1989_0203 ---------- Western Front - 1989 February 3 - Section A, page 1 ---------- FRIDAY WEATHER: Continued cold and windy through Monday. Mostly sunny skies arid clear nights.BASKETBALL: Women vs. Central at 5:15, men vs. Northwest College at 7:30, tonight, Carver Gym.••^ The Western Front By Timothy K. King ^MiirlBiiii^fcliiill sons to close campus. steriBiSisiiBlBiiBliBiSiiiB^fc Friday classes may be added for some majors By Paul Mahlum staff reporterEnglish and business majors may not end up with Fridays off anymore. In a move to reshuffle classschedules, provost Sam Kelly may require classes scheduled four times a week to start meeting onFridays. The reason for the proposed change is to make it easier for students to get the classes theyneed to graduate on schedule. Registrar Eugene Omcy said when students take Fridays off, they don't get any work done. Paul Pagel, manager of Black Angus Res-taraunt, said Friday and Saturday nightsare busiest at the dance bar. Thursday is the third busiest night of the week. College of Business ofEconomics Dean Dennis Murphy said students will relax and enjoy themselves regardless of when classis scheduled. "If there weren't classes on Wednesday, students would go to the Black Angus onTuesday," he said. He said accusations that the nightclubs cater to business students on Thursday night arc unfair. "I don't think 800 (CBE) students are at the Black Angus on Thursday," he said. "The fact ismost students seem to have a strong preference for morning classes. A lot of them work. Most part-timejobs are in the afternoon. It is also true that university-wide there is a preponderance of classes between8 a.m. and 2 p.m." A cursory look at this year's course catalog shows that none of the 55 accountingsections meet Friday. Also, none of the 52 management sections meet Friday and four of the 84sections in finance, marketing and decisions sciences sections meet Fridays. One of the 56economics sections meets Friday. In the English department, 27 of about 250 sections meet Fridays. However, many departments offer sections that predominately meet Fridays. Of the 117 foreign language sections, 106 meet Fridays. All of the 21 math-computer science sections meet Fridays as well as 168of 182 mathematics sections. About 70 of the 76 computer science sections meet Friday. Kelly saidhe has instructed the registrar to See Friday on page 2 Chernobyl spill still in air, dissident says ByKathy Arundell staff reporter The effects of the most tragic disaster in history haven't subsided yet,said Valery Soyfcr, former head of the national genetics lab in Moscow. Soyfer delivered a lectureTuesday in Arntzcn Hall on the genetic and biological consequences of the Chernobyl disaster."(Radiation) is everywhere," he said. "Even Bellingham or Columbus (Ohio) can still receive doses ofradiation from Chernobyl," he said. The catastrophe occurred April 26, 1987, when a nuclear reactor inChernobyl malfunctioned, spilling out huge amounts of radioactivity. Soviet reports showed nearly 100-million curie of radiation escaped during the Chernobyl breakdown. (A curie is a measurement ofradiation equalling the number of alpha rays released per one gram of radium.) Three-mile Island, the siteof one of the worst nuclear accidents in the U.S., released 3,085 curie of radiation. Background radiation levels in Europe and in the United States nearly doubled. The soil, green vegetation and air still retainmuch of that radiation and will continue to do so for years to come, he said. Soyfer could not say howlong the radiation will be retained. Shortly after the spill, tests showed that in an area 58 miles fromChernobyl, 10 percent of the milk was undrinkable because of radiation contamination, he said. Thirty-eight miles from Chernobyl, 15 percent of the milk was contaminated. It is possible up to 50 percent of the milk in some areas were contami- Joelle Johnson/The Western Front See Chernobyl on page 2Valery Soyfer said Chernobyl radiation is everywhere. ---------- Western Front - 1989 February 3 - Section A, page 2 ---------- A2 February 3,1989 The Western Front I Symes awarded $31,000 grant Dal Symes, a humanitieslibrarian at Western, has been awarded a $31,336 grant to establish the Whatcom County Cooperative Video Project. The cooperating libraries are Wilson Library, the Belling-ham Public Library, theWhatcom County Library System, the Lummi Reservation Library System and the Whatcom Community College Library. The grant will allow the libraries to purchase non-fiction videos, such as "how-to"videos on self-confidence or job-interviewing skills. The project will assist in eliminating the overlap inthe library's collections. The Lummi Reservation Library will also purchase several VCRs and monitorsfor check out. More winter, says groundhog Punxutawney Phil, the reigning weather forcastingchampion groundhog saw his shadow yesterday, predicting another six weeks of winter, according toUSA Today, Thursday. Phil, a Pennsylvania resident had to be mobilized following last week's deathof Tacoma Tilly. Tilly, the Northwest's premiere groundhog weather girl left no successor. ThePunxsutawney Groundhog Club members donned top hats, tuxes and tails to watch Phil nose his wayout of his electrically heated burrow. Tradition has it if the gifted ground dweller sees his shadow, sixmore weeks of winter will follow. If he doesn't, spring is just around the corner. Groundhog day is apretty big deal in Punxsutswney. 9,000 people were on hand for Phil's show and 350 of them boughttickets. Groundhog Oily birds won't come to Huxley Western won't become a rehabilitation center for sea birds caught in the Grays Harbor oil spill, but preparations for their arrival weren't made in vain.The. plywood pens volunteers built to house the birds will be stored in the Environmental StudiesBuilding, for use in case of another spill, said Diane Merrill, Huxley's program manager. The facilities inHuxley could have housed at least 100 birds, said Lois Garlick, Bellingham bird re-habilitator. Non-resident rates may jump I • Faculty Senate meeting, scheduled for Monday, has been canceled. Thenext regular meeting is Feb. 27. • Department of Economics presents Steve Odom of the WashingtonState Department of Trade and Economic Development Odom's lecture, 'The Growing Importance ofInternational Trade to the Economy of the Pacific Northwest," is scheduled for 3 p.m. Monday in ParksHall 146. • Coalition for Our Earth is sponsoring a multi-media slide presentation, 'The Last GreatWilderness," 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Wilson Library Presentation Room. • College of Arts andSciences Lecture Series presents Richard D. Lamm, former governor of Colorado and "Hard Choices inHealth Care," 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Performing Arts Center. • College of Arts and SciencesLecture Series presents Richard D. Lamm and 'The Rise and Fall of the United States of America," 11:30a.m. Wednesday, PAC. By Star Rush staff reporter Out-of-state students may not feel welcome whenthey see their tuition bill next year. Unless the Legislature approves the Higher Education CoordinatingBoard's tuition and fee recommendation to freeze non-resident tuition, Western's out-of-state studentswill face a dramatic tuition increase in the next two years. The HEC Board's legislative recommendation, which calls for across-the-board resident tuition increases over the next biennium, asked to freezeWestern's non-resident undergraduate tuition at $4,584 and non-resident graduate tuition at $5,553."The differential between resident and non-resident tuition has been more than $3,000 over the last few years, but the gap has widened," said Richard Riehl, director of admissions. If the HEC Board'srecommendations are not accepted by the Legislature, non-resident graduate tuition will nearlydouble by 1991, and non-resident undergraduate tuition will go up almost $1,000 during the same periodusing the state's current tuition formula. Western's projected non-resident Chernobyl Continued frompage 1 nated, he said. Soyfer, a Soviet dissident, came to the United States to work at Ohio StateUniversity last May after 11 years of trying to immigrate. He said much about Chernobyl's effects isdifficult to determine because of the Soviet government's handling of the accident. Soviet people didnot receive emergency information until three days after the accident, and that information suggested that "nothing serious" had happened, he said. This slowness, along with cover-ups and bad dataabout the actual amount of radiation released made the problem even worse. Longer studies must bemade to tell what effect this will have on the number of cancer cases in years to come, he said. ThroughGorbachev, glastnost and perestroika, international training in safety of nuclear stations has begun."People should have sophisticated control for work of industries," he said. "It's most important." •HH• A Jan. 24 Front article about the Viking Union remodeling project should have stated that plans fornew ethnic and daycare centers are still in the planning stage. The current annual budget for the daycarecenter is $ 150,000, funded by student fees, profits from the bookstore and gamcroom, stateappropriations and the subsidized lunch program. The budget for the ethnic center has not been set.