The Collegiate Challenge student newspaper

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  The Challenge - April 9, 1982

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 17 and is eight pages. This is the first issue with the title simplified to "The Challenge." This issue contains stories on the child care center dedication ceremony; music instructor Dave Whisner; a traveling Museum of Modern Art exhibition showing at the Seattle Art Museum; a KCTS mini documentary series on nuclear war, "Seattle After World War III"; an upcoming concert by singer Linda Waterfall; the upcoming RWP Production season at the Freighthouse Theater; the Tacoma Narrows Bridge run; the beginning of track and field season; the "Womenomics 82" Third Annual Professional Women's Symposium; the TCC "Health Yourself" Health Fair, with numerous photos; the bookstore and issues with book ordering; history instructor Harland Malyon teaching student Haeng Cha Chong how to ride a bike. Also includes editorials on dream jobs and TCC faculty caring, the new quarter and changes to the Challenge; "Dave Johnson At Large" column on student government officer roles; ads, including one showing proposed cuts to financial aid programs and representatives to contact; movie listings; spring athletic schedule; men's track schedule; classified ads; cafeteria weekly menu; temporary Financial Aid Office hours. Announcements include the Vagabond Theater production of The Birthday Party; a running workshop for competitors in the Narrows Bridge run; graduation application deadlines and instructions; open work study positions; available scholarships; a Student Activities Program sponsored camping trip to the Olympic National Forest. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editors David Webster, Howard Harnett; opinions editor Phil Musickant; photo editor Sue Sholin; sports editor Frank Summers; campus editor Martin Sutherland; arts and entertainment Skip Card, Scott Peterson; photographers Paul Petrinovich, Robin Minchew; reporters Bruce Kelly, Lalou Myatt, John Song, Willie Williams; advertising Tim Christensen; business manager Skip Card; secretary Maria Fleischmann; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - March 12, 1982

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 16 and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on the student government trying to get other students more involved; an upcoming concert by traditional musicians Boys of the Lough at the University of Puget Sound (UPS) Fieldhouse; TCC graduate, former Trillium editor and Challenge arts editor John Ellison; the upcoming Music department opera productions of The Telephone and Down in the Valley; the men's basketball team winning the state championship, including wins against Highline and Western Washington, a spectator's experience, team member Jon Carr winning Most Valuable Player; father and son coaches Ron Billings and Ron Billings, Jr.; a Bowl-a-Thon fundraiser for the Booster Club; women's basketball team members Eraina Spice and Cathy Probst; Student Activities staff planning a "Love Your Body" month for April. Also includes photos of the men's basketball team winning the state championship; "Dave Johnson At Large" column on financial aid; editorials on the death of comedian and actor John Belushi, on failing to be a hero; "Words from Purdy" column; letters to the editor regarding men who embellish the truth to impress women, requesting penpals, responding to a previous letter to the editor regarding the Colonel Schaefer event; a satirical collage of President Ronald Reagan and Office of Management and Budget Director David Stockman singing about cutting college funding; theater review of the Tacoma Actors Guild production of Diamond Studs: The Life of Jesse James; invitation and program for the TCC Child Care Center dedication ceremony; centerfold highlighting the men's basketball team winning the state championship, including several stories, team stats, photos; spring athletic schedule (includes men's golf, men's track, men's baseball); ads and classified ads; final examination schedule. Announcements include a student art exhibit in the library; open Challenge sports writer and photographer positions; the success of the TRAXX concert and dance; a spring quarter orientation session; a CPR workshop cosponsored by the Red Cross. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Rita C. Fleischmann.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - March 5, 1982

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 15 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on Lilly Warnick and her new appointment as Development Officer; a Pierce County Blood Bank drive; the Vienna Choir Boys concert; the upcoming Music department production of operas The Telephone and Down in the Valley; the men's basketball team winning against Everett; women's basketball team members Marleen Heuer and Kim Brock; TCC Board Chair Robert Hunt Jr. being chosen Rotary Club's Man of the Year; the possibility of TCC land being used for a Bates Technical Institute annex. Also includes editorials on the open Challenge editorship, mud wrestling; "Words from Purdy" column by inmate; letters to the editor regarding the presentation by Colonel Schaefer, recent letters on evolution; ads, including a full page ad for the upcoming Music department operas; film review of Chariots of Fire; classified ads; jobs. Announcements include open applications for the Challenge editorship; open work study positions; anthropology instructor Bob Adams being hospitalized; a student art exhibit in the library; a dance and concert by TRAXX. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Rita C. Fleischmann; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - February 26, 1982

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 14 (corrected by hand) and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on Colonel Thomas E. Schaefer speaking on his experience as a hostage in Iran; the upcoming concert by the Vienna Choir Boys at the University of Puget Sound Fieldhouse; the men's basketball team winning the regional championship; the women's basketball team wins against Fort Steilacoom, Grays Harbor, Green River, losses to Lower Columbia, Green River; a golf team meeting to plan the season; a basketball game between the Student Activities team and the Challenge team; the baseball team preparing for the season; student Tony McKinnon forming Jam Productions for stage productions; the International Students Organization (ISO) weekend trip to Mission Ridge Ski Resort; ongoing Student Senate Budget Committee meetings on the services and activities budget; a presentation on dreams by psychotherapist Dr. Terry Gibson. Also includes "Dave Johnson At Large" column on instructor evaluations, legislation; editorial on Monty Python, Iranian students at the Schaefer presentation, the US in El Salvador, President Ronald Reagan; new column "Words from Purdy" by an inmate and former Challenge staff member; letters to the editor responding to the previous issue's editorial on evolution, campus security; review of the Maynard Ferguson concert; ads; jobs. Announcements include the Selective Service grace period deadline; a music department concert; a Students for a Libertarian Society (SLS) meeting and presentation by Dr. LeRoy Annis on the draft; available scholarships; a visit by Oregon State University and Evergreen State College representatives. Staff credits: editor Rita C. Fleischmann; assistant editor Scott Peterson; sports editor Glen Thomas; assistant sports editor Terry Ross; arts and entertainment Scott Peterson; photo editor Sue Sholin; assistant photo editor Paul Petrinovich; opinions editor Skip Card; campus editor Dave Webster; copy editor Howard Harnett; reporters Ben Jackson, Robert Mueri, Phil Musickant, Katrina Simon, Chris Schwartz, Denise Williams; photographers Dale Carter, Mike Hazelmyer, Fran Fleischmann; distribution manager William Daigle; secretary Maria Fleischmann; business Thomas G. Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - February 12, 1982

