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THE
Hazardous waste
found in trash
by Ivanhoe
A&E Editor
A custodian found crushed fluorescent tubes,
along with the cardboard box in which they
were stored, in Shoreline Community College’s
trash compactor on June 14.
Disposal of fluorescent tubes in this manner
by state institutions and medium-to-large businesses is illegal. The Environmental Protection
Agency, which regulates the disposal of hazardous waste, requires fluorescent tubes to be disposed of as hazardous waste under the Universal Waste Rule.
According to an EPA fact sheet, “although
handlers of universal wastes must meet less
stringent standards for storing, transporting,
and collecting wastes, the wastes must comply
with full hazardous waste requirements for final
recycling, treatment, or disposal.”
When a fluorescent tube is broken, mercury
vapor is released, which precipitates into the
soil and groundwater. Mercury is poisonous, and
even small amounts can contaminate streams
and fish. The vapor can also pose health risks to
anyone near the tubes when they break.
“We don’t know who put them there,” said
Custodial Supervisor Frank Him. “We’re upset.
We’re not happy about that.”
Al Linden, who heads SCC’s grounds and
maintenance, speculates that a change in procedure may have led to confusion in this case.
“We used to have a barrel outside of the paint
shed,” Linden said. “We did away with that because of rainwater.”
However, this may not be the first time fluorescent tubes have been disposed of improperly.
“It’s been going on for quite a while,” said
Andi Tjan, who is a member of the grounds
crew. “It’s nothing recent.
“I’ve seen them when I go to the dumpster …
I’m like, ‘Hey, what’s that fluorescent tube doing
there?’ It happens infrequently, but it’s noticeable.”
Frank Him believes that the tubes may have
been brought on campus from outside. Since
the trash compactor cannot be locked, he says,
people occasionally bring their own trash on
campus to dump it.
Daytime custodian Sam Bess recalls telling a
fellow custodian not to throw fluorescent tubes
in the trash compactor when all the fluorescent
lights on campus were replaced five years ago
for more efficient models.
“I discussed it with one custodian, who was chucking them into the compactor like a spear,” he said.
According to Frank Him, this incident took
place before the college administration instructed custodial services to begin recycling fluorescent tubes.
“The school told me to recycle them two
years ago,” he said.
Still, fluorescent tubes came under the Universal Waste Rule in 1999, years before SCC’s
custodial staff was made aware of the rule.
Him noted that the college has taken steps to
make the campus more “green.” Lights that used to
be left on 24 hours a day are now turned off, and
more energy efficient lights are used than before. As
a result, lights are replaced much less frequently.
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WE’VE GOT
POETRY!
page 7
sports
profiles
pages 10 & 11
New sheriff in town
by Aimee Zhang
Staff Writer
We have a new SBA President and his
name is Andrew Ivanhoe.
Ivanhoe (who is better known by his
surname) won the title of SBA President in
a landslide, receiving 215 votes while his
opponent, Jonathan Bilby, received only 88.
By taking the time to put up posters of
himself around the campus, he managed to
get a little more exposure for his campaign
than his opponent.
Ivanhoe can often be seen around
campus wearing his signature forestgreen fedora and puffy, orange and
brown jacket.
His current campaign, regarding the
installation of recycling bins, will be an
ongoing project as he continues to push
for a more sustainable campus.
His first action item will be labeling
the bins in different languages, since
there are a large number of international
and English as a Second Language (ESL)
students at SCC. The hard part is choosing which languages to use. Ivanhoe says
that he will be consulting with the Public
Information officer and the Senate regarding PR for these campaigns.
Ivanhoe is not just an average environmentalist. Last year, he and a group of
other SCC students studied abroad in Thailand, which was a very eye-opening journey for him. Through that experience, he
has observed how “modernization affects
the society in both good and bad ways.”
After visiting a slum school in Bangkok, Thailand and another one in Mae Sai,
he concluded, “American society’s idea
of poverty is nothing compared to other
places.”
The school he visited in Mae Sai did not
allow any type of contact or exposure to
the children in order to protect them from
the child sex industry.
More election results
Another highlight of this year’s elections include a runoff between prospective names for the new student union
building. The existing name for the union
building, the Pagoda Union Building, garnered 110 votes. The POD, which stands
for Path of Diversity, had 106 votes. In
order for the PUB to win the run off, it
needs to have over 51% of the votes.
The 2000 Building had 257 votes for
the name “Visual Arts Center”, and only
45 votes to keep it the way it is right now,
as just the 2000 Building.
Some of the others who won the elections this year were Johanna D. Martinez for Senate Public Relations seat #3,
Cheuk-Yu Lam for Public Relations Seat
#6, Steven Vanada for Constitution and
Bylaws, Juanita Harinto for Budget Finance seat #4, Ursula Lee Wright for Budget Finance Seat #7, and Lucas Meserve
for Treasurer.
Dolphy gets out the vote during SBA elections on May 23.
Election results were officially approved on Wednesday, May 23, at 2 p.m.
Several seats which were uncontested
received write-in votes. For Legislative Director, Bryan Hill received 16 votes. Senate
positions 5, 8, and 9, were filled via write-in
vote by Peggy Widjaja, Ambrosius W. Limiadi,
and Jessica Tanumihardja, respectively.
According to current SBA President
Matt Fitzsimmons, this year’s election
voting had quite a response. He was very
pleased with the voter turnout, which
had a 40% increase from last year. Only
254 students voted in 2006 versus this
year’s 356 students. That’s because more
people were involved in making the elections known, while having fun during the
process. The Student Body Association
found someone to wear the “Dolphy”
Dennie Chong/Ebbtide
costume, and hand out sweets to people
who voted.
Fitzsimmons elaborated on the lessons
of leadership after the election results
were in.
“I have learned that an effective leader
listens well. Leadership is not about pushing your own agenda or delegating responsibilities to others,” he said. “It’s about
knowing what is best for the group by
understanding the group … I now believe
that listening empathetically is an essential
trait for almost any career.”
Ivanhoe—the same Ivanhoe referenced
in this article—helped compile parts of
this article not pertaining to himself. He
was also involved in fact-checking the article in its entirety.
CONTENTS
ARTS &
TECHNOLOGY
NEWS OPINIONS FEATURES ENTERTAINMENT
SPORTS
Now that it’s open, we
can stop writing about
it: the final article in
our year-long series on
the solar house. pg 3
* * *
You see? That parking
“problem” you’re always going on about:
It doesn’t exist. It’s all
in your mind. pg 3
In a touching adieu,
our
Editor-in-Chief
tearfully thanks everyone who made this
one a year to remember. He also wants you
to know how many
awards we won. pg 4
Photographs don’t lie:
Nursing rocks! pg 5
* * *
Only three articles in,
Earth Watch considers
retirement. pg 5
* * *
There’s a sauna on
campus that’s not being used—and we have
the pictures to prove
it! pg 6
Who
likes
short
shorts? We like short
shorts. pg 7
* * *
Johnny Depp, Keira
Knightley,
Geoffrey
Rush, and ARRR-lando
Bloom return for the
new Pirates movie.
review pg 8
Josh navigates you
through a sea of new
games, while Jonathan
helps you get your
geek on. pg 9
Campus Briefs
3 New CAPs
The campus ambassadors
have announced that three
new members have joined their
ranks for the 2007-08 school
year: Hoang Tran, Grace Ekaputri and Giao Tran. Which,
according to calculations,
means that one spot is still vacant! Apply now by contacting
Cecilia Martinez-Vasquez at
the Multicultural Center in
room 4106 or just drop by and
talk to the current CAPs officers in room 2937.
Winter Quarter in Spain
Why stay in Seattle in the
winter months? Last year we
got snow and ice and it wasn’t
very nice. Go to Spain instead,
and shake off the winter blues.
An information meeting will
be held on Thursday, May 31
at 2 p.m. in room 5386. Find
out how you can make that
happen, meet the professors,
view slides of Madrid and Salamanca, and learn all about the
application process. For more
information, visit International
Programs, room 5226.
Ambassadors honor
student leaders
Campus Ambassadors honored students, faculty, and clubs
who showed outstanding leadership this year at the Student
Leadership Awards on May 24.
Johanna Martinez of the
Asian/Pacific Islander club, Andy
Taylor of the Worldly Philosophers and Dismal Scientists Society, and Kasia Mroz of Hip-Hop
Elements were each recognized
as Student Leaders of the Year.
Mroz also won the Ambassador
Award for being the most outgoing and friendly club member.
Faculty advisors Betty PeaceGladstone of the First Nations
Club and Jason Solam of HipHop Elements were both honored for their enthusiastic support of their respective clubs.
