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Vol. IX N o . 6
January 13, 2005
ASUWT: Shattered?
Update on status of By-Laws for the student government reveals organization is riddled with
resignations, personality conflicts, and lacking in structure and accountability.
By Brooke Berard
Staff Writer
This summer ASUWT had
high hopes for a student govemment that would work together
as a team for the students, so
much that they made their motto,
'Team ASUWT;" however, two
weeks into the second quarter of
school, it is hard for each of them
to say what any of the other members have been working on for the
past five months.
"We have the potential to get
so much done this quarter with
Olswang on our side, but it is
sad to see a few members of our
ASUWT team not capitalizing on
that," said Director of Events and
Programming Peter Kellet.
The fall quarter started with
the belief that this team could
and would achieve anything they
put their minds to. The first thing
they put their minds to was voting to suspend the bylaws, which
govern them.
The bylaws were initially suspended because in order to have a
fall election, there was supposed
to be a Fall Elections Committee
already established, but since
there wasn't, in order to hold the
election, the bylaws had to be
After informing President
suspended.
difficult.
"you mean we were supposed
"The impetus for suspending
According to the ASUWT to have five, and we didn't have Walker that other members of
the bylaws was the election; how- Constitution, which cannot be any?" asked Kellett. "Honestly, I his team were already being
ever, when voted on, they were suspended, the Executive Board, don't even know what's supposed interviewed individually, and
therefore, should not be present
suspended indefinitely," said Vice which is made up of President to go on at a board meeting."
President Adrienne Amold,
Dee Walker, Vice President
The Executive Board hasn't during his interview, his e-mail
Because the bylaws have not Adrienne Amold, Director of held one official Board meet- reply was, "I don't know what
been re-instating all year, I'm needed for then. I represent
may the interests of the TEAM as a
ed, the student
which
why whole. If you have already made
government,
explain
which governs
some members arrangements to meet with other
this
campus,
express a lack members of our team I have confidence that they will inform you
still has no legal
of comradery.
guidelines, job
In President of our goals. Anything else that I
descriptions, or
Dee Walker's might add would be regurgitation
accountability,
job description, of what you were already told."
and this seems
which is part of
The lack of communication
to have been the
the suspended among the ASUWT members is
demise of the
bylaws, it says causing other problems as well,
hope of a "Team
that he is to such as a lack of motivation and
ASUWT."
"Conduct regu- accountability.
The ASUWT
larly
sched- has already lost the Director of
When asked
uled Executive Legislative Affairs and three senwhat the plan
meet- ators, and at least two others are
was for the
pnoio counesy OTMCHUW i Board
ings" and to apparently considering leaving.
future of the Everyone was all smiles last summer, but after one quar"Ensure
that
bylaws, Arnold ter/^fveral senators have resigned and the organization
"I'm afraid that with the lack
all acts of the of direction, it may make the
replied, "Wlfat #f#¥lth^1nternal conflict.
Executive
plan?"
senators or other members of
Board
are the team more likely to leave,
For a team
that believed that they could Events and Programming Peter executed." Also in President because they don't know what
accomplish anything they put Kellett, and Director of Public Walker's job description, it says they can contribute," said Kellett.
their minds to, simple things like Relations Steven Carroll, is to that the President should, "Serve
According to the constitution,
as the official spokesperson of the when there is a vacancy on the
holding a meeting, filling out hold five meetings per quarter.
timesheets, and communicating
"Well, that didn't happen at ASUWT in campus, community
with one another have become all," Kellett said with a chuckle, and inter-school relationships."
See SHATTERED, page 8
Campus Students still without care 4-Year model awaits
UWT students seek comparable health care coverage
endorsement
as offered at Seattle campus
By Mark T White
Staff Writer
The University of Washington
is nationally recognized for the
quality of care associated with its
medical program and yet students
attending branch campuses do not
have access to the comprehensive
health care plan made available
to Seattle students.
In fact, the only plan presented to the school's branch campuses is the same sickness and
injury plan offered to community
college students throughout the
state, and negotiations of this
plan are not conducted by the
University for the students.
This is in contrast to counterpart Washington State University
which offers the same insurance
plan to all branch campuses and
extension students. A committee
on the Tacoma campus is working to bring our situation more in
line with the WASU model.
Karen Furuya, CSS student
and former ASUWT Senator,
called for the formation of a
Healthcare Committee after looking into student options in the fall
quarter of the 2003-04 academic
year.
"Currently, if a student suffers
an injury on campus they can go
to a community clinic," Furuya
said, "but the fees are exactly the
same as at the emergency room."
