OCTObER 24, 2008 - Shoreline Community College

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Inside: Learn about our presidential candidates on pg. 8 & 9
Plus:
How SCC goalie
Alex Jessup changed
sports - pg 15
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF SHORELINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE • Www.shoreline.edu/ebbtide • Volume 44 Issue 2 • October 24, 2008 - November 6, 2008
Student
clubs seek
new location
for boards
Austin Sexton
Staff Writer
Photo by Dennie Chong
After having worked for an electric car company, SCC physics teacher David Erickson has now built his own battery-powered car. With a full overnight
charge the completely gas-independent truck has a range of 10 to 15 miles each day and can reach freeway speeds. See "No emissions man" pg 12
Video lab hours cut back
Amelia Rivera
Editor-in-Chief
Video editing students have said they cannot finish their class projects in the film-editing lab (Avid
lab) because the lab hours have been cut back.
Video and film students recently approached
the Student Body Association (SBA) with complaints when their lab hours were drastically cut
at the beginning of fall quarter.
Unable to complete their projects and not
knowing the reasons for this reduction in the
Avid lab hours, SCC student Brandon Baugh presented his and his classmates' case to the SBA.
"All we want is for the studio to be open the way
it used to be," Baugh said.
Last year the lab was open from 10 a.m.- 8 p.m.
Monday through Friday and it was also open on
the weekends from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Baugh said this
year the lab has only been open weekdays from 10
a.m.- 2:30 p.m., because there were no funds to
pay for the lab aids to monitor the room.
The lab used to receive major funding from the
Student Service and Activities (SS&A) fees to pay
for the lab aid and editing equipment. In spring
quarter 2007 the Budget and Finance (B&F) committee decided to stop funding the lab because it
was part of an academic program, and the SS&A
fund is intended for extracurricular and co-cur-
In Opinions:
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Barack Obama - pg 4
ricular activities only.
The B&F committee recommended that the
school pay for this lab and the lab aids, however
the school's administration sees it differently.
Vice President of Academic Affairs John Backes
said that there is a lot of crossover in the arts between actual instruction and activities that enhance the classes. In this case, instruction related
activities like the Avid lab, should be funded by
students.
SBA Minister of Social Justice Genesse Rickel
said that in her opinion the lab is a class requirement that should be funded by other means. "I
think that if it is time related to a class, it should
be funded by college budgets," Rickel said. "There
needs to be a discussion between administration
and the Budget and Finance committee."
However, the college administration is already
taking a number of steps to improve the predicament facing the 25 video and film students that
make use of the Avid lab.
The lab fee was raised at the beginning of
the 2008-2009 academic year by $9.75 - a 19.44
percent increase - to help sustain the program.
Nonetheless the increase was not enough to
pay for the same number of lab aid hours that
the 2007-2008 school year provided, nor was it
enough to upgrade the seven lab workstations.
Lab fees cannot be increased more than once a
year, so another fee jump is not a feasible solution
for this school year.
With the steps taken there are now forty-two
hours in the weekly lab schedule, but students
still need more time.
Baugh explained that when students are working on their projects they need long blocks of time
of approximately four hours since the set up takes
around an hour.
The editing process can take more than three
hours per clip. "My eight minute documentary
took me about twenty-one hours," video editing
student Himanshu Mehru said.
Additionally the humanities department is
looking for work-study employees, since it is
already paying for 20 hours of lab aid and cannot hire any more employees due to budget
restrictions.
According to Backes, hiring work study students is the main solution, but it is not easy to
implement. Avid lab work-study employees must
be financially qualified and must be able to work
with the software and equipment present in the
Avid lab. The lab is already looking for students
interested and eligible to work as lab aids.
Full disclosure; The author of this story was a
member of the Budget and Finance committee in
spring quarter 2007.
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African Djembe
drummers - pg 11
Right now at SCC student clubs have no official
place to post their information and opportunities. The only place clubs have is a tack board located in the basement of the PUB across from the
bookstore, an area that has little student traffic.
Brittany Baker, chancellor of the United Club
Council, is the advocate for clubs at SCC and
wants to make sure that they not only get a board
for their information, but that it is placed in a location where it will be visible to students.
Baker is not very happy about the current location of club posting. “I’ve walked by it,” she said.
“But I’ve never noticed it.”
Currently, no decisions have been made as to
the board’s location but Baker is in the process of
collecting club input.
In spring quarter of 2008, the decision had
been made to put a board for clubs outside the
Quiet Dining Room in the PUB. Over the summer the process to secure the board’s location
died and it was pushed back on the agenda.
At this time, there are three options for the location of the club boards. The first is the wall outside the Quiet Dining Room leading to the Staff
Lounge, the second is the “mystery” wall in front
of the second floor bathrooms where the “mystery” shelf is, and the third place is the wall on the
other side of the quiet study room, also known
as the “Student Lounge.” The third floor tack
board is reserved for and used by International
Programs and Multicultural and Women’s
Center.
There will be a meeting held on Tuesday, Oct.
21 with the United Club Council, at which Baker
will get the feedback of the clubs on where they
would like the board to be located.
“It’s up to the clubs where they want it,” Baker
said.
After Baker gets the input of the club members, she will take the proposal to the PUB operations Group in hopes that they will approve the
location of the board.
Another concern for Baker is where the funding
for the board will come from. The approximate
cost is $1,500 for the board and installation.
Student fees paid for the building of the PUB,
but Baker feels that students should not have to
pay for the board and that the college fund should
pay for it. However, the Governor has asked SCC
to limit its funding because of all the economic
issues occurring.
If the clubs say they will pay for the board then
it will not be an issue. If they don’t then Baker
will have to create another proposal for funding
and take it to Vice President for Administrative
Services Daryl Campbell for approval.
“We paid for the PUB,” Baker said. “And I don’t
think we should have to pay for the board.”
If you have any questions regarding the student
club boards feel free to contact Brittany Baker at
[email protected] or (206)533-6798.
NEWS
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Campus Briefs
Costume Walk
Little ghouls and goblins will haunt SCC
this Halloween so prepare you candy. Children
from the Day Care Center will put on a costume walk and everyone in the college is invited. Contact Jocelyn Ramos at [email protected] to get your classroom or department
involved. Candy, stickers or any sort of treats
are welcome.
Safe sex awareness project
SCC Nursing students took it upon themselves to educate their fellow students
about protected sex, pregnancy prevention
and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
through a game they called STD balls.
On Oct. 16 SCC students Christine
Morgan, Kattie Leahey, Elizabeth Morfin
Ebbtide Faculty
and Michelle Hulbert set up a safe sex awareness table at the PUB's main entrance with
brochures, wrist bands, candy, condoms
and the STD balls.
The STD game consisted of tossing balls
into different colored cups. Each cup represented a different STD for which the nursing
students had a set of questions.
If the students did not know the answer
to a particular question, they would be allowed to read a cheat-sheet, giving them the
chance to learn something new about STD
transmission and prevention.
There were a number of
brochures on STD prevention for homosexual and
heterosexual sex, STD symptoms and testing locations, as
well as pregnancy prevention
information.
$220,000 budget reduction in August. In light of
current economic situation the figure has changed
to $600,000.
President Lee Lambert released the Campus
Budget Message on Oct. 13 to inform the faculty and staff of the school’s current budgetary
situation.
SCC students will not be affected, but restrictions in new hiring and new expenditures are being implemented in case the state’s economic situation changes and more saving is necessary.
Budget Freeze
Washington State Governor
Chris Gregoire has recommended
for the State Board of Community
and Technical Colleges to freeze
spending and hiring of new staff
for the 2008-2009 academic year.
The State Board of Community
and Technical Colleges requested a
Photo by Daniel Berman
John Jonason, center, laughs as Ami Mizuma, left, and Lam
Phu Nguyen help him try on a traditional Japanese dress
during Japanese Fest on Oct. 15, 2008.
Editor in Chief
Amelia Rivera
Design Director
Ian B. Louthan
Photo Editor &
Distribution Manager
Macy Wood
Copy Editor
Janelle Kohnert
A&E Editor
Triana Collins
Sports Editor
Lavi Aulck
Business Editor
Wes Abney
Webmaster
Huai-Hsien Feng
Faculty Advisor
Patti Jones
STAFF
Christina Bolt
Aaron Hunter
Austin Sexton
Ashley Van-Meter
Amanuel Yihdego
Melodie Randles
Norm Rogers
Jocelyn Chui
Dennie Chong
Daniel Berman
David Gillett
Disclaimer
The following corrections are
for Issue 44 Volume 1
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September 29: Suspicious
Circumstances
PUB
At 10 a.m. police were called for a
student employee who had received
three pieces of suspicious mail on
campus.
October 14: Harassment
9300 Building
At 9:45 a.m. a student reported that
she was harassed by vendors on
campus.
October 16: Vandalism
2000 Building
At 7 a.m. an unknown person vandalized a men's restroom in the 2000
.building.
September 30: Vehicle Accident
Visitor Parking Lot
At 8:25 a.m. there was a two vehicle
non-injury accident.
Matt Fordham’s name was misspelled in the article
“Music teachers are also musicians” on pg. 10.
The article “Music teachers are also musicians” should
have included full disclosure that the article’s author
Amelia Rivera is currently a music student.
Ernest Johnson’s name is misspelled in the caption for
“Shoreline’s own travel agency” on pg. 7.
Always travel in groups. Use our
shuttle service. Never walk alone
at night or in isolated areas. Avoid
"shortcuts" & "cut-off shorts".
Find more safety tips at :
www.shoreline.edu/
safetyandsecurity
October 8: Suspicious
Circumstances
2900 Building
At 1:10 p.m. security was contacted
for possible drug activity in the area
of the 2900 building.
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OPINIONS........................................................4-5
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October 10: Theft
4000 Building
At 9:25 a.m. a student's backpack
was stolen out of the computer lab in
the lower level of the 4000 building.
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Shoreline Security Safety tip:
September 30: Theft Report
2600 Building
At 12:20 p.m. it was reported that
four laptop computers were stolen
from the 2600 building sometime
over the summer.
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October 11: Verbal Dispute
3000 Building
At 9 p.m. security was contacted for
a disturbance in the gym.
The Ebbtide • Shoreline Community College's Official Newspaper • Volume 44, Issue 2 • October 24 - November 6, 2008
NEWS
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What students should know about campus safety
Huai-Hsien Feng
Webmaster
With many new students at SCC, there are a
few things Sergeant Becky Gibler would like to
share with both the new and returning students
about campus safety. The campus security office
is located on the first floor of the FOSS Building.
Their services will come in handy if you need your
vehicle unlocked or jumpstarted, or for any lost
and found items, and security escorts.
