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State budget cuts may force tuition hike  by DUFF WILSON  OLYMPIA
— Gov. Dan Evans will  supporthigher tuition and
increased  financial aid for college students, he  told student body
presidents Friday.His proposed increase would raise  Western's tuition rate
to $188 a  quarter.  Evans also reaffirmed hissupport  for" students on
Boards of Trustees  and WashPIRG, and discussed faculty  salaries
andcollective bargaining,  according to Stephen Barrett, Western^ 
Associated Students president.  TheGovernor had a "positive  attitude"
toward students, but noted  severe state budget-making problemswould be the
top priority of the  legislative session that began Monday,  said Kevin
Ryan, chairman ofCentral Washington State College's  Student Board of
Control.  Tuition will probably rise 32 per  cent overthe 1971-72 rate,
according  to state analysts (see sidebar).  About $16 million would be
generated  bythe proposed increased  tuitions, Evans said at the three hour
 luncheon.  About $3 million of this could be  used to increase student
financial  aid. The rest would be needed to pay  for salary, utility and
postageincreases  and other costs.  Faculty salaries should be raised, 
Evans told the student presidents, butthe money may not be available for 
more than a five per cent increase.  "The consequences of no wageincreases
could disrupt campuses  very much," Barrett noted.  Faculty collective
bargaining may  be amajor issue this session, with  hearings already being
held. Evans  said he does not personally supportfaculty collective
bargaining, but it  may be inevitable.  Students should have the right to 
participate,Evans added, if collect-jive  bargaining becomes a reality at 
their schools.  Student Trustees are also fully supported by the governor,
according  to Barrett.  Last session, Evans appointed a 
28-year-oldWenatchee Valley College  student to Central's Trustees.  The
State Senate refused to vote for  oragainst confirmation, and the  student
is now speaking and voting  actively on Central's governing body,Ryan said.
 Barrett said Evans "seemed appalled"  when he learned that Western 
Trustees do not havean automatic  , agenda item for student
representatives,  as Eastern and Central Trustees  do.  Toreaffirm his
support of WashPIRG  the Governor promised to write  the Trustees at
Western and theRegents at the two universities where  it is being most
actively considered.  Barrett and other studentpresidents  are currently
organizing information  and lobbying efforts for the  session, expected to
last30 to 60  days.  Cooperative neighbors  aid Lummi flood victims  by
GARY ABRAMAVITCH BERTRAM  Itwas still pitch black in the cold, wet streets
of Marietta  Village when I was forced to leap from acomfortable dream to 
our front porch in time to stop our three dogs from tearing a leg  off
somescreaming, fist-pounding neighbor.  "Hurry you guys," the voice warned.
"The river's flooding,  and yourtrailer's floating away. You've only got a
few minutes  to save what you can."  "My God!" I thought. "I've gotphoto
negs stashed in nearly  every drawer in the house."  After falling out of
bed, I tried to rescue thenegatives before  even remembering to call off
the dogs, but my *ol lady got to the  door in time.  "Gadzukes, the water
is already within a few feet of our  porch. . ." .  I'd been told that a
super-high tide wasdue, but there was no  way the Nooksack River was gonna
rise enough to flood over  that eight-foot dike— or so I
thought until I sloshed my way  across the street.  The water must have
already been comingover the main  branch of the Nooksack. The Lummi
families who live in the  fishing village must have a footof water inside
their homes by  now.  Since the water wasn't quite over our top doorstep
yet, I  wanted torescue what I could from our trailer. I knew it wasn't 
floating away, but it is in a bad place. My littlecockapoo who  was
dog-paddling behind me seemed to be enjoying the filthy  new lake.  I
noticed thatmost of the neighbors had tied their smallest  boat to the
front porch, but all we'ye got is an old canvaskayak.  Afterwards, I got my
old kayak out of a nearby shack and  tried paddling it home with my
dogbalancing on the stern.  Unfortunately it sank twice before getting
there. I'd  apparently forgotten tofiberglass a few punctures.^ ended up 
just stashing it inside my step van.  O.K., so we'll swim out of hereif we
have to. After we lifted  the last of our house furniture onto blocks I
grabbed a couple of  cameras andwent wading up the street.  Marilyn tried
driving our car to the hill behind Marietta, next  to the elementaryschool,
so we'd have brakes when we headed  to town.  Water was crossing the
intersection of MarineDrive and  Rural Avenue, and was beginning to wash
away the edge of the  road. [Continued on pg. 2.]Collective bargaining
urged  by HARRY McFARLAND and SUKIDARD ARIAN  The collective
bargainingissue will have to be  solved in this legislative session, or
strikes may be  the only alternative left for highereducation  faculty.  So
says Maurice Foisy, a member of the  Faculty Coalition, who reiterated
thetestimony  of others before the House Higher Education subcommittee 
Friday at Western.  Foisyquoted polls showing overwhelming  support of
collective bargaining. Now, he said,  all public employees,except college
and university  faculty are covered by collective bargaining  legislation. 
Mark Wicholas,American Federation of  Teachers local president, said
faculty do not  have contracts, and the conditionsof employment  are in a
handbook approved by the Board of  Trustees.  He also said there are
notsatisfactory  grievance procedures, that a sustained loss of  teaching
positions is caused by theconversion of  the positions to administrative
slots, and there is  a lack of administrative accountability.Leslie Rowe,
representing the Washington  Education Association, said a good collective 
bargaining billshould have "clear, precise  language," but that "the right
to bargaining does  not mean the differences can be solved."  A former
Council of Faculty Representative  memberr, Marvin Olmstead, said the
collectivebargaining bill introduced by Representative  Richard King
(Everett) would be acceptable, but  that studentrepresentatives engaged in
the  process may be a hindrance.  College President Paul J. Olscamp
saidrecently at an Associated Students board  meeting that he would rather
not have collective  bargaining, but if the faculty could not get what 
"They need and deserve," then he might support  it. The
subcommittee,chaired by Representative  Art Moreau (D-Bellingham), also
heard testi-money  on the state Council onPostsecondary  Education (CPE)
Master Plan from Olscamp and  CPE staff member Bill Chance.  CPEhas drawn
up a plan for the future of  higher education in the state. After receiving
 input from across thestate, the council has  reviewed the first 98 of the
201 proposals,  striking, modifying and combining someof them,  according
to Chance.  Olscamp expressed satisfaction with the  actions of the council
at thispoint, although the  major portion of Western's objections to the
plan  have not yet been reviewed by thecouncil.



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Western Front Tuesday, January 13,1976  Neighbors pitch in  as flood hits
hard  [Continued from pg. 1.]  A dump truck had just arrived and was about 
to empty a load of sand on the paved roadway  where it couldmost
conveniently be shoveled in  the form of a pseudo-sandbag dam.  Art
Humphreys, a neighbor andlong-time  veteran at trying to help save both his
trailer and  his village, began directing the half dozen other  Lummi
volunteers.  A half hour later, a second load of sand was  finally dumped,
and everyone begantaking turns  shoveling.  The water was nearly a foot
deep where it was  crossing the road, but the dambegan slowing it 
considerably. Yet, we all knew the high tide  would soon raise the river
and it would enter  Marietta from downriver where there is no dike.  After
shoveling for half an hour, I remembered  about mystinkin' final exam at
Western which  had probably already begun. Double bummer!  We simply had
nochoice but to abandon our  home and village before the flood reached its 
peak.  The water out front of theTribal Center for the  Marietta Band of
the Nooksack Tribe was nearly  waist deep as we headed for ourcar. My legs 
were mighty tired by the time we reached dry  land.  Governor recommends 
32 per centincrease  of tuition at all levels  There is little chance
college tuition rates will not be raised in  theupcoming state supplemental
budget.  With the inflation plus primary education financing 
problems,lawmakers may reduce state appropriations to  colleges and
universities while asking students to paymore,  Western President Paul
Olscamp said recently.  This trend is reflected in the
tuitionrecommendations of the  advisory Council on Postsecondary Education
(CPE) staff and  the Governor'sexpected budget proposal.  CPE's and Gov.
Evans' recommendations are to raise tuition  at the four statecolleges to
$564 a year, at the 26 community  colleges and technical institutes to $330
a year, and at thetwo  universities to $684 a year.  This is a 32 per cent
tuition increase in tuition from the rate  set fouryears ago, CPE Finance
Coordinator Denis Curry said  Friday.  The amounts CPE and Evans
willrecommend are designed to  raise money while re-establishing the
1971-72 tuition ratios  between thethree groups of higher learning
institutions.  Also, Curry said, graduate students now pay an extra $60 
per quarter, and CPE will recommend this be increased to $81.  Veterans,
whose tuitions were frozen at the1971 level, may  be required to pay 85 per
cent of the new tuition amounts at  state-supported collegesand
universities, he added.  Last session, the Governor recommended raising
university  and communitycollege tuitions, but not state college tuitions. 
