1983_0802 ---------- Western Front - 1983 August 2 - Page 1 ---------- W m f ut of the blue m WESTERN FRONT Western's Red Square appears strangely deserted on this recent sunny afternoon. See related story, page 7. Photo by Shaun McClurken. /" • Politics de-emphasized Roenfeldt elected new WSL chair Western Washington University, Bellingham, Wash.Tuesday, August 2, 1983 Vol. 75, No. 40 Five Bellinghamites join California CISPES protest ByMARGIE HAIGHT Five people from Bellingham joined about 150 other demonstrators who attemptedto block entrances to the Port of Chicago weapons storage site, near San Francisco, on July 24. ThePort of Chicago was targeted for a demonstration by the coalition of anti-intervention, anti-nuclearweapons and peace organizations for a protest demonstration because it's a nuclear weapons storagesite, as well as the embarkation point for 70 to 80 percent of Central America-bound U.S. weapons andammunition, said the campaign coordinator Sandra Swan. Wayne Iverson, budget director for thecampus chapter of the Committee In Solidarity with the People of El Salvador, said he believes aBellingham woman is among the 28 people arrested and charged with blocking a public roadway andtrespassing. Contra Costa jail officials in Martinis County, Calif., couldn't verify the identities of thosearrested because each of the protesters gave their names as John Doe. Sgt. Funk of Contra Costasaid all those arrested were released Thursday afternoon. The Port of Chicago campaign, which included a peaceful rally of about 5,000 people in addition to the blockade, was an attempt to stop armsshipments to El Salvador, protest the development and storage of nuclear weapons, and changegovernment priorities from arms build-up to human services, according to Swan. An important armsshipment port during the Vietnam war, the Port of Chicago was the site of numerous anti-wardemonstrations during the '60s and 70s. The protest was slated for July 24 and 25 to coincide with the July 21 deadline for U.S. President Ronald Reagan's certification that human rights and socialconditions in general are being improved by the Salvadoran government. Iverson, who accusedReagan of waging a "disinformation campaign" concerning Central America, called the President'slatest press conference "more of the same." He said locally, as well as nationally, CISPES has had adifficult time countering the President's ambiguity as the major news media wire services are highly influenced by the administration. Dan Shaw, city editor of the Bellingham Herald, who called CISPES a very leftist organization, said the Hera Id attempted to stay on middle ground on the polarized issueof Central America by avoiding organizations which represent one extreme or another. Iverson saidWestern CISPES plans to be very active in the fall. By CAROLYN CASEY Western regained itsstanding in the Washington Student Lobby last week when Western student Darcy Roenfeldt wasselected as the state chairperson for that organization. WSL was formed in the spring of 1982 inreaction to massive budget cuts. All of the schools raised funds to organize a permanent office inOlympia and hire a lobbyist. The group monitors legislative action and mobilizes student groups forprotests and rallies in Olympia. WSL representatives met and selected their leader for next year'sdueling with legislators in Olympia. Roenfeldt said she thought it was good that Western occupies thetop position in the lobby. "Western has done a lot for the organization in terms of building spirit," shesaid. "We have the largest local chapter and we have more people we can call on if we need help."Washington State University was given the vice chairmanship, Evergreen got the secretary's position and the University of Washington has the at-large position. Central didn't get a position. "They (Central)seem to have a harder time, perhaps because they don't have a formal structure at their school,"Roenfeldt said. Roenfeldt has been active in . WSL since its beginning in 1982. She was selected to beon the state board as an at-large representative and as Western's chairperson. She said WSL will berestructured next fall with the ousting of the organization's executive director and the possible removal of WSL's lobbyist. "I know it seems like that will create confusion, but I think it would do more harmkeeping someone who didn't get along with our friends in the Legislature," Roenfeldt said. She saidthis year's selection process for state WSL leaders was mild compared to last year's suspicions. Last year's selection process was surrounded by rumors of a conspiracy when past chairperson MarkMurphy lost his position and the research universities, UW and Washington State, joined hands topreserve their institutions. Murphy was reported as saying the past election was run by "essentially adeal." Roenfeldt termed UWs role last year as "the bullies; they ganged up on everyone to get extramoney for the UW." This year's election was a smoother process, with politics between schools beingde-emphasized, she said. "A lot of the combative elements are gone now. Our new group of officersare going to work together instead of fighting with each other," Roenfeldt said. Roenfeldt said she looksforward to a new year with increased cooperation between the universities and an elimination oftheir in-house battles. "I think we will be able to get along better next year and get a lot accomplished." ---------- Western Front - 1983 August 2 - Page 2 ---------- 2 Western Front Tuesday, August 2, 1983 Kings dream remembered by marchers By DEANNA SHAWOn August 27th, 1963, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gathered together some 200,000demonstrators at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. to demand better jobs and an extensive civilrights law. Images of Mahatma Ghandi were recalled as King used the weapons of nonviolent civildisobedience in pursuit of his goals of racial equality and basic human rights. Millions of Americans watched and listened—and were moved as they heard a multitude of voices singing as one, "Weshall overcome." And few who saw the event will ever forget the impact made by King's eloquentspeech, "I have a dream. Next month, in commemoration of the anniversary of the historic event,the March on Washington will be repeated. Two Bellingham women, Robin Alice, a theatre/dance majorat Western, and Trina Forest, who will be a Western student this fall, have been named as Bellinghamdelegates to