Volume 33 Issue 6
The Triton Review
An independent student voice since 1973
FDA: The Fix and Dupe Administration
Members of the executive officer committee convened on June 8, preparing to interview an executive board candidate. Naol Debele (right) and Jorge de la Torre
(center) chat while Wayne Anthony (left) solemnly regrets cheeky grins and retorts of bygone days.
Director, VP and Dean threaten student rights
By Thomas Fairchild
Editor-in-Chief
Note: The views and opinions expressed in
this article are those of the author and do
not necessarily reflect the official position
of The Triton Review.
When I came back to school in the
spring of 2014, I planned to obtain my As-
sociate’s degree in a year and a half before
moving on to university.
I never foresaw staying at EdCC for
twice that time.
The inclusive, compassionate campus
centered on student success struck me. I
wanted to get involved, leave my mark and
pay back the gracious gifts of this commu-
nity.
I started tutoring after my third quar-
ter, and then writing for the newspaper.
After I graduated last spring, journalism
adviser Rob Harrill asked me to take over
as editor-in-chief of The Triton Review. I
accepted the position and have done my
best to serve the student community at the
college.
But I can’t stay here forever.
It is the duty of all students to pass the
torch to their peers at EdCC regarding im-
portant issues.
If you are passionate about an aspect
of life on campus, you are responsible
for igniting that spark in others and mak-
ing sure part of our student culture isn’t
snuffed out when you leave.
Before I go, I want to share informa-
tion on two matters of critical importance.
One involves our student Constitution, the
other our Financial Code.
On the week of May 8, I exchanged
correspondence with Wayne Anthony, the
director of the Center for Student Engage-
ment and Leadership (CSEL). Anthony
also advises the executive officers in our
student government and has sat in on our
executive officer selection committee,
which chooses our student government of-
ficers, since its inception.
I requested access to the selection
committee’s meetings in order to write a
story about the candidates and the process.
Anthony denied The Review - as well as
the student body - opportunities to observe
the meetings.
I pressed Anthony with language from
Washington’s Open Public Meetings Act
(OPMA), which states that the meetings
of any governing body’s committee with
decision-making authority are open to the
public. Anthony then referred to Arlene
Anderson and Christina Castorena, respec-
tively the college’s assistant attorney gen-
eral (AAG) and vice president for student
services, for advisement.
Two weeks later, Anthony had a firm
answer for me. I sat down with him and
Jorge de la Torre, dean for student life and
development, on May 25 to hear the col-
lege’s official position.
Limiting his personal comments on
the AAG’s interpretation, Anthony pointed
to language in Article V of the Associated
Students of Edmonds Community College
(ASEdCC) Constitution.
“It does not define or direct the ex-
ecutive board members [student govern-
ment] in any way, shape or form to have
responsibility over that process,” he said.
“[Anderson] doesn’t believe that this is a
TheTritonReview.com
subcommittee of the executive board, and
has no reporting responsibility in any way,
shape or form.”
I found it somewhat bothersome that
college administration lived in a world
where our Constitution said the instrument
used to select student government is not re-
sponsible to the student body.
When asked who the selection com-
mittee derives their decision-making au-
thority from, Anthony retorted with a
cheeky grin: “You can read the Constitu-
tion, so I’ll let you do that.”
I’d already consulted the Constitution
about the source of the committee’s author-
ity. Section I of Article V reads, “Executive
Board members shall be selected through
an application review process. The Selec-
tion Committee shall be comprised of:
four student representatives, one faculty
member appointed by the College Vice-
President for Instruction, one administrator
appointed by the College President and the
Director for Student Programs.”
Note the Article stipulates how the
staff and faculty members of the commit-
tee will be selected, but fails to detail by
what process student representatives are
selected. This lack of detail is what Ander-
son based her interpretation on.
If the Constitution simply elaborated
on the current process - that those stu-
dent representatives are selected by the
executive board to operate on behalf of
them - then the selection committee would
definitely be considered a subcommittee
of student government and subject to the
OPMA.
Even though the selection committee
was a subcommittee of student govern-
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Photo by Thomas Fairchild
ment in practice, administration was will-
ing to keep students out of the selection
process because our Constitution wasn’t
clear enough to preserve that sacred right.
At this point, I could no longer stand
by as an impartial member of the press.
My civic duty as member of the Associated
Students prevailed against my obligation
to simply observe and report.
On May 26, I sat down with Maria
French and Farheen Saleem, the executive
officers of diversity and community rela-
tions, in order to explain the lack of clarity
in Article V of the Constitution. Working
together, we drafted a position statement to
interpret the intent of Article V and ensure
students maintain control of their govern-
ment’s selection.
I presented the position statement at
a work session of the executive board on
May 30, explaining the importance of in-
cluding in the Constitution the process by
which our executive officers are selected.
Matt Nguyen, communications assis-
tant to the executive board, remarked that
this was not the first time this year they had
wrestled with administration for control of
student affairs.
Since that moment, I’ve yet to see An-
thony’s cheeky grin again.
The executive board voted to consider
taking a position on the issue once they
had done enough independent research and
drafted their own version of the position
statement.
On Friday, June 2, the executive board
adopted a position statement, clarifying
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 2 Editorials June 12, 2017