.This plan — which did not pass the legislature
—responded to  state colleges' complaints that they were
relatively overpriced,  i.e., that community colleges were much less
expensive while  universities were not much more expensive, Curry said. 
But recentlystate college enrollments have risen, so the new 
recommendations provide tuition increases for everyone. SANDBAGS AGAINST
THE WATER — Lummi volunteers battle the flooding
Nooksack.  Our dogs werecompletely sopped, and they  stank horrendously
while begging for us to let  them in the car. We had nochoice, actually. 
On the way to Western, we heard the radio  announcer say that much of
Ferndale hadalready gone under.  When we waded back through the cold water 
that night, we were mighty grateful tofind that  the flood had stopped a
couple of inches shy of  entering our house.  It wasn't until the
secondnight of the flood that  we learned where the evacuation center was. 
After the Scottish Lodge evacuationcenter had  been evacuated, we had quite
a few roommates  at the Broadway Christian Church.  We wereprovided with
warm blankets, soft  cots, plenty to eat and a dry place to study for  our
final exams.  Ourdogs were probably as glad as anyone to  finally return to
our home, after camping for  several days in theback of our car.  An
unexpected Christmas present  by LOUIE PHILLIPS  Christmas is a hassle. You
goto school 90 miles  from your family home. Finals Week is no time to 
shop, and you wouldn't want tocarry your  packages home anyway.  You see,
I'm a member of that subculture  which is foolish enough to travel by way
of thumb  — and unfortunately by way of foot alttbo
often.  My parents live in a Seattlesuburb at the  north end of Lake
Washington. There is transit  service to Seattle, but it's only on the
mainroad.  Sometimes I take the bus, most often I hitchhike  to the city
limits.  In all cases, I have to walk tothe main  highway.  Mid-December is
always cold, but thank God it  wasn't raining as I went out foranother day
of  Christmas shopping.  At school, I'm always rushed. So, you see, I'm 
not inclined to walkrapidly when I'm not here.  I saunter. Kind of shuffle
my feet in a  haphazard way. I jaywalk when I feelthere  might be a better
view from the other side of the  street. My left foot trips over my right. 
My eyesstare at the last leaf twirling on an  otherwise barren limb. I
smile at kids pointing  toy guns at me.Sometimes I feel they must think  me
very odd. "An adult without a car?"  It's about a mile to the highway.I was
walking  in my laid-back manner — and then I saw a
little  white card.  It was a BankAmericard.Blue and white but  worth its
weight in gold. I compared the  signature on the card with nearby
mailboxesbut  none matched.  There are no instructions on the card to tell
the  finder what to do with it. There is,however, an  address and phone
number for its owner to  report it missing.  I thought this odd. How
couldone report the  loss if they lost the number with the card? Add to 
this the absence in the phone book of a BankAmericard listing.  For a
moment I thought it might be nice to see  the Swiss Alps in winter. I
couldgo to the  airport, catch the first plane to Geneva and  they'd never
catch me.  Instead, I slipped the cardinto my wallet and  continued on my
adventure to the city's  downtown department stores. It's not that I'mso 
honest. I'll lie whenever I can see an advantage  in it.  The next morning
I called the number on theback of the card. I talked first to a secretary
in  BankAmericard's investigation office.  From the tone of hervoice, I
sensed she had  far fewer finders of credit cards than she had  losers. 
Then she gave me FrankJones, head of the  office.  We discussed where I
found the card, how it  had been stolen, if I had foundanything else and 
how to return it to his office.  Then came the surprise.  "Cut it in half,
Lou, and send itto me in a letter  with your name and address," Jones said,
"and  we'll send you a $25 reward."  Trusteespass School of Education  The
School of Education became  a reality last week, when  the Board ofTrustees
unanimously  passed the proposal  during their meeting in Fair-haven 
Auditorium.  Inpresenting the proposal,  College President Paul J. Olscamp 
said it had administrative  approval withrecommendations  that a roles and
missions  statement be developed.  Acting Vice President forAcademic
Affairs Loren Webb  said the Associate Dean for  Treacher Education Arnold 
Gallegos isdeveloping the  statement with the education  faculty. The
statement will outline  the ways the schoolwould  interrelate with the
various  colleges at Western.  The roles and missions statement  will be
given to Webb,  who will present it to the Academic  Coordinating Committee
 (ACC). :••;;  Gallegossaid the school
was  a "significant step forward"  that "finally gives a total, overall 
concept for teachereducation  at Western."  The school will be implemented 
in February, when an  acting dean for theschool will  be appointed.



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Tuesday, January 13,1976 Western Front 3  Shorts   gt; Sidelights  WashPIRG
fate decided  The fate ofWashPIRG will be decided today at the College 
Services Council meeting in Old Main 320 at 4 p.m. Themeeting  is open; all
are invited to attend.  Financial Aid available  Federal grant money for
financialassistance is still available  to students for the 1975-76
academic year. Students who are  eligible (thosewho started college after
April 1,1973) can apply  for the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG)
and  receive money for the entire year, according to Richard  Coward,
director of financial aid at Western.Grants range from $400 to $1,400, and
at Western 547  students are receiving $456,000 in BEOG money. Applications
for federal grants are available in the financial  aid office, Old Main
120g.  COYOTE T-shirts,anyone?  'Coyote' T-shirts and lapel buttons are
still available,  according to Gwen Gottberg of theWomen's Center. Anyone 
interested in obtaining one should contact the Women's Center,  676-3460,
orsign the list on the door of the Viking Union 215.  Free U is informal
learning  If your Volkswagen needsrepairs or your fruit trees are out  of
shape, the Northwest Free University offers courses to help  you solvethese
problems and others which may plague you.  The Free U, a non-profit group,
offers an informal ancjl unstructured learning experience to Whatcom County
residents.  Courses may be regular classes,which usually meet one  evening
a week, or workshops which meet once only.  Further information may be
obtained at the Free U. desk in  VU Plaza. Registration continues through
Jan. 16, with classesbeginning Jan. 19.  YMCA needs helpers  Anyone
interested in working with kids at the YMCA mayattend a meeting Wednesday,
Jan. 14 at 8 p.m. in Bond Hall  106. •
••  "We are looking for people who
would like to have a personal  experience working with kids and other
people and who would  like toshare some of their time and energy," said "Y"
Program  Director Henry Goodman.  A short film aboutavailable activities
with kids will be shown  and some of the youth programs will be described.
Possibilities  for academic credit will be discussed.  Mike Roch or Henry
Goodman can be contacted at 733-8630  formore information.  BSU to sponsor
dance  The Black Student Union will present a dance Friday, Jan. 16,from 8
p.m. to midnight. Refreshments will be available.  Admission: 50 cents. For
more information, callRonnie Greer,  at 676-4363.-  events  TODAY  Fair
— A Winter Activities  Fair is being held in the
VikingUnion lounge from 11 a.m. to 2  p.m.  Seminar —
The Outdoor  Program will present a Basic  Ski Touring Seminar in VU 305 
at 7:30 p.m.  Music — Open mike in the  Fairhaven
Coffeeshop from 7:30  to 11 p.m. Free.  TOMORROW  Film —
"The Trial" will be  shown in the Fairhaven Auditorium  at 6:30, 9 and
11p.m.  Admission: 50 cents.  Discussion — "Problems and
 Prospects for Political Scien-r  tists atWestern," an open  meeting
between faculty and  students of the Political Science  Department, will
beheld at 3  m. in VU 354.  THURSDAY  Music —
Composer-pianist  Edwin LaBounty will present  the firstconcert of the
quarter,  "Music From His Circle," at  8:15 p.m. in the Concert Hall. 
Free.  Film —"Princess Yan Kwei  Fei" will be shown in
Lecture  Hall 4 at 6:30, and 9 p.m.  Admission: 75 cents.Speaker
— Omi Daiber, an  expert mountaineer and inventor  of
the "snow seal," will  speak onhypothermia and  clothing at 7:30 p.m. in
the  Library Presentation Room.  Discussion — Members
ofthe Bahai faith will host a Bahai  Fireside Discussion at 7:30 p.m.  in
VU 360.  Slides — Slides of SouthAmerica will be sho* at
the  Spanish Club meeting in VU 361  at 7:30 p.m. Games, refreshments 
andmusic are also on the  agenda.  Discussion — Bible
discussions  hosted by the Baptist StudentUnion will be held at 7  p.m. in
VU 222. All are  invited to attend.  Security men now commissioned officers
 byERDXMAGNUSON  Next time you're caught siphoning gas by  campus security,
don't compare it tobeing  caught by the night watchman of a candy  company.