• The front page of Tuesday's edition incorrectly stated the number of Western students who may beexposed to AIDS. The correct estimate is 1 in 300 students. The Western Front tries to be accurate inevery story it publishes. When we do err, we want to correct the mistake. To submit a correction,please call the editor or managing editor at 676-3162. graduate tuition for 1990-91 is three times thenational average cost, while nonresident undergraduate tuition is about $2,000 above the nationalaverage. There is concern the diversity of Western's student body will suffer as the tuition levelsdissuade non-residents from choosing to attend the university. "There is a direct cause and effectrelationship between increased fees and attendance," said registrar Gene Omey. Out-of-state studentscomprise only 5.67 percent of Western's student body, compared to 8 percent in the fall of 1966.Oincy said that at one point, out-of-state students accounted for 10 percent of total enrollment. "There'san impact; there's no question about that," Omey said. This fall there were 490 students whose originswere classified as outside of Washington, of those, some qualified for non-resident fee exemptionunder either reciprocity or graduate-teaching waivers. Only 229 •• Western students paid non-resident tuition during fall quarter 1988, compared to 274 in 1987. "It would make us a better place if wecould attract different students," Riehl said. Suspects to be tried separately A Whatcom CountySuperior Court judge on Jan. 26 granted a request to try the defendants in the shooting of a Westernstudent separately. Clifford Cooper, 20, and Verold Joseph Saselli, 26, are suspects in the deaths ofWestern student Patrick J. Fuquay, 20, and Dan W. Lane, 28, on Oct. 22 on High Street. Cooper ischarged with two counts of aggravated first-degree murder • Friday Continued from page 1 examinethis year's and last year's schedules and determine where the pileups of courses are and see how theycan be spread out. Omey said "departments will be asked to distribute classes along a five-day span."Kelly said changes in scheduling will take effect next fall. The central administration, the provost, theregistrar, the deans and the academic coordinating commission are gathering information and - data to examine how effective Western's class scheduling is. Kelly said the goal is to "see how we can bestserve students and faculty by arranging course schedules, class times and location." According to astudent survey completed taken during fall quarter, 57 percent of the students polled "reported seriousproblems getting classes they want between 90 and 120 credit hours." !•' I I I B I I I I I I HeadsUp/Savvy Barber 671-3614 / Kair Salon 676-6235 Complete Hair Care Sebastian.Nexxus.Goldwell'PaulMitchell Student Special $2.00 Off Tanning Forever Tan Wolf System Lakeway Nendelslnn«Bellingham, Wa 98226 According to the survey, 47 percent said they spend one or more extraquarters finishing their degree. Murphy said most of the students in that group spend only one extraquarter, adding that CBE students face two problems. "First, it is difficult to get into the college if youtake the required courses needed to be accepted into the college," he said. The second problem isCBE students who have between 90-120 credit hours seem to have a problem obtaining theirnecessary classes, he said. Murphy said Friday is a day for students to write papers and prepareassignments. "If you're spending all your time in class your not learning enough," he said. "Studentsneed time to be in the library, computer center, writing and researching term papers. This is. true forfaculty and students." "1 I I 1 I I I I I I I J New 20 Minute Tan 10 Visits $25.00 20 Visits $48.00 1Month Unlimited $35.00 • ATTENTION NATIONAL DIRECT/PERKINS GUARANTEED STUDENT(Stafford) LOAN BORROWERS: If you are not returning spring quarter or are graduating winter quarter,you are required to schedule an exit interview. Stop by Student Repayment, OM265, or call 676-2943 nolater than Feb. 9 to schedule an interview. Transcripts are subject to withholding if you do not appear forthe required interview. • APPOINTMENTS FOR SPRING QTR. ADVANCE REGISTRATION are being ---------- Western Front - 1989 February 3 - Section A, page 3 ---------- The Western Front February 3,1989 A3 Fund instituted to recruit minorities By Paul Mahlum staffreporter A fund has been established in hopes of increasing the number of minorities in administrativeand faculty positions. The money will be used to hire more minorities and women to senior facultypositions. The fund would also permit Western to promote faculty exchanges with black colleges,increase the number of visiting lecturers and assist minority graduate students in an effort to diversifyWestern's curriculum. The amount of the fund has yet to be determined. Western's President KennethMortimer will determine the amount. Vice President for Student Affairs Saundra Taylor said Western "has a very standard curriculum. We need to integrate the literature of minorities into our curriculum."Western has had minimal success in recruiting minorities since the late 1960s. Its success withwomen has been better. Taylor said the number of minority faculty at Western during the late 1960s wasabout the same as it is today. "The number of women faculty was lower then," she said. She said morewomen are in the teaching profession. "The problems with (women) are dual careers, being place-bound, not having mobility," she said. "If she's married, then two people have to move." The proposal wasprepared by Taylor, provost Sam Kelly and the office of affirmative action. The proposal is still underreview by the faculty senate, the chairmen and women and deans advisory council, the women'scommission, the president of the administration commission and by the Associated Students Board. Mary Robinson of the affirmative action office said there hasn't been very many openings during pastyears. "There will be quite a few retirements in the next 10 years," she said. "It will be quite anopportunity." Taylor said the University must go beyond the traditional word of mouth in recruiting. "Wenow advertise in the Chronicle for Higher Education and other professional journals and associations,"she said. "We also have to look at minority and women associations around the country." iaylor said the money would be used to send more recruiters to the Midwest, South, Southwest and East than hasbeen done in the past. "Initially, the departments may not have the money upfront to hire them," shesaid. "We may need this fund to hire them." Faculty Senate President George Mariz said "there are very few minorities out there. We are less familiar with them." Mariz said the lack of minority integration inthe nation's educational system is partially to blame for Western's recruiting difficulties. "Getting themthrough the pipeline, getting minorities into graduate school," is tougher than recruiting them, he said.Mariz said the sciences are a very hard area to hire minorities and women. Japanese and Chinese arethe chief minorities in these areas. He said the situation now is much better for women than minorities."We have a better understanding of the barriers to women in getting jobs in higher education," hesaid. Taylor said "last fall we had a black lecturer in anthropology. We could have underwritten(financed) her stay here." For the whole year there is a visiting Fullbright scholar from Africa teaching inliberal studies, Taylor said. Taylor said funding might be used to sponsor a lecture series on minorityissues. "We would like to start something similar to the College of Business' Intilco Series wherenationally known leaders in the field have come to campus and spoken on business issues." ChillContinued from page 1 Kelly said he didn't think there would be penalties for students who missedclasses because of,the weather. Vice President of Student Affairs Saundra Taylor agreed with thisThursday. She said deans and instructors would be notified not to penalize students for missingclasses because of current weather conditions. Jo Anne Sandberg, associate director of StudentHealth Services said as of Thursday the weather had caused five cases of frostbite among students.She cautioned students who .suspect any skin to damage to slowly warm the skin with bodytemperature heat, or to contact Health Services. But she emphasized prevention as the bestsolution to winter health woes. "Dress warm. The heck with style, just keep skin covered," she said.Mark Freeman, head of retail food services on campus, said the eateries have been swamped by peoplewanting to come in out of the cold. "Our coffee sales are up about 10 percent today (Thursday). Soup has . been going strong also," he said. Huxley's magazine wins $6,000 grant Jim Thomsen/The WesternFront Students plundered their closets in search of winter clothing to brave the cold weather Wednesdayand Thursday. Freeman said the campus eateries closed early on Wednesday and because of staffshortages the Deli and Ala Carte did not open Thursday. "The Red Square Cookie Cart isn't open either.That would be pushing it. Besides I don't tliink anyone would stop long enough to buy anything," hesaid. He said the eateries will be back on a normal schedule today. A GOLDEN TAN ALL WINTERLONG MFW1 LOWER TANNING £BJ£E3 $3.00 per session $12.00 for 5 sessions $20.00 for 10sessions $40.00 for 1 mo. unlimited tans Lady's Special Monday Thursday 12:00-7:00 pm Steam,Sauna, Tub $5.00 Massage, Sports Training, Nutritional Testing, Nutritional Counseling, and Weight Loss Program lt;S NORTHERN HOT TUBS D T SPECIALS | J Hot Tub Suites $13.95 reg $17.50 .•Massages per hour $25.00 reg $35.00j 1105N. State St. Bellingham . 