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  The Collegiate Challenge - January 16, 1976

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 11, number 9 (handwritten notes express confusion at this) and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on administration reorganization by president Dr. Larry Stevens, including the appointment of Dr. Robert R. Rhule as Dean of Instruction; the appointment of Richard F. Evans, Jr. to the Board of Trustees; a new English as a second language program; the Council of Representatives and Presidents (CORP) unanimously voting against a tuition increase; the Christmas Arts Fair; the work study program; tutoring at TCC; Dr. Joel Fort speaking on human sexuality; the Student Information Center; the new Motorcycle Enthusiasts club; the upcoming Northwest Community College Student Photography Exhibition; women's personal growth classes; Titan men's basketball news, including recent losses; the new cheerleading squad. Also includes editorial on tuition increases; student senate meeting minutes; a letter to student president Shelley Waller from the Board thanking the student government for their participation in a reception for Vietnamese TCC students; review of the film Lucky Lady; a photo from the Vietnamese students event at the December Board meeting; poetry; comics. Announcements include ID card photo days; Veterans Job Development office hours; open women's studies courses; a self exploration course; non-credit courses for apartment managers; radiologic technology program deadlines; Ski Club information; Christian Fellowship on Campus meetings; formation of recreational sports teams; open auditions for the drama production of Rip Van Winkle; Music club meetings; a free concert; open submissions for literary magazine Mirror Northwest; a saxophone concert by Harvey Pittel; Arts and Crafts club meetings; parking regulations; campus bulletin deadlines; Program Board job openings. Staff credits: Published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Steve Kruse; associate editor Mike McHugh; campus editor Roger Long; feature editor Opal Brown; arts editor Kerry Gade; sports editor Les Christopher; chief photographer Scott Wellsandt; staff artist Gary Schlesinger; reporters Jennie Andrews, Charles Brady, Robert Brady, Dan Brinkmann, Herbert Dailey, Loren Freeman, Connie Fuller, John Garletts, Joseph Geiss, Bryan Gutsche, Mike Jones, Kurt Kentfield, Earl Kirby, Shirley Larson, David Losk, Patricia Mitchell, William Moore, Norman Rose, Deborah Schmidt, Sandra Spark, Harold Thomas; photographers Susan Snyder, Bruce Stell; business manager Doug Stine; secretary Pam Hurnblad; advisor Rachel Bard.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - January 13, 1976

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 11, number 14 (actually number 10 according to handwritten correction) and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on students selected for the Bicentennial traveling revue; an upcoming dramatic and cultural event with actors Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, cosponsored by the TCC Program Board, Obi Society, and Pacific Lutheran University Black Student Union; a student protest in Olympia against tuition increases; the third annual TCC Health Fair; the third annual Spring Arts Festival; the TCC Rod and Gun club sponsored Salmon Derby; community courses and Director of Community Relations and Services Director Joseph Kosai; an upcoming performance by the Tacoma Performing Dance Company; students Patsy Fulton and Renee Smith beautifying a section of campus; track team news; Titan men's basketball news, including a profile on player Don Tuggle; the women's basketball team losing to Gray's Harbor. Also includes editorial on common student complaints; guest editorials regarding gradual tuition increases, science fiction and light speed travel; letter to the editor about name misspellings (possibly a response to a previous issue); student senate candidate statements; ads. Announcements include holiday closures; a program with Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee; a new Christian Service group; upcoming nutritional workshops; transfer information for Western Washington State College (WWSC); a golf team meeting; film rental funds from the audiovisual department; a faculty-student breakfast; donations request from the Child Care Center. Staff credits: Published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Steve Kruse; associate editor Mike McHugh; campus editor Roger Long; feature editor Opal Brown; arts editor Kerry Gade; sports editor Bryan Gutsche; chief photographer Scott Wellsandt; staff artist Gary Schlesinger; reporters Jennie Andrews, Charles Brady, Robert Brady, Dan Brinkmann, Herbert Dailey, Loren Freeman, Connie Fuller, John Garletts, Joseph Geiss, Bryan Gutsche, Mike Jones, Kurt Kentfield, Earl Kirby, Shirley Larson, David Losk, Patricia Mitchell, William Moore, Norman Rose, Deborah Schmidt, Sandra Spark, Harold Thomas, Les Christopher; photographers Susan Snyder, Bruce Stell Loren Freeman; business manager Doug Stine; secretary Pam Hurnblad; advisor Rachel Bard.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - December 5, 1975

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 11, number 8 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the Veterans Administration tightening control on GI Bill usage; the TCC Math Lab; winter registration; the Obi Society's successful food drive; Friends of the TCC Library chair John Binns; the Program Board needing student feedback and participation; the need for more women's basketball players; women's volleyball team news; athletic director Ed Fisher. Also includes editorial on a student union building; student senate meeting minutes; "Francesca's Flashes" column on rules for New England teachers in the 1870s; health column on fad diets, vitamins, and "natural" food labeling; a review of the TCC performance of the play Our Town; ads and classified ads; sports editorial on a school fight song; poetry; fall quarter examination schedule. Announcements include sales of the TCC Friends of the Library Bicentennial coloring book; the upcoming Bicentennial Youth Debate; a cultural presentation benefit for Filipino radio program Tinig Ng Pilipino; extension of the audition deadline for the Spirit of '76 Bicentennial Revue; a Christmas art fair; a Tacoma and Pacific Northwest history course by Dr. Murray Morgan (History 267); holiday readings by Chuck Cline's oral interpretation course; a Bicentennial essay contest; a rape prevention program by the Pierce County Sheriff's Office; book buy-backs and a student book swap; end of quarter library due dates; open applications for Scottish Rite Foundation scholarships; a children's literature class (English 230) by Janet Grimes. Staff credits: Published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Steve Kruse; business manager Ted Irwin; copy editor Mike McHugh; staff artist Gary Schlesinger; campus editor Howard Schmidt; feature editor Opal Brown; chief photographer Scott Wellsandt; sports editor Bob Brady; arts editor Harold Thomas; reporters Cory Brame, Les Christopher, Ronald Coleman, Herbert Dailey, Bryan Gutsche, Julia Hagan, Valerie Hewitt, Kurt Kentfield, Shirley Larson, Roger Long, Mike McHugh, Pat Mitchell, Ute Lydia Painter, Doug Stine; photographers Scott Wellsandt, Susan Snyder; advertising Ted Irwin; secretary Pam Hurnblad; advisor Rachel Bard.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - November 21, 1975

