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Nikki Lawson and Mike Crimmins try there best to imitate those who have made it onto this weeks list.
THE LIST
best kisses in film
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Coming in at number one is The Notebook, featuring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling. “It’s just such a passionate movie and the kiss is pretty iconic.” -Jorge Ortegaw
The Princess Bride, featuring Robin Wright and Cary Elwes. “It used to be one of my favorite movies when I was a kid and the kissing scene is just awesome!” -Peter Sokoalis
Number 3 was Titanic, featuring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio. “It’s a classic love story.” -Melissa Brown
Number 4 was Frozen, featuring the voices of Kristen Bell and Jonathan Groff. “It’s quirky and clean.” -Tracy Smith
Number 5 was Brokeback Mountain, featuring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal. “It’s one of the first male-on-male kisses in film…Of course it would be iconic!” -Russell Barnwell
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Obama’s proposal: Two years free tuition Jeremy Logan The Communicator
President Obama has taken the first step in bringing universal and free community college to anyone who attends school at least half time, and maintains a 2.5 GPA. America›s Promise [the proposed plan] would cost 60 million dollars over the span of 10 years with the federal government covering 75 percent of the cost of tuition and states that choose to participate covering the remaining 25 percent. “Right now about a third of our costs are paid by tuition and about two thirds from the state, and that’s becoming less and less,” Janet Gullickson, president of SFCC, said. “So pretty soon it’s going to be about half and half.” The president’s plan is modeled after a similar plan in Tennessee [The Tennessee Promise] that was led by Republican Governor Bill Haslam, in which state lottery proceeds cover the cost of community college tuition that is not covered by Pell grants and other forms of financial aid. 12 thousand students are expected to enroll under the new state program. In his State of the Union Address, Obama looked at the US, free K-12 education system as an example for the potential outcome of his plan. “America thrived in the 20th century because we made high school free, sent a generation of GIs to college, and trained the best workforce in the world,” Obama said. A 2012 report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that one third of all jobs require at least an associates degree, and Obama projects that that number will double. “By the end of this decade, two in three job openings will require some higher education,” Obama said.”Two in three. And yet, we still live in a country where too many bright, striving Americans are priced out of the education they need. It’s not fair to them, and it’s not smart for our future.
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Already two thirds of the students enrolled at SFCC make use of some sort of need-base financial aid.
That’s why I am sending this Congress a bold new plan to lower the cost of community college – to zero.” Robby Krieg, an audio engineer student at SFCC says he has seen the progression take place. “When I was in high school they said, ‘you can’t get anywhere without a high school diploma,’ and then I graduated and it was, now you can’t get ahead without a two year degree,” Krieg said. “And now that I’m in a two year program it’s like, now you can’t get ahead without a four year degree.” The Promise would bring the expectation that students maintain a 2.5 GPA, as opposed to the 2.0 already required by financial aid. “I think its good that they at least have a limitation on the GPA, -Janet Gullickson but literally a donkey could keep a 2.5 GPA.” Krieg said. “For each state they should hold an interview process like I went through [for audio engineering] to see if people are ready to go to school.” While America’s promise would bring higher expectations to students, Gullickson says it is also asking community colleges to be wmore efficient.
“There is no single bullet that will help every single student,”
“President Obama is saying to the Community Colleges, you also have to step up your game and help students complete on time, help students who may need remedial education or need developmental Ed [education] in math, or english, or reading.” Gullickson said. “We will also be expected to offer programs that end in transfer, and the technical jobs we are teaching need to graduate students to a dead-end career. He’s challenging us, I see it in a positive light to do a better job with the money we have.”
While money might help get more students in the door, it doesn’t necessarily guarantee their success. “There is not one medicine that will help a student who is under prepared, who is poor, who may have an illness, who may be a single parent, who may be in an abusive situation.” Gullickson said. “There is no single bullet that will help every single student, but if we keep at it, it may be just enough to lift them over the bar of success.”
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Barnes and Noble takes over SFCC bookstore
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Alexie Poe and Alyson McGinnis make their way through the old campus bookstore before the eventual makeover that will take place over the summer.
