The Collegiate Challenge - April 6, 1979

Title

The Collegiate Challenge - April 6, 1979

Description

Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 15, number 17 and is eight pages.

This issue contains stories on a TCC grade analysis report and discussion of grade inflation; the Bowl-a-Thon and scholarship pledges; a proposal for a four-day class schedule and faculty opinions; the student senate ratifying the new constitution, which students must now approve; available scholarships; inspections and repairs on the electrical issues in the Little Theatre; Academy Award nominees; cancellation of the spring play Shanandoah due to insufficient cast; literary magazine Trillium; the Child Care Center; tenure and its effects on the faculty; pool player Ivor Bransford doing an exhibition on campus; golf team performance; the women's slowpitch team hosting and losing a tournament; the beginning of men's baseball season; a games room pinball tournament.

Also includes table of contents; editorial on the student government and new constitution; letters to the editor regarding the conflict between administration and employees, faith; ads; photo of bluegrass and country musicians Steve and Maureen, promoting the next Coffeehouse event; reviews of the films Norma Rae and The China Syndrome; photo of equipment leveling dirt on campus; ads and classified ads; bowling standings; a full-page section on the new student government constitution with a call for students to vote on it, including a clippable comment form.

Announcements include a Black Student Union (BSU) design and fashion show; the reorganization of the Council of Concerned Students (CCS); men's basketball team losses to Centralia; upcoming intramural basketball.

Staff credits: editor in chief Kelly Gordon; associate editor Annie Bailey; photography director Mary Jo Gilbert; entertainment editor Donna L. Cool; sports editors Marty Gordon, John Scholer; managing / copy editor Lorrie Carter; advertising manager Chris Stancich; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Annie Bailey, Don Brisbois, Lorrie Carter, Cliff Clinton, Donna Cool, Julie Gilstrap, Kelly Gordon, Marty Gordon, Jon Hibbs, Steve Mayhew, Marie Rice, John Scholer, Chris Stancich, Ron Wilson; photographers Mary Jo Gilbert, Mike Hazelmyer, Chris Stancich, Donna Cool; published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College.

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

1979-04-06

Contributor

Cool, Donna

Carter, Lorrie

Stancich, Chris

Wilson, Ron

Haniger, Jim

Leffall, Lawrence, Sr.

Nordlund, Greg

Richardson, Keith

Hazelmyer, Mike

Gilstrap, Julie

Rice, Marie

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-19790406_CollegiateChallenge

Coverage

Tacoma (Wash.)