The Puyallup Post | Volume 4 | Issue 8 | April 1999

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Competition slim for ASPCP candidates Susan Cherry The Puyallup Post

All three candidates for the top positions in next school year’s student government at the Puyallup campus will be running unopposed this spring.

The students campaigning for the positions of ASPCP president, vice president for government concerns and vice president for activities will be featured at the next student government candidate forum at noon April 27 in the atrium.

Jason Schlegel, currently outreach coordinator/vice president of government concerns, will campaign for ASPCP president.

“I was hoping I could have some com-

petition; never before have I run unopposed,” said Schlegel. “Students may not know how student government actually affects them. If students don’t have time to get involved, we at least need their feedback.”

As president, Schlegel is chair of the campus development committee, will preside over ASPCP council meetings and will represent the student council at official functions.

Lisa Sims, currently representative 1 of government concerns, will be Jason Schlegel

running for vice president of government concerns. Sims also is disappointed more students are not running for student government positions.

“It is a let down to not have competition because it seems like people don’t care about what is going on here,” said Sims.

Lisa Sims

Claire Yurovchak, currently artists & speakers coordinator/student development coordinator, will run for vice president of activities.

“I would like competition, but no one is running so my number one goal is to get people to vote,” said Yurovchak. “We pretty much know we will hold the positions, but we still want to get the voting percentage increased.”

Student government elections will be May 4 and 5 between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the atrium.

If, however, any one of these candidates does not receive 15 percent of the actual votes cast on Election Day, the positions will not be filled.

Claire Yurovchak

College restructure on fall agenda Susan Cherry The Puyallup Post

Pierce College is about to under go some extensive changes in its administrative structure.

A committee that includes staff, faculty, students and administrators is looking at what should be accomplished by restructuring. The committee members have been working on ways to recognize the growth of the Puyallup campus.

A new administrative structure that is targeted to be in place by July means some differences in the organization of the Pierce College. The differences, however, will not affect most students or employees.

The restructure is designed to improve the ways various groups work together and to recognize the Puyallup campus as a full and comprehensive campus.

Until recently, Puyallup has been operating as a satellite of Fort Steilacoom. For a number of years, administrators have been trying to change this by gaining full campus status. Full campus status will not determine whether the restructure will occur; however, gaining full campus status will affect some job titles. For example, the title of the campus chief executive officers is dependent on the passage of the campus status legislation. Other organizational changes will include, two campus presidents/CEOs and a district CEO. Jobs are not being eliminated because of the restructure; however jobs will change and some positions that were interim will be eliminated. After the restructure, each of the two campuses will have responsibility for how they do student services programs.

“This is a shift in the way we are going to do business,

and a shift in the way we are going to manage instructional and student services programs on each campus, on a day to day basis,” said Executive Dean Steve Wall.

Presently, job announcements have been made public and people are applying for positions. Because some positions that are being held are interim, there will be a domino effect as people apply and are placed in permanent positions. The goal is to go into the fall with this organization in place for the beginning of the school year.

“I think it will be a fairly major change in the operation at the Fort Steilacoom campus, and it will take some time before the student services and the instructional units are working close together.” said Wall. “The structure by itself isn’t going to make much the difference. The key is always, regardless of the structure, the people in the various positions and how well they work together.

Varsitybooks.com acts as competition Heidi Redford The Puyallup Post

Recently Varsitybooks.com made an appearance at Pierce College, along with many other colleges across the nation.

One Post reporter decided to investigate how much cheaper compared to the college’s bookstore these books truly are.

Varsitybooks.com claims students can save up to 40 percent in book costs compared to the local college bookstore when comparing prices for

new textbooks.

My wallet is always happier when I purchase a used book, but if used books are out of stock or unavailable, Varsitybooks.com would be my choice.

Varsitybooks.com is an online bookstore that can offer new textbooks to college students at a much cheaper cost. While their prices are cheaper when it comes to new text books, they pale in comparison to the Pierce College bookstores used books. For example, this quarter I purchased two books, The Moral of the Story by Nina Rosenstad and Astronomy Today by Chaisson and McMillan. At the bookstore the total cost was $95.77 including 8.4 percent sales tax. At Varsitybooks.com the total cost plus shipping and handling for the exact same new books was $108.58. There is a difference of $12.81.

