2006_0404 ---------- Western Front 2006-04-04 - Page 1 ---------- BAMBI NO LONGER WELCOME IN NFL END ZONES, PACK THE WESTERN»FRONT WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2006 ISSUE 2, VOLUME 137 Students plan walkout Organizers oppose stricter immigration policies BY SHAWNA WALLS The Western Front From California to New York, and now at Western, high school and college students have staged rallies and class walkouts since March to protest a bill in the U.S. Senate making it a felony to live in the United States illegally. The Chicano Student Movement of Aztlan, MEChA, a human rights organization that focuses on chicano issues, is sponsoring Western's walkout, which is scheduled for noon Wednesday in Red Square. "We don't want extremist immigration reform," said Western senior Sierra Schraff- Thomas, a member of the student group. "We want immigration reform that includes human rights and justice, for everyone." The bill, HR 4437, will allow for tougher prosecution of undocumented people, she said. Undocumented workers have children who are natural-born citizens who would be left alone if their parents became felons and were imprisoned, she said. The group is walking out to send a unified message to state and national politicians, Schraff-Thomas said. Western's walkout includes a march to the Federal Building in downtown Bellingham, where marchers will present a letter protesting the bill to the Bellingham office of Rep. Rick Larsen D-Wash., who voted for the bill in December. Larsen expressed reservations about the bill in a December 16,2005 press release. see BELL, page 5 PETER THAN / THE WESTERN FRONT In preparation for Saturday's border rally, Ray Ybarra, of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona, trained protesters from the Coalition for Professional Law and Border Enforcement on March 29 at Taqueria El Polivoz on Meridian Street. In the background listening is Ricardo Sanchez, owner of the restaurant. Minutemen encounter opposition at border KUGS DJs spin on Web BY SHAWN QUERY The Western Front Western's student-run radio station, KUGS-FM, began broadcasting online March 10, allowing listeners who live out of town, or who can't get the signal, to enjoy its programming. By clicking on the link "Listen to KUGS-FM online now" on the KUGS Web site's homepage, users can listen at their computers, said Oliver Anderson, Western senior and program manager. The core staff at the station worked on getting the Webcast up and running last year, Anderson said. see RADIO, page 5 BY JULIE WAGGONER The Western Front The Coalition for Professional Law and Border Enforcement, a group of local human rights organizations, held a rally to oppose the Minutemen Civil Defense Corps April 1 at the Peace Arch Park in Blaine. For four hours in the steady rain, some of the 50 activists handed out informational leaflets about the Minutemen to motorists waiting to cross at the Peace Arch border crossing in Blaine. Other members performed original music and theatrical performances at the event which began the Aguila del Norte Legal* Observer program. "The objective is to, in a peaceful way, hold the Minutemen accountable for what they're doing and to see if they violate human rights," Fairhaven College senior see ACTIVISTS, page 4 PETER THAN / THE WESTERN FRONT KUGS-FM DJ and Western freshman Jenny Hemley works on sound equipment during a broadcast. The student-run radio station began its current online Webcast March 10. DUCK HUNT Western baseball club splits doubleheader with rival University of Oregon Sunday. SPORTS, PAGE 9 BUSBAR The State Street Depot Bar and Grill embraces a station atmosphere. FEATURES, PAGE 8 SPEAR BRITNEY Statue of once-pregnant pop star giving birth a waste of marble. OPINIONS, PAGE 13 WEATHER Wednesday: Cloudy Hi: 54 Low: 40 Thursday: Cloudy Hi: 56 Low: 39 www.westernfrontonline.com ---------- Western Front 2006-04-04 - Page 2 ---------- 2 • THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS APRIL 4,2006 MIISSI1 Cops Box Bellingham Police April 2, 11:43 p.m.: Officers responded to a report of a 20-year-old man brandishing a weapon on the 2400 block of Alabama Street. April 1,2:04 a.m.: Officers cited1 a 20-year-old man on suspicion of minor in possession on the 800 block of East Maple Street. April 1,12:39 a.m.: Officers responded to a report of a loud party on the 700 block of North Garden Street. March 31, 1:55 a.m.: Officers cited two a 25-year- old man and a 29-year-old man on suspicion of public urination on the 1300 block of Commercial Street. March 31, 1:15 a.m.: Officers cited a 21-year-old woman on suspicion of public urination on the 1600 block of Ellis Street. March 31, 11:59 p.m.: Officers cited an 18-year-old man on the 2400 block of G Street on the suspicion of minor in possession. March 31, 10:46 p.m.; Officers responded to a report of a loud party and reckless driving on the 2100 block of Williams Street. Compiled by Rob Ashlock WIHI1I1II111 Election lacks candidates With deadline near, only 14 students have entered AS races BY JEFFREY LUXMORE The Western Front The deadline to enter the Associated Students elections is Thursday and only 14 students have applied for the seven board positions, said Western junior and the AS elections coordinator Brian Perrow. Out of the 14 candidates who have applied so far, 11 already work for or with the AS, he said. "We hardly ever see anyone from the campus community get involved," Perrow said. Applications are available in Viking Union 504 and are due back by 5 p.m. on Thursday. Applicants must collect 150 signatures as part of the application process, but Perrow said he has seen a candidate do that in a single day. Western senior Alanna Ahern, the AS vice president for campus and community affairs, said students with leadership skills would be successful in any of the board's positions. "When one faction of campus is always dominating the agenda, that's not good for students," Ahern said. "The ability to affect change on my campus is the top benefit for me," she said. Seven student board members comprise the elected positions of the AS. It also employs students through extra curricular groups, such as KUGS, the campus radio station, Perrow said. Kevin Majkut, director of Viking Union student activities, said the elections usually have at least two students running for each of the positions. Approximately the same amount of students ran last year compared to who has filed this year, he said. The lack of new students running for the board could be due to insufficient advertising PETERTHAN /THE WESTERN FRONT Western junior Michael Downing pauses to read an advertisement promoting the upcoming AS election. 11 out of the 14 applicants who have filed for this year's AS board elections are already involved with the AS. of the board and elections, Ahern said. One of Perrow's responsibilities as elections coordinator is to promote the elections, but no specific office exists to promote the AS. This could explain why advertising is not more widespread around campus, Ahern said. The AS Review and its Web site are available for students to quickly find out what is happening on campus, but these are not specific advertising outlets for the AS, Perrow said. Most of Perrow's work with promotions will focus on voter turnout. He is organizing radio spots and advertisements in campus publications, he said. Perrow posted flyers up with the Publicity Center around campus right before spring break informing students of the filing deadline, he said. The AS also advertised in kiosks around campus to promote the elections at the beginning of spring quarter, he said. Ahern said she would like to see students who are familiar with the AS run, but she wants new students as well. The elections are open to students without prior experience with the AS. The AS would not adequately represent Western students if it did not welcome applicants who are not previously affiliated with the AS, she said. The AS may intimidate students who are new to the group because new students don't know how the AS process works, Ahern said. Returning AS members may be more efficient in the board positions in the beginning because they understand the board members' roles and the issues Western faces that continue year after year, Perrow said: They may understand issues better because of their continued involvement, he said. Returning AS members tend to concentrate their efforts on continuing what they did the previous year instead of looking for new issues to focus on, he said. New students would offer another perspective, he said. "Fresh voices bring new ideas," Perrow said. The Western Front Online Don't cry! Check out The Western Front Online. www.westernJrontonline.com 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, CF 251, Bellingham, WA 98225. 