The Collegiate Challenge student newspaper

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  The Challenge - May 31, 1988

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 24, number 12 and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on newly elected student government officers; State Board for Community College Education chair Philip S. Hayes being selected as commencement speaker; the upcoming 1988 Tacoma Writers Conference; changes to tax laws for students; the spring study abroad program in London; a faculty inside joke regarding xerox machines and medieval scribes; student and violist Charles Noble and his recent acceptance to the National Orchestral Institute; arts chair and instructor Frank Dippolito; the end of the women's tennis season; the men's baseball team; an upcoming 'Salute to Broadway' performance by TCC's 'On Stage Show Group'; Challenge staff being recognized by the Board of Trustees for their recent awards; teaching children to say 'no'. Also includes photo of students sitting on the lawn; 'Student Forum' section asking five students what their advice would be if they were the First Family's astrologer; editorials on growth in the Challenge staff, writing; letters to the editor promoting the recall of Senator Brock Adams, expressing disappointment in a previous article on student elections; list of student awards and recipients; illustrations and clip art; photo of a student at an International Student Organization food festival; June and July events calendar; photos and information on the class of 1969 time capsule; poetry (include a poem printed backwards); photos and brief description of a TCC Art Department art sale; photos of facilities systems in Building 7; sports editorial responding to a previous piece on college athletics and money; announcements of Tracy Johnston and Jeff Cole being selected athletes of the year, TCC sponsoring a bridge run; graphic illustrating the men's baseball team roster; film review of Rambo III; ads. 'On campus and off' section with news and upcoming event announcements includes a Bobby McFerrin concert at the Opera House, a performance of Love's Labor's Lost by the Drama 153 class, a Robert Plant concert at the Seattle Coliseum, the 6th Annual TCC Foundation Wine Festival, the TCC Spring Celebration, exhibits at the Tacoma Art Museum, the Centrum Summer Arts Festival, a Men Without Hats concert at Parker's Ballroom, science fiction and fantasy gaming convention Polycon VI in California, a Run DMC concert at the Paramount Theater. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Lori Sowell; news editor Lisbeth Wheelehan; features editor Greg Kinyon; sports editor Richard Dupraw; arts editor Gordon Peterson; on/off campus Eric Wirsing; photo editor Bryan Butler; copy editors Moira Hopkins, Richard Dupraw, Greg Kinyon; business manager Heather Davidson; ad reps Dennis Hannan, Lisbeth Wheelehan; staff Cori Smith, CarlJon Goodwin, James Allen, Loren Skaggs; columnist Kathy Brown; typesetter Lisa Renee Rehn; advisor R. Gilbert.
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  The Challenge - May 16, 1988

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 24, number 11 (corrected by hand) and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the Security Department; library renovations; editorials on student government and elections, religious free speech; driving; renovations to the TCC athletic facilities; a power outage on campus. Also includes 'Student Forum' section asking five students if religion should be promoted in public; letters to the editor on feedback for the Challenge, commenting on a previous article regarding intramural sports, congratulation the Challenge for their recent awards, and thanking the Challenge for their assistance to the International Student Organization; an interview with TCC President Carleton Opgaard; illustrations and clip art; a photo of karate students; May and June events calendar; editorial on education, with photo collage of students; theater review of Pierce College's production of E/R; film reviews of summer movies; sports editorial on the author's fantasy NBA team; photo of an intramural football with caption noting high participation; photo of student relaxing on campus; a correction to a previous article on the New York City trip; guest column on being flexible. 'On campus and off' section with news and upcoming event announcements includes a Cornish College of the Arts student exhibition, open nominations for the Coors American Ingenuity Award, the Friends of the TCC Library annual dinner with sculptor Larry W. Anderson as the speaker, the 17th Pike Place Market Festival, the Pacific Northwest Ballet production of Coppelia, the Puyallup Fair, the Women in Trades '88 fair, the Summer Arts Program at Humboldt State University, the Pierce College Theater production of E/R. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Lori Sowell; news editor Lisbeth Wheelehan; features editor Greg Kinyon; sports editor Richard Dupraw; arts editor Gordon Peterson; on/off campus Eric Wirsing; photo editor Bryan Butler; copy editors Moira Hopkins, Richard Dupraw, Greg Kinyon; business manager Heather Davidson; ad reps Dennis Hannan, Lisbeth Wheelehan; staff Cori Smith, CarlJon Goodwin, James Allen, Loren Skaggs; columnist Daryl Thomas; typesetter Lisa Renee Rehn; advisor R. Gilbert.
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  The Challenge - May 2, 1988

