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Spokane evicts homeless from I-90

Slip and fall, who to call? Emily Norton

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The Communicator Once again the homeless will have to pack up their gear and tear down tent city. After many complaints from local businesses and residences, the Spokane Police Department along with the city communications director, and the director of community and neighborhood services swept through a newly developed tent city under the interstate clearing out all illegal campers. Police and city officials gave the campers 24 hour notice, saying they need to pack their things by noon on Friday, Jan. 11. The Spokane Police Department then proceeded to evict residents from the tent city under I-90 on that day. Campers took everything they could carry with them and left the rest for the city to either throw or give away. “I got what I need,” Douglas Seibold, a former tent city resident said to police officers. “The rest is yours.” Once city officials arrived on the scene with Spokane Police officers the removal of campers went fairly

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Crazy, who has been homeless his “entire life,” made this sign to “spread joy” in Spokane. smoothly. “All of the people here have been compliant,” said Spokane Police Lt. Scott Mullennix. “It’s going very smoothly and some of the people have already vacated before we got here.” The ones who remained were upset that they had to leave their home, and their ‘family.’ “I consider all of the younger ones:

my kids,” said Sharon Richard, a former resident of tent city and also known as ‘Mama.’ “I chose to live this way because this is my family. The other night I took one into my tent because they were cold.” Most of the campers who stay relatively sober are upset because drugs,

For student perspectives on Spokane’s tent cities, see Page 3.

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Fashion under $50 Kimberlie Barton

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Tent city tear down

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Winter has hit the Inland Northwest, bringing frigid temperatures, snow, and icy driving and walking conditions on campus at SFCC. Maintenance crews on campus work diligently to keep sidewalks and parking lots cleared of snow, and act quickly to maintain conditions here at the Falls to keep students and faculty safe while walking and driving on campus. “Campus Security alerts our crew once snowfall has reached a depth of about one and a half inches,” said Jeff Tiel, Director of Facility Operations here at SFCC. ”Depending on the storm, how hard it’s snowing, and the time of day the storm blows through, we start our clearing procedures with a focus on inner campus snow removal,” “We have a crew of six maintenance workers who work 10-hour rotating shifts, mostly overnight, to make sure snow and ice are cleaned up as much as possible prior to first classes starting. We’re are also responsible for maintaining the lodge (Building 9) and other local businesses as well as SFCC,” Tiel said Despite maintenance efforts at

Fashion can sometimes be difficult for college students to afford. An alternative to high cost shopping is searching the racks at local thrift and consignment stores for the latest fashions. Winter displays line the aisles of Plato’s Closet; belts, boots, jeans, jackets, sweaters and scarves. Employees who are trained to be friendly, know the labels and make great outfits are helping customers at the counter.

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“Layering is very big this year,’” said Kristi Schmidt, a Co-Manager at Plato’s Closet. “Layer Spring, Fall and Winter colors and blend them throughout the entire outfit. “Key pieces for this winter are blazers, high-lows and leggings or tights.” An average outfit at Plato’s Closet is priced accordingly: shirt $6; jacket $10-$12; bottoms $18, shoes $8. Altogether, the cost of an outfit totaling an average of $45 or below. To further assist a shopper with prices,

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Homeless:

Drugs, and theft anger residence of the tent city From page 1

robbery, and prostitution is the reason the city council cites for enforcing their code. “Two guitars were stolen from a couple out of their car a few weeks ago near Dick’s Hamburgers and the guitars were traced back here,” said another former resident of tent city who goes by the name of ‘Crazy.’ “A bunch of bikes and other belongings have been stolen and that ruins it for the rest of us. “If everyone in our community worked together we wouldn’t have these kinds of problems.” Tent cities have been put up and torn back down in Spokane before. In 2005 the number of homeless persons in Spokane was over 6,000, according to Spokane County’s ten year homeless plan. The Spokesman Review showed in an article that

the number has greatly decreased to a little over a thousand people in 2012. Instead of allowing these tent cities to continue, the Spokane Police Department evokes the city’s ordinance, created in the summer of 2005, which prohibits any camping on public property. “We gave them notices and offered different services,” said the director of Community and Neighborhood services in Spokane, Jonathan Mallahan. “We have warming centers open for the night and there are some beds available at the Union Gospel Mission. Homelessness is a complex problem but these are unsafe conditions.” The Spokane Police Department will most likely be doing follow ups to make sure people abide by city code. “If we find people still camping here then it will most likely depend on their attitude if we give them a ticket or, in the worst case, take them to jail,” said Mullennix. “We don’t want to use a hammer when we can be using a feather to move these people.”

