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PhotoThe Student Union offers a variety ofstudent hangouts and study areas witha cafeteria and a stage forperformances.
Student Union opens doors
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continue to register."[For Highline]Ithink it's a
combination ofmany many dif-ferent things," said Riverman.She cited the raise in tuition andthe Pacific Highway construc-tion as twopossible reasons.
"Isee it as a larger trend,"said student Chris Dillon."Young people just seem moreand more disinterested inschoolthese days."
KrisBetker, communicationsdirector for the state HigherEdu-cation Coordinating Board said,enrollment for both four yearuniversities and private collegesare up, which leaves communityand technical colleges searchingfor answers. The State Board ofCommunity and Technical Col-leges is currently surveying theregistrars, trying to gauge whyenrollment is down.
The Reach Out and TouchSomeone Campaign by 22Highline employees called andmailed students who had reg-istered for Fall Quarter but notwinter and those whohad takenthe COMPASS assessment infallbut not registered.
"The goals of the campaignwere twofold: We wanted toencourage students to come andregister and we also wanted to
willbe the trend all year," saidBecky Riverman, AssociateDean ofEnrollment.
Compared with Winter '04,enrollment is down by approxi-mately 10 percentage, agap thatRiverman hopes to close by theend of this week as students
tive Breakfast held on Jan. 6, The average cost a full time leges. The budget allows for _and the state's biennial budget student pays at Highline is 3,633 new openings forstudents 'union, Page 12
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Winter Quarter enrollmentnumbers, as with fall, remaindown from this time last year,but were bolstered inpart thanksto a staff campaign to contactstudents.
"[Enrollment] at all but threeof the community and technicalcolleges were down fallquarterand Iwould assume that that
tuition next year."There will be tuition in-
creases, hopefully with clearjustification," said State Rep.Skip Priest, R-Federal Way.
Priest spoke at the annualStudent Government Legisla-
Students willpay more for
STAFF REPORTER tion.Washington State's $1.6 bil-
lion budget shortfall and theprojected increase in the numberof students who willbe apply-ing for admittance to area col-leges willmake itharder for thestate topick up the tab. More ofthe cost willbe passed on to thestudents.
was a major topic of conversa-
As a result, Highline has theauthorization to raise tuitionrates as much as 9 percent toincrease the school's ability toenroll more students.
The budget shortfall means
in the state's 34 community andtechnical colleges over a two-year period. The board wanted5,000.
plied by the state.Governor Gary Locke's bud-
get falls short of the resourcesrequested by the State Board forCommunity and Technical Col-
$1,982. The tuition and feesstudents pay at Highline andother community and technicalcolleges only cover one third ofthe cost of the education. Therest of the funds have to be sup-
Enrollmentdown; causeis unknownBy Quentin Taminhart
HlGHLINE
is likely to rise againTuitionBy Micah Dill
January 13, 2005 Volume 44 Issue 12 Community College
RARY'I1'I1 HIGHLINE COLLEGE LIThe Thunderworjt
See Numbers, Page 12See Union, Page 12
STAFF REPORTER
The opening of the StudentUnion has drawn mostly posi-tivefeedback despite a few bugstobe worked out.
Jonathan Brown, associatedean of Student Programs, saidhe is extremely pleased withtheStudent Union despite the factmany things remain tobe doneinside the building before it isfully operational, '\..we feltthat we were more ready thannot,"Brown said.
to be," said Mrs.Roney."Idon't mind downstairs be-
ing closed, itdoesn't affect me.
no microwave," she said.Evening students Graham
and Kathleen Roney, who sit to-gether at a table study for theirnight class, seem to be verypleased withthe new building.
"Compared to what itused tobe, it's fantastic. It's a five-starhotel compared to what itused
low-salt diets, and bring home-made soup from home, there's
Morrow.Morrow, who attends both
day and evening classes, ex-pressed her frustrations forthose students who are on diets."For those who are on low-carb,
Mohamed was joined by afellow classmate Omer Hoezic,who said "...I hear that it's agreat place to meet chicks."
While many day studentswere nothing but pleased withthe new facility, there were somefrustrated students as well.
"There's no place to heatanything," said student Karen
programs is great,"Principe Guity, a student,quietly studied by himself at
a table across from the UnionCafe located on the firstfloor ofthe new building.
Wearing a black knit cap anddark sweats, enjoying chickenringers and fries, he took a sec-ond to comment on the newbuilding "It'sbeautiful, modern,and up to date," Guity said. "Itis a nice change from the tent.We needed a change, and this,this is it."
In the Fireside Bistro, Za-karia Mohamed said, "The newplace upstairs, for the student
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Learn how to create an ef-fective resume at a free careerworkshop on Thursday, Jan. 20from 12:10 to 1p.m. inBuilding30, room 318.
The session willcover theessentials of organizing a win-ning document. There is a 25seat limit. Bring in your owndiskette ifyou wish to save your
Tsunami fundstill accepting
cepted.The money willbe split be-
tween the Red Cross and MercyCorps.
Donations given before Jan.
Professor Tracy Brigham'sGlobal Health Issues class ishosting a fund-raiser for the tsu-nami disaster relief.
The team is still in needof good prizes for an upcom-ing auction on Friday, Jan. 21.Prizes will be accepted untilWednesday, Jan. 19.
Some businesses have donat-ed prizes such as movie passes,gym memberships, giftbaskets,gift certificates, dental clean-ings, artwork, and weekendcabins.
Cash donations are also ac-
Early College tovisit campus
Some ofBrigham's studentsare helping raise funds by auc-tioning themselves off to fac-ulty and staff as laborers. Thesestudents will volunteer variousamounts ofhours tohelp.For more information, contactTracy Brigham at 206-878-3710, ext. 3449 or e-mail [email protected].
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and observe orparticipate.Puget Sound Early Col-
lege allows high school juniorsand seniors to earn both a highschool diploma and associate ofarts degree simultaneously, tu-ition-free.
For more information con-tact Suzanne Sittner at 206-870-3757, ext. 4011.
The students and faculty ofPuget Sound Early College willgather for acommunity meetingon Friday, Jan. 14. at noon inBuilding 26, room 213.
Students are invited to attend
Social Securityis Town topic
room 121.Professor Jim Glennon sug-
gests researching the Social Se-curity plan before coming to themeeting in order to be familiarwith the proposal such as visit-
President Bush's proposedSocial Security plan willbe themain focus for the first TownMeeting of the quarter todayfrom 1 to 2 p.m. inBuilding 26,
to further their education.Today, WAVE recipients are
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was tuition-based.Since its beginning in 1984,
WAVE funding has enabled al-most 3,000 Washington students
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For more information, con-tact Denny Steussy at (206)878-3710 ext.3534.
Students can learn how tobe successful at Highline by at-tending the Ultimate HighlineSurvival Challenge Game Showworkshop today from noon to
12:50 p.m. inBuilding 7.The session is an interactive
survival and challenge type ofgame to help introduce studentsto some key policies, proce-dures, and resources on cam-
who are 20 to 30 years ofage.For more information, con-
tact Jim Glennon at 206-878-3710, ext. 3116.
