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Digital textbooks in state colleges Clayton Kraft

The Communicator Textbook costs for some Washington State college students are set to drop dramatically.

The advent of the new OCL (Open Course Library) program, will provide drastically reduced and free course materials to college students across the state.

The program uses a group of textbooks created by 42 instructors funded from a $1.18 million investment of

the state legislature three years ago, whose investment was matched by the Gates foundation. The textbooks are intended to be a replacement for the proprietary published materials that students currently pay for.

“This program will save students at least $1.26 million dollars for the 2011-2012 year, even if only the 42 faculty who have already agreed to use the textbooks did so,” said textbook advocate Nicole Allen. “If we TEXTBOOKS | Page 2

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Josh Hogan, reference librarian and teacher at SFCC, says community college students tend to have less money for extra school-related resources, and that extra costs are bad.

Vote to end monopoly on retail liquor sales Initiative 1183 passed; Washington residents will see liquor in grociery stores Ashley Hiruko Jackson Colby

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Woman assaulted on campus Randy Breedlove

The Communicator On Nov. 4, an SFCC student was assaulted by three other women on her way to the North gravel parking lot.

The victim’s background in weightlifting and wrestling allowed her to fend off the assailants.

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Suspect one is described as a white female with medium blonde hair.

She was described as being 5’ 3” tall and weighing around 190-200lbs.

She was wearing blue-jeans, a dark blue jacket with pink and blue polka dots and Converse type tennis shoes.

She received a significant cut above her eye during the assault.

Suspect two was described as a 20-25 year old woman, taller than the blonde assailant and also weighing 190-200lbs. She wore her hair ASSAULT | Page 2

SFCC security: In the event of an emergency, please call 509.475.7040 There are four blue boxes on campus that instantly call security

NEWS

Hard liquor is no longer confined to liquor stores and bars.

Initiative 1183, which allows grocery stores 10,000 square feet and more to sell hard liquor, passed statewide on Nov. 8 by over 60% percent of the vote. Washington was one of 19 liquor control states that had the sale of spirits regulated and maintained by the state.

Brian Smith, communications director of the Washington State Liquor Board, said the agency is very disappointed.

“We’ve been running an effective system for a long time,” Smith said.

“Public safety is very important to us.

“We have one of the best compliance records for not selling (alcohol) to minors.”

Smith said that minors are only successful in buying alcohol at state liquor stores 6 percent of the time, but they’re successful 23 percent of the time in bars, convenience stores, grocery stores and restaurants.

All liquor businesses in the state will be privatized by June 1, 2012.

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“Our main goal is to bring awareness,” said Christina Holt, Veterans Club President.

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The Communicator There are an estimated 500 veterans on the SFCC campus, some of whom belong to the Veterans Club, which is also known as the Armed Forces Club.

“I was in the USMC from 19661970 and the USAF from 19711991,” said SFCC history instructor John Monroe, noting the breadth of the clubs members.

The club has been active for years, but the last two have brought a real focus on expanding its membership and the awareness the student body has about them.

“This is second year the club has been full on running,” said Christina Holt, Veterans Club President and 10 years in the United States Air Force. “Our main goal is to bring awareness of veterans to campus.

“Coming out of the military and into civilian life is a huge culture shock.”

The Veterans Club is a close community of about 60 members, and it’s open to all SFCC students, not just veterans. Civilians, spouses,

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Involved parties tell why the OCL is better for students From Page 1

had 100 percent adoption among state and community colleges in Washington, our projections go as high as $41.6 million a year.”

The 81 courses are being provided for free online because of open licensing. If a student wants a physical copy, the books have a $30 cap, which is cheaper than commercial versions of the coursebooks.

“The cold hard reality is that this is the beginning of the end for the closed, expensive, proprietary, commercial textbooks that are completely disconnected from today’s reality,” said Reuven Carlyle, the 36th district representative in the state legislature.

“It’s immoral, it’s unjust, it’s unethical and it’s just plain ridiculous for us to allow tuition to spike at our community and technical colleges and not do anything about the institutional bureaucracy of the status quo in the

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children of veterans and active military all make up the body of the Veteran’s Club.

“We all share a common denominator,” Holt said. “There is so much common ground just by being in the military.”

The club sponsors movie days, volunteers at food banks and participates in charity activities like The Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis and the Tunnel to Towers Run, which benefits the fallen heroes of 9/11.

Members can often be found at SFCC events like The Halloween Carnival on campus hosting a booth and can be reached on The Veterans Club Facebook page.

“The biggest thing people don’t know about our club is that we exist,” Holt said.

The Veterans Club has a budget of $1,000, which is double what they received last year. The larger budget can be attributed to the club’s impressive number of events and money raising efforts for the school and their club, which was considered when they requested a larger amount this year.

“The SCC Veterans Club receives $3,000 per year,” Holt said.

One of the clubs favorite fundraising methods is to sell 550 Cord bracelets, also known as parachute bracelets, which they make themselves.

“It’s a great fundraising technique,” Holt said.

The Veterans Club will be selling bracelets in the SUB during winter quarter.