Homeless population of Spokane in 2008 1307

in 2011 1273

Housing availible in 2008 206 different homes

Source Spokane City Ari Foster | The Communicator

Sharon Richard gathers her belongings and clears out from the I-90 tent city; Richard worries that the tent city evictions will break up her family.

Snow:

New building for faculty

The harsh weather has SFCC’s maintenance crew working hard this winter

Administration building coming Fall 2013

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clearing snow and ice from walkways and parking lots, slick spots can still be found throughout campus. If a student slips and falls on an icy area in the parking lot or on a sidewalk, what should they do? Scott Jones, a Safety Professional at SFCC, said, “Students need to alert the Facilities Department or Campus Security if they see icy or slick spots on campus, and we will take the appropriate action right away.” Students are encouraged to alert faculty members if they see potentially dangerous areas in the parking lots or sidewalks that could cause a fall resulting in injury. Faculty is trained to call the Facilities Department in the event that inclimate weather causes dangerous conditions. Students can also call the Facilities Department themselves, if they’re concerned about an icy spot on campus. “We never want to see a student or faculty member injured from a fall, so we do everything we can to prevent this from happening,” said Jones. “If a fall does happen, even if it doesn’t result in an injury, we want to know about it right away so we can address the problem and resolve it quickly.” Students who are involved in any kind of accident on campus are encouraged to notify Campus Security, and fill out an accident report within 24 hours of the accident. If there are witnesses to the accident, their information should be included in the report. “Often times after a slip & fall, a student may not realize they’re injured until a couple of days later, so it’s important we know about the accident right away so that we have a detailed record of the injury and any witnesses,” Jones said. “Campus Security will close off the area and take pictures to document where the fall took place and the conditions of the

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The 2012-2013 winter has brought icy conditons with it and has maintanence working overtime. area. They will then alert the Facilities Department to address the area as soon as possible in order to prevent any other injuries.” If a student is injured and has filed the appropriate accident reports to document their claim, they can also file a tort claim with the District Business Office which is then sent to the state administration for further review in order to determine whether or not the school has been negligent based on the evidence in the complaint. “We certainly do our best to make sure that injuries don’t happen, but every student has the right to file a tort claim if the need should arise,” Jones said. “One of the biggest things students can do to prevent slip and fall injuries is to invest in good shoes with appropriate tread, and to be aware of the types of surfaces they’re walking on.” Since slick areas can be a problem regardless of footwear, the Facilities Department encourages students and faculty to communicate if they see areas that might be icier than others or could potentially cause damage to vehicles or pedestrians. “We never like to see accidents happen, and the crew works hard to prevent them. If you see a slick area definitely let us know; we will take care of it,” Tiel said.

Spokane Snow Records 2008-09 Hold the largest yearly snowfall record

93.6 in Jan 7, 2013 Largest daily snowfall record

6.9 in Lowest ever temperature recorded in Spokane, WA

The administration building (Building 1) is scheduled to be demolished in order to continue construction of a new joint classroom and administration building. The new building is slated for completion in Fall 2013. The two story structure will house most of the administration department as well as more classrooms and places for other student and faculty services. “The new Classroom Building was funded by the State of Washington as a replacement project, and our contract with the State says that we must remove Building 1 after the classroom building is completed” said Director of Capital of Community Colleges of Spokane Cheryl Groth. “We do not have a choice. When buildings get too expensive to maintain and operate, they are replaced.” The construction of the project cost $14.5 million which includes the price of tearing down Building 1. As funding is approved, a new structure will be built in the old footprint of Building 1. “Because Building 1 is too hard to maintain, too hard to upgrade, we may put too much money into it for the square footage we get,” said Groth. “So it has to come down.”

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Construction of the new administration building is on schedule.

Did You Know?: Washington is in the top ten states for homelessness.

