2001_0605 ---------- Western Front 2001-06-05 - Page 1 ---------- TUESDAY, June 5, 2001 The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 116 Issue 17 Bellingham, Washington Professor butts head with Provost By Camille Penix THE WESTERN FRONT After receiving support from students, computer science professor Annie Groeninger has agreed to finish teaching this quarter. Groeninger resigned Friday immediately after receiving notice that Academic Affairs Provost Andrew Bodman reversed a decision she made to fail a student last quarter, based on a conflict with the academic dishonesty policy. By the end of that day, Bodman notified Ronald Kleinknect, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and department of computer sciences chair Thomas E. Downing that he had reversed his decision. "I don't think I am back because the provost changed his decision," Groeninger said. "I wanted to make sure the students got a fair deal in this decision." The student, after failing a midterm, had erased the wrong answers and written in the correct answers, Groeninger said. The student appealed Groeninger's decision several times. Kleinknect and Downing concurred with Groeninger's decision. The Student Academics Grievance board disagreed with Groeninger. Its rationale was that the See HONESTY, Page 8 Tapping the luck Chris Fuller/The Western Front A patron of the 3B Tavern in downtown Bellingham enjoys a pint as he watches the Mariners game Friday evening and waits for the Elvi's, a Bellingham band, CD release show to begin. G-P wants natural gas generators By Keri Cooper THE WESTERN FRONT The Bellingham Georgia- Pacific West Inc. tissue plant no longer wants to buy pulp, the raw material necessary to make tissue, from its other facilities. With the approval to run the two new natural gas turbines it purchased, G-P will soon be making its own pulp again. Before G-P can operate these generators, the process must first be approved by both the Northwest Air Pollution Authority and the City Environmental Policy Act See G-P, Page 4 Summer campus transformation By Brendan C. Manning THE WESTERN FRONT Summer students be warned: The advent of summer session brings with it many construction and remodeling projects that will mean excess noise, dust and traffic throughout Western's campus. The major summer project is the first phase of a $6.1 million utility tunnel construction project. The tunnel, which is scheduled for construction from August to December, will provide utilities for the planned Student Recreation Center. "The tunnel does need to be done and in place for the recreation center construction in February," said David Willet, manager of Architectural and Engineering Services. "So, that's why we're starting the tunnel now and finishing it before the end of the year." The tunnel, which will be about 12 feet underground and 7 square feet, begins from the pedestrian pathway, which runs from Fairhaven College to Parks Hall, and goes west toward the service road by the Parking Office. See PLANS, Page 6 Brian Harrington/ The Western Front The leaky roof of the steam plant will be replaced during the summer. It was of the many projects happening this summer. Protesters ask council to give up pit to people By Joseph Terrell THE WESTERN FRONT The Bellingham City Council's Monday night meeting was unexpectedly adjourned when "pit" protesters took control of the meeting, demanding a fair public process for their own unrelated cause. The protesters complained that the council proceeded with future plans for the "pit," a vacant lot at the corner of Holly Street and Railroad Avenue recently the center of controversy, without any community input. The council said protesters would get no response as long as they continue to interrupt meetings. The protesters stayed in City Hall until 11:30 p.m., when council member Terry Bornemann agreed to hear the voice of at least one protester ;today a t l f S O f ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ r -While the protesters were happy- to get some response from the council after previously being ignored, they were apprehensive about what would come from their actions. Bornemann acted independently from the other council members, who refused to address "pit" protesters. "Terry is just doing his job," protester Vanessa Marsh said. She said that Bornemann wasn't making any great concession, but instead was just doing what the council is supposed to ). See PIT, Page 4 IN THIS ISSUE Western Athletes of the Year Football player Eric Totten and volleyball player Michelle Parker were named athletes of the year. See story, Page 14 . Looking into the body Take a peek inside a figure drawing class, as students look past the nudity and see the beauty of each model's form. See story Page 11. For news tips, call (360) 650-3162 or e-mail The Western Front at wfront@cc.wwu.edu http://westernfrontonline.com ---------- Western Front 2001-06-05 - Page 2 ---------- 2 • The Western Front News June 5, 2001 COPS BOX AP WIRE NEWS BRIEFS |g|^B|j|^ptt|i| siBiiiliiirtiiiBBiiiiJl S|^l||i|^^llH|i||||^J IfilpiiiB^HiH^HiPHiilii STATE NEWS liiilpiSBHHi^MiBii |ip|^|||H|^Jpil|rtlp|i| i^^il^Bi^^^B^^Bfti Gene t h e r a p y prevents muscle damage in mice SEATTLE — Researchers have found that gene therapy prevents muscle damage in mice suffering from the most common form of muscular dystrophy. Scientists from the University of Washington and the University of Michigan reported the findings at a meeting of the American Society of Gene Therapy in Seattle. Whether the technique could work with humans is not yet known. UW geneticist Jeff Chamberlain said he hopes to begin clinical trials in about" a year. Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which tends to strike boys in their early teens, causes progressive muscle degeneration and usually ends in a dystrophic gene. Mariners set franchise record SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners won their franchise-record 11th straight game with an 8-4 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Sunday. The Mariners are 43:12,. which is the best start in baseball since the 1953 New York Yankees won 43 of 55 games. Bret Boone • hit a home run and had three RBIs. Boone's homer was the 27th of his Mariner career, the most ever by a Mariner second baseman. Ichiro Suzuki opened the bottom of the third with a single, stole second and scored on Boones sacrifice fly in the seventh inning, giving Boones 57 RBIs for the year. Prosser School District could revise dress code PROSSER — The Prosser School District might revise its dress code this summer. A 15- year-old Prosser High School freshman has worn a black T-shirt for two years that says "Abortion is Homicide" on the front. Gn the back it says, "You will not mock God. You will hear my cry and stop killing my generation." Two staff members have questioned whether Andrea Lawyer's shirt is appropriate. They sent her to the office a few weeks ago, and she was asked to turn her shirt inside out or face suspension. Lawyer, a 3.7 GPA student who plays the flute in the band and sings in the choir, will wear the shirt through Wednesday, the last day of school. Principal George Holgren said the message on the shirt isn't the issue, it's the depth to which it's being presented. Lawyer said she feels the shirt is OK because it doesn't promote sex, violence or drugs, and it isn't low- cut or revealing, which would violate the district's dress code. She doesn't want to break the rule, but wants to be clear on what the rules are. NATIONAL NEWS McGuckin standoff ends GARFIELD BAY, IDAHO — State officials said the five children who agreed to leave their Idaho home yesterday after a five-day standoff with police will remain together and stay with someone they know. Their mother, JoAnn McGuckin, is relieved her children surrendered to sheriffs deputies, said her attorney in Sandpoint, Idaho. McGuckin, 46, has been jailed since her arrest Tuesday for child neglect, which triggered the standoff when her six children refused to go into, custody of sheriffs deputies. Attorney Bryce Powell said McGuckin remains in jail and has not yet been able to see her children. Prosecutors said they plan to seek a reduction in McGuckin's $100,000 bail. INTERNATIONAL NEWS Alejandro Toledo becomes Peru's first freely elected president PERU — A former shoeshine boy who rose from poverty to become a World Bank economist has defeated a controversial ex-president in Peru's presidential election. Alejandro Toledo will become Peru's first freely elected president of Indian descent. He defeated Alan Garcia in what was Peru's least corrupt election in years. Garcia conceded and offered Toledo his congratulations. Compiled by Keri Cooper iestern HTeather Wednesday Showers 62-48 Thursday Partly Cloudy 70 - 50 Friday Showers 70-51 Saturday Showers 66-49 westernfrontonline.com The Western Front is published twice weekly in fell, winter and spring; once a week in summer session. Address: The Western Front, Western Washington University, CH 110, Bellingham, WA 98225-9100. The Western Front is the official newspaper of Western Washington University, published by the Student Publications Council, and is mainly supported by advertising. Opinions and stories in the newspaper have no connection with advertising. News content is determined by student editors. 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At a May 14 neighborhood meeting, the Northwest Air Pollution Authority approved G-P's notice of construction and deemed the new generators "air-friendly." CEPA also agreed to work with G-P under a planned development contract. Both groups, along with the City Planning Committee, plan to have further meetings discussing the topic. "The tissue plant is a substantial facility that is coined low-impact on the environment," said Chip Hilarides, an environmental engineer at G-P. Ferndale residents Rich Newton and Mike Oldhand said they believe that allowing the generators to operate is a good idea. Others believe this will only lead to a return of G-P's previous problems. "G-P closed because it was polluting our city," said Sandy Riemer of Bellingham. "If we allow this, G-P will start to grow again, and so will its problems." Since last December, when the majority of G-P operations were halted, the tissue plant has been running off of a temporary generator and buying most of its pulp from the G-P plants in southern Washington and northern Oregon, Hilarides said. He said the tissue plant, which employs 365 individuals, is doing "quite well" and expects to increase its production with the operation of the turbines. "With the shortage of electri- 'The tissue plant is a substantial facility that is coined low-impact on the environment.' Chip Hilarides G-P environmental engineer cal power, we all have to worry about that," Hilarides said. "But besides that, we are looking good." The plant produces products such as Sparkle paper towels, Angel tissues and MD bath tissue, which is the market leader. The products are sold along the West Coast and parts of western Canada. For the past 60 days, G-P has transitioned from its fully operating facilities to running only as a tissue plant. Hilarides said spirits were low as the tissue plant employees said their final good-byes to the rest of the G-P staff Friday. Hilarides said he believes spirits will rise once again