Thunder word

Too many (or too few) people on campus

by Kevin Stauffer Highline could be in for trou dents or to decrease the

numb- ses have been and will be ready been made. We're close

The faculty-student ratio at ble, particularly in the way of er of instructors. adjusted or dropped. tothemodelnow. The only

HCC is too high, according to future funding. The k t md mobt r t r l i 8 t i C Individual departments are affect on studentsw be that

l

l

i

the StateBoard for Communi- The probkm could directly solution to the problem lies in being encouraged to offer a few low-enrollment classes

ty Colleges. affect theamount of dollars the paperwork which must be more high-popularityclasses. may be dropped. l a s t year we

In other words, there are too

many teachers at Highline. Or

given to HCC by the

legislature and the state

state submitted to the state

This involves making m q i -

or.

b ad

I n this way, HCC hopes

come closer to the state

to

board

were over the model; we won't

know where we stand this year

too few students. board. cations in the way Highline model. for quite sometime."

The state legislaturei s cur- reports classes; this is the this

But solution has its McFarland also stated that

D r . RobertMcFarland, rently supplying school

the thetotalamountofinstruc-

of

Dean Instruction, stated route Dr. McFarland and the drawbacks. One of these con-

tional over-population on cam-

- the

that college was informed

with 72 per cent of the funds

by

originally requested the

college are taking. cernsthe practicality of the

model faculty-student ratio. pus, according to the model, is

of the situation sometime dur- The

college. money i s pro- A class report consists of S per cent.

"Some of the ratios are a

ing the summer, after the '77 videdbythelegislature ac- some basic information (such One of the adjustments al-

little unrealistic," commented

spring quarter. cording to the state board and as the classinstructor and the Dr. McFarland. ready made. along with the

.A model college is used by its model. number (Jf the room in which An example of this is the cancellation of certain clas-

the state board to determine the class is held) and a series model ratio for the Adult Basic was

ses, the auditing of the

the proper faculty-studcrrt N o penalty will be levied of informational codes. Education program. The ABE average faculty load.

ratio for the state's communi- against the college this year, One suchcode deals with program is designed for the Last year the average hours

ty colleges. According to Dr. however, they are requesting class type(vocational,prep- adult with a lower than eighth per week worked by instruc-

McFarland, last pear was the that Highline conform to the arational or continuing educa- grade education. The state tors at Highline was 14.9. This

first time this schoolwas model. tion).

Another of

set rules, modci gives a ratio of 35-1for the

year average hours pcr

found to be over the ratio named the "Hegis Code," such a class. Dr. McFarland week is up to 15.3.

There are three basic ways deals with the actual student-

established through the HCC can attempt to solve this feels that aratio of 11-1 would "A close look i s also being I





model. problem. faculty ratio. be more appropiate. taken at all the capacities, to

The two most obvious (but Dr. McFarland has said that "We're working on it now,,' that

see they are realistic,"

There are solutipnsto this

the

also most difficult)

of in order to modify these re- said McFarland of the faculty- continued IklcFarland,"clas-

problem, some of which have

thesesolutions are to either loads

ports, class must be student ratio problem. "Quite ses are being asked to conform

already gone intoeffect. But if

increase the enrollment stu-of altered. Low-enrollment clas- few

a adjustments have al- to the model."

theproblem is notsolved,









Thunder word

Volume 17, Number 3 Highline Community

. College, Oct.

28,

Midway, Washington 1977

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ANPA Pacemaker award

T-word wins best in nation

The Thunderword has been legiate Press. Three other rently executive editorof the

the

awarded Pacemaker community college less-than- Thunderword.

Award from the American weeklies also received five Fritznrann,Sell,and Betty

Newspaper Publishers' As- marks of distinction and com- Strehlau, HCC journalism in-

sociation as the best communi- peted forthe Pacemaker wt ih ' structafi wereinNeurOrieans .

ty college newspaper,less- the Thunderword. to

Oct. 27 receive the award at

than-weekly, in the United The ANPA is an association the annual Associated Col-

States. of some 12,000 daily newspap legiate Press convention.

The ANPA makes the award ers across the country.

annually to the top community Editors for the Thunder-

college and university papers word last year were Jerry

in the country. i t is the first F'ritzmann, Spring Quarter;

time the Thunderword has re- now a senior reporter with the

ceived the honor. staff; Greg Loback, Winter

The Thunderword qualified Quarter, now in the paste-up

for the ANPA award on the department of the Robinson

basis of five marks of distinic- newspaperchain;and Terry

tion from the Associated Col- Sell, Fall Quarter 1976, cur-







HCSU adds 5;

Holte resigns

Student government HCC votes, Mary Busch with 33 and

at

added five members and lost Ernie Londino with 32.

one last week. in

Pollingwas conducted the

Wendy Holte, Highline Col- cafeteria, from 9 a.m. to2 p.m.

7

lege Student Union President, and 6 to p.m. both days. Two

'. resigned effective Oct. 21 for persons voted during the

personal economic reasons. evening sessions, according to

Council member Terry M. , l HCSU representative

%l Layne

was named president pro- Farmer.

tempore until a new president The council will choose a

"

could be chosen from the full new president from within the

council. membership, according to the

Five members were added HCSU Constitution, reports

following elections held Oct. Sell.

18 and 19. The council will also decide

Carole Calvin, David Arm- on procedure

a to

strong, Mike Whitaker, Doris Holte within the next few

replace

rnund.rWord. .............02

Dahlin and Philip"Nick" weeks. Centerfold.... ...............-8.9

Nicholson have been elected A & E.................. ............ 11

to the HCSU Council of Rep-

resentativesforthe

'In other HCSU business,

1977-78 Lloyd Forrest has been re-

Q"....... ...................12

school year. hired as HCSU Programs

Only 109 people, or 1.3 per Board Chairperson,and Ei-

leen

cent of the student body, voted Goebel has been hired as Highline students geta ram view

in the election. Comptroller. of the Oct. 11 solar eclipse. This

Calvin led the field of eight At the decision of the box-viewer.puttogether by the

of

candidates with 72 votes, fol- .council, the positions public HCC Science Department, had a

lowed by Armstrong and relations director and busi- small, foil-covered hole the top.

in

Whitaker with 64 each. Dahlin ness manager were not filled at

the the

Pointed sun, hole

received 54 and Nicholson got for this year. projected a shadow image of the

42 tallies. "We felt the positions were eclipse on the bottom.of the box.

Missing in triesfor spots redundant and unproductive,"

were Nat Underwood with 41 explained Sell.









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Royer promisesstrong,

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fair neighborhood Initiatives

slanted gov't 345 and 34%:

c'harles Royer, candidate for Mayor of Seattle stated early on

IF his campaign the reason for his candidacy.

Royer echoed the feeling of 19th century American novelist

who "read a bad novel, then quit his job to write because he

though: he could do better.

system

Known tomost King County residents for his seven year

tenure as a news analyst on KING television, Royer will bring a

sharp mind and a wide perspective to the office of Mayor of the

state's largest city. A vote for Royer ensures Seattle four

changes ahead

years of strong, fair city management. Hoose. This dixycrat majority creasing pressure to do some-

The main assetsneeded by a Seattle mayor are a solid Jerry does not strengthen the Col- thing about the tax situatiom.

environmental and economic policy and an abilit;?to capture the -On Nov. 8 voters inthis state for

lege's quest more funding. It's likely that the lawmakers

public support for these same policies. will decide the fate of the two will take another serious look

Politicians in Seattle can

categories: downtown neighborhood. Wes

and

easily be divided into two

'





Uhlman has spent

cent gasoline surcharge and

the sales tax on food.

345 deserves :ontinu& to page 3



his eight years in office dcfining the downtown politician.

Royer's opponent in the upcoming election, Paul Schell, shows

Little has been done towards

reforming Washington's un-

fair, archaic tax structure.

passage Thunderword

the



many of the same Uhlman traits.

As a matter offact, Schell did timeunder "Prince Wes*'as This year's relative glut of tax Initiative 345, which would Highline Community

director of the Department of Community Development, an initiatives points to one con- remove the sales tax onfood i s College

agency dedicated

to downtown

massive improvements. clusion: The populous i s dis- a break for the average con- South 240th Stt.

Schell cites this management experience as an indicator of his satisfied by the legislature's sumer. This despite crowing " w a y , Wa. 98031

administrative ability. lethargy onthis matter. to the contrary.

This experience certainly does qualify Schell for the Out came two initiativecam- Money lost to 345 would (206) 878-3710

mayorality. But it also gives him a bad perspective on the needs paigns bound to bend the sys- be

undoubtedly made up

of Seattle and environs. Schell i s a big suppotZer of the Westlake tem. One actually on the side through a one percent rise in Editor Ext. 292

Mall project. of the people, the other serv- the remaining sales tax. A

ing a useful purpose for its recent survey made by the Bu8ineu Manager Ext. 291

For the uninitiated, The Westlake Mall project would

eliminate the last remaining open space downtowninfavor of a instigator. State Department of Revenue ........................

$60 million commercial development. Under the present plan, Ideally, the initiative mea- shows that a good part of the

the city would provide $10 million through sale of municipal sure guarantees any person a raise would fall on such as the thUnd.mord 1 8 8

bonds. concrete way tochange the business, utilitiesand tourists. bi-wwkly publication of

The issue has been the focal point of the downtown versus law. But as we shall see, the The department's study also the jour~iismrtuckntr

the neighborhoods battle line that has permeated this year's systems lends itselfwell to claims that a family of four at HI@" Community

mayoral race. Schell, the downtown bureaucrat, supports it. abuse in the form of generat- with an annual income of C l g .Tho opinionsox-

h

o o

Royer, the neighborhood champion, opposes the plan. ing publicity for a politician. %15,O00 would save an average pres8ed h e d n at. not

Royer has beencriticized for his anti-downtownstance. But as The economic consequences of $118. This i s including the noce88arily tho#, of the

the candidate himself points out, downtowni s already Seattle's of passage of both initiatives one percent rise. c l g or its students.

e

o e

strongest neighborhood. Further development would only take would guarantee (an at least Can the average taxpayer Tho Thundomord of-

away from the city's ailing neighborhoods residential areas. temporary) reduction of state resist such a windfall? Fortu- fice is l c t d in Building

o ae

Critics claim that Royer is "just pretty face," alluding services. Local angle: Higher nately, probably not. 19, Room 107. We wok

to mass exposure as a television commentator. This is a petty education suffers first and Opponents of 345 sigh the come all news r l a e ,

ee s s 1





complaint. Hoyer should bejudged as for his viewpoint and for foremost when budgets same old song: Ifbusiness is letters, and criticismfrom

his knowledge of the city's strenghts and wmnesses. shrink. faced with additional taxation, the campus population. I





I f :aken by this criteria, Charles Royer is definetly Seattle's College anduniversity trus- higher prices negatethe effec- ............................................... i



best hope. H i s support of neighborhoodrehabilitation will help tees are appointed by the gov- tiveness of the tax cut.

the city regain thosewho moved to the suburbswhen their ernor. Grateful for patron-the Industry will receive an ad- JOHN LUMAN

neighborhood started to crumble. age, the trustees are unwilling ditional tax break to ease the

effect of a one percent in- Managing Editor

A gleaming, showydowntowndoesmuchto help Seattle's to protest cutbacks.

Image across the country. But the quality of neighborhood life HCC's five-member Board crease. This reduction of im-

of Trustees includes three pact will be furthered by legis- ALLAN LATHAM

cannot be allowed to suffer at theexpense of a beautiful

Lee

Dixy Ray appointees- lative action to enact more Production Editor

downtown.