671-4666 Mon-Thurs 11:00-12:0Q.Sun 12:00-12:0Q.Fri, Sat 12:00-2:30 am Mike Lee, director of food services, said employeeswere shifted to cover dorm dining and residents were unaffected by the retail closures. Instead dormdwellers had to adapt to environments slightly colder than usual. Dan Perry, University Residencesdirector for maintenance said residence halls are coping. They are making blankets available tostudents and so far, he added, there have been no weather induced frozen pipes or broken windows. "It's colderthan heck. We've got the heat all the way up. It's not what the students are used to but theconditions are livable,"he said. By Michelle Partridge staff reporter The Huxley College publication,The Huxley Planet, recently received a $6,000 grant for the publication of a special issue next fall. Thespecial issue of the Planet will be devoted to recreation, wildlife and wilderness resources of the upperSkagit Valley, upstream from Ross Dam. The Planet, which is written, edited and published by studentsof Huxley College, received the grant from the Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission lastmonth. "It's a very significant grant," said Michael Frome, the Planet's adviser. "It reflects great credit tothe students. It will also bring recognition to our program." The project will deal with geography,geology, recreational activities, cultural history, the history of conservation, unique wildlife and plantlife and views from the people of the upper Skagit Valley. The $6,000 grant will be combined with$6,000 the publication already receives for its quarterly publication. The money from the grant will beused for the additional copies being published, as well as for additional pages, color pages and in-depth research. "The money will help students get out and spend time in researching, photographyand writing," Frome said. "We also want to get a consulting designer to help with the layout." Theissue will be 36 to 48 pages, with the front and back cover and 12 inside pages to be in color. ThePlanet usually runs about 20 pages, with no color pictures. According to the application, thecommission was looking for proposals that met a series of requirement that balanced recreation,research and preservation of the environment. "I think Western got the grant because of the excellentreputation of the university and Huxley College," Frome said. "Also, because our proposal wastargeted to meet the objectives of the commission." "It's a marvelous opportunity for the students to getpractical experience at a high level," Frome said, "and to produce a quality publication of use forgenerating better understanding of the Skagit Basin." Frome CONSIDERING GRAD SCHOOL? TheUniversity of Washington's Grad. School of Public Affairs Seeks Leaders in Public Administration LearnAbout Public Sector Careers the U.W.'s Masters Program in Public Adminstration. 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The victory lifted Western's record to 17-4. The Vikings have already defeated bothof the teams they will face this weekend. Western set a number of records in defeating NorthwestCollege, 134-48, Nov. 26. The 86-point margin of victory was the largest ever for Western. The Vikingsalso had a school-record; of * 15 blocked shots. Northwest College is winless in 21 games this season,including 0-13 in district games. The Eagles' top player is guard Mike Marcus, who is averaging 1S.8points and 6.4 rebounds a game. The Vikings defeated Alaska Southeast 101-85 Dec. IS in Juneau,breaking open a close game in the final minutes. Before playing St. Martin's College last night, AlaskaSoutheast had a 10-8 record, 5-4 in district action. The Whales ring up big numbers on the scoreboard,averaging 107.9 points a game. Leading Alaska Southeast is all-district guard Damon Lbwery. Lowery, a lightning-quick 5-foot-10-inch senior, is leading District 1 in three categories, averaging 24.1 points, 7.2assists and 5.1 steals a game. Darnell Brinson, a 6-6 forward, is second in the district in scoring at 23points a game. Tuesday night, Western trailed 52-50 with 12 minutes left, but ran off 10 straight points to take a 60-52 lead and never trailed again. UPS had a chance to tie the game in the last 10 seconds, butmissed two three-point attempts. "All in all I was pleased with our effort," Western Coach BradJackson said. "It's always a tough job to win there." Senior J.D. Taylor led a balanced Viking attack with15 points, hitting all five of his field goal attempts and all five of his free throws. Ray Ootsey added 14points for Western and Rod Whatley and Eric Schurman had 13 and 11 points, respectively. MauriceSelvin paced the Loggers, who fell to 10-9, with 30 points. Jack Forney added 18. Free admission,prizes offered for SFU game Western's athletic office announced Thursday that Tuesday's women'sbasketball game against Simon Eraser University will be free to the public. In addition to no admission,the Western Foundation and Western's Alumni office are sponsoring contests for all residence hallsand middle schools. Two prizes of $250 each will be awarded to the residence hall and middle schoolwith the most people attending the 7:30 p.m. game in Carver Gym. Simon Fraser currently is in firstplace in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics District 1 standings and was the only district team to defeat the second-place Vikings so far this season. | Sports Shorts Sonics basketball TheSeattle SuperSonics will host its first annual College Night on Friday, Feb. 17 when the Sonics play theWashington Bullets at 7 p.m. The event is open to all students and staff from colleges and universities throughout the Western Washington area. Tickets can be purchased at $2 off the regular price of $9and $12. Students attending are encouraged to wear T-shirts or sweatshirts that promote the collegeor university of their choice. A special drawing for prizes and halftime entertainment involving collegestudents also will be included with the basketball game. Ticket applications can be picked up at CarverGym or by calling Kristin Barker or Kurt Komarnitsky at 281- 5800. Golf Anyone interested in playingvarsity golf this season should attend a meeting at noon Thursday at the pro shop of the Sudden ValleyGolf and Country Club. Qualifying for the 10-person squad will be during the week of Feb. 25 - March 4. Only students who meet eligibility standards will be allowed to play in qualifying rounds. Men's crewTen Western men's crew members participated at the University of Washington's Ergomania lastweekend. Ergomania is an annual winter indoor crew race. Rowers "race" on ergs, stationary rowingmachines, for 2,500 meters. The times and rankings were, lightweight singles, Jeff Nymen, 8:36, 6thplace; heavyweight singles Steve Walsh, 8:08, Mike Bell, 8:20, Dave Carlson, 8:23; heavyweight doubles James Haug and John Stoker, 6:39.8, 3rd place; lightweight fours Chris Anderson, Brian Bosworth,Gibran Hashiini and James McGavick, 2nd place. Hockey A hockey game scheduled to be playedtonight in Seattle between Western and the University of Washington has been canceled. Both teamswere scheduled to play Saturday as well but at press time no decision had been made whether thatgame would be played. Central tickets Tickets for the Feb. 11 men's basketball game against CentralWashington University in Ellensburg will go on sale at 8 a.m. Monday in the athletic office in Carver Gym. The cost of the tickets will be $1 for students with identification and $3 for adults. *s'-*f i m- KEGS togo Special $2 OFF GEORGE KILLIAN'S at the BEECH HOUSE PUB . . EteerTups With this coupon,expires 2/11/89 i VV* _ Available 113 E. Magno\\B733^33'\m — — — — J I I AVAILABLE 11 IDistrict 1 opponents last week, the battle against defending District 1 llil^ turn from whence they camewith a nail-biter in the District 1 chompi- ^^^m^^^^^^^M Men's basketball Northwest College (0-21 overalland 0-12 district) at Western (17-4 overall and 9-1 district), 7:30 tonight in Carver Gym. University ofAlaska Southeast (9-8 overall and 4-4 district) at Western, 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Carver Gym. Women's basketball Central Washington University (13-10 overall and 9-5 district) at Western (18-3 overall and 13-1 district), 5:15 tonight in Carver Gym. Seattle University (9-8 overall and 5-5 district) at Western, 5:15 p.m. Saturday in Carver Gym. Help. Our Cities. Our Oceans. Our Forests. Our Rivers. Our Air. OurMountains. Our Plants. Our Deserts. Our Lakes. Our Tomorrows. Give a hoot. Don't pollute. ForestService. US.D.A. 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Vernacchia, an associateprofessor of physical education, helps the men's and women's basketball teams improve theirperformance through understanding all the factors that go into athletics. "I help the players focus onstrategies they can use to make themselves more effective in their performance," Vernacchia said.Men's basketball Coach Brad Jackson said Vernacchia is helping I help the players focus on strategiesthey can use to make themselves more effective in their performance. —Ralph Vernacchia to planout a program that will help the athletes recognize elements of the game they can control. "Athletics ismade up of 90 percent mental and 10 percent physical," Jackson said. "Our ultimate goal in working with Ralph is to teach the athletes that the game is not just going out on the court and playing."Vernacchia, who was Western's men's track coach from 1973 to 1987, and Jackson designed aperformance enhancement program last year. Vernacchia meets with the men's and women's teamsregularly to help with goal setting, emotion management, group dynamics, leadership skills and timemanagement. "Performance is controllable," Vernacchia said. "Athletes gain control through both aphysical and mental approach. They can make themselves more effective by being in control of theirperformance, and not by leaving things to chance." Jackson said when the team is in the locker roombefore a game, "we don't just say 'Let's go win!' We identify the skills we need to focus on to besuccessful. "When we're in a big-game situation, with a big crowd and a lot of pressure to win, wefocus on the aspects of the game we can control," Jackson said. "We can't control the crowd or theofficials, so we focus on skills." Vernacchia goes to all the home games to see how well the athletesare performing their skills. "I give feedback to the coaches and athletes, and help bring things intoperspective," he said. Vernacchia said a real challenge for him is using his perceptual abilities toaddress topics that need to be looked at. "He sees things that a normal person wouldn't see, justthrough observation," said senior forward Rich Baxter. "He can see things that you're going through thatyou don't even know you're going through." Jackson said Vernacchia works with the team on cues. Hesaid this is a positive approach to teaching, which encourages wanted behavior. The athletes also writedown specific things they need to work on. "It helps us concentrate on the little things," said junior guard Scott Carlson. "The little things add up to help a lot in the end." Vernacchia has been serving as anadviser and consultant to the men's T11 N. Samish Way Next to Godfather's Pizza 11 am to 10 pmWeekdays 11 am to Midnight Weekends Show us your Student ID. Card and receive two free tokensPete Kendall/The Western Front Western's senior forward Rich Baxter credits Ralph Vernacchia withhelping him focus on his goals and stay in a