after the impact of the loss is gone and the employees realize that their plant will be successful. THE WESTERN FRONT ONLINE westernfrontonIine.com Pit protesters chain themselves to bike racks demanding city council to halt sale of land From PIT, Page 1 but also with other community response from the council. The meeting was designed as a public hearing on the development of Western's Institutional Master Plan (IMP). Protesters voiced their demands that the council hear them within an hour during the public comment period, before Western's staff could be heard. At 8:30 p.m., just as WTA director of service development Rick Gordon had begun his presentation on transportation problems facing Western, the 40 protesters in the crowd began to holler. Council member Gene Knutson said the protesters needed to respect Western's representatives as they made their presentation. Waiting through Western's presentation, the protesters jumped at the opportunity to make their point. After city activist Allie Cummins said the council had violated Public Meeting Laws by ignoring the voices of the protesters, the protesters converged on the front of council chambers, forcing the council to adjourn the meeting. "There wasn't enough public process from the beginning," Cummins said. She said that this has been the case not only with "the pit," issues such as the diesel generators used by Georgia- Pacific West, Inc. Although most of the protesters merely remained on t he premises, a few took more direct action. One protester wrapped yarn around the front of the council chambers. Four others linked themselves together with bike locks 'They should stop negotiations on the mason site (pit) and give time for a public hearing.' Joann Ernst Pit protester. on the meeting room floor. One of the protesters that chose to bike lock herself was Joann Ernst. Ernst also complained about the lack of a public process. "They should stop negotiations on the mason site (pit) and give time for a public hearing," Ernst said. Western junior David Mosier was part of the protest and videotaped the event. He also complained about the lack of public process and the lack of "Their concept of the public process is corrupt," Mosier said. Raptor, a protester who refused to reveal his identity, said he and his cohorts were hoping to get a response from the council and will continue to protest until the council hears the voice of the public. "We want there to be a community decision making process wherein all people who participate decide upon the future of the pit and the rest of downtown development," Raptor said. Council chair Leslie Langdon refuted the assertion concerning a lack of public process. She said meetings were called offering a public process, in which the protesters failed to participate She said the protesters failed to participate in meetings called specifically to involve the public. Protesters contend the only way they will get their voice heard is by making noise at council meetings. They point to the fact that they have more than 2,000 signatures supporting their effort as reason for the council to hear their voice. nave a oiui y HHHHHHritennH^l^teHi^^^^s s^^sii^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Phones got you hung up? 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"Instead of continuous noise from jack-hammering, small charges of dynamite will be put in the trenches we dig to blast away rock," Willet said. 'Instead of continuous noise fivm jack-hammering, small charges of dynamite will be put in the trenches we dig to blast away rock.' David Willet Architectural and Engineering manager Willet said a "blasting blanket" composed of rubber tires and chains will be laid over the trenches to muffle the noise. During the first phase, from summer to fall quarter, traffic and the pedestrian pathway should not be affected; Willet advised students to stay on designated pathways, however. Also, parking lot 26C in front of Fairhaven College will be closed during summer session for upgrades and improvements and will reopen fall quarter. Willet said the improvement of parking lot 26C will provide at least 35 more parking stalls. Starting mid-August, the planning, design and construction administration at Western also plans to make sidewalk improvements at the intersection of Bill McDonald Parkway and South College Drive near Buchanan Towers. The construction is expected to disrupt the flow of traffic near the area. Remodeling the Fine Arts building is scheduled to begin after June commencement. Project manager Sherrie White said the $306,000 undertaking will provide a new darkroom, computer classroom, presentation room and studios. White said students should not expect any dust during the remodeling, but noise will be present, especially during the first four weeks of summer session when demolition will take place. In addition, the parking lot at Brian Harrington/ The Western Front The first floor of the Fine Arts building is to be remodeled after June commencement the rear of the building will be fenced off. The Parking and Transportation Services office, which is currently located south of the track, will be relocated during the summer. "In preparation for the campus Student Recreation Center, the Parking office is going to move this summer to where the Public Safety Building is," Willet said. The Parking and Transportation Services office will remain next to the public safety building until next summer when it will relocate to the new Campus Services Facility. Parks Hall will be repainted this summer, causing minor inconveniences for students. "If you look at the building ,you can tell it has never been painted since it was built in the late 70s,"Willet said. "We'll decide on a color for it this week." Although both Willet and White said they foresee only minor inconveniences, such as dust and noise, during summer session, they recommend students to stay out of construction zones and watch for safety signs. Gov. Locke declares drought, water conservation stressed By Joshua Porter THE WESTERN FRONT Although a water crisis has not yet materialized, a statewide drought declaration remains in effect, .and water officials in Whatcom County said conservation efforts should not be ignored. Though this summer will be drier than normal, Tony Seman of Bellingham's Public Works Department said the area is not yet in danger of a water shortage. He said Lake Whatcom's water volume is not much different than last summers, but conditions could change as demand for water rises in the coming months. "I think right now Bellingham is in pretty good shape," Seman said. "But if trends continue, there may be a need for voluntary measures, to reduce water consumption." Gov. Gary Locke made the drought declaration March 14 after a lack of heavy snowfall in the Cascades and rain in western Washington this winter coincided with earlier drought predictions. Efforts to encourage water conservation have been implemented in Bellingham. The city's Web site outlines a schedule for water metering, rules regarding lawn watering during summer months and a water wasting ordinance that punishes violators with a fine of no more than $500. 'Citizens should maintain their awareness of their water use.' Tony Seman Public Works Department Overall water consumption has been reduced during the past decade. Single-family residential water usage for Whatcom County Water District 10 and the city of Bellingham in 1990 was 167 gallons per day per person, according to the city's Web site. Usage dropped to 140 gallons per day per person in 1992, 115 gallons in 1996 and 100 gallons in 1997. A water recycling program has been in effect since 1993 at the Post Point waste water treatment plant. The city stated water reuse "is approximately 1.6 million gallons per day during the summer irrigation months." Seman said efficient water use should be the primary focus of conservation efforts. "Citizens should maintain their awareness of their water use," Seman said. If a shortage should occur, citizens would be better prepared to deal with the inconvenience,., he said. City and county residents can help conserve water by employing several methods, as described at Washington State University's Cooperative Extension for Whatcom County's Web site. Older toilets, for example, use too much water by today's standards for flushes. By displacing the amount of water in the tank, three to 25 gallons per person per day could be saved. Leaky toilets are also sources for excess consumption, wasting up to 50 gallons per day.' Water faucets also can contribute to water waste. According to WSU's Web site: "A water faucet left running can use 20 gallons of water while you shave, 1Q gallons while you brush your teeth and two gallons while you wash your hands. A continuous shower requires up to 12 gallons per minute, and a full bathtub uses 36 gallons." Erika Stroebel, Lake Whatcom planner with the Water Resources Division of Whatcom County Public Works, said inefficient lawn sprinklers are a major source of water waste. She said nearly 45 percent of water used is lost with conventional sprinklers. More efficient drip-irrigation systems are encouraged, especially for use with trees, shrubs and flower beds, she said. Many of the water conservation efforts are devoted to preserving the county's surface water resources, primarily Lake Whatcom. Seman said the lake has reached its "target volume" for the summer, but low rainfall expected for the season worries officials about overuse. Whatcom County's comprehensive water plan describes Lake Whatcom as a "large multi-purpose reservoir," from which Bellingham, Whatcom County Water District 10 and 250 homes along the lake (altogether roughly half of the county's population) draw drinking water. 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Fred Phelps of Kansas, known for his anti-gay activism, announced he is coming to Bellingham Saturday to protest Ferndale High School's graduation ceremony, five Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender affirming churches in Whatcom County and the Bellingham Police Department. 'It is most important that the community of this area come together and support this drive to show that they do not, under any circumstances, support Fred Phelps.' Laramie Smith LBGTA assistant coordinator In an attempt to counter Phelps' protest, money will be raised for the Every Minute Counts pledge drive. For example, a pledge of 10 cents for an hour of Phelps' protest equals $6. "It is most important that the community of this area comes together and supports this drive to show that they do not, under any circumstances, support Fred Phelps," said Laramie Smith, assistant coordinator for the Lesbian Bisexual Gay and Transgender Association (LBGTA). Administered by Parents, Friends and Families of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), the first of two scholarships benefited by the pledge drive will go toward a local gay or lesbian student from the Just Us Youth Group. The second scholarship, administered by the Whatcom Human Rights Task Force, is awarded to a Whatcom County student who demonstrates efforts to promote diversity in his or her school. Phelps is known for protesting Matthew Shepard, the University of Wyoming student who was beaten and killed because of his sexual orientation. Phelps decided to come to Bellingham after Ferndale High School senior Krystal Bennett, an open lesbian, was recently nominated and crowned prom king. Phelps said he heard of the prom coronation through e-mails and referred to Bennett as "a filthy beast" because she is a lesbian. Northwest Pride Resources Organization Uniting Diversity (PROUD), PFLAG, Ferndale Diversity Coalition (FDC) and the WHRTF are sponsoring the .Every Minute Counts pledge drive in lieu of a counter-protest against Phelps. "This way we do not give him fire, but we do show solidarity," Northwest PROUD co-chair Tami Stamper said. "We do not answer him, but we do not sit silent." 