PUB renovation puts students on hold Search for Athletic Director

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galore!
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Welcome back!
Pull-out guide inside
return of the
samurai!
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PUB renovation puts students on hold
by Wes Abney, Staff Writer
On the southeast side of the Shoreline Community College campus students are being greeted for class by the
sight of fences and detour signs. The
construction project began in June, but
many students are still distraught over
the absence of The PUB.
The demolition that took place in
June was the start of a year long project
to rebuild the pub. The school’s decision
to renovate the building went into effect last year, and the process has made
getting around campus difficult. Kevin
Cook, a new student at the college,
weighs in negatively on the progress of
the reconstruction.
“As a freshman, it‘s really frustrating that I have to take a detour around
a campus I‘m not familiar with,” Cook
said.
The school is currently doing everything possible to ease the transition
process, but students are running into
roadblocks trying to get to classes. According to Judy Yu of the campus Public
Information Office, the problem is not
as bad as it appears to be. “It is definitely causing hardship,” Yu
said. “But we are doing everything we
can to mitigate it.”
Prior to the renovation, students
were able to enjoy many services in the
PUB that are no longer available. These
amenities included a full cafeteria, gaming areas, bathrooms, and vending machines. By the start of fall quarter, none
of these services had been replaced or relocated. Rolling vending stations can be
seen crowding the campus breezeways,
selling food and beverages at prices that
are far too expensive for most students to
afford.
“It’s like going to a sporting event or
a concert,” Cook said. “I’m never going
to buy food on campus.”
Many other students on campus
share his sentiments, but there are those
who are excited for the future of the
pub.
Allison Vincent is a student that defends the construction process.
“I was here for running start when
the PUB was standing,” Vincent said.
“And I will be here for the new building.
It’s all a matter of patience.”
Although it is an inconvenience, the
school stands behind its decision to renovate as it looks forward into the future.
“The light at the end of the tunnel is
that we will have a beautiful new facility
by next year.” Yu said.
Search
for Athletic
Director continues
by Tom Helm, Sports Editor
Long time Shoreline Community College Athletic Director Ken
Burrus left his post last July to take on a similar position with the
Community Colleges of Spokane and the search is now on for a new
Athletic Director.
“Ken left after the scheduling and recruiting was done and the
sports programs have not been effected” Mary Segle, an NWAACC
Athletic Commissioner and Shoreline Director of Physical Education said, “There has been a seamless transition from Ken to Dan.”
Segle is referring to Dan Pray, acting Athletic Director who
has been given a 90 term to “design an elaborate job description.”
Among many things, this description will include the reorganization
of the current student-athlete umbrella.
Pray refers to the current Shoreline athletic structure as the
“Green River model.”
15 years ago, Shoreline decided to use the model that Green
River Community College had set up by separating the team sports,
intramurals, and physical education departments. According to Pray,
Wilson Tsoi
David Holmes
this model “really divided athletics.”
Because of this, Green River and Shoreline have not only seen a
decline in participation within the athletic realm, but it has created
a lot of confusion between student services, the physical education
department, and team sports.
According to both Segle and Pray, resources, time, and money are
also wasted because of the current structure.
“We want to keep things simple.” Pray
said, “We want the students, the coaches,
and the faculty of Shoreline to be able to
go to one source, and that’s the Athletic
Director’s office.”
Right now, the intramurals, physical education, and team sport
departments are independent entities. With the reorganization of
the athletic umbrella, they will be unified under one banner, which
should help eliminate coaches fighting over rooms and double booking of facilities.
The search for A.D. candidates will be open, and the goal is to fill
the position by January 1, 2007.
Until then, Pray is approaching his temporary Athletic Director
position with unity and change in mind.
“We really need to identify our needs,” Pray said. “We want
something for everyone.”
CONTENTS
The Ebbtide, Vol.41, No.15, June 9–23, 2006
ARTS &
NEWS OPINIONS FEATURES ENTERTAINMENT
SPORTS
The Pagoda Union
Building is gone. What
now? pgs 1,2
* * *
The Music Dept. gets
hit again--this time by
power outage. pg 3
Dan Gayle campaigns
for a return to our heritage. pg 4
* * *
Sex with S&M makes a
bold, brazen, and utterly
filthy return. pg 4
SBA President Matt
Fitzsimmons welcomes
everybody back with
some sound advice.
pull-out pg 2
Summer’s gone, but the
pictures remain. pg 6
Do you know how much
soccer and volleyball action you’ve missed? Well,
it’s a lot.
pg 7
News Briefs
Tennis Team Tryouts
According to Tennis coach Eric
Moujtahid-Webster, the men’s
Tennis Team this year looks “hot.”
The women’s team on the other hand,
is still under construction. Spots are
still open for all newcomers, both
men and women. According to
Moujtahid-Webster, if they don’t
fill out all the spots on the women’s
roster, Shoreline might not be able
to field a team this year. He can be
reached either by phone at 546-4746
or to go directly to his office 3042J
located in the athletic department
of the 3000 building if you are
interested in joining the team.
Odyssey Days Are Coming
In the spirit of environmental
friendliness, Shoreline will host
“Odyssey Days” on October 13 and
14 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This
free event will focus on preserving
the environment through energy
independence, new technologies and
alternative fuel sources. Hands-on
activities such as driving “alternativevehicles”, biofuels workshops and a
Pacific Science Center “Volts and
Jolts” show will be held. There will
also be a tour of the “Zero Energy”
solar house that currently resides on
campus in the parking lot in front of
the theater.