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 13 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on potential additional budget cuts; a new committee reviewing graduation requirements; the student Advisory Committee and meetings to review the services and activities budget; an upcoming presentation by Colonel Thomas E. Schaefer, who was a hostage in Iran; the Tacoma Actors Guild doing a quick turnaround strike set and rebuild for transition to a new production; the men's basketball team wins against Centralia, Clark; women's basketball team losses to Clark, Centralia; the David Lassoie Art Scholarship; solar energy course students offering greenhouse building services. Also includes editorials on love and Valentine's Day, media coverage and newsworthiness; letter to the editor responding to a previous editorial on gun control, and a rebuttal; an open letter of thanks from a student who was on work release from Purdy Treatment Center; a satirical account of investigation into a rock that hit Vice President George Bush's car; ads; theater reviews of the Tacoma Actors Guild production of Desire Under the Elms, the Ndaba Cultural Ensemble production of Ceremonies in Dark Old Men, and the Tacoma Little Theatre production of Death of a Salesman; men's community college basketball standings; basketball late scores; clippable registration form for an indoor pitching school with Mariners pitching coach Wes Stock; a punk love story; jobs; classified ads. Announcements include a Selective Service registration grace period; the February "Tell the President" event; the Challenge not publishing during President's Day week; a dance and concert by TRAXX; "Thurski" ski trips; new library lost materials charges. Staff credits: editor Rita C. Fleischmann; assistant editor Scott Peterson; sports editor Glen Thomas; assistant sports editor Terry Ross; arts and entertainment Scott Peterson; photo editor Sue Sholin; assistant photo editor Paul Petrinovich; opinions editor Skip Card; campus editor Dave Webster; copy editor Howard Harnett; reporters Ben Jackson, Robert Mueri, Phil Musickant, Katrina Simon, Chris Schwartz, Denise Williams; photographers Dale Carter, Mike Hazelmyer, Fran Fleischmann; distribution manager William Daigle; secretary Maria Fleischmann; business Thomas G. Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - February 5, 1982

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 12 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on Congressman Norm Dicks speaking on the economy at the Downtown Center; student and faculty frustration with the combining of 101 and 102 level French and German courses; the first annual Winter Blackmouth Salmon Derby and Polar Bear Picnic; faculty instructor Dr. Ron Magden and Library Audio Visual and Media Services staff member Juanita Torre winning Outstanding Service Awards; the women's basketball team winning against Northwest College, losing to Lower Columbia; the men's basketball team winning against Lower Columbia, losing to the University of Washington JV team; basketball trainer Mike O'Larey; student, Challenge staff, and Trillium editor Scott Peterson; Purdy Treatment Center for Women TCC program vocational instructor and counselor Miriam Kantor. Also includes editorials on the "Moral Majority", evolution; "Dave Johnson At Large" column on student fees; letter to the editor regarding student lack of awareness of the student government; ads; film review of Four Friends; jobs; late basketball scores; sports factoids; comics. Announcements include open Outstanding Service Awards nominations; a Model Railroad meeting; availability of spring schedules; the passage of House Bill 784, reducing tuition waivers, in the House with legislator contact information; trumpet player Maynard Ferguson and his orchestra performing for the Artist and Lecture series; the NDABA Cultural Ensemble production of Ceremonies in Dark Old Men; a Tacoma Concert Band performance at Stadium High School auditorium; a Black Student Union organizational meeting. Staff credits: editor Rita C. Fleischmann; assistant editor Scott Peterson; sports editor Glen Thomas; assistant sports editor Terry Ross; arts and entertainment Scott Peterson; photo editor Sue Sholin; assistant photo editor Paul Petrinovich; opinions editor Skip Card; campus editor Dave Webster; copy editor Howard Harnett; reporters Ben Jackson, Robert Mueri, Phil Musickant, Katrina Simon, Chris Schwartz, Denise Williams; photographers Dale Carter, Mike Hazelmyer, Fran Fleischmann; distribution manager William Daigle; secretary Maria Fleischmann; business Thomas G. Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - January 29, 1982

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 11 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the "Jobs and Justice Rally 82" in Olympia against recent budget cuts; the third annual Learning Unlimited fair and seminar for "gifted students"; the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Course (AFROTC); CBS Pentagon correspondent Ike Pappas and the decline of campus political activism; the Northwest Conference on the Future keynote by speakers Ike Pappas, People magazine editor Landon Jones, and Money magazine editor Marshall Loeb; the Tacoma Public Schools Drop Out Retrieval Program (Open DOR); the men's basketball team winning against Grays Harbor and losing to Green River; the women's basketball team losing to Green River and winning against Grays Harbor; track team news, including the first indoor meet of the season; student Elizabeth Magee receiving the David Lassoie Memorial Art Foundation Scholarship; TCC Honors students presenting at the Learning Unlimited event; the Career Counseling Information Center. Also includes "Dave Johnson At Large" column on financial aid; letters to the editor responding to previous editorials on abortion, gun control; ads; book reviews of The Rolling Stones: The First Twenty Years by David Dalton and David Bowie: An Illustrated Record by Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray; late basketball scores; comics; photos of snow on campus; Science Film Festival schedule. Announcements include visits from representatives of 13 four year colleges; available scholarships; an International Students Organization (ISO) ski trip; "Today's Economics" savings and investment course; open work study positions; night skiing at Alpental; baseball tryouts; a real estate investment workshop. Staff credits: editor Rita C. Fleischmann; assistant editor Scott Peterson; sports editor Glen Thomas; assistant sports editor Terry Ross; arts and entertainment Scott Peterson; photo editor Sue Sholin; assistant photo editor Paul Petrinovich; opinions editor Skip Card; campus editor Dave Webster; reporters Tim Christensen, Ben Jackson, Robert Mueri, Phil Musickant, Katrina Simon, Chris Schwartz, Denise Williams; copy editor Howard Harnett; photographers Dale Carter, Mike Hazelmyer, Fran Fleischmann; distribution manager William Daigle; secretary Maria Fleischmann; business and advertising Thomas G. Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - January 22, 1982

