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Identifier: wwu:4296
Title: 1955 Aerial View
Date: 1955-1956
Description: ca. 1955. Handwritten note on photo verso: Bradbury. Original inventory #0619.8
Digital Collection: Campus History Collection
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Identifier: wwu:22599
Title: 1912 Ninth Grade Class
Date: 1912
Description: Teachesr: Rose Baxter (front row, second from right); William Patchin (second row, hands on shoulders of two boys)
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Identifier: wwu:6241
Title: Carol J. Diers interview--September 2, 2003
Date: 2003-09-02
Description: Carol J. Diers, WWU faculty member, 1963-1991; Professor Emeritus of Psychology. She also attended WWU (BA, BAE 1956) and the Campus School.
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Text preview (might not show all results): Western Washington University Libraries Special Collections Oral History Program Carol J. Diers ATTENTION: © Copyright Western Washington University Libraries Special Collections. "Fair use" criteria of Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 must be followed. The following materials can

Identifier: wwu:14792
Title: Western Front - 1971 October 29
Date: 1971-10-29
Digital Collection: Western Front Historical Collection
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1971_1029 ---------- Western Front - 1971 October 29 - Page 1 ---------- FRIDAY OCT. Z 9 th 1971 BELLINGHAM RECYCLE ALL PAPER "The Leading College Newspaper inWashington State" / Classes cancelled Huxley to hold waste symposium Huxley College students willget a relief from the classroom ne
Transcript text preview (might not show all results): 1971_1029 ---------- Western Front - 1971 October 29 - Page 1 ---------- FRIDAY OCT. Z 9 th 1971 BELLINGHAM RECYCLE ALL PAPER "The Leading College Newspaper inWashington State" / Classes can
Show more1971_1029 ---------- Western Front - 1971 October 29 - Page 1 ---------- FRIDAY OCT. Z 9 th 1971 BELLINGHAM RECYCLE ALL PAPER "The Leading College Newspaper inWashington State" / Classes cancelled Huxley to hold waste symposium Huxley College students willget a relief from the classroom next week when all formal classes will be canceled for a week-long studyon the environmental issues of waste management and recycling. The class time will be made up duringthe final week of the quarter. This study begins Monday with the first session dealing with the issues ofwaste management on national, state, county and city levels. Douglas C. Hansen, of the EnvironmentalProtection Agency regional office in Seattle will highlight the first day session with a speech on problemsand possible solutions of national solid waste. Hansen's talk will take place at 10 a.m. in the VU lounge. Later on Monday, Avery Wells, section head for land resources planning of the state department ofecology, will discuss the state's role in solid waste management. Other Monday speakers will be JerrySchroedal, sanitary engineer for the Whatcom County Council of Governments, and Frank Roberts,Whatcom County Commissioner. Tuesday will be Huxley College community action day. Students willcollect litter from the local community and will bring it to the Huxley Environmental Reference Bureau(HERB) recycling center at Zimmerman House. The college has also scheduled a seminar for 8 p.m.Tuesday. Featured speakers will be: Robert Keller, a professor at Fairhaven College, James Weber of theBoeing Company's Portland, Ore., solid waste disposal program, Dan Phelps of the University of BritishColumbia, and Hank Cunningham, Huxley senior and chairman of the HERB recycling center.Wednesday's session will consist of field trips to the Bellingham sewage treatment plant, plus city andcounty land fill sites. :.- . . ...... Thursday will be the final day of the study program and will be devoted to in-depth analysis of Bellingham and Whatcom County solid waste management. 65-year-old trades ingolf clubs for textbooks By BILL DIETRICH Western's oldest freshman used to be a welterweightprofessional boxer, a golf pro at the Bellingham Golf and Country Club and now is enrolled in Humanities, studying for a degree. His name is Frank Sadler, and he is 65 years old. Frank first retired at the age of23, hanging up the gloves that helped him to punch his way through 86 professional fights. Then turningto golf, he became the assistant club pro at Bellingham's golf club and finally took over the. title of proand owner of the pro shop in 1936. He retired asecond time last April after 43 years of pro golf, includingparticipation in several tournaments. Now he is beginning again, as a freshman student enrolled inHumanities. Explaining why he came to college after all these years, Frank smiled and said, "It's a newventure." He enjoys both his current retirement from work and his new beginning in school but is wary toadmit that school is fun. "They might kick me out," he chuckles. In his spare time he golfs almost every day, having only missed four days since April. He recently sank his third hole-in-one while playing withthree Western faculty members. Frank was a well known Northwest boxer during his high school days,making good money at it. He called himself Frankie Repoz then and beat several nationally knownopponents. His interest in golf developed when he was even younger, when he caddied for the thengolfing greats, Long Jim Barnes and Jack Hutchinson. He's played thousands of holes of golf since thenand he became the first to go seven under par at Bellingham Golf and Country Club. For his retirementthe members of the golf club sent him on a two-week vacation to some golf links in Florida, FrankSadler, Western's oldest freshman, contemplates a lecture in one of his Humanities classes. but he onlystayed six days. "Got homesick I guess," he explains. FrankJiasn't picked a major yet and he may bearound a while if it takes him as long to get through college as it did high school. But college academics aren't wholly new to Sadlerâ€”his sons, Jack and Paul, both have masters degrees. \ Senate electionsslated Tuesday X w ESTERN WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE VOLUME 64 NUMBER 8 See page 3 / ---------- Western Front - 1971 October 29 - Page 2 ---------- 2 Western Front Friday, October 29, 1971 GakaAet I);mcinL! U1-'' ' â€¢ / / / // 2500 King George hSurrey, T3.C "IT'S LEGAL AT 19 " PLEASE BRING I. D Dancing 'til 2 a.m. Open Tues. to Sat. 2500King George Hwy., 536-7525 Surrey, B.C. * ~'t zAvuU NOW APPEARING Oct. 19th thru 30thSymphony Wiggy Blaine * King George Highway CANADA â€” 1-5 USA Coming Nou. 22â€¢BRINK* Helmut Kautner's Captain from Koepenick This is a very funny prize-winning true story of apoor cobbler who puts on a second-hand captain's uniform and takes over a squad of soldiers. Friday,Oct. 29 L-4, 4:30, 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. Students $.75; General $1.25 3 L7 WIZTRONICS, INC.ELECTRONIC REPAIR Alabama Cornwall 733-5191 Need help in literature? Ask the experts whoprepare Cliff's Notes. Our authors are scholars who have taught the works they write about. They knowhow to explain them to you in clear, concise form. Increase your understanding. Get Cliff's Notes andget with the experts. V gt;Vv idffifflb. Nearly 200 titles-always available wherever books are sold. Only$ i1 each [JW yÂ®w The Book Store has lengthened its hours. MAIN STORE: MON-FRI 7:30-5:00SATURDAY 11:00-3:00 ANNEX: MON-FRI 1:00-4:30 Continuing Studies presents BROLN THEEXCITING CZECHOSLOVAKIAN FOLK COMPANY, CONSISTING OF 36 SINGERS - DANCERS -MUSICIANS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2,1971 MUSIC AUDITORIUM, 8:15 p.m. STUDENTS $1.50;GENERAL ADMISSION $3. ADVANCE TICKETS AT THE VIKING UNION INFORMATION DESKHappenings FRIDAY The Women's Symposium continues through tonight. You can go to the VUlounge to see what's going on. The Western Gallery in the Art Building has a new exhibit featuring prints in series from now through Nov. 19. Prints by such artists as Andy Warhol are included. "Captain fromKoepenick' is the foreign film for Friday. This 1956 German film is about a poor cobbler who obtains asemblance of power by impersonating an army officer. Showings are at 4:30, 7 and 9 p.m. in LectureHall 4. Cost for students is 75 cents. "Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe" will also be shown. TheFriday night dance features the Cincinnati Rail in the VU. KPUG is sponsoring this dance so you canget free tickets at participating merchants' stores. .The Bellingham Theatre Guild presents the last twoshowings of Noel Coward's comedy "Hay Fever" Friday and Saturday night starting at 8:15. SATURDAY Mama Sundays is back this week and will be featuring By MIKE KERR William Bassett and AaronLinburg who play cbuntry and western music. The rest of the time it will be open mike for any aspiringperformers. Mama Sundays is open from 7 to 11 p.m. on the fourth floor of the VU. Western's footballteam will probably win another game when it plays Eastern Oregon College in the Bellingham Civic Field starting at 8 p.m. This is Western's last home game this season. SUNDAY Sunday is ' Halloween,,kiddies, so have a party or go Trick-or-treating. As a diversionary tactic to keep you people off thestreets and away from the little ones, the Programs Commission is having a double feature for theSunday night movie. "The Night of the Living Dead" and "Black Sabbath" will be featured at 6 and 9:30p.m. in the Music Auditorium for only 50 cents. That's even better than throwing eggs at people. If you're more the arty type, stay home and watch "Beckett" starring Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole onChannel 12 (KVOS) starting at 9 p.m. Fairhaven sponsors election preview An election symposium, inwhich candidates and representatives for a number of items to be on the Nov. 2 ballot will participate, willbe held from 9:30 a.m. to 5. p.m. tomorrow on the third floor of the Academic Building at Fairhaven. Thesymposium, sponsored by the Fairhaven College Coalition of Concerned Voters is designed to focusattention on the candidates and crucial issues on the election. Mayorial candidates, candidates for theCity Council, freeholders ? school board candidates and candidates for the Port Commission will takepart in panel discussions and representatives will speak on propositions, bonds and levies to be on theballot. The panel discussions will center on "Land Use in Bellingham," the nature of planned portdevelopments and how the public will be served by them and on drug abuse and drug education programsin the schools and their effect on the community. Panelists will answer questions from the floor and thenthe audience will break down into groups to discuss specific issues with the candidates andrepresentatives. The public is invited and coffee and donuts will be served. A similar symposium held forSeattle candidates this week at the University of Washington drew only a dozen students. Nader aideheartens WashPIRG efforts Brent English, an aide to consumer advocate Ralph Nader, urged studentsto get involved with the Washington Public Interest Research Group (WashPIRG) at Western. English,who has been setting up public interest groups around the United States,, told over 100 students in theVU lounge last Thursday that WashPIRG will focus on particular consumer problems and will attempt tofind ways of solving them. WashPIRG will be completely student controlled, employing the services ofprofessionals, including doctors and lawyers, who will attack consumer problems. It will work within thelegal system. WashPIRG has no economic or political ties with Ralph Nader, English explained.WashPIRG is trying to get students to put more into the legal system than ever before, he said. "Whatwe are suggesting to college students is the most powerful arm this country has seen," he added.WashPIRG will be dealing directly with environmental problems, health and safety, consumer protection,and corporate responsibilities. A petition drive will be held Nov. 8-12 on campus in an attempt to get asmany students as possible to pledge one dollar to the organization. English believes that Washingtonalone can raise $600,000 trom this state wide petition drive. This money will be used solely for hiringprofessionals. Support from professionals has been fantastic, he said. He pointed out that in a study ofstudent movements on college campuses, the initial probelm had been student "frustration;' "despair" and the fact that "many students don't give a damn. They are more willing to play frisbee," he said. Englishstrongly believes that students will get involved in public interest groups, though. He pointed out thatpublic interest groups are being organized in 25 states, in Oregon 65 per cent of 110,000 students signedthe petition and at the University of Minnesota over 60 per cent of 44,000 students signed the petition infour days. ^^msB3BSSBSSSBSSSSSSS 522S2Â£2E22J222iEES52EE22^^Â« ---------- Western Front - 1971 October 29 - Page 3 ---------- Friday, October 29, 1971 Western Front 3 Senate attracts 60 for 13 seats By BOB BURNETT Unlessthere, are write-in candidates, 60 students will vie Tuesday for the 13 student seats on the all-collegesenate. While only 34 students had been nominated by last Thursday, apathy appeared to take adownward swing as 26 additional applicants placed their names on the ballot during the final two days ofnominations. While a field of four or more candidates seeks a seat from most of the academic areas,Gabriel Trujillo will run unopposed for the College of Ethnic Studies seat. Only two students, DougCrowell and Joe McConkey, are running for the Graduate Student seat. There are seven candidatesseeking the two Social Sciences seats. Running for position number one are: Tom Casey, CharlesSmith and Tod Sundquist, all political science majors. Running for position number two are: LarryDiamond, Jeff Foss and Parke Gordon, political science majors, and Jim Stevens, a businessadministration major. Candidates for the Fine and Applied Arts seat are: Barb Anderson, hgjmeeconomics; Dawn Asikainen, music; Dennis Darby, technology, and Jean Kieffer, home economics. /'Five students have applied for the Education seat. They are: Wesley Ames, Larry Hearst, Jon Lantz,John McCarthy and Cathleen Parks. Six persons have applied from Fairhaven College: Bill Evans, TerryFisk, James Hansen, Grant Krechtel, Paul Nelson and John Robinson. Huxley College claims fourcandidates: Lee Doughty, David Ott, Dean Takko and Wayne Wallis. Running for the Physical Education seat are: Ken Bruch, Steve Colby, Ted Gegoux, recreation majors, and Doug Clark and Jill McDavit,physical education majors. There are four Language Arts candidates: Ronald Auer, English; JillJohnson, German; Ruth Lopez, Spanish, and Angus McLane, speech. The Science/Math seat has seven candidates: Nicholas Alvanez, math; Ted Clowes, math; Dave Dedrickson, math; Bub Ezell, chemistry;Jack Fulk, computer science; Roy Hayes, chemistry, and Brian Lynch, biology. Fifteen persons arecompeting for the two senator-at-large positions. For position number one: Jon Churchill, Duane Dillerud, James Kennedy, Roger Kinyon, Ada Knowles, Frank McClenny, Jim Neuman and Brady Smith. Forposition number two: Wayne Bailey, Bryn Bearse, Carolyn Brown, Robert Imhof, Earl Moore, TheresaMorrisey and Richard Quails. Faculty members will vote for the 23 Faculty seats alongside students inthe VU lounge in Tuesday's election. The list of faculty nominees from the academic areas was to becompleted today. Faculty members will vote to fill 23 Faculty seats on the 43-member senate.Candidates elected to the three, at large Faculty seats are: Stanley Daugert, professor and chairman ofthe philosophy department; Don Ferris, associate professor and director of teacher education, andHarvey Gelder, professor, Fairhaven College. Senate candidates for the two at-large Administration seats and the three at-large Classified Staff seats will be elected by a mail-in ballot form. Tim Douglas,assistant dean of students; Barney Goltz, director of campus planning; Robert Holz, director of theComputer Center, and Mary Robinson, associate dean of students, are running for the two administration seats. There are nine candidates for the (CONTINUED ON PAGE 5) Low salaries worry Flora WesternCoeds Carol Taub (left) and Beth Ramstad (right) show their disapproval of the chastity belt's symbolicimplications. The belt is currently on display at the Women's Commission's horror chamber. The women's symposium, an event co-sponsored by the commission ends today. Today's scheduled events from 12noon on will be: 12 noon women performers; 1 p.m. National Organization of Women: 3 p.m.-"Revolutionary Feminism"-Barbara Winslow; 4 p.m.-film "The Inheritance," 5 p.m.-Changing Image ofWomen in songs, arias, paintings, music by Beverly Warner, aud. by Robert Scandrett, a pianist; 7 p.m.-Black Women will speak in L-2; and 8 p.m.-film "Salt of the Earth" in L-2. Photo by JIM THOMSON Druginformation center offers advice, help By JIM BROOKS Can you get strung out on speed? Is marijuanaless harmful than alcohol? Does LSD cause birth defects? These are just samples of the questions that Gary Ramey is asked daily as student director of Western's Drug Information Center. But as Ramey, apsychology major from Seattle, points out nobody is certain of the answers to many of these questions."The questions that I get range from what many would consider dumb to the very difficult but to thatperson they are important. I may not always have the answer but I can try to help them find it," Rameysaid. The Drug Information Center, set up this quarter, offers a variety of pamphlets on subjects rangingfrom marijuana to heroin. Ramey said that taking drugs "is a decision that only the individual can make, I hope to give the person enough information so he can make up his own mind." He said that at themoment about four to five students wander into the office a day to seek information or just to talk aboutthe drug situation around Bellingham. Ramey is currently trying to set up a rumor-control type of service confirming or warning of dangerous or deadly dope in Bellingham. Recently, a reliable source reportedthat a shipment of grass cut with Belladonna had reached the area. Consequently, Ramey was able tosend out a warning advising anyone experiencing Belladonna poisoning to see a doctor. A studyconducted at Western in the fall of 1970 revealed that at least 60 per cent of the residents have used ortried drugs. From what he has seen or heard, Ramey believes that most drugs are less plentiful thisyear than last. However, it has been reported that there is more cocaine this year than psychedelics."The center is open for anyone who wants information on drugs to come in and tell me what's happeningaround town. Everything is confidential," Ramey said. By BOB McLAUCHLAN Inadequate facultysalaries and how to cope with the external demands on the college were two areas President CharlesFlora expressed concern over in the first faculty meeting of the year, Wednesday. Flora told facultymembers that faculty salaries have been inadequately budgeted by the state legislature. "We indeedhave a salary problem that this state must confront," he said. "Our sister state colleges are in the sameboat." The primary concern with the salary problem is to lobby before the state legislature convening inJanuary, he said. To prepare for this, a brochure is being put together on the inadequacy of four-yearcollege faculty salaries as compared with community colleges and public school salaries. This brochurewill consist of a complete study of nation-wide and local comparisons of salary and salary increases ofmany educational institutes. Part of this brochure will consist of an annual report by the AmericanAssociation of University Professors called "On the Brink." This study breaks down and compares salaryincreases of all colleges and universities. An inter-institutional committee of faculty members has beenset up by the four-year colleges and universities of Washington to study the salary situation. Theparticipating colleges are: Eastern, Central, Western, University of Washington, Washington StateUniversity. Thus far Evergreen has not participated. Flora said that this ad hoc committee is trying toarrive at some agreement on a certain faculty increase for all the state colleges. "The same per centincrease should pertain to all four year state colleges," he said. "If all goes well, each college will submitits report to Gov. Daniel J. Evans," he added. If approved then Gov. Evans will take it up before the statelegislature. Bob Teshera, Western's representative to the inter-institutional committee, believes that thelegislature "simply does not know what is going on," with the inadequacy of faculty salaries. "Once theyknow, 1 think they will take strong action," he said. A second area of concern is coping with the externaldemands on the college, Flora said. The State Council on Higher Education has launched a study onhigher education which covers areas such as admissions, transfer ability of credits, tuition and fees,academic and tenure . . . . "The conclusions of these studies can be very influential," Flora said. "Each of these studies may require hundreds of man and woman hours." Gary Ramey's duties as student director of the Drug Information Clinic include discussing problems which often have no answer. Photo by JIMTHOMSON ---------- Western Front - 1971 October 29 - Page 4 ---------- 4 Western Front Friday, October 29, 1971 Front Editorials.... To comfort the afflicted and to afflict thecomforted' This is a test The Nov. 2 voting date is nearly here again, but this year it has increasedimportance for college students. Campus elections for the all-college senate and city elections forcandidates and initiatives are both scheduled next Tuesday. This will be the first election formembership in the all-college1 senate, a body which will govern the entire college community. It isespecially important in this formative period of the senate to take 'Uncle Sucker' Rhetoric is ringing'round the world over the expulsion of Nationalist China from the United Nations this week. And, asalways in diplomatic circles, everyone is blaming everyone else. Of all the phrases babbled by people inhigh places, the one by Ohio Senator William Saxbe may well be a key to locking away past mistakesand opening an era of diplomatic wisdom for the United States. "We've got to do something . . . to showthe world Uncle Sucker is dead," Saxbe said on the Senate floor. However, it may be necessary to admit it was our own fault that we were suckers in the past. For example, the American people have beensuckered into thinking Chiang Kai-shek is the real leader of the Chinese people, when in fact Chianggained power the same way he lost it, by leading the forces of the Nationalist Army to victory in 1926.(Incidentally, before Chiang took control of the Nationalist Party, he was a member of China'srevolutionary organization and spent a year in Russia.) When the Communist Chinese drove Chiang outof China in 1949, Chiang and about two million followers fled to Formosa where he took control of thecountry and 10 million Formosans, proclaiming himself political and military leader. The American people were suckered into believing that barring an "avowed troublemaker" such as Red China from the U.N.would contribute to world peace, when in actuality depriving a quarter of the world's population from anyform of representation in a "world council" has left the Chinese people and their government with oneless alternative to violence. In a classic statement about the ouster of Nationalist China, presidentialaspirant Henry M. Jackson said: "You can't deny an interest in voting for student representatives. Thiswill be the first general election in this city where the enfranchisement of 18-year-olds through 21-year-olds takes effect. Those students who are registered in Bellingham will have an opportunity todemonstrate their interest in local issues by marking their ballots Tuesday. Our political system both oncampus and in the city can be responsible to its constituents if you will vote. â€” Ron Graham theexistence of 14 million people." But we denied the existence of more than 700 million for 22 years. TheAmerican people have been suckered into thinking that gifts of foreign aid assures this nation thatcountries receiving our assistance will always jump on the U.S. bandwagon. " I t is clear evidence that aforeign policy so heavily based on gifts to our 'allies' cannot be expected to keep them on our side whenthe chips are down," Saxbe said. How long will it take our leaders to realize that bribery does nothing tobuild international prestige which is so important to foreign relations? The American people have beensuckered into believing that by paying one-third of the United Nations' operating expense the UnitedStates is always right and only those opposed to "mother, God and apple pie" would dare disagree withus. But some nations don't think much of God and apple pie and some think even less of the UnitedStates, especially after the strong-arm tactics employed by our diplomats on occasion. Contrary topopular belief, no nation or organization is always right. The time has come for the United States andother nations of the United Nations to realize some changes are necessary in the organization. Forinstance, membership should be extended to all nations and not conditionally determined by existingmembers. Nationalist China's expulsion was a deplorable thing indeed to the interest of world peace, but it may be a small, temporary price to pay for focusing attention on the antiquated, unrealistic policies ofthe United Nations. â€” Russ Cravens WESTERN FRONT STAFF EDITOR: Ron Graham MANAGINGEDITOR: Pat Brennen ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Bob Taylor COPY EDITOR: Carolyn Hill SPORTSEDITOR: Kent Sherwood PHOTO EDITOR: Jim Thomson PHOTOGRAPHER: Dwight LarsonEXCHANGE EDITOR: Bob McLauchlan GRAPHICS: Molly Benton BUSINESS MANAGER: Bob BurnettAD MANAGER: Ed Hodder STAFF ADVISOR: R. E. Stannard Jr. The Western Front is the officialnewspaper of Western Washington State College. Editorial opinions are those of the WntEentered assecond class postage at Bellingham, Washington 98225. The Front is represented by NEAS. New YorkRegular issues are published on Tuesdays and Fridays. Composed in the WWSC print shop and pr.ntedat the Lynden Tribi'-fie. EDITORIAL PHONE 676-3161 ADVERTISING PHONE 676-3160 , . , . . * â€¢ . . . '..' . . . . , ., on the home front with steve Johnston The Bookstore co-opulation class - or - how to getscrewed The trouble with those high school preparatory classes is that they don't really prepare studentsfor- the things which count in college; things a student needs to survive day to day campus living. Onecourse that should be required in every high school is Book Buying 100, so a student can get ready forthe'buyer beware'*policies running amuck in college bookstore co-ops. The first thing any student shouldlearn in this class would be about the title of college co-ops. It is rather misleading. The words co-opmean "cooperative" and this implies some kind of cooperation between the bookstore and the studentpopulous. It gives a picture of student and bookstore, hand in hand, fighting the forces of inflation.Actually the only cooperation between these two comes when the student hauls out his wallet and thecashier takes his money, saying, "Thank you," and the student saying, "Ugghhhh." Next a novice wouldlearn there is no such thing as a used book. All used books are shipped to Alaska where they aredumped down a huge hole and never seen again. Several years ago there were used books and thesewere sold five or six times at top price and then bought back for 30 per cent because they were used. Buta few malcontents complained about this practice and the bookstores lost a means of turning a fastbuck. Then a student could learn all about college professors who write their own text books and palmthem off onto their students. These books are usually 8 by 10-inch loose leaf notebooks with the firstpage devoted to an introduction by the teacher as he tries to justify printing the book in the first place.Then each page had one question, such as "What is your name and why is it that?" Three-fourths of thebook is entitled "NOTES." The book sells for $5 and comes with a personally autographed picture of theteacher and his family, all dressed in rags. This session could be quickly followed by a practice runthrough of a mock-up bookstore, complete with two mile long lines and over-worked employees. Beforethe class each student would be given a class schedule, $50 and then set free. The idea is to get all thebooks for under this amount. No student would ever be able to pass this test and it serves a purpose byteaching frustrations involved with buying books on a limited budget. And for teaching initiative thereshould be included at least one class where all the books are sold. It would teach students how to get by without the text. At least one week should be devoted to nothing but bookstore hassles. A student wouid be given $50 worth of books and told to sell them back. Now the unwary student would read the store'sbuy back policy, see they pay 60 per cent for used books and incorrectly figure he has $30 coming tohim. This student should be made to take the class over again. He missed something along the line. Thestudent who figures to come away with all his books and no money should go to the head of the class. As the class will be fashioned after real life, none of the books the students were given will be used nextquarter. A bonus test could be given when a student sells his $50 worth of books and gets only $10. Theidea is to figure out what went wrong and then present a paper to class, which can be used later inSupreme Court,~on his findings. Finally a back-up class could be offered. This would be Line Standing100. For eight hours a day for a week, a student would be standing in one place, staring at the collar of adummy and now and then shuffling his feet back and forth. This would get the student used to standing in a typical bookstore line at the beginning of each quarter. Bachelor degree fees A list of Decemberbachelor degree and provisional teaching certificate candidates with applications on file in the Registrar'sOffice is now posted on the bulletin board in Old Main 119. Information on fees due for each candidate isnow available from the cashier and information concerning degree or certificate requirements or amount of fees due is available at Old Main 113. Degree and certificate fees for December candidates are due byDec. 3. According to the fee schedule, each bachelor degree fee will be $8 and candidates receiving twodegrees (bachelor in arts and bachelor in arts in education) will be required to pay a $16 fee. There willalso be a S3 certificate and placement fee for degree holders on special programs for certification. UGNcampaign The Whatcom County United Good Neighbor's campaign has been extended to Nov. 12because of a failure to meet this week's goal, according to Executive Director Arthur Leonard. Leonardsaid that most campaigns have required extending in the past and foresees no problem in meeting the$271,180 goal since the 70-per cent mark has already been met. Campus Chairman Ken Brooks plans adoor-to-door session in the dormitories along with a dance on campus to attempt to out-do the S42 thatstudents pitched in the pot last year. The college staff campaign, under the direction ot Mary Robinson,associate dean of students, has reached 66.1 per cent on their goal equalling $1 1,241.98 as of presstime.'.'..' ---------- Western Front - 1971 October 29 - Page 5 ---------- Friday, October 29, 1971 Western Front 5 Fairhaven News By BILL DIETRICH Outsiders have becomean issue at Fairhaven. Friends of students and strangers alike have been living at Fairhaven, sleeping indorm rooms, roaming the campus and sometimes stealing food from SAGA. Recent unauthorizedvisitors brought the issue to a head. One student was threatened with a knife and two girls roughed upbefore border police from Canada took one outsider off the campus and complaints of another visitorbrought campus security to Fairhaven to escort the alien away. Dean Freeman said that no officialpolicy has been or will be created to deal with outside troublemakers, and at an all-college meetingFairhaven students argued about the problem. Opinions were divided on whether to let the non-studentsstay or to expel them. Solutions for the latter ranged from physically throwing out to cutting off their foodsupply. This last brought about the usual denunciations of SAGA and the meeting became confused with no community decision made. On the whole sentiment seems to have turned against unofficialresidents of Fairhaven_. College. ** ** Concerned about the environment that your garbage may beruining? Then bring . your leftovers to Fairhaven. Organic gardeners are looking for plate scrapings toenrich the dirt and if you'd care to bury your mashed potatoes behind the south Fairhaven dorms, thegardeners would love it. A wooden compost pile is hoped to be created eventually. For thoseunrecyclables that plants don't enjoy, you can drop in on Al Ralston in Room 426 with your paper,bottles and cans. He's looking for ways to recycle all those cluster college inedibles. Maybe your trashwill give him an idea. Huxley and the technology department are already at work on recycling machines,but Ralston hopes to create a practical and economical recycling plan for all the refuse of Hidden Valley. ****** Fairhaven's "Dirty Fokkers" bounced back last Thursday, beating Western's "Funt Cuckers" 19-0in another intramural football game. The game gives the Fokkers a 2-1 record. When asked if drugscontributed to the inspiring victory, co-captain Mark Sundt replied, "Na, the Fokkers are just stoned onlife." Senate election (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3) three Classified Staff positions. Running from area one are: Don House, physical plant general maintenance foreman; Hal Messom, physical plantelectrician, and Richard Sullivan, speech department video technician. Running from area two are: JoyDabney, illustrator for the Bureau of Faculty Research; Joyce Oiness, data coordinator for the registrar'soffice, and Jean Timmins, assistant director of personnel. The three candidates from area three are:Bent Faber, computer programming analyst, Robert Holland, chemistry department science technician,and Helen Peterson, secretary from the education department. The only two persons who willautomatically obtain seats on the senate are College President Charles J. Flora and Provost FrederickSargent II. According to the new constitution, they will be cx-officio, voting members. classifieds 11CARS AND CYCLES '71 Sportster, 4000 miles, primo condition, $2000. 601 Virginia St. 20 FOR RENT A clean well-lighted place to accommodate student teachers winter and spring quarters. SoutheastSeattle. PA3-7042. 3808 42nd Ave. S., Seattle, Wn. 98118. 33 HELP WANTED WANTED: Salesman-distributor for large selection 8-track stereo tapes, all kinds, up-to-date. 1/3 cost of factory tapes. Sendname, address, and phone. Box 9113, Albuquerque, Nex Mexico, 87J19. 40 SERVICES 10 MISC.FOR SALE FILBERTS are ready; come before leaves fall. Good picking. No chemicals used.Organically grown. Near Pole- Road on Guide Meridian. Hopsinger's Filbert Park. Drum set. 734-7872.Best offer. Royal typewriter, manual, 1 5 ' ' carriage, just reconditioned-best offer. 8-5,676-3313. U.S.Divers double hose regulator, S25. 733-6188. Mobile home-two-bedroom furnished 10 x 54, S2700. 592-2835 anytime. Day care for working mothers. Professional nursery school program. Bellingham DayCare Center, 7 a.m. - 6p.m., UGN agency, 734-4500. 41 INSTRUCTION Private pilot ground school.Complete 5 wk. course including books only $49.50. Next class begins Nov. 2. Call Cascade Aircraftnow for details. 733-3727. 52 LOST AND FOUND Male white fluffy cat with a black bushy tail. DonovanMobile Park area. Call 733-7137. Large light tan female airdale mix. In heat. Last seen south of collegeThurs. Reward!! 734-1755. Lost coat: red, black, yellow and white plaid. Wings on right pocket.Belonged to grandfather who is deceased. Call 676-5878. Lost Sept. 26 grey and black striped cat.Male 6 mo. old. Call 676-0827. $50 Reward! Lost dog, name is Buk, 160 lb. 3 yr. old Malmute (huskie),black and white with a black mask, large sheep collar. 734-4937. Ask for Dave. No questions asked.USE THE CLASSIFIEDS it's the... teds lake way motors Volkswagen specialist newpartsâ€”usedâ€”rebuilt Day or Night Service calls 733-9501 YOUR MAYOR REG WILLIAMS ISWORKING FOR YOU REG REPRESENTS HONEST, DEDICATED, EXPERIENCED LEADERSHIP.RETAIN YOUR MAYOR REG WILLIAMS VOTE REG WILLIAMS NOV. 2nd (PAID POLITICALADVERTISING) books are on the mezzanine RELEVANT TO WOMEN'S SYMPOSIUM: DIALECTIC OF SEX THE BLACK WOMAN WOMEN AND WORK IN AMERICA THE LIBERA TED COUPLE THENEW WOMAN PA TRIA RCHA L A TTITUDES POLITICAL ECONOMY OF WOMEN'S LIB GENERALREADING: WHO OWNS AMERICA? BEYOND FREEDOM AND DIGNITY MARCEL MARCEAUCOUNTING BOOK NON-MEDICAL USE OF DRUGS MAKING OF A COUNTER CULTURE THEDRIFTERS STUDENTS â€” V ^ â€” IT'S YOUR STORE STORE -*â€¢**.,^**r^to mr gt;WJftfs,3Â»6^*aiM*n-*â‚¬ lt;**', ^samsmmmmssssm ---------- Western Front - 1971 October 29 - Page 6 ---------- 6 Western Front Friday, October 29, 1971 OPEN M-P 9-9 SRT IO-6 SUN OrG SSlS^SsS^ A.S.Legislature passes tri-committee division Halloiu'een is Gobblin ' time at the nash , snack to win a$5.00 gift certificate OCTOBER 31, 8 to 12 p.m. â€”Nash Hall Lower Lounge- The AS legislature ischanging slowly,-but nevertheless changing. At Tuesday's meeting, Chuck Broches, speaker of thelegislature, introduced a bill that would divide the membership of the legislature into three standingcommittees. The committees are the Student Welfare and Academic Affairs, the ResponsibleLeadership, and Fiscal Management. Each member of the legislature is to serve on a committee of theCouncil on Student Services (COSS). This changes part of the by-laws, of the legislature and reducesthe number of committees to three. Chuck Broches said that "COSS is where the decisions are made;where the action is. We have to implement this policy." The bill was passed by the legislature. To makeit easier for one to understand why the legislature is changing, people must understand the changes thathave happened around the legislature. When the Associated Students Activities Council (ASAC) wasapproved, it deleted some of the legislature's power to make decisions on large amounts of money foractivities, publications and other organizations of this nature. After ASAC was set up, COSS was thenset up and approved. This deleted more power from the legislature. "In all these changes," said Broches, "the legislature hasn't changed. The All College Senate now is almost forcing the legislature to change.It is important for the legislature to change if it is going to have a student group to function. We have tomodernize the legislature." The following presidential appointments were approved by the legislature:Anne Fleming- Fund Drive Committee Larry Lee- Non Academic Coordinator Steve Willard- CounselingServices Phyllis Gould Jim Hoyt- Publications Council Rich Hass The appointment of Byron Steenerson for the Athletic Committee was rejected. The reason given was that the legislature wished to see aperson appointed who was involved both in varsity and intramural athletics. Every quarter, the AthleticCommittee receives $3.05 from every student for varsity athletics. The legislature feels that the studentshould have a voice where the money goes. Mark McSherry was appointed by legislature to the HealthServices Committee. Speaker Chuck Broches reminds all interested freshmen that today is the last dayyou can apply for the freshman seat in the Nov. 2 election. If you are interested, you are asked to contact Jeannette Walden in the AS office in the Viking Union for information. Course level distributiondiscussed by council CRISIS CLINIC 734-7271 A discussion of course level distribution and the fairness of the grade point average (g.p.a.) system was held at the Academic Council meeting on Tuesday. Asmall ad-hoc committee is to be set up for determining course levels. There are conflicting problemsbecause of budgetary cutbacks. Many freshmen and sophomores have difficulty in finding courses totake at their suggested levels (100 and 200). There is also the problem of graduation requirements thatdemand a large number of credits in upper division courses (300 and 400). The Council moved to havestudents placed on the course level distribution committee. The g.p.a. problem was discussed briefly bythe Council. Discussion centered on whether a cumulative g.p.a. was a fair measure of a student's work. Letters have been received by the registrar stating that students perhaps did not do very well their firstyear, dropped out and went into the service or to work and then returned to college and settled down togood grades. These students feel that their poor year pulls down the cumulative g.p.a. that is recorded on their graduation transcript. Suggestions were made to have only a quarterly g.p.a. or perhaps allow thestudent to petition the Scholastic Standing Committee for a cancellation of grades for the two or threequarters of poor work. The Council decided to drop the question until ' they receive a suggestion to put iton the agenda. DON WIGHT Many topics have been brought forth in the mayoral campaigns: streets,pollution, recreation areas, planning, sewers, and many more. These items are important to Bellingham,but they are not really issues, debatable issues. They are problems which confront whoever becomesmayor. The one real issue is: which may will best serve the interests of Bellingham? This issue is amatter of attitude, concern, and methods. The man who makes the decisions during the next term willleave his mark on our city for many years to come. What kind of man do you want to make thosedecisions? Don Wight offers you: an administration whose first responsibility is to listen to the will of thepeople; a policy of open-mindedness in seeking solutions to our needs; a city hall which makes an effortto inform the citizens of city business, and to seek their involvement in its affairs; methods of organization which allow every position of responsibility in government the latitude and cooperation to functionefficiently and creatively; an outlook of optimism; an office which vigorously promotes and accepts thecooperation and contribution of all. The incumbent mayor has displayed, by his performance in office, anattitude of closemindedness, of running the show by himself, of limiting the scope of city departments,thereby decreasing their efficiency and morale. The doors of city hall have been closed, contrary to Mr.Williams claim. An election-time "open door policy" display does not erase that fact. Ask he people whowork for him, the people who have offered contribution, the educators and businessmen who have soughtcooperation with city. The doors have been closed . . . from within so that we are not informed of ourinterests being met, and from without so that community involvement is precluded. The claim has beengovernment based on sound business principles. Business principles are based on profitâ€”dollars andcents. The service of the government is people . .,. you, your family, your neighbors . . . and you cannotbe regarded on an adding machine or in accounting ledgers". Don Wight is concerned with the needs ofthe people. Don Wight's signs say "Your Mayor," because that is what he intends to be; a mayor to work for what you want. Your mayor. Debate this issue . . . the one issue, and then decide what kind of manyou want as our community's chief executive. THE MAYOR YOU CAN TALK TO (PAID POLITICALADVERTISING) City voters confront many candidates, issues During the September primary elections,Bellingham voters cut through a thicket of candidates and the ones they left behind could make for animpressive general election Tuesday. Mayor R. W. "Reg" Williams, who received 3,080 votes in theprimary, is challenged by Don Wight with 2,599. Jerry Burns, who racked up 891 votes, is still in therace with a low-key write-in campaign. In the race for City Comptroller is Hazel M. Stull, who came upwith 3,360 votes, and Ralph L. Hall, who placed second with 2,566. The City Treasurers race will showincumbent Don K. Hoffman, 3,451 primary votes, and R. I. "Dick" Jensen, 2,330. Stuart Litzsinger,Western's physical plant director, is in the councilman at large race with 2,430 votes against Archie N.Truax with 1,104 votes. Candidates for the various city wards, listed according to votes cast in theprimary, shape up this way: -Councilman First Ward: David A. Porter, Joyce Bauman. -Councilman Third Ward: Bob Arnett, Clayton O. "Mac" MacDonald. -Mary G. Knibbs and Frank A. Lahtonen are vying forthe fifth ward which encompasses the college area. City Attorney Richard A. Busse is runningunopposed for his office. Other topics facing Bellingham voters include the creation of a board offreeholders for the purpose of preparing a new city charter and the selection of members for that board.The freeholder position has attracted several people from Western including Gerald W. Brock, housingdirector, and Michael K. Mischaikow, professor of business and economics. Establishment of aBellingham Transit Commission will come under consideration along with the manner in which the city'sfire chief is appointed. Joel S. Douglas is lunning against incumbent Pete Zuanich for Commissioner ofthe Port of Bellingham. Propositions include bond issues for Whatcom County Parks and for theconstruction and equipment necessary for Whatcom Family Service Center. Voters will be asked tochoose Bellingham school board members. The list includes Ronald T. Jepson opposing Harold "Hal"Vaughn, Hal G. Arnason against Anna Mae Roedell, and Carol S. Radke who is unopposed.WASHPIRG NEEDS YOUR HELP ARE YOU AN: - ARTIST - WRITER - TYPIST - PHOTOGRAPHERIT'S YOUR ORGANIZATION HELP YOURSELF INTERESTED? CONTACT WashPIRG V.U.001 ---------- Western Front - 1971 October 29 - Page 7 ---------- Friday, October 29, 1971 Western Front 7 Pigskin Evco title for Vikings, but no replay for CougsPremonitions Harriers win invitational Once in predictions By BOB TAYLOR Washington State 24,Stanford 23 (Pigskin Premonitions, Friday, Oct. 22-) Stanford over Washington State Stanford's road tothe Rosebowl stays intact as they will rout the hapless Cougars. awhile in the sometimes fascinatingworld of football F 1 , u l , u u l l o something happens which ruins many a good prognosticator. It's called an upset. Just the sight of the word makes pigskin pickers squeamish. After this strange phenomenonoccurs, you can find the writers either drinking down at the local bar or searching for a high bridge.Luckily there are no high bridges in Bellingham, for we, like many other predictors, picked Stanford to ripWashington State. We were warned in advance though by Zelda the Soothsayer who saw a smilingIrishman in her crystal ball, but we didn't think it was Jim Sweeney, the Cougar's coach. Anyway, lastSaturday's Washington State win was a classical upset as the Cougars were anything but "hapless." ThePullman team clearly outplayed the Indians, and, barring several Cougar misques, Washington Statewould have beaten Stanford by a wider margin. Evergreen Conference Premonitions Western over Eastern Oregon The Vikings turn loose Wigg and Western wins the title, Central over Whitworth The up againdown again Wildcats should be up for this contest. Southern Oregon over Oregon Tech Southern lookedimpressive in its 27-0 shellacking of Whitworth, Eastern Washington over Oregon College The Savagesshould come bacK trom their humiliating loss. Pacific Eight Picks Washington over UCLA The Huskiesbeat them last year, so why not this year? Oregon over Washington State We picked the Cougars earner this season and they lost. We picked Stanford to win last week, and State won. The Cougars usuallydon't play well against Oregon, so we'll pick the Ducks. Stanford over Oregon State The Indians shouldrebound from last weekend's upset. If they don't their road to the Rose Bowl could get rockier. SouthernCalifornia over California We might be underrating the Golden Bears, the but Trojans showed too muchoffense against Notre Dame to drop this one. Booters blank BCIT Western's soccer club moved withinthree points of Western Soccer Conference leading Washington Huskies Wednesday, with a 2-0 win over British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) in Burnaby, B C The Huskies still lead the league with 12 points, with Seattle University in second with 10. Western, third with nine points, now supports a 4-1-1record. . Glenn Hindin got the Vikings first goal against BCIT with five minutes gone in the first period,taking a high pass from Greg Wesselius and heading the ball over the opposition's goalie and into thenet. Later in the first-half, Wesselius tallied Western's second goal when he intercepted a BCIT pass,beat two opposing players and unleashed a terrific shot past the BCIT goalie. ___^___ By HOWARDSCOTT Putting out its strongest effort this year, the Viking cross country team ran away with theWestern Washington Invitational cross country meet, Saturday. Paced by Mike Shaw's sixth place timeof 26:02, Western totaled the low score of 47. They were followed by: Central, 57; Simon FraserUniversity, 63; University of Calgary, 115; and University of Puget Sound; 122. Rick Ricoud, SFU, tookfirst in ' individual finishes with 25:10.2, on the 5.2 mile Cornwall Park circuit. Helping Shaw keepWestern's score down were: 7, Steve Lippitt, 26:03; 9, Russ Fuller, 26:12; 12, Paul Scovel, 26:33; 13,and Bill Rathvon, 26:36. Tim Tubbs, senior regular, ran well until he had to drop out after three miles with a sprained ankle. $ ***Â° a AaW^. \\o^ yzÂ£a ^ t e ^ o t ^ a ' d^e x\e{ ^ et X gt; ^ o ^ V s ^ ' a ^ e ^ laVÂ° gt; SD*5 Coach Dick Bowman was enthusiastic over his team's showing, especiallyfreshmen Fuller and Bill Rathvon, who Bowman tagged as "a pair of outstanding young runners."Bowman pointed out that his top five men, beginning with Shaw in with 26:02, all finished within 35seconds. "Any time you can do that you're going to be tough to beat." Other Western finishers were:21, Rich Rathvon; 22, Cliff Chaffee; 26, Andy Herstrom; 37, John Hymas; 42, Robin Feaser; 43, BruceCarrick; 48, Fred New; and Bruce Blizzard. Tomorrow the harriers run against Pacific LutheranUniversity at Tacoma. CHUCKANUT CYCLE 733-7615 2025 JAMES ST. -V.W. REPAIR S P E C I A L - TOP END $100 + PARTS COMPLETE OVERHAUL $205 + PARTS ' "ACROSS THE STREET FROMJACK'S BICYCLE SHOP" .* ---------- Western Front - 1971 October 29 - Page 8 ---------- NBofC has an easier way to find the exact change. Don't blow your cool rummaging for loose change.With an NBofC checking account you can write a check for the exact amount and be on your way. Seethe NBofC office near you for a checking account to fit your needs. H^TT^U^^ NATIONAL BANK OFCOMMERCE I N JD gt; \ ^ MEMBER F.D.I.C. â€¢ ACCOUNTS INSURED TO $20,000 EACHDEPOSITOR. Steve Skogmo (32) Western's sophomore halfback from Burlington, finds a little bit ofdaylight against Eastern Washington, Saturday night at Civic Field. Skogmo's running helped the Vikstrounce the Savages, 50-7, to move a step closer to the.Evergreen Conference championship. Photo byHoward Scott Perfect Viks rout Savages, 50-7 By KENT SHERWOOD When you sit back and thinkabout it, you have trouble avoiding the word "perfect" in d e s c r i b i n g W e s t e r n 's homecomingwin over arch-rival Eastern Washington, Saturday night at Civic Stadium. You could say "powerful," innoticing that the Vikings scored 50 points. You could also say "stingy" in view of the fact that theSavages could only muster seven counters. ELECT STUART LITZSINGER BELUNGHAMCOUNCILMAN AT LARGE EXPERIENCE -25 YEARS EXPERIENCE AS A PUBLIC AND PRIVATEADMINISTRATOR -PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER -COLLEGE ADMINISTRATOR WITH A WORKINGKNOWLEDGE OF CITY PROBLEMS. -FINAL SOLUTION TO STREET AND TRAFFIC PROBLEMSCONCERNS LOW COST, EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. BROADEN THE SCOPE OFUTILITY PLANNING HOUSING FOR THE LOW-INCOME POPULATION. (PAID POLITICALADVERTISING) PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST SATURDAY N1TE 5 p.m. to 12 p.m. FIRST PLACE-S25 gift certificate, transistor radio, and a record album. SECOND PLACE-S10 gift certificate, andrecord album. THIRD PLACE-S5 gift certificate, and record album. 4th thru iOth-Record Albums FREE45's TO ALL WHO ENTER "YOU CAN TRICK OR TREAT AT G.P." General Pants 112 Grand St. INTHE BELUNGHAM MALL Wednesday Night is Student Night 50c off any Large or Giant Pizza toFaculty and Students with I.D. OVER 40 ORDERS TO OO 676-0770 "Rushing" would work also, since the Viks rolled up 271 net yards on the ground, 205 of them by Tom Wigg in 25 carries along with threetouchdowns. "Passing" must also be thrown in, since Western quarterbacks Glenn Hadland andMarshall Torre combined for 205 yards on 10 completions in 14 attempts. Give consideration, too, to"championship" because the win all but wrapped up Western's first clean title in the EvergreenConference. But the only word that can do justice to all of those facts is still "perfect." Oh, sure, theViks' over eagerness caused 65 yards in five penalties, but the Blue Stop Department refused to let theSavages capitalize on any of them. And, true, Lance Wilson did miss his last two conversion Western'sgridders have a chance to wrap up the Evergreen Conference championship tomorrow night, whenEastern Oregon travels to Bellingham to meet the Viks. EOC is 4-2 over all and 3-1 in conference play.The Mounties boast a formidible ground attack led by John Huntsman. For the Vikings, ranked second in the Northwest behind Pacific Lutheran, it will be their final home appearance of the season. Game timeat Civic Stadium is 8 p.m. attempts, but if you had booted five previous points after, not to mention a 40-yard field goal and nine kickoffs, your leg would.be tired too. Hadland, obviously enjoying his best nightof the season, hit for four completions in five attempts and two touchdowns, of 67 and 14 yards to Steve Jasmer. Torre connected on six of nine, but could not throw for a score and settled for an 11 yard TDrun with 28 seconds left in the game. Wigg's scores all came in the first quarter on gallops of seven, 46and 29 yards. Hadland's strikes came in the second period and Wilson's field goal highlighted the thirdperiod. Sophomore Steve Skogmo scored from two yards out with 7:59 left in the game for the otherViking tally. Western's defense displayed their finest effort of the year by holding Eastern to 172 yardstotal offense and stopping All-Evco halfback Mel Collins with a scant 26 yards in 11 carries. TheSavages could only total 10 first downs, compared to 27 for the Vikings. The Big Blue also kept a near-capacity crowd of students and alums on the edge of their seats and for two-odd hours the Westernfaithful forgot the biting cold. Thinking about it, the only word that could accompany "perfect" would be"picture.