Mikayla Davis The Communicator Barnes and Noble has taken a page from Sodexo and set up shop at SFCC. In September, CCS began talks with Barnes and Noble in the hopes of finding better textbook deals for students. On Dec. 15, the management service contract was signed and Barnes and Noble took over. Lisa Hjaltalin is the Chief Financial Officers for CCS and the one who has been working on the contract with Barnes and Noble. “It’s really difficult for a single bookstore to be able to compete with the bigger sellers like Barnes and Noble or even amazon,” Hjaltalin said. “And we want to be able to give our students the best possible opportunity to get the least expensive textbook option they can find.” The switchover occurred over winter break and students are already seeing changes. “We can get books by ourselves, again,” said Krysta Knowlton, an SFCC student. “I hated when they got our books. All of the signs look like Barnes and Noble, too. The store looks a lot more open.” The store will be going through further renovations this summer. According to Hjaltalin, Barnes and Noble will be spending $150 thousand
to renovate the stores at SFCC and SCC. Other changes students will notice are price differences and a larger variety of book formats. “They actually have prices for new, used, and renting,” Knowlton said. “So I can decide if I want to buy or not.” There will be more online textbooks available for students as well, so students can look for new technology, such as Nook e-readers, to soon be at the college store. “I think you’ll see more electronics like the Nooks and tablets that we just weren’t able to offer before,” said Hjaltalin. Teachers have an open house at the end of January so they can get help learning the new book ordering system. This will give teachers the opportunity to view the prices for all of these formats beforehand. “When teachers make a textbook selection then they will know exactly what a student is going to pay for that book,” Hjaltalin said. “This will give them more resources so that they can make better choices for the students, because no faculty wants to have students pay more than they need to for something.” However, with the new items come new policies. The rental policy is one of many changes that students will see. According to the school store’s website, students who return their
books late will face more charges. “Replacement Cost is 75% of the selling price of your book at the time of purchase. Processing Fee is 7.5% of the selling price at the time of purchase. These fees are in addition to the rental fee.” The buyback policy has also changed. “Barnes and Noble has a much better buy back program,” Hjaltalin said. “If that book is going to be used again next quarter, they will buy it back. There is not a fee involved for students to do it. They don’t have a buyback period so students can come back at any time and do that.” CCS is not the first of schools seeing this switch to Barnes and Noble. WSU, Whitworth and many schools on the west side of the state have also contracted the chain to sell their books. Max Shuman, a former student at Seattle Central, was a member of the student government while his school went through the change. “Seems to me like a better deal for the school and ultimately students with the set up,” Shuman said. “For one, it puts the burden of success on Barnes and Noble. Also, some students need the bookstore. Certain scholarships provide books, but only at the bookstore.” CCS is in a five year revenue sharing agreement with Barnes and
Noble. “We get 7% of all of the gross sales,” said Hjaltalin. “That money goes back to the colleges and then back to students.” Barnes and Noble is also giving the CCS Foundation an annual donation of $10 thousand. “That money will go to scholarships for students,” Hjaltalin said. “That is usually what they offer to show that they are good citizens.” “There are other things that the foundation can do that CCS doesn’t have the ability to do,” she said. “That’s why the money is going to the foundation. They have the ability to help students out with individual things that they might need, maybe a bus pass or a payment to a baby sitter or maybe a rent payment they can’t make.” Students can expect to see many changes over the next few quarters, but the bookstore will still belong to the school. “It’s still our building and it’s still our employees so we maintain local control at everything that happens at these locations,” Hjaltalin said. “We’ve brought in their technology, their knowledge of the textbook industry and their management of the textbook buying process and so that’s what they’re really doing for us.”
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Art of the Couch Potato
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Couches, sitting, potatoes, art. All of the best things.
Caroline Rhoads The Communicator Viewers entering the SFCC Art Gallery in Building 6 will be met with the strong smell of popcorn and a place to relax from now until Feb. 6. “Couch Potato” is a viewer-participant installation featuring video art. There are three couches and a large rug piled with pillows for viewers to spread out and watch a stream of videos that project onto a screen. The playlist at “Couch Potato” changes daily. “Somedays, it’s geared more towards a particular style or different artists,” SFCC student Susan Morski said. Sometimes it is films and others are interviews with artists. There might also be videos about different pieces such as sculptures and performance pieces that are typically experienced live. “It gives you exposure to obscurity,” Morski said. “We live in a sheepish world. As an artist, woman, and mother, I think the exposure is really important; there is so much more out
there.” Stephen Seemayer, Creator of “Young Turks,” one of the films presented at the exhibit, visited SFCC on Jan. 22 to talk about the film and some of his other works. “Young Turks” documents the art scene in Los Angeles during the 1970s and 1980s, when artists could rent huge spaces to create their works for very little money. According to Seemayer, this created a very exciting community. “That kind of energy created by a group of people getting together can be really good for the community,” Seemayer said during his presentation. “It’s important to document that to make sure that it doesn’t just fritter away into outer space, all that experience, all those images, all that music,” Video art differs from regular television programs and movies because it does not necessarily rely on the same theatrical conventions. “When I have a film, whether it’s “Young Turks” or “Tales of the Amer-
ican” or even if I make a film of my work, I am trying to tell a narrative story,” Seemayer said. Doug Aitken’s “Black Mirror,” another video being shown during the gallery, was originally a video installation piece featuring multiple screens and mirrors that played and reflected a video - Tom o’Day all at once, completely immersing viewers not only mentally, but physically. “It’s not the typical sort of storyline,” Tom O’Day, the SFCC Gallery Director, said as the video from “Black Mirror” played on the screen. “But yet there is this underlying element that builds the story. The viewer becomes part of that process of building the story; you have to kind of enter into it.” Although it may not be immediately noticeable, Couch Potato also makes use of multiple screens. In addition to the big screen, videos can also be watched on the computer just to the left of it. In a small corridor at the entrance to the exhibit, a tele-
