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Vol. V i l l i No. 4
November 20, 2003
A look Carwein bids farewell to Tacoma
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by Deborah Merrill
Point/Counterpoint:
Religion and Education
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The headline in the Tacoma
News Tribune provided a
wake-up to UWT students on
Tuesday moming.
Vicky Carwein, UWT
Chancellor for the past eight
years, is leaving to accept a
position as president of
Wakefield State College, the
first female in Massachusetts'
history.
Although Carwein has been
interviewed by many reporters
about her accomplishments at
UWT, she says she still hasn't
seen anyone print what she
tells everyone is her most
cherished accomplishment.
"I am most proud of the
5000 graduates from our programs and the 2000 students
we have right now", said
Carwein. "It is the best thing
about this place and it represents the work that everyone
does, the quality of our faculty and staff and the programs
we offer."
If the graduates and students are the fruits of
Carwein's labor, the campus
property stands as a monument to her tenacity in providing a fertile environment for
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An evening with Jeny
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win/win situation."
Change has been a central
theme in Carwein's life, and
she is looking forward to the
challenges of her new job.
She does have some regrets,
though, as she looks back over
her tenure as chancellor.
"I will miss the fire in the
belly that exists here, the
tremendous passion for our
school shown by the staff, faculty, students, and alumni,"
said Carwin.
"We have
tremendous support in the
community. There's never
been a job like this one.
What's here is the passion to
make this institution a huge
success."
When asked about her
vision for the future of the
Tacoma campus, Carwein is
passionate.
"I see UWT as much more
ofa comprehensive university,
with many more academic
offerings to select from and
students living on campus,"
said Carwin.
Carwein believes that the
student govemment has done
a wonderful job with clubs
and organizations, but she
Joann is co-infected with
full-blown AIDS and Hepatitis
Joann, an African American C. She's also in her third
woman who lives in Pierce
stage of liver disease. Bearing
County, Lakewood, belongs to in mind these serious health
a unique family where she
issues, Joann
feels normal and
looks great.
at ease with her
"I feel
problem.
great too,
Unfortunately,
despite what
Joann's problem
the lab papers
is serious,
say," said
unseen in her
Joann.
appearance or as
Joann has
she sits down to
been living
have a normal
with the
conversation.
HIV/AIDS
She is among a
vims for ten
high percentage
years.
of African
Although
American. ^
, Joann, right, with Sonya being infectwomen infected Arnold. Pierce County AIDS ed has
with the
Foundation, has been living changed her
HIV/AIDS vims with AIDS for 10 years.
attitude
in Pierce County,
towards life.
compared to other areas in the her contribution to the comstate of Washington.
munity reflects her determinaBut Joann doesn't stress
tion to keep fighting. She is
out. Her attitude towards life
an active member of the
is positive because the Pierce
Community Advisory Group
County Aids Foundation
(CAG) and the Community
(PCAF) is providing ways to
Health Care Clinic to reprefeel comfortable about a vims sent African American
that doctors still have not
women.
found a cure for.
Joann feels her personal
Vicky
Carwein
leaving
Tacoma for Wakefield State
College In Massachusetts.
"/ am most proud of
the 5000 graduates from
our programs and the
2000 students we have
right now. It is the best
thing about this place
and it represents the
work that everyone does,
the quality of our faculty
and staff and the programs we offer."
- Vicky Carwein
Chancellor
uv\n-
See Carwein page 11
Personal battle against AIDS
by Marques Hunter
Who's voicing your
concerns In Olympia?
success. As chancellor, she
has overseen the development
of the campus from its shaky
beginning to its present robust
expansion.
Carwein said that it is
somewhat premature at this
point to speculate about who
her replacement will be.
"I don't know at this
point," Carwein said.
"I
haven't reisigned yet because I
am still in the negotiating
process and the approval
process is not complete."
For that reason Carwein
isn't sure when she will be
leaving UWT, but she imagines it will be some time in the
spring.
"It is up to the president of
the university to form a search
committee," said Carwein,
"but my hope is that it will
begin as soon as possible, so
that we don't lose momentum."
"You know, change is
good, and just as I look forward to my next opportunity
and challenge," said Carwin.
"The next Chancellor will
have that opportunity to take
the school to the next level of
excellence. I see it as a
situation is a perfect way to
facilitate information about
AIDS awareness in Pierce
County and other cities in
Washington.
"I can tell them how it really is because I'm living and
managing it everyday of my
life," said Joann.
The PCAF provides "support groups" that gives infected people a chance to be with
people of their own nationality and not feel so different.
"My support group puts me
in position where I'm with
people of my kind and I don't
feel belittled because of that,"
said Joann.
Joann's support group is a
family oriented group that
meets twice a month to gather
as much information about
AIDS awareness and receive
updates by physicians who
may have new medications for
them.
Joann said taking medication has been the biggest
change in her lifestyle after
being diagnosed with
HIV/AIDS.
"I take medication all day,"
said Joann. "I feel really
See Joann page 11
Worid AIDS
Day is
December 1
by Monique Nadeau
The Red
Ribbon is the
intemational symbol of AIDS
awareness wom by
people year round to demonstrate care and concem about
HIV and AIDS, and to raise
awareness to others of the need
for support and commitment.
In 2002, 38 million adults
and three million children were
living with AIDS. Nearly half
of all people infected with HIV
do so before they are 25 and
will not live to see their 35th
birthday.
HIV is a threat to people of
all ages and nationalities, but a
staggering 95 percent of those
with HIV live in the developing world.
World AIDS day, now in its
15th year, is about reminding
people what they can do to
keep up the fight against AIDS.
This year's theme is Stigma
and Discrimination.
In many parts of the world,
discrimination prevents people.
