and illustrations; reflections from faculty and administrators on the history of TCC; an open letter to teachers from a student; lists of the original faculty and the first graduating class; ads and classified ads. Announcements and campus ads include open videotape courses; commencement details. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor Shannon Saul; news editor Doug Buell; features editor Dell Gibbs; entertainment editor Alisa Wilder; sports editor Larkin Campbell; opinions editor Joe Contris; photo editor Calvin Mosher; business manager Kathy Figuracion; ad manager Shannon Saul; advisor Chuck Doud; reporters and photographers David E. Freeman, Joseph Gallagher, Kirk Gormley, Brad Hart, Larry Speakman, Maxine Wade; typesetter Laurie McKay Nelson; signed art by Brad Hart.

The Challenge - May 23, 1986

Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 22, number 19 (hand-corrected to number 20) and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on instructor Linda Moore-Lanning and her book on Texas women; upcoming openings in the student government; a survey on student dress and classroom success; geology instructor Dr. Jack Hyde being appointed to the Pierce Transit board; Tacoma's Salmon Beach, with numerous photos; the upcoming summer geology field trip course; the end of track season and team performance at the championship; the end of the men's baseball season with win against Edmonds, loss to Centralia; a minor accident in the parking lot. Also includes a photo of an Army CH47 Chinook helicopter on the TCC track; editorial on the success of the student activities center vote and recent violence at a Judas Priest concert; theater review of the TCC production of Lady from the Sea; film review of Short Circuit; list of Slug Fest week activities; ads and classified ads. Announcements and campus ads include a deadline extension for Challenge literary supplement submissions; a satirical ad regarding the Chernobyl nuclear disaster; a Name That Tune game show on campus for Slug Fest; a nature photography workshop by Pat O'Hara; Financial Aid scholarship recipients; a Counseling Center workshop for women returning to school; a Gobbler's Knob day hike at Mt. Rainier sponsored by Student Programs; the annual sports award banquet. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor Shannon Saul; news editor Doug Buell; features editor Dell Gibbs; entertainment editor Alisa Wilder; sports editor Larkin Campbell; opinions editor Joe Contris; photo editor Calvin Mosher; business manager Kathy Figuracion; ad manager Shannon Saul; advisor Chuck Doud; reporters and photographers David E. Freeman, Joseph Gallagher, Kirk Gormley, Brad Hart, Larry Speakman, Maxine Wade; typesetter Laurie McKay Nelson; signed art by Brad Hart.

The Challenge - May 16, 1986

Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 22, number 18 (actually number 19) and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on history instructor Harland Malyon speaking to the Honors Colloquium on the Soviet Union; students voting to approve funding for a student activities center; Evergreen State College minister Tim Marshall and student Chris Darrow speaking on U.S. intervention in El Salvador; a summer trip to Spain led by Spanish instructor Mario Faye; the Challenge and staff winning awards from the American Scholastic Press Association; the International Food Festival sponsored by the International Student Organization; student vice president Richard Rabe; student Reginald Roberts producing his own album of contemporary gospel music; the women's softball team, recent games, and the upcoming championship tournament; the TCC Bridge Run. Also includes humorous story about finding the secret safe of a former tyrannical Challenge editor; letters to the editor about column title changes, responding to a previous letter regarding the bombing of Libya, reflecting on Memorial Day; Counselors Corner column on women and self esteem; comics; film review of Last Resort; perspectives from children at the TCC Child Care Center on Mother's Day; ads and classified ads. Announcements and campus ads include showtimes for the drama production of Lady from the Sea; call for submissions to a special Challenge literary supplement; a white water rafting trip on the Methow River; the student government sponsored photo contest; changes to the photo contest rules; summer and fall registration information. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor Shannon Saul; news editor Doug Buell; features editor Dell Gibbs; entertainment editor Alisa Wilder; sports editor Larkin Campbell; opinions editor Joe Contris; photo editor Calvin Mosher; business manager Kathy Figuracion; ad manager Shannon Saul; advisor Chuck Doud; reporters and photographers David E. Freeman, Joseph Gallagher, Kirk Gormley, Brad Hart, Larry Speakman, Maxine Wade; typesetters Florence Dumas, Brad Hart, Kirk Gormley; signed art by Brad Hart.

