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A pilot program is in theworks that may eventually al-low students to complete abachelor's degree at select com-munity colleges, where tradi-

only two-year associ-qpfs degrees are offered.

The Legislature recently ap-proved a pilot program that will

tifej tested on four communitycolleges in Washington. Sevencommunity colleges have askedto participate, but Highline wasnot selected as one of the fourcolleges.

The program willallow com-

did indeed come to Highline.There are seven colleges that

are interested in the program,South Seattle Community Col-lege, Lake Washington Techni-cal College, Bellevue Commu-nity College, Everett Commu-nity College, Olympic Commu-nity College, Columbia BasinCollege, and Peninsula College.The four colleges that will takepart in the program willbe cho-sen in the spring.

you gotta start somewhere."Students said they would

make use of such a program ifit

Boyd said."Iwould prefer them to be

more varied," Carlsen said. "But

tend a four-year university.The four-year degree pro-

grams willbe job-oriented, andwillalso have classes open dur-ingnights and weekends.

While the project is stillin itsinfancy, many students wouldbe willing to make use of theprogram, were itoffered.

Although Highline will not

munity college students to fulfillthe requirements for a four-yeardegree without having to trans-fer to a university.

The courses will focus onspecialized fields. Students hop-ing for a generalized degree insubjects such as science or lib-eral arts would stillneed to at-

the program."It's good for them to start

somewhere," student Robert

eventually be included."I wouldn't mind going to

Highline for four years," JeffCarlsen, a student at Highlinesaid.

"I would pay communitycollege fees for a four-year de-gree," Shane Larsson, anotherHighline student added.

When told that the programwould only be offering career-based courses, the students werestilloptimistic about the start of

be part of the program, Highlinepresident Dr. Priscilla Bell saidit's possible the school could

ment, backpacks and textbooks."Don't leave CDs and back-

packs and stuff lying around inthe vehicle, that's just inviting athief," said Fisher.

"Car and property theft issomething we all think is go-ing to happen to someone else,"said Brandon Schlepp, HighlineStudent.

Items that are often stolen areCDs, CD players, stereo equip-

Police Department.According to Chief Fisher,

Highline security does not get

involved beyond taking the re-

transferred to the Des Moines

Universities may not be needed for four-year degreesBy Austin Mackenzie

See Child care, page 12

and enrich a child's creativity, and pro-motes development in different agegroups.

The center provides care for childrenfrom 6 weeks old to 5 years, and is lo-cated on the upper campus, Building0. Itis open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mon-day through Friday.

"Alllead staff have a CDA,or an AAincare for infants under a year old.

"It's difficult when you are a parent,and when you are student," said JoyceRiley, child-care director. "It's more chal-

Center offers more than just child care.The program, which moved into a new

facility last year, is now able to provide

Highline's Early Childhood Learning

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the facility."Ninety-five percent of the children

here at the center have a parent enrolledhere at Highline," Riley said.

The center has about 80 children -fiveofthem infants

—enrolled but is licensed

tocare for 115.The center was designed to enhance

lenging being both. We wouldlike tohelpretain parents and school."

Many students are taking advantage of

ByMaryK.Eidson

More options than just child careEarly Childhood Learning Center workers areplaying withchildren during school hours,

Photo by Brianne

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Even ifstudents witness thecrime, there is little that theycan do to prevent the perpetra-tor from running away.

The problem seems tobe get-ting worse. There were 52 theftsin 2003 and 70 in 2004.

Stolen vehicles are also aproblem. In 2003 and 2004, 32vehicles were stolen from High-line parking lots.

Stolen-vehicle cases are

Fisher.Fisher said due to the nature

of the crime, itis hard to catchand prosecute the criminals re-sponsible.

In2003 and 2004, 122 report-ed major thefts have occurredon campus

--a large portion of

which were from parked vehi-cles

—according to information

from Highline's Security andSafety Director Richard Fisher.

"The biggest problem wehave is vehicles being brokeninto and items stolen," said

Imagine getting out of classand finding the lock on your cardoor has been punched.

Allof your CDs, the in-dashstereo system, and your bag fullof textbooks are gone.

For many, this is real.

ByChris Brooks

The Early Childhood Learning Center offers help to parentin

Highlineare oftenat risk

ars atmmunity CollegeNovember 3, 2005 Volume 45 Issue 7 /y/rv

N0v Heghli

THETHUNDThe Voice of the stude

WORD

See Thefts, page 12

available to students until 2006."The destruction brought by

Hurricane Katrina has greatlydisrupted thousands of lives inthe Gulf Coast and Highlinewants to help as best it can,"

willget a break from tuition.The Highline Board ofTrust-

ees authorized a full tuitionwaiver for students from Loui-siana, Mississippi, Alabama andFlorida who were displaced as aresult of the devastation of Hur-ricane Katrina.

There is one student enrolledfor winter quarter and manyothers have inquired about thewaiver.

The waiver will only be

Hurricane Katrina victimswho wish to attend Highline

many as we can."For more information, con-

tact Laura Westergard at 206-878-37 L0 or visit www.high-line.edu/stuserv/registration/tu-itionkatrina.htm

mum services and activities fee."Our waiver of the operating

fee is one way we can help theseindividuals to pursue their edu-cational goal," said Emerson.

"Students can also apply forfinancial aid for the remainingfees," said Laura Westergard,director ofadmissions and entryservices. "We want to help as

taken.The students willhave topay

onjy the building fee and maxi-

said Mike Emerson, chairmanofHighline's Board ofTrustees,

ina college announcement.Highline willwaive all ofthe

operating fees for each credit

ByStevie Frink

Hurricane tuitionwaiver passed

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for Washington residents.There are 15 awards given

out each quarter excluding sum-mer that waives fulltuition1.

tuition.Running Start, international,

financial-aid and part-time stu-dents are ineligible.

These awards are funded bystate dollars that are intended

Good grades can pay.Students who have at least

a 3.5 grade-point average canapply for Highline's AcademicAchievement Award Scholar-ship that waives winter quarter's

financial aid,

For more information, con-tact Mouy-Ly Wong, Phi ThetaKappa Honor Society Go-Ad-viser at ext. 3690.

Building 6.The winning students willbe

notified about four week weeksafter the due date.

There is a short applicationpacket that can be picked up onManning's door in Building 18room 107. Or an applicationcan be downloaded on High-line's Web site or picked urjB

Applications are due by Nov.11 and can be submitted to theStudent Development Center in

bert.

cumulative GPA."It'sa very easy application,"

said Laura Manning, a speechinstructor and Phi Theta Kappahonor Society Co-Advisor. "(Thisaward) rewards *^9^HHstudents who dem- i/^^^2onstrated academ- wQ\ic excellence." \Q^^^^

The winners arebased on letters of recommen-dation, an essay and cumulativeGPA. Applicants willbe rankedby members of Highline staffand faculty.

There are usually about 60students that apply, giving ap-

The only prerequisite is a 3.5 plicants about a 1 in4 chance ofwinning.

"Those are great odds," Man-ning said.