See AIDS page 11
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November 20th, 2003
^Husky Voices
What comes to mind when you hear
the word ''Russia'7
Matty the
Mattress
Matty the Mattress will
be touring our campus
to promote the Student
Floor of the Mattress
Factory Building that
will be celebrating its
Grand Opening on Jan.
8th, 2004 at 1:00 p.m.
So If you see Matty,
please stop and say
hello. She will be leaving clues for students to
solve. Come to the
ASUWT office for your
award!
story and photos by Julie Miller and Joshua Gaebel
Tailc Bacl€ Live!
The next Talk Back
Live, sponsored by the
ASUWT, will take place
at 12:45 p.m, and then
again 6 p.m. on Nov.
20th in WCG 110.
Come share your opinions and talk about student issues.
David Lundberg
IAS
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Urban Studies
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I Opinion
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November 20, 2003
Point/Counterpoint
Reading, writing and religion?
Religion, the new classroom taboo
Alex Matviychuk
Julie Miller
A right to your opinion, you got it.
A right to your religion, it's a given.
Freedom of speech, you can have
that too. But in the classroom these
basic rights, in combination, can be a
violation of the First Amendment.
What actions should be taken
when a teacher uses opinions, religion and freedom of speech in an elementary classroom?
The First Amendment states,
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof;
or abridging the freedom of speech,
or ofthe press; or the right ofthe people peaceably to assemble, and to
petition the govemment for a redress
of grievances."
According to the Establishment
Clause of this amendment, any activity that advocates a certain religious
belief is strictly prohibited.
In other words, soliciting or
encouraging religious activity, participating in such activity with students,
or coercing students in any fashion to
participate unwillingly in religious
activity or an activity that advocates
a certain religious belief is not
allowed.
The clause references writings by
Thomas Jefferson
and James
Madison suggesting the need to
establish "a wall of separation"
between church and state.
At an absolute minimum, the
Establishment Clause was intended
to prohibit the federal govemment
from declaring and supporting a
national religion such as existed in
many other countries at the time of
the nation's founding.
However, the Supreme Court
interpretation of the Establishment
Clause didn't begin until 1947 in
Everson v Board of Education. In
1948, the Court found that the practice of inviting religious instmctors
into public schools to give optional
religious instmction violates the
Establishment Clause.
Then, in the 1952 case Zorach vs.
Clauson, the Court upheld the practice of giving public school students
"release time" so that they could
attend religious programs in churches
in synagogues. The question of
school-sponsored prayer has been a
highly controversial related issue.
In the case of Engel vs. Vitale in
1962, the Court ruled that New
York's practice of beginning school
days with a prayer, as drafted by
school officials,
violated the
The Establishment Clause of the First
Establishment Clause. Teachers pro- Amendment clearly states that "Congress shall
vide basic education for students, make no law respecting an establishment of
which include reading, writing, histo- religicm, or prohibiting the firee exercise diere-
ry, spelling, mathematics, etc.
The basic public school curriculum should never include religion
because of "Separation of Church
and State". If and when a teacher
violates the First Amendment, a letter
of reprimand should be issued as it
has been in Edgewood, Washington
at Hedden Elementary. Steve Brown,
teacher, made reference to God and
God's healing powers, sang and used
gospel/religious songs in class and
promoted his CD of religious songs.
The Fife School District respects
employees' individual religious
beliefs, but they must stay separate
from tlie classroom and educational
activity, wrote Julia Gmbiak,
Principal of Hedden, in the letter of.
reprimand.
The letter also stated that following EngeU *lhe Court has faced a
whole series of prayer-related cases
in the public school context, raising
issues such as prayer in special circumstances, periods for silent meditation or silent prayer, and studentinitiated prayer.
In general, the Court has demonstrated a willingness to strike down
any practice that might be likely to be
perceived as a state endorsement of
religion.
This does not mean a freedom
from religion, but freedom to choose
a religion.
of" Two distinct parts ofthe clause spawn two
different interpretations, depending on where
you stand ideologically on the issue.
Those who seek to secularize every inch of
govemment defend their crusade by citing that
"congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion," selectively focusing
in on the part that best supports their argument.
Likewise their philosophical adversaries fire
back that, "Congress shall make no law prohibiting the free exercise [of religion]."
This political jihad between secular and religious forces does not progress without casualties. One recent victim ofthe never-ending battle is Steve Brown, an elementary school
teacher at Hedden Elementary School.
Brown was recently reprimanded in a letter
from Julia Gmbiak, the school's principal, for
allegedly sharing his religious views with students. The decision was condoned by Fife
deputy superintendent Jeff Short, who agreed
that the situation was handled appropriately.
No rational argument can be made that
advocating a religion in a public institution is
acceptable. It is a clear violation of the establishinent clause, but was Brown advocating his
religion or freely exercising rights granted to
him by the first amendment?
There is good reason to believe that it was
bad judgment on the part of the principal to
punish Brown for expressing his beliefs and
perhaps even a violation of his First
Amendment rights.
America is a melting pot of people with different religions, backgrounds and lifestyle
choices. American children are exposed to a
wide cross-section of people on a regular basis,
at school and in their community. By telling
teachers to censor themselves when they are
faced with questions about differences, children are being denied a rich understanding of
the world around them.
A teacher's job is to help their students see
the world better through their own experience
and wisdom. If Brown was only expressing
thoughts about his beliefs without advocating
them, he should be applauded for widening his
students' perspectives.
There is no reason to believe that the establishment clause prohibits govemment employees from discussing their beliefs. It is only there
to prevent the govemment from accepting a
national religion, but not to suppress the discussion thereof
It would be a violation to pray with students,
or perform any other sort of religious ritual
because that would lead the students to believe
that the school was endorsing the ritual, but
simply discussing the ritual is appropriate and
educational.