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posal were also published in theSeattle Times and the Seattle
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More details about the awardand an application form areavailable at www.wtb.wa.gov/
Applications are now beingaccepted for the WashingtonAward for Vocational Excel-lence (WAVE).The closing date
BLOTTER
Moines Police Department.A black Eddie Bauer back-
pack was stolen frominfront ofthe bookstore on Jan. 10.
Acomputer was stolen off ofa highline mobile computer sta-tion inBuilding 26 on Jan. 7.
A woman's purse was stolenfom Building9 between 10 and10:30 am on Jan. 6.
AFord pickup belonging to aHighline employee was brokeninto and some items were re-ported stolen on Dec. 14.
Avehicle was stolen from thenorth lot on Jan. 10. Apolicereport was filed with the Des
Thefts range insize
Vandals leave mark
Jan. 10.Graffiti was also found in
the fourth and fifth floor men'srooms inBuilding 25 on Jan. 7.
Graffiti was reported in themen's restroom inBuilding 3 on
Cars collideinEast lot
Awoman's car was struck byanother vehicle in the east lotonJan. 10. The driver of the sec-ond vehicle was tracked downand neither car sustained muchdamage.
There was a fender benderin the east parking lot on Jan.4. The two students exchangedinsurance information and wenton their ways.
Property Found
A brown wallet was foundin Building 6 on Jan. 3.
A Palm Pilot was found inBuilding 30 onJan. 7.
A leather coat was found inBuilding 2 on Jan. 11:
Awatch was found inBuild-ing 30 on Jan^ 11.
If the winter weather closescampus you can find out atwww.schoolreport.org or bylistening to the school closurereports on television and radionews broadcasts.
Crime tipof the week
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to campus."It's an opportunity that stu-
dents would normally have topay to get access too," said Bar-bara Clinton, speech and honorscoordinator for Highline
Colloquy means conversa-tion; students can speak to thelecturer and get feedback.
Anyone interested is encour-
how to open doors.Opening Doors is the theme
for the colloquy, which brings aseries of distinguished speakers
This quarter Honors Collo-quy will try to show students
STAFF REPORTER
meet," said Clinton.Clinton is the head of the
Honors Program and says thatthis quarter's colloquy willbeenriching and encouraging to all
you take tomake doors open."It's a chance tonetwork with
important people that student'sdon't usually have the chance to
Clinton choic-es that
personal story.Colloquy presentations are
open to the public and are everyWednesday from noon to 1p.m.inBuilding 7.
He was a 2004 graduate ofGon-zaga Law School and a gradu-ate ofHighline in 1999. He willtell his perspective ab out thedifference of being "poor" and"broke" and how that differenceopens doors.
Julie Villegas is the associ-ate director of the University ofWashington Honors Program.She is a Latino and is the firstperson inher family to go to col-lege. She has a Ph.D. inEnglishand willbe coming to tell her
students.Anyone can go to these semi-
nars; everyone is invited topar-ticipate.
To receive credit for attend-ing the seminars students havetobe enrolled inHonors 101 orHumanities 101.
Dr. Raybum Lewis will becoming on Jan. 19 for MartinLuther King Day. Dr. Lewisis the chief of staff at SwedishHospital; he is one of the fewAfrican Americans in that posi-tion. .
Matthew Hale will be tell-inghis story on Jan. 26. He is apracticing attorney, and a mem-ber ofthe Washington State Bar.
Colloquy strives to open new doorsBy Michelle Ericksen
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bate.The debate willbe about race
in the 21st century and the beststrategies for achieving racial
the issues of the current histori-cal moment.
Later on at 11 a.m. inBuild-ing 7 there willbe "Integrationvs. Separation as a Strategy forAchieving Racial Equality" de-
studentsKing week to provide wake-up call for
ByOlga Khryukin
Speakers,debates, andmusic plannedfor MLKweek
Gullifordand Professor JohnPfeffer conduct an experiment.
front row.The combustion wave
ematicai laws. wigmine geoiogy proiessoi
But students should study Dr.Eric Baer, organizer of Sci-science, even ifit's outside their ence Seminar, said the chemis-majors, ifonly for the experi- try show has become an annual
Photos by Mary Raab
Professor Katie Gulliforddisplays the wonders ofchemistry at the
firstScience Seminar ofWinter Quarter.and taking something that has ence. You use and see scienceno mathematic sequence and everyday, whether in the newsapplying them to certain math- or there out in the community,ematical laws. Hiehline geoloav professor
withregular exhaled air.Silence and eagerness filled
the auditorium. The firstballoonmade a regular popping sound.
Then chemistry professorJohn Pfeffer approached thesecond one, which was filledwithpure oxygen. When the firehit the balloon there was a boomsimilar to a firework.
The third balloon was filledwith pure hydrogen, which ex-ploded in to a big flame. On thefourth balloon, Pfeffer warnedthe audience to cover their ears.It was filled with a mixture ofhydrogen and helium. The in-stant the fire melted the end ofthe balloon, it sounded like anM-80 went off10 feet from the
Four littleballoons, each onefilled with a different chemicalgas. The chemist litthe extendedmatch, slowly approaching thefirst balloon, which was filled
hit the crowd and the audiencewas leftstaring inawe.
Approximately 130 peoplecame to the first Science Semi-nar of 2005, the second annualChemistry Show.
Professors John Pfeffer andKatie Gulliford demonstratedmany entertaining aspects ofchemistry experiments that in-cluded ethanol flames, blowingup nitrogen, and chemical reac-tions withpotassium iodine thatturned Building 7 into a lab.-
Experiments such as hydro-gen filled balloons and the re-actions to fire blew away thecrowd along with many otherexperiments.
"Purpose of the chemistryshow is tomake science fun andto entertain the audience," Gul-liford said.
The pair noted that studentsmay sometimes be challengedbychemistry because itrequirespatience, using observations,
STAFF REPORTER
By Brian Davis
Chemistry show awes audience with science
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event to educate the uneducatedand "to show why chemistry issuch a neat science to study."
The show, he said, is to showthat chemistry is cool and to
break the stereotypes of sci-ence.
Science Seminar was createdfive years ago by former High-line professor Eric Stavney.Each show has a good turn out,
but the chemistry show has thebest.
Next week's seminar willfeature Charles Stores "Is YourWorldview Rational?" on Fri-day, Jan. 14 at 2 p.m. inBuild-ing 3, room 103.
STAFF REPORTER
years.This year, representatives
from Team Highline, as wellasStudent Programs, and Multi-cultural Services are aiding inorganizing the events.
Faculty, staff, and others arehelping to put together this pro-
Natasha Burrowes.Burrowes, the chairwoman
of the planning committee, hasbeen working with the programfor about two years now, whilethe program itself has beenrunning for approximately 10
College officials hope thatpeople will wake up to MartinLuther KingJr.'s message start-ingnext week. .
Martin Luther King Jr. Weekstarts offMonday, Jan. 17 witharally and march and ends with amusical celebration onFriday.
Throughout the week therewillbe lectures, debates withdiscussion, and interactiveworkshops, as well as a paneldiscussion. Everyone is wel-come toparticipate.
The annual celebration pro-vides, "valuable place wherepeople can come together," said
Area.Shortly following the lecture,
atnoon inBuilding 7 there willbe a panel discussion. .
The discussion, which fea-tures King County Judge Mi-chael Spearman, Attorney JeffRobinson, James Bible of theRacial Disparity Project, andAttorney MollyCohan as mod-erator, willexamine racial dis-parities within the criminal jus-tice system.
