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  Update - December 27, 1967

  Update newsletter, volume 1, number 1, December 27, 1967. Edited by Dale Wirsing. This issue includes notes on TCC's accreditation by the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools, winter quarter non-credit courses, new enrollment records, available space in winter classes, the upcoming dedication ceremonies, capital requests submitted by TCC to the state for 1969-1971 biennium. The Update newsletter is described as "a monthly newsletter to inform the public about developments at Tacoma Community College." The newsletter letterhead includes the TCC seal and an image of campus at the top and the names of editor Dale Wirsing, President Thornton M. Ford, and the Board of Trustees and their roles at the bottom.
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  Tacoma Community College Faculty Bulletin

  Faculty Bulletin newsletter for the first day of classes at TCC, Monday, September 27, 1965. This issue is numbered volume 1, number 10. The newsletter is comprised of reminders for the first day of classes, including to count students in classes, to watch the time because there are no class bells, to help however they can, to alert students of a list of books on order that have not yet arrived, and information on how students can change their schedules. A handwritten note next to the textbooks section says, "Announce this."
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  President's Report, Tacoma Community College, 1969-70

  Annual report by the TCC President's Office for the 1969-1970 academic year. This report specifically describes the document as having been compiled for the Board of Trustees. In addition to the report narrative the 42 page booklet includes an "obituary" for the academic year; a description of the Board; revenue and expenditure charts; enrollment graph; faculty salary schedule; results of a student opinion poll on Vietnam; quotations from various documents regarding the call for occupational education at the community colleges, education and racism; list of non-credit courses offered; list of organizations that TCC partnered with for cooperative education programs; chart tracking degrees awarded since 1966. The report includes updates on the Resource Center, assessment work to build a comprehensive ten-year plan, racial equity work, non-credit classes, athletics, forensics (debate), curriculum; various challenges; milestones for the year; community programs and organizations such as the Friends of the Library and the TCC Foundation. Notable sections include "Crises," which outlines budget and inflation woes, the discussion of armed campus security, Vietnam Moratorium Day, and other issues; "Facing racial problems," which includes description of various programming and events relating to TCC's ongoing struggle to meet the needs of Black students; and "Unfinished business" on ongoing issues and works in progress.
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  President's Report, Tacoma Community College, 1968-69

  Annual report by the TCC President's Office for the 1968-1969 academic year. In addition to the report narrative the 28 page booklet includes black and white photographs, information on the Board of Trustees; revenue and expenditure charts; the faculty salary schedule; enrollment trends graph; illustrations of proposed campus additions. The report includes information on the growth of the college, finances; updates on faculty, curriculum, the Resource Center, programs (including student demographics and enrollment), athletics; the Community Services Department, including updates on partnership programs, the Friends of the Library, the Foundation; the proposed new science building; the formation of a Reorganization Committee. A section entitled "Conflict" discusses Black student activism on campus and the administration's response, and "Involvement" discusses the expansion of faculty, staff, and student involvement in college governance. Images include faculty and students engaged in various activities and programs such as athletics, the law enforcement program; portraits of President Ford and the Board of Trustees; campus scenes. Photos credited to Rich Frank. This copy includes a few annotations in red pen.
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  President's Report, Tacoma Community College, 1967-68

  Annual report by the TCC President's Office for the 1967-1968 academic year. In addition to the report narrative the 23 page booklet includes black and white photographs, list of the Board of Trustees; the faculty salary schedule; an enrollment graph; revenue and expenditure charts. The report includes information on the transition from the school district to the new community college district; administrative changes; the growing faculty; student demographics and enrollment; campus facilities and planning; intercollegiate athletics; the campus dedication ceremonies; the college's accreditation by the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools; the community service, nursing, x-ray technology, and medical records programs; college finances; future planning and forecasting. Images include campus views; portraits of TCC President Thornton Ford and the Board of Trustees; students engaged in programs such as athletics, nursing; the dedication ceremonies.
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  Interview with James Walton

  In this interview with Jim Walton, he describes his upbringing in Texas and education, his military service and original career plans prior to coming to Tacoma. The bulk of the interview discusses his long history in Tacoma, beginning with his first job in the city and playing football, to his role as an adult student at TCC forming the Black student group the Obi Society. Walton discusses Obi’s fight for greater representation of Black culture in the curriculum, support for Black students, and more Black students and employees on campus; bringing Muhammad Ali to speak in Tacoma; violence on campus and off, including his involvement in calming the Hilltop incident. He also discusses the new community group the Black Collective and changes in the city that came out of that experience, and his decision to work for the city. He reflects on his achievements and the ways that TCC and students have changed over the years.
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  Interview with Richard Perkins

