The Collegiate Challenge - February 21, 1990

Title

The Collegiate Challenge - February 21, 1990

Description

Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 26, issue 7, and is twelve pages.

Content note: This issue contains an article with homophobic, racist, and anti-Semitic quotes, the use of the N word on pages 1 and 12.

This issue contains stories on Tacoma Mayor Karen Vialle and municipal attempts to add sexual orientation to an anti-discrimination ordinance; the Northwest Knights, a Tacoma chapter of the white nationalist/neo-Nazi organization the Ku Klux Klan (KKK); recent management resignations from the Educational Employees Credit Union; recycling in Tacoma; the 'Peoples of Washington' traveling exhibit at the TCC library; the Tacoma Humane Society; Black history and the Civil War; looking for an apartment; homeless people and the TCC Transit Center; James Buster Douglas defeating Mike Tyson in the heavyweight boxing championship; athletic facilities at the Tacoma YMCA; the first annual Baseball Card Show and fundraiser for TCC Athletics; student Lori Richardson winning the alcohol and substance abuse essay contest.

Also includes editorials on the Northwest Knights KKK chapter, the release from prison of South African activist Nelson Mandela, the need for accessibility improvements to campus, liberal criticism, understanding your inner child, the need for a new program similar to the Works Progress Administration; comics and illustrations; announcement of Evening Advisor office hours; Student Forum section asking five students their opinions on cafeteria prices; 'Madame Money Guru' financial advice column; photos of an African art exhibit at Pacific Lutheran University; a group photo of TCC community members at the opening celebrations for Black History Month; poetry; Counselor's Corner column on love and 'self-loss'; film review of Stella; beer reviews; ads and classified ads.

Staff credits: editors in chief Deborah J. Ernst, Kevin Mikolashek; managing editor Patricia J. McLean; assistant editor Scott Boucher; business manager James Wilson; photo editor Adrienne Anderson; sports editor Thad Richardson; reporters Charlene Anderson, Debbie Ayres, Dana E. Burnham, Roger N. Cole, Eric Featherstone, Robert Guerrero, Chris Gurican, Paul Kilga, Wayne Larsen, C. C. Pearson, Thomas Roeder, Damon Rosencutter, Michael Sanders, Trish Schwaier; photographers Ingrid Williams; columnist Bryan Butler; artists Jeff Baker, Candie Lee Gunby; advisor Eve Dumovich.

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

1990-02-21

Contributor

Guerrero, Robert

Ernst, Deborah J.

Baker, Jeff

Wilson, James

Featherstone, Eric

Gunby, Candie Lee

Butler, Albert

Schwaier, Trish

McLean, Patricia J.

Williams, Ingrid

Boucher, Scott

Tacoma Community College

Roeder, T. X.

Pearson, C. C.

Anderson, Adrienne

Wilson, James F.

Arthur, John

Gurican, Chris

Larsen, Wayne

Griffin, Phil

Kilga, Paul

Richardson, Thad

Rosencutter, Damon

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-19900221_CollegiateChallenge

Coverage

Tacoma (Wash.)