The Ebbtide: Who are the people in the security office? What do they do?
Sgt Gibler: We have a Security Director,
a Security Sergeant, three full-time Security
Officers, two part-time Security Guards, three
part-time Parking Attendants, a Program
Coordinator, Office assistants and Shuttle
Drivers.
The Director oversees the entire department.
The Sergeant, Officers and Guards patrol the
campus and respond to incidents. They are
tasked with trying to keep the people and property safe. They also respond to injured and ill
people on campus. The Parking attendants write
tickets and help direct the flow of traffic. The
Program Coordinator runs the office and the
Shuttle Program, among other things. She has office assistants to help her out at the customer service desk. The shuttle drivers take students back
and forth from the Sears lot to campus.
The Officers and Guards wear uniforms, so we
are visible on campus.
In addition, we do vehicle unlocks, vehicle
jumpstarts, lost and found and security escorts.
If you go to the College's website and follow the
links to the security information, you can get an
idea of the services we provide. http://www.shoreline.edu/safetyandsecurity/
The Ebbtide: Is the campus a safe place? How
so?
Sgt Gibler: The campus is a very safe place. We
have few crimes on campus. The majority of the
crimes are theft, and most of the thefts occur because bags are left unattended.
We are not very close to the freeway, so most
people coming to campus have a legitimate reason for being here.
Our crime statistics link is also on the website.
The Ebbtide: What do the officers look at
when on duty?
Sgt Gibler: The Officers are looking for anything or anyone who seems out of place. They are
looking at vehicles to see if any have been vandalized. They try to be aware of, and offer assistance
to, anyone on campus who might need help. The
Officers also do vehicle and foot patrol to try to
deter crimes.
The Ebbtide: Do you use patrol cars? How
many?
Sgt Gibler: Yes, we have one vehicle marked
with “Security” decals, one vehicle that is unmarked, and a patrol bicycle.
The Ebbtide: How's the relationship with students and faculty?
Sgt Gibler: In general, I think it is pretty good,
but we are always striving to make it better. We
try to respond quickly to the needs of the campus.
We do, of course, have to enforce rules and regulations, but we hope that we are seen primarily as
a group that is trying to help and educate rather
than penalize.
The Ebbtide: What do you want to tell students about campus safety?
Sgt Gibler: At night, it is a good idea for stu-
dents to walk in pairs or to call for a Security
Escort, if needed.
We have Emergency/Safety phones on campus. Most of them are yellow boxes with a button
on them and a blue light that extends from the
top. If a student needs assistance, they can push
the button and wait for the Officer to answer - it
works like a hands-free radio once the button is
pushed. The locations of these phones are also on
the website, and we have red and white signs on
buildings directing people to the phones.
Students can also program our emergency cell
phone number into their cell phones for quick access. The number is (206) 235-5860. This number can be used for any emergency and Security
Escort request. It can also be used on the weekends and after 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. Any inquiries about lost and found items, tickets or general
questions can be directed to our main office at
(206) 546-4633.
World language lab
still needs a location
Huai-Hsien Feng
Webmaster
Security Camera in SCC Fitness Center
Photo by Macy Wood
Hidden cameras on campus?
Huai-Hsien Feng
Webmaster
In the entrance to the gym there’s
a surveillance camera on the ceiling
in the left corner. “Security cameras
have been installed in order to eliminate theft and vandalism in the fitness
center,” the sign below says. One can’t
help but wonder, “Are there more surveillance or even hidden cameras on
campus?”
“For security reasons, I can’t answer this question” Campus Security
Sergeant Becky Gibler said.
It’s understandable why Gibler
didn’t want to answer the question.
Whether or not surveillance cameras
should be used to monitor crowds is
a constant debate. However, SCC is
a school. We come here to study and
work but not to be watched.
“I haven’t seen any surveillance cameras on campus,” said an anonymous
student who’s been here for two years,
“but if they do have other cameras on
campus, I sure want to know.”
According to the security office, the
majority of crimes committed on campus are theft, and most of them occur
when bags are left unattended. Aren’t
we supposed to keep close to our own
belongings? Do we count on the cam-
eras to solve this crime?
“The realistic down side to cameras
is that you cannot always see a good
image of the person being filmed,” said
Robin Heslop, the security director of
the school. The image quality can be
poor for all sorts of reasons, such as the
weather or the camera’s film.
“I wouldn’t want the school to have
surveillance cameras but they should
have more guards patrolling around
both the inside and outside of all buildings at night” said a female student
who usually stays late in the music and
design departments.
“I would feel safer if the school put
up more cameras in the distant areas,”
said another student in the PUB. “It’s
pretty dark in those areas when the sun
goes down.”
Using surveillance cameras to prevent crimes shouldn’t be the priority.
Solving the lighting issue around the
dark places on campus could improve
safety. Making students more aware of
their belongings and more responsible
is another fundamental way to eliminate theft on campus.
After all, it’s not a high crime area. It’s
a college campus. We should build and
encourage a trusting environment.
Talk of a world language lab finally started in spring 2008 after the release of a student body survey by the
Student Body Association (SBA).
However students have to wait until
fall 2009 for the vision to become a reality, according to Dean of Business,
Intra-American Studies and Social
Science teacher Kenneth Lawson.
Out of the 586 students that participated in the survey, 362 of them
favored a language learning lab. "That
was the big support device that pushed
this thing forward,” said Jerimiah Rice,
2007-08 SBA Student Advocate who
created the survey and pushed for the
creation of the lab.
The language lab preparation
team now includes Spanish Professor
Amelia Acosta, Japanese Professor
Mayumi Steinmetz, and American
Sign Language Professor Richard
Jacobs with the support of Lawson.
There are 428 students registered
in one of the world language classes offered in the school, which are
Chinese, French, Japanese, Spanish
and American Sign Language.
According to Acosta and Steinmetz,
world language students read text
books and complete writing and listening exercise from their workbooks,
but they don't have a lab session to enhance their study experience.
The English as a Second Language
(ESL) program has a dedicated lab
with multimedia materials, but it's
small and due to its state-fund policy,
non- ESL classes can't use it.
"During my 15 years teaching in
SCC, I know the school has always
planned a foreign language lab,”
Steinmetz said. “It's just that the
school has other priorities and the lab
didn't get on top of it.”
"We're still searching for a suitable
location for it but it comes to a problem of whether we want to bring classes into the lab" said Acosta. If so, the
lab would need to hold up to 30 students, but currently there's not a big
enough place.
The number of computer programs
needed is also a problem. As much as
SCC would like to get the most popular language learning software, Rosetta
Stone, “We still haven't figured out
which license to get,” Acosta said. The
interactive software allows students
to listen and watch videos, speak and
record their voice, play back and compare their own voice to the demo. With
the current situation given, the school
simply won't order a 30 installation license when there's no room to hold 30
stations.
They've thought of combining the
lab with a general purpose open lab
such as the one in the library. However
there would be several limitations.
The teachers wouldn't be able to bring
classes in, and students wouldn't be
able to take advantage of the speakand-record function offered in the software in an open lab because an open
lab is supposed to be quiet.
"Students lack interactive exercise,”
Steinmetz said. As much as they're encouraged to listen to the course material CD and the teachers try to emphasize
oral activities during class as much as
possible, "this (class) is most students'
only chance to practice their speaking ability,” Acosta said. "However,
in a fully equipped language lab, the
students could practice listening and
speaking abilities by interacting with
a CD ROM."
With all the limitations, teachers
are now working on a step-by-step
solution. They might find an existing
computer lab and build from it. The
lab might be small and wouldn't hold
a class, however, "It would be very beneficial to the students if they could get
extra oral practice outside of the classroom,” Acosta said.
"We're expecting to get a space by
winter quarter,” Acosta said. If a location is chosen, the school can start
preparing for the lab during summer
quarter 2009 so it will be ready for next
fall. The team has been working to include the maximum benefits for students. "Please just give us a bit of patience," Acosta said.
Priest pushes
for free election
in El Salvador
Janelle Kohnert
Copy Editor
Father Miguel Vasquez came to
SCC to speak about the current political situation in El Salvador and
how the U.S. can help on Tuesday,
Oct. 14.
Father Vasquez has worked with
other Jesuit Priests to rebuild poor
communities devastated from the
civil war in El Salvador (from 19801992) while the current government
has watched motionless.
The National Republican Alliance
(ARENA) government in El Salvador
was once again voted into office in
March 2004. Even at the time, the
left wing party, or Farabundo Martí
National Liberation Front (FMLN)
was more popular among the
Salvadorian public.
But, the people of El Salvador
were prevented from voting for the
party they truly supported because
U.S. Government officials were supporting the ARENA. The U.S. representatives threatened to deport people back to El Salvador, or to forbid
them from sending money home to
their families.
Groups such as the CISPES
(Community in Solidarity with the
People of El Salvador) are supporting
the fair and free vote in El Salvador
next month by sending people to El
Salvador throughout the campaign
and election process to monitor, according to CISPES member Cameron
Herrington. Herrington was in
charge of inviting Father Vasquez to
the SCC campus.
El Salvador will be electing a new
President in March 2009. If the U.S.
will support a fair and free election,
the elections can be well monitored
and the elected official will be favored by the people of El Salvador.
OPINIONS
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Ebbtide Editorial: Vote Obama!
Ashley Van-Meter
Staff Writer
Today, I was taking a break at work, talking about the election to my green-horned, swing-voter buddy.
I asked her if she was planning to vote. Since she is now eighteen, this will be her first election and she’s just getting started
in the adult world of wages, budgets, and taxes.
I was predicting that my friend, who makes a whopping
$8.50 an hour and will soon be relying on the education and
healthcare system to build her future, had surely already made
up her mind—obviously, she must be choosing the candidate
that supports her cause the most.
However, I was bewildered by her answer.
“You know,” she said, “I know it’s an important decision
this year, but I’m still not sure who I will decide on. I agree with
McCain on some issues, but I agree with Obama on others.”
I understand her confusion.
The media and election campaigns force us to consider a
slew of national issues such as federal spending, taxes, economy, national debt, and the Iraq War. Factor in constant considerations such as healthcare and education, and it’s enough to
make your head spin.
Though these various problems seem like a lot to think about
at this time, in reality, each issue is connected.
Barack Obama realizes these connections and plans accordingly, which is a strong trait for a President to hold. For this reason, we “The Ebbtide” endorse Barack Obama in his campaign
for President.
The national debt at this time, (otherwise known as the U.S.’s
worst debt in history), is a huge deciding factor for many voters
in this year’s election.
Moderators pressed this question repeatedly in the three
presidential debates.
