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The Collegiate Challenge - March 5, 1982Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 15 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on Lilly Warnick and her new appointment as Development Officer; a Pierce County Blood Bank drive; the Vienna Choir Boys concert; the upcoming Music department production of operas The Telephone and Down in the Valley; the men's basketball team winning against Everett; women's basketball team members Marleen Heuer and Kim Brock; TCC Board Chair Robert Hunt Jr. being chosen Rotary Club's Man of the Year; the possibility of TCC land being used for a Bates Technical Institute annex. Also includes editorials on the open Challenge editorship, mud wrestling; "Words from Purdy" column by inmate; letters to the editor regarding the presentation by Colonel Schaefer, recent letters on evolution; ads, including a full page ad for the upcoming Music department operas; film review of Chariots of Fire; classified ads; jobs. Announcements include open applications for the Challenge editorship; open work study positions; anthropology instructor Bob Adams being hospitalized; a student art exhibit in the library; a dance and concert by TRAXX. Staff credits: published by the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College; editor Rita C. Fleischmann; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk. -
The Collegiate Challenge - February 26, 1982Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 14 (corrected by hand) and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on Colonel Thomas E. Schaefer speaking on his experience as a hostage in Iran; the upcoming concert by the Vienna Choir Boys at the University of Puget Sound Fieldhouse; the men's basketball team winning the regional championship; the women's basketball team wins against Fort Steilacoom, Grays Harbor, Green River, losses to Lower Columbia, Green River; a golf team meeting to plan the season; a basketball game between the Student Activities team and the Challenge team; the baseball team preparing for the season; student Tony McKinnon forming Jam Productions for stage productions; the International Students Organization (ISO) weekend trip to Mission Ridge Ski Resort; ongoing Student Senate Budget Committee meetings on the services and activities budget; a presentation on dreams by psychotherapist Dr. Terry Gibson. Also includes "Dave Johnson At Large" column on instructor evaluations, legislation; editorial on Monty Python, Iranian students at the Schaefer presentation, the US in El Salvador, President Ronald Reagan; new column "Words from Purdy" by an inmate and former Challenge staff member; letters to the editor responding to the previous issue's editorial on evolution, campus security; review of the Maynard Ferguson concert; ads; jobs. Announcements include the Selective Service grace period deadline; a music department concert; a Students for a Libertarian Society (SLS) meeting and presentation by Dr. LeRoy Annis on the draft; available scholarships; a visit by Oregon State University and Evergreen State College representatives. Staff credits: editor Rita C. Fleischmann; assistant editor Scott Peterson; sports editor Glen Thomas; assistant sports editor Terry Ross; arts and entertainment Scott Peterson; photo editor Sue Sholin; assistant photo editor Paul Petrinovich; opinions editor Skip Card; campus editor Dave Webster; copy editor Howard Harnett; reporters Ben Jackson, Robert Mueri, Phil Musickant, Katrina Simon, Chris Schwartz, Denise Williams; photographers Dale Carter, Mike Hazelmyer, Fran Fleischmann; distribution manager William Daigle; secretary Maria Fleischmann; business Thomas G. Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk. -
The Collegiate Challenge - February 12, 1982Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 13 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on potential additional budget cuts; a new committee reviewing graduation requirements; the student Advisory Committee and meetings to review the services and activities budget; an upcoming presentation by Colonel Thomas E. Schaefer, who was a hostage in Iran; the Tacoma Actors Guild doing a quick turnaround strike set and rebuild for transition to a new production; the men's basketball team wins against Centralia, Clark; women's basketball team losses to Clark, Centralia; the David Lassoie Art Scholarship; solar energy course students offering greenhouse building services. Also includes editorials on love and Valentine's Day, media coverage and newsworthiness; letter to the editor responding to a previous editorial on gun control, and a rebuttal; an open letter of thanks from a student who was on work release from Purdy Treatment Center; a satirical account of investigation into a rock that hit Vice President George Bush's car; ads; theater reviews of the Tacoma Actors Guild production of Desire Under the Elms, the Ndaba Cultural Ensemble production of Ceremonies in Dark Old Men, and the Tacoma Little Theatre production of Death of a Salesman; men's community college basketball standings; basketball late scores; clippable registration form for an indoor pitching school with Mariners pitching coach Wes Stock; a punk love story; jobs; classified ads. Announcements include a Selective Service registration grace period; the February "Tell the President" event; the Challenge not publishing during President's Day week; a dance and concert by TRAXX; "Thurski" ski trips; new library lost materials charges. Staff credits: editor Rita C. Fleischmann; assistant editor Scott Peterson; sports editor Glen Thomas; assistant sports editor Terry Ross; arts and entertainment Scott Peterson; photo editor Sue Sholin; assistant photo editor Paul Petrinovich; opinions editor Skip Card; campus editor Dave Webster; copy editor Howard Harnett; reporters Ben Jackson, Robert Mueri, Phil Musickant, Katrina Simon, Chris Schwartz, Denise Williams; photographers Dale Carter, Mike Hazelmyer, Fran Fleischmann; distribution manager William Daigle; secretary Maria Fleischmann; business Thomas G. Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk. -
