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STUDENT APPRECIATION DAY COVERAGE

‘TAINTED’

PHOTO BY TED COPELAND Prison and politics. Suspended vice president of judicial affairs appears before a Superior Court judge May 22.

May 18-Student government elections begin for the 2009-2010 offi cers.The Bremerton campus is fi rst.

May 19

-Election continues on Bremerton campus.-Joseph Vannett disqualifi es vice president of communications candidate Himesh Bhargo after reading evidence of ineligibility in the May 19 edition of The Olympian.Vannett alters the remaining ballots to refl ect the change.

-ASOC President David Hammrich responds with an e-mail overuling Vannett’s decision and alerting candidates that the ballots are “tainted.”

May 20-Voting takes place on Olympic College’s Shelton campus.-Vannett visits the Shelton campus for a forum and is overheard allegedly threatening to, “blow OC out of the water” and that “Toni (Hartsfi eld) should be shot.”-Vannett and the Executive Council disagree over the legiti-macy of the election.

May 21

9:30 a.m. - Vannett is escorted off campus and issued an emergency summary suspension generally given when an individual is deemed to be a “percieved risk.”-Hammrich convenes a Judicial Review Board to rule on Bhargo’s ineligibility, as well as election changes.5:49 p.m. - Vannett is booked into the Kitsap County jail after being arrested on threats to bomb and harassment charges.

May 223 p.m. - Vannett appears before a Superior Court judge for a “preliminary appearance.”

May 26

9 a.m. - Vannett appears before a Superior Court judge and enters a plea of not guilty to charges of threats to bomb. Vannett’s trial date is set for July 13.-OC begins second round of elections. Bhargo reinstituted on the ballot.

May 28

11:56 a.m. - MacLennan sends out another e-mail to campus releasing Vannett’s name and including information pertaining to his ban from campus and campus events.

May 27

9:19 a.m. - Vice President of Stu-dent Services Dr. Richard MacLen-nan sends out an e-mail to students apprising them of the situation.

UNUSUALPOLITICSA look at the

events leading to the second election and

the arrest of a student leader

-Election continues on Bremerton campus.-Joseph Vannett disqualifi es vice president of communications candidate Himesh Bhargo after reading evidence of ineligibility in the May 19 edition of The Olympian.Vannett alters the remaining ballots to refl ect the change.

-ASOC President David Hammrich responds with an e-mail overuling Vannett’s decision and alerting candidates that the ballots are “tainted.”

3 p.m. - Jon Bowers elected as president. Shawnie Balmer elected for the sec-ond time as vice president of Shelton. Bhargo and Thelma Corbin win their positions unopposed.

May 29

EDITORIALThe Olympian asks why nothing was done

sooner and who is to blame. Page 4

CONSTITUTIONA look at the discrepencies in ASOC protocol.

Page 4

BHARGO’S RUNOnline exclusive investigating the decision to

allow Himesh Bhargo to run for offi ce.

“I’ve never before been fearful of my life. My life has changed and my life with my family has changed. This is

very diffi cult.” - Toni Hartsfi eld, ASOC adviser

BY ALEX VINCENTAND CHRIS CARTER

At the end of an election gone wrong, an Olympic College student leader was arrested May 21 and remains in

the Kitsap County jail on $50,000 bail.Joseph Vannett was arrested and charged

with threats to bomb and harassment following a series of altercations revolving around the recent spring Executive Council elections.

Vannett, vice president of judicial affairs, was elected to offi ce in the fall.

The morning before his arrest, Vannett was called into a meeting with Vice President of Student Services Rick MacLennan and Safety and Security Supervisor Rocky Wallace to discuss his conduct on the Shelton campus on May 20 and threatening messages left on the voice mails of several college personnel.

Vannett was issued an emergency summary suspension and escorted off campus immediately following the meeting.

According to the suspension served to

Vannett by MacLennan, the ban from campus was issued after it was deemed that Vannett’s actions “materially and substantially interferes with the personal rights or privileges of others or the educational processes of the college.”

The letter of suspension details two voice mails in particular left by Vannett where he allegedly indicated that there would be a “blood bath” at the following week’s OC Board of Trustees meeting as well as a threat to “blow OC out of the water.”

MacLennan said that the college did not fi le charges against Vannett and that the Bremerton Police Department made the decision to take Vannett into custody after conducting interviews on and off campus.

According to police reports, Vannett was arrested after students and faculty came forward with threats made by Vannett toward Toni Hartsfi eld, director of Student Programs and leadership development, and other members of the college campus.

See Arrest Page 3

Bowers elected as president

Student offi cers ineligible, missing

See Election Page 3

Student leader pleads not guilty to harassment, threats to bomb

BY CHRIS CARTERAND ALEX VINCENT

After qualifi cation problems, election issues and a repeat of voting, Olympic College students have chosen their leaders for the 2009-2010 school year.

Jonathan Bowers won the presidential race with 49 percent of the 247 votes. Second in that race was current Treasurer Bryan Davis with 34 percent, and Derek M a r t i n e z received 8 percent of the votes. Nine percent did not vote for president at all.

T h e l m a Corbin and Himesh Bhargo ran uncontested in their races for vice president of communications and vice president of judicial affairs respectively. Corbin received 83 percent, with 17 percent not voting. Bhargo received 80 percent of the votes, with 20 percent not voting.

For vice president of Shelton campus, Shawnie Balmer won with 45 percent of the votes. Ashley Brand received 40 percent of the votes, and 15 percent of the students did not vote.

The vice president of Poulsbo campus position remains open at this time.

Votes were counted and re-counted by Toni Hartsfi eld, head of Student Programs and leadership development, David Hammrich, Executive Council president and students at large Aileen Arsenio and Monica Robinson.

BY ALEX VINCENTEditor in Chief

In the midst of issues regarding the Executive Council, one council member was missing and another was ineligible for his position.

Council President David Hammrich said he found out part of the way through the quarter that his fi nancial aid had been lost. Because of this he was unable to pay tuition and remain enrolled in his classes. According to Toni Hartsfi eld, director of Student Programs and leadership development, the Executive Council immediately convened to address the situation and agreed to allow Hammrich to retainthe position as long as he got the problem fi xed.

“There’s always the possibility that the student government will make exceptions or give people grace,” said Hartsfi eld.

According to Hammrich, he had no idea and had been attending classes.Hammrich said he did not draw a paycheck while he was ineligible and the problem has been fi xed.

Vice President of Communications Ryan Shotwell is no longer on campus and is currently in Oregon, according to Hammrich. According to

Hartsfield, S h o t w e l l r e s i g n e d v e r b a l l y and gave the council “ s o m e

notice.” She said she was unsure as to the exact date he had left.

