1997_0603 ---------- Western Front - 1997 June 3 - Page 1 ---------- WHALE WATCHING: Shamu, "Free Winy/' and you FEATURES, 11 SNOWBOARDING: Shred theslopes all summer long SPORTS, 13 Tuesday, June 3,1997 Volume 100 Issue 17 WESTERN FRONT Western Washington University Bellingham, Washington Bike policy in stalemate By Jennifer HayesThe Western Front After more than an hour of debate, the Bicycle Policy Implementation Task Force,made up of students, faculty and staff, was deadlocked on the fate of Western's current bicycle dismount policy. Three members of the task force voted to remove the current policy and replace it with acampus-wide bicycle ban and three members voted to continue the probation of the current policy untilthe end of December 1997. One member, acting parking and transportation manasger Carl Root,abstained from voting. George Pierce, vice president of Business and Financial Affairs' arid co-chair ofthe task force, said previously he would determine Western's bicycle policy based on the task force'srecommendations. However, because of the stalemate, Pierce said he would decide the outcome ofthe campus' bicycle dismount policy. Pierce, a non-voting member on the task force, has authoritythrough the Washington Administrative Code to make all decisions about bicycle dismount policies atthe university. After he talked to the President's Council, an advisory body made up of vice presidentsand senior level members at Western., and members of the old Bicycle Task Force, Pierce said he would make a decision about the policy by next week. Pierce said at this point, he hasn't made up his mindabout either policy. "I'm walking right down the middle of the road on this one," Pierce said. The currentpolicy, under probation since January 1, mandates that students must dismount their bikes 15 minutesbefore the hour and 15 minutes after the hour between the red brick areas, from 7:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.Monday through Friday. A complete bicycle ban would restrict bike riding in the red brick areas from7:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. on class days. " " ":'" •' Any new bicycle policy would take affect thebeginning of summer quarter, Pierce said. Some task force members supported and others opposedcontinuing the current policy because the number of students who dismounted their bicyclesduring spring quarter dropped from winter quarter. The group also disagreed on the effectiveness of thetask force's bicycle code education campaign. Greg Kuhn, Associated Students representative to theHealth and Safety See Bike, page 3 Washington Student Lobby finishes year of lobbying By BrianKingsberry The Western Front The 1997 legislative session has finally come to a close and severalchanges have helped depict a reasonably positive outlook for Western students in the future. Tuitionincreases remained reasonably low for most classes of students (4 percent), financial aidappropriations increased by nearly $30 million within the next biennium, access to higher education wasexpanded by nearly 7,000 enrollments, pre-paid tuition is now a reality and several punitive measuresdesigned to punish students with excess credits were defeated. While several proposals students havesupported may not have passed (students on governing boards, for one), overall this was anothersuccessful legislative session for students. Of the several bills that passed at the 55th Legislature,Senate bill 5927, House bill 1372 and House bill 2259 are several that will have the most impact onWestern's student body in the future. Senate bill 5927 is a bill that has had many incarnations during thecourse of the legislative session., and WSL did their best to make this bill as student friendly aspossible. The final version of the bill included an across the board 4 percent tuition increase forresident undergraduates, but also removed provisions that would have penalized students fortaking excess credits and implemented a $375,000 scholarship program for needy and deservingstudents. "I think that with inflation like it is, a 4 percent tuition increase is a reasonable amount," juniorGary Tolle-fson said. "Of course, you'd like to pay less, but there has to be some kind of compromisewe can all agree upon." House bill 1372 is a pre-paid tuition bill that will pass into law this year. This billwill allow parents and prospective students the ability to buy "tuition units" from the state, locking intoday's tuition prices for tomorrow's tuitions. WSL has supported this bill in the past and considers it amajor victory for anyone working to increase access and affordability in our state's higher educationsystem. The budget bill (House bill 2259) has included $350,000 in seed money to get this programgoing. "I think having the opportunity for prepaid tuition will be beneficial to students who work in orderto pay their way through college," junior Kathy Jansen said. "This program gives students theopportunity to take advantage of the tuition units that they've purchased when they finally entercollege." The operating budget, as passed by the legislature on April 27, included several changes. Oneof these changes is a State Need Grants increase to fund families with incomes at 45 percent of thestate median income and a funding increase of 24 million for the biennium. Also added is a work study increase instrumental in serving approximately 3,000 new students. Another important issue included inthe operating budget is a 3 percent faculty salary increase for each year of the next biennium. Thisincrease will allow each campus to have a pool of money available to retain and recruit top faculty. Inaddition, tuition revenue may be used for optional faculty salary increases. "I think giving teachers apay increase is a good thing," junior Joel Chatterson said. "Paying teachers more money helpsmaintain the quality of teachers here at Western. Good teachers are important because they inspirestudents to become doctors and See WSL, page 8 ---------- Western Front - 1997 June 3 - Page 2 ---------- THE WESTERN FRONT • 2 J\EwVS June 3. 1997 Campus Police May 30,11:40 p.m.: A PierceCounty stop sign was recovered in the Higginson Hall area. The sign was immediately taken away fromthe location. May 31,6 p.m.: A student suffered head and ankle injuries hear the Ridgeway Commons.After he was discovered, he was transported by ambulance to St. Joseph Hospital's emergency room.Bellingham Police May 31,9:44 a.m.: A man reported someone cut the right brake line of his truck. Hestated his friend reported scaring a male suspect off but had no description. June 1,10:11 p.m.: Policeresponded to a domestic dispute in the 1300 block of Roland Street. A husband and wife were contactedabout the dispute. They said their two children were out of control. The parents were advised ofappropriate resources. No further action was taken. June 1,10:40 p.m.: Police responded to a report of aloud party in the 200 block of North Samish Way. The renter was contacted and said the guests wereleaving. The renter was told further violations would result in an arrest. June 1,11:13 p.m.: Policeresponded to an alarm in the 2700 block of Bill McDonald Parkway. The officers contacted twoskateboarders in front of a school. The skateboarders denied possibly having tripped the alarm. K-9searched the inside of the school and everything appeared secure. June 1,11:19 p.m.: Police respondedto a 911 hang up call in the 2300 block of Humboldt Street. The officers spoke to a female who said shehad gotten into a argument with her boyfriend. The argument concerned lack of financial contribution byher boyfriend to the house. A friend of the woman was also arguing with the boyfriend. The woman andher boyfriend agreed things would be fine if the friend went home. The friend left, and the argument wasover. June 2,4:20 a.m.: Police responded to a report of a possible assault in the 200 block of NorthSamish Way. The officers contacted a man who changed his story when they arrived. The man wasintoxicated and wanted officers to look for his girlfriend. The man had no other concerns for his girlfriendother than being in a different motel room with two other males. The officers discussed the situation withthe man and explained different reasons, which would warrant a search for his other half. Cops Boxcompiled by Ted Brightman Publication's Title: Statement of Frequency: Authorized Organization'sname and address: The Western Front Published 2 x Weekly The Western Front Western WashingtonUniversity College Hall 110 Bellingham, WA 98225-9100 Wilson lists special hours Wilson Library willextend its hours the weekend before finals week. The library will be open from 7:45 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday June 6 and from. 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. June 7-8. Whatcom Volunteer Center lists several open positionsThe Whatcom Volunteer Center has posted several new service opportunities. Some available positionsinclude a day camp photographer, information assistant, grant writer, school desk repair person and anactivities coordinator. For more information, call the WVC at 734-3055 or 398-1112. Commencementtimes set Spring Commencement will be on Saturday June 14 in Carver Gym. Commencementexercises will occur at 9 a.m. for graduates of the College of Business and economics, fine andperforming arts, Huxley and Woodring Colleges. For those graduating in arts and sciences, theceremony will begin at 2 p.m. Tickets, caps and gowns will be distributed from Wednesday June 11 toSaturday June 14. Ferndale will host Scottish Highland games, music The 35th Bellingham HighlandGames will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday June 7 in Hovander Homestead Park near Ferndale. Theevent will feature Scottish contests and performances including bagpipe and drum bands, Celtic musicperformances and Scottish country dancing. Top-ranked pipe bands from Canada and the United Stateswill participate in an event that is expected to draw hundreds of spectators. Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for seniors and children ages 6 to 12. Children under 5 years old are free. For information call 733-6897. Upcoming Presentations • Thomas Waggener, University of Washington professor of foresteconomics, policy and international trade, will speak at 3 p.m. Wednesday June 4 in EnvironmentalStudies 100. Waggener's lecture titled "International Dynamics of North American Forest Policy: From Bilateral to Global Perspectives" is part of an eight-part series sponsored by the center for Canadian-American studies. The speech is free and open to the public. • The Western Symphony Orchestrawill perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday June 4 in the Performing Arts Center Concert Hall. Admission is free.• Western's Chamber Music will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday June 5 in the Performing Arts CenterConcert Hall. Admission is free. Western Briefs compiled by Amy King Hit-and-run didn't keep dog down By Sara Buckwitz The Western Front Ryan, the puppy who was hit by a car on the evening of May 21on Indian Street near Laurel Park, is alive and playing in the park again. Per Johnson was playingultimate frisbee with his friends in the park at the time of the incident. He gave the dog support andhelped look for the person's car that hit the dog, Johnson said the veterinarian attributed the bloodcoming from the dog's mouth to a bit tongue. The dog also had a sprained ankle. The veterinarianprescribed antibiotics for the dog. Seven people, who were witness to the accident, wrote a letter to the editor, which appeared in last Friday's issue of The Front. These seven people weren't the onlyones at the park when the dog was hit; other people helped after the dog hit and left in the street. "I was impressed with the people who where there to help with the dog. All of them contributed greatly. Youcould tell that they all cared," he said. so aw*? WWU Official Announcements Deadline forannouncements in this space is noon Friday for the Tuesday edition and noon Wednesday for the Fridayedition. Announcements should be limited to 50 words, typewritten'or legibly printed, and sent throughcampus mail to "Official Announcements," MS--9117, fax 7287, or taken in person to Commissary113A. DO NOT ADDRESS ANNOUNCEMENTS DIRECTLY TO THE WESTERN FRONT. Phonedannouncements will not be accepted. All announcements should be signed by originator. PLEASEPOST REPORT PERMANENT ADDRESS TO PAYROLL SERVICES. Non-retuming student employeesare reminded to provide a permanent address to Payroll Services before leaving campus if it has changedsince your W-4 was submitted. Doing so will avoid any delay in receiving W-2 information at the end of the year. PAYCHECK REMINDER FOR STUDENT EMPLOYEES. Students who wish to have their finalpaycheck mailed to them must leave a self-addressed stamped envelope with the University Cashier.Mark on the envelope the pay date on which the final paycheck is expected. Final daily time records must be signed before paychecks can be released. FALL QUARTER DEGREE APPLICANTS: All studentswho expect to graduate at the close of fall quarter, 1997, must have a degree application on file in theRegistrar's Office, OM 230, by Friday, June 6. WINTER QUARTER DEGREE APPLICANTS: Studentswho expect to graduate at the close of winter quarter, 1998, must have a degree application on file in theRegistrar's Office, OM 230, by August 22. It is strongly recommended that major evaluation be completedbefore summer quarter, as many advisers/departments will be unavailable summer