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Identifier: wwu:5070
Title: 1950 Weaving
Date: 1950-1951
Description: Original Inventory Number: 1157. Pictured: Audrey Dahl, standing. Colleen Morris - Junior 1950/51. Klipsun pictures similar. ca. 1950
Digital Collection: Campus History Collection
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Identifier: wwu:5597
Title: 1948 Main Building: Entrance
Date: 1948-1949
Description: Approximately 1948. Stamped on verso of image: Stuart B. Hertz
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Identifier: wwu:14775
Title: Western Front - 1971 May 25
Date: 1971-05-25
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1971_0525 ---------- Western Front - 1971 May 25 - Page 1 ---------- \ . \ TUESDAY MAY 25th 1971 BELLINGHAM RECYCLE ALL PAPER "The Leading CollegeNewspaper in Washington State" REPRINTED FROM WESTERN UNION, FACULTY UNIONNEWSLETTER Faculty Flak Hits Flora's Budget Cuts By LARRY LEMON C
Transcript text preview (might not show all results): 1971_0525 ---------- Western Front - 1971 May 25 - Page 1 ---------- \ . \ TUESDAY MAY 25th 1971 BELLINGHAM RECYCLE ALL PAPER "The Leading CollegeNewspaper in Washington State" REPRINTED FRO
Show more1971_0525 ---------- Western Front - 1971 May 25 - Page 1 ---------- \ . \ TUESDAY MAY 25th 1971 BELLINGHAM RECYCLE ALL PAPER "The Leading CollegeNewspaper in Washington State" REPRINTED FROM WESTERN UNION, FACULTY UNIONNEWSLETTER Faculty Flak Hits Flora's Budget Cuts By LARRY LEMON Copy Editor PresidentCharles Flora didn't need to ask for reaction to his proposed budget cutbacks. Cries of fiscal agony andhowls of "discrimination!" are ricochetting around campus in letters and memos. Mel Davidson, facultycouncil chairman, said that "on most of it, I don't see what choice we've got." He said the ExecutiveCommittee of the Faculty Council approved of Flora's recommendations "in the sense that they are bitterly necessary." He explained: "This is a good time to take advantage of the financial crisis to chop outthings that we haven't had the courage to take a hard look at before," he said. "His (Flora's) early-closingsuggestion, ideally, is the way to fly, but I guess it would be impractical in the long run." Davidson saidhe was surprised at the proposed cuts in the music and foreign language departments, "but there mightbe good reasons for them." Davidson said the president had to have all feed-back by Friday so that hecan prepare his recommendations for the next Board of Trustees meeting. Phillip Ager, chairman of theMusic Department, said he wasn't sure how to interpret Flora's recommendation to "eliminate all statesupported individual instruction effective fall, 1972." "If individual instruction is put on a fee basis then it'spretty discriminatory against one set of students. It's the only part of the report that suggests thatstudents should pay fees in addition to tuition for what they have to have." Ager was unsure of whetherthe individual instruction policy would apply to other state schools or just to Western. "If it's notduplicated in other state colleges it would be disastrous. Many students would switch schools and I don'tthink we'd have a music major much longer. There will'be a college-wide meeting at 4 p.m. today in theMusic Auditorium to discuss the budget recommendations. President Flora will be available to answerquestions concerning campus problems caused by the proposed budget cuts. Possible budget cutswould include the elimination of all state-supported individual music instruction, elimination of college-supported intercollegiate sports, combination of the Men's and Women's Physical Education Departments or a possible six-week spring session during the second year of the biennium. He said that individualinstruction, two-thirds of which is handled by faculty members, is vital to the music major. "It's a lab formusic majors," he said. "It's the single most central activity that a music major takes part in." "The whole thing is pretty disturbing, but then the whole fiscal situation of the college is pretty disturbing," he added. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3) WESTERN WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE, VOLUME 63, NUMBER 57 ---------- Western Front - 1971 May 25 - Page 2 ---------- BURT LANCASTER VALM [WLA COMING COLOR by Deluxe2 /McK BRIAN KEITH *w The Ultimate Escape Film Your kid shouldn't know more about drugs than you do. You can do some quickcatching up with the straightforward, easy to read Federal source book: "Answers to the most frequently asked questions about drug abuse." For your free copy send in the coupon below. Drug AbuseQuestions and Answers National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information Box 1080, Washington, D.C. 20013 dino's PIZZA SMORGASBORD WEDNESDAYS ONLY ALL YOU CAN EAT FOR $1.50 (under10-half price) 111 E. Magnolia (next to Pay V Save) 734-9365 northwest C y C l w HONDA #KAWASAKI HARLEY-DAVIDSON also used bikes: 1968 450 HONDA $695 HARLEY SPRINT w/500miles....$595 3 HONDA 160's.. $295 and up 600 DuPont 734-7580 The music was great at the FirstAnnual Bellingham Sound Forum last Saturday, only there wasn't anyone there to listen to the concert.Lou Norby and the Valley Boys (pictured above) were one of the 24 groups that entertained an almostempty Civic Stadium. Only $300 was gathered at the concert which was intended for the benefit of theCrisis Clinic, the Tenants' Organization of Whatcom County, the Low-Cost Housing Union and the Lynden Migrants' Day-Care Center. The forum was sponsored by Off-Campus Interhouse Community, Inter-HallCouncil and the DARE Association of the Bellingham Chamber of Commerce. Budgetary ConsiderationStudent Credit Hours Cost $4.22 on Average By RON GRAHAM Managing Editor One of the guidingfactors used by President Charles Flora in suggesting budget reductions was monthly teaching costs per student credit hour (SCH). The average instructional cost for all of Western Washington State College is $4.22 per student credit hour, with the most expensive department cost per student $8.18 (Music) andthe least expensive cost $1.77 (General Education, according to Flora's report. The costs per SCH atthe cluster colleges are; $4.50 for Fairhaven College, $7.01 for College of Ethnic Studies and $4.53 forHuxley College. The costs per SCH in the various departments is as follows: Courses Art BiologyEconomics Business Chemistry Education English Ethnic Studies Fairhaven Foreign LanguagesGeneral Education Geography Geology Total SCH Instruction All Levels Only History 8,858 $3.73Home Economics 2,086 $3.75 Huxley 1,079 $4.53 Library Science 585 $6.35 Math 10,020 $3.98 Music 3.171 $8.18 Philosophy 2,085 $3.48 Men's P.E. 2052 $5.20 Women's P.E. 2.535 $4.96 Physics 5,463$4.14 Political Science 7,627 $2.57 Psychology 12,718 $3.36 Soc/Anthro 9,486 $2.06 Speech 4,976$5.09 Technology 3,159 $5.39 Some of the bigger cuts suggested by Flora are aimed at thedepartments with high costs per SCH. Included in his suggestions are: 