In the first debate, Senator Obama addressed ways to save
money. “We are currently spending $10 billion a month in Iraq
when they have a $79 billion surplus,” he said. “It seems to me
that if we're going to be strong at home as well as strong abroad,
that we have to look at bringing that war to a close.”
This idea makes sense. If we invest that $10 billion each
month into programs such as education, healthcare, and the
renewable energy industry, our population will be healthy,
strong, bright and employed.
However, if you feel like our country would benefit from an
under-funded, unemployed, and un-educated populace, then
make yourself comfortable with McCain’s extreme proposal:
“How about a spending freeze on everything but defense,
veteran affairs and entitlement programs?” he suddenly blurted in the first debate. In following speeches he continued to endorse the plan.
This plan, theoretically, should work. If the government
stops spending our tax money, our national debt should recede
for the time being. (This is only assuming that McCain will not
also increase the war’s budget during the freeze.)
But this plan could spell failure for America.
Five years after the spending freeze, when the poorly-educated-grade-schoolers graduate with little knowledge except how
to fill in a multiple-choice standardized test, how will they compete in the fast-paced business world?
And what will happen when Americans are unable to afford
a visit to the doctor? Will they just suffer?
The “Spending Freeze” idea is just one example of the many
impulsive plans John McCain is developing.
McCain is acting not only on impulse, but also on voters’
emotions during his campaign. Fear has been a political lever
for centuries, and Obama may be the candidate to break the
cycle.
"We have been operating under a politics of fear: fear of terrorists, fear of immigrants, fear of people of different religious
beliefs, fear of gays that they might get married and that somehow that would affect us," said Obama at an Iowa college appearance. "We have to break that fever of fear … Unfortunately
what I've been seeing from the Republican debates is that they
are going to perpetuate this fearmongering.”
Senator Obama makes a valid point. Even Senator McCain’s
acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention was
peppered with hints of “evil.” The photographs preceding his
speech were of the World Trade Center crashes, and McCain
made it apparent that we need to feel like threatened victims.
“We can't turn a blind eye to aggression and international lawlessness that threatens the peace and stability of the world and
the security of the American people,” McCain said. “We face
many threats in this dangerous world, but I'm not afraid of
them.”
McCain’s fear-tactics only continued as the third Presidential
debate got heated. “Americans are hurting right now, and
they're angry,” McCain said. “They're hurting, and they're angry. They're innocent victims of greed and excess on Wall Street
and as well as Washington, D.C. And they're angry, and they
have every reason to be angry.”
Negativity and resentment are two trends that John McCain
unvaryingly represents. Senator Obama, however, possesses a
constant positive demeanor while still addressing our national
problems when he speaks about the future of the nation.
“We're going to have to embrace a culture and an ethic of
responsibility, all of us, corporations, the federal government,
and individuals out there who may be living beyond their
means,” Obama said. That’s the spirit.
SADD, Students Against Drunk Driving
Amanuel Yihdego
Staff Writer
I’m truly sad to have a friend spending hours on end by a hospital bed waiting. Hospitalized in a coma with head
trauma, a fractured spine and some second degree burns is her friend Taylor.
She was injured because her boyfriend
drove her home while he was drunk. He
is responsible for her injuries yet only
carries a few scratches. He was 20, and
legally shouldn’t have been drinking let
along driving while drunk.
I support the nation’s age limit on alcohol and I may be one of the very few
college students that do. The common
argument among 18-20-year-olds is the
issue of double standards. As young
adults we have the right to vote and can
serve the armed services in defending
our country. If we can be so responsible
then why aren’t we allowed to drink?
The National Youth Rights
Association has proposals and plans for
lowering the legal drinking age. Support
for their stance stems from the fact that
just like Prohibition, big government
doesn’t solve society’s problem by banning drinks. If anything there has been
a surge of illegal activity.
The ban started with Ronald
Reagan’s National Minimum Drinking
Age Act initiated in 1984. The law stated that States who don’t comply with a
minimum drinking age of 21 would not
receive a portion of Federal money for
infrastructure. By 1995 Louisiana was
the last of the 50 states to comply. Now
logistics can be interrupted in different ways but Mothers Against Drunk
Driving (MADD), believes that so far
250,000 lives have been saved by this
minimum drinking age. Interpretation
of their data widely differs. My belief is
if the act saves even one life a year, I will
support it.
PUB hours might change
Norm Rogers
Staff Writer
There is no food service after 3:30
p.m. Before the new PUB was built, on
campus food service was open until 7
or 8 p.m. In spite of the PUB’s grand
opening, the use of the cafeteria is very
limited.
The fact is, SCC has night class-
es, and some clubs and organizations
meet late in the afternoon each week
also. Even the Shoreline community uses some parts of our campus for
community events. Where should we
go to get a good meal?
Of course, there is the espresso stand
that is located in the lobby of the PUB.
They serve light food and hot drinks
until 7:30 p.m. At least there is some
form of food available to hold a person
over until he or she can find dinner.
The other day, I had the pleasure of
chatting with Matthew Johnson, the
general manger of the cafeteria. He
mentioned that the food service at
SCC is still in its beginning stages, and
in the future he will be able to expand
cafeteria hours.
Illustration by David Gillett
Not all foreign policies are born
equal: McCain or Obama
Amelia Rivera
Editor-in-Chief
I am an international student and
a citizen of two countries deeply affected by U.S. foreign policy in the
last century. The first is Colombia,
which lost Panama due to U.S. intervention to build de Panama Canal.
The second is Guatemala, which suffered the "bitter fruits" of the United
Fruit Co. and the U.S. Army’s first
fear campaign in the 1950's to replace the democratic government of
President Arbenz. Thus, I know that
electoral choices in United States
affect the lives of countless people
around the world.
We belong to different countries,
yet the dramatic increase in commerce and international communications makes it difficult to isolate
countries and their interests. "If
there are connections everywhere,
why do we persist in turning dynamic, interconnected phenomena into
static, disconnected things? Some of
this is owing, perhaps, to the way we
have learned our own history," wrote
the anthropologist Eric Wolf.
Along this line of thought, John
McCain will keep pushing forward
trade agreements with Latin America,
while proposing to physically build a
wall between Latin America and the
U.S. McCain wants to make sure no
more illegal immigrants come into
the country because they take away
jobs and lower wages.
He does not even consider any
measure to alleviate the conditions
of violence and poverty that force
people to leave their countries of origin in search of opportunities in the
United Sates.
Of course, these issues are the responsibility of the afflicted countries and the United States has no
obligation to help them. In fact, the
U.S. government has treated Latin
America as its “backyard” and acted there for domestic policy reasons
and the global strategy effect (potential future threats).
In the case of Guatemala, it was
evident that the United States acted
to secure corporate interests in that
country. Today, the 45 U.S. interventions in Latin America during the
last century are subtly being transformed into trade agreements and
our presidential candidates see important differences in this area.
McCain vacillates between upholding the values of freedom for all and
dismissing the effects of U.S. foreign
policy on other nations’ freedoms.
He also ignores the impact that his
foreign policy has in the U.S. domestic scene where at least 41.3 million
Hispanics reside and maintain close
ties with their lands of origin.
McCain’s proposed aggressive military policies overseas will continue
to afflict American families with the
loss of their children. American people will also continue to feel the economic burden of wars fought on false
premises, like the presence of weapons of mass destruction.
For his part, Obama is willing to
engage others and talk, even to those
that are overtly antagonistic towards
the U.S. This trait, evident during the
Presidential debates, offers hope for
people and governments overseas,
and could be an important way to lift
the heavy burden that the war in Iraq
places on the American people.
OPINIONS
5
Defend your democracy
Amanuel Yihdego
Staff Writer
A popular reason for people not to
vote is the simple and skewed opinion
that an individual vote doesn’t matter. If that were the case, why is John
McCain afraid of the Association of
Community Organizations for Reform
Now (ACORN), “destroying the fabric
of democracy,” with invalid (and hilariously named) registered voters. How is
it that after two ballot counts put Dino
Rossi in the lead, he still lost the position of Governor to Chris Gregoire by
129 votes? The process of democracy
isn’t as perfect as we wish. The United
States has had a storied history of voter
suppression and the paranoia of rigged
elections. Each generation the citizens
of America unite and take back their
country. The American public knows
how to run an election better than any
politician in Washington.
Headlining FOX News and the blogosphere are concerns about the voter
registration group known as ACORN.
The case against them is justified by
thousands of fraudulent voter registrations which have been reported
around the country. Now ACORN hires
volunteers who in turn pay people to
get their vote across. Voting is a civic
duty, not a job. Proper investigation,
not an angry campaign is necessary
to sort this matter out. So far McCain
is half right in my opinion. Hopefully
ACORN doesn’t become an excuse for
suppressing the vote of minorities.
Within Washington State we’ve had
embarrassing national coverage of our
Governor race. After three recounts
Washington went from Red back to
its steady Blue after the discovery in
King County that 723 absentee ballots had been wrongly rejected due
to an "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Administrative_Error" Now in the re-
match of 2008, the Builders Industry
Association of Washington (BIAW) is
backing Dino Rossi with a campaign
centered on fighting voter fraud.
Eastern Washington has 61 billboards
paid for by the BIAW telling people
“Don’t let Seattle Steal this Election.”
For Rossi, there’s current investigation around the legality of funds that
the BIAW is using. In this case I don’t
believe that two wrongs will make this
election right. Prepare for some controversy in Washington State later this
November.
Historically Americans dealt with
the matter of intimidation at the booth
and crooked politicians with great success. Getting together to tackle civil
rights in every generation has given
every citizen the right to vote in this
generation. Now our duty is to make
sure we all keep that right. Best defense
for our democracy? Stay informed, be
alert and make sure no one silences
your vote.
No reservations
to reserve rooms.
You’re probably thinking as you read
this, “So what, it’s just a room.” Well it’s
true that it is a minor detail but to me,
it just seems like another over-policy. I
might be wrong but aren’t student clubs
supposed to be for the students? Could
it be possible that college campuses such
as ours are here to help students flourish
not just inside classrooms but outside
also?
Furthermore, wasn’t the PUB, which
is where I attempted to reserve a room,
built largely with the PUB Renovation
Fees, which were and still are paid by
students of SCC? Of course, there was
also the re-allocation of finances from
the Student Services and Activities Fees
to help build the PUB.
Maybe there were former students
that had abused their rights and maybe
it is necessary that advisors or faculty
should be the only ones able to reserve
rooms for good purposes. Still, wouldn’t
it have been necessary for students to at
least have a say in the matter when this
policy was passed sometime last week?
Se-Hoon, Kim
Contributing Writer
If anybody was to ever ask me what I
enjoyed most about SCC, it would probably take at least a couple of hours, possibly days to tell it all. From our amazing,
amazing, oh and did I mention amazing faculty to our diverse student body.
