The Collegiate Challenge student newspaper

Title: The Collegiate Challenge student newspaper
Description: The Collegiate Challenge, later known simply as The Challenge, is a student-run paper at Tacoma Community College. The paper was published from the very start of the college, making it a valuable resource in the history of the college and the student experience.

The paper’s name was chosen by the students in 1966 after several early title changes and an unnamed period. The first student editor-in-chief was Jim Simpson, and the first faculty advisor was Monty Jones. The staff was picked from interested students. Editors and reporters participated in journalism classes up until 2007. Courses that tied to the Challenge included Communications 100, circa 1967-1968; and Journalism 100, 201 (reporting), 202 (news and feature writing), 203 (copy editing, markup), circa 1974-1975. According the the 1986 Student Handbook, a few positions on the Challenge staff were paid. The newspaper published campus, local, and sometimes broader state and national news, as well as creative work by and for the students.

After 2006, The Challenge ceased publication of a print edition and went digital. As there is no longer a Journalism program at TCC, publication has become more sporadic in recent years.

These newspapers are part of a larger collection of TCC-related publications, the TCC Archives Special Collections Library. A finding aid describing the collection is available at the link below.; TCCA Special Collections Library Collection Guide
Subject: College student newspapers and periodicals; Community colleges
Creator: Associated Students of Tacoma Community College
Source: Tacoma Community College Archives, Special Collections Library
Publisher: Tacoma Community College Archives
Date: 1965-1984
Rights: Use is governed by Tacoma Community College's Creative Commons Copyright policy requiring attribution and share-alike intentions.
Format: PDF
Language: English
Type: newspapers
Identifier: TCCAL_CC
Coverage: Tacoma (Wash.)
Is Part Of: This publication is part of the Tacoma Community College Archives Special Collections Library, TCCAL.