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 24, number 10 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on an ongoing legal dispute over laid off employees; the theater tour of New York City led by Gwen Overland; the TCC child care center; the Challenge winning Washington Press Association and American Scholastic Press Association awards; learning kung fu; student Brenda Barkley receiving an American Business Women's Association Tacoma chapter scholarship; the STAGE (STudent Access through Growth and Earnings) Program and its support of campus arts and entertainment; recent performance by the golf team and the possibility of reaching the playoffs. Also includes editorials on apathy, equal rights, the student government; 'Student Forum' section asking five students their opinions on campus entertainment; an interview with fiction author Jack Cady; photo of International Student Organization (ISO) president Mohammed Zamzami and TCC President Carleton Opgaard at ISO's honorary ambassadorship ceremony; an organizational chart with photos of the student government; announcement for student elections and open applications; film review of The Unholy; sports editorial on intramural sports; brief updates on men's baseball, women's tennis, and the track team. 'On campus and off' section with news and upcoming event announcements includes open submission to the Playboy College Fiction Contest, the Critical Studies Program in Paris, Bumbershoot arts festival in Seattle, the Guthrie Theater production of Frankenstein, a student senate meeting, film screening of The Principal, the Quit Smoking clinic program, a Volunteer Fair, a brown bag lecture on headaches, Iron Maiden, Depeche Mode, and INXS concerts at the Seattle Center Coliseum. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Lori Sowell; news editor Lisbeth Wheelehan, features editor Greg Kinyon; sports editor Richard Dupraw; arts editor Gordon Peterson; on/off campus Eric Wirsing; photo editor Bryan Butler; copy editors Moira Hopkins, Richard Dupraw, Greg Kinyon; business manager Heather Davidson; ad reps Dennis Hannan, Lisbeth Wheelehan; staff Cori Smith, CarlJon Goodwin, James Allen, Loren Skaggs; typesetter Lisa Renee Rehn; advisor R. Gilbert.
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  The Challenge - April 18, 1988

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 24, number 9 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the peer counselor program; the International Student Organization (ISO) honoring TCC President Carleton Opgaard and Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs Frank Garratt with certificates of honorary ambassadorship; the election of Claudia Mekins as student secretary; the Student Support Network and their workshops; Challenge advisor Robert Gilbert speaking at the Pacific Northwest Association of Journalism Educators conference; TCC Phi Theta Gamma (PTG) chapter president and student Kelly Linscott receiving a scholarship to PTG's Honors Institute; a spring break road trip to Arizona; Chamber Orchestra conductor Harry Davidson; the mind-body connection. Also includes editorials on communications between students and administration, campus construction; 'Student Forum' section asking five students who their presidential candidate is; film reviews of D.O.A. and Beetlejuice, editorial on the Academy Awards; sports editorial on college sports and money; 'Sports at a Glance' section with golf, baseball, women's tennis upcoming games, baseball, tennis, track and field stats; a religious creative writing piece; photo of athletics instructor Steve Brown teaching CPR. 'On campus and off' section with campus news and upcoming event announcements includes Student Support Network meeting for adult children of alcoholics, an ISO and student senate potluck, a student senate meeting, a women's tennis match against Bellevue, film screenings of Raising Arizona and Revenge of the Nerds, a Chamber Orchestra concert, a lip sync event, brown bag lectures including one relating to women's health, intramural basketball practice, an underground tour of Seattle, a flag football game, a fashion show, a intramural golf meeting, an ISO trip to Northwest Trek, a Puget Sound Music Society Concert Band performance, and men's baseball games against Olympic, Lower Columbia, and Bellevue; off campus events and news include a David Lee Roth and Poison concert at the Seattle Center Coliseum, a Sinead O'Connor concert at Parker's, a Dave Brubeck Quartet and Murray Louis Dance Company performance at the University of Washington Meany Theater, the Pioneer Square Theater production of Angry Housewives, a study abroad program in the Italian Alps, the new Intiman Playhouse season, Centrum's International Folk Dance and Music Festival and Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, the 'Opening New Doors II' conference for children's mental health, an exhibit of Chinese art at the Seattle Center Flag Pavilion, a Charles Wright Academy art auction and gala, a McAuley-Schenker Group concert at Parker's. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Lori Sowell; news editor Lisbeth Wheelehan, features editor Greg Kinyon; sports editor Richard Dupraw; arts editor Gordon Peterson; on/off campus Eric Wirsing; photo editor Bryan Butler; copy editors Moira Hopkins, Richard Dupraw, Greg Kinyon; business managers Lisbeth Wheelehan, Lori Sowell; ad reps Dennis Hannan, Lisbeth Wheelehan; staff Cori Smith, CarlJon Goodwin, James Allen; columnist Eva Woodruff; typesetter Lisa Renee Rehn; advisor R. Gilbert.
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  The Challenge - March 7, 1988

