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     Western Front - 1991 April 12 - Page 1

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Intramural  season begins  See sports, pages 9-10  Dark is  back  See
Accent, pages 4-7  Tax ResistersBooth set up forAlternative  Revenue
Service  See news, page 3  The Western Front April 12,1991/Volume83, Number
31 Western Washington University please recycle  Don't buy grapes, Chavez
says  By ScottM. Ayers  staff reporter  More than 500 people packed the
Viking  Union lounge Wednesday to hear Cesar  Chavez, president of the
Union Farm Workers  lt; of America, call for support of a boycott of 
Californiagrapes.  "We ask you to join with us in public  action," Chavez
told the enthusiastic crowd.  "We ask youto boycott grapes ... in fact, we 
ask you to boycott anything that looks like a  grape."  The
standing-room-only crowd gave  Chavez two standing ovations as he spoke 
about the problems facing farm workers.Chavez said the worst of these
problems  is caused by the use of pesticides which he  said led to
thedevelopment of population  "cancer clusters" — areas
in rural California  showing an alarmingly high rateof cancer  victims.  He
said in McFarland, Calif., with a  population of around 6,000, the cancer
rate forchildren is 800 percent greater than the  national average, and
another farming town  just miles to the north has a rate 1200 percent 
higher than the national average.  "In these cancer clusters there is the 
highestrate of birth defects anywhere in the  nation," Chavez said. 
Chavez, founder of the UFW and a well  known activist for more than 20
years, said  the main focus of the union's boycott are the  pesticides he
blamesfor these problems.  "In 1965 the growers said they couldn't  hope to
raise one single grape withoutpesticides," he said. But, following a grape 
boycott, in which 17.5 million Americans  joined, the growerscame to the
negotiating  table and the pesticide DDT was eventually  prohibited from
agricultural use.Now, Chavez said, new pesticides have  replaced the old,
and the conditions are no  better.  "Pesticidesare poisons
— their only  Cesar Chavez talks with students after 
purpose to kill living things. And weknow we  are all living things," he
said. "The debate  always comes around to risks and benefits ...  weneed to
take risks as a population to  benefit the polluters, that's what they are 
really saying."  Chavezsaid public action was the only  way to change the
conditions for farm  workers.  "We don't have the votesto pass  meaningful
legislation in this state or in any  state... We can't do it through public
policy  giving alecture in the VU lounge this  (so) instead we offer public
action. We need  to bypass legislators and godirectly to the  marketplace."
,.  In a press cpnference prior to his speech,  Chavez said the current
grapeboycott, which  started in 1988, was about to move into its  third
— and most important — stage.  "In
the third stage, the picketing starts ...  the real controversial part," he
said.  Chavez said the earlier stages,which  consisted of getting
endorsements from  religious and civic groups, and the current  week ^'e
rAnderson/The Western Front  consumer boycott have given the farmers a 
solid base of support — around 12 million  people; He
said the union estimated they  would need 18 million Americans to stop 
eatinggrapes in order to force the growers to  negotiate.  Chavez told the
crowd they could make a  difference,even at Western. "You can help us  by
not eating grapes, you can go to your food  service and ask themto remove
grapes ... on  their (farm workers) behalf we ask you to do  your part." 
Charges of anti-Semitism brought against Goller  By Noelle Kompkoff  campus
government editor  In a letter submitted toAssociated  Students President
Mark Aaserud Tuesday,  a Veteran's Outreach Center member hascharged Vice
President of External Affairs  Chad Goller with anti-Semitism.  With the
opening remark, "(I)believe  that anti-Semitism is alive and well at WWU," 
VOC member Shaun Bridge contends Goller  made several racist statements
about Jews  during a discussion in the VOC last January 
— about the timeSaddam Hussein bombed  Israel with SCUD
missiles.  Bridge alleges Goller told him, "all  Jews are eviland they must
die," in front of  other VOC members Tim Osterholm, Mark  Monroe, Dave
Fuller, ChristinaRustvold  and Mark Carlsen.  "I was offended by these
charges,"  Goller said. "I deny saying these quotes, and I  deny the
anti-Semitic charges."  Bridge also stated Goller claimed to be an  expert
on Jewishculture because he said he had  lived in Israel and attended
Hebrew University  in Jerusalem. Bridge saidGoller justified his 
statements by saying, "Jews... own... the slums  in New York," and that a
very credible professor  in Canada "has documented  and done research
proving  the Holocaust never happened."Bridge said he  didnotmention the
fact that  he is Jewish to Goller at the  time of the incident.  "I did
notsay, nor  insinuate (that Jews are  evil)," wrote Goller in a letter to
Bridge. Goller  said in the letter thatBridge must have misunderstood  what
he had said about conflicts be-  Shaun Bridge  tween blacktenants and their
Jewish landlords,  as well as misunderstanding what he said about  a
professor, whomGoller said taught the theory  that white men are superior
to blacks.  "If you misunderstood anything I said, I  offer you my sincere
apologies.," Goller said in  his letter to Bridge. "When we let
misunderstandings go undiscussed, they become bigger  misunderstandings. I
am  afraid that is what this has  turned into."Monroe verified some  of
Bridges allegations.  "At the time (Goller  made his remarks) I was  using
thecomputer and  there was a heated conversation  between (Goller and 
Bridge) about Jews in general,"Monroe said.  "Right before Chad left, I
remember him saying  the key words, 'They are evil and they mustdie.'  Chad
Goller  I remember them (the words) because they  were so harsh."  Speaking
as actingcoordinator for the  VOC, Monroe stated a position of neutrality 
for the center.  "We are not involved in theconflict,"  he said.  Goller,
who left Wednesday morning  for a conference in Kansas City on racism, 
saidhe was "very surprised" when he heard  about the allegations. "It's a
very interesting  form of retaliation,"Goller said, referring to  the
events surrounding VOC Coordinator  Tim Osterholm's resignation last
week.Osterholm resigned after Goller told  him he was going to be held
accountable for  racial graffiti found on acalendar in the VOC  See CHARGES
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2 The Western Front NEWS April 12,1991  Briefs  Clean up Squalicum  Beach 
As part of the Earth Month Campaign  this April, the Associated Students 
Environmental Center is sponsoring  a cleanup ofSqualicum Beach  April 14.
Those interested in participating  are asked to meet at 9:30 am.  Sunday
inViking Union 106.  "It's an informal event," Chris  Murphy, assistant
coordinator of the  Environmentalcenter, said. "We're  not going to lead
people around by  the hand. People should have a good  timeenjoying the
fresh air and getting  across the idea that beaches are  something to
treasure, not trash."Murphy said the center intends to  display some of the
trash picked up  during the Earth Day Fair- 1991,scheduled for April 20 in
the Preforming  Arts Center courtyard.  Native Cultural Heritage  Week 
TheNative American Student  Union is sponsoring a salmon barbecue  and
other events as part of NativeCultural Heritage Week, a time that  marks
thecontributions and illustrates  the culture of AmericanIndians.  "The
NASU is here to promote  social and political awareness of political 
issues and helpnative students  withsupport through college/'NASU 
coordinator Michelle George said.  "Native peopleoften feel alienated. 
When there is a group like ours, there  is something more in common." 
Upcomingevents include:  * April 15 — American Indian
students  from Bellingham area high  schools andWestern will model
traditional  and contemporary Native  American fashions at 7 p.m. in the 
VikingUnion Main Lounge.  * April 16 — The films "Where
the  Spirit Lives" and "Full Circle" will be  shown at 6p.m. in the Wilson
Library  Presentation Room.  * April 19 — A salmon
barbecue  with Native Americanstorytellers  takes place at the Performing
Arts  Center Plaza at noon to 3 p.m. Cost  is $5.  * April
20-21— The 6th annual  Pow-Wow Celebration and
Competition  in Carver Gym culminates the  week'sactivities.