•Ending the week on Fri-day, Jan. 21, willbe a musicalcelebration 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. inthe Student Union by the "PhatPhunk Family Band," a groupof producers, engineers, song-writers, arrangers, and artistsseeking to enlighten and inspireapositive message.
Words into Action," an inter-active workshop that will takeplace in Building 2 from 1-3p.m.
Inthis workshop participantswilldraw from the words ofDr.King to create short skits thatchallenge us all to take actionand demonstrate concrete waysto get involved for a positivechange.
•On Thursday, Jan. 20, therewillbe a "Racial disparity in theCriminal Justice System," a lec-ture by King County Council-man LarryGossett, at 11a.m. inBuilding 7.
Gossett willspeak about theproblem of racial profiling anddiscrimination in the Seattle
people.The theme, however, is try-
ing to tellpeople to wake up andunderstand the issues that are allaround us. Burrowes said it'simportant to come together as acommunity, discuss issues, andcarry on conversations.
Martin Luther KingJr. weekhas always been successfulat Highline with as many as500 individuals participatingthroughout the week. This yearBurrowes is expecting about
"Wake up to the Dream."Burrowes said the media
can sometimes mainstream andmisuse Dr. King, misleading
gram.This year's theme is called
[email protected].•For Tuesday, Jan. 18 there
will be a "Wake Up! To theDream" address by Dr. JoyeHardiman at 10 a.m. in the Stu-dent Union building.
Dr. Hardiman willexaminethe issues Dr. King fought forin the 1960s comparing them to
honor Dr. King's life."To sign up for the buss
contact Burrowes at 206-878-3710, ext. 3256 or e-mail
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Even though students get thisday off Burrowes says, "..turnitinto a day on to celebrate and
Student Union.Following the lecture there
will be a "MLK: Putting His
us all.Later on, at noon there will
be an "Opening Doors in theHealthcare System," a lectureby Dr. Rayburn Lewis, a medi-cal director at Swedish Medi-cal Center, who willtalk aboutopening doors in the health caresystem for marginalized com-munities.
Lectures take place in the
River Community College.•On Wednesday, Jan. 19,
there will be "UnderstandingRace," a film and discussionat 9 and 10 a.m. in the StudentUnion. Topics included are theanthropological unity of HomoSapiens; sanctioned discrimi-nation, such as segregation;cultural biases based on racialstereotypes; and the underlyinghumanity that inextricably links
equality.The debates include Terryl
Ross, director for Communityand Diversity at Oregon StateUniversity and Akinde Ayodeji,faculty of sociology at Green
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month to writebecause she kepttaking coffee breaks.
chaotic day.Starbucks is the master and
commander of coffee, the I-Ch-ing ofall cafes, and willalwaysremain so inmy heart.
Now,ifonly they would low-
that topeople.That little green logo, an
instant status symbol, has thepower to turn a noBody* into asomebody.
And although Starbucksclaims to encourage originality,itis almost becoming a cliche.Non-Starbucks-drinking Seat-tlites are becoming the minor-ity.
It's almost impossible not torun into a Starbucks in Seattle,which inall honesty, really isn'tsuch a bad thing. Starbucks isa slice ofheaven inmy all too
But, Starbucks, a self-pro-claimed hero, likes tohide theirprices behind community ser-vice projects and crisp greenuniforms. After all, who intheirrightmind would shell out $4 foracup of coffee? Oh wait...me.
Even the liippie liberalsfrom bygone eras who refuse towear clean clothes and worshipGinsburg can often be seen cir-cled around a Starbucks table,smashing the economy, coffeesin hand. Starbucks just does
not alone.Fellow Starbucks socialite
and Highline student HayleyNorton understands the love-hate relationship. "Starbucksempowers the whole idea ofSe-attle society - sipping coffee atyour laptop witha book - that'sSeattle."
But, inallhonesty, Starbucksis the epitome of capitalism.That smiling green mermaid isthe goddess ofconsumerism.
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—or right latte,Ishould say.
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"I'lltake a grande, extra-hot,non-fat Pumpkin Spice latte withwhipplease." Ahhh, once againmy day starts on the right foot
brews mixed reactionsStarbucks
themselves between classes.The new building isinno way perfect. The bookstore was a mess
of students waiting topurchase books throughout the first week, andlines stretched wellout into the lobby. Andit's funny that the StudentPrograms office, housing approximately only 35 students and faculty,stretches over a good portion of the third floor while the bookstoreremains stuffed to the brim in400 square feet less than its previouslocation.
Although we can all be impressed with the high-tech equipmentand modern building, the most important thing is that thisnew spaceoffers a place for students to builda community with one another.Once again, Highline can offer its students something more beyondthe classroom.
dows ifyou overlook the unfinished holding pond right outside.The Fireside Bistro has secured its home on the second floor.
Already regulars can usually be found, holding up the aluminumbar stools and chairs that are clustered around tables and strewn
randomly about the room. Ironically the Fireside Bistro hid nofire for the first week ofclasses due to a slight misplacement ofthe key,but now it's litand is a great place for students to defrost
work and attack their jobs withgusto.The cafeteria, located on the first floor,offers a variety offood
and a great view, which can be seen through the giant glass win-
areas.It is about time that the HSU opened. The whale carcass of
the old cafeteria tent was beginning to mold and its shallow wallswouldn't have done much against the cold that has ransacked thecampus these first two weeks ofclasses. Delay after delay causeda sense ofdoubt that the new building would ever open (perhaps itwas just a con to test the wary souls of students already overdrivenwithhomework), but finally the doors have been unlocked and thewelcome mats have been laid down.
Already the HSU isbeing worn in withthe tidal wave ofcollegestudents who take shelter from the freezing winter temperatures.Several tables have been literally loved to pieces, and groups havestaked out various areas, marking their territory. The Mt. JupiterReading Room on the third floorisusually filledwithstudents bentover textbooks showing that teachers really do pile on the home-
You walk in the front doors of the Highline Student Union andthat new building smell strikes you with full force. Its wide ex-panse is breathtaking as the cafe-style pastel colors and cozy chairsbeckon. Smells of freshly baked pizza waft from the left as youpass by the Fireside Bistro. Students, faculty, and staff pass by inall directions.
It's been a long time since Highline had a place for students tojust be. The building offers a "university feel" that has brought stu-dents in hordes to its airy rooms, overstuffed chairs, and hangout
HSU building well-loved
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tographs are always friendsinstead ofmodels; Ihave closerelationships with the people inmyphotos," he said.
Vercammen's camera of
volvement with the scenes orsubjects.
"Iam more involved withthe scene than just photograph-ingit. The people inmy pho-
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Mark Vercammen's blackand white photographs pro-voke thought in onlookers asthey stand on display on thefourth floor of the library.
Vercammen is a graduate ofPhotography Center Northwestin Seattle as well as the LeicaAcademy in Solms, Germany.
Vercammen's display con-tains 18 black and white pho-tographs taken and developedbyhim.
His work consists of a vari-ety ofsubjects. These subjectsrange from martinis to birds inthe sky to trees to human sub-jects and much more.
According to Vercammen,what really sets him apart fromother photographers ishis in-
choice is a Leica. "Itismymain photographic tool,"hesaid.