“Verbally he gave us a date but I am kind of waiting for him to put it in writing,” said Hartsfi eld.

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Poppo to run Shelton campusDue to recent administrative rearrangements with-

in Olympic College, the position of administrative oversight at the Shelton campus was due to be vacat-ed effective July 1.

Dr. Kim McNamara will leave her position as direc-tor of the Shelton campus to take over for Dr. Gina Huston in Student Development Services. Effective July 1, Dr. Kristin Poppo will assume the administra-tive oversight for Shelton.

Huston will be taking the position of dean of Social Sciences and Humanities.

Poppo was hired in Summer 2008 as the director of OC Poulsbo. She will retain the Poulsbo position and lead staff members will be designated at a later date to cover for her when she is off site.

Poppo will begin meeting with members of Shelton’s staff and faculty in the coming weeks.

Phi Theta Kappa inducts new membersOlympic College’s Beta Gamma Eta chapter of Phi

Theta Kappa inducted more than 30 new members in a ceremony held May 22.

Dr. Richard MacLennan, vice president of student services, was the key speaker at the event. Math profes-sor Donald Robertson, who is the club’s adviser, also spoke at the event. Robertson, a native of Scotland, peppered his speech with phrases in Gaelic.

Phi Theta Kappa is an international academic honor society for students who have achieved at least a 3.5 GPA. The club focuses their time on academics as well as community service. The next event coming up for Phi Theta Kappa will be Relay for Life.

For more information on Phi Theta Kappa go to their page which can be found under the club section

on OC’s Web site.

Manufacturing program seeks studentsThe new OC manufacturing technology program,

which started this spring, is looking for students for summer quarter.

The new program has no prerequisites and is only a two-quarter long program, which would put sum-mer applicants into the job market by Christmas.

The first quarter of the program requires 12 credits, and the second requires 15.

Classes are held at West Sound Tech and include many hands-on skills as well as work-related soft skills that are in demand by employers.

Several local companies are offering internships to program participants.

For more information on the program, contact Chris Gallagher at (360) 475-7676 or [email protected].

FridayRegistration begins for new

students for summer and fall.

SaturdayWeekend final exams and

instruction.

June 8Weekday final exams and

instruction begin.

June 8-10Bookstore buy back begins.

June 10End of spring quarter.Graduation breakfast at 8

a.m. in Bremer Student Center North and South Conference Rooms.

June 12Graduate Celebration for

graduates of the Shelton cam-pus at 8 a.m. in Shelton.

Year end student celebration

in the BSC at 11:30 a.m.

June 14Commencement ceremony

at the Kitsap Sun Pavilion at 2 p.m.

June 18Spring quarter grades avail-

able.

June 22Weekday classes begin for

summer quarter.

June 23Board of Trustees meeting

in College Service Center 5th floor conference room.

June 26Last day to register for classes except for continuous enroll-ment classes Last day to request an 80 per-cent refund for withdrawal from classes.

June 2, 2009 OC news 3

The second round of voting saw a higher turnout than the fi rst where only 129 students voted.

This election came after the fi rst round of voting was thrown out due to “tainted” ballots and trouble with election accountability.

Himesh Bhargo, who ran for the position of vice president of judicial affairs, was disqualifi ed May 19 by then-Vice President of Judicial Affairs Joseph Vannett. Vannett cited a section of the Associated Students of OC constitution and bylaws stating that a student must have completed a minimum of 10 credit hours and have a minimum GPA of 2.7. Bhargo is in his fi rst quarter at OC.

After declaring Bhargo ineligible, Vannett altered the ballots, removing Bhargo and replacing presidential candidate Bryan Davis into the running for the vice president spot.

“He did it and then I found out,” said

Toni Hartsfi eld, adviser to the ASOC. “By the time I found out, he had already contacted the candidates.”

According to Hartsfi eld, she had made a note on Bhargo’s election paperwork calling attention to how long he had been at OC and there were different interpretations of the bylaws.

Hartsfi eld said she left the decision up to Hammrich, Vannett and Vice President of Communications Ryan Shotwell.

“I guess I made an assumption that when they went ahead with the list, I said ‘well here’s the fi nal list and there was no disqualifi cation,’ I’m assuming they were going to talk about it,” said Hartsfi eld. “I’m assuming they worked it out.”

Hammrich responded May 20 saying that the election was compromised.

“With the changing of the ballots, that compromises day one all together for the simple fact that the people who voted on Monday, did not vote on the same ballot as the people on Tuesday,” said Hammrich in an e-mail to candidates. “I regret to inform you of this but all of the current ballots have been deemed ‘tainted,’ therefore they will be thrown out, and I will be extending the election from Wednesday through Friday of this week to allow the Bremerton campus student body to revote.”

A Judicial Review Board was called by Hammrich May 21 to decide the next

step after calling off the fi rst election. The board voted unanimously to redo the election based on Hammrich’s explanation of the events that transpired regarding altered ballots and Davis’s change of candidacy. The same board voted Bhargo eligible to run.

The three mandatory students at large also decided unanimously against allowing candidates to change the offi ce they were running for after the election had begun.

When these discrepancies came out at the May 26 Board of Trustees meeting, Gina Huston, dean of student development, advised Hammrich that a legal Judicial Review Board had to have not only three students at large and the Executive Council president in attendance, but the adviser as well.

According to Hartsfi eld, she was not present at the review.

“I was home for personal safety reasons,” said Hartsfi eld. “I was involved in the sense that Dave (Hammrich) and

I had a conversation.”Huston also advised Hammrich via

e-mail and again at the board meeting that Cheryl Bateman, state assistant attorney general, had reviewed the constitution and bylaws and determined that Bhargo was ineligible.

“What is the level of autonomy that the ASOC enjoys,” said board member Alice Tawresey after being presented with the information at the meeting.

The council, however, ultimately makes the fi nal decision.

“If ASOC decides not to do that (disqualify Bhargo) they are going against their bylaws,” said Huston. “I left it to the hands of ASOC.”

Hammrich expressed concerns about the “shades of gray” within the governing documents and stood by his decision to allow Bhargo to run.

“I am not going to back down unless forced to,” said Hammrich.

The second election was conducted by Hammrich and started May 27 with all the candidates in their original positions. Some candidates are not pleased with having to run a second time.

“I will win this election twice if I have to,” said Jon Bowers, the front-runner in the race for ASOC President, after the results of the fi rst elections were invalidated on May 20.

Bowers was elected as the 2009-2010 ASOC president with 49 percent of the vote Friday.

“There were threats about me and threats about the college,” said Hartsfi eld. “People were pretty concerned about me, and concerned in general.”

