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MEN’S SOCCER WINS QUARTERFINAL SPORTS: PAGE 11 NEWS:DARREN PITCHER OPINION:MENTAL ILLNESS FEATURES: VETERANS DAY ARTS: SPARTAN THEATRE PHOTO CREDIT: CHANDLER PEDERSEN

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MISSION STATEMENT

As a newsroom we aim to cover stories, events and achievements close to campus which affect students, staff and our community as a whole.

Question: What is your familiy's holiday tradition?

Shanley Shoupe: “We open Christmas presents on Christmas Eve, and we open stockings on Christmas.”

Sandy Riley: “We have a jar, and put little pieces of

paper in the jar throughout the year of what we’re thankful for, and at Thanksgiving or Christmas we’ll pull some out and read them.”

Grifen Peck: “It would be heresy to the

throne of the family if we don’t have a ham on the holidays.”

Zack Da Silva: “My mom is obsessed with

ornaments, we have to get an ornament every year, I have way too many ornaments. There is not a Christmas tree in the world that can fit them all.”

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NEWS

3 DARREN PITCHER 4 SUB/GYM RENOVATION

OPINION

5 MENTAL ILLNESS 6 STUDY MUSIC/GREAT BOOKS 7 GENDER IDENTITY

FEATURES

8 VETERANS DAY 9 FOOD CO-OPS 10 BUDGETING/STUDENT DISCOUNTS

SPORTS

11 SOCCER/VOLLEYBALL

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Darren Pitcher working on important projects that impact the students at SFCC.

Interim president’s future plans: infrastructure, students, staff Plans for the campus and visions for the future.

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Top dog, head honcho, the big cheese all of these titles mean one thing, person in charge.

Darren Pitcher, the acting president of SFCC is in charge of many different parts of the campus.He’s here to oversee campus operation, provide leadership and support the faculty of SFCC. In fact, Pitcher is in charge of almost everything. He has gone through many different steps and positions to get from a community college student to taking on the role of acting president of the SFCC campus.

Pitcher is in charge of many different parts of the campus that affect everyone attending SFCC, but this isn’t where he started, not even close. His journey started at a community college in Montana.

He took online classes while working full time. His community college experience

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at a college in Montana. He then made a leap over to Spokane and got the job as vice president of student services for five years and then vice president of learning for the 2016-2017 school year. As a vice president he oversaw everything from Title IX to student services to campus management. was considered “non-traditional.”

Though he loved being vice president, “There wasn’t as many resources he was “not in the action as much” said then,” said Pitcher. “There wasn’t any career counseling, there wasn’t an ori- Pitcher.

“Each of the positions have their own entation, and no FASFA either.” appeal,” said Pitcher. “I During his journey through “Valuing the people, and couldn’t pick between the two.” community letting them work so He has a vision for college he even they can do what they this campus, he wants “to changed his focus on what really matmajor. Through love” ters,” said Pitcher. all of this, Pitch- Interim president Pitcher He has a recipe for er said he had a great experience and that it “literally success, “focusing on employee care, operational excellence, student success, comchanged his life”.

He gained his major and ended up munity connections and campus culture,” on the path to success. He obtained his said Pitcher.

“Valuing the people, and letting them doctorate in education leadership and change with an emphasis on communi- work so they can do what they love” is ty college leadership. He wants to give Pitcher’s idea for creating and improving the others a similar experience to what he environment for the teaching staff and the rest of the employees on campus. had in college, he wants to give that Pitcher is a man with a plan, and plans on back to the students.

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No access to current gyms

With a new gym being built, students have had a hard time using the gyms on other campuses.

Drew Thomas

The Communicator Since the beginning of this quarter, students have not been allowed access to the gym here at SFCC. “There’s a bit of discrepancy between athletics department, ASG, and students,” said Willow Zimmerman, ASG president.

“There hasn’t been enough staff available to help all students.”

Safety seems to be a big concern to the faculty at SFCC. To have access to the gym, students must be taking a fitness class so that they know how to use the machines properly without damaging equipment.

“Athletics department has put a committee together,” says Zimmerman. “Who are working to solve the logistics of when we can open the fitness center and begin staffing more people.”