Vercammen also uses apin-hole camera and a large formatcamera on occasion. Eachphoto is clearly taken withpur-pose and some may notice howindividual they are, for the fo-cus is not always clear.
"Iprefer to capture mood,and spontaneity, and reflectthe subjects in a natural stateas opposed to having a posedpicture," he said.
The photos make the on-looker think about what thestory behind the photo is, whatthe subject is doing, thinking,or what itmeans.
Inspiration is important toany artist, and Vercammen isno different.
"Bruce Weber; Bruce Da-
vidson; Minor White; andDiane Arbus are some ofmyinspirations; Iadmire them.They all show the mood andfeeling photos can create," hesaid.
What Vercammen wouldlike to have accomplished withhis work when his lifeis allsaid and done, he says is,"Iwould just like tobe remem-bered."
The work ofMark Vercam-men willbe on display in thelibrary until the end of January.
The library features new artevery month in its fourth floorgallery, and the art styles arewide inrange. InFebruary, anew artist willbe featured.
Vercammen's photographsare all available for purchase.The prices range from $225 to$550.
Photographs provoke inspiration in library galleryByRachel Lusby
STAFF REPORTER
Highline student AmberJohnson willbe competing inthe northwest regional levelYoung Artist Voice Competi-tion Jan. 15-16.
After winning the state-level competition inNovem-ber, Johnson willadvance tocompete against the state-lev-el winners from Idaho, Mon-tana, Oregon and Alaska.
The state-level competitionwas held at Highline, and fea-tufed many talented students.
The competition willbeheld at Whitworth College inSpokane.
Each contestant in thenorthwest regional youngartist division'must performmusical selections inGerman,French and Italian along withan English art song selectionand an operatic aria.
Johnson willsing foursongs inFrench, two songs inGerman, four songs inItalian,three English art songs and an
"This is the biggest thing(competition) I've everdone," Johnson said.
operatic aria.Her whole performance
willlast for about 35 minutes.
Johnson was able to getinto the young artist voicecompetition through her
Photo by Keith Daiglepetition this weekend inSpokane.Sandra Glover for the music co\Amber Johnson practices withDr.
teacher Dr.Sandra Glover,who is a member ofMusicTeachers National Associa-tion.
Dr.Glover is a part-timefaculty member at Highline,and advises the jazz band.
Inorder toparticipatein the competition the con-testant's teacher must be amember ofMusic TeachersNational Association.
Johnson started studyingwithDr. Glover when shewas 15 years old.
They have now been working together for eight years.
Johnson confides thatbefore she started workingwithDr.Glover, she had toovercome an obstacle witha teacher injunior high andhigh school.
"Itwas a negative experi-ence," said Johnson. "Dr.Glover helped me get overthat therapeutically."
Johnson, who sings classi-cal music, wants tobecomean opera singer. She practic-es for one hour everyday.
student sings her way to nationalsHigfilineBy Arika Shropshire
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Jonathan Kingham
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Team Highline isback withThe Blend at a new locationand a new line-up for WinterQuarter.
The Blend is an ongoingseries ofconcerts featuringlocal artists performing live atHighline. This event willtakeplace every other Wednesdayat 11 a.m. - 1p.m. inthe Stu-
with her alternative acoustic§ound, The MudBay Stamp-ers on Feb. 9 witha style ofsound called bluegrass, Reg-gie Garrett an the Snake OilPeddlers onFeb. 23 supplyingan electric blend of folkandblues, and Deems Tsutukawaon March 9 with his jazzpiano.
Team Highline is a student-run promotion events andboard.
Kingham is fairly new tothe music scene, but has al-ready shared the stage withShawn Colvin,David Wilcox,Micheal McDonald, and Jona-than Brooke.
He has two CDs out, a self-titled debut, and HardwoodFloors. They are availablefor purchase on his website,www.jonathankingham.com.
Upcoming artists include:KylerEngland on Jan. 26
dent Union Building at theFireside Bistro.
This event is always free ofadmission.
The music genres rangefrom jazz to funk.
The firstBlend of the quar-ter was on Jan. 12, and fea-tured the musical stylings ofJonathan Kingham.
Kingham entertained theFireside Bistro for two hourswithhis acoustic guitar.
promises entertainment for Winter QuarterThe BlendByOlivia de Leon
Mark Vercammen 's art willbe displayed inthe libraryuntil theend ofJanuary.
there are no fees for attending.Movie Fridays is a non-credit
class.The class is held Fridays at
check itout," Lanser said.Movie Fridays began as a
movie club that met about everyother Friday, and has evolvedinto an organized class that of-fers stadium seating, a theater-sized screen, and free popcorn.
Registering for the class iseasy, just sign inat the door, and
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designed for movie loversNew class
Zavada has been aroundtheater formany years; hisbrother produced communitytheater, and itsparked Zavada'sinterest. Zavada has now beenacting for 30 years, but gettingover the giggles ofconstantlyhearing his name in Viva Za-vada! has been challenging, hesaid.
"The oddity ofitis tohear
others typically seen fromBreeders Theater.
AndyZavada, who hasworked withSellbefore, es-sentially plays himself in thissurreal comedy, however, theresemblance stops there. Asidefrom his name and profession,allother aspects of the playreally have nothing to do withhim,Zavada said.
Patricia M.Britton warns Andyina scene from VivaZavada!
Photo byKeith Daigle
Zavada of the dangers offailureofthe world we live in today.
"It's a riffon issues, identityand belonging, but also on poli-tics and policy," Sell said.
Viva Zavada! is the latestproduction to come out ofthefor-profit theater company,Breeders Theater. Founded in1999, this company prides itselfon original comedy and musicat a great price. Breeders The-ater willbe beginning its fourthseason at E.B. Foote Winerywith Viva Zavada!
This play is different from
Imagine waking up onemorning, believing that itwillbe a normal day. As you goabout your every day busi-ness, you notice people actingstrangely around you, as thoughthey think you are someonewho you know youare not.
Welcome to the worldofAndy Zavada, an actor whodoes trade shows.
Viva Zavada!, aplay writ-ten by Highline's own Dr. T.M.Sell, is a comedic exploration
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your name over and overagain," said Zavada.
Sell decided to write theplay the first time he talked toZavada, and itonly took acou-ple of weeks to write. Othercomedies Sell has written havebeen fairlystraightforward, butthis play is out of the ordinary,he said.
"Itdoes sort of mess withwhat is reality and what isn't,"Sell said.
Viva Zavada! willbe play-ing Jan. 21-24 and Feb. 4-6,Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m.and Sundays at 2p.m. Theperformance on Jan. 24 willbeat 7p.m. and is a benefit per-formance, in which allproceedswillgo to the Highline CollegeFoundation.
Tickets for the show are $20and are available at E.B.FooleWinery, 206-242-3852 andCorky Cellars, 206-824-9462.Ticket prices include wine tast-ing and hors d'ouvres as wellas the show.
"Ihope this willdemonstratethat you can take a chance oncein awhile,"Sell said.
