1999_1109 ---------- Western Front - 1999 November 9 - Page 1 ---------- TUESDAY, November 9, 1999 Western Washington University Volume 110 Issue 13 Bellingham,Washington Police, Front ready for court date By J e n n i O d e k i rk THE WESTERN FRONTWestern Front editor Erin Becker will be questioned tomorrow morning by Whatcom CountyProsecutor Dave McEachran about a copy of an Animal Liberation Front videotape, which TheWestern Front possesses. The tape, made by the ALF, documents eight minutes of its raid onWestern's animal laboratories. ALF members stole 37 rats and four rabbits and vandalized officessometime between 10:30 p.m. Oct. 23 and 10:25 a.m. Oct. 24 in Miller Hall, causing at least $15,000damage, Doughty said. Becker is scheduled to appear in court at 9 a.m, according to a subpoena thatAssistant University Police Chief Dave Doughty served her Nov. 3. The subpoena orders Becker to hand over the tape. McEachran said the hearing will be a special inquiry, which allows the prosecutor toquestion witnesses and present evidence concerning the tape in front of a judge. After the prosecutor'sinvestigation, the judge can enforce orders. McEachran said he could not speculate on what orders thejudge may make, but said judges can dismiss cases or impose fines, among other options, in specialinquiry cases. The hearing will be closed to the public. Assistant Attorney General Wendy Bohlke, whowas not available for comment, will represent Becker. On Oct. 28, The Western Front received theALF tape from KIRO-TV Seattle, made a copy of it and sent the original tape back to KIRO, Becker said. The tape shows AFL members stealing animals and vandalizing offices. The Front published three stillimages from the tape in its Oct. 29 issue. KIRO, which was also subpoenaed, received the tape fromALF members. The station aired about two minutes of the tape in a newscast on Oct. 26. Becker saidshe will not give the tape to University Police at the hearing. She said doing so could prevent futuresources from feeling they could safely talk to The Front. 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I^^IHii^il^BifciiliiiHiBiH^H^^^^^^^^^^^I^^KB^H^BS^^HHI^KHiKHHI^^^HHH^^^^^^H Western enrollment hits high ChrisGdodenow/The Western Front More Western s t u d e n t s than ever plod a c r o s s campus. By A p r il U s k o s ki THE WESTERN FRONT • Western continues to be the only public university inWashington to have a steady increase in freshman applications during the past five years. This year's fall enrollment is the largest ever, with 11,708 students, an increase of 53 from last year's enrollment of11,655 students. "Western's enrollment is up, which must mean the school is doing something positivefor its existing students," said Karen Copetas, Office of Admissions director. In response to theincrease in the student body, Western added more- seats in general university requirement classes,Copetas said. Western enrolled 2,188 See MORE, page 6 Western remembers veterans By A p r i lUskoski THE WESTERN FRONT The Veteran's Outreach Center will host an observance to rememberand salute men and women who protected the freedoms and liberties enjoyed by the United States."Service and Sacrifice," the theme for the Veterans Day ceremony, begins ll_a.m. Thursday at thePerforming Arts Center Plaza. The hour-long ceremony will be followed by a reception in the VikingUnion Main Lounge. "This is our opportunity to show our appreciation to, as well as acknowledge andhonor, the men and women who have served our country with valor and See VETERAN, page 6Woodring gets $150,000 program grant By B r a d e y D a y THE WESTERN FRONT Western'sWoodring College of Education has received another grant, this time to help promote its own program.Woodring was awarded a $150,000 grant from the Higher Education Coordinating Board to implement anew Teacher Training Pilot Program. The program will help to encourage. K-12 students to look at theteaching profession as a career, while also trying to make a smoother transition for community collegestudents transferring to Woodring. "We are hoping to give prospective students a head start," saidWoodring Dean Marvin Klein. The grant was a necessity because students are taking longer tograduate, and because some community colleges lack necessary classes. The community collegesthat played a part in the grant were Everett and Whatcom Community colleges and Skagit ValleyCommunity College. Several others may be included. Parts of the grant also included Bellingham,Everett and Sedro-Woolley school districts. "We feel it is important (to promote the teachingprofession)," said Dana Edward, assistant to the assistant dean of Woodring. "There is a real lack offaculty across the country." Most of the money will be used for staff who are a part of See GRANT,page 6 IN THIS ISSUE Western CFA champs The Viking football team beat Western Oregon University 21-20 Saturday, ninning its winning streak to eight games and clinching Western's third league title.See story page 11. Bob's Bellingham boy Western student Scott Erickson was a contestant on thePrice is Right. Winning the Showcase Showdown, he's made Bellingham proud. See story, page 8.FRONT ONLIXE http:/ /wosternh'ont.wwu.edu ---------- Western Front - 1999 November 9 - Page 2 ---------- 2 • The Western Front News November 9,1999 COPS BOX AP WIRE NEWS BRIEFSI^PIpiiilwiiiiiiliBiiMi MSHHHHHH BBBIWII^SBHBI^H 1 1 § § | | | ^^ ||ij|HH|BHBliliBHl^pI(SiiHHHiiHiH^BiiBHI BliiiiiBiiiBHiiBiilliHi HiiSIHiHi^^W^Hliiftil llii^^te||i|iiHi||BBiiiiil j|BiH|lSlBHil^HHBIl^BBiHi^HBIiHiBI jBiliBlWlMIBWI! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^§ liiii^iiKilE^^piSMiii •l^iiiiliiBiilill ililiiiilili^JBiiiBfSomeon® STATE NEWS Police show Seattle citizens sketch in hopes of finding shooting suspectPolice are back in the neighborhood of the Seattle shipyard where four men were shot, two fatally.Detectives are showing people in the area a sketch of the suspect, a light-skinned man in his 30s with a scruffy beard and long hair. He was wearing dark glasses and a cap. When he entered the businessWednesday, he first shot Peter Giles in the back as Giles sat in a chair. Giles, the bookkeeper, wasrunning the business for his uncles who were on vacation. Police say the gunman next shot and killedRussell Brisendine, a marine electrician. The gunman shot another man in the chest and a clerk inthe arm as he made his getaway. State reformatory computer systems are Y2K-ready Officials at thestate reformatory in Monroe say it is Y2K-ready. Officials say it has made sure computers that control security and electricity can handle the calendar change to 2000. Extra staff will be on hand to runsystems manually if needed. The prison also plans to top off fuel tanks and make sure the foodwarehouse is full. The prison houses 2,200 inmates at its main facility. NATIONAL NEWS High schoolfight brings Jesse Jackson to Illinois to meet with governor The Rev. Jesse Jackson and seven expelledblack students in Illinois met with the governor Monday. The students were kicked out for a fight at afootball game in September. They are out for the rest of the term and maybe longer. The expulsionshave led to protests and the closing of three schools in Decatur, 111. Officials were worried aboutpossible confrontations. Jackson says he wants the teens reinstated. He led 75 people on Mondaymorning in singing "We shall overcome" outside the Decatur Eisenhower High School. Jackson sayswhat started as a simple fist fight has been blown out of proportion. But school officials describe thefight as a mob action that endangered the lives of 100 to 200 people at the game. Microsoft sharesfalling after court ruling Shares of Microsoft were down on Wall Street early Monday as investorsassessed Friday's antitrust ruling against the company. Shares of the software giant opened with a 7percent decline. Shares of software rival Red Hat, which makes Linux operating software, rose nearly25 percent. Microsoft's woes initially sent the Dow Industrials lower, but the Dow and other marketindexes have since turned higher. The share price ended Monday down 1-10/16 at 89- 15/16 with more than 121 million shares trading. EgyptAir Flight 990 delays do not worry investigators Investigatorssay they're not getting too worried yet about the delay in finding the black boxes of EgyptAir Flight 990.The cockpit voice and flight data recorders could provide clues as to what caused the plane to crash into the Atlantic Ocean less than two weeks ago. On Nov. 5, searchers thought they were close to gettingthe boxes. National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Janies Hall said the delay isn't a hugeconcern because the boxes will continue making pinging sounds for 30 days — helping the searchersto find them. Hall told NBC the big challenge is that the pile of wreckage on the ocean floor makes it tough to get at the black boxes. A civilian ship, equipped with a high-tech robot, will be used in thesearch. Officials hope to deploy the robot if the seas are calm enough. INTERNATIONAL NEWS Peacetalks between Israel and Palestine reopened Israeli and Palestinian negotiators say they're confidentthey can iron out a final peace accord by next September. The two sides opened negotiations Monday on a final peace agreement at a West Bank hotel. It is their fourth attempt at a pact since 1996. During the negotiations, the Palestinians insisted on an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank, Gaza Strip andeast Jerusalem. They also want a halt to Jewish settlements. The Israelis have said they won't withdraw completely from the West Bank and Gaza. They also say Israel will never agree to give up part ofJerusalem. Bellingham Weather WBBBBBSBBKI Rain and breezes. Lows 47. Highs near 55.