 All nine-full-time members of Western'ssecurity  force are now
commissioned officers. Seven  were commissioned by President Paul J.Olscamp
 Dec. 11; the remaining two were commissioned  Wednesday.  "The main reason
for this step isto protect  officers from legal action when it is found 
necessary to detain a suspect," said R.G.  Peterson, director of Campus
Safety and Security.  Previously, the only legal authority officers  had to
hold asuspect was in cases where there  was reason to believe a felony had
been  committed. Every citizen hasthis same right, he  said.  Officers will
not carry firearms, Peterson said,  and the status of part-timemembers of
the force  will remain unchanged. State law requires that  all peace
officers are graduates of apolice  academy.  As commissioned officers,
full-time officers  are now on an equal footing with those ofother 
colleges and universities in the state.  The change means that campus
security can  legally detainthose suspected of committing a  misdemeanor,
such as vandalism or petty theft,  Peterson said.Previously, if someone
apprehended by security  officers decided to leave before Bellingham 
Policearrived, the only alternatives were to let  him go or tail him until
police caught up with him,  he added.Campus residents will not be affected
by the  changes, Peterson said.  "The vast majority of thosecommitting 
robberies on campus are not members of the  college community and regard
Western as anice  ripe plum," he said.  Now that Campus Security officers
can make  arrests, Peterson believes theywill be seen as a  greater threat
and act as a deterrant to crime.  Board passes faculty allocationsProposed
part-time winter  quarter faculty allocations for  seven academic areas was
 unanimouslyapproved at last  Thursday's Board of Trustees  meeting in
Fairhaven Auditorium.  Due to an increase infall  student enrollment above
that  projected by the state, the  Office of Program Planning and 
FiscalManagement (the governor's  budget office) has authorized  the
expenditure of up to  $35,000 toincrease faculty  allocations for winter
and  spring quarters.  After consultation with various  facultycommittees
and the  administrative staff, College  President Paul J. Olscamp and 
Acting Vice Presidentfor Academic  Affairs Loren Webb  recommended to the
board that  allocations be divided into part-timeassignments to meet
demands  caused by increases in  student enrollment during winter 
quarter.According to Webb, Western's  additional authorized allocations 
would cover only  three full-timepositions.  The areas receiving positions 
will be: English (composition);  journalism; Fairhaven; speechpathology and
audiology; technology  (photography); home  economics; art; business
administrationand economics.  The Allocations Advisory  Committee will meet
this quarter  to examine allocations forspring.  Why the hassle?  BY LIZ
RUST  Western is funded according to enrollment projections made  forthe
upcoming quarter by the Office of Program Planning and  Fiscal Management. 
Formerly, whenenrollment exceeded state projections the  school was allowed
to apply the extra local revenue fromstudent fees to its instructional
budget.  However, a new funding contract with the State, limits the 
abilityto use any extra additional funds, according to a memo  from College
President Paul J. Olscamp andActing Vice  President for Academic Affairs
Loren Webb.  The projection number is given a leeway of oneand one-nalt 
per cent. Under the new contract, if actual enrollment goes  beyond or
beneath that margin,the extra revenue from student  fees goes back to the
state's general fund.  This situation aids the school if the final total is
within the  one and one-half per cent margins. However, if the figure is 
more than one and one-half per cent above the projection, as  was the case
in fall 1975, Western does not receive extrafunding beyond one-and-a-half
per cent.  According to Webb, the added student enrollment for fall 
wasseven per cent, while the added local funding was only the  allowable
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4 Western Front Tuesday, January 13,1976  Opinion  I need a few more bucks
Henry Jackson  "Hello,operator. I'd like to call Olympia,  please. The
number's 123-4567, and, oh, reverse  the charges.  "Myname's Paul Olscamp
and my number's  676-3480.  "Hello, Uncle Dan? This is Paul. I'm calling 
fromBellingham. Oh, I'm all right. What's that?  Oh, she's fine too, yeah
so are the kids, — we're  all fine.How're things with
you?  "Zat right? Thinking of growing another beard  for the Bicentennial?
Yea, I thoughtthe other one  looked great. No, I wouldn't say Lincolnish,
but it  did give you sort of an earthy look."How's business with you? 
"Yea, I read about that in the papers. The  highways are a mess. Personally
Ithink it's  studded snow tires th,at really do the damage.  Tell you what,
next time I come to visit, I'll stopoff along 1-5 and talk to some guys on
the road  crews and get the inside dope for you. No  problem,there's
usually a couple of them just  standing around anyway. 
"Doctors'"malpractice insurance rates?Oh, I  wouldn't worry about that.
Maybe a rise in .  medical costs would make people take better  care
ofthemselves.  "Listen, the real reason I called. . .  "What's that? State
employe's wages? Yeah. I  thinkthey've got it coming. Heck, you've got to 
keep in mind you'll only get back what you pay  for. It stands toreason
you'll only get 88 cents  worth of work from a ddllar-an-hour person if 
that's all you pay.  "Andspeaking of money . . .  "What's that again? Tax
hikes? Gee whiz,  Uncle Dan, I don't know what to sayabout that.  You're
right, the voters probably wouldn't stand  for it. Oh, of course, it may be
inevitable. Yes, you're absolutely right. No, of course not.  Certainly
they'll have to see that. You're  absolutely right, Uncle Dan. Whatever's
fair.  "By the way, while we're on the subject . . .  "Huh, oh I did all
right. You know howit is.  First quarter is always the toughest. I got
decent  marks in everything except public relations, butthat's no biggy.
It's not in my major.  "Listen, I'm kinda running short on funds. I  was
wondering if may beyou could front me a  few more bucks. Yeah, I know we
agreed I was  supposed to stay within a budget,but with  inflation and all
— you know how it is.  "Gee, I hate to quote you a
figure, whatever  you canspare.  "I am responsible. I know things are
tight. I  haven't been blowing my money, honest. Yes, I  cancome to
Olympia. Sure, we'll talk about it  then. Bye.  "Wait! My car's on the
blink. You couldn't  send mebus fare could you? Uncle Dan? . . .  Hello,
operator, I think I've been cut off."  — Keith Olson 
LettersInmates seek correspondence to leorn of change  Editor, Western
Front:  I am addressing this letter toyou in hopes you will be able to 
assist me in a matter of extreme  importance — you see,
I amincarcerated in the Oklahoma  State Penitentiary.  Academic material in
the  unit is barely a reality. News articles, papers, radio or such  is not
allowed. In fact, a  person's only connection with  the outside world,from
where I  sit, is through letters of friends,  pen pals, or family.  Thus
you arrive at an idea of  thecriticalness of my situation.  Of course, I am
not the only  man in this dreadful unit,  known as the "rock."There are
almost 50 of us  being held here. Some are  fortunate enough to receive 
correspondence withrelatives.  But we do not have the  vaguest idea of what
the world  is like out there now, because  many ofus have been in this 
situation for quite sometime.  We are always aware of how  swiftly things
change —but to  know what those changes are  would
definitely aid us in  preparing to accept these  changes.Interested and
concerned  persons, please write:  Lawrence Wayne Brady #88589  Danny
Parker #88937Ray Charles Carolina #85646  Clyde Eugene Williams #84237 
L.B. Williams #82841  Jerry L. Cudjo#86639  Robert Gooday #85704  Nick
Worcelsler #88397  Oklahoma State Penitentiary  AmnestyInternation protests
Russian action  Editor, Western Front:  Amnesty International is a 
worldwidecollection of people  concerned for persons who  have been
imprisoned for nonviolent  political reasons.There is a local group in 
Bellingham who belongs to this  organization. Anyone who is  interested
inlooking at Amnesty  International or doing  work for it is invited to the
 Campus Christian Ministry  house 8 p.m. Thursday.  Meetings also tend to
be on  the first Thursday of every  month.  This letter isspecifically in 
regard to an incident in Russia  involving Amnesty Internationa  l  Two
members inRussia,  biologist and human rights activist  Sergei Kovalev, and
physicist  Andrei Tverdokhlebov,have been charged with anti-  Soviet
activity, although our  group is not illegal under the  Sovietconstitution.
 Kovalev, who is a close  friend of Nobel Prize winner  Andrei Sakharov,
has been  sentencedto seven years in  labor camp and three years in  exile.
 Telegrams protesting the official  treatment ofthese two men  have been
sent by Bellingham  group members to Leonid Brezhnev  and
NikolaiShchelokov,  Minister of the Interior.  Copies of the telegrams will
 be sent to Anatoly Dobrynin,  USSRambassador in Washington,  D.C.  Jesus,
prayer  not enough if  you're alone  Editor, Western Front:Tony Kroell was
a friend of  mine in his early 20s. He lived  here for two years, part of
the  time in aChristian "boys' "  home for single young men.  There were
daily prayer  meetings, prayers, fasting, etc.  .. . but the "home" lacked 
what Tony needed — love. Last  February Tony killed
himself.  Moral of thestory: If you  want to survive in Bellingham,  don't
trust Jesus, he's been  dead a lot longer than Tony.Suggestion: If you go
it alone,  you may not make it. Try to find  someone to love.  W.D.
BokamperJunior, History  Anyone interested in this  incident or related
human  rights is encouraged to come to  ourThursday meeting.  Ted W. Smith 
chairperson,  Group 47  making comeback  by HARRY McFARLANDSenator Henry M.
