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THE WESTERN .FRONTis WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY An independent
student newspaper serving the campus community since 1970. ,2006 ISSUE
17, VOLUME 136 Teaching dangerously Book claims Western professor
excessively radical CHRIS HUBER/THE WESTERN FRONT Fairhaven College
associate professor Larry Estrada currently ranks No. 3 on author David
Horowitz's list of the 101 most dangerous professors in the United States.
By MOLLY MALONEY The Western Front Western students could be enrolled in
a class taught by one of the most dangerous professors in America,
according to conservative commentator David Horowitz. Horowitz names
Fairhaven College associate professor Larry J. Estrada as a danger in his
book "The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America,"
released Feb. 13. With the help of online voting, Estrada said he could
be No. 1 on the most dangerous list. Estrada, the American cultural
studies program director at Western, said he has mixed feelings about
Horowitz including him in the book. "At first I was startled, and then
wondered who the other 100 professors were," Estrada said. "The truth is
I could be in much worse company, with Noam Chomsky, Derrick Bell and
Bettina Aptheker also making the list. I've felt bemusement, pride and
anger. I felt like my accomplishments and words were distorted and
mischaracterized by Horowitz." see LIST, page 5 Whatcom women welcome
Morse to hall of fame BY MEGAN LUM The Western Front The Northwest
Women's Hall of Fame will induct Western's first female president, Karen
Morse, into its ranks of outstanding Whatcom County women on March 19.
Morse, who became president of Western in 1993, said she knows two Western
women whom the hall of fame inducted over the past eight years, including
director of prevention and wellness services Pat Fabiano and athletic
director Lynda Goodrich. "I go to the celebration every year because it's
see SERVICE, page 4 Community may suddenly be city BY DERRICK PACHECO
The Western Front The community of Sudden Valley is lobbying the Whatcom
County Council to add the community to the Urban Growth Area list If
Sudden Valley is on the list, residents could formally apply for city
status under Washington state Law. The Whatcom County Council currently
lists Sudden Valley as a recreation area. gt; The council removed Sudden
Valley from the urban growth community list Feb. 28, after the council
passed an emergency ordinance to thwart Sudden Valley's attempt at
becoming incorporated and developing into a city, council chairwoman
Laurie Caskey-Schreiber said. Sudden Valley, located 8 miles east of
Bellingham, officially applied for city status on Feb. 24, and could
petition for entry onto the November ballot, said Steve Grieser, Sudden
Valley community association general manager. CHRIS JOSEPH TAYLOR / THE
WESTERN FRONT The Sudden Valley community on the west side of Lake
Whatcom is requesting to become a city. Future commercial and industrial
development there may increase pollution in Bellingham's water reservoir.
The council voted to remove Sudden Valley from the list to ensure the
area around Lake Whatcom remains decongested by development. At the Feb.
28 meeting, the council was concerned that city near Lake Whatcom could
damage the watershed. see DEVELOPMENT, page 4 UPFEST SUCCESS Local
benefit concert festival raised $5,000 for Hurricane Katrina relief.
ACCENT PAGE 9 LADIES LIFT OFF Western women's basketball team plays its
first game of the regional tournament today. SPORT, PAGE 11 SHOW ME SOME
SKIN Spring brings rain, flowers and women in skimpy clothing, much to
men's chagrin. OPINIONS, PAGE 13 WEATHER Saturday: Cloudy Hi: 46 Low:
28 Sunday: Sunny Hi: 48 Low: 32 %J - www.westernfrontonline.com
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^ 2 •THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS MARCH 10,2006 Cops Box
University Police March 9, 1:06 a.m.: UP performed a security check in
the Ross Engineering and Technology Building. UP found the lock had been
removed from the exterior door to the stairwell. March 8, 5:29 p.m.: UP |
responded to a report of a bicycle theft in north campus. March 8,
11:22 a.m.: UP responded to a report of shoplifting in Miller Hall. The
suspect fled on foot, and an area check produced no suspect. Bellingham
Police March 9,8:50 a.m.: Officers responded to a report of a vehicle
prowl on the 2500 block of Humboldt Street. March 8,10:01 a.m.: Officers
responded to a report of a theft of license plates on the 2300 block of H
Street. March 7,8:26 p.m.: Officers arrested a 42-year-old man for
driving under the influence on the 1600 block of F Street. March 7,3:13
p.m.: Officers responded to a report of a rape on the 2900 block of
Squalicum Parkway. Compiled by Michael Lycklama Mayor to delay greenway
vote BYDANGROHL The Western Front In a 4-3 vote, the Bellingham City
Council approved a greenway levy proposal Monday, which could allocate up
to $43 million to Bellingham parks. However, the public is not likely to
vote on the land protection measure in the upcoming special election in
May, Bellingham Mayor Mark Asmundson said. Asmundson said he would veto
any city council decision that does not have at least five members in
favor of the proposal in the final council vote regarding the levy this
Monday. Even ifhe didn't veto the levy, Bellingham voters would still be
unlikely to pass the levy without the council's consensus, Asmundson
said. He suggested the council work on the ordinance for the levy and
decide on a final version in time for the Sept. 19 primary election.
