1983_1018 ---------- Western Front - 1983 October 18 - Page 1 ---------- Tuesday, October 18,1983 Western Washington University, Bellingham, Wash. Vol. 75, No. 47 Campaign examines relations By Bob Bolerjack Both Western and the Bellingham community are responsible for animosity existing between the two, the ciiy's mayoral candidates said Oct. 11. City councilmenHaines Fay and Tim Douglas called for efforts on both sides to improve city-university relations asthey brought their campaigns to John Hebal's State and Local Political Sys- ' tems class. "It's one ofthose things that I don't think is ever going to be eliminated," Fay said of ill will between the city andWestern. "It just has to be dealt with over and over again." "There are some real bad apples in the townthat are never going to be changed — they're always going to be negative about students — and I'msure you realize that in a student body this large there are going to be a few people who are going toaggravate this 'negative image'," he said. Douglas traced community animosity toward Western to theVietnam War era. "There were a lot of fearful people in the community then," he said. "The sit-in thatoccured on the freeway and things like it didn't do a lot to improve relationships." Western should play a bigger role in improving the relationship, Douglas said. "The university, considering what it has atstake in its relationship with the city, has • probably dropped the ball more," he said. The candidatesdiscussed retail development in Bellingham and protection of environmental standards. Retailexpansion, which could affect off-campus student employment, is something the community should commit itself to, Douglas said. "If we lose the opportunity to expand retailing here to another area suchas Skagit County, we lose the vitality that's going to be necessary for the future of this community," hesaid. Fay said that while he supports retail expansion, a considerable public relations effort wouldhave to accompany it. • See MAYORS, page 3 Sheldt stresses 'L' in WSL By Elisa Claassen The Washington Student Lobby's new executive director, Pris-cella Sheldt, said she intends to work withlike-minded interest groups to make WSL more effective in Olympia. Sheldt replaced lobbyist AllenJones who she said "did an exceptionally fine job of setting up (WSL)." But with the lobby established,WSL wanted a director with skills in fund-raising, organizing students and who could do a moreeffective job of lobbying. Sheldt obtained her bachelor's degree with a double major of theater andEnglish from the University of Kansas, where she also had minors in political science, secondaryeducation and history. "Those were the days when there were no 18 credit restrictions," she said. In1974 she did graduate work at the University of Washington. After college she taught high schoolEnglish for nine years. She also has worked on school levies in Seattle and parent advisory boards.Through her work with the educational system she said she has noticed a gap between the students'needs and the resources available. "I've recognized lip-service to quality education is rarely met," shesaid. Sheldt has been noted by Roenfeldt and others for her ability to raise funds for the Mike Lowrycongressional staff for two years and more recently making grant proposals for the Seattle SmallBusiness Association. "It Tech Accreditation needed By Leigh Clifton Western students are beingdiscriminated against because they have no accredited technological engineering program, the newtech department chairman Paul Rainey told the Planning Council last Wednesday. Graduates are notbeing considered for jobs at Boeing because they don't have a degree from an accredited program, hesaid. Rainey discussed the tech department's . proposal for an accredited technological engineeringprogram. He said the average monthly salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in technologicalengineering was $2,300 last January. He estimated the base salary for a professor with the necessarycredentials and experience for an accredited program at $38,000 in an 11-month contract period. Theprogram has $80,000 of what Rainey called "seed money," which is enough to carry it for the next twoyears. After that he hopes to receive funding from industries. Also mentioned was the possibility ofcooperation between Eastern, Central and Western. All three are considering expansion in the area oftechnological engineering. Asked why Western should consider this type of proposal, Rainey cited itslocation near Interstate 5 and thus industry, and the possibility of drawing new students to a successfulprogram. was hardest (raising money) for my own campaign. It is easier to get (it) for others," she said.Sheldt ran for the state senate in 1982 against Sen. Peter von Reichbauer in the 30th district. "I've beena political activist for a long time." She and Roenfeldt both mentioned the ability to build coalitionswith other groups as her biggest strength. Sheldt said she hopes to increase membership in WSL aswell as heighten awareness of how "the legislative process has a direct impact on students." One way of providing students with this awareness is through an internship program which is in the planning stages. "Making legislators aware* that college students do care and can vote" is Sheldt's aim. "They are aviable force in politics and the legislators are coming to realize this." Finals talk scheduled by senate The Faculty Senate will discuss a policy that would forbid professors from giving a test during thelast week of classes. The Faculty Senate decided not to give immediate approval of a Finals Preparation Week policy at its meeting last week. Finals Preparation Week is a policy written last spring by thenAS Secretary/Treasurer Ron Bensley, which would forbid a professor from assigning a test during thelast week of classes. The Academic Coordinating Commission approved the policy with a few minorrevisions last May. It will take a 60 percent vote of the senate to overturn the ACC's approval. When the minutes from the ACC meeting came to the senate last week, senate president Hugh Fleetwood saidthe Associated Students had requested that the minutes, and thus the policy, be approved immediately, rather than at a meeting two weeks later as is usual. After some senators said they would like to havea chance to study the proposal and discuss it, the idea of immediate approval was scuttled. The nextsenate meeting is Monday. ---------- Western Front - 1983 October 18 - Page 2 ---------- 2 Western Front Tuesday, October 18,1983 Schools lack rigor, experts say By Deanna Shaw This is the first of a three-part series on education. A report about the condition of education in America issued inMay by the National Committee for Excellence in Education (NCEE) is rocking academic foundationsboth across the nation and here in Whatcom County and continues to spark debate about problems,priorities and possible solutions to our educational woes. The country would consider such a pooreducational system an "act of war" if it had been imposed on us by a foreign power, the NCEE reportcontends. "We have, in effect, been committing an act of unthinking unilateral educationaldisarmament." John Utendale, chairman of the department of educational administration andfoundations, agrees. "There is definitely quality education occurring in some places, but given myobservance of students, I'm distressed; they lack the fundamentals. Our educational programs don'tprovide the rigor necessary to push the child along in learning." A whopping 23 million adults, and 13percent of all 17-year-olds (for minority youth, the figure is 40 percent), are functionally illiterate by thesimplest tests of reading, writing and comprehension, reports the NCEE. Scholastic aptitude testscores now are 50 points lower in English and 40 points lower in math than in 1963. In internationalcomparisons of student achievement in 19 academic areas, American students failed to place first orsecond and were last in seven categories. At the college level, remedial math courses increased 72percent between 1975 and 1980 and now compose 25 percent of all math courses offered in publiccolleges. Marvin Klein, acting dean of theschool of education, said the problems begin early. "If I lookinto the typical fourth grade classroom, I can project that 15 percent of the students have serious reading problems and 50 percent have writing problems." Utendale said he thinks we need to move back to asound subject base—reading, writing, calculation and problem solving. $ gt;IOfO00,QDC - C0,OCO - Xlt50o - I05,CQO -/O,0oc - V,V05/OCO 5,321,*nC "Rigor in development of the fundamental skills isthe most sorely lacking thing in our education system today," he said. Basic skills are tools, saidMarie Eaton, chairman of the department of educational curriculum and instruction. • They need tobecome so automatic that students can concentrate on higher level skills like analysis, deductionand research, she said, and the tools will help Americans be lifelong learners even though the subjectcontent itself will change. At the secondary level, the NCEE report says basics are sorely lacking whilestudents are treated to an academic "smor- Agencies ordered to set sex harassment policy By KarenJenkins A sexual harassment policy for Western employees soon will be formed in response to Gov.John Spellman's executive order requiring that all state agencies "take steps necessary to preventsexual harassment from occurring." The mandatory steps are: "Develop and disseminate among allagency employees