Pictures Abroad
The
international
Studies
program is holding a contest for the
students who spent their summer
abroad in the Summer Exchange
program. Photos are to be turned
in to Colleen Furgeson of the
International Studies department.
She can be reached either by phone
at 533-6676 and her office is 5226
in the FOSS building. Winners will
have their pictures on display in the
Administration Building Gallery in
early January then they will make
their way into the Sanctuary in
the library. Submissions must be
received by October 13.
Grammy U at SCC
An information session will be
held on Friday Oct. 6 at noon in
room 818 of the music building
to introduce Grammy University
to the SCC campus. Grammy
University has a dozen chapters
in the United States; SCC is
the Pacific Northwest branch of
the organization. The university
specializes in the recording industry
and can be used as a jumping on
point for college students who wish
to work in the field. Faculty and
students are welcome to join the
assembly to discover more of what
the program has to offer.
TECHNOLOGY
On this day in 1847,
Jane Eyre was published
under the pseudonym
Currer Bell.
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Design Director
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MAN ON THE
ST.
Faculty Advisor
Patti Jones
“Now that the PUB is gone, where will you eat?”
compiled and photographed by Joshua Henry
Jordan Jzou
Miko Calivo
Neesha Alahan
Daniel Howes
I’ll eat at the food tents [concession stands], although they are
very overpriced.
I’ll just sneak past the construction and sit on the concrete. It [the
PUB] was everyone’s hangout, a
gathering place, and now it’s just
not there. Everyone is all spread
out.
It’s my first day. I’m going to go
check out the library, and there’s
always off campus.
It’s my first day. I’ll just see. I don’t
really know.
• The Ebbtide • October 6, 2006
Staff
Dan Gayle
Lindsay Ginn
Joshua Henry
Erik Pederson
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PUB Construction Causes Minor
Headache for Music Dept.
by David Banuelos, Copy Editor
The construction of the new PUB at Shoreline figures to cause its share of headaches over
the course of the coming academic year. On
Friday, September 8, it caused its first major
problem when the breaking of an underground
power line knocked out electricity to the Music Building for two weeks.
“It took a bit longer than we had hoped
to get our electricity back,” Shoreline Studios
Staffer Cody Groom said, “I heard that they
had to change the location of the underground
wire.”
Before the building’s power was finally
restored on September 22, a generator was
hooked up two days earlier in an attempt to
allow the Music Department Staff to continue their preparations for the new school year.
Unfortunately, there was a problem with the
hookup, which burned out light bulbs, set off
alarms and caused the fire department to arrive.
Music Department Secretary Jeanette Al- the building with little more than flashlights to
exander, who was in the building when it ini- guide the movers.
tially lost power, was busy preparing for the According to Alexander, who had to temporarily relocate to another ofyear ahead.
fice on campus until the elec “The first week, I was focusing on getting things organized,”
tricity was restored, the Music
Alexander said, “[This included]
Performance Division has manprinting syllabi, preparing budaged to come out of this event
gets, mailing completion certifiwith relatively few problems.
cates for Summer programs and
“Hearing how long it would
answering questions for new
take to restore the power was
students.”
pretty disheartening,” Alexan Many of Shoreline’s by-auder said, “As a new employee, I
dition music groups, such as
had a plan to make things run as
the Shoreline Singers and Jazz
Jeanette Alexander smoothly as possible which beEnsemble, were forced to move
came a real challenge, but we’ve
their auditions to the campus
been able to pull through it in
theater or reschedule them. In addition, a de- the last few days.” partment meeting and a scheduled piano tun- The length of the blackout also caused considing had to be postponed. The outage also inter- erable inconvenience to the Music Technolfered with the annual Washburn Piano Sale, as ogy Division, a department which has had its
it was extremely difficult to move pianos into share of difficulties going back to last Spring’s
“Hearing how
long it would take
to restore the
power was pretty
disheartening”
break-in and equipment theft in
Studio D (see Ebbtide, 6/9/06).
During the Summer, the SCC
Board of Directors replaced the
stolen surround sound mixer and
monitoring system with new,
updated gear and added a new
security system to the building
to prevent further theft.
Audio Engineering Professor
Steve Malott, Groom and Roger
Lemmon have worked feverishly
to get the new studio up and
running before audio engineering classes begin. “[We’re] extremely grateful to the board
and administration for their cooperation in
getting the new gear purchased,” Malott said,
“The power outage has been pretty frustrating,
and its been a lot of work, but the push toward
the new year and the level of student enthusiasm have been positive and encouraging.”
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) -
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) -
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) 
) 
) -
SHORELINE EDUCATION
) H        SCC,    
) W    SCC   
SHORELINE LIFE
) H      PUB -
) W          
) H       
) W     SCC’ ,  D
STUDENT NEWSPAPER
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) W       ,  
) W            
) W   NOT       
) D             
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“Putting into words what you’ve thought all along, since 1965.”
The Last Samurai: SCC’s
once unique mascot revisited
by Dan Gayle, Associate Editor
SCC should resurrect their once (in)famous mascot
Shoreline Community College’s mascot is...
A dolphin.
Now, take a breath, and read that again.
Scared, intimidated and intrigued? Thought
not. We at the Ebbtide have never been terribly
fond of our current mascot, and it is time that we
as students do something about it.
This may come as a surprise to many of you,
but from 1965 until 1992 our teams were known
as the Shoreline Samurai, in honor of our school’s
distinct Japanese design. So what happened?
