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The SUB functions as a meeting point for students.

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Design students have created a new layout for the space.

Student Union Building to be remodeled by top design students Darian Selby

The Communicator Design ideas for the Student Union Building, refined by the new Interior Design Program team, were shown in a powerpoint Wednesday April 24, 2013 in the first of three forums being led by Darren Pitcher, Vice President of Student Services.

The first forum focused on the Falls Gateway Building, which is currently under construction and will hold the new Testing Center and new offices

for the counseling department.

“The counselors’ offices along with the Testing Center in the Student Union Building (SUB) are being moved to the Falls Gateway Building for more space,” Pitcher said. “The offices in building one (the Administration Building) are going to be moved there and that building itself has been planned to be taken down in the fall of this year.”

Starting back in the year 2010-11 a group of ten Interior Design Program students, guided by Tanja Huffman who is the IIDA Instructor, developed

a new concept for the renovation of the foyer space in the SUB. The group surveyed students and other user groups to determine the likes and dislikes about the current space. They worked with administrators, faculty, facilities department, IT department, Sodexo, and other students to develop the final design solution. The group then presented their work to the Student Government and included their comments into the design.

“We completed the initial de-

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Since the bombing attack on the Boston Marathon on April 15, some Bloomsday runners are concerned the popular Spokane event may also be an easy target for similar domestic terrorist attacks.

Spokane’s Bloomsday marathon is one of the largest annual events in the area, and draws in tourists and runners from all over the world.

On Sunday, May 5, participants will take to the 7.46 mile course, and runners and spectators alike will crowd the course by the thousands. Bloomsday officials have taken enhanced Bloomsday security measures in order to insure History the safety of runners and spectators alike..

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Most Odenthal is a retired Spokane Police Participants in bomb unit commander.

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Within hours of the attack in Winner Boston, Spokane Police Chief Frank Frank Shorter Straub held a press conference to reassure Spokane citizens that their Source: bloomsdayrun. safety was top priority in all the org major events taking place in the coming weeks and months, including BLOOMSDAY | Page 2

Freebording: Off-season Training for Snowboarders (From left to right) Alicia Villa, Warrn Soko, Juan Ramirez-Gonzalez and Destiny Wallace are all running for an ASG position. Elections will be held later this month and students are encouraged to vote online.

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The Communicator This May students will vote to fill three vacant student government ASG positions.

Open positions include ASG President, Academic Vice President and Activities Board Vice President.

“For President we have nominated Alicia Villa, for Academics Vice President we have Crystal Aguilar, and for Activities we have

Warren Soco, Juan Ramirez-Gonzalez and Destiny Wallace,” said Kim Jones, the current Academic Vice President.

The ASG Elections are held every spring. This year the elections will be held on May 2.

To run for any ASG position, a student must petition for fifty signatures and have a 2.5 GPA. Once a student is approved the campaigning for the positions begins. The student is given $50 for campaign funds to advertise

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for the position.

“We actually just had to fire our treasurer because their GPA dropped,” said Michael San Miguel, a senator in the ASG. Ethan Erickson, the current president of the ASG, explained the position of presidency.

“My job is to lobby for and stand by the needs and wants of the student body,” said Erickson.

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Forums will be held on May 15 and June 5 in which students can share their needs and wants concerning the SUB lounge.

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sign work in June of 2010, and the project was put on the shelf until we had funding secured and a plan to implement the work,” Huffman said.

“Since the design team had done such a thorough job of programming to define the functional requirements of the space, we have kept the overall layout.”

The project that the ten students in the past started, has since been passed down to a new group of students.

“The work that the new group of four students, Emily Spillar, Michaela Weaver, Tali Johnson and Kaylene Hardin, are doing currently is to further refine the design and determine how the ideas previously designed will be implemented,” Huffman said.

“The finished product that students will be able to see within the next month or so, will have the same character as the previous work, but it will also have an updated appearance.”

After six months of hard work and the design layout being final soon, the long wait is almost over.

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The Spokane Police Department plans an increased police presence at this year’s Bloomsday.

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“It is my obligation as Chief of Police to ensure an increased police presence at all Spokane events, so that citizens feel safe,” said Straub.

“We want to guarantee our citizens safe events.”

Spokane is not a stranger to domestic terrorism threats. In January, 2011, Kevin William Harpham of Colville, WA planted an explosive device within a backpack along the route of the Martin Luther King parade downtown. The device was fortunately discovered by two city workers, and did not detonate.

