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Fall - Issue 2 An Independent Student Voice Since 1973 December 9, 2019

Picketing for pay raises

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Edmonds Community College faculty picket for fair wages. Read all about it on page 7.

Campus is abuzz with talks of potential name change

By Connor Vogt elor of Applied Science in Child, Youth
Staff Writer and Family Studies, it is no longer strictly
There’s a lot in a name. Names sum- a two-year institution and dropping “com-
marize what an organization is all about in munity” would decrease confusion about
just a few words. This is true for Edmonds the school’s offerings. Several additional
IN THIS ISSUE:
Community College. For most students, bachelor’s programs are in the process of
the acronym EdCC simply rolls off the being approved or are in development.
EDMONDS (COMMUNITY) COLLEGE
tongue, Those in favor also argue that the name
However, that may change soon. “community college” has a stigma of being
College President Amit Singh has less than ideal for academic success. The GAMES!
been quietly meeting with groups on cam- college is also working to be more com-
pus to start the conversation about a po- petitive in recruiting international students,
tential name change, making the case for for which the words “community college” POKEMON GO
the advantages of dropping “community” can be confusing.
from “Edmonds Community College” and But rebranding would also take time
gathering feedback and concerns about the and money, and not everyone would see BRIER'S BIRTHDAY
idea. the change as positive. Those who oppose
Singh broached a name change say if
PICKETING FACULTY
the subject of a name Edmonds loses “com-
change with faculty
Right now this is munity,” the college
members in the Black just a possibility be- will not seem as locally
THE IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS
Box Theatre during a ing explored, involved. Some fear that
town hall meeting on ~ Amit Singh changing the name will
Nov. 12. Several weeks EdCC President diminish EdCC’s em- VOTING
before that, he discussed phasis on equal access
the idea with student and opportunity moving
government. forward, and the col- MICHAEL BLOOMBERG
“Right now this is just a possibility lege’s community-based roots will be left
being explored, and as such is an internal behind.
matter not yet ready for public consump- When Singh broached the idea with A YEAR IN REVIEW
tion,” Singh said in an email. He declined the Center for Student Engagement and
to go on record about anything else regard- Leadership (student government) execu-
ing the name change. tive board earlier this quarter, that group BADMINTON
Of 34 colleges in the state, just 10 seemed on board with the change, accord-
still have “community” in their name, ac- ing to Jason Nimpoeno, officer of academ-
BASEBALL
cording to the Washington State Board for ics.
Community and Technical Colleges web- “I’d say it’s a progressive movement
site. for the college,” Nimpoeno said. “If our SEATTLE SOUNDERS
At Edmonds, those in favor of the
change argue that since the school now of-
fers bachelor’s degrees, such as the Bach- Continued on pg. 7
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Pokemon GO: gotta catch ‘em of all age demographics

By Nellie Rivo through their mutual interest for Pokemon her back a special Pokemon. Back then, the “It’s a good way to go outside,” Eric
Staff Writer GO. Pokemon Mr. Mime, was a regional Poke- Chen, a student at EdCC has a very similar
Gone are the days when every youth Marge, also known as Marge98036, mon and was not available here in the U.S, input to what Michael believes. “I would
with a smartphone, or several, wandered has maxed out at level 40 on Pokemon GO. it was an exclusive Pokemon that could be say it’s suitable for everyone.”
around the world playing the augmented One of the main reasons why she plays found in Italy. While initially Pokemon GO may be
reality game known as Pokemon GO. Pokemon GO is because its fun and it’s a “Till’ this day, Mr. Mime has a special seen as a game for children and those of
Though its popularity has diminished, the good way to meet people. One of her fa- place in my heart because my friend had a younger demographic, some cite
game still has a fanbase that includes all vorite memories was when she maxed out brought that Pokemon safety concerns as a rea-
age groups. at level 40 a few months before her 80th all the way back from son to restrict it to older
Kenny Goodwin, Eric Chen, Bran- birthday. Italy,” said Marge. There’s a vast people.
don Navararro and Khoa Tra are a group “I managed to do that without a car,” Marge’s friend Mi- amount of time on “I think that be-
of friends that play Pokemon GO on and Marge explained. Marge, being 81 years chael also works at the your hands, especial- cause the game requires
off campus. All of them are either 16 or 17 old and a non driver, describes some of the Sno-Isle Genealogical you to walk around in
years old. ly at an older age,
ways she can reach these pokestops and Society, is 59 years old the real world, younger
Kenny Goodwin, also known as Pret- the different gyms. She knows all the gyms and also plays Pokemon ~ Michael kids won’t be able to
tyboykennyy plays three to four times a near her home, as well as gyms and poke- GO. Michael, who’s Pokemon GO Player play due to parental re-
week and is at level 24. Friendship has stops at the nearby park where she level 32 , goes by the strictions,” said Navar-
been his main motivator works, and when she name Draycomoonlight ro. “For safety reasons,
for continuing the play goes to her doctor ap- on Pokemon GO. “That’s been my go to the game is only limited to adults.”
the game. It was just all of my pointments she can walk gamer name since 1989,” said Michael. Pokemon GO goes beyond that two
“When the game friends going to our to the nearby gyms. Michael attributes his wife and kids week period in 2016 when all of the teens
had first come out in local landmarks [...] “These are some playing to what initially drove him to play. were suddenly outside, much to the sur-
eighth grade,” stated of the logistics of be- One of his favorite things about Pokemon prise of their parents. While the userbase
Goodwin. “It was just and just having fun,
ing a non-driver” said GO is discovering new Pokemon, as well may not be as large as it once was, the pas-
all of my friends going ~ Kenny Goodwin Marge. One of the cool- as being able to go outside and meet others. sion for the game is still strong. People of
to our local landmarks Student est Pokemon GO experi- “There’s a vast amount of time on your all ages and walks of life continue to use
that had Pokestops and ences that Marge can re- hands, especially at an older age. Pokemon the game as a way of connecting with their
just having fun.” call was when Marge’s GO is a way to get out and socialize,” says community and forging lasting friendships
Eric Chen, also known as ImEroc, is friend traveled to Italy was able to bring Michael. with like-minded people.
level 28 on Pokemon GO. He plays fre-
quently on campus, as he has classes Mon-
day through Thursday. One of his favor-
ite things about Pokemon GO is catching
Pokemon that have a really high CP and
showing it off to his friends. Like Chen,
Khoa Tra, also known as Quaackie, only
plays on campus when he has class.
Brandon Navarro, also known as Ic-
14chones, is level 24 and plays everyday
to get the daily catches. He finds Pokestops
on campus very convenient because he is
able to walk around and collect items while
waiting for his next class. “One of the most
memorable things is going on walks with
my friends. Since we are all fans of Poke-
mon GO, being able to hang out and catch
Pokemon was something we all enjoyed
doing” said Navarro.
Pokemon GO’s demographic ranges
far beyond the teenage stereotype that
many have in their minds. Marge, the di-
rector of the Sno-Isle Genealogical Soci-
ety, is 81 years old and an avid player of
the game. For Marge, Pokemon GO and
genealogy are two of her hobbies. Visitors
to the Sno-Isle Genealogical Society Li-
brary, located at Heritage Park, will often
find her playing the game while sitting at
the front desk.
Pokemon GO has become a big part of
her life, and has not only had an impact on
her but those around her. It’s not uncom-
mon to see community members walking
around the park playing Pokemon GO
or it’s Harry Potter counterpart, Wizards
Unite. Marge has befriended many people
who come by to play and have introduced
them to genealogy, her other passion, (Left to right) Marge, Michael and their friend Lynn playing Pokemon GO at Heritage Park. Photo by Nellie Rivo