Science, terrorism, and community politics

Rel Konot
Copy Editor
Much in the way that Thomas is passing a
torch of knowledge and awareness to the students of
EdCC, he is also passing me one, as he will be step-
ping down as Editor-In-Chief and I will be stepping
forward to maintain that position and the responsibil-
ities that come with it. I am determined to do EdCC
proud with journalism based in fact and civic justice.
That being said, I am being passed this torch
during an interesting time at The Triton Review.
I was in attendance at the June 2 executive board
meeting which clarified within the Associated
Students of EdCC (ASEdCC) Constitution that the
selection committee is a subcommittee of student
government, and should therefore be subject to the
Washington State Open Meetings Act (OPMA).
The obvious concern here is that EdCC administra-
tion was refusing public access in direct violation
of Washington State law. My personal concern,
and the question I keep coming back to, is why? A
community college selection committee should not
have anything to hide from the student body. If you
are curious as to how your administration is directly
affecting your education, you have a right to that
information. Keep informed.
While I don’t share Thomas’s acerbic style of
coverage regarding the “FDA” article, I admire and
respect his incisive and candid approach to the issue
as well as his commitment to transparency. As Edi-
tor-In-Chief, Thomas has done an astounding amount
to make The Triton Review the best it can be, and
I couldn’t thank him enough for his leadership and
initiative. I’d also like to thank Tara Pegasus for her
dedication to The Review, as she will also be leaving
to bigger and better things, and will be missed as an
impeccable writer and hardworking journalist.
I’m excited to bring new ideas to the table and
work on long-held goals which we can bring to the
light of day: Debates hosted by The Triton Review,
expanding upon the functionality and design of our
website, video journalism, inviting in new staff writ-
ers, reaching out to our community, and of course,
getting a replacement for our office’s dinosaur
printer. I’m looking forward to the future of the
newspaper and everything we can accomplish!
Local news and politics aside, a note on
worldly events: We are nearing the first anniversary
of the Pulse shooting, where 49 LGBTQ and latinx
individuals were killed in America’s deadliest mass
shooting. Since then, Donald Trump has been elected
president, the Standing Rock Sioux’s land were taken
from them, and even more terrorist attacks and hate
crimes have happened nearly daily. We are living in a
harsh world, and each of these events has a direct or
indirect impact on students right here at EdCC.
Ian Moffet’s editorial addresses Islam as an
undeniable factor in terrorism, but I feel that this
concept alone is dangerous. Islam is a factor in ter-
rorism the same as many worldly belief systems. It is
our civic duty to denounce hatred and seek answers,
connections, and knowledge to support freedom to
be as you are without fear of persecution. I believe in
this future, and as a journalist strive to achieve it.
Tara Pegasus
A&E Editor
Wouldn’t it be more adaptive for a human to be
able to reproduce with any other human, than with
only half of the other humans? Or, more pointedly, if
a same-sex family unit is recognized legally and so-
cially, why not give them the option of recombining
their genes in their offspring?
Multiple factors need to be considered, the
health of the embryo foremost. The main obstacle lies
in the phenomenon of imprinted genes, an evolution-
ary development of mammals and flowering plants.
As cells divide in a fertilized egg, they go
through genetic reprogramming to erase epigenetic
marks, which modify gene expression, that they in-
herited from their parents. Some marks remain, how-
ever, turning off specific genes that are termed “im-
printed.” One imprint pattern is paternal and derived
from the sperm; the other is maternal, from the egg.
This means that genes are expressed differently de-
pending on if they came from mom or dad.
The two imprints provide the ideal combination
of signals for the embryo, affecting such factors as
fetal size and neurological development. An embryo
with two paternal or two maternal imprints would not
survive. Kaguya, a mouse born with genetic material
from two females, was viable because one mom’s ge-
netic material was modified to make it more paternal.
Imprinting disorders are a reality, and in vitro
fertilization (IVF) is associated with a higher risk of
them. Understanding imprinting, which begins during
early development of the gametes (sex cells) and fin-
ishes at ovulation or formation of mature sperm, is the
first step to lowering that rate. It’s also an intermedi-
ate step towards inducing stem cells to form gametes
with either maternal or paternal imprints, regardless
of the parent’s gender.
Let’s hear opposing voices with respect and
scientific answers. Ethical, not religious arguments,
have a place in the discussion, and the social impact is
important to consider. However, genetic manipulation
is a moving train that won’t be easily slowed.
Despite an international call for a moratorium
on germline (inheritable) genetic modification, the
CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technique was recently
used to correct genetic disorders in human embryos
at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medi-
cal University in China. A similar study by a Swed-
ish scientist is awaiting publication, and the U.K. just
lifted regulations to allow germline experimentation.
So far, no modified embryos have been implanted,
but that is the next step (although currently illegal). In
IVF, sometimes all embryos have genetic abnormali-
ties, part of the reason for IVF’s low success rate for
women over age 42. If we can correct the genes to
produce a healthy baby, why not? It’s time to direct
the reprogenetic train to the next station, not run after
it, waving our hands for it to stop.
If we want same-sex couples to be able to have
healthy, biological children, we need to demand fund-
ing for scientific research and educate each other
about ethical stem cell experimentation. Let’s work
together to build the society and technologies of the
future, now.
Thomas Common
Editor-in-Chief
As this academic year comes to a close, so does
my time as editor-in-chief at the paper. It’s been a
fast and fun year - I feel like I’ve done so much, but
there’s still so much more I wanted to do. This was
a very transitional year for The Review - with the
introduction of our website and using Google Docs
to handle articles and editing, we are finally able to
engage the advantages of digital technology.
There are a lot of people who deserve thanks for
helping to make The Review such a smashing success
this year. First, I’d like to thank my staff for their dili-
gent work and dedication to the student body.
Rel, thank you for such in-depth and hard cover-
age of local news and political events. You’re also a
tireless copy editor - I’m confident The Review will
be in good hands as you assume the mantle of chief.
Tara, thanks for helping The Review consider
diversity and equity not as elements of the job, but
rather its essence. You’ve pushed me to think differ-
ently and grow as a person. And thank you for being
the Oxford comma police. (;
Ian, you’ve had a lot of things thrown on your
plate this year, but despite all that you still manage
to find time to contribute article and big ideas to the
paper. I’m sure you will continue to be an asset to The
Review in the future.
Justin, our business manager, thank you for han-
dling advertisers, invoicing and billing so effortlessly!
Thanks to you, we’ve been able to afford the website,
extra hours for staff and our year-end social.
I would like to thank the faculty of EdCC for
being an unshakeable foundation for our students as
they make their own transitions in life. I would like
to thank Dr. Robin Datta and Jennifer Inslee for their
personal support. I would also like to thank Dr. Mur-
phy in particular for always having time to lend his
expert opinion to our editors and staff writers!
The staff at EdCC also focuses on putting stu-
dent success first, and many have helped me achieve
The Review’s goals this year. Thanks especially to
Dr. Tonya Drake, Laura Daniali, Barbie-Danielle De-
Carlo, Dennis Curran and Dr. Jean Hernandez. The
professional staff in the Center for Student Engage-
ment and Leadership have been a valuable asset to
The Review, helping to provide guidance and infor-
mation about important events and issues oncampus.
Thank you to Dennis Denman, Lew Latimer, Diana
Bustos, Wayne Anthony and Stewart Sinning for your
rocksteady advice.
This year’s student government have been espe-
cially qualified, and have a collective sense of duty to
the student body. They are always willing to give their
input and lend support to problems around campus
that need to be addressed. Thank you Maria French,
Linh Tran and Farheen Saleem for working closely
with me throughout the year on many stories.
I would also like to thank the student body of
Edmonds Community College, for supporting us di-
rectly and indirectly and for having the courage to
follow your dreams. Unless you’re only here because
someone is making you, in which case rethink your
life choices.
An enormous thank you goes out to Megan,
my wife. She’s been unflinchingly supportive of my
often-erratic work schedule, listens to me gripe about
problems big and small and been my most constant
source of advice. I could not have done this well with-
out you.
And of course, there’s you Covfefe. You know
who you are and what you did. You helped make this
year a lot less dull.
And with that, I bid you adieu.
Live long and prosper.
Ian Moffet
Opinion Editor
In light of recent terror attacks in London and
Manchester it seems appropriate to address the root
causes of Islamic terrorism and what we can do about
it. On May 22 at an Ariana Grande concert in Man-
chester, England a suicide bomber inspired by ISIS
detonated a bomb killing twenty three people, some
of them children and injuring many (CNN). And just
recently the London Bridge attack claimed by ISIS
killing seven, injuring 21 (CNN).
Many are quick to blame and some are not quick
enough it seems when it comes to these tragedies.
Here in the West, these attacks are becoming far too
frequent, from San Bernardino and Orlando, to Char-
lie Hebdo and the Paris Attacks and now London and
Manchester.
Who or what is to blame? There is no simple
answer and that just doesn’t satisfy the average per-
son. What we can say for sure is that when it comes to
Islamic terror is that one can’t just blame all of Islam
for these tragedies, but you also can’t act as if Islam
has nothing to do with it.
Islam does have a problem with extremism and
one thing we can do as a society in order to under-
stand these events is to not be afraid to realize this.
Take what Maajid Nawaz, former Muslim jihad-
ist and founder of the counter extremism institution
Quilliam.
“It’s as unhelpful as to say it is everything to do
with Islam, because it is Islam. I think let’s be realistic
and acknowledge that there is a connection, it’s some-
thing to do with Islam. Not nothing, not everything,
but something.”
In the West we cannot allow ourselves to mar-
ginalize a whole group of people for the actions of
a few; most people in the West understand this. One
thing the West does need to work on is identifying all
aspects of the problem of extremism when it comes
to Islamic terror. One of those things is Islam itself.