For this and many other reasons, Charles Royer should bethe B .

G e r a l d r u n s t r o mD e e sweeping reforms.

ncx! mayor of Seattle. Royer supports integration of schools, Pederson and David Var? The legislature is under in- TERRY M. SELL

and i s willing to stand behind the schoolboard in their effort to Executive Editor

desegregate.

Through his nightly telcvision commentaries, Royer has

p t m w himself knowledgable about city issues. H i s strong

silowing in the primary indicates that he can n~obilize public

PTK sponsors Carole Calvin

Spofts Editor



opinlon.

Royer's policy statenlents

a

have indicated the depth

knowledge that separates good public servant from a bad one.

of 348 debate and

Opponents suppor- andthe Citizens Against

Debbie Lamon

Business Wnager



Senior Reportem

I i i s multi-page. unobfuscated pre policy statements promise a

gcwernment based on public service. The possibilityof this type ters of Initiative 348, the 348 will debate the gas tax Carolyn Williamson

of government should prompt every Seattle voter to mark move to repeal the two per measure,passed bythe Hal Benner, Jerry fritzmann

Charles lioyer on their Nov. 8 ballot. cent variable gas tax, will state legislature during i t s

present their cases in a most recent session. Reporters

public forum in the High- All students, faculty and DM. Brown



Student elections a line College Lecture Hall

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at noon.

S p e a k e r sr o mh e

f t

staff are invited and urged

to attend the one-hour prog-

ram, sponsored by Phi

Kevin Stauffer

Vicki Whitney



necessary evil Washington Coalition for

Sensisble TransDortatinn

Theta Kappa. Shawn Powers

Chris Campbell

Melanie Kenneily

Leslie Waubansee

The fact that 1.3 per cent of the student body voted in the

recent Highline College Student Union elections should notbea Dennis Van leperen

detracting fiictor in any assessment of the event. Gary Undbeq

The percentage figures are somewhat misleading. Certainly blood drive is November 1. I Keith Savisky

Dear Thunderword staff: Steve McCarty

all 8.0'10 students on campus do not file through the cafete~ie, Congratulations! Again. urge everyone to contribute

?heonly polling place for the election. in a day. Nor i s i t possible during all our drives this year. Jackie Spinks

How many years in a row for Oiivia Columbus

I

; I ) notify all HJJOO students that an clection is to even take place. Thank you,

All-American has i t been?

itegardiess of the turnout. the election was a necessary and Betty Strehlau, Sharon Winkel

Keep up the excellent work!

usefrli tool. Fl\*c ncw councllpcrsons were extracted from the Lonny Kaneko, Photographers

process, out of eight candidates. The winners represent a fair D

Humanities ivision

xoss-section of a particularly diverse student body.and Dear Editor: Scott Schaefer

Chairman After being given 16'7 pints Nick Si meona

hopefully should add a mcasure of stability to what has been a

twbulousand ir~consistc.nt memilership. of blood In io71 for a serious Lee Franta

.Some havecontendedthatdue t o chronically lowelcctiorr illness, J find It difficult to Barry Fenton

:urnouts ofi campuses ~1cros.4 the US.. studentgovei-nmen:s imagine somehotiy refusing to

.-hould he appointed I>:,* college administrations; \+*e must donate their blood to the King Advisor

\Yc* find i t difficill: : scc tlo\;* institutions i n a

o County f3loodRank. Thcbgift of

C!!.~:I~YI*L* Betty Strehlau

I:cmoc:rrrc:- can foster that SyStcci while crushing i t for ttlclr lift. 15 much t o o precious not t o

o.::n ! U ~ I C ~ I I ~ S . bc bhared. I hope that all those

who can donate, will take this Printed at Vaiiey Publish-

Since thatsuggestion c m w from outsidc this campus. wc llu\*e Ing Company, 712 W.

t 1 ( 1 q u a l t n s th;rt m i : j o ~ i rulc wili move ()aio:'Mid\v\.sy. kiowe\'cr,

t~ opl>qrtui1ityto CIC) So.

Sincerely, Meeker, Kent, Wa,

\\.*.* can o n \ > . :rust thiit this problem clocs not occur anywhere

Lbi>L*.

5tcve McCart ?'

Can’t wait until 1978 - ~ ~~









out of fuel and was forced to our

winter yet, cousins in As for me, I’ve given up on

alist for the premier English 1977 already. I am tired of

crash land in southern Missis- glamour-rock group, T-Rex, Miami with snow andfrost,

sippi. Lead singer Ronnie Van who died in an autoaccidentjn ourneighbors in California and

reading hearing in the

Zant, guitaristSteveGaines with severe water shortages; newsabout my heroes tragi-

bndon in late September. cally dying and wondering

and backingvocalistCassie we

and mustn’t forget our

Gaines were killed inthe crash Of course, the fourth great goad buddies in New York who’s going to be next. I hopc

and several other members of performer to die was crooner city, who received the devine 1978 is a lot better than this

the band were injuredseriouss- and native Washingtonian gift of an electrical blackout, year has been.

ly. This accident being sad Bing Crosby, who died in complete with rampant loot- Let’s face it, it’s beena lousy

enough alone, thesituation Spain two weeks ago. ing and vandalism. year, and the next one couldn’t

isn’thelpedany by knowing 1977 has blessed us with the be much worse.

that Ronnie, Steve and Cassie death of several of our heroes. 1977 has definitely been the endowed with better tidings

were the fifth, sixth and most tragic year for the enter- seem grim, as the weather is

seventh well known perfor- I t also has blessed we tainment world yet. I t seems already taking a questionable

by Chris Campbell Washingtonians withthe ironic that the year following turn back east.

mers to die this year.

Another tragic incident oc- driest winter ever, forest fires the pomp, splendor and excite- However, there is always

cured last week, the kind that The first one was none other in the Olympic Rain Forest in our

ment of nation’s 200th hope.

America seems to be witnes- than the Kingof Rock and Roll, the middle of January, and birthday (you haven’t forgot- Let us hope that 1977 doesn’t

sing moreoften than usualthis Elvis Resley. The great come- .warningsof electricity brown- ten +hatalreadyhaveyou?) get any worse than the crum-

year. Thursday night, Oct. 20, dian and actor Grwcho Marx outs and cut-backs. would be so full of bad tidings. my year it’s been so far. Let’s

a charter plane carrying the died only one week later. The hope that the pendulum takes

highly popular Southern rock third performer was Marc I t has blessed ourfriends The prospects for the re- a swing back toward the good

group, LYnYrdSkYnYrd, ran o ,

a

B l n lead guitarist and voc- back east with the coldest mainder of this year being side.







- +checki*’it again

out rides 1





over the population. M y first eriample w be l

l

i Also we get thingsfor the Under Word, and

Yogi Berra, who said, ”If people don’t want to we have received reports from reporters who

go the ballpark there’s nothing .that’s goma have argued with faculty members that the

stop themn name of the paper i s the Thunder World. theOr

The sports world abounds with unclearness Thunderbird, nottomentiontheoccasional

and bad grammar. F o b l has almost become

o t al mailings for the Exeogitation andthe Semes-

unbearableon television, what with Pete Gross triel, which as far as Ican tell were literature

and Howard Cosell (who needsno explanation) magazines published here during the Pre-

abusing the air waves. I tend to think of Cambrian Age.

listening to them as penance for all the bad We have taken advantage of the Thunder

things Ihave done inlife. I don’t listento them a Nord label, hence St. Thundernord, theFight-

lot. ing Thundernord Association (of which all the

But the use of nebulouslanguage is not staff are members), and thunderphrenia,

limited to Cosell and company. Foul verbiage which i s very similar to Bongo Fury. Are we

infests even the ivy-less halls of Highline. clear on that now?

The Faculty Senate, (which is notto be The find unclearness I will hit upon is the

confused with the Faculty House, where a the l

l location of Highline itself. In another part of

1

Eschewing teachers live,) meets on the first Wednesday

after the second Tuesdayof the month.

By this writer’s calculations, the only time

this paper(it is pnsently unclear as to where

the article will go), are the results of Jerry

F‘ritzmann’s self-inflicted torture in trying to

Obfuscation

I

i that thesecond of the, no uh that’s not going to of

pinpoint the location and existance Midway,

....

work out. The only time one more time. Wa.

The only thing I can figure out is that this to

We found, much our chagrin, that Midway

by Terry Sell bizarre definition of meeting time is to insure

that the meeting is in the middle of the month

is not. This makes Highline a nonentity, and

youshould probably stop attending classes

Ah, Friday at last, the last day of week.

the and on a Wednesday. before yougetcaught in a time-warp or a

Well, it’s not Friday as I’m writing this but it As Jerry F’ritzmann said upon reading this: boring lecture. I haveheardthey are very

is as you’re reading this so don’t quibble. It’s, “You’re almost as confused as they are.” similar-both seemto last forever and the point

Monday while I’m writing this and I’m in the There are 1389 people on this campus who of the event i s very unclear.

Thunderword office and you’rein the cafeteria are “not identified’’ as to sex. This meansthere Obfuscation is a very frustrating thing

are

fighting your way through a still-breathmg cup 1389 conscientious objectors running sometimes. Here in the Northwest we speak

of coffee. And now Friday as you’re

it’s reading around here. They could be Martians, and they very pure, unaltered English. In the rest of the

this and you’re having another roundwith the could be from Atlantis.Rumor has it that country we are regarded as verbal perverts,

coffee as i t climbs out of the cup and slinks they’re a moving toElliot Bay cause wheni t

l

l since people in many areas slur vowels and

across the table before you canput in the sinks into the Sound it won’t matter to them. ignore manyconsonants in their speech.

cream, and I’m in New Orleans. One problem we have suffered due to Why a this mentalmidgetry, this oral abuse,

l

Just a little day-today obfuscation there I obfuscation has been concerning the name of in

this unclearness our speechand actions? The

wanted to clear up. Or a little unclearness I this paper. I t appears that the office of Warren common explanation is that weare all human.

wanted to eschew. Or something like that. G. Magnuson, the most effective man in the Of a things, this makes the most sense.

ll

You get the picture? United States Senate,is not as effective as the As you usher your coffee back into the cup,

As an editor and a writer, my business is to senator. look into its murky depths, and note what you

obfuscate as little as possible, and to encourage Some time ago, we began toreceive a series see. Dark, murky liquid. Obfuscation. Whyare

my writers to eschew it at a costs.

l

l ofpressreleases from thesenator’s office, people unclear?

In other words, I am the Phisohex for the addressed to the Thunder Nord. Where they got It’s kind of like God. It’s a mystery to us all.

blemishes in the newswriting of your We. the name Thunder Nord we may never know, But without a little haziness on the horizon,life

Sounds like a song title. but that mailing list has been passed around the would probably be a little boring.

But over the rest of the world I have no country and now we get lotsof things addres- However, I think Icould adjust.

control. And here unclearness runs rampant sed to the Thunder Nord.