The Academic Achievementwinners for

\u25a0j^HP^T^ Iincluded:vE2&jkmmm—J Arlene Ark-

sey, Ashley™Graeber,Jonathan

Boyd, Dustin Leonhard,DawnCharan, Rosa Lesnett, StacyChristensen, Mark McGrath,Parminder Dhillon, MatthewPederson, Michelle Ericksen,Nicholas Sills, Melinda Flores,Cindy Valerio and Melody Gil-

Studentsus UF

strive for AchievementByStephanie Crowell

11/3/05The Thunderword

CRIME

BLOTTER

Mysterious carremains in south lot

AFord Tempo with no High-line parking permit has been sit-ting in the South Lot for over amonth.

The vehicle is unlocked andthe in-dash stereo is missing.Highline security checked withthe Des Moines Police Depart-ment about it possibly being astolen car, but itcame back clearas of 10:40 a.m. on Nov. 1.

Astudent suffered a medicalreaction in Building 8 at 9:45a.m. on Nov 1. The Des MoinesFire Department responded tothe incident at 9:50 and an am-bulance arrived at 10:10. Thestudent was taken to HighlineHospital in Burien for furtherevaluation.

Medical situation inBuilding 8

Hitand rundamages mirror

A student reported that thepassenger-side mirror on theirvehicle in the South Lot wasdamaged on Oct. 30. Highlinesecurity is checking into thesituation.

The following items werelost on campus between Ost.J26.and Nov.2.

A black wallet, and a back-pack inBuilding 25.

Ablue and white raincoat/skijacket, in Building 21.

Ablack and brown book bag,inBuilding 22.

Lost Property

26. and Nov. 2.A portable radio, two blan-

kets were found outside Build-ing 29. and a check were foundinside Building 29.

ABible, inBuilding 10.

The following items werefound on campus between Oct.

Found Property

-Compiled by C. Brooks

Tsunamis and earthquakes atMaST Center presentation

them.Itwillbe at the MaST center

at Redondo Beach at noon onNov. 5. It's free to the public.

time before it willexperience asimilar earthquake.

Come learn the underlyinggeology of these catastrophicevents and how to deal with

center.The Pacific Northwest is lo-

cated in an active subductionzone, and itis only a matter of

Science on the Sound pres-ents: Understanding Tsunamisand Earthquakes. Dr.Eric Baer,geology instuctor from Highlinewillbe speaking at the MaST

Korean Cafewelcomes all

by speech and honors classes.Highline has had similar cul-,

tural cafes in the past focusing

Cultural sensitivity and thetrue celebration of diversity be-gin withknowledge.

Students are invited to theKorean Conversation Cafe tosample a little Korean food andhear Korean members of High-line speak about their experi-ences.

Cultural Cafes are sponsored

Ethiopia.Refreshments willbe provid-

ed. Students and members of thecommunity are all welcome.

The cafe willbe today at 2-3:30 p.m. inBuilding 2.

on countries like Ukraine and

Moses in FrenchPolynesia

vere environmental crises.Science seminar will be in

Building 3. room 102, from2:10-3 p.m. Allare welcome.

summer of2005.From atomic bombs to glob-

al warming, French Polynesiadeals with some ofour most se-

Come hear about the travelsof an environmental scientist inFrench Polynesia.

Atthis Friday's Science Sem-inar Biology Instuctor, WoodyMoses, willbe sharing his expe-riences during his six week stayin French Polynesia during the

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ByNick Cline

anticipated."The next Science Seminar

will feature a presentation byHighline science instructorWoody Moses entitled, "AnEn-vironmental Scientist in FrenchPolynesia."

Itwillbe at 2:10 p.m. Friday,Nov. 4 in Building 10, Room103.

Science Seminar is open toeveryone.

sential," Baer said."However, this project still

took five times longer than we

"Mathematics like this can bevery difficult when you knowthe answers aren't inthe back ofany book, and the problems weencountered were much tougherthan we anticipated," Wilsonsaid.

"The planning was crucialand the collaboration was es-

and its layers,

students could use."We had tomake six or seven

pages of math equations into aninteractive Java program," saidOstrander. "I knew Java, so I

waves.Wilson produced several

pages of mathematical equa-tions to trace the path seismicwaves take through the Earth.

Finally, Ostrander translatedthe pages upon pages of mathinto a computer program that

Eric Baer ispresenting at the Sc,

edge about the nature ofseismic

just a short walk away."The three encountered signif-

icant challenges while creatingthe program.

math into program code."This project required all of

our different expertise," saidBaer.

"The only place a project likethis could happen is at a com-munity college like Highline,where all the helpIneeded was

•nee Seminar last week about Earti

thought itwould be easy."Students helped translate the

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the other side.The faculty members repre-

sent different disciplines andcombined their abilities tomakethe project happen.

As a geology instructor, Baerbrought considerable knowl-

posite side of the world.Because seismic waves travel

at different velocities dependingon the mediums they are travel-ing through, the different layersof the Earth can be identified bythe velocity at which the wavespass through them and come out

psnter of an earthquake, seismicwaves can be measured fromlocations as far away as the op-

what's down there?"The answer: by measuring

seismic waves, the same wayscientists track earthquakes.

While strongest at the epi-

these layers."The deepest a human be-

inghas ever gone into the Earthis three kilometers, while thedeepest drilling that has everbeen done reached a depth of 10kilometers," Baer said.

"Ifthe center of the Earth is6,370 kilometers below the sur-face, how can we really know

ence Seminar.The three created the pro-

gram in an attempt to determinethe number oflayers beneath theEarth, the depth of each layerand the velocity at which seis-mic waves pass through each of

A computer program cre-ated by a handful of Highline'sbrightest minds may help to

unlock the mysteries the Earthholds under our feet.

Dr. Eric Baer, Dusty WilsonAid Tina Ostrander presentedme'ir creation at last week's Sci-

By BillyLeCompte

Science Seminar: What Earth is made of

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Highline willwelcome repre-sentatives from over 20 Wash-ington state colleges and uni-versities at the annual CollegeFair.

AllHighline students shouldattend the College Fair, TransferCenter Director Siew Lai Lilleysaid.

"Itdoes not matter ifthe stu-dent is a first-quarter, or a last-quarter student," she said.

The College Fair willbe heldThursday, Nov. 17 from 9 a.m.to 12:30 p.m.

During these times repre-sentatives will have tables and

More than 20 universities willbe at Highline

College Fair is here againfor the event

tatives."Itdoesn't matter where they

are at in their studies," said Lil-ley.

"They should all make" it to

the fair since there willbe 20-plus school at the fair."

private schools."Students are encouraged to

come with questions in order tobenefit the most from this col-lege fair, but for students whoneed help with questions thebright orange flyers have a listofquestions to ask the represen-

leges," said Lilley."They should definitely talk

to the representatives aboutscholarships; there are alwayslots ofscholarships available for

booths set up and will want tospeak with all Highline Stu-dents.

"The representatives willbein the cafeteria of the StudentUnion (Building 8, first floor),"said Lilley. "They willbe eagerto speak withstudents to answerany questions."

The transfer fair is open to

all Highline students and all areencouraged to come, said Lilley.Running Start and internationalstudents should make surethey identify themselves whenspeaking with representativesbecause often they willhave toaf)ply earlier.