More representation needed in the entertainment industry
Social media plays role in recent diversification, holds some accountable for wrongdoings
By Quinn Bickerstaff
Staff Writer
Fair representation in movies and TV
has long been something the film indus-
try has to work on. While films of the last
decade or so have diversified somewhat,
largely influenced by social media, there
continues to be room for improvement.
White men continue to outnumber any
other group involved in the film industry
in all acting roles and technical positions.
Movies are made to connect people, but
not everyone can look at a screen and see
someone that looks like them or has a simi-
lar background.
Social media has helped many groups
Vanna White is more than what she wears
By Sierra Buckley
Editor-in-Chief
Those tuning in to Wheel of Fortune
this week will see Vanna White hosting a
full episode, sans host Pat Sajack, for the
first time since she turned her first letter
in 1982, making her an integral part of the
show for the first time.
Last month Sajack was hospitalized
for an intestinal blockage, halting produc-
tion of the show for a day. It was quickly
decided that White would take over his
hosting duties while he recovers, and vari-
ous guests will take over White’s job as
letter-turner. She has never hosted a full
episode in her long run as hostess, though
she did fill in for a portion of an episode
in 1996.
White has been walking across the
Wheel of Fortune stage for 37 years, lon-
ger than the average Edmonds Community
College student has been alive. Initially her
role was vital to the show, as the letters of
the word puzzles as the contestants shout
out consonants or buy vowels. However,
her job became obsolete following the dig-
itization of the puzzle board in 1997. By
that time White had become an icon of the
show, so she was kept on as hostess. White
continues to walk across the stage dozens
of times an episode to tap the corners of the
letters to simulate turning them, though it’s
now unnecessary. So, what’s the point of
having her on the game show?
The letter-turner of ‘Wheel’ is more or
less just for show now, and it could be ar-
gued that this has always been her purpose.
The show has always consisted of a male
host, who interacts with contestants, and
a female hostess who...claps. And looks
pretty.
This is evidenced by the fact that
viewers are encouraged to talk more about
White’s dress of the day over any other
aspect of her personality and presence on
the show. Every episode includes a short
clip of White and Sajack telling users to go
to the Wheel of Fortune Facebook page to
“vote on Vanna’s dresses.”
White rarely ever has the opportunity
to speak in an episode, aside from adver-
tisements and a farewell message at the end
of every episode. Her stint as the main host
for the show will give audiences a chance
to learn more about her and her personality,
before she returns to her letter-turner days.
Being the hostess has its advantages,
however. Though she only films a few days
a month, White racks up millions of dollars
a year being a pseudo-letter-turner. This
has allowed her to work on other projects;
when she’s not filming she flips houses,
creates yarn collections and occasionally
takes on an acting gig.
White herself has gained an immea-
surable amount of privilege from her ca-
reer, most would gladly do her job for her
salary. However, White’s job exemplifies
privileges women in the entertainment in-
find a voice. Over the past decade, film-
makers have seen a push for more minor-
ity groups to be included and represented
accurately in entertainment. Movements
started through social media have allowed
minority groups to speak out about topics
that impact them.
#MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter are
just two of these movements. Thanks to
platforms like Twitter, groups of people
were able to come together to share their
experiences and their pain. These things
not only impacted the social climate, but
also the narrative and direction of films and
television.
In 2017, the #MeToo went viral. Nu-
dustry lack compared to their male coun-
terparts. Women are rare among a sea of
male, particularly white male, television
hosts.
Unless they’re contestants, women
on game shows are always the eye candy
letter-turners, supermodel briefcase hold-
ers, or are bikini-clad while showing off a
brand new washer-dryer combo as an anx-
ious dude guesses the retail price.
Within the past few years game shows
hosted by women have popped up here
and there. Ellen’s Game of Games and
Hollywood Game Night, hosted by Ellen
DeGeneres and Jane Lynch respectively,
are the most notable. The success of these
two shows, which have both run for mul-
tiple seasons, have proven that women are
just as capable of being witty and energetic
hosts. Additionally, both shows have been
successful without the need to have super-
models in the background just for the heck
of it.
Though White will only host Wheel of
Fortune for a short time, this perhaps will
open a door for more female hosts in the
future. It’s unlikely that her hosting will
encourage every other game shows to stop
using sexy women to get viewers, though
with that in mind, it’s only a matter of time
before someone capitalizes on an untapped
corner of the game show industry: sexy
men showing off brand new washer-dryer
combos.
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merous moguls of the film industry were always be improved from the negative ste-
exposed for wrongdoings they had com- reotypes that have been established about
mitted. #MeToo highlights the gender and how women should behave, act, dress,
power imbalance in the entertainment in- etc.,” said college student Christina Gru-
dustry that fosters rape culture, and allows enhagen.
sexual predators to hold Finding female
positions of power over characters that are com-
their victims.
Female representa- plex and interesting has
The #BlackLives- tion in films can become increasingly
Matter movement always be improved, more available to audi-
helped gain more mo- ~ Christina Gruenhagen ences in recent years.
mentum for justice. This College Student Recent shows with
movement gave an even strong female leads in-
stronger voice to the clude I’m Sorry, The
black community to stand against police Good Place, Dead to Me, Euphoria and
brutality. Movies reflecting this time of The Crown.
violence and protest include BlackkKlans- Areas for filmmakers to improve upon
men, The Hate U Give, Chi-Raq, Whose are breaking female and male stereotypes.
Streets? and Sorry to Bother You. It’s okay to show men being vulnerable
Going back in time to 1977, imagine and expressing their emotions in healthy
a young boy walking into a movie theater ways. It’s okay to show men taking care of
and seeing Luke Skywalker and Han Solo themselves and putting effort into hygiene
save the day. This boy leaves the theater and de-stressing (facemasks and smelling
ecstatic because he has just witnessed two nice are for everyone). It’s great to show
young men save the entire galaxy. Fast- women being tough and angry without
forward to 1981 and another boy goes into male counterparts calling them emotional.
the theater to see Indiana Jones merely It’s great to show women in positions of
escape traps, fight bad guys, and save the power making tough decisions.
day. All this while having to deal with a A show that captures male vulnerabil-
“vengeful ex-girlfriend” (as Google likes ity is The Good Place. In this show, Chidi,
to describe her). This time, a boy leaves portrayed by William Jackson Harper, is
the theater excited to see someone similar very indecisive and anxious. When not
to him on-screen doing cool and danger- struggling to make choices, he is a caring
ous stunts. White men have never had to individual and is passionate about teach-
struggle with fair representation. ing.
Wonder Woman, released in 2017, Fair representation needs to accessible
gave women like me a similar feeling, one to everyone. People of color and people in
that many hadn’t felt before. Walking out the LGBTQ community need more screen
of the theater when it was released, I felt time and a bigger presence in the film in-
like I could take on the world, but I knew dustry. Jackson High School student Ke-
that I had just felt a fraction of what men anna Martin wishes “they could cast more
feel after they leave every other superhero Filipinos”. People that are like her on TV
and action movie.. include “someone who is multi-racial, or
Throughout movie history, women someone that is Filipino. I only really see
have been portrayed to advance male Filipinos on the Filipino channel.”
character arcs. Women have been dragged Progress is being made, but it’s too
around, bossed around and over-sexu- slow. Hollywood has to pick up the pace.
alized. They have been characterized as Thankfully, there is power in numbers.
weak, loud, emotional, hormonal, crazy, Thanks to the millions of voices speaking
stupid and even ‘vengeful’. Thanks for that for justice and equality, more and more
last one, Indiana Jones. films and television continue to strive for
“Female representation in films can inclusivity.
6 News December 9, 2019

