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Tuition set to increase Fall 2011April 28 - May 11, 2011 spokanefalls.edu/communicator Volume 42 | Issue 9

Chancellor Christine Johnson spoke to faculty and staff at the April 19 strategic budget and planning forum. Nicole Denman | The Communicator

TUITION | Page 2

Jayne PaulusThe Communicator

SFCC.is.the.home.of.a.new.science.building. that. is. full. of. cutting-edge.technology. and. was. designed. with.teachers,. students,. the. community.and.the.environment.in.mind.The.new.building.had.a.construc-

tion. budget. of. $23,900,000. and.opened. on. the. first. day. of. spring.2011.quarter..It.includes.a.cadaver.lab,.a.plane-

tarium,. four.chemistry. labs—includ-ing. an.Organic.Chemistry. lab—two.physics. labs,. one. geology. lab,. two.

SCIENCE | Page 2

Jackson ColbyThe Communicator

“I’m.attracted.to.the.Safe.Campus.Advocates.because.I.have.a.history.of.being.an.advocate.for.others,”.bookstore.staff.member,.and.SFCC.alumna,.Derry.said.According. to. Derry,. if. enough. students. demand.

change,.it.will.happen.Derry. has. training. in. self-empowerment. and. the.

empowerment. of. others,. and. said. she. is. thrilled. that.LGBT. students. are. working. side-by-side. with. veterans.suffering.from.PTSD..She.is.just.one.of.22.advocates.who.are.working. towards.making. the. campus. a. safer. place.

ADVOCATES | Page 2

Funding

$24 million

total construc-tion budget

$200 thousand was raised by

student government for the new

planetarium

Source: Jim Brady, John Whitmer

Advocates take steps toward safe campusWorkshops provide outlet for those affected by bigotry and violence

State-of-the art science building opens to students

State budgets propose an approximate 15 percent cut for CCS’ 2012 academic year

Lindsey TreffryThe Communicator

Employee positions

Tuition and fee increase

Beginning. in. 2012,. tuition.will. cost. CCS. students. at.least.$315.more.per.year.Given.the.14.6.to.16.4.percent.reduction.in.state.fund-

ing,.CCS.administrators.have.already.taken.measures.to.balance.the.district’s.cost.of.operation..These.include.em-ployee.reductions.and.a.plan.to.raise.student.fees..

In.her.recent.budget,.Gov..Christine.Gregoire.proposed.a. reduction. of. the. state’s. portion. of. higher. education.spending.. The. state. senate. and. house. budgets. echoed.these.cuts..The.tuition.hike.will.save.the.state.$344.7.mil-lion,.according.to.the.Senate.budget.released.April.12.According.to.Greg.Stevens,.CCS.Chief.Administration.

Officer. and. acting.Chief. Financial.Officer,. CCS. has. al-ready.taken.a.23.percent.cut.in.its.state.operating.budget.since.2007,.not.including.the.additional.cuts.outlined.in.the.new.budget.proposals..These.previous.cuts.resulted.in.reductions.to.travel,.training,.goods,.and.supplies.“All.our.budget.fat.is.gone,”.Stevens.said.

According.to.Stevens,. the.easy.cuts.have.been.made..Now.CCS.is.left.with.difficult.decisions:.those.that.impact.people.directly..The.released.budgets.loosely.agree.on.a.3.percent.cut.

in. compensation. (employee. salaries)..According. to. Ste-vens,.CCS.has.already.begun.laying.off.classified.employ-ees,.faculty,.and.administrative.personnel..The.number.of.employees.to.be.cut.or.redistributed.through.the.district.is.unknown.According. to. CCS’. response. to. the. September. 2010.

SBCTC.Budget.Reduction.Survey,.in.a.plan.for.a.potential.10.percent.cut.in.the.2012.fiscal.year,.approximately.17.staff.positions.would.be.laid.off..An.additional.$500,000.in. further. personnel-related. reductions.were. “to. be.de-termined.”“We.are.trying.to.be.as.empathetic.and.sympathetic.as.

we.can,”.Stevens.said..“By.starting.early,.we’ve.been.able.to.find.other.spots.in.the.district.for.every.employee,.with.the.exception.of.one.[employee].”