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 11, number 7 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the workstudy program and its funding; upcoming speaker on "Human Sexuality" Dr. Joel Fort; the TCC blood reserve at the Pierce County blood bank; the TCC Book Swap; Health Center services; budget cuts; the Ethnic Studies Lab and Program Assistant Al Coby; new student ID cards; the Administrative Council; the Washington State Community College District 17 "Spirit of '76" Bicentennial project being designated as Washington state's traveling festival for the Bicentennial; the Phi Theta Kappa TCC chapter, Chi Gamma; Titan men's basketball team news, including member Chris Aube and the upcoming Bellevue Tip-Off Tournament; the track team and coach Bob Fiorito; the women's volleyball team and win against Olympic Community College. Also includes editorial on student government response to funding the workstudy program; student senate minutes; review of the film Here We Go Again; poetry, photography; "Francesca's Flashes" column on various (mostly college) news from around the country; ads and classified ads; photo promoting the Pool Team final competition of the season. Announcements include a Winter Sports Club meeting; a student art display in the library from Art 105 and Art 109; an upcoming Christmas Art Fair; a new Music Club, and their guitar workshop with Dudley Hill; new GI Bill regulations; a jazz workshop by Tom Hanson; an Obi Society benefit dance and food drive; Friends of the TCC Library coloring books for sale in the bookstore; an indigenous beadwork workshop; formation of a concert band; a Ski School PE class; student club budget submission deadlines; a screening of the film The Sting; Spanish Club meetings; a Paper Pinching Contest; bowling team openings; the next women's volleyball game. Staff credits: Published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Steve Kruse; business manager Ted Irwin; copy editor Mike McHugh; staff artist Gary Schlesinger; campus editor Howard Schmidt; feature editor Opal Brown; chief photographer Scott Wellsandt; sports editor Bob Brady; arts editor Harold Thomas; reporters Cory Brame, Les Christopher, Ronald Coleman, Herbert Dailey, Bryan Gutsche, Julia Hagan, Valerie Hewitt, Kurt Kentfield, Shirley Larson, Roger Long, Mike McHugh, Pat Mitchell, Ute Lydia Painter, Doug Stine; photographers Scott Wellsandt, Susan Snyder; advertising Ted Irwin; secretary Pam Hurnblad; advisor Rachel Bard.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - November 14, 1975

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 11, number 6 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the growth of the music program, including debut of the jazz workshop band; upcoming course "Major Women Writers" (English 231) taught by Joanne McCarthy; an Obi Society sponsored food drive; winter quarter registration; a student government leadership conference; a survey by the Program Board regarding student preferences for film screenings; the upcoming drama production of Our Town; a traveling theater and music revue for US Bicentennial celebrations; the International Students Organization (ISO) and new officers; a new course on glaciers (Geology 291) taught by Dr. Jack Hyde; Titan men's basketball news, including forward Eugene Glenn; athletic trainer Ralph Lincoln. Also includes comics; editorials on lack of student participation, gun control; a review of the film Three Days of the Condor; ads; poetry, photography; sports editorial on cheerleaders. Announcements include the Obi Society and student government food drive; Veterans club officer elections; a visit by evaluation team chair Dr. James L. Taylor; performances by belly dance instructor Diane Edrington and her students; a folk rock concert by the Sky Boys; a McNeil Island Penitentiary Bicentennial art sale; a visit by representatives from Evergreen State College; a presentation by president Dr. Larry Stevens at the Tacoma Institute of Religion on "Higher Education in the 70s"; a Music club guitar workshop. Staff credits: Published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Steve Kruse; business manager Ted Irwin; copy editor Mike McHugh; staff artist Gary Schlesinger; campus editor Howard Schmidt; feature editor Opal Brown; chief photographer Scott Wellsandt; sports editor Bob Brady; arts editor Harold Thomas; reporters Cory Brame, Les Christopher, Ronald Coleman, Herbert Dailey, Bryan Gutsche, Julia Hagan, Valerie Hewitt, Kurt Kentfield, Shirley Larson, Roger Long, Mike McHugh, Pat Mitchell, Ute Lydia Painter, Doug Stine; photographers Scott Wellsandt, Susan Snyder; advertising Ted Irwin; secretary Pam Hurnblad; advisor Rachel Bard.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - November 7, 1975

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 11, number 5 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the closed circuit TV system at TCC (KTCC-TV) and its under-use; a new class to train student senators; student government election and student questionnaire results; Black history instructor Rev. Elijah H. Hankerson; the Opus 2128 Wurlitzer pipe organ; the women's volleyball team; Titan men's basketball team head coach Don Moseid; assistant basketball coach Jim Savitz. Also includes editorial on the student paraprofessional positions; student senate minutes; poetry, photography; ads; a review of the film Hard Times. Announcements include formation of a new concert band; a jazz concert by Jorgan Kruse at the Victory Music Hall; a weekly student meeting series on the theme of togetherness; a new Motorcycle Enthusiasts' club; upcoming performances of Shakespeare play Villains and Fools; need for small pots for the greenhouse; student Crystal Czarnecki making the debate finals at the Logger-Collegiate Forensic Tournament; accounting students performance at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants accounting testing program. Staff credits: Published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Steve Kruse; business manager Ted Irwin; campus editor Howard Schmidt; staff artist Gary Schlesinger; copy editor Mike McHugh; arts editor Harold Thomas; feature editor Opal Brown; chief photographer Scott Wellsandt; sports editor Bob Brady; reporters Cory Brame, Les Christopher, Ronald Coleman, Herbert Dailey, Bryan Gutsche, Julia Hagan, Valerie Hewitt, Kurt Kentfield, Shirley Larson, Roger Long, Mike McHugh, Pat Mitchell, Ute' Lydia Painter, Doug Stine; photographers Scott Wellsandt, Susan Snyder; advertising Ted Irwin; secretary Jacque Cexton; advisor Rachel Bard.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - October 31, 1975