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 10 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on new senate executive officers Jim Matson and Howard Harnett; a free stress management seminar; the student Budget Committee beginning work on the Student Services and Activities (S&A) budget; Greek and psychology instructor Heracles Panagiotides; men's basketball team loss to Clark and win against Fort Steilacoom; women's basketball team loss to Fort Steilacoom and win against Pacific Lutheran University; Washington Association of Collegiate Officials (WACO) Commissioner Tom Cross and basketball officiating; the first annual Winter Blackmouth Salmon Derby and Polar Bear Picnic; 81 year old student Clarence Moss. Also includes "Dave Johnson At Large" column on reorganization of student government; editorials on new National Security Council head William P. Clark, gun control, Doug and Bob McKenzie's show Great White North and beer hunter tournaments, equal news coverage of women's sports; music review of Rodney Crowell albums "Ain't Living Long Like This" and "What Will the Neighbors Think?"; late basketball scores; illustrations; new column "Skip Card's National College Teletype" with various college news; ads, including a half-page ad for submissions to literary magazine Trillium; Science Film Festival schedule. Announcements include availability of student employee W2 forms; student services and activities budget requests deadline; upcoming concert by trumpet player Maynard Ferguson; a free presentation on "Underground Earthsheltered Housing"; a Student Activities sponsored "Thurski" ski trip. Staff credits: editor Rita C. Fleischmann; assistant editor Scott Peterson; sports editor Glen Thomas; assistant sports editor Terry Ross; arts and entertainment Scott Peterson; photo editor Sue Sholin; assistant photo editor Paul Petrinovich; opinions editor Skip Card; campus editor Dave Webster; reporters Tim Christiansen, Ben Jackson, Ira McCloud, Robert Mueri, Phil Musickant, Cindy Paine, Jackie Roberts, Chris Schwartz, Katrina Simon, Denise Williams, Robert Walker; copy editor Howard Harnett; photographers Dale Carter, Mike Hazelmyer, Fran Fleischmann; distribution manager William Daigle; secretary Maria Fleischmann; business and advertising Thomas G. Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - January 15, 1982

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 9 and is eight pages. Content note: This issue contains description of physical and sexual abuse on page 5 and uses outdated language for disability on page 8. This issue contains stories on Humanities Division chair Frank Garratt; the cafeteria; a home weatherization class; food service worker and Outstanding Service Award recipient Marge Michaelson; philosophy instructor and Outstanding Service Award recipient Devon Edrington; the 1982 Oregon Shakespearean Festival season; the women's basketball team win against Centralia; the men's basketball team win against Centralia; a donated new scoreboard for the gym; the new on-campus daycare center; a job search skills workshop for disabled people. Also includes ads, including for monthly "Tell the President" event with Dr. Larry Stevens; new column by student president "Dave Johnson At Large," on tuition rates; editorials on abortion, the Liquor Board's ban on topless dancing at businesses that sell liquor; illustrations; review of the Tacoma Actors Guild production of Who's Happy Now?; review of the books Children in Chains by Clifford L. Linnedecker and The Best Kept Secret by Florence Rush; a reprint of a letter from President Stevens thanking the local businesses who donated for the Outstanding Service Awards; late basketball scores; outdoor non-credit courses from the Lifelong Education program. Announcements include graduation application deadlines; available scholarships; winter quarter intramurals, with schedule. Staff credits: editor Rita C. Fleischmann; editors Howard Harnett, Paul Petrinovich, Terry Ross, Sue L. Sholin, Skip Card, Glen Thomas, David Webster, Scott R. Peterson; reporters Ben Jackson, Cindy Paine, Jackie Roberts, Chris Schwartz, Phil Musicant, Tim Christensen, Denise Williams, Katrina Simon, Robert Walker; photographers Mike Hazelmyer, Frances Fleischmann; business and advertising manager Thomas G. Racosky; distribution manager William Daigle; secretary Maria C. Fleischmann.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - December 4, 1981

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 8 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on student president David Johnson; the TCC Subcommittee on General Education and Core Curriculum recommending changes in degree distribution requirements; four employees receiving the Outstanding Service Award; the upcoming completion of Highway 16; musician Ron Hudson and his performance of traditional Spanish and Latin American folk music; upcoming holiday ballet performances including the Tacoma Performing Dance Company, Pacific Northwest Ballet; carvers Don Church and John Church; the beginning of men's basketball season, including win against Clackamas and loss to the Australian National Team; the women's volleyball team making the playoffs but losing to Green River; Hannukah; installation of piano practice booths in Building 7. Also includes illustrations and comics; editorials on keeping Christ in Christmas, the concept of Santa, video games; letters to the editor responding responding to a previous issue's editorial on prostitution; photos of science instructor Mel Urschel being surprised for his birthday, new stairway railings outside Building 10, President Dr. Larry Stevens as a servant for a day; ads and classified ads; final examination schedule; photo of the men's soccer team with the news of its progress in the state playoffs; jobs. Announcements include a TCC Jazz Ensemble concert at the Commencement Bay Jazz Society "Saturday Jazz Live"; a winter concert by TCC Concert Choir and Chamber Orchestra with the First Congregational Church choir; the Winter Arts Festival. Staff credits: editor Rita C. Fleischmann; photography editor Paul A. Petrinovich; sports editor Sean P. G. Hummel; campus editor Loren Aikens; assistant to the the editor and arts and entertainment Scott R. Peterson; copy editor Terry Ross; editorial editor Howard Harnett; distribution manager Maria C. Fleischmann; reporters Bill Affholter, Skip Card, Kathy Kohler, Ira McCloud, Phil Musickant, Dave E. Poindexter, Sue L. Sholin, Robert M. Walker, David Webster; photographers Dale Carter, Frances Fleischmann; business and advertising manager Thomas G. Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - November 20, 1981

