The Puyallup Post | Volume 13 | Issue 8 | May 2008

VOLUME 13

ISSUE 8

MAY 2008

tips for coffee consumers See page 6

SERVING THE STUDENTS OF PIERCE COLLEGE PUYALLUP

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Honoring SlAM poets, artists See page 10

Jonathan Jones

ASPCP says faculty won’t be paying fairly

The Health Education Center, set to open this summer, could have some unexpected

Sharon Coward Editor

Students will not be the only ones using the Health Education Center when it opens this summer.

Pierce College faculty and staff will also utilize the new fitness center, and like students they will be required to pay for usage.

There is, however, a discrepancy in the amount of money students and employees will pay to use the HEC, and Pierce Puyallup student leaders have expressed concern over this difference.

Students need only pay a $15 fee for access to the HEC ($45 for Running Start and International Students). But if students take a class at the HEC, they will be required to pay full tuition costs for a one-, two- or three-credit class, in addition to building costs and a consumable fee.

Faculty and staff, however, are not required to pay full tuition costs.

The college has decided that in order for employees to use the HEC, they must be enrolled in one of the PE and education classes that will be offered at

the Center.

This means they will only pay $5 for one class, plus the $15 consumable fee.

Puyallup student government expressed concern because the HEC is almost entirely funded by students, and it seems unjust to ask students to continue paying high costs to use a building they funded while employees, who contributed nothing, will receive reduced rates.

Since 2002, students have contributed nearly $600,000 from the Services and Activities fund and another $400,000 from the technology fund for a total of more than one million dollars in funds.

These fees are part of the tuition costs that students pay every quarter, and they have paid for equipment, furnishing and construction costs.

After the HEC opens, students will continue paying $4.25 per one credit in construction fees and there will also be the $15 consumable fee that goes toward towels and other necessary items in the HEC. Faculty and staff have a different fee rate.

They will be required to pay the $15 consumable

To the Executive Councils of the Washington Public Employees Association and the Pierce College Federation of Teachers: We, the Associated Students of Pierce College Puyallup wish to express our feelings of concern regarding the decision that was made regarding the usage of the Health Education Center at Pierce College Puyallup by staff and faculty. It disheartens us to learn that the executive councils of the Washington Public Employees Association and the Pierce College Federation of Teachers fought so hard to avoid paying a membership fee to use this student funded building.

The students of Pierce College Puyallup have been dedicated to the construction and use of this building since 2002. There are many alumni to Pierce College Puyallup who paid for the construction with their tuition who will probably never see the finished building, let alone be able to use it. Students have also paid in other ways since 2002.

They have paid over $600,000 from the Services and Activities contingency fund—which includes a lump sum of $500,000 that last year’s ASPCP Council dedicated specifically to the construction of the building—and over $400,000 from the Technology Fee process to total over one million dollars contributed by students. The students of Pierce College Puyallup have pioneered the evolution of the Health Education Center since 2002, including campuswide votes, planning committees, and vision trips. We had hoped that in good faith the unions would have recognized the efforts of the students and agreed to pay a membership fee.

We recognize that the decision has been made and there is not much that the Associated Students can do to reverse this decision, but we wish to express our disappointment at the lack of commitment to students shown by the WPEA and PCFT. Thank You, ASPCP Council Andrew Monson – President Amy Olson – Vice President of Activities Nathaniel Anderson – Vice President for Government Concerns Jeremy DeLaney – Representative I Sydney Boyle – Representative II Jessica Byrd – Secretary & Treasurer

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Campus lacks places to recycle cans, plastics Alexander S. Duran For The Puyallup Post

Recycling and the environment are major concerns for most students these days.

“I know for a fact that recycling is an important issue among students,” says student Sydney Boyle, chair of the environmental committee at Pierce College Puyallup. “Whenever I meet with the environmental committee or talk with students

one-on-one, that is one topic that comes up most frequently.”

What’s also important to many students is the lack of a recycling program on the Puyallup campus.

Although the campus once recycled glass, aluminum and plastic, it no longer can recycle glass.

Boyle explained that students had once took it upon themselves to pick up glass around the college and take it to a recycling

facility.

The college can’t recycle glass because it is inside the city of Puyallup and city officials haven’t allocated money to pay for recycling glass.

The company that currently recycles paper and cardboard, DM Disposal Co., is not equipped to recycle glass, aluminum and plastic from Pierce.

As the chair of the environmental committee, Boyle said that she has worked tire-

lessly to bring recycling back to Pierce.

The college’s administrators also have been trying to deal with the city’s recycling program.

The problem between administration and the city is unknown. It seems that Boyle and other students don’t know much about the dialogue between city officials and administrators.

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the 1-2-3s of Common Course Numbering

president’smessage

Sharon Coward Editor

Expect changes in the summer 2008 and fall 2008 bulletins when they come out this month.

Look under “speech” and the schedule will direct you to “communication studies.”

Need to take pre-calculus one? Don’t bother looking for Math 121. It’s been renamed Math 141.

These changes are the result of Common Course Numbering, a project developed by Washington state community and technical colleges to ease transfer between colleges.

“CCN makes it easier for students to transfer between community colleges by identifying which courses are similar from school to school,” explains one Washington State community college website.

A committee of deans, faculty and student services representatives from across the state spent a year reviewing college courses and examining them for equivalency. They also crossreferenced them with four-year college class equivalencies.

They then identified common courses, and reassigned them common numbers and names.

Now all 34 community and technical colleges in Washington state share common course numbers. Thus, Math 141 at Pierce College is the same course as Math 141 at Tacoma Community College.

Current students at Pierce are advised to be careful when choosing classes for summer or fall quarter. Because the numbers and names have changed, there is the potential to accidently repeat a course. If this happens, you will only receive credit for one of the classes.

This can be remedied by carefully checking the course bulletin and working with an advisor to ensure the correct class is chosen.

Not all courses are commonly numbered.

The courses that are common are designated with an ampersand (&) between the department name and number.

For example, Math 121 is now Math& 141.

This does not, however, mean that classes without an ampersand have not been changed.

“As a result of the common course numbering system, Pierce had to renumber other classes that collided with the new state-wide numbering system,” says the Pierce College website. “The changes in department designators have also caused additional course changes.”

Additionally, the CCN system does not affect transferability to four-year universities.

“Common course numbers, departments and titles were changed to simplify transferring between community and technical colleges,” the website says. “Courses that have traditionally transferred to four-year colleges and universities will still transfer.”

For more information, talk to an advisor or visit www.pierce.ctc.edu/other/cnn.php.

A complete list of courses and their changes is at www.pierce.ctc.edu/pdf/cnn.pdf.

Students participate in statewide discussions Dear Pierce, What an exciting time to be a student at Pierce College Puyallup!

We have been busy trying to make Spring Quarter the best quarter that Pierce College Puyallup has ever seen. I hope we’re doing a good job so far.

I was very happy to see the student involvement during College Civics Week and Environmental Awareness Week.

Hopefully we were able to get a better idea of where we are politically and civically and what we have to do to improve our lives and the lives of the people around us.

I also hope that we made a difference in the physical environment that we live in.

I’ve noticed that since we had Ride Your Bike to School Day, more bicycles have been around campus.

That is amazing!

Don’t worry, the new bike racks have been purchased and will be arriving soon!

The Health Education Center is a mere few weeks away from opening.

It will be an amazing fitness, workout and learning facility. I hope everyone is excited for this tremendous change

Virginia Owens Reporter

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Andrew Monson ASPCP President 253-840-8439 amonson@pierce.ctc.edu

Are personal political views undermining patriotism?

The appropriate strategic solution to any conflict depends on correctly assessing its nature.

Iraq is, however, a unique conflict.

On the one hand, it resembles a civil war.

On the other, it looks like an insurgency.

We are five years into the war in Iraq and the debate rages over whether to withdraw troops or maintain a continued military presence.

The White House and members of Congress continuously argue over resources and operations of war.

Meanwhile, casualties persist at an unacceptable rate.

Most of America’s political and military leaders suggest progress is being made and we should stay the course; after all, eight to ten years to defeat an insurgency is expected.

From a historical perspective, they are correct.

Commentaries: The opinions expressed on the But the situation in Iraq is not just an insurgency, and labeling it as such is an oversimplification of the chalThe commentary pages are those of the writers. lenges s forum is intended to allow for a we still face.

Puyallup Post Iraq is a complex challenge; a bundle of issues that diversity of expression. cannot be deconstructed into individual problems, solved, and put back together.

Every issue in Iraq has potential unintended consequences.

Certain issues such as the deep-rooted religious conflict, modernization, corruption, unequal distribution of The Puyallup Post is produced by wealth, lack of economic development, the prevalence students attending Pierce College of militias and a divided government influenced by nonPuyallup. conformist interests all stand in the way of success in This publication is intended as a publicIraq.

The presence of terrorists and other extremists comforum. Published materials are the sole plicate the situation even further. responsibility of the editors, reporters Understanding these issues is essential to compreand photographers, and are not hending the overall nature of the war. intended to represent the college s The current situation in Iraq is the result of a couple policies. fundamental mistakes, strategically speaking. vvv First, the United States, particularly high-ranking offiFor information on advertising rates, cials and intelligence, initially under-estimated the nature or how to submit letters to the editor of the conflict and failed to re-assess the situation as time lapsed and situations evolved. or story ideas, call 840-8496 Second, most military officials agree that the governor email puypost@pierce.ctc.edu. ment, as a whole, failed to balance ends and chose the The student newspaper office is in wrong initial strategy. room 218 in the College Center.

