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Winter Break is Coming
December 8, 2014
The Space Needle standing tall with a lighted holiday tree close at hand, awaiting the traditional New Year’s fireworks.
European Christmas experience
By Melissa Gueiros
Staff Writer
Christmas Day is around the corner,
and some people have already started on
their shopping. Some even have their tur-
key in the fridge, while others bought ev-
erything they needed on Black Friday. If
In This Issue:
News, pp. 6-8
Campus Notes, pp. 4-5
Student Voices, p. 3
A&E, pp. 9- 10
Celebrity News, p. 11
Features, pp. 14
Opinion, pp. 15
Pro and Con, p. 16
Environmental, p. 17
Sports, pp. 18-19
Events Calendar, p. 21
Games & Comics, pp. 22-23
Ethics Challenge : page 7
An independent student voice since 1973
you are none of these people, and don’t
know what to buy or what to do in this
merry holiday, here is an option: Leaven-
worth Village.
Edmonds Community College offers a
traditional European Christmas experience
for every student. On Dec. 12, supposedly
the last day of school, at 9:30 a.m., students
Dungeons & Dragons 5E
Gaming has gotten a lot
more fun, with the newest
edition of DnD 5e hitting the
gaming tables.
A&E // page 10
Tabletop Gaming : page 9
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will ride the bus from EdCC campus to
Leavenworth, Chelan County, WA.
So, what is Leavenworth? Leaven-
worth is a small town with many events
and one of the top worldwide undiscovered
winter destination tourist place. “We’ve got
Leavenworth, page 6
The Seattle Seahawks
The Seahawks had a slow but
eventful start to the season, can
they pull of the magic twice and
make to the Superbowl in 2015
Sports // page 18
Sofia Talvik : page 11
Volume 31 Issue 5
Finals Week is
not always bad
By Hunter Reinhardt
Staff Writer
The period after Thanksgiving gener-
ally marks the time of transition between
holidays.
It is when people’s minds turn to the
purchase of gifts, it is when family and
friends celebrate their relationships, and it
is when it becomes socially acceptable to
play Christmas music in a group setting.
For most college students, however,
this is also a time when the twin demons
of procrastination and poor study habits
come to a head, as we rapidly approach
finals week.
“It’s just super stressful,” said Bren-
dan Walters, EdCC sophomore and self-
professed terrible studier.
“Even if I kick my own butt all quar-
ter and study to the point of exhaustion,
studying for finals are always the biggest
stress-inducer for me because it’s all re-
view of everything in the course.”
Study habits are the biggest concern
for students throughout the quarter, ac-
cording to Sarah Pavlik, counsellor at
Poolesville High School in Poolesville,
Md.
“There’s a common misconception
that the more time you put into studying,
the better you’ll get, but that’s not entirely
true.
You could get more done in an hour
of good studying than you can by pulling
an all-nighter of meaningless recitation.”
The College Board agrees with this
assessment; the best way to conquer the
stress of finals is to develop good study
habits to maximize the effectiveness of
your time.
One of their biggest tips is to find a
good environment to study in. “Ultimately,
the decision of where to study depends on
two factors: the environment in which you
are best able to concentrate and the type
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Day left until
New Years
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The Triton Review Staff Blog

Chief’s Notes A&E Opinion Sports

Todd M Clayton Jr Dylan Welsh Ivy Raines Sean Bigelow
Editor-in-Chief A&E Editor Opinion Editor Sports Editor

First off I want to wish everyone a
Happy Holidays, and hope each and every-
one has a good winter break, and returns
safely back to the campus in 2015.
I believe we have had a great fall quar-
ter here at the Triton Review, after a rough
start, but the staff and crew are all on top
of it now.
Winter quarter will be a blast: there is
so much we can put into the paper now that
we have a good staff with fresh ideas and
even a new printing company that publish-
es our papers for us.
There is much to do over the break,
besides get ready for Winter Quarter. If
anyone is in need of ideas, you can always
volunteer at your local food bank or help
serve meals to the homeless.
This paper could not be here if it
wasn’t for the students that send in ideas
and suggestions and even to our commu-
nities. We love hearing from residents in
Lynnwood and Edmonds so please don’t
stop talking and see you all in 2015.
As the weather gets colder and wetter,
the thought of going out and seeing cultur-
al events in the community may seem less
appealing. However, I encourage you not
to forget the wonderful events happening
right here on campus!
Our very own Black Box Theater will
be hosting some incredible musicians, art-
ists, and speakers in the coming weeks,
most of which are free of charge for EdCC
students. Many of these events will even
feature your fellow students! There are
wonderful things to be seen on campus ev-
ery single week, and it would be a waste
to miss such wonderful opportunities for
personal growth.
Should you decide to attend one of
these events, I would love to hear what you
thought of it. Please don’t hesitate to send
your thoughts to tritonaeeditor@gmail.
com.
You can always check about an up-
coming play at the Wade James Theatre,
put on by the Driftwood Players.
Happy end-of-quarter, Tritons! Fall
Quarter finals always brings new transi-
tions. Many are just starting their college
career paths, and others are one quarter
closer to finishing it.
As many of you are busy preparing for
the end of quarter, the newspaper is busy
bringing you a broad range of articles re-
garding different events on campus.
As the Triton Review is primarily
a college newspaper whose direct audi-
ence consists of staff, faculty and the stu-
dent body, the Triton Review additionally
serves the surrounding community (i.e.,
the Lynnwood and Edmonds area)
Thus, opinions and thoughts are not
only limited to the campus geographic area
but also anything internal that is relevant to
the community, which Edmonds Commu-
nity College is proudly part of. Look out
for views on textbook prices in this issue.
Happy relaxing over break! Stay opinion-
ated! Edmonds Community College and
The Review will see you next quarter!
The quarter is ending, and with it
access to the gym for the duration of the
break. Still, that’s not stopping Tritons
from going out and doing their best on the
basketball court, nor should it stop any of
you from doing fun athletic things!
In fact, the break is the perfect time to
get over the stress of finals week by going
out and burning some energy, be it indoors
or out. The snowpack is still small at Ste-
vens Pass but is steadily building up, and
over the weekend expects to see several
days of snowfall.
Perhaps there will be enough snowfall
before the start of Winter quarter to open
up the ski lifts...
But there are other things to do as well.
Swimming, running, eating way too much
food.... there’s no shortage of sports during
the winter break. But whatever you choose
to do, I hope you do it with conviction and
gain much enjoyment from it.
Happy New Year!

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excited to announce the
2015 Winter Quarter
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Winter Break is coming, what are your plans?
Finals are over and students are ready
to enjoy their holiday from school. It’s al-
ways interesting to learn what the EdCC
community will be up to during winter
break.
We asked students a variety of ques-
tions – What are your plans? How will you
celebrate the holidays? Do you have any
holiday traditions? What’s on your wish
list? Here’s what we found:
“My plans are to go to Lake Tahoe for
New Year. I go there a lot, but it will be my
second time spending the holidays there.
No New Year’s resolution yet!”
 Dylan
Crist, Junior.
“Going back home! I am excited be-
cause the last time I was there was in May.
I don’t have any special plans except for
a Christmas Eve celebration.”
 Stan Liu,
Junior.
“For the winter break I am going back
to China! I am very excited to spend some
time with my family.”
 Chen Liu, Sopho-
more.
“I will be going back home to Bra-
zil and celebrating Christmas there. On
my wish list this year is an iPad from my
mom! And hopefully a pair of shoes!”
 Tal-
lita Rosa, Junior.
“My family has a lot of Christmas tra-
ditions! One of them is that we cook food
from all of the different cultures we come
from – Indian, Ethiopian, Mexican, Chi-
nese, and Traditional Southern food. We
then set it up in our backyard and invite our
whole neighborhood! Also, my dad every
year finds a new dish and makes it for us.”
 I don’t have any specific plans yet!”
 Saron
Shakila Caldwell, Freshman.
“I’ll be going back home to Marys-
ville. We just moved, so we’re still getting
settled, but we’re going to get together and
do what we do best: be a family! What is
on my Christmas wish list? My driver’s li-
cense!”
 Brandon Bell, Freshman.
“Sleeping and watching TV! Un-
winding! I will be back home in Mantica,
a tiny town, and I will just hang out there
in the Central Valley.”
 Caroline Moreno,
Freshman.
“Hang out with family and friends,
and go to church. Traditionally we go to
my sister’s house for Christmas with the
whole family, so that’s what I’ll be doing
again this year.”
 Andrea Mendez, Fresh-
man.
“My New Year’s Resolution is to actu-
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When we commit to a relationship, we It is a strong character that is willing to
often trade our freedom of sexual expres- open up about issues such as yours, but do
sion in exchange for the commitment to it now rather than reveal something in the
the person we love most. If you think that future that would jeopardize your relation-
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Keep in mind that what you do now with still waters of love that run deep. Whatever
ally do exercise! And then on New Year’s others will be part of your history and will you choose, being honest with yourself al-
Eve we go to church and countdown to- be revealed to that person eventually. lows you to not have to say, “I wish I had
gether to the New Year!”
 Brenda Rivera, It is unlikely that you will ever change done something different.”
Freshman.
“My plans for Christmas: a lot of
snowboarding at Mount Hood with my
friends and spending quality time with my
family.”
 Jake Fohn, Sophomore.
“During the winter break I will be
working at Sports Authority back home in
Seattle. I’ll possibly get some more tattoos
and then I’m also going to Mexico with a
friend. We are going to head to Tijuana,
Los Cabos, and Guadalajara!”
 Dominic
Jackson, Sophomore.
“Hanging out with family and friends
in Sacramento!”
 Anthony Bendana, Senior
“I will be going to Disneyland and will
visit my friends that are still in school. On
my Christmas wish list are a lot of clothes
and money for gas – but clothes are more
important!”
 Jessica Magallon, Freshman.
“Going to Hawaii, I think. I’ll be go-
ing by myself to visit a friend, who is actu-
ally a former Menlo student!”
 Jan Dyks-
tra, Professor of Humanities at Menlo.
“I am going to Southern California –
home! On Saturday I am headed to Disney-
land! A Christmas tradition we have is just
to get together as a family on Christmas
Eve, then we open our presents together
the next morning.” 
Jose Chacon, Senior.
“Going to New York to visit family.
My mom is Ethiopian and my dad is Ger-
man and we celebrate both Christmas and
15 day weather forecast
New Year. Other than my trip to New York,
Leul, Freshman.
“Going back to Saudi Arabia for
Christmas. For New Year I plan to go to
either Dubai or Geneva. I have friends in
both places and went to school in Switzer-
land!”
 Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Freshman.
“I am going to Dubai and Saudi Ara-
bia for winter break. I’m going with my
older brother, who also goes to college in
California – UC Davis.”
 Manhal Elhein,
Freshman.
“I’m going back home to Tracy and
will mainly be working at a real estate of-
fice there. My plans are just to hang out
with my family for both Christmas and
New Year!”
 Victoria Piazza, Sophomore.
“Just relaxing and spending time with
my family at home in San Diego.”
 Kath-
erina LoCoco, Junior.
 4 Campus Notes
New group computer space for use in the library
Library
Does your group need a computer to
work together on a presentation?
Do you need to share a computer
screen with another student to participate
in an online discussion in your Canvas
class?
Until recently, your main option was
to cram together around a computer in the
library’s always crowded computer lab or
hope that the library classroom was avail-
able where there is slightly more space.
No longer!
Last month the Library and Academic
Computing Services (ACS) redesigned
the back area of the Learning Commons
computer lab to create a group comput-
ing space. In the area, there are four high
tables and four low ones.
Each table has a desktop computer
with extra-large monitors and enough
space for two to four students to sit around
the computer.
There is also space on each table for
students to bring a laptop or tablet, connect
it to the large monitor so students can work
together on a shared image.
A few things you need to know when
you use this space:
• The computers are for academic
Advising is a good way for a student to succeed in college
Advising
Advising for Student Success
Academic Advising educates students
as they navigate the world of higher edu-
cation; providing support for articulation
and achievement of their educational and
career goals, and by creating an environ-
ment for personal transformation, lifelong
learning, and success.
Advising Sessions
Advising sessions are offered by the
Advising Resource Center weekly. These
sessions are open to prospective, new, and
continuing students. During a session, an
advisor will lead discussion about your
program, answer group questions, and pro-
vide time for individual advising for each
Students with children have a safe solution to their worries
Center for Families
Childcare and Infant Care
To enroll online, go to www.escrip.
com, click on Sign Up Today button and
follow the prompts.
Group Name: Edmonds CC Center for
Families
Group ID Number : 500024098
SAFE | NURTURING | EXCELLENT
On-campus childcare for children 3
months to 5 years old. Licensed by the De-
partment of Early Learning.
The Center for Families celebrates
the growth and learning of children and
their parents. Best practices — in both the
education of children as early learners and
support of their families — guide this pro-
gram as a model in our community.
We center educational practices on re-
specting and understanding the early learn-
ing needs of children.
We create opportunities for children to
December 8, 2014
Photo By: Rebecca Mullinnix
The new area in the library for group usage of computers, these are open to all studenst needing a computer for a group project for a class.
work only. As enticing as it may be to cifically designed as a group computer proven how necessary having a computer
watch a sporting event or play video games space, two or more students working to- area that supports and facilitates collabora-
on the large monitors, these computers are gether have priority. tion and interaction between students.
for students who need to do their school This means, if you are alone, you will It is great addition and would not have
work. need to give up the space to a group and been possible without the technical and fi-
• If you are alone and want to use move to a computer in the main lab area. nancial support of ACS. Another example
one of the computers for academic work, In just a few short weeks, the popular- of your student technology fees at work!
you can. However, since this area is spe- ity of the new group computing space has
student in attendance. You will be able to
meet fellow students in your program, re-
ceive answers to your academic advising
questions, and plan your next steps with the
help of an advisor. Check out our schedule
of the upcoming advising sessions.
Always come to your Advising Ses-
sion prepared!
An Advisor Can Help You:
Select only the classes you want and
need;
Navigate the campus and connect you Photo By: Rebecca Mullinnix
to resources; The advising office located on the 1st floor of the Lynnwood Hall, in the same location as
Financial Aid and Registrationa and the Cashiers Office.
Explore career training programs or
options for continuing your education at Determine how to finish your degree have a quick question for advising, you can
the university level; if you are returning to school after time email us:
Find answers to questions about the away; and,
transfer process; Understand the graduation process. advising@edcc.edu.
If you don’t need to see an advisor, but
be eager learners, creative thinkers, confi-
dent problem solvers, and compassionate
people.
Our excellent and engaged staff mem-
bers develop activities and schedules based
on children’s ages, abilities, interests, and
— within the context of culture of the chil-
dren — their families and the community.
Our experienced and Early Childhood
Education-educated teachers support your
child’s future success in school.
Your child’s experiences will include:
developing critical thinking, language,
literacy, and math skills.
encouraging emotional and social de-
velopment.
providing opportunities to use small
and large muscles.
Please share any questions or con-
Photo By: Rebecca Mullinnix
cerns. We have many resources available,
The Center for Families located on EdCC campus in the back near the former putting field.
including conferences, parenting classes,
referrals, and individualized educational reduced rates. Priority is also given to the Questions? Ask us!
plans. children of college employees and Central 425.640.1662 | childcare@edcc.edu
Washington University-Lynnwood stu-
Community Children Welcome dents and the siblings of children enrolled The Center for Families is supported
in the college’s preschool cooperatives, by the Associated Students of Edmonds
Edmonds Community College stu- infant and toddler classes, and Center for Community College (ASEdCC).
dents have first priority for childcare at Families Head Start.