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 7 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the blood drive; TCC President Dr. Larry Stevens speaking on further budget cuts, tuition raises; recent campus break-ins; the shrinking of the Friends of the TCC Library; the end of the women's volleyball season with recent losses; English instructor Dr. Richard Lewis; an accident involving two students where high winds blew their truck over on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Also includes editorials on the nuclear arms race, euthanasia, legalization of prostitution; letters to the editor responding to a previous issue's article on Asarco, writing in defense of the humanities; illustrations, expressing disappointment in recent full-page Army ads in the Challenge; ads; review of the Tacoma Actors Guild production of Vanities; film review of Time Bandits; review and photos from the Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band concert; men's basketball and women's basketball season schedules; late scores for women's volleyball and men's soccer games; classified ads; a humorous "interview" with Mr. T of the Turkey Liberation Army; campus winter hazards. Announcements include a multimedia lecture by communications instructor Paul Clee, "Goedel, Escher, Bach: The Eternal Golden Braid"; the first annual Tide Fest Arts and Crafts Fair at Gig Harbor High School; open applications for Challenge editor; ongoing organization and funding of student groups. Staff credits: editor Rita C. Fleischmann; photography editor Paul A. Petrinovich; sports editor Sean P. G. Hummel; campus editor Loren Aikens; assistant to the the editor and arts and entertainment Scott R. Peterson; copy editor Terry Ross; editorial editor Howard Harnett; distribution manager Maria C. Fleischmann; reporters Bill Affholter, Skip Card, Kathy Kohler, Ira McCloud, Phil Musickant, Dave E. Poindexter, Sue L. Sholin, Robert M. Walker, David Webster; photographers Dale Carter, Frances Fleischmann; business and advertising manager Thomas G. Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - November 6, 1981

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 5 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on a Trustee Day on Campus event; the Instructional Resource Center (with numerous photos); Veteran's Day; the United Way fund drive reaching its goal; an upcoming blood drive; an upcoming seminar on selecting and using computer systems and programming; smoking being banned in the student lounge; men's soccer team members Mark Berry, Valtyr Jonsson; the women's volleyball team losses to Clark and Centralia; science and horticulture instructor Frank Witt; a new undergraduate application fee for several state universities. Also includes opinion/editorial pieces on a Board meeting takeover of the student lounge, the Asarco smelter, manipulation of the press; letters to the editor recounting the Great Depression in Tacoma, criticizing the Challenge; comics and illustrations; ads and classified ads; film review of Gallipoli; late score for men's soccer game. Announcements include geology instructor Jack Hyde winning reelection to the Tacoma City Council; available scholarships; upcoming University of Puget Sound concerts including the Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band; a concert by classical Spanish guitarist Ron Hudson; additional prizes for the Outstanding Service to Students Awards; winter registration dates; the Commencement Bay Jazz Society concert series; campus visits by the IRS, St. Martin's College, Northwest Christian College, Pacific Lutheran University, and the University of Washington representatives; a resume writing workshop; summer jobs at Mt. Rainier National Park. Staff credits: editor Rita C. Fleischmann; photography editor Paul A. Petrinovich; sports editor Sean P. G. Hummel; campus editor Loren Aikens; assistant to the the editor and arts and entertainment Scott R. Peterson; copy editor Terry Ross; editorial editor Howard Harnett; distribution manager Maria C. Fleischmann; reporters Bill Affholter, Skip Card, Kathy Kohler, Ira McCloud, Phil Musickant, Dave E. Poindexter, Sue L. Sholin, Robert M. Walker, David Webster; photographers Dale Carter, Frances Fleischmann; business and advertising manager Thomas G. Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - October 30, 1981

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 5 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on Dr. Devon Edrington's listening-language lab and unique audio program; the history of Halloween; the Washington Federation of Teachers' "Save Our Colleges" campaign; health education Peter Vennewitz speaking at Tacoma Planned Parenthood on improving sex education and family planning information access; Tacoma mayor candidates Doug Sutherland and Phil Schroeder speaking on campus; athletic director Phyllis Templin on the recommendations of the sports program task force, effects of budget cuts; the soccer team being undefeated in the league; Tacoma sporting goods store The Heel donating jerseys to the cross country team; the women's volleyball team winning against Grays Harbor; Pierce County Planned Parenthood services; the Tutorial Center and budget cut effects; "Tell It to the President" quarterly forums for students; the upcoming Olympia Little Theatre production of Time Out for Ginger. Also includes ads, classified ads, jobs; opinion pieces on the Asarco smelter and pollution laws, Tacoma mayor candidates Doug Sutherland and Phil Schroeder; correction to a previous issue's story on a former cafeteria worker; review of the Tacoma Little Theater production of The Royal Family; photo promoting the upcoming performance by the Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band; film review of Rich and Famous; weekly sports calendar; a soccer match late result ending the team's reported undefeated record; a satirical story on student "Wifflesnort F. Vanfeeblebeseter" and his attempts to discuss the budget with the governor; illustrations; announcement of a special exhibit on Albert Einstein in the library. Staff credits: editor Rita Fleischmann; photography editor Paul A. Petrinovich; sports editor Sean P.G. Hummel; campus editor Loren Aikins; assistant to the editor and arts and entertainment Scott R. Peterson; copy editor Terry Ross; editorial editor Howard Harnett; distribution manager Maria C. Fleischmann; reporters Bill Affholter, Skip Card, Marcy McPherson, Ira McCloud, Phil Musickant, Sue L. Sholin, Robert M. Walker, David Webster; photographers Dale Carter, Frances Fleischmann; business and advertising manager Thomas G. Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - October 23, 1981