The Collegiate Challenge - February 5, 1982Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 12 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on Congressman Norm Dicks speaking on the economy at the Downtown Center; student and faculty frustration with the combining of 101 and 102 level French and German courses; the first annual Winter Blackmouth Salmon Derby and Polar Bear Picnic; faculty instructor Dr. Ron Magden and Library Audio Visual and Media Services staff member Juanita Torre winning Outstanding Service Awards; the women's basketball team winning against Northwest College, losing to Lower Columbia; the men's basketball team winning against Lower Columbia, losing to the University of Washington JV team; basketball trainer Mike O'Larey; student, Challenge staff, and Trillium editor Scott Peterson; Purdy Treatment Center for Women TCC program vocational instructor and counselor Miriam Kantor. Also includes editorials on the "Moral Majority", evolution; "Dave Johnson At Large" column on student fees; letter to the editor regarding student lack of awareness of the student government; ads; film review of Four Friends; jobs; late basketball scores; sports factoids; comics. Announcements include open Outstanding Service Awards nominations; a Model Railroad meeting; availability of spring schedules; the passage of House Bill 784, reducing tuition waivers, in the House with legislator contact information; trumpet player Maynard Ferguson and his orchestra performing for the Artist and Lecture series; the NDABA Cultural Ensemble production of Ceremonies in Dark Old Men; a Tacoma Concert Band performance at Stadium High School auditorium; a Black Student Union organizational meeting. Staff credits: editor Rita C. Fleischmann; assistant editor Scott Peterson; sports editor Glen Thomas; assistant sports editor Terry Ross; arts and entertainment Scott Peterson; photo editor Sue Sholin; assistant photo editor Paul Petrinovich; opinions editor Skip Card; campus editor Dave Webster; copy editor Howard Harnett; reporters Ben Jackson, Robert Mueri, Phil Musickant, Katrina Simon, Chris Schwartz, Denise Williams; photographers Dale Carter, Mike Hazelmyer, Fran Fleischmann; distribution manager William Daigle; secretary Maria Fleischmann; business Thomas G. Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk. -
The Collegiate Challenge - January 29, 1982Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 11 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the "Jobs and Justice Rally 82" in Olympia against recent budget cuts; the third annual Learning Unlimited fair and seminar for "gifted students"; the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Course (AFROTC); CBS Pentagon correspondent Ike Pappas and the decline of campus political activism; the Northwest Conference on the Future keynote by speakers Ike Pappas, People magazine editor Landon Jones, and Money magazine editor Marshall Loeb; the Tacoma Public Schools Drop Out Retrieval Program (Open DOR); the men's basketball team winning against Grays Harbor and losing to Green River; the women's basketball team losing to Green River and winning against Grays Harbor; track team news, including the first indoor meet of the season; student Elizabeth Magee receiving the David Lassoie Memorial Art Foundation Scholarship; TCC Honors students presenting at the Learning Unlimited event; the Career Counseling Information Center. Also includes "Dave Johnson At Large" column on financial aid; letters to the editor responding to previous editorials on abortion, gun control; ads; book reviews of The Rolling Stones: The First Twenty Years by David Dalton and David Bowie: An Illustrated Record by Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray; late basketball scores; comics; photos of snow on campus; Science Film Festival schedule. Announcements include visits from representatives of 13 four year colleges; available scholarships; an International Students Organization (ISO) ski trip; "Today's Economics" savings and investment course; open work study positions; night skiing at Alpental; baseball tryouts; a real estate investment workshop. Staff credits: editor Rita C. Fleischmann; assistant editor Scott Peterson; sports editor Glen Thomas; assistant sports editor Terry Ross; arts and entertainment Scott Peterson; photo editor Sue Sholin; assistant photo editor Paul Petrinovich; opinions editor Skip Card; campus editor Dave Webster; reporters Tim Christensen, Ben Jackson, Robert Mueri, Phil Musickant, Katrina Simon, Chris Schwartz, Denise Williams; copy editor Howard Harnett; photographers Dale Carter, Mike Hazelmyer, Fran Fleischmann; distribution manager William Daigle; secretary Maria Fleischmann; business and advertising Thomas G. Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk. -
The Collegiate Challenge - January 22, 1982Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 10 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on new senate executive officers Jim Matson and Howard Harnett; a free stress management seminar; the student Budget Committee beginning work on the Student Services and Activities (S&A) budget; Greek and psychology instructor Heracles Panagiotides; men's basketball team loss to Clark and win against Fort Steilacoom; women's basketball team loss to Fort Steilacoom and win against Pacific Lutheran University; Washington Association of Collegiate Officials (WACO) Commissioner Tom Cross and basketball officiating; the first annual Winter Blackmouth Salmon Derby and Polar Bear Picnic; 81 year old student Clarence Moss. Also includes "Dave Johnson At Large" column on reorganization of student government; editorials on new National Security Council head William P. Clark, gun control, Doug and Bob McKenzie's show Great White North and beer hunter tournaments, equal news coverage of women's sports; music review of Rodney Crowell albums "Ain't Living Long Like This" and "What Will the Neighbors Think?"; late basketball scores; illustrations; new column "Skip Card's National College Teletype" with various college news; ads, including a half-page ad for submissions to literary magazine Trillium; Science Film Festival schedule. Announcements include availability of student employee W2 forms; student services and activities budget requests deadline; upcoming concert by trumpet player Maynard Ferguson; a free presentation on "Underground Earthsheltered Housing"; a Student Activities sponsored "Thurski" ski trip. Staff credits: editor Rita C. Fleischmann; assistant editor Scott Peterson; sports editor Glen Thomas; assistant sports editor Terry Ross; arts and entertainment Scott Peterson; photo editor Sue Sholin; assistant photo editor Paul Petrinovich; opinions editor Skip Card; campus editor Dave Webster; reporters Tim Christiansen, Ben Jackson, Ira McCloud, Robert Mueri, Phil Musickant, Cindy Paine, Jackie Roberts, Chris Schwartz, Katrina Simon, Denise Williams, Robert Walker; copy editor Howard Harnett; photographers Dale Carter, Mike Hazelmyer, Fran Fleischmann; distribution manager William Daigle; secretary Maria Fleischmann; business and advertising Thomas G. Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk. -
