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Volume 32 Issue 7 An independent student voice since 1973 February 29, 2016

In This Issue: Tritons’ Baseball Season

illness : page 4

Martial Arts club : page 5

Photo by Jonathan Hung

The EdCC Triton Baseball gearing up and practicing for the upcoming season that starts on Feb 27, come and check out their skills.

By Arata Denno his motivation, “A motivation in this sea- league… We have a very similar vision
Staff Writer son is to continue to improve every single about this, and I believe it’s going to be an
day at the thing we do.” advantage.”
Sports are comprehensible signs of the
Then they talked about how the team They have to collect small successes
flow of the season in the United States, and
has altered between the last season and this for making the big success. This vision is
now baseball season is beginning with the
season. Weber answered “Several players shared between all of teammates, including
coming of spring in both the professional
backed. We lost some position players, but players and coaches.
baseball league and college leagues. The
Deadpool Review : page 6 Tritons Baseball plays their first game of
we brought in this year all of them ready to Furthermore, they talked to me about
play. This is the big thing for us.” Actually, their personal experiences with their team-
the 2016 season on February 27 in the Tri-
Gullinger couldn’t play in the last season mates, and strong trusts between team-
ton Field.
because of his injury. mates could be found in these episodes.
The Tritons are the athletic team of
However, he came back to the ground The unity of the Tritons, including
Edmonds Community College, and the
and could get ready to play in this season. both players and coaches, is very solid and
Tritons Baseball has been showing great
Weber continued, “And the biggest differ- strong, and they are absolutely trusting
performances since 2014 season. They fin-
ence from last year to this year would be to each other, although their backgrounds are
ished 39-8 and won the Northwest Athlete
get more balance in order than last year… diverse with birthplaces and ages.
Association Conference Championship
The second half of the lineup is basically A captain has responsibilities about
(NWAACC) in the 2014 season.
strong with the top of us.” relationships of teammates, but they are
Unfortunately, the Tritons Baseball
In addition, pitchers’ conditions have not nervous about it. “We absolutely love
lost their NWAACC title in the last season;
more improved than last year’s. Storedahl that every guy has a locker here. We are
however, they finally finished 34-12, and
noted, “Our pitching was, the overall of us happy to be here and to be part of here.
their win/lose percentage was 73.9 percent.
were young pitching staffs. Three sopho- It’s, moreover, family,” Gullinger said.
This rate was the second biggest percent in
Beast-Mode : page 10 the whole of the conference, so it means
mores were freshmen in the last year, and I The great relationship will be one of their
think everyone does the job in the coming biggest weapons for competing with other
that they are still one of the strongest team
season. colleges.
Student Voices p. 3 in the conference.
Freshmen also have improved so much Field players are going to start this
As one of students of Edmonds Com-
in this year.” Therefore, while pitchers in season without missing any players, and
News p. 4-5 munity College, how Tritons Baseball will
the Tritons were young in the last season, pitchers could make steady progress from
get their championship title back is, there-
they could be more mature and grow their the last season. The batting order became a
A&E p. 6-7 fore, the most interesting thing to me.
skills from last season to this season. Also, more balanced line-up than the last season.
At this time, I could get an oppor-
freshmen in this year are still improving. A They got a strategic alteration and
Lifestyles p. 8 tunity to interview three players, including
pitcher is the mainstay of baseball defense, progressing on both the offence and the
Steven Weber, Gale Gullinger, and Riley
so this alteration will increase the team’s defense. I suggest you to go to watch and
Opinion p. 9 Storedahl. Weber is a first baseman and the
defensive ability. support their games. This year’s Tritons
infield captain, Gullinger is a right fielder
Sports p. 10 and the outfield captain, and Storedahl is a
About their vision of the 2016 sea- will show you wonderful games.
son, Gullinger told me “Our strength is The Tritons’ first game day is com-
pitcher.
Games & Comics p. 11-12 At first, I asked about their motivation
our mindset. We have to win each piece ing on February 27, and you can find more
of a puzzle before we can put them all to- information about the Tritons’ schedule at
for this new season. Weber said, “We are
gether for the shiny picture…We need to their website. Visit www.edcc.edu/athlet-
trying to be the best and to excel at every-
win the first game, and we need to win the ics/.
thing we do.” Also, Gullinger stated about
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situation because you don’t have the nec-
essary funds to get out of it as quickly as
possible.
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Most campuses have emergency call
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campus for students to utilize in the event
of an emergency. Find out what your
campuses system is and locate the areas
in which the systems are placed. Should
you ever find yourself in trouble, it will be
much easier if you know where you can
call for help.
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In addition to paying attention to your
surroundings; you should know your sur-
roundings as well.
Take time to become familiar with
campus landmarks and streets so that you
are able to navigate your way around – or
out of an area, should you need to.
7. Never stay at a party when your
friend leaves
No, you don’t need to call it an early
night just because one of your friends does.
But, what you should do is ensure you al-
ways have a minimum of one person with
you that you know (and know you can
trust).
Being alone in a party setting isn’t
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because it is not worth the risk to stay – no
matter how nice everyone there seems.
8. Avoid becoming inebriated and
losing control
If you’re getting to the point that you
don’t have control of yourself or your
surroundings, you need to stop and think
about the types of situations you’re putting
yourself in.
It’s far too easy for others to take ad-
vantage of you or a situation if you can’t
think or act rationally.
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Dear Triton -
I have been in a relationship with
my girlfriend, “Allison,” for two years,
but lately there have been frequent rough
patches. I’m 18 and a college student. I
love Allison, but the relationship is taking
a toll on us physically and emotionally.
We have had to deal with separation
ever since we got together. She’s the only
one with a car and a “real” job. I work on
campus in a work-study program in ex-
change for reduced tuition. I try to help Al-
lison as much as I can to reduce the stress
on her.
She has asked me to transfer schools,
but I’d like to stay where I am because I
feel I will have the ability to make some-
thing of myself. I have suggested that
maybe we need to go our separate ways so
she doesn’t have to pull the majority of the
weight, but she gets upset and accuses me
of not loving her. What should I do?
-- Stressed Student
Dear Stressed Student,
First let me suggest what NOT to do.
Do not allow Allison to pressure you into
changing schools. It is important that you
complete your education, and there is no
guarantee that the financial arrangement
you have with this school can be replicated
somewhere else.
You and Allison are young, and long-
distance relationships are often hard to
maintain. That she is carrying the lion’s
share of the load right now is unfortunate,
but it won’t last forever. If she’s unwilling
to accept that, then I agree that perhaps it’s
Students Voices
time for the two of you to take a break.
Dear Triton,
hey there there’s this girl that i’ve
known for years now. whenever i see her.
we fool around a little and that’s about it.
now i want more than that, but how do i
know if she really does want me or only
wants me...you know what i mean? i’ve
asked her, but never really gotten a straight
answer. just a little giggle or something
like that. what do you think?
- Eagerly Waiting
Dear Eagerly,
I’m pretty sure her giggle and eva-
siveness is her way of telling you that she
doesn’t want any more than she’s already
got. She doesn’t want to enter into a con-
versation which could result in a loss of the
current situation, but also isn’t ready for it
to progress any further. Try talking to her
about it again in a week or so, and again
after that.
At that point, if you’re not able to
get a straight answer out of her she’s ob-
viously not relationship material because
that would require that she has good com-
munication skills. So, you’ll just have to
take what you get. Regardless, you’re only