a policy statement that defines and strongly expresses disapproval of sexualharassment. "Inform employees of their right to raise and the means of raising the issue of sexualharassment under Chapter 49.60 RCW, or under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended in1972. "Provide training and education in order to eliminate and prevent sexual harassment in theorganization. "Develop and exercise appropriate sanctions." Coordinator of Affirmative Actionprograms, Leslie Nix, is organizing the policy-making committee, which will consist of herself and arepresentative from each of the five employee constituencies at Western (AdministratorsAssociation, Faculty Senate, staff employee council, Washing-t o n Federation of State Employees andWashington Public Employees Association). Nix referred to various studies that say 82 to 92 percentof working women questioned say they have been sexually harassed. "My guess is that it's (frequency of sexual harassment) not as high at Western. But whether we have one case or a hundred, it's stillimportant," Nix said. Western currently doesn't have a sexual harassment policy applying toemployees, but it does have one for students. That policy took a committee at, Western 18 months towrite and was approved by the Faculty Senate and Board of Trustees last winter. Western's new catalog contains a copy of the policy (page 332), wh.ich defines sexual harassment, denounces suchbehavior and lists actions students can take if they feel they are being sexually harassed. Coordinatorof developmental programs for the Office of Student Life, Connie Copeland, helped write the policy. Shesaid she doesn't know if the new policy has deterred sexual harassment, but believes that the publicitysurrounding its adoption has heightened awareness of the problem. "I would say that virtually all thestaff and most of the faculty know it (the policy) exists," Cope-land commented. Copeland said most ofthe faculty and staff at Western "have been very positive about the policy. But there still is a smallpercentage who question whether we even need one." No formal charges have been brought against anemployee since implementation of the new policy. Copeland said she has had students come in and talk to her about being harassed. But in each case the harassment was stopped without the need for formal procedures. She said she doesn't know how many students are aware of the policy, but suspects thatmany of them, especially freshmen and transfers, don't know it exists. Jtom6u/i0 u, FREEHOMEDELIVERY corner of samish maple 676-1511 n mon.-sat 11-9 sun. 12-8 STUDENTS! Are you visually prepared to start school? You may have 20/20 vision with or without glasses, but the eyes may not beworking as a team. This can cause you to lose your place when reading, reread or skip lines, omit words, and complain of blurred vision after reading a short time. These problems can slow the basic learningprocess, but vision therapy can help by increasing how well the eyes work together. We have recentlyadded a visual therapist to our staff who will perform vision efficiency screening tests, and if necessary,give recommendationsfor improvement THE SCREENING ALSO INCLUDES A SIMPLE CHECK OFYOUR EYESIGHT FOR 20/20 VISION, DEPTH PERCEPTION AND COLOR BLINDNESS. Please contact our office for an appointment. THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THIS VISIT. DR. LER0Y FREEMANDR.MARKMcEATHRON U 1 N YON ELIZABETH DALY, VISUAL THERAPIST _ ^ ! ! ^ gasbord" ofclasses from which to choose. Only minimum requirements must be met in core subjects like Englishand math to graduate, a trend responsible for lower student self-expectations. Nationwide, 16percent of all high school students take geography; 6 percent take calculus and 13 percent takebeginning French. Physics is completed by only one of every 10 students. Gifted students (usuallythose ranked in the 95th percentile or better academically) are especially affected by the lack ofchallenge at school. Of all gifted students, who are considered to be a national resource by theNCEE, only half work up to their tested ability. "We're not serving those kids well and we need to do abetter job," Eaton, an expert in special education,. said. "We're not preparing them properly." Theirdropout rate is considered appalling. If the top one percent is considered gifted, Eaton said, theycompose 25 percent of high school dropouts; extending the figure to include those in the top fivepercent on tested ability, the dropout rate climbs to 50 percent. The NCEE report, suggests additionalprograms for the gifted and a tougher curriculum in the "new basics" throughout the school years for allstudents. For graduation, it recommends a minimum graduation standard of four years of English, threeeach of math, science, and social studies, one half of computer science and for the college-bound,two years of foreign language. Dan Farrell, Ferndale High School principal, said Washingtonrequirements already meet or exceed these recommended standards and are being increased again inthe fall of 1985 in math, science and English. "When standards are raised, kids will raise theirexpectations," he said. He said he thinks parents, too, need to raise expectations for their children andbecome more involved in their education by maintaining closer contact with schools, seeing thathomework is completed and stressing the importance of education. "I have parents who want their kidsto get a haircut or shop for a prom dress on school time, and I've had some stiff arguments with thembecause I won't excuse the absence," Farrell said. "They need to tell their sons and daughters 'this(education) is a priority in life' — and I'm beginning to see some encouraging signs of this happeningnow." Western President G. Robert Ross and Associated Students President Dana Grant drewthename of Debbie Fabrell as the winner of a free quarter's tuition at the Students' Co-op Rookstore Friday.IDo YOU exercise?| Skiing • Skating • Running • Bicycling or your favorite But will YOURinsurance plan cover an injury? We offer you a low premium plan under Student Health Insurance Referto page 1 1 for more info Any questions? 676-3400 ---------- Western Front - 1983 October 18 - Page 3 ---------- • Tuesday, October 18,1983 Western Front 3 The party's still on after all these years By Johnny Song Against a setting sun, the silhouette of the tallest Ridgeway residence hall highlights the beautifulsurrounding landscape. The closer one gets, the higher the silhouette rises until it towers equal with themighty evergreens. A truly sublime scenery—until a young man urinates out the window—welcome toBeta! Beta has a certain mystique with its flaunted "party" reputation. Beta residents said they thinktheir partying reputation is overblown. Bob Peterson, director of West-em's department of public safety,said Beta has no more problems than other residence halls. Still Keith Guy, Director of UniversityResidences, said that reputation has negative sides. Beta has had it's "party-hardy" image for morethan 15years, Guy said. While other dorms' reputations have varied through time, Beta has remainedinscrutable. Many outsiders are curious to know what actually happens in this active dorm. The Monday before school started, the "penthouse suite," which is on top of the sixth stack, had a six-keg party.The event was proclaimed "the breaking into Beta party." The penthouse also sponsored a "Jack and JillBeer Cap Tournament," said Rod Schonbachler, a member of the penthouse suite. Wednesdays feature "Hump Day" parties. Four kegs usually are consumed before 10 p.m. The "Friday Afternoon DrinkingClub" is well known throughout Beta. On weekends, Beta attracts party-goers from both on and offcampus. "It's sort of Beta's responsibility to have parties," Beta resident Martin Siderius said. Thisenthusiasm is not shared by everyone. Guy said, beer flowing freely with 60 to 70 people jammed intoa suite is not a healthy environment. He said if this happens every weekend, the buildings and thepeople around the area will suffer. Beta's liberal reputation also insinuates tolerance for illegal activities,such as drugs. Lori Krause, Beta resident, said a dealer frequently visited Beta last year. "They don'tdeal for profit, they do it just to keep up their habits or just to let everyone have fun," Krause said."They're just like high school dealers." Schonbachler said he knows dorm-mates pick hallucinogenicmushrooms and dry them. These people do not sell, but use the products personally, Schonbachlersaid. Darren Bandow, another penthouse suite member, said, "I've gone to other schools to visit andthey use a lot more hard-core drugs compared with here." Peterson, of public safety, said he is unawareof drug activities anywhere on campus. Campus security has not apprehended anybody on drug charges this year, he said. "We have a no-tolerance policy," Peterson said. If a student is apprehended forillegal conduct, he will be charged. "Drugs are kind of out-of-style," Siderius said. "There are definitely those who are on speed and acid here, but they keep to themselves. Beer—it's the big thing!" Alcoholalso results in illegal activities. Many parties require a donation for the keg, which is illegal unless thehost has a liquor license. Siderius added that Beta-ites are as studious as anyone else. "People thinkthat we're all bunch of partiers flunking out of school," he said. "But I go to the library as much asanyone." Beta-ites merely consider parties a release from the pressures of schools. "I couldn't makeit through school if I didn't