ContSnaed fram page 2 moval of the two cent gasoline maintains that some 20,000 Washington, unlike many serving publicity organ for

at the income tax if both tax is the written purpose of man-years of private sector other states, does not charge a Harley Hoppe and should be

initiatives pass. 348. employment on road projects retailsalestax on gasoline, nor recognized as such the polls.

at

A moral question is also Running as an independent stands to be lost. does it operate toll roads. I f the state unable tocome

is

involved here. Should the con- for King County Executive, I f this seems like a large job A variety of functions other up with funds, the federal

I sumer have to pay a tax on a Hoppe is gaining maximum cut followingtwo

a cent a than highway construction government cuts an equal

commodity that is needed for mileage from his pro-348 lead- gallon tax decrease, consider rely on the gasoline taxfor amount. The resulting curtail-

subsi’stence. Many families ership positiion. The initiative this: most roadprojects re- revenue. The two tax cent ment of long-needed highway

that don’t have the money to also gives Hoppe another ceive federal matching funds. repeal would force cutbacks improvements would be a dis-

buy much other than food are forum for his own campaign. Eliminate the state and local (or higher fees) by the State -I”

aster.

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the ones that meed taxthe Other than as a publicity Sharesof lost

money to the tax Patrocthe State Ferry System

break. Initiiative 345 givestool, 348 leaves little torecom-removal,addthesameamountandadjunctstotransistopera-

them

that

break. mend its passage. The in- of matching the

funds and loss tions. Maintenance money for

crease was the first on is doubled.

348 offers gasoline in this state since

1967. This minor miracle in

bngdelays toprojectssuch

as 1-90 or the West Seattle

bike paths and

cletrails

reduced.

would be

all-terrain vehi-

also





little gain the days of rampaging infla-

tion negates

that tax

the

opponents claims

is unfair and

Freeway will drive costs sky-

high. I t doesn’t take longfor a

$30 million road to become a

The money and jobs lost due

to the removal of the two cent

gasolinte taxis a high price to

The largest beneficiary $60 million mess. pay for removing the average

of punitive.

Initiative 348* it pas- Passage of 348 would causeHoppe’s

forces cite thefact $13 the average car owner the pay is

Or not*

Assessor

be King County

. . . ..

thestate lose than Washington’s

to more that gasoline tax pays in additional

. . . . . . . . Hoppe-. Re- . .money. Governor Ray’s office is the highest in the nation. But year. Initiative 348 is a self-

taxes each

k lousy.



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Chanaes ahead for Religion

comes

advising program to HCC

by Vicki Whitney

An effective advising prog comingsofthepresent sys- Religion has finally come

ram for thecommunitycol- tem.Many students aren’t into the open at Highline Col-

k g e adult student i s the uiti- confident with their plans lege. On Monday, Oct. four

18,

mate goal ofa faculty-student after they’ve finished the men were oncampus repre-

in

committee meeting the near magicnumber of 30 credits sentingtheGideons Interna-

future. and still need more help plan- tional.

George Donovan.who or- ning their future courses. Themen oncampus were

ganizedthecon::nittee, feels The committee plans to ex- Ken Laurence, Joe Fouraker,

the advising service is a very amine the present system and Wally Cordel and Harold

critical one. He saidthestu- organize better ways toadvise Nelson. All four are with the

dents shouidhave a conve- the adult student. Valley Camp of Gideons Inter-

nient access to their advisors, national andcover the area

Faculty from all areas and from lS2nd street S.W. to

and right now, this isn’t always two studeh?ts make up the

thecase. Often anadvisor’s Pierce County, Puget Sound to

committee. Enumclaw and Renton.

office hours and the student’s

time on campus don’t coincide. From the P.E. department i s The menstoodoutsidethe

The beginning advising Royal Wise; Studies,

Social Student Center giving free

programs of four-year institu- Don McLarney; Business, copies of the New Testament

tions of 20 years have

ago Mary Longstaff, and Student to any student who would ac-

gradually shaped into the pre- Services, Ed McClure. cept one.

sent system at the community the

Representing En- They give Biblesto peopleat

college. gineering and TechnologyDe- various colleges, jails and

Records once by

kept ad- partment is Ross King; Health hotels. In Washipston State

visors are now the responsibil- Occupations, Irene Lewsley; they are not allowed to give 1

ity of the student. and Behavioral Sciences. Bibles to hish school and i

After completion of 30 cre- Three areas have not

chosen representatives;

yet grade school students, are

but

allowed to insome other states

i

dits, an advisor’s approval of

student scheduling is now no Humanities; Mathematics; from the fifth grade on. I

!

longer required for registra- and Fineand Performing Arts. The Gideons Internationali s

tion. The advisor’s tie with

student was shortened

the Mr. Donovan urges the stu-

after it dentbodytoshareideason

nondenominational

a group Ken mureme of the Gideons Internationalpresentsa 6iMe to an H C

that is representedin appmxa- ~whikocrcampusocrMonday,Oct.18

C i

was decided the student wouldimprovementsandproblems

have his goalsset after two of the current program with

full quarters. committee members. Student

mately 130 countries.

These men speak at various

church services about how

Offerings and donationsare ence they do get paid well-

the accepted in order to cover the ..:‘not financially, but in the

Bibles are provided and used, costs of printing.

joys of seeing people receive

I

1

Mr. Donovan points out that input will be greatly valued

this may be one of the short- and appreciated. and “often bring people to the This i s a volunteer work, these Bibles and

l

l er of the

la n

Lord.” but according to Ken bur- Lord.”





i

CC bucks stop if 345 goes I ‘Images’ offered by

An estimated $11.3 million

will be subtracted from corn-

munity college budgets in

Washington i f Initiative 345

food items in this

result in:

statewould



-A no growth situation for

o f f w p u s programs,

I n i t i a t i o n of verynew

few

Pm-S*

I Women’s Programs I j

A series on the “Images of personal communication espe-

passes next month, according community colleges. Current Most community college Women” is being offered by cially non-ver” elements of

to John C. Mundt, state com- community budgets

college districts, according to Mundt, the Women’s Resource Center voice, facial expression, body

munity college director. include funds for 2,171 addi- report that they would attempt at HCC on Tuesday evenings movement and posture.

tional full time slots in voca- to faculty

cut and staff from 7:30 to 9:30 in the Lec- Images of Women in Litera-

That would mean a budget tional programs. through natural attrition as ture, led by Joan Fedor, HCC

ture Hall.

cut for Highline of $327,311 much as possible. Free to HCC students,the instructor and HonorsScholar

for the 19f8-79 school year. ”Putting off normal re-

series will ask $1 from non- Program director, w feature

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i

placement and repair prog- Mundt urged in his remrt -~

-r -

studemts. dramatic readings from poet-

Mundtoutlinedtheimpact rams for instructional equip- that the budget levels bemain-

of the estimated revenueloss ment. tained, since any reduction of Women in the Media was the ry, plays, and novels Nov. 8.

on

first subject of the five week Analysisanddiscussion will

for the state’s community col- “Higher student-faculty services will adversely affect follow.

leges. Passageof the measure ratios in classes. many minority and lower in- program. Last Tuesday, Oct.

25, Colleen Patrick, a former Ending the series, Women as

removing salestax from all “Difficulty in maintaining come students. Artists will be featured Nov.

Seattle television news re-

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porter and current instructor 15 and Images of Women in

WASHINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGES at tho University of Washing- Film on Nov. 22.

ANALYSIS OF F’ISCAL IMPACT OF INITIATIVE 345 ton spoke on the portrayal of Each program will be mod-

ON DISTRICT ALLOCATIONS FOR 1978-79 (1) women in advertising and the erated by Betty Colasurdo,

news media, focusing on Women’s Programs Director.

media myths versus women’s The Women’s Resource

1977-78 (2) 1978-79 (3) Reduction real lives, Center is locatedin Building9

General Fund General h n d Below 1977-78 On Nov.1 Making Our Own on the second o and is open

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fo r

DISTRICTICOLLEFE Allocation Allocation Allocation Monday through F’riday from

Image will be discussed by

1 Peninsula $ 2,024,753 5

! 1,922,069 102,684 10 a.m. to noonand from 1p.m.

Marge Morton, speech and

2 Grays Harbor 2,379,687 2,255,677 124,010 to 3 p.m.Pleasecontactthe

communication instructor at

3 Olympic 4,874,669 4,598,797 275,872 center ifyou would like your

HCC.

4 SkagitValley 3,511,825 3,316,619 195,206

5 Everett/Edmonds

The lecture will discuss nameon the Women’s Rag-

9,049,327 8,544,060 606,267 thoughts on why and how one ram*s mailing list at 878-3710

6 Seattle 16,672,157

7 Shoreline

15,736,482 935,675 can change one’s own image ext. 365.

6,224,703 5,867,785 356,918 and examine aspectsof inter-

8 Bellevue 5,055,051 4,774,276 280,775

9 Highline 5,801,299 5,473,988 327.31 1

10 Green River

11 Ft. Steilacoom

S,212,053

4,742,575

4,918,914

4,482,545

293,139

260,030

Gardeners wanted

12 CentralidOTCC 5,518,584 5,220,421 298,163 Avid backyard gardeners ers will be launched upon the

13 Lower Columbia 3,410,101 3,220,437 189,664 are wanted by the County

King earth to give all a green

14 Clark 5,321,564 5,021,214 300,350 Extension Service to voluntar- thumb, or 60 hours of public

15 Wenatchee Valley 2,847,200 2,694,339 152,861 ily helpfellowcitizens with service at local diagnostic

16 Yakima Valley 4,140,420 3,908,929 231,491 garden advice. clinics.

17 Spokane 16,233,754 15,293,962 939,792 An intensive ten-week train- I f your’rc interested in be-

18 Big Bend 2,197,566 2,088,705 108,86 1 ingcourse is provided for each coming a Master Gardener,

10 Columbia Basin 4,061,261 3,8%,43 1 226,830 volunteer, covering

wide

a contact the KCES, Master

20 Walla Walla 3,714,550 3,508,272 206,278 range of horticultural sub- Gardener Program, E531King

21 Whatcorn 1,423,736 1,354,500 69,236 jects. County Courthouse, Seattle.

22 Tacoma 4,668,146 4,408,267 259,879 After successful completion Wash. 98104.

SI’STEhf TOTALS S 1 19,084.981 ST 12,444,689 $6,640,292 (4) of it post-training examina- Or call the office at 344-4162

tion. the new Master Garden- for more information.

( ! I Heduc-tions s h o w arc‘ basec on preliminary data. Distribution among districts may vary.

:2 ~~:.\:cluclc.s i n o r i t y disadvantaged. special allocations. salary increases. rents and utilities.

m

! 3 J Esciwics speck! rtllocationa. $alary lncreasc‘s. rents and utilities.









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1-LPederson,

by Lee Ftanta

Lee fail polli -sei(-,

**If taxes are repelled with their achievements as well as-

DeePedersonandEleanor no backup source of revenue the Democrats." The Shorline

Leevisited HCC Wednesday will

then the state be in serious ManagementActwasan ex-

Oct. 19, andbroughtoutone financial straits," Mrs. Lee ample Lee gave.

point: campaigaings not what explained. was and

**I born raised .a

it used to be. Mrs. Lee expressed relief Democrat in the FDR era. I

Pederson, Democrat, and that Puget Sound was closed to saw what he was trying 1 0 Jt..

Lee, Republican, are running oil tankers, due to the danger and I feel that thosc goals ;::Id

for 33rd

the District State of a tanker running aground ideals are what the Democra-

Senate the Jack

seat, seat on a shoal, while making pas- ticParty stands for. That's

Cuninghamvacatedwhenhe sage to an oil port. why I'm a Democrat," replied

became US. Represenative Pedersen expresseda diffe- M r s . Pederson.

for the SeventhDistrict. rent view on the subject.