The.10.to.12.percent.increase.in.tuition.will.amount.to.$315.to.$375.a.year,.respectively,.for.a.15-credit.student..Not.all.tuition.is.going.to.pay.for.teacher.salaries.and.elec-tricity,.though..Three.percent.of.this.increase.will.fund.a.statewide.enterprise.resource.planning.(ERP).implemen-tation—essentially.an.updated.IT.computer.system..Additionally,. excess. tuition.will. likely.be.captured. to.

fund. state. needs. grants. given. to. students..According. to.accounting.and.economics.instructor,.and.SFCC.Associa-tion. for.Higher.Education.Vice.President,.Don.Brunner,.students’. tuition. is.going.up. to. fund. the.grants. that. stu-dents.receive.Tuition.only.pays.for.about.one-third.of.a.student’s.

college.education,.according.to.Brunner..“[The.students].think.the.college.has.more.[money],”.

Aerial view from the top of the science building.Cody Walker | The Communicator

April 28 - May 11, 2011 News The Communicator

2 Did You Know?: SFCC is one of the few community colleges in the nation to have a cadaver lab. Source: Jim Brady

Tuition:Strategic budget forum discusses implementation of budget cutsFrom page 1

zoology labs, two general biology labs (also supporting microbiology and environmental science), one botany lab, a pond, two anatomy and physiology labs, one general purpose lab and a greenhouse. With several student areas it is also equipped with computers, printers, and an LCD display for news and announcements. Soon it will have a coffee and snack stand.

The building has a passive heat-ing/cooling system that uses the ex-terior masonry bricks to gather heat. This mitigates the amount of elec-tricity the school uses on heat and cooling systems.

“The new environmentally friend-ly building is safer and more inspir-ing than the previous building,” said Nastassja Noell, a chemistry student at SFCC. “There’s something about having natural lighting in an area that makes things feel more clear, my brain doesn’t feel like it’s com-pressed like it did in the old build-ing.”

According to Jim Brady, dean of computing, mathematics and sci-ence, instructors are able to custom-ize their lessons and lectures with built in podium cameras, tablets, and digital technology.

The science labs are stocked with

Brunner said.According to Stevens, Washington technical and com-

munity colleges are subsidized differently than universi-ties. For example, if Washington State University (WSU) were to have a 12 percent cut, they are granted the au-thority to raise tuition by 12 percent. At CCS, a 1 percent budget reduction requires a nearly 2.5 percent tuition in-crease to offset it because, unlike a university, all tuition funds do not go directly towards a budget deficit. Despite this fact, Stevens said tuition will not be raised more than the legislature proposed.

According to Stevens, with a 10 percent tuition in-crease and a 12 percent budget reduction, there is still an 8 percent gap.

Part of the gap may be filled by a raise in student fees.“[CSS has] local authority over [student] fees,” Stevens

said. “The Board has always held [the fees] to cost of liv-ing adjustments.”

According to Stevens, historically CSS’ Board of Trust-ees has not raised fees to the maximum amount allowed by statute.

On April 19, CCS Chancellor Christine Johnson led a strategic planning and budget forum. At this meeting, Johnson shared the projected cuts that are to be made and where some of the state money will be redistributed.

SFCC President Pam Praeger also discussed a savings fund that is available to the college. This fund is much like a contingency or “rainy day” fund that may be used upon request from the Board. The enrollment for 2011 was over target by 17.5 percent, so other revenue may come from

excess tuition and additional Running Start students.“Many states are saying colleges are now state-located,

but not [state-] supported,” Johnson said. “Colleges are entrepreneurs and have to ask ‘How else can we gener-ate revenue?’.”

Some federal budget projections, from the fiscal year 2012 budget, include a reduction of Perkins funds and the rate per student for Pell grants, according to Johnson. According to Stevens though, there are some increases in other financial aid, like state need grant funds.

“[Financial aid increases] will help needier students,” Stevens said. “But it will put a squeeze on people who don’t qualify.”

CCS budget specifics cannot be decided until Gov. Gregoire, the state senate and house come to an agree-

ment and finalize the budget. The CCS budget will be pre-sented to the Board for approval in June.

“Tuition and fee increases are a last-resort option,” Ste-vens said. “We want education to be affordable.

“We’re trying to do everything we can.”

for all.The Safe Campus Advocates host

workshops from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. ev-ery Friday all the way through May in the SUB lounges.

According to Gregory Roberts, one of the leaders of the program, the workshops give people who have experienced hateful bigotry or violence a safe, confidential place to share their stories with people who will not judge them. Roberts said that a lot of times, these people do not have anyone else who will listen to them. He also stressed that it is not a counselor program and that no one needs to feel like they are en-tering a therapy session when they walk into a workshop.