Sprucing up SUB

SFCC will need to make sure that they have the proper staff needed to correctly operate the new facility. It seems that the issue of money and finding the right staff members is making it a bit trickier than originally thought.

“It’s not that they don’t want to staff,” says Zimmerman. “It’s just figuring out the logistics of where the money will come from to pay their salaries.”

“We were happy to give money to athletics for renovation of the gym,” says Zimmerman. “We’re excited to see how the gym turns out and how our money is being spent.”

According to the sign in front of the construction site, the new gym will include a climbing wall, student lounges, new concessions, an expanded fitness center and more.

“Currently all students can access tennis courts and tracks,” said Zimmerman, “students could access the gym but it’s under construction until June of 2018.”

The original goal was for the gym to be completed by fall this year, but so far it just hasn’t panned out.

“We were expecting that since we gave the Athletics department $30,000 that at least the fitness center would be open to all students by fall 2017,” said Zimmerman.

“However that didn’t happen because of logistical reasons.”

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A big change is coming to SFCC’s Student Union Building in the Plans for the future SUB near future. renovation.

With other buildings around our school getting facelifts, the ASG, with the help of SFCC’s President, Darren Pitcher, and the advisor of the Interior Design department, Tanja Huffman, have decided it’s time to make our Student Union Building a place that expresses our campus culture.

The decision of changing the Student Union Building has been on the back burner since 2010.

“There is going to be an archiInterior Design | Contribution tectural change, new lights and furOne of the many project designs for the niture, and more areas to do things possible renovation of the SUB. like homework.” said Huffman.

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Originally, both of the ASGs from SFCC and SCC came together and reached a settlement of a certain amount of money.

“I know that the ASG from SFCC and SCC decided to match payment up to $50,000 to pay for the gym,” said Zimmerman.

To afford the new gym, the school has plans in the future to possibly increase tuition.

“Currently we have no idea on cost,” said Zimmerman. “But it will not be as large a cost like you would have at a bigger university.”

Hopefully soon the students of present and future will be able to enjoy the brand new facilities with all of its new features.

Victoria Eby-Bounds | The Communicator Dangerous gym construction site warns to keep out.

“The biggest thing about the renovation, is that someone needs to take the first step in actually going through with it.”

Pitcher also had some words about the future renovation and what kind of things students and faculty could expect.

“Students have a voice,” said Pitcher. “It has been 3-4 years in the making, and it’s time to go through with it.”

The current lobby was designed before community learning, so Pitcher hopes that it will be more comfortable for students to work in groups and have a place to study. The Associated Student Government decided this should be brought back into progress.

“We wanted to leave a legacy,” said Willow Zimmerman,

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Zimmerman is excited to see the final product of the renovation, and hopes that it modernizes our school and makes students and faculty proud of where they go to school or teach.

“This is going to be a facelift, not a structural change.” said Zimmerman. “There won’t be walls being torn down.”

Students and faculty interested in knowing what might happen, or would like to help with decisions with the renovation of the Student Union Building can attend Senate Meetings every Thursday at 1:30 p.m.

Nothing has been completely decided yet, and as Darren Pitcher has said, “students do have voice in what happens at our school to make it better.”

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Living with mental illness

Opinion

A personal story of learning to live successfully and peacefully with mental illness Chandler Pedersen

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iving with an illness can be challenging, whether it is physical or mental Finding a way to overcome an illness, or at least finding a way to live peacefully with it, is something that takes a while to achieve. Around the age of 13, I was taken to a hospital and diagnosed with Paranoid-Schizophrenia with Depressive side effects.

With this illness came a constant wave of paranoia, hallucinations (both auditory and visual), distorted vision, and many other smaller symptoms, before and after Elizabeth Trout | Contributed Artwork the diagnosis. With the help of medication, I was able to combat these symptoms Illustration of the light and darkness that mental illness brings to a mind, behind a person sitting at peace. and live a semi-normal life.