asking for trouble by staying in a situation
where you’re not truly happy or getting out
of it what you want.
Be honest, be prepared for what
you’re asking for, and the possible results
and everything should work out in the
end. while convincing the country that all Re-
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Letters to the Triton Review Editor
Dear Editor:
Our politicians stink. Obama has done
nothing beneficial, other than breaching the
Constitution tons of times and by forcing
the Middle Class to pay for poor people’s
medical insurance, thus creating an incen-
tive for low class people not to work. Bush
has led us to 15 years of hurtful war in the
Middle East.
As for Trump, well, he is trashing the
Republican party by using racist public re-
marks as bait to get the media’s attention
publicans are racist bigots who want im-
migrants in camps.
On the other hand, Bernie Sanders
has been able to attract most of the young
people’s votes by promising them free
stuff, but failing to mention how he will
tax the middle and upper classes so much
that living in America will be like living in
Communist Russia in the 1960 (and yes,
my family lived under Communism). My
question for you is, can you please wake
up America enough to stop the train wreck
that is American politics.
Sincerely,
William Scott Farhat
18 year-old Washingtonian
Dear Editor:
A Person asked me if I thought it
was ok for a Man to be Gay & still have
a Personal relationship with GOD . I am
no expert on this subject I do know what
the Bible says in the Old Testament “If a
man has sexual relations with a man as
one does with a woman, both of them have
done what is detestable. They are to be put
to death; their blood will be on their own
heads.” (Leviticus 20:13)
But arguing for the death penalty as
“a life for a life” could be argued as “an
eye for an eye”. This would debunk the
notion that all Levitical laws are obsolete.
How could these re-explain “vengeance is
mine” along with their support of the death
penalty and that we should not uproot the
tares lest we also uproot the wheat?
It was the Holy Spirit who spoke
through Paul in Romans 1 which taught
that sodomites are “worthy of death” and
Paul was basing this on what we discussed
so far when the (Theophany) of Christ
rained fire and brimstone from His Father.
(noun
a visible manifestation to humankind
of God or a god).
It is not just stated in the Old Testa-
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ment concerning if sodomites should be
put to Death here is what the new Testa-
ment says.
Romans is clearly stating that homo-
sexuals are “worthy of death” (see Romans
1:26-32) and it is impossible to refute Ro-
mans 13 which clearly justifies the death
penalty “princes are not a terror to the good
work, but to the evil … if thou do that
which is evil, fear: for he beareth not the
sword in vain. For he [the ruler] is God’s
minister: an avenger to execute wrath upon
him that doeth evil” (Romans 13:1-4).
Imagine, it is not only murderers or
homosexuals, but the promoters of such
evil acts also deserve death.
f Jesus told Peter to sheath his sword,
does this mean “no swords are ever al-
lowed”? This also would be an extreme.
It is also an extreme to think that “Je-
sus would never whip gays” had they been
in the Temple.
Did the money changers simply flee
running after the sheep and pigeons? To
say that Jesus would never whip the sod-
omites begs another question: instead of
using a leather whip
He used a Fire whip and added some
Brimstone and killed each and every one
of the evil sodomites at Sodom and Go-
morrah. So after showing this young Man
how God & Jesus feel about homosexuals,
a Man having relations as if with a Women
is an ABOMINATION.
GOD does not like it. I am not Judg-
ing and if you’re Gay & you’re reading
this please know GOD wants you to talk
with him concerning this issue, he will
guide you. Don’t hurt your self there are
many reasons people might be Gay I am
not saying all gays are going to hell I sim-
ply showed what the Bible says. Also the
BIBLE says our God is a Merciful God, so
go to him & Talk with GOD. I promise he
will guide you and direct you in the path of
righteousness.
GOD throws our Transgressions as far
as to the east is to the west. If we ask in Je-
sus Name all things are Possible. I sincere-
ly hope that whomever reads this it applies
because I let the Spirit guide me I wasn’t
going to write about this at all. just know
that there is a living GOD who knows you
intimately & everything that happened to
you GOD knows & he will restore your
soul & renew you mind!
Sincerely,
Justin Matthews
19 year-old Mountlake Terrace
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Being Sick Is Not an Imperfection
By Anonymous
Staff Writer
Mental illness is not something to
fear; it should be discussed.
Mental illness, or talking about it, is
not something that one should be ashamed
of. Having been professionally diagnosed
with slight depression and anxiety, I ex-
perience the stigma and dilemma that is
facing the United States. We acknowledge
that mental illness is not a choice; then why
it is met with fear and shame of not meet-
ing society’s standards of “good enough?”
I did not choose my illness. It all
comes to me like a flood. My depression
haunts me in the back of my mind, waiting
to pounce on its prey when I’m defense-
less, much like a guy who jumps out on
you out of nowhere in a dark alley every
time you come home at night. It is a battle
that I may never win.
It was locked inside my mind. Get-
ting out of bed in the morning should not
feel like you are running a marathon. If I
get out of the house, I consider that I did
a good thing for the day. Depression is the
celebration of my worst moments, my fear,
guilt, mistakes, and regrets. It is the deep-
est loneliness I have experienced.
My anxiety drowns me. I feel weird
and on edge most of the time. I am not sure
of myself or my decisions, and I am always
on the verge of self-sabotage. Imagine that
it can happen with no warning. My impul-
sive, destructive thoughts are out of con-
trol.
Fighting these unkind thoughts is chal-
lenging and uncomfortable. The worst part
of all is not knowing what you will sud-
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denly believe. It told me that hope is a lie.
My anxiety manifest itself as the lies I told
myself as an adult, and the excuses I made
as a teenager. My anxiety demonstrates it-
self in many different ways, such as addic-
tive behavior and social withdrawal. My
entire life is a paradox.
Mental illness is not silly or dramatic.
It is a disease. You can’t just simply “snap
out of it.” Is that the same thing you would
say to a cancer patient? My illness slow-
ly took me over, and made me someone
whom I do not recognize.
I eventually realized that it was not
healthy to continue as I was. I had to be
honest with myself, and even admitting it
cost me a lot of self-awareness and sleep-
less nights. It took me a lot to admit that I
am sad, or depressed, or that my obsessive
tendencies become too much and difficult
to control.
Mental illness is not a sign of weak-
ness, nor it is self-centered. Mental illness-
es are not adjectives. It is a silent system
for the most part; that is why it is time to
talk. Vulnerability is hard, but essential to
overcome the stigma.
In light of this issue on campus, we
need to have more open discussions about
the prevalence and importance of mental
well being, and be willing to work with
students who express suicidal thoughts and
depression.
According to research conducted by
the National Alliance on Mental Illness on
college campuses, it shows that one in four
students have diagnosable illness, and 40
percent of those who are suffering do not
seek help. Students are most likely to feel
anxious and/or overwhelmed by competi-
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Many students as well as other people suffer from one kind of mental illness or another,
We should be opened about it and talk it through with others that can help.
tive college environments. If not treated,
the prevalent issues of depression, anxi-
ety, eating disorders, addiction, and sui-
cide may result in students dropping out of
school or could lead to other self-destruct-
ing symptoms.
To prevent this, the campus needs to
foster a culture that regards mental health
as a component that builds students’ suc-
cess and self-efficacy that is just as impor-
tant as learning fluency.
Whether or not students are willing to
seek help, the College needs to be visibly
concerned and invest in the improvement
of students’ mental health condition. Even
though there are already numerous campus
resources for students seeking help, such
as the Counseling and Resource Center
that offers free and confidential student
counseling services to promote an effective
and supportive network for us.
We hope to see further campaigns and
campus-led organizations in the impor-
tance of wellness and how to live a more
positive life. Some examples would be
to facilitate confidential student support
groups, to change the perception about
mental health issues.
These groups could be a tool to pro-
vide relief and stress management, and