During their stay on campus **It.was the state's responsi-

each speaker presented her bility, not the federal govern-

stands the

on issues, then ments. Even thoughtheclo-

sure of Puget Saundto oil

fielded questions from the

classes. tankers was necessary,', Mrs. 1978

Though both candidates ar-

rived at the same answers to

Eleanor Lee Pederson said oil tankerson

Puget Sound.

af

Dee Pederson Calendars

student questions, each had a taxed items concurrently," Both candidates gave their Republican Party," she con- The gifi that

different approach in their Pedersen said. reasons for joining their re- tinued. T'hey don't bragabout ls l

at a year!

s

stands on tax reform and oil spective parties.

e,

Mrs. Le while agreemg

ports, the two major issues that tax reform was necessary the

"Ijoined Republican

discussed. Party because in 1972 when I

CROWN

labeled the sales tax cut: *'A

Mrs. Pedersen said that "tax dangerous thing at this time." decided to u,

r n officials in SHOP

HALLMARK

reform is needed," and if one "The drive to develop new both parties approached me to

it,

feels strongly enough about taxing packages,on a grass run on their tickets," Mrs. Lee FEDERAL WAY

the move to repeal the sales roots level,-would lost," she

be said.

tax food,

on 4,

Initiative 3 5 said. *'I looked at the political 839-1811

should be voted for. "Any tax proposals are situation, and at the time the

4"I'his would probably raise going to have to presented

the prices on food, because

be

of to the peoplein the form of a

Republican P a w was the *

Party of action. -

+A

the added book work involved referendum.This referendum When you CIIIY mow,@

in selling both taxed and un- would contain the tax repeals. have

**I one gripe about the to send the v e twst

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Midway between nowhere



College located in twilight zone

- by Jerry Fritzmann north of Kent-Des Moines

Roadas pillow

a furniture

"1 go to Highlinc Collegc. outlet.

I t ' s in Midway." The community had grown

"Where's Midway? considerably and required its

**It's up there. On the hill. own post office. I n their infi-

You know, Pacifw Highway nite wisdom, the Postal Ser-

South, somewhere between vicerenamedthe area Mid-

the airport and Federal Way. This

way. move wasmade

"How many people live despite protestations

the of

there?" the residents of the hamlet.

"Well, 1 don't know i f any- the

They felt that name

body actually does live there." change wou:d rob the com-

This scene has been re- munity of its individuality.

played countless times by hap- They turned out to be right.

less HCC students trying to Growing larger throughout

explain the whereabouts af the 40's and So's, the public-

this esteemed institution. minded on the hilltop tried to

Many try, but none succeed. incorporate Midway. The ef-

The most way

absolute to fort turned out to a struggle

be

pinpoint Midway is to point a for territory. The foe: Des

finger in the general direction Moines.

of the campus and say "that Des Moines won.

way." The Midway group filed in-

I n his book "Washington corporation papers Nov. 5,

Place Names" James W. Phil- 1959. Des Moines did the same

lips offers this: "Midway: So 16 days later. The disputed

namedbecause it is halfway territory ran from S. 216th to Is it or isn't it in Midway, Kent or Des Moines? businesses located in the twilight zone.

between Seattle and Tacoma the Kent-Des Moines Road and The Furniture House is one of the many

on Highway 99." from Highway 99 to Military

The bad news for potential Road. highway between Kent-Des and S. 240th. Properly, the ifthe proper zip code is on it

Midway civic pride activists i s The Prosecuting Att0rne.y.s Moines Road and S.24Oth Kent policedepartment has the letter will eventually end

that Phillip's description the office took interest in the

is about half of the businesses jurisdiction but a c l to 911 a up in the right mailbox.

definitive one. There are no matter. After much mysteri- are on Kent land, the remaind- could bring a response from Technical quibbling is the

city limits or municipal gov- ous the

maneuvering, issue e r unincorporated. For in- Des Moines, the County the

or basis of this section. The cities

ernment because Midway isn't wasdecided in DesMoines' stance, the Midway Tavern at State Patrol. of Kent and Des Moines being

incorporated. favor. the north end of the stretch is This coverage i s reassuring incorporated municipalities .

"



" --- .--- 1

" -" .- - 7 - '7 part of Kent. The recently so long as all these depart- have their own P.0.s. There

r z d lot next to i t i s unincor-

ae ments maintain an active in- are also Seattle P.0's in-

porated. This absurd division terest inupholding the service terspersed throughout south

goes on the way to 240th.

all S. at presentlevels. Let's hope King County to keep the ques-

Midway today is reduced to l

that they don't a of a sudden tion cloudy.

a literal translation of the decide that thearea is one of A Midway business could

word. It's just an apt geog- the other's responsibility. list their address as Midway,

raphical designation. The only The most confusedthe Mid- Kent, Des Moines or Seattle

unincorporatedareas left in way area gets is concerning and each would be approp

.the are afore-

area the the limitsof Kent, Des Moines riate. The only instance where

mentioned businesses, HCC and Seattle postal districts. anyone in this area could not

and the residential area ad- This is fitting in a way. The identify thenrnselves as being

joining the north edge of the first (and only)government living in Seattle would be the

campus. semice specifically for Mid- folks who have a Kent North

Perhapsthe most sound way way was its Past Office. street designation.

to describe Midway is that it is The Midway Post Office still The purpose of the this arti-

the area between Kent and operates, though today it's cle originally was to define

Des Moines that covered by

is part of the Kent system. The Midway what it is, where it i s

services from both of those College is based in Kent, but s

and what its status i .After a

municipalities. This would in- the BlockhouseRestaurantac- full hour of researchit became

clude the boundaries of the rossthe road is part of Des apparent that i t would be im-

area's fire, sewer and water Moines. to

possible answer any of

districts along with police pro- Before this gets too confus- these queries to a reasonable

tection and mail service. ing, afew words of explanan- degree.

HCC i s on the Des Moines a l

tion are necessary. M ican be For the lack of any concrete

sewer andwater system, asis addressed. to Seattle, Kent,

Midway oesn'even

d t The Des Moines annexation a large part of Kent's hilltop

contiuued on page 7 .

Db s Moines or wherever, but

e

qualify for community status took abouthalf of the Midway holdings. The Kent water sys-

anymore. I t used to be at one community. What remained



come over

tem extends only fat as 1-5,

as

time. There was a move for was an undefined area extend- leaving the lately annexed

incorporation but it failed, re- ing south to s. 2S2nd between city

portions of that to the Des

legating Midway to a name Military Road and '99. Moines hookup.

used by businesses along The city of Kent jumped into Logically, Midway would be

Pacific Highway South for a the annexation derby in 1958, in the Midway-Star Lake-

mile or so on either side ofthe stretching its border all the Woodmont fire district. I s it?

Kent-Des Moines Road. way to 20th ave S. between S. Of course not. That fire dis-

The intersection of High- 248thand S. 252nd. Kent at- trict used to extend along the

way 99 and Kent-Des Moines all

tempted to annex the way to highwayto208thbut some-

Road i s near and dear to the Puget Sound, but the County's where along the boundary line

many HCC students waiting to Annexation Review Board shrunk back to 252nd.

get off the freewayat 7 5 5 nixedKent's bid for seaport HCC i s a part of Fire District

weekday mornings. status. Enough wasenough the 26, which covers the Des

In the fall of 1927 this now- board said. Moines area. This service

mighty intersection wasan Frustrated by that rejection, switch makes amodicum of

obscure crossroads along the Kent moved it's efforts to the sense. The Des Moines (Fire

route bctwctcn (surprise) Kent north. A 1961 move took the in District 26) station is two

and D e s Moincs. A few remaining area east of 1-5 miles down 25th Avenue while

families sawthepossibilities e BANQUET

between Kent-Des Moines the Fire District 30 (Midway,

of the place. Road and S. 248th. station

etc.) to

closestthe

D i x Corner, it w a s called, for The same north-south campus i s the Woodmont facil-

no apparent reason. "Timber. boundary was followed in ity on 270th and 15th Avenue S. ENTERTAINMENT

Tides, and Tales,'' Melanie Kent'snext annexation in Policeprotection for Mid-

Draper's history of Des 1962. This time the western way is another jumble. The

aloinesnames Bill Moody as front was moved to a jagged DesMoines, Kent and King . .

the pioneer Midway business- edge on the west side ofHigh- County departments all have

man. "The Halfway House" way 99. their own jurisdictions and TR 0-2721

was his restaurant, cashing in Thisrecapitulationof obs- they meet and intersect along

on theSeattle to Tacoma trade cure historical detail lcads us thehighway fronting the

when thattrip was still a major to the The

present. zig-zag College.

undertaking. Kentboundary adds to the Sayyou are involved in an

Moody's establishment Midway confusion. accident on th? highway bet-

stands today a quarter-mile the side

On west of thc ween Kent-Des MoincsRoad

. . .





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Campbell dives into HCC

by Donnb Van loporon mond, Wa. with his two sons ment he gets from his job he

Spence ampbell, a part Ron and Scott. Both boys go to stated, “The satisfaction of

time diving instructorat HCC Interlake High School, Ron a is exploring a new environment

last year, now is a full time junior and Scotta sophomore. andseeingstudentsbecome

instructor in the Undersea Scottwas ranked 16th in the competent in this relatively

Technician Program. nation as a wrestler in last new field.”

H e replaces Peter Williams, Year’s Junior Olympics. , While at Spokane in 1962,

who resignedat the end of last Campbell’s favorite hobby Campbell became involvedin

year. is archery. H e and his sons e

a fascinating vent, a

Campbell works along with spend a lot of time together “Marathon Swim.”

head instructor Maurice hunting with bow and arrow, H i s goal was to swim from

Talbot. their main targets being deer Orofino, Idaho to Astoria, Ore-

This year’s program has 28 and elk. gon faster than Lewis and

35

first-year students and sec- Spence is also very much Clark traveled the same dis-

ond-year students. Both clas- into his sons’ high school tance in canoes. The connect-

ses dotheir diving at Redondo sports. H e enjoys watching the

ing rivers on 557-mile

Beach, only a few miles from themcompetewhenever he swim were the Clearwater,

the collegeon Puget Sound.

- - can. Snake, and the Columbia.

C a m p b e lb e c a m e

l in- Campbell swam an average of

The instructors show the terested in diving while in the .10.8 hours a day and covered

studentshow to use various Air Force for four and one-half an average 26.8 miles a day.

of

underwater intruments and years. H e later became a Com- The tides had a lot to do with

how to perform diving proce- mercial Deep Sea diver in the number of hours he swam

dures which will help them to Spokane, Wa.for the next four each day.

land high wage jobs with years. H i s experience doesn’t H e completed the Marathon

numerous oil-drilling opera- stop them. in an amazing 27days, five

tions in the U.S. After two years at Everett days less than his counter-

last

Out of 28 graduates year CC, became he Director of parts, Lewis and Clark. Spence

26 were placed in jobs their Diving Physiology Research was to receive $1,500 for his

first year out of HCC. Lab for Virginia Mason Re- accomplishment, but all the

“I spent the last few years of. money never materialized as

search Center in Seattle, for

my life in research diving and another four years. the company went bankrupt.

I felt it was time to apply my Now back to the year 1977,

Campbell’s past teaching

experience in the direction of Spence feelsbeinga diving

the commercial field, while at jobs have been been at Bel-

instrvctor is a very unique

levue Community College,

the same time broadening my

where he was an instructor in position to have. I asked

concepts in the specific area Campbellwhyhe chose this

the Technical DivingRag-

of oil field diving,” comments

Campbell on his reasons for

a.

rm H e has also worked part profession, he blurted out,

S p e w Campbell. “Marathon Man,” has become full time instructor in

coming to HCC. time at ShorelineCC before “The same reason men climb the Undersea Technician program. staff photo by Scott Schaefer

mountains, intrigue and chal-

Campbell now lives in Recl- coming to Highline last year.

what

When asked enjoy- lenge”.