The medication isn’t a miracle medicine, in other words it does not cure the my learning capability and the barrier that illness. It keeps the symptoms at bay and keeps me from learning has slowly fallen allows me to function at school, in the away. workplace and in everyday life. I have to Throughout my life with this illness, I take the medication every night, because it have tried to keep myself happy, and find causes drowsiness, so I use it to help with little things in life to make my mind stay at sleep. peace. Besides the medicine helping me, I Risperidone (an antipsychotic), is rehave turned to learning, music and writing, quired daily, to help dull symptoms, it is and occasionally acting. not a one time use.

With learning I look at my Majors which Much like physical therapy for a physiare Sociology and Journalism. These macal illness is needed to jors constantly keep me heal, medication and “Throughout my life with on my feet. I also play therapy help heal the this illness, I have tried to guitar, bass guitar and I mental illness, butw sing. they do not cure it. Par- keep myself happy, and With writing, I write anoid-Schizophrenia is find little things in life for the paper, and also I something I will have to am working on writing battle for a long time. to make my mind stay at books on the side, or The illness has peace.” short stories. These keep brought many things my mind distracted and that act as barriers to my life and keeps help me keep a clear head. me from achieving different goals. One My mind is at all times flooded with barrier is that the illness makes it harder to thoughts, ranging from good to bad, as a obtain knowledge and keep it in my head. average person has, but my mind tends to To combat this, I read books to increase double, sometimes triple the amount of www.communicatoronline.org

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thoughts. Not only are they doubled and/ or tripled, but they are extreme when it comes to good and bad, and when you are trying to live peacefully, it doesn’t always help.

An example of what this is like, was something I demonstrated to my partner at Wal-Mart in the toy aisle a couple weeks ago. I pushed all the “try me” buttons on the toy cars and they started talking and singing all at the same time, and it sounded like gibberish. I then explained to my partner, this is what it sounds like in my head after I forget my medicine, or even just on a rather negative day.

With these extreme thoughts come mood swings, which make living harder, and sometimes cause trouble within relationships, whether it is with family, friends, or with my partner.

To combat the flooding of thoughts, I have taken up meditation. I do not meditate like people normally would though.

When I meditate, I sit in my room at home, put on a record (Usually Pink Floyd’s The Wall), and I close my eyes and sort out every thought in my brain.

I go into my “mind palace” as Sherlock Holmes would call it, and I sort out my life. I go through every event from the current month and try to solve all my problems. In the end, I open my eyes feeling relieved and get about five to six hours of peace in my head.

All of these coping mechanisms have been helpful to me, and hopefully those struggling with mental illness find coping skills to help them as well.

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Music for studying How listening to your headphones changes the tempo of a study session.

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usic can either distract a student’s studies or help them focus on studying.

One thing that’s been on some minds is if music really helps in studying. Students tend to either listen to music, have background noise, or pure quietness while they study after classes. Each student has their own way of studying and how it affects their ability to study.

“Music keeps me focused

and blocks out the extra noise,” said SFCC student Maddie Minton. “I always listen to a variety of music that pops up on my Spotify.”

Minton has been studying in the library due to it being clean and having less distractions than at home.

On the other hand, some students don’t listen to music because it distracts them.

“Music tends to distract me from my studies,” said Marlee Blua, SFCC student. “I like to study in a confined room full of quietness.”

We all have differences on whether music helps us or not.

“Music helps me study if I am listening to classical or instrumental music,” said Kimberlie Matteson, SFCC student.

“It keeps me focused and is good background noise.”

It all depends on the student on whether or not music helps in studying. It also depends on

Great books

Texts that every student should read to prepare for college.

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or students wanting to get ahead in their English program here is a list of books that could be helpful.

For those students who want to enter an English program prepared, here is a list of six books students can read.

“As far as reading for a degree,” said Maggie Krug, an English instructor at SFCC, “It depends on what degree.

Technical communications, linguistics, creative writing etc., it will be different.

Some helpful strategies [are] reading the classics, asking professors for readings ahead of classes and developing an area of specialty that can be pursued through several classes.”

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Victoria Eby-Bounds | The Communicator Juliana Mandum working to some tunes.

the type of music as well, whether it’s jazz, instrumental, rap, or heavy metal, it just depends on the mood the student is in and what helps them keep focused.

