The Collegiate Challenge student newspaper

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  The Collegiate Challenge - November 21, 1969

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume V, number 7 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on council provided by a lawyer from the state Attorney General's Office regarding the suspension of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) for their leaflet distribution; an upcoming appearance by civil rights leader and first black mayor of Fayette, Miss. Charles Evers; Titan men's basketball new season; University of Washington Huskies football; end of cross country season; Sports Car Club news, including an upcoming Autocross Olympics and new safety rules; the history of US involvement in Vietnam; the Drama Department's production of Dracula. Also includes exam schedule; announcements of the Forensics team hosting a tournament, deadline for the Activities Scholarship; editorial on Tacoma City Councilmember A. M. Zatkovitch commending a speech against the press by Vice President Spiro Agnew; letters to the editor responding to the Easy Rider film review in a previous issue, expressing disappointment in the Vietnam Forum; comics; poetry; a photo series of Pike Place Market; "With My Boots On" column, including review of a "Thank a Yank" rally. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - November 7, 1969

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume V, number 6 and is six pages. This issue contains stories on the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) handing out unapproved leaflets claiming the student government distribution committee's approval policy conflicts with free speech; thefts and issues with policy of insuring equipment purchased with club funds; student President John DeVore addressing the previous vote on a request for funds by the Obi Society; Pep Band tryouts; upcoming holidays, advising, and registration; the possibility of a soccer team; University of Washington football; the cross country team winning the Yakima Apple Pickers Invitational and Al Swenson setting another record; formation of a varsity golf team; an upcoming Sports Car Club rally, results of the last rally; fall intramurals starting with 3 on 3 boys basketball, availability of gear for other sports; SDS's Vietnam Moratorium Committee calling for discussions of the war and a class boycott, other larger events; availability of library jobs and the library's occupational file; voting and eventual approval of Obi Society's funding request; the Student Information Center and its various resources; a double screening of anti-drug films Narcotics - The Pit of Despair and Beyond LSD. Also includes editorial on the Obi Society's request for funding for student financial aid; letters to the editor by Philip Shinn responding to coverage of his actions as a Senator, Brian Baker responding to a previous letter regarding student government spending; activities schedule; a review of the film Easy Rider; horoscopes; Art and Literary Supplement with poetry, photography; "Awareness" column on the "Yellow Peril" and "Rising Tide of Color"; "With My Boots On" column, including news of the mayoral election; announcements of a rideshare bulletin, SDS being put on probation by the Activities Council for their unapproved leaflet distribution. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Tom Ries; managing editor Grant Fjermedal; business manager Marshall Vigus; copy editor Carole Mizoguchi; feature editor Larry Wansley; chief photographer Rich Thompson; advisor Dennis Hale; secretary Joyce Fairbanks.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - October 31, 1969

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume V, number 5 and is four pages. This issue contains stories on the cancellation of the Guess Who concert, the upcoming dance and concert by the Fragile Lime; an upcoming talent show; the Madame Nehru lecture and a following tea and discussion; Community Services department staff member Gerald Vaughan running for a position on the Tacoma Metropolitan Park Board; tape player thefts from cars in the TCC parking lot; the new student Senators and their roles; the Sports Car Club autocross; University of Washington Huskies football news; cross country news, including Al Swenson setting a record; City Council Position No. 2 candidate George Cvitanich speaking to students on local issues; the 21 Club (formerly the Veterans Club) changing to allow women members and upcoming events; possible expansion of TCC parking; news from area colleges; selection of the cover for the Cronus. Also includes letters to the editor regarding the state budget cuts affecting TCC and student government spending, student Senate handling of an Obi Society funding request; a photo of Fred Fincham juggling. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Tom Ries; managing editor Grant Fjermedal; business manager Marshall Vigus; copy editor Carole Mizoguchi; feature editor Larry Wansley; chief photographer Rich Thompson; advisor Dennis Hale; secretary Joyce Fairbanks.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - October 24, 1969

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume V, number 4 and is six pages. This issue contains stories on the student government general elections; an upcoming concert by the Guess Who, Shirley Lorene and the Track; Activites Council news, including formation of a Vietnam Moratorium Forum; an upcoming lecture by Madame Nehru on "The Changing Face of India"; conflict over procedure in a student government meeting; John De Vore discussing student involvement in the community, the freezing of state funds limiting student government activity; upcoming Artist and Lecture series events; the official acceptance of the Titan as the TCC mascot (includes drawing); cars as sex and status symbols; cross country news; an upcoming Sports Car Club autocross; final selection of new cheerleaders; student government suggesting that the Challenge is too liberal and doesn't adequately cover campus news; news from other colleges; an upcoming Halloween dance with music by the Fragile Lime; proposal of a student union building. Also includes editorial on student body representation and student government; letters to the editor criticizing the new student Senate, criticizing previous censorship of leaflet distribution; "With My Boots On" column including discussing of the Vietnam Moratorium; "Awareness" column on Black liberation; Art and Literary Supplement with photographs, poetry, creative writing on changes in the city. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Tom Ries; managing editor Grant Fjermedal; business manager Marshall Vigus; copy editor Carole Mizoguchi; feature editor Larry Wansley; chief photographer Rich Thompson; advisor Dennis Hale; secretary Joyce Fairbanks.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - October 17, 1969