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Students must bring photo identification, their student number, Social Security number, and a No. 2 pencil. A $15 fee is payable in the exact amount at test time. Allow 90 minutes. THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST SCHEDULE AND SAMPLE TOPICS and sample topics may be found at www.ac.wwu. edu/~assess/tchtm. WILSON LIBRARY AND THE MUSIC LIBRARY WILL HOLD BOOK SALES open to the Western community and the general public on April 5 and 6. Wilson Library will offer a wide selection of items from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days, with access to the sale from the exterior door to Room 171 on the High Street side of Wilson Library. On April 5 only, the Music Library will hold a sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center Main Lobby. SPRING QUARTER CROUP OFFERINGS THROUGH THE COUNSELING CENTER INCLUDE • Relaxation Training, 4 p.m. Thursdays starting April 6, OM 540, drop-in for one or all session; • Ride the Emotional Wave, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays, from April 5-May 24, registration is not required, join anytime; • One-session Test Anxiety Workshop, choose from noon April 17,2 p.m. April 25, or 3 p.m. May 10, registration is not required. For more information call X/3164 or stop by OM 540. BIOLOGY SEMINAR. Kelly Cude (biology) "A Novel ERK 5/NFkb Pathway in the Regulation of the G2/M Phase of the Cell Cycle." 4 p.m. April 12, Bl 234. Refreshments, 3:50 p.m: 2006-07 FACULTY/STAFF PARKING APPLICATIONS will be online beginning April 24. May 15 is the last day to apply. Late applications may result in seniority not being considered. Those without a computer or who need a commuter packet or car pool permit may complete an application at the parking office. For special requests or further assistance, call X/2945. MILLER ANALOGIES TEST (MAT). The computer-based Miller Analogies Test is by appointment only. Make an appointment in person in OM 120 or call X/3080. A $60 fee is payable at test time. Testing takes about 1 72 hours. Preliminary scores will be available immediately; official results are mailed within 15 days. WEST-B TEST. Everyone applying for admission to state-approved teacher education programs must meet the minimum passing score on the basic skills assessment by the application deadline. For a study guide and to register, visit www.west.nesinc. com. Remaining test dates through Jury are May 13 and July 15. Registration deadlines are several weeks in advance. WEST-E PRAXIS. Washington requires individuals seeking teacher certification and teachers seeking additional endorsements to pass the WEST-E (PRAXIS) in the chosen endorsement area. Visit www.ets.org/praxis/prxwa.html for description and online registration information, or obtain a registration bulletin in MH 216. The remaining academic-year test date is April 29. TO LEARN IF WESTERN IS CLOSED DURING STORMY WEATHER, call 650-6500 after 6:30 a.m. or tune to KGMI (790 AM), KBAI (930 AM) gt; KPUG (1170 AM), KUGS (89.3 FM), KISM (92.9 FM), KAFE (104.3 FM) or KWPZ (106.5 FM). Broadcasts about whether Western is open or closed will begin between 6:15 and 6:30 a.m. FACULTY ARE REMINDED THAT RESERVED PARKING SPACES are available for their use after hours and weekends with a valid parking permit or bus pass, as posted in lots 10G, 17C and the Parks Hall lot. FOR SPRING CAMPUS RECRUITING OPPORTUNmES, see www.careers.wwu.edu, stop by OM 280, or call X/3240. ---------- Western Front 2006-04-04 - Page 3 ---------- APRIL 4,2006 THE WESTERN FRONT • 3 Vikings...looking for a place for next Fall? We have the right place for you! 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The Minutemen began sporadically watching for illegal crossings of the Washington state- Canada border since October 2005, photographing any violations and reporting them to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, said Tom Williams of Deming, the leader of the Washington state's Minutemen chapter: Ortiz will lead volunteers from the legal observer program in an extended period of watching the Minutemen. They will document any actions the group perceives as abusive at its Blaine headquarters using photographs, notes and videos. Ortiz said the legal observer program will show all the documents it collects to the Whatcom County Council at the end of April to convince the council to pass a resolution informing the Minutemen they are not welcome in Whatcom County. Ortiz said the Legal Observer program has 48 members, a quarter of whom are Western students. He said all volunteers attend a two-hour training in non-violent observation, teaching them how to avoid confrontations with the Minutemen. Methods include humor, changing the subject or refusing to respond to attacks, such as incidents where Minutemen spat on or kicked legal observers in Arizona where the Minutemen are active in patrolling the border, Ortiz said. "We want to see what they're up to and report it back to the community," said Western senior David Cahn, a member of the program. "We just want to observe and document them, not get in their faces at all." Ortiz said the program is based on Legal Observer Project in Arizona, where the Minutemen organization began patrolling the border in April 2005. The American Civil Liberties Union's Ray Ybarra, who established the Arizona Legal Observer Project last April, trained Ortiz and others in non-violent observation March 29 at the Taqueria El Polivoz Mexican restaurant on Meridian Street, Ortiz said. Williams said the Minutemen are not opposed to the legal observer program. The volunteers will have a boring job because the Minutemen don't engage in illegal activities, he said. The Legal Observers will be helping the Minutemen's goal by putting more eyes on the border, he said. "I don't think intimidation is a humane method of protecting the borders," said Western senior Jackie Vosler, who attended the rally. "I think we have a responsibility to make sure it's not used. It's important that we make sure human beings are treated like human beings in all situations and that invisible borders we create don't change that." BREWERY BISTRO miners DO YOI WAX! AX EX I HA $100,000? MM\U Phil Emerson SfltadaD, n p r 8t!i 4:50-8pm Soup lor Shelter a fundraiser for W tooft Services .^1 diiHTrni soip UMiii d indo lt;: lirkeis $15 presale. $2!) dimr, S5 Ms it pays to advertise in the Western Front Number of county homeless increases BY KELLY JOINES The Western Front Whatcom County will devise a plan in coordination with local homeless shelters to reduce the local homeless population 50 percent by 2015. The county will use an area homeless count they completed in January, Gary Williams, supervisor of the human services division of the Whatcom County Health Department, said the count's purpose is to look at the homeless population's demographics and the major factors that contribute to their homelessness. ... "People are probably never going to see many of the homeless as a lot of them do not wish to be seen," said Sherri Emerson, public relations correspondent for Whatcom Opportunity Council, an agency that helps homeless people find shelters. Lara Bond, 28, a junior in the human services program at Woodring College of Education at Western, met with homeless students during her ongoing internship at the Opportunity Council. Bond said the Opportunity Council tries to help everyone who is homeless, but often they are not able to. "There are not enough services here for the homeless," Bond said. "They are limited especially for certain circumstances. The most disappointing thing you can tell someone when they come here is that they aren't eligible for what is offered or that they are on their own that night to find a place to stay." Williams said he hopes to compare results with other counties in Washington that completed the count within the next two weeks. More than 50 organizations administered the count, including the Opportunity Council, Bellingham Foodbank, Bellingham school district, Whatcom County Jail and the YWCA Transitional Housing Program. 65% Homeless minors •35% • Older than 18 GRAPHIC BY MICHAEL LYCKLAMA Thirty-five percent of Whatcom County's homeless are younger than 18 years old. STATISTICS COURTESY OF THE WHATCOM COUNTY POINT-IN-TIME COUNT OF HOMELESS PERSONS Are Your BRAKES making noise? 