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November 13, 2008

Volume 40 Issue 3

CCS cross country teams claim NWAACC titles Melissa Ross

The race, which took place on Nov. 8 in Battle Ground showcased 13 NWAACC teams including CCS in both the men’s and women’s races.

The men went into this year’s championships looking to claim

their eighth consecutive titles and with the women hoping to The Communicator defend their two. In what was exThe CCS men’s and women’s pected to be a very good race, the cross country teams outlasted CCS runners held nothing back, their competition en route to anas brotherly combo Rigoberto other NWACC Championship. and Humberto Jimenez took the first two overall spots for the men, and Brittnee Sanchez took second overall for the women. This now makes eight consecutive titles for the men and three consecutive titles for the women.

Running through a rain-soaked course in Louisville Park seemed to have no effect on the CCS men Contributed by Rick Harrison The CCS men’s cross country won their record ninth NWAACC championship on Nov. 8. as they pulled out the

Contributed by Rick Harrison

Both the CCS men’s and women’s teams accumulated 32 points in the race.

convincing 32-point performance, with Everett CC finishing second at 59. The same could be said about the CCS women who also accumulated 32 points in their blowout. Everett also finished in a tie for second with Lane CC on the womens side, both ammasing 92 points.

CCS has now accumulated 19

NWAACC titles 15 second place finishes in the programs 43 year history. In his time as the CCS cross country coach, Erik Anderson has been named NWAACC Coach of the Year 12 times.

Undeterred by severe rain, the runners ran their hearts out

See NWAACC on page 3.

Students aid in state bill creation Zac Whitman

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SFCC construction to cost $50 million

Jon Brown

The Communicator SFCC will spend more than $50 million of state funds on new construction projects slated to begin in August, 2009.

According to a report prepared

by Greg Plummer, SFCC’s District Director of Facilities, the projects will encompass two entirely new buildings and one

major renovation.

SFCC’s Music building will be renovated at an estimated cost of $15.4 million, and will nearly double the size of the current facility, constructed in 1971. The project will update and enlarge existing classrooms, practice rooms, the recording studio and support areas to accommodate advances in technology and a growing

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student body. Buildings 4 and 12 will be demolished when the new additions are completed.

The Science building, one of the eight original campus buildings, does not comply with current earthquake-safety and energy requirements and would be too costly to renovate. A new Science building, weighing in at an estimated cost of $31 million, will be constructed on

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the site of recently-demolished buildings 3 and 14. The new Science building will, among other things, incorporate a planetarium, making SFCC and Eastern Washington University the only two colleges in the Spokane area to house such a facility.

A new Early Learning

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Last spring, SFCC student government took part in the Voice Academy (VA) with 22 other Washington state community colleges.

The purpose of the academy is for community colleges to band together in order to have their voice heard in the legislature.

“This is the first year a group of community college students have got together to talk about creating a bill,” said Jonathon Clayton, Associated Men’s President.

Clayton, then Senate Position 1 and Scott Reichart, Senate Position 3, represented SFCC at the academy, which took place in Olympia on May 3.

The event was attended by 30 students from community colleges across the state. Each college brought a list of issues that were important to their student body.

“We separated our personal opinions and with what our

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Bill: Ideas go before state board

continued from page 1 student body needed,” said Clayton.

The first step in the process Clayton explained was to divide into caucuses, where each member attempted to “win people to your side.” Around 25 issues were discussed and after heated debate was narrowed to five topics all in attendance could agree upon to be highlighted as Washington State and technical colleges’ priorities during the upcoming legislative session and biennium budget process.

The first issue was student representation on the board of trustees, which is already the case for baccalaureate institutions. This would give students direct representation on governing boards of institutions of higher education and would give students a vote on policies that directly affect students and would greatly influence the understanding of these issues.

Running Start was also decided upon. This program has shown to be of benefit to students, parents, and taxpayers, with minimal cost to these groups. The students believe that the program is “grossly underfunded” and Running Start students should be included towards state enrollment targets and funding to backfill the K-12 Running Start reimbursement rate.

Under the current system the state funds 97 percent of the cost and the college makes up the remaining amount.

Access to high quality and affordable childcare is one of the top three barriers for enrollment and retention in higher education. The students proposed that state funding should be increased to improve capacity and access to childcare to recruit and retain low income and part-time students. The problem is that

campus childcare centers are supported with student Service and Activities Fees.

Compensation and job security for adjunct faculty was also a priority for those attending the VA. The standard of education provided by adjunct faculty was not equal to that of tenured faculty. Increasing compensation and job security of adjunct faculty would amplify the quality of education and impact a student’s opportunities.

The final concern was technology. This included staff development for e-tools, 21st century libraries, 24/7 access to online services and advanced student services on-line. The benefits to students and faculty would be easier enrollment, decreased book costs, and increased availability of resources.

Erin Brown, Legislative Liaison for the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges, was responsible for organizing the Voice Academy and was also responsible for putting the recommendations before the board.

Traditionally lobbying is conducted by four-year-institutions, including EWU, WSU, and UW. The Washington Student Lobby (WSL) represents these institutions along with others.

According to the WSL’s mission and vision statement states their purpose is to pursue affordable, accessible, and quality higher education for students in Wash. and aspires to achieve continued victories in the representation and protection of collective student interests through expanded participation, diversity of ideas, unity of voice, and a strong dedication to our mission.

The WSL will involve students in higher education issues, influence decision-making, and participate in implementation of higher education policy.

“This is the first time students [from community and technical colleges] have said these are ours issues, support them our priorities do matter,” Brown said.

Contact Zac at (509)533-3602.

Campus in Brief: Friendly reminders for the Month of December Dec 8: Final day of classes Dec 9: Dead Day (No Class) Dec 10: Finals Dec 11: Finals Dec 12: Last Day of Finals Beginning of Winter Quarter starts up Jan 5, 2009

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SFCC Sasquatch for hire

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SFCC’s mascot, Skitch, working on campus, posing for pictures and making money for students.

Jon Brown

The Communicator Legends of a race of giant, hairy ape-men -- known by the Native American name “Sasquatch” -- are a Pacific Northwest staple.

But don’t be alarmed if you see one of these mythical primates stalking the SFCC campus; it’s just a job.

Last year SFCC adopted a new mascot; a Sasquatch named Skitch. What most students don’t know is that they help pay for it.

The Skitch suit was purchased last year using a portion of the SFCC student activities fee, the part of each student’s tuition that helps fund campus clubs, programs, and student government. Student government allots 19 work-study hours per week to the mysterious student inside the Skitch costume.

Most schools around the country employ mascots, either as student work-studies or part-time employees. The mascot can be a useful marketing tool and a spirited presence at athletic events.

Traditionally the students who occupy the mascot suit remain nameless until their tour of duty is completed.

“We want to keep it anonymous,” says Heather McKenzie, SFCC’s Student Activities Coordinator. “It’s not supposed to be a person in a suit; the mascot is the mascot.”

At an October student senate meeting, Skitch, in full costume and seated next to Associ-

ated Men’s Students President Jonathan Clayton, was sworn into duty as this year’s mascot, clearly illustrating the school’s commitment to preserving Skitch’s anonymity.

The bulky, fur-covered suit is a weighty burden at best, and even in cool weather the interior of the suit can be exceedingly hot. In order to keep the student inside from over-heating, the suit is equipped with a cooling vest.

“The vest can be filled with ice,” said McKenzie. “Usually the mascot will take a break every hour or so to make sure he or she doesn’t collapse from exhaustion.”

SFCC’s sister school, SCC,

has its own Skitch suit, and its own work-study students to wear it. The suit is often used for advertising purposes, such as billboards and newspaper spots, as well as SFCC promotional and informational materials like the 2008 fall quarter course catalog. Because the suit is technically owned by students, it can be borrowed by school clubs for promotional activities, provided it is scheduled and approved by the student government.

“Student activities always take precedence,” said McKenzie.

Contact Jon at (509)533-3602.

Construction: Buildings to receive LEED certification Continued from page 1

Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification,” according to Plummer’s Center (ELC), SFCC’s facilreport. ity dedicated to child care and LEED Silver certification early education, will be built at an involves a tallying of various estimated cost of $4.8 million on environmentally-friendly factors the northeast part of the campus in building construction and between current buildings 4 and operations. Achieving LEED 10. The existing ELC occupies a Silver status would give SFCC portion of the Human Services three of Spokane’s four Silver Building, and requires additional certified buildings, the fourth space and facilities to keep up being the Spokane Convention with program growth and safety Center. requirements.