party," Bandow said. It's a preventive measure against burning out. It keepsyou going knowing you got something in the weekend to look forward to." Mayor foes pro-growth• MAYORS , from page 1 "I think there is a very strong feeling in our community that people aren't allthat fond of •bringing outsiders in," he said. Industrial growth, favored by both candidates, wouldimpact the environment, but present environmental standards should not need to be relaxed, Douglassaid. He expressed concern that key industrial-zoned areas presently are not served by utilities andthus could not accommodate new businesses that could meet environmental standards. Fay alsosaid current standards should not be relaxed to bring in new industry, but cited widening of banks and dredging of Whatcom Creek to prevent downtown flooding as an example of human need overridingenvironmental concerns. Students attending the discussion appeared to favor Douglas, but Fay alsoleft a favorable impression. Fay and Douglas will speak at the Associated Students Board meeting at6:30 tonight in the Fairhaven Deli. Other candidates running for local positions that affect the studentcommunity will also appear. CAN YOU BUY GOOD TASTE? Yes! Now you can acquire good taste for a couple of bucks. Just wear shirts and visors that say "Dos Equis." After all, those are foreign words. And anyone in college knows people who wear stuff with foreign words and alligators have good taste. So,order your kind of good taste in Dos Equis sportswear today. And remember to eat your peanut butterand jelly sandwiches over the sink. CM O .3* do - i-o — r H lt; C X , • lt;0 O QJ-C d ° §"H -»_ oS ,gEj O o ° - mc O • 5 0 *= Q a) oo = (/ gt;«/ gt; Sofc "OrH gt; CCVJ lt;u lt;/ gt; lt;? gt; y —" «=-£ * ? ! k_ (O JS o«-i O £ a a x: a gt; E £ tf) 3 a E II * . *a gt; to .^ a gt; lt;u $ Z3 O o 00000 03 lt;D lt;U 0) lt;V N N N N .N CO CO CO CO CO•D-OT3 a gt; lt;u a gt; OICCOCL .2^ "a? "aj "a5 _ o ±i .tt .-K £ ro _c JC sz 0 0 0 0 0 ir gt; mo p u* gt; ^ ^t U3 CO 00 •8 I S (/ gt; c 2= c«oJ c3 ooo CO 3 » • EQUBiT^UNCOMMaHMPOinj © 1983 Coveceri* Mactezuma. S. A. ---------- Western Front - 1983 October 18 - Page 4 ---------- 4 Western Front COMMENT Tuesday, October 18,1983 FRONTLINE AS endorsementsi Inapt use ofposts The Associated Students Board of Directors has taken it upon itself to decide which localcandidates Western students should vote for in the upcoming election. The board wasted time at thepast two meetings debating the value of Associated Students endorsements in the election. In fact,time limits were suspended in its last meeting to settle this "hot issue." At the height of the directors'minds is whether their endorsement will speak for all Western students or merely act as an advisorymessage to students before voting. They also appear quite perplexed whether a simple majority or aunanimous decision would be necessary to enact their endorsements. While the directors apparentlyresolved these dilemmas in deciding to give the go-ahead for their endorsements, it appears they missedthe biggest question of all. What is the AS Board of Directors doing by endorsing candidates? Should,voters wait with bated breath for endorsements from the Board of Trustees, Faculty Senate or maybe even the City Council? The role of a government body is not to pick political favorites. If anything, the ASBoard of Directors should be leaning heavily in favor of impartiality. After all, it will d o Western studentsno good if their representatives endorse the losing candidates and then have to live with a sore winner.And w h o are these folks on the board who think they have either the knowledge or responsibility to tellstudents h ow to vote a n d to tell the community who students plan to vote for?. No surveying of studentviews has been conducted thus far. The AS Board of Directors is busy enough scheduling dances andclosing meetings. Perhaps it should leave the political arena to someone else. Faculty grievances^m——^———-* Make board decide The Faculty Senate's purpose is to represent the faculty. TheBoard of Trustee's purpose is to b e the final authority on university policy. Both should b e able to carryout their roles without fear of offending each others' sensibilities. The senate is debating its next move ina n effort to establish a n ew faculty grievance procedure policy. The current one is ill-suited to formallysettling a serious dispute. The faculty has clearly indicated they want binding arbitration in settlingdisputes between faculty members and their fellows, or faculty and chairmen, deans or administrators,when two-thirds of the senate and the president disagree on the matter. That of course means anoutside party would settle university matters. Western's President G. Robert Ross has said heopposes this. The board informally has indicated it's opposed to arbitration. It chose not to act whenthe senate presented the policy last winter. Still, it's not too much for the senate to ask the Board if itrejects binding arbitration; the senate is obliged to do that until it becomes apparent it won't work. It canbe argued that the time has come. Inferring the board's sentiments is a pale substitute for asking theboard to say yay or nay. If the matter is taken back to the board and rejected, as expected, then thesenate can begin to draft a new policy acceptable to the faculty and the board. The senate should bemore concerned with representing the faculty than being at odds with the board. _ ^ ^ _ ^ Western FrontCarolyn Casey, editor* Don Jenkins, managing editor Pat Bulmer, news editor • Shaun McClurken,opinion editor Margaret Carlson, features editor? Dan Ramsay, sports editor Heidi Fedore, arts editor*Nevonne Harris, head copy editor Jeff Andrews, Angela Dean, Dave Wasson, copy editors SherylNichols, photo editor* Debbie Fortner, photo assistant Imbert Matthee, design and layout • DebbieRomano, production manager R.E. "Ted" Stannard Jr., advisor D •Reporters: Bob Bolerjack, LynannBradbury, Leanna Bradshaw, Chris Caviezel, Elisa Claassen, Leigh Clifton, Gary Curtis, Kathy Heppner,Don Huddleston, Karen Jenkins, Ron Judd, Janice Keller, Jeff Kramer, Tim Mahoney, Shelley McKedy,Laurie Ogle, Seth Preston, Maggie Pringle, Steve Rupp, Deanna Shaw, Barbara Smith, Carol Smith,Johnny Song, Lisa Stewart, Becky Webley, Lynn White and Shannon Wilcox.B • •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.a tz gt; -we: LO=r, IN we Runip^eT gt; BuryMcose TRUCKS fc 7WCMUJEKJGOZ. f MK£-''££FTr"LOV r- T* gt; Iter Mc/pewfe iti trr, IN' THe EVERGReaj 7RufJ , /STH6" CURR6KA" CMAMploKl , T*N "REB6AM0Mics"£VA gt;JS .. Education in America Budgets,priorities need examination, rethought By Deanna Shaw Education is the high priority national issue,with' the low priority national budget. America has been exhorted by the Reagan administration tomake far-reaching changes in its' I educational system using a federal starvation budget nearlyeclipsed by the First Lady's private clothing allowance — a feat possible only with the invention ofelastic money. The National Commission of Excellence in Education (NCEE), a group of 18 educationexperts appointed by U.S. Secretary of Education Terrel Bell, has issued a report on its findings: Theeducation system is in deep trouble. Although the report is long on remedies, it is remarkably brief inassigning financial responsibility for implementing them. It says state and local officials have primaryresponsibility; the fed's will help(?) in keyt?) areas. Bell assures us of Reagan's support, saying "I knowhe's genuinely interested and I know he's committed to doing all he can to use his high office to improveAmerican education." But we must question the commitment of an administration that has strong-armedCongress into shaving 10 percent off the education budget during the past three years, and only recentlyhas relented on its original promise to dismantle the Department of Education entirely. Recent Reaganrhetoric supporting education suggests Election Day is, indeed, nearing. A glance at statistics makes his concern suspect. The 1982 Statistical Abstract of the United States lists an estimated educationdepartment budget of $27.8 billion, a figure representing 3.8 percent of the total budget and a drop of $3.6 billion from 1981. 