"Ihear a lot of students saythey cannot afford private col-

Chris Brooks, Joe Buser, Alex Cahan,Nick Cline, Raph Cox, Stephanie Crow-ell, Mary Kay Eidson, Stevie Frink,BillyLecompte, Daniel Palermo, StevePirotte, Brinton Slaeker, Lara Tosch,Jessica WilsonPhotographers Brianne Beets,Ian Davidson, Paul Pittman, Mary

Rabb

"Seriously, people keep saying cool stuff,

Austin MacKenzie

RandpmRambEinas

We recently witnessed thepassing of someone manywould call an iconic figure inmodern American history. RosaParks embodied something thatwe, as a culture, cherish aboveallelse. She was the lone, seem-ingly small voice that stood upagainst the tides of —---_—-.

hatred and prejudice R«lland inspired thou- Ramsands to rise up and I^lPl^fight for what they "'••.-\u25a0'\u25a0••''J|believed tobe right. JH|

In a very realsense, she embodies jBthe same principlesthat we associate H^Bhwith our foundingfathers, a powerfulvoice that chose to H^^£jstand up against ad- /\ustjn pversity and eventual- =====lydefeated the odds and broughtitto its knees.

On the day that she refused togive up her seat on the bus, RosaParks showed how powerful asingle person's actions can be.Like ripples in a pond, news ofwhat had happened traveled out-ward at a surprising speed. Theensuing bus boycott and deseg-regation of the bus system wasa powerfully symbolic event inthe civilrights movement, and

===== black community,uniting them ina common causeand bolstering their courage tofight for their freedom.

Rosa Parks was not, as ro-mantic legend often likes to say,the first to dissent, nor was shea mere seamstress. Aneducatedwoman who was active in theNational Association for theAdvancement of Colored Peo-ple (NAACP)and possessing anabsolutely spotless record, RosaParks provided a much needed

the momentum it started cannotbe denied.

The lesson we learned fromRosa Parks can stillbe appliedto our own lives. Inhaving thecourage and fortitude to standup for her rights and refuse tobetrampled underfoot any longer,--—--—-. she demonstratedIpm mat we have withinSings us the same power.

S~~™"""

After all, who ex-pected a simpleseamstress to ignitethe passions of so

Of course thestory of Rosa Parksis not in the least bitsimple. Her defi-ance called upon the

rKpnriP courage ofthe entire

must also remember them.While it is true that a great

figure has passed away, the les-sons she and the others whostood up and fought for theirliberties taught us have not. Itis important that we continue touphold and expand upon them,carrying on the work that theybegan and moving towards atruly integrated society. It is inthis way that we can best honorher memory.

rallyingpoint for the civilrightsmovement.

While we remember RosaParks, we should also remem-ber the efforts ofthe entire blackcommunity in the bus boycott.They fought acts of violenceand intimidation from those inpower and normal citizens alike.And still they persevered, beat-ing what one might say wereincredible odds in the name ofattaining their constitutional lib-erties.

Itseems that so often we for-get that ittook about a year forthe bus boycott to actually suc-ceed. Rosa Parks' sacrifice wasnot the first,nor was it the last.Many civilrights activists facedharassment, imprisonment, orworse in order to achieve theirgoals. Inremembering her, we

Great story for a great woman

Ask questions, thinkabout the issues

become so much more.Anopen mind is the key. The path to true knowledge is through

the understanding that there is always more tolearn. When we ac-cept and embrace this, the rest is as good as.done.

the truth, or as close to the truth as we are ever able to come.So question, think, look, learn. Study and examine. Take time

to see not one but all sides ofan issue. Consider all aspects beforeforming an opinion. It is in doing this that we as a society canstep away from the muck ofignorance we willfullywallow inand

ous, equally dangerous is completely mistrusting them.Counteracting this dangerous tendency is much easier than one

might expect. We need do little more than truly think and usethat brain we so tout. Explore multiple venues, gather informa-tion, consider all aspects before forming an opinion, and, aboveall else, admit that we can be wrong.

Itcan be difficult,but itis not impossible. While itis true thatour psyche seems torailagainst the concept that itcan be inerror,especially on issues so fundamentally ingrained within us, admit-ting that we are fallible is the first step towards being able to see

volved toknow as much as possible about the situation.Itis common for us to become trapped by our own stubborn

ignorance. We become so cemented inour beliefs that we ignorea\\ information that does not directly support what we believe.While completely trusting what the government says is danger-

no.Inthis day and age we are used tonear-instantaneous reporting

on things that are happening inthe far reaches ofthe world. We'vegrown accustomed to the presence ofnewspaper and television to

tellus what is going on, and we've grown accustomed topickinga particular medium as our primary source ofnews.

This is not necessarily a bad thing, many news mediums doan excellent job at reporting what they see. However, there areproblems with this as well and itis important to actively engagewhat you hear and think about what is going on, not just blindlybelieve whatever you hear.

Who among us regularly checks the media of countries be-sides our own? Often the difference can be quite staggering. Be itthrough censorship, different reporting styles, or something elseentirely, the reports by different mediums on the same event canvary dramatically.

Itis not enough to merely believe one source of information.Inorder to be truly informed, you must question and examine allkinds of information. Ifsomething is happening that you trulycare about, you owe it to both yourself and everybody else in-

Do you know what the government is doing? Do you trustwhat the government is telling you? Should you trust what theyare telling you?

For many people, the answer to the first question is a resound-ingno. For the latter two questions, the answer really should be

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Art Editor Keith Daigle

Sports Editor TrevorKulviOpinionEditor. AustinMacKenzieGraphics Editor AliceMoonPhoto Editor AliciaMendezReporters ,..Luke Bergquist,

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't hear it."

Adviser Scott HansonPho Jamie Grossmann,

you just don

Photos courtesy of Henry Shultz

Jackie Graybill

STAFF REPORTER

Six women, including two

Highline students and twoHighline alumni, willbe parad-ing in different outfits, display-ingtheir talents, and undergoinga long interview in the hopes ofbecoming the next Miss Burien.

The 2005 Miss Burien Schol-arship Pageant is Saturday at 7p.m. at the Performing Arts Cen-ter at Highline HighSchool.

This year's contestants in-clude former Highline-Com-munity College students JackieGraybill and Amber Trillo,andcurrent Highline students Ayes-ha Brooks and Melody Gilbert.

Melody Gilbert's older sis-ter Amelia is the reigning Miss

JfV'-tflelody also competed lastyear and was named secondrunner-up toAmelia.

It was her first pageant andshe said she was really nervous,but said she walked away with areal feeling of accomplishment.

"I took away a greatly in-creased sense of confidence,"Gilbert said. "I was really self-conscious of what was goingon. Ididn't have as much con-fidence as Ido now. ItWas re-ally weird getting upoastage infront of family and friends and

Highlinewomencompete inMiss BurienPageant

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ByKeith Daigle

feel comfortable speaking mymind. Itis not something youdo naturally; you Have to workat it."

Like Gilbert, most of thecontestants have been in a pag-eant before. Graybill was firstrunner-up last year in the MissBurien Pagaent.