Teaching students about religion is perfectly acceptable as long as it is part ofa larger secular education curriculum. It is important to
know the historical, social and individual
implications that arise from a vast number of
religions that surround American cultiu'c. If discussed in a neutral and factual manner, it would
be impossible to say that the students were
being indoctrinated. Rather they would be
receiving important information about the
world they live in.
It can be argued that the reason for so much
hatred and violence today is a direct result of
basic misunderstandings by people about each
other's beliefs and a lacking ability to analyze
their own beliefs. There is a desperate need for
children to be exposed to a variety of opinions
as soon as possible, our era demands it.
It is completely within the framework ofthe
constitution for teachers to talk about differing
viewpoints with their students. Teachers can
even express their own viewpoints as long as
they don't lead the students to believe that their
viewpoint is official school doctrine.
World history is being written by people
with many differing beliefs. By exposing children to as many of them as possible without
indoctrinating them with any particular one, a
teacher helps students better understand the
world aroimd them.
Stud
Every campus has its own dis-i
tinct culture. Our campus' culture is
shaped to some extent by our
diverse population, and our func-i
tion as a two year "commuter college".
For the most part, students at I
UWT come to school, study, get
through class, grab coffee, study [
and go home. This moribund schedule has made our student organizations, student govemment activities I
and student publications tumout CARMELA AMADOR
remain low.
One reason for this may be that
an extra meeting or event takes up time.
Well, the time you spend on this campus is about two
years. After two years most of us will find a job or continue our education. Until then...
Where are the 2,300 students that go here?
Are you out there? Well if you are reading this, remember one thing: COLLEGE IS NOW!
You are liere now. When you graduate, which comes
sooner than you think, your life will change. You take the
person that UWT created and adjust to fit the new mold of
your job or your master's program.
Yet the power to apply your days in a master's program
or new job towards a global improvement comes from an
interdisciplinary education.
Students who don't start leaming about life on the other
side of the textbooks may not be taking advantage of a
tmly interdisciplinary college opportunity. By getting
involved on campus, students can utilize the resources of
their student organizations, student govemment or student
publications to reach toward more global goals.
What interests you? Human rights, computers, chess,
photography, diversity awareness or maybe even politics?
Politics are even a venue that provide the student with
risks, rewards and real-world experience. And although
political involvement by no means provides immediate
results, the effects can be far-reaching and personally
rewarding.
On the one hand, community involvement gives the
student an instant feeling of gratification, while the results
from joining an organization, student govemment or a
publication may not produce immediate results.
Eventually these not-so-immediate results benefit the
involved student by improving their resources, networks,
resumes and diverse education.
University diversity studies have recently shown that a
Hispanic student is only half as likely to get involved in
school as a Caucasian student, and have only a 9 percent
chance of even enrolling in college.
Well here I am, a Hispanic, that is involved and
attempting to increase diversity awareness. The Latin
Student Organization on campus is also an active part of
our campus community.
Another organization is the Black Student Union,
whose meetings are fun, active and provide results that
expand far into our larger Tacoma community. An
African-American student is supposed to be only onethird as likely as a Caucasian student to be involved,
according to the same survey.
Funny how statistics don't in any way predict how this
campus works in regards to minority makeup and campus
involvement. We are diverse and proud, yet lack an
increase in student involvement. After all, diversity isn't a
problem unless you ignore it.
By being actively involved in diverse organizations or
choosing to be involved in a student govemment or publication, your diverse education benefits form real world
experience that is out there, should you choose to take part
in it.
Get involved and be a part of the effort to help our
campus evolve from dormant and boring to active and
global. Expand the interdisciplinary part of your education into your social life, academics and interpersonal
relationships by the time you graduate.
Students who strive to obtain an understanding of life
outside of the classroom will carry that perspective to
their fiiture workplace and fight for diversity on a global
scale.
Will you waste the most valuable part of your education at UWT? Judge for yourself
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Health and Lifestyle
LEDGER
November 20, 2003
Eating right on Thanksgiving night
T h e
Thanksgiving
holiday kicks
off the official
holiday season with holiday
sales,
football
games on television, the
release of new
movies, and
last but certainly
not
least,
food,
glorious food.
Regardless
of
your
Thanksgiving
tradition,
chances are
This happy pilgrim Is enjoying a walk after Thanks^ng din- that
it
ner (origlnal^ artwork by Maddy, Henry and Jackson Oavis) involves food
and lots of it. Even though very
few of us actually work on a
farm, we perform our own version of the harvest, risking our
lives in grocery aisles, harvesting cranberries, potatoes, vegetables, pumpkin, and condensed milk from the store
shelves and the inevitable big
bird from the freezer.
For weeks before the actual
feast, many of us also think
about the "big meal" and the
day with family and friends.
Those of us who are in
charge of cooking pore over
magazines and cook books and
count place settings and chairs,
as we contemplate our favorite
part ofthe holiday, the day after,
when it will be just us and the
leftovers.
If this is the year you'd
Where are they now?
Karen Kiesz is a graduate
of the UWT Nursing
Program (2000), and the
•Master of Nursing Program
in healthcare, leadership,
and management (2002).
by IMonique Nadeau
Karen Kiesz has a job that
keeps her on her toes. After
graduation from UWT, Kiesz was
hired as a trauma program manager at MultiCare Health Systems
in Tacoma.
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She eamed her bachelor of
science in nursing in 2000 and
her master of nursing in health
care, leadership and management
in 2002, both from UWT.
Keisz'job is a complex one
that involves working with many
departments within the hospital,
as well as working with the trauma system on a regional and state
level.
Her responsibilities also
include ongoing process improvement projects related to the trauma system. Any issues in the
day-to-day management ofthe
trauma patient are also under constant evaluation, with
any glitches being reported to her.
"Learning to work with systems and process on a more global level at UWT was one of
the major things that has helped
me in my current role," said
Kiesz.