The ad hoc committee was
formed and their first action was
a survey of UWT students to
determine what they felt was
needed in the area of health care
and what they were willing to
contribute in order to achieve the
desired ends. The survey also
asked students' feelings about
the establishment of a healthcare
room where students would be
able to get basic health advice
and services.
The results showed that 25
percent of respondents do not
currently have any kind of health
insurance and that nearly 77 percent of students see the need for
comprehensive care over sickness
and injury coverage.
As for the healthcare room, 70
percent of respondents showed
interest in such a service and 67
percent felt that both acute care
and limited preventative services
should be offered.
Upon completion of the survey both topics were deemed
in the students' interest and the
committee moved ahead and set
See HEALTH CARE, page 8
By Brooke Berard
Staff Writer
Washington state legislators could be asked to decide
the future of the University of
Washington, Tacoma by the end
of January.
After being approved by
the UW Board of Regents in
December, UWT's plan to go to
a four-year university must now
receive the endorsement of the
Higher Education Coordinating
Board (HEC Board). The HEC
Board is to review the plan and
file a recommendation with the
legislature in late January. Once
the HEC Board endorses the
plan, it must be approved by
state legislature. The legislature
would then have to give UWT
legal authorization to become a
four-year university and decide
who will foot the bill for the
expansion.
Despite rumors that funding will not be approved, the
UWT's interim chancellor Steven
Olswang remains optimistic that
UWT will become a four-year
university.
"I think it's very strongly possible that we'll get authorization,"
said Olswang.
Recently Initiative 884, which
may have provided some funding for the UWT expansion by
increasing sales tax by 1 percent,
failed by more than 60 percent.
If the UWT's plan is approved,
students may start to see changes
as early as 2006. These changes would include the growth of
enrollment at the Tacoma campus,
which would double by 2009.
The addition of freshman and
sophomore level classes won't
necessarily mean a wider range
of concentrations. The plan is to
have a common curriculum for
the lower division classes, and
additional concentrations will
be added further down the road.
The plan doesn't necessarily
mean dorms will be constmcted
on campus either, according to
Olswang.
"We are not planning to
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Januafy 13, 2005
NEWS BRIEFS
student government retreat
ends w i t h mixed feelings
Current members of the ASUWT student govemment met
Saturday, Jan 8 with the goal of building team unity and designating points of focus for the remainder of the academic year.
Before goals could be designated, however, another Senator,
EricWoodlief, had resigned.
When asked for comment. Student body President Dee
Walker said "I think he was highly qualified for the position
he held; however, like myself, 1 think he felt that the extra time
commitments had become too burdensome. I doubt that he is
the last to go. We've lost four members since we started out."
Vice President Adrienne Amold expressed some positive
feelings about the retreat "having most current members in one
place at one time was beneficial and long overdue."
Amold also expressed concem that all members present
were not as active as they could have been.
Staff and Senate meetings have been set for Fridays at
3:30 with the first Senate meeting Friday, Jan 14 and the first
staff meeting for Friday, the 21 st.
Meetings are open and all interested parties are encouraged
to attend.
Students given direct line
to Chancellor
Husky Voices
How do you feel about the ongoing
gubernatorial dilemma in the state?
story and photos by Mark White and Kyle Drosdick
Sherrie Trecker
Business
Geraldine Gates
Business
"It seems like
they're making a big
deal over nothing.
Gregoire won two out
of three, right?"
Assistant Chancellor for Student Affairs Dan Garcia has
been named the students' liaison to the Chancellor. Garcia will
be opening his door to students in an effort to open the line of
communication with the Chancellor.
Walk-ins will be in MAT 104 on Mondays from 1:00 to 4:00
p.m. and plans to hold regular meetings with student organizations.
Garcia has been with UWT for almost five years and
received the designation in October of 2004. The position was
created by Interim Chancellor Olswang in order to ensure that
there is a senior official who is responsive to student needs and
to provide a voice for students in university discussions.
S A F C finds q u o r u m
"I think a re-vote
would be a waste of
taxpayers' money
and Gregoire has
already wasted
enough."
Stan Betts
Urban Studies
7 dont think a
re-vote is the answer;
it's best to work from
the outcome thet we
have and to make
sure that all of those
votes are valid."
Steven Carroll
Business
"If the found votes
are legitimate, they
should be counted
but how can we
know they're legitimate? Why are
there more votes
than voters in King
County?"
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The Services and Activities Fee Committee met last Friday
for the first time this academic school year, though they are
supposed to meet at least once a month.