quarter. A COMPLETE LISTING OF OPEN CLASSES may be viewed during registration on Western's Web page:http://www.wwu.edu. Go to Admissions and Registrations, then to Current Open Sections. THETEACHER CURRICULA AND CERTIFICATION COUNCIL WILL MEET at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 5, in MH210. NEW HOURS AT SCHOLARSHIP CENTER are 1 to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. For additionalinformation, call X/3471. SEALED BID AUCTION: Sealed bids will be received until 1:30 p.m. June 10 foritems including weight equipment, a universal gym, welder, router, pipe insulation, disposable coveralls, asewage pump, belt sander and more. For a bid form and viewing information, contact Cheryl Karney,X/3566. FALL QUARTER PHASE I REGISTRATION will be Sept. 9-19. See your adviser now to plan yourschedule and to get any necessary add codes. A 1997-98 Timetable of Classes will be mailed tostudents' permanent addresses in late August. QUARTERLY PARKING PERMITS may be renewed forsummer quarter between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. at Parking and Transportation Services. Those who donot have a permit may purchase one. Those on the waiting list, valid through August, will be contacted if a space becomes available in the lot of preference. KEEP YOUR WESTERN CARD! The Western CardOffice will validate cards for students registered for summer or fall quarters. Validation is free.Replacement fee for lost, damaged or stolen cards is $7. Validation is required for use at Lakewood andthe Carver Gym equipment cage. STUDENT PARKING PERMIT APPLICATIONS for 1997-98 are availableat the Parking and Transportation Services office on 21st Street. Students who are out of town maycontact the parking office, 650-2945, to request that an application be mailed. Applications are due byJuly 31. REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST. A $10 fee must bepaid in exact amount at time of testing. Photo ID and No. 2 pencil required. Allow 90 minutes. Testing is in OM 120 at 9 a.m. Test dates are June 2, 9 and 12. LOT RESERVATIONS: Lots 6G and 9V will bereserved starting at 5 p.m. today (May 30) for those attending the API formal. Permit holders may leavevehicles parked in reserved lots for work-related purposes. STUDENTS WHO INTERRUPT THEIRSTUDIES AT WESTERN other than for a summer quarter must complete an application for readmissionby the appropriate deadline. Applications are available from the Office of Admissions, Old Main 200,X/3440. ---------- Western Front - 1997 June 3 - Page 3 ---------- June 3. 1997 THE WESTERN FRONT AP news from around the globe Regional Hit-and-run car kills two girls after graduation party OREGON CITY — Authorities in Clackamas County are offering a $1,000reward for information leading to the arrest of a hit-and-run driver whose car struck and killed two teenage girls. Fourteen- year-old Triffina De-Angelo and 13-year-old Tracy Thompson were killed early Sundayas they walked home from their eighth-grade graduation party. Authorities say they have no suspectsbut are looking for a vehicle with severe front-end damage from the crash. The vehicle that struck thegirls was traveling in the opposite direction as the youngsters. A passerby found the girls' bodies in aditch shortly before 6 a.m. Couple cover themselves with only an umbrella LONG VIEW — We nowknow why the couple was walking on a downtown Longview street wearing not much more than anumbrella. Police say the two were drunk Sunday, and the man had lost a bet. To pay it off, he had towalk from a gas station to the Hudson Hotel in the nude. The woman told police she stripped down toher underwear to keep him company. They were cited for lewd conduct. National Florida retireesexposed with pinup calendar PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — There's no air-brushing away the wrinkles onthese pin-up models. The youngest one is 70. The Bike, from page 1 Committee and member of thetask force, said he observed 483 bike riders during spring quarter at specific locations on campus. Fifty-nine percent dismounted from their bicycles, or six out of 10 students walked their bikes during therestricted time period. Kuhn reported 29 percent of students who did not dismount rode slowly and 12percent rode too fast. During winter quarter, Kuhn recorded 73 percent of students walked theirbicycles, or seven out of 10 dismounted between classes. According to Kuhn's report, from winter tospring quarter, the number of students in compliance with the current bicycle code declined by 14percent. The task force did not establish a percentage that would indicate a high success rate for thecurrent policy. Kuhn said fast riders caused the greatest safety concern of all bikers, and theirnumbers had remained constant since last quarter. However, before the 15- minute policy wasimplemented, fast riders ranged from 25 to 30 percent of bikers on campus, Kuhn said. "The (current)code has made a difference with people who are the greatest safety hazard," Kuhn said. Studentscomplied more often with the dismount times when campus security were present, Kuhn said. "I feel ifsecurity were out there, if there was significant patrolling, there would be better compliance," Kuhn said. Chief of University Police Doug Gill said he believes more students would follow the dismount policy ifmore security were available, but he said he didn't have the resources to increase adherence to thebike policy. "It's difficult with the current manpower to do it. With class scheduling, it's difficult to get(student security) at that time of day," Gill said. April Markiewicz, task force member and researchtechnologist supervisor for Huxley's Institute of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, said 59percent was unacceptable and senior-citizen models are residents at the Royal Palm RetirementCentre in Port Charlotte, Fla. They range in age from 70 to 95, and they grace the complex's 1998calendar. Last year's calendar netted $4,000 for a hardship fund for the residents. The models saythey have some fun, too. In one shot, William Wetzel holds his trench coat open, revealing he'swearing nothing but shorts. In the finished shot, the shorts will be blanked out by a banner that says,"censored." Wetzel is 88. He said, "You're never too old to have a good sense of humor." Courtsrejected appeal of HIV infected soldier SUPREME COURT — The Supreme Court has rejected theappeal of an HIV-infected former soldier imprisoned for having unprotected sex with his wife. The soldierclaimed the Army violated his marital privacy rights by ordering him to wear a condom duringintercourse. T he soldier's wife and another woman had filed complaints against him saying he never told them of his condition and had unprotected sex with them. Carinel Pritchard Junior was court-martialedat Fort Drum, New York in 1993 and was found guilty of willfully disobeying the safe-sex order. He also was found guilty of aggravated assault against his wife for not wearing a condom and of oral sodomywith another woman. International Cattle rustlers kill many people from rival tribe KAMPALA, Uganda— A new ethnic bloodshed is in Africa — this time in Uganda. A Ugandan newspaper, "New Vision,"reports rustlers killed 76 people from a rival tribe last week in northeastern Uganda and stole theircattle herds. Among the dead were 50 children. Cattle rustling has been a way of life in the region, but a few deaths in the past because only bows and arrows were used. Russians told to look for fake vodkaafter many die MOSCOW — Russians are being warned to watch out for fake vodka. Police in Moscow have seized a freight train packed with 240,000 bottles of fake vodka made from industrial alcohol. InSiberia, a total of 22 people have died since Friday from drinking fake alcohol. Police say the fakebooze smells like alcohol but tastes like rubber. AP Wire compiled by Nicky Loi showed the currentpolicy wasn't working. AS Vice President for Student Life and co-chair of the bicycle task force J.P.Elliott said he felt 73 percent compliance during winter quarter was significant and education was needed to ensure students continued to follow the policy. One member of the task force said students shouldalready be well-educated about the policy's 1 f§el if security were out « „ / V WMi was '•*•'"s^^ica^^atro lling, there would bej^etterMmm compliance. 1||J|| 11111' #S- GregiKuhn bicycle task forcemember requirements. "I don't feel students' excuses that they don't know the (policies) are goodones. We've educated the students and they should know," Markiewicz said. Elliott said he thoughtmembers on the task force believed that constantly educating students was difficult and it was toomuch work. Policy education needs to become part of the process, but it won't without more support,Elliott said. "It hasn't become part of (campus) culture. We haven't given (students) the chance," Elliott said. Although some group members stressed more education for students on the current policy,others said another education campaign would not teach enough students to comply with the currentbicycle code. "We're talking about a lot more effort and more money for the privilege of students to ridebetween classes. It's a lot of work, from my viewpoint," Markiewicz said. "As an employee here, I stilldon't really see that its working. There has to be a point where we have to say it's not working,"Markiewicz said. "There's not a single bicyclist out there who doesn't know the rules ... I don't thinkmore education will work. I don't buy the argument that (a complete ban) is an inconvenience forbikers. I don't believe (student opposition) overrides the safety of the entire campus," said Rudi Weiss,foreign language professor and task force member. Root gave several reasons for his abstention fromthe final vote. Root said his job is to encourage alternative forms of transportation, such as bikeriding, but his objective is to also make the campus more safe. The vote would make him choose oneside over the other, Root said. Weiss, Markiewicz and Gayle Shipley, director of environmental health and safety, opposed extending the probation of the current policy until December 1997. Gill, Elliott andKuhn supported probation of the current policy. Three students who served on the Bicycle Task Forceand were invited to vote with the Policy Task Force, did not attend the meeting. 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By Michelle Rennie The WesternFront A photography exhibit entitled "Out and About on Campus" opens today and runs until Friday June 6 in the main lounge of Fairhaven College; an opening reception will be tonight at 7 p.m. The exhibit of17 photographs and autobiographical captions of lesbian, gay and bisexual students and faculty fromWashington state universities and colleges, is the research work of five Western Cultural Anthropologyseniors. "The people in the photos submitted the images. It's the way they see themselves and the waythey wish to be seen," organizer Jen Rho said. 'They also wrote their own captions." Titles of allphotographs are the first names of the people shown. "By displaying this exhibit, we hope to raise public awareness and understanding of LGB (lesbian gay bisexual) issues arid to help break down negativestereotypes, which are harmful to everyone," the introduction to the exhibit states. Some photographsare posed stills, others looked like vacation snapshots, while one captioned "Katherine" is a creativerepresentation of the subject. The caption for "Katherine" reads, "I love the human body; in my mind, it isthe most beautiful metaphor for human experience- male, female, huge, tiny, wide, wrinkled, jiggling in laughter or shaking with sobs — it tells you something about the person inside." Dennis' photo showsa neatly-dressed man sitting under a tree near some tulips. His caption states he is 45 yearsand a staffmember at Western. "I'm happy to be part of an academic community because I realize that onlyknowledge will ever overcome the prejudices and fears that lie at the hear of ignorance," his captionreads. Darci, a sophomore at Fairhaven, submitted a photo of herself and a friend. Her caption reads,"[she] plans on becoming a human rights lawyer specializing in advocating for the gay and women'scommunities." Two of the students compiling the exhibit are also subject matter. Kim Saito, one of the organizers, submitted1 a-photo of herself on the beach. In'h'e'pau'tb'biogra-phy,'•' she states she isbisexual.' When asked if being a part of the exhibit was going to be difficult for her, she answered, "partof me wants to be part of the work, part of me wants to be objective." Jason Siperly is the other memberof the exhibit organizers who donated a photo of himself for the exhibit. Siperly is the coordinator ofthe Lesbian Gay Bisexual Alliance at Western. By Jim Morrell III The Western Front After the recentannouncement that the lower weight room in Carver Gym known as "the Cage" will no longer be free tostudents, Associated Students is raising quesi-tons as to what is to be done with the recreationalfacilities for the future. "We (AS staff) met with the faculty to discuss the issue and understood why they had to close down the weight room," AS President Leslie Keller said Sunday. "This is just a sign of amuch bigger problem," said J.P. Elliot, AS vice president for Student Life. A new recreationalfacility is what the AS is ultimately after. After being notified of the cage's "absorption" intoParberry Gym, the AS immediately put out petitions for a new facility. Elliot said what the AS wants isa multi-recreational facility that can be