In 1987, students and faculty took it upon
themselves to remove the Samurai as our mascot when they decided the original logo was a
shameful and disrespectful depiction of a traditionally honorable and respected figure in Japanese culture. The original logo, while admittedly
pretty cool by Ebbtide standards, was probably
not the most respectful depiction of a Samurai.
It is a funny caricature, but not representative of
a body of students dedicated to the ideals of an
open and sensitive society.
While the question of a Samurai as mascot
was raised in 1987, it wasn’t until July of 1992
that the mascot was officially changed to the
Dolphins. That change didn’t come without protest. The Ebbtide filed a formal complaint over
the replacement of the Samurai, arguing that
students were never given a chance to keep the
mascot, since that option was not on the ballot.
Dear S&M,
My girlfriend doesn’t
like to give me oral. I
don’t mind going down
on her but it’s not reciprocal. Is it common for
girls not to want to give
oral sex?
—Orally Deprived
The college’s Board of Trustees adopted
a policy requiring that the mascot must “be in
good taste and must be free of direct or indirect
reference to any racial, ethnic, or religious group
of people.” The new policy made the change an
apparently permanent decision.
So, what is a Samurai?
It might be better to ask the question:
What ISN’T a Samurai?
This is where the current Ebbtide staff finds
fault with the Student Body Governments of
1987 and 1992.
We contend that the Samurai is neither representative of a racial group, an ethnic group, or a
religious group. The samurai was in fact a warrior
class of medieval Japan, no different in purpose
from a European Knight or a Scandinavian Vi-
king. All were warriors, all had honored roles in
governing their nations, and all were to their own
extent religious.
But none would, or should, be considered a
racial, ethnic or religious group as representative
of the whole. The fact that there are many teams
across the United States named the “Vikings,” the
“Knights,” or similar European warrior themes is
proof enough that these were, and are, viewed as
acceptable mascots for use in educational institutions. Why not the Samurai?
We agree with the intent of the policy adopted by the Board of Trustees all those years
ago, but we disagree with its interpretation and
application in this particular instance. And yet,
while we feel that the Samurai is indeed an appropriate mascot for SCC, we do not advocate
reviving the original logo.
That original image does not represent the
current ideals and philosophies of Shoreline
Community College and its student body, and
The Samurai is a sacred symbol of Japanese cultural and religious significance.
fails the “good taste” clause of Shoreline’s mascot policy. But there is a solution.
What we would like to see is a concerted effort
to create a reasonable and respectful representation
of a Samurai for use as SCC’s mascot. It should be
an image that would neither be offensive, nor as
utterly pathetic as a dolphin. An image that pays
tribute, yet still is representative of SCC as a body
of students united in thought and deed against
racism, stereotypes and ignorance.
Once, Shoreline Community College was
known nationally as the only institute of higher
education in the entire country with a samurai
as its mascot. We had a unique image, a unique
name, and a unique heritage. In this time of enrollment and budgetary crisis at SCC, when the
administration and Student Government are
looking for ways to increase the visibility and enrollment of the school, maybe it is time to look to
our past to better see who we are and where we
want to go in the future.
From 1991 - Do th
ese reasons
seem correct to yo
u in 2006?
The Samurai caricature used by Shoreline to depict the mascot is not representative or respectful of the tradition of Japanese excellence.
The Samurai has the potential of being offensive and demeaning.
To select a non-human mascot greatly reduces the possibility of a student, staff member or citizen of the community taking offense at the symbol of
our fine institution.
Therefore, we may conclude that the only acceptable alternative available to Shoreline Community College is to change the mascot.
Source: November 7, 1991 Ebbtide, Vol 27, No 22 from a letter to the editor by Michael Orders, former Student Advocate, chair of the Committee to change the Mascot
SS&M
EX
with
Dear Orally Deprived,
All girls are different when it comes to oral sex. Some
enjoy pleasuring their boyfriend, while others would rather
steer clear of the penis. Women and gay men commonly
complain about the taste of semen, which is usually bitter. But fear not, there are ways to improve the taste of
your fallopian swim team. The taste of semen can be
influenced by your diet and lifestyle. For starters, eating
cauliflower, broccoli and asparagus before sex will only
worsen in the decayed taste of your gooey giblets. Instead,
try eating fruits that contain a lot of natural sugars. Strawberries and kiwis are some of the best fruits to eat for a
sweet and savory love gravy.
Also, lifestyle habits can affect the taste of semen. If
you’re a smoker or heavy drinker, you are adversely affecting the flavor and consistency of your semen. The term
pecker phlegm comes to mind.
The other possibility is that she feels uncomfortable
4 • The Ebbtide • October 6, 2006
giving oral sex. If that’s
the case, don’t pressure
her into it. It’s not for
everybody. She may feel
self-conscious, worried
she might do it wrong
or won’t be able to
please you. Talk about
it. Communication
is very important to
relationships, especially when it comes to sex.
So eat sweet and lay off the smokes, and you’ll be on
the path to healthy and tasty stiffy sauce.
—S & M
Sex Lesson: Semen contains water, small amounts of
salt, protein, zinc and fructose sugar.
Calories in a tsp. of semen: 7
Avg. ejaculatory speed: 28 mph
Avg. duration of an male orgasm: 17 seconds
Have a question for S&M?
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compiled and photographed by Daniel Berman
Dear SCC Students,
Welcome Back to Shoreline! I hope you all had a relaxing break from school, and I’d
like to extend my warmest regards to our first-time enrollees to Shoreline Community College.
You have picked an outstanding school that encompasses a wide breadth of vocational, technical,
and transfer career options.