Club of the Year accolades
went to WP&DSS and the Environmental Club. The SCC Association of Nursing Students
won the Community Service
award for their positive impact
in the outside community, and
WP&DSS won the Shoreline Impact/Pride award for their work
in the campus community. The
Asian/Pacific Islander club won
the Cultural Heritage award for
the many events they did this
year, including the Lunar New
Year, which brought the campus
community together.
Because you can’t graduate
naked!
Students participating in the
commencement ceremony on
June 10 at 4 p.m. are required to
have a cap and gown. You can
purchase them both at the College Bookstore for $22.85 (tax
included).
Make sure you hurry before
selection in sizes grows scarce.
Need a special size? Worry
not, contact the Bookstore at
(206) 546-4732 as soon as possible to ensure arrival before
commencement.
If you already own or are
planning on borrowing a cap and
gown, please contact Glenda
Powell-Freeman at (206) 546-4641
or stop by the bookstore before
May 25 to advise her that you will
be at the ceremony. Congratulations to all the graduates!
Vehicle
Accident
lower storage area of the 800
building. Nothing was taken.
Two vehicle non-injury accident.
Vandalism
May 3, 11:25 a.m.
May 11
Suspicious
Circumstances
May 4, 11:30 a.m.
Students and staff reported that
a male student has been making inappropriate comments to
female students. The male student was referred to the Vice
President for Student Services.
Theft
Theft
Items were stolen out of a room
in the 800 building.
A backpack was stolen out of
the 800 building.
Hate Crime
Breaking and
Entering
May 5 or 6
May 7, 3:40 p.m.
May 7, 12:25 p.m.
Racial slurs were found
scratched into a restroom stall.
MAN ON THE
ST.
May 10, 12:15 a.m.
Unknown person(s) entered the
Unknown person(s) broke the
side window of a vehicle in the
Greenwood lot. Nothing was
taken.
aid call
May 17, 11:20 a.m.
A student cut his hand on a
knife.
“If you could have any superpower,
what would it be ?”
Before you consider
making that pop-up
slide into third base,
you may want to read
Tom Helm’s article.
Don’t say we didn’t
warn you. pg 10
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Shoreline Community College
celebrated the completion and dedication of the Zero Energy House
on Thursday, May 17.
The project represents the collaboration of SCC and Washington State University in an attempt
to further solar technology within
the Pacific Northwest. The joint
project was recently relocated and
permanently installed on the SCC
campus.
“We at SCC are proud to join in
partnership with WSU in addressing global climate change,” SCC
President Lee Lambert said.
Although it is a project initially
designed for a solar competition,
the house has been developed into
a permanent office space on campus. The office will house Mike
Nelson, the Executive Director of
the Northwest Solar Center and an
extension agent for WSU.
“It is a teaching tool and facility meant to be an example for the
community on how to incorporate
solar technology,” said SCC Public
/&84
SCC celebrates Zero Energy House dedication
Information
Director Judy
Yu.
The building will monitor
solar activity
and efficiency
for solar panels, and will
not be using
landline electricity. Instead,
it will be selfsufficient,
and may actually provide
power to the
city electrical
company. PoDaniel Berman/Ebbtide
tentially, SCC
could receive Rep. Maralyn Chase (D-Shoreline) speaks during the Solar House dedication ceremony held Thursday, May 17.
a profit for the
excess energy provided by the Zero “We support the joint efforts of WSU overall energy efficiency and global and jobs that stay in our country.”
Energy House.
and SCC to find solutions to our ex- awareness.
By building and supporting the
“The only way we are going to cessive greenhouse gas emissions.”
“The Zero Energy House is an im- Zero Energy House, SCC hopes to be
kick our fossil fuel habit—our fosAlong with eliminating a global portant component in building the a cutting-edge example for solar techsil fuel dependency—is to find and carbon footprint, this Zero Energy new solar industry in our state,” Chase nology and carbon footprint awaredevelop new, renewable, non-pol- House is an important step towards said. “This is cutting edge creativity ness.
luting energy businesses,” State building an industry for solar en- and innovation and, best of all, it is
“It all starts here and spreads
Representative Maralyn Chase said. ergy. It is a major step towards innovation that will create businesses across the state,” Chase said.
Photography Students Learn from a Pro
by Safwan Ahmed
Contributing Writer
Jerry Gay lay on his stomach on
the stage of Shoreline Community
College’s Campus Theater and held
an imaginary camera up to his eye.
About 50 students and staff looked
on as the Pulitzer Prize winner
portrayed himself snapping photographs on the streets of Seattle.
Gay has driven nearly 50,000
miles along America’s highways
and back roads, stopping to photograph people in their daily lives,
and on Tuesday, May 8, he displayed those photographs in the
theater at a presentation of Leaders
in the Classroom: Searching for the
Heart of America.
The presentation opened with
a few words from SCC President
Lee Lambert, who said Leaders
in the Classroom is a way for students interested in a certain field,
in this case photography, to learn
in a more active environment by
observing the work of professionals like Gay.
Previous Leaders in the Classroom speakers included local TV
news reporter Mimi Gan, writer
C.Y. Lee, and U.S. Representative
Jay Inslee.
Lambert then turned the floor
over to Gay, who, after a brief exchange with the sound technician,
began discussing his photographs,
as well as his philosophies. Gay’s
sweeping hand gestures continually emphasized his words, while his
voice alternated between whispers
and booming shouts that caused
several members of the audience
to jump.
“Pictures are how we live and
communicate with each other,”
Gay said.
During his presentation, he displayed photos of children, families,
animals, couples, and workers.
Each picture was accompanied by
a description, anecdote, or insight
say that most of
his photos were
taken after a
5- to 10-minute
conversation,
and that he always sends a
thank you note
and a photo
print to each of
his subjects.
“He talked
about how to
get to people
and make them
comfortable
with you so you
Dennie Chong/Ebbtide
can make the
Jerry Gay without his rubber gloves.
picture better,”
into photography.
said Samir Junejo, an SCC photogMuch of the presentation was raphy student. “It was an insightful
geared towards the photography presentation … an example for stustudents. Gay described several en- dents to learn from.”
counters and his experience in perGay mentioned faith several
suading people to become subjects times during the presentation.
for his photography. He went on to
“Life is all about faith,” he said,
SCC parking eases, not
all students satisfied
by Jenica Sherman
Contributing Writer
It may come as a surprise to most
students, but parking at Shoreline
Community College is easier than it’s
been in more than five years.
Sergeant Becky Gibler of SCC
Safety and Security said there are two
primary reasons parking is easier this
year: decreased SCC enrollment, and
a higher percentage of students taking evening classes. A rise in online
students may also contribute to parking availability.
Gibler said that much of the day,
“you can find a lot of parking closeup.” Even during this past Fall Quarter, when enrollment is usually highest, parking was still available close
to class.
Peak times for parking challenges
are between 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.,
when students must often head to the
Greenwood lot and “the Pit,” the parking lots farthest from classrooms. For
midday and afternoon classes, much
more parking is available.
This is partly due to declining enrollment in the past five years, with
a large drop from last year to this
year. Five years ago, SCC students
numbered 1,000 more per quarter,
over 10 percent of the school’s current enrollment. Even last year, enrollment was greater by about 500
students per quarter. As enrollment
drops, more parking is available.
The Shoreline campus offers
about 2,400 student parking spaces. For Fall 2006, SCC’s total enrollment was 7,577. That’s roughly
one parking space for every three
students.
Although this may not appear to
be enough parking, not all students
are on campus at once. As Gibler
notes, many students attend classes in the evening, when parking is
easier.
According to Institutional Data
Specialist Phyllis Harris, online
enrollment at SCC is also on the
rise. Some students seldom come
to campus, if they come at all. With
long commutes to campus, many
students take some or all of their
classes online, contributing to an
increase in parking availability.
Not all students are feel this increase. Many morning commuters
still bemoan a lack of parking.
Nicholas Skinnell, a Running
Start student, expressed frustration with parking. When he arrives
for his 9:30 a.m. class, he can find
nearby parking within five to ten
minutes. However, he has to get to
campus at least 20 minutes early
for his 10 a.m. class in order to get
a spot, and sometimes he can only
find parking in the Pit.
Numbers of parking tickets also
may indicate student frustration.
Although more parking is available close to the classroom, Gibler
said that, “Unfortunately, we’re still
writing the same number (of parking tickets).”
smiling. “All religions … are about
making yourself the best you can.”
These words were accompanied
by photos of a man in prayer, followed by a photo of a woman displaying a rosary with a smile. According to Gay, the woman in the
photo was a prostitute, and high on
heroin at the time the picture was
taken.
Gay also described his interest
in protecting the environment.