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The Collegiate Challenge - April 13, 1966
Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is the first under the title The Collegiate Challenge, is numbered volume I, number 5, and is four pages. This issue contains stories on student government, including progress on the constitution, elections; the TCC Reading Clinic; the next dance; Easter; official status of the Young Republicans; new associate degrees; campus events such as concerts and lectures; the Golden Age Writing Class; performance of the play The Tender Trap; Dr. Ronald Magden; a talk by Dr. James Brown on the future of education; Red Cross volunteer positions. Also includes diagrams illustrating the TCC constitution, a guest editorial by Senators Warren Magnuson and Henry Jackson on a proposal by Congress to end NDEA student loan program, comics, letters to the editor, poems. Staff credits: editor-in-chief Jim Simpson; copy editors Penny Drost, Joan Schneider; feature editor Warren Churchward; news editor Tania Kurka; music editor Gary Westcott; Dean of Students' office Dan Howell; Dean of Instruction's office Gary Westcott; business manager Gary Conklin; advisers Mr. Monty B. Jones, Mrs. Rita Trujillo; staff writers Robert Hyde, Hal Palmer, Verna Watt, Jan Kennedy, Shirley Coleman; cartoonist Bill Barner.
[Untitled Tacoma Community College newspaper] - March 29, 1966
Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue continues without a title, is numbered volume I, number 4, and is four pages. This issue contains stories on addition of a new associate degree in technical arts; Young Republicans Club elections; campus flooding and potholes; a book drive by the Friends of the Library; formation of new student clubs, including Chess Club and Folk Music Club; "Lounge Lizard" students relaxing in campus spaces; art instructor Paul Michaels; a visit from the Rural-Suburban Council; mental strain for students; student academic freedom; a presentation by Dr. Thor Heyerdahl at Pacific Lutheran University. Issue also includes a guest editorial on indigenous fishing rights; comics; short stories. Staff credits: editor-in-chief Jim Simpson; copy editors Penny Drost, Joan Schneider; feature editor Warren Churchward; photo editor Stephen M. Olds; music editor Gary Westcott; Dean of Students' office Robert Hyde; Dean of Instruction's office Bob Ehly; advisers Mr. Monty B. Jones, Mrs. Rita Trujillo; staff writers Robert Hyde, Hal Palmer, Verna Watt, Jan Kennedy, Rusty Rae, Shirley Coleman, Dan Howell, Tania Kurka; cartoonist Bill Barner.
[Untitled Tacoma Community College newspaper] - March 2, 1966
Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue continues without a title, is numbered volume I, number 3, and is four pages. This issue contains stories on new courses, progress on the constitution, ideas for an artist and lecture series, a new language lab, instructor and advisor Robert Rhule, planning for a Young Republicans Club, progress of the TCC Stage Band, a Friends of the Library meeting, a planned talk by Dr Irving Lieberman on librarianship, deposits for fall enrollment, filing for associate degrees. Issue also includes short stories; editorials on the constitution. Staff credits: editor-in-chief Jim Simpson; copy editors Penny Drost, Joan Schneider; feature editor Warren Churchward; photo editor Stephen M. Olds; music editor Gary Westcott; Dean of Students' office Robert Hyde; Dean of Instruction's office Bob Ehly; advisers Mr. Monty B. Jones, Mrs. Rita Trujillo; staff writers Robert Hyde, Hal Palmer, Verna Watt, Jan Kennedy, Rusty Rae, Shirley Coleman, Dan Howell, Tania Kurka; T.C. is drawn by Bill Barner.
[Untitled Tacoma Community College newspaper] - February 15, 1966
Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. Issue is untitled, numbered volume I, number 2, and is four pages. This issue contains stories on the TCC constitution; a visit to Seattle by Richard Nixon; the Draft Board preparing to induct college students; a concert by TCC band and choir; a survey on dress code; student activity planning and funding; campus jobs; chemistry classes and the science building; good student conduct at the first dance; presentation of a gold medallion by the Department of Public Utilities to TCC as a symbol of development of an electrical substation for TCC; construction progress, including planning for a cafeteria; a trip by Dean of Students Richard Falk to study ROTC programs; determining if students will register for the next year. The issue also includes editorials on the TCC constitution, reporting on controversial topics; comics; poems; the first letter to the editor, on the condition of campus roads. Staff credits: editor-in-chief Jim Simpson; copy editors Penny Drost, Joan Schneider; feature editor Warren Churchward; news editor Joan Schneider; photo editor Stephen M. Olds; music editor Gary Westcott; Dean of Students' office Gary Conklin; Dean of Instruction's office Bob Ehly; advisers Mr. Monty B. Jones, Mrs. Rita Trujillo; staff writers Robert Hyde, Hal Palmer, Verna Watt, Jan Kennedy, Rusty Rae, Shirley Coleman, Dan Howell, Tania Kurka.
[Untitled Tacoma Community College newspaper] - February 3, 1966
Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is the first of several that are untitled pending a naming contest, is numbered volume I, number 1, and is four pages. This issue contains stories on parking tickets; various information about the newspaper including the appointment of the first editor-in-chief for the newspaper, editorial policy, calls for creative contributions; the opening of the Administration Building; growth of the TCC library; English teacher Doris Bennett; students attending a Republican press conference; McNeil Island warden and staff attending a TCC class; the first dance, with live music from The Regents and The Statesmen. Also includes editorials on the history of School District 10, and the value of a student newspaper; and a short story in the first instance of the regular creative writing section "Going Creative." Staff credits: editor-in-chief Jim Simpson; copy editor Penny Drost; feature editor Warren Churchward; news editor Joan Schneider; photo editor Stephen M. Olds; Dean of Students' office Gary Conklin; Dean of Instruction's office Bob Ehly; advisers Mr. Monty B. Jones, Mrs. Rita Trujillo; staff writers Robert Hyde, Hal Palmer, Verna Watt, Jan Kennedy, Rusty Rae, Shirley Coleman, Dan Howell.
Tacoma Community College Campus Reporter - December 17, 1965
Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is titled Tacoma Community College Campus Reporter and is four pages. This issue contains stories on the donation of a flag flown at the national capitol to TCC, progress toward hiring more faculty and building construction, visits from Washington college representatives, TCC cadets winning a tripping to Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a dance performance, Christmas (including poems and fiction), winter driving, registration, trends in student loans for college.
Tacoma Community College Campus Reporter - December 1, 1965
Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This is the the third issue, titled Tacoma Community College Campus Reporter, and is four pages. This issue contains stories on the election of the first freshman and sophomore class presidents, a Christmas writing contest, formation of a jazz stage band by music instructor Robert Dezell, guidance counseling in junior colleges, textbooks, planning for a TCC constitutional convention, AFROTC Detachment 900, foreign language instruction, campus building progress, and a visit by Ugandan educators to the campus.
Tacoma Community College Campus Reporter - October 1, 1965
Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This is the second issue, titled Tacoma Community College Campus Reporter, and is four pages.This issue contains stories on the three Associate Degrees available from TCC in Science, Liberal Arts, and Fine Arts; registration and various dates and deadlines; appointed student class advisors; health counselor Rogene Ragsdale and TCC health services; college counseling and counselor Mary Palo; TCC secretarial staff; adult education offerings; college objectives; speeding on campus; Selective Service rules; smoking policy.
Tacoma Community College Progress Report - September 13, 1965
Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. The is the first issue, titled Tacoma Community College Progress Report, and is four pages. This issue contains a welcome from TCC President, Dr. Thornton Ford; stories on the registration procedures for "charter member" students of the new college, administrative and faculty appointments, ROTC classes, Social Security benefits for students, tuition loans, accident insurance, an overview of the bid for the college and current status, TCC's partnership with Tacoma Vocational-Technical Institute, information available in the college catalog; calendar, bus schedule and map, photos and drawings of campus buildings and construction, campus map.