Jim Mohr heads the program, and he is the director of student achieve-ment, student activities and diversity programs at the IEL. Mohr has a B.A. in psychology and special educa-tion, M.A. in student personnel ad-ministration and Ph.D. in leadership studies.

Mohr said that the program ex-tends throughout CCS and the work-shops are alternately available at both campuses. He stressed that all of the advocates joined the program because they are “interested in help-ing people who have experienced violence in some form.”

“Some things the campus has done really well on, and some things still need improvement,” Derry said. “There’s room to grow for SFCC, but steps have been made.”

She said that fast change can be dangerous, but also necessary at times.

Derry references slavery as an ex-ample of when fast change was nec-

Safety advocacy:Science building:

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Leica 750 microscopes for every stu-dent in the class. The four chemistry labs have 26 fume hoods for proper ventilation. There are two instrument rooms and one 60 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscope.

“We don’t want to predict the fu-ture,” Brady said. “We want to make sure that when faculty want to get in-novative about how they teach and what they teach we give them the capacity to do that. “

The SFCC Student Government of 2008-09 helped fund the new plan-etarium by raising $200,000.

“If it wasn’t for the students, we wouldn’t have a planetarium,“ Brady said.

“They were instrumental.” The planetarium features a 30-foot

wide dome, 53 seats and a hi-defini-tion SciDome dual projector.

“With the flip of a switch students are able to see the night sky,” John Whitmer, astronomy instructor, said. “Seeing [projection] on the dome helps the students immensely.”

The planetarium welcomes the community of Spokane with K-12 shows weekly.

“That was the vision,” Brady said. “They’re here for a planetarium show.

“If [the schools] can get the kids here, the show is free.”

The show consists of a 30-minute viewing of the live sky and a 30-min-ute full dome movie. The planetari-um will soon offer shows and movies to the general public.

Advocates work toward increased student support for all students

essary. “When I was a student here I

kept being told this was a student’s campus, but thought it was a lie,” Derry said. “Now that I’m back as a staff member I see that it is a stu-dent’s campus and if enough stu-dents bother the staff, changes will be made.”

The goal of the Safe Campus Ad-vocates is working towards a cam-pus free of intolerance and bigotry, as well as providing an outlet for those who have experienced this firsthand.

“I would like students to speak up,” Derry said. “Don’t feel power-less at this school; you are not.

“If there were no students, there would be no teachers.”

Strategic Planning Meetings

Upcoming Meetings May 6 2-4:30 p.m. IEL Lodge May 13 2-4:30 p.m. IEL Lodge May 17 Time TBA IEL Lodge May 23 2-4:30 p.m. IEL LodgeJune 10 2-4:30 p.m. SCC Lair, Bldg. 6

Safety Advocacy

EventsWork-

ing with Survivors

of Hate Crimes

and Incidents:

April 29 1-4 p.m. SUB A-C For More

Info: jmohr@iel.

spokane.edu

Sarah Crow | The CommunicatorBarbara Williamson leads the group in discussion about changing views and correct usage of gender in society.

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3Did You Know?: College seniors who graduated in 2009, were on avergage $24,000 in debt. Higher than in 2008. Source: projectonstudentdebt.org

Lack of gov-ernment fund-ing for higher education has forced state-funded colleges and universities to shift their focus away from education, mak-ing profit their top priority.

According to a March, 2010 Seattle Times article, the state-funded University of Washington (UW) is giving priority to out-of-state students because they pay a higher tuition and are therefore more profitable. These students pay approximately $17,500 per year more in tuition than in-state students.

“We cannot literally afford to enroll as many resident students,” said UW Admissions Director Phil-lip Ballinger in a March 2011 King 5 news story.

UW is no stranger to rejecting students. A March 2010 UW Daily article stated that in 2010, the col-

Out-of-state students preferred over in-state students

SarahRadmer

lege received 22,738 prospective freshman applications, despite the fact that there were approximately 5,500 freshman spots to fill.

Out-of-state and in-state students should be equal. Because slots are so limited, they should be accept-ing the best and most promising students, not just the students who will pay the most.

Education spending in our coun-try makes up a total of 3 percent of the federal budget in comparison to defense spending which totals 25 percent per year, according to us-governmentspend-ing.com.