“Students that test in environments with background music had better results than students that had background noise of people talking, traffic noise,

Ancient Literature:

1. The Iliad: Homer

The epic poem of Achilles and his withdrawal from the Trojan War and the disastrous consequences.

2. Beowulf: Unknown

This Anglo-Saxon poem tells the tale of the hero Beowulf who defends Heorot Hall from a variety of mythical monsters.

Modern titles include:

3. 1984: George Orwell

In the year 1984, The English government is in full control of its population.

Thoughts and actions are monitored by Big Brother, and sex is outlawed. When Whinston engages in a love affair he becomes a target of the government.

4. Dune: Frank Herbert

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or nature noise,” said Max Baker Istudent in an article from Independent magazine.

“Therefore, taking an iPod and a set of headphones may come in handy if you’re looking to avoid being distracted by any ambient sounds.”

Teachers know some things about students who listen to music as they study.

“I think music helps students immensely,” said Nathan Lansing, Music teacher at SFCC. “Music can help teach students about the elements, the US states, and about many other subjects.”

Lansing has taught History of Pop Music at SFCC and sees improvement of students performances when they listen to music while studying.

When studying, teachers and studies show that music helps students when they study.

the treacherous plot against his family and fulfill mankind’s most unattainable dream.

Children’s literature:

5. Where the Red Fern Grows: Wilson Rawls

A tale of a young boy and his raccoon hunting dogs is an American Children’s classic. It follows them as they go on adventures and become a remarkable hunting team. “Where the red fern grows is an exciting tale of love and adventure you’ll never forget.”--according to Bookshare.org

6. The Curious Case of the Dog in the Night Time: Mark Haddon A young autistic boy tries to solve the murder of his neighbor’s dog while also trying to deal with the complexities of living with a single parent.

“For an English degree you can focus on the classics,” said SFCC English instructor Cynde DeLauder. “It really is that you (just need to) read everything.”

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Beyond the bathroom

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Gender identity means more to a person than just panties and pronouns, but it’s not complicated to be accepting.

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ender identity goes beyond the bathroom.

While biological sex can be determined by chromosomes and hormones, gender extends past X and Y. Professors and Pride directors know this, as well as the people who identify outside the binary.

The difference between sex and gender is one that not many people fully understand.

“Sex is biological- we use internal/ external genitalia, chromosomes, and hormones to identify if someone is male, female, or intersex,” said Matthew S. Jeffries, director of the Gender Identity/Expression and Sexual Orientation Resource Center at WSU. “Gender is social construct based on characteristics expected of men and women.”

This means that people are free to identify as any gender (or no gender) regardless of biological sex. However, the gender that a person identifies as may not always be how they present themselves.

“Gender identity is how one describes and understands their own gender,” Jeffries said. “Gender expression is... how someone performs their gender. This expression can be in the terms of clothes, haircuts, jewelry, and other mannerisms.”

It is important to note that gender identity is completely separate from sexuality or sexual orientation. The people discussed in this article are not simply crossdressing or motivated by sexual reasons.

There are certainly a lot more genders than male and female. These include nonbinary (neither male nor female), genderfluid (moving freely along the spectrum),

Victoria Eby-Bounds | The Communicator A mural in the LGBT+ Student Center shows society’s diversity by displaying identification and pride flags

“We need more good representation,” gender nonconforming (not performing said Katie Clemons, SFCC sociology proexpectations of their gender), and more. fessor. “Even shows with representation “So for coming out to myself, it was like Will & Grace are criticized in the very slow. Like it wasn’t like ‘holy s--- I’m community for stereotypical portrayal of a nonbinary now’ it was more like adjustgay character.” ing to the thought process that I am not Simple changes in language can also male,” said Jamie Brown, EWU student.

“Coming out to people is okay, mostly be- help cultivate safer environments for the cause I only came out/come out to people gender nonconforming.

“Instead of saying ‘he or she’ when who I know are accepting, but even then, referring to a metaphorical person,” said it’s still a little bit nerve wracking.”