Brooks won the TalentedTeens of Washington competi-tion when she was 16.

Amber Trillo was the secondrunner-up in the LittleMiss DesMoines contest in1989.

In preparation for pageantnight, the contestants met forfour hours every Sunday foreight weeks.

Also, over the course of theeight weeks, there were sev-eral mock interviews and otherevents.for the contestants to pre-pare themselves. .

All of the participants arerequired to write a platform es-say, dress in evening casual andswim/fitness wear, giye a 12*-minute backstage , interview infront of a panel of judges andparticipate inonstage questions.

During the interview, thejudges can ask any question,from "how was your weekend?"to asking about a contestant'sviews on the war inIraq.

In addition to the Miss Bur-ien Award scholarship, there arealso several optional scholar-ships open to the contestants.Most of the scholarships, likethe Miss Burien Award, requirean essay, which is evaluated bya committee.

For the people who compete,this competition has a lot to of-fer.

Trillo,a photographer for theHighline Times, will'be using

"Being the journalist thatIamIrealized that itismore that justa pageant or even a scholarshipprogram," Trillo said. "It is anopportunity for the Title bearertomake a difference inher com-munity, state and country.

"Being passionate aboutmaking changes to the societythat we live in is great but hav-ing the backing ofyour commu-nity, and a title to support itcanreally amplify your message.

"There are current titlehold-ers, and previous title holdersthat have helped pass legisla-tion."

Contestants in the pageantbelieve that itoffers the womenwho participate a good opportu-nity tomake a difference in theircommunity.

"There are portions ofthepro-gram that some people consideraltogether dated, but the fact isthat there are very few arenas forstrong, confident women whoare secure with their appearanc-es to voice their opinions andadvance themselves personallyas well as make a difference inthe community around them,"Trillosaid.

This pageant is about morethan just having a pretty face;itis an opportunity to become aleader inyour community.

"Iwould highly recommendit to anybody who wants to in-crease their confidence," saidGilbert. "They want to get achance to be a voice in theircommunity for something thatthey care about.

"It's for people who want tostep out and take a risk and dosomething- do something reallypositive and gain scholarshipdollars."

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See Video Games, page 6

vwGamers from all over Se-attle gathered in the Para-mount Theater last Saturday

Wo witness the ground-break-ing Video Games Live con-cert, a concert devoted entirelyto the music of video games.

Hosted by Tommy Tallaricoand conducted by Jack Wall, theconcert was an inspiring collec-tion of the best music gaminghas to offer; A.powerful tributeto the gaming world that popu-lar culture still to some degreedenies, it was a great symbolof how much video games re-ally matter- to Americans. <

Allpieces were performed bya philharmonic-sized orchestra,and a small choir accompanied

concert also featured some pre- sounds of some of the olderrecorded video greetings from games, such as the smack of theseveral big names in the video ball on the pong paddle and thegame industry such as Hideo dog's laughter in Duck Hunt.Kojima, mastermind behind the The pace of the performanceMetal Gear- Solid *i* quickly pickedseries and Koji /t»^S -^ UP witn a Per ~

Kondo, composer ft y^" ""-^s*-^^ formance of

of: .the music -of 1/^^ffe a^\^t *e music °f

both Legend of . U. /: \«jj Metal GearZelda and Mario. (M)l Solid. The mu-

The' ;perfor- '«

"~~ V^ sic was superb,marice kicked off ; ffi /S \ and the sceneswith a tribute to —^ I from the Metalthe beginnings,- l\. ) \ J Gear Solid se-of gaming with a 1 ries displayedmedley of music on the bigfrom several old screen behindarcade games such as Donkey the orchestra perfectly fit theK,ong, Pong, Asteroids; and dramatic nature of the music.Galaga^.The music was mas- . Especially powerful was theterfully performed, and the performance of the music of

STAFF REPORTER mance of the music of Legendof Zelda drew raucous cheersfrom the audience, the volumeseeming to increase tenfoldwith the announcement thatscenes from the upcoming andhighly anticipated Legend ofZelda: Twilight Princess wereto be shown with the music.

Also extremely popular wasa medley of music from theold Nintendo classic Mario.The happy and familiar tunesbrought cheers from the crowdas images from just about ev-ery Mario game ever producedwere flashed across the screen.As Koji Kondo himself saidin his introduction to the mu-

World War II.Instead of show-ing clips from the game, theyinstead showed real images andvideo from World War II.Themusic started in a minor keyand continued with a mourn-ful yet dignified air, completelycaptivating the audience as thehorror of war was displayed forall to see. As the piece came to

a close, ittook on a triumphant,militaristic air as scenes of thewar's end were displayed on thescreen. Children waving flags,a weary yet smiling battalionreturning home, these imagesprovided an interesting counter-point tdthe images shown earlierand the timing ofthe music andimages were perfectly. executed.

Some definite crowd fa-vorites, however, were older,

them on several pieces. The orchestra even duplicated the Medal of Honor, a game set in more nostalgic fare. The perfor-

Video-game music storms SeattleByAustin Mackenzie

Melody Gilbert

her pictures as her talent."Iam really looking forward

to the opportunity to share myphotography with the commu-nity," Trillosaid. "With the ad-vancement of technology, peo-ple often forget that truly goodphotography comes from thephotographer, not the camera."

Gilbert loves the thrill ofbeing onstage and taking on alarge audience.

"When you are on stage,

and there is all this support andeverybody really wants to seeyou on stage, everybody is root-ing for you to do well,it reallypumps you up and you are like,this is so much fun,Ilove this.That is what made me want tokeep running, that night of. SoI'm looking forward to Satur-day," said Gilbert.

The title of Miss Buriencomes with many opportunitiesand responsibilities.

Amber Trillo

STAFF REPORTER

Days, was written by Lanford Wilson."Lanford Wilson was very active in

the alternative theater explosion that oc-curred during the 60s," Taylor said.

"He has a special gift for the lan-guage ofAmerica, and for developingcharacters that we can all recognize."

"OK guys, entertain me. Ican hardlywait,"Taylor said as she directed a re-hearsal late last month. Taylor directedthe action and the dialogue.

Highline's Drama Department isworking hard to fillearly Novemberwith controversy.

The play they have selected "is verycontroversial and very intriguing," saidChristiana Taylor, head of the DramaDepartment.

The play for this quarter, Book of

quarter and were open to everybody.Actors performed a monologue for

the director. 4foWithas much.work as the Drami^F

Department has put into this production,they hope to see as many people as pos-sible at the performances.

Book of Days plays in the LittleThe-ater, Building 4, Room 122, Nov. 10-12and 17-19. Showtime is 8 p.m.

Tickets are available in the lobby be-ginning at 7:30 p.m.

"Come early for good seats," Taylorsaid.

and well into the evening," Taylor said.The Drama Department encourages

actors both with experience and withoutexperience to audition for the plays. Au-ditions were held the first week of the

weekends.. "The week before opening, everyoneis inrehearsal straight through the day

prepares for fall playDramaByLuke Bergquist

11/3/05The Thunderword

sick ofMario, "we've been playing thismusic for twenty years, and for somereason, people still want to hear it."