“I carry rubber gloves in my
car,” Gay said.
He went on to explain that he
pulls over to remove road kill and
cover it up. Gay displayed a picture
of a dead raccoon on a road, which
elicited several murmurs and a few
“awwws” from the audience.
Following the presentation, Gay
thanked the SCC audience several
times before exiting the stage to answer more photography questions
from students, as well as to pose
for several student pictures.
Parking tips
If you’re looking for easier
parking, here are four ideas
to try in the Fall:
Take classes online. Even if
you use SCC computers to
access your classes, you can
choose when you come to
class and select times when
parking is easier.
Try some evening courses.
Not everyone’s schedule will
permit daily evening classes,
but many evening classes
meet only twice a week, and
parking is consistently more
available in the evenings.
If you’re buying daily parking
permits, look into a quarterly pass. It’s cheaper to buy
quarterly rather than daily
if you’re on campus at least
three times a week. For evening classes, you only need
to come once a week to make
an evening parking permit
cheaper than daily permits.
Even if you can’t alter your
parking situation right now,
you may be able to ease its
burden on your wallet.
Consider the shuttle. Instead
of driving around 20 minutes
waiting for a parking spot,
you could be studying on the
shuttle instead while someone else drives you to class.
The shuttle runs Monday
through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 3
p.m., and Friday from 8 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Except for three
short breaks during classtimes, it runs continuously
from the Sears parking lot
between Aurora and Dayton
Avenue North at 160th Street
and on-campus spots just
south of the 1000 Building
and the 1300 Building. For
more information, contact
Safety and Security at
(206) 546-4633.
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“The fly in the ointment of your consciousness, since 1965.”
O’Brien and Stanley mock me again!
Get out and go
somewhere
by David Banuelos
Copy Editor
by Tiffany Schmidt
Staff Writer
O
f all the major pro sports
played in North America,
hockey and basketball are
the ones I follow the least.
There are a lot of reasons for
this. I never played either sport
competitively as a kid, so my understanding of both is pretty limited.
I feel that the NBA season is
too long, and that the disparity
between its haves and have-nots is
too wide for the league to be truly
competitive.
I feel that the NHL is under-exposed in the U.S. (especially here
in Seattle), and that its economic
model is dangerously flawed.
Despite these concerns, I always find myself paying rapt attention to the respective playoff tournaments of both leagues. When
the level of competition rises in
pro basketball and hockey, it’s a
pleasure to watch ... usually.
NBA rewards cheap shots,
cheapens championship
About two weeks ago, I read
an article on ESPN.com in which
Phoenix Suns star forward Amare
Stoudemire accused San Antonio
Spurs guard Bruce Bowen of trying to injure him on purpose after
a dunk near the end of a playoff
game.
Since the Spurs bounced my
beloved Seattle Sonics from the
playoffs a couple years ago, Bowen
has sat at or near the top of my list
of most-hated pro athletes. I had
to watch this jerk throw his hip
into Ray Allen while he took jumpshots, and get away with it nearly
every time.
Fast-forward to 2007, and the
miracle of the viral video. I looked
up the play in question, and there
was zero doubt that Stoudemire
was telling the truth. Bowen blatantly attempted to kick Stoudemire’s leg out from under him as
he came down. Once again, TeflonBowen got away with his offense
without so much as a slap on the
wrist.
Accusations of “dirty” from one
side, and “soft” from the other began to fly like spitwads in a sixthgrade classroom. The animosity
turned an already competitive series into a heated war.
As the series wore on, Bowen
“accidentally” threw a knee into
the groin of Suns star guard Steve
Nash, and was once again spared
disciplinary action. But the signature moment of the series came
when Spurs forward Robert Horry
body-checked Steve Nash into the
court side press table. It was a
horrifying foul which caused Stoudemire, and his teammate Boris
Diaw to leave the bench, a major
no-no according to NBA rules.
Despite the fact that both players backed off and didn’t join the
mid-court melee that resulted
from the cheap shot on Nash, the
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In the very general scope
of things, the Ebbtide tries not
to report on itself. The media
reporting on the media seems
like a powder keg filled with
bias. But some events have to
be reported, and we are storytellers after all.
On Saturday, May 19, the
staff of the Ebbtide was invited
to attend the Washington Community College Journalism
Association Awards which were
being held at Seattle Central Community College. The
Ebbtide won seven individual
awards and two trophies.
The individual accolades
include: Lydia Sprague (General News) for an article on the
league suspended Stoudemire and
Diaw for a game apiece, virtually
killing Phoenix’s chances of winning. They would go on to lose in
six games.
Bear in mind that I don’t particularly like Phoenix or San Antonio. Both have historically been
thorns in the side of my favorite
team. What I hate more than any
team, however, is competitive injustice.
I am now in the unthinkable
position of rooting for the Utah
Jazz, a team I’ve always despised,
because if I have to see Bowen and
Horry, along with their loathsome
teammates Manu “flop-job” Ginobili, Tony “Mr. Longoria” Parker,
and Tim “what? me? selfish?” Duncan win another title by practically
cheating their way to it, I may never stop vomiting.
I posted a blog after last season’s Stanley Cup Final expressing
my rage at the fact that relatively
apathetic fan-bases have won the
last two titles at the expense of rabid Canadian hockey towns.
In Tampa Bay and Carolina,
sports fans live and die with their
football teams, while keeping a
fair-weather eye on their hockey
teams. In Edmonton and Calgary
(as one might imagine) fans practically bleed the colors of their respective hockey squads.
Unfortunately, the hockey gods
have been unkind to the sport’s
country of origin since 1993, when
the Montreal Canadiens won the
Cup—the last championship for a
Canada-based franchise.
Now, we’re faced with the nauseating possibility of the Ottawa
Senators—a team based in Canada’s capital, playing for the city’s
first championship since 1927—
losing this year’s Cup to the Anaheim Ducks—a team founded by
Disney for the purpose of pushing
a lousy franchise of Emilio Estevez
movies.
The Senators eliminated my
favorite team (the New Jersey
Devils, don’t ask me why...) in this
year’s playoffs. I should uncontrollably resent them for this, but here
I am pulling for them like mad because the alternative is far worse.
The Ducks have no shortage of
deserving athletes. Their goalie,
Jean-Sebastian Giguere, is a phenomenal player. As are defensemen Chris Pronger, and former
Devil Scott Niedermayer. In addition, their biggest star, Finnish
forward Teemu Selanne is one of
the most electrifying players in the
NHL.
Unfortunately, I just can’t get
past the fact that they play in Orange County, Calif., and that their
tradition is based more on Hollywood movies than great hockey.
While I’m sure I’ll never hear the
end of it from our Editor-in-Chief
for saying this, GO CANADA!!
college’s land misuse, Alison
Huang (Features) for a profile
on campus security officer
Becky Gibler, Andrew Ivanhoe (Critique) for a review of
Dreamgirls, Joe Louie (Critique)
for a review of the Trauma Center video game, Daniel Gayle
(News Photography) for a shot
of Sigur Ros in concert, Daniel
Berman (Feature Photography)
for a portrait of basketball
player Maika Usita, and Scott
Pendergraft (Page Design) for
a two-page spread on local
restaurants.
The first trophy that the
Ebbtide collected was one for
General Sweeps in which the
paper collects points for each
win. The second trophy the staff
won was for General Excellence, crowning a year of hard
work for the staff as a whole.
It’s been a good year here at
the Ebbtide in which the staff
pulled it all in together. As with
every other year, people come
and go. It’s just the way things
are. You lose staff members to
graduation, other colleges or
time restraints. But I have to
admit that I am very proud of
the people that I have had the
opportunity to work with
his year.
It feels wrong of me to single-out certain staff members
for their individual work done,
so I won’t. You all deserve accolades in my book. To me, this
year was all about teamwork.
Canada’s capital vs. Disney
“I just want to get out of here,”
is a common saying among young
people.
Whether it’s relating to your job,
school, or even your parents house, at
this point in our lives we all have the
urge to just run off into the sunset.
Well, why not do it?
There are so many options and
opportunities. This is one of the
very few times in our lives where we
can just drop everything and go far
away.
Studying abroad is one of the
most outstanding offers most of us
will come by. Go to a foreign country, and live like a foreigner. What an
amazing experience to look back on
and learn from.
While most of us just pass opportunities like this up, some of us take
advantage and have amazing memories to share for the rest of their
lives. Sure, we can make memories
in Shoreline. I mean, Central Market
is outstanding. However, I think a
little European market with unfamiliar foods and labels would make for
a better story.
There are also mission trips,
Peace Corps, simply backpacking
through Europe, and many other
ways of experiencing the world. All
of these are great opportunities as
well.