As you have probably noticed, Shoreline Community College looks drastically different
compared to just two months ago. With the PUB renovation in full swing, the southern part of
the main campus has taken on a new look. Upgrades to the Pagoda Union Building have been
long anticipated, as modifications to the structure were first proposed by SCC students in 1998.
The project is forecasted to be completed in fall of next year, and will provide students with an
excellent place to study, eat, and congregate.
While we are fortunate to be part of such a momentous occasion in SCC’s history,
this year will likely be a challenge to adapt around the PUB renovation. Temporary food
accommodations (concessions, student lounge, Central Market shuttle, etc.) are posted at various
locations around school. Alternative eating areas will be announced and posted in coming
months. I will do my best to see that your needs are met during this transitional period.
Just as resolutions to personal habits are often avowed at the start of each calendar
year, I would like to set a few goals to strive for at the start of this academic year. To start, I
hope to see an active recycling program initiated on campus. A few approaches were discussed
at the end of last year, and a solution looks to be within reach. I would also like to explore
the possibility of subsidized bus passes for SCC students. Perhaps we could adopt a program
similar to the University of Washington’s. In addition, I hope to improve relationships between
international and domestic students. Culture exchange is one of the most valuable elements of
travel. Please do your best to help our guests enjoy their experiences abroad by encouraging
community integration. Getting involved in campus activities may be the easiest way to make
new friends. Shoreline has an array of clubs and organizations to meet almost any interest, and
starting a new club is fairly easy.
I’m looking forward to serving this year as your Student Body President. I really want
to impart the concept of open communication this year on campus. Please feel free to express
any concerns, complaints, or suggestions to our office via e-mail ([email protected]),
phone, or suggestion box. Welcome again, I think this year will be a great year for us all to grow
and learn as a community. I look forward to seeing you all on campus.
Monica Hanson
The teachers will care
more about students and
the students will be more
mature.
Colin Thomas
The teachers are not going to be able to help you
like they did in HS; it is
going to be up to you to
decide how well you do
at SCC.
Jaime Wheller
No idea. I think my classes are going to be more
diverse than they were
before [at HS].
Yonathan Asmu
I don’t expect it to be that
different.
Sincerely,
Matt Fitzsimmons
SBA President
A guide to intamural sports
by Tom Helm, Sports Editor
For those of you who may or
may not be familiar with its various
intramural
athletic
programs,
Shoreline Community College offers
many different sports activities that
are totally free to students, staff, and
2 • Freshman Pull-Out • October 6, 2006
faculty.
Sign up for the kick boxing class
and get into shape while kicking some
butt. Take advantage of the open gym
time and challenge your friends to a
game of H.O.R.S.E on the basketball
court. Maybe swimming is your thing.
Did you know that you can take some
laps at the Helene – Madison pool for
just $1 when you present your student
I.D.?
If you’re an ultra competitive
person, make sure to sign up for one of
the various tournaments throughout
the year. No matter what time of day
you feel like playing, there’s a group for
you!
There’s something for everyone at
the Shoreline Intramurals program,
call 206.546.6994 or visit room 3033
for more information.
MAP
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PU
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Ne o m 0 0
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FOOD &
SERVICES
N
VENDING MACHINES
& PACKAGED FOOD
Packaged & Frozen Food
SCC Bookstore ....................... 16
Packaged Food
Student Lounge (Rm. 5100)
15
Vending Machines
1800 Building ............................
2000 Building ............................
2100 Building ............................
2300 Building ............................
2900 Building (Rm. 2914)
3000 Building (Gym) ..............
Student Lounge (Rm. 5100)
800 Building ..............................
3
6
8
9
10
11
15
17
INDOOR DINING
AREAS
2000 Building Lobby ............ 7
4000 Building Lower Level 13
Student Lounge (Rm. 5100) 14
SHUTTLE BUS
HOT FOOD & COFFEE
Red Wagon ................................. 1
Georgio’s subs, wraps & pizza
Whidbey’s Coffee
................. 2
Coffee & tea
Red Wagon ................................. 4
Georgio’s subs, wraps & pizza
Whidbey’s Coffee
................. 5
Sandwiches, soups & coffee
Red Wagon/Asian Flair ........ 12
Asian food
Service to Central Market
food court 11am-1:30pm M-F
OTHER SERVICES
ATM ...........................................
Student Lounge (Rm. 5100)
Hot Water .............................
Student Lounge (Rm. 5100)
Microwaves
2900 Building (Rm. 2914)
Student Lounge (Rm. 5100)
14
14
10
14
Whidbey Coffee (two locations)
Red Wagons (three locations)
7am-7:30pm
Friday ............................... 7am-1pm
■ Coffee, espresso, tea, pastry, sandwiches, hot soup.
9am-4pm
Friday ...............................9am-1pm
■ Made while you wait salads, wraps, hamburgers, sausage. Asian choices at location #12
■ Georgio’s Subs---order ahead for speedy pickup: www.thesnackshacks.com/preorder/orderform.php
Student Lounge (5100 FOSS Building)
Monday-Friday.................7am-9pm
■ Food vending machines with an assortment of pre-packaged food, sandwiches, milk, yogurt and veggies.
■ Snack and drink vending machines, microwaves and hot water.
SCC Bookstore
7:15am-6pm
Friday ...............................7:15am-4pm
■ Ready to heat burritos, Indonesian foods, and noodle bowls.
■ Yogurt, power bars, ice cream bars, assorted drinks, candy and snacks.
■ Asian bowls, candy, drinks and snacks.