to create paths to both mental and physi-
cal wellness. Santa Rosa Junior College
in California has established a coalition
program called “PEERS” that focuses on
changing the practices of society that may
interfere with establishing treatment and
awareness for individuals, families and
communities that are struggling with men-
tal health issues.
To overcome the bias and stigma that
is present in our society, change must be
made in both ways. To all of us who strug-
gle, we should not use our disease as an
excuse, nor should we romanticize it. Do
not use it as a cry for attention and con-
June 1, 2015
Photo by Ally Holterman
stantly question your happiness. I learned
that above all, we are capable of overcom-
ing our illness.
We are not helpless. We are capable of
making the right choices; to seek profes-
sional help, support from loved ones, and
most importantly, to believe in ourselves.
Waiting for someone to notice your prob-
lem will never have a positive outcome.
That is what you have to tell yourself. It
can take days, weeks, months, or even
years, but you will get better. Be your own
hero, because that is what we have in all of
us. Depression and anxiety do not define
us, and raising awareness of my illnesses
helps people to be aware.
For those who swept mental issues
aside and opposed acknowledging mental
illness, please understand that we are strug-
gling. Show kindness and compassion. Do
not refuse to express your concerns, or to
discuss it because of the connotations that
society has placed on those who suffer.
Do not allow stigma to put up barri-
ers around communication and awareness
regarding the matter. People who suffer
do not need someone who understands us
wholeheartedly. We just need acknowl-
edgement, to be free from societal con-
notations. We do not ask you to bear our
burden or take responsibility for us; we
just hope to feel your acceptance. We un-
derstand that it is a hard concept to grasp,
without concrete evidences such as blood
tests and lab results.
It is a chemical imbalance, and it is
complicated. Nevertheless, mental illness
should be acknowledged just as equally.
It should not continue to be ignored or si-
lenced.
Because of the touchy subject of this
article, the student writer wished to have
her name not be put on the article. So We
as the staff made the decision to make the
article written by anonymous.
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Martial art club
a big hit at EdCC
Students practicing their martial art skills during a club meeting on Mondays at the
Seaview gym on the EdCC campus.
By Lucas Barringer
Staff Writer
In the wake of the recent Gold Park
attack, it’s become exceedingly clear that
ultimately, you can’t depend upon others
to keep you safe. While carrying a weapon
isn’t always legal or practical, becoming
one is both. However, self-defense train-
ing is probably not realistically attainable
within the budget of a college student.
Fortunately, there exists a solution here on
campus.
Martial Arts Club offers Edmonds
Community College students the opportu-
nity to learn and practice numerous styles
of martial arts and their applications in self-
defense. The club was started in fall quarter
2015 by club president Jessica Starr with
the assistance of director of EdCC security
and former FBI agent, Dan Guerrero.
With the combined backgrounds of
these two figures, as well as those of the
members and guests of the club, there’s no
shortage of training on offer. Aikido, Muay
Thai, Jiu Jitsu, Karate and kickboxing have
all been focuses of the club at one time or
another, providing plenty of diversity in
style for those who desire the opportunity
to learn. This notion of diversity is very
much a staple of the club. In the words of
club president Starr, “EdCC focuses on di-
versity, and it is important for this club to
be diverse.”
It’s no secret that diversity is a key
element of the culture here at EdCC; this
imperative also serves a practical purpose.
“By learning different styles, you learn dif-
ferent ways to defend yourself,” explained
Jessica. No individual martial art is a one-
size-fits-all method. Each has its values
and deficiencies. By having a diverse pool
of self-defense knowledge to pull from,
you will be more capable of preventing a
tragedy like the recent assault we’re all too
familiar with.
It’s not all serious business though:
Jessica stated that within the club meet-
ings, “My vision is to do self-defense along
with different styles of martial arts.” Be-
yond being purely a matter of training for
dire situations, martial arts can also be a
recreational activity. Exercise is known to
alter one’s brain chemistry in such a way
as to reduce stress and increase confidence,
and acting out your Karate Kid fantasies is
an effective way to do it.
Right now is perhaps the best time to
pay attention to the club as well, as they
are currently undergoing a resurgence and
will return in full force by this upcoming
spring quarter. This is, however, following
Photo by Stephen Morton
a hiatus the club has been undergoing for
the past several weeks.
Overworked and under-supported,
club president Starr had to halt all club
meetings back in early January until she
could afford to make the time to support
the club once more. As a busy college stu-
dent it’s not difficult to understand the need
to prioritize, and unfortunately in this case
there was nobody who was willing to as-
sume the responsibility of running the club
as she envisioned.
One person did, however, elect to run
the club in a different format by the name
of “Spartan Defense Studios.” Luckily for
everyone involved, Jessica has since been
able to make the time needed to revive the
club in its intended form and spare us of
such an adolescent label.
Martial Arts Club will soon resume
regular meetings and has a public Face-
book page under the same name. Alterna-
tively, if Facebook isn’t your thing, you
can reach Jessica at j.starr8219@edmail.
edcc.edu.
Scalia and the constitution
This shouldn’t be necessary, but ap-
parently Republicans need a little consti-
tutional review. So for Mitch McConnell
and the rest of the partisans, let’s turn to
Article 2, Section 2, which is about the re-
sponsibilities of the president. Can all of
us see it there, the part that reads “he shall
nominate, and by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, shall appoint am-
bassadors, other public ministers and con-
suls, judges of the Supreme Court, and all
other officers of the United States”?
Does everyone notice it says “shall,”
that it’s not optional? I ask because the
GOP consensus is that he should hold off
naming a replacement for Justice Antonin
Scalia, because President Barack Obama
is in the final year of his term. Apparently
they’ve overlooked the part where Article
2 states “He shall hold his office during the
term of four years”? Perhaps they didn’t
5 News
Dogs as police officers
By Miah Godek
Staff Writer
The morning of Friday February 12,
police dog Nicky of the Las Vegas Police
Department K-9 unit was sent into a home
to detain an armed man resisting arrest.
Nicky was able to bite and injure the
suspect though the dog came away from
the incident bleeding profusely and leaving
a trail of blood in the house. The suspect
had stabbed Nicky nearly 15 times about
the face and head with a machete. Nicky
was rushed to a veterinary hospital and has
recovered well. He is expected to continue
working with his unit once he is fully re-
covered.
The suspect was charged with several
crimes including resisting an officer with a
firearm, damaging state property, and mis-
treating a police animal. Mistreating a po-
lice animal is a felony and can be punished
with jail time and a fine up to $10,000.
Many other police dogs have not been
quite as fortunate as Nicky. Countless K-9
lives are lost each year from shootings
and stabbings. Police dogs are the unsung
heroes of our communities. They dedi-
cate themselves and their lives to fighting
crime.
Canines are used in the police force
for sniffing out drugs, lost people, and ca-
davers. They can chase down suspects on
foot much faster than their human partners,
and are trained to bite and latch onto the
arm of a suspect, in order to stop them but
not injure them badly. They are most suc-
cessful when the suspect is unarmed.
Kevlar vests, which are bulletproof
and stab-proof, can be made for the K-9 of-
ficers but even with a bulletproof vest, the
face and head of the dog are still exposed.
The vests also cost a whopping $2400, ac-
cording to the “Seattle Times”. Most fund-
ing for K-9 units, if not all depending on
the location, comes entirely from dona-
tions and grants. This causes many K-9
units to be underfunded and consequently,
many K-9 officers do not get the protection
they need.
K-9 Officer Ozzy, a 2-year-old Ger-
man Shepherd in the Bellevue Police De-
partment, has apprehended 11 suspects in
the last 9 months, according to the “Seattle
realize that “lame duck” doesn’t appear in
the Constitution.
But then, so many on the right have
simply refused to accept the legitimacy of
Mr. Obama as chief executive from the get-
go, even though he’s been elected to two of
these four-year terms -- not three-year. Af-
ter all, they fantasize, he’s not even eligible