used for people outside Western athletics. There are currentlythree different groups using Carver Gym; Physical Education Health and Recreation department, campusrecreation and the athletic program. What the AS wants is something that any student can use,anytime, for free, whether it is for basketball or to go run track, without having to worry about beingkicked out by the basketball team having practice. "A new campus recreation facility has been on theagenda for a long time now, but everytime it goes to Olympia it always gets shot down," Elliot said. -"The issue comes up a lot and what was really lacking was student voice. I feel with the petitions wehave going around now we are creating awareness that this situation needs to be dealt with," he said.After a recent survey taken by Western in October 1996 on on-campus facilities, it seems that studentsare not pleased with what was offered on campus. One survey pointed out that 27 percent A newcampus relt;0atiq0 facility has b^^pn §^agenda for a long time now, but everytime it goes to Olympia it always gets shot down. ^ — Lejtie Keifer president oj the Associated Students of the studentpopulation rated "... how well Western's facilities met their needs" as "poor" and another 40 percent rated it as "fair." When asked about facilities on campus, Western junior Donny Legge said, "I have used the facilities (free ones) on campus a few times, and I didn't think they were all that great. There were hardlyany free-weights. It was all nautilus equipment, very outdated and it was always crammed with people."Sophomore Emily Lesch said, "I used to love going to the cage ... I hate going up to Parberry. I feel so intimidated by all those huge people working out next to me." When asked about other facilitieson campus, like the Ridgeway facility, Lesch said, "They suck. I don't like those machines at all."What we want to do is raise the issue (for a new facility) now so our successors will keep bringing it upnext year to make more progress," Keller said. "We have got lots of petitions out right now and hopefully students will return them to keep things moving along," Keller said. Marie Sather, director of CampusRecreation, is also in full support of a new facility. "When the students originally reacted to the closing of the cage, there was a lot of negative energy going around. I wanted to take that energy and turn it into apositive by having them look at the big picture of on-campus recreation. The,closing of the cage is only a small part of on-campus recreational problems." Sather said. "We use recreation as part of ourmission statement to prospective students. I believe that athletics are extremely important ingrowing up," Elliot said. "If we were to build a new multi-recreational center that would make Westernthat much more competitive against other schools," he said. .LS^^CJJE»jCiMAT Preparation from TheSteven Klein Company featuring.,. • 36 hours of in-class teaching • three proctored exams •additional help sessions • instructor ~ Steven Klein • free application advising • Price--$495 Call now for more information on the LSAT, GRE or GMAT a Classes for the next LSAT will, be August2,5,6, 7 j SPA 352 ANATOMY PHYSIOLOGY OFFERED THIS SUMMER Students who areinterested in the field of Speech. Pathology Audiology are encouraged to start this summer by takingSfA 352. This will get a major class "out of the way" and reduce your credit load in the fall. PregnancyHome . 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They came to find solutions that would make the world work,said Chuck Dingee, a former Western student and the Pacific Northwest representative for the WorldGame Institute. Playing the game is a chance to gain "global education experimentally," World Gameintern Pamm Harslebacher said. As each participant entered the gym, they received a profile sheetindicating their role and region they would represent for the duration of the exercise. Western's WorldGame Club, Geography Club, International Club and Peace Resource Center sponsored Sunday's four-hour event. The World Game was created in 1969 by R. Buckminister Fuller, an eccentric philosopher,inventor and visionary. Fuller was best known for his design of the U.S. pavilion at the 1967 World's Fairin Montreal, Dingee said. Fuller knew government leaders had access to all the information needed tovalidate their war games. In his game, the enemies are not other countries, but universal problems,such as illiteracy, resource and energy production versus consumption. By 1972, Fuller created a non-profit World Game Institute to promote his idea. His goal was "to make the world work for 100 percent ofhumanity in the shortest possible time through spontaneous cooperation, without ecological offense orthe disadvantage of anyone." The game board is a Fuller-projection map of 75 feet by 35 feet that spansthe floor. This map is the largest and most accurate in the world, Dingee said. And it looks different fromthe Mercator map, invented in the 1600s, that hangs in almost every school classroom. The Fullerprojection map minimizes the amount of distortion, Dingee said. Dingee commenced the workshop byusing the length of the map as a timeline starting at 4.5 billion years ago up to 1997. To visuallydemonstrate the length of time, he moved across the map. Proportionally, the existence of the humanrace is only the width of a hair on his timeline. At about 3000 B.C., the first of the human markersrepresenting 120 million people came out of the crowd and positioned themselves on the map. AsDingee narrated the major events of the centuries, more people moved out onto the map, taking theirplace in Asia, the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East. By 1850, the human markers representeda 1 billion population increase within the 10 world regions. At 1950, half the group was on the map. Thedensity in Asia and India is beginning to become evident. In the next 47 years, the population on the map doubles and all the participants are on the map. Five people stand on North America, fewerv than inSouth America. Toy props were distributed representing each region's food production, while candlesportrayed energy resources. An informational kit armed each region with detailed, up-to-date statisticsregarding the unique challenges they would be tackling. The game works by giving a visual image to thestatistics. Each region had the general goals of attaining 100 percent literacy, necessary energy andfood. "North America consumes more food than every other region other than China and uses moreenergy resources than every other region," Dingee said. Amar Kasukonis, who started playing the gamebut then decided to observe, said he did not think the game was real enough. All the food wasted onWestern's campus could feed 10 villages in Africa, he said. Each group began to work on theirchallenges, attempting to find solutions that could be paid for with their resources and their ability toborrow from wealthier regions. Meanwhile, representatives from world organizations UNESCO, the WorldHealth Organization and commercial banks visited each region to help them attain their goals andreprimand them for infractions. For the first round, the regions developed imaginative solutions for theirtough regional problems. When proposed, those solutions were taken to world organizations andrewarded for creativity. By the second round, interaction between the regions was beginning to happen. Southeast Asia had a grievance with Europe for testing nuclear bombs on their islands, so they sent arepresentative to Europe to ask them to stop the nuclear testing and to pay $20 billion for compensa-Front/Sara Buckwitz Participants take a walk around the world Sunday afternoon in Carver Gym as partof The World Game Institute's program on how to solve world problems. tion and clean-up. Europe didn'twant to pay that amount, so they negotiated. The European representative said, "We're taking ourtechnology and cleaning up the waste" in order to convince Southeast Asia to accept $15 billion and one technology coupon. India proposed a world conference on literacy for which the participant regions allreceived literacy points. Africa sold some of their natural resources to Japan in exchange for $100 billion. The group discussed its dreams between the second and third rounds for the year 2017. Dingee filled anoverhead projector film with over 25 hopes ranging from complete equality and distribution of wealth tofree access to all media to eliminating disease. Of the more than 200,000 people who have participated in the World Game Workshop,'ithe list remains virtually unchanged, Dingee said. And the good news isthat all of these problems can or will be solved, he said. By the end of the third round, all regions hadbettered their living and environmental standards. North America had established universal health care.Africa had raised its literacy to 75 percent. A discussion followed the game. Haslebacher asked theparticipants what they learned. "Being in Russia, sort of in the middle of things ... we were just trying tokeep the roof over our heads," Phil Heft said. The situation made him wonder how bad it must have beenin either India or Africa. "It was a real eye-opener," he said. "We were able to solve several problemswith one strategy, and we did all this without the help of America," said Sara Rodgers, of the Africandelegation. At the end of the afternoon, everyone gathered at the outer edges of the map. He covered the map with 40,000 red, plastic chips as a dramatic visual of the problems facing the planet. When theWorld Game Institute started in the early '70s, the chips represented 50,000 nuclear weapons, he said.Now, the 20,000 chips on the map represent the progress of world disarmament. By the year 2000, only7000 chips will be left, Dingee said. - He concluded the afternoon with the Chinese proverb, "the journeyof a thousand miles begins with one step," and removed a chip and the problem it represented fromthe global map. 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So now the Whatcom County Skatepark Foundation has set its sights on raising the $50,000 itneeds to fully fund the skatepark. Whatcom County had donated $45,000 towards construction of thepark when it was first put into motion. The WCSF, a group of skateboarders and parents who overseethe design and funding of the skatepark, have raised about $25,000 through various fundraising efforts.The WCSF had two big fundraisers within the last two months. It put on a concert at Cosmos Cafe,and had a booth at the Ski To Sea festival where local merchants donated merchandise to them, and itauctioned and raffled items off, as well as selling T-shirts. The WCSF made $1,100 from the boothand informed people about what it was trying to do, said WCSF member Shelly Ness. After the Ski ToSea event, The WCSF doesn't have any fundraisers planned for now. However, Ethan Allen, askateboarder and WCSF member, says that the city may donate more money. The WCSF did have asetback in their fundraising efforts. It had planned on having a large-scale concert and skateboardcompetition at the Whatcom County Sports Arena. It had free use of the building and was looking into booking bands from Epitaph Records. However, the arena was damaged during the winter storms anddue to a fight between the city and the county over funding for repairs, the offer was retracted. Thedesign for the skatepark includes a big area with curved walls that range from four to six feet tall, flyramps, rails and raised circular areas. The county has also hired skatepark designer Steve Rose as aconsultant so it has an idea of what designs are feasible for their budget. Rose has designedskateparks in Kent, Anacortes, Salem, Ore. and Venice Beach, Calif. But despite the professionalconsultation, WCSF members have designed their own park and would like to stick to that design. "Atfirst we had a really elaborate design that everyone was stoked on, but it was too expensive so we had to slim down a bit. But it's still really good," Allen said. Front/Corey Lewis Skaters like Ethan Allen won'thave to illegally pursue their hobby anymore, as he is here on the steps of the Whatcom CountyCourthouse. A new skatepark is to be built for their use. A meeting is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. tonight atCarl Cozier Elementary School. It is to discuss design with skateboarders not involved with the WCSF.Flyers were sent out to people on the skatepark's mailing list, so Ness said he hopes more than 1,00people will show to talk about what people like and don't like about Rose's and the WCSF members'proposal. The WCSF meets at 5 p.m. Mondays at at the County Courthouse, 311 Prospect St., room101. FEELING LEFT OUT IN THE COMPUTER AGE? The Washington Air National Guard can help!Now hiring part-time positions in Electronic Computer and Communication Systems working withLAN/WANs in a military environment. We provide free, paid training in a variety of related fields. 