'This way we do not give him fire, but we do show solidarity.' Tami Stamper PROUD co- chair Stamper said Ferndale High School students and families have made clear their desire for the community to not give Phelps what he wants by attending the graduation at Civic Stadium and staging a counter protest. "They've shared that while they understand that the community may want to come out and support them, they too only view it as a further disruption," she said. Instead, Northwest PROUD, PFLAG, FDC and WHRTF will host a countdown event to coincide with the graduation at the majestic event facility from 6 to 11 p.m. The event will allow local citizens the opportunity to declare Whatcom County an anti-hate zone and will include performances. Stamper said the churches targeted by Phelps' picketing are "responding by not responding." According to his Web site, Phelps is planning to picket the Bellingham Police Department because of a comment made by Lt. Dae Jamison in a recent news article. Stamper said a possibility exists that Phelps will not show up to protest at all. She said he often declares his arrival as a ploy to rile up the community. In that case, the pledge drive will still occur as planned, and the minutes of the graduation will count in place of Phelps' protest. Keith Orr created the Every Minute Counts fundraising model Feb. 15. It originated in Ann Arbor, Mich., one of many sites across the nation where Phelps has picketed, and raised $7,500 for a local gay and lesbian community center. "The reaction he wants is as vocal a reaction as possible because that's how he gets his publicity, and that was why I wanted to give people an opportunity to do something that would be positive," Orr said on the Northwest PROUD Web site. Pledges can be made on a per- minute basis or a flat-fee donation by sending an e-mail to nwproud@yahoo.com. Groups, businesses and community members can designate which scholarship fund they want their pledge to go toward. 'The reaction he wants is as vocal a reaction as possible because thai's how he gets his publicity, and that was why I wanted to give people an opportunity to do something that would be positive.' Keith Orrs PROUD As a three-time scholarship recipient of GSBA and various Pride Foundation scholarships," Smith said she "can personally attest to the sense of support and self-worth receiving a scholarship can hold." "I feel that this feeling of support and validation is especially important for LBTGA youth when going to college, as it is often the case that these youth find that support and validation is lacking within their high schools, local communities and in some cases, even their families," Smith said. curiously 1BIB $ # win the lottery. sell your books back! Westerns Associated Students Bookstore pays students cash for their books and the more books sold back the more USED books available for the following quarter. The bookstore buys books year round, but at the end of each quarter is the best time to sell them back because we know which books are needed plus we have access to what books other schools need for tha upcoming quarter. 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The board found that Groeninger acted disproportionately to the offense that was committed. It also recommended by the board that the student receive an incomplete grade and take the class again. Groeninger appealed the 7 did not want to be part of a university that did not support the decision of their faculty.' Annie Groeninger CS professor Student Academic Grievance board's decision to the provost on grounds taken directly from the student bulletin. Groeninger said the bulletin gives instructors the ability to assess the student's grade and gives examples of cheating but includes the phrase "but is not limited to" before the five examples listed. Bodman responded to Groeninger's appeal six weeks later on May 31. Bodman concluded the student's actions were academically dishonest, Groeninger said. He also concluded that the student should not receive an F in the course, she said. "I formally resigned the next day, effective immediately," Groeninger said. "I did not want to be part of a university that did not support the decision of their faculty." Western is not showing high value for academic standards by tolerating academic dishonesty, Groeninger said. In response, Downing froze the number of computer science majors. This means that he will accept no new majors until the department is ade-quately staffed. "I was very sympathetic and very understanding," Downing said of Groeninger's decision to resign. "As a result, the students provided overwhelming support," Groeninger said, referring to the students' reaction to her resignation. "I would like to commend their selfless response to the situation." The students composed a petition on the day of Groeninger's resignation, and at least 40 people signed it, computer science student Brian Gartner said. The students created the petition to ensure Groeninger would not have any bad records in her file, Gartner said. They also wanted to get Bodman's decision reversed, and they wanted Groeninger to stay at Western. "If you can cheat and get away with it, the degree will have no credibility anyway," Gartner said. Computer science student Nick Nugent said he was sad to 7 didn 't like the idea that we could lose a teacher because of one student scamming their way through the department. It disturbed me that a teacher did their job and was reprimanded for it.' Nick Nugent Western student hear about Groeninger's resignation. "I didn't like the idea that we could lose a teacher because of one student scamming their way through the department," Nugent said. "It disturbed me that a teacher did their job and was reprimanded for it." Throughout the whole process, Groeninger was denied a meeting with Bodman. Bodman was not available to respond to questions. It is Western's policy not to comment on personnel matters, said Jo Collins, assistant director of the Public Information Office. 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THE WESTERN FRONT The lack of this year's final budget decisions by the state Legislature affected decisions made by the Services and Activities Fee committee in a May 29 meeting regarding the distribution of monies. The S A committee decides where to distribute the $3.5 million collected annually from a portion of tuition. The money funds the Associated Students, Housing and Dining Services, Athletics/Campus Recreation and the Department of Related Activities, committee member Jack Smith said. Currently, a full-time student pays $114 per quarter toward the fee. This year the committee could only make general plans about where the money should go, because tuition is a factor in how much the S A fund gets. "We usually can calculate estimates," committee chairwoman Tina Laudon said. "But this year we couldn't because we haven't heard from the state budget." Smith said if the tuition hike is 5 percent, the S A fund will only get 3.1 percent of tuition. The state Legislature has not yet decided how much to raise tuition next school year. Smith said tuition increases would determine the S A funding cap. "Another missing part of the equation is Western's enrollment for next year," Smith said. The committee decided to raise the fee percentage as much as the Legislature will allow. The Legislature is expected to allow a small raise. It is not known how much the raise will be. Laudon said the percentage raise is not expected to make any noticeable difference in the money gained. "Because of the low number of incoming students next year, the amount of money received from the raise is not expected to really change," she said. Currently, the AS receives 51.68 percent of the fee, Athletics/Campus Recreation 31.23 percent and the Department of Related Activities receives 17.09 percent. Housing and Dining Services receives money because of the debt it has accrued. 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Holly Street • 738-3701 ---------- Western Front 2001-06-05 - Page 10 ---------- 10 • The Western Front Features June 5, 2001 Flux-ing Western's Vehicle Research Institute students compete in Michigan By Alashia Freimuth . THE WESTERN FRONT Eyes were fixated on the black stealth jewel known as the Viking XXX as it was rolled to the technical inspection at the Formula Society of Automotive Engineering competition at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich. The Viking XXX is the creation of 12 students from Western's Vehicle Research Institute. "This is not just an opportunity within the school, but a volunteer club that makes us focus on the real world," VRI student Jai Prasad said. The team started building the Viking XXX about two years ago and have put more than 16,000 hours of work into it. "We work 12-18 hours a day on the car," Prasad said. "We really like what we are doing and have found what we want to do for the rest of our lives." VRI founder and director Michael'Seal said he teaches the students everything they need to know except when it comes to building their car. "I do very little to help them," Seal said. "Sometimes I see trouble brewing, and I give them ideas, but they choose how to fix it." Western's VRI is "very possibly the best school in the country for total car design," according to an Automobile Magazine article. The Viking XXX is different from other schools' cars because the carbon fiber frame and student-built engine of the car were designed especially for the Formula SAE competition. Dozens of trophies and medals from past competitions blanketed Seal's office as he described the '"VRI part of the Ross Engineering and Technology building. "We have better technology equipment than any other university I've seen," Seal said. "Our •students are extremely valuable to the industry and have %s%mwm$mwi Mm^ .a huge advantage over gradu- S ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ S ^ ^R ates (from other technology schools) 'If the car would have run, it VRI graduate student Rob would have placed in the top of Giovenale said he believes the competition; we just want a chance to redeem ourselves at the Formula Student in England.' Rob Giovenale Viking XXX team member Western's team's ability to fabricate its own engine made its car more competitive. "Most of the other teams design their frame but use a production motorcycle engine," Giovenale said. "This gives us a greater advantage-, putting us at a level that is untouched;' Despite some problems, the team placed fifth in the semifinals of the design competition. The Formula SAE collegiate competition encourages engineering students to design and race formula-style racing cars. Restrictions limit frame