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NWAACC: CCS coach calls athletes ‘champions’

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Continued from Page 1 fighting to defend their title, and keep their thoughts positive.

“Well, it was raining really hard, so we were all just thinking ‘don’t fall’ and ‘run a smart race’,” said women’s runner Amy Durrance.

But for some of the runners it was not easy to keep those positive thoughts going through their head.

“I thought I could have run better,” said men’s runner Max Reeder. “My thoughts were trying to just stay positive, but they turned negative, which is probably why I didn’t run my best.”

While athletes may be thinking to themselves to just finish strong, the coaches have many other thoughts.

“I wanted them to run within themselves, with effort, but reservations that they could finish strong,” said Anderson The runners’ perspective of the race was somewhat different from the coaches.

Every competition has its defining moments. For Coach Anderson, that moment didn’t come until the race was done and over with.

“It was after the race was over and I realized how well they all had ran,” said An-

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The CCS men’s cross country team on the road to their record ninth NWAACC Champianship running in the rain and wind. derson. “It really didn’t even hit until the awards ceremony, and the realization that we had defended that title once again.”

There are a number of different things that could be credited for the continued success that the CCS cross country team has had. But for Coach Anderson, it is not just the hard work and dedication of the runners, but the support of the student

body and the community of Spokane, providing strong runners both physically and mentally.

With all of the runners responding well to the pressure to defend the title, and not getting intimidated of the fact to do just that, Anderson was proud of the way that they ran.

“They ran like champions,” said Ander-

son.

With the season yet again ending on a good note, the runners can now look ahead and prepare for what their futures may hold.

Contact Melissa at (509)533-3602.

Little Green Bags to make a big impact in Spokane Jon Brown

The Communicator The ubiquitous grocery checkout question “paper or plastic?” may soon be an adage from a bygone era. Spokane Mayor Mary Verner issued a proclamation at Monday’s City Council meeting designating Nov. 3 as “day one of the re-usable bag era.”

Spokane’s local and national grocery chains will begin cooperating with the Washington Food Industry (WFI) to provide shoppers the option of choosing re-usable green shopping bags, as well as an incentive to use them.

“Our commitment is to provide materials and create a financial reward for consumers who bring their own bags,” said Jan Gee, President and CEO of WFI. “Spokane has set the pace on reusable bags.”

The re-usable bag initiative was sparked by Spokane City Councilman Richard Rush, who contacted Gee saying, “I want to do something positive for the environment, and I want to do it together (with the WFI).”

The bags could significantly reduce petroleum use and save trees. Gee reported that as many as 12 million barrels of oil and up to 14 million trees go toward

“Our commitment is to provide materials and create a financial reward for consumers who bring their own bags,” - Jan Gee producing disposable plastic and paper shopping bags in the U.S. each year.

Gee worked to encourage local grocers to participate in the program, which encourages shoppers to purchase re-usable shopping bags for a nominal fee in return for a small refund on the purchase price of their groceries. Because the bags can be re-used for several years they not only end up paying for themselves, but also add savings to food bills over the long term. So far Gee has commitments from Albertsons, Rosauer’s, Huckleberry’s,

Safeway, Super One, and Fred Meyer, not to mention many smaller, independent food markets.

Re-usable bag programs have already been implemented in cities like San Francisco and Seattle, and in some cases stores are making a stronger case for green bags by charging shoppers for disposable bags.

Gee’s stated goal is to cut disposable bag use by 50 percent within five years.

WFI plans to sponsor monthly re-usable bag giveaways to get shoppers on board, and the organization will continue to work with grocers on strategies to remind customers to bring their green bags with them.

“It will take a lot of education,” Gee said.

In other business, Mayor Verner proposed her budget plan for 2009, which will be reviewed by the City Council before a Dec. 31 deadline. The proposed budget, weighing in at just under $620 million, includes slightly higher than standard, charter-mandated increases for parks and library projects.

An additional mayoral proclamation was announced to make November “Spokane Philanthropy Appreciation Month.” Awards were presented to Spokane citizens by the Journal of Business for philanthropic contributions to the community.

Contact Jon at (509)533-3602.

For details on the recipients, or more information about the Spokane Philanthropy Awards, visit: www.spokanejournal.com

Our View:

Opinion

Discrimination on the basis of race, sex, and sexual orientation is still a large problem for our campus and the world. These issues are based on what we were taught as children by our parents, friends and society. These ethics are forgotten when a person wants to believe something that they do not understand or do not wish to understand.

Our society tends to have the mentality that a person’s race determines what part of the social ladder they are on and what kind of jobs a person can have. For example, some are against having Barack Obama as our president based solely on his skin color. Some people cannot understand why President Obama got to where he is today and many don’t wish to. This ignorance seems to stem from the either the ethics learned from sources or the lessons from our parents that we have chose to forget.

Another relevant issue sexism. Women are still not equal to men in the eyes of popular society as shown by Madison McCord’s male side of the “Gender in Sports” point-counterpoint on the opposite page. They do not receive equal pay in sports or in the office, promotions, or credit for the same accomplishments as their male counterparts. Women still only make 77 cents per every dollar a man makes, according to 2005 figures. But society doesn’t want to face this issue and fix it.

Of the many moral considerations in this day and age, sexual orientation is perhaps the most highly debated. The ethics of this debate are discussed in churches, around the water-cooler and in households across the nation. Many have chosen a side on this debate, whether that be for or against homosexuality in general or where they stand on the same-sex marriage debate.

That majority have begun to push their beliefs through the use of legislation. The thrust of the issue is that a small portion of the homosexual community are having their lives dictated by the majority.

The only way to face these issues is head-on, without any forgotten ethics and with the will to empathize with all on campus and in the world.

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Public’s misconceptions of media To Put It Nicely

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Living as a student journalist in today’s society is pretty difficult. Some people think you’re out to ambush or smear them when really all you’re trying to do is provide truth and helpful tips for getting through life or something to do on Friday night.

This misconception of American journalism is nurtured primarily by those whose lives are disrupted by the publishing of their skeletons. Normal Americans who have nothing to hide and need not fear journalists because the list of ethics which every journalist (professional and aspiring) adhere to is extensive. The main goals set forth by The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) in 1996 are to seek the truth and report it, minimize harm to others, act independently and be accountable, according to their website spj.org.

Skepticism of journalists is also based on some truth. In spring of this year, The Spokesman-Review in conjunction with other media outlets in the Inland Northwest filed a movement to keep the court proceedings in the Joseph Duncan death penalty trial open to the press. In my opinion, The Spokesman-Review’s reporting of the Duncan trial has been extremely unethical. While petitioning to have the court proceedings open is in line with parts of the SPJ’s Code of Ethics , it is a complete oxymoron of the Minimize Harm category. This dictates reporters to show compassion and use special sensitivity with children and victims of sex crimes.

Shasta Groene was brutalized by Duncan who also murdered most of her family, and the Spokesman is trying to get as much juicy information on the court proceedings as possible. But I think Shasta’s right to dignity must trump the public’s rights and media lust in this case.

Ambush Journalism is another thing leading to the distrust between the me-

dia and the public. When reporters in the corporate media take their cameras and microphones to someone’s house and demand answers from them when they’re in their dressing gowns is ridiculous and most journalists don’t support it. This type of behavior leads to the reduction of journalists to mere paparazzi. Bill O’Reilly is among the proponents of this tactic. I have respect for O’Reilly, but his participation in Ambush Journalism is providing Americans with a negative view of journalists. While what O’Reilly does can be misconstrued as going after the bad guys.

It’s rude when it is incumbent upon journalists to show respect, but it also sheds doubt on the reliability of the answers since we all know people under coercion will admit to committing crimes or other such things they are innocent of. In the most rare cases, this will provide truth but it seems a reporter should be able to prove his case without resorting to ambush journalism.

Some other ethical considerations are anonymous sources and letting everyone have a voice in the article. Anonymous sources has become too acceptable for journalists, especially this subterfuge taking place on radio and TV news where they think they can avoid using anonymous sources by interviewing people who go on the record quoting their anonymous sources. Giving voice to each relevant person in an article is very important but oftentimes, because of the negativity associated with journalists, people who have something to say will not say anything because they don’t trust the media.