1979s budget figure was $29.7 billion, representing 6.1 percent of that year's budget.Projections for 1983 are missing — an asterisk and footnote remind us of the then-impendingdismantlement of the department. Of the $27.8 billion, only $16 billion actually was earmarked forpublic education, kindergarten through college inclusive (only $7.5 billion of this sum was for primary andsecondary education). The balance financed grants, loans, research, job training and employment.The Department of Defense, on the other hand, received $187.5 billion, (a sum not including veteransbenefits and services) representing a whopping 25.9 percent of total federal outlays. Last Monday inRenton, Bell reiterated the administration's professed support, saying he sees the federal role ineducation as expressing their opinions and calling attention to what they feel is an alarming situation in education. "We feel the first priority of state government is education and the first priority of nationalgovernment is national security," he explained. "I don't favor a massive federal initiative to start payingteacher salaries and funding schools here in the Pacific Northwest." Marvin Klein, acting dean ofWestern's school of education, notes the federal government doesn't hesitate to impose laws andregulations directly impacting local school budgets. Cities and states with large populations of non-English speaking immigrants, for example, must, by law, fund adequate and appropriate schoolprograms to integrate those children into the school system. Busing is another example. And although it may be meritorious, it is extremely costly. Dan Farrell, principal of Ferndale High School, says timerequired to complete federal paperwork for programs such as Title I also affects local budgets. Thepublic, as well as educators, feel education needs more funds and the support of school budgets withmore dollars despite tight economic times. They want to see the federal government do likewise.Interestingly enough, the NCEE report commissioned by Bell himself takes note of this, citing a 1982Gallup Poll's findings on a survey of the public's attitudes toward public schools. Education was rankedby the public as the top priority for receiving additional federal funds from among the 12 categories listed. The report continues, saying, "People are steadfast in their belief that education is the majorfoundation for the future strength of this country. They even consider education more important thandeveloping the best industrial system or the strongest military force, perhaps because they understand education as the cornerstone of both." A fine education system needs more than lip service from theadministration. Remember Japan and Germany, big losers in World War II? They rebuilt their nations and their educational and industrial systems with the help of Marshall Plan monies. Their expenditures onmilitary-related items have remained very low over the years while they have continued to pour money into their education resources. Their current industrial strength surpasses the United States in many ways. We, too, need to use more brains and less brawn. The federal funds usedfor education and defense are, in fact, funds culled from our collective paychecks. We control that money with who we send to federal office and how diligently we apply ourselves to making our wishes known there. By issuing a collectiveshout for more adequate funding in education, we can support education as our most precious"renewable resource." In the NCEE's words, "Excellence costs. But in the long run mediocrity costs farmore." ---------- Western Front - 1983 October 18 - Page 5 ---------- Tuesday, October 18,1983 Western Front 5 Profs study fish, culture JJL TM. U 33 ^ By Janice KellerWestern is hosting two visiting professors this fall one from Norway and the other from Maine, throughthe Canadian- American Studies Center. Knut Heen, associate professor of fisheries economics, is atWestern on a one year sabbatical leave from the University of Tromsoe in Tromsoe, Norway where hehas been teaching for 10 years. Victor Konrad, professor of geography and director of the Canadianstudies program at the University of Maine in Orono, Maine, is involved in a faculty exchange programbetween the University of Maine and Western. He has exchanged places for fall quarter with IngeborgPaulus, professor of sociology at Western. Heen, originally from Bergen, Norway, came to Western todo fisheries research on the West Coast of North America. His research includes working on projectshe brought from Norway and "getting an impression about the structure, problems and policies ofthe branches of fisheries on the West Coast. Some typical problems, Heen said, are exploitation anddepletion of fish stocks and finding ways to cope with too many fishermen in relation to size of fishstocks. He plans to look at parallels between the west coast of North America and Norway in theseareas. Heen also is interested in the structure of universities in the United States compared toNorway. One difference he has noted is the student-teacher ratios at the two universities. TheUniversity of Tromsoe's Institute of Fisheries has 30 faculty members for 150 students, higher thanWestern's ratio, he said. Bellingham is a good central location to study the West Coast, Heen said, andhas found that the town is "not as stressing" as places he has taken sabbatical leave in the past.Konrad is a cultural-historical geographer whose research includes the transfer of material culturebetween Canada and the United States. While at Western, he will do regional research of that subject at several locations in Washington and British Columbia, as well as teaching historical geopraphy ofCanada class and giving seminars and guest lectures. Konrad describes this exchange experienceas "not necessarily a vacation, but an opportunity to do different things, and a chance to sit backand evaluate my work." The program, which made it possible for Konrad and Paulus to exchange places for fall quarter, has been in existence for four years and has worked quite well, Konrad said. He addedthat the knowledge gained by the professors from the experience is transferred to the studentsthrough teaching. •OH WHAT Awcrcfx lt;_ H«pC X WptIT PO AWYTHIA/fr STUPID ACkAlf/. THtL Wllt-lAM'SOM lt;Q-'3-g3 . •_ The two universities now are trying to develop a program for students,Konrad said, where they would exchange students between the two universities or involve Westernstudents in the exchange program already established at the University of Maine. AS opens today'sKulshan meeting The committee reviewing Kulshan Cabin will have an open meeting to discuss thecabin's future at 3:30 p.m. today in viking Union 205. The committee's past two meetings have beenclosed to the public, but Associated Students President Dana Grant said today's meeting will be open.Opinions from students are being solicited as this committee prepares a report to present to theAssociated Students Oct. 25. Journal class $40 A journal writing workshop takes place 10 a.m.Saturday at Lakewood Lounge. Fee for the workshop is $40, not free as reported in the Oct. 10 Ascent.For more information, call the Center for Continuing Education at 676-3320. Western Front •TheWestern Front is the official newspaper of Western Washington University. The newsroom is in College Hall 9 and the business office in College Hall 7. The Front is composed at the printing plant in theCommissary and printed by the Lynden Tribune. Phone numbers: 676-3160 (newsroom), 676-3161(advertising). Published Tuesdays and Fridays. gt;tr Mmstfltt Come in and try our Imported Clovecigarettes! Imported Smokes and Cigars Snuffs and Stuff Pipes and Repairs Blended Pure Tobaccos734-6280 1300 N. STATE BELLINGHAM CORNER OF STATE HOLLY ACROSS FROM YMCAGrimm visits Thursday, Rep. Dan Grimm (D-Puyallup) will visit Western. Grimm played a key role in the Legislature's debates last winter about how higher education should be funded. Provost James Talbotwill host the visit. Grimm meets with President Ross and Western's vice presidents at 10 a.m., faculty members at 11 a.m., and with students at 1:30 p.m. Associated Students President Dana Granthasyet to name a site for Grimm's meeting with students. Kaufman to speak Director of theEnvironmental Protection Agency's Toxic Waste Program, Hugh Kaufman, will speak at 7:30 p.m.Wednesday in Arntzen Hall 100. Funding slows Viking car By Jeffrey Andrews High performance andhigh efficiency are main goals for Viking VII, the next in a series of experimental cars at Western,Vehicle Research Institute (VRI) Director Michael Seal said. The car will be lighter than previous carsand is expected to get over 50 miles to the gallon, Seal said. It also will meet crash and emissionstandards. Funding for the Viking VII comes from Subaru, Inc. and the Aluminum Corporation ofAmerica (ALCOA). Work on the Viking VII has been slow and Seal said he is not sure when it will becompleted. "The Viking VII has a lower priority because of funding," he said. "Most of the labor is unpaid student labor and my own unpaid labor." A project for Interbase, Inc. (IBI), of Ontario, funded at $54,000, has higher priority, Seal said. The VRI is developing a propane-methane carburetion system, called afeed-back loop system, for IBI. The system is designed to read its own exhaust content and adjust thecarburetor to an appropriate mix. Propane, methane or any combination of the two fuels can beused. Still in bits and pieces in the Environmental Studies building, the Viking VII will be equipped witha Subaru engine block. The cylinders and heads will be cast at the VRI. To combine performance withefficiency, the engine will feature a progressive intake system and dual intake ports. The primary port will be used at low and medium speeds and the secondary port will provide increased power at high speeds, Seal explained. . Like other Viking cars, the Viking VII will have a streamlined design that allows thecar to go through air with less resistance. Seal explained that a streamlined car can go up to 50 mph,at three-and-a-half horsepower. This compares to the 12 horsepower a Subaru requires to go 50 mphand 30 horsepower for a 1965 or 1966 Mustang. Seal isn't sure if people will buy Viking cars someday."Many people consider streamlined ugly." Study at WWU's Mexican Campus E N R O L L M E N TENDS Nov 1 FOR Wonderland Tea and Spice • Bulk herbs • Fresh spices • Traditional Teas -Special Blends • Books • Oils 1307 Railroad •Downtown 733-0517 WINTER QUARTER Cost:$995- Includes tuition. Full room board with a Mexican family plus excursions, fiestas more! Foreign Study Office Old Main 400, 676-3298 AND ICE CREAM PARLORS TAKE A PIZZA BREAK!! 