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For the 2016-17 academic year, a full-time student paid anywhere from $118 to $155 in S&A fees every quarter. These fees go towards paying for student employees, childcare,
athletics, music, the game room, this very newspaper and other student-centered services.
FDA continued from cover
that student representatives on the selection
committee are picked by student govern-
ment, and that the selection committee is in
fact a subcommittee of student government
and therefore subject to the OPMA.
Immediately following the meeting, I
inquired with Anthony in person and elec-
tronically as to this year’s selection com-
mittee’s plan to open the meetings to the
public.
Anthony stated that since this year’s
selection committee was put together be-
fore the adoption of the position statement,
it would not be considered a subcommittee
of student government.
Keep in mind, no changes were made
to the process of putting together the se-
lection committee. Those processes were
simply defined in the interpretation of the
Constitution via the position statement ap-
proved by the same student government
who put together this year’s selection com-
mittee.
“You can read the
Constitution, so I’ll let
you do that.”
-Wayne Anthony
So, that’s our first issue: Administra-
tion illegally and willfully refused public
access to student government subcommit-
tee meetings subject to the OPMA.
To current and future students of
EdCC, make sure in coming years that the
student government selection committee
remains under our control, free from the
prying grasp of administration.
On to the second topic at hand, the
administrative attempt to pay staff salaries
with student fees.
In December of 2016, Castorena (the
aforementioned VP of student services)
submitted a proposal to student govern-
ment.
The proposal asked student govern-
ment to take action and revise our Finan-
cial Code, allowing professional college
staff working in student programs to be
paid with dollars from our Services and
Activities (S&A) fees.
S&A fees come directly from student
payments. They are additional per-credit
fees the college charges students as part
of tuition. For the 2016-17 academic year,
a full-time student paid anywhere from
$118 to $155 in S&A fees every quarter.
These fees go towards paying for student
employees, childcare, athletics, music, the
game room, this very newspaper and other
student-centered services.
Castorena sought this revision in order
to hire an associate director for the expand-
ing Diversity Student Center (DSC).
According to her memorandum, “The
current CSEL structure does not provide
for adequate management of a million dol-
lar facility destined to serve as the student
diversity, equity and inclusion hub of the
campus.”
Castorena went on to recommend the
Financial Code be reviewed and revised
first, and later meet to discuss the needs of
staffing the new DSC.
So, an administrator is suggesting our
executive board make changes to the stu-
dent Financial Code first, and talk about the
impact and gravity of such a decision later?
Signal the red flags and warning bells.
The executive board did not take im-
mediate action on the issue, while admin-
istration continued to preen and clarify the
associate director position.
It would not be brought up again until
May 23, when Dean de la Torre requested
$78,556 in annual funding from the execu-
tive board to pay for the associate direc-
tor’s salary and benefits out of the students’
S&A fees.
Diana Bustos is the current program
manager of the DSC, and is well-loved by
the many student employees who work un-
der her supervision.
The duties and responsibilities of the
new associate director position overlap
almost entirely with Bustos’ existing posi-
tion.
Therein lies the problem. Despite the
DSC’s expansion into a larger space, there
are no documented plans for new services
and programs that would require an addi-
tional employee with the expertise of an
associate director.
The closest de la Torre came to pro-
viding evidence of the need for an associ-
ate director of the DSC is as follows: “It
makes sense that the expanded DSC will
require much more programming and stu-
dent engagement to become what it was
intended - a source of pride and a dynamic
center of diversity and inclusion.”
The problem is, spending S&A fees
on a position the college already pays for
doesn’t make sense for students. It only
makes sense for administration, especially
given the recent budget crunch caused by
falling enrollment.
Analyze de la Torre and Castorena’s
language - referencing the “destiny” and
“pride” of the remodeled DSC. Was the
intent of this proposal to introduce a rea-
sonable amendment to our Financial Code,
or to stroke the ego of administrators while
saving them tens of thousands of dollars at
the expense of students?
What’s more, administration failed to
notify Bustos - who currently performs du-
ties assigned to the proposed assistant di-
rector - and DSC student staff of their plan.
In fact, de la Torre made his May 23
proposal just three days before Bustos left
on a two-and-a-half-week vacation.
Executive Officer French conducted
research on the necessity of the new asso-
ciate director position. She consulted with
Lia Andrews, who served on last year’s ex-
ecutive board.
Andrews stated that although last
year’s board approved expenditures to ex-
pand the square footage of the DSC, they
had no intention of implementing addition-
al services or hiring more staff.
On May 30, student staffers of the
DSC attended a work session of the ex-
ecutive board, expressing their distaste and
dissatisfaction with the way the proposal
had been handled.
Later in the meeting, de la Torre an-
nounced that the administration decided to
withdraw the proposal to fund a DSC as-
sociate director position with student S&A
fees.
Let’s not forget the language of Cas-
torena’s original request, that the Financial
Code be amended to allow staff in student
programs to be paid by S&A fees. This is
a slippery slope that may not stop at one
employee.
Once that exception is adopted, what
is stopping all CSEL staff from being paid
with S&A fees? Surely administration is
aware of the money they could save by
getting student government to adopt this
policy.
Exceptions to pay for certain profes-
sional staff already exist within the Fi-
nancial Code. For the 2015-16 fiscal year,
salaries accounted for over $447,000 of
just under $1.4 million in expenditures, or
about 32 percent of all S&A fees spent last
year. The proposed DSC associate director
position alone would have increased salary
expenditures by 19 percent.
Section 7 of our Financial Code states,
“Salaries of professional employees in
tenurable positions, administrative exempt
personnel, permanent classified, civil ser-
vice employees and stipend employees
should not be paid from service and activi-
3
ties fee revenue.”
Limitations like this exist to protect
S&A fees from unlawful and unethical use.
If the floodgates in the Financial Code
are torn asunder by administrative rec-
ommendations to an inattentive student
government, there is no telling how many
hundreds of thousands of dollars could be
siphoned away from S&A fees to pay for
professional staff salaries in student pro-
grams.
It should be no surprise: When admin-
istrators have an agenda that chips away at
student rights and authority, they lie in wait
until an executive board comes along that
will, either out of inexperience or a will-
ingness to please their supervisors, play
into their plans.
The most alarming piece of this puzzle
is the administration’s attempts to weaken
the control we Associated Students have in
maintaining the selection of our own gov-
ernment.
After all, if Wayne Anthony can delib-
erately control which students are selected
for the executive board and eschew public
oversight, why wouldn’t he pick candi-
dates who would be complicit towards his
means and objectives?
But this story isn’t about administra-
tion. It’s about our duty as students to par-
ticipate in our government and to pass on
information surrounding important issues,
so administrators can’t turn to feast on the
trusting and unwitting students we leave
behind when we graduate and move on.
If the thought of administration ille-
gally shutting you out of the student gov-
ernment selection committee meetings
bothers you, attend the meetings and let
your voice be heard. It is your right to do
so.
Ask yourself if you feel like you get
$150 of services and activities at the end
every quarter - you’re paying for them.
Hold student government accountable,
because we hardly have a hand in selecting
who represents us.
I, Thomas Fairchild, pass the torch of
awareness on to you.
In the coming years, expect adminis-
tration to circle back to these issues and
more once our memories have faded. Ex-
pect them to find new and creative ways to
bend and manipulate student government
to their advantage - at the cost of student
rights and their own integrity.
I urge you to make good on your re-
sponsibilities as a student by passing on
these stories and lessons you have learned
at EdCC to the incoming class of students.
After all, you won’t be here forever, either.
 4 News June 12, 2017