^^^^^^HWB^WSWB^SWW^^^^^^S Rains to showers. Lows 44. Highs 53. Showers. Lows 43. Highs near53. 1 ** Partly sunny. Lows near 41. Highs 54. ilBiiiHfcSiiiBiiiiiiilBlB HlHlBlHHHii^^HiilB•)Bi^||lpl||iHi^^^il SHliHliilHIBpHiiHiHHi IliiiSftBiiBiwIliliBBisI The "western Front is published twiceweekly in fall, winter and spring; once a week in summer session. Address: The Western Front, WesternWashington University, CH 110, Bellingham, WA 98225-9100. The Western Front is the officialnewspaper of Western Washington University,, published by the Student Publications Council, and ismainly supported by advertising. Opinions and stories in the newspaper have no connection withadvertising. News content is determined by student editors. Staff reporters are enrolled in a course in theDepartment of Journalism, but any student enrolled at Western may offer stories to the editors.Advertising inquiries should be directed to the business office in College Hall 07, or by phone to (360) 650-3161. Members of the Western community are entided to a single free copy of each issue of TheWestern Front. WWU Official Announcements Deadline for announcements in this space is noon Fridayfor the Tuesday edition and noon Wednesday for the Friday edition. Announcements should be limited to50 words, typewritten or legibly printed, and sent through campus mail to "Official Announcements," MS -9117, via fax to X/7287, or brought in person to Commissary 113A. DO NOT SEND ANNOUNCEMENTSDIRECTLY TO THE WESTERN FRONT. Phoned announcements will not be accepted. Allannouncements should be signed by originator. PLEASE POST THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST isoffered at 9 a.m. Mondays on Nov. 8,. 15, 22, 29 and Dec. 6 and at 3 p.m. Thursdays on Nov. 11, 18 andDec. 2 and 9. Sample problems may be found at http://www.washington.edu/oea/ aptp.htm. Testregistration is not required but students must bring photo ID and a No. 2 pencil. A $10 fee is payable inexact amount at time of testing. Allow 90 minutes. WWU SURPLUS AUCTION 9 a.m. Nov. 6, ArmoryBuilding motor shed, lower level. Items may be inspected from 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 5. Payment is required within one hour of sale's conclusion by cash, money order, cashier's check or certified check. Personalor business checks accepted with proper identification. THE TEST FOR ENTRANCE INTO TEACHERPREPARATION (TETEP) may be taken at 2 p.m. Nov. 16 in FR 4 or Dec. 1 in OM 587. Registration isrequired in OM 120. A $25 fee is payable in exact amount at time of registration. TETEP is notadministered on an individual basis; testing takes about 2V2 hours. Admission deadline is Oct. 31 forwinter quarter and Jan. 31 for spring quarter. MILLER ANALOGIES TEST: Registration is required in OM120 or by calling X/3080. A $35 fee is payable at time of testing. Testing takes approximately Yh hours.Testing will be at 2 p.m. on Nov. 19, OM 482 and 2 p.m. Dec. 13, OM 482. . STORMY WEATHER?NEED YEAR 2000 INFORMATION? Call 650-6500, after 6:30 a.m.. From Dec. 28 through Jan. 4, thehotline will carry information regarding Year 2000 and Western's status. Or tune to KGMI (790 AM), KARI(550 AM), KPUG (1170 AM), KWPZ (106.5), KUGS (89.3), or KAFE (104.3FM). Western's decision toremain open or closed will be broadcast starting between 6:15 and 6:30 a.m. On-campus recruitingTarget Stores, Friday, Nov. 5. See company binder in career library, OM 280. Attend one-hour informationsession in OM 280 at 4 p.m. Nov. 4. Submit resume and sign up for interview in OM 280. SSC SanDiego, Tuesday, Nov. 9. Submit resume and sign up for interview in OM 280. Bring unofficial transcript tointerview. Sherwin-Williams Co., Wednesday, Nov. 10. Submit resume and sign up for interview in OM280. Cintas Corp., Wednesday, Nov. 12. Attend one-hour information session at 6 p.m. Nov. 6 in OM 280and see company binder in career library, OM 280. Submit resume and sign up for interview in OM 280.Kmart Corp., Thursday, Nov. 11.. Submit resume and sign up for interview in OM 280. Snowdogs, Friday,Nov. 12.. Submit resume and cover letter in OM 280 at signup for interview. Weyerhauser, Friday, Nov. 12. Interviews for six-month intern positions in controllership development intern program. Requires full-time student status, minimum GPA of 3.2 and permanent right to work in United States. ---------- Western Front - 1999 November 9 - Page 3 ---------- November 9,1999 News The Western Front • 3 PEOPLE MAK NG AN MPACT ON CAMPUS a |( a reA main engine component of OIV9I « western's VRI — Michael Seal By Millissa Macomber THEWESTERN FRONT Michael Seal's life revolves around the Vehicle Research Institute. The awards,pictures and books on his walls all point to what he calls a hobby. He said his love for cars began at anearly age. "It started in high school, I guess," said Seal, director of the VRI. Now, his hair is gray andhas an Einstein look with each piece making its own journey to the ceiling. Before he became a teacher at Western, he made four hot rods, or specials as he called them, in his native country of Canada. Thefirst class he taught was power mechanics. Most of his students were studying to become highschool teachers, and the main subject of the class was lawnmower repair, Seal said. In about 1969 or'70 some students heard about the Great Electric Car Race between Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology and University of California Los Angeles, Seal said. Cars from each school had to make their way to the opposite coast. "The winner was the first car to make it to the destination with the leastamount of towing or carrying," Seal said. Seal introduced the idea of students building cars toWestern and wrote a proposal for the VRI program. The program was officially created in 1974.Western approved his proposal, but said it wouldn't pay for it, Seal said. The school didn't pay anythingthen, Seal said, and now the VRI brings in nearly $1 million per year to fund its projects and research.The disadvantage to Western's program is the lack of an actual engineering program, Seal said. Theadvantage to the program is the cutting-edge technology that allows students to complete a project fromcomputer programming and design to the actual production of the vehicle. Other engineering programs stop at the design stage or are only able to make very crude models, Seal said. His students have achance to take the project to its completion. VRI computers are linked with milling machines thatactually cut out the student designed parts, Seal said. Western senior Scott Smith said he also thinksactual production is the best part of the VRI Chris Goodenow/ The Western Front Michael Seal, whodirects the Western Vehicle Research Institute (VRI) program, sits in Viking 1, the first car made by theVRI during the 1970s. program; Smith was captain of the Viking 23, which ran last year in the NortheastSustainable Energy Association's American Tour de Sol race. "We get to see our work come to lifehere as opposed to other schools," Smith said. Seal said his favorite part of working in the VRI isdefinitely design, but he loves to see things go from the initial design stages all the way to the finishedproject. Seal said he teaches hands-on design and research. "It isn't the same as what you do in thelab, where you are pretty certain of the result," Seal said. "This is real research where the outcome istotally unknown." Viking 28 placed third overall last year in the race, but was unable to finish theautocross section because of a broken axle. VRI students are working on cars to enter in springcompetitions, said his wife, Eileen Seal, grant development specialist. "We'll have a better idea afterChristmas about which races we will actually compete in," she added. Seal said his wish for thecoming year is to win the Formula Student Competition in England. "I'd like to see that before I retire," Seal said, adding that he has no intention of retiring anytime soon. RIDE THE BAT TRAIN ANDYOUR S I D E K I C K RIDES FREE. BRING fl FRIEND FOR FREE. It's not a bird. It's not a plane. It'sthe ^ a u all-new Amtrak Cascades. On-board you can try the regional cuisine, charge your laptop,orsimply scan the country- £ i side for villainous behavior. And with o free. It may not save the day, butfor a limited time it can save you money. 0 0 - U S A - R A I L ---------- Western Front - 1999 November 9 - Page 4 ---------- 4 • The Western Front News November 9,1999 Campus car safety — police-prescribed precautionsBy Cole Cosgrove THE WESTERN FRONT Vehicle break-ins near campus are an ongoing problem.People who park their cars or bikes on or near campus can take steps to better protect their belongings. 