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Identifier: wwu:38786
Title: Globular pouring vessel with knob on top, short spout with incesed meander bands
Date: 700~
Description: Stoneware, unglazed
Digital Collection: Whittington Collection of Asian Ceramics
Type of resource: artifact
Object custodian: Western Gallery
Related Collection: Whittington Collection of Asian Ceramics

Identifier: wwu:17065
Title: Western Front - 2001 July 31
Date: 2001-07-31
Digital Collection: Western Front Historical Collection
Type of resource: Text
Object custodian: Special Collections
Related Collection: Western Front Historical Collection
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Text preview (might not show all results): 2001_0731 ---------- Western Front 2001-07-31 - Page 1 ---------- TUESDAY, July 31, 2001 The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 117 Issue 6 Bellingham, Washington Vehicle Research Institute to display Viking 30 By Maureen McGraw THE WESTERN FRONT Western's Vehicle Research Insti
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Show more2001_0731 ---------- Western Front 2001-07-31 - Page 1 ---------- TUESDAY, July 31, 2001 The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 117 Issue 6 Bellingham, Washington Vehicle Research Institute to display Viking 30 By Maureen McGraw THE WESTERN FRONT Western's Vehicle Research Institute will display the Viking 30, its most recent experimental hybrid car, at the American Le Mans Series in Portland, Ore. "It's the most work-intensive, most ambitious car we've ever built," VRI founder Michael Seal said. The American Le Mans Series is the North American version of the 24 hour race in Le Mans, France, which dates back to 1923. The event is three days long with the Grand Prix of Portland race on the third day. Jason Nelson, a recent Western graduate, said the trip is important to him because he is looking for a job, and companies have a lot of recruiters at events like the Le Mans Series. Working in the VRI is a "real world experience," Nelson said. Going to Portland is good experience and gathers publicity for the VRI and its workers. The VRI team has been working on the Viking 30 for about two years, Seal said. The Viking 30 has "extensive use of carbon fiber," he said. The transmission is also made out of carbon fiber to keep the weight of the car down. Transmissions have traditionally been made from iron, or more recently, from aluminum, Seal said. The jet black viking 30 is nine feet long, four feet high, and weighs 429 pounds. Co-captains Nelson and Jai Prasad and club members Ben Erickson, Graham Fothering- ham, Rob Goivenale, Richard Lawton, Chris Small and Mike Zaccardo will be displaying the Viking 30 August 3-5 in Portland, Ore. at the Portland International Raceway. The VRI members will be displaying the Viking 30 in the paddock area of the raceway. A booth will be set up in front of the car for participants to get information about Western's one-of-a-kind vehicle, said Western junior Chris Small. High schoolers flock to Western for Business Week High school students from across Washington ' came to Western to attend Business Week, a seminar for business- minded high school students that continues through Saturday. Seminar attendees are residing in the Edens North and Mathes Hall residences. ^â€¢Piilla ^^^IfeiiS IPSjfl BPiP8iS IBs ^ lt;Â£Mi Km phi Â£0FZÂ£'^Â£ imw IStfi sp ?;^^--r-*v-'\:: # Â£ â€¢ â€¢ ' â€¢ â€¢ ^''.^^HIHP^ ~ 1J* Taber Streur/ The Western Front Insurance plans may be required to cover most contraceptives By Jessica Sparks THE WESTERN FRONT Western's Student Health Center will not be changing its birth control prices if the Washington State Insurance Commissioner's proposal to require all insurance plans to cover prescription contraception is approved. "We're glad more women will have the option to get contraception," said Emily Gibson, Student Health Center medical director. Students who don't want to have their birth control paid by insurance will still be able to purchase pills for $12 per cycle, See HEALTH, Page 3 Dorm to be built by 2005 Taber Streur/ The Western Front Ridgeway Gamma stands above the area where the new dorm will be built. Site drainage of the wetland has begun, and a new pump house that will feed the new dorm and other Ridgeway dorms is soon to be constructed. By Taber Streur THE WESTERN FRONT Rumors that Western will be receiving a new dorm are true. By 2005, Western should have a new dorm located below Ridgeway Gamma. The dorm will accommodate the increase in freshmen .admittances to Western. "We will need another couple hundred sets of beds by 2005," Hart said. "We obtained building and wetland permits in February." Construction of a new dorm was postponed from previous plans for construction in 1995. "We resurrected (the idea) two years ago, but it has since been abandoned because the design would be 12 years old by time of completion," Hart said. There are plans underway to hire a new architect to design the new dorm, he said. Hart said last year Western had a prob- See DORM, Page 3 Editor, student Scott A. Keys dead at age 24 By Levi Pulkkinen THE WESTERN FRONT . On July 24 the Western community lost one of its finest. Scott Alexander Keys, a 24- year-old Western senior, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound early Tuesday afternoon, leaving behind his mother, Elizabeth M. Moya, his sister, Dee Dee Keys, as well as innumerable family and friends in Bellingham and Bremerton, Wash., his home town. Services for Keys took place Monday at Lewis Funeral Chapel in Bremerton, where his friends and family came together to remember the young man's life Scott Keys and grieve at his passing. Photographs from Keys' youth were displayed for mourners, many if not all of whom were shocked at his untimely passing and missing the man dearly. "(Keys' death) was so crazy because we talked about everything," said James Neal, Western alumnus. "He was such an upbeat guy." Keys was a manager at Costco Wholesale in Bellingham and the accent/features section editor for The Western Front. IN THIS ISSUE Boxing beauty goes for the glove Western Alum prepares for her shot at the Golden Glove in August. See story, Page 8. The 'Rainbow Maker' shines in Blaine Fred Stern showed off his rainbow making skills July 20 at the International Art Festival at Peace Arch Park. See story, Page 5. For news tips, call (360) 650-3162 or e-mail t h e Western Front at wfront@cc.wwu.edu This issue is dedicated in memory of Scott Keys ---------- Western Front 2001-07-31 - Page 2 ---------- 2 â€¢ The Western Front News July 31, 2001 Protesters search for answers to July shooting COPS BOX ;Mn|oii going; - ; | p ^ | i y u | | p i Â§ ^ ^ | : :^sfer:rilen^^ their Hluiiehes l;;-^ale^^e^ia^S-. :::Biology gt;v]^ ; mated yalue was'i $0fi:!lM!Mel ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ i^Hi^iBiHiiisiiiiiii|(iii |fcjlll^^|iipilp|^|iii jlt||l^^ Compiled by Brandon Korab By Matt Bucher and Margo Horner THE WESTERN FRONT More than 30 protesters stood outside the Whatcom County Courthouse Friday seeking answers to the July 7 shooting death of Lummi Tribal member Ben Hillaire, 55, by Whatcom County Sheriff's Deputy Rod Cadman. The protesters asked for an independent investigation into the death of Hillaire after Whatcom County Prosecutor Dave McEachran found that the shooting was a justifiable homicide. "This has been a violation to my family and I have a lot of questions," Lummi Tribal member Cindy Home said. "So far we're not satisfied with the answers we've been given." Cadman shot Hillaire five times while at his home in response to a 911 hang-up call. When a 911 operator called back, there was no answer at the Hillaire home. Cadman was dispatched to the residence to do a welfare check on the occupants. Upon his arrival, he discovered the family had been involved in a domestic dispute. HiUaire's girlfriend Mira Valencia told Cadman that Hillaire had injured her. After a struggle by both men, bullets were fired. Medics arrived and Hillaire was pronounced dead from gun shot wounds to the heart, liver and lungs. Family and friends outside the courthouse said Hillaire was a highly respected Lummi elder and talented wood carver. They said that although Hillaire had a deep, imposing voice he wasn't a violent man and this tragedy could have been avoided. "(The sheriff's deputies) might have been afraid for their lives Brendan Manning/ The Western Front Debra Covington Paul, Frank Pickernell and Iva Smith drum outside the Whatcom County Courthouse last Monday, protesting the shooting death of a Lummi Tribal member. but for the wrong reasons," Lummi Tribal member Winona Casimirâ€”Boxberger said. "He was a big man, a big native man. I think they were afraid because of quiet personal prejudices." The investigation by McEachran and the sheriff's office paints a different picture. "The circumstances surrounding the death of Hillaire certainly illustrate the danger that domestic violence presents to the participants of that violence as well as the officers that respond to protect the victims of these crimes," McEachran said. "Hillaire had a history of domestic violence and was receiving anger control counseling prior to this incident." A toxicology report also showed that Hillaire had a blood alcohol content level of .17 percent. According to the sheriff's office, officers are trained to shoot in the center of the body to be sure the suspect is stopped. "We need to change the policy," activist Flip Breskin said. "Police need to be trained to shoot to disable, not to kill." The sheriff's office will review the case to see if any policy changes need to be made or if training should be altered according to a press release. Because there is a history of racism against the Lummi, it is easy to shift blame to the police Breskin said, but the sheriff's office has denied that race was a factor in the shooting. As the protest was winding down, Arlene Hillaire Traus quietly called for the attention of the crowd, once receiving it she rhythmically pounded on her drum and chanted the song of Laughing Crow in honor of her slain cousin. "(Hillaire) was respected in the community," Traus said. "He would emcee many tribal events. He was also a gifted wood carver and was carrying on the family tradition. 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For more information, call Joel Hall at X/6763. ---------- Western Front 2001-07-31 - Page 3 ---------- July 31,2001 News The Western Front â€¢ 3 Commission meets to eliminate discrimination By Sonja Rose THE WESTERN FRONT The Washington State Human Rights Commission had its annual meeting Thursday in Bellingham at the Best Western Lakeway Inn and Conference Center to discuss current issues and to hear community members voice their concerns. The commission serves the people of Washington to help eliminate and prevent discrimination. It enforces state laws pertaining to human rights, and its goal is to see that public interest is served and that all people are treated fairly. 'It's all about human beings and how can we react as a facilitator for change.' Rudy Vasque Washington state Human Rights Commission chairman "It's all about human beings and how can we act as a facilitator for change," commission chairman Rudy Vasque said. The commission travels year- round to all areas of Washington hearing from local community members and organizations about discrimination problems. It acts as a tool to help better each community and increase understanding about diversity. Representatives from the Whatcom County Human Rights Task Force and the Ferndale Diversity Coalition as well as the Bellingham Police Chief Randy Carroll were among the attendants. Opening statements focused on the activities and complaints the commission has received in Whatcom and Skagit counties. From July 1999 to June 2000 it has received 35 complaints of discrimination in Whatcom County and eight in Skagit. Updates for the 2000-2001 year showed 39 total complaints, 22 of them in Whatcom County. The top three areas of complaints involving discrimination are in employment, housing and public accommodation. The commission investigates complaints and gathers facts about the situation and then determines if there is cause to believe discrimination occurred. Joe Deeny, a member of the WHRTF spoke on behalf of the organization about its activities over the past year. Deeny reported a rise in complaints from people of color being harassed or followed around in the Bellis Fair Mall by security and employees of certain stores. He also spoke of increased discrimination complaints regarding disability issues of both physical and mental types. "We are trying to build a new culture that celebrates human dignity and embraces it and all of its manifestations," said Vernon Johnson, task force member and Western political science professor. Julie Mauerman of the Ferndale Diversity Coalition spoke to the commission about problems of discrimination and harassment in the Ferndale school district. The lesbian student who was named prom king was the main topic of discussion. She talked about the community problems and tensions that resulted. Carroll informed the audience and the commission about the Expanded Outreach Program the department has implemented in the Bellingham communities. Officers are appointed to certain areas, and officers get to know people and participate in community activities. The goal of the program is that each neighborhood has a direct officer to go to with a problem or complaint. Dorm planned to accommodate increasing enrollment Summer Allergies Getting You Down? If you are one of the estimated 35 million Americans suffering from allergies, and presently experiencing symptoms of sneezing, nasal congestion, itchy nose, runny nose, and sleep disturbances related to your allergies, you may be eligible to participate in a research study to evaluate an investigational medication for the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinits. Eligible participants will receive study medication evaluations at no cost, and will be compensated for time and efforts. For more information about this and other studies with Dr. David Elkayam, please call Bellingham Asthma, Allergy Immunology Clinical Research Center at (360) 733- 5733 or email kravilla@hinet.org Taber Streur/ The Western Front Wetland tags mark the area located below Ridgeway Gamma where the new dorm will be built. Plans are underway to hire an architect to design the new building. An older design was abandoned because it would have been 12 years old by the time of its completion in 2005. From DORM, Page 1 , lem with living situations in the dorms and had to create 163 triple-occupancy rooms. Western's University Residence office coordinators hopes to fix these problems with the added rooms of the new dorm. Enrollment for 2001-2002 freshmen is presently 2,235, and 2,039 of those will be living on campus. Western senior Brad Hend-rickson, must live in the dorms for Western football's preseason camp. "Living in the dorms is a great experience for incoming freshmen because you get to meet lots of new people, but it is so much cheaper to live off campus," Hendrickson said. 'Living in the dorms is a great experience for incoming freshmen because you get to meet lot of new people, but it is so much cheaper to live off campus.' Brad Hendrickson Western senior Dorm life for the average freshman for 2001-2002 school year will cost $5,353.69, including a double room and a gold meal plan. Residence pays for itself with no added funds. "Its just like your house â€” you have a mortgage," Hart said. Construction will begin this summer for site drainage of the wetland where the dorm will be built, and a new pump house for fire sprinklers in the new dorms, and also to feed the other Ridgeway dorms. This will hold the site for future building until models are complete and construction can begin. Proposal requires full contraception coverage From HEALTH, Page 1 Gibson said. The proposal by Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler requires all forms of contraception, including implants, oral, IUDS, injection, barrier methods and emergency contraception to be covered by all insurance plans. A public hearing is scheduled Aug. 21 in Olympia. The plan must provide expected financial impact on small businesses. "I'm very pleased with (Kreidler's) position on this issue," said Linda McCarthy, Mount Baker Planned Parenthood assistant director. Women pay 65 percent more out-of-pocket medical expenses for health insurance, McCarthy said, adding that most of the cost is related to contraceptives. Gibson said this proposal is long overdue, adding that contraception is an essential part of women's health care, and men's indirectly. The commissioner's proposal won't significantly effect Regence BlueShield because they have been working for a year now on a plan that covers forms of contraceptives including oral contraceptives, spokesman for Regence Chris Bruzzo said. The new coverage will cover injections, barrier devices and diaphragms, as well as others. Bruzzo said Regence doesn't know at this time the impact the new costs will have, but they have evaluated the decision and t he cost will be spread broadly across the board, Bruzzo said. Insurance companies should pay for contraceptives because it would help reduce unexpected pregnancies, McCarthy said. ^? Summer Fun \ j'/'l;-Healthy Snacks /IrFresh Fruit '.("trDeli Sandwiches /'^Organic Veggies! j ; " ^ Organic Juices /'^v Aloe Vera Gel ( ', ('%-Herbal Insect Repellent /^-Sunblock 1220 N. Forest Street Open Everyday am-9 pm ^^^^^^^^^^1 ^^^^^^^^^^1 W M ---------- Western Front 2001-07-31 - Page 4 ---------- 4 â€¢ The Western Front â€¢ July 31,2001 ACCENT/ Arts Entertainment 4 START SPREADIN' THE ... Thousands of fans and bucket loads of rain welcomed the Sixth Annual Mount Baker Blues Festival Saturday in Deming By Sonja L. Cohen THE WESTERN FRONT A lot of rain welcomed the Sixth. Annual Mount Baker Blues Festival Saturday morning at River's Edge Christmas Tree Farm in Deming. An eclectic group of people gathered for the event. Leather-clad bikers mixed happily with teenagers in tie-dye. Last year more than 2,000 people attended the festival and this year 2,500 were expected. Saturday's lineup included David MacVittie, Steel Blu, the Aaron Black Band, Taylor James, Incognito, Sista Monica and Legends of the Blues. Levon Helm and the Barnburners were scheduled to play, but cancelled at the last minute. This year's festival got off to a wet start. It rained constantly for the first two hours, sometimes pouring, other times just drizzling. When the first performer, David MacVittie, started at 11:55 a.m., only about 20 people stood in front of the stage. A few others huddled beneath vendor canopies or trees circling the field. Former Western student Jennifer Mueller and her boyfriend Andy Magers were among the many vendors at the festival. For two years they have made and sold tie-dyed clothing at farmer's markets, concert and shows. This was the first year they made it to the Blues Festival. "Business has been bad so far, but I'm optimistic about the sun," Mueller said. Festival-goer Penny Rockwell, owner of Wicked Witch Tattoo in Birch Bay, has attended all six years of the festival. She said that though it was off to a slow start, traditionally the festival got busy later in the day. 'What we want to do is show what the roots of blues are.' John Marshall Washington Blues Society "In fact, there are more people than I expected at this point, with or without the rain," Rockwell said. "It'll be wall-to-wall people later, especially if it gets nicer." Last year she said temperatures ranged in the 90s and everyone suffered through the heat. Rockwell is a good friend of Steel Blu, Saturday's second performer. . Johnny Brewer, a guitarist for Steel Blu, lives in southern Lake Whatcom and grew up in Chicago. He said Steel Blu has been playing together for almost six years. The band has played at the first three years of the festival. "This is one of the most professionally organized venues and it's frustrating to see the weather kill it," Brewer said. "But it's early, and given the weather, I'm glad to see people still coming out." Just before 1 p.m., as Steel Blu was beginning its set, the clouds started to clear and the sun came out. There was applause from all around the field and the crowd grew quickly. The Mount Baker Blues Festival is the brainchild of Lawrence Walton and his family. Walton owns the River's Edge Christmas Tree Farm where the festival takes place each year. Originally, he said, the festival was a benefit for bald eagles, but then they were taken off of the endangered species list. The festival also serves as a family reunion for Walton. Every year, his family comes from all over the country to visit during the Blues Festival. "We emphasize a good family time both at Christmas and at the Blues Festival," Walton said. "This year, the festival has gone to two days instead of one. It makes for a better weekend event that way." John Marshall, chairman of the Education Committee for the Washington Blues Society had a booth teaching people of all ages how to put together a diddley-bo. The diddley-bo is a one-stringed instrument that blues players used to learn on when they couldn't afford a guitar. "What we want to do is show what the roots of blues are," Marshall said. "One way to do that is to have a workshop of how to make a basic one-string guitar and how simple it is." The Washington Blues Society is about 10 years old. It has nominated the festival for "Best Blues Event" four years in a row. Photos by Gail Hemmerich/ The Western Front One of the estimated 2,500 blues fans, above, watches Steel Blu at the 6th Annual Mount Baker Blues Festival Saturday at River's Edge Christmas Tree Farm in Deming. Steel Blu was the second act of the rain-soaked day. The sun eventually broke out of the rainfall in just before Steel iÂ» Blu started the set. David MacVittie, below, kicks the blues with the first set of the festival. Only about 20 onlookers watched in front of the stage while others retreated to canopies and trees from the damp weather. Aubrey Kornelis, left, of Henna Tattooing shows off her tattoo made from hemp paint. Kornelis manned one of the many vendor booths at the blues festival. ---------- Western Front 2001-07-31 - Page 5 ---------- # EATURES ifcampus Community The Western Front â€¢ July 31,2001 â€¢ 5 , By Cindy Vrieling | THE WESTERN FRONT A little girl named Mandy stood in the middle of the field at Peace Arch ^ P a r k in Blaine wishing for the sun. ^FShe squinted her eyes tight and clasped her hands and said, "I think I can do it." Fred Stern, the "Rainbow Maker," said he could do no magic without the sun, and Mandy wanted a rainbow. Mandy's wish was granted, and the i/m clouds gave way to the sun at the June 20 afternoon rainbow making rehearsal. .'â€¢â€¢ â€¢â€¢'; â€¢:â€¢ â€¢; ' Sterrij: who was performing at the International Art Festival, was able to make a beautiful rainbow. He was so touched by Mandy that *%he presented her with a special prize at the evening performance. "She empowered â€¢ ',..-;.V-me," Stern said. "I was moved by it." Stern kicked off the fourth Ik International Art Festival, which took place Friday, July 20 through Sunday, July 22 at Peace The festival unites artists from (^United States and Canada. Stern creates rainbows by pumping water through large fire hoses when the sun is setting. "There is nothing more true than 'a picture speaks a thousand words,'" Becky Neusar, a festival observer, %-sai'd. "Especially when you review one of Stern's magical rainbows." Stern said the rainbow is a bridge between the real and imaginary. He creates rainbows across both the land and water and encircles the crowd with double rainbows. ^ On Friday night children were wrapped in large colorful costumes created by Evelyn Roth, an artist from Point Roberts. The children danced under the rainbows. It was an intense and incredible visual experience. Â£ Stern believes that if the earth had a flag it wouldn't be made out of cloth. "I believe the rainbow is the true 7 believe the rainbow is the true flag of our planet? Fred Stern The 'Rainbow Maker' Fred Stern, the "Rainbow Park in Blaine June 20 as flag of our planet," he said. Stern has created rainbows for humanitarian purposes all over the world. He made one over the United Nation's Building that served as a flag that symbolized world peace and unity. "For Stern to accept our offer to come here is a real honor. It was really ispecial," said Christina Alexander, president of the United States/Canada Peace Anniversary Association and organizer of the festival. Alexander stressed the importance of bringing unity through this festival. A special photo exhibit, titled "Rainbows Around the world," was set up in honor of Stern's rainbows. The photos meant to exemplify the beauty and symbolism of rainbows. John Choulochas, one of Stern's assistants, pointed to the photo of a person standing in the misty shadows of a rainbow. The aquatic sculptures perpetuated the spirit of the Peace Arch between the borders. The art and performances are meant to bring people together and take down the imaginary walls separating the two countries. Bellingham's Harborview Lions Club sponsored the display. Photo courtesy of Jack Kintner Maker," fires his water hose, creating a colorful rainbow above Peace Arch part of the International Art Festival, which took place from June 20-22. The Lions Club International Peace Posters exhibit, created by children from ages 11- 13 from all over the world, was on display. The exhibit highlighted the universal concern of children to live in a peaceful world. The theme of this year's posters was "United in Peace." The 3,025 entries made for an inspiring colorful display. Delphin Tiberge, 11, from St. Barthelemy, France, was the grand-prize winner. He received a $2,500 savings bond and a trip to the Lions Day with United Nations for the big awards ceremony. Amelia Bethke, 13, of Bellingham, won second prize. "These children are thinking global peace," said Francine Kincaid, a representative of the Lions Club. "Isn't it incredible how detailed and perceptive these children are?" She said these children come from different areas and speak different languages, but fehey have a common desire for global peace and unity. For events at Peace Arch Park go to www.peacearchpark.org. International Poster Peace Posters are available for viewing on: www.lionsclub.org. For more information on the "Rainbow Maker," visit www.zianet.com/rainbow. r* Photo courtesy of Jack Kintner Photo courtesy of Christina Alexander ---------- Western Front 2001-07-31 - Page 6 ---------- 6 â€¢ The Western Front OPINIONS Letters Editorials Tuly31,2001 Birth control coverage makes sense Babies are undeniably cute. Sure, the crying and diaper changing is a downside to having a baby. When they smile, however, they can turn a bad day upright again. Some people, however, choose not to have a baby until they are ready for the responsibility of taking care of another life. They practice safe sex. The guy uses a condom and the woman uses birth control pills. According to Planned Parenthood; Web site, nearly half of all pregnancies in the United States are unintended. For years, however, insurance companies denied coverage for female contraceptives. Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler wants to change that. Kreidler proposed a regulation which would require all insurance companies that cover prescription drugs to cover prescription contraceptives. Birth control will help prevent unintended pregnancies. The proposed regulation is a step in the right direction to create insurance equality. According to an article from the publication University of Maryland Medicine, women spend about 68 percent more in out-of-pocket expenses for health care than men. And contraceptives are estimated to be the biggest expense. A typical woman spends approximately $250 per year on birth control. Inequality in prescription coverage for women came to the forefront when Viagra was introduced to the prescription market. Viagra is a drug which treats erectile dysfunction. Within two months on the market most insurance companies covered the drug. Insurance companies are willing to help people to have sex, but unwilling to help prevent consequences of such an act. The math is simple: It is cheaper for insurance to cover birth control than to cover a pregnancy. According to a study done by the University of Maryland Medicine, full coverage of female contraceptives would cost employers $17 per year. This is minute compared to the staggering costs of covering pregnancies. For every 1,000 female workers, pregnancy-related absences it would indirectly cost employers $542,000 annually . It would also cost employers an additional $14,000 to replace a workers that left their job because of pregnancy. Besides indirect costs, insurance companies would also have to factor in repeated doctor visits, hospital stays and the cost of delivery. The decision is easy. Contraceptives are cheaper than having a baby. Besides the cost, insurance should cover the contraceptives to control world population. Also, birth control has beneficial effects to women. Women on birth control will have a more consistent menstrual cycle which will alleviate cramps. Washington state lawmakers should pass this smart regulation which would commend women for taking action to prevent pregnancy. The Frontline is the opinion of The Western Front editorial board: Heather Baker, Brendan Manning, Levi Pulkkinen, Laura Thoren and Brendan Shriane. The Western Front Editor-in-chief: Heather Baker; Managing Editor: Brendan Shriane; Copy Editors: Brendan Manning, Levi Pulkkinen; Photo Editor: Stephanie Kosonen; News Editor: Hollie J. Brown; Accent/Feature Editor: Scott Keys; Ken Jager; Sports/Opinion Editor: Laura Thoren; Cartoonist: Jennifer Jennings; Staff Photographer: Chris Goodenow; Adviser: Tim Pilgrim; Business Manager: Alethea Macomber; Advertising Manager: Joel Hall. Staff Reporters: Kristie Aukofer, Sheryl Baptista, Sonja Cohen, Lisa Cozart, Sara Haemmerle, Brian Harrington, Tamara Harvey, Cara Hazzard, Gail Hemmerich, Margo Horner, Steve Howard, Melisa Jennings, Bryn Johnson, Brandon Korab, Linda Legg, Marilyn Levan, Lisa Mandt, Lisa Martineau, Maureen McGraw, Baylor Paschall, Taylor Phifer, Joshua Porter, Anna Rimer, Karlee Rochon, Sonja Rose, Christina Schram, Christopher Schweitzer, Chelsea Shaw, Jessica Sparks, Taber Streur, Karla Tillman, Quoc Tran, Cynthia Vrieling, Greg Woehler. And we quote: He liked to like people, therefore people liked him. -Mark Twain J Current gun control laws are obsolete Jessica Sparks COMMENTARY In memory of our friend, Scott Keys A gunman entered a restaurant and opened fire, killing 22 people, including Texas State Rep. Suzanna Hupp's parents. During an interview for the news segment "Packing Heat" on ABC's "Downtown," it was reported that Hupp said she believes more lives might have been saved if someone had been carrying a concealed gun to shoot the gunman. Although that may be true, arming American citizens is not the solution. Arming people for the purpose of protection will only lead to more deaths. Maybe it's time for the country to re-evaluate what the Second Amendment protects. According to the Second Amendment, "a well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." The amendment was ratified in 1791. In 1791, our forefathers did not worry about their young going to school and shooting each other. In 1791, they were not concerned with how many children and teenagers died each year in gun-related accidents. Today, nearly 500 die each year according to familyeducation.com. They were concerned with the the new state from foreign aggression,something that now longer threatens the United States. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights aren't set in stone. It changes as society changes. The Constitution once prohibited women from voting and allowed slavery. As society changed, women gained the right to vote and slavery was abolished. And now it's time for the Second Amendment to change it's no longer in tune with American society. The Second Amendment today is protecting a right of those people who shouldn't have access to firearms. What is so sacred about the right to bear arms, especially in a society where the chances of being shot at a public school are greater then from a foreign nation or the government? 'The Second Amendment today is protecting a right for those who shouldn't have access to firearms.' A perfect example of the dangers in Hupp's solution was illustrated through the action of a Texas cab driver Wayne Lambert. Lambert carried a concealed gun under the front seat of his cab. One night he picked up two young men, Lance Hughes and Kevin MacDonald, who Lambert said were drunk and on drugs. Lambert said the two men picked a fight with him. Lambert said his life was in danger and that is why he shot Hughes who was lying on the ground face down in the back and MacDonald at point blank range in the chest. '...now it's time for the Second Amendment to change because it's no longer in tune with American society.' Later in the interview, it was revealed that Lambert had a prior record for choking someone and almost killing another cab driver. Despite his prior record, Lambert was able to get a license to carry a concealed weapon. Violence and murder are made easier when a weapon is present. Before MacDonald died, he told police that Lambert had started the fight with his friend, and the reason he got out of the cab was to break up the two men from fighting. No trace of drugs was found in either man's bloodstream. Regardless of who started the fight, the two young men didn't deserve to die. Lambert said in the interview that ifs dangerous out there. WeD, adding more guns to the mix is not going to make the world any safer, which is why Hupp's solution will only make people more fearful to walk down the street At what cost should society pay for the innocent gun collector or hunter? In order to protect an entire nation some individual rights must be sacrificed. ---------- Western Front 2001-07-31 - Page 7 ---------- July 31, 2001 Opinions The Western Front â€¢ 7 Cigarette tax will benefit smokers and nonsmokers Cara Hazzard COMMENTARY More money could be drifting out of the pockets of smokers if Initiative 773 is passed in November. The initiative, which was approved for the ballot last week, would add $.60 a pack of cigarettes and other tobacco products. Of the extra money collected, 10 percent would go to a statewide anti-tobacco campaign and 90 percent would expand the Basic Health Plan for low-income residents within the state. The initiative, if passed, will raise the tax on a pack of cigarettes to $1.42 - the highest in the nation. 'Many believe that the added cost to cigarettes will discourage people from taking up the habit' Many believe the added cost to cigarettes will discourage people from taking up the habit. "When you increase the price of tobacco, the likelihood of kids starting to smoke goes down," said Astrid Berg, executive director of the American Lung Association and sponsor of the initiative. It has been proven that cigarettes and other tobacco products are harmful and anything that discourage people from smoking would be good. It is an added bonus .that the money gained from this initiative will fund health services for low-income people. Nonsmokers will also benefit from this initiative in that a decrease in smoking will lead to a decrease in second-hand smoke. According the American Lung Association Fact Sheet on Secondhand Smoke more than 4,000 chemicals, including 200 poisons and 63 cancer-causing chemicals, are emitted from either smokers' mouths or the butts of cigarettes. Even with these staggering statistics, pleas for people to quit smoking often fall on deaf ears. Opponents of this initiative say it will only hurt the low-income people it was designed to help. According to the American Heart Association, the group of people below the poverty level has the highest percentage of smokers. The National Health Interview Survey released in 1998 showed 33.3 percent of people living below the poverty line were smokers. Opponents say smoking for these people, who don't choose to live in poverty, is just a way at the "Baby Blues" on Bill McDonald Parkway 21 st Street We do 10 12 month leases... 3 and 4 bedrooms Apartments w i t h a view!! 2 Bathrooms, decks or patio, common laundry/study room, on-site manager. Special: A group of 3 can rent a four bedroom unit on any floor for $ 1000 a month. From $209 to $269 per student (Water, sewer, garbage, cable TV Free) Call us, we're the friendly ones. Honest! FREE Water FREE Sewer FREE Garbage FREE Cable TV EBRTGHT WIGHT Real Estate Property Management 1400 Broadway Mlingham.WA 98225 733*7944 Ask for Julie,Terry or DeAnn to ease the stress of struggling to pay living expenses. Opponents also say quitting smoking is extremely difficult to do cold turkey, and the programs that help people to quit cost more money. The number of people who will actually be helped by the added funds going to the Basic Health Plan is also being questioned. '...with the money saved from not buying cigarettes, a person can pay for the programs or products need to help them quit' Will the benefits of the health care outweigh the added costs given to low-income smokers? In answer to this question: Yes, the added costs will be harmful for the 33.3 percent of people who smoke, but it will be helpful to the 67.7 percent who don't. Yes, quitting smoking is difficult, stressful and sometimes expensive, but with the money saved from not buying cigarettes, a person can pay for the programs or products needed to help them quit. Yes, smoking does help ease tension, but so do many other things, such as exercising, meditating, or taking five minutes a day for yourself to breathe. As for the number of people who will actually be helped by this initiative, it is difficult to predict the future, but at the risk of sounding sentimental, if it saves one life, it is worth it. If this initiative passes, thousands of smokers in Washington state will have to pay more money to harm their bodies and the bodies of those around them when they light up. It is fitting then, that this extra money should be used to help those that are harmed. cause gi wtKmmmmm behavior, llfclBilfHiiMlHB^Biii Iliiii^Hiilitti^^BiiiBiiii^ lilliliilBBiiliiii^^SI tant with the Atkins Diet which ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ healthy foods like fruits and veg- healthy foods. As with all diets, if you go off them, you will gain Silversand Photo needs an Appointment Setter $7.50 to $15.00 per hour full time or part time No experience required! National Photo Co.. Downtown Bellingham 1 - 800 990 - 9080 i|p|||||||i reflect yours? 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Call Keith for more info. (206) 931-0085. WESTERN LIBRARIES Summer Tours Orientation Sessions- Would you like a personal tour orienting you to services and resources offered at the Western Libraries? Or, would you like a tutorial on any or all of the many research databases? You can make an appointment at the Reference and Information Desk, Haggard 2. We are also offering self-guided Passport Tours. ---------- Western Front 2001-07-31 - Page 8 ---------- 8 â€¢ The Western Front S PORTS NCAA II Intramural July 31,2001 Hoop Jam raises $20,000 for abuse awareness By Matt Bucher THE WESTERN FRONT From little kids kicking basketballs around while doting parents watched their every move, to highly competitive games where seemingly every call was debated, this year's Hoop Jam was a success. More 1,400 basketball players, aged eight and older, participated in the three-on-three Hoop Jam tournament to benefit Whatcom Crisis Services. The tournament took place July 28-29 in the Bellis Fair parking lot. Whatcom Crisis Services provides support for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence while also implementing programs that help to reduce and prevent abuse in Whatcom County. "This year we'll raise just over $20,000," said Manca Valum," development director for Whatcom Crisis Services. "I think this is the type of event that shows how the entire community can be involved in making a difference." With 25 divisions divided by age, sex and ability, everybody was able to find a game for their skill level. Whether it was in one of the many free-throw contests, consolation bracket games or championship games, players got to test their skills against each other in all types of conditions. "It rained in our first game yesterday," said Chad Clark, 11. "We played right through it and won, but it was slippery." As with any tournament, there were complaints about the referees, but without more than 100 volunteers, whose duties included everything from folding T-shirts to being court monitors, Hoop Jam would never have taken place, Valum said. "This tournament is run wonderfully," Hoop Jam spectator Louise Tyler said. "I have seven grandkids playing this weekend and they're all having a great time. The only problem for me is when they play each other. I have to cheer for both teams." While some teams had grandmothers bike Tyler on their side, others had entourages that would wildly cheer their team on and also debate calls with the court monitors. "I had to tell them if they kept being like that their teams would be disqualified," court monitor Julio Rodriguez said. Although warnings may have quieted some fans, that was not the case in the men's 21-25 year-old open division. By the time the championship game started there were nearly 100 spectators, easily the largest crowd of the weekend, many who were rowdy and argumentative. Throughout the game, there was physical play that could have warranted a foul on every possession. After the game however, teams put away the animosity. HjHiMxH ^ggpF Annual Open House Sept. 8th i%., "^ip ipf W%Â§ fill * J ^ ^ l 1419 n. State St. and at the Bellis fair Mall Bellingham,WA 98225 (360) 671 - 7575 Hours: Mon 10-6 Tues-Sat 9-6 www.harleyofbellingham.com Western grad gloves up for Golden Glove title By Bryn Johnson THE WESTERN FRONT After more than two years of training and four career fights, Western graduate Jennifer Sutton, 22, has earned a place in the National Women's Golden Gloves Boxing championships. Sutton, who is the Washington state Golden Gloves 156-pound champion, will travel to Augusta, Ga. for the tournament in less than two weeks. Sutton earned the right to compete on the national level after her victory over Adrienne Lugg this spring at the State Golden Gloves tournament. The victory was especially important to Sutton because Lugg was a much more experienced boxer and fought in last year's nationals, she said. Sutton, or "Juice" to everyone at the boxing club, started out doing Tae Bo in her living room to lose weight, she said. She knew it was time to move on when she began doing it twice a day, and began working out at Kick It, a local kickboxing and martial arts gym. It was the owner of Kick It who suggested Sutton come with her to the White Cobra Boxing Club. 'It was like I was looking for something, and I found it," Sutton said. "It also helps that I do it (box) well." Sutton who has lost 70 pounds since she began boxing, feels great and enjoys the sport beyond the weight loss. "I am a boxing fanatic," she said. Sutton, who weighed 220 pounds, now boxes with her team four nights a week, runs 15 to 20 miles a week and rock climbs regularly. Sutton, is excited for the tournament, but does her best to stay relaxed, she said. "Before previous fights I would get too anxious and that takes a lot of energy," Sutton said. "Now I try to relax, get in the ring, and I know the anxiety will come the second I step in." Brendan Shriane/The Western Front Western graduate Jennifer Sutton, the Washington State Golden Glove 150- pound champion, is heading to Augusta, Ga. for the Golden Gloves national tournament July 8. 'It would be sweet to win, but if not, I am here (at Nationals) where I want to be," she said. The national women's tournament began with only six boxers in 1997, grew according to USA Boxing, to include more than 100 the next year. Now, with 1,300 female boxers registered with USA Boxing proponents are working to make it an official sport in the 2004 Olympics. Sutton hopes the sport can be seen in a new light. With fighters like Mike Tyson and even the recent Ah vs Frazier fight, the sport is portrayed very negatively, she said. American Le Mans Grand Prix of Portland: New World spin on Old World tradition August third, fourth and fifth, Portland International Raceway-will transform into a showcase of precision machines and world-renowned drivers competing in eight different race groups. Sleek Le Mans sports cars and an array of cutting-edge, production-based autos share the stage with open-wheeled formula racecars. STREET LEGAL?? SpeedVisiori World Challenge GT and Touring race groups feature large market, production-based cars that look familiar, but would definitely not pass DEQ. The Acura Integra R, BMW 328is, and the Honda CivicSi represent tame looking but fierce entries in the touring class. Also featured are the Saleen SR, Acura NSX, Corvette and Porsche. THE LONGEST RUNNING AMERICAN ROAD RACING SERIES COMES TO PORTLAND The Tommy Bahama 125 Trans-Am Race pits stars of the American road, like Chevrolet's Camaro and Corvette and the Ford Cobra against Jaguar XKR and independent makers such as Mangusta and Panoz. The adrenaline packed 125-mile sprint includes a mandatory pit stop. LE MANS SERIES BUILDS ON EUROPEAN TRADITION With four different race groups, and international driving stars, the American Le Mans series is the weekend's main event. In the fastest of the four, the LMP 900 class, the exotic Audi R8 (reigning Le Mans champion) and the Panoz prototype represent the apex of racing design. GT and GTS races feature recognizable chassis, like Corvette, Viper and Porsche, engineered to be the most advanced production cars in the world. STAR MAZDA SERIES: THE PROVING GROUND Aggressive young drivers pilot formula style, open-wheel machines in nose to tail racing full of daring passes at breathtaking speed. 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Identifier: wwu:12172
Title: Northwest Viking - 1929 August 16
Date: 1929-08-16
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1929_0816 ---------- Northwest Viking - 1929 August 16 - Page 1 ---------- PICTURE EXHIBIT NEXT WEEK ; GIRi;S INFORMAL TOIVJORROW VOL. XXDC-^NO. 11 WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON Friday, August 16, 1929 MORE AWFUL FACTS DEANS, DEANS, DEANS COMPUTATIONS YE PROFS DIARY By G. W.
Transcript text preview (might not show all results): 1929_0816 ---------- Northwest Viking - 1929 August 16 - Page 1 ---------- PICTURE EXHIBIT NEXT WEEK ; GIRi;S INFORMAL TOIVJORROW VOL. XXDC-^NO. 11 WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGT
Show more1929_0816 ---------- Northwest Viking - 1929 August 16 - Page 1 ---------- PICTURE EXHIBIT NEXT WEEK ; GIRi;S INFORMAL TOIVJORROW VOL. XXDC-^NO. 11 WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON Friday, August 16, 1929 MORE AWFUL FACTS DEANS, DEANS, DEANS COMPUTATIONS YE PROFS DIARY By G. W. L. Philos Hold Picnic At Samish, Monday Reckoning what a big school earns and spends is some job for t he student of arithmetic, but with aid from the dean's offices such a computation is possible. In the history of school journalism how many times has the green newsgatherer been assigned to pore over the dean's records in the attempt to find how many in school were working, what they were doing, and how many in the list had funny names? From dead reckoning a littie less than $100,000.00 is earned by formal students throughout the school year of eleven months. Jobs varying from sweeping, which claims the majority of workers, to moving-picture operating, paying all the way from thirty-five cents to $1.65 per hour, are engaged in. Jobs like these are filled by deans' offices over the country. It is at the University, of California where over one million dollars are earned by part-time work. Men usually lead'women in part-time positions, but not always. But even in a Normal school where the fair sex are naturally in the majority the men lead, according to proportion of their total numbers. And while deans are being written about there's one at the U. of Vermont who has held his job for just sixty years. An old tinier is George H. Perkins, who came to work for the first time in September, 1869, and who still maintains the title of dean and professor of anthropology. A note to those who take the game too seriously sometimes to suit those who play for the joy of playing, comes from Miss Helen Wills, when she says: "Foe never let tennis be the thing that mattered most . . . Tennis is lots of fun —but it's only a sport". She expresses the sentiments which all amateur sportsmen and sportswomen can follow to advantage, not only from the viewpoint of making sport worth while, but also as a means of improving their own playing. W : THE NEXT INTERNATIONAL COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE IS TO JBE HELD IN HAVANA NEXT FEBRUARY. OVER SIXTY COLLEGES OF FIRST RANK FROM WORLD CENTERS ARE PLANNING FOR REPRESENTATION. W—: Startling facts against even the best of Normal schools as a whole were unearthed by an eminent educational leader representing the United States at the World Federation of Education Associations, held in Geneva. The representatives. Dr. Waller S. Athearn, claimed thai the host of instructors going out of the normal schools and teacher's colleges were unacquainted with the teaching material available for moral and religious education, and that teachers had little reasoned judgments on the ethical problems of democratic citizenship. Before leaders of 30 nations, Dr. Athearn staled that out of 85 normal schools and teachers' colleges'in the United States, 65 offer no courses intended specifically to prepare their students to develop the moral character of their pupils, although all 85 announce character education. Only eight institutions were found to offer any courses in philosophy, it Was significently pointed out. . Lw- .'• YE PROF'S DIARY: Mistur Bond, thu pater uv thu guy wut wrytz thu goof ie . spoart kolyum, wuz gyvun aye reel luving kup. Zo modust iz perfessir Bond, thet itz upp tew ye dairy tew reeveel jus • ^ " ^ ) @ , whie. Thu olde boye izz aye mitey fyn syngir — yez-zir, hee siinge 3 operas on top uv thu A picnic at Lake Samish was enjoyed by the Philo club members, Monday evening, August 12. Swimming and boating entertained the members and their guests, and a picnic supper was served in the evening. Thelma Butler and Betty Hawley were on the refreshment committee. Mi-sciS MEET IS COMPLETE Students and Faculty Members Turnout in Large Numbers to Support the Contesting Teams. MAKES TUP TO FRIDAY HARBOR 1 U H C A L STATION Opportunity for Combination of Work and Recreation Especially Exceptional to All Who Teach. FIFTH SUMMER SESSION Laboratories Built Last Summer Are Complete in Every Respect And Aid in Satisfactory Work. EATS CLIMAX THE FUN And did we have a good time, bar none?—I only had one, by the way. This Summer's sport program has been unusually good, and the record was topped off last Wednesday afternoon in an unusual way when a whole galaxy of students invaded Waldo field in the form of four teams—the blue, the red, the green, and the orange. Order of Events Fifty-yard dashes, towel races, potato races, three-legged races, couple races, back races, sack races, object relays, wheelbarrow races, man-carry races, baseball games, and in fact, every kind, of a race possible was on the program. And President C. H. Fisher must have shot the pistol fifty times and didn't hit anything. The meet was exciting, and not a single person was seen to leave the field until after the last gong had| rung. By the way, the best race was the fifty-yard dash for eats. First the Blue team would get ahead and then the Red or Green would creep-up. Excitement ran high, as the end of the meet drew to a close with the baseball games. The Blue team defeated the Green team 7 t 6 and the Red team defeated the Orange team 10 ot 5 in two five inning games. Then the winners played resulting in the victory of the Red team over the Blue side. Reds Won Meet Due to the fact that the Red team had the largest number of participants on their side, and thereby were gifted with fifty President C. H. Fisher spent Tuesday of this week at the Friday Harbor Biological station. Accompanying him were Mrs. Fisher, Mary Fisher and Charles Fisher. He found there an enthusiastic and satisfied group of students and an equally enthusiastic and satisfied group of instructors. Dr. Robert B. Wylie, professor of Botany, University of Iowa, is in charge of the course in Plant Biology, and he is assisted by Miss Doris Mullen. Miss Hilda Rosene of this faculty has been in charge of the course in Animal Biology, and she has been assisted by Mr. Alfred Baker. Students and instructors have only words of praise for the profitable and happy time they have had this summer. Some students said that they never accomplished so much in such a short time. The instructors were complimentary in their comments on the ability shown by the students and the amount of work and the grade of work accomplished by them. Fisher Impressed President Fisher says that he was again impressed with the idea that Friday Harbor offers an exceptional opportunity for the comibnation of work and recreation, especially for those who have been teaching. The courses combine field work and laboratory work and thus offer a natural setting for the learning of biological science. This work was started in Friday Harbor five summers ago. For four summers the courses were offered in temporary wooden laboratories which were rather unsatisfactory. About' the middle of last summer the new laboratories were completed and were used by the students for a few weeks. The, new laboratories are complete in every respect and are proving to be a wonderful aid to satisfactory work. Forty-Two Enrolled This summer there have been forty- two students registered in the courses which is about as many students as should be enrolled in these courses. The work has past • n|i CALENDAR . • yf~i-~ ' FRIDAY—August 16. Rec Hour, Big Gym, 4 p. m. SATURDAY—August 17. Outside girls' Informal, Ed-ens Hall. TUESDAY—August 20. Utica Jubilee Singers, sembly, 11 a .m." THURSDAY—August 22. I School closes 4 p . m . j FRIDAY—August 23. I commencement 10 a. m. As-a. ————^ •£ ACTING SUPERB IN DRAMA U PLAY GIVEN TWO NIGHTS Barney Chichester and Carrianna Tucker, Taking Leading Roles in Play, Are Supported by Fine Cast. Photography Exhibit Will Start Tuesday of Next Week ahd Will Continue Until End of Quarter K3oD gt;idered as One of the Best Amateur Exhibits Ever. Presented by Any Class in Photography. Exhibit is Directed by Mr. H. C. Ruckmick. DISPLAY IN FACULTY ROOM Exceptional Talent of Youthful Student Entrances Audience SATIRE ON PRESENT AGE (Continued on Page Three) (Continued on Page Four) Pass Hikers Establish Station KYBO, Broadcast a Fine Tooth Orchestra mtn neer hanegen pass. Lyk Dante sayd wen hee gott threw wrytyng hizz Inferno: 'Xetz hav an encoar!" hee ment itt. ; \-;V-A'-^ •:•'/• "Climbing a mountain to see a goat", was the sardonic way a non-poetic hiker expressed himself after climbing Ruth mountain with the Hannegan Pass Hikers last weekend., Others with a more imaginative train of thought caught the "guarded all around by mountains, crowned by Baker's • dome" and counted a thousand peaks on all sides, and nestling below, the far famed Mt. Baker Lodge. Lower still the river beds through, which all the mountain gorges find their conductor to the sea, could be viewed. Private Cars Used The hikers left the campus Friday in private cars, journeying as far as Shuksan where they disembarked in favor of transportation oh foot going about a mile and a half to the base camp where a luxurious camp supper was served. After dinner they -formed themselves into two groups and tried to see which group could outdo the other in singing. I n the morning a loud report of what the girls thought was Mr. Bond's two-shooter awakened the sleepers. The aroma ot bacon and egg* kept them from going back to sleep as they might be accustomed to doing. The next stretch of hiking took them to the Pass, where they found that they had thousands of anxious friends; who were eager to gret them. The hikers were not so affectionate however and slapped flies away constantly, one hiker, claiming he killed seven at one blow. However, after mixing themselves up in the coffee and other food they decided to reterat "and it wasn't until supper time when the rice pudding was served that the raisins were confused with flies. But thanks to Miss Gunther, they were all genuine Sunkist raisins. - Station KYBO After dinner the crowd was divided into five groups each of which put on a little playlet. Miss Weythman became the manager-director of Ruth Mountain Station KYBO. The chief announcer was Bob Waters, the rest of the gang becoming the Orchestradians, playing imported fine tooth combs. Mr. Ruckmick was the featured soloist but was outdone later by the eminent Professor E. A. Bond, who gained fame and fortune over the cold-blooded "Mike" and his unseen radio audience immediately clamored for an encore and later presented him with the prize winning loving cup. Mr. Bond was so moved by his success that he all but broke down and wept before the microphone of KYBO. It was onyl with the greatest of effort that he saved Soulless automatons—products of a mechanical civilization—rebelling, in ominous defiance against mankind. Robots! Crashing steel, flashing blazes of light—illuminating the violent collapse of gigantic skyscrapers ---------- Northwest Viking - 1929 August 16 - Page 2 ---------- WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCH OOL. BELLINGHAM. WASHINGTON Formerly The Weekly Messenger—Founded 1899 Published weekly by Students' Association of State Normal School, Bellingham, Wash. Entered in the Postoffice at Bellingham, Washington, as second class matter. MILLER SUTHERLEN PRINTING CO., Printers, Bellingham National Bank Bldg., Bellingham, Wash. Subscription rate by mail, $1.50 per year, in advance; single copies 5 cents; Advertising Rates on Application. . Address all communications, other than news items, to The Business Manager of the Northwest Viking, Bellingham, Washington ' EDITORIAL STAFF DOLLY ANDERSON Editor GORDON LEEN Associate Editor BARNEY CHICHESTER '. .....Contributing Editor NICK BOND - Sport Editor MARY ELIZABETH FOWLER Copy Reader RUTH A. BURNET : ..Faculty Advisor BEN HAMILTON Business Manager I Telephone—Private Branch 3180 SPECIAL STAFF WRITERS Vivian Hancock Leona Sheldon Irene Schagel Mark Jarret Mary Elizabeth Fowler Bob Waters Naomi Johnson Elsie Holland Valera Clarke Bernice Gnagey REPORTERS Grayce Osborne Ernest Hilsenberg Virginia Lee Elvira Lehtinen * This week's issue of the Viking has been planned so as to feature the Puget Sound Biological Station and athletics. You will find articles regarding the Friday Harbor Station on page 4 of this edition and in the editorial columns. The sport page will be devoted to the athletic programs, and present.and past sport triumphs. The last issue of the Viking for the summer quarter will also be devoted to the Friday Harbor Station. It will feature news direct from the Station. One Hundred Thirty-Eight Students Will Graduate from Normal August 23 T H E F R I D A Y H A R B O R BIOLOGICAL S T A T I ON Through the courteous co-operation of Miss Hilda Rosene and reporters at the Puget Sound Biological Station, we are able to give our readers some factual and personal information concerning the Station. Because the Station is out of our immediate vision, we are apt to forget that it is a part of this institution and to know and understand very little of the life and customs of our fellow students there. It is a most fascinating place—one of extreme beauty and rare opportunities for scientific study. It is a place to gain a ruddy, tanned complexion—the sign of health! It is a setting of thrilling adventures and incidentally, according to reports, a good place for developing romances—Yes, for has one summer gone by without ending in a marriage ? Evidently not. While it is a place of recreation it affords also, the finest of opportunities for studying sea-life and nature. Famous scientists have come to this Biological Station because of the excellent surroundings and many varieties of sea-life that can be found there. It is an ideal place to study the sciences and many of us doubtless will take advantage of the courses offered there next summer. ON W I T H T H E P H O T O G R A P H Y E X H I B I T! Prompting the furtherance of the fine arts as well as the industrial arts is the underlying purpose of the excellent exhibit in amateur photography that will be on display in the faculty room, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week. Such an enterprise as this, a thoroughly local undertaking, should become an institution in itself in a school of this size.- One of the Normal's main aims is to foster and promote the appreciation of and technique in manufacturing of the finer things in life. In this display we will find both the above aims accomplished. " . ' We will see and realize the artistry, the carefulness, and the technique that our fellow students employed in filming and developing the photographs. Lantern slides, sepias, and all the other intricate and delicate arts of photography will be shown in the exhibit. With such a variety of pictures and types of pictures as are now on hand, the exhibit, under the ever-keen guidance of Mr. Herbert C. Ruckmick, promises to be one of the most successful of its kind ever put on for the benefit of Normal students. We are proud that such an enterprise, rare in its kind, can be had here, and we sincerely hope that it will become an annual school function. J U S T SUGGESTIONS We students are proud of our new tennis unit and wish to tell the world so. We feel that it is all right for outsiders to use these courts if used when students of this school are not using them. But it is an awful job to have to tell outsiders to "please get off the courts"—a distasteful thing for both parties. Although not noticed often, there is a large Tennis Court Rules board in the old courts. Why not have a similar board of rules placed in an appropriate place in the new unit. Another suggestion would be to have a large blue and white sign board made to read " W A S H I N G T O N S T A T E NORMAL T E N N IS C O U R T S " and placed in the center of the fencing on High street. We are proud of our new courts and want to tell the world. —G. W. L. A G E D O E S N ' T C O U N T! Age should not be a serious impediment to the realization of our desires. An example is set b y j h e three sisters, all over sixty, who unexpectedly became wealthy, and found it possible to fulfill their life-long desires to play the piano. After taking lessons for a year and a half, each of them played fourth grade music. This is not a marvelous feat, perhaps, but it does make us feel rather foolish when we fix the tender age of twenty or so as being "too old to learn." ' —E. L. D O N ' T D I E O F ' W R I T E R ' S C R A MP The notebook habit! Perhaps a recent lecturer was justified in asking us to refrain from taking notes during his speech. Truly note-taking has become an obsession with us. Busily our pencils fly as we jot down every utterance of our instructors. Are we missing the gist of the entire lecture and retaining a number of facts of minor importance? In all probability if we continue, we shall die of writer's cramp rather than mental strain or intellectual fatigue. We're funny creatures, we human beings. We live life as fast and recklessly as possible, abusing Us every tenderness and bruising its every ideal, and never stop to Wonder about it until it's gone. ....Sometimes, when it's nearly gone, we find the- ashes in our fingers, but sighs and tears won't help them. Ashes Crey and shapeless At our feel. Ashes Of lingering life After defeat Ashes ' " • . . Crey as they way be And full of vain regretfulness Ashes • Are better in the end Than lives of loneliness We wonder when the purple curtain of our life has dropped—will we be able to stand aloof and see ourselves in relief? Will we then be able to see people —stripped of the make-up of convention, civilization, and education? These three great artists make-up the characters of life with a grease paint so permanent that we wonder sometimes if the soul can ever erase its traces even in the waters of eternity. AND AFTER ALL, IS NOT THAT PERMANENCY, A BENEFICIAL AGENT? We wonder if "G. W. L.", of the Normalette prominency, doesn't know that the normal man is not very interesting to himself when seen through his own colorless normal eyes. It is only when something attracts him as being different that he becomes interested. Is not that the reason why we Americans go to Europe and the ---------- Northwest Viking - 1929 August 16 - Page 3 ---------- WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. BELLINGHAM. WASHINGTON ^Pfg HHHSKHBHEHHH B OTTLED Y BOND CONSIDER YOURSELF FORTUNATE, LUCKY, AND PREPARE YOURSELF FOR A GREAT BIG JOYFUL SURPRISE! BOTTLED BY BOND, AFTER THIS WEEK WILL BE NO MORE. IT HAS TO GO OUT OF EXISTENCE, AS THE WRITER WILL BE INCAPACITATED, SORRY THAT IT CAN'T NOT APPEAR NEXT WEEK, BUT IT CAN'T. Considering the enormous number of other columns in. this paper, maybe the reader will consider himself not so terribly worsted after all. _ * * * * Approximately two thirds of all the men attending school for this quarter participated in athletics of an inira-mural nature. That is a good percentage, and a great deal of credit is due to Elwood Davis and Earle Jewell. Davis has had the added duties of Dean of Men thrust upon him, and all in all he deserves honorable mention even though he did start up a Coif tournament among the faculty that has caused plenty of friction. Half of them are not even in class once a week, and to see a faculty member at assembly Would be an innovation, just as- to have ice-cream for breakfast would be an innovation. But back, to the subject, the faculty have the ditching bug which is a close relative of the Coif bug. Davis was even too taken up with Coif once to to come out for an intra-mural baseball game, and the result was that his team won. What is this Coif? Why all the interest? Mr. Harry C. Philip-pi, of the Science department, is the latest member of that tribe. NOW, DAVIS, LOOK HERE, YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT CHALLENGES. And along comes Cuy Bond (brother of the best tennis prospect in years) and breaks his finger while trying to catch one of Earle Jewell's hooks. Tough luck, Cuy, old boy. For you to drop a ball is as rare as for your brother to drop a tennis match. * *.. * * But you know, did you ever stop to consider the number of errors that are made during one of the baseball games out on Waldo Field? A good many of them are the result of the terrible condition of the diamond. It is too bad that we can't raise enough of the necessary element to keep the diamond in playing shape. Waldo Field—is the name familiar? Do you recognize what is meant by the. term? When the field was first made, largely due to the efforts of President Waldo, who at that time was head of this institution, it was. christened. "Waldo Field" in tribute to the president who later returned to Kalamazoo, Michigan. The writer knows that the name has since been changed to "Normal Field", but the writer knows none of the details, nor does he understand the reason. In his viewpoint it would take an awfully good reason to cause the change. (So why the change? I challenge an answer!) —- * * * n „DEAR, OH DEAR, FELLOWS, REMEMBER YOUR BRINGING UP AND KEEP AWAY FROM THOSE TENNIS COURTS ON SUNDAY. NOW, REALLY, YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THAT! CONSIDER YOURSELF ADMONISHED. * . * *t * In the baseball games, so .far, Moe's Mongrels always win from Bond's Bon Bons, and;the latter always defeats Miller's nine who in turn always are victorious over the former, resulting in a complete tie-up where each team has two victories and two defeats to their credit. A regular merry-go-round, so to speak, bah jove!