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume V, number 3 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the TCC Foundation's letter campaign for a student loan fund; a small fire outside Building 16; student body primary election results; upcoming dance with music by Shiloh, and concert by Shirley Loreane and the Track, the Guess Who (at the University of Puget Sound Fieldhouse); conflict between the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and the Activities Council regarding distribution of leaflets for the Vietnam Moratorium; the Friends of the TCC Library; planned events in Tacoma for the Vietnam Moratorium; forming new student clubs; a new tutoring program from the Obi Society; a state bill creating Community College Week in November; the Sports Car Club rally; Pep Staff screening of cheerleading finalists; the upcoming Drama production of Dracula; Tom Ries being chosen as Challenge editor and Dorthy Dusek as Cronus editor; the process of police academy recruitment and training; a new ordinance regarding outdoor public music festivals, passed in response to the Sky River festival; the Tacoma Airport; the film I Am Curious (Yellow) and obscenity laws; charges against local Ron Meiniger for possession and sale of "obscene" materials. Also includes editorial on student political apathy and the Vietnam Moratorium; a series of photos of women's legs in short skirts with the title "What's Nude on Campus"; a group photo of the cross country team; a brief paragraph on campus and dorm drinking rules at other colleges; announcement of Karate Club meetings, discouragement of Vietnam Moratorium participation at Boise State College; "With My Boots On" column discussing various news, including campus parking; Art and Literary Supplement with poetry, photos. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Tom Ries; managing editor Grant Fjermedal; business manager Marshall Vigus; copy editor Carole Mizoguchi; feature editor Larry Wansley; chief photographer Rich Thompson; advisor Dennis Hale; secretary Joyce Fairbanks.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - October 10, 1969

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume V, number 2 and is four pages. This issue contains stories on plans for a boycott of classes, vigils at local universities as part of the nationwide Vietnam Moratorium on October 15; the TCC Foundation and its work to raise awareness of students' financial needs, a new campaign to create a student loan fund; new Veterans Administration medical and G.I. Bill education benefits; Washington Association of Community College Student Government news, including the election of TCC senator John Stella as block-booker; Activities Council news, including discussion of the Vietnam Moratorium; freshman runner Al Swenson winning a cross country race; community and state colleges news including observation of the Vietnam Moratorium; a concert by the Surprise Package; history department chairman Tom L. McLaughlin earning a PhD in American studies from Washington State University. Also includes a photo of art instructor Richard Rhea with his lion sculpture commissioned by Lockburn Junior High; new faculty member photo portraits; a photo of students with a time capsule; announcements of a proposed new Soccer Club, an upcoming Karate Club meeting, an upcoming Sports Car Club rally, Drama tryouts for the play Dracula; Art and Literary Supplement with poetry, photography.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - October 3, 1969

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume V, number 1 and is four pages. This issue contains stories on an upcoming dance with music by the Surprise Package; Board meeting business including the vote to maintain unarmed security; President Dr. Thornton Ford speaking on enrollment expectations and faculty numbers; an Associated Women Students fashion show; improvements to the Resource Center including the new typing lab and expansion of the listening language lab; Architect Lyle Swedberg sharing drawings for three new buildings; the Sky River festival near Tenino; the appointment of Dr. John N. Terrey as Associate Director, Systems Relations of the State Board for Community College Education; new Prime Minister of the Obi Society Gerald McIntosh; statistics on what universities TCC transfer students go on to attend. Also includes announcement of an exhibit by art faculty; "With My Boots On" column reporting on various news including President Nixon and Lewis Hershey; student rideshare ads. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - June 13, 1969

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume IV, number 23 (actually the 24th issue of the academic year) and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on commencement; the year in review for student government business; sales of the underground newspaper HELIX; hiking at Point Defiance Park; a presentation by Peace Pilgram; the year in review for sports, including the basketball team taking second in the state tournament and other teams taking third and fourth in several other state rankings; a Board of Trustees meeting to respond to the Obi Society's demands; a visit by KJR business manager Pat O'Day to communications students; the B. J. Thomas concert. Also includes editorials on a previous issue that said "God is dead", the arboretum dedication, war, social change and student activism; letters to the editor responding to a previous ad from a drafted student selling his "used mind", the administration's involvement in the Tacoma community, a thank you from Penny Meyers; review of the movie Pork Chop Hill; a guest feature on filmmaking from a Washington State University student; weather canceling a number of Campus Day activities; Art and Literary Supplement with poetry, drawings, short stories, and coverage of the organ dedication recital by George Scott and students. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Carl Zook; managing editor Don Swanson; associate editor Tom Ries; business manager Nils Olson; Art & Literary Supplement editor Jerry Gollinger; sports editor Dennis Howes; copy editor Hallis Morgan; feature editor Grant Fjermedal; chief photographer Philmore Appling; photographers Phillip Appling, Richard Frank, Scott Stephen, Mike Hughes, Frank Flemming; reporters Bill Johnston, Terry Rice, Doug Jacques, John Kelly, John Terrien, J. D. Seidel, Penny Meyers, Dave Workman, Dick Delin; circulation Peggy Loverin; advisor Dale Wirsing; secretary Pat Loth.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - May 23, 1969