Jamie. “You can say ‘they.’ Which, 1) it’s In recent years these identifications shorter and 2) it gives people more ophave become more common in the US. Unfortunately, with any new group comes tions than just male or female.”

For people at SFCC, there are many discrimination. resources available to “Honestly, a lot of For more information provide support systhe discrimination tems, and safe spaces. comes from uneducaA program that is tion,” said Jamie, “I’ve SFCC LGBT+ Student Center Student Union Building room 125 being recreated at also had discriminaHours SFCC is Safe Campus tion because people Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Advocates. This is a believe that there’s Friday 8:30 a.m.-TBA program that Clemonly two genders or ons is a part of worksexes, which is wrong ing on that educates scientifically. It’s just a lot of ignorance on the side of discrimina- professors on how to work with minority students as well as making the campus a tion.” safer place. One project that this program Education about gender identity is not common. Workshops and public speakers is working on is better labeling and mapping of gender neutral bathrooms across can also be very useful in educating the campus. public about such a hot topic.

The LGBT+ Student Center on campus Another way to reduce discrimination is a club that supports the entire LGBTQ+ would be representation in the media. community, including gender nonconVery rarely are transgender or gender forming people. They also offer many nonconforming people portrayed in film, other resources. music, or other types of media. www.communicatoronline.org

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Matt Nelson (left) and Jennifer Howard (center) attending a meeting with the AFVA for Veterans Day

Honoring our veterans at SFCC How SFCC is serving those who have served Andrew Mark Mariano

“I’ve definitely gotten to know a lot of people here,” Howard said.“Just from having The Communicator been military, there’s automatically a sense of camaraderie because you know what the n November 11, Spokane will join others have gone through.” the rest of our nation to celebrate The staff at the Veterans Resource Center Veterans Day to honor all those who also helps students with different resources have fought for our flag and our freedoms. and services.

SFCC will have a ceremony including the “As a Vet Corps navigator, for any of the planting of 250 flags in the quad in front of colleges in the area, we provide resources the Falls Library to honor our veterans. In and support for veterans and their depenaddition to this ceremony, our college has a dents (their family), and pretty much anyone Veterans Resource Center in the library that going to school,” said Matt Nelson, who is a offers services to our veteran students year Vet Corp navigator at SFCC. round. They are also training faculty to offer Nelson served as a Navy Corpsman until safe spaces for the over 300 veteran students November of 2004. Corpsmen usually work who may need it. in the hospital especially alongside Marines.

Jennifer Howard is one of the veterans He attended a seminar at a Veterans Forum that attends SFCC. She served in the Marine here in Spokane, that led him to volunteer to Corps for two years before pursuing a transfer help out his fellow veterans adjust to life after degree in business. their enlistment.

Howard is also the newly elected secre“Ex-military have a difficult transition. You tary of the Veteran’s Club which is formally get trained to be a soldier but you don’t get known as the Armed Forces Veteran’s Assotrained to be a civilian. The transition can be ciation (AFVA). She also enjoys doing her hard for some people,” said Nelson. homework in the Veterans Resource Center.

Lane Anderson, the Associate Director “We have computers and tables in the of Veterans Affairs here at SFCC, has impleback and it’s a lot quieter than the library,” mented training for SFCC faculty and staff to said Howard. “It’s helpful.” be capable of providing veterans with a safe She also finds that the Veterans Resource space to talk and feel welcome.

Center is a place where she can relate to Veterans can visit these spaces if they feel students that visit the center daily. stressed out from the transition to civilian life

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or are in need of help when they start to feel symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD. The spaces are marked with a white card that has a bald eagle in flight clasping a yellow ribbon in its claws with the words “Veteran Friendly” under a stylized stars and stripes border.

The flag itself is a symbol close to the heart of a veteran.

“It symbolises something bigger than yourself,” said Howard, “As a veteran, the flag is a symbol of your dedication and your service and of course the States.”

The AFVA and the Veterans Resource Center will be hosting the Veterans Day Ceremony on Thursday, November 9 starting at Noon. The flags will be displayed until Veterans Day which is on a Saturday this year.

