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  The Collegiate Challenge - April 29, 1983

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 19, issue 18 (corrected by hand to 19), and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on a proposed new student government constitution; the College Council meeting, including discussion of parking fees and self-advising; an upcoming student forum for student government; the TCC Child Care Center; a "Celebration of the Humanities" week; upcoming new wave music concert "Friday Night's the Night!" with groups Strypes, The Boibs; the sixth annual session of the Pacific Northwest School of Professional Photography; the ASTCC student government; student president James Martin and his role; assistant presiding officer of the student senate Bill Bruzas and his work; associate dean of student development Priscilla Bell; open applications for student government executive officer positions and position descriptions; student activities coordinator Tom Keegan; student activities manager Kurt Martinson; reduction of student senators and lack of engagement; an upcoming river rafting trip; tennis team member Gail Schultz; student activities coordinator and men's soccer coach Tom Keegan taking a year's leave; track team member Owen Chambers; aikido and YMCA instructor Lonnie Grimm. Also includes pro and con faculty opinion pieces on the requirement for Selective Service registration to be eligible for federal financial aid; comics; music reviews of Pink Floyd album "The Final Cut" and Men at Work album "Cargo"; Humanities Week schedule; Spring Jam Week schedule; editorial on buying and listening to music records; sports editorial on the National Football League draft and a player's wife's pregnancy; ads and classified ads. Announcements and campus ads include "soft yogurt" available in the cafeteria; the student forum on the student government budget; open student government executive officer positions; new evangelical club Christians In Action (CIA); new student organizations information; a lecture by author Frances Fitzgerald; a lecture on "School Book Censorship: The Law and the Philosophy of Public Education." Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Skip Card; sports editor John Song; entertainment editor Shawn Connaway; photo editor Dale Carter; business manager Kevin Tate; copy editor Rosemary Martinez; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; photographers Doug Dildine, Brian Hansen, Perry Kastanis, Gwendolyn McAdams, Robin Minchew, Rhonda Thomas; reporters Sandy Boyle, John Dougherty, Lesa Hartman, Karla Malloy, Mary Moore, Yvonne Renz, Mike Robbins, Brian Rucker, Keri Siler, Greg Steckler, Lisa Stewart, Melissa Womack.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - April 22, 1983

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 19, issue 17, and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the end of the self-advising program at TCC; the Solomon amendment to the Military Selective Service Act preventing men unregistered for the draft from accessing federal tuition assistance; a proposed bill to increase Washington community college funding; TCC president candidates Dr. Carleton M. Opgaard, Donald R. Gangnes; an upcoming lecture by author Frances Fitzgerald; the upcoming 8th annual Seattle Cherry Blossom and Japanese Cultural Festival; the Tacoma Pantages Centre and upcoming events; the men's baseball team and recent successes; the Gig Harbor Pac-West Club and the TCC tennis club; women's softball team loss to Fort Steilacoom; availability of an Apple II computer for student use. Also includes opinion pieces on the end of self-advising, consideration on campus; letter to the editor responding to a previous article on foreign policy; sports roundup corner with track, tennis, golf, baseball, softball news; baseball player statistics; sports editorial on the Tacoma Dome; photo of Puget Sound National Bank-donated banners commemorating the TCC men's basketball state championship win; ads and classified ads. Announcements and campus ads include the TCC president finalists being narrowed down to Don Gangnes and Carleton Opgaard; upcoming TCC Chamber Orchestra concerts; open applications for scholarships; a student forum on the student government budget. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Skip Card; sports editor John Song; entertainment editor Shawn Connaway; photo editor Dale Carter; business manager Kevin Tate; copy editor Rosemary Martinez; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; photographers Doug Dildine, Brian Hansen, Perry Kastanis, Gwendolyn McAdams, Robin Minchew, Rhonda Thomas; reporters Sandy Boyle, John Dougherty, Lesa Hartman, Karla Malloy, Mary Moore, Yvonne Renz, Mike Robbins, Brian Rucker, Keri Siler, Greg Steckler, Lisa Stewart, Melissa Womack.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - April 15, 1983