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vision allows viewers to watch the participants in real time, as well. The cameras on top of the big screen capture what is happening in the moment, but are not recording. ”You kind of get to see the reactions to what they’re seeing; it’s really cool,” Teja Carlen, an SFCC student, said. For students interested in creating their own videos, Jenny Hyde, who teaches film art at Eastern Washington University, will be doing a film workshop on Friday, Jan. 30. “She is going to be here from noon to two, and she’s going to create a video that people will take a part in,” O’Day said. “Just come over and hang out, some of this stuff is really fun and some of it is more challenging. It’s an experience that they won’t have in a regular theatre, so it’s gonna seem different to them. But, you know, come over and hang out, eat some popcorn.” sfcc.Caroline.rhoads@gmail.com @_communicator
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How to ensure there will never be a second date Even if you don’t have an account, make one. Make one while you’re on the date. If they don’t pick up what If you’re out there searching for The you’re laying down, show them and One, or the next one, you’re going ask them if they think the person to be subjected to a lot of first dates. you’re considering is attractive. Whether it’s a random from Tinder (or Mention that you just finished an one of the other billion dating apps/ introductory psychology class and websites), or someone you met in line offer to psycho-analyze your date. If at the grocery store, they could be the they say no, tell them they have “trust issues.” love of your life. Or an axe murderer. Make sure you add the air quotes. According to the American PsyHowever, if they say yes, this could be chology Association, in Western culthe most fun tures, more than part of your 90 percent of date. people marry by Tell your the age of 50. date that you’re About 40 to 50 living with percent of those your ex-signifimarriages will cant other. end in divorce. The key is to Furthermore, be really vague the Nationabout your al Center for N atioNal C eNter for H ealtH S tatiStiCS relationship Health Statistics status in order reports that 60 to give them percent of marreasonable doubt that you are not riages for couples between the ages of actually available. 20 and 25 end in divorce. Straight up tell your date that you’re No matter how promising the initial a jerk. People have a tendency to be conversation, there’s a pretty high honest when they’re talking about probability that you’ll end up with themselves. someone who makes you want to eat If it doesn’t work out, at least this your own hair. So, if you’re minutes way you gave them a fair warning. into a first date with someone who “If they’re a negative person all you absolutely can’t stand - or just around, and they’re not nice in generisn’t your type - and you’re looking for al, I don’t think there’s going to be a a way out, here are some suggestions: second date,” Nicholas Fortner, SFCC Bring up your eclectic taxidermy student. collection in the first five minutes, If all else fails, at the end of the rather than waiting the appropriate date, tell them you’re falling in love three dates. with them. It’s important to share the best parts It’s cute to tell everyone at your of your life, but this, much like poliwedding how you fell in love at first tics and religion, can wait. sight. It’s creepy to do it twenty minStart every sentence with “as a utes after you meet someone. taxpayer, I think…” Or, this might be totally crazy, just Perfect for the aforementioned be honest with them. politics conversation, but can also be No matter what you do, there will applied to every other subject. always be someone out there who will When they inevitably ask you what try to make it work. Telling someone kind of music you listen to, reply, “I the truth seems to be the most diffidon’t” or “you mean Muzak?” cult thing to do, and it hurts the most These people are the automatic at first, but it’s absolutely the most wildcard. Like Gary Busey. effective. Make sure to be swiping through sfcc.mallory.biggar@gmail.com Tinder throughout the entirety of the @_communicator date.
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Even if you only have 14 dollars, you too can go out this Valentine’s Day Season
Going out on a budget Cassie Russel The Communicator
we can see movies we both like for the price of one.” To save on parking at the AMC There is a definite art between theatre downtown, park after 5:00 juggling school, work, families, and P.M. for $2 parking instead of $7. The relationships. Because of the fact that Regal Cinemas at the Valley Mall has money is precious cargo to students, free parking. how can you date without breaking For something unique, the tramthe bank? poline park at Northtown Mall called Belle Sherry is a student at SFCC Get Air! has trampolines, basketball and understands the struggles of want- courts, foam pits, obstacle courses, ing to go out for a nice date with her and dodge ball, and is only $12 per boyfriend but being unable to afford person for an hour. the extravagant date. If movie night or jumping around “Ever since I was three, my mom on trampolines is not appealing, then and I have gone building ice skating for a fire in my birthday,” a fire pit, said Belle. “It’s roasting a tradition that marshmal- NatioNal CeNter for HealtH StatiStiCS lows and will forever be in my life, and this spending year I finally took my boyfriend, and time together is also a fun option. he was the first boyfriend to join in on “During warm weather I like walkthis tradition. It was a blast.” ing in the parks around town with my According to Riverfront Park’s web- girlfriend,” Alex Lacy, an SFCC student site, there are “specials: $2 Thursdays, said. “Lately we like to spend time in $1 Wednesday with College ID, $5 the libraries and coffee shops since it’s After School Special including skate too cold to be outside for long.” rental.” If you want to spend time together, Belle also enjoys staying in with go out and share a little extra love, her boyfriend and just cooking dinner you can go the local Humane Society together and then watching a movie. and volunteer to help out with the However, to save on ticket prices dogs and cats. at the theatre, Northtown Mall has a “Spending time together and special every Tuesday where tickets learning things together is a lot of fun are only $5 each. and it will help you create a stronger “My girlfriend and I are both off relationship,” said Belle. on Tuesdays,” said Nick Lee, a former sfcc.Cassie.russel@gmail.com SFCC student. “It works out great and @_communicator
“Ever since I was three, my mom and I have gone ice skating”
“National Center for Health Statistics reports that 60 percent of marriages for couples between the ages of 20 and 25 end in divorce.”