Birthday party held for Triton Student Center

Center turns double-digits!
By Bailie Elwell to appear very neat and well put-together.
Opinion Editor There had clearly been a lot of hard work
Located near the entrance to campus, and planning involved in this festivity, to
across from the bus depot, is the heart of which Anthony credits the students: “Oth-
Edmonds Community College: the Brier er than the idea, it’s all been driven by our
building. Students can stop by Brier to en- student programming team and our student
joy a cup of coffee from the college cafe, government.” The pride in his voice is evi-
grab a snack from the Brier Grill, and pick dent as the students behind the tables filled
up their textbooks from the bookstore all with food continue to hand out meals to the
in one place. It’s hard to imagine the cam- line of students with sunny smiles on their
pus without the convenience and the atmo- faces.
sphere of the Brier building, and it is for The Brier building has become such
these reasons that the student government, an essential part of the campus here at
student leadership and staff decided to EdCC. Students are fortunate to have such
throw a party for the Triton Student Cen- a convenient one-stop-shop to go to be-
ter’s 10 year anniversary on Nov. 13. fore, between, or after their classes where
Within Brier, students can find just they can enjoy themselves, and we are all
about anything they may need. The bottom fortunate to have such a hardworking stu-
floor, outside of the bookstore and Brier dent government and programming team
Grill, is designed mainly with the intention Photo by Sierra Buckley
to help keep this place running. Many campus events are hosted in Brier.
of being a cafeteria. With plenty of places
to sit, there is room here for EdCC stu-
dents to eat or work on assignments with
friends. The upper floor allows even more
recreational space for students, including
the Triton Game Room. While there are, of
course, classrooms and student centers in
the Brier building, it is at its core a place
for students to socialize.
This makes the idea of a party seem
very fitting for celebrating this particular
milestone. Wayne Anthony, Director of
the Center for Student Engagement and
Leadership attended the celebration, guid-
ing hungry students into a line where they
could pick out a free meal out of the of-
fered foods, provided by the students help-
ing out.
“Staff initially got together and talked
about it with our student government and
student programmers,” Anthony explained.
When the student government and pro-
grammers got word of the idea, they were
more than happy to participate. Several
dishes were prepared with various types
of salads and sandwiches. Cupcakes were
handed out to anyone who wanted one at
Photo provided by Stewart Sinning
the end of the line. Everything was set up The party featured two cupcake towers, customized for the event.