mind frame needed to have the best possible performance.basketball team for two years. "He's helped us come together as a team, in the sense of five guysplaying together," Baxter said. "It's no secret that we have personality conflicts on the team. He's helpedus work out some of these problems." Vernacchia began working with the women's basketball team this season for the first time. "He's brought to our attention different aspects of the thinking game," saidsenior guard-forward Donna Monette. "He gives advice in areas a coach doesn't have time to." Monetteadded, "He opened up our team and made us more aware of problems." After the women's team lost big, 77-50, to Simon Fraser University on Jan. 10, Vernacchia talked with the team about what happened."He was able to open up discussion and get us talking," Monette said. "Everyone input something that they thought the team or an individual needed to work on." In their next two contests, the Vikingwomen edged Seattle Pacific University 63-60, and then trounced Alaska Pacific University 95-52.Jackson said he feels that Vernacchia provides a non-threatening outlet for the players. "He's notdetermining playing time," Jackson said. "It allows the guys to work through their problems." "He's anintegral part of the program," Jackson said. "The players respect and admire him. He helps playerstake an educational, hands-on, practical approach to the game." Women's team freshman center ChrisGarrison said, "He's really easy to talk to. You can't say anything wrong to him." Another important partof the performance enhancement program is creating a system that allows players to work throughmistakes committed during performances so that players can continue on with the game. Jacksonsaid they have a process where players make the mistake, review it, release it and get on with thegame. Baxter said Vernacchia played a major role in helping him work through some of his problems onthe court last year. "I was anxious, out of control and I couldn't focus," Baxter said. "He helped me tofocus on my goals. and to stay in a mind frame I needed to have the best possible performance."Baxter remembers one time when Vernacchia said he always tries to get close to people that arc verysuccessful. "Coach ' V said he likes to try and get some of that success to rub iff on himself," Baxtersaid. "So I have a prc-game ritual of shaking Coach 'V's hand. I hope to steal a little bit of his success."Jim Thomsen/The Western Front Ralph Vernacchia, associate professor of physical education, has beenusing his expertise in sports psychology to help Western's men's and women's basketball teams. K.2.SIMS. BURTON SNOWBOARDS Cross Country Skis Equipment Great Selection of Mountain BikesSNOWBOARD RENTALS ^mmiMm?E^7 £ 110311THST. 733-4433 Created by a physician I whoknows, j ^ . - _ I — — C —"SI iBellingham Medical Centerl | 1800 CSt. Suite E-15 j | 734-6557 LBring this ad for a student discount. ---------- Western Front - 1989 February 3 - Section A, page 6 ---------- A6 February 3,1989 The Western Front Opinion Frontline School stays open: snow must go onWalking to class is colder than heck. But that's what we had to do Wednesday and Thursday becauseWestern is a "residential campus." That means one-third of the students live on campus and 85 percentof the student population lives within walking distance. Never mind that the University of Washington andPacific Lutheran University were closed. Or that Gov. Gardner is considering calling Western Washington a state of emergency. Or that Whatcom County has been hit the hardest, closing almost all the schools, including Whatcom Community College. Or even that Jean Enersen 's kids got their little cheeksfrostnipped. Instead, realize it takes residents 15 minutes to walk from Fairhaven to Old Main. And that15 minutes in this weather is more exposure to the cold than doctors recommend. Dr. Peter Ambrose ofSt. Luke's Hospital said when the wind chill factor dips below minus 40 degrees there is a significantdanger of frostbite within minutes of exposure to the cold. When the Alaskan cold front hit BellinghamWednesday, the wind chill hovered between minus-50 and minus-70 degrees. Jan Leonardo of WhatcomEmergency Services agreed, adding that frostbite can occur on skin within one minute of exposure. Brrr. Here's a situation to contemplate: On Wednesday afternoon, Saundra Taylor, vice president of studentaffairs, told staff who lived more than five miles away they could leave before the storm got so bad theywould be stranded on campus. So they hiked five minutes or so to their cars and drove home. And by,say, 3:30, they could have been toasting comfortably before a hearty blaze at home, sipping hot butteredrum and watching "Sally Jessy Raphael." Apparently Western administrators don't think that's muchdifferent from the student who gets out of class in Old Main walks seven blocks home and thaws out theirears over the Hotpoiut stove while placing a frantic call to Jan Leonardo of Whatcom County EmergencyServices. But it's probably easy for administrators to forget about the weather as they walk through thewarm halls of Old Main on the way to their offices. Party over for Ollie Ho hum. Jury selection began this week for the trial of Oliver North, American hero. And North's band of admirers are staying away indroves. A woman and her teenaged daughters arrived at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday at the U.S. DistrictCourthouse in Washington, D.C., expecting to battle crowds to catch a glimpse of North. They were thefirst in line, and by 9 a.m. the audience had grown to 12. Wow. Two hours later, one of the girls wasfalling asleep, and another spectator was yawning. It seems the North charisma is wearing thin. Puppydog eyes may not save this hero from the law. j i. 11111111 ] 11111111M i.ij.w.1.WJWmwjJJJM'.U'.'.'.w.'.!j:!;l:|j.!-!.|-I.|-M-M-! mmiUiimMm gt;M-MM^M^^^MhiMi The Western Front David Cuillier, editor;Laura Gordon, managing editor, Jeremy Meyer, news editor, Timothy K. King, assistant news editor, Don Hunger, campus government; K.L. Hansen, special projects; Nicole Bader, Accent editor, Gail Skurla,assistant Accent editor, Mary Hanson, People editor, Jim Wilkie, sports editor, Tina Pinto, DoreeArmstrong, Alana Warner, copy editors; Jim Thomsen, photo editor, Brian Prosser, editorial cartoonist;Tony Tenorio, illustrator, Ed Treat, typesetter, R.E. Stannard Jr., adviser. The Front is the officialnewspaper of Western Washington University. Editorials reflect the majority opinion of the Fronteditorial board: the editor, managing editor and news editor. Signed commentaries and cartoons are theopinions of the authors. Guest commentaries and letters are welcome. The Front is produced bystudents. Four pages are funded by student fees. The rest is funded by advertising revenue.Advertisements in the Front do not reflect the opinion of the newspaper. The newsroom is in College Hall9, the business office is in College Hall 7, and the Front is composed in College Hall 106. Phonenumbers: 676-3162 (newsroom), 676-3160 (advertising), and 676-3247 (composing room). PublishedTuesdays and Fridays. Entered as second-class matter at Bellingham, WA 98225. USPS identification #624-820. Campus 'safety' is a cop out Security leaves us insecure When was the last time you saw aBellingham police car cruise the campus? How about a Bellingham police officer walk through campusat night? We've all heard the never-ending story: Western has campus cops. Campus cops don't haveguns. Campus cops want guns. The Board of Trustees doesn't want campus cops. Campus cops aredemoted to security officers. Bellingham Police Department is hired to patrol campus. Western isnot supposed to hire city employees to do state-run jobs. Everything goes to court. End result: Thestudents get screwed with no protection. Sure there are advantages to having security officers withvirtually no power to arrest or give citations. Just the other day I waved to one of these officers as I drovethrough the closed section of High Street doing 50 mph. What could stop a student from sitting on thehood of a campus security car and drinking a 40-ounce bottle of Animal Beer? Not campus security. Who will c ite people for illegally riding skateboards through Red Square while terrorizing a raccoon lateat night? Not campus security. Who will apprehend the slime who rapes an innocent young ladywalking to Wilson Library? Not •campus security. Don't fault campus security — it's only workingunder the guidelines of its job description. The Board of Trustees not only stripped the campus cops of their power to arrest and serve citations, but it also robbed them of several employees. You can't blameBellingham Police because they arc understaffed in serving the city of Bellingham arid vicinity, let alonethe Western campus. Time has come for the Board of Trustees to admit its wrong-doing in demotingthe campus cops to security officers. It's easy for the trustees to say the campus is protected betternow than ever before because at 5 p.m. they all get to go to a home with a white picket fence; spouse,2.4 children and dog. The majority of students stay on campus all through the week. Many are notreally sure who is protecting them from the evils that occur on campus. We students admit our mistakes every time we get a test back in class. The test for the trustees' decision has been graded, and theyfailed. They should admit their mistake and bring back the cops and some legitimate protection. Don'tprevent terminal progress Construction delays costly Dozens of citizens have been standing in the wayof progress. The Concerned Southside Citizens threatened Dec. 17 to appeal the Port ofBellingham's decision to build the southern Alaska ferry terminal here. In our legal system suchappeals can take years. Last Oct. 30, the state of Alaska accepted Bellingham's low bid for thesouthern terminus of the Alaska State Ferry. Many Fairhaven merchants were excited to have the ferryterminal in their neck of the woods because it would bring many new customers into their businesses.They formed the Fairhaven Merchants' Association to support the project. A few local residents alsowere worried that the