Harpham later confessed to planting

“The Interior Design program was very pleased to be involved with it from the very beginning,” Huffman said. “Thank you to a supportive administration who gave us a budget, a great design committee to work with and the ability to design something that will function well for the students.”

The design ideas for the SUB were shown in a powerpoint, which is available to view at communicatoronline.org, Wednesday April 24, 2013 in the first of three forums being led by Darren Pitcher who is the Vice President of Student Services.

The first forum focused on the Falls Gateway Building which is currently under construction and will hold the Testing Center and new offices for the counseling department.

“The counselors’ offices along with the Testing Center in the Student Union Building are being moved to the Falls Gateway Building for more space,” Pitcher said. “The offices in building one (the Administration Building) are going to be moved there and that building itself has been planned to be taken down in the fall of this year.”

Don’t miss a chance to put in your two cents about the future of the SUB building, along with any wants, needs or concerns you have. There is a meeting in lounge C, May 15 from 11:00a.m. to noon and the last one June 5 in lounges A/B from 1:00p.m. to 2:00p.m. the device and is currently serving a 32-year prison sentence for using a weapon of mass destruction.

“Spokane’s not immune to bombings, so some people might think twice about participating in group gatherings,” said Gerard Hegel, Spokane resident. “But most people will participate in (Spokane) events because we’re not ‘fraidy-cats.’”

On April 18, Bloomsday organizers announced that in addition to safety enhancements, they would also be ordering lilac colored bracelets that are etched with “Bloomsday Stands with Boston” for runners to wear during the race on May 5.

58,000 bracelets have been ordered for the race.

Late registration will be available during normal check-In hours at the Convention Center—Friday, May 3, from 11:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., and Saturday, May 4 from 9:00 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. Race entry is NOT available on Sunday, May 5.

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Social media assists police in identifying victims, arresting suspects

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Spokane Police Department investigators move the body of Heather Cassel after her murder on Mar. 11. Social media was used to identify the victim and find her killers.

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The Communicator Two months ago, former SCC student Heather Cassel was found dead from a gunshot to the head

by College Terrace Apartments, less than half a mile from SFCC’s campus. Due to the location of the gunshot wound, Spokane Police had trouble identifying Cassel until they posted pictures of her tattoos on facebook. Not only were they able to identify Cassel, but they were also able to apprehend persons of interest in the murder by examining Cassel’s movements via facebook on the day of her kidnap and murder.

Social media is playing an increasing role with police departments attemtping to trace the steps of victims and suspects. From the murder of Heather Cassel, to the May Day Riots in Seattle, to finding and arresting the Boston Bombers, social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter have played key roles in crime solving.

Detective Bob Mossman and Officer Mike McCasland of the Spokane Police Department acknowledged the speed of social media when it comes to solving

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“It’s like moving from dialup internet to DSL,” Detective Mossman said.“It seems like a completely different world.”

Social media allows people with information to have immediate access to the police and can post descriptions of the suspect and tell the public where the crime happened instead of waiting for updates.

“It is fast acting, and can reach a large number of people in a short amount of time,” McCasland said.

“The public gets information on the crime right away, instead of a few hours later, or the next day.

“The only problem is the same twenty to thirty bloggers read the Facebook page regularly.”

The City of Spokane Police Department Facebook page currently has 8,052 likes and they have 2,431 followers on Twitter.

While the numbers don’t seem to add up, with help from the KHQ and KXLY news pages the Spokane Police Department can still get the word out to over 300,000 people in the greater Spokane area.

“I’m very happy with the way social media has helped out with solving cases.” Mossman said.

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“In the Board of Trustees Meeting I give a report on the happenings of ASG and make sure the administration is aware of student needs.”

The other positions that are available have different jobs they must fulfill as well.

“The Activities Board VP, Mary, manages the programmers who plan the events,” said Jason Deroose, a programmer on the activities board.

There is a limit to how much the

Examples of Police Use of Social Media Spokane: Police utilize facebook to identify the body of Heather Cassel.

SFCC: Security officers utilize social media to circulate a CCTV photo of Thomas Clemmons, who is suspected of several car thefts on SCC’s campus.

programmers can spend on the events.

“The programmers are given a certain budget that they can spend on events which is updated every quarter,” said San Miguel.

“The Academic V.P,. Kim, is in charge of running campus events, as well as overseeing the senate and their meetings, making sure they go smoothly and that they do what they need to do,” said San Miguel.