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Although KUGS first began Webcasting in 1997, changing copyright laws and fees forced the station to stop in 2002, said KUGS general manager Jamie Hoover. The station would have been charged for every listener using the Webcast as well as for every song each listener played online, Hoover said. If 200 listeners were listening to a song on the Webcast, it would cost the station approximately $20,000 per year, Hoover said. "College stations across the country really just stopped what they _________ were doing," she said. "(The cost) scared a lot of stations away from Webcasting." Hoover said an agreement with Recording Artists of America allowed stations at colleges with more than 15,000 students, such as Western, to only pay $500 a year for Webcasting. KUGS also pays approximately $170 per month for a service called PlayStream to process and distribute the station's signal, she said. At this cost, only 50 listeners can use the Webcast at any one time, Hoover said. Once KUGS exceeds the bandwidth, no more users can log on to the Webcast, she said. If the Webcast gains popularity, Hoover said she plans to ask the Associated Students board of directors to fund an increase in Webcast users. Hoover said the main goal of the Webcast is to reach more listeners in the residence halls. Because many residence halls, such _________ as Buchanan Towers and Fairhaven have concrete walls, it can be difficult for students to receive the radio signal, Hoover said. "We know that students come to campus with their computers, and we know that most of the students get their entertainment and their media through their computers," Hoover said. "The idea was to get clear signals to people who can't get the station and increasing student listenership." Western junior and KUGS operations coordinator Cory Watkins said she thinks the new feature will improve the sound quality of the station on campus. She said the Webcast quality is equal to a The idea was to get clear signals to people who can't get the station and increasing student listenership/ JAMIE HOOVER KUGS-FM general manager clearly-recieved broadcast. As a low-power station, KUGS is difficult to receive clearly on campus. Even in the Viking Union, where KUGS broadcasts, Watkins said it is difficult to receive the signal. "KUGS-FM is on the seventh floor of the Viking Union, but down on the sixth floor and in the market they can't listen because the signal is too faint," Watkins said. "Hopefully with the Webcast that will improve." Since the Webcast started, the only problem users have encountered is iTunes not playing the stream, Watkins said. Macintosh computer users will have to download another media player to betable to use the Webcast, she said. Anderson said he hopes increased KUGS exposure through Webcasts will increase student involvement in the station as volunteer DJs and office staff. "The Webcast is part of our ongoing push to bring people into the KUGS community," Anderson said. "So not only do we want to get more students listening to us, but we want to get more students working here." Bill: Los Angeles protests inspire Western, other state universities to take stand Wednesday CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 In a December 16, 2005 press release, Larsen said he opposes illegal immigration but sees someproblems withthesustainability of some provisions in the bill. The House passed the bill in December 2005. Included in it are provisions that would make it a felony for U.S. citizens to provide any type of aid to illegal immigrants and would remove federal funding for, any states that refuse to comply with the law. One amendment to the bill calls for the construction of 700 miles of barriers, including double-layer fencing with surveillance, across much of the U.S.Mexico border in California, Arizona and Texas. The bill also calls for a study by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security potentially leading to similar borders on the U.S.-Canada border. The Senate began debating the bill in March. Its version differs from the House bill because it includes developing a guest worker program, which would provide prospective immigrants with easier access to temporary work visas, and move toward citizenship for illegal immigrants already in the country. The Western chapter traveled to Arizona for the organization's annual national convention March 25. A massive protest in Los Angeles on March 27 inspired Western members to plan coinciding walkouts with the University of Washington chapter, said Western freshman arid MEChA member, MarTbel Galvan. "It's really just been this past week that things have grown," Galvan said. "We were talking about (the walkout) on the drive up from Phoenix, and by Tuesday, we'd had an emergency planning meeting." In addition to the University of Washington, other state universities, such as Central Washington University, may stage similar events this week, Galvan said. Schraff-Thomas said her group has been rallying other campus groups to join the effort. "We're asking anyone who feels this is wrong to join us," she said. S I GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY: VISIT OUR OPEN HOUSE AND DISCOVER WHAT A GLOBAL MEDICAL EDUCATION CAN DO FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. MEDICAL SCHOOL AND VETERINARY SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE PRESENTATION Seattle. 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Geology 101 classes will also use the center during field trips to the arboretum, he said. "The right learning changes everything," -Engebretson said, "In other words, you can learn more about a cumulonimbus cloud by going outside and looking at it than by drawing it on a piece of paper." Facilities management at Western constructed the learning center in fall 2005 in the abandoned rock quarry along the Sehome Trail in the arboretum, east of Western's campus. The center provides opportunities for a variety of teaching methods, such as physically interacting with the environment, Engebretson said, who came up with the idea for the center. It creates the opportunity to observe the surrounding geologic formations, plants and animal life, he said. "The central focus of the project is to enhance student usage of the arboretum for educational and recreational purposes, as well as strengthen ties with the surrounding community," Engebretson said. Twelve backless benches face a low rock platform at the front where teachers or students can lecture. As an additional part of the project, facilities management created new paths along Sehome Trail fall quarter 2005, which improved access from the Communications Facility to East College Way, Engebretson said. The Western Foundation, a group of organizations and individuals who donate to the university, allocated $32,000 for MATT VOGT / THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior Melanie Kelly studies in the outdoor learning center on Sehome Trail behind the Communications Facility. Geology 101 classes will use this area on their field trips throughout spring quarter. the project in spring 2002 after President Karen Morse and Provost of Academic Affairs Andrew Bodman approved the idea in October 2000, Engebretson said. The center is part of an ongoing project Engebretson began in 2000, titled Sehome Hill Arboretum Resource Education, he said. This project focuses on using the arboretum's natural resources for educational purposes, he said. The outdoor learning center is the first physical part of the project. Engebretson has worked with facilities management, Morse and the city of Bellingham to complete the project in fall 2005. His strongest supporters, however, have been his own students, he said. Their dedication to his vision is the driving force behind the project's completion because they helped him develop ideas for the project, he said. Engebretson gathered approximately 75 student volunteers in the past five years through teaching seminar classes and independent study courses in the geology department, he said. The students helped devise models of the center and lay out the area within the rock by the trail, Engebretson said. "I really want the students to take ownership," Engebretson said. Western junior Kathleen Weinand said she has taken three classes at Western, geology 101, biology 101 and physical geography, that have used the arboretum to apply the skills professors teach in the classroom. Weinand has been involved with creating the center, she said. ; "There are lots of classes that take you up in the arboretum," Weinand said. "It will be nice to have a place to sit." Tim Wynn, director of facilities management, managed the construction of the outdoor center. Wynn and Engebretson worked together on the center's configuration, Wynn said. They designed the natural benches to fit in the surrounding landscape but also to be resistant to vandalism and graffiti, he said. "The arboretum is a wonderful asset, anything we can do to enhance its utilization is a wonderful thing," Wynn said. AH Evening With mtmi ACADEMY AWARD WINNER SPECIAL-EFFECTS 1 PIONEER Everyday Special Students, Staff sc Faculty receive 5 lt;f off each gallon of gas. 