added industry would disturb their quiet, mostly bedroom community. Their fearswere warranted. They formed the Fairhaven Neighbors' Association to protect their peace. Both ofthese associations got together within a week of the announcement of the city's plans and met withthe city council to voice their views. Since the council was desperate to start on the project and not riskhuge fines to Alaska if the terminal is not ready Oct. 1, it granted all of the Fairhaven Neighbors' requests without concession. The city promised more park land, wider roads, lower speed limits andprotection for a fragile estuary. Both Fairhaven residents and businesses were satisfied. The city was free to start an incredible construction schedule. Progress proceeded for more than a month. But then sixresidents discovered a cause and appealed the city's building permits. The Concerned SouthsideCitizens wanted to see that their neighborhood was protected. They made the same demands theFairhaven Neighbors had made a month before. In addition, they wanted an environmental impactreport. Meanwhile, taxpayers are fivf weeks closer to paying thousands oj dollars a day in fines toAlaska anc are paying for the impact report. The time to ask for concessions was in November. Sixcitizens shouldn't make the rest of us pay Let's make this the last roadblock tc progress before we allrun out ol public aid. ---------- Western Front - 1989 February 3 - Section A, page 7 ---------- The Western Front February 3,1989 A7 Letters Frosh, sophs need brain jog Editor, Too often, Iencounter underclassmen who complain of falling asleep in class. Granted, it IS difficult beingattentive in an 8 a.m. theoretical geometry class after attending an all-night dorm party. Eventually, many of these students realize they have learned nothing and drop out. It seems to me that a creativesolution is needed. One way to solve this "alertness problem" would be to create a freshman/sophomoreworkout program. All students in their first two years at Western would be required to gather at 7:30a.m. in Red Square. They would perform a daily set of push ups and jumping jacks, followed by a briskrun around the campus. Afterwards, students would enter class fully awake. To insure participation,certain policies would have to be adopted. Parking validation for underclassmen would be issued onlyto workout particpants. Meal cards could be turned off if dormies didn't show up. Besides aidingacademic alertness, the program would help students maintain health and act as a social meetingground. The frosh workout would also eliminate expensive fitness programs. Overall, Western wouldsave money. Many classrooms would no longer need to be heated because students are alreadywarm. As the drop-out rate is curbed, Western would stop losing tuition money. Thus, not only does thenumber of students (healthy students) stabilize, but the academic FREE!!! DOUBLE PRINTS . ORFREE ROLL OF FILM (With each roll processed) EVERY MONDAY Mon-Sat 10 am-6 pm BellinghamMall 734-4668 alertness of those students increases. As an added incentive, maybe we could get theChristian sing-along group to meet at 7:30 a.m. rather than 9 a.m. to provide entertainment for theexercisers. Lyle E. Harris Jr. Christians not into coercion Editor, It appears there is a small mix-up ofexactly who is trying "to drive out all minorities." While reason and rationality could be agreed to havebred our Constitution and sciences, it's a shame some people can't bring themselves to use the samecriteria when it comes to the analysis of Christianity. In response to Bill Bokamper's question, "Why arethey making such a public display?" I have the following to ask of Mr. Bokamper's explanation: Arethese Christians really pushing "to intimidate and coerce, to increase their power with the goal ofdominating Western," when Jesus' most foundational teaching was love? Do their aims seem "brutalwickedness"? In the event of controversial subjects such as the creation-evolution debate, would itbe too much to ask that both views be presented within the public school curriculum so the student canmake an independent, rational choice? Would this not be within the modus operandi of science itself?Or should we ignore the feasibility of Christianity and "brutally silence all dissent"? Could'theseChristians be singing because they truly are joyful? Or is that not a reasonable possibility? Whoknows, maybe, just maybe, they are on to something. But why look into their seeming peace and senseof direction? Heaven forbid that one should extend a bit of that rationality. David Greene Walkershows barbaric side Editor, I see that the Front has its token conservative carrying on the labelingtradition evoked by George Bush during the 1988 "kinder, gentler nation" campaign. Jeff Walker clearlypositioned himself to the political right on the capital punishment issue (the Front, Jan. 27, "Scum won'tkill again"). Too bad Mr. Walker's editorial did not present an articulate view of the conservativeposition- Labeling liberals as "pabulum-puking" and a hardened criminal as a "scum," "bastard," and"s.o.b." will get Mr. Walker to no intelligent conclusion, although his editorial would have been favorablyreceived by the cheering Ted Bundy execution groupies outside the Florida State Penitentiary inStark, Fla. Mr. Walker's editorial is just another piece of evidence for the argument that when societyundertakes capital punishment, it lowers itself to barbarism and ignorance. PaulKelley Petke's 'peace' patently violent Editor, The "popular movement" in El Salvador which Lisa Petke refers to (The Front,Jan. 20) could never win in an election. It is a movement of leftist guerrillas, the FMLN, and is supportedby the Nicaraguan Sandinistas. If they come to power, it will only be by the use of violence, the verything Petke decries in her letter. 'Petke talks'about a' brutal increase in repression—the real terrorand repression is being carried out by the FMLN. The FMLN has a policy of murdering elected mayors, 8of them in 1988, and thus, terrorizing HELP WANTED Advertising Representative for The WesternFront •Must have sales experience. Contact: Heather Lloyd College Hall Rm. 11 676-3161 others to the point that 35 mayors resigned in December alone. They are afraid for their lives and the lives of theirfamilies. How can Petke overlook the massacre of campesinos attributed to her so-called "popularmovement," as well as the bombing attacks in the capital of El Salvador or the attack on the SheratonHotel on the eve of the OAS annual conference? She repeats the same tiresome leftist propaganda thatblames the Salvadoran and U.S. governments for terror and repression. Petke demonstrates that truth isnot one of the resources of the Peace Resource Center. Annetta Small midst of squalor is a sin against humanity. But though the popular media has developed an American culture that thrives on ignoringsuch brutal juxtapositions. We have to ignore these contradictions, or capitalism, the dizzy consumereconomy and the audacious lifestyle it provides us, begin to break down. Hines constructed a moving commentary whose rhetoric could be argued politically, but whose facts offer a pathos that isundeniable. The Front and its readers are lucky to have reporters like Hines around to give us the uglyfacts and set us thinking about these things. They 're a rare breed. And I read them whenever I can.Mark Connolly Hines' sight Feminists not enlightening conservatives Editor, Here's thanks to Mark Hines for his commentary (the Front, Jan. 27, "Capital mayhem returns"). There's no better way to startBush's term than to get on his case for the gross hypocrisy of the inauguration: millions of our taxdollars spent in celebration for the wealthy, while D.C. is laden with homeless people. Kinder, gentlerAmerica, indeed. It's good to know there are student journalists with an eye out for more than acareer, i.e., actually looking around, making independent observations, researching facts and trying tokeep the campus community informed from a perspective divergent from the mainstream press. Hinesshows clarity, insight and guts in bucking popular opinion to simply point out the obvious, which,ironically, is tough to come by as the swells of mass media blather continue to wash over us andshape the controlling views of current events. In our hearts we know the obvious about theinauguration: that such wasteful flaunting of wealth in the Editor, I think the proponents of theanti-porninitiative (1-C) want to use sex to fight sexism, and that a noxious byproduct of their efforts will be thenotion that the fundamentalist right wing has something in common with women's rights. This is how thefeminist movement has allowed itself to be co-opted by the right wing. Feminism is a working classmovement, not a Moral Majority movement. Nobody is for big business and women's rights, too. There-are no conservative feminists. And if the Moral Majority had its way, a woman's place in society wouldbe on her back. Joe Randall Letters should focus on issues that are in the news'or are of generalinterest Letters 250 words or shorter will get preference. Letters must be signed. An address andtelephone number at which you can be reached must be included. Post-Holiday Clearance!upto60%select|d Little Panda Dourique items Natural Fiber Clothing Scarves, Earrings, Accessories 208 W. Magnolia St Downtown Bellingham Phone 671-2929 Hours: Mon-Fri 10-6 Sat 11-5 VISA •MASTERCARD • AMERICAN EXPRESS • LAYAWAYS ADVERTISING PAYS IN THE WESTERNFRONT CLASSIFIEDS CALL 676-3160 CLASSIFIED UNWANTED ITEMS+WESTERN FRONTCLASSIFIEDS=QUICK CASH CALL 676-3160 FOR RENT Looking for a nice place to live? Tired of theslums? Rooms for rent, util. inch $1907mo. Includes use of laundry room, cable t.v., local phone,electricity. Non-smokers only, grad. students pref'd. Close to campus, newer houses, great landlord. ---------- Western Front - 1989 February 3 - Section A, page 8 ---------- •-*§» A8 February 3,1989 The Western Front 'Big Blue' aids students By Jill Nelson staff reporterThe money collected through the Associated Students' "Big Blue Bonus Book" coupon books will be puttoward a scholarship fund, AS Secretary- Treasurer Kent Thoelke said. Last spring, the AS created theBonus Book to raise money for student scholarships. It could generate enough money to provide fulltuition-scholarship for 20 students per quarter. The criteria for the scholarships will be decided by thescholarship board and then submitted for approval to the AS, he said. Thoelke said he doesn't want torelinquish the amount of money the coupon book has generated because of the competition between theSurvival Kit. Although he said by next fall he hopes it to be making S 10,000 per quarter. BrianProsser, the book's graphic artist and former sales representative, said over the past two quarters thebook has generated a significant amount to put toward the scholarship fund. "From this quarter and lastquarter, we've generated approximately $20,000 so far," he said. "The Associated Student Board fullysupports the Bonus Book," Thoelke said. 