“Student government officers are paid $13.19 an hour at 15 hours a week as a form of work study,” said Alicia Villa, one of the candidates for the elections.

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Spokanites decorate “The Joy of Running Together”, a statue which celebrates Bloomsday, with support for Boston Marathon victims.

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Did You Know?: Over 1,000 runners participated in the inaugural Bloomsday run on May 1, 1977.

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The Pathway to Citizenship is on Congress’ table this month. Years of inaction on immigration reform have left undocumented immigrants in limbo. Many of them have families, jobs, and strong ties to American communities.

A broad immigration reform bill, put together by eight bipartisan senators, also called the “Big Eight,” is intended to fix the chronic issues in the system and help an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants achieve their dream of citizenship and make it a reality. This bill will also help bring new immigrants to this country, and allow them to utilize certain job skills or personal assets while they obtain citizenship.

Here at the Communicator, the staff has discussed the importance of immigration reform and how this new bill will help change the lives of many who have worked hard and deserve citizenship in this country.

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Members of the South Central Farm attending an immigrant rights march for amnesty in Los Angeles, CA on May 1, 2006. The banner reads “No human being is illegal”.

Facts on Undocumented Immigrants 86 percent of undocumented immigrants have lived in the US for 7 years or longer.

80 percent of undocumented immigrants are from Mexico or Latin America, 9 percent are from Asia, and 11 percent are from Europe, Canada, Africa, and other countries.

11 million estimated undocumented workers live in the US.

A nation of immigrants With over 11 million undocumented immigrants in the US (as of 2012), the issue of illegal immigration continues to divide Americans.

Opponents of amnesty for undocumented workers, such as Numbers USA, say that aliens who break the law by crossing the Sarah US border Dyer without proper documentation or by overstaying their visas should be deported and not rewarded with a path to citizenship and access to social services.

They argue that illegal aliens are criminals and social and economic burdens to law-abiding, tax-paying Americans.

But the anti-immigration camp has ignored one very important point: with the exception of Native Americans, we are a nation of immigrants.

Throughout the history of the United States, there have always been citizens angry about the latest wave of new immigrants and their inability to assimilate into American culture; the current debates over undocumented immigrants are no different.

Immigrants today face the same struggles and discriminatory attitudes that our own great-grandparents faced. Some might argue that our ancestors immigrated illegally via Ellis Island and other ports of call, and they are absolutely right.

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border crossings. The current state of the Mexican economy gives a strong indication as to why Census figures show that 90 percent of illegal immigration comes from Latin America, with 70 percent of the total from Mexico.

Mexico’s population live in extreme poverty, which means they live on less than $1 a day. Unemployment in Mexico is realistically estimated near 40%, and there are no government unemployment benefits. Systemic poverty poverty abounds.

In the late 1800s, the Irish were despised for their Catholicism. In the first half of the 20th century, Germans were reviled for their homeland’s involvement in two world wars. When an economic depression occurred in 1873, Chinese immigrants were accused of taking away jobs from Americans by working at low “coolie wages.”

Of course, immigrants were usually only given the most dangerous or backbreaking labor available, just as they are today.

All of these arguments should sound familiar, as anti-immigration advocates still use the same fearbased arguments today. The fear that existed towards immigrants at the turn of the century persists in much the same guise.

In the United States, we cling to the ideal of the American Dream; it is our ethos. The Declaration of Independence lists the pursuit of life, liberty and happiness as “inalienable rights”. The Statue of Liberty invites the world to see us as a safe harbor; her tablet reads “Send me your tired, your poor” and concludes with the welcoming invitation “I lift my lamp beside the golden door.” She is the same guardian that welcomed generations of European immigrants to this country.

We are a nation of immigrants.

Children brought to U.S. illegally should be allowed citizenship

You’re three years old. Your parents live in extreme poverty. Food stamps would be an improvement to your parents’ financial situation, who often will go days without eating to make sure you don’t starve. Transportation is scarce, food is scarce, Emily education is Norton limited, and opportunity is non-existent.

One night, your parents wrap you up in your only blanket and they take all the clothing they can carry, and very carefully you all pile into the back of an old pickup truck with a camper top and several other families. You’re all dropped off in the middle of the desert, and you’re all told to run.

You have no idea where your family is running to, but you all run until you’re exhausted and dehydrated. Eventually your family comes to a city unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. The people speak a strange language, but you come to learn it and eventually you’re able to translate this language to your parents, who struggle learning it.