—as they say in deah ole England. - * * *, *• Gordon Broadbent dropped out of the tennis tourney and left Earle Jewell top man... Elden Bond and Hamilton Church are each eligible to challenge him, and some good matches are on ;•; deck soon. VIKINGS VICTORIOUS IN FRIDAY'S MEET Normal Takes Win in All Events; Baseball Game Close. TUBBY GRAVES GREAT The highly touted University of Washington squads that met the Bellingham Normal Vikings last Friday on Waldo Field met defeat that was outstanding in the annals of baseball, tennis, horseshoes and handball in this institution. A rather large crowd was out to see the Vikings easily defeat their rivals, and the only close battle was in the baseball game. ^ Baseball Close Miller, getting up to bat in the nineth inning, clouted out a three-bagger, knocking in the winning run which defeated the University nine by the close score of 9 to 8. Before the game, the mentors of Normal were undecided as to who to put in as chucker because no outstanding pitcher has been developed this summer. However, it was finally decided to put in Moe as pitcher \for the Viking squad and he certainly did a good job, being supported by a strong infield and a fair outfield. Graves Substitutes It was announced that H. M. Foster, head coach down at the U. would be up, and his arrival was expected up until 2:00 p. m. when Elwood Davis received a telegram in which Foster claimed that he was unable to make the trip. However, he sent along an excellent substitute in Tubby Graves, Freshman Football coach and Varsity Baseball coach down at the University during the winter sessions. He played first-base during part of the big game, and finished the game as catcher, but his real playing was with the stick. The way he socked the balls was a revelation to all the spectators, and a downright disappointment to the opposition. Tubby Graves was not only good at baseball, but he is quite a toreador. He knew how to sling the bull. Lee Rankin, trained by Coach Carver, and who was Fairhaven Coach for several years, and inci-dently, a graduate from this school, chucked for "the losers. It seemed as if he was not quite right on Friday, but even at that -he threw in some curves that some of the Viking batsmen didn't exactly like. Tennis Match Easy Gordon Broadbent and Cliff Duncan had very little trouble in taking the tennis doubles match by the one-sided score of 6-2, 6-2. It was a fast match, but the losers could not seem to be able to get behind, the hard, smacking drives of our team.. FROLIC SUCCESS Continued from Page One) points, they easily won the meet, with the Green team coming in second closely pressed by the Blues, who easily outdistanced the Orange aggregation. Best of all, the Faculty came out strong and did their part, and proved themselves to be very good sports. Practically all of them were out helping with the meet, and even though they didn't really enter in during the contests, yet they kept score, or judged and were generally useful. A great deal of the success of the meet is due to the four captains who have, for the past few days, been hard at work trying to put it over. Guy "Bond, Earle Jewell, Iver Moe, and Elden Bond were the four Captains of the Red, Green, Orange, and Blue teams, respectively. Elwood Davis and Miss Skalley also deserve plenty of credit. To put on such a delightful affair requires a great deal of preparation and it also requires a great deal of generalship and ability. No definite date was procured regarding the number of students out, but the Reds must have had been composed of close to 100 with the plus having about 50 or 60. Altogether there were about 300 students out and.'about 40 of the faculty. .i-;;v/.:.V-;.-.'; Broadbent Dro^s Out of Tourney, Jewell on Top Earle Jewell aarain tops the ladder in men's tennis, due of course to the withdrawal of Gordon^Broad-oent. The-final spurt in the ladder tourney might be somewhat deadened by the men's all-school doubles tournament sponsored by the P. E. department. Twenty in Meshes The' following are ---------- Northwest Viking - 1929 August 16 - Page 4 ---------- iittilllfittSl'llISS li»ilsll|^^ r-vc--; Jubilee Singers Will Entertain in Last AssenjWy, Next Teusday. WELL RECEIVED ABROAD Concluding the assembly pro-grams for the summer quarter, the Jubilee Singers of the Utica Normal and Industrial Institute, Qf Utica, Mississippi, will present an entertainment of merit on Tuesday, August 20. In keeping with the high standard set for entertainers who appear in assembly, the Jubilee Singers have been chosen to give students an opportunity of hearing the characteristic negro music. Singers Are Internationally Famous The minstrels have become well known to radio audiences, having broadcast weekly^ programsxin the country-wide hook-up-of the National Broadcasting Company. They "have also made records for the Victor Company, Equally well received were their appearances, in cities of Europe, such as Vienna, London, Paris, where only the best in music is accepted. The native freshness and rhythm brought a new aspect of music to the appreciative Europeans. Natural Voices \ The Jubilee Singers do not have cultivated voices but possess the harmony; abandon and naturalness that marks the Negro Spirituals as a music of an entirely new order. It is so typical of that race, that it verges on Folk Songs. o Values Derived From Summer Session at Biological Station AriDej^ 1. I have learned to be more systematic and thourough. That de- . tails are important. 2. That there is a reason for things in this world, that. things don't happen except in an orderly fashion and to look for the causes and relationships. 3. A first hand knowledge into some of the mysteries of life. (1) Most enjoyable was the observation of the hatching and growth of young birds. (2) An inkling of the mystery of the bottom of the sea. (3) An exceedingly rare opportunity to see and study sea birds. (4) An • unexpected insight into the abundance of life in fresh water. (5) More than a mere acquaintance with the animals of the seashore and their interrelations. (6) A fascinating knowledge of insect life. 4. A realization of the importance of a knowledge of fundamental biological principles to a balanced outlook on life. 5. An opportunity to visit many interesting spots some distance from the Station, A greater love of the "open". 6. A small knowledge and a tremendous desire to know more about geology, algae, plant life, astronomy, and the other sciences. 7. Higher ideals which always comes from a closer association with the beauties of nature. 8. A vast fund of material that I can use in my teaching and an inspiration to be a better teacher. 9. A firm determination to return to the Station for more work. —Anne Nelson. — o— FISHER MAKES VISIT (Continued from Page One) beyond the experimental stage and has become well established. The students who take the courses advertise the courses to other students and in this way an enrollment is guaranteed from year to year. There has been a total enrollment of about one hundred fifty students at the Station with a group of about two hundred people who make up the community at the Station. On Tuesday - evening Dr. C. J. Chamberlain, Professor of Botany, at Chicago University, • showed a number of slides that illustrated the life and work at the station. The slides were made by students who had enrolled in a class in photography which was conducted by Dr. Chamberlain. President Fisher considered himself fortunate to be at the; Station when these slides were shown^ because ithey gave one a fine ..impression of the wonderful spirit that prevails among the students "and. instructors.: ;-• -•••.'. '•'. k:i '?••'••'• ''i-kX' For those' who are interested in suggestions for Art or those who enjoy merely viewing such work, the Art 3ep4rtmerit is displaying the finished products of several courses. Varices types of work may be found. One, class made an interesting study of boats. The posters worked in pastel and tempera ar6 particularly interesting in a seafaring locality. By Tuesday, most of the exhibit will be removed, so it would be well to take advantage of this opportunity early. - PEPPY SOCIAL LIFE OFFERED AT HARBOR While Fundamentally a Biological Station It Has Served Well As a Matrimonial Bureau for Several. An old proverb has said, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy," so students at Friday Harbor Biological station take many precautions to avert the calamity of dullness. During the day, clad iri bathing suits, they busily and happily study sea life, but immediately following classes a flotilla of boats "weigh anchor" for a trip to the confectionary shop in Friday Harbor. Aside from coca cola and pop corn, the town offers a movie once a week which brings the "colony" to civilization. Evening Enjoyable Evenings at the station offer more entertainment than any "mere movie". What a transformation takes place! " Bonfires blaze up oh the beach. Salmon and clams are baked in sea weed in the manner that the Indians prepare them. Those with a flair for novelty or a jaded appetite are tempted with scalloped devil fish. One stunt night, all latent musical and dramatic talent is revived. Skits, which have the advantage of a beautiful natural setting, are developed by classes competing for prizes. Staid scientists, with bathing suits decked in sea weed, lose some of their dignity in the presentation of a Soutli..Sea Island dance. Other Attractions. For those with an athletic tendency, baseball and horseshoe tournaments are held. Classes and group individuals develop keen rivalry in the sports. Each Friday the dredge is loaded with bedding and food for a week-end trip to the islands. Primarily this is a pleasure "cruise" but enthusiastic biologists revel in the study of fossils, nests of sea birds, and plant distribution. Sometimes the voyage is a trip to the Straits, where true ocean forms of plant and animal life may be observed. At least once.during the summer an opportunity is given to take a trip to the fish traps to witness the hauling in of the catch. Many who have yearned for a life on the rolling deep, return oyer the swells with an altered viewpoint of its charms. A Matrimonial Agency? While Friday Harbor is fundamentally a biological station it has served well as a matrimonial agency. Moonlight and couples! Not one summer has passed that has not developed a romance. Boats used for business during the day, assume a romantic glamour as they are put into service for a moonlight excursion. To those given to introspection, the station is an ideal location. The isolation from the mainland, the relief from the continuous rush of life, gives an opportunity for philosophizing. In later summer the mists come creeping ghost-like from the ocean, giving an eerie "look to the scene. The hooting of an owl can be heard outside the tent. Truly, life at the Biological Station, far from the maddening crowd, is never dull. . — — o ^— • A miscellaneous shower was given last Monday evening for Miss Mary Ringer of the library staff at the home of Miss Madge McKinnon. The hostesses were Miss Olive Gun-derson, Mrs. May Lovegren and Miss McKinnon. Miss Ringer's engagement was announced last week :to Norman Vane, of Wihslow, a former student here. The wedding will take place some • time during the month of September. They plan "to liveiat Port Madisonv. Although the, grade schools are commencing in a very few weeks, many students are receiving ; apr pointments to schools. The;followr ing is a lis^t of those having schools assigned since the first of July: Bursal Schools •• Amie Syre, Havillah; Julia Lar-sen, Vashon Island; Alberta Clark, Twisp; Garnet Caples, Riyeryiew; Florence Thompson, Cooks; May-belle Graham, District No. 12, Lincoln county; Mary Fox, Hazelton; Mildred Stoii,Hayes; Esther Young, Hall; Coral Hoke, Corfu; Kathryn Jtoiod^.Fragasia;* Owatana George, Elk City, Oregon; Kathryn Olander, .chetta. Primary and Intermediate Leona Eddy, Lynden, third grade; SwanhUd Olsen, Marysvijle, third grade; Helen Primley, Rose Hill, first grade; Gladys Cole, Molson, first to third grades; Anne Haller, Okonagan, third grade; Randy Ob-erlatz, Sumas, fourth grade; Elizabeth Gable, Edmonds, fifth grade and music; Clarence Axelson, East Sound, fourth to sixth, and bus.; Irene Annabelle, Woodland, third and fourth grades; Lillian Spoon, Longview, fourth grade; Mary Mc- Cush, Pysht, first to fourth grades; Theresa Borkwoldt, Tacoma, fifth and sixth grades; Naomi Study, O'Brien, third and fourth grades; Gladys Green^ WagnerTWilson, fifth, sixth and music; Lulu Elliott, Silver Lake, first to fourth grades; Lura Jones, Three l^kes, first to fourth grades; Evelyn Gustafsen, East Everett, first to fourth grades; Edwin Johnson, Ortirig, Sixth grade; Alta Mae Crook, Aberdeen, sixth grade and music; Judith Anderson, Turn-water, sixth, grade. Upper Grades and Principal Foster Kirk, Renton, English and; literature, junior high school; Evelyn Crow, Monroe, English in upper grades; Grace Will, Longview, junior high school; Attie Cole, Spokane, junior high school, and art supervisor; Jennie Sokoleski, Shel-ton, sixth or seventh grade; Viola Poyhonen, East Stanwood, departmental work. Given Positions in Alaska Leona Smith, Sitka, third and fourth grades; Robert Bickford, near Sitka, fourth to sixth grades; Evelyn Crouch, Wrangell, fourth and fifth grades. The. following students- have been appointed principals; Elya Ringler, Doly; Alfred Rosenholl, Rigby; Mable Rempel, Hoodsport, fifth and eighth grades and principal; Charlotte Lobdell, Easton. Beverly McKibbon will teach shorthand at the Dietz Business College in Olympia. Seattle Quartet Is Well Received Here The Plymouth Quartet entertained in assembly Friday, giving a wide variety of numbers arid impressing the audience with their pleasing harmony. The quartet comes from the Plymouth Church of Seattle, and has previously appeared in student assemblies. Miss Ellen Reep, contralto, was formerly a member of the Normal school quartet and she was recognized by many in the audience. Among the numbers which were especially enjoyed were: "The Shed-herdess", "Liebestraum", and "Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes". In the last mentioned selection, the quartet demonstrated excellent shading of tone and complete harmony. Rhythmic Pieces Enjoyed "Fiddle De Dee" and "Come to the Fair" were generously applauded and even solemn listeners could not refrain from appreciating the comical "Heigh-O's" and "Fiddle-, de-dees". James Harvey, tenor, succeeded marvelously with "Little Bateese", and responded to applause with "Fireflies" by Gibbs. The quartet sang "Now the Night in Starlit Splendor" as a concluding number. o "R. U. R." MAKES HIT ^ntinued from Page One) serves special mention for his histrionic ability. The audience was thankful for his humor which relieved tense situations. "If a robot smashes his fingers, it is all the same to him." Nana's humor was also welcome as she seemed to be the only sane person in • a sadly dislocated world. Parts Played Well Praise should be given every character: Sulla (Marion Richardson) was a marvel of mechanistic skill and Radius (Ben Hamilton) convinced the audience that he was, indeed, a victim of "robots' cramp". "R. U. R." is, with its super-men and steel girders, a symbol of Progress. It is a warning—the cry of a prophet. Mankind is powerful, but not all-powerful—intelligent, but not omniscient. And so, in a hundred years, shall be look out upon a horizon of skyscrapers—sombre silhouettes against an ever-darkening sky ,or shall we live in a world of God's creation^-a world where it is a "great thing to be a man"? — • 0 : ' And still there's another dean to be heard from. This one of PPPPP
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Title: Northwest Viking - 1933 November 24
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The voices, low, medium, and high in pitch are suitably grouped and in the rendering of apiece of literature they play in and out with each other or "fall into a choral harmony much as in the rendering of music. The importance of pitch, cadence, enunciation and rhythm are all deftly calculated in producing effects achieved by the choir. Other methods used to heighten effects are gestures and lighting effects. v First Group Organized .;. This choir under the direction of Elizabeth M. Jenks, is the first group of its kind to be organized in the West. The group first started making, public appearances in 1931, and has been steadily gaining popularity. •'•••; The verse speaking choir is now offered as a regular course in the Speech department of the San Jose Teachers college. It is organized like a glee club so that students may begin.in a junior chorus and if then-work is outstanding, they may work into the senior choir. Miss Jenks and her chorus will arrive in Bellingham on Sunday, .November 26. Miss Longley is making preparations to entertain the group in Edens Hall while they are in -town;5;"'-"'' " '" •"--••-y!''-,v--- f'r.y '———°—~" Tenth Homecoming Annual Celebration ,From the pep rally Friday night to the Homecoming dance Saturday night, the tenth annual Homecoming celebration of the Bellingham Normal school, held November 17-20, can be said to have been a huge success. Activities began Friday evening at 7 o'clock when Bill Allan led an all-school serpentine from Edens hall down through Holly street and back to/jthe new athletic field for the big bonfire celebration. The day's pro- , gram ended with an evening Rec hour. At noon Saturday a luncheon was held in the Edens hall dining room, which was pronounced a decided success under the direction of Chairman Tim Lowe! V ^ Next was the main feature of of Contribution Red Cross Campaign Will Conducted Separately This Year . Be Because the Red Cross is having its own campaign for funds this year, separate from the Community Fund, Mrs. • Gragg and Dr. Bond have been appointed by President Fisher to take charge of the faculty contributions for that organization. The Red Cross is following its national policy by withdrawing from the community chest movements and conducting a campaign of its own. In.this campaign anyone is invited to contribute. The minimum contribution for a membership in the organization is $1. The Red Cross completed in the past year the greatest relief task in its fifty-two years of existence. Supplied with government cotton and wheat, it distributed 10,500,000 barT rels of flour to nearly 6,000,000 families, and 104,000,000 .garments; to more than 5,000,000. families. Flour was provided in every state and ail but six counties. More than 25,000,- 000 people were aided in relief work. The Red Cross aided in unemployment relief in over 2,500 communities in this' country. Ninety-two disasters in the United States and its insular possessions. called for Red Cross relief, four disasters occurring abroad. Moffatt Speaks On Club History At AlkisiahMeet Alkisiah Club Was Organized ' First Tear that the Normal Opened the (Continued on Page Four) "The History of the Alkisiah club", was the topic of a talk given by Miss Moffatt at the last meeting of the Alkisiah club. The Alkisiah club was first organized under the name of the Al-cott society, in 1898, the same year that the Normal school was opened. The club was a part of the regular school work, its aims being; practice in public speaking, current events and service. Miss Ida Agnes Baker was the sponsor and critic. The name of, the society was changed to the present name of Alkisiah, taken from the Indian words, Alki, meaning near, and Siah, meaning far. Together this word means, the reaching of objectives in the near future. The literary interests seemed to broaden with the new name, and the club studied, debate, authors, the short story, plays and artists. The club^erected the bird bath beside Edens hall. Some of the other activities they participated:in were: the sale of seals at Christmas and the laying of a corner stone.. They also brought a picture exhibit of original painting of Washington artists to the school on two different years. Sokplsky Terms Progressive School • ^ 5 "BehwiorisUc;" Prefers Quaker By Calista Simonds and Mary-Jane Holden Previous toour conversation with Mr. George Sokolsky, last Friday's speaker, we had bolstered our faltering courage and scanty knowledge by hasty perusal of two articles written by our victim: "My Mixed Marriage", August Atlantic Monthly, and "Political Movement in China," from the "Annals of American Political and Sociological Economy", July. .•.'••:::.:C'- ••v-.. ••••:. Mr. Sokolsky is a Polish Jew, mar-ried. to a Chinese woman of the Hakka province. The product of this marriage—-Chinese, Christian, British to Polish, Jewish, Jewish American, is a sori seven years ^ | ; being educated .a#aAQuaker schobLin New York. This choice of schools led to our first question: \ti-$$bp;:aip you sending your son to a CXuaker school, when, there" are so many other schools, undenominational, of i od^repute?^ ^1 went into the matter thorough-ly, iliii hkve decided that the Quaker schooli struck the middle course." 5'^JW^iftt-it your; objection'J.to.:the progreeslve-schooVsuch as we have ^mULt 1X^ ubb l )» in«cecor-ihtak is shirking its .duty, the church or the home?" "Re-its "The .home," he snapped ligion is superfluous." "How is the home shirking duty?" "Home training should center about the mother.. In too many cases the child is 'disposed of' at school while his father works and his mother' pursues her strange social existence." We had been thinking about his statement that rpligidn is ah evil, and questioned him further: 'Shouldn't there be some religious training —sothat when*childis old enough to) ichocw ^'denomination, he will do so %e mtervfewers were somewhat stunned by tm» icc«c«Iasm-4rreck-ii our Ih^nuous! i d e a s * sfcitutw - education -toe untutored 1 (^ttUa.« r^ T^) c^ybiu* business?'1 ROBERT ZOET CATHERINE JANE OLESON lt; lt;BlackFIamingo,, To Be Presented fry Theatre Guild Several Present and Fast Normal Students Will Appear . in Production By Frank Pratt What' a thrill it would be to find yourself, back during the reign of Marie Antionette, in a wayside inn where pirates and plunderers held travelers for high ransom or killed them in cold blood and then stole their valuables and expensive belongings. You have your chance. Listen! The Bellingham Theatre Guild is presenting for four days beginning next Tuesday the 27th, Sam Jan-ney's mystery thriller "The Black Flamingo," a story that takes place one night in a wayside tavern around the year 1798. Besides being outstanding, it boasts several of Normal's past actors and actresses. Eilene Morrison who plays Laura Cram in the school's first quarter production, "Holiday" portrays the part of the loud mouthed wife of the inkeeper. Other persons who have at one time gone to Normal, appearing in the production are: Quentin Rochefort, the priest; John James, De Lussac; and Mary Ruth Bailey, Diane. Reservation should be made as soon as possible at Stark Piano Co., as the tickets are going fast. The admission is forty cents. Social Science Club Sets Meeting Date Due to the fact that the Social Science club meeting dates of second and fourth Mondays of every month conflicted with the Alkisiah club dates, the meetings will be held the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month. At the meeting held Monday night, November 20, in the Edens hall club room, Frank Brown reported that a Social Science club party was planned for some time shortly following Thanksgiving with a dinner, dancing, and card playing as the entertainment features. Ralph Hofman was the speaker scheduled for the meeting, but as he was called for play practice his talk on the Jewish question was postponed till. the next meeting. • '•.- ':o—•• — '. • Bureau Announces ions Secured Miss Elizabeth Hopper of the Appointment bureau has received word of the appointment of fifteen more students who have completed their teaching course here. Names of newly appointed1 teachers have been previously published and a more com-, pleted list will be published at a future date. gt;;.. lt;•• Howard Wilder has been selected as the Assistant Director of Education at the State reformatory at Monroe. Other students who have secured positions recently are: T. M. Tucker, grades 4-6, at Gold-bar; Ruth Frost, grades 3-4, at Custer; Ruth Pearl Anderson, grades 1- 3i and music, at Satsop. : Eelecia Szambelan; .grades 1-8 Logan Hill; Quinten Smith,-grades 7-5, Keypbrt; Sara Iiomsdale, grade 6, a| Thomas, school; Kathleen^ Cron-m, grade fc, at Thc gt;mas Schopl^.Lai-la Rue, intermediate, atOrUla; j eh-ne McDonald, grade 6, at Willapa r gt; ^ ^ulli rurat at W a t e ^^ Florence Carnobb*,] grade* 1*4. at Clipper;Greta Priced/grades11-4, at JK^WOOJ4Vrp)W''J^B««efc- 1 ^ ^ Institutions of Higher Learning Are Challenged President Franklin Roosevelt Talks to Women's Conference of Current Problems • By Calista Simonds Two definite statements were made by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his address to the third annual Women's Conference of Current Problems, at its meeting in New York City on October 13; One was to the effect that despite present adverse conditions too many teachers are being "turned out" each year. The other, "The quality of our teaching in almost every state can be definitely and distinctly raised," is a direct challenge to the institutions of education. When questioned as to her viewpoints on this situation, which the President has brought before us, Miss Mary E. Rich, director of the training school, broadly granted the President's estimates to be justifiable, but took exception to his further remark, "Over-production of teachers is just as much an economic waste as building steel rail plants far beyond the ability of railroads to use steel rails." This, she considered a rather far-fetched comparison. It is the theory of Miss Rich that more preparation for teaching would take care of this condition, with greater benefit to both teacher and pupil. ---------- Northwest Viking - 1933 November 24 - Page 2 ---------- wMmicnm^ e I^rthwest Vikirig ESTABLISHED 1899 Published every Friday except during the month of September by the Associated Students, Washington State Normal School, Bellingham. Entered in the Postoffice at Bellingham, Washington, as second class matter by virtue of the act of March 3, 1879. : ; ; , • ' , ' • . r:-: Printed by the Miller Sutherlen Printing Company, Bellingham National Bank Building. Subscription rate by mail, $1.50 per year in advance. Advertising rates on application.' Address all communications, other.than news items, to the Business Manager of the Northwest Viking, Bellingham, Wash. Telephone 8180. _ JULIUS DORNBLUT, JR FRANCIS FISHER... Beth Hankins Maryjane Holden....... Ralph Shenenberger.. Bob Lindsley Harold Whitman....... Pearl Wagner Bill Allan Calista Simonds ...Editor Business Manager .........Associate Editoi .......Copy Editor Sports Editor Sports Editor „ Advertising .....Advertising ..Circulation Manager .Women's Sports FEATURES , Jack Kemphaus, Marydel Conrad, Sammy Carver Mary Fisher, Dick Albert, Harriet Rickerson, June Welch, Marie Clancy REPORTERS Lon Varnadore, Harold Whitman, Allan Waters Lois Wilson, Sydney Lines, June Larson, Donna Aisted, Ralph Hofman, Roberta Thygeson, Margaret Bradley, Frank Pratt, Nancy Jane Smith, Grace Moller We Sa gt; THANK YOU Congratulations, Tommy Kean, on a most successful homecoming! Grads, students, and faculty members alike thoroughly enjoyed every minute of your program. Donna Aisted, Tim Lowe, Bill Allan, Sammie Carver, Dr. E. A. Bond, and Mr. L. A. Kibbe deserve a great deal of praise for their work as committee chairmen. ^ The team put on a real game which was worth everything it cost, figuring on the basis of three home games for over two dollars. Members of the Lynden high school band played up the fracas with their lively tunes and drill formations. Ralph Shenenberger and Bob Lindsley gave us a football booklet which is more than,a booklet; it is a real souvenir. To the many others who did their bit we say 'thank, you.* Another REAL Problem Realizing the tremendous importance of the coming abolishment of practically all restraint on the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages, Governor Clarence D. Martin appointed an advisory liquor control commission. This commission submitted its report two weeks ago and on the whole provides for an ideal plan to cope with the drink problem. In its major aspects the proposed set-up is similar to the plans used in the Canadian provinces. We realize liquor is a problem even in Canada, but until someone comes forth with a more workable solution we must be content to follow those countries who have had the most success in handling the question. Simplification Suggested John Christy, student body president, believes it would be a wise plan to provide a separate fund such as the library and health fees for lectures and entertainments. If this plan were adopted the responsibility for the success of these undertakings would rest entirely with the administration. Under this new plan students who formerly took a six-hour load will have to bear their share of the cost. Formerly these students were able to enjoy programs paid for by others by not being required to pay a student's association fee. . We believe this proposal to be a step in the right direction. After all, why should the Board of Control be responsible for programs if they have no hand in the selection of the speakers and artists? If this plan goes into effect during the winter quarter the student activities card will cost $5.50 instead of $7. The board will still look after athletics, social life and publications. MAGAZINES on Parade By Holden In the November National Geographic Magazine is the article "New York—an Empire Within a Republic," by William J. Showalter... The names with which we are familiar—Hyde Park, Coney Island, Forest Hills— all are described and illustrated with the remarkable photographs which characterize the Geographic. Oarleton Beals, author of "The Crime of Cuba" con-tributes to this month's Scribner's "Young Cuba Rises". Beale advocates a completely Cuban solution of problems there, even if our government has to "lean backward" a little. ; In Living Age, Benito Mussolini, creator of .Fascism, defines his political and social doctrines, which [are now spreading throughout the world. ,\ There is much talk, among people to general, of the j relation of e l i d e s to consan^^ (No, v they^don'tjcall. it 'that)i\;r;ia"oie'' EssapenlM;;i^iH5liw',:-?Pro^ ' | lessor |drew of; E is \ o^ JOsa)dro^ U the Ingrediente \ of disaster are.- al- •Jwfidy.la fite;«toi^-^/^iV- gt;W.- ^:^--i: ': '•'^i'-'- - AfterMmPlm^M Teachers Are Underpaid By Ralph Hofman There have been many cries in the air of late, and if statistics are a basis for comparison the cries are truly justified. W. C. Eells, professor of education, Stanford university, in "Salaries and the Cost of Living", Washington Education Journal for November, 1933, shows why the educators of this country are protesting the tremendous lowering of wages. Salaries Discussed The popular argument today is that taxes are too high and that teacher's salaries which come from taxation should be reduced to meet the reduction in the cost of living which has come about in the last three or four years. The basis of comparison used is the Bureau of Labor statistics which are compiled yearly from the budgets of more than ten thousand families of work-ingmen. Prof. Eells points out that this is hardly fair however, since the division of expenses in the working-man's budget is entirely different from that of the professional classes. Thirty-eight per cent of the work-ingman's budget goes for food, 17 per cent for clothes, and 19 per cent for shelter. Hence only one-fourth or less of his total income goes for health, recreation, improvement, and other miscellaneous expenses. Miscellaneous' Costs High Carefully gathered statistics on the cost of instructor's living expenses show that food which has taken the big drop in cost, is only 20 per cent of the teacher's total expense while miscellaneous costs, which have not gone down at all, compose over 50 per cent of the educator's budget. Moreover, while teachers' salaries have been cut, the demands upon them have become heavier until in comparison with 1929-1930, 1932-1933 shows that individuals wholly or chiefly dependent upon teachers, for support had increased 59 per cent; the number of partial dependents had increased 200 per cent. This is the artists' conception of Al Charlesworth's conception of the backstage region, on the Great Night of production. This may be the area behind the "French Doors'* —or it may be the properties cupboard... Please don't inquire. Thoughts By Sally Droning voice of a well-meaning prof— And the class dozes and dreams. Beyond the drip drip drip Of the rain on the sill The maples on Sehome's side Hang limp like drenched yellow cloth In the cool November rain. A sheet of rain between me and the firs On Sehome's slope Dulls the green with a cold gray— A gray that sparkles And seems to talk and sing and sigh As each little drop of it hurries toward the earth. Smoke from the chimneys Is crowded down on the campus By the heavy mists above. It creeps with stealthy fingers Through the tops of the open windows, Bringing a fresh odor of fall Into the classroom— And the professor's voice sounds farther away Than ever. Why must it rain on a Monday morning? By Maryjane Holden SvS t English Usage By Calista Simonds That "school girl complexion" will be wasted if proper use of the English language is neglected, and even "campus cords" will appreciate the ---------- Northwest Viking - 1933 November 24 - Page 3 ---------- \C^H1NGTON S T A^ # lt;0.- •'!'.£• * BASKETBALL TUESDAY AFTERNOON, REVELERS ys/HARLEQUIN FROSH vs. N, W?yiklNCIS: Sport Slants By Ralph Shenenberger .5 ;s- The Daniels Hall basketball team might as well be crowned intramural champions of-.the,-, first, half. Last evening they won over their closest ,. rivals, the N. W. Vikings, in a game n i Hbhat had all the fans continually felling. The winners-have yet to .play the Co-op and the Revelers. The holes that $e selection of a JV team left in some of the intramural outfits doesn't sit so well with the more industrious managers. The .Froshand the Co-.op have four of their'regulars working under Sam Carver.. The newswriters may lose Stone, while Hudson is already signed on a classn A . team. If the Frosh' intramural squad would only settle down during a contest they would go places. As individual players they are all good, but as a.,team they don't ,, seem to click. VvLast year the Harlequins were in the cellar all ' : the first half and were pressing 1 'the leaders all the second half. - H i s t o r y is repeating itself so - - far, so now we*re wondering if :.••.....they might upset the dope next January. . . - , - . . . *• * * * And did the U. of Oregon get it \ in the neck? The Trojans surely got revenge by the 26-to-0 score.'Furth- lt; ermore this upset helped more than ever to jumble up the standing of -the P.•.-.€. C. I¥ow we would like nothing better than to see Calif ornia defeat Stanford, Washington wallop W. S. C. and then smother TJ. S. C. I believe we're all set to see W. S. C. lose their first game, on their home field tomorrow. The Huskies will turn the trick. Score? 20 to 13. * * * * Last fall the Men's "Wi club spon- , sored the all-school smoker. It was a success among the "men and also :went, over big with^the women of o: :rthe school. The ,sport;j;writers have all agreed that it would be fine if some club would again line up a boxing and wrestling card. The W "cliib is the logica'iabne to bring up • —this subject, so we'lTwait. Final Quarterly _/.; "Mating 6f W.A.A. to be Held Tuesday ' I n accordance ,with the W. A. A. 'activity calendar the association's final meeting of the fall quarter will :f.vbe held Tuesday, November 28, in \ room 120 at 4 o'clock. ... Several business items will be . b r o u g h t up for discussion, including a report by Thelma Thompson on the results of the handling of r; concessions at4 ! lthe: : Homecoming '''• -'game. • ••-"•' x*J "•'"• '•''•• 'Tickets for thePuppet show, to be held at the school December 5, will be distributed to the members for selling, and a decision will be reached as to ,inviting,,a.women's athletic i .-instructor, from another col-legerto' address the members at their quarterly banquet, scheduled for the evening of December 9. First Game Of Class B Is Walkover Y.M.C.A. Triangle Team Takes Easy Win From Junior Varsity in Thriller TEAM MAKES BAD SHOWING Starlund, Miles, Are Outstanding on Junior Varsity Normal's Junior Varsity team met ignominious defeat at the hands of the Y. M. C. A.'s Triangle team at the Y. M. C. A. last Tuesday night when the Y. M. O. A. team broke up the Junior Varsity defense to win, 34-17. At the very beginning of the game the Triangle team showed their offensive strength and made several points before the Normal team got started and after the first few minutes of play the Triangle team led by almost two to one. Singer Stars for «Y" Singer, "Y" forward, along with Reckhus, played an outstanding game which the Normal boys had plenty of difficulty in checking. Singer would constantly get the ball away on the defensive and make points completely unaided, while Reckhus aided with his accurate passing on the set-ups. An especially large number of fouls were called as both teams were accustomed to playing on larger floors. In the second half Normal showed strength for a while, at one time the score being 25-13. Hager did a good part of the offensive work. The lineup follows: Normal Y.M.C.A. Miles F. McAllison Nielson F. Singer Nielson C Reckhus Albee G.. Graybeal Hager _.G Chandlin Subs — Starlund, Benedict and Munson, Normal; Stone and Hannis, Y.M.C.A\ Earl Jewell, referee. — —o HIGHER INSTITUTIONS ARE CHALLENGED (Continued from Page One) gests the amount of learning which the pupil is offered should also be increased, especially now with the abolition of child labor. This, in Mr. Bever's estimation, will solve the problem of whether these young people will be educated in the schools or in the streets. Intramural Row Getting Tight N. W. Vikings and Daniel Hall Are Leading League The 1933 Intramural basketball race is getting tighter and tighter as the days pass. At the present time there is only one undefeated team and that is Daniels hall. Last evening they met and defeated the N. W. Viking squad who are now holding down second place. The reporters have lost only one game. Following closely on the heels of the leaders are the Frosh and the Co-op quintets. Each of these teams have been defeated but once and are still very much in the running. The Co-op five was defeated by the Newspaper men in a close game while the Frosh team lost to the Daniel hall boys. o— Season's Highlights Your writer has tried to pick out the important events of the football season that has just ended. Of all the things that happened the following events probably stand out the most—The Vikings winning their first game in two years when they defeated the Pacific Lutheran college— Sinko's 70-yard run that ended on the 2-yard line in the C. P. S. game—Davidson plunging through the P. L. C. line for the first score of the year—Williams breaking away for 50 yards and the second score in that same game—Little Willie Toby's catch of that pass against Ellensburg when he was knocked cold (in other words, out)—Sulkosky putting the old pep and fire in the line and telling them where the next play was coming (if he said it was coming around right end they all watched the right side of the line) —Big Bill Frender blocking that P. L. C. punt and putting the ball in position for the first score of the season—The few spots of really brilliant playing of the Vikings, such as in that C. P. S. game—The defensive work of Bagley and Finley throughout the season. o FOG Fog is a drifting end Of the cool while veil Of the moon. LAMENT / cannot tell you of The beauty I have seen: There are no words to hold The stillness of a lake; The image of a star. With the W. A. A. By Calista Simonds Imprc|yed Health Is Shown in Examinations " gt;rf..* Ui, j.The yearly . healthtr; examinations r0,,are now comple$e lt;ijand,.the showing of the students so far is much im- .. proved over lastj^eary.according to Miss May Mead^schooi health officer, in a statement issued recently. "The examinations have all been completed," said Miss Mead, "and prospects are bright for a healthy gt; -year. •- lt;! gt; iv.. A week of more than usual interest and activity has just ended for the volleyball turnouts. Now that the smoke of intramurals has cleared away the inter-class teams have been formed. These teams will hereafter be referred to as the freshman team and junior team. Owing to a small number of turnouts from the sophomore class, no sophomore team was organized, the three aspirants from that class to be held for substitute play. We wonder will it be possible to keep Johnny Bromley on the side lines,, after having witnessed the pep and enthusiasm she displayed in the intramurals. * * * * * Last week's final game of the intramural season brought victory to the Blues over the Whites by a game score of 2-0 and point scores of 21-8 and 21-12. This also brings a season victory to the Blues, captained by Bromley. * * * * * The new teams, formed Monday night, will be captained by Peggy Starlund, junior, and Donnie Grant, freshman. Five games have been scheduled for the inter-class season, the first being played Wednesday Famous For Dresses 132 WEST HOLLY, m 'CAHWUSI LINGHAMM NATIONAL •JL2L\\liX. A»500.00Q.OO gt; :.M gt;- afternoon, the score of which will be given next week. * * * * * Excitement in hockey runs high, three games having been played to date, and the decisive battle yet to be fought. Tuesday's entry onto the field saw the Reds one point ahead of the Blues in total game scores. In the first half of the game indications were that the Reds would increase their former lead, but good team work in the second half brought the Blues through to a victory of 3-2, tying the scores of games played thus far. * * * * * ....Soccer play has been continuing despite the shortage of turnouts, and Miss Weythman, coach, hopes to form two interclass soccer teams in the near future though both teams will be playing short. No intramurals have been played, games being confined to contests with Campus school teams. EehicatedToe Of Dinslow Wonderful Exhibition of Punting By Ellensburg Right End Feature of Game gt; VIKINGS MAKE DESPERATE TRY Game Fought on Even Terms Throughout Entire Period Long spiraling punts of the sturdy right foot of Dinslow, Ellensburg right end, spelled defeat for the Vikings last Saturday in their annual Homecoming game. The Wildcats came out on the long end of a 6-to-0 score and thus took the tri- Normal championship home with them" for the fourth consecutive time. In every department of the game except kicking the Vikings played on even terms with the boys from over the mountains. Every exchange of punts lost the Normal team from ten to twenty yards. Vikings Threaten The Vikings made only one dangerous bid for a score and that came in the first quarter. A varied attack consisting of passes from Williams to Miller and several end-around plays with Odell and Toby carrying the ball, put the pigskin inside the Wildcats' 10-yard line. Here, however, the Ellensburg defense stiffened and the Vikings finally lost the ball on downs when they passed over the goal line. The Wildcats' score came with about five minutes left to play in the second quarter, when McMinds, fullback, plunged over from the 6- inch line. The ball was put in scoring position by two runs by Sanders, elusive halfback, that were good for 26 yards, and by an off-side penalty against the Vikings. This gave the Wildcats a first in ten on the Normal's 5-yard line, from where line plunges by Sanders and McMinds put the ball across. The attempted try-f or -point was off too far to one side. Sanders Stands Out Sanders, Ellensburg half, was the best ground gainer on the field on either team, with Williams, Viking back, coming a close second. Toby also made several substantial gains when he packed the ball on an end-around play that worked fairly well. On defense, Captain Otto Finley, Sulkosky and Odell stood out. Frosh and Co-Op Win Tues. Games Harlequins and Revelers Bow Down To Hoop Victors.. SOKOLSKY CRITICIZES; PREFERS QUAKERS (Continued from Page One) youth. Obviously depressed by our lack of comprehension and capacity to assimilate the pearls thrown before us, Mr. Sokolsky strolled away, murmuring that he hoped "we had gotten something out of" the interview. At the Theaters AVALON— Sat., Sun., Mon., Tues.—"Her Bodyguard", with Edmund Lowe and Wynne Gibson. Wed., Thurs., Fri.—Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.; and Loretta Young in "The Life of Jimmy Dolan". MT. BAKER— ' Vaudeville and Feature Saturday of each week—8-Act Picture. Sun., Mon., Tues.—Clark Gable, Helen Hayes, John and Lionel Barrymore in "Night Flight". Wed., Thurs., Fri.-^-Jean Harlow, Lee Tracy in "The Blonde Bombshell". v^JVVVJv^^JVV^^^J^rVJVv^^^^^^^^^^ gt;NvvJV^^^^J^JVJ'. Thanksgiving Three more school days, and ---------- Northwest Viking - 1933 November 24 - Page 4 ---------- Informal To Novel Iclea Big Bad; MPV v WM1 * * £ Informal at Edens Hall .November 25 •. Over JACK BURN WILL PLAY Peggy McKay Hopes Guests Will Have a Good Time Who's afraid of the big bad wolf? Certainly not the girls of Edens hall who have taken him through the front door and up into the Blue room, where he will preside over their fall informal, Saturday night, November 25. Here's the attraction for the wolf as well as the men-three little pigs in three little houses, brick, stick, and straw. The masculine gender will have pro grams of black suede featuring big black wolves; while the opposite sex will be the proud possessors of little pig programs made of white suede Burn's Orchestra Plays Jack Burn and: his rhythm boys will furnish the music for the affair— snappy numbers, torch songs and. dreamy waltzes. During intermission there will be an entertaining program and refreshments will be, served. The program of dances has already been posted. Peggy McKay, social chairman of Edens Hall, when interviewed con cerning the.affair, said with a sigh of weariness, "I. hope everyone has a good time, and thank goodness, in-formals only come once a quarter." Patrons and patronesses for the evening will be President and Mrs C. H. Fisher, Miss Florence Johnson, Miss Gertrude Longley, Miss Janet Matthews, Miss Kathleen O'- Malley, Mr. Charles Lappenbursch, and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Johnson. Committees Announced Committes for the informal as announced by Miss McKay are: Decorations, Betty Tod, chairman, Alyce Weber, Wenonah Peck, Florence Ford,•• Evelyn Larson, Helen Scott, Eileen Kongsback, Peggy Davidson, Vaughn Howell, and Lois Wilson; programs, Betty Jock, chairman, Emrose Corbin, Agnes Butler, Margaret Hammer, • Phyllis Smith, .Evelyn Ling and Gretcheh Hayes; refreshments, Grace Finley, chairman, Constance Ingerson, Mayme Mcintosh, and Roberta Thygeson. Lutheran Students ; Organize and Hold Quarterly Election A division of the National Lutheran Student association has been formed by the Lutheran students of the school/-'/-'-.."' ? At the first meeting held last month the following officers were elected: • Grace Moller, president; Gertrude Birchman, vice-president; Elna Trask, secretary, and John Sandwick, treasurer. I The club meets the second and fourth1 Tuesday evenings of each month at the First Lutheran church, Maple and High streets: i Dr/ Harry, national adviser of the organization, ^ill speak Monday evening, November 27, at 7:30 o'clock. The public is invited to attend the meeting, which will be held at the First Lutheran church. All Lutheran students are urged to join the association. ... Campus Calendar FRIDAY—Nov. 24. 4:00 p. m., Rec hour in the big gym. 5:00 p. m./Viking staff leaves for week-end party at Glacier, - lt;\ • 8:15 p. m., Drama club play, "Holiday", in the auditorium. -\ SATURDAY—Nov. 25. 9:00 p. m., Edens hall informal in the. Blue jroqmiv MONDAY—Nov. ihfc %-X 11:00 a. m., Speaking choir of the San Jose Teachers college m special assembly. 7:00 p.; in.,•- Miss CJummins' study group in room 108; gt; 7:30 p. m.. Social Science club meeting in Edens halL 7:30 p. m^ Alkisifihiciub.meei-ing at Edens hall, | ^ J | TUESDAY—NOT. # . %_, f ** f.;,. 4:00 p. m., W. A. A. meeting in room 190. ':••'..• ^U-n^-v**. jaeetmf in room SOt. Plans Made For ^joyaWeTrip Northwest Viking Staff All Set for Quarterly Gating At 5 o'clock today the Viking gang will leave for Glacier cabin up the Mount Baker highway for then-quarterly week-end party. Thirty or more people will ramble out the highway in a big bus or two—that is, all who can find riding room among the bedding and grub. Food Filling Nancy Jane Smith, general chairman, gives oath (on the Viking office dictionary) that they will have the best time had in the fall quarter. "Plenty of food—and a grand lack of precious sleep," says Nancy. Six grand meals have been planned by the food committee, composed of Beth Hankins, chairman, Bob Linds-ley, June Larson and Margaret Bradley. They are to eat everything from caviar to chile con carne. All members of the party are expected to take turns playing chef or dishwasher. Program Pleasurable Mary Fisher, in charge of the program, has arranged full days and evenings of pleasure for the staff members and their guests. Saturday the gang will hike up Table mountain, taking lunches with them, and returning at dinner time. There will be skiing at Heather Meadows and a portable phonograph will add to the hilarity at the cabin. A last word of, warning is issued to the modern misses of 1933—wear your grandfather's red flannels or you freeze. Each person is asked to bring his own blankets—and plenty of them, "for it's cold on that thar mount'in." Dolls to Appear Olvera Puppeteers Will Perform at Normal Auditorium The famous Olvera Puppeteers from Los Angeles are coming to town December 5. The Olvera Puppeteers, making their first continental tour, are named from the street on which they have played daily for a period of five years, and are said to be equally as .proficient players as Tony Sarg's marionettes, who appeared here several years ago. They carry their own specially lighted stage with sound amplifiers. "Jimmy's Adventures at the Circus" will be shown at the matinee December 5. Fifty or more trick, clown and animal puppets will be used and will bring thrills to the kiddies. The admfssion for children is 15 cents, and 25 cents for adults. In the evening "Puppet Gayeties of '33" will be shown. This is a musical revue starring many famous movie stars. Admission will be 25 cents for Normal and high school students and 35 cents for adults. All seats are reserved. Students Return For Homecoming List of Visiting Graduates Is Not Complete u Graduates from far and near were welcomed back to their old alma mater when the Bellingham State Normal school held their annual Homecoming frolic last Friday and Saturday. Below appears ah incomplete list of those who returned. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Buchanan, '24- •28; Mr. and Mrs. Fleetwood Warren, '25-'26; Ethel Page, '33; Annette Austin, '33; Jim Denton, '33; Mar-jorie Goss, '33; Glenn Cavanaugh, •32; Jack Morby, '31; Howard Cleary, '32; Charles Erickson, '30; Martin A. Anderson, '29. Norma J. Bouck, '30; Mildred Thomas, Jane Hill, A. J. Ross, '30; Sigrid Wiberg, '32; Phyllis Bresnan, '31; Naomi I. Snell, '31; John F. Smith, '32; Everett M. Bundt.. Martha Nielsen, '25; Dick Ham-mett, '33; Louis R. Slater, '30; Dorothy Cleary, '30; Anice Harpster, '29; Charlotte Crocker, '32; Colin Campbell, '31; Mark PPPPP
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1983_1018 ---------- Western Front - 1983 October 18 - Page 1 ---------- Tuesday, October 18,1983 Western Washington University, Bellingham, Wash. Vol. 75, No. 47 Campaign examines relations By Bob Bolerjack Both Western and the Bellingham community are responsible for animosity existing between the
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Show more1983_1018 ---------- Western Front - 1983 October 18 - Page 1 ---------- Tuesday, October 18,1983 Western Washington University, Bellingham, Wash. Vol. 75, No. 47 Campaign examines relations By Bob Bolerjack Both Western and the Bellingham community are responsible for animosity existing between the two, the ciiy's mayoral candidates said Oct. 11. City councilmenHaines Fay and Tim Douglas called for efforts on both sides to improve city-university relations asthey brought their campaigns to John Hebal's State and Local Political Sys- ' tems class. "It's one ofthose things that I don't think is ever going to be eliminated," Fay said of ill will between the city andWestern. "It just has to be dealt with over and over again." "There are some real bad apples in the townthat are never going to be changed â€” they're always going to be negative about students â€” and I'msure you realize that in a student body this large there are going to be a few people who are going toaggravate this 'negative image'," he said. Douglas traced community animosity toward Western to theVietnam War era. "There were a lot of fearful people in the community then," he said. "The sit-in thatoccured on the freeway and things like it didn't do a lot to improve relationships." Western should play a bigger role in improving the relationship, Douglas said. "The university, considering what it has atstake in its relationship with the city, has â€¢ probably dropped the ball more," he said. The candidatesdiscussed retail development in Bellingham and protection of environmental standards. Retailexpansion, which could affect off-campus student employment, is something the community should commit itself to, Douglas said. "If we lose the opportunity to expand retailing here to another area suchas Skagit County, we lose the vitality that's going to be necessary for the future of this community," hesaid. Fay said that while he supports retail expansion, a considerable public relations effort wouldhave to accompany it. â€¢ See MAYORS, page 3 Sheldt stresses 'L' in WSL By Elisa Claassen The Washington Student Lobby's new executive director, Pris-cella Sheldt, said she intends to work withlike-minded interest groups to make WSL more effective in Olympia. Sheldt replaced lobbyist AllenJones who she said "did an exceptionally fine job of setting up (WSL)." But with the lobby established,WSL wanted a director with skills in fund-raising, organizing students and who could do a moreeffective job of lobbying. Sheldt obtained her bachelor's degree with a double major of theater andEnglish from the University of Kansas, where she also had minors in political science, secondaryeducation and history. "Those were the days when there were no 18 credit restrictions," she said. In1974 she did graduate work at the University of Washington. After college she taught high schoolEnglish for nine years. She also has worked on school levies in Seattle and parent advisory boards.Through her work with the educational system she said she has noticed a gap between the students'needs and the resources available. "I've recognized lip-service to quality education is rarely met," shesaid. Sheldt has been noted by Roenfeldt and others for her ability to raise funds for the Mike Lowrycongressional staff for two years and more recently making grant proposals for the Seattle SmallBusiness Association. "It Tech Accreditation needed By Leigh Clifton Western students are beingdiscriminated against because they have no accredited technological engineering program, the newtech department chairman Paul Rainey told the Planning Council last Wednesday. Graduates are notbeing considered for jobs at Boeing because they don't have a degree from an accredited program, hesaid. Rainey discussed the tech department's . proposal for an accredited technological engineeringprogram. He said the average monthly salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in technologicalengineering was $2,300 last January. He estimated the base salary for a professor with the necessarycredentials and experience for an accredited program at $38,000 in an 11-month contract period. Theprogram has $80,000 of what Rainey called "seed money," which is enough to carry it for the next twoyears. After that he hopes to receive funding from industries. Also mentioned was the possibility ofcooperation between Eastern, Central and Western. All three are considering expansion in the area oftechnological engineering. Asked why Western should consider this type of proposal, Rainey cited itslocation near Interstate 5 and thus industry, and the possibility of drawing new students to a successfulprogram. was hardest (raising money) for my own campaign. It is easier to get (it) for others," she said.Sheldt ran for the state senate in 1982 against Sen. Peter von Reichbauer in the 30th district. "I've beena political activist for a long time." She and Roenfeldt both mentioned the ability to build coalitionswith other groups as her biggest strength. Sheldt said she hopes to increase membership in WSL aswell as heighten awareness of how "the legislative process has a direct impact on students." One way of providing students with this awareness is through an internship program which is in the planning stages. "Making legislators aware* that college students do care and can vote" is Sheldt's aim. "They are aviable force in politics and the legislators are coming to realize this." Finals talk scheduled by senate The Faculty Senate will discuss a policy that would forbid professors from giving a test during thelast week of classes. The Faculty Senate decided not to give immediate approval of a Finals Preparation Week policy at its meeting last week. Finals Preparation Week is a policy written last spring by thenAS Secretary/Treasurer Ron Bensley, which would forbid a professor from assigning a test during thelast week of classes. The Academic Coordinating Commission approved the policy with a few minorrevisions last May. It will take a 60 percent vote of the senate to overturn the ACC's approval. When the minutes from the ACC meeting came to the senate last week, senate president Hugh Fleetwood saidthe Associated Students had requested that the minutes, and thus the policy, be approved immediately, rather than at a meeting two weeks later as is usual. After some senators said they would like to havea chance to study the proposal and discuss it, the idea of immediate approval was scuttled. The nextsenate meeting is Monday. ---------- Western Front - 1983 October 18 - Page 2 ---------- 2 Western Front Tuesday, October 18,1983 Schools lack rigor, experts say By Deanna Shaw This is the first of a three-part series on education. A report about the condition of education in America issued inMay by the National Committee for Excellence in Education (NCEE) is rocking academic foundationsboth across the nation and here in Whatcom County and continues to spark debate about problems,priorities and possible solutions to our educational woes. The country would consider such a pooreducational system an "act of war" if it had been imposed on us by a foreign power, the NCEE reportcontends. "We have, in effect, been committing an act of unthinking unilateral educationaldisarmament." John Utendale, chairman of the department of educational administration andfoundations, agrees. "There is definitely quality education occurring in some places, but given myobservance of students, I'm distressed; they lack the fundamentals. Our educational programs don'tprovide the rigor necessary to push the child along in learning." A whopping 23 million adults, and 13percent of all 17-year-olds (for minority youth, the figure is 40 percent), are functionally illiterate by thesimplest tests of reading, writing and comprehension, reports the NCEE. Scholastic aptitude testscores now are 50 points lower in English and 40 points lower in math than in 1963. In internationalcomparisons of student achievement in 19 academic areas, American students failed to place first orsecond and were last in seven categories. At the college level, remedial math courses increased 72percent between 1975 and 1980 and now compose 25 percent of all math courses offered in publiccolleges. Marvin Klein, acting dean of theschool of education, said the problems begin early. "If I lookinto the typical fourth grade classroom, I can project that 15 percent of the students have serious reading problems and 50 percent have writing problems." Utendale said he thinks we need to move back to asound subject baseâ€”reading, writing, calculation and problem solving. $ gt;IOfO00,QDC - C0,OCO - Xlt50o - I05,CQO -/O,0oc - V,V05/OCO 5,321,*nC "Rigor in development of the fundamental skills isthe most sorely lacking thing in our education system today," he said. Basic skills are tools, saidMarie Eaton, chairman of the department of educational curriculum and instruction. â€¢ They need tobecome so automatic that students can concentrate on higher level skills like analysis, deductionand research, she said, and the tools will help Americans be lifelong learners even though the subjectcontent itself will change. At the secondary level, the NCEE report says basics are sorely lacking whilestudents are treated to an academic "smor- Agencies ordered to set sex harassment policy By KarenJenkins A sexual harassment policy for Western employees soon will be formed in response to Gov.John Spellman's executive order requiring that all state agencies "take steps necessary to preventsexual harassment from occurring." The mandatory steps are: "Develop and disseminate among allagency employees a policy statement that defines and strongly expresses disapproval of sexualharassment. "Inform employees of their right to raise and the means of raising the issue of sexualharassment under Chapter 49.60 RCW, or under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended in1972. "Provide training and education in order to eliminate and prevent sexual harassment in theorganization. "Develop and exercise appropriate sanctions." Coordinator of Affirmative Actionprograms, Leslie Nix, is organizing the policy-making committee, which will consist of herself and arepresentative from each of the five employee constituencies at Western (AdministratorsAssociation, Faculty Senate, staff employee council, Washing-t o n Federation of State Employees andWashington Public Employees Association). Nix referred to various studies that say 82 to 92 percentof working women questioned say they have been sexually harassed. "My guess is that it's (frequency of sexual harassment) not as high at Western. But whether we have one case or a hundred, it's stillimportant," Nix said. Western currently doesn't have a sexual harassment policy applying toemployees, but it does have one for students. That policy took a committee at, Western 18 months towrite and was approved by the Faculty Senate and Board of Trustees last winter. Western's new catalog contains a copy of the policy (page 332), wh.ich defines sexual harassment, denounces suchbehavior and lists actions students can take if they feel they are being sexually harassed. Coordinatorof developmental programs for the Office of Student Life, Connie Copeland, helped write the policy. Shesaid she doesn't know if the new policy has deterred sexual harassment, but believes that the publicitysurrounding its adoption has heightened awareness of the problem. "I would say that virtually all thestaff and most of the faculty know it (the policy) exists," Cope-land commented. Copeland said most ofthe faculty and staff at Western "have been very positive about the policy. But there still is a smallpercentage who question whether we even need one." No formal charges have been brought against anemployee since implementation of the new policy. Copeland said she has had students come in and talk to her about being harassed. But in each case the harassment was stopped without the need for formal procedures. She said she doesn't know how many students are aware of the policy, but suspects thatmany of them, especially freshmen and transfers, don't know it exists. Jtom6u/i0 u, FREEHOMEDELIVERY corner of samish maple 676-1511 n mon.-sat 11-9 sun. 12-8 STUDENTS! Are you visually prepared to start school? You may have 20/20 vision with or without glasses, but the eyes may not beworking as a team. This can cause you to lose your place when reading, reread or skip lines, omit words, and complain of blurred vision after reading a short time. These problems can slow the basic learningprocess, but vision therapy can help by increasing how well the eyes work together. We have recentlyadded a visual therapist to our staff who will perform vision efficiency screening tests, and if necessary,give recommendationsfor improvement THE SCREENING ALSO INCLUDES A SIMPLE CHECK OFYOUR EYESIGHT FOR 20/20 VISION, DEPTH PERCEPTION AND COLOR BLINDNESS. Please contact our office for an appointment. THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THIS VISIT. DR. LER0Y FREEMANDR.MARKMcEATHRON U 1 N YON ELIZABETH DALY, VISUAL THERAPIST _ ^ ! ! ^ gasbord" ofclasses from which to choose. Only minimum requirements must be met in core subjects like Englishand math to graduate, a trend responsible for lower student self-expectations. Nationwide, 16percent of all high school students take geography; 6 percent take calculus and 13 percent takebeginning French. Physics is completed by only one of every 10 students. Gifted students (usuallythose ranked in the 95th percentile or better academically) are especially affected by the lack ofchallenge at school. Of all gifted students, who are considered to be a national resource by theNCEE, only half work up to their tested ability. "We're not serving those kids well and we need to do abetter job," Eaton, an expert in special education,. said. "We're not preparing them properly." Theirdropout rate is considered appalling. If the top one percent is considered gifted, Eaton said, theycompose 25 percent of high school dropouts; extending the figure to include those in the top fivepercent on tested ability, the dropout rate climbs to 50 percent. The NCEE report, suggests additionalprograms for the gifted and a tougher curriculum in the "new basics" throughout the school years for allstudents. For graduation, it recommends a minimum graduation standard of four years of English, threeeach of math, science, and social studies, one half of computer science and for the college-bound,two years of foreign language. Dan Farrell, Ferndale High School principal, said Washingtonrequirements already meet or exceed these recommended standards and are being increased again inthe fall of 1985 in math, science and English. "When standards are raised, kids will raise theirexpectations," he said. He said he thinks parents, too, need to raise expectations for their children andbecome more involved in their education by maintaining closer contact with schools, seeing thathomework is completed and stressing the importance of education. "I have parents who want their kidsto get a haircut or shop for a prom dress on school time, and I've had some stiff arguments with thembecause I won't excuse the absence," Farrell said. "They need to tell their sons and daughters 'this(education) is a priority in life' â€” and I'm beginning to see some encouraging signs of this happeningnow." Western President G. Robert Ross and Associated Students President Dana Grant drewthename of Debbie Fabrell as the winner of a free quarter's tuition at the Students' Co-op Rookstore Friday.IDo YOU exercise?| Skiing â€¢ Skating â€¢ Running â€¢ Bicycling or your favorite But will YOURinsurance plan cover an injury? We offer you a low premium plan under Student Health Insurance Referto page 1 1 for more info Any questions? 676-3400 ---------- Western Front - 1983 October 18 - Page 3 ---------- â€¢ Tuesday, October 18,1983 Western Front 3 The party's still on after all these years By Johnny Song Against a setting sun, the silhouette of the tallest Ridgeway residence hall highlights the beautifulsurrounding landscape. The closer one gets, the higher the silhouette rises until it towers equal with themighty evergreens. A truly sublime sceneryâ€”until a young man urinates out the windowâ€”welcome toBeta! Beta has a certain mystique with its flaunted "party" reputation. Beta residents said they thinktheir partying reputation is overblown. Bob Peterson, director of West-em's department of public safety,said Beta has no more problems than other residence halls. Still Keith Guy, Director of UniversityResidences, said that reputation has negative sides. Beta has had it's "party-hardy" image for morethan 15years, Guy said. While other dorms' reputations have varied through time, Beta has remainedinscrutable. Many outsiders are curious to know what actually happens in this active dorm. The Monday before school started, the "penthouse suite," which is on top of the sixth stack, had a six-keg party.The event was proclaimed "the breaking into Beta party." The penthouse also sponsored a "Jack and JillBeer Cap Tournament," said Rod Schonbachler, a member of the penthouse suite. Wednesdays feature "Hump Day" parties. Four kegs usually are consumed before 10 p.m. The "Friday Afternoon DrinkingClub" is well known throughout Beta. On weekends, Beta attracts party-goers from both on and offcampus. "It's sort of Beta's responsibility to have parties," Beta resident Martin Siderius said. Thisenthusiasm is not shared by everyone. Guy said, beer flowing freely with 60 to 70 people jammed intoa suite is not a healthy environment. He said if this happens every weekend, the buildings and thepeople around the area will suffer. Beta's liberal reputation also insinuates tolerance for illegal activities,such as drugs. Lori Krause, Beta resident, said a dealer frequently visited Beta last year. "They don'tdeal for profit, they do it just to keep up their habits or just to let everyone have fun," Krause said."They're just like high school dealers." Schonbachler said he knows dorm-mates pick hallucinogenicmushrooms and dry them. These people do not sell, but use the products personally, Schonbachlersaid. Darren Bandow, another penthouse suite member, said, "I've gone to other schools to visit andthey use a lot more hard-core drugs compared with here." Peterson, of public safety, said he is unawareof drug activities anywhere on campus. Campus security has not apprehended anybody on drug charges this year, he said. "We have a no-tolerance policy," Peterson said. If a student is apprehended forillegal conduct, he will be charged. "Drugs are kind of out-of-style," Siderius said. "There are definitely those who are on speed and acid here, but they keep to themselves. Beerâ€”it's the big thing!" Alcoholalso results in illegal activities. Many parties require a donation for the keg, which is illegal unless thehost has a liquor license. Siderius added that Beta-ites are as studious as anyone else. "People thinkthat we're all bunch of partiers flunking out of school," he said. "But I go to the library as much asanyone." Beta-ites merely consider parties a release from the pressures of schools. "I couldn't makeit through school if I didn't party," Bandow said. It's a preventive measure against burning out. It keepsyou going knowing you got something in the weekend to look forward to." Mayor foes pro-growthâ€¢ MAYORS , from page 1 "I think there is a very strong feeling in our community that people aren't allthat fond of â€¢bringing outsiders in," he said. Industrial growth, favored by both candidates, wouldimpact the environment, but present environmental standards should not need to be relaxed, Douglassaid. He expressed concern that key industrial-zoned areas presently are not served by utilities andthus could not accommodate new businesses that could meet environmental standards. Fay alsosaid current standards should not be relaxed to bring in new industry, but cited widening of banks and dredging of Whatcom Creek to prevent downtown flooding as an example of human need overridingenvironmental concerns. Students attending the discussion appeared to favor Douglas, but Fay alsoleft a favorable impression. Fay and Douglas will speak at the Associated Students Board meeting at6:30 tonight in the Fairhaven Deli. Other candidates running for local positions that affect the studentcommunity will also appear. CAN YOU BUY GOOD TASTE? Yes! Now you can acquire good taste for a couple of bucks. Just wear shirts and visors that say "Dos Equis." After all, those are foreign words. And anyone in college knows people who wear stuff with foreign words and alligators have good taste. So,order your kind of good taste in Dos Equis sportswear today. And remember to eat your peanut butterand jelly sandwiches over the sink. 