Not to mention the open-friendly environment, and the sweet, sweet coffee
served in the PUB that I just could not do
without.
Maybe it was because I enjoyed all of
this so much that I was surprised to hear
just last week that club members and students would no longer be able to reserve
rooms for their events or even for their
club meetings. Rather, only club advisors
and faculty members would now have
the right to reserve rooms.
When I asked why, the I was told that
students could not reserve the rooms
because SCC’s Intranet, which is where
room requests are made, is reserved only
for the faculty. Also, some former student or students had abused their rights
Letter to the Editor
College, namely SCC, is a place to discover ourselves, to become an individual with meaning
and contribution. I feel this happens no matter
how old or how young or how affluent or how economically poor we are. I write in response to our
October Ebbtide that had an article about homeless citizens camped out in our SCC yard, and that
an SCC Employee alerted SCC Security, and that
Security eventually called in our local Shoreline
Police to resolve the “problem.”
Perhaps as you complete your time at SCC,
you’ll leave here with liberal and democratic
views with an altruistic interest, encouraging
equality and opportunities for all, homeless citizens included. Or maybe you’ll leave here with
the idea to become powerful and rich, seeing that
big businesses overshadow any common person.
Or perhaps you’ll leave here, just simply passing
the buck, as the employee mentioned in that article had done. I contribute my story to our paper
in hopes that my words help you make informed
choices as to what role you’d like to be a part of
in society in hopes that you’ll make this a better
world for everyone.
Did you know that as semi-trucks and school
buses drive over overpasses, vibrations can be felt
in its underpass? I know because many times, I
huddled under the overpass for shelter from rain
and for warmth in my blood that only a cheap
bottle of Night Train (booze) can give.
Do you know who it was that got your little
sister’s outgrown Holly Hobby sleeping bag,
donated to the local charity? ‘Could have been
me. After a hailing wind storm wiped out my
long time used and only tangible source of
shelter- a “two man” tent and bedroll, I got
that sleeping bag. I’m also the one that the
men’s shelter opened their shower room to
once a week on a scheduled basis. And for
more than a year I got my monthly allotment
of toothpaste and tampons from yet another
charity.
Yes, jobs can be plenty in society to economically better a person. (That’s a common argument.) But, applying for dishwashing jobs, I was
turned down because of my dirty fingernails and
an obvious stench about me (a few too many days
since my weekly shower.) Applying for a sales
clerk job, my unkempt hair, tattered jeans and
mismatched socks was not the first impression
that the business wanted to extend to customers.
But, I didn’t give up. I kept trying, all the while
being transient, and looking for better opportunities in the next big city, across our country. One
day, my job search proved lucky as I was handed
a job along with donated used boots with the job
duty to trim fat off raw meat while chasing headless runaway turkeys.
I was tempted to cash my first paycheck. It
looked so big. Just $25 would buy me a night in
a motel with a rewarding soak in a hot bath & all
night cable TV. But, I waited. With my second
paycheck in hand, I signed both checks over to a
landlord in exchange for an apartment, clad in 10
or so different shades of paint on the 4 walls but
friendly with homesteading mice and roaches.
That was a starting point. Today, I live in a better place and have a better job, attending SCC for
a better future. Today, my socks match, today I
brushed my teeth & showered, and today I smile
when you see me.
So, when I see homeless folks sharing my campus, my gut reaction is not to alert campus security (not that it’s necessarily wrong to alert them.)
No, my gut reaction is to remember where I came
from, and but for the grace of my higher power
and certain caring citizens in society, there go I. I
encourage you to make your choice in our world
that could be a better place for all.
- Anonymous
Man on the street
"What are you doing for Halloween?"
Riahn Larry:
"Freak Night (radio station-hosted
party)"
Angelica Rilveria:
I am taking my 4
and 8 y/o sisters out
for trick-or-treating."
Joey Dunn:
"Going to go hit
the clubs on Capitol
Hill."
Kate Wyatt:
"I plan to dress up as
a Mormon zombie
and spread Mormon
zombiism around
Seattle."
Tyrell Stele:
"I don't know yet,
but probably a
party."
Photos by Daniel Berman
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Photo by Macy Wood
SCC Grounds Keeper Intern Cameron Chapmancleans up around the gym.
Staying grounded
Macy Wood
Photo Editor
On the surface, it may seem that
SCC's grounds maintenance team is
here just to keep our campus clean
and comfortable. In reality, there is a
lot more going on behind their bright
orange vests.
The Shoreline Community Based
Transition Program has partnered
with SCC and other businesses in our
community, to assist special needs students from ages 18- 21, at Shorewood
and Shorecrest High Schools.
The purpose of this program is to
prepare students for life after school
and to build skills to enter the workforce. In addition to real world work
experience, the students attend classes
at SCC where they learn how to commute on public transit, write a resume,
participate in an interview, and other
essential job skills.
With the help of Dawn Morrison,
ASL interpreter and program job
coach, I had the privilege of interviewing Cameron Chapman, 20, a senior at
Shorewood High School.
Assisted by his mother and program
coordinator Jennifer Given-Helms,
Chapman started an internship as a
grounds keeper at SCC this September.
While Chapman is challenged with cerebral palsy and deafness, he does not
allow them to become obstacles in the
way of his success.
Chapman generally works three to
four hours per day, performing different duties such as cleaning and raking
leaves. I asked Chapman if he wanted
to continue as a grounds keeper after
he graduates next year, I received a resounding "No."
His true desire is to work with dogs.
Morrison then explained to me that
they are currently trying to find a
veterinary office or a doggie daycare
where Chapman could begin working.
Ideally, Chapman would work three
days on campus and one day per week
with the canines.
Check us out online
www.shoreline.edu/ebbtide
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Haunted
marinethemed Park
Haunting
at Maltby
Cemetery
Jocelyn Chui
Staff Writer
Christina Bolt
Staff Writer
Hong Kong Ocean Park, which is
a marine-themed amusement park,
has become a popular haunted location every October. The park throws a
Halloween Bash that the park has been
arranging to attract tourists in the recent years. Even the aquariums are
modified into haunted houses. While
the dolphins, sharks and other fish
look gorgeous in the day, they can be
rather scary at night.
There is a place where sin and damnation live and thrive just north of Seattle
in the Maltby Cemetery.
As told by people in the community,
the legend is that the Doolittle family,
who built the cemetery, was a family of
Satanists. Many claim there are thirteen
steps, known as the “thirteen steps to
hell,” in the middle of the cemetery that
lead down to a chair.
The legend goes on to say that if someone descends the steps they begin to hear
louder and louder weird noises until they
get to the bottom. If they sit in the chair
at the bottom, they will complete a transaction and their soul will be “sold” to the
devil. Then, the person will see an image
of their soul in Hell.
The cemetery is built right next to the
Doolittle house, which is now owned by
descendents of the Doolittle family. They
take care of the cemetery and have updated some of the headstones that had been
ruined or used to be wooden stakes.
There are really no steps anymore in
the cemetery. There is however a large
slab of concrete that is cracked and many
say that the 13 steps to Hell are under it.
Along with the legend of the 13 steps,
there have been claims of a portal to hell
instead of 13 steps leading to hell. There
are pillars at the cemetery that are left
over from the gates that used to enclose
the cemetery.
Halloween
Norm Rogers
Staff Writer
So this is Halloween,
All the little Witches and
Goblins
Are out to be seen
To get treats
From door to door
In this night of Halloween.
There are older Witches and
Goblins too
They’re celebrating Halloween
All night through
As they like to
Play tricks on one or two
On this night of Halloween.
Haunted House
Halloween is not from Africa
Triana Collins
A&E Editor
Like you, I thought for sure that
Halloween came from Africa. Just like
the pumpkin and probably modernday people too. But alas, I am wrong,
for Halloween actually comes from
Ireland! Yes, Ireland. It came from the
land of rich leprechauns with really
fancy shoes and natural red heads over
2,000 years ago.
Halloween comes from the name
“All Hallows Even”, which is usually referred to as “All Hallows Eve,” as
it is the eve (the night before) of “All
Hallows Day,” the Pagan holiday now
referred to as “All Saints Day.” It coincides with the Fall Equinox, the time of
the year when the day and the night are
the same length.
The Autumn Equinox is a time for
change in all cultures as it represents a
revolving elbow in the arm of time. A
time for death and rest. A time to look
inward, slow down, and figure out who
we are, where we are, and where we are
going. This is a time for harvest, a time
to pick and store what has come into
abundance in our lives. A time to deal
with our demons.
It has always been a rather trendy
celebration in Ireland and Scotland,
where they would hollow out turnips
and carve scary faces into them to
frighten bad spirits. They would then
light a candle in the turnip and watch
the glowing little heads get to business.
They were also really into killing animals, throwing their bones into huge
communal fires, and getting trashed.
Halloween was the night of all
My first halloween
Macy Wood
Photo Editor
KUBE93 Haunted House: Thursday
Oct. 23- Sunday Oct. 26.
Open Thursday and Sun 7-10 p.m.
and Friday and Saturday 7 p.m.
midnight.
Saturday Oct. 25 is Kids Day
12-3 p.m.
Price: $14.
Go to KFC to get 2 for 1 coupons to
the KUBE93 Haunted House
The group discount price is $10. It’s
valid for groups of 10 or more, pu
chase them on site and must be in
one transaction only.
Discounted price with donation is
on Sunday and Thursday only. The
price is $12 with donation of three
non-perishable food items.
Address: Former Georgetown Morgue
5000 E. Marginal Way S.
Seattle, WA, 98134
nights. The night when the boundary between the world of the living
and that of the dead became blurred,
as it was easy for beings to cross over
and intermingle. Thus, you can see the
importance of wanting to blend in by
wearing a disguise.
Once the brave Irish people made it
home safe and sound without having
their faces chewed off by undead zombies and their not-quite-entirely-decomposed grandmammas, they would
eat Barmbrack. Barmbrack is a tasty
bread that always included the same
hidden treats: a pea, a stick, a piece of
cloth, a coin, and a ring.
Suppose you’re getting ready to sit
down at the dinner table after a hard
All Hallows Eve of trying not to notice
the oozing, worm and maggot infested
dead. Your brother takes a nice hearty
bite (he’s hungry from running his
arse off from your dead, sexually abusive uncle), and realizes there’s a pea
in his bread. Then your dad chomps
down onto a big, moss covered stick,
wrapped in plaid, and your dog gets
a Saskatchewan coin and a ruby ring
stuck in his teeth.
Your family’s Irish Halloween fortune reads as follows: Your brother’s
girlfriend will come out of the closet
and dump him, your dad has a new
stick to beat your mom with, and your
dog will find the bitch of his dreams
and move into a doggy-sized mansion.