SFCC has a Veterans Resource Fair in the Fall and SCC has one in the Spring, with its main goal to show veterans what is available for them on campus and in Spokane. There are an estimated 15 to 20 vendors participating, and all students are welcome to attend.

“We’re getting a lot of different people together. People from the Spokane Valley Outreach Center and The US Department of Veterans Affairs will be in attendance,” said Katreena Maybe, treasurer of the Veterans Club.

“We’re putting this on to show veterans what benefits, like medical and school, are available to them,” Maybee said. She served three and a half years in the US Army.

The Veterans Club’s Resource Fair is set to take place on Nov. 29 on campus in SUB lounges A, B and C from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

textbook world.

The state legislature supported the program for higher education, but that field is hardly the end of their aspirations for the new system.

“From this program I’m going to introduce comprehensive legislation to address k12’s closed proprietary system of textbooks,” said Carlyle. “I see a time when the old system is a thing of the past.”

Still, instructors must adopt these courses for them to be effective. The use of the courses in the classroom depends on in the materials, which is dependant on the quality.

“We were reasonably pleased with the old textbook we were using,” said Mike Kenyan, math instructor in Auburn. “When we started looking at our options there was really no contest. The OCL wins on price, and it’s high on quality.”

Even libraries are considering the implications of the move to online materials, which can affect what’s available to them.

“We aquire textbooks sometimes, when we can find reserves or cheap options, but it’s expensive enough we

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Budget cuts affect future careers for students Jackson Colby John Millen

The Communicator Budget cuts may cause the chemical dependency program to take a hit.

Proposed cuts to Washington’s Department of Social and Health Services could stop funding for chemical dependency clinics and detox facilities, affecting Chemical Dependency of Professional studies on campus.

The budget cuts would take $4.5 billion in funding from the facilities and eliminate chemical dependency careers pursued by students as well as financial support for those being treated for chemical dependency.

Jennifer DeRuwe, a public infor-

mation officer with the Spokane Police Department (SPD) commented on the future impact of crime predicted from the absence of treatment for mental illness and substance abuse.

“Although there is no way to predict future criminal behaviour like drug abuse, the special training that SPD has with dealing with mental illness and substance abuse will allow them to deal with each chemical dependency situation as it arises, even if funding for clinics is cut,” DeRuwe said.

A session to discuss the cuts is planed for Nov. 28 in Olympia. On Dec. 31 the decision will be made, and come Jan. 1 the new legislation will be enacted.

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have a monopoly over spirit sales.

“Everyone talks about it (initiaWashington no longer a liquor tive 1183) in line,” William DiRicco, control state SFCC student and Costco Wholesale employee, said. “You can never get From Page 1 out of Costco with liquor if you’re “Up to a thousand employees are under 21.

“I feel like it’s going to save people going to lose their jobs,” Smith said.

Joel Venoliel is the Senior vice a lot of money.”

Nathan Kelm, a 17 year old SFCC president of the Costco corporation and believes that the change in li- student, said he would have voted for the initiative if he were old enough. quor distributors will be beneficial.

“People worry that it’s going to be “The private sector has an excellent record in managing the sale of easier for minors to get liquor and alcoholism will inalcohol,” Benoliel crease,” Kelm said. said. “We’re al- “The private sector has “But as long as you ready now selling an excellent record in managing the sale of can still have the beer and wine.

“It isn’t logical alcohol...We’re already now hours on it, it should be fine...You can only that the perfor- selling beer and wine.” sell beer in grocery mance is going to --Joel Venoliel stores until 2 in the deteriorate.”

Senion vice presient of Coso Corporation morning, why not do According to Benoliel, the Costco corporation was the same for hard liquor?

“I feel like it’s going to save people the largest contributor to the pro-initiative 1183 campaign, contributing a lot of money.” over 22 million in money and in kind Nathan Kelm, a 17-year-old SFCC student, said he would have voted for combined.

“We plan to apply for the appropri- the initiative if he were old enough.

“People worry that it’s going to be ate licensing to add a liquor department across the state,” Benoliel said. easier for minors to get liquor and al“It’s going to take us 10 to 12 years to coholism will increase,” Kelm said. recover from the investment of initia- “But as long as you can still have the hours on it, it should be fine. tive 1183.

“You can only sell beer in grocery “We did this on the bases of lookstores until 2 in the morning, why not ing out for consumers.”

There are currently 17 states that do the same for hard liquor?”

can’t do it a lot,” said Josh Hogan, librarian at SFCC. “I can’t say we’d buy OCL copies for sure, but it’s definitely a possibility we would review.

“We want to make materials as openas possible, of course, and excessive costs are bad for that.”

OCL Facts 1: Each of the 81 courses were roughly $15,000 to create.

2: The adoption rate goal is 20 percent for the 2012-2013 school year.

3: A 20

percent adoption rate would amount to $6.4 million in student savings.

Nancy Locke | The Communicator

Students will consider bookstore costs against the new OCL option.

Source: opencourselibrary. wikispaces.com

DSHS Budget Facts

1: Revenue forecast projects an additional shortfall of 1.4 billion for Washington.

