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BAMBI NO LONGER WELCOME IN NFL END ZONES, PACK THE
WESTERN»FRONT WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY TUESDAY, APRIL 4,
2006 ISSUE 2, VOLUME 137 Students plan walkout Organizers oppose stricter
immigration policies BY SHAWNA WALLS The Western Front From California
to New York, and now at Western, high school and college students have
staged rallies and class walkouts since March to protest a bill in the
U.S. Senate making it a felony to live in the United States illegally.
The Chicano Student Movement of Aztlan, MEChA, a human rights organization
that focuses on chicano issues, is sponsoring Western's walkout, which is
scheduled for noon Wednesday in Red Square. "We don't want extremist
immigration reform," said Western senior Sierra Schraff- Thomas, a member
of the student group. "We want immigration reform that includes human
rights and justice, for everyone." The bill, HR 4437, will allow for
tougher prosecution of undocumented people, she said. Undocumented
workers have children who are natural-born citizens who would be left
alone if their parents became felons and were imprisoned, she said. The
group is walking out to send a unified message to state and national
politicians, Schraff-Thomas said. Western's walkout includes a march to
the Federal Building in downtown Bellingham, where marchers will present a
letter protesting the bill to the Bellingham office of Rep. Rick Larsen
D-Wash., who voted for the bill in December. Larsen expressed
reservations about the bill in a December 16,2005 press release. see
BELL, page 5 PETER THAN / THE WESTERN FRONT In preparation for Saturday's
border rally, Ray Ybarra, of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona,
trained protesters from the Coalition for Professional Law and Border
Enforcement on March 29 at Taqueria El Polivoz on Meridian Street. In the
background listening is Ricardo Sanchez, owner of the restaurant.
Minutemen encounter opposition at border KUGS DJs spin on Web BY SHAWN
QUERY The Western Front Western's student-run radio station, KUGS-FM,
began broadcasting online March 10, allowing listeners who live out of
town, or who can't get the signal, to enjoy its programming. By clicking
on the link "Listen to KUGS-FM online now" on the KUGS Web site's
homepage, users can listen at their computers, said Oliver Anderson,
Western senior and program manager. The core staff at the station worked
on getting the Webcast up and running last year, Anderson said. see
RADIO, page 5 BY JULIE WAGGONER The Western Front The Coalition for
Professional Law and Border Enforcement, a group of local human rights
organizations, held a rally to oppose the Minutemen Civil Defense Corps
April 1 at the Peace Arch Park in Blaine. For four hours in the steady
rain, some of the 50 activists handed out informational leaflets about the
Minutemen to motorists waiting to cross at the Peace Arch border crossing
in Blaine. Other members performed original music and theatrical
performances at the event which began the Aguila del Norte Legal* Observer
program. "The objective is to, in a peaceful way, hold the Minutemen
accountable for what they're doing and to see if they violate human
rights," Fairhaven College senior see ACTIVISTS, page 4 PETER THAN / THE
WESTERN FRONT KUGS-FM DJ and Western freshman Jenny Hemley works on sound
equipment during a broadcast. The student-run radio station began its
current online Webcast March 10. DUCK HUNT Western baseball club splits
doubleheader with rival University of Oregon Sunday. SPORTS, PAGE 9
BUSBAR The State Street Depot Bar and Grill embraces a station
atmosphere. FEATURES, PAGE 8 SPEAR BRITNEY Statue of once-pregnant pop
star giving birth a waste of marble. OPINIONS, PAGE 13 WEATHER
Wednesday: Cloudy Hi: 54 Low: 40 Thursday: Cloudy Hi: 56 Low: 39
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2 • THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS APRIL 4,2006 MIISSI1 Cops
Box Bellingham Police April 2, 11:43 p.m.: Officers responded to a
report of a 20-year-old man brandishing a weapon on the 2400 block of
Alabama Street. April 1,2:04 a.m.: Officers cited1 a 20-year-old man on
suspicion of minor in possession on the 800 block of East Maple Street.
April 1,12:39 a.m.: Officers responded to a report of a loud party on the
700 block of North Garden Street. March 31, 1:55 a.m.: Officers cited
two a 25-year- old man and a 29-year-old man on suspicion of public
urination on the 1300 block of Commercial Street. March 31, 1:15 a.m.:
Officers cited a 21-year-old woman on suspicion of public urination on
the 1600 block of Ellis Street. March 31, 11:59 p.m.: Officers cited an
18-year-old man on the 2400 block of G Street on the suspicion of minor
in possession. March 31, 10:46 p.m.; Officers responded to a report of a
loud party and reckless driving on the 2100 block of Williams Street.
Compiled by Rob Ashlock WIHI1I1II111 Election lacks candidates With
deadline near, only 14 students have entered AS races BY JEFFREY LUXMORE
The Western Front The deadline to enter the Associated Students elections
is Thursday and only 14 students have applied for the seven board
positions, said Western junior and the AS elections coordinator Brian
Perrow. Out of the 14 candidates who have applied so far, 11 already work
for or with the AS, he said. "We hardly ever see anyone from the campus
community get involved," Perrow said. Applications are available in Viking
Union 504 and are due back by 5 p.m. on Thursday. Applicants must
collect 150 signatures as part of the application process, but Perrow said
he has seen a candidate do that in a single day. Western senior Alanna
Ahern, the AS vice president for campus and community affairs, said
students with leadership skills would be successful in any of the board's
positions. "When one faction of campus is always dominating the agenda,
that's not good for students," Ahern said. "The ability to affect change
on my campus is the top benefit for me," she said. Seven student board
members comprise the elected positions of the AS. It also employs
students through extra curricular groups, such as KUGS, the campus radio
station, Perrow said. Kevin Majkut, director of Viking Union student
activities, said the elections usually have at least two students running
for each of the positions. Approximately the same amount of students ran
last year compared to who has filed this year, he said. The lack of new
students running for the board could be due to insufficient advertising
PETERTHAN /THE WESTERN FRONT Western junior Michael Downing pauses to read
an advertisement promoting the upcoming AS election. 11 out of the 14
applicants who have filed for this year's AS board elections are already
involved with the AS. of the board and elections, Ahern said. One of
Perrow's responsibilities as elections coordinator is to promote the
elections, but no specific office exists to promote the AS. This could
explain why advertising is not more widespread around campus, Ahern said.
The AS Review and its Web site are available for students to quickly find
out what is happening on campus, but these are not specific advertising
outlets for the AS, Perrow said. Most of Perrow's work with promotions
will focus on voter turnout. He is organizing radio spots and
advertisements in campus publications, he said. Perrow posted flyers up
with the Publicity Center around campus right before spring break
informing students of the filing deadline, he said. The AS also advertised
in kiosks around campus to promote the elections at the beginning of
spring quarter, he said. Ahern said she would like to see students who
are familiar with the AS run, but she wants new students as well. The
elections are open to students without prior experience with the AS. The
AS would not adequately represent Western students if it did not welcome
applicants who are not previously affiliated with the AS, she said. The
AS may intimidate students who are new to the group because new students
don't know how the AS process works, Ahern said. Returning AS members may
be more efficient in the board positions in the beginning because they
understand the board members' roles and the issues Western faces that
continue year after year, Perrow said: They may understand issues better
because of their continued involvement, he said. Returning AS members
tend to concentrate their efforts on continuing what they did the
previous year instead of looking for new issues to focus on, he said. New
students would offer another perspective, he said. "Fresh voices bring
new ideas," Perrow said. The Western Front Online Don't cry! Check out
The Western Front Online. www.westernJrontonline.com The Western Front is
published twice weekly in fall, winter and spring; once a week in summer
session. Address: The Western Front, Western Washington University, CF
251, Bellingham, WA 98225. The Western Front is the official newspaper of
Western Washington University, published by the Student Publications
Council, and is mainly supported by advertising. Opinions and stories in
the newspaper have no connection with advertising. News content is
determined by student editors. Staff reporters are enrolled in a course in
the Department of Journalism, but any student enrolled at Western may
offer stories to the editors. Advertising inquiries should be directed to
the business office in CF 230, or by phone to (360) 650-3161. Members of
the Western community are entitled to a single free copy of each issue of
The Western Front. WWU Official Announcements - PLEASE POST THE MATH
PLACEMENT TEST will be in OM 120 at 9 a.m. Thursdays on April 6,13, 20, 27;
May 4,11,18,25, June 1 and 8, and at 3 p.m. Mondays on April 10,17, 24,
May 1, 8,15, 22, and June 5. Registration is not required. Students must
bring photo identification, their student number, Social Security number,
and a No. 2 pencil. A $15 fee is payable in the exact amount at test time.