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 19, issue 16, and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on faculty concerns with the increase in computer sciences investment at TCC; an upcoming Employment Resource Week; the Betty Kronlund Scholarship; TCC president candidates Clyde L. Kramer, Dr. Bruce H. Leslie; the TCC Jazz Ensemble; the women's tennis team and coach Joan Torgerson; men's baseball team player Bob Garrity; the baseball team winning against Shoreline; golf coach Bob Dezelle; the men's track team finishing in fourth at the Everett Invitational. Also includes a photo of students sitting outside enjoying spring; opinion pieces on war tax resistance, U.S. foreign policy; comics; photos and quotes from students on why they came to TCC; film review of Monty Python's The Meaning of Life; a series of opinion pieces on Monty Python; review of the Pink Floyd laser show "Laser Floyd" at the Pacific Science Center; film review of The Outsiders; sports editorial on watching the baseball league home opening game; sports roundup corner on baseball, tennis, golf, track, softball news; photos from the TCC Golf Invitational; ads and classified ads. Announcements and campus ads include an previous quarter's article winning an honorable mention at the Washington Press Association student journalistic competition; an ad from the Citizens for Responsible Clam-Digging; the Lindberg estate collection on display at the Tacoma Art Museum; an upcoming "Campus Evening" transfer event at the University of Puget Sound; an upcoming cross country ski trip; an upcoming fashion show at the Bon Marche, with student models. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Skip Card; sports editor John Song; entertainment editor Shawn Connaway; photo editor Dale Carter; business manager Kevin Tate; copy editor Rosemary Martinez; photographers Doug Dildine, Brian Hansen, Perry Kastanis, Gwendolyn McAdams, Robin Minchew, Rhonda Thomas; reporters Sandy Boyle, John Dougherty, Lesa Hartman, Karla Malloy, Mary Moore, Yvonne Renz, Mike Robbins, Brian Rucker, Keri Siler, Greg Steckler, Lisa Stewart, Melissa Womack; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - April 8, 1983

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 19, issue 16, and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the final candidates for the TCC president role; a proposed new student government constitution; campus renovations and landscaping; reorganization of the library; the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) defending a fired student newspaper editor; the faculty lecture series and upcoming lecture by Georgia McDade, "Shakespeare Revisited"; the fourth annual professional women's symposium "Womenomics '83"; the upcoming lunchtime concert by guitarist Chris Proctor; the tennis team winning against Shoreline; the 1983 track team and placing second at the Yakima Invitational; the men's baseball team loss to Yakima; the women's softball team; the golf team loss to Vancouver; continuing education non-credit courses. Also includes comics; editorial on writing an editorial; film review of Man, Woman and Child; review of the Tacoma Actors Guild production of Billy Bishop Goes to War; student activities calendar; final results for tennis matches; sports editorial on basketball coach Ron Billings; ads and classified ads. Announcements and campus ads include student opportunities to meet the TCC president candidates; call for letters to the editor; an upcoming weekend ski trip; a message from Citizens for Responsible Clam-Digging; degree application deadlines; upcoming visits by four-year college representatives. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Skip Card; sports editor John Song; entertainment editor Shawn Connaway; photo editor Dale Carter; business manager Kevin Tate; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; photographers Doug Dildine, Brian Hansen, Perry Kastanis, Gwendolyn McAdams, Robin Minchew, Rhonda Thomas; reporters Sandy Boyle, Karin Delasky, John Dougherty, Lesa Hartman, Karla Malloy, Mary Moore, Yvonne Renz, Brian Rucker, Keri Siler, Greg Steckler, Lisa Stewart, Melissa Womack.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - March 11, 1983

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 19, issue 15, and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on a student senate proposal to abolish the Advisory Board; the Betty Kronlund Scholarship and recipient David Crawford; electronic music; TCC piano classes and practice rooms; the resignation of student treasurer Dale Konsmo; creation of the Marketing Steering Committee and a campaign to improve the TCC image to people outside the community; the men's basketball team winning the semifinals against Skagit Valley and the championship against Centralia; men's basketball team member Dave Danforth. Also includes a full cover image and announcement of the men's basketball team winning the state championship; editorial on various mistakes, corrections, and incidents relating to recent Challenge articles; faculty opinion on the self-help industry; music review of the A Flock of Seagulls self-titled album; movie showtimes; review of the film Frances; predictions of Oscar winners; brief profiles on the men's basketball team members; sport editorial on the locker room before the men's basketball championship game; an interview with men's basketball head coach Ron Billings; photos and announcement of Sam Tuttle being voted the tournament's Most Valuable Player; ads and classified ads; winter quarter final examination schedule. Announcements and campus ads include the Challenge literary supplement submission deadline; upcoming concerts by Irish and Scottish folk musicians the Boys of the Lough, jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie; open applications for Challenge editor; open auditions for the drama production of Shenandoah. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Skip Card; sports editor John Song; entertainment editor Charolette Truschka; photo editor Dale Carter; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; copy editor Barb Hobby; advertising manager Keri Siler; reporters Shawn Connaway, Linda Ferrell, Willa Griffin, Kathe Harrison, Eva Jacobson, Bert Johndrow, Gwendolyn McAdams, Kate McVeigh, Yvonne Renz, Mike Robbins, Cathryn Shipley, Lisa Stewart, Kevin Tate, Rhonda Thomas; photographers Dwight Garmon, Brian Hansen, Robin Minchew; Paul Koessler, Rodney Abrams, Sam Tuttle, David Cooper, Greg Glenn, Don Rasmussen, Chris Bown, Michael Green, Jon Togerson, Dave Danforth, Dale Flom, Doug Vieselmeyer.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - March 4, 1983