2: The additional cuts for DSHS come to $573 million.

Source: DSHS budget forcast

States with liquor control laws: Ala. Idaho Iowa Maine Mich.

Miss.

Mont.

N.H. N.C. Ohio Ore. Penn.

Utah V.T. V.A. W.Va. Wyo. Source: www.ttb. gov

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back in a pony tail with curly ends.

Suspect three was described as 20-25 with a slimmer build, wearing light beige jacket with messy brown hair in bun, she had an overall unkempt appearance according to the victim.

SFCC Security and the Spokane Police Department are investigating the incident, if you have information relating to the incident you are asked to contact Crime Check at 509.456.2233 or SFCC Security at 509.475.7040.

Remember that you can call SFCC Security at anytime for an escort across campus at 509.475.7040.

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Did You Know?: There are more than 50 activities clubs at SFCC, including the Armed Forces Club,the Gamers Club and

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The Staff The Communicator, a student-run publication, provides students an opportunity to connect with their campus and enrich their time at SFCC. We hope to maintain a forum in which students are able to voice diverse opinions on campusrelated issues.

The Communicator also aims to inform students about topics relevant to their education.

Editor-in-Chief Ashley Hiruko Managing Editor Jackson Colby Web Editor Lauren Miller News Editor Clayton Kraft Focus Editor Randy Breedlove Sidelines Editor Kellen Middleton Perspectives Editor Shelby Miltner Photo Editor Nancy Locke

Perspectives

eReaders like Kindle and NOOK have seen a tremendous rise in popularity. Even some iPads have apps that allow people to download books onto them. We recognize that these can save people money, especially college students, and that they’re convenient.

But we also think it’s important for us to remember books and the written word as they have been for centuries, and not to allow eReaders to completely replace books.

Although eReaders will hopefully not compleatly erase books, they will help to read books more easily in digital format. Times change, and technological advances have changed almost every aspect of the world and how people go about

their lives. Tehnology is being used more and more in everyday kife.

Technology has improved life dramaticaly, but there are also a lot of drawbacks. When these drawbacks happen it is nice to have a hard copy in a book or library. We think it’s important for people to maintain a fair balance, respect and utilize technology, while not letting it get out of hand.

shelby miltner | Editor eReader and Book Facts 1. eBook sales were up 164.4 percent in 2010.

2. Educational books for higher education went up 7.8 percent to $4.58 billion.

3. Adult paper back books went up to 4.5 percent from the last year.

4. Downloadable audio books increased to 56.7 percent to $8.9 million.

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ibraries aren’t just useful, but also offer a safe haven for kids who don’t quite fit in.

Growing up home schooled, Ashley I never really Hiruko socialized with peers. Instead, I spent my time in libraries sailing the ocean with Captain Ahab, painting fences with Tom Sawyer and exploring Freemasonry with Pierre.

According to an article published by the Washington Post, in October, the Martin Luther King Jr. library in D.C. was set to no longer offer

service on Sundays. Thankfully, due to an outpouring of public sentiment, the ruling was overturned.This is extremely important because most libraries in the nation are not open on Sundays.

The library was a second home to me. It was somewhere safe to go, somewhere that I could be myself and not have to worry about being judged for who I was. The librarians never judged me, and the characters in the books I read certainly never judged me.

Libraries are useful for a variety of reasons, not just giving people access to books. Libraries provide access to music and movies as well, all for free. Many libraries also provide free internet access for patrons.

The people that utilize libraries the most are those that can’t afford to buy new books, computers or even afford internet service. A study put out by the Gates Foundation found that the higher level of poverty a community had, the more the community participated in the library. “Although people with a wide range of incomes visit the library, a disproportionately large percentage report incomes below $25,000,” the study stated.

There is an enormous amount of useful and educational information on the Internet, but not everything is available on the Internet. It is currently prohibited by law to make copyrighted books fully accessible online, but snippets of books are allowed.

The problems libraries are facing today with budget cuts and staff cuts are terrifying. If the trend continues, I hate to think of what could happen.

It’s hard to imagine a world without libraries. Countless people have no other access to information, aside from a library. If libraries go away, all of these people will have to find other means of accessing free literature and essentially, free education.

Children that have no where to go after school may turn to the streets instead of the pages of books.

If libraries continue to close, where will I take my son to learn about the emperor penguins that inhabit Antarctica? Where will he go to develop his imagination, something so crucial to being human?

Graphics Geoff Lang Multimedia Nadia Kurakin Adviser Jason Nix Staff members can be reached via email with the following format: sfcc.firstname. lastname@gmail.com

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The content in this publication is the responsibility of the student staff of The Communicator, and as such do not necessarily reflect the view of Spokane Falls Community College administrators, faculty, or the student body.

Individual student contributions to the opinion page or any other section of this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board or the student staff of The Communicator.

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Did You Know?: There is little available research evaluating book consumers, actual interests in and prefelences for digital content

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eReaders: destroying books A

dvances in technology have brought many changes to the way people go about their daily lives.

Jackson Everything from Colby the way people listen to music, communicate, gather information, drive and receive news has been changed.