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 24, number 8 and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on the possible closure of the home health care specialist program; the TCC Pie Eating Contest; the expelling of three international students; the state considering a child care policy; student government news, including passage of club budgets and bylaws revisions; the state Combined Fund Drive contributing $1.8 million to charities; a study on background music for studying; English instructor and photographer Paul Clee and his photographs of Mexico; student and International Student Organization president Mohammed Zamzami; the TCC Art Guild event, with photo collage; bizarre part time jobs; the history of cuts to the Athletic Department and how to revive sports clubs. Also includes photo of students enjoying the sun on campus; editorials on campus newspapers, 'fluff' content in media, pranks; letters to the editor encouraging the government and individuals to support AIDS research and charity, praising a Student Service Department secretary; 'Student Forum' section asking five students for suggestions for future Challenge issues; horoscopes; comics; film review of Frantic; sports editorial on the Winter Olympics; 'Counselor's Corner' column on eating disorders; scholarship information and deadlines; ads and classified ads. 'On campus and off' section with campus news and upcoming event announcements includes a tax shelter seminar, a student senate meeting, availability of coupon books for students; off campus news and events including a Marilyn Monroe Night on KCT9 TV, Advising Center tours of Washington State University and Central Washington University, the 44th Annual Nile Shrine Circus, a KISS and Anthrax concert at the Seattle Opera Coliseum, a John Cougar Mellencamp concert at the Seattle Center Coliseum, an Echo and the Bunnymen concert at Paramount Theater. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Lori Sowell; features editor Eric Wirsing; sports editor Bryan Butler; arts editor Gordon Peterson; entertainment editor Greg Kinyon, Gordon Peterson; on/off campus Greg Kinyon; photo editor Richard Dupraw; business manager Jackie Edwards; cartoonist Eric Wirsing; graphics consultant Bill Turner; ad manager Dennis Hannan; reporters Olga Fuste, Bill Turner; photographers James Allen, Tony Sole; columnists William W. Whitt, Kay Morgan; typesetter Lisa Renee Rehn; advisor R. Gilbert.
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  The Challenge - February 24, 1988