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Detectives searched the home and found medical supplies which included scalpels, sutures, bandages, anesthetic and artificial replacement testicles. Each man faces 18 felony counts, five counts of castration without malice, five counts of conspiracy to commit castration without malice and eight misdemeanor counts of performing medical acts without a license. Each felony carries a maximum sentence of three years and three months in prison. Cop wrestles bags of pot from dog's mouth A Boston detective searching a suspected drug dealer's apartment, wrestled a sack containing 108 bags of marijuana out of the clenched jaws of a pitbull named Prada. The dog carried the tan-colored bag in his mouth on March 29 as police were searching the apartment, where they found a loaded gun, $ 1,000 cash and marijuana. The bag tore when an officer tried to grab it. Police said they could see bags of marijuana inside the sack in Prada's mouth. Officers locked Prada in a crate and arrested three men. Toddler wanders into strip club . Police arrested a Kansas man March 18 at a Tulsa, Okla., strip club after they said his 3 to 4-year-old son wandered from an unlocked car into the club. Police arrested Christopher Greg Killion, 31, on March 24 on a complaint of encouraging a minor child to be in heed of supervision. A manager at the club called police to report that 30 minutes after Killion entered the club, the boy came inside looking for his father. The toddler told police his father told him to stay in the car because if he left, monsters would eat him, police reports said. Clerk faces jail for urinating in soda A Deltona, Fla., convenience store clerk pleaded no contest on March 30 to felony charges alleging he urinated in a bottle of soda a customer drank and became violently ill. The victim became suspicious of the drink after he chugged it and vomited four times, police reports said. Mesa was working at a Deltona convenience store when the incident occurred last fall. Police arrested Anthony Mesa, 21, into custody after a short hearing before state Circuit Court Judge James Clayton. Mesa's sentencing is scheduled for a later date, according to a March 30, Orlando Sentinel article. Mesa's attorney said he hopes his client will receive less than a year in the county jail. Naked intruder stuns children Utah police arrested Natalie Peterson, 23, on March 23 when she showed up naked to take a shower in a stranger's home. Police said Peterson wandered into a house after she had been in an argument at a nearby house. She then ordered the three children there to leave "her home." One of the children called police to report an intruder. Officers found Peterson barricaded in a bedroom and in a highly agitated state. Peterson then urinated in her cupped hand and tossed it at police. Police subdued Peterson, who police said, was under the influence of drugs and was transported to a local hospital before being booked into the Weber County Jail. She is facing several misdemeanor charges, including criminal trespassing, assaulting a police officer and propelling a substance onto an officer. Thief caught with pants down A 21-year-old Nebraska man continued to burglarize an Omaha tobacco store March 6, even after his pants slipped down and exposed his naked rear. Security cameras at the Tobacco Hut recorded the burglary. Police branded the man the "bare bottom bandit," and arrested him on a felony burglary charge. Compiled by Boris Kurbanov Complete a GUR at Home! Discover the flexibility of distance learning Catch up or jump ahead! • Study when your schedule allows • Choose from more than 100 classes • Register anytime! Extension tuition rates apply. CalLOr visit us online! Transportation Parking Fair Tu^sd^April4 VU Multipurpose Room, 10 am - 2 pm Your Voice Matters - Come Learn Participate! Gather information, express opinions, solutions and concerns regarding transportation options, parking and access to campus. Explore sustainable and community transportation options; visit with WTA as well as campus representatives. Presented by the WWU Transportation Planning Initiatives Task Force. Questions: Contact Carol Berry, 360-650-7960 ---------- Western Front 2006-04-04 - Page 8 ---------- 8 • THE WESTERN FRONT FEATURES APRIL 4,2006 FROM BUS STATION TO BAR State Street Depot Bar and Grill replaces Bellingham bus station BY PAGE BUONO The Western Front Antique luggage suitcases, original bathroom stalls and a tickets sign on the entrance are just a few clues the State Street Depot Bar and Grill has not always been a local hot-spot for dining, dancing and cocktails. The building, known as Interurban Stages and located at 1327 State St., was constructed in 1930 to house Puget Sound Power and Light Company offices and a bus station, Depot owner Ben Gilmer said. The bus station moved from State Street in 1994 to its current location at 410 Harris Ave. in Fairhaven, leaving the building vacant until the Depot moved in a decade later, Gilmer said. "It has depth of character," Gilmer said. "It's not as manufactured as a lot of other places." Gilmer maintains the original character by displaying photographs of old buses and one photograph of the building as a bus station. Gilmer also included brief history about the former bus station on the back of the menus. Gilmer said construction and renovation lasted nearly eight months and ended Jan. 21, 2005. The construction cost approximately $500,000, Gilmer said. The final renovations included adding seating, tables and two bars, while keeping much of the wood from the original structure, Gilmer said. Rewiring and plumbs ing concluded most of the building renovations. The original 14-foot ceilings, stone floors and brick entry are features that remain from the former bus station. Moceri Construction, who completed the renovation and rebuilding of the structure, altered the three-foot bathroom stalls to comply with the Americans with Disability Act, Moceri carpenter Sean McDonough said. "It was a beautiful space to begin with," McDonough said. Gilmer said he tried to maintain the historical importance of the building by keeping the original architecture intact. "We tried to maintain and reuse every item we found," Gilmer said. "Each space tells a story." Gilmer saved doors that could not stay in their original location to display somewhere else. The tickets sign on the door has moved to the entrance of the restaurant in front of the hostess podium. Gilmer said he discovered a pay machine customers could purchase luggage identity tags in the basement of the building during renovation, which now hangs on one wall of the lounge area. Gilmer added old luggage bags he found at antique stores to emphasize the historical importance of the building's past. Depot server Jenna Abbey directed a customer who thought he was at the former Interurban Stages bus station to the new bus station in Fairhaven, she said. "My mom used to ride this bus when she was going to college here," Abbey said. "When she came to visit I brought her here and she was really excited about the way it looked." , It's common for customers to tell stories from their childhood about waiting for the bus while they drink and dine, Depot prep cook Justin Moody said. "I think that's one of the reasons it's so popular," Moody said. "It has sort of a nostalgic environment and people like that." The original character of the building and the thrill of travel associated with the station are reasons customers come back to the Depot, Gilmer said. He also attributed the Depot's popularity to its PETER THAN / TOE WESTERN FRONT The State Street Depot Bar and Grill opened Jan. 21, 2005 after eight months of renovation and construction. friendly, outgoing staff and the warm environment that he created with rich'wood and dark colors. "I try to offer a pleasant experience in order to preserve a quality customer base," Gilmer said. Gilmer plans to add pool tables and a dance floor this week in order to expand the night scene at the Depot, and this will make the restaurant section sightly smaller, he said. PETER THAN/THE WESTERN FRONT Above: State Street Depot Bar and Grill owner Ben Gilmer tried to maintain a historic atmosphere, decorating the bar and grill with luggage and antique photographs. TAYLOR WILLIAMS / THE WESTERN FRONT Right: The renovated Depot was home to Bellingham's bus station from 1930-1993. ---------- Western Front 2006-04-04 - Page 9 ---------- TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2006 •WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM • PAGE 9 \. ; PETER THAN/THE WESTERN FRONT Above: Members of Western's men's baseball club celebrate Sunday after shortstop Chris Peterson hit a game-winning home run at Beliingham High School. The Vikings won the second game of Sunday's doubleheader after dropping the first game to Oregon 8-6. Below: Viking relief pitcher Zak Van Winkle warms up between games. Vikings split with Ducks after walk-off home run BY C. JENNINGS BREAKEY The Western Front Western club baseball players say every game betweentheUniversity of Oregon Ducks and the Vikings isn't decided until the last inning. Sunday's games at Beliingham High School came down to the last pitches. In the second game of a double- header, Western junior shortstop Chris Peterson hit a two-out, walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning in Western's 1-0 victory. Peterson's home run oyer the left field fence gave the Vikings, 9-3 overall, possession of first place in the Pacific Mountain Conference with a 4-1 league record. The teams played the doubleheader Sunday after cancelling Saturday's game because of rain. Senior pitcher Ryan Kauflman pitched the