The Challenge - May 31, 1988

Title

The Challenge - May 31, 1988

Description

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:
- Photos of students sitting on the lawn, student at an International Student Organization food festival, facilities systems in Building 7;
- '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;
- June and July events calendar;
- Information and photos of the class of 1969 time capsule;
- Poetry (include a poem printed backwards);
- Brief description and photos of a TCC Art Department art sale;
- 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: independent newspaper published by 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.

Subject

College student newspapers and periodicals

Community colleges

Creator

Tacoma Community College

Source

Tacoma Community College Archives, Special Collections Library

Publisher

Tacoma Community College Archives

Date

1988-05-31

Contributor

Dupraw, Richard A.

Sowell, Lori

Butler, Bryan

Maki, Douglas E.

Hyzer, Mari

Wheelehan, Beth

Smith, Cori

Peterson, Gordon

Waldron, Kristina

Skaggs, Loren

Cocke, Doug

Everett Herald

Brown, Kathy

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-19880531_Challenge

Coverage

Tacoma (Wash.)