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The new building will not only serve to replace the administration offices, but will also include areas for student use. “There will be areas for tutoring, testing, counseling, plus faculty and administrative offices in the new building,” said Groth. “It will also house the campus communication hub that is currently in Building 1.” Some students are behind the choice to replace Building 1, citing the possible benefits for students. “I don’t think its a waste of money because it gives people a new environment, we get more stuff, and we get more learning,” said Nichole Bryan a student. However, the construction site has caused some problems in SFCC’s academic environment, leaving some unable to concentrate on study. “I don’t study near the construction, and I feel it is very noisy,” said SFCC student Rachel Milps. According to Groth, when the construction of the new administration building is nearing completion, they will begin building a new Early Learning Center, possibly as early as next summer. “The Early Learning Center building will be placed in the plot between Building 5 and Parking Plot P4, and the Early Learning Center in Building 16 will move to this new separated building,” said Groth. “Not only will the new building be modernized for the program, but also will provide a more secure and safe facility. Construction of the Early Learning Center is scheduled to begin in 2013.

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It’s never easy living on the streets. Especially with the freezing winters Spokane is known to have. Recently the homeless people of Spokane once again formed ‘Tent City’ under I-90. “Tent City’ allowed the homeless to unite and ride out the rough winter together in some sort of shelter. But it also made local residents uneasy. The city of Spokane responded by sending the police who told them to clear out and find a new place to go.

Did the city of Spokane make the right call to tell the homeless to tear down ‘Tent City’?

Help us homeless! Help us help yourselves What’s the difference between a homeless person camping in a tent for weeks on end and a Gonzaga basketball fan camping in line for game? Conner I had to think Nuckols about it for a good a minute. Oh wait. No I didn’t. The difference between a basketball fan camping out and a homeless person camping is the basketball fan will eventually leave! If you came up to me and told me that the ‘Tent City’ under I-90 was just a temporary shelter area that for the homeless I would say that you are crazy. Tent City has been going on for the past six winters to my knowledge. The homeless are retaliating

against Spokane claiming that the city has not done enough for low income housing. So logically that means they should stay in a tent in the middle of winter under I-90. Yes, I understand that the House of Charity, Hope House, St. Margaret’s, and the Salvation Army are full every night. But there are so many options that people don’t know about. Some homeless shelters that are often forgotten are the Union Gospel Mission, Truth Ministries, Family Promise of Spokane, and SNAP East. So right off the bat there’s four places the homeless people can go to get better shelter than a tent under I-90. The Homeless Coalition of Spokane posted the myths and facts about the homeless people in Spokane. Of all the people Catholic Charities helped last year, 70% of the people claimed to have a

mental health issue and were looking for help. Why not try one of the seven mental health institute in Spokane. I’ve been told a significant portion of the homeless people have mental illness due to a drug and alcohol problem. Why not check into one of the nine drug and rehab centers in Spokane to get help. A majority of these centers and institutes also happen religious. Hence why some of the homeless people refuse to go to them. No offense but if you’re homeless you shouldn’t be picky about who helps you. I’m a religious person and if I were at the end of my rope and the only shelter in town was the Atheist House of Charity I would get help from the Atheists The objective of the homeless centers are to help the homeless. Not convert the homeless. How many homeless people

are there in Spokane? Well the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, (HUD/U.S.), estimates there are 1,273 people in the City of Spokane. But according to Hope House theres an estimated 1,800 homeless single women in Spokane. Two words. Not true. I trust a statistic from the HUD/U.S. over Hope House. Now lets take into account the people who get stranded here via train and bus. Spokane is the first big town between Chicago and Seattle, and that can add to our homeless rate, but it won’t add 1,800 homeless women alone. I feel Spokane can do more to help the homeless, but at the same time if the homeless won’t meet Spokane half way to get themselves help, then we will always have homeless people in Spokane.

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Answer to tent city problem: community involvement If the City of Spokane cannot provide shelter and services to Spokane’s homeless population, then shouldn’t the homeless at least Sarah be allowed to Dyer care for themselves? On Jan. 3 in a press release, the City of Spokane announced that “The City of Spokane has formalized a coordinated approach to address illegal homeless camping within the City. The approach is designed to provide individuals with opportunities for social service assistance before proceeding with an enforcement action.” The basis of the City’s “enforcement action” is transient shelter ordinances that only allow up to two permits of 14 days’ length each. The ordinance is more stringent for camping in public parks. How can the City and the community, in the dead of winter, refuse the use of public and private land to those who have no place to go?