The council agreed with the mayor's suggestion, council president Gene
Knutson said. "Greenway will not die if we don't put a package together
today," Knutson said. "We need to do this right It is too important to
just push though." The measure the council approved on Monday would
allow the city to collect $43 million in taxes over 10 years, councilman
John Watts said. - The council has the final say on any change in the
distribution of the funds and is likely to use the $43 million for the
acquisition, development, improvements and maintenance of greenways,
parks and trails in Bellingham, Asmundson said. Monday's vote is the last
opportunity for the council to put the land protection measure-on the May
16 ballot for voters. If the council does not pass the measure in the
final vote, the next chance for a public vote is in the September
election. Council member Barbara Ryan said Chuckanut Ridge needs to be
one of the council's priorities if the council wants the levy to pass on
the ballot. MAP COURTESY OF THE CITY OF BELLINGHAM Purchasing land on
Chuckanut Ridge is one of the proposed ways to spend money generated by a
greenway levy. Supporters say purchasing land on Chuckanut Ridge would
protect it from Bellingham's future growth, such as the proposed Fairhaven
Highlands, an 85-acre, 739 home development Fairhaven Highlands is marked
by the shaded area along Chuckanut Drive. Chuckanut Ridge is an 85-acre
property south of Fairhaven District, which could hold up to 739 housing
units if it were to be fully developed. "We all agree Chuckanut Ridge
should be in there," Knutson said. "The question is for how much. That's
the bottom line." Council members Terry Bomemann, Ryan and Knutson voted
against the levy on Monday. WWU Official Announcements PLEASE POST 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. THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST will be in OM
120 at 9 a.m. March 16 and 3 p.m. March 13. 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 exact amount
at test time. Allow 90 minutes. LOT RESERVATIONS. • Lots
11G and 14G will be reserved at 5 p.m. March 10-11 for those attending
performances of Evita; • Eighteen spaces will be
reserved in lot 10G at 2 p.m. March 10 and 7 a.m. March 11 for those
attending a Westerm Washington University Foundation board ofdirectors
retreat; • Lot 14C will be reserved at 7 a.m. March 11
for those attending the Northwest Regional History Conference.
COMMENCEMENT.LOT RESERVATIONS. The following lots will be reserved at 7
a.m. March 18 for commencement parking: 8C for the president's party; 10G
for elderly, disabled and Media Services staff; 14G for faculty and staff.
A shuttle will run from lots 12A and 12C beginning at 8:30 a.m. 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 V* 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 July 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. Remaining
academic-year test dates year are March 4 and 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), KPUG (1170 AM), KUGS (89.3 FM), KISM
(92.9 FM), KAF£ (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.
WINTER 2006 GROUP OFFERINGS. • Relaxation Training,
Mondays, 11 a.m. to noon, and Thursdays, 4 to 5 p.m., OM
540—both days cover the same content; drop-in for one or
all sessions; • Also offered are "Ride the Emotional
Wave," "Assertiveness and Social Skills," and "Women's Support Group." For
information or to register, call X/3164 or stop by OM 540. 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, 17G and the Parks Hall lot FOR WINTER CAMPUS RECRUITING
OPPORTUNITIES, see www.careers.wwu.edu, stop by OM 280, or call X/3240.
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MARCH 10,2006 THE WESTERN FRONT • 3 NOW PAYING 60% FOR
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4 • THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS MARCH 10,2006 Service:
Colleagues say Western's first woman president earned respect for
university CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 just marvelous what some of these women
have done and how they've contributed to the community," Morse said. The
hall of fame is the Bellingham YWCAV project. Thirteen Bellingham women
organize the project, said Jo JARED YOAKUM / THE WESTERN FRONT Western
President Karen Morse will join two other Western women in the Northwest
Women Hall of Fame March 19. Collmge, hall of fame committee member.
"Western is vital to the community, so she is a community leader as well
as the leader of the university," said Collinge, former assistant director
of university communications. Before coming to Western, Morse worked at
Utah State University as a chemistry professor, the head of the chemistry
and biochemistry department and dean of the college of science. The
university appointed her Utah's provost in 1989. "I've been very
fortunate because whatever I've done I've enjoyed, whether it was being a
faculty member or doing some administrative work, working with faculty and
for faculty," Morse said. "I understand what (the faculty) are doing, and
I know the challenges that they have. I'm trying to work for them in order
to make their environment better and their professional experience
better." Candidates must serve as a role model for women to qualify for a
nomination for the hall of fame, Collinge said. "She is an example of how
the role of women has changed in the second half of the 20th century," she
said. "Especially for women in the roles that were once considered to be
men's domains." Morse received her doctorate in chemistry from the
University of Michigan in 1967, when universities gave 10 to 20 percent of
their doctorates to women, Collinge said. Now almost half of students who
receive doctorates throughout the country are women, she said. "Women
weren't always deans and weren't always heads of departments," Collinge
said. "For those of us who lived through that time, the difference between
the second half of the 20th century and now is striking." Since fall
2005, Morse has focused on improving Western's international programs.
"Certainly we have some wonderful things that are going on with
international programs at the university, but there needs to be some
leadership there, some cohesion, and we're starting to do that," she said.
Morse is a strong and caring leader, said Paul Cocke, interim director for
university communications. "It's no accident that (Morse's work at
Western) has coincided with a pretty significant increase in the respect
and reputation of Western," Cocke said. Morse's nomination for the hall of
fame shows the university's attachment and dedication to the community
and a commitment to higher education, Morse said. "It's a good thing for
the university, just like any time a faculty member or a staffmember or a
student is recognized," Morse said. "It reflects well on the university."