For the grand finale, the orchestraplayed the music of Halo and Halo 2.Starting with the ephemeral choral chant,the music soon grew inpower and vol-ume as images of the best selling Xboxgame flashed across the screen. As themusic finally ended, the cheers of thecrowd were deafening as itrose into astanding ovation.

Video Games Live was four years inthe making, but Saturday proved thatitwas all worth it.Video Games Livewas a testament to gamers and gamedesigners everywhere, showing that themedium does indeed have worth in our

Video Gamecontinued from page 5

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AnjuliDawn

of 2000, she was in a horrifying caraccident in which she ended up in awheelchair withseveral breaks to herankles and feet. Because of this acci-dent, she realized how blessed she wasto be involved with music and realizedher talent.

Atthe end of 2000 while stillrecu-perating from the car accident, Dawn

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AnjuliDawn uses her voice andacoustic instruments to entertain listen-ers at The Blend.

Dawn willbe showing offher abili-ties at Highline's Bistro this Wednesday,"Nov. 9 at 10:30 a.m.

Dawn considers herself a "contempo-rary folkmusician," because ofher styleofusing acoustic instruments.

However, she did say, "Idon't letmy title as a 'folkmusician' bind me to

any particular subject matter or way ofbeing. Istilllike togive...a new coversong."

Dawn has toured with a band, butbelieves "performing and travelingalone to be really fun.Ithrive as a one-woman-band," Dawn said.

By the time Dawn graduated fromhigh school, she knew how to play thepiano, guitar, drums. She could evencompose music and was soon writingher ownmaterial.

Right after her graduation in June

www.anjulidawn.com.The Blend is an ongoing event that

brings local and national artists to High-line's campus.

This event occurs every other

"Inmy early teens, Iquit playing andperforming a few times because Iwasn'tperfect yet," said Dawn. "Iwas so dis-turbed at 14, 16 on and on that my voicewas cracking and soaring likean adoles-cent boy, butIwas an adolescent girl."

She soon began singing with her g^mother's spiritual folk group, TheChilds Sister.

"They were bigon harmonizingand making each other laugh until ourcheeks hurt and we begged for mercy,"she said. "Ifeel so blessed tohave hadsuch a childhood.

"Ilove the wayIfeel when Iam per-forming. Iused to feel awkward whenon stage, but that wavering platform hassolidified into a stability and deep senseof joy that feels wonderful, likebeingclose to someone you love or walkingthrough the woods inautumn."

For more information on Dawn, visit

have been and the wayIsee the world."She writes all of her music and gets

her inspiration from the people she meetand the struggles she goes through inlife.

She said she believes lifeis by naturea deep and wide challenge.

Dawn is from the suburbs ofDetroit."Youknow, 8Mile,Eminem" said

Dawn. "Iwent to the same high schoolas Madonna."

Dawn was not always a confidentperformer.

recorded her first full-length album,WhileILive.

This was followed byIfIStand justone year later. This CDproduced Timeand Space, which was a top 10 song out

of 87,000 on garageband.com.Dawn has just recently released a

third CD titled Reason.Her CDs can purchased at her con-

certs, www.anjulidawn.com, or www.cdbaby.com.

"Reason is the documentation of mylifejourney over the past two years,"Dawn said. "Itis a window into where I

to come to The BlendBy Stevie Frink

Folk singer AnjuliDawn

Photo ByAlicia Mendez

Drama students preparing for their upcoming play Book of Days

"Use your air to project. Don't Acting in the play is a full-time com-scream! As much energy as you can put mitment for many of the actors. Theyinto it.Let's go!"she said to the actors. rehearse three days a week and many

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like to see."Freshman Rosie Meeker was

third forHighline and had a timeof21:26.

"This was Rosie's best raceall year," said Yates. "She keepsimproving every week and herbest race came at the perfect

race," said Yates. "That's what I

DaiglePhoto by Keithchampionships:ingforMembers speed interval prepancountry

McKenney.McKenney willbe joindby

the freshman tandem of Bar-bour, Better, Rosie Meekerand Lindsey Farah.

Ground, WA.Clark College is hosting

this year's race. The last timeClark hosted itwas 2002.

Representing Highline forthe men's race willbe sopho-mores Khalif,MikeEssig, andMcDonald-Robbins, alongwith freshmen Brandt May,John Hurlburt, Victor Ku-muhu, and Keith Williams.

Leading the way for thewomen will be Sophomore

second time over the bridge,Robbins slipped and was un-able to catch up.

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had a time of21:07."Even though Melissa wasn't

feeling 100 percent, she stayedmentally tough and ran a solid

gion championship."This was the best team race

for the girls all season," saidCoach Robert Yates. "All fivegirls ran solid races."

Leading the women wasfreshman Sheree Barbour, whocovered the 5-kilometer coursein a time of 19:58.

That time placed Barbourthird among community collegerunners.

The top two community col-lege runners were from Spo-kane.

The next finisher for High-line was Melissa Better, who

community colleges.Spokane won themeet, which

also served as the Northern Re-

try squads.Both the women and men

finished second among the four

BELLEVUE—TheHighlinemen's and women's cross coun-try teams made one last ditch ef-fort to improve their times andplaces in the march toward theNWAACC championship meeton Nov. 12.

The Bellevue Invite on Sat-urday, Oct. 29, was the latesttest for the Highline cross coun-

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POX-Country looking to the championshipsBy Trevor Kulvi

11/3/05The Thunderword

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Photo by Mary RaabHighlineplayers attacking the ball in their match against the Gators ofGreen River. •\u25a0; \u25a0

they are here for improve- "Our key players make up for unavailable at press time,

iments," Littleman said. "As we our bad passes and mistakes," The volleyball team wrapsget better as individuals, we get Littleman said. "There is a lot of up its season next Wednesdaystronger as a team." pressure on them." on the road at Clark Commu-

During matches, returning Highline played Green River nity College \u25a0"''"'

players work hard to help less- (11-1)' at Highline Pavilion late :The match is set to beginexperienced players. yesterday, Nov. 2. Scores were at7p. m. . ' .

day, Oct. 26.It was the Thunderbirds' sec-

ond loss to Centralia.Karin Carr led Highline with

15 kills, eight blocks, and 20digs. Nila Thomas had sevenkills and Jaymie Lee had sixkills, four blocks, three aces,and 24 digs.

Although Highline was elim-inated from playoff contention acouple of weeks ago, it is stillworking hard.

Littleman said at practice theteam works on serve receptionand individual skills.

"My assumptions are that

level increases."Highline lost a close match

against Centralia 30-25, 16-30,25-30, 30-28, 15-12 on Wednes-

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'Carr had 17 kills, Lee hadeight kills,three aces, and Bran-dy; Fawcett had five kills andfour aces to lead the victory.

Littleman was happy withthe way his team bounced backfrom several losses.

"Each player handles eachloss in different ways," he said."When we win,our confidence

The Thunderbirds won infive games, 24-30, 30-23, 22-30; 30-24, and 15-12.

should win.";After a loss to Centralia,

Highline rebounded two dayslater on Friday, Oct. 28, to beatGrays Harbor (0-11) for the sec-ond time this season.

their record to 3-9."Our record does not show

the team we are," Coach JohnLiitleman said. "If we showup healthy and play well, we

With two matches remaining,the Highline volleyball team hasnot given up.