There you have it. Halloween history in
a nut shell. And just so you know,
in Ireland commercially made
Barmbrack still includes a
toy ring.
I grew up as a Jehovah's
Witness, so my childhood was
not filled with the usual holiday
fun.
Halloween was especially difficult for me. For years, all I wanted
to do was dress up and go trickor-treating with all the other kids
in the neighborhood, but that
was expressly forbidden!
My dream finally came true
one autumn evening during sev-
enth grade, just a few weeks before All Hallow's Eve, when my
mother informed me that she had
finally left the church.
I could hardly contain
myself! Of course, this
change meant many
things, but all I concluded in
that moment was that I was suddenly free to participate in all
the Halloween madness. Staying
true to my rebellious nature, I
immediately ran out and bought
my first Halloween costume: A
Catholic nun
Kiss 106.1 FrightFest at
Wild Waves:
Every weekend in October.
Offers two haunted attractions:
The Scream Fest starts at 6 p.m.
each night of the Frightfest and the
new Trail of Terror, an outdoor
haunted campground event starts
at 7:30 p.m. each weekend night.
Pike Place Market Ghost Tours:
Price: $16 October 4-27 at 6 p.m.
Illustration by David Gillett
'Tendin with Cory'
Cory Jones, a professional bartender and SCC Digital Audio Engineering
Student want you to drink up for the
holidays...
"For this special Halloween edition I'm concocting an evil brew
just in time for your mad cozy AllHallow’s Eve gatherings. I wish you all
a spooky safe time filled with memorable costume ridiculousness. Without
further ado, I give you:
The Jacked Lantern
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon Trader Vic's Hot
Buttered Rum Batter www.tradervicsgourmet.com"
1/2 oz. to 1 oz (depending on desired sweetness) Monin Pumpkin
Spice Syrup "www.coffeeam.com"
1-1 1/2 oz. spiced rum (optional for
all of you underage beasties)
1 painful pinch of cinnamon
1 dreadful dash of nutmeg
In an 8 oz glass, preferably preheated, add batter, syrup and
rum. Fill to brim with boiling
water, preferably from a witch's
cauldron.
Stir well (if you're undead you
may use your finger). Top with cinnamon and nutmeg, give it time to cool,
enjoy (or don't). BOO!"
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Obama's education
Barack Obama grew up in Honolulu and
Jakarta (Indonesia). He attended the Punahou
Academy, a private school in Honolulu, from
fifth grade until he graduated with honors in
1979. He then studied at Occidental College
in Los Angeles for two years before he transfered to Columbia University in New York
where he graduated in 1983 with a degree
in Political Science. In 1988 he entered the
Harvard Law School, graduating Magna cum
Laude in 1991. He speaks English, Spanish
and Indonesian.
Barack Hussein Obama II
Age 47 - Leo
Born in Honolulu Hawaii
Religion - Christian
Democrat
"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones
we've been waiting for. We are the change that
we seek."
Decision making styles
Democrat
Obama’s chief political strategist,
David Axelrod described Obama and
his decision-making style as “Very methodical in how he evaluates decisions.
He asks a series of questions. He'll engage you in dialogue on the options.
And then he'll make a decision. And
he doesn't look back at that decision.”
Obama enjoys being challenged,
which is illustrated by his decision to
choose Joe Biden as his running mate.
Obama’s experience as a community
organizer and law school graduate is
reflected in the practicality and pragmatism that defines his decision-making style. “He listens to various viewpoints,” said Susan Rice, Obama’s
campaign Advisor. “He elicits dissenting views. He weighs those rationally
and pragmatically. But then he tends
to make a relatively swift and clear
decision.”
Democrats oddly enough are the
party of peace this decade. I'm not
sure if republican pundits would
call Thomas Jefferson, Franklin D.
Roosevelt or John F. Kennedy liberal
hippies, but the party didn’t always appeal to the majority of American society. In fact, democratic strength came
from the South and would re-interrupt
the pursuit of liberty and happiness to
include legal interpretations allowing
them to keep their own slaves.
After Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New
Deal, being a democrat meant that
as American’s we all deserve certain
rights that should be provided by the
government. Welfare and social liberalism are the democrat’s largest liability and longest legacy. There is a
fine line between protecting America’s
capitalism and putting our middle
class first.
Issues
War in Iraq
Repealing tax cuts to the wealthy
Death penalty
Same-sex domestic partnership benefits
Absolute right to gun ownership
Expanding US armed forces
Abortion is a woman's rigt
Privatizing social security
Patriot Act
Enforcing law against drug use
Obama
Financial Recovery
Plan
- Said middle class is highly important in return
- Will perform some "earmark reform" on curren
spending
- Wants to look at "bringing that war to a close"
economy
- Is optimistic about our capacity to come up wi
recover
Taxes
- Said he will provide a tax cut for 95 percent of
- Said, "If you make less than $250,000…a yea
see one dime's worth of tax increase."
- Will be eliminating loopholes in the tax code th
businesses to get lower tax rates
Biden's education
Joseph Biden was raised in Scranton, PA,
and moved to New Castle County at age ten.
He went to the Archmere Academy, a private
Catholic preparatory school in Claymont,
Delaware. He then went to the University of
Delaware, where he double majored in history and political science in 1965. He was
ranked 506th out of 688 students. After
graduating he went to Syracuse University in
New York for his law degree and graduated
in 1968.
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.
Age 65 - Scorpio
Born in Scranton Pennsylvania
Religion - Roman Catholic
Democrat
"Look, freedom is an overwhelming American notion. The idea that we want to see the world, the
peoples of the world free is something that all of
us subscribe to."
Energy Solutions
Health
Care/Education
Foreign Relations
- Said he will achieve energy independence fro
oil within 10 years by increasing production at h
- Plans to invest in alternative energy: Solar, wi
- Wants the U.S. to produce the future of fuel-e
- “I make sure we have a health care system th
everyone to have basic coverage.”
- Wants to make college affordable for students
- Wants to eliminate the middle-man process w
through Medicare
- Plans to invest more in early childhood educa
- Plans for a phased withdrawal from Iraq (1 to
for 16 months) allowing them to take charge of s
country.
- Goal is to keep long-term order in Iraq by help
government and move out.
- Plans to form an agreement between Iraq and
the region to improve Iraq’s current state.
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McCain's education
John McCain spent his childhood and adolescence in naval bases in the United States
and abroad. He moved to Alexandria, VA to
study at the Episcocal High School, a private
preparatory boarding school where he graduated in 1954. Like his father and grandfather,
he went to the Annapolis Naval Academy
after high school and graduated 494th in a
class of 499. He then went to flying school,
and graduated in 1960.
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- Said, "(Recovery Plan) has to have options for loans to failing
businesses."
- “I want to keep taxes low.”
- Wants to cut the Corporate Tax Rate from 35% to 25% to keep
jobs in the country.
- Has proposals to simplify the tax system: Two tax brackets
- Will be instating a "Gas Tax Holiday" (a temporary suspension of
Gas Tax) from Memorial Day to Labor Day, potentially saving
taxpayers $6.8 billion dollars in the summer.
- Says we need energy alternatives such as wind, tide, solar,
natural gas and flex fuel cars.
- Believes that offshore drilling and nuclear power are also
necessary.
- Plans to construct 45 new nuclear power plants by the year 2030.
- Said, "I want every family to have a $5,000 refundable tax credit
so they can go out and purchase their own health care."
- Plans to use competition between health insurance companies to
compete with the rising cost of insurance.
- Will instate “Portable Health Insurance” so people don’t have to
switch companies between jobs.
- Would like to continue fighting Islamic Extremist Insurgents.
- Insists on a larger counterinsurgency campaign
- Predicts that most troops will be home from Iraq by the year 2013
"Our armed forces will fight for peace in Iraq, a
peace built on more secure foundations that are
found today in the Middle East. Even more important, they will fight for two human conditions of even greater value than peace: liberty and
justice.'
John Sidney McCain III
Age 72 - Virgo
Born Coco Solo Naval Air Station
Panama Canal Zone, Panama
Religion - Southern Baptist
Repulican
Republican
Decision making styles
Defining a republican is difficult.
Abraham Lincoln is the most famous republican, the first assassinated President, and the President
who ended slavery. He fought to protect America’s Union, upheld the
Constitution and fought the Civil War
with the blessing of its legal contract.
He emancipated the slaves under the
authority of the 13th amendment and
defined what it meant to be a republican for years.
The last President to embody the
party was Ronald Reagan. His speeches and policies are much debated now.
He left the legacy of trickle-down economics and smaller government, yet
the wealthy have continued to become wealthier and the federal government's authority seems to have
bypassed that of the Constitution.
McCain’s decision-making style can
largely be attributed to his military experience. His background in the U.S.
Navy combined with his personality,
he tends to take more of an instinctual
approach to decision making.
“He's a leader that bases a lot of what
he decides on his instinct, on his judgment, and his sense of what's right and
wrong and proper,” said Republican
Arizona Senator Jon Kyl.
He is quick to take advice from his
advisors and staff and makes decisions
without looking back. In his book,
“Worth Fighting For,” McCain says of
himself, “As a politician, I am instinctive, often impulsive… I don't torture
myself over decisions. I make them as
quickly as I can, quicker than the other
fellow, if I can. Often, my haste is a mistake, but I live with the consequences
without complaint."
Palin's eduation
Sarah Palin grew up in Wasilla, Alaska and
attended the local high school. After high
school she enrolled at Hawaii Pacific College
for a semester, then transferred to North
Idaho Community College where she stayed
for two semesters as a general studies major.
She then transfered to the University of Idaho
for two semesters and went back to Alaska to
participate in the Miss Alaska pageant where
she received a college scholarship. She then
attended the Matanuska-Susitna Community
College in Alaska for one term before returning to the University of Idaho where she completed her Bachelor's Degree in Journalism in
1987.
"I am a conservative Republican, a firm believer in
free market capitalism. A free market system allows
all parties to compete, which ensures the best and
most competitive project emerges, and ensures a
fair, democratic process."
Sarah Louise Heath Palin
Age 44 - Aquarius
Born in Sandpoint Idaho
Religion -Non Denominational
Christian
Republican
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
10
Meditate
for me
Triana Collins
A&E Editor
Shoreline Community College students Yuri Franklin, James Grosso,
and Chris Klacsanzky, (SCC graduate)
have formed a Mediation Group that
meets every Tuesday in the Library
Conference Room (Room 4202) from
1- 3 p.m.
Their mission is to spread the word
on Sahaja Yoga Meditation, a relatively new style of mediation designed by
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, an Indian
woman whose picture sits regally next
to a laptop in the conference room. She
is wrapped in a Sari, but to my surprise
the meditation is not Hindu.