  In this interview with original biology faculty member Richard Perkins, he discusses his work with various students throughout his career at Mount Tahoma High School, TCC, McNeil Island Federal Penitentiary, the Puyallup reservation college, and teaching on a Fulbright Exchange in England. He describes the development of his teaching philosophy, including his move away from midterms and final exams, the importance of biology education as a way of understanding life and all forms of life. In particular, he describes the various projects students voted on and designed throughout the years in his class for non-majors, "Contemporary Biological Problems," including ecological preservation of China Lake and Snake Lake, the creation of a campus recycling program, working with developmentally disabled students at the Rainier School in Buckley (WA), and building the campus nature trail. He briefly touches on other pieces of TCC history including the early days, Black student activism in the sixties, and the 1973 faculty strike. Content Note: This interview contains use of an outdated and now considered offensive word for developmental disabilities on pages 19 and 22 of the transcript and around the 44 and 52 minute marks of the video, describes abuse and neglect in a care facility with a mention of sexual assault on page 22 of the transcript and around the 52 minute mark of the video.
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  Interview with Ron Magden

  In this interview with original faculty member Ronald Magden, he describes the early days of the college, its impact on the community, significant people in the college’s history, and the ways that it changed over the years. Notable moments in TCC history include the creation of the college and first day of classes, the move from the school district to the community college district, Black student organizing, the faculty strike, the TCC program at McNeil Island Penitentiary. Magden also discusses his work as a historian with labor unions and business leaders, including writing books on the longshoremen and Selden Furniture, and helping the University of Washington start the Endowed Chair for Labor Studies. Content note: This interview includes use of the N word on page 18 of the transcript and around the 43 minute mark of the video, and uses some outdated language for disabilities throughout.
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  Interview with Patricia Loth

  In this interview with Patricia Loth she discusses topics covering a large range of subject matter from the early years of the student paper The Challenge and TCC’s first computer, to the controversy surrounding TCC becoming a state-run college and what some of the past Deans and Vice Presidents were like. Other areas of discussion include the climate of the school in 1965 and 1966, work and vocational programs, landscaping, the 20th anniversary cookbook, and Work Study.
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  Interview with Lita Kuaea

  In this interview Lita Kuaea speaks about her knowledge of the school from her different secretarial positions over the years from 1974 through today in 2014. Mrs. Kuaea discusses the similarities and differences between the college in the 1970s and 1980s and today, as well as issues such as the continuity of TCC’s mission, TCC in the aftermath of the 1960s civil rights movement, and the cost and importance of education.
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  Interview with Paul Jacobson

  In this interview with former instructor and administrator Paul Jacobson discusses his long history at TCC. He discusses the climate of TCC during the 1960s and 1970s, the faculty strike, how TCC has changed since 1967, and also gives us some personal history. Other topics covered by Jacobson include class size, rising cost of tuition, the increase in the need for childcare, why he was drawn to teaching and family life.
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  Interview with Frank Garratt

  In this interview Frank Garratt describes his time working on the faculty and as an administrator at TCC. He talks about teaching English when the school first opened, the progression of the college from being run by the Tacoma Public School District to run by the state, and his time as an administrator. Other subjects included in his interview are the race debates of the 1960s and the integration of Black students into the student population, students avoiding the draft, budget cuts in the 1980s, and the changes in the student body and social life on campus. At the end of the interview, he briefly speaks about the importance of community college, and what it is like for people with disabilities in the academic world.
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  Interview with Sarah Bills

  In this interview Sarah Bills speaks about her years here at Tacoma Community College as a basketball player, Student Senator, and Student Body President. She also covers topics such as what the college was like during her time here, using her degree, identifying as a community college graduate, and possible stigmas associated with TCC. MP4 format of interview video (29:08 runtime) and PDF document of interview transcript.
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  Interview with Ivonna Anderson