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 4 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on geology instructor and City Council member Jack Hyde; father and son George McMullen and Pat McMullen both serving on the student senate; new quarterly staff and faculty awards for student service; model Brie Eklin; the upcoming Tacoma Concert Band premiere; the Rolling Stones concert in Seattle; men's soccer team news, including tie with Ft. Steilacoom and win against Edmonds, profiles of players Bob Kanigan, Alan Velasquez; the women's volleyball team losses to Green River and Ft. Steilacoom; Director of Choral Activities Gene Nelson planning a Christmas musical extravaganza; a new Drop-In Writing Lab. Also includes opinion/editorial pieces on the student senate, CPR; a clarification on cut courses mentioned in the previous issue; comics; review of the recital by pianist Clive Swansbourne; jobs; review of the Rolling Stones concert; ads and classified ads; weekly sports calendar; late score for men's soccer against Skagit Valley. Announcements include open student government positions; a job interviewing skills workshop; upcoming visits by representatives from Evergreen State College, Pacific Lutheran University. Staff credits: editor Rita C. Fleischmann; photography editor Paul A. Petrinovich; sports editor Sean P. G. Hummel; campus editor Loren Aikens; assistant to the the editor and arts and entertainment Scott R. Peterson; copy editor Terry Ross; editorial editor Howard Harnett; distribution manager Maria C. Fleischmann; reporters Bill Affholter, Skip Card, Kathy Kohler, Ira McCloud, Phil Musickant, Dave E. Poindexter, Sue L. Sholin, Robert M. Walker, David Webster; photographers Dale Carter, Frances Fleischmann; business and advertising manager Thomas G. Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - October 16, 1981

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 3 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on program and course cuts due to the budget; 1981 Queen of the Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival and TCC student Cindy Kovalenko; the Jazz Ensemble and its potential elimination; men's soccer team news, including profiles on members Gary Thomas and Brett Kissler, tie with Bellevue, win against Shoreline; Tacoma bus driver Ralph Chandler; the United Way fund drive office chair race; campus bathroom renovations. Also includes opinion piece on campus bathroom remodels; photo essay on the Odyssey Racing go-cart track; jobs; ads; review of the Tacoma Actors Guild production of That Championship Season; humorous illustration of a Rolling Stones concert ticket; film review of The Kinky Coaches and the Pom-Pom Pussycats; book review of Starving in the Shadow of Plenty by Loretta Schartz-Nobel; weekly sports calendar; humorous story of student Wifflesnort F. Vanfeeblbester; comics; classified ads. Announcements include graduation application deadlines; the election of anthropology and sociology instructor Bob Adams to the Ballet Tacoma board of directors; the Washington Federation of Teachers organized "Save Our Colleges" campaign; reduced Counseling Center hours; baseball tryouts. Staff credits: editor Rita C. Fleischmann; photography editor Paul A. Petrinovich; sports editor Sean P. G. Hummel; campus editor Loren Aikens; assistant to the the editor and arts and entertainment Scott R. Peterson; copy editor Terry Ross; editorial editor Howard Harnett; distribution manager Maria C. Fleischmann; reporters Bill Affholter, Skip Card, Kathy Kohler, Ira McCloud, Phil Musickant, Dave E. Poindexter, Sue L. Sholin, Robert M. Walker, David Webster; photographers Dale Carter, Frances Fleischmann; business and advertising manager Thomas G. Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - October 9, 1981

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 2 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the student senate approving setting aside emergency funds from the activities budget for the college operating budget; the construction of a new on-campus child care center; campus and city flooding from a rainstorm; major state budget cuts effects on enrollment; the men's soccer team, including profiles on co-captains John Knox and Mike Reynolds; fall quarter intramural activities; women's volleyball team losses to Clark and Centralia colleges; TCC student body demographics; the dedication of the Peninsula-Gig Harbor learning center; the Career Information Center and its resources; the United Way Fund Drive; student groups organized for the year. Also includes opinion pieces on women in the military, working as an x-ray technician; letter to the editor responding to the previous issue's editorial on Reagan economics; a photo of a "letter" (written on a piece of furniture) to the editor responding to a previous issue's article on punks; photo of student president David Johnson, with the news that the student government offices will move; jobs; ads; film reviews of Mommie Dearest and Continental Divide; weekly sports calendar; men's soccer schedule; women's volleyball schedule; late score for the Bellevue / TCC soccer game; a narrative story about relationships; classified ads. Announcements include call for a student government secretary; the new Challenge office; "Voyage" television course on career and life planning; the upcoming Tacoma Little Theatre season; the Tacoma Second City Chamber Series concerts; the Tacoma Actors Guild season and production of That Championship Season; baseball tryouts; call for women's volleyball team players; work study tutoring positions with the Tacoma Public School District. Staff credits: editor Rita Fleischmann; copy editor Terry Ross; editorial editor Howard Harnett; arts editor Scott R. Peterson; campus editor Loren Aikens; sports editor Sean Hummel; distribution Maria C. Fleischmann; photo editor Paul A. Petrinovich; business and advertising Thomas G. Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Bill Affholter, Skip Card, Kathy Kohler, Ira McCloud, Phil Musickant, Sue L. Sholin, Robert M. Walker, David Webster; photographers Dale Carter, Frances Fleischmann.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - October 2, 1981