to serve, since he was born somewhere
else, no matter what the overwhelming evi-
dence shows, that demeaning need to come
up with proof shouldn’t have been neces-
sary, except, you know, he’s, uh, different.
They don’t need to say how he’s different;
everyone knows what they mean.
Maybe that’s why they’ve taken the
words “advice and consent” and twisted
them into “divide and dissent.” Because
they can.
Sen. McConnell is correct that ap-
pointing a Supreme Court justice is per-
haps the most significant legacy a presi-
dent can leave behind. That’s because the
Supremes are there for life. Scalia had been
on the SCOTUS bench since 1986, and in
the “thoughts and prayers” platitudes sur-
rounding his sudden death at 79, he is be-
ing remembered as a sharply intellectual,
ferocious conservative voice. He was actu-
ally an ultra-right winger, but it is bad form
to say so right now -- except on the Inter-
Times”. He was the only dog of the three
canines with Bellevue PD that did not have
a bulletproof vest. Earlier this month his
armor was purchased using grant money
from Ben Roethlisberger Foundation and
the Bellevue Police Foundation. His Kev-
lar vest was custom-fitted and could not be
made until Ozzy turned two years old, in
order to ensure he would not outgrow it.
The fact that Ozzy apprehended 11
suspects without a vest and all before he
reached adulthood is an outstanding ac-
complishment, if not extremely dangerous
and questionably warranted.
The outcome of any incident cannot be
foreseen, and so many times a K-9 officer
can be sent into a situation and the outcome
can end up much worse than anticipated.
There are many pros and cons of us-
ing canines in law enforcement, including
that many animal rights activists would
describe this use of animals as an infringe-
ment on the animals’ rights.
They argue that the use of dogs in law
enforcement breaches the animals’ right to
be free. Additionally, breeding of police
dogs contributes to the issue of overpopu-
lation. Police dogs are often sent into situ-
ations where they can be injured or killed,
though they did not choose to put them-
selves at risk. K-9 officers are often sent
into situations that are thought to be too
dangerous for humans.
Criminals are more likely to shoot or
attack a dog than a person and also they
are charged with a much lesser crime for
attacking a K-9 officer than for attacking a
human police officer.
However, all of the statements afore-
mentioned show the value that K-9 officers
have in protecting their human partners.
Dogs are an incredibly loyal and loving
species and have great importance to help-
ing human life.
K-9 officers are a vital part of our po-
lice departments and of the safety of our
communities. They need to be recognized
for their heroism and unwavering bravery.
However, police officers must be careful
when sending their canine partners into
potentially dangerous situations so that
no unnecessary harm comes to our canine
friends.
net, where nothing is bad form.
Obama could undo Scalia’s hold on
the law and tilt the highest court in the op-
posite direction with his nomination. Those
on the right are appalled at the very idea.
It could change everything. Well, if not
everything, it could reverse decades of a
starboard course for affirmative action, di-
vorce, gun control, labor rights, campaign
finance, etc., replacing Scalia’s barbed re-
gressiveness with a progressive agenda.
So no wonder the GOPs will pull out
all stops to prevent that from happening on
President Obama’s watch, in the hope that
the election will put a Republican in the
White House and maintain their control of
the Senate. Both of those are mighty iffy
right now, but in the words of their leading
political philosopher Donald Trump, “De-
lay, delay, delay!”
President Obama says that he’s go-
ing to, in fact, fulfill his responsibility and
nominate a Scalia replacement in “due
course.” The Republicans insist they’ll
block him or her. Did we need more proof
that the high court is really low politics in
robes?
(c) 2016 Bob Franken
Distributed by King Features Synd.
6 A&E FebruaryJune
29, 2016
1, 2015
Where to invade next Deadpool a hero on Film
US film director Michael Moore is interviewed as he takes part in a May Day demon-
stration at Alameda in Lisbon on May 1, 2015.
By Joshua McClusky
Staff Writer
Michael Moore’s recent movie,
“Where to Invade Next”, is a powerful and
timely film that explores the social services
and cultures of foreign countries in order to
bring beneficial social policies back to the
United States.
Released on December 23, 2015, the
film follows Moore as he “invades” vari-
ous foreign countries (Italy, Finland, Nor-
way, Tunisia, and Germany among others)
and “takes” the policies that help their citi-
zens, in order to bring those policies to the
people of the United States.
Moore’s invasions into each country
reveal the stark disparities between the
United States and other first world coun-
tries by contacting and interviewing every-
one from the hourly workers at a clothing
factory, to the CEO of Ducati, to the chefs
at an elementary school and the students
they cook for.
Almost every one of the interviewees
expresses shock and disbelief at the lack of
services available to the average citizen in
the United States.
Interestingly (and hilariously), Moore
goes to almost every location in every
country with an American flag, planting it
and declaring certain policies (such as uni-
versal health care, subsidized higher edu-
Photo by Nicolas Genin
cation, humane policing procedures, and
drug decriminalization) as policies that he
wants the American people to consider. As
the film progresses, Moore notes that many
of these policies have roots in the United
States.
The irony is not lost on Moore, or his
interviewees. The concepts of cruel and
unusual punishment are an important part
of the U.S. Constitution, but (as the movie
shows) has been better implemented by
Norway.
Dichotomies throughout the movie
continue to emphasize the importance of
understanding the uniqueness of the Unit-
ed States.
The cultural disparities highlighted in
the film serve to create a movie that feels
more like a story of humanity and our col-
lective progress, instead of an analytical
breakdown of the differences between the
United States and portions of the world.
While the movie carries an under-
standably heavy tone, Moore’s admission
to being an optimist paints a picture of a fu-
ture that can only improve as time goes on.
“Where to Invade Next?” is a humor-
ous, shocking, and important movie, which
could finds its place not only in the box of-
fice, but in the libraries of people interested
in the state of the world, past and present.
Ryan Reynolds dressed in his Deadpool costume, posing for a publicity photo for the
release of the movie.
By Rhys Egner
Staff Writer
“Deadpool” is an odd beast of a film,
utilizing a character that for many comic
book readers is best known for his ability
to play off of other heroes. Surprisingly
enough, it doesn’t just work--it actually re-
sults in one of the most genuine superhero
films of the last decade.
The wisecracking, fourth-wall break-
ing, ultra-violent “merc with a mouth” has
become a mainstay in “Marvel Comics”for
being what amounts to a Looney Tunes
character in an otherwise “serious” (to the
absolute stretch of the term) comic book
world. Brought to the silver screen, “Dead-
pool” (Ryan Reynolds) is almost exactly
as he was in the original comics: a cartoon
character in a world of straight-faced he-
roes.
The rapid-fire wit employed in “Dead-
pool” is wonderfully on-point, not unlike
the plethora of jokes found in every min-
ute of Leslie Nielsen’s beloved The Naked
Gun films. That said, the character can
only work on his own for so long before he
starts grating on people’s nerves, including
the audience. So it’s to “Deadpool’s” credit
that it actually manages to keep the charac-
ter out of the spotlight when he’s started to
outstay his welcome.
Unfortunately, this does lead to some
story and pacing issues that would abso-
lutely destroy any other film. “Deadpool”
opens in media res, and happily bounds
between there and innumerable flashbacks
that lead into its second act--the start of the
film. It’s not the best-executed instance of
opening into the action, but it works well
enough because of how it effectively doles
out the character of Deadpool in doses.
As mentioned previously, Deadpool is
at his best when he gets to play off other
heroes. Thus, the production team at Fox
brought in the littlest guns they had from
the X-Men license: the Russian-accented
CGI model Colossus (voiced by Stefan
Kapicic) and the indefinitely annoyed Ne-
gasonic Teenage Warhead (Brianna Hil-
debrand).
Photo by Gage Skidmore
“Deadpool” pulls absolutely no
punches in mocking the studio for only
snagging two X-Men from Bryan Singer’s
acclaimed films, with the character out-
right addressing how odd it is that there
are only two mutants in the whole of the
movie. The thing is, “Deadpool” makes the
obvious limitations of its budget work fan-
tastically well.
Of these aforementioned X-Men, Co-
lossus serves as the typical hero of the film,
prodding Deadpool to be a hero (or rather,