“We learn from every religion,”
Grosso said. “They all have truth.”
Klacsansky uses meditation for balance and feels that “meditation is not
just sitting…you go out and do something crazy and come home and say
‘Okay, I need to meditate now.’”
The group leads a talk about the left,
right, and middle channels of the body.
The left channel represents the past,
the right the future, and the middle the Students take a moment to relax and quiet their minds in meditation.
present. We often get stuck in one specific channel, either constantly thinking of how cated at the base of the spine), which concerns in- top of the head) allows for the flow of universal
things could have been, how they aught to be, or nocence, joy, and the child within.
energy.
what we should do right now.
The second (below the navel) deals with creThen they showed a slide show of paintings deThey taught about chakras, spiraling disks ativity and art; the third disk (the stomach area) picting important figures from all the major reliof energy located along the spine with a coiled allows for peace and satisfaction; the fourth (the gions. The goal was to show that in each painting,
base known as Kundalini, which, according to heart) shows us love and true compassion; the the leader’s seventh chakra was activated. This
Franklin, “is awakened spontaneously or through fifth (the throat) deals with communication; the shows that they have reached the eternal Now, so
personal will.” Each disk is connected to different sixth (the middle of the forehead) represents for- the artists painted the holy beings with either a
feelings, emotions, and is joined with the first (lo- giveness; and the seventh (the
Photo by Macy Wood
halo, a crown of light, and/or a spurt of fire.
If fire spurting out of your head isn’t your cup
of tea, don’t worry! You have to be really good for
that to happen. “At first it was difficult for me
to be thoughtless…Just keep practicing,” Groso
said. “If you meditate every day you will feel a
difference.”
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A&E Calendar
October is ending, but let’s celebrate our freedom
from the monetary system by taking advantage of all
that is being given to us. Everything is FREE unless otherwise noted.
Every Tuesday
Class: Sahaja Yoga Meditation Group
Library Room 4202, 1 p.m.- 3 p.m.
Every Tuesday in the Conference Room in the Library,
a group of students will be leading the way towards
enlightenment with Sahaja Yoga meditation. They
will also provide information on the interconnectedness of all religions, and tips and tricks for the seeker.
Saturday, Oct. 25
Film: Lioness
Independent Television Service (ITVS)
Community Cinema at Seattle
International Film Festival (SIFF)
Cinema
2:30- 4:30 p.m., Seattle Center, 321
Mercer St. Seattle
Amma Kang, left, dances as her husband Kofi perform with kids from the daycare during a community outreach event in the PUB dining room October 15, 2008.
Drummers entertain students in the PUB
Janelle Kohnert
Copy Editor
The echo of African Djembe drums filled the
PUB Main Dining Room on Oct. 15 when Kofi
and Amma Anong came to share their musical
knowledge.
The Anongs are part of the Ocheami West
Afrikan Music and Dance group, and they’re
originally from Ghana. The group was founded in Seattle in 1978 and has traveled around
Europe, Australia, and the U.S. spreading West
African culture through concerts and hands on
presentations.
In the language of Ghana, Ocheami means
spokesperson. "Promoting African culture in a
positive light is our goal," Amma Anong said.
The Anongs brought about 20 Djembe drums
with them and allowed students to join in drum
circles led by Kofi Anong.
Kofi Anong taught students the five sounds
a Djembe drum can make: do, pan-tan, kpa, piti, and ngle-ngle, then showed students how to
make and use the sounds.
Students left their drums after about half an
hour of call and response drumming, and children from the day care center took their turn.
Some students in the dining room enjoyed the
drumming and clapped after drumming call and
response sessions ended. Other students glared
at the student drummers, angry that their lunch
time studying was being disturbed.
Kofi Anong has been playing drums since he
was 4 years old. In his village everyone drummed
on the weekends, and at the market place, or at
any festival, including funerals. "Its part of me,"
Kofi Anong said. "I can't help it!"
"Learning the drums is like learning a new
language," Amma Anong said. "Its a universal
language."
The film W has stirred up its fair share of controversy, but it is important to separate the historical facts from the movie's historical interpretation. They are almost always different, and this
film is no exception.
The film juxtaposes the years leading up to the
Bush presidency with the current administration
on the brink of invading Iraq in 2003. Through
his early years, Bush has love flings, settles down
with Laura Bush, makes an unsuccessful bid for
Congress, then tries to swing for the big leagues
and become President. The scene changes, to the
War Room, where the merits of oil and UN resolutions are being debated. In the movie, this is
less confusing than described.
Josh Brolin, best known for his leading role in
last year's Oscar winning No Country for Old Men,
plays President George W. Bush with a quiet passion. The Bush we see here is determined, confident, at times arrogant, but consistently reliant
on those around him for advice, and acceptance.
Acceptance, primarily, from his father -- who tells
him early on that he is a major disappointment.
This realization drives 'Dubya' to quit drinking and focus on his future. In leaving behind
his beers, Bush found the Bible. In one poignant
scene, Bush asks his pastor to pray with him.
Bush calls himself born-again, a changed man.
His faith remained strong as he would later close
out Oval Office meetings with a call to pray.
The supporting actors in this film truly steal
the show, with an insidious Richard Dreyfuss as
Vice President Dick Cheney, and a double-takeinspiring Thandie Newton as Secretary of State
Condoleeza Rice. Every actor playing a politician
in this film, has done an incredible job of not only
sounding just like their character, but even adopting their character’s subtle mannerisms.
The film takes great care to include some of
Bush's most famous verbal slip-ups, and audience laughter would indicate they're still fun-
Saturday, Oct. 25, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
and Sunday, Oct., 26 9 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Buy: Lakeside School Fall Rummage Sale
Lakeside Upper School- Corner of
145th and 1st Ave. NE, Seattle
Buy cool crap at one of the largest rummage sales
in the state with three showrooms titled The Basics
(clothes, furniture, toys), The Finer Things in Life
(designer and vintage clothes, antiques, jewelry, and
more), and The Well Appointed Home (books, electronics, hardware, etc.)
Monday, Oct. 27
12:30- 1:20 pm, PUB Room 9102
Lecture: Filipino Migration
Learn about the unique migration of Filipinos in an
interactive presentation to commemorate Filipino
Heritage Month.
"Dubya" on the big screen
Daniel Berman
Staff Photographer
Come check out this film about a group of insufficiently trained but deeply committed female Army
soldiers who were the first women in U.S. history to
be sent into ground combat in violation of official
policy. These ladies fought in some of the bloodiest
battles of the Iraq war and have lived to tell the tale.
ny. When Bush suggests that, “Rarely
is the question asked, is our children
learning?” the audience practically fell
out of their seats. The inclusion of these
quotes seemed childish, and unnecessary – particularly in a film that is otherwise fair and balanced.
The crux of the film is the decision to
invade Iraq, and much of the film focuses on Bush's advisors interpretation of
their available intelligence.
Unfortunately, we are so used to seeing current politicians skewered on
shows like Saturday Night Live, that
even in the film's most serious scenes,
the whole movie can come off as parody. Even though the overall tone of the
film is serious, scenes like Bush’s the
State of the Union address, or the negotiations before invading Iraq become
unintentionally funny.
Although W is a somber reflection
on the last eight tumultuous years, the
viewer will likely see the movie as a reinforcement of they view they already have of the
President.
If you couldn't stand his administration, then
this film will reinforce what you already believe.
If however you tended to like Bush, then you
will probably find this film moving and thoughtprovoking.
Thursday, Oct. 30
12:30 to 1:20pm, PUB Room 9208
Lecture: The Scholarship Market
Money, money, money, we love money! Yes? Okay
then. Find out how to get someone to give you money
using the Pacific Northwest Scholarship Guide.
Friday, Oct. 31
1- 4 p.m., PUB Quiet Dining Room
Gathering: Happy Halloween!
The Campus Ambassadors and the International Peer
Mentors are planning a Halloween event for those of
you who like to mutilate poor, innocent pumpkins
while dressed up like a princess or covered head to toe
in (hopefully) unused toilet paper.
Sunday, Nov. 2
3 p.m., Campus Theatre
Music: “Waterways and Byways:
Musical Journeys and Discoveries”
Let Dr. Charles Enlow carry you away with the
evocative piano music of Scriabin, Faure, and
Rachmaninov. Tickets are $5 with your student ID
and $15 if you forget it.
Thursday, Nov. 6
7:30 p.m., Edmonds Center for the Arts
Music: “Salute to America – Part II”
$15 Admission
I know it’s rather pricey, but c’mon… it’s the
Shoreline Concert Band and Sno-King Chorale! If
you bust out your Fourth of July gear, maybe they’ll
give you a discount for being so dang patriotic.
TECH & HEALTH
12
SCC Physics professor David Erickson explains how his electric truck runs.
No emissions man
Wes Abney
Business Manager
Most people plug in a cell phone or iPod each
night to charge; SCC physics instructor David
Erickson plugs in his truck.
This technology may seem far-fetched, but the
truck has been charging each night in his garage.
Converted from a diesel engine, his Volkswagen
is powered completely by electricity.
“You have to take out the original motor and
replace it with an electric system,” Erickson said.
“I’ve actually made three conversions.”
After Erickson started working for an electric
car company, he has applied his skills towards
this personal project.
“With gas prices getting so high, it is something that has become of more interest,” Erickson
said. “If you have a
car that only runs
around town, running on electricity can save a lot of
money.”
But don’t let the
basic overview fool
you- it takes a lot of time, work and money to
make an electric car.
“I would say it’s very hard to do by yourself,”
Erickson said. “You need all the tools, a machine
shop, and the knowledge to build it.”
The truck is
powered by an offthe-shelf advanced
direct current motor with a nineinch diameter. It is
a standard motor
commonly used in
elevators, forklifts,
or escalators.
Even with an advanced motor, it takes a lot of juice to make the
truck go.
“I have ten twelve volt semi truck batteries to
run the motor,” said Erickson. “Half of my truck
“I have 10 12-volt semi
truck batteries to run the
motor. Half of my truck
bed is full of them”
Health
Jocelyn Chui
Staff Writer
The Latin dancebased exercise Core
Rhythms may be a solution to burn away the
pounds gained from eating Halloween candy.
You do not have to take
any classes to learn this
exercise. Core Rhythms
DVDs led by professional Latin dancers
are available on the
Internet. The 45-minute exercise is all about
moving the hips and following the Latin dance
bed is full of them.”
With a full overnight charge, the truck has a
range of 10 - 15 miles each day. For a local commuter, nothing could be better.
“I can go up to freeway speeds, but I keep it
around 35 to 40,” Erickson said.