The Challenge - May 2, 1986

Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 22, number 18 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on a new dog training program at Purdy Correction Center for Women; counselor Phil Griffin and common job interview fears; a bomb threat to Building 9; program assistant Peggy Brandsma and planning noon concerts; cafeteria head cook Margie Michelson; a student government sponsored photo contest; the upcoming Slug Fest, a week of activities before finals; rehearsals for the upcoming TCC drama department production of Lady from the Sea; auditions for the upcoming Lip Sync Show for Slug Fest; head baseball coach Norm Webstad; challenges for the women's tennis team; the track team competing in the Washington Invitational and other upcoming events; the radiologic technology student organization the Royal Intensifier Club winning exhibits awards at the Washington State Society of Radiologic Technologists annual meeting. Also includes editorial on student engagement and involvement on campus; letter to the editor responding to a previous issue's editorial on the bombing of Libya; Counselors Corner column on ennui; music review of the rock concert by Loverboy at the Tacoma Dome; a photo of the men's baseball team with an announcement that weather has delayed baseball and softball games; ads and classified ads. Announcements and campus ads include an international food festival; the TCC Greenhouse annual plant sale; ad for a Counseling Center sponsored transfer fair; workshops by the Counseling Center; a free health fair in the library; ad for free film screening of Volunteers. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor Shannon Saul; news editor Doug Buell; features editor Dell Gibbs; entertainment editor Alisa Wilder; sports editor Larkin Campbell; opinions editor Joe Contris; photo editor Calvin Mosher; business manager Kathy Figuracion; ad manager Shannon Saul; advisor Chuck Doud; reporters and photographers David E. Freeman, Joseph Gallagher, Kirk Gormley, Brad Hart, Larry Speakman, Maxine Wade; typesetters Florence Dumas, Brad Hart, Kirk Gormley; signed art by Brad Hart.

The Challenge - April 25, 1986

Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 22, number 17 and is four pages. Content note: This issue contains discussion of suicide on page 3. This issue contains stories on a planned student activities center, with sketches; a flasher on campus; a survey by the Challenge on student attitudes toward funding a student activities center. Also includes editorial on the college experience; letters to the editor regarding the upcoming student vote to approve student activities center funding; Counselors Corner column on suicide; ads and classified ads. Announcements and campus ads include call for nominations of students for departmental awards and the Ellen Pinto Outstanding Student of the Year award; ad for a screening of film Volunteers. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor Shannon Saul; news editor Doug Buell; features editor Dell Gibbs; entertainment editor Alisa Wilder; sports editor Larkin Campbell; opinions editor Joe Contris; photo editor Calvin Mosher; business manager Kathy Figuracion; ad manager Shannon Saul; advisor Chuck Doud; reporters and photographers David E. Freeman, Joseph Gallagher, Kirk Gormley, Brad Hart, Larry Speakman, Maxine Wade; typesetters Florence Dumas, Brad Hart, Kirk Gormley; signed art by Brad Hart.

The Challenge - April 18, 1986

Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 22, number 16 and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on volunteer attorney Lisa Magarrell and Salvadoran refugee family the Domingos speaking at TCC as part of Central American Week; comparable worth adjustments being made to TCC employees due to a union suit for gender discrimination in pay; the shift of TCC students to conservatism; Evergreen State College professor Tom Grissom speaking on nuclear deterrence and Dr. Marina Alexandrovna Tolmacheva speaking on Soviet expectations of women for the Honors Colloquium; how women become models; a meeting to form a new Veterans Club and discussion of Veterans Association cuts; the TCC Writing Lab; Counseling Center workshops; the spring sports season including track, golf, baseball, women's softball, and women's tennis; the women's modified fastpitch softball team; TCC Orchestra, Tacoma Youth Symphony, and Tacoma String Symphony conductor Harry Davidson; Central American Week events, including lectures, discussions, and film screenings; how to pack for backpacking. Also includes editorials on the bombing of Libya, working for the Challenge; a collection of how various peoples' pet cats died; letters to the editor regarding family financial accountability for Department of Social and Health Services services, a previous issue's flippant coverage of the humanities; poetry; political cartoons; Counselors Corner columns on getting the most out of college, self discovery; music review of the Pat Benatar concert at the Seattle Arena; film review of Police Academy 3: Back in Training; ads and classified ads. Announcements and campus ads include meeting details for students signed up for a rafting trip; changes to the Challenge schedule; a concert by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie at the University of Puget Sound (UPS) Fieldhouse; concerts by the TCC Chamber Orchestra; a creative writing reading series by English department faculty; open scholarships for the Honors Program; a University of Puget Sound Women's League flea market; a slide lecture by International Peace March in Central America participant Betty Fairbank; a concert by singer Margaret Avery at the UPS Fieldhouse; a Rainier Jazz Band benefit; the UPS Collage of Music performance at the Pantages Centre; the UPS Hui-O-Hawaii sponsored luau. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor Shannon Saul; news editor Doug Buell; features editor Dell Gibbs; entertainment editor Alisa Wilder; sports editor Larkin Campbell; opinions editor Joe Contris; photo editor Calvin Mosher; business manager Kathy Figuracion; advisor Chuck Doud; reporters and photographers David E. Freeman, Joseph Gallagher, Kirk Gormley, Brad Hart, Larry Speakman, Maxine Wade; typesetters Florence Dumas, Brad Hart, Kirk Gormley; signed art by Brad Hart.