Allow 90 minutes. THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST SCHEDULE AND SAMPLE TOPICS and
sample topics may be found at www.ac.wwu. edu/~assess/tchtm. WILSON
LIBRARY AND THE MUSIC LIBRARY WILL HOLD BOOK SALES open to the Western
community and the general public on April 5 and 6. Wilson Library will
offer a wide selection of items from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days, with
access to the sale from the exterior door to Room 171 on the High Street
side of Wilson Library. On April 5 only, the Music Library will hold a
sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center Main Lobby.
SPRING QUARTER CROUP OFFERINGS THROUGH THE COUNSELING CENTER INCLUDE
• Relaxation Training, 4 p.m. Thursdays starting April
6, OM 540, drop-in for one or all session; • Ride the
Emotional Wave, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays, from April 5-May 24,
registration is not required, join anytime; • One-session
Test Anxiety Workshop, choose from noon April 17,2 p.m. April 25, or 3
p.m. May 10, registration is not required. For more information call X/3164
or stop by OM 540. BIOLOGY SEMINAR. Kelly Cude (biology) "A Novel ERK
5/NFkb Pathway in the Regulation of the G2/M Phase of the Cell Cycle." 4
p.m. April 12, Bl 234. Refreshments, 3:50 p.m: 2006-07 FACULTY/STAFF
PARKING APPLICATIONS will be online beginning April 24. May 15 is the last
day to apply. Late applications may result in seniority not being
considered. Those without a computer or who need a commuter packet or car
pool permit may complete an application at the parking office. For special
requests or further assistance, call X/2945. MILLER ANALOGIES TEST (MAT).
The computer-based Miller Analogies Test is by appointment only. Make an
appointment in person in OM 120 or call X/3080. A $60 fee is payable at
test time. Testing takes about 1 72 hours. Preliminary scores will be
available immediately; official results are mailed within 15 days. WEST-B
TEST. Everyone applying for admission to state-approved teacher education
programs must meet the minimum passing score on the basic skills
assessment by the application deadline. For a study guide and to register,
visit www.west.nesinc. com. Remaining test dates through Jury are May 13
and July 15. Registration deadlines are several weeks in advance. WEST-E
PRAXIS. Washington requires individuals seeking teacher certification and
teachers seeking additional endorsements to pass the WEST-E (PRAXIS) in
the chosen endorsement area. Visit www.ets.org/praxis/prxwa.html for
description and online registration information, or obtain a registration
bulletin in MH 216. The remaining academic-year test date is April 29. TO
LEARN IF WESTERN IS CLOSED DURING STORMY WEATHER, call 650-6500 after 6:30
a.m. or tune to KGMI (790 AM), KBAI (930 AM) gt; KPUG (1170 AM), KUGS
(89.3 FM), KISM (92.9 FM), KAFE (104.3 FM) or KWPZ (106.5 FM). Broadcasts
about whether Western is open or closed will begin between 6:15 and 6:30
a.m. FACULTY ARE REMINDED THAT RESERVED PARKING SPACES are available for
their use after hours and weekends with a valid parking permit or bus
pass, as posted in lots 10G, 17C and the Parks Hall lot. FOR SPRING CAMPUS
RECRUITING OPPORTUNmES, see www.careers.wwu.edu, stop by OM 280, or call
X/3240.
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4 • THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS APRIL 4,2006 Activists:
Protesters undergo training to diffuse conflicts PETER THAN/THE WESTERN
FRONT Ian Morgan, a member of the Legal Observer program, mounts a sign at
Saturday's border crossing rally. The sign translates from Spanish as,
"dignity without borders." CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Andres Ortiz said. The
Minutemen began sporadically watching for illegal crossings of the
Washington state- Canada border since October 2005, photographing any
violations and reporting them to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, said Tom
Williams of Deming, the leader of the Washington state's Minutemen
chapter: Ortiz will lead volunteers from the legal observer program in an
extended period of watching the Minutemen. They will document any
actions the group perceives as abusive at its Blaine headquarters using
photographs, notes and videos. Ortiz said the legal observer program
will show all the documents it collects to the Whatcom County Council at
the end of April to convince the council to pass a resolution informing
the Minutemen they are not welcome in Whatcom County. Ortiz said the
Legal Observer program has 48 members, a quarter of whom are Western
students. He said all volunteers attend a two-hour training in
non-violent observation, teaching them how to avoid confrontations with
the Minutemen. Methods include humor, changing the subject or refusing
to respond to attacks, such as incidents where Minutemen spat on or
kicked legal observers in Arizona where the Minutemen are active in
patrolling the border, Ortiz said. "We want to see what they're up to
and report it back to the community," said Western senior David Cahn, a
member of the program. "We just want to observe and document them, not get
in their faces at all." Ortiz said the program is based on Legal
Observer Project in Arizona, where the Minutemen organization began
patrolling the border in April 2005. The American Civil Liberties Union's
Ray Ybarra, who established the Arizona Legal Observer Project last
April, trained Ortiz and others in non-violent observation March 29 at
the Taqueria El Polivoz Mexican restaurant on Meridian Street, Ortiz
said. Williams said the Minutemen are not opposed to the legal observer
program. The volunteers will have a boring job because the Minutemen
don't engage in illegal activities, he said. The Legal Observers will be
helping the Minutemen's goal by putting more eyes on the border, he said.
"I don't think intimidation is a humane method of protecting the
borders," said Western senior Jackie Vosler, who attended the rally. "I
think we have a responsibility to make sure it's not used. It's
important that we make sure human beings are treated like human beings in
all situations and that invisible borders we create don't change that."
BREWERY BISTRO miners DO YOI WAX! AX EX I HA $100,000? MM\U Phil
Emerson SfltadaD, n p r 8t!i 4:50-8pm Soup lor Shelter a fundraiser for
W tooft Services .^1 diiHTrni soip UMiii d indo lt;: lirkeis $15 presale.
$2!) dimr, S5 Ms it pays to advertise in the Western Front Number of
county homeless increases BY KELLY JOINES The Western Front Whatcom
County will devise a plan in coordination with local homeless shelters to
reduce the local homeless population 50 percent by 2015. The county will
use an area homeless count they completed in January, Gary Williams,
supervisor of the human services division of the Whatcom County Health
Department, said the count's purpose is to look at the homeless
population's demographics and the major factors that contribute to their
homelessness. ... "People are probably never going to see many of the
homeless as a lot of them do not wish to be seen," said Sherri Emerson,
public relations correspondent for Whatcom Opportunity Council, an agency
that helps homeless people find shelters. Lara Bond, 28, a junior in the
human services program at Woodring College of Education at Western, met
with homeless students during her ongoing internship at the Opportunity
Council. Bond said the Opportunity Council tries to help everyone who is
homeless, but often they are not able to. "There are not enough services
here for the homeless," Bond said. "They are limited especially for
certain circumstances. The most disappointing thing you can tell someone
when they come here is that they aren't eligible for what is offered or
that they are on their own that night to find a place to stay." Williams
said he hopes to compare results with other counties in Washington that
completed the count within the next two weeks. More than 50 organizations
administered the count, including the Opportunity Council, Bellingham
Foodbank, Bellingham school district, Whatcom County Jail and the YWCA
Transitional Housing Program. 65% Homeless minors
•35% • Older than 18 GRAPHIC BY
MICHAEL LYCKLAMA Thirty-five percent of Whatcom County's homeless are
younger than 18 years old. STATISTICS COURTESY OF THE WHATCOM COUNTY
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APRIL 4,2006 NEWS THE WESTERN FRONT • 5 Radio: Station
to increase Webcasting bandwidth to reach more students if funding
approved CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 On the Web site, listeners can also see
the song title, artist name and album title of the song currently
playing, Anderson said. "The Webcast is great because when I listen to
the radio, I'm always curious about the songs that are playing," said
Western freshman disc jockey Jenny Hemley. Information for the last two
songs is also listed below the current song. By clicking on the "View
playlist archive" link, listeners can research song information for any
track that aired since the Webcast started, Anderson said. Although KUGS
first began Webcasting in 1997, changing copyright laws and fees forced
the station to stop in 2002, said KUGS general manager Jamie Hoover. The
station would have been charged for every listener using the Webcast as
well as for every song each listener played online, Hoover said. If 200
listeners were listening to a song on the Webcast, it would cost the
station approximately $20,000 per year, Hoover said. "College stations
across the country really just stopped what they _________ were doing,"
she said. "(The cost) scared a lot of stations away from Webcasting."