The Collegiate Challenge - January 15, 1982Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 9 and is eight pages. Content note: This issue contains description of physical and sexual abuse on page 5 and uses outdated language for disability on page 8. This issue contains stories on Humanities Division chair Frank Garratt; the cafeteria; a home weatherization class; food service worker and Outstanding Service Award recipient Marge Michaelson; philosophy instructor and Outstanding Service Award recipient Devon Edrington; the 1982 Oregon Shakespearean Festival season; the women's basketball team win against Centralia; the men's basketball team win against Centralia; a donated new scoreboard for the gym; the new on-campus daycare center; a job search skills workshop for disabled people. Also includes ads, including for monthly "Tell the President" event with Dr. Larry Stevens; new column by student president "Dave Johnson At Large," on tuition rates; editorials on abortion, the Liquor Board's ban on topless dancing at businesses that sell liquor; illustrations; review of the Tacoma Actors Guild production of Who's Happy Now?; review of the books Children in Chains by Clifford L. Linnedecker and The Best Kept Secret by Florence Rush; a reprint of a letter from President Stevens thanking the local businesses who donated for the Outstanding Service Awards; late basketball scores; outdoor non-credit courses from the Lifelong Education program. Announcements include graduation application deadlines; available scholarships; winter quarter intramurals, with schedule. Staff credits: editor Rita C. Fleischmann; editors Howard Harnett, Paul Petrinovich, Terry Ross, Sue L. Sholin, Skip Card, Glen Thomas, David Webster, Scott R. Peterson; reporters Ben Jackson, Cindy Paine, Jackie Roberts, Chris Schwartz, Phil Musicant, Tim Christensen, Denise Williams, Katrina Simon, Robert Walker; photographers Mike Hazelmyer, Frances Fleischmann; business and advertising manager Thomas G. Racosky; distribution manager William Daigle; secretary Maria C. Fleischmann. -
The Collegiate Challenge - December 4, 1981Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 8 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on student president David Johnson; the TCC Subcommittee on General Education and Core Curriculum recommending changes in degree distribution requirements; four employees receiving the Outstanding Service Award; the upcoming completion of Highway 16; musician Ron Hudson and his performance of traditional Spanish and Latin American folk music; upcoming holiday ballet performances including the Tacoma Performing Dance Company, Pacific Northwest Ballet; carvers Don Church and John Church; the beginning of men's basketball season, including win against Clackamas and loss to the Australian National Team; the women's volleyball team making the playoffs but losing to Green River; Hannukah; installation of piano practice booths in Building 7. Also includes illustrations and comics; editorials on keeping Christ in Christmas, the concept of Santa, video games; letters to the editor responding responding to a previous issue's editorial on prostitution; photos of science instructor Mel Urschel being surprised for his birthday, new stairway railings outside Building 10, President Dr. Larry Stevens as a servant for a day; ads and classified ads; final examination schedule; photo of the men's soccer team with the news of its progress in the state playoffs; jobs. Announcements include a TCC Jazz Ensemble concert at the Commencement Bay Jazz Society "Saturday Jazz Live"; a winter concert by TCC Concert Choir and Chamber Orchestra with the First Congregational Church choir; the Winter Arts Festival. Staff credits: editor Rita C. Fleischmann; photography editor Paul A. Petrinovich; sports editor Sean P. G. Hummel; campus editor Loren Aikens; assistant to the the editor and arts and entertainment Scott R. Peterson; copy editor Terry Ross; editorial editor Howard Harnett; distribution manager Maria C. Fleischmann; reporters Bill Affholter, Skip Card, Kathy Kohler, Ira McCloud, Phil Musickant, Dave E. Poindexter, Sue L. Sholin, Robert M. Walker, David Webster; photographers Dale Carter, Frances Fleischmann; business and advertising manager Thomas G. Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk. -
The Collegiate Challenge - November 20, 1981Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 7 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the blood drive; TCC President Dr. Larry Stevens speaking on further budget cuts, tuition raises; recent campus break-ins; the shrinking of the Friends of the TCC Library; the end of the women's volleyball season with recent losses; English instructor Dr. Richard Lewis; an accident involving two students where high winds blew their truck over on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Also includes editorials on the nuclear arms race, euthanasia, legalization of prostitution; letters to the editor responding to a previous issue's article on Asarco, writing in defense of the humanities; illustrations, expressing disappointment in recent full-page Army ads in the Challenge; ads; review of the Tacoma Actors Guild production of Vanities; film review of Time Bandits; review and photos from the Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band concert; men's basketball and women's basketball season schedules; late scores for women's volleyball and men's soccer games; classified ads; a humorous "interview" with Mr. T of the Turkey Liberation Army; campus winter hazards. Announcements include a multimedia lecture by communications instructor Paul Clee, "Goedel, Escher, Bach: The Eternal Golden Braid"; the first annual Tide Fest Arts and Crafts Fair at Gig Harbor High School; open applications for Challenge editor; ongoing organization and funding of student groups. Staff credits: editor Rita C. Fleischmann; photography editor Paul A. Petrinovich; sports editor Sean P. G. Hummel; campus editor Loren Aikens; assistant to the the editor and arts and entertainment Scott R. Peterson; copy editor Terry Ross; editorial editor Howard Harnett; distribution manager Maria C. Fleischmann; reporters Bill Affholter, Skip Card, Kathy Kohler, Ira McCloud, Phil Musickant, Dave E. Poindexter, Sue L. Sholin, Robert M. Walker, David Webster; photographers Dale Carter, Frances Fleischmann; business and advertising manager Thomas G. Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk. -