Only two voting members had been appointed by the start
of fall quarter, the committee's primer calls for at least five
members in order to constitute a quomm, or the amount necessary to hold a meeting.
Three applicants were approved by Interim Chancellor
Ollswang in early December, bringing the number of voting
members to five and allowing them to get down to business.
Wendy Cook, a member who served last year, was elected
official chair. Cook is to draft a timeline for the committee
which will be voted on at their next meeting, Friday, January
14 at 9:00 a.m. in MAT 104.
Maggie Shartel
IAS
Stephanie Beall
IAS
7 don't think that
there should be a
re-vote; turn out
won't be as high as a
general election and,
therefore, won't be
truly representative."
7 don't think there
should be a re-vote.
We've already voted
and they've been
counted three times.'
Campus to host interactive
city government series
For the second year in a row, the Urban Studies program is
joining forces with the city of Tacoma to host the Govemment
Leadership Institute .
The Institute will consist of a series of Monday night sessions in the Carwein Auditorium scheduled to run from 6:45
to 9 p.m. Sessions are free and each wil focus on a different
topic.
The idea behind the series is to enpower citizens and to give
them a say in how the city is governed.
Donations for Tsumani Victims
Anyone able to donate aid to the victims of the recent tragedy in South Asia are encouraged to do so. The death toll following the earthquake and tsunami has now surpassed 150,000.
A number of charity links are available from the American
Public Health Association website at www.apha.org. They can
also be reached at 202-777-APHA.
Carolyn Q u i s t
IAS, Masters
7 think it points to
a larger problem,
but a re-vote isn't
the answer. It will
just cost a lot more
money that could be
used elsewhere."
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sour grapes."
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January 13, 2005
COMMENTARY
EDITORIAL
MLK Day a Time To Reflect
Are We in Kindergarten or
College?
right voice to follow which brought about
necessary changes: freedom.
Dissent is not always bad, yet the current
administration
would have many believe
I was bom in the mid 60s, so I do
otherwise.
There
is a need for opposing
not have first-hand experiences of flower
views;
it
creates
a
system of checks and
power, the Beatles, or the severe injustices
balances,
yet
today,
we are led to believe
that had, for centuries, followed a group
that
it
is
unpatriotic
to speak our minds.
of people because of their skin colour.
My biggest worry growing up in the early We become silent rather than be labeled
80s was whether I would have acne when a "domestic" terrorist. Dr. King warned
however, "a time comes when silence is
school pictures were taken.
betrayal."
In a few short
The First Amendment
days, we will have "it is
curious
ttiat
guarantees our freedom
the opportunity to the Americans,
wiio
celebrate the birthday calculate so carefully of speech and the freedom to address our grievof civil rights leader
on the possibilities of ances against the govemDr. Martin Luther
military victory, do not ment. The U.S. Patriot
King Jr. It i^ a time
to reflect onihe man realize that in theprocess Act of 2001, Section 802,
who led a movement they are incurring deep seems to be superceding
and our founding document,
that brought about psychological
defeat. The defining domestic terrorchange for so many political
people in the 1960s, image of America will ism as "acts dangerous
but also a man who never again be the image to human life that are a
represented-a growing of revolution, freedom violation of the criminal
opposing sentiment.
and democracy, but the laws" if they are meant
The decade was image of violence and to coerce, intimidate, or
influence govemmental
marked by fear and militarism."
policy. Demonstrations
violence: the Cuban
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Missile
Crisis,
Civil Rights Leader are considered an act of
President Kennedy's
April 4, 1967 domestic terrorism here in
the United States.
assassination, continWhat have we, as
ued cold war tension
Americans,
come
to? What have we
between the U.S. and U.S.S.R., American
allowed
to
be
taken
away
from us because
troops in Vietnam, three missing boys in
of
our
silence?
History
reveals
that in times
Mississippi, riots from Watts to the south.
of
conflict,
dissenting
voitifes
are
muffled,
King's words somehow came iip from the
bowels of America and blossomed into pr. King's words resonate: "we must speak
all thi|4|umility that;jSjffipropriate
powerful speeches fdled wit!
imitecOSsion, but w^jmBcspeak."
ideas for peacefuf resolution
I am a p ^ p f the l e g a ^ ^ ^ t Dr. Kmg
Times have changed. It isn't communism any longer, it's terrorism. Yet, now just left for my generation and for the generaas then, King's words of non-violence reso- tions that follow. He was-tnore than a civil
nate today. In his speech entitled "Beyond rights leader: he also represented an opposVietnam: A Time to Break Silence," he ing voice in the spirit of this country's
argued that he came to the realization that founders. Where is our generation's Martin
he had to speak out beyond the oppression Luther King, Jr.?