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 11, number 4 and is four pages. Content notice: Please note this issue contains discussion of capital punishment on page 2. This issue contains stories on the accreditation process and an upcoming committee visit; an art show by the Tacoma Arts and Crafts Association, including works by four TCC instructors; the student budget being approved by the Board of Trustees; a debate on capital punishment relating to Initiative 316, which would make the death penalty mandatory for first degree aggravated murder; continuing education courses on holiday decorations and accounting; winter intramural sports programs; the TCC pool team and the Northwest Billiards League. Also includes the full associated student body operational budget; editorial on the student budget; a letter to the editor from library staff regarding cuts to the library budget; sports editorial on various professional and TCC sports news. Announcements include an upcoming TCC Coffeehouse with performances by Shirley Jackson, Larry Conklin; Listening/Language Lab hours and services; upcoming visits by representatives from Western Washington State College and the University of Puget Sound; a flu vaccine clinic. Staff credits: Published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Steve Kruse; business manager Ted Irwin; campus editor Howard Schmidt; arts editor Harold Thomas; feature editor Opal Brown; chief photographer Scott Wellsandt; sports editor Bob Brady; reporters Cory Brame, Les Christopher, Ronald Coleman, Herbert Dailey, Bryan Gutsche, Julia Hagan, Valerie Hewitt, Kurt Kentfield, Shirley Larson, Roger Long, Mike McHugh, Pat Mitchell, Ute' Lydia Painter, Doug Stine; photographers Scott Wellsandt, Susan Snyder; advertising Ted Irwin; secretary Jacque Sexton; advisor Rachel Bard.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - October 24, 1975

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 11, number 3 and is twelve pages. Content notice: Please note this issue contains a story on disciplining a student who may have been gender non-conforming and uses outdated and offensive terminology relating to the student's gender presentation on page 1. This issue contains stories on student disciplinary action and appeal procedures; Director of Administration Services Carl Brown and his new title under a reorganization; the small campus grounds maintenance crew; TCC president Dr. Larry Stevens speaking at a Tacoma Kiwanis Club lunch on TCC's community impact; the TCC Library and the Friends of the Library; Vietnamese students at TCC and state tuition reductions for Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees; English Literature instructor and English-Philosophy Department chair Lloyd S. Berntson; new College Information Officer Eve Dumovich and a new weekly bulletin; the upcoming campus elections; the forensics team competing in the national Bicentennial Youth Debate Program; the upcoming publication of literary magazine Trillium; the OBI Society and call for participation; the TCC Coffeehouse and upcoming jazz concert by Airbrush; cross-country team news; the Titan men's basketball team and upcoming season. Also includes editorials on student government credibility, active participation in student elections; student senate and administrative council meeting news; campus services locations and hours; list of survey questions that will be on the student ballot; a brief obituary for student Joseph Sparks; student government candidate statements and photos; poetry, photography; review of the film Other Side of the Mountain; review of light show "Death of the Red Planet" and a Yes concert film; a sports editorial on cheerleaders; a photo of the women's volleyball team; ads and classified ads; men's basketball game schedule. Announcements include formation of a Music Club; high school diploma application requirements; a Basketball Officiating Techniques class; students winning Zellerbach Paper Company scholarships; an upcoming visit by Western Washington State College representatives; a YMCA photography class; a Star Trek fan convention at Seattle Center. Staff credits: Published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Steve Kruse; business manager Ted Irwin; campus editor Howard Schmidt; arts editor Harold Thomas; feature editor Opal Brown; chief photographer Scott Wellsandt; sports editor Bob Brady; reporters Cory Brame, Les Christopher, Ronald Coleman, Herbert Daily, Kerry Grade, Bryan Gutsche, Julia Hagan, Valerie Hewitt, Kurt Kentfield, Shirley Larson, Roger Long, Mike McHugh, Pat Mitchell Ute' Lydia Painter, Doug Stine; photographers Scott Wellsandt, Susan Snyder; advertising Ted Irwin; secretary Jacque Sexton; advisor Rachel Bard.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - October 10, 1975

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 11, number 2 and is eight pages. Content notice: Please note this issue contains use of an outdated and now offensive term for intellectual disability on page 3. This issue contains stories on campus food services operating at a deficit; childhood diseases and vaccination recommendations; new student reserved parking; Chief of Security Stanley P. Mowre, Jr. and campus security; the planned drama production of Our Town; the TCC Coffeehouse and upcoming concert by jazz band Airbrush; the Intiman Theatre Company production of Hedda Gabler; acting student president Shelley Waller; job and financial aid opportunities in the Financial Aids office; the Learning Assistance Center (LAC); the beginning of women's volleyball season; the new cross-country team. Also includes (facetious?) letter to the editor suggesting a change in campus security firearms; editorial on campus leadership changes; student senate meeting notes; photos from the Black Cultural Workshop to help establish a permanent Afro-American Cultural Center; sports editorial on major league baseball; a student senate fall election calendar. Announcements include student club signups; visits by Washington state colleges; open submissions for creative works in the Challenge; graduation applications; concerts by Pat Gill, Carl Spaeth, and band Featherstone; ads and classified ads. Staff credits: Published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Steve Kruse; business manager Ted Irwin; campus editor Howard Schmidt; arts editor Harold Thomas; feature editor Opal Brown; chief photographer Scott Wellsandt; sports editor Bob Brady; reporters Cory Brame, Les Christopher, Ronald Coleman, Herbert Daily, Kerry Grade, Bryan Gutsche, Julia Hagan, Valerie Hewitt, Kurt Kentfield, Shirley Larson, Roger Long, Mike McHugh, Pat Mitchell Ute' Lydia Painter, Doug Stine; photographers Scott Wellsandt, Susan Snyder; advertising Ted Irwin; secretary Jacque Sexton; advisor Rachel Bard.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - October 3, 1975