Photo provided by Stewart Sinning

Panera Bread catered the party, and students were quick to line up to fill their plates.
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Picketing for pay raises
By The Triton Review Staff “Faculty seem to be the lowest priority
Photos by Gabriella McIntosh for the administration,” she says. “When
Faculty at Edmonds Community Col- they want money for something they want,
lege have been gathering weekly at the it’s always there. For us, it’s not a priority.”
school’s entrance, clad in bright red shirts The union’s contact with the college
and hoisting signs protesting what they say ended last July, and negotiations seem to
are unfair wages (see front page). have stalled over the issue of pay for fac-
In the photo to the left, faculty member ulty, but apparently not for leaders, ac-
Daniel Griesbach expresses his discontent cording to protesters. The past 10
with the current state of years have seen a 49%
faculty compensation. increase in administra-
Faculty seem to be tive wages, they say.
“We are out here
this morning for com- the lowest priority During that same time,
parable and competitive for the faculty salaries have in-
faculty salaries,” Gries- administration, creased just 7%. And, in
bach says in a video of August, the EdCC board
the protestors, distrib-
~ Susanne Meslans of trustees gave Presi-
Faculty Member dent Amit Singh a 3%
uted via e-mail around
campus. cost-of-living raise, hiking
In the same video, faculty member his salary to more than $250,000 a year.
and fellow protester Susanne Meslans says EdCC faculty are planning to be out
fair compensation of faculty at the college again on Tuesday morning, signs in hand,
Faculty member Daniel Griesbach pickets for fair wages. doesn’t seem to be important. to continue the protest.