size and engine volume, so the students knowledge and creativity are put to the test. During this year the competition, which took Photos courtesy Vehicle Research Institute (Above) The Viking XXX, designed by Western's Vehicle Research institute students, is poised for a competition at the Formula Society of Automotive Engineering in Pontiac, Mich. (Right) The Viking XXX's engine. (Below) The Viking XXX's unveiling. place May 16-20, Western's team, drove 50 hours from Bellingham to Michigan, combatting strong wind, rain and a few flat tires. Racing and vehi- ' cle design professionals judged cars at the Formula SAE. A sports utility vehicle pulled the Viking XXX in a trailer while two other cars followed. One hundred twenty colleges from throughout the world entered the race, but only 105 teams competed. Some cars were not finished on time. Western's team raced against schools such as the University of Leeds, Duke University, Texas A M and Cornell University, which won the overall competition. The Viking XXX's engine and transmission weighed 135 pounds, compared to a Chevy V-8's engine and f transmission that weighs 630 fuel 'Our car was definitely run at about 80 Seal said. The 'jazzier' than all the others.' Michael Seal VRI Director pounds. Both cars horsepower, Viking XXX weighs 430 pounds while the Chevy weighs nearly 3,500 pounds. "Each member (of the team) has different specializations, such as design and machining," Prasad said. The first step at the competition is for each car to pass the technical inspection. "Barely any cars pass on the first inspection," Prasad said. "Everything has to be to be exactly the way they want it." "Our car was fully operational before we left and passed technical the second time," Giovenale said. When the car was started up, it ran, but it wasn't perfect, Prasad said. The team didn't discover that the Viking XXX had pump failure until it returned to Western. "The one thing we weren't completely prepared for happened and required too complex of tools to discover and fix it (while in Michigan)," Prasad said. Due to the fuel pump failure, the Viking XXX couldn't compete in the endurance event, which demonstrates what the car is capable of; the skid pad event, which demonstrates the cars' cornering capabilities; or the acceleration event. "If the car would have run, it would have placed in the top of the competition; we just want a chance to redeem ourselves at the Formula Student in England," Giovenale said. "No one in the world has ever built an engine like this," Seal said. The engine of the Viking XXX is a half-liter V-8 with a six-speed transmission. We're dealing with the smallest kind of fuel injections, cylinders and piston strokes. The judges were worried that we'd clean up every event - if the car would have ran at all. "Like the team, I was very disappointed we didn't," Seal said. "We've been working for two years, and it was very sad," Giovenale said. "But at the same time it was rewarding because of such a great crowd response, and we got a lot of interviews (for magazine features)." "Our car was definitely 'jazzier' than all the others," Seal said. Hoping to dominate at the Formula Student in Birmingham, England, July 4-7, the team members are currently scrambling to fix the small glitches that prevented them from winning in Michigan. Western's team needs to raise nearly $25,000 for the trip. Almost $17,000 will go toward shipping the Viking XXX overseas. Two years ago Western's car Viking XXVIII won the gold medal in Birmingham, and the team is looking forward to defending its title, Seal said. "I am expecting them to win again," Seal said. "(The Viking XXX team has) worked long and hard on this, and the win would be the result of entirely their own effort." "They are enthusiasts over there and are really looking forward to seeing our car," Prasad said. ---------- Western Front 2001-06-05 - Page 11 ---------- June 5,2001 Features The Western Front • 11 Art in its simplest form Western students explore figure drawing By Nazkhatoon Riahi THE WESTERN FRONT The only shaft of light in the dim room shines onto a wooden podium in the center, surrounded by stools and drawing tables. Twelve students occupy the drawing tables and hurriedly shuffle through their sketchbooks seeking blank pages. A young man wearing a white robe walks into the room, steps onto the podium and takes off his robe. The robe falls on the side of the podium, and a naked body is revealed to 12 pairs of eyes that, for the next three hours, will work to capture its shape on paper. "Pay more attention to the figure your paper," Western art professor Pierre Gour tells the students of his figure drawing class. Except for the professor's occasional instructions, the only sound is that of various drawing instruments brushing against paper. It's a sound reminiscent of wind blowing through a wheat field. The students in the class are allowed to use whatever instrument they choose as they study the human body's curves and contours in the simplest form — naked. Some drawing tools used in the class are charcoal, graphite, ink, watercolor and oil pastels. Art major Nadia Krilanovich, a student in the class, explained that classic figure drawing has been historically in art because it helps develop the eye and improve an artist's ability draw accurately. "I think drawing the human figure correctly is the most difficult thing to do (in art)," Krilanovich said. "It's a totally different experience to draw something that is living and breathing and to try and capture that on paper." Western art major Alyse Jackson said she believes the human body is the most "sought after figure to draw and to paint." "Figure drawing helped me learn to draw shapes, lines and contours," she said. "Being challenged through different materials, different methods and different ways of seeing was my favorite part." Krilanovich said the class doesn't interact with the model, but keeps a "distant" relationship. "We're never really introduced to the model," she said. "It's more of a scientific exercise in learning to see and learning to draw." Of course, the models see everything from the top of a podium, which is a completely different perspective. Western junior Cassandra Roberts has short blonde hair that rests tucked behind her ears. Her eyes are large and blue, and she walks into the room with muddy shoes, apologetic for smelling like horses. In addition to working as a horse trainer, Roberts began modeling for Western's art department last year. "I was horrible when I first started," Roberts Photos by Jennifer Collins /The Western Front (Above) Johanna Gaber captures the form of model Jessica Coulson in a figure drawing class. (Left) Artists use several mediums to create in the class, which is taught by Pierre Gour. said. 'The first time I modeled I chose these incredibly hard poses, and I was expected to be there for 20 minutes," she said. "That was not feasible. I put one leg up on one chair, and all my weight was on one leg. It was horrible. It was a nightmare." Roberts said she was also extremely nervous. , . . , ., /•••••* "I was standing on the podium, After a while you forget) and I thought to myself that some- that you're SO naked.' times pretending to be brave is the Cassandra Roberts same thing, and then I dropped my ^. , • • gt; * robe," she said. Bgure drawing model Roberts said in each session she is asked by the professor to do poses for periods ranging from two to 45 minutes. Roberts said some students get nervous when they see a nude model in the room. "A lot of times students don't know how to react to nudity because it's not in our culture," she said. "Students don't know what to do when they see a naked person in a non- sexual way. They freeze up." To break the ice, Roberts said she sometimes tells jokes and talks to the students drawing her. "After I start to talk to them, they see me as a person and not just a model," she said. During a 10-minute break that she takes during three hours of work, Roberts said she often walks around the room and looks at the students' drawings of her. "One person might see my collar bone, and another might really see my hips," Roberts said. "I think a lot of women in today's society have a really warped body image. How many women see themselves is not how the rest of the world sees them." Roberts said that the art department wants people of all body types. "You can't just draw that whole Venus ideal because not very many people have that Venus figure," she said. "Not everyone looks like Adam and Eve." Roberts said one of her most awkward poses was with a man in his 60s. She remembered being somewhat uncomfortable at first and starting her pose with the two of them on the opposite sides of the podium facing away from each other. But the uncomfortable feeling didn't last long, she said. "At the end we were all buddy-buddy," Roberts said. "After a while, you forget that you're so naked." The most uncomfortable situations for Roberts are those when she knows someone in the art class she is modeling for, she said. "You just have to laugh about it," Roberts said. "That's my philosophy." ---------- Western Front 2001-06-05 - Page 12 ---------- 12 • The Western Front Features June 5, 20001 Learning to smile again BEFORE AFTER Photo courtesy Dr. Robert Knudson Bellingham resident Gloria Beardslee's front teeth were replaced as part of Give Back a Smile, a free program that corrects dental damage from domestic abuse. By Jessica Sparks THE WESTERN FRONT For most people, the thought of a trip - to the dentist creates visions of drills and pain, but for victims of domestic violence, a trip to the dentist creates the beginning of a more self confident life. Gloria Beardslee was in an abusive relationship for a little more than a month. The night in 1995 when she left her boyfriend was the night he knocked her front tooth out and left the other front tooth barely hanging onto her gums. He had punched her, threw her across her coffee table, kicked her and left her with cuts on her nose and mouth. She was taken to the hospital, where the doctor extracted her loose tooth and stitched her nose and mouth. "I lost all sense of self-worth," Beardslee said. "I'm an outgoing person, but I never smiled then. I always worried about how people saw me." Beardslee's dentist at the time referred her to ,Dr. Robert Knudson of Beautiful Dentistry, who is involved in the Give Back a Smile program. Give Back a Smile is a national program, that raises money to pay for lab costs of dentists volunteering their services to repair battered women's teeth and supports public awareness of domestic violence. "What I do is 'fix smiles," Knudson said. "People coming from a normal life who had a smile, they never like to come in, and when they see the change, it affects their whole life in a positive manner. "Imagine now, someone who has very little to smile about to begin with, because they've had this destructive injury, which reminds them that they've come from abuse," he said. "It's probably very damaging to their self esteem." Knudson has been involved with the Give Back a Smile program for three years: He has been a dentist for 18 years. Before the national program began in 1998, he and 10 dentists from Bellingham to Olympia were involved on a state level. "They're the people that need what I do the most," Knudson