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In fact,time limits were suspended in its last meeting to settle this "hot issue." At the height of the directors'minds is whether their endorsement will speak for all Western students or merely act as an advisorymessage to students before voting. They also appear quite perplexed whether a simple majority or aunanimous decision would be necessary to enact their endorsements. While the directors apparentlyresolved these dilemmas in deciding to give the go-ahead for their endorsements, it appears they missedthe biggest question of all. What is the AS Board of Directors doing by endorsing candidates? Should,voters wait with bated breath for endorsements from the Board of Trustees, Faculty Senate or maybe even the City Council? The role of a government body is not to pick political favorites. If anything, the ASBoard of Directors should be leaning heavily in favor of impartiality. After all, it will d o Western studentsno good if their representatives endorse the losing candidates and then have to live with a sore winner.And w h o are these folks on the board who think they have either the knowledge or responsibility to tellstudents h ow to vote a n d to tell the community who students plan to vote for?. No surveying of studentviews has been conducted thus far. The AS Board of Directors is busy enough scheduling dances andclosing meetings. Perhaps it should leave the political arena to someone else. Faculty grievances^mâ€”â€”^â€”â€”â€”-* Make board decide The Faculty Senate's purpose is to represent the faculty. TheBoard of Trustee's purpose is to b e the final authority on university policy. Both should b e able to carryout their roles without fear of offending each others' sensibilities. The senate is debating its next move ina n effort to establish a n ew faculty grievance procedure policy. The current one is ill-suited to formallysettling a serious dispute. The faculty has clearly indicated they want binding arbitration in settlingdisputes between faculty members and their fellows, or faculty and chairmen, deans or administrators,when two-thirds of the senate and the president disagree on the matter. That of course means anoutside party would settle university matters. Western's President G. Robert Ross has said heopposes this. The board informally has indicated it's opposed to arbitration. It chose not to act whenthe senate presented the policy last winter. Still, it's not too much for the senate to ask the Board if itrejects binding arbitration; the senate is obliged to do that until it becomes apparent it won't work. It canbe argued that the time has come. Inferring the board's sentiments is a pale substitute for asking theboard to say yay or nay. If the matter is taken back to the board and rejected, as expected, then thesenate can begin to draft a new policy acceptable to the faculty and the board. The senate should bemore concerned with representing the faculty than being at odds with the board. _ ^ ^ _ ^ Western FrontCarolyn Casey, editor* Don Jenkins, managing editor Pat Bulmer, news editor â€¢ Shaun McClurken,opinion editor Margaret Carlson, features editor? Dan Ramsay, sports editor Heidi Fedore, arts editor*Nevonne Harris, head copy editor Jeff Andrews, Angela Dean, Dave Wasson, copy editors SherylNichols, photo editor* Debbie Fortner, photo assistant Imbert Matthee, design and layout â€¢ DebbieRomano, production manager R.E. "Ted" Stannard Jr., advisor D â€¢Reporters: Bob Bolerjack, LynannBradbury, Leanna Bradshaw, Chris Caviezel, Elisa Claassen, Leigh Clifton, Gary Curtis, Kathy Heppner,Don Huddleston, Karen Jenkins, Ron Judd, Janice Keller, Jeff Kramer, Tim Mahoney, Shelley McKedy,Laurie Ogle, Seth Preston, Maggie Pringle, Steve Rupp, Deanna Shaw, Barbara Smith, Carol Smith,Johnny Song, Lisa Stewart, Becky Webley, Lynn White and Shannon Wilcox.B â€¢ â€¢Editorials reflect the majority opinion of the Western Front editorial board: the editor, managing editor, news editor, opinion editor and head copy editor. Signed commentaries and cartoons are the opinions of the authors.Guest commentaries are welcomed.a tz gt; -we: LO=r, IN we Runip^eT gt; BuryMcose TRUCKS fc 7WCMUJEKJGOZ. f MKÂ£-''Â£Â£FTr"LOV r- T* gt; Iter Mc/pewfe iti trr, IN' THe EVERGReaj 7RufJ , /STH6" CURR6KA" CMAMploKl , T*N "REB6AM0Mics"Â£VA gt;JS .. Education in America Budgets,priorities need examination, rethought By Deanna Shaw Education is the high priority national issue,with' the low priority national budget. America has been exhorted by the Reagan administration tomake far-reaching changes in its' I educational system using a federal starvation budget nearlyeclipsed by the First Lady's private clothing allowance â€” a feat possible only with the invention ofelastic money. The National Commission of Excellence in Education (NCEE), a group of 18 educationexperts appointed by U.S. Secretary of Education Terrel Bell, has issued a report on its findings: Theeducation system is in deep trouble. Although the report is long on remedies, it is remarkably brief inassigning financial responsibility for implementing them. It says state and local officials have primaryresponsibility; the fed's will help(?) in keyt?) areas. Bell assures us of Reagan's support, saying "I knowhe's genuinely interested and I know he's committed to doing all he can to use his high office to improveAmerican education." But we must question the commitment of an administration that has strong-armedCongress into shaving 10 percent off the education budget during the past three years, and only recentlyhas relented on its original promise to dismantle the Department of Education entirely. Recent Reaganrhetoric supporting education suggests Election Day is, indeed, nearing. A glance at statistics makes his concern suspect. The 1982 Statistical Abstract of the United States lists an estimated educationdepartment budget of $27.8 billion, a figure representing 3.8 percent of the total budget and a drop of $3.6 billion from 1981. 1979s budget figure was $29.7 billion, representing 6.1 percent of that year's budget.Projections for 1983 are missing â€” an asterisk and footnote remind us of the then-impendingdismantlement of the department. Of the $27.8 billion, only $16 billion actually was earmarked forpublic education, kindergarten through college inclusive (only $7.5 billion of this sum was for primary andsecondary education). The balance financed grants, loans, research, job training and employment.The Department of Defense, on the other hand, received $187.5 billion, (a sum not including veteransbenefits and services) representing a whopping 25.9 percent of total federal outlays. Last Monday inRenton, Bell reiterated the administration's professed support, saying he sees the federal role ineducation as expressing their opinions and calling attention to what they feel is an alarming situation in education. "We feel the first priority of state government is education and the first priority of nationalgovernment is national security," he explained. "I don't favor a massive federal initiative to start payingteacher salaries and funding schools here in the Pacific Northwest." Marvin Klein, acting dean ofWestern's school of education, notes the federal government doesn't hesitate to impose laws andregulations directly impacting local school budgets. Cities and states with large populations of non-English speaking immigrants, for example, must, by law, fund adequate and appropriate schoolprograms to integrate those children into the school system. Busing is another example. And although it may be meritorious, it is extremely costly. Dan Farrell, principal of Ferndale High School, says timerequired to complete federal paperwork for programs such as Title I also affects local budgets. Thepublic, as well as educators, feel education needs more funds and the support of school budgets withmore dollars despite tight economic times. They want to see the federal government do likewise.Interestingly enough, the NCEE report commissioned by Bell himself takes note of this, citing a 1982Gallup Poll's findings on a survey of the public's attitudes toward public schools. Education was rankedby the public as the top priority for receiving additional federal funds from among the 12 categories listed. The report continues, saying, "People are steadfast in their belief that education is the majorfoundation for the future strength of this country. They even consider education more important thandeveloping the best industrial system or the strongest military force, perhaps because they understand education as the cornerstone of both." A fine education system needs more than lip service from theadministration. Remember Japan and Germany, big losers in World War II? They rebuilt their nations and their educational and industrial systems with the help of Marshall Plan monies. Their expenditures onmilitary-related items have remained very low over the years while they have continued to pour money into their education resources. Their current industrial strength surpasses the United States in many ways. We, too, need to use more brains and less brawn. The federal funds usedfor education and defense are, in fact, funds culled from our collective paychecks. We control that money with who we send to federal office and how diligently we apply ourselves to making our wishes known there. By issuing a collectiveshout for more adequate funding in education, we can support education as our most precious"renewable resource." In the NCEE's words, "Excellence costs. But in the long run mediocrity costs farmore." ---------- Western Front - 1983 October 18 - Page 5 ---------- Tuesday, October 18,1983 Western Front 5 Profs study fish, culture JJL TM. U 33 ^ By Janice KellerWestern is hosting two visiting professors this fall one from Norway and the other from Maine, throughthe Canadian- American Studies Center. Knut Heen, associate professor of fisheries economics, is atWestern on a one year sabbatical leave from the University of Tromsoe in Tromsoe, Norway where hehas been teaching for 10 years. Victor Konrad, professor of geography and director of the Canadianstudies program at the University of Maine in Orono, Maine, is involved in a faculty exchange programbetween the University of Maine and Western. He has exchanged places for fall quarter with IngeborgPaulus, professor of sociology at Western. Heen, originally from Bergen, Norway, came to Western todo fisheries research on the West Coast of North America. His research includes working on projectshe brought from Norway and "getting an impression about the structure, problems and policies ofthe branches of fisheries on the West Coast. Some typical problems, Heen said, are exploitation anddepletion of fish stocks and finding ways to cope with too many fishermen in relation to size of fishstocks. He plans to look at parallels between the west coast of North America and Norway in theseareas. Heen also is interested in the structure of universities in the United States compared toNorway. One difference he has noted is the student-teacher ratios at the two universities. TheUniversity of Tromsoe's Institute of Fisheries has 30 faculty members for 150 students, higher thanWestern's ratio, he said. Bellingham is a good central location to study the West Coast, Heen said, andhas found that the town is "not as stressing" as places he has taken sabbatical leave in the past.Konrad is a cultural-historical geographer whose research includes the transfer of material culturebetween Canada and the United States. While at Western, he will do regional research of that subject at several locations in Washington and British Columbia, as well as teaching historical geopraphy ofCanada class and giving seminars and guest lectures. Konrad describes this exchange experienceas "not necessarily a vacation, but an opportunity to do different things, and a chance to sit backand evaluate my work." The program, which made it possible for Konrad and Paulus to exchange places for fall quarter, has been in existence for four years and has worked quite well, Konrad said. He addedthat the knowledge gained by the professors from the experience is transferred to the studentsthrough teaching. â€¢OH WHAT Awcrcfx lt;_ HÂ«pC X WptIT PO AWYTHIA/fr STUPID ACkAlf/. THtL Wllt-lAM'SOM lt;Q-'3-g3 . â€¢_ The two universities now are trying to develop a program for students,Konrad said, where they would exchange students between the two universities or involve Westernstudents in the exchange program already established at the University of Maine. AS opens today'sKulshan meeting The committee reviewing Kulshan Cabin will have an open meeting to discuss thecabin's future at 3:30 p.m. today in viking Union 205. The committee's past two meetings have beenclosed to the public, but Associated Students President Dana Grant said today's meeting will be open.Opinions from students are being solicited as this committee prepares a report to present to theAssociated Students Oct. 25. Journal class $40 A journal writing workshop takes place 10 a.m.Saturday at Lakewood Lounge. Fee for the workshop is $40, not free as reported in the Oct. 10 Ascent.For more information, call the Center for Continuing Education at 676-3320. Western Front â€¢TheWestern Front is the official newspaper of Western Washington University. The newsroom is in College Hall 9 and the business office in College Hall 7. The Front is composed at the printing plant in theCommissary and printed by the Lynden Tribune. Phone numbers: 676-3160 (newsroom), 676-3161(advertising). Published Tuesdays and Fridays. gt;tr Mmstfltt Come in and try our Imported Clovecigarettes! Imported Smokes and Cigars Snuffs and Stuff Pipes and Repairs Blended Pure Tobaccos734-6280 1300 N. STATE BELLINGHAM CORNER OF STATE HOLLY ACROSS FROM YMCAGrimm visits Thursday, Rep. Dan Grimm (D-Puyallup) will visit Western. Grimm played a key role in the Legislature's debates last winter about how higher education should be funded. Provost James Talbotwill host the visit. Grimm meets with President Ross and Western's vice presidents at 10 a.m., faculty members at 11 a.m., and with students at 1:30 p.m. Associated Students President Dana Granthasyet to name a site for Grimm's meeting with students. Kaufman to speak Director of theEnvironmental Protection Agency's Toxic Waste Program, Hugh Kaufman, will speak at 7:30 p.m.Wednesday in Arntzen Hall 100. Funding slows Viking car By Jeffrey Andrews High performance andhigh efficiency are main goals for Viking VII, the next in a series of experimental cars at Western,Vehicle Research Institute (VRI) Director Michael Seal said. The car will be lighter than previous carsand is expected to get over 50 miles to the gallon, Seal said. It also will meet crash and emissionstandards. Funding for the Viking VII comes from Subaru, Inc. and the Aluminum Corporation ofAmerica (ALCOA). Work on the Viking VII has been slow and Seal said he is not sure when it will becompleted. "The Viking VII has a lower priority because of funding," he said. "Most of the labor is unpaid student labor and my own unpaid labor." A project for Interbase, Inc. (IBI), of Ontario, funded at $54,000, has higher priority, Seal said. The VRI is developing a propane-methane carburetion system, called afeed-back loop system, for IBI. The system is designed to read its own exhaust content and adjust thecarburetor to an appropriate mix. Propane, methane or any combination of the two fuels can beused. Still in bits and pieces in the Environmental Studies building, the Viking VII will be equipped witha Subaru engine block. The cylinders and heads will be cast at the VRI. To combine performance withefficiency, the engine will feature a progressive intake system and dual intake ports. The primary port will be used at low and medium speeds and the secondary port will provide increased power at high speeds, Seal explained. . Like other Viking cars, the Viking VII will have a streamlined design that allows thecar to go through air with less resistance. Seal explained that a streamlined car can go up to 50 mph,at three-and-a-half horsepower. This compares to the 12 horsepower a Subaru requires to go 50 mphand 30 horsepower for a 1965 or 1966 Mustang. Seal isn't sure if people will buy Viking cars someday."Many people consider streamlined ugly." Study at WWU's Mexican Campus E N R O L L M E N TENDS Nov 1 FOR Wonderland Tea and Spice â€¢ Bulk herbs â€¢ Fresh spices â€¢ Traditional Teas -Special Blends â€¢ Books â€¢ Oils 1307 Railroad â€¢Downtown 733-0517 WINTER QUARTER Cost:$995- Includes tuition. Full room board with a Mexican family plus excursions, fiestas more! Foreign Study Office Old Main 400, 676-3298 AND ICE CREAM PARLORS TAKE A PIZZA BREAK!! 676-0770 $2.00 OFF ANY GIANT PIZZA i i i i i i I One Coupon per Pizza B'ham Mall I I I I I Expires10/31/83 ---------- Western Front - 1983 October 18 - Page 6 ---------- 6 Western Front INSIGHTS Tuesday, October 18,1983 Student senses sights unseen By Angela DeanFisher Fountain echoes throughout Red Square. No matter where one stands the loudness of thefountain is consistent. Most students just by looking can tell how far away the fountain is, but not allstudents. Juanita Wilson can't tell how close she is to the fountain just from listening. Red Square toWilson is vast and unfamiliar. Wilson is blind. The 30-year-old student recently returned to school after10 years away. Despite her handicap, she has learned the campus well. Wilson, who was blindedshortly after birth, chose to attend Western because of its smaller campus and she didn't want to dealwith a city the size of Seattle. Her biggest problems with adapting to Western has been getting acrossRed Square and finding her way in the library. The elevators have braille on the outside to tell up fromdown, but no braille on the inside to tell which floor button to push. In spite of some expected diffi-culities, Wilson is glad she came to Western. "It turned out to be a real good choice," she said.Although Wilson hasn't been to college for 10 years, she said she finds her classes are like a review ofinformation she has learned "just from life experience." The Office of Student life offers services forvisually impaired students. Without the reading service and the mobility aides the Student Life Officeprovides, attending college could be difficult for a blind student. Liz Partolan, of the Student LifeOffice, said the reading service tapes textbooks or has volunteers read the books to the visuallyimpaired. The readers are students or people from the community. The mobility aides walk thevisually impaired students to their classes when schedules work together. The aides work with theStudent Life Office, Partolan said. Wilson said one thing about school that she is not used to is w r i t i n g research papers, though she does like to write. "Just going to school will help stimulate mywriting," she said. Finding time to write and do other studying often can be hard for Wilson, who isdivorced, because she has three sighted 'children. "Being a mother really curtails any uninterruptedwriting,'' Wilson said. But her children help her out around the house, she said. Nine-year-old Angelais the oldest and "a real good reader," Wilson said. She reads the mail and some of Wilson's textbooks. In her four-bedroom home, Wilson has set up a separate room for studying and typing. "It's almost anecessity," she said about the room. Her children are beginning to understand her need for studying,she said. Wilson usually does most of her studying when the kids are in bed or watching television. Inthe morning, the 30-minute bus ride to campus with two of her children is routine. The younger children,two-year-old Robin and four-year-old Ariel, are dropped off at the Associated Students Co-op Daycare,and Wilson journeys to class. Two days a week Wilson works at the Co-op. She enjoys the time shespends there because she gets to be with the children. Editing and publishing is what Wilson is lookingtoward for a major. She likes to read fiction and would like to work with a Jua nita Wilson assists hertwo-year-old son, Robin, at the Associated Students Co-op Daycare. Wilson takes her turn working at the daycare twice a week. company that publishes fiction books. She likes to fish and hike, but with herfilled schedule, rarely gets the chance. She said she also would like to explore downtown more, but isnew to the area and not yet familiar with the bus system. "I feel like I'd like to take my kids more places too," Wilson said. Wilson said it is hard for her to get to know people because she doesn't live oncampus, but she enjoys talking to people. "I'm always glad when someone stops and talks," she said.Wilson said she has gotten a lot of help from people around campus. "People have gone out of theirway to help me. They have been willing to walk me to class." She doesn't mind when people ask herquestions, but sometimes she notices that people refrain. "People are afraid they are going to ask aquestion that may hurt my feelings. That's ridiculous," she said. "People need to learn more abouthandicapped people. The more people who are ignorant the less chance we have of things changing."Help is on the line at Crisis Center (The Whatcom County Crisis Center offers four counselingprogramsâ€”Crisis Line, Rape Relief, Domestic Violence and the Outreach Team. All services areprovided free to the residents of Whatcom County. This, the first in a two part series, will examine theCrisis Line and Rape Relief programs. Part two, in nexf Tuesday's Front, will discuss the DomesticViolence and Outreach Team programs of the Whatcom County Crisis Center.) By Maggie Pringle Aftertwo or three rings someone answers the telephone. "Crisis Line, may I help you?" asks the calm,confident voice on the other end of the line. No matter what time of day or what the problem is, theWhatcom County Crisis Line has someone waiting to listen. The Crisis Line offers immediatecounseling and usually is the first number called for help, said Claire, a volunteer at the Crisis Line.Volunteers for the Crisis line emphasize confidentiality in their work. Most operators use their first nameor a pseudo-name and callers don't have to identify themselves or worry about information going beyondthe conversation. The Crisis Line is the backbone of the other programs at the Whatcom County CrisisCenter: Rape Relief, Domestic Violence and the Outreach Team. The Crisis Center started in 1969when volunteers, primarily from Western, used space provided by the Campus Christian Ministry toestablish a crisis line. This organization was the Crisis Clinic of Whatcom County. Better fundingbecame available from the city, state and federal government sources and the United Way.Programs began growing and smaller agencies later merged for a more centralized framework. About10 to 20 percent of the calls received each month at the Crisis line are life and death predicaments,but most calls deal with personal conflicts and some calls are for the more fundamen-ta^ necessities offood and shelter. "An operator can reduce tension, provide verbal acknowledgement and be there toreduce anxiety," said Emmett Garbett, of the public information office for the center. He also mentionedthat the operators refer the callers to sources of more specific information on their problem. Every call isdifferent, but often the caller needs a change to get their problem out in the open where it can berecognized. Claire began working at the Crisis Center in June. After she completed the training programshe had mixed emotions but said to herself, "If I don't do it now, I never will." Claire studied socialservices at Western and said training for the Crisis Line reinforced what she already knew and taught her how to deal with more problems, including suicide and domestic violence. She also said she haslearned how to help people deal with their problems. "It's important to learn how to listen and pullinformation out of the caller and to help them sort things out," Claire said. "Some people expect us toknow what they should do to solve their problem. We really can't do that but we can offer support andcriticism and validate their feelings." The Crisis Line experiences a high turnover in volunteersespecially in the summer months when students go home and many people take vacations. A varietyof backgrounds and life experiences help the operators relate to the variety of problems that comein. Many calls on the Crisis Line are referred to other Crisis Center programs such as Rape Relief. Rape Relief helps victims by providing support and information on how to cope with the rape experience and how to take legal action if the victim decides to do so. "Advocates have a role of intervention andsupport so that the victims can find support within their own peer group and family," said Cathy Charette, a volunteer at Rape Relief. Rape Relief also provides workshops for women to learn about rapeprevention. The current workshop is to inform women about the "option" of self defense, Charette said.The rape prevention workshop emphasizes information about sexual assault in order to set the facts anddispel the myths. It also educates about the strategy of prevention in assessing circumstances and itoffers instruction in self defense techniques. Unfortunately, it often takes a violent sexual assault inclose proximity to remind women that they are vulnerable, Charette said. ---------- Western Front - 1983 October 18 - Page 7 ---------- Tuesday, October 18,1983 SPORTS Western Front 7 Women's soccer league's finest By Johnny SongRunning on all 16 cylinders, the high-powered Western Women's Soccer machine has cruised to an 8-0record, leaving it the only unbeaten, untied varsity squad on campus. During last weekend's homes-tand, the Vikings shifted into high gear and ran over two more victimsâ€”University of Portland (8-0) andUniversity of Oregon (3-1) respectively. Western shelled out 66 shots in the two games, while theopponents countered with only 14. The Vikings' precision performances outscored the Oregonschools 11-1, leaving no doubt about Western's capabilities. "Western's number one," Oregon's coachTom Philips conceded. "Western is definitely a good team," Portland's coach Gord Williamson said."They have strengths all over the team." The secret to Western's unblemished record is the cohesionwithin the team, said junior leading scorer Annette Duvall, who scored six goals over the weekend. Duvall downplayed her scoring performances, claiming the victories were a team effort. "I always get a lot ofnice passes," she said. "Actually, the balls that I get are harder to get to me than for me to score."Western Coach Dominic Gar-guile agreed with Duvall. Every member on the team has aided in itssuccess, Garguile said. This was exemplified by the bench scoring three goals against Portlandâ€”twoby freshman Debbie Carter and one by freshman Diana Holly. "We have the ability to beat anyone inthe league (they already have)," Garguile said. "Now, to say we will go undefeatedâ€”I don't want tocommit myself to that. We can't start taking opponents lightlyâ€” that's when we will get in trouble."Garguile believes that this is the strongest team he ever has coached at Western because it is so"business-like." The team is â€¢ See FINEST, page 8 Hope Grimm (*17) attempts to drive the balldownfield against her University of Oregon opponent. ! ADS â€¢1/3 Off- Our already low price of addingcolor to your ad Make your ads more effective by using eye catching colors During the month ofNovember I lâ€žc reP- THE WESTERN FRONT | t .,nur SGIeS ADVERTISING OFFICE Â§ ? A$kyÂ°W676-3161 p HEAVENLY SMORGASBORD ^2.95 If you love pizza, here's some good news. The price of going to heaven just went down. Now $2.95 buys all the heavenly Pizza Haven pizza you want at ourWednesday night smorgasbord. And, for just $1 more, you can make as many trips as you like to oursalad bar. So try Pizza Haven's heavenly smorgasbord, every Wednesday from 4 to 9 pm. 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The loss was the Vikings' fifth straight this season, and thethird to an Oregon team on the road. The latest setback was Western's 11th straight in two seasons,and 17th consecutive Evergreen Conference (Evco) loss. "We thought we could beat them when wesaw them on film, but when we got there we saw that it could be a different story, and it was," Hansensaid. Western Oregon started things off in a hurry, returning the opening kickoff 50 yards to the Viking 35. Quarterback Wes Dell scored on a three-yard run seven plays later to put the home team on top.Later in the first quarter, the Wolves capped another seven-play drive with a five-yard touchdown run by tailback Greg Lawrence. Trailing 14-0, Western struck back in the second quarter. Qua-terback DavePeterson "shook loose from the charging defense and hit freshman tight end Scott Ashmore with a short pass near midfield. Ashmore promptly turned the completion into a 54-yard touchdown romp, cuttingthe Wolves' lead in half. That's the way things stood until Western Oregon scored again with only 21seconds left in the half. Dell tossed an 11-yard pass to wide receiver Tim Schee-hean to up the score to21-7. Western took the ensuing kick-off and, mere seconds before the i n t e r m i s s i o n , Petersonscrambled free again to throw., This time, however, Western Oregon defender Larry Johnson pickedoff the pass and returned it 39 yards for a touchdown. The Wolves added touchdown runs by Lawrenceand fullback Glen Hill, the game's top rusher â€¢ See FIFTH LOSS, page 9 GREG'S RACQUETS 647-2239 Racquetball Badminton and Racquets by YONEX AND EST Custom stringing of most types ofracquets HALLOWEEN CARDS! 1220 NO. STATE ST. Spikers beat Central Viking women's soccercoach Dominic Garguile advises his team during halftime of their game against the University of Oregon.Looking on are Rosemary Lamb (#12) and Cindy Gordon (#15). League's finest win two â€¢ FINEST, from page 7 serious about soccer. "Potentially, we are strong enough to compete nationally," the coachsaid. "I say this simply because we have dominated our opponents so far." Led by Annette Duvall's hattrick plus one, the Vikings breezed past University of Portland 8-0 in the first game of a two-gamehomestand Saturday. Using the superior speed of its wings Hope Grimm, Cindy Gordon, Diana Hollyand Debbie Carter along with the flashy talents of center-forward Duvall, the Vikings shot 10 times,scored three goals and kicked four corners before Portland got its first shot. At the end of the first half,Western had 13 shots, five goals, four assists and three corners while Portland was held to one shotwithout any goals, assists or comer kicks. Western's goalie Muffy Lil-jegren had only two shots directed at her during the whole game. Aside from Duvall's four goals, Debbie Carter scored twice and DianaHolly and Hope Grimm each contributed one goal. Lil-jegren recorded the shutout. Determined not togive West-em an "easy" game, University of Oregon scrapped and fought until finally bowing 3-1, onWestern's home pitch last Sunday. Though Western shot 35 times, Oregon did everything possible to make the Vikings earn the victory. Oregon's defenders Shonna Bradbarry and Pattie Devitoconsistently sacrificed their bodies defending their goal. Bradbarry took a strong shot in the facesaving a goal and Devito was down four times during the game. When the game ended with Westernon top 3-1, Oregon was jubilant. Oregon's coach Tom Philips welcomed his athletes to the sideshouting, "Good job green! Great job!" Karen Hege, who scored Oregon's only goal, said "At least itwas no easy game for them!" Duvall scored two goals and Hope Grimm added another. Western will tryto stretch its winning streak to nine tomorrow at Pacific Lutheran University. NO APPOINTMENTNECESSARY MEN AND WOMEN'S HAIR STYLING '$2.00 Discount for Students 734 3628 1 2 0 4 13TH STREET BELLINGHAM WA 9 8 2 25 ALL STUDENTS! Information Now Available Scholarships andGrant Programs Call New Beginnings Associates 676-4408 CONSIDERING MARRIAGE? MarriagePreparation Workshops can: â€¢ help you understand your relationship â€¢ give you new skills formaintaining it Nov. 5-6 Campus Christian Ministry Call 733-3400 for information. By Tim MahoneyWestern's volleyball team proved that it's not how bad you beat the other team, but how many gamesyou win that determine the outcome of matches with a 15-8, 0-15, 15-12, 15-11 victory over CentralWashington University last Saturday. Except for the second game, junior hitter Sue Jernegan said, "We had control over the match" She blamed hesitancy, problems with communication and bad passing oneasy Wildcat volleys for the shutout. In the first game, though, Viking head coach Mike Clarkexplained, "We controlled the game totally. They really didn't have anything." In the last two games,Western ran into a problem they've had all season. "We'd get a big lead and then they'd catch up," Clark noted. According to Jernegan, the Vikings will get up to around 10 or 12 points and then not be ableto put the other team away right then. "It's been the same thing that's been plaguing us all season long," Jernegan said. But, Clark said, "We had enough control, poise and stamina to beat them." Westernhad not tared so well earlier this season. Clark said that the win was "pretty much a team effort." Still,junior hitter-setter Jackie Nelson and sophomore hitter Debbie Abramczyk had nine kills apiece forVikings, and sophomore hitter Sara Rosin served five aces. Plus, Clark singled out freshman hitter-setter Kris Keltner for her "really good" play. With Saturday's win, the Vikings moved their record to 3-4 inNAIA District I play and to 7-8 on the season. This weekend, Western faces a crucial road trip, playingWhitman in Walla Walla on Thursday night, then traveling to Spokane to play Whitworth on Fridaynight, then Gonzaga on Saturday. A winning trip will be essential for Western's playoff chances, sinceonly the top two teams travel to regionals. Gonzaga currently is on top of District I, but the Vikings will need to get tough against Whitworth as well, Clark said. Vikes place high at PLU By Johnny SongRunning among a "highly competitive" field, Western Men's and Women's Cross-Country teams placedsecond and fourth, respectively, in the Pacific Lutheran University Invitational Saturday. Western'sMen's team tallied 103 points, finishing ahead of all its district competition. Willi-amette, the defendingNational Association of Intecollegiate Athletics District II champions, won the meet with 59 points. TheVikings were paced by senior Toby Smith, who finished the 8,000 meter course in 25:30. Smith's finishwas good enough for 12th place. Sophomore Dean Janz followed by taking 18th place (25:39). SeniorRick Buck-enmeyer( 19th, 25:42), senior Mark Steen (26th, 25:59) and sophomore Matt Eichenberger(28th, 26:00) also performed strongly for Western. "We wanted to finish ahead of the teams in ourdistricts, which we did," Western coach, Ralph Vernacchia said. "It showed a lot of promise for us fordisticts (which is three weeks away)." The Western Women's team scored 112 points and finishedsecond to host PLU (66) among the district teams. Finishing the PLU course faster than any Westernfemale ever, Viking senior Cathy Kroll placed 10th of 92 contestants with 18:12. The meet's top 11finishers ran within 17 seconds of each other. Senior Jeanna Setera (18th, 18:41) and freshman DoloresMontgomery (19th, 18:42) were the next two Western finishers. The Vikings have three weeks oftraining and one meet before the districts. Bartlett said that only three of the seven spots open for-playoff competition have been established. They are Kroll, Montgomery and Setera. "There is quite a battle forthe other spots," Bartlett said. "About eight people are right in there." The next meet for both teams willbe the Central Washington Invitational on Saturday. 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The Vikes' performance was great, Coach JohnMcCarthy said, especially "for the fact that we are so inexperienced. Ten out of 15 players are in newpositions or rookies," he explained. But inexperience apparently isn't a handicap for the womenâ€” thisis their third victory of the season. Senior Deanria Mitchell scored twice, prompted by a small, butenthusiastic group of fans chanting, "GO, Deanna! Carry it, carry it!" Other veterans who scored wereseniors Dali Borden and Cindy Stump. Senior Kris Erickson, who called signals for the Viking offense,said, "We have a lot of new girls and they played extremely good team ball. They controlled the ball welland set up the plays to score." Praise was mutual among teammates. "The veterans teach thenewcomers how to feel comfortable out there. I really feel great out there!" rookie Elaine Gilmore said. McCarthy noted, however, the finer points of the game need tuning. For example, "Don't throw the ball away when you're being tackled. I think this game taught us a few things like that." The ruggers willgear up again next weekend for a match against Simon Eraser University in New Westminster. CRISISENERGY! We can't solve your problems but we can give you the strength to, f a ce them at CHURCHOF THE NAZARENE Meeting at 2500 Alabama St. 2-4 p.m. Sundays Pastor Dick Carlton 676-CAREWESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS PLEASE POST LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW from the University with half refund is Fri., Oct. 21. Procedure is completed in Registrar'sOffice. LAST DAY TO DROP A CLASS is Fri., Oct. 21. From the5th-9th week of classes, only studentswith late-drop privileges may withdraw from courses. See catalog or class schedule for details onprocedure or check with Registrar's Office. TRANSFER STUDENTS who were required to take the SCATtest Sept. 20 but were unable to attend will be offered a make-up test at 2 p.m. Tues., Oct. 25, in OM120. Fee is $5. Advanced registration is required in Testing Center, OM120. 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"I don't know anything new I can say," Hansen said. "We hang inthere, but we're just weaker physically. We stay with them for a half, then get pushed around." Hansencompared the state of the Viking program to the University of Illinois football squad he helped coachfour years ago. Illinois has gone through a rebuilding program after spending years as a perennialBig 10 punching bag, and appears ready to challenge for the conference championship in 1983.Hansen said he hopes to develop his current program the same way. But in the meantime, theVikings were dominated again in total yardage, gaining 164 yards to the Wolves' 535. The Westernrushing game was held to an anemic 11 yards. "Because we're so smallâ€”not just our line, but ourbacksâ€”we can't really run," Hansen said. "So the defense can just tee off on us." 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Â» ---------- Western Front - 1983 October 18 - Page 10 ---------- ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT 10 Western Front Tuesday, October 18, 1983 ABCs: By Angela Dean Children clapping hands, hopping around the room like frogs and making various animal noisesâ€”just a bunch of kids playing games. Maybe, but not this time. These children are in a creative drama class for pre-schoolers. Pre-school kids learn drama â€” 'Oz,' animal impressions taught Class time is spent inlearning creative movement and other theatrical exercises. Pat Kelly, the instructor plays a record ofanimal sounds. She wants the kids to act out the animal movements and make the noises. When therecord is finished she asks the kids what animals were missed. Jacob Hunter, a kindergartner, said acow. "How does a cow walk?" Kelly asked. Jacob replied, "On four legs, but I don't have long enougharms." Next the children listened to a song about a "funny fat frog." Kelly gets down and hops like afrog, the children follow, running into each other and bouncing from one end of the room to the other.Kelly put on another song about a seed. The children listened to the story and acted out what theyheard. The four kids stretched their arms trying to reach the ceiling as they grew into flowers. Then thecold came and the seeds went back to sleep. "Goodnight" one of the children whispered. Each childtook a different colored feather. The next activity was to listen to a song about colors. Five-year-oldAutumn Brown knew the song and sang along. The voice on the record told the children to stand up and . sit down according to the color of feather they had in their hands. The children watched the teacherclosely so they didn't make a mistake. The attention span of the kids waned as the class went on.Instead of acting like elephants, they swam like fish. But once the teacher told them they were going toact out the "Wizard of Oz," the attention was back. "Can I be Dorothy?" Autumn and 4-year-old MeganMorehouse asked. The children became involved in the dramatics of the play. They told their teacherthat she had to be the wicked witch because she had long hair. Autumn was Dorothy and Megan choseto be the good witch. Autumn's twin brother, Adam, played the part of the lion and Jacob played thescarecrow. Jacob Hunter shows excitement about doing "The Wizard of Oz/' while Adam Brown thinksabout his part. Photo at left: During a rendition of 'Wizard ofOz" Dorothy tells Toto to behave duringdrama class for pre-schoolers. Pictured from left to right: Jacob Hunter as the Scarecrow, Autumn Brownas Dorothy, Pat Kelly as the Wicked Witch and the teacher and Megan Morehouse stands in as Toto."You're the audience," Jacob said as he pointed to the parents sitting around the perimeter of the room.Each child gave their story of "The Wizard of Oz" and together, they were able to perform a 10- minuteversion. At the end of the performance the parents applauded and the kids scurried over to their parents. Pam Morehouse, Megan's mother, said, "She does constant plays at home." Kelly teaches the classWednesdays at the Gallery Theater. Class started Oct. 5 and meets for five weeks. Kelly said shewill offer other sessions if four or more children enroll. 'Pilgrim' sets serious plot with humor Review ByKaren Jenkins "It's not what you say, but how you say it" is the cliche Tom Key proved true in 1976when he took the words and plot of a sober religious allegory and turned them into a vibrant, funnyplay entitled "Pilgrim." The play, an adaptation of John Bunyon's classic 1678 novel, "Pilgrim'sProgress," was presented to Western audiences last Wednesday and Thursday nights by the TaprootTheater Company. Although the production has a lively tone, it conveys the same serious message asthe book, the Christian theme of struggling through perils and temptations to remain righteous and arrivein heaven. The mood of the play is unpredictable. It often switches from comic to tragic and back tocomic in a few moments. The play was well received by the respectably large, though nowhere nearcapacity, audience. The 17th century wording of the script, formal and contrived by today's standards,forced the audience to pay careful attention to the dialogue. The audience laughed at all the right timesand were properly silent during the serious moments. The company's production director, Scott L.Nolte, stars in and directs the production. It largely is his skill that keeps the outdated prose frombeing too dry for modern theater. As the director, Nolte gives close attention to detail. The humorof theplay often is derived from something as subtle as a tone of voice, gesture or facial expression. As theprotagonist, Pilgrim, Nolte is charmingly naive. And though he spends much of his time playing astraight foil for the bizarre characters he encounters, he also gets his share of laughs. The other six cast members play multiple roles totaling 21 different characters. The actors give their roles as muchbelievability as can be expected from the one-dimensional characters found in an allegory. DickHampton especially was amusing as the fainthearted Pliable. And Pamela Nolte made a delightfullyvampish, worldly-wise woman. The costumes, designed by Christine Wise, are simple and colorful 17thcentury style dresses and robes. Pilgrim wears pajamas throughout the play, which add to his sense ofvulnerability. The same basic set, a large arched structure, is used for all 13 scenes. Also appearing inthe production are Bonnie Hampton, Clayton B. Richardson, George Scran-ton and Kim Mahaffey.Assistant director/stage manager is Julie Lewis Richardson. i ^ K ^44 â€¢ Showtime â€¢ Cable Plus 60units â€¢ Continental breakfast Sauna Jacuzzi â€¢ Triple-A rated â€¢ Several fine restaurants/lounges within two blocks â€¢ Telephone color TV â€¢ Airline transportation/^^ American Express (mM^ 120Samish Way â€¢ Bellingham, WA. 98225 Call toll free: 1-800-732-1225 â€¢ I I co a O o I I KEGS to go Special $29.22 With Coupon â€” Expires 10-28-83 **\^| BEECH HOUSE PUB X 113 E. Magnolia733-3331 I^L Beer Cups Available plus tax) o O c "D O 3 I I KISM PRESENT 1984 (formermember of Charley the Tunas Kite) Oct. 20, 21, 22 $2.00 cover Every Thursday Is Thirsty ThursdayNo cover charge $2.50 pitcher special Good Times for Less Bucks at Hideaway 1414 Cornwall 647-0371 ---------- Western Front - 1983 October 18 - Page 11 ---------- Tuesday, October 18,1983 ConnerVi Review By Debbie L. Romano It's the film for which James Bondpurists have been waiting 12 years. Sean Connery, after saying he would never do another JamesBond film is back in "Never Say Never Again," rated PG, now ^playing at the Viking Twin Theaters. TheConnery-Bond is smooth, polishedâ€”and showing his age. The wonderful opening sequence showsBond's reflexes slowing up, causing his untimely death. Â£ Disgusted, Bond's superior, M, banisheshim to a health farm to "purge the toxins" from him. While there, Bond witnesses certain things whichpuzzle him momentarily, but which the audience knows he will figure out in the end. ^ The first part ofthe movie, Western Front 11 ack again as 007 shows Bond dealing with growing older (even thoughthe 53- year-old Connery is wearing an artfully-dyed toupeeâ€”apparently James Bond can't have abald spot) is quite entertaining. Connery plays the role as though he's never been away. Maybebecause the film moves into a remake of "Thunderball" (1965) and turnsVnto just an average Bondflick, one we've all seen dozens of times before. Gone is the suggestion that Bond possibly could growold. Dozens of car crashes, fist-fights, people dying left and right, and, of course Bond seducingeverything in sight follows, business as usual, with 007, invincible as always. The villians are a delight as they drip pure evil across the screen. Barbara Carrera plays Fatima Blush, who can cheerfully beata man silly, tenderly kiss him and a short while later blow him into tiny fragments. Yet she's not mean or vicious about any of it. It's just the way she naturally is. In 1965 "Thunderball," Bond's nemesis,Maximilian Largo, was woodenly played by Adolfo Celi. Austrian-born Klaus Maria Bran-dauer is a vastimprovement. This Largo has no socially redeeming values, and revels in that fact. Only one character isa failure. If you go expecting to see Bond and Miss Moneypenny exchange their usual banter, you'llbe sadly disappointed. Bond may have gotten older, but somehow Moneypenny has gotten younger(she's also turned totally insipid.) Maybe James should find out her secret. Bond films aren't meant tocontain hidden messages about the state of society today. They are for entertainment. As Q says toBond at one point in the film, "I hope now we'll have some gratuitous sex and violence." "I hope so,"Bond replies: Yea. \ FAIRHAVEN BICYCLE SHOP Your Univega, Fuji, Centurion and Specialized Bike dealer. "Also check out our new all aluminum bicycle made in the USA by CANNGNDALE" We offer afull service repair department and quality bicycle racing touring equipment at competitive prices. 1103 - llih Street. Bellingham 733-4433 paw DJ ri JL Hit mm MH MSMM 'PTf' for more info Refer to page 2Approved by Health Service Committee PAY AT CASHIER'S OFFICE OM245 Any questions? 676-3400 I ---------- Western Front - 1983 October 18 - Page 12 ---------- # 12 Western Front Tuesday, October 18,1983 Tocco' A new granite sculpture linking two worlds in asymbolic manner By Carol Smith Tocco, a symbolic link between two worlds, is the title of a granitesculpture by Bellingham artist Michael Jacobsen on display at the Whatcom Museum of History andArt, 121 Prospect St. The piece was commissioned by the Whatcom Museum Foundation inrecognition of the major contributors to the Cornerstone Group, a new lifetime museum membershipcategory. "Tocco" was created from granite curbstones retrieved from original city sidewalks that weretorn out during the recent downtown improvement project. "Tocco" is a Quechuan word (the languageof the Incas) meaning cave mouth or opening. It also is "the entry place of the first Inca from the lowerworld into this world," Jacobsen said. " 'Tocco' represents a visual! memory of certain stonework thatimpressed me in the Peruvian ruins of Machu Picchu," he said. Jacobsen's studies of Incan and Mayanart and architecture have had an impact on the sculpture. The Incas came up with new combinations for using stone all the time, he explained. "Every time I turned around there was something new andbeautiful." "They didn't approach creativity the same way we do in our culture. We would call theirwork functional but it's difficult to draw the line between functional and non-functional," he added.Jacobsen stresses with any art "that it be viewed for what it is." In "Tocco's" case it is a group of stonesthat are cut, polished and assembled in a non-objective shape. Although Jacobsen puts a lot of hispersonal life into his sculptures, he prefers that the public make their own discoveries. He tries to letpeople enter into his work without writing an explanation of the piece. Communication, he conceded,is the most important part of his work. He used if) feel intimidated by the public but doesn't anymore. He works with the tactile and visual qualities of stone but insists that the intrinsic quality be maintained. "Iwent on too many roller coaster rides," he said. His feelings about his work went up and downdepending on public reaction. Originally from Everett, Jacobsen has lived in Bellingham for 10 years. Hegraduated from Western in 1977 with a bachelor's degree in sculpture and a minor made up of arthistory, painting and drawing. A trip to Europe in 1972 inspired his sculpting, but Jacobsen also doesfree lance graphics. He and his wife Carol soon will have an even busier schedule; they are expectingtheir first baby. The new addition to his family surely was on Jacobsen's mind during the three monthsthat he worked on "Tocco" â€”a passageway from one world to another. At one point, Jacobsen did alot of bronze casting. Most of these now are in private collections. "Western Stone Gardens,"Jacobsen's other publicly displayed sculpture, is in Boulevard Park. The work consists of five largeboulders near the water's edge. The largest boulder is eight feet tall and weighs 17 tons. The bouldershave polished surfaces that reflect each other and their environment. "These aren't just five boulders inthe open. They've been touched by human hands in a certain way," he said. That's where magic andbeauty lie for many artists: the meeting between intrinsic material and human hands, This sculpture,"Tocco/' is on display at the Whatcom Museum of History and Art. "Tocco" means cave mouth or opening in the language of the Incas. The Scene ( Choir will perform 'Coronation Mass' Mozart's "CoronationMass" and Haydn's "Missa brevis in honorem S. Joanis de Deo" will form Western's first ChoralConcert. The concert, directed by Robert Scandrett, is scheduled for 8 p.m. tomorrow in thePerforming Arts Center Concert Hall. It is free and open to the public. The scoring in "Coronation" isthe largest employed in Mozart's masses. The piece includes the chorus, a solo quartet, two oboes, two horns, two trumpets, timpani, violins, cellos, basses and the organ. The most famous part of Haydn's "Missa brevis" is the Benedictus, with solo soprano and solo organ part. It will be performed by theUniversity Choir, directed by music graduate student Alvin Warkentin. For more information call themusic department at 676-3130. Sculptures displayed Viking Union Gallery displays Elias "Dutch"Schultz's wood sculpture through Oct. 28. A long-time longshoreman, Schultz defines his lifeexperiences with sharp, warm sculptures full of expression. Carving came early to him with visits tomuseums and galleries in his native New York. Schultz works on his houseboat studio on Seattle'sLake Union and has been a sculptor of wood for many years. "Serving the university community for over30 years!" ^ â€¢ ^ f T S GO TO THE RACES I I I I A UP " '200031 \Play AG's Thrilling " 'in $52,500 inCash Prizes Available Each Week HEIDELBERG 12 Pak 12 oz. bottles â€¢ (NEW GAME EACHWEEK) KIRO TV CHANNEL Saturdays 5-5:30 pm r Q ARIGOLD fresh APPLE JUICE 1.69CHAMPAGNE i ^ P i n k , White Cold Duck A ' 750 ml m 2.79PPPPP
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1980_0215 ---------- Western Front - 1980 February 15 - Page 1 ---------- Front VOL. 72, NO. 11 WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1980 Recallpetition threatens AS Board rep The chairman of the AS facilities council has begun a recall movementagainst activities council representative
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Show more1980_0215 ---------- Western Front - 1980 February 15 - Page 1 ---------- Front VOL. 72, NO. 11 WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1980 Recallpetition threatens AS Board rep The chairman of the AS facilities council has begun a recall movementagainst activities council representative to the AS board Dan Moore. Ron Wells charges.Moore in amemo with "gross dereliction" of his duties, "misappropriation and repeated violations" of AS rules and supplies and "numerous violations of AS statutes and procedures." Moore, who is chairman of theactivities council, denied some of the charges and said the others had been corrected. He saidWells'attempt to recall him is out of "personal antagonism." The recall movement was initiated by Wells, he said, "for the good of the student body. I want to make students more aware of who they elect," hesaid. "The position shouldn't be given to a person who can't handle it," he said. The activities council is a 12 member student body responsible for funding, recognizing and reviewing AS organizations.Currently it is responsible for funding 53 student clubs. To have a recall election requires approval by75 percent of the AS board or the signatures on a petition of 40 percent of the voters in the last ASelection. That would require approximately 450 names. The recall election must take place, accordingto AS bylaws, not less than 14 days and not more than 21 days after the petition is received by the AS.Wells said he has begun work on the petition. "It will hit the streets on Monday," he said. Wells saidMoore's gross dereliction is that he has missed 15 percent of the AS board meetings. Moore said thatcharge is "totally without substance." - Wells also charged that Moore waited one and one-half quartersbefore appointing an activities council representative to serve on facilities council as required by ASstatutes. Moore counters that at council meetings he continually asked for someone to serve on thefacilities council. No one would accept the responsibility, he said. But, Moore said, he finally filled the position himself. Wells charges that Moore was late for the meetings and left them early. Thosecharges are not disputed by Moore, but he said he didn't have enough DAN MOORE time to attend allthe meetings. He has since appointed another student to serve on the facilities council, he said. Butprobably the primary charge against Moore is his overseeing of the activities council budget. Its budgetwas "frozen" on Feb. 4 by Kevin Majkut, assistant director for activities, to prevent further spending bythe council after it was determined no one knew how much money remained in its budget. . Theactivities council began the year with a budget of $12,900. By Feb. 12 Moore reported $300 was left in abudget intended to last the rest of the year. No exact record was kept of the transactions, Moorejsaid, because, "when we had that much money, running out didn't seem imminent." He said he had no advice or training on how to keep track of the expenditures. But, he said, before Christmas break the councildecided to tally the "expenditure requests" by the council to determine the amount left in the budget.But those 10 to 15 requests were destroyed in the fire in Buchanan Towers that gutted Moore's room.He then went through the minutes to determine the amount left in the budget, he said. The budget wasreopened last week. The council has a very limited budget for the number of organizations it must fund,Moore said. This year's budget has been spent at half the pace as last year's budget, he said. But thebudget would have lasted longer were it riot for certain "liberal spenders on the council," he said. "Therehas been a gross misuse of the money," he said. "We've funded too many trips and unnecessary things." He said he had voted against over one-half the council's expenditures. Moore pointed, for example, totrips by programming commission personnel to New York for $995 and to Washington, D.C. for $905.He said KUGS sent people to Chicago at a cost of $600, while the women's center sponsored gayactivist Elaine Noble in the Viking Union for $2,500. The AS board went into executive session atits Tuesday meeting. It decided continued top of page 4 Faculty, students, staff rate Security Nightescorts, parking needs cited in survey Students, faculty and staff are satisfied with Safety and Security'sperformance and feel it is effective in doing its job, according to results from a Security surveyconducted last spring. On a scale from 1 (very dissatisfied) to 5 (very satisfied) the responses averaged3.25. The survey was prompted by work of the Security Review Task Force last year. The SecurityAdvisory Committee (SAC) wanted to aid the Task Force in reviewing operations of Security and inmaking recommendations for improving the department's policies and procedures. Because the TaskForce was performing some of SAC's duties, it decided to poll the campus "over and above" the taskforce, said Security director and former SAC chairman R. G. Peterson. The survey was sent to on-campus students last May in the housing packets. A total of 445 students responded, some withwritten comments. Faculty and staff members also were given the survey, to which 309 responded. Off-campus students were not surveyed. Twenty-five percent of the students and faculty/staff who respondedsaid they had never been in contact with Security. The satisfaction and effectiveness of Security wererated in several areas, including traffic control, safety and protection. Areas receiving the highestcombined (student, faculty/staff) numbers were satisfaction in building security and safety. Receivinglower scores were Security's effectiveness in protection and investigation of reported crimes. In aquestion about Security services, 42 of the 92 respondents requested more escort services or nightpatrolling by officers. "They are really bad in their escort service. My friend needed an escort and they didn't have time," said one student. Protection from vandalism and stealing in dorms and parking lotswas another common answer. Faculty responses concerned increased building security and severalrequests for night escort service. Suggestions of services that should be eliminated by Security included 30 who responded that parties should be handled differently. The comments ranged from wantingofficers to strictly enforce "alcohol abuse" in dorms to wanting Security to "leave us alone." Multilevelparking lots, underground lots, free parking anywhere and roller-skates were suggestions made bystudents and faculty for relieving the parking shortage. One student suggested a 30- story undergroundparking lot. Security director R.G. Peterson said he was pleased with the results. "All in all I think theresults prove Security is doing a satisfactory job," he said. When asked why off-campus students werenot surveyed Peterson said he felt on-campus students have more contact with Security officers, andsaid he did not feel the results would be different if off-campus students were included. Peterson said hewould like to be able to increase .the escort service and night patrolling, but does not have themanpower now. Parking is a full-time job in itself, Peterson said. He added he would like parking tobecome a separate department to ease the load. "People forget the good things we do when their car isimpounded," he said. â€”Sue Mitchell ---------- Western Front - 1980 February 15 - Page 2 ---------- 2 Western Front Friday, February 15, 1980 Editorials v Recall exemplifies polities' bad side "Politics isthe conduct of public affairs for private advantage." Ambrose Bierce in "The Devil's Dictionary." A cynicalview to be sure, but Bierce could well have been describing Associated Students politics. The "privateadvantage" in this instance is fame, a name, or a claim to future notoriety. * A case in point is thecurrent attempt by Facilities Council Chairman Ron Wells to have recalled from office AS boardrepresentative Dan Moore. Moore, also chairman of the nearly-broke activities council, is charged in apetition by Wells of "gross dereliction" in performance of his duties; among other things. AS PresidentKathy Walker, whose responsibility is to keep the board functioning, states Moore's problem should behandled internally. Other board members have agreed not to state a position on the matter. From thispolitical mess, one thing becomes clear: As the AS elections approach, politicians' minds become bent;aspirants either are eager to sling mud or to be very non-committal. Wells claims he is "90 percent" surehe will not run for office, but others think differently. Current AS office-holders, some of whom will berunning this spring, have decided not to take ah official stand on Moore's performance. What better waynot to jeopardize a future political career? The comment here is not on the validity of Wells'charges. Infact, yes, Dan Moore has had some serious problems on the board. But what is a shame is thatpoliticians have not dealt with a political problem, and the student/politician who is, might be using thisincident to further his own goals. False motives, personal gain, irresponsibilityâ€”It is not yet to be seenon its face, but one can only fear that election-time, and its evils, are here. Parkins problems, Security'smonster Parking! Tickets! Towing! Words that make us shudder. Not only students cringe at the words,so does Western's Safety and Security department. One Security dispatcher claims most of the calls hereceives deal with parking problems. Paper work involved with ticketing and impounding is "unbelievable," another dispatcher said. None of us like to be towed away or ticketed. The university makes the rulesand Security must enforce them. But should Security be in charge of the burden? Security officers,trained policemen, must go off of their regular duty to issue tickets. It seems a waste when so muchvandalism and stealing occurs on campus. If Security had more time, it could check buildings and dorms more closely, increase escort service and make more night patrols of the campus. Only one Securityofficer is in the field at one time now, and he must police 180 acres, Security Director R.G. Peterson said. The logical solution is more manpower, which, of course, means more money, a hard resource to comeby these days. Another solution would be to form a separate department for parking and transportation to release Security from this "monster," as Peterson describes parking responsibilities. The secondsolution seems the most plausible. An independent department could concentrate on parking and might just alleviate some of the current problems. Officers should be set free to'insure campus security andsafety. Reprinted with permission from Wright/Miami News. . -â€”-Commentâ€” U.S. prison systemneeds immediate shakedown Most major news events have a tendency to leave the public buzzing fordays, but the massacre last week at the New Mexico State Penitentiary left Americans in silent horror and disbelief. What began as a minor squabble between two convicts and one guard grew into a maniathat quickly swept through the prison. A battle of convict versus convict ensued, leaving 33 inmates dead and the survivors telling stories of brutal rape and torture. The events at Santa Fe, now dubbed one ofthe worst prison riots in U.S. history, could have been prevented. Years of pleas to alleviate incredibleovercrowding, undermanned staff and inhumane conditions fell on the deaf ears of the New MexicoLegislature. The reluctant government left a bomb ticking away at Santa Fe, a bomb that finally exploded last week. If any positive results can come from the New Mexico riot, the American penal system willbe in for a shakedown. The volatile conditions at Santa Fe exist in federal and state penitentiariesthroughout this country, but the public and the governments it elects have ignored the problem foryears. Quite simply, the U.S. prison system is a failure. Attempts at rehabilitation and restitution have brought few results, and if anything, prison conditions have worsened over the past decade. Severalfactors have contributed to this disaster. An increase in poor, unemployed males, mostly blacks,andHispanics, is partially responsible for an increase in crime. Recent "get tough" public policies aresending even minor offenders to jail. The results are overcrowding of almost every penitentiary in theUnited States. Prisons now crowd two or more convicts into cells designed for single occupancy. Inmany cases, the prisoners are not segregated according to the seriousness of their offenses. ' Living insuch close proximity is conducive to homosexual rape, violence and scheming, all commonplace inmost prisons. But while the number of convicts increases, the capacity of work programs andeducation programs do not. This leaves many prisoners idle, and with no constructive way to spendtheir time, tempers often flare. In addition, expanding staffs do not follow expanding convict populations.This puts an even worse burden on guards, and brutality to inmates results on many occasions. . The few guards that do control prisoners are generally under-paid, under-trained (especially in riot tactics)and poorly screened for their psychological strength. Penitentiaries in the United States have a 50percent turnover in guard staff annually, according to Corrections Magazine. Guards, however, are notsympathetic to the plights'of overcrowding and violence. Their unions complain that every timeprisoners gain more rights, guards lose them. This vicious circle of guards arid inmates getting nowhereis just as prominent in Washington as in any other state. Riots and lockdowns at Walla Walla andMonroe only exemplify the urgent need for state funds to ease worsening tensions. But a solution lies far beyond Gov. Dixy Lee Ray's planned expansion at Monroe. What is needed is a nationwide plan toincrease spending to train and employ staff, to increase the number and efficiency of work programs and to narrow indeterminate sentences (thus giving inmates a more definite release date). Separatingprisoners by their crimes and counseling them individually also will help, as will keeping first-timeminor offenders out of jails and in parole programs. The decision to try rehabilitation should be left tothe individual. The idea that psychological change can be coerced has held back progress for years,the opinion of many prison reformers. It can only be hoped that future slaughters, like the one in NewMexico, can be prevented by immediate attention (and increased funding) to American prisons. Untilthen, the inhumanity we fight in other nations will remain in our own backyard. â€”Leita McintoshEditorial Policy Staff Opinions expressed in editorials reflect those of the Western Front and notnecessarily those of the university or the student body. Opinions expressed in signed articles andcartoons are those of the author. Guest comments are invited. The Western Front is the officialnewspaper of Western Washington University. Entered as second class postage at Bellingham, Was.,982251, the. identification number is USPS 624-820. The Front is represented by NEAS, New York.Regular issues are published Tuesdays and Fridays. The Front is located in the Journalism Building at530 N. Garden. The phone number at the newsroom is 676-3160. The business office can be reached at676-316!. Composed at the Western Print Shop, the Front is printed at the Lynden Tribune. Editor: EricHookham News Editor: Gary Lorentson Assistant News Editor: Shellee Nunley Opinion Editor: LeitaMcintosh Head Copy Editor: Steve Valandra Copy Editors: Beth Herman, Bruce Whiting, Lori JohnsonArts and Entertainment Editor: Leslie Kelly Assistant A E Editor: Sue Borter Sports Editor: CraigBennett Assistant Sports Editor: Lynn Keebaugh Photo Editor: Rick Ross Assistant Photo Editor: TomHaynie Production Manager: Sue Mitchell Assistant Production Manager: Audrey Martin Adviser: LyleHarris Business Manager: Dave Jmburgia - Advertising Manager: Becky Krieg Cartoonist: Frank ShiersReporters REPORTERS? Mick Boroughs, Mike Brotherton, Glenda Carino, Connie Compton, MarkConnolly, Debbie Doll, Liz French, Bill Gibson, Kevin Helppie, Diane Hill, Tracie Hornung, Jim Huntington,Barb Jarvis, Lori Johnson, Cindy Kaufman. Charles Loop, Todd Mason, Nina McCormick, Chuck Mingori,Mary Norvell, Shellee Nunley, Fred Obee, Andrew Potter, Jeff Porteous, Grace Reamer, Harry Senica,Gary Sharp, Kevin Stauffer, Paul Tamemoto, David Thomsen, Rox Ann Thompson, Karen Wallace, Bickie Wetherholt, Lew Williams, Rudy Yuly. LETTERS POLICY It is the Western Front's policy to try to printall letters received, but unusually long letters will be subject to editing. Letters should include theauthor's name, address and phone number. Unsigned letters will not be printed. ---------- Western Front - 1980 February 15 - Page 3 ---------- Fridtf^ February 45? 