game of bis Viking career, head coach Michael Johnson saidi throwing a complete game while striking out six and allowing only four hits in Western's1-0 victory: "they didn't prove they could hit my fastball so I kept throwing it, keeping it down in the strike zone, moving the ball around," Kauflman said. Peterson's home run kept me gaine firpm going to extra innings, Kauffinan said. "It pretty much came out of nowhere because nobody was hitting hard off their pitcher," Kauffinan said. "Chris didn't know it was a home run until he was to second base because his head was down, running." The Ducks fell to 1-1 in league play and 10-1 overall after Sunday's games. The teams played the second game at Beliingham High hboL In the seventh inning of the first game at Joe Martm Field, Western sienior left fielder Matt Rhode narrowed the Duck's lead to 8-6 with a double off the left field wall that scored senior third baseman Andrew Irvine from second base. The Vikings loaded the bases when Western senior second baseman see GAME, page 12 PHOrOXXrtJKTESy OFMA^MALIJAN Western sophomore Keith Lemay finished fifth in the men's : 80N0 meter race Saturday at the 25th annual Ralph Vfer-nacchia Classic at the Turf Field. Both the Western men's and women's track teams won their meets. BY ANDREW SLEIGHTER MarkitZero The art of the touchdown celebration is in jeopardy. . Due to last year's surge in celebratory golf swings and fake marriage proposals to cheerleaders, the NFL's competition committee decided to put an end to excessive touchdown celebrations Wednesday, March ^ iby grvi^ power to assess 15-yanfpenaWes for anythingviolatingthenewguicfeliries. ; T ^ guidelines state ; that any celebration using props, occurs while the eelebrator is lying on the ground or includes a group choreographed effort is just too much excitement. Some sports analysts of the new policy refer to the NFL as the No Fun League. While I agree with the sentiment of sports analysts, I believe any organization that pays its employees to play football is, at least a little bit fun. •This proposal runs contrary to the intent of American professional sports which, by the way, are supposed to entertain. I enjoy watching athletes make spectacles of themselves after they score. And I enjoy imagining the possibilities of what celebrations eccentric receivers like me Cincinatti Bengals' Chad Johnson or the Dallas Cowboys' Terrell Owens might come up with next see CELEBRATE, page 10 ---------- Western Front 2006-04-04 - Page 10 ---------- 10 •• THE WESTERN FRONT SPORTS APRIL 4,2006 Women lose five seniors BY ANDREW LAWRENCE The Western Front When the buzzer sounded in Carver Gym on March 11, it signaled Western women's basketball, team's 70-50 loss to Seattle Pacific University in the West Regional Semifinal of the NCAA Division II Women's National Basketball Tournament. Fourth team All-American and senior forward Tina Donahue took the loss and the end of her Viking career especially hard. " I t was a nightmare," Donahue said. I t was like I was waiting to wake up from a bad dream, it just didn't seem real.'' Though not the conclusion the team wanted, the loss did not overshadow all they have accomplished mis season, senior guard Samantha Hubbard said. The women's basketball team hosted the West Regional Tournament because they won the regular season conference championship. . "The season is not defined by March," she said. The team won the Great Northwest Athletic Conference championship with a 17-0 record and a 27-2 overall record. The team won a school-record 21 straight games and won more than 20' games for the ninth consecutive season. Hosting the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Regional Tournament was the highlight of the season, Hubbard said. 'We worked hard to get it, and we really had to do everything right up to that point," Hubbard said. Last season's momentum carried into mis season, Hubbard said.. The Vikings finished last season with a 24-5 record and reached the West Regional Tournament. They returned five seniors to the court, including Donahue, Hubbard, center Courtney Clapp, center Stephanie Dressel and guard Kelly Dykstra. One of their greatest strengths came from the sideline, Dykstra said. ._, ...... "The coaches are just amazing women," Dykstra said. "The most upsetting thing at the end of mis season was not being able to doit for them. It's devastating." The GNAC named head coach Carmen Dolfo coach of the year after the Vikings clinched the No. 1 seed at the West Regional Tournament "Everything they did prepared us and gave us the ability to win," Hubbard said. Reading the coaches' scouting reports of opponents before each game was essential to the team's success because it broke down each of the Viking's opponents, Hubbard said. Several players were honored individually, such as Donahue's; selection as GNAC Player PHOTO COURTESY OF PAUL MADISON Western senior and fourth-team all-american Tina Donahue shoots around a Central Washington University defender at the Showdown in the Sound on Dec. 17,2005. Western defeated Central 87-55 in Seattle. of the Year and being named a fourth-team NCAA Division II All-American Team, Hubbard said. "It was one of my best years," Donahue said. Another excellent performance came from senior Courtney Clapp. Clapp was a second-team GNAC all-star and Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 26 through March 4. One challenge the team faces is the loss of five seniors, almost half of the team, including Donahue and Clapp. "When I was a junior, we had just lost a lot of players, but we started out winning 15 straight," Dykstra said. "Though some people think it's a rebuilding year, the team will step up." Because me team utilized a deep bench, next year should be an easy transition, since the younger players received a lot of playtime, Donahue said. A tpKlal *Ms«ri»ltt a m «tatt it powibZ* t» Mt tfa* vjtorifiag i*i» taaet 4OM ty tt» a»u Jai tiae* I to 5 itmriea* mill ittwlaf ticfe euetr la ttelr litttim, tfa* tetttr rwwa U •Iwyc DM m o m , awr frattetitt elotUag aai VM AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY Eats flies. D a t e s a p i g . H d U y w o d s t a t L I V E Y O U R D R E A MS ;.•' ' Pass I t Q-ti. ;;;- TMe r a w M » A T I O M ULS A BM-iTE;• 11V k -: www-.forb lt;rttcrUfe. lt; gt;ieg; . Celebrate: Committee robbing fans CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 Idon'tmeantosay some celebrations aren'tmappropriateor lame. But natural consequences from players, coaches and media can curb infractions. Owens once scored a touchdown in Dallas and ran 50 yards to the star in the middle of the field, only to be blindsided by an angered Cowboy player. This type of thing has a way of settling itself out And clearly, Dallas wasn't too .upset over the exaggerated celebration anymore considering they signed Owens to a multi-year contract in March. Coaches can lay out what is and isn't acceptable for their players, and they don't need the league to step in. Why outlaw team celebrations? Touchdown celebrators didn't need more reason to act as an individual. Now the NFL is making it mandatory. Nothing says team more than the entire offense forming a conga line in the back of the end zone. Banning celebrations on the ground puts an end to snow angels, canoe paddling and the worm. I don't understand why celebrating on the ground is such a hotly contested issue with the committee, anyway. Is there a gray area? I mean, do both knees have to be on the ground? Is it like the rules for being down, can you keep celebrating if only a hand touches the ground? Props seem excessive, but they don't harm anything. Phis, the opportunities are endless. I wouldn't mind a player incorporating an abacus. Or players could start leaving a rose or an ace of spades as their calling card, much like flooding a basement to let someone know they were robbed by the Wet Bandits. "Who just caught mat touchdown? Oh, I see an original copy of 'Great Expectations.' It must have been Antonio Gates." Johnson spoke about using a live deer in a celebration after scoring a touchdown. A live deer! Fans won't accept someone merely spiking the ball after we've been tempted with the idea of Bambi running around the end zone. Sure, the competition committee is going to still allow spiking and high fives, not to mention smiling, tipping one's helmet and sitting quietly on the bench. But that stuff has the personality of a doorstop. Fans shouldn't accept mis downgrade in entertainment. How am I supposed to stand up and cheer for^omeone handing the ball to the official when I was told I get to see live animals? The worst part of the proposal is it doesn't provide punishments for celebrations mat are unoriginal or flat- out boring. - This means running back Shaun Alexander can go on rocking babies and pretending to fish, while more creative players aren't allowed to act out scenes from 'Scarjace" or charm snakes. I'm sure Shaun is at home right now practicing his new celebration, "filling out the W-2." NFL fern