Hoover said an agreement with Recording Artists of America allowed
stations at colleges with more than 15,000 students, such as Western, to
only pay $500 a year for Webcasting. KUGS also pays approximately $170
per month for a service called PlayStream to process and distribute the
station's signal, she said. At this cost, only 50 listeners can use the
Webcast at any one time, Hoover said. Once KUGS exceeds the bandwidth, no
more users can log on to the Webcast, she said. If the Webcast gains
popularity, Hoover said she plans to ask the Associated Students board
of directors to fund an increase in Webcast users. Hoover said the main
goal of the Webcast is to reach more listeners in the residence halls.
Because many residence halls, such _________ as Buchanan Towers and
Fairhaven have concrete walls, it can be difficult for students to receive
the radio signal, Hoover said. "We know that students come to campus
with their computers, and we know that most of the students get their
entertainment and their media through their computers," Hoover said. "The
idea was to get clear signals to people who can't get the station and
increasing student listenership." Western junior and KUGS operations
coordinator Cory Watkins said she thinks the new feature will improve the
sound quality of the station on campus. She said the Webcast quality is
equal to a The idea was to get clear signals to people who can't get
the station and increasing student listenership/ JAMIE HOOVER KUGS-FM
general manager clearly-recieved broadcast. As a low-power station, KUGS
is difficult to receive clearly on campus. Even in the Viking Union,
where KUGS broadcasts, Watkins said it is difficult to receive the
signal. "KUGS-FM is on the seventh floor of the Viking Union, but down on
the sixth floor and in the market they can't listen because the signal is
too faint," Watkins said. "Hopefully with the Webcast that will improve."
Since the Webcast started, the only problem users have encountered is
iTunes not playing the stream, Watkins said. Macintosh computer users will
have to download another media player to betable to use the Webcast, she
said. Anderson said he hopes increased KUGS exposure through Webcasts
will increase student involvement in the station as volunteer DJs and
office staff. "The Webcast is part of our ongoing push to bring people
into the KUGS community," Anderson said. "So not only do we want to get
more students listening to us, but we want to get more students working
here." Bill: Los Angeles protests inspire Western, other state
universities to take stand Wednesday CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 In a December
16, 2005 press release, Larsen said he opposes illegal immigration but
sees someproblems withthesustainability of some provisions in the bill.
The House passed the bill in December 2005. Included in it are provisions
that would make it a felony for U.S. citizens to provide any type of aid
to illegal immigrants and would remove federal funding for, any states
that refuse to comply with the law. One amendment to the bill calls for
the construction of 700 miles of barriers, including double-layer fencing
with surveillance, across much of the U.S.Mexico border in California,
Arizona and Texas. The bill also calls for a study by the U.S. Department
of Homeland Security potentially leading to similar borders on the
U.S.-Canada border. The Senate began debating the bill in March. Its
version differs from the House bill because it includes developing a guest
worker program, which would provide prospective immigrants with easier
access to temporary work visas, and move toward citizenship for illegal
immigrants already in the country. The Western chapter traveled to
Arizona for the organization's annual national convention March 25. A
massive protest in Los Angeles on March 27 inspired Western members to
plan coinciding walkouts with the University of Washington chapter, said
Western freshman arid MEChA member, MarTbel Galvan. "It's really just been
this past week that things have grown," Galvan said. "We were talking
about (the walkout) on the drive up from Phoenix, and by Tuesday, we'd had
an emergency planning meeting." In addition to the University of
Washington, other state universities, such as Central Washington
University, may stage similar events this week, Galvan said.
Schraff-Thomas said her group has been rallying other campus groups to
join the effort. "We're asking anyone who feels this is wrong to
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6 • THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS APRIL 4,2006 Learning
center to foster geology classes Students will apply skills in outdoor
classroom amid nature in Sehome Arboretum BY ASHLEY VEEVTIMILLA The
Western Front Western's geology department will use a new outdoor
learning center in the Sehome Arboretum to help students apply their
natural science studies to the environment. Dave Engebretson, a Western
geology professor, will teach his spring geology seminar class at the
center weekly, he said. His students will incorporate the environment in
their projects, such as classifying and analyzing rock formations, he
said. Geology 101 classes will also use the center during field trips to
the arboretum, he said. "The right learning changes everything,"
-Engebretson said, "In other words, you can learn more about a
cumulonimbus cloud by going outside and looking at it than by drawing it
on a piece of paper." Facilities management at Western constructed the
learning center in fall 2005 in the abandoned rock quarry along the
Sehome Trail in the arboretum, east of Western's campus. The center
provides opportunities for a variety of teaching methods, such as
physically interacting with the environment, Engebretson said, who came up
with the idea for the center. It creates the opportunity to observe the
surrounding geologic formations, plants and animal life, he said. "The
central focus of the project is to enhance student usage of the arboretum
for educational and recreational purposes, as well as strengthen ties
with the surrounding community," Engebretson said. Twelve backless
benches face a low rock platform at the front where teachers or students
can lecture. As an additional part of the project, facilities management
created new paths along Sehome Trail fall quarter 2005, which improved
access from the Communications Facility to East College Way, Engebretson
said. The Western Foundation, a group of organizations and individuals who
donate to the university, allocated $32,000 for MATT VOGT / THE WESTERN
FRONT Western senior Melanie Kelly studies in the outdoor learning center
on Sehome Trail behind the Communications Facility. Geology 101 classes
will use this area on their field trips throughout spring quarter. the
project in spring 2002 after President Karen Morse and Provost of Academic
Affairs Andrew Bodman approved the idea in October 2000, Engebretson
said. The center is part of an ongoing project Engebretson began in 2000,
titled Sehome Hill Arboretum Resource Education, he said. This project
focuses on using the arboretum's natural resources for educational
purposes, he said. The outdoor learning center is the first physical part
of the project. Engebretson has worked with facilities management, Morse
and the city of Bellingham to complete the project in fall 2005. His
strongest supporters, however, have been his own students, he said. Their
dedication to his vision is the driving force behind the project's
completion because they helped him develop ideas for the project, he said.
Engebretson gathered approximately 75 student volunteers in the past five
years through teaching seminar classes and independent study courses in
the geology department, he said. The students helped devise models of the
center and lay out the area within the rock by the trail, Engebretson
said. "I really want the students to take ownership," Engebretson said.
Western junior Kathleen Weinand said she has taken three classes at
Western, geology 101, biology 101 and physical geography, that have used
the arboretum to apply the skills professors teach in the classroom.
Weinand has been involved with creating the center, she said. ; "There are
lots of classes that take you up in the arboretum," Weinand said. "It will
be nice to have a place to sit." Tim Wynn, director of facilities
management, managed the construction of the outdoor center. Wynn and
Engebretson worked together on the center's configuration, Wynn said.