This is the eighth annual induction. The hall of fame has inducted 25
women in the past seven years, Colligne said. Development: Sudden Valley
petitioning county council to join urban growth area list CONTINUED FROM
PAGE 1 If the Sudden Valley community became a city, it would be
difficult to restrict further development and keep the population and
traffic around the lake. Lake Whatcom provides drinking water and
recreation to more than 86,000 county residents, Caskey-Schreiber said.
"We are working hard to decrease congestion around Lake Whatcom," Caskey-
Schreiber said. "The only way a city can survive is with growth, and that
could be detrimental to Lake Whatcom." Some of Sudden Valley's population
is pushing for incorporation while others are not, Grieser said. He said
the residents of Sudden Valley petitioning to become a city are interested
in havmg their tax dollars directly affect their community. The Sudden
Valley community does not have the economic support to become a city,
Bellingham Mayor Mark Asmundson said. "Sudden Valley does not have the
tax base to support municipal services," Asmundson said. "It would be a
mistake to pursue incorporation." The residents opposed are adamant
about remaining a recreation community, said Grieser, who is not a member
of the residential group pursuing incorporation. "I work for the
community association," he said. "This is a private group of citizens
applying for incorporation. The community association is not instigating
this." Grieser said the private group is collecting residents' signatures
to petition adding Sudden Valley's proposition on the next ballot Nov. 7.
"Private citizens are pursuing incorporation," Grieser said. "Ultimately,
public citizens will have to vote on this issue." The council is
concerned with protecting the area surrounding Lake Whatcom to preserve
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MARCH 10,2006 NEWS THE WESTERN FRONT * 5 List: Students deny Horowitz
claims that Estrada is a danger or threat to the university CONTINUED
FROM PAGE 1 He thinks he came to Horowitz's attention because he defended
University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill's freedom of speech.
Churchill said some employees in the World Trade Center antagonized the
Sept. 11 terror attacks, Estrada said. In an essay Churchill wrote, he
said companies that benefited from U.S. policies that caused thousands of
Iraqi children's deaths after the Gulf War brought the attacks on the
United States, Estrada said. Estrada said he never condoned Churchill's
opinion about Sept. 11. "The inference by Horowitz that I agree with his
analogy is totally fallacious," Estrada said. "My comments to press,
mostly in Colorado, have always been that I support his academic freedom
and his right to speak out on the nature and causes for 9/11." Horowitz
wrote a chapter in the book on each professor to discredit their efforts
to introduce fresh viewpoints into the academic world, Estrada said.
Horowitz wants to encourage an extreme far right ideology on American
college campuses, Estrada said. "He wants auditing of every syllabus,
every concept taught, and monitoring of university classrooms in terms of
concepts and theories employed," Estrada said. "This is why he has
attempted to introduce the Academic Bill of Rights in various states at
the national level. This type of control runs counter to both liberal and
conservative thinking and effectively changes the entire nature of the
university." • ' Junior Josefina Magana, a sociology
and Spanish major, said she went to Mexico with Estrada last summer for
his six- week class, Contemporary Culture of Mexico. "He is very
encouraging, especially for me being of Hispanic origin," she said. "I
truly believe it's a mistake that he was named in this book. This guy
doesn't know much about Larry. From my experience, he never wants to put
political ideas upon students." In his book, Horowitz's claims Estrada
is a radical separatist because ofhis work as an adviser for MEChA, or
the Chicano Student Movement of Aztlan, Estrada said. Students from the
University of California, Santa Barbara established MEChA in the late
1960s as a campus organization to help "They believe their is political
bias on campus. And the way Horowitz is going about it is very
reminiscent of the way Joseph McCarthy went about things.'. BILL LYNE
Western English professor Latino students earn their degrees. It's a
support system for students and maintains a connection between education
and community development, said Western senior Sierra Schraff-Thomas,
Estrada's teaching assistant and MEChA internal affairs officer ' at
Western. Aztlan represents the struggle for respect and equality for
Mexicanos and Chicanos, who have an indigenous presence in the southwest
because it's the Aztec's ancestral home, Estrada said. "I've never
advocated secession," he said. "Certain right-wing ideologues accuse
people of that, because if you're a member of MEChA, then they distort
the concept of Aztlan. MEChA doesn't advocate secession. It's
disinformation to state that." Schraff-Thomas said Horowitz fabricated
some of his facts. "To my knowledge, Larry has never advocated for
succession of the American Southwest so that it may be returned to Mexico
or the creation of an independent Hispanic state, nor does MEChA advocate
these things," she said. "If this were the case, I don't believe that he
would be so supportive of me, a white student." Western English professor
Bill Lyne, faculty senate president, said he doesn't think the book will
affect Estrada's good standing. "If anything, we're all kind of proud of
him," he said. "That list is full of distinguished scholars from around
the world. I think the book is dumb. It's full of lies and rumors." Lyne
said Horowitz's book isn't what worries him, but that Horowitz and his
well-funded colleagues are attempting to pass legislature across the
country to monitor professors and their teaching. "They believe there is
political bias on campus," Lyne said. "And the way Horowitz is going
about it is very reminiscent of the way Joseph McCarthy went about
things." Horowitz posted a poll for the most dangerous professor on his
FrontPage Online Magazine, Estrada said. Estrada is No. 3 on the list.
