getting to know you See page 3
food & toy Drive on campus now through nov. 21
Send me an angel? See page 4
Puyallup PoSt the
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Pierce Puyallup knows how to party
Pierce College students and their families celebrated the coming of Fall at the Family Harvest Fest Nov. 4. The celebration included the antics of Gordo, and Cowboy Buck and Elizabeth. The jublient crowd also participated in games and face painting, and feasted on a bountiful harvest of snack foods.
Wanted: Support for tax-free textbooks top honors: Israel Adams Puyallup Post
Last year, I sat down and talked to then-ASPCP President Jason Schlegel about the issue of removing the tax from textbooks for college students. A year ago, Schlegel told me that this issue was paramount to Student Programs and the Student Government, but that there was little to no student involvement in the fight for this relief, and thus the issue would not amount to very much until that situation changed. Much time has passed since that meeting, and we’ve yet to see any change in the taxes on our purchases. The college even has a new group of student government officers to serve the student body of Pierce College at Puyallup. So, I decided to sit down with one of the officers and see where this issue now stands. I talked to Brandon McCue, the vice president of government issues, who updated me on the situation at hand. Although the issue remains a high point of interest on the Student Programs agenda, since McCue and the
others in Student Programs “feel that the students need a tax break,” the problem seems to be in the middle of a long wait to be recognized by the officials in Olympia. “We need everyone to get involved in this issue ... students need to contact their representatives in Olympia and tell them what an important issue this is to them,” said McCue. However, despite the lack of a large group of students across the state contributing their much-needed support to the effort, McCue said that student programmers from most of the community colleges around the area have been trying to work together to see this issue gets on the agendas of lawmakers in Olympia. “We’ve contacted community colleges in Washington state to explain how it would work and what is needed to get it put into the books,” explained McCue. He went on to say that: “we’d like to have all the [representative] districts on the side of this issue, so that it might be more likely to be successful.” The Student Programs members See textbookS on page 4
Phi theta kappa
Dolores Mahoney Puyallup Post
Students who have earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.5, have completed at least 12 hours of course work, and have identified a degree program may be eligible to join Phi Theta Kappa. Pierce College’s only honors society; Phi Theta Kappa is an internationally recognized honors society. Members of PTK focus not only on academic achievement, but consider themselves members of a service club. They volunteer at least five hours per quarter to the community and are currently in the planning stages of a club sponsored community project, which will focus on water. Benefits of membership include eligibility for scholarships only available to members, endorsement of society
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membership on official transcripts and diploma, and the privilege of wearing the society’s honor stole and tassel at graduation. Other benefits consist of an invitation to be included on the National Dean’s List, qualification for internship programs in Washington D.C., and JobtrakTM Network, a job listing site which offers entry-level jobs, internships, full and part-time positions. Members also qualify for membership to Phi Beta Kappa when they transfer into a four-year college or university. For more information, interested students can contact the club’s president, Miles Alexander at 8469374 or any one of the club’s advisors, Susan Dobyns at 840-8363, Duncan McClinton at 840-8373, or Stephanie Pickel at 840-8395. Or students can attend the meeting every first and third Tuesday at noon in room A-141. • Several other clubs are reviewed on page 3.