  In this interview, Ivonna Anderson speaks about a variety of topics such as the evolution of the Science and Math programs at TCC, the direction this evolution took, the differences between being an instructor and being a chair, and the 1973 faculty strike. Other topics discussed include the expectations for your students, working with Advisory Boards, and the importance and changes in Math and Science.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - June 5, 1981

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 17, number 24 (corrected by hand) and is sixteen pages. This issue contains stories on new TCC Trustee Larry Faulk; the upcoming commencement ceremony with address by Seattle University President Rev. Dr. William J. Sullivan; the administrative reorganization and how it affects students; Challenge staff perspectives on job openings; sociology and anthropology instructor Bob Adams and his work with beauty pageants; Miss Pierce County 1980 Kally Felknor; sub-atomic particles; the recycling business; a campus traffic accident involving Challenge members; the Women and Technology Symposium; the 1981-1982 Artist and Lecture Series; the Tacoma-Pierce County YWCA Displaced Homemaker Consortium and its programs; the students winning against the faculty and administration team in their softball game; the end of spring quarter sports with no state titles but several new records; Port Townsend; NASA astronaut candidate Bonnie Dunbar speaking at the Women and Technology Symposium. Also includes letters to the editor responding to the idea of a peacetime draft, praising recent articles; opinion pieces on serving your country, getting drafted vs enlisting; illustrations and comics; ads, classified ads, and jobs; list of student awards recipients and ceremony description; an interview with Tacoma punks; a photo collage of Challenge staff members; list of spring quarter graduates; film reviews of Outland, Top 10, and Caveman; review of the play The Owl and the Pussycat at the 565 Broadway; review of the 1981 issue of Trillium by the University of Puget Sound Public Relations Director; photography; final examination schedule; music department chair Dave Whisner teaching a new audio cassette piano lab course. Announcements include open Challenge positions; appointment of David Johnson as student president, with photo; the summer arts workshop production of Annie Get Your Gun and auditions; postponement of a writing lab due to space. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Scott Peterson; assistant editor Janice Atzen; copy editor Rita Fleischmann; editorial editor Loren L. Aikins; arts editor John Ellison; campus editor Julie Forrest; photo editor Sean Hummel; advertising Thom Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Brian C. Barker, Brian D. Barker, Mike Dawson, Kelly Dietz, George Freeman III, Deb Grey, Ceresse Jeanblanc, William Jordan, Bill Stephens, Sharon Turner, Scott Wagner, Willie Williams, Angeline Yarger; photographers Paul Petrinovich, Wayne Kooser.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - May 22, 1981

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 17, number 22 (actually number 23) and is eight pages. Content note: This issue contains description of racially motivated violence on page 2. This issue contains stories on a sign language course; the Friends of the Library annual dinner meeting, including officer elections and naturalist Dr. Victor B. Scheffer receiving the John Binns Distinguished Service Award; the Exchange Club of Tacoma and its community programs; the acquisition of an "aircraft prime-mover" for classroom examples of hydraulic components; an upcoming public forum regarding dumping in Commencement Bay; jazz instructor Jorgen Kruse, music instruction, and making it as a professional musician; the women's tennis team taking third in the state tournament; the track team's performance in the state meet; upcoming performances of one-act plays by the Olympic College drama department at TCC. Also includes editorial on racial violence and the KKK; letters to the editor sharing perspective on US education, frustration with late class cancellations and tuition raises, opinions on the draft; ads and classified ads; photo and description of a birthday surprise for Counseling Department chair Dick Patterson; TCC alum Carol Corpany reflecting on poverty in Calcutta; review of the Intiman Theatre Company production of Pygmalion; film review of Friday the 13th Part 2; weekly cultural calendar; syndicated comics. Announcements include an ongoing call for letters regarding a peace-time draft; available scholarships; a performance by Rhinestone Rosie; a student vs faculty and administration softball game. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Scott Peterson; assistant editor Janice Atzen; copy editor Rita Fleischmann; editorial editor Loren L. Aikins; arts editor John Ellison; campus editor Julie Forrest; photo editor Sean Hummel; advertising Thom Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Brian C. Barker, Brian D. Barker, Mike Dawson, Kelly Dietz, George Freeman III, Deb Grey, Ceresse Jeanblanc, William Jordan, Bill Stephens, Sharon Turner, Scott Wagner, Willie Williams, Angeline Yarger; photographers Paul Petrinovich, Wayne Kooser.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - May 15, 1981

