2000_1003 ---------- Western Front 2000-10-03 - Page 1 ---------- TUESDAY, October 3,2000 The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 114 Issue 1 Bellingham, Washington Record enrollment hits Western By Stephanie Dalton THE WESTERN FRONT This year's freshmen class is the largest in Western's 101-year history. It is also the second largest freshmen class in the state after the University of Washington. About 2,500 freshmen and 960 transfer students arrived for fall quarter at Western, bringing overall enrollment to about 12,000. "I think it's reflective of the reputation that we have and the quality of the academic programs and the ambiance of the campus," Western President Karen Morse said. Western's primary competition is the University of Washington and private schools throughout the Northwest. The school's increased popularity brings out many issues that need to be dealt with as the student body grows. Many wonder, with classes and buildings already very full, where the new students are going to go. A two-year plan has been devised to- create more space for students and faculty. Recognition and consolidation of different departments will ultimately provide. 29 faculty offices and two additional classrooms. Some of the non-academic programs were moved off-campus to make more room for classrooms and faculty offices. Morse said Provost Andrew Bodman implemented a block registration this year, which provided additional classrooms during the day and throughout the week because of changes in scheduling. New faculty have been hired to help keep the student to teacher ratios low. Western is also working with the Washington State legislature to fund a $36.5 million communications building to house the department. Morse said if Western does not get funds for the building it will have to go See WESTERN, Page 4 Discount tobacco store under fire Anti-smoking group protests gt newly opened r ; ^ Cigarettes Cheaper! By Nazkhatoon Riahi THE WESTERN FRONT Six demonstrators stood outside Sehome Village's new 9 Cigarettes Cheaper! store to protest the store's grand opening. 'They are spreading like crack shops.' Dr. Chris Covert-Bowlds Protest Organizer The protestors held signs that read "Death Cheaper" and gave away samples and certificates for aids, such as See SMOKES, Page 4 LatinoFest celebrates Latin culture through dance Daniel J. Peters/ The Western Front Martha Maginniss and Hugo Del Toro perform a traditional dance for the Whatcom Hispanic Organization's LatinoFest. First lady Locke pushes schools By Heather Baker THE WESTERN FRONT Whatcom County Democrats are cheering for a possible sweep in the general elections Nov. 7. County Democrats gathered at the Bill Bridges building Friday afternoon to support Democrats running for offices. Washington state's first lady, Mona Locke, was welcomed into the building's small basement with a barrage of handshakes and people wanting to take pictures with her. Locke declared this the year for Democrats. "We will win with the Democrats from the president to the state House," she said. "The governor is confident that we will retain our Democratic Senate and after two long years, breaking that split house with a Democratic majority," Locke said. Locke listed several of Gov. Gary Locke's accomplishments from his years of service. "When we look at the record of Gary Locke, no one can disagree that education has always been his top priority," Locke said. "Our education system is much better than it was four years ago." Gov. Locke is also fighting for access to reasonable health care, lowering the cost of prescription drugs and helping high school students attend a higher education institution, Locke said. "Voters are looking for a strong leaders this election year and Gov. Locke is one of them,"Locke said. "I describe him as a strong consensus builder and proven leader." "(Gov. Locke) stands for a lot of issues I believe in, education being the biggest one," said Tracie Sunday, who interned and was hired with the Locke campaign after graduating from the University of Washington. Rick Larsen, running for the Second District Congressional seat against Republican John Koster, said he wants college students to know Democrats believe in funding for higher education. "I know that today's students are struggling, paying for the rising cost of tuition," Larsen said. "The value of the Pell Grant . . . has dropped 25 percent since " See LOCKE, Page 6 Park backers attack border expansion plans By Linda Legg THE WESTERN FRONT The Friends of Peace Arch Park met with Director of Customs Gail Stewart on Sunday in hopes of hearing an official announcement that no harm will come to Peace Arch Park during a Canadian border expansion project. "I can't comment right now on a commitment or final word that no encroachment will take place in the park," Stewart said. Stewart told the activists of the FOPAP the port of entry facility needs to maintain certain criteria in areas where See BORDER, Page 10 IN THIS ISSUE Cascade Cup Western's football team defeated it's archrival Central Wildcats Saturday afternoon 35-22. See story page 20. Local Drinks Bellingham's nightlife has more to offer than many would think. Local brewers, barkeeps and wine afficionados offer a little something special. See page 14. For news tips, call (360) 650-3162 or e-mail the Western Front at wfront@cc.wwu.edu http://westernfront.wwu.edu ---------- Western Front 2000-10-03 - Page 2 ---------- 2 • The Western Front News October 3, 2000 COPS BOX iflfcwiiii^ip^p^ijiii^ii SSBBBBBBU Sept. 28, 4:28 p.m.: Damage ^liliBiliiill^pftipl||pfiii flillilliiifllttMft^HttJ llUHiHiSiffl^SS ;iiliiiiHiBiMB^BBiSii i^fflQilBlSIBiittiiiOSiifi fiiBli^HliliililH^Rjwiiii iliiipiHiBiiBiiiMiiiiiB liiSiBiftiiBiiiiffiiB AP WIRE NEWS BRIEFS STATE NEWS American Airlines exercises option for 6 Boeing jets Boeing confirmed Monday that American Airlines has exercised an option to purchase six more Boeing jets — two 777-200 wide bodies and four 737-800s. The orders are worth up to $580 million, depending on what features American wants. The airline has ordered 35 planes from Boeing so far this year. American currently operates 24 777 aircraft, used mostly for cross-continental and international travel, and 45 737s, used primarily for regional routes. The airline has a total of 24 777s and 67 737s on order. Boeing logged 483 new orders so far this year — 92 more than in 1999. Unemployment online Workers laid off from their jobs can take advantage of Washington state's digital government and file unemployment claims on the Internet, beginning Monday Oct. 2. Employment Security Commissioner Carver Gayton said claimants can use personal computers from home, the library, or any other location with Internet access. Claims can be filed 24 hours a day, seven days a week at go2UI.com. Employment Security began processing claims by phone through three TeleCenters last year. That eliminated the historic lines of claimants in local offices. Now, Gayton said, Internet filing will relieve pressure on the TeleCenters. NATIONAL NEWS George W. Bush prepares for Al Gore George W. Bush is headed for Boston via West Virginia for Tuesday's debate with Al Gore.; Polls in traditionally democratic West Virginia show a close race. Campaign aides said the Texas governor plans to relax, and maybe catch a nap, in the hours before the debate. The Bush campaign continues its effort to lower debate expectations, with a spokeswoman calling Gore "the best debater in politics today." A walk on the beach, was about it for Al Gore's public appearances Monday as he continued his debate preparations in Sarasota, Florida. A spokesman said the vice president will be "sticking to the issues" during the debate with Bush. Stock prices against technology Stock prices ended mixed as concerns about corporate profits aifd moderating economy topk jet toll on the technology sector?" " The^'tech-weighed NASDAQ composite sank almost 104 points," or nearly 3 percent, to ' end at 3,568. Blue chips managed to post gains as some money moved from techs into the old economy. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 49 points to 10,700. Declining issues topped win- ~ ners four to three, with about a billion shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The S P 500 slipped a fraction to 1,436. INTERNATIONAL NEWS Violence in Middle East The violence in the Middle East between Israelis and the Palestinians shows no signs of easing. Despite appeals from around the world to put down their weapons, Israelis and Palestinians waged fierce gun battles throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip today. Authorities say at least 35 Palestinians and eight Israelis have been killed since the street fighting began last week at a Jerusalem shrine revered by both * Jews and Muslims. Authorities said ten of the victims were killed Monday. Riots have even reached towns otherwise known for successful Jewish-Arab coexistence. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is calling on Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to order his forces to rein in the violence. Arafat, meanwhile, said Israeli soldiers should stop, "shooting our soldiers, our old people, our youths, our women." Compiled by Dat Vong HMMH Thursday Mostly cloudy. High 59, low 44. Mostly sunny. High 60, low 46. Sunny. High 61, low 46. Mostly cloudy. High 64, low 45. lllliiirtfcililMiSiWi THE NEWS WELL-PLACED CLICKS. The Western Front is published twice weekly in fall, 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. Staff reporters are enrolled in a course in the Department 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 The Western Front. WWU Official Announcements Deadline for announcements in this space is noon Friday for the Tuesday edition and noon Wednesday for the Friday edition. Announcements should be limited to 50 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 ANNOUNCEMENTS DIRECTLY TO THE WESTERN FRONT. Phoned announcements will not be accepted. All announcements should be signed by originator. PLEASE POST WESTERN STUDENTS/ FACULTY AND STAFF may buy a Viking Xpress pass for $15 a quarter. The pass or cash fare of 50 cents per ride is required on the Campus Express route. It may be purchased with a valid WesternID card at the Parking Office 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. EXPRESS PASS NOT VALID DURING BREAKS. The WTA Viking Xpress pass will not be valid during academic breaks between quarters except for three days before the start of a.quarter and one day after a quarter ends. Sales of thepasses will not be pro rated as a quarter progresses. NO WTAFREE RIDE IN OCTOBER. Due to the new discourited Viking Xpress bus passes, WTA will not be'giving out free bus passes as in the past. A bus pass or cash fare will be required. Tokens may be used but no longer may be purchased. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: The last day to register or add a class is Oct. 3 by 5 p.m. This is also the last day to drop a course without incurring aW. ...... FULL REFUND DEADLINE: The last day to withdraw with a full refund is October 3 by 5 p.m. THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST is offered in OM 120 at 3 p.m. Oct. 9,16,23, 30, Nov. 6,13,20, 27 and Dec. 4; and at 9 a.m. Oct. 5,12, 19,26, Nov. 2, 9,16, 30 and Dec. 7. Registration is not required but students must bring photo identification and a No. 2 pencil. A SI 0 fee must be paid in the exact amount at time of testing. Allow 90 minutes. Sample problems may be found at www.washington.edu/oea/ aptp.htm. Allow 90 minutes. A TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY/ELECTION 2000 RALLY will be held from noon to 6 p.m. at Red Square on the University of Washington campus. FALL GROUP OFFERINGS at the Counseling Center include •General Counseling, Tuesdays 3 to 5 p.m. throughout year, requires pre- group screening; •Overcoming Math Frustration, Mondays 3 to 5 p.m., first session Oct. 16 and 23, second session Nov. 6 and 13; 'Relaxation Training Class, 3 p.m. Thursdays starting Oct. 12, no signup needed. For more information or to register, contact the Counseling Center, OM 540,X/3164: • • • • • ,. THE TEST FOR ENTRANCE INTO TEACHER EDUCATION will be in FR 4 at 2 p.m. Oct. 12, Nov. 16, Dec. 7 and Jan. 18. A $25 fee must be paid in the exact amount at time of registration in OM 120. TETEP is not administered on an individual basis. Winter admission deadline: Oct. 31. DROPPING COURSES: A course withdrawal privilege is required to drop a course from the second through seventh weeks of a quarter. Each student is given two withdrawal privileges a year. For more information, contact the registrar's office, OM 230. THE ANNUAL HEALTH SCIENCES INFORMATION FAIR will be held'from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 17 in the lobby of the Science Lecture (SMATE) building. For more information, see www.careers.wwu.edu or stop by the Career Services Center, OM 280, or phone X/3240. THE MILLER ANALOGIES TEST will be in FR 4 at 2 p.m. Oct. 19 and Nov. 9 and in OM 120 at 2 p.m. Dec. 6. A $35 fee is payable at test time. Register in,OM 120 or by calling X/3080. Allow approximately 90 minutes. The MAT is not administered individually. On-campus recruiting Larson Gross, Wednesday,.Oct. 11. Submit resume, cover letter and unofficial transcript by Oct. 4. Click Radio, Thursday, Oct. 12, VU Lobby. Moss Adams, preselect interviews Thursday, Oct. 19. Clark Nuber Co., CPA, Tuesday, Oct. 24. Submit resume, cover letter by Oct. 10. KPMG Anchorage/Seattle. Anchorage preselect interviews Monday, Oct. 23; Seattle preselect interviews Wednesday, Oct. 25. Submit resume for Anchorage positions by Oct. 9 and Seattle positions by.Oct. 10. Submit resume, cover letter and completed application by Oct. 6. All materials should be submitted through Career Services Center, OM 280, unless otherwise stated. 