The Thunderbirds showedthis last week, winning one oftwo matches and improving

on despite losing seasonVolleyball marchesBy Daniel Palermo

time of27:15Late in the race Robbins be-

gan to catch up toKhalif,but the

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Highline only had two runnersmake the top 35, sophomores Has-san Khalif and Noah McDonald-Robbins. Khalifplaced 22nd over-all with a time of27:04. McDon-ald-Robbins finished second forHighline and 26th overall with a

were not kept.Meet officials lost track of who

finished 36 through 75 due to lost

championships."The men's race, however, did

not have the same results as thewomen's race. Due to an officialmishap, the results for the men

how to race," said Yates."Lindsay is still struggling

with her knee injury and herconfidence level is down, butshe is running good races.

"Bothshe andIknow she canrun better and we are hopeful for

"Cassie had a season person-alrecord and she is stilllearning

time of the season."Finishing fourth and fifthfor

Highline were Cassie McKen-ney and Lindsay Farah withtimes of21:42 and 22:21.

By Nick Cline

Crystal Mountain to open

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With the regular season com-ing to a close this week and theHighline men's soccer team

having already clinched firstplace in the West Division ofNWAACC, coach Jason Pre-novost wanted to make sure histeam did not get complacent.

Prenovost held a two and ahalfhour meeting withhis team

on Saturday morning.The meeting came two days

after Highline improved to 14-1-1 with a 4-1 winover Olym-

pic."I believe that when there

are issues, you need to meetthem head on," said Prenovost."Communication is key. Itwasan opportunity for the guys tosay things that needed to besaid."

Each player was asked to tellthe team what they were con-tributing and not contributing to

the team's success.Prenovost was happy after

the meeting with the honestythat came from his team.

"Ihave a lot of respect forthe guys, and I'm happy with

the outcome of the meeting,"Prenovost said.

Itbecame obvious that High-line was looking ahead to theplayoffs whenEmanuel Nistrianpurposefully received a yellowcard against Olympic.

Nistrian had four yellowcards entering the game, andaccording to league rules, ifa player receives five yellowcards during the season, thatplayer has to sit out a game.

"Coach told me to get ayellow card, but to make sureIapologize to the referee af-terwards," said Nistrian. "He

wanted me to get a fifthyellowand sit out a game now insteadof in the playoffs when itreallycounts."

Good idea, seeing as howNistrian is Highline's secondleading scorer with 14 goals andfive assists, and is going to beneeded for the playoffs.

OnThursday, Oct. 27 the menplayed Olympic, and it turnedout to be another easy win forthe T-Birds.

In the first two minutes ofthe half, Tucker Maxwell scoredoff of a comer kick from StevePirotte that set the tone for the

rest of the match.Moise Nistrian had a goal,

and his brother Emanuel addedtwo goals to seal the 4-1 win.

The Thunderbirds have tworegular season games left untilplayoffs start next weekend.

The men return home forthe final regular season gameagainst Bellevue on Saturday,Nov.5.

The T-Birds willbe lookingto avenge their only loss of theseason 1-0 at Bellevue.

Results for yesterday's gameagainst Peninsula were unavail-able at press time.

remain focused as they prepare for playoffsT-Bird menBy Jessica Wilson

he is is stillunsure ofwhere he choices. would like to continue playingwould like to go. "Ineed to make some pretty soccer at a school that fits my

The University ofCalifornia, big decisions in these next few academic goals, but that alsoSan Diego, and Cal Poly-San months on where Iwant to at- has a strong soccer program."

Jake Potter kickingaway on adrop kick. Potter has compiled eight shutouts on the year.

and soccer player. However Luis Obispo are among his top tend next year," Potter said. "I

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"Good hands Potter. Haveyou ever tried playing keeper?"

Those words from a clubcoach when Jake Potter was ayoung kid started his goalkeep-ing career for Highline's start-ing goalie.

In 16 games, Potter has al-lowed three goals, helpingHighline to a 14-1-1 record.

Potter, 19, grew up in LosAngeles, Calif., in a very soc-cer-oriented family. He startedplaying soccer at the age of 6.

"I originally played mid-field," said Potter. "Then oneday, Iwas playing basketballwith my club coach and he no-ticed thatIhad handled the ballwell with my hands and said Ishould give goalkeeping a try."

Potter moved to Washingtonwhen he was 13 and attendedTahoma High School inMapleValley.

He was a four-year varsitystarter. During his junior andsenior years Potter received all-league honors and was namedcaptain both years.

"High school soccer allowedme to understand what leading a

team really meant," Potter said."Iloved the team dinners too. Ialways looked forward to thosenights before a big game."

The leadership skills Pottergained from serving as captainin high school are coming inhandy.

He is one of this year's threecaptains for Highline.

He is doing a good job ofkeeping the team on track to

claim another NWAACC cham-pionship.

"Jake is finding his way, anddoing a good job being a cap-tain," said Prenovost. "As acaptain, you have to find yourown style ofleading a team, andhe is doing a good job of thatso far."

Academically, Potter is ontop of his game, too. He has a3.7 GPA, and has recently beenadded to the NWAACC AllAc-ademic team.

"Ihave always been broughtup that school comes beforesoccer, so Ialways strive to

excel in the classroom," Pottersaid.

Potter has a few ideas abouthis future.

He wants to attend a collegethat helps him grow as a student

Sure-handednessByJessica Wilson

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leads to success for PotterThe Thunderword

11/3/05

TRANSFER STUDENTS !Don't miss out on upcoming events!

No need to sign up. Just show up

PRE-VET WorkshopPlanning tobe a vet? Attend this session and find out what you needto apply to a veterinary school. Wednesday, November 9, 12:10 PM

Building 10, Room 203

TRANSFER FAIRThe Transfer Fair is YOURopportunity to meet admissions representatives

from 20 Washington colleges and universities. Thisis a great place toexplore your transfer OPTIONS!

Thursday, November 17, 9AM-12.30 PM,Highline Cafeteria

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Temperatures are belowfreezing and there is precipita-tion inthe air.

It's only the first week inNovember, but snowboarder'sdreams have come true.

"Friday, wow that's sweet,''said Highline student MichaelBliss.

Crystal Mountain officialsare reporting that the lifts willopen this Friday.

"Itis probably one of the bet-ter resorts around here," High-

line Student Jon Fowler said.This willbe Crystal Moun-

tain's earliest opening in 30years, a record that makes allsnowboarders happy.

"It is a good resort to ride,"said Highline Student GabrielleRogano. "The snow is great upthere."

The summit of the resort isreporting a depth of 24 inches,and a cool temperature of 28degrees with more snow in theforecast.

The Northwest Weather andAvalanche Center reports a highchance of snow both day and

night through the weekend forthe Cascades.

"It'scold and the snow is fall-ing fast," the Crystal MountainSpokesperson said. "Moresnow is expected to fall the restof the week and well into theweekend."

The Chinook Express, GreenValley, and Rainier Express liftsare scheduled begin running at

9 a.m. on Friday November 4according to Crystal MountainOfficials.