The Student Technology Advice and Resource Team
START
Is a student led resource focused on
helping students understand available
EdCC technologies — including but not
limited to: Canvas, EdMail, Google Apps,
and putting that technology to it’s best use.
Along with drop-in, phone, and email
assistance available for student to ask
questions, START also hosts Tech Talk
Workshops and have developed on-line tu-
torials on our extensive Knowledge Base.
The START team is staffed primar-
ily by students from the Computer Sci-
ence and Computer Information Systems
programs. START staff work in the Li-
brary Computer Commons Area located
in Lynnwood Hall, Room 305, providing
students with basic technology assistance.
Always staffed with an open door at the counseling center
Counseling Center
The Counseling and Resource Center
provides free, confidential and professional
counseling services, resources and referral
to support the academic and personal suc-
cess, health and well-being of our students
and campus community.
Personal Counseling – Counselors are
trained to be supportive, relate to others
and are sensitive to a client’s background
and life experience. Counseling can offer
a client an ear to listen, help a client learn
how to address issues and how to manage
and cope with symptoms.
Career Counseling – Counselors can
assist to develop a better understanding of
oneself, learn about career and academic
research tools, and develop a method for
informed decision making.
Academic Success Counseling – Hav-
ing difficulty in classes or navigating the
college system? Our counselors help stu-
dents develop skills and strategies to be a
successful student.
Resources and Referral – Need help
with day-to-day or long-term needs? Re-
view our printed material for information
on a variety of topics or ask our staff for as-
sistance to connect with resources to meet
Writing should not be scary when there is help available
Writing Center
The Writing Center, staffed with both
instructors and accomplished peer tutors,
offers free support to students on writing
assignments in any subject area and at any
stage in the writing process. We can help
students at any point in the writing pro-
cess: brainstorming drafting revising edit-
ing Students learn that writing is a process
of exploration and enquiry. Students may
drop in at any time during the quarter. Stu-
dents Can Drop-In for Help in the
Writing Center: Students can drop by
the Writing Center any hour that we’re
open and work with a peer writing assis-
tant.
Peer tutors help students brainstorm,
generate thesis statements, create outlines,
prepare rough drafts, and learn to become
stronger proofreaders of their own papers.
Information is also available to help stu-
dents with grammar, punctuation, essay
structure, and sentence clarity.
Students Can Earn Credit in the Writ-
ing Center: Write 95 and Write 101
START Support Services: Drop-in /
Phone / Email
Lynnwood Hall, Room 305
425-640-1101
start@edmail.edcc.edu
START Tech Talk Workshops:
Workshops provide an opportunity for
students to learn how to utilize existing
technology and improve their experience
and success in college.
START Tech Talk Workshops cover
the following topics:
Canvas/EdMail
Google Calendar/Drive
Google Drive/Sites
Advanced Google Drive
Advanced Google Sites
Windows 8 (offered for a limited time)
Attend a workshop and get a chance
to WIN!!! Prizes are given out at every
Counseling Center Office in Mountlake Terrace Hall has many table with useful information for all students to get if the need any type of help.
your needs. We provide referrals for all of
our campus community members!
Consultation - Want to discuss student
concern and/or behavior? Need guidance
or support with assisting students in dis-
tress? Are you a staff member in need of
referral to a mental health provider?
Classroom Visit - Outreach - Presenta-
tions - Don’t Cancel That Class!!! All of
our counselors are available to present on a
variety of topics to include career explora-
Students who have writing in their
other classes may choose to sign up for 1
or 2 credits in the Writing Center and work
with faculty. Students commonly work on
essay structure, clarity of ideas, develop-
ment of ideas, and mechanics. Registration
permitted first seven weeks
Can’t stop by the Writing Center?
Try eTutoring! Free online writing
assistance available to current students at
Edmonds Community College.
Are you interested in tutoring in the
Writing Center?
Visit the center at Mukilteo Hall, 1st
schedules and further information about
the Writing Center.
To qualify as a tutor in our program.
You must: Have a 3.6 in the subject(s)
to be tutored. Be an Edmonds Community
College student enrolled in at least 6 units
or graduate.
Have a signed instructor recommenda-
tion form for each subject. (recommended
but not mandatory).
Interview with the Learning Support
Center director/coordinator.
Have a social security number or be
Campus Notes 5
workshop and you can participate for a issues, as well as, attempting to provide
chance to win the QUARTERLY RAFFLE resolution for the technology issue and/or
PRIZE!!!! referral to college resources for assistance
Check out the START Workshop site if necessary.
for information.
START Knowledge Base & Tutorials:
Check out our Knowledge Base and
get access to tutorials on:
Canvas / EdMail / Google Apps
Internet Navigation
Basic & Advanced PC Navigation
Operating Systems & Browsers
On / Off Campus Resources
And much much more!!!
START’s primary focus is providing
Canvas, EdMail, and Google Apps support
and we also provide basic and advanced
PC operations.
START staff is responsible for docu-
menting and tracking student technology
Photo By: Todd Clayton
tion, academic success strategies and top- vide a wonderful opportunity for emotion-
ics surrounding overall wellness. al growth and insight building. At the same
Why Counseling? - Being a college time, these wonderful opportunities can
student is a very unique time in a person’s also result in overwhelming stress, psycho-
life. Some students are experiencing their logical distress and academic difficulties.
first time away from home and others may For more information or to schedule an
be returning to school to begin a new ca- appointment with a professional counselor,
reer with the responsibility of a family. please call our front desk at 425.640.1358
No matter your reason for attending or visit our office, Mountlake Terrace Hall,
college, the lessons learned and obstacles Room 145.
overcome during your experience will pro-
Photo By: Rebecca Mullinnix
The writing and tutor center, located in Mukilteo Hall near the Black Box Theatre.
eligible to get one.
To add your department to the cam-
The Writing Center is friendly and pus notes, please send a maximum
helpful to everyone that stops in, and they 500 word article and photo to
also have great ideas and solutions to help Editor-in-Chief Todd M Clayton Jr
with any of your topics. at
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Leavenworth continued
from front page
Bavarian charm and Northwest hospital-
ity,” the Leavenworth web page describes.
A little town for every age. “Christmas is
here, bringing good cheer to young and
old, meek and the bold,” Carol of the Bells
lyrics.
What kind of events are there? A tra-
ditional Tree Lighting ceremony. Since
EdCC is having this event on a Friday,
there will be live musical performances
of Christmas songs filling the streets from
4:00-9:00 p.m., interrupted briefly at 4:30
p.m., for the arrival of St. Nickolas. Buckle
up for a Christmas ride.
“It’s truly a Christmas experience,”
Daniel Albuquerque, an international stu-
dent, said. This event is for everyone, in-
ternational students, domestic students,
younger students, and older students. The
host, International Student Services (ISS),
will provide transportation and at least four
staff for safety and for guidance if neces-
sary.
Don’t be afraid to explore the small
town and ask questions to any staff of ISS.
They usually offer this event every year.
Besides having the experience of ex-
ploring a new place, there will be oppor-
tunity to learn from a different culture.
Albuquerque said, “I learned so much at
Leavenworth. It was cool to see different
December 8, 2014
aspects of culture in America just by going
to a city that’s near.
Each area of the US has something dif-
ferent to offer, and that is amazing,” which
the reason that EdCC offers this experience
to every student to bring fun, knowledge,
and the European Christmas experience.
“The main purpose is to bring new
knowledge for those students that don’t
know much about different cultures,” Julie
Wescliff, the programming coordinator of
ISS, said.
Students will be able to explore, eat,
drink, and buy many European treats that
they never had before.
“We are only going to provide trans-
portation, and then students are free to ex-
plore the little town,” Wescliff. This is the
season to be jolly, and Leavenworth is the
place to feel and enjoy what Christmas is
really supposed to be. Photo By: David Morgan-Mar
“Students should expect to be cold, so Downtown Leavenworth, Washington’s own Bavarian town for tourists.
bring heavy coats and money to spend for
food and souvenirs” Wescliff said. Leaven- best wines; and for the little ones, there be glad to give this opportunity to you. The
worth is near a skiing region, Stevens Pass, will be multiple snow slides, so bring a event is only $18 and there will be only two
so be prepared for a very cold and beautiful snow slider. Anyone, with any age can find busses, which is about 100 students. Hurry
white Christmas. interesting events to participate, and any- up, before the sign-up sheet is filed up.
Besides taking a lot of pictures from one can slide down the hill, even adults. Save the date, December 12th from
the beautiful Christmas lights, there are This event is provided every year and 9:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Leavenworth Vil-
many opportunities to try something new anyone can sign up at the ISS building lage, “It’s beginning to look a lot like
at Leavenworth Village. For example, a today. It’s easy to sign up, just go to ISS Christmas everywhere you go” even more
free pepper sauces tasting that might leave building (the two houses outside the cam- in Leavenworth. Don’t miss this opportuni-
your mouth numb; for older students, there pus in the parking lot area) ask for the sign- ty. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
is a wine tasting with Washington States’ up sheet for Leavenworth trip and ISS will

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of work you are planning to do,” they ad-

vise. For completing problem sets or brain-
storming possible test questions, you may
want to study with a group or at least in a
setting where others in the class are avail-
able for discussion. When you are reading
and analyzing literature or working on a re-
search paper, by contrast, you are probably
better off in a less social environment.
The most important thing to under-
stand about studying is that it is objectively
reliant on your mindset, according to Dr.
John Grohol, founder & CEO of Psych
Central. “Too many people look at study-
ing as a necessary task, not an enjoyment
or opportunity to learn. That’s fine, but
researchers have found that how you ap- Photo By: Rebecca Mullinnix
proach something matters almost as much Students studying in the library preparing for finals coming up before winter break starts at EdCC.
as what you do. Being in the right mindset • Do things that are harder or re- but not absorbing it. respect and can study with or call and ask
is important in order to study smarter.” quire more intense thought earlier in the • Make use of “dead” time right be- questions. Keep up with the workload and
This means that, as cheesy as it day. fore and after class and in breaks between seek help at the time you need it. You don’t
sounds, aim to think positively when you • Take breaks so that you stay fresh other activities. want to become paralyzed by stress or get
study, and remind yourself of your skills and don’t waste time looking at material • Get to know students whom you so far behind in the work
and abilities. Avoid catastrophic and abso-
lute thinking; don’t think about how unpre-
pared you are, think of how prepared you
can be with the allotted time. Dr. Grohol
also advises to avoid comparing yourself
with others, “because you usually just end
up feeling bad about yourself.”
The stress from finals can have a huge
psychological toll on an individual. It is
important to stay on top of studying, so you
can conquer Dead Week, as opposed to it
conquering you.
The College Board also has these
helpful tips for studying:
• Have a routine for where and
when you study.
• Decide in advance what you’ll
study, choosing reasonable and specific
goals that you can accomplish.
 The Review
The EdCC Ethics Challenge at the Black Box
By: Todd Clayton Jr
Editor-in-Chief
Edmonds Community College stu-
dents from various academic programs
recently competed in an Ethics Challenge
sponsored by the college an in partnership
with the Boeing Co.
In the competition at the Black Box
Theatre on campus, teams of students
discussed ethical strategies through three
rounds of live scenarios. Each team using
teamwork, communication, and critical
thinking skills were given seven minutes to
discuss its given scenario and three min-
utes to present solutions.
But before the event took place there
was a luncheon at the EdCC Café for some
the judges and others to meet with other
members and talk. There were members
from EdCC, Boeing and the Automotive
Service Association. The Guest from
EdCC - Jean Hernandez, Gail Miulli,
Susan Loreen, Andy Williams, Ann Paul-
son, Sophia Ju, Dan White, Marie Tran,
Robert Allen, Jennifer Matthews, Marisa
Pierce, Todd Clayton, Lynne Rigoroso,
Ulyana Pyzo.
The guest from Boeing - Charles
Ruthford, Jane Ruthford, Kathryn Wyatt,
Max Asaf, Gerald Madsen, Adam Yanasak,
7
Mackenzie Watson, Libby Lewis and the
one from ASA- Brian Kelly.
After the luncheon, everyone headed
to the Black Box Theatre where the stu-
dents were already at their assigned tables
waiting to begin.
Team 1: Paralegal - Carrie Lim, Tony
Hart, Anne Mulholland (used alternate) Al-
ternate : Jin Chang, Crystal Edwards Neal
and Keith Landis.
Team 2: Accounting – Yi Fan Zhang,
Sajia Salehin (used Alternate) Alternate :
Sara Reed, Chia-Hsuam Shih, Dan Zahl-
man and Shu Su.
Team 3: Business Management - Mi-
chael DiGiovanni, Gabriel Ludlum. Leah
Carter, Simon Yabowerk Haile, Christian
Clarete.
Team 4: BSTEC (Who were the
winning team of the challenge) - Deb-
Photo By: Marie Tran
bie Ryden, Mika C. Rozenberg, Maria L.
The winning team of the EdCC Ethics Challenge Team #4: BSTEC - Debbie Ryden, Mika C.
Smith, Herman Velasco, Marcus Martinez.
Rozenberg, Maria L. Smith, Herman Velasco, Marcus Martinez.
Team 5 was from Hospitality - Ben-
jamin Kong, Tyler Long, Nancy Travis, waiting for a response from the teams and response from every one that attended, so it
Chris Dresnek and Leandra Dicken (alter- then from the judges. seems that EdCC has a hit on their hands to
nate in place of Abulla Abdirazag). Mark Matthews a student was willing do this every fall, and maybe the students
Once everything was ready, the house to stop and talk “Yes this was really ener- will see the journalism department par-
was packed with students standing and getic, at first I was just here to get extra ticipate in it next year. The fun perk that
waiting to watch these five teams answer credit from my class, but I did have a good the teams get afterwards is a group tour
ethical situations and to find out how ethi- time, I might think about trying to partici- through Boeing. So that is exciting and fun
cal they are. The students in the audience pate in it next year.” to hang out a day at the Boeing Plant in
seem to have a ball listening and patiently The challenge seemed to get a great Everett.