While journalism ethics can take many forms, for the most part, journalists pay attention to ethics so the American people, while it’s good to be vigilant, should not believe the media is some form of the Matrix trying to pull the wool over their eyes.

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Defining marriage between church and state In My Terms Jessica Knapp the

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The surprising success of California’s Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriages has left many Americans asking the question: How, exactly, does society define marriage?

Marriage defined by Washington state law under RCW 26.04.010 (amended in 1998) is permitted to a man and women over the age of 18 that are not otherwise married, “nearer of kin than second cousins,” and male and female. According to Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (copyright 1983), marriage is defined as “the state of being married” whereas being married is defined as “united in wedlock; wedded.”

The real debate is where, and for whom, marriage should be recognized, not its definition. Marriage is not just a set of laws defined by the state, but a religious institution, sacred in all ways, lasting eternally and to most Christians a man and a woman. The problem is

that if churches exclusively define marriage, the government cannot continue to do the same. It is the government’s responsibility to see that Americans are governed accordingly. This includes recognizing the laws governing those who choose to enter into marriage or those that choose to enter into a partnership with another.

Churches need to remove themselves from government’s laws altogether. This is consequently what our forefathers, when writing the constitution, had in mind as well.

In order for the government to remove its beliefs on marriage from laws, the word marriage must entirely be taken away, with “civil union” or “domestic partnership” laws replacing marriage laws. This way, those wishing to enter into a union together would be given necessary rights such as ones governing medical rights, and inheritance rights as well as insurance issues.

In 2007, the state of Washington passed legislation allowing for domestic partnerships, giving same-sex partners or heterosexual partners over the age of 62, medi-

cal and inheritance right. Just this year, the state legislature was expanded to allow almost identical rights to domestic partners as legally married couples. Oregon and California have similar domestic partnership laws while New Jersey, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Connecticut have passed civil union laws, being closer to marriage than partnership.

This movement is great for gay rights and same-sex marriage proponents. But the only way that equality will take place within unions between two people, is to leave marriages to the church and the rights of two people deciding to be together forever up to the state.

For a person who is engaged to be “married,” who decides to spend the rest of his/her life as the life partner of another person, the thought of abolishing marriage was a scary one at first. Yet it only makes sense to let the church decide whether or not this person is united under God. It is up to the government to give this couple the rights they deserve.

It is up to our generation to change our government to one that our forefathers not only intended it to be but would be proud to see, including keeping churches ideals and state’s laws separate.

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Opinion

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Gender in sports

Madison

mccord Female professional athletes do not deserve equal pay to professional male athletes. This is a bold, and completely chauvinistic comment that proves a gender barrier still exists, but why does it need to be taken that way? I’m not trying to say that men have bigger brains, or that girls have cooties, but it is a statistically proved fact that men are bigger, stronger, faster and more athletically able than women.

The major platform in the argument against equal pay is the difference in athletic ability. It’s a fact that men are more skilled in athletic competition, some women may have better technique or accuracy. Put Jamaican Olympic sprinter, Usain Bolt, and his blistering 9.69 second 100 meter dash heat in the finals of the 2008 Summer Olympics against the 10.78 seconds it took Jamaican female sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser to run the same distance.

In February of 2007, The Championships at Wimbledon, announced for the first time that men and women would be paid the same amount in prize money.

This announcement came after the WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) became disgruntled with tournament directors.

Since then, both men and women receive around $1.5 million despite the men playing two more qualification rounds, and five set matches compared to the three set matches women play.

Even though the female theory of equal pay for unequal effort is deranged, it’s not just the extra time put into a male championship, but also the fan base and economic pulse a male-driven sport produces compared to a female-driven sport.

Despite a rain dampened game five of the

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2008 world series which moved the games final 3.5 innings to a different day, Fox, the television channel who carried the series, reported 19.8 million viewers tuned in for these final innings alone. Compare that number to the most popular professional women’s sport by television ratings, basketball, and the WNBA’s 2008 championship’s decisive game three, which pulled in an astounding 280,000 viewers. So mathematically speaking, the World Series had three times as many viewers per out, than the entire WNBA three game series.

The final point proving equal pay is not an option is how these teams and athletes affect their local economy and home team moral. The average attendance for a NBA team in 2008 was just over 17,000 per game. Compare that to the NBA’s sister league, the WNBA, which seated over 7,300 per game in 2008. With NBA teams pulling in over 10,000 more fans a game at around $30 a ticket, the NBA is pouring about $300,000 per game more into any given local economy than the WNBA, which allows for more job creation and a lower unemployment rate. This stat leaves out the overwhelmingly large amounts of NBA memorabilia and team apparel sales.

I fully support the idea of fiscal equality in any and every professional job setting, whether the employees in question are of an opposite gender or an opposite race, but it is time for the athletic world to realize the fact that businesses already have: if a certain employee is more productive, effective, and beneficial, they deserve a larger salary.

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Female athletes do not get the recognition or pay that their male counterparts. Despite social attempts to equalizing genders, women athletes still receive the lower salaries and are still looked down upon by males because they do not bring in the same amount of fans as the male athletes.

The very fact that it is okay to degrade women by saying their athleticism is not good enough to get paid the same as men is ridiculous. Women that play sports should receive the support and encouragement to continue playing and receive the salaries should compensate that would render the need to have a different job unnecessary.

Sports Illustrated releases an annual edition of their magazine called The Fortunate 50 showing the top 50 paid athletes in the United States, and the top 20 paid athletes internationally after their endorsements.

The 2008 issue showed that none of the 50 athletes featured from the United States are female. The $127,902,706 million that Tiger Woods will accumulate $127.902,706 million in 2008, making a total of almost $800 million in his 13 year career was number one. The magazine also shows that out of the international top 20 only one woman is on the list. At slot 13, Russian professional tennis player, Maria Sharapova pulls in an estimated annual salary of $21,758,550.

Along with this years figures, there are many other factors that explain why professional female athletes should be paid equivalent salaries to men. If these women are supposed to be “tougher” or more “masculine” to compete with male salaries, then the judgment of a woman’s body type needs to be thrown out the window. As long as female athletes are required to adhere to so-

ciety’s appearance codes of femininity, there is no room for these women to be able to bulk up and be considered normal.

The stereotypical role women have, taking care of the household and children, creates the problem of availability to work out and practice because there is a time for dinner that must be upheld.

Having higher salaries comparable to that of male athletes would make it to where women would not have to rely on someone else to help out with their bills during the season or would not have to work another job.

Finally, there is the precedent that the United States Government has already set to show equality.

“Title Nine, a Federal statute that was created to prohibit sex discrimination in education programs that receive Federal financial assistance,” according to www.ncaa. org.

Title Nine only protects and ensures programs for female athletes in high schools and colleges that receive federal funds, but it does not protect professional female athletes. Title Nine, which was passed in 1972, has been carried out for the most part since then.

Since professional women are not covered in Title Nine, they are not treated equally on the courts and fields.

Progression for women has slowly been made over time in our nation in the attempt to create an equal country. There is no reason why women should not be eligible to play the same sports and have the same pay as men.

Contact Judy at (509) 533-3602

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Pearce While Bush was deciding what to do during Hurricane Katrina Wal-Mart was already there giving aid to those that needed it the most.

According to an Oct 2005 article in The Freeman, John Semmens, an Economist at the Laissez Faire Institute in Arizona, said there were 89 Wal-Mart Stores in the south that were displaced by the storm.

Wal-Mart responded to the problem by offering employment, to the 34,000 out of work, at any one of there locations world wide, no questions asked.

It is the things we do when nobody is looking that dictates our integrity. Those that scoff Wal-Mart and all they do and do pay any mind to the life’s in which Wal-Mart has improved the quality is being disingenuous.

Wal-Mart runs the largest cooperate cash-giving foundation, according to Semmens.Wal-Mart gave over $170 million dollars to charities within the communities that Wal-Mart lives with its employee’s.

Wal-Mart is one of the unsung hero’s, not the villain in all of this. There are plenty of people that hate there jobs and complain to everyone that will listen. I am the one that decides where I work not Wal-Mart. The sooner this country can take responsibility for their part in things, the sooner we can take off the dunce caps and join the rest of the class.

No other stores hire 55 or older people to simply stand there and say “welcome to my store.” No, competitors of Wal-Mart

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apparently do not see the importance of putting someone in the front of the store to meet and greet folks. Thank God that Wal-Mart gives these people that are unemployable in many cases, a job.