Jackson (D-Wash.) in an interview with his  biographer Bill Prochnau
recalled aparticularly gory bull fight  in Juarez, Mexico. The Senator,
sitting in the front row, became  sick when thematador killed the bull. 
Later in the interview, when the subject was Vietnam,  Jackson told of a
visit to the front lines, where the arms and legs  of men Uttered the area.
He did not feel the revulsion of a bull  dyingin an arena.  Prochnau asked
why and recalled, "After a long pause,  Jackson replied. In a voice filled
withcompassion and perhaps  even tenderness, yet with the great weight of
his responsibilities,  he said,'Because killing the bull was not
necessary.' "  Surely, Jackson has realized the futility of Vietnam.
Killing men in a war to settle political differences is as necessary as 
killing a bull for entertainment.  Manyconsider Jackson the top Democratic
presidential  candidate. That's not impressive in a race for theDemocratic 
nomination comparable to the starting gate at Belmont.  In a report by the
Citizens Look atCongress, a Ralph Nader  organization, Jackson was shown to
be the liberal politician's  nightmare,because he strongly supports the
military-industrial  complex and holds a hard-line defense posture.McGovern
aide Frank Mankiewicz said a 1972 Jackson  presidential nomination would
have made a fourthparty  inevitable. Considering what that election gave
us, that seems  to be a naive statement from theman who wrote "Perfectly 
Clear: Nixon from Whittier to Watergate."  Jackson's regaining of
nationalrecognition (he was John  Kennedy's first choice for vice president
in 1960) has been a  long road. He wascloser to the presidency in 1960 than
he is  now.  This comeback is typical of Jackson. He hasconsistently been 
a hard-worker, who has brought federal money home to his  constituents as
any goodSenator should.  Conservationists have a friend in Jackson, who is
the only  elected official to win theSierra Club's John Muir Award for 
Conservation (1969J. He also has won the National WildlifeFederation's
Legislator of the Year Award (1970) and the  Bernard Baruch Conservation
Award (1969).  Hisonly non-conservation stand of major importance was his 
support of the Supersonic Transport.  In theNader group's report, Jackson
survived with a few  minor scrapes and bruises, but without loss of limb
orportions  of the skin.  That is amazing for a man whom someone asked
about, "Can  you see that man asPresident?"  To which came the answer,
"No."  Mainly because men dying doesn't make him sick.  Jewish students
plan activities  tion's conflict over Israel.  —a party
for Jewish students  at Western.  —to show films related
to the  Jewish experience.  Names, dates and times of  films will be
posted.  Sandra OkinCoordinator,  Jewish Student Association  Editor,
Western Front:  This year's program of the  JewishStudent Association has 
been designed with the Jewish  student in mind.  For winter quarter, we
plan:—a party at the University of  Washington's Hillel.
 —a discussion with Rabbi  JacObowitz on the
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Tuesday, January 13,1976 Western Front 5  * %'  Pro-life viewpoint on
abortion expressed  coed argues for rights of unborn child   gt; gt;  o  EC
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— Sen. HenryJackson, D-Wash„ gave a
"non-political  speech" at the Bellingham Elks Club Dec. 27. The
occasionwas a  breakfast in honor of a new wing for St. Joseph's Hospital. 
Editor, Western Front:  I am writing inresponse to  the two letters
pertaining to  abortion in the Friday, Nov. 21  Front. My purpose in
writing isnot to preach or to set up clear  guidelines on the rights and 
wrongs in this issue.  I recognize that on theabstract  level
— ethically and  morally there may be black and  white
boundaries: in a general,  idealsense, we can speak of  abortion being
absolutely right  or wrong.  However, on the human,  individuallevel, the
issue is uot  so clear cut. Each person must  finally decide for himself,
and  only God knows allthe tensions  and considerations that enter  into
the decision.  Therefore, it is not my place  to passjudgment. However, I 
would like to present another  viewpoint on this issue and  facts and ideas
which are most  often ignored.  It may be true that a woman  has a right to
do whatever she  chooses with her ownbody. But  to go so far as to say she
has a  right to infringe upon the rights  of another individual
— thehuman fetus — is an entirely 
different thing. Do we really  doubt that the fetus is a human  being? 
Twoyears ago when scientists-  were able to fertilize a  human egg and see
it through  the initial stages ofdevelopment,  the papers headlined: 
"Human Life in a Test Tube!"  Human life in a glass tube but acancerous
growth in a woman's  womb?  Many of us are willing to  allow that the fetus
is human,  but deny it is a person with  human rights (as the January 
Article accurate; information given misleading  Editor,Western Front:  I
would like to take this  opportunity to thank the Front  and Bob Slone for
the accuratearticle in the Nov. 21 issue  entitled, "Social violations by 
students should be handled by  the courts."This article described a basic 
underlying principle of the Student  Rights and Responsibilities  TaskForce
proposal. That principle  being that 18-year-olds  are legally considered
responsible  for theiractions and  should be entitled to all adult  rights,
including the right to due  p ocess of law.  I made onestatement that I 
feel needs to be corrected.  Academic probation is determined  solely by
grade pointaverage and becomes part of  the permanent academic record.  Due
to some misinformation,  I statedthat in the past the  college judicial
system had  used academic probation as a  form of disciplinary action. 
This is not so. It is important for  the student to know any disciplinary 
action taken by the  collegenever becomes part of  the permanent academic
record.  However, the college judicial  system hasacted capriciously  when
imposing disciplinary action  on students.  For example, a student,
onceaccused of a drug code violation,  was arbitarily sentenced  to keep
their room clean for a  given periodof time.  What disciplinary action a 
college judicial body may take  is not defined in current college  policy
and is left up to the  discretion of the judicial body.  As a result of
this lack of  guidelines, prudent judicialaction  has not been forthcoming 
through existing judicial  bodies. The educational value  of such afutile
process obviously  lacks any substance.  Bob Anderson  Student Services 
RepresentativePatriotic commission reaffffiiir ms  revolutionary origins,
ideals  Editor, Western Front:  The People'sBicentennial  Commission,
having nearly 20  interested people, has been  officially recognized by
theAssociated Students as a campus  organization, and plans to  ^LBA| gt; 
investigate (sic) its officespace  Thursday at 4:30 p.m. in Viking  Union
224.  The objectives of this organization  are twofold.First, the
commission aims to  reacquaint people with America's  revolutionary origins
and  thedemocratic principles espoused  by our founders 200  years ago. 
And, in a modern context, it isprepared to inform people of  the need to
apply those principles  to the economic institutions  inAmerica today.  The
commission's function is  to advance these two objectives  by providing
specificeducational  materials and by suggesting  social action programs
that  can be utilized by students,faculty, campus organizations  and
academic departments.  Come and join the patriots in  the Spirit of 76. 
Roger Hardesty  Coordinator  1972 Superior Court decision  reflected). How
do we justify  labeling human beings as non-persons  in our own
self-interest?  The idea that we should  allow abortion by l aw toprotect 
the woman who is pregnant  because of rape is simply  misguided. Very few
women  becomepregnant through rape.  In the U.S. last year out of  23,000
reported rape victims,  only 9 becamepregnant. If even  those few chose ~to
abort, I  could not pass judgment.  I do know one woman whobecame pregnant
because of  rape. Though unmarried she  had the baby, and has no  problems
loving it. It is not the  child's fault that he/she conceived.  However, to
say we  need abortion on demand to  protect these women is simply  an
excuse. Since when do our  laws protect such small minorities?  It is
truethat pregnancy  takes time out of one's life, and  may interrupt a
career. It's hot  as though you had to beflat on  your back for nine
months,  however. Are we that impatient,  and that selfish in today's 
world thatwe can't wait 4 or so  months?  As a matter of fact, technically 
a woman can take only  six weeks offfrom work to have  a baby, and most
employers  cannot fire you or discriminate  against you simplybecause you 
are pregnant.  There is always a possibility  of pregnancy when persons 
engage in sexualactivity. Perhaps  we must learn to be more  responsible
and more willing to  deal with theconsequences of  our actions.  It is true
that many children  who are born are unwanted  and the parentunable to care
 for them adequately (whatever  that means). Oh,, but there are  so many
people who would love  to have these children; there  are people even now
who must  wait three years to adopt a  child.  And though it may be true 
also that this is an ugly world,  what right have we to be rid of  him/her
to protecthim/her  from what we judge will be an  awful life?  Finally, in
response to the  person who said that menmust  be careful about how much 
they say on this issue: it is true  that a man will never have to  makethis
decision and must not  force a woman to make a  certain decision
— because he  has no idea whatit is really like  to face
pregnancy, a break in  life, a great new responsibility,  etc. ' . 
However, a man does have a  right to defend another human  individual to
whom injustice is  being done. To say he can't is  likesaying a person
cannot  protest against war or hunger  because he will never be a  soldier
or be starving.'There is a wider issue involved  here than that of woman's 
rights — the issue of the rights  of theunborn child.
Also, the  child is not only the woman's  child, it is the father's also.