Working with Veterans struck a chord with Lin

By: Chris Szarek
Guest Writer
October 20th marked a turning point
for Student Veterans at Edmonds Commu-
nity College. After months of planning,
the Veterans Resource Center welcomed
Teresa Lin aboard as the new Veterans
Support Specialist and Counselor. Teresa
brings a wealth of experience in the mental
health field and is committed to serving the
needs of our diverse veteran community.
Although born and raised in Wiscon-
sin, Teresa has strong ties to the North-
west. She earned a BA in Psychology with
a minor in Diversity from the University
of Washington, Seattle Campus, in 2011.
Shortly thereafter she was accepted into
the Master of Social Work Program at an-
other UW, the University of Wisconsin,
Madison, where she earned her Master
of Social Work (MSW) Degree in 2013.
While completing the second year of her
MSW program, Teresa had her first expo-
sure to veterans while serving as in intern
at the Veterans Administration Hospital in
Madison, Wisconsin. While working at
the VA Hospital, Lin developed a passion
for serving the brave men and women who
serve our country that, along with family
and friends in the region, would bring her
back to the Great Northwest and Edmonds
Community College.
While at the VA Hospital, she met
people who served in combat during all of
our nation’s conflicts dating back to World
War II. “What caught my attention,” Lin
said, “was that Veterans go through so
much. Veterans who have been to war are
surrounded by life and death. They expe-
rience things most civilians won’t in their
lifetime and sometimes come back with is-
sues such as Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI),
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD),
and other issues such as depression, anxi-
ety and survivor’s guilt.” Coming back
and readjusting to relationships and civil-
ian life in general also poses unique prob-
lems for service members and veterans.
“Coming back is often a culture shock,”
Lin said, “You may have missed a lot while
you were gone. Society, culture and tech-
nology may have changed. Things change
within people’s families as well. Relation- Photo By: Chris Szarek
Teresa Lin in front of her office at the Vet Center holding The US Flag given to the center on
ships change, and children grow up.”
the opening of the new ocenter.
Lin has had a busy schedule set-
ting up a brand new program at Edmonds very welcoming. There’s lots of change Degree, Lin worked two part time jobs in-
Community College’s Veterans Resource taking place and there is great support for cluding an in-patient psychiatric unit spe-
Center. Her first day on the job, the cen- diversity and culture.” cializing in Geriatrics and also as a Mental
ter hosted two open houses for the Boots Although not a veteran herself, Lin Health Counselor in a County Jail. With
to Books and Beyond Campaign which is very supportive of veterans and would each of these positions and her internship
raises funds and awareness for the center like to serve as a guide to help them reach at the VA Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin,
and programs aimed at helping student vet- their fullest potential. She has also experi- Lin gained experience with special groups
erans on our campus. Immediately after enced some of the same struggles student that often have unique cultures and special-
those two events, Lin began helping with veterans face. While an undergraduate ized needs. Student veterans at Edmonds
the planning effort for Veterans Awareness student in the University of Washington’s Community College will benefit greatly
Day on November 5th, and the Boots to Psychology Program, Lin worked two part from Lin’s diverse experience and pas-
Books and Beyond Campaign Celebration time jobs and took one class per quarter sion for helping veterans. When not at
on November 10th. Attending these events for an entire year. She worked hard, per- work, Lin’s interests tend towards gravi-
helped Lin to meet many of the Veterans severed and earned her degree and moved tate strongly to artistic pursuits including
Resource Center’s supporters from across on to another UW, this time the University painting, singing and dancing. She would
the campus and throughout the community. of Wisconsin where she also worked part- like to encourage all veterans on campus to
“What I like about Edmonds Community time jobs while she was in school. After stop by say hello.
College,” Lin said, “is that the campus is graduating with her Master of Social Work

by Samantha Satterfield
Columnist for Pow Wow Press
Five years into the Obama presidency,
we’re all familiar with the first lady’s White
House kitchen garden and “Let’s Move!”
campaign, which addresses the American
obesity epidemic and aims to put healthful
foods on school lunch tables. Let’s Move!
was inspired by the activism of one Cali-
fornian woman named Alice Waters.
Waters is the owner of Chez Panisse, a
Berkeley, California, restaurant famous for
its use of local organic foods and named
“Gourmet” magazine’s Best Restaurant in
America of 2001. In addition to Waters’
success as a restaurateur, she has a solid
history of activism. As a student at the
University of California, Berkeley, she
was active in the Free Speech Movement,
and after opening Chez Panisse, her efforts
turned to organic and sustainable food.
In 1995, Waters founded The Edible
Schoolyard, arguably the biggest societal
game-changer of her career. After noticing
an unused plot of land at Berkeley’s Mar-
tin Luther King, Jr. Middle School, Waters
contacted then-principal Neil Smith to pro-
pose a school garden project. Just over a
year later, the empty lot was transformed
into a one-acre garden and was on its way
to becoming an integral part of the school’s
curriculum and culture.
In the ESY’s 17-year history, it has
expanded to include a chicken coop, a
self-sustainable irrigation system and over
100 varieties of seasonal produce. Sup-
ported by the Center for Ecoliteracy, the
ESY provides students with nourishment
and hands-on learning, both in the garden
and inside the school’s kitchen classroom.
It also emphasizes the importance of hard
work and cooperation, and supports in-
volvement from all members of the com-
munity.
In its efforts to inspire reform in the
school lunch curriculum, the ESY has
joined forces with nearly 3,000 similar
“seed to table” garden classrooms across
the globe -- and the message continues to
spread. King Middle School now draws
over 1,000 visitors annually, including
Charles, Prince of Wales, and the U.S. sur-
geon general.
To learn more about bringing the sus-
tainable food movement to your own com-
munity, visit EdibleSchoolyard.org.
(c) 2014 PowWow Press Inc.,
Dist. by King Features Synd., Inc.
 News
8 December 8, 2014
The success of the Running Start students
by Todd M Clayton Jr
Editor in Chief
Running Start is a program and is
intended to provide students a program
option consisting of attendance at certain
institutions of higher education and the
simultaneous earning of high school and
college/university credit.
Running Start was initiated by the
Legislature as a component of the 1990
parent and student “Learning by Choice
Law.”
Students in grades 11 and 12 are al-
lowed to take college courses at Washing-
ton’s community and technical colleges,
and at Central Washington University,
Eastern Washington University, Washing-
ton State University, and Northwest Indian
College.
Running Start Students and their fam-
ilies do not pay tuition, but they do pay
college fees and buy their own books, as
well as provide their own transportation.
Students receive both high school and col-
lege credit for these classes and therefore
accelerate their progress through the edu-
cation system.
The exercise of that right is subject
only to minimal eligibility and procedural
requirements, which are spelled out, in
state administrative rules.
Many students from the local high
schools such as Edmonds-Woodway,
Meadowdale, Mountlake Terrace come
to Edmonds Community College to study
and get away from the common high
school life.
One such student Krysta Pendleton
who hails from Edmonds-Woodway high
school had the choice of staying at the high
school and graduating with her classmates
or leaving and attending college using the
running start program.
She chose the latter.
“Running Start is different for a num-
ber of reasons. It’s honestly much better
and easier for me to fit into my schedule.
The simple reasons are that I have the free-
dom to choose my own schedule, I can de-
cide how large of a break I want between
classes (or if I want no break at all), and
the campus is much larger offering more
courses that suit my wants for the major
I want to pursue. Yeah, Running Start is
a lot different from high school because
I encounter people of all ages around the
campus and I start and end school at dif-
ferent times. This is easier and more effi-
cient for me, as I just don’t function well in
It’s a weekday around 6 p.m. I’m at
the gym, listening to Sarah Silverman’s
“We Are Miracles” stand-up on Spotify.
I’ve already seen it on Netflix, but I like to
enjoy comedy specials both ways. Without
visual cues, the set sounds more vulnerable
and interesting.
I’m looking up at the televisions, too,
which are lined up in front of the cardio
gear, all set to different channels. If you
want, you can plug in earbuds and listen
to the one of your choosing. But I prefer
to view the screens without sound. Again,
I find that omitting one sensory element
changes the experience.
Krysta Pendelton studying with her friends, at a coffee house. Studying has become fun since being part of the Running Start Program.
the high school environment.” Pendleton
commented
She was willing to express her feel-
ings towards how good the Running Start
System is and how students who get the
opportunity should go for it.
“My experience at Edmonds Commu-
nity College has been absolutely wonder-
ful. Honestly, I don’t dread waking up for
school anymore, and in fact I’ve come to
love my classes, teachers, and fellow stu-
dents. Everything about Running Start is
so much more relaxed. The teachers don’t
breath down my neck to complete assign-
ments, because yeah, I’m paying to be at
this school and it’s my own responsibility,
which in the end doesn’t give me as much
stress. The workload is probably the same
as if I had continued at the high school, but
the way it’s given to me and the way my
teachers introduce different topics make
it feel as if my workload has drastically
decreased. Because I got to choose my
schedule, I was able to work it around my
work schedule as well and that helped me
immensely mentally. All in all, Running
Start has basically offered me a new start
at school and it’s been the best experience
I think it could possibly be. I really wish I
joined the program last year.”
Even though it is a choice students
from the different high school do have to
qualify to get into the program, and even
though it sounds like it would be hard it is
not. Be considered a junior or senior by the
Sit in a different corner and think
Here are the images I see:
On MSNBC, pictures of Renee Zell-
weger’s old face and her new one. A com-
mercial in which a man takes an under-
water selfie with his dog. On Fox News,
footage of a shooting and an accompany-
ing news banner: “Canada gunman con-
verted to Islam.” An Instagram-esque com-
mercial for Cialis, featuring a middle-age
couple frolicking in the sunshine. A com-
mercial for Wal-Mart, also shot out in the
sun, with a bright red, picture-perfect apple
being sliced up right there in the orchard.
It includes the slogan: “Picked by farmers.
Guaranteed by us.”
Maybe this sounds contrary of me
(or overstated, depending on what circle
you’re in), but doesn’t this all seem ... cra-
zy? The exact crazy is hard to explain, but
it seems like propaganda, no?
Let me phrase it a different way:
There’s a little produce store near the gym.
The owners sell locally grown fruits and
locally butchered meats. It’s not an attrac-
sponsoring high school or school district,
Have not earned enough credits for a high
school diploma as of the beginning of their
senior year.
The student also must be under 21
years of age, Complete all required paper-
work, Take the reading, writing and math
portions of the placement test. Students
should place into English 101 on the writ-
ing and reading placement tests to be suc-
cessful in Running Start, Complete a man-
datory orientation.
Pendleton went on to add more about
her experience “I decided on doing Run-
ning Start pretty last minute, but I’m ex-
tremely happy for the decision I made. I
initially wanted to join Running Start to
escape from the high school environment
that was pushing my grades down and
weighing me with stress. After looking up
more information about it and interacting
with the kind people at the Running Start
office, I realized that this program was def-
initely made for me. It would allow me to
knock out my general credits a lot quicker
and make transfer to a university a heck
of a lot easier. The fact that I was able to
finish all of my final high school credits
within one quarter was amazing enough,
and after learning more about the program
I knew I’d absolutely love it.”
“Of course! I would recommend Run-
ning Start to ANY student who is eligible
for the program. Running Start creates a
much better environment to work in and
tive store, but it’s affordable and hospita-
ble enough. I drove past it one time with
a friend, who mentioned it -- something
about his general wariness of local grocers:
“I went in there once, and all the apples
looked deformed.”
I responded that they’re not deformed,
they’re just normal apples, and they in fact
remind me of the apples I used to steal
from neighbors’ trees while growing up.
He stared at me blankly.
“Have you never picked an apple?” I
asked incredulously.
“No.”
I can’t explain why television makes
me so uncomfortable, but I can say this:
I’ve eaten aesthetically perfect apples from
Wal-Mart, and they’re never quite as juicy
as the wonky-shaped ones right from the
tree.
I wonder how many people think ap-
ples are naturally flawless. I wonder how
many associate “Islam” with the word
“gunman,” or think that a celebrity’s ap-
Photo By: Todd M Clayton Jr
a much more relaxed campus that actively
tries to bring positivity to the lives of the
students. Running Start has helped me fin-
ish my high school diploma early, begin
working on my general credits and have
a leap in transferring to a university later,
and lessen the amount of stress school has
previously given me. The program is ab-
solutely phenomenal and I honestly think
everybody should give it a shot!”
Many students around Washington get
the opportunity to enroll in the Running
Start Program, and do better then if they
would have stayed in high school.
It seems that this program was a good
idea from the start.
Matthew Sullivan a parent of a student
in the running start program “ This was a
good choice for my son, he seems to en-
joy the college life better then he was in
high school, it is easier to get him going in
the morning now. I’m glad that he agreed
with me and did this, it will help him get
through college a lot faster.”
The Running Start Program also is a
drive from the high schools to help tran-
sition the students that want to move onto
a college life easier, while they are taking
high school credits that work towards a
college degree of their choice.
This seems the best way for high
school juniors and seniors to become more
responsible and be treated as adults while
preparing for their future.
pearance is newsworthy. How many think
Cialis and sunny camera filters and happi-
ness are all packaged together in real life
like some sort of blissful, all-in-one value
meal?
My father-in-law once said, “If you’re
bored, go sit in a different corner of the
house and look around. Sit under a table.
Stand on your head. See how different ev-
erything looks?”
If you think you know what you’re
looking at, turn off the volume. If you think
you know what you’re hearing, turn off the
screen. If things look too familiar, go sit in
a different corner of the house.
Alison Datko is the editorial direc-
tor and a contributor to Pow-Wow Press,
a weekly news service for college-age
readers. Check out the Pow-Wow Press
Facebook page or contact Ali at adatko@
hearstsc.com.
(c) 2014 PowWow Press Inc.,
Dist. by King Features Synd., Inc.