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Cigarettes Cheaper! drew Covert-Bowlds' attention with a $5 coupon sent out by mail. "Tobacco is the No. 1 cause of my patients dying," Covert- Bowlds said. Covert-Bowlds said he feels cigarette companies specifically target young people and explained Western students are a part of the group being targeted. "They are spreading like crack shops," Covert-Bowlds said. "That's basically what they are, legalized drug pushers." Inside the store, customers of Cigarettes Cheaper! said they had mixed reactions to the protest. Some were angry, several did not care and a few left the scene with a carton of cigarettes in one hand and nicotine patches in the other. Some customers were even amused. "I think it's entertaining," Western student Thor Perplies said. '1 even took pictures." Customer Craig Ligocki said High enrollment causing housing, class crunches Daniel J. PetersAThe Western Front Megan Skanse got her cigarettes a little bit cheaper with a $5-off coupon for a carton. the protest annoyed him. "I think it's kind of stupid," Ligocki said. "Who doesn't know that smoking is bad for you? The people that are going to do it are going to do it." Store manager Lori Patterson said she did not think the protest affected her business negatively. , "Most smokers know they have a right to smoke," Patterson said. Cigarettes Cheaper! district manager Russann Newhouse agreed the protest was not stopping smokers from coming into the store. 'Teople have the right to smoke and we have the right to sell them cigarettes," she said. * gt; W ^ J!L—J* H o u s e of' M u s ic Smoke-free - Microbrews - Fine Wines - Dancing 208 W. Holly St. - B'ham - Buffalo Hotline: 360 752-0848 T h i s Ad Good for $2.00 Off Any Cover (21- limit 1 exP. 1/01) Attention Western Students! Campus Buddies . . .Big Fun, Big Impact Apply now for Campus Buddies in 2000-2001. Campus Buddies is a program that matches college students with boys and girls living in Whatcom County. The purpose of your time together is to have fun! Get ahead, call today! *3 Call Today! 671-6400 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Whatcom County Angela D. Smith/ The Western Front Red Square fills with Western's many new students as classes end on a Monday afternoon. From WESTERN, Page 1 universities in the country that back to the drawing board to create more space. She said she encourages on-campus living for new students ipfcause it gets students involved in activities, makes them feel more comfortable on campus and gain experiences and learning skills that not only help them during their college career, but later in life as well. Dorm living, as many students know, is limited to a living space of less than 200 sq. feet. New beds have been added to some existing dorm rooms, turning some two-person rooms into three- person rooms. There are now 3,953 beds available in university residences. 'We 're trying to make a good situation for the students.' Karen Morse Western President "We're trying to make a good situation for the students," Morse said. Western began the Quality Undergraduate Experience effort to help faculty examine and determine the goals, values, knowledge and skills graduates of Western should have. Last year, Western won an award from the Carnegie Foundation as one of only two included its student body in the- Carnegie Campus Conversations on teaching and learning. "Western has had for a number of years a very high pressure put on it for admittance of students," Morse said. Morse said they are trying to control enrollment so it does not exceed the budgeted number, which happened this year. Western recieves a substity from the Washington State Legislature for each student, but only to a point. When Western's enrollment exceeds the maximum number of students provided for by the legislature, the university must carry the additional financial burden without additional state funds. WESTERN A S S O C I A T E D S T U D E N TS BOOKstore CALENDARS 20% OFF ALL YEAR! DICTIONARIES 20% OFF Sept.25-Oct.6 All proceeds go to student programs projects. Store hours: Mon-Fri. 7:30-5pm Sat- 11-3pm www.bookstore.wwu.edu ---------- Western Front 2000-10-03 - Page 5 ---------- October 3,2000 The Western Front • 5 From This: To This: 1986 2000 * * Anniversary Events Sale Pricing During Entire Month of October On Friday October 6*h, the first 50 customers will get a roll of B/W film! On Friday October 13th, we'll have a drawing for a gt; gt;FFRREEEES gt; camera! (Wow! It's made of genuine black plastic, has light leaks a crappy lens!!) See store for details ^X An m o n t h long you can get {$5™^ off on Kodak Picture CD's with processing of a roll of 35mm print film Get here early on Friday, October 6th for our Annual "Basement-Attic" Sale. All used photo eqipment will be specially priced... 1130 Cornwall Ave. PHOTO LAB Bellingham 676-2725 ---------- Western Front 2000-10-03 - Page 6 ---------- 6 • The Western Front News October 3, 2000 Locke supports universities, education From LOCKE, Page 1 1980. When I am i n Congress I will listen to t he needs of students and work to increase the amount of money into the Pell grant programs and to increase opportunity," Locke said. He also likes what Gov; Locke has done with promise scholarships. Promise scholarships offer the top 10 students of every class an opportunity to attend college. "Gov. Locke has been a great supporter of higher education," said Larsen. "Higher education, whether it is a four-year or two-year institution, is a critical part in keeping our economy moving." Mona Locke said it is a juggling act between her kids, the campaign and the duties of being the first lady. "My first priority has always been the kids," she said. Locke said she uses the skills. she learned as a broadcast journalist in the campaign. "So much of what I did in broadcast journalism I am doing now. I am meeting people and learning about new issues. Now I have the advantage to be able to talk about those issues," she said. Whatcom County Democrats are now registering residents to vote. LatinoFest a celebration of Latino Culture By Nazkhatoon Riahi THE WESTERN FRONT The clouds parted on Sunday, to make way for the Whatcom Hispanic Organization's fourth annual LatinoFest at Bloedel Donovan Park. 'LatinoFest is a way for us to share our culture, family values and love with the rest of the community' Becky Diaz WHO President Becky Diaz, president of WHO, began the Latino Fest celebration four years ago to share the Hispanic culture and diversity with the community. "LatinoFest is a way for us to share our culture, family values and love with the rest of the community," Diaz said. Diaz said because the common perception is that all Latinos are the same, the festival includes traditions from all Latino cultures. Leslie Ward, WHO's secretary, first became involved in WHO through a class at Western. 'This program (LatinoFest) is mainly for cultural awareness/' Ward said. Bryan Kale, a Bellingham resident who heard about Daniel J. Peters/ The Western Front Parties Plus owner Teresa Lincoln applies a cold jet of paint to the side of Zachary Chavira's cheek. The WHO provided a carnival atmosphere for LatinoFest's younger crowd. LatinoFest through a friend, agreed. "It's great for the kids to get a taste of something a little different," Kale said. "They can have fun and learn at the same time. LatinoFest drew a crowd of about 500 from Bellingham, Seattle, Skagit County and Vancouver, B.C. for the bands, dance performances, food and children's activities. Diaz said the most rewarding part of LatinoFest is meeting new people and sharing her culture with others. 'Tf we view ourselves as a big human family, than we will make this world truly beautiful," she said. All proceeds from LatinoFest will go to the WHO's scholarship fund, which gives $10,000 and annually to Latino students. October Is Co-op Monti MeN gt;er Aj gt;j gt;recTat?o and our Grand Reo^erMflj? F(H)K6*0P ZEPHYR Music 8T Lots of Great Stuff to Help Decorate Your Pad Your Mind 114 E. Magnolia, Bellingham, WA 9 8 2 25 (Across from Cellophane Square) OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK info- fr lt;|i^fi^^ survey! 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Pratt has come a long way since those days — all the way to dean of students at Western, in fact. Pratt calls himself a'Western lifer." He was accepted into the Upward Bound program as a high school junior. This enabled him to get acquainted with college life — a life he may not have known, had it not been for an academic adviser named %landa Minge. Minge granted Pratt access to the program even though his grades did not meet standards. After high school, Pratt dabbled in the insurance business for 7 1/2 years before deciding to go to Western to earn his bachelor's degree in psychology. He worked as a peer adviser in the Academic Advising Center, in the vice president's office and as an assistant manager for Buchanan Towers. "This is an opportunity to return some of what was given to me. As long as there is an opportunity to grow on Western's campus, this is where I'd like to be," Pratt said. Pratt said he believes wholeheartedly in the idea of a culturally 'As long as there is an opportunity to grow on Western s campus, this is where I'd like to be.' Ted Pratt Dean of Students diverse student body. "It is very important to have that diversity population approach, because it benefits all students," Pratt said. '1 feel extremely blessed to have the mother I had. I have a lot of respect for differences ... my mother was really supportive of that," Pratt said. He leaned forward and transported himself back to childhood, mimicking his early questions about racial differences with a high-pitched voice. 'Mom, who are those people over there? Why do they look like that, why do they act like that," he said. "Why don't you go ask?' was her response, one that fueled Pratt's hunger for culture from then on, he said. He took Spanish classes to learn the language of his 5th-grade girl- Harris Music ALE HOUSE " • * • • » One of 21 Four Star ratings out of 2000+ reviews! 