5,294 5,174 7,133 4,24613,971 9,755 800 4,307 4,259 7,794 4,427 2,864 $4.35 $5.42 $3.69 $5.48 $4.95 $5.37 $7.01$4.50 $6.38 $1.77 $4.31 $5.51 all state-supported individual music, to become effective fall,â€”eliminate instruction for 1972. â€”eliminate the Library Science Department entirely, to becomeeffective fall, 1972. -reduce commitment to the Foreign Languages Department 50 per cent, effective fall,1972. -reduce costs of the Ethnic Studies instruction through wider student participation or reducefaculty. Bookstore Board, ASAC Involved in Power-play By SUSAN GAWRYS Front Reporter TheBookstore Board, which hasn't met since Mar. 4, is involved in another power hassle with the AssociatedStudent Activity Commission (ASAC). Bookstore manager Ray Knabe will retire July 1, and a newmanager will be needed. Howard Mitchell, chairman of the bookstore board, said that assistant managerGeorge Elliot will be the new manager. Mitchell said that Elliot has been given training and will beassuming control at the end of August. ASAC Chairman Rich Hass said that ASAC makes the decisionon who will- take over Knabe's job. As part of the Viking Union staff, the bookstore manager is underASAC jurisdiction, he said. "When there's a vacancy, someone shouldn't automatically get it," Hasssaid. "We have an obligation to interview people." Hass was commissioned by the AS Legislature towrite a letter to Mitchell, reminding him of a bill passed at the end of winter quarter: ". . . the ASLegislature remind the Bookstore Board of its obligation to notify ASAC prior to any openings in thebookstore management so that ASAC may begin interviewing applicants for the position." Hass addedthat, "Mitchell ought to be replaced. He hasn't been fulfilling his duties. He's being stubborn about thewhole thing. His empire is being stepped on." As to the board's irregular meetings, Mitchell said, "Weare waiting for student government to react to the rebate policy." He said a letter about it was sent to ASbut nothing happened. AS President Steve Cooper noted that the students passed the rebate policy inthe spring election. "AS clearly has the power," he said. The board still needs a student representativeto replace Les Savitch, who is in National Guard training, and Reed Merril, who resigned. Cooper saidthat he had a notice in the bulletin but no one applied for the position. The bookstore board is required tomeet once a month and report to AS. ---------- Western Front - 1971 May 25 - Page 3 ---------- Tuesday, May 25, 1971 Western Front 3 Budget Cuts Upset Faculty (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) Part of Flora's recommendation Departments read, "beginning fall, 1972, intercollegiate athletics to be t e r m i n a t e d or to become self-supporting." "We are figh'ting for our lives," William Tomaras, chairman ofthe physical education department, said in a letter to faculty and students. "Of all the non-academicactivities we have up here, athletics is of more interest to the students and general public than any other. We fully expect to take a fair share of the necessary budget reductions, but we do not feel our fair share should be extinction," he said. Tomaras said that the present budget for the physical educationdepartment is about $80,000 and that revenue from ticket sales amount to only $8,-10,000. "Evidentlyour administration does not recognize or is unwilling to place a high enough priority on athleticcompetition to retain the program in a time of crisis," he said. "There is no vote scheduled. There is notomorrow. The president makes it quite plain that he favors the alternative which includes the eliminationof athletics. "We have what many people off our campus regard as a model athletic program in aneducational setting. We are proud of our athletes and coaches and their achievements and we'd like tobe able to continue .to provide the same opportunities for current and future generations of students," hesaid. Flora's recommendation for the Foreign Languages Department is to "reduce commitment by 50per cent, effective fall, 1972." Walter Robinson, chairman of the Foreign Languages Department, saidthat the cutback "would turn the calendar back to the year 1961 for this department. "It would appearthat through the sacrifice of 50 per cent of the faculty, staff and programs of this department, all otherdepartments and programs might be spared an immediate bloodletting," he said. "It is obvious that anysense of security other disciplines might derive from this brutal and ruthless decimation of the ForeignLanguages Department would prove short-lived." Robinson said he saw the recommendation as an effortto i m p l e m e n t the C u r r i c u l um Commission's attempt at abolishing the departmental structurethat Western recently rejected. "I hope that all departments will join me in protesting this unfair,discriminatory diminution, if not complete abolition, of a valid academic area," he said. "The effect of thissuggested curtailment of our program would not only destroy our majors in all a r e a s - F r e n c h ,German, Spanish, Russian, and Classics, both for the B.A. and B.A. in Education, together with ourfledgling Master's program-but would also provide inadequate resources for our service role to othergraduate and undergraduate programs," he said. He said that if the proposal were enacted, only a"token" foreign language program could be offered. "No other department would suffer such drasticcurtailment in actual faculty," he said. "The College of Ethnic Studies is offered the option of reducingunit costs through wider student participation or reducing faculty. Our department is not offered thisoption." WALTER ROBINSON He added that implementation of the cutbacks to his department "canonly result in a program characterized as less than mediocre for Western." Flora's recommendation forthe placement office is to "reduce to the level of record keeping only," effective fall, 1971. WILLIAMTOMARAS Louis T. Lallas, placement office director, said the implementation of Flora's proposal "wouldhurt very much in terms of services we could give students." "Record keeping is important, but ourrecruitment function is the real guts of the program," he said. Deanship Race Down to Two Candidates A field of 63 candidates for the Dean of Western position has been narrowed down to two by the DeanSelection C o m m i t t e e , and the final recommendations will be made to President Charles FloraThursday, selection committee chairman Alta Hansen told the Front last Friday. Richard Purtill,assistant professor of philosophy, and William Bultmann, professor of history, are the two candidateschosen by the selection committee. The committee is composed of four faculty members and twostudents who were charged by Flora in mid-April to find a person from within the college to replace FredKnapman, the current dean. Knapman's one-year appointment was primarily a stop-gap move to fill thepost until another dean could be found. Like Sen. Eugene McCarthy's wife, Richard Purtill says