With less cost per mile than the most efficient
gasoline powered car, this electric technology offers new hope for an uncertain future.
“This is going to be a big thing in the future as
gas prices go up and oil becomes more scarce,”
Erickson said. “It’s been a great adventure.”
Erickson is on campus every day teaching the
physics of current issues. You might even recognize him driving around from his license plate; it
reads “NOXHAUST.”
Dance off the fat
moves demonstrated in the DVD.
These core-working and hip-action
exercises were created by the famous
Latin dancers Jaana Kunitz ad Julia
Powers. Kunitz is a 10 time International
Latin Champion while Powers is a 12
time U.S. Rhythm Champion.
This exercise DVD is designed for
people who are too self-conscious to
take public dance classes but would
like to learn Latin dance moves and lose
weight too. Core Rhythms is an indoor
exercise that requires little room, so
even people living in petite apartments
can do it.
I am always excited about exercises
that can improve my body shape but do
not require me to leave the house when
its raining outside. So, I looked Core
Rhythms up on the Internet and gave it
a shot. It was a very intensive exercise
and I could feel the burn in my thighs
and abs after five minutes of the video.
PE Instructor Toni Semanskee said
the exercise “looks like a great core
workout” after she watched the seven
minute video clip on Youtube.
Semanskee is now working on Latin
choreography so that she will be able to
incorporate the moves into some of her
classes.
“We have discussed having a PE
Zumba class in the winter quarter,” said
Semanskee. “How fun would that be?”
So before the Zumba class is available at school, why not try out this Latin
dance-based exercise? Just one reminder: don’t do it after dinner, it hurts.
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TECH & HEALTH
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Violence
in video
games
David Rollins
Contributing Writer
You may think I’m way off, but I don’t
like video games such as Halo or Grand
Theft Auto. They contain blood, foul
language, stealing, and flat out killing
for no reason. I don’t understand the
attraction of this type of game.
Although I don’t enjoy this type of
video game, I do enjoy video games that
have very little blood and killing, or have
only implied blood and killing. So what
about the violence in these games?
To me, there are three types of violence in video games: unrestrained violence, cartoon violence and fantasy violence. Unrestrained violence games are
realistic, even exaggerated, and often
contain one, if not all of the aforementioned concerns.
Games with cartoon violence may
have blood and killing, but it may be
unrealistic and in small amounts. The
violence is designed to look ‘cartoony.’
In fantasy violent games, the violence may have magic included. If there
is blood and killing, they may be disguised, such as green or yellow blood.
Cartoon and fantasy violence aren’t taken seriously, like in Zoids Battle Legend,
which portrays fighting robots with
sparks and smoke.
I avoid unrestrained violent video
games because of the possibility that
I will become insensitive to violence.
For the level of violence, I check the
Entertainment Software Rating Board
(ESRB) on the game box, after I look at
the snapshots of the game and read the
brief description.
Then, I decide if I’m interested in the
game. The way I feel about violence determines the level of violence I will tolerate in the video games that I play. I
know there are addictive video games to
be avoided. I keep in mind that gaming
should be done in moderation. My time
is non-renewable, so I don’t want a huge
amount of it spent on the trivial.
PC
vs
Mac
yihdego: Hey guys, I’m
a PC. Really it’s all you
need, end of the discussion.
337: Hi there, I'm a Mac.
I have not "preformed an
illegal operation and needed
to be shut down" in years,
and have been completely
virus free. And when I get
a new drive I just plug it
in and throw stuff on it,
no installation necessary.
I haven’t had to turn my
computer off for months.
*ame*: Ok, my name is
Amelia and I am a MAC since
the moment I was born! I
don't have to worry about
software updates at all.
Plus my Macbook is gorgeous!
And I don't need to install
any mic or camera to chat
with my family back home.
You know something else I
love? My Mac's hardware can
be updated with new software
for more than five years
without having to change it
for a new one!
yihdego: Oh I’m sorry, I
haven’t been paying attention.
Too busy playing CounterStrike. I’ve got so many games
I can play on my PC.
*ame*: I can play computer
games as well. Have you ever
been to a Mac store before?
I have the option of using
different software as well.
337: I have Guitar Hero
and Spore for my Mac.
*ame*: I have Age of
Mythology, and the graphics
and sound are just amazing!
yihdego: I can personalize
my PC with the strongest
graphics engine on the
market.
337: I can make graphics
on my computer
*ame*: And I can listen
to all kinds of music and
sound files.
yihdego: I can do anything
better than you, and a whole
lot that you can’t. Budding
programmers, people with
indie projects make them for
PC. No room to navigate with
Mac’s absurd system.
Also I know I can buy any
software, computer game or
new hardware on the market
and my HP laptop can run
it. If you find me in the
Sanctuary I’ll be on my
laptop, heads phones and
mouse connected playing
an online match of Team
Fortress 2. Across the room
you’ll find a Toshiba working
on a school paper. Somewhere
on campus they’re will be
a Dell playing songs on
iTunes. If you think you’re
a Mac, you’re probably also
a PC. If you’ve got money
for a Mac you’ve got money
for two PC’s who can do the
exact same thing.
*ame*: you'll replace
yours twice before I even
think about replacing mine
but we won't have to spend
that money again... at least
for five to seven years in
order to upgrade it. I had
a desktop for about eight
years and I never had to
change it in order to work
with new software.
337: At least we don’t
have John Hodgman as a
spokesman.
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SPORTS
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SCC Women's soccer still on a roll
Lavi Aulck
Sports Editor
SCC’s women’s soccer team has continued its
dominance of the Northwest Athletic Association of
Community Colleges (NWAACC) North by remaining undefeated while destroying division foes.
Since their Oct. 4
draw at NWAACC
West-leading Bellevue
“I think the
Community College,
the team has continued
girls have
to dominate division
been working rivals by a combined
score of 20-1 over their
hard setting next four games. The
four game stretch ineach other up cluded three shutouts of
four goals or more and
an Oct. 21 victory over
and finding
Whatcom Community
success as a College (WCC), who
sit second place behind
the Dolphins in the
team”
NWAACC North.
“The girls got together and spoke amongst
themselves,” said Head Coach Mark Szabo. “They
decided to set some more specific goals for each
game. The girls have started playing a lot harder
right from the start of the games and, at the same
time, we started getting more and more comfortable with the each others’ style of play. I think it’s
all added up to a little more intensity and, with
that understanding, better results.”
Though the team’s offensive firepower has
been unquestionable during their 2008 season,
having scored 53 goals over 14 matches played,
the past four games have also given glimpses of
Cassaundra Foust keeps the ball away from a Tacoma player in a game on Saturday, Oct. 18th.
Foust scored one of six SCC goals in the 6-0 SCC win. The SCC Dolphins recorded their tenth
shutout in the 14 games they've played this season.
the team’s offensive versatility. Their 20 goals
in the four contests came from nine different
goal-scorers with six different players providing
Szabo said shortly after the team’s Oct. 21 victory. “They’ve been playing together to make things
happen as opposed to individual players taking
over and doing everything on their own. We have
been spending a lot of time working really hard
on shooting and technique and it’s starting to pay
off with some very good finishes.”
In addition to their attacking feats, the team’s
veteran defense continues to hold its own in front
of freshman goalkeeper Kat Donovan. The back
line has allowed only six goals over the team’s
14 matches played thus far – the lowest total in
the 22-team NWAACC. In addition, the Lady
Dolphin’s 10 shutouts are tied for tops in the
NWAACC while Donovan’s nine clean sheets also
lead the NWAACC.
“It’s all from an understanding of what our responsibilities are (on defense),” Szabo said. “We
have an experienced back four but I think as far as
a team goes, we’re defending a little better overall. Also, Kat is getting a little more fit which is
allowing her to make more saves. I think it was
just a matter of time before we really got stingy
in the back.”
Heading into its Oct. 25 showdown with Green
River Community College, Szabo’s club remains
third in the Oct. 21 coaches’ poll with a record of
14-0-1 and 43 points – 12 points ahead of WCC
for first-place in the North Division. With five
games remaining before the NWAACC playoffs
which begin on Nov. 12, the team needs either
one more win or a WCC loss or draw to clinch the
NWAACC North.
assists.
“I think the girls have been working hard setting each other up and finding success as a team,”
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Shoreline Community College Recreation
Fall 2008 Exercise Class Schedule
Classes Are Free For Shoreline Community College Students, Faculty and Staff
Day/Time
ClassRoom
Monday:
12:35 PM to 1:25 PM
5:05 PM to 5:55 PM
Step Aerobics
Beginning Yoga
3025
3025
Tuesday:
12:35 PM to 1:25 PM
5:05 PM to 5:55 PM
Rezina Habtemariam
Staff Writer
Begin/Inter. Yoga
Step Aerobics
3025
3025
Kickboxing
Beginning Yoga
3025
3025
Begin/Inter. Yoga
Body Conditioning
3025
3011*
Wednesday:
12:35 PM to 1:25 PM
5:05 PM to 5:55 PM
Thursday:
12:35 PM to 1:25 PM
5:05 PM to 5:55 PM
Fresh 'phin fifteen
*Please note, the Thursday 5:05 PM to 5:55 PM class is in Classroom 3011 instead of 3025.
SCC’s women’s basketball team is
more than ready to begin a new season and make their mark. With a forgettable recent past, this year’s team is
determined to set its own standards.
“People don’t expect much, they
think that there’s no way 15 freshman
can compete with other teams who
have had a system before this year and
be successful,” said Valeeta Perry, one
of two point guards on the team. “But
we’re going to try to prove everyone
wrong.
“We are just coming out of high
school so we have to adjust to college,
and learning how to stay tight as a
team has been hard,” Perry said.
The new girls have been recruited
from various states by Coach Witt,
who has been coaching for 13 years.
Witt stands confident in his teams’ talent and ability to flourish. “This team
has the level of dedication, commitment and the drive it takes,” Witt said.
“These girls are very athletic and our
team is built on speed. We also have a
lot of weapons offensively.”
The team has been conditioning for
six weeks as well as attending a twohour basketball theory class to learn
more about the game. “I expect each of
them to give 100 percent in the classroom first,” Witt said. “It’s a mile for
every minute someone is late.”
Aware of the mounting pressure, the
girls are eager to start the season. “It’s
going to be fun and interesting to see
how we will play with each other. We
are all from different places and have
different personalities,” said point
guard Tasha Shipman.
“I like the team mentality and, overall, I feel good about where we are at,”
Witt said.
The team’s opener will be a home
exhibition game against Pierce
Community College here at SCC at 2
p.m. on Nov 1.