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I Opinions mixed’on winter weather









continued from page 6 ’

definition of Midway, I am The Kawasaki’s New

free to draw my own bound-

ary. I proposethe following Peace

definition: Midway shall be

that area of Pacific Highway

Souththat receivesservices

Corps is

from at least three different

municipalities and/or service alive and

districts.

This would bring in stretch well and

\

of highway from

needs a newname.

216th

also

240th. The community

to

I f anyone

waiting

?

wants know

point

to

between

the

Seattle

halfway

and

for you.

Tacoma, have the state put a U

A your life you’ve

)$I ; little marker on 1-5 that at the wanted to do something im-

appropriate spot. portant for the world.Now a

For Midway, how about lot of the world needs you to

“Schizophreniaville.” Fitting do it: We need volunteerswith

for a community that can’t l

skills and al kinds of practical

decide where it’s at. And it is krtowledge. Cali toll free:

also quite an accomplishment:

A multiple-referenced com-

munity that doesn’t even exist.

Next: Zenith, fact or fiction.



The British Dancing Academy Rentonbrings its fine reputation to

the Des Moinesarea,offeringprofessionalinstructionin

(Royal Academy of Dancing and Cecchetti methods)



Modern Dance and Jazz -

Acrobatics

of









Women’s Exercise Class

Ballet



Both happening:

October 29. Sat.

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Classes offered to all ages 4-adult, and to all standards,

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Crane departs library nest

A familiar landmark left the Since then the Absher Con-

campus on Oct. 21 as its paying rent on it Oct. 10). The . proaching Friday storm. The

struction Co. hasbeen build- removal crane had to be long

"buddy" came to disassemble ing the new six-story library of

last piece the original crane

I t and carry away the 20 erec-

enough to reach over the topof was removedjust as thestorm

aroundthecrane,whichhas the newbuilding and to the top hit itspeak.

tor-like components. Yes, the lifted wallboard, insulation,

seven-story crane has moved of the crane and down six H e said had shut

they to

studs, steel, concrete and inside

stories the building.

to a new construction site and other supplies. Actually, there down the crane only six days

away from the new library. Cranes of these sizes are not -during the six months for

wasno further need for the made in the United States;

Six months ago the Morrow crane after Oct. 10 but the weather; two of those days

Crane Company brought the in they come from Western were for fog (they couldn't see

crane crews weretied up in a Germany.

in-pieces crane, including the major jab in Denver. the ground).

cab, boom, counter-

the the GeorgeTweney, "clerk of The greater King County

The "buddy" crane camein the works" for Highline Col-

weight assembly,the counter- Friday Oct. 21 (the construc- area has seen many cranes of

weights and the motors. lege, said the crane removers varioussizes in the current

tion company had stopped were working against the ap- construction boom. Tweney

said the Rainier Bank Tower

in downtown Seattle required

a crane with a telescoping

ability. I t pulled itself up

story-by-story.Ourswasthe

maximum height crane for

this size of building.

Tweney said: "The use of

the cranecutimmeasurably

the length of construction

time."

said pondered

Tweney he

what the use of cranes could

havedone in building the

pyramids, the Wall of China,

and Roman and Chinese road

construction. He marveled

anew over those miracles of

construction depending on

masses of laborers.

Students must feel that hard

hat laborers on this tallest

building on the campus are a Framed by a near leafless tree, scaffolders connect the m n d crane's hook

part of the campus family. But to the boom to ready for the lowering operation.

the memory of the multi-story

i

l

German cranewl linger on.









a

The large boom of the six story crane was lowered by seven story crane while workers

controlled where the boom landed with cables.









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cmpus thunderword Oct. 28,1977 page 10







-Four more projects

Campus facelift continues

by D. M. Brown be

The East lot may changed toangle parking According to Chapman, many studentswalk

Four campusrenovationscosting$226,500 to create more spaces. Forty to 60 of these up theroadtoand from Holly Hills. Early

will begin in May. spaces, located behind the old library will be winter nightfall makes this secluded area

Projects planned are renovations to the East used for visitors' marking. hazardous to thepedestrian. 0



at

parking lot, a covered walkwaythe entrance One light will be placed at the entrance of.

at 240th South, changes to the present visitor The visitors parking lot at South 240th. will.

become a up

pick and delivery area. The 20th South, the second will be at the halfway

parking, the graphics system for the campus, point, the third at the top of the road, andthe

and four new mercury vapor lights to illumi- current parking spaces will be converted intoa

one-way loop road. There will be no parking last will be at the pedestrian gateat the east

nate theroad from 20th Ave.South will be here. end.

installed. Completion date these projects is

for Landscape architects contractedfor the job

September 1978. Chapmanhopes this will help to alleviate are Jongejan-Gerrard Associates,

and of

East lot renovations are needed because of of problems

many the by

caused students Bellevue.

the number of campus activities t h t will be in for

entering, leaving, and cruising spots at the

the remodeled building housing stadent ser- same time. This project is estimated at S103,SOO.

of

vices, says Jack Chapman campus security. Estimated costs for this project is just under The graphics system is a series ofentrance,

There will be a new route toand this lot.

from O

1O O

$O , O . building identifacatian, directory and reg-

The existing road will be one-way and north The covered walkway will extend from the to

ulatory signs designed help peopleunfamilar

bound. The south b u n d road will be built along road to the admissions building. with the campus find their way around more

the west side of the lot. The entrance will be The flag pole will go, until a better locatlonis easily. This project will cost S10,OOO.

from the east road at 240th South while theexit decided upon. Four new mercury vapor lights will be

will be next to the entrance, but on the west "This will open up the college so more and installedfrom 20th Ave S. to the North lot. This

side. people will be able to see it,".said Chapman. will cost $13,000.









Library work on schedule * T h e



by Sharon Winkel

The new library building

college representative

construction projects.

for second (plaza) floor, where

reference books, current

The top level will includean

audio visual room, T.V. studio Peace

currently under construction AbsherConstructionCom-

on campus i s expected toopen pany of Puyallup, general con-

magazines, newspapers

quick information

and

may be

with colorequipmentanda

graphics room.

Corps is

onschedule

January, 1978.

the

at end of tractor for the project, is ex-

pected to complete the struc-

found. The circulation desk

will also be located this

on

Some concern has been ex-

pressed over the lack of win-

aliveand

Work on the six level struc- ture without

ture is progressingwell,ac- .

exceedingthe floor.

A book detectionsystem will

dows in the library. The build-

ing has been planned this way

well and

cording to George

$3.5 million architectural es-

Tweney, timate. However they will ex-

ceed their original bid of

be installed protecting the

books from theft. A buzzer will

to decrease the incoming

sound (such as the roar ofthe

waiting

- Rehabilitation $3,430,882. go off and the turnstile will

close if a book is not checked

jets). The view of Puget Sound

may be seen from the bal-

for your

program opens The ground floor of the lbi -

rary will provide library and

out.

The third, fourth and fifth

conies.

The new library, like the old

general senrices, including floors will include reading library, will be a community

A new specialty, Rehabilita- the mail room and repair shop rooms. The fourth floor will oriented facility, serving the

tion Assistant inthe Childhood for campus equipment. alsodisplaystudents, art as general public as well as the

Education program will be Students wl enter on the

il well as borrowed exhibits. students.

offered next quarter at HCC.

Students in the two-year de-

gree programwill take a core

unit of basiccoursesplus a

block of courses specializing

in a particular area. Options

include developmentaldisa-

bi1ity , physical impairment

and visual impairment.

The program focuses on mo-

bility training which is vital in

helping handicappedpersons

to be independentin their own

homes and in the community.

For further information,

contact Renna Pierce, Prog-

ram Director at HighlineCom-

munity College, 878-3710, ext.

319.



Council for

Postsecondary

Education

to meet here

Various topicsof interest to

Highline students will be

when

under discussion the

Council for Post Secondary

Educationmeets in theGold

Room, Tuesday, Nov. 1, and

Wednesday, Nov. 2.

Both meetings

a.m.

will start at 9



The council will discuss a

doctorate :n nursing program

at the University of Washing-

LDQUIDATING*AUCTlON

ton and a nursing supply-

demand report.

Also on the agenda are dis-

cussions merit scholarship

programsandstudent finan-

ciai aid programs.

MOR, MOR, MOR:

how do you like it?

by Kevin Stauffer can

as “rack” (sic)escape the group

or that of puttmg ( ; t . t

In the

Oct. 14 issue of the

all-embracing tag* MOR music. Some R r w p s z ~ r )

As may

Thundeword, the arts and you haveguessed be by MOR one moment ant1 nlti>

entertainment section con- now, middleoftheroadmusic ically magnificent the IWXI,

tained an article penned by i s not greatest to

the thing which tends complicate

to

myself concerning in part the subjectyourearsto. Or is i t ? things in this area.

term “MOR”. What 1 unfortu- Ihave informed you Should MOR bebannedas

nately neglected to do at that in the previous that it .s being mentally degenerative?

to study to* Since Probably not. Smalldoses are

time was define M0 R.

sssooooo.. . thinknot

don’t

have

to

You reallyprobably harmful. Just

The initials MOR stand for ~ o ~ ~~w~~ $

~ yxv;:;t.onged

~ ~ ~ subjections to

;

“Middle Of the

~- ~~ Road.”

- . .

a?hand.

Ifthe term is being refered

to in terms of music (as i t is The only danger to this are The full effects of middle of

here), the initials might stand the sleepinducing qualities of road

the music be

will not

MOR music. Even the most known until Aometime in the

for Moronic, Overdone Rock.

diligent listener can be re- future, when laboratory rats

Or Musically Offending Reg-

will besubjected to massive

urgitation. . ducedto a somnambulistic

zombie byasimple dose of doses of the bland music.

Not all music that is soft or

MOR. Whenthe results are finally

“easy listening” music can be

At this point in time, Ifeel no you’ll

released, readthem

termed MOR. Not all music

urgent need or desire to point here first.

to

that comes across the public

a finger and accuse this group Just give science time.





Sculpture is hands-on art that pays off

by Jackie Spinks meeting of the Washington occupied the concerns of fa-

Modern sculpture is becom- State Arts Commission. culty members and local ar-

ing one of the most exciting The process of selection has tists for many months and now

trends (featuring the $20,000 been lengthy, because accord- a new aspectof sculpture has

and the ing to statelaw one-half of one entered Highline in the form

Sam serenades library plaza sculpture

new sculpture lab) at Highline per cent of the projected cost of a modem sculpture lab for

by

use students in the art

Singin’ Sam Agins, a balladeer in the twe western tradition, Community College. of any new public building

**Sculpture is a hands-on construction is setaside for program.

performed a “Concert of Authentic Western Ballads” before a Linda Spoerl, Humanities

the ourchase of new art works.

sparse crowd in the Lecture Hall at HCC on c

Ot.