Keisz also spends a good deal
of her day analyzing data about
every element of care for the
trauma patient.
From pre-hospital admission
to die outcome upon hospital discharge, she monitors everything
from a clinical as well as financial focus.
"I never thought I would say
this," said Kiesz, "but the classes
on research and statistics
both at the undergraduate and
graduate level and leaming the
computer programs of Excel and
SPSS to evaluate data, painful as
the process was, has helped me
immensely."
Thanks to financial help from
the G. Corydon Wagner Family
Endowment Fund for Nursing
Education, and the tuition reimbursement program at
MultiCare, Kiesz was able to
graduate without any outstanding
loans. She is also gratefiil for
family support.
"I would like to thank my husband, Frank and our two sons,
Jeff and Zach, for being so supportive while I attended the nursing programs at UWT."
rather not overdo it, you're in
luck. A few simple changes in
your routine will make this
year's Thanksgiving meal and
holiday even better, for your
taste buds and your waistline.
If you're the cook, you have
control over the menu and
ingredients.
If you're not, portion confrol
is your most potent weapon.
Choose the things you love the
most, eat them slowly, and
enjoy the company!
SSf
T h e B i r d : Turkey is a
naturally low-fat food. You can
keep it that way by using olive
oil instead of butter to baste and
to mix with the stuffing.
Tofurkeys (vegetarian turkeylike loaf for vegetarians) are
another option for vegetarians.
T h e S t u f f i n g : Consider
using sourdough bread (fat-free)
or whole-grain bread (fiber) to
make your own stuffing cubes.
Use canned chicken broth and a
little olive oil rather than melted
butter to mix the stuffing.
T h e G r a v y : Again, drippings mixed with broth and
olive oil rather will cut down on
the calorie count. The Potatoes:
If you can live without mashed
potatoes, sweet potatoes have
more fiber and vitamins, fewer
calories. If not, try making
them with fat-free half and half
and a bit less butter.
grette, dried cranl^irries, and
pecans and some fro^ steamed
green beans withjbficon and
onion gamish.
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^P i e s : There are worse
things than pumpkin pie; you
can reduce the amount of sugar
you use or find-a ."skinny"
recipe. Mince and*^ pecan pies
are loaded with calories and
taste amazing. You don't have it
every day, so savor every bite
and try not to have.seconds.
Exerciser: A little goes a
long way. A moraijng walk or
run will make you feel very virtuous.
The annual Turkey Trot at
the
Centre
at
Norpoint
(253)591-5504 is a fim way to
check this item off the list.
After the meal, another round
of exercise, this time a leisurely
sfroU with family before dessert
and coffee is highly recommended, both to bum a few
calories and to keep you off the
couch for a few more minutes.
As for snacking, I've got one
word for you: celery.
Just
Kidding. Actually any vegetable or protein, minus the
crackers and dip, makes a
healthy snack.
Don't forget, for recipe ideas
Epicurious.com, is a great
resource, as is the cookbook
Cooking
Thin With Chef
Kathleen.
The Turkey Trot Is held
Thanksgiving Moming
November 27th. 2003
Lots of Salad and
Fresh, not overcooked
The Centre at Norpoint
4818 NAssau Ave
Tacoma , WA
V e g i e s : This is a place you
can make a dent— serve a
tossed spinach salad with vinia-
5K. 2 Mile Walk. Kids
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November 20, 2003
ASUWT Elections Expand Student Representation
By Margaret Rzymowska
Sharon Thomas (IAS)
Karen Furuya (CSS)
Rebecca Oster (Nursing)
Nima Rahgozar (Business)
After the results of the fall
elections Iiave been announced,
the
ASUWT
Student
Govemment team is the largest it
has ever been.
The fall election offered seven
senatorial positions, as opposed
to the usual four, due to a reconstruction of student govemment
effort led by ASUWT President
Maik Dodson.
"faistead of asking for more
money to pay for these individual
senator positions," said Dodson,
**we altered the structure of the
executive board.'*
Last spring, student govemment was able to eliminate the
director of finance and operations
positions to fund three additional
senatorial positions.
The duties of the director of
finance were allocated to
ASUWT Advisor Shellie Jo
White, who manages all of the
UWT student organization budgets.
E)ue to last year's budget cuts,
the director of operations responsibilities were distributed to
ASUWT Vice-President and the
office manager.
As a former Senator and ViceChair ofthe 2002-2003 ASUWT
student govemment, Dodson saw
a greater need for student representation within each program of
study. He recognized that as the
UWT student population grows and facilitated the first student
and programs of study develop, government elections candidate
the student govemment stmcture debate. The debate was held in
should more accurately reflect the GWP atrium during the lunch
varying student needs within pro- hour the day after online voting
began. Students were able to lisgrams.
Currently, student govemment ten to candidates* platform
has a total of 11 senators tliat speeches and ask them questions.
reflect the majority of programs Candidate platform statements
proportionate to the programs were informative and professionsize. The program-specific sena- ally delivered while the question
tor will better link students, stu- and answer session was filled
dent government and administra- with interesting questions fh)m
tion. Now, a student of social the audience.
work will know who to approach
"The ASUWT Candidate
with a program-specific concem Debate reflected the high quality
or which staff or faculty member of the candidates that all had the
to better connect with student desire to represent UWT,** said
resources.
Warden-Gregory. 'They were so
But this should not discourage exemplary that I am already
students from approaching a sen- looking forward to the Spring
ator of a different program of Quarter ASUWT Elections for
study. Senators are advocates of the 2004-2005 school year.*'
common student concems across
Ursula Kehaulani, of Urban
programs.