Just take advantage of this young
“the world is my oyster” stage of your
lives and do something about it.
We had a great and cohesive
team.
The meetings off-campus
because we were snowed out,
the trivia nights finishing in
third place, and the late nights
hoping to finish soon so we can
all go home. We did it all and
we did it all together. So from
me to all the Ebbtiders this
year, thank you.
A thank you goes out too
to our readers who pick up
the labors of our efforts on a
bi-weekly basis, we do it all for
you, thanks for reading.
Have a great summer and
see you at the PUB opening!
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• The Ebbtide • May 25, 2007
—Jonathan Lavigne
Editor-in-Chief
F E A T URE S
Earth
Watch
Revolutionary
investing
by Ivanhoe
A&E Editor
I haven’t set aside a nickel for
my retirement. I’ve worked near
minimum wage my whole adult life,
and I’ve depended on my parents to
help me make ends meet from time
to time.
Now that I’m on track to get a
degree with the promise that I will
never have to work at minimum
wage again, I’m prepared to invest
that first nickel. But I want that
nickel to mean something more
than my retirement. I want to put
it to work making positive change
in the world.
For advice on how to do this, I
turned to Professor Bob Francis,
who teaches my macroeconomics
class here at Shoreline Community
College. What I learned from him is
worth sharing.
“All students must begin planning their investment, their financial lives virtually at graduation,”
Francis said.
When you sign up for a 401(k)
or 401(b) retirement plan, your
money goes toward the ownership
of stock. Most employers offer you
the option of a “default” plan that is
managed by the company or a plan
you manage yourself.
“Students will go for the default,” Francis said. “When you do
that, you’ll end up investing in Exxon,
Halliburton, and firms that you may
find running counter to your own
value system.”
“Where you invest really matters,” he said.
To illustrate the power your investment choices have, Professor
Francis takes a cue from South African history.
“When South Africa was [under
the] apartheid system,” he said,
“corporations were going into
South Africa because it was a vibrant economy, and basically profiting from the apartheid system.
“Then people like the Rev.
Desmond Tutu came to the U.S. and
said, you need to stop investing in
corporations that operate in South
Africa. You had large investment
groups like the California Public
Employees’ Retirement System
saying, we’re not going to invest in
firms that operate in South Africa.
“That was part of the reason—
certainly not the only reason—why
apartheid came to an end.”
Although South Africa’s inequalities are far from erased, the combination of political pressure and
economic pressure helped put an
end to an oppressive regime where
black South Africans had no political freedom.
A combination of political and
economic pressure can also help
us make progress toward a more
sustainable future.
“If you choose to go to a selfmanaged retirement program, you
will find mutual funds that invest in
socially responsible firms,” Francis
said. “You have Wal-Mart, which engages in pretty nefarious practices
with its employees. If you go with
[a] firm that treats its employees
decently, you’re actively directing
resources to that.
“Professors have TIAA-CREF as
their retirement system. They have
a whole series of choices. The last
time I checked, the second-bestperforming mutual fund was their
socially responsible choice, Social
Choice Equity. It had a one-year
return of almost 14 percent, and in
the past five years almost a 10 percent rate of return.
“In the long run, [socially responsible mutual funds] tend to give a
very healthy return [and] tend to be
more stable during a downturn.”
Francis uses TIAA-CREF’s Social Choice Equity for his retirement plan.
“I’m directing finances to firms
that agree with how I think, so I’m
encouraging firms that … are environmentally responsible.
If you don’t mind incurring more
risk, there are also mutual funds
that invest solely in green energy
resources. There, your investment
dollars go to something specific
that is creating positive alternatives to fossil fuels. This has the
potential to yield high returns as
gas prices increase and people are
looking for cheap alternatives, but
as with any narrowly focused portfolio, it is also much more volatile
than one that is diversified.
“Tell firms, if you don’t act responsibly, I will starve you financially,” Francis said. “I can have a
revolution without taking to the
streets.”
Socially responsible investing on the Web
The Social Investment Forum
www.socialinvest.org
SocialFunds
www.socialfunds.com
Calvert
www.calvert.com/sri.html
The Progressive Investor
www.sustainablebusiness.com/progressiveinvestor
McClurg Capital’s Energy Innovation Portfolio
www.mcclurgcapital.com/Energy_Innovation_Portfolio.html
Dennie Chong/Ebbtide
Nursing students share the love at their annual Nurse’s Day celebration. Pictured
left to right are: Linda Filippi, Angie Thompson, Anna Biddle, and Simi Gill.
Nursing students find
each other’s pulse
by Aaron Hunter
and Dennie Chong
Staff Writers
Many Shoreline Community
College students know that the
nursing program here is one of
the premier college nursing programs in the area. What many
don’t know is that the SCC nursing club is the biggest and one of the
most active student
clubs on campus.
SCC’s Association
of Nursing Students
is comprised of 180
students. Members
of SCCANS do virtually everything together, which helps
create a uniting force between
them.
“This club is a huge family in
which we bicker, study, argue,
study, laugh, cry, study. Did I mention study?” said Simi Gill, who is
a fourth quarter nursing student
and co-president of SCCANS. “We
attend weddings, funerals, celebrations, sob-fests, and at the end
of the day we love each other.”
Gill was in a terrible car accident when she was 16, and was
told she would never walk again.
She was in and out of Harborview
for almost a year, and the surgeries were not successful.
The doctors were giving her the
option of amputation and pros-
at Harborview, the same hospital
she was in and out of for almost
a year.
“The people who took care
of me were a godsend,” Gill said.
“They saved my spirits, my limb,
and my life. I knew then that I
wanted to do the same for others.”
The nursing program and SCCANS held their annual
Nurse’s Day celebration
on May 7, their biggest
event of the year. At
the event they acknowledged recent scholarship award winners and
celebrated the nursing
—Simi Gill
Nursing Student profession and lifestyle.
Anne Moore, a former
SCC student and curthetic foot, but her parents were rent nurse, also attended and gave
hesitant. It paid off as her blood an inspirational speech.
supply came back, and she took
SCCANS hosts Brown Bag
her first step again at the age of events on campus every other
18. Gill was inspired to be a nurse Monday. Inspirational speakers
from the work that her nurses from the nursing industry come to
did for her, and began taking pre- speak at these events, and all sturequisite courses online while ly- dents are welcome to attend.
ing in the hospital bed. She now
The next Brown Bag event is
has a job as a nurse technician on June 4 in the 2300 Building.
“[Nurses] saved my spirits, my limb, and my
life. I knew then that I wanted to
do the same for others.”
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May 25, 2007 • The Ebbtide • F E A T URE S
by Jenica Sherman
Contributing Writer
Ask anyone on campus about the women’s
sauna in the 3000 Building, and you’re apt to
get a baffled response.
“The what?” asked Marilu Neally, program
assistant in the Physical Education department.
Women’s Soccer Coach Mark Szabo
quipped, “It must be a slow day for news if
you have to write about the women’s sauna.”
“I didn’t even know there was a sauna,”
Shoreline Community College student Holly
Hendricks said.
Although it may come as a surprise to
many, SCC does have a sauna in the women’s
locker room. Unlimited use comes with enrollment or employment at SCC. But in spite
of the possible spa-like appeal of a free sauna,
few people ever seem to go in or out.
Students, women’s athletics coaches, and
PE Department staff and faculty all report
that virtually nobody they know uses the
sauna. Most people don’t know it’s there, and
many who do are in no hurry to use it.
Louise Lindenmeyer, instructor of Health
Occupations, who has been with SCC since
the gym was new 35 years ago, suggested a
few reasons why the sauna is seldom used.
She noted that the locker room desperately needs a remodel. She’d like to see towel
service reinstated, or at least towel rental,
and a student monitor (like the ones in the
fitness room) could be hired to watch the
locker room.
According to Lindenmeyer, good locker
rooms draw students to athletic programs
and encourage feelings of safety and relaxation. She doesn’t use the SCC sauna but uses
such facilities elsewhere. For her, neither the
locker room nor the sauna facilitate feelings
of comfort and safety.
Students echoed these thoughts. Elyse
Amos, a second-year SCC student, said that
you can’t really relax when “there’s signs all
over the place talking about the thefts.”
However, according to Sergeant Becky
Gibler of Safety and Security, these fears may
be unfounded. In the nearly six years she’s
been with the college, there has never been a
reported crime in the sauna.
Sauna dos & don’ts
The SCC women’s sauna is open
from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday
through Friday. It measures roughly
14.5 feet by 10 feet and features
three wooden benches on each of
two walls. SCC men also have access to a sauna in the men’s locker
room.