Instead of adopting a strategy appropriate for a vvv multi-faceted conflict that includes elements of civil war, insurgency and terrorism, decision-makers implemented Editorial staff: Sharon Coward a strategy focused on counter-insurgency operations. and Brad Jones It is important to keep in mind that war is a political Reporters: Martha Coward, Jonathan act.

According to Carl von Clausewitz, a retired general

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on our campus.

On May 3, the Pierce College Puyallup Student Government met with the student governments of 17 other community and technical colleges from around the state to discuss issues that affect our students statewide.

We presented our platforms, caucused and voted and selected five collective issues to be presented to the State Board.

Among those items were issues involving increased funding for childcare on campus and increased technology with digital libraries and online textbooks.

These issues will then go on to the state legislature and we’ll hopefully be making a difference in the lives of Pierce College Puyallup students and students from across the state!

This is the first time anything like this has happened in the community and technical college system.

It was truly a monumental day!

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and author of On War, "War is not merely an act of policy but a true political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, carried on with other means."

The wisdom of the decision to invade Iraq and overthrow Saddam Hussein's regime is irrelevant now.

The United States is fully engaged in Iraq and needs to remain committed to resolving the challenges it took on.

Although withdrawal is an option, it would further destabilize the entire region or, worse, lead to disaster and the potential for war throughout the entire Middle East.

According to the National Strategy for Victory in Iraq, the desired end-state is "Iraq with a constitutional representative government that respects civil rights and has security forces sufficient to maintain domestic order and keep Iraq from becoming a safe-haven for terrorists."

Ret. Gen. Barry R. McCaffrey assesses that such a conflict "would be a disaster for 25 years."

Iraq is essential to regional and global stability, and "victory in Iraq is a vital national interest."

The way our system was designed, the government is responsible for defining the desired political environment at the conclusion of conflict (the ends), the military is primarily responsible for developing the strategy (the ways), and the people, as represented by Congress, provide the resources (the means).

Ironically, in a system designed to challenge one another, the ends, ways and means must work in harmony.

If any element is out of balance, success is jeopardized.

There are those who would contend that this "strategic disconnect" is reflected by the situation in Iraq, which present severe consequences if not properly sorted out and resolved.

The question remains: could the objective have been accomplished and ends achieved with the given means if the right strategy had been used from the beginning?

Whatever your opinion of that question is, or whether you agree with my assessment of the conflict, is all a matter of opinion.

But as Memorial Day approaches toward the latter half of the month, we need to put the politics aside and recognize that thousands of our men and women are overseas fighting for us so we can wake up tomorrow and continue our daily lives peacefully.

It’s important to be able to differentiate the two aspects.

Disagree with the strategies used or policies, but really, to not support our troops is unpatriotic and foolish.

So all I ask is that when Monday, May 26 comes, put your political views aside and honor the brave men and women who are and have served this great nation.

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shoutout Carlton Canary

“Do you recycle? Why or why not?”

Matt Trestor: “It is because there’s a lot of stuff we just throw away, and dumps are really stinky.”

Ashley Nieto: “Yes, because (if) we don’t recycle we’re not going to have anywhere to live.”

Jess Kady and Amanda Meuller juggle during a recent demonstration on how math and juggling are similar.

Both require a lot of practice to be

Child abuse takes many forms Sharsti Steveson For The Puyallup Post

Vicki Trofimovich: “I think that if we recycled more we would be able to save a lot more trees and the environment would be a lot cleaner.”

Kyle VanHuizen: “Yes, but no one really does it in Washington. We just have fake recycling.”

Alison McKee: “Recycling is important because it helps the environment. If we don’t recycle then this earth will just go down.”

Kirsten Jones: “I recycle when it is convenient.”

Child abuse is far from a light subject. What to do and not to do can be very subjective. How do you know what is right from what is wrong?

A child’s wellbeing should be every parent’s first and foremost priority when asking how to punish bad behavior.

There are four different types of child abuse, and each one is very important to know about and to be aware of.

First, psychological and emotional abuse can be anything from embarrassment or even verbal abuse.

Denise Arnold, a Social Service worker from the Ft. Steilacoom campus told a story about one child who wet the bed and his parents forced him to wear nothing but a diaper in their front yard for eight hours holding a sign that read “I wet the bed.”

Arnold was accompanied by Michael Koetje, district director of Pierce College and Greg Brazell, Pierce College’s Early Childhood Educational coordinator at a recent forum on child abuse.

Each brought a different perspective that helped audience members understand how serious any type or level of child abuse is.

Physical abuse is what most people think of when they hear child abuse. Koetje stated that the spanking of your own child in your home is okay as long as you do not leave a mark.

On the other hand, he explained that he does not encourage it. Arnold and Brazell both agreed.

There have been other cases where parents obligated their children to place their hands in boiling hot water, whipped them with cords or even caused severe head injuries. These cases are not okay, experts say, and should be reported immediately.

Neglect of a child is also a serious offense. There have been cases in the news that explain how parents or guardians have locked their child or children away for as

much as 42 years.

Obviously, the adolescent is not functional and suffers from severe brain damage, not to mention any other abuse the parent may have inflicted on them (i.e. sexual or physical).

Parents are fully responsible for the feeding and caring of their children in the best way they know how. People need to follow their heart and their mind and do what they know is right.

When parents are feeling tired or worn out, call a friend or family member and take a day off and allow time to recuperate. Everyone has their days, and everyone is allowed a break.

Experts tell parents not to take their frustrations out on a child who cannot defend themselves, or on anyone else for that matter.

Last, sexual abuse encourages comittion. Comittion is the act of doing, and in this instance one would intrude, penetrate or even compel their child to participate in pornography. Unfortunately, when horrible acts such as these happen, the court has a hard time sentencing the suspect.

Children that are being or were sexually abused often disassociate themselves from the situation.

“Just like any of us get sick of things, we begin to day dream,” Arnold said.

These children do the same thing, and the jury has a hard time seeing a child watch a video of themselves being molested and all they are doing is singing a song.

Although singing a song may seem odd, for the child it makes sense. It allows them to go to a different place rather than watch a horrible nightmare over and over.

Abusing a child in any way is detrimental to their future, and parents need to realize the affect they have on their children. People need to be aware that it does happen and that they can help. The most effective way of helping is being educated. For further information and resources call 1-866-inharm or go online at www.dshs.wa.gov/ca/general/index.asp. photo illustration by Jonathan Jones

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Mike Wells: “I think so. I couldn’t really tell you why, but I think its very important.”

Michele Anglemyer: “I think recycling is important because it saves the environment, and it saves a lot more room. When we throw stuff away it doesn’t just go away, it stays in a big pile of stuff.”

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other students can do to change the city’s recycling program,” she said. “We can make our voices heard.”

Establishing a recycling program at the college has been a difficult, Custodial Service Manager Ron Pumphrey said.

DM Disposal is not able to accommodate commercial recycling.

However, the college is moving toward the company handling recycling measures at the college.

The only way to persuade the city to recycle glass is to get enough people demanding that the city take action to improve the city’s recycling program, Boyle said.

It is important that not only do students pressure the city but also the whole community must get behind a new recycling program.

DM Disposal officials will advise the college when the process is available for Pierce College Puyallup, Pumphrey said.

The campus doesn t have a recycling program so paper and plastics are thrown in the trash.

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technology can cause problems for students Brandon Martin For The Puyallup Post

Ben Johnson was creating a presentation on his computer for an anthropology class project when a dreaded blue screen flashed on his monitor.

The ominous message read something like this: hard drive is unstable, unable to maintain consistency followed by a bunch of techno jargon.

Johnson’s computer had frozen.

Johnson would later find out that a virus had attacked his computer, but at the moment, he was scrambling to find another computer to finish his project.

Johnson went to his friend’s house to frantically finish his project. He saved his project to his flash drive and headed home. Relief washed over him.

Luckily, the computer virus had not been able to stop Johnson from completing his project.

In class the next day, when it was Johnson’s turn to present his report, he inserted his flash drive into the computer and to his horror a message that he hadn’t expected popped up.

Drive corrupted. Please reformat.

In his haste to finish the project, Johnson didn’t eject his flash drive from the computer but had simply pulled out the drive. He had, unknowingly, destroyed the data that he needed.

Johnson’s technological gaffe caused him to receive a failing grade on his project. He witnessed a negative side of technology that day.

This example is one of many that exist in the ugly side of the ever-evolving world of technology.

This example is fictional, but it is a harsh reality for many students. Problems can arise for students when they use technology.

In today’s classroom, they are forced to solve the frustrations that technology causes.

Reliability issues, a constant need to upgrade to maintain compatibility and the need to stay current with new technologies also affect students.

“Using computers and making sure they do what you need just adds to the stress I feel at school,” said Tiffany Trevino, student at Pierce. “There are so many different ways that you can mess up with them if you’re not careful.”