Currently they are having an upgrade special. If you purchase more then $75 worth of books they will upgrade your delivery time from a maximum of four

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days to a maximum of two days. Under normal ordering conditions they offer a flat rate for delivery no matter how many books you order. This flat rate can be nice if you have $100 worth of material to purchase, but if all you need is a workbook costing $13, the $4.95 flat rate may detour you. This rate promises delivery within one to four business days. You are also able to track your books progress across the country with the UPS tracking system.

There are more expensive, yet swifter ways to get your books. You can have them sent UPS 2nd Day Air for $9.95 or UPS Next Day Air for a whopping $17.95.

The way I see it, if you need the books pronto you are better off heading to the bookstore and shelling out the cash. Your book is most likely in stock and waiting to find a home in your backpack. Varsitybooks.com is hoping to have international ship order available in May. So

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What are you grateful for today?

Susan Cherry The Puyallup Post

s I stood in my front yard, looking at the weeds in my garden, I suddenly felt overwhelmed. I thought of the sink full of dirty dishes awaiting me, the five hours of homework I had been putting off, the sand that my children had just dumped in my bathroom sink, the laundry that was piling up, the newspaper articles I needed to write, the list goes on forever.

Suddenly, I found myself hosting a pity-party. All alone with too much to do and never enough time to do it. I think I will just quit everything.

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s p e a k o u t how do you feel about purchasing your textbooks online? “ I think that hackers can get anything they want if they try hard enough. I would never put my credit card information on the internet. It’s too bad the bookstore’s not as cheap as the bookstores on-line.”

--Anna Ludwig “I will never give my credit card information over the internet. You never know who is receiving the information and they can easily charge something to your account.”

--Angie Allen “ I haven’t really done a whole lot of work online. But I would consider purchasing a book off the internet if the price was right. Otherwise I would most likely go to a bookstore.”

-- Britt Sylvester “I’d do it. I hate going to the bookstore. They rip everybody off. They need a little competition. I especially hate the company that buys the books back. They give you practically 5 bucks for a book that costs $80.”

--Brian Jacobus “I purchase books online all the time from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. I feel safe because the surfers are secure. Most companies have a credit card guarantee and a phone number you can call.

I personally think it is much easier to get robbed when purchasing over the phone.”

-- Laura Bagley “ I would try it once or twice to see how it works. I have no problem purchasing over the internet with a credit card. I usually try to buy from other students and sell my books to students as well. It makes me money and saves them money.”

--John Haugh

The Puyallup Post For information on how to submit a story idea or advertising rates, call 840-8496.

Editor: Susan Cherry Production Manager: Heidi Redford Reporters: Meagan McDonald and Doug Weisgerber

pers, and most radio stations. I obviously don’t have extra time and the media it is all too excessive, unhealthy or just down right depressing. Bare with me, there is a point...

So there I am, standing in my yard, looking at my large, and beautiful home wondering how I will ever get it all done, when reality hits!

I bet there are a several thousand people in Kosovo that would do anything to have such problems today. In fact, they would probably settle for just ignorance bliss of the worlds problems while living in a shack. It is so easy to loss perspective when the bomb are not landing on my home or my children. I can just go buy food, flush my toilet, bath in my own bathroom, call my family

and friends, go to school. The difficulties of my life gets put into perspective with a great and heavy thud. When I take a moment to really look at my contribution to helping others, I do not cherish the view.

I know I am not unique to this type of ingratitude for my blessings, and I surely don’t have the means to make huge, or significant changes that would offer relief to those in Kosovo, however, I can do one small thing today to demonstrate my gratitude. Perhaps donate to a clothing drive or donate to a relief fund, or just stand up for our political process, as muted as it may be, by voting. After I am finished doing this, I will surely be placing a very large gratitude list on my very full refrigerator.

music reviews Doug Weisgerber The Puyallup Post

Mechanical Animals- Ziggy Stardust?

Mar1lyn Man5on’s new album marks a new stage in the shock rock star’s evolution as he moves more into the Glam category than anything else you could pin it down as. Never one to stay away from shockingly frank content, the band uses drug use both directly and as a metaphor, hit singles “The Dope Show,” and “I Don’t Like the Drugs but the Drugs Like Me” play well on both levels. Man5on’s scratchy vocals now lend themselves not only to pounding rock songs, but gentle acoustic ballads.

This album is a concept album.

The general idea is that Manson returns from space to find that the world has become fake, the people no more than mere Mechanical Animals.