Wal-Mart has also started it’s $10 prescription plans that covers prescriptions for a large number of sick people. People that possibly would have to go without food or medicine are now enabled to get both. That doesn’t sound too evil to me.

Mom and Pop shops have been identified as the victims, however they have been getting away with murder for years.

Look at the facts: Espresso shops sell 20 cents worth of coffee for $5, specialty shops sell birdhouses that constitute $3 of materials for $45, and head shops sell 4 cents worth of glass for $50. Somehow, because we know the people that make this crap, we can justify the huge mark up on these products.

We need to celebrate companies that have found faster, stronger, and better ways to do what they do, not condemn them for being the best.

Wal-Mart improves the lives of the lower class pure and simple. Until we find a way that dethrone the mythical Wal-Mart monster that lives in the hills of America, we should just simply say thank you for the huge jar of pickles. If a company rep bankrupts Vlasic that is Vlasics fault not mine or Wal-Mart’s.

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The low costs of goods at Wal-Mart may cost taxpayers more than they expect.

A typical 200-employee Wal-Mart could potentially cost federal taxpayers $420,750 a year or about $2,103 per employee, according to a 2004 report by the Democratic Staff of the Committee on Education and Workforce of the U.S. House of Representatives. The report looked at the issue of public support to Wal-Mart workers across a wide range of programs, using employee eligibility for programs to estimate the public costs of Wal-Mart’s compensation policies.

This cost to taxpayers comes from the largest employer in the U.S. with over one million employees. Wal-Mart currently in their fourth quarter has created revenue of over $329 billion, with profit of $12 billion.

Does anyone else see a disparity in the savings? A three-dollar jar of Vlasic pickles may be a great deal but the repercussions are severe. In 2001 Vlasic was bought out by Pinnacle Foods Group Inc. and last year Pinnacle Foods was bought out by the Blackstone Group, a company that reported a $353 million profit for the quarter. The reason for this buy out was Vlasic could not make a profit and filed bankruptcy as a result.

The trend that Wal-Mart is in part perpetuating is a corporate subsidization of resources that negatively affect the American populace.

Why is it necessary for a company as large as Wal-Mart to have their employees looking for government assistance to take care of their medical needs? Wal-Mart has the capacity to easily finance a state of the art

model to provide their employees with world-class medical benefits.

The average full-time employee at WalMart made about $17,114 in 2005 according to wakeupwalmart.com. The amount needed to sustain a two person household, a parent and child, is about $28,000 and this is just to meet their basic needs, according to the Economic Policy Institute. On top of this it would require about it would require seven to 25 percent of an employee’s income to cover premiums and medical deductions.

This is preposterous considering that a majority of Wal-Mart employees are lowincome individuals, who may look to WalMart as a last resort, especially if they are elderly. The definition of a low-income is a household of two people that make under $21,000.

There is also a stipulation that a part-time employee is not eligible for benefits for a year and 75 percent of workers will quit in under this mark.

Wal-Mart spends only 77 cents per hour on employee benefits, this accounts for a half percent of their sales according to the 2005 Wal-Mart Annual Report.

Wal-Mart, by raising their prices by a couple of cents could easily increase their employees’ standard of living and access to basic medical treatment. But Wal-Mart is a capitalist giant bent on exploitation of American Markets and it is the average American and companies like Vlasic that suffer.

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Review of Molly’s Family Restaurant downtown Spokane Good food and service with a smile Judy Johnson

The Communicator Molly’s Family Restaurant is located downtown on Lincoln and Third Street. The building is very small, an A-framed shape with Gray walls holding back the noises of the morning commute and the lime green roof makes the building unique. When the business opens, there are few customers. Most of them are older men that drink coffee while reading the newspapers, or catching up with friends or discussing local and national politics.

Entering this house-style restaurant welcomes the customers because the cash register is by the door and the fish which tank bubbles away. The kitchen is the next eye catcher because the customers can see the cooks twist and turn to get the food out.

Besides the calm company of the morning, the food was timely, usually served in less than seven minutes, in large portions and was served with a smile.

The portion was gargantuan with a heaping pile of hash browns, crispy golden brown. The meal also included four pieces of bacon that were not too crisp or limp, two eggs, prepared on the grill, and toast. When coffee is ordered, the servers pour the first cup then leave the pot on the table for the customer’s use.

The prices of these mammoth breakfasts are under $13 with the coffee.

The service was great. Every customer that entered the second glass door was welcomed with a smile and “good morning.” A

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Good food and hot coffee fill up the customers every morning at Molly’s Family Resaurant where courtesy sets the environment. few of the men received hugs from the servers showing that they take the time out of their fast paced schedule to give the valued attention to the customers.

The servers made their rounds in a timely manner to check on every person without being disruptive. One customer was talking on his cell phone and the waitress patiently waited for the customer to nod and point to his water glass for a refill, and she did smiling back.

The restaurant atmosphere was calm. Quiet conversations, the

humming of the fish tank pump, and the sizzling of the cold food making contact with the fryers and grills made the breakfast meal appealing.

The slight rundown appearance of the restaurant might give the impression of it not being a good place to eat, but looks are deceiving. The quality of the food, polite servers and a quiet and warm place to enjoy a meal describes breakfast at Molly’s. contact Judy at (509) 533-3602.

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Traffic speeds by on busy downtwon streets that pass by Molly’s.

Finding good tasting and healthy food is difficult The Way I See It

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Nutrition is difficult to maintain in the society that we live in because there are fast food joints at every street corner.

Finding a good tasting and healthy place to eat can be stressful. A Place that serves fresh vegetables, cooked with a splash of butter, salt, pepper and garlic, instead of grease filled French fries are few and far between. The few restaurants that do provide these healthy delights are for the most part expensive and if it is dinnertime, a line can be expected. The Olive Garden, Outback, and Tomato Street are just a

few of the restaurants that offer decent food but it is a bit more expensive than going for Taco Bell or McDonald’s.

The other choice of finding taste buds dancing food is to cook at home. This is the best option for nutrition, quality and easier on the wallet. Making dinner at home may not be possible every night of the week due to class, homework and work, but the more experiments are done, the better the meals will be.

The first to making these meals is to find recipes that look good. These can be found on the Internet, in cookbooks, even from family and friends. Simple recipes are the best to start with, such as soups, salads, or marinated steak or chicken. After these are

mastered, making sauces from scratch for spaghetti or fettuccine would be a quick and easy dinner.

Not all meals come from written down recipes. Quite a few of my best meals have been from me goofing around in the kitchen trying to figure something out for dinner. I grab some potatoes and throw in whatever spices sound good and grill up a chicken breast with an A1 and barbecue sauce mixture. Or maybe a sirloin steak that was marinated in Captain Morgan’s Spiced Rum, garlic, seasoned salt, and lemon pepper, and a baked potato with fresh green beans has become one of my favorite meals to make.

Making these meals can easily be done 30 min to an hour but the price can be an issue. These

are good to not only enjoy good ingredients are not always cheap, food, but to enjoy the company of in fact, steak and other meats friends and along with family. vegetables “Or maybe a sirloin steak The fast can be extremely ex- that was marinated in Captain pace of our society has pensive. The Morgan’s Spiced Rum.” left many benefit from people eating these foods out way the cost of paying without eating proper nutrifor them. tion and sacrificing the sense of Time also is another cost to taste. Fast food is everywhere and preparing meals. If a person has may fill the stomach, but no one a family, works and goes to school really knows for sure what is in that food. For me the choice is their schedule is packed full easy, try to create my own meals without taking the time to make whenever possible, but the fast dinner. My family was always food will due when my time is running in different directions short. when I was growing up, but as often as it could be, my mother would cook our favorite meals and Contact Judy at have a family dinner. These times (509) 533-3602.

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Flying home for the holiday season Sarah Radmer

The Communicator Major airlines flying to seven of the largest U.S. airports over the Thanksgiving holiday have announced plans to cut flights by nearly eleven percent. This means over the holiday there will be 2.6 million less seats available, according to an article in the October 24 edition of USA Today.

With a decrease of nearly 3,000 flights, Thanksgiving travel to Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, and Saint Paul is likely to be more hectic, expensive, and crowded than ever before.

As airline travel becomes more hectic, travel alternatives are looking better than ever. Amtrak offers a train ride from Spokane to Seattle over the holiday for $75 round trip, compared to a round trip Alaska Airlines flight for $193 a person, according to Orbitz.com. Whatever convenience Amtrak provides in price is balanced out by time, an Amtrak trip takes over 8 hours from Spokane to Seattle, whereas a flight will take just over an hour.