676-0770 $2.00 OFF ANY GIANT PIZZA i i i i i i I One Coupon per Pizza B'ham Mall I I I I I Expires10/31/83 ---------- Western Front - 1983 October 18 - Page 6 ---------- 6 Western Front INSIGHTS Tuesday, October 18,1983 Student senses sights unseen By Angela DeanFisher Fountain echoes throughout Red Square. No matter where one stands the loudness of thefountain is consistent. Most students just by looking can tell how far away the fountain is, but not allstudents. Juanita Wilson can't tell how close she is to the fountain just from listening. Red Square toWilson is vast and unfamiliar. Wilson is blind. The 30-year-old student recently returned to school after10 years away. Despite her handicap, she has learned the campus well. Wilson, who was blindedshortly after birth, chose to attend Western because of its smaller campus and she didn't want to dealwith a city the size of Seattle. Her biggest problems with adapting to Western has been getting acrossRed Square and finding her way in the library. The elevators have braille on the outside to tell up fromdown, but no braille on the inside to tell which floor button to push. In spite of some expected diffi-culities, Wilson is glad she came to Western. "It turned out to be a real good choice," she said.Although Wilson hasn't been to college for 10 years, she said she finds her classes are like a review ofinformation she has learned "just from life experience." The Office of Student life offers services forvisually impaired students. Without the reading service and the mobility aides the Student Life Officeprovides, attending college could be difficult for a blind student. Liz Partolan, of the Student LifeOffice, said the reading service tapes textbooks or has volunteers read the books to the visuallyimpaired. The readers are students or people from the community. The mobility aides walk thevisually impaired students to their classes when schedules work together. The aides work with theStudent Life Office, Partolan said. Wilson said one thing about school that she is not used to is w r i t i n g research papers, though she does like to write. "Just going to school will help stimulate mywriting," she said. Finding time to write and do other studying often can be hard for Wilson, who isdivorced, because she has three sighted 'children. "Being a mother really curtails any uninterruptedwriting,'' Wilson said. But her children help her out around the house, she said. Nine-year-old Angelais the oldest and "a real good reader," Wilson said. She reads the mail and some of Wilson's textbooks. In her four-bedroom home, Wilson has set up a separate room for studying and typing. "It's almost anecessity," she said about the room. Her children are beginning to understand her need for studying,she said. Wilson usually does most of her studying when the kids are in bed or watching television. Inthe morning, the 30-minute bus ride to campus with two of her children is routine. The younger children,two-year-old Robin and four-year-old Ariel, are dropped off at the Associated Students Co-op Daycare,and Wilson journeys to class. Two days a week Wilson works at the Co-op. She enjoys the time shespends there because she gets to be with the children. Editing and publishing is what Wilson is lookingtoward for a major. She likes to read fiction and would like to work with a Jua nita Wilson assists hertwo-year-old son, Robin, at the Associated Students Co-op Daycare. Wilson takes her turn working at the daycare twice a week. company that publishes fiction books. She likes to fish and hike, but with herfilled schedule, rarely gets the chance. She said she also would like to explore downtown more, but isnew to the area and not yet familiar with the bus system. "I feel like I'd like to take my kids more places too," Wilson said. Wilson said it is hard for her to get to know people because she doesn't live oncampus, but she enjoys talking to people. "I'm always glad when someone stops and talks," she said.Wilson said she has gotten a lot of help from people around campus. "People have gone out of theirway to help me. They have been willing to walk me to class." She doesn't mind when people ask herquestions, but sometimes she notices that people refrain. "People are afraid they are going to ask aquestion that may hurt my feelings. That's ridiculous," she said. "People need to learn more abouthandicapped people. The more people who are ignorant the less chance we have of things changing."Help is on the line at Crisis Center (The Whatcom County Crisis Center offers four counselingprograms—Crisis Line, Rape Relief, Domestic Violence and the Outreach Team. All services areprovided free to the residents of Whatcom County. This, the first in a two part series, will examine theCrisis Line and Rape Relief programs. Part two, in nexf Tuesday's Front, will discuss the DomesticViolence and Outreach Team programs of the Whatcom County Crisis Center.) By Maggie Pringle Aftertwo or three rings someone answers the telephone. "Crisis Line, may I help you?" asks the calm,confident voice on the other end of the line. No matter what time of day or what the problem is, theWhatcom County Crisis Line has someone waiting to listen. The Crisis Line offers immediatecounseling and usually is the first number called for help, said Claire, a volunteer at the Crisis Line.Volunteers for the Crisis line emphasize confidentiality in their work. Most operators use their first nameor a pseudo-name and callers don't have to identify themselves or worry about information going beyondthe conversation. The Crisis Line is the backbone of the other programs at the Whatcom County CrisisCenter: Rape Relief, Domestic Violence and the Outreach Team. The Crisis Center started in 1969when volunteers, primarily from Western, used space provided by the Campus Christian Ministry toestablish a crisis line. This organization was the Crisis Clinic of Whatcom County. Better fundingbecame available from the city, state and federal government sources and the United Way.Programs began growing and smaller agencies later merged for a more centralized framework. About10 to 20 percent of the calls received each month at the Crisis line are life and death predicaments,but most calls deal with personal conflicts and some calls are for the more fundamen-ta^ necessities offood and shelter. "An operator can reduce tension, provide verbal acknowledgement and be there toreduce anxiety," said Emmett Garbett, of the public information office for the center. He also mentionedthat the operators refer the callers to sources of more specific information on their problem. Every call isdifferent, but often the caller needs a change to get their problem out in the open where it can berecognized. Claire began working at the Crisis Center in June. After she completed the training programshe had mixed emotions but said to herself, "If I don't do it now, I never will." Claire studied socialservices at Western and said training for the Crisis Line reinforced what she already knew and taught her how to deal with more problems, including suicide and domestic violence. She also said she haslearned how to help people deal with their problems. "It's important to learn how to listen and pullinformation out of the caller and to help them sort things out," Claire said. "Some people expect us toknow what they should do to solve their problem. We really can't do that but we can offer support andcriticism and validate their feelings." The Crisis Line experiences a high turnover in volunteersespecially in the summer months when students go home and many people take vacations. A varietyof backgrounds and life experiences help the operators relate to the variety of problems that comein. Many calls on the Crisis Line are referred to other Crisis Center programs such as Rape Relief. Rape Relief helps victims by providing support and information on how to cope with the rape experience and how to take legal action if the victim decides to do so. "Advocates have a role of intervention andsupport so that the victims can find support within their own peer group and family," said Cathy Charette, a volunteer at Rape Relief. Rape Relief also provides workshops for women to learn about rapeprevention. The current workshop is to inform women about the "option" of self defense, Charette said.The rape prevention workshop emphasizes information about sexual assault in order to set the facts anddispel the myths. It also educates about the strategy of prevention in assessing circumstances and itoffers instruction in self defense techniques. Unfortunately, it often takes a violent sexual assault inclose proximity to remind women that they are vulnerable, Charette said. ---------- Western Front - 1983 October 18 - Page 7 ---------- Tuesday, October 18,1983 SPORTS Western Front 7 Women's soccer league's finest By Johnny SongRunning on all 16 cylinders, the high-powered Western Women's Soccer machine has cruised to an 8-0record, leaving it the only unbeaten, untied varsity squad on campus. During last weekend's homes-tand, the Vikings shifted into high gear and ran over two more victims—University of Portland (8-0) andUniversity of Oregon (3-1) respectively. Western shelled out 66 shots in the two games, while theopponents countered with only 14. The Vikings' precision performances outscored the Oregonschools 11-1, leaving no doubt about Western's capabilities. "Western's number one," Oregon's coachTom Philips conceded. "Western is definitely a good team," Portland's coach Gord Williamson said."They have strengths all over the team." The secret to Western's unblemished record is the cohesionwithin the team, said junior leading scorer Annette Duvall, who scored six goals over the weekend. Duvall downplayed her scoring performances, claiming the victories