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WECU has the contract for the two no surcharge ATMs on campus and it is willing to look at proposals for an ATM on the Ridge, Viking Union Director Jack Smith said. Smith said to consider the ATM, traffic, location and ability for users to spend money near the machines are concerns. Volume is another consideration of the providers, Heming said. The ATM needs to meet 400 transactions per month to be beneficial for a company to put one in, Hemming said. Western has four ATMs on campus. US Bank has two, at the Student Store and at the V. U. The WECU no-surcharge ATMs are located in Arntzen Hall and Red Square. Combined, the ATMs total 12,000 to 13,000 transactions each month not including the summer months, Smith said. Smith said the ATM wouldn't cost the school because ATM providers bid for placement. Buying an ATM similar to those in convenience stores would cost thousands of dollars, he said. "I really don't know at this point," Smith said. "It's up to each vendor and provider." If Western does see an ATM on the Ridge it would be in a couple of months, Smith said. "It's a big 'if,"' Smith said. The no-surcharge ATMs don't charge the users, but some banks charge a transaction fee to use an ATM other than their own. Non-US Bank patrons are charged $1.50 to withdraw money from US Bank ATMs. Last year, Dave Toyer, A. S. vice president for Legislative and Community Affairs, surveyed Ridgeway residents about their concerns for dorm life. Students showed an interest in the ATM, Smith said. Welcome Back. Graduation may be right around the corner, but it shouldn't mark the end of your education, PricewaterhouseCoopers gives you major-options when it comes to your career. Like ongoing Seaming. The challenge of new exciting projects. And the promise of change. All m an environment that fosters professional growth arid development. 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"I want to stress that in any university worthy of its name, teaching infused with the rich diversity of the world is not optional." she said. Morse explained change towards greater diversity must be continued on the side of the students, faculty and staff. "The real work of institutional change is out of my hands. It is in yours," she said. "Most of the responsibility to diversify our courses falls squarely on the majority of faculty who teach our students." The president said the faculty, which does not make up an exceedingly diverse group, has the responsibility to ensure the growth of campus diversity. Morse asked faculty to examine course content to provide examples of diversity, and asked for aggressive recruitment of diverse faculty and staff. She also requested the faculty and staff become familiar with the programs on campus, such as the diversity web site, which supports this change at Western. Morse also said students and faculty need to learn from each other. "They (students) need to hear the voices of their peers and their professors who are of different races and from different cultures," she said. Morse also spoke about the quality of education undergraduates are receiving, she said the Quality Undergraduate Experience Effort allowed the school to define what it is already doing well and those things that need improvement. Faculty concerns, such as 'Most of the responsibility to diversify our courses falls squarely on the majority of faculty who teach our students. '•' Karen Morse Western President time constraint, classroom size, inadequate office hardware and learning environment were also addressed. Morse explained that continuing technological advancement, on campus is a remedy. "To the extent that technologies help with these priorities, I know that you are eager to put technology to good use," she said. Blaine border renovation meets critizism From BORDERS, Page 1 detainment is necessary, and the facility used now needs an upgrade. The Customs and Revenue Agency is seeking other options in the expansion of the facility after FOPAP activists protested encroachment on the park. The Peace Arch was constructed to commemorate the centennial of the signing of the Treaty of Ghen£, which between the United States and Great Britain. The Arch was dedicated in 1921 and the land around the monument, which is now on the National Register of Historic Places, was bought by American and Canadian children by collected spare change and donations. "A consultant was hired to look at what actual modifications can be made in order to fit the criteria of customs operations," Stewart said. "Sketched plans are now in the process of evaluation to see whether it is feasible to stay within the perimeter of the federal land. The consultant's report is expected by the end of November," she said. The U.S. General Services Administration is working with the Canadian Custom officials to design other options. "Architects have taken mea- Daniel J. Peters/The Western Front Recent expansion of Interstate 5 near the Blaine border crossing caused delays when vehicles were rerouted. surements and sketched a pre- and FOPAP activist, said. liminary design, moving the expansion onto Burlington Northern property," said Michael Levine, regional program official for U.S. General Services Administration. The Customs and Revenue Agency announced plans more than a year ago to build anew port of entry facility that would cause considerable impact to Peace Arch State Park, which straddles the international boundaries at Blaine, Washington and Douglas, British Columbia. "Don't go into the park," Rod MacKenzie, Canadian attorney 'It's not your land. The land was purchased by school children and as far as I am concerned, the land is a trust and you will be sued if the park is touched," MacKenzie said. "Legal action will be the next step. The park will not be touched." "These first plans would destroy the park," Geraldine Irby, FOPAP spokeswoman, said. "The activists on both sides of the border are not opposed to the expansion as long as the agency huilds the facility somewhere other than park," said FOPAP's Christina Alexander. * STUDENT SPECIAL* HOME DELIVERY OF ---------- Western Front 2000-10-03 - Page 11 ---------- October 3, 2000 FEATURES Campus Community The Western Fronf 11 Bridging cultures By Akiko Kono THE WESTERN FRONT Aki Takagi Day, 25, a woman with beautiful black hair and . brown eyes, walks arm-in-arm with her husband. Her blonde-haired, grey-eyed husband Brian Day, 26, smiles. Aki and Brian met in Japan in 1998. - "I had never imagined I Would marry a Japanese woman before I met Aki because I didn't know about Japanese women at all," Day said. Brian, who studied education in the United States, lived in Angela D. Smith/The Western Front Brian and Aki Day walk together through Red Square. After meeting and marrying in Japan, the two came to Western, Brian as a graduate student, Aki as an Intensive English Program student. Japan for two years to teach English in junior high school and kindergarten through the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) program. Aki was an office employee in Japan. The two met through a mutual friend. Eight months later, they decided to marry "We were joking about marriage first," Brian said. "But we were getting along, then we began to think about marriage seriously." They had a traditional Japanese wedding at the Kishiwada shrines in Osaka Japan. Brian's parents came to join the wedding. Brian wore a hakama, and Aki wore a shiromuku, a pure white kimono. Hakama and shiromuku are Japanese traditional formal wedding attire. Aki and Brian also are planning to have a Western style wedding in the U.S. next year. Brant, a 48-year-old American, and Mila, 47, who came to the U.S from Russia to study English, met at Fairhaven's Colophon Cafe in November, 1998. That night the cafe was very busy, so Brant asked Mila to share the table. "If I didn't go to the Colophon Cafe that day, I would have never met her," Brant said. "If I didn't go buy some books, and if I didn't have a cup of tea after the shopping..." Mila said. "Everything was by chance." Brant realized Mila was not American because of her accent. They started to talk and ended up making a plan to go to Seattle the next day. Mila eventually phoned her daughter in Moscow and said she met a special guy. Brant and Mila married in August, 1999. Mila's daughter and son couldn't come from Russia to join the wedding because of school, but her daughter said she was glad about Mila's marriage because Mila seemed happy. Hiroko Ohasi McCoy, 36, and John McCoy, 42, married in 1987 when they were students at Western. John said after they got to know each other, Hiroko loved him so much she didn't want to go back to Japan. They had a Christian wedding in California, which is John's • home state. Hiroko's parents, an uncle and a friend came from Japan to join the wedding. "I didn't have any anxiety to marry American. I am very optimistic. We love each other, so it was very natural to marry," Hiroko said. International marriage couples often have many problems See MARRIAGE, Page 17 U/n'nsSHHttfN! OTON HOMECOMING LULUU VIKING5 w • • •! LUE5TERN NELU mEXICD Saturday, Oct. 7th 1:00pm, Civic Stadium Need a ride to the game? | Free shuttles to the game begin approx. 11:30 a.m. from the Viking Union. 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A thin layer of the synthetic fabric, Dacrpn, stretched; over a lightweight aluminum frame, acts as the instrument; the existing wind is the only fuel, and agility at the controls is the only thing keeping the mass aloft. Controlling the scene is James Fieser, a seasoned, energetic and personable hang glider pilot from the Northwest. With his nose to the wind he stands erect curiously observing the wind's sporadic speed and direction.. It tears up a nearby valley in powerful gusts, elevating his curly shoulder-length hair, chilling his close shaven face, stretching his Hawaiian style shirt around his chest and rustling his faded blue jeans. "It's in the trees," said Fieser, owner and operator of Whatcom Wings Hang Gliding, as he restlessly and cautiously competed with the wind to construct his glider before the wind's direction changed again. Within minutes, Fieser was set to charge the launch ramp and glide away, but not before his preflight inspection. Hang gliding, an alternative form of recreation, allows humans to supersede their natural physical capabilities and provides them the ability to soar with the birds. Fieser said that all types of people enjoy hangliding. He has been a solo pilot for nearly 12 years and has taught gliding for eight years. 'It's like riding a bicycle, operating a car or getting out of bed. They are all achievable and they all have their limitations," Fieser s"aid. "Once you get dialed in, it's the most direct feeling of flight you will ever experience." "We are just a bunch of middle aged guys who don't want to get hurt," said friend and glider pilot Ben McBroon. Whatcom Wings offers two forms of hang gliding: foot launch and tow gliding. Foot launch involves strapping into a glider and running off of a cliff or steep embankment to generate lift. Tow gliding involves of strapping into a glider, but instead of running off a cliff, a boat releases glider and pilot by using a special winch system to pull . both to a desired altitude, where the pilot releases from the tow rope and glides away. Fieser said he feels tow gliding is an easier way to overcome fears of gliding and it is a better way to learn. For the wary, Fieser himself may assist flights on a tandem glider. For first-time pilots, a tandem flight is mandatory. Fieser said he feels tow gliding is an easier way to overcome fears of gliding and it is a better way to learn. Only three outfits in the nation provide tow gliding, and Whatcom Wings Hang Gliding is one. "Tow gliding is almost like flying a kite except it is much more controllable from the kite (glider) end," Fieser said. "It is all about truth. If and when you learn, you should always be with somebody you understand and who isn't going to he to you." Fieser and Roy Parzik, friend, glider pilot and steward for the right wing section on the Boeing 777, constructed the one-of-a kind tow gliding winch system operation in Fieser's garage. Lake Whatcom and Bellingham Bay serve as Fieser's main tow gliding launch sites for the immediate area, offering pilots a change in wind condition and scenery. Fieser said he feels hang gliding earned a bad reputation in the 1970s. "They (gliders) weren't stable, they weren't strong and pilots weren't that experienced," Fieser said. Fieser said he stresses safety first through proper glider maintenance and instruction. "Hang gliding isn't dangerous; people are dangerous," he said. "I want hang gliding to look good and the best way to do that is to teach the best I can," Fieser added. Fieser meets regularly with students and other glider pilots at Blanchard Mountain, which See HANGLIDING, page 16 Traditional deck slipper . . . only better! ^ 8 86 • full grain leather upper • stitched oil resistant rubber bumper guard • lightweight crepe oil resistant outsole cushion insole; steel shank Andrew Linth/The Western Front James Fieser, of Whatcom Wings Hang Gliding rides the thermals high above Bellingham. Whatcom Wings Hang Gliding is one of three outfits in the country to offer "Tow Gliding," which utilizes a special pulley launch the hanglider from behind a boat. westernfrontonline.com daily news updates instant update on campus news free email and you can keep it after you graduate chat $53. 