If you’re interested in visiting a sauna, whether at SCC or elsewhere,
here are some suggestions:
Bring a towel to sit on. Whether
you sauna nude or in a swimsuit,
you protect yourself and others
from bacteria by sitting on a clean
towel.
These benches in the women’s sauna are lonely for lack of butts.
As for theft, she vaguely recalled a couple
of unsecured backpacks being reported stolen in the women’s locker room, but never reported any trouble with locked-up valuables.
This is in sharp contrast to the men’s locker
room, where many thefts have been reported,
including several where locks were cut off
lockers in order to access their contents.
Lindenmeyer, however, remembers a time
when the women’s locker room, and consequently the sauna, may not have been as
safe. In the early 1970s, she was informed by
Sherman Atkins, the issue room attendant at
the time, that men had been caught using outside doors to climb up into the rafters over
the women’s locker room. There, they would
make holes in the ceiling and watch SCC
women change clothes and shower.
Doug Palmer, director of Physical Education and Athletic Programs, could neither
confirm nor deny this story.
“There’s 32 outside doors, and if they’re all
closed and locked, it’s a miracle,” Palmer said.
He mentioned that students are paid to monitor the building full-time from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
•
Lindsay Ginn/Ebbtide
If someone screamed in the sauna or locker
room, the fitness room monitor would probably be able to hear it and call security, he said.
However, the sauna itself is unmonitored.
Another concern raised by students was
cleanliness. The sauna, with its wood interior
and temperatures up to 275 degrees Fahrenheit, could be a hotbed for germs.
Randy Stegmeier, Executive Director of
Safety and Security, Capitol Projects, and Facilities, said that maintaining the sauna was
part of SCC’s custodial assignment. Theoretically, this means that it gets cleaned regularly.
However, since the sauna goes largely unused, few people are bringing in germs.
Palmer said that he’s hoping this July, money will be allocated to the PE Department. If
so, a makeover for the women’s locker room
would be first or second on his priority list.
In the meantime, the sauna sees little
use. Few people know it’s even there. And of
those who do know, many refrain from using
it, perhaps because they share Instructor Lindenmeyer’s perspective: “Our locker rooms
leave a lot to be desired.”
Keep hydrated—bring a water bottle. High temperatures, like those in
saunas, cause you to perspire, so
you need to drink extra fluids. And
remember: Caffeine is dehydrating,
so non-caffeinated beverages are
better for hydration.
•
Don’t drink or take other drugs in a
sauna. Although it may sound like
fun to sip a few Mai-Tais or chug
a few beers beforehand, this can
alter your perception of how long
to stay inside. If you can’t read your
body’s signals, you can overheat.
Alcohol is also dehydrating, which
makes it even harder to stay hydrated in a sauna.
•
Relax and have fun! Saunas and
similar structures have been used
worldwide for thousands of years
for relaxation and healing.
2007 Spindrift hits SCC
The Snack Shack a place to be
by Wes Abney
Staff Writer
by Eric Yang
Staff Writer
The 2007 Spindrift literary magazine
has hit the stands.
The publication is a mix of art and
literature, compiled and edited at Shoreline Community College. Its release was
marked on May 17 with a party in the
2900 Building.
“We [Spindrift] take submissions from
students, staff, faculty, community, and
national talent,” said Deborah Handrich,
faculty advisor to the Spindrift. “We work
with the idea that beginning artists and
writers can be published with more accomplished authors and writers.”
Students and faculty work all year
Dennie Chong/Ebbtide
to turn literary and artistic submissions
into a bound work of art. This year, more Elizabeth Woltz reads her “Stevens Hospital, May 2006” at
than 300 submissions were received, and the Spindrift release party.
54 were published.
Although the publication is nationally recognized, it
“It’s a really great chance to become a published au- costs only $10. (The price of production is supplementthor or artist,” said recently published Elizabeth Woltz. ed by the SCC Student Government.) With a packed
“Students should submit… because it’s awesome.”
crowd at the release party, the magazine had no trouble
The 2007 Spindrift was highly anticipated. The selling copies to enthusiastic students and staff.
publication took first place in a national competition
“We think it’s a winner,” Handrich said.
in 2005, and third place in 2006. In both cases it was
The Spindrift will throw another release party on
selected by judges from a pool of about 600 college June 3 at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park, and
literary magazines, according to Handrich.
on June 10 at Wayward Coffeehouse in Seattle.
The Snack Shack, or red wagon,
is among the few places to eat at
Shoreline Community College,
since the PUB is still not ready and
may not be until the end of Fall
Quarter.
Kelly Stokes is the manager of
the red wagon and usually works
with Elyse Amos to sell food to students. The wagons are open until
2 p.m., Monday through Thursday
and until about noon on Friday.
The shack is located at the end of
the computer lab and the food awaits.
“We will be here throughout
the summer for sure,” Stokes said.
“Possibly throughout the fall until
the new building opens. The original plan was to stay for the summer,
but we have been asked to consider
staying in the fall as well.”
The shack is now offering more
than ever. Along with the usual hot
dogs, salads, and pizzas, the shack
has brought back cheeseburgers,
hamburgers and chicken burgers
due to popular demand.
• The Ebbtide • May 25, 2007
“If anyone has a suggestion for
food ideas, ask us about it and we
will get it going,” Stokes said.
One of the things that Stokes
and Amos both said needed improvement was customer service.
“To make everyone happy is difficult,” Stokes said.
“Reaching out to customers is a
big deal to us,” Amos said. “I enjoy
what I do and making people happy
is one of my favorite things to do.”
According to the SCC Web site,
“During the remodel of the PUB,
the PUB Grand Ballroom will be
unavailable for dining beginning
June 1, 2006. Dining areas will be
available around the campus and in
many of our buildings.”
However, as one student put it,
there are only two places on campus where you can eat, and they
both close around 2 p.m.
“We need more support down
here,” Stokes said. “Our food is
good and our prices are fair. We
hope to see more people down here
as we are going to be here for a
while longer.”
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The Wedding Banquet
May 25
A gay Chinese American landlord
agrees to marry his female tenant
in order to satisfy his parents’
pathological demand for a wedding in this film presented by the
Asian/Pacific Islander Club. Door
prizes and free food.12:30 p.m.,
Room 1515, Free
Dennie Chong/Ebbtide
Erin Kvande reads from her poem (see
below) at the annual Women’s Words of
Fire event, Tuesday, May 22.
Untitled
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In “Awkward,” a young man repulses his date with the following joke:
“What did the salmon say when it ran into a wall?…
“Dam!”
I couldn’t keep myself
From becoming
Your pale oasis;
Pretty in my naïveté,
Turned stupid and cold,
As a puppet of
Your simple manipulation,
I danced upon cunning,
Drama students put
on their shorts
So quiet.
I bounced upon lies,
So violent.
by Ivanhoe
A&E Editor
ject of his research paper, making the other
student uneasy in the wake of the Virginia
Tech massacre.
“Forgive Me Father” is about dealing
with adulthood after betrayal and abuse by
a mentor as a child. It was written by Miko
Calivo and directed by Lori Pugh.
Representing a lighter note is “Awkward,” a comic warning against dating your
co-workers written by Katy Higgins and directed by Mike Van Luvan.
Higgins also wrote the dead-serious
“Late on Goodbye.” Two years after their
breakup, two ex-lovers get together to catch
up, bringing out dark and dirty secrets in the
process. This play is co-directed by Monica
Aird and Tony Doupé.
“Drafted,” written by Calen Sifferman
and directed by Melissa Leland, follows a
young man drafted into the Iraq War as he
deliberates between obeying his government or taking his own path.
The final play is Nick Hagen’s “Two Minutes’ Hate,” a sharp, satirical indictment
of America’s move from reasoned debate
to polarizing sound bites. It is directed by
Nickolas Falk and Kelly Hills.
“They’re exploring the boundaries of theater,” drama professor Chris Fisher said.
Seven one-act plays, all written by ShoreMy wounds lay dirty and deep,
line Community College drama students,
Buried among your
Every tarnished rosary bead Bastyr University ad
willfor
be presented by the drama department
In dead silent defeat;
in
the
Shoreline CC Ebbtide Lobby Theater from June 6 to 9 at 7:30
Running through
p.m.
The “Shoreline Shorts” is an annual event,
Thunderous
showcasing the writing, directing, and actDeafening
4” x 4”
Walls of deceit,
ing talent of students and faculty. Sets and
pdf
I clasp what remains of
costumes are dispensed with, so that audiMy fading dignity.
ences can focus on the performances.
This year’s performances range from the
humorous to the heartbreaking, and some
And this is what brings
Me to my knees:
of them touch on topical issues, such as war
Serving as substitute to
and gun violence. The program will be preYour sacred union—
sented in two “acts,” consisting of three or
four shorts broken up by an intermission.