Now, something that people have done in relatively the same way for centuries is finally being changed by technology; the way people read books. eReaders such as Kindles and NOOKs are becoming more popular. According to the official Kindle website on Amazon, 1,063 customers collectively gave Kindle a 4.5/5 approval rating. NOOKs are receiving similar favorable reviews.

NOOK is a product of Barnes&Noble, and I find it strange that they are promoting a product that could potentially put them out of business. I believe that eReaders played a part in Borders bookstore closing down.

Technology causes people to have less of a desire to go to bookstores. eReaders aren’t the only factor in this, many people would rather order books online than go to a bookstore.

Personally, I think it would be a tragedy if eReaders and other technology caused bookstores to shut down.

Chain stores like Barnes&Noble would be the first to go (Borders is already gone). Independent bookstores would likely last longer, because they have a more loyal customer base. But, as the technology and convenience of eReaders continues

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to increase, even these stores may close their doors.

According to etechservices.com, buying books for eReaders actually tends to be more expensive than buying books at an independent bookstore.

And what an unspeakable tragedy it would be if books themselves went the way of vinyl LPs. The way people listen to music has been constantly changing. People used gramophones, paper tape, vinyl LP, cassette tapes, compact discs and now iPods.

Books have remained relatively the same for centuries, paper with words on it bound together. The question that comes to my mind is, why do these companies that make eReaders think it’s ok for them to suddenly change the way people read?

There are many drawbacks to eReaders. I enjoy the way books smell. That may sound silly to some, but I really love it. I love the way old books smell in particular. Until an app is invented for eReaders to simulate the scent of real books, this is simply lost. But that’s the least of the problems.

If you lose your eReader, you just lost your entire library, unless you have it all backed up. And even then you have to buy a new eReader, which are quite expensive (the least expensive Kindle is $79).

When you’re in an airplane, you have to turn off all electronic equipment during takeoff and landing.

You don’t have to stop reading a book.

Kindle released a new feature which allows two people with eReaders to lend books to each other, which has long been a huge drawback for eReaders. But the new feature is still flawed. The book only stays on the other person’s eReader for 14 days, and the feature only applies to some books. Not to mention, you have to assume the person you’re loaning to also has an eReader.

There’s something to be said for having a personal library that you can browse through at your leisure and choose the next title you want to read. Libraries are beautiful to behold, and they can provoke stimulating conversation with house guests.

You can leave an entire personal library to a loved one after you die.

How are future generations going to know anything about the people of our time, if we no longer have any written records, and it’s all just stored electronically? In our time, we know quite a bit about past generations because of their written records.

As a bookworm I am concerned by the popularity of eReaders. I would be devastated if real books became a thing of the past.

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ew advances in technology are happening everyday, especially in the area of books: paper back and, hard cover books vs eReader or online books. The eReader books of today are more advanced and have the kinks worked out of them.

Varieties of eReader books such as Kindle, Ipad and, Shelby Nook now have capabilities Miltner of wireless Internet connections and downloading of books in an online form. Newer cell phones such as Droids, IPhones, and Blackberries also have download applications for online books to be read on a cell phone.

OverDrive is a whole sale service that dispenses eBooks, audio books, and other digital content. According to the overdrive website, they currently host around 650,000 digitial titles from 1,00 publishers including, Random House, HarperCollins, BBC Audiobooks America, Harlequin, and Bloomsbury. Digital Distribution services are utilized by more than 15,000 libraries, schools, and colleges worldwide. eReader books will, i believe, help carry students, staff, and faculty of colleges and universities into the future of teaching and learning. Instructors will be able to teach or read to their students on eReader books and the specific textbook that the instructor will teach from will be on the eReader. eReader’s will benefit students by less money being spent on textbooks or other books that are used in classes. As a community college student I spend each quarter around 1,300 for tution and books. Of that $1,300, i spend $150 to $200 on textbooks alone. eReader’s or technology books cost around half of a textbook or two.

According to the Amazon website, a Kindle cost around $79. Almost half or a quarter of what a textbook would cost. Barnes and Noble’s Simple Touch Nook cost around $99, less than some textbooks.

I understand that libraries and paper books cannot be compared to a digital book. Digital books will help to bring people into the future. There are some flaws to digital books and the cost of some high quality eBooks are not cheap either. New technologies are arising everyday and eBooks will help to carry people into the future.

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My Paperless Life Nadua Kurakina | The Communicator

Living a paperless life can be difficult, there aren’t very many alternatives to paper. With the advent of cloud computing one can help cut down on the environmental impact our paper usage has.

Randy Breedlove

The Communicator Due to a growing need to communicate more efficiently and effectively, computers can now store and share files in real time.

“I use drop box, I can type a list of groceries my wife wants on my home computer and bring it up on my phone when I am at the store, or really anything like that.” said Rod

Larse, Head of the IT department.

Drop box is a program that lets you store files on an online sever and connect to it through other devices. It also allows the user to backup important documents in the event of a file corruption or other disaster.

Other cloud based programs such as google documents and skydrive can quickly allow multiple people to receive and edit documents.