Your mom gets a job cleaning at local motels. Your dad works in a field picking vegetables and driving the trucks. You grow up in a modest house that your family rents. You go to grade school, junior high. You are a sophomore in high school, and like every other 16 year-old you’re friends with, you want to get your driver’s license and experience that first taste of youthful independence.

That’s when the fact you’re an undocumented immigrant becomes a problem. You have no birth certificate, no social security card. Your parents don’t either; they forged documents just so you could go to school. Your whole family crossed

the border illegally all those years before – what makes you think you deserve the same rights that people born in this country have?

For many children brought to America illegally, this scenario is a stark reality, and more and more undocumented immigrants are coming forward to tell their tales of being and feeling American, and merely lacking the paperwork to make that status legal. They are stories of being smuggled across borders as children or infants by parents who were desperate to escape extreme poverty and build a better lives for their families.

These children grow up in the US for the majority of their lives, and then are denied basic rights like joining the military or getting a drivers license. Many have no recollection of the countries they came from, they identify as American the same way any natural-born citizen would, and they have been tragically denied the privilege of gaining citizenship because our laws regarding immigration are so out of touch.

This is why we desperately need immigration reform; the Pathway to Citizenship will help these people achieve their dreams. These stories are too common, and we would be turning against the very ideal our country was founded on to deny those seeking better lives access to our borders.

I’m not saying that I condone coming to the country illegally, but the children who are smuggled to this country by their parents should not be punished for it. The parents’ actions undoubtedly were intended to better the life of the child, despite the illegal means of gain.

Congress has immigration reform on the table right now. It’s time for our nation to stop listening to the spin-machine hype against undocumented immigrants and start listening to the very people we need to help: those here illegally who want to earn their citizenship and become some of the best and brightest, the right way.

Did You Know?: In 2010, undocumented workers paid about $11.2 billion in federal taxes.

Source: Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy

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This trapeez group recently performed with 59th annual Shriner’s Circus at the Spokane Valley Mall on Apr. 21.

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The peacocks at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle freely roam the grounds giving onlookers a colorful show.

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This is a reader submitted photo by Amber Malquist of an arrowleaf balsamroot flower; the root was a staple food source of the local native populations.

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This tile piece, named Birds of the Northwest, was created by Harold Balazs and was given to the Spokane Audubon Society in 1981.

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This mural, found outside the SFCC art building, was a collaborative work with New York street artist Swoon and fine arts students.

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This is an asian elephant from the Shriner’s Circus. The asian elephant is considered a highly endangered species and is commonly hunted for its ivory.

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Method Juice Cafe serves up fresh, local drinks Andrew Vanhoff

The Communicator Using completely organic ingredients, the Method Juice Cafe offers a healthy alternative option for your daily drink.

The Method Juice Cafe, located at 718 W Riverside Ave, uses 100 percent organic ingredients to make fresh and healthy smoothies and juices. Fruit and vegetable juices provide a viable alternative to more common drinks such as coffee. Drinking fruit and vegetable juices provides a much easier way to consume large quantities of the health-packed foods, allowing for a more concentrated form of nutrition. Use of primarily raw fruits and vegetables ensures that customers are able to get their juice or smoothie in the most natural form possible.

Contrary to the goals of many businesses, Amy Robinson, manager at Method, says that the cafe’s main mission isn’t necessarily to create revenue.

“We really want to help nourish people’s health,” Robinson said.

The cafe uses primarily raw fruits and vegetables in all of its products, because of the added health benefits of raw food.

“We feel that it’s the most natural way to eat,” Robinson said.

Robinson says that fruit and vegetable juices are often easier to consume than fruits and vegetables themselves because of the large volume of the vegetables in their normal form. Simply put, you'll get full.

Method also offers smoothies for those who prefer

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Courtney Fagras is making one of Method’s juices.

a little more substance to their drinks, as well as rice bowls, salads, and assorted snacks.

Rich Spies, a frequent Method customer who says he visits the cafe around three times a week, says he loves the juice.

Lyssa Davis | Editor “It’s excellent,” Spies said.

Spies also believes that it’s important that foods be organic and non-genetically modified foods.

“We need to know what we’re eating,” Spies said.

Jordan Leach, another frequent patron of Method, says he has been visiting the juice cafe two to three times a week, almost since it opened in August of 2012.

“It’s fast, and it’s one of the healthiest options,” Leach said, “There’s nothing else like it.”

Leach says he enjoys supporting local businesses, an enjoyment he is able to fulfil with his stops by Method.