According to one police report, Ashley Brand, then-candidate for vice president of OC Shelton, stated that Vannett had said, “Toni should be shot,” during his election visit to the satellite campus. His threat was allegedly heard and reported by at least one other student present on the campus.

“I’ve never before been fearful of my life,” said Hartsfi eld. “My life has changed and my life with my family has changed. This is very diffi cult.”

The court set a trial date of July 13 and an omnibus hearing date of June 17. Vannett’s bail remains set at $50,000 after being lowered from $100,000.

Class B felonies carry a maximum of 10 years in prison and up to a $20,000 fi ne.

Vannett was set to appear in court for arraignment May 26, but was removed from the courtroom before going before the judge after complaining of medical issues. Vannett appeared in Superior Court Wednesday and

was formally charged. In an e-mail sent May

22, MacLennan said that the college has made an effort to increase visibility of security on campus and to have the presence of at least one Bremerton police offi cer.

A text message alert was sent out May 26 from MacLennan’s offi ce updating students and staff on Vannett’s status in court as well as the increased s e c u r i t y presence on campus.

Va n n e t t ’ s mother made an appearance at the May 26 Board of Trustees meeting on behalf of her son.

“I want s o m e t h i n g done because these charges are not right,” said Cheryl Vannett to the board.

Vannett said that her son was falsely charged, and jailed because he was preparing to come forward with information on illegal actions within the college.

“ N o t h i n g

was done for over six months, and when he was ready to make his problems known, he was jailed,” said Cheryl Vannett. “It has been nothing but lie after lie.”

The members of the board denied to comment without their legal council present.

“I’ll let the dirt come out in court,” said Cheryl Vannett.

from Election Page 1 from Arrest Page 1

Council at odds over bylaw interpretation in election

“I am not going to back down unless forced to.” ASOC President David Hammrich on allowing Bhargo to run for office

College increases security presence

BY CHRIS CARTER

Managing Editor

Students registering for summer and fall quarters will fi nd themselves reaching deeper into their wallets to pay for classes.

With the authorization from the state legislation and an adoption by the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, tuition was increased by 7 percent. In-state residents taking a full-time load of 15 credits can expect to pay $973.70 per quarter, up from $910. Per credit tuition is increasing by approximately $5 to more than $80 for the fi rst 10 credits.

Seeing the bottom line, the college is expecting to yield approximately $651,000 from the tuition hike, according to a draft budget reduction plan for the 2009-2010 fi scal year. The draft was presented to the college’s Board of Trustees at their May 26 meeting.

The SBCTC met May 5–8 to discuss budget items and tuition. Although the board adopted a resolution to increase tuition for the following year, the group did not attempt to make any decisions on the latter half of the biennium.

According to OC Vice President of Administration Barbara Martin, the state board will likely vote to adopt a measure similar to next year’s when more information about the economic climate is known.

If the board’s history is any

indication, tuition will likely rise again in fall 2010, according to Martin.

In between revenue forecasts, the administration is preparing to release fi nal budget recommendations to the institution’s trustees for adoption. Martin and her staff, as well as the college’s budget committee, have organized and drafted a set of guidelines for the college to consider as it moves forward into a fi nancially uncertain biennium.

The guideline includes a look at frozen and eliminated positions as well as the cost of running various programs on campus.

The president’s cabinet has reviewed the items and responded with their concerns and comments.

“They (budget committee) worked really hard all year long,” said Martin. “In their recommendations they tied back directly to the priorities of guidelines.”

After a fi nancially straining year that included six layoffs, Martin said that the next year might bring some normalcy.

“If the state budget stabilizes it will look like a more traditional process (next year),” said Martin.

For now, Martin said that the administration is standing by to see what the fi nancial forecast has in store. The next forecast is to be reviewed by the state’s Economic and Revenue Council Friday.

“We certainly will pay attention to any economic landscapes released,” said Martin.

Students will now pay more for classes

College ‘mainstay’ dead at 61

PHOTO BY TED COPELAND

Waiting. Joseph Vannett waits to go before a Superior Court judge for arraignment May 26.

BY ALEX VINCENTEditor in Chief

Olympic College English professor and former faculty union president Dr. Jana Wainwright passed away Thursday due to complications from diabetes.

Wainwright had been at OC for 17 years and served as president of OC’s faculty union at one time. She was one of the fi rst professors at OC to work with online learning options.

“She was deeply dedicated to the educational work of the college. She had been president of the faculty union in the 90’s,” said Dr. Thomas Cameron, fellow English professor and long-time friend of Wainwright.

According to Dr. Edward Palm, dean of Social Sciences and Humanities, Wainwright had been ailing for quite some time from the affects of diabetes. Palm said her death was sudden because he had thought she was doing better.

Palm said Wainwright developed an infection

Monday, and shortly thereafter she and her family decided to discontinue her dialysis to “let nature take its course.”

“She’s been a real mainstay of the college and the division for quite some time,” said Palm.

Cameron remembers

Wainwright as welcoming all students with open arms.

“She loved teaching,” said Cameron. “She loved working with students in the class and individually. She was a mentor to a lot of students.”

Cameron said he had known Wainwright for 33 years, ever since they were colleagues in graduate school in Texas in 1976. Wainwright was instrumental in bringing Cameron to OC as a faculty member, according to Randy Lawrence, former vice president of instruction.

“Jana had a short list of real friends, and I was lucky enough to be on it,” said Cameron.

According to Cameron,

Wainwright was quick-minded and inventive. Cameron also said Wainwright had a very strong voice in the work of the English department and the SSH division.

“She was never intimidated by anyone she thought was not being mission-centered,”

said Lawrence.Wainwright

was a force to be reckoned with during her time as the faculty union president.

“She was a staunch supporter of academic and faculty freedom,” said Cameron. “She was an advocate for learning and liberty.”

Lawrence remembers Wainwright as being an across-the-board supporter for all people at OC.

“She was a champion for so many other people at OC, students and faculty alike,” said Lawrence.

According to Palm, the family has not planned a traditional memorial service and asks that in lieu of fl owers, donations be made to the OC Foundation. An on-campus memorial service will be held Thursday in Art 103 at 3 p.m.

JANA WAINWRIGHTAPRIL 20, 1948 - MAY 28, 2009

State board adopts measures to raise tuition 7 percent

In wake of Vannett’s arrest, Bremerton police placed on campus

4 Editorial June 2, 2009

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Taking into account the recent actions and inactions in behalf of the Olympic College student

government, this page strongly supports an internal investigation into the entire department of Student Programs.