"I think I can be number one," Estrada said. "Everyone just needs to vote.
I will owe it all to students, colleagues, and the general public for
boosting me closer to the No. 1 spot" David Horowitz did not return an
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MARCH 10,2006 NEWS THE WESTERN FRONT • 6 "Mom and Pop
places are what give a town real diversity. Without them everywhere looks
the same." David Kowalsky, Sustainable Bellingham volunteer coordinator
Alumna's film promotes small-town businesses BY SHANNON DEVENY The
Western Front Without using any interstate highways or supporting any
corporately-owned stores, two former NBC journalists, one a Western
graduate, drove across the country using only secondary highways and
spending money in independently-owned businesses. Western alumna of 1993,
Heather Hughes, 35, and her husband, Hanson Hosein, 36, filmed
"Independent America: The Two Lane Search for Mom and Pop" in May 2005
and documented their journey along the two-laned roads of the United
States. Sustainable Bellingham, an organization that supports local
business Bellingham, and Fair Trade Crafts, a store that sells fair-trade
products, will show the film at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Bellingham Public
Market on Cornwall Avenue. Hughes and Hosein heard reports of
small-town business owners and community members saying they did not want
to see another Starbucks or Wal-Mart built in their town, Hughes said.
The increase in the number of reports in 2003 surrounding this issue
sparked the couple's interest and inspired them to make the film, she said.
The film depicts independent-business owners' determination to re-assert
themselves in the American economy that large corporations, such as
Wal-Mart, dominate, said Allison Weeks-Ewoldt, Sustainable Bellingham
co-founder. "We get a glimpse of the promising remnants of community
commerce that are waiting to grow and thrive again as the multinational
corporations that have transformed our nation into 'Anywhere, USA' crush
under the weight of their own greed," Weeks-Ewoldt said. Hughes and Hosein
visited businesses such as coffee houses, bookstores and hardware stores
under financial pressure from corporate chains such as Wal-Mart, Borders
and Starbucks, Hughes said. The film documents the experiences and
opinions of local business owners who want to maintain and profit from
their small businesses in towns throughout the United States, said
Lynnette Allen, Sustainable Bellingham member. By showing film viewers
business owners and the towns they live and work in, the film shows the
importance buying local goods and services has on economies in cities
such as Bellingham, by keeping money in circulation locally, Allen said.
"It is important to have a financially prosperous local economy where we
are not dependent on corporations that are based in other places because
it helps us to be self-sufficient," said David Kowalsky, Sustainable
Bellingham volunteer coordinator. Sustainable Bellingham wants the film
PHOTO COURTESY OF HEATHER HUGHES Former NBC journalists Heather Hughes and
Hanson Hosein stand in front of the original Wal-Mart in Rogers, Ark.,
after interviewing Wal-Mart executives in June 2005. to challenge viewers
to look critically at how and where they spend their money, Kowalsky
said. "Mom and Pop places are what give a town real diversity," Kowalsky
said. "Without them, everywhere looks the same." Buying locally is
important because money put into a local economy multiplies faster when
it stays within community commerce, Hughes said. When someone buys books
at Village Books, the owner of the store then uses the money to employ
local advertising agencies and many others, which spreads the money
around enriching a large portion of the community, she said. "If we don't
support local businesses, they won't be there," Hughes said.
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photographer Kai Yamada of Ipeattie shot a series of 11 crisp, black and
py^eBellingham nighttime photos, in in| fplaces such as City Hall and the
former Georgia-Pacific site. persj :^:".;- n^d; gt;\Bellihgham;.'..'-tb
be very mayni | comforteble,'' he said."In contrast to big ' lt;Thi|
cities where you have to be concerned for for art si safety, it's very
open and made me feel Western, ^ r y relaxed." matters and Yamada said he
likes nighttime you're interj Pliotbgraphy, which allows him to capture
not," Wal inanimate scenes without people, comi^^fci He said that people
distract viewers' and bes
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MARCH 10,2006 ACCENT THE WESTERN FRONT • 9 Bellingham
resident Tim Lindskoog watches Daydreamer play on the main stage at Christ
The King Church. Hurricane Katritia victims benefit from local concert *~
lt; PHOTOS BY CHRIS HUBER/THE WESTERN FRONT This year's Upfest concert
raised close to $5,000 in proceeds that the Christ The King Com-munit^
Sgfeirrch stafiVwill donate to Habitat for Huniamtyfand Samaritan's
!Pi|reiSjin Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. - U-Christ The King held
the Upfest benefit concert on the evening of March 3, an annual festival
since2000. Approximately 1,000 people attended this year's event, said
Upfest organizer, Christ The King Community Church associate pastor and
1995 Western alumna Derek Archer. The Upfest staff will also travel to
Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida from March 19 to 25 to help the
nonprofit organizations with relief work, he said. The staff will
collaborate with Samaritan's Purse to assist Hurricane Katrina victims
without shelter, Archer said. Thirteen bands performed on the
church's.three stages: Anchordown, Autumn Poetry, Broken Image, Barcelona,
Daydreamer, Half Blind; Idlefill, In Praise of Folly, John Van Deusen and
the Lonely Forest, Lucky for Nothing, The Pale Pacific and Concertgoers
packed the main stage auditorium at Christ The King Information compiled
by Josh Weaver C h u r e h M a r c h 3 r d d u r i n g S o m e b y S e a
» s performance. The Pale Pacific closed out the evening,
performing on the main stage. In front of the largest crowd of the
evening, lead singer Gabe Archer stood on his chair as he played the
keyboard. Bright, dramatic lighting played an integral role in the
Daydreamer keyboardists' performance at Upfest. ' * **
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FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2006 • WESTERNFRGNTONLINE.CQM
• PAGE 10 Poor putting, rain drowns Vikings BY DEVIN
SMART The Western Front The Vikings needed a strong back nine to catch
the University of Oregon Tuesday, but Mother Nature and poor putting
kept Western from making a comeback. The Western men's golfers finished
third because they couldn't overcome an eight shot Oregon lead starting
the final round of the Washington National Intercollegiate Golf
Tournament at Washington National Golf Course in Auburn. Wet weather and
wind hounded the golfers during the first two rounds of the tournament
Monday, but for the first nine holes Tuesday the weather cleared up.