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 19, issue 14, and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on a grievance between Black Student Union (BSU) students and student senate Presiding Officer Larry Townsend; exchange instructor Neil Roupee and his wife Sue Roupee speaking on their home in England during the faculty lecture series; interim TCC president Dr. Mel Lindbloom; passage of a supplemental budget in the state legislature saving TCC from major cuts; the 1983 Internships guidebook; the music department's upcoming Winter Pops Concert; the upcoming Pantages Theater production of operetta Christopher Columbus; National Women's History Week and International Women's Day; job search classes from the Tacoma-Pierce County YWCA; the Video Movie Madness campus film screening series; the men's basketball state championship and the final four teams; basketball fan group the "TCC Baseline Bleacher Bums"; head baseball coach Norm Webstad; men's basketball team member Sam Tuttle and his lucky shoes; the TCC sailing team competing for the first time; replacement women's basketball coach Jerry Shain staying with TCC. Also includes editorial on driving and traffic laws; political cartoons; faculty opinion on the creation of TCC; letters to the editor criticizing sexist content, showing favor to some faculty over others in the Challenge; movie showtimes; music review of Musical Youth album "Youth of Today"; ads and classified ads; directions to Skagit Valley for the championships games; men's basketball all-league team rosters, final standing, and finals schedule; syndicated articles on Denver University students requesting fee increases for activities, declining student drug and alcohol use; a graph showing the federal higher education budget. Announcements and campus ads include an upcoming free TCC Chamber Orchestra concert; upcoming auditions for the musical Shenandoah; the 1983 Winter Pops Concert; women's support group; open applications for Challenge editor. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Skip Card; sports editor John Song; entertainment editor Charolette Truschka; photo editor Dale Carter; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; copy editor Barb Hobby; advertising manager Keri Siler; reporters Shawn Connaway, Linda Ferrell, Willa Griffin, Kathe Harrison, Eva Jacobson, Bert Johndrow, Gwendolyn McAdams, Kate McVeigh, Yvonne Renz, Mike Robbins, Cathryn Shipley, Lisa Stewart, Kevin Tate, Rhonda Thomas; photographers Dwight Garmon, Brian Hansen, Robin Minchew.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - February 18, 1983

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 19, issue 12, and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the lecture by Dr. Yun Yi Ho comparing the educational systems of the US and Taiwan; the upcoming CompuFair '83; available scholarships; the reopening of the Pantages Centre in Tacoma; upcoming Chamber Orchestra concerts; men's basketball team member Paul Koessler; the women's basketball team loss to Green River; student body president James Martin and his goals for improvement of student government; an upcoming cross country ski trip. Also includes editorial on teaching; comics; opinion on the challenges of teaching junior high; letters to the editor criticizing the previous issue's use of an image for breast cancer screening; music review of the Spandau Ballet album "Journeys to Glory"; movie showtimes; film review of Sophie's Choice; men's basketball results and schedule; men's and women's basketball late scores; ads and classified ads; sports editorial on conversations in the locker room. Announcements and campus ads include free concerts by the TCC Chamber Orchestra; the men's basketball team getting a bye in the playoffs; the beginning of golf season; new coach Jim Smith and call for women's softball team members; beginning of men's baseball season; the upcoming radio program "KOMO's Gold Helment Special on professional and college football; the KIRO AM 700 sports talk show; JOUR 100 and joining the Challenge staff. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Skip Card; sports editor John Song; entertainment editor Charolette Truschka; photo editor Dale Carter; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; copy editor Barb Hobby; advertising manager Keri Siler; reporters Shawn Connaway, Linda Ferrell, Willa Griffin, Kathe Harrison, Eva Jacobson, Bert Johndrow, Gwendolyn McAdams, Kate McVeigh, Yvonne Renz, Mike Robbins, Cathryn Shipley, Lisa Stewart, Kevin Tate, Rhonda Thomas; photographers Dwight Garmon, Brian Hansen, Robin Minchew.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - February 11, 1983