The original spring election that began May 18 and was subsequently suspended and scrapped marked the third consecutive election riddled with errors and contro-versy for OC’s student officers. In spring 2008, a ballot issue forced a recount that took lon-ger than the stated time frame of 24 hours, a vio-lation of the constitu-tion.

In the fall, a candidate was disqualified following an election pro-tocol violation. This spring, Vice President of Judicial Affairs Joseph Vannett arbitrari-ly disqualified a candidate after a review of his eligibility and proceeded to alter the remaining ballots to reflect the change.

Executive Council President David Hammrich decided he had the ability to declare the candidate able to run for office without going through the proper channels including a judicial review and Executive Council approval.

Hammrich was not reprimanded for his decision. He did however eventually hold a review board to settle the matter after the fact wherein the three mandatory students at large voted unanimously to allow the candidate to run.

No official minutes or other form of record exists from the review board, which was held without Toni Hartsfield, direc-tor of Student Programs and leadership development present. The constitution states that the adviser is to be present dur-ing such proceedings, thus rendering the review void.

Through our coverage of the student government, it is obvious that the stu-dents serving as representatives of the students and who vote in matters of great

importance, including that of the budget, lack the knowledge and training to carry out their duties. This falls squarely on the shoulders of the student programs depart-ment heads, the adviser and the general cohesion of the elected and hired officers, which has consistently shown itself to dissolve at the slightest bit of tension or scrutiny.

This should be evident seeing as the current president’s student status has been in limbo for most of the quarter and until only recently was he officially reinstated as a student, one vice president was miss-ing in action, another is in jail and a former treasurer was fired after allegations relat-ing to the misuse of funds.

While Hartsfield cannot be blamed for

the clashing personalities and individual discrepancies, she can be held accountable for the continuing failure of the group to deliver consistent results.

The student administration told The Olympian in the fall quarter that the Associated Students of OC constitution was outdated and was going to be rewrit-ten to accommodate new rules and regula-tions as well as to improve clarity.

Apparently an entire year was not time enough as the government is referencing

the same con-stitution consis-tently in their efforts to justify their actions as the year comes to a close.

The establish-ment of the OC

food bank system should be applauded, as well as the effort put into helping the com-munity volunteer services with donations during the holiday months. However, this year failed to yield any considerable accomplishments.

If anything, the outgoing administration should be an example for future leaders to closely examine their actions and commu-nication strategies to avoid the blatant and ignorant breaches of student government conduct that have occurred this year.

On a commuter campus with an already dismal student life atmosphere, we should at least be able to count on the elected students and their adviser to keep what little spirit we have from dwindling into nothing.

2008-2009 ASOC: epic fail

“If anything, the outgoing administration should be an ex-ample for future leaders to closely examine their actions and communication strategies to avoid the blatant and ig-norant breaches of student government conduct that have occurred this year.”

Article five of the pream-ble to the Associated Students of Olympic

College constitution states that “any elected council member may be removed from office for dereliction of duty or truancy…” This seems exceptionally appli-cable now as the outgoing stu-dent government administration leaves behind a trail of bad deci-sions and negligence.

I have covered the Executive Council extensively since the fall elections and have witnessed it both grow and dissolve.

For any agency to operate successfully they must abide by rules and regulations, to which

the council has proven it cannot. It, over the course of the year, has violated at least 18 sections of the constitution.

Although members of the administration continuously claim they were unaware of any breach in protocol, saying they simply weren’t aware of what the constitution said. However, some of the violations occurred repeatedly throughout the year.

A Judicial Review Board was convened at least twice this year. I say at least twice since one of the council’s most repeated infractions is failure to announce and post the dates and times of special meetings.

The constitution and bylaws state that the board must include the student government advis-er and invite the accused or reviewed to attend. In the review of former Treasurer Greg Wood by the board, Wood was barred from the meeting. In both Wood’s review and the recent convening to discuss Himesh Bhargo’s can-didacy in the spring election, the adviser, Toni Hartsfield, was not present. Additionally, offi-cial minutes were not kept or

posted.Furthermore, Bhargo’s review

consisted of Hammrich giving the mandatory three students at large a series of issues to vote on related to the suspended election. Hammrich asked the students whether or not Bhargo, who was deemed ineligible by the vice president of judicial affairs mid-race, should be allowed back into the race. Although the stu-dents voted unanimously that his candidacy should be rein-stated, the integrity of the board was thrown out the window. The board cannot vote in favor of an illegal action. The Bremerton City Council can’t vote to allow citizens to use marijuana rec-reationally even if it is unani-mous.

Similarly, according to Hartsfield, the council met to discuss Hammrich’s student sta-tus after he was found to be inel-igible to continue in office and decided as a collective group that he should keep his post.

Since when does the council get to override its own constitu-tion without an amendment on a whim? Furthermore, the student

body was not informed of the decision once it was made. A cover up? No, probably not. A lazy oversight on the part of the council is more likely. Or per-haps they considered the ineligi-bility of the student body presi-dent to be none of the student body’s business. Had anyone been informed of the meeting, we might know the reason.

The recent elections also serve as another example of blatant oversight. Section four of Article two states that the polls must be open for one day. Both the “tainted” election, so called by Hammrich himself, and its slightly more successful second version consisted of two days of voting on the Bremerton cam-pus.

Fingers cannot be pointed at any one person for the train wreck that is this year’s student government. Individually the students and their adviser have their strengths and weaknesses. Unfortunately, their weaknesses slipped through the cracks more often creating a sight so painful to watch, yet you are unable to avert your eyes.

BY CHRIS CARTERManaging Editor

Political sabotage, controversy and strife

As the school year comes to a close, we, as students, have an eventful year to look back on.

Students is a broad term because, while we are all here to further our educations, what we want to get out of our experi-ences here varies greatly.

College is what you make of it. I may have started college about seven years later than your “normal” college student, but I will not let that prevent me from enjoying myself, being visible on campus and getting involved in as much as I can.

That mantra may not be for everyone. We are also limited by time and other com-mitments outside of school. I understand that.

While there are some students here that throw themselves into college life, others

choose to remain on the outside. It doesn’t matter where you were during the events this year, or the amount of involvement you have, it was hard to be out of the loop during what I would consider a news-heavy year.

Historic elections culminating in the inauguration of the first black president brought a new aspect to black history. Students on campus came out in droves to celebrate, commiserate and possibly get their photo taken with a cardboard cutout of the new Mr. President.

Let us not forget the pain and suffer-ing of the budget cuts felt not only here at Olympic College but around the commu-nity, the country and the world.

Ultimately, in the microcosm of OC, the result was the loss of six members of our small community, a loss I am sure no one will soon forget.