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Included in the salary increase will be all Western classified andexempt staff, as well as faculty. Classified staff who have not reached the top of their pay scale willreceive scheduled step increments each fiscal year. In addition, the classified staff will receive a 3percent raise. This will cost Western an additional $375,000 over the biennium. Classified employees are defined as civil servants under state law and have their salaries set by the state. Examples ofclassified staff at Western are secretaries, custodians and maintenance workers. Exempt staff,who have their salaries set by the university, will get the 3 percent increase plus an additional 1 percenttied to performance reviews effective July 1. They will receive another 2 percent tied to performancereviews effective July 1, 1998. Examples of exempt staff at Western include those in administrativepositions, personnel and counselors. In addition to the 3 percent increase, faculty will receive a 1percent cost-of-living raise, and an average increase of 2 percent, based on recommendations from theFaculty Salary and Welfare Committee effective July 1, 1998. The additional 1 percent raise given to both faculty and exempt staff will cost Western an additional $1.4 million. President Karen Morse, asquoted in the May 8 edition of the FAST newsletter, said of the additional raises, "Clearly, we arepleased that we gained authority to grant additional salary increases to some employees, but we have to fund those increases out of programmatic dollars — dollars that we had hoped to use to "betterprepare for increased student enrollments and curriculum improvements over the biennium. Western will also spend an additional $388,000 over the next biennium for increases in employee benefits, andan estimated $200,000 will be needed to pay for inflation in the areas of utilities and postage.According to VP for External Affairs Al Froderberg, Western's original proposal to the state legislatureincluded a 7.5 percent raise for the faculty and staff. Froderberg said this plan met with resistancebecause of budget limits placed by initiative 601, forcing employees to settle for the 3 percent raise.Froderberg said giving state employees a 1 percent raise costs the state $100 million. University Budget Director Jack Cooley said Western employees have only received increases totaling 4 percent over four years, an average of 1 percent per year, while inflation has reached up to 3 percent each year. Cooley says he believes this means the 3 percent raise docs not begin to make up for the costs of inflation that employees have incurred. Staff displays artistic side By Lucy Kee The Western Front In the thirdannual Arts and Crafts Show, 49 Western staff members will display their art works from 11 a.m. to 4p.m. through Friday June 6 in the Viking Union Main Lounge. This year, more than 60 pieces rangingfrom photography to quilts to watercolor and oil paintings will be on display. "It's interesting ... youwork next to a person for 10 years, then suddenly, they come out with this amazing work," said showcoordinator Linda Strock. "It's a side of the employees that you rarely get to see." "It's also fascinatingbecause we don't get to see what the items look like until the day before [the show begins]," Strocksaid. With titles like "Hog Heaven" and "Petals, Poetry and Pieces of the Past," many of the works arepaintings and drawings, but the show also includes mixed media, woodwork, quilts, photographs,ceramics, needlework, origami and porcelain dolls. One of the pieces entitled "Sacred Salmon" by Micki Mavoureen, is a fish quilt wall hangins. In the piece, Mavoureen tanned the skins of salmons andincluded them in her piece. "Far and Away Round Robin" by Camille Hackler, is a queen-sized bed quiltin barn reds, navy blues and tans. This piece is special because it took a combined effort from manyindividuals to produce the quilt. The porcelain Indian doll by Mary McClary entitled "White Feather"includes a wig that McClary had made herself. McClary also molded the clay and made all of the clothes herself. "One of the hardest things about coordinating the show is finding space," Strock said. Thedifficult part is having to secure a location for a one-week block. "We should already have a space fornext year — we began looking in March," she added. Another difficulty with coordinating the showis finding people willing to let go of their art long enough to put it on display. "We have to assure themthat their artwork will be protected and safe," Strock said. "They wonder if it will get stolen, broken orif they will get laughed at." To guarantee the artwork will not be stolen, gallery guards have been hired.DIRTY DAN HARRIS PRIME RIB, STEAKS, SEAFOOD Make reservations • fi/|! now for June^Graduation Dinner! 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Thefundraiser is unique because, "it is a fundraiser where everyone works together and walks together tosupport any non-profit organization in the community," Michele Higgins, committeef chair andWhatcom Volunteer Board president said. Participants are encouraged to form teams and raise pledges for their designated charity. Seventy-five percent of all pledges go. directly to the agency the teammember is walking for; 25 percent is donated to the WVC for organizing the event. Armed withbanners and rain gear, volunteers crowded outside of the protective roof of the ferry terminal to eatbagels, drink coffee and warm-up before the race. Bill Quehrn of KGMI News Plus 790 emceed theevent with the help of Bellingham Mayor Mark Asmundson, who welcomed the volunteers. He praisedthe event and all the "heart and soul" the volunteers put into the community. "Without it, we would not be the community we are," he said. Tammy Bennett of the YMCA led the crowd in a morning warm-up ofjumping, marching and stretches. The Human Race was finally in, Slenes. "It was a wonderful race andcause, and who cares if it was raining," she said. City Council member and Whatcom Volunteer Centerboard member Louise Bjornson thought the crowd of runners and walkers was bigger than expected,especially with the rain storms. One aspect of the Human Race she enjoys is that "the comraderie isfun, and it is a race that anyone in the community can participate she said. This year, the Human Racealone raised $16,900 for Whatcom County nonprofit organizations. Last year, the race raised $33,000 for non-profit organizations, churches, schools and service clubs. Whatcom Volunteer City Coujtcilmember [Center works as an "umbrel-lla" for other organizations, *such as RSVP, a group of retiredsenior volunteers and SAY=YES to education, a group of volunteers that works with students in localschools on a one-on- one basis, placing volunteers into volunteer opportunities. Higgins was "verypleased with the turnout due to the torrential downpour we had. It was such a delight to see people come register and sign-in with a smile on their faces." Tlt0comrq0rie is fun, and it iA^ace %gtjmyone in the cWjghmi^iffin participate in. ilfli?.. — LduW§BjdrW$n, set loose to conquer the 4.2 mile route thatran along the Bellingham Bay and ended at Squalicum Harbor. Western student Angie Slenes was thefirst runner to complete the race. Slenes said that she "likes to run because it provides an escape fromthe everyday stresses of life." Resident Julia Davies finished the race with her group soon after WSL,from page 1 lawyers, without them you're basically teaching yourself. I'm always happy to hear whenthey're getting the money they deserve." Not everything the WSL wanted passed made it through thelegislature. Senate bill 5517, which gained support from many students, did not pass. This bill wouldhave added one student to the Board of Trustees at Western. The student would serve a one-year term,and would have been chosen by the governor. Although this bill died in the House Rules Committee, itmade substantial progress this session, passing the Senate for the first time. Sen. Wood, the primesponsor, has already committed to working on the bill next year. "This bill has been up for 28 yearsnow, and this year we got closer than ever before," Associated Students Legislative Representative TresGallant said. "It remains a power struggle between the administration and the students. I've been working on getting it passed for four years now,.and I'll be back to support it again next year." In its first year on the ballot, Senate bill 5731 would have created a state matching fund for child-care expendituresmade at the state baccalaureate institutions. The fund would have encouraged innovation and quality at campus child-care facilities. While the bill died this session, Kohl will be convening a group oflegislators and other interested parties to work on campus child-care issues this summer. "There is a lot of support for child-care," Gallant said. "People know that you can't go to school and get to work if youdon't have child-care." Another bill which didn't survive was House Bill 1229. Designed to savestudents a few dollars, it would have exempted text book sales from the state sales tax. This bill died in.the House Finance Committee. "I was bitterly disappointed that so few representatives gave it ahearing," Gallant said. "They gave huge tax breaks to the rich, yet "refused to give this (House bill 1229)a chance." "Overall our efforts were a qualified success," Gallant said. "I was pleased with the bills thatpassed, and we made progress on a majority of the bills that failed. In the future, we need to becomeconcerned with initiatives that will limit revenue that the state can spend on education ... people will have to step up to the plate and handle the growing need for higher education." WHAT SHOULD I WEAR?GRAB BAG SALE! SOHO CLOTHING COMPANY 1100 HARRIS AVENUE •FAIRHAVEN* THEBANK J/lSHVO/Q-V/lCUE-yOW. Summer To Do List: .lt;#**. You can do it all! Earn 5 credits or more this summer still have time for work play. Classes meet Monday-Thursday most are over by noon.English, math, science, computers courses available. Summer quarter June 30 - August 22 Registernow! Call 587-5450 Seattle Central Community College 1701 Broadway — on lively Capitol Hill Amember of the Seattle Community College District ---------- Western Front - 1997 June 3 - Page 9 ---------- June 3 . 1997 ; , - W^mmlli^mMyJkd^JkM^m^m 'MMMMnMMMBlMM^nMM0MM^MMWM THE WESTERNFRONT • 9 G||gt;^]Jp brought life lessons to C^son By Ludg|tee3iHM|Mpf The w ^ ^ ^ ^ m ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ l ^ j ^ to i5ft^rtS*ll^^^^^^^^^ffltoren» ^i|lftwas Tm^$t'af^m:^^^ffiifftoom a f oung agel||§have' respect for t^iaj^g^^^ani^lils. if Her respe^tffor aniraafe continues into the workplace, where Gibso|^i|||tii||Psociatedirector of the Student Health Cente||In|||aiiof dealing with her farmyard animals! pibsQi|!ey|;p|lhhumans: mainly with their health and]^^l-h||ri|||ffi|lf • Ai;i|ioji||||iir^tor, Gibson deals with most adminis-t ra t i ^ d y | i | | | | s | | p l l as taking her turn seeing walk-ins and ome||pien^| ,,««»** How|||ipii!i||pnd,i^f^^||i^n|pblf as a very outgoing pci^j§§m^tik'f^^^§£^k^m' "Fv^^l^^lJiadjd^^Pl^^ friends. 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In addition, Gibson had to agreeto a six-month commitment to working with Goodall in Ghombe. Gibson was assigned to mother-infantweaning. She had to begin her day promptly at 7:30 a.m., scrambling up muddy hills and crawlingthrough thick brush, chasing after the chimps. Every minute had to be dictated into a tape recorder withspecial codes. At the end of the day, usually around 7 p.m., all of the information gathered had to betranscribed onto a typewriter and put into files to be computerized later. The most remarkable thing thatGibson saw was the sense of identity the chimpanzees had within their communities "It seems eerilyfamiliar, but you can't call them human 'cause they're not, but there are so many similarities ... but yousee interactions and think that's how two kids on the playground act, or that's how two female adults act,or two males on the sports field act, dominant and competitive. Their interactiqps.are basic to behaviorthat we think is so human: lovej^lrpl, compassion, anger. The emotioiil are there and eas:||®lee,'' shesays. The,r|gi|ir^l|£;rs lived simpj^?;prjliiiive lives wr|||e inj GhomfJef^ any of the natiylsfl f« Theyjf^lpste puts wfflflfncrl^ Thelfpoff lliot^ed^^i^busl||!iak^|||^3} mambasl|lf^kily^i||E;y ' ha4lii;|plarning s p # s ^ ^ | ^ i i 6 i ^ i t||||toor.lt;OTey|:' f i m e ^ ^ i ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ i | ® | | i a k % n jpj||bpn;|iiri|nl| m a m M | | M | | ^ ^hs^^^^^^^^^^^^^y1^ ®. till 1 ~m The res^aj^lll^j^^n^ist^i^iftly of ricejaltid veg-i| t|bl|s. T j | l ^ ^ ^ j i ^ | | ^ | | ^ | | ^ | i | | f e e k andgoat qifeL IflMlll vpelt^IinM^ alw|^|| Gib^§i^i^^^^^^ §cmM^^n just chimpanzees,sh^^S^^^(^^^^^^^^^^0 other valuable life lip-order to get t ^ ! ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ j ^ ^ a y e l by water llxi toTanzani||!||^ 100 yards offsb||§||M jumped irff^M^efa^^^X^M^ bodies bf the 30 people |§|§f|rowned,ovl||B|ti^|ilich were Kfds. 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" Thoughher trip wI||||||ii|^||pibson learned lessons that will remain witmlejffiiK^^R Remember CHADS \NMt\ QM%(^(jtf^ Students* Co-Op Store 20% OH Jw* W - Vat. t ---------- Western Front - 1997 June 3 - Page 10 ---------- 10 • THE WESTERN FRONT JmmJSmAM^ June 3. 