Leach also likes the emphasis Method puts on the environment; he pointed out the compost bin, which was almost full, compared to the trash bin, which was almost empty. Indeed, everything Method gives you is compostable, from the cups to the straws.

Method employee Liam Rogalski describes what Method offers as, “All gluten free, mostly raw food that helps you get your body to a better place.”

Liam also says that Method attempts to buy ingredients from local farmers whenever possible.

Method has also attempted to draw in customers by making a modernized website featuring a full menu.

The online menu allows a potential customer to view each juice or smoothie offered, it’s ingredients, and the individual health benefits of each ingredient.

Juices like “The Daily,” which includes jalapeno juice, allow for more interesting and flavorful juicing experience than can easily be had with most homemade juices. Many juices also feature ginger for flavor.

Method Juice Cafe offers, according to its customers,an extremely healthy and amazingly tasty alternative to your daily coffee.

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Steven Loveland is a hands-on proprietor: he is seen here assisting a customer with their biking needs.

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Mukogawa’s taiko drummers performed during Japan Week, at River Park Square.

Taiko Facts - Taiko is the traditional Japanese art of drumming - The word is literally translated to mean “large drum” in Japanese.

- Taiko is usually performed at the beginning of special events and Japanese festivals.

- The Taiko performace during Japan Week was dedicated to the late Mr. Ed Tsutakawa, International Ambassador to Spokane.

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Steve’s On Cannon: high-end bikes and repair in Browne’s Addition for 40 years Samuel Garringer The Communicator

The little bike shop on Cannon Street offers a big selection of high-end bikes you can’t get anywhere else in Spokane.

Steven Loveland is the owner of Steve’s On Cannon, which is located on Cannon Street over in the Brown’s Addition neighborhood of Spokane. Born and raised in Spokane, Loveland has been in the biking mechanical business for a little over 40 years. In 1984 and 1988, when the Olympic trials were here in Spokane, Steven was the tech support for the riders and just kept it going.

Inside the shop, top brands of mountain and road bikes hang from the ceiling, are parked out on the main floor and displayed in the windows. On any given day there are two or three bikes behind the counter undergoing mechanic work. Steve’s place offers a wide range of bikes, from high-dollar BMC, Bianchi, and MASI, all the way to Sevens. They work on, and know, all these brands and more.

“We work mostly on Sevens; we see a lot of Sevens,”

Loveland said.

Thomas Lynch, an employee at Steve’s on Cannon and a former SFCC student who graduated in 1986 with a broadcasting degree; he even used to run the radio station, KSFC, that SFCC used to own and operate here on campus. Lynch has been working in bicycle shops since the early 80’s. He has been working at Steve’s On Cannon for about 3 months, though he has worked with Loveland before.

“Steve wanted a boutique shop of high-end bikes, saddle bags, and all the parts you couldn’t get anywhere else in town,” said Lynch. “Its a little bike shop where two old guys, with lots of ego, are here to serve your needs, not our wants.”

Thomas is a marketing director of sorts for the shop; Steven focuses mainly on the mechanical aspects of the job. Riders have been following Steven since 1984, some are still the same customers.

Steve’s On Cannon does not buy bikes from people, and they do not offer used bikes either. When someone brings in a bike to be worked on the customer, on average, get their bike back in 5 days.

Did You Know?: The first five seat bicycle, the quindem, was built in 1940.

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through for Brain Tumors; registration costs $35 for adults, and $20 for children under 13.

With summer on its way, Spokane Following the Breakthrough, Color residents are breaking out their runMe Rad comes to Spokane on June ning shoes.

15. Runners in Color Me Rad are From the Coeur d’Alene Ironman bombarded by colored cornstarch to Bloomsday, the Pacific Northwest during their run. has many running events. These “It’s a 5k of color mayhem,” said races offer themed runs and often Gretchen Willard, Public Relations raise money for charity. 5K runs for Color Me Rad. offer students a chance to exercise, Willard says that the idea behind have fun, and in some cases help Color Me Rad was to take running, charities all at the same time. which is pretty mundane, and make The Breakthrough for Brain it fun. So get the whitest t-shirt you Tumors, forcan find, head merly known as over to color“The Breakthrough for “Joggin’ for the merad.com, sign Noggin’,” will be Brain Tumors succeeded up, and prepare held at SFCC on in raising over $99,000 for to be covered in May 18. This 5k, several rainbrain tumor research” though smaller bowy layers of than most, is -Alisha Kassam cornstarch-filled Break through for Brain Tumors Event cordinator expected to draw entertainment. around 450 parColor Me Rad costs 50 to 55 dollars ticipants according to event coordidepending on time of registration. nator Alisha Kassam.