99 Weekdays 8toS Satuiradays to4r chat with other Western students about classes • auctions • instant polls 851 Coho Way, Squalicum Harbor, Bellingham • 734-3336 or 800-426-8860 all at westernfrontonline.com watch for our launch date in the Western Front ---------- Western Front 2000-10-03 - Page 13 ---------- October 3, 2000 Features The Western Front • 13 Inn on the hill Local, historic Inn offers world-class service By Nicole Sarsfield THE WESTERN FRONT Up 53 stfepsfrom the sidewalk of North Garden Street a table is set with champagne glasses and gold-rimmed-, plates. Classical music plays in the dining room can be heard lightly from the bedrooms upstairs. A homemade breakfast of a salmon omelette, fresh fruit, muffins, freshly-baked croissants and seasoned potatoes awaits each guest for breakfast. 'It's like entering a new world.' ; Marilyn Lamb Inn guest Eight guest rooms spread throughout three floors are decorated with different themes and labeled with musical names like Adagio, Intermezzo, Rhapsody, and Madame Butterfly, because of the owners', love of music. Frank DeFreytas and wife Barbara have owned the Inn since 1986. "It's like entering a new world," guest Marilyn Lamb said. Lamb stayed in" a. room that overlooks the Bellinghami -Bay:."V : ; . ; . . . - . -.• / ,- The North Garden Inn is located at 1014 N. Garden St. where Robert Morse built it in 1897 as a family home. It has since served as a college boarding house and is now a Bed and Breakfast on the National Historic Register. "It is a pub of refuge," managing Innkeeper Jon Blanc said. People from all over the world have stayed at the Inn. Blanc, who said he loves to cook, carefully prepares each meal. "Jon is a great cook," part-time housekeeper Lisa DeMilio said. "We have vegetarian breakfast, egg breakfast, non vegetarian breakfast and muffins ... we've got to have muffins." He said he also loves to cook with chocolate because he believes that people "love to live sinful in the mornings." Jon has prepared breakfast for up to 25 people when all the rooms are full. Blanc said the key to maintaining a good breakfast atmos- - : ^ Daniel J. Peters/The Western Front Business brought Cass Hartnett a librarian and Mary Fazzio an interior designer to Bellingham and the North Garden Inn brought them together for breakfast. phere is to know who wants to talk and who wants to be left alone. "Most people are friendly and want to talk ...this is my first time at a bed and breakfast and it's kind of fun," said guest Mary Fazzio of Portland, Ore. "Some guests will sit at the table for hours and talk, sometimes exchanging addresses before their stay is over...other guests like to sit quietly," Blanc said . When DeMilio came to visit the campus earlier this summer with her mother, they stayed at the Inn for five days. "The location was great," DeMilio said. They were able to walk to campus, to downtown, and even to Fairhaven. "I'm not saying that everyone will want to walk, but they can," she added. The North Garden Inn is more informal than most hotels. The Inn has no check-in desk, and guests pay their bills over breakfast. "It's very cozy and I like that," guest Cass Hartnett said. "It is a place to relax and sleep under homemade quilts in rooms that have a welcoming atmosphere." "People like to sit in a place where the chairs creak a little," Blanc explained. See INN, page 16 i S™ HOMECOMING SALE! 20% OFF ALL SPORTSWEAR Oct. 2 - 7 Store Hours: Mon. - Fri. 7:30am - 5pm Saturday 11am - 3pm Phone: (360) 650-3655 Fax: (360)650-2888 Website: www.bookstore.wwu.edu all p roceeds fro m the bookstore go to student programs and projects. ---------- Western Front 2000-10-03 - Page 14 ---------- 14 • The Western Front Features October 3, 2000 ly, drink locally Homebrewers do it with their own bottles By Andrew Linth THE WESTERN FRONT A bumper sticker resting on one of Robert Arzoo's microbrew-ery supply shelves reads in a bold font: "Relax, don't worry, have a home brew". Arzoo's bumper sticker says it perfectly, considering he and coworker Nana Thebus are the proprietors of locally, owned North Corner Brewing Supply shop. .. Hops, wheat, barley, yeast, recipes, bottles, mugs, carboys and kegs neatly line the shelves, walls and floor of the country 'Wine is becoming a bigger and bigger part of our business.' Robert Arzoo North Corner Brewing Supply style shop for microbrew enthusiasts who require quality ingredients to complete their brew. North Corner Brewing Supply opened in January of 1998. "I felt it was an opportunistic time to enter the microbrew market," Arzoo said. "We followed the introduction of microbreweries like Orchard Street and Boundary Bay into Bellingham. It truly was a timely decision to start our business." Arzoo, a graduate of Western, is working his Masters degree in cultural anthropology. "People brew things for all different kinds of reasons, from the ridiculous to the technical," Arzoo said. "Northwest beers are big beers," said Arzoo. "The most popular brews around this area are full bodied beers that are aggressively hoppy." North Corner Brewing Supply caters to a diverse crowd. "We sell supplies to hippies, retirees, people that make things wild and people that are the scientif-. ic type," said Arzoo. Arzoo said North Corner Brewing Supply primarily start: ed selling supplies to microbrew-ers, but today nearly half of its sales go to wine and mead makers. "Wine is becoming a bigger and bigger part of our business," Arzoo said. "We are beginning the process of being able to broker grapes to people who want access to fresh grapes, generally Yakima grown," Arzoo said. "Right now we are buying about 4,800 pounds through a limited group of buyers." "I make a lot of beer and a lot of wine and some mead here at our store, but it is just at a home level," he said. North Corner Brewery Supply does not sell ready-to-drink brews to the public, but the supplies for do-it-yourself are plentiful. "He has lists of recipes that are easy to follow. He really gets you going," said Whatcom Community College student and microbrewer Rob Tinker. The basic brewing kit costs about $59. After equipment costs, most of North Corner Brewing Supply's customers spend about $24 per batch for brewing ingredients. "Thirty dollars will make you about five gallons and that is better than going to the brewery and spending $3 for a glass of beer. All of the prices are really reasonable," said Western student Lee Wilson. North Corner Brewery Supply also offers an annual event called Best of the Bay. The local microbreweries host beer tasting and home brew competitions in Bellingham every June. Whatcom Community College regularly offers classes on micro brewing and wine for brewers that desire a more formal approach to mastering the technique of brewing. The two and four session brew classes and a two session wine class are open to the general public. For those who are interested in brewing their own beer or wine, North Corner Brewing Supply can be found at 2606 Elm Street in Bellingham. Angela D. Smith/The Western Front Robert Arzoo, co- owner of North Corner Brewing Supply helps a patron try to find a solution for a home wine-making operation. In addition to materials to make wine, the cozy store on Elm Street houses grains, yeast and all the makings for home brew. Get off the beaten bar, and Angela D. Smith/The Wesern Front Cosmopolitan Sunset: one part lime, one part cranberry, one part vodka come together come together to mirror a sunset in Old Fairhaven. The Cosmopolitan unusual beverages offered in the bars in Bellingham. By Stephanie Daltoft THE WESTERN FRONT For a change from the typical downtown Bellingham bar scene, go to where you can find a mellow scene with great pitcher prices, some WWF action, or laugh it up with some of the best comedians around. Almost any seasoned Western student knows where to go for the specials on a Thursday night in Bellingham, but that isn't the only night students can get a good deal on drinks and entertainment. Students who do enough research can find a good deal and a good time, in Bellingham almost any night of the week. On the Fairhaven scene is Anna's Kaddyshack. Tucked away in the old part of Fairhaven Anna's has an oldtime bar feeling and a restaurant that serves anything from crab cakes to specialty burgers. ' •'.- The thrill-seeking Bellinghamster can get anything from a great microbrew to a stiff mixed drink at Anna's and watch sports on TV. Tuesday nights often allow students a standing room only situation. Anna's $5 micro pitcher special is what brings people in on these nights and few realize the pitcher special is offered on Monday nights also. Anna'a also offers live music played on an intimate stage which attracts a diverse crowd. In a college town bartenders expect the usual "21-run" to come through their bars frequently. Students on on their "21- run" often order a, "Flaming Dr. Pepper.". Usually bars do not encourage people to light these drinks due to fire hazards, but at Anna's if it stays on the bar top , the 'It's your birthday for crying4?ul loud, a little flame isn't going to hurt anybody.' David Deighan Anna's Kaddyshack Bartender bartender may make an exception. "It's your 21st birthday for crying out loud, a little flame isn't going to hurt anybody," David Deighan, a bartender at Anna's, said. Students looking for a sports bar atmosphere go to the Quarterback. The Quarterback offers large screen TVs displaying the latest sporting events, pool tables, darts, video games, air hockey, pull tabs and bar appetizers. Pitchers of beer are the most popular drink ordered at the Quarterback but the bar also offers a variety of hard liquor. The Quarterback 1 ---------- Western Front 2000-10-03 - Page 15 ---------- October 3, 2000 Features The Western Front* 15 . The grapes . of Whatcom By Jessica Blair THE WESTERN FRONT A pillow of fog nestles just above the clumps of trees on the hillside darkening with the autumn chill. Droplets of rain cling to the bark and to the green and purple globes hanging in bunches from the coiled vines growing in the Nooksack Valley's Mt. Baker Vineyards, The place's grandeur is unmistakable, even mystical as if it were swept from the black and white pages of a romance novel into radiant full color. The "groovy room," as it was dubbed by younger workers, is considered the "library," where a host of wines bottled at Mt. Baker Vineyards are stored. Customers purchasing a full case of wine have the option to enjoy a seven-course dinner for $15, where a different wine is served with each course. One buyer wrote to owner Randy Finley:_ "Randy, what wine •gges^tk^ macaroni and cljygese, 1 p f m # f c " tpwhich he r | | | i e tf "Serve .yery chilled Boone's'Farm Strawberry Hill." "-( 'Teople who make wine, are very quick to help each other out. They pass information such as that around, are very, very interested in each other, and on the whole are pretty open people," said Jim Pfouts Account Executive of the winery. The reality of the wine business is much more involved and in-depth than many realize. It is riddled with intricate complexities and practices only the wine growers themselves can fully understarid^aiid appreciate. For „ example, "the grape's sweetness depends on how much sunlight enters the fruit and at what stage it comes in, said Tasting room attendant Maryse Vrambout. After.-the grapes are picked, they are put into a crushed and pressed for juice. "A full-cluster press uses less pressure arid you get a clear, freeflow wine," Pfouts said. "Seeds aren't split arid stems aren't ruptured, so you don't have any strange flavors," The wine storage containers also are strategically chosen. _ "French oaks (barrels) do the best to make the wine and the wine ages in "the barrels. It adds the correct flavor to the wine*" she-said;;-;?)^*-- -•g?"