SFCC and several other schools are slowly changing over to this digital medium.

The SFCC Library has drastically cut down the amount of paper it uses by cutting down on unclaimed copies, and renting out laptops and iPads for students to take notes and write reports electronically.To save paper in other ways they changed the way students print pages out.

George Suttle helped set up SHIVA the new printing system.

“We used to have people print out like 300 page game manuals and then not claim them, we were out 300 pages of paper and it blocked the printer from printing anything else for quite awhile,” Suttle said.

The Library now has a printing cost after a certain amount of copies are made. Each student pays four dollars a quarter in printing costs and can print upwards of 500 pages.

“We encourage students to print double sided, its about a cent cheaper and saves us paper,” Suttle

said.

The SFCC Bookstore offers online textbooks that are completely paperless and sometimes include course materials like flash cards over terminology used in the book or quizzes over the material. Students can purchase them online or purchase the physical copies of the books in the book store.

“We contact Nebraska Book Company and see if they can make an online version of a textbook,” said Bruce Chesterman, supervisor at the bookstore. “Sometimes students can buy textbooks off Amazon or some other online site.”

Chesterman said that iPads generally are the most functional when running eBooks as Kindles sometimes don’t carry the interactive functionality that iPads do.

The bookstore offers whatever eBooks they have available for cheaper prices than physical books but without the physical copy you’re only renting it for the quarter.

Want to hear our opinion?

Want some more information on the Kindle and the iPad? Check out our perspectives: Pages three and four

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Did You Know?: Apple has sold 14.8 million iPads since the device’s launch April 2011. source http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/18/apple-ipad-business/

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Many college students have tight budgets with little to no money for recreation. Luckily, there are ways to have fun, eat a quick snack or even a full meal on your birthday for no money at all.

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Denny’s Denny’s offers a free Grand Slam which consists of: eggs, toast, bacon and sausage. Pending ID verification, the $5.99 meal winds up free.

IHOP At anytime after signing up on their website, IHOP will give you one free meal at anytime, one on your birthday and on the one year anniversery of the day you joined.

Red Robin

Alex Kurakin and Nadezhda Kurakina, siblings, are exploring free birthday deals found throught the city of Spokane.

Applebee’s Students can go to Applebee’s for a free apple pie sundae, they also offer a buy one dinner get the other dinner free.

Swinging Doors Starting at 5 p.m. head up north to The Swinging Doors for the free birthday steak dinner. With a retail value of $19.50, the meal includes a large steak, garlic toast and a baked potato. When a meal is redeemed, a short slip has to be filled out for record purposes. Grand total: $2.50 for the tip.

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Red Robin offers a free birthday burger of your choice with preregistration to their Red Royalty club, you can also get a free appitiezer within 13 days of registration. An average trip to Red Robin would run you about $15 including tip.

Registering a card and going in on your birthday would save you about $12. You also earn points for simply coming in and having the points added to the card. These points can be used for various rewards such as free appitizers and drinks and every 12 visits earns you a free burger of your choice.

Fast Eddie’s For people 21 and over, the prize wheel at Fast Eddie’s located downtown can be spun starting at 11 a.m. When the wheel is spun, it lands on a dollar amount. According to Wash State law, alcohol can’t be served for free. The Eddie Bucks are redeemable for half off the total bill.

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Spokane’s various parks Take time between the free things, Mirabeau Park in Spokane Valley has a breathtaking waterfall and a hiking

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trail. There are many parks in Spokane, Manito Park on the South Hill is host to several events throughout the year so be sure to check in. The flower gardens and the miles of never-ending foliage make Spokane park relaxing and fun to be in alone or with a friend.

World Market Explorer Rewards A preregistration at the World Market website entitles you to a free $10 store credit. There are several

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coupons and deals you can use anytime. The $10 credit plus a $.39 residual could score you two crystal white wine glasses and one red wine glass, or pick from large selection of organic foods, beverages and housewares.

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Websites needed to get your free meals https://www. redrobin.com/ redroyalty http://ihopcorp.fbmta. com/members/UpdateProfile. aspx

http://www. benjerry.com http://www. starbucks. com http://dutchbros.com/ http://www. applebees. com

Ben and Jerry’s Ben and Jerrys offers a free scoop of ice cream to someone on their birthday. They are required to register through a website to get the birthday coupon.

Baskin Robbins A free scoop of Baskin Robbins awaits those who are again willing to sign up. Prior to redemption of the coupon, a preregistration is required at the Baskin Robbins website.

Starbucks Coffee Co.

Dutch Bros.

Coffee

With a registered Starbucks card, regardless of balance, they offer free birthday beverages of any size and any type.

Prior to birthday, Starbucks sends the coupon to the registered card holder. Also, for every 15 stars earned, free coffee. Say a person buys a coffee, a pastry, and a CD: ring them separately. A star is earned for each swipe.

Students can go in anytime on your birthday and with Idaho you can get you can get any coffee any type any size. No registrations needed, although through the website you can get special deals. If you prefer to make your own coffee you can order coffee by the pound from the website. Also on the website are the monthly specials and events for the coffee chain.