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 19, issue 12, and is sixteen pages. This issue contains stories on the State Board for Community College Education (SBCCE) recommending tuition increases, an SBCCE study showing major financial impacts on the community colleges; the faculty lecture series by Harland Malyon on the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe; men's basketball team member Sam Tuttle; the men's basketball overtime win against Fort Steilacoom; the women's softball team and new coach Jimmy Smith; women's basketball team member Debra Rhodes, the women's loss to Fort Steilacoom; a new state bill regarding student residency status; bookstore textbook pricing and refund policies; Challenge advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; multiple thefts from the TCC greenhouse; Tacoma nightlife; the Preservation Hall Jazz Band performing at the University of Puget Sound; a meeting between student representatives and Tacoma mayor Doug Sutherland; the upcoming faculty lecture by Dr. Yun Yi Ho on teaching in different cultural settings; changes to student senator requirements. Also includes editorial in the style of a noir "trashy" novel; comics; faculty opinion on the role of faculty members; letters to the editor praising the latest issue, clarifying a previous issue's article on peer counseling, criticizing recent campus changes, mocking grammatical errors in the Challenge; syndicated articles on US President Ronald Reagan's latest federal college budget, allegations of the College Republicans using funds from the Unification Church for a protest, national college enrollment decreases, an Iowa State production of the musical Hair removing the production's usual nudity, the disrepair of college stadiums; quotes from other community college's basketball coaches about the TCC team; photos of basketball trainer Mike O'Larey, assistant women's coach Ron Billings Jr., and statistician Gary Holth; men's basketball team statistics and playoff schedule; sports editorial addressed to Tacoma Baptist High School basketball coach Bruce Shamp; photos of the TCC men's basketball team in action; ads and classified ads; review of the film The Verdict; music review of the Mental As Anything album "If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?"; review of the Tacoma Actors Guild production of Filumena; a photo from film Sophie's Choice. Announcements and campus ads include spring quarter registration information; promotion of the Challenge; a free workshop on "The Hidden Job Market"; TCC Writing Center services and hours; an upcoming Muscular Dystrophy Association benefit concert by Danny Deardorf; open submissions and deadline for the Challenge's literary and art supplement, intended to replace Trillium for the year. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Skip Card; sports editor John Song; entertainment editor Charolette Truschka; photo editor Dale Carter; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; copy editor Barb Hobby; advertising manager Keri Siler; reporters Shawn Connaway, Linda Ferrell, Willa Griffin, Kathe Harrison, Eva Jacobson, Bert Johndrow, Gwendolyn McAdams, Kate McVeigh, Yvonne Renz, Mike Robbins, Cathryn Shipley, Lisa Stewart, Kevin Tate, Rhonda Thomas; photographers Dwight Garmon, Brian Hansen, Robin Minchew.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - January 28, 1983

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 19, issue 11, and is twelve pages. This issue contains stories on a student being assaulted in the men's bathroom; continuing discussion and resolution of the late registration policy in College Council; a proposed handbook of instructor objectives and student descriptions of classes; "The Art of Being Single" class taught by Clara Cox; "Thur-ski" student activities ski trips; the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities; Centralia Community College basketball coach Bob Riemer; the TCC and Centralia men's basketball game being telecast; the men's basketball team being frustrated with current standing; the issue of TCC having only one van for athletics transportation; men's basketball win against Green River, loss to Lower Columbia; Nordic skiing; the co-ed volleyball team; women's basketball team loss to Green River; the beginning of track team practice; Indian lawyer and activist Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi; the Video Movie Madness Wednesday film festival; comedian Annie Gage. Also includes editorial on the difficulties of being editor; faculty opinion piece on how to learn; ads and classified ads; men's basketball regional standings and schedule; sports editorial describing going to a TCC basketball game with a friend from another school; review of the film Gandhi; movie showtimes; review of the Tacoma Actors Guild production of Standing On My Knees; reviews of area pizza lunch specials; music review of Thomas Dolby album "The Golden Age of Wireless"; list of Washington state senators; syndicated articles on housing shortages for students across the country, college offers of gift certificates for enrollment, Nebraska and Texas college students being harassed by a sex survey scam; comics; corrections to the previous issue of the Challenge; ads. Announcements and campus ads include promotion of the Challenge; an upcoming visit by representatives from 13 four-year schools and the Air Force ROTC; Student Services and Activities budget requests deadline; women's support group; a new Video Games Club; Wednesday night movies on campus; Challenge publishing schedule. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Skip Card; sports editor John Song; entertainment editor Charolette Truschka; photo editor Dale Carter; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Shawn Connaway, Linda Ferrell, Willa Griffin, Kathe Harrison, Eva Jacobson, Bert Johndrow, Gwendolyn McAdams, Kate McVeigh, Yvonne Renz, Mike Robbins, Cathryn Shipley, Lisa Stewart, Kevin Tate, Rhonda Thomas; photographers Dwight Garmon, Brian Hansen, Robin Minchew.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - January 21, 1983