the March. At least 50,000 people are expected to attend the three-day event, which willprotest the proliferation of nuclear arms and seek support for jobs and job training, human rights,women's rights and restoration of funding for social programs. Although Forest says at first glance thegoals appear diverse, they really are intertwined because defense spending on nuclear arms affects each one. That money could be better spent on the development of peaceful technology and energy, job train- Trina Forest and Robin Alice will represent Bellingham at a Washington D.C. march commemorating Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr./s historic demonstration. ing and refunding of programs for the disadvantaged shesaid. "What they (the marchers) want to do is enforce the legislation in both American and foreignpolicies, the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights and the Constitution of the United States," Forest explained. "The crux of it is, we're off the path," she said of our collective failure to safeguard thebasic human rights embodied in these documents and in more recent legislation. "What we want is notto create new legislation, but for people in power to stop ignoring the existing legislation." Forest firstlearned of the March through a publication of the National Organization of Women, and, after a number of phone calls, she and Alice located the Puget Sound steering committee for the March in Seattle.The "August 27th Committee," as it is called, appointed them as delegates for the March from Bel-Photo by Shaun McClurken lingham. They also will choose four delegates from Seattle and others fromother communities in western Washington. Although delegates from every state are being appointed toattend, Forest stressed that the March is open to everyone. She hopes others from the Bellinghamarea are willing to participate. Alice says that for her, the march on Washington D.C. is a chance toactively participate and become involved in issues rather than merely philosophize about them. She first became aware of the plight of the poor and under-priveleged in America through a slide lecture,"American Pictures," presented at Western last winter. The graphic program, which depicted thepoverty in America's deep south, made her realize that "working at having the white part of our cultureeducated to the poor conditions (some Americans live under)" was very important to her. "I guess it'scalled taking responsibility—that's what it is," she said of her decision to attend the March. Sympathymarches in at least 89 major cities across the country are planned to coincide with the Washington,D.C. march. In Seattle, marchers will assemble at the corner of 23rd and Cherry Streets at 12 noon on the 27th and follow a route to the Seattle Center where a rally will take place. The national event issupported by a great number of major groups including the National Council of Churches, the UnitedStates Student Association, the National Education Association, the National Association for theAdvancement of Colored People, the American Indian Movement, and the National Organization forWomen. The national steering commit-, tee for the march is headed by King's widow, Coretta King. It isthe hope of the committee that the March also will aid passage of legislation designating the birthdayof Dr. Martin Luther King as a national holiday. Music workshop begins tomorrow By MARGARETCARLSON The Twelfth Rolland International String and Piano Workshop will bring some of the world's most talented musicians to West-em for an intensive study for music teachers and a series of concertsfor the public. This is the first time that the workshop has been held in the U.S. It begins tomorrow andruns through Aug. 16. Paul Rolland was well-known for his theories on the art of teaching string music,said Pris-cilla Sabin, of the University Conference Center. "He was one of the top authorities instring," she said. After his death Rolland's wife, Clara, established the workshops to carry on his work.Clara Rolland chose Bellingham for this year's workshop partly because she was impressed withWestern's music facilities and partly because she liked the environment, Sabin sajd. The workshop isdesigned for music teachers and musicians at the graduate level, Sabin said. Participants from all overthe U.S. and 10 from Japan will be staying in university residences. Many of the guest artists are part of a series of concerts open to the public. Tickets are $4 for one concert or $30 for the eight-concertseries. Tickets can be purchased at Claire Rolland's office, or at the door. 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Aug. 3 Ian Hobson -piano Aug. 6 Johana Harris Heggie and John Heggie - duo piano Aug. 8 John Rolland - duo piano/dance Aug. 10 Gadd/Schotten - duo concert Aug. 12 Sidney Harth/Phyllis Rappeport - concert Aug. 14Participants recital -piano division (2:30 p.m.) Aug. 15 Participants recital -string division (3 p.m.) Aug.15 Janos Starker/Gadd - lecture demonstration The Finest, Freshest coffees now also available atDana's Cafe downtown the Upper Crust Silver Beach. 1101 Harris Ave. in Old Fairhaven Expresso Entertainment in our Coffee House Open Evenings Northwest's foremost art picture frame dealer isnow in Bellingham! • Custom Do-It-Yourself Framing • Limited Editions (Markgraf and others) • Posters • cards AUGUST 3, 4, 5 ONLY — 50% OFF CUSTOM FRAMING! WITH FRAME ITLTD'S LOW PRICES, YOU WONT WANT TO MISS THIS! • Limit 3 project per customer •Payment must accompany order • Discount applied only to cost of materials 111 N. SAMMISH WAY.647-1171 Motel Row, Next to the new Godfathers Pizza. 