He  has a responsibilitytowards  the child and towards the  mother too.  I
realize that this is a broad  and complicated issue. I feel that many
abortion advocates  have not clearly acknowledged  many of the pro-life
arguments.  Thank you for the opportunity  to share my views.  Chris
Galloway  Sophomore, General Studies  EF-OVERAWARDS DEPT-HELMS  "to past
and present heads of the  intelligence agencies, who ignored theircharters,
the Constitution, international  l a w ^ ^ T ^ ^ ^ e t c , e tc  Posthumous
 Award  of the  ADOLFHITLER.  CIVIL SERVICE  CROSS  to GENERALISSIMO FRAN 
for crippling Spa gt;i.  - with 3 6 y e a rs of  SuPeRTbRKELR fascist rule 
AWARD —  R.M. NIXON  (3ET-OUT-\WHlL£-  TU E-
GETT WS-600D  AWARD  t o NGUYEN VA+iTweu  ex-dictator  lt;
gt;»ealthy,) of  ex - s o u th Vietnam.  UNCLESCROOGE 
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"what about Mew York.? Are  there no prisons, no vwork-houses? 
uqu°t n t ^Y -f0**2  months. •R.NA. NiXOM 
EXECUTIVE. ACTIOM  AWARD  t o INDIRA GHAW gt;l,for  single-handedly
endingdemocracy in India.   lt; t lt;j?s  B05 T R166S  SEXISM ft AUVE  AMD
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6 )Westera££0nt Tuesday, January 13,1976  Production
of 'Easter'  proves disappointing  by BARBWEISS  A groping, struggling
performance of August Strindberg's  cliche-like allegory "Easter,"
waspresented by Western's  Theatre last Friday night.  Strindberg's
faltering light drama, viewed by areceptive,  fair-sized audience in Old
Main Theatre, was a graduate thesis  production directed by StuartPaxton. 
The play's Eastery themes of suffering, patience and the  perils of pride
were intertwinedallegorically with the  crucifixion and resurrection of
Christ.  The story takes place three days beforeEaster, in a small  town in
southern Sweden. The stilted script correlates the guilt  and struggles of
theHeyst family with the doom and subsequent  glory of Christ's account. 
Frequently quoting the Bible andold proverbs, the script  often sounds like
a rambling religious cliche, which is  appropriate for its intent,but
neither interesting or intense  enough to be moving.  Working with a script
that seemed disjointed andhard to  grasp, the characters did not appear
sturdv or uniform.  The performances of Ethel Raulston andDavid H. Locey 
lacked depth and consistency, but it is difficult to discern  whether the
deficiency was inthe script or their renditions.  The sensitive, but almost
too sugary sweet Elenora, was  portrayed byMarilyn McLean, who gave one of
the few  consistent and fresh interpretations of the evening.  The play did
relate a strong sense of discomfort, anxiety and  emptiness in which the
characters were relentlesslycaught up.  A struggling surge for release
mounted throughout the  performance but was only partiallyresolved by the
climax,  which left this writer touched, but not satisfied.  Stuart
Paxton's direction of thisdisjointed drama was a good  effort, which could
have been more effective had the  characters been given a more secure
vehicle to carry them.  STUDENT  APPOINTMENTS  Are needed for the
following: Board ofDirectors Position #6 (Activities Council),  Position #7
(Facilities Council), Bookstore  Council, All-CollegeSenate, Security
Advisory  Council, Student Academic Grievance  Board and the Athletic
Committee.Positions  6 and 7, Security and Grievance applications  must be
in by 12:00 noon Jan. 14. All others  byJan. 21. If you wish to apply, come
to the  A.S. Office, VU 227 and talk to Stephen  Barrett or call 676-3460
for further information  GET WET!  Learn to Scuba Dive in  some of the
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now acceptingmanuscripts  for ifs next issue.  Mere looking for  articles,
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campusCBRlSOHIl  mmiscRV  WINTER QUARTER  MONDAYS (alternate)  7:30 Program
Committee  meets,beginning Jan 19  TUESDAYS  7:00 Inquiry Class  7:30 Bible
Class (LC-MS) -  WEDNESDAYS  7:30Discussion of Sunday  Lessons  9:00 Holy
Communion  (Episcopal)  THURSDAYS  6:30 Potluck Dinner7:30 Coffee Pot
Theology  8:00 Women's Religious  Studies  FRIDAYS  7:00 Prayer Meeting 
8:00 OpenHouse  (TV - Pool - Fellowship)  MONDAY THRU FRIDAY  4:30 Catholic
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(Protestant)  7:00 PM  CATHOLIC MASS  ALSO. . .  Retreats
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Tuesday, January 13,1976 %B^«¥ront  Israeli poet
speaks-reads  by JULIE STEINBERG  SoftspokenYehuda Amichai, winner of the 
Bialik prize, Israel's highest literary award,  wove a spell of
warmth,laughter and thoughtful-ness  as he read selections of his poetry
for an  attentive audience of 70, Fridaynight in Lecture  Hall 2.  Poems of
peace, love and war were interspersed  with his comments about hislife,
writings and  observations.  Amichai was born in Germany in 1924 and 
resettled in Israel at the age of 21. He fought in  the Jewish Brigade of
the British army in World  War II and in each of Israel's wars. 
Hisfeelings on war are reflected in his poetry  as well as his religious
background which he said  has helped to shape his way of writing.  "Poetry
is about everything in your life," he  said. "Writing poetry is the
mostconservative  and the most avant-garde thing together."  A poem about a
mother soothing her son to  sleep he called a kind of "cradle song," 
describing it as being both wounding and healing  at the same time."Every
poem is a kind of cradle song," he said.  "Poets must stick to reality." 
Amichai read a poem ofpeace first in English  and then Hebrew, Of love
poems he said, "A  happy love poem is boring. All you can say is I  love
you, I love you, I love you, over again."  A few lines from one selection
read, "I am a  manalone. I am not a democracy."  He kept the audience
laughing with comments  like "sometimes I hateliving in a town  (Jerusalem)
where every stone is holy" and  "Hebrew is a poor language for cursing.
Youhave to use Russian or Arabic."  Amichai was one of five guests of honor
in  Vienna this fall at the annualmeeting of P.E.N.,  an international
literary society.  He has written four volumes of poetry, two  novels,
abook of plays and a book of short  stories.  Jazz artists featured in
winter concerts  Jazz fans are in luckthis quarter, being graced  with two
shows this quarter that were not  included in the Winter quartercalendar of
 events.  Terry Garthwaite, former lead singer for Joy of  Cooking, will
come to the Concert HallFeb. 7.  Now on her own, she plays guitar and sings
for  her new album. "Terrv." Garthwaite sings in  pop,rock, and jazz, with
more emphasis on the  latter in her new album.  According to "Rolling
Stone", she"exudes a  cool self-containment and feminist reserve rare 
among women rock performers." Tickets for the  8 p.m. concert will be
$3.50.  McCoy Tyner Sextet will appear in the Concert  Hall a month later,
March7. For the last two  years, "Downbeat" has selected Tyner as Jazz 
pianist of the year and he has alsobeen  "Downbeat's" Man of the Year and
Jazz Group  Leader of the Year.  Tyner was formerly JohnColtrane's piano 
player and has come out with many albums,  including "Trident," "Echoes of
a Friend,"and  "Atlantis." McCoy Tyner will play two shows  (7:30 and 10
p.m.) for $4 a ticket.  YEHUDA AMICHAIExhibition brings many art forms  The
art department has announced the opening of its annual  "Exhibitionof the
Permanent Collection of the Western  Gallery," Jan. 12-30. The exhibition,
consisting of paintings,drawings, prints and sculpture, may be viewed from
10 a.m. to  4 p.m. Monday through Friday.  The artworks shown are available
for loan to faculty and  staff, and may be selected during the exhibition.
Theworks are  to be used only in administrative or faculty/staff offices,
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10 Western Front Tuesday, January 13,1976  WATERCOLORS —
one form of art taught by ConnieBonifas,  left, at the Arts Resource
Center.  VI) features botanical art show  "Plants in Art Through
theCenturies" is currently on exhibit  at the Viking Union gallery.  The
show includes selected  worksoffering an historical  sampling of botanical
art and  illustration from the sixth century  to the present.Included are
an early 18th  century gardner's diploma, a  wood-cut block for a 16th 
century Venetianherbal, and  several garden scenes, as well  as
watercolors, hand colored  engravings, etchings, andlithographs  depicting
a variety of  plants.  The exhibit is one of ten  traveling shows from the
HuntInstitute for Botanical Documentation,  Carnegie-Mellon  Universitv.