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is volume 18, number 1 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the Board approving major budget cuts; future Pierce Transit fare increases but also new routes and shelters; the student government and open positions; Fleischmann family members on the Challenge staff; the new TCC administrative structure; the new upcoming "In Concert" evening music series; the men's soccer team and recent non-league play; the unofficial cross country team; the women's volleyball team practice game loss to Highline; the golf team and need for more players; the upcoming 1981-82 Artists and Lecture Series; campus accessibility improvements and art and music department remodels; cafeteria improvements; new TV courses. Also includes opinion pieces on Reagan economics, working as an x-ray technician; illustrations; letter to the editor requesting penpals; job corner; ads, including a full page ad for the concert by pianist Clive Swansbourne; review of the Summer Arts Workshop production of Annie Get Your Gun; review of the 3D movie Coming' At Ya; weekly sports calendar; classified ads; photo of painter Glenn Prosser painting "wallgraphics" in the cafeteria. Announcements include the Challenge moving to a new office; open call for letters to the editor; Student Employment Office services; call for women's volleyball team players; baseball tryouts; a TCC bookstore sale. Staff credits: editor Rita Fleischmann; assistant editor Barbara Hobby; copy editor Terry Ross; editorial editor Howard Harnett; arts editor Scott R. Peterson; campus editor Loren Aikens; sports editors Allen Carter, Sean Hummel; distribution Maria C. Fleischmann; photo editor Paul A. Petrinovich; business and advertising Thomas G. Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Bill Affholter, Skip Card, Kathy Kohler, Ira McCloud, Phil Musickant, Sue L. Sholin, Robert M. Walker, David Webster; photographers Dale Carter, Frances Fleischmann.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - June 5, 1981

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 17, number 24 (corrected by hand) and is sixteen pages. This issue contains stories on new TCC Trustee Larry Faulk; the upcoming commencement ceremony with address by Seattle University President Rev. Dr. William J. Sullivan; the administrative reorganization and how it affects students; Challenge staff perspectives on job openings; sociology and anthropology instructor Bob Adams and his work with beauty pageants; Miss Pierce County 1980 Kally Felknor; sub-atomic particles; the recycling business; a campus traffic accident involving Challenge members; the Women and Technology Symposium; the 1981-1982 Artist and Lecture Series; the Tacoma-Pierce County YWCA Displaced Homemaker Consortium and its programs; the students winning against the faculty and administration team in their softball game; the end of spring quarter sports with no state titles but several new records; Port Townsend; NASA astronaut candidate Bonnie Dunbar speaking at the Women and Technology Symposium. Also includes letters to the editor responding to the idea of a peacetime draft, praising recent articles; opinion pieces on serving your country, getting drafted vs enlisting; illustrations and comics; ads, classified ads, and jobs; list of student awards recipients and ceremony description; an interview with Tacoma punks; a photo collage of Challenge staff members; list of spring quarter graduates; film reviews of Outland, Top 10, and Caveman; review of the play The Owl and the Pussycat at the 565 Broadway; review of the 1981 issue of Trillium by the University of Puget Sound Public Relations Director; photography; final examination schedule; music department chair Dave Whisner teaching a new audio cassette piano lab course. Announcements include open Challenge positions; appointment of David Johnson as student president, with photo; the summer arts workshop production of Annie Get Your Gun and auditions; postponement of a writing lab due to space. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Scott Peterson; assistant editor Janice Atzen; copy editor Rita Fleischmann; editorial editor Loren L. Aikins; arts editor John Ellison; campus editor Julie Forrest; photo editor Sean Hummel; advertising Thom Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Brian C. Barker, Brian D. Barker, Mike Dawson, Kelly Dietz, George Freeman III, Deb Grey, Ceresse Jeanblanc, William Jordan, Bill Stephens, Sharon Turner, Scott Wagner, Willie Williams, Angeline Yarger; photographers Paul Petrinovich, Wayne Kooser.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - May 22, 1981

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 17, number 22 (actually number 23) and is eight pages. Content note: This issue contains description of racially motivated violence on page 2. This issue contains stories on a sign language course; the Friends of the Library annual dinner meeting, including officer elections and naturalist Dr. Victor B. Scheffer receiving the John Binns Distinguished Service Award; the Exchange Club of Tacoma and its community programs; the acquisition of an "aircraft prime-mover" for classroom examples of hydraulic components; an upcoming public forum regarding dumping in Commencement Bay; jazz instructor Jorgen Kruse, music instruction, and making it as a professional musician; the women's tennis team taking third in the state tournament; the track team's performance in the state meet; upcoming performances of one-act plays by the Olympic College drama department at TCC. Also includes editorial on racial violence and the KKK; letters to the editor sharing perspective on US education, frustration with late class cancellations and tuition raises, opinions on the draft; ads and classified ads; photo and description of a birthday surprise for Counseling Department chair Dick Patterson; TCC alum Carol Corpany reflecting on poverty in Calcutta; review of the Intiman Theatre Company production of Pygmalion; film review of Friday the 13th Part 2; weekly cultural calendar; syndicated comics. Announcements include an ongoing call for letters regarding a peace-time draft; available scholarships; a performance by Rhinestone Rosie; a student vs faculty and administration softball game. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Scott Peterson; assistant editor Janice Atzen; copy editor Rita Fleischmann; editorial editor Loren L. Aikins; arts editor John Ellison; campus editor Julie Forrest; photo editor Sean Hummel; advertising Thom Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Brian C. Barker, Brian D. Barker, Mike Dawson, Kelly Dietz, George Freeman III, Deb Grey, Ceresse Jeanblanc, William Jordan, Bill Stephens, Sharon Turner, Scott Wagner, Willie Williams, Angeline Yarger; photographers Paul Petrinovich, Wayne Kooser.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - May 15, 1981