'This year it's about average, but it's always a problem," University Police Sgt. John Browne said.Fifteen incidents of on-campus car prowls were reported in October and three more have been reportedin November. A total of 70 car prowls were reported in 1998, down from 90 reported in 1997, according to the University Police Web site. Car prowls tend to fluctuate with the season, Browne said. Moreincidents occur during fall quarter because new students arrive on campus with cars. "It's open shopping season," Browne said. "In winter it dies down a little bit, as thieves have kind of picked things over andthe colder weather — there's a ratio of discomfort to product acquisition." Car prowlers primarily targetcar stereos, particularly nicer CD players.Prowlers also target speakers, sub-woofers, CD collectionsand purses if left in the car. "It isn't all that useful to bring nice stuff to campus," Browne said. "Whenyou show it off, that means people know you have it." People can take some basic steps to dissuadethieves. If the Photo illustration by Chris Goodenow/ The Western Front University police say carprowlersprimarily target car stereos, speakers, sub-woofers, CD collections and purses if left in the car. stereohas a removable face, take it out of the car. Remove CDs, purses or anything of value from the car. Theless that can be seen from the outside makes a car less attractive to break into. Park close to a light,so potential thieves can see nothing in the car is worth taking, Browne said. For bike commuters, itdoesn't take a $2,000 bike to get around. "Buy a beater — chances are it won't get stolen," Brownesaid. Western student Rhonda Seydell was working at Home Depot when her car was stolen in themiddle of the day. "I got to work at 10 a.m., and I went out to my car at lunch and it was gone," Seydellsaid. The car turned up in a nearby parking lot, but her CD player and cell phone had been taken. Thethieves used a slim jim to pry into her 1981 Toyota Celica. 'Tin from Federal Way, and you would thinkthat would be more likely to happen down there than up here," Seydell said. Since the incident, Seydellsaid she has made some changes to protect her car from future theft. "Before, I only had liabilityinsurance, so I changed that," she said. "And now I'm actually removing the face of the stereo."Students should know the serial numbers of their valuables or engrave their driver's license numberinto the items. People can borrow an engraving tool from University Police. 'If the item is stolen, we canput the serial in the state computer system, and if the stereo turns up in Vancouver, Wash., they canimpound it as stolen property and return it," Browne said. Students should also report stolen property,Browne said. "We arrested several last year, but none so far this year with car prowls," Browne said. Itcomes down to leaving expensive items at home or taking steps to protect property if it is brought tocampus, Browne said. •iiilii AiENDAR lljllllllllllllllllplll BASKETBALL SEASON IS HERE! Come watch Viking Basketball tip off the 1999/2000 Season with... Featuring: • Team Scrimmages • RimRattling Dunk Contest!!! • Battle of the Sexes 3-point shootout D Karaoke Contest MIDNIGHTMADNESS Plus fun contests for fans with lots of great prizes! $500 in cash Textbooks for a quarterStereo/cd boom box Thursday, Nov. 11th Carver Gym, 9:00 p.m. wwu vikings mucrew BE PART OFTHE TRADITION i By checking in with the Blue Crew at every game you attend, you receive free stuff are entered into grand prize drawings. BE PART OF THE ACTION ---------- Western Front - 1999 November 9 - Page 5 ---------- November 9,1999 News The Western Front*5 New trend pays students for class notes Online companies publish college notes, students paid for their work By Andrea Abney THE WESTERN FRONT The eraof begging for notes from classmates and trying to schedule study dates has passed. Two new Websites make studying more convenient. Allstudents.com and Study24-7 provide tools necessary forstudents to become better organized and to make studying less difficult. Allsttidents.com, found at http://www.allstudents.com, sells notes taken by students in several different Western classes. Fiftyschools are available on the Web site, ranging from the University of Washington to Western MichiganUniversity. More than 20 Western classes have notes available. The site promises $400 for a fullsemester's set of posted notes. Its tag line is, "You have to go to class anyway ... you may as well getpaid!" "We pride ourselves on taking a no-nonsense approach to getting students their money," saidJames Koenig, the site's founder. "We pay our note takers a flat rate of $400 for a complete set ofnotes per class, no questions asked." Koenig said he doesn't feel students need to be responsible forgetting people to come to the site. "It's just another distraction to their studies they don't need," hesaid. Allstudents.com has only 600 note takers nationwide, leaving 1100 positions available. The sitealso features a virtual day planner for students to keep organized, as well as e-mail reminders formeetings, tests and dates. It also offers a way for people to check campus e-mail from anywhere with an Internet connection and a section called reality check that provides information on everything fromdriving to avoiding caffeine. According to its press release, "the mission of allstudents.com is to providethe first generation of Web literate students the solution to become wired to the world." "We are alwayslooking for ways to improve the quality of life for the students," Koenig said. "Our products and servicescurrently available and in the future reflect that mission." Another site, Study24-7, can be found athttp://www.study24- 7.com. This site also has notes but includes a few more features. Study24-7 hasbulletin boards and chat rooms for students to study together online. Chris Goodenow/ The WesternFront Students take notes in a math 107 class. Selling their notes could bring in nearly $400. These"enable students to study online 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week." Site co-founder Brian Maser said the extra services offered at Study24-7 make the site "broader in scope." "Study24-7's goal is torevolutionize the way students study on the Web," Maser said. "Our goal is to teach students aroundthe world that the Internet is a fantastic place to study." Study24-7 boasts 248 colleges throughout North . America. While most schools range between 10 to 50 classes online, Western has two. Study24-7 is hiring note takers for classes. Note takers are paid 40 percent of the advertising revenue generatedin their classroom community. Last semester, Maser said the highest- paid note taker earned $2,000. Site co-founder Craig Green said students can make more money as note takers than they can for apart time job. "And they never have to sacrifice their important educational responsibilities," Green said. Maser said Study24-7 provides the tools and technology for students to run their virtual community.Students promote their community to classmates. 'Note takers usually do better in their classes andgain excellent marketing and management skills that carry on into the working world.' Brian MaserInternet study site co-founder "Without students, we don't have a business," Maser said. Both Koenigand Maser stress that student note takers tend to perform better in classes. "Note takers usually dobetter in their classes and gain excellent marketing and management skills that they carry on intothe working world," Maser said. uJuwtAeypmtf ^a^lt;msuwei^dai^caUe^dgt;p^vzlt;wtiian-and,HVeUneSww^anlt^^^^^ WWESTERN VnatUMtUmot S*sse«u»en* and' %mtm? 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NOVEMBER 10TH TO: Monterey Institute of International Studies • Admissions Office 425 Van Buren Street • Monterey, California 93940 USA Phone (800) 824-7235 • Fax (831) 647-6405 E-Mail: admit@miis.edu www.miis.edu ---------- Western Front - 1999 November 9 - Page 6 ---------- 6 • The Western Front News November 9,1999 Western adds more classes to parallel enrollmentMORE, from page 1 freshmen and 1,124 undergraduate transfer students. New enrollment included472 students of color, making this Western's most racially and ethnically diverse group of newstudents. "This centennial class truly reflects the university's commitment to academic excellence, leadership development and diversity in campus," Copetas said. "These freshmen and transfer studentsare academically prepared to benefit from — and contribute to — the quality of education that hasearned Western, for the third consecutive year, a U.S. News World Report ranking as the No. 2regional public university in the West." Western's freshman class has an grade point average of 3.5 andincludes 10 National Merit Finalists and 224 of the state's Promise Scholars. "Our application reviewrewards academic excellence as well as other achievements and experiences that will enrich Western'slearning community," Copetas said. Transfer student Rena Perez of Mukilteo said that after fourweeks of studying at Western, she has already immersed herself in campus life — the key, Perezsaid, to a successful university experience. "I'm living in the residence halls, working on campus andinvolved in intramurals, the Ethnic Student Center and the psychology program," Perez said. "Whenyou're new to a university, it's so important to get involved in a variety of activities to meet a diversegroup of people. It's a big part of the learning experience." And Western is keeping pace. "Western iscontinually growing but at the same time controlling its population to continue to fill the needs of thestudents already enrolled," Copetas said. Grant provides Woodring money for program needs GRANT,from page 1 the program, including traveling time and activities. One of the most important parts ofthe grant involves community colleges, Edward said. Students transferring from those schools oftenhave trouble catching up with all that is expected of a Woodring student. The hope is that students willbe able to take as many classes as they can at the community college level. "We wanted to find a wayto make sure there was no duplication," Klein said. Another part of the grant was the possibleexchange of professors with schools, possibly including distance learning classes through theInternet. In the K-12 schools, the goal is much the same. Woodring and the other schools involved arehoping that students who have an interest in teaching, will take an introductory class while still in K-12to get a taste of what teaching is like. "We want to make it a little easier for students, while stillmaintaining the same strong curriculum," Edward said. The grant was one of two given out by the HECBoard. A partnership formed by the University of Washington, Bothell and Cascadia Colleges, thatgrouped together received the second grant. SandiJ. Lubetich, CISR Eastside Insurance ServicesPEMCO Insurance Companies 2200 Cornwall Ave. Bellingham, WA 98225 (360)756-8510 (360) 756-8509 fax e-z-insurance.com SPECIAL LOW RATES FORWWU EMPLOYEES AND INSTRUCTORS!Indulge ...in a 4, Graduate^ Degree from Eastern Washington University "I think the MFA is soexcellent because it is such a private de»iee It would be silly to izet it for the sake of monetaryambition or ivoildly recognition One oets it privately. ones... 