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 17, number 22 and is eight pages. Content note: This issue contains a story on sexual abuse on page 4. This issue contains stories on a new administrative reorganization released by TCC President Dr. Larry Stevens, including an organizational chart; open student government positions and their roles; budget cuts resulting in the dismissal of Purdy Treatment Center drug counselor Jim Carey; Child Protective Services (CPS) of Tacoma and sexual abuse cases; the track team and the upcoming state meet; TCC hosting the women's state tennis tournament for the first time; women's basketball player Joanne Glenn receiving a Howard University scholarship; the women's tennis team and the upcoming state tournament; the women's softball team recent performance; the golf team and upcoming state tournament. Also includes application form for student government; opinion pieces on nursing homes, US "capitalistic imperialism" creating the issues in El Salvador and Nicaragua; creative narrative piece on alcoholism; call for letters to the editor responding specifically to a Tacoma News Tribune story reporting the "'quiet' reassembling" of the Selective Service; letter to the editor defending the continuing education program; ads, classified ads, and jobs; review of the University of Puget Sound production of Moliere play The Imaginary Invalid; creative writing; weekly cultural calendar; photos from the International Festival; list of health recommendations from Dr. Linus Pauling's December 1980 lecture. Announcements include TCC athletes competing in a number of upcoming state tournaments; the community college appropriation for the biennium; tuition raises due to the state budget; instructions for letters to the editor; the Poncho Theater production of The Miracle Worker; a job search workshop; the "Women and Technology: The Future is Now" seminar. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Scott Peterson; assistant editor Janice Atzen; copy editor Rita Fleischmann; editorial editor Loren L. Aikins; arts editor John Ellison; campus editor Julie Forrest; photo editor Sean Hummel; advertising Thom Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Brian C. Barker, Brian D. Barker, Mike Dawson, Kelly Dietz, George Freeman III, Deb Grey, Ceresse Jeanblanc, William Jordan, Bill Stephens, Sharon Turner, Scott Wagner, Willie Williams, Angeline Yarger; photographers Paul Petrinovich, Wayne Kooser.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - May 8, 1981

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 17, number 21 and is eight pages. Content note: This issue contains pieces on domestic violence and hate crimes on page 2. This issue contains stories on TCC Library Reference Specialist Lorraine Hildebrand and her recent receipt of the Washington State Historical Society's David Douglas Award; state budget cuts and planned reductions approved by the TCC Board, including massive cuts to physical education, summer programs, and other course reductions; the second annual TCC Professional Women's Symposium "Women and Technology: The Future Is Now," featuring NASA astronaut candidate Bonnie Dunbar; the "C is for Communication" seminar; the upcoming Asian-Pacific American Heritage Week at the Tacoma Mall; the continuing education program at Purdy Treatment Center (PTC) for Women and Challenge columnist Pati Wilson; the PTC winter quarter awards and degree ceremony; a TCC Education General Assembly on "Education's Role in the Correctional Process"; coach Ron Billings and his plan to rebuild the men's basketball program; the recent success of the men's baseball team; men's tennis team member Gerald Nelson; TCC literary and art magazine Trillium and budget threats to its continuation; local rock band Paris and their upcoming concert; the nutrition workshop by Pierce County Health Department nutritionist Gail Bryant. Also includes creative narrative opinion piece on domestic violence; letters to the editor regarding abortion; editorial on recent murders of Black youth in the Atlanta area; ads and classified ads; an interview with John Wong, the founder of Trillium magazine; the International Festival schedule. Announcements include available scholarships; the retirement of custodian Bob Crouse; the Trekkie Dinner and Dance; the concert choir being invited to a music festival at Central Washington University; auditions for various campus music groups. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Scott Peterson; assistant editor Janice Atzen; copy editor Rita Fleischmann; editorial editor Loren L. Aikins; arts editor John Ellison; campus editor Julie Forrest; photo editor Sean Hummel; advertising Thom Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Brian C. Barker, Brian D. Barker, Mike Dawson, Kelly Dietz, George Freeman III, Deb Grey, Ceresse Jeanblanc, William Jordan, Bill Stephens, Sharon Turner, Scott Wagner, Willie Williams, Angeline Yarger; photographers Paul Petrinovich, Wayne Kooser.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - May 1, 1981