'Tall of '88 was the first time we published the books, and itwas very successful." Thoelke said 8,000 were published and distributed fall quarter; winter quarter 9,500 were published, and close to 11,000 will be published this spring. Based on an informal phone survey of students conducted by the AS, more students prefer the AS coupon book over the privately published Student Survival Kit published by PM publications of Redmond, Thoelke said. However, the StudentSurvival Kit's cover states it is the preferred coupon book at Western, based on an informal survev. Bothbooks have been competing fiercely for advertisers this year. ! Won' Than -lust A Survival Ml. AS couponbook will fund scholarships. Resident deposits to go up $30 in fall Residence hall damage depositswill increase from $90 to $120 next fall, the Housing and Dining Committee decided last week. Peoplewho haven't paid their housing deposit for next year will have to put down $120. Those who expect tocarry their existing deposit of $90 will have to add $30 to their deposit, said Linda Vclenchenko,Western assignments and agreements manager. "Ninety dollars docs not cover major damages,"Vclenchenko said. Kay Rich, director of university residences, asked the housing and diningcommittee to consider the increase. In May, students have the option of renewing their housing contract for the next year, but many sign up and leave their deposit. Some then pull out of the contract, leavingthe university with empty dorm rooms. More than 90 dorm room beds arc empty this year. "We aretrying to encourage people to be sure they will live with us before they sign up," Vclenchenko said. "This will hopefully open up (housing) spots sooner." Breaking a contract prior to July 1 will decrease thedeposit to $90; before Aug. 1, $60, and before Aug. 15, $30. After this time, no money will be givenback. King Jr.'s son to speak here for 'Black History' aon group for student* on "Racism and By D.L.Obsharsky staff reporter Western students may be predominately white, but that doesn't mean othercultures are left out. February is Black History Month at Western, and Martin Luther King Jr. Ill will bethe featured speaker at the Fourth Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Dinner on Feb. 11. Thetheme of this year's program is "Keeping the Dream Alive." Seattle's "Total Experience GospelChoir" will perform. "It's important for students to get involved, especially at Western because the campus is predominately white. There is an undcr-rcprc-sentation of minorities," said Vivian Barnes, intern atMulticultural Services Center. The reception begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Viking Union lounge, and dinnerwill start at 6 p.m. Admission for the dinner and the program is $20. The program begins at 8 p.m. in thePerforming Arts Center. Admission is $5. All proceeds from these events will be used to continue theMartin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Fund through the Western Foundation. "Western is not immune toracism or discrimination. There is not a lot of reaching out or wanting to know about black culture,"said Pamila Gant, president of the Black Student Network. "People say they want to know (about blackculture). What they say and what they do are two different things.". "Why is it that more minoritystudents go to Central—which is in Ellensburg, a cow town — as opposed to coming to Western?" she said, adding that Western is closer and located between two big metropolitan areas (Seattle andVancouver). "If you go to school here for the entire four years and your first job is big metropolitan city,like New York City, you are not ready," Gant said. Students will not be ready culturally because of the lack of cultural diversity at Western, she said. Part of learning is in the classroom, but the other part is the social skills and the social setting, she said. "My parents don't think I'm getting an adequateeducation (at Western) only because there isn't that cultural variety up here," Barnes said. "You can't goto a college just for the academic department. You have to go also for the social life because it's half ofyour education." "Recruiting is one thing; retention is another," said Gant. She said the problemsthat minority students encounter extend beyond the campus. "There is no black church in Bcllingham.You need to have a black community before you can have a black church," Gant said. For minoritystudents it's difficult because of the isolation, said Tina Dolph, a Western senior broadcast major.Minority students need to be informed about the kind of socialization process they're getting into atWestern, Dolph said. Skagit C.C. graduate wins Ross scholarship Egbers Myron Egbers has beenattending Western for only two quarters and is already the First recipient of the G. Robert RossMemorial Scholarship. The scholarship, proposed by Gov. Booth Gardner in 1988 in honor of thelate Western President G. Robert Ross, recognizes those students who have transferred to Westernfrom a community college. Ross strengthened bonds between Western and community colleges bymaking it easier for community college students to transfer to Western and complete theirbaccalaureate $2 off j Hair Services i mid panels j 1206 Cornwall | Walk-ins Welcome | programs. The purpose of this scholarship is to encourage outstanding college associate of arts and sciencegraduates to continue full-time study at Western. Egbers was awarded a scholarship in the amount of in-state tuition for the academic school year. He received his Associate Arts and Science degree atSkagit Valley Community College in Mount Vernon. Egbers had to meet several requirements setby the scholarship committee other than attending a community college, including involving himself incommunity affairs, as well as being an outstanding student. Egbers was not notified that he had received the award until late August, 1988. Copies 2V2 • voi/_" „ lt;\v\ \A/rm T U IQ An EA.(8V2"x11")WITHTHISAD ALSO AVAILABLE FAX SERVICE TYPING SERVICE (TERMPAPERS/RESUMES) FREE PARKING 209 EAST HOLLY ST. 676-4440 2V2 BLOCKS WEST OFKINKOS 1st visit FREE! 10 Visits $25 1206 Cornwall 734-6462 By Appointment "Come tan with us" Stand up or bed available 1 Mo. Unlimited $35 6 Mo. 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Anorexia nervosa is a disorder that involves an obsession with weight loss. It is alife-threatening mental illness that involves obsessive thoughts of becoming "thinner," even when severely emaciated. Sue, a Western student, revealed her personal experience with anorexia and bulimia."My bulimia has served many purposes for me. Sometimes my emotions felt intense enough to devour me,, and bulimia took the raw edge off the intensity, so I could focus and express my thoughts,feelings, memories or fears," Sue said. "Bulimia used to be my best friend and comforted me when Iwas most vulnerable or needy," she said. "Food was a distraction that I thought I could control wheneverything else around me felt overwhelming or out of control. Food also was an addiction, habit anddisease. "Vomiting was a way to express anger and regain composure. My-body -used tbfjemyejfiStiooal -Battleground.) Being overweight was a way to insulate my self from being hurt. Starvingwas an attempt to be invisible and have less of me so I wouldn't be in the way. Vomiting was also a way I felt separate and unique from my family," Sue said. She said she has struggled with both anorexia andbulimia, and that it all started five years ago when she experimented with diet pills at age 16. Sue saidshe proceeded to starve herself and gorge on large amounts of food. She found she could eat, then vomit it back up. At 5'4" she weighed only 80 pounds. This weight lasted for about 2 1/2 years. Her disorder is referred to as "low-weight bulimic." Bulimia used to be my best friend and comforted me when I wasmost vulnerable or needy. — Sue "Bulimics can be any size, shape or age," she said. "I got up tobinging five times a day. Donuts were my biggest binge food, along with all sorts of junk food such aspizza and a variety of sweets. She said she now understands that people aren't going to judge her byhow much she .weighs. %- -•; "I realize now -that it 'doesn't" matter what weight I am." • Obsessed with slimness-physical "I don't weigh myself anymore. I've learned to fill my life up with other thingssuch as friends and activities." She was brought up in a chaotic family situation. She was a victim ofincest, her father was an alcoholic and there was violence in the household. As with many anorexicsand bulimics, she comes from a family ' that strives for perfectionism. Her family especially showed it on the outside. "Bulimia and anorexia are family diseases," she said. She said the three types offamilies that people with eating disorders come from are overprotective, chaotic and perfectionists.By revealing her story, she hopes she can help others with the same problem. "It is important to talkabout what is going on instead of keeping it in," Sue said. "Remember you're not alone. You can healand recover. Support groups can help," she stressed. "What you're doing is very common. Your needsand feelings are important. There is hope." She said she often asks herself questions like, "what can Ido that is nice for my self? It's important