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Like Becker, KIRO NewsDirector Bill Lord said the police do not have a strong enough case for demanding the tape and givingthem the tape would compromise the freedom of its organization. "We're protecting our editorialprocess by withholding the tape," Lord said. Doughty, however, said he is confident he will gain accessto the tape because the ALF identi- . fied itself as the source of the tape and gave the tape to KIRO forpublic airing. "There's really nothing to protect," Doughty said. He said he was interested incomparing the tape with a tape of an ALF raid that occurred last April at the University of Minnesota."This is the best evidence we have," Doughty said. Veterans honored Thursday VETERAN, from page 1courage through the years," said Beau Schwab, Veteran's Outreach Center coordinator. Speakersinclude Western President Karen Morse, Cmdr. T.E. Glenn, Whidbey Naval Air Station and TiffanyGwinn of the Veteran's Outreach Center. The Whidbey Navel Air Station Color Guard will provideentertainment. "Serving in the military is a way of paying back your country for your freedoms andprotecting those that appreciate that freedom," Gwinn said. "We enjoy a very special form of freedomin this country and we have the luxury of expressing this freedom — particularly at a school likeWestern," said James Pirtle of the Veteran's Outreach Center. The event is open to the public, and incase of inclement weather it will be in the VU Main Lounge. 20% off Receive 20% off of all our featuredtitles in bur General Book Department. Sale runs through the end of November, 1999. m EASTERNWASHINGTON U N I V E R S I T Y For more information about specific EWU graduate programs,please contact the Graduate Studies Office at 1509)359-6297 or e-mail at gradprograms cimail.enu.eduWESTERN ASSOCIATED STUDENTS BOOKstore Your campus bookstore Phone Number: 650-3655 Store Hours: Monday-Friday Most Saturdays 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. www.bookstore, wwu. edu ---------- Western Front - 1999 November 9 - Page 7 ---------- November 9,1999 r EATURES Campus Community The Western Front • 7 Stacks of h i s t o ryWestern's library marked by a legacy of learning and change By Jeremy Thurston THE WESTERNFRONT From a disorganized room on the second floor of Old Main to the Haggard-Wilson labyrinth thatwould give Theseus problems, Western's library has come a long way since 1899. When Mabel ZoeWilson was hired as the librarian of the New Whatcom Normal School, she had little idea of whatchallenges awaited her. "There just wasn't a library," Wilson said many years later, "There was a studyhall, a few reference books, a great pile or stack of magazines not shelved in one corner of the room and in some bookcases several hundred — probably 400 to 500 books." Wilson set herself to the task oforganizing the meager collection of volumes and creating a card catalog based on the Dewey decimalsystem. In 1926, the state Legislature allocated $260,000 for the construction of a library at the NormalSchool. Carl F. Gould of Seattle, designed the library. He later designed the Seattle Art Museum in1932. . The roof of the main reading room — now four central in the Wilson wing — was decoratedwith Aztec and Native American styled paintings. In 1928 the library was dedicated and opened. "Thebuilding is not only exquisitely pleasing to the eye in structural and artistic effects, but manifestspainstaking thought on every detail for convenience and ser-viceableness," wrote a reporter from theWashington Education Journal. Wings and colored windows were added to the sides of the mainbuilding. Matt Anderson/The Western Front The West Wing of Wilson Library's 3rd floor is a popular quiet study place. 'Four or five years ago during finals week, somebody let loose a bunch of live chickensin the education library — nobody had any idea how they got there. ' Tamara Belts Librarytechnician Through the years, the college and the library's collections grew. "They used to namethe floors after colors instead of numbers," said Tamara Belts, library technician for 22 years. Thebuilding was expanded again in the 1962-63 and 1971- 73 school years. The last series of renovations was finished last spring at the cost of $22 million with the addition of the Haggard portion of the library.During the years, students have pulled their fair share of WWU GURs Available from IndependentLearning Communications Block B: English 201 (4) Humanities: Classical Studies 260 (3); English 216(4), 281 (4), 282 (4) and 283 (4); History 103 (4), 104 (4) and 112 (4); Liberal Studies 232 (4) SocialSciences: Anthropology 201 (5); Canadian-American Studies 200 (5); Economics 206 (4), 207 (4);Linguistics 204 (4); Psychology 201 (5); Sociology 302 (5) Comparative, Gender and MulticulturalStudies: Anthropology 353 (4); East Asian 201 (5) and 202 (5); English 338 (4); History 280 (5); WomenStudies 211 (4) Mathematics: Math 102 (5), 107 (3), 124 (5), 125 (5), 156 (4), 157(4), and 240 (3) Natural Sciences B: Environmental Studies 101 (3) See WWU Bulletin for explanation of GURs. To preview acourse outline, call or stop by 800 E. Chestnut • 650-3650 HWESTERN iBm WASHINGTONUNIVERSITY Chris Goodenow/The Western Front Students study in the Wilson reading room, part of the original library. pranks in the library. "Four or five years ago during finals week, somebody let loose abunch of live chickens in the education library," Belts said with a laugh. "Nobody had any idea how they got there." Students have also found uses for the library other than those intended. "I take naps here,"junior Richard Rudninskoi said. Librarian Marian Alexander, has written a book about the library'shistory. The book is available in Special Collections. Go Ahead! Ask Those Questions! IndependentLearning Representatives on Campus Tuesday, Nov. 16 10-3 Old Main 110 1 WESTERNWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ---------- Western Front - 1999 November 9 - Page 8 ---------- 8 • The Western Front Features November 9,1999 THE VIKINGS' HORN By Andrea Abney THEWESTERN FRONT Hundreds of football fans rise into the chilly air. They all stare at an outstretchedBen Clampitt catching a pass in the end zone. They scream, clap and cheer while Western celebratesthe score. The announcer's voice booms through the stadium, "Josh Bailey's kick is good." Out ofnowhere, the pep band plays the school's theme song while the cheerleaders dance in time to themusic. Western's pep band has come out strong this year. It boasts 30 active members and continuesto grow — a far cry from the band of a year ago. Only eight people performed in the band at last spring's Kappa Karnival. So, ... band director Tami Irwin 'Last year, the biggest problem; I had was peopleasking, We have a pep band?' and it was really frustrating' Tami Irwin Band director devised a way toadvertise the band. She first came up with the slogan, "It exists." "Last year, the biggest problem I hadwas people asking, 'We have a pep band?' and it was really frustrating," Irwin said. "When we playedKappa Karnival, I was thinking about how we could advertise the band and the first thing was to makesure they knew we had one." That's right. Western has a pep band. In fact, this year's band madehistory. According to Western's Public Information Office, it was the first pep band to provide theentertainment at a homecoming game Oct. 2, as Western defeated the Western New Mexico Mustangs. Not bad for a group that's been struggling to form for 25 years. At one time, Western had a strong pep band. Under the direction of former Music Department Chair Don Walter, Western's band flourished fornearly 30 years. When Walter retired in 1974, however, it appears the Viking band left with him. Sincethen, several pep bands have formed and broken up. No one could seem to put anything together thecaliber of Walter's group. "We've had bands hit and miss," Athletic Director Lynda Goodrich said."Don't get me wrong, because we have had dedicated students that have been at our games and played.I don't want to discount that at all. They've really made the