In the midst of the budget problems, our campuses continue to grow. Not only has enrollment continued to rise, but the phys-ical campuses are growing. Bremerton has a new building that changes every day and a plan for more parking. The Poulsbo cam-pus is also preparing to undergo expan-sion.

Our men’s basketball team made it to the Northwest Athletic Association of

Community Colleges tournament. This was the first time in nine years that the team had made it, and the hype was real.

A rooter bus transported students to games, products supporting the team were distributed and a level of support for sports that is normally unseen at OC occurred. Tee shirts proclaiming, “the hype is real” still make appearances around campus.

The Executive Council has kept us here at The Olympian on our toes all year long. We continue to strive to bring you, the community of OC, the best possible prod-uct that we can offer.

We received some modicum of vali-dation this year when we won first place in the General Excellence category at the Washington Community College Journalism Association awards. Even so, we want more. We want to be the best, and we need your input to do that. Let us know, tip us to things you feel are impor-tant.

We will be working away over the sum-mer posting online updates to continuing stories, including Joseph Vannett’s trial. Also, watch for a special summer edition of The Olympian.

So, to end with a cliché memory of childhood yearbooks, have a nice summer, see you next year!

BY ALEX VINCENTEditor in Chief

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After teaching at Olympic College for 31 years, professor Arthur Wicks is leaving his prestigious tenure after developing a serious health problem.

Wicks, 65, was diagnosed with a case of transient global amnesia earlier in the quarter and lost his ability to teach. Substitutes were located to cover his classes. According to Wicks, the condition, while temporary, has affected his memory and health and as a result he will be going into early retirement.

Not letting things slow him down, Wicks already has a number of plans for his post-OC life.

“Two summers ago I wrote a book,” said Wicks. “Last summer I revised it. I’m still not happy with it, when my head clears a little bit, probably next month, I’m going to give it a final revision, then I’m going to spend the fall traveling.”

After spending the fall visiting friends in Prague and Amsterdam, Wicks said he plans to go to New Orleans in early 2010 for an extended length of time. According to Wicks, the purpose of this trip would be to spend time with his daughter, who has lived in the city since 1992. While down there, Wicks plans to volunteer in local schools, many of which are still struggling following Hurricane Katrina almost four years ago.

According to Wicks, his incumbency at OC began on Sept. 14, 1978. During his time here he has taught a number of disciplines such as English, Geography and History as well as a variety of specialty classes.

Wicks is responsible for structuring and professing the popular OC creative writing class. In the fall, professor Ian Sherman will be taking over the endeavor.

“I have been in the creative writing classroom since winter quarter 1979,” said Wicks. “I’ve had almost 5000 students in it and it was just a delight.”

From the stretch of time between 1987 and 2007 Wicks taught a summer study program in Wales. The program was terminated when the University of Wales closed the building granted to OC for renovations.

“The building was built in the 1840’s and nothing had been done to it since the First World War,” said Wicks. “They closed it down after

we were there in ’07 to refurbish it. So that class hasn’t taken place now in two years and with me gone it probably never will again.”

One of the professor’s more noted classes went by the title Rock ‘N Roll-Music and Ideas. According to Wicks, it was the first college level rock and roll class in the world.

“I got the idea for it when I did graduate studies at Oxford,” said Wicks. “I attended a lecture on Bob Dylan. When I started here about four years later, the rock and roll class was one of the first things I started working on.”

One of Wicks’ retirement projects includes finishing a book about his now deceased brother who had Down Syndrome.

His parents, who were involved with civic activism, refused to place their child in an institution and instead galvanized a number of relatives and fellow activists into forming an establishment where all handicapped people could get an education. The Northwest Center for the Retarded was founded, and still exists today, although the title has been altered to just the Northwest Center.

“So my brother, though he never spoke never wrote and never really did anything, was rather important in a lot of people’s lives,” said Wicks. “So I put together a brief biography of his struggle.”

Wicks is prominently

noted for his unconventional teaching methods. According to Wicks, he has only flunked three students throughout the course of his entire career. The three students were apparently collecting GI Bill money and never showed up to class. If the students had been given a discontinued attendance-passing mark, what Wicks generally bestows upon pupils in this scenario, they would not have been able to collect their money.

“I have a hard time thinking about myself having a style in the classroom,” said Wicks. “The main thing for me is the material, I love the material and I just try to put it across any way that I can.”

Although he may no longer be teaching at OC, the wisdom ushered from the mind of Wicks will continue to diffuse from the hearts of his students.

“The greatest pleasure of OC has been the students,” said Wicks, “14,000 students over 31 years and I don’t think I have had a bad experience with a single one, although I’m not sure all my students would say the same about me. If someone still remembers me next June, I will be happy with that.”

Photo by AAron Gould

Strength in numbers. Approximately 14,000 students have been in Wicks’ classroom in his 31 years at OC.

Illness forces long-time professor’s retirement By Vincent duerMe

Contributing Writer

Olympic College showed its appreciation of its students with the college’s annual Student Appreciation Day Thursday.

Events were held on all three campuses, with OC Poulsbo holding their event Monday.

Activities in Bremerton included inflatable obstacle courses and sumo wrestling, door prizes, free items, video game tournaments, stand-up comedy and dance performances, a barbecue and much more.

OC Shelton featured an “Aloha” theme, with a free barbecue catered by Rosemary’s Catering. OC Poulsbo featured a barbecue and chili cook off. The event was organized and sponsored by the OC Bookstore, the ASOC, the OC Recreation Department, the Multicultural Center and various student organizers.

“It’s something that we’ve pretty much put on every year,” said Spencer Stark, recreation and athletic specialist at OC Bremerton, and one of the organizers of the event. “It all goes towards thanking the students for all they‘ve done.”

In addition to thanking OC students, the event also served as a venue for various clubs at OC to fundraise, and showcase the talents of club members. The International Club provided the opportunity for people to have their name written in Chinese, Korean or

Japanese characters. The Math and Engineering Club had a dunk tank complete with an air-powered cannon that shot tennis balls at the tank’s target. The cannon was designed by engineering students with additional help from the welding department for the tank.

“I would say it’s been a success,” said Aaron Nugent, member of the Engineering club. “We’re so happy to do this for OC. People have really been enjoying it, and we’ve even had a few professors volunteer to go into the tank.”

Standup comedian Debbie Wooten performed in the BSC, filling in for originally scheduled performer Adam Ace who was recovering from appendicitis. Despite the unexpected change in performers, the OC audience greatly enjoyed Wooten’s performance, and had her performing to a full house.

The event also had many free giveaways available. The OC Bookstore provided free notebooks to students, the Boeing Employees Credit Union had an information booth complete with free bags and key chains, and cartoonist Tom “huf” Hofstedt of Tacoma drew free caricatures of those who wanted one.