Continued from pg. 1

Melissa Hope, EdCC math teacher, uses the subject she
knows best to explain the pay inequities.
grams changing the name would be good,”
said student Carlos Lazo. “I don’t really
college decides that we are going to ex- think it would affect the perception of the
pand our service to have bachelor’s de- school that much, so they might as well
grees, then I think it’s a really great idea.” change it for accuracy’s sake.”
Nimpoeno said he thinks that other The change, if it is pursued, isn’t im-
student government officers agree with minent, sources said. At the earliest, the
him for the same reasons: it more accu- proposal wouldn’t come to the college’s
rately represents the opportunities present board of trustees until next spring. That
at the college. should provide time for campus-wide com-
At the town hall meeting with fac- ment and discussion of the idea.
ulty, Singh asked those present to indicate
whether they thought they might favor a
name change. The vote for and against was
about half and half, according to faculty
members present at the meeting.
A preliminary estimate of the cost for
such a change, presented at that meeting,
would be about $50,000, which would in-
clude changing signage, according to fac-
ulty who attended.
Students interviewed seemed to be in
favor of the change.
“I think it makes a lot of sense now
that we offer bachelor’s programs,” said
EdCC student Gavin McRae.
Other students agreed with McRae
and the student government officers.
“Yeah, I guess if they offer other pro- Amit Singh
Photo from the EdCC Archives
8 Opinion
Impeachment: it’s what he deserves
By Quinn Bickerstaff
Staff Writer
For the fourth time in the history of
the United States of America, a sitting
president is going through an impeach-
ment inquiry. This could not have hap-
pened to a nastier excuse of a human
being. Impeachment is a long process.
During this process, there are a lot of
players and information to deal with.
Let’s unpack!
The House Intelligence Commit-
tee, led by Representative Adam Schiff,
is gathering evidence to impeach Pres-
ident Donald Trump based off a call
that was made to Ukraine. In this call,
President Trump discussed digging up
political dirt on current 2020 election
hopeful, Former Vice President Joe
Biden, and his son, Hunter Biden, with
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zel-
ensky. This call took place on Jul. 25,
2019.
Contacting a foreign country and
requesting political dirt on an oppo-
nent is considered an offense. Trump
didn’t stop there, he also threatened to
withhold military and financial aid to
Ukraine if they didn’t cooperate. This
is considered a quid-pro-quo, meaning
if one country does another one a favor,
the favor will be returned. Quid-pro-
quos aren’t always illegal, but the way
Trump went about the situation makes
it so. The U.S. and Ukraine are allies.
New information shows that Trump
did officially withhold $250 million
dollars in aid to Ukraine the night of
the Trump-Zelensky call.
Congress issued a multitude of
subpoenas to U.S. officials. During
Ambassador Gordan Sondland’s testi-
mony, he stated that he wasn’t going to
be able to testify in full detail because
the White House had denied the release
of documents that would have helped
the inquiry. While Donald Trump con-
tinues to deny the existence of a quid-
pro-quo, Sondland testified that it did
take place.
On the issue of increased polar-
ization in the United States, Dr. Robin
Datta, head of the political science de-
partment at EdCC says, “One of my
primary concerns has to do with the
fact that Americans today have moved
into generally isolated and bespoke
information ecosystems, information
‘tribes’ if you will, with relatively nar-
row filters through which to take in
information,” Datta explained the in-
creased polarization in the U.S. “The
added capacity for viral disinforma-
tion means that what people know and
think about the impeachment process
and politics and policy more broadly
are narrowly partisan and self-reinforc-
ing.”
How people get their news and
information is, a lot of the time, put
through a biased lens that fit the nar-
rative of what people want and expect
to hear.
Many people think of impeach-
ment as removal from office. However,
it is much different. Impeachment is
Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Donald Trump.
when a sitting official is convicted of
high-class crimes. Removal from of-
fice is a process that takes place after
impeachment proceedings.
“If the full House votes to impeach,
then the process moves to the Senate
for a ‘trial’ which is presided over by
the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,
John Roberts,” explained Dr. Datta. “If
the Senate votes to convict with a two-
thirds majority, then the President will
be removed with immediate effect.”
Trump’s impeachment has been
a long awaited process by many. Al-
though I am very glad this process is
taking place, I do think more high rank-
ing officials need to testify. Hearing
from Rudy Giuliani, Devin Nunes and
Lev Parnas would be beneficial. These
men all have deeper ties to what hap-
pened in the Trump-Zelensky phone
call. Lev Parnas has shown a high in-
terest in wanting to testify and share in-
formation. However, President Trump
and his attorneys did not participate in
the impeachment hearings held Dec. 3.
Since the announcement of his
candidacy, Trump has been a contro-
versial candidate. His lack of experi-
ence and decency makes him unfit for
office. I find him repulsive and lacking
anything redeeming. The impeachment
process is the best thing that could hap-
pen to him. If he can successfully be
impeached and potentially removed
from office, I, and many Americans,
will be extremely happy.
Upon seeing clips of women at
Trump rallies with signs that read,
“Women for Trump,” I immediately
want to throw up. Trump is a blatant
misogynist. Take a look at his cabinet.
The majority of it is old white guys.
Let’s not forget that incident in 2005
where he was recorded stating the in-
famous “Grab ‘em by the pussy” line.
He also has 17 sexual assault al-
December 9, 2019
Photo by Ukraine Presidential Press Services
legations and reports of inappropri- fects countries with populations that
ate behavior against him. Trump paid are primarily Muslim. He also claimed
Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal that people immigrating from African
hush money to keep them from talk- countries come from “shithole” coun-
ing about alleged affairs they had. tries. People coming from Africa are
While still a presidential candidate, he primarily people of color. Mind you
coined the phrase “lock her up” when he didn’t call any European countries
talking about Hillary Clinton. Lovely. with mostly white populations “shit-
Since his election, I have become more holes”. Trump can’t handle anyone
aware as a woman in this social cli- that doesn’t look or think like him.
mate. The president is supposed to rep- Officials close to Trump say he
resent the people and seeing as though will not participate in the first impeach-
this president represents sexual abusers ment hearing panel in the Judiciary
and rapists, I’m terrified. As if being on Committee that was held Dec. 4, be-
edge walking anywhere alone wasn’t cause he thinks this process is unfair. If
enough, women have impeached, Trump’s
needed to be hyper- The Senate may ability to success-
aware since this presi- then consider bar- fully run a reelection
dent was elected. ring President Trump campaign could be in
He has underlying from running for jeopardy.
tendencies of a white “The Senate may
elective office,
supremacist, mak- then consider barring
~ Dr. Robin Datta
ing statements about Professor
President Trump from
there being good peo- running for elective
ple on both sides of a office,” according to
neo-nazi rally in Charlottesville, Vir- Datta. “Given the current Republi-
ginia. Since his election, there’s been can majority in the Senate, a convic-
an uproar of racism, white supremacy tion and removal are unlikely, but you
and xenophobia. Twitter seems to be never know. There may be a prepon-
Trump’s personal playground for ca- derance of evidence, and you cannot
tered attacks against political higher discount the impact of shifts in public
ups like Rep. Ilhan Omar and Alexan- opinion.”
dria Ocasio-Cortez. I wholeheartedly believe that
At a rally, he coined a new phrase Trump is dangerous for our country.
“send her back” against Minnesota Not only is he unfit, he is unstable.
Representative Ilhan Omar. While Since the announcement of the im-
Omar was not born in the US, that peachment inquiry, he has become
doesn’t make her any less qualified to even more unhinged. He has engaged
serve as a representative, and a great in Twitter tyraids at rates we haven’t
one at that. Further looking into his seen since his election. He is squirm-
racist patterns, he also claimed that ing big time because he’s afraid. Trump
most people coming from Mexico has enough evidence against him to be
are terrorists, murderers and rapists. impeached, but the process needs to
He didn’t take into account that a lot move from the House Judiciary Com-
of people seeking asylum from Mex- mittee, all the way through the Senate.
ico are children. His logic is deeply Here’s to a successful impeachment
flawed. His proposed travel ban af- Donald Trump in the near-future.