Pittsburgh, Pehn.  WHAT'SHAPPENING  FILMS  18 January "California Split"
Music Aud.  6:30   9:00  Starring Elliot Gould andGeorge Segal as  two
compulsive gamblers who get mugged,  become friends and proceed on a two
week gambling spree. "Gould and Segal make the  most sparkling acting team
since — well,  since Redrordand Newman." William Wolf, 
Cue. Superbly directed by Robert Altman.  15 January "princess Yang
KweiLei" L-4,  6:30   9:00  Directed by Ken] Mizoguchi ("Ugaetsu")  this is
the fourth in a quintet of historicalmasterpieces. Set in Eighth Century
China, it  unfolds the tragic love story of a servant girl  and the
lastgreat emperor of the T'ant  Dynasty. The color —
soft pastels — creates  an impression of almostunearthly
beauty.  MAMA SUNDAY'S  Friday January 16 1976  Mama Sundays presents the
OLD HATBAND from Seattle, playing string band  music and putting on
SNOOTFUL'S INCREDIBLE  MEDICINESHOW. Good music and  good humor
— don't miss this one. In the  V.U. Lounge, and it's
free. Sign upfor open  mike at 7:00 pm. Open mike starts at 8:00 pm,  the
Old Hat Band will start about 9:00 pm.SPECIAL EVENTS  Gil Eagles, the
entertaining psychic, will be  coming to Western. Earl Wilson of theNew 
York Post, called Eagles a "tremendous  showman." The late Ed Sullivan
commented  in the NewYork Daily News that Eagles show  is "puzzling in
nature, memorable in entertainment.  A masterfulpresentation. . .."  The
show will begin at 8:00 pm in the Music  Auditorium on Saturday January
17.Tickets  are $2.50.  GALLERY  January 5-16, 1976, the Viking Union 
Gallery will present "Plants in ArtThrough the  Centuries" from the Hunt
Institute for  Botanical Documentation, Carnegie-Mellon 
University,Pittsburgh, Penn. It will be  selected works offering a
historical sampling  of botanical art and illustrationfrom the 6th  century
to the present!  Presented by Associated Students Program
CommissionCommunity Arts Resource Center  o bright spot for Northwest
artists  byRICKDONKER  The coordinationof local art, artists and art 
resources is the goal of Bellingham's Community  Arts Resource Center. 
Thecenter is an incorporated non-profit  organization with a three fold
purpose: to  provide income to seniorcitizens who teach folk  art classes;
to provide information on art  seminars, art scholarships and otherartists
in  the area; to provide workshops and classes in all  aspects of art.  One
feature of the center is an archive devoted  to local artists that features
information and  samples of their work.  "We are trying toorganize and
coordinate  local artists so we can share and compare  information and
interests," saidConnie Bonifas,"  one of the resident artists working at
the art  center.  The center will be offering classesin folk art  and fine
art classes that will include such areas  as woodcarving, spinning,
basketweaving, doll-making  and leather work.  The center is also offering
in-depth workshops  on the business aspects of art.Resume writing 
portfolio presentation and bookkeeping are some  of the topics that will be
covered in theclass. The  classes will also feature guest speakers with 
specializations in the specific workshop areas."We would like to present
enough information  and ideas to the artists so they can become 
self-sufficient.Too many good artists develop  their talent in a specific
area, like Bellingham,  and then feel they have togo to the big city to 
make their work pay," said Bonifas.  Other features of the resource center
includebrochures and pamphlets on a number of art  related subjects,
sources for finding art materials,  grantand scholarship information, as
well  as books and reference materials.  "We want to provide one placewhere
the  artist can go to get all the information on any art  related subject,"
Bonifas said, "as well asprovide an educational institution for people who 
would like to learn and get involved in art."  So far thecenter has had
enthusiastic support  from the business and art community and they  are
hoping to buildand expand if possible. For  more information on the center
or classes call the  Bellingham ProfessionalBuilding, 733-1131.  STREET
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Tuesday, January 13,1976 Western Front 11  Not all gays conform to
society's stereotype  by GREGHOOFNAGLE  For this reporter Western is
certainly a  heterogenous school. Coming from Yakima, I  have met few Hare
Krishnas, liberal extremists  or gay people.  The situation at Western is
quite different.  One night while talking to Bill, a friend of mine,  the
conversation drifted to the gay world. Bill  surprised mewhen he suddenly
remarked, "You  see . . . I'm gay."  I wasn't repulsed, only a little
shocked and  veryfascinated. Here was an opportunity to  discover what
makes a gay person tick. We  agreed to meet a few nights later to discuss 
his perceptions on gay life.  Bill is tall, slender and soft-spoken, with a
crop  ofrich brown hair and rather penetrating brown  eyes.  He implied
throughout our chat that gay  relationshipsand straight relationships are
alike  Having sex with another man, Bill said, is like a 
heterosexualencounter.  "To me it's fulfilling and pleasurable, and that 
basically is what sex is about, isn't it?"  Heemphasized, though, that he
doesn't care  for a purely physical relationship. "Obviously,  I'm
drawnphysically to a man," he said, but he  added that he looks for an
emotional experience.  However, Bill does have physical preferences  "I
prefer masculine men to feminine men . . . but  sometimes I'll be attracted
to a man just for his  personality."  Bill said he first became aware of
his desires  for men in the ninth grade.A little reservedly, he  recalled
that he was arrested that year when  police discovered he had been mailing
suggestive  notes to a man.  "What it boils down to is that I was arrested 
for soliciting," he explained.  As a result, Bill's parents discovered his 
situation. They since have been concerned, he  said, because "mythree other
brothers are all  Music prof  to perform  Composer-pianist Edwin La- 
Bounty of music facultywill  present the first concert of the  quarter 8:15
p.m. Thursday in  die Concert Hall.  He will lead threeother  musicians in
a presentation of  "Music from His Circle," a  group of compositions by La-
 Bounty,some of his friends and  Western students.  'normal'." he added
very wryly that one of his  brothers is"almost an alcoholic."  After Bill
became aware of his sexuality he  voraciously read everything he couldfind
on  homosexuality. "I was confused and really upset  to read about how
awful I was supposed to be."Since Bill doesn't seem to fit any social 
stereotypes of a "fag," he really hasn't been  teased about beingfeminine
except by some  "little macho brats pestering me because I would  rather
play with girls."  Billwas especially indignant about contact  sports. "I
don't understand them," he said, "they  make no senseto me."  His pastimes,
however, do not show femininity.  Non-contact sports, movies and symphonies
are his favorite hobbies, indicating normal tastes.  Bill said he has told
few people of his sexuality,  In fact, hehas always been nervous about 
"opening up." He admires students in Western's  Gay People's
Alliancebecause they are open. He  said wistfully, "I wish I could be like
that."  Bill looked back to his first gayencounter  during the summer of
1973. "I first went to a  theater that showed 'all male films for the 
matureadult,' then I went to a gay street dance  and hit the bars with a
gay friend."  Most of Bill's bar-life centersin the Seattle  area. He
mentioned Shelley's Leg, the Golden  Horseshoe and the Trojan Shield as
amonghis  favorites.  "I enjoy the Trojan Shield the most," he said.  "They
let lots of people in and the dance flooris  always packed."  But gay bars
aren't all a bed of roses. "I find  gay bars very cliquish, and I really
feelsorry for  someone who is just coming out, because until  you are
accepted it can be lonely," Bill said.Bill is critical of people who come
to the bars  just for a "pickup." Lots of people do, he said,  but once
aperson is accepted "the people are  friendly and become great friends." 
Bars are not the only place to "get a little  action," though. Bill frowned
on the method used  in restrooms. He explained that a gay guy in astall
will move his foot toward the edge of the  next stall. If the guy in that
stall is interested,  he'll move his foot over so that it touches the 
other guy's foot.  At that time "they make arrangements" or  perform
oralsex in one of the stalls. Very little, if  any, emotion is involved,
Bill said. He considers  restrooms "a tackyresort."  When I asked Bill
about the language gay  people use, he looked at me wonderingly.  "I've
neverheard any real language that can  be called exclusively gay language,"
he said.  "Maybe in less liberaltimes it was necessary,  but now I think
it's ridiculous."  He said terms like "drag queen" aren'tnecessarily gay
words. "Drag Queen is just the  best term for a man dressed as a woman." 
Toward theend, our conversation got a little  more serious. I wanted Bill's
reaction to accusations  that gay peopleare mentally ill, bad influences 
and "reprobates." He seemed to weigh his  answer behind a doubtfulbrow. "I
often wonder  if they (the accusations) aren't true," Bui  responded. 
"When a gay person is notallowed to express  himself, he may have emotional
problems. A lot  of gay people are disturbed; beinghappy is just a  front
they put on," he continued.  Bill said he feels much more at home with gay 
people."Going to gay bars I can be with people  who feel pretty much as I
do. A lot of gay friends  are true friendsin time of need."  Yet, Bill saw
little distinction between gays  and straights. Even though he claimed
hewould  never want to be heterosexual, he probably best  summed his
feelings when he told me, "I knowgay people that are positively repulsive,
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12 Western Front Tuesday, January 13,1976  Today's student revolution
spiritual, not political .byDAVENEFF  A 1975-76 brand of student activism
is alive at  Western, although it might not be asobvious as it  was in the
1960s. The new brand of activism is a  blend of "cultural revolution," a
women'sstudy  group, and a campaign for a public interest  research group. 