effort." A couple of years ago, Goodrich wentto the alumni board to ask for money to fund a pep band. It wasn't inclined to fund a band, but someoneknew someone who might. Enter Vice President of External Affairs — Al Froderberg. "Goodrich askedfor the money to support a pep band and I knew a lady who might be willing to donate the money, so Iwent and asked her if she would," Froderberg said. "She said 'yes-'" The donor, who wishes to remainanonymous, gave $10,000 to the pep band. The money was used for startup costs, which Irwin calls"shirts, instrument rentals and percussion equipment." The band now had equipment, but it neededsecure leadership. The woman who began directing the band last fall opted to simply play. Irwin thenstepped up and took control. A senior music education major, Irwin felt it natural to take over. That'sexactly what she did last April. "What better practice to direct a high school band than running a pepband?" she asked. One of Irwin's first problems was membership. Because there were so few memberslast spring, she had some work to do. That's when she got the idea that expanded the band. "There isno community better than Whatcom County," she said. "If we opened the pep band up to communitymembers, it would make it easy to get a maximum number of players." This idea made the band 30members strong. Most members are students, but the makeup also includes alumni and people from the area. One of the biggest supporters of the pep band has been the Athletic Department. Irwin said it hasprovided storage space, as well as buying T-shirts and sweatshirts for the members. Chris Fuller/TheWestern Front Western's Pep Band takes to the field for a low-key halftime extravaganza during theregular season's final home football game Nov. 6. "Tami's leadership has really taken the band andorganized it," Goodrich said. "She wants to make it even better — take it to greater heights — so weapplaud her for that." The Viking pep band played at the home football games this season and plans toplay at all home basketball games as well. Because the band is growing, Irwin is looking to the future.Her ideal number of members is 50, but she said she won't turn anyone away. Then there's the questionof funds. Irwin estimated $30,000 would be needed to buy equipment and uniforms. All she's worriedabout now is making sure the band's effort isn't half-hearted. "Pep band is so much fun," she said. "Thepeople in the group are wild in a good way. They're crazy and enthusiastic." Tuba player Katie Kochagrees. "Gosh, it's so much fun," she said. "There's nothing more I can say. I love * it!" Koch isn't theonly one. Trumpet player Kristen Arntzen enjoys the friendships among the band members. 'You get really close to the people and I find that really enjoyable," she said. The band is open to anyone of anyskill level. Auditions aren't necessary and commitment is flexible. Members do need to bring their owninstruments. Rehearsals are at 7 p.m. Sundays in the Performing Arts Center — room 24. Western'sbasketball fans have something to look forward to this season besides the exciting play of their teams. Fans expect both the women's team to dominate opponents and the men's team to provide loads ofexcitement. Now, they can expect the pep band. After every Jared Stevenson drive or Celeste Hillbasket, the pep band will be there to excite the fans and cheer Western to victory. R I G H T T I M E , RIG Chris Fuller/The Western Front Scott Erickson, "Price is Right" winner, runs down the aisle of FraserHall 4, where he will be showing a recording of his show tomorrow night By Sharon Armbruster THEWESTERN FRONT Scott Erickson sat on the edge of his seat with hopes of being one of the chosennine from a crowd of 350 people. Four names were announced; Erickson still waited with anticipation. Hedidn't know the next name announced would be his and he would never have guessed his life was aboutto change. "Scott Erickson, come on down," said Rob Roddy, announcer for "The Price is Right." Oncethese words were spoken, the chaos began. Erickson, a senior education major, would never haveguessed when he woke up on Sept. 1 that he'd win the Showcase Showdown on the "Price is Right"show that very same day. "Getting a ticket to the show doesn't necessarily mean you get to be in theaudience. You have to show up early in the morning to reserve your spot in line." Erickson said. Hisgroup got in line at 7:30 a.m. The producers choose only nine contestants through a screening processin line. "Everybody gets 10 seconds in front of a producer to talk, " Erickson said. "They take 10 peoplefrom the line at a time and there's two producers that sit there and watch." How did Erickson impressthe producers enough to be chosen as a contestant? "I just kept a huge smile on my face," he said.Allen Erdahl, a junior technology education major, went to the taping of the show with Erickson. He saidErickson's sense of humor is what got him up on stage. "I think everybody hopes to get on the show - ifyou're there, you have a chance," Erickson said. Erickson said after his name was called it was puremayhem. "I came down that aisle and I didn't know where I was supposed to stand. There weremicrophones and I didn't know which one was mine," Erickson said. Next thing Erickson knew, BobBarker was looking at him and asking him what his bid was. "I was just thinking in my head - on what?"Erickson said. "I just turned around and looked in the audience and saw four ladies from Texas that I hadmet in line. They were yelling out $750, so I bid $750 and won," ---------- Western Front - 1999 November 9 - Page 9 ---------- November 9,1999 Features The Western Front • 9 O O K I N G FOR ady luck ByJJ.Jenson THEWESTERN FRONT You've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em... Know when todouble down on a hard 12 or 13 or split a pair of ladies. Hidden in a Bellingham entertainment scenethat consists pretty much of viewing Jerry Springer guest rejects at The Royal Room on Friday andSaturday nights, catching huge acts such as Weird Al or Carrot Top at the Mount Baker Theatre andtrying to get a hold of your hippie friend who keeps those whacky-looking mushrooms in his freezer, is aform of entertainment that offers some bright lights to this little city — rnini-casinos. A trip toBellingham's mini-casinos isn't necessarily as glamorous as Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau's "Baby,you're gonna be up five hundy by midnight" Vegas trip in "Swingers." You probably won't catch BurtBacharach singing his hits or a couple of foreign guys sawing a cocktail waitress in half or having adoped-up tiger jump through a flaming hula hoop. However, Bellingham's Slo Pitch Pub and Eatery andJack Nieman's Casino still offer all the good stuff that would have the Prohibitionists rolling in theirgraves. While the Nooksack River Casino in Deming and the Skagit Valley Resort and Casino near Alger are within a half-hour drive from Bellingham, minus $500 limits ^•' and a few more games, the localguys offer all the essential vices: gambling, alcohol, tobacco, pull tabs and greasy food. As FaisalSheikh, cash cage manager at Jack Nieman's puts it: "When you're in the entertainment business, youhave to be entertaining." Within the past 15 months, both the Slo Pitch and Neiman's opened their mini-casinos for virtually the same reasons — demand and money. Mick Toctocan (the blonde "hit me" gal from the Slo Pitch commercials, who added that she never really hit him), 26, a floor manager at the Slo Pitch, explained the Slo Pitch's decision last September to become the first place in Bellingham to offera mini-casino: "It's because a legal thing in the state and management wanted to add on to the pokerroom and bring in more people." And bring in more people they did. On any given Friday or Saturdaynight, Nieman's and the Slo Pitch are usually filled to capacity, though the atmosphere differs. The SloPitch, in Sunset Square, is a working- class watering hole where the game room offers additionalrecreation to billiards, a blaring juke box and several big-screen televisions, while across town, on theGuide Meridian, the newer, neon-lit Jack Nieman's feels more like a casual fern bar, with plush seats,20-plus televisions with different sports games on and $6 steaks catered to casino/sports barcustomers., 'You always get a person a little disgruntled or who's had too much alcohol, but we takecare of any problems right, when they happen," said Ted Crosby, a shift manager at Jack Nieman's, ofgamers who frequent the establishment. "It's not a rowdy, bar-fight type place, it's a nice, mellow,everyone's having a good time type of place. We want everyone to have fun. Most of our customerslike it for relaxation and to play around a little bit." Toctocan sees the same reasons why people liketo gamble at the Slo Pitch. "People like to do it for the entertainment," she said. "They live casually.They enjoy the euphoria of hitting on a 15 and getting a 21 and the possibility of winning a lot ofmoney." While the maximum bet at both casinos is only $25, Nieman's gave out a $15,000 winnerthree months ago to a woman who hit a royal flush on Let It Ride poker and the Slo Pitch recently gaveaway a $6,000 to a winner at the same game. Both casinos say they have frequent winners, but forbusiness reasons couldn't reveal how much money they make. Like any other vice, gambling has itsdownfalls. "There's people out there that have problems," Crosby admited. "If you're here to try tomake your mortgage payment or pay your rent, it's not a good idea. If you want to come in and have agood time, be entertained, have a couple cocktails and watch a game, then it's a good thing." Toctocan's rule of thumb to gamblers is to not bet more than they can afford to lose. Tve seen everybody win, it'sjust people don't walk away. They get in that greedy mode—just walk away, go to the movies, fill upyour gas tank or buy a beer," she pleads. Local gamers at the casino added their Chris Fuller/TheWestern Front Above: Chris Grillo reaches for some pull tabs at Jack Nieman's Casino and SteakhouseBelow: Darrel Sanders watches Monday Night Football while waiting for customers at Nieman's. twocents on why they enjoy gambling and offered helpful hints to the game. "I don't think I've ever won, andlosing doesn't go well with drinking," said Lee Krancus, 22, a geology major, enjoying a Coors Light atthe Slo Pitch. Ironically, a group of fisherman who had been enjoying duck farts and MGD all nightcelebrated a $50 winner at pai gow, in the background, to the chant of "Royal flush!, Straight flush!, Fourof a kind!, ja-yeah, ja-yeah, ja-yeah!" "Gambling makes money into a toy," Krancus said. 