Surprise! Voting actually matters!
By Benjamin Eyman
Staff Writer
As I recently turned in my bal-
lot for the November 5th election this
year, I went with a sense of pride and
excitement. Being able to vote has al-
ways been something I looked forward
to growing up, and so once able to reg-
ister, I got myself signed up.
But not every election is one that
carries a lot of weight. I felt fortunate
that my first election was a midterm
election. I got to vote for my house
representative, and a state senator. But
as I unsealed my mailed out ballot this
past month and began to look over the
names and positions, I learned that this
year’s ballot contained none of the
exciting positions or names that I had
seen the previous year.
No, this years ballot was made up
of county judges and local city coun-
cil members. In fact the only posi-
tions getting attention was the Seattle
Bloomberg announces presidential bid
city council elections, as well as Tim
Democratic candidate may be conservative enough to appease Republicans
By Ethan Lundquist
Staff Writer
Less than a year before the presi-
dential election, someone new is en-
tering the race. Even after candidates
making traction like Beto O’Rourke
and Kamala Harris have dropped out,
another candidate is confident he can
win your votes. Michael Bloomberg,
former mayor of New York City, and
the billionaire founder of Bloomberg
L.P., is now a candidate that will be
featured on your ballot next November.
As a Harvard Business School
graduate, Bloomberg founded his fi-
nancial software company in 1981
from a partnership settlement given to
him by Salomon Brothers investment
bank. Just months after 9/11, Bloom-
Michael Bloomberg speaking with attendees at the Presidential Gun Sense Forum.
Eyman’s 30 dollar car tab bill. I was
shocked when I realized how bland the
ballot was.
But as I read over it more, and
looked deeper into the candidate’s, I
had a realization. This ballot was more
important than any previous ballot I
had filled out, simply on the fact that
these are the people and the issues that
affect all of us in our daily lives.
When discussing the local election
with different people I would hear re-
sponses like ‘none of it really matters
right?’ or ‘I’m not even registered, so it
doesn’t matter in the end.’
Now I’m not going to lie, I don’t
spend every day pondering about my
local fire commissioner and whether
they are doing a good job. Outside of
the mailed out voters pamphlet I didn’t
even know what half of these people
running looked like. But I still took
the time to read and form an opinion
on who I thought would do a good job.
Looking into the job description, what
berg was elected mayor of New York
City where he held office until the end
of 2013. He did more to manage and
control the 9/11 recovery efforts than
Rudy Giuliani despite common per-
ception that Giuliani was a large part of
it because he was mayor at the time of
the attacks. Although not a career poli-
tician like his democratic opponents,
he has more government experience
than President Donald Trump prior to
his candidacy and a record of fulfilling
democratic party ideals.
Bloomberg believes he is what
is necessary to stop President Trump
from winning reelection and that is
one of the main reasons he is running.
Despite having past business rela-
tions with President Trump prior to
Opinion 9
candidates said about their plans and
goals, looking at what previous posi-
tions they had held and who had the
overall best qualification for the job.
According to Snohomish county
there are over 475,926 registered vot-
ers in the county, and on the majority
of issues only received 204,160 votes,
or 42.90%. Under half of the people
registered to vote in the county actual-
ly voted. Under half of registered vot-
ers decided who is in charge of rescue
services, superior courts and parks and
roads. That number also excludes peo-
ple who are not registered to vote at all.
In previous years where the vote
you cast arguably counts more than in
presidential, or midterm elections, only
42% of registered voters voted. The
U.S. Census Bureau approximates that
814 thousand people live within Sno-
homish county. Around 25% of people
that live within Snohomish County ac-
tually voted in this last election.
While these elections are always
their political careers, Bloomberg be-
lieves President Trump is dangerous
and a con man. Bloomberg’s policies
are relatively progressive compared to
Republicans, and even more so than
candidates like Former Vice President
Joe Biden, but not to the same degree
as Senator Bernie Sanders or Senator
Elizabeth Warren.
Areas like marriage equality, in-
creased gun control and staunch oppo-
sition of the border wall are where he
stands out from the average moderate
and why he believes he is the ideal op-
ponent for President Trump. However,
he does not support the legalization
of marijuana or universal healthcare.
Bloomberg believes that replacing
an employer-based healthcare sys-
Photo by Gage Skidmore
important, they are extra significant
when you look at the current state of
politics across America. Local elec-
tions are a great way to get back to the
basics and the grass roots of politics,
especially when it is the local election
that has the most impact on our daily
lives.
The best thing I can do is encour-
age everyone to register to vote. Wash-
ington makes it simple to vote using a
vote-by-mail ballot system. This time
next year votes will be cast for the next
president of the U.S. But it is also a
chance to look at local city council
members and county judges.
Don’t miss another chance to vote
and to follow through with one of your
fundamental rights as an American.
You can start the process now by going
to www.sos.wa.gov/elections/register.
aspx. Whether it is a local election, or
the President of the U.S., register to
vote. Help shape a future for the U.S.
that you’d like to see.
tem would be too expensive. Voters
who want more socialized healthcare
and education will likely not vote for
Bloomberg when Sanders is on the bal-
lot.
Bloomberg wants to reduce cli-
mate change and has made action to-
wards it, however while praising China
for its efforts at reversing its pollution,
he made an implication that the lead-
ing body of China is representative
of the people, despite the active po-
litical turmoil over China oppressing
Uighur Muslims and the citizens of
Hong Kong. The U.S. Senate agreed
that the treatment of Hong Kong was
unfair by the government of China and
has prepared to take a stance on their
rebellion. Bloomberg’s praise of China
“listen[ing] to the public” is largely un-
founded and is an unfair generalization
based on their climate initiative.
Bloomberg is expected to take votes
from Former Vice President Biden and
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg. He
is a centrist with a few progressive in-
clinations, such as wanting to reverse
climate change and establishing gun re-
form, but will likely not compete with
the progressive votes going to Senator
Sanders or Senator Warren. Many pre-
dicted that Biden would be a potential
frontrunner for the democratic nomi-
nation, and Bloomberg will definitely
change how the primaries and maybe
even general election goes. If Biden
loses votes to Bloomberg it would be
easier for a more progressive candidate
to receive the most votes and move on
to the general election.
Bloomberg is a moderate demo-
crat entering the race late, but he still
has lots of time to change the course
of this election. The projected front
runners are less assured of a position
in the general election, and whether or
not Bloomberg makes it there, this is
an important shift in the course of the
democratic nomination.
10 Sports December 9, 2019

Tritons: a year in review

For the second straight year over 20 student-athletes moved on to four-year colleges and universities to continue their athletic careers.