12. Agins, art,” donsson mused.“Getting

your hands dirty is an integral Keep that in mind sculpture instructor at Highline ana

fromArizona, has traveled all over the country collecting part of the process. Ifeel that students! jury chairman for theselec-

obscure folk material and music. of a the arts, there i s more

l

l Thirty artists submitted tion of the plaza sculpture says

gratification in sculpting than ideas for the sculpture to be the sculpture “will play an

Puppets perform other since you master ideas.” placed in the new library

As an example of the impor-plaza, adjacent to the already

important part in the student

and cultural life of our cam-

Jean Enticknap’s BaaicuPp sticks,they are pressed up tance of sculpture the library existing Health Occupations pus. We were very lucky, in-

against a white muslin screen, plaza sculpture will be the and Service Occupations deed toattract such high calib-

petry class performed the

first in aseries of puppet and are backlighted. main focal paint of the entire buildings. er contestants, and were fortu-

shows last Thursday, Oct. 20, The puppets mayhave college into perpetuity. A Jonsson said the space and nate in having more fine ideas

for the children from the HCC translucent eyes made out of $20,000 investment is being equipment in thenewsculp- than we had money.”

Child Care Center. colored paper. .viewer can

The madeon the purchase. Four ture lab will be facsimile of the Ted Jonsson, art instructor

The show consistedof three see the silhouettes of the p u p prominent l c l artists, Larry

oa best studio. and nationally recognized

short children’s tales enacted pets movingabout on front

the Beck, Highline’sTed Jonsson, . Two class sections of sculp- sculptor says, “Sculpture stu-

by shadow puppetsaccom- of the screen. Robert M a k i and Charles ture are offered this fall. dents have a chancetopro-

panied by sound effects and There are several shadow Smithhavesubmitted scale Persons interested in study- duce credible work in less

songs. puppets on display in the models. These models are on ing sculptureshouldcontact time than with other areas in

are

Shadow puppets puppets Theatre Lab (Bldg. 4). view in the EtiW’fmmthese Jonsson or Chuck Miles by art. I f you have good ideas you

out cardboard

cut of as The Thunderword will keep four, thewinner will be chosen ;calling 878-3710, ext. 282. can become a credible sculp-

silhouettes. Controlled

by you informed of future shows. and announced at the Nov. 4 tor relatively soon.”

The library sculpture has One of the most interesting





the local scene ...........~..............~.......~.~..................~*~

aspects of the sculpture prog-

e

..... . ~............................~......~.~ ram at Highline is that those

who participate in the prog-

ram will not only learn the

and

Renowned slightly they forgot to say how much it There Is no contest theme. Tickets to the Seattle Reper- skills needed to produce high

bizarre flutist PaulHornhead- will cost to get and where

b to Photoscan be takenanywhere, tory Theater are available at a quality, professional work, but

lines a show at the Paramount get tickets. Oh, well. using any type of special ef- special student price in the they will also be given the

Northwest Thursday, Nov. 10 fect or camera. Student Activities Office necessary informationto mar-

at 8 p.m.

t**+*,t*+tt

There is also no limit on the which i s located at the north ket their sculpture pieces.

Also included in thc rnulti- The Twins Sisters will lay number of entries you may end of the Student Lounge on

media event will be demonst- down

rations by Tai Chi master Al

some bluegrass string

vibes at the Poncho Theatre

submit. All non-winning

tries will be returned if you

en- the second floor

Cafeteria.

of the ISA elects

Chung-Liang Huang, films and Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. Prize-winning include a stamped, self- “An Evening of Jazz and top members

slides of killer whales, the Taj fiddlers Barbara Lamb and addressed envelope. Blues” will be performcd by Herbert Ip, Lap Chio, Nicola

Mahal and the great pyramid Vivian Williams headline the First prize will be S1,SOO Seattle singers and musicians Von Lutterotti and Angela

of Cheops in Egypt. show. worth of Nikon photographic Bea Smith and Melody Jones Fafia have been elected to the

Horn has a best-selling Tickets are on sale now for equipment. Second prize w l

i Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. at Freeway International Student Associa-

albumout,“Inside,”consist- the performanceof the Soviet be S1,OOO worth of Nikon Hall, 3835 5th Ave. NE. tion board for 1977-78.

ing of flute solos recorded G oga Dancers with the

e r in equipment. Third prize will be Dancing will follow the per- Elections wereheld Wed-

inside the Taj Mahal. H i s lat- Tbilisi Polyphonic Choir theat iEs00 in Nikon equipment. formance, sponsored theby nesday Oct. 19 at the 12:OO

est work i s “Inside the Great Opera House,Tuesday,Nov. Contest deadline is Jan. 28, funkids at Radical Women, meeting of the ISA.

Pyramid,” no explanation 15 and Wednesday,Nov.16, 1978. Mail your entries to: and refreshments will be The ISA is planning G picnic

needed. both nights at 8 p.m. Nikon-NutshellPhoto Contest, t

s e r v e dh r o u g h o ut h e and boat cruise in N o v .

Horn has played with such P.O. Box 15004, Knoxville, evening.

**Oneof the most extraordi-

memorables as Ravi Shankar, nary attractions in the world,” Term., 37902. Childcare and transporta-

e*********

Miles Davis, Donovan and Joni according to the Washington tion are available by phoning

Mitchell. Running until Nov. 20 i s the Radical Women at 632-1815.

Post, the choiranddancers

Tickets for the show will be haveperformedto Seattle Repertory Theatre’s

rave re- production of “The Royal Jazz will fill your ears at the

$5, $6, and $7, reserved sea- views all over the country.

ting only. .Family,**a comedy about the Opera House when the New-

Tickets are available at the off-stage life of theater port Jazz Festival All Stars

*e*.**.*** Bon Marche ticket offlce and perform on Sunday, Nov.at 8 6

people.

Madness will abound when the usual suburban outlets. “Family,” was first staged p.m. Sevenjazz greats includ-

**.*******

the New Commander Cody in 1927 in New York, where it ing Seattle’sown Joe Venuti

Band invades the Paramount To arrange a speaker for

Northwest on Friday, Nov. Sat yourgroup or grotecluster

became the hit comedy of the

year.

i

wl perform pieces from sev-

l

eral eras of jazz. .

8 p.m. call 625-2138, but speak softly. The play was written by Tickets for the concert can

Also on the bill will be the *e*.******

George S. Kaufman and Edna be had at the Bon Marche,

David Bromberg Band, sortof The third annual Nikon- Ferber, the second in a series Shoreline Music, Lament's in

of six collaborations between Burlen, Campus Music, Kas-

the two, including “Dinner at pers in Auburn, Bell, Book and

Eight,” and “Stage Door.” Candle in Bellevuc and Band

‘*C***&*4tC .. . .

’ ’ Wagan Music at Crmsrrnds. *









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International title won by harriers

by Allan Latham then-healthyas three of the riers were the next four run-

runners sat the meet out and ners to cross the finish line.

The Highline cross country other battele with the flu. Still Bob Walls the number two

team did something two weeks with all the problemsthat Highline runner placed third,

ago that they haven't done in beset the Birds, they were Scott Conley grabbed fourth,

over two years, they finished onlyedged by Simon Fraser Tom Smith was fifth, and

second i n t h e e s t e r n

W 49-53. freshmen Ray Prentice took

Washington State College In- The harriers returned to sixth. The Highline string was

vitational. form last weekend up at the broken and then Greg Kangas

From their stumbling start, British Columbia Champion- and Bret Hardte took eighth

the T-birds regained their ships as they gathered eight of and ninth respectively to fin-

form to outdistanceSimon the top 10 places. ish out the HCC top finishers.

F'raser University the team Mark Anderson became the Richard McCann came in 12th

f that they placed second to the B.C.Championships junior and Randy Gerhrts took 2lst.

week prior, taking theteam champ as he beat Rob Loner- The Birds now are looking

title in the junior men's divi- gon from SimonF'raser,the forward to their own invita-

sion of the British Columbia pre-race favorite. Lonergon tional meet that will be held

Championship Cross Country hadbeaten Anderson in the tomorrow at Tyee Golf Course

Invitational. two previous times that they at 3 p.m. Attending the meet

The harriers head now into had met. with the Highline harriers are

the segment of their schedule, "Mark (Anderson) did a real Everett CC, Skagit Valley CC,

with the Thunderbird Invita- fine job beating the man that Green River CC, and Mt. H o od

tional on Oct. 2 , starting at 3

9 had beat him two weeks mn- College from Oregon.

p.m. and then the Conference ning," harrier mentor Bob Ma- oa

The l c l boys can

as be

Championships at Seward plestone said, "the whole team expected are the favorites to

Park in Seattle, Nov. 11. did an outstanding effort.'' Fun away with the individual

In the Western Washington After Lonergon's second and teams titles on their home

meet the T-birds were less- place finish, the Highline har- turf.





X-C team wins again!

Harriers heading to top

by Allan ba

t m

h times of the runners. Theclos- to

are going surprise some

er the spread the better the

Last year the Highline har- peopleagainwhen the national

riers surprised everyone but team is. "

rankings come out. I t should

themselves as they ran their "We had a good effort at the be a repeat performance.

way into a third place ranking British Columbia Champion-

in the nation. They also ships,** Mapestone said, '' we

finished first in the Northwest hadeightmen in the top I O

for

edging Spokane the honor. positions and the time spread

This year the harriers are was only 46 seconds between

running well again. But are Anderson's first place finish

they running well enoughto and Bret Hardtle's ninth."

repeat last year's outstanding Also the point spreadin the

results? final team standings is an

Coach BobMadestone indicator of how the team is

seems to think so. doing. This - &the y point HAIR WORKS

**Weare running much fast- spread has been getting bigg- UNLIMITED

er then last season,"Mapes- er and bigger as the meets roll

tone said. "Last year we had Super culs

by.

four runners break the course 15 p i n t t i is the lowest total for Guys & Gals

record at the Fort Casey Invi- that across country team can

tational in near perfect condi- accumulate and the harriers SAVE $5 WITH

tions. This year, withthe are expected to get no more THIS AD

course very muddy, Mark An- than that this weekend at their on any service

J derson and Bob Walls broke own invitational. l .

v

14259 Ambaum B d SW

Richard McCann running at the Fort Casey Invitational. NEWS Photo the old course record." Commrina this year's re- Burlen

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Beal cracks wrists

One of the ways to interpret

team

a good cross country place ranking in the nation, i t

is to look at the spread of the would seem that the harriers "

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off court and on

by Keith Savisky the

B y the luck of draw

Ben Beale, HCC student, Beale felt hefinished some-

traveled to Petaluma,Calif. to where among the top15 in his

participate in the national and class, middle weight.

world wrist wrestlingcham- I t was during the Jerry

pionships held on Oct. 1. Lewis Telethon, held in Seat-

Beale, whoworksat wrist tle, when Beale was first rec-

wrestling only part time, made ognized by wrist wrestling

it through two rounds and thenteams. He finished second,

was defeated in the third losing to a man rated fifth in

whichhaulted him from ad- the world.

vancing. The tournament was Beale said, "I like the sport

a single elimination process. and feel Ican improvewith the

"I have to depend my on help of full time wrist wrest-

quickness more

strength," Heale

H i s strategy

comments.

proved

than



to

be

my





useful on his first opponent. I n

lers to show me some useful

tactics.**

Beale is considering joining

a wrist wrestling team, but is

* Major labels

thesecondround,by luck of currently playing basketball

the draw, Beale easily ad- for HCC. A team in Olympia

vanced to thethird round ona has beenin contact with Beale

bye. and are willing to help him

After losing to a Hawaiian improve as a wrist wrestler.

champion, Beale's second de-

feat in Competition, he found

the sport to be more than just

arm strength.

"I was exhausted

totally

after going at it for almost a

minute,"

men

states

slightly

Beale. Both

injured their

Highline College Bookstore

wrist in the contest.