'You get allthose colorful, little, chips in your hands and they just come and go. Just don't think about how muchmoney you're losing." Later, at Jack Nieman's, Jerome Magner, a 22-year-old barista out gambling withhis friends, said to forget about E-Trade and the stocks: "Usually, Fm just broke and I try to takewhatever money I have and try to make a whole lot more with it — it's a rush," he said. "Your heartbeats faster and when you win it's awesome and you feel so great." Nieman's and the Slo Pitch offerblackjack, pai gow, Let It Ride and pull tabs, while the Slo Pitch also offers poker tables featuringseven card stud and hold 'em. Nieman's plans to add these games. Before opening a mini-casino inWashington state, the state gaming commission first has to approve internal controls such as howgames are set up, dealers must go through a training process and background check, and otherexpenses such as tables, chips and surveillance are added in. Licenses are renewed yearly for about$150. "The license is minimal compared to all the other stuff that goes into putting a casino together,"Crosby said. "It's a pretty healthy undertaking putting one together." While gambling in Bellinghammisses out on the Pirates of the Caribbean, the "Rain Man" suites and the rampant legalizedprostitution in Vegas, look on the bright side. "Our limits are a lot lower, but we're closer and we'rein a bar," Toctocan said. "Remember," Magner said, "the name of the game is gambling. Just cross yourfingers and hope you win." H T P L A CE R I G H T P R I C E Erickson said. "I didn't even know whatI had won until they told me afterwards," Erickson said. After winning the first showcase, Erickson wason stage with Bob Barker. His next challenge was to play a game to win a new Cadillac. "It looked like it was being struck by lightning it was so shiny," Erickson said. Unfortunately, Erickson did not win thecar. At this point he said he would have never guessed he'd go on to win the Showcase Showdown. "Ifelt like throwing up from all the excitement," Erickson said. "My stomach was just churning." Theexperience seemed unreal, Erickson said. "I looked up at the monitor and saw myself wearing a Western T-shirt, green shorts and white-blond hair," Erickson said. "It was so weird to see myself on camera in a scene that I've seen so many times. I felt like Forrest Gump, like I was digitally put into the scene with Bob Barker." Erickson, along with one other contestant, made it to the Showcase Showdown. The doors opened up and the showcase was revealed. 'I felt like throwing up from all the excitement My stomachwas just churning.' Scott Erickson The Price is Right' contestant "By this time I'm totally calm, and Ihave my wits back," Erickson said. "It was exciting but I wasn't nervous." The first showcase includeda grandfather clock and trips to Rio de Janeiro, Casablanca and Washington, D.C. The crowd eruptedwith a yelling of numbers. Erickson put an end to that. "I went over to the microphone and hushed thecrowd," he said. Then he placed his bid of $16,324. The other contestant's showcase was revealed. Itincluded ski equipment, 100 CDs and a sailboat. Erickson's opponent placed a bid of $21,000. The actual retail price of Erickson's showcase was more than $22,000 - he had underbid by $6,000. "I thought I lost- I mean $6,000 is too much to underbid and I was alright with that," he said. The excitement wasn't overfor Erickson yet. Bob Barker announced the actual amount of his opponent's showcase — he hadoverbid. Before Erickson could comprehend what happened Barker quickly said, "John, you went over;Scott, you win." His friends who came to the taping of the show with him bolted for the stage. Erdahlsaid they did flips and handstands on stage. "I even gave Bob Barker a hug while he was saying hisspay and neuter thing," Erdahl said. "I was surprised, but then again I wasn't — because it's just another one of Scott's adventures," said Dave Knutson, a senior education major. "Scott meets more people and does more things than anybody I know." The show airs at 10 a.m. Wednesday on CBS, Channel 7.Erickson reserved Fraiser Hall 4 for 9 p.m. Wednesday to watch a recording of the show. Everyone iswelcome to come and watch. ---------- Western Front - 1999 November 9 - Page 10 ---------- November 9,1999 S PORTS NCAA II Intramural The Western Front • 10 Runners end year atregional contest By Katy Mullen THE WESTERN FRONT Western's men's and women's cross countryseasons ended at the NCAA Division II West Region Cross Country Championships at Sierra College in California Saturday. The Western men placed seventh out of 11 teams, and the women finished 10thin a field of 16 schools. University of California-Davis defended its title, winning both the men's andwomen's team championships. The disappointing last meet of the season produced a bright spot forsenior Scott Gilmore, who earned all-region honors for the second straight year, according to a pressrelease. Gilmore earned All-West Region honors by placing 13th in the men's 10-kilometer race with atime of 33:15.60. Freshman Kurt Hartmaier just missed all-region honors, placing 26th in 33:55.50."Gilmore and Hartmaier ran great races," said Western coach Pee Wee Halsell. "We were a littledisappointed in how the teams finished overall, though." "It was a good race but the team could havedone better," Hartmaier said. "I am not sure what happened. It was warm and that may have contributed to the performance." The women were led by freshman Marta Bednarczyk, who finished 43rd, runningthe 6- kilometer course in 24:15.50. Junior Megan Clancy placed 44th, just a .10 of a second behindBednarczyk. The NCAA Division II championships marked the last race for the seniors. "We're goingto miss all of our seniors who did a great job this year," Hartmaier said. Time runs out for volleyballteam By Christian Knight THE WESTERN FRONT Western's women's volleyball team finally found itsrhythm Saturday, with a sweep over conference rival Central Washington University, 16-14, 15-7, 16-14. The sweep came at the Vikings' pinnacle of success. They have won four of their past five games, butfinished the season with a 10-13 overall record and a 6-10 league record. "It's a shame that the season had to end today," Western coach Michael DiMarco said. "After a lot of tinkering, we finally found acombination that works." That combination was best represented by the numbers of Kirsten Mann,Michelle Parker, Jessica Jones and Jill Dean. Middle blocker Mann had 11 kills and tallied a match-high8 blocks. Parker, also a middle blocker, scored a match-high 13 kills, along with Jones' 22 digs andDean's 45 assists. In the three matches, the Vikings averaged 18.67 kills per game, improving from theirseasonal average of 12.8 kills per game. The Vikings also posted an 8- block average against theiropponents on Saturday, improving from a seasonal average of 2.4 blocks per game. Their attackpercentage improved' dramatically from .168 seasonal to .234 on Saturday night. Although the Vikings'numbers reveal significant improvement, the unexpected output proved to be the necessary weapon to defeat Central. Western boasted a 14-9 lead in the first game, but had to volley seven tense gamepoints before stunting Central's come-back attempt. • Western team members used the momentumfrom the first game to carry them through the second game with relative ease as they never trailed. Inthe third game, however, Western team members found themselves in an 11-14 point deficit but wereable to rally from behind to sweep the Wildcats in three games. Western handed the Wildcats theireighth loss in 12 matches. The Wildcats ended the season with a 16-16 overall record and a 6-10 league record. 