Softball and men’s basketball both

made it to the NWAC Championships.

Sophmores Devin Sutomo and Katy Ewoniuk, soccer, were named to the NWAC Fall Sports All-Academic Team.

Men’s Soccer coach Ozzy Erkut was named Co-Coach of the Year. The baseball team made it to the NWAC Championship in May.
Photos provided by the
Edmonds CC Tritons Facebook Page

Publishing only twice a quarter has its down-

side. There’s a lot that we don’t get to report on, so
here’s a few achievements our athletes have made
this year that we haven’t had a chance to cover. We
may not get to say it a lot, but we’re proud of you,
Tritons!
The Triton Review staff looks forward to see-
ing the great things they’ll do in the upcoming year,
we’ll try to report on your NWAC Championships
The volleyball team opened the NWAC Championship, finishing 28-14.
this time around.
 Sports 11
Badminton club: what it’s all about
By Nellie Rivo try also play a big role in his love for bad- club and play badminton, would help set “I once thought I wanted to play pro-
Staff Writer minton. After moving from Indonesia last up the nets and prepare the racks so that fessionally,” said Cynthia. “I ended up
Every Tuesday and Thursday after- year, he was surprised to find that badmin- people can come and play. having a lot of school work, and it takes a
noon those entering the Seaview Gymna- ton is not as popular here compared to how Another member of the badminton lot of time and dedication.”
sium will find themselves amidst a lively it is in Indonesia. club, Agatha Cynthia, is also from Indo- Cynthia prefers to play when she is
game of badminton. “In Indonesia, badminton is very pop- nesia. The sport was a very only playing for fun, rather
Daryl Yulianto leads the badminton ular and what they are known for,” says prominent aspect of her than competing. Yulian-
club here at Edmonds Community Col- Yulianto. “Indonesia ranks No. 1 in the childhood. My dad likes to play to intends on keeping
lege, which meets twice a week from 1:00 world for men’s doubles.” “I have been tak- badminton too and the badminton club
p.m to 2:30 p.m. Yulian- Besides play- ing lessons since I was it made me want to a club friendly group
to has been managing ing during club hours, 12 years old,” said Cyn- so that “everyone can
When thinking about Yulianto usually plans thia. “My dad likes to learn and play more, have fun,” as being on
the club and it’s activi-
ties since September of sports, they often to play it every Friday play badminton too and ~ Agatha Cynthia a competitive team is a
this year after he took think about sports and Sunday. He not only it made me want to learn Club Member lot more pressure for the
over from the previous like basketball, not enjoys the sport because and play more.” players.
club leaders. of its novelty, but also One of Cynthia’s The badminton
“When thinking badminton, “because it is very fast favorite memories that she can recall while club here at EdCC has allowed Cynthia
about sports, they often ~ Daryl Yulianto paced”.” playing badminton was the bond that she and Yulianto to stay connected to their
refer to sports like bas- Club Leader While Yulianto is created with her father back in Indonesia. country despite being on the other side
ketball, not badminton” the group leader of the When she was younger, she and her of the world. Whether you have a passion
stated Yulianto. He cites the badminton club, he finds dad would always play badminton togeth- for the sport, you just want to make some
sport’s novelty as a driving factor in his that the club is usually led by all the mem- er. She would take her lessons on week- friends, or you need to have some fun after
decision to continue the club. bers. Since his Tuesday classes end a little days, and then she would play badminton a stressful day of classes, the badminton
Yulianto’s culture and his home coun- late, his friends, who also are part of the with her dad on the weekends. club might be the place for you!

Is America’s pastime becoming America’s naptime?

By Connor Vogt
Staff Writer
Deemed as one of the staples of
Americana, alongside hot dogs and apple
pie, one would expect more excitement to
come from people when the World Series
of major league baseball comes around.
With the MLS season coming to a
close and NFL season on its way, much
representation has been seen for soccer
and football teams. The same cannot be
said for baseball. Throughout the season
in spring and summer, and even with the
World Series in the fall, the baseball season
has completely slipped under the radar. As
someone who grew up with an adoration
for baseball, it’s sad to see such a beloved
sport falter in popularity.
I am not alone in thinking the U.S.’s
love for baseball has become more distant.
When asking people, the general consen-
sus was that baseball was out, and football
was in.
“Football has definitely stolen the
spotlight from baseball,” says Sally Link,
head cashier at Sprouts, “I mean you’ve uninteresting. Without a doubt baseball has large amount of action to compensate for
probably seen it by now. The traffic in the less than average stimulation in terms of this.
store is greatly affected by whether or not action, and so many people are less than Unfortunately, baseball can be difficult
there’s a Seahawks game. The same can- content with sitting down and watching to find space to play. Sports such as soc-
not be said for baseball at all. baseball for three or four cer boom in popularity in many countries
It wasn’t always like hours. due to its ability to be played almost any-
this either [...] the love Football has “People say that it’s where. As long as there’s an open space,
for the sport has just definitely stolen the slow and it’s boring,” a ball, and something to make goal posts,
seemed to have sudden- explained EdCC student people can play a game of soccer. Soccer
ly dropped off.”
spotlight from Tanner Angel. “That’s has the added bonus of being able to be
There seem to be baseball, what like, everyone tells played indoors during inclement weather,
two major reasons as ~ Sally Link me.” and advantaged baseball doesn’t have in
to why baseball has be- Grocery Store Cashier To me baseball is our rainy state, unless you want to rent a
come less and less pop- very much a sport where batting cage.
ular, one reason being most people who are in- Baseball, on the other hand, needs
more local, the other general. terested in it are so because they played it at equipment and a lot more space. People
The Mariners, our local baseball team, some point. Much of what makes baseball need bats, balls, gloves, and bases, as
are not great. Being now the only team to interesting is the strategy involved, which well as a big enough field to play on.
never make it to a World Series, people can be difficult to notice While games such as
seem to not have a lot of faith in our team. without prior experi- People say it’s slow stickball exist, they are
The ill performance of the Mariners is ex- ence. Deciding when nowhere near as popular
acerbated by the fact that our other teams or if to put a pitcher in,
and it’s boring, as the likes of soccer due
are very successful. The Sounders recently what pitch to throw, and ~ Tanner Angel to the lack of similarity
won the MLS cup, and the Seahawks are changing of positioning Student to the original sport.
having an incredible season and have been are all technical things Baseball has still