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Beards, flannel, beanies, glasses. Rise of the Lumbersexual Gavin Andrew The Communicator In the realm of male fashion trends, the metrosexual has finally met his match. Clear the runway for the lumbersexual. But wait. It seems he’s been here all along, hiding out in the densely wooded Pacific Northwest, and on the SFCC campus. “Lumbersexual” is defined by Urban Dictionary as “a metro-sexual who has the need to hold on to some outdoor based ruggedness, thus opting to keep a finely trimmed beard.” So, if metrosexuality defines a man who is fastidious about grooming and fashion, a lumbersexual is a guy who is lax
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about shaving and says, “fashion be damned.” He wears the same stuff he’s always worn: flannel shirts, well-worn jeans, and maybe a knit cap to keep his long hair out of his eyes. It’s a look familiar to us in the Pacific Northwest. Men have been adopting it here for decades. It’s practically the standard Northwest Guy’s uniform. Now it has become a national “thing,”
with columns on the topic appearing in such diverse sources as GearJunkie, The Independent, Cosmopolitan and Time. Rebecca Cook, a Spokane voiceover artist, is happy she lives in the Great Northwest, where she can observe this specimen in its natural habitat. “I am totally in,” Cook said. “This
may be my favorite look on a man. Of course, I actually love wearing men’s flannel shirts, too. Whatever. I’m into it! I’ve always been into it. I’m cool with it being a trend.” But not every Spokane woman is so quick to endorse the trend. “Lumberjacks don’t do a thing for me,” Kez McIntosh, a Spokane jew-
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evolve into plumbersexuals, and buttcracks become all the rage!” Troy Nickerson, a Spokane hairdresser, spoke of the look from a same sex perspective. “The lumbersexual look is becoming very popular in the gay community,” Nickerson said. “Cuffed jeans leather boots, flannel, even suspenders. The hipster community has adopted this look as well. Of course you should be sporting an impressive beard.” Tim Teeman, a correspondent for the political website The Daily Beast, sees the fashion trend as an emblem of gender pride and celebration. Something, he says, straight men learned from the LGBT community. “The lumbersexual is just straight culture’s latest belated attempt to theatricalize masculinity, decades after gays got there first,” Teeman wrote. Some, however, believe the trend is a reaction to our rapidly-changing gender roles. Time correspondent Denver Nicks, in his article “Confessions of a Lumbersexual,” wrote that he believes the trend comes out of the male perception of losing control in the age of female empowerment. Men are embracing a cloak of iconic rugged masculinity, Nicks says, as a reaction to women stepping into roles traditionally reserved only for them. “If not a breadwinner, not ogreishly aggressive, and not a senior member in good standing at a stuffy old real-life boy’s club, what is a man to be?,” Nicks wrote. Others also see the lumbersexual as a poser, trying to look like the man he wishes to appear to be. “Personally, I think men and women should wear what they enjoy wearing and not be too into following trends,” Amy Sherman, a Spokane actress and model with Mitchell Artist Management, said. Allen James Teague, who owns a painting company in Priest River, Idaho, was even more critical of the trend. “You can always tell the phonies,” Teague said. “They resemble those urban cowboys with scuffing on the boots where scuffing doesn’t really happen and they shy away from rodeo bull pens, manicure their facial hair and get their coffee at espresso stands.” Fashion trends come and go, and the same will likely be true of the lumbersexual. However, it’s a fair bet that the look will be around in our area for some time to come. We invented it.
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Members of the Alliance Club gather to enoy pizza and community in the Loft: building 24, Room 325
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All are welcomed. Three simple words that have stood as the backbone for a club that includes all, just as the rainbow includes all colors: The Alliance. “The motto of the Alliance is to be an all-inclusive; include all students, all walks of life, and all are welcomed,” said Dan Kiesecker, the current club president. “It was created to be an all-inclusive title,” he said. “The idea that whether you’re gay, whether you’re bisexual, whether you’re lesbian, straight, asexual, or gender queer, there’s so many different types of individual expressions of sexuality. But regardless of that, you can be an ally in the Alliance.” SFCC has had a longtime dedication to being an inclusive and tolerant community, welcoming and establishing the club in 1999. Meetings are held in building 24, room 325, every Friday at 1:00pm. They are also held every first and third Tuesday at 3:30pm. The last Friday of each month is game day. “You shouldn’t feel scared to join,” said Lauren Grosse, a current member of the club. “It’s good to have some form of a support group.” The Alliance provides a safe space,
referred to as “The Loft,” for those who is 18 to 26. Kiesecker said that this feel uncomfortable both on and off is also the current age range for STD campus. The Loft is located in building transmissions. The club is focused on 24, across from room 325 where the raising health awareness and providteacher’s offices are located. With rain- ing resources for people in need. bow colored cones standing tall atop “The ultimate message that I always the loft’s walls, it’s hard to miss. want to send, and that everyone in the “We provide a safe haven from the club agrees with, is our motto, all are discrimination or the rejection that welcomed,” said Kiesecker. “We’re not people feel in the Spokane area and a limited, exclusivist kind of group. on campus as well,” said Kiesecker. We’re very inclusive, and we want evIf neederybody who believes ed, you can in human rights for talk with everybody and for all the club humans. So anybody represenwho is willing to tatives, stand with their fellow advisors, or students and support just hang human rights is exout with tremely welcomed in friends in this club.” the space. Members agree that -Dan Kiesecker The Allino one should ever ance takes feel scared, intimidatpart in helping, as well as educating ed, or discriminated when joining a the students of SFCC. club. “We try to raise awareness of the Jonathan Shumate, who at the time LGBT community in Spokane,” said was attending his first Alliance club Kiesecker. “We’re a very student acmeeting, was asked what his thoughts tivism focused club. We’ve done STD were of the club and their goals. awareness campaigns, we’ve worked “I love the idea,” said Shumate. “I with Planned Parenthood, Spokane want to be involved, and I want to Aids Network, and many different help grow the awareness.” groups like that in the past.” For more information contact: According to the SFCC website, the teri.tucker@sfcc.spokane.edu average age of students on campus katie.clemons@sfcc.spokane.edu
“anybody who is willing to stand with their fellow students and support human rights is extremely welcomed in this club.”