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 19, issue 10, and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on possible education spending increases in the governor's budget; the Board of Trustees meeting, including the designation of January 14 as Human Relations Day in memory of Martin Luther King Jr.; the student senate meeting, including debut of a new leadership training program; an upcoming faculty lecture series by instructor Harland Malyon on Soviet and Eastern European countries; former journalism instructor Rachel Bard publishing a book on Navarra, Spain; the Counseling Center and peer counselors; rock band The Heats and their recent concert; the radio broadcasts of TCC men's basketball games; men's basketball team member Mike Green; men's basketball loss to Fort Steilacoom, win against Grays Harbor; women's basketball win against Fort Steilacoom, loss to Grays Harbor; spring and summer study abroad programs in the South Pacific, China, and Europe. Also includes editorial on judgment of TCC by students at four-year schools; faculty editorial on general education; movie showtimes; review of the new rock band The Resisters; review of the film Airplane II; review of the Yaz album "Upstairs at Eric's"; men's and women's basketball regional standings; men's basketball schedule; men's basketball team member perspectives on defending the state title; sports editorial on NFL football resuming after the strike; corrections section correcting errors in the front page article; a syndicated story on a study showing fewer students plan to become teachers; ads and classified ads. Announcements and campus ads include an upcoming visit by Western Washington University representatives; the donation of the Hilding Lindberg estate collection of art to the Tacoma Art Museum; a new Tacoma support group for people with eating disorders. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Skip Card; sports editor John Song; entertainment editor Charolette Truschka; photo editor Dale Carter; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Shawn Connaway, Linda Ferrell, Willa Griffin, Kathe Harrison, Eva Jacobson, Bert Johndrow, Gwendolyn McAdams, Kate McVeigh, Yvonne Renz, Mike Robbins, Cathryn Shipley, Lisa Stewart, Kevin Tate, Rhonda Thomas; photographers Dwight Garmon, Brian Hansen, Robin Minchew.
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  The Collegiate Challenge - January 14, 1983

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is dated January 14, 1983 and is eight pages. This issue resumes the title "The Collegiate Challenge." This issue contains stories on student senate news including the election of new Senate Presiding Officer Larry Townsend, continued deferral of a fee increase, and other issues; a computer error affecting grade distribution; Admissions program assistant Rae McIntire receiving the fall quarter Outstanding Staff Member award; an upcoming coffee and tea "klatch" for returning students over 40; volunteer and paid opportunities with the Cooperative Education program; an upcoming performance by feminist comedian Annie Gage; the Vagabond Theatre production of All My Sons; the men's basketball team winning against Clark College; the resignation of new women's basketball coach Lee Walker; colleges bidding to manage the Oak Ridge National Laboratory nuclear research facility. Also includes editorial on the author's name and nickname; faculty opinion piece on working at a community college and the breadth of students at TCC; letter to the editor responding to a letter in the previous issue about cafeteria utensils; movie showtimes; a review of film Tootsie; a review of Ric Ocasek album "Beatitude"; men's basketball player statistics; men's basketball late scores; sports brief section with news on men's soccer team members Alan Velasquez and Rob Higgerson being selected for the all-state teams, soccer team member Paul Koessler suffering an injury, the beginning of indoor soccer and co-ed volleyball leagues, a search for a women's softball coach, and upcoming men's and women's basketball games against Grays Harbor; a sports editorial on the top four "blunderous moves" of 1982 sports; ads and classified ads. Announcements and campus ads include graduation application information; medical programs application deadlines; a TCC women's support group; open call for Tacoma Community Chorus members; Black Student Union film screenings; a call for advertising in the Challenge. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Skip Card; sports editor John Song; entertainment editor Charolette Truschka; photo editor Dale Carter; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Shawn Connaway, Willa Griffin, Brian Hansen, Eva Jacobson, Gwendolyn McAdams, Kate McVeigh, Yvonne Renz, Mike Robbins, Cathryn Shipley, Elizabeth Smith, Lisa Stewart, Kevin Tate, Rhonda Thomas; copy editor Barb Hobby; advertising manager Keri Siler.
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  The Challenge - December 3, 1982