Sudoku Solutions,
making the playoffs consistently for the one must think about at has grown in popular-
past several years now. all times from the defensive side. Many of ity in certain countries. The sport has been

cont. from pg. 2:

The second issue is with the sport it- these unfortunately go unnoticed, as is the popular in Japan since the turn of the de-
self. Many find baseball to be slow and case with any sport, however there is not a cade. However, by far the most prominent
area of growth is Latin America, particu-
larly in the Caribbean. Baseball is taken
very seriously in this region, and many pro
players have come out of the area.
Pros grew up believing they could
make it big and succeed in life, many came
from impoverished areas and saw baseball
as a way to make it out of poverty In par-
ticular, leagues take place in the winter,
with competitive spirit matching the likes
of the MLB. Despite a large number of
pros coming from these leagues, they see
almost no media coverage. The games had
in these leagues are incredibly entertain-
ing to watch, because both the players and
fans are incredibly engaged. The players
are playing at the tip top of their game, and
often American players will come down
looking for easy competition and get com-
pletely stuffed out. Likewise, the fans are
focused on the game, being regarded as
having some of the best knowledge of the
sport out of any region’s fans.
Although baseball is seeing a drop of
popularity in the United States, attention
has moved South and taken over Latin
America. Even so, baseball can be very
interesting when taking note of the intrica-
cies of it, and I would hope that America’s
pastime would not be forgotten by time.
12 Sports December 9, 2019

Photo by Kallerna - “CenturyLink Field Panorama 2016” - Hosted on https://commons.wikimedia.org/

The MLS Cup Playoffs were held at CenturyLink Field in Seattle this November.

Seattle Sounders best Toronto Football Club (again)

By Ethan Lundquist has made the Sounders one of the most to the United States men’s national soccer immigrants living in the United States that
Staff Writer valuable teams in the league despite being team from 2004 to 2017. are fans of the team as well as the sport it-
The Major League Soccer Cup Play- one of the newer ones, Forbes having val- The Sounders as a team and as a com- self.
offs are over and our own Seattle Sounders ued it at $405 million in the week leading munity are only growing and their record
have claimed their second championship up to the championship match. It is also of winning 18% of MLS cups they’ve
prize against Toronto Football Club. worth noting that almost half of the MLS participated in exemplifies this. Their plat-
MLS has teams from all over both the teams are not actively profitable, but the form brings people from all over the world
United States and Canada. The teams par- Sounders’ operating income is estimated to together to play soccer professionally and
ticipating in the playoffs consisted of the be around $1 million. give representation to those countries for
top seven teams from the east and west Since the MLS only plays teams in the
conferences in the regular season. Each United States and Canada, international
conference has a tournament for their sev- players are allowed to play for an Ameri-
en teams, and the winner of each confer- can team, and any MLS player can repre-
ence goes on to the championship round. sent their country in the FIFA World Cup.
The Sounders have made it to the There’s a place for international players
championship round three times since first to make a career as well as for domestic
qualifying for the MLS Cup Playoffs in players to go international to represent the
2016. That year they bested Toronto F.C. in U.S. or Canada. Many of the star players
a close game with no goals scored during on the Sounders are actually not from the
the main game, The Sounders then pulled it United States, including Stefan Frei, our
together in a tie-breaking shootout. Toron- Swiss goalkeeper. Raul Ruidiaz is Peruvi-
to has also been to the championship round an and Victor Rodriguez is Spanish. All of
three times, all three against the Sounders. them represent their home countries for the
The Sounders victory this year may World Cup, as well as retired Sounders star
have seemed narrow if you only saw the Clint Dempsey being an important player
The Toronto Football Club logo. The Seattle Sounders logo.
3-1 final score, however Seattle fans were
confident their team would prevail. The
first half of the game was tense, looking
like it would turn out similarly to their first
bout with Toronto, no goals were scored
until Kevin Leerdam made a shot 10 min-
utes into the second quarter. The Sounders
kept majority control of the ball all the way
until a quick break to the center by Victor
Rodriguez lead to the second goal for the
Seattle home team. With just over five
minutes left in the game, Toronto looked
as though they might get a shot off only for
the ball to be cleared to the opposite side of
the field and quickly picked up for a goal
by Raul Ruidiaz, cementing Seattle’s vic-
tory. Toronto forward Jozy Altidore scored
a single point for his team shortly after,
but the deafening cheers of Seattle fans
showed confidence there was not enough
time to make a comeback.
The MLS is relatively young as a ma-
jor American sports league, only having its
first season in 1996. The Sounders in their
current run won the championship within
a week of their 12th anniversary of join-
ing the MLS, but were initially a team in
the ‘70s and ‘80s for the North American
Soccer League. Since the Sounders began
competing in the MLS, they have qualified
for the playoffs all 11 years. This record