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume IV, number 22 (actually the 23rd issue of the academic year) and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on the progress (or lack of) toward Obi's demands, with dual interviews with Obi Society Chairman James Walton and TCC President Dr. Thornton Ford, as well as interviews with Black and white students; the upcoming (mandatory) commencement ceremony; forensics team members earning National Community College Forensics Tournament certificates of excellence; representatives attending the Washington Association of Community College Student Governments (WACCSTG) conference with TCC students taking several honors, including election of Phil Shinn as Central Region Chairman and state chairman, student Bonnie Winston winning runner-up in the Miss Washington Community College pageant, election of Activities Coordinator Paula Eisenman to the advisers board, and a commendation to student body President Ross Briggs; community colleges news, including the erroneous report by the Vancouver college newspaper that the Challenge had won a first place prize (they won second); a petition from students asking for legal action against "disruption" following the fight on campus; proposal of a new class by political science instructor John Swarthout and Obi chairman Jim Walton on contemporary Black problems and politics; the track team going to the Washington State Community College tournament; the tennis team's ongoing participation in the Washington Community College Championships; the golf team winning third place in the state tournament; David D. Woods speaking at an ad hoc campus gathering on Tacoma issues; freedom of speech and violence; hiking Mt. Pete; "strangers" in the parking lot; the police response to the "Hilltop disturbance"; the Model United Nations Club's attendance of the Far West Conference in California; a new Marine Corps program for men without baccalaureate degrees to become commissioned officers; an upcoming Artist and Lecture series concert by the University of Puget Sound Concert Band; the creation of a new Math Lab by Dean of Instruction Dr. Paul E. Jacobsen and run by Pat Dyer. Also includes photos relating to the fights over the rock on campus; announcements of an upcoming dance with music by B. J. Thomas, appointment of student Peter W. Kippe to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, two TCC chemistry students receiving summer research grants at Pacific Lutheran University, the upcoming dedication ceremony for the TCC Arboretum; exam schedule; announcement of Mathematics Department Chairman Joseph A. Betz being chosen to attend a math institute at the University of Oregon; editorial commending Records Officer Joseph Kosai on his deescalation of the police presence at the fight at the rock; a guest editorial on the "War on Poverty"; a headline "Laviola Condemned" marked "Censored" and an accompanying drawing; a letter to the editor about the proposed Communications Club; an "In Memorium" notice for James Rector of Berkeley, California killed by police; Art and Literary Supplement with poetry; an interview with sophomore class representative Dave De Forrest. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Carl Zook; managing editor Don Swanson; associate editor Tom Ries; business manager Nils Olson; Art & Literary Supplement editor Jerry Gollinger; sports editor Dennis Howes; copy editor Hallis Morgan; feature editor Grant Fjermedal; chief photographer Philmore Appling; photographers Phillip Appling, Richard Frank, Scott Stephen, Mike Hughes, Frank Flemming; reporters Bill Johnston, Terry Rice, Doug Jacques, John Kelly, John Terrien, J. D. Seidel, Penny Meyers, Dave Workman, Dick Delin; circulation Peggy Loverin; advisor Dale Wirsing; secretary Pat Loth.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - May 16, 1969

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume IV, number 21 (actually the 22nd issue of the academic year) and is four pages. This issue contains stories on the appointment of Dr. Dewey Tuggle Jr. to the Board of Trustees; the appointment of Rueben Brunson Jr. as development coordinator to work with Black-owned Tacoma businesses; student fights over the color of the campus rock; an upcoming concert by Washington State University music professor George Scott to dedicate the new organ donated by Mrs. Jane McKee; prostitution in Seattle; student body election results, including John D. DeVore as president; the formation of the Activity Scholarship Committee; letter to the editor from Governor Daniel J. Evans congratulating the Challenge on its second place award in the Washington State Press Awards Competition; track team news, including a joint profile on Ed Fisher and John Green; Greg Freitag and Terry Wright of the tennis team playing in the District Eliminations; an upcoming practice auto-cross by the Sports Car Club; appointment of Patricia A. Dyer as a new math instructor. Also includes editorial on the atmosphere caused by the presence of police; announcement of the next Board meeting; activities calendar; community colleges news; a photo of Pat Paulsen and Rosie Grier performing at Washington State University's Parents' Weekend. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Carl Zook; managing editor Don Swanson; associate editor Tom Ries; business manager Nils Olson; Art & Literary Supplement editor Jerry Gollinger; sports editor Dennis Howes; copy editor Hallis Morgan; feature editor Grant Fjermedal; chief photographer Philmore Appling; photographers Phillip Appling, Richard Frank, Scott Stephen, Mike Hughes, Frank Flemming; reporters Bill Johnston, Terry Rice, Doug Jacques, John Kelly, John Terrien, J. D. Seidel, Penny Meyers, Dave Workman, Dick Delin; circulation Peggy Loverin; advisor Dale Wirsing; secretary Pat Loth.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - May 12, 1969

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume IV, number 20 (actually the 21st issue of the academic year) and is eight pages. Content notice: This issue contains several instances of the N word on page four. This issue contains stories on students delivering the Obi Society's 11 demands to Dr. Ford's office, a meeting between Obi and the Board to review the demands; a Law Day panel discussion featuring Pierce County Prosecutor Ron Hendry, lawyers Jack Tanner, Henry Haas, Tom Fogg; Soloman "Scooter" Akins speaking on San Francisco State College Black Student Union's strike for a Black studies program; Dr. Ford's thoughts on what TCC has already made progress on from the Obi Society's demands; a tax on illegal transfer of cannabis; Obi Society's formation to combat institutionalized racism; enrollment numbers; Dr. Spock speaking at the University of Puget Sound on the Vietnam War; formation of the Communications Club and a plan for a radio station; Seattle filmmaker Beau Buchanan; a tutoring program in Ruston; the volcanic Ape Caves in Skamania County; the Virginia V cruise and Bainbridge Island dance; an upcoming concert by Three Dog Night, Spring, Dawn, and Jim Winkler at the Tacoma Sports Arena. Also includes editorials affirming the Obi Society demands, demanding the library carry copies of all class reading material, discussing Muhammed Ali's suspension from the Muslim religion and Black athletes, discussing Christianity and whiteness; letters to the editor on the Safeway grapes boycott, clarifying the Political Science Forum's stance on the boycott; a request for blood donations for cafeteria cook Mable Kiniry; a copy of the Obi's Society's 11 demands; a statement by an Obi member on possible further action if demands unmet; a defense of student activism; Art and Literary Supplement with poetry, drawings; activities calendar; campus news. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Carl Zook; managing editor Don Swanson; associate editor Tom Ries; business manager Nils Olson; Art & Literary Supplement editor Jerry Gollinger; sports editor Dennis Howes; copy editor Hallis Morgan; feature editor Grant Fjermedal; chief photographer Philmore Appling; photographers Phillip Appling, Richard Frank, Scott Stephen, Mike Hughes, Frank Flemming; reporters Bill Johnston, Terry Rice, Doug Jacques, John Kelly, John Terrien, J. D. Seidel, Penny Meyers, Dave Workman, Dick Delin; circulation Peggy Loverin; advisor Dale Wirsing; secretary Pat Loth.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - May 2, 1969