In 2011, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reported an estimated 1,273 homeless people within the City of Spokane. This included 274 families, 546 individuals, and 6 families without adults in the household. These are only estimates based on one-night counts which means that, if anything, the total count is even higher. According to the 2009 Annual Update for Spokane’s Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness, the top five most commonly reported causes of homelessness were lost job, family break-up, eviction due to non-paid rent, domestic violence, and mental illness. In addition to people that are currently homeless, the 2010 Census counted 65,675 persons living below the Federal Poverty Line in Spokane County, including 40 percent of college students; at any given point a medical bill or unexpected death could plunge 40 percent of your classmates into homelessness. The services for the homeless in our community are overtaxed to

the breaking point. According to Shawn Antrim, a former volunteer coordinator who worked with Spokane’s homeless in 2010, House of Charity, Hope House, and St. Margaret’s homeless shelters are filled every night. Over 900 people were turned away in 2010 due to capacity issues just at those three shelters. The Salvation Army shelter is full to capacity every night. Hope House, a women’s shelter located in downtown Spokane, estimates that there 1800 homeless single women in Spokane; the facility only has 34 beds. And, by the way, when faced with numbers that don’t add up I prefer to get my information from the source: experts and volunteers who work with the homeless every single day. Many homeless individuals are unwilling to part with family to stay in gender-based housing such as Hope House. A significant portion of the homeless population have drug or alcohol addictions, which often mask deeper issues of mental illness; many shelters require sobriety, which means that a significant

portion of the population is left without treatment or basic housing. So the homeless establish tent cities, a place to escape the cold for a few hours of sleep. Maybe downtown isn’t the place, but if not there, then where? I know that Spokane’s tent cities are not a permanent solution, but by tearing down the Downtown tent cities the CIty of Spokane has evicted hundreds of people from relative safety and forced them to find other options in a city that has fewer and fewer options with each budget cut. If the City is concerned about violence, drugs or crime in the tent cities, they should protect the areas with officers of the law. If the City can rent U-hauls to carry away the possessions of the homeless, they can rent port-o-johns too. My question is why Spokane never reached-out to its citizens or asked for volunteers to facilitate a temporary tent city on an acceptable plot of land. I know my community; we would have answered.

Did You Know?: That there are over 23,000 homeless people in Washington. Source: http://endhomelessnesswa.org/about/

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The latest fashions at Plato’s Closet include belts, blazers, tights and high-lows; the average price is $45 for an outfit. From Page 1

Plato’s Closet takes in donations of all brands and after they sort through your items, will pay you 30-40 percent of what they will sell your products for in the store. Plato’s Closet asks that clothes are brought in laundered and folded in bags or boxes, that you present a photo ID and that clothing is gently used. Centrally located near Northwest Blvd. and Ash, Teen Challenge Thrift Store prices average lower than Plato’s Closet.The price of an average outfit (in this case: shirt,pants,shoes) would range between $10-$20, with negotiable prices. “Don’t take a price tag at face value,” said Gary Rainwater, the manager of Teen Challenge Thrift Store. “If you walk in and see a price tag, you don’t like the price and you think it is too high, find the manager

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and ask about it.” Teen Challenge Thrift accepts any donation, but does not offer monetary values to those who donate. Teen Challenge does offer tax benefits to those who donate. Teen Challenge also employs those who are recovering drug and alcohol addicts; customers support their mission with each purchase. “I get to see real people come here from the Teen Challenge Program to work and I get to see them change into a better person,”said Rainwater. Value Village also sells used and new clothing for discounted pricing. Located on Boone, Value Village also accepts all donations in exchange for a tax benefit. Due to accepting a large amount of donations, there is a large variety of old and new items. “I get to see different products; I see rare new things through the store,” said Heidi Williams, Value Village’ Manager. “For people who are trying to find clothes on a budget all you really need to do is look. “You will find designer clothes and accessories with average and affordable designer clothing because it’s used and decently priced.”