The Challenge - March 14, 1986

Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 22, number 15 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on auditions for the production of Henrik Ibsen's Lady from the Sea; illiteracy and the TCC Drop In Assistance for Learning (DIAL) Center; an Associated Students sponsored lip sync show and competition; journalism instructor Chuck Doud attending a regional media briefing of President Ronald Reagan in Washington DC; biology instructor Richard Perkins speaking on ways to reduce food costs; Biology 106 students forming the Nutritional Information Center and the SNAC (Student Nutritional Assistance Center) Bar; a presentation by computer engineer Sydney Trevethan on the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) and nuclear Mutually Assured Destruction; men's basketball player Bobby Barnette and women's basketball player Holly Hovey being named to all-star basketball teams, Cornelius Williams being named Most Valuable Player of the tournament, and coaches Ron Billings and Jerry Shain being named coaches of the year; the beginning of men's baseball season; the two sessions of student perspectives on the humanities. Also includes editorials on end of quarter changes to the Challenge, a proposed curfew bill; review of the Tacoma Actors Guild production of 'Home'; letters to the editor responding to a previous editorial on prayer, defending the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program in response to a previous issue's article and editor response, a request for letters and photos from an incarcerated person; poetry and illustrations; Challenge advertising rate card and marketing blurb. Announcements and campus ads include a Happy St. Patrick's Day message; two essay contests from the Mount Hood Society; open applications and deadline for student vice president elections; student and employee special rates for Expo '86 in Vancouver BC; the Tacoma Agate Club's Annual Gem and Mineral Show at TCC; an art exhibit by Paul Michaels in the library. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor Shannon Saul; news editor Doug Buell; features editor Scott Granse; entertainment editor Alisa Wilder; sports editor Larkin Campbell; opinions editor Dell Gibbs; photo editor Calvin Mosher; business manager Cathy Figuracion; ad manager Verna Brown; advisor Chuck Doud; reporters and photographers Barbara Cohen, Allan Dreyer, Susan Etchey, David E. Freeman, Jennifer Heritage, Kimberly King, Edward B. LaCross, Deborah Levesque, Calvin Mosher, Kim Weaver; signed art by Brad Hart.

The Challenge - March 7, 1986

Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 22, number 14 and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on the men's basketball team winning the state championship, games against Edmonds, Columbia Basin, Clark, and their MTXE (mental toughness, extra effort) philosophy, forward Cornelius Williams, guard Bobby Barnette; the women's basketball team winning their first state championship, games against Skagit Valley, Spokane, Green River, league Most Valuable Player Holly Hovey, team members; the TCC Counseling Center; Journalism 100 and working for the Challenge. Also includes large cover photo of the women's basketball team, marking their championship win; editorials on watching the women's basketball and men's basketball teams win the championship, treatment of pro-union and anti-union employees; Counselors Corner column on goals; numerous photos from the basketball championships; film review of Trolls; ads. Announcements and campus ads include open applications for the Richard Bangs Collier Pleneurethic Scholarship; open student government meetings. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor Shannon Saul; news editor Doug Buell; features editor Scott Granse; entertainment editor Alisa Wilder; sports editor Larkin Campbell; opinions editor Dell Gibbs; photo editor Minda Caccam; business manager Cathy Figuracion; ad manager Verna Brown; advisor Chuck Doud; reporters and photographers Barbara Cohen, Allan Dreyer, Susan Etchey, David E. Freeman, Jennifer Heritage, Kimberly King, Edward B. LaCross, Deborah Levesque, Debi Steve, Kim Weaver, Michael Webster; signed art by Brad Hart.