PNB says farewell to the Stowell & Sendak Nutcracker
By Dylan Welsh
Arts & Entertainment Editor
For the last 31 years, Pacific Northwest
Ballet has been dazzling audiences of all
ages with their rendition of The Nutcracker.
The PNB’s version is particularly special, as
it features a set that was designed by Artis-
tic Director Kent Stowell, in collaboration
with world renouned children’s author and
illustrator Maurice Sendak (of Where the
Wild Things Are fame).
This year marks the final season of the
Stowell & Sendak Nutcracker, and I was
fortunate enough to attend one of the first
performances of the season.
It was atrociously chilly on the night
of November 30th when I entered Mc-
Caw Hall, but the atmosphere immediately
warmed me. On the first floor of the mas-
sive lobby, there stood massive replications
of the Nutcracker, the Rat King, and other
various characters that many attendees
were posing for pictures with. All around
sat various set pieces and tables where the
staff were giving away gifts, as the sound
of McCaw Hall’s busy café bustled in the
background.
I immediately noticed that the attitude
of the audience at large was significantly
different from the typical opera crowd that
fills McCaw. There were people of all ages
in attendance, from the youngest babies to
their grandparents. Entire families came
out to see The Nutcracker, which made
the hall feel much more warm and festive.
The house was completely full, which made
even the movie-theater style seating feel
cozy.
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That’s one of the many things I wasn’t
expecting, as a first time viewer of The Nut-
cracker. As soon as I entered the seating
area, an awe-inspiring backdrop greeted
me from the stage. I immediately recog-
nized Maruice Sendak’s signature art style;
overwhelmingly colorful, with images of all
of the story’s characters portrayed in a way
that was both strange and imaginative. The
depth of the art was incredible; the image
seemed to stretch back for miles. I settled
into my seat in the middle of the first floor,
stage right, still transfixed by the backdrop.
There were many incredible back-
grounds used over the course of the night.
As a opera viewer, I’m accustomed to the
use of one or two primary backdrops that
are adjusted and manipulated as the scenes
changed. Sendak lovinglycrafted at least
four different backdrops, with each featur-
ing incredibly elaborate images and auto-
mation. Everything from giant automated Photo By: Pacific Northwest Ballet
rats, clocks, snow, and a ship at sea were The Pacific Northwest Ballet company’s last year for performing the Nutcracker, one of their
set into motion to make one of the most more popular shows.
visually stimulating stage performances The Nutcracker runs through Decem- program, which will net you a ticket to The
I’ve ever witnessed. I would go as far as say- ber 28th, and I would absolutely recom- Nutcracker for as little as $5! If you are 25
ing that it holds a candle to Seattle Opera’s mend it, should you have the time and the or under, and plan on attending without
world famous sets for The Ring. funds. The ballet, which only runs for about the entire family, you have the option of
The music was performed without two hours, is extremely accessible. Any fan getting one ticket for $15, or two for $25,
flaw, as is to be expected when Seattle Sym- of music or the visual arts will have a great when you buy tickets for a Thursday or Fri-
phony players are in the pit. The sound of time, and I’d encourage the entire fam- day evening.
the hall is incredibly warm and resonant, ily to come out. Tickets are typically very Between the accessibility of the perfor-
which also contributed significantly to the pricey (many seats are upwards of $100), mance and the option to get tickets for such
already festive environment. I was pleas- but PNB has plenty of offers that will help a low price, there is absolutely no reason
antly surprised when I heard the first song mitigate that cost. For example, their group not to attend the last season of the Stowell
that included voices; sopranos Maria Man- discount gets you 20% off each ticket if you & Sendak Nutcracker. It’s an opportunity
nisto and Sarah Mattox gave an incredible buy for ten or more people. Anybody be- you should take advantage of, as it likely
performance that I found very moving. tween the ages of 13 and 19 can also make will not run again for a long time.
use of Seattle Center’s wonderful Teen Tix

EdCC TableTop Gamers club welcomes all comers

By Ulises Sanchez
Staff Writer
Many people, at one time or another,
have played a board game for fun or to pass
some time, the most common and popular
ones being Monopoly, Yahtzee, Checkers,
or Chess. On the EdCC campus, students
play board games too, but their games are
much more interesting, complicated, and
require a lot of cunningness.
“Will the spies open your eyes at this
time and acknowledge each other.” states
Dr. Nicholas Sibicky teacher of Digital Mu-
sic and Audio Engineering at EDCC. He is
reading off the rules to a game called The
Resistance that the TableTop Gamers enjoy
playing very much. In this game, the good
guys, called The Resistance, try to figure
out who the spies are in the group by going
on missions. The missions involve a group
of four individuals, each possessing a card,
in which they choose whether the mission
is successful or not. The spies want the mis-
sions to fail, because after certain amount
of failed missions the spies win the game. Photo By: Ulises Sanchez
After a certain amount of successful mis- members of the Tabletop Gaming Club palying a card game at one of their meetings on Fridays in Meadowdale Hall room 201
sions, The Resistance wins.
When I arrived to the TableTop Gam- enjoys playing board games. Dr. Sibicky pick up a copy? Well for now Kings Forge
Patrick Burnett a professor of Engi-
ers room, they were deep into a game of doesn’t just play games, he makes his own is sold out, and the rules and gameplay are
neering at EdCC, is a regular attendee of
Coup, which involves eliminating other games for others to play as well! all online. So if you are interested in Kings
the TableTop Gamers. The TableTop Gam-
players until you are the last one left. You King’s Forge was created by Dr. Sibicky. Forge and want to know more about it, go
ers meet at 2 p.m. in Meadowdale Hall 221
start with two cards, and each has a power The first prototype was created in late 2011 online or pay Dr. Sibicky a visit on Fridays
on Fridays.
figure on it. Depending on what it is, you and the final version was complete in Au- in Meadowdale 201.
“We open at 2 p.m. but most don’t
will have a certain power. Some can steal gust 2013. The Kickstarter campaign for “Seattle has a great gamer environ-
come till after 3 p.m.” says Professor Bur-
coins from others, others tax the large pot Kings Forge raised an impressive $80,000 ment, and I like it.” Dr. Sibicky said, “I
nett. “We are on our third year here at
and get coins, and the Assassin does assas- of funding and sold 2,500 copies. Online know lots of gamers out here I really like it.”
EdCC.” The average attending group var-
sinations. After the game, Professor Bur- the majority of reviews were positive. So Anybody can show up to the club, and all
ies from time to time, but asking around,
nett had some work to catch up on and left positive, that a second edition along with are welcome to participate. If feel your skill
it seems the average is eight. Meadowdale
for a short time, while the others played an apprentice expansion pack got a Kick- level isn’t that great, don’t worry. No one is
Hall 221’s main purpose is an Engineering
Blokus, A game in which the objective is to starter campaign and successfully raised going to ask you to leave because you don’t
classroom with a computer study area off to
put as many of your colored oddly shaped $47,527. know how to play the game. What you can
the side. The office of Professor Burnett is
pieces down. The catch is that they only “My dad had a workshop. He would expect is to have a good time, learn a new
right outside the classroom so he can keep
touch each other by the corners. ask me what I wanted to make and he exciting game and maybe meet some new
a vigil watch on his students. The amount
Dr. Sibicky is also a regular attendee would show me how to make it,” said Dr. friends. So if you have some spare time on
of board games available to play is indeed
of TableTop Gamers. “Board games are Sibicky when asked about if he had any in- a Friday and are interested in the TableTop
incredible. There is an entire bookcase of
great because of the social interaction,” spiration in making Kings Forge. How does Gamers, stop on by Meadowdale 201 and
them, to be exact. You are sure to find a
Dr. Sibicky said when asked about why he one play Kings Forge and where can you check the club out.
game that is suitable for your skill and taste.
 10 A&E
Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition is the most new-
comer and old school gamer-friendly version yet
By Todd Clayton Jr
Staff Writer
You might know that the long-awaited
new edition of Dungeons & Dragons 5th
edition is upon us. You might be playing it
right now, waving a pencil around, inform-
ing your friends that they’re up to their nips
in orcs and should roll for initiative.
Maybe you’re the other kind of person
that you’ve never played D&D, and news
that the new, 5th edition returns to the
roots of the game is like telling you that
scientists have discovered a new gender of
swan. This is the best, most exciting kind of
D&D we’ve had in ten years, and that’s not
all. It’s never been more beginner-friendly.
Half of that’s down to the beginner box
they’re selling, which contains a quick-
start rule booklet (forget any images you
might have of stacks of hardback books),
a set of dice, a load of pre-filled character
sheets and an epic adventure that’ll fill a
month of pizza-powered Sundays. You just
add pencils and friends.
You know how when movies or sit-
coms depict D&D, people sit down and
within 60 seconds they’re being ambushed
by goblins, panickedly figuring out who
they are and what they’re carrying? That’s
what the beginner box offers. Printed on
the back of each character sheet are in-
structions on how to level up, especially
relevant in this version because (again,
just like video games) the many and varied
power trees of your character class open up
gradually.
Only once you’ve been playing for
two evenings will you be asked whether
your Rogue wants to be a Thief, Assas-
sin or Arcane Trickster. And if you decide
to pick up the Player’s Handbook for the
full rules, you’ll find fantastically written
charts you can roll on to help players down
the unsettling path of roleplaying.
Asking someone to pretend to be an elf
wizard was always a hard sell. Now, D&D
suggests that your wizard loves mysteries
more than anything else and is adventuring
to save up funds to preserve a crumbling,
ancient library. Meanwhile the book might
suggest to your thief that they’d run away
from a fight to save their own skin, but
they hate that about themselves and would
never admit it.
So this edition of D&D leaves your
table and floats up into your imagination
with the speed and grace of a VTOL air-
craft. The question remains, though: why
is this something you’d want in the first
A typical gaming group meeting regularly to play D&D, or one of the many other roleplaying games that are on the market.
A game set up for playing Dungeons and Dragon 5E, characters sheets multiple dice, book
and miniatures in a scenerio set up by the game master usually called a Dungeon Master.
place?
Many agree that D&D lost its way
ever since 4th edition was released back
in 2008, something I always tracked using
the odd metric of how many wizard spells
were for use outside of combat. By 4th
edition, D&D had become quite a focused
grid-based combat game, with Wizards of
the Coast making up for ailing pen’n’paper
RPG sales by flogging accessories and
miniatures.
A neat thing about pen and paper
games is that players can run them how-
ever they want, the rules are always going
to steer you.
While D&D originated as a more gran-
ular spin-off from a miniatures game, at its
best it’s always offered so much more. In
the modern gaming landscape, it’s relevant
because of the freedom it offers players to
think laterally, play creatively and tell sto-
ries.
This is what the new edition remem-
bers with startling clarity. It’s not just that
combat’s tense and tactical, or that skill
and stat checks have been given pride of
place. An effort’s been made to knit it all
together into something more ambitious.
This is still relevant even if you don’t care
about roleplaying and view D&D as a plat-
form for fantasy adventures.
Think about everything incredible that
happens between the fights in Lords of the
Rings, or even Arnold Schwarzenegger’s
Conan. The speeches, the confrontations,
the burglaries, the agonizing decisions, the
Photo: Todd M Clayton Jr
romance, the personalities—everything
that lets a game *transcend combat*—
that’s what keeps D&D relevant in a world
where video games are getting better and
better, and it’s what’s on offer again with
D&D 5e.
Dungeons are lived-in places, where
every room offers players clues and cre-
ative solutions to get the advantage. When
characters level up there’s often the op-
portunity to gain non-combat powers.
In the player’s handbook alone, which is
little more than the jumping-off for play-
ers (with a more lateral exploration of
the world and its rules coming in future
sourcebooks), they find space to describe
sodding-Glassbowing as a hobby, craft or
background for your character.
You should take the plunge and start
a D&D group because it’s back to offer-
ing the freedom that video games can only
dream of; because not only can you talk to
the monsters, you can decide who receives
monster status.
In the very first session, my group
emptied a goblin lair by working to scare
the crap out of them, defeated a bandit boss
by simply going in the back entrance, talk-
ed their way around paying for the inn and
they’re already talking about simply giv-
ing the quest-giving town mayor’s job to
somebody else. As heroes, they are free to
decide what saving the world means, and
how to go about it. If you haven’t experi-
enced that, you should.
Photo: Todd M Clayton Jr
December 8, 2014
PICKS OF THE WEEK
“Edge of Tomorrow” (PG-13) -- Tom
Cruise gets ripped apart by space aliens
and resurrected over and over again until
he gets it right. In this unfortunate futuris-
tic setting, a powerful alien army is spread-
ing over Earth. Cruise plays a military
officer who’s more of a spokesman than
a rifleman -- until he mouths off and gets
sent to the front line. He doesn’t last long
in combat, but whenever he dies, he just
wakes up at the beginning of the day. Us-
ing his Groundhog Day power, Cruise does
a little better each time.
The whole time, I wished I was the one
with the video-game controller, and not
watching somebody else play. The upside
is that the movie looks like a game worth
playing. The core gimmick of the movie is
used to good effect, generating a rhythm of
intense action.
“A Million Ways to Die in the West”
(R) -- This Western parody shows that
people didn’t need epic gunfights and
wild horse chases to die spectacularly in
the Wild West, there were plenty of aw-
ful ways to die a humiliating and mundane
death. Seth McFarlane, the creator of TV’s
“Family Guy” and the raunchy buddy-
comedy “Ted,” wrote, directed and stars in
this rambling spoof. An A-list cast fills in
the township where lowbrow jokes blow
around like tumbleweed -- Charlize Ther-
on, Amanda Seyfreid, Neil Patrick Harris
and Liam Neeson.
Like much of MacFarlane’s work, the
humor gives you a clear idea that a smart
guy is writing the dumbest and grossest
jokes he can get away with. While not ev-
ery joke is a winner, the movie makes up
in volume. However, the rapid-fire raunchy
humor can wear on some audiences.
“Obvious Child” (R) -- Donna (Jenny
Slate) tells her embarrassingly personal
jokes in a tight stand-up club with a little
audience. She’s honest and awkward and
refreshingly funny. However, her jokes
about her relationship finally push her boy-
friend to dump her, triggering a downward
swing for Donna. In a subsequent one-night
stand, Donna and her partner are both too
drunk to figure out a condom. Later, when
Donna realizes she’s pregnant, the all too
sweet-as-pie guy from her one-night stand
starts to court her. This is the first starring
role for Slate, who had a short stint on
“Saturday Night Live,” and she shows an
astounding talent for balancing the heavy
with the light.
“The Grand Seduction” (PG-13) --
Don’t expect rays of white-hot seduction
to emanate from your screen as Brendan
Gleeson turns up the charm in this small-
town dramedy. In an itty-bitty fishing vil-
lage in a far-flung piece of coastal Canada,
fishing is restricted and the townspeople
have set their hopes on a oil company set-
ting up a new factory. Trouble is, the com-
pany won’t build unless the town has at
least one doctor in its population, and the
town has none. Gleeson plays the town’s
acting mayor, tasked with wooing a visit-
ing young doctor (Taylor Kitcsh) into tak-
ing up residence.
TV RELEASES
“Vikings Season 2”
“American Horror Story: Season 3 --
Coven”
“Psych: The Complete Series
“The Following: Season 2”
“Adventure Time: The Complete
Fourth Season”
(c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