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 24, number 7 and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on a visit by the International Student Organization (ISO) to the state capitol building and Olympia Brewery; opposition to the state's Higher Education Coordinating Board Master Plan due to its emphasis on standardized testing; the upcoming lecture by glass artist Dale Chihuly; the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and possible changes to scholarships; the state senate approval of the Higher Education Coordinating Board's Master Plan; an upcoming diabetes forum at Ballard Community Hospital in Seattle; test taking strategies; construction on campus, with photo collage; student Marlys Ducharme attending the Winter Olympics in Calgary; TCC arts student Frank White; the fencing club; the women's basketball team loss to Centralia. Also includes editorials on a campus curfew, the work of a Challenge editor, the author's dog and the music of the 1960s; letters to the editor praising the previous issue's 'Counselor's Corner,' reporting the success of the blood drive; 'Student Forum' section with five student and staff opinions on the minimal wage proposal; comics; clippable bookstore raffle entry form; student employment office procedures; theater review of the Tacoma Actors Guild production of Hedda Gabler; film review of The Last Emperor; best friends and bad luck; women's and men's basketball stats, basketball and intramural schedule; 'Counselor's Corner' column on grief resolution. 'On campus and off' section with campus news and upcoming event announcements includes the lecture by glass artist Dale Chihuly, open applications for an assistant track coach, the Tacoma International Film Festival, availability of an evening advisor, cacti for sale at the greenhouse, a TCC Artist Guild open house; off campus news and events include an Advising Center tour of the University of Washington, the next ISO meeting with lecture by Tacoma Police Officer Mark Trozel and a potluck party, the Green River Community College production of The Little Shop of Horrors, the Tacoma Little Theater production of Ring Around the Moon, drama instructor Gwen Overland performing in the Pioneer Square Theater production of Daddy's Dyin'. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Lori Sowell; features editor Eric Wirsing; sports editor Bryan Butler; arts editor Gordon Peterson; entertainment editor Greg Kinyon, Gordon Peterson; on/off campus Greg Kinyon; photo editor Richard Dupraw; business manager Jackie Edwards; cartoonist Eric Wirsing; graphics consultant Bill Turner; reporters Olga Fuste, Bill Turner; photographers James Allen, Tony Sole; columnists William W. Whitt; typesetter Lisa Renee Rehn; advisor R. Gilbert.
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  The Challenge - February 8, 1988

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 24, number 6 and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on the campus bookstore and textbook costs; campus services unavailable to night students; first aid student Carolyn King assisting after a car accident near campus; Congressional approval of the federal welfare reform Family Independence Program; changes to the student senate bylaws and other senate news; Anthony Gregorc's theory of mind styles applied to professors; a trip to the KSTW Tacoma TV station by the International Student Organization (ISO); budgeting; anthropology instructor Linda Duchin; the upcoming Drug Awareness Week; intaglio printmaking; intramural sports at TCC; the men's and women's basketball teams' losses to Lower Columbia. Also includes editorial on censorship and restrictive laws; congratulations to Challenge advisor Bob Gilbert on his recent marriage; guest editorial from the student president on the budget; 'Student forum' section asking five students their opinions on censorship in schools; call for activities fund proposals; editorial on cars and driving; comics; photo collage and text on getting to know people around campus; the rise of videotapes and VCRs; film review of Good Morning Vietnam; theater review of the Lakewood Playhouse production of Bullshot Crummond; current women's and men's basketball stats and upcoming games; 'Counselor's Corner' column on marriage. 'On campus and off' section with campus news and upcoming event announcements includes a student government sponsored personal safety lecture, winter quarter transfer information day, Black History Month events, the TCC production of The Rimers of Eldritch, National Collegiate Drug Awareness Week, a Counseling Center workshop on civil service jobs, an Advising Center tour of Western Washington University, open nominations for Washington Award for Vocational Excellence (WAVE) scholarships; off campus events and news include a Gene Loves Jezebel concert at the Moore Theatre, a Tacoma Concert Band performance at the Pantages Center, animal adoption programs at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Lori Sowell; news editor Dan Hansen; features editor Eric Wirsing; sports editor Bryan Butler; arts editor Gordon Peterson; entertainment editor Greg Kinyon, Gordon Peterson; on/off campus Greg Kinyon; photo editor Richard Dupraw; business manager Jackie Edwards; cartoonist Eric Wirsing; graphics consultant Bill Turner; reporters Olga Fuste, Bill Turner; photographers James Allen, Todd Cheney, Tony Sole; columnists William W. Whitt, Eva Woodruff; typesetter Lisa Renee Rehn; advisor R. Gilbert.
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  The Challenge - January 25, 1988