Dante’s Inferno Dogs
(located near the Whidbey Tent)
Tuesday & Wednesday ......11am-3pm
■ Regular and gourmet hot dogs, sausages and bratwurst.
Shuttle Service to Central Market Food Court & Grocery Store
Monday-Friday.................11am-1:30pm
■ Pickup in front of the 1000 bldg or in front of the 1900 bldg (child care center).
www.shoreline.edu/pub
October 6, 2006 • Freshman Pull-Out • 3
Favorite Campus Spots
The PUB is dead, long live the PUB! Where to now? Some
students will suggest the library (Yawn...no way, too quiet).
Others will suggest the Student Lounge, if they ever figure out
how to get there. Here are three easily located places on campus
to hang out and take a break. Grab some food at one of the many
snack stands on campus (see the map on previous page), pick a
friend or two, and sit back and relax, while the rain is still at
bay.
The Rock River
The Music Building
by David Banuelos, Copy Editor
The Music Building is easily my favorite spot on the SCC campus. During
the middle part of any given day, one can venture into room 818 and listen
to the Jazz Ensemble (Monday through Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.)
or Funkngroove (Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.). The
instructors are very inviting and the music is generally enjoyable. Beyond just
the music, the building itself is nestled in a heavily forested corner of campus
which makes it a great place to escape the beehive atmosphere of the central
campus.
The Sun House
by Jonathan Lavigne,
Editor-in-Chief
This is my favorite spot.
No, really. This is where I
used to park my car before
the powers that be said no
more. Despite the fact we
lost a large chunk of parking next to the gaping, hole
that used to be the PUB,
someone decided that losing more parking spots on
the other side of campus
would be perfectly acceptable It’s not as if we have
parking problems.
Daniel Berman/Ebbtide
by Daniel Berman, Photo Editor
Jonathan Lavigne/Ebbtide
Clubs to join
Action 4 Change
African Student Club
A.L.A.S (Association of Latin American Students)
American Sign Language
Archery
Art Club
Asian Pacific Islanders
Badminton Club, The
Biotechnology Club
Black Student Union
Blue Grass
Bowling Club
Cause Chaos Improv. Club
Clay Club
Commercial Photography Group
Composition Club
“Cru”
Dance Club Dental Hygiene
Desi Masala Club
4 • Freshman Pull-Out • October 6, 2006
Nestled between the theatre and the library is an open courtyard. As one of the only
spots on campus large and shady enough to entertain a throng of lunchtime students, the
courtyard is both my preferred place to relax and do homework and schmooze it with my
new college friends. I like that the space is quiet and far enough away from the din that
is the PUB construction. People looking for a spot to eat lunch, read a book, or shoot the
breeze should look no further than the riverbed courtyard adjacent to the theatre for a good
time.
With over 50 clubs and organizations located here on the SCC
campus, surely everyone can fit in somewhere. Not sure where
to meet new people with similar interests? The Ebbitde staff has
Disciples for Christ
Engineering Club
Environmental Club
Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance
Fencing Club
Field Recording Club
Film Club
First Nations
Golf Club
Hip Hop Club
Hong Kong Student Union
Indonesian Fellowship Club
International Club
Japan Club
Jazz Improv Club
Jewish Student Union
Korean American Students Association Muslim Student Association
Nutrition & Dietetic Technology
Photo Forum Club
compiled a list of all the declared clubs just for you. Your options
are virtually limitless, so go socialize already! College is what you
make of it.
Phi Theta Kappa
Piano Club
Ping Pong Club
Rainbow Club
Rebel Alliance Club
Russian Club
SCCANS Nursing
Self-Awareness Club
Ski Club
Soccer Club
Sonic Arts
Speech, Language Pathology Assistance (SLPA Shoreline)
Students into Teaching
Vietnamese Club
Visual Communications Technology
WordSmithies Club
World Peace Buddhist Group
Worldly Philosophers & Dismal Scientists
Yoga Club
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by Jonathan Lavigne, Editor-in-Chief
French Kicks
Two Thousand + Concert Review
New York City, a little like Seattle, has
always been a Mecca for the underground
music scene. Derided by many as an inferior
version of “The Strokes,” The French Kicks
have lived in an ever-imposing shadow. It’s
not that they are inferior; they just lack that
glitter that makes a band great rather than
just good. At least The CD was shiny.
This summer the band made it’s way to
Seattle to perform at Neumo’s. My photographer Lindsay Ginn and I arrived late due
to traffic and prefunctory beverage consumption, so we missed the first opening act. The
second, a Rhode Island band called “Matt &
Kim” performed their whole set with only a
Lostprophets
Liberation Transmission
Sandi Thom’s press clipping has a cute story
about how she got her break not by touring but
by web-casting from her basement for three weeks
because she was to broke to travel.
Her music makes me imagine a genetic experiment combining DNA from Joni Mitchell, Sheryl
Crow, Fiona Apple and a campground full of hippies, somewhere near Western Washington University. Her lyrics, although trite, are effective and entertaining. “I wish I was a punk rocker (with flowers
in my hair)” was the lead single hit #1 in the U.K.
this summer, dethroning Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy.”
I remember hearing about Lostprophets a
few years ago. I never bought their CD and
they faded from my memory. Here they are
again after similar bands like Fall Out Boy,
Panic at the Disco and Artic Monkey have
become millionaires.
Although produced by Metallica producer
Bob Rock, the songs feel like a retreads of the
top ten college rock albums for the past year.