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I

Unbeaten T-birds in first tled back to tie i t at five all. cited Calvin, Shelly Chester

by Nick S~UWOM

The Highline women’svol- Then the Gators slowlypul. and Bev Rockwell for excel-

leyball team stands alone on led away. I t appeared, leading lent sewing.

top of the league

undefeated record.

with an 14-8, that Green River was Calvin missed only one 11

assured of winning the game) serves, in addition to blocking

of .

With wins over Green River, However, five times in a row and spiking well. Chester hit

Lower Columbia and Ft. theGators the

served ball six consecutive points during

Steilacoom,the T-birds have either into the net or out of one of the games.

extended their league record bounds. The coachalsonotedthat

to 6-0. The Gator’s errors allowed Lynette Brown played flaw-,

Highline also played a prac- Highline to fight back. The less ball against the junior

tice match with Western T-birds tied the score 14-14 Vikings.

Washington State University’s when Kelly Mannionserved

junior varsity team. an ace. Lawer Columbia

The T-birds began the Green River then upped the Lower Columbia CC hosted

second half of league action on score in their favor 15-14. The the T-birds in Longview on

Wed. Oct. 26 with Tacoma T-birds got the serve back andOct. 14. The Red Devils were

(results were unavailable at- tied the score S a l 1 when gracious hosts as Highline

press time). Tonight at 7 p.m. Green River failed to recover came home on top, winning the

- Highline will host Centralia in a blocked shot. Carole Calvin match 15-8,5-1S, 15-4, 15-7.

the pavilion. Highline stu- and Cheryl Taylor combined The T-birds played excel-

dents are admitted free with ’ to make the play. lent all-round ball hitting 90

their activity cards. Highline wentontoscore per cent of their serves and 86

two points and won the game per of their spikes. BethStray-

Green River 17-15. er was credited with excellent

Last week Oct. 19, the T- I n the final game Green spiking. Brown again played

birds beat Green River CC at River sprang to out a 2-0 flawless ball including three

Highline. The T-Birds won the advantage but Highline pulled successful sets for spikes.

first three games in winning up and slowly away, winning it

th5 match. 15-6. t

F. Steilacoom

In the first game, Green The T-birds avenged last

River started off with a one Western Washington year’s only loss to Ft.

pointlead. After a service The Ladybirds travelled to Steilacoom by whippingthe

exchangethe T-birds reeled Bellingham on Oct. 17, for a Raiders 15-8,15-9,15-6.

off nine straight points. Green practice match with the West- Highline displayed an awe-

River then answered with e m Washington State Univer- some offensiveattack,zinging

~ ~









three points and turned over sity junior varsity team. The cnecyl Taylor punches one over from a set by Lynette

in 20 spikes against only seven T-bird spiksrscwe against Green River. State champions last ,season,

Blown for a

the ball.The game ended when T-birds triumphed15112,15-8, misses. the Thunderbirds are undefeated this season in league play.

the T-birds served six con- 9-15,15113. Fantastic serving also was a

secutive points and wonl .

S

-

4 .

Although Highline’s spiking highlight of the match with Coach Broomell cited Dinking occurs when the

Highline started thesecond was not as consistant as usual the T-birds hitting a blistering Eleanor Broggi for her out- ball is tapped over the head of

game by jumping out to an the T-birds serving was 93 per cent, missing only six standing dinking which kept the opponentsto avoid a block

early lead. Green River bat- strong. CoachEileenBroomell out of 82 chances. Ft. Steilacoom guessing. on an attempted spike.







Cheryl Taylor leads ladybirds**,

I

a

by Carole Calvin A 1976 graduate of Rainier This season Cheryl has hu-ning out for volleyball a and that “the skill coming out ’

For the second year ina row Beach high school, Cheryl helped tobuild a strong team, week late, but CoachBroomell ofhigh schooltoday is way

Highline’s Cheryl Taylor has competed for three years on which has remained unde- was very encouraged with the ahead of what collegekids

become a leader on the vol- both the volleyball and basket- feated through the half of

first potential Cheryl showed. graduated with.” She is not a

leyball court. b l teams. was

a She chosen the season. Volleyball helped keep real women’s libber, but feel-

Cheryl is one of HCC’s top captain and valuable

most “If you look at theteam as de-

Cheryl in school she sthat men and women athletes

athletes.& a starter on both player on the volleyball team. playing, we’d be lost without cided not to go into the airline shouldhave a fair chance:

the varsity volleyball and bas- In volleyball at HCC Cheryl the new players. We only had program after all. She was “Women’s sports are now

ketball teams here at Highline helped the team to capture the four returning players this her

undecided as to major, and starting toget a place along

last year, she earned several state title in 1976. They placed season, so we really did need wasn’tsure if she wanted to with men.”

honors. Now in her second third in the Northwest cham- the new players,”she said. continue schooling.Because

year at Highline Cheryl has

already proven herself to be

pionships held in Pasco last Basketball i s Cheryl’s only

winter, and Cheryl played ex- other sport played on the HCC

she was doing so well in vol-

leyball, and with the team was New softball

one reason for the ladybird’s tremely well in that tourna- campus. Last year she led the tops in the league, Coach

success. ment. team in reboundingandhad

the highest scoring game -38

Broomell convinced Cheryl to

continue at Highline.

field by spring

I points. After four quarters,Cheryl A new softball field next to

This year Cheryl is again is narrowingdown her choices the Pavilion i s being con-

hoping for a productive sea- for completing school. Her structed by the AbsherCon-

son. One of the taller women planned major i s athletic struction Co., generalcontrac-

onthe basketball squad,she training or maybecoaching. tor for the library.

feels Highline will have to are

These programs offered at

work hard for a winning Western the

and U.W., but The project i s costing HCC

record. Cheryl hasn’t made the final $2,410. The price includesa

Cheryl also tried two other decision. backstop and a refinished in-

sports for the first time last Volleyball will probably be field. The field will be ready

year and came with another

up the only sport Cheryl will by spring classes to use.

state championship and a compete in at college. Most

league title. schools have overlapping sea- Future improvements in-

Participating n he o t sons, preventingathletesfrom clude a fence around the out-

Duwamish Dollies soccer competing in both volleyball field and a regrading ofthe

team, Cheryl found the goalie and basketball. outfield. Suchimprovements

position to her liking. With Cheryl feels women athletes can not be made at this time

many shut-outs credited to her are improving every year due to the lack of money.

goaltending, Cheryl intends to -

play soccer again this year. In Colliasion repair

her “rookie” season she

helped the team to a title, state Complete painting

and next spring in a tougher Windshield

division,shehopestodo as replacement

well.

Slow-pitch softball was ASC Member

another sportCheryl tried for

the first time this past summ-

er. Playing centerfield on the

Huling Brothers team Cheryl

did extremely well up to bat.

BJORNEBY

She smashed three home runs

andtwograndslams during

AUTO REBUILD, INC. -

the scason whichhelpcdher

team battle to the league title.

FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC

Enrolling at Highline was a .

Ladyoird strongwoman, Cheryl Taylor (53). beats an opponent at the

net for a score during a recent match. Taylor is a two-year starter in

big step for Cheryl. She had

not decided to play volleyball, 244-8080 or 824-1400

volleyball and lettered in basketball last season for the ladybirds. No

doubt she will again ths season.

but \Vi.tS inter&& in CTCC’s

airline pr‘ogranl.She cndcd up

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Eichenberger takes great leap forward

by Hal Benner terested in the hard-working lent, we were expected to win coach. before, is better. The work-

Whatever happens ath- to runner. everything. bo "He started teaching at outs are a bit harder.

letes who succumb to injury "I could have gone to West- "Here, the talent is packed Sehome High Schoolwhen I "Most of the guyson the

and never seem toperform at ern Washington University, tighter, and by putting out too s t a r t e d h e r e . h e n

t W I team run twice a day. Iget up

their potential level?Does one Central Washington Universi- much for a regular meet, you graduated, he moved to on at 4O in the momin&and run.

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quit, never todiscover their ty, or a couple of Oregon might get injured or some- Puyallup High School. We still On weekdays, I do my work-

true ability, to give up in the schools. They are close to thing like that. I t is a matter of keep in touch." out,. and if wedon'thave a

face of adversity? home. I'm not anxious to leave priorities." Attending a community col- weekend meet, ' l I lrunat 1O:OO

I f one were Paul Eichen- the Northwest. Unlike manyrunners who lege after high schoolhasbeen as well. On Sunday, Il take a

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berger, one would suck it up, "However,the "U" has a. sort of "fall into" running, beneficial to many. Eichen- nc , leisurely 14 mile run.

ie

take that one step backward, fine geology program, and the Eichenberger was his own in- berger is a prime example. "This isn't something Iwant

and work harder to gain a curriculum is much better. spiration. "Community college was to do all the time, but if you

giant leap forward Obviously, a gvlogist would "Nobody really pushed me tougherthanhighschool. High want to improve, you have to

E i c h e n b e r g e r , a 1977 rather hire someone with a into running. school cross country courses make sacrifices."

graduate of HCC and former degree from a major program "I l

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likeda sports when Iwas only two miles, and it is Eichenberger lives adjacent

cross country and track runn- than a minor program. little. I tried out for football hard for anyone to jump from to the University of Washing-

er, is now competing with the Eichenberger was familiar and basketball in junior high two to six miles, which is the ton campus. Keeping up rent,

cross country team at the with the prcgram beforehe

University of Washington. arrived, and has fit in well

school, andplayedlittle league distance Inow u.

rn hitting the books and running

baSebal1. "Since community college at the "U" entail more pres-

"We had great teams at with the system. "When Igot tohigh school, I cross country coursesare four can

sure than be facedat HCC.

Fiighline, and I hadlotsof "Basically, I knew most of tried track. I t was fun and miles, the stopover is a step- "There is definitely more

fun," said the personable the guys before I came here. something I was pretty good pin8 stoneto major college pressure. Most of it is caused

to

blonde, "but due my injuries They told me about the run- at. I guess I took the sporz I competition. by academics.

last year, I don't feel Icontri- ning program and how it was excelled at and workedat it." "I feel it is best to attend a "In the transfer program at

buted as much as I was capa- building. Usually every successful community college before HCC, you aren't faced with a

ble of. "They (Eichenberger's athlete has an inspirational going to a four year school. major. General subjects are

"Really, ifI had not gotten teammates) also told me the figure. Eichenberger i s no ex- When I gmduated from high easier than the specialized

hurt and had kind of a year workouts were, a , challeng-

the h ception. school, Ididn't feel any more classes I have to take for my

I'm capable of, Ithink Icould ing. I f scheduling workouts "Jerry Joyce, my high mature than when Iwent in. I geology major.

have gotten a

scholarship were left to me, I'd probably school coach, was a great in- needed some sense indepen-

of "Right now, I'm taking

from the "U." Since injuries just assign 12 miles of road- spiration. H e was good

a dence, but Ididn't feel Icould ah

chemistry, m t ,and physics.

are part of the game, it is work. That amounts toa lot of sprinter when he ran track. hack all the responsibilities of "As far as running pres-

something I accept. It's not empty miles. "Being a sprinter,he didn't m o r college life. And I'm sures go, there aren't any new

something I lose any sleep "Here, coach (Dixon) Farm- teach me alot about naming, glad Idid it this way." ones.Oh, theworkouts are

over." er stresses a lot of h andl

i but he taught me many other Because he is a runner, harder, and there are always

Eichenberger is the type of interval work. With these var- things. great amounts of time must be pressures in workouts, but

person who plans ahead, as he workouts, youreally know

ied "He taught me about com- spent running. But probably li

that pressure walways be

did for his education. you've been through a pr-ac- petition and how to relax and no more than was spent at there. They should exist. They

"At HCC, Itook the general tice. prepare myself to x n u. HCC. gauge your improvement."

transfer program to work to- "Last Friday, for example, "guessthe best thing he did

I "We really don't put much Instead of stepping back,

wards a BA degree in geology. was a before

Now, I'm finally attending a

day an open for me was b- my.friend.

e

weekend. Therefore, we were H e sort ofwas my p e r s o d

u nn .

rnig

more time into The Paul Eichenberger is bound-

quality of runners, as 3 said ing forward. -

four year school. faced with a tough workout.