to stop slaughtering villains en masse),
and quite literally dragging him around
when that doesn’t work. Negasonic, on the
other hand, acts as the analogue for folks
sick and tired of the Deadpool character.
She’s the quintessential jaded teenager
who’s bored of the “lol so random” nature
of “Deadpool”, which in turn provokes an
amusing bit of response from the character
himself. While she only gets a few scenes
in the film, she’s definitely better off than
her comic book counterpart, who had a
grand total of one appearance before being
killed off.
“Deadpool’s” greatest success is mak-
ing the character work on screen. While
the movie may not work as a film, it’s one
of the best possible productions that could
have been made for the character. Under
any other director, Deadpool would’ve
been made into a needlessly edgy charac-
ter, possibly with his mouth sewed shut,
giant swords sprouting from his arms, and
lasers shooting from his eyes.
Thankfully, that’s not what we get
here: we get an honest-to-god genuine
performance from Ryan Reynolds, who
manages to give Deadpool the love he’s
oh-so-desperately needed. When the flash-
backs aren’t confusing viewers with how
blatantly they’re thrown in, his alter ego of
Wade Wilson gets to shine (and put on a
little Reynolds charm) as well.
There’s enough here to please any fan
of superhero films in general. But for the
love of god, don’t take your little sibling
to”Deadpool”; it’s most definitely not a
kid’s movie.
 R
The eview
Old memories become new art
By Joel Wahlenmaier
Staff Writer
In time, all of our memories become
fuzzy. This concept can be explored in
many ways, and on the Edmonds Commu-
nity College campus, it is displayed on the
third floor of Lynnwood Hall in the form of
an art exhibit.
Three artists, who are also founders
and managers of a non-profit art gallery
that had been dedicated to cultural diver-
sity and people of color, came together for
the art exhibit called “Epilogue.” “Epi-
logue” explores identity, growth, and dis-
covery through creating new pieces from
old pieces that current professor and co-
chair of the EdCC Visual Arts Department,
Minh Carrico, as well as artists SuJ’n Chon
and Carina A. del Rosario, shared with
each other at the start. From each other’s
work, they have drawn inspiration for their
new ideas in this collaboration.
Spliced and distorted images fill the
exhibit with at least one set of interactive
images that have been mixed and matched
and can be mixed and matched even more.
These spliced images provide an example
of our own fuzzy memories that don’t quite
seem intact. Not all pieces are just sheer
imagery, however. Other pieces are solely
text, exploring identity, discovery, and re-
flections on the past.
In a group interview that is linked
on EdCC’s website, Carrico, Rosario and
Chon discuss their feelings and approach
towards Epilogue.
“We had talked about co-creating
some work together and ended up with this
idea of sharing our past portfolios with
each other and getting inspiration from
each other’s past work but then creating
new work and using new meaning that we
weren’t necessarily as comfortable with or
just trying out since we were all photogra-
phers,” Chon said.
In the exhibit, the three also in-
cluded their own statements about the ex-
hibit either in word form or in art form.
“Upon reviewing my fellow
artists Carina A. del Rosario and SuJ’n
Chon’s archives, I came across images that
are eerily similar to my own photographs,”
Carrico said. “I found myself feeling deja
vu with each passing discovery.”
Visitors are invited to visit mem-
ories that have become distorted and mix
them up even more in an interactive piece
of art on display in the exhibit by plac-
ing transparent images that have already
been spliced with other images on top of
a lit surface, and then by placing another
spliced set of images on top of that. The
results will never be one unfragmented set-
ting, as a result of deteriorating memories.
As visitors mix and match, the end re-
sult may even be as far from a clear picture
as possible with a city half submerged in
water and the other half on a grassy plain,
with two ketchup and mustard bottles jux-
ta-positioned onto the entire setting.
“Their [Rosario and Chon’s] im-
ages unlocked fragmented memories in my
life from decades past. I was captivated by
the irregularity of recalling only snippets
of those events,” Carrico said. “I began at-
tempting to rebuild these pieces into a vi-
sual narrative that illustrates my frustration
and challenges in remembering lost details
in my life.
The recollections of these events are
sometimes distorted, often transparent, and
occasionally overlapping.”
This exhibit is a sort of a turning point
for the three artists. It subliminally marks
the closure of their art gallery, IDEA Odys-
sey. IDEA (International District Engaged
in Arts) Odyssey was a non-profit collec-
tive art gallery that is dedicated to cultural
Many of the memories of art that hangs in the Lynnwood Hall art gallery located with
in the EdCC library.
diversity and artists of color to help sup-
port and assist in the growth of colored art-
ist’s work. “Epilogue”, in part, reflects on
this closure for the three.
“We felt pretty inspired with this idea
of not bringing forward work that we had
already done, but creating new work, and
really thinking about what it meant for us
to go through this history together, and we
have talked a lot about this collective com-
ing full circle, and in this particular phase
of this life, kind of sun-setting,” Rosario
said. “That’s actually how we came up
Photo by Todd Clayton
with the name “Epilogue,” and then kind of
this idea of phasing into this new purpose
for IDEA Odyssey.”
“The epilogue was a great way for us
to start experimenting and to start explor-
ing different avenues.” Carrico added.
The exhibit is open until March 14.
It’s certainly worth visiting up on the 3rd
floor of Lynnwood Hall and, hopefully,
worth remembering for a long period of
time before that, too, becomes fuzzy and
we can begin to make new art, inspired by
the fuzzy memories of this art.
A&E 7
PICKS OF THE WEEK
“Macbeth” (R) -- Shakespeare’s
creepiest, most treacherous tragedy gets an
amazing adaptation, lifted way up by stars
Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard.
Director Justin Kurzel does an outstanding
job using the original setting of medieval
Scotland, mining pure foreboding and des-
olation from the foggy moors and weather-
blasted heaths. The audience is supposed to
see Macbeth as a monster, and yet still pity
him, a dual-task well trusted to Fassbender.
Cotillard can make a whisper sound like an
immutable command.
“Peanuts” (PG) -- Charlie Brown,
Snoopy and the whole ensemble of Charles
Schulz kids star in this CG-animated fea-
ture that digs up all of the charming details
without damaging the memories. Ol’ Char-
lie Brown is doing his thing of generally
failing at everything he attempts, all while
struggling against his anxiety around the
Little Red-Haired Girl who’s just moved
into the neighborhood. Snoopy, mean-
while, is focused mainly on his fantastical
dogfights against the dreaded Red Baron.
It’s scary to think of the quaint, hand-
drawn feel of the old Charlie Brown ani-
mations getting flung into the hyper-loud
world of colorful reboots and CG overstim-
ulation. However, this Peanuts adaptation
keeps the original charm intact, adapting
(mostly) smoothly to the new landscape.
“In the Heart of the Sea” (PG-13) --
Based on the real-life ocean disaster that
inspired “Moby-Dick,” this special-effect-
heavy thriller never quite catches a strong
narrative wind. Setting out from Nantuck-
et in 1819, the Essex was a whaling ship
that taught the world how nature still had
a way of crushing mankind’s hubris with
vengeful behemoth belly-flops. Lead by an
inexperienced captain (Benjamin Walker)
and a dashing, competent first mate (Chris
Hemsworth), the Essex goes from “whale
hunting” to “surviving on tiny boats” after
battling an enormous and enraged sperm
whale.
While there’s plenty of noise and
spectacle during the few action sequences,
much of the run time is a slow ride. Direc-
tor Ron Howard gets a few spine-touching
moments when the whale is glimpsed and
you feel weightless, in awe of the ocean.
Hemsworth is generically heroic, and the
movie lacks a strong presence (sorry, com-
puter whale) or compelling human drama.
“Victor Frankenstein” (PG-13) -- In
this re-telling of the classic horror tale,
Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy try to
put a fresh jolt into an old flick. Radcliffe
provides narration and point-of-view as a
more fleshed-out version of Igor -- he was
once a hunchy circus act, but young med-
student Frankenstein saw his potential and
fixed his body, earning Igor’s loyalty. After
few trial resurrections with animal parts,
the duo finally get around to making the
man-monster, but much of the movie goes
by without a pulse.
TV RELEASES
“Grease Live!”
“Rookie Blue -- The Final Season”
“Hogan’s Heroes: The Complete Se-
ries”
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Sea-
son 1”
“Manhattan: Season 2”
(c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.
 8 Lifestyle FebruaryJune
29, 2016
1, 2015