Education cuts result in things like: tuition in-crease, fewer classes, fewer teach-ers and capping out enrollment. These effects are seen country wide. Higher education officials in Minnesota discussed the effects of education cuts when the state was looking at a cut in the millions, according to an article from a Janu-

ary 2009 article from Minnesota public radio. It seems these effects will compound exponentially if the budget cuts continue.

These cuts combine to create the mentality that state-funded colleges and universities have to focus on profit to remain an institution.

The group of schools that are less affected by this are private universities, whose already high tuition compensates for the lack

of government funding they get. It is likely that within the next few decades we will see more state-funded institutions

either close or become private col-leges. However public universities provide invaluable opportunities. Most students who graduate from SFCC will probably choose a state-funded school like EWU instead of Whitworth because of the lower tuition. If tuition continues to in-crease the amount of people who

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are able to afford higher education will decrease.

These budget cuts put the burden on the institutions who have to figure out how to make ends meet and on the students who will be accumulating the debt. A New York Times article from October 2010 stated that students are graduating with more college debt than ever, $24,000 on average.

With increased globalization, it is vital that U.S. graduates are able to compete in a global market. We continue to see our jobs going to people in other countries who are just as well trained as Americans, who are working for a lower salary. If we do not get back to a mind-set where education is amongst our top priorities, these problems within the job market will only worsen.

The day students stop being seen as part of America’s future and are seen as price tags is when we will see the people from other countries take advantage of the short-com-ings in our system. It seems, that day has already come.

“...we will see more state funded institutions either close or become private institutions.”

-Sarah Radmer

Geoff Lang | The Communicator

Tuition is on the rise again. In the next academic year CCS is planning to raise tuition a minimum of $315.

According to a 2010 money.cnn.com article, over the past decade public college tuition has risen at an annual rate of 5.6 percent, while private colleges have risen 3 per-cent. Schools are being subsidized less and less by the government, and students are taking a hit from it.

In a bad economy with prices on the rise, unemployment rampant and students struggling to return to school and expand their job skills, many do not have money left over to

meet their basic needs, let alone pay higher tuition rates. Schools need to use some of the business skills that they teach to figure out how to meet their budget needs without raising fees and tuition and without lower-ing their education standards.

For financial reasons many stu-dents find it necessary to live at, or close to, home while attending co-lege and should not be turned away from the college of their choice in favor of out-of-state students that pay higher tuition. The selection process should not be about dollar signs but about the quality of the students.

Young people are told that they are the future generations of America and that it is up to them, as stewards of our country, to continue on as their fore fathers before them. Yet, college students are treated as mere commodities, with little thought of what their education will contribute to the greater good.

The ever rising tuition rates are a good chance for students to get involved in local, state and federal politics by keeping up with the issues and exercising their right to vote. Students have the responsibil-ity of being proactive, advocating for themselves and educating others so their needs are not left out during the budget process.

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4 Did You Know?: In 1957, Frank Colton, a chemist at Searle pharmecutical company, invented the oral contraceptive. Source: scf.usc.edu

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Whethertextbooks,novelsornon-fiction,therearemanyoptionsforstudentslookingtosellortradetheirusedbooks.Customerscantakebooksintothelocalusedbookstoresandhavethemevaluatedtoreceiveaportionoftheresalevalueinstorecredit,whichcanbeusedtopurchase

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areavailablethroughothersitessuchastext-bookrecycling.comandfairbooks.com.Thebookstoreoncampusofferstextbookbuy-backsattheendofeveryquarter.AccordingtotheCCSBookstorewebsite,textbooksareboughtbackat50percentofnewor50percent