A perpetual bore,
The first act will kick off with “A Stranger
Crying from the place
Between my legs and
in My Own Skin,” written by Geoff Finney
Playing the Whore,
and directed by Pearl Klein. Told in a streamRealizing that self-respect and
of-consciousness style, a woman bounces
between different moments in her life, some
Honor
good, some humiliating.
Can’t save me anymore
Klein also wrote and directed “Run Away.
So, I wish you the best
Hide. Play Dead.” Two SCC students are
and say good luck
kicked out of class, accused of cheating.
One of them, an international student from
To the rest
Hong Kong, discusses gun violence, the subof your sugar-sweet
Harlots
dressed in naked scarlet;
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Becoming what you want
Them to be
While I sink,
Seeking solace
In herbal remedies and
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And still forgotten
Are those rosary beads
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Threads
Of your charming
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And my blood-soiled agony—
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Chipped, dull
and rusty
Adorning your soul
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Guilty reminder of
SCC
Women’s Wii Boxing
May 25
The Japanese Culture Club hosts
this tournament where Shoreline’s toughest women will duke it
out—Nintendo-style. 12:30 p.m.,
Room 2059, Free
Brigadoon
May 25–26, 31, June 1–2
This year’s spring musical is
Loewe and Lerner’s fantasy/romance. Call (206) 546-4606 for
tickets. See photo on page 8.
7:30 p.m., Campus Theater (1600
Building), $15 general, $10 senior/
faculty/staff, $8 SCC/kids
Student Recital
June 1
The Music Department presents
this mid-day hour of music for
your humming pleasure.
12:30 p.m., Room 818 (Music
Building), Free
Choir of the Sound Spring
Pops Concert
June 2 & 3
A repertoire of popular music
will be presented by Shoreline’s
renowned choral group at the
Shorecrest Performing Arts
Center (15343 25th Avenue NE,
Shoreline). 3 p.m. (June 2 & 3), 7
p.m. (June 2), Call (206) 528-9990
for tickets and information.
Shoreline Shorts
June 6 – 9
Seven student-penned one-act
plays. See article on this page.
7:30 p.m., Lobby Theater, $8
general, $7 senior/faculty/staff, $6
SCC/kids
Small Ensemble Recital
June 8
SCC’s small instrumental and vocal ensembles will perform.
12:30 p.m., Room 818 (Music
Building), Free
May 25, 2007 • The Ebbtide • E
&
A
Does it have to be the
world’s
end?
movie
Pirates of the Caribbean:
At World’s End
Another IM chat between Jon & Joe
By Jonathan Lavigne and Joe Louie
Staff Writers
Joe says: In a summer of sequels, and oddly
enough, a summer of tertiary episodes of
trilogies, it was good to see one that really
captured our attention.
Jon says: Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At
Worlds End was a good movie. No scratch
that. It was a great movie. It tied up so
many hanging plot threads in an unhurried
manner. It just all made sense by the end.
Joe says: Although, it was the WORST
movie to watch when you have to go to the
bathroom.
Jon says: It is a pirate movie after all, what
did you expect dry land? Although we did
first find Jack Sparrow walking through a salt
desert of all places.
Joe says: With a plethora of Jacks as his
crew. A la “Being Jon Malchovich.”
the visuals in this one?
Joe says: Rather than hell, it’s the end of the
world. Which was beautifully done. Actually,
the entire movie was gorgeous.
Joe says: Graphically, there wasn’t anything
terribly new. Instead, it did something novel,
and relied on what good movies should:
storyline.
Jon says: Despite the fact that Disney will
milk this cash cow dry like no one else’s
business, I have to admit despite the fact that
they left a huge door open for even more
sequels, I had a sense of closure. They could
never make a part 4 and I would be fine with
that. You don’t get that much anymore.
Jon says: For example, Xmen3 with the
whole Magneto still with powers and
Professor X taking over somebody else’s
body, Spiderman3 with MJ and Peter being
conflicted (again). It seems that they HAVE to
make a sequel. Not here.
Jon says: It was weird but funny.
Jon says: The movie picks up in what seems
to be a few months after Pirates of the
Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest. Pirates 2 as
you might recall, ended with Captain Jack
Sparrow (Johnny Depp) being swallowed
alive by the Kraken and Barbossa (Geoffrey
Rush) from the first Pirates being brought
back to life to help Will Turner (Orlando
Bloom), Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley),
and a rag-tag ensemble of pirates to find the
means to bring back Captain Sparrow back
from Davy Jones locker, which basically is hell.
Jon says: Davy Jones (Bill Nighy) is the squid
faced guy from the second one. Did you like
Young lovers Jean
and Charlie, played
by Adrienne Perry
and Nate McVicker,
celebrate their marriage with a Scottish wedding dance
in Brigadoon. The
fantasy/romance
follows two New
York bachelors into
the enchanted town
of Brigadoon, and
features colorful
costumes, sets, and
music. It plays in
the Campus Theater
through June 2. (See
calendar on page 7.)
• The Ebbtide • May 25, 2007
Dir. Gore Verbinkski
Joe says: The movie left with no cliffhangers.
What it left was room for spinoffs.
Jon says: When we walked out of the movie
you mentioned that you felt that the trilogy
had come full circle
Joe says: Which is why I think that the sense
of closure was there. Several characters
ended the trilogy in very similar positions to
that which the began.
Jon says: Which saying anything additional
would ruin the movie for people and we did
have that non-disclosure agreement.
Joe says: So, the subject of the end will be
Brigadoon!
Courtesy Walt Disney Pictures
Barbossa, Will Turner, and Jack Sparrow discuss world affairs in At World’s End.
dropped. How about thematically? Instead
of being an action flick, as the second one, it
was very political, and a layered love story.
Jon says: I agree. This movie should make a
fortune but not on the backs of kids alone.
Leave that to Shrek 3 who went with the easy
kid humor. This movie had both depth and
intelligence. The movie was a bit chaotic in
it’s twists, but still sustainable. It didn’t feel
forced I guess.
Joe says: It could be taken on it’s visual
spiffiness alone, or you could actually pay
attention to a really engaging story. It seems
like it’ll be the best movie I see this summer.
I walked out of it saying “That was totally
wicked!” like the little kid from The Incredibles.
Jon says: Movies in general will have a lot of
catching up to do. Because so far, this movie
ranks as my summer champ. Even if I didn’t
go around like that kid from The Incredibles.
Joe says: Go see it. Really. You’ll thank us.
Oh, and don’t order a soda as big as your
head before you go in.
Joe says: THERE’S A GIANT FLUSHING TOILET!
Jon says: Shhhh you’ll ruin the movie for
them! No spoilers remember? Also, pop should
never be sold with a handle. I’m just saying.
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Hot games you must get
by Joshua Henry
Webmaster
Some of the most anticipated games for the
PC are about to be released roughly within the
next year. Some have been in the making for
nearly a decade. Die-hard fans of previous installations have been going stir-crazy watching
game trailers online.
Almost ten years ago in 1998, Blizzard released a game called StarCraft. It is one of
the most played real time strategy games of all
time, and is still popular today.
In late 2007, or more realistically early-tomid 2008, which would be the 10th anniversary
of StarCraft, I predict fans of the game are going to camp out in front of retail stores for the
release of StarCraft II.
I’m not ashamed to say that I will be one of
these people.
The previews for StarCraft II show that not
only are the graphics getting a major overhaul
but the game physics and characters will improve, while still keeping the original style of
game play intact. Several new character units
have been added, and many of the old units
have new tricks up their sleeves.
Hopefully, Blizzard’s new StarCraft chapter
can live up to its big brother’s reputation. If
not, they may have riots on their hands.
Another hotly anticipated game, Crysis,
which is being made by the same people who
brought the gaming world FarCry, will be coming out in late 2007.
Crysis is going to be one of the most graphically-intense games the world has ever seen. In
addition to its stunning looks, the game will
feature totally interactive and destructible environments which means (for example), if I
shoot a tree, it is going to fall over.
This is something that has been tried before
by several games to little success. The technology just wasn’t there to create a totally interactive environment.
This next game, Lost Planet Extreme Condition, has been available for the Xbox 360 for
quite some time now. Much to the delight of PC
gamers, it is being ported over to the PC.
This game looks absolutely stunning, and
currently has a demo available for download.
The realism of the environment is amazing; the
starting level on the demo places you outside
on a mountain with a blizzard raging around
you. The game actually has very realistic interaction between the third-person character and
the snow. When you run you leave very realistic footprints and kick up snow behind you,
along with the fact that when the snow picks
up, it becomes increasingly hard to see where
you are going.