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 17, number 20 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the appointment of former Washington state Senator Lawrence J. Faulk to the TCC Board of Trustees; a party celebrating the work of Chuck Summers and Joe Betz on the Narrows Bridge Run; the upcoming American Red Cross centennial; students Steve O'Laughlin and Kirby Kallas-Lewis and their art shop Crystal Creek Pottery; women's softball team member Jill Kors; the track team and qualifying events; men's baseball team member Charles Lewis; recent women's softball team losses; storyteller Cynthia Orr and her upcoming workshop and performance; the International Festival; an upcoming Job Finders workshop by Dr. Jo Loudin. Also includes a creative narrative form of opinion on door to door salesmen; letters to the editor regarding a petition to make Building 11A non-smoking, responding to the previous issue's editorial on abortion; ads and classified ads; International Festival schedule; detailed financial aid guidelines and deadlines. Announcements include new Black Student Union (BSU) officers; the first annual job fair; a nutrition workshop; the third annual Bowl-A-Thon varsity athletic program fundraiser; a typing demonstration and contest with typist Betty Baird; a lecture and slide show of Mount St. Helens by Dr. Jack Hyde for the Friends of the TCC Library annual dinner meeting; a communications workshop series; guidelines and deadline for annual student awards nominations. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Scott Peterson; assistant editor Janice Atzen; copy editor Rita Fleischmann; editorial editor Loren L. Aikins; arts editor John Ellison; campus editor Julie Forrest; photo editor Sean Hummel; advertising Thom Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Brian C. Barker, Brian D. Barker, Mike Dawson, Kelly Dietz, George Freeman III, Deb Grey, Ceresse Jeanblanc, William Jordan, Bill Stephens, Sharon Turner, Scott Wagner, Willie Williams, Angeline Yarger; photographers Paul Petrinovich, Wayne Kooser.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - April 24, 1981

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 17, number 19 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the counseling department's Early Retrieval Program and LIFT class to prevent dropping out; counselor Phil Griffin studying student success and studying habits; an upcoming International Festival; new magazine Around Tacoma; student Cynthia MacMahon and her recent diabetes diagnosis; new men's tennis coach Steve Kubota; baseball player Jerry Don Gleaton's Seattle Mariners rookie debut; an upcoming concert by cellist Diane Tremaine; the upcoming summer field trip geology course; mini courses. Also includes editorials on Republican budget cuts, high gun sales in Washington state, abortion; illustrations; letter to the editor suggesting cuts to preserve core on-campus courses; ads and classified ads; a photo of choral director Gene Nelson directing rehearsal while holding his granddaughter; photo and explanation of campus construction; weekly cultural calendar; photo of the International Students Organization (ISO) Mt Rainier snow trip; film reviews of Going Ape and Excalibur; photo of baby ducks; job corner. Announcements include explanation of recent campus clock failures; new magazine Around Tacoma; Job Fair '81; results of a court case involving a local slowpitch team and a keg of beer; a student government forum; a guitar workshop led by Paul Chaseman; a parent workshop. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Scott Peterson; assistant editor Janice Atzen; copy editor Rita Fleischmann; editorial editor Loren L. Aikins; arts editor John Ellison; sports editor Terry Ross; campus editor Julie Forrest; photo editor Sean Hummel; advertising Thom Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Brian C. Barker, Brian D. Barker, Thomas Beuning, Wendy Church, Mike Dawson, Kathy De Los Reyes, Kelly Dietz, George Freeman III, Deborah Gray, Ceresse Jeanblanc, Teresa Johnson, William Jordan, John Louderback, Betty Martzall, Bill Stephens, Lori Sweitzer, Sharon Turner, Scott Wagner, Willie Williams, Angeline Yarger; photographers Paul Petrinovich, Wayne Kooser.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - April 17, 1981