I’d like to propose that perhaps the inspiration came from elsewhere. Comparisons to David Bowie are obvious, and oft commented on in the rock press. Pale, androgynous, glittery, with a tendency to dye his hair funny colors … In 1976 David Bowie starred as an alien on a mission to bring water back to his planet in the movie The Man who Fell to Earth. Disturbed by the nature and customs of our world he suffers a breakdown. Does Man5on see himself as the Druggie Who Fell To Earth, is he here to bring our drugs back to his own planet? This seems likely as one of the striking parallels seems to be the lack of sex differentiation in the main characters.

Marilyn Manson’s new sound seems at once a logical continuation of their earlier work, and a radical departure.

I find it hard not to once again see Bowiesque elements in the new sound. Man5on occasionally sounds like he’s trying to pull of an impression of Bowie, right down to the English accent. If Man5on wanted to be part of a tribute album he should have declared it. I wouldn’t mind hearing a Marilyn Manson rendition of Scary Monsters.

All ribbing aside this is a tight solid album with catchy, radio-friendly songs, and easily understandable messages about the human existence. However, the album does not exist in a vacuum despite the allusions to space. Great album Marilyn, but no copying off of your neighbor’s paper. I’m marking you down for cheating. GRADE: B+

Policy hearing set for April 27 The Student Rights and responsibilities /Code of Conduct Policy will be presented for approval at a public hearing on Tuesday, April 27 at 2 p.m. in the Ft. Steilacoom Board room . The hearing will be video conferenced to the Puyallup Campus room A 155. Anyone wishing to speak to the adoption of this document is encouraged to attend.

Queens of the Stone Age Sludgy fuzzed guitars, mumbled half understood lyrics, I’m in heaven! Wahoo—another grunge band has arrived on the scene! A phoenix rising from the ashes of little known band Kyuss. Labeled "Stoner Rock" Q.O.T.S.A.’s sound owes a great deal to both the grunge of the mid-’90s and the metal of the ‘70s. Kyuss was born in the Desert, Palm Desert, California to be specific. Kyuss toured with Metallica, Soundgarden, Ween, and White Zombie, and over their four album career influenced many bands that would follow a similar style, including bands such as Fu Manchu, and Monster Magnet.

The lead guitarist, Josh Homme moved to Seattle, and developed close ties with local Ellensburg Grunge legends, Screaming Trees, touring with them for a time. After reuniting with former bandmates from Kyuss Q.O.T.S.A. was formed, with Hommes taking over singing duties as well. A Kyuss-Queens split EP was released and the new band later signed to Pearl Jam bassist Stone Gossard's Loosegroove Records. They seem likely to continue to do well in the local market. A recent show with Valis, a side project band with members drawn from Grunge groups Tad and Mudhoney along with Van Conners of the Screaming Trees has tied them even more inextricably to Seattle's Grunge scene. The self titled debut album is available at record stores, however I personally searched for it for quite some time, but when I did find it I was quite pleased. I enjoy the heavy, but melodious, sludgy, but catchy sound of this album, however the fact that I bought it out of a second hand bin does say to me that it’s probably not for everyone. GRADE: A

Heidi’s Bother Box

Bother: To disturb or anger, especially by minor irritations annoy..

Surprisingly, I am currently out of bothers, peeves, annoyances, upsetting occurrences and complaints. But I do have something I want to bring to everyone’s attention. Earth Day was celebrated on April 22. Everyday should be earth day because if you think about it ... everything depends on the Earth for existence. Every time I walk past the garbage cans at school, I see at least three or four aluminum cans in the waste. Hello! These are recyclable. I know it is annoying to carry the can all the way across the lobby to recycle it in the appropriate bin, but

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Leslie’s Lip Service LesLie RuPPeRt Vice President of Activities

Yep, swing is back! Its the latest craze in dancing and Student Programs wants to keep all of you abreast. If you were lucky enough to grab some free ice cream and swing lessons on May 13 then you’ll be just as excited to hear that there are still some tickets left for the Swing Cruise on May 1. The boat leaves Pier 55 in Seattle at 8 p.m. and will sail back into dock at around 11 p.m. If you are a Pierce or TCC student then tickets are just $15 but if you would like to bring a guest or know of a couple who are not students then the cost will be $20 per person. Tickets are available in A120.

Sadly, my year as your vice president of activities is drawing to a close but never fear my shoes will be filled by a brand new overachiever. Make your voice known by voting for next year’s student government officers in the Atrium on May 4 and May 5. Make sure to bring your student ID from 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. On Tuesday, stretch your fingers for a “Simulated” Soccer Game in the atrium at noon.