“Can’t catch tomorrow (good shoes won’t save
you this time)” is sure to be a smash hit, it’s
just plain catchy, but don’t expect your mom
to like it.
drum played by Kim and a keyboard played
my Matt facing each other. They fed off each
other like energy leeches. Kim never dropped
her shit-eating
grin and Matt
even got up and
busted a move.
They were energetic from the
get go and didn’t
slow down until
their set ended.
A f ter the French
Kicks
album,
I didn’t know
what to exLindsay Ginn/Ebbtide
E
I listened to the album without reading about
the musician. I put down the press clippings and
loaded my iTunes. The brit-pop flavored sound
left an immediate and lasting impression. Artists like Coldplay and Damien Rice seem to have
greatly influenced Bartell, a native of Austin, TX.
Too Soon To Say’ has great vocals and the instrumentation isn’t bad either. My misgivings with
this album arise from it’s uniform sound from
one song to the next, it’s almost formulaic. Not
that it’s a necessarily a bad thing, but in this case,
I would have preferred that he change the tempo
once in a while.
Sandi Thom
Smile… It Confuses People
&
Shane Bartell
Too Soon To Say
pect. The pressure was on as Matt and Kim
had “kicked it up a notch” as someone in the
crowd said. Would they live up the title of
headliner or would they falter at the beginning of their US tour? The answer is both. Yes,
they did disappoint me. Twice. I expected so
much more deep down inside. The live sound
mix was inconsistent and the music did not
need to be always introduced with such clichés as: “Now some of you might remember
this older one.”
The show was only slightly better than the
album. At least when I was getting bored, I
could let my eyes wander around the room
and look at the reactions of others, which
consisted mostly of blank stares and utter
boredom.
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Design Director
The recent film, The Science of Sleep,
is the first film director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
has both written and directed. The
story concerns Stephane, who moves
from Mexico to his childhood home
in Paris after his father’s death, where
his mom has landed him a job at a
calendar company. Stephane is an
illustrator and an inventor, and he has
a hard time distinguishing between
his dreams and reality. He falls in
love with his sweet, similarly creative
next-door neighbor, Stephanie, but
Stephane’s odd nature prevents the
two from ever becoming a couple—
except in his fantastic dreams.
The following comments were
culled from The Science of Sleep portion
of the Internet Movie Database (www.
imdb.com).
Fans of Eternal Sunshine will
definitely approve and applaud.
—kergillian
That’s not necessarily so. While
both movies have a similar theme
(self-thwarted love) and spend a great
deal of their running times in their
respective protagonists’ heads, The
Science of Sleep has a much lighter tone.
It’s fun where Eternal Sunshine was
tormented. Also in Eternal Sunshine,
the plot was knotty and central to
the action. Here, it sometimes seems
like nothing more than a platform for
Gondry to display his enormous visual
talents.
The animation is poorly done table
top merely existing (i suspect
subconsciously to be cool) rather
than pushing the form forward as
if a first year art school animation
student did it trying to look like an
art student’s work. Make sense?
—albinofawn00
No, not really. But yes, the dream
sequences are willfully amateurish.
In his dreams, Stephane talks into
cardboard cameras while hosting a
television show in a studio made of egg
crates. With the aid of stop-motion
animation, he also constructs a whole
city of toilet paper tube buildings!
It’s a delight to watch, but this is not
merely form for form’s sake. It derives
from Stephane’s character. This is how
he would animate his own dreams.
It deals with the “simple,”
“intimate,” “childhood anchored,”
“sweet-oh how sweet” feelings
turning them into an Amelie
Poulainesque kind of thing.
—philip-marlowe
I disagree. Like Amelie, Stephane
could be described as twee. He’s
bashful around girls, he invents
one-second time machines, and his
illustrations look childish. These are
not affectations, however, he’s actually
a child in a man’s body. There are
constant reminders of this throughout
the movie. For example, the opening
credits are displayed over that
childhood favorite, spin art. Upon his
return to Paris, he finds his bedroom
is the same as when he left it as a
child, and he gladly keeps it that way.
But like a child, Stephane also sobs
and has tantrums. It’s a discomfiting
performance at times, in a way Amelie
never was.
Perhaps if you are one of those
people who hates life and wants
to escape everything this world is
made of by suspending yourself
in a ridiculously executed cartoon
fantasy where water is made
of cellophane, cars are made of
corrugate and stuffed animals talk
and dance, you might enjoy it.”
—emf1023
Then I suppose I hate life.
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The Penny Arcade Expo
was held on the weekend
of Aug 25 in Bellevue, WA.
Thousands of gamers attended the event to not to
buy or scope out new swag,
but to play. This was gaming at it’s purest.
Next year the event
promises to be even bigger
with the demise of E3. Look
for it to possibly change locations and attract more
gaming goodness to the
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SCC Profiles
Brad
Laina
Musician
Shoreline Community College is a
campus teeming with promising artists of all types. For the first in our
ongoing series of Student Artist Profiles we present musician, composer,
audio engineer and resident guitarhero Brad Laina. Laina, 27, is in his
third year here at SCC studying music technology. Last Spring, he composed the score for Shoreline Studios’
remake of “The Road Warrior,” and
recorded as a session guitarist for a
variety of artists.
Q: What made you want to become a
musician in the first place?
A: Fame and chicks, why else would
I? I’ve always been attracted to music. Some of my earliest memories
involve an organ and my chubby,
infantile fingers bashing at the keys.
Not to get too “new age” on you
here, but my feeling is this: Music
is life’s energy harnessed and filtered
through an individual’s emotions
and consciousness. I recently read a
Kurt Vonnegut quote that stated it
very well, he said: “Music is all the
proof I need of God’s existence.”