Studies, is one of many students
Urban
Studies
Senator who read the election packet to
Roxanne Lomeli is already cast her vote and encourages sturolling up her sleeves to improve dents to do the same. Access to
the
Childcare
Assistance the voter's pamphlet provides
Program, while the Information background information on the
Technology Senator Karen candidates and allows students
Fumya has begun speaking with confidence in their voting deciI
staff and student govemment sions.
members on ways students can
"I found reading the voter's
receive better health care plans.
pamphlet very valuable because
In addition to reconstmction, it allowed me to make an^
the ASUWT Director
of informed decision," Kehaulani
Legislative Affairs and chair of said. Students can stop by WCG
the elections committee, Julie 102 and meet their new program
Warden-Gregory, has organized senators.
Julia Sanders (IAS)
Jakie Davis (Social Work)
CJ Web (IAS)
Eugene Brown (Business)
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Is II i l l
ftsiifflii
Irom the
kitehen of:
Penney White
Turkey for the Atkins dieter
Dr. Atkins seems to have an interesting
way of bringing what surely guarantees a;
tender and moist bird. The process is to \
soak the turkey in a salt water solution
before cooking..
1 tiB*ef< 12-14 pounds), trimmed of fat,
Igiblbts removed
1 1/2 cups kosher salt
Six packets sugar substitute
1 carrot, roughly chopped
1 rib celery, roughly chopped
1 medium onion, roughly
chopped
4 tablespoons imsalted butter,
melted
1 tablespoon Thicken Thin
NQt/Starph
One can reduced sodium chicken broth plus 1/4 cup water
1. Submerge turkey, breast
down, in a tub containing I 1/2
gallons water mixed with 1 1/2
cups coarse (kosher) salt and six packets
sugar substitute. Refrigerate 6 hours.
Discard brine and pat turkey dry.
2. Heat oven to 400°. Place half of the
vegetables in turkey cavity; scatter
remaining vegetables on bottom of a
roasting pan. Tie legs together with cotton twine. Arrange bird breast down on
rack in pan. Pour 1 cup water into pan.
Roast turkey 45 minutes.
3. Baste turkey with pan juices. Lower
oven temperature to 375°; roast for 1 1/2
hours more, basting every 30 minutes,
(add an extra 1/2 cup water to pan if
necessary).
4. Carefully tum turkey over with
oven mitts, so it is breast side up. Brush
breast with butter. Roast an additional 30
minutes. Turkey is done when an instant
read thermometer inserted into the irmer
thigh reads 175°. Transfer turkey to a
large carving board with a trench to
catch juices. Remove all vegetables and
discard. Cover loosely with foil. Let rest
for 20-30 minutes before carving.
5. While turkey is resting, prepare
gravy: Pour excess fat from roasting pan.
Place pan on two oven burners on medium heat. Stir in Thicken Thin
Not/Starch, imtil dissolved. Pour in
chicken broth and water; bring to a boil,
scraping up brown bits on bottom of pan
with a wooden spoon. Cook 2-3 minutes
imtil mixture thicketis.
Madeleine, Henry and Jackson
Davis
iKMi the Mlehen oi:
MsxsxgBS» %: Ledger stafif
la^mxt Hpy. Carmela Amador
IA cranberry recipe fbr the lazy and bitter
Ingredients:
lean of cranberries
iDirections:
Upon being told to prepare cranberries by someone who thinks it would be cute for you to contribute to Thanksgiving dinner, the first step you
should take is to find a can opener.
If one cannot be found quickly give up and go
watch TV. If you're unlucky enough to find the
damn thing, open the can of cranberries, flip it
x* and shake violently.
J * The cranberries may mount an effective
/^ 0 resistance and refuse to leave the can; tfie solutioo
, • is to complain loudly until someone gives you a
/
spoon to scoop the cranberries out.
I Once the cranberries are in the bowl, taste them
, with your finger and get slapped for not washing
your hands first. Mission accomplished.
Now you can finally get back to doing something less
meaningful.
From Che kitehen of:
Carmela's Dad, Jim Amador
Kicked up mashed potatoes
Ingredients:
10 large potatoes
1-2 cups sour cream
Heavy cream
Butter
Minced garlic, fresh
I lb. bacon, cooked, drained, and coarsely chopped
1-2 cups Cheddar cheese, grated
Directions:
Boil potatoes, drain and let cool
Start mashing potatoes in large bowl (leaving the skins on or
shave off with peeler— your call)
Mash potatoes while spooning in sour cream, heavy cream, and
softened butter.
Add several tablespoons of minced garlic when mashing.
Fold in two cups of fried bacon chunks, the thicker the better.
Fold in about a cup or two of shredded cheddar cheese.
Mix & enjoy.
Sweet Potato Casserole
3 cups sweet potatoes, boiled,
peeled and mashed (about 3 large
potatoes)
/cup sugar
fi cup milk
1/3 cup butter
2 eggs
Itsp. Vanilla
Topping
1/3 cup flour
2/3 cup brown sugar
1 cup course, chopped pecans
/cup melted butter
Boil, peel and mash sweet potatoes. Add sugar, fi cup milk, butter,
vanilla and eggs to sweet potatoes.
Combine together at moderate
speed with an electric mixer. Pour
into 11x7 inch casserole dish.
For topping: Mix dry topping
ingredients well; add butter. Put
topping over potato mixture. Bake
for 30 minutes at 350 degrees or
until casserole rises and topping is
melted.
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From the kiteheii of:
Narques Hunter
From Uie kitehen of:
Beborth Merrill
Sweet Potato Pie with Chocolate
Crumb Crust
3 pounds yams
fi cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 ciq> packed golden brown sugar
3 laige eggs, room temperature
1 cu|> half and half
1 tablespoon all puipose flower
ifl tea^>oon vanilla extract
ktea^XMin salt
/teaspoon ground cloves
kteaspoon grotmd nutmeg (freshly grated is even
Ibetter!)
kteaspoon ground allspice
1/8 teaspoon ground mace
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
* For best results, use yams, the daik orange variety
of sweet potato.