All quotes camefrvm Dn King's speed},
occurring in the streets of America, to the
"Beyond
Vietnam: A Time to Break
violence that our govemment was engagSilence"
was
given in New York City on
ing in. Dr. King became a dissenter.
April
4,
1967.
The speech can be accessed
Dr. King represented the dissenting
voice in America. Looking back, we can via the intemet at www.hartford-hwp.com/
reflect and feel confident that it was the archives/45a/058./?/m/.
By Michele Brittany
Staff Writer
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Clear choice was Interim
Chancellor Olswang
Once again at UWT, student voices have been silenced. After a long
search for our next Chancellor the
guys and gals at the top have come to
a final, disheartening decision. They
chose Dr. Spakes from Shippensburg
University in Pennsylvania as our
next Chancellor, clearly ignoring
the students' apparent choice of
Dr. Steven Olswang. Sadly, most
UWT students have been stimned
into silence by the move. It's not
that we haven't been disappointed
by the administration before, but we
figured this one would be impossible
to screw up.
Chancellor Olswang was our clear
choice for Chancellor and for good
reason. When he stepped onto campus, for the first time, students began
to notice that their voices were heard.
During his short stay he pledged
to collaborate with our SAFC to
clear up the budget crisis, he made
his office accessible to students by
appointing Assistant Chancellor for
Student Affairs Dan Garcia, and he
By Ericka Skolrood
Staff Writer
got within one foot of her face and said,
"Where do you think you're going. You
don't just get up and leave without askOur world is full of accidents, traffic, ing."
tardiness, and imperfect people. We are
Correct me if I'm wrong, but we are in
not on time all of the time. So I will be college, not kindergarten. Not only that,
danmed if I get locked out of my class but what if she was leaving for an emerbecause the person driving south on 1-5 gency or had an extreme case of diarrhea?
decides to have an extensive cell phone
Where is the line drawn with classroom
conversation resulting in a collision that policies? How much control does the probacks up the freeway for hours.
fessor have?
Professors who have the "lock out"
A few weeks earlier, I ran into the same
policy need to be a little more understand- situation with the same professor. We took
ing. We pay $576 per class, a class that a seven-minute break, and I retumed late
we attend about 20 times throughout the to a locked door. In days before she had
quarter. That breaks down to $28.80 for told students not to retum to class late and
each class lecture. If I am five minutes late that if they did, to wait outside the door
my professor expects me to stay in the hall until after class.
until the break—usually halfway through
Therefore, I abided by her request, and
the class.
I actually sat outside with my ear uncomNow I don't know about you but I don't fortably stuck to the door to listen to the
just throw away money. If I get locked out remainder ofthe lecture. When class ended
for half the lecture I lost $14.40. That's and the door opened, I massaged the hora lot of money for me! So I feel a little rendous kink out of neck and entered to
cheated when a professor steals money retrieve my belongings.
from me this way.
"Where were you?" she asked. My
Personally, I am more distracted by response should have been, "Don't worry
loud crinkling papers, sneezing and eat- about it and mind your own damn busiing in class. Or how about the people who ness." However, I calmly told her I was
decide to use class discussion for personal locked out, so I waited outside like she had
therapy? It's simple: if you arrive late for asked. Her response: "That's just weird."
class, enter quietly, shut the door and take
This was the recurring theme in this para seat in the back.
ticular class where ultimately her behavior
I agree that it creates a problem if a was much more distracting than students
student *is consistently late. If someone arriving late for class. Her obsessive need
were consistently late for work they would for control overshadowed our leaming
c ^^ytf^tardiness becomes a recurring environment for the quarter.
{W^f^^Pii^lg? professor should confront the
Thanks for wasting my time and money
student raffier than punish the entire class. Professor 'Jane Doe', and for the record,
I recently encountered a professor who you're 'just weird'.
not only lacked professional manners, but
Are we not fully capable adults that can
crossed the line by violating a student's and should be allowed to make the deciprivacy and personal space. This particular sions that affect our lives?
incident happened when the class split
Maybe the next time my professor is
into groups to work on our out-of-class late I will lock them out ofthe classroom.
projects. A very capable student who is
old enough to make responsible decisions
chose to leave the classroom ten minutes
prior to the end of class because her group
was finished. This professor physically
^•J^;'•;:^i'i * : : ' : ^ ; '
attended club meetings. He actually
knew many students by name, and
even rolled up his sleeves to serve
students food. Everyone who followed the Chancellor search on this
campus knew that Olswang was the
students' choice. We made it official
at the open public fomm when all of
the students who showed up cried
out that Olswang is the number one
choice.
What baffles me is that Olswang
shone brighter than all the other
candidates, and he had the toughest interview. By being the Interim
Chancellor he had to actually prove
that he could do the job for the
past year and damn it, he did it
well! However, another candidate
can come for approximately a twoday visit to our campus and get the
job. In Emmert's email that Garcia
forwarded to us, (ironically the position created by Olswang to facilitate communication with students)
he wrote, "She inspired confidence
and excitement among faculty, staff,
students and community leaders."
It's funny that he says students
were excited about her. At the open
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"/ have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and
live out the true meaning of its creed - we hold these truths
to be self-evident that all men are created equal."
—Martin Luther King August 1963
public fomm the only
candidate the students
were excited about was
Chancellor Olswang. But
really there's no need to
worry, I'm sure President
Emmert knows what's
best for us. After all, he was one of
the highest paid college presidents
for 2004.
Now that Olswang is leaving we
have to ask: "Will anyone in administration listen to us?" As a student,
I feel as though the students were
slapped in the face and told that our
thoughts are irrelevant. As of now, we
can only hope that Olswang started a
tradition as our Chancellor and that
Dr. Spakes will follow suit. Finally,
as a student I know that I speak for
the rest of us in saying, "we'll miss
you. Chancellor Olswang, and we
are gratefiil for all of your contributions to our campus."
-Steven Carroll
Directior of Public Relations,
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mashed potatoes.
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LETTERS, continued from page 3
Friday Night Feed is a rewarding experience
I want to share a wonderful experience tiiat my classmates in the BSW program and I had a couple of weeks
ago. We volunteered at the Friday Night Feed in Tacoma.
The Friday Night Feed is sponsored by the Christian
Biker Tabernacle of Tacoma. They serve food and provide clothing to the homeless in our community. There
is music, fellowship, and it is a good venue for outreach
il^ipmfessionals to n E i ^ g , ; : ^ ^ c ^ \ ^ i s ev^|^^^portantf^o
homeless and impoverished persons i n ^ w ^ o i ^ l S i r f ' .
A group of BSW and MSW students plan to volunteer
at the Friday Night Feed on the first Friday of each month.
We will have a table with clothing and food to give to those in
need. This is a collaborative effort with the Human Union to
serve Tacoma's homeless by sponsoring a table once a month.
I would encourage anyone to attend this event and
help serve our fellow human beings. We meet in Mat 103 for
food, drink, and camaraderie at 6pm on the first Friday of
each month. We then leave for the 'feed' promptly at 6:30pm
and carpool to the site ofthe 'feed.' All are welcome to attend
as we can use the help. We are also taking donations of food
and clothing. For donations or information please contact me
at (pjcaltal957@comcast.net).
I feel that anyone attending the Friday Night Feed
will find it to be a very rewarding experience because the
homeless need our support and our help. As Marian Wright
E<ielman so eloquently stated; "Service is the rent we pay
to be living. It is the very purpose of life and not something
you do in your spare time."
Paul Calta
hu Tang Newman, a e s s grad student,
takes a break from volunteering with her
daughter, Shin, to watch the event.
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January 13.2004
he's j u s t NOT that into you
Sex and the City book sets single women free
By Ericka Skolrood
Staff Writer
The nation
watched
as
Carrie
Bradshaw
and
her
three friends
bounced from
man to man in
every shocking episode of
HBO's
hit. Sex and the City. But
why didn't anyone tell these
women that maybe "he's just
not that into you"?
In the fifth season of Sex
and the City, actress SarahJessica Parker's character
Carrie is dating the handsome
author. Jack Berger.
In this specific episode
Miranda, one of the leading ladies from the show, is
explaining how her invitation
was declined after inviting her date
back up to her apartment.Her date
uses the excuse that he has an early
appointment.
Berger tells her straight up, "yah
he's just not that into you," because
if he was that appointment wouldn't
matter.
Miranda is surprisingly upbeat
after this revelation, declaring "It's
the most liberating thing I have ever
heard. Think of all the time and therapy I could have saved over the last 20
years if I had known this."
This episode spun a world frenzy
and in a short time Sex and the
City consultant Greg Behrendt and
Executive Story Editor Liz Tuccillo
wrote the best seller "he's just not that
into you."
In no time women were eating it
up just like they had seven years earlier when Carrrie, Miranda, Charlotte,
and Samantha first began their man
quest on the Sex and the City set.