were a team effort. "I always get a lot ofnice passes," she said. "Actually, the balls that I get are harder to get to me than for me to score."Western Coach Dominic Gar-guile agreed with Duvall. Every member on the team has aided in itssuccess, Garguile said. This was exemplified by the bench scoring three goals against Portland—twoby freshman Debbie Carter and one by freshman Diana Holly. "We have the ability to beat anyone inthe league (they already have)," Garguile said. "Now, to say we will go undefeated—I don't want tocommit myself to that. We can't start taking opponents lightly— that's when we will get in trouble."Garguile believes that this is the strongest team he ever has coached at Western because it is so"business-like." The team is • See FINEST, page 8 Hope Grimm (*17) attempts to drive the balldownfield against her University of Oregon opponent. ! ADS •1/3 Off- Our already low price of addingcolor to your ad Make your ads more effective by using eye catching colors During the month ofNovember I l„c reP- THE WESTERN FRONT | t .,nur SGIeS ADVERTISING OFFICE § ? A$ky°W676-3161 p HEAVENLY SMORGASBORD ^2.95 If you love pizza, here's some good news. The price of going to heaven just went down. Now $2.95 buys all the heavenly Pizza Haven pizza you want at ourWednesday night smorgasbord. And, for just $1 more, you can make as many trips as you like to oursalad bar. So try Pizza Haven's heavenly smorgasbord, every Wednesday from 4 to 9 pm. You'll get anout-of-this - world meal for a very down - to - earth price. 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The latest setback was Western's 11th straight in two seasons,and 17th consecutive Evergreen Conference (Evco) loss. "We thought we could beat them when wesaw them on film, but when we got there we saw that it could be a different story, and it was," Hansensaid. Western Oregon started things off in a hurry, returning the opening kickoff 50 yards to the Viking 35. Quarterback Wes Dell scored on a three-yard run seven plays later to put the home team on top.Later in the first quarter, the Wolves capped another seven-play drive with a five-yard touchdown run by tailback Greg Lawrence. Trailing 14-0, Western struck back in the second quarter. Qua-terback DavePeterson "shook loose from the charging defense and hit freshman tight end Scott Ashmore with a short pass near midfield. Ashmore promptly turned the completion into a 54-yard touchdown romp, cuttingthe Wolves' lead in half. That's the way things stood until Western Oregon scored again with only 21seconds left in the half. Dell tossed an 11-yard pass to wide receiver Tim Schee-hean to up the score to21-7. Western took the ensuing kick-off and, mere seconds before the i n t e r m i s s i o n , Petersonscrambled free again to throw., This time, however, Western Oregon defender Larry Johnson pickedoff the pass and returned it 39 yards for a touchdown. The Wolves added touchdown runs by Lawrenceand fullback Glen Hill, the game's top rusher • See FIFTH LOSS, page 9 GREG'S RACQUETS 647-2239 Racquetball Badminton and Racquets by YONEX AND EST Custom stringing of most types ofracquets HALLOWEEN CARDS! 1220 NO. STATE ST. Spikers beat Central Viking women's soccercoach Dominic Garguile advises his team during halftime of their game against the University of Oregon.Looking on are Rosemary Lamb (#12) and Cindy Gordon (#15). League's finest win two • FINEST, from page 7 serious about soccer. "Potentially, we are strong enough to compete nationally," the coachsaid. "I say this simply because we have dominated our opponents so far." Led by Annette Duvall's hattrick plus one, the Vikings breezed past University of Portland 8-0 in the first game of a two-gamehomestand Saturday. Using the superior speed of its wings Hope Grimm, Cindy Gordon, Diana Hollyand Debbie Carter along with the flashy talents of center-forward Duvall, the Vikings shot 10 times,scored three goals and kicked four corners before Portland got its first shot. At the end of the first half,Western had 13 shots, five goals, four assists and three corners while Portland was held to one shotwithout any goals, assists or comer kicks. Western's goalie Muffy Lil-jegren had only two shots directed at her during the whole game. Aside from Duvall's four goals, Debbie Carter scored twice and DianaHolly and Hope Grimm each contributed one goal. Lil-jegren recorded the shutout. Determined not togive West-em an "easy" game, University of Oregon scrapped and fought until finally bowing 3-1, onWestern's home pitch last Sunday. Though Western shot 35 times, Oregon did everything possible to make the Vikings earn the victory. Oregon's defenders Shonna Bradbarry and Pattie Devitoconsistently sacrificed their bodies defending their goal. Bradbarry took a strong shot in the facesaving a goal and Devito was down four times during the game. When the game ended with Westernon top 3-1, Oregon was jubilant. Oregon's coach Tom Philips welcomed his athletes to the sideshouting, "Good job green! Great job!" Karen Hege, who scored Oregon's only goal, said "At least itwas no easy game for them!" Duvall scored two goals and Hope Grimm added another. Western will tryto stretch its winning streak to nine tomorrow at Pacific Lutheran University. NO APPOINTMENTNECESSARY MEN AND WOMEN'S HAIR STYLING '$2.00 Discount for Students 734 3628 1 2 0 4 13TH STREET BELLINGHAM WA 9 8 2 25 ALL STUDENTS! Information Now Available Scholarships andGrant Programs Call New Beginnings Associates 676-4408 CONSIDERING MARRIAGE? MarriagePreparation Workshops can: • help you understand your relationship • give you new skills formaintaining it Nov. 5-6 Campus Christian Ministry Call 733-3400 for information. By Tim MahoneyWestern's volleyball team proved that it's not how bad you beat the other team, but how many gamesyou win that determine the outcome of matches with a 15-8, 0-15, 15-12, 15-11 victory over CentralWashington University last Saturday. Except for the second game, junior hitter Sue Jernegan said, "We had control over the match" She blamed hesitancy, problems with communication and bad passing oneasy Wildcat volleys for the shutout. In the first game, though, Viking head coach Mike Clarkexplained, "We controlled the game totally. They really didn't have anything." In the last two games,Western ran into a problem they've had all season. "We'd get a big lead and then they'd catch up," Clark noted. According to Jernegan, the Vikings will get up to around 10 or 12 points and then not be ableto put the other team away right then. "It's been the same thing that's been plaguing us all season long," Jernegan said. But, Clark said, "We had enough control, poise and stamina to beat them." Westernhad not tared so well earlier this season. Clark said that the win was "pretty much a team effort." Still,junior hitter-setter Jackie Nelson and sophomore hitter Debbie Abramczyk had nine kills apiece forVikings, and sophomore hitter Sara Rosin served five aces. Plus, Clark singled out freshman hitter-setter Kris Keltner for her "really good" play. With Saturday's win, the Vikings moved their record to 3-4 inNAIA District I play and to 7-8 on the season. This weekend, Western faces a crucial road trip, playingWhitman in Walla Walla on Thursday night, then traveling to Spokane to play Whitworth on Fridaynight, then Gonzaga on Saturday. A winning trip will be essential for Western's playoff chances, sinceonly the top two teams travel to regionals. Gonzaga currently is on top of District I, but the Vikings will need to get tough against Whitworth as well, Clark said. Vikes place high at PLU By Johnny SongRunning among a "highly competitive" field, Western Men's and Women's Cross-Country teams placedsecond and fourth, respectively, in the Pacific Lutheran University Invitational Saturday. Western'sMen's team tallied 103 points, finishing ahead of all its district competition. Willi-amette, the defendingNational Association of Intecollegiate Athletics District II champions, won the meet with 59 points. TheVikings were paced by senior Toby Smith, who finished the 8,000 meter course in 25:30. Smith's finishwas good enough for 12th place. Sophomore Dean Janz followed by taking 18th place (25:39). SeniorRick Buck-enmeyer( 19th, 25:42), senior Mark Steen (26th, 25:59) and sophomore Matt Eichenberger(28th, 26:00) also performed strongly for Western. "We wanted to finish ahead of the teams in ourdistricts, which we did," Western coach, Ralph Vernacchia said. "It showed a lot of promise for us fordisticts (which is three weeks away)." The Western Women's team scored 112 points and finishedsecond to host PLU (66) among the district teams. Finishing the PLU course faster than any Westernfemale ever, Viking senior Cathy Kroll placed 10th of 92 contestants with 18:12. The meet's top 11finishers ran within 17 seconds of each other. Senior Jeanna Setera (18th, 18:41) and freshman DoloresMontgomery (19th, 18:42) were the next two Western finishers. The Vikings have three weeks oftraining and one meet before the districts. Bartlett said that only three of the seven spots open for-playoff competition have been established. They are Kroll, Montgomery and Setera. "There is quite a battle forthe other spots," Bartlett said. "About eight people are right in there." The next meet for both teams willbe the Central Washington Invitational on Saturday. 