said, referring to victims of domestic violence. "And they're the least able to obtain it." Beardslee said the experience has brought back her confidence. Beardslee went without her two front teeth for about a year, and during that time she was hired as a waitress. She said working as a waitress was hard because she was ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ embarrassed of her ""'"" ---"-'• •iM-'-"- teeth, so when she 'Try to picture yourself spoke she would cover her mouth. "Try to picture yourself with no front teeth and being in public," Beardslee said. Knudson replaced Beardslee's two front teeth with a permanent bridge. "The staff was wonderful," she said. "At first I didn't know what to expect, but everything was explained to me upfront." Knudson showed Beardslee before and after pictures of other women he had treated, and then they discussed different options for her treatment. "They made me feel comfortable and secure," she said. "I felt like family." After she got her smile back, Beardslee said she no longer worries about people looking at her. "Now I can smile," she said. "My life is back." "I love her smile," Beardslee's current boyfriend Dale Wheeler said. Wheeler and Beardslee have known each other since 1986, but until two with no front teeth and being in public' Gloria Beardslee Former domestic abuse victim and Give Back a Smile recipient months ago they had lost contact. Wheeler, until just before Beardslee's interview, wasn't aware of her past abuse. "After 22 years, her smile hasn't changed," Wheeler said. All the work Knudson did for Beardslee was for no charge. "A routine visit could cost around $10,000, and the women pay nothing," Knudson said. The national program will only cover the costs of lab work, such as building crowns and bridges, for women whose smile has been destroyed by physical abuse, he said. The service, labor and staff time come out of the doctor's pocket. Knudson said his policy is different. "If a woman needs a teeth cleaning, just to have someone care for her because it's been so long since someone has, we'll take care of the cost," he said. "Sometimes it's as simple as fixing one broken tooth. It takes me an hour, and I can change their life." Knudson said he encourages anyone who knows someone involved in an abusive relationship to come forward. He said people can come to his office, and he'll help them get in contact with a local organization that assists battered women. "We may never look at their teeth," he said. "We may start something that turns into somebody escaping domestic violence." 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Students will continue training in their topic area for two weeks ^^^^^^^$ in the fall. The topic teams include 'Western has done a great the Ally Building y0£ encouraging students Network, The Fitness . . .° , Team, Party Safe, into service- oriented Positive Body Image, Work.' Stress in Balance, Jim Gunsolus Western Men Against r» lt;- • TT. , „, Peace Corps recruiter Violence, Women r Empowerment and Violence Prevention and Will Act for Change, an acting group. The Rubberwear team distributes condoms and sexual health information. Four groups work in the Student Health and Information Center: Peer Sexual Health Educators, CPR/First Aid and fflV testers and SHAIC "LAs" who assist students and provide information in the SHAIC. The Lifestyle Advisor program is in its 10th year. Pat Fabiano, Prevention and Wellness Services program director, had the idea for the class. "If you can stand in the grocery store for five minutes reading the nutrition label on a can, you are privileged," Fabiano said, expressing the importance of a civic responsibility for health. The focus of the class is consistent with the nationwide interest in moving from personal health to community action, Fabiano said. One class is an eight-hour service pro-ject. Students volunteer at one of eight locations, including the Sean Humphrey House, a home for people living with AIDS, Animals as Natural Therapy and the Bellingham Child Care and Learning Center. Christison performed manual labor for his project at the Bellingham Child Care and Learning Center. "It was great to get out and work in the sun," he said. "The work directly affects the kids." "We cover a lot of topics people try to brush off or are extremely hard to discuss," teaching assistant Heather Muldary said. "And we do it with 75 people in a room, hence the point of smaller discussion groups. Students meet in discussion groups with a teacher's assistant and a core staff person weekly. The discussion groups provide an opportunity for more personal discussion of the health topics discussed in lecture. Freshman Kelsie Love described the group as a "more intimate setting." She said she liked that she was able to bond with her group. The students are required to write papers on articles they read and lectures for the discussion group. "They are the most wonderful things I've read since I've been here," Lifestyle Advisor coordinator Doris Kent said with a smile. "They are beautiful, thought-provoking responses." Most of the students said they joined the Lifestyle Advisor program because they like to help people and anticipated the experience. Love said she likes the idea of students working with students. Class teaching assistant and third-year BQV tester Andrew Dawe said, Tve gotten Photo courtesy the Lifestyle Advisor program Lifestyle Advisors pose for a class photo. a lot of valuable peer counseling training. "Everyone in the class is dedicated, it had been exciting to work with them," Dawe said. "1 love to make mistakes," said more than 75 voices simultaneously after a short silence in the lecture. The class of 75 future Lifestyle Advisors was joined by teaching assistants, Prevention and Wellness staff and current Lifestyle Advisors who attended class by choice. - "We all make mistakes," Kent said. "You are taking a risk when you step out of your comfort zone. The phrase reminds them that the opportunity is there to take the risk of speaking in class." DON'T GET LEFT OUT! BEAT THE CAMPUS RUSH PRE LEASE A SUITE APARTMENTS: Southgate Apts - 620 Lincoln St. (Near Drive-In) brand new 1 Bed, 2 Bed/1.5 Ba 3 Bed/1.5 ba suites near WWU Haggen. 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"Erik is just a natural athlete that leads by exam- Western football star running back Erik Totten was recently awarded with not one, but two accomplish-ments. The junior from Maple |§§i|§l Valley won both the school's Male Athlete of the Year award and 'Erik is just a natural ath- Scholar Athlete of the Year for the 2000-01 season. The Scholar Athlete award recognizes Viking student athletes who best demonstrate excellence both on the playing field and in the classroom. Totten, a business major with a 3.71 GPA, will have his name added to the G. Robert Ross Memorial Trophy along with volleyball standout Michelle Parker, who earned Female Athlete of the Year this season. lete that leads by example.' Steve Nichols Sophomore Quarterback "I was surprised to receive this award," Totten said. "There are just so manygood athletes at Western." pie," sophomore q u a r t e r b a c k Steve Nichols said. "He is a true game-time player . that makes you want to play up to his level." He was also named All-American last fall, being named to every NCAA Division II .team, including First- Team American Football Coaches Association, D2foot-ball. com, Second-Team Associated Press, Daktronics, Inc. and Don Hansen's National Weekly Gazette. He also received the Special Teams Player of the Year award at the annual Western football banquet last week. "I feel that my biggest accomplishment was being named as an All-American," Totten said. "Being ranked as one. of the best is a great feeling." Totten led Western in all-purpose yardage l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l ll with a 117.7 yard average, nearly becoming 'Erik established himself the first defensive play- a s one 0f the top players in er in Columbia Football , . 7 7 . , .,. Association history to the COuntry Wlth h*s ablllty lead the league in the to make big plays.' category. Rob S m i t h He set school, CFA and Northwest small college records for punt return yards with 612 on 39 attempts. In addition, he added 491 yards on 18 kick-off returns, 62 yards on two interceptions and 12 yards on one pass reception. "Erik established himself as one of the top players in the country with his ability to make big plays," Western head football coach Rob Smith said. "He's very deserving of these honors. "To be named both your school's athlete of the year and scholar athlete of the year is a tremendous accomplishment, he said. He is truly a special individual." With one year left for Totten, he said he looks to the future with high hopes and expectations. With 17 returning starters coming back to face a challenging '2001- 02 schedule, next season already looks to be an exciting one. Several professional scouts have shown interest in Erik's talents already, and he will have a business degree to fall back on if necessary. "If the opportunity presents itself, I would love to go on with football after college," Totten said. 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"I was like,what are you talking about? Then he told me!" "I was totally surprised," Parker said. "Parker is a great athlete and totally deserves this award," her ex-teammate and friend Donja Walker said. "She is just a good all around person, and I am so proud of her." The Western Athlete of the Year award is chosen by the Sports Information Office. "It was a great year for Western athletics, and it was really a tough choice on the women's side," Western Sports Information director Paul Madison said. "It was a tossup between people because there was not just one female athlete that stood out," he said. "Michelle was the only female athlete to have earned second team all-region or better this past year, and the team did so well," Madison said. "She also has earned outstanding academic honors for three years in a row," Madison said. Madison said the candidates are chosen by input from the coaching staff. "This is also so cool for a volleyball player to win this award," Walker said. Parker said she has been playing volleyball since the fifth grade. She said her earliest memories are of seventh grade ball. "I had a really good serve," Parker said. "When you think that you are good at something, you like to do it more. Every time that I went up to serve, my team would call me the 'power buster' because I had a great serve." Parker became more infatuated with the game as time went on. "I was actually a really late bloomer," Parker said. She tried out for Auburn High School's team her sophomore year and made the sophomore squad. "I just wanted to have fun," Parker said. After her sophomore year, she joined a club team that traveled to and participated in tournaments. Parker gained more skills and learned more about the game. During her junior year of high school, Parker made the varsity team but sat on the bench most of the time. "Over time, I developed more confidence, and when our club team won a tournament in Colorado, that built me up," Parker said. It was not until Parker's senior year of high school that she really began to develop into a top-notch player. During her senior year, she earned all-state and all-area honors. Her career at Western began in 1997. Playing middle blocker put a lot of demand on her to perform at her best, she said. "With greater confidence, Parker became one of Western's strongest players," Walker said. "My senior year was great because it all came together," Parker said. "I have great teammates and a great coach. "It is also so cool that I am getting these awards in college," Parker said. In the future, Parker said she plans to share the assistant coaching job with Suh next season. She will graduate winter quarter, 2002. Parker said she also had an opportunity to try out for a professional team in Holland but decided not to take the chance Apple iBook ...the world's first truly mobile computer system Available in early June at Alpha Tech Computers. Burn your own CDs, edit video, watch DVDs. 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Call for details today! 380-8800 www.airporter.com ---------- Western Front 2001-06-05 - Page 16 ---------- 16 • The Western Front Sports June 5,2001 Je Ne Sais Pas proud new owners of intramural soccer championship T-shirts By Sonja Rose THE WESTERN FRONT Winners of the coveted intramural T- shirt for spring soccer were members of the team Je Ne Sais Pas, which means, "I Don't Know" in French. The team clinched the title with a 1-0 victory Sunday, capping off its undefeated season. The coed intramural soccer championship began with 12 teams competing and ended with two teams vying for the title of spring soccer intramural champs of the competitive division. The final game, which took place Sunday on the turf field, was between Je Ne Sais Pas and The High School Has Beens. Sophomore Andrea Reid, a member of Je Ne Sais Pas, has played soccer since she was eight and competed in intramu-rals with Western for two years. "I thought it was a good physical game," Reid said. "Both teams were really going at it was definitely a contact game." The game was scoreless until unofficial coach and team captain Jeff Savage kicked in the winning goal two minutes before halftime. "Our team stayed together, so it is pretty exciting that we could pull it out," Savage said. "We were fortunate. The other team had to play right after their last game so we were fortunate to have a bye." In the first half, Je Ne Sais Pas member was getting the ball to each other and making complete passes. Throughout the second half, they fought to keep their 1-0 lead and looked for more opportunities to score. "We could have scored a couple more goals," Savage said. "We had to go into overtime our first game and win in shootout, so we'll work on the scoring part." The High School Has Beens had very few opportunities to score. "This team was competitive, so it made it more exciting for us overall," Reid said. It has been fortunate that the majority of the players are returning, so the team chemistry is still intact, Savage said. The team consists of Reid, Savage, Peter Marca, Doug Fink, Scott Groce, Beau Lively, Geoff Mumley, Tom Goff, James Losee, Stephanie Germstad, Jamie Nakata, Jamie Massart, Kristin Haney, Trish Schladt and Laura Loofburrow. "We could have come out stronger right from the beginning. I think we were kind of apprehensive, and when we saw the level of competition we, had to step up." Reid said. Andrea Reid advances the ball forward as Je Ne Sais with the 1-0 victory Sunday. Sonja Rose/ The Western Front Pas wins its championship T-shirts Valtrex wins T-shirt in intramural floor hockey championship Eric Berto/ The Western Front Hannah Hernandez faces off against Brian McKenzie in intramural floor hockey playoffs. By Joshua Porter THE WESTERN FRONT Valtrex swept past the Happy Scrappy Heroes defense in the second half to notch a 3- 1 victory Monday night and take home the intramural floor hockey championship. Valtrex entered the finals due to a forfeit in game three earlier Monday against Scharf's Speed Demons. Tom McGee, Western senior and team goalie, said that the competition was a definite challenge. "They're the hardest team that we've played this year," McGee said. Reflecting on his fourth year as goalie for Valtrex, McGee said team cooperation and development led them to the finals. "Seeing the team change in time over four years helped a lot; this year we r an the game," he said. Kahren Oxner, also a Western senior, said it was time for her team to win the finals. "We've lost in a shootout two years in a row," she said. The Happy Scrappy Heroes were not unsung, either. They advanced to finals after beating Bye and Later Puck Slingers 5-1 in game two. Leading her team in shots on goal, Western senior Hannah Hernandez in her first year on the Happy Scrappy Heroes, spent most of her time in Valtrex's offensive end. She said she felt her team did well and that Valtrex was an adequate challenge. "It's a great sport; more people should play because it's an experience," she said. . Valtrex got on the board first then Happy Scrappy Heroes came back during the second half to score against McGee to tie the game 1-1. The Happy Scrappy Heroes defense, however, did not survive Valtrex's second-half drive. Valtrex scored the last two goals to secure the victory. Western senior Jesse Emery said goaltending for the Happy Scrappy Heroes against Valtrex was not easy. This year was his fourth year as goalie for his team but his first year as intramural floor hockey supervisor. Emery said Valtrex was a difficult team to beat, and his performance could have been better. "It's a lot of luck," Emery said regarding the success of his goaltending. He deflected two Valtrex shots in a row from in the second half. 3. They are an excellent way to SELL YOUR STUFF before you move! ---------- Western Front 2001-06-05 - Page 17 ---------- June 5,2001 PTNTONS Letters Editorials The Western Front • 17 * United States choice to withhold funds from United Nations isolationist Paul Nicholas Carlson COMMENTARY Last month, the United Nations ousted the United States from both the Human Rights and £ International Drug Control Commissions. Instead of reviewing how and why the United States lost these two seats, the block- headed powers in Washington that be resorted to sulking and pouting to the J^ tune of $244 million. In childish retaliation, Congress voted to withhold $244 million in outstanding dues from the United Nations. In a rare act of something that resembled intelligence, the Bush adminis- B. tration opposed the infantile fit, but alas, was ignored. Recently, the United States government has developed a "my way or the highway" approach toward international policies and lowered itself to arm twisting to ^ get its way. The United States acts without regard for existing policy and tries to prevent policy that could adversely affect it. With strong-arm tactics like these, one would think that Tony Soprano and his crew were running the American government. But with people like Bush Jr., Henry Hyde and Trent Lott in power, it would be easy to confuse the two ruthless crews. For a prime example of good ol' American nastiness, one need not go farther than U.S. Rep. Tom Lantos of California. Lantos said Congress' recent temper tantrum "will teach (these) countries a lesson." The good representative continued, "Actions have consequences. If they would like to get this payment, they will vote us back on the commission. If they don't, it will cost them $244 million." Rep. Benjamin Gilman of New York hinted at an even darker retribution. "Someone approached me on the (house) floor about withholding aid from countries who voted against us,"he said. Now the ousting of the world's superpower from two very prestigious1 U.N. commissions could be taken as indicative of some type of punishment. One question worth asking is, "Does the world feel strongly enough to discipline the United States?" The answer is a loud and resounding "Yes!" "The countries that refused to vote for the United States wanted to teach a lesson to the new master of America," said columnist Pierre Rousselin of the French daily Le Figaro. "Does President Bush want to conduct his business with no thought of the U.N.?" Peter Preston, a columnist for Great Britain's The Guardian, echoed Rousselin's sentiment. "They see themselves as the new masters of a globalized world," Preston wrote. "Free trade plus a big stick in the sky equals dominance on every front because would-be competitors won't be able to afford to compete. This will be peace on American terms." Now, the second question worth asking is, "Why?" The answer comes in two words: unilateral maneuvers. Instead of employing Clinton's collaborative procedures, President Bush seeks a homogenized world and wants it now! "Dub-ya" asserts and imposes his foreign policies with a "take-it-or-leave- it" attitude. President Bush's first hostile maneuver against the U.N. came with his administration's withdrawal from the 1997 Kyoto Accord in March. The Kyoto pact required industrialized nations to reduce carbon dioxide and other gas emissions by an average of 5.2 percent below 1990 levels by .still. . looking for til™ Quit wasting your time and money! For only $15 dollars per academic quarter, WTA's Viking Express pass gives you unlimited use on any WTA bus to any destination! Sorio^gnJ^^ those parking headaches, w e ' n . g ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ | y r i i n u t e studying Q T ; ^ g ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ at 2 1 s t ^ t r | | § § § § | ^^ it's our turn to drive. l^lilpill|lilliHiiiiH •2012. Bush refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocols in favor of developing his own substitute plan, instantly provoking international outrage. Australian Environmental Minister Robert Hill said the 1997 accord was a "good starting point," but cautioned that without U.S. support, the plan would ultimately fail. Bush's reason for jumping ship from Kyoto: the almighty dollar. Economically powerful nations are concerned that drastic drops would threaten production and industry, thus hurting their positions in the world market. So once again, Republican nearsightedness would rather sell out the environment for a few measly dollars than preserve a rapidly deteriorating environment. (See also the "champion of the clearcutting movement" and ex-Washington Sen. Slade Gorton as another example of Republican myopia.) Even our most loyal ally, Great Britain, not only frowns upon Bush's refusal of the Kyoto pact, it also leads the European Union effort to convince the United States to reverse its decision. But in all fairness, tension between the United Nations and the United States is not all Bush's fault and is nothing entirely new. For years, the United States has rejected United Nations efforts to establish a permanent war crimes tribunal. Conservatives in Congress feared that the tribunal would investigate Americans overseas. Also, the United States held its breath in opposition of a ban on anti-personnel mines, despite the fact that more than 100 nations endorsed the treaty. Last, but far from least, is Bush's eagerness to plunge the world into another amusing arms race. Once again a pre-existing policy, in this case the 1972 Anti- Ballistic Missile Treaty, means nothing in the face of Bush and his Republican lackeys, in all their wisdom. The ABM treaty limits the number of anti-ballistic defenses a nation can have. The United States