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 17, number 18 and is eight pages. Content note: This issue contains outdated language relating to disability (page 1). This issue contains stories on the tentative 1981-1982 Associated Students budget; planning for the disabled service center; the six full time employees given layoff notices; math instructor and Developmental Education Coordinator Richard Spangler being appointed chair of the Mathematics Teacher magazine editorial panel; former Challenge staff member and TCC alum Mara Morgen interning in the TCC Public Information Office; golf team member Chris Frey; the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Run; spring celebrations at the Day Care Center. Also includes comics; opinion piece on the Northwest; letters to the editor responding to the previous issue's editorial on teaching creationism; correction to the previous issue's article on Murray Morgan; ads, classified ads, and jobs; an interview with KISW musical director Steve Slaton; a brief pre-season summary of major league baseball; review of the Tacoma Little Theater production of Love Rides the Rails - or - Will the Main Train Run Tonight?; photography. Announcements include call for feedback on an upcoming vote to allow supertankers in the Puget Sound; the third annual "C is for Communication" seminar for publicity workers; the Associated Students allocating funding to establish an on-campus daycare center; the first annual TCC Job Fair; changes to library lost books charges; weekly cultural calendar; a ragtime jazz concert by Boden & Zanetto; available scholarships; an information booth for Pierce Transit riders at the TCC Transit Center. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Scott Peterson; assistant editor Janice Atzen; copy editor Rita Fleischmann; editorial editor Loren L. Aikins; arts editor John Ellison; sports editor Terry Ross; campus editor Julie Forrest; photo editor Sean Hummel; advertising Thom Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Brian C. Barker, Brian D. Barker, Thomas Beuning, Wendy Church, Mike Dawson, Kathy De Los Reyes, Kelly Dietz, George Freeman III, Deborah Gray, Ceresse Jeanblanc, Teresa Johnson, William Jordan, John Louderback, Betty Martzall, Bill Stephens, Lori Sweitzer, Sharon Turner, Scott Wagner, Willie Williams, Angeline Yarger; photographers Paul Petrinovich, Wayne Kooser.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - April 10, 1981

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 17, number 17 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on major changes and cuts to the athletics department; history instructor Murray Morgan resigning after being listed on the faculty reduction in force (RIF) list; the Honors Colloquium program and its student steering committee; a State Senate proposal to raise tuition 95%; a Dave Brubeck concert; City-County Health Department sexually transmitted infections clinic counselor Phyllis Hale and clinic services; the upcoming second annual Tacoma Narrows Bridge Run; the students losing in their basketball game against administrators and faculty; a lecture by Dr. William Young on the influence of TV. Also includes editorial on a failed bill to teach creationism alongside evolution; a correction to the previous issue's article on registration; letters to the editor regarding the Challenge's Opinion and Comments page and opportunities for sending letters, the Building 7 lounges; comics; photo of construction of a new music center inside Building 7; ads, classified ads, and jobs; weekly sports schedule; film review of The Postman Always Rings Twice; cultural weekly calendar; photo of The Lakes vocalist trio promoting their upcoming concert. Announcements include graduation application deadlines; the return of Luanne Brehmer as Associated Students secretary; a Washington Federation of Teachers rally in Olympia against higher education budget cuts; the Labor Film Festival; information relating to the opening of fishing season; track team qualifications for the state tournament; need for more women's softball team members; call for athletics booster club donations; available tutoring for veterans. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Scott Peterson; copy editor Rita Fleischmann; editorial editor Loren L. Aikins; arts editor John Ellison; sports editor Wendy Church; campus editor Julie Forrest; photo editor Sean Hummel; advertising Thom Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - March 13, 1981

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume XVII, number 16 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on state legislature and budget news, including potential tuition raises, enrollment and budget cuts; TCC Senate Budget Committee meetings reviewing department budgets; Peaches record store in Tacoma; registration processes; off-campus classes available at nine Tacoma and Gig Harbor area locations; the potential layoff of history instructor Murray Morgan; evening supervisor and business instructor Skip Marshall; Latchkey, a YMCA sponsored elementary day care program; the intramural archery team; new women's softball coach Dennis Ward; Frank Witt's horticulture class. Also includes outgoing editorial; editorial on the Veterans Administration (VA); comics; guest editorial on testing procedures at TCC; review of the Tacoma Actors Guild production of South Pacific; film review of The Incredible Shrinking Woman; ads and classified ads; a satirical qualifying examination for transfer to four-year colleges; job corner; photo of Chico Carroll, promoting an Associated Students sponsored martial arts exhibition; final examination schedule. Announcements include English instructor George McDade's annual trip to the Shakespeare Festival in Ashford (Oregon); calls for submissions to art and literary magazine Trillium, the Free Country Times; call for Challenge letters to the editor; the University of Washington accepting community college credits due to Spring 1981 over-enrollment; information on tuition loans; open Challenge positions. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Loren L. Aikins; assistant editors Scott Peterson, Janice Atzen; editorial editor Mara Morgen; arts editor John Ellison; sports editor Wendy Church; photo editor Sean Hummel; advertising Thom Racosky; graphics Danny Irving; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; circulation manager Rita Fleischmann; reporters Vivian Abrahamson, Brian Barker, Rani Cepeda, Carol Corpany, Mike Dawson, Kelly Dietz, Henry Evenson, Rita Fleischmann, George Freeman, Howard Harnett, Marvin Jenkins, Betty Martzall, Sharon Molnes, Terry Ross, Irene Severance, Stephen Young; photographers Brian Barker, Paul Petrinovich, Dale Weast.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - March 6, 1981