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rections call 206-242-5180.• The City of Auburn ArtsCommission is presentingRide the Red Mare as part ofits BRAVO! Kids series. Theproduction is a puppet playdone by Tears of Joy PuppetTheater. Ride the Red Marewill be showing Saturday,Jan. 22 at 2 p.m. at the Au-burn Riverside Theater. Forticket information and direc-tions call Auburn Parks andRecreation at 253-931-3043.• Burien Arts Gallery Isshowcasing a new show fora new year, featuring CarolUtigard's wildlife photogra-phy. Also featured willbe Ju-lie Blakemore's mixed mediapaintings using oil and acryl-ics. The gallery willalso haveits usual selection of North-west artists, which includespaintings, prints, photos, ce-ramics, jewelry, glass, wood,and fabric sculpture. Theshow will open Jan. 19 andwill be shown for six weeks.Gallery hours are Tuesday
-Saturday, 12-4 p.m. For moreinformation call 206-244-7808.• Viva Zavadal, an originalnew play, will be showing atE.B. Foote Winery. This sur-real comedy is about being inthe wrong place at the righttime. The play will be Jan.21-24, Jan. 28-30, and Feb.4-6. For tickets and more in-formation call 206-242-3852.
• The Music Departmentwill host the Tahoma Chap-ter of the National Associa-tion of Teachers of AnnualStudent Adjudications all dayon Jan. 29. The competitionwill be held in Buildings 2, 4,and 7. Winners willgo on tocompete in the Winner's Re-cital following the competition.
• An evening of slack keyguitar and hula featuring KeolaBeamer willbe presented Feb.5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Kent-Me-ridian High School PerformingArts Center. This event is be-ingsponsored by the Kent ArtsCommission. For ticket infor-mation call 253-856-5050 orgo to www.kent.ci.wa.us/arts.
call 206-546-4101 ext. 4433.• Burien Live Theater pres-ents Off the Cuff, an interac-tive play put on by improvi-sational actors. The showbegan on Jan. 7 and willrunthrough Jan. 30. Fridays andSaturdays it willbe shown at8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.For ticket information and di-
• Ceramic works done byBruce Amstutz will be fea-tured at Shoreline CommunityCollege's Gallery from Jan. 5- Feb. 43. The works can beviewed in the college's admin-istration building, room 1000.The gallery hours are 9 a.m. to5 p.m. Monday
-Friday. For
more information and directions
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Students now have the op-portunity to explore the worldthrough the art of motion pic-tures.
Anew class has been createdat Highline to give students theopportunity to experience othercultures while being able to re-lax and enjoy the company offriends.
International Student Pro-grams and the World LanguagesDepartment have teamed up withthe Center for Extended Learn-ing to create "Movie Fridays:
to celebrate our diversity.Movie Fridays gives students
access to films that are oftentimes not shown at the neigh-borhood cineplex. Nine filmswillbe shown over the courseof 10 weeks.
The films were chosen fortheir ability to portray the cul-ture of their country oforigin aswell as for their entertainmentvalue to ensure that students
Global Perspectives ThroughInternational Films."
Roman Wright, AmericanSign Language instructor and acoordinator for Movie Fridays,said the class was another way
option to receive extra credit."My friends said they liked
the movie, so Ithought I'd
the world.Highline student Carl Lanser
showed up for Friday's mov-ie Amelie, a film about a girlsearching for love and happi-ness inParis, because his writ-ing teacher suggested it as an
willbe able to experience a va-riety ofcultures.
The films that are featuredwill be French, Spanish, Chi-nese, Japanese, and even a filmin American Sign Language,giving students opportunities tosee films from many cultures of
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about trying to fit into a newcommunity, Kiki's Delivery Ser-vice, willbe the class's next filmand willplay on Jan. 21.
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Highline."We shared the ball a lot. We
felt proud that our team had 27
rebounds.The T-Birds extended their
winning streak by beatingPierce, 82-70, who had an un-defeated record before facing
up our intensity," said Tellez.Irbydominated both sides of
the court again, with 19 points,16 rebounds, and 4 blocks.Proctor once again had a goodgame with 15 points and seven
points and seven assists.Highline also came out on
top in a real close match againstGreen River, 74-72.
"Itwas a close game. Wekept
14 rebounds, and 4 blockedshots. "He was performing onboth sides of the court," saidDawson.
.Proctor also did well in thisgame; he had 11 points and 10rebounds, while Tellez had 10
Men's basketball starts off to fastbreak in leagueBy Mark Knight
year.Peterson, who placed sev-
"He (Tran) is actually a littlesmall for 133," said Norton."He willprobably be our 125next year."
Barr-Finch wrestled last year,,and decided to come back thesecond half of the season this
son Mendez at 141, Jon Muriat149, Wicker at 157, James Barr-Finch at 165, Dahlberg at 174,Decker at 184, Yura Malamuraat 197, and Jacob Peterson at
absence.The team's goal of taking
as many guys to nationals stillstands. Norton hopes to at leasttake Mendez, Muri,Malamura,and Peterson to Minnesota.
The T-Birds debuted theircomplete team this past week-end at the Southwest OregonOpen, which was an individualtournament.
Peterson qualified for the
enth innationals last year, wastaking a redshirt year, but wasforced out of it due to Walker's
son, not how you start it.The revised roster for the T-
Birds includes Kyle McCarronat 125 pounds, Tran at 133, Ja-
and Simon Fraser.The T-Birds never lost hope,
however, and still remain fo-cused on nationals. What countsfor them ishow you end the sea-
Highline claimed victo-ries over Yakiraa Valley twice,Clackamas, and Douglas. Thethree forfeits contributed tolosses when to Southwest Or-egon, North Idaho, Great Falls,
the season.\Yith a complete roster, the
team is motivated to do muchbetter in dual meets, said Nor-ton. "For the time being, weshould be OK," he said.
The T-Birds willhost NorthIdaho for a dual meet tonight inthe Pavilion at 7 p.m.
semifinals, but was forced todefault because the team had toleave. He finished in the top sixfor 285 pounds.
Things are looking up for theT-Birds for the second half of
Photo by KeithDaigle
Highline's 197-pound wrestler, Yura Malamura, pins 285-pounder Jacob Peterson atpractice.
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now has a fullroster.After struggling to have a
complete team in the beginningof the season, the T-Birds nowhave a wrestler in each weightclass and a few others who canfillin when needed.
The additions to the wres-tling team include Vinh Tran at
133 pounds, Johnny Wicker at
157 pounds, Josh Decker at 174pounds, and Erik Dahlberg at184 pounds.
Unfortunately during thebreak, the T-Birds lost threestarting wrestlers. At 133pounds, Manuel Plata, who was2004 state champ at 125 poundsin the 3ADivision,had to leavethe team due to personal rea-sons. At 157 pounds, JustinStudder was forced sit out therest of the season due to an inju-ry on his neck. At285 pounds,David Walker, who was nation-ally ranked, became ineligibledue to grades.
Despite the changes that oc-curred during the break, HeadCoach Scott Norton believesthat everything that occurredhas motivated the team to wres-tle harder.
"I think it's good becausenow we aren't giving up threeforfeits," said Studder.
Even though the team wasgiving up three forfeits, equiva-lent to 18 points per dual, theT-Birds still managed to comeaway with a 4-4 record for thefirsthalf of the season.