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http://worldmarketexplorer.com http://www. theswingingdoors.com Make sure you register and grab coupons so you get all your free and reduced stuff.

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SFCC faculty member hosts preview of exhibit Tavis Ferguson

I just began photographing it.”

During the exhibit at the Hotel The Communicator Ruby, Monica McConnell, a guest from Pendleton, Ore., asked: “Do When viewing the photography you think that everyone has the abilof Carl Richardson, one might be ity to draw? How would one gauge thinking: “Those are beautiful photheir abilities?” tos; I wonder how he does it”?

“Personally, I think that everyone On Nov. 4, Richardson hosted a has the ability to draw,” Richardson preview of his upcoming show in February at the Hotel Ruby hospital- said. “There is just the process of finding the ability. ity suite. After frigid temperatures, “Technically, if one can write, some technical difficulties with an LCD monitor and free bratwurst, the they are drawing.”

The crowd’s interest grew as the evening was a success. images started showing.

As the event began, one by one, The various photos of the balguests pulled up to the hotel, with lerinas in locations varying from a some stopping in for a drink at the downtown skatepark to the Monroe Sapphire Lounge which is merged street bridge shot in the earthy sepia with the facility. tones to crisp black and white tones, The overall vibe and the eclectic made for an impressed public. shades of blue-grey lighting along “For a majority with the assortof the photogment of cocktails, “Personally, I think that raphy sessions, and appetizers, I actually did offered up a good everyone has the ability not provide that preshow. to draw...technically, if much instruction In his 16 years one can write, they are to the models,” of instructing art drawing.”

Richardson said. classes Richardson has taught -Carl Richardson “They actually SFCC Art Instructor just snapped into classes such as those poses by Screen Printing, themselves. and Art Appreciation.

“I provided very little instruction.”

Originally from Walton Beach, The beauty of the hospitality suite Fla., he began dabbling in photogcombined with the light fixtures raphy during his time with a Fla. shaped like wispy tree branches ballet company. equaled an overall success.

“When I was working with the “This exhibit served as a preview ballet company with a friend, I for my show at the Tin Man Gallery just kind of fell in love with balin the Garland district,” Richardson let,” Richardson said. “Thats when I said. ”It starts on Jan. 26, and will developed my intense interest. be running for the entire month of “The ballet was so beautiful that

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Richardson’s models didn’t need to pose as their movements came so naturally to them.

Feb.” In a closing note Richardson would like to thank Greg Stiles,

from the SFCC Art Department, for helping him to make this preview a success.

Richardson’s website http://faculty.spokanefalls.edu/Art/default. htm

Charity paintball turkey hunt Randy Breedlove

The Communicator Dale “Nitehawk” Burbridge again plays host to the Turkey Hunt can food drive.

It is one of many paintball charity events he hosts yearly and the sixth time he has done the Turkey Hunt theme. On Saturday Nov 19, Burbridge will be out 13 miles North of Reardan in a marked forest from 9:30AM to 4:30PM with his friends dressed as turkeys. He will divide participants into two teams and they

will try to catch or shoot the turkeys, while the turkeys avoid being grabbed or shot at.

To enter the game costs $10 and four cans of food or $15 without can.

Burbridge is trying to collect 500 pounds of food this year. When you bring 4 cans you recieve one raffle ticket for the drawing at the end of the game, prizes consist of paintball gear and other equipment. To contact Burbridge you can email him at dale@nitehawkpaintball.com or call his telephone at 509-276-1415.

Last year’s turkey hunt resulted in the hunters winning the game.

Burbridge had about half of the desired food donations.

Photo thanks to Dale Burbridge of Nitehawk Paintball

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Developing a sense of style

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Ward Neumann

The Communicator SFCC has welcomed many works of art into its art gallery, and many artists have done presentations on their work, but on Nov. 11, 12 and 13 several professional photographers came in to talk about what it takes to make it in the rough world of photography. The event, Visual Evolution, is a festival celebrating the evolution of photography and

visual art all over Spokane, ranging from art galleries in River Park Square Mall to the campus of SFCC. A panel discussion was held in the auditorium, building 15 with six professional photographers involved in the Visual Evolution conference. The subject of discussion was how to make a career as a professional photographer and other tips and strategies of the trade Style continues | page 9

Don’t Forget to check out the SFCC art Gallery for our latest exhibit: Fragments Source

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Nov. 17 - Nov. 30, 2011 Carl Richardson continues his presentation at the Hotel Ruby Hospitality suite. After some brief techniqual difficulties he presented his stunning photography.

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that the members had learned over their life time as photographers.

Deke Cloyd, a local photographer for On The Edge Studios told a recap of his career dealing wit hardships such as losing his wife and being a single father. He always followed his dream.

“If you’re only into it for the money, forget it,” Cloyd said.

Cloyd struggled for a while being a photographer but his positive outlook helped him along the way.

“When you fall on your face at least you’re falling forward,” Cloyd said.

All of the professional photographers agreed that it is tough starting out but if you have a passion for it you have to continue.