Heroin bar in the Seattle area

By Gus Rodriguez
Staff Writer

Does a heroin bar sound like the ideal

way to spend your tax money? If your an-
swer is yes, then you’re in for a surprise
since Seattle is considering being the first
city in the United States to allow its heroin
users to shoot up freely without the worry
of being convicted. Now that is an unusual
Q: I am so thrilled that “Scandal” is project to fund isn’t it?
back from winter hiatus. Can you give any Heroin has become a worrisome epi-
hints as to what to expect now? -- Kristin demic in the state of Washington. For the
H., via email 5th year in a row the amount of cases in-
A: As you know, Shonda Rimes’ camp volving heroin overdoses has gone up.
is pretty tight-lipped about plot points and According to a KING 5 news report, more
spoilers when it comes to the hit ABC dra- than 200 people died due to their addiction.
ma, but I did manage to squeeze the teeny- In addition to the number of deaths,
tiniest bit of info out of Joe Morton, who the number of empty syringes found in
plays Rowan Pope. He told me: “The only the street is also growing quite rapidly. In
thing I can tell you is that it is an election January alone, nearly 800 syringes were
year. Since this is Fitz’s last term in office, found in the alley ways of Seattle down-
I think there’s going to be lots of people town. This is a huge number and to think
affected by him moving out of that office its centralized in one area is frightening to
and trying to determine who’s going to imagine.
take his place.” As to whether that involves Despite there being around 1500 us-
Rowan (which you know it has to), he re- ers checking into rehabilitation facilities
plied: “You’re just going to have to wait every year in King County, there is still
and see it.” an extremely large number of users who
The versatile and accomplished actor are actively using the drug and have not
isn’t just resting on Rowan’s laurels either. yet looked for help. This being the case,
He’s hard at work getting ready to open his a proposal to reduce the number of active Photo by: Zachary Siegel
one-man show in NYC called “Turn Me users, heroin overdose fatalities, disposed
A photo of a typical heroin den, Seattle council wants to stop this and create new safe
Loose,” presented by John Legend, which syringes, and diseases caused by improper
place free from harm.
is based on the life of comedian/civil- injection, is currently under review.
rights activist Dick Gregory. Joe told me: The idea consists of opening a Safe to engage in a rehabilitation program than does.
“The point of the play is in some ways a Injection Site (SIS). A medical facility that someone who doesn’t. KOMO 4 news mentions in an article
will allow heroin users to consume their The clinic is three stories tall, with that in the coming future, experts from
call to action. A lot of his humor was ask-
own drugs under supervision of medical each floor serving its own purpose. The Vancouver BC will meet with experts from
ing the audience to take stock of their own
staff who will be able to intervene immedi- first floor is the Injection site, where a user Seattle in a hearing to discuss the funding
situation individually and as groups, and
ately if an overdose is to happen. has to register so that daily traffic can be of these projects. It is definitely a good
act -- do something to make it better. That
Materials for a clean and safe injec- recorded. After registering, the individual cause since human lives are being saved
is what he preaches, even if he’s doing a
tion such as syringes, tourniquets, and will wait until a booth is assigned and then and the streets are getting cleaner, after all
stand-up comedy routine. People should
cookers will also be provided to the users his/her injection can be monitored. After it is human nature to care for one another.
be researching everything they think they
in these facilities. the DIU (Drug Injection Use) takes place, This program does come with a price
need to understand about the world they’re
It might sound users are welcome to use that will ultimately trace back to you as
living in, and then they need to take that
crazy at first, how- the relaxation room the tax payer. This is a government funded
information and do something with it.”
*** ever, looking at the Junkies made a deci- in which they can project and too many people is a nonsense
evidence from other sion to get themsleves rest while the effect idea that will not lead to any major chang-
Q: I was watching this show on Ama-
clinics might actu- of the drug wears off. es.
zon called “Bosch.” I really liked it, but I
ally work. Insite is the
invovled in this kind of The second floor According to business student Dorian
haven’t heard whether it’ll be back for an-
other season. -- Paul T., via Facebook only Safe injection lifestyle..... is the Detox Center, Pennington at Edmonds Community Col-
which is reserved lege “Junkies made a decision to get them-
A: Rest easy, Paul. “Bosch,” the Ama- Site in North America -Dorian Pennington for the users who are selves involved in this kind of lifestyle and
zon exclusive drama series, returns on and has been running
for 13 years now, it ready and willing to don’t know how to get themselves out, and
March 11. The second season of the police
is located in Vancouver, British Columbia cleanse them- selves of their addic- I as a taxpayer should not pay for their
procedural, based on Michael Connelly’s
and it receives over 275,000 visitors per tion. They are offered an individual room mistakes” on the other hand there are also
novels and starring Titus Welliver, will take
year. in which they can stay up to 8 days without many people who support and believe that
its inspiration from Connelly’s “Trunk Mu-
According to their website, Insite fo- the use of any drugs, from there they are rehab facilities are the key to help those
sic,” “The Drop” and “The Last Coyote.”
cuses on reducing the fatalities caused by moved up to the third floor with addictions.
***
overdosing, reducing the amount of syring- The third floor is the Transitional and Every year millions of people are
Q: My friend in England told me about
es discarded in public, reducing the rates Recovery Program in which users can meet battling their addictions face to face all
a miniseries based on Agatha Christie’s
of infected people with HIV and Hepatitis with counselors that will help them in their by themselves and have lost all hopes of
“And Then There Were None,” which aired
C, and mainly increasing the number of journey to put an end to the addiction. receiving help. This is why I believe that
in the U.K. at Christmastime. Any chance
people that are referred to health and social While doing so, many activities are Rehab facilities are a good place to go for
we’ll get it here in the States? -- Jilly T.,
programs. also offered since the first step in rehab is the millions of people that need help free-
Boston
Insite is proud to say that they have to keep the user active. Yoga, therapy, book ing themselves from the negative impact of
A: The two-part whodunit miniseries
saved the lives of 2,395 users who have clubs, check groups and many other activi- their dependency on drugs. I also feel that
will air on Lifetime March 13 and 14. It
overdosed within the clinic due to the med- ties are available for those who are referred (SIS) is not always the perfect solution for
stars Douglas Booth, Charles Dance,
ical attention that they received. They also to this floor. all addictions since it might actually make
Maeve Dermody, Burn Gorman, Anna
take pride in the fact that any individual Seattle officials are exploring and con- it easier for the user to continue their habits
Maxwell Martin, Sam Neill, Miranda
Richardson, Toby Stephens, Noah Taylor who visits their clinic is 33% more likely sidering various ways to establish a clinic of injecting. Only time will tell.
that will offer the same options that Insite
and Aidan Turner.
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Presidential Election 2016: who may
be the next leader of our country?
By Dylan Phifer lot of controversy over himself because of
Staff Writer his proposals, such as a plan to build a wall
against illegal immigrants, a plan to deport
In November of 2008, our country
all Muslims from the United States, and
elected Barack Obama to be the President
even cutting the top 1 percent’s tax breaks
of the United States. Eight years later,
even more.
Barack has had a nice run, taping together
Despite this, Trump is still the lead-
our economy while also contributing to
ing GOP candidate and is only growing in
the great social development we have seen
popularity. Bernie Sanders has also shown
over the past few years. It is time to pick
a great increase in popularity; his poll re-
out a new candidate, and choose who will
sults have grown greater than any other
lead our nation next.
candidates across this election. His grass-
So far, the line-up has been pretty
roots initiative has shown that, well, grass-
interesting; the famous business mogul
roots initiatives work as long as one has an
Donald Trump, former presidential candi-
established base of people to fall back on.
date and former first lady Hilary Clinton,
Hilary has been using her all to reach out
Vermont Senator and Democratic Social-
to millennials, as she has started to only re-
ist Bernie Sanders, and Texas Senator Ted
ceive sub-30 percent of the youth vote in
Cruz are considered to be the four in charge
most states.
right now, as they are the most likely to go
It hasn’t worked well; in fact, the
on to the ballot.
lies she has been caught up in have only
As for the pols themselves, it has been
weakened her relationship with our gen-
an interesting ride for some candidates;
eration. From receiving 15 years of min-
while Donald Trump has held his position
imum-wage worker pay for a one-hour
at the top for GOP Candidate polls, Ber-
speech, to not addressing the emails that
nie Sanders has shown an incredible surge
the FBI launched a case over, Clinton has
forward in recent polls, winning the New
been caught in quite a bit of negative press
Hampshire primary and only losing Iowa’s
lately.
caucus by just a coin toss.
In the Iowa caucus, the first across the
As Bernie surges forward, Trump con-
nation, Clinton led an incredibly incremen-
tinues to speak his mind, Hilary continues
tal lead over Sanders. She literally won by Photo by Morry Gash
to lie to us, and Cruz tries anything to gain
six coin tosses; all of which she won. Republican presidential candidates John Kasich, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump,
votes. Let’s do an overview of the race to
Seems a little bit sketchy, right? This Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina and Rand Paul appear during Republican presi-
date, and what to expect in the near future,
may very well be the reason that millenni- dential debate at Milwaukee Theatre
as the Washington State caucus is only a
als do not like her. Cruz took a surprising what does this mean for Sanders, as far as see what happens; support for Sanders is
month away.
victory over Trump in the state, though this electability goes? Let’s consider this: in the huge, and you’re far more likely to find
It’s summer 2015. TV personality and
was mostly due to the fact that Trump was 2008 caucus, Hilary Clinton won with a 7 a Sanders flyer or ad in public than from
businessman Donald Trump formally an-
less willing to conduct interviews at this percent lead over Barack Obama. The rest any other candidate. As it stands, it is a
nounces his campaign for the U.S. Presi-
time and shied away from press while Cruz is history. So as we can see, Sanders shows huge toss-up between Clinton and Sanders,
dential Election of 2016. An almost un-
soaked it in. a very strong surge in this race, and there though the next few weeks and upcoming
known Senator from Vermont announces
After that, the first primary in the is a real possibility he could win it. But as campaign trail stops/elections may sway
his campaign for the Presidency as he
country took place in New Hampshire. it stands, Clinton does have the lead at this the mind of us Washingtonians.
wants to fight against poverty, for univer-
Sanders won this state by a small percent- point in time. It’s very likely Donald Trump will win
sal health care, social rights and more; his
age lead, showing that he actually had So what does this mean for Washing- the GOP side, as we have seen across the
name is Bernie Sanders.
true winning potential. Trump won on the ton? Our caucus is on March 26, only a nation. But it will be interesting to see who
Hilary Clinton, a leading candidate in
GOP side. In the latest caucus undergone month away. As we know, Washington has wins the Democratic: grass-roots leader
the election of 2008 who ended up losing
in our nation, Clinton won Nevada by a been known to be a rather liberal state. and activist Sanders, or deceiving and ma-
to Barack Obama, announces that she has
small (5% percent) lead on Sanders. So Because of this, it’ll be interesting to nipulative Clinton. We will see.
come back to fight for her seat in the Oval