Veteran Resource Center Room 001 Falls Library (Building 2) (509) 533-3900 Hours: Mondays-Thursdays 9AM – 4PM, Fridays 8:30AM - 2PM. The AFVA meets at the Veterans Resource Center every Wednesday at 11:30am.

All SFCC Students are welcome to join them.

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Main Market Co-op Address: 44 W Main Ave, Spokane, WA 99201 Hours: Monday-Saturday: 8 a.m.-9 p.m.

Sunday: 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

Phone: (509) 458-2667

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Local co-ops: How farmers get groceries to you

Farmers markets, food co-ops, food banks, and buying directly from farmers can help students get fresh produce.

op, or Huckleberries, or sell with CSA Boxes.”

CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) boxes are a system Local corn isn’t the only thing where the customer pays an upthat is popping about farmers marfront amount to receive a weekly kets in Spokane. or monthly box of produce directSpokane lies in the middle ly from the farm. of a highly agricultural area, with Supporting local small farmsmall farms making a living at ers puts money back into the local farmers markets. These farmers economy and helps farmers make markets generally offer higher a living. Small farms are also quality and sustainably produced much more capable of practicing food. sustainable, eco-friendly practicFarmers markets and co-ops es. They also can better produce offer small farms the opportuorganic, natural food. nity to get their products sold, As far as vegetarians and many large grocery stores won’t vegans are concerned, farmers buy from small farms, but prefer markets and co-ops are the place contracts with large, factory style to go. farms that don’t use sustainable “We have way more [vegepractices. An exception to this is tarian and vegan options],” said Huckleberries, a Rosauers affiliate.

Reese. “Our plant based section “Small farms really only have is increasing, we have a vegan three options for selling their section, a faux meat and dairy produce,” said Brooke Reese, prosection, and over the last year all duce manager at the Main Market that has been upped.”

Co-op. “They can sell at a farmers When it comes to allergies, market by themselves, sell to a cothe labeling on farm-fresh food is

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anything but reliable.

“Labeling is certainly not washed out or standardized,” said Reese.

If allergy in question is to nuts, or dairy, or other foods you should be safe in the produce section. But those allergic to vegetables, such as tomatoes, should be careful around all vegetables at farmers markets, as farmers often store and process them together.

What farmers markets, coops, and their small farm suppliers do best, is organic and unusual, or heirloom varieties of produce. “[We carry] funky specialties, like different varieties of vegetables and fruit, like the watermelon radish,” said Reese. “We get... crazy carrots that are all curly and crazy, heirloom apples, and so many other cool varieties.”

With all the benefits, what is the cost? The produce is expensive compaired to mass produced crops, it is local, and the fruits and veggies are bigger, and flavorful.

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similarly, or even lower than large grocery stores and all that money is going back into the economy.

“The Spokane Farmers Market helped develop several farmers’ market low-income nutrition programs in Spokane, and now utilize food stamps (EBT), and WIC & Senior nutrition coupons at the market,” according to the spokanefarmersmarket.org. “Through the market, our vendors donate thousands of dollars worth of fresh produce to Second Harvest food bank program.”

This is relevant to our campus, as we have a Second Harvest food bank extension on campus, and we host free farmers markets every Thursday of the month through the same organization.

For students where money is tight, the Main Market Co-op in spokane offers a $3 dinner every Thursday. The dinner always includes a meat option, and a vegan option. It has become a weekly social event for many customers, but some even take it to go.

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Features Budget Tools: Money and time Desktop: www.watrust.com mint.com google spreadsheet template MS excell

Graph exponental growth of savings.

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Basics of budgeting

Helpful tips to save money Kurtis Kenady

The Communicator Developing a budget is a way to organize and help students see where to cut back on expenses, like it did for John Murphy, a student majoring in finance at SFCC. “A lot of major banks like Credit Union have their own app that you can see your own transaction history in and things like that,” said Murphy. “You can kinda gauge how much money you spend in a month, and then see where you cut back.”

According to Murphy, one thing that he cut back on was Starbucks. There was one near where he worked, and realized he was spending $20.

“It’s a good idea to put some money aside every month, no matter how little, into your savings account,” according to financial experts working for mint.com. Try setting about 10 percent of after-tax income aside for savings.