Meet Sofia Talvik – A beautiful and Talented Swedish Singer
By: Todd M Clayton Jr
Editor-in-Chief
Sofia Talvik is the next rising star from
Sweden. She has emerged like a lady of the
forest, bringing a new interesting side to
folk music. She’s playing a unique blend
of folk-pop (someone said Neo-Folk). This
American genre filtered through her Swed-
ish heritage, becomes something totally
unique, a blend that has attracted attention
from American reviewers, blogs and mu-
sic lovers, allowing her tour the US several
times. In 2008, she became the first Swed-
ish female singer to play the Lollapalooza
festival in Chicago.
Sofia Talvik was born on an island just
off the west coast of Sweden. At the tender
age of eighteen she left behind the comfort
of home for the bright lights and lonely
nights of Stockholm where every experi-
ence, good and bad, would soon take the
form of a beautiful, funny or heartbreak-
ing story destined to capture the hearts and
minds of all who would hear the words
when set to Sofia’s gentle, melodic acous-
tic guitar and minimalist back up of cellos,
double bass and soft percussion.
Talvik’s debut album Blue Moon was
released in 2005 to much critical acclaim
followed by Street of Dreams in 2007
which features a duet with indie pop icon
Bernard Butler from British band Suede,
released on her then newly formed record
label Makaki Music. Continuing a steady
pace of releasing albums Sofia released her
album “Jonestown,” named after the tragic
1978 event in Jonestown, Gyuana, 2008,
and was the first Swedish female artist to
play the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago,
that same year.
US indie distributer CD Baby wrote
“It’s not often that an album takes your
breath away, and I hate to sound hyperbol-
ic, but “Florida” actually has several “Oh
my god!” moments of sheer beauty.” about
Sofia Talvik’s 2010 release “Florida”, and
album inspired by spending a few hot sum-
Celebrity News 11
mer months in Florida in 2009.
Talvik toured the US several times
from her first success at the Lollapalooza
festival in 2008 and has been invited to
officially showcase at SxSW 3 years as
well as to The Folk Alliance International
Conference in 2012, completed a 16 month
long tour of the US promoting her 5th re-
lease The Owls Are Not What They Seem.
The tour took her through 37 states and she
did over 250 concerts. She’s been noted in
media all over the US for her impeccable
live performances and captivating stage
presence, and recently released her first
Daytrotter session. She is now based in
Berlin and is touring Europe. In October
2013 she released her 6th album “Drivin’
& Dreaming” LIVE an album with live re-
cordings from her U.S tour.
Talvik enjoys coming to America and
playing in front of audiences of all ages,
she has also been invited to a few Son’s of
Norway functions to perform during their
Photo By Doug Sanders:
Yule Fest meetings. Sofia Talvik posing with her guitar and on a
porcelian horse for one of her cover.

EdCC music student to release debut EP in December

By: Dylan Welsh
A&E Editor
Kathleen Parrish, a local singer, song-
writer, EdCC student, and long-time Ed-
monds resident, will be releasing her debut
EP on December 19th.
Parrish has been singing and writing
songs for the majority of her life, and has
put a band together over the last year in
order to perform the plethora of original
music that she’s compiled. A prolific writer
(she makes her living as a music journal-
ist), she showed me the pages upon pages
upon pages of documents she has on her
computer, containing literally thousands of
lyrics for songs that are at various stages of
development.
Parrish’s first official release, an EP
titled Veins, was complied as an autobio-
graphical four part story that encompasses
many of the darkest experiences and ob-
servances in her life. The songs are lyrically
driven, with even the more upbeat songs
conveying a strong sense of melancholy
and self-reflection. The EP was recorded
at a tiny studio called Castle Bitterlake in
Seattle, which brings a sense of intimacy to
the music.
I recently had the chance to speak with
Parrish about her new EP, her music on the
whole, and her experience as an EdCC stu-
dent:
Triton Review: Veins will be your first
official release; how long has this been in
the making?
Kathleen Parrish: About a year ago I
won a scholarship for free recording time.
I was living in Boston at the time and the
studio was here in Seattle so when I moved
back to the west coast and my current band
and I had been playing together for a while
we decided it was a good time to put out
the EP.
TR: You mention online that the EP is
a four-part story, with each track being one
part. Could you tell me about that?
KP: Veins encompasses very specific
time periods in my life, or the lives of those
I was observing. The album starts in the
darkest part of the mind, moving through
stories of recollection, acceptance and
change. When I first decided to approach it
this way, I was a little timid as the majority
of lyrical content is quite dark. However, I
decided it was very important to me to tell
a piece of a story with each song and found
it fitting for the darkness to find light at the
end of the tunnel.
TR: Was that intentional when you
Photo By: Jeff Hunter
wrote the songs? Or did it come about or- Kathleen Parrish is posing for photographer Jeff hunter for one of her publicity shoots.
ganically? preted as one story when presented as they a huge perfectionist in a lot of aspects of my
KP: Very organically. The songs on are on the album. life, music especially, so the lack of time we
the album were all written over the course TR: What was the most difficult part of had was a bit overwhelming to me but in
of multiple years, the earliest being ‘Red the process for you? the end it all worked out.
Fleece Jacket’ which I wrote when I was KP: Time was certainly the biggest TR: What was the most enjoyable part
14. I was going through lyrics a while back constraint in terms of the recording pro- of the process for you?
and felt even though when they stand on cess. Thankfully, I have an incredibly tal- KP: The first song on the album, ‘Hard
their own they are very different stories, the ented backing band because we were able
songs intertwine nicely and can be inter- to record the entire record in 12 hours. I am Music page 13

Gillian Anderson on the next season Hannibal
Q: I know it won’t start back up until
next year, but can you give me any scoop
about “Hannibal”? -- Linda F., Galveston,
Texas
A: As we saw in the season-two finale,
Gillian Anderson’s character, Dr. Bedelia
du Maurier, was more than just Hannibal
Lector’s psychologist -- she’s his getaway
buddy (possibly lover?). Executive pro-
ducer Bryan Fuller confirmed that Gillian
has been bumped up from a recurring char-
acter to series regular. He also teased that
when the show returns in 2015, it will be
one year after Hannibal and Bedelia jetted
off to Europe (after the bloodbath that he
caused at his house), and that the show will
feel like “a pilot for a new series starring
Mads Mikkelsen and Gillian Anderson.”
Bryan Fuller told TVLine.com: “The
cast and crew of ‘Hannibal’ are positively
giddy to be welcoming Gillian to season
three as a series regular. A striking presence
on stage and screen, she brings wit, grace
and intelligence to every role she embod-
ies. Screenwriting is so much easier when
you’re inspired by a great actor, and Gil-
lian has filled the ‘Hannibal’ writers room
with wonderful inspiration. I can’t wait for
audiences to see her make a bigger meal
out of ‘the Cannibal’ than ever before.”
***
Q: “Banshee” is my all-time favor-
ite TV series that airs on Cinemax. I’ve
watched seasons one and two several
times, and have bought the DVDs for both
seasons. Can you please tell me when
season three will return? -- John F., Palm
Springs, Calif.
A: “Banshee” will return for a new
season in early 2015. The series -- which is
executive-produced by one of my favorite
authors, Jonathan Tropper, and one of my
favorite screenwriters, Alan Ball -- centers
on Lucas Hood, an ex-con and master thief
who tracks down Carrie Hopewell, his for-
mer lover and partner in crime, who is now
the wife of the Banshee, Pa., prosecutor.
Lucas becomes Banshee’s sheriff and con-
tinues his criminal activities, even though
he’s being hunted by the criminals he be-
trayed years earlier.
A bit of a spoiler for you: Jonathan
Tropper revealed that while Proctor still
will be an important nemesis for Lucas,
Chayton will be back in a big way. Also,
Dennis O’Hare, whom I loved on “True
Blood,” will guest-star on one episode.
***
Q: Will “Cougar Town” be back for
another season? -- Carly T., via email
A: The Cul-de-Sac Crew will return to
TBS for its sixth and final season in early
2015. SPOILER ALERT: Brian Van Holt,
who plays the hilariously dim-witted Bob-
by Cobb, will be leaving the series early,
with his final appearance in the season-six
opener.
***
Q: I was happy to read in your column
that “Beauty and the Beast” would be re-
turning, but I haven’t seen it on the CW’s
fall schedule. -- Tina R., via email
A: The cop drama/romance/fantasy
series will return for a third season as a
midseason show, which means sometime
in early to spring 2015.
(c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
12 December 8, 2014

The Winners of the 2014 F

3rd

“Ferris Wheel” e
1st Place Winner for the 2014 Fall Quarter Photo Contest
Antonio Car

Three photos will be

selected to appear in our
March issue of the paper.
Themes of the pho-
tos should be of Winter
and Holidays, around the
EdCC campus or Lyn-
nwood / Edmonds City.
Please include a written
caption that describes the
photo.

Send submissions to
tritoneditor@gmail.
com.
describe the photo.
Photo definition needs to
be 300 ppi or higher.

Photo Contest
Deadline
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“Calm Path”
2nd Place Winner for the 2014 Fall Quarter Photo Contest
Mohammad Motaileq
 The Review
Fall Quarter photo contest
“Peace”
d Place Winner for the 2014 Fall Quarter Photo
Contest
Submitted without name
The Triton Review is
excited to announce the
2015 Winter Quarter
Photo contest.
Music continued from page 11
e to Breathe,’ was one of the more difficult
r songs to track due to the setting we record-
ed in. I think I had let the stress of time get
to me because we were nearing the final
- hours and hadn’t finished recording when
r I really began to think about the song and
e where I am now compared to the time peri-
- od it took place in. After Sarah [referring to
her pianist, Sarah Mahony] and I recorded,
. we just listened while the other members
n were out and it was a very emotional and
e joyful experience.
TR: Do you have plans for any future
. sang but unlike many of my peers I don’t
. from voice lessons. My goal is to come out
o what and why I am writing so I can further
“Untitled”
Submitted without name
releases at this point?
KP: I have a huge archive of music I’ve
written over 7 years ago up until now that
I have been sifting through and deciding
when it’d be appropriate to release each
one. I would love to release a full-length
album sometime next year.
TR: What would you do differently
next time around?
KP: With Veins, I made do with the
time I was given and am astounded at how
well it turned out considering all the fac-
tors of the process. For the next album, I
plan on spending a much longer time in the
studio so that the final piece is exactly as it’s
Honorable mentions
“Untitled”
Haseeb Farooq
intended to be.
TR: Balancing a career as a solo artist
and a journalist with school must be pretty
difficult. What’s your secret?
KP: (laughs) I don’t sleep much. I sup-
pose I just take each task as they come.
TR: How long have you been involved
with the EdCC music department?
KP: I left high school early and started
as a college freshman at Edmonds in 2011.
At the time, I was taking a few music class-
es but wasn’t very involved in the program.
After a brief time living in Vancouver, Can-
ada and Boston, MA, I started at EDCC
again this past summer.
TR: What is your goal when it comes
to studying music here?
KP: I have always played, written and
have a traditional music background apart
of the music program fully comprehending
my understanding and skill as a musician.
TR: Have your studies here helped you
with your own music in any way?
KP: Absolutely. I’ve been taking pri-
vate voice with Linda Kappus off and on
since I was 17. While the music I write is
more contemporary than what I focus on
in school, taking classical lessons has been
key to furthering my singing in a healthy
way.
TR: You are also an advocate against
eating disorders and self-harm, a subject
you discuss in your music. What do you
hope that somebody struggling with that
will get out of your songs?
KP: There is always the option of hope.
13
It is incredibly difficult to see the possibil-
ity of health when you are dealing with
self destructive behavior. I spent about a
decade of my life having the constant in-
ner debate of if my voice or eating disorder
was more important. This is something not
many people will understand, but for those
listeners who are struggling with a similar
situation, I hope that they know that they
are not alone. I suppose the title track of my
album, ‘Veins,’ would be the best answer as
it relates directly to this. ‘It’s a long way up
from the bottom I’ve created. I am stand-
ing tall, though I’m starting to sway. I will
reach the lights before they fade away. I will
not fall.’
TR: Would you say that you make mu-
sic more for yourself, or for others?
KP: I think it’s a combination. Looking
at it as the bigger picture, I would probably
say I do make it for myself. Writing is an
outlet, but something that happens so natu-
rally for me. There are certain songs though
that are absolutely written for others.
TR: What’s next for you? What are
your goals for the future?
KP: I’m very excited to continue grow-
ing as an artist and person. More immedi-
ately, my band and I will be having our EP
release show on January 22nd at 8:30pm at
the Vera Project in Seattle.
Veins will be available online via Band-
camp on December 19th. Physical copies
will be available at Parrish’s CD Release
show on January 22nd at The Vera Project.
For more information about Kathleen
Parrish and her music, head to www.kath-
leenparrish.com.
 14 Features December 8, 2014