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is dated Friday, December 3, 1982 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the student senate revising and approving a new budget to avoid a projected shortfall; discussion in College Council regarding late registration policy; the TCC presidential search; TCC's Community Forum discussing unemployment and Social Security; student Alvin Silva advocating for and designing a Braille sign for finding the Handicapped Office advisor's office; an Evanston, Illinois city council proposal to tax Northwestern University student tuition; lectures at Pacific Lutheran University by Israeli journalist Daniel Pattir and Palestine Liberation Organization observer at the United Nations Dr. Hatem Hussaini; free concerts from the TCC Concert Choir, Tacoma Community Chorus, Clef Dwellers, Jazz Ensemble, and TCC Chamber Orchestra. Also includes a guest editorial on Social Security; comics; editorial on the campus building naming; letter to the editor regarding dirty utensils in the cafeteria; a clippable form for students to protest the proposed changes to late registration policy; the men's soccer team losing to Edmonds Community College to end the season; the golf team; individual players of the soccer team; the men's basketball team winning against Shoreline; sports brief section with news on a women's volleyball loss to Fort Steilacoom, a women's basketball loss to Highline, a men's basketball win against Olympic, radio station KTNT broadcasting TCC men's basketball, the men's basketball team participating in an upcoming tournament, with player Jon Torgerson returning from injury; late scores for the men's and women's basketball team games against Olympic; ads and classified ads. Announcements and campus ads include TCC Chamber Orchestra free concerts; call for classified ads; a holiday ad for the bookstore. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Sue L. Sholin; assistant editor Skip Card; sports editor John Song; news editor Keri Siler; photographers Dave Brautigan, Robin Minchew; distribution Arthur Harvey; reporters Melissa McEneaney, Charolette Truschka; contributors Chris Goodell, C.P. Stancich, Douglas Vieselmeyer, Kevin Tate; advertising/business Melissa McEneaney; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk.
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  The Challenge - November 19, 1982

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is dated Friday, November 19, 1982 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the naming of campus buildings and new signs; enrollment statistics, demographics, and changes; winter quarter registration; Anne M. Wade being appointed to the TCC Board of Trustees; the rise of student stress on college campuses; financial aid; job search workshops; the OBI-BSU (Organization of Black Intellectuals Black Student Union) student group; Tacoma Mayor Doug Sutherland speaking for TCC's Public Policy Series; TCC student government; the Tacoma Actor's Guild production of Of Mice and Men; the men's soccer team tie with Skagit; men's basketball team member Paul Koessler; the Arizona State University Sun Devils vs Washington Huskies college football game. Also includes editorial on Thanksgiving; comics; a satirical piece on what famous people might have said about the death of Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev; letter to the editor regarding the previous issue's "true facts" reprint from National Lampoon magazine; ads and classified ads; sports brief section with news on women's volleyball team recent performance, an injury to men's basketball team member Jon Torgerson, the end of men's soccer regular season, the beginning of women's basketball, and last year's men's basketball team member Ron Billings Jr. serving as an assistant coach for the women's team; review of the film The Missionary; fall final examination schedule. Announcements and campus ads include available complimentary tickets for TCC community members for the drama production of Witness for the Prosecution; Challenge publication schedule changes due to holidays; the drama production of Witness for the Prosecution; an ASTCC call to donate to OXFAM America. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Sue L. Sholin; assistant editor Skip Card; sports editor John Song; news editor Keri Siler; photographers Josette Maxwell, Robin Minchew; distribution Arthur Harvey; reporters Jana Jean, Melissa McEneaney, Ross Petersen, Charolette Truschka; advertising/business Melissa McEneaney; contributors Chris Goodell, C.P. Stancich, Douglas Vieselmeyer, Kevin Tate; advertising/business Melissa McEneaney; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk.
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  The Challenge - November 5, 1982

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is dated Friday, November 5, 1982 and is four pages. This issue contains stories on the upcoming Woody Allen film festival; music and food at the Antique Sandwich Company in Tacoma; new women's basketball coach Lee Walker; the women's volleyball team losing to Clark College, winning against Shoreline; the drama production of Witness for the Prosecution. Also includes announcement of an upcoming Veterans Club meeting; editorial on criticisms of the Challenge; a selection of National Lampoon magazine's "True Section" stories; letter to the editor requesting coverage of the upcoming drama production of Witness for the Prosecution; ads and classified ads; November calendar. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Sue L. Sholin; assistant editor Skip Card; sports editor John Song; news editor Keri Siler; photographers Josette Maxwell, Robin Minchew; copy editor Barb Hobby; reporters Jana Jean, Melissa McEneaney, Ross Petersen, Charolette Truschka; advertising/business Melissa McEneaney; contributors Chris Goodell, C.P. Stancich, Douglas Vieselmeyer; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk.
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  The Challenge - October 29, 1982

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is dated Friday, October 29, 1982 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on a student senate projected revenue shortfall; the TCC Child Daycare Center; upcoming job market workshops; Nuclear Awareness Week events such as the lecture by Dr. Earl Molander and a panel discussion on American nuclear policy; available scholarships, including for Indochinese refugees; Pierce County Auditor candidates Harvey Segall and Dick Greco; the men's basketball team; the men's soccer team game against Everett; Bellevue Community College soccer coach Ron Carter. Also includes part two of an interview with Eric Simonson, TCC student and member of a recent China-Everest Expedition; opinion piece on TCC forms, including a clippable form to approve or disapprove of the piece; ads; sports comic; the women's volleyball team winning against Grays Harbor; opinion piece on firing of Seattle Seahawks head coach Jack Patera and general manager John Thompson; October and November calendar; review of the KCTS TV limited series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Announcements and campus ads include an ad for a TCC Women's Support Group; the men's soccer team standings; soccer player Troy Nordlund undergoing rehabilitation for an injury; a Huskies football radio program; the possible cancellation of TCC intramural activities due to low sign-ups; the beginning of women's basketball season; the Bellevue Community College and TCC men's soccer coaches; the upcoming Bellevue and TCC soccer game; an upcoming concert by Mike Marker; a Woody Allen film festival. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Sue L. Sholin; assistant editor Skip Card; sports editor John Song; news editor Keri Siler; photographers Josette Maxwell, Robin Minchew; copy editor Barb Hobby; reporters Rick Flores, Connie Fotheringham, Jana Jean, Bruce Kelly, Melissa McEneaney, Ross Petersen, Charolette Truschka; advertising/business Melissa McEneaney; contributors Chris Goodell, C.P. Stancich, Douglas Vieselmeyer; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk.
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  The Challenge - October 22, 1982

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is dated Friday, October 22, 1982 and is eight pages. Content note: This issue contains outdated terms for disability on page 1. This issue contains stories on the planned construction of the Pierce County Handicap Center on the TCC campus, a project by the Tacoma Area Coalition of Disabled Individuals (TACID); the Veterans' Outreach office being displaced on campus; fundraising for the annual United Way drive; TCC being chosen as a site for the Kettering Foundation Domestic Policy Association forums; the quarterly staff Recognition Honors awards; available work-study jobs; student senator Dan Brinkman donating his pay for a winter quarter books and tuition scholarship; the TCC Chamber Orchestra; the men's soccer team tying with Green River; the women's volleyball team losses to Green River, Fort Steilacoom and win against Centralia; men's basketball team tryouts and practice; upcoming intramural sports; Student Activities Manager Kurt Martisen; TCC tutoring services; TCC employee Dennis Findley winning KTNT radio contest "Farley's Fair Lady" to receive flowers from Farley's Florist; the Betty Kronlund Memorial Scholarship. Also includes ads; an interview with Eric Simonson, TCC student and member of a recent China-Everest Expedition; opinion pieces on things we are taught as children, women's rights and humor; comics; review of the film My Favorite Year; October and November calendars. Announcements and campus ads include a TCC bookstore sale with proceeds to the United Way fund drive, coupon book sales by the booster club, the results of the first annual TCC golf tournament, available part-time jobs with the Metropolitan Park District as recreational basketball officials, TCC intramural activities. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Sue L. Sholin; assistant editor Skip Card; sports editor John Song; news editor Keri Siler; photographers Josette Maxwell, Robin Minchew; reporters Rick Flores, Connie Fotheringham, Jana Jean, Bruce Kelly, Melissa McEneaney, Ross Petersen, Charolette Truschka; advertising/business Melissa McEneaney; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk.
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  The Challenge - October 15, 1982

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is dated Friday, October 15, 1982 and is four pages. This issue contains stories on TCC receiving a Xerox Corporation grant-funded Kurzweil Reading Machine for blind and visually impaired users; Governor Spellman directing Washington state agencies to prepare budgets at 90% of current levels; an upcoming Nuclear Awareness Week; 85-year-old TCC student Sena Olesen passing her general education diploma (GED) test; recreation sports teams from the Pierce County Parks and Tacoma Metropolitan Parks departments; the increase in college football interest due to the NFL strike and the Washington Huskies team; the women's volleyball team performance in a tournament. Also includes opinion piece on seizing the moment; letters to the editor regarding positive feedback from a Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) graduate, asking for student input for a prospective student senator; a sports comic; October calendar; ads and classified ads; campus ad on the availability of communication aids for disabled students. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Sue L. Sholin; assistant editor Skip Card; sports editor John Song; news editor Keri Siler; photographers Josette Maxwell, Robin Minchew; reporters Rick Flores, Connie Fotheringham, Jana Jean, Bruce Kelly, Melissa McEneaney, Ross Petersen, Charolette Truschka; advertising/business Melissa McEneaney; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk.
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  The Challenge - October 8, 1982

  Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is dated Friday, October 8, 1982 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on Dr. Melvin R. Lindbloom being appointed interim president of TCC; a change in the state payroll system resulting in pay lag; Fulbright Cultural Exchange instructor Neil Roupee trading with biology instructor Richard Perkins for a year; discussion of a Bates Vocational Technical Institute annex on TCC property; TCC tutoring services; the Purdy Educational Center and the correctional facility's accreditation; what to do between classes; the college experience and community college; the Cooperative Education and Career Information programs merging to form the Career Services department; the men's soccer team winning against Shoreline; Dana Skansi and the women's modified fastpitch softball team; the women's volleyball team; a Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves; the men's soccer team; a special faculty and staff workout class by PE instructor Jack Heinrick. Also includes ads and classified ads, a survey of TCC students on their responses to the National Football League (NFL) players' strike, a sports comic, October calendar with photos of guest speakers, crossword puzzle. Announcements and campus ads include graduation application deadlines, call for letters to the editor, availability of communication aids for disabled students, call for advertising in the Challenge, a TCC Model Railroading Club meeting, cafeteria hours and price changes. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor in chief Sue L. Sholin; assistant editor Skip Card; sports editor John Song; features editor Loren Aikins; photographers Josette Maxwell, Robin Minchew, Jim Thomas; reporters Rick Flores, Connie Fotheringham, Jana Jean, Bruce Kelly, Melissa McEneaney, Ross Petersen, Keri Siler, Chuck St. Pierre, Charolette Truschka; advertising/business Melissa McEneaney; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk.
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  Men at dining table at McNeil Island

  Black and white photographic print of seven men seated around a dining table at McNeil Island Penitentiary. From left to right is unknown man who may be an inmate, unknown man in suit (possibly a TCC or McNeil representation), unknown man who may be an inmate, TCC instructor/administrator Paul Jacobson, unknown man in suit (possibly a TCC or McNeil representative), TCC president Thornton Morrow Ford, unknown man who may be an inmate. People from McNeil present are likely associated with the Self Improvement Group (SIG). Stamped on reverse: U. S. PENITENTIARY McNEIL ISLAND, JAN 20 1970, Box 500, Steilacoom, Wash. 98388
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  Men at dining table at McNeil Island

  Black and white photographic print of three men seated at a dining table at McNeil Island Penitentiary. From left to right is TCC administrator Richard Falk, unknown man who appears to be an inmate, a Father in clerical clothing and collar. The latter two are likely associated with McNeil's Self Improvement Group (SIG). Stamped on reverse: U. S. PENITENTIARY McNEIL ISLAND, JAN 20 1970, Box 500, Steilacoom, Wash. 98388
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  TCC administrators at McNeil Island commencement

  Black and white photographic print of Tacoma Community College representatives wearing regalia seated in the McNeil Island Penitentiary chapel for commencement ceremonies, circa late 1970s. People pictured include Paul Jacobson, Trustee Ellen Pinto, President Dr. Larry Stephens.
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  Students and guests at McNeil Island commencement

  Black and white photographic print of students and guests at commencement in the McNeil Island Penitentiary chapel, circa late 1970s.
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  Student receiving degree at McNeil Island commencement

  Black and white photographic print of a McNeil Island Penitentiary student receiving his degree, circa late 1970s.
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  TCC administrators at McNeil Island commencement

  Black and white photographic print of Tacoma Community College representatives wearing regalia seated in the McNeil Island Penitentiary chapel for commencement ceremonies, circa late 1970s. People pictured include Trustee Dr. Barbara Wesley, President Dr. Larry Stephens, possibly Trustee Alan P. Vandevert.
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  TCC administrators at McNeil Island commencement

  Black and white photographic print of Tacoma Community College representatives wearing regalia seated in the McNeil Island Penitentiary chapel for commencement ceremonies, circa late 1970s. People pictured include Trustee Dr. Barbara Wesley, President Dr. Larry Stephens, possibly Trustee Alan P. Vandevert.