^ ws=%^-§;' "- The^air^lripgra]^^^ set between 55 and 60 degrees in all the buildings where wine is being processed or stored, she said "Once in a while the temperature will be raised, because some yeasts take higher temperatures in order to get working," Pfouts said. Yet processing and storing comprise only part of the wine-making tradition. Vineyard operation is very costly: with barrels used for aging averaging $700; a crusher costs about $50,000 and alabeler costs about $14,000. Mt. Baker produces "class wine," wines. These wines have superior taste, color and flavor, Pfouts said. A number of factors can contribute to what flavor wines have for a particular person. "We all have different palates.," Vrambout said. 'Your palate is impacted by your body chemistry, by the amount of cavities you have in your mouth, by the lack of vitamins. Your taste is impacted by all of that," she added. Smelling a wine also is important. When one tastes a wine, he or she is not only tasting it with his or her tongue and taste buds, but also with his or her sense of smell, Vrambout saidj .,.- - p~r Swishiiig,^^e^igL%of^swishing Andrew Linth/The Western Front A grape's sweetness depends on how much sun it gets. gRjne.wme-erates" the wixte?| aroma and is a purposeful practice, hot one based on snobbery, as is sometimes construed, she said. "(The tongue) has the capacity of tasting four tastes, the sweet, the sour, the bitter and the salty," Vrambout said. "We have the ability to smell more than one thousand different things. A lot of time people think they are tasting in their taste buds. It's really due to the smell." Vrambout also cleared up a common misconception about wine. "Only one percent of the wine in the world can be kept up to 10 years. Exceptional wine can be kept longer than that," Vrambout said. Not everything is as complex and labor intensive as choosing or bottling the perfect wine. The procedure for plum harvesting procedure is less exacting than it is for grape-harvesting. • "We lay some tarps down and have a guy climb up and shake the daylights out of the tree. To pick by hand is just too slow," Pfouts said. Mt. Baker Vineyards also bottles raspberry, rhubarb, blackberry and blueberry wines. Siegerrebe, a wine grape grown at the vineyards, is a hybrid derived from Madeline Angevine and Gewurztraminer. Its flavor is light and crisp with a hint of pineapple, a perfect accompaniment to seafood or chicken. Chasselas, a white with a hint of green apple,, goes well with fondue, cheese, garlic or Caesar salads. During the making of Rosetta, a blush wine, the grape skin is left in the juice for 24 hours, giving it a pinkish, mango-like hue. This blend of seven wines is a good supplement to strong, hearty dishes such as Mediterranean food, couscous or salmon. But wine preference is subjective, being less about the rules and more about personal taste. see where the others are has a different shot special every night except Wednesdays and a different beer special every night except Fridays. The Quarterback resumes Thursday comedy nights at 9 p.m.on Oct. 5th at 9 p.m. The cost of the show is $5. They also have a special room set aside just for their monthly WWF pay-per- view nights that cost $5. Waitress Michelle Meyer has only been working at the Quarterback for about two months and said she enjoys it. She said she likes the-WWF nights because a lot of people show up and get rowdy. "They're screaming and hollering; it's really fun," Meyer said. In North end of Bellingham, The Elephant and Castle restaurant and bar, calls itself "Bellingham's premier soccer club" because it caters to soccer fans and shows matches on TV. Many also know it as a part-time comedy club. The restaurant features a comedian every Sunday at 9 p.m. for $5 at the door, and a hypnotist once or twice a month for $7. The next hypnotist is scheduled for 9_p.m. on Oct. 21st. Carl Schuessler, a manager at The Elephant and Castle, said The restaurant will host the Seattle Comedy Competition, on Nov. 5, 12 and 19 featuring 15 comedians each night competing for a $10,000 prize. It starts at 8 p.m. and costs $8 at the door. Daniel J. Peters/The Western Front Monday and Tuesday nights are the busiest at Anna's Kaddyshack bartender David Deighan said. Anna's offers $5 micro pitchers on those nights. ---------- Western Front 2000-10-03 - Page 16 ---------- 16 • The Western Front Features October 3, 2000 From INN, page 13 Andrew Linth/The WesternFront Ben McBroon stands with a hanglider. Hangliders often launch over Lake Whatcom and Belllngham Bay. These areas offer good wind conditions and scenery for customers. From HANGLIDING, page 12 stands 1,500 feet above sea level. Small talk and laughter fill the air before the seriousness sets in and each pilot prepares to charge one of the two plywood ramps extending over a rugged clear cut, in their attempts to soar among ther-mals, cumulus clouds and turbulent ridge lift. "For the first eight years, just a handful of us used to come up here to Blanchard Mountain; now all kinds of people come here," Fieser said. The Department of Natural Resources has threatened to stop allowing hang gliders go use the Blanchard site due to a garbage issue. Fieser said people have been dumping their garbage, cars, washers, dryers and refrigerators near the launch site. Fieser said he has established cleanup crews to assist in the natural habitat's restoration so the Department of Natural Resources will allow gliders to continue using the public land. So far Fieser's efforts have been successful and gliders have continued to spread their wings over Blanchard Mountain. "This (Blanchard Mountain) is geologically and geographically the most amazing hang gliding site in the. Northwest," Fieser said. Fieser has flown from the Blanchard site to Bellingham 15 times in the past eight years. "A lot of good wind comes but of this area," he said. 'It's about enjoying flying; it's not about being better than anybody else," Fieser said. "If you're not out here to have fun, then you shouldn't be doing it. If you are, then you should do it with us (Whatcom Wings)," he added. The Inn gets many return visits from guests. New grandparents Monica Lamb and Zdenek Vantuch have traveled from Long Island, N.Y. and have stayed at the Inn three times in the last six months to visit their grandson. They return to the Inn because "Jon is good to us," Lamb said. The Inn's busiest months are May to September. Blanc said many Western students and their parents stay at the Inn while checking out the campus. Parents of Western students also stay at the Inn when visiting. The Inn offers a discount for Western students. Eleven bed and breakfast facilities are listed with the Bellingham/Whatcom County Convention and Visitors 'People like to sit in a place where the chairs creak a little.' Jon Blanc North Garden Innkeeper Bureau. The North Garden Inn has the most rooms of all. For information about North Garden Inn's accommodations, go to: www.northgarden inn.com/ngi Daniel J. Peters/The Western Front The North Garden Inn was built in 1897 as a family home. In recent tests, 4 out of 5 college students preferred free stuff. (The rest didn't understand the question.) Consider it a no joiner. Our Free Checking is truly fee with no hidden fees. That means you II have more money to blow on important things, like textbooks, food and malted beverages. 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"My father knows that I do what I want to do, so he understood us and helped us to persuade Mom. Mom finally understood, and she met his parents," Aki said. The McCoys had same kind of problem. Hiroko's parents said that Hiroko didn't have to marry an American and she should have come back to Japan. Hiroko didn't listen to them because she knew her parents would eventually understand her marriage. "My parents knew that I would marry no matter what they said. They just needed to try to persuade me at least once because they are my parents," Hiroko said. Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) can also cause problems for couples in international marriages. According to the INS, in order to receive an immigrant visa, ft Angela D. Smith/The Western Front Brian and Aki Day share a cup of coffee while sitting by Fisher Fountain on a quiet Saturday morning. the relationship must be established and both people must be admissible to the U.S. under the immigration law. People must file a Form 1-130 Petition for Alien Relatives on their spouse's behalf. "We had to fill, like, millions of papers for the INS," Brian said. The Days still have to go to Seattle and Japan to interview to get Aki's green card. Brian said they also paid more than $1,000 for this process. "This is ridiculous," Brian said. Aki hasn't got a green card yet. She is staying here with her fiancee visa even though they are already married. Major culture differences such as language also cause problems for international couples. Aki said she sometimes couldn't explain what she wanted to say in English. Aki stayed in Ireland for three months to study English, but she still had trouble expressing herself sometimes. Brian speaks a small amount of Japanese. They usually speak English. Hiroko speaks fluent English when she talks to John. She speaks Japanese when she talks to her two children. "I talked to my children in only English first," Hiroko said. "But I thought they had better speak both English and Japanese, then I started to speak Japanese." Her daughter Seika Chrie, 8, speaks Japanese to Hiroko, and speaks English to John. Her son John Seiji, 6, can also speak both English and Japanese. Seiji prefers English because his Japanese is not as fluent as Seika's. Mila and Brant said they also had some communication problems in the very beginning of their relationship. Mila was learning English in the Intensive English Program (IEP) at Western when they 'My father knows thai I no what I want to do. . .' Aki Day Intensive English Student met. Now, Mila goes to Whatcom Community College instead of IEP. "We don't have any serious communication problems anymore because we are getting know each other, and Mila's English has been improving," Brant said. Aki goes to IEP, and Brian goes to the graduate school at Western. Aki wants to work as soon as she gets a green card. 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Wish Addnsss www.btiokstore.wwu.edu ---------- Western Front 2000-10-03 - Page 18 ---------- 18 • The Western Front SPORTS NCAA II Intramural October 3, 2000 Intramural signups today By Ivory Firsching THE WESTERN FRONT Want a way to break out of those beginning quarter blues, to liven up after a lengthy lecture, to fight the fearsome freshman 15? Registration for fall quarter intramural sports leagues takes place Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Carver Gym foyer. The fall leagues consist of basketball, flag football, soccer and volleyball. Western student Paolo Dayao said intramural sports are excellent for meeting new people and for bonding with teammates. "It's a great way to get away from studying and it's better for you than sitting around watching the TV," Dayao said. Western student Mark Brady, who played football in high school, plans to play flag football and volleyball this quarter. "Volleyball is a team sport," Brady said. "It's just fun to be on a team, especially if we're close-knit. It lessens stress about classes, too." 'It's a great way to get away from studying and it's better for you than sitting around watching the TV' Paolo Dayao Intramural participant Angela D. Smith/The Western Front Freshmen Fatimah Wells and Amanda Wilson sign in as free agents for intramural basketball in Carver Gym 101. People can participate in helps referees understand the intramural sports without the added pressure or strict competition of .playing intercollegiate sports. "Intramural sports stand for competition under the roof of the university," said PJ McGuire, Intramural Coordinator/Sport Club adviser. 