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The name game: campus bookstore to change name Katie Bordner

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Present your request correctly and the CCS’ bookstore may take your name. Supervisors at CCS are searching for the perfect name, and students at SFCC and SCC have the opportunity to change the name of their bookstore. The competition is called “New Year, New Name, Store Name Contest” and is sponsored by SCC/SFCC College Store; both stores will be sharing the same name.The name change is expected to bring in more customers and send the message that the bookstore sells more than

just books. “We are trying to promote that we sell more than books,” said Melissa Derry, a Shipper/ Receiver and part of the Marketing Team at SFCC’s bookstore. According to Derry, food is a top seller and students may find a variety of supplies such as games and tools for stress relief. “I just starting going (to SFCC),”said Benjamin Anguiano, an SFCC student. “I’ve only been a few times and usually buy food and school supplies.” According to Derry, the bookstore is continually changing, reaching for a diverse inventory and to serve their customers. “It is always nice to see peo-

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Hottest Brands: BKE’s and Rock Revivals. Black skinny jeans, tights and leggings.

For spring, look for: Minty Colors Floral Prints

This spring look for high and low style shoes. Go for boots that fold or basic flats.

Tops range from heavy knit sweaters to light, sheer fabrics. ple coming in and shopping and more involved in how the campus runs. We are continuously innovating,” Derry said. “We offer a lot of services like discount movie tickets, and we also offer the cheapest place in town to get the First Night tickets each year.” The prizes for the name change competition include an iPod Touch, a Kindle Fire (full color) and a Fuji Digital Camera with a case. There will also be a competition and prizes for the logo to change. The Marketing Team is working on the guidelines now, the details breaching spring quarter. Students on campus have mixed views about participating in the name change. “I knew about the contest. I’m not planning on participating; I have too much stuff going on,” SFCC student Kylie Spain said. Derry believes that some students may prefer to not participate but hope that most of the student body will. “I’ve heard students walking down the hall trying to come up with a way to put their friends’ name into the new bookstore name,” Derry said. “You can suggest whatever you’d like.” There are guidelines, so when your creative juices are flowing, be sure to stay in The College Store’s context. The entry form is literally a contract, stating that any participating member: “Fully understand the official rules of the contest... and release any and all rights of the store name including, but not limited to, monetary gain or royalties.”

Sam’s Restaurant Randy Breedlove

The Communicator Walk into Asian Restaurant and you’ll hear the sound of noodles frying over a range. Suawat “Sam” Kae opened Asian Restaurant in 1976. Together with his wife, Gai Kae, he runs a small restaurant that specializes in Thai and Chinese dishes. Sam Kae was born in Thailand. His wife, Gai Kae, was born in China. Sam Kae is an alumni of Eastern Washington University; he graduated in 1960 and started cooking shortly after. “It took me awhile to graduate because I was in school when Spokane dealt with discrimination,” Sam Kae said. He was told by an instructor during his time at Eastern that it wasn’t worth his time learning how to cook. “I was told I shouldn’t cook because no one would eat what I made,” Sam Kae said. Over 35 years later Asian Restaurant is still in business. While it is open only Tuesday through Friday, 11am to 9pm. Sam still claims they do good business. “We sell upwards of 120 lbs of chicken every week,” Sam Kae said. “Our biggest rush is during lunchtime and then around 6:30 when dinner time comes around.” Asian Restaurant offer dishes from several cultures, both Sam and Gai Kae work on the dish after it has been ordered. “We buy Thai powder, chili powders, and black rice,” Gai Kae said. “We buy over two kilos of Thai powder that goes in the Thai tea. Asian Restaurant closes down once a year for a week while Sam and Gai travel to Thailand to purchase fresh ingredients. “Everything we make here is from scratch,” Gai Kae said. “There are no preservatives in anything we make.” Sam Kae believes that good health comes from spicy and natural food. Asian Restaurant has many regular customers that order special meals. Many of these have made it onto the menu such as General Sam’s chicken, formerly General Tsao’s Chicken, or the Kitchen Sink. “I have a customer (who) always orders pork, beef, chicken and vegetables,” Sam Kae said. “Other customers started to notice, and I put the dish on the menu. “I thought ‘well it has everything in it,’ so I called it the Kitchen Sink.” Along with their customer named meals, Asian Restaurant makes homemade peanut sauce and fresh Thai tea.