he isn'tmeasuring any curtains for the White House. "I can't imagine me being acceptable to theadministration," Purtill said Friday. He told the small group of students who gathered to talk with himthat his chances of becoming dean "are probably very small." Purtill likened his standing for the position to McCarthy's bid for the presidency: "I am standing to make my voice heard," he said. During thediscussion he attacked the administration for its recent "arbitrary, uninformed budget cuts." "Theprograms were arbitrarily cut at the whim of the administration," he-told students. Purtill contended thatfaculty should have the last word in such cuts and also in all other major decisions. "When it doesn'thave the last word, I and most of the better teachers will leave Western," he said. The problem Westernnow faces is that "the faculty doesn't trust the administration and the administration doesn't trustfaculty," he said. "And I suspect the students don't trust either." "Administrators tend to forget why thiscollege is up here on the hill," he said. RICHARD PURTILL Purtill said he doesn't consider himself anexperienced administrator though he has been chairman of the philosophy department and served a two-year term on the Faculty Council. " I f you want an experienced administrator, you don't want me,' hetold the students. An experienced administrator often has a certain cast of mind that "it's always beendone this way and shouldn't change," Purtill warned the students. Though he doesn't see himself asacceptable to the administration, Purtill said the majority of the faculty share his views. The buildingtension between faculty and administration has been developing over quite a few years, he pointed out. P r e s i d e n t Harvey Bunke's " administration proved a "disaster," President Paul Woodring allowed thefaculty to run things, and President Flora has been influenced by the provost and deans, Purtill said. "As an Academic Dean, R. D. Brown was a disaster," he continued, and "Knapman has been in a poorposition since he was appointed for just one year." Purtill further charged that Knapman has beentreated "shabbily" by keeping him on a chemistry professor's salary. Several of Flora's recommendedbudget cuts were attacked by Purtill as poor choices. The elimination of the Library ScienceDepartment, the combination of the Technology and Home E c o n o m i c s Departments, the e l i m i na t i o n of state-supported individual instruction for music and the 50 per cent reduction in the foreignlanguages department were singled out by Purtill. William Bultmann, chairman of the history department since 1968, has been offered deanships before, but decided to accept this nomination for Dean ofWestern because "there should be people in the administration who have a solid background in historyand math." Although he admits he'll miss teaching, the 49-year-old history professor felt his teachingbackground will be beneficial if he becomes dean. "You should have someone who is fresh out ofteaching rather than a life-long administrator. A dean should know the issues and know what thestudents think," he said. "That's why I'm glad one of the outside people didn't get nominated." Bultmannsees the dean's job as a fine balance between keeping the same quality at Western while working within the present budget cutbacks. "The dean will have a defensive job; defending what we have, rather thanpromoting something new," he said. "Whoever gets the job will be known as the Austere Dean becauseof the budget cutbacks." If Bultmann receives the deanship, he said he will continue along the samelines as the present dean, Fred W. Knapman, and build on what he has already done. He said it will behis duty to take a careful look at the new programs developing at Western "and very carefully helpingpeople who have good programs to advance them." WILLIAM BULTMANN "We have some damn gooddepartments already," he said, "and a dean ought to do everything to help maintain these departments."Bultmann said the dean's real power lies in his ability to use his personality as a persuasive force toconvince President Flora and Provost Sargent on new programs. "His job is to encourage leadership,"Bultmann said. "But with the current cutbacks, it's going to be rough as hell. He's going to have to lookfor quality in the programs. "But then you have to determine what is quality. This is the dean's job." One of Bultmann's concerns is maintaining the academic standards at Western. He wants to make sure thata degree from Western will mean something wherever the student goes. "If the degree from Westerndoes not mean anything, then the degree is no good," he said. Bultmann said he will watch the different departments through student opinion, how the faculty is regarded throughout the nation and by its growth pattern. ---------- Western Front - 1971 May 25 - Page 4 ---------- 4 Western Front Tuesday, May 25, 1971 Front Editorials.... " To comfort the afflicted and to afflict thecomforted" Budget-Faculty Dilemma President Flora's budget- cutting recommendations have soinfuriated a number of key faculty members that the current rift between the faculty and administrationmay explode into a major feud in coming months. Dr. Richard Purtill, one of two apparent leadingcandidates for the Dean of Western post in Old Main, is using his platform to denounce some of theadministration's policies. Purtill, an associate professor and acting chairman of the PhilosophyDepartment, has publicly charged the college administration with failure to consult the faculty beforerecommending drastic cuts in certain departmental areasâ€”one such cut would slash the ForeignLanguages Department budget by 50 per cent beginning fall quarter, 1972. T h e f a c u l t y â€” n o t t he administrationâ€”should have the final word concerning matters which directly affect the collegecurriculum, Purtill contends. We have reason to believe he speaks for a majority of the faculty. We agree that the administration should have t h o r o u g h l y reviewed the recommended budget cuts with thevarious The Money Squeeze concerned department heads. The chairman of the Foreign LanguagesDepartment, who obviously was surprised by the president's recommendations, can be excused forcalling the proposal discriminatory. Without more specific administration rationale, we cannot seriouslyconsider many of the administration's recommendations. How the Executive Committee of the FacultyCouncil can endorse the president's proposalsâ€”even reluctantlyâ€”is beyond us. Naturally, to offset the college's staggering $2.4 million deficit for the next biennium beginning July 1, some blood-letting willhave to take place on the departmental level. We only hope the administration is taking enough time toconsider every possible implication of cutting back some departmental activities in drasticproportionsâ€”including foreign languages, music and athleticsâ€”before making final decisions. Weencourage your participation in the public budget session with President Flora