to be able to realize that it's OK to make slips." Eatingdisorders among women, most commonly anorexia nervosa and bulimia, are a widespread problem on and off college campuses. Dana Jack, a professor at Fairhaven College, is currently teaching a courseon depression and eating disorders in women. She says 95 percent of anorexia and bulimia victims are women. Another Western student, Pam, has struggled with a similar eating disorder. She first becameanorexic before she got caught up with bulimia. At 5'1" she weighed only 90 pounds. For more than ayear she lived on two packages of instant breakfast a day. Pam said a holiday binge on sweets latertriggered her to go the other route. She said she found herself constantly binging on outrageous amounts of food. In order to keep her weight down, she threw it back up. "If I couldn't sleep I would go to thegrocery store in the middle of the night for food," Pam said. "I would binge, then purge. I would be soexhausted that I would fall asleep after a few minutes." She said she was an active bulimic for sixyears, without her husband knowing. After getting pregnant with her first child she put on 80 pounds.Pam said she was still binging, but not vomiting because of the health of her baby and sickness frombeing pregnant. She said by the time her child was two months old she was back to her binging andpurging rituals. Many people with eating disorders manage to keep their problem a secret. She saidshe was able to hide her bulimia from her husband for 13 years. Pam said she is in the recoveryprocess now and has succeeded in controlling her bulimiafor4months. Her personal therapy systemincludes writing her feelings in a journal. If I couldn't sleep I would go to the grocery store in the middleof the night for food. I would binge, then purge. I would be so exhausted that I would fall asleep after afew minutes. — Pam — Illustration by Tony Tenorio Both Pam and Sue agreed about the dangers ofbulimia to the body. They said some of the harmful things that can occur are swollen salivary glandsfrom repeated purging, harm to the enamel on teeth which acids from the stomach destroy, potassiumdeficiency and electrolyte imbalances. "Electrolyte imbalances can lead to potentially harmful sideeffects to a person's heart," Sue said. Pam said syrup of Ipecac, which is used in case of poisoning, iscommonly used by bulimics to induce vomiting. A poison in itself, Ipecac eventually builds up in theheart after repeated use. Support groups are available in the Bellingham area for help with eatingdisorders, Sue said. Bulimics Anonymous for women meets from 12 to 1:30 p.m. on Sundays at Choices Northwest, 2300 James St., Suite 2- C. For more information, call 676- 9615 or 734-2024. St. Luke'sGeneral Hospital has a group for men and women with eating disorders. Pam said they also welcomeparents of children with eating disorders. The group meets from 7 to 8:30p.m. on the second and fourthMondays of each month. For more information, call St. Luke's. Amusing 'Hot Topper' dribbles, squirts By Nicole Bader and Gail Skuria Accent editors Hold on to your waffles and corn cobs, folks. You "butter" get ready for yet another questionable product that's out on the shelf waiting for consumers to devour. Hey, it's a "Presto Microwave Hot Topper that sprays, streams or brushes hot toppings for asensational taste treat! This amazing appliance makes it easy to add hot toppings to your favoritefoods." Gee...this neat-o appliance only costs $20.99 and helps you squirt butter on top of everythingincluding pancakes and corn-on-the- cob with "perfect, even coverage." Gosh, this is such a deal. Can you imagine using your very own electric butter squirter with the "special accessory tips for sprayingand streaming?" Our question is...(can you guess?) What's the use? Well, sure, it'd be amusing tochase your cats around the house •lilillll Blliili and spray them with Cheez Whiz. Or to hang out atBlack Angus and squirt Nair on bimbos with Big Hair. And the thought of having evenly-spread butter onyourcorn-on- the-cob for the Fourth of July can make just about anyone's mouth water. The possibilitiesfor Hot Topper are endless. Just imagine the variety of liquids to spray: Crisco, molasses, suntan lotion, baby oil, mace- Twenty bucks, however, is a little steep for a product that serves exactly the samepurpose as an ordinary kitchen knife. But wait—during a late night rendevous in the kitchen, using anelectric butter squirter could be exciting and relieving. * It's such a drag to pull a stick of hard butter outof the fridge and attempt to spread it evenly on crisp toast. Hold on a second! Shut the refrigerator doorand pull your butter squirter out of the china cabinet for a smooth ride with Parkay. Even better, forbreakfast the next morning, you can neatly spray butter on your waffles and keep the knives clean.Golly, now that we think about it, how did we ever do without one of these things before? Let's save upall our allowance, buy less hair spray and purposely purchase a Hot Topper to use for hours of spreading it evenly. ---------- Western Front - 1989 February 3 - Section B, page 3 ---------- The Western Front February 3,1989 B3 PERFORMING ARTS CENTER University Choir and ChamberChoirs Choral Concert 8 p.m. Feb. 9 PAC concert hall MAMA SUNDAYS Laurie Lewis and the GrantStreet Band 8 p.m. tonight Viking Union Coffeeshop VIKING UNION GALLERY "Three Artists in Blackand White" Dorita Gray, Nancy Weymouth Halbrook and Virginia Paquette 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday -Friday Viking Union Addition 6th Floor CHRYSALIS GALLERY "Mythical Beings" student exhibition 6-9p.m. Monday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday Omni Room, Fine Arts Building Rm. 213 WESTERNGALLERY "Progressive Images" by Milton Avery 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday - Friday 12-4 p.m. SaturdayFine Arts Building Snow cancels trip for theater students By Sue LaPalm staff reporter Hard work anddetermination aren't enough for two theater students to display their talents at the regional finals of the Irene Ryan Acting Competition at the University of Alaska-Anchorage. Obviously "Mother Nature"plays a large role as well. Shauna Yates and Jason Shauna Yates Tromsness earned the right toperform at the regional competition, but their flight was canceled and the trip was called offWednesday because of harsh weather. They both performed at the semifinals held in Portland, and ofthe more than 60 participants at the semifinals, Yates and Tromsness became two of eight selected togo on to regionals in Alaska. However, the three months of preparation since the semifinals isn't goingto pay off. "I'm disappointed," Yates said. "But it's nobody's fault; it's just the weather's (fault). There's no use risking one's life for something," she said, referring to an unsafe plane trip. Apparently thecompetition is going on as scheduled, so Yates and Tromsness entirely miss out. Tromsness said thisis the first year in about six that Western won't be represented at the competition and the opportunity for them to go to nationals is shot. Yates said, "Jason and I are the only two from Washington state thatwere going." Besides missing out on a shot at Interior design combines artistic, practical skills ByChristine Clark staff reporter At the top of Old Main about 85 students are learning to do more thanjustpickout fabric. They learn building codes, fire codes, plumbing and electrical systems for housesand commercial buildings. They are interior design majors. The work they do is artistic. Projects for aclass involve making scale models of rooms or a chair they have designed themselves. Senior BarbWyffels said many people have the wrong impression of interior design students. "People think we sit up there and pick out fabric for ten minutes and we're done. They say 'What do you do up there, makepillows?,' but they don't realize we spend weeks on one project and fabric is one small part of it."Students do much more than design furniture. Wyffels said an interior designer is responsible foreverything that goes into a building. "We can be sued if the building does not meet fire codes or theelectrical system is not right," Wyffels said. The projects students work on are extremely timeconsuming. An assignment to remodel an entire house can take up to six weeks. The bathroom alone can take a student 24 hours to complete. For some, choosing an interior design major came after theyhad already done other things. Wyffels chose interior design after majoring in art history. "I wanted to be able to do something else, so I looked through the catalog and found interior design," she said.Potential interior design majors should realize the major does not come cheap. It requires a lot ofsupplies and materials. "Be prepared to spend a lot of money," Wyffels said. Senior Mike Middendorfwas a business major before he switched to interior design. He is one of two men in the entire program."I was really uncomfortable at first, but the department is small enough that I knew everyone after awhile," Middendorf said. Jennifer Walker, a junior, knew when she was young she wanted to be aninterior designer. "I have an aunt who has her own design business, so that was a big influence on me,"Walker said. Walker said she wants to own an interior business, and her aunt could give her design tips. Recently, some students from the department designed Christmas ornaments for a competition atThe Overlake Hospital in Bellevue. Professional designs were also entered. Western's ornaments were chosen to decorate the hospital's tree and raised $55 for the hospital. Interior design faculty memberPatricia Mitchell said students must have a 2.7 GPA and submit a portfolio of previous work to beadmitted into the department. Some of the concentrations include furniture design, perspective draftingand building systems. Mitchell said most students also take business and art history classes. Theinterior design department is going through some curriculum changes to create a more organizedsituation for the students. "It's really been a scramble for me because the classes change and I don'tknow what I'm taking the next