Representatives  from tribes across North America will  participate in
traditional Native  American dancing.  Food Services  The dining halls will
open 30  minutes earlier on April 13 to ac-commodateregularstudents 
andserve  1,200 high school seniors and their  parents as part of
WesternPreview.  Candidates for Director  of Environmental Health  and
Safety  The top three candidates for theposition of Director of
Environmental  Health and Safety will be at West-em  for interviews at 10
a.m. and 2  p.m. on April 15 in the Library Presentation  Room, 10 a.m. on
April 19  in Old Main 100 and 2 p.m.on April  19 in Lecture Hall Three. 
The person hired will be responsible  for developing andimplementing  all
safety-related policies and  procedures, including laboratory  safety and
disposal ofhazardous  wastes.  Students are welcome to attend  the
meetings.  Amnesty International  The Westernchapter of Amnesty 
International meets at 6 p.m. every  Monday in Viking Addition 464. The 
groupcampaigns for human rights  through letter writing and education 
projects.  Credit card applicants tobenefit  Western Foundation
scholarships  By Mike Clynch  staff reporter  Within the next two or
threeweeks  Western students should be receiving  applications for a
special VISA credit  card that will helpfinance scholarships  and projects,
Lance Olsen, AS treasurer/  secretary, said.  The credit cards arethe
brainchild  of Olsen, who heads the Not For Profit  Board responsible for
initiating the  idea. The board,which is comprised  of the AS Board of
Directors, negotiated  with MBNA America Bank, a  nationalbank based in
Delaware, and  Trans National Group Services to  provide a mailing list of
Western  students in exchange for financial  compensation.  VISA will pay
the Western Foundation  $1 for every newaccount, 15  cents for every
transaction, and S3  each time the card is renewed. Olsen  estimates
thatafter two years, $25,000  will be earned per year. The funds  will be
used for scholarships and specialprojects.  The credit card currently has a
 19.8 percent interest rate. Olsen said  this was close to theaverage rate
for  most cards.  A condition the board set for  providing student mailing
lists to  VISA is thatthe list may not be released  to any other
businesses, to ensure  that students aren't besieged byfloods of junk mail
from other companies.  A letter drafted by Olsen will accompany  the credit
cardapplication.  Olsen said his letter will explain the  board's position
on this issue and the  benefits availableto Western.  Western will assume
no liability  for the cards. Credit histories and  other financial criteria
will be used to  judge the acceptability of each application.  Susan
Durkee, a counselor for  ConsumerCredit Counselling Service  of Seattle
which has a branch office in  Student Credit Card applications.
TylerAnderson/The Western Front  downtownBellingham, said she didn't  see a
big problem with the cards.Durkee said she typically counsels  only two
students a month who  have run up their credit card andcan't  afford to pay
the bill. She also said  that she thought it may be better to  learn how to
deal withcredit in school  rather than in the work force.  The number of
undergraduates,  with creditcardsincreased37 percent  from 1988 to 1990,
according to  Collegetrack, a marketing research  and consultingfirm in
Manhatten.  Credit News, a trade magazine, estimates  the number of college
students  owningcredit cards to be 3.9 million.  This is about 70 percent
of the total  students enrolled in four-yearcolleges.  The
NotForProfitboard estimates  1,000 to 1,500 cards will be issued to 
Western studentsduring the first year.  The Times said typical student 
credit limits are about $500. VISA,  unlike AmericanExpress, does not 
require the bill to be paid in full every  month. Charges can be paid off
in  installmentswith interest as long as a  minimum charge is paid each
month.  Benefit dance raises  money for burnvictim  by Julie Davisson 
staff reporter  More than 400 people attended  the benefit dance Saturday
forWestern  studentPete Albert, 23, who wasbadly  burned in the Jan.  2
fire at  Bellingham's ML  BakerApartments.  Kim  Owner , a close  friend of
Albert's  died in the fire.  The benefit was  organized" by the  Rugby Club
in order  to raise money  to help Albert  cover his medical Pete Albert and
 costs, whichare expected to be at  least
$500,000—insurance will only  cover $300,000 worth of
those bills.  EmmettKerns, a rugby player  and one of the organizers of the
event,  said the $4 cover charge and beer  gardenproduced enough capital to
 sufficiently cover the costs of the  event. Kerns estimates the proceeds 
totalapproximately $400. Kerns, a  longtime friend of Albert's, said the 
dance was a success and everyoneseemed to have a good time. Captain  Dick
and the Portholes provided the  music, and Kerns said theymade sure  the
audience knew about the cause.  "It was fun for him (Albert) to see  people
and get out ofthe hospital for  a while," Kerns said. "Pete said he  had a
real good  time."  At about 11 p.m.,  the RugbyClub presented  Albert with
a  jersey printed with  the number 11.  Eleven was Albert's  number when he
played football at  community college.  Albert has been in  S e a t t l e '
s  Kim Owner HarborviewHospital since the day of the fire and was  moved to
the rehabilitation unit about  three weeks ago. Kerns saidAlbert  should be
released from the hospital  in about a week. Albert will need to  stay
close to the hospital for therapy,  but he plans on returning to Western 
in the fall to finish a degree in environmental  policy.Kerns said Albert
loved playing  rugby and hopes to play again someday.  "I see no reason why
hecan't,"  Kerns said.  Western Washington University  Official
Announcements  Deadline forannouncements in this space is noon Friday for
the Tuesday edition and noon Wednesday  for the Fridayedition.
Announcements should be limited to 50 words, typewritten or legibly
printed, and  sent throughcampus mail to "Official Announcements," MS 9117,
or taken in person to Commissary  113A. DO NOTADDRESS ANNOUNCEMENTS
DIRECTLY TO THE WESTERN FRONT. Phoned announcements  willnot be accepted.
All announcements should be signed by originator.  PLEASE POST 
MATHSCHOLARSHIP. Applications are being accepted through April 19 for the
Farmer's Insurance  Groupscholarship award for math majors with at least
sophomore standing. Announcement and applicationforms are available in the
Math Dept., BH202.  • DIAL THE RIGHT NUMBER! All campus
four-digitextensions in the 4000 and 6000 series have an  off-campus prefix
of 647-. Only numbers in the 2000 and3000 series have the 676- prefix. 5000
numbers  have no prefix and cannot be dialed directly from off-campus
telephones.  • SAVE YOURSELF EMBARRASSMENT! Campus mail
stops are four-digitcodes beginning with 9. If  you accidentally dial a
mailstop number beginning with 911, you automaticallywill be connected to
the  Bellingham 911 emergency dispatch center. 
•UNIVERSITY SERVICESCOUNCIL meets at 5 p.m. April 17 in
Old Main 435. Action items include  naming administrativerepresentatives to
the Athletic  Recreation Committee and the revised USC  charge to add
SECrepresentation to membership.  •COUNSELING CENTER
WORKSHOPS being offered spring quarterinclude: —
Assertive Communication,  Tuesdays, noon to 2 p.m. starting April 16;
— Self Esteem,Fridays, 3-5 p.m. starting today  (April
12); — Women's Support Group, Tuesdays, 3-5 p.m.;
— AdultChildren of Alcoholics Support  Group, TBA;
— Math Anxiety Reduction, TBA; —
Stress Managementand Relaxation, TBA; and — 
Understanding Bulimia, TBA. For more information, contact the
CounselingCenter, MH262, 676-3164.  On-Campus Interview Schedule 
Registration with Career Planning Placement Center, OM280, is required. 
• USWest, Mon.-Tues., Apr. 15-16. Submit CIF at signup. .
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• »  • U/San Diego Lawyers
Asst. Program, Mon., Apr. 15. Info session 9-9:30;interviews  drop-ins
follow. Participants  • fssaquahSchool District, Wed.,
Apr. 17. Group info session(11 a.m. to noon)  individual interviews. Signup
re-  • Puyallup School District, Fri., Apr. 19. Group
infosessions (9 a.m.  1 p.m.)  individual interviews. Signup required. 
• Port Angeles School District, Fri., Apr. 19. Individual
interviews only. Signup required.  • Central Kitsap
School District, Tues., Apr. 23.Check for info and signup procedure. 