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The Vikes' performance was great, Coach JohnMcCarthy said, especially "for the fact that we are so inexperienced. Ten out of 15 players are in newpositions or rookies," he explained. But inexperience apparently isn't a handicap for the women— thisis their third victory of the season. Senior Deanria Mitchell scored twice, prompted by a small, butenthusiastic group of fans chanting, "GO, Deanna! Carry it, carry it!" Other veterans who scored wereseniors Dali Borden and Cindy Stump. Senior Kris Erickson, who called signals for the Viking offense,said, "We have a lot of new girls and they played extremely good team ball. They controlled the ball welland set up the plays to score." Praise was mutual among teammates. "The veterans teach thenewcomers how to feel comfortable out there. I really feel great out there!" rookie Elaine Gilmore said. McCarthy noted, however, the finer points of the game need tuning. For example, "Don't throw the ball away when you're being tackled. I think this game taught us a few things like that." The ruggers willgear up again next weekend for a match against Simon Eraser University in New Westminster. CRISISENERGY! We can't solve your problems but we can give you the strength to, f a ce them at CHURCHOF THE NAZARENE Meeting at 2500 Alabama St. 2-4 p.m. Sundays Pastor Dick Carlton 676-CAREWESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS PLEASE POST LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW from the University with half refund is Fri., Oct. 21. Procedure is completed in Registrar'sOffice. LAST DAY TO DROP A CLASS is Fri., Oct. 21. From the5th-9th week of classes, only studentswith late-drop privileges may withdraw from courses. See catalog or class schedule for details onprocedure or check with Registrar's Office. TRANSFER STUDENTS who were required to take the SCATtest Sept. 20 but were unable to attend will be offered a make-up test at 2 p.m. Tues., Oct. 25, in OM120. Fee is $5. Advanced registration is required in Testing Center, OM120. THE ENGLISHCOMPETENCYTEST has been scheduled for 4-5 p.m. Wed., Oct. 26, in LH4; 4-5 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 27 inLH3; and4-5 p.m. Fri., Oct. 28, in LH4. Sign up for one of these test days in MH202 Oct. 17 through noon, Oct. 26. Advance signup with picture ID (driver's license/meal ticket/passport) is required. Fee of $5 ispayable on day of test. LOT 17V PARKING RESERVED: On Fri., Oct. 21, Lot 17V will be reserved fortheHEPB meeting. On Fri., Oct. 28, it will be reserved for the Transportation Symposium. LOT 9V PARKING RESERVED: All spaces in Lot 9V (not Lot 17V as previously announced) will be reserved for the UnitedWay Country Fair Wed., Oct. 19. VU LOUNGE RESERVATION: An off-campus group has requested use of the VU Lounge April 28. Any on-campus group needing the lounge on that date should submit arequest for it by close of business Oct. 28. TUTORS NEEDED: Student Life Office is compiling a list ofstudents interested in serving as tutors during 1983-84. Applications are available in OM380, 676-3843.THE READING SERVICE needs volunteers. For more information, contact the Student Life Office, OM380, 676-3843. STATE LEGISLATIVE INTERNSHIPS: Applications for winter 1984 are available in AH415.Deadline is Oct. 24. FOREIGN STUDY: Learn more about studying in Morella, Mexico, for only$995/quarter by viewing the film Living Learning in Mexico, being shown from noon to 1 p.m. Mon.,Wed. Fri., Oct. 10-21, in MH155E. If you are interested in studying in France, England or Germany,attend an interest' meeting from 2-3:30 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 20, in OM400F. STRATA EVENTS: Weeklydiscussion group will meet from 2-3 p.m. Wed., Oct. 19, in VU219. A happy hour has been set for 4-6 p.m. Fri., Oct. 21, at Sarducci's. BOOK OF THE QUARTER is Mountain in the Clouds: A Search for the WildSalmon, by Bruce Brown. The first panel, Dams, Clearcuts and .Fish Runs: Changing; 'Just One Thing',"is set for 4-5:30 p.m. Tues., Oct. 25, in the WL Presentation Room. Career Planning Placement CenterRecruiting Schedule Seniors must have their files established in the Placement Center prior to sign-up forinterviews. FOREIGN SERVICE EXAM, given annually, will be on Dec. 3 this year. Application deadline is Fri., Oct. 21. Brochures and applications to take test are available in OM280. . u_ EDUCATIONSENIORS graduating in March, June August, 1984, should meet at 4 or 7 p.m. Wed., Oct. 26, in LH2.to receive information on how to acquire graduation and certification approval and materials for establishing placement credentials. Shell Co., Wed., Oct. 19. Computer science/geophysics majors. Sign up inOM280. Boeing Co., Wed., Oct. 19. Computer science majors. Sign up in OM280. Wash. State MiniCorps, Mon., Oct. 24. Bilingual students. Sign up in OM280. Larson, Gross, Tues., Oct. 25. AccountingDecember grads. Sign up in OM280. U.S. Navy Officer Program, Tues., Nov. 25. Sign up in OM280. K-Mart Corp., Tues.-Wed., Oct. 25-26. Business and other majors. Sign up in OM280. Gonzaga U. LawSchool: Wed., Oct. 26. Sign up in OM280. Ansell Johnson Co., Fri., Oct. 28. Accounting majors. Signup in OM280. Peat, Marwiek Mitchell, Tues., Nov. 1. Accounting majors. Pre-select resume due Oct.18. Georgia-Pacific Corp., Tues., Nov. 1. Sign up in OM280. Lever Brothers, Tues, Nov. 1. Sign up inOM280. Peace Corps, Wed.-Thurs., Nov. 2-3. All majors. Sign up in OM280 beginning Oct. 19.Orientation Woritthopt: 3-4 p.m. TIM., Oct. 18; 9-10 a.m. Wad., Oct 19; 10-11 a.m. Thun., Oct. 20; 2-3p.m. Fri., Oct. 21. Sign up In OM280. Raauma Workahopt: 3-4 p.m. Tnurs., Oct 20; 10-11 a.m. Wad.,Oct 26; 3-4 p.m. Thun., Nov. 3. Sign up In OM280. Interview Workahopt: 3-4 p.m. Thun., Oct 27; 10-11a.m. Wad., Nov. 2. Sign up In OM280. Careen « Ma/on Workahopa: 2-4 p.m. Wad., Nov. 2/Nov. 9/Nov.16/Nov. 23/Nov.30. Sign up In 0M2S0. • FIFTH LOSS, from page 8 with 108 yards on 20 carries, inthe second half to finish the scoring. "I don't know anything new I can say," Hansen said. "We hang inthere, but we're just weaker physically. We stay with them for a half, then get pushed around." Hansencompared the state of the Viking program to the University of Illinois football squad he helped coachfour years ago. Illinois has gone through a rebuilding program after spending years as a perennialBig 10 punching bag, and appears ready to challenge for the conference championship in 1983.Hansen said he hopes to develop his current program the same way. But in the meantime, theVikings were dominated again in total yardage, gaining 164 yards to the Wolves' 535. The Westernrushing game was held to an anemic 11 yards. "Because we're so small—not just our line, but ourbacks—we can't really run," Hansen said. "So the defense can just tee off on us." The Vikings lostsenior outside linebacker Brian Humphrey to a knee injury against the Wolves, leaving junior safety Doug Nelson as the only defensive player left who started the season opener. Western, 0-2 in Evco play an 0-5 overall, hosts Eastern Oregon at 1 p.m. this Saturday at Civic Stadium. First downs Rushing yardsPassing yards Total yards Western Western Oregon WO — WO — Western — WO — WO —WO — WO — Western 7 11 153 164 Western Oregon 28 330 205 535 SCORING 0 ' 14 7 14 0 — 7 — 7 42 Dell 3-yard run (Mangold kick) Lawrence 5-yard run (Mangold kick) Ashmore 54-yard pass from Peterson (Broussard kick) Scheehean 11-yard pass from Dell (Mangold kick) Johnson 39-yard interception return (Mangold kick) Lawrence 1-yard run (Mangold kick) Hill 1-yard run (Mangoldkick) Classifieds Rates: 70$ per line (27 characters) first insertion; 65$ per line each additional insertion. Deadline: Thursday noon for Tuesday's paper and Tuesday noon for Friday's paper. Western Frontoffice, College Hall Room 7, phone: 676-3161. Checks only, in advance HELP WANTED GOOD PAYprocessing mail from home! No experience. Start immediately. Information, send self-addressed,stamped envelope: W.S. 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Pre-school kids learn drama — 'Oz,' animal impressions taught Class time is spent inlearning creative movement and other theatrical exercises. Pat Kelly, the instructor plays a record ofanimal sounds. She wants the kids to act out the animal movements and make the noises. When therecord is finished she asks the kids what animals were missed. Jacob Hunter, a kindergartner, said acow. "How does a cow walk?" Kelly asked. Jacob replied, "On four legs, but I don't have long enougharms." Next the children listened to a song about a "funny fat frog." Kelly gets down and hops like afrog, the children follow, running into each other and bouncing from one end of the room to the other.Kelly put on another song about a seed. The children listened to the story and acted out what theyheard. The four kids stretched their arms trying to reach the ceiling as they grew into flowers. Then thecold came and the seeds went back to sleep. "Goodnight" one of the children whispered. Each childtook a different colored feather. The next activity was to listen to a song about colors. Five-year-oldAutumn Brown knew the song and sang along. The voice on the record told the children to stand up and . sit down according to the color of feather they had in their hands. The children watched the teacherclosely so they didn't make a mistake. The attention span of the kids waned as the class went on.Instead of acting like elephants, they swam like fish. But once the teacher told them they were going toact out the "Wizard of Oz," the attention was back. "Can I be Dorothy?" Autumn and 4-year-old MeganMorehouse asked. The children became involved in the dramatics of the play. They told their teacherthat she had to be the wicked witch because she had long hair. Autumn was Dorothy and Megan choseto be the good witch. Autumn's twin brother, Adam, played the part of the lion and Jacob played thescarecrow. Jacob Hunter shows excitement about doing "The Wizard of Oz/' while Adam Brown thinksabout his part. Photo at left: During a rendition of 'Wizard ofOz" Dorothy tells Toto to behave duringdrama class for pre-schoolers. Pictured from left to right: Jacob Hunter as the Scarecrow, Autumn Brownas Dorothy, Pat Kelly as the Wicked Witch and the teacher and Megan Morehouse stands in as Toto."You're the audience," Jacob said as he pointed to the parents sitting around the perimeter of the room.Each child gave their story of "The Wizard of Oz" and together, they were able to perform a 10- minuteversion. At the end of the performance the parents applauded and the kids scurried over to their parents. Pam Morehouse, Megan's mother, said, "She does constant plays at home." Kelly teaches the classWednesdays at the Gallery Theater. Class started Oct. 5 and meets for five weeks. Kelly said shewill offer other sessions if four or more children enroll. 