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume IV, number 19 (actually the 20th issue of the academic year) and is four pages. This issue contains stories on student government news, including an endorsement of the grape boycott of Safeway to support striking farm workers; the upcoming participation of Forensics Team members in the National Community College Forensics Championship; a planned Biafra benefit dance; an upcoming appearance by Southern Christian Leadership Conference co-leader Hosea Williams, sponsored by the Political Science Forum; proposed tree planting project for Campus Day to assist Plant Manager Frank Mitchell in planting several thousand trees on campus; track team, golf team, and tennis team news; a TCC student bowling team in the league at Tower Lanes; the end of basketball season awards banquet; the non-profit Shelter Half Coffee House for GIs; an art exhibition by "freelance" artist Jay Tronsdale. Also includes primary election results; announcements of Bonnie Winston and two alternates representing TCC in a community colleges pageant; activities calendar; comics; the Dean's List; an allegorical fairy tale presumably addressing the inability of the Tacoma city government to work together. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Carl Zook; managing editor Don Swanson; associate editor Tom Ries; business manager Nils Olson; Art & Literary Supplement editor Jerry Gollinger; sports editor Dennis Howes; copy editor Hallis Morgan; feature editor Grant Fjermedal; chief photographer Philmore Appling; photographers Phillip Appling, Richard Frank, Scott Stephen, Mike Hughes, Frank Flemming; reporters Bill Johnston, Terry Rice, Doug Jacques, John Kelly, John Terrien, J. D. Seidel, Penny Meyers, Dave Workman, Dick Delin; circulation Peggy Loverin; advisor Dale Wirsing; secretary Pat Loth.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - April 25, 1969

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume IV, number 18 (actually the 19th issue of the academic year) and is four pages. This issue contains stories on a presentation by Mark Lane on "The Unanswered Questions About the Death of John F. Kennedy"; student elections, including the proposed constitution changes; the Challenge placing second in a two-year college newspaper competition by Sigma Delta Chi; an upcoming Obi-sponsored appearance by Black Student Union propaganda minister and co-leader of the San Francisco State College student strike Soloman "Scooter" Akins; community colleges news; a "Rally for Decency" in Baltimore, Maryland that ended in a fight; J. E. Prufrock speaking on campus for decency; golf team news, including recent wins; track team; upcoming beginning of intramural slow pitch and an archery contest, end of men's three on three basketball; tennis team news. Also includes a photo of the TCC forensics team, which took first place in the State Junior College Division; activities calendar; letter to the editor expressing frustration at missing library books; an ad for presidential candidate Richard Nixon promising an end to the Selective Service in lieu of an all-volunteer armed force; a photo from the Alice Cooper show at the Eagles Auditorium in Seattle; a report on the "expedition" to find a new fault line, citing the source as the "extraordinary heavy burden [at] the County-City Building"; announcement of Titan men's basketball player Marty Morin signing with Boise State College. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Carl Zook; managing editor Don Swanson; associate editor Tom Ries; business manager Nils Olson; Art & Literary Supplement editor Jerry Gollinger; sports editor Dennis Howes; copy editor Hallis Morgan; feature editor Grant Fjermedal; chief photographer Philmore Appling; photographers Phillip Appling, Richard Frank, Scott Stephen, Mike Hughes, Frank Flemming; reporters Bill Johnston, Terry Rice, Doug Jacques, John Kelly, John Terrien, J. D. Seidel, Penny Meyers, Dave Workman, Dick Delin; circulation Peggy Loverin; advisor Dale Wirsing; secretary Pat Loth.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - April 18, 1969

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume IV, number 17 (actually the 18th issue of the academic year) and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on an appearance by Father James Groppi; an upcoming inter-club Kiwanis meeting; the upcoming steamship cruise and dance; an upcoming appearance by Mark Lane, a critic of the Warren Commission's inquiry into President Kennedy's assassination; community colleges news; an anonymous University of Washington area drug dealer; upcoming performances of the musical Money; tennis team, golf team, and track team news; Winter Sports Club events; new courses Biology 108 on Northwest natural history and Communications 250 on radio, TV, and other media; a student "expedition" regarding a new fault line; student activism and the impossibility of a Utopia; veterans insurance eligibility; upcoming participation of the Model United Nations Club in the Far West conference. Also includes an activities calendar; editorial praising outgoing student body president Bill Kageler; letters to the editor regarding the inconsistent prosecution of a Tacoma ordinance against staff of the Shelter Half Coffee House, calling on faculty to take a stand on various local and national issues; announcements of a pajama dance; the proposed new student constitution; comics; Art and Literary Supplement with poetry, photography; photo collages; "Campus Comments" campus news.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - April 11, 1969