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creased by 4.6 percent since November 2007 and flights to Spokane are down over 16 percent compared to last Thanksgiving.

However domestic flights to Wenatchee are up over 50 percent and flights to Pullman and Walla Walla have increased more than 80 percent, according to USA today.

Smartertravel.com advises

thanksgiving travelers to check for flight delays, check in online, and follow TSA guidelines to ensure successful travel.

The national average for unleaded gas is $2.41, as of November 3, according to fuelgagereport.com. To drive the 280 mile trip to Seattle, with 20 miles per gallon fuel efficiency, the trip would cost around 70 dollars.

Alice Finman, of the Wash-

ington State Department of Transportation said the best thing holiday travelers can do is be prepared.

“The best thing you can do is prepare yourself, and your car, check conditions, check the forecast, make sure you have the right type of tires for condition, and carry chains.” Finman said.

The Washington State Department of Transportation

(WADOT) is looking at five spots across Washington that they expect to have significant increases for the holiday. The Snoqualmie pass is expected to see up to 2500 cars per hour on the Wednesday before thanksgiving in comparison to the current daily average of 500 cars per hour.

The WSDOT has also implemented twenty-four hour traffic reporting systems on the mountain passes. www.wsdot.wa.gov provides a “Know Before You Go” web page that links travelers to all of the most important road information, such as road conditions, weather reports, and traffic advisories.

Finman strongly recommends travelers bring chains even if they are driving a four wheel drive car. Last thanksgiving weather conditions got bad enough that even four wheel drives had to use chains.

“Drive for conditions, slow down when you reach adverse conditions, and just be prepared.”

Finman said.

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(509) 533-3602.

Hungry students look for help Campus food bank offers assistance Sarah Radmer

The Communicator The current combination of a turbulent stock market and high food and gas prices has many people struggling to make ends meet. This means, that this year more than ever local food banks are seeing an increase in demand and a decrease in donation.

Second Harvest Food Bank provides more than one million pounds of food each month to those who need it in Washington and Idaho.

SFCC uses the $300 budget they are alloted from the school each week, as well as donations, to purchase discounted food from Second Harvest to stock the on-campus food bank.

Mark Perreira, a work study student for the SFCC food bank, was purchasing Top Ramen on sale and eating it every day before he discovered the food bank on campus.

“I was one of those starving students. I didn’t know we had [a food bank], and I was too proud and embarrassed to go to somewhere like Second Harvest.”

Perriera said.

Perriera has noticed a large

increase in demand with the recent economic decline. During the Spring 2008 quarter, SFCC was getting an average of two students a day in the Food Bank.

This quarter, the bank has seen an average of seven to nine students a day.

Perriera attributes the increase in demand not only to the volatile economy but also to awareness that the Food Bank exists.

Tucked away in at the far end of a hall in Building 17, Room 139 that hosts the Food Bank is easy to miss. However, this isolated location adds to the anonymity students appreciate about SFCC’s food bank in comparison to other local food banks.

The SFCC Food Bank has very few restrictions on who can

See Hungry on page 10.

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Susan Beeman telling her assistant Brown Frank “no” with attitude.

Fighting for your life AWS holds self defense class Samantha Blehm The Communicator

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The large variety of canned food offered by the campus food bank.

Over the last two years, more than 787,000 women were victims of a rape or sexual assault, according to a national crime victimization survey, of these assaults only 26 percent were reported to law enforcement officials.

1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men, will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime, according to Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN). RAINN also estimates college students are four

times more likely to be sexually assaulted.

On Nov. 5 at 11:30 a.m., in the SUB lounge, the student government put on a self defense course for all students and faculty “Statistics point to women of college age being victims to assault,” said Sheena Thompson, Associative Women’s President.

“So every year the campus holds something involving self defense.”

November was made National Security month by the student government, with each week pertaining to a different means of security.

The “crash” course was lead by Susan Beeman, the instructor for the self defense course. Beeman is from Cheney, and began self defense after her husband, who is

See Fighting on page 10.

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Giving kids a “Head Start”

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Evy showing that she can write her name, which she learned through head start.

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The Communicator Plump double chins covered with slober, sleepy eyes and one size fits all onesies.

“Aren’t they adorable?” she said.

Laurie Walsh plays all day with children. Walsh is the center manager for Head Start. Head Start is a program that works with children ages 6 weeks to 5 years old on education, nutrition and health. They also provide child care for full time students.

Open Mon. thru Fri. 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Even though, their space is limited they currently take care of 89 children. They claim to have the highest standards you would not normally encounter with many child-care providers.

“Our Head Start program costs onethird of the going rate in our community for child care,” Walsh says.

All of the Head Start teachers have degrees and are state licensed. The children also receive a national assessment of their health. With family permission the child gets screened for vision and hearing. Other developmental skills are also looked at such as social, cognitive, small and large motion and sensory integrations.

“Children learn with their whole body,” Walsh says.

Throughout the play rooms are leaves,

paint, play dough, play areas and windows to outside. Walsh says that there are many different kinds of activities that they focus on. Indoor and outdoor, active and less active, and direct child focus with their teacher. They follow a healthy food program that is United State Department of Agriculture approved. They provide breakfast, lunch and snack; with an emphases on family style, passing the food twice around.

Many students, parents and health officials volunteer their time. Walsh says, that for every four dollars in the funding they receive they have to match one dollar of community time. Their volunteer mental health consultant meets with parents, observes all the children and works with teachers.

As a single father Dave Baughman never feels that he has to worry about his son Terrence, 5.

“When Terrence is here, I feel completely confident in the situation he is in,” said Baughman.

Baughman found the Head Start facilities by driving around the campus. He said that everyone was very helpful and the application process went very quick.

Since his son has started he has noticed that he is more willing to share with kids.

He is starting to read and knows a ton of songs. He also likes the way that the teachers focus on the seasons other than holidays.

“With our diversity on campus, I’m glad they focus on the seasons and what is around them,” said Baughman.

“I highly respect the teachers and the education program that had been implemented in the early learning center,” said Baughman.

There have been concerns regarding the safety of the children on our campus. This is in regards to the speeding around the campus. There will be license numbers taken for speeding in these areas. Signs will be posted that say Children on Campus.

Contact Jean at Jonas with a spider creation he made with a plate and paper. (509) 533-3602.

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Irv Broughton surrounded by all of his paper work, only making a “slight” clutter.

Life through a lens Shannon Owens The Communicator

Irv Broughton, a multi-talented instructor of documentary films, has produced a number of documentary films.

Broughnton, a former Florida State University basketball player, has been at SFCC for 33 years. With tremendous experience in producing documentary films, Broughton has been in numerous film festivals.

When teaching at the University of Washington; Pulitzer price winning poet Richard Everheart a was there and saw a film that had been made of him.

“I thought to myself that this was a pretty lousy documentary,” said Broughnton.“I had always been interested in documentaries, and I had shot film previously and thought well I can do better than that.”

Broughnton has written more than a dozen books, and is known for discovering the poet Frank Stanford. Broughton and Stanford met at the Hollins Conference on Creative Writing and Cinema in 1970.

Broughton has published about five of Stanford’s books of poetry.

Broughton was personally affected when his close friend Stanford committed suicide. Recently he was invited to a film

See Lens on page 10.

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Victims: Size doesn’t matter when defending Continued from page 8. in law enforcement, introduced it to her.

Beeman teaches women and men the simple “learn and do” format base on effective and efficient techniques from a Filipino martial art. This is low impact and suitable for all ages, sizes and fitness levels.

“You don’t have to be strong,” said Beeman. “It’s practical and easy to comprehend.”

The event began with the presentation of the four possible responses to an attack. Avoidance, reaction, outside intervention and paralysis, which all revolved around listening to intuition.

“Intuition is knowing without knowing why, knowing even when you can’t see the evidence,” Beeman said.

Some simple tasks can be done to lower the risk of being assaulted, lock auto doors, stay alert, know where the exits are and also, be alert when on the phone, put your back against a wall while on the phone, making you aware of your surroundings.

Beeman let those who attended know that the goal is to escape not domination over your assailant.

“See what’s coming at you,” said Beeman. “We have the right to be very angry, but just make good choices.”