Unlike the late 1960s and early 1970s, when  anti-war protesters frequently
congregated in  Red Square, 1976's gatherings there are religious 
innature.  At 8:45 a.m., twice-weekly during fall quarter  and occasionally
this quarter, Bill Waring  strumsan acoustic guitar as approximately 60 
people gather around him to sing hymns in the  square.  "I couldn't say
whether we're activists,"  Waring said one day last quarter after such a 
gathering dispersed. "Thereason we come out  here is to sing praise to our
Lord and have time  together with our brothers andsisters."  In 1971, the
year the morning gatherings first  began, Waring says, "my roommate tells
me itwas a pretty turbulent time" at Western.  On Nov. 1 that year,
according to the Nov. 2,  1971 Front, anestimated 750 students gathered  in
Red Square to protest the then-pending five  megaton nuclearunderground
explosion on  Amchitka Island, off Alaska's coast.  Exactly 18 months
earlier, the Frontreported  that on May 5, 1970 an estimated 2,000 students
 gathered in Red Square to protest the killingsof  four students at Kent
State and the Cambodian  invasion.  What's happened to student activism
thataccompanied the "turbulent" late 1960s and  early 1970s?  Views held by
a dozen students, surveyed,  by the Front recently showed that three
students  equated the word "activism" wfth violence. Four  studentsin the
survey said, student activism may  no longer be necessary because college
officials  have becomemore sensitive to student needs as  manifested by an
improved college curriculum.  These views areunderscored by the fact that 
there are only two campus-based political  organizations at Western
— theAsian Political  Union and the Bellingham Young
Democrats,  according to records at the A.S. ActivitiesOffice.  There are
those, however, that say activism  isn't dead, but instead manifested in
different  socialand political forms.  "The Cultural Revolution"  One of
these is a Fairhaven student who  prefers thepseudoname Jim. Jim, a Vietnam
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Tuesday, January 13,1976 Western Front 13  Students' activism  culturally
oriented  Continued from pg.12.  veteran, said he participated in "four or
five  demonstrations" at Western in the early 1970s,  includinga march on
Bellingham's City Hall after  the Amchitka rally at Red Square.  Jim says
the demonstrations,while showing  the ability of people to organize as a
collective  unit, "were more of an exercise thananything  else."  They fell
short, he said, because, despite  demonstrations, the underground nuclear
testand the war proceeded.  Today, Jim says he "and I suspect others" are 
now "more involved in a solidrevolution than  back then
— a cultural revolution involved with  the spiritual
aspects of human beingsrather than  structural organizations.  "I'm not so
involved (today) in politics," Jim  said. "In fact, I'd ratherrun or
fortify my  situation than be involved in any type political  movement." 
Women's Study GroupAmong the approximate five campus women  organizations
dealing with academic and social  subjects isa weekly woman's study group
that  began at Fairhaven last fall.  The study group's coordinator,
seniorDebby  Gay, said the initial idea of the study group was  "to get
women together to discuss the differentfeminist groups within the movement"
from the  1860s to the 1970s.  Gay said the 11 to 17 member groupbegan its 
contemporary study with Betty Friedan's book  The Feminine Mystique, which
Gay said helped spawn the National Organization of Women  (NOW).  NOW,
according to Gay, is a "very liberalmovement" concerned with changing laws
and  making women equal."  It was NOW's liberalism, Gay said, which  gave
birth to the radical feminist movement  between 1965 and 1970.  Radical
feminists placedmore emphasis than  NOW "on sexism, personal life, and
sexual  roles," Gay said. "For this group ofwomen  (radical feminists), the
enemy became 'men' as a  caste."  "It's important," said Gay, "to look
atthe  differences (between feminists), to see where  we're the same so we
can support each other'sbattles."  Wash-PIRG Organizer  Junior Steve
McCallister says he's been  politically active ever sincehe.was a teenager.
In  1971, however, McCallister said he dropped out  of activist circles
"becauseactivists had violence  directed toward them, not by them."  "The
first idea of activism is getting thingsdone," said McCallister, today one
of 30 campus  organizers of Students for WashPIRG. "When  this ismet with
violence, you don't get things  accomplished."  WashPIRG, in McCallister's
view, "is aconstructive form of activism that can provide a  means to
channel frustration into meaningful  change." . -•
« * ,.-  For the past nine weeks, McAllister and his  WashPIRG
colleagues have been attempting toget the necessary 60 per cent study body 
approval for a two-dollar per quarter tuition  increase to fund aWash-PIRG
chapter here.  While confident the required total can be  reached
(currently in excess of 4,000 have  agreed to the increase), McCallister
said the  campaign "promises to be a long process." Heexplained that final
approval of the Wash-PIRG  proposed funding mechanism has to be approved 
byWestern's Board of Trustees.  In 1972, the trustees, whose membership
then,  except for one person, was the same as today's,  rejected a similar
Wash-PIRG funding scheme  because "the proposed fundingmechanism far 
outweighs any educational benefits to be derived  from the proposal,"
according to theminutes of  the board's June 1, 1972 meeting.  Local group
proposes directory for county lawyers  by BOB SLONE  A long-standing code
of ethics  which prevents lawyers  from advertising their services  isbeing
questioned and may be  changed, according to Jerry  Richard, Fairhaven
instructor.  Richard headsa group concerned  with developing a lawyers 
directory for Whatcom  County. The group has run into a snag in the ethics
code which  is being upheld at this time by  the Washington State
BarAssociation.  According to Richard, the  American Bar Association will 
be reviewing this and otherproblems this spring. Until such  time as the
code is changed, the  directory will remain on the  drawingboards, Richard
said.  Several local lawyers have  voiced support for the change,  should
it go into effect."It would be advantageous  for the public to be aware of 
who an attorney is," said  Timothy W. Carpenter,a Bell-ingham  lawyer. 
Local attorney Dennis Hind-man  said the directory would  be "a public
service" aslong as  it was "done in good taste."  Hindman said there was a 
chance this advertising could  get out ofhand, with some of  the larger
firms developing a  "possible monopoly" in that  area.  "People should
beaware that  there is a lawyer referral  service in Des Moines," said 
attorney Robert E. Beaty. "But  therewould be an overriding  benefit in a
directory of this  type."  Students could observe wage talks;  unionleaders
against proposal  bySUKIDARDARIAN  and HARRY McFARLAND  Students will be
givenobservers  rights in collective bargaining  sessions of some faculty 
leaders, if the King bill is  passedthis legislative session.  An amendment
to the labor  relations bill which calls for  collective bargaining
foreducational  employes (including faculty)  also calls for a team of no 
more than three students to bepresent at collective bargaining  sessions. 
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14 Western Front Tuesday, January 13,19.6  i Sportlites  WOMEN'S J.V.
BASKETBALL — Newlyappointed coach, Mike  Haerling, will
guide the junior varsity team through the  remainder of the season.The team
owns a 2-1 record, after  defeating Shoreline Community College last week,
48-37. The  Vikettes played Edmonds Community College here last night. 
Haerling graduated from Western last fall inphysical  education and played
varsity football here for four years.  FOOTBALL — Center
Andy Harlin and defensive lineman Dann  Debellis earned honorable mention
honors in the Little College  All-American pollfor their performances last
fall. Harlin, a  junior, was also named to the all-district first team
while  DeBellis, a senior, was on the second team.  Harlin picked up
additional honors last month when he and  junior end Chuck Houser were
selected to the Little College  All-Northwest second team.  INTRAMURALS
—Tomorrow is the last day to submit  basketball rosters.
They should be turned into the intramural  office(Room 112), in Carver Gym.
 The informal raquetball and handball competition will be  offered again
thisquarter. Sign up sheets are in the intramural  office or on the
intramural board outside the weight room.I.M.  Director Paul Carney may be
reached in the physical education  office.  1  MOVEV' THE BALL
—Viking center Rob Visser uses bis 6'7M to look for a
receiver in  Saturday's 93-70 win over OCE.  Viks bite Wolves in Saturday
action  by MIKE THOMPSON  Hustle and muscle were the  key ingredients
Saturday night  as Western's basketball squad  rolled over the Oregon
College  of Education Wolves, 93-70.  At notime were the Viks in  any
danger of losing the lead as  they methodically widened the  gap. The
Wolveswere never  able to recover from Western's  first half surge finding
themselves  behind 46-25 at the half."They outfought and out-hustled  us,
particularly in the  first half," Wolves Coach Bob  McCullough, said
ofWestern.  "We did hustle the second half,  but Western was a little
rougher  than us."  What's  comingup  Today  Women's basketball  with AAU
club team.  Carver Gym, 7:30 p.m.  Wednesday  Women's J.V. basketball  with
PLU. Carver Gym, 7 p. m.  Friday  Basketball: EWSC at Western  Carver Gym,
7:30p.m.  Wrestling: Western at EWSC  7:30 p.m.  Saturday  Basketball: CWSC
at Western  -- Carver Gym,7:30 p.m.  Wrestling: Western at WSU.  Vik coach
Jack Ecklund attributed  much of the Vikings'success to outstanding defense
 the first half, and a patient  offense with controlled fast  breaks. 