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 17, number 22 and is eight pages. Content note: This issue contains a story on sexual abuse on page 4. This issue contains stories on a new administrative reorganization released by TCC President Dr. Larry Stevens, including an organizational chart; open student government positions and their roles; budget cuts resulting in the dismissal of Purdy Treatment Center drug counselor Jim Carey; Child Protective Services (CPS) of Tacoma and sexual abuse cases; the track team and the upcoming state meet; TCC hosting the women's state tennis tournament for the first time; women's basketball player Joanne Glenn receiving a Howard University scholarship; the women's tennis team and the upcoming state tournament; the women's softball team recent performance; the golf team and upcoming state tournament. Also includes application form for student government; opinion pieces on nursing homes, US "capitalistic imperialism" creating the issues in El Salvador and Nicaragua; creative narrative piece on alcoholism; call for letters to the editor responding specifically to a Tacoma News Tribune story reporting the "'quiet' reassembling" of the Selective Service; letter to the editor defending the continuing education program; ads, classified ads, and jobs; review of the University of Puget Sound production of Moliere play The Imaginary Invalid; creative writing; weekly cultural calendar; photos from the International Festival; list of health recommendations from Dr. Linus Pauling's December 1980 lecture. Announcements include TCC athletes competing in a number of upcoming state tournaments; the community college appropriation for the biennium; tuition raises due to the state budget; instructions for letters to the editor; the Poncho Theater production of The Miracle Worker; a job search workshop; the "Women and Technology: The Future is Now" seminar. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Scott Peterson; assistant editor Janice Atzen; copy editor Rita Fleischmann; editorial editor Loren L. Aikins; arts editor John Ellison; campus editor Julie Forrest; photo editor Sean Hummel; advertising Thom Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Brian C. Barker, Brian D. Barker, Mike Dawson, Kelly Dietz, George Freeman III, Deb Grey, Ceresse Jeanblanc, William Jordan, Bill Stephens, Sharon Turner, Scott Wagner, Willie Williams, Angeline Yarger; photographers Paul Petrinovich, Wayne Kooser.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - May 8, 1981

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 17, number 21 and is eight pages. Content note: This issue contains pieces on domestic violence and hate crimes on page 2. This issue contains stories on TCC Library Reference Specialist Lorraine Hildebrand and her recent receipt of the Washington State Historical Society's David Douglas Award; state budget cuts and planned reductions approved by the TCC Board, including massive cuts to physical education, summer programs, and other course reductions; the second annual TCC Professional Women's Symposium "Women and Technology: The Future Is Now," featuring NASA astronaut candidate Bonnie Dunbar; the "C is for Communication" seminar; the upcoming Asian-Pacific American Heritage Week at the Tacoma Mall; the continuing education program at Purdy Treatment Center (PTC) for Women and Challenge columnist Pati Wilson; the PTC winter quarter awards and degree ceremony; a TCC Education General Assembly on "Education's Role in the Correctional Process"; coach Ron Billings and his plan to rebuild the men's basketball program; the recent success of the men's baseball team; men's tennis team member Gerald Nelson; TCC literary and art magazine Trillium and budget threats to its continuation; local rock band Paris and their upcoming concert; the nutrition workshop by Pierce County Health Department nutritionist Gail Bryant. Also includes creative narrative opinion piece on domestic violence; letters to the editor regarding abortion; editorial on recent murders of Black youth in the Atlanta area; ads and classified ads; an interview with John Wong, the founder of Trillium magazine; the International Festival schedule. Announcements include available scholarships; the retirement of custodian Bob Crouse; the Trekkie Dinner and Dance; the concert choir being invited to a music festival at Central Washington University; auditions for various campus music groups. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Scott Peterson; assistant editor Janice Atzen; copy editor Rita Fleischmann; editorial editor Loren L. Aikins; arts editor John Ellison; campus editor Julie Forrest; photo editor Sean Hummel; advertising Thom Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Brian C. Barker, Brian D. Barker, Mike Dawson, Kelly Dietz, George Freeman III, Deb Grey, Ceresse Jeanblanc, William Jordan, Bill Stephens, Sharon Turner, Scott Wagner, Willie Williams, Angeline Yarger; photographers Paul Petrinovich, Wayne Kooser.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - May 1, 1981

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 17, number 20 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the appointment of former Washington state Senator Lawrence J. Faulk to the TCC Board of Trustees; a party celebrating the work of Chuck Summers and Joe Betz on the Narrows Bridge Run; the upcoming American Red Cross centennial; students Steve O'Laughlin and Kirby Kallas-Lewis and their art shop Crystal Creek Pottery; women's softball team member Jill Kors; the track team and qualifying events; men's baseball team member Charles Lewis; recent women's softball team losses; storyteller Cynthia Orr and her upcoming workshop and performance; the International Festival; an upcoming Job Finders workshop by Dr. Jo Loudin. Also includes a creative narrative form of opinion on door to door salesmen; letters to the editor regarding a petition to make Building 11A non-smoking, responding to the previous issue's editorial on abortion; ads and classified ads; International Festival schedule; detailed financial aid guidelines and deadlines. Announcements include new Black Student Union (BSU) officers; the first annual job fair; a nutrition workshop; the third annual Bowl-A-Thon varsity athletic program fundraiser; a typing demonstration and contest with typist Betty Baird; a lecture and slide show of Mount St. Helens by Dr. Jack Hyde for the Friends of the TCC Library annual dinner meeting; a communications workshop series; guidelines and deadline for annual student awards nominations. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Scott Peterson; assistant editor Janice Atzen; copy editor Rita Fleischmann; editorial editor Loren L. Aikins; arts editor John Ellison; campus editor Julie Forrest; photo editor Sean Hummel; advertising Thom Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Brian C. Barker, Brian D. Barker, Mike Dawson, Kelly Dietz, George Freeman III, Deb Grey, Ceresse Jeanblanc, William Jordan, Bill Stephens, Sharon Turner, Scott Wagner, Willie Williams, Angeline Yarger; photographers Paul Petrinovich, Wayne Kooser.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - April 24, 1981