currently depends on the Minuteman missile site around Grand Forks, S.D., to provide our defenses. After the Republicans took control of both houses of Congress in 1995, the wheels of anti-progress began to turn when plans for National Missile Defense system were developed. Although President Clinton announced his decision against authorizing the Pentagon to proceed with the NMD deployment, the technology for such a system wouldn't even be ready . until 2007. This was a nice coincidence because it would delay a deployment decision until Autumn 2001 — well after Clinton was out of office. Both the Chinese and Russian nations said the missile defense program would accomplish nothing less than an imbalance of international defenses, usher in a new arms race and put 30 years of nuclear peace at risk. Even some U.S. allies do not endorse the plan, and others outright oppose it. British Prime Minister Tony Blair will not endorse the plan, rather, he proposes the world's current nuclear threat should be studied. Instead of acting in spite of the ABM treaty, German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said the treaty should be "preserved and expanded." Despite opposition from China, Russia, Canada, Great Britain, France, the United Nations and Democrats in Congress, Bush is determined to blunder toward the dark recesses of Cold War. So entertaining were those days of demonizing an "evil empire," stockpiling warheads, elevating espionage and general paranoia that our president wants a new generation to endure a "Cuban Missile Crisis" for the 21st century. If the United States continues to proceed down the path as a "rogue" nation, acting hypocritically and on its own whim without consideration for the global community, then only one obvious conclusion, exists to this story: international isolation. In this world where international allies are vital to help pass foreign policy, as well as provide security in wartime, the United States is putting those precious relationships at risk by alienating and acting in direct • opposition of its allies. At one point, the world looked to America as the light that would lead the way to a brighter future. America was expected to help struggling nations stand on their own and bring the oppressors to justice. But today, it is the abusive United States that is out of line, requiring the nations of the world to take notice and bring the oppressive U.S. machine back down to Earth. Our leaders in Washington must realize that all shall be accountable for then-actions. No nation can simply push and shove its beliefs upon the entire global community. Rep. Lantos was right about one thing/though: "Actions have consequences." Silversand Photo needs an Appointment Setter $7.50 to $15.00 per hour full time or part time No experience required! National Photo Co.. Downtown Bellingham 1-800 990-9080 ---------- Western Front 2001-06-05 - Page 18 ---------- 18 • The Western Front Opinions June 5, 2001 Provost's stance misguided From the Western Washington University Bulletin, Appendix C: WAC 516-23-045 Academic Dishonesty. Mamtaining academic honesty is the joint responsibility of students and the faculty. Incidents of academic dishonesty reported to the Office of the Provost shall make the student subject to disciplinary action. Academic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to: Plagiarism, misrepresentation of identity and/or giving or receiving unauthorized information prior to or during any type of examination. Recently, a student in the computer science department was accused of cheating. We are all aware cheating is wrong. We are also very aware that cheating still occurs. As a result, Western lost a very good professor. Doesn't make sense, does it? It shouldn't. Due to a gross mishandling on the part of Western's Academic Affairs Provost Andrew Bodman, computer science professor Annie Groeninger resigned. Groeniger's student was accused of using answers from a previous quarters to a midterm last month. When the test was submitted, Groeninger marked the whole test incorrect. The student contested the grade and resubmitted the midterm after changing the answers. Groeninger then failed the student and reported the incident to proper authorities. After six weeks of meeting with numerous authorities, including the computer science's department head, Groeninger herself and the Student Academic Grievance Board, the student was found to have violated the academic dishonesty policy, but it was not severe enough to warrant failing the class, which Groeninger advocated. When the decision was given, Groeninger resigned, citing lack of support from the administration as her reason for leaving. The provost later reversed his decision and failed the student. "I am beginning to think that the no tolerance policy is more about scaring people than an actual useable policy," said Kevin Loney, a computer science student discussing the topic in a department e-mail list. "Obviously, it will not scare people if it is never enforced." The student in question obviously cheated — not once, but twice. And unfortunately for the student, he or she was caught. Cheating is a risky business, and with it comes costly penalties, as it should. When a professor catches a student cheating, the consequences are clear and warranted. No tolerance means no cheating. If you cheat and get caught, you should be screwed. The provost's decision showed how hollow the no tolerance policy is. Western, rather than ensuring 'academic integrity, would rather allow a student to cheat instead of admitting that such activities occur at our "prestigious" institution. "... It pisses me off to see people scamming their way through the department and bringing faculty down as they go," said Nick Nugent, a computer science student, on the e-mail list. The administration needs to back professors when they are right. Groeninger was smart — and right. She caught a student cheating. The provost agreed but didn't back Groeninger. The only power professors have beyond teaching is the power to grade. Not taking cheating allegations seriously usurps the only tool professors have to hold students responsible for their actions. Frontlines are the opinion of The Western Front editorial board: Heather Baker, Kristin Bigsby, J.R. Cook, Ben Dalpos, Jennifer Collins, Chris Fuller, Josh Haupt, Jessica Keller, Remy Kissel and Travis Phelps. The Western Front Editor-in-Chief: Kristin Bigsby; Managing Editor: Remy Kissel; Copy Editors: Jessica Keller, Aaron Crabtree, Hollie Joy Brown; Photo Editors: Chris Fuller, Stephanie Kosonen; News Editors: Heather Baker, Travis Phelps; Accent and Features Editor: Jennifer Collins; Sports Editor: Ben Dalpos; Opinions Editor: Josh Haupt; Online Editor: J.R. Cook; Cartoonist: Jennifer Jennings; Adviser: Jim Napoli; Business Manager: Alethea Macomber; Advertising Manager: Joel Hall; Graduating Columnist: Lisa Spliffette Curdy Staff Reporters: Kelli Alderson, Tessa Allison, Carly Barrett, Eric Berto, Tara Blakeman, Carrie Borgaard, Allison Butler, Paul Nicholas Carlson, Emily Christianson, Keri Cooper, Alicia Franklin, Alashia Freimuth, Robert Gara, Brooke Geery, Tamara Harvey, Ken Jager, Jennifer Jennings, Leanne Josephson, Kristine Kemp, Stephanie Kitchens, Scott Lefeber, Casey Littlejohn, Brendan Manning, Candace Nelson, Jennifer O'Brien, Camille Penix, Joshua Porter, Bernadette Ramel, Nazkhatoon Riahi, Sonja Rose, Christina Schrum, Jessica Sparks, Joseph Terrell, Quoc Tran, Jennifer True, Dat Vong. And we quote: "They know it is morally reprehensible to execute the mentally retarded." Texas Lawyer Jeff Pokorak commenting on the recent Supreme Court decision barring executions of the mentally retarded. \ A: lt;NJT- * e.f- 3 gt; X. Last column real shocker: another peek into sicko journalist's 'mind' Lisa Curdy Is GRADUATING For my last column before I graduate June 16, I wanted to write something that rocked the party that rocked the body. Something truly fantastic. A mad case of writer's block was in full effect, intensified by the fact that I had performance anxiety. Could I write my last column to be better than all the others? To surpass any previous work and elevate Curd's Way to—do I dare say it—The Bellingham Herald? The answer was no. With that monkey off my back, I fused my buttocks to the carpet at my friend Brett's house and decided that perhaps narrowing down a topic might be helpful. Graduation had been weighing heavy on my mind—god, life after voluntary class attendance, an obscene abundance of pot, a fountain and a planetarium? But really, in all honesty, graduation is kookie. The Zip disk I saved them on was eaten and subsequently annihilated by a malevolent Macintosh computer. Now I had my topic, but I couldn't make up my mind about the angle — funny or sincere? So I wrote both and saved them on my trusty Zip disk liberated from The Western Front. Could my last column be better than all the others? To surpass any previous work and elevate Curd's Way to— do I dare say it— The Bellingham Herald? The answer was no. Little did I know the zip was going to hit the fan, so to speak. The Zip disk I saved them on was eaten and subsequently annihilated by a malevolent Macintosh computer. It was hell bent on providing me with a warm, dark petri dish for my near- breakdown to grow. Not only did the stupid Zip disk contain all my resumes, past columns and current cpursework, it proved to contain something far more noteworthy: a $50,000 education filled with priceless experiences that have nothing to do with bricks or Vikings. As my cheeks turned red hot and my eyes welled up with molten tears of frustration, I was rescued by a motley crew of social eyes and ears, the amoeba-bike entity that makes up the staff of The Western Front. Sports editor Ben (listen closely to what he says, he mumbles and slowly blinks) gave me the "I don't want to get to close to a crying girl but I'll still feel your pain" half-hug, while head copy editor Jessica (militant copy editing female) flipped me a white knight of merciful goodness, a Camel Light (and yes, to me, that's a friend). After the smoke break and a fervent makeup-repairing session in our bathroom-slash-Front archives (that's where most papers are read anyway, I assume), I returned inside to see news editor Heather (mistress and keeper of Hot Tub of Sin as well as resident skateboard klutz) attempting paperclip-to-computer resuscitation in the search for a Zip disk fix. She was sweet in trying, but nothing could turn this bitter bit of luck into anything even remotely lemonade like. My piece-of-Zip disk was a goner, we all realized, and I plodded off to dinner with photo editor Chris (and make it a double) the aforementioned Ben (not huma pond) and Jen (she's the only normal one), the features/accent editor. After a lively chat about camembert cheese and aftertaste- free beer, I'd nearly forgotten that my life lay in ruins for the infinite sadness that was the corruption of my virginal Zip disk. On cigarette No. 665, it came to me: this is the story. It's always been the story. Returning to school, I had to tell the opinions editor, Josh (Drug Czar and king of the self-declared pheromone-emitting sweater vest) my woeful and pathetic story of my kamikaze Zip disk and subsequent absent columns. I was sitting outside on a damp chair chain smoking when I broke the drama