Crust
1 fi cups chocolate wafer cookie crumbs (about 6
ounces)
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
For Filling: Preheat oven to 375°F. Pierce yams
with fork several times. Place on baking sheet and
bake until tender, about 1 hour. Cool yams slightly.
Peel and puree in food processor.
Using electric mixer, cream fi cup butter with sugar
in large bowl until light. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in 3 cups yam
puree (reserve any remainder for another use), half
and half and next 9 ingredients. (Filling can be prepared 1 day ahead; refrigerate. Let stand 1 hour at
room temperature before continuing.)
For crust: Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly butter 10
inch pie pan. Mix cookie crumbs and melted butter
in bowl. Press mixture into bottom and up sides of
prepared pan.
Pour pie filling into crust. Bake until center of pie is
set, about 1 hour. Transfer to rack and cool completely. (Can be prepared 6 hours ahead.)
Cut pie into wedges. Transfer to plates and gamish
widi whipped cream. 8 Servings
The Hunter's Combread-Sausage
IStufftng
pThis is a very classic stuffing recipe except for one
tiling; I use two boxes of Jifiy combread mix pieIpared exactly as the box says. Jiffy is a little sweeter i
than from-scratch combread and my family has
lenjoyed it for years. I hope you do too.
|fi-3/4 lb pork sausage
1 ci^> finely ch(^ped celery
fi cup chopped onion
j/cup margarine or butter
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning or dried sage leaves,
crushed
8 ci^>s dry combread crumbs
fl-1 ci^> chicken broth
Be sure to have already baked the combread and cut
into squares. You can either leave it on the counter
uncovered ovemight or, watching it carefully, bake
under the broiler for a few minutes till die squares
are dry and slightly brown. If you're really in a
hurry, you can use it fi^sh from the oven but it is a
little better if it is dry first.
In a small saucepan, cook sausage together with eel
ery and onion in butter until onions are soft but not
brown; remove from heat. Pour off all die grease
except about two tablespoons. Stir in poultry seasoning or sage and fi teaspoon pepper.
Place dry bread cubes in a large bowl. Add
onion/sausage mixture. Drizzle with enough broth oi
water to moisten tossing lightly. Use to stuff one 8
10 pound turkey. (You will probably have quite a bit
left over). Just put this in a casserole dish and baste
with some chicken broth or turkey drippings for
about one hour.
It's pretty hard to mess this up and it will taste
great!
Mel Sttifk
{Vegan Pumpkin Pie
A great recipe for folks who are lactose-intolerant
The pie filling in this recipe needs to set overnight in the
[refiigerator, so make it the day before you serve it.
Cnist:
i 1/2 cup unbleached flour
7 T. whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar or granulated sugar cane
symp (see glossary)
1/2 tsp. baking powder
3 T. canola oil
3 T. soymilk (see glossary) plus
1/2 tsp. lemon juice or buttermilk
3 to 4 T. water
Filling:
2 ciq)S canned pumpkin or pureed
home-cooked
fi^sh pumpkin (see note)
1 cup low-fat soymilk, nee milk
or low-fat
milk (see glossary)
1/2 ci^) honey or 3/ cup granulated sugar cane syrup
(see glossary)
" /
li4,<?iH> COTBfitarch
1/2 T. dark molasses or to taste
11 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. ground ciimamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. grated nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ground allspice
'I.t
Crust: In medium bowl, combine both flours, salt, sugar
and baking powder. In small bowl, mix oil and soymilk mixture or buttermilk.
Pour liquid mixture into dry ingredients and mix with a fork
until it holds together in a ball. If it is too dry, add some
water, a little at a time, until dough is moist enough to roll.
(If time allows, cover with plastic wrap and refiigerate for 1
hour.)
Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface with a lightly
floured rolling pin forming an 11-inch circle. Line a 9-inch
pie plate with the dough. Flute or crimp the edges with your
fingers or a fork. Cover with plastic wrap and refiigerate
until ready to use.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
In large bowl, mix all remaining ingredients until smooth
and blended. Pour into prepared crust and smooth top. Bake
10 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees; bake until filling
is set, about SO minutes. Set on wire rack to cool, refiigerate
ovemight. Top with your choice of dessert topping if
desired.
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lebrews, the Chinese, and the Egyptians all had traditional festivals honoring their deities and giving thanks for a bountiful harvest.
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{women baked special moon cakes which were distributed to every family. When the time came the invaders were surprised and easily defeated. Every year moon cakes are eaten'
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November 20, 2003
Strategic Planning Survey conducted last spring. This survey
voices the concems and issues
from the 2002-2003 student
body.
T h e
issues that
students have this
year are significant as well, but
without
your
input the LAC has
no direction.
Once the committee has collected
enough
information, they
will set up a legislative agenda for
the upcoming session in Jan. 2004.
Once the agenda is set, off to
Olympia we go! Yet, without an
organized student effort, there can
only be little progress at the capitol.
There are different levels of participation that you can have, rangAs students, we must ask ouring from very little to a lot.
selves two critical questions. First,
If you have very little time,
is there adequate representation on
sign up fbr the e-mail response
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If not, who will represent us at the
asked to send e-mails to certain
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islation.
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That is rapidly changing.
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These issues are too important
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for us to sit idly by and not have
students.
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The next step for a
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November 20,2003 Entertainment
LEDGER
Meet the
Real
Jerry
What comedian with a four-show sell-out
thanks his audience for coming to see him
perform,
if not Jerry Seinfeld?
by Margaret Rzymowska
Photo courtesy fbulfiend.com
On Octotier 17, Jerry Seinfeld performed a stand
up comedy at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle.
More Jerry...
What's your act about?
Jerry: My act is about paying attention. If you pay
attention to the world there's a lot going on. Comedy is
a way to tell people to pay attention of what's going on
around you. I don't think that jokes about social issues
attack change. They're just tools.