The Highline wrestling team
ByMartha Molina
Wrestling fillsin empty slots
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and Wenatchee Valley."Ithought we would have a
few more wins at this stage,"said Head Coach Che Daw-son. "We intentionally played atough non-league schedule. All
Mt.Hood.Highline defeated Yakima
Valley, Skagit Valley (twice),
said forward Tavar Proctor.The T-Birds' losses were to
Bellevue (twice), Treasure Val-ley, Everett, Yakima Valley, and
cord in divisional play.The T-Birds came off of a
barely decent preseason record,winning only four games out ofthe 10 they played in.
"We took some steps backduring our preseason games,"
After a rocky start, men'sbasketball has pumped intohighgear and has an undefeated re-
Photo by Jennifer Berg and webeat them con-George Irby takes a shot from the wing, in vincingly »said Coacha game withPierce. Dawson.
the teams we lost to have win- George Irby.came
ning records." UP bi8 that game witn 19points,
Highline didhave alotmore success whenit came to games thatcounted.
"The key ,to oursuccess is our inten-sity," said guard Ze-nrique Tellez.
The intensity thatHighline had helpedthem win big againstthree of the top teamsto start regular seasonplay.
Highline started theseason by upsettingLower Columbia, lastseason's NWAACCchampions, 63-55.
"Weopened againstLower Columbia. ..
were unavailable at press time."It'sgoing to be a good game,
because they are like our rivals,"said Tellez beforehand.
The game was on Wednesday,Jan. 12 here at Highline resultswere unavailable for press time.
Highline visits Grays HarborJan. 15 and Centralia Jan. 19.
assists," said Tellez, who had sixassists.
Tellez wasn't just sharing theball withhis teammates; he cameout of the game with 30 points.Irbyhad another big game with10points and 19rebounds. Proc-tor scored 17 points and grabbed10 rebounds.
"It'sabout us having focus onthe court," said Proctor. "We aretaking kind of taking baby stepsto get our goal, to win the wholething."
The next step Highline has totake is beating Tacoma. Resultsfrom the Wednesday night game
basketball team. Aswing playeris a player that plays as a guardand also a forward.
She explained that she cameto Highline because of thecoaching style.
"Iwent to a game last seasonand liked Coach Rowe's style,"saidAvaava.
Her goal for the season isto just improve each time she
but got cut."Ireally wanted toplay (bas-
ketball) because all my friends
"He took me to a game andIthought Iwas just going towatch," Avaava said. "But hemade me play."
Shelby explained she was sobad that it inspired her to getbetter and play basketball more.
"I was walking across thehalf court line just carrying theball because Ithought it wasOK,"Avaava said.
With the intention of gettingbetter and proving toherself thatshe could play, she tried out forthe team in the seventh grade,
ing just one," Avaava said.Like volleyball, Shelby got
pushed into basketball by her
ally practicing withboth teams
at the same.This fall,Avaava had to jump
from basketball practice to vol-leyball practice and still findtime for school and herself. Thismay sound hectic, but Avaavaexplained that itwasn't hard.
"It'seasier now that I'mdo-
said witha laugh.Shelby continued to play
basketball and improve herskills throughout high schoolwhere she played varsity allthree years.
She is currently a swingplayer for the T-Birds women's
played," said Avaava.With even more drive to
prove herself, Shelby tried outfor the team again in the eighthgrade and made varsity.
"Yeah Ishowed them," she
volleyball," said Avaava.Shelby had tomake the tran-
sition from volleyball tobasket-ball immediately. She was actu-
season.Although volleyball is fun,
basketball is Shelby's first love."Iwouldplay basketball over
just basketball."Iplayed volleyball for the
work out," Avaava said. "Ithelps with jumping and flexibil-ityforbasketball."
Her first season on the teamwas a very successful one. Sheaveraged 4.5 kills a game andshe was an all-star at the High-line tournament early on in the
varsity team allthree yearsOnce she graduated she de-
cided to come to Highline, butwith the full intent of playing
fun, she explained.Avaava continued playing
volleyball at Federal Way HighSchool where she was on the
stead."My parents made me,"
Avaava said.But in the end itwas fine be-
cause itturned out to be a lot of
Birds tripleto be the T threatBy KimDucharme
Shelby Avaava looks
team with five assists."Taryn played really well
coming off the bench," saidRowe. "Ashley Cavalieri andTaryn played with lots of heartand intensity."
The women have come along way from the beginning ofthe season. The women opened
Taryn Plypick taking a jumper aga
After halftone the Highlinewomen came outon fire on bothends of the court as they heldPierce to 16 points and scored41.
Triller again led the teamin scoring and pulled down 10boards to record her first dou-ble-double ofthe season. TarynPlypick helped on the boardspulling down nine and led the
PhotoinstPierce.
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Peninsula Community College.The women won the first two
games but lost big to Umpquainthe championship game. Thetournament was a success as thewomen had tostep up their gameas they played without Cain andBree Marcus who were both outwithinjury.
Marcus was lost for the sea-son when she tore her ACLon aloose ball tie-up during the Dec.10 loss to Skagit Valley.
the season at the ShorelineTournament and came away asthe second place team, winningtwo games and losing one. Af-ter losing two oftheir next threegames, the women traveled tothe Crossover Tournament at
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The women's basketball teamis continuing its winning wayswith three consecutive wins tobegin the league portion of theirseason.
The women have a compiledrecord of 10-5, which includestwo second-place finishes intwo early non-league tourna-ments.
The women opened the sea-son at home Jan. 3 against de-fending division champs LowerColumbia. The women met thechallenge head on and pulledout the victory 77-66.
The women led from theopening tipas they stormed outto a 33-17 lead in the first half.The Red Devils made a pushduring the second half, outscor-ing the T-Birds 49-44 but wereunable to overcome the 16-pointdeficit.
Marissa Cain had a gamehigh 21 points and added eightrebounds. Ashley Clark added19 points and four rebounds.Shelby Avaava shared thegame's rebounding lead withKelli Marcus. Each pulleddown nine boards.
As a team the Lady T-Birdsout rebounded the Red Devils50-33 and shot 41 percent fromthe field and 50 percent frombehind the three point line.
The Highline women alsowon the battle of the benches,outscoring the Red Devil's
step up.""Ireally want to crush some-
body byplaying our game, notbyplaying to there game," sai<JRowe. "The team set somegoals and so far we are achiev-ing them."
Results for Wednesday'shome game against Tacoma un-available at press time.
The women travel Saturdayto Grays Harbor and then travelto Centralia next Wednesday.
else willstep up tohelp."Iam still looking for the
sophomores to step up into theleadership role," said Rowe."That forces the freshman to
improve."We nina veryopen offense,"
said Rowe. "It can be hard tograsp but the team is starting tolearn each other's tendencies."
Currently the team is work-ing on a new zone offense andfocusing on different individualdetails.
"The team is starting to cometogether and play for each other.Individuals are stepping up andtaking charges and sacrificingthemselves," said Rowe. "Ifsomebody gets beat somebody
Rowe.The team continues to work
on the little things to continue to
turned."While Marissa was missed
itwas kindofa blessing becauseit forced others to step up," said
Cain had been sitting outdue to severe back pain; she hassince received treatment and re-
slow start, winning 75-45.For most of the first half
Pierce kept up with the potentT-Birds. There were 10 leadchanges. However, when thefirst half ended, Highline wasahead 34-29.