SPORTS
15
The game changer
From shooting baskets to saving goals
STANDINGS
Men’s Soccer
Standings
Aaron Hunter
Staff Writer
Many of us we often find our
true passion while growing up
as a kid in our adolescent stage-that one thing that always makes
you happy and you never want to
give up. A Shoreline Community
College men’s soccer player has a
different story.
While Sophomore Goalie Alex
Jessup, 23, was growing up, he
was all about basketball as far as
sports go. He continued playing
through high school while suiting up for the varsity basketball
team at Roosevelt High School.
Even though he may have thought
basketball was the sport for him,
it wasn’t until he bought a soccer
videogame that the tides began to
turn.
Three and a half years ago,
Jessup bought a videogame called
“Football Manager” which allows
you to control any soccer team in
the world for an extended period
of time. As he began playing it, he
increasingly became more fond of
the sport.
“That game kind of got me more
interested in soccer, and made me
watch it more,” said Jessup, “And
once I started watching it I began
playing it.”
Since Jessup began playing so
late in his life, his skills weren’t
quite up to par with other soccer
players his age. He decided the
goalie position would be the best
fit for his 6’4 210 pound frame and
would also be the easiest transition from basketball to soccer.
Jessup realized that he wasn’t
going to be able to compete at a
high level by just teaching himself, so he went seeking for a goalie
camp which would teach him the
finer skills. The summer before his
first quarter at SCC, he attended a
camp in Connecticut which was
run by the coach of the University
of Hartford, who had also coached
goalies for the Portuguese and South African national teams. This was the first breaking ground
for Jessup as a Goalie.
“I learned more there than any games I’ve ever
played, or any coach whose ever taught me,” said
Jessup.
When deciding what school he wanted to take
his skills to, Jessup originally was looking at the
possibility of Everett Community College. After
looking further into it he realized they were not
a winning team-something Jessup did not want
to be a part of. The next school he turned to was
SCC. He called Head Coach George Dremousis,
tried out, and made the team. In his very first season he started all but one game as the dolphins
rolled into the playoffs.
When everything was going well between
Jessup and soccer. He had an unexpected setback. While playing soccer in a winter league
with fellow SCC players, Jessup ran to pick up a
ball against an opponent, after picking the ball
up, the opponent charged in and kicked Jessup
in the leg with his cleats, breaking his shin. The
injury kept Jessup bed-ridden for two weeks, and
in a cast for two months after that. While lying on
NWAACC
North
(W-L-D)
Whatcom
7-2-4
Shoreline
5-5-4
Edmonds
5-8-1
Everett
4-9-2
Skagit Valley
1-11-1
Women’s
Soccer
Standings
NWAACC
North
(W-L-D)
Shoreline
14-0-1
Whatcom
10-4-1
Edmonds
7-7-1
Skagit Valley
6-5-4
Everett
1-14-1
Women’s
Volleyball
his bed, and going through therapy, Jessup wondered to himself if he would ever play again.
“I definitely thought about quitting for two
reasons,” said Jessup, “One, because its terrible
being injured so badly and needing people to take
care of you for three to four months, and two, because I was told that continuing to play could
cause me to have full arthritis in my ankle by the
time I’m 30.”
Despite the circumstance, Jessup wasn’t ready
to give up soccer. He trained hard and got his
courage back to once again take the game on in
full stride without the fear of getting hurt again.
“Ultimately, I just love to compete and I’m willing to overlook possible long term consequences
if it means I get to have fun and do something I
love,” Jessup said.
One of the biggest things Jessup brings to the
field is something which does not show up on the
stat sheet-- heart and attitude.
“He brings the type of intensity and leadership
on the field which make others work harder,” said
defender Jireh Yepassis-Zembrou. “People feed
off his motivation.”
The team’s record currently stands at 5-5-4.
Asked about the playoff hopes for the Dolphins,
Jessup said “I’m going out on a limb like (NFL
player) Chad Johnson in saying I guarantee
playoffs.”
Jessup attends SCC without a major in mind,
but with an interest in Spanish, which may help
his future in soccer if he decides to venture off to
a Spanish speaking country. While he isn’t completely sure what the future holds for him, he believes soccer will be a major part of it. His ideal
situation would be to coach or play professionally
in a small country in Central America or Asia.
“I really just want to be able to say I’ve played
professional soccer,” said Jessup “But whatever I
do, soccer will be in my future forever.”
SCHEDULE
(bold type indicates home
games)
Men’s Soccer
October 29
Edmonds
4:00
November 1
Peninsula
2:00
November 5
Highline
3:00
Women’s
Soccer
October 25
Green River
12:00
October 29
Edmonds
2:00
November 1
Lower
Columbia
12:00
November 5
Highline
1:00
Women’s
Volleyball
NWAACC
North
(W-L-D)
October 29
Bellevue
7:00
Edmonds
7-0
Whatcom
6-1
Bellevue
5-2
Skagit Valley
3-3
Shoreline
2-5
Everett
1-6
Olympic
0-7
November 5
Olympic
7:00
ETCETERA
16
Rants and Raves
Rave
The employees down at the coffee stand in front
of the 2200 building deserve a nice big Halloween
bonus! Or at least some puffy rainbow stickers or a
pat on the back.These folks are so nice, so genuine,
and so full of coffee love I can just taste it in every
sip of my hot drink. They're always ready with a
smile, always get my order right, and if I ever have
any extra change, it's going in their tip jar instead
of in my pocket.
Rant
The employee who usually works the afternoon
shift at the coffee stand in the PUB needs to walk
their arse north a couple of buildings and get retrained in customer service and baristering from the
knowledgeable staff at the 2200 building. I mean seriously, I order a drink and you look pissed off that
you have to do your job.
Then, after you've forgotten my order and charge
me for a totally different beverage, you say "Yeah,
well we charge extra for that." I know you charge extra, that's why I told you upfront, hoping that your
memory was longer than the three minutes it takes
to heat up some milk. Anyways, no hard feelings, I
can always take my business north, where I can sip
liquid love.
Rant
With Halloween coming, everyone begins to
reminisce about when they were young, when
they could trick-or-treat and get all that free candy.
However, not every house was so sweet.
We all remember that particular house in the
neighborhood that everyone avoided because they
didn’t give out candy. Instead some schmuck handed out pennies, or even worse toothbrushes!
We didn’t get all dressed up in our costumes to go
into the freezing cold night for anything other than
candy. We wanted the treat, NOT the trick!
Dear L&W,
My boyfriend and I are in a long-distance relationship. Given that he's halfway across the
country, there are no opportunities for intimacy.
We recently discovered Skype and have been able
to video chat with each other for some time. I've
been thinking a lot about showing a bit here and
there through Skype, American Pie style. What
are your thoughts?
-American Pie
Rant
What drives me absolutely insane is when people wait in the middle of the road indefinitely for a
parking spot. Not only is it dangerous because you
have to drive into the opposite lane of traffic to get
around them, but it’s just straight up obnoxious.
One morning, I had been driving around for a
good 20 minutes looking for a spot, continuously
passing the same car parked in the middle of the
road. Finally I spotted a student with keys in their
hand walking to their car. I immediately slowed
down and started to follow her, but she happened
to be walking to the lane where this car was waiting. The unnamed car saw that I was following him
and started flashing his lights at me and honking his
horn, furious that I had began to take a spot in the
vicinity he had been waiting.
Instead of causing a scene like this car had, I decided to be the bigger person and let the car have
his precious spot and moved on, But it really got me
thinking that it is not fair in the least to just sit and
wait until a spot frees up.
So please people, knock it off! Just drive around
till you find a space. Either way, you’re going to
get just as mad when someone snags the spot you
thought you saw first.
Send your Rants and Raves to [email protected]
2
4
Love & War
Rave
I’m a big fan of Chartwell’s; I hit up the cafeteria
every day. I’m not sure what people are complaining about in the Ebbtide or on the Gripe Board.
Have you seen their collection of ice cream? As I ype
this one handedly I’m taking a bite out of my cake
coated, artificially flavored vanilla and strawberry
center ice cream bar. The strawberry shortcake is
priced nine cents cheaper than 7 Eleven and Toys R
Us and it’s pure magic. Look in the corner of the cafeteria a little closer; you’re going to find something
you like.
Dear American Pie,
Don't feel bad about showing a bit of skin every
once in a while, in fact that could keep both of you
from seeking satisfaction outside the relationship. Just don't under any circumstances record
any of you chats. Also, don’t let third parties have
access to your intimate video chats, or he might
feel a little over exposed. Have fun!
-L&W
Dear L&W,
Photo by Macy Wood
A family of pigeons has made
their home just outside of the
bottom floor South enterance.
We are now
camping in
room 9101 on
the bottom floor
of the PUB.
6
8
Come stop by
and see our
tent!
I’ve got issues. I go to my meditation group,
do yoga, and I don't even kill really ugly spiders
when I see them crawl across the bathroom floor.
But there's something about the person I say I
love the most, the only person I normally hug and
kiss and let anywhere near my ass that really sets
me off. When we fight, if it starts to get intense
and neither of us backs down, I do a complete 180
and often get violent.
Everything else disappears from sight and I
start swinging, kicking, biting, throwing whatever I can get my hands on. I'm lucky I haven't
put him in intensive care or driven him to secretly
buy mace. I want to stop. What should I do?
-Violent Vixen
Dear Violent Vixen,
If you were a guy, you would be considered an
abusive spouse and if the cops came they would
throw you in jail. But since you're female, things
are a little different. Your man has been patient
enough to put up with your childish tantrums
and is probably hoping that you'll grow out of
them or seek help eventually.
Many people who are violent towards their loved
ones as adults witnessed their parents physically
fight or were treated in a similar manner by people
that supposedly loved them as children. Is this you?
If so, you've got to break the cycle now before you
have kids who see you go wacko at the nail salon and
try to stab your husband to death with a pair of toenail clippers. Go find some professional help, buy
your boyfriend some mace, and good luck.
-L&W
Dear L&W,
ms
2
Answers Key
-Sonically De-Sensualized
Across3. electionday
4. obama
6. pundit
8. corruption
10. bailout
11. fox
13. president
14. iraqwar
15. lobbyist
Down1. nationaldebt
2. booth
5.mccain
7. debate
9. donkey
12. elephant
4
6
8
Why does it gross me out so much when I hear
my parents having sex? I know with my rational
self that its the only reason I'm alive, but I still feel
the need to eliminate it from my head as quickly
as humanly possible.
Dear Sonically De-Sensualized,
Beginning with the dawn of humanity, we have
been programmed to feel intoxicatingly disgusted
by the sounds/sights/or thoughts of our parents
having intercourse so that we feel an aversion towards participating in the act with them.
-L&W

OCTObER 24, 2008 - Shoreline Community College

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