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 11, number 1 and is eight pages. Content note: This issue contains use of an outdated word for physical disabilities on page 7. This issue contains stories on student government news, including student fees allocation, the resignation of student president Sid Breckenridge, and his conflict with administration over the student government paraprofessional positions; Board of Trustees Chairman Lewis Hatfield and relations with student government; the student lounge and a new pool team; the new varsity women's volleyball team; the need for participation in varsity sports; Physical Education courses; new TCC president Dr. Larry Stevens; Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds Frank Mitchell and his resignation; need for students to help in program for disabled students; Council of Representatives and Presidents (CORP) news; the Child Care Center and need for volunteers; a flu vaccine clinic. Also includes editorial statement on the Challenge's policies and procedures; a guest editorial from President Larry Stevens welcoming students to the new year and areas of improvement; a review of the film Give 'Em Helly Harry; campus health services column; campus photos; sports editorial on the professional sports seasons; ads and classified ads. Announcements include sources for information on campus events; call for vocal jazz ensemble members; a National College Poetry Contest; Leroy L. Seth being appointment Native American Education Program Specialist by the State Board for Community College Education; a Daryl Hall, John Oates, and Shawn Phillips concert in Seattle; a new state resolution for reduced tuition for Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees at community colleges; student lounge concerts by Timothy Noah, Maurice Harla, Pat Gill, T.J. Wheeler; traffic and parking regulation enforcement. Staff credits: Published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Steve Kruse; business manager Ted Irwin; campus editor Howard Schmidt; arts editor Harold Thomas; feature editor Opal Brown; chief photographer Scott Wellsandt; sports editor Bob Brady; reporters Cory Brame, Les Christopher, Ronald Coleman, Herbert Daily, Kerry Grade, Bryan Gutsche, Julia Hagan, Valerie Hewitt, Kurt Kentfield, Shirley Larson, Roger Long, Mike McHugh, Pat Mitchell Ute' Lydia Painter, Doug Stine; photographers Scott Wellsandt, Susan Snyder; advertising Ted Irwin; secretary Jacque Sexton; advisor Rachel Bard.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - June 6, 1975

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 10, number 24 (actually number 23) and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on conflict in the Program Board over activities fund spending; the appointment of Dr. Larry P. Stevens as the new TCC President; student senate news; the graduation of student John Danko, who returned to school after a serious car accident; poor student election turnout; new student senators Wendy Pennell, Nancy Sullivan, and Marge Porter; a concert by progressive jazz ensemble Marbles; the drama production of The Taming of the Shrew; world hunger; a new computer system for career information; golf team news, including a win by Tim Mark; the end of the bowling season; composting; American Literature and English instructor Vernon Hess. Articles relating to the Tenth Anniversary Spring Jubilee include reviews of events such as the Coffeehouse performances, the First Annual TCC Juried Art Show, a mime workshop by Marj Bly, concerts by McChord Air Force concert and dance bands, world dance performances, the film screenings of Lost Horizon; a story on frustration with weather affecting the festival. Also includes letter to the editor regarding the student activities fee; calendar section with events and deadlines; syndicated column on Washington DC news; comics; sports editorial awarding individuals and teams; ads and classified ads. Staff credits: Published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Skip Jones; campus editor Howard Schmidt; associate editor/business manager Ted Irwin; news editor Laurie Bornstein; arts editor W. A. Cullen; chief photographer Bob Olsen; secretary Sandi Garner; sports editor Steve Kruse; reporters Bob Brady, Peter Brandt, Opal Brown, James Conant, E. C. Fitzgerald, Russell Ginter, Allen Hildreth, Dolores S. Hill, Terry Kanzler, Kurt Kentfield, Kari Kirchhoff, Ute Lydia Painter, Louis Potts, Pamalarose Pacinda, Les Christopher; photographers Bob Olsen, Mike Miller; advertising Ted Irwin, Marc DeLaunay, Edward Shambourger; adviser Rachel Bard.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - May 23, 1975

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 10, number 23 (actually number 22) and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on new head of the Ethnic Studies Laboratory Al Coby; a Geology Field course led by Dr. Jack Hyde; Mother's Day at the Purdy Treatment Center; student senate news; Program Board chair Rick Ramseth; new financial aid programs; Spring Jubilee film screenings of Five Easy Pieces, Lost Horizon, and The Point; Phi Theta Kappa spring quarter initiation; the World of Poetry First Annual Poetry Competition; a ragtime music program by instructors Paul Michaels and Dave Whisner for the Jubilee; a watercolor painting workshop in the library; efforts to preserve Leach Creek and Chambers Creek; publication of the first issue of campus literary and art magazine Trillium; the Asian Student Union and Jubilee plans; Student Activities Program Advisor Ray Miller; track team performance at the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges Track Championships; baseball team losses; tennis team news; growing home garden tomatoes. Also includes a review of the Muhammad Ali and Ron Lyle boxing match; a bizarre story promoting the Career Information Center; syndicated column on Washington DC and foreign policy news; calendar section with events and deadlines; sports editorial on tennis court availability; Puget Sound region community college tennis final standings; ads and classified ads. Staff credits: Published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Skip Jones; campus editor Howard Schmidt; associate editor/business manager Ted Irwin; news editor Laurie Bornstein; arts editor W. A. Cullen; chief photographer Bob Olsen; secretary Sandi Garner; sports editor Steve Kruse; reporters Bob Brady, Peter Brandt, Opal Brown, James Conant, E. C. Fitzgerald, Russell Ginter, Allen Hildreth, Dolores S. Hill, Terry Kanzler, Kurt Kentfield, Kari Kirchhoff, Ute Lydia Painter, Louis Potts, Pamalarose Pacinda, Les Christopher; photographers Bob Olsen, Mike Miller; advertising Ted Irwin, Marc DeLaunay, Edward Shambourger; adviser Rachel Bard.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - May 16, 1975