Popcorn and pool table may move up

By: Ivy A Raines
Opinion Editor
Fall Quarter brings on many changes –
start to a new academic year, the transition
into winter and of course the tedious time
for finals and all the studying it entails.
For many, The Triton Student Center
provides break space where one is able to
grab a bite from the nearby Brier Grill, re-
lieve some stress and enjoy free popcorn
in the Game Room, or visit the Diversity
Student Center for some last minute print-
ing before a class.
Little do many know that the Triton
Student Center, like its student occupants,
have planned making changes too.
New furniture (projected date Febru-
ary 2015) and fresh painted walls (pro-
jected date January 2015) are not the only
potential renovations the Triton Student
Center (TSC) will be seeing this academ-
ic year. ASEdCC (Edmonds Community
College’s Student Government) has been
working closely with architects to plan a
new look for the TSC to better accommo-
date student needs.
But what do these student accommo-
dations look like?
Last year’s ASEdCC Executive Board
(2013/2014) proposed to EdCC’s Presi-
dent’s Cabinet to close off the upstairs
outside patio in the TSC for more student
space while additionally proposing the Di-
versity Student Center (DSC) move into
conference rooms 231/233 as they felt the
DSC’s student demand was larger than the
space provided. What Max Chen, Admin- Photo by: Todd M Clayton Jr
istrative Liaison for ASEdCC describes as Proposals for the relocation of the Game Room upstairs and the Diversity Student Center downstairs have been proposed. You choose.
a “closet space”
The President’s Cabinet allocated a building takes. They [the students] deter-
total of $600,000 to support the move of mine the future course.”
the DSC, but suggested to Student Govern- Latimer, who oversees the Game
ment to look into moving the Game Room Room shares last year alone they had
(located downstairs Brier) upstairs for the 27,000 visits by students. Latimer also
four pool tables, four computers and free adds that there is no doubt the DSC is too
student popcorn. small and needs more room. He doubts
Chen shared that the President’s Cabi- moving the game room will have signifi-
net has additionally agreed to pay addition- cant effect on their staffing.
al costs of moving the DSC (which would Wayne Anthony, Director of the Cen-
include moving the Game Room as well) ter for Student Engagement and Lead-
if needed. ership additionally agrees that the DSC
This switch is what Student Govern- is not meeting the needs of campus and
ment is now looking into – moving the adds that there will be an expanded DSC,
DSC into the current Game Room Space period. This expansion of the DSC could
and moving the Game Room upstairs into potentially include a reflection room, tutor-
Brier 231/233. ing areas and an office space for the DSC
What will this switch look like, you manager, Diana Bustos who unfortunately
may ask? Student Government is asking could not partake in this article due to time
the same question as they are awaiting constraints.
their next meeting with their architect to “There’s ideas” clarifies Anthony as
determine how relocating the game room he shares that ASEdCC is still in the idea
would play out. generation stage, collaborating with the ar-
“You do what you can to help as many chitect to take all program needs into con-
people as possible” said Chen. “You won’t sideration.
be able to please everyone, that’s just a fact The Game Room signifies a student
of life.” recreation area and the DSC is a center
Chen additionally shared about dis- for students of all backgrounds to express
pleased students year’s back who strongly themselves – both are important. EdCC is
opposed relocating the game room, or per- dealing with limited TSC space that the
haps what they thought would be taken all campus is quickly outgrowing.
together. Student’s started a petition that Anthony describes these potential
garnered over 1,000 signatures. Chen likes renovations as a “stepping stone into the
to share this story to show the power of stu- future” as the ultimate goal would be to
dent voices. expand the student center as a whole to
“[This potential project] is one hun- encompass the growing needs of students.
dred percent student funded. This is your Anthony, like Chen, encourages un-
money,” said Chen as he encourages stu- happy students to talk to their Student
dents to share their voice. Government, “get to know the people
“This whole half a million dollar proj- that represent you, everyone has a right to
ect was started by one student three years know their student government”
ago, we’re looking for that next student,” ASEdCC are looking at promising a
Chen adds. recommendation for Triton Student Cen-
“Come to our office, talk to me, drop ter renovations to the President’s Cabinet
us an email.” before the end of Winter Quarter. Students
Lew Latimer, Assistant Director for are able to visit or seek alternative ways to
Student Engagement & Triton Student contact their Student Government in Brier
Center echoes Chen by adding “It should 252 (Center for Student Engagement and
be student driven, whatever changes this Leadership).
 The Opinion
Review 15
Textbook prices on a captive market
By: Will Linares
Staff Writer

Three out of the four quarters in the

year, we begin another grind with school
and our studies.
The first day of the quarter is here and
we’re looking forward to our new classes.
Classes that will eventually get us to the
specific degree that most of us are all after.
We settle into class, the instructor in-
troduces themselves, goes over the sylla-
bus, and everything is silky smooth. Then
the moment that we all are avoiding awaits
us…
Textbooks. Yes, I said it, the word that
most of us college students hate to hear.
Many to us, when the word is brought up,
a ton of dollar signs appear in the back of
our head. Most classes require a textbook
to pass the class which can hit our wallets
fairly hard.
Tuition prices aren’t dropping anytime
soon and the prices of textbooks aren’t ei-
ther. “According to the College Board, the
average student spends $1,200 per year on
textbooks and supplies.
By Rebecca Mullinnix
That’s as much as 39% of tuition and A couple of textbooks on a shelf at a college student store, one with a price of the cost on the book, these are usually required for
fees at a community college and 14% of the class and most if not all classes require a textbook and some can get very costly.
tuition and fees at a four year public insti-
tution.” Said Ethan Senack who writes for as I thought I did, really upset me.” said quired for my English class, but to save which is using electronic textbooks, or as
The U.S. PIRG Education Fund & the Stu- Miguel Medina, who is a current student some money, I would borrow my friends many know as open free textbooks.
dent PIRGs. here at Edmonds. For some, this can take here and there.” said Cristhian Robles, who Irene Duranczyk, a professor at the
Most of us students are having to pay a toll on some our grades. “Textbooks are is also attending school at Edmonds. Stu- University of Minnesota, uses a free online
all or a part of our tuition and sometimes not only hurting their wallets, but also their dents might not have the option of sharing textbook for her statistics class, where the
have difficulties of having to purchase grades and their academic decisions.” said someone’s book as it leaves them with the textbook is generally $180. “Students are
a textbook that’s more Samantha Zwerling, stu- possibility of not receiving the grades they very, very appreciative of being assigned a
than $100. “Between Textbooks are not dent body president at rightfully deserve. textbook that didn’t break the bank,” said
2002 and 2013, the price the University of Mary- One other occasion that can also Duranczyk.
of college textbooks rose
only hurting their land, College Park. With be relatable is where the student doesn’t at- For every winner, there is a loser, and
82%” said Herb Weis- wallets, but also their a lack of use in our text- tempt on registering for a class due to cer- if the education world decides to go this
baum, who is a writer for grades and their aca- books, some may lose tain requirements with buying a textbook. route (hopefully sooner than later), then
CNBC. the aspiration of doing Some know right off the bat that it’s not the loser of this outcome will be the pub-
There can be two
demic decisions. well in the class, leav- worth taking the class if they’re not pur- lishing companies. The profits that these
different situations that -Samantha ing you with a cold, chasing the specific textbook. “Students companies usually make will seriously de-
can backfire with or Zwerling empty wallet and a not might not be taking a course with the best crease, as well the textbook stores across
without the purchase of a so friendly grade. professor or a course that they’d really every campus in the United States.
textbook. The first one is The other situ- like to take because the materials cost so From a financial standpoint, this reeks
the most common, with ation that is very heard much.” Said Samantha Zwerling. for business, but leaves the wallets of hard-
the student purchasing a very expensive of, is where the student does not purchase From the survey that Weisbaum took working college students with a little bit of
textbook that isn’t used throughout the a textbook due to the amount of money place in, out of the 2,000 students that were cash for some delicious teriyaki.
quarter. that they would rather not lose in a text- surveyed, 48% of those students chose dif- Like I said before, hopefully this solu-
Frustration can build up very quickly book. With everything going on in their ferent classes due to the impact of pricy tion takes place in the near future because
since there was a waste of time and money financial world, some students don’t feel textbooks. I find it very wrong for students of any age
put into the book. “It was hard looking for that it’s necessary to purchase a textbook, This is an ongoing problem to not be able to pursue a degree of their
the textbook that I needed for my Biology whether it is going to affect their class or throughout the country, but fortunately choice due to financial difficulties of text-
class, especially for the right price. Know- not. there is a solution. Many schools have books and supplies.
ing later on that I didn’t use it as much “There was a small book that was re- already had a jump start to this solution,

Congress Should Vote on ISIS

We have as close to a national consen-
sus as possible in the war against ISIS.
Polls show the public wants strong
measures. Practically everyone on the po-
litical spectrum says the terror group should
be destroyed, even Elizabeth Warren and
Rand Paul. President Barack Obama has
given a prime-time speech committing the
country to a yearslong war.
And yet Congress can’t bring itself to
vote to authorize military action. President
Obama doesn’t want to ask for an autho-
rization, and Congress doesn’t want to be
asked. Who says that no one can get along
in Washington? When it comes to evading
democratic accountability, the consensus is
broad and deep.
The advantages of an authorization
are obvious. It would be an unmistakable
statement of national will. It would com-
municate to our allies our seriousness. It
would put everyone on record, making it
harder for finger-in-the-wind members of
Congress to bail out.
Even more obvious is the alliance of
convenience between President Obama
and Congress to avoid a vote (except on the
more limited mission of arming and train-
ing Syrian rebels).
So the president rummages around his
desk drawers searching for a legal basis
for his war, while Congress mumbles and
looks at its shoes. Such are the exertions
of the nation’s political branches as they
embark on a long fight against an enemy of
the United States.
Even if it is unauthorized, the war
against ISIS is not illegal. The president
has the inherent authority as commander in
chief to act against a threat to the United
States, and Americans have been killed by
ISIS.
The problem is that under the War
Powers Resolution -- a fetish of the left
-- Congress must authorize military action
60 days after it is undertaken. So, unless
the administration wants to openly defy the
resolution, it would still need congressio-
nal authorization.
It prefers, then, to argue that the war
has already been authorized. It is relying
primarily on the 2001 authorization against
those who “planned, authorized, commit-
ted, or aided” the Sept. 11 attacks, or “har-
bored” those who did. This has been taken
as a broad mandate to hit al-Qaida or al-
Qaida-allied groups. Its application to ISIS
is dubious, though. ISIS didn’t commit
9/11, and it is fighting al-Qaida rather than
being allied with it.
As backup, the administration says the
2002 authorization for the Iraq War still ap-
plies. This, too, is tenuous. The regime that
constituted that threat is long gone.
It wasn’t long ago that President
Obama was a scold about how important it
was for Congress to authorize military in-
terventions. It wasn’t long ago that his ad-
ministration considered the 2001 and 2002
authorizations dated and overly broad, and
talked of their repeal. Now, he is happy to
sidestep Congress by any legalistic parsing
necessary.
Just because the president doesn’t
want to push for an authorization doesn’t
mean Congress has to stand by the side-
lines. Yet that is where it is happy to be.
The fight against ISIS will be accompanied
by fiery denunciations of the group’s bar-
barism and ringing statements of resolve.
It will include everything, it seems, but a
congressional vote of authorization. How
pathetic.
Rich Lowry is editor of the National
Review.
(c) 2014 by King Features Synd., Inc.
 Environmental Issues
Sustainability into the New Year: saying goodbye to Alison Pugh
By: Lia Andrews
Guest Writer
Sustainability into the New Year: Say-
ing Goodbye to Alison Pugh.
After six years serving as the Energy
Management Director & Instructor and the
Sustainability Researcher, Edmonds Com-
munity College says goodbye to Alison
Pugh.
A History
In 2001, Alison Pugh started out as an
Administrative Services Manager in the
Executive Vice-President for Instruction’s
office, managing the event and classroom
scheduling department and class schedule
data in the student information system for
accurate submittal of data to the state as
well as the annual and quarterly schedule
development process for all academic divi-
sions.
Recognized by her peers for her ex-
traordinary performance and innovation,
she received several Bravo awards.
Alison earned her MBA in Sustainable
Business from the Bainbridge Graduate
Institute in 2008. Marrying her passion for
sustainability and her experience in man-
aging data, she received a part-time assign-
ment to develop sustainability initiatives
for the college.
With climate change becoming a hot
topic in the community, Alison was quick
to become part of the conversation. Sus-
tainability became part of the Edmonds
Community College philosophy and fac-
ulty, administrators and students formed
the Sustainability Council.
Acting as chair of the council, Alison
provided goals, objectives and targets in an
advisory role to the college for advancing
sustainability initiatives.
Edmonds Community College made
great strides promoting these initiatives
with participation in the first Green Ed-
monds Festival and NW Green Jobs Expo,
new degrees in energy efficiency and
habitat restoration, faculty participation in
workshops for embedding sustainability in
the curriculum.
Hosting the Partnership for Energy
Technology Education (PETE) conference,
and the signage of the President’s Climate
Commitment in 2008.
In 2009, eager to provide direct lead-
ership for sustainability across the campus,
Alison was hired full-time to lead the En-
ergy Management department and work on
sustainability initiatives in a grant funded
position, becoming the college’s first En-
ergy Management Director/Sustainability
17
Researcher. From there, she procured $1.3
million in grant funds for the energy man-
agement program and helped develop new
programs/classes with a sustainable focus
to prepare graduates for the green econo-
my.
As a mentor, Alison encouraged en-
terprising students to contribute their voice
to the sustainability scene on campus. The
Sustainability Fee, proposed by students
and funded by students at .50/credit, was
born. That fund bore the Campus Commu-
nity Farm, the Cultural Kitchen, the Lacta-
tion room and many other projects. It also
bore the Green Team – student-staff hired
to work throughout the academic year on
sustainability advocacy.
Continuing with her work in recent
years, Alison was passionate about final-
izing strategic goals and a sustainability
plan framework, but, unfortunately, the
grants that funded her position ended, and
the college administration did not provide
operational dollars to continue funding the
position.
Moving Forward
Sustainability initiatives, activities,
and projects on campus will undoubtedly
continue. The legacy Alison Pugh has left
lives on through her colleagues, students,
projects financed by the Green Fund and
Edmonds Community College’s Core
Theme 5: “Edmonds Community College
provides programs, resources, services,
and learning environments that foster inno-
vation, sustainability, service, and lifelong Photo By The Green Team
learning.” When talk of the green economy became big, Alison stepped up to the plate and
However, moving forward with these brought sustainability to new heights in Edmonds Community College.
activities and ideas will not be as easy
without a leader in higher administration If you’re interested in getting in- As for instructors, you’re in a unique
to tie everything together. volved with the sustainability movement position to introduce new worlds of thought
What can the rest of us do now? Quite on campus, there are many opportunities like few others in a student’s life are.
a bit, actually. available: participating in service learning You are the best resource for the many
One thing all of us can do right now activities, proposing ideas directly to the fresh minds on campus and a powerful
is reshape the way we think about sustain- Green Team, or even chartering a club. advocate. Think about how sustainability
ability. Don’t let the excessive use of the There is still time to apply for Green relates to your curriculum, whether it is
word “green” fool you, as sustainability is Fund grants for next year for anyone with about sustaining the environment, society
not exclusive to environmentalism - in fact, an exciting undertaking in mind. The mon- or yourself.
our fair college has its own definition of ey and the framework exist, and it needs For anyone wanting to be in the know
the term: “Creating lasting outcomes that you to work with it. or directly contribute their voice, the Sus-
balance the prosperity of people and the Another unique opportunity for sus- tainability Council and Green Team staff
planet.” Sustainability includes even more tainable-minded students will be kicking meetings are open to any member of the
broad components like economic wellness, off next quarter - the Center of Student college to attend (www.edcc.edu/sustain).
social justice, human health, biodiversity Engagement and Leadership office will be The need for sustainability is a thread
and ecological integrity. Its intersections offering the chance to job shadow specific that connects all life on earth together and
are many. positions of student staff. During the first its pursuit brings deep fulfillment. All over
As students, you are the lifeblood of week of winter quarter, come to Brier 252 the world people are responding to the call,
Edmonds Community College. The deci- to fill out an application for the position both by choice and necessity. Hold your
sions you make on not only a collective you are interested in shadowing and you head high and join the campus in its mis-
level, but on a personal level affect the di- will be paired with that staff member for sion to become an institution not only of
rection of the college. an hour a week. learning, but of change.
 18 Sports December 8, 2014