Unlike most self-help books, this
book is short, funny, and straight to
the point. Maybe, (yes, ladies whether we want to believe it or not), "he's
just not that into you."
Here is an excerpt of the checklist
directly from the book:
* He's Just Not That Into You if
... He's Not Calling You. ("With the
advent of cell phones and speed dials
it is almost impossible not to call
you. Sometimes I call people from
my pants pocket when I don't even
mean to.")
* He's Just Not That Into You if
... He's Not Asking You Out. ("Sadly,
not wanting to see you in person is
massive as far as dating obstacles
go.")
* He's Just Not That Into You
if... He's Not Having Sex With You.
("Get a big red crayon. Color in this
flag. You've just made a big red flag.
Good, because that's what a man not
wanting to have sex with you is.")
This book not only focuses on
the behavior of men, but also lays
out the reactions women should take
when we may finally realize "he's
just not that into you." "One simple
rule, ladies, always be classy. Never
be crazy. It will ensure that you never
have that awful memory of
cutting his clothes in half
or leaving his dog by the
side of the road."
Whether you are single,
dating, or divorced these
six words may save you a
lot of heartache and time.
According to Tuccillo,
"if you're spending a lot
of time making excuses
for your man or thinking
about your man, or obsessing, it's very likely that
he's just not that into you." Co-author
Behrendt concurs, adding, "the book
is about being honest with yourself
and setting your standards higher."
A definite must read for single
women, although harsh and very
straight forward it really will save
dating women a lot of precious time.
January 14-15
Emerald Queen Casino
Sinbad
Tickets $30
January 15
Tacoma Art Museum
Marsden Hartley:
American Modem
January 19
Metro Coffee
(here on campus)
Tahoma West's
Beatnik Lunch
January 21-23
Tacoma Dome
Antique Show
Tickets $6
January 26-30
Tacoma Dome
Home and Garden Show
Tickets $9
January 29
Rialto Theatre
The Laughter Art
Festival
Tickets $20-$30
February 3
The Moore Theatre
Winterfresh Sno-Core
Tour
Tickets $25
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Caribbean Restaurant Offers Exotic Menu
By Zac Templeton
Contributing Writer
Birthdays are always a cause for
celebration, and in my circle of friends
it's the perfect opportunity for culinary
thrill seeking. On a tip, we ventured to
Steffie's Caribbean Restaurant, located
just south of Hooter's on Tacoma Mall
Boulevard. Do not let the location fool
you; Steffie obviously worked very hard
to create a wonderful atmosphere.
The space is immediately warming.
Bright colors and lighting meld a sunny
day at the beach and an intimate candlelight dinner. We were quickly greeted
and seated by enthusiastic staff who
were prompt in asking if we had any
questions—always a welcome delight
when dining at a new place with exotic
foods.
We took a few moments and ordered
appetizers. Everyone knows what
chicken wings are, but you have to have
Steffie's Island Drumsticks. They are
coated with a mango and chilli sauce
that is sweet and spicy.
A beverage is required, and I opted
for the traditional Red Stripe Jamaican
Lager, while my friends chose from a
small but adequately stocked wine-bythe-glass list.
Among the other appetizers sampled
were the Jamaican Patty and Accras.
The Jamaican Patty was made with
the lightest flaky pastry and stuffed
with a mixture of ground meats and
vegetables. The accras are something
altogether different. The golden brown
texture of these codfish fritters is just
the thing to appease the appetite before
the main course.
For entrees my friends and I decided
to share a few dishes so that we could
all have a taste. We all wanted to experience real Caribbean cuisine, so we
ordered Curried Goat, Jerk Chicken,
and Oxtail.
Each entree is accompanied by an
assortment of side dishes. Ours was a
homemade macaroni and cheese dish
made with creamy ricotta, making it
almost a dessert. Fried plantains and
vegetables also adorned our plates with
the time honoured red beans and rice.
The addition of fruit to the presentation added not only visual aesthetic but
also served to cool down the tongue
after partaking of the spiciest food in
Tacoma.
Steffie's offers both limch and dinner at affordable prices appropriate for
most budgets. All lunch entrees are
under $10. It is possible to have a wonderful meal with excellent service with
out emptying your coffers.
So try food from a place where
westem old world food meets with
Southeast Asian food, mixed with existing practices.
This cuisine fully engages the palate and is irresistibly delicious. My
best recommendation: the portions were
more than we could handle, though the
doggie bag we took home with us was
empty by moming.