should protest tiiis stifling new policy by celebrating after they, achieve any sort of success in their lives. In this protest we may be lucky enough to see some defiant fan with a taste for irony perform the arbitrary tasks which become fodder for NFL players and their celebrations, such as answering the phone or changing a diaper, and then stand triumphant over a newly domed infant and pretend to catch a touchdown. Binding the hands of these celebrators, which otherwise could be used to raise roofs, with these new guidelines eliminates a harmless yet exciting feature of the game. With these new rule changes die Not as much Fun League has effectively shot itself in the foot, which, if someone could find a safe way to do it, would make a heck of a celebration. Sadly, we may never get to see someone try. ---------- Western Front 2006-04-04 - Page 11 ---------- APRIL 4,2006 SPORTS THE WESTERN FRONT • 11 regime as BY BRADY HENDERSON The Western Front When Western's football team takes the field for its season opener against Humboldt State University Aug. 31, the team may be difficult to recognize. Players said the team will move from the Great Northwest Athletic Conference to the tougher North Central Conference. Players will sport new dark blue helmets, and will play their home games at the newly renovated Civic Stadium. More importantly, the team will have a new head coach. Long-time Western head coach Rob Smith, who resigned last December after compiling a record of 109 wins in 17 seasons, is out. Former Vikings' assistant coach Robin Ross, who returns to Western after 10 years to become the 13th head coach in the program's 95- year history, is in. The opportunity to be the head coach was his main reason for returning to Western, Ross said. "(Western) is a great university," Ross said. "I enjoy the people." In his first head coaching job, Ross takes over a team eager to improve last year's 4-6 season record, and 3-3 in conference. The team hopes Ross' emphasis on defense will improve a weakness. He will serve as the defensive coordinator as well, Ross said. Last year, the Vikings gave up "28T8rpointsper game on theirway to its third losing season under Smith. This year, junior outside linebacker Shane Simmons, a first-team all- GNAC selection last year, will lead the defense, Simmons said. "We have a lot to improve from last year," Simmons said. "I think we've got the guys to do it. We got a new look and we're excited to get out on the field. We want to win." Ross is switching back to a 4-3 defense after the team moved to a 3-4 defense midway through last season. The team is optimistic this move will help them utilize their TAYLOR WILLIAMS / THE WESTERN FRONT Western head football coach Robin Ross observes his football players stretch before Monday's running session on the Turf Field north of the Wade King Recreation Center. Ross took over for former head coach Rob Smith on Dec. 15. speed, said James Day, a junior outside linebacker who started six games for the Vikings last year. A 4-3 defense will help Western use their speed to better defend teams in the NCC, Day said." "We've got some pretty fast guys," Day said. "We're gonna use our team speed and fly around and make plays." So far this offseason, Ross and his coaching staff like what they have seen from the players in the weight room and in conditioning drills, Ross said. Offensive coordinator and strength and conditioning coach Eric Tripp said players set more than 151 individual records during the winter weight lifting and workouts. "I like the attitude of the team," Ross said. "We had a good quarter. They've been working hard." Ross spent two seasons as the Vikings' defensive coordinator in 1994 arid 1995.' In 1994, Ross' defense allowed the fewest points of any National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Division U school, ranked third nationally in rushing defense and fifth in total defense. The team claimed its first ever national playoff victory in 1994, defeating top-ranked Linfield College 21-2. In 1995, the Vikings finished 9-1 with an undefeated regular season. They spent five weeks as the top-ranked team in the nation and finished the season ranking seventh nationally in scoring defense. Before joining the Vikings as head coach, Ross was the linebackers coach for the National Football League's Oakland Raiders in 2000, when the Raiders went "12-4"and firiisHed with the league's ninth ranked defense. ' The Raiders lost the AFC Championship game to the Baltimore Ravens. As the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach at the University of Oregon from 2001 to 2004, Ross helped the Ducks win the Pac-10 championship in 2001. He spent last season coaching linebackers at Oregon State University, where the Beavers ranked first in the Pac-10 in rushing defense. Ross gave his players more responsibility regarding issues affecting the team. He set up a player's council with elected players from each position, both offensively and defensively. The council makes decisions regarding what uniform combinations to wear on game days and how the football program will spend its money, Day said. "It's about being a team," senior quarterback James Monrean said. "I think it's real cool that (Ross) has let us be involved in some of the decisions being made." While Ross is taking steps to improve the team, his impact on his players stretches beyond the playbook. Players describe Ross as a player's coach, personable and easy to talk to. Ross has focused on getting to know his players and building team unity with help from, the player's council. "He wants to be involved, not only in the football aspect but in the players' lives," senior . defensive tackle Ryan Lucas said. Ross wants the team to be more involved in the community as well. Players visited Geneva Elementary in Bellingham to read to children, talk about the importance of reading and to warn them of the dangers of using steroids. Ross has made a number of public speaking engagements regarding Western's football program around the state since the school hired him and plans to schedule an autograph day and a canned food drive, he said. "We're developing leadership not only on the team but in the community as well," Tripp said. As for switching to the highly competitive NCC, the team is up to the task of playing in the toughest conference in Division II football, players said. 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The Ducks scored early, touching "Viking senior starting pitcher Brandon Boyd for four unearned runs in the first inning; Irvine's throw from third base pulled first baseman Eric Peterson off first base allowing the inning to continue; Down 4-0, the Vikings loaded the bases in the third inning. Irvine, then hit an infield single deep into the hole at shortstop, scoring Roach from third. Peterson Mowed Irvine with a double to the left-center field gap, scoring two more Vikings and placing runners on second and juiird Western scored its final run of the inning on a wild pitch, tying the score at 4-4. - The Ducks scored three in the fifth inning and one in the seventh inning to take an 8-5 lead. A lead the Vikings would not overcome. eonfewe?; couple extra outs, Rhode said. "They shouldn't have scored any runs in the first inning." BY BORIS KURBANOV The Western Front The evidence is overwhelming. Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig is trapped between the cheating he tried so hard to protect and the present allegations of steroid use he knows he must address. Faced with threats frbm Congress to clean up the game and a public outcry questioning the integrity of me MLB, $eHg on March 30 announced a formal investigation into player's use of steroids—the ripped and roided elephant in the middle of the room. What took so long, Bud? Selig hired former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell to lead the investigation. Not only is Mitchellthe Boston Red Sox director and former director for the Florida Marlins, he is also chairman of The Walt Disney Go. Disney is the parent company of ESPN, a national broadcast baseball partner, according to a March 30 New York Times article. Conflict of interest? Gertainly. Mitchell is simply too close for comfort. Selig should hire an outsider to investigate, much like investigator John Dowd's bulldog approach to nail baseball's all-time hits leader Pete Rose for gambling on baseball 13 years ago. The investigation seems as phony as a presidential campaign promise. Selig is striking out in his efforts to clean up. he can't take charge oifuiis issue if he doesn't investigate. If he pursues with his inquiry, it will be too little, too late. Selig, desperate to reshape baseball's image, can only blame himself. He knew the game had a problem long before former Baltimore Oriole first baseman Rafael Palmeiro wagged his finger at Congress in March 2005 to say shame on Congress for prying into baseball's dark secret. Palmeiro told Congress m the 2005 hearings that he never used steroids, m July, 2005 he tested