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 24, number 5 and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on a Hepatitis A outbreak in Pierce County; the upcoming week-long celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.; an incident at the Transit Center resulting in arrests; the results of a nationwide poll of college students; the upcoming Tahoma Audubon Society Annual Banquet; college student deals at Disney World; computerization of library resources; winter and how it affects different people; student Loren Skaggs; TACID (Tacoma Area Coalition of Individuals with Disabilities); the Tacoma Dome; snowboarding; new golf coach Harold Bonnell and the TCC golf team; the International Student Organization (ISO) origami 'fold-a-thon' to fold cranes to send to Tacoma and sister city mayors. Also includes a photo of campus construction; opinion pieces on student newspapers and a Supreme Court ruling allowing administrative censorship, unhealthy foods; guest editorial from the student president on the upcoming blood drive; 'Student forum' section asking five students if TCC textbooks are too expensive; a photo of the bookstore and announcement that the Challenge will investigate textbook prices in their next issue; humorous advice column; editorial on the new Challenge editorial team; comics; guest column on serigraph prints by Japanese artist Tetsure Sawada; film review of Empire of the Sun; sports trivia; men's and women's basketball stats, spring sports information; 'Counselor's Corner' column on nutrition; ads and classified ads. 'On campus and off' section with campus news and upcoming event announcements includes a blood drive, open submissions for Trillium literary magazine, job workshops at the Counseling Center, parenting and goal-setting workshops, a CISSC Subcommittee meeting, call to help the International Students Organization fold paper cranes, Senate meetings, a brown bag lecture by Georgia McDade on 'Blacks in Education'; off campus events and news include the Lakewood Players production of Bullshot Crummond, a Kronos Quartet concert at the Broadway Performance Hall, the Seattle Repertory Theatre production of Hunting Cockroaches, the beginning of the Pacific Northwest Ballet season, exhibits at the Tacoma Art Museum, auditions at the Tacoma Little Theatre for Dames at Sea, a concert by pianist Emanuel Ax at the University of Washington Meany Theatre. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Lori Sowell; news editor Dan Hansen; features editor Eric Wirsing; sports editors Dan Hansen, Richard Dupraw; arts editor Gordon Peterson; entertainment editor Greg Kinyon, Gordon Peterson; on/off campus Greg Kinyon; photo editor Richard Dupraw; business manager Jackie Edwards; cartoonist Eric Wirsing; reporters Olga Fuste, Bryan Butler, Bill Turner; photographers James Allen, Todd Cheney, Tony Sole; columnists William W. Whitt, Eva Woodruff; typesetter Lisa Renee Rehn; advisor R. Gilbert.
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  The Challenge - November 23, 1987

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 24, number 4 and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on TCC being potentially affected by a new federal student aid sanction program based on students' loan default rate; recent visits to TCC by state legislators; left-handed students petitioning for appropriate classroom desks; increased freshman enrollment; the deaths of Western Washington administrators and a pilot in a plane crash; new Higher Education Coordinating Board and community college boards appointees by Governor Booth Gardner; upcoming cafeteria and student lounge construction; unique achievements of counselor Dick Patterson, library associate Lorraine Hildebrand, and geology instructor Jack Hyde; the purpose of the Challenge newspaper; drama and music instructor Gwen Overland; student Thara Nelson; alcoholism and its effects on family; the student government food drive; the men's soccer season; gym manager and bodybuilder Dave Patterson. Also includes a name spelling correction to the previous issue; opinion pieces on discrimination against left-handed students, the need for students to communicate with their teachers; letter to the editor thanking the custodial crew for finding lost items; guest editorial by student president on the new Student Volunteer Center; 'Student forum' section asking five students if classes should have ambidextrous desks; a ghost story; restaurant review of Casa Garcia; humorous advice column; film review of Suspect; music review of George Harrison album 'Cloud Nine'; book review of Andrew Offut novel Shadowspawn; sports editorial on 'the game of love'; a photo of Jeff Larson at basketball practice; graphics and illustrations; ads. 'On campus and off' section with campus news and upcoming event announcements includes Counseling Center hours and services, a spring travel abroad program in London (England), cafeteria vending machines hours, auditions for the winter production of The Rimers of Eldritch, inclement weather hotline information, a holiday choral concert with the Concert and Swing Choirs, Thanksgiving closures, an arts and crafts fair, finals week schedule, men's basketball games against Everett and Wenatchee, a ski trip to Crystal Mountain, women's basketball games against Olympic and Edmonds, the student government food drive, recreational basketball, a student senate meeting; off campus events and news including holiday hours at the Point Defiance Aquarium, the Cornish Theater production of Vigilantes, a Def Leppard concert at the Tacoma Dome, student and faculty choreographic works at the University of Washington Meany Hall. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Bill Turner; arts and entertainment editor Ted Mills; features editor Dan Hansen; sports editor Larkin Campbell; photo editor CarlJon Goodwin; on/off campus Eric Wirsing; business manager Jackie Edwards; graphics designer Laura Clawson; reporters Rick Chisa, Mark Hallmark, Lori Sowell, Fred Garvin; photographers Joe Clarke, Jim Ruth, Todd Cheney; columnists Gordon Peterson, Bonnie Bennedson; advisor R. Gilbert; typesetter Lisa Renee Rehn.
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  The Challenge - November 9, 1987