to him. He offered me another of those weird See FLY MAMA, Page 19 ---------- Western Front 2001-06-05 - Page 19 ---------- June 5, 2001 Opinions The Western Front • 19 Curdy bids adieu to Western, newsroom, in exchange for a lifetime supply of chocolate From FLY MAMA, Page 18 guy half-hugs to help numb the pain of singlehandedly destroying one's brainchild. But it didn't help. I laid in the grass, smoking and watching tiny black insects sneak slowly across my notepad (I gave up on computers). On cigarette No. 665, it came to me: this is the story. It's always been the story. This column is like a diary at times because it is. Why? Because I'm just like you. A student, a real person, who takes real classes and has real experiences. My column can be an exhibition of vulgar self-indulgence, but when else in our lives can we live so liberally? I find it a duty, an honor, really, to share my very typical and normal experiences with Western. And for the last few columns in my last column, I shall indulge, forgive me. In graduating from Western, not only will I miss tripping on the bricks and seeing the cloaked ones stick fight, I'll miss getting into all of the mischevious troubles I've gotten myself into, no thanks to my newsroom friends. From skinny dipping (oh god, Brendan has a scar) to computer hexing, from weeping quietly in the corner to laughing in red-eyed hysterics, from being subpoenaed (glad I wore those rubber gloves) to being stuck in a Subaru Legacy with the editor-in- chief's Pepperidge Farm squooshing me to death, it's been • such a privilege to write this well-loved and hated column for four quarters. Ruben Alanis and his band of anti-Curds will have to faithfully read another weekly column they vehemently hate. As for me, I'll leave behind a Bush Administration's responses to energy issues take everyone's needs into account From skinny dipping (oh god, Brendan has a scar) to computer hexing, from weeping quietly in the corner to ... being stuck in a Subaru Legacy with the editor-in-chief's Peppridge Farm squooshing me to death, it's been such a privilege to write this well-loved and hated column for four quarters. newsroom full of memories, bodily fluids and cigarette butts. Speaking of which, Remy (ze lee-tle Franch man and one of my greatest Front homies) I'm sorry for never having any cigarettes, I'm having my kidney removed to give to you. After having that kidney removed and then graduating, I plan on either finishing up my Fairhaven self-designed degree in "Dreadlocks, Patchouli, Hemp and Me" or heading to Seattle and liberating homeless folks' garbage to craft into children's furniture. Or maybe I'll stay in Bellingham and get a mediocre job to circumvent starting a career. Either way, it's been swell and life is good. Thanks for reading, it's been a hoot and a holler writing. Believe me. Eternally verbose, Lisa Emily Christianson COMMENTARY Americans are energy junkies. The addiction is embedded in every aspect of life in this country. Flipping on a light, sitting down to type a paper and starting up the dishwasher all use energy, and the thought of trying to live without is a scary one. Weaning homes and businesses off of current energy sources is possible, but just like rehab, it isn't going to happen right away. 'Aggressive change is the only option thing that can be done. When energy costs are too high, businesses can't keep producing.' President Bush's energy plan comes at a time when the energy supply is not meeting the demand for it. It is what some addicts would call a crisis. The plan includes several controversial elements, such as building a new power plant every week for the next 20 years and opening part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to search for oil. These tactics, along with other more environmentally conscious ones, are being used in hopes of increasing energy supplies. The Bush Administration had no choice but to take action right away. The politicians of the past obviously avoided the issue, or such extreme measures would never have to be taken. Aggressive change is the only thing that can be done. When energy costs are too high, businesses can't keep producing. This results in people losing their jobs, which results in less consumer spending, which causes retail businesses to shut down, leading to an economic downturn. Whatcom County has already gotten a taste of this cycle. The Alcoa Intalco aluminum plant stopped production due to energy costs and retail stores such as Home Base are already leaving the area. If America can become more self-reliant by using power plants and oil, the economy will not be as subjected to the volatile conditions of suppliers, such as the Middle East. By being resource-dependent on countries such as Iraq and Saudi Arabia, the power to control those resources remains in their hands. Those that feel the plan undermines environmental goals should think again. Sending the economy down the elevator shaft isn't going to help the environment either. 'If America can maintain a good economy, environmental research can continue a plan that includes safe, renewable resources will be that much closer to becoming reality.' When pocketbooks are tight, business and individual donations for environmental groups will be close to nonexistent, and government spending will be focused on bringing the economy back up. If America can maintain a good economy and environmental research can continue, a plan that includes safe, renewable resources will be that much closer to becoming a reality. Rehabilitation of America's energy policies to a more efficient, economic and environmentally safe dependency is in the common interests of all Americans, but Americans have to be able to get by until that happens. WESTERN FRONT CLASSIFIEDS BEDROOM SETS. Save $60- $90/set. 40' truck load of mismatched factory beds. 1 barn misc. free! GMC Furniture Bam, Thurs.-Sat.11-5. 398-2771 EDUCATION MAJORS- hands-on math lesson plans available at Village Books, grades 1-6, NCTM approved-fully tested. 671-262a Author, Peter Gray. 3BDR APT. downtown great location wsg wd $975/mo clean 739-9458 gas everything LAKE SAMISH waterfront duplex 3bd/2ba gas heat all applian. incd. avail sept 1 12mo lease $1090/mo + dep 224-3149. CLOSE TO campus room available for summer. 914 Indian, call Matt for more info 715-8400. GREAT HOUSE for lease. 4BD/ 2BA, 5min. to campus, w/d, wood floors, skylights, 2-car garage, 5yrs old, quiet neighborhood, np, avail. June 15" $1300mo. 733- 6046. GREAT 4BD/2BA townhouses. dose to WWU, w/d, d/w, 2 car garage, $1200Ano. 734-2514. 3 4BD12. bth- adjacent to WWU-remodeled, wshr/dryr, dw. $945/ m Fall, $600/m Summer. 319-1288 (directions- from corner of 22 nd Douglas go N on 22nd to the end of the street- Taylor Heights Apt). NEW 2 bedroom unite! Reserve now for Sept. 1st. Just 2 blocks to campus and on shuttle route. Sunny decks on all unite and onsite parking. Gas fireplace, dishwasher and w/d in unit. Cable and phone jacks in bedrooms. $650/mo includes W/S/G. Foratourormore info call 303-0149 $325 Unf. Rental to share. 2BI, WWU. Pri; Rm; Ba; Frid; o/s pkg; n/s/p 647-8260. 4 BEDROOM houses, all close t o campus. 12mo. Leases start 7/1 - 9/1. viewgreenpropertjes.com. "ANDREA RIDGE" Reserve now for Sept 1st! Newer 1 4 bdrm units. Onsite laundry parking. Sunny decks with views from upper units. $450-$1,100/mo W/S/G included. Call (360) 303-0149. "NEW ENGLAND" Reserve now for Sept 1st! Brand new 1 bdrm units available. Gas fireplace, vaulted ceilings W/D in unit 2 blocks to campus onsite parking. $575/mo includes W/S/G. Call (360) 303-0149. 4 BD /2BA Homes available Summer Fall. $1,100-$1,200/ mo. 738-4834. GRADUATION TICKETS 2:00 PM. Will pay money. Please call Pam 756-8572. NEED ONE graduation ticket desperately! Call Kristin 650-3162 or 756-6094. WANTED- 4 graduation tickets for afternoon ceremony. Will pay! Please call 303-4642. (directions- from corner of 22nd Douglas go N on 22nd to end of street- Taylor Heights Apt). 2 BD CONDO, $287.50/mo + deposit, n/s/p, W/S/G paid, w/d, d/ w, close to WWU, 715-0393. 2 BDRMS avail in 4 bdr house w/d d/w $250/mo + util. 810 Jenkins St. Call 714-8643. SUMMER CAMP staff: waterfront horseback riding and counselors at Camp Killoqua near Everett, Wa. 6/13-8/12. 452-258-5437 or www.snohomishcampfire.org/ campjobs. NOW HIRING STUDENTS 100s of positions available throughout WA. Work close to home, work outside, workw/friends. Unlimited hours, interview today, start tomorrow. No experience necessary. Call College Pro Painters® 1-888-277-9787 RAVES! Going this summer? I have a great biz deal for you. 650-0671. DIRECTOR- Ferndale image group is looking for a director of the play for the annual Mystery in the Park at Ferndale. This event takes place at the end of September. If you are interested please contact Arlene Houlgate, coordinator. (360) 384-5265. Please respond by June IS*1. Auditions will be held the first week of August GO DIVING in Thailand! WWU student guiding 1 mo. trips. Avoid rainy northwest winter Jan Feb. 2002. Airfare, travel, accommodations diving incl. $1950. For info www.divethai(5 gt;rtotmail.com TEACHERS, STUDENTS, School employees- discounted auto insurance rates, reasonable affordable, call new office in town (360) 527-1344, Arthur Insurance Agency Mary Berg-Agent STORAGE FOR Summer, (4ft X 6ft- $25/mo), (18ft X 22ft- $75/mo) @ (NWC of 22nd Taylor) 319- 1288. ROOMATE NEEDED- private Bd - (in 4bd/2bth unit), adjacent to WWU, NP, NS, $250/m, 319-1288 VOLUNTEER: AFRICA! A life changing experience that can make a difference. Teach rural families how to prevent diseases, Train future teachers in Africa, Build latrines with families, Combat AIDS!! with knowledge actions, Be an English teacher/sports instructor @ a school for youngsters. 14 11 mo. Development Instructor Prog. Start 9/01 or 10/01. Program fee. Grants avail, contact www.cctci.org or (503) 467-4082. Be H»ppy«»,only 2 weeks left! MARKETING INTERNSHIP-Nantucket Nectars is looking for enthusiastic and dedicated individuals interested in the field of marketing, promotions and public relations in Seattle. Gain hands on experience, earn college credit and have fun this summer. Please submit resume cover letter immediately to: Nantucket Nectars Interns, Email: arandplph@ gt;juigequys.cpm. Fax (206) 789-011 a ---------- Western Front 2001-06-05 - Page 20 ---------- 20 • The Western Front June 5,2001 win the sell your books back! Western's Associated Students Bookstore pays students cash for their books and fhe more books sold back the more USED books available for the following quarter* The bookstore buys books year found, but at the end of each quarter is the best time to sell them back because we know which books am moded plus we have access to what books other schoois need for the upcoming quarter. No receipts are necessary and books do not have to have been purchased originally from our store. Ali of our proceeds go to Associated Students. We are Western's campus bookstore! June 12,12,14th: 9am-3:20f gt;m Location: Rfdgeway Commons June t1- 15th: 9am-4:0Gj gt;m Location: Parking Lot *C" {intetsectton of 2tet St. W. College Wag) _ — "VPTT7 d rT"lT"7 T gt; TWT H I 1 "111 W XlkJ 1 X l X v I N Realtor Houis: Mondag-Frfdag 7:30am- 5| gt;m Saturday Ham-Spm III I I " ASSOCIATED STUDENTS ROOK^fOf^ Phones * 2 6 0 } 6 £ ° - S 6 S S Pajcf260^6SO-2??? PPPPP