19.80 "^ Western TTOrtt 3 Free Speech Letters Reasoning faulty Western Front: In reference to Jonathan Blair's letter of Feb. 8, I'd like to make a couple of comments. Blair equatesaggressive acts of humanity with a green plant's natural tendency to compete for sunlight. I am neitheran anthropologist nor a biologist, but it is with a firm degree of confidence that I point out to Blair andothers that babies are not born with guns in their hands. We must accept the fact that children aretaught to hate, kill and destroy â€” sometimes at a very early age. And, as far as I know, not once has a green plant had to be instructed on the finer points of photosynthesis. Perhaps aggression is sointertwined with our culture that Blair has mistaken it as a "fact of life." Whatever the case, torationalize a potentially doomsday confrontation with the Soviet Union on this faulty premise andbecause "someone has served before us," is reasoning of which we should be especially leery. Blairsummed it up pretty well when he stated, "Know it or not, we have something. Let's not lose it." RonHeiman War beginnings Western Front: In talking with students around campus I find that the majorityof students do not understand the seriousness of the situation posed by President Carter's request toreinstate registration for the draft. Few realize that throughout American history every time there hasbeen registration there has been a draft. Every time there has been a draft there has been a war. Theadministration of this country is mentally gearing us up for a war that there is not yet a need for. America is supposed to be a leader in war and in peace. Why doesn't the administration respond as calmly andas peacefully as we have with the Iranian situation. Let us lead Western Europe anJ the world in exactlywhat we stand for: peace. Let us exhaust every other alternative before we consider war. Fewstudents realize that this draft will affect them. Putting them in the position of killing or of being killed.President Carter's proposed registration will not allow student deferments. Students can and will bedrafted while in college. Canada, a traditional' haven for those who have declined service, will no longergive refuge to those that refuse the draft. Registration will not just involve going to the post office andfilling out a form. Registration will begin the administrative move towards war readiness. That will involvethe setting up of courts to prosecute draft dodgers, security commissions to investigate un-American activities and a military build-up. Registration will be an irreversible step towards war, andone we must stop now. The most effective means of stopping registration will be to not participate. It willshow President Carter that we will not support American involvement in the Middle East. Involvementnow is the best way to make people aware of what registration will mean to them. We are now facedwith a situation that is more urgent than any since the war in Vietnam. We must become active and stop the war mechanism before it starts. Become aware of what this situation will mean if we do not stop itnow. Tom Bentson Scientific smack Weitern Front: Where, oh where will objectivity lead us next in ourcontinuing effort to rid the English language of all meaning? I refer to an article published recently in theFront concerning "cohabitation." Apparently, in an effort by Front reporters to avoid either glamorizing orcondemning the practice, the word "cohabitation" was chosen in lieu of more common phrases such as"living together," "taking a lover," or, heaven forbid, "shacking up," used in ordinary conversation todescribe the relationship. Fair enough. "Cohabitation" does indeed have that certain scientific smack, a sterility, an objective ring. Its connotations are neither bitter nor delicious. In short, it's safe. Whatpictures spring to mind when I tell you I have "cohabited"? Can you see my home, my lifestyle, my"cohabitant"? It is my hope that no personal relationship can ever be described by the word "cohabit." Itsuggests, at best, a vague, spatial relationship. "Cohabiting" is what happens when a limpet and abarnacle both attach to the same tide pool pebble. It is a non-dimensional word. I suggest nexttime you include a few particulars to help me understand this cohabitation trend. Specifically, I'd like to know whether we're talking about symbiotic, asymbiotic, or parasitic relations â€” that sort of thing.Does the Front wonder why those particular stories generated little or no reader response in thiscolumn? I have an idea. In a word, "cohabitation." Cindy Kaufman On ideals . . . Western Front: I amresponding to the letters of Jonathan Blair and Ben Slater, published in the Front on Feb. 8, both ofwhich urge us to abandon our ideals and face war realistically. Mr. Blair makes the valid point thataggression is an essential fact of life and that all living things 'must compete to survive. However, when dealing with reality, one must also consider counter-forces. The complement of competition iscooperation, and this too is a necessity for survival. In observing plants and animals, you will noticethat those with the highest degree of cooperation have the greatest chances of survival; since theircombined efforts are far more capable of attaining their common needs. This principle is the basis ofhuman civilization and the primary source of power behind the United States of America. There are still innumerable forms of competition among the people of this country, but we've realized that they cannotbe solved by violence and bloodshed if we are to TRC l-tt^D IT, Dou6f achieve our common goals. Iwould like to propose that we are all citizens of Earth, and if you ignore the artificial boundaries whichsegregate us, we're all human beings with exactly the same needs. Mr. Blair also tells us that "Peaceis only an ideal" because "it does not exist in any pure form." Is an ideal, then, that which does not exist in a perfect state? One gets the impression from his letter, that the only reality is the state of theeconomy, protecting what we have and acquiring what we desire at a price we choose. I would have to assert that a perfect and permanent state of affluence with unlimited resources is "only an ideal" andhardly one worth killing for. Mr. Slater, on the other hand, has made a serious error of fact in his firstpremise. He claims that the present conflict is totally different than that of Viet Nam, because we areopposing Russian imperialism instead of interceding in another country's civil war. You won't catch Uncle Sam confessing to such a blatant violation of human rights. If you review your history, you will find thatour justification for entering the "police action" in Viet Nam was to counteract aggressive communistimperialism. I must add that Mr. Slater is correct in pointing out that we cannot bring back the 50,000lives lost in Viet Nam, but I don't believe that we've let this "distort our decisions" if we simply learn from our mistakes. How many more American lives must we sacrifice this time for the sake of "Peace withHonor"? How many Afghani families must we slaughter in the process of saving them from people "nomore aggressive than we"? How many thousands of acres must we turn to desolate wasteland in orderto regain control of what it no longer produces? Both of these letters agreed that the problem is tocontrol Russian imperialism. But how can we be so self-righteous and indignant when our majorconcern is "to protect our own interests"? Why is it that so many of our "free world" allies are ruled byU.S.-supported military dictators? Don't you suppose that Russia's politicians also justify themselves asthe liberators of the oppressed victims of imperialism? If indeed we "face reality," it becomesobvious that we will never resolve our conflicts by means of death and destruction . . . there will be nowar to end all wars. War will only end when we cease to struggle for more than our share of the pie.More pie could be made and more of the starving millions fed, if we redirected the money and energypresently wasted on military budgets. The survival and advancement of our species will dependultimately on the collaboration of ALL of its members and the peaceful compromise of its conflicts.Richard Heath Bits Pieces Anti draft rally A rally against draft registration is scheduled for 3 p.m.,today in Red Square. It is planned as a peaceful protest. Aid workshops The Student Financial AidOffice will have two more workshops to help students fill out financial aid forms for Fall, 1980. Theworkshops are scheduled for 2 p.m., Feb. 20, and 10 a.m., Feb. 21. For further information contact theFinancial Aid Office, Old Main 240 or call 3470. Future dentists Interested pre-dental students can meet at 2 p.m. Feb. 20 in Haggard Hall 215. Sex ethics talk Jack Kintner will present an informal talk titled "Sex and â€¢Ethics" at noon, Feb. 23, at the Campus Christian Ministry. Call 733-3400 for moreinformation. Islam series The Western Baha'i Campus Club will sponsor a three-part discussionseries titled "The Life and Spirit of Islam" at 7 p.m., Feb. 19, 26 and Mar. 4 at Nash Hall Lounge. Pre-registration Advance pre-registration for the College of Business and Economics will be Feb. 21 and22, in the registration center in Old Main. For timetable contact Pat Roberts atCBE. PETES 676-0710FEBRUARY MUSIC 15-16 â€¢ Nite Life (Blues) 17 â€¢ Sunday Acoustic Review !*â€¢ JOHN LEEHOOKER 21,22,23 â€¢ Scargill 24 â€¢ Jazz 28,29,1st â€¢ Isaac Scott Band 2 Shows 8:15 10:45Tickets are $7.00 Available at Pete's Budget Tapes Records ---------- Western Front - 1980 February 15 - Page 4 ---------- 4 Western Front 08$ i ,?i ^euvis-i ,;*bnri! Friday, February 15, 1980 Moore defends performance oncouncil continued from page 1 not to take a public stand and remain neutral on the recall attempt. Wellsaid three board members have privately assured him they favor the recall movement. He said two others have informed him through Jack Howard they also are in favor. He refused to divulge names. JackHoward, an AS board member, said he will resign his board position if the recall movement is successful. He said he is disgusted by the "gutlessness' of the AS board in its refusal to take a public stand on therecall. In the memo Wells said Moore should resign to spare himself and Wells the "long and somewhatnasty process of recall." Moore said he would not consider resigning as activities councilrepresentative to the AS board. But, he said, he "would consider" stepping down as chairman of theactivities council if it would satisfy him (Wells.)" Wells said he will not accept Moore's partial resignation. Moore said he has not been confronted by Wells with the charges against him. The specific chargesagainst Moore were relayed to him by this reporter . â€”Gary Lorentson Sandberg stays with SAC TheAS board voted Tuesday . to alwlow student Safety and Security employee Jon Sandberg to remain on the Security Advisory Committee (SAC) despite a possible conflict of interest. The SAC advised andreviews security policies, and reports to R.G. Peterson, director of Security. Committee memberGreg Sobel said he felt that by serving on a committee that had Peterson as an ex-officio member,Sandberg could be affected by a conflict of interest. "We have a right to withdraw a student from acommittee if we feel that he or she is on the committee improperly or is misrepresenting the students'interest," Sobel said. Sandberg discounted Sobel's concern that Peterson's presence on thecommittee would affect his (Sandberg's) actions. "I have disagreed with Peterson in the past. As tospecific conflict of interest, I don't think there is one," Sandberg said. "I" represent a point of view on the committee that is sadly lacking." Peterson has said he feels Sandberg is not a "yes" person and thathe might represent the "best of two worlds." AS President Kathy Walker said Sandberg could have listed his connection with Security when he applied for - the position. Sandberg said he originally applied forthe Housing and Dining committee. He was later assigned to SAC. "1 didn't think it was any of its (AS')business. I didn't know if I'd get the Security job. I was a student before I worked at Security," he said.Alan Cote, board vice-president, said decision-makers always have to deal with conflicts of interestand have to make adjustments. The board discussed whether; the selection procedure should' berevised. Some people said it was unfair to punish one member of one committee. "It's very unfair tosingle me,. out just because I'm an employee of Security," Sandberg said. The board passed amotion asking the Policy Advisory Committee to review policies relating to committee appointments.In other items the board: â€¢ stopped an attempt by board member Dave Nightingale to have a jobdescription for the coordinator of the Faculty handbook approved. Nightingale said he felt it wasimperative the position be approved in time to hire a coordinator this spring. "Someone has to startright now. I've done enough," he said. Board member Tom Allen said he wanted a specific proposalbefore he could approve a job description. â€¢ approved a guaranteed loan of $1,200 and granted $885 to the Israeli Club for a Holocaust Awareness week April 15-18. Western accountant will appeal dismissal The former accountant for Housing and Dining who was fired last Oct. 30, said he will appeal a decision by the state hearing examiner that affirmed the dismissal. Gregg Wohletz, who worked for Housing forthree years, said last week's ruling by state Hearing Examiner Paul J. Murphy was "totallyinconsistent with the testimony of the proceedings." Wohletz said he could not elaborate on thatstatement except to say, "I am through following administrative procedures." Wohletz said he has hired a Seattle attorney to handle the appeal. Among Western's reasons for Wohletz's dismissal were"unprofessional behavior" and "conduct that could disrupt the entire university," according to a letterWohletz received from University President Paul Ols-. camp Oct. 30. Wohletz has labeled thosecharges "fabricated." He contends his dismissal was a direct result of personal meetings he had withmembers of the Board of Trustees in September. At these meetings, Wohletz said he provided detailson what he thought appeared to be "excessive" profits generated by Housing through fees paid bystudents who lived on-campus during the fiscal years 1977-79. The ruling states Wohletz's actionsviolated directions by his supervisors to "stay within channels." Wohletz had said that lack of activeparticipation by business management forced him to "go over the heads" of management and talk to the trustees. â€”Steve Valandra Job outlook healthy for business grads Students of Western's College ofBusiness and Economics should do "pretty well' finding jobs after graduation if the economy inWashington state maintains its present strength, said Robert Thirsk, associate director of the CareerPlanning and Placement Center. Louis Lallas, director of the planning center, said it is difficult toaccurately predict how the economy will react to rapid changes in technology and energy. This makes itdifficult to anticipate beyond one or two years how much demand will exist for graduates in business, he said. But Robert Collier, dean of the College of Business and Economics, said a growing demandexists for well-trained business graduates and that the future job outlook for the business field is"excellent." "A smart business major will be in demand forever," Collier said. The Pacific Northwest and especially Whatcom County have a "very bright" economic future, Collier said. This is due to the area'scomparatively inexpensive hydroelectric energy, rich dairy land, wheat crops, timber, large companiessuch as Boeing Co. and location on America's major trade route to Asia, Collier said. "The collectivebusiness field is the second highest in terms of national hiring," with engineering first, Thirsk said. Hesaid about 90 percent of the business college graduates who establish a credential file with theplanning center find a job in business, starting anywhere from $12,000 to $14,400 a year. Collier notedthat Western cannot fill all the job requests it receives for office administration graduates, which pay$18,000 to $20,000 a year. Business college graduates generally start with entry level positionsand then advance within companies, Thirsk said. "The day when a college graduate can start at a mid-management position is over," he 'said. Thirsk said about 90 percent of Western's business collegegraduates that get jobs in business stay in Washington or Oregon. He said it is a priority for manygraduates to remain in the Northwest, where a high qualilty of life exists, instead of taking a job withpossibly higher pay in an area with a lower quality of life. It is not necessary to major in business to geta job in business, Thirsk said. He said about one-half to two-thirds of the jobs in business do not requirespecialized training. Employers look for those who have an ability to organize people, solve problems, communicate in speech and writing, show leadership and have a broad base of knowledge, notnecessarily in the field of business, Thirsk said. Thirsk added that certain fields such as accountingand economics definitely do require specialized training. Without specialization, jobs are harder to find and not as highly paid, he said. Business college graduates also are more likely candidates formanagement positions, Collier said. Over the last four years, the number of majors and pre-majorsenrolled in the College of Business and Economics has doubled to 1,514, Collier said. He said he ---------- Western Front - 1980 February 15 - Page 5 ---------- Friday, February 15, 1980 Western Front 5 Helfgott voices optimism on Iran's hostage release planIranian's are finally recognizing that demands for the United States to return the shah areunmanageable, said Leonard Helfgott of Western's history department. Helfgott was commenting onIranian President Abolhassen Bani-Sadr's new compromise formula to release the 50 Americanhostages. The plan excludes the student militants' demands that ex-shah Mohammad Rez Pahlavi bereturned before the hostages are released from the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. Helfgott, who spoke on the Middle East in New York l a s t November, s t u d i ed modern Persian history in Iran in 1967-68.Helfgott was the keynote speaker at last month's Iran Symposium at the University of Washington.Helfgott is optimistic about Bani-Sadr's plan. However, the relationship between the student militantsholding the hostages and Iranian government still is unclear, he said. Bani-Sadr's plan was outlined in acopyrighted story in the French newspaper "Le Monde." It would require that the U.S. admit tocommitting a crime with its policy toward Iran during the rule of the ex-shah, pledge never again tointerfere in Iran's affairs and recognize Iran's right to extradite the ex-shah. The plan has to beapproved by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and accepted by the U.S. Helfgott said the ex-shah would beextradited if the Iranian government proved he was a criminal. He said the ex-shah "would have to bedumb enough" to move to a country that would extradite him. The Iranian government could prove theex-shah a criminal, Helfgott said. "He was a brutal dictator who had specific help from the CIA inorder to stay in power," he said. Helfgott questioned whether those in power in Iran can satisfy thenational minorities. He mentioned the Kurds in the west and Azerbalganis in the northwest, whorepresent more than half of Iran's 35 million people. Helfgott said the threat of a Soviet invasion in Iran isremote. But he said the Soviets would try to take advantage of their influence if unstable conditions inIran lead to an attempted secession by any of the national minorities. The hostage drama has affectedthe 1980 presidential campaign, Helfgott said. "It has destroyed Kennedy's candidacy and has shiftedthe focus of the election from serious domestic problems to foreign policy problems," he said. "Thedrama has created an atmosphere of xenophobia, and President Carter is benefitting the most becausehe is able to ignore the domestic issues like unemployment and inflation." â€”-James Huntington r I2thSt. valley Parkway. T SHIRTS SWEAT SHIRTS - JACKETS LUB TEAM DISCOUNTS 1111 N.State Street (1 block so of Herald Bldg.) 676-1440 i *Â£"S gt; 734-8698 100% PURE WOOLSWEATERS, SOCKS, GLOVES AND MORE Complimentary Tea and Biscuits COMPROMISE ISNECESSARY if the United States and Iran are to solve the hostage crisis, says Leonard Helfgott,Western history professor. Helfgott studied modern Persian history in Iran and is a noted speaker on thecountry, (photo by Todd Mason) YOUNG REPUBLICANS! (we know you're out there) WHATCOMCOUNTY Y.R.'s invite you to their monthly meeting February 21st at 7:30 PM at 1615 Humbolt Street(Basement) for information, call 734-7312 BUDGET TAPES RECORDS WELCOMES ARL0 GUTHRIE and SHENANDOAH WED.-FEB .20-8 PM MT. BAKER THEATER TICKETS: S7 .50 ADVANCE, $8.50 DAY OF SHOW AVAILABLE AT: BUDGET TAPES RECORDS AND PETES TAVERN PICTURESHOW, FAIRHAVEN BOOKS PRODUCED BY DOUBLE TEE PROMOTIONS ---------- Western Front - 1980 February 15 - Page 6 ---------- 6â€”Western Front Friday,-February 15;~r980 f \ Sk iÂ» Emotional scars deep for families of alcoholics"The inconsistency that I lived with was so confusing growing up. When Dad was real drunk he'd treat usreally nice" but when he was coming out of it he'd knock us across the room at anything," said Anne(not her real name.) Drinking problems and alcoholism, among the most prevalent health problems inAmerica, are highly contagious, not in the physical symptoms, but in the emotional wounds that harmthe family's stability. Although only one family member may drink, the whole family shares the drinkingproblems. Anne said she and her sister and brother "huddled together" and never knew what to expect."His emotional changes were so drastic," she said. She recalls when her.father became so angry oncethat he ripped her coat in half. Her mother did not drink but sometimes took out her frustrations with herhusband's drinking on the kids, Anne said. Between the parents, "we were often beat to the point ofblood and bruises." "When you're little you don't understand. You just know Mommy's upset and she's going to kill you," Anne said, i She said the atmosphere in her home' was one of heavy, quiet tension orboisterous fighting. "I didn't know which was more terrible," she said. Lisa (also a fictional name),one of six children, cannot remember a time when her father did not drink. "When he's sober he's theneatest Dad. When he's drunk, I'm disgusted with him," she said. "He's irrational and can't interrelate ina positive way." Lisa and Anne remember retreating upstairs with their sister and brothers. "It was oursanctuary," Lisa said. Lisa said she remembers being worried and embarrassed when her father came to her basketball games. "He'd yell and scream at the refs and coaches. He's gotten kicked off the field,"she said. Her father used to drink at taverns, but after being in a fight, he started drinking at home. Shesaid she would never take friends home because she didn't know "how things would be." "It is alwaysscary to ride in a car with him," Lisa said. Lisa's father humiliated her mother constantly. "If she wasn't a Catholic, she should have divorced the fool," Lisa said. "I always thought she was weak. Now, I see how strong she is," Lisa said. Anne said even when her father stopped drinking it was hard for her mother torecover emotionally. "Mentally she'd been pulled through a knothole." Anne believes her dad drankbecause he had a low self-image. "With booze his inhibitions would go. He and everybody else wouldsee him as funny." Anne said her older sister tried to "pretend it wasn't real." "When there wasfighting downstairs, she'd read us stories and try to make us feel loved. "My little brother put the blameon himself and thought he was the cause of all the strife," Anne said. Lisa said her 16-year-old brother,Tim, is the most affected. "He's always been the scapegoat, the brunt of all dad's accusations." He justfreezes up and won't talk, she said. Tim decided he didn't want to go to high school and has notattended for two years, Lisa said. With counseling, he has just begun to open up this year. "To make up for his abuse, Dad buys Support group meets Early last December, the Student Life Office sponsored ameeting for students who have a friend, spouse or parent with a drinking problem. It providedinformation about alcohol and alcoholics and explored behaviors and responses to deal effectively withthe problems, Connie Copeland of student life said. "It's very difficult to return home to that kind ofsituation and to deal with what it does to you personally," Tim Douglas, Dean of Students, said.Although only about six or seven people attended, students were able to open up about their ownexperiences in dealing with alcoholism and were able to understand and encourage each other, Cope-land said. They voiced an interest in continuing with "support" sessions. Open to all who are close tosomeone who has a drinking problem, the meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Feb. 20 in VU 408. BevEdwards, a recovered alcoholic of the Community Alcohol Center, will speak. Tim expensive presents wecan't afford." Lisa believes her father, really loves them but "he isn't very demonstrative." She said shealways has felt that she had to achieve and excel so her dad would show his love and feel less heed todrink. "It never seems to work," she said. Lisa's family was afraid to confront their father with his drinking problem, she said, because he got depressed so easily. "We were afraid to push him over the limit,"she said. They were finally able to talk openly with him last Christmas. "He still believes he can quitanytime he wants to," she said. She said he has failed to stay with any type of counseling because hesaid he did not want to pay someone to tell him he is an alcoholic. "He'll acknowledge that he shouldquit, but then makes excuses about pressures at work," she said. Anne's father went throughAlcoholics Anonymous counseling, and now is a recovering alcoholic, although he still has what Annecalls an alcoholic personality. "I realize there are areas I still haven't forgiven him," Anne said. "There'sjust a lot of anger inside." Her father told her alcoholism is the biggest drug problem in the UnitedStates because it's socially accepted and encouraged. "People here (Western) think it's weird Idon't.party," Lisa said. As Lisa and Anne tell their stories, a real patience and hope is apparent in them. "It gets to the point you can't react anymore," Lisa said. â€”Beth Herman The Leopold RestaurantCompany is pleased to announce a return engagement by the American Review Theatre March 1 and 2 inthe Leopold Ballroom. By popular demand, A.R.T. will present another dinner theatre show â€”"BROADWAY'S BEST!" â€” which features the highlights of their previous musical revues, "BroadwayMelodies" and "Live And Laugh And Love.J' This presentation will include audience favorites from "MANOF LA MANCHA," "THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS," "ANNIE," "PORGY AND BESS,"SOUTH PACIFIC," "1776," and "THE KING AND I" as well as salutes to composers RODGERS ANDHART, STEPHEN SONDHEIM and GEORGE GERSHWIN. The cast, which includes A.R.T. regularsLynn Valum, Michael Lade and Wendy Lade, will perform their versions of such popular hits as"Manhattan," "My Funny Valentine," "The Impossible Dream," "Anything You Can do," "Summerf ime,"Bewitched," and they will close the evening with their show-stopping finale "I GOT FASCINATIN'RHYTHM." Don't miss this chance to see all of your favorite Broadway songs in one show!!"BROADWAY'S BEST!"l directed by David Duvall, Artistic Director of American Revue Theatre, andfeatures choreography by Pat Powell and Wendy Grunhurd Setter. The performances will be held in theLeopold Ballroom, Saturday cocktails are from 6:00, dinner is at 7:00 with showtime at 8:15; Sundayperformanceâ€”Sunday Brunch from 2:00 to 3:00 with showtime at 3:30. Cocktail service will be available.Tickets for dinner and brunch will be $12.50. Tickets will be available for just the show at the door, butpriority seating will go to those with dinner/show tickets. Tickets will be available at the LeopoldRestaurant Company. For information and reservations call 671-2452. Coming Events at the LeopoldRestaurant Co. Feb. 23 â€” Robbie Burns Dinner March 1-2 March 8 Apr. 11,12,13 May 30,31 June 1 Dinner Theatre Big Band Dinner Dance Dinner Theatre Dinner Theatre Reservations are NecessaryChampagne Brunch every Sunday 11-2 Fashion Show every Wednesday 12-2 For more information andreservations ,JJ call the Leopold Restaurant Co. 671-2452 1224 Cornwall Avenue/Bellingham,Washington 98225 ROBBIE BURNS BIRTHDAY SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23 THE LEOPOLD HOTELTraditional Scottish Robbie Burns Supper (HAGGIS Optional) BELLINGHAM PIPE BAND HIGHLANDDANCING SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING (/) â€¢...:. (Instruction Available) Wtaurant-^ $25 Per Couple $12.50 Single Omp jy Cocktails 6:30 PM Dinner 7:30 PM advance reservations Downtown Bellingham671-2452 ---------- Western Front - 1980 February 15 - Page 7 ---------- Friday, February 15, 1980 Western Front 7 ':â€¢ /Arts Entertainment * Print making and collage hybriddisplayed Mounted at eye-level on a cream-colored wall and encircling the room, the bright intricatedesigns contrast to the simple architecture of the museum. Yellow is a dominant color, blendingwith a wide range of tones and hues in the collagraphic prints by Glen Alps, a University of Washingtonart professor and chairman of the printmaking division of that school. His exhibit, "Glen AlpsRetrospective, The Collagraph Idea, 1956-1980," is on display in the Rotunda Room of the WhatcomMuseum until March 2. "Collagraphy,"is a combination of traditional printmaking techniques andcollage. Alps' show is a retrospective, spanning 24 years of printmaking. "This show is very much a part of me. It's my life," he said. On an exhibit like this, Alps said, a person sees himself as he never hasbefore, sometimes wishing he could do things over. Alps' earlier works are in black and white. In laterprints, he experiments with color, especially yellow. In "A Diagonal Color Sequence," spikysections of blues, pinks, red, oranges and yellows stretch across the paper like a caterpillar."COLLAGRAPHY" CREATOR GLEN ALPS describes his technique for printmaking at the WhatcomMuseum Tuesday night (photo by Tom Haynie) In "Three Shapes Descending," flat pentagonal designsseem to float down through a rainbow of colors. The shapes overlap and the colors blend togethercreating an ensemble, a harmony of the parts. "Collagraphy" stems from the French word, "coller,"meaning to glue, and from an English word, "graphic," meaning to draw or paint. "The collagraphdeveloped out of an inner urge to liberate the printmaker from long, ardent hours of plate development,"Alps said. "The time element is a tremendous factor in the creation of an idea. An idea can be created on a collagraph plate very quickly by using build-up techniques." The collagraph is a combination ofideas, thoughts, concepts, printing techniques and the matrix, the collagraph printing plate itself. Alpsuses all types of materials such as tissue paper, sandpaper, foil, coffee grounds, walnut shells,sawdust, ribbon, burlap and leather to create the raised surface on each matrix. An artist of manymedia, Alps created another printing technique with a burnt lacquered plate in 1973.- He also makesembossed prints by hand pressing the paper into a cut-out matrix. The paper is colorless,emphasizing the simple softness of the raised shapes. Alps has created sculptures, drawings,lithographs and silk screens. "I don't consider them techniques. I consider them ideas," he said. Hiswork also is on display at the Northwest Regional Photography and Printmaking Exhibition in theWestern Gallery. â€”Sue Borter Kung Fu exhibit celebrates Chinese New Year After thanking GeorgeWashington for a Monday off, Western students can return to celebrate New Year'sâ€”Chinese style.A celebration of the year of the white monkey with martial art demonstrations and Chinese dances will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Viking Union Lounge. Stephen Chang and the Masters Kung FuClub from Vancouver, British Columbia, will present a Kung Fu exhibition, including the Lion's Dance,which is a traditional element in Chinese New Year parades. Performed in elaborate costume, thedance is accompanied by drums and gongs. Chang was born in China and began studying ancientChinese martial arts at age 10. He was accepted to study under Master Chan, leader of the Hong KongMartial Arts Association. After becoming a martial arts teacher, Chan immigrated to Canada andestablished a school called "Masters Kung Fu Club." Robert Fong, a Hawaiian-born Chinese-Americanof Bellingham's Academy of Chinese Wu Shu, will. perform the classical martial arts the Tai Chi Chuan,Pa Kua Chuan and Tai Chi Sword. Hours: 9-5:30 Mon.-Sat. Bellingham Mall The Great Harvest BreadCo. Featuring Whole Wheat Goodness Pumpkin-Applesauce Bread Whole Wheat Breads . . . Honey,Molasses, Sprouted, -â€”v Banana Bread plus Oatmeal ^S^ and Choc. Chip Oatmeal Cookies Hugecinnamon rolls Free samples with butter ' T h e ^ COASTAL TRApING Cfttdbany Impelled Giffs Apparel 314 V*Champion 671-2863 U:0*-5:3t Mon.-Sat. .THEâ€”â€”. PICTURE SHOUT IN OH gt;FA1RIMVEN our feature thru Tues. is: THE\/ SEDUCTIOIMM QF JOE TYNAN Starring ALAN ALDA MERYL STREEP 7:00 9:20 â€¢ gt;Â»Â«â€¢ ovÂ«r tha wMkand on Fit, Sat. ft Sun. evÂ«Â« atMIDNIGHT R irwMmco United Artists RICHARD DREYFUS aUra In tha only X-RATED filmwa'vaavarahown 676-1226 The Academy, established here in 1976, studies not only the martial arts,but also Chinese philosophy and medical practices, Fong said. Fong's performance will representthe tradition of North China and Peking, while Chang and the Masters Kung Fu Club will show theCantonese and Hong Kong traditions. The combination will provide a balance and allow the audience to"become more aware of China in its entirety," Fong said. Regional traditions are as varied in China as inSeattle, Mississippi and New York City, he said. The year of the white monkey, 1980, is a "special yearof great promise," Fong said. The Chinese zodiac has 12 animals and five colors. The year of the whitemonkey, representing' 1,000 years of accumulated wisdom, occurs once every 60 years. Thetraditional New Year will be recognized among the Chinese Feb. 17, with visits and special foods.Children visit their relatives and adults give money in colorful red envelopes to the children. Tuesday'sevent will be hosted by Chinese students in the International Club. Western has nine students fromHong Kong and Taiwan. A small exhibit of Chinese watercolors, woodblock prints and paintings on silkscreen will be shown by Bellingham's Little Panda Shop. It will be a miniature "sneak preview" of anexhibit to be shown July in a San Francisco gallery. Tickets for the celebration, $2 each, are limited to250. They are being sold at the Student Life Office, Old Main 380, the YWCA and FairhavenCommunications. â€”Beth Herman Classified ext.3161 TYPING. EFFICIENT. NEAT. $1/pg. $5minimum. Katie. 733-1470. AUTHOR'S ASSISTANT RESEARCH, TYPING, EDITING 734-1129AFTER 8 PM. ACADEMIC CONTRACT FOR SALE. Available immediately. 6-4837 Quality Typing. IBMSelectric correcting typewriter. Call Evelyn Heay, 734-4867. BY A PROâ€”CALL AT 676-0372 orTYPING JACKIE 676-8483, PRQFESSlOfvAL TYPING, i$N/f â€¢soff-'corre^iing, 8 yrs. c o l l . typ.exp.â€”^dissertat i o n s , papers, resumes. Lama Jansma, 733-3805. PROFESSIONAL TYPING,quick service. Call Margaret at 671- 1847 evenings, or 734-5121, daytime. Room with waterbed anddresser, kitchen privileges, $28/week. Quiet student wanted. Call Margaret, 671-1847 or 734-5121.LOST: Two keys on leather strap, lost on Feb. 11, near or in Viking Union. Call 671-6580. JOBS INALASKA, Summer/ year-round. $800-2000 monthly! All fieldsâ€”parks, fisheries, teaching and more!How, where to get jobs. 1980 employer listings. $3. Alasco, Box 2480, Goleta, CA 93018. Westernhas ful! quarter-inter-national programs for you in 'Mexico, London, Germany, Greeca, France, and Israel. Study, travel, have fun in the sun, visit ruins, castles-museums. For further information on studyabroad, travel, international student . ID cards, Hostel passes, contact the Foreign Study Officelocated in room 400 of OM, !or call 676-3298. I Chinese New Years Feb 15 23 S A L |Â£ EVERYTHING10% OFF Selected Items 20-50% Little Panda CHINESE IMPOPTS 312 W CHAMPION STBF.LL1NGHAM 671-2929 MON helps prevent birth defects March of Dimes ---------- Western Front - 1980 February 15 - Page 8 ---------- 8 Western Front Friday, February 15, 1980 Thomas wins acting award Western theater student GreggThomas won top honors at the regional competition ofyhe American College Theatre Festival (ACTF)at Bellevue Community College last week. Thomas, 20, was chosen from a field of 21 nominees fromfour states to receive the $750 regional scholarship for the Irene Ryan Acting Awards. Another Westerntheater student, David Marks, was one of 10 finalists in the competition. Thomas said.he performed twopieces to audition for the award: a monologue from "The Great White Hope" by Howard Sackler, and ascene from Tom Stoppard's "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead," Western's entry in the ACTF.Tom Ward, director of the play, said he felt good about Thomas' audition. "There was an electricity inwhat he was doing," Ward said. "I thought his audition was just superb." Thomas was the only IreneRyan Award winner to be chosen unanimously by all three judges, Ward added. Western was the onlyschool to have more than one actor chosen for final competition. Another Western student, Jay French,was chosen as runner-up for the Critics Award. Contestants for this award are judged on the reviewsthey write for each of the four shows in thefestival. "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" wasperformed Feb. 6 at BCC in competition with plays from three other colleges in Washington and Oregon. Up to eight shows from 12 regions will be invited to perform in the national festival in Washington, D.C.at the end of April. Ward said he will be notified in about three weeks if "Rosencrantz and GuildensternCOMING ATTRACT* Â§ ACTOR GREGG THOMAS, winner of the Irene Ryan Acting Award, describedthe exhausting competition at Bellevue Community College last week, (photo by Rick Ross) are Dead"has been chosen to attend. Thomas will travel to Washington, D.C. in April, all expenses paid, tocompete for one of the two $2,500 scholarships offered to national winners. The competition at the JohnF. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will include 11 other finalists from across the nation. Thomaswill perform the same two audition pieces for a large audience, including the general public and manycasting agents from television and film companies, Ward said. Thomas said he was surprised to receive the award, but he hoped it would "spark a greater drive for excellence in the (theater/dance)department." "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" is continuing its tour to high schools inWashington and British Columbia, and will perform again on campus March 9,10 and 11. â€”GraceReamer Feb. 15 Pop Wagner and Mike Marker perform.at 9 p.m. for Mama Sundays in VU 350.Wagner plays folk music and Marker sings of his travels to England and the Eastern United States. Healso plays banjo, six- and 12-string guitar. Admission is free. Open mike at 8 p.m. Go Tell TheSpartansâ€”directed by Ted Post, the film stars Burt Lancaster, Craig Wasson and Mark Singer in astory of the early war years in Vietnam. Lancaster portrays a frustrated but loyal commander whogradually realizes the orders issued to him will spell disaster for his troops and the American outcome in the conflict. Showings at 6:30 and 9 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center, Main Auditorium. Admission is$1. Feb. 16 Northwest Regional Photography and Printmaking Exhibition is showing in the Western Gallery until Feb. 28. The gallery, located in the art-technology building, is open Monday throughFriday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 17 Chamber Musicâ€”a short play by Arthur Kopit, will be performed at 8:15 p.m. in the Lab Theater, PAC 199. Admission is $1.50 general, $1 students and senior citizens.Love At First Biteâ€”directed by Stan Dragoti, stars George Hamilton, Susan St. James, Dick Shawn,Artie Johnson and Richard Benjamin. The movie presents Dracula in an everyday image as a victim ofmodern times. Showings at 6:30 and 9 p.m. in Lecture Hall 4.Â« Admission is $1. Feb. 19 Two films,"Discussion with Rollo May," and "Professor ErikÂ« Erikson," at 7:30 p.m. in Arntzen 100. Dr. Maydiscusses existential anxiety, how anxiety and depression are related and the new con-* cern withdying. Erikson discusses his theory on the eight stages of psycho-social development. Admission is$2.50* general, $2 students. William Ryberg performs in a senior voice recital at 8:15 p.m. in theConcert Hall, PAC. Admission is free. Feb. 21 Shannon Lythgoe performs in a voice recital at 5 p.m. inthe Choral Hall, PAC. Admission is free. Rhinocerosâ€”directed by Tom O'Horgan, the film stars Zero*Mostel, Gene Wilder and Karen Black in a classic "Theatre of the Absurd" play by Eugene Ionesco.Showings at 6:30 and 9 p.m. inÂ« Lecture Hall 4. Admission is $1. Red Cedar Musicians Cooperativeperforms at 8:15 p.m. at the, Whatcom Museum. Music will include classical guitar, folk songs, old-time tunes, cowboy songs and humorous ditties by seven musicians. Admission is $2. GRE PSYCH â€¢GRE BIO * CMAT â€¢ DAT â€¢ 0CAT â€¢ PCAT VAT â€¢ MAT â€¢ SAT NATL MED BDS ECFMG â€¢ FLEX â€¢ VQE NDB â€¢ NPB I â€¢ NLE ^fa/^-ft KflPMN EDUCATIONAL CENTER Test PreoarationSpecialists Since 1938 For information. Please Call: g i Â«-(2Q6 gt; 523-7617^1 â€¢;w*:'/;'/^ ---------- Western Front - 1980 February 15 - Page 9 ---------- Friday, February 15, 1980 Western Front 9 Sports Basketballers lose on road Seattle U. stops ViksThe game was closer than the score showed. Seattle University stopped the Western women'sbasketball team's winning stream at 15 games with 100-79 victory Tuesday night at the Seattle Arena ina non-conference game. Seattle used a man-to-man full press in the first half to pressure the Vikingsbut only managed a 46-44 intermission lead. In the second half Seattle changed to a trapping zonepress causing five quick Western turnovers, which Seattle capitalized on for a 58-44 lead. Seattle held the Vikings scoreless for the first four minutes of the second half. Western kept Seattle's lead ataround 10 points until the last four minutes of the half when Seattle jumped ahead by 21 by easilybreaking the Vikings' desperation press. "We expected pressure but we just haven't played muchagainst it, so they (Seattle) took us put of our game," Western Coach Lynda Goodrich said, referring tothe Vikings' fastbreak offense. Western is still at the top of the Northwest Empire League standingswith a 9-0 record and holds a 17-2 season record. â€”Lew Williams Seattle University 100, Western 79SU 46 54 â€” 100 WWU 44 35 â€” 79 ! SU: Manion 5. Sealcy 28. Turina 20. Dunn 3. Stimac 24. Earl 4.Weston 4. LcwAllen 4. Wilson 2. Henderson 6. WWU: Nigretto 17. Cummings 2. Johnston 20. Metzger15. Schibret 17. Hack 4. l.ogue 2. Irving 2. Jackson. Breed. Percentages: FG-SU 37-72 .513. WWU 31-66 .470. FT-SU 26-28 .929. WWU 117-24 .708. Rebounds: SU 34. WWU 43. Turnovers:SU 14. . WWU30. Fouls: SU 27. WWU 27. Victoria tops men, 92-80 If one particular statistic exists on a basketballscore sheet that can allow someone to predict the final score, it is offensive rebounds. Tuesday night,the University of Victoria Vikings dominated the boards against Western â€” especially the offensiveboards â€” and came out of the contest a 92-80 winner. Victoria's Billy Loos dominated the scoring inthe first half as he Â«cored 20 points on nine of 13 shots. Western, however, held its own against theCanadian Vikings, taking the lead three times in the first half, while Victoria held the edge eight times.But it was all Victoria in the first 10 minutes of the second half, as it took a 70-49 lead on the shooting of 6'4" forward Ted Anderson. Kevin Bryant, who was seven of nine from the floor in the second half â€”including six in a row at one stretch, and Ron Radliff, who tallied eight points, led a frantic Westerncomeback which saw it close the gap to only eight, 80-72, with 2:51 left m Victoria, rated the number-one collegiate team in Canada, raised its mark to 28-3 while Western fell to 9-12. Victoria 92, Western80 Western 36 44-80 Victoria 42 50-92 Western: Bryant 23, Bravard 13, McCoy 13, Radliff 12,Sheehan 11, Durant 4, Upton 2, Bohannon 2. Victoria: Loos 24, Anderson 16, Dolcetti 14, Dukeshire 10,Narbeshuber 8, Kazanowski 8, Pas-qualie 8, Higgins 4. Percentages: FG-WWU 34-78 .436, Vic 39-76.513; FT-WWU 12-20 .600, Vic 14-17 .824. Rebounds: WWU 39(Sheehan 10, McCoy 9), Vic 54 (Loos21). Fouls: WWU l8(Bravard), Vic 20. Turnovers: WWU 19, Vic 24. LISA GURASSI did not have toomany shots blocked in Tuesday's women's JV game against UBC. Gurassi led Western with 22 points,but the team went down, 59-58, as UBC hit a shot with three seconds to play. Western stands at 12-3.(photo by Rick Ross) world famous UP UP 16ounce TAVERN n 6 ounce -i cans Kegs â€” EveryWeek| J$8.50/case -k^#% #%** everyday Mon.,TueS. $26.00 â€¢ i obov Geometric haircutting for men and women Open Monday thru Saturday and Wednesday Evening est. 1975 room303 bepok) bkJg.1155 latest 676-0395 free parking across the street rHUMANISTIC-PSYCHOLOGY= FILM SERIESFeb. 19 "Discussion with Rollo May: Anxiety, Love, Will, Dying" "Professor Erik Erikson" (Psycho-Social Development) Feb. 26 "Dr. B.F. Skinner" (Beyond Freedom Dignity Walden II) "Dr. ErichFromm" ("The Art of Loving") Mar. 4 "What Man Shall Live Not See Death" Dr. E. Kubler-Ross"Death: Dying in a Hospital" ARNTZEN100 7:30 p.m. $2.50 Gen. / $2 Students STOREWIDE 8thANNIVERSARY SALE It's our eighth anniversary and many name brand components are as much as50% off. Limited to stock on hand and sale goes from Feb. 14 thru the 29th. 5 BASF PRO III 90CASSETTES CASE LIST $33.95 CALL 734-3151 FOR THE "BEST PRICE GUARANTEED";:Nfifc Ban^ LIMIT TWO PER CUSTOMER $19.95 /Â£\Â®kt a o a Q.C. Stereo Center IN OLD TOWNâ€¢ DOWNTOWN BELUNGHAM â€¢ 31C W. HOLLY â€¢ 734-3151 ---------- Western Front - 1980 February 15 - Page 10 ---------- 10 Western Front ! gt; lt;fov7 â€¢-; iâ€žâ€¢;/V-.-v" .Friday, .February 15,19,80 GOLDEN GLOVECHAMPION in Seattle at 165 pounds, Western senior Bill Mahoney is now seeking greater glory. Thisweekend he will be fighting in the Tacoma Golden Gloves, which could lead to a place in the nationalGolden Gloves in Las Vegas (photo by Rick Ross) PASSPORT PHOTOS in five minutes SARA'SDOES IT BETTER STATE* HOLLY 734-8100 *rif?V7*i gt; â€¢Y*Trr gt;4 gt; y*vr*% gt; trr rr "frJULcMs tfrtuuUt, fruuSe- tyx^Ufq MOUNT BAKER THEATER The most fun you'll ever have. in thedark! I Park Athletic Recreation Club â€¢Racquetbali â€¢Swimming â€¢Instruction â€¢ExerciseSpecial Rate Student Memberships 676-1800 mm MMl MDMGHT MADNESSÂ«â„¢..CAV1DNAUGHTON. D E B ^ , (1ESS; ? * % 0 m, BRAD WUKIN, MACCIE R0SWS1Â»â€žâ€žâ„¢STB gt;HBraiRST.Â«IÂ» "â€¢^"â€žuMD WECHTRnMCHAH. NANKIN WÂ»â€žoÂ»R0NMILLS! SSKraWMD WECHTO â€žWCHAa NANKIN mmcam- 2 ~:=TJ=STI STARTS TONIGHTContinuous 2:15 Sat Sun Evenings 7:00 and 9:20 734-4950 Ski slide show features desert cross-country Steve Barnett, author of "Cross Country Downhill," presented slide shows of three skiing tripsMonday in the VU lounge. The shows were sponsored by Outdoor Program. The program began with abrief introduction to cross-country skiing. The slides were presented and the people with questionswere encouraged to stay. The first trip was to Mount Olympus, the second trip at Ptarmigan Traverseand the final trip to Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park, both in Utah. Barnett explained that getting to the summit of Mount Olympus was worth the long hike in. The total trip took only four days, he said."The summer is the best time to go because of no avalanche danger. The danger is eliminated becausethe snow has settled by early summer," Barnett said. The spring trip to Ptarmigan Traverse was full ofproblems, he said. A friend of Barnett's, Dan Hudson, described by Barnett as a The photographicaccount of this trip received "oohs" and "aahs"from the audience because of the snow in the Utahdesert "This trip was too stunning for words. The pictures will tell the story." "wilderness mountaineer,"accompanied him. They moved to the upper glacier and made camp because the fog had moved in."We ran out of food and the fog wouldn't lift," he said. "After two days the fog lifted and we found anaccessible way down." Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park are the most unus- â€¢ ual skiing places,he said. "I love the Utah desert, it's my favorite trip," Barnett said. The photographic account of* this tripreceived "oohs" and "ahs" from the audience because of the snow in the Utah desert. "This trip was toostunning for * words," he said. "The pictures will tell the story." When asked by cross-country skienthusiasts about skiing Mount * Baker in the winter, Barnett said, "No reason to ski Mount Baker untilsummer, because the weather is terrible and avalanche danger is a problem: In the summer you can skiand enjoy it,".he said. Barnett has been living between * Seattle and Winthrop. Thursday he will leave for Italy. While in Europe, Barnett said he will promote "a lot of business things,* promoting the secondedition of his book, writing articles and advertising ski equipment." â€¢ â€”Bickie WetherholtINTERVIEWS' for persons seeking positions as Business Manager or Editor for Western Front andKlipsun for one year starting Spring Quarter. Letter of intent and resume for Business Manager due bynoon, Feb. 14, in GSH (Journalism Bldg.) 204. Appear for interview and selection at 5 p.m., Feb. 20, GSH 103. Salary for Front position is approx. $4,000 and $700 for Klipsun. For further information, call Student Publications Council Chairman, 676-3252! For Editor of Klipsun for Spring Quarter, letter of intent andresume due by noon, Peb. 28 in Journalism Bldg. 204. Appear for interview and selection at 5 p.m., March 5 in GSH 103. For Editor of Western Front for Spring Quarter, letter of intent and resume due by noon,Feb. 22 in Journalism 204. Appear for interview and selection at 5 p.m., Feb. 27 in GSH 103. Birthdaytime "SPECIAL" ^^NATURAL SUPER" TACO DAYS (THURS.thruMON.) HOME OF THE ORIGINALTACO SALAD (soft whole wheat tortilla) â€¢ 707 E. Holly St. â€¢ Foot of College Hill â€¢ Daily 10 AM-10 PM â€¢ Fri.-Sat.10AM-11PM â€¢ Fast Orders to Go â€¢ Mucho Inside Dining SEAVUE THEATRES OPEN FROM 12 NOON TO 12 MIDNIGHT. RATED XXX lEAVUEIII STATE STREET, BELLINGHAM I "A DYNAMO OF SEXUAL ENERGY/ ALL PARTS MESH LIKE A WELL-OILED MACHINE. ONE RAREPORN | [FLICK!" â€”HUSTLER MAGAZINE "SOPHISTICATED SEX! VISUALLY| A PLEASURE. YOUCAN BET ON 'MISBEHAVINV -PLAYBOYI ['SUPERIOR PRODUCTION*" | | H â€”CINEMA X MAGAZINE | I'THISYEAR'S HOTTEST IX-RATED!" â€” SIR MAGAZINE | LESLIE B0VEE IS THE MOST ITRASHY,FLASHY GOLD DIGGER THE SILVER SCREEN HAS EVER SEEN." â€”ELITE MAGAZINE BOVSSMisBehavin' STARR,NG LESLLIE BOVEE â€¢ GLORIA LEONARD ---------- Western Front - 1980 February 15 - Page 11 ---------- Friday, 'February 15,' 1080 Western Front 11 Basketball streaks â€¢begin anew For the women'sbasketball team, this weekend is time to start a pair of streaks anew. For the men's team, it is time toend one that has continued far too long. The women saw two 15-game streaks snapped in their 100-79loss at Seattle University Tuesday â€” a 15-game win streak this season and a 15-game win streak onthe road over the past two seasons. Tonight, the Vikings have a chance to avenge their first loss of theseason, a 86-67 setback to Portland State on Dec. 8. "We've been looking forward to this one," Coach Lynda Goodrich said. "When they beat us here, the team didn't feel it played that well." Portland Statestands at 8-11, including a 74-68 defeat of Seattle University last week. Western is now-17-2 and ranked 14th in the AIAW Division II poll. Tomorrow night, the women take on the University of Portland Pilots, a Northwest Empire League (NEL) foe. Portland is 14-6 overall and 4-4 in the NEL. Western currentlyleads the NEL with a 9-0 mark and has won its league games by an average margin of 34 points. Themen's team is seeking to halt a nine-year basketball drought at Eastern Washington Saturday night.The game is critical to Western's hopes of hosting an opening-round playoff game. The Eagles arecurrently second, just ahead of Western, in the NAIA District I points race. "Over the past twoweeks I felt that, step-by-step, we were getting closer as a team and playing better defense," CoachChuck Randall said. "If there is a time to come together, this is it." The Vikings edged Eastern 75- 68 in Carver Gym in January, Ron Durant was honored as one of the "Players of the Week" in theWashington Intercollegiate Basketball Association for his 30- point night vs. St. Martin's last Friday.Durant shared the award with Eastern Washington forward Tony Barnett. overcoming a 21-point game by forward Vic White. A few days later, White was suspended for the remainder of the year by headCoach Jerry Krause. The Eagles have an 8-3 home mark, including wins over nationally- rankedCentral Washington (16th in the NAIA poll) and the University of Puget Sound (12th in the NCAA Division II poll). Monday night, the Vikings encounter the Lewis and Clark State Warriors, who gave Westernits first win of the season, 92-8/ in Bellingham on Dec. 8. The Warriors are 6-15 on the season and areled by guards Mandy Simmons (16 points per game) and Jackie Wycoff (16 points per game). "Their (L-C State) homecourt gives them, a definite advantage," Randall commented. "We had trouble with themon our own floor (41 lead changes and 17,ties) when we pjayed fairly well." â€”Craig A. Bennett AS.JOB OPENINGS! These positions are for the 1980- purpose of providing programs to the s running them. Applications deadline i and information about employment, see PERSONNEL MANAGER -Responsibility for the coordination of all hiring. Also assists with job orientation, personnel problems,evaluations and job changes. $550/quarter. PROGRAM COMMISSIONER - Responsible for all eventsput on by the Program Commission. Must be familiar with the workings of the many aspects ofprogramming and student activities. $550/quarter. K.U.G.S. STATION MANAGER - Totalresponsibility for the radio station's operation and policy compliance. An understanding of radio skillsnecessary. $550/quarter. EQUIPMENT RENTAL MANAGER - Should have knowledge of equipmentfor outdoor recreation and its repair/ ma i n tenance. $M0/guarter. 81 academic year. They are for thedual tu.den.ts and experience for the people s Wednesday, March 5-th.. For appl ications Scott Sears,AS Personnel Manager in VU 226. BUSINESS MANAGER - Oversees all A.S. business transactions.Should be inters ested in working with people, good with figures and well organized. $550/ quarter.RECYCLING CENTER COORDINATOR - Responsible for running the Recycling Center in all aspectsof its operation. A basic knowledge of recycling is required. $Aif0/quarter. OUTDOOR PROGRAMCOORDINATOR - Arrange' trips, seminars, and programs related to the outdoors. Serve as a resourceperson in related areas. Programming and organization skills important. $4*f0/quarter. LAKEW00DMANAGER - Management and coordination of overall Lakewood operation, first aid skills, sailing andsmall boat experience. $M0/guarter. CASINC â€¢â€¢â€¢NIGHT $2.00 in advance $2.50at the doortickets available at all dining halls MARCH*8 9=00-2:00 an-1. HC. event JOB OPPORTUNITY!,ELECTION BOARD CHAIRPERSON The Associated Students need someone to coordinate the Springelection. Organizational skills and ability to work alone well necessary. Salary by contract. Applicationsdue by Feb. 19. For applications or additional information contact Scott Sears, A.S. PersonnelManager, V.U. 226. MMA ^rc^ra^SS 5^? WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY OFFICIALANNOUNCEMENTS PLEASE POST Deadlines for announcements in this space are noon Monday forthe Tuesday issue of Western Front and noon Thursday for the Friday edition. Announcements should belimited to 50 words, typewritten or legibly printed, and sent through campus mail or brought in person tothe Publications Office, Commissary 108. Please do not address announcements directly to the WesternFront. Phoned announcements will not be accepted. All announcements should be signed by theoriginator. ADVANCE REGISTRATION for spring quarter will be by appointment only from Feb. 26 to Mar.13. Your appointment will be mailed to your local address in mid-February along with your winter.quarterregistration proof. If the Registrar's Office does not have your current local address, notify the officeimmediately. RACQUETBALL TOURNEY: A single's racquetball tournament for men and womenstudents, faculty and staff will be sponsored by the Intramural Dept. Mon.-Thurs., Reb.'25-28. Entry formsshould be obtained and returned to CV112 by Wed., Feb. 20. For more information, call X/3766. INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE: There will be a free income tax assistance program to help fill out your forms andanswer questions between 2 and 7 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 21, in the VU Lounge. Free service, open toeveryone, sponsored by the IRS and the Accounting Club. FAIRHAVEN DARKROOM WORKSHOP has10 spaces available for this quarter. Fee is $6 students, $11 non-students. Contact Susan Fried at thedarkroom, FC Admin. Bldg. 120A, 2-4 p.m., Mon.-Tues.; 3:30-5:30 p.m. Wed.; 2-4 p.m. Thurs.-Fri., orleave a message on the door. APPLICATIONS AND JOB DESCRIPTIONS for the ceramics and .textilescoordinator positions are available for spring quarter 1980. Applications can be picked up at the FairhavenInformation Center between Feb. 19 and 28. Deadline for returning completed applications is 4 p.m.Thurs., Feb. 28. For information, call 676-4616. Career Planning Placement Center Recruiting Schedule (Seniors must have files established in the Placement Center prior to sign-up for interviews.) DataGeneral, Wed., Feb. 20. EE, CS or other technology degree majors. Fredrick Nelson, Wed., Feb. 20.All majors accepted. Carnation Co., Wed., Feb. 20. Finance, accounting, economics, business,marketing majors preferred but will see others if sales oriented. Pacific NW Bell, Wed.-Thurs., Feb. 20-21. Liberal arts, accounting, business administration, industrial tech, math, computer science andphysics majors. Bear Johnson Shute, CPAs, Thurs., Feb. 21. Accounting majors. Burroughs Corp.,Thurs., Feb. 21. Business, computer science, liberal arts majors. Camp Easterseal, Thurs., Feb. 21.Summer jobs. Snohomish School District #201, Mon.-Tues., Feb. 25-26. Elementary, secondary majors.Hidden Valley Camp, Tues., Feb. 26. See folder in Placement Center. Camp Kllloqua, Tues., Feb. 26.See folder in Placement Center. Four Winds/Westward Ho, Tues., Feb. 26. See folder in PlacementCenter. NOAA-Uniformed Officer Corps, Wed., Feb. 27. All majors accepted. U.S. Geological Survey,Wed., Feb. 27. See folder in Placement Center. Sears, Wed., Feb. 27. All majors accepted. -s Procter Gamble, Wed., Feb. 27. See folder in Placement Center. Crown Zellerbach, Thurs. Feb. 28. Accounting,computer science with business and accounting. Union Carbide Corp., Thurs., Feb. 28. See folder inPlacement Center. Tacoma Camp Fire Girls, Fri., Feb. 29. All majors accepted. Education tenlormeetings will be held Thura., March 6 and March 13 only. :3!K!?Â£5v?c^?A?rc^S?2R?^ lt;SS3B55/SUcA lt;Â«SÂ£Â£^Â£j gt;'^^Tr.i ---------- Western Front - 1980 February 15 - Page 12 ---------- Sunshine stimulates students, dorm staff braces for parties , Spring quarter will be the test ofWestern's attempts to tighten up on dorm parties this year, according to Keith Guy, director ofResidence Hall Life. "People have survived the tough part of the year. They know they're not going toflunk out. The weather changes. People get excited. That will be the real test," Guy said. Although noformal policy change has been made regarding on-campus parties, Guy said attempts have been madeto "calm down" the campus this year through "preventive measures," which include re-examining theroles of residence hall staff. "The reality is that we aren't providing residence hall housing for parties,"Guy said. "It doesn't mean there are more problems this year, it just means we're dealing with themearlier." Residence hall staff have been instructed specifically not to attend any dorm parties orgatherings where drinking is going on, and have taken on a more authoritative role, Guy said. "Wearen't paying the staffers to be friends, although their primary relationship with residents is a helpingone," he said. Part of the reason for the tightening up of existing regulations is the dorms are at fullcapacity and turned students away fall quarter, Guy said. He explained "We really don't need, out of anyeconomic necessity, to keep people around who don't conform to good standards of behavior." Guy said certain dorms have reputa- "The reality is that we aren't providing residence hall housing for parties/9 tions as party places. "In some cases, it's not a healthy reputation. You keep getting people who aremainly interested in parties. After a while it just builds on itself," he said. Guy cited Beta, Gamma, Kappa and Higginson as problem buildings, and said that Residence Life's efforts to quiet those dorms havebeen successful. "I had more conduct cases early in the year than before," Guy said. "We wanted tomake it clear from the beginning with students that we're going to get on top of that kind of thing (rowdybehavior) real quick." Guy said he had more informal conduct discussions with students early â€¢ in theyear than in previous years. "If we can't control our own scene, then someone else will control it for us,"Guy said. "We've had dissatisfied students in the past who don't like the constant noise and parties. Ihaven't heard any protests from students that we're cracking down. I think I can infer from that that someeven feel better about it." â€”Rudy Yuly Legality of IUDs questioned Does life begin at conception? Ifthe anti-abortion people reach their goal, even the use of an intra-uterine device (IUD) will be illegal, saidDeejah Sherman-Peterson of the National Abortion Rights Action League. Speaking Monday in theViking Union, Sherman-Peterson said the ultimate goal of the anti-abortion people is to see theHuman Life Amendment passed. This defines life as beginning at conception and makes abortion andthe use of the IUD illegal. This device takes effect after conception, Sherman-Peterson said. Sherman-Peterson^ active for six years in the pro-choice movement and a mother of two, said the league is apolitical organization; It lobbies at the state and national levels for legislation to insure legal abortionsfor all women, educates the public about abortion and publishes a newsletter. Washington chaptersare in Tacoma, Spokane and the Tri- Cities, she said. This year the league's efforts are focused onImpact 80, a plan to encourage voter registration and to organize campaigns throughout the nation toelect pro-choice politicians, Sherman-Peterson said. She noted that "pro-choice" does not mean "pro-abortion," but the right to choose either adoption, single-parenthood, marriage or abortion. TheSupreme Court ruled in 1973 that a woman has the right to choose an abortion, but by 1982 that rightmay be denied, Sherman-Peterson said. Although a 1979 Gallup Poll showed that almost 80 percent ofAmericans believe abortion should remain legal, she said an opposing minority is politically active andmay gain the power to have the Human Life Amendment passed. "There is no doubt in my mind it will be passed if elections don't go our way," she stated. The anti-choice group has already succeeded inprohibiting most Medicaid abortions, she said, which means that a poor woman who can't afford anabortion will be forced to have the child. It costs taxpayers about $200 to fund an abortion as opposedto $2000 for hospitalization and delivery of a baby, she added. If abortion becomes a crime, Sherman- Peterson said, the mortality rate of women and babies will soar. Women will resort to dangerous andunsanitary abortions, and pregnancies sequentially too close together are risky for the children as well as the mother, she said. Unwanted children are often victims of abuse, Sherman-Peterson added.â€”Trade Hornung 12 Western Front Friday, February 15, 1980 The Western Front Draft registrationdecried An "angry young man" organized a forum Tuesday night so people could begin to understand the implications of President Carter's call for the reinstatement of draft registration. The forum included agroup of singers from Fairhaven college, speakers, an open-mike discussion and the movie "Hearts andMinds." Thomas Belfield, 26, a graduate of Fairhaven college, was the organizer. Songs popular with theantiwar movement of the '60s and 70s were sung to introduce the forum. The opinions of the speakersand audience varied. Howard Harris, Western anthropology professor, talked about commitment tototal pacificism. He said he registered as a conscientous objector in October, 1940, when the firstpeacetime draft began. Harris said he believed registration is not separate from the draft and totalpacificism is a rational and religious means of resistance. "If we can resist the first step it will make iteasier to resist the rest," Harris said. Bill Sodt, a former Marine and past member of Campus ChristianMinistry (CCM), said registration is the last thing the United States needs. He said he could notunderstand the reasons for reinstatement of registration but has an idea what they might be. "For what reasons 1 know not, except for economic and political expediency," he said. Sodt agreed with Harristhat registration is a prelude to the draft, and described it as "abhorrent to the United States." He saidboth sets of his grandparents left Europe in the 1890s because of peacetime drafts. He said his "anger,passion, hostility and disillusionment toward the (present) political situation" made it hard for him tospeak. He said the president is using the draft as a political expediency to get himself re-elected. MaryBeth O'Neill and Don Werner, from CCM, said the religious organization was offering three types ofcounseling services, information about what is happening and when, personal moral evaluation andhelp with establishing a record of conscientous objection to war. O'Neill said, "America has a shortmemory." She said she objected to the immediate reaction of many persons to problems occurring in the world. "Let us not think first of the military solution. That shouldn't even be on the list," she said.â€”Barbara JarvisPPPPP
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Title: Western Front - 2004 March 12
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Text preview (might not show all results): 2004_0312 ---------- Western Front 2004 March 12 - Page 1 ---------- TREATING WESTERN WELL Trainers keep students, athletes active, healthy. Sports, Page 15 ISSUE 17 VOLUME 128 CLEARLY CANADA Broadcasters up north are not uptight like those in U.S. Opinions, Page 18 TURPJN TIME AT BAYSIDE Western al
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Show more2004_0312 ---------- Western Front 2004 March 12 - Page 1 ---------- TREATING WESTERN WELL Trainers keep students, athletes active, healthy. Sports, Page 15 ISSUE 17 VOLUME 128 CLEARLY CANADA Broadcasters up north are not uptight like those in U.S. Opinions, Page 18 TURPJN TIME AT BAYSIDE Western alumnus runs local recording studio. Accent, Page 11 Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington The Western Front FRIDAY MARCH 12, 2004 Police arrest student protester By Jenny Zuvela The Western Front Bellingham police arrested Western junior Marijka Stephens after she marched with approximately 60 students to downtown Bellingham Wednesday at 6 p.m. to protest recent rapes and break-ins in the , . neighborhoods . near Western's campus: ' ' "': "' â€¢ She was part of, the group that marched from Red Square to downtown and back, while holding signs, blowing whistles and chanting. Many people.honked car,-horns and gaye'Mumbs-up gestures to the marchers as they walked downtown. "No more sexual attacks â€” stop rape in its tracks," the marchers yelled. "One, two three, four, we won't take this anymore. Five, six, seven, eight, stop the violence â€” stop the rape." Two Bellingham police officers stopped Stephens in Red Square after the protest because she and another student had blocked traffic while holding a "March Against Rape" sign along the march's route. An officer arrested Stephens when she would not give her name and walked away. Keith Boiling/The Western Front WesteTh students march past Old Main on Wednesday. The march was in protest of recent rapes near Western. Approximately 60 students participated in the demonstration. "They left Tfhev, officers drove* her to the me downtown and sigh and stood in therbad to stop downtown station and talked to her in the car for a couple of hours, she said. They then charged her*with disorderly conduct and obstructing an officer and released her at approximately 9 p.m., Stephens said. told me to walk home," Stephens said. Police also issued a warning to Western sophomore Arnica Briody. During the last part of the march, at the corner of Chestnut and High streets, the two held a traffic so the marchers could safely cross, Briody said. An officer told them to move, but they did not, she said. Briody said she organized the march a couple of days before SEE Protest, PAGE 8 AS approves resolution for race training By Zoe Fraley The Western Front Western's Associated Students board of directors unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday that promotes diversity and discrimination awareness through "annual diversity training for the AS board. Western junior Trey Avery said he originally wrote the resolution in response to-the controversy sur-romding'Brg Brothers -Big Sisters of Nprth gt;vest Washington's nondiscrimination policy. The Whatcom Community College AS board revoked its support of the organization at its Feb. 12 meeting. He said he realized diversity training would benefit Western and Whatcom. "I love the fact that the AS board will be going to diversity training," said Jesse Moore, AS vice president of diversity and resolution cosponsor. "The better you are able to deal with different kinds of people, the more valuable you are as a student, an employee and a person." SEE Resolution, PAGE 8 Race disparity at Western represeit|ili of pofMatidi Editor's note: This is a news analysis and the last part of a six-part series examining race at Western. By Jeremy Edwards The Western Front Nearly three out of every four Western students are white, according to the registrar's peak-enrollment report. Because of this, some minority students label Western's student body of 12,493 as homogenous â€” a blizzard of white faces. They say they feel vulnerable, outnumbered, unwelcome or alone. What they may not realize is that, if the state of Washington were a college, the percentage would be virtually the same. In 2000, minorities, which included Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians and blacks, accounted. for 18 percent of Washingtonians, or 1,049,151 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Caucasians comprised 82 percent, or 4,821,390 people. Washington is not nearly as racially diverse as some other states in the country, such as California. California was home to many more minorities during the same year. At that time, minorites totaled 40.5 percent, or 13,718,017 people, of Californians, while Cacusians accounted for 59.5 percent, or . 20,153,631 people, according to the bureau. Western may never be as racially diverse as California, but it is attracting more minority students, albeit slowly. It has taken Western five years to increase the number of minority students by approximately 0.8 percent, from 13.4 percent to 14.2 percent, according to admissions statistics. Associate professor of sociology Kyle Crowder said in lt; a Feb. 3 Western Front article that minority students at Western probably feel isolated because they are so few in number. But most of these students keep silent. "Race and ethnic issues are one of those heated dialogues," said Michael Vendiola, coordinator for the Ethnic Student Center, in the same article. "People are not open to dialogue because.it might lead to conflict." Silence, however, is the wrong approach to race issues, he said. "Those subjects that are taboo and the whole idea of political correctness have been damaging to society," Vendiola said. "People internalize prejudice and start to say to me only what they think I want to hear." Western senior Nicole Wells, a member of the Black Student Union, echoed Vendiola's thoughts on racial censorship. SEE Series, PAGE 8 Local Republicans pledge support for Bush By Rob Morrell The Western Front Elephants paraded Tuesday night at Shuksan Middle School in Bellingham as Republican party members conducted a gregarious precinct caucus while declaring their unanimous support for reelecting President George W. Bush. The only opposition to Bush came in the form of a joke. "Is there time to nominate Ralph Nader as the Republican candidate?" said a voice in the crowd. While Bush's candidacy was never in doubt, the caucus presented an important opportunity for the GOP to rally for the president, said Bruce Ayers, chairman of the Whatcom County Republican Party. "The caucus went well," he said. "There just was not any of the hoopla that comes with a nomination." Caucuses normally serve to allow party members to democratically choose their party's candidate. At precinct caucuses, party members meet and elect delegates to'represent their choice for the presidential nomination at the county caucus. The entire process culminates with the party convention, in which delegates officially decide on the candidate. Ayers said it was vital for Republicans to meet and express their support for Bush and his policies. He said Republicans were looking forward to mobilizing around Bush's platform on the economy and defense. "Right now, the country is in very serious trouble with security and border control," Ayers said. "Bush is the only one willing to hold the world accountable SEE GOP, PAGE 8 Ben Arnold/The Western Front Dan Hansey, left, and Barret Nichols, right, attend the Republican caucus at Shuksan Middle School on Tuesday. For news tips, call (360) 650-3162 or e- mail The Western Front at thewesternfronteditor@yahoo.com www.westernfrontonline.com Please recycle ---------- Western Front 2004 March 12 - Page 2 ---------- I The Western Front â€¢ 2 NEWS March 12, 2004 COPS BOX University Polite Maish 9, 11:57 ant.: t JP attached a wheel lock to a car with outstanding citations in lurking Lot 12. .; ^W-^ JMarch ^;9,/ gt; 1:28 i;:i ] ^^:i0FP: responded toParks Hall gt; where a female slammed^ and severed her fmger m a dtron^^^ I Maxell 9; 3 : 0 8 ^ r n ^ B ^ a ^ infractions^ on stah^ a i ^ front of the ^ d ^ ] ^ g Shideht Recreation Center. March 9, 3:47 p.m.: UP cited two males. for riding bicycles .on statues. '. ::â€¢â€¢'. 'â€¢:: ':" â€¢ â€¢'::;!;:-. 'â€¢:-â€¢'â€¢ Bellingham Police March 9, 3:40 p.m.: Officers responded to a report of a suspicious person yelling in front of the Bellingham Police Station. March 9/ 9:31 p.m.:^Ojffi$ers: responded to a complaint of malicious mischief in the 1300 block of Railroad Avenue. .March 10, 9:29 a.m.: A woman reported that someone had stolen her yard decorations. March 10, 3:24 p.m.: Officers contacted an mdivMualgfor sitr gt; ting and lying oh the 1400 block of Railroad Avenue. March 10, 5:30 p.m.: Officers responded to a complaint of forged checks oh the 800 block of Lakeway Drive. iMng oices Where are you going for spring break and why? Compiled by Melena Eaton. Jennifer Lynn Sophomore, industrial design Chuck Hudon Sophomore, psychology Forest Menke-Thielman Sophomore, geography Â» / am going to Whistler to snowboard and then Oregon to surf because surfing and snowboarding are the two most fun things in the world. Â» Back home to get applications for a summer job because I need some tuition money for next year. Â» Working fidl time at Western's library because I need money and don't really want to go home. APWire news briefs STATE NEWS Seattle shooting kills one, sends three to hospital One person is dead as a result of a shooting Monday in the South Park area of Seattle. Seattle police spokesman Scott Moss said one person died at Harborview Medical Center in .Seattle, and.^hree;: others:- are'- in serious condition. Police are still looking for the shooter. The gunman reportedly walked up to a group of people in front of a residence and shot four young men â€” reported to be in their teens and 20s. â€ž â€ž Witnesses saw the gunman , fleeing.,ori.foot. . NATIONAL NEWS Powell, others to pay visit to Israel Three officials in President George W. Bush's administration are flying to Israel Wednesday for^ the second time in less than 35 MM besf.. iiviilli^tiW^ 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, CH 110, Bellingham, WA 98225-9100. The Western Front is the official newspaper of Western Washington University, published by the Student Publications Council, and is mainly supported by advertis ing. 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 College Hall 07, 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. month. They will be speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on his offer to withdraw from Gaza. Secretary of State Colin Powell said the United States wants to gain a better understanding of the Israeli plans. He said many questions still exist, such as how the Palestinian Authority would take control of Gaza, and whether Sharon would negotiate the terms with the Palestinians. Powell will meet with the Israeli defense minister. Lumber company settles lawsuit out of court Weyerhaeuser will spend $35 million to settle a Portland, Ore., lawsuit that four hardwood lumber mills filed against the company. The lawsuit alleged Weyerhaeuser tried to monopolize the Northwest market for alder logs. Weyerhaeuser admitted no liability. ,; 'â€¢ The mills are Wesrwood Lumber Company in Reedsport, Ore., Morton Alder Mill in Willamina, Ore., Cascade Hardwood in Chehalis and Alexander Lumber Mill in Onalaska. The 2003 case is one of several antitrust lawsuits Weyerhaeuser has faced in relation to its practices in the alder market. Two other cases are scheduled to go to trial later this year. The lawsuits follow a.victory this past year by Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber in Longview. It won a $78 million judgment in a federal antitrust lawsuit against Weyerhaeuser, which has said it will appeal that case. INTERNATIONAL NEWS U.S. troops set to aid Haitian police The effort by Haitian police to disarm rebel groups is about to receive a boost. lt; The U.S. Marines say they will begin helping disarm the rebels, in hopes of reducing the chance of violence. All sides are threatening to resume the bloody fighting that led to President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's departure on Feb. 29. Marine Colonel Charles Garganus also is calling on Haitians to let peacekeepers know who has weapons and to turn in their own arms. Suicide bomber strikes Turkish Masonic lodge Turkish media reports blame a suicide bomber for an explosion at a building that houses a Masonic lodge in Istanbul. According to reports, the blast killed two people and wounded five others. According to CNN-Turkey, a man entered the building and detonated a bomb. Tuesdays assault comes months after four suicide bombers struck : Istanbul. Bomb attacks against two synagogues, the British Consulate and a British bank left 62 people dead. Prosecutors have indicted 69 people suspected of belonging to a local al-Qaida cell. Compiled by Lauren Fior. AP Wire courtesy KUGS 89.3-FM. WWU Official Announcements Deadline for announcements in this space is noon Friday for the Tuesday edition and noon Wednesday for the Friday edition. Announcements should be limited to 50 words, typewritten or legibly printed, and sent through campus mail to "Official Announcements," MS -9117, via fax to X/4343, or brought in person to Commissary 113F. DO NOT SEND ANNOUNCEMENTS DIRECTLY TO THE WESTERN FRONT. Phoned announcements will not be accepted. All announcements should be signed by originator. PLEASE POST INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS AND EXCHANGES HAS MOVED to Modular 17 located next to Environmental Health and Safety (old Public Safety Building) and the Outdoor Sculpture Stadium Piece. All contact information remains the same: phone X/3298, e-mail ipe@wwu.edu, Web site www.ac.wwu.edu/-ipewwu. STUDENTS WHO EXPECT TO GRADUATE AT THE END OF SUMMER QUARTER must have a degree evaluation on file in the registrar's office, OM 230, by Friday, March 12. For information, call X/3240 or stop by OM 230. LOT 14 G WILL BE RESERVED AT 7 A.M. SATURDAY, MARCH 13, for those attending the Northwest Regional National History Conference. THE FOLLOWING LOTS ARE RESERVED FOR COMMENCEMENT ON MARCH 20: Lot 8G for the president's party; lot 10G for media services staff and the disabled and elderly; lot 14G for faculty and staff. A shuttle will run from lot 12A and the C lot on South College Drive across from Fairhaven College to lot 17G between 8 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. or until there is no demand. MATH PLACEMENT TEST (MPT). Registration not required. Students must bring photo identification, student number, Social Security number, and a No. 2 pencil. A $1S fee is payable in exact amount at test time. Allow 90 minutes. Testing is in OM 120 at 9 a.m. March 18, and 3 p.m. March 15. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING NOMINATIONS FOR THE UNIVERSITY DIVERSITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD has been extended to April 2. All faculty, staff, students, offices, departments and community members interactive with Western are eligible. Submit nominations to Pam Moore or Keeley Matthews, OM 450, MS-9033. For more information, call X/3547. THE TUTORIAL AND ACADEMIC SKILLS CENTER IS SEEKING a student with strong academic skills who enjoys working with people to be a study skills tutor 10 to 14 hours a week during spring quarter. Salary and other information is available' in OM 387 oratwww.wwu.edu.depts/tutorialcenter/employmenthtm. WEST-B. State-approved educator preparation program applicants and persons from other states seeking a Washington residency teaching certificate need a minimum passing score on basic skills assessment. Residency teaching certificate applicants who completed an educator preparation program outside Washington and have not passed WE5T-B may be granted additional time. Testing: March 13, May 1. To register, see www.west.nesinc.com. TWO SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE TO PREMED STUDENTS: A Whatcom County Medical Society Scholarship, and the Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Eleanor Rinne Scholarship. Application deadline for both is April 15. Application and a full description for each are available in the Academic Advising Center, OM 380. SEVERAL SCHOLARSHIPS, RANGING FROM 1,000 to $3,000, are offered by the-Alumni Association board of directors; some are renewable. Preference may be given to children or grandchildren of Western alumni. To request an application or to get more information, call X/3353. On-campus recruiting To sign up for an interview or for more information, stop by OM 280 or call X/3240. â€¢ Camp Sealth, April 14; â€¢ Enterprise Rent-A-Car, April 30; â€¢ Everett School District, April 20 and 29; â€¢ Mervyn's, April 30; â€¢ Newell Rubbermaid, April 14; â€¢ Walt Disney World, interviews for internships, April 13; â€¢ White River, Ariz., School District, K-12 teaching positions, April 14. ---------- Western Front 2004 March 12 - Page 3 ---------- March 12, 2004 The Western Front â€¢ 3 (it Mm NEW FHE S N I TU SBHKE BOOKS IN I OUT FAST Ride the College Store shuttle oo Monday sod Tuesday, March 28 and 30. It runs picking up at locations: Campos WTA (Nash) We Check prices so you get the BEST DEALS WTA at Kappa WTA across from Buchanan towers And Anally, The (College StdrÂ£ Gone Mad Employees giving away free books like they are candy The folks down at the College Store are totally wacked. They will giving away $1,000 worth of free books. On the first day of classes keep an eye out for small wooden tokens hidden all over campus. While you are peacefully sleeping, these tokens will be carefully hidden. With a tousand out there chances are pretty good that you will find a couple. Hell, if you get up early enough you could find enough to get all your textbooks for free! When asked why they are giving away money, The College Store said, "Don't make me question it now, I already ordered the tokens!" After being torn apart by the press pool for dodging the question, The College Store finally stated, "Well, it's fun, and somebody is going to get free textbooks, so why not?" On the first day of classes make sure to wake up early and trry to find some College Store cash! ---------- Western Front 2004 March 12 - Page 4 ---------- â€¢ The Western Front â€¢ 4 NEWS March 12, 2004 What it means to be Western officials, examine the aftenriatho to prevent Me crime Editor's note: This is the second of a two-part story examining rape in the Western and Bellingham communities. By Katie Scaief The Western Front Every victim recovers from rape in a different way and during a different amount of time, Western's Counseling Center director Nancy Corbin said. "I want to help the victim come to make meaning (of the rape) in a way that will be healthy for her (or him)/' Corbin said. Because the healing process is not the same for every victim, no easy or single solution exists for victims attempting to return to a normal life. Instead, many factors contribute to the healing process. Believing the victim, helping him or her in practical ways and having patience are important for recovery, she said. Recovering from rape Approximately 85 percent to 90 percent of rape is date or acquaintance rape, said Sarah Rankin, Crime and Sexual Assault Services coordinator. For some people, acquaintance rape can be more traumatizing than stranger rape because the perpetrator is someone the victim once trusted, said Brian Pahl, Western's Men's Violence Prevention Project coordinator. When people lose trust, especially through rape, they begin to question their own judgment, Corbin said. They want to know what they could have' done to prevent the rape and what they can do to have more control of their lives, she said. "There is gong to be â€” and there should be â€” some anger to this," Corbin said. The process of recovery for victims includes feeling powerful and capable in the end. It also involves placing the blame of the rape on the perpetrator, not the victim, Corbin said. "It's not a linear process of recovery," Corbin said. "You go through a place of beginning to take control back and make some purposeful action." Friends need to be supportive and help victims, feel safe, such as walking with them at night or making sure they do not have to spend much time alone, Corbin said. "I think the first thing is that they should believe the victim," Corbin said. Sometimes the perpetrator is a friend of the victim and of the victim's friends. People do not want to believe that one of their friends is a rapist, so they question the victim's story, Corbin said. Even if a person does not believe a friend has been raped, he or she should still listen and not ask accusatory questions, Rankin said. Understanding and directing the victim to support resources, such as ,* CAS AS, is more helpful, she said. The victim needs to know that rape is not his or her fault, she said. 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At Prevention: Stereotypes, stigmas contribute to sexual, violent crimes Continued from Page 4 Sohome Village Mall 647-1000 thing that can prevent rape is (the rapist) not doing it," Rankin said. Ending sexual violence An analogy of a stream helps explain society's reaction to sexual assault and rape, Rankin said. People see women or men drowning in a stream, so they jump in and pull them out. Society continues to throw life preservers and send people into the stream to rescue them. But people are not asking what is upstream that initially is pushing these victims into the water. "We need as a society to walk (upstream) and see how this is happening at all," Rankin said. Society perpetuates stereotypes, Pahl said: These stereotypes reinforce the expectation that men should be powerful and in control and that women should be submissive and take care of men, he said. "The reality is that women can change these things," Pahl said. "They can change what they wear and where they go, but violence against them won't stop." Cultural messages portray men as highly sexual and women as managers of this sexual desire, Corbin said. This attitude blames women for being too sexy, going out at night or having a beer, but it does not blame men for seeking sex from uninterested women, she said. "How ridiculous is it that we're constantly trying to restrict women's lives or restrict women's behavior, when in these situations, it is not women who are doing anything morally wrong or illegal?" Pahl said. Pahl said Western society has traditionally blamed women for rape and sexual assault. He said some people argue that men are intrinsically violent and that women must avoid violent outbursts in men. "Most of us don't rape," Pahl said. "Most of us don't beat our partners. So I have a real problem with that argument." Pahl said a number of factors contribute to violent behavior in men, including parental upbringing and societal pressures. For instance, males have few role models in the media who are nonviolent, he said. "Those messages cut a person off from a softer part of his humanity," Pahl said. At a young age boys learn that crying is not OK, he said. Without room to experience certain emotions, some boys become angry, he said. Men eventually learn to bypass their initial emotions and resort to anger, which can lead to violence, Pahl said. According to a 1997 study by the U.S. Department of Justice, approximately 99 percent of rape offenders are male. Males are the primary perpetrators of violence, including rape, but they also are the primary victims of violent crimes including rape, Pahl said. Defying the violent standards of this culture would benefit both sexes, he said. 'We seem to have tolerance in our culture for a lot of subtle forms of violence," Pahl said. While women can take certain precautions, such as learning self-defense moves, walking with friends and telling people where they are going and when they will be back, these measures are not capable of preventing rape, Rankin said. Likewise, failure to be as cautious as possible is neither a cause of nor an excuse for rape, she said. "As a society, we need to place value on women for more than their looks and bodies, which we haven't even come close to doing," Rankin said. Whatcom County funds AIDS education program By Lee Fehrenbacher The Western Front The Whatcom County Council voted 6-0, with councilman Ward Nelson absent, to approve $129,170 in funding for HIV and AIDS prevention and education services for prevention in the community. "It's part of getting the message out that this problem does exist, it's everywhere and it's certainly here," councilman Sam Crawford said. According to a Feb. 29 report by the Washington State Department of Health, 39 cases of HTV and 152 AIDS cases occurred in Whatcom County. Janet Davis, community health manager for Whatcom County Health and Human Services, said the funds are federal and state grants provided yearly to the Region 3 AIDS Service Network Council, which distributes the funds throughout Whatcom County. "What we don't know is the number of people who are HIV-positive because not everybody has been tested," Davis said. Davis said the money will go toward funding centers for educating and testing high-risk people, such as people who are sexually active" with infected partners, men who have sex with men, men who have sex with injection drug . users and injection-drug users. One of the prevention programs provided to combat the spread of HrV and AIDS in Whatcom County is a needle-exchange program, Davis said. Lisa Shoemaker, HIV and AIDS, STD, outreach and education programs coordinator for the WCHHS, said the number of people exchanging old needles . for new ones has increased by approximately 100 people for the past two years. In 2003, she said they served 410 people and exchanged approximately 1.3 million needles. "The push is to keep them as safe as possible and alive until we can help them get into treatment, thereby reducing the risk (of spreading disease) to them and the communities in which we share," Shoemaker said. ---------- Western Front 2004 March 12 - Page 6 ---------- The Western Front â€¢ 6 NEWS March 12, 2004 Pro-boating By Jelena Washington The Western Front The debate to give boats free reign on Lake Whatcom continues as the Healthy Community Campaign strives to keep boats legal on Bellingham's only source of drinking water. The Bellingham- based organization is working against the Motorboats Off! initiative, which aims to remove boats from the lake and is tentatively scheduled for the November ballot. "We believe that boats on Lake Whatcom do not affect the drinking water enough to have them banned," said Betsy Brinson, co-chairwoman of the campaign. Brinson said Bellingham officials should consider adding storm water-runoff drains or rerouting traffic before entirely focusing on banning boats. "When time is spent looking at boats, then we fail to look at other water-damage contributors, and that does not service the community," she said. The Lake Whatcom Management program is planning stormwater runoff services for the lake, resources planner group Erika Stroebel said. The program members must first determine how to prevent pollution through rainwater draining into the lake and decide how to treat the polluted rainwater, she said. Stroebel said the management program has no expected finish date. Sharon Crozier, coordinator for the Motorboats Off! initiative, said removing boats is the first step in cleaning Bellingham's drinking- water source. Lake Whatcom serves more than 85,700 people. Clare Fogelsong, manager of the environmental resource division of public works in Bellingham, said the city is in the process of banning boats with carbureted two-stroke engines. "Studies have shown that this type of engine is dumping 20-to 30-percent of unburned gasoline into the lake," he said. Without motorboats, the quality of Lake Whatcom rescue services would decrease because boats are essential for rescue missions on the lake, Brinson said. "Banning boats would also reduce recreation and diverts attention from the real issues of drops anchor to compete with Motorboats Off! quality drinking water, such as stormwater-runoff services," Brinson said. Crozier said developers and residents of Lake Whatcom have a fetish for fossil fuels and should consider the quality of drinking water instead of worrying about development and recreation. Lake Whatcom is on the national list of endangered lakes and is on the verge of becoming non-drinkable, Crozier said. "Five percent of the reservoir's pollution comes from boats, and when the lake is already in danger, something needs to be done," Crozier said. The biggest debate stems from the chemical that companies use to make pesticides, rubber, dyes and detergents. Brinson said the Environmental Protection Agency sets a maximum contamination level for benzene, the pollutant found almost everywhere, such as downtown Bellingham air and in Lake Whatcom. "Lake Whatcom has only 2 percent of the maximum level of benzene, and you cannot raise alarm over a chemical that is small and found everywhere in our environment," Brinson Jelena Washington/The Western Front Lynden resident Corrie Klos watches her children and their friends play near the sign warning potential swimmers of pollution at BloedeJ-Donovan Park, which has been closed since July 31. said. Downtown Bellingham air has almost 100-percent more benzene than Lake Whatcom, Brinson said. â€¢ Crozier said that if benzene were harmless, realtors and developers should agree to fully disclose benzene levels to new property owners. Brinson said nothing is wrong with the quality of Bellingham's drinking water while Crozier said citizens should start paying attention to the water quality. Crozier said she has received some support for the initiative,. but the difficult part is receiving the county's support. She said the initiative cannot continue without approval from the Whatcom County Council. Shuttle network part of class's proposed transit solution By Lauren Fior The Western Front The environmental studies campus planning studio class is finalizing a project that could help solve transportation problems on campus and benefit 68 percent of Western's student and faculty population. The class presented its project on Wednesday to faculty members and staff from Western's Facilities Management department and Public Safety department. The students will present a report to the university's transportation committee with the final project plans, environmental studies professor Nick Zaferatos said. If implemented, the project would require a transportation fee from students, faculty members and Western to create more transportation for Western. The funding will provide shuttles to create faster and more reliable transportation for students and faculty. "The project includes encouraging public transit among students and faculty, route changes for more convenience and policy changes within Whatcom Transportation Authority to allow the project to develop," said Ted Olsen, a Western senior and environmental studies student. The project includes five new shuttle routes for areas with the highest student ,.population density, Western senior Nick. Bond saidv; The routes would include Sehome, Happy Valley and York neighborhoods, the Lettered Streets, Roosevelt, Puget and Alabama Hill neighborhoods, and Lincoln Street, where Western's new park-and-ride lots will open fall 2004. The shuttles would run close to every 10 minutes throughout the day and would help during the busiest time of day on campus, which is approximately 11 a.m., said Seth Christian, a Western senior who is in the class. According to the project outline, the cost to run the transportation plan would be $22.66 a quarter for each student, including on-campus residents. This transportation fee would be added to students' quarterly tuition payments. If faculty, staff and students contributed, the cost would be reduced to $13.58 per person. Western is looking into constructing a parking structure, Christian said. The structure would cost Western $25 million for a 20-year period. If Western starts a ^shuttle service, it would cost $25 million ;for 60 years, Christian said. Jim Shaw, director of Public Safety at Western, said the WTA is aware of the need for increased transportation on Western's campus. "Western is on the cusp of implementing something," Shaw said. "There is a demand for space we don't have." At Western, a lot of people drive single- occupancy vehicles, and the goal is to make the campus more pedestrian-friendly, he said. "(The project is) an expansion of public transit service to and from campus every 10 minutes to areas that are more populated," Zaferatos said. Areas off campus such as Fairhaven and Alabama Street could have increased transportation circulation. The bus system needs to attract more people so they do not use their cars as much, Olsen said. Buses should also run later into the night to increase ridership. Bond said another option would be to create an evening shuttle that would run until 3 a.m. He said this would help reduce drinking and driving in the area. Christian said the WTA or Western would fund the project but would determine the amount later. Each winter quarter, the environmental studies course chooses an environmental or social project to help improve Western's campus, Olsen said. Western has been supportive of the ideas students came up with in the past, Zaferatos said. If the university agrees with the project, it could become reality, he said. "I hope the project will get the campus to be a better advocate for students' needs," Christian said. BREWERY BISTRO st; panicles M ISTrURGh 17th! 4f Bagpipers! 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As thousands of college students throughout the country leave for spring break in the coming weeks, the U.S. State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs is urging students to take precautions before departing to a foreign country. The department released a report this past week that urged students to avoid reckless or disorderly behav- = ^ = = = = = = = ior, unfamiliar l o c a t i o n s , u n d e r a g e d r i n k i n g , drinking to the point of extreme intoxication and any activity that could result in imprisonment. "Students need to remember to play it safe in other countries and know the rules and laws of the country they are visiting," said Western junior Nathan Wolf, a peer adviser at Western's Legal Information Center. In a May 1998 report in the Journal of American College 'As long as you can see over the bar, you are good to go.' Vanessa Rosenberg Western sophomore Health, authorities arrest approximately 2,500 Americans abroad each year, usually as the result of drugs or alcohol. Many of these arrests occur during spring break. According to the study, more than 70,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are the victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape during spring break. "Students really need to avoid high-risk times and know their limits," said Sarah Rankin, director of Western's Crime And Sexual Assault Services. "Sexual assaults are most likely to happen when people have been engaging in a lot of drugs or alcohol, and avoiding high-risk â€ž_mmm____ times like those are really important in preventing something bad from happening." The report surveyed 442 women and 341 men. It concluded that the average male drank 18 drinks a day during his weeklong break, while the average female drank 10. According to the report, of the men who consumed five or more drinks in a day and women who consumed four or more drinks, 58 percent had trouble with the police, 59 percent received injuries, 49 percent engaged in unplanned sex and 52 percent engaged in unprotected sex. "Drinking in moderation can help avoid so many problems that can occur over spring break," said Dr. Emily Gibson, director of Western's Student Health Center. "Being aware of how much you are drinking and not leaving drinks unattended are so important." According to a 2003 National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Prevention study, alcohol results in 1,400 deaths and 500,000 unintentional student injuries each year. Western sophomore Vanessa Rosenberg said she will be travelling to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for spring break. Rosenberg said she also went to Mexico when she was 15, and she had no problem purchasing alcohol, even though the legal drinking age is 18. "They really don't care about seeing ID or a drinking age," Rosenberg said. "As long as you can see over the bar, you are good to go." According to a U.S. State Department report, when students get into legal trouble in spring-break destinations, American authorities cannot do much. "Bottom line, limiting drinks to two to three per 24 hours can avoid so many problems that students often have after drinking way too much," Gibson said. County Council shares in $600,000 cash pot Lee Fehrenbacher The Western Front The Bellingham YWCA provides free and low-income housing to a maximum of 36 women at a time, but YWCA executive director Julie Foster said the waiting list is much longer. "There's probably 80 homeless women on the street at any one time that aren't being served on any day in Whatcom County," Foster said. The Whatcom County Council voted 6-0 Tuesday to help community service organizations such as the YWCA fund programs for the homeless and low-income housing. For many organizations, the demand for housing assistance far outweighs the supply. "We have a very long waiting list for our programsâ€”last count I heard, it was about 3,000 people," said John Harmen, executive director and chief executive officer of Bellingham and Whatcom County Housing Authority. Harmen said people may wait six months to five years for housing. The council approved an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and its cities that directs the use of funds created through Substitute House Bill 2060. Passed in 2002, the bill has so far resulted in approximately $600,000 from a $10 surcharge on documents recorded through the Whatcom County Auditor's office, Whatcom County Councilman Sam Crawford said. The agreement will provide for operation, retention and development of shelters and transitional and permanent housing. "If an elderly person or somebody is at risk of losing their home because of code violations, there would be rehabilitation dollars available," said David Webster, executive director of Northwest Youth Services. Whatcom County Deputy Administrator Dewey Desler said many people in the community have difficulty finding affordable housing, and the organizations built to support them are having difficulty providing that support because of federal budget cuts. Webster said a significant portion of the homeless people in the county are youths and people with mental illnesses whom people have thrown out in the community without the basic skills to take care of themselves. "Let's say you've spent most of your childhood as a foster child â€” once you turn 18, no matter how traumatic your childhood has been and how ready you are for the world, the state says, 'You're out,' " Webster said. 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"We're trying to build more bridges and enrich our shared community in order to allow us to work together better," Moore said. "We want to ensure that people feel safe and supported." Moore and Andrew Dawe, AS vice ' president of activities and resolution cosponsor, said they presented the resolution to the board with the idea that Whatcom and Western share a constituency and a community. Regardless of what Whatcom's student council intended by revoking support of Big Brothers Big Sisters, some students felt alienated, Moore said. The students did not feel isolated necessarily by the council, but by the atmosphere the decision created, he said. When Whatcom's AS revoked support for Big Brothers Big Sisters' Bowl for Kids' Sake event, approximately 300 students signed a petition requesting renewed support for the organization. Whatcom also provided a forum for students and community members to discuss concerns about the AS' decision. "I think if s a great thing (Western's board) did by passing that," said Sara Moore, president of the Gay Straight Alliance at Whatcom. "In my eyes, it adds to the credibility of the AS at Western." A group of approximately 50 students met Wednesday at Whatcom to support the resolution and encourage Whatcom's involvement in diversity training. Avery said he attended the protest and discussed the possibility of diversity training with the administration. "The acuiunistration seemed to really be listening to us," Avery said. "If nothing else, I hope it empowers Whatcom students." According to the resolution, Western's AS board supports Big 'We 're trying to build Brothers Big Sisters' nondiscrimi-more bridges and enrich nation Policy and recognized the organization's work done throughout the community. "I think it's great Western is trying to bridge tilings instead of everyone trying to shout over each other," said Paula French, coordinator of Bowl for Kids' Sake. "Anytime we can draw our community toward peace and resolu- Protest: Leaders plan more rallies Continued from Page 1 our shared community in order to allow us to work together better: Jesse Moore AS vice president for diversity tion is a great tiling." Dawe said the AS board is in the process of organizing its own team for Big Brothers Big Sisters' Community Day on May 1st, in which teams receive pledges to bowl and raise money for the organization. "The point of Big Brothers Big Sisters is to support youth and give them good role models," Dawe said. "Thafs something Bellingham needs â€” something the entire country needs." the event after talking with friends about the series of rapes that had happened in the area. The sexual assault that took place Feb. 23 on the 900 block of High Street happened one block away from her house, she said. "I've heard a lot of different rumors â€” people giving different stories," she said. "No one was very aware that it happened. I don't think thafs effective." Western post-baccalaureate Carlos Hatfield, who used to volunteer at Whatcom Crisis Services, an organization that helps victims of sexual assault and domestic violence, joined the march. He said he was one of two male volunteers at the organization at the time. "I really think that people should go out on the streets when some atrocity happens," Hatfield said. Sarah Rankin, who worked at Whatcom Crisis Services before becoming the coordinator of Crime and Sexual Assualt Services at Western, said the break-ins and assaults have left students scared and unsure of what to do. She carried a "No Rape" sign in the march. "So many students are coming to my office scared," Rankin said. She said the march was a wonderful way for students to directly act against the violence. Wednesday's march was the first of what Briody and her friends said they hope will become a monthly anti-rape march. Also, if a rape occurs near or on campus in the future, they want to march downtown to protest within 24 hours. Briody said that because of the short planning time for Wednesday's march, she did not obtain a permit for the protest. She said they will obtain permits for future marches, although they may have trouble getting one within 24 hours of a rape because of the short notice. "(Rape) could happen at any time," Briody said. "This is a way to direct attention toward the subject." GOP: Whatcom GOP members elect caucus delegates Continued from Page1 (for security threats)." Caucus delegate Marta Guevara said she agreed that the caucus was energizing, and she was looking forward to the campaign. "If s exciting to follow a leader like Bush," she said. "He's brought integrity back to the White House, and he follows his words with action." State Rep. Doug Erickson opened his home for a caucus in Ferndale and said support for Bush also was unflagging at his location. "We had unanimous support for President Bush," he said. "People support the president because of his steady leadership. People also believe that President Bush has made America safe and more secure." Guevara and Ayers both predicted that the health of the economy would be one of the crucial issues in Bush's campaign. "If s always going to be about taxes and the economy," Guevara said. Ayers said Bush's tax platform should motivate people to elect him for a second term. "(Bush's tax cuts) let people keep their money and spend their own money in their own way," Ayers said. "His tax-cuts were needed and necessary." Guevara said she was pleased with the mixed turnout of familiar faces and new acquaintances ,â€ž and added that,she was optimistic about-her,-eandi-date's chances for reelection. "The caucus was exciting because we're drawing in people who haven't been involved before," she said. "If s because the alternative is too frightening." The GOP's national convention will start Aug. 30 in New York. The Democrats' convention will begin July 26 in Boston. Series: Western students, locals must discuss, face issues of race Continued from Page 1 The Western Front online pg|i|||^#^ppl|^^||| Read campus and local news from the comfort of home. "The white students are afraid to say anything because they don't want to be labeled as ignorant or racist," she said. Western senior Jesse Moore, the Associated Students vice president for diversity, implored students to talk about race or suffer the consequences of mounting cultural tension in a Feb. 25,2003 Western Front column. "Unless we get to hear what people really think without them feeling inhibited in their expression, we can never truly understand or identify our problems," Moore said. "We all need to listen and try to understand, even when we completely disagree with what is being said." The Western Fronf s six-part series helped expose various race issues, and its editors encourage students and community members to talk about these issues. Are today's scholarships turning Caucasian males into a new "minority" group? Should Western permit race, ethnicity and national origin to influence admission decisions? Western is roughly as racially diverse as the state of Washington, but is that enough? From scholarships to dating, to crime to entertainment to jobs, race is an issue that surrounds all people. Everyone has a stake in this issue: Latinos, Caucasians, blacks, Asian Americans, American Indians and all other ethnicities. In the end, everyone belongs to one race: the human race. So write letters to the editor. Sponsor forums and events about race. If anyone wants to say something, say it. Western may be a blizzard of white faces, but every face at Western has ears. Speak up. This concludes the race series. Previous parts can be found on www.westernfron-tonline. com. 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The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. though March 27. March 15 Book reading Village Books; 671-2626; free "The Lunch Bunch," a group of retired Western faculty members, will read from their group book,,_"WWU As It Was," at Village Books. Authors include Don Brown, David Marsh, George Lamb,; Al Nickelson gt; frwin Sleznick, Harvey Gelder, Stewart Van Wongerden, Loren Webb and Jerry Flora. The readmg starts at 7:30 p.m. Compiled by Matt Hietala. Nt gt;\ :'- lt; -N, -\ R " ^iiimiS^SS l^B: 14995 Marine Drive â€¢ Whiterock, B.C. Canada â€¢ (604) 531-0672 ---------- Western Front 2004 March 12 - Page 10 ---------- The Western Front â€¢ 10 ACCENT March 12, 2004 s/hlre t/lejr fjVorf[e/ /esser.f(nown fhlngOU[S By Lauren Miller The Western Front Whether someone is craving a sweet breakfast or a late-night snack, a small doughnut shop in Bellingham will satisfy these cravings. Past a small residential neighborhood and between a thick group of trees and an Exxon station is Lafeen's Donuts Ice Cream shop. "*-â€¢ Immediately walking into Lafeen's, one can see the many choices the shop has to offer. Maple bars, turnovers, twists, bear claws and old-fashioned cake doughnuts tease customers behind a glass display. The sweet smell emanates from the variety of pastries fill the small store. Western junior Matt Danielson said he visits Lafeen's about once a month and then Lauren Miller/The Western Front Old- fashioned doughnuts are one of the many pastries, Lafeen's sells. Lafeen's also sells muffins, cookies and ice cream. Lafeen's, bakes all..the., pastries fresh throughout the day. recalls the first time his friends took him there. 'There was a lot of hype leading up to it," he said. "I remember my friend brought me a doughnut and said, 'We are going to Lafeen's next week.' Then when we went, the doughnuts were fresh out off the racks and warm in our hands." Owner Shawn Samutn said the peak hour for Western students is after 9 p.m. At 9:45 p.m., groups walk in and out, filling all Lauren Miller/The Western Front the available seating. The Shawn Samutn, one of the owners of Lafeen's bakery always has a slight Donuts Ice Cream Shop, serves doughnut holes murmur from customers to a customer. The doughnut holes are priced a $1 and a buzz from machines, per dozen. Business cards and fliers about Bellingham events line the walls. "The bakery has been around since 1985," Samutn said. "We are the third owners and bought it in 1996 because it had a good financial report and a lot of customers." Lafeen's provides other food, if people want to pull away from the doughnuts. A variety of ice cream and waffle cones are available. Lafeen's also offers frozen yogurt, cookies, muffins, sundaes and milkshakes. All the doughnuts are affordable, with large pastries like pinwheels and bear claws for $1.25, regular cake doughnuts for 50 cents and decorated doughnuts for 60 cents. Some of Lafeen's more popular items include buttermilk bars, turnovers, fritters and doughnut holes, Samutn said. Lafeen's doughnut holes lay in large numbers on a tray on the glass display. The ping-pong-ball-sized doughnut holes cost $1 per dozen. . Lafeen's is located pastXakeway onr 1466 Electric Aye. and open every day from 6ra.m. to 11 p.m. Local fashions in Railroad store BWBBBMMM^^J By Shanna Green The Western Front Although it has been located downtown for 10 years, many-people do not know about the clothing shop Sojourn until they hear about it from other customers, store owner Peggy Platter said. Once they find out, she said, they often turn into loyal customers. The appeal of Sojourn, located at 1317 Railroad Ave., is that it offers women's clothing and accessories that other stores in Bellingham do not carry, Bellingham resident Angela Walton said. "You can't find things like this in the Bellis Fair Mallâ€” it's unique," Walton said. Platter said that what sets the store apart from other Bellingham clothing retailers is that she almost exclusively buys from small boutique lines and only purchases three or four of each item to make sure "everyone is not wearing the same thing." Although the shop is smaller than some of the stores in malls, Platter said she keeps the selection fresh with new shipments arriving twice a week. Platter said she also tries to set the store apart from the mall by buying jewelry, hats, bags and clothing from local designers. Walton said her favorite items in Sojourn is the jewelry, although the store has other great finds. "The bags are really cool, and there's lots of cool hats," Walton said. Platter said the store is ready â„¢ ",*, rn TAr . -n . for spring. For the season, she Shanna Green/The Western Front . , , . , ' , .â€ž .â€ž , , ^ . ...... ..... said bright colors still will be the Sojourn store manager Michelle Millar uses most p o p u i a r looks. Piatter said steam to press the lining of a tutu skirt. Millar said p i n k ^ remain strong/ a n d yelâ€ž the pink skirt will be a popular look for spring. iow and turquoise will be the new "it" colors. Lauren Fior/The Western Front A group of customers eat by the window on a sunny day at Harris Avenue Cafe in Fairhaven. By Lauren Fior The Western Front Harris Avenue Cafe in Fairhaven is a comfortable and cozy place to eat. Set in an old brick building, the small cafe offers some of the best breakfasts in town. The cafe offers breakfast and lunch every day from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Menu items vary from sandwiches to French toast. One item not found at many restaurants is the $4.25 cornmeal buttermilk pancake stack. The cafe also offers a BLT with avocado sandwich on focaccia bread, hamburgers, soup and salads. "They have good, friendly service and a cozy atmosphere because of its small, intimate setting," Whatcom Community College sophomore Jessica Schwab said. Schwab said she eats at the cafe three or four times a month. "I like their soup and salad comboâ€” if s a good portion for a good price, approximately $6;" Schwab said;; ^ is ^omelet-style ciish Avith eggs,; green peppers, pnipn, sausage^p^ llv^clpy^ ---------- Western Front 2004 March 12 - Page 11 ---------- March 12, 2004 ACCENT The Western Front â€¢ 11 By Justin McCaughan The Western Front A blue door tucked in the side of an office building on North Forest Street serves as the entrance to Paul Turpin's world. Turpin, the 36-year-old co-owner of Bayside Recording, spends most of his life in the professional recording studio on the other side of that door. Bayside Recording is the biggest recording studio in Whatcom County and has recorded some of the most notable local bands and musicians, including The Barbed Wire Cutters, Korby Lenker and Idiot Pilot. The music bug bit Turpin a long time ago. In first grade, he began taking private piano lessons. His enthusiasm for music grew as he pounded away at the keys of the piano in his Federal Way home. By seventh grade, he had taken an interest in music composition and desperately wanted to join the school band. His parents gave him the choice of continuing his piano lessons or joining the band and taking trombone lessons. He chose the band. "Band was much more social with all those cute clarinet players," he said. He said he excelled as a student and as a musician, and his peers eventually elected him the president of his junior high school and later high school bands. "I was convinced by my junior high experience that music was what I wanted to do with my life," Turpin said. Second only to his love for music was his fascination with computers. "Senior year of high school, I got a four-track (recorder), a drum machine and a synthesizer," Turpin said. "My interest in recording stemmed from my interest in technology." Turpin knew he wanted to go to college to study music, but he debated whether to attend. Western or Northwestern' Universitylin Illinois1"He"' chose Western ' and began classes in the fall of 1985. "I got into Northwestern academically, but I ended up choosing Western because they thought I was a great trombone player," he said. "Music was what I really wanted to study." Turpin took the audio recording class at Fairhaven College during his freshman year and eventually became a lab assistant in the recording studio. He earned two bachelor's degrees in musical perform-' ance and composition from Western. He joined a cover band his freshman year and the local reggae band Jumbalassy during his sophomore year. He was a Jumbalassy member for almost 13 years. Turpin struggled to balance the amount of time he dedicated to music and school with the amount of time he spent working his part-time job. "It was basically four days a week in the band, three days at work and five days a week at school," Turpin said. "It was really rough. I wasn't getting any sleep." Although he was already incredibly busy, Turpin took on the job of recording and mixing his band's first record. "I got into recording largely because I needed a way to record my own band," he said. "I didn't like the choices of recording studios in Bellingham. I wanted something better." In 1995, Turpin moved into a house on Bayside Place with a large garage. "We built a soundproof room within my garage and put the control room in my third bedroom," he said. Slowly, other musicians in the Bellingham area began showing interest in recording in Turpin's garage. . "It was a slow progression," he said. "Suddenly, I realized I had a recording business." Turpin's recording studio has the name Bayside Recording because of the street on which it was located. "It's not a very creative name, but it has ring to it," he said. : The business eventually grew so big that Turpin and his Jbusiness"partner aecided it was time to^MOvethe studio out of their home. "The control room was right next to my bedroom, and I couldn't sleep," Turpin said. "Also, whenever I wanted to relax, there would always be a band in the house." Turpin and his business partner took out a loan and located the building where their studio is now. They hired an architect to design a studio with two recording rooms, each one recording to a different soundboard and able to work jcprripleMy independently of the other Turpiri "has been in his new studio for more than three years and loves his work. "I like that it can be completely different every day," he said. "In a lot of ways, you become a creative part of every band you work with. You get intimately involved in their creative process." Amanda Woolley/The Western Front Paul Turpin works on his mixing board in the main studio at Bayside Recording. Turpin spent many sleepless nights at mixing boards. Lenker has worked with Bayside Recording before, and recently recorded his "The Ghost of Whiteboy" album with Turpin. "For me, he's gone above and beyond the call of duty," Lenker said. "He's taken a personal interest in the quality of my music." Lenker said he has never seen a higher work ethic in a sound engineer and considers Bellingham lucky to have an engineer like Turpin. ." . "I think he's Bellingham's best engineer, hands down," he said. "We spent almost 26 hours in the studio at one point when we were mixing and mastering The Ghost of Whiteboy.' You can't exactly expect an engineer to do that, but Paul did." Turpin said he enjoys experiencing a wide diversity of music and people. "We deal directly with artists all of the time," he said. "It's neat to see young artists at the beginning of their career." Daniel Anderson, guitarist for the Bellingham band Idol Pilot, said his group has been working with Turpin for four years. "The thing that makes him different from other recorders is that he really cares about the band and what the band wants," Anderson said. "He really cares about what he's doing in a legitimate way." Peter Miller, director of the Audio Institute of America, trains aspiring sound engineers and has been working with engineers in the music industry for decades. "There's a big difference between listening to music and hearing music," Miller said. "Great engineers think about the effect they want before they touch a knob." Lenker said he is amazed at Turpin's ability to accurately record sound. "Paul has a lot of experience recording and making sounds," he said. "One of the jobs of a good engineer is to know,.how to reproduce the sound of an actual instrument, to make a sax sound like a sax, to make a guitar sound like a guitar. Paul does that incredibly well." Turpin said he is proud of his studio and has accomplished every major goal he has had in his life so far. "I've never given myself any alternatives that would lead me away from my goals," Turpin said. He hopes his client base will continue to grow as Bayside Recording does, but he is pleased. "I'm happy at the point I'm at right now," he said. "Your highest goal should be to be happy today." Turpin credits much of his success thus far to his people skills. "Having good people skills is important as a recorder," Turpin said. "You need to understand what the band is' going through. You need to know what it's like to be in a Amanda Woolley/The Western Front band." Paul Turpin works on his computer, mixing music with a program. ---------- Western Front 2004 March 12 - Page 12 ---------- The Western Front â€¢ 12 ACCENT March 12, 2004 In your opinion, what musician's death was the most premature and tragic? ^fanis;;^^ Junior, psychology I b u t S W ^ JJ )/BrÂ£di^ j-;reSUpCp lt;^;fo^^ J u i u c ^ h i^ vGMff Burton; tK^ j ^ Beirause^^ d e i t l i ^^ ?;as:gdq |:;-^ J5 i lt;fpj^//e#^ Bellingham needs more all-ages venues Aaron Apple Commentary Some might say Bellingham is the next Seattle, with its all-ages music scene and larger touring bands, like The Jealous Sound, The Red Light Sting, Death Cab for Cutie and The Lawrence Arms, who all have recently played here for all-ages audiences. The all-ages scene in Bellingham has tremendously grown in the past years and is showing no signs of slowing down. A few years ago, the only place where minors could see a show was downtown at the Showoff Gallery and the occasional Associated Students Productions Pop Music show at Western. Bellingham now has a few more venues, people dedicated to making the scene stronger and many talented bands. The only factor that seems to be missing from a perfect scene is a permanent all-ages venue downtown. The Give A Fuck Church puts on approximately three all-ages shows a month, but that is not enough to accommodate the growth of audiences and bands. The ASP Pop Music club brings bigger touring acts to campus and pairs them with local openers. Loa Records plays host to free concerts anywhere on campus that it can, mostly with local bands. These clubs are facing a lack-of - space, problem. The Viking Union Multipurpose Room gets quickly booked, and because the room is so big, it is hard to fill. That leaves the Fairhaven Auditorium, which no longer is allowing groups to use the room for shows. The Underground Coffee House also plays host to shows every week or so, but to play there, bands must keep the sound under a certain decibel level, which prevents heavy rocking out. The coffeehouse still puts on fun, memorable shows though,. especially Kind of Like Spitting's acoustic performance and Anna Oxygen. Plenty of bars and clubs are available for bands to play at in Bellingham. But many bands do not enjoy playing at smoke-filled bars, where much of the time, people pay more attention to their drinks than the music. Also, younger fans are excluded from these shows, limiting the band's potential audience. Some bands might have more fun playing to a younger, more enthusiastic crowd that actually moves to the music, rather than standing with their arms crossed or their hands in their pockets. Groups have too difficult of a time sponsoring shows on Western's campus. The school should be working with groups, not against them, to make shows happen. Western needs to have more than two possible places on campus where rock concerts take place. Western has better shows! on its campus than any other university in Washington. Often, if a large band like The Promise Ring tours the country, Western is the only university on its agenda. This trend needs to continue, not be discouraged because of the lack of venues. iiii^sfe^ livfi^^ UMHE: United Ministries in Higher Education atWWU presents: A Seat at the Table Reclaiming Women's Voices in Biblical Discussion featuring: Kelsey Rice A Young Adult Intern for the National Network of Presbyterian College Thursday, March 18th, 7:00pm t o 9:00pm Library Presentation R o o m a t W WU Information contact: vldaybaz@qwest.net or 676-9531 Heck, you're not doing the study abroad thing like all your friends - but you can at least stay in a few youth hostels! The best way to meet fun and funky international travelers without crossing an ocean. 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Spend a few nights at some of the Bellingham bars that offer karaoke, though, and all that could change. Bars and restaurants, such as the Fairhaven Pub Martini Bar, have karaoke nights that are so popular some students attend every week, karaoke host Jody Hunter said. Hunter, who organizes karaoke .night for The Royal and the Fairhaven, recognized regulars sitting in the bar. "They're fun," she said as she pointed to a table of four men. "And he comes every week; but he never sings," she said of another guy. Still, even if someone is a regular, it does not necessarily mean he or she is a great singer, Hunter said. "It's not a talent show," Hunter said. "The Fairhaven one is really fun." Hunter said she has had a lot of fun and listened to some interesting performances as a karaoke host. "No matter how many times I think I've found the worst singer, there's always someone worse," Hunter said. The first group Hunter pointed out was comprised of Western seniors Sean Frisch, Eric Hyatt, Brian Johnson and Sammy White. Hyatt said the group has performed at the Fairhaven every Wednesday since finding out about karaoke night in September. Hunter said that since many of the regulars want to sing the same songs every week, she encourages them to try new material. White said the men have a solid routine, but they do not always perform the same songs. "We do at least one boy band, some AC/DC, 'Labamba' â€” the Spanish version â€” and '80s rock," White said. Frisch was the first in the group to perform, and as he took the stage, the rest laughed. "He thinks he's doing Garth Brook's 'The Dance/ " Hyatt said. "But it's Chumbawamba." After finishing his surprise rendition of "Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba, Frisch said it was not the first time his friends had switched songs on him.. At another table, Western senior Ralph Smith, Bellingham resident Shawn Bair and Whatcom Community College senior Bunny Bristow waited for their turns to perform. Smith said he began performing karaoke with his friends approximately three months ago and regularly has come to the Fairhaven on Wednesday nights. "It's" addictive," Smith said. "Now I want to do, like, five or six songs a night." Bristow said he was with Smith the first time they performed. Bristow said they and their friends decided to sing "I Want It That Way" by the Backstreet Boys after getting drunk. Ever since, Bristow said the song has become a favorite that they perform regularly. Since he has karaoke on his PlayStation, Bristow said sometimes they get together and practice their songs. Western senior Kristin Bailey, who came with Bristow and Smith, said she ^ j p | m S ^ Fairhaven FxS ^Miiitiid^iai 1114 Hafris Ave.; R :671-6^5-';;''':'//:';\,';';v.';;; "'r--M. 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SincereCy, yfWVL Tar king Transportation Services JACternative Transportation Trogram WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ---------- Western Front 2004 March 12 - Page 14 ---------- SPORTS www.westernfrontonline.com The Western Front March 12, 2004 â€¢ 14 MEN'S GOLF Western places ninth among 19 Western could not improve its second-round ninth-place standing Tuesday at the Southern California Intercollegiate Championship in San Diego. Four Vikesi|ceive regional honors Grant Dykstra RyanDiggs Tessa DeBoer Sports information directors from 24 schools voted four Viking basketball players to the Daktronics, Inc. NCAA Division II West Region all-star team. Women's senior forward Tessa DeBoer was named to the second team, as was men's sophomore forward Grant Dykstra. Two men's guards, senior Jason Burrell and sophomore Ryan Diggs, received honorable mention. Information courtesy of , me Athletic Department. ; Infographic by Matt DeVeau. WOMEN'S GOLF Western wins Chico State invite The Vikings overcame a three-stroke deficit to win the Chico State University Invitational Tournament by one stroke Tuesday iri Chico, Calif. SOFTBALL Central pitches Western shutout Western lost its first Great Northwest Athletic Conference contest 1-0 to Central Washington University on Thursday in Ellensburg. Club tennis swings nationals By Jelena Washington The Western Front A roster of eight Western students flew to Daytona Beach, Ha., Wednesday for the non-varsity USA Team Tennis National Campus Championships, which conclude Saturday. Western's men's and women's club tennis teams dropped two matches in Thursday's pool play, losing to the University of Colorado and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. "In terms of the competition, I'd say we are middle of the road," Western senior player coach Allison flgenfritz said. "Coming from Western, we don't have access to courts and nice weather like the southern schools do." Western will begin Friday's games at 8 a.m. against the University of Michigan and at 10:30 a.m. against the University of Delaware. The Intercollegiate Tennis Association, which is the governing body for collegiate tennis in the United States, designed the tournament to promote tennis at colleges throughout the country, said Casey Angle, a member of the association. "People are giving up tennis after high school, and we hope this will prevent that from happening and keep people playing," Angle said. The United States has 300,000 high school tennis players but only 25,000 college players, he said. Three organizations sponsor the tournament: The ITA, the U.S. Tennis Association, which deals with tennis at all levels of play, and the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association, which handles all non- varsity and intramural sports in the country, Angle said. The tournament began its fifth year and played host to an all-time high of 33 schools from 22 states, said Joe Resgado, USTA board of directors member. 