12 other locations in Western Washington ---------- Western Front - 1983 August 2 - Page 3 ---------- Western Front 3 Tuesday, August 2,1983 Whatcom towns offer country tour By DAN RAMSAY Spreadthroughout Whatcom County are the little towns that exemplify rural life at its best. Spending the daydriving to, in and around these cozy metropoli is a course in local history and country living. Twelvemiles north of Bel-lingham, just off Guide Meridan, is the county's second-largest town, Lynden. Richwith Dutch culture and an overwhelming number of churches, this community of about 4,000 is firmlycommitted to the clean life. Liquor is taboo and dancing when alcohol is present is prohibited, thanksto a city ordinance. Sunrise to sunset, farming is the order of life. When in Lynden, be sure to stop inthe Pioneer Museum to catch up on the town's history. It's open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily and islocated on Front Street. Also a must is the Dutch Bakery, offering old-world pastry and excellent prices(four cinnamon rolls for a dollar). Lynden is the site of the Northwest Washington Fair. Coming upAugust 16-20, the fair is a sure bet to attract big-name country musicians and the finest livestock in thispart of the country. A half-dozen miles from Lynden, in the heart of the Nook-sack Valley, is the town ofEver-son. Named in 1871 for the first white settler in the area, Ever Everson, this little town is located on the old Mount Baker, Milwaukee St. Paul Railway line. Driving down the main road of this hamlet,visitors should not be surprised to see tractors or combines blocking traffic on the way through thevalley. Winding past Everson, the highway is flanked by corn fields and cow pastures. U-pick standsalongside the roadway wait for customers to harvest the berries. Next town on the tour is Dem-ing.Located near the fork in the Nooksack River, Deming was named for the first postmaster in the area,George Deming, in 1899. A beautiful view of Mount Baker greets travelers and Deming isthe home of thealmost famous Mount Baker Vineyards. Tours of the vineyards are offered daily. Deming is known as alogging Summer calendar August 2-6 Summer Lecture Series presents "A Farewell to NuclearWeapons," Dr. David Ziegler, at 7:30 tonight in Bond Hall 112. Lisa Carlson performs at noontomorrow in the Viking Union Plaza. Summer Stock continues with the play "The Skin of Our Teeth,"beginning at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow and continuing through Aug. 6 in the Old Main Theater. Specialperformance at 2:15 p.m. on Aug. 7. The Washington Old Time Fiddlers get together to fiddle around atnoon on Aug. 5 at the Bellingham Public Library. Just what you've been waiting for~A day atLongacres.The day begins at 7 a.m. on Aug. 6 in the VU Plaza. Call 676-3120 for more information. The Bellingham Road Run begins at 10 a.m. on Aug. 6 from Whatcom Falls Park. The Gang of Six willhave its third annual showing of its members' work on the weekend of Aug. 5, 6 and 7 on the top floor ofthe Marketplace Building, 12th and Harris, in Fairhaven. The group of Bellingham artists include Western staff members Doug Imhoff (watercolors and acrylics) and Susan Bennerstrom pastel drawings).Western alumni Terry Nelson, Dorothy Picht and Richard Picht will also exhibit art. Opening nightfestivities from 7 to 10 p.m. on Aug. 5 town and you just have to look on any of the foothills to seetheir operation. Talking to the locals will give any visitor a great perspective on the area's history.Heading toward the mountain, the Mount Baker Highway passes through the tiny tourist village of MapleFalls. The last stop for gasoline on the way to Mount Baker, Maple Falls has a few novelty shops and apost office. Platted in 1901, Maple Falls was named for the creek that runs through town. Three milesnorth of town is Silver Lake. A Whatcom County park, Silver Lake has picnic and camping grounds,fishing and boating, hiking, swimming and horseback riding. Twenty miles past Maple Falls is thetown of Glacier. Another tiny settlement, Glacier has a few . residents, a National Park Ranger ; Stationand a general store- ! restaurant named Graham's. From Glacier, it's about 20 ' twisting miles to theMount Baker ski area. During the winter, Graham's is packed with weary, • hungry and cold skierswho exchange tales of the mountain over hot chocolate or beer. will include a poetry reading by StanleyHodson, and music throughout the evening by flutist Leslie Hall and cellist Celia Koch. The rest of theweekend's activities get underway at noon on Saturday. August 7-13 Last chance to catch the play"The Skin of Our Teeth"at 2:15 p.m. Aug. 7 in the Old Main Theater. The movie "Everything You AlwaysWanted To Know About Sex" begins at 6:30 and 9 p.m. Monday at Lecture Hall Four. Admission is$1.50. The Summer Lecture Series presents "Genetic Engineering Problems and Potentials for the1980s," to be given by Dr. John Erickson at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 9 in Bond Hall 112. Larry Hanks and LauraSmith perform at this week's "nooner" on Aug. 10 at the VU Plaza. Summer Stock performs the play"The Music Man," beginning at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 10-13 and Aug. 17-19 on the PAC Main Stage. Special perfromance at 2:15 p.m. on Aug. 14. The Pacific Northwest Highland Scottish Games begin at 8:30a.m. on Aug. 14 in the Everett Stadium. August 14-19 Summer Stock's "The Music Man" is performedat 2:15 p.m. on Aug. 14 on the PAC Main Stage. The movie "The Formula," begins at 6:30 and 9 p.m.on Aug. 15 in Lecture Hall Four. Admission is $1.50. The Northwest Washington Fair begins on Aug. 16 in Lynden. This week's noon performance is by Laurette Langille on Aug. 17 at the VU Plaza. Lastthree days to see "The Music Man," at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 17, 18 and 19 on the PAC Main Stage.Summer officially begins on Aug. 19, the last day of class. So, close those books and have a good one. kmko's copies AUGUST 1-AUGUST 14 CASH CARRY 701 E. HOLLY 647-1114:•••••••••••••••••••••••• SEHOMECINEMAS 3 3300 FIELDING ST. 671-7770 FRIDAY SATURDAY AUGUST S 6 "ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOWrw ALL SEATS $3.00 ---------- Western Front - 1983 August 2 - Page 4 ---------- 4 Western Front OPINION Tuesday, August 2,1983 Front Line Washington Student Lobby Discordended? With the election of n ew officers last week, the Washington Student Lobby has an opportunity to rid itself of the factionalism and in-house bickering that has plagued the fledgling organization. TheWSL has floundered its first two years attempting to outline its aims and make an impression in Olympia. Sadly the impression the group presents is of schools bent on their own preservation, rather than stateeducation as a whole. The group has been labeled "selfish" by some legislators, naive by others. Andwith its members spending more energy battling each other with power plays than lobbying state officials, how can we expect Olympia to take the WSL seriously as any kind of representation of studentsolidarity? Western student Darcy Roenfeldt, the new WSL chairperson, said she sees the election asan elimination of the "combatitive elements" in the organization, particularly the University of Washington"bullies." While the UW certainly