"When we started nobodywas ready toplay," said Rowe.
victory," said Rowe.Megan Triller led the Lady
T-Birds with 12 points and fourrebounds. Point guard ChristineKimled the team inreboundingwith seven. Cain had a gamehigh four blocked shots.
Last Saturday, the women re-turned home to take on the LadyRaiders ofPierce College. TheT-Birds pulled off a convinc-ing victory after getting off to a
bench 41-20.On Jan. 5 the women trav-
eled across the valley to take onthe Lady Gators ofGreen River.The Lady T-Birds avoided a latepush by Green River and heldon for the 63-60 win.
"Green River is a hard placeto play," said Highline HeadCoach Amber Rowe. "Itis al-ways good to get a win on theroad."
The Lady T-Birds led athalf 37-23 but the second halfthe tables were turned and theLady Gators stormed back topull within three but that was asclose as they would get.
"Green River made a run atthe end but individuals steppedup and made the shots and de-fensive plays to lead us to the
ByJamie Grossmann
SpqT-Bird women's basketball begins to soar
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sports," said Avaava.Standing tallat 5'10", she is
the ideal height for a volleyballand basketball player. She is al-ways sporting a friendly smile,which pops out at you on andoff the court.
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1.Mt. Hood 12-12. Clackamas 12-23. Everett 11-23. Pierce 11-35. Spokane 11-5
NORTH
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
votes)&Big Bend (8-5, 1 vote).
Highline 82, Pierce 70Highline 74, Green River 72
ALSO RECEIVING VOTES:Highline (6-6, 8 votes),Walla Walla (9-3, 7 votes),Yakima Valley (9-5, 4 votes),Blue Mountain (11-4, 2
7-86-107-98-8
13-113-21-1
MEN'S BASKETBALL
7-65-911-511-47-61-1
6-74-114-9
NORTHShoreline 2-0Everett 1-0Olympic 1-0Whatcom 1-0Peninsula 1-1Skagit Valley 1-1Edmonds 0-1Bellevue 0-2Seattle 0-2WESTHighline 3-0Clark 2-0Lower Columbia2-1Pierce 2-1Grays Harbor 1-1Tacoma6-9Green River 1-2Centralia 0-3S. Puget Sound 0-3EASTSpokane 2-0Walla Walla 2-0Blue Mountain 1-1Treasure Valley3-12Wenatchee Vly.6-9Big Bend 1-1Columbia Basin7-10Yakima Valley 0-2SOUTHChemeketa 2-0
9-50-2
9-6
11-5
12-511-311-51-1
1-1
6-101-155-9
Chemeketa 0-2Mt. Hood 0-2SW Oregon 0-2
NWAACC/HorizonAirCoaches' Poll
Skagit Valley 2-0Edmonds 1-0Olympic 1-0Whatcom 1-0Peninsula 1-1Shoreline 1-1Everett 0-1Bellevue 0-2Seattle 0-2WESTHighline 3-0Grays Harbor 2-0Lower Columbia2-1Centralia 2-1S. Puget Sound 2-1Green River 1-2Clark 0-2Tacoma0-4Pierce 0-3EASTColumbia Basin13-3Spokane 2-0Walla Walla 2-0Wenatchee Vly.10-6Yakima Valley 1-1Big Bend 0-2Blue Mountain 0-2Treasure Valley3-10SOUTHClackamas 2-0Lane 2-0Umpqua 2-0Linn-Benton 1-1Portland7-8
LLane .16-12. Umpqua 16-03. Walla Walla 11-2
ALSO RECEIVING VOTES:Skagit Valley (9-3, 4 votes)&Shoreline (7-5, 1vote).
4. Clackamas 13-3 325. Centralia 12-2 306. Col. Basin 12-3 267. Lo. Columbia 10-3 188. Yakima Valley 12-4 12
SCOREBOARShelby Avaava
the NWAACCchampionship."Shelby is a good vocal
leader and ahard worker, whichis evident by her playing bothsports," said Amber Rowe,Highline's women's basketballhead coach. "Shelby is veryversatile and can play all fivepositions on the court."
After the basketball season is
sets foot on the court. As faras team goals, Shelby wouldlike to see Highline bring home
Winter intramurals feature
Once again itis time to meet in the gym for winter intramurals.This quarter willbe a different lineup ofevents then fallquarter.
The week willbegin with indoor soccer on Tuesdays, basketballon Wednesdays, and volleyball on Thursdays.
As with last quarter there willbe a tournament during the weekprior to finals and again there willbe prizes awarded at that time.
So whether you are an all-American athlete or just somebodylooking to meet some people with a mutual interest and get someexercise.
Come meet in the gym at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, and orThursday and get involved. Ifany or all of these activities interestyoucome check itout and bring a friend. Ifyouhave questions youcan contact Amber Rowe, 206-878-3710, ext. 3268.
soccer, hoops, volleyballShelby
continued from page 9
playing ball."Ijust want to work as hard
as Ican in sports and hopefullyget into a four year," said Avaa-
over, she may be found out onthe field for yet another sport.Shelby is planning on throwingdiscus for the track team start-ing in the spring.
"Idid it in high school allthree years and even went tostate," said Avaava.
Being only a freshman herplans for after Highline are alittlevague. But one thing is forsure that she willdefinitely be
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Dr.Mohammed speaks witha student at Tuesday 's AIDS/HIVseminar.
In absence ofa cure or a vac-cine, the choice weapon to com-bat HIVis prevention an expertsaid here Tuesday.
"Ifyou're not infected youwillbe effected," said Dr.AshrafMohammed.
Dr. Mohammed runs theAIDS Prevention Center on themain campus ofCape PeninsulaUniversity of Technology inSouth Africa.
He brought his AIDS preven-tion presentation to Highline toheighten awareness of the dis-ease.
Highline will be the onlycampus he and his wife willvisiton his triphere.
About 135 students packedinto Building 26, room 213 tohear Dr. Mohammed speak.Instead they found themselvespart of an interactive learning
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had been infected.There are 1,800 AIDS infec-
tions everyday. Of the infectedpeople, 95 percent are in devel-oping countries, and 2000 ofthose cases are children under15 years old. One infive SouthAfricans are infected, and onein eight infectccs worldwideare South African. AIDS is
another person in the room.After everyone shook hands
and all the envelopes were openthe 10 people withHIVhad in-fected 10 more people. Then the10 infected spread the disease to10 more people, so 30 people
process.Dr. Mohammed's wife,Ami-
na, handed out long white enve-lopes to 100 ofthe students.
Ten of the envelopes con-tained positive AIDS results. Asimple handshake was symbolicof a "sex act" that might spreadHIV. Everyone with an enve-lope had to go shake hands with
life is a gift from God, what youdo with that life in service ofhumanity is your gift to God,"Mohammed said.
years. Both are third-generationIndians raised in South Africa.
Dr.Mohammed said he chosethe work he does because he felthe needed to contribute. "Your
the third leadingcause of death in ;>JHSouth Africa. p^-^'jBB
The four easy |||j|j9Hsteps to prevent j^DKJgjAIDS are called H9BE|theHIVABCs: 1. HH|Abstinence until jHBBHmarriage. 2. Be gHHBfaithful to your HH^Hpartner/spouse. 3. S[^hHCondoms - use H^HHthem consistently. fl|HHH4. Do or Die - do fHHBflit yourself. Be in- j^^^HBformed, involved, H^^Hjand get tested.