Comic responsibility?
Jerry: It's your job to figure out how to make that audience laugh and if you don't do it, it's a good lesson to
go back and figure out why it didn't work.
How much hostility in general is there among comedians?
Jerry: All comedy is somewhat socialized hostility,
that is. Raisin Bran people still think that we're not
happy with the amount of raisins.
Last month, the Paramount ofthe first touring shows to include
Theater in Seattle was packed widi new material diat he has gathered
Jerry Seinfeld enthusiasts. After aSba \xxD% aa the road for fourteen
Tom Papa's opening, Jerry entered months. You can watch more in
the stage in casual Jerry manner. Seinfeld^s documentary film called,
First he popped his head through the "Comedian,** available at video
side curtain, and gave the audience a stores.
questionable look that said, "Am I in
Today, Jerry's comedy questions
the right place?"
the role ofthe media and the market
Jerry began the evening by in tb& American culture. He talks
thanking his audience for filling the about the news media obsession
void spot in their life to see him. He Math on-going crisis coverage, and
then numbered all the activities one questions why a five-day weadier
had to go through before actually forecast is shovm everyday. Or why
arriving at the theater. Imitating a the U.S. is the only country that
theat^i]:goer, "What are you going to would drop both bombs and food on
wear?" Then with a different tone the same country. "Certain things
looking in the opposite direction. will be exploding. Certain things
Or why the U.S. Is the only country that would drop both
bombs and food on the same country. "Certain things will
be exploding. Certain things will be delicious. Is that a
drumstick or a grenade? Meatloafor a missile, said Jerry?"
Why did the Seinfeld sitcom end?
Jerry: I didn't want it to get stale. I'm thrilled that people liked it. That's the reason we did it.
One of many lines that people ask Jerry... Nice suit.
Is that the suit your mother laid out for you?
Jerry: People do think that you don't know your own
material. How can it possibly work on me?
One of your most favorite Seinfeld episodes?
Jerry: when Kramer hit the golf ball into the whale and
George found it and attempted to save the whale. It
was beautiful.
To view the Bob Costas Interview with Seinfeld check
out
http://homepage.mac.com/sarahlibow/iMovieTheaterl.html
pretty much do suck, well mine
doesn't suck quite as much as yours
but that's a small point. Don't feel
bad that your life sucks because in
my mind, the words 'suck' and
'great' are pretty close. Most people
think the two words are on opposite
ends of the spectrum, but I think
they are right next to each other.
Your walking along and you drop
your ice-cream cone on the sidewalk. That sucks. What do you say?
'Oh, great.'"
Today, at the age of forty-nine,
Jerry Seinfeld finally feels free
because he no longer has to prove
himself to anyone.
In an interview with Bob Costas
"What are you going to wear?" And
now with a worried but suspicious
face and a pointed finger, "What are
YOU going to wear?"
To watch Jerry perform live comedy is another experience where you
really begin understanding why the
sitcom about nothing had Super
Bowl-sized audience ratings.
His facial expressions, body language and intonation are carefully
crafted with his content so the audience receives a polished act and
can't stop laughing.
His performance in Seattle is one
will be delicious. Is that a drumstick
or a grenade? Meadoaf or a missile?"
Jerry's new material also
includes more personal observations
he now experiences as a father and
husband. Talking about his two children, he says, "As much as you love
them, they're here to replace you.
Their first words are 'Mama,'
'Dada,' and 'Bye-bye.'"
While not failing to include the
everyday things, like trying to
believe that our lives don't
suck...Jerry explains, "Our lives
on HBO, Jerry talked about being a
comedian. Despite the fame and fortune Jerry has been rewarded with,
he takes comedy seriously. He says,
"It's hard to be fimny." Jerry claims
that just because someone has fame,
he cannot pose his or her way
through comedy. "Laughter is involuntary. You can't really laugh out of
respect for past accomplishments."
Jerry's philosophy is to develop
and perfect a small thing that will
add to culture, such as comedy. And
he doesn't want our culture to miss
this ethic.
New album by Jay-Z, final solo release
by lUlarques Hunter
Because of bootlegging and
illegal piracy, this is the last solo
album by Jay-Z.
The release date of his new
album was Nov. 28, but after the
CD was discovered online, the
album was released two-weeks in
advanced.
His new album titled "Jay -Z
the Black Album" features production by Rick Rubin, Eminem,
Kanye West, The Neptunes, Just
Blaze and other well-known rap
artists. The 1st single entitled
"Change Clothes," featuring
Pharell is the number one song in
the country.
The first song features his
mother as she talks about Jay-Z as
a little boy. As the song develops,
Jay-Z reviews his struggles as a
young teenager coping with family problems and more specifically, the disappearance of his father.
As the album continues, the
beats produced by other rap
artists embody the sounds of hiphop's fluid course of rhythm and
bass. His song "Dirt Off Your
Shoulders,"
produced
by
Timberland, reverberates a synthesized, space-like beat that
bounces your head.
More noteworthy are Jay-Z's
lyrics minus the abundance of
derogatory language and degrading of women. Although the
album does have explicit lyrics,
his songs have been appreciably
cleaned up and focused more on
himself as a pop culture guru.
Jay-Z's last song of his last
solo album, ironically enough, is
titled "My 1st Song." The song
reflects his ambition as a rap artist
trying to beat the streets by selling
music instead of selling drugs.
Even supposing this is Jay-Z's
last solo album, more of his music
and presence in the hip-hop
industry is to be expected.
Pfiofo courtesy of Roc-A-Fella Records
The allMim titled "Jay^Z the Black Album" is Jay-Z's last
solo album due to bootlegging and illegal piracy.