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 24, number 3 and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on current campus construction projects; recent visits to campus by state legislators and TCC community members asking for more funding; financial aid resources; radiologic technology program coordinator Royal Domingo being appointed president of the Western Intercollegiate Consortium in Education for Radiological Technology Programs (WICERT); English instructor Dorothy Gross; Assistant Dean for Continuing Education Tanya Brunke being elected to the board of directors of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE); a laser show at Marketeers; the upcoming men's basketball season; women's volleyball coach Tracy Vigus; TCC athletics traveling to the Soviet Union (part two); a community colleges supplemental budget request under consideration at the state legislature. Also includes opinion pieces on the campus layout, construction impacts on students, the need for student advocacy for TCC, attributes needed to get through life; guest editorial from student president on an upcoming food drive; 'Student forum' section asking five students if restrictions should be placed on students with AIDS; book review of IT by Stephen King; restaurant review of Lessie's Southern Kitchen; poetry and photographs; 'Counselor's Corner' column on dyslexia; film review of The Sicilian; music review of Sting album '...Nothing Like the Sun'; a clippable music poll; sports editorial on being a Denver Broncos fan in Washington; part two of short story 'Guido Bonacelli, The Hit Man'; ads. 'On campus and off' section with campus news and upcoming event announcements includes Counseling Center hours and services, cafeteria vending machines hours, a trip to New York to see Broadway shows, a spring travel abroad program in London (England), fall transfer information day, film screening of The Three Amigos, Annual Academic Progress Scholarships information, the student government food drive, a TCC version of the Dating Game, the Veteran's Day holiday, soccer games against Green River and Pierce, a student senate meeting, ping pong tournaments, a volleyball game against Centralia; off campus events including a Def Leppard concert at the Tacoma Dome. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Bill Turner; arts and entertainment editor Ted Mills; features editor Dan Hansen; sports editor Larkin Campbell; photo editor CarlJon Goodwin; on/off campus Eric Wirsing; business manager Jackie Edwards; graphics designer Laura Clawson; reporters Rick Chisa, Mark Hallmark, Lori Sowell; photographers Joe Clarke, Jim Ruth; columnists Gordon Peterson, Bonnie Bennedson; typesetter Lisa Renee Rehn; advisor R. Gilbert.
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  The Challenge - October 26, 1987

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 24, number 2 and is twelve pages. Content note: This issue contains articles relating to sexual assault on pages 6-7, with a headline on the cover. This issue contains stories on parking issues on campus; the experience of taking night classes at TCC; the formation of a TCC AIDS task force; the community colleges asking for changes to a Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) administration policy; changes in student values over the history of TCC; math instructor Warren Jaech; the 'Magnificent Voyagers' Smithsonian exhibit on scientific discovery at the Washington State Historical Society (WSHS) Museum; the participation of three TCC athletes in a trip to the Soviet Union; the men's soccer team and recent games; the TCC day care center. Also includes opinion pieces on racist graffiti on campus, taking personal advice; guest editorial by the student president on an upcoming visit by state legislators, with schedule; 'Student forum' section asking five students if TCC has adequate student parking; theatre review of the Tacoma Actors Guild production of Amadeus; poetry; an interview and information on date rape; 'Whitt's End' humorous advice column; film reviews of Fatal Attraction and The Principal; music review of The Cars album 'Door to Door'; restaurant review of the Hometown Restaurant and Bakery; brief sports updates on the men's basketball, women's volleyball teams; sports editorial on boxing; 'Counselor's Corner' column on procrastination; short story 'Guido Bonacelli, The Hit Man'; ads. 'On campus and off' section with campus news and upcoming event announcements includes Counseling Center hours and services, a visit by a Pacific Lutheran University representative and fall transfer information day, cafeteria vending machines hours, a trip to New York to see Broadway shows, a spring travel abroad program in London (England), Annual Academic Progress Scholarships information, a TCC version of the Dating Game, a fashion show, a volleyball games against Lower Columbia and Clark, a Trivial Pursuit tournament, Halloween, soccer games against Edmonds and Highline, a student government food drive, a Hair Show, film screenings of The Fly, Aliens, Nightmare on Elm Street, Blind Date; off campus events including a Puget Sound Music Society Concert Band performance, the Tacoma Actors Guild production of The Belle of Amherst, the ACT production of Biloxi Blues, the 'Magnificent Voyagers' exhibit at the WSHS Museum, the Tacoma Little Theatre production of The Country Girl, the University of Washington production of The Great Rage of Philipp Hotz, a Fleetwood Mac concert at the Seattle Center Coliseum. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Bill Turner; arts and entertainment editor Ted Mills; features editor Dan Hansen; sports editor Larkin Campbell; photo editor Carljon Goodwin; on/off campus Eric Wirsing; business manager Jackie Edwards; graphics designer Laura Clawson; reporters Rick Chisa, Mark Hallmark, Lori Sowell; photographers Joe Clarke, Jim Ruth; columnists William W. Whitt, Gordon Peterson, Kay Morgan; typesetter Lisa Renee Rehn; advisor R. Gilbert.
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  The Challenge - October 12, 1987