If you haven’t bought tickets yet for the Second City comedy troupe than stop on by room A120 and buy now.

This Saturday Night Live style performance is on Thursday, May 6 at 7 .pm. in the Lecture Hall. Tickets are $8 general admission and $5 for Pierce students.

If you made it to the first Self Defense Workshop on March 17 don’t

forget the next two in the sequence on April 24 and May 8 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Library lobby.

If you are like me and did not get a chance to donate blood for the last two quarters then here is your next opportunity. On Monday, May 10 from 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. in A155, Cascade Regional Blood Services will be holding our quarterly Blood Drive. Bring your picture ID and help save a life.

We in Student Programs know how much you enjoy our Rec Daze so we decided to give them to you again.

Check out the pool tables and pop-ashot basketball in the Atrium all day on May 11 and May 12.

Most pre-graduates at Pierce College are still a little flustered about where to go next year to continue their education. Student Programs would like to help you in your decision making. On Thursday, May 13, representatives from many of Washington’s four-year colleges will be on campus in the Atrium to answer your questions and concerns.

As always Student Programs is here to serve you, the student, so come on by our office and sit and chat for a while.

We try to keep a fresh supply of candy or some sort of goody out for the taking. We want to know what your concerns are and how to help you get what you want out of Pierce College.

online books

CyberSource, the leader in processing secure internet payments. The CyberSource software encrypts credit card information as it is transmitted, making the transaction safe and your credit card information secure. Your credit card information is a lot more secure than if you were to call a live operator and give him or her the same information to place an order.

VarsityBooks.com provides this additional guarantee to protect against fraud. If through no fault of your own, your credit card company finds that credit card fraud has occurred resulting from use of our site, and does not waive your entire liability, we will reimburse you for the remaining liability, up to a maximum of $50."

There also is an option that allows students to clear their personal information from the company’s database. If left, the company could use this information to contact students in the future.

Varsitybooks.com is a way to purchase new books at a fraction of the cost the school is able to sell them for, but savings are situational. It all depends on the books students need and when they need them. If the college’s bookstore was out of used books and the student book selling board could offer no help, Varsitybooks.com could be the ticket.

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keep your eyes peeled for that.

Upon ordering the books you will receive two e-mails. The first is to confirm your order and inform you that they have received it. The second to tell you the book(s) have left the warehouse; it is in this e-mail that you will receive the UPS tracking number for your delivery.

The return policy is simple. Returns are required within 30 days of purchase.

They will fully credit your account, minus the shipping and handling, unless there is a shipping error. They have one exception to accepting returns. They do not accept book returns once you are within the last week of classes in the quarter. They do not offer a used book buy back, but they suggest using the school’s buy back program because they most often do not require a receipt.

My greatest concern with purchasing books, or anything for that matter, through the internet is the security of my credit card. They do not offer cash or check payment but they do accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express. This is what the website says about the security of your credit card information, "Shopping at VarsityBooks.com is secure. Every credit card purchase is encrypted by

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m o v i e Doug Weisgerber The Puyallup Post

The Matrix Largest grossing film this year, the Matrix is well loved by audiences, but the consensus is that it’s poorly understood. Unfortunately no one can tell you what the Matrix is, you have to see it for yourself. This is apparently true, and it also appears as if some people can't even get it once they’ve seen it for themselves, so I’ll make no attempt to explain what The Matrix is.

The film centers around a hacker, “Neo,” who is ceased upon as some sort of reincarnated savior by a group led by the mysterious Morpheus, Laurence Fishburne. Morpheus offers Neo, Keanu Reeves, a choice between a blue pill and a red pill, he takes the blue pill he continues to live a normal life, if he takes the red pill he gets to see “how deep the rabbit hole goes.”

Taking the red pill he is sucked through the looking glass, along with the audience into a world of cryptic prophecies, virtual reality, spoon bending, martial arts, big black guns, big black robot squids, black shades, black trench coats, black helicopters, black suits; this film takes violence to new levels of cool, playing off of tried and true cliches and archetypes. It blends them together in a way that almost seems original, or at least as original as Hollywood feels it can afford to be these days.

The cinematography is interesting.

Moment in Time Technology is a series of cameras usually arranged in a shape, in this case a concave semi-circle. Each camera is computer controlled to snap a picture at the same time, or in quick succession. This is used in the opening scene to give the otherworldly effect of spinning through a frozen world during the middle of a fight scene. The use of “slow time,” “fast motion,” and “digitization” to draw us into the perceptual level, and relative mental speed of the main character, Neo, was a great touch.