However, heavy rain returned around 11 a.m., when, the Vikings were
making the turn onto the difficult back nine, and didn't relent for
ft^^^^^^^^ DEVIN SMART / THE WESTERN FRONT Western sophomore golfer Sean
Packer tees off on the 14th hole Tuesday at the Washington National
Intercollegiate Golf Tournament. nearly an hour. Western senior
co-captain Luke Bennett, who was on-par through nine holes but finished
with a seven-over-par 79, said the weather was only part of the problem
on the back nine. "I just couldn't find a groove," Bennett said, whose
score of 79 dropped him from a tie for ninth into a tie for fifteenth
individually. "The weather wasn't the best, but I never felt comfortable.
I'd miss a putt here, hit.a bad shot there. I wasn't putting myself in a
spot to score." Senior co-captain Tim Feenstra shot a three-over par-75
during his final round and finished tied for fourth individually.
Feenstra said he was pleased with his golf swing, but could not finish
bis putts. "I nit the ball really well, and I didn't make one birdie out
there," he said. "I just didn't make a putt. I didn't make one putt over
four feet—it's hard to score when you do that."
Sophomore Sean Packer rounded out the Vikings top finishers, placing
seventh after a final round 75. The tournament won't affect the Vikings
West Regional ranking, but it was an opportunity to match up against
NCAA division L golfers. The varsity squads from Washington State
University and the University of Idaho competed, while the junior varsity
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MARCH 10,2006 SPORTS THE WESTERN FRONT • 11 Links:
Western men's golf team struggles in second round of spring tournament
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 of Washington and Oregon played as well. Feenstra
said the difference between golfers at the Division I and the Division II
levels is slim. "College golf is a pretty level playing field," Feenstra
said. "Division I is probably a little better than Division II, but we play
against a lot of top-Division II schools, and the level of play out here
is pretty much the same." The tournament marked the second event for
the Vikings since the spring portion of their season began. The Vikings
finished third at the Cal State Bakersfield Invitational Feb. 28. Before
the spring portion of the season began, Western head coach Steve Card said
while he has three of the top - Division II golfers in Feenstra, Bennett
and Packer, he was still looking for consistent play from the No. 4 and
No. 5 spots on the team. After two events, Card said junior Sam Pauley,
who shot a Vikings best 74 during the final round Tuesday, secured the No.
4 position, but No. 5 is still undecided. "Sam has really stepped up and
established himself as the No. 4 player on the team," Card said. "I think
the top-three guys show a lot of confidence in him." The Vikings next
tournament will be the California State University Monterey Bay
Invitational, played March 20 and 21. Women compete in regionals BY
DERRICK PACHECO The Western Front Home is where the court is for the
top-seeded Western women's basketball team as the Vikings host the regional
championship starting today. The team has won 20 games in a row this
season, including 13 straight wins at home, on its way to a 26-1 record.
The Vikings earned a No. 4 national ranking for Division II women's
basketball, and the No. 1 seed for this weekend's West Regional Tournament
held in Carver Gym today, Saturday and Monday. The Western women are
making their eighth consecutive appearance in the regional tournament, but
this is the first year the Vikings earned the opportunity to host the
event. "I have had at least 1,000 people asking me about the men's and
women's regional tournament this week," Western director of athletics
Lynda Goodrich said. The quarterfinals start at 12:30 p.m. today, the
semifinals start at 5 p.m. on Saturday and the championship game is on
Monday at 7 p.m. "This is just great to play at home," women's head coach
Carmen Dolfo said. "We have had an unbelievable year and hope to reach the
(national) Elite Eight." Both the women's and men's basketball teams
qualified for the Regional Tournaments. The men earned the No. 2 seed with
a 21-6 record, and will play at Seattle Pacific University this weekend.
"You can't get much better than this," Goodrich said. "When people think
about D-II basketball in the Northwest, they'll think of Western."
Women's West Regional Tournament Today Game 1: Cal State Bakersfield (3)
vs. Cal State Los Angeles (6), 12:30 p.m. Game 2: Chico State (2) vs.
Humboldt State (7), 2:30 p.m- Game 3: UC San Diego (4) vs. Seattle
Pacific (5), 5:30 p.m. Game 4: Western Washington (1) vs. Northwest
Nazarene (8), 7:30 p.m. Saturday Game 5: Winner of game 1 vs. winner of
game 2, 5 p.m. Game 6: Winner of game 3 vs. winner of game 4, 7 p.m.