'It's fun recreation between students on campus." Besides the social aspect, the sports provide job opportunities as well. McGuire said officials are hired each quarter to referee the games. Knowledge of the sport game. "It's a cool job and another way to get involved," McGuire said. Myke Dizon, a basketball referee for co-ed teams, said his work schedule fits well with his class schedule. "It's one of the best jobs around campus," Dizon said. "I've never been on the other side of the whistle. I get to watch my favorite sport and be in control and have power. It keeps me in shape by running; up and down the court." Men's soccer drops 2 games, snaps win streak By Jeremy Gibson THE WESTERN FRONT Western's men's soccer team had its three-game win streak broken on Friday as it fell to the Gonzaga Bulldogs, 5-0 and to Cal State Dominguez Hills, .2-1. on Sunday. Both were non-league games. "It's a little disappointing because we actually played pretty well," said assistant head coach Todd Stauber about Friday's game. "We made three really bad mistakes in the back, and when you play a team at this level, that can't happen." The Bulldogs had a one-goal advantage at halftime and outplayed Western in the second half, putting away. four more goals. Three were scored in a little more than one minute. Scoring for the Bulldogs were Jason Kuska, who earned a hat trick, and Abbas Faridnia, who scored his first goal of the season for Gonzaga. The Bulldogs other goal came from a corner kick, taken by Faridnia, which deflected off a Western defender and rolled past keeper Dave Green. Western had a couple of scoring chances, but did not find the back of the net. Senior Sean Standley had two opportunities but sent both shots sailing over the crossbar. The Bulldogs outshot the Vikings 18-3, and had a corner kick edge of 13-1 during the 90- 'We moved the ball a lot better than we have in the past, and we just had a couple of breakdowns and they got some goals.' Greg Brisbon Western coach minute contest. Sunday's game ended in a 2-1 victory for Cal State. Cal State scored the first goal of the game late in the opening half. Western made a strong comeback with a free kick that was headed into the goal by forward Ian Weinbe, tying the game with 20 minutes left. The Toros then scored the game-winner off a long ball tapped into the net with the game clock winding down. "As a team we played together really well," Greg Brisbon, of the Western coaching staff, said. "We moved the ball a lot better than we have in the past, and we just had a couple of breakdowns and they got some goals." Western's record now stands at 6-4-0, with a record of 1-0-0 in the PacWest conference. Cal State's record now improves to 10-1-0. Western's next game is against Hawaii Pacific University at 3 p.m. Thursday at Civic Stadium. ---------- Western Front 2000-10-03 - Page 19 ---------- October 3,2000 Sports The Western Front • 19 Big weekend wins keep Western bailers atop division Vikings sweep Saints for 5th straight Conference victory By Jessica Keller THE WESTERN FRONT Western's volleyball team swept Saint Martin's College 3-0 in a PacWest Conference match Friday night at Carver Gym. In the first game, the Vikings started strongly but had a 6-5 lead by the second time out. Western rallied and scored six straight points for a 12-5 lead before ending the game 15-6. The Vikings scored five points before allowing the Saints to score in the beginning of the second game. The two teams ralhed between points, making the score 6-3. The Vikings, however, never led by less than three points throughout the game, going on to win 15-9. * In the third game, the Saints took their first lead, scoring the first point. The Vikings, quickly scored three points before the Saints scored again and Western never relinquished its lead, ending the game 15-4. Outside hitter Shannon Rowland said she thought the Vikings finished well in all the games, playing best in the third game. "I think it (the match) went really well," Rowland said. "It started out slow, but we Daniel J. Peters/The Western Front Outside hitter Shannon Rowland takes a tumble as Western's women's volleyball team continues to dominate PacWest play defeating Saint Martin's 3-0. what they're doing to us, but what we can return to them." Middle blocker Michelle Parker said she came on. Coach Diane Flick agreed with Rowland. "I think we had the most breakdowns in game two," Flick said. "We let them score too many points in a row, and we didn't make them earn them, we gave them away." She said the Vikings made fewer mistakes in the third game and stayed patient, didn't rush plays, and communicated better with each other. "We did a better job of controlling our side of the net," Flick said. "It's not necessarily thought the team played well Friday night. "I think we did a pretty good job on working on the details (of the game) and playing as a team," Parker said. Parker said the team worked on correcting the fundamentals of the game, like passr ing and blocking, which helped the team play clean games and win. Vikes defeat Central to remain in first place in West division THE WESTERN FRONT Western's volleyball team defeated Central Washington University 3-1 in a PacWest Conference match Saturday at Nicholson Pavilion in Ellensburg. The Vikings improved their record to 13-5 overall, and remain in first place in the West division of the PacWest with a 6-0 record. The win was Western's sixth straight, all in PacWest play, and its 13th win in 14 matches after an 0-4 start. Middle blocker Michelle Parker led the Vikings in kills with 20, and had only three errors in 42 attempts. Outside hitter Niki Smith led Western with 11 digs and contributed 12 kills in the win. The Wildcats fell to 6-10 overall and 4-3 in league with their third straight loss. Western begins a three-match homestand at 7 p.m., Friday, hosting Montana State University- Billings. 02000 lnftoRookat.com. In©. gt;L».«L*.AJ lt;L*.* # # # » « # • » •vr:*:*:*.-.-.-.-.- .-. VVAV»V#W»V#V « » # * * * * » Sell your liver, spleen, and both of your kidneys. OP Get paid for the stuff you know. Answer questions. Earn cash, www.inforocket/com/depaut ---------- Western Front 2000-10-03 - Page 20 ---------- 20 • The Western Front Sports October 3, 2000 Western fans celebrate Central game in parking lot with time-honored tradition — tailgating Daniel J. Peters/The Western Front Viking football fans enjoyed a lead at the half and a Civic Field parking lot celebration at Saturdays game against the rival Wildcats. By James Lyon C; THE WESTERN FRONT ' Hours before Saturday's football game against Central Washington University, Westeni players were deep in concentration preparing for one of the biggest games of the year — while their fans and supporters were having one heck of a party out in the parking lot of Civic Stadium. Tailgating has been a tradition of football fans since the days of Vince Lombardi. Tailgaters showed up at Civic Stadium on Saturday several hours before kickoff to begin the pre-game festivities. Weekend warriors of a different breed, they ranged from parents of players to former players and, of course, rowdy students. With beer and barbecue in hand, these fun-loving fans used the football game for an excuse to party. Most students weren't there to see Western beat Central, but to have fun, meet people, socialize and drink. Several students came for the party exclusively and went home once the game started. v "I'm just here to party and see my girlfriend perform at halftime," junior Brent Reed said. "I'm.not really here to see the football game." That wasn't true for all the tailgaters out there. A group called the Hog Pen has been tailgating at Western games since 1994. This group of former Western football players comes out before every home game and some road See TAILGATERS', Page 22 Balanced attack leads Vikings to 35-22 victory over visiting Wildcats t* gt; 4 P * 3U$^uO 3 * *» • * * J Do You Love Those Irresistible ^ */parhlio lt;f Beaded Dan lt;jle/9 We Have All The Beads Supplies To Make Them! In Historic Falrhaven (360) 671-5655 By James Lyon THE WESTERN FRONT This was the game all the Vikings had been looking forward to. All week long at practice the hits were harder, the passes had more zip and the focus on the task at hand was intense. Beat Central. When the final seconds ticked off the clock Saturday, the Vikings delivered a 35-22 victory to their coach and 5,100 screaming fans at Civic Stadium. Led by junior quarterback Scott Mitchell and his three second-half touchdown runs, the team won its second straight Cascade Cup title. "Every win over Central is a big win, and the rivalry has turned into something real special," Coach Rob Smith said. The Vikings struck first with an eight-play, 70-yard drive, capped off with a three-yard Giorgio Usai touchdown run. The Wildcat, defense got a heavy dose of Usai, who ran for 48 yards on the drive, including a 37-yard dash off the left side. On the Vikings' next possession, Mitchell found senior wide receiver Lewis Dawson for a 45-yard pass down to the seven-yard line. A holding penalty pushed the Vikings back and they settled for a field goal by kicker Josh Bailey, extending their lead to 10-0. Central clawed its way back with some outstanding special-teams plays in the second quarter. After a blocked field goal, Central quarterback Zak Hill hooked up with Josh Lopez for a 59-yard touchdown pass. The extra point attempt failed, leaving the score 10-6. On the Vikings' next possession, Central blocked Sam Allard's punt and recovered at the Viking 11- yard line. Central settled for a field goal, pulling to within a point at 10-9. That was as close as Central got as the Vikings outscored the Wildcats 25-13 in the second half behind Mitchell's touchdown runs. Mitchell scored on the Vikings' first possession of the second half, a quarterback sneak from the one-yard line to finish off a 10-play, 44- yard drive for a 17-9 lead*- After a Wildcat punt pinned the Vikings on their own 3-yard line, Mitchell threw wide receiver Greg Dykstra a 41-yard pass. Mitchell scored for the second time of the quarter, capping a nine-play, 97-yard drive that gave Western a 24-9 lead late in the third quarter. Mitchell's final touchdown and run for an ensuing 2-point conversion, set up by an electrifying 63- yard kickoff return by junior Erik Totten, gave Western a 35-22 lead and proved to be the final margin. Mitchell hit 13 of 22 passes for 227 yards, finding Dawson three times for 123 yards, while senior running back Usai racked up 131 yards on 29 carries. "Its cool to do well," Usai said, "but it's a lot more satisfying to do well in a game that means so much more to everybody else, especially against Central." The Viking defense held the Wildcats to -5 yards rushing and sacked Hill five times, three by defensive tackle Steve Bernardy. Sophomore cornerback Martez Johnson picked off two of Hill's passes. _ "That's when we're at our best, when its not just one guy, but dif- Daniel J. Peters/The Western Front The Vikings hung onto the Cascade Cup, defeating Central 35-22. 5yourn ..The place to go to find clothes you want to wear BRING THIS AD IN TO RECEIVE 2 0% OFF GOOD THROUGH OCT 14, 2000 French Connection Betsey Johnson Free People Bulldog Nafly Millie Funky Cards Fun Gifts 1317 RAILROAD AVE DOWNTOWN BELLINGHAM 671 -5704 Daniel J. Peters/The Western Front Pressure from Peter Flatt and the Viking defense contained Josh Lopez and the Wildcats. ferent guys stepping forward and making plays, and good teams have to have individual players step forward in big games and make plays," Smith said. "Certainly that's what Martez and Steve Bernardy did today." The Vikings improved to 4- l,using a balanced offensive attack to overpower the Wildcats, who fell to 2-3. This win also gives the Vikings the inside track on the Columbia Football Association title. Next week the Vikings host Western New Mexico in their annual homecoming game at 1 pm Saturday at Civic Stadium. ---------- Western Front 2000-10-03 - Page 21 ---------- October 3, 2000 Sports The Western Front • 21 Logos meant to improve marketability, recognition for Viking athletic teams By D a t Vong THE WESTERN FRONT The Western Department of Athletics introduced a new group of athletic logos on Aug. 20 to enhance the image and marketability of Western's athletic programs. "The change will greatly enhance the image of our athletic programs," said Steve Brummel, Western director of athletic marketing. "It will give us the versatility needed for merchandising and uniform design, as well as television advertising, publications and other marketing efforts." Western's new logos were created by the SME/SFX Entertainment Company. SME/SFX also created logos for the Seattle Mariners and the University of North Carolina. After several months of consultation in a committee including representatives from the athletic department, students, alumni, faculty, public information and the Associated Students bookstore, the new logo as three separate parts. People have mixed emotions about the logos, said Tana Richins, assistant manager of the A.S. bookstore. The bookstore has received both positive and negative feedback about the new marks. With •'school starting, the bookstore cannot tell exactly how well sales are doing. Western's new line of logos includes three separate features, or marks. The primary mark shows a Viking ship and the words Western Washington Univer- Daniel J. Peters/The Western Front Western athletics sport a fierce look this season with new logos. sity. The secondary mark features a viking head wearing a helmet^ The written words on these new logos are written in a font developed just for Western. Blue and white have been Western's main colors since 1910. 