• Safeco Corp., Wed., Apr. 24. Submit CIF at signup,
beginningApr. 10. Info session: 7 p.m. Tues., Apr. 23.  •
Lady Foot Locker, Thurs., Apr. 25. Submit CIF atsignup. 
• PayLess Drug Stores, Thurs., Apr. 25. Submit CIF at
signup.  • Analytical Technologies,Inc., Thurs., Apr. 25.
Submit CIF at signup. . , . , . „ , J(
• ^ -^ ,  • Vancouver School District,
Fri.,Apr. 26. Sign up beginning Apr. 12 for group info session (10 a.m.)
and/or individual  interview. ^ , . _,_ . .._  •
Washington State Dept. of Revenue, Mon., Apr. 29. Internships. Submit CIF
at signup beginningApr. 15.  • Washington State Dept. of
Revenue, Mon., Apr. 29. Sign up to take Civil Service Exam.Complete and
return state  application by Apr. 26. Written exam 8 a.m. to noon, Apr. 29.
Oral exam Apr.30.  • Waddell  Reed, Tues., Apr. 30.
Submit CIF at signup starting April 16.

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April 12,1991 NEWS The Western Front 3  Taxes  Locals withhold federal
'war' money  By Renee Brewerstaff reporter  Bellingham resident Brian 
Kerkvliet is withholding 61 percent  of his taxes to the federalgovernment 
this year — money he doesn't want  paying for war and
the military.  "I couldn't live withmyself  knowing my taxes were going to
buy  bombs that are killing people in El  Salvador and Iraq,"
saidKerkvliet, a  member of Bellingham's War Tax  Redirection Campaign. 
Kerkvliet, joined by others whowant to influence where their taxes  go, is
manning an Alternative Revenue  Service booth outside theFederal  Building
until April 15. A Tax  Day rally on April 15 at the Federal  Building will
feature localspeakers,  such as Western Professor Maury  Foisy and Juan
Oriz, director of the  Commission ofHispanic and Ethnic  Relations.  The
Alternative Revenue Service  is a project of the War Resister' sLeague, a
national organization that  provides alternative tax forms for  people who
don't want their taxmoney  going to the military.  "I think people perceive
they  have no control whatsoever over their  taxes,"campaign member Steve
Wilson  said as he explained why so few  Americans question how their taxes
are spent.  According to pamphlets distributed  by the War Resisters
League, 61  percent of the federal government's  1990 budget was spent on
past and  present military expenses. For members  of thecampaign, providing
the  funds for military build-up and intervention  violates a
deeply-heldcommitment  to oppose war.  "I identify myself as a conscien- 
IS THIS HOW  YOUR TAX  DOLLARSSHOULD BE  SPENT?  -fine  50.20 -4$ M 1,60
2.80 is100  MILITARY EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTHOUSING EDUCATION HEALTH CARE 
Northern California Common Agenda Coalition •
AmericanFriends Service Committee  tious objector to military service and 
paying for military services," Wilsonsaid.  Tom Clark, a member of 
Bellingham Citizens for Peace in the  Middle East, has chosen to withhold
the federal excise tax on his monthly  phone bills in order to protest that
 such a small percentage offederal  money is allocated to human resources, 
such as welfare and student  grants. Both Wilson andKerkvliet  said most
reasons given for tax resistance  are part .of complex moral and  spiritual
beliefs.Tax resistance is not a way of  avoiding taxes, but a way to tell
the  federal government spendingpriorities  should be changed, Kervliet
said.  "We're not opposed to taxation,  that's essential," Wilsonsaid.
"It's  just our priorities are out of line."  One passerby said, "Once they
 (the IRS) have it (my taxes)in hand,  it's out of my control." However, 
campaigning members said many  options are available totaxpayers with 
varying degrees of risk.  The simplest way to show disapproval  of
government spendingpriorities  is to refuse to pay the federal  phone tax.
The excise tax on all local  and long-distancecharges was instituted 
during the Vietnam War in order  to help pay the war's rising costs,  and
isstill generating S3 billion a year  for military spending, Kerkvliet
said.  Withholding the tax simply requiresmailing a letter of explanation
or one  of the War Tax Redirection  Campaign's special forms along with 
the bill to tell the phone company  how much is being withheld and why. 
According to the campaign flier,  noone has been charged with a criminal 
offence because of this action.  Kerkvliet said he has withheld his  phone
tax for eight years without reprisal.  Taxpayers can also choose to
withhold  a portion of theirincome tax and  include with the IRS form the
EZ  Peace form distributed by the War  Resister's League.The EZ Peace form 
looks like a 1040 form and allows  taxpayers to place portions of their 
taxes underthe headings human resources;  physical resources; environment, 
education and culture; Interna-  .tional Conflict Resolution; and Justice. 
The amounts range from $1-  S50.  Individuals wanting to take a greater
risk can withhold the military  percentage of their taxes (61%) or 
withhold all of their federalincome  tax.  The War Tax Redirection Campaign
 will also be collecting signatures  forf Senate bill689. The new  "peace
tax" bill would create a conscientious  objector status for taxpayers,  a
reviewboard to screen tax objectors  in the same way a draft board  screens
conscientious objectors tomilitary service, a federal peace tax  fund and a
national peace college,  according to the NationalCampaign  for a Peace Tax
Fund brochure.  Members of the War Tax Redistribution  Campaign willpresent
the  Peace Tax bill petitions to Al Swift's  office at 1:30 pm Friday. 
continued from  page 1n^;:the::.OT^-6|winier:!quarter.-  Goller said he
wondered  why Bridge waited so long before  making acomplaint.  "It's;
interesting he (Bridge)  didn't come talk to me about  this," Goller said.
"Why did he  waitamonth and ahalf to bring  this up?"  Bridge said he
didn't file  his complaint sooner because  shortly afterthe incident his 
father was severely injured in a  coma for 36 days.  Rustvold, listed in 
Bridge's letter as awitness to  Goller's alleged remarks, said  she heard
Goller talking about  Jews and the Palestinian issue. "I did hear the
comment  'Jews are evil and they must be  destroyed," Rustvold said.  In a
regularlyscheduled  AS Board meeting Tuesday  night, Aaserud said he hadn't
 looked into the issue enough tomake a coment.  "These are very serious 
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4 The Western Front April 12,1991  Elemental Clay  WCC's Orca Gallery
exhibit  By Jeff Flugel  staffreporter  Bellingham artist Gary Sparrow's 
work was displayed at Whatcom  Community College's OrcaGallery  in
Boulevard Park.  Sparrow's work was displayed as  part of the "Elemental
Clay" exhibit  put onby WCC's Studio Potters'  Program April 5-7. Pieces of
functional  ware by Gregg Downey and  SandyRowe were also displayed.  "It's
kind of like psychic time  travel," said Sparrow describing his 
creativeprocess as he stood beside  one of his sculptures.  "It's pretty
much a subconscious  activity. I try for apure sense of form  and balance.