“You will always find people who don’t like your work,” Cloyd said.

“It should intrigue you, not turn you off.”

There are 30,000 students graduating every year with a major or minor in photography it‘s essential that students find something that works for them said Alejandro Tomas of Tomasfoto studios.

“I had to turn to corporate work, which was evil to me,” said Tomas.

“But it’s not, work is work.”

They all agree that applying your skills and making them lead to something viable for marketing yourself is an important thing in a

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Focus business.

“Research really is the key,” Tomas said.

Tomas made his living photographing airplanes, he made his research skills valuable by coming up with a way to photograph the planes in production without stopping the assembly lines. This saved the airplane companies like Boeing enough to replace him over their former photographer.

“You don’t need a lot of clients, but if you don’t they need to be well paying and consistent,” Tomas said.

Mark Anthony of Anthony Productions said that in his first few years as a photographer he went under the wing of people who had already mastered the trade.

“I ate, slept and drank photography,” Anthony said.

A consensus between all the panel members is that schooling is the most important thing in becoming successful.

“If I won the lottery I would go back to school,” Cloyd said. “I enjoyed being in that environment and you can always learn more.”

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Midnight Cry began as a christmas band and is working on an album.

Midnight Cry is an eight piece metal rock band from the Spokane area.

summer, however this is his first experience playing for a band.

“It started when I was five years old, I have an older brother and Mindy Krause he gave me Metallica, The Black The Communicator Album and I remember listening to that CD over and over and over and hearing the guitar solos and the A rare eight member band, Middrums and the bass and the vocals night Cry, featuring two vocalists, and all of this going on and just betwo pianists, two guitarist, a druming fascinated by it,” Murch said. “I mer and a singer. They started out was naturally drawn to it.” as a christmas band and recently Danielle DuPey is one of the two have begun to write their own origigirls in the band and shares the nal, metal songs, and create their vocals with Amalie Marte. first album. The album is called “If the band was all girls I can see Fight For This Crime and is it schedus having way too much drama,” uled to be released Nov. 28. said DuPey. “The guys are very “It’s a journey and you”ll notice easy to get along with and it’s awethat when you listen to the album all the way through from start to fin- some that Amalie and I have each other for when the guys are being... ish it’s this realization of the need well guys.” for something more than yourself,” DuPey, Miles and Murch have said Leighton Miles, the band expressed that they want their manager and pianist, “the need for music to stand out and really reach something more than a world that their audience you’ve created “The need for something in a way they and realizing more than a world that haven’t been that truth and the search for you’ve created and realizing reached before.

Miles said that God and the that truth and the search it has taken them search for meanfor God and the search for about a year to ing in our life is make this album. way bigger than meaning in our life is way “The best part ourselves.” bigger than ourselves.” of making the The members -Leighton Miles album...there’s of the band Midnight Cry, Band Manager the time at the come from all different backgrounds. Miles started end of everything when you’re sitting there getting annihilated by Midnight Cry seven years ago and has been recording albums since he your own music,” said Miles. “It’s pretty rad.” was 12 years old.

Murch has already been working In their “symphonic metal” style on Midnight Cry’s next album. of music they provide “the guitar“I’ve been writing songs, most driven force of hard rock with the of the time a song would start out sweep and grandeur of symphonic music” according to their biography with a guitar riff that I would bring in,” said Murch. “By the time we on midnight-cry.com. have the time we are able to sit The band has taken inspiration down and start writing songs, I’ll from many places including the have lots of riffs and ideas and stuff Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO), a recorded ready to go.” rock opera orchestra that pushes The band has tentative plans the boundaries further than any to tour extensively this coming other band before according to spring. For now, they will visit Saint trans-siberian.com.

Maries, Idaho, Portland, Ore., and “I wrote six albums from the time play in Spokane.

I was 12 ‘til I was 20,” said Miles.

The band will be performing at “It taught me a lot about arranging; the Bing Crosby theater in downa lot about what sounds good.” town Spokane on December 17 Trevor Murch, the new guitarand 18 this winter. Tickets are fourist for the band, has been playing guitar since he was 13, and practic- teen dollars at the door or through TicketsWest. Shows start at 7 p.m. ing up to nine hours a day in the

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things you should know about:

wheelchair athletes As told by wheelchair athlete Austin Pruitt

1. We work just as hard as anyone else. “We work out 6 days a week. some people may think we are crazy but that’s what you have to do when you are at the level we are at.”

2. Don’t cheer for us because we are handicapped, cheer because we are athletes. “Wheelchair athletes are the same as the athletes you see on TV. Just because we are in a wheelchair does not mean we cannot make races interesting and record fast times.

3. We have to plan. “Some wheelchair athletes race nine times out of the ten possible events each meet. But what you do not see is what goes on before and after the race. Meaning, we are always checking our chairs making sure our tires and everything are good to go for the next race.”

4. There are races wheelchairs do not allow us to compete in. “We can race really any race besides hurdles and the steeplechase.”

5. What we do is a year-round commitment. “We train all through the year and when it comes to snow we are inside on rollers. A roller is like a treadmill for the race-chairs we use.