positive for steroids. He knew long before former MLB all-star Jose Canseco's 2005 book detailed players' -rampant steroid use, including Palmeiro's. Paitheiro. shamelessly denied using steroids, even-;after he tested pdsitiVein August 2005^ according to aC March 30^ ESPN.com article; ' '':F/•i;; V e percent of Major League B a s e b a l l players tested positive for steroids during the 2003 season, according to aNov. 13,2003 Sports Illustrated article. Why didn't the investigation start then? It's simple, actually. The money from fans rolls in as long as major league baseball t e am s keep shortening their fences and turning their ballparks into launching pads for baseball's chemically enhanced cheaters. Barry Bonds, the self-proclaimed "media scapegoat," denied using steroids, and opened of hall of fame outfielder Hank Aaron's major league record of 755 home runs. Bonds is the subject of the book, "Game 's legacy of Shadows: Barry Bonds, Balco and the Steroids Scandal That Rocked Professional Sports," based on a two-year investigation written by San Francisco Chronicle reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams. The Union-Tribune Publishing Co. released the book March 23. The book included court documents, affidavits investigators filed, documents federal agents wrote and interviews with more than 200 witnesses, according to a March 8 Seattle Times article. The book's, release finally forced Selig to open an investigation. Any legitimacy Bonds' career had before the book's release, sunk to the bottom of San Francisco's McCovey's Cove — where most of Bonds' home runs belong. Even if Bonds doesn't hit another home run or breaks Aaron's record, everyone will question his statistics legitimacy. It seems they're not. Bonds would be well-advised to accept responsibility for cheating and then lying about it, and quietly walk away from the game. But Bonds won't. He knows Selig's and Mitchell's investigation is harmless. Bonds could surpass Aaron in one of the more disturbing scenes in sports history. Robbing a legend from his coveted record. 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According to a March 22 article on the gallery's Web site, Daniel Edwards, 40, lovingly sculpted the pop princess in her natural state because he found her beauty intriguing. Now seriously, how many times can someone use that as a cover story for making a life-sized statue of sorneone viewed as America's trashiest teen idol? And sculpt her stark naked, kneeling in the doggy- style sex position, on a bearskin rug with her ass in the air, pushing a baby's head out of her vagina? Edwards is breaking down the barriers between .'politics,, art and entertainment like a Sherman tank at a peace rally. Edwards said his piece is not political, despite it reflecting such a hot issue as anti-abortion, according to a March 28 Yahoo.com news article. The'-article^lis^'Omtftpntoyersial sculptures Edwards has created in thepast, proving he is strictly in this for artistic expression and is not staging a publicity stunt. Such pieces include the decapitated head of a man who wasciyogenically ^ frozen after death. Edwards said" the invasive tabloid and niagazihe •stories covering Spears' pregnstncy was a catalyst for Ms creatidn, according to a March 30 New York Times article. He said he couldn't find a better model to represent me hard decision of choosing between a career and family, especially since celebrities rarely step out of the spotlight to have children at such a young age. ;;' While anti-aboirtion activists have responded with thousands of hostile e-mails in response to Spears' image1 involveirteiot, they failed to realize she is not partaking in the media attention. According toy the Times article, Spears' spokeswoman refused to issue a statement on the subject. A Spears publicist also denied an interview request from The Associated Press. Edwards told the media Spears was not even aware of the sculpture when he began making it. Spears serves as a quintessential role model because,, despite an embarrassing, rushed wedding after tabloids spread word about her pregnancy, the 24-year-old singer J^STINY l^pttjphetic connection between Spears'song titles and her life "Dear Diary" WmNoi A Girl NotYet A Woman" "Anticipating" "Boys" "Satisfaction" "Where Are You Now?" immmmmmmmmmi® still decided to have her baby. Edwards perceived his concept of a sculpture of birth as a fresh new look at the anti-abortion movement, rather than the bloody, disheartening images of aborted fetuses, | according tothe USA.Today 1 article. % _ - : • • ' : . ' • • ' ; • ' • ' • • ' • ' •. | Despite the negative e- | mail response to the sculpture, I Edwards•:y^^K^H:;'--\a -'' in |- tunv created art of its7 own, | according to the Times article. | . David Kesting, co-owner of the art.?gallery, plans to print out and post the e-mails with the sculpture^ according to a;March28 New York Sun article. By displaying the e-mails alongside ; the sculpture, Kesting weaves an ironic web of life imitating art, imitating • Ufe- :/-M/- Anti-abortion activists dislike the sculpture because of Spears' trashy reputation, vmm overtly sexual image and racy lyrics^ according to the Sun article. Spears' opponents have reasons not to want her name attached to their cause. Her 55-hour ^marriage to a childhood friend in Las Vegas, revealmg clothing, overtly sexual behavior, recent second marriage and post-pregnancy don't exactly paint a saintly portrait of the new "Brave New Girl" "I've Just Begun (Having My Fun)" "The Hook Up" "(IGot That)Boom Boom" "Baby One More Time" "Oops! ..JDid It Again" "Born To Make You Happy" see BIRTH, page 16 lu^'iijf'.inn .in j„i)i,m,ii » in-, I I - . 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Only 13 students have filed to run for the seven positions on next year's Associated Student board of directors, and two candidates are currently running unopposed. Perhaps worse for student government and campus discussion, 11 applicants currently work for or with the AS. How can Western students expect the next board of directors to disperse its approximately $2 million budget, made completely of student money, to represent student needs and concerns if no new candidates run? A government controlled by a small group isolated from its voters. Sound familiar? -•.- .,*-..,•• New candidates are needed to bring fresh ideas to our student government. Current board members ran on a platform with specific ideals and goals to accomplish. Now running for re-election, they will undoubtedly continue to focus on those same issues. The board needs fresh candidates to bring ideas beyond lower book prices and improved transportation. The horse is dead, so quit beating it. However, the lack of student involvement is partly the AS' fault. The AS needs to better advertise its positions. Members say they tm^ want more students to run, but how many students knew the deadline was Thursday? Western junior and AS election coordinator Brian Perfow said most students don't know board members are paid and more would apply if they did. What have they done to educate students besides advertising in their own newspaper, The AS Review? It's hard to believe the board of directors is unbiased in its advertising with four members on this year's board and 11 AS members run for election. Why solicit competition? The more the AS advertises and the more candidates that file, the better the AS will serve students. The wider variety of candidates, the **" wider the variety of views. While experienced candidates offer intimate knowledge of how the AS works, re-electing the status quo hardly constitutes a healthy democratic government. New candidates can learn quickly and their newer views outweigh their inexperience. If any student feels the AS needs to tackle an issue, that student needs to get out there, collect the 150 signatures necessary and file for election. Otherwise, the AS will continue its empty promises to lower book prices and improve transportation. Editor's note: The views expressed on The Western Front opinion pages are the views of the authors or cartoonists and are not necessarily the views of The Western Front staff, managers or adviser. And we quote: "The secret to creativity is knowing how to conceal your sources." —Albert Einstein, physicist Sweet spring BY BRADLEY THAYER Assorted Flavors Spring quarter is here and I don't know about you, but I feel warm and fuzzy for multiple reasons. First and foremost, getting back from spring break makes it easy for all of us conversationally challenged people out there. If. you see someone you wouldn't normally spill your guts to, a loose acquaintance, perhaps, you have an automatic conversation starter. Simply say, "How was your spring .' break?" It's like Spaghetti-O's. Just pop it in the microwave and you're good to go. Except it isn't nearly as satisfying. In fact, it's pretty dull. Generally, you'll receive one of three responses: A. Dude, it was sick. I got so drunk I don't even remember what country I was in. B. Pretty low