They designed the natural benches to fit in the surrounding landscape but
also to be resistant to vandalism and graffiti, he said. "The
arboretum is a wonderful asset, anything we can do to enhance its
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• PAGE 7 n Three charged in 'dungeon' castration
Three men were arrested on charges of performing castrations on willing
participants in a "dungeon" in a rural house in Haywood County, N.C. The
men admitted to performing eight surgeries, including castrations and
testicle replacements, on six consenting clients in the past year. None of
the men are licensed to practice medicine, police said. Detectives
searched the home and found medical supplies which included scalpels,
sutures, bandages, anesthetic and artificial replacement testicles. Each
man faces 18 felony counts, five counts of castration without malice, five
counts of conspiracy to commit castration without malice and eight
misdemeanor counts of performing medical acts without a license. Each
felony carries a maximum sentence of three years and three months in
prison. Cop wrestles bags of pot from dog's mouth A Boston detective
searching a suspected drug dealer's apartment, wrestled a sack containing
108 bags of marijuana out of the clenched jaws of a pitbull named Prada.
The dog carried the tan-colored bag in his mouth on March 29 as police
were searching the apartment, where they found a loaded gun, $ 1,000 cash
and marijuana. The bag tore when an officer tried to grab it. Police said
they could see bags of marijuana inside the sack in Prada's mouth.
Officers locked Prada in a crate and arrested three men. Toddler wanders
into strip club . Police arrested a Kansas man March 18 at a Tulsa, Okla.,
strip club after they said his 3 to 4-year-old son wandered from an
unlocked car into the club. Police arrested Christopher Greg Killion, 31,
on March 24 on a complaint of encouraging a minor child to be in heed of
supervision. A manager at the club called police to report that 30 minutes
after Killion entered the club, the boy came inside looking for his
father. The toddler told police his father told him to stay in the car
because if he left, monsters would eat him, police reports said. Clerk
faces jail for urinating in soda A Deltona, Fla., convenience store clerk
pleaded no contest on March 30 to felony charges alleging he urinated in a
bottle of soda a customer drank and became violently ill. The victim
became suspicious of the drink after he chugged it and vomited four times,
police reports said. Mesa was working at a Deltona convenience store when
the incident occurred last fall. Police arrested Anthony Mesa, 21, into
custody after a short hearing before state Circuit Court Judge James
Clayton. Mesa's sentencing is scheduled for a later date, according to a
March 30, Orlando Sentinel article. Mesa's attorney said he hopes his
client will receive less than a year in the county jail. Naked intruder
stuns children Utah police arrested Natalie Peterson, 23, on March 23
when she showed up naked to take a shower in a stranger's home. Police
said Peterson wandered into a house after she had been in an argument at a
nearby house. She then ordered the three children there to leave "her
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found Peterson barricaded in a bedroom and in a highly agitated state.
Peterson then urinated in her cupped hand and tossed it at police. Police
subdued Peterson, who police said, was under the influence of drugs and
was transported to a local hospital before being booked into the Weber
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criminal trespassing, assaulting a police officer and propelling a
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8 • THE WESTERN FRONT FEATURES APRIL 4,2006 FROM BUS
STATION TO BAR State Street Depot Bar and Grill replaces Bellingham bus
station BY PAGE BUONO The Western Front Antique luggage suitcases,
original bathroom stalls and a tickets sign on the entrance are just a
few clues the State Street Depot Bar and Grill has not always been a
local hot-spot for dining, dancing and cocktails. The building, known as
Interurban Stages and located at 1327 State St., was constructed in 1930
to house Puget Sound Power and Light Company offices and a bus station,
Depot owner Ben Gilmer said. The bus station moved from State Street in
1994 to its current location at 410 Harris Ave. in Fairhaven, leaving
the building vacant until the Depot moved in a decade later, Gilmer said.
"It has depth of character," Gilmer said. "It's not as manufactured as a
lot of other places." Gilmer maintains the original character by
displaying photographs of old buses and one photograph of the building
as a bus station. Gilmer also included brief history about the former bus
station on the back of the menus. Gilmer said construction and
renovation lasted nearly eight months and ended Jan. 21, 2005. The
construction cost approximately $500,000, Gilmer said. The final
renovations included adding seating, tables and two bars, while keeping
much of the wood from the original structure, Gilmer said. Rewiring and
plumbs ing concluded most of the building renovations. The original
14-foot ceilings, stone floors and brick entry are features that remain
from the former bus station. Moceri Construction, who completed the
renovation and rebuilding of the structure, altered the three-foot
bathroom stalls to comply with the Americans with Disability Act, Moceri
carpenter Sean McDonough said. "It was a beautiful space to begin
with," McDonough said. Gilmer said he tried to maintain the historical
importance of the building by keeping the original architecture intact.
"We tried to maintain and reuse every item we found," Gilmer said. "Each
space tells a story." Gilmer saved doors that could not stay in their
original location to display somewhere else. The tickets sign on the door
has moved to the entrance of the restaurant in front of the hostess
podium. Gilmer said he discovered a pay machine customers could purchase
luggage identity tags in the basement of the building during renovation,
which now hangs on one wall of the lounge area. Gilmer added old luggage
bags he found at antique stores to emphasize the historical importance of
the building's past. Depot server Jenna Abbey directed a customer who
thought he was at the former Interurban Stages bus station to the new bus
station in Fairhaven, she said. "My mom used to ride this bus when she
was going to college here," Abbey said. "When she came to visit I
brought her here and she was really excited about the way it looked." ,
It's common for customers to tell stories from their childhood about
waiting for the bus while they drink and dine, Depot prep cook Justin
Moody said. "I think that's one of the reasons it's so popular," Moody
said. "It has sort of a nostalgic environment and people like that." The
original character of the building and the thrill of travel associated
with the station are reasons customers come back to the Depot, Gilmer
said. He also attributed the Depot's popularity to its PETER THAN / TOE
WESTERN FRONT The State Street Depot Bar and Grill opened Jan. 21, 2005
after eight months of renovation and construction. friendly, outgoing
staff and the warm environment that he created with rich'wood and dark
colors. "I try to offer a pleasant experience in order to preserve a
quality customer base," Gilmer said. Gilmer plans to add pool tables and
a dance floor this week in order to expand the night scene at the Depot,
and this will make the restaurant section sightly smaller, he said.
PETER THAN/THE WESTERN FRONT Above: State Street Depot Bar and Grill owner
Ben Gilmer tried to maintain a historic atmosphere, decorating the bar and
grill with luggage and antique photographs. TAYLOR WILLIAMS / THE WESTERN
FRONT Right: The renovated Depot was home to Bellingham's bus station
from 1930-1993.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2006 •WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM
• PAGE 9 \. ; PETER THAN/THE WESTERN FRONT Above:
Members of Western's men's baseball club celebrate Sunday after shortstop
Chris Peterson hit a game-winning home run at Beliingham High School. The
Vikings won the second game of Sunday's doubleheader after dropping the
first game to Oregon 8-6. Below: Viking relief pitcher Zak Van Winkle
warms up between games. Vikings split with Ducks after walk-off home run
BY C. JENNINGS BREAKEY The Western Front Western club baseball players
say every game betweentheUniversity of Oregon Ducks and the Vikings isn't
decided until the last inning. Sunday's games at Beliingham High School
came down to the last pitches. In the second game of a double- header,
Western junior shortstop Chris Peterson hit a two-out, walk-off solo home
run in the bottom of the seventh inning in Western's 1-0 victory.