6. Have your tools handy at all times. “You really need to know your way around a toolbox because each athlete needs to be able to fix their chair if something happens between races.”

7. It takes more than talent to compete. “It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to do what we do. You have to be willing to give up your free time to focus solely on training and competition.

Story by Kellen Middleton

Excessive advertising consuming college sports

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s athletes play their respective sports, advertising is plastered everywhere.

Whether it is shoes, jerseys or even socks advertisers have forced viewers to see their logos wherever the camera may be looking.

Advertising is being pumped Kellen into our lives to the point of exhaustion. Baseball fields Middleton are lined with advertiseBleacher Banter ments, Basketball gymnasiums hang banners and neon signs of local and national advertisers, it is all around us. Some colleges, like the University of Texas, have started their own TV network in order to reap all the profits connected to their athletic departments.

Next time you see a college sporting event on TV, count how many timeouts are actually accounted by the teams, and how many are just TV timeouts. Believe it or not, when a basketball game is on television teams only account for 10 of the multiple timeouts called within a full game.

It has become an obnoxious event in any sport across the spectrum. College athletics are trying harder and harder to emulate the advertising tactics of professional sports. Could you see the CCS basketball team running out of the locker room onto the gymnasium floor sporting jerseys that say “Sasquatch” in small letters, but below that in big bold lettering says XBOX 360? I understand that advertising plays a large part in funding equipment for athletes and things of that nature, but at what point do we sit back and let the corporate advertising agencies control the pride of our colleges? When will we choose to stand up and say enough is enough?

Schools should shout their schools names and the student athletes that partake in those sports. Unfortunately, in today’s day and age it is all about money.

The dollar is what drives every human being to do everything they can to make an extra buck as easy as possible.

We should not lose what is important about college athletics because of money. Sports are driven by passion and happiness, not by the all mighty dollar.

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Theresa Skinner is seen helping fill Chris Taylor’s tires as he prepares to train on a Roller at St. Lukes rehabilitation center.

CCS Volleyball bracket

Graphic created by Matt Moffitt

Cut out this bracket and follow the women’s CCS volleyball team as they compete at Mount Hood Community College for the NWAACC volleyball tournament championship. The tournament is double-elimination format and the CCS teams first game begins on Thursday, Nov. 17 at 9 a.m against Whatcom Community College. Tickets are free for CCS students with ID and $5 for adults.

Did You Know?: The first basketball game was held on January 20, 1892 Source: facts-about.org.uk

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Building a basketball

Sasquad

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Photo contributed by Rick Harrison

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The CCS women’s basketball season begins on Dec. 2.

With athletes only playing at CCS for two years, head women’s coach Bruce Johnson recruits athletes that want to move on after community college.

“We look for players who can possibly move up to next level after they spend two years with us,” Johnson said.

Johnson described a recruiting trip he took to Alaska in which the recruit committed, but decided last minute that CCS was not for her.

“She quit on us the first day of school,” Johnson said. “She was a 6’5” post player too, which hurts.”

With the average age being 19, it is important to have a strong

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coaching staff to manage the young players.

“I look for people that can be good communicators, and have a good eye for talent,” Johnson said.

Women’s basketball player Amanda Buttery believes that strong team chemistry is crucial for the next phase of building a good basketball team.

“I think that it is important to have a good bond with your teammates,” Buttery said. “For about six months your team is like your family.”

For women’s basketball player Megan Tullis, what needs to be contributed this season to make the CCS women’s team successful is for each player to define their role on the team.

“We need to work hard and develop into the best players we can be for this season to be succesful.”

Basketball Facts 42: The highest points scored for the men’s team in one game.

38: The highest points scored for the women’s team in one game.

523: The combined total wins for men’s coach Clint Hull and women’s coach Bruce Johnson.

Source: athletics. spokane.edu

process is to build team chemistry.

The CCS men’s basketball season Sophmore Nate Frisbie sees team begins on Dec. 2 in the Bigfoot-Carchemistry as a highly important part dinals Classic in which teams from of a good team. across the region compete against “We don’t really have a case of each other. ‘having a guy nobody likes’,” said Before the season begins, head Frisbie. “Everyone is really tight basketball coach Clint Hull recruits on the team and that has definitely players from Washington, Oregon, been the biggest part for us right Idaho and several other states to now.” find athletes for his next basketball Frisbie felt that season.

“We need to be on the what the team does “We recruit a same page in order for together off the court year or two in advance, so right our team to succeed this helps build a closer relationship among now we are reseason.” the team. cruiting for seasons -Preston Winne He added that the down the road,” CCS basketball player fans play a large part Hull said. to the team too, contributing supHull explained that the players he port for the student athletes to work looks for have tough character, are harder. smart both on and off the court and The final piece to building a also have a high talent level. basketball team for Preston Winne Of the 12-15 players who have is that everyone on the team needs made the team, six of the men are to bring 100 percent everyday in straight out of high school. Which practice and games. means that almost half of the roster “We need to be on the same page is players with no experience at the in order for our team to succeed this community college level. season,” Winne said.

The next phase of the building

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