Q: Who are some of your favorite
artists and main influences?
A: I try to soak up all the music that
I can, which often leaves me confused as to which direction to head
in. My initial influences were classic
6 • The Ebbtide • October 6, 2006
bands like the Beatles, Pink Floyd,
Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix.
Now I listen to a lot of Radiohead,
Helio Sequence (a great band if you
haven’t heard), Iron & Wine, and Elliott Smith. I love bands that evolve,
there’s no future in playing it safe.
Playing it safe gets you on TRL.
Q: What
instrument(s) do you play
and which do you enjoy the most?
A: I mainly play guitar. I also play
some drums and percussion, a little
piano, and even less mandolin. I love
the guitar, but I have a lot of fun
on the drums. It’s the spine of everything. It’s like being the central
nervous system to all of the other
instruments.
Q: How did you end up studying at
Shoreline?
A: By accident. I moved to Seattle
from Santa Barbara, CA in 2003 to
see something new and live a different life. Shoreline had a good reputation for a quality audio program so
I checked it out.
Q: How has your experience at
Shoreline benef ited you the most?
A: I’d say the people I’ve met. I’ve
also learned a vast amount about
recording and production, but the
contacts and friends that I’ve made
going through school will inevita-
bly be the greatest benefit. If I just
wanted to learn about audio, I’d get
a book.
Q: What are your long-term goals as
a musician, composer and engineer?
A: I don’t really make huge longterm goals, I find that I’m less disappointed when I just take baby steps
toward a general desire. Like, “I’m
going to get up and drink some coffee today, so that someday I can rule
the world.” Baby steps. I’m working
on a lot of new material for a couple
projects, and I’m always looking for
good opportunities.
Q: W hat was your most memorable
onstage moment?
A: Halloween shows are always fun.
I’m in Rocks Off (a Rolling Stones
Tribute) We played a Halloween
show at the Sunset Tavern in Ballard last year where we all dressed
as Catholic Priests, it was hilarious.
This woman was there in the front
during the song “No Expectations”
smiling and crying from pure joy,
and overwhelming emotion. This
music stuff is powerful.
—David Banuelos
Laina and Rocks Off will aim to tear
the roof off the Sunset Tavern on Friday,
October 6.
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SCORES
by Tom Helm, Sports Editor
Men’s soccer
Women’s Soccer
After finishing undefeated during
the regular season for the first time in
team history and reaching the semifinals of the NWAACC playoffs last
year, Head Coach Mark Szabo was
expecting the start of another successful soccer campaign.
This year’s Dolphins looked like a
one-eighty from last year’s early on,
starting the season 0-4-0.
“So far it’s been disappointing,
we’re waiting for things to happen,”
Szabo said “We’re waiting for a few
more additions to the roster.”
Szabo explained that he expected
some returners and some new recruits
to contribute to this year’s squad, but
for a variety of reasons, those key
players did not end up on the team.
Regardless, Szabo’s wait for those
things to happen could be over, because the latest NWAACC Women’s
Soccer Poll released on October 1, has
the Dolphins ranked 8th.
The team has been headed in the
right direction since their rough start,
going 3-1-1, and taking over the top
spot in the NWAACC North division
standings with a 3-4-1 record and a 9
point lead over Everett C.C.
The momentum shifted on September 22 when the Dolphins shutout
the Lower Columbia Red Devils 1-0. Freshman Amanda Zueger scored the
only goal, which turned out to be the
game winner, on an assist from Talia
Speer. Nothing got past goal keeper
Sarah Coulson as she recorded her
first shutout of the year.
Zueger leads the scoring attack
with 4 goals in 8 matches. Play-makers Stephanie Brossmann and Carly
Pierce each have a goal and an assist on the season, and both scored
in Shoreline’s 2-1 victory over the
Clackamas Cougars on September
23.
Sarah Bingisser netted the game
winner against Clark College September 29 with an assist by Carly
Pierce. Making this turn around more
impressive is the fact that Shoreline
has been facing teams from a much
stronger NWAACC South division.
The five teams that make up that division have a combined record of 38-62.
The South has dominated the
North so far this season. Shoreline is
the only team in the North division to
record any wins against South Division teams. The Lady Dolphins start inter-division play against Everett on October
10, which will be the first of 8 matches against the NWAACC North. All
signs point to Shoreline having success against their division foes.
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Men’s Soccer
Shoreline Men’s Soccer got off to
a fast start in 2006, posting a 3-0-1
record, but back-to-back losses have
stalled their momentum. In spite of the setbacks, the Dolphins find
themselves ranked 6th in the latest
NWAACC Men’s Soccer poll. The season started with a 2-2 tie on
September 12 against South Division
leading Southwestern Oregon Lakers
in a hotly contested match that featured 5 yellow cards and 2 red cards.
Team leading goal scorer Mike Frieze,
who now has 4 goals in 6 matches, got
the scoring started with a goal in the
16th minute. Shoreline battled back
late after falling behind 2-1, and tied
the game in the 83rd minute on Bobby McDonough’s equalizing goal. Following the tie, Shoreline went
on a roll with a 3-1 win over the Clark
Penguins on September 16. Thanks to
2 goals by Frieze and another by Collin Duff, the Dolphins notched their
first win.
On September 22, Shoreline recorded their second win and first
shut out of the season when goalie
Alex Jessup blanked the Pierce College Raiders. Collin Duff scored his
second goal of the season as the Dolphins won 1-0. The next day, the Dolphin offense
came alive thanks to 2 goals from Yonathan Carreno, and goals from Duff
and Frieze. The Dolphins went on to
a 4-2 victory over the South Puget
Sound Clippers.