The Collegiate Challenge - November 6, 1981Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 5 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on a Trustee Day on Campus event; the Instructional Resource Center (with numerous photos); Veteran's Day; the United Way fund drive reaching its goal; an upcoming blood drive; an upcoming seminar on selecting and using computer systems and programming; smoking being banned in the student lounge; men's soccer team members Mark Berry, Valtyr Jonsson; the women's volleyball team losses to Clark and Centralia; science and horticulture instructor Frank Witt; a new undergraduate application fee for several state universities. Also includes opinion/editorial pieces on a Board meeting takeover of the student lounge, the Asarco smelter, manipulation of the press; letters to the editor recounting the Great Depression in Tacoma, criticizing the Challenge; comics and illustrations; ads and classified ads; film review of Gallipoli; late score for men's soccer game. Announcements include geology instructor Jack Hyde winning reelection to the Tacoma City Council; available scholarships; upcoming University of Puget Sound concerts including the Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band; a concert by classical Spanish guitarist Ron Hudson; additional prizes for the Outstanding Service to Students Awards; winter registration dates; the Commencement Bay Jazz Society concert series; campus visits by the IRS, St. Martin's College, Northwest Christian College, Pacific Lutheran University, and the University of Washington representatives; a resume writing workshop; summer jobs at Mt. Rainier National Park. Staff credits: editor Rita C. Fleischmann; photography editor Paul A. Petrinovich; sports editor Sean P. G. Hummel; campus editor Loren Aikens; assistant to the the editor and arts and entertainment Scott R. Peterson; copy editor Terry Ross; editorial editor Howard Harnett; distribution manager Maria C. Fleischmann; reporters Bill Affholter, Skip Card, Kathy Kohler, Ira McCloud, Phil Musickant, Dave E. Poindexter, Sue L. Sholin, Robert M. Walker, David Webster; photographers Dale Carter, Frances Fleischmann; business and advertising manager Thomas G. Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk. -
The Collegiate Challenge - October 30, 1981Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 5 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on Dr. Devon Edrington's listening-language lab and unique audio program; the history of Halloween; the Washington Federation of Teachers' "Save Our Colleges" campaign; health education Peter Vennewitz speaking at Tacoma Planned Parenthood on improving sex education and family planning information access; Tacoma mayor candidates Doug Sutherland and Phil Schroeder speaking on campus; athletic director Phyllis Templin on the recommendations of the sports program task force, effects of budget cuts; the soccer team being undefeated in the league; Tacoma sporting goods store The Heel donating jerseys to the cross country team; the women's volleyball team winning against Grays Harbor; Pierce County Planned Parenthood services; the Tutorial Center and budget cut effects; "Tell It to the President" quarterly forums for students; the upcoming Olympia Little Theatre production of Time Out for Ginger. Also includes ads, classified ads, jobs; opinion pieces on the Asarco smelter and pollution laws, Tacoma mayor candidates Doug Sutherland and Phil Schroeder; correction to a previous issue's story on a former cafeteria worker; review of the Tacoma Little Theater production of The Royal Family; photo promoting the upcoming performance by the Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band; film review of Rich and Famous; weekly sports calendar; a soccer match late result ending the team's reported undefeated record; a satirical story on student "Wifflesnort F. Vanfeeblebeseter" and his attempts to discuss the budget with the governor; illustrations; announcement of a special exhibit on Albert Einstein in the library. Staff credits: editor Rita Fleischmann; photography editor Paul A. Petrinovich; sports editor Sean P.G. Hummel; campus editor Loren Aikins; assistant to the editor and arts and entertainment Scott R. Peterson; copy editor Terry Ross; editorial editor Howard Harnett; distribution manager Maria C. Fleischmann; reporters Bill Affholter, Skip Card, Marcy McPherson, Ira McCloud, Phil Musickant, Sue L. Sholin, Robert M. Walker, David Webster; photographers Dale Carter, Frances Fleischmann; business and advertising manager Thomas G. Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk. -
The Collegiate Challenge - October 23, 1981Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 4 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on geology instructor and City Council member Jack Hyde; father and son George McMullen and Pat McMullen both serving on the student senate; new quarterly staff and faculty awards for student service; model Brie Eklin; the upcoming Tacoma Concert Band premiere; the Rolling Stones concert in Seattle; men's soccer team news, including tie with Ft. Steilacoom and win against Edmonds, profiles of players Bob Kanigan, Alan Velasquez; the women's volleyball team losses to Green River and Ft. Steilacoom; Director of Choral Activities Gene Nelson planning a Christmas musical extravaganza; a new Drop-In Writing Lab. Also includes opinion/editorial pieces on the student senate, CPR; a clarification on cut courses mentioned in the previous issue; comics; review of the recital by pianist Clive Swansbourne; jobs; review of the Rolling Stones concert; ads and classified ads; weekly sports calendar; late score for men's soccer against Skagit Valley. Announcements include open student government positions; a job interviewing skills workshop; upcoming visits by representatives from Evergreen State College, Pacific Lutheran University. Staff credits: editor Rita C. Fleischmann; photography editor Paul A. Petrinovich; sports editor Sean P. G. Hummel; campus editor Loren Aikens; assistant to the the editor and arts and entertainment Scott R. Peterson; copy editor Terry Ross; editorial editor Howard Harnett; distribution manager Maria C. Fleischmann; reporters Bill Affholter, Skip Card, Kathy Kohler, Ira McCloud, Phil Musickant, Dave E. Poindexter, Sue L. Sholin, Robert M. Walker, David Webster; photographers Dale Carter, Frances Fleischmann; business and advertising manager Thomas G. Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk. -