'When the tournament started five years ago, there was only 10 teams participating, but now we have tripled that number," Angle said. "Western has been a participant all of those five years." Entry into the tournament has been open to any school willing to send a team, but the associations hope to establish qualifying regional tournaments in the near future, Angle said. The USTA sponsors four regional tournaments in which teams have the chance to receive additional funding for the national tournament, Angle said. The level of competition is high, but the skill level varies, Angle said. "Most of the participants could have played at the college level but for some reason chose not to," he said. Resgado said that because the size of the tournament has been increasing every year, the facilities soon will not be able to account for more teams. "We have been considering an East and West national championship for the two different coasts," Resgado said. "We like to hold a tournament at Daytona again and maybe another in southern California." The tournament is designed not only to promote tennis, but also for students to enjoy a vacation in a fun city, Resgado said. 'We like to keep the tournament as exciting as possible, and the students like it because it is spring break time in Daytona right now," he said. 7 OT IF YOU 1 1 1 1 1 www.shareyourlife.org 1-8G0-355-SHARE Coalition on Organ Tissue Donation Are Your BRAKES making noise? We have a FREE brake inspection that you should get every 30,000 miles. 1 0 % discount with Student ID Prime Tune Brakes in Sunset Square 671-2277 WELCOME TO (I ^ PREGNANT? 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"I put on many faces throughout the day," staff athletic trainer Julie Weisgerber. said. "I work with personal issues with athletes, talk to coaches and do whatever I can to get athletes back into practice or games." Weisgerber, who is one of the three varsity-sport athletic trainers at Western, is in her second year as a trainer. She is the trainer for volleyball, women's basketball, golf and cheer. She has to be at all volleyball and basketball practices and games, which includes away games, and she said she helps with golf and cheer when she can. Weisgerber said her job, like all athletic trainers' jobs, is to treat and assess injuries and to apply the best treatment for the individual athlete. These treatments might involve an ice bath or muscle- strengthening and rehabilitation techniques, such as electrical-stem treatment or ultrasound, Weisgerber said. "I have dealt with females who had eating disorders and athletes who had issues from surgery and got frustrated with the long-term rehabilitation," Weisgerber said. Head athletic trainer Lonnie Lyon said a basketball player who split his face open on the steel footing of the bleachers while diving after a loose ball suffered the most gruesome injury he has ever seen. Lyon has been an athletic trainer at Western for six years and handles the football, men's basketball and both crew teams. He said he travels with the football and basketball teams and attends practices and games. Lyon said fall quarter is his busiest time because he has to help the football team at the same time he has to help the basketball team, which begins its season at the end of fall. Lyon said that since trainers see athletes at their best and worse, they try to maintain a positive atmosphere. "We try to make the.training room a place where they can feel comfortable," Lyon said. "We use humor for an He said that correctly evaluating an injury is challenging. "If you come up with the wrong decision, you can further injure the athlete, or being too conservative means that the athlete doesn't play when they could," Lyon said. After tearing his own ACL in high school, staff athletic trainer Masa Migita said he became interested in athletic injuries. In his first year at Western, Migita handles training for men's and women's soccer, track and cross country. "The older kids that I work with have such a positive attitude towards getting healthier and getting back to their top performance," Migita said. In most cases, each varsity athletic trainer is able to treat an injured athlete. The trainers, however, refer serious injuries, such as broken bones or injuries that need stitches, to team physician Dr. Warren Howe. Western's athletic trainers also assist students. All Western students have access to rehabilitation from student athletic trainer Lori deKubber. DeKubber went to school at Western in the '80s and was a former Western assistant women's basketball coach from '91 to '98. "I do not do any prevention care or on-field assessment of injuries," deKubber said. "I see students after they have seen the doctor, so the only thing I do is rehabilitation." DeKubber said she sees injuries that are not always sports-related. "Mostly I see upper trap (neck and shoulder) tension from over-studying on the computer," deKubber Chris Taylor/The Western Front said. "I also see a lot of injuries due to inactivity, where Western staff athletic trainer Masa Migita applies ice to a frustrated Ben Dragavon, Western sophomore and men's soccer goalkeeper. Dragavon strained his knee Thursday during practice. icebreaker or for a comforting tool to help athletes in their dealing with their injuries but at the same time help them with their needs so they feel confident getting back to activity." a person is not used to doing a certain activity which they might do for the first time." DeKubber, who works paft time on weekday mornings, said that, during a student's first visit, she completes a full evaluation and establishes a rehabilitation program. "I teach them things they can do at home," deKubber said. "They should feel like they have some control over their rehabilitation and are getting better." Where? Need some extra cash? Take your books to the dissociated Students Bookstore and get cash. No receipts are necessary and books purchased from other stores accepted. Don't forget that all proceeds from the Associated Students Bookstore go to Associated Student Activities! Associated Students Bookstore Main Floor WESTEBIr Store Hours: j nMoonn -- mFr i /7:.:s3u0aamm -- y5.:v0u0ppmm rPnhoonnee:: \(s3o6v0)) o6a50u--3jo6s5 5 J OOIULStOYC Saturday II:00am-3:00pm Fax: {360)650-2888 Whcn?March 1Â° -19?2004 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Excluding Weekends ---------- Western Front 2004 March 12 - Page 16 ---------- The Western Front â€¢ 16 SPORTS March 12, 2004 Steroids juice dry game Matt Hietala COMMENTARY President George W. Bush, the U.S. Senate and the baseball world are in an uproar about steroid use in MLB. Give it up, fellas, it is not that big of a deal. Steroid use in baseball does not harm Joe Baseball Fan on the couch. Steroids do not hurt anyone but the players who take them. They also make the game more exhilarating. Today's superstars are men who put up numbers bigger than their massive biceps and bulging foreheads. As the old Nike commercial pointed out, "Chicks dig the long ball." -' Everyone does. Fans today would rather see deep, upper-deck dingers than sacrifice bunts and hit-and-runs. They want to see Barry Bonds, a player who is at the center of the allegations, airmail his record-breaking 756th home run into McCovey Cove in San Francisco. Baseball purists argue that these games featuring beefed-up ball players who jack 60 home runs a season are not the way baseball was meant to be played. Well if that is the case, playing in tiny, Cracker Jack-box stadiums that cause statistics to swell is not the way the game was meant to be played, either. Neither is expansion, which leads to pitching matchups between superstar sluggers and pimple-faced youngsters who instead should be bagging groceries part time. Times change, including in baseball. These purists do not argue that black and Hispanic players should not be playing, though they did not play in the times these old-timers covet. While steroids are illegal, baseball players clearly are not ordinary citizens. Real people do not make millions and milhons of dollars. Real people do not have warehouses full of expensive cars. Real people do not handpick which celebrities they are going to date. Baseball players, however, do. At least those who are superstars. Clearly not every athlete uses the juice. Some of these moguls simply train hard. These players are the ones who do not break down but sustain long careers. Ken Caminiti and Jose Canseco, both admitted "'roid ragers" who won league MLB's Most Valuable Player awards, each suffered injury after injury could not finish their once-productive careers. No one can argue against the negative effects steroids have on a person's health. Steroids have been proven to cause adverse, long-term health effects, ranging from heart disease to the inability to produce testosterone. It can even cause premature death, like it did to former NFL star Lyle Alzado, who died at 43 in '92 from a rare form of brain cancer that his admitted steroid abuse in the '80s induced. Players know the risk they take . when they plunge the syringe into their backside, just as Alzado did. They know the effects it can have on their games, too. It can move them from the minors to the majors, from mediocrity to stardom. MLB Commissioner Bud Selig and his baseball cronies clearly are not too concerned with the problem. A player has to fail a handful of tests before suspension and public acknowledgement. Under baseball's current testing rules, a player has to fail five drug tests before baseball forces him to sit out a year. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, which tests Olympic athletes, mandates an automatic one-year suspension up*r a positive drug test. Considering its policy, it is pretty clear which group cares more about drug use. Selig may make token public statements about doping, but if he actually cared, he would toughen the policy. If the Sen. John McCain-led uproar continues and the Senate takes action, the league will have to institute stricter policy regarding steroid usage. Until then, players ought to keep their waistband loose and a butt cheek wiped clean for sanitary steriod injections â€” and keep the homers coming. . Campus rec offers bracket challenge By Caitin Long The Western Front Get ready for madness. - March 14 is bracket Sunday, and Western students have until 5 p.m. on March 17 to map the path that the 64 NCAA Division I men's basketball teams competing for the National Championship will take. In addition to this quarter's intramural sports, campus recreation is offering a March Madness Bracket Challenge for the first time, said Jeff Crane, Western intramural and sport club coordinator. "We want to offer different opportunities to people who normally wouldn't participate in sports," Crane said. Students choose the winners of each of the 61 games that comprise the bracket and earn points for each win they correctly predict. The NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championships begin March 18 and end April 5 in San Antonio. 'To see your team try to make it all the way is what makes March Madness fun," Western sophomore Greg McGee said. Students can fill out as many brackets as they like. Each bracket costs $1. The student with the most points and the student with the least points each win an intramural T-shirt. "If s more than just the prize," Western junior Matt Berendsen said. "If s the competition against other people that makes bracket challenges worthwhile." Â£ Being struck by lightning is rare. Having a disability is not. One in five Americans will acquire a disability in his or her lifetime. Please support the work of Easter Seals! 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"Talent is nothing at this point," Nichols said. "The difference is confidence in your attitude." Western has not lost in its past six meetings with Sonoma State. They last met in the 2002 regional semifinals in a 71-60 Western win. "I haven't even brought up our winning streak against Sonoma," Nichols said. "We are trying to just focus on ourselves and not the other team." Both teams' leading scorers are a center and a forward. Western senior forward Tessa DeBoer and senior center Jenn McGillivray collectively have scored more than 2,500 points during their four-year careers. Sonoma junior forward Tara Whiteside and junior center Jessica Jones each average 11 points per game this season. After losing starting junior guard Kelly Colard and reserve freshman forward Krystal Robinson with torn ACLs, Western will head to finals with a shallow bench. "Nobody is hurting right now, and if they are, they're not allowed to say it," Nichols said. Ben Arnold /The Western Front The Western women's basketball team huddles after a timeout Jan. 22 in Carver Gym. 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Famous for binge drinking, sun tanning, and actual girls gone wild spring break essentially is the perfect excuse for the MTV generation to party, but it does not provide the rest and relaxation students need to make it through spring quarter. One way to improve the quality of any vacation is to take advice seriously. The following tips may reduce pain, suffering and embarrassment. Everyone needs to let loose, but spring break is only 10 days, and calculating recovery time into vacation dates is crucial to post-spring-break demeanor. Whether the destination is Mexico, Las Vegas or on mom's couch where you can live vicariously through MTV, do not neglect your body. Drinking is fine, but know when to stop and, more importantly, drink water â€¢after â€” or even with â€” alcohol. Water is key. Nothing is worse than spending a day in paradise hugging the toilet. But think twice about the tap water in Mexico and other less-developed countries. This includes ice, lettuce and anything rinsed in water. Just because alcohol or food is cheap does not mean it is a wise purchase. For example, $1 mar-garitas in Vegas and hot dogs in Mexico should raise a red flag. They might taste great, but ignoring the recurring drunken voices and walking past the vendor is the best choice. Hangovers are virtually unavoidable during spring break, so partiers can downgrade the torture by stocking a Costco-sized aspirin bottle prior to departure. Plan on two at night and two in the morning along with Gatorade or another beverage that contains electrolytes. If an automobile is the chosen mode of transportation, make sure to change the oil and take care of other long-neglected issues, along with any other affordable maintenance. People like to eat lobsters, not look like them, so wear sunscreen, and remember that although the bottle may say waterproof, it does not mean it will be after 10 dips in the pool. Reapply every couple of hours and be sure to cover those hard-to- reach back regions along with the often-forgotten ears. If time allows, hit the tanning bed prior to spring break. Tanning could prevent severe first-day burns that have the potential to destroy any plans of coming home with a tan. Do not forget to deal with the stinky, dry and neglected parts below. They are feet, and they most likely need some help. So before hitting the pool, take a peek. If they look anything like a hobbifs â€” and don't lie â€” get some help. The $20 it costs for a pedicure will be worth avoiding the embarrassment. One's own body should not be the only concern. Keep in mind that even Jack Osbourne looks attractive after a few drinks. With a little help from nightclub lighting, people could mistake him for Brad Pitt. Avoid morning-after trauma by second-guessing potential overnight company. On that same note, giving out a phony cell phone number could help avoid annoying, unwanted phone calls during the first week of classes from that one guy from the bar. Gum and deodorant are two items that should be on hand at all times. Both will be extremely beneficial in avoiding unattractive smells and unwanted glares. Of all the preparation, the most important aspect may be planning for the unexpected. Cars break, cash gets stolen, and everything costs more than expected, so bring an emergency credit card or something of the sort. This may prevent a phone call to the parents that would more than likely result in a serious . argument ending with "I told you so." Most importantly, be sure to leave a day or two for recovery. Nothing is worse than coming home with a suitcase full of dirty clothes, a hangover and no money, and then going right back to school. So until spring break is twice as long, leave one week for partying and one for sleeping, have fun, be smart and try to not forget everything from winter quarter. Employers need to lighten up, stress recreation and leisure Chris Taylor COMMENTARY The stressed working conditions Americans experience every day have taken a toll on toda)^'s society by increasing health problems, affecting family life and damaging people's overall happiness. Americans today tick their lives away, never stopping to relax and enjoy life from their fast-paced lifestyles. According to the U.S. Human Resource Guide, American workers take the fewest annual vacation days in the industrialized world. One in six U.S. employees is unable to use his or her entitled vacation days because of overwork. !?*?ss|*p5sS5S!!3KÂ§s!pK3S3OT This fast-paced lifestyle that many Americans live has created many health concerns. The main concern is stress. People become overwhelmed with the responsibilities that work demands of them, which results in negative effects on their bodies. Increased stress has become the cause of many heart problems every year, according to the American Heart Association Web site. "More and more evidence suggests a relationship between the risk of cardiovascular disease and environmental and psychosocial factors. These factors include job strain, social isolation and personality traits," the site said. The tolls of too many hours at the office not only affect one's body, but family life as well. Working parents seem to be putting in more hours, and parents are dropping children off at day cares earlier and picking them up later than ever before, according to a documentary reported by KIRO Channel 7 titled "The Overworked American." It also said 80 percent of Americans wished fhey could spend more time with their children. The fact that children are not spending time with their parents means other influences, such as television, are affecting their growth processes. If this is the case, then Americans should not work as much and spend more time with their children so they can give them guidance. The fact that Americans are overworked means that not only do they have less time to take care of their children and bodies, but they do not have time to enrich themselves with the benefits of recreation and leisure. Spending time each day to take part in a leisure or recreational activity, such as playing the guitar, talking with a friend or going for a run, clears a person's mind and ultimately leaves the individual happy. The teachings of Greek philosopher Aristotle's Book VII of Politics show the importance of leisure: "The first principle of all (good) action is leisure. Both (work and leisure) are required, but leisure is better than occupation and is its end." Here is a man who lived many years ago, and even he knew that leisure was the most important factor in benefiting one's soul. With Americans clocking in so many hours, they produce many products and services, but the reality is that Americans do not need most of the stuff that they consume. The solution lies in institutionalizing a shorter work week SEE Leisure, PAGE 19 IMt. Baker 'Planned Parenthood Bellingham 734.9095 Mount Vernon 848.1744 ---------- Western Front 2004 March 12 - Page 18 ---------- The Western Front â€¢ 18 OPINIONS March 12, 2004 DUI checks on Lakeway are necessary to ensure the safety of drivers Drive hammered, get nailed. That is what the Washington State Patrol would like people to believe. A Bellingham lawyer recently filed a court motion to dismiss a driving-under-the- influence case, which could affect more than 100 people who received DUIs. Officers pulled them over for taking an illegal right turn, not driving drunk. Driving under the influence is wrong, regardless of the reason for which a person is caught. It should not matter why a person is pulled over. If he or she is drunk, on drugs or otherwise intoxicated, that person should suffer the consequences. The lawyer's argument is that the right turn in question, from Ellis Street onto Lakeway Drive, is impossible to execute legally. City engineers have stated that the turn is difficult to make. According to an e-mail from Bellingham traffic operations engineer Steve Haugen, "It is difficult to stay in the curb lane because the radius of the SE curb return is small." This means the turn is almost impossible to make unless a person is starting from a stop. A DUI is still a DUI, regardless of why a person arouses suspicion. According to the Washington State Patrol's 2002 annual report, troopers arrested 18,513 drivers for DUI infractions. This was a 26.6 percent increase from the 14,617 arrests in 2001. This is a small portion of the state's 4.3 million licensed drivers but still is a group of people that exceeds Western's enrollment by approximately 5,000. In 2002,17,419 people died in the United States in crashes involving alcohol, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data. In Washington state, 281 people died in alcohol- related accidents, representing 43 percent of the 649 people killed on Washington's roadways, according to the Mothers Against Drunk Driving Web site. If a person is not drunk, five minutes of chatting with an officer is a small price to pay, compared to the costs of an alcohol-related fatality. Perhaps Washington's drivers need a reality check. In 2002, the State Patrol contacted 77-percent more people for driving aggressively than in 2001, according to the WSP. This unofficial sobriety checkpoint serves a purpose and serves it well. The lawsuit alleges that state troopers routinely stake out the intersection. The resulting citations that they issue, however, are worth the risk of getting caught making an illegal right turn. Some say sobriety checkpoints violate civil liberties. But it is impossible to argue that removing drunk drivers from the road is a bad thing. The solution merely is not to drive drunk. Call a cab, call a friend or call a parent for a ride. At least this way, getting pulled over will not be a problem. Frontlines are the opinion of The Western Front editorial board: Jeremy Edwards, Josh Dumond, Mugs Scherer, Cari Lyle, Jenny Zuvela, Ben Arnold, Eric Berto, Keith Boiling, Justin McCaughan and Jenny Maag. The Western Front Editor in Chief: Jeremy Edwards; Managing Editor: Josh Dumond; Head Copy Editor: Mugs Scherer; Copy Editors: Cari Lyle, Jenny Zuvela; Photo Editor: Ben Arnold; News Editors: Eric Berto, Paul Nicholas Carlson; Accent Editor: Keith Boiling; Features Editor: Justin McCaughan; Sports Editor: Jenny Maag; Opinions Editor: Matt DeVeau; Online Editor: Matt McDonald; Columnist: Wolfgang Deerkop; Cartoonists: Matt Haver, Reid Psaltis; Community Liaison: Bonnie Coe; Adviser: Lyle Harris; Business Manager: Alethea Macomber; Advertising Manager: Joel Hall. Staff Reporters: Aaron Apple, Charlotte Chandler, Wolfgang Deerkop, Melena Eaton, Lee Fehrenbacher, Lauren Fior, Zoe Fraley, Sarah Getchman, Krissy Gochnour, Shanna Green, Tyler Hicks, Matt Hietala, Kelseyanne Johnson, Kaitlin King, Cailin Long, Lauren Miller, Rob Morrell, Porfirio Pena, Katie Scaief, Bryan Sharick, Chris Taylor, Caitlin Unsell, Gil Ventura, Jelena Washington, Amanda Woolley. And we quote: "How's your wife and my kids?" â€” Haywood from "Major League Canadian broadcasts epitomize freedom Wolfgang Deerkop ON THE ROCKS Let me be the first to say, congratulations to all of you who are graduating. Keep on trucking to those of you who made it through the quarter, and good luck to the rest of you who flunked and/or dropped out during winter quarter. It is a good thing that you went to Math 102 at least once a week because math will come in handy as you spend the remainder of your life counting the number of pickles that go on a Big Mac. â€¢ -â€¢. Unfortunately for most Western alumni, graduation means leaving friends and family 4n Bellingham and moving out into the "real" world. No more romantic walks along Clayton Beach, no more trips to Mount Baker after class and no more Canadian radio and television. That's right â€” once you move away from Bellingham, you will not be able to take advantage of the unedited, unadulterated and profanity-laced broadcasts that filter down to Whatcom County from the great white North. If you are unaware of the wondrous broadcasts that go out across the public airways in Canada, you should check them out. Using only an antenna, you can receive everything from "The Simpsons" and "Survivor" to soft-core porn and music videos. The Canadian government trusts its citizens' judgment enough to include the violence, sex and other graphic content in mainstream movies for free. If only Americans could be so lucky. Public airways in the United States have gained an aura of sacred piety usually reserved for the Virgin Mary. Although the majority of Americans use crude and sexually explicit language every day, we are not allowed to hear it coming from the radio or on network television. The U.S. government should realize that 90 percent of the music distributed in the United States contains words that cannot be spoken on the radio, and laws concerning obscenity should evolve with the passing years. Television is even more of a joke. Cable television has eclipsed network programming. Every character on "Sex in the City" says "fuck" at least 15 times during every episode, usually while engaging in , SEE Broadcast, PAGE 19 Government should stop media merger madness Jelena Washington COMMENTARY People should consider themselves lucky for now because The Walt Disney Co. has refused the $54 million takeover bid Comcast threw at it. Comcast owning Disney is a distant dream, since Comcast's stock dropped below the price of Disney's. The government has a responsibility to prevent this type of a giant media merger from occurring and from a small number of firms controlling almost all the media within the United States. The government should not be relaxing these restrictions, but tightening them. Corporations have begun a disastrous trend of conglomerating into one monstrous company in an attempt to save money and eliminate the competition. If, for some reason, Comcast does take over Disney, then the combined giant media company would not only own some of the television stations and most of the movies people watch but also the service that provides those movies and television stations. Six parent firms control almost every media outlet in the United States: General Electric Co., Viacom International Inc., Disney, Bertelsmann Media Worldwide, Time Warner and News Corp. Ltd. The idea of media pluralism â€” the ability to receive diverse opinions through media â€” becomes obsolete. Instead of each newspaper or radio station developing its own style/cheaper and easier mass production tempt the corporation. The number of newspapers within each metropolitan city in the United States has been decreasing since the early 1900s. Now, instead of several daily newspapers, most large cities have only one large daily paper. When a city has only one main source of information, the chance to hear different views becomes more difficult. Even though journalists are supposed to be objective, being 100-percent objective all the time is nearly impossible. Free speech is becoming less of what a journalist or editor is allowed to say on his or her own will and more of what a SEE Media, PAGE 19 ---------- Western Front 2004 March 12 - Page 19 ---------- March 12, 2004 OPIMONS The Western Front â€¢ 19 Broadcast: Censorship must stop Continued from Page 18 graphic sex scenes with multiple partners, toys and small furry rodents. The government should get with the times and realize that 21st-century Americans want, and are willing ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ to pay for, obscene, violent and sexually gratuitous entertainment. The government should accept this simple fact and stop enforcing moral ideals that are centered on the belief that America is a nation of demure and sheltered clones who blush at the words "vagina" or "penis." Who cares if a 38- year-old has-been exposed a little lump of her 'Who cares if a 38- year-old has-been exposed a little lump of her flesh on the public airways?' flesh on the public airways? You can see more than that walking from The Royal to The Pita Pit any day of the week. So remember, before you graduate, take a little time to appreciate all of Bellingham's benefits. Hike Chuckanut Mountain, _ _ _ _ _ kayak through the San Juan Islands, get freaky at the bars, or simply relax and watch old reruns of "The Rockford Files" beamed down for free from B.C. Before long, you will be stuck in some Midwestern town where the only entertainment comes from over-edited movies on Comedy Central and the mouths of foul-mouthed delinquents loitering like hoodlums outside the local mini mart. Media: Concentrated ownership hurts free speech Leisure: Shorter work week would benefit health of American workers Continued from Page 17 and educating employees about the advantages that recreation and leisure will bring to their lives. If the government enacted a standard 30- or 35-hour work week into law, Americans would have more free time. The economy already produces more than enough goods and services for people to survive, so if Americans slowed down and took a break, many problems of overstressed individuals would cease. Come for the big portions and good value at the corner of State Ohio Mon.- Sat 6am to 2pm Sun 8am to 2pm 734-8687 Continued from Page 18 corporation will allow that journalist or editor to say. The idea of newsworthy information and investigative journalism is skewed when one company owns a plethora of media. For example, Disney owns numerous television stations, radio stations, publishing companies and film-production companies along with Sid R. Bass, a, crude petroleum and natural gas production company. Disney, which owns television stations such as ABC and ESPN, now runs the risk of putting money before quality journalism. It is more likely to squash stories that may harm crude petroleum production for fear of losing money. When corporations become giants, it makes the chance of the average citizen starting a business in the media field almost impossible. Corporations own not only the television stations Americans watch, but the production companies that make the movies and the movie theaters that play those movies. Independent movies will have less of a chance to receive airplay at movie theaters or on television since a corporation could play only its own movies and make money while saving money at the same time. These mergers may result in lower prices and quality service because companies can provide better service for cheaper prices since they have competition. Although Comcast failed to take over Disney, its bid for AT T was successful. According to a recent article in The New York Times, market research analysts said the merger will result in better, more dependable service. The analysts said the combined company could save an estimated $2 million to $3 million a year beginning in 2006. This seemingly good idea goes bad when one realizes the company will save money through massive layoffs because of overlapping jobs within the two companies. 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Inc.. 100 Mill Plain Road. 03nburv.CT 06811 . ---------- Western Front 2004 March 12 - Sun page 1 ---------- Thirty years later and still struggling Boldt decision leads in unexpected directions BEN ARNOLD The Native Sun Vincent Jameson, a Lummi Nation tribal member, still fishes for salmon, but only once or twice a week â€” a far cry from his days of fishing in Alaska during a time when the Lummi was one of the largest fishing tribes in the United States. "When (tribal members are) going out to fish, we do that because that's how we Were raised," he said. "It's just like a farmer, ya know? You get up early every day because you need to milk the cows. It becomes part of what you do to survive." Fishing to survive for Indian tribes in Washington has meant more than being on the water and bringing in the catch, Jameson said. It has meant a long struggle to regain the rights promised by past treaties with the U.S; government. Then U.S. District Court judge George Boldt's decision on Feb. 12,1974 â€” which gave the rights of half the salmon catch in Washington waters to American Indian tribes â€” shook the fishing industry's foundation, and it turned a way of life that defined the Pacific Northwest inside out. The case also affirmed that American Indian treaty rights superceded any other, law. "Up until now, or up until a few years ago, the Boldt decision namely was focused on the dividing of the fish that was harvested between the state and the tribes," said Bill Robinson, the assistant regional administrator of the Northwest region of the National Marine Fisheries Service. "In the future, the tribes are likely to use the Boldt decision as a legal basis to either further litigation and negotiation or persuasion through the courts to force â€¢'-'â€¢-â€¢â€¢"â€¢ "",â€¢ / .:'.,.'':.-:, '.'..-..'.:..\. ' Ben Arnold/The Native Sun Lummi fishermen Avery Revey and Rook Tapuro prepare their boat for shrimp fishing at the Lummi dry dock. Shrimp is just one resource that subsequent court cases of the Boldt decision have secured for American Indians. (Washington), for example, to protect habitat," he said. Henry Cagey, former chairman of the Lummi and its current economic director, said this aspect of the Boldt decision is important because if the fish population is decimated. due to habitat loss, securing half the catch is meaningless. "There wasn't much thought on habitat in the 1970s and 1980s," he said. "Now there is. We've seen entire runs die out because of habitat degradation." In the coming years, the Lummi will argue that without protecting habitats in addition to managing the fish, the state of Washington will not be holding to its responsibility outlined in the Boldt decision, Cagey said. Jeff Shaw, the north sound information officer for the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, said the single biggest reason for the gutting of the fishing industry is the loss and destruction of fish habitats. "The importance of habitat cannot be overstated for salmon," Shaw said. "Ecology is a holistic system, and the less room you have for bugs and birds, it's inevitably going to affect salmon because salmon eat the bugs and birds eat the salmon." Robinson said he agrees, and that habi- SEE Boldt, PAGE 8 Lummis challenge 2000 U.S. Census ABIAH WEAVER The Native Sun Every ten years, Lummi tribal member Diana Phair awaits a knock at her door that could bring thousands of dollars in federal funding to the tribe. In 2000, however, that opportunity did not come. While the U.S. Census Bureau regards the 2000 census as the most accurate in history, it missed nearly half of the Lummi tribal members in its last official count. Similar shortcomings have prompted scores of tribes, including the Lummi Nation, to challenge the bureau's count by conducting their own surveys â€” an option the Lummi tribe says is crucial to securing funds desperately needed for housing, health care and education. The official census, conducted every 10 years, helps the federal government decide how to allocate nearly $200 billion to cities, states and sovereign Indian nations for Medicaid, foster care, block housing grants and social service programs. "The socioeconomic hardships that Indian tribes face increases their reliance on federal assistance programs," said Gloria O'Neil, member of the Census Bureau's Advisory Committee on the American Indian and Alaska Native Populations. "A significant portion of federal aid to the tribes is based on the census, and the tribes have a big stake in their accuracy." With the decline of the fishing industry, the Lummi tribe has increasingly relied on state and federal grants to meet the needs of its members and stimulate economic growth. Two years ago, the tribe applied for the Empowerment Zone and- Enterprise Community Grant that would have produced several new funding sources to the tribe, Lummi Grants Director Justin Finkbonner said. But because of an inaccurate representation of income on the reservation, the tribe lost thousands of dollars in potential funding and a critical opportunity to re-stimulate its economy. "The non-Indians that live on the reservation made us look rich," Finkbonner said. "Based on the census information, we were disqualified. The census doesn't distinguish between non-Indians and Indians (living on the reservation), and that alone jeopardizes our grant process." With the pile of grant denials and disqualifications mounting, the Lummi tribe decided it could no longer afford to rely on census information. "We realized that the federal census wasn't helping us," said Tamera Thompson, Lummi statistic data entry specialist. "We were being shorted funding, and, as a tribe, weren't getting the information about housing, employment and planning that we wanted, so we decided to do our own survey." Between October 2002 and September 2003, 25 Lummi tribal members, including Thompson, gathered information from the 4,035 enrolled members as part of Lummi Census 2003, a project that cost the tribe approximately $100,000. "The housing department paid most of the wages because they had the biggest stake in the project," she said. "Housing is one of the biggest issues on the reservation, and one of the areas where the federal census failed to give us accurate information about the community and the people's needs." Nearly 800 tribal members receive some form of housing assistance, and the waiting list for tribal housing is growing each day, said Phair, who is also the Lummi Housing Authority director. And for the 150 families currently bearing the nine-month wait, the list is too long. Lummi tribal member Skyler Revey, 20, said his family waited 16 years before the tribe offered them a home on the reservation. "We were trying to get in this house for as long as I've been alive," he said. "We SEE Census, PAGE 9 ---------- Western Front 2004 March 12 - Sun page 2 ---------- The Western Front â€¢ 2 The Native Sun March 12, 2004 Water-right agreement ends decade of dispute BY PETER LOURAS The Native Sun Paul Tanner moved to the Lummi reservation two years ago and has never taken a sip of water from his faucet. It is not because the water is unsanitary, or that the tribal member is unwilling to pay appropriate costs, but rather, nobody has been willing to provide him with water. "I have a cousin who lives down a way, and he lets me fill some two-gallon cans right now," Tanner said. "Actually, I save all the water I can from the trailer's runoff and use that for flushing the toilets and stuff. It's been a hassle, you know, getting it so far away." Since the early '90s, tribal and non-tribal residents on the Lummi reservation have disputed the water rights for Lake Terrell Road, where 35 residents, including Tanner, now live. The situation has escalated the past two years into the threat of a lawsuit, and halted the development and water provision for more than 600 property owners. "If it was just a Water issue, I think this could have all been settled 10 years ago," said Dennis Beeman, president of the Sandy Point Improvement Company, the development company that provides water to Lake Terrell Road. "Actually this thing is not about water, anyhow. This is about control." In response to a Feb. 3 deadline by the SPIC to terminate the roadway's water supply, the Lummi Nation has signed an agreement to have their own system running by the year 2005, an estimated $1 million project. Lummi legal counsel Judy Bush said the Lummi Nation came to an interim agreement not to file legal action within the next year if the SPIC allowed the tribe time to install pipeline connections to existing substations. "(The Lummi) think we should be able to buy water from whoever we want, if we want," Bush said. "But we no longer need Sandy Point water. We will build our own water lines when we receive the funding." According to a project narrative compiled by the Lummi Natural Resources office, the Lummi has already committed at least $235,811 to the project, and the Indian Health Service has made a financial contribution of $50,000 in emergency funds. The $235,811 was split between the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Lummi Business Council and Economic Development Department for site acquisition, .preparation and development of two test wells for water supply, said Jeremy Freimund, the Lummi Water Resource manager. Still, with an estimated project to design and construct facilities reaching more than $1 million, the Lummi Nation is forced to request nearly $800,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development to pay remaining costs. "(The Lummi) have heard verbally from the USDA that the project will be funded," Freimund said. "The requested funding is to design and build the project so that it also includes storage for pressure and fire flow." In the summer of 2003, however, the USDA- Rural Development turned down an application for $375,000 submitted by the Lummi Water District for a stripped down version of the water system. "They determined that the proposed project was not eligible for funding under their emergency program," Freimund said. "My recollection is that the USDA honchos back East did not consider it to be a big enough emergency relative to the other emergencies that they were trying to fund: communities with absolutely no water supply versus a community that had a water supply but was just threatened with a unilateral termination." The dispute about water rights began in 1992, when the tribe built the "Verne Johnson, Jr." well, which provided high quality water to a nearby salmon hatchery. The well was within close proximity of another operated by the SPIC. Both parties soon accused the other of stealing "their" water. "The Lummi Nation noted that water levels were dropping in the hatchery well and notified the SPIC," stated the Water District project narrative. "Rather than responding to the Lummi Nation, the SPIC issued a notice to its customers and the public claiming that tribal over-pumping had drawn down the wells." The Lummis argued that "senior water rights" guaranteed the groundwater, while the SPIC claimed state water rights gave them jurisdiction. "They said they were pumping it into a hatchery," Beeman said. "Well ask yourself, 'Which is more important: a hatchery or a residence, that they threaten life to because they let the wells go dry?' " Negotiations aimed at resolving the water rights conflicts halted when residents of "the Sandy Point Peninsula supported a budget-rider proposed by former Sen. Slade Gorton, R-Wash., named Section 115 of the Interior Act, that threatened termination of tribal funding if the Lummi took any action against non-Indian rights. "We had to get Slade Gorton, the senator at the time, to put a stop to it by threatening to shut off their funding," Beeman said. "He went to the Senate because they can make these decisions about tribes, and they are the ones who issue tribal funding. He was threatening to withhold certain fundings from the tribe if they did not quit pumping the well dry, and the tribe backed off." Former Whatcom County Council Chairwoman Marlene Dawson, a resident of Sandy Point and a main activist in the dispute, said she was in support of Gorton's actions at the time. "It's expensive for individual property owners to goto court," Dawson said. "(The Lummi tribe) said they wouldn't discriminate the water code. Well, as soon as they got the water, they discrimi-nated against it Do you know of any other group Justin McCaughan/The Native Sun in the United States that would get: a municipal L u m m i ^sldent Paul Tanner pours a glass of water from a water supply and discriminate with it? . ,. . ... . . ... .. . rp.u , r r J u .,., .. .. plastic bottle, an inconvenience while living among water Tribal members said the action was a continu- . . . . . . . . . . . . right disputes between tribal and non-tribal residents. ation of previous sentiments. "It was a campaign to get out of selling water to the Lummis," Bush said. "There's no simple answer to how we got here and what's to come, though. It's a difficult subject to tackle." By the beginning of 1998, the Lummi, federal and state ;:. governments, - Whatcom County and â€¢ property^ owners reached an agreement to acquire water rights outside the reservation, in hopes of leaving groundwater for tribal use. "This agreement assures future generations of Lummis that water will be there when they need it," said Henry Cagey, chairman of the Lummi Indian Business Council at the time, in a Jan. 30, 1998 Seattle Daily Journal article. "There are no losers in this agreement. Our non-Indian neighbors are assured of water as well. Everyone wins." But the victory was short-lived. The two parties argued over the fine print of a 1997 SPIC Company Water System Plan submitted to the Washington Department of Health and dropped the agreement. "At the time, the tribe could have had a federally- funded, complete water system that would have produced 5 or 6 million gallons of water a day for the tribe, and they turned it down," Beeman said. "If they would have accepted the water plan, the regulations and all that went along with it, they would lose control and not be able to stop land owners from being able to control the waterline on the reservation." The Water District Project Plan attributed opposition to the expansion because it was "inappropriate and illegal." It stated that homes along the Lake Terrell Road were included in a 1983 version of the SPIC WSP, but Lummis claimed they were not in the proposed expansion. Issues remained out of the spotlight for the few years, while representatives battled minute details with the state and the Whatcom County Council creating a water moratorium to limit water connections on the Lummi reservation. In the summer of 2002, the Lummi Planning Department issued a conditional land use permit, authorizing a water connection to a resident along Lake Terrell Road. That resident was Paul Tanner. "We're getting ready to hook up to,the meter, and they decided they would flush the line," Tanner said. "A couple of weeks later, we got a letter that informed us that we're not allowed to have that hooked-up, and never really been hooked up. Sandy Point said, 'No. We won't let you do that.' " , . - . . . - The SPIC stated, that me water connection must cease and desist because it owns the line to the property and serves water by a Washington State water right that does not allow more connections. "We had no choice but to threaten to turn members off," Beeman said. "See the problem is that Sandy Point is a state water right, and we have to fullfill certain things because we are state water. We follow the state laws and all the state RCWs (Revised Code of Washington). That means we have to be able to scrutinize our water system, check water regulations and make sure they're followed. If we didn't do something, we could lose our state water right." Debating a 1973 Transfer Agreement signed by the Lummi, SPIC and the Indian Health Service, both parties have bantered on the issue through representatives and lawyers, drawing the only conclusion this year. "There are lots on both sides that people would like to build on, but haven't been able to for 10 years," Beeman said. "I wish we could have sat down, no lawyers, just the Lummi and us, and talk. When lawyers are involved, nothing gets solved. That would be a first." While recent developments appear to bring an end to more than a decade of conflict, the residents directly affected remain skeptical. "I mean, the chair of Sandy Point thinks, 'Oh, this is great. The tribe is going to get all this federal funding/". Dawson said. "But, even within the communities, this isn't going to solve anything." With deadlines to terminate water service pushed to Jan. 3, 2005, the tribal residents along Lake Terrell Road and non-tribal residents at Sandy Point have no choice but to wait. "There's basically nothing else to do but wait," Tanner said. "We think this is right. They think that is right. What's right? I gue3s we're just prone to argue." Recent actions between the Lummi Nation and Sandy Point Improvement Company T T eft- L*dr \p %* ^ ^?V ^V^ \ Â» â€¢ * * * ' lt;$ $? * lt; $ * o^tcv lt;7$^ - lt;ei v lt;y' .c z i ^ Â» ^ 4$? V lt;p . lt; gt;â€¢ Source: Lummi Water District, SPIC. Inlographic by Matt DeVeau. ---------- Western Front 2004 March 12 - Sun page 3 ---------- March 12, 2004 THE NATIVE SUN The Western Front â€¢ 3 Battling over sacred ground Encroaching development disturbs burial sites BY KELSEYANNE JOHNSON The Native Sun Five years ago, Blaine began constructing a new wastewater treatment plant on the Semiahmoo Spit. But, when Sarah Campbell, Western associate professor of archaeology, visited the construction site shortly after the project began, it was deserted. Equipment remained where the workers had left it. Three mounds of dirt lay near a large hole approximately 100 feet wide and 18 feet deep. A backhoe was left on top of one mound, its bucket half filled with dirt. Sticking out of the dirt was a human bone. "They were caught in the act that they were still digging and finding remains," said Campbell, who visited the site at the Lummi Nation's request Construction halted in 1999 after the discovery of human remains in an American Indian burial ground beneath the site. Today, the construction equipment is gone and replaced with a large, black tarpaulin that covers the gaping hole. The existing wastewater treatment plant thrums, producing a stench that permeates beyond the fence enclosing the site. The Lummi and the archaeology consultation firm Golder Associates, await a decision by the Seattle District Court on May 3 for damages rendered when construction workers disturbed the burial ground, Lummi Nation attorney Judy Bush said. Before construction stopped, human remains such as bones and bone fragments were removed from the site, while Golder's hired archaeologist Gordon Tucker's monitored the site. In some cases, remains were retrieved, but in others, they were lost forever. "I think the whole purpose of the case, the only way to get the point across, is to hurt them in the pocketbook," said Laverne Lane-Oreiro, one of the original plaintiffs. The Lummi sued the city of Blaine after it halted construction. The suit was settled outside of court, and the Lummis received $1.25 million dollars, Blaine City manager Gary Tomsk said. "We were the ones paying the bills, and Golder was working for us," Tomsk said. The Lummi used the money for recovery efforts at the burial site where the city of Blaine is helping the Lummi, Tomsk said. He said city officials were angry and disappointed when they found out about Tucker's actions. The city and its insurance company are also suing Golder. The Semiahmoo burial ground is one example of the growing problem of expansion projects disturbing and desecrating American Indian burial grounds in Washington state and across the country. More land is being developed and the problem of burials being disturbed is getting worse, Campbell said. "Now cities are growing and taking over established cemeteries and taking over more and more," said Andrea MacDonald, chairwoman for the Washington State Cemetery Association. In Washington state, people have disturbed burial grounds in Point Roberts, the Tulalip reservation and, more recently, in Port Angeles, where a Department of Transportation project unearthed burial remains. "It happens regularly because there were so many Native American tribes here," MacDonald said. Many American Indian burial grounds are unmarked, and their existence is not always known. At Semiahmoo, the same burial ground was disturbed in the '70s. Golder Associates sent Tucker to monitor Kelseyanne Johnson/The Native Sun A fence guards the graves of Lummi Nation ancestors on the Semiahmoo Spit. Construction crews disturbed the burial ground when Blaine began building a new wastewater treatment plant in 1999. the site in case workers discovered more remains. Golder's responsibility was to notify the Lummis of any remains found. Tucker notified the Lummi once when workers uncovered a human remain, but did not notify the tribe of the other approximately 50 human remains Tucker witnessed being unearthed, according to the 2002 summary judgment on the case. Semiahmoo is one of the largest burial disturbances, with respect to the number of burial grounds located on the site, Campbell said. ^^^^^^^^ The entire burial ground could cover most of the spit with thousands of burials, said Alyson Rollins, a physical anthropologist for the Lummi Nation. The burial ground dates back approximately 4,000 years, Campbell said. The recovery team has found approximately one hundred burials, and it is not even halfway done, Rollins said. "There's no way to ever know (the number of burials) because you don't want to dig them up and count them," she said. Campbell said estimating how many burials are located on the site is difficult because, in some cases, only bone fragments remain because so much of the dirt was displaced. "We're not talking about a hundred whole bodies. We're talking about thousands and thousands of bones," she said. "A single person could be represented by thousands of bones." Sub- contractors took truckloads of dirt from the burial site which were used to patch roads and spread over acreage in Whatcom County before construction stopped. 'You could see skeletal remains. Skulls. Bones. Everywhere! Laverne Lane-Oreiro Plaintiff in the Lummi Nation vs Golder Associates This process destroyed some remains when they were ground up and used to patch a driveway. "Some (bones) got really crunched up, but not all of it did, and that's what's really amazing," Campbell said. On a piece of property in Blaine, the owner used dirt containing remains as. fill and spreadout over five acres, Campbell said. Tucker displaced other bones when he packed all the remains that were collected since the beginning of construction into his pickup truck and drove them to his office in Denver, according to the 2002 summary judgment on the case. The bones have since been brought back from Colorado, and the Register for Professional Archaeologists expelled Tucker in 2003. The day after Tucker left, Lummi Cultural Director Al Scott Johnnie came to the site and spoke with the new archaeologist, who was in the process of exhuming another grave, and ascertained that this was not the first remain that was discovered, according to the 2002 summary judgment. Blaine halted construction shortly after. Lane-Oreiro visited the site after the remains were uncovered. She said she was appalled that Golder did not tell Blaine to halt construction sooner because of all the physical evidence of human remains on the site. "You could see skeletal remains. Skulls. Bones. Everywhere," she said. According to the Revised Code of Washington, it is a felony to remove remains from an archaeological site without a permit. To pursue their own recovery effort, the Lummi have to obtain a permit. Campbell said certain laws have always existed to protect American Indian burial grounds, but in recent years they have become more specific and enforceable. Development of American Indian burial grounds is still an issue, but grave robbing and looting graves has decreased over the years, Campbell said. "People used to go out and dig (bones) up for fun, and that's not happening so much anymore," she said. In 1978, Congress passed the American Indian Religious Freedom Act, which was intended to insure the protection of religious American Indian artifacts. But the law lacked the strength to adequately protect sites, so President Clinton signed the American Indian Sacred Site Order. This protected land under federal jurisdiction. Federal laws, however, still protect federal land from being disturbed, and state laws protect state land, Campbell said. Protection is lacking for private property in many states. Washington was one of the first states to address the problem. The American Indians Graves and Records Act, RCW 27.44, provides further state protection of American Indian burial grounds and states it is a crime to disturb archaeological materials, Campbell said. In 2002, Representative Nick Rahall, D-W. Va., sponsored the Native Americans Sacred Land Act, which will add teeth to other federal laws, Rahall wrote in an April 29, 2002, Indian Country article. For Lane-Oreiro, the fight surrounding Semiahmoo is a step toward insuring that other sites will not be disturbed. "I think we have an obligation to protect all of those grave sites," she said. ---------- Western Front 2004 March 12 - Sun page 4 ---------- The Western Front â€¢ 4 The Native Sun March 12, 2004 Disease continues to cause fear in American Indian families IAN ALEXANDER The Native Sun For Marge Phair the fear of diabetes is always in her mind. "What a lot of people don't know is that they call it the silent killer/' said Phair, a community health assistant for the Diabetes Prevention Program. "You don't know you have it, and when you do find out the damage is already done." Increased diagnosis of diabetes among Lummi tribal members suggests they are no longer afraid to be screened for the disease. But for those diagnosed, fear of the physical and psychological repercussions of the disease lingers. Pat Rasch, director of the Diabetes Program for the Lummi Nation, said she has seen diagnosis of diabetes cases increase significantly in her 13 years with the Lummi program. "I think it has been increasing because of enrolled members are getting more information (about the disease)," Rasch said. Phair is a diagnosed pre-diabet-ic. She.has high blood sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure. Her fears of the disease come from watching her aunt, uncle, cousins and other family members suffer the disease, she said. "If I can prevent it now, I want to do it now before I can get anything," she said. ^^^i^^^^SiiK '^iB^SIfrtKSiBSKISI IJI^K^^felpfie^flig^l) .Hftq|^||||j^^|p|^iii!^gj | W | ^ S ^ ^ ^ i ^ | | ^ ^S xg^^l^l2^^M^Â§Â§Â§MfM Ifi^^S^^^SISttoS^lra^lfS I l f l l l l l ^^ PSSSSS^ffliiBifilSfi^BSSI ^^fliSBlffi^^^^^^^^^^^s From the forms of treatment to the direct side effects, diabetics have a lot to think about when controlling their disease. "I think there is a fear that their health is declining, and that they think they're getting close to terminal," she said. "People are thinking if they go from the pill to injections, that it's a worse prognosis for them." Many tribal members prefer oral treatments because they do not want to take the sometimes painful insulin injections in the stomach or the leg, she said. Oral t.r e a t - ' "The point is (diabetes is) a lifestyle change and won't happen overnight'.' Dale Nachreiner Health planner and health policy analyst m e n t s , however, were not w i t h o u t its own s i d e e f f e c t s , i n c l u d - i n g , w e i g h t gain, and upset stomach. "I know diagnosed diabetics are afraid, of insulin, and the insulin would be better because it can control the blood sugar better," Rasch said. "Lots of people think they're bad or they've done something wrong, if the blood sugar doesn't come down with the pill." Rasch, a Type 2 diabetic since 1983, said she prefers insulin injections to the pill. "I believe insulin is better because it's a hormone, and there is such a fast action," she said. But fears of the disease go beyond how it will be treated. ' Others dread how the disease will limit the foods they can eat, Rasch said. Diabetics must limit fat, salt and sugar intake in their diets in order to prevent other diseases, such as heart disease and high blood pressure. The American Diabetes Association recommends diabetics reduce their fast foods and desserts from their diets, and monitor choles-t e r o 1 levels in foods. Rasch s a i d cases of diabetes a n d depression have been linked on the reservation. "There are people who say, 'I've had [diabetes] so long it doesn't matter," she said. "The ones who pay more attention are the ones who are most recently diagnosed, and the first question people ask is, 'What can I eat?' People are almost afraid to eat." Approximately 107,000, or 14 percent, of American Indians and Alaskan Natives receiving treatment from Indian Health Services are diabetics, according to the ADA. According to the ADA, 18.2 million people living in the United States have diabetes. Rasch said for those at risk of the disease, screening often is key to preventing some of the disease's physical side effects. According to the ADA, diabetics are 15 to 40 times more likely to require non-traumatic lower limb amputations than non-diabetics and Native American diabetics are three to four times more likely to have amputations than the non-Native American diabetics. Rasch said each year the Lummi Nation receives approximately $227,000 from IHS for diabetes treatment, compared to just $58,000 six years ago as a result of increased cases. She said the tribe uses the funds to contact outside services, such as podiatrists, to help treat diabetic tribal members. Dale Nachreiner, a health planner and health policy analyst for the Lummi tribe, said one of the most difficult problems diabetics face is the disease's affect on daily life. "The point is (diabetes is) a lifestyle change and won't happen over night," he said. Phair said the ease of fast and store bought food contributed to her weight problem and in turn her diabetes. "Ten years ago, I didn't weigh as much as I do now and we used to go fishing and go clam picking on the beach," she said, t got easier to go into town and buy something I wanted to eat," she said. "It was just a change of lifestyle and I stopped fishing." Laverne Lane-Oreiro, director of the Lummi Indian Family Enrichment center, said high rates of obesity and change in native diet has contributed to increased numbers of diabetes cases among SEE Diabetes, PAGE 12 Expansion projects change shape of Lummi Reservation CHRISTOPHER A. SMITH The Native Sun Three years ago, the corner at iHaxton and Slater roads was as anonymous as an area could be. I More than three miles off 1-5, the corners of the intersection were nothing but tall grasses and seldom used baseball fields. Its only significance was because people had to turn there to get to the majority of the Lummi I reservation. Now, the corner has long grasses, I little used baseball fields and big billboards with the constantly flashing lights, people laughing, and a large parking lot. What a difference a casino makes. When the Silver Reef casino j opened on April 7, 2002, it became the center point of what are now known as the Lummi expansion | projects. The original casino plans were just the beginning of the expansion proj- I ects, which are still in the works. The grander plans include a hotel built off the casino, which is in the early I stages of planning, as well as the possibility of more restaurants and strip malls. Aaron Thomas, the Lummi Nation media relations director, said the I tribe had not set plans for 2004 and could not speak about details, but that details should come out soon. In the meantime, the casino will [receive a belated two-year anniversary present on April 30. The opening of the first step in the expansion of the casino will include an event center, new slot machines and a I steak house to accommodate the Tara Nelson/The Native Sun thriving casino business. "It has surpassed our wildest expectations," Eric Larsen, who galvanized rail outside of Silver Reef Casino. Aaron Hanson, 27, of Westweld Corporation welds a serves as the Marketing Director at the casino, said of the casino project "The initial casino has been a great success, the expansion is on time, on budget. It is definitely going to help add to the casino and in turn to the tribe." The Lummi reservation is going through massive changes. On the west side of the reservation, a new K-12 school is being built and is set to open in September. On the east side, the casino expansion, with ground breaking for a possible five-story hotel next to the expansion as early as next year, Larsen said. "A lot of that would be dictated by how well this expansion works out for us," Larsen said about when the hotel will break. "Hotels and casinos have always gone hand and hand. There is a lot of reasons to do it, so one thing we are doing is doing baby steps along the way." Larsen said the casino has to use baby steps because it has almost been too successful. "What happens now is that on a Friday and Saturday night, starting at 6 (p.m.) and going until 10 (p.m.), the slots are so packed that you can't find a machine to play if you want," Larsen said. "If you are a guest, that is not what you come for. It is not good guest service. It's not very good guest experience. The expansion is to alleviate that pressure." The expansion plans have a trickle down effect when it comes to the Lummi Nation. The economy is certainly getting a boost, and these new buildings also creates new jobs. Larsen said of the 313 employees at the casino, 36 percent of them are of Lummi descent. After the expansion, Larsen estimates the casino will have 370 employees. "What we try to do and what we are chartered by the management committee to do is to hire the greatest number of qualified Lummis that we can," Larsen said. "If there is a position that is open, we always try to find a... Lummi candidate. If there is no qualified Lummi candidate, then we go towards other tribes, and then everybody else, so there is definitely a hiring preference." Althea Wilson-Homes, 40, is one of the Lummis who works at the casino. She used to work at the Lummi Casino, a failed casino located on the east side of the reservation that shut down in the mid-1990s. "When this casino opened up we were all very excited," Wilson- Homes, who lives on the Lummi Reservation, said of the tribe. "We saw the Tulalip go boom, and the Swinomish went boom, and the Nooksack already had a casino so we were just standing around. Wilson-Homes said this casino is a much better working environment than the previous casino and 'other jobs at the reservation. "I love my job. I'm surprised they pay people to do what I do," she said. "They do whatever it takes to make you the best employee and I am pretty amazed. I come to work and I am happy." The trickle down effect starts well before, people get hired for full-time jobs. First, all the buildings need to be constructed. Ronald Finkbonner, who works at the Lummi Employment and Training Center, has the job of finding construction work for Lummis. "It's been big time," Finkbonner SEE Expansion, PAGE 12 ---------- Western Front 2004 March 12 - Sun page 5 ---------- March 12, 2004 The Native Sun The Western Front â€¢ 5 Questioning thy neighbor County residents blame others for community's prejudice against local American Indian tribes How would you rate your own attitude toward American Indians in Whatcom County? ABIAH WEAVER AND CHRISTOPHER A. SMITH The Native Sun In a survey conducted by a Western reporting class examining various economic and social issues involving American Indians and Whatcom County residents, many respondents struggled to accept that relations between the two groups are amiable. While 77 of the 142 Whatcom County residents surveyed â€” or 54 percent â€” reported that they have a positive or very positive attitude toward Native Americans, 27 percent said the general public has a negative or very negative attitude toward American Indians. Despite rating their own feelings higher, many Whatcom County residents insist American Indians are not well liked by the general population. "Even though most people said they have positive or neutral feelings, I know I am in the minority group in my (positive) opinion (of American Indians)," said Bellingham resident Steven Fanning, 47, who was reinter- viewed after the poll. "Most people won't ever say that they personally don't like (American Indians), but they will admit that they probably know more people who have negative feelings toward (Indians) than positive ones." If negative feelings still exist, Bellingham resident Myra Smith said they are unfounded. "I think that there are misunderstandings that they are lazy, when actually their culture is just different," Smith, 34, said. "They just have a more laid-back culture." Fanning agreed that the problem may be cultural. "From the comments (people I know make), I can see that they have a negative opinion of Native Americans," Fanning said. "They don't think (American Indians) should receive the benefits that they do, like special privileges, hunting and fishing rights and payments from the government because they don't pay taxes. (Non- Indians) just think that (American Indians) don't fit in or belong in our society. They think if (American Indians) are going to keep their cultural beliefs and values, they shouldn't be a part of this community. I don't think that way though." Farming's response to the different survey results does not surprise Western associate sociology professor Kyle Crowder. When people are asked to rate an aspect of their character, they â€žtend,to choose the option Jhat would make them look more attractive to an outsider, he said. "No one is going to admit that they are prejudiced," Crowder said. "We'd all like to believe that we are more open minded than the people are around us. They are just going to blame the problem on someone else." Lynden resident Gordon Falconer said he does believe that problems exist between American Indians and non-tribal members, and that the major problem is an economical one. "I think the fact that they have been somewhat below the norm in their standard of living and the things that they have experienced because of their culture, and because some of them have become alcoholic, that people have a negative attitude towards them," Falconer, 72, said. "They tend to take more menial jobs. That may be why people look down on them." Falconer said it is harder for American Indians to take a job that carries more prestige with it, but it is still possible. "Some of the (Lummis) I have met are very articulate too," he said. "I don't look down on them. I wish they would see some of the opportunities that are there, and that there were more opportunities to raise their standard of living and become more in the mainstream." 