Shoreline suffered a loss 2-1
against Pierce on September 26, with
Carreno scoring the only goal for the
Dolphins. The Dolphins then lost to
Clark on September 29th by a score
of 4-1. L.J. Godsey was the lone Dolphin to find the back of the net.
A trio of sophomores lead the
Dolphin offense with Mike Frieze (4
goals), Colin Duff (3 goals, 1 assist)
and Yonathan Carreno (3 goals, 1 assist) contributing greatly to the 6th
ranked Dolphins early season success.
The Dolphins have also been fairly
aggressive, racking up 9 yellow cards
(FR Steve Neff with 3 and SO Kris
Samp with 2) and 2 red cards.
Shoreline currently resides in 2nd
place with 10 points in the North Division and is 3 points behind the division-leading Whatcom Orcas.
The competition for the North
Division title starts on October 10
when the Dolphins take on Everett.
Volleyball
After starting the season without
a win in their first 9 matches, the volleyball team are beginning to turn
things around with a pair of wins over
division rivals Everett and Edmonds.
The Dolphins defeated Everett on
October 2, 30-24, 30-16, 30-18. Margory Benavente-Morales let the way
in the kills department for Shoreline
Volleyball Schedule
Oct. 11
Whatcom
Oct. 20
Olympic
Matches begin @ 7pm
Home Games played in gym
SCORES
volleyball
Oct. 4
Shoreline def. Edmonds
31-29, 30-26, 30-15
with 19 and Jamilee Kempton had
10 of her own. Erin Klebeck led all
players with 36 assists. Klebeck also
served up 4 aces.
Shoreline’s other win came against
Edmonds on October 4 with a match
score of 31-29, 30-26, 30-15. Morales once again led the Dolphins in
kills with 16. Rachel Amosa had 15
digs, Siuila Flores had 12, and Jamilee
Kempton had 12 digs to go along
with her 3 blocks. Benvente-Morales
left the Tritons frozen with 5 aces.
Overall, the Dolphins are 2-9 but
are 2-3 in league play with 6 league
matches left, and a non-league tournament in November.
STANDINGS
volleyball
North Div. W L
Bellevue
4
0
Whatcom
4
0 Skagit
4
1
Olympic
3
3
Shoreline
2
3
Edmonds
0
5
Everett
0
5
Standings based on league play
October 6, 2006 • The Ebbtide •7
H UMOR
pointcounterpoint
Should we take warnings of global warming seriously?
by Samuel “Screech” Powers
The other day my wife, Valerie (Sorry, Lisa!), was complaining
about the heat. I told her it was her own fault because she used
so much hairspray. . . from aerosol cans. . . emitting greenhouse
gases! She just looked at me.
It was the same look my ex-girlfriend, Lisa, gave me when
I asked her to prom for the first time, the second time, and, yes,
all the other times. But eventually I got through to Lisa, and I’ll
get through to Valerie too. Meterological records prove that our
planet is becoming increasingly warm. Scientists have shown
that this is the fault of humans. You can’t deny science, Valerie.
Nor can you, Lisa.
My adversary, Mr. Urkel, would have you believe this warming trend is
part of a cycle that has been occurring since the creation of Earth itself. It
is just this laissez-faire attitude that has caused this situation. In the not too
distant future, when our shores have given way to oceans, Mr. Urkel may ask,
“Did I do that?” And I will answer, “You certainly did, Mr. Urkel. You certainly
did.” Recently, I had my robot, Kevin, run some climate modeling tests using
up-to-the-minute data. The results were startling. They show that in as little
as ten years my beloved alma mater, Bayside High, will be hosting schools of
fish rather than adolescents. Gulp! (Call me, Lisa.)
facts
n
fu
by Steve Urkel
Let me tell you people something: I’ve met Kevin, the robot
upon which Mr. Powers has based his assertions. Sure, it can do
anything an ordinary pocket calculator can do, but ask it anything else and the the answer is invariably Kelly Kapowski: how
great she smells, how seductively she walks, her impeccable taste
in art and literature. Apparently, Mr. Powers programmed Kevin
to impress this girl back in 1990, and hasn’t changed it since. Is
it any wonder, when Mr. Powers asked Kevin about the effects
of melting polar ice caps, it responded with Bayside High, Ms.
Kapowski’s high school? That he has re-programmed Kevin to
do something as complex as climate modeling is a claim that I
find extremely dubious. Face it, Mr. Powers, you’re a school administrator, not
a scientist.
So, you may ask, from what lofty heights do I speak? As a matter of fact, I
am a cosmic explorer. I am constantly traveling to far-flung galaxies, so I think
I have a little better perspective than Mr. Powers on this global warming business. And there’s good news: Everything we need to live is abundant out here
in the far reaches of the universe. Go ahead and burn your fossil fuels, and use
as much hairspray as you like Mrs. Powers. When it gets too hot on earth, you
can join me. (You too, Laura.) It’s great fun out here! See you all–uh-oh–here
comes mom with my meds again.
Everyday
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• Beavers continue to grow
throughout adulthood!
• Castoreum,
a
glandular
secretion of the beaver, is used
as flavoring in chewing gum!
• Beavers will build dams if they
hear recordings of flowing
water–even if there’s no water
in sight!
• As an experiment, 100 beavers
were once held captive in a
room full of typewriters. They
wrote the complete written
works of Bill Cosby in seven
days–with their tails!
Source: Wikipedia
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