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 17, number 19 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the counseling department's Early Retrieval Program and LIFT class to prevent dropping out; counselor Phil Griffin studying student success and studying habits; an upcoming International Festival; new magazine Around Tacoma; student Cynthia MacMahon and her recent diabetes diagnosis; new men's tennis coach Steve Kubota; baseball player Jerry Don Gleaton's Seattle Mariners rookie debut; an upcoming concert by cellist Diane Tremaine; the upcoming summer field trip geology course; mini courses. Also includes editorials on Republican budget cuts, high gun sales in Washington state, abortion; illustrations; letter to the editor suggesting cuts to preserve core on-campus courses; ads and classified ads; a photo of choral director Gene Nelson directing rehearsal while holding his granddaughter; photo and explanation of campus construction; weekly cultural calendar; photo of the International Students Organization (ISO) Mt Rainier snow trip; film reviews of Going Ape and Excalibur; photo of baby ducks; job corner. Announcements include explanation of recent campus clock failures; new magazine Around Tacoma; Job Fair '81; results of a court case involving a local slowpitch team and a keg of beer; a student government forum; a guitar workshop led by Paul Chaseman; a parent workshop. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Scott Peterson; assistant editor Janice Atzen; copy editor Rita Fleischmann; editorial editor Loren L. Aikins; arts editor John Ellison; sports editor Terry Ross; campus editor Julie Forrest; photo editor Sean Hummel; advertising Thom Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Brian C. Barker, Brian D. Barker, Thomas Beuning, Wendy Church, Mike Dawson, Kathy De Los Reyes, Kelly Dietz, George Freeman III, Deborah Gray, Ceresse Jeanblanc, Teresa Johnson, William Jordan, John Louderback, Betty Martzall, Bill Stephens, Lori Sweitzer, Sharon Turner, Scott Wagner, Willie Williams, Angeline Yarger; photographers Paul Petrinovich, Wayne Kooser.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - April 17, 1981

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 17, number 18 and is eight pages. Content note: This issue contains outdated language relating to disability (page 1). This issue contains stories on the tentative 1981-1982 Associated Students budget; planning for the disabled service center; the six full time employees given layoff notices; math instructor and Developmental Education Coordinator Richard Spangler being appointed chair of the Mathematics Teacher magazine editorial panel; former Challenge staff member and TCC alum Mara Morgen interning in the TCC Public Information Office; golf team member Chris Frey; the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Run; spring celebrations at the Day Care Center. Also includes comics; opinion piece on the Northwest; letters to the editor responding to the previous issue's editorial on teaching creationism; correction to the previous issue's article on Murray Morgan; ads, classified ads, and jobs; an interview with KISW musical director Steve Slaton; a brief pre-season summary of major league baseball; review of the Tacoma Little Theater production of Love Rides the Rails - or - Will the Main Train Run Tonight?; photography. Announcements include call for feedback on an upcoming vote to allow supertankers in the Puget Sound; the third annual "C is for Communication" seminar for publicity workers; the Associated Students allocating funding to establish an on-campus daycare center; the first annual TCC Job Fair; changes to library lost books charges; weekly cultural calendar; a ragtime jazz concert by Boden & Zanetto; available scholarships; an information booth for Pierce Transit riders at the TCC Transit Center. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Scott Peterson; assistant editor Janice Atzen; copy editor Rita Fleischmann; editorial editor Loren L. Aikins; arts editor John Ellison; sports editor Terry Ross; campus editor Julie Forrest; photo editor Sean Hummel; advertising Thom Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Brian C. Barker, Brian D. Barker, Thomas Beuning, Wendy Church, Mike Dawson, Kathy De Los Reyes, Kelly Dietz, George Freeman III, Deborah Gray, Ceresse Jeanblanc, Teresa Johnson, William Jordan, John Louderback, Betty Martzall, Bill Stephens, Lori Sweitzer, Sharon Turner, Scott Wagner, Willie Williams, Angeline Yarger; photographers Paul Petrinovich, Wayne Kooser.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - April 10, 1981

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 17, number 17 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on major changes and cuts to the athletics department; history instructor Murray Morgan resigning after being listed on the faculty reduction in force (RIF) list; the Honors Colloquium program and its student steering committee; a State Senate proposal to raise tuition 95%; a Dave Brubeck concert; City-County Health Department sexually transmitted infections clinic counselor Phyllis Hale and clinic services; the upcoming second annual Tacoma Narrows Bridge Run; the students losing in their basketball game against administrators and faculty; a lecture by Dr. William Young on the influence of TV. Also includes editorial on a failed bill to teach creationism alongside evolution; a correction to the previous issue's article on registration; letters to the editor regarding the Challenge's Opinion and Comments page and opportunities for sending letters, the Building 7 lounges; comics; photo of construction of a new music center inside Building 7; ads, classified ads, and jobs; weekly sports schedule; film review of The Postman Always Rings Twice; cultural weekly calendar; photo of The Lakes vocalist trio promoting their upcoming concert. Announcements include graduation application deadlines; the return of Luanne Brehmer as Associated Students secretary; a Washington Federation of Teachers rally in Olympia against higher education budget cuts; the Labor Film Festival; information relating to the opening of fishing season; track team qualifications for the state tournament; need for more women's softball team members; call for athletics booster club donations; available tutoring for veterans. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Scott Peterson; copy editor Rita Fleischmann; editorial editor Loren L. Aikins; arts editor John Ellison; sports editor Wendy Church; campus editor Julie Forrest; photo editor Sean Hummel; advertising Thom Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk.