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The Collegiate Challenge - March 6, 1981Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume XVII, number 15 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on AMVETS (American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam) and veterans assistance services; upcoming first-come, first-served enrollment changes; the House Higher Education Committee holding a hearing on a tenure bill; foreign student counselor Mary Palo; new acting Allied Health Division chair Shirley Johnson; the Music department's upcoming end of quarter concert; the Cooperative Education Program; student Tommy Laway (Laway HoChung); dance instructor Jo Emery and the Tacoma Performing Dance Company; instructor Paul Jacobsen teaching chemistry in the Tacoma Gifted Education Program; student Dennis Werth being selected by the Seattle Mariners in a baseball draft; the track team placing third in a meet at Pacific Lutheran University; the library security system; mother, housewife, and full-time TCC student Marti Hilyard. Also includes editorial on a sunny day; comics; letter to the editor refuting the previous issue's letter regarding Iran coverage; review of the Real World Players production of Royal Gambit at the Tacoma Little Theatre; music review of Rush album "Moving Pictures"; job corner. Announcements include the Pierce County executive election date and hours; a special Board meeting regarding faculty tenure rights and responsibilities; an International Students Organization (ISO) White Pass field trip; ads and classified ads; ad for the TCC Reading Lab and its reading evaluations; challenge by the student government to faculty and administrators for revitalization of their annual benefit basketball game; the second annual Narrows Bridge Run; open Challenge editorial positions. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Loren L. Aikins; assistant editors Scott Peterson, Janice Atzen; editorial editor Mara Morgen; arts editor John Ellison; sports editor Wendy Church; photo editor Sean Hummel; advertising Thom Racosky; graphics Danny Irving; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; circulation manager Rita Fleischmann; reporters Vivian Abrahamson, Brian Barker, Rani Cepeda, Carol Corpany, Mike Dawson, Kelly Dietz, Henry Evenson, Rita Fleischmann, George Freeman, Howard Harnett, Marvin Jenkins, Betty Martzall, Sharon Molnes, Terry Ross, Irene Severance, Stephen Young; photographers Brian Barker, Paul Petrinovich, Dale Weast. -
The Collegiate Challenge - February 27, 1981Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume XVII, number 14 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the Board's approval of a tentative reduced budget; potential cuts to the Real Estate program; Pierce County executive candidates Booth Gardner and Larry Faulk speaking on campus; an exhibit at Pacific Lutheran University by artist Fumiko Kimura; men's basketball team news, including loss to Ft. Steilacoom, profiles of team member Daryl Logue and coach Dennis Stray; the Chamber Orchestra and its upcoming concert; an upcoming photography workshop on "Displaying and Showing Your Work." Also includes editorial on female-headed households and poverty; letters to the editor regarding cafeteria space; comics; jobs; ads and classified ads; film review of My Bloody Valentine; poetry and photography; quotations; photo of band The Shoppe performing on campus. Announcements include deadlines for numerous scholarships and application information; information for veterans using G.I. Bill benefits; a series of community health and welfare service information sessions; call for submissions to art and literary magazine Trillium. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Loren L. Aikins; assistant editors Scott Peterson, Janice Atzen; editorial editor Mara Morgen; arts editor John Ellison; sports editor Wendy Church; photo editor Sean Hummel; advertising Thom Racosky; graphics Danny Irving; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; circulation manager Rita Fleischmann; reporters Vivian Abrahamson, Brian Barker, Rani Cepeda, Carol Corpany, Mike Dawson, Kelly Dietz, Henry Evenson, Rita Fleischmann, George Freeman, Howard Harnett, Marvin Jenkins, Betty Martzall, Sharon Molnes, Terry Ross, Stephen Young; photographers Brian Barker, Paul Petrinovich, Dale Weast. -
The Collegiate Challenge - February 13, 1981Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume XVII, number 13 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the "Board Day on Campus" and discussion of budget cuts, college objectives; state legislature discussion of the "open door" philosophy in light of budget issues; the TCC Adult High School Completion Program; the Career Center; men's and women's basketball teams losses to Everett; men's baseball team news; upcoming lunchtime student activities; Kenyan student Noah Were Ogum; agency accounts officer Jim Call and his bagpipe playing. Also includes editorials on t-shirts, embarrassing dating moments; comics; letters to the editor regarding being a proud American, praising a previous issue's letter to the editor, apologizing regarding a previous issue's article on Iran; ads and classified ads; poetry; a correction to the previous issue's article on Metro waste dumping and a clippable signature form for writing to their offices; creative writing on Valentine's Day; Valentine's messages; weekly basketball schedule; review of Ballet Tacoma's winter concert; a photo from the Tacoma Actors Guild production of Light Up the Sky. Announcements include a tax and retirement planning workshop; a new scholarship created by behavioral science faculty; golf team tryouts; call for anyone experienced in women's mud wrestling; spring sports; call for letters to the editor. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Loren L. Aikins; assistant editors Scott Peterson, Janice Atzen; editorial editor Mara Morgen; arts editor John Ellison; sports editor Wendy Church; photo editor Sean Hummel; advertising Thom Racosky; graphics Danny Irving; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; circulation manager Rita Fleischmann; reporters Vivian Abrahamson, Brian Barker, Rani Cepeda, Carol Corpany, Mike Dawson, Kelly Dietz, Henry Evenson, Rita Fleischmann, George Freeman, Howard Harnett, Marvin Jenkins, Betty Martzall, Sharon Molnes, Terry Ross, Stephen Young; photographers Brian Barker, Paul Petrinovich, Dale Weast. -
The Collegiate Challenge - February 6, 1981Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume XVII, [number 12] and is eight pages. Content note: This issue uses outdated language for disabilities on page 1. This issue contains stories on Dean of Instruction Dave Habura's perspective on potential budget cuts; a Metro (King County) waste dumping plan that could affect Tacoma waterways; state four-year colleges reducing their enrollments; state funding for campus accessibility improvements; an upcoming public forum with candidates for Pierce County council; telephone access system courses; the changing student population at TCC; student and football player Ron Driscall; the men's and women's track teams; the Tae Kwon Do class; an upcoming performance by actor Thomas Anderson, singer Doris Hayes, and guitarist Steven Bader on Black history; an upcoming symposium on women and technology; Music and Art department remodeling plans; the Juvenile Justice Act; the need for swim class volunteers at the YMCA. Also includes editorials on a bill to ban "drug paraphernalia," the cost of education; letters to the editor regarding the previous issue's photos of campus information kiosks and editorial on backseat driving; ads and classified ads; announcement of Elks Lodge scholarships application deadlines; images of naturalist paintings by student Marie Miller Stanley; factoids; photo of a library display of castles from the Beginning Design 109 class. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Loren L. Aikins; assistant editors Scott Peterson, Janice Atzen; editorials Mara Morgen; arts John Ellison; sports Wendy Church; photography Sean Hummel; advertising Thom Racosky; graphics Danny Irving; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; Vivian Abrahamson, Brian Barker, Rani Cepeda, Carol Corpany, Mike Dawson, Kelly Dietz, George Freeman, Howard Harnett, Marvin Jenkins, Betty Martzall, Sharon Molnes, Terry Ross, Stephen Young, Henry Evenson, Rita Fleischmann, Irene Severance, Paul Petrinovich, Dale Weast. -
The Collegiate Challenge - January 30, 1981Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume XVII, number 10 (actually number 11) and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on TCC receiving grants for interdisciplinary humanities projects; a capital projects budget increase request; Seattle First National Bank China Development Department Manager R.N. Christiansen and the difficulties of China travel and business; the People's Republic of China's attempts to simplify the Chinese language into a "common speech" dialect; government communications in China; student Dave Davison and his cartoons; women's basketball team center and forward JoAnn Glenn; a new ad hoc Athletic Task Force; student and 1980 Washington State Body Building Contest winner Cindi Munt; the concert choir's upcoming participation in an Olympic College music festival; retired Navy Admiral James S. Russell and his thoughts on the military; the Energy Management Technician program. Also includes a story on Governor John Spellman's new budget pulled from the TCC weekly bulletin; photos of campus information kiosks being installed; editorials on county government, voter turnout, diplomacy with Iran; letters to the editor responding to a previous editorial on global economics, praising the return of the Raiders football team to Oakland, expressing thanks for coverage of the Vet Center's anniversary and updating details; ads and classified ads; announcement and schedule for a "Board Day on Campus"; basketball stats and schedule; intramural schedule; film review of Blood Beach; factoids. Announcements include upcoming Associated Students sponsored events, missing cafeteria trays; a two-part time management seminar; available scholarships. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Loren L. Aikins; assistant editors Scott Peterson, Janice Atzen; editorials Mara Morgen; arts John Ellison; sports Wendy Church; photography Sean Hummel; advertising Thom Racosky; graphics Danny Irving; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; Vivian Abrahamson, Brian Barker, Rani Cepeda, Carol Corpany, Mike Dawson, Kelly Dietz, George Freeman, Howard Harnett, Marvin Jenkins, Betty Martzall, Sharon Molnes, Terry Ross, Stephen Young, Henry Evenson, Rita Fleischmann, Irene Severance, Paul Petrinovich, Dale Weast. -
The Collegiate Challenge - January 23, 1981Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume XVII, number 10 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on massive cuts to the summer quarter budget; Veterans Administration education over-payments; transferring to four year schools; TCC student Doris Hayes winning the Miss Washington pageant; the upcoming First Annual Northwest Regional Conference on the Future; men's basketball team captain Barry Huntington; intramural sports; State Board for Community College Education meeting news, including a request for more money. Also includes a photo of people at the US Air Force hospital in Wiesbaden (West Germany) welcoming the hostages released from Iran; comics; editorials on American economic arrogance, acting like a kid to improve your mood, mothers "back-seat driving"; letters to the editor regarding the previous issue's editorial on relationships, the call for letters; job service listings; ads and classified ads; factoids; crossword puzzle; photos of and schedule for the Child Care Center; men's and women's basketball weekly schedule; movie review of Popeye; review of the Tacoma Little Theatre production of Lilies of the Field; photo of Mick McCartney performing in the cafeteria. Announcements include visits from college representatives; payment information for tutors; an upcoming photography seminar; open registration for business courses at the Downtown Center; early club budget deadlines. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Loren L. Aikins; assistant editors Scott Peterson, Janice Atzen; editorials Mara Morgen; arts John Ellison; sports Wendy Church; photography Sean Hummel; advertising Thom Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; Vivian Abrahamson, Brian Barker, Rani Cepeda, Carol Corpany, Mike Dawson, Kelly Dietz, George Freeman, Howard Harnett, Marvin Jenkins, Betty Martzall, Sharon Molnes, Terry Ross, Stephen Young, Henry Evenson, Rita Fleischmann, Irene Severance, Paul Petrinovich, Dale Weast. -
The Collegiate Challenge - January 16, 1981Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume XVII, number 9 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the new state government representatives and outgoing Governor Ray's budget proposal; Nursing Program Coordinator Joan Morris becoming the new TCC Federation of Teachers union president; the Tacoma Vet Center and its "Operation Outreach" counseling program; a Russian folk music concert at the University of Puget Sound; the Winter Sports Club and limited snow; the women's basketball team; the men's basketball team; the golf team and its win record; available scholarships; winter graduation; Medical Records Technician Program Coordinator Carolyn Anderson being appointed the American Medical Records Association Academic Director; a new newspaper course with the Tacoma News Tribune on "The Nation's Health." Also includes photo of long lines at the bookstore; comics; editorials on the cultural expectation to prioritize romantic partnership, the all-volunteer army vs. the draft; letter to the editor regarding lack of support from administrators at the end of year concert; ads; interview with artist and actor William Arthur Phillips; review of the Tacoma Actors Guild production of Little Foxes; women's and men's basketball schedule; factoids; job corner; classified ads; ad for the Counseling Center's LIFT program for students considering dropping out. Announcements include open calls for opinion pieces, poetry, and photography in the Challenge; information for tutoring payments; financial aid deadlines; available part-time jobs. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Loren L. Aikins; assistant editors Scott Peterson, Janice Atzen; editorials Mara Morgen; arts John Ellison; sports Wendy Church; photography Sean Hummel; advertising Thom Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk. -
The Collegiate Challenge - December 5, 1980Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume XVII, number 8 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on Tacoma Mall Santa Frank Phillips; the Board considering budget proposals in light of state budget cuts; Dr. Linus Pauling speaking on Vitamin C at the University of Puget Sound; Representative Norm Dicks campaign manager Colin Knudsen; TCC and Challenge alum and now Tacoma News Tribune photographer Russ Carmack; history and traditions of winter holidays; men's basketball team news, including loss to Lower Columbia Community College; professional basketball news; the upcoming debut performance of the TCC Chamber Orchestra. Also includes opinion pieces on holiday drinking and driving, loving or hating Christmas; ads; job corner; final examination schedule; review of animated film Winds of Change; review of book Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-Earth by J.R.R. Tolkien; photo of Dr. Know It All and the Magic Bag at the Tacoma Actors Guild; men's and women's basketball schedules; a half-page holiday greeting from the Department of Continuing Education staff. Announcements include congratulations to Kilworth Scholarship recipients; reduced Admissions and Registration hours; a holiday show by Dr Know It All and the Magic Bag at the Tacoma Actors Guild; open submissions for arts and literary magazine Trillium; a faculty art show in the library; events at Pacific Lutheran University. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Scott Peterson; secretaries Mary Jo Gilbert, Janice Atzen; photo editor Paul Petrinovich; entertainment John Ellison; sports Tracy Carnahan; advertising Loren Aikins; receptionist Deanna Johnson; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Loren Aikins, Janice Atzen, Jeff Barabin, Brian Barker, Janet Blassey, Tracy Carnahan, Carol Corpany, David Duke, Cathy Easterwood, Bill Elderton, John Ellison, Rita Fleischmann, Johnny Hammond, Howard Harnett, Delores Hill, Betty Holden, Al Jackson, Maya Valverde, Stephen Young; photographers Gary Erickson, Sean Hummel, Dale Weast. -
The Collegiate Challenge - November 21, 1980Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume XVII, number 7 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the Board reviewing "operational priorities" in light of state budget cuts; Board approval of a five year lease of the Downtown College Center space; a video presentation of the Mount St Helens eruption and other volcanic footage; Associate Dean of Continuing Education Tanya Brunke being included in the 1981-82 Who's Who of American Women; the TCC political intern program; the Voyager I program and unmanned space exploration technology; the Thanksgiving turkey industry; Hanukkah; professional basketball news; the men's cross country team taking fourth in the state conference finals; the women's volleyball team winning against Pacific Lutheran University; the beginning of basketball season; intramural tennis; upcoming Ski Club trips; the upcoming music department Christmas and end of quarter concert; student senate news. Also includes final examination schedule; ads; alternative Thanksgiving recipes; excerpt from a letter to President Franklin Pierce from Chief Sealth; creative writing on Thanksgiving; salmon fishing hints; a review of the Tacoma Little Theatre production of Heaven Can Wait; review of the Tacoma Actors Guild production of Bus Stop; poetry; photo of the art exhibit in the library; job corner; classified ads. Announcements include the successful end of the United Way fund drive; a new bus route to TCC from the Tacoma Mall; a faculty art show; a Black Student Union sponsored dance; the Music department's Christmas concert; the Chamber Orchestra debut; the annual art festival; winter quarter registration dates; editor opening at the Challenge; call for submissions for literary and art magazine Trillium. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Scott Peterson; secretaries Mary Jo Gilbert, Janice Atzen; photo editor Paul Petrinovich; entertainment John Ellison; sports Tracy Carnahan; advertising Loren Aikins; receptionist Deanna Johnson; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Loren Aikins, Janice Atzen, Jeff Barabin, Brian Barker, Janet Blassey, Tracy Carnahan, Carol Corpany, David Duke, Cathy Easterwood, Bill Elderton, John Ellison, Rita Fleischmann, Johnny Hammond, Howard Harnett, Delores Hill, Betty Holden, Al Jackson, Maya Valverde, Stephen Young; photographers Gary Erickson, Sean Hummel, Dale Weast. -
The Collegiate Challenge - November 7, 1980Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume XVII, number 6 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on a survey showing extensive usage of the community colleges; TCC hosting the Athletic Association of Community Colleges Cross Country state meet, including an illustration of the planned courses; luge racing; earthquakes and the Puget Sound; KCTS-9 live coverage of the Voyager I Saturn approach; the Tacoma Indian Center sponsored Medicine Wheel Indian Hour radio program; Wanda Coats returning to TCC as President Stevens' secretary; the Honors Program Colloquium; members of the men's and women's cross country teams; the salmon fishing workshop; a fundraiser to benefit the Roxy Theater restoration; the BBC-PBS series "The Shakespeare Plays" and its Hamlet broadcast; the arts building remodel; an art exhibit in the library. Also includes a photo of security officer Dick Dickinson ticketing cars; a brief history of Veterans Day; ads; announcement of a Tacoma Youth Symphony concert; cafeteria weekly menu; sports editorials on professional basketball; "Volleyball Player of the Week" profile; job corner; poetry; classified ads. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Scott Peterson; secretaries Mary Jo Gilbert, Janice Atzen; photo editor Paul Petrinovich; entertainment John Ellison; sports Tracy Carnahan; advertising Loren Aikins; receptionist Deanna Johnson; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Loren Aikins, Janice Atzen, Jeff Barabin, Brian Barker, Janet Blassey, Tracy Carnahan, Carol Corpany, David Duke, Cathy Easterwood, Bill Elderton, John Ellison, Rita Fleischmann, Johnny Hammond, Howard Harnett, Delores Hill, Betty Holden, Al Jackson, Maya Valverde, Stephen Young; photographers Gary Erickson, Sean Hummel, Dale Weast. -
The Collegiate Challenge - October 31, 1980Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume XVII, number 5 and is twelve pages. Content note: This issue contains outdated language referring to disability on page 1. This issue contains stories on record high enrollment; a proposed service center for people with disabilities; a visit to campus by state legislative candidates; a debate hosted by Pacific Lutheran University between Washington governor candidates Jim McDermott and John Spellman; Congressman Norm Dicks and opposing candidate Jim Beaver speaking on campus; recent men's soccer team performance; men's and women's cross country teams performance at a recent meet; National Basketball League news; women's volleyball team performance; intramural sports offerings; Seattle Super Sonics coach Lenny Wilkens; advertising and label fraud in contraception products; Tacoma Actors Guild Theater's production of A Man for All Seasons; a display of indigenous baskets in the library's Northwest history room; John Spellman's daughter Margo Spellman and her assistance to his campaign; student Charlene MacMahon and her genealogy research; Halloween history. Also includes a scary story and Halloween factoids; a photo of Information Officer Dan Small at his birthday party, with an announcement of the birth of his son; ads; a guide to understanding soccer, with illustration; weekly sports schedule; film review of The Elephant Man; book reviews of Special Envoy to Churchill and Stalin, 1941-1946 by W. Averall Harriman and Elie Abel and Splendor in Exile: The Ex-Majesties of Europe by Charles Fenyvesi; interviews with governor candidates Jim McDermott and John Spellman; weekly cafeteria menu; job corner; classified ads. Announcements include call for Jog-A-Thon pledges; a workshop for working parents; open recruitment for the men's track team; beginning of intramural bowling; upcoming visits by U.S. Army, Pacific Lutheran University, and Western Washington University representatives; open call for Challenge staff; an art exhibit by instructors Paul Michaels and Richard Rhea at the Blue Heron Gallery. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Scott Peterson; secretaries Mary Jo Gilbert, Janice Atzen; photo editor Paul Petrinovich; entertainment John Ellison; sports Tracy Carnahan; advertising Loren Aikins; receptionist Deanna Johnson; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Loren Aikins, Janice Atzen, Jeff Barabin, Brian Barker, Janet Blassey, Tracy Carnahan, Carol Corpany, David Duke, Cathy Easterwood, Bill Elderton, John Ellison, Rita Fleischmann, Johnny Hammond, Howard Harnett, Delores Hill, Betty Holden, Al Jackson, Maya Valverde, Stephen Young; photographers Gary Erickson, Sean Hummel, Dale Weast. -
The Collegiate Challenge - October 24, 1980Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume XVII, number 4 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on columnist Max Lerner speaking on the American presidency; the Educational Opportunity Resource Center and job seeker services; a TCC mom letting her grade school kids dress her for college; the annual United Way drive at TCC; the ways TCC students making "thrifty" economic choices for their families; the student senate retreat; test preparation and concentration aid tapes in the Listening-Language Laboratory; the men's soccer team winning against Skagit Valley and Northwest College; the women's volleyball team losing to Everett; the men's cross country team, including 4th place win at Mt. Hood Cross Country Invitational; women's cross country team performance at the same event; course and production cuts in the drama program; an upcoming recital by University of Idaho faculty musicians; budget cuts and resulting course eliminations; the new satellite campus, the Southeast College Center. Also includes a photo of Lloyd Bertson at his retirement reception; ads; letter to the editor regarding education and "the rat race"; a photo of student president Anastasia Armourer; photography spread by Beverly Hildebrand; Seattle Super Sonics head coach speaking on the upcoming professional basketball season; a new Basic Sailing class; classified ads; jobs. Announcements include an open meeting with President Dr. Larry Stevens; open call for letters to the editor; a frisbee distance contest; American Ski Association "Skiing the 80s" ski shows at the Sea-Tac Mall; intramural tennis; Bill Moeller performing as Mark Twain; an art exhibit by instructors Paul Michaels and Richard Rhea at the Blue Heron Gallery; a meeting and election for the International Student Organization (ISO); an Admissions and Registration open house event; call for Jog-A-Thon pledges; available scholarships. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Scott Peterson; secretaries Mary Jo Gilbert, Janice Atzen; photo editor Paul Petrinovich; entertainment John Ellison; sports Tracy Carnahan; advertising Loren Aikins; receptionist Deanna Johnson; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Loren Aikins, Janice Atzen, Jeff Barabin, Brian Barker, Janet Blassey, Tracy Carnahan, Carol Corpany, David Duke, Cathy Easterwood, Bill Elderton, John Ellison, Rita Fleischmann, Johnny Hammond, Howard Harnett, Delores Hill, Betty Holden, Al Jackson, Maya Valverde, Stephen Young; photographers Gary Erickson, Sean Hummel, Dale Weast. -
The Collegiate Challenge - October 17, 1980Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume XVII, number 3 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on a series of Tacoma News Tribune articles on drugs in Pierce County; President Dr. Larry Stevens being promoted to full Colonel in the US Marine Corps; instructor Paul Jacobson's car disappearing and reappearing around the block; volunteering at Pierce County Juvenile Court and Detention Center, Remann Hall; the Office of Migrant Education and Spanish-speaking TCC students working in bilingual education programs as teachers' aides; student senate news; new student president Anastasia A. Armourer; the Cooperative Education program; the Evers School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance and Instruction Studio; the men's basketball team; the women's volleyball team, including a recent win; the men's cross country team winning the community college division at the Fort Casey Invitational; the men's soccer team and recent performance; the Tacoma Symphony performing its first concert at Life Center; the Drama Club meeting; the formation of the Greater Tacoma Area Honor Stage Band, comprised of high school students. Also includes announcement of the upcoming performance of Bill Moeller as Mark Twain; ads; an open call for letters to the editor; review of the theater production The Bad Seed; photography; classified ads; information on the Lost and Found, Job Corner. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Scott Peterson; secretaries Mary Jo Gilbert, Janice Atzen; photo editor Paul Petrinovich; entertainment John Ellison; sports Tracy Carnahan; advertising Loren Aikins; receptionist Deanna Johnson; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Loren Aikins, Janice Atzen, Jeff Barabin, Brian Barker, Janet Blassey, Tracy Carnahan, Carol Corpany, David Duke, Cathy Easterwood, Bill Elderton, John Ellison, Rita Fleischmann, Johnny Hammond, Howard Harnett, Delores Hill, Betty Holden, Al Jackson, Maya Valverde, Stephen Young; photographers Gary Erickson, Sean Hummel, Dale Weast. -
The Collegiate Challenge - October 10, 1980Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume XVII, number 2 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the temporary conversion of a TCC parking lot to a Pierce County Transit bus depot; an interview with BBC writer and producer James Burke; the Nursing program receiving full National League for Nursing accreditation; upcoming Arts and Lectures Series events; fall campus activities and an available activities calendar; a Ronald Reagan film festival; music scholarships. Also includes ads; photo spread of the campus accident where a truck crashed into the underside of a bridge; intramural programs meeting times; sports schedule; job corner; "Out and About" local entertainment guide for the week; film review of Caligula; poetry; classified ads; geographical trivia; list of late starting classes with space still available. Announcements include open call for poetry and photography; graduation deadlines. Staff credits: editor Scott Peterson; secretaries Mary Jo Gilbert, Janice Atzen; photo editor Paul Petrinovich; entertainment John Ellison; sports Tracy Carnahan; advertising Loren Aikins; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; receptionist Deanna Johnson; reporters Loren Aikins, Janice Atzen, Jeff Barabin, Brian Barker, Janet Blassey, Tracy Carnahan, Carol Corpany, David Duke, Cathy Easterwood, Bill Elderton, John Ellison, Rita Fleischmann, Johnny Hammond, Howard Harnett, Dolores Hill, Betty Holden, Al Jackson, Maya Valverde, Stephen Young; photographers Gary Erickson, Sean Hummel, Dale Weast. -
The Collegiate Challenge - October 3, 1980Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume XVII, number 1 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on financial aid; the upcoming lecture by columnist Max Lerner, "The Presidency in Perspective: Reflections of Past Presidents - the Choice, the Expectation, the Reality"; campus parking; an upcoming Health Fair; the Tacoma News Tribune's preparation and coverage for President Jimmy Carter's visit; Biology 106 students developing a campus Nature Center; Challenge editor Scott Peterson's experience covering the Carter visit; TCC Foundation news, including new officers for its board; new Assistant Activities Director Kathy De Los Reyes; cafeteria staff receiving safety awards; the likelihood of state budget cuts to the community colleges; TCC President Dr. Larry Stevens speaking on the budget; student senate news; new physical education instructor Arno Zoske; the men's cross country team winning at the Everett Invitational; enrollment and other campus statistics; intramural sports; the new Chamber Orchestra; upcoming Arts and Lecture Series events; the Counseling and Career Development Center. Also includes letter to the editor praising math instructor Paul Schaeffer; comics; ads; 1980-81 academic calendar; photo of the men's soccer team at a pre-season game; book review of The Dead Zone by Stephen King; film review of Middle Age Crazy; classified ads; new "Job Corner" section; crossword puzzle. Announcements include open call for letters to the editor; first aid locations around campus; availability of transit schedules and passes in the bookstore; open call for poetry and photography; graduation deadlines. Staff credits: editor Scott Peterson; secretaries Mary Jo Gilbert, Janice Atzen; photo editor Paul Petrinovich; entertainment John Ellison; sports Tracy Carnahan; advertising Loren Aikins; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Cathy Easterwood, Rita Fleischmann, William Elderton, Linda Steele, Carol Corpany, Delores Hill, Betty Holden, Maya Valverde, Gary Erickson, Howard Harnett, Stephen Young, Jody Johnson, Brian Barker, Janet Blaise; photographers Dale Weast, Sean Hummel. -
Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees - October 23, 196918-page packet for the regular meeting of the Tacoma Community College Board of Trustees, October 23, 1969. Contains agenda, minutes, and attachments. Agenda includes roll call; approval of previous minutes; correspondence; reports to the Board on a Europe trip, the TCC Association, student government, Community Services, instruction, Student Services, planning progress, the Auditor Report; unfinished business; supplementary faculty; the Community Services Council; a data processing contract; information on an emergency faculty assignment proposal. Attachments include document entitled "Suggested Distribution of Funds Allocated to OBI Society for Scholarships and Grants"; Community Services enrollment for fall quarter; memo from Paul Jacobson regarding a request to form a Community Service Council and accompanying proposal; memo from Joe Kosai regarding enrollment numbers; memo from Dean Richard Falk providing a progress report on institutional planning; lists of part-time faculty in Community Service program, supplementary faculty; agreement between TCC and National Bank of Washington, Tacoma, Washington regarding financial services, with handwritten edits; document entitled "A Plan for Faculty Assignments Under Conditions Caused by Low Student Enrollment at TCC." -
Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees - September 25, 196945-page packet for the regular meeting of the Tacoma Community College Board of Trustees, September 25, 1969. Contains agenda, minutes, and attachments. Agenda includes roll call; approval of previous minutes; correspondence; reports to the Board on the TCC Association, student government, Community Services, Student Services, instruction, institutional planning, the Higher Education Civil Service Personnel Committee meeting, the State Board meeting; unfinished business regarding security contracts, insurance; adult education contracts; part-time faculty; information on the Faculty Wives' Tea. Attachments include minutes from the September 20-21 student senate meetings; full time faculty and students statistics; document entitled "Model for Long Range Planning, Tacoma Community College"; bids for security police service; memo from the State Board for Community College Education (SBCCE) regarding Community College Week; letter from the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands regarding students from this region studying in the United States; letters from the State Attorney General regarding TCC's legal contact in the office, charges and structure for services; agreement between TCC and Tacoma Security Police for campus security services; memo from Farron Insurance Agency regarding annual insurance coverage; agreements with Peninsula School District No. 401 and Tacoma School District No. 10 regarding adult education; list of fall quarter supplementary faculty. -
Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees - August 28, 196936-page packet for the regular meeting of the Tacoma Community College Board of Trustees, August 28, 1969. Contains agenda, minutes, and attachments. Agenda includes roll call; approval of previous minutes; correspondence; reports to the Board on the TCC Association, student government, architectural plans, instruction, Student Services, Community Services, and the State Attorney General's Office; unfinished business regarding security contracts, insurance specifications; new faculty appointments; Adult Education contracts; equipment bids; information on Board dinners, a Faculty Wives tea, return to regular hours, and the TCC Foundation. Attachments include enrollment statistics; "Resolution Re Disorders in Schools, Colleges and Universities" from the American Legion; memo on instructional activities data, including new courses, new faculty; blank security contract; rules and regulations for security police at TCC; list of new faculty; invitations to bid, tabulations, and bids on athletic supplies, typewriters, furniture, cleaning equipment, wall partitions, library card catalogs. -
Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees - May 29, 1969120-page packet for the regular meeting of the Tacoma Community College Board of Trustees, May 29, 1969. Contains agenda, minutes, and attachments. Agenda includes roll call; approval of previous minutes; correspondence, including the Obi Society's demands; reports to the Board on legislation, the TCC Association, student government, the budget, administrative reorganization, accreditation progress, and Student Services; the Obi Society; resolutions on honors and thanks; salary discussion; results of a security practices survey; new Community Services positions; new appointments; educational specifications for new buildings; leave requests; bids; information on commencement, a planning grant, and summer school; announcements. Attachments include minutes of a May 9 study session focused on the Obi Society's 11 demands; minutes of a May 22 study session on the budget; memo from President Thornton Ford responding to recent concerns from students; a letter from the TCC Association responding to allegations of bigotry against three instructors, signed by numerous faculty; letter from TCC students and veterans requesting legal action against students disrupting campus "brought about by racial misunderstandings," signed by 54 students; list of demands from students in response to the Obi Society's demands, signed by 77 students; letter from the Director of the State Board for Community College Education (SBCCE) closing out the legislative session, and accompanying "Legislative Wrapup" document; recommendations from the Administrative Organization Committee regarding student involvement; document entitled "Progress Report for Accreditation Prepared by the Staff and Administration 1968-69"; letter from the accrediting organization regarding the progress report; "Leave Other Than Sick or Sabbatical Leave" policy; "Faculty Contracts 1969-70" policy; description of TCC degree programs; minutes for May 13-16 and May 20 Obi Society, faculty, and student body meetings; proposal for a "Workshop on Modification of Standard Course Content to More Accurately Reflect Black Americans"; memo from Ford to the Board regarding the Obi Society's demands; letter from the Board to the student government affirming support of the Obi Society using their funds for financial aid to students; report on survey of community college campus security practices; position descriptions for Assistant to the Dean for Community Development, Educational Program Specialist; recommendations on administrative and faculty appointments; document entitled "Educational Specifications for a Science Complex at Tacoma Community College: A Report of Educational Space Requirements by the Science Building Planning Committee"; document "Educational Specifications for a Maintenance Building at Tacoma Community College"; recommendations for faculty building specifications; invitations to bid and tabulations for photographic equipment; document "Package Proposal for Faculty Contracts and Salary Relationship 1969-70"; explanation of administrative salary calculations; policy for student-invited speakers. -
Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees - February 27, 196931-page packet for the regular meeting of the Tacoma Community College Board of Trustees, February 27, 1969. Contains agenda, minutes, and attachments. Agenda includes roll call; approval of previous minutes; correspondence, including a state House resolution on campus violence; reports to the Board on legislation, the TCC Association, student government; unfinished business; discussion of authority for appointing Lyle Swedberg and Associates as architects for TCC capital improvement program; contract awards; sabbatical leave proposals and leave applications; information on 1970 capital budget requests. Attachments include Washington state House of Representatives Resolution No. 69-13 regarding recent violence on college campuses; letter from Pacific Lutheran University professor Jens W. Knudsen regarding TCC students' donation to the Tacoma Zoological Society for an educational display; memo from President Thornton Ford regarding capital project planning; invitations to bid and tabulations for photography equipment, tape recorders, musical instruments and related furniture; memo from music instructor Robert Dezell regarding purchase of a grant piano; a sabbatical leave policy proposal; memo from the Sabbatical Leave Evaluation Committee regarding recommendations for the following academic year. -
Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees - August 22, 196827-page packet for the regular meeting of the Tacoma Community College Board of Trustees, August 22, 1968. Contains revised agenda, minutes, and attachments. Agenda includes roll call; approval of previous minutes; correspondence; reports to the Board on the TCC Association, student government, projected fall enrollment, progress with the Obi Society Black student organization; appointment of the Director of the Instructional Resource Center; recommendations on permanent building signs expenditure; proposal regarding night security; equipment bids; acceptance of a third phase mechanical contract; information on capital projects requests to the state office. Attachments include fall enrollment numbers; document recommending the appointment of Doreen Faure Amoroso as the Director of the Instructional Resource Center; a campus map marked with proposed security gates along perimeters, with accompanying drawing of proposed gate and sign for night closures of campus; invitation to bid and tabulations for library furniture, drawing tables and boards, paper products, portable cassette tape recorders, cookware; letter from architect Lyle Swedberg confirming the satisfactory final inspection of mechanical construction on campus, with accompanying change order form; list of capital needs for 1967-71 biennium. -
Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees - March 28, 196878-page packet for the special meeting of the Tacoma Community College Board of Trustees, March 14, 1968. Contains minutes and attachments (no agenda). Minutes includes review of correspondence relating to several approved grants; reports to the board on the Preliminary 1968-69 Budget Allocation Request, the summer school salary schedule, new faculty and supplementary faculty appointments, approval of the cooperative programs with St. Joseph's Hospital and Tacoma General Hospital for health education; discussion of a data processing committee, deferment of salary negotiations; sharing information on the committee to set up rules and regulations governing student conduct, the next Board meeting. Attachments include documents describing the cooperative associate degrees for nurses and x-ray technicians with St Joseph's Hospital Schools of Nursing and X-Ray Technology and Tacoma General Hospital School of X-Ray Technology; list of the Health Careers Advisory Committee members; memo from President Thornton Ford regarding salaries for the next academic year; an agreement with Seattle University regarding the Head Start Supplementary Training Program; the policy for student-invited speakers; tabulation and alternate proposal for landscaping bids; document entitled "Specifications for Soil Preparation and Landscape Contract at Tacoma Community College"; recommendation for certain administrators to be exempt under the Washington State Civil Service Act; document entitled "Allocation of Funds for State Support of Community Colleges During Fiscal Year 1968-69" from the State Board; TCC 1967-68 revenue, with handwritten notes on reverse; estimated general fund expenditures for fiscal year 1967-68, with definitions; an allotment expenditure report through February 1968; a letter from President Ford to the Tacoma Mayor and City Council regarding a rezoning request by the Weyerhaeuser Corporation; summer school salary schedule. -
Special meeting of the Board of Trustees - March 14, 196878-page packet for the special meeting of the Tacoma Community College Board of Trustees, March 14, 1968. Contains agenda, minutes, and attachments. Agenda includes roll call; landscape bids; recommended exemptions under the Washington State Civil Service Act; data for next meeting; the budget study session. Attachments include a recommendation for certain administrators to be exempt under the Washington State Civil Service Act; memo from Trustee Charles Edmunds regarding notes taken during the Annual Convention of the American Association of Junior Colleges; a thank you from Associated Students representatives regarding the student speaker policy; letter from President Thornton Ford to the Capitol District, Washington State Federation of Gardens accepting its offer of assistance to establish an arboretum; letter from Ford forwarding enrollment information to demonstrate anticipated issues with the planned state funds allotment; tabulation and invitations to bid for gym bleachers, ice machines, vacuums; list of new faculty hired for the 1968-1969 academic year; list of supplementary faculty for spring quarter; the proposed summer session calendar; announcements of those appointed to the new Director of Student Services and Evening Program Supervisor positions; report by Paul Jacobson entitled, "A Progress Report Regarding the Data Processing Needs of the College"; agenda for the State Board for Community College Education (SBCCE) March 7 meeting and minutes for the January 4 meeting, with attachments; memo from Dean Richard Falk regarding student discipline; letter of approval for federal expenditures relating to the Work-Study Program and related letter from Senator Warren Magnuson; letter from the State Commission regarding a successful grant and related scoring information; document entitled "Preliminary 1968-69 Budget Request with Supporting Data and Narrative." -
Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees - March 7, 1968Three-page packet for the regular meeting of the Tacoma Community College Board of Trustees, March 7, 1968. Contains revised agenda and minutes (no attachments). Agenda includes roll call; approval of previous minutes; correspondence; reports on the meeting of the American Association of Junior Colleges, TCC Association; an insurance presentation of statement of values; unfinished business; an agreement with Seattle University regarding a training program; equipment bids; approval of new full-time faculty and spring part-time faculty; a request from American Plywood Association regarding rezoning; approval of summer calendar; administrative appointments; information on data processing, the arboretum subcommittee, scheduling a budget study session and next meeting. -
Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees - February 1, 196849-page packet for the regular meeting of the Tacoma Community College Board of Trustees, February 1, 1968. Contains agenda, minutes, and attachments. Agenda includes roll call; approval of previous minutes; correspondence; reports on the upcoming presentation to the State Board, degree requirements, TCC Association; unfinished business regarding the student-invited speakers policy, recommendation for college legal counsel request; a contract with Tacoma School District No. 10; approval of winter quarter part-time faculty; selection of a trustee representative for the Washington Association of Community College Trustees; landscaping proposal discussion and a proposal from the Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs, Capitol District; administrative position specifications; information on the campus dedication. Attachments include letter regarding revenue bond financing from Foster & Marshall Inc., Investment Bankers and Brokers; letter regarding community college legislation to TCC and the Tacoma School District No. 10 from the Governor's Advisory Committee on Allocation of Community College Assets; memo from President Thornton Ford regarding the upcoming State Board for Community College Education (SBCCE) meeting; memo from Ford to Vern Leidle regarding the Washington Association of Community Colleges' recommended allocation of state funds and accompanying TCC enrollment charts; a memo establishing procedures for requesting services from the Attorney General's Office; memo from Dean Richard Falk regarding the student-invited speaker policy; a contract between Tacoma School District No. 10 and TCC regarding adult education; list of winter quarter supplementary faculty; letter from the Capitol District, Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs regarding development of a campus arboretum; memo from Ford with descriptions of and information on new positions Director of Student Services and Evening Program Supervisor; minutes for the SBCCE December 5, 1967 meeting, with additional attachments.