A student’s guide to electronic science media

By Tara Pegasus
A&E Editor

Fifty percent of 18 to 29-year-olds

get their news on an online platform, and
eighteen percent of all adults get their news
from social media, according to a 2016 poll
from the Pew Research Center.
Social media connects a lot of us, and
although it’s been denounced for propagat-
ing fake news and “misinformation,” it can
just as easily spread the latest scientific
research and technologies. EdCC student
Zach Bigelow commented that he used
to watch documentaries, but with limited
time as a student, “The primary way I get
information on science is just my friends
sharing things on FaceBook.”
Enter science media - media platforms
that present science in accessible, fun and
usually free formats. This includes Face-
Book (FB) pages, YouTube videos and
podcasts. Once viewers like a FB page
such as I Fucking Love Science or follow
@IFLScience on Twitter, their feed will be
populated with the latest geeky articles and
discoveries. For students who enjoy surf- Photo by Eddy Chen/Netflix
ing YouTube, channels such as “Gross Sci- In Netflix’s new show Bill Nye Saves the World, famous model Karlie Kloss assists science edutainer Bill Nye in humor-
ence” and “Talk Nerdy to Me” are sure to ously explaining how carbon dioxide forms carbonic acid in water, and how our oceans are affected by climate change.
entertain. Fast-talking smartypants Hank graphic channel, and a new, fourth season sciencegoddess. She shares intriguing ar- by a sports or entertainment celebrity to il-
and John Green head the “Crash Course” is slated for this fall. You can follow @ ticles and books as well as adorable animal lustrate something related to the show top-
series, exploring various topics including neiltyson on Twitter for insightful bursts of photos. Her website, joannelovesscience. ic and of course science experiments.
archaeology, cell reproduction and psy- news and humor. com, explains that her purpose is “to share Less fun but certainly useful, the Khan
chological disorders. Other experts on the Another entertaining podcast that science stories to pique the interest of the Academy also supplies short video tutori-
channel tackle economics, computer sci- deals with innovative research is the Naked general public without sensationalism, to als on educational topics. Sal Khan began
ence, mythology and even filmmaking. Scientists Podcast from the United King- encourage the reading of great popular sci- the program in 2004 as a way to tutor his
If you commute to school, chances are dom. Hosts Dr. Chris Smith, a virologist, ence books and to support and encourage cousin over the internet, and the library has
you’re already taking advantage of pod- and Kat Arney, a science broadcaster and youth, particularly girls, to consider STEM swelled to include over 26 days worth of
casts to entertain and inform you. The Star- harpist, address topics such as traveling to careers.” video. Viewers can subscribe to the Khan
Talk podcast featuring Neil DeGrasse Ty- Mars, stem cells and cancer. The duo in- Although a subscription to Netflix Academy channel on YouTube or go to
son accomplishes both. Tyson interviews terview top scientists in the field, answer isn’t free, students with access to this pro- khanacademy.org to set up a free profile
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questions from fans and shares his stage conduct short experiments on themselves. World.” Bill Nye teamed up with Netflix to er learning tools.
with comic co-hosts such as Chuck Nice. Spinoff podcasts include Naked Genet- create a timely series aimed at illuminating Podcasts, YouTube videos, Twitter
The team often explores the interplay of ics and the eLife podcast. Another, Naked modern controversies such as reproductive accounts and shows - thanks to the vari-
science and sports, with topics such as the Maths, is forthcoming. technologies, gender misconceptions and ety and accessibility of electronic science
physics of a home run. StarTalk also aired For student tweeters, a Twitter account global warming. The half-hour episodes media, students can easily get plugged into
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 Diverse Voices 5
One student spoke up and made a difference