at 4 p.m. today in theMusic Auditorium. â€”John Stolpe Hopefully, the current money squeeze will lead to greater interest bythose in the college community about where their money goes. The money squeeze also might force the college to take a closer look at the kind of education it is providing and do something to improve it. Itfurther might be hoped that the money squeeze will serve as a unifying force, pulling together themembers of the college community in a concentrated effort to deal with the situation which faces us. Ifsome of the barriers and suspicions were broken down the college could become a more personalized,cooperative effort, dealing with the problem of education in the demanding period of economic stresswhich is upon us. It is doubtful that such will be the case. Even though students are now aware thattuition is going up $87 next year ($447 compared to $360) and will be $135 above the present $360 in1972, they still don't have any idea what their money goes for. While the budgets are being decided bythe AS Legislature, Associated Students Affairs Commission and other college bodies, the one voiceconspicuously absent is that of individual students. The various forms of education have been criticizedand defended as long as there have been alternative forms. There is no real reason to expect that thepresent fiscal crisis will bring any meaningful changes in the way education is run at Western. Beforeeducation can make any real changes there will have to be a widespread change in attitudes byeveryone; legislators, parents, citizens, students, teachers and administrators. If anything, the problemscreated by the fiscal crisis at Western have tended to alienate and polarize factions of the campuscommunity. Faculty attacked President Flora when faculty reductions were announced. Students don'tappear to be too interested in the whole thing. As usual, they will probably be subject to the whim ofdecisions made in the struggle between the administration and the faculty. Whatever conciliatory bonestossed to students will merely be consolations to "keep the people happy." â€”Ron Graham EDITOR:John Stolpe MANAGING EDITOR: Ron Graham ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Bob Taylor COPY EDITOR: JimAustin ASSISTANT COPY EDITOR: Larry Lemon SPORTS EDITOR: Kent Sherwood PHOTO EDITOR:Dave Sherman ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR: Loren Bliss STAFF REPORTERS the western FRONT"The Leading College Newspaper in Washington State" GENERAL ASSIGNMENT: Glen Jones, JimThomson, Pat Brennen, Mike Kerr, Rick Ries, Marilee Pethtel, Dianne Jacobs. ADMINISTRATION: JimAustin, Mary Peebles, Scott Anderson. FEATURES: Steve Johnston, Sue Gawrys, Dan Tolva. CLUSTERCOLLEGES: Debbie Hudson, Joe Daggy, Brian Morris. MINORITIES: Tonv Gable. Denny Jenkins, Delaney Jenkins. CAMPUS GOVERNMENT: Jackie Lawson, Jim Brooks, Mary Watts, Dan Benckendorf.COMMUNITY: Mickey Hull, Lyn Watts. GRADUATE AFFAIRS: Bob Taylor. SPORTS: Jackie Lawson,Lyn Watts, Paul Madison, Stephany Bruell. ENVIRONMENT: Debbie Hudson, Marie Haugen, Lyn Watts,Bob McLauchlan. ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT: Bob Burnett, Bob Hicks, Ken Ritchie, Stephany Bruell,Debbie Hudson. EDUCATION: Robin Probst. SCIENCES: Jay Eckert. HUMANITIES: Paulette Martinis,Becky Firth. GRAPHICS: Phyllis Atkinson, Molly Benton, Mark Bergsma. BUSINESS MANAGER: MikePinch AD MANAGER: Ed Hodder STAFF ADVISER: R. E. Stannard Jr. Editorial opinions are those ofthe writer. The Western Front is the official newspaper of Western Washington State College. Editorialopinions are those of the writer. Entered as second class postage at Bellingham, Washington 98225. The Front is represented by NEAS, New York and is a member of the United States Student PressAssociation. Published on Tuesdays and Fridays. Composed in the WWSC print shop and printed at theLynden Tribune. EDITORIAL PHONE 676-3161 ADVERTISING PHONE 676-3160 mfmv Circular File bysteve Johnston A MAN DIED IN RUSSIA the other day. Unusual fellow. He was born the same yearJames Monroe became President for the first time. That would be 1817 and make him 154 years old.Must be some sort of record there WHILE ON THE SUBJECT of unusual people, there is a man in Indiawhose beard is 26 feet long . . . . KEEP IN MIND that Don Francisco de Coronado was riding throughwhat is now Colorado 80 years before the Pilgrims ever set foot on Plymouth Rock. IF YOU ARE evercaught in quicksand, experts say don't fight it. Keep still until you stop sinking. Your head should be leftsticking up, say the experts. Then slowly start to tread water. This won't get you out of course, justprolong your misery. Maybe someone will drop by. What the experts failed to say is what to do if youkeep sinking . . . . QUICKSAND AND QUAGMIRES are not the same things. Quagmires are somethingstudent governments become bogged down in and all the treading in the world won't help them. MEN, IFYOU WANT to.have a long life, understand the place to live is Roseto, Pa. A Dr. Stewart Wolf of theUniversity of Oklahoma says the men who live there eat the same fatty foods as the average Americanmale, but they don't have as many heart attacks. The doctor says this is because there is less strain inthat community. There is no strain on the man to get ahead because it is a "one-class" society. Also if afamily gets into trouble, the whole community chips in to help out. Yet most important, the doctor says, is that the man is the boss in the family. A MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT has found an average male isdistracted from his work for 49.1 seconds every time a young lady in a mini-skirt passes by. He didn't say whether this is all eye-balling time or time spent wiping up the drool or a little of both . . . . ALTHOUGHIT ISN'T included on the 'Gray Line Tours of New York, a long time resident of that city swears that everyreservoir in the city drops two feet whenever there is a commercial on tv. Says this phenomenon is due to people flushing their toilets . . . . IF CHESTER ARTHUR did nothing else while the 21st President of theU.S., he did have indoor plumbing installed in the White House. RESEARCHERS HAVE MADE a smallpolished brass phallus attached to a motor which replaces male mice in sexual behavior experiments onfemale mice. The motorized appliance was found to the outward signs of this situation is not a corner,muttering, work so well that the lady mice showed all pregnancy. What the male mice think aboutknown, but one furry fellow was found in "Rats." * * * * * TO FIND OUT if you are right-eyed or left-eyed,hold your index finger at arm length. Line it up with an object at the end of the room with both eyes. Nowclose your left eye. If the object is still lined up, you are right-eyed. When you close your right eye, thefinger should appear to be a few feet to the right. Just the opposite happens if you are left-eyed. About 90 per cent should find they are right-eyed. Nothing to panic about if you find out this is not true. It justmeans the