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 10, number 22 (actually number 21) and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on sociology instructor Ann Sundgren being appointed to the American Sociological Association Undergraduate Education Committee; student government candidates meeting with McNeil Island TCC students; Program Board and student senate meeting news; the upcoming drama production of The Taming of the Shrew; the proposed closure of the Counseling Center; planting home vegetable gardens; observation of Poppy Day to benefit Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW); the upcoming Friends of the TCC Library annual dinner. Also includes student government election results; letter to the editor rebutting a response to the writer's original letter regarding capital punishment; calendar section with events and deadlines; syndicated column on Washington DC news and foreign policy; comics; sports editorial on professional sports events admission prices; the women's slow pitch team; the golf team winning the NWCC Puget Sound region to qualify for the state championships; ads and classified ads. A special supplemental section for the Tenth Anniversary Spring Jubilee includes a detailed schedule, photos, narrative description of events and activities, an overview of the first ten years of the college.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - May 9, 1975

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 10, number 21 (actually number 20) and is four pages. This issue contains stories on English instructor Frank Garratt; the results of the clothing and toy drive for Rainier School; a Multiple Sclerosis Bike-a-thon; Forensics team performance at the State Junior College Tournament, including Dan Firth winning first in Oratory; the Sports Car Club and their autocross events; the track team performance at the Everett Invitational; tennis team news, including rain delays. Also includes editorial on Washington education and protesting school teachers; a letters to the editor responding to a previous letter on capital punishment, asking for penpals; syndicated column on Cambodian and Vietnamese leaders leaving their countries; comics; calendar section with events and deadlines; syndicated article from Earth News on student demonstrations at US colleges; ads and classified ads. Staff credits: Published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Skip Jones; campus editor Howard Schmidt; associate editor/business manager Ted Irwin; news editor Laurie Bornstein; arts editor W. A. Cullen; chief photographer Bob Olsen; secretary Sandi Garner; sports editor Steve Kruse; reporters Bob Brady, Peter Brandt, Opal Brown, James Conant, E. C. Fitzgerald, Russell Ginter, Allen Hildreth, Dolores S. Hill, Terry Kanzler, Kurt Kentfield, Kari Kirchhoff, Ute Lydia Painter, Louis Potts, Pamalarose Pacinda, Les Christopher; photographers Bob Olsen, Mike Miller; advertising Ted Irwin, Marc DeLaunay, Edward Shambourger; adviser Rachel Bard.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - May 2, 1975

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 10, number 20 (actually number 19) and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on a presentation by parapsychologist Dr. Stanley Krippner; the Budget Committee receiving proposals for over twice the amount they have to disburse; syndicated column on Washington DC and foreign policy news; a presentation by Michael Meeropol, son of convicted spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, on the reopening of their case; the outdoor recreation program; outgoing student president Paula Plamondon; the Crafts Workshop ceramics exhibition; Rick Ramseth attending the Association of College Union International (ACU-I) Student Staff Conference; the golf team qualifying for the state playoffs; the baseball team still winless; tennis team and track team news. Also includes an editorial regarding Tacoma News Tribune criticism of recent TCC and University of Puget Sound speakers; letter to the editor responding to a previous issue's article about TCC "encounter groups"; calendar section with events and deadlines; ads and classified ads; photo portraits and statements from candidates for student government; sports editorial on the quality of TCC athletics despite a small budget. Staff credits: Published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Skip Jones; campus editor Howard Schmidt; associate editor/business manager Ted Irwin; news editor Laurie Bornstein; arts editor W. A. Cullen; chief photographer Bob Olsen; secretary Sandi Garner; sports editor Steve Kruse; reporters Bob Brady, Peter Brandt, Opal Brown, James Conant, E. C. Fitzgerald, Russell Ginter, Allen Hildreth, Dolores S. Hill, Terry Kanzler, Kurt Kentfield, Kari Kirchhoff, Ute Lydia Painter, Louis Potts, Pamalarose Pacinda, Les Christopher; photographers Bob Olsen, Mike Miller; advertising Ted Irwin, Marc DeLaunay, Edward Shambourger; adviser Rachel Bard.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - April 25, 1975

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 10, number 19 (actually number 18) and is four pages. This issue contains stories on the student government and a election filing extension due to lack of candidates; an administrative proposal to close the Counseling Center; Program Board news; the cast selection for the upcoming drama production of The Taming of the Shrew; golf team, tennis team news. Also includes editorial on the censorship and the responsibilities of the Challenge; letters to the editor defending the bookstore, discussing capital punishment; list of student government office services; ads and classified ads; calendar section with events and deadlines; community college golf, tennis standings; intramural bowling standings; announcement of a Sports Car Club meeting. Staff credits: Published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Skip Jones; campus editor Steve Kruse; business/ad manager Ted Irwin; news editor Laurie Bornstein; arts editor W. A. Cullen; chief photographer Howard Schmidt; secretary Sandi Garner; sports editor Les Christopher; reporters Bob Brady, Peter Brandt, Opal Brown, James Conant, E. C. Fitzgerald, Russell Ginter, Allen Hildreth, Dolores S. Hill, Terry Kanzler, Kurt Kentfield, Kari Kirchoff, Ute Lydia Painter, Louis Potts, Pamalarose Pacinda; photographers Bob Olsen, Mike Miller; advertising Ted Irwin, Marc DeLaunay, Edward Shambourger; adviser Rachel Bard.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - April 18, 1975