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume XVII, number 15 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on AMVETS (American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam) and veterans assistance services; upcoming first-come, first-served enrollment changes; the House Higher Education Committee holding a hearing on a tenure bill; foreign student counselor Mary Palo; new acting Allied Health Division chair Shirley Johnson; the Music department's upcoming end of quarter concert; the Cooperative Education Program; student Tommy Laway (Laway HoChung); dance instructor Jo Emery and the Tacoma Performing Dance Company; instructor Paul Jacobsen teaching chemistry in the Tacoma Gifted Education Program; student Dennis Werth being selected by the Seattle Mariners in a baseball draft; the track team placing third in a meet at Pacific Lutheran University; the library security system; mother, housewife, and full-time TCC student Marti Hilyard. Also includes editorial on a sunny day; comics; letter to the editor refuting the previous issue's letter regarding Iran coverage; review of the Real World Players production of Royal Gambit at the Tacoma Little Theatre; music review of Rush album "Moving Pictures"; job corner. Announcements include the Pierce County executive election date and hours; a special Board meeting regarding faculty tenure rights and responsibilities; an International Students Organization (ISO) White Pass field trip; ads and classified ads; ad for the TCC Reading Lab and its reading evaluations; challenge by the student government to faculty and administrators for revitalization of their annual benefit basketball game; the second annual Narrows Bridge Run; open Challenge editorial positions. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Loren L. Aikins; assistant editors Scott Peterson, Janice Atzen; editorial editor Mara Morgen; arts editor John Ellison; sports editor Wendy Church; photo editor Sean Hummel; advertising Thom Racosky; graphics Danny Irving; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; circulation manager Rita Fleischmann; reporters Vivian Abrahamson, Brian Barker, Rani Cepeda, Carol Corpany, Mike Dawson, Kelly Dietz, Henry Evenson, Rita Fleischmann, George Freeman, Howard Harnett, Marvin Jenkins, Betty Martzall, Sharon Molnes, Terry Ross, Irene Severance, Stephen Young; photographers Brian Barker, Paul Petrinovich, Dale Weast.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - February 27, 1981

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume XVII, number 14 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the Board's approval of a tentative reduced budget; potential cuts to the Real Estate program; Pierce County executive candidates Booth Gardner and Larry Faulk speaking on campus; an exhibit at Pacific Lutheran University by artist Fumiko Kimura; men's basketball team news, including loss to Ft. Steilacoom, profiles of team member Daryl Logue and coach Dennis Stray; the Chamber Orchestra and its upcoming concert; an upcoming photography workshop on "Displaying and Showing Your Work." Also includes editorial on female-headed households and poverty; letters to the editor regarding cafeteria space; comics; jobs; ads and classified ads; film review of My Bloody Valentine; poetry and photography; quotations; photo of band The Shoppe performing on campus. Announcements include deadlines for numerous scholarships and application information; information for veterans using G.I. Bill benefits; a series of community health and welfare service information sessions; call for submissions to art and literary magazine Trillium. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Loren L. Aikins; assistant editors Scott Peterson, Janice Atzen; editorial editor Mara Morgen; arts editor John Ellison; sports editor Wendy Church; photo editor Sean Hummel; advertising Thom Racosky; graphics Danny Irving; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; circulation manager Rita Fleischmann; reporters Vivian Abrahamson, Brian Barker, Rani Cepeda, Carol Corpany, Mike Dawson, Kelly Dietz, Henry Evenson, Rita Fleischmann, George Freeman, Howard Harnett, Marvin Jenkins, Betty Martzall, Sharon Molnes, Terry Ross, Stephen Young; photographers Brian Barker, Paul Petrinovich, Dale Weast.