The Matrix is one of the greatest effects films thus far. Unfortunately, for the Matrix, with the coming films, the Mummy, and Star Wars Episode One; the Phantom Menace it won’t stay that way for long.

Ultimately, although I enjoyed the movie, a lot was borrowed from the

r e v i e w s Terminator series. Are those T-1000’s stalking New York’s streets? No wait, they’re the sinister “agents” of The Matrix, intelligent computer programs, capable of bending the rules of the world around them.

Infuriatingly enough, I had to sit and watch Reeves portrayed once again as the enlightened, all powerful deliverer of humankind from the suffering of humanity inside the trap of perception.

The Little Buddha flashbacks continued as child “candidates” for the reincarnated “one” sat waiting, doing mystical things, like levitate blocks and bend spoons.

This is essentially a cinematic exercise in Solipsism, and Zen Buddhism, with political intonations The movie plays on the fear we all have that we’re being manipulated, and that the world we see, the information given us, is a cage of false perception created by our captors. So what are you going to do?

Take the Blue Pill and live in nice little aquarium full of plastic seaweed, and ceramic castles, or swallow the bitter Red Pill and swim in the ocean with the Sharks? GRADE: B+/A-

Heidi Redford The Puyallup Post

Never Been Kissed

I couldn’t have picked a better movie to get me in the mood for romance and fun.

Drew Barrymore stars as Josie Geller, the youngest copy editor in history at the Chicago Sun Times.

She aspires to become a successful reporter, but because she is timid in nature, remains walked upon and held back. Geller finally gets her big break when she is instructed to hang up her 25-year-old garb and dress herself in hip nineties clothing. She becomes the oldest senior in the local high school’s 1999 graduating class.

Unfortunately, getting her story is going to take a lot of self healing and some help from her underacomplished brother (David Arquette), who has big dreams of the major leagues.

The two adults make major high school history while proving to everyone and themselves, even Malibu Barbie doesn’t have it all, including honest friends.

t r i v i a Ketchup was once used as a medicine in the United States. In the 1830s it was sold as Dr. Miles’s Compound Extract of Tomato.

There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.

The first submarine to sink a ship in

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combat was the Hunley in 1862. It sailed for the Confederate States of America (the South in the Civil War) and was made from an old steam engine boiler. It sank one of the ships blockading Charleston, SC harbor. Incidentally, the Hunley “also” sank and is currently being raised by a historical group with the help of the U.S. Navy.

Clothing donations for the Albanian refugees will be accepted from April 26 to May 7 in Room A130. The Modern Woman store at the South Hill Mall will give free panty hose to anyone who makes a donation at the store.

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More than Meets the Eye Meagan McDonald The Puyallup Post

Sandy Lewis has been teaching at Piece College— Puyallup for 22 years. She was born in Chehalis, but she certainly didn’t stay there.

During her fourth and fifth grade years of school she lived in Germany. Her family then moved back to the states to Bellevue only to move to Tehran and remain there during her eighth and ninth grade years of school.

After that, they moved back to Chehalis. Her father was not in the military; he took civilian job offers in Germany and Tehran so that his children could have international experiences.

There is more to Lewis than stamps on her passport though. When she was a student at the University of Puget Sound, Lewis took an ice skating course to fulfill a physical education requirement. Her first step onto the ice brought her years of fun and excitement but also hard work, as she become a dance-skater.

“As soon as I got on the ice, I could already skate. It came easy for me, especially at first. I roller-skated as a child, though. Not competitively, but roller-skated a lot just because I liked to roller skate. Just for fun. And then, as soon as I got on the ice, I just fell in love with skating,” she said.

There are six levels of dance-skating: Preliminary,

Skating with Sandy lewis Bronze, Pre-Silver, Silver, Pre-Gold, and Gold. During her first year of training, Lewis competed at the Bronze level and made it to regional competition. When she was interning in medical technology, she would skip work just to go and skate for a few hours.

“I found skating to be a very effective way of relieving stress associated with academics, especially in science.

Getting away from chemistry, biology and math classes, and going out on the ice and skating for hours was wonderful,” said Lewis.

In 1981, she married Karl Lewis. She continued to skate and didn’t stop until she had their first child. She had skated for five years and competed up to the PreGold level. She skated through her pregnancy and stopped just before she took the test to compete at the Gold level.