“But at the same time I can’t avoid or ignore computers. They have become a part of my everyday life,” Trevino said.

A computer is a necessary tool for students to most effectively achieve the academic results they want. It is a great tool that is diverse and practical.

Unfortunately, it is also an expensive tool to use.

The initial cost isn’t the burden, even

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though a bare-bones system will still cost at least $300 to $500.

It is the cost of software, printer paper, peripherals like printers and flash drives, ink cartridges and other computing necessities that hit a student’s wallet the hardest.

Microsoft has come out with a new version of its Office program suite called Office 2007. The software has been adopted by Pierce College as the word processing program of choice.

This upgrade in technology has caused many students to get a copy of the new Office suite. The price of the Student version of Office 2007 is roughly $120.

“The cost of having the newest version of software is really high,” said Running Start student Miguel Estrada. “It is like you go out and get it, spend a few hundred bucks, feel good about being current and then six months later you’re in the same boat again.”

Students are not required to have Office 2007 at home to complete assignments, but in some computer classes the student will not have full functionality of their documents if they work on it at school and then try and finish it at home with an older version of Office because the older version doesn’t have all of the features of the newer version.

Besides the need for new software to stay current, students also need supplies to finish assignments.

Nearly all of a student’s reports and projects are computer-based, so they routinely have to buy printer paper and ink cartridges to print out their papers.

These products vary in cost depending on the type of printer, but the price accumulates over the course of a student’s academic career.

Another factor is that technology is always making itself obsolete. A computer or software that was purchased two years ago that was top of the line is now slow and archaic.

A student can’t just buy a computer and

expect it to satisfy his or her needs for the rest of his or her life, so there is the added financial burden of having to upgrade every few years.

A laptop that was purchased six years ago most likely isn’t compatible with today’s operating systems and software, or the hardware on the laptop can’t handle today’s sophisticated programs.

“I have my dad’s old laptop and I can’t do much with it,” said Estrada. “It runs off of Microsoft Windows 98 and they don’t even feature software that is compatible with that anymore. My only real option is to buy a new laptop because it would be just as expensive to try and upgrade the other one.”

A computer is not a one-time investment for students. It is an ongoing expense if a student wants to keep up with changing technology.

“It seems like computers just have a short shelf life,” Trevino said. “It can get confusing trying to stay on top of it all.”

Computer information systems instructor Jim Hendricks says that upgrading an outdated computer is not nearly as effective as purchasing a new one.

“Moore’s Law says computing power will double every 18 months,” he said. “So if you have a computer that is five years old and buy a new one, it will be three

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times more powerful. You will also have more enhancements, work capabilities, and it will be faster and more efficient.”

Even if a student has a newer computer, that doesn’t mean that they won’t encounter problems.

Nearly all students can recall a time when they panicked over a malfunctioning computer, printer or other necessary device. Students are reliant on computers in today’s classroom. When these computing devices become unstable or unreliable, there is a negative impact on the student.

“While my computer was broken down, I had to rely on friends or the computer lab at Pierce,” said Trevino. “It was a very big inconvenience because there were only certain hours that I could do my work. I had to totally adjust my schedule.”

When a computer is rendered useless by a virus or some other cause, it can make life stressful for a student working under a deadline.

“Computer issues really throw a wrench in my life,” Dana Harris, a Pierce College student, said, “especially when I have something due because my whole world becomes focused on finding a solution so I can finish the work. You go into survival mode at that point just to get the problem fixed.”

Computers and technology have had a positive effect on students’ lives, but their benefits don’t come without their fair share of problems. It is a student’s responsibility to stay on top of his or her battle with technology.

Students must take advantage of the resources that they have when technology problems arise, and they must also be certain of what they are doing when saving or transferring data.

Every student, at some point encounters the ominous blue screen which throws the person’s collegiate effort into chaos.

The expenses of new technology will always be there. It is a fact that students have learned to deal with. The best way to deal with the ugly side of technology is to stay patient and remain informed.

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Jana Moore

shoutout Sharon Coward and Jonathan Jones

“Do you want the troops in Iraq?

Why or why not?”

Whitney Henderson “No, I don’t really want them in Iraq because it seems like it was a poorly executed strategy to begin with. But now that we’re there, I don’t really want them out.”

James Hoops “I think the troops in Iraq are there for a bad reason, but now (that) they’re there they should finish the job that they’re there for.”

tips and tricks for the college coffee drinker Samantha Frank For The Puyallup Post

Kyle Phillips “I think they should stay there because they’re already there…they should finish their business before they come home.”

Andrew Coward “I believe they are keeping both the U.S. and Iraq (safe) from terrorists...but...if they are here or there, this is all in the hands of the Lord, and I believe He is keeping them there for a reason.”

Sam Wolcott “Yes I do. I believe we have an obligation to fulfill. We started it, let’s finish.”

E.B. Ismail “I think stay because condition is very bad now.”

Abraham Rios “I don’t want the troops in Iraq because I don’t support any kind of war or violence.”

Jana Moore “If we pull out things will be a mess, so we need to stay there.

But we shouldn’t have been there in the first place.”

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There are many of us out there. Everywhere you look you see one of us.

Although we come in different shapes and sizes, we all have one thing in common: we’re addicted to coffee.

Coffee is the fuel that starts our days out right. We need it in the morning, in the afternoon, and sometimes even a nice cup for that extra zing in our evenings.

In order to feel complete, coffee needs to be running through our systems every day.

A day without coffee is one that none of us addicts like to think about, characterized by splitting headaches and a sleepy stupor.

We coffee addicts depend on coffee like we depend on breathing. We need it to survive.

Because so many of us college students are suffering from this addiction, I have taken the liberty of compiling a few tips and tricks for the college coffee drinker, a sort of “how-to guide” to ensure that we addicts get our coffee fix in the best way possible, enabling us to avoid any hindrances that might get in the way of us enjoying our old friend Joe on a daily basis.

Tip no. 1. If you’re one of those people who like to make your own coffee (which isn’t bad idea for us poor college students; that is, if you’re willing to sacrifice a bit of the quality for the bargain that is Foldgers), be sure to have a coffee pot that can turn itself on and start brewing. That way, you can set it to be ready and waiting so that you can open your eyes before you drive off to school.

Tip no. 2. For the rest of us addicts who leave for school with our eyes still closed while driving as fast as possible to our favorite (or the closest) coffee stand, we want to make sure we have our choice coffee shop pre-chosen. There is no time for college coffee drinkers to be spontaneous when they’re looking for their coffee fix. They must plan ahead.

Tip no. 3. The coffee place you pick is crucial. The ideal place is one that has delicious coffee yet quick service so that you can roll in and roll out, no questions asked. The goal is to go in, place your order, pay, and then book it to school.

Tip no. 4. If you’re prone to being late, avoid going to the places with chatty baristas. A good chat is nice when you have extra time, but when you’re in a time crunch, it’s all business.

Save the barista chat for the times when you need a good talk, a good cry or just a shoulder to lean on.

Tip no. 5. You must pick your drink wisely. If you’re just looking for a coffee that everyone will enjoy, go with the classic vanilla latte, most commonly ordered in the 16 ounces or “grande” size, two shots of coffee, vanilla, and your choice of steamed milk.

If you’ve got a sweet tooth like me, you’re going to want to go with the mocha; chocolate, coffee and milk, good with any flavor (my favorite is coconut) or by itself, and its great either iced or hot.

If you’re a serious addict and you’re all about the coffee, you’re gonna want to go with either a drip coffee (the oldfashioned way), or an Americano, just shots of coffee and water. A quick tip for female (or male) addicts that are calorie conscious: an iced white chocolate Americano is quite tasty and has fewer calories than the lattes and mochas, because it is made with water instead of milk.

Although all of these drinks are grand, there is none more glorious than the iced Carmel macchiato, a splurge drink comprised of layers of coffee, milk and Carmel. Also, a good drink for those addicts that are trying to wean themselves off the stuff, vanilla chai or caffeinated tea is a great substitute.

Tip no. 6. If you don’t feel you have time to sit around and wait for your drink to be made, ask the barista for just straight shots of coffee in a little cup. That way, you can just send it straight to your brain without all the hassle of flavor

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and milk getting in the way.

Tip no. 7. If you’re one of those rare college students that plan ahead and have extra time before you need to be at school every day, feel free to go into a sit down café and enjoy your drink in a mug, maybe while reading a book or finishing up on your school work. This chill time in a coffee shop, for those of you who are fortunate enough to experience it, is glorious. There is nothing more relaxing than chillin’ in a quiet coffee shop with your favorite cup of Joe. Tip no. 8. If you’re the other 75 percent of the college student population and are always late for everything, make sure you get your drink in a to-go cup so you can take it with you as your run out the door. You have no time to relax and drink your coffee out of a mug, and you barely even have time to brush your hair in the morning.

Tip no. 9. Always carry cash with you so that, if need be, you can just give the barista cash, take your drink and go. Paying with a card takes too much time when you’re in a hurry; cash is hassle-free and quick, no signatures required. It’s also easier to monitor your spending when you limit yourself to cash only; it’s way too easy to hand your card over every where you turn and rack up a big bill. With cash, you can visually see how much you have and see when you’ve spent it all.