right side of your brain is dominant and you should be left-handed as well as left-eyed. * * * ** LEFT-HANDED PEOPLE have always got the short end of the stick. Tools that were made back in theBronze Age were designed for right-handed people. It is easier to write from left to right. Just abouteverything is designed for right-handers. What is even worse is that crabs and lobsters are right-handed. ---------- Western Front - 1971 May 25 - Page 5 ---------- Tuesday, May 25, 1971 Western Front ASPCA CHUCKLES i wanna v HUMANE SOCIETY animal fl'mtaking this 11IF*TPI sureTsi: Wyou'll give it \ | i a nice, warm J |||S ^home^sm Wmm3MM ^GoT^M^Jplplll L7 4gp animal. } r^PB^ ISHiiiSiSlli y^S^^SPv N-n by Denis Kitchen d 2 tn C WORK il s \smi U V0 a. Vi - 3 1 Od ' id tÂ» lt;T gt; Â© ^ / fJu-l 1i w h 4 ^ kWL _Â«Â«Â«*^Aii'_A ^Cvr ^J L * " N /- gt;^Â»v si^k W rA Â£|im Hk/v/S?! vpp\ Jillfy W ^ | tojA \ W ^ /0mim\ IsSMiJF/^pfewffMSiwkJBi^^^^^A yiilAjP^iil^iiiiiirt\ iBlrtl^^BiBw^^^ lll8ft|lilSlfilil8iM|SSj M|ftliSfi;^tt8i|Sii| Letters from our readersWhy Department Budget Cut? Editor: I would like to bring a most ominous proposal to the a t t e n t i on of the Western community. By now many of us are aware that a draft of Western's budget for the1971-'73 biennium has been presented. A document of some length, I am concerned mainly with one ofits aspectsâ€”that of a budget cut for the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature. For someinexplicable reason, the College administration wants to cut this department's budget in half! Of course,the department would be rendered almost totally ineffective. At this time, when we cry about the need to communicate, a step such as this is quite a backward one. I do not see the need to justify theexistence of this department. Any thinking one of us can figure that out for himself. However, I think that President Flora's proposal most c e r t a i n l y needs some justification. I urge all members of ourcommunity to join in this cause. The world will get smaller every day despite what happens here inBellingham. Esther Kohler S/A, Spanish Constitutionalist Explanation Editor: Recently Arch E.Roberts, Lt. Col. Ret., Director of the "Committee to Restore the Constitution, Inc." with national officein Fort Collins, Colorado was quoted as saying "I am not an anti-Communist." This statement withoutexplanation raised some eyebrows among those who know of his efforts in behalf of our country. Col.Roberts has issued the following statement to clarify his position: ' ' I am not an "anti- C o m m u n i s t" because . . . Communism is not a viable political force. "Communism is a creature of those whofoment world revolution as a technique for destroying existing social orders and was imported intoRussia from America. "Under the leadership of one Lev Davidovich Bronstein (alias Leon Trotsky) threehundred trained assassins from the lower east side of New York were sent into Russia to take over the ( A l e x a n d r Feodorovich) Kerenski government. "This band of. nihilists, who were ultimatelyresponsible for the deaths of 12 million Russian citizens, were financed by a member of an internationalbanking house in New York City. "The same cabal now finance and inspire "Revolution U.S.A. "I am aconstitutionalist and oppose communism as an i n s t r u m e n t of a more sophisticated and sinisterconspiracy. "I deplore the ease with which these concealed enemies have alienated our people, onefrom the other, by right-left polatization. "I submit that it's time for Americans to halt the insane"communist-anticommunist" diversion and join in a common effort for survival. "We can begin byexposing and neutralizing the real enemy . . . the power behind "communism." "There will be a publicmeeting of the Shuksan Chapter to Restore the Constitution at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the American LegionHall. Ben Hinkel 2315 N. Shore Rd. English Courses Two team-taught courses will be added to theEnglish Department's list next year. The major change in English curriculum will be the addition of a new course, English 397 (Classical Baroque, neo-classical) tentatively planned for winter quarter. The coursewill be offered as a 12-credit package and will be team-taught by Marjorie Donker, Marjorie Ryan, andGeorge Muldrow. English 397 still needs departmental and academic council approval, however, Muldrow doesn't foresee any trouble. The class will meet four days per week, three hours per day, 90 minutes inthe morning and 90 minutes in the afternoon. It will cover periods in literature now covered by the English322, 323 series (English literature, Spenser through Metaphysical poets, and Dryden through Johnson).Specific years studied will be 1400 to 1800. Students interested in the new course will be individuallyinterviewed as enrollment must be kept down to 35 students, according to Muldrow. The other team-taught course will be 385e to be offered next spring. Titled Contemporary Issues in Literature, it will dealspecifically with women in literature and will be taught by Mrs. Donker, Dr. Ryan and Meredith Cary.Letter Writer Applauded Editor: Re: L. W. Enos' letter, "Economics and Religions Cause Wars" I wasdelighted by the cool tongue-in-cheek wit of L. W. Enos (Mr., Mrs., Miss?). He (she) really added a veryfresh and humorous parady on some popular modern bugaboos. Right on, Enos! The world is in sadneed of comedians. Dennis B. Ingraham Junior Philosophy Editor's note: Mr. Enos is Bellingiiam'sletter writer extraordinaire, having written untold numbers of letters, to the Bellingham Herald. SaysFountains Not Ecological Editor: With all the ecological awareness that is supposedly around, 1wonder why there are drinking fountains running all the time all over this campus. I have noticed them(and turned them off) in dorms, the library, class buildings, and the Viking Union Some people say thewater is not cold unless it is left running. I reply that if we are willing to trade who knows how manygallons of water for the privilege of not having to hold the handle ourselves while it gets cold (twoseconds?) we should shut up about Georgia Pacific et al. Ecology begins at home. Michele BrothersSophomore Home Economics Gives Infirmary Superior Rating Editor: My pill bottle cap is off to thestaff of the school infirmary. The treatment I have received from them is in most ways superior to havingto face a private physician who may be wary of payment. I haven't had an overbilling from the infirmary,yet. The nurses handle the patients at the infirmary with a professionality which helps one forget aboutthe time one may have to wait. The d o c t o r s explain treatment so that the patient may aid inpreventing reoccurrences^ The whole outfit serves people, so if you're sick, have student I.D., and have a flat wallet, try out the services at the infirmary. Remember two things, though; it isn't a hospital, and itis a service, not a privilege. Dan Benckendorf Junior Journalism USED BOOKS WANTED BUYBACKS START JUNE 1 . 