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Resources for victims of Date Rape Kiki Johanson The Communicator In the modern age when meeting and communicating with people is easier than ever, people can lose their inhibitions behind a screen and forget what can happen in real life. Whether it be from dating sites such as OkCupid.com, apps like Tinder, or going on a good old fashioned blind date, you’re are at risk of running into some sketchy people. When engaging in sexual activities with a partner there are guidelines that show what consent is, and what it is not. Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs (WCSAP) is a non-profit organization that strives to unite agencies engaged in the elimination of sexual violence. According to WCSAP’s website, there should be words or conduct that indicates consent. “Body language can be misinterpreted, so always talk prior to action,” The website states that “freely given consent means that there was no manipulation or coercion compelling an individual to say ‘yes’ when they may want to say ‘no.’” “Someone who is drunk, drugged,
or incapacitated cannot legally give consent,” according to WCSAP’s website. “Consent is the presence of a ‘yes,’ not the absence of a ‘no.’ Thus, if a person does not object or fight back, this is not an indication of consent.” Lutheran Community Services is a non-profit human services agency that specializes in rape education, outreach, and prevention. “College-age people are the most at risk for rape,” said Jenn Davis Neilsen, an advocate for Lutheran Community Services. “When a rape is reported and the authorities are notified, we can send an advocate to a hospital we work with such as Deaconess, Sacred Heart, Holy Family, or Valley Hospital, to help the victim with making decisions about what to do next,” Neilsen said. “In Washington we have a constitutional confidentiality right to have an advocate present during any part of a legal process, an advocate cannot testify against you in court, and cannot reveal notes on your case.” According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network is is the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization. According to Rainn.org about 10 percent of all rape victims are male. WSCAP.org states that 43 percent
“Freely given consent means that there was no manipulation or coercion compelling an individual to say ‘yes’ when they may want to say ‘no” -WCSAP
of lesbian and bisexual women and 30 percent of gay and bisexual men, reported having experienced at least one form of sexual assault victimization during their lifetimes. “Among adults who are developmentally disabled, It can be as many as 83% of the females and 32% of the males are victims of sexual assault,” according to WSCAP.org. SFCC students have resources right at their fingertips to get help. Campus security is always accessible from any point on campus. “We have the blue phones located around campus to call security,” said Campus Security Officer Jovonna Dunbar. “And we have people here 24/7.” There are books of sex offenders (the ones most likely to repeat offences) in the library for students to access, and in the campus security office in the Student Union Building. “There’s a whole enrollment process those people have to go through to come to school,” said Dunbar. “That includes meeting with campus security and the vice president.” Also, the database of crime on campus is kept in Vice Principal Jim Minkler’s office. “Be aware of your surroundings,” Dunbar said. “If you’re going to be in a situation where you’re consuming alcohol, bring your drink with you to the bathroom. Travel in pairs, especially for women.” “Know who you’re hanging out with,” Dunbar said. “Unfortunately it’s too easy to have a roofie slipped in your drink, and that’s typically the means of getting date raped.”
How to spend Valentines day alone Grant Wengeler The Communicator Valentine’s Day is all about relationships, so being alone can be a challenge when many others are off enjoying their time with a significant other. “I don’t really have any plans, just homework,” SFCC student Trish Swagerty said. “Probably Netflix marathons, and possibly overdosing on chocolate.” Valentine’s day to Trish is a day that “brings to light your singleness”. There are plenty of things to do
alone in Spokane. At Simply Dance Studio on Monroe Street “Saturday Night Salsa” is offered to the public. For seven dollars anyone can have a dance lesson from 8:15 to 9:15, followed by open salsa dancing until 12:30 am. Being alone due to a long distance relationship can also be a struggle on Valentines Day. “My boyfriend travels for work,” SFCC student Cassie Brown said. “I don’t have anyone to talk to.” The couple make up for their lack of time together by using Facetime to talk almost every night and by sending
gifts. To battle loneliness on Valentine’s Day, Brown plans to invite her friend over for what she calls a “girl date,” a good old fashion hang-out with a friend. Loneliness can be avoided by utilizing human contact, even if it is not romantic. However, if students do not want to be alone, SFCC student Deborah Hill suggests speaking up. “Don’t beat around the bush,” Hill said. “If there’s someone you like that you know is single, just ask them out.”