“I absolutely love it. It’s my favorite part of the year,” said Tammy Bong, an OC student who was standing in line to get a free cartoon caricature done. “I’ve been going here for the past two and a half years, and I look forward to it every time.”

‘favorite part of the year’

By Matt FieldsStaff Writer

As a special commemoration for Olympic College students and their family members, student organizers arranged a family appreciation day that took place on Saturday.

The event, which was spearheaded by Student Organizer Sheryl McKinley, featured a number of events, most of which were targeted towards children. According to Arts and Entertainment Coordinator Christina Waugh, festivities included a bouncy house, a large inflatable twister board, bubble station, free pizza and beverages as well as a special performance from juggling act Brothers from Different Mothers.

McKinley distributed advertisements for the event to the YMCA and OC Child Development and Family Center two days prior to the event. According to Waugh, while on her way to deliver ads to the Boys and Girls Club and local elementary schools, McKinley ended up heading to the Emergency Room as the result of a back injury.

Turnout to the family appreciation

day was low, with only three children present after almost an hour of the event being open. The group of people grew following the delivery of pizza.

The highlight of family appreciation day was a performance by the Brothers from Different Mothers, a juggling comedy duo who hold two Guinness World Records and have performed on NBC television’s “America’s Got Talent.”

The duo gave a spirited performance that included such acts as juggling pizzas and incorporating kids from the small audience into various tricks and stunts.

“They did some really good juggling acts,” said ASOC Vice President of Poulsbo and volunteer Thelma Corbin. “They interacted with the crowd which was nice, and it was good seeing the kids get involved with them as part of the act.”

Family Appreciation day was a great opportunity for OC to give back to the community that unfortunately was not taken advantage of by enough people.

“I think we could have had more people,” said Corbin. “For the people that did show up it was fun.”

Photo by ted CoPelAnd Oh, inverted world. Amanda Wearstler rides the Gyro Tron during student appreciation day.

Children the focus at family appreciation day

By Brian Foley

Contributing Writer

A group of Olympic College welding students built and raced a miniature baja vehicle, which they competed with at the Washougal Motorcross Park May 7-10.

The race, which took place at the 1.5 mile track in southwest Washington, consisted of 95 teams competing from schools from all over the country as well as two teams from South Korea and another from Saudi Arabia.

The competition was only open to students currently enrolled in school, and the majority of teams were from four-year technology and engineering schools. OC was the only community college participating in the event.

“It was crazy to see how many teams were there and where some of them were coming from,” said Joel Atteberry, an OC student and the lead manufacturer of the vehicle. “It was really awesome.”

Out of the teams that came to Washougal, Wash., 65 actually competed in the race, and OC finished 56th. There were several individual awards given to teams based on various components related to the manufacturing process, OC finished 31st in cost efficiency and 24th in design.

“It was a really good show for us since it was our first year involved in this competition,” said Atteberry. “We researched last year’s winning vehicle to get an idea of what we wanted to do, and we went from there.”

The race itself took four hours, and when teams would stop to check on their vehicles or to fuel back up, the drivers would alternate. At one point during the race, the team rolled the vehicle coming out of a turn and had to stop for a mandatory safety inspection.

“Usually it’s a 30-minute inspection when you roll it, but the judge was so impressed with our welding that they sent us on our way immediately,” said Atteberry.

Nate Farmer, Laddie Cox, Erik Potter, Robert Hartloff and Atteberry all worked constantly to ensure the construction of the racer was completed before they had to bring it to Washougal.

Al Kitchens, the shop director, and Ron Raty, technical design instructor, helped make sure the students built the racer correctly.

“Al helped with all the manufacturing and welding,” said Atteberry. “Ron was just a second eye to make sure nothing broke or was flawed.”

The team started planning on making a racer to compete with in November, and the registration deadline was looming Dec. 22. They completed the registration three days before the deadline, and ran into problems immediately.

“After we finally got registered and got our engine, we realized that the engine had a broken mounting point,” said Atteberry. “We then had to wait until February to get a new one, and it became a mad scramble to get everything assembled.”

Atteberry said the last couple weeks of construction were hectic just trying to finish on time.

“I was here from about 8 a.m. until about 10 or 11 at night the last two weeks leading up to May 7. He said Nate and Laddie would get off work and come straight here, too. Even Al had to stay and keep the shop open late for us, and we worked right up to the moment we loaded up and had to leave for Portland. It was hectic.”

To fund the SAE Baja racer, the team received $4,500 in sponsorships from OC, and an additional $1,000 and various supplies from EJB Services in Bangor, where Farmer and Cox work. Briggs and Stratton also donated the engine to the team.

In all, OC spent approximately $6,000 putting the racer together, while competing schools spent as much as $30,000 to $50,000.

The team as a whole recognizes that they were a part of something very unique, and may have set themselves up for a special career down the road.

“This is my goal,” said Atteberry. “This is what I want to make a living at. Everyone but Eric wants to make a career out of something like this. There’s more to us shop people than just welding plates and working at the Shipyard. We’re talented in a lot of ways.”

6 Around campus June 2, 2009

By alex VincentEditor in Chief

As the end of spring quarter looms on the horizon and Olympic College’s annual commencement ceremony draws near, speakers for the event have been chosen to represent the student body.

This commencement is a particularly important one, as it marks the first graduating class for OC’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. Because of this, two speakers were chosen instead of just one as in past years. Representing the graduating class will be Jonathan Fujimura, and representing the nursing class will be Megan Erickson.

“This is the very first one, so it’s a big deal,” said Dianna Larsen, dean of Enrollment Services and Registrar.

The speakers had to be recommended for the position by someone at OC. Fujimura said he was told he was nominated by multiple people, including Penny Morse, transfer adviser. Geri Babbo, associate dean of Nursing, nominated Erickson.

“I actually got an e-mail from Geri Babbo asking if I was nominated, would I be willing to

get up and speak if I was chosen,” said Erickson.

For Fujimura, his selection came as a surprise because he had not known he had been nominated.

“It was a surprise, I didn’t know what to say, I was frozen on the phone,” said Fujimura.

Nominators had many nice things to say about the candidates they supported. According to Larsen, Fujimura’s recommendations said he had a “keen sense of humor” and a “bright future.” Of Erickson, Larsen said she was recommended for being a “leader in the workplace, classroom and community.”

For both speakers, this graduation is a repeat performance.

Erickson graduated from OC’s associate degree in Nursing program in 2000.

“It was good to be back,” said Erickson. “It was nice to have that experience coming into the program.”