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Runners heading towards the finish line at the River Run on April 21.

90 dollars depending on day of registration.

For men who felt left out of the Muddy Mama, July 13 brings the Dirty Dash, open to all- comers.

Event spokesperson Gretchen Willard describes it as “A mud run obstacle course that combines boot camp challenges with the joy of getting muddy... participants crawl through mud pits, climb mountains of sludge, scale cargo nets and jump hay bales before taking a ride down the world’s largest slip ‘n slide, all in the name of fun.”

Registration costs between 50

and 55 dollars, depending on time of registration.

An opportunity to get clean after all that mud, Foam Fest comes to Spokane on July 27. The event’s website describes the event as “The ONLY mud run that doubles as a human car wash.”

Offering a variety of muddy, watery and foamy obstacles, this 5k offers a unique experience. If simultaneously getting hit by mud and bubbles appeals to you, head over to 5kfoamfest.com for details. Prices range from 65 to 75 dollars, depending on the date of registration.

New trend helping snowboarders train during the off-season Samuel Garringer The Communicator

When the snow melts and the mountains are bare, snowboarding season is over. However Freebording allows snowboarders to practice during the off season.

Freebords were designed to give you the freedom and control of a snowboard, but for the summer season, on pavement.The name for Freebord, without the “a” letter in board, comes from one of the original Freebord team members. The member had the idea from the start, but sadly, she had passed away in a car accident.

The rest of the Freebord team members wanted to honor her by putting her idea into action; so, they dropped the “a” from ‘Freeboard’ and became ‘Freebord’.

On the official Freebord web page, the mission of Freebord was

learning how to snowboard, it is started out by snowboarders that not the same when you crash. wanted to snowboard all year The design for the bindings round. The design of the board was by Freebord’s former graphic enabled riders to have the same designer, Tim Seward. Seward had feeling and control that resembled lost his leg at a young age due to snowboarding. bone marrow cancer and rode with “These boards are not a hybrid a prosthetic leg. Because he had board of any kind or skateboard,” President and CEO of Freebord, Ste- no feeling in his back leg, he was not able to tell if his leg was on the ven Bianco said. “With Freebords Freebord or not. you can catch an “Nothing else out there is edge. Nothing Seward designed the perfect bindelse out there is like this...We are the only like this. We are ing that you can ones in the world to make pull your feet out the only ones a true snowboard cross of in case you in the world need to bail and to make a true trainer” also to hold your snowboard cross -Steven Bianco foot on so you trainer.”

President and CEO of Freebord.com can take harder When beginning, the rider turns, get better leverage and go faster. has to commit to thinking that he, According to Freeboard.com, the or she, is snowboarding on pavedesign of a Freebord resembles a ment not skateboarding. Though large skateboard. Beneath the deck it has the same characteristics of

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are four fixed wheels mounted on Freebording long trucks that extend beyond the Check sides of the board. The four fixed List wheels, also known as edge wheels, simulate the edges of a snowboard.

What you In addition to these four edge need to get wheels, the Freebord has two adstarted: ditional castor wheels that are on the board’s centerline, mounted just on the inside of the truck’s pivoting point, they rotate 360 degrees.

Helmet The castor wheels also hang down lower than the four edge wheels.

These act like the snowboard, the weight of the rider is balancing on these two wheels, allowing riders Knee to initiate slides in any direction, Pads check their speed or stop just like they would on snow.

The bindings mount to the top of the deck and provide riders with Elbow extra board control. They are rotaPads tionally and vertically adjustable to allow for stance customization. But unlike snowboard bindings, Freebord bindings don’t lock a rider’s Board feet to the deck. Riders can step in and out of them whenever they need to. This allows the rider to bail at any given point without the foot being caught.

BindAs Freebord has evolved, so has ings their goal: bring as much control as possible to riding on pavement.

Riders can carve, slide, slow down and stop whenever they want. RidWrist ers can go as fast or as slow as they Pads want. They can bomb the steepest of streets or ride mellow cruisers; hit big open roads or the narrowest of sidewalks.

First “On a Freebord, riders have the Aid control they need to ride what they Kit want and how they want.” Bianco said.

Students looking to start freebording can go to freebord.com to find prices for boards and how to get started.

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