Photo by Thomas Fairchild

Services for Students with Disabilities Programmer Robert Barker (first row, second from right) gathers with volunteers, Student Activities Board members, and SSD
staff before the May 19 movie night begins.

Barker and Kerr ended up sitting on fund the project, if student government annoyed by the fact that it took him speak-
By Thomas Fairchild the edge of the stage together, in order to voted to approve the expenditure. ing up for a change to be made.
Editor-in-Chief avoid the appearance of inequality. Still, Since the goal of the project was to “Why? Why am I the first person to
this temporary solution had its drawbacks. adhere to ADA and fire codes, Teachman say something?” he asked. “That’s a little
“I felt I was looking up to people, not secured capital funding from the emer- irritating, personally.”
At the May 19 Services for Students even making eye contact with my audience gency repairs and improvements budget to Barker grimaced and laughed ner-
with Disabilities movie night, Robert when I was talking with them,” Barker pay for a new stage and ramp. Normally, vously when asked about other areas of
Barker did something most take for grant- mentioned later. “I did not like that feeling the college hires consultants to help with inaccessibility on campus. He mentioned
ed: For the first time, he ascended the stage at all.” the planning and permitting process, and to frequent elevator breakdowns and doors
in Woodway 202 without any assistance. Kerr decided to immediately act on ensure designs are up to code before they without automatic button openers.
“It is amazing for me to finally be up Barker’s request that the stage be made ac- are constructed. Since the beginning of 2017, the col-
here on the newly ADA compliant stage,” cessible for all. After all, this lack of equal “Whenever you have code compliance lege has had at least 11 reported elevator
he remarked with a grin after effortlessly access was a violation of federal law. issues at the college, it has to be done,” outages and five safety tests, which dis-
rolling his chair up the ramp. The Americans with Disabilities Act Teachman explained. abled elevators for anywhere from one to
“Thank you Edmonds Community of 1990 (ADA) guarantees all individuals The motivation behind the project was six hours.
College for continuing to stick with your equal access and opportunity by prohibit- more than just legal. “There’s also the mor- Why did Barker decide to take action?
core value of being an inclusive institution ing discrimination against people with dis- al obligation,” mentioned Anthony. “[Ac- Not for himself, but for future classes of
of higher education.” abilities. This means the college is respon- cess] shouldn’t have to be a struggle.” students. “Anyone else who wants to get
Robert Barker has been the student sible for ensuring all of their construction Both Teachman and Anthony noted on the stage that couldn’t now can,” Barker
programmer for the Services for Students projects are compliant with ADA standards the straightforwardness and simplicity of explained. “Even though they may never
with Disabilities (SSD) since January and regulations, such as alternative access the project. thank you, it’s just amazing seeing their fa-
2016. At that time, the stage in Woodway for those who cannot climb stairs. “It’s one of the few times that I’ve cial expressions and how happy they are.”
202 had no access ramp. Kerr held formal conversations with been around here that things have - from Barker lives on campus in Rainier
Barker first noticed the lack of access Stephanie Teachman, director of facilities, start to finish - been done in a reasonable Place and will be graduating from EdCC
while preparing for his first SSD movie and Wayne Anthony, director of student amount of time, the money’s come up and this quarter. He plans to transfer to univer-
night in February of last year, when they programs, informing them of the Woodway the motivation for it was there,” Anthony sity in the future.
showed the movie stage’s ADA noncom- reminisced. Anthony has been an employ- For now, he is thinking about taking
Mulan. pliance. ee of the college since 1984. the summer to crochet and knit, selling
He brought up the “If you have an inac- The issue had been He explained the reason the project items online. He is also considering getting
issue to the Director cessible campus, what brought to Teachman’s moved forward so effortlessly had mostly a job with the Office of Civil Rights; one
of SSD, Craig Kerr,
who admitted the
you are really saying is, attention before, al-
though no solution had
to do with the people involved.
“I think the people that really deserve
of his future goals is to become a civil at-
torney.
stage lacked access ‘you don’t matter.’” been implemented yet. the credit are Stephanie and Craig Kerr,” “There are aspects of the ADA that
for all students. -Craig Kerr She previously looked Anthony shared. “With every project my peers do not like, and I don’t like it,”
“Well, we need to into different acces- there’s a champion, and I think Craig was Barker shared. “If I don’t like something I
change that,” Barker sibility options for the the champion on this one.” want to see if I can change it, if it benefits
said. stage, including a lift. For his part, Kerr was centrally con- everyone else.”
As Kerr introduced the first movie Facilities already faced pressure to re- cerned with the message the ADA non- Barker’s initiative in raising the alarm
night, he quickly realized not having a place the stage - at that time a temporary compliance sent to the community. “If you on this issue is an example of laudable stu-
ramp on the stage sent the wrong message modular unit - as fire code required the have an inaccessible campus, what you dent action on campus. Barker mentioned
to the audience. stage be replaced with a permanent option. are really saying is, ‘you don’t matter,’” he feels great to have left his footprint
“This is not really equitable,” he re- Teachman saw the ADA noncompli- he asserted. “People can say all they want at EdCC. Having secured access to the
flected in an interview. “I have to hand the ance as a chance to include equitable ac- to. The proof is in the accessibility of the Woodway stage for posterity, he certainly
microphone to Robert, and he’s not going cess in the design of the replacement stage. campus.” deserves to.
to be standing on the stage. So what does Anthony mentioned a reserve of stu- Barker said he is happy with the
this look like?” dent Service and Activities fees that could speedy implementation of the ramp, but
 6 A&E June 12, 2017