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Onedayayear,SFCCalongwithotherhighschoolsandcollegesacrossthecountry,mayseemmorequietthanusual.Thisyear,thatdayfellonApril15. TheDayofSilenceisanational,student-leddemonstra-tiontospreadawarenessofLesbianGayBisexualTrans-gender(LGBT)harassmentandbullyingissuesdirectedtowardsLGBTyouth.TheAllianceClubputontheeventatSFCC. ThefirstDayofSilencewasorganizedin1996byagroupofstudentsattheUniversityofVirginia.Whatbeganasaclassprojectonnon-violentprotestsquicklygrewintoanationaleventandby1997closeto100schoolsandcollegeswereinvolved,accordingtodayofsi-lence.org. “ThewholemeaningoftheDayofSilenceiswhenpeoplearebulliedorharassedbecauseofwhotheyare,theyhavetobesilentaboutwhotheyare,”AllianceClubco-advisorHeatherKeastsaid.“TheDayofSilenceisaboutustakingavowofsilenceandtodrawattentiontothat.” TheDayofSilencehasbeenacampus-wideeventatSFCCsince2010. “ItusedtobejusttheAllianceClubwhoparticipated,”Keastsaid.“Lastyearwesoldt-shirtsandthisyearwearesellingbandannas,sothatthewholecampuscouldgetinvolved.” AccordingtoAllianceClubpresident,BrandonPellett,it’shardtojudgetheimpactithasmadeoncampus. “Thefactthatotherstudentsandfacultyarewillingtogetinvolvedshowsthat[TheDayofSilence]hashadanimpact,”Pellettsaid.“It’sspreadingoutandbeyondjusttheLGBTcommunityandbecomingabroaderissuethatisbeingrecognized.” RobbieGarcia,21,isafirst-timeparticipant.Hewant-

edtogetinvolvedafterattendingthemeetingsbecausehefeelsthatitisanimportantissuethatshouldbeaddressed. “Thisisanissuethatpeoplearedyingover,”Garciasaid.“Peopleshouldn’tbeafraidtogetinvolved.” AccordingtoSFCCSecuritySgt.JoshuaWaitE,therehasonlybeenonereportedincidentsincelastyearwhenderogatorycommentsweremadeinpassingtoafemalestudentandherfriend. “[Harassment]isnottolerated,”saidWaitE.“Afterthat,they’llmeetwiththedeanofstudentlife,haveabehav-ioralcontractwrittenup,andtheniftheyviolatethat,anditbecomesarecurringthing,wesuspendthem.” AccordingtoKeast,alotofincidentswithharassmentgounreported.

“Theschooladministrationandsecurityactquicklytotakecareofit,”Keastsaid.“They’reverysupportiveandhavezerotolerance.” AccordingtoPellett,hehasnotpersonallybeenha-rassedoncampus,butsomeofhisfriendshave. “It’sbeenprettyamazinghow[securityhasbeen]preparedtorespondandwhatsecurityiswillingtodotohelpinthoseissues,”Pellettsaid.“Ithinkoneofthoseunnoticedformsofharassmentisinappropriatelanguage,thatishurtfultootherindividuals.” AccordingtoGarcia,witnessesofharassmentissuesshouldfeelobligatedtosaysomething. “Ithinkit’sfunnythattheDayofSilenceisintendedtoexpresstheneedtotalk,”Garciasaid.

SILENCE speaksout

The Day of Silence is observed on campuses across the country to bring awareness to LGBT harassment and bullying issues

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AngelaWhite,thethirdandfinalartistoftheyearfortheVisitingArtistLectureSeries,“ActsofActions”hasopenedherexhibitintheSFCCFineArtsGalleryfollowingherlectureonApril14th. Whiteusesobjectsshehasfoundallovertheworldandcompilesartworkthatisintriguingnotonlytotheeyesbutalsotheears.TheSFCCexhibitincludesanassortmentofbrokenceramicsfromanoldlandfillinDeadHorseBayinBrooklyn,N.Y.,brokenglasswashedupfrombeachesandrocksfromSouthAmerica.Whitearrangedthepiecestosoftlybumpintoeachothertoemphasizearelationshipbetweenmovementandsound. HerworkhasbeenexhibitedattheGregKuceraGalleryinSeattle,ShoshanaWayneGalleryinSantaMonica,Calif.,andKimFosterGalleryinNewYork,N.Y. White’sexhibit“DoSomething”willbeopenattheSFCCFineArtsGallerythroughMay14.

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8 Did You Know?: The bicycle was invented in 1817 by Baron von Drais and was called a “walking machine.” Source: pedalinghistory.com

A full moon can mean many things, to one group of cyclists however, it means it is time to have some drinks and ride.

"I joke that it is an opportunity to ride my bike to the bar and take 150 of my closest friends with me," said Jeff Everett of the Fucking Bike Club (FBC) of Spokane Full Moon Fiasco rides.

The FBC is a local bike club, which takes over the streets of Spokane every full moon in what is known as a Full Moon Fiasco. Anywhere from two to 200 cyclists meet at the Swamp Tavern, have some brews and ride to another local bar.