It makes for a great game play experience
when you get into a tough firefight with the giant alien bugs and are struggling for survival.
However, if you want to play it, your
3-year old gaming PC of doom isn’t going to cut it. Expect to be looking for a new
computer to play this game, or just go get
the Xbox 360 version. Either will suffice.
Lastly, this article wouldn’t be complete
without mentioning Halo, one of the most
popular first person shooters since the original
Xbox came out.
Microsoft has finally finished porting Halo 2
over to the PC, and it should be out within
the next month.
Yes, Halo 2, on your computer!
Sadly, it will only work with their new
Windows Vista, so don’t run to the store
quite yet. Don’t expect anything too revolutionary, just a few new multiplayer maps,
minor graphics enhancements, etc. Either
way, if you are like me and prefer a
mouse and keyboard to a joystick,
it may be worth looking into.
All four of these
games have tentative
release dates.
Halo 2 is the
only one
you can
expect
right away.
As far as
Starcraft II is
concerned,
Blizzard
has stated
that they are
going to take “as long
as we need” to get it done
right. Crysis and Lost Planet are
slated for release in late 2007, likely to
coincide with the holidays, which means
you have plenty of time to go online and check
out some in-game videos.
Wii + PC = New possibilities
by Jonathan Lavigne
Editor-in-Chief
I am geek, I will readily admit to
that. We all are in some way, shape,
or form.
Some people are sci-fi geeks.
Some people are comic book geeks.
Some are both. Some folks have
some geekiness that other geeks
find geeky. It’s the natural order
of things.
I am not, however, a tech geek. I
can run system cleanup programs,
I can update whatever driver I need
to have changed. When it comes to
clocking the motherboard or reconfiguring drive specs I will usually defer to other geeks. Everyone
has a geek friend, or at the very
least, should have one. Like the car
geek who can change your gaskets
for free.
In my labors of research, I came the game.
across the coolest user modification
One of the problems encountered
ever. It allows you to play the PC when trying to use the Wii-mote with
version of Half Life 2 using the Wii- a computer is the lack of a sensormote. (wii.hl2world.com).
bar. Some tech-inclined people have
No more using that pesky
been using LED bars, which
mouse to aim around the
they connect to the back of
screen and using the keytheir computers using a USB
board to move. Using Bluecable. Some ingenious innotooth technology and a provator even came up with the
gram called GlovePIE, you
idea of using candles, and it
can use the Wii-mote as a PC
works. Just try not to set anyperipheral. Some game mods,
thing on fire.
like the one for Half Life 2,
So, to return to the quesare practically designed
tion of geekiness, I underfor use with the Wii-mote.
stand the concepts, just not
The game will allow you to
the means of applying it. Keep
use the toggle to move and
your geek at hand and apply
the B button to fire, for excopiously when needed. You’ll
ample. It’s all integrated into Now for PC. feel better in the morning.
Nintendo Moving?
Jonathan Lavigne
Editor-in-Chief
According to sources, Nintendo
America might be slowly transferring its Redmond based offices to
greener pastures outside of the Evergreen State.
In January 2006, Nintendo
America announced their plans
to expand their American offices
by more then 500,000 square feet.
Those new offices never got built,
and the land has just been sitting
there ever since.
Fast-forward almost a year and
a half (or, in geek-speak, “one Wii”)
later, and apparently the terrain
has been put up for sale. Around
80 employees (out of a reported
1,000) from the marketing and
sales department will be packing
their boxes and families and migrating cross-country. Possible cities that have been mentioned for
relocation include San Francisco
and New York.
With the significant increase
in sales that the Wii has brought
to Nintendo, it is safe to assume
that Redmond has just gotten too
small for such a large company.
Branching out to the East Coast
in particular is a logical step, and
moving part of the marketing and
sales department does in fact make
absolute sense. Whether this is just
a trickle before a mass exodus of
the company remains to be seen.
Delta
Delivers
DS
Demos
by Jonathan Lavigne
Editor-in-Chief
Delta Airlines and Nintendo
have partnered up to bring free
gaming to world travelers in select airports.
As of right now, the Delta terminals in the airports of JFK in
New York City, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and Cincinnati/Northern
Kentucky International Airport
offer the service.
Players must simply be
within feet of the transmission
stations in the selected airports
to download the games to their
DS. Games available right now
include: Brain Age, Elite Beat
Agents, Cooking Mama, and
Tomb Raider: Legends.
The
partnership
makes
sense financially for both sides.
Delta wants to keep the parents
happy with quiet kids while they
await their transfer flight, and
Nintendo gets the advantage of
marketing new games in an area
in which, quite frankly, there
isn’t all that much to do.
Expect the games to change
on a regular basis, with a peak
of games available during the
winter holiday and summer
months.
May 25, 2007 • The Ebbtide • S P O R T S
A baseball coach
speaks out
By Eric Yang
Staff Writter
Daniel Berman/Ebbtide
Shoreline baseball coach Steve Seki has worked this year to solve a variety of team
issues, such as player suspensions.
Shoreline Community College’s Academic Success Manager and Baseball
Coach Steve Seki has practically seen it all
in his few years here.
Seki is originally from Hawaii, and loves
the game of baseball. He has coached at the
college level since 1999 at the College of
the Siskiyous in Weed, California. He has
never played at the college level himself.
His favorite player growing up was Dale
Murphy, a two-time National League Most
Valuable Player. As he grew up in Hawaii,
the Atlanta Braves were the only team regularly on TV.
Seki loves coaching at the collegiate
level, helping players reach their goals.
“Baseball is the best game around,” he
said. “As basic as the game can be, no one
ever knows everything about the game.
You have to keep learning to get better.”
“He
is
young
and
emotional,
which is strength to motivate his players.
He works hard and tries to get the best out
of his athletes,” said Douglas Palmer, SCC’s
Director of Physical Education and Athletic
Programs. “I think he understands the fundamentals of the game, and overall, I think
our team [has] played sound baseball.”
Seki is not a fiery coach like Lou Piniella, who will get in an umpire’s face or yell
at his players. He is also not a Joe Torre
who can calmly sit down and watch the
game from all angles at the bench.
“I try not to pattern myself after a certain person; I believe coaches have to be
themselves,” Seki said. “I try to be myself
out there.”
The Shoreline Dolphins baseball team
finished 5th in NWAACC with an 11-13
league record (15-25 overall) in 2007.
“It’s not the type of season we were
hoping for. We were hoping to make the
playoffs this year,” Seki said. “It’s a big improvement over last season’s record.”
When asked how he would rate the decisions he made as manager, Seki elaborated
on the intricacies of in-game management.
“It’s always easy to look back and say, I
should have done this or that, but, when we
make decisions on certain plays, we take a
lot of things into account. There are a lot
of factors in deciding to do certain things,
and the players executed well, for the most
part, and deserve all the credit.”
Palmer was quick to praise Seki’s coaching and dedication to continued progress.
“With the major improvement in the record, I think Steve did a very good job. He is
fundraising and wants to start camps next
summer,” Palmer said. “I think Steve has
the program moving upward, and he has
the energy to maintain this improvement
over the next several seasons. Besides the
trip to Arizona, where we had the disadvantage of playing with wood bats against
the metal bats of our opponents, I think the
season went very well. We defeated some
teams in our region for the first time in several seasons and were always in games to
the very end.”
The Shoreline team made strides in all
facets of the game, including speed, bunting, base-running, and power hitting. Most
of the players are sophomores or juniors
that are going on to 4-year universities.
“We need a bigger and better recruiting
class,” Palmer said. “It is always tough in
community college sports, that usually
you are replacing half your team every
year. But with our success this year, we
have opened more doors of recruits that
we couldn’t touch before, and hopefully
we will upgrade our team to the next level,
where we can compete with the top two or
three teams in the region and have a realistic chance of making the playoffs.”
Shoreline hangs their hats for the season
by Tom Helm
Sports Editor
The Shoreline Dolphin baseball team finished the 2007 campaign with an 11-13 league,
15-25 overall record, an 11-game turn around
in the overall win column from last season.
Shoreline finished fifth in the NWAACC
North, three games behind perennial baseball power, the Edmonds Tritons.
“Overall impression was that it was a decent season,” head coach Steve Seki said.
“We came up a little short, but it’s a definite
improvement and we’re heading in the right
direction.”
In addition to Edmonds, established baseball colleges Bellevue, Everett, and Skagit
Valley, have ruled the NWAACC North for a
long time, and Seki feels his program is ready
to break up the big four.
“I think we fared well this year against
Bellevue, Everett, and Skagit Valley,” Seki
said. “We have closed the gap significantly
against them.”