1997 Making the community beautiful Area nature programs benefit environment, community By Katie Johnson The Western Front June is national trailsmonth, an excellent reason why students should get their hands dirty and spend some time onhabitat restoration projects within the community. Not only is it a perfect opportunity to release tension,it is a great way to become involved with the community, said business major Eddie Engelhardt. Outdoor exposure and some time on a trail is a great way to rejuvenate your spirits. Whatcom County offers avariety of volunteer environmental centers, including the Maritime Heritage Center and Green ways.Both programs strive to preserve Bellingham's environment through volunteer activities including wildlifehabitat, patrolling for litter, helping school classes with service- learning projects and repairing trails.The Maritime Heritage Center has various programs designed to teach elementary and middle schoolstudents how fish fit into their environment. Students are taught the natural history of fish, as well asreceiving first-hand experience in preserving the center's habitat. Beginning every fall, the MaritimeHeritage Center has volunteer programs throughout the year that include weeding, mulching and clearingaway overgrown plants. Often times students during the school year will work on a specific volunteerproject, and are able to see the results of their work. Another habitat restoration site, Greenways, has amultitude of activities that thrive on community support. Stated in the Bellingham Greenways Guide Map, "Greenways are assemblies of public and private lands, usually along corridors defined by waterfeatures, steep slopes, wildlife movements, utility corridors or old railways. They reflect a communityplanning effort to preserve and enhance open space for a wide range of uses and users." GreenwaysPark Operation Center is the pinpoint of all Greenways activity. Most of the land is set aside to aid in theharvesting of native plants, used for city and Greenways restoration projects. Greenways receives itsplants from three sources. The majority of Greenways plants come from local nurseries, said SallyManifold, Greenways volunteer coordinator. The Skagit Conservation District and donations from othergrowers provide the remainder of Greenways growth. The seedlings are either planted directly or within ayear, to specified habitat reservation areas in Bellingham. Most recently, Greenways completed therestoration of the South Bay Trail, which runs through Boulevard Park. The Greenways VolunteerProgram has a number of ways students can volunteer and help out in the community: •Drop-inactivities: Greenways issues a monthly news brochure that lists volunteer work parties and events inBellingham. Libraries, bike and outdoor shops and City Hall all carry informational brochures. •Ask for a project: Organize a work party among friends or within a class. Ask for a time and area of your choice, then provide the labor. The program will provide materials, plants, tools, directions and supervisionof work. • A d o p t - a - t r a i l: Interested organizations or individuals can sign , on for long-term.mainte- r: , ^. , nance duties that fit your skills on your favorite trail section. •Fill out a volunteerapplication: If you have special interests or skills, you can be called when a need arises. •Be a sitesteward: Those who have some interest in or knowledge of native plants can monitor, maintain and planrestoration work at a planting site established along a trail. •Be an intern: Help out with regularactivities, specialize, or customize a project to meet your academic needs. •Community service:Whether it's court ordered or a school project, Greenways activities can provide the hours you need. Formore detailed information about these or any other volunteer program, contact the GreenwaysVolunteer Coordinator Sally Manifold at 676-6985. Environmental centers are always look- Front/KatieJohnson ing for volunteers'to hel^restofe-'and'preserve wildlife habitat. Minor problems, such as theoveruse of trails can always use, help in maintaining nature's beauty. Greenways and other city workersput a lot of effort into preserving Bellingham's trail systems, but there is a definite shortage of labor whencompared to the monstrous task of taking care of the environment. "There's so many things that need tobe done and the city staff can't do it all," said Skye Heaton, Western health major. Helping with theconservation of our community will benefit ourselves, as well as the environment. Planting, renovatingtrails, controlling weeds and keeping-wildlife records are only a few of the opportunities that awaitvolunteer efforts. For more information about local environmental centers, call City Parks at 647- 6380. ---------- Western Front - 1997 June 3 - Page 11 ---------- June 3. 1997 IMilMlliinlMMMill idLJEmldLiM THE WESTERN FRONT • 11 Learning and growing withenvironment By Todd Wanke The Western Front This spring quarter, some college interns are spendingtheir time away from the lecture halls of Western, and getting back to nature while teaching WhatcomCounty sixth-graders to better understand the environment. The interns, 10 Western and FairhavenCollege students, as well as three Whatcom Community College students have a variety ofbackgrounds and majors, and all provide an experiential learning process for sixth-graders in an area that is unique from anything else during their school year. The program, which is run by WhatcomMiddle School sixth-grade teacher John Horner and former Huxley College student Crina Hoye,encourages nearly 1,000 sixth-graders to learn about their local environment, while exploring solutionsto environmental concerns, Horner said. Horner was the recipient- of the Washington StateEnvironmental Educator Award for 1995. What the program encompasses is a two-day event at theGordon Carter Environmental Education Site at 3800 S. Bay Dr. During the event, each intern teaches a group of about 10 sixth-graders on the concepts of habitat, adaptation and interdependence on dayone, and then dependence, impact and restoration during day two. These concepts are used to identifyand further illustrate the specific habitats of plants and animals the kids might happen to run acrossduring their stay at the site. Western sophomore and prospective geology major -Brady Hanson^says5the internshipris a good opportunity for him to work outdoors and learn valuable teaching skills, as well as opening doors in the future for environmental work. The two-day program for each sixth-grade class,"Gets the kids to think beyond the scope of just recycling and more towards what they can really do toconserve the environment," Hanson said. After the kids complete each portion of their day, they aregiven a bead to use as they wish, Hanson said. Each bead's color represents something in nature, suchas blue for water and green for plants. "These beads give the kids something tangible to hold Front/ToddWanke Some Shuksan Middle School sixth-graders show off their dream-catchers during a visit toGordon Carter Site. They made the dream catchers with the beads they earned. onto after they leave thesite, to get them to think further about what they learned during their stay," Hanson said. "Since ourenvironment is so complex, the goal of this program is to narrow down the focus to specific habitats anddependencies of the' plant and'anlm'at species that are on the site," Hoye said. "We want the kids to see how much we depend on the environment, and by working together with all other living things, they get to see what they can do in order to restore our environment," Hoye said. As for the sixth-graders,"There's a seven week science rotation at the kids' school that gets them ready to come out to the siteand at the same time prepares them for switching classes next year," said Alan Sutliff, a FairhavenMiddle School student teacher. "By the time the kids get to the site they can really understand thehabitats of plants and animals," Sutliff said. "Basically, we're all having a lot of fun coming out to thesite." Besides learning about the environment, the sixth-graders get a feeling of working with oneanother as a community, said intern Sky Fulton. "With the addition of a few more interns than lastyear, we as interns are able to work along with the kids to build the things that will enhance the site as a whole," Fulton said. These things include water observatories and sheltered areas used forexamining and discussing the nearby forests and clear-cut areas that affect the Lake Whatcomwatershed. In a day and age when wooded areas such as this one are being logged for development, it'sspecial to see students utilizing the environment in a positive manner that will benefit Bellinghammiddle- schoolers for years to come, Fulton said. Western sophomore Morgan Schneidler noted thatthis internship is good because it points to a direction that will bring many opportunities for her in thefuture. "The program has helped me get back to the basics of combining learning and playing together toform the dynamics of a group process," Schneidler said. "It's exciting to look at one of the sixth-gradersand visibly notice that he or she has made a connection with nature in a way that somehow helps tobetter understand their place in the world." Whale watching is totally killer By Tammy Sue Clarke TheWestern Front Imagine a beautiful day cruising in the waters of the Puget Sound. The sun is shining,and a light breeze is in the air. As you round one of numerous San Juan Islands you spot something inthe water. You ask yourself, what could that be? At first you think it may be a log. Then the thoughtcrosses your mind that it might actually be a seal. Perhaps, you are hallucinating because of the sea-sickness medicine you took earlier. As you draw closer, you realize it is actually a killer whale. Photocourtesy of The AnimaLife Webpage Instantly, Shamu and "Free Willy" come to mind. Your hopes startto rise as you think of the amazing feats these trained killer whales perform. Would they do anythinglike that in the wild? Just then the animal jumps clear of the water and lands on its back. You are gentlybrought back into reality by the voice of your whale watching guide who informs you that you have justwitnessed a breaching by a killer whale. And then you remember you forgot your camera at home!Orcas (a.k.a. killer whales) are among the fastest swimming marine mammals. They race at speeds upto 30 mph. However, they usually travel at much slower speeds, between two and six mph. The killerwhale is one of the top predators of the ocean, often preying on its own ocean companions, such asminke whales and seals. Killer whales have four typical behaviors: spyhop-ping, hanging vertically inthe water with the head partially above water; breaching, jumping clear of the water and landing onthe back or side; lobtailing, slapping the tail flukes on the surface of the water; and pec-slapping,slapping a pectoral flipper on the surface of the water. Males range from 22- to 27-feet long andfemales are 17- to 24-feet long. The beautiful black, streamlined body of the Orca is equipped with twopectoral fins and a large dorsal fin. Behind the dorsal fin lies a white patch known as the saddle.Researchers identify individual whales with both of these features. Starting in late May through the end of September, Orca whales can be spotted throughout the waters of the Puget Sound and southern BritishColumbia. These waters are home to more than 90 transient orcas. Three pods of Orca whales inhabitthe waters surrounding the San Juan Islands. Pods are groups of killer whales that range in size fromless than five up to 30 individuals. The pods are long-term social units, which consist of males, females and calves. Contrary to popular belief, the killer whale is not an endangered species. However, thesewhales were once hunted and captured. Between 1965 and 1976, 60 whales from the Puget Sound wereremoved or died in captures. Whales aren't the only thing to be seen. Along with the beautiful landscapeof the islands, you see dolphins, porpoises, otters and seals swimming in the deep blue waters. Highover head, eagles soar on the ocean breezes and seagulls float alon° the side of Illustration courtesy of Jasper van der Vorst homepage the boat. As your cruise ends, you are thankful for the opportunity to go and see the splendid wildlife that calls the Puget Sound home. You are also thankful you didn't have toput up with any "Moby Dick" or blowhole jokes. Whale watching tours start at $45 per person anddepending on whether your cruise is three hours long or all day, the cost may differ. Cruises also offer off-season and group rates. Killer whales are easily spotted the earlier you go in the season. Mostboats offer hydrophone systems, which enable you to listen to the whale's song while watching them.They also have a "naturalist" on board to answer any questions about killer whales and other wildlife.Be sure to take your camera and binoculars and ask if lunch and drinks will be served on your tour.The Web is a great place to find information on cruises offered in the San Juans and around the world.For those who feel more comfortable on dry land, check out the Whale Museum in Friday Harbor, theSeattle Aquarium or check out virtual whale watching on the Web. ---------- Western Front - 1997 June 3 - Page 12 ---------- ( June 3. 1997 Now a morning paper, every day! Find a brand new way to start your day with themorning Bellingham Herald. Grab your coffee, relax and catch up with what's happening in the world.You can make plans for Friday night, get tips to make your life a little easier, find out if it's going to rain or shine and have a chuckle over the comics. And you can do all of this before you begin your day!UHjstuwxtAx* k**«gt; Call 676-2660 or 384-0878 to subscribe. WESTERN FRONT CLASSIFIEDSSELL! 