1 e ^ 20% Off All Jewelry 40% All Hair Accessories (Think Stocking 5tuffers!) Sojourn 671-5704 1317 Railroad Ave. Downtown 3e\\\nqham Mon-Fri 10-6 • Sun 11-4 Elite DVD and GAMES4120 Guide Meridian, Suite 120 360.676.9120 On the Guide near Bellis Fair Mall, next to Cheveron BuffN'Suds Open noon to 10pm Sun - Tnurs 11 am - 11pm Fri-Sat Renting... DVD Movies and PlayersNew Releases, Classics, Anime, Drama, Action, Horror, Comedy Dream cast Games and MachinesWomen's soccer finishes with a draw By Jeff Hoffman THE WESTERN FRONT In a season that saw aschool-record seven overtime games, it was fitting that Western's women's soccer team played an extra session in its final game of the year, a 1-1 tie with Central Washington University Sunday. Western,ranked sixth in the West Region of NCAA Division II, closed out its season with a 9- 9-2 mark overall.The Vikings finished 4-4-1 in the PacWest Conference. The Vikings opened the scoring in the 23rdminute with a goal by forward Taryn Maurer, her second of the season. Forward Julia Goodlett, whose13 goals led the team for the fourth straight season, assisted on the goal, her team-high 29th point of the season. Central tied the game in the 54th minute on a goal by Jenny Merkel. In the second half ofovertime, midfielder Kristen Whitlock knocked a cross from forward Christine Avakian just wide of thegoal. The Wildcats, who have won seven of their past 10 games, finished the season with a 9-10- 1record, 3-5-1 in the PacWest. Western has gone to overtime in six of its past eight games, going 1-5-2during that stretch. "My guess would be that we've been ahead in most of those overtime games andallowed our opponents to come back," said head coach Derrek Falor. "On the positive side, weresponded very well today and improved in a lot of areas from last week." instant recall. LITERALLYDIAL *69 AND AUTOMATICALLY REDIA IT'S ON VQUR PHONE NOW AND jUST 75c P[R u 'ERSONWHO CALLED WAS ON THE LINE' *69 QD ---------- Western Front - 1999 November 9 - Page 11 ---------- November 9,1999 Sports The Western Front • 11 Western wins close one, wears CFA crown 8-1Vikes can grab playoff berth with win next week Chris Fuller/The Western Front Western linebacker David Josker attempts to clear a fallen Western Oregon offensive player after intercepting a pass in the second quarter of Saturday's 21-20 win. By Jeff Hoffman THE WESTERN FRONT It looked like a scene from amovie. Western was down by six with 7:46 remaining. Western Oregon University had just gotten theball back after the Vikings failed to score on four consecutive runs at the Wolves' end zone. But theVikings weren't through. After stuffing Western Oregon on three straight plays, the Vikings got the ballback, and with the help of two costly pass-interference calls against the Wolves, moved down the fieldand scored with 3:03 left in the game. The 21-20 victory gave the Vikings their third Columbia FootballAssociation championship in five years. With the win, their eighth in a row - one shy of the schoolrecord of nine set twice in 1938 and again in 1995 — the Vikings moved up seven spots in the NCAADivision II Poll to No. 11 in the nation. They have also staked their claim to the second spot in the West region behind their next foe, University of California- Davis. The top four teams in the final west regionrankings qualify for the national playoffs. The first round of the playoffs will begin Nov. 19 with the No. 1team playing No. 4 and No. 3 playing No. 2. Gotten a little banged up recently? Call SouthsideChiropractic of Fairhaven! 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"It'll be a great game between two evenly matched teams in all three facets of the game,"said 'This team has tremendous chemistry. Every player that you talk to speaks of the closenessof this team.' Rob Smith Viking head coach Mark Bone, Western defensive lineman. "We know that ifwe win, we are in," head coach Rob Smith said. "Certainly that is what we are focusing on right now.But, we need to focus on UC-Davis. We need to treat this as a playoff game." Western is trying toearn its first playoff berth in its second year of NCAA Division II competition. "They are a well-coachedteam and constantly one of the best teams in football," Western quarterback Scott Mitchell said. "Tomake a name for ourselves, we'll have to beat them." The UC-Davis team is coached by Bob Biggs, whois 57- 22-1 in his seven years as head coach. This year, the Aggies boast an 8-1 record with their onlyloss to NCAA I-AA Sacramento State. The Aggies have had their share of close games this year.Western Oregon took them to The Largest Selection of Beads and Jewelry Findings Between Seattle Vancouver! Creative Beading Supplies OPEN 7 DAYS In Historic Fairhaven (360) 671-5655BHiggBKlSflHI Same iow prices! 16 oz double mocha $2.50 Now serving Tonys Organic Shade Coffee. ee overtime before succumbing 40- 33. Saturday, Central Washington University played them close for three quarters, but couldn't hold off a late drive as the Aggies beat the Wildcats 20- 13. UC-Davishas made 14 national post-season appearances and reached the national semifinals in 1996 and 97."They are the best team in the West," Smith said. "Year in and year out, they've proven that." "We'vehad some good games with them the past two years, but they're as good as any team out there inDivision II talent-wise," he said. One thing that has proved to be a great benefit for the Vikings is theirgreat team chemistry. "This team has tremendous chemistry," Smith said. "Every player that you talkto speaks of the closeness of this team." "(The chemistry) has really changed in the past couple ofyears," Bone said. "A lot of the older guys have influenced younger guys on and off the field. Peopledon't feel any pressure, they just go out and ball." Western leads the CFA in scoring offense, totaloffense and rushing offense. It has outscored opponents 85-14 in the first quarter (with those 14 pointscoming in the opening loss to Portland State University) and 100-16 in the third quarter. All in all, theVikings will just take this as another game. "This team has been very good about playing it one game ata time and focusing on that week's opponent," Smith said. "Our focus will be on UC-Davis, and whenthat game- is over, then we'll think about the playoffs." . Tresfi .Frozen Seafood Jndividuaf PortionsSasfiimi £ocaf Beer "Wine _ www.visseafoods.com •• Tim lV€cHugli No Cover! 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The Flames stressed quickness and getting set early all week in practice,team captain Nicole Ferguson said. "We look forward to playing Central because not only are they anexcellent team, but we can always count on them to play clean," Ferguson said. Senior fly half MariaMooney said beating Central is a goal the team has had since she joined. Central has been ranked firstin the league for the three years Western's veterans have been together. "This year we finally realizedwe had the potential and the girls to do it," Mooney said. "We made it a goal at the beginning of theseason, we worked hard all season for a sweep and we pulled through." A strong veteran line and hard-working rookies have helped this year's team achieve a 5-1-1 record. The team has one fall-quarter game remaining Saturday against the University of Oregon-in Eugene. Western's winter schedule is stilltentative because the availability of- playing fields is in question. This season, Western plays eachteam on the schedule only once. In past seasons, each team played twice. The shortened schedule isdue to a change in the date the regionals will be played. Team consultants Marie Bussard and Lori Brilla have donated their time to coach the team throughout the season. Former players themselves,Bussard and Brilla assist the team for their love of the game, according to Western players. The men'srugby team lost to Central 36-3 in its game on Saturday. Western player Matt Majorowicz said Centralplayed well, but Western killed itself with mistakes and penalties throughout the game. Majorowiczadded that Western played well when the team ran with the ball. Cut Classes. O.K., so maybe this isn't what you first thought, but hey, saving some money has got to be fun! You see, "Classes" are wheneverthe Students of Bellingham Beauty School are Training. Like when they "Cut" your hair. And now, they're offering 2-for-l Clipper Cuts! 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Why face possible jail time and thousands of dollars in fines — particularly whenshe's poised to leave this publication, and Western, in a matter of weeks? What's at stake? MaryMapes knows. A trial judge in Texas ordered Mapes, a CBS producer, in contempt Friday for her failure to provide prosecutors with the full transcript of an interview Dan Rather did with one of the Texasdragging death defendants. Shawn Allen Berry, 24, is accused of dragging James Byrd Jr., 49, behind apickup truck to his death. Two other defendants, John William rung and Lawrence Russell Brewer, havealready been convicted and sentenced to death. Ellen Miller also knows what's on the line. The California Supreme Court, on Nov. 1, overruled a decision by a state appeals court, which had upheld a contemptcitation for Miller, news director at KOVR-TV in Sacramento. A trial judge ordered Miller jailed when sherefused to give a prosecutor the full transcript of an interview conducted with Anthony Lee DeSoto, aninmate at a California Youth Authority facility near Stockton. DeSoto is accused of sodomizing, torturingand murdering 22- year-old cell mate Timoteo Silva in March 1996. It's obvious Mapes and Miller didn'tclam up to. protect the defendants — who, in these cases, have been accused of uncommonly sickand grisly crimes. Mapes and Miller knew that government subpoenas for information gained in confidence have a funny way of discouraging future interviewees from speaking at all. If the government is allowed tosubpoena any information it wants from the media, sources will think twice about telling their stories.When the media