Sometimes I get really  focused in on a place, like Egypt or  Africa.Other
times it's more vague,  like a fuzzy picture," Sparrow said.  Sparrow's
sculpture is unusual andstriking, making good use of natural  colors and
motifs. Sparrow said he  draws on themes and imageswhich  he believes make
up a cross-cultural  pool of myths and icons.  "All mythologies share
commonsymbols, use the same elements,"  Sparrow said.  Myths and symbols
serve as his  inspiration, notartistic crutches,  Sparrow said. "I don't
believe in  ripping off some other culture's  symbology. I draw onall kinds
of  common themes."  Animal imagery dominates  Sparrow's art. "Mainly dogs
and cats,"  hesaid with a laugh. "Nothing particularly  exotic."  Sparrow
admits he was influenced  byAmericanIndianreligious artifacts  garnered
during his travels inMexico,  Guatemala and the AmericanSouthwest;  Animals
like the jaguar and  coyote had particular significance.  "That's what's
great aboutart. It's  a cheap way to travel. Through my  sculpture, I can
go anywhere in the  world," he said.  Sparrow,who is coordinator of  the
Studio Potters' Program, has been  a potter for 18 years. He came from
anartistic background, both his parents  had careers in fine and commercial
 art. He said he spent some time as a  production potter in San Francisco, 
spinning out pots and bowls for the  public, but eventuallytiredof the dull
 routine and lack of creative freedom.  "People become production potters 
because theythink they are escaping  from the rat race," he said.  "But
after a while they discover it's  just a differentkind of rat race."  Now,
Sparrow said, he does strictly  the type of art he feels like doing.  "Once
itbecomes work, it loses its  fun, its sense of spontaneity. A lot of 
people sell out, do the stuff that getsthe most money. I prefer enjoying 
what I do."  Boulevard Park's Orca Gallery  serves as the headquartersfor
the  Studio Potters Program, with its own  kiln and work area, and the
added  bonus of the bay view.People can  join the program through Whatcom 
Community College, whether they  are serious potters orjust want to get 
their fingers in some wet clay.  For those interested in Sparrow's  work,
the exhibit willmove to the  "Night View taken £ro  Mark
Peterson^ ^  contest focusing on thoughts and concerns bystudent artists:
Presented by the Chrysajis  and viking Union G ^  StahwoOd.the show
runsifrbrn Apr: 8-24.  INGRID  NEWKIRK  Co-founder of PETA  (People for the
Ethical Treatment of Animals)  AND AUTHOROF:  SAVE THE ANIMALS!  SJVEUE  1
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April 12,1991 ACCENT The Western Front 5  Three Western grads to perform in
"Peoria i t  By GloriaRobinson  Assistant Accent editor  Western theatre
graduates Jody  Hahn, Ken Boynton and Fairhavengraduate Donald Crane return
to  Bellingham for the West Coast premiere  of a true-to-life new comedyby 
acclaimed playwright Jon Klein this  May.  Produced by TheatreFest '91 and 
sponsored by theBellingham Municipal  Arts Commission, Peoria will 
openinMay attheWhatcomMuseum  of History andArt.  Produced and directed by
Adam  Ward, the creator of TheatreFest,  Peoria is the examination ofmiddle
 class America, andits oftenhumorous  struggle against boredom.  "Everyone
(in the play) wants to be special. They are all looking for  the 'unique
article.' The secret to being  special is to decide that youare,"  Boynton
said.  Boynton said this is the theme he  has derived from working on the 
play's production so far. Both Hahn,  the other lead, and he play a
complex,  bizarre, yet realistic set of characters  in theplay.  In one
scene, Klein has the characters  speak what they are thinking,  while
recorded voice-oversrepresent  actual conversation.  Boynton, a 1981
graduate of theatre  and dance, is one of the two leadactors in the play.
His arrival back in  Bellingham, a decade later, is with a  great deal of
change andpersonal  growth.  "I was being tumbled along by the  Jason
Haws/The Western Front  Actress Jody Hahnand director Adam Ward look on as
actor Ken Boynton strikes a pose inbetween interviews for  "Peoria."winds
of fate, I guess. I was trying to  climb out of the ocean of art, only to 
be ripped back in by theundertow,"  Boynton said.  Boynton said he explored
his talents  after graduating from Western as  amusician in a rock band,
song writer  and as on-air commercial talent.  He finally found his niche
inacting  through a production with the  Mount Seattle Theatre Project and 
two productions with Seattle'sacclaimed  Empty Space Theatre.  Boynton has
also appeared in two  films, Lessie's Rainbow andStages.  Hahn, the other
lead in Peoria, is a  1990 theatre graduate. Since her  graduation, Hahn
said shehas played  a role as "the little nun" in the Seattle  Repertory
Theatre's production  House of Blue Leaves. Reflecting on her role in
Peoria,  Hahn said, "It (the play) is amazingly  true... It's rare a piece
of theatrecatches this much in a show that's not  that long."  Hahn was
also at the Seattle  Fringe-Fest in the playTrial By Jury,  as well as in
the New City Director's  Festival production of Stop.  Hahn said she has
keptin close  contact with other Western graduates  through an independent
film project.  Hahn said Gee, thesilent black-and-white  film she is
working on, is written,  directed and produced by alumni.  Hahn saidshe met
Ward, theplay's  director, during the first TheatreFest  in 1988. 
TheatreFest is perfect in thiscommunity  which has a lot of college 
theatre, but not a lot within the community  itself, Hahn said.Crane, a
1985 self-design  Fairhaven graduate, is the designer  and technical
director for Peoria..  Cranesaid the self-design major  in performing arts'
design and production  is a real asset when he is  lookingfor employment.
Crane said  it proves that he is a self-motivated  worker and thinker since
he wrote hisown major. Crane said he built on his  expertise as an intern
at the Berkeley  Repertory Theatre. He alsoworked  at the Bathhouse and
Intiman Theatres  in Seattle as a technician.  Crane is now in his
secondyear as  the designer and technical director at  Skagit Valley
Community College's  theatre department.For TheatreFest  '91, Cranehas the
taskof transforming  the old city council chambers in the  WhatcomMuseum,
or what is now  called the Rotunda Room, into a stage  for the play.  "The
script calls for skewed  spacing — strange angles which
get  you off balance," Crane said. He  added that the set he hasplanned for
 the Rotunda Room is non-traditional  in the theatrical sense.  "Theatre
people will be baffled,"Crane said. This may enhance the  play's appeal
toward a wide, diverse  audience.  "Peoria is not just atown, it's a  state
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captivated crowd.  By KarlW. Jensen  staff reporter  "Two minutes to
purgatory,"  spouts one of the Speedy O'Tubbs  bartenders asshe passes by,
only  moments before the doors open to  admit the impatient Saturday night 
crowd.  TheCRAZY 8s are back again.  Little more than a month after the 
band's last appearance here, the crowd  isready for that special brand of
music  the 8s seem to covet for themselves.  "It's hard to describe
ourmusic,"  guitarist Mark Wanaka said while  other members of the band
struggled  for a label. "It'scorrugated silk... it's  natural polyester,"
the other band  members finally said.  "I think our music is unique because
 we blend so many different  styles and come up with a sound that's  like,
sort of undefinable," Todd  "Dookey" Duncan, lead vocalist and  alto sax
player said.  Their music, in fact, does seem to  defyany attempt to label
it. Younever  quite seem to know what will pop up  next in their music. One
minuteyou'11  hear hard-core, old-fashioned jazz,  the next it's reggae or
ska, and the  next minute they'reblending funk,  fusion, punk, or any
number of styles.  If the crowd waiting in the cool,  lavishly and
oddlydecorated dungeon  called Speedy O'Tubbs can't figure  out just what
the CRAZY 8s play,  they don'tseem to mind. Everyone is  there for the pure
enjoyment of the  music.  This is only the group's secondperformance with
the new, full lineup  of eight members, which includes  new tenor sax
player JayCollins and  keyboard player Ron Regan. From  the original nine
members, the group  had dropped toseven until recently.  But once again,
the band is the  CRAZY 8s.  The current line-up includes  Duncan on lead
vocals and alto  saxophone, Wanaka playing guitar,  Tim "Hot" Tubb blowing
trombone  and singingback-up vocals, Carl "The  Truth" Smith playing
percussion,  Blackness on drums, Michael Regan  onbass and the two new
youngsters,  Collins and Ron Regan.  New or not, everyone definitely  held
their own on Saturday night .  Impressive solos were laid down on  various
tunes by all members (Wow!  Keep thenew guys.)  It was quickly evident the
audience  was enjoying itself. The subdued bar  transformed into arolling,
jumping,  sweating concert "pit." Even the guys  playing pool in the back
couldn't resist  themusic.  "Bellingham people seem to listen  to the music
as opposed to just coming  to see the band,get drunk and get  laid. When
they 're here for the music,  that's nice," Duncan said.  Old stuff, new
stuff,and a couple  of interesting cover-tunes rounded out  the
three-hour-plus show. The band  was relentless,making everyone  dance until
they could barely stand.  People wandered home, complete  with
squishedtoes, dozens of bruises,  and big, contented smiles on their 
faces.  The CRAZY 8s, a nine-year-old  bandout of Corvalis, Ore., are
currently  touring to promote their latest  album, "Doggapotamus World"
—their fifth album released from their  own Red Rum
Records (anybody get  the joke?) "DoggapotamusWorld"  Western Front file
photo  was the 8s' first studio project in  more than three
years."Doggapotamus World's" slow  sales take-off has been a bit of a
letdown  for some band members.However,  they are still expecting good 
things from it, Duncan said.  "It's doing all right, but it's notdoing
great. It's sort of disappointing  because we think it's one of our most 
exciting deals we've recorded.Itmore  clearly captures our energy on
record,"  Wanaka said.  "It was one of the most creative  packageswe've
ever done," Duncan  added.  Oneof the main reasons hindering  the band's
success, and its recordsales, is thehier archy and bureaucracy  of the
record business, Duncan said.  Unsigned, as of yet, to amajor record 
label, the 8s handle everything  themselves.  "Wecan'tafford the machinery
to  push recordslike the big guys,"  Duncan said.  "It's not such a great
deal just  getting signed. It's what happens after. Sometimes they just use
you as a  tax write-off," Wanaka added.  Hard work and perseverance seem 
tobe paying off for the CRAZY 8s.  "We've put out five of our own  records,
paid every bill ourselves, had  fivenational tours, played with 25 
international acts, and we are still  making a living at it," Wanaka said. 