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 10, number 18 (actually number 17) and is eight pages. Content notice: This issue contains a political comic relating to the war in Vietnam that mentions sexual assault on page 4. This issue contains stories on upcoming presentation "Dreams, ESP, and Altered States of Consciousness" by parapsychologist Dr. Stanley Krippner; a clothing and toy drive for Rainier School; student senate news; the Student Tutorial Service in the Math Lab; a record-setting book swap; student representative Jerry Winch; Sharon Lambert winning the Miss Greater Pierce County pageant; the Broadway Plaza Spring celebration; the second annual Manuscript Conference; need for volunteers for the juried art exhibition at the TCC Art Festival; intramural sports news, including the beginning of women's slow pitch baseball; track and field team, golf team, tennis team news; the Washington State Collegiate Indoor Archery Championships; the attempts by the sons of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg to reopen their parents' espionage case; the forensics team performance at the University of Nevada tournament; the Purdy Treatment Center for women. Also includes announcement of the upcoming student election; letters to the editor criticizing the bookstore, criticizing a previous issue's complaint about an instructor, and a response from the original letter writer; editorial regarding the conflict over the instructor criticism letter; comics; syndicated column on Washington DC news; a correction regarding transferable credits in a previous issue's story; ads and classified ads; syndicated article from Earth News on an airlift of supposedly orphaned Vietnamese children being effectively kidnapping in some cases, Californians submitting voter signatures for a nuclear safety ballot initiative; calendar section with events and deadlines; community college golf, tennis, and baseball rankings. Staff credits: Published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Skip Jones; campus editor Steve Kruse; business/ad manager Ted Irwin; news editor Laurie Bornstein; arts editor W. A. Cullen; adviser Rachel Bard; secretary Sandi Garner; sports editor Les Christopher; chief photographer Howard Schmidt; reporters Bob Brady, Peter Brandt, Opal Brown, James Conant, E. C. Fitzgerald, Russel Ginter, Allen Hildreth, Dolores S. Hill, Murphy Kahuhu, Kari Kirchoff, Mike Miller, Ute Lydia Painter, Louis Pott, Pamelarose Parinda; advertising Ted Irwin, Marc DeLaunay, Edward Shambourger.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - April 11, 1975

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 10, number 17 (actually number 16) and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on state bills affecting students, including faculty collective bargaining rights, Board of Trustees elections, controlling vocational education; the new Business, Allied Health and faculty extension building; Program Board and student senate news; the broad student age ranges on campus; the success of the most recent book swap; the film screening of The Legacy of a Dream about Martin Luther King, Jr.; an upcoming experimental "Lounge Night" for evening students; the upcoming drama production of The Taming of the Shrew; the upcoming second annual TCC Jubilee and Spring Arts Festival; tennis team and baseball team news; low turnout for spring intramurals. Also includes a deadline notice for running for student office; editorial on the American Bicentennial; letter to the editor regarding the Introduction to Political Science course; syndicated column on Washington DC foreign policy news; comics; list of student government office services; ads and classified ads; a review of the film Lenny; a syndicated article from Earth News on college grade point "inflation"; calendar section with events and deadlines; an opinion piece on credit-bearing "encounter groups"; photos of student activities around campus. Staff credits: Published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Skip Jones; campus editor Steve Kruse; business/ad manager Ted Irwin; news editor Laurie Bornstein; arts editor W. A. Cullen; adviser Rachel Bard; secretary Sandi Garner; sports editor Les Christopher; chief photographer Howard Schmidt; reporters Bob Brady, Peter Brandt, Opal Brown, James Conant, E. C. Fitzgerald, Russel Ginter, Allen Hildreth, Dolores S. Hill, Murphy Kahuhu, Kari Kirchoff, Mike Miller, Ute Lydia Painter, Louis Pott, Pamelarose Parinda; advertising Ted Irwin, Marc DeLaunay, Edward Shambourger.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - March 14, 1975

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume X, number 16 (actually number 15) and is four pages. This issue contains stories on results of a study of textbook costs; interim TCC president Dr. Robert R. Rhule; open submissions for activities fee usage suggestions; the pie eating contest; attempts at Pacific Lutheran University to suppress student newspaper coverage of their basketball coach's resignation; student-designed campus maps for students with vision impairments; student senate news; the upcoming Executive Board meeting to determine any penalties for Tacoma and Seattle regarding the fight at a recent basketball game; the end of intramural basketball season and ongoing/upcoming intramural volleyball, softball, tennis, and bowling. Also includes a letter to the editor regarding synthetic motor oil; ads and classified ads; list of services from the student government office; a review of the Asian-American Student Union Festival; final intramural basketball standings. Staff credits: Published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Ted Irwin; sports editor Rob Robinson; associate editor Skip Jones; advisor Rachel Bard; news editor Valorie Herdt; secretary Sandi Garner; reporters Opal Brown, Les Christopher, William Cullen, Jean Cyr, Gregg Dorsey, Robin Francis, Dolores Hill, Lucile Hubbard, Kurt Kentfield, Kari Kirchoff, Steve Kruse, Rodillo Llanos, David Lonergan, Howard Schmidt, Kathy Weaver, Connie Wiesner; photographers Larry Buck, Tim Graston, Barb Burke.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - March 7, 1975