Politics and the candidates

Office. Texas Senator Ted Cruz has been
campaigning for a few months now, as he
is also in this race.
Now, the only candidates that seemed
electable at this time were Donald Trump
(thanks to his huge TV/business persona),
and Hilary Clinton (thanks to being a for-
mer First Lady and a Clinton). Bernie and
Ted did not stand a chance, though Cruz
has some momentum, thanks to his early
campaign announcement. Throughout the
rest of the year, these candidates used all
the tactics they could to reel people into
their campaigns; Hilary and Bernie’s cam-
paigns started using social media to spread
the word of what they seek in this nation.
In the end, it has proven that Bernie’s so-
cial media campaign is the winner; he truly
resonated with the younger crowd that we
are.
Not only did many of his proposals
and stances go viral, but Bernie has now
gained the trust of over 70 percent of vot-
ing millennials. Throughout the rest of
the year, Trump and Cruz simply used the
campaigning strategy of hosting rallies,
meeting people, etc., basic publicity stunts
to gain votes. Then 2016 came about.
In early 2016, it was clear that the
aforementioned four would be the only
ones still around for the primary nomi-
nation. Marc Rubio shows close, but not
strong enough poll results and Martin
O’Malley has simply faded into the back-
ground. Rubio is still running in the race,
though. Trump has, like always, stirred a
The lazy conventional wisdom is that
Ted Cruz is the new Barry Goldwater,
doomed to suffer an electoral landslide de-
feat should he win the Republican nomina-
tion.
Not only is this wrong about Cruz’s
general-election chances, it may compare
Cruz to the wrong 20th-century Republi-
can forebear. The better analogue for Cruz
might be Richard Nixon, not in the crudely
pejorative sense, but as another surpass-
ingly shrewd and ambitious politician who
lacked a personal touch but found a way to
win nonetheless.
First, all the caveats. Obviously and
most importantly, Cruz is not a paranoiac.
He’s more ideological than Nixon. And he
has none of Nixon’s insecurity, in fact the
opposite. Nixon went to tiny Whittier Col-
lege and resented the Northeastern elite;
Cruz went to Princeton and Harvard, and
could be a member of the Northeastern
elite in good standing if he wanted to be.
But Cruz is cut from roughly similar
cloth. He wears his ambition on his sleeve
and isn’t highly charismatic or relatable. If
Cruz wins the nomination, it’ll be on the
strength of intelligence and willpower.
He’ll have outworked, outsmarted and out-
maneuvered everyone else.
Certainly, Cruz isn’t ascending on the
basis of warm feelings from his colleagues.
Cruz portrays his unpopularity within the
Senate as establishment distaste for him as
a lonely man of principle. But it’s a genu-
ine personal dislike.
Not that Cruz cares. In fact, a key to
what he has been able to achieve is his ap-
parent immunity to the reflexive desire to
be liked by people around you, a weakness
to which almost all of us fall prey. Cruz
is free of the peer pressure that typically
makes all senators, at some level, team
players.
Cruz is a Reagan Republican, al-
though with considerable flexibility. When
Rand Paul seemed to be on the ascen-
dancy a couple of years ago, Cruz was a
Reagan Republican with Paulite accents.
When Donald Trump began to dominate,
Cruz became a Reagan Republican with
Trumpian tendencies.
Cruz penned an op-ed with Paul Ryan
last April that was a ringingly stalwart ar-
gument for trade-promotion authority. Two
months later, when a brush fire erupted on
the right over “Obamatrade,” Cruz abrupt-
ly reversed course and came out against
trade-promotion authority -- he cited pro-
cedural reasons -- and then opposed the
underlying trade agreement as well.
Is all the effort on Cruz’s part only in
the cause of a 1964-style ideological blow-
out? No. The country’s too evenly divided
for another Goldwater-style landslide loss,
and Hillary Clinton is a deeply flawed can-
didate.
But Cruz has major vulnerabilities.
He’s more ideologically defined than
George W. Bush in 2000 or Barack Obama
in 2008, and his current theory of the gen-
eral election -- that he need turn out only
conservatives -- is a comforting fable.
Marco Rubio and Chris Christie are
both, in their own ways, more winsome,
and it’s easier to see how each of them
could pick off Obama states. But Cruz has
always understood that you have to win the
primary to win the general. Whoever is go-
ing to beat him better know what he’s do-
ing -- because Cruz certainly does.
Rich Lowry is editor of the National
Review.
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29, 2016
1, 2015

Looking Back on Marshawn Lynch

By Kara Martinez
Staff Writer
Marshawn Lynch, the star running
back for the Seahawks, confirmed on Feb-
ruary 3 via Twitter that he is officially retir-
ing from the NFL.
His retirement announcement was
nothing less than what you’d expect from
the man who spoke few words, but knew
exactly how to let the public know in his
own unique way. It was an absolutely per-
fect announcement, given his demeanor
and personality. Despite being a man with
little to say, Marshawn Lynch had a fan-
tastic nine-year career in the NFL, six of
which were spent playing with the Seattle
Seahawks (the first three with the Buffalo
Bills).
There are many reasons for the Se-
ahawks (and their fans, of course) to thank
Marshawn Lynch. And oddly enough, one
of those reasons is because the timing of
his retirement couldn’t have been better
His 2015 season with the Seahawks
was the most injury-filled of his entire ca-
reer, so retiring when he did was of great
benefit to himself and the team. “I don’t
think it will affect the team as much, emo-
tionally maybe, but there is potential in the
new running back Thomas Rawls,” said Photo by Kelly Bailey
Christopher Ramirez, former student of Lynch during the Seahawks’ 2011 NFC Wild Card game against the New Orleans Saints. One of Lynch’s best moments in sports
EdCC. “Fans are already liking him and I history
had a feeling Lynch would retire sooner or zona Cardinals back in 2014. According er, EdCC alumni and now News Assistant use to build that edge, that swagger, that
later.” to Sportsillustrated.com, this is the lon- for the “Seattle Times.” “They were 7-9, belief that they could beat anyone on any
All-in-all, Marshawn Lynch’s retire- gest run recorded in his career, where he facing the defending Super Bowl Cham- day.”
ment announcement was exactly his, and went into full-on “beast mode” and broke pions. As far as we (my dad and I) knew, Looking back on Marshawn Lynch’s
didn’t need any explanation from him at all. through the tackle, in which he passed sev- this could be the last playoff game we saw career with the Seattle Seahawks, it is safe
It spoke louder than words could have ever eral of the Cardinals’ defenders to run for in Seattle for a decade. Keep in mind, this to say that he will go down in history with
done, and it was his original way of saying the score. It was without a doubt a promi- was before Marshawn Lynch was a folk the franchise. Marshawn Lynch made a lot
goodbye to football. “I think Lynch should nent highlight in his NFL career. hero in this town. He had been traded to of memories for Seahawks fans to look
have stayed longer with the Hawks,” said One of the most memorable traits Seattle from Buffalo just before the trade back on and smile, because he was noth-
Christopher, adding that, “Lynch retired about Marshawn Lynch is not only his love deadline, and hadn’t really played that in ing short of a successful running back for
earlier than most running backs in the for football, but his love for Skittles as a Seahawks uniform to that point. But that the team.
league. I sure am going to miss him.” well. He was once fined for wearing Skit- was the run that changed everything.” “He sure was a unique player,” said
Lots of Seahawks fans like Christo- tles cleats on the field, but he always made And indeed it was. The running back Christopher, “completely different from
pher are bummed to hear about his retire- sure to keep a package of the candy on held nothing back and went into full most players in the league.” It’s a bitter-
ment. Now that Lynch’s the sidelines to eat after “beast mode,” and charged down the field sweet feeling to know he’s officially retir-
career in the NFL is scoring touchdowns. He 67 yards for a touchdown, which in turn ing, but his time as a Seahawk, as well as
over, it’s time to remi- Honestly, I didn’t loved Skittles so much helped clinch the victory, as well as estab- the legacy he left, will live on forever. To
nisce and look back that he even filmed a lish him as one of the best running backs end on a solid note, Brett said, “Regardless
at some of his most expect the Se- Skittles infomercial, and in the NFL. of his future perception, Marshawn Lynch
memorable and excit- ahawks to win the there couldn’t have been This famous play became known as is one of my favorite players, and we will
a better endorsement for “Beast Quake” because Seahawks fans never, ever, see a player like him again.”
ing moments wearing a
Seahawks uniform, and game . the candy. were so excited and were jumping up and Thank you, Beast Mode, for the mem-
Not only was Mar- down, which literally made the ground ories and for keeping the Seahawks spirit
overall more reasons to -Brett Miller shawn Lynch known for shake. “That run was the first big play of alive over the last six years. You will be
thank Marshawn Lynch.
According to Se- his actions on the field, the Pete Carroll era,” Brett added, “and missed
ahawks.com, one of but off the field as well. was something the Seahawks were able to
Marshawn Lynch’s greatest plays was Being a man with little to say, he had a dis-
when he ran a 40-yard touchdown during like for speaking with the media. Perhaps