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Campus
Ledger
News
January 13, 2005
Husky
Happenings
January 13,2005
Social Security Crisis Speaker Carwein Auditorium
6:45-8:45
January 18, 200S
Hardin Thomas Band
MAT Center 12:45-1:45
January 19, 2005
Asian Invasian Days
Kermet Apio,
Hawaiian Comedian
Carwein Auditorium
12:50-1:40
January 20, 2005
Asian Invasian Days
Japanese guitar music and
Filipino cuisine
Carwein Auditorium
12:50-1:40
January 22, 2005
ASUWT Bowling NightNarrows Lanes
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January 27, 2005
Pool Toumament
MAT Student Center
7pm-10pm
Humans wanted for new student organization
By Mark T. White
Staff Writer
The Human Union, a new
organization on campus, aims to
be a place where everyone feels
welcome and is invited to join
and participate in the process
of defining the young group's
mission.
Officially chartered as a student organization, the Human
Union is strengthening the ties
between the communities of the
UWT campus and Tacoma by
encouraging non-students to take
part in the group's activities.
Adrienne Amold, ASUWT
vice president, thinks that not
everyone may feel comfortable
belonging to the preexisting
groups on campus and is enthusiastic about the potential of the
Union.
"Regardless of creed, national
origin, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, political affiliation, or any other defining characteristic, all members of the
UWT community are human,"
said Amold, "and they're all
invited to join.
Amold played a major role
in organizing the Union after
attending a meeting where faculty and students discussed ways
to unite all student groups.
Formed late in the fall quarter, the club has already made
their presence known in Tacoma.
The Human Union gathered
in mid-December, for what was
only their second meeting, and
they could already look back on a
successfiil first event. The group
kicked off its formation by taking
part in the Friday Night Feed on
December 3. The Union looks
forward to participating in the
first feed of every month.
The feed exemplifies only one
aspect ofthe role the group hopes
to play in the community. Amold
expects the organization's role to
reach much further than feeding
those in need.
"I would like the main role of
the Human Union to be to celebrate cultural diversity," Amold
said. "Another form of celebration could be educating people
on the lives of men and women
who dress as the opposite sex,
and those ^ o not only dress
but perform as well. This would
offer one who would not typically
enter the setting of a drag show to
become acculturated with the life
of those who do.
Whether your cultural identification comes from your personal
preferences, ethnic background,
upbringing, employment, or
lack there of, the Human Union
wants to promote understanding
throughout all communities.
The group's mid-December
meeting looked to the future of
the organization, primarily how
to represent themselves in a mission statement; the Human Union
has yet to write one and wants
to crystallize their vision before
they do.
All members agree that the
Union should be a place for
humans to interact and help
strengthen community and that
proactive involvement is central to the organization's purpose. Amold is confident that
the Human Union will succeed
in creating a greater feeling of
community.
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"It is my hope that the Human
Union will permeate an atmosphere of optimism by ending
cross-cultural misunderstandings
and beginning a global community," Amold said abovit her hopes
for the impact of the group, "J
look forward to working with
each and every humafl' op this,
campus."
All those interested should
email Amold at amold22@u.
washington.edu with their ideas
and availability.
University of Washington
President Mark Emmert has
selected Patricia Spakes, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Shippensburg
University of Pennsylvania, to
become chancellor of University
of Washington, Tacoma, effective
April 4, 2005.
The appointment is subject
to approval of the UW Board
of Regents at the Jan. 20, 2005
meeting.
^ ^ "Patricia Spakes is a wonaerftii academic leader anil wilf
be an asset to the University of
Washington, Tacoma, the community it serves, and the higher education community in our
state," Emmert said.
Spakes holds a doctorate in
social welfare from the University
of Wisconsin, a master of social
work from the University of
South Carolina, and a bachelor's degree in sociology/social
work and English from Winthrop
University in Rock Hill, S.C.
Spakes has been provost and
vice president at Shippensburg
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She was vice president for
academic affairs at Fitchburg
State College in Massachusetts
from 1997 to 2001.
She served as vice provost
for academic affairs at Arizona
State University West from 1992
to 1997, and was professor and
foimding chair of the women's
studies program at ASU West
from 1990 to 1992.
In 1989, Spakes was named a
"Woman of Achievement" by the
Greensboro, N.C., Commission
BARKS
BIG Husky Bark to
Bob Hardie of Student
Life! This guy is the hub .
of knowledge of upcoming events and student
organizations on campus.
He truly \s a huge part of
the success that any and
all student orgqynizations
achieve on thi^M^ir^pus.ond
he deserves a Husky bark!
Thanks Bob!!