Tip no. 10. If you’re going to pull an all-nighter and cram for your test or write a term paper that you should have been working on weeks ago, be sure to have coffee on had at every major checkpoint in your study area: in the kitchen, at the computer, in your room and in the hallway. You’ll need as much coffee as you can handle in order to stay awake long enough to finish. You’ll also want to have coffee at every major checkpoint the next day because you will have gotten only four hours of sleep the night before and you will feel like the walking dead. If you’re lucky, you’ll still have coffee in your system from the night before and you’ll be able to survive until class is over.

Tip no. 11. My final tip for you coffee addicts is one of great importance. If your coffee habit makes you late for class every day, have the decency to chug the coffee and throw the cup away before you enter the classroom. The last thing your teacher wants to see is you coming in late with a coffee in your hand, because this leads the teacher to believe that if you had enough time to stop for coffee, then you most certainly would have had time to make it to class on time if you had skipped the coffee. The last thing we want to do is turn the teachers against our beloved coffee, so be smart, chug and throw away before your late entrance.

Hopefully my coffee tips helped you coffee addicts in some way or another, whether it helped you pick the kind of coffee that best suits you, helped you to be a little less late to class or helped you not to anger your teacher. Be sure to use these tips wisely and make the most out of your coffee drinking college years.

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Are college textbooks overpriced?

Kyle Mahlstedt For The Puyallup Post

For the last few years, the cost of college textbooks have been outrageous, and teachers here at Pierce College have seen it affect students’ college education.

"The price of college textbooks have been rising, but so have groceries, property taxes, and gas," said Robert Sager, geology instructor for Pierce College.

When students buy textbooks, they are getting a lot of extras that really are not necessary.

"I try to order the textbook that covers the course material well and yet is not the most expensive," said Sager.

“This usually means I order a paperback version, if it is available, and stay away from shrink-wrapped ancillaries that often up the price considerably.”

Recently, college textbooks have come in a "shrinkwrap" version that include accessories that are not needed.

These versions usually include DVDs and CDs that are rarely used in class instruction.

I asked Tony Granata, math instructor if he thought that textbooks were overpriced.

"Most definitely, yes!" said Granata. “They are outrageously overpriced.”

Granata believes he has an idea why the price of textbooks have gone up.

"For math texts, they can get rid of all the fancy drawings and photos,” he said. “There is absolutely no reason why an application problem involving a train has to have a photo of a train next to it. And all the excessive computer "student learning aids" can probably be tossed as well."

Although most teachers believe that the "outrageous" price of textbooks are ridiculous, they know that students

Wikipedia doesn’t help Martha Coward Type anything on Google, then press search.

Eighty percent out of 100, you will probably see the word Wikipedia on the list of results.

With over a million articles in more than 250 languages, it is no wonder that Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, has become a very popular search engine.

Why, then, do teachers oppose Wikipedia as a source for essays and papers?

Perhaps because anyone can log on to Wikipedia and add or edit information, true or false, on sight.

But I knew there had to be other reasons why, so I talked to two Pierce Collage instructors to see what I could find.

I first went to English instructor Joakim Nilsson, where I learned that the main reason to stay clear of Wikipedia when writing a college paper is because of its questionable credibility.

Most college research papers depend upon the credibility of the source, which usually means it must be an academic source.

“In an academic environment, most academics, most professors (and) most scholars would not see Wikipedia as a credible source,” said Nilsson.

It’s not really about whether the information in Wikipedia is right or wrong, he explained.

When instructors see that Wikipedia was used as a primary source, the paper will not be accepted as an academic paper.

“Research is not only about the information itself, but (rather) how that information and the source of it (is) perceived by the reader,” Nilsson said. “Is it going to give you the credibility in an academic environment that you need?”

Credibility is one good reason, but is there more?

I then went to speech instructor Nikki Poppen-Eagan.

Poppen-Eagan explained that she has two reasons for discouraging student from using Wikipedia in their papers.

The first is because Wikipedia provides only common knowledge, and is not specific. Just like other free web sites, Wikipedia gives general information that does not provide an insightful thesis for a paper.

“As researchers, we want to move beyond basic knowledge,” said Poppen-Eagan. “We want to move into something that is more enlightened.”

Another reason Poppen-Eagan deters students from using Wikipedia is because the editors of Wikipedia only edit for grammar and not for accuracy, which is a danger when anyone can add information, true or false, to it.

After talking to these instructors, I determined to use Wikipedia when I wanted quick, general information.

But I would not dare use it for a college paper, not if I wanted to be taken seriously.

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don't know if I can say overpriced because that implies worth,” she said.

The issue of overpriced textbooks is like the issue of outrageous gas prices.

Sager has a good idea that could help many college students save money and not worry about the price of textbooks.

“Sacrificing elsewhere, such as movies, coffee and beer, beats trying to get through a course without the text,” he said.

Students have come to the conclusion that the price of textbooks is an issue that you have to live with.

Even though it takes a lot out of a student’s budget, it has to be done if you want to continue your college education.

“Textbooks are part of getting a higher education, and the costs must be built into the student's college budget,” said Sager.

There might not be a cure for the inflation of textbook prices, but there are some options. Students can order books online from Amazon, B&N, and many used textbook websites.

Students should try to use the online book exchange more often, though, and it will result in a big chunk of money being saved.

There are many different ways faculty and staff can work together to save students money, but its the publishers that don’t like the idea.

Students on campus know the importance of textbooks, and Holly Redford is no different. She carries the same opinion of mostly all college students.

“You just have to deal with it,” said Redford.

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need them for classes.

"Despite the high prices, students still purchase the text and the learning takes place," said Granata.

There are some alternatives to avoiding the high prices of textbooks, such as the student book exchange, amazon.com, e-bay, and others.

Sager states that those are good alternatives, but there are some downfalls.

"The shipping cost and the chance of getting the book late or the wrong edition are the downsides," he said.

Many students have already taken one route of online textbook buying, the college book exchange. It does save money, but there are risks involved.

“Often faculty and students blame the publishers and authors for the increase in costs, but their share is a small percentage of the total cost of a book, and both receive profit and royalties only on the first new sale,” said Sager.

Authors and publishers have to make a profit too, but often the text in the books are slightly to hardly modified.

Textbooks are always coming out with newer editions, which means the older versions are not worthy for class instruction.

This is an issue because it forces the students to buy brand new textbook, and no option to buy used.

Linda Ketcheson, student advisor at Pierce, sees an issue in the prices of textbooks.

"Some student try to get by without the textbook, or wait until later in the quarter when it is more affordable which results in them falling behind," she said.

Ketcheson knows the importance of textbooks, but she also knows the importance of a tight budget.

“My impression is that textbooks are very expensive. I

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Colleges across the nation provide students with a way to receive money for their textbooks after they used them.

Unfortunately, students do not agree with the criteria that companies and schools use to justify the amount of cash back. Some new strategies are presented to endorse exactly what the companies look for.

Colleges offer to help students save money by using the book buy back method. Selling your textbook back to the campus’ bookstore is easy through this program.

During most schools’ final exam week each quarter, a representative from a book wholesaler purchases titles for the school, as well as the used book companies.

This free service connects students that sell used books to those who want to buy them.

Each school has set criteria that allows them to buy back the textbook. A lot of companies require the same criteria in order to give students cash back.

Pierce College Puyallup has designed three standards for their students.

The first standard is that students will receive 50 percent of the purchase price. This is determined if the text book is needed at the college for the following term or if quantities purchased are limited to the instructor’s projection of quantity needed.

Market value is the next standard. Wholesale distributors will buy books in current editions which are not being used at Pierce College Puyallup. The representative will pay the going price, which is determined by the demand for the title at other bookstores nationally.

The last standard determines if the students’ textbooks are in poor condition and/or old editions. These have no resale value and will not be bought back.

Also, there are several factors that affect the value of a used textbook. These include, but not limited to, the condition of the book, whether the instructor reuses the text in the next semester, whether the publisher issues a new edition of the text and if the projected needs for the text have been fulfilled.

A major impact that disturbs students and teachers are the continuous updates of textbook editions.

Book companies have found a way to constantly make money by renewing editions each quarter. Teachers then ask students to purchase the newest updated version, costing them an arm and a leg.

Nick Harris, a Pierce College Puyallup student, says it is very frustrating having to pay so much for your textbook and then in 3 months they won’t buy it back because of the change.

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textbooks because it causes students to procrastinate purchasing them, which causes them to fall behind in class. Also, the changes in the new editions are minimal, consisting of a page number added or a new definition.

This causes confusion to both the student and teacher when assigning homework.

If students do not agree with the standards the colleges set for the book buy back, then other opportunities are available to receive a rational amount of money.

Websites are available to students who attempt to sell their textbook at their own asking price.

Not only does Harris purchase his books online, he also is currently thinking about selling his textbooks through the internet next quarter because he feels he will save more money.

Sites such as Amazon.com can help students go through this the easy route. It requires you enter accurate information that reflects your book and presents you an estimated starting price.

Unfortunately, there are a few setbacks while going this route.

If you have time to wait for money, going through a website is perfect for you. But selling your book online promises no time estimate and no guaranteed sale.