"When I graduate, Ihope to You have to do these sort of

continueontowards aMas- thingstobesuccessful. The

ter's degree. I t all depends on little things do add up, if you

how my runninggoes." pardon the cliche."

The Northwest a beautiful

is Eichenberger feels his p r e

and challenging area for cross sent team i s blessed with fine

country runners. The scenery talent and, if the first three

had alotof bearing on Eichen- meets of the season are any

berger'sselection of institu- indication, the "U" may be on

tions of higher learning. their way.

"Since I've lived here all my "The Ft. Casey Invitational

life, I kind of got used to the was probably our finest meet.

weather. Actually, I really We went against Central and

would like to makemy perma- Eastern, the University of

nent home here. British Columbia, Club North-

"Igot a scholarship offer west, and HCC, among others.

from Oral Roberts University, So, anybody whoi s anybody in

located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. the state was there.

were

"They interested in "Well, our top sevenrunners

Bruce Greene, who is at the all finished in the top 15. By

University of Oregon, and my- our performance, I think we

self. So, we tooka little visit." are doing something right.

And what was the result of on

"The competition our

this trek? team is much tougher than

"We were both dismayed. As advance

HCC. you from I



There we were, in the middle high school to community col-

of nowhere, surrounded by the lege,onlythecreamofthe

flattest, most barren, land on crop move up. same thing The

earth. I t was kind of depres- happens you to

when go a

sing. The sight made me major college.

homesick. "Also, four year schools

"Portland niversity,

U

an

have a larger area to recruit

among others showed inter- from the whole country, and

I'msick and tired of spending a

est in me."

"You'll find most schools in

sometimes beyond."

Differences exist in racing

fortune on tapes and records

the area of community col- philosophies, between

leges are interested in lots of munity colleges andfour year

com- and I'mnot goingtotake it

kids. They send scouts to all schools.

the meets, send

and letters "Our season is shorter. We any more!

around. less

have meets. But that

"Just about every runner doesn't mean wetry harder to

who has done something gets win those a meets.We try to

few letters, telling about this peak at a certain time of the Music is getting too #YO$*$expensive. Sound off at

school and that program. season; the Pac-8 and national the place with the big, fat inventory and tiny little the

Everybody Iknow got a few." meets.

Many people who continue

prices.

"What we do is stress com-

running do so with the hopes of petative running as we pl

p VVe bring it back cheap.

securing a scholarship. This i s proach the end of the season.

one of Eichenberger's goals. Whenwe face someone like

"There is a chance I'llget Oregon or W.S.U., all that is

some financial assistance if I expected of is to do our best.

us 6.98 list albums for 4.79

finish the season as one the You can never be ashamed i f

of 7.98 list albums for 5.79

top five runners on the team. you did what you could.

Possibly, Icould get full ride.

a "At the community college

over I 5 albums on sale each week I

r.

But i t will take a lot of hard level, i f you did the best you

work." could, that wasfine, but if you 30819 Pacific Hwy. So.

Despitehis injuries, other won, that was great. You still

Northwest schools saw his wanted to win the Northwest Federal Way 941 -4092

true ability and were in- meet, but because of our ta-

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Championships i n the 440 with a semi- original marathoner died upon completing h i s

respectable time of 49.2. run.

After that small amount glory I was off to

of I n my two previous attempts at the distance I

the Army for a two yearinduction, where the the

failed to finish. IC first, I as most runners

conditions for being a long distancerunner are dcscribed it “hit the wal1”at the milc poin?

19 of

not the best. The Army always seemed to have the Boston Marathon. Lack of propertraining

20 hours worth of work for me to do every day, destroyed me at the famous Newton Hills.

or at least it seemed like it. I n the second appearnce at the Boston race 1

Throughout all of this there was oneperiod of droppedout after only 12 miles with abad

time that Imanaged to find the hours needed to cramp in my left leg.

the

log miles get

in order to back into a This year hope tofinish in Seattle but have

I I

resemblence of shape again. some about

doubts that too. I have been

During this time Iwon a 10-mile road race in hampered a by rotated pelvis for thelast

Colorado Springs was the only person

and in the two months and my training dropped way

history of the 1st of the 61st Infantry, of the below what is needed to be competitive in the

Fourth Infantry Division to run theannual marathon. Still Iwill run.

PT(Physica1 Training) Test mile in less than People will ask me why?

five minutes. Iran a slow 458, in combat boots When Irun on the roads to and from work in

and four laps over a track that Iswear was a Burien Iam constantly bothered by motorists.



Mavbe he’s cram

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third of a mile long.

For the most part though my fellow grunts

thought I was crazy. Getting up early in the

Many go out of the way to

impression that they going.torun me down

of

on the side the road;

are

give off the



They all have a smile on

morning to go out a 10 or 15 mile run in the

for their faces thinking that this entire ordeal is

by Allan Latham freezing cold of the Colorado winter was

insanity to most,so Ilogged many hundreds of

Iam

funny while Icalculate which way going to

go. People still ask me why Ido it.

Ihave lost countof the number of beer cans

miles alone in the mountains.

The scene is in Portland, Maine sometime in I l

At one point had a the company that Iever and bottles that have been hurled at me along

late January, 1973.There are four fresh inches wanted. M y fellowsoldiers, after watching with obscene comments about where Icantake

of snow on the ground andthe temperature is Dave Wottle’s inspiringcome-from-behind vit- my running to. Still, I keep running.

hovering near the 0 mark. I t is 1:ma.m. and the ory in the 1972 Olympic run and Frank People askme all the time why Istill persist

lady whom I had been spending an amorous Shorter’s win in the marathon, streaked to the andkeep running and I tell themthat I am

evening with looked up at me and said: roads to emulate what they had seen on the ll

addicted to it. After a these years Ithink my

“Are you mad?” television. All the excitement lasted about a life would be a little bit empty now without it.

“No,” 1 said continuing to don my cold week and then was running alone again.

I But they don’t understand.

weather apparrel,“I just feel a little guilty.” Since being discharged from the service I They don’t understand how somebody can be

“Well, I think you’recrazy,’,shesaidas I have been running off and on betweeninjuries addicted to spending hours and hours week a

bolted out the door embarkingup the roadon an that have plagued over the last three years.

me running on roads getting hassled by cars and

early morningsix-mile run. , This year alone I have handed over $600 to people, spraining ankles and coming with down

Now it is three years later and a friend of variousdoctors to cure my many runner all sorts ofvariousrunner’sproblems,and

mine after hearing that I sprained my ankle related injuries and I am presently seeing a enjoying it.

during a run stated: doctor twice a week to realign my body after They can’t understand how somebody could

“Maybe that w stop you from running for

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i the punishment i t gets from running all week go out and train for months to race 26 miles and

t awhile.” long. But I still keep running. all the time knowing they haven’t a chance to

Two hours and 12 yards of elastic wrap later Lookingat my financial worries the other day win the race.

after I had completed a three and a half mile Itallied up my income over the last six months They can’t understand how somebody when

run the same friend commented: and discovered that I had made about $1,600. of

faced with the choice eatingwell for the next

..

“I think you’re crazy.” Then looking around my apartment at all the two weeksor getting a new pair of racing flats

And that is the wayit has been goingfor the running equipment that I had laying around I will end up fasting for a week and running in

last eight years. Everyonetelling me I’m crazy. tallied up the cost of it and found that I had the new shoes.

I t a started in a small school in New Jersey.

ll spent over $300 on running equipment, which How can anybody enjoy all of this and more.

St. Bernard’s School for Boys wasfertilization left me with a minute amount tolive on. Ihave It’s easy.

of my addiction to running. The school had a more pairsof running shoes than I have of all When people tell me I’m crazy, I just think

philosophy of forced athletics, which I guess others combined. when they are recovering from their second

was necessary due to small enrollment.

to its So Everybody still ask me why? heart attack at Iwill be trying to break the

60,

when the springtime rolled around I had the the

Iam entering Seattle Marathonlater next record for the oldest competitor in the 52nd

choices of playing baseball or running track. 1 month with the hops tofulfill a seven year old running ofthe Seattle Marathon, and will be

it

chose to run. dream. Finishing a marathon. my 44th Seattle Marathon.

After countless number of miles and three The marathon is a road race that covers 26 Maybe somewhere in between then and I now

years of boring interval workouts I ended up miles and 385 yards and i s probably one of the will win one of those marathons and take care

finishing fifth inthe New Jersey Prep B State . toughest races for a runner to competein. The of my other dream.







lntramurals begin

by Steve McCarty decided to go ahead and start

Once again it is time for the program early.

I

intramurals to get underway, Intramural basketball is

and Dale Bolinger, along with open to both men and women,

his assistants,

two Xen as are all intramural prog-

Brooks, a sophomore hcrc at rams.

Highline from Tyee High Another activity, but in the

School, and Lisa Gibbs, a planningstages at this point, is

freshman from Auburn High volleybal!. Sometime during

School, are concentratingon the last two weeks of the

getting the program off to a Winter Quarter, Bolinger

good start, beginning with bas- would like to have some type

ketball. of volleyball tournament.

Intramural basketball has One particular activity Bol-

always been popular at High- inger is really enthusiastic

line in the past. However, about having for late Winter

student interest has been dis- Quarter, i f enough studentin-

appointingly low, so i t is tak- terest i s expressed, is bowling.

ing longer than expected to get thinks i t would be a fun

He

enough teams together. activity, and if it is successful

Bolinger was hoping to have would be repeated in the

enough players tohave full- spring.

court play, but due to the low Only one sport seems defi-

number of sign-ups heprob-

is nite for for Spring Quarter,

ably going to run a three-on- softball. Bolinger says that

three, half-court tournament. with thedevelopmentofthe

The biggestfactor for the new playing field, softball

low turnout, says Rolingcr, i s would be an excellent addition

that basketball has always to the intramural program.

been played during Winter

Quarter. But i t is taking piace

in the Fall quartcr this year

because of an early svailabili-

ty of the gym.

A one hour !!me-slot. a: 2

p.m., opened up. so i3011ngcr

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HCSUCouncil adds five in fall election









Doris Dahlin Michael L. Whitaker Nicholson

Nick

rHow much power1

in press?

The power of the press was All

by the Thundelword. three

exhlbited

(perhaps?) during were voted in.

therecent Highline College The paper has a circulation

Student Union elections. of 2,500. Only 109 ballots were

cast, however.

Out of eight candidates on This brings some questions

the ballot, five were pictured to mind : how many people on

in the Thunderword election campus actually read the

special run last issue. paper? Of those that read the

Interestingly, those were last issue, how many perused

the five candidates, pictured the election special?

here, that wete elected. At any rate, this time, we'll

Three candidates, Mike give ourselves the benefit of

Whitaker, Carole Calvin and thedoubt. The power of the



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