Fujimura graduated from Olympic High School on the same date in the same location just one year ago. He has worked his way through his associate degree quickly, sometimes taking as many as 35 credits in one quarter.

“He is graduating in four quarters,” said Larsen. “It’s highly unusual.”

Both students said they were slightly nervous about their speeches. Erickson said she will likely get more and more nervous as the ceremony approaches.

“I’m not much of a speaker,” said Fujimura. “The most important thing and the best way to go about it is to be true to myself.”

Fujimura said he did not feel he was the best person for the job.

“I don’t have to work. I don’t have to raise children. I don’t have to support a family. I have a whole bunch of privilege,” said Fujimura.

Because of this, Fujimura said he plans to “talk about everybody’s journey.”

Erickson said she plans to speak about how she, and the rest of the graduates, can give back to their communities.

“Pretty much a whole community got us here,” said Erickson. “Pretty much everyone graduating can give back.”

According to Larsen, the process from recommendation to selection had several steps.

First, a selection committee reviewed the recommendations. From there, the students’ transcripts were reviewed, they were interviewed and the selections were made.

According to Larsen, both speakers are president’s scholars, which means they have a cumulative GPA of at least a 3.9.

There were several things about the candidates that stood out to Larsen.

For Fujimura, it was his emphasis on how important it is to have an international perspective.

“They’ve spent practically his whole life going back and forth to Japan,” said Larsen.

According to Larsen, Erickson is well regarded by her peers and has spent more than 180 hours mentoring OC students.

“She always volunteered to mentor OC students,” said Larsen. “She was elected by her peers to the RSN to BSN student faculty governance committee.”

The 62nd OC graduation ceremony will be held June 14 at the Kitsap Sun Pavilion at 2 p.m.

Welders race in global baja competition

“There’s more to us shop people than just welding plates and working at the Shipyard. We’re talented in a lot of ways.” -JoelAtteberry

Megan erickson

Jonathan FuJiMura

Graduation speakers chosen

Campus concert a ‘collective failure’

Breaking away from tradition, this year’s commencement will feature two speakers

By alex VincentEditor in Chief

The third annual The Young and the Indie concert and barbeque invaded Olympic College’s Bremerton campus May 23, showing a smaller crowd than previous years.

The event was put on by The Olympian, and featured local bands Mal de Santo, Steelscape, Total Wreck, Cuntry Cuntroll and Irony. The concert was held in the Bremer Student Center.

“I thought the music was of higher talent,” said Johnny Hassett, member of the OC custodial staff and second time attendee. “I especially liked Steelscape.”

Prior to the concert, which started at 6 p.m., a free barbecue was held in front of the Bremer Student Center for any and all interested people.

“The free barbeque before the concert was great,” said Hassett. “It is very rare that there will be a free venue with free food.”

“I think out of the three Young and the Indies I have participated in, this year’s event was the least successful for a few different reasons,” said Jon Miller, one of the event’s organizers.

Miller cited several reasons for the smaller crowd, including a late start to planning; inability to get the venue on the preferred day and not having a major headlining band.

“A Saturday show was definitely not as effective as a Wednesday or Friday show,” said Miller.

Everett-based band Save the Disorder was signed on to headline the event, but backed out just days before due to conflicting schedules.

“Not having a major headlining band definitely contributed to not bringing in a big crowd,” said Miller.

Regardless, those that did attend enjoyed the show. Hassett said the event “totally rocked.”

“The people that did attend the show were still very satisfied with it,” said Miller.

Some band members did express disappointment in the small crowd.

“Towards the end it kind of died,” said Sean Bell, drummer for Irony. “Unfortunately, we were the last band to play, so we didn’t have a lot of people to gather around, but it was still enjoyable. Honestly, if we had more people I wouldn’t mind playing again because I don’t like playing to a blank audience.”

According to Miller, although the evening after the event he was not sure he wanted to continue the tradition, he said he felt better about it the next day and plans to repeat the event next year.

Miller called this year’s show a “collective failure” on the part of the organizers given that the planning started very late. The Olympian was unsure if it had the financial means to produce the show this year, and had all but decided against it until the last minute, according to Miller.

Regardless of the poor turnout, the show gave the bands an opportunity to play in a venue they would not normally perform in.

“I had never seen a performance at a college before and it was great that I was a part of it,” said Bell.

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The new Humanities and Student Services Building is nearing its January 2010 completion date and with that faculty and staff are choosing offices and color schemes while the project coordinator said he is optimistic that summer weather will lead to a finished roof and reopening of the Student Entry and Advising Center entrance.

OC faculty and staff got to personalize their individual offices in the new humanities building recently by choosing fabric for their office furniture and accent wall colors. The process began with a furniture fair held with the intent to narrow down the color and fabric options.

Director of Procurement Diana Lake said she worked with the designer, Rice Fergus Miller, to find a common decorative theme, established by the choices at the fair and from there they came up with a narrowed selection for staff and faculty to choose from.

“We just had to narrow it down,” said Lake, “you want to have it somewhat limited, so it does still coordinate.”

According to Capital Projects Coordinator Ken Blankenship, faculty members pick out their offices based on seniority.

Lake said they hope to have the final drawings for the offices complete with who will inhabit each room and their individual color choices within the

next few weeks.“They have had some fun with

it,” said Lake about staff and faculty reactions to the process. “Most people know what they like when it comes to colors and fabrics so it’s nice they were given the choice.”

Blankenship said the contractors, Pease & Sons, Inc., are 50 percent done with the roof and should be completely done with it this summer. Window frames have been set for the exterior on the south side and Blankenship said the contractors will be working their way around to the north and putting plastic up along the way to keep the weather from blowing through.

“We have started sheet rocking the

first floor,” said Blankenship who said it helps to keep the building warm for when they do mudding and taping, “that is going to help it dry faster. Summer time sheet rocking is good.”

Ongoing projects for the new building include rough end plumbing and electrical. Blankenship expects rough end plumbing to continue for another month and rough end electrical will continue for the next two months. He said Interior framing is almost complete, ductwork is 90 percent complete and exterior framing is 99 percent complete.

According to Blankenship, the contractors are working on the brick veneer and placing the exterior metal

panels along the west side of the building.

“You can see it really good from the CSC, and every time you look at it, it is a different color’” said Blankenship. “This is in contrast to the brick, similar to what they have on the Sci-Tech, we almost mirror that building when we are done.”

The emergency generator will be on site soon said Blankenship and that will service the CSC and the new humanities building. He said a number one priority is reopening the walkway to the SEAC entrance, which should happen “in a couple of weeks.” In order to do that they have to raise the ground level up two feet. He said Monday, the clock tower will also be raised two feet and re-anchored into place.