Peterson's home run oyer the left field fence gave the Vikings, 9-3
overall, possession of first place in the Pacific Mountain Conference with
a 4-1 league record. The teams played the doubleheader Sunday after
cancelling Saturday's game because of rain. Senior pitcher Ryan Kauflman
pitched the game of bis Viking career, head coach Michael Johnson saidi
throwing a complete game while striking out six and allowing only four
hits in Western's1-0 victory: "they didn't prove they could hit my
fastball so I kept throwing it, keeping it down in the strike zone,
moving the ball around," Kauflman said. Peterson's home run kept me gaine
firpm going to extra innings, Kauffinan said. "It pretty much came out of
nowhere because nobody was hitting hard off their pitcher," Kauffinan
said. "Chris didn't know it was a home run until he was to second base
because his head was down, running." The Ducks fell to 1-1 in league play
and 10-1 overall after Sunday's games. The teams played the second game
at Beliingham High hboL In the seventh inning of the first game at Joe
Martm Field, Western sienior left fielder Matt Rhode narrowed the Duck's
lead to 8-6 with a double off the left field wall that scored senior third
baseman Andrew Irvine from second base. The Vikings loaded the bases when
Western senior second baseman see GAME, page 12 PHOrOXXrtJKTESy
OFMA^MALIJAN Western sophomore Keith Lemay finished fifth in the men's
: 80N0 meter race Saturday at the 25th annual Ralph Vfer-nacchia
Classic at the Turf Field. Both the Western men's and women's track
teams won their meets. BY ANDREW SLEIGHTER MarkitZero The art of the
touchdown celebration is in jeopardy. . Due to last year's surge in
celebratory golf swings and fake marriage proposals to cheerleaders, the
NFL's competition committee decided to put an end to excessive touchdown
celebrations Wednesday, March ^ iby grvi^ power to assess 15-yanfpenaWes
for anythingviolatingthenewguicfeliries. ; T ^ guidelines state ; that
any celebration using props, occurs while the eelebrator is lying on the
ground or includes a group choreographed effort is just too much
excitement. Some sports analysts of the new policy refer to the NFL as
the No Fun League. While I agree with the sentiment of sports analysts, I
believe any organization that pays its employees to play football is, at
least a little bit fun. •This proposal runs contrary to
the intent of American professional sports which, by the way, are
supposed to entertain. I enjoy watching athletes make spectacles of
themselves after they score. And I enjoy imagining the possibilities of
what celebrations eccentric receivers like me Cincinatti Bengals' Chad
Johnson or the Dallas Cowboys' Terrell Owens might come up with next
see CELEBRATE, page 10
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10 •• THE WESTERN FRONT SPORTS APRIL
4,2006 Women lose five seniors BY ANDREW LAWRENCE The Western Front
When the buzzer sounded in Carver Gym on March 11, it signaled Western
women's basketball, team's 70-50 loss to Seattle Pacific University in
the West Regional Semifinal of the NCAA Division II Women's National
Basketball Tournament. Fourth team All-American and senior forward Tina
Donahue took the loss and the end of her Viking career especially hard. "
I t was a nightmare," Donahue said. I t was like I was waiting to wake up
from a bad dream, it just didn't seem real.'' Though not the conclusion
the team wanted, the loss did not overshadow all they have accomplished
mis season, senior guard Samantha Hubbard said. The women's basketball
team hosted the West Regional Tournament because they won the regular
season conference championship. . "The season is not defined by March,"
she said. The team won the Great Northwest Athletic Conference
championship with a 17-0 record and a 27-2 overall record. The team won a
school-record 21 straight games and won more than 20' games for the ninth
consecutive season. Hosting the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball
Regional Tournament was the highlight of the season, Hubbard said. 'We
worked hard to get it, and we really had to do everything right up to that
point," Hubbard said. Last season's momentum carried into mis season,
Hubbard said.. The Vikings finished last season with a 24-5 record and
reached the West Regional Tournament. They returned five seniors to the
court, including Donahue, Hubbard, center Courtney Clapp, center
Stephanie Dressel and guard Kelly Dykstra. One of their greatest strengths
came from the sideline, Dykstra said. ._, ...... "The coaches are just
amazing women," Dykstra said. "The most upsetting thing at the end of mis
season was not being able to doit for them. It's devastating." The GNAC
named head coach Carmen Dolfo coach of the year after the Vikings clinched
the No. 1 seed at the West Regional Tournament "Everything they did
prepared us and gave us the ability to win," Hubbard said. Reading the
coaches' scouting reports of opponents before each game was essential to
the team's success because it broke down each of the Viking's opponents,
Hubbard said. Several players were honored individually, such as
Donahue's; selection as GNAC Player PHOTO COURTESY OF PAUL MADISON
Western senior and fourth-team all-american Tina Donahue shoots around a
Central Washington University defender at the Showdown in the Sound on
Dec. 17,2005. Western defeated Central 87-55 in Seattle. of the Year and
being named a fourth-team NCAA Division II All-American Team, Hubbard
said. "It was one of my best years," Donahue said. Another excellent
performance came from senior Courtney Clapp. Clapp was a second-team GNAC
all-star and Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 26 through March 4.
One challenge the team faces is the loss of five seniors, almost half of
the team, including Donahue and Clapp. "When I was a junior, we had just
lost a lot of players, but we started out winning 15 straight," Dykstra
said. "Though some people think it's a rebuilding year, the team will step
up." Because me team utilized a deep bench, next year should be an easy
transition, since the younger players received a lot of playtime, Donahue
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Idon'tmeantosay some celebrations aren'tmappropriateor lame. But natural
consequences from players, coaches and media can curb infractions. Owens
once scored a touchdown in Dallas and ran 50 yards to the star in the
middle of the field, only to be blindsided by an angered Cowboy player.
This type of thing has a way of settling itself out And clearly, Dallas
wasn't too .upset over the exaggerated celebration anymore considering
they signed Owens to a multi-year contract in March. Coaches can lay out
what is and isn't acceptable for their players, and they don't need the
league to step in. Why outlaw team celebrations? Touchdown celebrators
didn't need more reason to act as an individual. Now the NFL is making
it mandatory. Nothing says team more than the entire offense forming a
conga line in the back of the end zone. Banning celebrations on the
ground puts an end to snow angels, canoe paddling and the worm. I don't
understand why celebrating on the ground is such a hotly contested issue
with the committee, anyway. Is there a gray area? I mean, do both knees
have to be on the ground? Is it like the rules for being down, can you
keep celebrating if only a hand touches the ground? Props seem excessive,
but they don't harm anything. Phis, the opportunities are endless. I
wouldn't mind a player incorporating an abacus. Or players could start
leaving a rose or an ace of spades as their calling card, much like
flooding a basement to let someone know they were robbed by the Wet
Bandits. "Who just caught mat touchdown? Oh, I see an original copy of
'Great Expectations.' It must have been Antonio Gates." Johnson spoke
about using a live deer in a celebration after scoring a touchdown. A
live deer! Fans won't accept someone merely spiking the ball after we've
been tempted with the idea of Bambi running around the end zone. Sure,
the competition committee is going to still allow spiking and high fives,
not to mention smiling, tipping one's helmet and sitting quietly on the
bench. But that stuff has the personality of a doorstop. Fans shouldn't
accept mis downgrade in entertainment. How am I supposed to stand up and
cheer for^omeone handing the ball to the official when I was told I get
to see live animals? The worst part of the proposal is it doesn't
provide punishments for celebrations mat are unoriginal or flat- out
boring. - This means running back Shaun Alexander can go on rocking
babies and pretending to fish, while more creative players aren't allowed
to act out scenes from 'Scarjace" or charm snakes. I'm sure Shaun is at
home right now practicing his new celebration, "filling out the W-2."
NFL fern should protest tiiis stifling new policy by celebrating after
they, achieve any sort of success in their lives. In this protest we may
be lucky enough to see some defiant fan with a taste for irony perform
the arbitrary tasks which become fodder for NFL players and their
celebrations, such as answering the phone or changing a diaper, and then
stand triumphant over a newly domed infant and pretend to catch a
touchdown. Binding the hands of these celebrators, which otherwise could
be used to raise roofs, with these new guidelines eliminates a harmless
yet exciting feature of the game. With these new rule changes die Not as
much Fun League has effectively shot itself in the foot, which, if
someone could find a safe way to do it, would make a heck of a
celebration. Sadly, we may never get to see someone try.
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APRIL 4,2006 SPORTS THE WESTERN FRONT • 11 regime as
BY BRADY HENDERSON The Western Front When Western's football team takes
the field for its season opener against Humboldt State University Aug.