Monday Championship game: Winner of game 5 vs. winner of game 6, 7 p.m.
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12 • THE WESTERN FRONT SPORTS MARCH 10,2006 Springi
quartersportscolumnistpreview Overweight pros pummel average Joes BY
ANDREW SLEIGHTER Mark it zero Monday night I watched the premiere of
Spike TV's "Pros vs. Joes." Besides displaying terrible programming, this
specific brand of sports reality television misses the point entirely. The
point is, I want to see sports stars brought down, not watch their
exaggerated egos. "Pros vs. Joes" starts with a promising premise. Three
average people dubbed 'Joes,' contestants on the show, challenge a
handful of retired athletes in athletic contests. Monday's episode included
wide receiver Jerry Rice, professional wrestler Bill Goldberg, basketball
player Dennis Rodman, former Chicago Bears quarterback Mike MeMahon and
baseball slugger Matt Williams. The show grants the Joes an opportunity to
fulfill lifelong fantasies, such as going one-on-one with a professional
athlete and winning $20,000. Or, as Rodman likes to call his annual salary
for playing in the ABA in addition to what he gets every time "Double
Team" airs on HBO. During the show, the Joes competed in impossible tasks
such as covering Rice while he caught passes from MeMahon. One Joe did
succeed once in knocking a pass away only because of a miserable throw by
MeMahon. Another challenge pitted a Joe in a wrestling match versus
Goldberg. Nobody succeedes against Goldberg. In a bizarre shooting contest
against rebounding extraordinaire Dennis Rodman, the Joes stood on a
conveyor belt moving away from the hoop and had to run while shooting
baskets. Each Joe took their turn to beat Rodman's score for the most
baskets made in two minutes. Despite this obvious move to make Rodman look
better in a shooting contest, one excited Joe still outscored Rodman.
That was the best moment of the show. I don't watch bad reality shows to
see average people humiliated. I want to see bloated, average fans
disgrace overpaid former athletes. It doesn't happen when a 165-pound guy
wrestles Goldberg's weight. To the show's credit, it included a golfing
competition as a neutral battleground. As I was watching I thought to
myself, "Finally, I get to see these pros fail." But then it occurred to
me, nobody plays golf more than retired athletes. With all the charity
benefits, disposable income and tremendous free time, playing golf is the
destiny of retired athletes. This doesn't say much for golf, and it
explains the Senior Tour. Players on the PGA Tour don't get as many holes
in as Matt Williams does. The pros destroyed the Joes in golfing worse
than in any other event, and Spike TV expects us to find this amusing. I
admit, I found myself mildly entertained by Rodman outrebounding players
12 inches shorter than him and Matt Williams lining shots at these
poor guys while they tried to play third base, but it grew obnoxious.
The pros running their mouths the whole time was even more annoying. Rice
used an expletive in reference toward the Joes. How do you get pumped up
to prevent someone who is poorer, uglier and not as talented from winning
some money? At the end of the day, the pros are still rich, enjoy an
inflated status in society and fans adore them. The trash talking is
unsolicited. The athletes on the show act as if fans don't understand how
talented they are. As fans we know we're not better receivers than Rice,
but some out there think they can catch better than former Seattle
Seahawks wide receiver Koren Robinson. Nobody says to themselves, "I could
have grabbed that rebound," when watching Rodman miss a board. We say
that when we're watching Seattle Sonic's center Robert Swift. We do say
when watching Rodman, "I bet I wouldn't have kicked that cameraman in the
nuts," but that's a different issue. These are the events I want to see.
I want to see Joes versus Swift in the bench press. I want to see
Shaquille O'Neal struggling in a free throw shooting contest, Pete Rose
versus the roulette wheel and maybe some sort of Joe versus Ron Artest
freestyle rap battle. Let's see John Daly huffing it in a 40-yard dash.
Fans possess the reasonable expectation that professional athletes are
superior in every facet of athleticism than an average fan. And if we
suspect that this isn't the case, "Pros vs. Joes" should answer the
question. Is Edgar Martinez slower than your grandmother? We could
ultimately find out. Of course the athletes destroy the Joes when they're
a legend of the sport or an event they specialize in. And that's funny,
but it gets old. If we learned anything from "Celebrity Boxing," it's that
Tonya Harding is mean. But we also learned that if they're going to sell
out, they should look stupid. Now some may say Rice paid his dues with
"Dancing With the Stars," but nevertheless, these athletes clearly sold
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FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2006 • WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM
• PAGE 13 Beware, springtime skin drawing near Scheming
Western women plan annual barrage, despite lingering cold weather BY ZACH
KYLE True Enough Spring skin is coming. Every year, a stretch of spring
sunshine beats back the Washington rain, and the women of Western come
out from under their rocks to put on a show. Some master coordinator
flips a switch broadcasting the disrobe beacon, sending all the girls
running to their closets to rescue moth-balled halters, short skirts and
spaghetti straps. Instantly gone are the winter hoodies we gents are
accustomed to and the puffy jackets that are probably still appropriate
for the mid- 50s temperature. Ladies, your tactics are underhanded and
jarring. I understand your intent is to consume the Western guys in a
tsunami of 7 understand your intent is to consume the Western guys in a
tsunami of skin and confusion. You succeed wildly.' enjoy seeing us
reduced to blind children bumbling mechanically and slack-jawed across
campus like subjects in a government LSD experiment. You need to tone it
down. Seriously. After three springs at Western, I've developed the
ability to sense when springtime skin is drawing nigh. I'll walk out of
class and slowly meander across campus. Something won't seem right, and
I'll wonder if I'm forgetting an assignment or a family member's
birthday. I'll walk, numb to the world and looking down when I notice the
passing ankles. Then legs. I'll look up. Shoulders. Backs. Midriffs.