According to Blankenship, the plaza will be one of the final projects. He said the contractors will be doing all of the underground work for the lighting soon and they are getting ready to pour the foundation for the wall seating.

“We are going to try to get most of that done this summer when we have less students here. It’ll be quite a bit different than it was before,” said Blankenship. “We won’t have as much lawn, it will be more of a collective area for the students.”

One of the major things Blankenship said students in the fall can expect to see is “Hopefully, we will have quite a bit of that front entry opened up, weather pending.”

Summer weather brings optimism to construction

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Teamwork. Epigmenie Pastor (left) and Carlos Moreno (right) work on laying down tar for the roof of the new humanities building. The roof constuction involves several tar layers.

Golf team finishes season 7th in NWAACC tournamentBy Brian Foley

Contributing Writer

The OC men’s golf team played through unfriendly weather conditions May 3-4 in the Green River Tournament, and had beautiful conditions for the NWAACC Championships in Walla Walla May 17-18, as they finished 6 and 7, respectively.

Despite the good weather that allowed the team to crank up their

game Sunday in Auburn and make a run at leaders Bellevue Community College and Community College of Spokane, head coach Daryl Matheny said the team continued to make the same mistakes they have all season.

“It was like our tournament in Spokane,” said Matheny. “We had some good tee shots and stayed on the fairway, but our chipping and our putting has got to get better.”

The weather did turn

sour on Monday as the team tried to improve on their opening day ranking, but stayed right where they were and only gave up one stroke from their previous team round.

Matheny said he felt that the weather had little impact on his team’s performance.

“The weather was marginal, but it was pretty nice overall,” said Matheny. “We were sixth after Sunday, and finished sixth for the tournament, so the weather didn’t impact us much.”

OC shot a 313 as a team on Sunday, and followed

their mediocre opening round performance with a 314. They closed out the tournament with a 627, finishing in the middle of the 11-team tournament in Auburn.

Ben Nelson led the Rangers, as he shot 76-76 for a total of 152, tied for 8. Tim Myers also had two solid rounds, shooting 77-81 for a 158. Ajandra Singh’s best round was a 78, and Joel Schienfeld’s was a 77.

The team was fully prepared to improve where they had been struggling all season as they traveled to Walla Walla for the NWAACC

Championships at Veteran‘s Memorial Golf Course, which left their coach optimistic about next season.

“We’ve got a lot to look forward to next year,” said Matheny. “These kids played hard all season, and they’ll get better.”

While OC finished seventh out of the 11 teams who entered, Nelson and Singh showed promise for next season.

Nelson finished with a 73-71 and a final score of 144, placing him 15 overall and 10 strokes away from the individual title. Singh finished with a 73-73, shooting a 146

and tied for 20. Schienfeld shot a final of 151, Myers a 157, Brad Guzman a 159 and Jordan Swanberg a 165.

Matheny said that he felt all his players put in a great season, but Nelson in particular shined brightest all year.

“I would have to give player of the year award to Ben Nelson,” said Matheny. “It was a tough decision because all of my kids had what I thought was a great spring but Ben has really put the time in and it showed in his performance. He is as dedicated to school as much as his golf game.”

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BY KEVIN DOUCETTEContributing Writer

The Rangers baseball team has had their share of ups and downs this season, but like any team in sports there is one player who stands out among the rest and for this season it was sophomore Jesse Cummings.

When head coach Ryan Parker was asked which player stood out among the rest he said,”that guy is Jesse Cummings,” without hesitation.

Cummings was named to the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges North Region second team and also this season led the Rangers in both runs batted in and batting average.

“He has a knowledge for the game and he knows what needs to be done, he has a passion for the game and wants to win and hates losing,” said Parker.

Jesse Cummings is a sophomore who graduated from North Kitsap High School.

Cummings said he has a passion for the game and has been playing as long as he can remember. Cummings said his success this season came from hard work.

“I always did what I needed to do and I worked hard, I led by example and showed what you should do,” said Cummings.

Parker said he really liked how Cummings led by example on and off the fi eld, and although he was not a

real vocal guy, he always did what he was told and was a role model for the younger players.

“He led by example, he worked his butt off in the weight room, you know he wasn’t real vocal but he did what was asked of him and never complained, and he helped out the rest of the guys,” said Parker.

Next season, Cummings will attend Clark College in Iowa, where he was given an $1800 scholarship to play b a s e b a l l . Clark is a 4A school and, unlike OC, 4A schools use a l u m i n u m bats.

“I think he will do great,” said Parker. “He is going to play in a good league in Iowa and he will get an aluminum bat back in his hands and his power should really go up.”

Cummings said he believes in his freshman teammates and knows they can do well next season. With a team leader like Cummings, next year’s sophomores will know what needs to be done to be leaders.

“I want to tell the guys good luck,” said Cummings. “You guys can turn this thing around.”

BY KATHY BRAYAND KEVIN DOUCETTE

Star pitcher Erika Quint has helped lead the Olympic College Rangers softball team to the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges tournament this year, taking third using quiet leadership, hard work and an absolute drive to win.

This season, Quint was again named to the N WA A C C fi rst team and was also an N WA A C C fi rst team tournament player. Since coming to OC, Quint said she feels she has grown

a lot as a player. She attributes this to her softball coach Jessica Cabato. Quint led the team for batting average this season.

“She defi nitely made me a better pitcher, and a better infi eld and hitter,” Quint said, “so I guess all around she made me a better player.”

As a sophomore pitcher at OC, Quint will be moving on to Western Washington University. Quint signed her letter of intent to attend WWU to continue her education and play softball

on scholarship. Quint said her sister Jackie Quint,

who is also a pitcher, is her idol for the sport.

Even though her sister is fi ve years older than Erika, she talked about always competing with her sister while growing up and then laughed at her own contradiction.

“I always wanted to be like her, but then I wanted to beat her,” Quint said.

Quint started playing softball at fi ve years old after watching her dad, John Quint, coach her sister.

“I saw her playing the sport and thought ‘Oh, I want to play too,’ so my dad kind of just took over and coached me,” said Quint.

She said her experience from high school to college is completely different, “it’s a lot more hard work. In high school you don’t practice as long, you don’t really work as hard, it’s a total change.”

She said a weakness for her as a player is that she is a quiet leader. She prefers to lead by example.

As for strengths, “I am a really hard worker. I love the sport so much and I always want to win.”

Cabato said she is really going to miss her next season.

“It’s going to be hard to replace her,” said Cabato. “I am looking, but I don’t know if I can, she led the team in batting average and pitching for a couple years … I know whatever she does with softball, school and beyond, she is driven and she will do very well.”

Cummings, Quint spring players of the quarter

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