31, the team may be difficult to recognize. Players said the team will
move from the Great Northwest Athletic Conference to the tougher North
Central Conference. Players will sport new dark blue helmets, and will
play their home games at the newly renovated Civic Stadium. More
importantly, the team will have a new head coach. Long-time Western head
coach Rob Smith, who resigned last December after compiling a record of
109 wins in 17 seasons, is out. Former Vikings' assistant coach Robin
Ross, who returns to Western after 10 years to become the 13th head coach
in the program's 95- year history, is in. The opportunity to be the head
coach was his main reason for returning to Western, Ross said. "(Western)
is a great university," Ross said. "I enjoy the people." In his first
head coaching job, Ross takes over a team eager to improve last year's
4-6 season record, and 3-3 in conference. The team hopes Ross' emphasis
on defense will improve a weakness. He will serve as the defensive
coordinator as well, Ross said. Last year, the Vikings gave up
"28T8rpointsper game on theirway to its third losing season under Smith.
This year, junior outside linebacker Shane Simmons, a first-team all-
GNAC selection last year, will lead the defense, Simmons said. "We have a
lot to improve from last year," Simmons said. "I think we've got the guys
to do it. We got a new look and we're excited to get out on the field. We
want to win." Ross is switching back to a 4-3 defense after the team
moved to a 3-4 defense midway through last season. The team is
optimistic this move will help them utilize their TAYLOR WILLIAMS / THE
WESTERN FRONT Western head football coach Robin Ross observes his football
players stretch before Monday's running session on the Turf Field north of
the Wade King Recreation Center. Ross took over for former head coach Rob
Smith on Dec. 15. speed, said James Day, a junior outside linebacker who
started six games for the Vikings last year. A 4-3 defense will help
Western use their speed to better defend teams in the NCC, Day said."
"We've got some pretty fast guys," Day said. "We're gonna use our team
speed and fly around and make plays." So far this offseason, Ross and
his coaching staff like what they have seen from the players in the
weight room and in conditioning drills, Ross said. Offensive coordinator
and strength and conditioning coach Eric Tripp said players set more
than 151 individual records during the winter weight lifting and
workouts. "I like the attitude of the team," Ross said. "We had a good
quarter. They've been working hard." Ross spent two seasons as the
Vikings' defensive coordinator in 1994 arid 1995.' In 1994, Ross' defense
allowed the fewest points of any National Association of Intercollegiate
Athletics Division U school, ranked third nationally in rushing defense
and fifth in total defense. The team claimed its first ever national
playoff victory in 1994, defeating top-ranked Linfield College 21-2. In
1995, the Vikings finished 9-1 with an undefeated regular season. They
spent five weeks as the top-ranked team in the nation and finished the
season ranking seventh nationally in scoring defense. Before joining the
Vikings as head coach, Ross was the linebackers coach for the National
Football League's Oakland Raiders in 2000, when the Raiders went
"12-4"and firiisHed with the league's ninth ranked defense. ' The Raiders
lost the AFC Championship game to the Baltimore Ravens. As the special
teams coordinator and tight ends coach at the University of Oregon from
2001 to 2004, Ross helped the Ducks win the Pac-10 championship in 2001.
He spent last season coaching linebackers at Oregon State University,
where the Beavers ranked first in the Pac-10 in rushing defense. Ross
gave his players more responsibility regarding issues affecting the team.
He set up a player's council with elected players from each position,
both offensively and defensively. The council makes decisions regarding
what uniform combinations to wear on game days and how the football
program will spend its money, Day said. "It's about being a team," senior
quarterback James Monrean said. "I think it's real cool that (Ross) has
let us be involved in some of the decisions being made." While Ross is
taking steps to improve the team, his impact on his players stretches
beyond the playbook. Players describe Ross as a player's coach,
personable and easy to talk to. Ross has focused on getting to know his
players and building team unity with help from, the player's council.
"He wants to be involved, not only in the football aspect but in the
players' lives," senior . defensive tackle Ryan Lucas said. Ross wants the
team to be more involved in the community as well. Players visited Geneva
Elementary in Bellingham to read to children, talk about the importance
of reading and to warn them of the dangers of using steroids. Ross has
made a number of public speaking engagements regarding Western's football
program around the state since the school hired him and plans to
schedule an autograph day and a canned food drive, he said. "We're
developing leadership not only on the team but in the community as well,"
Tripp said. As for switching to the highly competitive NCC, the team is
up to the task of playing in the toughest conference in Division II
football, players said. The team realizes not many fans and critics of
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12 • THE WESTERN FRONT SPORTS APRIL 4,2006 Game: Glub
baseball leads CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 Lincoln fieppu walk(B(i. . Western
sophomore right fielder Kevin Roach stepped into the batter's box, worked
the count to 3-2 and fouled offtvvo full-count pitches. Roach, who came
into the game hitting .400 with 10 RBIs, popped out to left fieldj ending
the VUringYseyenthinning rally. "You're either extremeLy excited or
extremely down throughout these close games," Johnson said. "We played
well, but they just played better." The Ducks scored early, touching
"Viking senior starting pitcher Brandon Boyd for four unearned runs in the
first inning; Irvine's throw from third base pulled first baseman Eric
Peterson off first base allowing the inning to continue; Down 4-0, the
Vikings loaded the bases in the third inning. Irvine, then hit an infield
single deep into the hole at shortstop, scoring Roach from third.
Peterson Mowed Irvine with a double to the left-center field gap, scoring
two more Vikings and placing runners on second and juiird Western scored
its final run of the inning on a wild pitch, tying the score at 4-4. -
The Ducks scored three in the fifth inning and one in the seventh inning
to take an 8-5 lead. A lead the Vikings would not overcome. eonfewe?;
couple extra outs, Rhode said. "They shouldn't have scored any runs in
the first inning." BY BORIS KURBANOV The Western Front The evidence is
overwhelming. Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig is trapped
between the cheating he tried so hard to protect and the present
allegations of steroid use he knows he must address. Faced with threats
frbm Congress to clean up the game and a public outcry questioning the
integrity of me MLB, $eHg on March 30 announced a formal investigation
into player's use of steroids—the ripped and roided
elephant in the middle of the room. What took so long, Bud? Selig hired
former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell to lead the investigation.
Not only is Mitchellthe Boston Red Sox director and former director for
the Florida Marlins, he is also chairman of The Walt Disney Go. Disney is
the parent company of ESPN, a national broadcast baseball partner,
according to a March 30 New York Times article. Conflict of interest?
Gertainly. Mitchell is simply too close for comfort. Selig should hire an
outsider to investigate, much like investigator John Dowd's bulldog
approach to nail baseball's all-time hits leader Pete Rose for gambling on
baseball 13 years ago. The investigation seems as phony as a
presidential campaign promise. Selig is striking out in his efforts to
clean up. he can't take charge oifuiis issue if he doesn't investigate.
If he pursues with his inquiry, it will be too little, too late. Selig,
desperate to reshape baseball's image, can only blame himself. He knew the
game had a problem long before former Baltimore Oriole first baseman
Rafael Palmeiro wagged his finger at Congress in March 2005 to say shame
on Congress for prying into baseball's dark secret. Palmeiro told
Congress m the 2005 hearings that he never used steroids, m July, 2005 he
tested positive for steroids. He knew long before former MLB all-star
Jose Canseco's 2005 book detailed players' -rampant steroid use,
including Palmeiro's. Paitheiro. shamelessly denied using steroids,
even-;after he tested pdsitiVein August 2005^ according to aC March 30^
ESPN.com article; ' '':F/•i;; V e percent of Major
League B a s e b a l l players tested positive for steroids during the
2003 season, according to aNov. 13,2003 Sports Illustrated article. Why
didn't the investigation start then? It's simple, actually. The money
from fans rolls in as long as major league baseball t e am s keep
shortening their fences and turning their ballparks into launching pads
for baseball's chemically enhanced cheaters. Barry Bonds, the
self-proclaimed "media scapegoat," denied using steroids, and opened of
hall of fame outfielder Hank Aaron's major league record of 755 home runs.