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or financial \ssuzs,
Kerry Barker of the
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fantastic! She is meticulous with following through
and resolving aid issues f o r
worried, poor financially
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on the Status of Women, and in
1998 she received the University
of North Carolina, Greensboro
Award for Outstanding Leadership
in Women's Studies.
Spakes' husband, Jerry Finn,
will be joining Dr. Spakes at UW
Tacoma.
Subject to the approval of the
Board of Regents, he will become
a professor of social work at UW
Tacoma.
Spakes' annual salary will be
$185,000.
T
hanks to the University Bookstore f o r only
buying back ten statistics
books last quarter, I have
decided to \\r\e my cat
litter box with the pages
that are still unread, maybe my cat will have better
luck with stats.
A
big Husky growl to the
student organization
that took all the bright
green inserts out of the
Ledger news stack in the
Mattress Factory and used
them to print on.
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HEALTH CARE, continues from front page
from Seattle to present the survey
results, their research, and their
proposals.
Hopes were dashed for the
immediate achievement of either
goal.
Availability of the Seattle
campus' comprehensive plan to
Tacoma and Bothell students is
not currently possible, the administrators explained, due to the
manner in which the branch campuses operations were set up;
fimds from the campuses cannot
be mixed and legalities prevent
the attachment of branch campuses to the plan set up for UW
Seattle.
The Healthcare room was
given a resounding no, according to Furuya. Reasons given for
the inability to move ahead with
plans included liability concems,
cost, and space availability.
SHATTERED, continues from front page
Furuya is adamant that it is not
an issue of unwillingness on the
part of Seattle administration to
work with the branch campuses,
but rather complexities in the
current setup and legal issues that
are not easily altered.
"UW recognizes the need, we
just need to do the legwork,"
Furuya said.
She does see hope for the
future but insists that it rests
on branch campus students to
become involved and to motivate UW administration to go to
the lengths necessary. Perhaps
eventually all students will be
brought under the umbrella ofthe
University's insurance program.
"We need to negotiate a comprehensive plan for students of
UWT and UWB," Furuya added,
"and there's no one in Seattle
dedicated to getting it done."
One concem is the future of
the committee, which currently consists of Fumya and one
other student, Stan Betts of Urban
Studies. Both students are very
busy and are looking for others
to join them in their work on this
issue and to carry on the committee after they move on.
Their current focus is insurance and creation of a healthcare
kiosk on campus where students
could access medical websites,
get basic health care products,
and find pamphlets on available
services. The kiosk is in the
works.
Those interested in dedicating some time or brain power to
the committee and its goals are
encouraged to email Fumya at
karf@u.washington.edu.
Executive Board, other than thepresidency, "the Election Board
shall call for and consider applications, and shall appoint, with
the approval of the Senate, a
successor to serve the remainder
ofthe term."
The Director of Legislative
Affairs resigned last December,
and so far the Executive Board
has not even announced that they
are accepting applications.
"I would really think that a
person would already be in place
and working in that position,"
said Amold. "I mean, we have
all these new students, and whatever the number is, even if it was
three, I am sure at least one could
be motivated."
The positions on the Senate
and Executive Board are paid
positions, which student's money
pays for, and, although a majority
of their members cannot seem to
get their timesheets tumed in on
time or even at all, they are still
r e c c i n g their paychecks.
"People aren't only not filling out timesheets, 1 guess some
people weren't even aware that
we had to fill out timesheets,"
said Amold.
She went on to explain that
there have been several requests
from Karen Steiner, the ASUWT
office manager, for the timesheets,
but the majority of the people
aren't complying.
"There has definitely been a
demise of our team and a lack of
something, and it's my goal to
step up to the plate, after having
sat back and waited for certain
persons to 'step up' if you will,
not only do I think I should, but I
will," said Amold.
4-YEAR, continues from front page
be a residential campus," said
Olswang.
Although enrollment would
increase drastically, in the next
ten years, the freshman class
would not exceed 250 according to Olswang. The majority
of UWT students would still be
upper division transfer students.
"Over the next 10 years we
need to add more than 20,000
seats just to meet United States
graduation increases," said
Olswang. "Of those, 5,000 have
to be in baccalaureate access."
The need for additional seats
in upper division classes is due,
in part, to the "baby boom echo."
That term identifies the children
of the baby boom generation.
Because ofthe increases in enrollment caused by this "echo," the
state is experiencing overcrowding at the four-year universities.
If the UWT does make the
transition, enrollment is expected
to grow from the current 2,000
to more than 6,000 over the next
10 years.
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