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume IV, number 16 (actually the 17th issue of the academic year) and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the cooperative work by Pierce County libraries to build a Black bibliography, led by TCC librarian Richard Aiken and cover illustrated by art instructor Frank Dippolito; an upcoming dance with music by the Fragile Lime on Bainbridge Island with the Virginia V steamship providing transportation; resignation of Board of Trustees Chairman Frank Cooper; upcoming commencement exercises; planned "community service" courses (no tests, grades, credits); community colleges news; perspectives on sensitivity training; a proposal by Civic Improvement Alliance Chairman Karl J. Beaty to form a Students for Decency chapter in Tacoma; TCC bookstore issues; conflict over sensitivity training at the Tacoma City Council's meetings; the first "uninhibited rock concert" in Tacoma of Juggernaut, Peace, Sweet Rolle, Muf; relaxing at the Point; the death of of student David J. Lassoie; track team news, including plans to host the first home meet in TCC history; the tennis team; an upcoming Sports Car Club rally; the golf team; memories of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's visit to McChord Air Force Base in 1958; Student Activities Coordinator Paula Eisenman attending the Conference of the Association of College Unions International; the effect of state budget cuts on Black studies; the upcoming State Community College Forensics Tournament; upcoming student government primary elections. Also includes announcements of the resignation of Student Body President Bill Kageler, a karate demonstration, an upcoming Associated Women Students fashion show, a proposed Communications Club; proposed new student Constitution text; letters to the editor regarding library noise, commencement attendance requirements; an open letter to Governor Daniel Evans regarding appointing a Black citizen to the vacated Board of Trustees chairmanship; activities calendar; an ad from the Church of the Humanitarian God offering application to the ministry of their church to support conscientious objection; a thank you from a faculty secretary to an anonymous student who found and returned a check of hers.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - March 14, 1969

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume IV, number 15 (actually the 16th issue of the academic year) and is four pages. This issue contains stories on the Titan men's basketball team winning second in the state championship tournament; a new student government program to encourage participation in campus activities; an incident with food service manager Domi Petrinovich's car; a proposal by Freshman Class President Bob Robinson for a Student Activities Center; an upcoming hard rock concert by Calliope, Locomotive, and Peace; the tennis team; the intramural program's free throw contest (open to men and women); the track team; the Tacoma-Pierce County Blood Bank. Also includes exam schedule; announcements of a freshman class sponsored book exchange, an upcoming Board of Trustees meeting; "Campus Comments" column with various campus news; campus activities calendar; community colleges news, including ongoing coverage of the underground newspaper HELIX. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor-in-chief Carl Zook; managing editor Don Swanson; associate editor Tom Ries; business manager Nils Olson; Art & Literary Supplement editor Kathy Greenlaw, Jerry Gollinger; sports editor Keith Hunter; copy editor Hallis Morgan; feature editor Grant Fjermedal; photography Phillip Appling, Philmore Appling, Richard Frank; reporters Bill Johnston, Frederick Lowe, Terry Rice, Dennis Howes, Scott Stephen, Doug Jacques, John Kelly, Mike McCann, John Terrien; circulation Jennie Williams; artist Dennis Nugent; advisor Dale Wirsing; secretary Pat Loth.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - March 7, 1969

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume IV, number 14 (actually the 15th issue of the academic year) and is eight pages. Content notice: This issue contains use of the N word on page 2. This issue contains stories on the Titan men's basketball team qualifying for the state tournament; summer job information; the Board of Trustees approving appointment of the Lyle Swedberg & Associates architectural firm for campus additions; community college news; changes to veteran educational benefits; an upcoming Sports Car Club rally; a new course on the fundamentals of mountain climbing; an upcoming Karate Club demonstration; track team; Charles F. Cline's speech class; Paul Nesbitt's Archaeology 205 class; Board of Trustees news including informal condemnation of recent bills attempting to punish student activism; student registration; first newsletter by SCALE (Students Concerned About Legislative Equality). Also includes announcements of auditions for the musical Money, a meeting of the Education Task Force of the Tacoma Area Urban Coalition; a photo of a visit by Tacoma News Tribune photographer Wayne Zimmerman to the Challenge's offices; a guest editorial on the need for Black education and the whiteness of the current education system; letters to the editor regarding the rise of Communism in America, apologizing for previous letter regarding parking lot assaults; editorial encouraging students to vote; photos from the wheelchair basketball game; Art and Literary Supplement with short stories, photographs, and a review of a music performance by the Meridian West Jazz Group; "Awareness" column; an ad for Mail Rate Subscriptions to the Challenge. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor-in-chief Carl Zook; managing editor Don Swanson; associate editor Tom Ries; business manager Nils Olson; Art & Literary Supplement editor Kathy Greenlaw, Jerry Gollinger; sports editor Keith Hunter; copy editor Hallis Morgan; feature editor Grant Fjermedal; photography Phillip Appling, Philmore Appling, Richard Frank; reporters Bill Johnston, Frederick Lowe, Terry Rice, Dennis Howes, Scott Stephen, Doug Jacques, John Kelly, Mike McCann, John Terrien; circulation Jennie Williams; artist Dennis Nugent; advisor Dale Wirsing; secretary Pat Loth.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - February 28, 1969

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume IV, number 13 (actually the 14th issue of the academic year) and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the Associated Women Students-sponsored Racism Week, which included lectures by University of Puget Sound professor Dr. Leroy Annis, Bellarmine instructor O'Neal McGowen, Hilltop Multi-Service Center Assistant Director Melvin Jackson, and Human Relations Board Director Lynn Hodges; ongoing thefts of property and a vehicle from the TCC parking lot; student Mary Simpson winning first place in Persuasive Speaking at a forensics tournament; Washington state community colleges news, including proposed legislation to give students and faculty a voting representative on college Boards; smelter smells and air pollution; an ice skating class; an Obi Society visit and panel presentation to Saint Martin's College; a college student letter writing campaign to protest a proposed Wyoming voting law and actions by an Oklahoma college president to suppress student activism; Titan men's basketball and state tournament hopes; community college football, athletic scholarships; TCC gym hosting a Wheelchair Basketball Conference game between Tacoma and Seattle; end of the intramural basketball season and a free throw contest; tennis team; golf team; a press conference by community college student body presidents criticizing the governor's budget; the elimination of a site neighboring TCC to be a new high school location. Also includes editorials on the Challenge being the students' paper; letters to the editor regarding white and Black people ending racism together and specific event ideas, alleged parking lot harassment; announcements of the poll results on degrees at TCC, TV coverage of an upcoming Sports Car Club rally, play tryouts for the musical Money, Associated Women Students organizing visits to patients at Madigan Hospital; "Awareness" column on knowledge and truth. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor-in-chief Carl Zook; managing editor Don Swanson; associate editor Tom Ries; business manager Nils Olson; Art & Literary Supplement editor Kathy Greenlaw, Jerry Gollinger; sports editor Keith Hunter; copy editor Hallis Morgan; feature editor Grant Fjermedal; photography Phillip Appling, Philmore Appling, Richard Frank; reporters Bill Johnston, Frederick Lowe, Terry Rice, Dennis Howes, Scott Stephen, Doug Jacques, John Kelly, Mike McCann, John Terrien; circulation Jennie Williams; artist Dennis Nugent; advisor Dale Wirsing; secretary Pat Loth.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - February 14, 1969