650-3160 Front/Arvid Hokanson Lake Squalicum, off Mount Baker Highway, provides fly-fishingserenity. Flyfishing: Fishermen find an allure to no lures By Arvid Hokanson The Western FrontFishing. To some, it conjures up ideas of an aluminum boat, a cooler full of beer, worms and a couple of overweight guys trying to one-up each other with outlandish stories. On the other hand, some peopleremember Tom Skerritt, Craig Sheffer and Brad Pitt casting flies in "A River Runs Through It." Fly fishingis alive and kicking in Whatcom County. Marc Hulbert, president of the Fourth Corner Fly-Fishers, saidboth forks of the Nooksack River, Lakes Squalicum, Fazon and Padden are all great places to fly fish.Hulbert pointed out that Lake Padden is a great place for beginners, with its easy foot access to thewater, and the fact it is stocked with rainbow and cut-throat trout. But before one can figure out where togo fishing, one must have the proper equipment. Western Junior Aaron Hostetler, an employee ofYeager's Sporting Goods, said a person can start fly fishing for around $100, which includes a rod, reel,line and of course, flies. Another large aspect of fly fishing revolves around the fly itself. With so manyfish to catch, what kind of fly should be used? Hostetler said a good fisherman will catch flies from astream or lake to see what the fish are eating and then try to imitate those flies. "Fisherman that arereally into it will, who know what they want, and what they're after will tie their own flies," Hostetler said.The rod is also another essential fly fishing component. Hostetler said most rods are made fromfiberglass and graphite. The graphite rods have more play and action, allowing the fisherman to better feel the fish biting onto the line, while a fiberglass rod has a stiffer feel and holds up better to wear. When fly fishing, a person must have a state license. Hulbert said there are different licenses depending on whattype of fish someone is angling for. As for the popularity of fly fishing, Hulbert said, "It has becomeincreasingly popular ever since that movie, 'A River Runs Through It' came out." "I have heard, but can'tconfirm, that it (fly fishing) is the fastest growing sport among women," Hulbert said. With theincreasing popularity though, comes strains on fish populations. "Right now there aren't many veryhealthy runs," Hulbert said. Hulbert noted that the Fourth Corner Fly Fishers is a conservation-orientedgroup, who works with the Department of Wildlife and helped in bringing steelhead back to Bear CreekOn the Stillaguamish River. When looking at fly fishing at its most basic level, it is important to realizefly fishing does not just consist of throwing a fly onto the water. "If you're good at it, it is probably the best way to catch fish," Hostetler said. When casting a fly, there is the classic dry-fly technique, whichattempts to create the illusion that a real fly is landing on the water. On the other hand, there is theanother method of throwing a sinking fly to catch a fish's attention. "With fly fishing, you're casting theline and not the lure," Hulbert said. Differences aside, why exactly do people fly fish? Fly fishing requires extensive skills and knowledge. Avid fly fisherman Kevin Majkut pointed out there are all sorts of thingsfly fishermen need to know. Besides the basic technique, a good fisherman will know about howvarious types of plants, weather, water conditions and different bugs affect fishing conditions. " "It's notlike lure fishing, where you buy some bait, your lawn chair and throw your line in the water and wait,"Majkut said. Majkut also pointed out that for people who like lots of equipment, fly fishing equipment isplentiful. "You could go to the fishing store every weekend and spend $200 on various gadgets," Majkutsaid. From a grassroots point of view, fly fishing enables a person to interact with nature. "When you'reout there, outside, especially in the river, you have some connection with nature. There is really not a lotbetween you and nature," Majkut said. Another reason people fly fish stems from how the fish aretreated by the fly. When fly fishing, the fish tend to bite at flies, resulting being hooked near the mouth,as opposed to traditional lure fishing, where a fish may swallow the hook down into their throat and gills."It's much easier to release the fish, without killing them," Majkut said. For more information on flyfishing, both the Internet and Wilson Library provide information on how to get started. ---------- Western Front - 1997 June 3 - Page 13 ---------- June 3. 1997 Mmmmm H — I S ! M I » I » I ^^ m^,$®?™™?3°™ Washington's ski season is far from over Backcountry skiers are still on the slopes after a record-breaking winter By Riley Morton TheWestern Front Washingtonians were blessed with a wonderful winter this year. Even though June is now upon us, the snow is still stacked high in the Cascades and will continue to be so for much of thesummer. This is the prime time of year for backcountry skiing and snow-boarding. The good weather,long days and relatively stable snowpack make late spring/early summer almost perfect for getting out into the mountains. Backcountry skiing can be a bit complicated. Traditional alpine skis work just like they do in the ski area, but don't allow for an easy ascent. Cross-country skis are nice for touring, butaren't made for descending at any kind of speed. Thus a cross between the two is desired by mostbackcountry skiers. Telemark skiing is experiencing a recent explosion in popularity and justifiablyso. Telemark skis are similar to downhill skis with the main exception being the bindings allow the heelto rise and fall at will, just like crosscountry skis. Telemarkers attach synthetic mohair skis to thebottom of their skis for the ascent, and then peel the skins off to ski down. For skiers who enjoy alpineskiing too much to abandon it entirely, Alpine touring bindings offer a perfect combination of the two.Alpine Touring, also known as ski mountaineering and ran-donee skiing, allows the skier to have areleasable heel for the ascent and then lock the heels down for a ski that performs like a downhill ski.Alpine Touring boots have to act like both climbing boots and ski boots. Some AT bindings even haveattachable crampons for steep climbs. The growing crowd of back-country snowboarders are alsogaining easier backcountry Front/Riley Morton This guy is not a professional snowboarder.Instead, hehas chosen to study industrial design. Senior Zac West rides the powder below Artist Point on the flanksof Table Mountain. access these days with technology. Riders who are tired of using clumsysnowshoes all the time now have the option of using the Voile Split Decision snowboard. The SplitDecision actually splits in half, forming two short, wide skis; the bindings rotate allowing thesnowboarder to ski up the hill with skins and then reattach the board and rotate the bindings.Unfortunately, this isn't the only technology you'll need when you head to the hills. Avalanchetransceivers, snow shovels and snow probes, as well as the knowledge of how to use them, are requiredequipment for just about any backcountry trip. The Washington Cascades offer too many backcountryskiing locales to mention here. But here are a few of my favorites: Artist Point/Table Mountain: Theclosest worthwhile back-country skiing happens to be right next to the Mount Baker ski area at ArtistPoint. If you park at the far end of the upper parking lot you are sure to notice the wide cat track heading straight into the great wide open. Keeping .right along the cat tracks one will reach the flat spot alongthe ridge that is Artist Point Front/ Riley Morton Seven powder connoisseurs head towards Artist Point on an Outdoor Center Excursion. in about an hour. At this point, the ski down into the Bagley Lakes Basinis nice, but the ridge to the right will bring you to the top of Table mountain. Dropping off the south sideof Table into the Swift Creek Valley is quite a ride, but skiing back toward the ski area is fun too, andyou don't have to hike out. Ruth Mountain: At 7,100 feet, the summit of Mount Ruth is a great challenge for the intermediate ski mountaineer. Located just northeast of Mount Shuksan, the slopes of Ruthare casually graded, allowing for a nice, mellow climb and ski. Some parties will want to ski roped upbecause of the small, but active glacier on the route. Route descriptions are available in both Beckey'sand Potterfield's guidebooks. Heather Ridge: If you've spend any amount of time skiing at Steven'sPass, chances are you've longed to ski the fresh lines on the ridge north of Highway 2. Heather Ridge(also called Skyline Ridge) is one of the most widely accessible back-country ski locations inWashington; as such, it can get a little crowded on weekends with good weather. However, HeatherRidge is almost as good on bad weather days because almost the whole ridge is covered with treesmake-ing it a prime location for skiing in the fog. The visibility is manageable here even in the mostsketchy conditions. Mount Rainier: Mazama Ridge and Muir Snowfield: The place where this writer made his first turns into the backcountry, Mazama Ridge, right above Paradise on Mount Rainier, offersexcellent non-glaciated turns for skiers of every level. Before the idea of chairlifts had ever been exploredin America, skiers were carving their way down the Muir Snowfield. Paradise was the ski hangout inWashington from the 1930s to the 1950s. To access the goods at Mazama Ridge, simply drive toParadise and start hiking. Numerous lines are available but don't travel too far west, or you'll find yourself on a dangerous descent onto the Nisqually Glacier. Mount Adams, southside route: Beginningclimbers have found the south side of Mount Adams to be a very friendly place. It is the only majorvolcano in the Cascades with an unglaciated route on it. This makes it even better for back-countryskiers. The 7,000 foot vertical drop this route affords is incomparable to anything in the region. Altitudecan present a problem, though. At 12,000 feet, Mount Adams is high enough to make even experienced climbers get altitude sickness. The smile will persist even through the mild headache and nausea thatthe altitude may provide because the skiing is absolutely epic. Mount St. Helens: A good warm up for abigger peak or a ski in and of itself, Mount St. Helens offers consistent and long turns down the 4,000foot south side. One can climb all the way to the 17-year-old summit and peer over the edge at the lavadome in the crater. Be very careful if you do though, because the walls of the crater are super-steep.Permits to climb are required through the summer, so plan ahead on this classic ski. Hurricane Ridge:The best place for backcountry skiing on the Olympic Peninsula, Hurricane Ridge is a good spot forbeginning backcountry skiing. The view of Victoria will turn your head as you try to concentrate onthe wet snow of the Peninsula. Many different slopes are available to play around on, but there is notmuch vertical to have long, continuous runs. With all these options close by, there is no excuse not totry a little backcountry skiing or snow-boarding this summer and live up to every skier/snowboardersdream of making turns every month of the'year. ---------- Western Front - 1997 June 3 - Page 14 ---------- X4* T H E \ ^ E S T E R N F R O N T J SwfijyfcifciQU June 3. 1997 wmmmmmmmmmmmm Take a crashcourse in rock climbing By Lucy Kee The Western Front As the school year draws to a close and thedays gradually get warmer, this is the perfect time to learn a new sport. What better sport to try outthan rock climbing? For beginners, it is usually recommended one begins climbing in an indoorclimbing facility, many advantages are gained indoors; the holds are more defined and visible, and thenovice climber is in a contained area that is protected and less exposed. Indoors, climbers don't have toworry about the dangers of falling rocks or breaking holds off the wall. Two indoor climbing gymif exist in Bellingham. ,j||*ss The first indoor gymgfj||lf Joll Leading Edge ^ g ^ ^ ^ pP Academy - Northjtf^^^n1|ig|Haskell Business ^ J ^ ^ ^ | ^ fc Fraser St. S u i t e i ^ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |J wall is 2300 s j | | J | | f i i H | f c i ; | ||chimney, aji|Ji||||i||f ft||pth|li vertical w / ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ s ^ ^ J even c r a j ^ ^ | i | M | H | | l B Jlllf a c c o ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ § at OE^^KP^^^^^^^^^S the^Bi^S^MM^^S^^^fe gJ|^8^p|^p|||HSift^^P on weeknights. Thecost for a daily climb is $4, shoe rentals are $2 and harnesses and belay devices are provided forfree. Private lessons are available for a cost of $15 per hour lesson. Private lessons are available to learn everything from basic footwork to lead climbing. The second indoor gym is in the YMCA, locatedogj.256 N. State St. The wall i § g # l | | b y 30 feet. 