Did You Know?: Woks are used in India, Nepal, Tibet, and even the Middle East, although they are known by different names. http://wanderingwokcatering.com/history.html

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‘Winter blues’

Things can get a little boring with all the snow caving us in like bears for winter, especially when your budget is already stretched. Luckily there are solutions to fixing boredom and tight money by simple looking at the map below and finding something interesting that suits your interests or hobbies. Whether you’re drinking age or not, there is plenty of activities or events that involve little traveling and money but get you out of the house to get away from it all. Go iceskating with friends, make some pottery, take up dancing, get some sushi or drinks and catch a show while youre at it. You don’t have to look far.

Ice Palace Riverfront park (509) 456-4386 Hours vary on days of the week spokaneriverfrontpark.com $2 tuesdays, wild weds which is college night $1 admission, $3.50 Rentals

Simply Dance 820 W Spague, Spokane, WA.(509) 892-1480 hours may vary please check out simplydancestudio.com Learn to Salsa, Walz, east coast swing, and other classes are available

The Knitting Factory 919 W Sprague Ave Spokane, WA 99201 (509) 244-3279 Hours and prices vary upon events happening Offers great concerts and shows at reasonable prices for both 21+ or ages below to all come together and enjoy music

Neato Burrito/Baby bar 827 W 1st Ave Spokane, WA 99201 (509) 847-1234 hours vary Eat mexican food and drink when it gets later at night when it becomes the baby bar

Polka Dot pottery River park square (509) 624-2264 Monday-Sat 10-9 Sun 11-6 polkadotpottery.com Offers a variety of pottery activities and events. Prices start at $5 and date night , thursdays and Fridays night events, pizza night

The Blue Spark 15 S Howard St, Spokane, WA (509) 838-5787 bluesparkspokane. com Hours vary Come get drinks and meet with friends on certain nights for live music like Monday open mic night, weds live reggae, and thurs live new music.

Wave/TASTY 525 W 1st Ave (509) 747-2023 Hours may vary wed nights are TASTY for 18+

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Harold Balazs, whose art is featured above, also designed the Rotary Fountain in Riverfront Park.

SFCC’s on-site art gallery is currently hosting a show called Obsessive Behavior: Wall to Wall, which features the work of three prominent members of the local art community, showcasing not only their work but their commitment to their art. “I picked these guys because they’re all three artists that work in the studio every day,” said Tom O’Day, instructor and advisor for the Art Gallery Club. “They don’t just make work for a show, they make work to make work, and for me that’s what an artist is. “For (these artists) it’s an activity, a daily activity and an important aspect of their well-being and who they are.” Stepping into the gallery, one is confronted with the lefthand wall filled with colorful painted work by Ric Gendron, a former SFCC student who later attended Cornish College of the Arts.

“I paint because that is what I do and who I am,” Gendron said on his website. “I attempt to capture what I am feeling at the moment - love and loss; joy and pain; awareness and anxiety; light and darkness.” In the center of the gallery and along the right-hand wall are sculptures and other artworks by Richard Schindler, a native of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania who earned an undergraduate with an emphasis in Painting from the San Francisco Art Institute followed by an MFA in painting from Stanford University. Many of his works in the gallery incorporate what appear to be found objects: machinery, wood that he has worked, painted-over objects rendered unidentifiable and unique. In the promotional material for the gallery, Schindler said, ”The most important part of the artistic-making process is for me the point where all things dissolve into the moment, a point in which I am most lost in the grace of the flow.” At the back third of the gallery are

sculptures and other works by Harold Balazs, an artist best known for his various public works throughout the Pacific Northwest. Amongst his public works is the Rotary Fountain featured prominently in Spokane’s Riverfront Park, created in 2005. In 1967, Balazs was awarded a gold medal by the American Institute of Architects, and a Washington State Governor’s Award in the Arts in 1988. In 2009, he was given the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Seattle Metal Guild. Many of his works incorporate the phrase “transcend the bullshit”, including an untitled sculpture known colloquially as Lantern in Riverfront Park. “I make stuff because it’s better than not making stuff,” said Balaz in the gallery flyer. The gallery and its events are free and open to the public 8:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m. Monday through Friday from Jan. 3 until Feb. 9. On the 9th there will be a closing reception from 11a.m. to 2p.m.