'Pilgrim' sets serious plot with humor Review ByKaren Jenkins "It's not what you say, but how you say it" is the cliche Tom Key proved true in 1976when he took the words and plot of a sober religious allegory and turned them into a vibrant, funnyplay entitled "Pilgrim." The play, an adaptation of John Bunyon's classic 1678 novel, "Pilgrim'sProgress," was presented to Western audiences last Wednesday and Thursday nights by the TaprootTheater Company. Although the production has a lively tone, it conveys the same serious message asthe book, the Christian theme of struggling through perils and temptations to remain righteous and arrivein heaven. The mood of the play is unpredictable. It often switches from comic to tragic and back tocomic in a few moments. The play was well received by the respectably large, though nowhere nearcapacity, audience. The 17th century wording of the script, formal and contrived by today's standards,forced the audience to pay careful attention to the dialogue. The audience laughed at all the right timesand were properly silent during the serious moments. The company's production director, Scott L.Nolte, stars in and directs the production. It largely is his skill that keeps the outdated prose frombeing too dry for modern theater. As the director, Nolte gives close attention to detail. The humorof theplay often is derived from something as subtle as a tone of voice, gesture or facial expression. As theprotagonist, Pilgrim, Nolte is charmingly naive. And though he spends much of his time playing astraight foil for the bizarre characters he encounters, he also gets his share of laughs. The other six cast members play multiple roles totaling 21 different characters. The actors give their roles as muchbelievability as can be expected from the one-dimensional characters found in an allegory. DickHampton especially was amusing as the fainthearted Pliable. And Pamela Nolte made a delightfullyvampish, worldly-wise woman. The costumes, designed by Christine Wise, are simple and colorful 17thcentury style dresses and robes. Pilgrim wears pajamas throughout the play, which add to his sense ofvulnerability. The same basic set, a large arched structure, is used for all 13 scenes. Also appearing inthe production are Bonnie Hampton, Clayton B. Richardson, George Scran-ton and Kim Mahaffey.Assistant director/stage manager is Julie Lewis Richardson. i ^ K ^44 • Showtime • Cable Plus 60units • Continental breakfast Sauna Jacuzzi • Triple-A rated • Several fine restaurants/lounges within two blocks • Telephone color TV • Airline transportation/^^ American Express (mM^ 120Samish Way • Bellingham, WA. 98225 Call toll free: 1-800-732-1225 • I I co a O o I I KEGS to go Special $29.22 With Coupon — Expires 10-28-83 **\^| BEECH HOUSE PUB X 113 E. 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While there, Bond witnesses certain things whichpuzzle him momentarily, but which the audience knows he will figure out in the end. ^ The first part ofthe movie, Western Front 11 ack again as 007 shows Bond dealing with growing older (even thoughthe 53- year-old Connery is wearing an artfully-dyed toupee—apparently James Bond can't have abald spot) is quite entertaining. Connery plays the role as though he's never been away. Maybebecause the film moves into a remake of "Thunderball" (1965) and turnsVnto just an average Bondflick, one we've all seen dozens of times before. Gone is the suggestion that Bond possibly could growold. Dozens of car crashes, fist-fights, people dying left and right, and, of course Bond seducingeverything in sight follows, business as usual, with 007, invincible as always. The villians are a delight as they drip pure evil across the screen. Barbara Carrera plays Fatima Blush, who can cheerfully beata man silly, tenderly kiss him and a short while later blow him into tiny fragments. Yet she's not mean or vicious about any of it. It's just the way she naturally is. In 1965 "Thunderball," Bond's nemesis,Maximilian Largo, was woodenly played by Adolfo Celi. Austrian-born Klaus Maria Bran-dauer is a vastimprovement. This Largo has no socially redeeming values, and revels in that fact. Only one character isa failure. If you go expecting to see Bond and Miss Moneypenny exchange their usual banter, you'llbe sadly disappointed. Bond may have gotten older, but somehow Moneypenny has gotten younger(she's also turned totally insipid.) Maybe James should find out her secret. Bond films aren't meant tocontain hidden messages about the state of society today. They are for entertainment. As Q says toBond at one point in the film, "I hope now we'll have some gratuitous sex and violence." 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It also is "the entry place of the first Inca from the lowerworld into this world," Jacobsen said. " 'Tocco' represents a visual! memory of certain stonework thatimpressed me in the Peruvian ruins of Machu Picchu," he said. Jacobsen's studies of Incan and Mayanart and architecture have had an impact on the sculpture. The Incas came up with new combinations for using stone all the time, he explained. "Every time I turned around there was something new andbeautiful." "They didn't approach creativity the same way we do in our culture. We would call theirwork functional but it's difficult to draw the line between functional and non-functional," he added.Jacobsen stresses with any art "that it be viewed for what it is." In "Tocco's" case it is a group of stonesthat are cut, polished and assembled in a non-objective shape. Although Jacobsen puts a lot of hispersonal life into his sculptures, he prefers that the public make their own discoveries. He tries to letpeople enter into his work without writing an explanation of the piece. Communication, he conceded,is the most important part of his work. He used if) feel intimidated by the public but doesn't anymore. He works with the tactile and visual qualities of stone but insists that the intrinsic quality be maintained. "Iwent on too many roller coaster rides," he said. His feelings about his work went up and downdepending on public reaction. Originally from Everett, Jacobsen has lived in Bellingham for 10 years. Hegraduated from Western in 1977 with a bachelor's degree in sculpture and a minor made up of arthistory, painting and drawing. A trip to Europe in 1972 inspired his sculpting, but Jacobsen also doesfree lance graphics. He and his wife Carol soon will have an even busier schedule; they are expectingtheir first baby. The new addition to his family surely was on Jacobsen's mind during the three monthsthat he worked on "Tocco" —a passageway from one world to another. At one point, Jacobsen did alot of bronze casting. Most of these now are in private collections. "Western Stone Gardens,"Jacobsen's other publicly displayed sculpture, is in Boulevard Park. The work consists of five largeboulders near the water's edge. The largest boulder is eight feet tall and weighs 17 tons. The bouldershave polished surfaces that reflect each other and their environment. "These aren't just five boulders inthe open. They've been touched by human hands in a certain way," he said. That's where magic andbeauty lie for many artists: the meeting between intrinsic material and human hands, This sculpture,"Tocco/' is on display at the Whatcom Museum of History and Art. "Tocco" means cave mouth or opening in the language of the Incas. The Scene ( Choir will perform 'Coronation Mass' Mozart's "CoronationMass" and Haydn's "Missa brevis in honorem S. Joanis de Deo" will form Western's first ChoralConcert. The concert, directed by Robert Scandrett, is scheduled for 8 p.m. tomorrow in thePerforming Arts Center Concert Hall. It is free and open to the public. The scoring in "Coronation" isthe largest employed in Mozart's masses. The piece includes the chorus, a solo quartet, two oboes, two horns, two trumpets, timpani, violins, cellos, basses and the organ. The most famous part of Haydn's "Missa brevis" is the Benedictus, with solo soprano and solo organ part. It will be performed by theUniversity Choir, directed by music graduate student Alvin Warkentin. For more information call themusic department at 676-3130. Sculptures displayed Viking Union Gallery displays Elias "Dutch"Schultz's wood sculpture through Oct. 28. A long-time longshoreman, Schultz defines his lifeexperiences with sharp, warm sculptures full of expression. Carving came early to him with visits tomuseums and galleries in his native New York. 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