Amazon.com also charges a fee to use their website as the middle man. This fee will be charged automatically when you post your book, pushing you even farther into debt before any money is received.

The Nebraska Book Company partners with bookstores to increase the volume in book buy back. They rely on four simple book buy back strategies that lead to a greater number of students selling textbooks.

By building a strong buy back list, students have a wider opportunity to re-sell many types of textbooks.

Paying 50 percent or more of the cost will encourage students to re-sell in the future.

Posting buy back lists on-line will drive more students to the buy-back counter. If students knew in advance what the books would be worth online, then more would interact under certain circumstances.

Lastly, by promoting the buy back, each student becomes fully aware of the store’s hours and the dates for the book buy back.

“I try to sell my books back every quarter, but sometimes I’m not aware of the buy back dates so I don’t make it on time,” says Harris. “My mind is overloaded with too many other things than my textbooks.”

Students and staff will always have the opportunity to use this method if they’re willing to accept cutting the cost in half. If you happen to not agree with the book company’s criteria, there are always other options of finding ways to sell your textbook too. a P r i l

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Our troops are accomplishing missions on many fronts

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Look around you.

In our community, both college and local, warriors walk among us.

They come from diverse backgrounds and enlist for many reasons.

They are pilots, technicians, linguists, gunners and medics.

They will be the first to defend our country and the last to surrender.

And when duty calls, they will answer.

They will carry the spirit of our nation to every corner of the world and back again.

But they are also your neighbor, classmate, fellow citizen and friend.

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And what they have volunteered to do is worthy of and demands our respect, admiration and gratitude.

May is Military Appreciation Month.

Take a moment to express your appreciation of our soldiers, Marines, Airmen and Sailors.

They work long hours and endure separation from family and loved ones, and they will do the jobs no one else wants to do without asking for reward.

And in today’s world, they will deploy to distant lands and fight wars.

Above all, they are the guardians and protectors of our nation and our freedom, and we value them for all the sacrifices they have made for us.

Thank you to all our warriors, past and present.

You are not forgotten!

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shoutout Sharon Coward and Jonathan Jones

“What does Memorial Day mean to you?”

Jennifer Divis “Remembering all the people that died for us and served our country, so we can have what we have…people who have gone on and left their marks on this world.”

Shelby Scott “For me, Memorial Day is a day of patriotism, to remember our fallen soldiers and celebrate America and the freedoms we have.”

Top: Student Shane Foster accepts a certificate from Division Chair Bob Mohrbacher for his work on SLAM, Student Literary Arts Magazine of Pierce College.

Cody Beer “It’s a day to celebrate what all our veterans have done for our country…it’s a celebration of sacrifice.”

Ryan Scott “A day of remembrance of my grandfathers that I’ve lost…and all our friends in Iraq.”

Right: Kandee Nelson,an instructional technician on campus, talks about her artwork in the

Waiting until the snow melts?

Nichole Lund For The Puyallup Post

Kim Bannink “Memorial Day, to me, means that because of the people that fought in the wars for us, we’re able to live the lives that we live today.”

Jonathan Jones

Alfredo Tabulina “It’s more of honoring the dead as far as the sacrificing of lives for our country.”

While Washington saw an awesome winter for snowboarding, skiing, tubing and snowshoeing, we are getting short-handed as summer nears.

The snow level is still at about 4,500 feet, leaving most hikers and backpackers twiddling their thumbs and itching for a good hike.

If you do decide to go hiking, crampons are highly recommended. If you want to wait it out for the snow to melt, there are plenty of things to do.

Washington may be known for hiking, but this beautiful state offers a plethora of other activities to occupy us until the time comes.

The Olympics offer more then just trails and the Elwha river offers awesome sights and beautiful hot springs. A short hike from the trailhead, these hot springs are high above the Elwha. Bring water sandals if algae makes you squeamish, and a couple are super hot so be careful! Last year May was beautiful; just be careful and bring appropriate gear!

Further northwest from the Olympics by Neah Bay lies the most beautiful strip of beach Washington has to offer. A little over a mile into the woods is Shi Shi beach and the Point of Arches.

Either a day hike or an overnighter, Shi Shi beach is beautiful. Take plenty of fresh water because there isn’t fresh water anywhere near the campsites.

Other than hikes, Washington has many tourist activities that can be just as fun for Washington natives.

In Seattle, the Space Needle has an observation tower that has fun interactive maps and activities.

Just next to the Space Needle, the Pacific Science Center offers a variety of awesome activities including an IMax theatre. And down the road, the Experience Music Project is a cool place to show off your sweet guitar skills.

When the weather gets a tad warmer, the zoo can be a good place to enjoy the outdoors and the wildlife. In Tacoma, Point Defiance Zoo offers plenty of wildlife and an outdoor amphitheater.

In Seattle, Woodland Park Zoo offers a large variety of wildlife and great scenery. And in Eatonville, Northwest Trek is a good place to get more familiar with some of Washington’s native animals.

Whatever you decide to do, get out there and enjoy Washington.

Even though the snow has yet to melt, there is still tons of activities to do.

Christopher Pilch “It’s a day off school, and a day to remember soldiers who fought for my country.”

Sarah Schwagerl “Camping, and also honoring the veterans.”

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it’s time to spring into good health foods that do the work for you Nichole Lund For The Puyallup Post

The season of renewal is here and students are all looking to trade in their sweaters for bathing suits.

When we think about summer, we think about losing weight. There are no tricks, but some old stand-bys work every time: diet and exercise.

If you are looking to lose some weight, the following are great tips to do it the healthy way.

Remember to plan. Plan meals and work-outs ahead of time and save time during the week.

The diet: When planning your diet, keep the following in mind.

Six diet planning principles: Nutritional Adequacy: Do you have all of the nutrients needed to be healthy?

Balance: Eating plenty of the good stuff, and the bad stuff in moderation.

Calorie Control: Eating foods that are packed with good energy, not empty calories like sugar.

Nutrient Density: Eating foods that are packed with nutrients.

Moderation: Enough, not too much.

Variety: Wide selection of foods across the pyramid.

Heart healthy snacks: Carrots, lowfat yogurt, raw broccoli, bagel with jam, lowfat cottage cheese with fruit, graham crackers, airpopped popcorn, cantaloupe, fruit salad, celery, honeydew melon, snap peas, pita wedges and hummus, unsweetened applesauce, cherry tomatoes, and pretzels The workout plan: Include a workout in your routine about three to five times per week. Cardio, muscle strength/endurance, and flexibility should all be worked on.

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Principles of training: Specificity: Focusing on one component of fitness such as cardio Progressive Overload: Gradually increasing Frequency, Intensity, and Duration Reversibility: Benefits of working out are reversible, unfortunately.

Benefits of cardio exercise: 1. Increases cardiac muscle strength which lowers resting heart rate 2. Lower heart rate during exercise 3. Recovery time (time that you are out of breath after a workout) decreases 4. More functional capillaries (these are good!)

5. Lung capacity increases 6. Blood pressure lowers 7. Increase HDLs (the good ones) 8. Decrease LDLs (the bad ones) Misconceptions about losing fat: “I have to burn all of the calories I intake and that will take too long.”

Actually, the body has something called a Basal Metabolic Rate which can burn up to 65-75 percent of your calories for you. Another part of your body function, digestion, can burn 10-15 percent of your daily calories.

That leaves only 10-25 percent of calories that are up to you to burn!

“I don't eat carbs because they are bad for you.”

While sugary starches that are found in white bread and white rice are bad for you, some carbs like whole grains are great! About 60-65 percent of your daily food intake should be carbohydrates.

Your body burns energy from what’s called glucose, which is made out of carbs.

If your body was thought of in terms of a car, carbohydrates would be the first gas tank that your car would use. Next would be lipids (fats) and last would be protein.

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Some foods, also known as negative calorie foods, are foods that make the body work harder in extracting calories.

These foods may be consumed within a weight-loss diet to potentially relieve the feeling of hunger without contributing to total caloric intake.

However, limiting a diet to only these foods would result in malnutrition.

So how can one fix that problem?

Add protein to your diet. By adding protein, along with negative calorie foods, it may help you stay healthy even in the long term.

Moreover, Dr. John Anne from the American Chronicle gives an example of how negative calories work.

“The example of negative calorie foods may include the name of broccoli,” he says.

If you eat 100 gm of broccoli, it provides you 25 calories. However, you need 80 calories to digest 100 gm of broccoli that means you are burning (80-25) = 55 calories from your body fat.”

Wikipedia provides a list of negative calorie foods.

It shows many examples: asparagus, apple, beef, beet root, broccoli, blueberries, cabbage, cantaloupe, cranberry, celery, chicory, grapefruit, garden cress, garlic, green beans, honeydew, lemon, lime, lettuce, orange, onion, papaya, peach, pineapple, radish, raspberry, strawberry, spinach, tangerine, tomato, turnip, watermelon and zucchini.

Have fun eating these foods that make a great snack or a great weight-loss tool.

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Brewer Courtesy of Adam Brewer

Sharon Coward Editor

The tall man with dark cropped hair and brown eyes struggles with the question.

He sits back, glances at his coffee cup and looks around the quiet coffee shop.

“I don’t describe myself,” he finally says. “I let my actions describe who I am.”