The easiest way to escape is with a simple reaction. Verbal ques, such as, a “no” with putting your hand up. This vocalization is recognized in almost every language and gets the point made, it is all about body language and attitude.

But if vocal commands do not make the assailant back down and keep approaching, Beeman showed the audience a few moves that will help victims escape from

their predator.

If the predator grabs your wrist, just make a small circle against the thumb. And when the thumb is on the bottom of your wrist, rotate backwards for your escape.

Then if you are in a choke hold, turn toward the predators elbow, drop chin, dig fingers into elbow and turn towards elbow.

Beeman also told of the “4-4-4 system,” which is the four strikes, four targets and four weapons.

The strikes were, the soup can (reaching for the eyes), upward palm strike, hammer fist (hitting with the flat part of the hand) and the open palm, which is best if using the bottom of your hand.

The targets are the eyes, throat, nose and under the chin.

“We often believe the groin is the best place to strike on a male,” said Beeman. “But they are programmed to protect that so go for something different giving you more of a chance.”

The four weapons being, empty hand, small impact weapons (highlighters, pen, kubotan, etc.), piercing weapons (pen, pencil, also including fire arms) and edged weapons, which are the last options.

Beeman said if an attack ever happens make sure you know what you are doing. Decide in advance, involve others, such as, family and spouse, and take action. Learn a skill, establish a habit and make a plan.

“We have the right to be very angry,” said Beeman. “Bad guys don’t know what to do, they are undisciplined.”

To contact Beeman, either email her at susan@cssdwashington. com or go to her website at www. cssdwashington.com.

Beeman will be having a Common Sense Self Defense class for women on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Curves. Located on 1867 1st st. in Cheney.

The cost is $35 and includes class handouts. Additional members of the same family for $20 each.

Conact Samantha at.

(509) 533-3602.

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The campus food bank is seeing a rise in demand and a decrease in donations, due to economy.

Hungry: Supply down, demand up Continued from page 8. benefit from it. To receive food a person must be enrolled as a current student, have a student I.D. card as well as an additional form of identification, like a drivers license, and have completed the Food Bank application for the current school year.

Students are able to come to the food bank and get food for not only themselves but for their families. There is a 13.5 pound limit per person. A student with a spouse and 2 children can collect 54 pounds of food during their visit. Items such as flour and produce do not count towards the weight limit.

Rod Wieber, the Director of Donor and Community Rela-

Lens: Past affects present

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Beeman takes Frank down with pressing against the Adam’s apple.

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festival in Fayetteville Arkansas to be on a panel and to show his film of Frank Stanford he produced after his death, which won the Northwest Film and Video Festival.

In his documentary film class he uses his Northwest Film and Video Festival winning documentary, “Last Call Forever” as an example for his students.“Last Call” is a documentary that follows the lives of local Native Americans who are regulars at a local bar that is closing because they were seen as a nuisance.

He takes pride in his documentary film class, where he shows a variety of different films covering an array of topics.

At the end of the course students are required to produce a short film of their own. Students are encouraged to use the techniques they have learned and seen in the films viewed throughout the course.

Broughton has had many students who have gotten into media and film and several of them in

tions at Second Harvest has also noticed an increase in people using the resources provided at one of their twenty emergency food banks throughout the greater spokane area.

“This summer we saw a decline in food and need was increasing.” Wieber said.

Second Harvest has seen a 10-30% increase in clientele. A statistic that Wieber attributes to rising food, gas, and energy costs.

Second Harvest’s annual client survey that goes out to their emergency food banks, revealed that one out of 5 clients receiving food this year, were visiting food banks for the first time.

Second Harvest’s food reaches more than fifteen thousand people each month. Out of those 4 in 10 are children under 18. Another 1 out of 10 are vulnerable seniors living on fixed incomes.

To receive food from one of Second Harvest’s emergency food banks, an i.d. needs to be

shown and documentation to prove a place of residence.

“Its just really a declaration of need.” Wieber said.

Of the 13 million pounds of food Second Harvest distributes annually, nearly half of that is perishable.

“To have a kid eating an apple instead of a bag of chips is much better. [Perishables] are staples they can’t afford when they go to the grocery store.”

Wieber said.

The Food Bank at SFCC is working in cooperation with Tom’s Turkey Drive for Thanksgiving baskets. Students can sign up in the food bank to receive a basket including turkey and thanksgiving fixings that will be distributed November 20. ”Right now we are anticipating food bank lines are going to be longer, and get longer before they get shorter.” Wieber said.

Hollywood.

“I think they learn to be appreciators and I think they learn how hard it is to make a documentary film,” Broughton said.

Either willingly or unwillingly Broughton’s documentaries have been entered into different film festivals over 10 times. Out of the ten times he has been entered in a festical he has won around four times. Humble and humorous,

Broughton claims he has lost count of how many awards he has won.

Broughton has come into contact with many interesting and famous people in his life. From interviewing the oldest man at the time, 132 year old Charlie Smith.

Contact Sarah at.

(509) 533-3602.

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ntertainment Charity art auction opens

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Dara Harvey is a popular local artist best known for her work War on Want is the current art which appeared in “Juxtapoz” an exhibit in SFCC’s fine art gallery. art and culture magazine.

Located in Building 6, the Her portfolio also includes beexhibit opened Oct 30. at 3 p.m. ing noted as one of Inlander’s top About 25 people attended the artists to watch in the 2007-2008 event which featured work of annual manual publication. various media from over 200 art“Picking up a Dara Harvey ists. The silent auction for these piece for a few hundred dollars pieces began at the opening and would be a steal,” said Gallery will close Nov. 20.

Director Tom O’Day. This exhibit was open to Currently, the highest bid is a students, faculty, and public artpiece by Harold Balazs entitled, ists. Pieces could be done in any “On Edge,” a wood aluminum on media the artist desired. canvas finished with stove polish.

David Delgado, art and perThe current bid on this piece is sonal training major submitted $250. The lowest bid is only $5 his piece entitled, “A Day in the on several student pieces.

Park with Mom,” painted with In order to place a bid, bidders acrylic. must write their bid in a binder “I was in a painting mood for along with name and phone this one,” said Delgado. number. Each row is labeled by The artists were allowed to set number and the pieces are numthe bidding themselves. Delgado bered left to right. set the bidding for his piece at All proceeds will be donated $30, a price he felt was fair for to Union Gospel Mission and the amount of time he spent on Volunteers of America charities his work. located right here in Spokane.

Onlooker Todd Benson is not They typically receive donations an SFCC student, but came to from church groups, foundations, the opening to check out the schools and business such as work. He was extremely imCostco and Starbucks. pressed with the work of Dara “This is the first time we have Harvey. recieved donations from an art “Probably the best piece in show,” said Wall. here,” Benson said.

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SFCC actors Brandon Montag and Kim Kromholtz performing their roles as the mayor and his wife.

Actors satisfy crowd on opening night Felicicia Roach

The Communicator The SFCC drama department brought The Government Inspector, a Russian comedy, to the Spartan Theatre.

The Government Inspector is a play about corruption in a small town and how an imposter government Inspector visits this town. The young man mistaken for the Government Inspector readily accepts all the bribes the mayor gives him to keep he inspector quiet. Throughout the play the mayor doesn’t realize the young man is an imposter. Soon to find out the imposter goes as far as proposing to the mayor’s daughter.

After proposing to the mayors daguther the imposter flee’s. Then the town finds out he is a fake they start to panic because that means the real Inspector Government is coming.

The play is serious in the way it shows illustrates corruption but it is a comedy that will earn laughs as well.

The director Bill Marlowe did an excellent job in directing the play. They used Russian names but kept their American accents. Marlowe first did this production in Arizona and now he has brought this amazing play to Spokane. All his hard work was very noticeable in the performance of the play.

This play was originally written in the mid-1800s by Nikolai Gogol. Even though it was written so long ago it still speaks about how people take advantage of the things around them. In marlowes opinoion with all the current political corruption in the state of Washington and the financial crisis this play fits very well for a college production. The production shows how corruption can affect a town.

The acting was very good. The actors all did their lines very well and they each suited their part.

The lead roles, The Government Inspector was played by Chad Herrmann and the mayor was played by Brandon Montang.

They both did a great job and provided an enjoyable performance.

The costumes for the girls contained a lot of color and some floral print dresses and the men wore plain and plaid suits. The costumes fit the time period very well.

The set had a variety of color. One part of the set was the mayor’s home which held some scenes of government officials discussing business and the other half was the bedroom.