is forced to turn that information over, the free flow of speech this nation thrives on isdirectly dammed. Why not just deputize reporters? Let's put congress in charge of distributing the news— we'll call it the Ministry of Truth. Becker isn't trying to protect the ALF; she's protecting the rights ofall journalists to freely gather and publish information. As a college newspaper, The Front is constantlyfighting for credibility; as journalists, we will continue to fight for the public's right to know. Frontlines arethe opinion of The Western Front editorial board: John Bankston, Erin Becker, Lisa Curdy, Corey Lewis,Angela Smith, Greg Tyson and Steven Uhles. The Western Front Editor: Erin Becker; Managing Editor:Corey Lewis; Copy Editors: Bryta Alvensleben, Julie Graham, Remy Kissel; Photo Editors: ChrisGoodenow; Chris Fuller; News Editors: Lisa Curdy, Tiffany White; Accent Editors: Angela Smith, GregTyson; Features Editors: Alyssa Pfau, Steven Uhles; Sports Editors: Jenni Long, Curt Woodward;Opinions Editor: John Bankston; Online Editor: Derrick Scheid; Cartoonist/Graphics: Kevin Furr; Adviser:Lyle Harris; Business Manager: Carol Brach; Advertising Manager: Joel Hall. Staff Reporters: AndreaAbney, Shannon Ager, Sharon Armbruster, Monica Bell, William Bennion, Kristin Bigsby, Ken Brierly,Cory Chagami, JR Cook, Cole Cosgrove, Sarah Crowley, Bradey Day, Rachel Dooley, Marc Fenton,Devin Finco, Kristen Hawley, Alex P. Hennesy, Jeffrey Hoffman, Jacob Horn, Liam House-Doyle, MattJaffe, J.J. Jensen, Christian Knight, Brandon Korab, Steve Leslie, Kimberly Lincoln, Millissa Macomber,Kevin Maloney, Jaime Martin, Jill McEvoy, Laura Mecca, Melissa Miller, Kristen Moored, KatherineMullen, James Neal, Jenni Odekirk, Tami Olsen, Meghan Pattee, Daniel Pearson, Jennae Phillippe,Joshua Porter, Natalie Quick, Casey Routh, Emily Santolla, Terrill Simecki, Jeremy Thurston; AprilUskoski, Soren Velice, Tyler Watson, Craig Yantis. And we quote: "Microsoft's 10-thumbed efforts at self defense ... puts one in mind of H. L. Mencken: "The older I get the more I admire and crave competence, just simple competence, in any field from adultery to zoology/" L Columnist George Will, on Microsoft'santi-trust case. I The Washington Post Web site: www.washingtonpost.com. ^1 Chad Crowe archivesPoliticians get last laugh Governments raise fees, neutralize 1-695 Natalie Quick COMMENTARY Isthe influx of tax increases now saturating Washington state the "remarkable achievement" claimed byInitiative 695 campaign leader Tim Eyman? The grass roots campaign for 1-695 was branded a citizen'stax revolt, generating an "in your face" slap to quintessential "big government." You can chalk one up forthe little guy, but "big government" is retaliating with full force. City and county governments statewideare acting feverishly to increase taxes within the two-month time window provided by 1-695 before itbecomes law Jan. 1. Tax increases by local governments are serving as an alternative to the severe tax cuts created by 1-695. Politicians in Pierce County's University Place stand to lose $2.75 millionof their $9 million general fund, and are looking for ways to get around deep local tax cuts. UniversityPlace's City Council moved up a previously approved increase in its utility tax to take effect Dec. 1. Italso plans to consider fee increases for business licenses, permits and city-run recreation programs.Council members are also considering imposing admissions taxes on movie and concert ticketsbefore the end of the year. Their solution to 1-695: create new fees and increase existing taxes beforeJan. 1, when such decisions will be subject to voter approval. The Seattle School District has also acted on the opportunity to avoid disaster, unanimously approving a plan Nov. 3 to tie various district feesto changes in the Consumer Price Index, subject to annual adjustment. The fees include the rental ofdistrict-owned buildings and parking rates. According to a Seattle Times report, the new rate schedulecould prevent the Seattle district from the cost of a public vote. '1-695 did not protect itself frompoliticians creating new, innovative ways of taxing citizens instead of facing devastatingly unpopularstatewide layoffs and program cuts.' This is an estimated $250,000 to $400,000 every time it wants toraise school lunch prices, the cost of tuition for driver education, summer school or full-daykindergartens. Nonetheless, Eyman claims "our opponents don't care that the people want 1-695; theyonly care about keeping the tax system skewed in their favor." The two-month grace period 1-695provides does a good job of skewing the system all by itself. Although 1-695 was an initial victory for theunderdog, it failed to create real change. Yes, the red-lettered signs screaming "YES! $30 tabs!"awakened lawmakers to the not-so-surprising reality that citizens don't like to be taxed, but the flawedinitiative left itself open for political retaliation. The wording of 1-695 does not direct where cuts created from car tab reductions should come from, nor does it give reason for allowing the two-month graceperiod. A similar initiative, 3-1-2000, is currently circulating in Arizona for the November 2000 election.The initiative states that Arizona residents' vehicle tax would be replaced with a onetime $8.50 place-processing fee and a $25-per-year registration fee to be paid every two years. Here's where thesimilarities end. The Arizona initiative goes on to state that "a portion of the revenues lost due to thissubstantial tax cut will be replaced by a 3-cent-per-gallon additional tax on gasoline to be usedprimarily (by state law) for roads and freeways." 1-695 did not protect itself from politicians creatingnew, innovative ways of taxing citizens instead of facing devastatingly unpopular statewide layoffs and program cuts. The resounding wave of popularity 1-695 still generates reflects bids for the 2000gubernatorial race, not a grass-roots upheaval. There's no hiding that Washington is the sixth-highest- taxed state in the nation. A vehicle tax cut that is immediately replaced by equallyfrustrating new fees and taxes does not justify the harm 1-695 is causing local governments. It's going to take an initiative that is politically solid to create real change. ---------- Western Front - 1999 November 9 - Page 15 ---------- November 9,1999 Opinions The Western Front • 15 President Morse addresses 1-695 To the editor:The impact of Initiative 695 on Western is not certain, but I do have some information I allstudents Earn$400 per class each semester by simply Taking Notes! 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Gary Locke's press conference on Nov. 3, he said that the majorimpacts will be felt in police and fire protection, immunization, public transit and transportation projects.He reiterated his support for education and said that it would be difficult to reduce their budgets thisyear. I have spoken with the co-chairs of the House Appropriation Committee and the chair of the House Ways and Means Committee. They have generally supported the notion of not reducing the stategeneral fund budget in order to "backfill" the reductions in those areas supported by the Motor VehicleExcise Tax. Some other legislators have the same view; nonetheless, there will be heavy pressure uto "backfill," and the ultimate result is not wholly predictable. I do not want to be overly optimistic, but Ido not want us to be preoccupied with fear of the future. The 60-day legislative session begins Jan. 10.We will exert our most intensive efforts during the next four months to retain our recent gains. I will keep you informed of any new developments. I intend to work to protect the salary increases scheduled forJuly 1, 2000. It is worth noting that Gov. Locke in his press conference mentioned his conviction thatthe public supports those increases. We will continue to proceed on schedule with allocation of therecruitment and retention funds. The cuts to Whatcom Transit Authority may impact many members ofthe university community. Since last summer we have discussed with WTA the service it can maintain with passage of 1-695. We do not anticipate a budget reduction for 1999-2000, but we I II 1 11 11 I I I 30 GO IN 1 COMES OUT. EI0J3ISJ@iaiSJ^@ISjaj@jai@EJ@ISjgiSJ^ presented by: J? w* V PUB RESTAURANT Seattle International StandUp Comedy Competition Sunday Nights Nov. ?-Nov. 14-Nov.21 15 comics 1 2-Top Ten on week 3 sponsored by: Doors Open at 6:00 pm Limited Reserve SeatsI1 I ! 1 ii 1 cannot be certain. At the end of the 2000 legislative session, we may see some decrease in our 2000-2001 budget. For 2001-2003 and the following biennia, we must patiently awaitdevelopments. Many lawsuits concerning the constitutionality of 1-695 will be settled by then. Whatever the outcome, we will work to protect all Western personnel and programs. The Budget AdvisoryCommittee, with faculty and staff representatives, will be included in budget discussions shouldbudget reductions become necessary. We will also exercise cautious restraint in our financialdecisions from this point forward, including no new hires being authorized without the approval of theappropriate vice president. I continue to be optimistic about our future. We have many opportunities tostrengthen our programs and personnel. With the talent we have in all areas of the university, we willmove forward. Please continue to work with me in our efforts. 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