Netflix greenlights modern Archie adaptation

By Juliette Burchfield
Staff Writer

“Riverdale” is a teen mystery drama

based on the classic Archie Comics series,
now available on Netflix.
On the Fourth of July, following the
death of one of the beloved and wealthy
Blossom twins, the quiet town of River-
dale is thrown into a bizarre mystery.
The show follows a group of students
through the beginning of a new school year
as they search for love, while the circum-
stances of what occurred that day in July
are revealed little by little.
The cast includes a lot of new faces,
such as KJ Apa as Archie Andrews, a teen
caught up in writing music, playing foot-
ball and working for his dad’s construction
business.
It also includes Lily Reinheart as the
kind and sweet Betty Cooper, a young girl
tired of being perfect for her mom, as a stu-
dent, and as a sister.
Camila Mendes plays Veronica Lodge,
a mature and courageous young lady who
becomes the new girl at Riverdale High.
Cole Sprouse portrays Forsythe
“Jughead” Jones III, an outsider who used
to be best friends with Archie as well as the
narrator of the series.
Marisol Nichols plays Hermione
Lodge, Veronica’s mother who returned
to Riverdale, and Madelaine Petsch plays
Cheryl Blossom, a well-off, manipulative
young woman who has just lost her broth-
er.
Mädchen Amick plays Alice Cooper, Image from Archie Comics Publications, Inc.

Betty’s controlling, perfectionist mother
and editor of the local journal. Luke Perry
portrays Frederick “Fred” Andrews, Ar-
chie’s father, who is the owner of a con-
struction firm.
Rotten Tomatoes audiences rated this
series an 83%, while the critics tomatom-
eter rated it an 89%. The average episode
rating score was at 93%.
The Rotten Tomatoes critics con-
sensus commented, “Riverdale offers an
amusingly self-aware reimagining of its
classic source material that proves eerie,
odd, daring and above all addictive.”
Metacritic gave the series an average
score of 67 out of 100.
TV Line awarded the show a B+ and
said, “Riverdale actually turned out to be
an artfully crafted, instantly engaging teen
soap with loads of potential.”
As soon as I started watching this teen
drama I could not stop. I nearly binge-
watched the whole series in two days! I
would highly recommend others to watch
this great TV show that keeps you on your
toes the whole time.

Riddling cult classic Twin Peaks returns

By Rel Konot
Copy Editor

Twin Peaks, the cult classic mystery

drama which debuted in 1990, returned on
May 21 with a four-episode release to the
long-awaited season three.
The anticipation after the 25-year wait
following season two was not unrewarded.
The show received rave reviews from crit-
ics and audiences alike and introduced a
whole new generation to the misty Pacific
Northwest and paranormal horror.
The story of Twin Peaks follows the
investigation of FBI Agent Dale Cooper
into the sudden murder of homecoming
queen Laura Palmer.
As the story unfolds, Cooper becomes
acquainted with the charming-if-haunting
town of Twin Peaks and its strange inhabit-
ants, many of whom have been impacted
by the death of Laura. Cooper also comes
to learn that Laura, the town and the owls
Photo by Eran Kampf
are not what they seem.
Once one of the top-rated series of Twede’s diner in Snoqualmie’s North Bend served as a major setting during the original filming of Twin Peaks.
1990, Twin Peaks’ declining ratings led to
its cancellation after season two. Neverthe- Season three delivers everything audi- ing. People seem happily surprised at the that viewers might expect. It’s pure David
less, the show gained a cult following, and ences loved about Lynch’s reality-bending change in pace from the old series, after Lynch—and it’s glorious.”
has been listed multiple times as one of the directing, plus some. being inundated by countless 90’s reboots. If you haven’t seen the show, I highly
best TV shows ever created, according to The return of beloved characters (es- Neither a modernization that caters to recommend going back to experience it,
Rolling Stone, TV Guide, Entertainment pecially of Dale Cooper, played by Wash- the current standard for serialized dramas, unless you’re uncomfortable with graphic
Weekly, and TIME Magazine. ington local and Portlandia actor Kyle Ma- nor a sad attempt at recreating note for note sexual and physical violence, which in that
The show has been largely defined by cLachlan) is melded with the introduction the aesthetic appeal of the original series, case, definitely stay away. But if you don’t
the directing of David Lynch, known for of new characters and actors, and the an- season three delivers with a full on charge mind pulling through, the storytelling and
his surrealist approach to storytelling. swers to mysteries leftover from previous into the unknown, and that’s what makes it characters deliver a truly unique experi-
The early show had equal parts satiri- seasons leave viewers with even greater so exciting. ence.
cal, overly dramatic romantic subplots and questions. Showtime critic Laura Miller stated, Twin Peaks is available on Netflix and
mysterious extra-dimensional demons who Twin Peaks was certified fresh on “The Twin Peaks reboot is not the fusion multiple other online media stores. You can
talk backwards. Rotten Tomatoes with a 94% critics rat- of arthouse and mainstream sensibilities watch new episodes on Showtime.