Bonds is the subject of the book, "Game 's legacy of Shadows: Barry
Bonds, Balco and the Steroids Scandal That Rocked Professional Sports,"
based on a two-year investigation written by San Francisco Chronicle
reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams. The Union-Tribune
Publishing Co. released the book March 23. The book included court
documents, affidavits investigators filed, documents federal agents wrote
and interviews with more than 200 witnesses, according to a March 8
Seattle Times article. The book's, release finally forced Selig to open
an investigation. Any legitimacy Bonds' career had before the book's
release, sunk to the bottom of San Francisco's McCovey's Cove
— where most of Bonds' home runs belong. Even if
Bonds doesn't hit another home run or breaks Aaron's record, everyone
will question his statistics legitimacy. It seems they're not. Bonds
would be well-advised to accept responsibility for cheating and then lying
about it, and quietly walk away from the game. But Bonds won't. He knows
Selig's and Mitchell's investigation is harmless. Bonds could surpass
Aaron in one of the more disturbing scenes in sports history. Robbing a
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TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2006 }.* WESTERNFRONTONLINE.pOM -PAGE 13 Don't spear
Srithey for i B Y BECKIE ROSILLO -,,.;', The Western Front As the old
saying goes, blondes have more fun — especially if the
blonde is Britney Spears, naked on a bearskinrug. Brooklyn's Capla
Kesting Fine Art gallery will display a life-size sculpture of Spears nude
and pregnant as part of an anti-abortion art exhibit beginning April 7,
according to a March 28 USA Today article. This sculpture, "The Birth of
Sean Preston," could be the most innovative piece of art in the 21st
century due to its graphic nature in depicting a celebrity. According to a
March 22 article on the gallery's Web site, Daniel Edwards, 40, lovingly
sculpted the pop princess in her natural state because he found her beauty
intriguing. Now seriously, how many times can someone use that as a cover
story for making a life-sized statue of sorneone viewed as America's
trashiest teen idol? And sculpt her stark naked, kneeling in the doggy-
style sex position, on a bearskin rug with her ass in the air, pushing a
baby's head out of her vagina? Edwards is breaking down the barriers
between .'politics,, art and entertainment like a Sherman tank at a peace
rally. Edwards said his piece is not political, despite it reflecting
such a hot issue as anti-abortion, according to a March 28 Yahoo.com news
article. The'-article^lis^'Omtftpntoyersial sculptures Edwards has created
in thepast, proving he is strictly in this for artistic expression and is
not staging a publicity stunt. Such pieces include the decapitated head of
a man who wasciyogenically ^ frozen after death. Edwards said" the
invasive tabloid and niagazihe •stories covering
Spears' pregnstncy was a catalyst for Ms creatidn, according to a March
30 New York Times article. He said he couldn't find a better model to
represent me hard decision of choosing between a career and family,
especially since celebrities rarely step out of the spotlight to have
children at such a young age. ;;' While anti-aboirtion activists have
responded with thousands of hostile e-mails in response to Spears' image1
involveirteiot, they failed to realize she is not partaking in the media
attention. According toy the Times article, Spears' spokeswoman refused
to issue a statement on the subject. A Spears publicist also denied an
interview request from The Associated Press. Edwards told the media Spears
was not even aware of the sculpture when he began making it. Spears
serves as a quintessential role model because,, despite an embarrassing,
rushed wedding after tabloids spread word about her pregnancy, the
24-year-old singer J^STINY l^pttjphetic connection between Spears'song
titles and her life "Dear Diary" WmNoi A Girl NotYet A Woman"
"Anticipating" "Boys" "Satisfaction" "Where Are You Now?"
immmmmmmmmmi® still decided to have her baby. Edwards
perceived his concept of a sculpture of birth as a fresh new look at the
anti-abortion movement, rather than the bloody, disheartening images of
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14 • THEWESTERNFRONT OPINIONS APRIL 4,2006 THE WESTERN
FRONT An independent student newspaper serving the campus community
since 1970. ignite _^^%TBL 7 ^ W | k - ^^^B^ftrfflft '' '^HRBHI^'
^9SgBS^mv^ ^^JI^KSBF' .. ^^^H^IfKIL' MICHAEL LYCKLAMA Editor in Chief
ClARA O'ROURKE Managing Editor PETER JENSEN Head Copy Editor AMY HARDER
JACOB BUCKENMEYER News Editors CANDACE CUSANO Accent Editor LOREAN
SERKO Features Editor DERRICK PACHECO Sports Editor TOM KING Opinions
Editor TAYLOR WILLIAMS Photo Editor MEGAN SWARTZ SARA THOMPSON Copy
Editors PETER THAN MATT VOGT Staff"Photographers AARON CUNNINGHAM
Cartoonist JEFF ELDER Online Editor JUSTIN MORROW Community Liaison
JOHN HARRIS Adviser ALETHEA MACOMBER Business Manager JOEL HALL
Advertising Manager FRONTLINE ELECTIONS AS needs new blood Despite its
liberal campus, Western is not exactly a shining beacon
•j—* for democracy. Only 13 students
have filed to run for the seven positions on next year's Associated
Student board of directors, and two candidates are currently running
unopposed. Perhaps worse for student government and campus discussion, 11
applicants currently work for or with the AS. How can Western students
expect the next board of directors to disperse its approximately $2
million budget, made completely of student money, to represent student
needs and concerns if no new candidates run? A government controlled by a
small group isolated from its voters. Sound familiar?
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candidates are needed to bring fresh ideas to our student government.
Current board members ran on a platform with specific ideals and goals to
accomplish. Now running for re-election, they will undoubtedly continue to
focus on those same issues. The board needs fresh candidates to bring
ideas beyond lower book prices and improved transportation. The horse is
dead, so quit beating it. However, the lack of student involvement is
partly the AS' fault. The AS needs to better advertise its positions.
Members say they tm^ want more students to run, but how many students knew
the deadline was Thursday? Western junior and AS election coordinator
Brian Perfow said most students don't know board members are paid and more
would apply if they did. What have they done to educate students besides
advertising in their own newspaper, The AS Review? It's hard to believe
the board of directors is unbiased in its advertising with four members on
this year's board and 11 AS members run for election. Why solicit
competition? The more the AS advertises and the more candidates that file,
the better the AS will serve students. The wider variety of candidates,
the **" wider the variety of views. While experienced candidates offer
intimate knowledge of how the AS works, re-electing the status quo hardly
constitutes a healthy democratic government. New candidates can learn
quickly and their newer views outweigh their inexperience. If any student
feels the AS needs to tackle an issue, that student needs to get out
there, collect the 150 signatures necessary and file for election.
Otherwise, the AS will continue its empty promises to lower book prices
and improve transportation. Editor's note: The views expressed on The
Western Front opinion pages are the views of the authors or cartoonists
and are not necessarily the views of The Western Front staff, managers or
adviser. And we quote: "The secret to creativity is knowing how to
conceal your sources." —Albert Einstein, physicist
Sweet spring BY BRADLEY THAYER Assorted Flavors Spring quarter is here
and I don't know about you, but I feel warm and fuzzy for multiple
reasons. First and foremost, getting back from spring break makes it easy
for all of us conversationally challenged people out there. If. you see
someone you wouldn't normally spill your guts to, a loose acquaintance,
perhaps, you have an automatic conversation starter. Simply say, "How was
your spring .' break?" It's like Spaghetti-O's. Just pop it in the
microwave and you're good to go. Except it isn't nearly as satisfying. In
fact, it's pretty dull. Generally, you'll receive one of three responses:
A. Dude, it was sick. I got so drunk I don't even remember what country
I was in. B. Pretty low key, just hung out at home with my family. C. It
sucked, my girlfriend dumped me. I went to a funeral with my family and
the next day I went skiing hung over. I started puking on the chairlift,
fell off, broke both legs and my left arm. My right ski punctured my
liver and damaged it so badly it ~ can't function, and now I can never
drink again. Then, a bear came out from behind a tree and mistook my ass
for a beehive. That last response isn't dull and you laugh about it later
over a beer with friends, but you feel bad. The weather improves this
quarter, right? Well, I don't mean to defecate on your birthday cake, but
I assure you it won't. I am not saying girls won't start dressing in
tighter, fruit-bearing clothing. They will, and I look forward to that.