“I think one of the most memorable experiences for me was competing in Berkeley, California, which has the largest ice rink west of the Mississippi. My partner— right as we were finishing our dance for the big ta-da at the end—tripped over his toe pick. He slipped halfway across that giant ice rink. We had done a great dance, but then we sort of blew our finale,” said Lewis.

Lewis hasn’t completely given up skating. Over spring break, she pulled out her skates, sharpened them, and slid onto the ice once more.

Photo courtesy Sandy Lewis

Teacher Sandy Lewis shows her moves with ice skating partner Tom Quinn in 1976. Lewis retired from skating after the birth of her first child.

“We’re going to take a trip to Salzburg, Austria, and we’re going to be touring that whole area. I’m going to take my skates over there,” she said.

What’s your sign?

Photo by Doug Weisgerber

Student Lisa Sims seems to be having a difficult time riding the mechanical bull recently seen on campus.

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Pierce College at Puyallup is hosting Spring College Transfer Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 13 in the Atrium. Students will have an opportunity to ask representatives from local four-year colleges and universities questions regarding admission procedures and course equivalence policies.

It can be helpful to have an unofficial transcript available when you are talking with representative. If you would like one, please stop by the Registration Office before May 11 to request one.

The state Legislators are working on the specifics of Pierce College’s budget. The House’s budget will likely be between $1 and $1.5 million, while the Senate’s budget for the next two years is $2 million plus portable replacement for Fort Steilicoom and the funding for Phase III, the planned extension of the Puyallup campus is included in both budgets.

The Second City comedy troupe touring company will perform in room 120 at 7 p.m. on May 6. Tickets are $8 for general admission and $5 for students. For tickets, call 840-8416 or 840-8472.

ARIES (March 21 - April 19) A realization on your lack of knowledge toward Pierce College—Puyallup’s student council will be your driving force toward its meeting at noon in room A141 on Friday, April 23.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) A loved one will approach you on a matter that will require a day pack and hiking boots.

Get to REI and stock up because you and a loved one will be going on a hike to Mt. Rainier: Grove of Patriarchs on Saturday, April 24.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20) You will soon be learning about other countries in one of your humanities classes. You will decide that you don’t know enough and attend the Chris Vanneson lecture on “Growing up in a communist society” on April 26 at noon in the atrium.

CANCER (June 21 - July 22) Don’t be afraid to make new friends. Attend the student government candidates forum April 27 at noon in the atrium and strike up a conversation with the person next to you. You will find they have similar interests but do not be fooled with their attempts at impressing you with lies.

LEO ( July 23 - August 22) Stress will cause a serious break down. Put your feet up and take a day to yourself. You will feel much more relaxed after resting on April 30’s in-service day. Classes are canceled.

So stay home and pamper yourself.

VIRGO ( August 23 - September 22)] Ahoy matey. You’ll need your swing clothes and your dancing shoes because a trip to the water is in your future. The swing cruise is close at hand and you don’t want to miss out.

May 1 is the big day but leave your flippers and snorkel at home or else “they’re all gonna laugh at you.”

LIBRA (September 23 - October 22) You are going to feel the need to spend a large amount of money after receiving your tax

by heidi redford return. Spend it at the mall and bring all your old clothes to the school atrium. They will be collection food and clothes all during the week of April 26. Not only will this save room in your closet but it will give you an overwhelming sense of wholeness.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21) A dinner date will walk out on you. Do not put yourself in a vulnerable position when walking home. Attend the Self Defense Workshop at 10:15 a.m. in the library lobby on April 24. And if you need a second dose, join them on May 8, same bat time, same bat place.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 21) You will awaken one morning and realize you are not sure if your math class will transfer over! Get help fast at Pierce college’s transfer day. Displays will be set up in the atrium from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 13 and they will be packed with information.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 19) It’s understandable you are upset about missing the Ann Rule book signing on May 7, but planning ahead is the key. If you didn’t buy your tickets in time for this event you have no one else to blame but yourself. Realize this and stop taking your frustrations out on your loved ones.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18) Earth day is an important day to celebrate.

You will make new friends and have fun by dressing as a tree and parading around town.

You will need to stop by Pierce for their celebration as well. There will be a variety of fun events and activities to enjoy . You will end the day with picking up garbage in the parking lot.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20) Don't be afraid to get into a new sport.

Simulated sports are the talk of the town and Pierce is featuring a favorite past time of all, Simulated Soccer on May 4 at noon in the atrium. Double knot your laces or your bound to trip and fall.