According to Seki, leadership was a major
factor in the team’s dramatic improvement
over a disastrous 2006.
“I have to give credit to our second year
players; they showed up everyday and were
an example to our freshmen,” Seki said.
“We’ve got some good leads and we’d like
to place a majority of them in pretty good
schools.”
Seki was unable to comment on which
players and which 4-year schools those players could wind up at.
10 • The Ebbtide • May 25, 2007
Shoreline will be losing key sophomore ers we’ve given offers to.”
pitchers Justin Weckhorst and Derek Cherin,
A big reason for Seki’s optimism is the
along with hitters Justin Goo, Tyler Fiske, fact that his squad played at a very high level
and Tyler Starkel to graduation. This year’s in recent weeks, despite missing a handful of
freshmen will have some big cleats to fill.
players due to suspension.
Seki identified shortstop
“It’s exciting to know
Adam Hammer, catcher
that we can win series,”
Blake Vigoren, first baseman
Seki said. “Against Bellevue,
Eric Church, and right-handwe only had twelve players.
ed pitchers Nicky Jamison
We didn’t have a full squad,
and Phil Hackney as potenbut we came really close to
tial leaders for next year’s
beating them.”
squad.
Shoreline was down so
“We’re looking for some
many players due to susbig things next year,” Seki
pensions following an ensaid. “Hammer is coming
counter with divisional foe,
back next year, Church
the Douglas Royals of Britwas one of our silent leadish Columbia.
ers, Hackney and Jamison
“This was blown out
worked out of the bullpen
of proportion,” Seki said.
and they’ll be competing
“The guy had our guy in a
for starting spots next year.
headlock and our players
They’re going to be the leadflew out of the dugout to
ers of the team.”
protect their teammate.”
Seki feels that, with the
The tension between
returning players and the
Shoreline and Douglas goes
next recruiting class, the
back to last season, when
—Steve Seki the Royals swept the seaDolphins could compete
Head Baseball Coach son series against the Dolfor one of the four playoff
spots in the North Division
phins, four games to none.
in 2008.
After the final game, one of
“Recruiting is going pretty good. We want their coaches commented and gestured inapnot only good students and good baseball propriately. Needless to say, that was motivaplayers, but we’re looking for good charac- tion enough for the Dolphins to come out this
ter,” Seki said. “We’re hoping to sign the play- year and attempt a sweep of their own.
“We weren’t
out there to
fight … we
were out there
to protect a
teammate.”
The teams got together on April 28 and
29 for a pair of doubleheaders. The Dolphins
beat the Royals in a 6-4 come-from-behind
victory in the first game and 9-2 win in the
second game. Signs of trouble appeared in
the first game.
After Royals starting pitcher Brad Lueck
gave up a pair of home runs to Justin Goo
and Eric Church, he threw the ball over the
head of the next Shoreline batter four consecutive times. Lueck was warned after the
second pitch, wasn’t warned after the third,
and ejected from the game after throwing his
fourth pitch.
“Things got intense,” Seki said.
On the following day, Shoreline won the
first game, 3-2. In the second game, the tension
between the two teams finally boiled over.
“Adam Hammer did a pop up slide into
third base, and for some reason, their third
baseman didn’t appreciate it,” Seki said.
That’s when the Royals third baseman
threw a headlock on Hammer and benches
cleared. No punches were thrown. Ironically,
Hammer was not ejected from the game.
“According to NCAA rules, you are automatically suspended if you leave the dugout,” Seki
said. “We weren’t out there to fight. There’s no
place for fighting in college baseball, we were
out there to protect a teammate.”
“I never want to see my guys in that situation,” Seki said. “But if they get in that situation, I want to see them go out there and
protect their teammate. I’m quite proud of
them for doing that.”
S P O R T S
randomrUmblings
in 99 words or less
by Tom Helm
Sports Editor
• May 22, 2007 could go down as
the day that the Sonics were
saved. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT??
The number 2 pick in the NBA
draft?!? Kevin Durant?!? This
HAD to happen to the Sonics,
and it did. Finally, a little bit of
luck for a Seattle franchise. Finally, people are excited about
the Sonics again.
• Major kudos to the Seahawks
for telling Coke and Pepsi to get
lost by choosing local soft drink
makers, Jones Soda, to serve
their product at Qwest Field.
• Speaking of concessions, big
league teams should stop insulting their fans with those
high prices.
STANDINGS
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Ali Jordan is a self-professed softball lover, working towards a Nursing degree here at Shoreline.
Daniel Berman/Ebbtide
Don’t call it adversity
by Chase Decker
Staff Writer
“I
worked very hard. I felt I could play
the game. The only thing that could
stop me was myself,” former majorleague pitcher Jim Abbott once said.
Jim was born with only one arm, but that did not
stop him from following his dream to be a professional baseball pitcher.
Shoreline Community College freshman Alexandra Jordan, from Anacortes, Wash., was born with
the same challenge, and that hasn’t stopped her from
excelling at the game of softball either.
“I just play. I don’t think about it,” Jordan said. “I
have had tons of people tell me that I can’t play or
whatever, but I’ve never looked at it as adversity.”
Alexandra grew up an athlete. She started playing
tee-ball at the age of 5, and soon after began playing
competitive softball at the select level.
“I don’t have any other interest,” Jordan said,
laughing. “I’ve been playing softball for too long.”
After a conversation with Jordan at an amateur
all-star softball tournament, she was offered a roster
spot at SCC even though she was never seen performing on the field due to an injury, according to
the SCC head softball coach.
“She is very mature,” said Lance Swehla, SCC
head softball coach. “I told her she can play for me
any time. I like kids with her kind of attitude.”
With a strong softball I.Q., Jordan’s knack for the
game has come from a lot of hard work.
“She frequently stays late after practice,” Swehla
said. “The days we work on infield practice, she will
stay late to work on fly balls in the outfield.”
For the Dolphin softball team, Ali plays first base,
center field; and pitcher. With a long softball resume
and high intellect for the game, Jordan has unofficially filled the captain’s shoes.
“She is a natural leader,” said Swehla. “I feel honored to have her.”
Away from the softball diamond, Jordan shines in
the classroom as much as she does on the field.
“Ali is an awesome student,” teammate Ty
Mathews said.
Her college schoolwork is focused on health studies at SCC. She plans on returning to SCC to finish her
degree in the Nursing program in the years to come.
Bellevue
33
10
Skagit
31
13
Everett
31
14
Edmonds
22
17
Shoreline
15
25
Douglas
15
21
Olympic
2
46
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North Div.
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Everett
45
12
Bellevue
38
12
Peninsula
27
19
Olympic
24
23
Shoreline
13
31
Skagit
8
32
Edmonds
0
36
Shoreline players named
to the NWAACC Northern
Division All-Star teams
Baseball First Team
Tyler Fiske (Infielder)
Cheyenne Hirota (Utility)
Baseball Second Team
Justin Weckhorst (Pitcher)
Softball First Team
Ali Jordan
Softball Second Team
Cami Halstead
Lindsy Wheadon
Dolphins
are swingers!
Joshua Henry/Ebbtide
Ali Jordan has been named to the 2007 NWAACC Northern Region All-Star Team.
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Ever smell that
Why does it work?
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Girls, as you’ve
elevator when a guy
learned in Psycholgets in, and you think,
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marry a man who relike my grandpa”?
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Old Spice. The
own father. Their
spice of life, I call it.
fathers all wore Old
There’s no faster way
Spice. This fatherto win over a girl than
lust results in masto douse yourself in
sive potential babeoldskool Old Spice. A
magnetizing for guys
nice, healthy dollop
such as yourself,
of the stuff will drive
since you too wear
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the ladies into a frenzy,
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original scent aftershave/cologne.
Now we have entire lines of deodorant, antiperspirant, and the
one thing that chicks all dig: body
spray. They come in such chick-attracting scents such as: Pure Sport,
Fresh, Arctic Force, Pacific Surge,
Mountain Rush, Smooth Blast,
After Hours, Showtime, Glacial
Falls, Aqua Reef, Deep Cleansing,
Hydrowash, and Vitality. The variety is endless, so there is no excuse
why you can’t win over any lady of
your choice.
If you need any more convincing of the value of Old Spice, hear
a
this: Bruce Campbell—the Bruce
Campbell—was used in a commercial promoting the stuff. (Search
for it on YouTube.) If that’s not
good enough for you, I don’t know
what is.
Try some out. Maybe start small.
Get a bottle of Original Scent and
slather yourself in its chick-attracting goodness. You can’t go wrong.
And if you do, you just need to add
some more. There’s no such thing as
too much Old Spice. Eighty years’
worth of chick-attracting power
can’t be wrong.
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PhD of Love