The scenery had an older look considering the play was written mid-1800s. There were a lot of pastel colors like yellows and greens on set. The set looked really nice and went well with the costumes.

The Government Inspector was a great play. It was very funny, enjoyable and had a good atmosphere. The play continues Nov. 13 through Nov. 15.

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NPR host lectures at SCC about politics and economics Shannon Owens The Communicator

The SCC Lair quickly filled with over 500 people in anticipation to hear Scott Simon speak about the traits he feels the future president should have.

Mike Pragan, a religious listener for 10 years, stood against the wall for the hour long speech due to no more seating.

“If you’re a public radio fan, he’s kind of a rockstar,” said Pragan The host of the Weekend Edition Saturday, Simon, is the NPR host, and Peabody-award winner.

In 2002 Simon took temporary leave as host of Weekend Edition Saturday to cover the war in Iraq for NPR. With his new novel in hand Windy City, Simon emerged

tant issues regarding the current election, specifically the current financial crisis.

“The very first obligation we have as a country is the financial bill that must be paid to keep the U.S. credit system and therefore keep the economy alive,” he said. “Deregulation and invention of new credit restrictions has enabled millions of Americans to buy homes.”

Simon explained there are a few things that will not change even though Barack Obama has been elected president.

Jolene Denny/The Communicator “Two years from now there Scott Simon speaking before a crowd of 500 about political issues. might a few U.S. troops in Iraq,” he said. “But only a few, perhaps from behind the stage viewing “I think a lot of what I am gothe large audience who were ing to say tonight is going to be a the number the Bush Administration has decided automatianxious to hear him speak on dash of cold water and I apolocally.”

Tuesday Oct. 28. Dressed with gize in advance,” Simon said “I think two years from now a grin on his face Simon greeted before starting his speech. the U.S. will be substantially the crowd with a hello.

Simon discussed some impor-

dependant on foreign oil, unless they start drilling in Kansas or I guess we should say Alaska,” said Simon.

He also spoke about energy, global warming. The audience was allowed to ask Simon six questions followed by a reception and book signing.

Stacy Kowtko, a member of the speakers commitee at SCC, said it was surprised at the turn out.

It was the largest turn out for a speaker that she can remember and the best speaker they’ve been able to get to come.

“This is just a rare chance for a small ticket price,” Kowtko said.

“We are a small college, that doesn’t have a lot of funding.

“It doesn’t always work out.”

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Music student experiences many careers cosmetology in 2005, but it wasn’t what she really wanted to be doing with her life. Sara quit her job at a hari salon and decided to go back to school and make music her goal.

“The plan is Eastern, but who knows,” said Jetter.

Jetter also said the instructors seem very optimistic at SFCC and inspire her to do more.

Jetter’s favorite singer is Celine Dion.

“Just the way she projects (her voice),” said Jetter.

Jetter said she is impressed with the power of her voice and the way she carries it. But she also likes other artists and musical styles.

Currently Jetter is trying to get back into playing the clarinet. She is also taking piano and voice lessons to further her musical ability.

Jetter said “Commercial Group” feels like a great start.

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Since Sarah Jetter was a little girl she’s wanted to be on stage.

Now, a first quarter music student at SFCC she is doing just that.

At the beginning of the quarter, Jetter auditioned for a band here at SFCC called “Commercial Group.” She got in and is now working on four songs with the group.

The band includes singers, an electric guitarist, a bass guitarist, and a drummer.

The first time Jetter heard the clarinet on the Lawrence Wilk show she knew she wanted to be a performer. Jetter started playing clarinet in the sixth grade.

Jetter grew up in Utah and Idaho before joining the Navy at age 17.

In the Navy, she became a Third Class Petty Officer. She was stationed in Norfolk, Va. where she worked on the ship as a seaman.

Jetter’s deck was responsible for

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Jetter shows off a Navy jacket.

transporting marines and their equipment. Her deck was also in charge of four hover crafts, refueling the ship, and the anchor.

Jetter also learned how to steer a ship. Jetter’s ship was called to New York during 9/11 and she witnessed ground zero.

“It was a very in-depth kind of job,” said Jetter.

After leaving the Navy in 2002, Jetter moved to Spokane to be close to her mom and sister.

She attended SCC for two years and graduated with her A.A.S. in

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Landing gigs takes perserverence, talent, good songs

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Dane Jessen, Nile Popchock and Cody Passey of Juniper Hill perform at a Battle of the Bands hosted by The Communicator.

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In a cut-throat business like the music industry, listening to the advice of those already riding that wave can save a lot of headaches and heartaches for aspiring artists.

“These days, it’s 10 times easier to go big for one (show),” said

Steve Wescott, 28, a retired musician.

Wescott and Steve Turner, 27, have been a part of several bands together for the past ten years, sometimes in separate groups.

Throughout their journey in the music world they’ve learned how it works, what it takes and where to start.

They suggest to aspiring musician to write good songs and play

them well, otherwise they won’t land a gig.

“Don’t overcomplicate things,” Wescott said.

Juniper Hill guitarist Daniel Klemme, 18, said to start writing a song he likes to have a couple notes in his head, which he just sings to himself until an idea comes of it.

“It’s just given to you,” Klemme said. “I can’t really explain it.”

He also said having a theme and structure will help the song-writing process. He also suggested to revise several times because, like an essay, first drafts are not the best.

“It can’t be all over the place,” Klemme said.

He also said musicians need to go to other bands’ shows and after parties, talking to people in the crowd is a good way to get a name out there. He said to talk to producers at the show and call the next day.

Turner suggested Tooth and Nail, because they sign many bands. He also suggested contacting Dave Strom who heads up a concert production and promotion organization in Spokane call Rawk.

“Look at it as a job interview,” Klemme said.

He also said to utilize everyone in the rolodex.

“You’re not using people but people have things to offer you,” Klemme said. “You just have to put yourself in a position to get them.”

Klemme said the next mostimportant thing is to have something to show a potential producers or venue manager. A

demo CD or a Myspace page are the most common ways to do this, according to Klemme.

He also said that if a band has a Myspace, they need to keep their music up.

“Nothing’s worse than going on a Myspace that doesn’t have songs,” he said.

Wescott said staying with a base venue is better than trying to tour.

“The first tour you land will suck because no one will know you, but if you stay in the same venue you’ll build a fan base,” said Wescott.

Turner warned of the difficulties in getting a band on its feet.

“Trying to make it is one of the hardest things to do,” said Turner.

Klemme said to play whatever gigs a band can, even ones that might not produce much.

Wescott and Turner said staying dedicated to the process is even harder. Rock bands like Blink 182, Smashing Pumpkins, Kiss, Rage Against the Machine and The Beatles, who all had the gold, the glory and the girls found themselves breaking up and losing their dream.

With The Beatles the flames got higher after Brian Epstein, who managed the band, died in 1967. When the Beatles had disputes, were losing like-mindedness or when it came to handling the money, Epstein took over and helped them work things out. With Epstein’s influence gone, each member began moving in different directions and the team focus was lost, according to John Corrado of Straightdope Questions.

Bands break up over not getting along, egos, loss of passion.

As it goes on it becomes increasingly more difficult if the team loses its oneness, according to Wescott and Turner .

“When being a musician becomes your identity and what’s most important (to you), you can lose yourself. Wescott said.

“Your gain in the band becomes everything.

“If you do it as a family it doesn’t matter how you play all the time or how far you make it.”

Wescott said the most important thing is to enjoy the process.

“Not everybody is meant to make it,” Wescott said. “Be happy with what you got, let it ride, enjoy it and don’t force it.”

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CCS freshman Kaylee Kelly waits in anticpation as the ball begins to decend from the sky.

CCS women’s soccer season ends at home Allen Stover

The Communicator Despite having an enthusiastic crowd in their corner, the CCS women's soccer team lost to the Columbia Basin Hawks in the final game of the season.

The sun was shining through the clouds in the opening seconds of the game which took place at noon on Saturday, Nov. 8.

Both teams' defenses played competitively, with each team going back and forth with the ball. With only eight minutes left in the first half, CCS fans became loud and vocal, encouraging their Sasquatch.

With under three minutes remaining still in the first, CBC freshman Jen Johnston scored the game's first point on a corner kick.

Play continued to be strong until the clock ran out. CBC ended the half with a lead of 1-0.