—' Shell shock. I'll bump into a dumbfounded fellow
with panicked and unfocusing eyes. I'll apologize with some
unintelligible sound and careen into the 10- til-the-hour crowd like a
weightless body floating into an asteroid field. I hope women understand
how rough springtime skin is on us fellas. The first day hits so suddenly
that we react with bewilderment rather than sexual attraction. I know
you've been working out skin and confusion. You succeed wildly. You all
winter to prepare for this day, but we can't look at you, at least not
right away. We walk like mummies with tunnel vision just trying to get to
point B, the skin cumulating in our peripheral vision. Our brains can't
compute why the opposite sex would wear only half the clothing they donned
a mere 24 hours ago. It doesn't make sense. Our reality crumbles. As
detrimental as spring skin is to my mental stability, I must laud
Western's women. Despite intense planning and anticipation of the event
girls are remarkably close mouthed. Mum is the word, which is a miracle
for that particular species. All week, I've asked women, "Is this me
week? Has the time ] come?" and all responded with a completely
believable look of disturbed confusion. One of; these years a man will
find the. hidden entrance and expose your scheme. He will descend the
stairs in the catacombs under Old Main and discover the Hall of Western
Sisterhood. It must take a huge room to fit all 7,000 of you. He'll find
the Masons-esque robes, and the calendars marking the day the first assault
will take place. You will be exposed. I know the day is coming. My eyes
and ears at Whatcom Community College report that spring skin is already
kicking in. The women at Whatcom are less patient than those at Western,
not to mention less tasteful. Historically, we can look at .Whatcom as a
two-week warning for spring skin hitting Western's campus. I strongly
encourage the Western Sisterhood leadership implement a staggered
schedule for spring skin. This way, girls will take graduated steps
toward summertime clothes, rather than the coat-to- tube top leapfrog
that sends men reeling. I understand the pleasure you must derive from
messing with us, but don't be cruel. We have classes to take care of. We
have jobs. We have meals to remember to eat. Staggering spring skin is
the humane thing to do. And besides, it's still fucking cold. E-mail Zach
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14 • THE WESTERN FRONT OPINIONS MARCH 10,2006 Sudden
Valley shouldn't be a city Sudden Valley community members applied for
independent city status on Feb. 24 for the area eight miles east of
Bellingham. The Whatcom County Council removed Sudden Valley from the
county's urban growth area list on Feb. 28 to prevent it from pursuing
city status. The prevention of Sudden Valley's application for city
status was a smart move by the council. Sudden Valley, which is located
on the west bank of Lake Whatcom, is listed as a Whatcom County recreation
area and should remain that way. Sudden Valley becoming a city would
raise the number of tourists and residents visiting and living in the
area. More people moving in means an increase in the pollution of Lake
Whatcom, which serves as a water source and recreation area to more than
86,000 county residents. Our county is polluted enough as it is. City
status for Sudden Valley would increase the commercial and residential
development around Lake Whatcom exponentially. The fact that they are not
cities hasn't restricted the growth of the Sehdme and Fairhaven
communities inside of Bellingham. In fact, these two communities within
Bellingham have flourished for years. Why should we set apart Sudden
Valley as its own city? We shouldn't. Sudden Valley is developed to the
pomt of being a city. Destabilizing the Lake Whatcom watershed with
further development will unnecessarily damagethe environment. Sudden
Valley residents who want to see their tax dollars at work in their own
neighborhoods rather than in the county, started the application for city
status. If 75 percent of Sudden Valley citizens voted in favor of such a
separation, then Sudden Valley has a right to pursue city status.
However, Whatcom County shouldn't increase urban sprawl just because
certain citizens want to distinguish themselves financially from the rest
of the county. Whatcom County will always have certain neighborhoods that
are more prosperous than others, but that's no reason to separate those
areas into cities apart from the rest of the county. Frontlines are the
opinion of The Western Front editorial board: Lauren Miller, AdrianaDunn,
Bradley Thayer, Jacob Buckenmeyer, Amy Harder, Jared Yoakum, Ciara
O'Rourke, Michael Lycklama, Susan Rosenberry, Andrew Irvine, Marissa
Harshman, Dawn Chesbro, Aaron Apple, Loren Shane, Chris Taylor and Chris
Huber. The Western Front Editor in Chief: Lauren Miller; Managing Editor:
Adriana Dunn; Head Copy Editor: Bradley Thayer; Copy Editors: Jacob
Buckenmeyer, Amy Harder; Photo Editor: Jared Yoakum; News Editors: Ciara
O'Rourke, Michael Lycklama; Accent Editor: Susan Rosenberry; Features
Editor: Andrew Irvine; Sports Editor: Marissa Harshman; Opinions Editor:
Dawn Chesbro; Online Editor: Aaron Apple; Staff Photographer: Chris Huber,
Chris Taylor; Columnist: Zach Kyle; Cartoonist: Aaron Cunningham; Adviser:
John Harris; Business Manager: Alethea Macomber; Advertising Manager: Joel
Hall 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:
'Its a myth to think I don't know what's going on. It's a myth to think
that I'm not aware that there's opinions that don't agree with mine,
because I'm fully aware of that." — George W. Bush,
president Spring quarter columnist preview Being single is great liquor
pros outweigh relationship cons BY LAUREN ALLAIN Forbidden Firuit
Relationships are like tequila. At first glance, indulging seems like the
best idea ever. As the shots progress they get sweeter and sweeter with
the residuals of pure bliss. Until you have overindulged. In that
situation you never want to touch, taste or see tequila ever again.