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume IV, number 12 (actually the 13th issue of the academic year) and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on a presentation by Israel's consul general Moshe Yegar regarding the Israeli-Arab conflict; major budget cuts by the governor; spring quarter registration; a student government resolution on damages to school fixtures and property; financial aid for students transferring to four-year colleges; European summer seminar courses with Classrooms Abroad; instructor DeVon Edrington selling himself for a dollar to a student; proposed legislation to make state vocational-technical schools either vocational-technical high schools or part of the community college districts; painter C. D. Boudreau; Titan men's basketball, including a profile on guard Don Martonik; intramural basketball; the Sports Car Club's "Sweetheart Gymkhana" event; the Pep Club trip to Portland; a record number of Post-Korean veterans and servicemen enrolling in schools under the G.I. Bill; Winter Sports Club planned activities. Also includes exam schedule; letters to the editor responding to a previous article on reparations to Black people and criticizing the Obi Society; news briefs from various other community colleges; announcements of freshman class elections, visits from Gonzaga University and Washington State University representatives; comics; an interview with Tacoma Major A. L. Rasmussen; Art and Literary Supplement with photography, drawings, poetry, creative writing; a thank you from the Sports Car Club for participants in their last event. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor-in-chief Carl Zook; managing editor Don Swanson; associate editor Tom Ries; business manager Nils Olson; Art & Literary Supplement editor Kathy Greenlaw, Jerry Gollinger; sports editor Keith Hunter; copy editor Hallis Morgan; feature editor Grant Fjermedal; photography Cheryl Doten, Bob Cummings, Phillip Appling, Philmore Appling, Richard Frank; reporters Mike Bonito, Bill Johnston, Dave Brown, Ellyn Taylor, Frederick Lowe, Terry Rice, Dennis Howes, Scott Stephen, Doug Jacques, John Kelly, Mike McCann, John Terrien, Penny Wellman; circulation Jennie Williams; artist Dennis Nugent; advisor Dale Wirsing; secretary Pat Loth.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - February 7, 1969

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume IV, number 11 (actually the 12th issue of the academic year) and is eight pages. Content notice: This issue contains the use of the N word on page 2. This issue contains stories on the presentation by Muhammad Ali with Obi Society representatives; the Drama Department's upcoming performances of A Case of Libel; a presentation by Ramparts magazine vice president Robert Scheer; an upcoming speaker series on racism sponsored by the Associated Women Students; non-profit Court "C" Coffeehouse being charged taxes; the Choral Ensemble performing at Fife High School's Human Relations Day Assembly; a geology field trip to the Carbon River; the Board of Trustees voting on a series of campus regulations; student Phil Shinn and Charles Canada winning top honors in the Forensics Tournament; Student Body President Bill Kageler's disappointment in the National Student Association Conference on Institutional Racism; installation of a jukebox in the cafeteria; Titan men's basketball, including a feature on sophomore guard Tom Patnode; intramural basketball. Also includes the Dean's List; an article regarding available degrees at TCC asking for student feedback; letters to the editor responding to criticizing of Bruce Hart, commending the Obi Society for bringing Muhammad Ali to speak, criticizing the articles in the previous issue on Black liberation and whiteness; an editorial reminding readers that the Challenge is their paper; "Awareness" column on Muhammad Ali being blocked from the Mount Tahoma Auditorium; a request by a student to help develop others' ESP and PSI; Art and Literary Supplement with poetry, a review of The Yellow Submarine film; a resolution from the student government to pursue Black culture in the curriculum and Black instructors to support this; an special feature on the National Student Association (NSA) Conference on Institutional Racism, discussing the flight from Seattle, the Harambees, conference workshops, the NSA's ties to the CIA, a statement by the Black Students' Caucus on issues with the conference. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor-in-chief Carl Zook; managing editor Don Swanson; associate editor Tom Ries; business manager Nils Olson; Art & Literary Supplement editor Kathy Greenlaw, Jerry Gollinger; sports editor Keith Hunter; copy editor Hallis Morgan; feature editor Grant Fjermedal; photography Cheryl Doten, Bob Cummings, Phillip Appling, Philmore Appling, Richard Frank; reporters Mike Bonito, Bill Johnston, Dave Brown, Ellyn Taylor, Frederick Lowe, Terry Rice, Dennis Howes, Scott Stephen, Doug Jacques, John Kelly, Mike McCann, John Terrien, Penny Wellman; circulation Jennie Williams; artist Dennis Nugent; advisor Dale Wirsing; secretary Pat Loth.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - January 24, 1969