"I think it (the FBC) is great,” said Dena Carr, Director of Operations at BON BON and The Garland Theatre. “It is great for business and I think it is important to support the emerging bike scene in Spokane.

"The only problem is finding ample parking for all of the bikes."

Every ride takes the cyclists through downtown Spokane, and off to a pre-determined bar, which is known only to Everett, the club leader. The rides range anywhere from one to five miles during the winter months, and up to ten miles in the summer. The FBC is free to join, just show up and ride. Spoke cards are provided by Everett for a $1 donation, which covers the cost of printing and laminating them. A spoke card is a small card you place in your wheel spokes to show you have been on a certain ride, it contains a small graphic and an odd ball image.

The Swamp Tavern bartender Tony Johnson said he loves the boost of sales which result from The FBC

Fiasco rides."They come in for a couple of hours, drink and leave

as quickly as they arrived," Johnson said. Johnson said that he appreciates the FBC because they

are polite, diverse and a lot of fun.Many of the riders have been on

numerous Fiasco rides and enjoy them very much.

Newcomer to the Spokane bike scene Brandon Zavala attended the 45th Fiasco ride.

"This is unreal,” Zavala said. “I have never seen so many riders in one place at one time. “I haven't even finished this ride and I'm already pumped for the next."

If you are interested in attending the next FBC Full Moon Fiasco, visit their website, fbcspokane.blogspot.com for updates. The club is open to anybody who wishes to get on their bike and ride with a variety of cyclists.

"All of the riders follow the rules of the road and don't cause any issues with traffic or the places we visit," Everett said.

Newcomer Brandon Zavala rides with the Fucking Bike Club (FBC) for the first time on the night of a full moon in April. The FBC travels from bar to bar throughout downtown Spokane.

Photos by Shane Folden | The Communicator

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The Spokane FBC

Next Event The Prom Ride, May 2011Contact Jeff Everett at jeverett5150@gmail.comFor more info visit fbcspokane.blogspot.com or friend them on Facebook at facebook.com/pages/FBC-Spokane/143863930047

“They come in for a couple of hours, drink and leave as quickly as they arrived.”

-Tony Johnson Swamp Tavern bartender

FBC bikes parked outside of the Swamp Tavern.

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Men’s baseball is 16-16 for the overall season and 6-10 in their league. In the recent April 23 game against Yakima Valley Community College (YVCC) Spokane lost both double headers. They lost 4-0 in the first game, but closed the gap in the second with a 6-4 loss. NWAAC baseball championships will take place May 26-31 in Longview.

The women’s softball team match the men’s overall season 16-16 standing. Women are 11-7 for the league though. In their most recent game on April 23, against Blue Mountain they won both double

headers. The women won 9-1 in the first game and won again

with a 9-0 score in the sec-ond. NWAAC softabll championships will take place May 20-23

in Portland, Ore.

Upcoming home games:April 27 Walla Walla CC at 1 p.m. May 4 Big Bend CC at 1 p.m. For more information on the base-ball NWAAC championship and other game times visit athletics.spokane.edu/1/Schedule.aspx.

Upcoming home games:April 29 Columbia Basin College at 2 p.m. April 30 Walla Walla CC at 12 p.m. For more information on the softball NWAAC championship and other game times visit athletics.spokane.edu/SOFTBALL/Schedule.aspx.

Men’s baseball and women’s softball teams prepare for championships

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Did You Know?: A modern planetarium consists of as many as 150 motor-driven projectors. Source: imersa.org

SFCC boasts cutting edge construction

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ThenewgenerationofLEEDcer-tifiedbuildingsatSFCC,showsthateco-friendlybuildingpracticesarebeneficialforbothstudentsandtheenvironment. Byrecyclingandreusingoldma-terials,utilizingenergyefficientlywiththeuseofnaturalskylights,lightsensitiveblinds,andenergycontrolsystems,whichregulatestemperaturesandlighting,threebuildingsoncampusqualifyforLEEDcertification. “TheCommunityCollegesofSpokanevoluntarilysaidlet’sdowhatwecandotogettheLEEDsilverminimum,andpriortoactu-allyhavingitrequiredbythestate,”MelissaMcFadgen,LEEDAPprojectManageratNAC/Architecturesaid.“Sn-w’ey’-mnwasthefirstLEEDgoldbuildingatacommunitycol-legecampusinthestate.” Sn-w’ey’-mnhasreachedtheGoldstandardmainlyduetothesolar-iumenvelopeonthewestsideofthebuilding. “Thisenvelopehelpsbufferthebuildingandcanhelpcoolthebuildingbynaturalconvectioninthesummer,andactsasasolargaininthewinter,”saidSFCCCapitalProjectsCoordinatorJohnNuess. Sn-w’ey’-mnhasmaximizedenergyefficiency,andallofthebuildingmaterialsusedcamefromwithina500-mileradius. ThebuildingsallhavethesamelightingcontrolandEnergyMan-agementControlSystem(EMCS),whichcansenseoccupancywithinroomsandcanautomaticallyturntheheatdownatnightandduringunoccupiedtimes.