1971 STUDENTS' W if STORE agaawtfasgay^^jaii^^aiwiiuiwBMMiawijtjta^agaii^^ â€ž â€ž ---------- Western Front - 1971 May 25 - Page 6 ---------- 6 Western Front Tuesday, May 25, 1971 Indian History Class A new History class will be offered nextwinter quarter. History 375, "The Indian in American History," will be taught by Robert Keller. Keller hasdone extensive studies d*T the American Indian and wrote his master's thesis on the subject. His classwill deal with Indian-White relations, covering everything from the discovery of America to the currentfishing rights disputes. Keller is an instructor at Fairhaven, and is going to be in residence at Western forwinter quarter. His place at Fairhaven will be taken by Roland DeLorme of Western's history department,as a part of an exchange program to better relations and communications between Western andFairhaven. Geography Lectures Everett Wingert will give two lectures on lasers in geography this coming Thursday. He will lead a discussion on "Geographer's Role in Remote Sensing" at 3 p.m. in Old Main205. The second lecture, "The Use of Lasers in Geography" will be given at 7:30 p.m. in Haggard Hall168. Wingert recently completed his Ph.D. work in geography at the University of Washington. He willjoin the faculty of the University of Hawaii this fall to offer work in the field of remote sensing. The lectures are open to all interested persons. New Medical Insurance Plan The Student Health Services Committee has announced a new Medical Insurance Plan for next year. The policy, if taken for all three quarters,entitles the policy holder to free summer coverage anywhere in the world. The coverage cost per schoolquarter for a single student has been raised to $12.85. The cost to cover a student and one or moredependents has also been raised, to $27.50 per quarter. It is handled by a local firm, making claimsquestions easily handled. There is blanket coverage' of up to $1,000 per accident no exclusions for pre-existing conditions. According to the Student Health Services Committee this, "is the best coverage wecan obtain for a modest premium." Teacher-Researcher Program The Teacher-Researcher Program, aone-year laboratory experience at Whatcom Middle School, is now accepting applications. Freshmenand sophomores are particularly encouraged to participate in the program which begins next fall. Aninformational meeting will be held at 3 p.m. tomorrow in Miller Hall 316. Information can also be obtainedin Miller Hall 342, 12:30 to 2 p.m. daily. Rash of Cycle Thefts Plague Campus Security By MARILEEPETHTEL Front Reporter Bicycle and motorcycle thefts are on the rise, according to Edward Donovan,Security Investigations officer. More than 35 bikes, valued at over $2,500 have been taken in the pastfour months. Four motorcycles have also been taken, the first thefts in over a year. Officers believe that a small number of Western students are involved in the bike thefts. Many of the bicycles taken areshipped south to Seattle or Tacoma where they are sold at low prices. Last year a whole bike rack, bikes and all, was taken from the Birnam Wood area. These bikes were also probably taken south and sold,said Donovan. Other bikes are used around campus, because the thieves know it is nearly impossible togo around and check the serial numbers on all the bicycles on campus. Security officers are workingwith the Bellingham police in trying to stop the thefts and recover some of the stolen bikes. So far therehave been no arrests for bicycle thefts. Donovan said that officers are fairly sure of certain individualswho are probably taking the bikes, but proving anything is very difficult. Donovan warned that a stiffpenalty faces those arrested for theft. A former Western student recently finished six months in jail forthe theft of a stereo from a dorm room. Donovan said that greater problem than the thefts is theintimidation and fear tactics used by the thieves. One Fairhaven student witnessed an attempted theft,but will not help with an arrest because of threats made. Students will have to work with officers in orderto stop bicycle thefts, Donovan explained. At Fairhaven, a small group of students have joined togetherto try to stop bike thefts from the Fairhaven dorms. Bicycles are parked in a central area, and a watch iskept over them all day and all night. Students have suggested a small locked shed might solve the theftproblem. Donovan explained security measures that can be taken to safe-guard bikes. Most important he said, was to know the serial number of the bike. If the bike is stolen, it may be recovered through serialnumbers. When storing bikes, it is important to lock the bike to some stationary object. If it possible,store bikes inside. Don't leave them out overnight, or over the week-end, he emphasized, as this is whenthe majority of the bikes are taken. Donovan added that those who have had bikes taken should checkwith security and the city police. Both places have several recovered bikes. New Food StampRegulations The United States Department of Agriculture has proposed new food stamp regulationswhich will probably affect Western students. Students would no longer be able to use educationalexpenses for hardship deductions. The shelter cost hardship would stay the same. Thirty per cent ofincome would be deductible. Other deductions would be medical payments exceeding $10 per month,emergency expenses and child care necessary for work. To be eligible for food stamps, all householdmembers under 60 years of age must be legally related. Unrelated roomers do not disqualify thehousehold. A household with anyone 18 years or older who is claimed as a tax dependent by membersof another household, such as parents, who do not receive food stamps, is not eligible. 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Chase, a senior history major from Everett,has taught classes in chess, arranged tournaments and encouraged individuals in developing their skill at chess. His motives? "Chess is a game that develops the mind. When two players battle each otherthey stand or fall on their ability to think." This quarter he teaches a class in modern chess openings forthe Free University. Openings such as the "King's Indian," "Queen's Gambit" and the "Sicillian Defense"are gone over in detail at 7 p.m. every Thursday at the Campus Christian Ministry. The Chess Club hasfinished a round-robin tournament to determine the top players to represent Western at intercollegiatetournaments. Along with overseeing the club tournament, Chase has manufactured four large observation boards to allow an audience to view a game without crowding the players. The boards measure four feetsquare each complete with 32 cardboard pieces. These boards are to be used for the Peace Arch Open, to be held at Western next November. Chase is handling the logistics for a projected 50 entries. The last Peace Arch Open, also organized by Chase, drew 29 players from British Columbia, Washington andOregon. The strong showing of the Canadians is a sore spot with him. "If we could get a few of the betterplayers from Seattle up here for these things, we might stand a chance," he said. "As it is, theCanadians have the trophy." Chase feels that the popularity of the game is growing on campus and thatthere are probably some very good players around who for some reason or other haven't joined the Chess Club. "I'd really like to get more students involved in the club. Competition with each other wouldsharpen their playing, improving the club as a whole. Perhaps then we could play teams like theUniversity of Washington and fare better than we have in the past." LANGE VOLKSWAGEN 112 Samish Way 734-5230 Sales: New and used Volkswagens. 