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume IV, number 10 (actually the 11th issue of the academic year) and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on TCC receiving two federal grants for the work study program and for the law enforcement Associate degree program; an upcoming Obi Society-sponsored appearance by Muhammad Ali; plans for an Educational Reform Week by the Associated Students of Western Washington State College; the student group SCALE (Students Concerned About Legislative Equality); a panel discussion featuring Obi Society representatives; a presentation by law student Kamalu Ukwuije of the Union of Biafra on the war for independence from Nigeria; career assistance from the agency RE-CON; student Steve Meacham and telepathy; freshman class representative John Stella; philsophy and logic instructor DeVon Edrington; student and dancer Diane LeMoine; the music department; the generation gap; Titan men's basketball; community college basketball teams using out of state players; an upcoming track meet; intramural basketball; a display of Northwest paintings at the library on loan from the Washington State Historical Society; a new life insurance policy by the National Student Association; praise for Green River Community College's new no-F grading policy; upcoming summer foreign study courses and tours in Europe; an upcoming Pep Club trip to Portland for basketball games; increasing enrollment at TCC. Also includes letters to the editor criticizing a previous piece on Bruce Hart and other pieces on whiteness, rioting; editorials on student money being spent in areas that should be funded by administration, working for change and not just complaining; a call to Black men and women to fight for liberation; a short story; comics; "Awareness" column on Black people getting "out of Whitey's world"; announcements of student Anne Bushey receiving a TCC Staff Association scholarship, removal of funds from the Circle K Club due to inactivity, work study opportunities, a proposal regarding class start time; a series of brief interviews with and photos of students; Art and Literary Supplement with poetry, photography, and an announcement of an upcoming appearance by poet Rod McKuen; factoids about TCC. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor-in-chief Carl Zook; managing editor Don Swanson; associate editor Tom Ries; business manager Nils Olson; Art & Literary Supplement editor Kathy Greenlaw, Jerry Gollinger; sports editor Keith Hunter; copy editor Hallis Morgan; feature editor Grant Fjermedal; photography Bob Cummings, Phillip Appling, Philmore Appling, Richard Frank; reporters Mike Bonito, Bill Johnston, Dave Brown, Ellyn Taylor, Frederick Lowe, Terry Rice, Dennis Howes, Scott Stephen, Doug Jacques, John Kelly, Mike McCann, John Terrien, Penny Wellman; circulation Jennie Williams; artist Dennis Nugent; advisor Dale Wirsing; secretary Pat Loth.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - January 17, 1969

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume IV, number 10 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on funding for building; a proposed student conduct code and related Board of Trustees meeting; the first Obi Society Women's Soul Search panel event; formation of a new radio program cohosted with area community colleges and universities; Stu Martin's late night show Double Date at the Movies, including the use of 3-D glasses; formation of a "Group Dynamics and the Individual" human interaction laboratory by psychology instructor Richard Giroux and Study Skills and Testing department head Gerald Shulenbarger; tape and tape deck thefts from cars in the TCC parking lots; a visitor to campus who put her personal belongings in the wrong car; a new comedy magazine called Laugh-In; staff changes at the Challenge; Board approval of new position dean of community services and appointment of H. J. Schafer; Titan men's basketball; recent student John Hayes setting a National Junior College record in track; intramural basketball; Malcolm Dundas of the Resistance speaking about his experience in prison after refusing to be drafted; a Political Science Forum presentation by Amnon Zakov on the Israeli-Arab conflict; tutoring by the Delta Phi Lambda honor society; the Titanettes Drill Team. Also includes editorials on the Selective Service System and the Vietnam War draft, the many bad things that happened in 1968; letter to the editor commending coverage of the Ordinance 18669 issue; "Awareness" column on Black power; a comic on indigenous fishing rights; announcements of bookstore manager Mary Pattee being elected president of the new Northwest College Bookstore Association, an upcoming talk by Ramparts Magazine vice president Robert Scheer; Art and Literary Supplement with photography, poetry, drawings, and editor's note; classified ads; an interview with Karl Beaty of the Civic Improvement Alliance on local and national politics. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor-in-chief Carl Zook; managing editor Don Swanson; associate editor Tom Ries; business manager Nils Olson; Art & Literary Supplement editor Kathy Greenlaw, Jerry Gollinger; sports editor Keith Hunter; copy editor Hallis Morgan; feature editor Grant Fjermedal; photography Bob Cummings, Cheryl Doten, Phillip Appling, Philmore Appling, Richard Frank; reporters Terri Bale, Mike Bonito, Dave Brown, Frederick Lowe, Terry Rice, Dennis Howes, John McCarthy, Thomas Ries, Greg Smith, Scott Stephen, Doug Jacques, John Kelly, Mike McCann, John Terrien, Penny Wellman; circulation Jennie Williams; artist Dennis Nugent; advisor Dale Wirsing; secretary Pat Loth.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - December 6, 1968

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume IV, number 9 and is eight pages. Content notice: This issue contains use of the N word on page 3 and page 7. This issue contains stories on a presentation by San Francisco State College sociologist Dr. Joel Fort about drugs; student Terri Bale being named Miss Tacoma; a lawsuit by editor Carl Zook against Ordinance 18669; a planned Christmas Ball; Friends of the TCC Library Board approval of funding for the purchase of Afro-American studies books; availability of on-campus jobs; winter registration; resignation of sophomore class president Charles Canada; Titan men's basketball, including photos and profiles of the team members; formation of new groups the Student Rights Committee and the Basic Encounter Group; 21 Club events; the Aero Phenomena Investigation No. 2 club and UFOs; intermural sports; an upcoming concert by the Moody Blues; Veteran's Administration counseling; a pamphlet using racial language to criticize students who obey rather than challenge authority; a presentation by Dr. Arthur Pearl on student representation in college governance; the Shelter Half coffeehouse. Also includes letters to the editor on student withdrawal policy, responding to the "Awareness" column, commending the Challenge's coverage; editorial on the Interracial Soul Search sponsored by the Obi Society; an interview with a member of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS); announcements of a Christmas party for children from Remann Hall; "Awareness" column on hate mail; music reviews; TCC dance policy. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor-in-chief Carl Zook; managing editor Don Swanson; business manager Nils Olson; Art & Literary Supplement editor Jerry Gollinger; sports editor Keith Hunter; copy editor Hallis Morgan; feature editor Kathy Greenlaw; photography Bob Cummings, Cheryl Doten, Phillip Appling, Philmore Appling, Richard Frank; reporters Terri Bale, Mike Bonito, Dave Brown, Kathy Doheny, Tina Offman, Frederick Lowe, Terry Rice, Dennis Howes, John McCarthy, Thomas Ries, Greg Smith, Scott Stephen, Grant Fjermedal, Loman West; circulation Jennie Williams; artist Carol Glueck; advisor Dale Wirsing; secretary Pat Loth.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - November 22, 1968