But, they'll be fooling themselves into believing the weather has
improved. We liye in Bellirigham. The weather is gorgeous in the summer,
not thespring. During the academic year, the sky mostly sports some shade
of gray. Notice how it rained on the first day of classes? A few sunny
days will pepper this 'The weather improves this quarter, right? Well, I
don't mean to defecate on your birthday cake, but I assure you it won't.
I am hot saying girls won't start dressing in tighter, fruit-bearing
clothing. They will, and I look forward to that.' quarter, but I'm still
packing a poncho. Another great thing about spring is everyone begins
individual pushes to get in shape for the summer. If I knocked it, I'd be
a hypocrite. Spring is a great excuse to work out. I tried getting in
shape last quarter by running daily, but I treated it likeJdid- Lentas
asyouHg Catholic. Everybody in the church tries yearly to imitate what
Jesus when he fasted in the desert for 40 days by giving something up.
Josh Hartnett gave up sex in "40 Days and 40 Nights." One time I gave up
cussing and I started out with the best, honest intentions. I lasted
three weeks. Then I said: "eff that shit," and used the excuse I'm
surprised more people don't use — "Well, I gave it a
fair shot. Guess Jesus was a better man thanl." This quarter, things are
even looking up for me academically, but the usual pitfalls still exist.
The main _ one is fourth-floor classes. Whose bright idea was it to make
buildings on campus this tall in the first place? When I first saw that I
had a class in Room 420 of the Communications Facility, I laughed. I was
ecstatic. I thought it was the greatest thing since Smucker's put peanut
butter and jelly in the same jar. But after I walked four flights of
stairs on the first day, I wanted to die. My chest heaved and I slowly
began to fall backward before I grabbed the railing and dragged myself
up the final steps. I could take the elevator, but I've tricked my lazy
ass into thinking I have a phobia so I get some exercise. If I witness an
elevator open to completion, whichever floor it stops on next is the
number of days I have left to live. Needless to say, if you see someone
running and screaming away from an elevator, it's me. Don't worry, I'll be
fine. Another bright spot for me was the absence of a 700-milUon-foot
line at the bookstore — I didn't have to wait two hours
to fork over half my life's savings. I even narrowly avoided taking an 8
a.m. class. As I dropped it, I swear the clouds in the sky parted,
choruses of angels sang and I was consumed with a bright, warm light.
Spring quarter is a new beginning like newborn bunnies. That's what. I
picture when I think spring. I say be the bunnies, start fresh and make
copious amounts of love to what is clearly.the best quarter of the
academic year here at Western.
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APRIL 4,2006 OPINIOISJS THE WESTERN FRONT •15
Absolutei You've got^ kidding. Do you flunk Britney Spears deserves her
own sculpture? Compiled by Lindsay Budzier Brandon Williams Junior,
psychology Allison Schmidt Sophomore, studio art Asmujfks 4% I
imifeflee jr expression as an artist, that's just odd '
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-".'.."'"•-:.'' James Reeves Sophomore, computer
science lSure,whym^M U mean if it yps in* the middle of the town square
then I'd be worried. Release of Abu Ghraib photos jfopaixlizes troop s i
f i^ BY Bows KURBANOV The Western Front Pictures may be worth more man a
thousand words after all, ifme U.S. government doesn't act soon. The
Bush administration V efforts to suppress disturbing images of prisoner
abuse at Abu Ghraib prison came to a halt March 28, after a court order
required the Department of Defense to turn over photographs and videos
documenting the abuse, according to a March 29 CNN.com article. The
decision is the resuh of an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit
against the department in October 2003. The ACLU wanted the department to
release documents related to abuse of detaineesheld m U.S. custody aoioad,
according to an Aiig. 13,2005, Washington Post article. The right to
freedom of information overturned me claim that me release ofthe photos wc
gt;uldtanu^tlte nation's image and fuelterrorism if me govenirnent
released the pictures. After the release of the infamous Abu Ghraib
photos in May 2004, the American liberators became worse than the Iraqi
dictators in the eyes of the international community. Critics of the
decision, such as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Richard
Myers, warned the department that releasing photos and videotapes of
detainee abuse and torture at Abu Ghraib aids al-Qaeda recruitment,
weakens the new government in Iraq and incites riots against U.S. troops,
according to the Washington Post article. Myers is right What makes
abetter recruitment poster for terrorists than a picture of a hooded
prisorier hooked to electrical wires? The release of the photos is not a
victory for the public's right.to know about theabuseof detainees held in
U.S. custody abroad, Images such as these jeopardize the security ofU.S.
troops and the security ofthe United States by giving terrorists an excuse
to kill Americans. The: media shouldbe more discreet about rdeasing photos
that only help America's enemies' causes around the world. International
media outlets, such as Al-Jazeera, have sensationalized the Ami Ghraib
scandal. This coverage promotes increased hatred toward, the United States
to potential terrorists who see it as an imperialistic nation see
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16 • THE WESTERN FRONT OPINIONS APRIL 4,2006
Birth-Statue a representation of triumph CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13 mother.
She doesn't set a particularly high moral standard for her younger female
fans regarding premarital sex either. It's hard for Spears to overcome
the eternally- : pubescent teen idol image her critics bind her to. For
years, Spears sang about the heartache of trying to gain acceptance as a
mature, grown woman. Songs such as "Overprotected" or "I'm
— Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" illustrate a mature
woman, desperate to find her place in an adult world foreign to her.
Nothing shouts womanhood like stretch marks and heaving lactiferous
breasts. 'Nothing shouts womanhood like stretch marks and heaving
lactiferous breasts.' Sure, a baby and stroller show she is responsible
enough to sustain another human life for more than a week, but the
sculpture is also about her incomplete quest for womanhood. How could her
opponents deny her the chance to show off . . her widened hips, bulging
stomach and maternal figure? Edwards' art shows that Spears is a slave
to no one. Not to her parents, the media and certainly, not to
traditional ideologies of
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post-marital pregnancy. In fact, she is an inspiration and should be
celebrated the way Edwards embraced her in his art. As she sang in her
2000 hit "Stronger," she is stronger than yesterday; her loneliness isn't
killing her any more. Restraint: Pictures endanger U.S. soldiers
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 prying into the Middle East for its own economic
and political interests. Images of Army Pfc. Lynndie England, one of the
U.S. soldiers now famous for her role in the abuse at Abu Ghraib, pointing
at a man's genitals or giving a thumbs-up behind a pyramid of naked
bodies tarnishes America's image with Iraqis, with Muslims and with the
rest of the world. If Iraqi insurgents took American soldiers as
prisoners, they would-be unlikely to treat them humanely knowing the Bush
administration has no regard for the rights of prisoners. President
George W. Bush's dismal 36 percent approval rating, according to a March
14 Gallup Poll, and the public's increasing uneasiness with the war in
Iraq have not gone unnoticed by insurgents and terrorists. They want the
growing political opposition at home to force Bush to call for withdrawal
of troops. The media should consider censoring such images to respect the
bravery of the men and women of the U.S. military who are fighting and
dying to protect the nation. Networks that broadcast these photos should
keep the troops' safety and well-being in mind. Bush's failures in Iraq
may adversely affect the troops, but overemphasizing the images can only
lead to a lengthening of the quagmire in Iraq. The success of the American
war effort in Iraq crucially depends on retaining public support in the
United States and winning the hearts and minds of the Iraqi citizens. The
images leaked from Abu Ghraib are undennining that task and the military's
ability to convince Iraqis to support the United States' plan for
democracy in the already unstable country. Letters to tlie Editor Do you
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