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Eighty-fiveper cent of the EPA budget goes for grants to build sewage treatment plants and for state and localagencies to set up their own staff of environmental control boards, Burd said. The weakness of the EPABurd explained is in the enforcement provision which requires the EPA to prove that "discharge in onestate does actual economic damage to another state." Commenting on the Anacortes oil spill, Burdsaid, "It is fortunate that it was diesel oil," as opposed to crude oil. As of now, Washington has one of the three bodies of water to be officially cleaned up by the EPA, Lake Washington. The other two are theWillamette River in Oregon and San Diego Bay. In Puget Sound the EPA has taken legal action againstGeorgia Pacific and Weyerhauser in efforts to stop pollution. When the permit legislation becomeseffective July 1, the EPA "won't award a permit unless corporations agree to establish a sewagetreatment plant with a set time schedule/'Burdsaid. your western front want advisor helps more peopleget the results they want than anyone else in the college community. ROBERT BURD The Want Ad-Visor is the helpful person you talk with when you telephone 676-3160 to place a FRONT classified ad.Her experience makes her a qualified advisor to help you sell, buy, rent or trade. front classifieds adsViking Union 354 676:3.Â»i0. J ---------- Western Front - 1971 May 25 - Page 8 ---------- 8 Western Front Tuesday, May 25, 1971 Advertise your goodies in the Western Front. Call 676-3160now! DRIVE-IN ENDS TONIGHT!! GEORGE PEPPARD "ONE MORE TRAIN TO ROB" JGPl AUNIVERSAL PICTURE-TECHNICOLOR* -22- 'Colossus: Forbin Project" STARTS TOMORRC (MittEastwood captor or captive? Approx. 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Scott's appointment as publisher of the twoWashington papers became effective April 1. Federated Publications Inc., which also publishesnewspapers in Idaho, Michigan and Indiana, made the appointment. Scott was publisher of the LafayetteJournal and Courier in Indiana before his appointment. He is vice president for operations of FederatedPublications and a director and member of Federated's executive committee. Graduation CeremoniesGraduation exercises for 1,400 eligible students will be held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., June 11 in Carver Gym, according to Tim Douglas, assistant dean of students. The featured speaker will be Dr. RonaldWilliams, dean of ethnic studies. Douglas expects only 600 students to attend. He said that manystudents who graduated in fall or winter quarter will not be returning for the ceremonies. The registrar'soffice reported that 873 bachelor degrees will be awarded: Bachelor of Arts, 391; Bachelor of Science, 34;Bachelor of Arts in Education, 444; Bachelor of Arts in Education from Fairhaven and Ethnic Studies, 3;and Bachelor of Arts from Ethnic Studies, 1. Approximately 50 Master's degrees will be awarded. Therewill be a reception in the Viking Union following the ceremonies. Lettuce Shortage Possible Lettuce may be in short supply on campus unless more Bellingham food retailers demand only United Farm Workers(UFW) lettuce from produce suppliers. Last week, committees at Western and Fairhaven decided thatonly UFW lettuce would be served in their respective dining halls. Although the committees have no realauthority over Saga's policies, Food Services Director Vince Gallagher said Saga would follow the groups' decisions. Jack Smith, Viking Union facilities director, said Friday that none of the dining facilities oneither campus had yet run short of UFW lettuce, but that there was a possibility of a shortage in thefuture. "More people are going to have to start stipulating union (UFW) lettuce so that the producehouses will put pressure on their suppliers for it," he said. Saga buys most of its lettuce from Keene'sProduce in Bellingham. Gallagher said Saga might have trouble getting only UFW lettuce, and that if itwasn't available Saga would probably not serve lettuce. The Gang Preacher' 'The Gang Preacher," DaveWilkerson, will be in Bellingham next week. Author of "The Cross and the Switchblade," he has workedwith several New York City gamgs, especially with drug addicts. He became famous after interrupting agang trial in an attempt to help the members. He founded the New York Teen Challenge, a drugrehabilitation program which claims 74 per cent cure rate among heroin users on its program. Wilkerson, a minister from Pennsylvania, now travels around the world, speaking to young people. Reaching 3,000 to 10,000 people a week, he speaks on drugs, sex and rebellion. Appearing with Wilkerson will be DallasHolm, a former rock singer. They will be at Bellingham High School Auditorium, June 4 and 5 at 7:30p.m. Photography Funds Cut Budget cutbacks have left the technology department with only enoughfunds for a half-time photography instructor. "It's a sad, sad case of running out of money," Sam R. Porter, chairman of the department, said. "We lost our instructor and while we were looking for a new one welost our allocation for one," Porter said. The department was able to provide enough funds for a part-timephotography instructor. "We hope to have a new instructor in the fall," he said. The tech department is asmall department and the faculty are specialized in narrow fields. Faculty can't be cut without jeopardizing programs, Porter said. Porter compared it to the language programs; the electronics instructor can't beexpected to teach photography any more than a Russian instructor can be expected to teach Latin.Photography enjoyed tremendous growth over the past few years, due primarily to the efforts andpopularity of the late Mark Flanders. The popular night course, tech. 160, will continue. The 160 coursewas started to accommodate students who just wanted a general knowledge of photography. "Itbackfired," confessed Porter. "It whetted their appetites for more." Demand for photography coursescontinues to exceed the resources of the department. The present budget situation will limit practically all classes to tech and VICOED majors. Porter sympathized with students trying to get into photographycourses. "How do you explain not being able to get into a class for three years?" ---------- Western Front - 1971 May 25 - Page 9 ---------- Tuesday, May 25, 1971 Western Front 9 Review Photo