Daily Tickets for Adults are$50, or half day tickets 12:30-4p.m. are $5 less at $45.

on FridayBEMAJOR READY!

An advisor fromUWSeattle willbe here toshow you how tobe major ready! Findout

how tonavigate the "new"UWWeb site, access the academic worksheets foryour

major and valuable transfer resources! Know important UWrules and regulation.

Wednesday, November 9

9 AM,10 AM,11AM,1PM, 2 PMor 3 PM

Mt.Constance Room, Student Union, firstfloor

"Generational ly challenged"men played youthful womenin their physical peak to raisemoney for breast cancer.

That was the match-up whenthe staff and faculty played Fri-day, Oct. 28, against the High-line women's basketball team inthe annual game to raise moneyfor the Susan G. Komen Foun-dation.

The game was put on byWomen's Programs and the ath-

to its capability."Other than a lack of basket-

ball knowledge and fundamen-tal ability (within the team), Ido

their confidence."To the staff and faculty's dis-

may, youth vibrancy was on theside of the women's team.

Jason "The Chuker" Pre-novost of the faculty and staffteam agreed that age was not onhis team's side.

"We have a number of an-tiques on our team," said Pre-novost, the men's soccer coachand director of Outreach Ser-vices. "We are generationallychallenged."

Age differences aside, bothteams underwent tough trainingand practice sessions.

"Most of the true work,priorto the game, was done at theMecca ofcollege basketball, theYardarm (a local tavern)," saidAthletic Director John "MSN"Dunn.

A confident and enthusiasticDunn believed the age differ-ences between the two teams

would cause no challenge."Age is justa number," Dunn

said. "Just because many ofourplayers are getting the seniorcitizen discount at Denny's,there should stillhave beenno difference."

Dunn said his team played up

great but OK," said Rowe.Coaching against her fellow

co-workers forced Rowe to bal-ance on a thin line.

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—so to keep liv-

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and faculty were trampled on,Coach Rowe felt her team didnotplay up to par.

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ByAlicia Mendez

Women give faculty and staff a lesson

By Chris Richcreek

1.Four major-league pitch-ers hurled perfect gamesduring the 1990s. Namethem.2. Who holds the single-season mark for most stolenbases by a catcher?3. In 2004, two playerstopped the NCAA Division Imark for career receptions(which had been held byLouisville's Arnold Jacksonwith 300). Name them.4. Who was the last rookiebefore Denver's Carmelo

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third on 26 :Many teams would relax

once they made the playoffs andrecover. However, coach JaimyMcLaughlin plans to step up thetempo.

"We definitely want to get

After a 2-0 win over Olym-pic secured a playoff spot, theT-birds can focus on the divi-sion title.Awinover Tacoma onThursday, Nov. 3 willsecure thedivision and possibly knock Ta-coma out ofplayoff contention.

Highline is in first with 33points and a 10-1-3 record, fourpoints ahead of Tacoma with a9-3-2 record. Green River is

The division titleis in sight.

The goal was Mercado's 11of the season. She leads theteam in scoring, followed byVentoza and Lisa Overbo whohave 8 each. Katie Keniston isfourth with5.

The T-birds wrap up the sea-son away at Tacoma on Thurs-day, Nov.3. and then at home toBellevue on Saturday, Nov. 5.

the defense.""I'm not satisfied with the

way we've been playing," saidMcLaughlin. "We didn't playvery well against Olympic butwe were still able to come awaywith a win."

Against Olympic, JessicaVentoza scored in the first halfto put the T-birds ahead. High-line almost let Olympic into thegame when they gave away apenalty kick, but Bri Klasencame up with a big save.

"She is incredible on penaltykicks," said McLaughlin. "She'stwo for two this season."

Inthe second half the level ofplay dropped. It was not untilthe last minute that Highline putthe game away. Savannah Mer-cado scored to make it2-0.

momentum going in to the play-offs," said McLaughlin.

"Our goal at the beginningof the season was to win our di-vision, so the Tacoma game ishuge," said McLaughlin. "It'sour biggest game of the seasonso far."

The team has several things itneeds to do before the playoffs.Kelly Norris has a bad ham-string and willsit untilplayoffs.McLaughlin also thinks that theteam needs to tighten up its de-fense and improve finishing.

"We create a lot of chances,we just need to put them away,"said McLaughlin. "We've putJessica Wilson in sweeper toprepare for the playoffs. Ithurtsour attack a bit,but it's definite-lyworth the sacrifice to improve

Sports

POLady T-Birds on course for No. 1 seedBySteve Pirotte

11/3/05The Thunderword

Page 10

Wrestling kicksoff season over

weekend

The Highline wrestlingteam willsplit up as itcom-petes inthe Ya^ima CC andNorth Idaho CC Invites onNov. 5 '

withone suggestion."We play the basketball team

in a game of volleyball and weplay the volleyball team in agame ofbasketball," said Dunn.

ment."

Dunn hopes for more athleticcompetitions to raise money,

even more money next year."I wish we could get more

faculty involvement," saidRowe. "We are not only tryingto raise money for breast can-cer, but to get the faculty andstaff more involved in what weare doing in the athletic depart-

disagree."John Dunn is one of the

dirtiest basketball players Ihaveever known," Rowe said. "Wealways have to watch out forhim. But the faculty said thatmy girls we playing just as dirty.They said my girls were muchrougher and tougher than teamspast."

Rowe hopes the game raises

not think there were many prob-lems," said Dunn.

Much of the staff and facultyteam believed their team playedfair. The women's team would

(c) 2005 King FeaturesSynd., Inc.

Photo by AljciaMendezChristine Kimapplying pressure to Jason Prenovost.

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department."The game was won by the

women's basketball team, whichhas a near-perfect record in theevent.

Last year, the Scoreboard ex-perienced some malfunctioning,but this time it was not a prob-lem.

"Of course Iassumed thewomen would win,"Bruin said."There is more talent there,

more ability, and clearly youthis on their side."

The Highline women beganand finished the game strong.

"I believe we won by 23points," said Coach Rowe.

Despite the fact that the staff

letic department."Last we counted, it was in

excess of $400," said MarieBruin, Women's Programs di-rector. "We still anticipate do-nations coming in."

Coach Amber Rowe ledthe women's basketball teamagainst a variety of staff andfaculty.

"Clearly it was organized byJohn Dunn, Coach Rowe, JeanMunro, and a lot ofother peoplewho gave their time to play inthe game," said Bruin. "Primar-ily this came out of the athletic

ing at Highline

rights" against its prisoners.Documented treatment of de-

tainees has. included withhold-ing food and sleep from prison-ers, subjecting them to extreme

Jennifer Harbury, shown during aprotest,

The treatment of U.S.-heldcaptives has been acontroversialsubject since images of tortureand abuse at Abu Ghraib prisonin Iraq were made public and

soldiers were court-martialed.Jennifer Harbury willdiscuss

the issue Nov. 7 in two speechesat Highline.

Harbury is an attorney, au-ihor and human-rights activistwho has crusaded for 20 yearsagainst alleged U.S.-sponsoredtorture and inhumane treatment.