It’s Friday afternoon and Adam Brewer is finished working. Most week days, he doesn’t get home until 8 p.m. To say his life is hectic is an understatement.

The 24-year-old has to think when asked how many jobs he has. There’s the Pierce College tutoring center, where Brewer is one of several math tutors, and his new job at Sylvan Learning Center on South Hill. He’s not sure if his supplemental instruction position in Anthony Granata’s math class at Pierce counts.

And then there’s his other job, the one he started after high school in 2002 and has committed six years of his life to.

It takes him out of town on weekends to the middle of nowhere near Yakima where he gets to blow up stuff and hang out with his best friends in Bravo Company.

He loves working at Sylvan and teaching young children fractions and decimals, and he enjoys challenging himself with the demands of the tutoring center at Pierce.

But nothing beats being a U.S. Marine.

For Brewer, being one of the few and proud isn’t just a title.

It’s his life, and it defines who he is and what he believes in.

“There are no ex-Marines,” he explains one Thursday night early in the quarter. “There are no, ‘Oh, I used to be a Marine’—no, they’re former Marines. Once you put on the eagle, globe and anchor and get dismissed from boot camp and your drill instructor says, ‘Platoon 3131, dismissed,’ you’re a Marine.”

“And you will never forget the values instilled in you during those three months of hell.”

Boot camp matured him 10 years, he says. He’s not sure how he lived without the Marine Corps values before those three months. Everything they taught him he uses today.

“The leadership traits in the Marine Corps apply to my every day life,” he says. “Honor, courage, commitment—that doesn’t just apply to the Marine Corps. It applies to my marriage and school. It’s in every aspect of my life.”

“It’s everything he does,” adds his wife Renee.

Renee Brewer, a substitute teacher for the Puyallup school district, met her husband in the seventh grade. He was always the guy who tried the hardest in everything he did, she says. He wasn’t very motivated in high school, but he was kind and thoughtful of others’ needs.

Their story goes that she had a crush on him for a couple years before he finally noticed her.

“I didn’t really want a girlfriend because I knew (that), with the high school drama and stuff, (the relationship) would just get destroyed,” said Brewer.

They started dating shortly before he shipped off to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot for basic training.

His decision to enlist with the Corps was a simple one.

“I wanted to get away from my parents as quick as possible, and the Marines were a good bet for that,” the Eatonville native explains. “I knew the hours were going to be bad.

They treat you like crap—I mean, I’ve seen the movies.”

Renee went to college, and after a few years of long-distance relationship, Brewer proposed in early 2005.

Two weeks later, he received orders to deploy to Iraq. His unit arrived in Camp Fallujah in March 2005.

Brewer’s unit was tasked with convey security. They would provide security for 40 to 100 tractor trailers and support their movement from base to base.

“We would watch for (improvised explosive devices) and protect the trucks,” he said.

It was a few months after Operation Phantom Fury, one of the most intense urban battles in the five-year Iraq War. “A lot had calmed down (in Fallujah), but they still had restrictions on (and) curfews at night,” he says. “When I first got there in March there was no lights in the city, so at night it’d be darker than crap and you’d drive through that and it was intense.”

He shrugs when talking about his job there.

“It wasn’t too bad,” he says. “We got blown up, (but) it wasn’t anything like what they had when the initial invasion went down. We got hit with about 12 bombs on the side of the road.”

One time, near the end of his seven-month deployment, a vehicle exploded in front of him.

“That driver looked right at me and waved, and he was just, like, smiling at me…(and) I waved back, and then less than 10 seconds later he’s blowing himself up,” he says. “So it was like, oh s**t, there’s still people trying to kill us.”

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Adam Brewer spent seven months in Iraq in 2005 (above) including guard duty at Camp Falluj (below left.) Below right: Brewer met his wife Renee (left) in seventh grade.

“That was a shock, too, saying, ‘We’re not going to f**king get home unless we pay attention to this.’ So it was a wake-up call.”

He hated the sandstorms and the heat, and the thought of not surviving Iraq occupied his daily thoughts. His first thought each morning was the possibility that he wouldn’t live to see the night.

“Mentally, (it was hard), knowing that you don’t even have to go outside the camp to get blown up because they’re shooting mortars and stuff inside the base,” he says. “Just the thought of you might not be able to survive the day, even if you do everything you’re supposed to do, that was probably one of the worse mental things.”

He wasn’t too keen on the lost sleep and the need to stay constantly alert, but nothing compared to leaving Renee for seven months.

“We were engaged, and it was probably the worst time, being apart,” he says. “It was not fun.”

“It wasn’t the long distance; it was the fact that we couldn’t talk to each other,” adds Renee. “And I couldn’t see him at all.”

There were letters, three a week, says Renee, even though Brewer’s unit didn’t start receiving mail until a month after living on base.

“I was mailing out long before that, trying to say, ‘Hey, this is something I’m experiencing,’” he said. “I want to be able to show that to my kids some day, so I would describe to her what I was going through.”

They also mailed each other tape recordings, said Renee, “so we could hear each other’s voices.”

“Through the mail, you can see how they’re writing and you can tell what their emotions are: if they’re pissed off, if they’re sad, if they’re having a good day. You’d be surprised,” explains Brewer. “But when you get to hear their voice, it’s amazing.”

He grins at the memory, his face lighting up. “Especially if you haven’t heard if for months, and you’re like, ‘Oh, I got a tape. Awesome!’”

Iraq was a good experience, says Renee. “It strengthened

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our relationship.”

“Iraq was the second hardest, most rewarding thing I’ve done,” agrees Brewer.

“The first would be my marriage.”

They’ve been married nearly two years now. Brewer considers himself blessed to have Renee in his life. She’s everything he’s not, he says. They were meant for each other.

It’s his relationship with Renee that makes his decision to re-enlist with the Marines that much harder.

His six-year contract expires in October, and some say his unit will be re-deploying to Iraq next year.

If it’s true, Brewer will re-enlist for another four years.

The decision virtually guarantees he will return to Iraq next year.

“My contract would be up, so that means it’s technically optional,” he says of the choice. “I can get out or I can go to Iraq. And as of right now, I’m planning on re-enlisting.”

He grins. “And I’m saying that without looking at my wife. It’s a sensitive subject, obviously. It was hard enough the first time.”

“And we weren’t married,” she adds.

“The second time’s going to be a lot harder,” Brewer agrees.

Brewer is frank when discussing the dangers of returning to Iraq. He is well-aware of the risk of serving in a combat environment.

The thought of dying doesn’t scare him, he says. It’s the thought of leaving Renee that he doesn’t like to think about.

But his deep commitment to the Marine Corps values demands he put his unit and his service before himself.

“I’m re-enlisting because I can’t see training with the men that I trained with, and then leaving them behind when they go,” he says. “There are guys in my unit that I went to boot camp with. And I don’t serve with them; I’m best friends with them. And if they go over and die because I wasn’t there…”

His voice trails off briefly, then his eyes grow focused with determination.

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Through years of violence, unrest and turmoil, independence finally rings true.

Once a republic of Serbia, Kosovo became the 196th Sovereign Nation on Feb. 17.

In celebration of this newly-recognized nation, Pierce College Puyallup history instructor Chris Vanneson gave a lecture on the current state of affairs in Kosovo.

According to Vanneson, Kosovo is a prosperous nation in southeastern Europe, with valuable resources in lead, zinc, silver, halloysite and coal.

“Chances, I believe, will be good for this country,” he said.

The downside?

The nearby nation of Serbia is upset that Kosovo is now independent and Kosovo itself is having a problem with an unemployment rate.

More than 40 percent of Kosovo’s population between 18 to 75 years old are unemployed.

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cludes. “So, that’s why I’m going back.”

It’s still tentative, and for now, Brewer is too busy living the present to dwell for long on the future.

He will graduate from Pierce College in June with his associate’s degree, and he recently was accepted at Pacific Lutheran University. He wants to major in math with a certificate in secondary education.

He’s taken seven math classes in two years at Pierce, and it was Phyllis Fikar who inspired him to major in math. His experience at the tutoring center encouraged him to be a high school math teacher.

“When that light bulb clicks, and people start to understand and stuff, it’s one of the best feelings in the world,” he says with enthusiasm. “Especially when you start them out, and they don’t know anything about it, and they’re kind of getting it, kind of getting it, and then all of a sudden, ‘Oh! That’s easy!

Alright!’ And then they just fly through it.”

“I love it. It’s the best feeling in the world.”

He doesn’t read the news because he might be going back to Iraq, and he prefers to continue as if nothing is about to change.

“I’m planning on living my life as if I’m not going to Iraq,” he says. “And if we go, everything gets put on hold until I get back.”

“I mean, there’s a lot that goes into leaving for seven to nine months.”

The possibility of leaving hasn’t changed his goals, but he knows that once he’s back in country he’ll need to focus entirely on his mission. No distractions.

“I don’t need anything else to worry about when I’m over there,” he said. “Since I’m a corporal, I’ll be a sergeant by the time I go over there, (so) I’m going to have to worry about 20 Marines doing stupid stuff.”

“I’ll be in charge of more people then myself when I’m over there, which means I’m responsible for their safety.”