Murphy suggests saving any money you can. Whenever he spent money on something unnecessary, he always deposits the same amount in savings, as a way

of keeping up with purchases.

Spreadsheet templates with pre-made formulas by Google, MS Excel, mint.com, or other online templates can make pie charts of all expenses. Students just type in expenses and income, using a tool such as Washington Trust Bank’s MoneyDesktop.

“Money Desktop is a budgeting tool that allows you to bring in all your different types of accounts,” said Adrian Finch, financial concierge at Washington Trust Bank. “Whether it be credit cards, auto loans, or home loans, it doesn’t matter whether it’s here at Washington Trust, or somewhere out at another [bank], you can see all your financials in one snapshot.”

Students can view transactions from the last few months made on their accounts, to get what their expenses are. According to Finch, categorize all finances to avoid the mindset of “spend, spend, spend.”

Planning a budget is crucial.

Is it affordable to buy a new car, or should students take the bus? It depends on whether students can work that into their budget or not.

“I regret buying a car in college,” said Finch. “I would have

Contact Adrian Finch, financial concierge: phone: (509) 353-2265

rather just deposited the money into my savings.”

If students have a job, they set aside study time. Students know what their budget allows them to spend.

“Making a budget is also about budgeting time,” said Murphy. “You don’t want to deny yourself, you know, the fun of going out to eat with friends. You should be realistic about how much you can actually afford.”

Murphy buys brown rice and chicken instead of costly food at the cafeteria. He occasionally treats himself.

“You can spend like a rich man but it doesn’t mean you can be a rich man,” said Murphy. “It’s how you spend your money, not how much you make.”

Student I.D. has discounts galore. Places that offer discounts include: Movie tickets, Apple, Microsoft, Dell, Best Buy, HP and Lenovo electronics, textbooks, Amtrak and Greyhound transportation, clothing retail stores, Budget, Avis, and Hertz car rentals, and lodging. It never hurts to ask if a business will offer a student discount.

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Being a student can sometimes be difficult financially.

There are services and places that can help a student be able to have fun on a budget. Whether a necessity for a class or for entertainment, there are places and websites that offer student discounts.

“Students and educators save five percent off most purchases; save up to $200 on a new Mac or a new iPad with Apple’s Education pricing,” according to thesimpledollar.com.

Full-time students can also get discounts on software from Adobe, such as 60 percent off Creative Cloud. Software that is used for video editing, graphic design, web design, etc.

Shopping for school supplies and other necessities, Amazon has everything a college student has in mind.

“The company offers a free six-month membership to Prime Student to anyone with an active .edu email,” according to college.usatoday.com. “When your six months are up, Amazon will prompt you to rejoin the Prime service at a discount: $49 for a year, 50 percent off the standard price.”

Music apps also offer discounts such as Spotify Premium.

The company’s premium student discount cuts the price in half. $4.99 for unlimited, ad-free music. In addition, Spotify Premium users can download music to play on mobile devices while offline.

There are plenty more services and websites to help students with discounts. Finding discounts can be helpful for students on a budget.

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Sasquatch Wins

Sports

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Men’s soccer wins in quarterfinals, will face Whatcom Community College in semifinals.

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n the snow-covered turf at the SFCC Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 4, the CCS Sasquatch won in overtime fashion over the Tacoma Community College Titans to punch their ticket to the semifinals.

The air was cold on the field, but tempers were hot as the two teams battled it out in the flurry of an early pre-winter snowstorm that blanketed the Inland Northwest over the weekend.

With the weather conditions, there were little scoring chances, but the competition did not appear to disappoint the few but committed fans in attendance.

Jesus Meraz-Rodriguez opened the scoring about 35 minutes into the first half to give the Sasquatch the 1-0 lead. They would keep this score leading into half-time.

Early into the second half, Tacoma’s Kyle Rivers would get the ball past Sasquatch goalie Caleb Garbuio to equalize the score at about the 54th minute.

Then tensions rose when Sasquatch defender

Chandler Pedersen | The Communicator Team captain, Dominic Welch, meets at center field with the officals and represenatives of Tacoma CC, to decide who starts overtime with possession

Oswal Lopez got into an altercation with Tacoma midfielder Tony Corado-Flores, both earning a yellow card for their own respective actions.