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume X, number 15 (actually number 14) and is eight pages. Content notice: This issue contains an article regarding sexual assault and sex offender treatment on page 3. This issue contains stories on McNeil Island students and their share of student activities fees; construction of a new TCC athletic field; the Pierce County Rape Relief Program and sex offender treatment at Western State Hospital; a survey of prescription drug costs at local pharmacies; forensics team performance at the Second Annual Smelt Classic; poet Dr. Knute Skinner's presentation and reading; the upcoming second Community College Manuscript Conference; a Japanese culture and cuisine event, part of the "Japanese Civilization" course taught by Yuen-Yi Ho; the upcoming TCC winter quarter concert; a party for Don A. Hiatt on the publication of his book True, False, or In Between; the TCC Arboretum and a recent clean-up project; the reaccreditation process and TCC organizational structure; Titan men's basketball news, including finishing third in the conference championships; the upcoming tennis season; intramural basketball, bowling. Also includes syndicated column on Washington DC news; ads and classified ads; letter to the editor defending Rick Ramseth's speaker introductions; calendar section with events and deadlines; tennis season schedule; intramural basketball and bowling stats; men's basketball tournament stats; photos from the pie eating contest; a student questionnaire surveying interest in real estate and consumer education courses. Staff credits: Published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Ted Irwin; sports editor Rob Robinson; associate editor Skip Jones; advisor Rachel Bard; news editor Valorie Herdt; secretary Sandi Garner; reporters Opal Brown, Les Christopher, William Cullen, Jean Cyr, Gregg Dorsey, Robin Francis, Dolores Hill, Lucile Hubbard, Kurt Kentfield, Kari Kirchoff, Steve Kruse, Rodillo Llanos, David Lonergan, Howard Schmidt, Kathy Weaver, Connie Wiesner; photographers Larry Buck, Tim Graston, Barb Burke.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - February 28, 1975

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume X, number 14 (actually number 13) and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on Titan men's basketball news, including reversal of a decision to end the seasons of TCC and Seattle's basketball teams after the fight at their last game; large attendance at a public hearing regarding the proposed state tuition increase; a Pie Eating Contest; learning assistance services; reviving of the Los Unidos club; the Jeffrey Van guitar concert; a review of the Jamaican film The Harder They Come; the appointment of art instructor Frank Dippolito to the Tacoma Fine Arts Commission; need for student involvement in TCC literary and art magazine Trillium; new course "Studies in Children's Literature" (English 230) by Janet Grimes; new courses "Child Development" and "Bachelor Living"; Black History Week and lack of student participation; guitarist Evan Groom and group Zanky Albow; track team member Jeanette Smiley; intramural basketball; renaming of the "Movement Fundamentals for Women" class to "Slimastics"; meetings for women's tennis and slow pitch softball; the 1975 TCC baseball team; golfing at Brookdale Golf Course; a new smoking cessation clinic. Also includes letters to the editor responding to the previous issue's article on the student fees, criticizing Rick Ramseth's introductions for visiting speakers, responding to a previous letter regarding women in sports; ads and classified ads; learning assistance services locations and hours; list of student government services; calendar section with events and deadlines; poetry; syndicated articles from Earth News on potential decriminalization of prostitution and cannabis use in Oregon, a London ballet loosely inspired by Marilyn Monroe; community college basketball rankings. Staff credits: Published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Ted Irwin; sports editor Rob Robinson; associate editor Skip Jones; advisor Rachel Bard; news editor Valorie Herdt; secretary Sandi Garner; reporters Opal Brown, Les Christopher, William Cullen, Jean Cyr, Gregg Dorsey, Robin Francis, Dolores Hill, Lucile Hubbard, Kurt Kentfield, Kari Kirchoff, Steve Kruse, Rodillo Llanos, David Lonergan, Howard Schmidt, Kathy Weaver, Connie Wiesner; photographers Larry Buck, Tim Graston, Barb Burke.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - February 14, 1975

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume X, number 13 (actually number 12) and is twelve pages. Content notice: This issue includes a brief article on sexual assault relief training on page 9. This issue contains stories on the student government control of student activities fees; the tuition increase protest; veterans news; the Child Care Center; poet and Western Washington State College English professor Dr. Knute Skinner; formation of a new art club; the upcoming drama production of The Ghost Train; an upcoming concert and workshop by guitarist Jeffrey Van; the need for TCC Coffeehouse performers; how the student activities fees are spent; the formation of Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) chapters on college campuses; student John Danko; a sexual assault relief training by volunteer group Rape Relief and associated with Biology 106; Miss Greater Pierce County Karen Evans; Criminal Justice Program coordinator Keith Brightwell's new book Traffic Management and Safety; Titan men's basketball news, including a game-ending fight; intramural basketball, volleyball, and bowling; the 1975 tennis team; the TCC Interscholastic Volleyball team; George Washington; the movement to restrict public smoking. Also includes guest editorials on the student control of the student activities fees, student literacy; comics; syndicated column on Washington DC political news and foreign policy; tongue-in-cheek editorial on apathy; letters to the editor regarding the previous issue's male-centered call for sports participation, suggesting Vitamin C treatment for colds, complaining about library noise; announcements regarding the next issue of the Challenge; column by the student president regarding student feedback and involvement; health column on health services and referrals on campus; list of student services from student government and financial aid offices; ads and classified ads; reviews of the films Godfather Part II and Charly; calendar section with events and deadlines; syndicated articles from Earth News on student consumer complaints, communal bathing. Staff credits: Published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Ted Irwin; sports editor Rob Robinson; associate editor Skip Jones; advisor Rachel Bard; news editor Valorie Herdt; secretary Sandi Garner; reporters Opal Brown, Les Christopher, William Cullen, Jean Cyr, Gregg Dorsey, Robin Francis, Randall Freeman, Valorie Herdt, Dolores Hill, Lucile Hubbard, Kurt Kentfield, Kari Kirchoff, Steve Kruse, Rodillo Llanos, David Lonergan, Howard Schmidt, Kathleen Weaver, Connie Wiesner; photographers Larry Buck, Tim Graston, Barbe Burke.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - February 7, 1975