abused its power in the WSL to p u s h its own programs, it is hopedthe powers-to-be won't construct a new faction. Roenfeldt called the action between the WSL and thelegislators "a little game." The future of higher education in Washington is no game, and the WSL owesthe students who have supported the lobby a concerted attempt to stabilize the organization and seekcooperation among the colleges and universities. Harassing Nicaragua Both sides lose The U.S. Navyhas deployed a new and dangerous technique in Nicaragua this week — harassment. "Harassment"is the official label for the practices of chasing, tracking and ultimately provoking Nicaraguan forces into attacking an American vessel. President Reagan seems to be pushing the U.S. into "military conflict"(that's war foryou non-bureaucrats). Last week he sent two aircraft carrier battle groups, about 20 vessels, to play their games off the Pacific and Caribbean coasts of Nicaragua. One White House official wasreported as saying the forces will "follow them (Nicaraguan ships and planes), shadow them and perhapseven harass them a little bit without violence, just so they know we are around and that we can do it."Not by coincidence did Reagan schedule these 'war games" (perhaps the biggest contradiction in termsextant) to take place just outside this country surging with unrest. The lastest policy of playing "chicken"with bombers — and, more importantly, lives — more absurdly illogical and reprehensible than theoriginal game of high school boys aiming their cars at each other. One side will weaken and an American will get shot. This will give Reagan his excuse to attack the Nicaraguans. While he may call them "non-aggressive war games," chances are both sides will come out losers. Western Front Gordon Weeks,Editor • Peggy Loetterle, Managing Editor Carolyn Casey, News Editor • Shaun McClurken, OpinionEditor Heidi Yeargin, Photo Editor* Don Huddleston, Photo Asst. Margaret Carlson, Head Copy Editor• Dan Ramsay, Copy Editor „ Margie Haight, Vicki Siggs, Production Managers Robin Henley, Staff Artist • Masood Sahba, Business Manager R. E. 'Ted' Stannard. Jr., Advisor Reporters: Vickie Jones, Jackie Spinks, Deanna Shaw, Stedem Wood Ad Sales Staff: Kamian Dowd, Greta Evans, LaurieRossmari, Masood Sahba, Stacy Schill, Alan Wang. Editorials reflect the majority opinion of the Western Front editorial board: the editor, managing editor, news editor, opinion editor and head copy editor.Signed commentaries and cartoons are the opinions of the authors. Guest commentaries are welcomed. lt;f7"%: safialft Abortion Only choice is free choice The key in the abortion debate is "when does lifebegin?" It seems to me that the ovum inside the woman's body is living and ready to reproduce, so lifedoesn't so much as begin as it simply is. Nevertheless, I believe in free choice because I don't thinkanyone has the right to force private valueson anyone else. Why tell someone they must have a baby,when they'll only mistreat themselves or the baby? Is it fair to a child to be born to an unsympatheticparent or to be deformed because the parent has been abusing drugs? What about the woman who hasanother child to qualify for more welfare money? She doesn't really care about the kids. (Is she really amother?) People always say unwanted children can be put up for adoption, but not every child everleaves a foster home. The older the child, the less likely it is to be adopted. My younger brother andsister, Adam and Tami, were adopted and I saw the adjustment prob- Vicki Siggs, Production Manager lems they had at the age ofthree and two—especially at age three. Originally part of a three-childfamily, Adam and Tami had an older sister and all three were in a foster home together. The oldest girl,mistreated by her original parents, tried to kill Tami several times. The foster parents often would find bite and bruise marks •on Tami'sbody. Because the original mother was "not ready to have kids," theolder girl was thrown into a wall once during a parent's rage. The child ended up going to a mentalhospital and was released and adopted two years ago. During the first year with our family, Adamregressed. At first he would ask where Jimmy, his former foster brother, was. Later, whenever Jimmy'sname was mentioned, he would say that this was his babysitter. In adjusting to his new life Adam alsowent from not wetting the bed back to wetting his bed. At first Tami and Adam would follow each otherfrom room to room. If Tami left the room, Adam always would ask where she went. They have sinceadjusted nicely. Granted, not all children have problems like these—some are worse—but others arescarred permanently by past experiences. Responsible adults must think about what's right for them and their children individually. Who can presume to tell another what to do in an abortion case? Each of uscan say only what's right for herself. Is it for me to say that my life is so together that this is how yoursshould be too? I'm not God and neither are you. God hated sin, but the choice is Man's in all things. Ican't believe in abortion for myself because I couldn't live with myself knowing what I had done. Couldyou? Queer bashing Who is social menace? I recently found out that my old stomping ground (Seattle's Broadway district) is now the field for a new sport: queer bashing. It's not really a new sport; rather aseasonal sport that's more active than ever this year. Most of the players are middle-class neighborhoodyouths. They roam the streets or hang out in video arcades, waiting for a supposedly gay man to walkby. When they spot a victim they yell insults at him, chase him and then beat him up. The worst attackof the six reported in the past month occured about a month ago when a young man was jumped by agang carrying clubs' and a crowbar. A police report stated the man suffered crushed ligaments, welts,lacerations on his face and body and was raped by a' crowbar. Margaret Carlson, Head Copy EditorWhat is going through the minds of these teenagers to provoke them to bludgeon another human? Dothey consider homosexuals non-humans just because they don't have "normal" sex values? Maybethey think gays are a menace to society. But aren't the insolent teenagers, who physically andpsychologically abuse others, the real menace? Homosexuals have rights, both as citizens and ashumans. One of these rights is the privilege to walk down the street without being attacked for sexualpreference. America is billed as the "free" country where individuals are able to have their own morals as long as they don't threaten or endanger other citizens and their rights. Gay men and women havesexual preferences different from the majority but they don't beat up people who don't share theirpreference. They accept the fact that most people in our country don't feel the same way they do andthey generally respect all other views. It's quite obvious who's right and who's wrong in the "sport" ofqueer bashing. But people need to learn that no right and wrong exist when it comes to sexualpreference. Afterall, preferences involve choice. Next time I'm home for a visit, if I take a walk for icecream some night I think I'll take a baseball bat with me in case a gang of queer bashers mistakes mefor one of "them." ---------- Western Front - 1983 August 2 - Page 5 ---------- Western Front 5 Tuesday, August 2, 1983 Lottery; questions persist Letters State lottery organizerswere told they were taking quite a gamble trying to establish their chancey enterprise in Washington,where such a large number of erudite folk reside. One year and $66 million later, lottery officials haveconcluded the well-educated are actually, more tempted to play with fate than those schooled merely in common sense. Profitability of the lottery is no longer a question, but the debate continues over theappropriateness of government-sponsored gambling. The discussion is healthy, as it continues toremind us the first priority of the state must be the public welfare and not profit-turning. It seems thelottery has been a positive . thing for Washington, Margie Haight, Production Manager despite fears itmight be the beginning of the moral demise of our wholesome Northwest innocence. Speculation bylottery opposition that the poor would simply get poorer appears unfounded. In fact the only peoplewho don't . buy their share of the 4.5 million tickets purchased weekly are located on the extremes ofthe income spectrum, those earning under $5,000 or over $50,000 a year. WESTERN FRONTAVAILABLE GRAPHICS PERSON APPLY AT THE FRONT OFFICE in College Hall Room 7 or call676-3161 Contact Masood Sahba, Advertising Manager The new daily numbers game slated to begin inthe spring promises to rekindle the debate, but lottery officials hope the new game will appeal especiallyto those in the high income brackets, who aren't so tempted by big winnings, but might be by thegreater player participation the new game will allow. The skeptics and doubters should continue to voicetheir warnings about corruption. But the lottery gives u s all a sense, no m a t t e r how p r e c a r i o u sly founded, that dreams can come true, lives can change over night, Lady Luck is not totally elusive. I t ' s r e a s s u r i n g to see the government in the business of generating optimism and hope as well asmoney. IRAWLSl Dos Equis i 6 PACK $4.59 Anchor Steam OR Anchor Porter $5.59 Plus FROMRAWL'S , TWO BIG SCOOPS OF ICECREAM!!! 57e THE CHOICE IS YOURS VIDEO GAMES TOPLAY! forner Holly Lakewau WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS PLEASE POST Deadline for announcements in this space is noon Monday for the Tuesday issue ofWestern Front. Announcements should be limited to 50 words, typewritten or legibly printed, and sentthrough campus mail or brought in person to the Publcatlons Office, Commissary 108. Do not addressannouncements directly to the Western Front. Phoned announcements will not be accepted. Allannouncements should be signed by the originator. SUMMER BACHELOR DEGREE AND TEACHINGCERTIFICATE CANDIDATES: Pay degree and/or certificate fees to the cashier by Fri., Aug. 5, if you have not already done so. List of fees required for summer graduates is on file at the Cashier's window,OM245, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., or at the Plaza Cashier, V.U. Plaza, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Questions ongraduation requirements outstanding should be directed to the Credit Evaluation section of the Registrar's Office, OM230. Candidates are reminded that adjustments to evaluations on file must be approved inwriting and submitted to the evaluator in OM230. PARKING NOTICE: Meters in Lot 9V are in the processof having timing mechanisms changed in preparation for the change in regulations which take effect inSeptember. Parking Controller's will honor the two hours for 25 cents until September 19. THEACADEMIC ADVISING CENTER will be closed for the month of August. Normal office hours, 9 a.m. tonoon and 1 to 4 p.m., will resume Sept. 1. FUTURISM: The Summer Session Lecture Series on Futurismwill present "A Farewell to Nuclear Arms" by Dr. David Ziegler (political science) at 7:30 p.m. today (Aug.2) in BH11Z Admission is free. Final lecture in the series will be "Genetic Engineering: Problems andPotentials for the 1980s" by Dr. John Erickson (biology) on Tues., Aug. 9, also at 7:30 p.m. in BH112.SUMMER STOCK '83: The second show is Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth, playing Wed.-Sun.,Aug. 3-7. Meredith Willson's well-known musical The Music Man rounds out the season with twoperformances, running Wed.-Sun., Aug. 10-14 and 17-20. Individual show tickets are $4 general, $3students and senior citizens. Curtain time for all productions is 7:30 p.m. Wed.-Sat. and 2:15 for theSunday matinee. For information on ticket reservations and group sales, call the Summer Stock boxoffice, 676-3873. 45-year veteran sees Birch Bay differently Western Front: In reading a "commentary"by Don Huddleston in your July 12 issue I felt that he must have been given wrong directions bysomeone with a very wry sense of humor. Outside of a few general similarities there was nothingremotely close to a description of the Birch Bay I've lived in and loved for forty-five years. I can't imaginewhere Mr. Huddleston spent that dreary day among the profit mongers on the sulphur mudflats. I thinkhe's the victim of a monstrous hoax ...transported by alien beings through a weird space warp, perhaps? You see, the Birch Bay I know is a far different place than that described by your Mr. Huddleston.The Birch Bay where I live does allow Canadians I'm afraid and just like Bellingham is happy to accepttheir "funny" money. The Birch Bay I know begins at the south with Point Whitehorn, which provides abreathtaking panoramic view of t he sound and islands. Next is some nice beach homes with privatebeaches; a few with pools. Continuing on you'll find some tidy mobile home parks and sites behindgreen belts. Next comes one of the most beautiful and best maintained state parks in Washington,with campsites, hiking and nature' trails, beaches with good clamming and crabbing. Through the yearsI've seen the Bay gradually changing from a h o d g e p o d g e of c l a p b o a rd clammer's shackstowards a planned recreation community. The upgrading continues. The quality continues to improve.There's more to be done and being done with new construction, rebuilding the golf course, newmarinas, etc. I won't venture to guess what Mr. Huddleston has against profit. But, there is something he should try to understand. When one employs people a day's work is expected for a day's pay andwhen one employs capital there must be a yield or gain; otherwise the system breaks down. Easternbloc countries still are struggling with this concept as they try to feed their people and continue lookingto us for grain. Mr. Huddleston's commentary" reminds me of the old one about three blind mendescribing an elephant and I can't help but wonder which part of the beast's anatomy he grasped. I'veseen the elephant and it ain't half bad. If Mr. Huddleston continues in .•journalism when he gets outinto the real world and works on a paper that has to show a profit, perhaps he'll see the elephant too.COME TO BIRCH BAY. BRING THE FAMILY. SPEND A BUCK. R.W. Stephens Classifieds Rates: 70$ per line (27 characters) first insertion; 650 per line each additional insertion. Deadline: Thursday noon forTuesday's paper. Western Front office, College Hall Room 7, phone: 676-3161. Checks only, in advanceSERVICES Typing by a Pro. 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The renewal of Western's land use permit is in jeopardy while Western and theForest Service debate the cabin's condition and its environmental impact. The university-owned cabin islocated at the 4,700 foot level on the north face of Mount Baker. Arriving at Kulshan from Bel-linghaminvolves an hour's drive east on the Mount Baker Highway, another eight miles up to the 3,300-foot levelon the muddy and pitted Glacier Creek Road, and, for the novice, an arduous two-and-a-half- mile hikealong switchbacks and across swollen streams. The area is so well-traveled, however, that Western'stoehold in the wilderness is at best highly impacted. Of course Kulshan Cabin is no posh resort. Even inAugust the temperature is cool, with slow physical activity requiring wool clothing and often rain gear.Sometimes the temperature outside the cabin is warmer than inside. Patches of snow can be seenfrom the cabin, and the area is shadowed by trees, glaciers and ridges. Snowfields, the Coleman andRoosevelt Glaciers and the mountain summit can be climbed to from the cabin in fair conditions in less thana day. Logistical and political concerns also help categorize the cabin from outside the resortclassification. The outhouse was destroyed by an avalanche in the winter of 1982 and hasn't beenreconstucted. The cabin is without a fireplace or chimney and the foundation, supports and cedar shakeroof need repair. Heavy foot traffic makes the surrounding ground muddy and sloppy. Because KulshanCabin belongs to Western through a special use permit granted by the U.S. Forest Service, theseproblems are critical. The use permit expires in December 1983 and provisions in the land lease requirethat Western repair the cabin, build an outhouse and maintain the trail. Bis.*" :!'' *»? "*™ m- ^SM(Aijjl§l p Heavy traffic through Kulshan Cabin makes a muddy moat around the "castle." . . . the problemat Kulshan is not hinged on the FS setting up political roadblocks, but Westerns inability orunwillingness to spend money on the cabin. Gregg Sheheen, Western student and the cabin's caretakerthe last two years, fears that because of these problems, Western may not be given the lease afterDecember. "There are some who think the solution to its problems is to torch the cabin," Sheheensaid, "I think that would be a real shame." The most crucial problem at the cabin is building a newouthouse, and political roadblocks have prevented its constuction. Gregg Sheheen, cabin caretaker,playing alpine chef at 4700 feet. Associated Students Advisor Jim Schuster explained what Western has tried to do so far. Sheheen, together with Huxley student Guy Roberts, has looked at three outhousesite's. Western wants an inexpensive, environmentally safe waste disposal system, Schuster said.The Forest Service wants a more expensive system, he said. One Forest Service proposal is to inserta vault into the rocky mountain, requiring blasting and periodic emptying by helicopter lift. "That is justcompletely out of our range," Schuster said. "It seems like everyting we try to do is rejected by the FS,"Sheheen said. "We got a Huxley student (Roberts) out here to do perc tests. Then we find a couple ofgood sites. The FS says, 'no, that's not acceptable.' But what they want us to do is impossible."Schuster said the Forest Service is trying to make Western completely responsible for a problem thatshould be shouldered by the national agency. "The area is popular enough without the cabin," Schustersaid. "If we no longer had the cabin, there would still be a solid waste problem." Tom Highberger,recreation assistant for the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, said the problem at Kulshan is not hinged on the Forest Service setting up political roadblocks, but Western's inability or unwillingness to spend money on the cabin. Highberger said the Forest Service, in granting the land use permit, allowsWestern a privilege the general public does not enjoy. In return, the federal agency wants to see thepublic lands not only maintained but upgraded. The Forest Service does not contend that Western has been negligent in fulfilling its obligations under the current special use permit, "but they've just donethe bottom line," Highberger said. "We (the Forest Service) would like to see"the cabin managed at ahigher level." Highberger said the basis of the problem at Kulshan is heavy use. Though removed fromthe city, the cabin is often crowded, especially on the weekends. In the 1982 caretaker's report,Sheheen reported more than 200 people visit the cabin on a typical weekend, and the holidays mightbring more than 500 climbers and hikers through the area. Sheheen's job, as a result, becomes one ofadvisor, meteorologist and travel agent. "The university provides a service," he said. "I talk to peopleabout the area, tell them the name of landmarks, try to make their experience a positive one." When all18 upstairs bunks are occupied, the two-story, approximately 1000- square foot cabin is crowded withpacks, ice axes, ropes and other gear. Though many visitors are climbers seeking refuge from theelements they usually weather, others are hikers who walk up the trail and go no further. As a politicalscience major serving on the AS Board, as well as a mountaineer, Sheheen understands thejuxtaposition of his job. "The people who come up here, even in Nike running shoes for the day, want toget away from responsibility. When I have to play cop, first I make a suggestion. Then I make astatement. Coming dowa on someone is a last resort." The rules at 4,700 feet are basic. Toilet paperand feces are burned. Garbage is packed out. Rattling gear at 5 a.m. receives sometimes crudeadmonishment from the caretaker's bunk. The environment lends itself to loose regulation. It is easy tobe quiet and unim-posing when surrounded by immense glacial ice, chunky moraine and animpressive silence. By the time a climber makes it back to the high camp or the cabin, he is spent.Most have grown used to little conversation and dejisions made independently. But the cabin is acastle through the eyes of a tired climber. ---------- Western Front - 1983 August 2 - Page 7 ---------- Western Front 7 Tuesday, August 2, 1983 Flight blends wonder, excitement Story and photos by ShaunMcClurken Pre-flight checkout, radio alert and visual sky scan all were clear. Ken Brock, poised at the controls of a Cessna 150 light plane at the head of runway one-si Bel-lingham International Airport,opened his plane's throttle and steered into the wind. Accelerating determinedly, the red-and-white craftswept down the runway and surged into the clear afternoon sky. Once clear of the airport and itssurrounding trees, Brock turned to his passenger and shouted over the engine's rattle/ roar, "Howdo you feel?" His passenger, through an immenslyfoolish grin, shouted back, "I feel like a kid!" KenBrock, 22-year-old Western student readying for a psychology degree — possibly art history, too —needs small excuse to go up. He says, of course, "It's great. There's not much better than flying." Sitting in his apartment's kitchen, Ken declines to explain his interest — "it's just one of those things" — butdoes mention his maternal grandfather. "He built and flew his own biplanes. He died when I was veryyoung. I really don't know much about him; neither does my mom." He points to a mounted photo. Theenlargement depicts a dashing Clark Gable-ish figure in vintage flying gear, astride a '30s-era biplane. The romance of the air is not dead. The day of the flight, Ken signed in at Cascade Flight and led the way to the little plane lashed to the tarmac outside. He went over the ship's exterior (are all bolts and strutstight?), pulled fuel samples from the wing tanks (any water or particles present?) and checked theengine, an air-cooled, horizontally opposed four-cylinder of 100 horsepower, driving a blunt, two-bladedpropeller about six feet in diameter. Inside, he tested control surfaces for function and calibrated thecompass and altimeter. Lap and shoulder belts were secured. He pointed out the various instruments,explaining they ran off atmospheric pressure plus some electrical gyroscopes. (Despite the elaborateroutines and safeguards, a pilot will tell you the most dangerous thing he does when he goes up isdrive to and from the airport.) Ken primed the engine, looked all around for anyone too near, yelled"Clear!" out his open window, and switched on. The engine coughed and the propeller became a blur.The plane began to shift and buck gently against its set brakes. "OK, let's get the hell out of here," Kensaid, and took our own plane's microphone. "Bellingham Radio, this is Cessna November-six-three-five-three-one, taking off on runway one-six." D The well-planned Ellis-Lakeway-Holly- Indian-Potter-Magnolia intersection is much more pleasant to look at from afar than to negotiate. AIRBORNE Over BellinghamBay (thick with gravy-colored silt) and still climbing, we banked lazily to the right and headed southwesttowards the San Juan Islands. Sunlight sequined the waves below, highlighting the occasional sailboat,and Bellingham receded behind. Predictably, you don't appear to move very fast with no reference pointsnearby, though the 150's cruise speed is listed as 110 miles per hour (at which it gets 20 miles to thegallon.) Seeing the camera out and ready, Ken said, "If you see something you want to take a picture of, just tell me, and I'll do this." He rolled the plane over on its right-hand wing. The pebbled surface of theStrait of Georgia slid up to fill the passenger window. Dryly: "OK." Even keel again. Ken produced amap, orienting it to the plane's course. "See this?" he said, pointing first at the map and then outthrough the prop. "This is where we're going." He was indicating Orcas Island Airport, at East Sound onOrcas Island. He continued, "I know a couple of good places to eat down there." He and a girlfriend had spent many days walking round the island after the 15-minute air hop. "Flying is a great date," heconceded laughingly. After an aerial circuit of the town, Ken began an approach for a demonstrationlanding, paralleling the runway a half-mile on its right, ending the swoop with two 90-degree turns to place us over the end of the strip. With the wind at our tail, the plane was handling mushily, with too muchspeed and not enough lift. Ken wrestled uncomfortably to within eight feet of the ground, then, "Hell, I'll go around again." He opened the throttle and we struggled out of the approach. Even Bellingham,Wash, becomes interesting from 2,000 feet in the air. The homely little features drop away and thetrees, streets, roofs, yards and the rest become abstract patterns seen, startlingly, from above. After along, low loop, and now understanding the circumstances, heJbrought us in lower, slewing the tail side-to-side to drop speed and altitude on the final Turning tail on the San Juan Islands, the little Cessna 150now bears its two passengers towards Bellingham and home. approach. We grounded with a bumpand glided to the far end of the runway, turning for the takeoff. Takeoffwas much more satisfactory,biting now into a headwind. Plane and pilot surged away from East Sound with a vengeance.Sightseeing over the minor islands to 'the southwest, we passed over the Ana-cortes ferry. Ken waggledthe wings deeply, and watched the pasengers on deck wave in return. We wanted to wind up our dayover Bellingham, to allow me to look with unfamil-iarity at the familiar. Enroute, the islands not quitebehind us, Ken confided, "You know, looking out this windshield reminds me of watching TV, and theside windows are really the same. The only time I feel like I'm really flying is when I look back and seethat tail out there." • Even Bellingham, Wash, becomes interesting from 2,000 feet in the air. Thehomely little details drop away and the trees, streets, roofs, yards and the rest become abstract patterns seen, startlingly, from above. Circling Sehome Hill to get pictures of Western's campus, Ken said, "Iwonder how this looks to the people on the ground. I know it seems like we're doing this in no time at all, but down there it seems like every few minutes, a plane flies over. You lose all sense of time in the air."Got enough?" Nod; "Let's take it home." • The wind had shifted while we'd been out, and we werenow to land on runway three-four — which was runway one-six traveled in the opposite direction. Our "J" approach dog-leg took us over a landmark salmon-shaped swimming pool somewhere in the Eldridgearea. On 1-5 back into Bellingham, Ken's yellow Beetle, paralyzed on the driver's side by a parking lothit-and-run, ripped along at the speed limit, the apparent altitude about four feet. A school bus sweptdown an on-ramp and filled the field of vision on the passenger side. Everything around seemed closeand chaotic, and the noise and low-frequency vibration aboard the plane had left a headache behind."Yeah, it's always kind of a let-down," Ken allowed. "You're going along and you think: Alright, 60; takeoff speed. Here we go ---------- Western Front - 1983 August 2 - Page 8 ---------- 8 Western Front Tuesday, August 2, 1983 Holy bat cave, boy wonder!! Spelunkers probe local cavernStory and photos by Don Huddleston Hitching up my sweaty army pants and taking a deep breath, Ilowered myself' into the dark cave. My feet fumbled for solid support as my eyes grew accustomed tothe dim light. To my right, a plastic jug hung suspended from the rock wall. Bolted above the jug was a sign that made the arrival official. "Senger's Talus Caves." I glanced at my hiking partner, Brad Killion,25, a fellow Western student, and grinned. We had made it to the "bat caves." The floor of the mainentrance consisted of jagged, mildewed rock. We were in an opening easily 30-feet high, 15-feet wideand only time would tell how many feet deep. My back tingled as the sweat from our hike to the cavedried in the cold air. "You're steaming," Killion said. And indeed I was. The temperature of the cave gave no indication of the hot summer day outside the stone fortress. We sat down on a clammyoutcropping and ate a Snickers bar. Ahead of us, dark and somehow evil, an inner entrance waited for our next move. Brad and I had heard strange stories about the "bat caves" some months beforecuriosity ~~ and a rare free weekend got the better of us. Suspecting a coming physical challenge, Iimmediately went onto my normal training routine: a strict diet of lasagne, burgers and anoccasional one-half mile hike down to Albertson's for a pack of cigarettes. Our plan slowly took shape as we mulled over the dangers of the expedition while subjecting ourselves to strenuous workouts onthe dreaded pool table and uncompromising lawn chairs. Finally, in a moment of true inspiration, Bradlooked foggily up from his empty glass and in his finest "Rocky" voice slurred the immortal words, "Gofor it." The journey to the "bat caves" on Chuckanut Mountain is not that difficult. The two of us, bothnovice hikers,made the trek with no major problems. To get to the caves from Bel-lingham, drive southon Chuckanut Drive, the journey begins across the road from the Oyster Bar restaurant. The beginning of the hike is a private driveway so respect the property. Beyond the driveway a road continues into thewoods. About one-half mile up the road is an old abandoned truck, across from the truck is thetrailhead. The trail winds its way up the hillside, through huge stands of ferns and back and forth over asmall creek. The climb is steep in parts and we had to catch our breath more than once. We continuedup the trail, keeping an eye out for a blue ribbon that marks the cave turn-off. There was no blue ribbon in sight, but playing a hunch we found the trail off to our left and in five minutes the rock slide thatcontains the caves was in sight. The turn-off now is marked with a blue ribbon, which we foundplenty of farther up the main trail. The hike to the caves was completed in less than two hours. Theactual cave entrance is to the right as you enter the slide area. It takes a little hunting and pecking, butwhen your flashlight hits the huge opening, you'll know it. The sign in the cave recommends at least three people to a spelunking (cave exploring) party and three kinds of light: flashlight, matches andcandles. Caves are very wet and very cold, so warm, heavy clothing helps no matter how hot it seemsoutside. Looming over the caves is little Mount Blanchard, more of a cliff than a mountain butimpressive nevertheless. To the right of this barren bluff is a steep but climbable trail. Once on top,Mount Blanchard offers a panoramic view of the San Juan islands ana part ot Skagit Valley. Here you'llfind a good place to pitch a tent out of the wind and plendy of dry fire wood. It's a sunset watcher'sparadise. Decked out in coats and lightweight work gloves, Brad and I lowered ourselves into the murkydepths and signed into the logbook. According to the log, bats had not been seen for a few months.Many entries told of routes taken and gave names to rooms in the caves; the "Gol-lum" room and theskunk room. We found three distinct entrances to the caves from the main grotto. One was in the floorand went straight down. Brad went right for it and disappeared. Following Brad with the strongest ofthe flashlights, I was soon entranced by the maze of cold, mysterious rock. Once you resign yourself to getting muddy and wet, the caves offer endless challenge and excitement. As soon as you round thefirst corner you are in another world. Nothing looks the same coming out as going in. String is a goodway to mark your trail. Spenger's Talus Caves are full of nooks and crevices that open up into hugecaverns. Plenty of squeezing and squirming is required, but in the end it is an unforgettable experience.PPPPP