Dr. AshrafMo- hBBBIhammed has beeninvolved in AIDS _ ,. ,
r ,- Dr.Mohamiawareness for 15years. His wifeAmina Mohammed is a lecturerat the Cape Town hotel manage-ment school; she has recentlybeen researching ATDS preven-tion in the hotel system for two
DoctorByMichelle Ericksen
Newsspreads word on HIV/AIDS
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The Highline VietnameseStudent Association is orga-nizing the first Highline PokerClassic Tournament.
"Ithought itwas a very cre-ative and fun way of raisingmoney," said Trang Le, studentpresident of the Highline-Viet-namese Student Association.
This idea was thought up byLe, as she not only wanted toraise money for her association,but also to unite Highline as aschool, said Le.
Only 60 players willbe ableto enter the game and the par-ticipants must pre-register at theStudent Programs Office in theStudent Union by4 p.m., Thurs-day, Jan. 13.
The tournament itself willbe
10 winners.Prizes include: ribbons, tro-
phies and a great poker set forthe grand-prize winner of thetournament.
There will be refreshmentsfor those who are participatingand attending the event.
The game isgoing tobe TexasNo-Limit Hold Em. The gameisplayed by each player gettingdealt two cards face down which
the school.Professional dealers will be
at the event who are personalfriends ofLe's.
Prizes willbe given to the top
held on Jan. 14 at 3:30 p.m. inthe Mount Constance room inthe new Student Union.'
According to the"WashingtonState Gambling Commissionguidelines the tournament canbe by donation only becausegambling is not allowed within
pens again.Finally the river card is
flipped, finalbets are made andeveryone's cards are flippedover to see who has the better
then the fourth card is dealtwhich is called the four streetcard and a round ofbetting hap-
are called your hole cards, andthen every player bets on whatthey have!
Once the first bet is placed,the dealer turns the flop, con-sisting of three cards which arethe community cards.
Another round ofbets is done
HighlineClub bets on first ever poker tournament at
Association's free New Year's"Tet"Celebration.
It will be in the StudentUnion at noon on Friday, Feb.11.
hand.The money raised willgo to-
wards The Vietnamese Student
ByAnnie Runnels
position.He is now the Washington
Area Drug and Alcohol Admin-istrator for longshoremen.
The next Honors Colloquyspeaker will be Dr. RaybumLewis who willspeak at noonon Jan. 19 inBuilding 7.
wasn't livinghis life to his fullpotential and that he could do somuch more.
He dedicated himself to suc-ceeding in Sue Frantz's classand aced two of her tests in a job ofhis dreams.
Afterhe won the scholarshiphe also got accepted for the job
ar with an AAS degree.He applied for the USA To-
day Academic All-Americanscholarship and applied for the
Spring 2004 as an honors schol-
easy."His first real college-level
class was a psychology classtaught by Sue Frantz.
"In Frantz's class Idiscov-ered thatIhad a culture and mycultural identity," he said.
He then realized that he
shoremen.Donnie Schwendeman was
31 when he started his educa-tional career at Highline. Hestarted taking classes on chemi-cal dependency first through theFederal Way branch. He took20 credits his first year atHigh-line.
"Istruggled with the time,"
he said. "Iwouldn't say it washard, butIwouldn't say it was
going back to school was to bebetter qualified for the positionof Washington Area Drug andAlcoholAdministrator for long-
Schwendeman kicked bad habits for a better futureByMichelle Ericksen
resources.The higher education budget
is not protected under the stateconstitution, so it's up against
making some tough choiceswhen deciding how best to fi-nance various services.
"We've already taken a lotof the low hanging fruit," saidPriest, in reference to previ-ous budget cuts. "The issue is
~ZII~Z~ I where do
\u25a0*^*^™^™ higher edu-Pnest 7.cation en-joys the support ofboth Demo-crats and Republicans, it stillhas to compete withmany otheragencies for a limited amount of
nity college or university.Though enrollment numbers
are linked to the funding that
between Dec. 20 and Jan. 7.According to the campaign's
preliminary report, contact wasmade with 379 students and ofthose, 234 had registered byJan. 10.
Of the 145 who weren't re-turning for Winter Quarter, thetop reasons given were havinggraduated but not yet granted adegree or certificate (53); takingWinter Quarter off and plan-ning to return Spring/Summer/Fall '05 (44); not being able toafford tuition or having finan-cial aid issues (26); and havingtransferred to another commu-
tering."Some 1,052 students were
sent mailings on Dec. 20 andcalls were made to 894 of them
know why they weren't regis-
pus)," said Mr.Roney.Inaddition, some students are
unclear about the hours in whichthe Student Union is open.
The Student Union is openedMonday - Friday from 7 a.m. to7 p.m., the Union Cafe is openMonday-Friday from 7 a.m. to1:30 p.m.
The Bookstore is open Mon-day -Thursday from 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.-4:00p.m., and the Fireside Bistro isopened Monday-Friday from 7a.m.-7 p.m..
"The Student Union opensdoors to a vibrant student lifeand provides access to moreprograms, activities, and a spacetobe themselves," said Brown.
The grand opening of theStudent Union willbe held onTuesday Jan. 25.
After work Igo home, eat mydinner, and come here (to cam-
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ducing their own versions.The final product willbe an
amalgam of ideas put forth byboth groups of lawmakers andthe governor. This is just thebeginning of what willbe a longprocess.
"The firststep is to findwaystomake painful decisions," saidUpthegrove. "There is no wayto make cuts that people won'tfeel."
all the other agencies in the bud-get, said Priest.
Local legislators acknowl-edge that funding higher educa-tion is important for moving thestate forward.. "The way in which highereducation distinguishes itself isits ability to produce a re turntowards the economy," saidRep. Dave Upthegrove, D-DesMoines.
These figures will changewhen the new governor is swornin and proposes her or his ownversion of the budget. The Sen-ate and House willalso be pro-
Priscilla Bell."Our business office and our
foundation have planned wellincase we have a down year."
time."We'llhave to cancel classes
that don't meet the capacity tobreak even, so there have beena few classes cancelled, but thathappens every quarter," River-man said.
"We're lucky to have goodleaders managing our money,"said Riverman citing "VicePresi-dent ofAdministration Dr.Lau-ra Saunders and President Dr.
tobe fine."We have all year to make
our fulltime equivalency goals,"said Riverman.
Full time equivalency mea-sures the number of studentsif everyone was attending full
Highline receives, Rivermansaid that it would be prema-ture to make predictions as towhether funding would in factbe affected. Riverman said thatofficials feel everything is going
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student said.Donnie Schwendeman spoke
at the Honors Colloquy inBuild-ing7 on Wednesday, Jan. 12.
Schwendeman is 35 years ofage and grew up in a blue-col-larcommunity in the South Parkneighborhood of Seattle. Allhewanted in life was tobe a long-shoreman and have a family.
Schwendeman was involvedin drugs and alcohol until theage of27. Then withencourage-ment from his wife and throughhis job, he joined a recoveryprogram and is stillin that pro-gram today.
One ofhis major reasons for
Never sell yourself short-
-you can do more than maybe
you thought, a former Highline
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graduated from Highline