Interview with a sports photographer

By: Jesslyn Freeman
Staff Writer
“Sports photography lets me see and
capture the energy there is from the game.”
When you look back through your
memories, every time you recollect a mo-
ment you had, the process your brain takes
to retrieve those memories actually chang-
es the memory; even the past is always
changing. A photo is a tricky way to bring
back memories clearer than our brain could
ever do. A photo really is worth a thousand
words. There must be a secret to working
with photos and capturing those picture-
perfect moments. Sam Freeman is a pho-
tographer out of Mukilteo and he is good at
capturing those moments on the field, on
the court, and in the stadium.
Jesslyn: What are you looking for
when taking sports photography?
Sam: Everything is in motion, but
I still want to capture a picture that is in
focus but more importantly a money shot.
I’m looking for the moments when a player
is making a goal, has the ball, the epic mo-
ment.
Jesslyn: What kind of camera do you
use?
Sam: …Canon 1D mark 4, it’s about
$5000. It has a high frame per second ca-
pability. It used to be called the flagship.
For sports it’s great because it has low light
capabilities, and over 100 focal points,
Many sports are played late at night, or it’s
a dark and rainy day here in Seattle. It can
process and sensor fast enough to take 7-15
pictures per second but in focus. For sports
you almost have to have nice equipment.
Jesslyn: As a photographer, how do
you prepare? photo by : Samuel Freeman

Sam: It’s key to understand the sport I a particularly action-packed example of Freeman’s photography skills.
am going to take pictures of. If you don’t Sam: If you want to be a sports pho- Rugby and Soccer because there are Sam: You can’t get rained on….. You
know the rules or what is happening, you tographer, go take pictures all the time. no helmets in the players face and you can have to anticipate the movement of the
can’t be on the right part of the field or court Also, it’s important to remember that you see the emotion they have while they play. show rather than game plays. The more
at the right time for the perfect picture. If have to process the photos you take. For Jesslyn: What are all the sports you shows you have seen then you can antici-
you’re thinking of doing sports photogra- every game you are taking anywhere from take photos of? pate the perfect picture of the funny mo-
phy, you have to like sports. For most of 500-1000 photos per Sam: Soccer, ment or big dance number finish. A big
the game you have to be intently watching hour; less if you know Rugby, Golf, La- difference is the play with light. For the
because then you can start to anticipate your sport well. But I’m looking for the mo- crosse, basketball, most part, when you are on a field or in a
what players are going to do or how they then for the hour of ments when a player is volleyball, tennis, court, the light stays the same for the rest of
will move. Also, practice is important. You photos it takes almost swimming, wrestling, the game, and I don’t have to worry about
can’t expect to go out on your first shoot
making a goal, has the
two hours to sort, edit track, football, dance, adjusting my camera for the light after the
and have great photos. If you go see many and choose final prod- ball, the epic moment. taekwondo.. etc., basi- first few pictures. But for theater, the lights
teams, you start to memorize game pat- ucts. Although most -Sam Freeman cally any sport. on stage are always changing. I have to ad-
terns for the teams you’re seeing and you the time when I am Jesslyn: What just the settings for light for almost every
can predict picture perfect moments. But if taking photos, I am else do you take pho- scene.
you only go to one game, then you might after pictures of all the kids for teams to tos of?
be lucky with a few good snaps. But that buy, so I have many more photos to pro- Sam: Theatre, Concerts, events, senior
won’t always happen. cess. But just like anything, it takes time photos, family portraits.
Jesslyn: Any advice for future sports and practice to become good. Jesslyn: Is there anything different be-
photographers? Jesslyn: What’s your favorite sport? tween theatre and sports photography?

Seaview Gym provides many amenities for students

By: Devin Harper
Staff Writer
The Seaview Gym and Hall has ser-
vices waiting for students of EdCC. All
you need to do to use them is to purchase
an EdPass, though some students find that
the weight room can get overcrowded.
Jorge de la Torre, the gym’s athletic
director, and Kim Johansen, the gym’s
athletic program assistant, said the gym’s
basketball court can be split into two side
courts, three volleyball courts, or be used
for indoor soccer, dodgeball, or badmin-
ton as well. The gym also has a ping pong
table, and it has an aerobics room which
is used for P.E. classes and clubs including
dancing, yoga, and self-defense.
De la Torre says that the sports equip-
ment can be found in Seaview 106 next
to the EdPass checkpoint; such as basket-
balls, volleyballs, soccer balls, dodgeballs,
ping pong balls, ping pong paddles, jer-
seys, tennis rackets and birdies for bad-
minton, etcetera. You can view edcc.edu/
athletics/hours.html to view the schedule
for the gym.
De la Torre said over email that gym
maintenance is paid for by student Services
and Activities fees as part of tuition.
De la Torre said that the field and gym
are reserved for 300 days of the year. The
gym is used for P.E., open gym/intramural
teams, intercollegiate teams, and rentals in
that order. Only the intercollegiate games
have higher priority because they are
scheduled by the sports leagues.
De la Torre said that the gym is on a
self-sustaining budget. The gym lets orga-
nizations rent the facilities to help pay off
the $800,000 project for the field lights, the
$600-$1,000 per month for utilities, and
staff salaries. The gym is currently paying
off the field lights at a rate of $53,489 per
year for 10 more years.
De la Torre said the cost for construct-
ing the stadium is paid for by tuition in-
stead of rentals.
De la Torre said lockers were installed
in the shower rooms at a cost of $30,000,
and cameras were set up around the vicin-
ity to handle thefts that were taking place,
so he advises you to use the lockers to pro-
tect your belongings.
Johansen, the athletic program assis-
tant, said that students need to bring their
own locks to use the lockers.
De la Torre said the EdPass check-
point was put in place in order to keep the
college from being held liable for accidents
to community members such as local kids.
“The struggle is finding time for ev-
eryone while making sure we have funds to
pay off the bills,” de la Torre said concern-
ing the scheduling conflicts between rental
and student access to the gym. “We always
encourage everyone to participate in ath-
letic activity: intramurals, open gym, the
weight room, or starting a club.”
Tyler Leenknecht, an instructor at
EdCC for 2 years now, currently teaches
P.E. 124 and 224 – Men’s Body Condi-
tioning. He would like more room in the
weight room to handle more free weights
and performance exercises.
I asked nine students who use the
weight room what they would change
about it if they could, and seven of them
also wanted the weight room to be expand-
ed.
Kearstin Franco, pursuing an AA de-
gree, said, “Even with just the basketball
team, it’s really crowded in the weight
room.”
Nathan Longoria, one of Leenknecht’s
students, said he likes that his teacher is an
actual body builder. “I get the most out of
my workout because the guy knows what
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 The Review
By: Austin Bradley
Staff Writer
The Seattle Seahawks’ season is
sprinting to a finish with just 4 more games
left in the regular season. With their cur-
rent record sitting at 8 wins and 4 loses the
Seahawks are now 2nd in the NFC Western
Division. However much has happened off
the field as well.
What with the loss of Percy Harvin, the
news of Marshawn Lynch possibly leaving
the team, and lets not forget about Lynch
and Sherman’s most recent interviews in
which they totally disrespected the NFL.
It’s hard to turn on any sports related news
program and not hear about the Seahawks!
So as the season comes to a close, where
do the Seahawks stand on and off the field?
The loss of Percy Harvin seemed like a
big hit at first but it was a result of on-field
performance, off-field performance and, of
course, money. According to sources Har-
vin had been a BIG problem off field and
from the looks of it, Seattle was very ready
to get rid of him.
Seattle Seahawk Michael Robinson
reported that the day before Super Bowl
XLVIII, there had been an altercation be-
tween Harvin and his fellow teammate
Golden Tate that led to Harvin punch-
ing Tate. It was also reported that Harvin
had gotten in a fight with Doug Baldwin
recently and refused to re-enter the game
against the Cowboys.
After the decision to cut Harvin was
made, General Manager, John Schneider of
the Seahawks had this to say:
“Although this was an extremely diffi-
cult decision, we are constantly evaluating
our team and believe at this time, that this
is in our best interest to move the team for-
ward,” Schneider said, via a team-issued
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he’s talking about.”
Leenknecht said he has earned several
personal trainer certificates in addition to a
BS degree in health and wellness: NASM,
NASM-CES, NESTA, and ISSA.
Longoria, pursuing an AA degree in
business and taking P.E. as an elective, said
he wouldn’t change anything about the
gym. He is able to build his own workout
routine in Leenknecht’s class, and it’s very
individualized.
Longoria, as one of the two students
who did not say that the weight room is
too small said, “If there’s anything I could
change, I wish it [the class] could last lon-
ger like as a semester class.”
Leenknecht said the performance ex-
ercises he wants the weight room to sup-
port need new equipment for athletes;
such as super bands, jump platforms, jump
shoes, and squat/chest press chains.
Leenknecht said there could be less
machines in the weight room to make more
room for more free weights which provide
a more natural Range Of Motion (ROM).
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statement. “We thank Percy for his efforts
that contributed to the Super Bowl XLVIII
victory and wish him well.”
In the wake of Harvin’s departure just
as fans thought everything was okay, ru-
mors of Marshawn Lynch leaving the team
surfaced.
Marshawn Lynch, who is known for
his affection for Skittles and is even offi-
cially endorsed by the candy, has 420 rush-
ing yards and three touchdowns, currently
making him 10th in the NFL. Lynch’s most
recent contract is in the top 6 for running
backs.
But just like Harvin, the Seahawks are
becoming fed up with Lynch.
According to sources some of the rea-
sons are his tendency to influence locker
room distractions, his absence from the
White House Super Bowl ceremony, and
what is being reported as “little to no”
communication between Marshawn and
the team’s coach, Pete Carroll. Photo By: Tom Gannam
There is a lot of speculation pointing Seattle All-Pro safety Earl Thomas, trying to stop St. Louis’ Tre Mason Sunday, says Percy
Harvin “was a great guy” with Seahawks.
towards Lynch leaving the team in 2015.
Although he’s currently not up for trade, and the league is now proposing another NFL would not be happy with any of this.
neither Lynch nor the Seahawks expect $50,000 fine. The NFL wants Lynch to participate
him to stay. Marshawn’s antics have taken The league is unsure what to do in this in the spirit of the interviews, not just do
their toll on the team and Lynch is not hap- situation. Many fans believe they need to them as a mandatory event (which they
py about the trade of Harvin. tread lightly. are). Lynch’s short answers could result in
Those antics have now made their way Richard Sherman and Doug Bald- more fines down the road.
off of the field as well. In a recent inter- win came out in a press conference and So as the season comes to a close a lot
view with Lynch when asked a question slammed the NFL as a result of the fines of drama has happened off field. Perhaps
he would ignore the question and respond given to Lynch. Many are speculating that that’s why we’re not the top dogs anymore.
with “yeah” for everything asked. His last the involvement of other players in this fi- We’re certainly not the Super Bowl team
response was “nope.” asco is not good. we saw last year.
Marshawn had been fined $50,000 last Technically Lynch isn’t breaking any
year from the NFL for consistently avoid- rules. He’s sticking around and talking
ing reporters. He would get out of the lock- to the media. Whether he says “yeah” or
er room before the reporters could ask him “no”, Lynch is in compliance to the rules.
any questions. The fine was dropped but And with more and more players getting
now the problem is happening again. The involved, they could even join Lynch in
fine that was dropped has been reinstated giving one-word answers. Obviously the
Max Minchuk, one of the college’s students
who said the weight room is too small, also
said he wants more free weights. He uses
the weight room as a last resort.
Dzmitry Biahanski, the gym’s intra-
mural program assistant, said when asked
what the best part about the gym is, “I get
my adrenaline rush on, just coming out to
play, and staying active.”
Biahanski, a running start student pur-
suing an AS degree in computer science
engineering, also said the weight room is
too small.
Biahanski said intramural teams can
practice anytime on the side courts during
open court hours. The first two weeks of
the quarters are recruiting times for the in-
tramural teams, and the last two weeks of
the quarters are playoff times.
Biahanski said go to Seaview 106
from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. or email intramu-
rals@email.edcc.edu to get a sign-up sheet
to start an intramural team, get team infor-
mation, ask questions, or file complaints.
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The Twelve nights Stressed out? Take Yoga