The start of the second half saw CCS fans continue to cheer for their team as they raced across both sides of the field, attempting regain the ball and cut CBC's lead to a tie.

However the Hawks reinforced their lead 22 minutes into the second half when CBC freshman Sarah Milne scored on a free kick that went past five CCS defenders, and goalie Allison

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CCS sophomore Amanda Swenson.

Seymour.

Both teams defense continued to play fast until the end with the final score CBC winning 2-0.

Despite the loss, the CCS team was still in high spirits for they fared much better this time than in their previous encounter with the Hawks in Oct. in which CCS lost 6-0.

"We knew we were coming in

with a challenge," said freshman Allie Ukich. "We played pretty well as a team and we went down fighting."

In honor of it being the final home game at SFCC, six CCS sophomores were presented with flowers moments before the start of the game, with Seymour singing the National Anthem.

Although it is the last year they will play soccer for CCS, one sophomore aspires to continue playing the sport.

"It's not the end for me," said sophomore Amanda Swenson.

"Hopefully I'm going to a four year school to play."

Sophomore Haley Bauman praised her team and the coaching staff.

"It's really sad," said Bauman.

"I'll miss them."

Once the game was over, the sophomores and freshman ran together back and forth. With the sophomores leaving, some freshman players will be looking to hit the pitch again next year.

"I'll be returning next year," said Ukich. "For sure."

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Realizing the complexity of the mind is observing another level of the person that may not show up outside of competition.

For Robert Lane, golfing is not only for competition but carrying on a family tradition.

Lane, who has been playing golf for 11 years, is in his second year playing for CCS. “I started golfing because it's something both my greatgrandpa and grandpa did and I wanted to carry on the tradition,” said Lane.

For many athletes, being in competition mode is much different than being in the classroom or just with their friends.

“When I'm on the course I am always positive,” said Lane. “Off the course I am always having fun, and cracking jokes.”

Many things may change in the way an athlete acts when they are on or off the course that they may not realize. Friends, family and fans, may describe the athlete much differently from one thing to another than the athlete themselves.

“I guess people would say that when I am on the course I am a positive guy towards others, I am easy to get along with,” said Lane. “Off of the course, they would say that I am funny, outgoing, and always wanting to

do something.”

To some people golf is not much of a sport, but there is a lot of hard work, time and dedication the athletes must put into it.

Some athletes do more than others to prepare themselves for competition.

"It is as simple as practicing hard and just putting all my effort into it so I can succeed to my highest potential," Lane said.

Not only do golfers do different things to prepare but also differ in their winding down techniques.

“To wind down, I usually just crack jokes with my friends,” said Lane. “And the team always go somewhere to eat after a trip too."

Lane said there is a difference that comes over a person when they put on their jersey and step into a competition. This side of the person may only be seen when they are in an intense competition but it is always a part of them, even though people may not see it in their everyday lives.

The next time you attend one of the athletic events watch your classmates and friends, and you will see just how much their mindset really changes.

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Robert Lane attempts the putt.

Fitness Center features training and more for students and staff Shae Logsdon The Communicator

The Fitness Center facility at SFCC features state of the art equipment and a knowledgeable staff of fitness trainers.

“There are many tools right here on campus, and any student can come in and get a workout program design, nutritional consultation, and help from a trainer free of charge,” said Travis Warner, Strength and Fitness coach.

Warner was the Wellness Coordinator before taking on the coaching position.

The Fitness Center has several exercise machines from treadmills and elliptical machines for cardiovascular workouts to lat pull downs and

a calf raise machine: a machine to work every part of the body for strength training.

“We try to keep up with the latest equipment like the Adaptive Motion Trainer or AMT that someone could use a stepping motion, a midstride jogging motion, or a running motion on,” said Warner.

“My favorite machine would have to be the rowing machine,” said Colby Crawford, who utilizes the facility to train for baseball.

The Fitness Center is also cleaned frequently during the day to combat the diseases that can be spread by bacteria left behind in sweat.

"The machines are checked daily and cleaned once per hour," said Warner.

In addition to staff cleaning the equipment, Warner states that people who are using the machines must set a towel on the machine to catch their sweat.

This facility also has the circuit training course which features a balance of stability training, resistance training, and aerobic conditioning and is controlled with a traffic light.

“The idea is when the light turns red, go to a new piece of equipment and in about twenty minutes someone can get a full body workout,” said Warner.

"Weight training itself has the lowest injury rate compared to all sports here. The most common injuries in the Fitness center are heart-related.”

Before starting a workout

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CCS women’s golf looks down a NWAACC title

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The CCS women's golf team is looking forward to another successful season due to the dedication of the players and CCS Head Coach Christie Dalsanders.

To be competitive at the college level takes year round training and practice. Many of the women on the team continued to play even in the summer heat just to improve their game by a few strokes.

"I practiced once a week at Hangman Valley Golf Course during the summer," said CCS freshman Darby Moberg.

With winter comes snow,

which means that local courses accumulated five NWAACC Coach of the Year honors and shut down and the team must two LPGA Western Section find other ways to stay in Coach of the Year awards. shape.

She is also an "We “We workout as a team in LPGA class A workout as the weight room, do cardio, professional. a team in swim and play water polo," On and off the the weight -Christie Dalsanders course, the team room, do looks to its more cardio, experienced sophomores to set swim and play water polo," an example for the younger said Dalsanders women on the team as well as Over Dalsanders’ 11 year professionals in both the PGA career as the CCS women's and LPGA. golf coach, she has a 80-3 "I like Phil Mickelson league record, six eastern because he can play off of the region championships, four fairway," said sophomore Katie NWAACC championships Sorenson who has placed top and two second place finishes.

In addition, Dalsanders has

five in every tournament the team has competed in this season.

The team attributes much of its success to the respect that all of the girls have for one another whether it is through helpful hints or making the teammate more comfortable "We're really a close-knit team," said Moberg.

As for the remainder of the season, which resumes in the spring, the team already has an idea of what they would like to accomplish in the remaining tournaments.

"We're winning the NWAACC fo' sho'," said Kelsey Harting, one of the team's sophomore leaders.

Last year CCS women's golf took second place in the NWAACC. According to the women's golf tournament schedule on the CCS athletics web page, their next competition is the Bellevue tournament on April 5th and 6th where the girls will be looking for their second consecutive win since the CBC invitational in Richland, on October 26th.

Over the winter season, the CCS women's golf team will have to keep their skills sharp, bodies conditioned, and eyes focused on the prize: a NWAACC championship.

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The Communicator CCS men's soccer will storm into the playoffs after a win at home in their regular season finale.

The CCS Sasquatch men's soccer team defeated the Columbia Basin Hawks 1-0 on Saturday, Nov. 8 at SFCC. As a brief spell of rain fell from the sky as CCS and CBC took to the field. Both teams displayed a variety of long and hard kicks, smooth moves, and finesse up and down the field.

With small chunks of the field embedded in the bottom of each player's cleats, the first half of the game ended with a tied score of 0-0.

The second half began with the sun and the blue sky peaking through the clouds. With the crowd watching in silence, much of the second half continued to be scoreless, with much of the action taking place in the outer sectors of the field.

After a save by CCS goalie Ryan Dixon, CBC fans encouraged their Hawks to go for another shot. In addition to the cheers of the CBC fans, Hawks' coach Kyle Vierck called out orders to his players as they tried to score against CCS. "I'm no Superman," said CBC sophomore Hector Alvarez after being reprimanded by Vierck for letting the ball go past the net

and out of bounds.

The second half continued to display both teams fast paced style, with CCS fans rallying behind their Sasquatch.

With the scoreboard showing only two minutes and eight seconds left on the clock, CCS freshman Travis Gomez scored the game winning goal, with the assist from fellow freshman Jake Krueger.

The game ended with CCS winning 1-0.

"It was very exciting," Gomez said.

"We were ecstatic about it when it happened," Krueger said.

While both teams were closely matched, they also had their share of rule breaking. Together, CCS and CBC accumulated 21 fouls and six yellow cards.

Once the game was over, it was announced that the CCS men's soccer team would be playing in the NWAACC playoffs.

With the regular season behind them, the CCS men's soccer team are focused on winning an NWAACC Championship.

"We're really excited," said Krueger. "We hope to do better than the team did last year."

In 2007, CCS lost to the Clark College Penguins in the finals of the NWAACC playoffs.

"Our goal is to carry on tradition," said Gomez. "We're going to win it all."

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