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume X, number 12 (actually number 11) and is four pages with a two-page supplemental insert. This issue contains stories on psychoanalyst Dr. Rollo May speaking at Mt. Tahoma High School auditorium; the Associated Students budget; new course Volcanoes of the Pacific Northwest (Geology 293) taught by Dr. Jack H. Hyde; Titan men's basketball news; screenings of the films Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner and Silent Running; a fundraiser for Pierce County dialysis patients by Contemporary Biological Problems (Biology 106) students; Black History Week. Also includes calendar with events and deadlines; syndicated column by Jack Anderson and Joe Spear on Washington DC political news; announcements regarding spring sports, commending instructor Joanne McCarthy for her invited publications in Pierce County Poetry; ads and classified ads; Obi Society sponsored Black Heritage Week schedule; a brief syndicated story from Earth News on statistics students doing an applied field course in a Bahamas casino. Two-page insert is a February and March activities calendar, and includes a call for Program Board members, images of upcoming performers, and a list of TCC clubs and their meeting information. Staff credits: Published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; associate editor Skip Jones; sports editor Rob Robinson; editor Ted Irwin; secretary Sandi Garner; advisor Rachel Bard; reporters Annette Barker, Opal Brown, Les Christopher, W. A. Cullen, Jean Cyr, Greg Dorsey, Robin Francis, Randall Freeman, Valorie Herdt, Dolores Hill, Lucile Hubbard, Scott McKellips, Kurt Kentfield, Kari Kirchoff, Adolphis Kirk, Steve Kruse, Rodillo Llanos, David Lonergan, Roger Long, Howard Schmidt, Connie Wiesner, Kathleen Weaver; photographers Barbe Burke, Larry Buck, Tim Graston; advertising Ted Irwin.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - January 31, 1975

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume X, number 10 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the inadequacy of the Microbiology Lab and its long incomplete replacement; two recent presentations by satirist Dr. Richard Armour; revitalization of the TCC Arboretum; redesign and repurposing of the Tacoma Old City Hall building; a Program Board retreat; spring registration; instructor Donald A. Hiatt's new book True, False, or In Between; growing your own vegetable garden; Titan men's basketball news; the TCC Coffee House program; a citizens' input meeting by the Community Development Advisory Committee regarding spending of HUD grant funds; an upcoming informational meeting by the National Organization for Women (NOW) Tacoma chapter. Also includes announcement of a tuition increase protest; editorial on apathy; letter to the editor responding a letter in the previous issue regarding Jack Anderson; syndicated column from Anderson and Joe Spear on Secretary of State Henry Kissinger making a comment about military intervention in the the Middle East, economic proposals from President Ford, and issues with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); calendar with events and deadlines; a correction regarding F. Melvin Urshel as the originator of Contemporary Biological Problems (Biology 106); ads and classified ads; health column on the common cold and flu; Titan men's basketball team stats; a syndicated story on the penny shortage and a department store giving out candy as change. Staff credits: Published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; associate editor Skip Jones; sports editor Rob Robinson; editor Ted Irwin; secretary Sandi Garner; advisor Rachel Bard; reporters Annette Barker, Opal Brown, Les Christopher, W. A. Cullen, Jean Cyr, Greg Dorsey, Robin Francis, Randall Freeman, Valorie Herdt, Dolores Hill, Lucile Hubbard, Scott McKellips, Kurt Kentfield, Kari Kirchoff, Adolphis Kirk, Steve Kruse, Rodillo Llanos, David Lonergan, Roger Long, Howard Schmidt, Connie Wiesner, Kathleen Weaver; photographers Barbe Burke, Larry Buck, Tim Graston; advertising Ted Irwin.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - January 24, 1975

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume X, number 10 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on student advocacy to fight a proposed tuition increase; new equipment in the recreational lounge; the TCC presidential search; the need for more participants in the commuter ride board; Devon Edrington's "Introduction to Philosophy" course; Richard Perkins' "Contemporary Biological Problems" course (Biology 106); Veterans Club news; indigenous fishing rights and conflict with the state (Boldt decision); the creation of new literary and arts magazine Trillium; the TCC Jubilee, including the Spring Arts Festival and the Neat, Complete Street Fair; the Forensics Team performance at a competition at Seattle Pacific University; the upcoming drama production of The Ghost Train; Titan men's basketball news. Also includes an editorial on defining the Challenge's standards; a syndicated column from Jack Anderson and Joe Spear on President Gerald Ford's policies and impact of the Watergate scandal; ads and classified ads; comics; calendar section with events and deadlines; syndicated music news from Earth News on Elton John, David Bowie, Todd Rundgren, and a rock musical about silent film star Rudolph Valentino; a review of "The Missiles of October," a dramatization of the court martial of Lt. William Calley; a publication announcement of instructor Donald A. Hiatt's book True, False or In Between; community college basketball rankings; the TCC flag football team beating Green River; a series of photos from various events on campus the preceding week; syndicated news from Earth News on the new Great Soviet Encyclopedia's treatment of Richard Nixon, Spokane failing federal carbon monoxide standards in 1974. Staff credits: Published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; associate editor Skip Jones; sports editor Rob Robinson; editor Ted Irwin; secretary Sandi Garner; advisor Rachel Bard; reporters Annette Barker, Opal Brown, Les Christopher, W. A. Cullen, Jean Cyr, Greg Dorsey, Robin Francis, Randall Freeman, Valorie Herdt, Dolores Hill, Lucile Hubbard, Scott McKellips, Kurt Kentfield, Kari Kirchoff, Adolphis Kirk, Steve Kruse, Rodillo Llanos, David Lonergan, Roger Long, Howard Schmidt, Connie Wiesner, Kathleen Weaver; photographers Barbe Burke, Larry Buck, Tim Graston; advertising Ted Irwin.