Year of the rooster brings fire to horoscopes
By Tara Pegasus
A&E Editor
The animal year in which a person is
born is called their Ben Ming Nian. Tra-
ditionally, when one’s animal year comes
around, bad luck or a changeable fortune
is expected.
2017 is the year of Ding You, or Fire
Rooster. Roosters can be concerned with
appearance and are punctual and hard-
working. The element of fire represents
enthusiasm and passion. This combination
makes us all consider what we’re working
towards and spending our energy on.
Chinese Astrology is based around a
60-year cycle, with each year associated
with one of twelve animals and one of five
elements.
The order and choice of animals was
settled around the time of the Han Dynasty
(202 BCE - 220 CE). The animal years are
Zi Rat, Chou Ox, Yin Tiger, Mao Rabbit,
Chen Dragon, Si Snake, Wu Horse, Wei
Goat or Sheep, Shen Monkey, You Rooster,
Xu Dog and Hai Pig.
Years refer to the Chinese lunar cal-
endar, not the Gregorian calendar. Those
born in January or February should check
a lunar year calculator, such as the one at
http://www.chinahighlights.com/travel-
guide/chinese-zodiac/ to determine what
year their birthday falls on.
The twelve animals alternate based
on the Yin and Yang theory - whether they
have an odd (yang) or even (yin) number of
claws, toes or hooves.
The Rat is special because it has four
toes on its forelegs and five on its hind legs.
Overall it’s yang, but it has both yin and
yang attributes.
Each animal governs a month, as well
as a year. For example, December is favor-
able to Rat, January to Ox, etc.
The animals as a whole are part of the
12 earthly branches, one half of an astro-
logical system that also includes 10 heav-
enly stems.
The heavenly stems are Jia, Yi, Bing,
Ding, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren and Gui.
They are also sorted as Yin or Yang, and
are associated with five elements. Jia and
Yi belong to wood, Bing and Ding to fire,
Wu and Ji to earth, Geng and Xin to metal,
and Ren and Gui to water.
The yang heavenly stems match the
yang earthly branches, and similarly the
yin stems and branches match. Each Stem-
Branch combination, or Gan-Zhi, has a
particular meaning.
The pairings repeat in a sexagenary
(60-year) cycle. For example, the first Gan-
Zhi in the cycle is Jia Zi, Wood Rat. Wood
Rat years are 1924, 1984 and 2044.
Animals are also associated with the
hours of the day. For some astrologists, a
person’s birth hour is more significant for
their personality and life than their birth
year.
The Rat governs the hours of 11 pm -
1 am, and the other animals each govern a
two-hour block.
This month’s horoscopes are given by
birth year as well as hours of the day, so
you can choose either depending on how
specifically you know the time of your
birth.
For matters of simplicity, fortunes are
based on the earthly stems only, ignoring
the Gan-Zhi combinations.
Read on to find your Ben Ming Nian:
Rat (11 pm - 1 am; 2008, 1996, 1984,
1972, 1960, 1948): Use your drive to get
ahead and get noticed to motivate your
studies. Extra care with your dress will
help you succeed, as will study groups with
your Ox friends.
7
Ox (1 am - 3 am; 2009, 1997, 1985,
1973, 1961, 1949): Your natural skills and
tendencies serve you well most of the time,
but take a different path today. It will stim-
ulate your thinking and your appetite for
life.
Tiger (3 am - 5 am; 2010, 1998, 1986,
1974, 1962, 1950): You might feel that
you’re not getting the credit you deserve,
but try to stay goal-oriented and balanced,
accepting your complex emotions.
Rabbit (5 am - 7 am; 2011, 1999,
1987, 1975, 1963, 1951): You may find
yourself getting stuck in a routine. Check
in with your five-year plan to make sure
your daily habits are helping you reach
your goals.
Dragon (7 am - 9 am; 2000, 1988,
1976, 1964, 1952): Look for work or a
career where you can use your boundless
imagination, and then stick to your path de-
spite the obstacles. Be patient when others
can’t keep up with your pace.
Snake (9 am - 11 am; 2001, 1989,
1977, 1965, 1953): You can be calm in a
crisis but have a big heart, so expect your
Monkey, Horse and Rat friends to need
your support regularly. Your romantic
needs are very specific; you just need to
find someone you can open up to.
Horse (11 am - 1 pm; 2002, 1990,
1978, 1966, 1954): Because you get along
with others so well, sometimes you can Photo by thwangfsdesign
feel used. Don’t give in to the urge to get 2017 is the year of Ding You, or the Fire Rooster. Chinese astrology is based on a 60-
even by controlling information within year cycle, with each year combining a yin or yang element and animal.
your group.
Goat (1 pm - 3 pm; 2003, 1991, 1979,
1967, 1955): There’s a lot to like about
you, such as your compassion, creativ-
ity, and inner strength. Take some time by
yourself to remember what sets you apart
TOGETHER
from the group.
Monkey (3 pm - 5 pm; 2004, 1992,
WE WILL
1980, 1968, 1956): Although you are smart
and a flexible thinker, you might need to
be more patient when communicating with
other people. Trust your instincts with fi-
nancial decisions.
Rooster (5 pm - 7 pm; 2005, 1993,
1981, 1969, 1957): This year you will find
yourself facing the good and bad results of
your personality and habits. To help your
energy, incorporate more spices such as
turmeric in your diet.
Dog (7 pm - 9 pm; 2006, 1994, 1982,
1970, 1958): You tend to be loyal to ideas
as well as friends. Allow other opinions
into your life and give others a chance to
change your mind, and you may enjoy
more popularity.
Pig (9 pm - 11 pm; 2007, 1995, 1983,
1971, 1959): Your social nature will help
you succeed in life, but be careful that
social activities don’t get in the way of
responsibilities. Taking extra care with fi-
nances will benefit you.
Attend A trAnsfer InformAtIon sessIon!
To register visit: www.uwb.edu/boundless/edmonds
www.uwb.edu 425.352.5000
 8 Sports
Women’s Softball Team celebrates season
The EdCC women’s softball team attended the 2017 NWAC Hall of Fame Banquet on Thursday, June 1. This 2017 softball team tied the school record for most wins in a season.
Ian Moffet
Opinion Editor
The Edmonds Community College
women’s softball team ended the season
last month with an amazing 35 wins and
only 10 losses. The Tritons tied a school
record in achieving 35 wins in a season. In
the North Region for softball, they finished
second overall.
The Tritons made it to the NWAC
championship (Northwest Athletic Confer-
ence) in Spokane this season as well, beat-
ing Chemeketa Community College with
an 11-2 victory.
Unfortunately, that would be the last
win of the season for the Tritons, first los-
ing to Clackamas Community College in a
back-and-forth match losing their second
game 9-12, and subsequently solidifying
their season in a 2-11 loss in their fifth
matchup with Bellevue College, their only
loss to Bellevue throughout the whole sea-
son. You can check out the EdCC Triton’s
Women’s softball team stats in full at the