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 24, number 1 and is twelve pages. Content note: This issue contains discussion of sexual assault on page 3. This issue contains stories on the campus asbestos removal project; smoking on campus; new (or newly full time) faculty members Gael Tower, Cynthia Alston, Ray Kendall, Linda Duchin, John Kinerk, Jonnie Davis, Pam Lee, Sharon McGavick; a resolution by State Board staff urging the community colleges to adopt AIDS policies; a reported assault on campus; a presentation on Japanese dance theatre by Tamagawa University visiting instructor Tadashi Koyama; older TCC students; the Drama Department and benefits of drama classes for all students; a trip by the Puget Sound Music Society Concert Band to Victoria BC; Sierra Club representative Bruce Wishart visiting the Journalism 101 class; the soccer and volleyball teams; student athletes and TCC athletics. Also includes a photo of a campus lamp post; clip art; photos of asbestos mitigation; opinion pieces on the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings for the Supreme Court nomination of Robert Bork, getting involved in student government; guest editorials from the TCC President welcoming students, student president welcoming students and encouraging their engagement; 'Student forum' section asking five students why they chose to go to TCC; 'Visions' section photo collage of students on campus; arts review of the Pablo Picasso exhibit at the Tacoma Art Museum; restaurant review of the Burger Bar; music review of Pink Floyd album 'Momentary Lapse of Reason'; film reviews of summer movies; 'Counselor's Corner' column on students preparing to transfer; 'Whitt's End' humorous advice column; student perspectives on the NFL players strike; sports editorial on sports fans and supporting teams; ads. 'On campus and off' section with campus news and upcoming event announcements includes library hours, senate meetings, film screenings of Crocodile Dundee and Mannequin, availability of student ID cards for night students, a TCC Chamber Orchestra concert, an all club meeting, an intramural soccer tournament, call for walkers, a horse riding event, the Lip Sync All Stars event, a visit by a Pacific Lutheran University representative, fall transfer information day, the opening of the Tacoma Learning Community, a volleyball game, a trip to Pike Place Market, an intramural golf tournament, a ski swap; area news and events including a call for artistic directors for the Tacoma Little Theatre, the Annual Rain or Shine Jazz Festival; scholarship announcements for the Elks National Foundation scholarships, William Kilworth Scholarship. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Bill Turner; arts editor Ted Mills; features editor Dan Hansen; sports editor Larkin Campbell; photo editor Carlton Goodwin; on/off campus Eric Wirsing; business manager Jackie Edwards; graphics designer Laura Clawson; reporters and photographers Misty Carter, Rick Chisa, Mark Hallmark, Lori Sowell, Joe Clarke, James Casher, Jim Ruth; columnists William W. Whitt, Gordon Peterson, Susan Mitchell; typesetter Lisa Renee Rehn; advisor R. Gilbert.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.