quarter," Walker said. Middendorf said, "The department is improvingand next fall the program will be more organized." nationals, Tromsness said the weather messes up his chance to arrange auditions with other schools. "I would like to have gone, but the university isresponsible (for their safety) so they canceled our plans," he said. Douglas Vanderyacht, chairman ofthe theatre/dance department, said he is very sorry Yates and Tromsness won't be able to attend, but hesaid the risk of flying in. hazardous weather isn't worth it. Yates said she is "not totally torn apart" about the decision not to go beause she has no ontrol over the situation. She said the weather conditions areout of her power and everything happens for a reason. Yates, a fifth-year senior, has been acting sinceshe was 16. She is now 28. A secondary education history major and a theater psychology minor,Yates is working toward her teaching certificate by doing student teaching at the Martin School Center, a psychiatric treatment school for children. The planned performances were no more than five minuteslong. Participants must perform one monologue and another scene with a partner. Yates currentlyhas the title role in "Lysistrata," a Greek comedy in a Western-style setting. It will be performed thefirst weekend in March. Jason Tromsness "I majored in theater at first, but I didn't think I could makevery much money at it, so I went into teaching instead," Yates said. Yates is also the lead singer in alocal rock band called Chrysler, which performs two or three weekends a month in various clubs in thearea. Chrysler has played at Buck's and will be playing at Nendels' for the Port of Bellingham, as well as many others. "My first love was music and I've loved it ever since I was a junior in high school when Idid my first musical," she said. She added that she enjoys theater and wants to go wherever it will takeher. "I want to be as good an actress as I can be, but I don't think I have enough guts to make a careerout of it. But if it happens, that's great. I just want to build a respectable career, but I have a long way togo," Yates said. Tromsness, also a fifth-year senior, has been interested in acting since high schoolwhen he began to take part in plays. Tromsness hopes to obtain his master's degree from the HillburyRepertory Theatre in Detroit, Mich. After that he'd like lo work professionally before becoming ateacher. He said, "I want to have enough experience to relate back to students in college as a teacher.''. By Christina Rustvold Hli|SilillBii^||iSliBill fidentand serene. The crowd gazes ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^majoring in voice performance and preparing for her senior recital slated Kari ZimmermanIHBII^HBIi^H^BiBiiB! ii^BBIiilBii^BlBliiil lilHpBiBliltBiiWIiiHS ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Ul|||i|p^|^^^||i|^^i|liffi|BiBBiiH(iiilHiiiHiI §|?|rt|o^ |6|^h^^^ |i$ngM^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ---------- Western Front - 1989 February 3 - Section B, page 4 ---------- «r B4 February 3,1989 The Western Front M lt;*ffa/f£ llii^iiiiliilliiliiiiii I H f f l i l i B l l l S B l l B IlSi||lM8|j|p||iBiHi|pip| ;|||J||;|||||WS|||j^l|^|| i | i i | i ^ ! | i l l l l ^ i | | H l || IliliiiiBliiillllllll^ liiiliiiiWiliBiBiiil us Films A.S. PRODUCTIONS Traveling North: 9 p.m. Feb. 5, Performing Arts Center $2. FAIRHAVEN FILMSERIES Diva: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3, Fairhaven College Auditorium $2. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CLUBFOREIGN FILM SERIES The Hunt: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7, Wilson Library Presentation Room $2. OTHERCAMPUS FILMS Peace Corps film—Let It Begin Here: 7 p.m. Feb. 9, Bond Hall 106. Free.@ SSSS8SS8SS8SSSSS8SSSS8SSSSSSS8S838SSSS8SSS@Si Facts and Stats Estimatednumber of cockroaches in the Pentagon: 2 million. Percentage of Americans who cannot name acountry "near the Pacific Ocean": 42. Source: Harper's Index, J988. BEST OF SEATTLE COMES TOSKAGIT Performers - - •MICHAEL POWERS •CHRIS ALPINE •DANNY O'KEEFE •DANNYDEARDORFF Friday, February 10,1989 7:30pm to 10:30pm Skagit Valley College Pavilion - MountVernon, WA Tickets are $7.00 General and $5.00 Student, Senior TICKET OUTLETS Skagit ValleyCollege Information Desk / Mt. Vernon Skagit Valley CollegeRegistration Office / Oak Harbor Skagit BayBooks / La Conner Big Lake Grocery Oliver Hammer / Sedro Woolley Scott's Bookstore / Mt. VernonCharge by phone with Visa or Mastercard: 428-1147 Rockin' Dopsies to twist in the VU until it's 'blue' By Richard Mielke staff reporter Rockin* Dopsie and the Cajun Twisters are bringing the spicy, authentic sounds of Zydeco to the Viking Union Lounge tonight. Originating in Louisiana, Zydeco is a"combination of soul and blues music with an accordion background," said Greg Vandy, Western'sAssociated Student's Special Event Coordinator. "It's so fast you could call it footstompin'." In fact,Zydeco is so unique and lively Paul Simon chose Rockin' Dopsie and the Twisters to play backup on his song,"That was Your Mother," featured on the Grammy award-winning "Graceland" album. ButZydeco is not so different that it appeals to only a small majority on the campus. "Rockin' Dopsie andthe Twisters is for anyone who likes to pick up their feet," Vandy said. The "Prince of Zydeco'" wascrowned "King of Zydeco" recently by the mayor of Louisiana. The former King, Clifton Chenier, passed away leaving the throne to Dopsie (pronounced: Doop-see). Alton Jay Rubin, a.k.a. Rockin' Dopsie,was born in Carencro, La. He started playing Zydeco at 14 when his dad bought him a double-noteaccordion. When the French-speak ' ing musician moved to Lafayette, La., at age 19, he startedmaking a name for himself. "Western will be getting a homegrown musician who's playing a localmusic from Louisiana," Vandy said. The King of Zydeco's court consists of Paul "Buck" Senegal onguitar, John Hart on saxophone and Dopsie's two sons, Alton Jr. on drums and David "Dopsie Jr.," oftencalled the "Jimi Hendrix of the frattoir," on vocals and scrub board. Playing at nightclubs and laterworking construction to support his family for 15 years didn't set well with the King of Zydeco. Dopsiedecided to quit construction and concentrate on the unstable career of amusician. Now it's paying off.Not only is he making his way through the United States, but he is also a craze in Europe. The first time he played internationally he attracted crowds of 16,000 to 18,000 people each night. Now he and theTwisters travel to Europe at least twice a year. Dopsie is giving performances in San Fransisco, Seattleand Belling-ham before the band returns to Louisiana to complete the Mardi Gras CelebrationTuesday. "We want people to dress up in their wildest Mardi Gras costume and bring lots of confetti,"Vandy said. "There will also be a beer garden for those over 21." Showtime is at 9 p.m. andadvanced tickets are available for $6 at the V.U. Information desk, Cellophane Square, LandingTapes and Records and the Video Depot. Tickets are also available at the door for $7. Midler,Hershey find friendship, frustration in Disney's 'Beaches By Star Rush staff reporter The collaboration ofBette Midler and Touchstone Pictures, a.k.a. Disney, has proven itself to be one of the most successfulmovie-industry partnerships of the decade. The team, which brought to the screen such hits as"Ruthless People," "Outrageous Fortune" and "Big Business," shows continued chemistry with itslatest venture, "Beaches." A humorous, warm-hearted and sensitive movie about rewards and setbacks,laughter and tears, and love and jealousy, "Beaches" is the story of two women who share a 30-yearfriendship. Midler best summarizes the movie's theme in her rendition of "Glory of Love": "You've got tolaugh a little, cry a little ... that's the story of love." Midler plays CeeCee Bloom, a vivacious, ambitiousand often times self-centered Brooklyn singer who wants to make it big. Barbara Hershey is HillaryWhitney, an attractive, shy, cautious and somewhat insecure West Coast socialite lawyer. From achance meeting beneath an Atlantic City boardwalk as 11- year-olds, the women created a friendshipof love that is full of laughter and tears. The friendship grows from bi-coastal penpals to despisedenemies to soul mates. Through failed marriages, career anxiety and health crises, Hill and CeeCeefind the only dependable, reliable asset they have is each other. After a fight in a New Yorkdepartment store, in which both women accuse the other of jealousy, Hill cuts off all contact withCeeCee. CeeCee, lamenting over the loss, asks her husband, "What'll Ido without a best friend?" Hereplies that she still has him, to which she answers, "It's not the same." Both Hershey and Midler shine in their creation of believable three-dimensional characters that are entertaining and with which theaudience may find empathy, but it is Midler whose light casts the larger shadow. She is in peakcomedic form, proving again her worth as Hollywood's premier comedic actress. The Divine Miss M'sfans will not be disappointed though they may be pleasantly surprised with CeeCee Bloom. There is adegree of depth in this character that may have been lacking in Midler's earlier roles, and this may be areflection of the movie's intent. It's not out of place to call "Beaches" a large-screen—to borrow atelevision term—dramady. Director Gary Marshall, of "Laverne and Shirley" fame, has made a funny,fast-paced and touching movie that explores the phenomena of female friendship, with its accompanyingcontradictions, assertions and expectations without lapsing into cliche or sentimentality. Yes, themovie is an emotional roller-coaster ride, but all the laughter and tears are well earned by both director and actresses. "Beaches" earned my emotions. I didn't feel as though they were robbed from me.Midler not only starred in the movie, but she is featured on the soundtrack, has a songwriting credit andis also listed as co-producer. It looks as though Disney found itself a gold mine in Bette Midler."Beaches" is her fifth movie for the studio, and she's given them a hit. 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