“I don’t need to be thinking about anything back home when 20 people are relying on me for their safety, which means 20 families are relying on me to get their sons home safe. I don’t need to think about anything else.”

“Nope,” adds Renee in agreement.

She’s not sure about the possible deployment. She hated the first one, and this time will be harder because their relationship has grown since the first time.

But she’ll support her husband whatever he decides.

As for Brewer, he has only one thought as he considers his life.

“Even with all the bad experiences I’ve had, I wouldn’t go back and change a damn thing, just because it’s been a hell of a ride,” he says with certainty. “(Those experiences have) made me who I am today.”

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Attention: All world maps now are now outdated Kosovo is a 2,400 square mile country that consists of three major mountain ranges, two plains and six major cities including the centrally-located capital, Pristina.

Near Pristina is a sacred battlefield and historical landmark for the nearly 92 percent Albania population.

It’s where a Serbian prince led his army in Kosovo to defeat the Turks in June 1389; however, he failed.

From that moment in history, four countries have taken control of Kosovo.

In 1995, the U.S. military got involved. Currently, troops are still keeping the peace there.

With the United States being one of the first to recognize Kosovo as an independent nation, about 40 other countries have recognized it as well.

History instructor Chris Vanneson discusses The citizens of Kosovo are proud of this accombecause they felt they were not treated well Kosovo, a country that recently establishedplishment its by the government of Serbia and were treated as secindependence. ond-class citizens in their own country, Vanneson said.

To all history students, be prepared for new material “I am not pessimistic about the economy in Kosoto cover as well as new world maps. vo,” Vanneson said.

Pierce College Puyallup’s student newspaper is accepting applications for the 2008-09 school year.

Applications are due J une 6.

Paid Positions include: leditor lManaging editor lReporters lPage designer lPhotographer ladvertising Manager information and applications are available in the student newspaper office, c218 or student Programs, c210.

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the hills are alive, with sounds of summer music Alexander S. Duran For The Puyallup Post

The sun is starting to shine. The birds are chirping. People are walking around without coats.

This can only mean one thing—summer is on its way.

And what a better way to spend a summer weekend than going to see your favorite band or find a new favorite?

Music festivals in our area are plentiful.

Portland, Seattle and the Gorge all have great events lined up.

Seattle Summer Music Fest at Alki Beach is definitely one you should check out.

If you are into new, up-and-coming acts, you really need to go to this event on Aug. 10, 11 and 12.

This festival is at one of the most beautiful beaches around. The Seattle Summer Music Fest really focuses on the music. It’s hip, but you won’t feel like you have to wear the coolest new shoes or fashion.

With bands such as They Might Be Giants, United States of Electronica and Karma, you can’t go wrong.

Some of the other bands to appear— Altered States of Funk, Derby, Post Stardom Depression, Sub-Motive and the Femurs— should definitely be worth the donation required to enter.

That’s right. You pay what you want. This event is organized by Emergence Radio Northwest, grant recipients of the Northwest Music Fund program.

If you are into the blues or good music in general, the Portland Blues Festival is July 36 on the Willamette River waterfront in downtown Portland, Ore. The event is operated by the Portland Food Bank, a charitable non-profit organization.

The festival has grown from a small festival to the largest blues fest west of the Mississippi and the second largest in the nation.

The Portland Blues Festival has a global reputation in the music world as being one of

the best-run festivals. During the four days of the festival, there are 125 performances, four stages and nine blues cruises.

Acts like Canned Heat, Robert “Wolfman” Belfour, the Mannish Boys, Cedryl Ballou, and the Zydeco Trendsetters should get you jumpin’.

The Sasquatch Music Festival is on Memorial Day weekend at the Gorge. I always have a great time at this festival.

The tickets are a little pricey, especially if you buy them the week of the festival ($76.50, not including camping). The line up over the three-day -weekend is out of control this year.

On May 24: R.E.M, Modest Mouse, M.I.A. and The National.

On May 25: The Cure, The Presidents of the United States of America, The debut of the Flaming Lips movie, Tegan and Sara, Brian Posehn, and Cold War Kids.

On May 26: The Flaming Lips: U.F.O. Show, The Mars Volta, Built to Spill, The

Hives, Ghostland Observatory, Battles, Flight of the Conchords and Michael Ian Black.

The stand up comedy of Brian Posehn , Michael Ian Black and Flight of the Concords should make you bust a gut.

The Vans Warped Tour also is at the Gorge on Aug. 9. The tickets are a lot more moderately priced than Sasquatch($30). You could probably afford to buy a shirt if you wanted. The Warped Tour is a little heavier than the others. Bands like All That Remains, Evergreen Terrace, and Norma Jean are sure to Knock the socks off your shoes.

There are definitely pros and cons to attending music festivals. On the plus side you can see a lot of new artists, enjoy a rocking show with people who have the same interests in music as you, and see some wild stuff.

On the negative end you may miss out on the intimate feel of a club or smaller venue.

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The men of Easy Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne volunteered for this elite fighting force because they wanted to be the best in the U.S. Army.

This book takes you from their vigorous basic training experiences to their landing at Utah Beach on D-day in 1944 and the day they took over Hitler’s “Eagle’s Nest.”

The Easy Company survivors describe the hell and confusion of any war: the senseless death of some of their fellow soldiers and the execution of a G.I. for disobeying an order not to get drunk.

Despite the horrors, Band of Brothers illustrates what one of Stephen Ambrose’s sources calls Publisher: “the secret attractions of war ... the delight in comradeship, the delight in destruction ... war as (a) spectacle.”

By the time the company has gone through D-day and seized Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest in Bavaria, we feel we know as much about the men and their missions as we do about our own brothers.

Ambrose illustrates the trials and tribulations these men experienced as if he were one of them.

I recommend this book to anyone who wants to be inspired by the tale of true American heroes.

Not a comic book fan? Well, there is still time to become one and Iron Man is the perfect movie to start with.

With a mixture of action, violence and some subtle romance, it's the perfect movie to start off the summer film season.

Tony Stark, played by Robert Downey Jr., is the billionaire CEO of his late father’s company Stark Industries, which he inherited. He manufactures weapon systems for the U.S. military.

Stark, a high-class ladies man and a drinker with the mind of a genius, flies to Afghanistan to demonstrate his new weapons for the U.S. Air Force.

Stars: While on his way back to base, Director: he is captured by terrorists and is Rated: held captive with another hostage What it s about: named Yinsen (Shaun Toub), who saved his life.

Together, they are forced to build his new destructive missile.

Stark gains new insight on the issues of his company and understands he is not helping people but making things worse.

With the help of Yinsen, he decides to build a suit of armor, which helps him escape the terrorists. When he gets back to the states, Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), Stark’s personal assistant and Air Force Lieut. Colonel Jim Rhodes (Terrence Howard) help Stark form a new suit of armor.

This time, it can fly.

Though there are many battles between good and evil, Raidersw omen’s softball team won its second consecutive Western Division this movie shows the importance of standing up for what you believe in, even when everyone else thinks your crazy.

League Championship. The Raiders I think this was a great movie. I really enjoyed it and I took two games from South Puget Sound CC recentlyto wrap up the titlenever got lost.

The story line was well written and Robert Downey Jr. and extenditsleague record to 26-2. played the lead role perfectly. He used his “bad boy” looks for the weapon manufacturing side of his character and Team members are: Kristi Alcorn , Kimmie Cable, Keilani his reserved side while turning his life around.

It was a great contrast and the chemistry on the screen Cruz,Katie Demme ,Christina Evans , was unbelievable between him and Gwyneth Paltrow. All Danielle Kauzlarich , Jordyn Lerum, Ellen Mittlestadt ,Kelly Smith ,Kelley in all, this movie is worth the time to go and see.

Plus, it was set up perfectly for a future sequel.

Suggs ,Krista Zappone

Congratulations

On May 16, Seattle is going to be one of the lucky cities that rap legend Nas will be touring.

Being the rap connoisseur that I am, I try to see all my favorite rappers and I’ve done a pretty good job.

I was able to go to the Rock the Bells concert in 2004 where the Wu-Tang Clan performed together for the first time in more than 10 years.

Unfortunately, ODB passed away four months later, so that concert is now legendary.

I’ve seen Redman, Devin the Dude, Mac-Dre, Andre Nickati- Label: na, Cypress Hill, Dr. Dre, Snoop, Eminem and many more.

However, I’ve never seen Nas. This guy never tours, so I recommend anybody and everybody to go out and see this show at the Show Box SoDo. I decided to switch things up this month and do a review on an older CD that actually came out 16 years ago, Nas’ debut album Illmatic.

I don’t know how to overstate the fact that this could be arguably the greatest album of all-time, not only the greatest rap album.

On April 19 1994, Nas released this great album. In a year, with classics like Biggie’s Ready to Die and Redman’s Dare Iz a Darkside, this CD stood out because of the amazing lyrics combined with the amazing beats and the fact that there were no guest appearances, except for another unheard MC from Queensbridge, New York, and that was AZ. Illmatic was produced by rap’s most respected beat producers of the time, legends like DJ Premier from Gangstarr, Q-Tip from Tribe Called Quest, Large Professor from Mainsource and Pete Rock.

