Student protest on NW Campus
by Matt Skates, nw news editor

     Students eating lunch in the B Building on NW Campus dined to the sounds of a screaming electric guitar, Steppenwolf and anti-war protesters.
     As part of RetroFest, a virtual time warp was created as students took part in a Retrofair, which featured ’60s themed booths and showcases.
     For a dollar, students could lie on a blanket at the Baptist Student Ministries booth and receive a full body massage.
     Student-run booths were given awards by the faculty. First place went to the Business Professionals of America booth based on music of the 1960s. The display featured albums from such artists as the Beatles and Steppenwolf and an electric guitar player.
     Second place went to the Northwest Dance Company’s display showcasing fashions and dance from the peace/love era.
     At the back of the room, large jewel cases showcased antique campaign buttons. The display is on loan from Bob Platt, a former South Campus psychology and sociology teacher, for November.
     The attention of most spectators, though, was focused on the debate taking place in the front of the room.
     Cornerstone students quite accurately simulated a Vietnam War protest with speakers on both sides of the issue giving oral dissertations on morals versus patriotism.
     What began as simple speeches quickly turned into pandemonium as both sides, adorned with either army fatigues or bell bottoms according to their war stance, did away with formal procedure and commenced dispatching random verbal abuse for the duration of the debate.
     Like any student event, the faculty made sure no one left empty handed.
     Students took complimentary white TCC T-shirts with a peace sign logo, and held them over plastic containers as they rubber banded and squeezed dye onto them.
     The shirt was then placed in a large zip-lock bag with instructions for finishing out the shirt’s tie-dyeing process.