NWAC website, www.nwacsports.org, un-
der Softball, Stats and Teams.
We got a chance to interview Sheryl
Gilmore, the head coach for the EdCC
women’s softball team. We were also able
to interview Pitcher Lesieli Aholelei, two-
time NWAC player of the week this sea-
son, with over a .500 batting average to
complete the season. She was second in
the NWAC in home runs and garnered 14
wins as a pitcher.
How do you and the team feel overall
about the year?
Gilmore: I am so proud of this team
and their success this season. Thirty-five
wins is really difficult to do in the NWAC,
and it is a product of all the work they put in
during the off-season. These girls showed
up in early in the morning all fall and
winter to lift in the weight room, pushed
through their speed and agility workouts,
relentlessly found ways to improve their
hitting and got 1% better on defense every
time they took the field. They took the time
to learn and respect the details of the game
and then found a way to put it together with
each other as a team.
A long off-season can turn off a lot of
players, but I think it fired this team up. It
was fun to watch them improve every day
and then see them cut it loose when we fi-
nally made it to season. They were always
taking steps forward. I know it didn’t end
the way we wanted it to when we made it
to the NWAC Championship tournament,
but that isn’t on them, it’s on me. The 17
girls on this team should be proud of ev-
erything they accomplished on and off the
field.
What were some of the hardest challeng-
es to overcome this year?
Gilmore: Every season has its unique
challenges. This has been one of the most
talented teams I have ever coached, and I
know that doesn’t sound like a challenge,
but when you have a very talented team,
that means you have a lot of talented play-
ers, and when you have a lot of talented
players, you typically have a lot of players
who are used to starting every game. That
becomes a challenge when you have 17
skilled, passionate and competitive softball
players and only 9 spots on the field. It’s
tough for any player who has worked their
tail off, not only every day of the season,
but most days of their life since they started
playing the game, to not see their name on
the lineup card day in and day out, and that
can create some issues on a team.
As the season went on, this team
learned to manage those emotions by fo-
cusing on and getting excited for the suc-
cess of their teammates instead of their
success as an individual. While it can be
very challenging to put yourself second,
it is necessary in order to become a great
team. With time, they bought into the fact
that nobody was bigger than the team and
that on any given day any player on this
team could be the one that comes up with
the big play.
The girls worked while they waited,
and any player that didn’t start stayed en-
gaged and ready for every opportunity –
that is a big reason why this team was so
successful. Examples like Hannah Baisch
hitting an insane FIVE pinch hit home
runs, including a pinch hit grand slam to
win a game. Emily Copeland batting .600
and coming up with clutch hits in high
pressure situations without very many at-
bats under her belt.
Ashley Fitzgerald had close to a .500
on base percentage as a pinch hitter with
a bunch of quality at-bats in big moments.
Emma Bollinger came up big in a come-
back win against one of the best pitchers
in the NWAC. Tamia Hirano started every
game for us, and while she had some re-
ally big hits, she was frequently asked to
bunt runners over into scoring position for
someone else to drive in. She did her job,
no questions asked, and started a lot of big
innings that way.
Another great example is Melissa Eik,
who rotated into a starting role this year
but had an almost exclusive role as a pinch
runner last year. There were four games
last year where she scored the winning run
when the player that she ran for wouldn’t
have made it home – FOUR games that
we won because she not only did her job,
but she selflessly took pride in becoming
the best baserunner on the team. If we
would have lost just one of those games,
we wouldn’t have made it to the NWAC
Championships.
I could go through our whole roster
and give you examples of each player put-
ting the team’s success before their own.
THAT is what it means to be a selfless
teammate, and that is why these young la-
dies have been so successful. They look for
and embrace any opportunity to help the
team win – there is no job too small and
there is no player too big. At the end of the
day, it took every single player on this team
to get those 35 wins, and each one of them
is responsible for this team’s success. They
rooted for each other, they fought for each
other and they protected each other. They
lived our motto, “hold the rope.” They
battled together, 17 on 1, arm in arm to the
very last pitch of the season.
What were some highlights of the sea-
son?
Gilmore: This team’s biggest chal-
lenge became their biggest highlight.
I know the word “family” gets thrown
June 12, 2017
Photo by Triton Athletics
around a lot on teams, but this team really
became one unit, one soul, one heartbeat.
By the end of the season, my job was just to
get out of their way and let them compete
as team for each other. They did that and
I am so proud of them for carrying each
other through this season.
Lesieli, how was your overall experience
this year playing for EdCC Tritons Soft-
ball?
Aholelei: My overall experience my
first year playing for Edmonds CC softball
has been a great, successful one! I felt that
the moment that I made my commitment to
come here to Edmonds and play softball,
was the right and best decision I would
make. This year’s softball team has made
such an impact on the program but also a
big impact on each other’s lives. I grew up
being very shy and quiet, but having to play
on this Triton softball team has changed me
so much in so many ways. Words will never
describe it. They’ve made my experiences
on and off the field unforgettable. Every-
one on this team, including my coaches,
have played such a big part of my life, and
I am grateful to have been apart of such an
amazing team. My experiences here this
year will always be remembered.
Looking forward, how do you plan on
keeping your success going for next sea-
son, and what are your plans in the long
run involving softball?
Aholelei: I feel that to move forward
with playing this game, I know that work-
ing hard will always be the key to every-
thing if I plan to succeed for next year’s
season. I have no problem with putting in
extra work and 100% effort into becoming
a better player every day until the season
starts up again. It just takes time and some
trust in the process.
My plan in the long run is to really just
see how far I can challenge and take my-
self up to playing at a four-year university.
I’ve been focusing on really trying to get an
opportunity to play for the Huskies but am
also keeping my options open to whatever
school will offer me.