Head Coach Kenny Krestian would exchange words with Tacoma’s head coach Jason Prenovost before the refs would step in. The game would continue on.

Then in overtime, at 91:53, Sasquatch forward Ian Schimandle was able to get the ball past Tacoma’s goalie Hunter Bowman to break the tie and give the Sasquatch the overtime win.

Without any avail, Schimandle began being mobbed by his teammates to celebrate their victory.

After the game, players like sophomore Saul

Maciel felt proud of his team.

“I thought we definitely came out strong,” Maciel said. “We were ready to fight so we could have success.”

Other players like sophomore Dominic Welch felt a strong sense of teamwork throughout the game.

“I believe it was our effort,” Welch said.

“When it didn’t go our way, we put heads down and got to working.”

The Sasquatch will face the Whatcom Community College Orca’s at the Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila, WA on Friday, Nov. 10.

Player Spotlight: Kendall Collins

Out of the team’s 480 assists, Collins has 419.

In volleyball, an assist is awarded to the player that passes or sets a ball to a player who Joseph Pumphrey successfully attacks the ball for a kill.

“She’s a super selfless player” Mahowald The Communicator said, “She’s all over the court, she’s pretty aghe CCS Volleyball team have finished the gressive out there.” regular season with a spot ensured for All while leading the team in assists, she them in Northwest Athletic Conference is also working towards assisting in the future (NWAC) postseason. outside of sports.

The team has had a lot of success this season “I’m studying biology,” Collins said. “I want and a large amount of that is thanks to Kendall to go into medical research.”

Collins. The sophomore setter has lead the team But at the moment, Collins is hoping to still to a win-loss record of 30-9 overall and a 9-5 play volleyball after CCS. record in conference play.

“I’m looking at a couple schools right now,” “She’s a great leader,” said Joelle Mahowald, Collins said. “I’m looking at PLU(Pacific Lufreshman middle hitter. “She always leaves theran College) and UPS(University of Puget everything out on the court.”

Sound.) I want to keep playing volleyball.”

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Kendall Collins gets ready to set the ball

Collins and the Sasquatch volleyball team will play in the playoffs in Tacoma, WA at the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center.

The playoffs will occur over the weekend of Nov. 16-19.

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Curtain Call at SFCC

Arts

tastical and concrete set.”

The play is challenging for everyone involved to put on, as it blurs the line between fairytale and reality, frequently wavering across the line between those On Nov. 9, SFCC will be host to a dimensions.

“I was blessed with a great cast, and play here at the Spartan Theater. have had many moments of surprise,” said DeMoville. “It’s the little interactions… the Chandler Pedersen fairytale becoming reality, the boyfriend becoming the bear, these little moments.”

The Communicator Freedom within a play, when dealing with character design, is hard to come by, Rush to the SFCC Spartan Theatre for but within this play, the actors have been their new Russian Play. able to create their own characters. Kiara Nov. 9 will be a fairytale night as it is White plays Katya in the production, who the opening of The Fairytale Lives of Rushappens to be one of the leads. sian Girls at the spartan Theatre here at “The director gives you more freedom SFCC. This show features a young woman where it comes to exploring your charactraveling back to Russia to get rid of her ter,” said White. “She [the director] lets you American accent and polish her second do something, if it’s good, she’ll say so, if language.

“The play has a lot of combined fairytale it’s bad, she’ll tweak it.”

The freedom that the director extended and reality,” said Ashley DeMoville, the to the actors, extended also to the stage Director and Advisor of the drama department at SFCC. “It was a challenge to bring crew. Despite the freedom assigned to the actors and stage crew, they worked togethmystique and fantasy onstage with a faner really well.

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If you go: Show dates: Nov. 9-12 and 16-19 Times: Thursday-Saturday 7:30 p.m.

Sunday 2 p.m.

Location: Spartan Theatre Price: Free - CCS Students $10 - General Admission $ 5 - Senior (+60), military, CCS employees, and non-CCS students