“Thethreebuildingshaveglycolwaterpipingsystems,whichhaveairhandlingandhotwaterboilerunitswhichheatsandcoolstheair,”Nuesssaid.“Basicallyallthreebuildingsutilizehydronicstoheatandcoolthebuildings.” Thesciencebuildingalonehasseveralgreenrenovations. “Therearefourlargechemis-tryroomswhichhaveaspecialexhaustsystemthatisconnectedtotheEMCSenergysystem,whichisuniquetothesciencebuilding;theEMCSregulatesitelectronically,”Neusssaid.“Itmaintainspositiveairflowtokeepthechemicalsfromthesciencelabsfromcirculatingbackintotheclassrooms.” Thesouthwingofthebuild-inghasapassiveheating/coolingsystemwhichworksinaccordancewiththedifferenttimesofyear.Atnightduringthespringandsummerthelouvers,(largeblindswithinthe

heating/coolingsystem)openupandletcoolairenterthebuilding.Thisairisthenab-sorbedintothebricks,whereit

isreleasedastemperaturesdropatnight. “Withtheselouverswecangouptothreedayswithoutturningonthecooling,”saidJimBrady,DeanofScienceandMath. Achimneystackcreatesaheatpull,channelingwarmerairupandout,whilethermaldoorsinthelec-tureroomsprovidecoolair-intake.Thefloorsaremadeofrecycledlinoleum,andradiantheatingislocatedundertheentranceareas. Inthemusicbuilding,addingontotheexistingband,auditoriumandchoirroom,double-insulatedwallskeepheatwithinthebuilding.

“Insomeareasyouactuallyhavetwobrickwallswithinsulationbe-tweenthem,andtheroofhasaddedinsulationaswell,”Nuesssaid. Themusicbuildingwasmodern-izedforheatingandcooling,andthelightingupdatedwithmoreen-ergyefficientLEDlights.Themusicbuildingisacoustic,hasabase-ment,radiantheatinginthefloor,anduniquetothemusicbuildinghasafloatingconcreteslab,which

actsasavibrationbufferfromthedifferentlevels. “Thisiswhereourfutureisgo-ing;it’sachancetointeractwithtechnologythatstudentscanuseathomeormaybetheycanstarttopracticeintheireverydaylives,”McFadgensaid.“Tobemoreen-vironmentallyawareandenviron-mentallyconscienceandhopefullythebuildingscanhelpteachsomeofthosestrategies.”

LEED By-the-

numbers

(Leadership in Energy &

Environmental Design) is a U.S. Green

building council which scores

buildings based off a 100 point

system:

40-49 points LEED Certified

50-59 points-Silver Certified

60-79 points-Gold Certified

80+ points-Platinum Certified.

LEED gives points for 5 different categories: Sustainable Sites (SS),

Water Efficiency (WE),

Energy and Atmosphere

(EA), Materials and Resources

(MR), and Indoor

Environmental Quality (IEQ).

At SFCC, the new music

and science buildings have a Silver rating. Sn-w’ey’-mn has a gold

rating.

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The new science building, which opened this quarter, is one of three buildings on campus that have achieved at least a Silver LEED rating for energy efficiency.

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Eos Planetarium Director and astronomy instructor John Whitmer demonstrates the features of the state-of-the-art new plantarium in the science building. The 50 seat planetarium utilizes a high definition video projector capable of showing the audience everything from far away galaxies to movies. Unlike other local planetariums, the inner dome is seamless, providing the audience with a clearer view of whatever is projected upon it. Currently, the SFCC astronomy department offers four shows per week to K-12 groups, and a weekly friday night show open to the public. Cost of the friday night show is $6 for general admission or $3 for CCS students and those 18 and under. Still under construction, the planetarium will eventually include an exterior dome.

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