She is director of the Uni-tarian Universalist ServiceCommittee's STOP campaignagainst torture.

The U.S. has faced criticisminternationally about its treat-

ment ofIraqiprisoners detainedin the Middle East and allegedTaliban and al-Qaida fightersheld at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

A report by the Foreign Af-fairs Committee of the BritishParliament accused the U.S.of "grave violations of human

high or low temperatures andphotographing them in humili-ating positions.

Such treatment hits close to

home for Harbury.

In the early 1990s, her hus-band, Efrain Bamaca Velasquez,was secretly detained and tor-

tured to death in a prison inGuatemala.

Harbury conducted along investigation anddiscovered that the menbehind her husband'skilling were Guatemalanintelligence officers whowere being paid by theCIAas informants.

Since then, Harburyhas been on a crusade tohold the U.S. governmentand military accountablefor these acts, and to pre-vent future such deaths.

Among the topics Har-bury willcover inher talkis whether these acts arecarried out by random,rogue soldiers, or iftheyare being executed underorders from high-rankingofficials of the U.S. gov-ernment.

Harbury will give herlecture, U.S. SanctionedTorture: From Guatemala

to Abu Ghraib, at 9 and 11 a.m.Nov. 7 on the first floor of theStudent Union Building 8.

For more information call206-878-3710.

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Activist willspeak out against tortureBy Joe Buser

STAFF REPORTER

Conversing with co-work-ers the way that you talk to

your friends around campus canlead to a negative image at yourworkplace.

Itcan even get you fired.There are many behaviors to

avoid that can cause damage to

your professional career.Erik Tingelstad ofHighline's

Career Connections discussedsome of these behaviors at ameeting entitled Avoiding Ca-reer Landmines in the Mt.Skokomish Room of the High-

line Student Union Building onFriday, Oct. 28.

"Going to work would beeasy ifwe were all robots, butwe're not, we're all human,"Tingelstad said.

"At some point in your ca-reer there willbe conflict withothers."

How you handle these con-

flicts willeither earn you respector abad reputation at your placeof work, Tingelstad said.

Avoid the rumor mill andspreading gossip.

"Associate with people thatfocus on results rather than whatother people are up to at the of-

fice," Tingelstad said.Badmouthing your boss is

another no-can-do."Everybody deserves to not

have people talk behind theirback; even a boss that may bebad," Tingelstad said.

This type of behavior dis-plays lack of character, accord-ing to Tingelstad.

Tingelstad said "dropping theball" should also be avoided.

"Follow through on yourpromises and do what you sayyou willdo," Tingelstad said.

Possibly the most obvious ofthe land mines is using profan-ity.

"Be conscious of your lan-guage and the people aroundyou," Tingelstad said.

"The way that you talk to

people at school does not equalthe way you should talk to peo-ple at work.

"Ifyou want to move up inyour job you have to learn howto make mistakes and accept

failure. When mistakes happen,you evaluate itand take respon-sibility ifit was your fault."

A step as simple as takingresponsibility goes a long way

toward showing your integrityand loyalty to co-workers andyour employer, according to

Tingelstad. discuss what employers expect, p.m. to Ip.m. in the Mt.Olym-

Career Connections will "Ifthere is enough time he pus room of the Highline Stu-

have a human resources repre- willbe doing mock one-on-one dent Union Building,

sentative from the United Parcel interviews," Tingelstad said. For more information call

Service tomorrow, Nov. 4, to The meeting is from 12:10 206-878-3710.

your behavior in a workplaceLearn to self-manageBy Luke Bergquist

STAFF REPORTER

Child care

a request or need," Riley said.AParents Advisory Commit-

tee helps to support the child-care center.

Members meet once a quar-

parent chat time once a month."The chat times allow par-

ents to ask questions and dis-cuss parenting issues with otherparents, faculty from the Educa-tion Department and child-carestaff. As of now the meetingsare open for the parents thathave children here at the center,but we could open them up to

the public in the future ifthere's

early-childhood education," Ri-ley said. "We also offer a HeadStart program for children."

The center, which receivessome state funding, is availableto students, staff and faculty ofHighline Community College,Central Washington University(at Highline), and Washingtonstate employees.

"We are a lab school for theEducation Department, an in-structional center for observa-tions and projects inearly-child-hood education," Riley said."We interact with the educationdepartment here at Highline.There are students that come tothe center for their internshipsor clinical rotations. There areeven some students ... that aregetting their master's in nutri-tion."

The center recently started a

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the vehicle," said Fisher.Some would like camera-

monitored parking lots, butFisher said it's not financiallyfeasible.

"I'd love to have closed cir-cuit TV out there, but we justflat can't afford it, with the

nique Paller.Having expensive sound sys-

tems can particularly be a lurefor thieves.

"People go out and buy$2,000 stereo systems with theremovable faceplates, and thenleave them on there or put theminthe glove box when they leave

Fisher said the Highline secu-rity staff cannot watch over allthe vehicles parked at Highlineat once.

"Ithink it's pretty ridiculousthat Ihave to pay to park hereand there's no guarantee that myvehicle is even remotely safe,"said Highline Student Domi-

idea."Once a surveillance system

like that is installed, there'slike no big maintenance cost Iwouldn't think," said Highlinestudent Marni Nicholson. "Itmight be hard to scrape up themoney at first, but once it's inplace security ismuch better foreveryone."

budget crunches and all," saidFisher.

Still, some students like the

there."For more information contact

Highline Security at ext. 3242or visit their office in the lowerlevel ofBuilding 6.

Fisher said students musttake responsibility for their ve-hicles.

"People can do things to helpprotect themselves; take the re-movable faceplate on their ste-reo-system offand carry it withthem when they get out of thevehicle, or put some kind ofanti-theft device on their ve-hicle," Fisher said. "There areplenty of(anti-theft devices) out

Students yesterday had a chance to receive afree 15 minute massage at the Stu-dent Union. This tookplace on the firstfloorfrom 11 a.m. to 2p.m. Many studentswalked awaypleased, relaxed and refreshed.

Photo by Ian Davidson

ployees or state employees.There is a $25 registration

fee per child per quarter, an in-surance fee of $2 per child perquarter and a $5 security keycard.

ployees.Preschool age (3 to 5 years

and not in kindergarten): $4.50an hour for Highline students,$5.65 an hour for Highline em-

are:Infants (six weeks to 16

months): $5.75 an hour forHighline students, $7.25 anhour for Highline employees orWashington state employees.

Toddlers (16 months to 3years): $4.75 an hour for High-line students, $5.95 an hour forHighline employees or state em-

ter to discuss topics such asfundraising. The next meetingwillbe Nov. 17.

Child-care costs are based onthe age of the child, and iftheparent is a student, staff memberor state employee. Current rates

Central Washington.Students, faculty and staff in-

terested inplacing their child inthe center need to fillout a formthat is available at the child-carecenter or online.

The Early Childhood Learn-ing Center can be reached at206-878-3710 Ext. 3224, andinformation is available at www.highline.edu/stuserv/childcare

Achild must be registered foraminimum of15 hours per week.Students who have children atthe center need tobe enrolled inat least 5 credits at Highline or

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