The Collegiate Challenge - May 12, 1969

Title

The Collegiate Challenge - May 12, 1969

Description

Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume IV, number 20 (actually the 21st issue of the academic year) and is eight pages.

Content notice: This issue contains several instances of the N word on page four.

This issue contains stories on students delivering the Obi Society's 11 demands to Dr. Ford's office, a meeting between Obi and the Board to review the demands; a Law Day panel discussion featuring Pierce County Prosecutor Ron Hendry, lawyers Jack Tanner, Henry Haas, Tom Fogg; Soloman "Scooter" Akins speaking on San Francisco State College Black Student Union's strike for a Black studies program; Dr. Ford's thoughts on what TCC has already made progress on from the Obi Society's demands; a tax on illegal transfer of cannabis; Obi Society's formation to combat institutionalized racism; enrollment numbers; Dr. Spock speaking at the University of Puget Sound on the Vietnam War; formation of the Communications Club and a plan for a radio station; Seattle filmmaker Beau Buchanan; a tutoring program in Ruston; the volcanic Ape Caves in Skamania County; the Virginia V cruise and Bainbridge Island dance; an upcoming concert by Three Dog Night, Spring, Dawn, and Jim Winkler at the Tacoma Sports Arena.

Also includes editorials affirming the Obi Society demands, demanding the library carry copies of all class reading material, discussing Muhammed Ali's suspension from the Muslim religion and Black athletes, discussing Christianity and whiteness; letters to the editor on the Safeway grapes boycott, clarifying the Political Science Forum's stance on the boycott; a request for blood donations for cafeteria cook Mable Kiniry; a copy of the Obi's Society's 11 demands; a statement by an Obi member on possible further action if demands unmet; a defense of student activism; Art and Literary Supplement with poetry, drawings; activities calendar; campus news.

Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Carl Zook; managing editor Don Swanson; associate editor Tom Ries; business manager Nils Olson; Art & Literary Supplement editor Jerry Gollinger; sports editor Dennis Howes; copy editor Hallis Morgan; feature editor Grant Fjermedal; chief photographer Philmore Appling; photographers Phillip Appling, Richard Frank, Scott Stephen, Mike Hughes, Frank Flemming; reporters Bill Johnston, Terry Rice, Doug Jacques, John Kelly, John Terrien, J. D. Seidel, Penny Meyers, Dave Workman, Dick Delin; circulation Peggy Loverin; advisor Dale Wirsing; secretary Pat Loth.

Subject

College student newspapers and periodicals

Community colleges

Creator

Associated Students of Tacoma Community College

Source

Tacoma Community College Archives, Special Collections Library

Publisher

Tacoma Community College Archives

Date

1969-05-12

Contributor

Terrien, John

Walton, Jim "Baraka"

Stephen, Scott

Swanson, Don

DeRoux, Norman

Lowe, Frederick

Canada, Charles

Gollinger, Jerry

Jones, Ron

Fjermedal, Grant

McCann, Michael J.

Kliener, Greg

Flemming, Frank

Seidel, J. D.

Frank, Rich

Rights

Use is governed by Tacoma Community College's Creative Commons Copyright policy requiring attribution and share-alike intentions.

Format

PDF

Language

English

Identifier

TCCAL_CC-19690512_CollegiateChallenge

Coverage

Tacoma (Wash.)

Type

newspapers