Although the game did not  seem to be the most exciting to  watch, it
certainly did not lack  in performances.Guard Dave  Wood broke the single
game  assists records with 15 for the  Viks. Rob Visser, Vik center,had 13
rebounds and 20 points.  Vik guard Brad Fuhrer continued  to be leading
scorer for  Western,pumping in 28 points.  Freshman guard Craig Erick-sen 
contributed 10 points for  Western. Ericksen tookover  starting duties from
senior  Scott Curran.  "We finally got everything  together," Ericksen said
of  their win. "Defense is what did  it. OCE is a good ball club." 
Ecklund, who played everyone  on the bench,said they all  played well and
was particularly  pleased with Ericksen's  defense and forward GregSmith's
rebounding and defensive  efforts. Smith had six rebounds  and 12 points. 
"Wood penetratedvery well  and when there is a shooter like  Fuhrer, he's
bound to give you  trouble," McCullough said.  "We were simply outplayed." 
Saturday night's victory gave  Western a 6-6 record and  follows a two
gamewinning  streak from Vik contests over  the holidays.  Western
participated in two  tournaments during thevacation,  winning three and
losing  four.  At the Balladtown Classic,  the Viks placed third, winning 
one game in four attempts.  The single victory was over  Western Baptist
College, 78-67,  with Smith's fineefforts of 28  points and 18 rebounds.
Visser  contributed 24 points and ten  rebounds, while Wood tied the 
school record with 12 assists.  The Vikings' losses were to  Whitworth
College, 70-58, Gon-zaga,  85-69, and George Fox,  72-60. Visser grabbed 18
rebounds  and blocked five shots  in the George Fox defeat.  Western then
followed up  with a fourth place finish at the  John Lewis Holiday Classic,
 with a 2-1record.  The wins were over Warner  Pacific College, 82-70, and
St.  Martins College, 74-53. DespiteFuhrer's 27 points against  Lewis and
Clark College, Western  was dropped 76-72.  Fuhrer was namedto the 
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Tuesday, January 13,1976 Western Front 15  Vikettes dribble Oregon  by
CAROLYN PRICE  The crowdthat slowly trickled into Carver  Gym during the
Western-Oregon State University  women's preliminarymatch to the men's 
basketball game Saturday night had good reason  to sit and read the
programinstead.  The Vikettes ripped Oregon, 76-30, and only  those earnest
basketball diehards who enjoywatching constant turnovers and fast breaks 
paid attention.  The victory gave Western a perfect 4-0 league  record and
5-2 overall.  First-year Oregon Coach Mary Covington,  seemed a little
lackadaisical as shewatched her  team warm up. Four of her starters were
out  with injuries and she had already seen theBeavers beaten by scores of
97-17 and 56-16 this  season.  Oregon constantly tried to
penetrateWestern's  defense, but wound up committing a total of  54
turnovers which saw the "running blue" grab the ball and fast break down
the court for more  baskets.  Western coach Lynda Goodrich praised
theteam's traditional one-on-one defense, but gave  special credit to
forward Diane Bjerke for  creating manyof Oregon's turnovers.  Joni Slagle,
the VIkettes'big gun, again led the  squad in scoring and rebounding.The
5-10  center scored 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds  to boost her scoring
average to 22.8 pointsper  game.  It was obvious the Vikettes played up to 
Slagle's quick firing and scoring accuracy. Theyrepeatedly fed her the ball
on inbounds passes,  under the basket and outside the key, and she 
showedshe had the touch.  Third-year varsity guards Dee Dee Molner and 
Charmon Odle contributed to the rompas they  popped in 12 and 14 points
respectively. Odle led  in assists with nine.  Western was gt; notentirely
healthy either.  Starting forward Bethany Ryals sprained an  ankle in
practice last week and guardShelly  Kulstad has been sidelined due to
illness since  last month. Both are expected to resume practice this week. 
The Vikettes played a five game slate during  the Christmas vacation. 
Western crushed itsfirst two league opponents,  Seattle Pacific College
(SPC), 85-55, and  Washington State University 89-55. Slagle was  high
pointer in both games, scoring 20 and 29  respectively.  Western won only
one of thethree practice  games in a six team post-Christmas Invitational 
Tournament at SPC. They were topped by Lumberman's-Bellevue AAU, 80-58, and
Victoria,  British Columbia Club, 84-59. The lone  tournamentvictory was
over Dr. Bernard's-Port-land  AAU, 80-58.  Three Western varsity alumni
from the past  twoyears played on two of these AAU teams.  They were former
outside sharpshooting guard  and last year'sjunior varsity coach Wendy 
Hawley (Dr. Bernard's) and forwards Claudia  Haaker and Sue
Stange(Lumberman's).  Slagle garnered a high of 44 points and 36  rebounds
for the three games, while Molnercontributed 22 assists.  r Commentary  Peg
Bolek, coach, dies  Assistant women's basketball coachMargaret  (Peg)
Bolek, 24, died of a heart attack Dec. 10 at  her home in Bellingham. Peg,
a physicaleducation major at Western, was buried in her  home state of New
Jersey.  While at Western, Peggy wasvery active in  the sports program and
respected as a friend,  player and coach.  Peg may have seemedshy to her
many  acquaintances, but her close friends were drawn  to her infectious
smile and thesomewhat  mysterious way her warmth and sensitivity  grasped
them.  She needed only six more creditsto complete  her coaching minor, but
she had already gained  experience in the field. She was
assistantvolleyball coach at Sehome High School last fall,  women's, junior
varsity basketball coach this  year, andshe taught tennis and coached
Softball  in Bellingham's Park and Recreation Program  last summer. 
Pegalso played varsity volleyball and basketball  for two years at Western,
but most of her  friendsconsidered tennis to be her best game.  Peg will be
missed, but those who knew and  loved her canhonestly say their lives were 
enriched by her friendship.  A Peg Bolek Memorial Scholarship Fund is
nowbeing set up for needy women in the physical  education department.
Details will be printed  later.  PEGBOLEK  £ave up to 35% 
TOBEY'S PHOTOFINISHING  ,1304 Cornwall f%7lklB70  FAST BREAK!
—Vikette CharmonOdle, #21, lays the ball up  against
Oregon State University Saturday as teammates Joni Slagle and Dee Dee
Molner watch for a rebound.  Wrestlers decisioned  by OCE and Pacific U... 
Facingtwo prestigious teams  in two dual meets last Saturday  in Tacoma,
Western's wrestlers  lost both.Oregon College of Education  won, 31-9,
while Pacific University  topped the Vikings 37-8.  Western scombined total
of  points came from 142 pound  Roy Magnusen's first ana second  place
finish, and two forfeits in the 118 pound and  heavy weight classes.  OCE
finished second in the  EvCo match last year,while  Pacific University
placed first  in its conference.  Western coach Rick Iverson  confided that
histeam is coming  along rapidly, and said, "if  we were to have wrestled
OCE  this week, instead of lastweek,  I think we could have beaten  them." 
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16 Western Front Tuesday, January 13,1976  T A | ^ j cW'UAN CLASSES 
Chinese art of self defense,dance, meditation  philosophy and physical
health.  Monday and Wednesday 6-7:15 pm  ':,P::Mi:ISmS^tKi 9:30-10:45 am 
Tuesday and Thursday 6-7:15 pm 
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7:30-8:45 pm  T h eAcademy of Chinese Wushu  6 0 3 W . Chestnut ( A m .
Legion Bldg.)  ph. Robert Fong 7 3 3 - 9 7 24during class hours  L 'In
resting be as still as a mountain, in moving be like a river" (1812-1880)
Y..S. Wu-translated by T. Y. Pang  GIL EAGLE  "THE ENTERTAINING PSYCHIC 
Gil's career has steadily soared,and  today, top billed as "The
Entertaining  Psychic," he meets, fascinates, and  astounds
enthusiasticaudiences. Recent  television and public appearances  all
support the fact that Gil Eagles hasestablished himself as America's
foremost  mentalist. In the infancy of  Parapsychology, Gil Eaglesdesires 
only to entertain. His feats of telepathy,  precognition, and hypnotism 
are always performedwith complete  dignity and the utmost respect for his 
audience. Quick wit, a truly pleasing  personality,and remarkable mental 
control all combine in one ESPecially  memorable entertainer.  Earl Wilson
of theNew York Post  called Eagles a "tremendous showman."  The late Ed
Sullivan commented  in the NewYork Daily News that  Eagles show is
"puzzling in nature,  memorable in entertainment. A masterfulpresentation.
. ."  The London Times considers Eagles  "incredibly staggering."  Saturday
January 17 - 8PM.- Music Auditorium  TICKETS $2.50 •
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