key, just hung out at home with my family. C. It sucked, my girlfriend dumped me. I went to a funeral with my family and the next day I went skiing hung over. I started puking on the chairlift, fell off, broke both legs and my left arm. My right ski punctured my liver and damaged it so badly it ~ can't function, and now I can never drink again. Then, a bear came out from behind a tree and mistook my ass for a beehive. That last response isn't dull and you laugh about it later over a beer with friends, but you feel bad. The weather improves this quarter, right? Well, I don't mean to defecate on your birthday cake, but I assure you it won't. I am not saying girls won't start dressing in tighter, fruit-bearing clothing. They will, and I look forward to that. But, they'll be fooling themselves into believing the weather has improved. We liye in Bellirigham. The weather is gorgeous in the summer, not thespring. During the academic year, the sky mostly sports some shade of gray. Notice how it rained on the first day of classes? A few sunny days will pepper this 'The weather improves this quarter, right? Well, I don't mean to defecate on your birthday cake, but I assure you it won't. I am hot saying girls won't start dressing in tighter, fruit-bearing clothing. They will, and I look forward to that.' quarter, but I'm still packing a poncho. Another great thing about spring is everyone begins individual pushes to get in shape for the summer. If I knocked it, I'd be a hypocrite. Spring is a great excuse to work out. I tried getting in shape last quarter by running daily, but I treated it likeJdid- Lentas asyouHg Catholic. Everybody in the church tries yearly to imitate what Jesus when he fasted in the desert for 40 days by giving something up. Josh Hartnett gave up sex in "40 Days and 40 Nights." One time I gave up cussing and I started out with the best, honest intentions. I lasted three weeks. Then I said: "eff that shit," and used the excuse I'm surprised more people don't use — "Well, I gave it a fair shot. Guess Jesus was a better man thanl." This quarter, things are even looking up for me academically, but the usual pitfalls still exist. The main _ one is fourth-floor classes. Whose bright idea was it to make buildings on campus this tall in the first place? When I first saw that I had a class in Room 420 of the Communications Facility, I laughed. I was ecstatic. I thought it was the greatest thing since Smucker's put peanut butter and jelly in the same jar. But after I walked four flights of stairs on the first day, I wanted to die. My chest heaved and I slowly began to fall backward before I grabbed the railing and dragged myself up the final steps. I could take the elevator, but I've tricked my lazy ass into thinking I have a phobia so I get some exercise. If I witness an elevator open to completion, whichever floor it stops on next is the number of days I have left to live. Needless to say, if you see someone running and screaming away from an elevator, it's me. Don't worry, I'll be fine. Another bright spot for me was the absence of a 700-milUon-foot line at the bookstore — I didn't have to wait two hours to fork over half my life's savings. I even narrowly avoided taking an 8 a.m. class. As I dropped it, I swear the clouds in the sky parted, choruses of angels sang and I was consumed with a bright, warm light. Spring quarter is a new beginning like newborn bunnies. That's what. I picture when I think spring. I say be the bunnies, start fresh and make copious amounts of love to what is clearly.the best quarter of the academic year here at Western. ---------- Western Front 2006-04-04 - Page 15 ---------- APRIL 4,2006 OPINIOISJS THE WESTERN FRONT •15 Absolutei You've got^ kidding. Do you flunk Britney Spears deserves her own sculpture? Compiled by Lindsay Budzier Brandon Williams Junior, psychology Allison Schmidt Sophomore, studio art Asmujfks 4% I imifeflee jr expression as an artist, that's just odd ' •'- '*"'.•'is'-*' • ••• '. . "': ' v -".'.."'"•-:.'' James Reeves Sophomore, computer science lSure,whym^M U mean if it yps in* the middle of the town square then I'd be worried. Release of Abu Ghraib photos jfopaixlizes troop s i f i^ BY Bows KURBANOV The Western Front Pictures may be worth more man a thousand words after all, ifme U.S. government doesn't act soon. The Bush administration V efforts to suppress disturbing images of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib prison came to a halt March 28, after a court order required the Department of Defense to turn over photographs and videos documenting the abuse, according to a March 29 CNN.com article. The decision is the resuh of an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit against the department in October 2003. The ACLU wanted the department to release documents related to abuse of detaineesheld m U.S. custody aoioad, according to an Aiig. 13,2005, Washington Post article. The right to freedom of information overturned me claim that me release ofthe photos wc gt;uldtanu^tlte nation's image and fuelterrorism if me govenirnent released the pictures. After the release of the infamous Abu Ghraib photos in May 2004, the American liberators became worse than the Iraqi dictators in the eyes of the international community. Critics of the decision, such as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Richard Myers, warned the department that releasing photos and videotapes of detainee abuse and torture at Abu Ghraib aids al-Qaeda recruitment, weakens the new government in Iraq and incites riots against U.S. troops, according to the Washington Post article. Myers is right What makes abetter recruitment poster for terrorists than a picture of a hooded prisorier hooked to electrical wires? The release of the photos is not a victory for the public's right.to know about theabuseof detainees held in U.S. custody abroad, Images such as these jeopardize the security ofU.S. troops and the security ofthe United States by giving terrorists an excuse to kill Americans. The: media shouldbe more discreet about rdeasing photos that only help America's enemies' causes around the world. International media outlets, such as Al-Jazeera, have sensationalized the Ami Ghraib scandal. 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Sure, a baby and stroller show she is responsible enough to sustain another human life for more than a week, but the sculpture is also about her incomplete quest for womanhood. How could her opponents deny her the chance to show off . . her widened hips, bulging stomach and maternal figure? Edwards' art shows that Spears is a slave to no one. Not to her parents, the media and certainly, not to traditional ideologies of ———— post-marital pregnancy. In fact, she is an inspiration and should be celebrated the way Edwards embraced her in his art. As she sang in her 2000 hit "Stronger," she is stronger than yesterday; her loneliness isn't killing her any more. Restraint: Pictures endanger U.S. soldiers CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 prying into the Middle East for its own economic and political interests. Images of Army Pfc. Lynndie England, one of the U.S. soldiers now famous for her role in the abuse at Abu Ghraib, pointing at a man's genitals or giving a thumbs-up behind a pyramid of naked bodies tarnishes America's image with Iraqis, with Muslims and with the rest of the world. If Iraqi insurgents took American soldiers as prisoners, they would-be unlikely to treat them humanely knowing the Bush administration has no regard for the rights of prisoners. President George W. Bush's dismal 36 percent approval rating, according to a March 14 Gallup Poll, and the public's increasing uneasiness with the war in Iraq have not gone unnoticed by insurgents and terrorists. They want the growing political opposition at home to force Bush to call for withdrawal of troops. The media should consider censoring such images to respect the bravery of the men and women of the U.S. military who are fighting and dying to protect the nation. Networks that broadcast these photos should keep the troops' safety and well-being in mind. Bush's failures in Iraq may adversely affect the troops, but overemphasizing the images can only lead to a lengthening of the quagmire in Iraq. The success of the American war effort in Iraq crucially depends on retaining public support in the United States and winning the hearts and minds of the Iraqi citizens. The images leaked from Abu Ghraib are undennining that task and the military's ability to convince Iraqis to support the United States' plan for democracy in the already unstable country. Letters to tlie Editor Do you have a beef with something we've published? Tell us. Send your letter to: thewesternfronteditor@yahoo.com Use the subject line: Letter to the Editor. We'll do our best to address your concerns. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Send The Western Front 250 words on any subject, and we may publish your piece. 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