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Instructors sound off How to improve the student/ teacher relationship
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Laura Read and Connie Wasem-Scott
*“Make sure the teacher knows your name and that you know your teacher’s name.” “Ask questions about things you don’t understand.” “Teachers need to make explanations clear, but we don’t always know when we are unclear.”
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“I’m interested in what you’re doing outside of class. I might be able to make your lecture more pertinent.” “Ask questions. If you don’t know, ask.”
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“Speak up in class” “Be sociable.”
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Read Between the colors Jeremy Logan The Communicator Poor white people who think that the police killing unarmed black men doesn’t affect them personally are in a for a rude awakening. When you look at the disenfranchisement of today’s poor whites and poor blacks, the two groups have much more in common with each other than they do with their so called peers of similar skin tone. Especially when it comes to the criminal justice system. When looking specifically at race it would appear that mass incarceration and police justified homicides are black problems, and understandably, some blacks feel this way as well. This is what they see in their community. If you look at race alone, blacks are three times more likely to be killed by police than whites. On the surface this appears to be a huge disparity, and it is, but mostly that disparity lies within the classes. Candace McCoy -- a criminologist at John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the city university of New York -- told Punditfact.org, “The reason blacks are more likely to have a violent encounter with police is because they are convicted of felonies at a higher rate than whites, however; this has more to do with class than it does race. Felony rates for poor whites are similar to those of poor blacks.” According to a Bureau of Justice survey of state prison inmates, more than half of all prisoners made less than 10
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thousand dollars in 1991. Currently 72 percent of prisoners lack a high school diploma, and 55 percent of prisoners were without full time employment at the time of their arrest. The FBI website hosts “Crime in the U.S.” which the site states, “is the most comprehensive analysis of violent crime and property crime in the nation,” but if you are trying to find out how many citizens are killed by police in the US, you will find no such data. It would appear, to me, that the lack of information in the FBI database on police homicides is hiding something. For example, they only keep data on police homicides that were found to be justifiable. So apparently the feds think it is unimportant for US citizens to know how many people the police kill without provocation. This has to be troubling to anyone with any kind of compassion for their fellow man. Living in Spokane, where poor white men appear to be fodder in the war on drugs, gives me a unique perspective, I believe, on this subject. During the long hours I have spent researching this topic, I became curious as to
the percentage of poor whites killed by police. I found no specific data but the numbers I came up with were surprising, even to me. There are 19 million poor whites in the US and 7.8 million poor blacks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention keeps data on fatal injuries from 1999 to 2011 and one category is homicides by legal intervention. The CDCP data shows that over the span of more than a decade, 2,151 whites were killed in justifiable homicides by police, compared to 1,130 blacks. If incarceration rates are any kind of reflection on who gets killed by police, than we could assume that the majority of them are poor. Now if I am correct in this, which I am sure I am, then the difference between poor blacks, and poor whites who are killed by police in justifiable homicide would only indicate a 22 percent disparity, as opposed to the 300 percent indicated when comparing all blacks, and all whites. This would mean that poor whites are not only incarcerated at nearly the same rate as poor blacks, but they are also nearly as likely to be killed by
police. Native Americans lead the pack, however, making up only .08 percent of the population while accounting for 1.7 percent of police killings. The Black Panthers acknowledged the similarities between poor whites and poor blacks, and the importance of addressing poverty as a whole when they argued that no fundamental change could occur without the help of poor whites. Huey P Newton pointed to poor whites as another group, a larger group, that were also oppressed by the white wealth in this country. King also saw it when he started the Poor Peoples Campaign shortly before his death. There are 45.3 million poor in the US which means 15 percent of the country makes less than 11 thousand dollars a year, and another 25 percent live paycheck to paycheck, on nothing more than 20 thousand. If all of these people were united as one we could send a deafening roar throughout congress, and force the changes we believe need to be made.