Athletic Events
the NFC championship against the San one of his best moments was on Media Day
Francisco 49ers in 2014. for Super Bowl XLIX. According to sport-
His run was unbelievable, from the sillustrated.com, the running back faced a
way he was able to break through the $500,000 fine from the league if he did not
tackle and full-on sprint just before falling make himself available to the media. When
into the end zone. San Francisco had one of Lynch had a turn to speak, he answered Mar. 3 3 Days Men’s Basketball NWAC Regional Home
the most impressive defenses at the time, every question with some variation of the
so this was a big accomplishment. Lynch phrase “I’m just here so I won’t get fined.” Mar. 5 12 p.m. Baseball @ Lane CC Away
was one of the few players able to break Word has it that he even trademarked his
through their formation and ultimately signature answer. This is an example of
score on the Seahawks’ behalf. how Marshawn Lynch did things his own Mar. 5 12 p.m. Softball at Inter-Regional Away
One of his next most memorable mo- way, which makes him stand out from the
ments as a Seahawk was when he ran a rest. Mar. 6 12 p.m. Baseball @ Lane CC Away
24-yard touchdown against the Green Bay And last but not least, almost every
Packers in the National Football Confer- Seahawks fan can remember the ‘Beast Mar. 103 Days Men’s Basketball @ NWAC Away
ence (NFC) championship the following Quake’, which occurred in 2010 during
year. This exact run was the cherry on top the NFC Wild Card game against the New
of one of the most unlikely and impressive Orleans Saints. Lynch had the most memo- Mar. 12 1 p.m. Softball @ Clark Away
comebacks, not only in Seahawks history, rable run of his entire career during this
but in NFL post-season history overall. game. Mar. 13 1 p.m. Baseball @ Yakima Valley Away
According to Seahawks.com, it was part of According to Seahawks.com, Lynch
yet another big post-season performance had rushed for 100 yards in the NFL post-
for Lynch, who rushed for 157 yards on 26 season and was still a long way from be- Mar. 19 11 a.m. Baseball vs Yakima Valley Home
carries. coming one of the most beloved players in
Another impressive highlight in franchise history. Mar. 19 2 p.m. Yakima Valley vs Tacoma Home
Marshawn Lynch’s career is when he ran “Honestly, I didn’t expect the Se-
a 79-yard touchdown against the Ari- ahawks to win the game,” said Brett Mill-
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The eview
* It was American mythologist Joseph
Campbell who made the following sage
observation: “The cave you fear to enter
holds the treasure you seek.”
* If you’re an aficionado of barbed
wire, be sure to head to LaCrosse, Kansas,
during the first weekend of May. Collec-
tors gather there every year for the Antique
Barbed Wire Swap and Sell Festival.
* You might be surprised to learn that
both men and women have an Adam’s ap-
ple; it’s more visible on men because men
have larger larynxes and because women
tend to have more fatty tissue in their
necks.
* You doubtless know of Alexander
Hamilton, one of America’s Founding Fa-
thers, as the nation’s first Secretary of the
Treasury, and you’ve probably heard that
he was fatally wounded in a duel with Vice
Comics & Games
President Aaron Burr. Most of his accom-
plishments are not common knowledge,
though -- and they deserve to be. Born into
poverty on the Caribbean island of Nevis,
the illegitimate son of a Scots merchant,
Hamilton began work as a clerk at the age
of 11. His employers were so impressed
with his intelligence that they paid for him
to attend school in America, where he be-
came involved in revolutionary politics.
He was a lieutenant colonel by the age of
20 and managed to marry into one of the
most distinguished families in New York.
In addition to writing most of the Feder-
alist Papers, Hamilton founded the New
York Post, the U.S. Coast Guard and the
U.S. Mint.
* Marie de Medici, queen of France
in the early 17th century, once had a gown
made that was embellished with more than
3,000 diamonds and 30,000 pearls.
***
Thought for the Day: “He who is only
just is cruel. Who on earth could live were
all judged justly?” -- Lord Byron
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11
1. MUSIC: Who was known as “The
Godfather of Soul”?
2. TELEVISION: What was the name
of the yellow character on the children’s
show “Teletubbies”?
3. SPORTS: What competition fea-
tures activities such as clean, jerk and
snatch?
4. FOOD & DRINK: What kind of
dried fruit are prunes?
5. FAMOUS QUOTATIONS: What
famous playwright once observed, “The
course of true love never did run smooth”?
6. MATHEMATICS: What number
does the prefix giga- represent?
7. U.S. STATES: Which U.S. state
shares only one border with another state?
8. GEOGRAPHY: Where is the Suez
Canal?
9. PRESIDENTS: Which U.S. presi-
dent was born with the name Leslie King?
10. MOVIES: In the Disney movie
“Aladdin,” how long was the genie inside
the lamp before Aladdin released him?
10. 10,000 years
9. Gerald Ford
8. Egypt
7. Maine
6. 1 billion
5. William Shakespeare
4. Plums
3. Weightlifting
2. Laa-Laa
1. James Brown
Answers
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Horoscope
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) What-
ever decisions you’re faced with this week,
rely on your strong Aries instincts, and base
them on your honest feelings, not necessar-
ily on what others might expect you to do.
TAURUS (April 30 to May 20) Your
sensitive Taurean spirit is pained by what
you feel is an unwarranted attack by a
miffed colleague. But your sensible self
should see it as proof that you must be do-
ing something right.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) More
fine-tuning might be in order before you
can be absolutely certain that you’re on the
right track. Someone close to you might
offer to help. The weekend favors family
get-togethers.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22) The
week continues to be a balancing act ‘twixt
dreaming and doing. But by week’s end,
you should have a much better idea of what
you actually plan to do and how you plan
to do it.
LEO (July 23 to August 22) Changing
your plans can be risky, but it can also be
a necessary move. Recheck your facts be-
fore you act. Tense encounters should ease
by midweek, and all should be well by the
weekend.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22)
You might still be trying to adjust to recent
changes. But things should improve con-
siderably as you get to see some positive
results. An uneasy personal matter calls for
more patience.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22)
Answers to last issue puzzles
February 29, 2016
Congratulations. Your good intentions are
finally recognized, and long-overdue ap-
preciation should follow. Keep working
toward improvements wherever you think
they’re necessary.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November
2) Try to look at your options without pre-
judging any of them. Learn the facts, and
then make your assessments. Spend the
weekend enjoying films, plays and musi-
cal events.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to De-
cember 21) Someone might want to take
advantage of the Sagittarian’s sense of fair
play. But before you ride off to right what
you’ve been told is a wrong, be sure of
your facts.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to Janu-
ary 19) You might be surprised to learn that
not everyone agrees with your ideas. But
this can prove to be a good thing. Go over
them and see where improvements can be
made.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to Febru-
ary 18) After taking advice on a number
of matters in recent months, expect to be
called on to return the gesture. And, by the
way, you might be surprised at who makes
the request.
PISCES (February 19 to March
20) Reassure everyone concerned that a
change of mind isn’t necessarily a change
of heart. You might still want to pursue a
specific goal, but feel a need to change the
way you’ll get there.
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