The CRAZY 8s plan to tour the  Pacific Northwest for the rest of the 
spring and summer, and a larger,nationwide  tour next fall. The 8s will 
possibly begin work on another studio  project early next year.Watch for 
it.  "Whatever we're doing, we're  going to keep doing it," Duncan said. 
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April 12,1991 ACCENT The Western Front 7  Dreaming of the  Devil in Me  By
Camel Boy  voice of LOAFTyler Anderson/The Western Front  LOAF is playing
Sat. April 13 at Speedy OTubbs with Creole Otterpop. Band members are Milo,
bass  Brainchild (also known as Camel Boy), vocalist; Golden Bear,
drums;Buzz guitar.  Strange. Kate should be home by  now. What's this? A
note. My name.  Something else,tapers off-  Lying in bed now. I hear the
door.  Kate is home. I feel her hand on my  back. Stroking. Her wet lips on
my  neck. Hot. Biting me? I start to turn to  her. She holds me. Sleep now,
she  says. Sleep...Morning. The sun coming through  the window. Very
bright. Something  inside me. Churning? Growing?My  head feels scrambled.
Like my eggs.  Scrambled...  Growing...  Noon. Something is
beginning.Something notright. Not good. Panic.  Must get home. Somehow must
get  home...  Growing...  Home.Kate. She is nowhere. Kate.  I need Kate. My
head. My stomach. I  am falling. Encomapassed. I ambecoming  something.
Evil. Dangerous.  Like a caged tiger. Hot. Sweat on my  face. All over. In
myeyes. Blood. In  my eyes. Everything a red haze. A  blood haze. Kate. I
am fading. I am  becomingsomething else. Falling.  Escape. Outside... 
Plunging-  Explosion. Manic. I rush. I am  strong. I am fast.My old self is
gone.  The thing I am is hungry. Is violently  hungry. I move. Rush through
the  trees.Towards light. The red haze is  inside of me. Is alive. Rushing
to the  red light I see someone. Alone.Defenseless.  My hunger drives me.
Pulls  me. In my hands. Tight. Crushing.  Hunger. Fury. Lust Ifeed... 
Under the street lights. Pavement  beneath my toes. Cold. I feel refreshed.
 Satisfied...  Whathave I done? Did I kill? Kill  another human? Eat
another human?  Devour. Am I back? Confusion. Fear.Panic. I feel the
fingers reaching.  Grasping. Pulling me down. Returning  down. Returning.
The frenzy... Boiling...  Blood. Lust. The smell. Beautiful.  Delicious. I
rush to it. Blood. A  magnet. People. The smell.Beautiful.  Delicious
people. The red haze.  Violent. Drawing me to. The smell.  Blood...  The
library. I aminside. Stairs.  Blood. Close now. So close. To the  blood. A
door...  All eyes are on me. A cavernousroom. Filled with people. Men in 
tuxedos. Ladies in fine gowns. Hundreds.  People. Blood. Everywhere. All
eyes on me. Too much. I flee...  Rage...  I am angry. My climax is
shattered.  The red haze. Thick.Inside of me.  Ready to explode. Blood.
Lust. I rush  to the nearest human. I feed. I find  another. I feed. Ifeed
again. Again  and again...  Kate. I see her. She calls me. Calls  my name.
There are others with her.She is coming. They are all coming.  Kate. Fury.
I run-  Losing...  Tired. I am losing. The hunger.Disappearing. Lust.
Leaving me. I am  finished. The fury. Gone...  I fall...  BLACKOUT  ...In
the banquetroom. All eyes are  on me. Kate is on my arm. Her gown. 
Shining. Lace. We walk past men in  tuxedos.We walk past women in fine 
gowns. Kate slows. A fellow stands.  Raises his glass. He says something.A
toast. Applause erupts. All eyes are  on me. Smiling eyes. I sit. Next to 
Kate. Next to...myself? Sittingnext  to me is me. Or am I sitting next to
me.  I am dressed differently than myself.  My hair is differentthan mine.
But it  is me. Kate says something. Kate  smiles. I begin to laugh. Or is
it me  that islaughing? Everyone is still  clapping. Looking at me... 
Youthful Ridge Quartet performs at PAC  By ArtHughes  staff reporter  The
Ridge Quartet did not blaze  into the first movement of Mozart's  String
Quartetin C Major, K. 157. A  young, but obviously experienced  group, they
set a tone in the first bars  of theallegro that delivered a musical 
warmth and charm ^throughout the  performance. Instead of anydistracting 
attempts to display individual  egos, these four musicians proved  they are
dedicated to theart of playing  in a string quartet.  They played the
opening movement  without overpowering oneanother  and let the beautiful
descending  melody in the first violin shine through  where it needed
to.The Andante was a slower, more  sombermovementwithlyricmelodies  in all
the voices. The theme returned  frequently to a brief, understated arpeggio
 in the cello, showing Peter  Wyrick's subtle restraint withinthe  group
and a mature ear for dynamic.  "When I was younger I wanted  to play fast
and loud," Wyricksaid  after the performance, "but playing  well in a
string quartet is something  you come to when you aremore mature  as a
musician."  Second on the program was  Franz Joseph Haydn's String Quartet 
in CMinor, Op. 17, No. 4.  The group made full use of every  dynamic mark,
passing musical  phrases to one another with a care and  ease that comes
only after years of  playing together. Violist Maria  LambrosKannen said
the quartet is  good at the continual process of  "tuning in" to one
another, in practice  and inperformance.  "Before we go on stage, we 
know—alittle bit—what we're going  to
hear. Then we try tolisten to one  another with fresh ears each time," 
Kannen said.  Thehighlightoftheperformance  was thethird movement of the
second  quartet by Mozart, the Quartet in G  Major, K. 387. It exploited
themusicians'  ability to play as a single  voice. Two or three of the
players  would lay down a rich,emotional bed  of harmony, allowing the
other players,  in turn, to soar above or weave in  and out. Theplayers
would make eye  contact with one another before ex-  . changing the theme
or continuing themelodies between themselves. It was  easy to see and hear
how personal and  conversational this quartetcould be.  The Ridge Quartet
has won two  major chamber music competitions.  They were
Quartet-in-Residence at  the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, S.  C, and
they spent the summer at the  Italian SpoletoFestival. In May of  1988 they
became the youngest quartet  to perform in Carnegie Hall.  Wyrick saidhe
doesn't despair  that the word "young" is frequently  mentioned before
their name.  "We're pretty young; our oldest  member is 32. It just means
we have  so much repertoire ahead of us,"  Wyrick said.  Theprogram Tuesday
night  stuck to the roots of the classical  period, but presented some
subtle  surprise.Mozart's Quartet in C is an  early quartet by the
composer, written  in Italy in 1772. It is often used as  a practice piece,
but rarely performed  in concert by modern string quartets.  Kannen said
they decidedonMozart' s  Quartet in C Major almost by whimsy.  "We just
thought it would be fun  to work it upbecause it is passed over  by so many
other quartets," Kannen  said.  In addition to Kannen and  Wyrick,the
quartet includes Krista  BennionFeeney andRobertRinehart,  both on violin. 