of Snarkmas
The Seahawk 12 is the proud display of football fans of the Pacific Northwest.
By: Rebecca Mullinnix
Staff Writer
Our youngest daughter climbed into
our new van, the nicest vehicle we had ever
owned.
Her first comment?
“Either you need to paint this van or
we need to get some Seahawks stickers all
over it – something that says ‘We are NOT
Forty-Niner fans!’”
Shock hit me. My mental eye con-
ducted a sweep of the outside of the van.
Realization - our new vehicle - named
Ruby007 - WAS Whiner-Niner colors and
my new brother in law, a deep-rooted Nin-
er fan, was going to rub it in –
Every. Single. Time.
On Thanksgiving Day this year, the
Seahawks played the Whi…uh, Niners.
Originally we thought we would travel
home for the holiday, joining our new in
laws in a friendly family ball watching day
- as our side screamed for Blue & Green,
while their side screamed in agony, for
their Crimson & Gold.
Did we go?
No way. Because it most certainly is
not “just a game.” This is war. And family
is important. It’s best to allow 500 miles
to reside between the Hawks’ Nest and the
Photo by Rebecca Mullinnix
fans” –
This keeps me in check from utter-
ing, in fan frustration, derogatory remarks
about this year. I just keep yelling at Wil-
son to pass it to Kearse, who has shown a
knack for snatching that ball out of the air
between defenders.
The 12 is not fair weathered.
Yet, I noticed a decline in the Hawk’s
Nest population wearing Hawk gear on
Blue Friday. I’m not even sure Blue Friday
still exists. Blue Friday extended far past
the January 10, 2014 governor’s declara-
tion, through the summer and into the start
of the new season.
A few weeks ago, on a Friday, I trav-
elled around the University of Washington
campus, the University District, downtown
Seattle and it was then I first realized some-
thing was wrong with the Nest.
I travelled to the Northgate Mall, Red
Robin and Thornton Place theatre – the
place a frenzy of adults and families. My
eye did not spy one other person dressed in
Hawks’ gear.
WHERE IS THE 12?
I don’t understand. I am perplexed,
as I continue to wear my Kearse jersey
proudly, while my other-half cries over his
Harvin jersey.
We are from Oregon, transplanted to
By: Emily Ullerich
Staff Writer
The squeaking of tennis shoes is hard
to ignore in Megan Toney’s gym side of-
fice, but once the door is closed and all
focus is put on the main topic yoga, every-
thing else fades away.
Toney has been teaching yoga at Ed-
monds Community College for 10 years,
and with every class she teaches she feels
rewarded with knowing she is helping stu-
dents. This makes teaching yoga very ben-
eficial for Toney.
Before Toney started teaching at
EDCC she taught at local gyms helping
students release stress and be healthy. She
teaches at EDCC and Shoreline Commu-
nity College, but with her busy schedule
she no longer teaches in studios or gyms.
She is very happy with what she does and
is always encouraging students to try yoga.
At the age of 18 Megan took her first
yoga class. She had been taking aerobic
classes and dance classes and found much
enjoyment in them. She and her friends
became curious about yoga and wanted to
try it out. So they all took a class together;
for Meagan it was love at first Downward
Dog.
Since that time she had gotten into
teaching aerobics and decided at the age of
20 she would liked to teach yoga as well.
She started her certification training with
Yoga Fit. This 200-hour yoga training took
Toney back and forth from Seattle and
Portland and even sometimes to Idaho, and
the classes gave her a wider understanding
of what teaching yoga is all about. After
she completed the class she continued her
learning in a 500-hour training class and
periodically takes classes to keep her cer-
tification up to date.
Yoga doesn’t have to go as far as
teaching in order for some good to come
out of it. For many people all they need is
a weekly class that will get them settled for
life over the next seven days.
There are many reasons to start prac-
ticing yoga – don’t let the fear inflexibil-
ity stand in the way. When Megan talked
about her beginning days of yoga she said
how inflexible she was, but that changed
once she got into her practice and with the
encouragement of her teachers. Megan is
glad she never let her flexibility stand in
the way and she doesn’t want students to
let that be the reason they don’t do yoga.
Yoga is not just for girls, once guys
start practicing yoga they are happy with
what it brings as well. Those who are fo-
cused on muscle training will be happy to
know that yoga finds all the muscle that
hides under layers of other muscle, and
helps to make them just as strong as the
less hidden ones. Yoga is about strength
from the deepest part out, and making peo-
ple strong and healthy no matter their size,
strength or level of knowledge in yoga.
Toney makes sure as a teacher to provide
multiple options for poses, to help students
get the most out of yoga without pushing
the limits too far.
Yoga shouldn’t be a scary class or a
dreaded one, these classes are for students
to gather and focus on improving them-
selves. It is a time to put the cell phones
and computers down, to take a break from
the outside world, and all of the stresses of
school, work and family. Yoga is a piece
of peace in the middle of crazy daily lives,
helping you get some much needed rest
with out having to travel for a vacation.
Yoga classes are held every quarter
at EDCC taught by Megan Toney and her
associates Elena Johnston and Michelle
Befus. These women are excellent teach-
ers who all want to help students. Class
options can be found in the course catalog
in the Physical Education section.
For students who have already caught
the yoga bug, there are many locally owned
studios that offer classes for the perfect
study break. Check out Twist Vinyasa Yoga
in downtown Edmonds or Bindi Yoga in
Lynnwood. Richmond Beach Yoga lo-
cated in Richmond Beach is another great
studio to find a much-needed break.
Photo by Tom Gannam

Niner’s Nation.
When the Hawks’ stopped running
through the Niner’s naptime and Sherman
stopped taunting the crimson sea, I emailed
my sister and asked if she had provided her
husband with a box of tissues.
As I said, it’s best to allow 500 miles
to reside between the Hawks’ Nest and the
Niner’s Nation.
Even though the Hawks currently re-
side at 2nd place of the AFC West, fans re-
alize the team has struggled this season. I
think we were sucked into the glory of the
Vince Lombardi Trophy and expected the
team to burst through opening day, domi-
nate from the first down and drive Seattle
into another February win.
Reality check. The fans’ silly and un-
educated dreams were deflated and I hear
the words spit at me on Facebook after the
amazing Superbowl win last season -
“all you Seattle fair-weather Seahawks
Seattle. There is no fair-weather here in A Childs Pose gets these students centered as they prepare for a great workout in yoga.
Seattle during football season. Rain, wind,
sleet – in your face Niners.
We arrive, we stay, we yell, we shake
the ground and WE ARE FANS.
Seattle Seahawks seating chart online
explains: “Hawks Nest is a special seating
area which attracts a specific type of fan.
The loudest and craziest portion.”
So, here’s the Nest. Where are your
jerseys? Your sweatshirts? Your flags?
Fair-weathered are not fans – and
should not call themselves Hawks.
Join us. Wear your gear boldly, with
pride. Join us for the game on TV or Radio
–
But, please don’t talk. If you dare, I
will politely ask you to SHUT UP.
Don’t mess with Mom’s game time.
Because it most definitely is NOT
“just a game.”
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Around campus and the community

Law Association Club Dec 12

First Thurs of the Month Leavenworth Christmas
4:30 - 6 p.m. 9:30 a.m. – 8p.m.
Sno 304A Leavenworth Village

Black Student Association

Mondays
4-5 p.m.
MLT 204

Arts & Entertainment

EdCC Campus EdCC Clubs Edmonds Lynnwood
Join a Club! There are many on Campus
Dec 26 –Jan 1 Edmonds Artwalk Lynnwood Library Booksale
Kwanzaa Geek Culture Club Third Thursday 5 p.m. Mon.-Sun. during library hours
Fridays 1 - 3 p.m. Downtown Edmonds Lynnwood Library
Dec 16 – Dec 24 Brier 233
Hanukkah Driftwood Players If you find something
Global Volunteers Club Miracle on 34th St. of interest
Dec 25 Fridays 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Nov. 28 - Dec. 21 that is not located on
Christmas Brier 231-233 Wade James Theatre the calendar
8 - 10 p.m. Thurs -Sat please let us
Dec 22 – Dec 26 Ignite Fellowship 2 - 4 p.m. Sun know @
Winter Holiday Mondays Tritoneditor@gmail.com
College Closed 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Brier 244

Sports
Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Sports Clubs
Dec 12 Rugby Club
Dec 17
2 p.m. Fridays 1 p.m.
7 p.m.
@ Spokane Frances Anderson Field
@ South Puget Sound
Away Edmonds
Home

Dec 12 The EdCC Soccer Club

Dec 12
3 Days Mon. & Wed 5 - 6 p.m.
7 p.m.
@ Everett Tournament Triton Soccer Field
@ Green River
Away Seaview Gym
Home

Dec 9 Don’t see a sport that has a club?

Dec 10
2 p.m. Find an adviser and
7 p.m.
@ Tacoma CC start one, there are many
@ Yakima Valley CC
Away sports out there for you to
Home
enjoy, maybe an
EdCC Karate Club
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Horoscope
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Cau-
tion dominates the Sheep’s monetary as-
pect this week. Rams and Ewes might
want to shear their big spending plans until
a more favorable financial picture begins to
emerge by week’s end.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Thrift
counts both at home and at work. So you
might want to rethink major purchases or
investments. Also, be wary of a so-called
revelation about a previous decision.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Both
household budgets and workplace ac-
counts might benefit from some judicious
trimming of unnecessary expenses. A part-
nership could lead to an unexpected chal-
lenge.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A pre-
viously overlooked opportunity could re-
emerge with a new travel-related matter.
Check this out carefully to see if it’s what
you really want before you decide one way
or another.
LEO (July 23 to August 22) This could
be the start of a new career-changing phase,
so start marking down your many accom-
plishments for those who need to know
how much you have to offer. Good luck.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22)
It’s not too early for the sometimes pro-
crastinating Virgo to start making those
long-distance travel plans. The sooner you
decide where to go, when to go and how to
go, the better.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22)
Financial matters once again figure in any
This week in History
December 5, 1876 - President Ulysses
S. Grant delivered a speech of apology to
Congress claiming mistakes he made as
president were “errors of judgment, not
intent.”
December 5, 1933 - The 18th Amend-
ment (Prohibition Amendment) to the U.S.
Constitution was repealed. For nearly 14
years, since January 29, 1920, it had out-
lawed the manufacture, transportation, and
sale of alcoholic beverages in the U.S.
December 5, 1955 - In Alabama, the
Montgomery bus boycott began in re-
sponse to the arrest of Rosa Parks for refus-
ing to give up her seat on a municipal bus
to a white man. Organized by the African
American community, the boycott lasted
until December 20, 1956, when a U.S. Su-
preme Court ruling integrated the public
transportation system.
Birthday - Martin van Buren (1782-
1862) the 8th U.S. President was born in
Kinderhook, New York. He was the first
President who was born a citizen of the
United States. He served from March 4,
1837 to March 3, 1841.
December 6, 1865 - The 13th Amend-
ment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified,
abolishing slavery.
December 6, 1877 - At his laboratory
in West Orange, New Jersey, Thomas Edi-
son spoke the children’s verse “Mary had
a Little Lamb...” while demonstrating his
newly invented phonograph which utilized
a revolving cylinder wrapped in tinfoil to
record sounds.
December 6, 1921 - The Irish Free
State became an independent member of
the British Commonwealth.
December 6, 1973 - Gerald Ford was
sworn in as vice president under Richard
Nixon following the resignation of Spiro
Agnew who pleaded no contest to charges
December 8, 2014
major action you might take regarding ca-
reer, travel or other endeavors. You’ll want
a ready reserve to help you back up those
moves.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November
21) Trying to resolve a problem in a per- 1. GAMES: What popular board game • It was 19th-century Cuban poet and
sonal relationship could be more difficult originally was called Lexiko? revolutionary Jose Marti who made the
2. MOVIES: Who was the female star following sage observation: “Barricades
than you’d expected. Look into the possi-
of “Pulp Fiction”? of ideas are worth more than barricades of
bility that someone might be interfering for
3. TELEVISION: In which television stones.”
his or her own reasons.
sitcom did the character Reverend Jim ap- • When you think of dangerous occu-
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to
pear? pations, the jobs that immediately come to
December 21) A project you once rejected
4. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What mind are probably firefighter and police of-
might be more attractive because of chang-
is the common birthstone associated with ficer. You might be surprised to learn, then,
es that you feel you can now work with.
the month of February? that in New York City, the fatality rate for
The weekend is especially favorable to
5. HISTORY: Which two early Ameri- garbage collectors is twice as high as it is
family matters.
can cities were linked by the Natchez Trace for members of the NYPD.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to Janu-
route? • A pregnant goldfish is known as a
ary 19) This is a good week for the gregari-
6. MYTHOLOGY: What were the twit.
ous Goat to enjoy being with people you
Hesperides? • The U.S. Open, which takes place at
care for. You might even want to show off
7. GEOGRAPHY: What is the capital the end of summer every year, is one of the
those creative kitchen skills you’re so ad-
of Morocco? oldest tennis championships in the world,
ept at.
8. FAMOUS QUOTATIONS: Which beginning in 1881 with a men’s singles
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February
children’s author once said, “Adults are competition. The modern competition, of
18) A colleague might think your attitude
just obsolete children and the hell with course, now includes men’s and women’s
is patronizing or even outright insulting.
them”? singles, men’s and women’s doubles and
True. That might be his or her problem.
9. AD SLOGANS: Which cosmet- mixed doubles. That’s a lot of tennis -- and
But you might want to take some reassur-
ics company used the advertising slogan, a lot of balls. During the two weeks of the
ing steps anyway.
“Maybe she’s born with it”? championship, approximately 70,000 ten-
PISCES (February 19 to March 20)
10. PHOBIAS: What kind of fear is nis balls are used.
It’s a good time to jettison those old con-
represented by the condition called “tha- • In 2012, at a hospital in Ireland, twin
cepts about a family matter you might have
lassophobia”? girls set a Guinness World Record when
been holding on to. This will help make
Answers they were born 87 days apart -- and they
room for a new and more enlightened way
1. Scrabble confounded medical experts’ gloomy prog-
of dealing with it.
2. Uma Thurman nosis by both surviving.
BORN THIS WEEK: You like to ana-
3. “Taxi” • If you make a serious study of Hun-
lyze a puzzling situation before you try to
4. Amethyst garian gypsies, you probably already know
resolve it. This makes you excel at getting
5. Nashville, Tenn. and Natchez, Miss. that you’re a tziganologist.
things done the right way.
6. Greek nymphs of the evening • The flag of Ireland and the flag of
7. Rabat Cote d’Ivoire are nearly identical, with
(c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
8. Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) vertical stripes of green, white and orange.
9. Maybelline There are only two minor differences: 1)
10. A fear of the sea The Irish flag has the green stripe on the
left and the orange stripe on the right, while
(c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc. Cote d’Ivoire has the two colors reversed;
and 2) the Irish flag is slightly longer.
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of income tax evasion. Thought for the Day: “The object of
December 6, 1978 - In Spain, a new war is not to die for your country but to
constitution was approved by referendum, make the other bastard die for his.” -- Gen.
providing for a constitutional monarchy George Patton
and a parliamentary form of government.
Birthday - American poet Alfred Joyce (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
Kilmer (1886-1918) was born in New
Brunswick, New Jersey. Best known for
his poem Trees, published in 1913. He was
killed in action during World War I near
Ourcy, France. The U.S. Army’s Camp
Kilmer was named in his honor.
December 7, 43 B.C. - Cicero (Marcus
Tullius) died. He was a writer, statesman,
and was considered ancient Rome’s great-
est orator.
December 7, 1787 - Delaware became
the first state to adopt the new constitution
of the United States of America.
December 7, 1941 - The U.S. Naval
base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was attacked
by nearly 200 Japanese aircraft in a raid
that lasted just over one hour and left near-
ly 3,000 Americans dead.
December 8, 1941 - A day after the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the United
States and Britain declared war on Japan.
December 8, 1980 - Former Beatle
musician John Lennon was assassinated in
New York City.
December 8, 1987 - President Ronald
Reagan and Soviet Russia’s General Sec- Have story ideas?
retary Mikhail Gorbachev signed the INF - Is something going on around campus?
Treaty eliminating all intermediate-range
and shorter-range nuclear missiles. Comments on
December 9, 1941 - During World stories?
War II, China issued a formal declaration - Letters to the editor are a good way to
of war against Japan, Germany and Italy.
let us know what’s working and what’s not.
December 9, 1948 - The United Na-
tions General Assembly unanimously ap- Or want to write for us?
proved the Convention on the Prevention Drop us a line at:
and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. tritoneditor@gmail.com
It took effect on January 12, 1951
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