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The rock is mainly composed of sandstone, so many of theroutes tend to be fairly chaussy. The routes are mainly all in the 5.10- 5.11 range. Mount Erie is located near Anacortes, Wash, and provides several good routes of low grade, which makes it the perfect cragto take beginners. Beware, because it tends to get rather packed especially during the summermonths. Unlike the other crags, Erie offers multi-pitch climbs, over ytwo pitches. The routes at Erie ||||so tend to be fairly exposed, but ijlllkQf fun. P H | i | s article is not meant to pro- :J^Hd:substitute forinstruction, l | | i | | | i j | | : meant to serve as a | | | | i | t t | | i | ? i i e k the assistance of ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ l U§ p b e r and con- ^ ^ ^ a ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ f t the proper II J ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ g | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ i l a b l e at ^ ^ ^ ^ " " ^ ^ ^ H Q l ^ R Great ^^^S^tr1^^^||pieiS|merican Who do you love? Does fan support follow favorites As I looked atthe Shawn.Kemp poster on my wall, a disturbing question entered my mind. If Shawn wasn't adorned inSonic green and gold, would the poster still be on my wall? As I surveyed the rest of the room, I sawimages of Mariners, Seahawks (OK, no Seahawks but just play along) and Thunderbirds. What is sospecial about these particular athletes that they receive the honor of covering my walls? It is a dilemmafast approaching every sports fan. Why do we pull for the players on our favorite team? Is it becausewe can associate with their personalities? Because they represent our community? Or is it becausethey are wearing the right color-scheme next to picture of the Space Needle? In essence, who are wereally rooting for — the players or the teams? As Seattle sports fans, we in particular must prepareourselves to deal with this dilemma. When the Seahawks move to Los Angeles, adopt the colors tealand black and decide to call themselves the Earthquakes, will we still admire their quest to play .500football, or will we merely laugh at their ineptitude? When Shawn Kemp is traded away because heneeds more funds to continue his ongoing and expensive project to raise the roof, how will we, as Sonics fans, react? Will we support him in his efforts to raise the roof in another city, or will we realize we havebeen missing out on one of the most enjoyable guys to hate in the NBA? How would you react if theplayer you most despised was traded to your team? What about two or three players you didn't like?What if, through the miracle of free agency, the whole team you had grown up loving was transformed into a bunch of characters you had spent your whole life rooting against? Maybe ways around the dilemmaexist. We could form a fantasy team of players we most relate to, and have them compete with ourfriends' fantasy teams. The problem with this idea is that it is stupid, and people would make fun of us.We would also lose the thrill of following a team through its ups and downs. In the years ahead, morefans will have to face this dilemma. If we devotedly cling to our teams, we must let go of logic. We mustdeal with the sad fact that we are really only rooting for uniforms. On the other hand, by worshippingindividual players, we lose the true meaning of team sports. It will not be an easy thing for sports fans to deal with. But that is why it is a dilemma. Perhaps the key to enjoying sports is finding a happymedium. Maybe we can support our favorite team in an athletic sense and look for personal fulfillment inthe players we most readily identify with. Or maybe the key is gambling. Cranky Kemp's priorities arecosting more than just dollars Everyone knew the announcement was coming. Everyone knew he wasunhappy with his contract. Why then, was everyone so shocked when Shawn Kemp announced hewanted to be traded? It is rare in professional basketball for a player on a championship-caliber team toactively seek a trade. Kemp's desire to move has little to do with the team itself, and everything to dowith his search for the almighty dollar. In making his intentions known, Kemp is essentially sayingmoney means more to him than the game. It is likely the only teams that would be able to afford a player such as Kemp would be those teams who are in no position to win a championship anytime soon. Wewould all like to believe professional basketball players love of the game is greater than their greed.They negotiate for their astronomical salaries because teams are willing to pay them. However, if thosesalaries did not exist, basketball players would still show up and play because after all, it's not about themoney, right? It is for this reason, Kemp's announcement is like a slap in the face. The poor kid fromIndiana who was drafted out of high school has shown every sports fan why he plays basketball. For him, it is all about the bottom line. This is the attitude Kemp played with all year, and it was all too evident.From holding out during training camp, saying he needed time for "renewal," to being late for practices and not showing up for team meetings, Kemp allowed everyone to see just how unimportant the game of basketball really is to him. George Karl said he has no intention of trading Kemp and would like tohave a face-to-face meeting with his sulky superstar. However, Kemp, who is seeking a suitable forum in which he can be interviewed, would rather air his litany of complaints for a national audience. Iwould agree that, comparatively speaking, Kemp is underpaid. I can understand and sympathize withhis dissatisfaction that other players, such as Jim Mcllvaine, are making more money than him to warmthe bench. However, what I cannot comprehend is how Kemp thinks his attitude is going to compelothers to want to help him. Even after all of the temper tantrums and the otherwise childish behavior, Iwould like to see Kemp kiss and make up with the Sonics so he can stay in Seattle. But I do not wantto see it happen at the expense of the entire team. If Kemp is to stay, he needs to prove he is an athleteand move basketball to the top of his list of priorities. Maybe while he is in Indiana during the off-season, Kemp will visit some of the places where he used to play when he did it for the sheer love of thesport. Perhaps he will remember what basketball was like when he was an athlete, rather than agluttonous, multi-million dollar sports franchise. ---------- Western Front - 1997 June 3 - Page 15 ---------- June 3. 1997 THE WESTERN FRONT • 15 wmmmmmmmmmmimmmmmmmmmmmm. JACKp^jWhen Yo3uu PPllaayy Our ^gt;M, * Scratch Game * During BOOK BUY BACK At The Students' Co-Op Thurs. Fri. June 5 6 8:30 - 4:00 Saturday Mon. - Fri. 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Anyone who drives is guilty of this, but perhaps guilty is too strong a word for something thatseems to be such an integral part of human nature. The lure of death is difficult to understand — weboth fear it and are fascinated by it. But it is elusive and rarely seen, so when it rears its ugly head we do the same in hopes of catching a glimpse. Curiosity killed the cat, but that one dead cat only evokesmore curious felines. We may not want to look, but we do so in spite of ourselves. The folks who run thetelevision shows know a sure thing when they see it. But now rather than glimpsing- death for a fewfleeting seconds, we can stare at it for a half hour as it pulsates on the screen. One part "America'sFunniest Home Videos" and one part "Faces of Death," these new television specials disguisethemselves as documentary-like "real" television but merely use the filmed misfortunes of others to getratings. The footage comes from home video and police or security cameras, and shows people gettingshot, getting hit by cars and getting mauled by animals. Then they're given dramatic titles such as"When Animals Attack" or "The World's Scariest Police Chases II" and shown on commercial televisionin order to sell beer and cosmetics. Human life isn't sacred anymore, so why should death be? At leasthuman death is turning a profit for someone. We've gone from cheesy re-creations of actual events tocheesy marketing of the events themselves. Why watch an actor get shot with blanks from a prop pistolwhen you can watch a jewelry store owner get shot with a real gun from close range? Isn't it that muchmore fascinating when you know it's the real thing? Perched like a fly on the wall, our security-cameraviewpoint removes us from danger, from the responsibility of getting involved and subsequently from our own humanity. Rather than going to a coliseum to watch Christians get mauled by lions, we can now doit from the safety and comfort of our living rooms while gorging ourselves on the products they sell us inbetween. We can only hope that when it is our time to die, it will be in our sleep and not in somespectacular fashion that makes for good television. But for now, we are left to wonder if after we'regone, people we've never met before will be able watch our death over and over again in syndication. Thenext time you watch it. happen to someone else, question if that's how you'd like to be remembered— not with a eulogy by friends, but as entertainment for strangers. Court says president can be suedPast presidents have found time to appear in court Even President Clinton has a private life. Before heclimbed to the office of president of the United States, it is very possible he gathered a few skeletons inhis political closet that involved his private actions. One of these skeletons is in the form of PaulaJones. She is accusing Clinton of, among other things, causing emotional distress and defamation ofher character resulting from an alleged 1991 rendezvous at an Arkansas hotel. Jones now wants to sueClinton on these charges, but Clinton claims that as president, he is immune to lawsuits until after histerm has expired. The U.S. Supreme Court decision passed down last week says she can. Yes, he isour president. Yes, he has a unique job. He is the commander of the most powerful nation in the world,and it is in the public interest that he devote his time to his duties. But he is not above the law where his private life is concerned. Clinton has protection from lawsuits, but only lawsuits that involve his official capacity as president. This allows him to exercise his duties to the fullest without worrying that hisactions may publicly bring him personal liability. All officials have this privilege. However, nothing Jonesis accusing him of is part of his official capacity, so the protection should not extend to him. Also, the'Court must recognize her rights under the Constitution and provide a timely trial. The Supreme Courtnoted in its decision that a prolonged delay "may create a significant risk of irreparable harm to (Jones)because of an unforeseeable loss of evidence or the possible death of a party." This doesn't mean thatClinton will need to drop everything important to the nation. The Supreme Court recognized thatrequiring the president to appear at a specific time and place would violate the principle of separationof powers and severely burden the executive branch. The Supreme Court also decided that providingevidence and videotaped testimony will not harm Clinton's performance in office. The Court came tothis decision on the basis that other presidents have provided testimony with no ill effects to thenation. Of the last five former presidents, Nixon provided tapes, Ford gave a deposition for a criminal trialand Carter gave videotaped testimony for a criminal trial. Even Clinton has twice provided videotapedtestimony for the trial of a former associate, James McDougal. Former presidents have also hadprivate lawsuits filed against them while in office. The most notable example was President Kennedy,who was sued while campaigning for the nation's highest office, and the matter was not settled until after he was elected. Kennedy contended that he was protected from private lawsuits, but the courts didnot support his claim, so he settled out of court. This decision will not open a floodgate of nasty, anti-Clinton lawsuits either. The Supreme Court stated in its decision that most frivolous lawsuits will beterminated before Clinton or any other president would become involved. It is in the best interests of thenation that Clinton devote his maximum amount of time to his office, but it is also in the public interestthat these charges be answered before his term expires to quell public anger. If he is innocent, then heshould clear up this lawsuit as quickly as possible and continue with business as usual. It should takeno more time than the campaign fundraisers that occasionally occupy his busy schedule. Dangerousprecedent set for future nuisance suits The president of the United States heads the most powerful nation in the world. When vested with the power to head one of the three branches of our government, overseeall diplomatic affairs and, among other things, nominate Supreme Court justices, our presidentshould not be burdened with civil lawsuits arising from alleged acts committed before assuming thepresidency. But last week, the Supreme Court unanimously rejected President Clinton's appeal todelay proceedings of a suit against him until after his term of office expires. This is the first time alawsuit against a sitting president for conduct unrelated to his official duties may go to trial. Thepresident is a regular citizen of this county, required to abide by the law just like you and me. No matterhow powerful the president is, justice should always served. The question at hand though is when?.People wonder why, if the president has time to raise campaign funds and play golf, he can't take thetime to go through a trial. To put things in perspective, if we as students can afford to spend anafternoon at Boulevard Park, why can't we add another four credits to our schedules? In the case ofPaula Jones versus William Jefferson Clinton, the president is charged with sexually harassing Jones in1991. He is accused of asking Jones to come to his hotel room where, after entering the room, Jonesalleges that the then-governor made both verbal and physical sexual advances toward her, including arequest to perform oral sex after exposing himself. The status of the president while in office is a pivotalissue. This is why Clinton asked the Supreme Court to grant him immunity from trial until after he leavesthe Oval Office in 2001. The precedent now stands that we can burden our already over-burdenedpresident with the politics of a personal lawsuit. What good can this lead to? In the case of Jonesversus Clinton, the lawsuit