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Totten started his freshman year as a cor-nerback, and switched to strong safety, punt returner and kick returner last year. Totten's roles as punt and kick returner are important because they can change the game's outcome at any time, like when he returned a kickoff for a touchdown against St. Mary's College this season. Special teams coordinator Payam Saadat said that hadn't been done at Western for years. "I expect him to be able to do everything we've worked on, to get the job done on the - field," Saadat said. Although Totten occasionally makes mistakes, Saadat said he is dependable. 'When the ball's in his hands, he knows what to do with it," Saadat said. Both Saadat and secondary coach/defensive coordinator John Ely said they think Daniel J. Peters/The Western Front Erik Totten breaks multiple tackles en route to his 63-yard punt return against Central Saturday afternoon. Totten is becoming much more comfortable in his position. "He's finally coming into his comfort zone both playing and making plays," Saadat said. Totten has awards to show he knows his way around the field. Last year, he was named to the Second team All-Columbia Football Association and Sophomore Honorable Mention Little All-Northwest teams as a punt returner. Totten averages 16.9 yards per punt return; anything more than 12 is considered commendable. Totten's success isn't anything new to him. He led his Tahoma High School team in tackles his senior year, was named South Puget Sound League Defensive Back of the Year and his high school's Male Athlete of the Year. Totten's football skills and good grades in high school led to recruitment from Ivy League schools, including Dartmouth, Harvard and Princeton. He was" also recruited by Big Sky schools. Western offered Totten a scholarship he eventually accepted. "Sometimes I wish I had gone to a bigger school, but I think I made a good decision," Totten said. "I like it up here." Ely said he feels fortunate Western was able to offer him a scholarship for athletics and academics. He said he recognizes Totten is talented enough to play for more prestigious universities. "Erik plays with a high level of intensity and plays the game the way it should be played," Ely said. Ely also said Totten is a "leader by example" and continues to improve. Totten is also appreciated by his teammates. Greg Dykstra, a wide receiver for Western, said he considers Totten a "core anchor in the defensive backfield and one of the best all-around athletes on the team." Dykstra described Totten as intense on the field, but positive and encouraging as well. Tailgaters gather to enjoy camaraderie, barbecue, beer before Viking home football games From TAILGATERS, Page 20 games to party and put on one of the best barbecues in the parking lot. Kevin Beason, who played center for Western from 1987 to 1990, and Vince Mazzeralla," who played offensive tackle from 1989 to 1993, founded the pen. As they recalled it, they came up with the idea of the Hog Pen over a large amount of beer. After their playing days ended, they were looking for a way to stay close to the team and more importantly, to maintain friendships. "When my playing days were over it wasn't the football I missed, but the camaraderie; getting together with a bunch of guys and following a team and having a lot of fun," Beason said. Over- the years, the pen has grown and a few years ago it merged with another group of tailgaters who called themselves the Big Bad Blue Crew. This week was the Central game. Tailgaters share the team's desire to beat their archrivals. Sporting their blue HP2K (Hog Pen 2000) shirts, they had their flag and tents set up, chicken frying, barbecued beef sandwiches cooking and beer and soda to wash it all down. They even had a special guest this weekend. Earlier in the week, the Pen called KJR Sportsradio personality Mike Gastineau and invited him to party with them, and check out what they believe is the greatest rivalry in Washington. From the looks of it, the "Gas Man" was having a good time. For those who missed the party this week, there will be another chance next week dur- ^ ^ ^ ^ M | 'I'm just here to party. I'm not here to see the game.' Brent Reed Tailgater ing homecoming. Come a few hours before kick-off for one of Bellingham's best parties. 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Chestnut • 650-3650 BWESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ---------- Western Front 2000-10-03 - Page 23 ---------- October 3, 2000 Opinions The Western Front • 23 Olympic committee mutes athletes Christine Callan COMMENTARY The International Olympic Committee went one step too far when it banned Olympic athletes from participating in online chats, personal reflections and Olympic Games "diaries". The lack of Internet privileges detracts from Olympic spirit and from the possible viewers who might have tuned into the Olympics on NBC, had they been given the chance to get to know the athlete in a more personal way. Fans become more involved in the Games through these "diaries" on the Web because it enables them to have a deeper connection to the athletes. This also allows the athletes to share their experiences with their supporting hometowns and countries. "The readers miss that connection with their local athlete," said Mike Fannin, sports editor of The Kansas City Star, explaining how the meticulous enforcement of the diary rule hit local newspapers hard. "The Olympics — it's all about representing your hometown, your city, your country," he said. It seems that while NBC is trying to protect its property rights and monopolize viewer-ship, it is actually giving itself a kick in the pants. Why can't athletes share their stories online? Wouldn't it compel more fans to watch? NBC paid $705 million for United States television rights and voiced concerns that the . Web could take away television viewers. Who wants to watch an event that occurred 15 to 18 hours earlier instead of clicking onto the Internet and getting the results instantly? That alone will turn viewers away. Franklin Servan-Schreiber, director of communications and new media for the IOC, said the enforcement, is to ensure "the association between the athlete, the sport, the value and the symbol that represents it all is clear." The IOC is a nonprofit organization that gives 90 percent of its earnings to sports associations, local committees, Olympic host cities, organizing committees and Olympic athletes. With Internet technology advancing as quickly as it is, the stakes in controlling the Web become increasingly high for future Olympic Games. The Olympic committee has planned a December meeting to discuss the issues raised by the Web, according to a New York Times article written by Nathan Whitaker. Some restrictions, however detested, are legitimate for the sake of protecting property rights. But how does letting an Olympic athlete share a personal story online have anything to do with that? Isn't that taking away personal rights of those select individuals? 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Another estimated $8.3 billion during 2000 and 2001 will once again be diverted from money starved educational institutions and into a relic 'Maybe it's time Carver Gym was revamped and turned into an arms manufacturing plant.' program of the cold war that, like most everything spawned of the Reagan era, has proved time and again to be a multi-billion- dollar failure. How long before we start seeing $1,000 toilet seats and $500 hammers? Er ... wait a minute, wasn't there something like that in the 1980s? Who knows where all this defense funding goes? Wherever it does go, though, one thing is for certain: No Western student will ever see the benefit of a penny of it unless he or she decides to join the military and has a bowel movement. If not inclined to join the army, meet interesting people and shoot them, Western students will just have to make do with meager resources and underfunded programs. Take the International Programs and Exchanges . office for example. In a state Vice Provost Ken Symes said is more dependent on international trade and business than any other in the nation, a person would be justified in expecting a public university like Western to gladly support programs that breed students who understand worthwhile people, places and ideas exist outside of Bellingham. Except for the salaries of the director and the international advisor, the IPE office is entirely self-sustained by application and concurrent enrollment fees charged to the participating student, director Liz Partolan- Fray said. Western's failure to provide any funding for the wages of the six other full- and part-time employees or the operation of the office leaves it underfunded and disorganized. The IPE office is not alone. Finding a program at Western that isn't underfunded could prove more challenging than one might think. Perhaps it's time the United States rethought its funding distribution so universities could afford to provide useful educational opportunities, like sending more students abroad so future generations of Americans will better understand the world and won't feel the need to hurl thermonuclear devices at their fellow passengers on this stellar life raft we call Earth. Then again maybe it's time Carver Gym was revamped and turned into an arms manufacturing plant. Surely that would secure government funding. 'No Western student will ever see the benefit of a penny of it unless he or she decides to join the military and has a bowel movement.' Zaccaria COMMENTARY tt^Pi^B^SpiillHiWfiliill lllilim^^i^ffliiSiliiM^il llBBI^MiiiBH^iMiWSi ge^pe6iajO^;sM fancp| ;^ '•liiSliWiffililJiKI of power i l l ! ! ! ! polici Insurance companies WELCOME STUDENTS! 9 fMSit THUR - SAT LIUE MUSIC JOIN ANNAS BIRTHDAY CLUB! 