To maintain a highstandard, the  quartet only leams about 12 new  pieces a
year, and there is little  available on recording.With a first-rate  sound,
however, and mature  outlook on the future, more will surely  be heard from
theRidge Quartet  "Everything is so fun," cellist  Wyrick said, "and the
thought of being  together for thenext 20 years... is  a real comfort." 
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April 12,1991 SPORTS The Western Front 9  Men's tennis wins big Men's
lacrosse plays last homegames  The Western men's tennis  team improved its
record to 9-3  by upsetting Pacific LutheranUniversity, 6-3, and Skagit
Valley  Community College, 7-2,  Wednesday and Thursday.  The Vikingmen
bettered their  previous 7-3 record by coming  away with the two victories.
 The men sent their second  varsity team to Skagit Valley CC,  after the
first varsity team defeated  the talented players from  PLU. "It's the
first time we've ever  beaten PLU," sophomore Shane  Eckel said. "It was a
great match  to win; it was revenge from last  year."  Coach Jo Ann Andrews
said  she was happy with the team's  overallperformance.  "When you have
great depth,  the team is confident and relaxed;  they play better
tennis,"Andrews  commented.  Western to host SPU  and SFU in Triangular  By
Art Hughes  staff reporter  Thelast chance to see the Viking  track and
field team compete at Western  is Saturday, April 13, at thecampus  track
in the Western Triangular Meet  against Seattle Pacific University and 
Simon FraserUniversity.  Western has 13 NAIA National  Meet qualifiers as
they enter  Saturday's meet. Four of theathletes  qualified at Western's
Invitational  meet, April 6. Dennis James, the top  collegiate athlete in
thehammer throw  at the Invitational, qualified for nationals  with a
distance of 177-4.  Other nationalsqualifiers were  Lisa Waltenburg in the
worn ens'  5,000- meter run, and Jeff Van Kleeck  and JohnDeremiah in the
10,000  meter run.  Track coach Kelven "Pee Wee"  Halsell said Western has
come outon  top in the past several years at the  Triangular. SFU will
provide the  most competition for the men.Both  SFU and SPU will give the
Viking  women a battle for the top spot.  The WWU Triangular Meetbegins  at
11 a.m., with the hammer  throw event on the lower campus  field. The
running events beginat  noon.  Also this weekend, Western has  four
athletes competing in the decathlon  and one in theheptathlon in  Tacoma on
Sunday and Monday,  April 14-15. The events are part of  the NAIA District
1Meet, but are  held early to give the athletes who  compete a chance to
recover for the  main district meetin May.  Closed-circuit boxing  comes to
Bellingham  Bohica Productions, Inc. and the  Mount BakerTheatre present,
"The  Battle of the Ages," the undisputed  heavyweight championship of the 
world.Current champion Evander  Holy field steps into the ring with  former
champion, George Foreman,  live viaclosed-circuit television on  April 19. 
The event will not be available to  home viewers or radio listeners,and 
its exclusive showing is open to the  public. Doors open at 5 p.m., and two
 preliminary fights will beshown prior  to the Main Event, which is
scheduled  to begin at 7:45 p.m.  "The Mount Baker Theatre will  provide an
absolutely perfect facility  for the fans to see the bout. Every seat  is
ringside, the seats arecomfortable,  and there will be lots of good food
and  drink," said Mike Conley of Bohica  Productions.Tickets are on sale at
selected  Yorky's locations, Box Office  Northwest and the Mount Baker 
TheatreBox Office, with prices  starting at $22 to $32.50.  * The Western
golf team will play in thePuget SoundInvitational,  April 12, at the
Fircrest Golf and Country Club in Tacoma.  Eleven teams will participate in
the event.  * The Western men's and women's tennis teams will play at noon,
 April 12 at Pierce CommunityCollege in Tacoma.  * The Western women's
lacrosse team will play in the Western  States Tournamenton April 13 and
14. The team will begin  selling $1 raffle tickets for a prize drawing
scheduled at 1 p.m.,April 20 at the intramural field. Prizes include a Kona
mountain  bike, a ski package, and giift certificatesto various local 
restau rants.  * The Western men's club baseball will play three games,
April 13  through14, against the University of Idaho.  * Western men's and
women's crew will compete in the Oregon  StateUniversity Invitational in
Corvallis, Ore.  * The Flames, Western women's rugby club, hosts the
SeattleBreakers at noon, April 13 at Amtzen field.  Jonathan Burton/The
Western Front  Tom Gilbert faces off, asteammate Scott Haley holds back an
opponent In the Western States Tournament,  April 6-7. Westernlost, 12-2,
to the Los Angeles Lacrosse Club, April 6 at Santa Clara University. 
"Coming off the losses,we have a changed attitude and a reborn enthusiasm
with a new coach,"  defender John Gregov said.  TheWestern men's lacrosse
team will compete in two games this weekend. The Vikings host the 
University of Puget Sound at 4 p.m., Friday; and Lewis and Clark State
College at 3:30 p.m., Saturday. All  games will be played on the Intramural
field.  Tennis improves record  By Suzi Zobrist  staff reporter  The
Westernwomen's tennis  team notched another win after hosting  Skagit
Valley Community College,  on April9. The final score, 7-2,  brings the
Viking's overall record to  8-2.  Although it was wet and cold, theweather
didn' t hinder the teams' performance.  In the singles, victories came from
 freshman EliseRosenblum in theNo.3  match and freshman Brenda Swigart  in
the No .4 match.  Both doubles matcheswere won 
instraightsets.withfreshmanMelinda  Castonguay and junior Carin Clow in 
the No.l match andSwigart teamed  with Rosenblum in the No.2 match.  Coach
Jo Ann Andrews said she  feels this season's tennis team is strong  and
with District Championships  quickly approaching, she hopes for  good
weather to work on the team's  improvement.  "My goal for the team is to
have  them win districts and thenadvance  on to nationals," Andrews said.
"I see  areas for improvement in the strategy  of matches playedand we (the
team)  work on these changes. Any big  changes will need to be worked on 
this summer."I'm really excited about the  tennis team," team member Karen 
Richert said. "Everyone is reallysupportive of it, and it looks really 
promising for us."  In order to "keep everyone sharp  with their game," a
challenge system  has been designed. Player line-up is  determined by
Andrews, based on the  setsplayed by the players. If players  wish to
advance and change their  seating, they may challenge otherplayers in the
seats they want. If the  challenged players lose, they drop  one seat and
the victoriousplayers  advance.  "Everyone has been challenging  matches
lately," Richert said. "Everyone  isincredibly close and there  have been
changes."  With many home matches coming  up this month, thetennis team is 
looking for support from Western  students.  "I didn't expect many
spectators  to be at thematch because of the  weather, but as the team
continues to  win, hopefully more people will show  up,"Andrews said. 