stinks of political manipulation from Clinton's conservative critics. Joneschose to file the lawsuit three years after the incident allegedly occurred. If she was so traumatized byClinton's actions, why didn't she take immediate action? As part of her political game, the religiousright has been helping to fuel Jones's legal defense fund. Why has she now gone on various televisionprograms, including appearances with Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, to continue theembellishment of her story? The personal life of the president should not interfere with our nationalinterests, especially when the matter involves frivolous, politically motivated lawsuits. Pamela Karlan,a University of Virginia law professor, warned against the Supreme Court justices saying that the validityof Jones' allegations is irrelevant. "If you announce that the president can be called into court, peoplewill call him into court," she said in an interview with ABC News. "It's a copycat phenomenon,because publicity about certain kinds of things tends to bring people out of the woodwork who wantto bring similar cases." The president, who has been working to expand NATO eastward and forge anagreement on a balanced budget, should be able to work on these and other pressing issues withoutunnecessary interruption. And a case involving the leader of the free world, a media circus and six-year-old allegations should be able to wait another four years. i ---------- Western Front - 1997 June 3 - Page 17 ---------- DEAD or ALIVE DSED BOORS CASH REWARD OFFERED Bring 'em down t o . . . TEXTBOOK -Fgt; A C E - Friendly service by people who appreciate your business! Around the comer from Haggenin Sehome Village We buy and sell books year round 647-1000 Yup, that's right pardner. We'll give youcold, hard cash (top dollar) for your textbooks. We even have new and used books fer those stickin'around for the summer. So, head 'em up and move vem out to That Textbook Place and pick up yourreward. We're aimin' to make your day. ---------- Western Front - 1997 June 3 - Page 18 ---------- 18 THE WESTERN FRONT lt;»mm June 3. 1997 Construction adds woe to the sounds of springCertain expectations exist when students enter the final leg of the quarter known to the masses as "DeadWeek." Students expect not to receive last minute assignments, tests or ear-shattering commotionfrom the Haggard Hall/Wilson Library remodeling project. Since Western blatantly ignores the first twoexpectations, why should the third be any different? The countdown to finals is stressful enough. Itbecomes even more stressful when construction workers make as much noise as humanly possibleduring classes. Last Thursday, I was sitting in the College Hall computer lab with numerous otherstressed-out students frantically writing papers. Outside the building, an overzealous construction workerwas smashing windows with a large metal wand. My first instinct was to step outside the building and tellthe worker just where he could stick the large metal wand. As if this were not enough, the worker yelledat the top of his lungs, "Hey, watch this one," followed by another loud crash. I'm not sure if he realizedhis actions were not as impressive to students as it may have been to his construction cronies. Iunderstand the construction company is on a schedule, they actually finished the Science Lecture Hallsin impressive time. All I'm saying is a little courtesy would help at times when students are working inclassrooms. The window-breaking extravaganza is probably something that could wait until afterclasses are out. Don't get me wrong — I'm not blaming the construction company completely. Afterall, they do have a job to do. I blame Western. One would think Western would give a little moreconsideration to the students who are paying to learn during this construction garbage. But, we have torespect the master plan and just put up with this crap. Maybe I'm a little bitter because other studentsand I are being forced to deal with this unbearable noise so the class of 2002 can enjoy a worthless skybridge jutting out from the library. Now that is spending university money wisely. I realize that for Western to actually listen to the concerns of students is a stretch, but if not for those at Western now, consider those in the future. We have all seen the master plan — it is only going to get worse from now on. InWestern's quest to become the University of Washington, it is alienating the alumni who would support itin the future. — Kristin Darland, Sports editor The Western Front Editor: Lisa L. Diaz; Managing Editor:Matt Finlinsoh; News Editors: Rachel Morrow and Kristen T. Paulson; Features Editors: Jen Nikolaisenand Jen O'Brien; Accent Editor: D. Eric Jones; Sports Editors: Kristin Darland and Josh Godfrey;Opinions Editor: Gene Metrick; Copy Editors: Jessica Kate Luce and Rachel Morrow; Photo Editors:Aaron Dahl and Tom Degan; Graphics Editor: Vincent Verhei; Online Editors: Nicky Loi and Jessica Kate Luce; Cartoonists: Jeremy Chase and Jason Kelly; Adviser: Pete Steffens; Business Manager: TeariBrown; Custodian: Roger Sprague. Vote of the issue: 7-6 in the tiebreaker." Staff Reporters: ShelbyBenny, Chris Blake, Edward Brightman, Chris Brooks, Sara Buckwitz, Gabe Campbell, Scott Castle,Tammy Clarke, Jon Collamer, Naomi Dillon, Jennifer Dye, Jill Frewing, Julia Groce, Jennifer Hart, RyanHawkes, Jennifer Hayes, Jacob Henifin, Molly Hernandez, Arvid Hokanson, Ryan Hooser, Lucy Kee,Katherine Johnson, Amy King, Brian Kingsberry, Corey Lewis, Meredith Lofberg, Christopher Luczyk, Jim Morrell III, Scott Morris, Riley Morton, Sarah Olson, Laurie Phillpot, Michelle Rennie, Carey Ross, KevinRus, Fred Sheffield, Steven Uhles, Kimberly Vincent, Todd Wanke, Norah West, Tiffany White and Jenny Zappala. The Western Front is the official newspaper of Western Washington University. It is publishedby the Student Publications Council, which hires editors and oversees financial matters. The Front islargely supported by advertising revenue. The Front's opinion is not reflected in these advertisements.Content is determined entirely by student editors. Staff reporters are enrolled in the journalism department course entitled "newspaper staff." However, items published in The Front are not limited to persons in the class. Send all written submissions to: The Western Front, College Hall 09, Western WashingtonUniversity, Bellingham WA 98225. Direct advertising inquiries to the business office in College Hall 07, orcall (360) 650-3161. Want the news? Turn off TV COMMENTARY W i Ryan Hawkes Television news isa joke. It is full of snippy, useless "reports" that may get a person interested in a story but normallydoes not fill their curiosity. It gives a person 20 seconds to grasp an event and then moves on to the next item. No rewind. No review. No contemplation. If something grabs your attention, you can't just stopand re-read it to marvel at this new knowledge you have found. Compare the average television newspiece to an article in a respected daily paper. The "piece" starts with a quick introduction to grab theviewer's attention, then moves into the event. When a reporter has about 20 seconds of air time to fill in a story, the majority of the story (background, other related issues, etc.) isn't, given the time and spacedeserved. An average article is full of information. It is concrete, right there in your face. If you don'tunderstand something, you can read it again. You have the information concerning an issue right there in front of your face. No questions asked, no confusion. You won't have to ask, "What was that? Howmany people were there? What did he just say?" It is easy to see, plain and simple. Television newsdoesn't give its viewers the opportunity to choose what news is important to them. They have an agenda, a timeline and everything moves forward according to plan. They decide how much time of your lifeshould be dedicated to a story. They have to fit in commercials and puff pieces. While print journalists face this decision also, it is not based on their intended audiences attention span. Instead, it is on theirinterest. An article begins with the most important information first so a reader may decide if they wishto continue, and if the article is of no interest, they can move to something else in that page, or inanother section. On television, the evening news must keep a viewer's attention, or they may changethe channel. They want to keep you moving along with the stories so you don't get bored, which meansless information. Think back a few years. If you are from Seattle, you might remember a certain littleearthquake. Or you might not. It was pretty small, but you couldn't tell by the news coverage itreceived. There was more animosity from the average citizen towards the television stations then therewas for just having lived through an earthquake. The size was around 3.0 on the Richter Scale, withminimal damage and a few injuries — something that might frighten some people. It'sunderstandable to interrupt prime-time television with a report about it for a minute or two. Instead, localstations ran more than an hour of coverage on the quake as if it were the "Big One," interrupting theseason finale of "Seinfeld" — NOT a good idea. They interviewed people who all gave the same story:their house shook, they were scared and if the reporter got lucky, someone's dog had a revelation a fewminutes before the event. Television news broadcasting doesn't always follow through on its claims of"hard news fast." Information is few and far between. It may be good for those on the go, but the averagedaily paper has many more stories with greater detail than any nightly news program. So if you reallywant the news and have some time, pick up a newspaper. 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State: Zip: —_Phone( _City:_ J. 1 ? 3 4 5 6 Please print ad exac tly as it is to run ---------- Western Front - 1997 June 3 - Page 20 ---------- 20 » THE WESTERN FRONT Jjjg«y[JL997 Introducing the new stadium and new exhibition center.The more you know, the better it looks VIEW OF WORLD CUP SOCCER MATCH FROM INSIDE THENEW STADIUM. Absolutely no increase in sales, property, or general taxes The new stadium andexhibition center will be owned by the people, and built by a strong public/private partnership thatincludes substantial private investment. Bottom line: for the most part, those who choose to attendevents at the stadium and exhibition center, those who play the lottery, and visitors to King County willpay for it. At the same time, the project will have absolutely no negative impact on Washington Stateschools, roads, or public safety. Here's how the funding works... A $100 million in private investment,guaranteed by Paul Allen A Allen's personal guarantee that he will pay for any construction costoverruns A New, sports-related lottery games A State-approved sales tax credits and deferrals A Anextension (but not an increase) of King County's hotel/motel tax (paid primarily by tourists) A Facilityadmission and parking fees In the end, these revenues will actually exceed the full amount required to build the new stadium and exhibition center. Extra revenues will provide assurance that state generalfunds will not be used. After this, excess revenues will be directed to the construction and maintenanceof youth play fields across the state. A world-class facility the whole state can enjoy Compared to theKingdome, the new stadium and exhibition center will be a vast improvement in co fort, convenience,and accessibility for all members of our state's diverse communities— and it will bring many newevents to Washington fans. The new indoor exhibition center will be home to the boat show, the homeshow, the auto show, and many other events. The open-air stadium will feature natural grass, and 70%of the spectators will be covered. State-of-the- art amenities will include: A 1,440 seats for the disabled(including companions) compared to 70 at the Kingdome A Wider concourses A 12 elevatorscompared to 3 now at the Kingdome A Nearly twice the restroom facility capacity as the Kingdome A 50% more space for exhibitions than the Kingdome Among the exciting events the facility is designed to host...professional and amateur soccer...the World Cup ...the Olympics...professional and collegefootball...trade shows...community festivals...and much more. AERIAL VIEW, SHOWING NEWSTADIUM, NEW INDOOR EXHIBITION CENTER, AND BASEBALL PARK. Remember the day theKingdome roof fell in? That disaster left property taxpayers with a $70 million hangover. This adds up to$5 million a year in property tax debt for which our taxpayers receive no services. In fact, the Kingdomehas cost taxpayers more in the last 2i/2 years for repairs than the original construction costs...andnow $42 million more is needed for basic repairs. In short, the Kingdome is an aging facility that willcontinue to need more repairs, more attention, and more tax dollars if we don't replace it. The goodnews? The funding package for the new stadium and exhibition center will retire all Kingdome debt, andfree the property taxes for better purposes. Furthermore, the Seahawks will lease the new stadium for20 years. If the team is sold, the lease will stay in effect and 10% of the proceeds of the sale will godirectly to the State of Washington. On June 17, Vote "Yes" on Ref. #48 You can have the final sayFrom the beginning, that has been the underlying principle of the new football/soccer stadium andexhibition center: a partnership...where you have the final say. 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