Instead of tequila, I think of every shot as a minute-long dose of that
significant other. That's my evolving definition of a relationship. My
parents met in college so I've grown up assuming I would meet my match
here, too. With only four quarters left until I graduate, I'm beginning to
think my assumption was wrong. I've met some amazing men thus far, but
it's been punctuated by meeting complete douches. The two seem to
counteract one another. So here I am—a single girl with
high expectations and no date. Most girls would be upset about this but
I love it. Therefore, I've come up with a list of the top five reasons
why I love being single. Number one: I don't have to shave. Men complain
about shaving constantly, but the surface area they have to shave doesn't
even equate to one calf for a woman. Shaving both legs takes
approximately seven minutes, and when I'm in the shower every morning
before class at 9 a.m., losing those seven minutes isn't worth it. That
time is dedicated to cereal. When I think about it, no one is going to
see my legs anyway, except for that creepy old guy who stops to give me a
thumbs-up while I'm running past him. In that instance I'm glad my legs
look repulsive. Number two: I have the pleasure of sprawling out on my
bed. Ever since I was young, I've been a picky sleeper. I used to make
my parents come pick me up and take me home from sleepovers when everyone
went to bed because I wanted to sleep in my own bed. My bed is mine. I
picked the mattress, the sheets and the number of pillows, and I alone
will enjoy it. Nothing compares to the frustration that ensues when I
wake up to realize my partner is in a spread- eagle pose in the middle of
the bed leaving me with a sliver, which is just enough room to keep one
leg and half an arm on the
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bed. Perfect. Number three: No one is there to control single means
that I never have to awkwardly tell my friend/family/ prospective
boyfriends that I'm available again. Informing others of a breakup has
always baffled me. Am I supposed to send out a mass e-mail titled, "Oops.
That didn't work out as planned"? _ Changing the relationship status on
Myspace and Facebook is equally awkward. How soon is too soon to change
it? Is it too hasty to do it within hours of the breakup? I don't want
the ex to think I'm wishing I was still in the relationship, but I don't
want him to think I'm stoked to be
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out of it. Either way, 7 will never under- once I change it, my me.
stand the way a male Pr o f i l e fows U P ^ v . - . i recently updated.
brain junctions when I've never dated dealing with women, anyone who
attempted and trying to figure it out is like trying to figure out why
men have nipples.' to control me, but I have experience with the ones
who constantly like to give suggestions about —
everything. From what chips to buy at the store to what classes I should
take, he had a suggestion for everything. At least he wasn't indecisive,
but I'm capable of picking my own chips, thanks. I can also decide when
I'm going to eat those chips, when I'm going to do my homework and when
I'm going to sleep. Some nights I call it quits at 10 p.m. while other
days I stay up until 4 a.m. Having to incorporate someone else's schedule
into my lack of a daily schedule is typically not worth it. I start to
feel claustrophobic if someone else crushes me, specifically by having to
follow his schedule. I have several friends who work at UPS beginning at
3 a.m., and I'm convinced I should date one of them because once they
leave for work I can go to bed—alone. Number four:
Constantly being So friend's read it and think, "Wow. She's single again.
I wonder which one of them fucked it up." And men the questions begin,
which is why I think the mass e-mail is the best option. Number five:
Relationships are generally not worth the hassle. So far I haven't had
one that was worth the time, money and eventual tears. I will never
understand the way a male brain functions when dealing with women, and
trying to figure it out is like trying to figure out why men have
nipples; It's just not worth the effort, and the end result typically
means nothing. Having said all this I'll add that all five rules become
void when I find the right guy. For now I'm staying attached
— to tequila — because it never
complains when I fail to call, it doesn't care if I chose to spend the
night with its friend rum and most importantly it never sleeps in the
middle of the bed. Gosh, I hope my parents don?t read this. E-mail
Lauren Allain at forbiddenfruitcolumn@yahoo.com
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MARCH 10,2006 OPINIONS THE WESTERN FRONTS * 15 iking oices
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Erfie Junior, marketing Emily Kwong Freshman, community health I'm
goinjjk Ic^fk poolsideinJSantJ Monica and shop my Heart out. Stephanie
Sullivan Freshman, journalism CASA WANTS YOU TO KNOW Western's Sexual
Misconduct Policy It is the policy of Western Washington University to
provide an environment in which students, staff, and faculty can work,
live and study free from all types of sexual misconduct. "The range of
sexual misconduct includes sexual harassment, sexual intimidation, sexual
coercion, sexual assault, and rape. The University will act to prevent and
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