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume IV, number 8 and is twelve pages. Content notice: This issue contains several instances of the N word on page 8. This issue contains stories on the Student Action Committee for Competent City Government Ordinance 18669 protest activities, including speaking at a City Council meeting, picketing the County-City Building, a campus teach-in featuring councilmembers, attorneys, reporters, and professors; an interracial soul search event by the Obi Society, with panelists from the Seattle Afro-American Journal, the Harambee organization; recognition of new student group Students Concerned About Legislative Equality (SCALE) to promote participation in campus affairs; the first southern regional conference of the Washington Association of Community College Student Government; a fire at the Tacoma area Draft Counseling Office; responding to statements by TCC Board Chairman Frank Cooper regarding student agitation; an upcoming Fiesta Mexicana performance at Moore Theatre in Seattle; drug use; an upcoming concert of TCC choir, vocal ensemble, and a combined TCC and University of Puget Sound chamber orchestra; campus police; an upcoming concert by the Byrds; a presentation by Clearinghouse for Junior College Information director Dr. Arthur M. Cohen; preparation by student representatives to attend the conference on institutionalized racism at Notre Dame; an upcoming Artist and Lecture Series presentation on drugs by Dr. Joel Fort; a bonfire competition between the freshman and sophomore classes; Titan men's basketball; the cross country team; an upcoming Sports Car Club auto cross; formation of a new Karate Club; the Washington Association of Community College Student Governments meeting; new foreign students at TCC. Also includes the fall exam schedule; editorials on continuing censorship efforts by the City Council, student group acronyms, responding to comments by Councilman A. M. Zatkovich during the student action against Ordinance 18669; a copy of the petition against Ordinance 18669; letters to the editor regarding the Associated Men Students group; classified ads; announcements of an upcoming dance with music by the Surprise Package, a Board of Trustees meeting, a presentation by San Francisco State University professor Dr. Nathan Hare sponsored by the Obi Society, a Thanksgiving basket drive by Associated Women Students; a fashion column; "Awareness" column on whiteness in America; Art and Literary Supplement with drawings, poetry, short stories; comics; movie reviews by the Film Club. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor-in-chief Carl Zook; managing editor Don Swanson; business manager Nils Olson; Art & Literary Supplement editor Jerry Gollinger; sports editor Keith Hunter; copy editor Hallis Morgan; feature editor Kathy Greenlaw; photography Bob Cummings, Dennis Gruenig, Cheryl Doten, Phillip Appling, Philmore Appling, Richard Frank; reporters Terri Bale, Mike Bonito, Dave Brown, Kathy Doheny, Tina Offman, Frederick Lowe, Terry Rice, Dennis Howes, John McCarthy, Jack Merritt, Carol Proud, Thomas Ries, Greg Smith, Scott Stephen, Grant Fjermedal, Gayle Weinberger, Loman West; circulation Linda Gallagher, Jennie Williams; artist Carol Glueck; advisor Dale Wirsing; secretary Pat Loth.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - November 8, 1968

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume IV, number 7 and is four pages. This issue contains stories on a presentation by Peace and Freedom Party vice presidential candidate Calvin Winslow; the first play by the Drama Department, A Thousand Clowns; a presentation by state representative candidate Robert Daly; student government news including commendations for the profit made from the Iron Butterfly concert and dance; an upcoming performance by African dance troupe Les Danseus Africains sponsored by the Obi Society; Activities Council news and upcoming club events; cross country team news and upcoming competition in the Washington Community College State Championship Meet; the upcoming Titan men's basketball season; student and kayaker Bill Curry going to the 1972 Olympic games trials; absences and presence of the number 13 on campus. Also includes announcements of a planned New Year's Eve party by the 21 Club, a Vietnam War protest by servicemen, upcoming films and speakers for the Artist and Lecture Series; a Student Action Committee for Competent City Government schedule of events for protesting Ordinance 18669; letters to the editor commending the quality of the paper, criticizing the quality of campus clocks; "Awareness" column on changing terms for Black people; editorial on Ordinance 18669 and freedom of speech; "Campus Comment" column on various campus news; music reviews. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor-in-chief Carl Zook; managing editor Don Swanson; business manager Nils Olson; Art & Literary Supplement editor Jerry Gollinger; sports editor Keith Hunter; copy editor Hallis Morgan; feature editor Kathy Greenlaw; photography Bob Cummings, Dennis Gruenig, Cheryl Doten, Phillip Appling, Philmore Appling, Richard Frank; reporters Terri Bale, Mike Bonito, Dave Brown, Kathy Doheny, Tina Offman, Frederick Lowe, Terry Rice, Dennis Howes, John McCarthy, Jack Merritt, Carol Proud, Thomas Ries, Greg Smith, Scott Stephen, Grant Fjermedal, Gayle Weinberger, Loman West; circulation Linda Gallagher, Jennie Williams; artist Carol Glueck; advisor Dale Wirsing; secretary Pat Loth.