The Collegiate Challenge - October 16, 1981Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 3 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on program and course cuts due to the budget; 1981 Queen of the Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival and TCC student Cindy Kovalenko; the Jazz Ensemble and its potential elimination; men's soccer team news, including profiles on members Gary Thomas and Brett Kissler, tie with Bellevue, win against Shoreline; Tacoma bus driver Ralph Chandler; the United Way fund drive office chair race; campus bathroom renovations. Also includes opinion piece on campus bathroom remodels; photo essay on the Odyssey Racing go-cart track; jobs; ads; review of the Tacoma Actors Guild production of That Championship Season; humorous illustration of a Rolling Stones concert ticket; film review of The Kinky Coaches and the Pom-Pom Pussycats; book review of Starving in the Shadow of Plenty by Loretta Schartz-Nobel; weekly sports calendar; humorous story of student Wifflesnort F. Vanfeeblbester; comics; classified ads. Announcements include graduation application deadlines; the election of anthropology and sociology instructor Bob Adams to the Ballet Tacoma board of directors; the Washington Federation of Teachers organized "Save Our Colleges" campaign; reduced Counseling Center hours; baseball tryouts. Staff credits: editor Rita C. Fleischmann; photography editor Paul A. Petrinovich; sports editor Sean P. G. Hummel; campus editor Loren Aikens; assistant to the the editor and arts and entertainment Scott R. Peterson; copy editor Terry Ross; editorial editor Howard Harnett; distribution manager Maria C. Fleischmann; reporters Bill Affholter, Skip Card, Kathy Kohler, Ira McCloud, Phil Musickant, Dave E. Poindexter, Sue L. Sholin, Robert M. Walker, David Webster; photographers Dale Carter, Frances Fleischmann; business and advertising manager Thomas G. Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk. -
The Collegiate Challenge - October 9, 1981Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is numbered volume 18, number 2 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the student senate approving setting aside emergency funds from the activities budget for the college operating budget; the construction of a new on-campus child care center; campus and city flooding from a rainstorm; major state budget cuts effects on enrollment; the men's soccer team, including profiles on co-captains John Knox and Mike Reynolds; fall quarter intramural activities; women's volleyball team losses to Clark and Centralia colleges; TCC student body demographics; the dedication of the Peninsula-Gig Harbor learning center; the Career Information Center and its resources; the United Way Fund Drive; student groups organized for the year. Also includes opinion pieces on women in the military, working as an x-ray technician; letter to the editor responding to the previous issue's editorial on Reagan economics; a photo of a "letter" (written on a piece of furniture) to the editor responding to a previous issue's article on punks; photo of student president David Johnson, with the news that the student government offices will move; jobs; ads; film reviews of Mommie Dearest and Continental Divide; weekly sports calendar; men's soccer schedule; women's volleyball schedule; late score for the Bellevue / TCC soccer game; a narrative story about relationships; classified ads. Announcements include call for a student government secretary; the new Challenge office; "Voyage" television course on career and life planning; the upcoming Tacoma Little Theatre season; the Tacoma Second City Chamber Series concerts; the Tacoma Actors Guild season and production of That Championship Season; baseball tryouts; call for women's volleyball team players; work study tutoring positions with the Tacoma Public School District. Staff credits: editor Rita Fleischmann; copy editor Terry Ross; editorial editor Howard Harnett; arts editor Scott R. Peterson; campus editor Loren Aikens; sports editor Sean Hummel; distribution Maria C. Fleischmann; photo editor Paul A. Petrinovich; business and advertising Thomas G. Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Bill Affholter, Skip Card, Kathy Kohler, Ira McCloud, Phil Musickant, Sue L. Sholin, Robert M. Walker, David Webster; photographers Dale Carter, Frances Fleischmann. -
The Collegiate Challenge - October 2, 1981Student newspaper of the Tacoma Community College. This issue is volume 18, number 1 and is eight pages. This issue contains stories on the Board approving major budget cuts; future Pierce Transit fare increases but also new routes and shelters; the student government and open positions; Fleischmann family members on the Challenge staff; the new TCC administrative structure; the new upcoming "In Concert" evening music series; the men's soccer team and recent non-league play; the unofficial cross country team; the women's volleyball team practice game loss to Highline; the golf team and need for more players; the upcoming 1981-82 Artists and Lecture Series; campus accessibility improvements and art and music department remodels; cafeteria improvements; new TV courses. Also includes opinion pieces on Reagan economics, working as an x-ray technician; illustrations; letter to the editor requesting penpals; job corner; ads, including a full page ad for the concert by pianist Clive Swansbourne; review of the Summer Arts Workshop production of Annie Get Your Gun; review of the 3D movie Coming' At Ya; weekly sports calendar; classified ads; photo of painter Glenn Prosser painting "wallgraphics" in the cafeteria. Announcements include the Challenge moving to a new office; open call for letters to the editor; Student Employment Office services; call for women's volleyball team players; baseball tryouts; a TCC bookstore sale. Staff credits: editor Rita Fleischmann; assistant editor Barbara Hobby; copy editor Terry Ross; editorial editor Howard Harnett; arts editor Scott R. Peterson; campus editor Loren Aikens; sports editors Allen Carter, Sean Hummel; distribution Maria C. Fleischmann; photo editor Paul A. Petrinovich; business and advertising Thomas G. Racosky; advisor Ila Zbaraschuk; reporters Bill Affholter, Skip Card, Kathy Kohler, Ira McCloud, Phil Musickant, Sue L. Sholin, Robert M. Walker, David Webster; photographers Dale Carter, Frances Fleischmann. -
Student International CookbookThis multilingual cookbook was compiled by the TCC International Students Organization in 1978, and features recipes by students from Austria, China, France, Germany, Iran, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Lebanon, Mexico, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Thailand, USA, USSR, and Vietnam. Each recipe is presented bilingually, in English and in the student's native language. -
Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees - March 20, 198065-page packet for the regular meeting of the Tacoma Community College Board of Trustees, March 30, 1980. Contains agenda, minutes, and attachments. Agenda includes call to order; approval of agenda and previous minutes; guest and presentation introductions; resolutions honoring Larry Putnam, Darrell Gray, John Meacham, Joe Palmquist, Clem O'Neil; old business; academic employee tenure recommendations; leave of absence extension request; amendments to 1979-80 operating budget; monthly Instructional Services report; correspondence; citizen remarks; trustee remarks, with commemorative resolution posthumously honoring John H. Binns; executive session; action items; next meeting information; adjourn. Attachments include recommendation to approve previous minutes; notice of commemorative resolutions, resolutions thanking McNeil Island Penitentiary Warden Lawrence R. Putnam, Acting Warden Darrell D. Grey, Associate Warden for Programs John A. Meacham, Supervisor of Education Joseph S. Palmquist, College Coordinator Clement J. O'Neill for their service; recommendation to concur with the Tenure Review Committee tenure recommendations; notice of academic employee professional leave recommendations being covered in the March 18 executive session; recommendation to approve Lloyd Berntson's request for a leave extension; recommendation to approve the amendment to the 1979-80 operating budget, with attached revisions; monthly Instructional Services report; correspondence cover sheet, letter to Ruth Binns inviting her to the Board meeting where they will honor John Binns for his service to TCC, letter from Leola Davidson thanking TCC staff for their work during the National League for Nursing Associate Degree accreditation process, letter from student praising Lynn Schlick's poetry and fiction class; letter from Representative Norman Dicks thanking Tanya Brunke for meeting with him at a women in business and professions luncheon, memo from Frank Dippolito regarding art facilities improvements, letter from center Operations Manager Andy Bergman commending George Rother's classes at the South End Neighborhood Center, letter from Bethel Senior High School Vocational Counselor Donald Russell thanking Marion Miller for her participation in their Careers Ahead program, memo from R. E. Johnston praising the grounds maintenance staff's assistance, letter from Roy Flores thanking Phil Griffin for a slide presentation, letter from TCC President Larry Stevens thanking student senator David Halvorson for his work, letters from the state Council for Postsecondary Education regarding revisions of a standards of progress statement for the purposes of veterans education, letter from Representative Norman Dicks regarding President Stevens' feedback on new financial aid funding processes, letters from Senator Marcus Gaspard and Lieutenant Governor John Cherberg responding to Stevens' opposition to House Bill 1553; multiple letters regarding the new Department of Education and Stevens' advocacy for a community colleges unit within the department, Governor's executive order on minority and women's business enterprise utilization, letter from the Tacoma Area Chamber of Commerce notifying Stevens of his election to their Board; recommendation to adopt commemorative resolution on John Binns, resolution posthumously honoring John Binns' service to TCC. -
Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees - May 24, 1979234-page packet for the regular meeting of the Tacoma Community College Board of Trustees, May 24, 1979. Contains agenda, minutes, and attachments. Agenda includes call to order; approval of agenda and previous minutes; guest and presentation introductions; old business including student government constitution ratification and related resolution, affirmative action plan approval; professional development request from Ed Zimmerman; Bookstore and Food Services budget and Student Services and Activities Fee budget for study; monthly Instructional Services, Student Services reports; correspondence; citizen remarks; trustee remarks; next meeting information; adjourn. Attachments include 62-page booklet entitled "Fluid Power Technician Program: A Proposal"; 69-page booklet entitled "Energy Management/Use Technician Program"; recommendation to approve previous minutes; recommendation to approve and ratify the new Associated Students constitution, resolution ratifying the constitution; recommendation to approve the revised Affirmative Action Program; recommendation to approve Ed Zimmerman's professional development request; recommendation to accept for study the Bookstore and Food Services budgets, with 1979-80 Budgets for Auxiliary Services (Bookstore and Food Services); recommendation to accept for study the Associated Students budget, with Associated Students Services and Activities Budget for 1979-80; monthly Instructional Services report, with new courses; monthly Student Services report; correspondence cover sheet, letter from Major Richard D. Papineau thanking Joseph Kosai for speaking at the Fort Lewis Unit Equal Opportunity Seminar and Management Course, letter from Captain R. L. Fluetsch thanking Joseph Kosai for attending the U.S. Air Force Academy Educator Airlift briefing, letter from Continuing Education and Community Services Associate Dean Tanya A. Brunke thanking faculty Richard Spangler for their meeting to provide services to Vista Village residents, letter from State Board for Community College Education Associate Director to Ron Magden thanking him for hosting the AACJC television project, letter from the Exchange Club of Tacoma donating bleacher seats for the Sam Minnitti Playfield. -
Special meeting of the Board of Trustees - November 22, 197737-page packet for the special meeting of the Tacoma Community College Board of Trustees, November 22, 1977. Contains agenda, minutes, and attachments. Agenda includes board study session; executive session; open meeting call to order; approval of agenda and previous minutes; study acceptance of the Long Range Planning Commission report; old business; classified personnel holiday schedule variance; resolution on federal surplus property acquisition; monthly Educational Services report; monthly Continuing Education and Community Services report; EDA projects status report; educational planning and budget calendar; correspondence; citizen remarks; trustee remarks; next meeting information; adjourn. Attachments include resolution to acquire federal surplus property; recommendation to approve previous minutes; recommendation to accept the TCC Long Range Planning Commission report for review and study; recommendation to adopt the classified personnel holiday schedule variance, with calendar; recommendation to approve resolution on federal surplus property; monthly Educational Services report, with new courses; monthly Continuing Education and Community Services report, with enrollments; notice of EDA project information and educational planning and budget calendar to be shared at the next study session; correspondence cover sheet, Governor executive order on state expenditure reduction, letter from the State Board for Community College Education (SBCCE) regarding federal funds for physical education facilities, memo from Carolyn Anderson regarding TCC Medical Records Technician (MRT) graduates accreditation exam results, letter to Governor Dixy Lee Ray from Occupational Education Associate Dean Lorraine Stephan regarding the TCC "State of the Industry" energy study, letter from the Servicemen's Opportunity Colleges granting TCC membership in their Associate Degree Program Network, letter from the city of Tacoma commending Jack Hyde for his service on the Planning Commission, letter from Highline Community College President thanking TCC for Ronald Magden's service on a evaluation team visit to Linn-Benton Community College, letter from McNeil Penitentiary Education Supervisor J. S. Palmquist regarding the McNeil Island Art Show, letter from NCCR Conference Chair Larry Romine thanking TCC President Larry Stevens for his presentation. -
Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees - April 28, 197767-page packet for the regular meeting of the Tacoma Community College Board of Trustees, April 28, 1977. Contains agenda, minutes, and attachments. Agenda includes board luncheon; executive session on personnel and property; open meeting call to order; approval of previous minutes; presentations of Miss Laurie Nelson, Lee Schmidlap, the Show-Pop Choir, Ronald Magden; resolution honoring Robert Yamashita; correspondence; reports on Instructional Services, Student Services, Continuing Education and Community Services, Business Services and Planning; old business including the State Environmental Policy Act, board policy amendments; parking and traffic rules; citizen remarks; trustee remarks; next meeting information; adjourn. Attachments include the State Environmental Policy Act Rules; resolution approving Board Policy Manual amendments, with copy of policy section; Parking and Traffic Rules and Regulations; resolution commending Trustee Robert Yamashita for his service; recommendation to approve previous minutes; Social and Behavioral Science Division report, with departments, faculty profiles, enrollment; correspondence cover sheet, letter from the State Board for Community College Education commending Bob Rhule's work on the Course Coding Committee, letter from the Miss Pierce County Scholarship Pageant Board commending security for the pageant, letter from Tahoma Audubon Society thanking TCC for meeting space, letter from Administrative Services Dean Carl Brown to Lee Schmidlap thanking him for apprehending a campus vandal, letter from Tacoma TASC (Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime) asking for support; invoice for public service announcements from King Broadcasting Company; monthly Instructional Services report, including new courses; monthly Student Services report; Fall Quarter Student Activities report; monthly Continuing Education and Community Services report, with detailed enrollments; monthly Business Services and Planning report; document describing compliance work for the State Environmental Policy Act. -
Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees - February 24, 197735-page packet for the regular meeting of the Tacoma Community College Board of Trustees, February 24, 1977. Contains agenda, minutes, and attachments. Agenda includes board luncheon; executive session on personnel and property; open meeting call to order; approval of previous minutes; correspondence; reports on Instructional Services, Student Services; unfinished business; tenure for probationary faculty; citizen remarks; trustee remarks; next meeting information; adjourn. Amendments to the agenda include a college student services presentation, the Energy Conservation Committee, and a resolution endorsing the Tacoma Public Schools levy. Attachments include resolution endorsing the Tacoma Public Schools special levy and bond issue; recommendation to approve previous minutes; correspondence cover sheet, letter from the Tacoma Area Chamber of Commerce thanking TCC for their investment, letter from the Greater Tacoma Sweet Adelines choral group thanking TCC for practice space; monthly Instructional Services report; "Tacoma Community College Students: A Narrative Report" student profile from Student Services, with demographic data in appendices; tenure recommendations for probationary faculty members. -
Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees - August 28, 197549-page packet for the regular meeting of the Tacoma Community College Board of Trustees, August 28, 1975. Contains agenda, minutes, and attachments. Agenda includes call to order; roll call; approval of previous minutes; correspondence; reports on personnel and affirmative action, budget status, and from the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE), TCC Federation of Teachers (TCCFT), Instruction, Student Services, student government; unfinished business; resolutions on fees, commendation of Frank Mitchell, and authorization of the president to enter contracts; audience comments; trustee comments; information; adjournment. Attachments include letter accompanying Crown Zellerbach Foundation Scholarships for TCC students; allocation letter for the Law Enforcement Education Program (LEEP); memo from Carl Brown regarding the TCC and Metropolitan Development Council Cultural Program for African-American heritage, with program prospectus; monthly Instruction report, forwarding the Resource Center annual report and McNeil Island academic program tentative schedule; summer quarter Student Programs report; summer quarter Counseling report; page noting that the student government report will "go out with the late mailing August 22"; 1974-75 fiscal year financial reports and accompanying memo from Business Manager Jim Call, including summary of budget and expenditures by funds, budget and expenditure comparisons report, estimated revenue and actual revenue comparisons report, contingency minor capital fund status, local building fund status, profit and loss statements for the bookstore, print shop, motor pool, and food service; resolution approving a student materials fee; resolution commending Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds Frank Mitchell for his service, with memo from Frank Mitchell regarding medical leave and resignation; resolution authorizing the president to enter employment contracts. -
Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees - April 24, 197552-page packet for the regular meeting of the Tacoma Community College Board of Trustees, April 24, 1975. Contains agenda, minutes, and attachments. Final agenda includes call to order; roll call; approval of previous minutes; correspondence; reports on personnel and affirmative action, budget status, the presidential search, and from the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE), TCC Federation of Teachers (TCCFT), Instruction, Student Services, student government; unfinished business; new business; audience comments; trustee comments; information; adjournment. Attachments include letter from the Tacoma Fire Department regarding a recent inspection; letter from the Superintendent of Public Instruction regarding TCC's allocation for adult basic education; letter from the Appropriations Committee Chair regarding community college budgeting; letter regarding work study fund allocations; Citizen's Affirmative Action Council brochure entitled "The Land of Opportunity: Fact or Folklore, 1776...1977" on a seminar series and accompanying letter; thank you letter from the Pierce County March of Dimes chapter for participation in the 1975 walk-a-thon; commendation letter from Board Chair Robert Yamashita to Admissions and Records Officer Joseph Kosai regarding the proposal for a systemwide Student Information System, letter of thanks from Washington State Data Processing Authority Executive Director regarding Kosai's assistance; memos from the State Board for Community College Education (SBCCE) regarding budget materials; letter from Oakbrook Golf & Country Club President confirming approval of the TCC golf team's use of their facilities; letter regarding the upcoming Trustees' Association for Community Colleges annual meeting; memos regarding data processing service center rates; SBCCE memo on allocations for faculty and exempt employee salary increases, with computation chart; letter from McNeil Island Penitentiary Supervisor of Education J. S. Palmquist regarding McNeil TCC students receiving Student Activity Funds; monthly Instruction report; supplemental faculty; financial reports including estimate and actual revenue comparisons, budget and expenditure comparisons, contingency minor capital fund status, local building fund status, personal contracts by program, travel, Print Shop profit and loss statement, Food Service operating statement, Central Stores profit and loss; TCC Board roster. -
Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees - January 24, 197445-page packet for the special meeting of the Tacoma Community College Board of Trustees, January 24, 1974. Contains agenda, minutes, and attachments. Agenda includes call to order; roll call; approval of previous minutes; correspondence; reports on Friends of the Library, Enrollment, administrative organization, plan progress for operating within allocation limits; unfinished business on resolution regarding administrative annual vacation; resolutions regarding the academic calendar, capital projects, parking fees, catalog revisions, tuition adjustments, a student union building; Gerald Vaughan resignation; audience comments; trustee comments; information; adjournment. Attachments include a letter from the State Board for Community College Education (SBCCE) to Governor Dan Evans regarding community college funding; letter inviting TCC President Thornton Ford to the University-Community College Conference; memo from Admissions and Records Office Joe Kosai regarding Winter 1974 enrollments; monthly Instructional report; list of Winter part-time academic employees and part-time academic employee demographics; Fall 1973 library media statistical summary; memo from President Ford regarding operating within the state budget allocation; memo from Richard Falk regarding the student proposal on a child day care program; resolution adopting the 1974-75 academic calendar and attached calendar; resolution requesting that the SBCCE approve a TCC capital project and attached Occupational Education Facility Project outline; resolution authorizing parking fees; resolution approving the 1974-75 catalog; resolution supporting the Associated Students in their efforts to maintain student fees at current levels, accompanying memo from Robert Lathrop regarding the proposed community college fee change; resolution endorsing efforts toward obtaining funds for a student union building; letter of resignation from Gerald Vaughan. -
Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees - March 23, 197253-page packet for the regular meeting of the Tacoma Community College Board of Trustees, March 23, 1972. Contains agenda, minutes, and attachments. Revised agenda includes roll call; approval of previous minutes; correspondence; unfinished business regarding a resolution recognizing TCC Federation of Teachers (TCCFT) as the academic employee bargaining agent, a review of the budget allocation process, faculty tenure committee recommendations, resolution on leave of absence, resolution on president notice to employees; supplementary faculty appointments; resolutions on Board Chair and Vice Chair elections, authorizing the president to enter into agreements, authorizing the administration to pursue discontinuance of fire insurance, amending codes regarding civil service personnel, designating appointing authorities, regarding sabbatical leave, regarding parking lot lighting; reports from the student body, WACCSG, TCC Association, TCC Staff Association, Student Services, Instruction, Community Services, Occupational Education, Instructional Resource Center, Administrative Services, Planning and Program Development, the president; trustee comments; information. Attachments include letter from Eastern Washington State College regarding TCC Associate degrees transfer policies and accompanying general education for transfers document; letter from Pacific Lutheran University regarding transfers; retirement letter from Rogene Ragsdale; letter continuing approval of the Medical Record Technology Program; letter certifying the election results for the TCC academic employees bargaining agent; resolution recognizing the TCC Federation of Teachers (TCCFT) as the academic employee representing organization; resolution approving recommended faculty for tenure; resolution approving leave of absence for Sheldon Gilman; resolution regarding the president's notification of non-renewal to employees; resolution authorizing the president to enter into agreements with part-time candidates; supplementary faculty recommendations and biographical sketches; resolution on the election of Dewey Tuggle as Chair and Donald Anderson as Vice Chair of the Board; resolution authorizing the president to enter into agreements with the Youth Contact Foundation and the Central Employment Agency for instructional services; resolution directing the administration to seek approval for discontinuance of certain fire insurance policies; State Board For Community College Education resolution regarding capital projects requests; letter regarding the state self-insurance program for state-owned buildings; two resolutions regarding certain personnel actions; resolution granting sabbatical leave to Morris Skagen, memo from Skagen requesting leave, memo from Doreen Amoroso endorsing his sabbatical proposal; resolution accepting the McWik Electric Company bid to install parking lot lighting, list of bids; catalog statement regarding TCC Associate degree acceptance at four-year colleges.