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BE ALL YOU CAN BEf www.goarmy.com ---------- Western Front 2000-10-03 - Page 25 ---------- October 3,2000 Opinions The Western Front • 25 Boy Scouts, United Way ignore • it I icy Conflicting policies regarding gays ignored while funding of some Boy Scouts programs continues Kathryn Ellis COMMENTARY On June 28, 2000 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to allow the Boy Scouts of America the freedom to discriminate against gays. Sexual preference, along with race, religion and gender, should not be a deciding factor in a person's ability to be an excellent leader. According to this ruling, the BSA, as a private organization, has the right to establish its own standards of membership, however discriminatory they may be. This male-oriented organization has now puffed up its chest in pride due to its recent legal victory. "For more than 20 years, the Boy Scouts of America has defended its membership standards," a June press release from the BSA read. "We went to the highest court in the land, the U.S. Supreme Court, in order to do so. The Boy Scouts of America, as a private organization, must have the right to establish its own membership standards if it?M is to continue to instill the val- 'Anyone who ever thought about becoming a member of the Boy Scouts had better read the fine print before signing on the dotted line.' ues of the Scout Oath and Law in boys." United Way, another nonprofit organization that funds the BSA, collects charity from communities with the purpose of funding programs that don't discriminate based on gender, race, religion and sexual orientation. United Way has a diverse board of directors, including gays and lesbians. "While both the Boy Scouts and United Way are private, non-profit organizations, their policies diverge on the issue of diversity," said Debra Carlton Harrell, a reporter for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. "United Way has a non-discrimination clause in its funding contract, which all agencies have to sign." According to the policies of the United Way, the BSA should not continue to receive funding, but this has not been the case. If the BSA decides to continue with this medieval regulatory approach to membership, the only way to correct its self-satisfying, egotistical attitude will be to cut it off at the knees by discontinuing its financial support. United Way has chosen to ignore the BSA's policies on the whole and continue to fund only the programs the United Way as deemed "non-discriminative." The relaxed stance United Way has taken on this issue has not gone unnoticed by members and surrounding communities. The Northwest Policy Institute, a Seattle-based gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgen-der public policy organization is concerned with the current outcome of discussions between the Boy Scouts and United Way. "I'm concerned because no matter how well United Way has investigated certain programs, it still doesn't address the Boy Scouts' policies on the whole, which do discriminate," said Kathleen Stine, director of the Northwest Policy Institute, in a Seattle P-I article. "I'm not sure how you can separate those out." Prior advocates of the BSA need to be concerned. Young men need guidance and leadership; but with the form the BSA is offering most just want to say "no thanks." "The Boy Scout program is in the public schools, which is the beginning of any discrimination," Stine said in the article. United Way claims all funded organizations must, adhere to a non-discrimination policy. BSA maintains deliberate disregard for the policy, stating United Way never informed them about the existence of such a contract. United Way declared the BSA has full knowledge of the policy and has refused to consent to the terms of the contract, believing that signing would violate their current beliefs. Anyone who ever thought about becoming a member of the Boy Scouts had better read the fine print before signing on the dotted bine. Becoming a member of this association- requires adherence to the BSA ideals, regardless of personal background. The BSA seems to forget that not every young "American" male is Christian, Caucasian and heterosexual. If opportunities are going to be available to the youth of America, they need to be available to ALL. the youth of America. Children with homosexual family members wouldn't feel comfortable being part of an organization that considers their loved ones unacceptable. The BSA claims its members form a diverse group, but with the membership requirements how can this organization produce anything more than a cookie- cutter populace? The United States is a melting pot for people from every different background with conflicting religious and moral views. The BSA is asking them to discard the upbringing that is part of their family heritage. 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Change it Welcome to Western, downwind of Georgia-Pacific's rancid emissions and overlooking a bay polluted by decades of G-P's thoughtless dumping of toxic mercury and poisons. Welcome to Western, just south of a proposed 660-megawatt power plant, which would burn natural gas in Sumas, releasing tons carbon dioxide, particulate matter and chemicals into Bellingham's air. Welcome to Western, where nearly a year and a half ago a towering, opaque cloud of smoke stood as a mushrooming tombstone of three lives taken because of Olympic Pipe Line Co.'s ignorance. Scholars since the time of Plato have had the responsibility to learn as much as their dendrites can handle, then disseminate the information in a way that positively impacts the environment around them. Welcome to Western, just south of an American Indian reservation that contains a tribal school so dilapidated it was one of six in the nation to receive a federal aid bill to rebuild its mildewed and rotten buildings. Welcome to Western, an institution that sprawls into Happy Valley and Sehome, to the displeasure of residents. Local and state government officials are making decisions that will impact one of the most pristine and beautiful counties in the state, and your home for the next few years or more. Welcome to Western — take a big gulp of water. It comes from Lake Whatcom, our watershed, where fuel-leaking watercraft, runoff from lakeshore development and swimmers are allowed to foul the county's drinking water. Wetlands are being traded for housing developments clad in vinyl siding and generations-old family farms are being bought out by herculean corporations. Welcome to Western, perhaps the one place and one time in a student's life where she or he has an opportunity and obligation to make a lasting mark that could change the lives of many, simply by caring enough to try. Visit the city of Bellingham online at www.cob.org and read what is going on. Sit in on a city council meeting Monday night, see what council members talk about and then what the Bellingham Herald covers the next day — you'll be surprised. Call the County Council at 384-6637 and get to know the voices of the people who allow our water to be rated one of the poorest in the state. Give Mayor Mark Asmundson a call at 676-6979 and pick his brain about county development. Four years go by fast. Start now and make a difference. Frontlines are the opinion of The Western Front editorial board: Lisa Curdy, Remy Kissel, Mike Dashiell, Levi Pulkkinen, Jay Tarpinian, Bronlea Hawkins, Grant Brissey, Sarah Crowley, Angela D. Smith and Andrea Abney. The Western Front Editor: Lisa Curdy; Managing Editor: Curt Woodward; Copy Editors: Jay Tarpinian, Bronlea Hawkins, Andrea Mclnnis; Photo Editors: Daniel J. Peters, Angela D. Smith; News Editors: Mike Dashiell, Levi Pulkkinen; Accent Editor: Sarah Crowley; Features Editor: Grant Brissey; Sports Editor: Andrea Abney; Opinions Editor: Remy Kissel; Online Editor: Matt Jaffe; Cartoonist: Keith Carter; Adviser: Jim Napoli; Business Manager: Carol Brach; Advertising Manager: Joel Hall. Staff Reporters: Nathan Adkisson, Tessa Allison, Kevin Bailey, Heather Baker, Monica Bell, Ryan Bentz, Jessica Blair, Hollie Joy Brown, Christine Callan, James Cassill, Rad Cunningham, Jennifer Collins, Keri Cooper, Erin Crumpacker, Stephanie Dalton, Kathryn Ellis, Felicity Eubanks, Ivory Firsching, Jeremy Gibson, Tim Hossain, Jessica Keller, Scott A. Keys, Akiko Konp, C. Nicki Krom, Linda Legg, Marilyn Levan, Andrew Linth, James Lyon, Jacqueline Martin, Shelly McPherson, Camille Penix, M. Taylor Pfifer, Naz Riahi, Anna Rimer, Nicole Sarsfield, Christina Schrum, Jon Smolensky, Joseph Terrell, Jen True, Dat Vong, Alexis Waters, Takuya Waters, Matt Williams, Greg Woehler, Darren Zaccaria. And we quote: 'I don't think government has the proper role in forcing a woman to have a child or forcing a woman not to have a child/ L_ Presidential candidate Ralph Nader, taken from www.votenader.com Gymnast's cold cost her the gold — but maybe it's only fair Kevin Bailey COMMENTARY Taking a gold medal back from a deserving athlete is a process no one would like to take part in. The International Olympic Committee took a stand last week, however, as it withdrew the gold medal Romanian gymnast Andreea Raducan won with an unbeatable performance in the women's all-around competition. The question is, was that performance the direct result of taking a performance-enhancing drug? Raducan's talent allowed her to capture the gold, yet her cold enabled the IOC to take the medal back from her. Romanian team doctor Ioachim Oana made the decision to administer Nurofen to 'Considering it was the gold medal, this is a horrible thing to happen to Raducan. But it is only fair to all the other athletes , that she be disqualified for what happened.' Raducan as a means of fighting her cold. He didn't know his decision would cost Raducan her gold medal and him his job. After undergoing a doping test on Sept. 21, Raducan tested positive for pseudoephedrine, a banned stimulant found in the prescribed Nurofen. Raducan, 16, filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport — an appeal that was quickly dismissed. The CAS found this case was a direct offense of the Anti- Doping Code of the Olympic Movement, Article 3-3, which states: "Any case of doping during the competition automatically leads to invalidation of the result obtained." Athletes shouldn't have to question their doctor's judgement. With the strict substance abuse rules surrounding athletic competition, however, the trust between athletes and their doctors may forever be in question due to the mistake Oana made in Sydney. Dr. Paul Saenz, coordinator of athletic medical services for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, said "nasal decongestants contain a number of banned stimulants that can increase heart rate and pulse, which may improve performance." "The ailment that team physicians often have the most trouble treating is the common cold," Saenz said. "Decongestants like pseudoephedrine are banned See DRUGS, Page 27 Finding a new identity: run fast when bowls, scissors are involved Lisa Curdy CURD'S WAY For women, beginning college ends in bad hair, just as putting a loaf of bread in a dark, warm spot results in a cloak of fuzzy mold. Changeitis (a phenomenon afflicted me five years ago and, thank my lucky follicles, I'm here to warn other women of this mysterious occurrence.) Let me tell the sad tale of how bad hair made me a self-inflicted social pariah- It all started after high school graduation. My long, dark flowing hair was a sign of four years of fitting in — commonplace, non-controversial and plain. But I was sassy, intelligent and special and wanted a look that reflected the inner me. Unfortunately, the haircut my hairdressing Mom gave me was more special than any I could imagine, even in my most disturbing nightmares. It began as a "Friends" 'do. Eight inches of hair was butchered from my unsuspecting cranium to prepare for this sitcom style, which should have been a harbinger of the madness to come — sitcoms rot my brain. Mom curled, sprayed and styled for an unusually long time and then mustered a weak, nervous smile as she spun the chair around. "What the hell is on my head?" I squawked in a state of panic. Gently dusting my shoulders, it was an amalgamation of '80s curled, semi-feathered hair with a flip, as if Little Orphan Annie's hair mated with a bad toupee. "This is not cute," I said, tears welling up in my well-mascara-ed eyes. That night, I sheepishly showed my then-boyfriend this hairy crown of bad taste perched, without welcome, atop my body. All he said was "wow," and I knew what had to be done. The next day, I drove myself and the alien shag on my head back to my Mom's shop. It was time to operate. What began as a bobbed style quickly turned into something heinous — The Bowl. It was quick, without warning. My very straight hair suddenly was cropped near my ears, and if I ~ See CURDY, Page 27 ---------- Western Front 2000-10-03 - Page 27 ---------- October 3, 2000 Opinions The Western Front • 27 From DRUGS, page 26 because they can increase the work output of muscle tissues." Considering it was the gold medal, this is a horrible thing to happen to Raducan. But it is only fair to all the other athletes that she be disqualified for what happened. Unfortunately, the testing took place after she won the gold medal. The CAS panel doesn't have an easy job, but it deserves respect for taking on the stressful task of handling thousands of athletes' careers, sometimes under difficult circumstances. The CAS made its decision based on the rules and regulations of the IOC, and it was a fair decision. Although Andreea Raducan is innocent in this case, it is a medical fact that pseudoephedrine is a performance-enhancing stimulant. It is impossible to know if taking Nurofen is what enabled Raducan to win the gold, but one thing is for sure. Rules are rules, and the IOC should be commended for tackling a rough situation in such a professional matter. From CURDY, page 26 listened very closely, I could hear it laughing at me. This was traumatic. I was so cute for so long, now what was I to do? 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