Kevin Bryant named director  of marketing and promotions  By Clayton Wright
 staffreporter  Kevin Bryant was named Director  of Marketing and
Promotions for  the Athletic DepartmentalWestern, a  position which did not
exist prior to  its announcement March 25.  The position was created to
help  supplement funding for the athletic  department, which is partially
subsidized  by the state.Bryant, 32, will be in charge of  creating a
market plan for the department  and increasing publicrelations.  "Our focus
next year will be to  put more money in the program and  more people in
thestands," Bryant  said. "We want to be the best entertainment  value for
your dollar north  of Seattle."Bryant said in order to achieve  the goals
of the department, it will  have to get people to attend gameseven if the
team is losing. Bryant said  he intends to add post-game dances,  showcase
prominentpersonalities,  and give out promotional prizes.  "We're not
trying to create a circus  because ourathletics are poor,"  Bryant said.
"However, I feel we  need a different approach to promotions  outsidethe
gym. Wewantpeople  to wonder what's coming up next."  After graduating from
Western  in 1980 with a bachelor's degree in  speech communication, Bryant
returned  in 1990 to earn his master's  degree instudent personnel
administration.  Bryant was actively involved  in the local community in
the last  threeyears and has established many  business contacts prior to
returning to  Western. With this experience,Bryant  said he feels he
understands fund  raising from a non-profit viewpoint.  "We're real
fortunate to have  Kevin to fill this position," Lynda  Goodrich, Western
director of athletics,  said. "He brings a readyknowledge  of Bellingham
and Whatcom  County, an understanding of the philosophy  of athletics
atWestern, and  experience in marketing and promotion.  You couldn't find a
more enthusiasticambassador for our program  than Kevin."  Even though the
position is labeled  as a part-time job,Bryant admits  it will be more of a
full-time job.  Bryant will also continue as assistant  coach to
BradJackson for the men's  basketball team, a position he has  occupied for
the past four seasons.  Bryant has also served as the  athletic
department's alumni relations  representative the past two years and 
played a major role in the return of  homecoming.  From 1976 to 1980,Bryant
played  basketball for the Vikings and remains  the school's fourth
all-time  leading scorer with 1,310 points. He  was an all-district and
all-conference  selection and participated in the first  Olympic Sports
Festival in 1978.

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10 The Western Front OPINION April 12,1991  FRONTLINE  Boycott of grapes
could  help save thechildren  His voice was loud and clear as he spoke to a
charged crowd of  more than 500 people, gatheredin the Viking Union Lounge
to  hear him on Wednesday. Cesar Chavez, president of the United 
FarmWorkers of America, had a simple message: Stop buying  grapes (as well
as Chateau Ste. Michelle wine)and help save our  children.  If an estimated
3 percent of wine buyers and 9-10 percent of  grapeconsumers stop
purchasing these products, the current grape  boycott will be successful.
The purpose ofthe boycott is to  pressure vineyard owners to meet three
demands: 1) ban the use of  the five mostharmful, cancer causing pesticides
used in grape  growing (Captan, Parathion, Phosdrin, Dinoseb, andMethyl
Bromide),  2) implement a joint UFW/grower testing program to detect 
poisonous residues ongrapes sold in stores and allow the results  to be
made public, 3) establish free and fair elections and good faith 
collective bargaining for farm workers.  This is the third grape boycott
Chavez has orchestrated. The first, implemented in 1960s, was successful
because 17.5 million  people boycotted grapes. Successfulboycotting of
California  grapes led to a grape contract that included a ban on DDT, 
Dieldrin, and Aldrin in1970. The current boycott, which began in  1988, is
entering a critical stage in which increased awareness and  support is
needed more than ever.  Extensive spraying of Captan and other pesticides
is killing  farmworkers and causing cancer and birth defects in McFarland, 
Calif., and other "cancer cluster" townsthroughout the San  Joaquin Valley.
In McFarland, where the cancer rate for children  age 4 to 12 is 800percent
higher than the national average, a square  block exists in which one child
in every home hasfallen victim to  cancer.  As Chavez said, the workers who
suffer from pesticide inhalation  "areparakeets for the market place." The
residue from those  pesticides remains on those grapes and isingested by
thousands of  Americans.  The state of California is in the pocket of
agri-businesses and  theEnvironmental Protection Agency has become just one
more  bureaucratic wheel in the political machine.As a result grapes with 
Captan residue levels of as much as 39 parts per million are legally  sold
in themarket place. This is 10 times higher than acceptable  pesticide
levels on European produce. The EPAhas inconsistently  banned the use of
Captan on other crops but refuses to stop its use  in grape and grain
production.  The reasons for allowing the use of deadly pesticides is
purely  economic and the result isdeath for thousands of people across 
America—unless we act now. The American people blocked
theuse of DDT by banning grapes in the '60s and they have the power  to do
it again.  As Chavez slated, thegovernment won't stop it and legislation 
won't stop it, so the market place has become "our court of lastresort." 
Eight hundred thousand children under the age of 12 are  working the
Califomian grapefields—fields sprayed with deadly 
pesticides. "Help them and give them a chance," Chavez said.  ' 'Justgive
them a chance.''  THE WESTERN FRONT  Editor, Mark Hines; Managing Editor,
Steve McCIure;News Editor,  Kathy Tucker; Asst. News Editor, Maria
Manliclic; Campus Government  Editor, NoelleKompkoff; Co-Sports Editors,
Catherine Legacy  and Alexandra M. Page; Issues  Opinions Editor,Geoffrey
Patrick;  Accent Editor, Debra Disbrow; Asst. Accent Editor, Gloria
Robinson;  Features Editor,Darryl Carr; Asst. Features Editor, Martin
Knutson;  Copy Editors, Charlotte Anderson and Julie Anderson; Photo
Editor,  Tyler Anderson; Typesetter, Holly Borba; Adviser, Pete Steffens. 
The Front is the officialnewspaper of Western Washington University. 
Editorials reflect the majority opinion of the Front editorialboard: the 
editor, managing editor and news editor. Signed commentaries and  cartoons
are the opinionsof the authors. Guest commentaries and letters  are
welcome. The Front is produced by students. Fourpages are funded  by
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identification #624-820.  NEA:victim of political opportunism  i  By
Michael Anthony  Staff reporter  have a cousin in Congress  andalthough 
we'venevermet,Ifeel  I've come to know him well.  He is Representative
Richard  "Dick" Armey(Republican,  Texas), a frequent guest on  television
news programs. A  man with a mission, Armey isseeking the abolition of the 
National Endowment For the  Arts.  A stocky, media-friendly
conservative,Armey is riding  the waves of a tumultuous battle over federal
subsidy of art  some consider to be anti-religious, obscene, or otherwise 
objectionable—an issue that enables him to score easy 
points with hisconstituents, and achieve much craved national  attention. 
Armey's infatuation with the NEA fracasseems to be  a matter of convenience
rather than conviction. He has  positioned himself strategically andsafely
in the eye of a  raging hurricane, within an issue mainly popular for its 
obscenity and censorshipaspects. In earlier television appearances,  Armey
uttered his disapproval of taxpayer dollars  fundingsuch works as the
homo-erotic photographs of  Robert Mapplethorpe. In recent interviews
though, Armeyhas modified his position. Transforming his view to one of 
general distaste for all federal art subsidies,Armey now  claims to have no
quarrel with controversial art. Publicly,  at least, he has exchanged
hismoral outrage for what passes  as simple, frugal budget consciousness.