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Salmon: Chicken of the river
Melt in your mouth Enchilada’s
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What you will need: 1 Salmon Fillet, fresh or frozen 4 tbsp. Olive Oil 2 to 3 Bell peppers (green, red, yellow, or orange) 1 Large onion (Walla Walla, sweet, or yellow onion) Seasonings to taste: -Garlic salt -Pepper -Basil Lemon juice 2 tbsp. Butter
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Brittany Tolleson The Communicator Makes 7-8 servings Prep time: About 30 minutes Cook time 40 minutes Ingredients: 3-4 boneless/skinless chicken breasts 2 bars of cream cheese (8 oz each) 2 packs of mexican shredded cheese (2 cups each pack) Large flour tortillas (8 pack) 2 cans of green chilies (4 oz each) 1 16 oz can of green enchilada sauce
Directions:
1. Cut chicken breasts into small bite sized cubes 2. Cook chicken in large skillet until fully cooked 3. Add in cream cheese and chile peppers until all the way melted 4. Preheat oven to 350 5. Add chicken mixture to tortilla and then sprinkle in a small amount of shredded cheese 6. Fold tortillas and place into a large baking pan (A 13x9 is perfect) 7. Pour enchilada sauce over entire pan 8. Sprinkle any remaining cheese on top of the enchiladas 9. Place baking pan in oven and set timer for 40 minutes (optional) Serve with mexican rice. sfcc.brittany.tolleson@gmail.com @_communicator
Directions 1. Set your burner at medium heat and add olive oil to a 10 inch skillet. 2. Begin chopping your peppers and onions. 3. Place the salmon in your skillet and add the chopped veggies. 4. Saute veggies with the salmon as it cooks. 5. Add seasonings to the fish (don’t overpower the fish’s flavor). 6. Squeeze a few drops of lemon juice on each fillet. 7. Cook salmon until it appears to be a solid pink-white color. - If salmon was fresh it should take 15-20 minutes to cook. - If salmon was frozen it should take approximately 25 minutes. - To test if it’s done, carefully take a fork and poke the middle of it, giving it a little twist. The fish should flake apart. It is not done if it has a translucent color and a spongy texture. Serve with butter & herb rice or a side salad. Enjoy! sfcc.kiki.johanson@gmail.com @_communicator
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Orlando’s Resturant Review Desirae Knight The Communicator Orlando’s, a student-run restaurant inside Building 1 at SCC opened Wednesday, January 14th for the first time this quarter. According to Janet Breedlove, a Program Coordinator at SCC, said that Orlando’s is a restaurant directed by Inland Northwest Culinary Academy (INCA) faculty and run by students within the culinary program at SCC. “Students in the dining room class serve in the restaurant,” Breedlove said, “Students in the kitchen classes prepare the food served in the restaurant.” “I’m in my final quarter,” Michael Reed, a student in the Culinary Program and waiter at Orlando’s said. “Our class is split in half because of a new order of rotation that has just started. Half of us are working as cooks, and the other half are working in the dining room.” Orlando’s has a modern, fine-dining quality to it, with ambient lighting and plush chairs, much like some of the fine-dining establishments in downtown. Some students have experience in the industry already, but most do not. “Many students enter our program with no previous experience,” Breedlove said. “We provide all training during the program.” “I’ve worked in the restaurant business for 10 years now,” Reed said. “I’ve worked in big restaurants where some nights we had 200 to 300 plates go out. Working here is a much calmer environment.” Some students were nervous about working with customers. “This is the first time I’ve ever served in the dining room,” Keiko Wilfong, also a SCC student in her final quarter of the Culinary Program said. “I just got my first job as a line cook in another establishment, but this is the first time I’ve worked with customers face-to-face, and I was really nervous.” The program provides students with necessary training to work in the industry once they have completed
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the course, which also includes creating a menu. “INCA faculty work with students to create the menu selections,” Breedlove said. “Several selections on our menu stay the same throughout the quarter and four entrée items change each week, keeping with the weekly menu theme.” The students get to taste items on the menu themselves once it has been created. “I got to test the food after the menu was created,” Reed said. “So that I could give an honest and accurate opinion on the food we serve.” “Our INCA Bacon Cheeseburger can’t be beat,” Breedlove said when asked about her favorite menu item. “It is the most melt-in-yourmouth, tastiest burger in town!” Orlando’s serves students, but also those who do not attend the college. “Orlando’s Restaurant is open to the public and at least half of our guests are not students or employees of SCC,” Breedlove said. “Many of our guests are from local senior centers and assisted living centers as well as the general public.” Orlando’s also offers other amenities. “Many students do not realize that our menu items can be taken To Go,” Breedlove said. “We also have a Bistro Dinner each quarter where we serve a four-course meal with or without wine accompaniment.” The restaurant also offers banquet dinners for a party of up to 45 individuals with at least 48 hours notice. Also available at Orlando’s are non-credit cooking classes. “Several years ago we developed the INCA after Dark program to offer non-credit cooking classes to the general public,” Breedlove said. “Most classes are $49 and are held from 6pm to 8pm. Classes are taught by INCA faculty and regional chefs. Participants can register online or by contacting Non-Credit Registration.”
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The Closest Way to His Heart is Through His Stomach Cassie Russell The Communicator
Since Valentines Day is right around the corner, have you ever wondered what kind of food can set the mood? Aphrodisiacs are foods that have built in chemicals shown to create a higher sexual desire in people. 1.) Chili Peppers has a chemical in them called capsaicin which causes your body to heat up and increase blood flow. They also cause your brain to release more endorphins, the feel-good chemical. With both of these effects playing into your hand, your sex drive will be turned up. 2.) Chocolate is not only a girls favorite but, a square or two of low sugar dark chocolate will help spark a release of dopamine in your brain. Chocolate also
contains phenylethylamine (PEA), which stimulates the same hormone that your body releases during sex. 3.)Honey isn’t just sweet tasting but it can be sweet to your body as well. It not only supports testosterone production, it also has boron which is used in estrogen production, causing more female pleasure as well. 4.) Cinnamon helps your body heat up which can cause your sex drive to heat up as well. 5.) And here’s the big one, oysters! Because this shellfish is coated with Zinc, this mineral helps the testosterone level shoot up causing a longer, higher sex drive.
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Seahawks vs. Patriots, Superbowl XLIX Mallory Biggar The Communicator
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Because of an unusually small team, Khadija Neumeyer and her team are putting extra effort into their training and games.