The CD starts off with “NY State of Mind,” produced

by Premier, and this song is a classic. The lyrics on this track show why Nas is one of the best street poets ever.

Next, it transitions into one of my favorite songs of alltime, “Life’s a…” featuring AZ. This song is all about how life’s hard and it’s short, so you have to make the best of it all the time.

Right after that it goes to “The World is Yours,” produced by Pete Rock, and it was basically an ode to the classic Al Pacino movie Scarface.

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Movies This m onth, The Puy allup Post staff takes a look at its favorite movies with a military theme.

Platoon Brad Jones: “I think now, looking back, we did not fight the enemy. We fought ourselves. And the enemy was in us,” said Charlie Sheen’s character in this famous Vietnam film. This movie is very intense, and the war scenes are great. It shows some of the politics that American troops had to go through during that time.

Dances With Wolves Jonathan Jones: Lt. John Dunbar (Kevin Costner) befriends wolves and the nearby Sioux tribe, helps win a war against neighboring Native Americans, and leads his tribe to safety away from the pursuing American Army. This one is definitely a classic.

Saving Private Ryan Virginia Owens: Saving Private Ryan is great because it shows the utter brutality of war with no glamorization; it gets me every time! This film is so much more than just a movie; it is a true experience of the horrors and hardships of war. Just sit through the breathtaking beach landing scene to see what I mean. For many this is a far too realistic recap of World War II, but it creates a sense of pride to the true American.

Black Hawk Down Sharon Coward: Any battle or conflict that costs American lives should never be forgotten.

Behind Enemy Lines Kendra Logston: Out of the very few war films that I have watched, Behind Enemy Lines is my favorite. I can’t explain why I like it; I just do.

The Patriot Emily Nelson: This was the first war movie I saw and I instantly fell in love with it. The historical significance of the American Revolution is perfect for anyone interested in history; you just have to keep in mind that most of the themed ideas are far-fetched.

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fee, but instead of paying the $4.25 per credit building fee and the full tuition price for one class, they will only pay $5 for their class.

This is contingent on class openings.

If a class is full and there are no available spaces, employees can register for a class and the college will pay for half of that class. Employees will only pay approximately $55.

Puyallup student leaders interpreted the discrepancy as a slight toward students on the part of the faculty and staff unions.

The Associated Student Body of Pierce College Puyallup, led by student president Andrew Monson, wrote a letter of expressed disappointment to these unions last month.

The letter drew the attention of faculty and staff, who had not realized the difference could be seen as offensive towards the students who funded the building.

But the issue is a matter of contract, says faculty union president Ed Leitner.

Requiring faculty to pay the full cost of tuition is asking them to violate their contracts with Pierce College.

According to their contracts, faculty are allowed to take any class at Pierce, provided there is an empty space not occupied by a student, and

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Musician searches for independence, changes look

Daniel Collins For The Puyallup Post

Today’s popular music scene is in an interesting rut.

It’s hard to tell a real musician from all the over-produced artists out there.

It’s not easy to distinguish real artists from the ones who are really just a vocal puppet of some rich producer out in Las Angeles who got way to good at pro tools.

Hate to be harsh, but it is really quite sad where the music industry stands today.

There are just too many artists that have a pretty face to sell records but really no real musical ear to write tunes.

They are truly just a puppet to accommodate record company’s needs to sell, sell, sell.

Finally, after years of this practice, a few artists are beginning to old Ryan Cabrera step out and stick it to corporate record labels, one of which is Ryan Cabrera.

You may remember Ryan Cabrera as the spikey blond -haired preppy-clothed kid who wrote a bunch of sappy love songs, but recently he has re-emerged as an independent artist.

An independent artist means that Cabrera has dropped his label and is now the only person in charge of his songs, shows, records and his new look. In recent interviews, Cabrera has discussed his need to break free from a record label and record what he feels and dress how he wants.

He did not just want to sell records; he wanted to be true to the music that was on his heart.

He now resembles a Johnny Depp look-a-like and not so much the teen heart-throb that you may have

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When I first heard this album, I just looped these first three songs because they were so good and because I was too scared to listen to the rest of the CD, thinking it could not continue to be this good.

But I finally found the courage and went onto the song “Halftime.” And I was not disappointed.

“Halftime,” produced by Large Professor, brings a grimy feel to the record, which I think is the reason this is one of the best albums of all time.

You can go from that to the next two songs, “Memory Lane (Sittin’ in Da Park),” which brings an almost jazzy

remembered. He has grown out his hair, dumped the Diesel jeans for skinnies, thrown out the Vans slip-on for rock star boots and has more tattoos then one can count on all your fingers and toes. His new look is about as far opposite as he could have gotten from the original Cabrera.

Besides his new look, his music has completely been altered, for the better I think.

His upcoming album, titled The Moon Under Water, will really surprise you. The record has a very unique sound and should appeal to a more mature audience and not just 14-year-old girls.

It has some new electronica influences and you will be able to tell that The Beatles tattoo on his arm was not just a clever design.

He definitely has let the classic sounds of the ‘60s shine though new Ryan Cabrera on this record. No matter what pre-conceived notions you have of Cabrera, you really should give this new album that came out on May 13 a shot.

I think you will be really surprised by his new sound, and if you do not believe me check out his MySpace page and a take a listen for yourself at www.myspace.com/ryancabrera.

It is an exciting thing to see an artist really dig into writing their own tunes away from a corporate label.

Who knows, this could be a start to more artists following the idea of going independent.

Can you imagine: a music industry full of artists who write what they feel, free of corporate America? Now that would be something.

feel to the album and then “One Love.” This song shows why when Nas raps, it’s like listening to a movie.

Then Nas goes back to his grimy New York state of mind, as he calls it, with the tracks “One Time 4 Your Mind” and “Represent.”

And, like a cherry on top of a Sundae, the last song is “It Ain’t Hard to Tell.” Large Professor used over seven samples for this track! And with this song, it’s not hard to tell why he was considered to be the best rapper since Rakim, and still is.

So I beg anybody that has not listened to this CD to give it a try, rap fan or not. And if you are a Nas fan, spend 40 bucks and go see this show.

You may not get another chance.

pay a flat fee of $5.

This is to support the continuing education of faculty and staff.

“We don’t pay tuition; we have tuition waivers,” Leitner said.

The faculty union will begin talks on the issue, and Monson says that one possibility for resolving the issue is to submit a new fee proposal to the Board of Trustees.

The letter, he said, was written based on miscommunication between the unions and students.

“I wrote it based on the information I had, and the information I had was that the unions fought to pay no membership fee and they gave no reason,” Monson said. “That’s why we wrote it.”

“I believe that (faculty and staff) do support students,” he said. “The problem was that there was no communication made, and the communication has been opened (as a result of the letter).”

Leitner echoes his statement.

“It’s not a slight to students,” he said.

But asking employees to pay the full tuition cost is asking them to violate their contract, something they cannot do, he adds.

A few possible alternatives have been suggested by faculty union represenatives, including requiring a flat fee to use the HEC or asking faculty and staff to make monetary donations to the continued construction and operation of the HEC.

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How do you score on test anxiety?

Kendra Logston Reporter

Many students complain when an instructor announces the date of the next test.

Whether the test is ‘easy’ or ‘difficult,’ it seems to be irrelevant because they still feel an anxiety toward the test.

Test anxiety can be split into three categories: low, medium and high.

But how many students have test anxiety? Do you have text anxiety?

There is a way to find out and, believe it or not, you have to take a test. The test called ‘Measure Your Test Anxiety’ was developed by Dennis H. Congos, MSEd., from the University of Central Florida.

The test anxiety test asks you 35 true or false questions about what you are thinking before, during and after an exam. At the end of the test, you add up the number of true responses and that is your score.

If you score between zero and 11, it indicates low test anxiety, between 12 and 20 is medium test anxiety, and 21 to 35 suggests high test anxiety.

Eighty-one students from three different classes at Pierce College Puyallup took the test during first week of May. Out of the 81 students, 37 percent had low test anxiety, 48 percent had medium test anxiety and 15 percent had high test anxiety.

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Questions to track your test anxiety Here s the first 10 questions from Measure the Your Test Anxiety quiz, which is intended to give students an idea of how much test anxiety they experience.

How much test anxiety do you have? Indicate true or false, according to your response to each statement.

1. o True o False:While taking an important exam, I find myself thinking of how much brighter the other students are than I am.

2. o True o False:If I were to take an intelligence test, I would worry a great deal before taking it.

3. o True o False:If I knew I was going to take an intelligence test, I would feel confident and relaxed.

4. o True o False:While taking an important exam, I perspire a great deal.

5. o True o False:During class examinations, I find myself thinking of things unrelated to the Reward Yourself Evaluate Your Study Planactualcourse material.

Improve Your Study Plan Start Studying for Next 6. o True o False:I get to feeling very panicky when I have to take a surprise exam.

Tips complied from Sam Houston State University s 7.o True o False:During a test, I find myself thinking of the consequences of failing. counseling center.

8. o True o False:After important tests, I am frequently so tense my stomach gets upset.

9. o True o False:I freeze up on things like intelligence tests and final exams.

10. o True o False:Getting good grades on one test doesn’t seem to increase my confidence on the second.

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