He resists the label  of censorunder the guise of a budget cutter.  An
intelligent political strategist, Armey wears two  masks. All atonce, he is
viewed by conservatives as a  staunch defender of moral values, and by
moderates as aprotector of the public trough— allowing
him to accept the  appreciation of happy conservative watchdogsand reject 
the charges of liberal art supporters with equal grace (by  claiming he is
actually trying to putan end to the bias and  censorship of the NEA). To
middle America he is not  perceived as a threat to civilliberties, to
moralists he is the  threat they are looking for, and to the arts community
he is  hard to pindown.  Armey deflects criticism by referring to the NEA 
itself as a "censorship organization" that makessubjective  judgements
about the value of art all the time. Looking at  the present system of art
subsidy, itis true. The NEA,  sometimes as a result of pressure and
sometimes out of  bureaucratic self-interest,does act as a censor of the
arts.  It is true that, as long as we federally fund art, we are engaged 
incensorship unavoidably. It is among the policymakers  that a shift in
thinking needs to occur. Art should not be subsidized. It is the artist
that needs and deserves  our support. The National Endowment shouldnot be 
destroyed, just reorganized.  What is overlooked among all the smoke and
hot air  surrounding this debate is a growing misconception of the  arts. A
simple view is art is merely attractive, decorative,  orsimply something
that sells.  But art is not only what is publicly palatable or 
commercially viable. Artcanalso be disturbing; a window  to another culture
(or counter-culture), or even a different  See Anthony, page 11  Drugs: an
unnecessary crutch  A  By Jeff Flugel  Staff reporter  11 right, let's get
this  straight —taking  drugs to stimulate relaxation 
and creativity is a  normal activity?It's common,  maybe, but is
itsomething to  be endorsed? The campus  majority seems to think so. I, 
for one, do not.  I heartily agreewith those  who feel we need to keep a 
watchful eye on the U.S.  government's anti-drug campaign beforeit squashes
all First  Amendment freedoms beneath its iron heel, but to support  drug
use as a positive,necessary means of stress relief is  ridiculous, not to
mention disturbing.  We all know the negative effects of drug use. I won't 
argue against the positive medical and psychological benefits,  for they
have beenproven. But occasional drug use  totters constantly on the brink
of dependency. Using marijuana  or"harder" drugs to alter consciousness or
to relax  after a stressful day's work is not a natural technique.Fitness
experts have proclaimed for years that normal,  moderate exercise and
biofeedback techniquesare the best  and most natural means to physical and
psychological harmony.  Exercise, meditation,yoga, good nutrition, adequate
 sleep— in other words, a healthy
lifestyle— produce  all the natural"highs" an individual
needs. Let's face  it: clean living has been proven time and again to lead
to all-around superior mental, emotional and physical health and 
performance.  Drugs are a crutch, a more insidiousand precarious  means to
an end. Yes, for ages other cultures have used  drugs as integral parts of
theirtheological and philosophi-.  cal lifestyles. However, they have
relied even more on  physical activity, diet,and self-control to achieve
and  maintain their peaceful, harmonious existence.  The claim that drug
use isinherent to the creative  process is spurious. For every artistic or
literary giant who  relied on controlledsubstances for inspiration, there
are  dozens of others who never used them and who would have  beenoffended
to think that their own abilities were not  enough to suitably express
their genius.  Whether theyare illegal and come in little plastic bags  or
legal and come in cans or bottles marked Bud or JackDaniels, the bottom
line is that drugs are not necessary.  The human body is an amazing
organism.Properly treated,  it can function at incredible levels of
performance. Foreign  substances are just that:foreign, alien and not
needed.

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April 12,1991 T FTTFR S The Western Front 11  From Anthony, page 10 
lifestyle. Art is a means ofemotional and thoughtful communication. It is 
awesome, intriguing, and miraculous—even when itoffends.
 For those who appreciate art and the artist, a system of public support is
 essential, filling a voidthat could otherwise be filled only by private
interests.  But a government-as-curator system of "morallysensitive"
selection is totally  unacceptable. The current NEA runs as if it is
commissioning art for anemperor, being careful not to offend, when what it
really should be doing is  simply existing as a means ofsupport for
artists. What constitutes art is most  properly judged individually by
those who create andappreciate it, not by  government bureaucrats or the
narrow, money-guided interests of corporate  boardmembers.  Faced with the
option of eradicating the NEA, as Armey has suggested;  or providing
publicsupport to the artist without restriction of creati ve expression, 
it is the latter that seems more prudent and rational. Abolishing federal
funding  of the arts would be the ultimate form of censorship:
censorshipthrough  deprivation—a wide-reaching form of
censorship affecting all art, whether  controversial or not.Hopefully, with
perseverance, the arts community can  inform the public of the need for
federal support.  atyour pace  Liberation possible only through Jesus, not
pot  Dear Editor.  I smoked pot for three yearsbefore experiencing a
radical shift in lifestyle from "joints to Jesus," and I can agree with 
Kevin Keyes'opinion in the Western Front — getting high
was indeed a "very pleasurable experience."...  But after Imet the person
who changed my life forever, I soon learned there was a sharp distinction
between meresensation and truth, and between pleasure and real joy...  In
his article, Keyes says that people have trieda wide variety of substances
in pursuit of a "few laughs" and says that  marijuana is one of them. He
thengoes on to say, "Nothing in life is perfect, but marijuana is close."
This is true in one  sense, but false inanother. There is something in life
that is perfect, but nothing in this world can produce it, for a very 
simple but powerful reason:  We are made in the image of God, not in the
image of nature. We also have a soul,which means we were not made  for this
world — so why live as if we were? If you are seeking
happinessthrough pot, you will always be in pursuit of it,  but you will
never find it.  ...True liberation is complete andsustained. If it does not
liberate fully, it is not true liberation. But it is obvious that  getting
stoned neveraccomplishes true liberation from boredom; if it did, the pot
smoker would be able to quit after one  joint— but in
fact, he smokes it again and again...  The "Frontline" commentary suggests
the legitimacy ofdrug use in religious ceremonies, but it is a mistake to
suppose  (as I once did) that one can experienceGod through drugs. God is a
person, not a thing. He relates to us as a father relates  to his child. We
dealwith him through trust and humility, not through a brass pipe... 
—Daniel Carollo  VOC homophobia issueremains unresolved
Work at our place,  Dear Editor:  The racial graffiti found on a calendar
in the office ofthe Veterans Outreach Center, and the subsequent
resignation  of VOC coordinator Tim Osterholm, is ashocking reminder of the
level of bigotry on our campus. Certainly someone with  Osterholm's
principleshas no place in anything calling itself an "outreach center,"
regardless of his other qualifications.  Pleaserecall that last quarter it
was Mr. Osterholm whose homophobia and sexism drove him to request an
officeon  another floor to get away from the Women's Center and the Gay and
Lesbian Alliance (Jan. 29Western Front). And he  wanted out of the AS Human
Resource Program as well, so he wouldn't have tolisten to them "talk about
gay rights,  feminist issues, and the like."  Apologies have not followed
eitherincident. Instead, VOC employee Tom Walsh claimed "...you can't ask
people  to curb the way they think. We're adults now; we already have that
Mind-set." With Osterholm taking his prejudices back  into thecampus
community, has bigotry within the VOC quietly slipped back into the closet?
And have the staffmerely  learned to hide their feelings in order to
protect themselves from those who might be hurt oroffended?  No university
needs an outreach group reaching out with the poison of bigotry. If
Osterholm didnot write the offending  graffiti that precipitated his
resignation, then the author presumably is still there,along with the
mind-set Walsh so clearly •  described.  As a veteran, I
find the remarks of Mr.Osterholm and Mr. Walsh—and the
tacit acceptance of their prejudice by the  other VOC
staffmembers— a disgrace to the military, to the
college, and to the community. The continued operation ofthis program
should be predicated on the completion by the staff of a course in
sensitivity training and apublic apology  from the VOC including a
statement reaffirming their principles of equality.  -Mark W.EllisHeavy
metal rock stars: Don't like 'em? Don't listen!  Dear Editors,  Why are you
wasting your time rantingand raving about what heavy metal rock stars do on
stage? If you are so  bothered about theirperformances, just don't attend
them. Is it okay for Mick Jagger, Prince, Elvis, and Chuck Berry to 
perform in a sexually titillating manner, while it isn't okay for heavy
metal musicians? Lighten up. Let the publicdecide  if they like it or not.
Next, you'll be claiming that Ozzy Osborne and Judas Priest are
responsiblefor teen suicide.  I am disappointed that the Front would waste
its time on such garbage instead offocusing on more important issues  such
as the merciless slaughter of Kurds and Shiites by SaddamHussein or more
relevant issues such as state funding for  education. 
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