CCS women’s basketball games Megan Meyer The Communicator
With a season record of 11-6, the CCS women’s basketball team is on a path to victory. In the pre-season games, the team came home with two victories in two different tournaments and second in another. The team only had two returners from last season, Bianca Gonzales from Chiawana, and Emily Schramm from Chelan. With their recent loss to Wenatchee Valley College, their first league loss, it seems that the team has experienced a setback. “I think we’re going to get back
on track,” Schramm said. “We need to work on our confidence, we’re a good team if we believe it.” Although they have a good record this season both players and Johnson feels like they need to work on a lot to get their drive up & running again. “Trusting your teammate to pass well and catch the ball is something we need to work on,” Gonzales said when asked what the team, as a whole, needs to improve on. “We aren’t as deep as I thought we were going to be. There’s not as much size on the team as in the past,” Johnson said. Losing four players due to injuries, the 15 man team that started this sea-
son is now down to 11. According to Johnson and the players, they are much stronger defensively than offensively. One thing the coach would like them to work on would be to cause more turnovers on defense, stealing the ball and scoring from a defensive turnover. “We like to play pressure defense, we like to get out and run,” Johnson said. “We need to shoot the ball better and we need to get back on track.” The season is halfway done but the women’s basketball team is not even close to being over. The team plans on coming back strong and hope to make it to the NWAACC tournament in March.
On Feb. 1, Washington’s own Seattle Seahawks go head-to-head with the New England Patriots. Both teams stand with a 12-4-0 regular season record. Seattle had a total of 2762 rushing yards and 3250 passing yards during the regular season. Defensively, they allowed 1304 rushing yards, and 2970 passing yards. The Seahawks had 20 passing touchdowns, 20 rushing touchdowns, zero kick/punt returns for touchdowns, and three defensive touchdowns. The defense had 37 sacks (tackling the quarterback before he throws the ball while in the pocket), and the offense allowed 42 sacks. Their field goal kicking percentage was 83 percent. The Seahawks were 10th in the NFL for points score, 27th for total pass yards, and 1st in total rush yards. Their defense was 1st in total points allowed, 1st for total yards allowed, 1st for total pass yards allowed, and third for total rush yards allowed. New England had a total of 1727 rushing yards and 4121 passing yards during the regular season. Defensively, they allowed 1669 rushing yards, and 3837 passing yards. The Patriots had 34 passing touchdowns 13 rushing touchdowns, 1 kick/punt return for a touchdown, and four defensive touchdowns. The defense had 40 sacks, and the offense allowed 26 sacks. Their field goal kicking percentage was 95 percent. The Patriots were 4th in the NFL for points scored, 9th for total pass yards, and 18th for total rush yards. Their defense was 8th in total points allowed, 13th in total pass yards allowed, and 9th in total rush yards allowed. How good you are on paper will only get you so far. Once the game has started, it’s all about how you play the field. That being said, who do you think will win Super Bowl XLIX? All stats provided by nfl.com.
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Mt. Spokane invites skiers’ dogs onto trails Margaret Myhre The Communicator
Fiddo runs down snowy trails, while his owner follows behind him on cross-country skiing. Skijoring is a Scandinavian sport where a person goes cross-country skiing with one or two dogs harnessed to a belt around their waist. “It’s a Scandinavian word meaning ‘Ski drive’ and was done initially with horses, I believe,” Diana Roberts, who leads skijoring clinics on Mt. Spokane, said. Although the sport is associated with towing the person, even dogs who are small or don’t pull a ton can do it. “Sometimes my dog thinks I should lead on the uphill,” Roberts said. “It depends on the dog,” high school student and skijorer, April Hughes-Brauner said. “The main thing is you need a dog who wants to pull.” A dog that likes to take walks will probably enjoy skijoring. “At Mt. Spokane we promote recreational skijoring for family dogs rather than racing,” Roberts said. “Dogs that are very small and get cold easily might not enjoy it as much or give their human much of a pull. The dog
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Sundays and Wednesdays, Diana Roberts and her dog ski together on Mt. Spokane.
does not need to be huge, or powerful or bred for the sport to have a great time.” It’s not uncommon for dogs to get distracted on the trail, and change direction if they see a squirrel or another dog. “You have to stay focused on what the dog is doing,” said Shelley Richards, who skijors on Mt. Spokane. Even the most attentive skier is
bound to fall sometimes. “Falling in the snow is part of the sport,” said Roberts April does her best to avoid crashing into her dog. “Dogs are pretty agile; they’ll jump out of the way,” April said. “I’d avoid being behind her if I started to catch up.” Improper equipment could injure the skier and the dog. Without a har-
ness, the dog could strain its back, or end up with a damaged neck. “You need a harness for the dog; you should not ask the dog to pull from their collar as this can damage their neck.” Roberts said. “You also need a belt for the human and a tugline. You can find gear online for $70 to $150.” If trying out the sport sounds fun, but buying new equipment is too much of a commitment, it’s possible to rent equipment at Mt. Spokane. “I have harnesses to rent out and skies, so all you need to supply is yourself and the dog,” said John Drumm, who runs the Fitness Fanatics rental trailer up on Mt. Spokane. “As far as public relations go, be kind to all skiers and pick up after your dog,” Richards said. Skijoring at Mt. Spokane is allowed all day on Wednesdays and after 12:00 pm on Sundays. Skijoring trails are well marked. Sfcc.margaret.myhre@gmail.com
For more information: contact Diana Roberts at: skijorspokane@yahoo.com or see Skijor Spokane on Facebook