History and Heritage Month Celebrations

February: Black History June: Gay and Lesbian Pride, Caribbean American Herita November: National American Indian Heritage March: National Women’s History September: Hispanic Heritage May: Asian/Pacific American Heritage and Older Americans October: National Disability Employment Awareness

Time, food, other things students lack Lyssa Davis

The Communicator The body is a machine: like your car, the better the fuel, the smoother it runs. We know that cooking for ourselves is the healthiest – and often cheapest – option, but does the college student of today have the time? “I often convince myself I don’t have time to do any cooking,” SFCC student Ben Snover said, “Between work and school and social life, I just neglect it. Food onthe-go is always my choice; usually cup noodles.” It doesn’t have to be that way, however. For Dino Sarma-Weierman, chef and manager at Sacred Chow in downtown Manhattan and author of the book Alternative Vegan, cooking isn’t just something he does at work, but at home for himself and his family. “It’s a question of knowing what I want to make before I walk into the kitchen, and then pulling stuff from my shelves as I cook.” said Sarma-Weierman “I find that if I’m faffing [messing] about with getting all the things arranged in front of me, I’ll take too long to get the food done.”

This only works when it’s not a mystery of what to cook or how to cook it. Sarma-Weierman continues, “In other words, all my organization and preparation happens in my brain, by knowing exactly what I want to make, what I’m going to put in there, and knowing where in my tiny kitchen all those things are.” If, on the other hand, it’s a new recipe or an unfamiliar technique, he takes another tack: “In those cases, I read the instructions first, then I’ll read the ingredients list, and pull out every single item I’ll need and set it in front of me. I’ll get out all my measuring stuff, and lay that down too.” This is commonly known in professional kitchens as mise-en-place; a French phrase that translates as “everything in place” – everything set up. “Then, one after another, I’ll measure out the ingredients, and start using them up. As I finish measuring something out, it goes back in its place...It prevents me from wondering whether or not I actually added the baking soda,” Sarma-Weierman concludes.

Did You Know?: Unless food is mixed with saliva you can’t taste it. Source: http://www.did-you-knows.com

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Ana Sorci | Editor

Track prepares for the 2013 season The CCS track and field teams are preparing for the spring track season.

fun while working out is even better.” Coach Cash and the other coaches train their athletes at SCC by starting practice out with a flexibility workAna Sorci out and stretches then splitting into The Communicator their workout teams. The track team all agreed that the coaches are there to help them make “You only have two jobs; work hard in the classroom and work hard a difference. “The coaches encourage us to try in practice,” Head Track Coach, out different events, see how they fit Jason Cash said. us” the rest of the track team said. Coach Cash works his athletes to The team works hard to meet their the best of their potential, along with goals, but not to the point of injury. the other coaches. “After running, “We act as one we all go to the big family” Roy “there are throwers in weight room, Walser, a freshOregon that go outside to lift weights and man from SFCC throw, in the cold, and so cool off from our said. will we.” workout,” Ariana Walser, along Cole, a sophowith Hina Pavlov -Name of person title underneath were brought underneath, black, adobe c. 7 pt more said. Coach Ryan onto the track Weidman stays at SFCC with the team because of the skills they posthrowing athletes. They spend an sess in the 400 meter dash and 4x4 hour in the weight room then head meter relay their senior year in high outside for 45 minutes just to work school. on throwing technique. “School is pretty good,” Pavlov “No breaks,” Coach Weidman said, “but going to practice and besaid, “there are throwers in Oregon ing able to talk to people and have

NBA returns to Seattle, Washington

Connor Nuckols

The Communicator NBA Basketball is coming back to Washington. In a press release on CBS Sports, Chris Hansen and a group of Seattle investors announced on Jan 21, 2013 that they had purchased the controlling interest of the Sacramento Kings from the Maloof family, the current owners of the Kings. They made it clear that the NBA team will return to the court next year as the Seattle SuperSonics. Five years ago Seattle had lost their basketball team to Oklahoma City. Had that team not been sold Seattle could have an elite basketball team with a NBA finals appearance last year. The Sonics will play at the Key Arena for their first two seasons and then they will move to a new arena being built. The Kings roster is expected to stay the same. This would include the return of a local basketball star from the University of Washington, Isaiah Thomas. Thomas was one of the elite players for the Huskies from 2008 to 2011 averaging 15 points per game each year as well as shooting 30% or better behind the three point line each year. Also included would be the National College PLayer of the Year of 2010-11 from BYU, Jimmer Fredette.