The Collegiate Challenge - April 23, 1971

Title

The Collegiate Challenge - April 23, 1971

Description

Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume VI, number 16 and is eight pages.

This issue features a special cover with the text of a letter from concerned TCC students to the US President regarding the "Lt. Calley incident," referring to the sentencing of a soldier for his role in the My Lai Massacre.

This issue contains stories on potential major budget cuts threatening TCC's open door policy; the Senate Ways and Means Committee cutting funding for the Youth Commission; a proposed TCC "Book Bank"; the possibility of an amendment to state legislation to support funding a new student union building; new counselor Karen Becker, hired to run the Career Development Program; tennis team, track team, golf team news; organization of a TCC Booster Club to fund scholarships for the basketball team; scuba diving classes available at the Tacoma-Pierce County YWCA; student Tracie Jeanne traveling to Washington DC as Washington state's Cherry Blossom Festival princess; the upcoming opening of Tacoma Natural Food Co-op; theft problems on campus; a "Meet the Press" panel discussion on the role of the newsman in society; a survey of Tacoma businesses showing a lack of available summer jobs.

Also includes editorials on a special levy and bond issue supporting Tacoma schools, the requirement to publish proposed legislation in the school newspaper, need for feedback solicited by TCC Administration and the Board, commending the student government; comics; letters to the editor regarding a previous issue's article on meningitis; ads, including one promoting an antiwar march on April 24; a profile of student president Steve Whitbeck; announcements of the Artist and Lectures Committee-sponsored Design in Nature exhibit at the library, a March of Dimes dance, a light show with music by Eyeful Power, the upcoming Foreign Traveler's Guide non-credit class, silent comedy film showings, the first broadcast by the Communications Club on KTCC; classified ads; reviews of the Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young album "4 Way Street" and TV show M.A.S.H.

Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; this week's editor Pete Pugh; editors Pete Pugh, Tom Winter, Cheryl Doten; business manager Larry Smith; chief photographer Jim (Gaulie) Gillespie; Art and Lit Editors Ed Hawkins, Scotty Kiekhaefer; staff artist Gary Payn; photographers Charles Morgan, Ed Barton, John Becque, Hans Brown, Keith Uddenberg; contributors Dave Bannister, Richard Bradley, Julie Brandt, Mina Ensign, Gary Lakin, Dan Lentz, Bill McClarty, Jenice Valbert, Ron Pederson, Dragan Butorac, Dan Tillinghast, Marsha McCormick, Drew Mooney; secretary Rita Oster; advisor Dennis Hale.

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

1971-04-23

Contributor

Payn, Gary

Valbert, Jenice

Pugh, Pete

Bannister, Dave

Lentz, Dan

Winter, Tom

Becque, John

Fitzpatrick, Lynn

Ensign, Mina

Butorac, Dragan

Williams, Scott

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-19710423_CollegiateChallenge

Coverage

Tacoma (Wash.)