The Challenge - February 14, 1986

Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 22, number 12 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the Child Care Center and single parents; upcoming meetings for students to discuss the humanities in their lives and studies; Valentine's Day; cafeteria manager Jesus Villahermosa; a TCC co-sponsored Foreign Film Festival at the Bijou Theater; the upcoming TCC production of opera Cosi Fan Tutte with the TCC Chamber Orchestra and guest opera singers; the women's basketball team win against Centralia and continuing undefeated; men's basketball team win against Centralia; a lecture and reading by poet Maya Angelou at the University of Puget Sound Fieldhouse. Also includes editorials on the value of community colleges, silent prayer in the public school system; Counselors Corner column on compulsive eating; letter to the editor and editorial response regarding the previous issue's article on an abortion film screening; poetry; guest editorial responding to recent suggestions in the student government suggestion box; film review of The Color Purple; ads and classified ads. Announcements and campus ads include graduation application and fee deadlines; application deadline for the Medical Records Technician program; a dance with music by Don Squire. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor Shannon Saul; news editor Doug Buell; features editor Scott Granse; entertainment editor Alisa Wilder; sports editor Larkin Campbell; opinions editor Dell Gibbs; photo editor Minda Caccam; business manager Cathy Figuracion; ad manager Verna Brown; advisor Chuck Doud; reporters and photographers Barbara Cohen, Allan Dreyer, Susan Etchey, David E. Freeman, Jennifer Heritage, Kimberly King, Edward B. LaCross, Deborah Levesque, Debi Steve, Kim Weaver, Michael Webster; signed art by Brad Hart.

The Challenge - February 7, 1986

Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 22, number 11 and is eight pages. Content note: This issue contains discussion of abortion on page 1. This issue contains stories on President Carl Opgaard's concerns with corporate Washington Roundtable recommendations for taking funding from the community colleges to give to the four-year research universities; upcoming Student Activities sponsored events; Financial Aid Office staff member Kim Emery and bio-rhythm charts; the women's basketball and men's basketball teams wins against Grays Harbor, Green River, team stats, and ongoing undefeated statuses; an art exhibit by Purdy Correctional Center for Women artist Veronka Culver. Also includes editorials on a screening of abortion film A Matter of Choice, bias against pit bull dogs, campus parking permits, the number 4, professional wrestling; letter to the editor responding to a previous editorial on pay equity for women; Counselors Corner column on self esteem; ads and classified ads. Announcements and campus ads include tryouts for women's modified softball and women's tennis; open student government meetings; an upcoming transfer fair with college representatives, sponsored by the Counseling Center. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor Shannon Saul; news editor Doug Buell; features editor Scott Granse; entertainment editor Alisa Wilder; sports editor Larkin Campbell; opinions editor Dell Gibbs; photo editor Minda Caccam; business manager Cathy Figuracion; ad manager Verna Brown; advisor Chuck Doud; reporters and photographers Barbara Cohen, Allan Dreyer, Susan Etchey, David E. Freeman, Jennifer Heritage, Kimberly King, Edward B. LaCross, Deborah Levesque, Debi Steve, Kim Weaver, Michael Webster; signed art by Brad Hart.

The Challenge - January 31, 1986

Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 22, number 10 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on sociology faculty Luther Jansen; a purse theft on campus; the student senate meeting, including appropriations for a Student Programs information center in the cafeteria; Congressman Norm Dicks standing in for Senator Edward Kennedy visiting families affected by the Asarco smelter closure; men's basketball coach Ron Billings; Nelson-Denny Reading Tests; the women's basketball and men's basketball teams wins against Fort Steilacoom and Clark, player stats, and current undefeated statuses; the upcoming student government sponsored blood drive for the Tacoma Pierce County Blood Bank. Also includes editorials on being vegetarian, pay equity for women; letter to the editor regarding the Honors Program; Counseling column on an assertiveness class; film review of Out of Africa; music review of the Kenny Rogers, Lee Greenwood and Sawyer Brown concert at the Tacoma Dome; ads and classified ads. Announcements and campus ads include final notice that students parked in James Center will be towed; a screening of Roots for Black History Month; open student government meetings; open financial aid applications and scholarship information. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; managing editor Shannon Saul; news editor Doug Buell; features editor Scott Granse; entertainment editor Alisa Wilder; sports editor Larkin Campbell; opinions editor Dell Gibbs; photo editor Minda Caccam; business manager Cathy Figuracion; ad manager Verna Brown; advisor Chuck Doud; reporters and photographers Barbara Cohen, Allan Dreyer, Susan Etchey, David E. Freeman, Jennifer Heritage, Kimberly King, Edward B. LaCross, Deborah Levesque, Debi Steve, Kim Weaver, Michael Webster; signed art by Brad Hart.