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Heisman winners don't equate to NFL talent j
by Marques Hunter
when their name is not
announced to accept this highly
If this year's Heisman Trophy renown award.
Ricky Williams, running
winner embraces the moment of
bronzed beauty too long, they back for the New Orleans Saints
is the last
might
find
player to won
themselves in
the Heisman
a division of
Trophy
and
post-colleeffectively
giate busts.
convert his talIn the past
ent from coldecade, more
lege to pro.
than half of
Others like
the Heisman
Eric Crouch,
Trophy recipiChris Weinke,
ents have been
Ron
Dayne
injured, had
and
Danny
unproductive
Wuerffel have
seasons,
or
not had the
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is a media.
they created in highly
distinguished
It's a fact that
college
foot- award given to one college
division one colball.
football athlete.
lege
football
Let's face it,
players are a
the Heisman Trophy merits athletes on their performance in selective group of individuals
college, not their potential suc- with a unique shot at going to
the NFL. It's also a fact that the
cess in the NFL.
What's to be said when last Heisman Trophy provides an
year's winner Carson Palmer, opportunity for college football
QB USC, who completed nearly athletes to excel if their team is
63 percent of his passes for having a bad year.
But unproven, is the Heisman
3,639 yards and 32 touchdowns
has on the odd occasion been Trophy's residual effect on col-
Let's face it, the Heisman
Trophy merits athletes on their
performance in college, not their
potential success In the NFL.
seen on the football field for the
Cincinnati Bengals?
Players graduating from college may not be so disconcerted
lege athletes going into the NFL.
In the past decade, half of the
recipients for the Heisman
Trophy were quarterbacks. Of
those five, none have made a NFL usually comes fix>m a colnoticeable impact to the NFL, lege football team that did well.
with the exception of Carson
Also, The NFL compared to
Palmer who is yet to throw the other popular sports in America
ball. Starting quarterback for is simply a harder adjustment.
the Bengals, John Kitna, is
The size, ability and experithrowing more
ence are much
touchdowns
harder to come by
than intercepwhen entering the
tions this year,
NFL from college.
so its no surIf
Heisman
prise
Palmer
Trophy winners
isn't getting the
want to make a
playing time he
statement,
they
expected at the
must have the size
beginning ofthe
to
match
up
year.
against the players
currently playing
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H e i s m a n
Simpson,
a
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Trophy ceremony O.J.
will
be
on Heisman Trophy winner avoid early injuries
M o n d a y that had a strong impact that could hasten
their mobility.
December
15, in the NFL.
Most of all, they
2003 at 5:30 p.m.
This year, Larry Fitzgerald, must be ready to step in a league
WR, Pittsburgh and Jason that undoubtedly has the best
athletes
in
White, QB, Oklahoma are two well-rounded
probable nominees for this America.
year's Heisman Trophy award.
So Fitzgerald and White are
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playing exceptionally well in
college football right now. Does
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Carwein: leaving UWT
Continued f r o m f r o n t p a g e
believes that to have more students on campus in the
evenings and on the weekends
would be "wonderful."
An expansion to four-year
programs is also on the top of
her list for the school's future.
**We as a campus and a
number of the faculty and program directors feel we could
provide a richer and better
experience if we were able to
offer lower division classes.
However,
Carwein
is
adamant about remaining true
to the school's roots.
"Our institution has always
focused on the non-traditional
student," she said. "We were
created with a mission to
serve them Friends in higher
education are showing us,
more and more, that leaming
is a life-long pursuit. This
country is not going to function with the traditional college education. So, the campus will never lose that focus
of providing for the non-traditional student".
Carwein's pride in her
accomplishments at UWT is
most evident in her conversation about the student body.
"In this job Tve gotten to
know students and their stories. So many of our students
have made tough sacrifices to
come back to school. I admire
the courage people have
shown to educate themselves," said Carwein. "It's
been an honor and a privilege
to be here."
AIDS: stigma and
discrimination
Continued f r o m f r o n t p a g e
who are known to have HIV,
from getting a job or caring for
family. Discrimination causes
isolation and marginalizes people with HIV and AIDS, which
can prevent them from seeking
life-saving treatment.
Celebrated around the globe,
Worid AIDS day offers local
events for Pierce County residents to show their support and
remember those who have died.
Students are invited to come
out and honor World AIDS day
on Monday, December 1, 6:00
p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church
at 310 North K St.
Events include performances
by St. John the Baptist Choir
and the Chief Leschi
Dmmmers, a candlelight service and the presentation of the
Ryan White Regional Five
Educator of the Year award.
For more information, visit
www.pierceountyaids.org.
Joann: living with AIDS
Continued f r o m f r o n t page
close to the Walgreen's pharmacy now."
The PCAF, established in
1987,-responds to the needs of
persons living with HIV/AIDS
in Pierce County.
According to a comparison
of statistics provided by the
Tacoma/Pierce County Health
Department and the State of
Health, 34% of the cases of
AIDS in Pierce County are
among people of color. This
figure is only 19% for the
state as a whole.
The PCAF not only caters
to people that are infected
with HIV/AIDS; they have
special community programs
where people can get involved
and help be a part of the solution. Unity Now is an outreach and prevention campaign that focuses on young
women of color that are part
of an extremely high-risk population.
This program regularly
does community meetings,
festivals, health fairs, and distributes information pertaining
to HIV/AIDS.
Sonya Amold is the coordinator of this program and
believes helping people in the
community, especially people
with HIV/Albs is very important.
"Helping people at the
PCAF is a high priority for
me," said Amold. "Its about
building relationships."
Other programs in the
PCAF are deeply involved in
the Pierce County community.
To get more information on
the different community programs, go to www.piercecountyaids.org and click on
the community programs link.
With a an incurable vims
like HIV, members of the
PCAF like Shauku and Amold
are asking the community to
get involved in an epidemic
fight that is not over!
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