41% 42Â°/c Source: The Native Sun opinion poll Infographic: Matt DeVeau One reason some people felt a negative attitude exists among non-Indians toward the Lummis is the perceived increase in drug use. Nearly 44 percent of respondents who answered if Whatcom County has a drug problem, believed the problem was at least somewhat severe. But when the same question as posed to what they thought about drug abuse on the Lummi Reservation, the number jumped to 54 percent. "I think that people think that there are alcohol and drug problems," Falconer said. "I think so much of it goes back to their environment in where they are raised, and that I think the ones j I I Neutra (/Don't Know I \M Negative JO Positive IEJ Very Positive [â€¢Very Negative J that are raised in good environments become better (members of society)." Because of the drug problem at the Lummi Reservation, the tribal council has banished convicted drug dealers from the reservation and tribe. This unique measure was widely accepted as an effective form of punishment by those surveyed. While 37 percent of the respondents who answered the question slightly supported banishment, an additional 27 -percent strongly supported the method. Not everyone, however, believed in the measure. Bellingham resident Kat SEE Survey, PAGE 12 Political involvement empowers American Indian communities WOLFGANG DEERKOP The Native Sun; Voter apathy is national phenomenon, but few communities have combated it with the same conviction as the Lummi Nation. Through its "Rock the Rez Vote" program the tribe funds television advertisements aimed at encouraging tribal youth to vote. Lummi tribal members place calls to remind Lummi citizens to vote on federal, state and national election day, and throws a free banquet for tribal members on election night, said Aaron Thomas, director of media relations for the Lummi tribe. "We pride ourselves on using our constitutional right to vote," he said. "We are very curious to hear from whoever is running, and if they are for the Lummi Nation, we will support them." Lummi tribal members joined American Indians across Washington state in their support of Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., in her 2000 bid against Slade Gorton, an 18- year senatorial veteran and infamous opponent of American Indian rights. "Gorton had a long record of animosity toward tribes, including trying to repeal treaties, taking away land and restricting the use of federal funds," said Russ Lehman, managing director of the First American Education Project, a non-profit organization based in Olympia. The FAEP aired negative television adds against Gorton and helped organize American Indian voters during the election. According to a January 2003 study published by The Evergreen State College and the Native American Applied Research Institute, 9,280 Native Americans voted for the first time during the 2000 senatorial election. The American Indian vote was important because Cantwell defeated Gorton by only 2,200 votes. "What we want the moral of that story to be is that if you take on Indian voters for that long, there will be a price to pay," Lehman said. "(Indians) can play in this process as well." American Indian voters have traditionally supported democrats because of their environmental, social and political viewpoints, and this trend â€¢â€¢ will likely continue during the upcoming presidential elections, Lehman said. "Ecological issues are very important especially here in the Northwest," Lehman said. "Of course, you can't paint with too broad a brush, but with this current administration, I think that tribes will support whoever the democratic candidate is." Although tribal members have typically voted for democratic candidates, the recent upswing in political involvement has changed the trend, Thomas said. "Typically it has been along party lines, but if you are for Indians, we are going to be for you," he said. One of the most influential factors in the rise of political activity is the massive revenues that some tribes have gained through American Indian casinos. These revenues have helped tribes to amass political coffers that rival those of major corporations. During 2002, the Auburn based Muckleshoot Tribe, which owns the largest casino in the state, donated $68,275 to 80 Republican and Democratic candidates. This makes them the 20th largest contributor to legislative candidates during 2002, higher than Boeing or Weyerhaeuser Inc., according to the Washington State . Public Disclosure Commission, a.state agency that tracks campaign contributions. "Before, (political activity) was low-key; ---------- Western Front 2004 March 12 - Sun page 6 ---------- The Western Front â€¢ 6 The Native Sun March 12, 2004 Failing fishing industry prompts workers ta TARA NELSON The Native Sun When Mike Solomon recalled his earlier fishing days, he said he'll.miss the money he used to make the most. Two years ago, Solomon's boat was repossessed by his bank when revenues from his catch could no longer make the payments. But Solomon is far from alone. Approximately 90 percent of Lummi fishers have been dislocated due to a decline in salmon rims and increased competition from farmed salmon, said Gordon Adams, a former dislocated fisher and co- founder of the Dislocated Fishers' Board, an organization created to help dislocated fishers reenter the job market. Some fishers, like Solomon, have managed to retrain themselves for new careers, but others have fallen into a cycle of drug dealing and addiction in an attempt to recover lost income or self- medicate from a loss of tradition. A shrinking industry Adams said the number of purse-seining boats, which use circular nets, weighted at the bottom, have shrunk from 48 in 2003 to three or four today. The ramifications of the decreasing number of boats, however, are even larger, he said. "When you see one boat gone, that's not just one person, but five families that are affected because there are about five crew members on each boat," he said. "That is a huge impact." Solomon is currently in the process of being retrained in a variety of areas. After one year in the dislocated workers program he Is already on his way to an apprentice position in cabinet making. He is also learning new computer skills. "I'll never be a computer programmer,"he said, laughing. "But at least I'll know what my kids are talking about!" A sense of loss Ray Hite, a drug and alcohol-abuse counselor for the Lummi Health Center, said although the decline in annual salmon runs have hurt both native and non-native people, it has had a particularly devastating impact on the Lummi Nation. He said this is because their traditional economic bases are rooted in natural resources and their cultural traditions involve living close to the land. "It has really made a big impact on the Lummis because they feel disconnected," Hite said. "It's a loss of tradition." Taw Nelson/The Native Sun An abandoned boat is one example of the effects the loss of salmon runs has had on the Lummi Nation, as well as other tribes, who have depended on the runs for centuries to maintain a traditional way of life. Hite said he has seen the number of people struggling with addictions double then triple, then go off the chart in recent decades. While he said he does not know for sure, he speculates that the collapse of the fishing industry and the subsequent loss of a traditional way of life may contribute to people falling into a cycle of selling and eventually abusing drugs. "I don't know if it's the primary reason, but I would imagine some of them would say, 'Why not try drugs or sell drugs,?' " Hite said. "When your environment and livelihood is gone, what's the next step?" Why are fishing runs declining? Jeff Shaw, North Sound information officer for the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, said the fishing stocks have dwindled as a result of lost or degraded salmon habitat from development and polllution from industry. Shaw said that while he was not able to establish a connection between loss of salmon habitat and the increase in drug abuse, the loss of salmon runs has had a tremendous impact on the Lummi Nation. The loss has also affected other tribes who have depended on the runs for centuries as a way to maintain a traditional way of life. "As fish lose habitat, the runs decline, and when the runs decline, tribal fishermen are not able to make a living," he said. "This is an ancient culture that is based on fishing, and people are trying to continue to live their culture through emerging fisheries like shellfish as salmon runs decline." Exploring new markets Shaw said other displaced fishers are trying.to shift into the non-traditional fisheries such as crab, moon snails (popular in Asian markets), sea urchins, sea cucumbers and shellfish. Many are also shifting into non-traditional occupations. Many, however, are still desperately trying to hold on to a trade that often barely breaks even. Vincent Jameson, project coordinator for the Dislocated Fisher's Program, said that even though market prices for wild salmon have dropped considerably â€” 70 percent â€” some fishers would just rather scrape by than change careers. "We got to the point where we analyzed the amount the fishermen were making per hour and it averaged out to $1.25," Jameson said. "At that point, we applied for the National Emergency Grant." Even Solomon admitted his ties to the sea were stronger than the pull of money. A boat rests on the s| an uncommon sight, "If I had my boat, I'd s| said. "Back in the 1970s, until they got too ol^iv thought would never encl A problem of ' e| Meanwhile, the tribe is what to do about a drug| Police Chief Gary J ^ | _Â«s proportions." He said the problem dealers wait for fishers . in with their catch and fisher's money never rea| "It's huge," James saic lem has been epideMic. our calls are drug or alec Hite said many clam-c] become addicted to phc being prescribed presc chronic back pains asso lt;] bending and stooping of J Lummi council mgcabl inherent part of the drug i ty's economic structure, al reservation are at a subsel "In the mainstream (sol available that are not av| he said. "When we sober our job; we go back t^anl cation and minimal riredd Reformed welfare program limits drug dealers, but A JOSHDUMOND The Native Sun For two months in 1991, Lummi tribal member Kent Johnson directly received a monthly check of $100 in government welfare general assistance from the Lummi Nation because he was unemployed. Thirteen years later, Johnson does not receive GA, but even if he did, he would no longer receive a direct check. In addition to the tribal council's recent decision to banish tribal members who are caught dealing drugs, the Lummi Business Council is doing something few other tribes are doing to fight the growing problem of drug and alcohol abuse. The tribe gives unemployed members who qualify vouchers to buy groceries and pay bills instead of providing a monthly check, which is producing mixed results. "I'm sure it helps cut a little bit of the drug use, but you can't cut off every bad apple," Johnson said. "I'm sure someone is always trying to abuse it some way or another." In January 2002, concerned members of the Lummi community approached the council to report that a tribal member in his early 20s who was receiving GA had overdosed, said Aaron Thomas, the Lummi's" director of media relations. Lummi Chairman Darrell Hillaire pulled together all the department directors within the tribe to discuss and solve the problem, he said. "The community had had enough," Thomas said. "This drug problem has affected every single family here on the Lummi Nation." Thomas said the voucher system has made dealers less likely to sell drugs on the Lummi Reservation. . "It has made another roadblock for drug dealers to make money off addicted tribal members," Thomas said. "When you reduce the market, it causes (dealers) to think: I can't (sell) here. I have to go somewhere else.' " Lummi Police Chief Gary James said he agreed that the voucher system makes it harder for dealers, but tribal members receiving GA still use the reformed program to buy drugs and alcohol. "They go down and get the vouchers and sell it for less than what it's worth," James said. James said the problem is not limited to the Luirimi Nation. He said similar problems occur within welfare programs at the state level. "They do the same thing," James said. "People will sell food stamps and buy other things like drugs and alcohol." Ken Reinfeld, senior policy-program analyst of the office of self-governance, said the Lummi tribe is one of only a few that use a voucher system in the United States. Most tribes stick to the check system because members prefer the funds and view a voucher system as a last resort, he said. "There are some tribes doing the same thing as Lummi but not a majority," Reinfeld said. "I don't see any movement toward that. Those who want to do that have done it already." In the fiscal year of 2003, the Lummi received a total of $621,662 for GA from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, a division of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Reinfeld said. This is only a fraction of the estimated $64 million the Federal Government allocated to tribes with approved G A programs throughout the United States in that year, according to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. Karyl Jefferson, executive director of the Lummi Employment Training Center, said the tribe directlypays bills for members on GA and gives them credit to buy food at grocery stores such as Cost Cutter. She said GA money is restricted to providing essential needs such as shelter, food, clothing and utilities. "Basically, what we have done is have people bring in bills and rent charges," Jefferson said. "Instead of giving them cash, we are writing the checks to pay those bills." Jefferson said the Lummi has 50 to 100 members on GA each month, and each receives an average of $349 per month. For individuals to be eligible, Jefferson said they must not have any source of income Wid must be actively searching for a job through | the Lummi's job rehabilitation program. According to the catalogue, eligible I applicants include American Indians who are members of a federally recognized tribe and live on or near a federally recognized Indian reservation. GA applicants and re|^j-ients must provide evidence of monthly efforts to obtain employment in accordance with his or her vocational rehabilitation I program. If the person does not provide ample evidence, he or she cannot receive GA. The cat-1 alog did not list provisions for those ^Â£h substance abuse problems. Jefferson said substance abuse makes it I difficult for members to be successful in the vocational rehabilitation program. She said members deal with their substance abuse through tribal programs while they are in the job-searching process. A "You can't find employment if you have a I substance abuse problem," Jefferson said. "For many, we get them a job and the substance abuse problem prevents them from| (keeping it)." Lummi tribal member Candice Tait said I her cousin sold a $200 voucher for halM(:s value three weeks ago and then spent the money on alcohol. "They had him doing the job search and I alcohol classes, but he was showing up ---------- Western Front 2004 March 12 - Sun page 7 ---------- March 12, 2004 The Native Sun The Western Front â€¢ 7 iÂ£w jobs â€” drugs Tara Nelson/The Native Sun ore next to the Lummi Island ferry dock. Stranded boats are not is many fishers can no longer afford to pay for mooring. 11 be fishing," Solomon shermen wouldn't quit as jfcvay of life that we - but it sure did." c proportions' struggling to figure out gt;roblem, which Lummi sai^has reached "epic as gotten so bad that clam diggers to come ffer drugs, so with the ies their family. 'The Oxycontin prob- [oiÂ«|tthan 50 percent of ol related." ^gers also unwittingly maceutical drugs after Lption painkillers for ated with the constant lam digging. : I^rry Adams said an robiem is the communi-d people on the Lummi uent disadvantage, tety) there are resources liable on reservations," rp, we don't go back to nr^yment, lower edu-al coverage." Jameson said he sees an average of 35 dislocated fishers visiting his office per week, in addition to the 260 that are already in the program, which is funded by an emergency displaced workers grant provided by the U.S. Department of Labor. He said most are seeking retraining in areas such as commercial diving, heavy equipment operations and construction, as well as early childhood development specialists and university degrees. The program also helps with basic household expenses during their transition. The program, however, is designed to terminate this December. Adams said the Economic Development Taskforce is also in the process of an $11 million expansion of the Silver Reef Casino, a K-12 school and a possible hotel on Slater Road. The group is also looking into the possibility of developing a marina and restaurant as well as the redevelopment of various properties at Gooseberry Point, he said. But, even in the midst of growth/Adams said there is still much progress to be made. "We're still economically stressed," he said. Jameson said he hopes they can train most of the workers before the program ends Dec. 31, but transitioning former fisherman into new careers in such a short time is extremely difficult. Many, he said, had not even graduated high school before they began fishing at a young age. "Our purpose is to retrain tribal fishermen and get them into entry-level positions within two years of training," he said. "A lot of kids go to Lummi turns to banishment in order to curb drug abuse TARA NELSON The Native Sun The Lummi Nation has recently reinstated disenrollment and banishment efforts to discourage drug abuse on the reservation. The Lummi have revived these age-old practices as a last resort to deal with drug-distribution problems, which some say have reached epic proportions. Traditionally, banishment was used only on members who repeated a variety of offenses, and only recently has the practice been applied to drug trafficking crimes. Aaron Thomas, director of media relations for the Lummi Nation, said that while many people feel these actions are too harsh, they need to consider the wider effects of drug trafficking on the community. "The council wants to rid the Lummi Nation of those who. are knowingly selling harmful and illegal drugs to our addicted community members," he said. "When you see the effects that drugs have on our people, when Meet Patricia Fawcett FwcetiMdhert^ make most of life despite banishment from ^ Lummi Nation ;;;:';:;i:,;:lXRANELSON. . The Native Sun When Patricia Fawcett was released from prison, it should have been the best day of her life. But it was also the day she was disenrolled from the Lummi Nation under a revised banishment policy aimed at reducing drug trafficking. Fawcett, along with four other family members, had been involved in a family drug operation in the '80s that earned some of them prison terms and ultimately cost them their tribal memberships. "When I got out, they disenrolled me; They didn't help me," she said. "I got nothing." - But Fawcett, who had been charged with intent to deliver and carrying a weapon, has since turned her life around. Today, Fawcett is a cook at Seattle Thunderbird Alcohol Treatment'Ceti^ Health Board. She said she has been clean for 12 years. She pauses just as her giggling, 2-year-old grandson, Ernie, runs into the room and pounces on her. She also has custody of her two grandsons, ages 2 and 10, something that would have been impossible in the past, she said. And just in time, she said, as the children had been on their way to a foster home. "When I got but ofprison (in 1993), I had lost my kids, my house^verytrung and it wasn't worth it," she said. "Drugs are not wx gt;rth it."): s- . is it enough? Where do we draw the line?" The tribe has experienced six drug-related deaths in the past two years, including 15-month-old Tanisha Roselee Noland, who picked up a prescription Oxycontin pill off the floor and swallowed it. Currently, the Lummi Nation has banished or disenrolled four members from visiting the reservation for drug-related offenses. This includes a revocation of all -tribal rights, including fishing licenses and medical assistance. Another 30, however, are said to be in the process of review for drug distribution or related offenses. The practice has also drawn mixed reviews from the community, sometimes pitting families against one another in a community so small, a neighbor is often a relative. Even council members are of mixed opinions. Some, such as Tribal Councilman Perry Adams, who originally voted for the banishment and disenrollment practices, said the punishments are too harsh and need revision. "In a sense, I think we have it backwards," Adams said. "If you're banished, at least you should be able to have medical care and fishing rights." But other tribal officials are losing patience. Danita Washington, director for the Youth Education and Social Services program, said the Lummi tribe needs to be thinking about the long- term effects of banishment. "What is Lummi going to look like in 50 or 100 years?" she said. "We need to be thinking about it." buse remains widespread Jtunk," Tait said. "He is using them and then showing off in front of them what he is getting away with. There are a lot of people who are homeless, who cannot even get on GA because of what he and other people are doing." Tait said her cousin is one of many peo- (Pe who abuse the GA program and that it is a common occurrence on the reservation. She said tribal leaders should take action to improve the program. "Instead of going to drug and alcohol class while they are on GA, they should have to complete these classes as a requirement .0efore being on the program," Tait said. "There's a lot of programs for people who are addicted. It's just that no one uses them." According to a 2002 report titled "The Evaluation of the Tribal Welfare-to-Work Grants Program: Initial Implementation Findings," tribes make counseling and A-eatment available, but they struggle to get participants connected with the available services. Many individuals with serious substance-abuse problems are in denial about the extent of their addictions and resist seeking or accepting help, and, as a result, many cannot keep their jobs, accord-gipg to the report. At the time of GA reform, substance abuse was such a problem that council members created a program called Community Mobilization Against Drugs, Thomas said. Under the program, tribal council members, health officials and law enforcement officers communicate regularly with other law enforcement agencies, such as the FBI, Indian Health Services, hospitals and pharmacies. In 2003, CMAD received a $3 million grant from the Department of Justice, and the Lummi tribe set up cameras in the McKenzie neighborhood to document and discourage drug activity, he said. Thomas said tribal members were overwhelmed because the council members reformed the GA program and established CMAD within a period of six months. "People were dying and were in hospitals," Thomas said. "We had to move fast. Just being on general assistance was very demeaning to people." James said the reformed GA program is better because people' no longer have drug dealers waiting for them in the parking lot after they receive GA checks. He said the connection between the GA program and substance abuse is inevitable because no program is perfect. "It's a lot better system than giving straight checks," James said. "No matter what system you use, they are always going to be capable of buying drugs and alcohol with GA. There is a percentage of people who do the right thing, but unfortunately, there is also a percentage who use the program to get their alcohol or drug fix." Ben Arnold/The Native Sun The Lummi Nation Employment and Training Center. In 2003, the Lummi received a total of $621,662 for general assistance from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, a division of the U.S. Department of the Interior. This is only a fraction of the estimated $64 million the Federal Government allocated to tribes with approved GA programs throughout the United States in that year, according to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. ---------- Western Front 2004 March 12 - Sun page 8 ---------- The Western Front â€¢ 8 THE NATIVE S U N March 12, 2004 Boldt: Fishing communities look for common ground CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 tat is at the top of a list of issues the fishing industry must face in the coming years. "Catches have declined dramatically. They're nowhere near where they were 20 years ago, and there are three factors for that," he said. "(The first) one is the habitat degradation and loss of productivity in streams that has reduced the amount of salmon that are being produced in Puget Sound now." Shaw said issues such as urban sprawl, an encroachment of farming on wetlands and the historic removal of large logjams on local waterways are the main culprits. There used to be one- to two-mile-long logjams along the rivers and creeks in Whatcom County that provided protection from predators for the salmon runs. But white settlers removed them in order utilize the rivers and streams for moving cut trees for the logging industry, Shaw said. The Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcom wetlands also have been intensely settled by farmers, Shaw said. This has compounded the fishing problems. "Cows are really detrimental to salmon," Shaw said. "They eat native grasses, which hold up riverbanks, which stop erosion, which can smother salmon eggs." The lower wetlands of river systems also provide an area for salmon feeding and rearing, activities the fish cannot do if the estuaries are crowded^ with farms, Shaw said. With civilization encroaching more on wildlife habitat of all kinds, degradation is bound to occur. "The fishing industry just hasn't been so good because of the (effects) development of communities.and suburban communities (have)," Robinson said. "The extension of civilization of the Puget Sound has eaten up a lot of watershed that provided clean water, and cold water, and good gravel and shade for the salmon. We blacktop over a lot of it," Habitat is such a concern because without an improvement, the fish numbers will remain stagnant, Shaw said. "In that respect, the Indians are the best friend to those who want to protect the environment and habitat," said Alvin Ziontz, a retired lawyer who argued before judge Boldt in 1974 for the Lummi, Mackaw and Quinault tribes. "Indians' treaty rights, as enforced by (the Boldt decision) provide those concerned with the environment a real guardian (in the tribes)." The initial fervor between Indian and non-Indian fishers after the Boldt decision was intense, Jameson said, but it became easier to deal with when people realized that, due to habitat loss, they had a common, interest. "Now everybody realized that everyone was in the same boat," he said. Even still, with disagreements.over fishing rights, the legal legacy of the Boldt decision remains, Ziontz said. In 1999, Ziontz' former firm- argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the Mille Lacs Band of - Chippewa Indians/ stating that under an 1837 treaty with the United States, the state of Minnesota did not have the right to impose fishing, hunting and gathering regulations. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Mille Lacs Band, and in the decision said the treaty rights of 1837 "could not be extinguished." "In doing that, the Supreme Court reaffirmed the validity of the Boldt decision," Ziontz said. In 1994, U.S. District Court judge Edward Rafeedie echoed the words of George Boldt's decision when he extended the 50-50 cut of salmon to include shellfish, Shaw said. Since 1974, courts have extended the Boldt decision's philosophy â€” co-managing natural resources â€” to many different resources other than salmon such as black cod and halibut, as well as the shellfish awarded in the Rafeedie decision, Shaw said. Ziontz said that in the Midwest, resource rights for tribes, have.extended, to include game suc^aSjj^ee^^d^eJk^-which originated with the Boldt decision's shift in ideals concerning resource allocation and management. Because of the resource decline in the past 30 years, fishers have needed to take advantage of other available resources not yet tapped and diversify in order to make a living, Lummi fisherman Vernon Lane Jr. said. "In the last six or seven years, crab has been the real moneymaker for me," he said. Lane, who has been fishing for the past 40 years, is one of few Lummi fishers still making enough profit to stay full-time. "I still make a decent living off it," Lane said. "I've been fortunate to keep up with the different trends. You have to adapt to the different fisheries." Adapting is something that Lane has done well. Lane fishes approximately nine months out of the year, catching everything from salmon, when the runs are fruitful enough, to halibut, prawns and crab. For most Lummi fishers, however, life on the water has been more tumultuous. Cagey said many of the Lummi fishers are bankrupt due to the costs associated with fishing. Merle Jefferson, the director of natural resources for the Lummi, said it is too expensive to store boats in the harbor, including the expensive-to-run purse seiners that historically have brought in large catches for both the Lummi and non- Indian fishers. "(Lummi) used to have a dozen or so purse seiners; now we just have two or three," Jefferson said. "Salmon is at kind of a crisis right now, with Chinook being on the endangered species list." At its height, the Lummi was the largest fishing tribe in Western Washington. From 1960 to 1980 the Lummi catch for all salmon species rose from approximately 25,000 to 500,000. In 1985, according to the annual reports of what is now the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Lummi salmon catch brought in approximately 2.62 million fish, when all other tribes in the nation brought in a combined 2.81 million. The decline has been staggering. According to a Chinook salmon technical committee report released by the Pacific Salmon Commission, the combined 1975 American Indian and non- Indian catch of Chinook salmon in the Strait of Juan de Fuca was 95,481. That number reached a peak of 127,000 in 1990 but fell to 2,642 in 2000. Other species also have declined at an exponential rate. The Washington sock-eye, what many fishers call the "money fish of the area," have dropped from a catch totaling approximately 11 million pounds in 1977, to just 3 million pounds in 2002, according to landing queries from the Fisheries Statistics and Economics Division of the National Marine Fisheries Service. â€¢_,'' ^According to. the Northwest Indian Fisheries. .Commission,.' the Washington tribal catch numbers for Chinook, Coho and chum salmon all steadily increased from 1970 until 1987, when the catches started to decline. In 1987, the tribal catch for Chinook salmon was approximately 370,000, whereas in 1997, the number was closer to 100,000. For Coho salmon, the difference was even bigger. The tribes brought in nearly 1.3 million fish in 1987, but approximately just 150,000 in 1997. Tribal fishers were not the only ones who felt the effect of a diminishing resource. "It was going strong until about 1985," Martin Tomich said, a Bellingham fisherman with more than 50 years experience under his belt. "They ain't rollin' now, and the prices went so bad for 2000 we had to fill out some paperwork for government subsidies." Because retailers want to make the most money, they will try to purchase the product for the least mount they can, giving fishers a meager income, Tomich said. Many things govern the fishing industry, he said, such as variances in the salmon run sizes, prices on the market, the declining state of habitat and the Boldt decision. "It's a fight for your rights, more or less, the Boldt decision," Tomich said. American Indian and non-Indian fishers did have some animosity toward each other at the time, Tomich said. Cagey described it in one word: tension. "We just went to court and tried to beat it," Tomich said. "We didn't mind equal rights. There were a lot of Indians who were friends of mine who were fishing with whites before the Boldt decision." American Indians' struggle to regain their fishing rights has been a long and hard road, Cagey said. "It's always been my opinion that it took 150 years to screw it all up, and it's going to take another 150 to clean it up," he said. "The Boldt decision allowed us to begin heading in that direction." Ben Arnold/The Native Sun After more than 50 years of fishing, Bellingham resident Martin Tomich is preparing his purse-seiner for sale. Soon, the Valiant Lady will be in the hands of her new owner in Quebec, Canada. ---------- Western Front 2004 March 12 - Sun page 9 ---------- March 12, 2004 THE NATIVE SUN The Western Front â€¢ 9 Census: Tribe uses survey to ease housing problems CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 had to live in a two-bedroom apartment in Ferndale until the house was (available). But we've got about three families living here now because we can't all get our own places right now." According to the 2000 U.S. Census, 89 percent of the households on the reservation had one person or less to every livable room. After completing its own census, however, the Lummi tribe found that nearly 300 Lummi households are severely overcrowded with at least five people residing in each room. Taking into consideration American Indians' unique dependence on federal assistance, the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act gives tribes the opportunity to challenge the U.S. Housing and Urban Development's decisions on grant applications and consequently the federal census results, Phair said. "When (the numbers) aren't right, we have to go through extensive challenges to prove that we have the need," she said. "It was important to us to ask these questions and get accurate answers so we can challenge (the 2000 census numbers) in June." As part of an annual review process, the Lummi will present its current housing and income statistics to HUD to show an increased need to receive more funding next year. Since the publication of the federal census in 2002, more than 100 tribes, including several in Washington, have conducted their own censuses, with 39 resulting in official adjustments of census numbers. Of those tribes, all have secured more federal funds by proving significant discrepancies in population and socioeconomic information. In an effort to appease.the budding complaints of inaccuracies, the Census Bureau offered tribal governments the opportunity to contest the 2000 census results through the Count Question Resolution program between July 2001 and September 2003. But as _ the deadline passed, many tribal governments still did not even know about the bureau's option. "What's that?" Thompson said of the bureau's CQR program. "We didn't even know about that. I suppose that is just another example of the miscommunication between the tribes and the government." While some tribes accepted the bureau's attempt at redemption/most opted to conduct their own surveys, said Roger Johnson, U.S. Census Bureau statistician. "Some groups have a lot of distrust in the government, and they wanted to do it themselves," he said. "But in Order to make it official, we would have to be the ones doing the work." Even if the Lummis would have known about the program, Thompson said, they would not have participated because of the bureau's disappointing effort in 2000. "There was a massive effort before the 2000 census by the government to get the Indians involved in the census," Kamkoff 'They didri t talk to me. They hit my dad's house next door, but for whatever reason they missed me'. Diana Phair Lummi Tribal Member said. "But when the time came, nothing happened. I had people calling me asking me where (the census takers) were." The problem was that the bureau's ambition was not backed by action, Phair said. "They didn't talk to me," she said. "They hit my dad's house next door, but for whatever reason they missed me." On many occasions, volunteers responsible for surveying the reservation would come to the Lummi Enrollment office for information rather than contact the members directly, Kamkoff said. "I had a case where a taker was afraid of a dog in the yard, so they came to me and asked me questions about that family," she said. "One time, a young girl came to my office, to get information because she was afraid to visit a house because there were a bunch of guys hanging around outside." While American Indians blame the Census Bureau's lack of effort for the undercount, the government claims the tribes' lack of participation contributed to the discrepancies. "Indian reservations pose a number of problems for census takers," said Claudette Bennett, U.S. Census Bureau racial statistician. "They are located in rural, hard-to-get-to places. The households are always changing, and there is a significant distrust in any activity by the government on reservations. Many people just didn't even open their doors." As a result, she said, the official count of American Indians proved to have the highest percentage of error for any minority group in the nation. The bureau estimates it missed 4 percent of all American Indians in Washington state. And while more than 3,000 tribal members live on the Lummi reservation, the census bureau recorded only 2,240, amounting to a 27-perceht margin of error for the Lummi tribe. Although she does not want to justify the flaws in the federal census, Kamkoff said she sympathizes with the challenges the census takers experienced while working with tribal populations. "To be honest, we couldn't even identify everyone in our system (during Lummi Census 2003)," she said. "People move a lot. And people will run away and slam the door in their face. We had the same problems as the (federal) surveyors." Approximately 15 percent of enrolled members did not respond to the Lummi census despite numerous attempts by the tribal census takers. Although the Lummi census resembles the bureau's own survey, six pages of multiple-choice questions concerning housing status, educational level, family composition and employment status, the tribe was able to relate better to the members, Kamkoff said. "We know how to talk to (the tribal members), and how to access their information," she said. "The census people from the government didn't know how to do that because they weren't trained to deal with tribal populations properly." Abiah Weaver/The Native Sun Lummi tribal member Gilbert Galler rests against his uncle's fence, trying to remember when the federal government visited the reservation in 2000 to take the census. "I've lived in that house over there forever," he says as he points next door. "I don't remember them ever coming out here, and most of the neighbors will probably tell you the same thing." The Lummi Nation claims that nearly half of its 4,035 members were missed in the 2000 U.S. Census. With more than 560 tribes and 2.1 mil- individual departments, however, will be lion American Indians in the United States, it is important to maintain an accurate count to ensure a large portion of the population is not ignored, Kamkoff said. But because the American Indian population is growing and changing at the fastest rate among minority groups^ it is even difficult for the Lummis to meet that expectation, she admitted. "In 1997, we started looking into doing our own census," Kamkoff said. "And just as all the information was finally computed, the casino closed down. It created more need and â€” bam! All of sudden we had old information. It must be like that every day on the national level." Despite the cost and the struggle to predict and respond to changing information, Kamkoff said she was pleased with the outcome of the project. "Beyond the fact that we actually reached more people, our survey was more successful (than the 2000 census) in that it was more in- depth and really got at the needs of the people," she said. With a permanent system now in place, the tribe expects to conduct its census every five years, Finkbonner said. The able to update the information annually to assess the growing population's needs. With six years remaining until the next, federal census, some tribes are worried they will have to rely on the 2000 census data because they cannot afford to conduct their own surveys, O'Neil said. "Indians have always been at a significant disadvantage when it comes to the census," O'Neil said. "Statistically, minorities have a greater need for federal assistance, but minorities are also the ones overlooked and undercounted more by the census. The census has a powerful effect on Indians, and we should do everything we can to make sure we get an accurate count in 2010." With three months remaining until the Lummi Housing Authority submits its census findings to HUD, the Lummi Nation is anxious to see if its census will help secure more funding. "We haven't really seen the impact yet," Phair said. "Right now we are using older data. We will have to wait until the new data on homelessness and overcrowding is presented in June to see if our need is verified." Meet Skyler Revey Young Lummi tribal member struggling to find room in a crowded house ABIAH WEAVER The Native Sun Mid-afternoon rain showers are what Lummi Nation resident Skyler Revey will miss the most when he leasves the Lummi Reservation to pursue a college education in Arizona this spring. He won't miss the small, three-bedroom house that he shares with eight other people. He won't miss splitting all of the household expenses with his mom, a teacher's aide at the Lummi Tribal School. He won't miss working infrequent odd jobs for minimal, under-the-table pay . And he won't miss hanging out with his friends on the reservation, who have not yet grown out of their "wild ways." Skyler, 20, has to make a future for himself â€” and for his nephew Jaylyn. Skyler has temporary custody of his sister's son while she tries to "find herself." Proud to have the responsibility, Skyler is seeking permanent custody of the precocious 1-year-old. He acts like an experienced dad, even though he does not have any children of his own. He pays for Jaylyn's diapers, watches cartoons with him every morning, teaches him how to shoot hoops in the driveway and scolds him for throwing his toys. He wears his hair long as a personal choice, not a sign of his Lummi heritage. Before he moved to the reservation, he never even thought about his bloodline â€” and he still is not sure what it is. He is not particularly close to his family. And even though they have been trying to move to the reservation since he was born, he cannot wait to move away. ---------- Western Front 2004 March 12 - Sun page 10 ---------- The Western Front â€¢ 10 The Native Sun March 12, 2004 Dam removal clouds future of fish Proposal would help 'threatened' Chinook and threaten kokanee Aaron Managhan The Native Sun A proposal designed to further protect salmon along the Middle Fork of the Nooksack River may do more than just save the fish. The proposal will replace the current diversion dam with a structure designed to help the endangered Chinook salmon by allowing access to 25 miles of additional upstream habitat. But in doing so, the Chinook will be accessing waters they have not in decades. This access could put the fate of Lake Whatcom's fish populations in jeopardy, especially the lake's kokanee salmon. The diversion dam, operated by the city of Bellingham, taps water from the Nooksack, sending it through nine miles of pipeline into Anderson Creek, which feeds Mirror Lake, eventually draining into Lake Whatcom. But with the change, the water would flow additional diseases that, while not harmful to humans, could devastate the kokanee population in the lake. The kokanee are vital, not only to the state, but also to hatcheries in California and Idaho, where some of the fish are distributed. With the possibility of opening new habitat to an endangered species on one hand, and the fate of the state's most productive kokanee hatchery on the other, it is clear one party will be left unsatisfied. "There's a little twist here that's created a fair amount of other discussion," said Chuck Phillips, Region Four Fish Program Manager for the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife. "The twist is this: the water going into Lake Whatcom is in a completely different watershed. With water running into a different watershed, this creates unique problems for fish that also go in that direction. Fish have as many diseases as humans. The issue with anadromous fish is that some of those diseases are very serious." Dam Removal The proposal, drafted by the city of Bellingham, the WDFW, the Lummi Nation and the Nooksack Tribe, calls for three pairs of concrete and steel structures to be built in the river. These structures would bottleneck the river to a width of approximately 25 feet creating washouts, or deep pools, that would collect water for the diversion. The structures are designed to protect juvenile and adult salmon that might be in the diverted water by collecting fish, as well as debris, and re-routing them back into the river. Dick McKinley, Bellingham Public Works Director, said by drawing water out of the sides of the washouts, less water pressure is placed on fish that get caught. "We want to do what's best for the environment and still be able to draw water," he said. "How do we balance these two? We need to take advantage of the stream. In essence, we create three swim holes. We let the power of the river create the holes, and we'll draw water from that." Costs for fish ladder designs are too expensive, Bill McCourt, Bellingham Public Works Operations Superintendent, said, making dam removal the clear choice. McCourt said a fish ladder design would cost between $6 and $9 million, with dam repairs adding $2 million more. Dam removal will cost $8 million. Depending on its future budget, the Army Corps of Engineers has tentatively committed $5 million to the project, McKinley said. Gov. Gary Locke said that another $1.6 million will be allocated for the project in the state's 2004 budget request. The remaining $1.4 million would be paid for by the city, either through state or federal grants or from the city's capital reserves. The Virus Larry Sisson, manager of the state's Lake Whatcom Hatchery, said the hatchery would be severely impacted if the river salmon are allowed access upstream. "The big difference is a contaminant versus a virus," he said. "Contaminants aren't good, but a lot of fish are able to escape them. This is due to things like lake depth and flushing. But a virus, they can't escape that. There's nothing we can do with that. There's no vaccine; nothing. It's death." The pathogen, Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus, causes fish infected with the disease to become lethargic. Eventually, the fish stop moving completely, drift downstream and die. The disease is transmitted through direct contact with an infected fish, ingestion of infected tissue or feces, or from an infected water source. The latter poses the greatest threat to Lake Whatcom fish. WDFW pathologist Jed Varney said other diseases, such as bacterial kidney disease, would also be transmitted, further threatening the lake fish. BKD forces an immune system response so great that it can cause kidney failure. The kokanee in Lake Whatcom are the only disease-free population in the state, Sisson said. This status makes Lake Whatcom Hatchery the most relied upon hatchery in the state, with an estimated 13.1 million eggs set for distribution in 2004. Of those, 4.5 million are planned for Lake Whatcom and 950,000 for the Bellingham hatchery, according to the 2004 Draft Brood Document released by the WDFW. The document records fish egg takes and releases from each hatchery. More than 5.2 million eggs will go to California and Idaho. Varney said tests on the Lake Whatcom kokanee population showed a severe impact to the fish. He said a strain of IHNV from kokanee salmon in Baker Lake were injected into, the Lake Whatcom kokanee. "In the Lake Whatcom kokanee, the Baker (IHNV) strain is almost 100 percent fatal," he said. "And it seems to get infected much faster. If s like anything else, the young and old are the most susceptible. (From) our experiment, I think if IHNV were in Lake Whatcom, you're definitely going to end up with a lot of dead kokanee." Varney said in the study, hatchlings had a survival rate of 10 percent, while yearlings maintained a 30- to 40T percent survival rate. Although some will survive, the kokanee will lose their disease-free status. But by losing their disease-free status, the fish would no longer be shipped regionally, thus impacting not only the hatchery program within the state, but the hatcheries themselves. "If s also going to have an impact on the fish and hatchery," Varney said. "So (the Lake Whatcom Hatchery) will be more or less gone if (the proposed plan) goes in. It would probably close Bellingham Hatchery." Weighing Impacts Bellingham officials have not been unsympathetic to the hatchery dilemma. But after exhausting all other options, McKinley said dam removal is the best alternative. "The fact of the matter is that pre-1960, there was no dam," he said. "This proposal is better than building a fish ladder. Anyway (we can) minimize the concerns for (WDFW), we will. Their bosses say 'we want to do this.' " The city of Bellingham is very enthusiastic about the project and its potential to not only revitalize Chinook populations, but also to Aaron Managhan/ The Native Sun The Bellingham Diversion Dam was built on the Nooksack in 1962. It will now be removed to open up additional habitat to the Chinook salmon. maintain the city's water needs, McKinley said. "I want (the public) to be as excited as we are," he said. "This is a great historic opportunity. It's a great standard for where we're at in coexisting with other species, and it's a great example of stewardship." Phillips said WDFW has also tried to take an equal approach to both sides. "We're co-cooperatives on both issues," he said. "We're providing the best information we have on the resources, whether that's Lake Whatcom fish or Nooksack fish. We're trying to come up with ways to protect both goals." Sisson said a similar proposal was denied when made in 1994. He said he understands the department's position â€” and dilemma. "The director at that time said, 'No, we have to protect that habitat,'" he said. "But there's a lot of new things that have happened since then. There's a new governor, a new director and the Chinook have since been listed on the endangered species list. Because they're endangered, (removal) is one of those things that our department wants to do. But we want to find a way to try and do both." Varney agreed that the department's stance shifted following the Chinook listing in 1999. "Over the years, the stance has been that we don't want anadromous fish up there," he said. "That's changing. One of the things we do is say we want to help this endangered species. But you can't do it at the expense of another. We don't want to create another endangered species. But our agency has said we support it." Tribal Involvement The Nooksack Tribe and Lummi Nation have been trying to open up habitat above the diversion for the Chinook for years, Phillips said. A 1995 decision a by the Shorelines Hearings Board and Pollution Control Board of the State of Washington in the case Nooksack Indian Tribe vs. the State of Washington, Department of Ecology, Whatcom County and Warm Creek Hydro, INC., concluded that suitable habitat above the dam was nonexistant. It also questioned historic fish runs. The Nooksack Tribe started releasing hatchery-raised Chinook above the diversion to aid recovery when the dam is removed. McKinley said the tribes were heavily involved in design and review processes. According to a Dec. 11, 2003 article in The Bellingham Herald, Bob Kelly, Nooksack Tribe Natural Resources Director, said the tribe is optimistic about benefits for the Chinook. Kelly, the only person authorized by the Nooksack Tribe to speak to the media on this issue, declined to comment. Next Steps Varney and Sisson said the state has acknowledged the imposing dam removal, and tried to set up hatcheries elsewhere. But these have failed because of the kokanee's reliance on the Lake Whatcom environment, Sisson said. He said hatchery operations attempted in Lake Roosevelt and Sherman Creek were unsuccessful. "Since 1905, we've been taking eggs from the lake," he said. "We don't really know why, but the lake has been exactly what these fish need." While the project is still at least two years from breaking ground, it appears to be moving forward with no problems. "I think it's going to go forward," Varney said. "I think the plan is to try to move forward and try to find a new place for disease-free kokanee. We have our kokanee eggs in one basket right now." Just how long they remain in that "basket" is. the question. ---------- Western Front 2004 March 12 - Sun page 11 ---------- March 12, 2004 The Native Sun The Western Front â€¢ 11 If American history lias taught us one thing it should be ignoring American Indians will not make them go away. This? approach has been used-for more than 200 years and it has resulted in a fractured and hostile environment for all parties. Whatcpm County is home to two tribal governments, the Lummi arid. Nooksack tribes, yet the majority^ of \ ^ a t c pm County residents continue to live in ignorance of ^ politics and even; the day-to-day realities of life on th^^^ tions. The closest that most nomlndians gef to an acW standing of the people who live on these r e s e^ the few hours that they spend m s i d e d u ^ or waiting in line at fireworks stands the day before the Fourth of The ori^ bers of me sowreigri^ m cultures lies ^ everyone else. This education cannot come frprh the school system or any other foriim, but rather from the actual interaction between Americans Indians and non-natives. These kinds of interactions have already been successful in many environmental endeavors. Tribal govern Lummi and Nooksack have worked with state; and federal government as equal and yet independent entities during ongoing studies of salmon recovery and habitat restoration. The tribes have performed the same scientific studies as any governmental agency or university and have proved invaluable to the programs because of their deep ties to the local land and wildlife. While these interactions are valuable tools for tribal and non-tribal individuals, the government should not be forced to play the role of a elementary school teacher trying to force two bitter children to hug and make up. True reconciliation will only take place once both sides realize they need each other to prosper and survive. The fact that reservations have severe problems ranging from alcohol and drug addiction, high unemployment and corruption cannQt, and should not be covered up, but neither should the fact that these are"the same problems running rampant in.every United States conimiinlt^'re^rdless W W|eb^apt}|cSj jcx^drftif |^P|ifc majority: "* ;=v-..â€¢â€¢-â€¢* ,;:.-;w-; . gt;.-;-.:â€¢?;:,. lt;â€¢â€¢. gt;.:? - .v:-.;. ; gt;^.r.f^; , gt; Americans cannot afford to continue the practice of relegating American Indian populations to the outskirts of society. This nation must iully include them as full partners in this nation's multifaceted society if America is to thrive in the coming millen-r nium. . .; ..:â€¢â€¢.;, â€¢ ;: '.^â€¢'â€¢k^-- -: :'y-- This editorial reflects the opinions of The Native Sun editorial board: Ian Alexander, Ben Arnold, Wolfgang Deerkop/JoshDumond/Kelseyanne Johnson, Peter Lour as, Aaron Managhan, Tara Nelson,, Christopher Smith and Abiah Weaver W^MsM^eMm Editor in chief: Peter L o ^ Associate editors: Ian Alexander) Ben Ambk^^ Joshua Fejeran; Kelseyanne Johnson, Aaron Managhan, Tara Nelson, Christojph^r Deveati;;Copy,'edit^^ Staff Reporters: Ian Alexander, Bert Arnold; Wcdfgang IJeerkbp,, Josh Dumond) Kelsey Managhan, Tara! Nelsori, Christopher Smto Covering the Indian beat takes patience Wolfgang Deerkop COMMENTARY Working with American Indians presents challenges not found when dealing with other governmental bodies and groups. This twofold challenge arises from a perceived need within Indian country to project their collective voice into the mainstream media, and decades of reporting many in the American Indian community feel is a poor reflection of their issues and needs. These challenges are compounded by the fact that tribes have unique legal rights within the United States At the same time many tribes have become extraordinarily successful business groups in the last decade. Despite this success and independence, American Indian tribes have vast public relations problems that have expanded, rather than reduced, despite the tribes newfound wealth and political power. Investigating American Indian involvement in politics was easier than reporting on issues such as drug abuse and casinos. This is because an overwhelming majority of the facts and figures surrounding political issues are accessible through governmental data bases, and through governmental officials, who are more likely to talk to reporters and be familiar with dealing with = = ^ = reporters. The difficult portion of the a s s i g n m e n t involved getting local tribal representatives to talk about local politics and p o l i t i c a l i n v o l v e m e n t , due to the negative publicity that casino funds have recently generated in the mainstream media. I found that the Indian Americans outside of the structured reservation system were much easier to talk to. This could be because of their increased 'American Indian tribes have vast public relations problems that have been expanded, rather than reduced, by their new found wealth and political power.' exposure to the media and also because the issues that they presented were not specific to any one tribal government. Unfortunately, these people are also the most likely to have a personal interest in good public relations for their cause or group. Reporting on American Indians requires patience and tact, but not any more than what would be required in reporting â€”â€” on any other story or on any other minority group. The key to creating working relationships with A m e r i c a n Indians is to give them enough time to become accustomed to working with you. The types of relationships that are needed for in depth stories cannot be forged in days or even weeks. All it takes is time and patience from the reporter's part to cement relationships with useful sources. If you're comfortable, you're doing it wrong Tara Nelson COMMENTARY As journalists, situations constantly force us to expand our awareness of things â€” academic disciplines, different cultures, different people and customs. Some of these are easier than others. For example, giving yourself a crash course on, say, biology is inherently easier than learning the customs of different cultures or counter-cultures in your community. In the old days, Tibetan monks used to arrange tables stacked with books and then crawl underneath them in an attempt to absorb knowledge through some sort of osmosis; process. We should also be trying to experience life in such a way. Instead of learning about the differences of people of society in text books, we need to be out â€¢ there gt; blundering ahead, throwing ourselves in the midst of it whenever we get the opportunity and making glorious mistakes. Only then, can we learn to appreciate other perspectives and gain some ourselves. Yet people are creatures of habit, and we form opinions based on our experiences. We tend to gravitate toward people that we can relate to or identify with. We also tend to avoid situations where we might stand out, or feel awkward. So one could argue that the experiences we limit ourselves to will greatly affect our outlook on life. Putting ourselves in awkward positions could be the most important, expansionary actions we can make. But, before we can do that, we have to step outside of our comfort zone. Some philosophers believe that all the world's problems are caused by thought. As journalists, it is especially important to be aware of our thoughts due to the tremendous influential power we have. It is crucial for us to expand our knowledge of subjects and people and to be conscious of our beliefs and values, as they will ultimately resonate through our words and affect the mass consciousness of society. We have the potential to influence or change the stigmas in our society, and we have to design our stories carefully so that we do not reinforce existing negative stereotypes. But before we can do that, we have to evaluate our own ways of thinking. Rest assured, though, the decision to look inward is the most difficult step. Reporters should put aside anxiety toward Indians, get the job done jUH.. i^O^^^fe Ian Alexander â€¢ COMMENTARY To be a journalist, you have to be tough, confident and driven. You have to go ask the tough questions and go to whatever lengths necessary to get the story. But what do you do if the story is right in front of you but you just cannot make yourself go get it? Reporting American Indian issues has been one of the greatest tests of my skills, as a journalist yet. The most frustrating aspect was not the bureaucratic run-around when trying to find sources or even the interviews themselves. The most frustrating aspect was getting over my own hang-ups when visiting the Indian reservation. As sad as it sounds, this was the biggest barrier in covering the issues at hand. Indian reservations have a stigma about them. Reservations are seen as off-limits. They are a foreign country waiting to swallow any unsuspecting non-Indians into their depths, never to be seen again. And upon my first visit to the reservation, I felt as if I was breaking some unwritten law by merely driving to my interview. I worked myself into such a state that I drove through- the parking lot five times try-ing to find the office where my source worked, even though I knew exactly where it was. I expected to be greeted by inquisitive stares and accusing glances at the white boy who had the nerve to visit the reservation. The only stares I got, however, were at the dumbass who decid- 'So next time you visit the reservation remember there is a. lot more out there than slot machines and cheap cigarettes.' ed that circling around the parking lot five times was a good idea. As I sat in my parked car, I could not make myself get out. I felt so nervous and out of place. After a couple minutes, some words of advice echoed in my brain. A reporter, familiar with covering the Lummi Nation, said the best thing to do was not look like you felt out of place. She advised to walk with confidence and purpose knowing you had a job to do and to just "get over your own crap." ~ Armed with the knowledge of my predecessors, I took a deep breath and stepped out of my car. I walked casually to the door and sat down for my interview. Each trip to the reservation passed with increasing ease and confidence until my last trip when I was able to casually joke and talk with my sources outside of the interview. The only person who hindered my trips to the reservation was myself. I was restrained by some unfounded idea that I had to interact with Indians differently than anyone else. While particular customs and practices required attention and respect, I realized by going to the reservation with an apprehensive attitude that I would only' alienate those I needed to complete my job. On my trips I did receive some strange stares from reservation residents, but who does not stare at unfamiliar cars driving through their neighborhood? The reservation is essentially a large neighborhood where everyone knows everyone else, so of course outsiders are going to be greeted with some amount of curiosity. So next time you visit the reservation remember a lot more exists out there than slot machines and cheap cigarettes. ---------- Western Front 2004 March 12 - Sun page 12 ---------- lt;^2 e Western Front â€¢ 12 The Native Sun March 12, 2004 .Survey: Many oppose banishment CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 Carroll was in the 29 percent that somewhat disagreed with the banishment plan. "I don't think that banishment would be effective," she said. "I think prosecution by regular law enforcement should be brought into play." Another portion of the survey focused on American Indian casinos, where views were split on whether they were a positive contribution to the community. While 39 percent of the respondents said they believed casinos made a positive contribution to the local community, 41 percent considered them to be a negative aspect. Fanning said the overall problem was that people noticed the negative contributions more than the positive ones. "From the outside looking in, the reservation looks very dirty to people," Fanning said. "People see there are cars upside down, garbage everywhere and a couch thrown out in the yard. They associate the Indians with their weaknesses like casinos, and tobacco and alcohol." Expansion: Development leads to extra construction projects; Lummi Employment and Training Center finds umemployed Lummis construction jobs Journalism students from Western Washington University conducted the opinion survey by telephone between Jan. 22 and Jan. 27. The poll included 142 Whatcom County adult residents chosen through a random selection of telephone numbers. Only those who volunteered their name and phone number were reinterviewed after the poll. A survey of this sample size carries an 8-percent margin of error. In theory, in 19 cases out of 20 the results based on like samples will differ by no more than 8 percentage points in either direction from what would have be obtained by seeking out all adults in Whatcom County. How would you rate the general attitude among non-Natives toward American Indians in Whatcom County? 2% 2% 23% Slliil! 48% ;E3 Neutral/Don't Know; gt; 8 Negative la Positive i d Very Positive sÂ«Very Negative \ Respondents answered generally positive when asked about their own opinions. Source: The Native Sun survey Infographic: Matt DeVeau CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 said of the expansion projects. "I think we went from probably 60 percent unemployment to 40 percent employment (of the construction workers.)" The largest project for the LETC is the school project, which is currently giving 54 construction workers jobs. And with the expansion projects still to come, the construction will keep pilling on. Finkbonner said he usually has more than a month to plan who will get what jobs, and he knows a month in advance when the construction will end so he can set the next job up. Major projects in the next year include the expansion of the casino, construction of roads and possibly a new administrative building. "I think we are going to be real busy," Finkbonner said. One project his office hasn't been sending too many Lummis to is the casino project. "The majority of the guys wanted to work on the school project, because the pay was so much higher," Finkbonner said. "Federally funded projects are good pay, but the casino had open-bids so it was a lot different on the pay scale." Both Finkbonner and Larsen said that one of the keys to the expansion projects is all councils and businesses in the tribes and the councils working together. "We have a great working relationship," Larsen said of the entire tribe. "The tribe looks at (the casino) like a definite showpiece for them, so one of the things we work on is to keep it looking like that." Tara Nelson/The Native Sun Howard Helgeson, a brick mason for R D Masonry, lays mortar between cultured stone in a newly constructed lounge inside the Silver Reef Casino. The construction is part of an $11 million expansion project by the Lummi Economic Development Committee. Diabetes: Changes in native diet contribute to increased likelihood of adult diagnosis CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 American Indians. "After we were confined to the reservation, our ability to (migrate to find food sources) was very limited, and now we've gravitated to commodity foods," she said. Lane-Oreiro said the Lum

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