By DAVE SHERMAN Production of 'Boys in theBand' Receives Compliments from Critic By CY HILL Front Drama Critic When George Mead chose todo The Boys in the Band for the first all-student production on campus, he chose one of the finest andmost difficult to produce plays in contemporary theatre. Author Mart Crowley sets his drama at abirthday party given by six homosexuals for a friend, and then adds a heterosexual male (he claims he is) as the catalyst for the ensuing conflict. In this play the homosexual is seen in his own world, and thisprovides a very different perspective for the viewer. The men on stage are not "freaks," but very human.Crowley's major concern is with how each of the personalities is able to cope with the social problemsand guilt that arise from being homosexual in a society that outlaws homosexuality. Mead has beentremendously successful in his production. The cast was chosen with remarkable foresight, and thecollaboration between actors and director has produced a show that is professional. Every prop is perfectdown to the color of the Pouilly-Fuisse, and the set itself is a work of art. Everyone associated with theplay has reason to be proud for whatever part they played in making this fine show possible. All of theacting is good, but there are several performances that are outstanding. Randy Hansen plays Larry with a refined cool and is always present as a force on stage, and Benjamin H. Paster's performance asBernard is very real and imaginative. Joseph Grant plays the difficult role of Donald with great eptitudeand insight. But Larry Hannon performs the lead role of Michael with such professionalism and in suchminute detail that it is at times difficult to see anyone else on stage. Hannon is in complete control of hischaracter at every moment, and the play is well worth seeing for his performance alone. The play opened Sunday and runs through Friday on the fourth floor of the Viking Union addition. No one will be seatedafter the show begins at 8:15 p.m. and seating is only for 100 persons. If they are not already sold out, Isuggest that you attend any night that you can get a ticket. HAPPENINGS CONCERT-Western'sSymphonic Band and Wind Ensemble will perform in a concert at 8:15 p.m. in the Music Auditorium.Open to the public. POETRY READING-David McElroy and Keith Moul, two students who are receivinggraduate degrees in writing, will read selections from their poetry at 8 p.m.. Thursday in the Viking Union coffee den. FILMS-"The Blacks Today" and "History of the Blacks," two films dealing with prejudice andproblems, and interviews with Mohammed Ali, Bobby Seale and Malcolm X will be shown this Thursdayat 9 a.m. in the Music Auditorium. CRAFTS SALE-Browse among the crafts tables all day Tuesday andWednesday on the Viking Union patio. SPEAKER-David Harris, a man who went to prison for refusinginduction into the military, will speak at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Carver Gym. PLAY-"Blithe Spirit," acomedy Â£ gt;f horrors, is being presented tonight and tomorrow at 8:15 in L-l. CHILLER THRILLER-Watch how Jason Cravett works his revenge. Bizarre, to say the least. In L-4 at 4, 7 and 9 p.m.Wednesday. PLAY-No, "Boys in the Band" is not about musicians. The play will be presented at 8:15p.m. tonight through Friday in the fourth floor theatre of the Viking Union. â€¢Draft Resistance Lecture-David Harris (Joan Baez's husband), draft resistance leader, will give a lecture on draft resistance and hisexperiences in prison at 8 p.m. tomorrow in Carver Gymnasium. Harris, former student body president atStanford, was recently released from federal prison after serving more than a year on his conviction fordraft resistance. His speech is co-sponsored by the Program Commission and the Arts and LecturesCommittee. CRISIS CLINIC BELLINGHAM TEACHERS CREDIT UNION Non-profit organization Owned by the members In excess of 1200 members Assets of over $ 1,000,000.00 $.25 membership fee $5.00 share account purchase All members of immediate family may open accounts Pays 6% dividends onshare accounts Life insurance policy up to $2,000.00 Money deposited on or before 10th earns from the1st. 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Please do not return our recyclable containers to taverns or food stores. If vou'd like a free 24" x 27" color reproduction of the above illustration, send your name, home address and 25Â°return postage to: Clean Up Poster c/o Rainier Brewing Co.. 3100 Airport Way So.. Seattle. Wash. 98134. Please allow 3 weeks for delivery. ---------- Western Front - 1971 May 25 - Page 11 ---------- The Sporting Word: Slice, Don't Butcher Sports By KENT SHERWOOD Sports Editor Let's get serious for a moment and look at the athletic dilemma with clear, objective and careful reasoning. PresidentFlora has recommended that all intercollegiate athletics be dropped by the fall of 1972 or find ways ofbecoming self-supporting. Admittedly the college is in a financial crisis. The budget passed by the StateLegislature has placed Flora in a position where cuts must be made if Western is to survive. However,because we must now cinch up our money belts and attempt to get the best education for the leastamount of dollars is not reason enough to begin lopping off any department simply because the amountat the side of the budget would satisfy Pres. Flora's demands. Instead of killing off a few departmentsaltogether it would be wiser to limit many in their spending. The order to "desist or WESTERN/ATHLETICS D/Â£D f97Z become self-supporting" in one year's time is almost like asking RichardNixon to bring the troops home this afternoon. It is a nice dream, but that is all it is, a dream. Of the ten intercollegiate sports sponsored by Western, only one, basketball, would have any possible chance ofbecoming self-supporting within a year. The administration's position is that intercollegiate sports arenot necessary to the educational value of this institution. More important than the athletic d e p a r t m en t are such d e p a r t m e n t s as physics, chemistry and so on. The disagreement here, however, isnot that athletics are more important than other departments, but just as important. Western is aneducational school, and though it has become more of a liberal arts college in recent years, its primaryproduction is still to the field of education. The athletic department, largely through intercollegiate sports, supplies the state with many highly qualified coaches, instructors and administrators. If intercollegiateathletics are cut entirely, then so should courses such as honors chemistry, high level biology andhistory. Intercollegiate athletes are on the same level as students in these courses. An athlete of superior ability has just as much right to exercise these abilities in intercollegiate competition as an honorsbiology student does of attempting to find the answer to how and why organisms live. To force Vikingteams to try to become self-supporting or face extinction is like telling them to go out and get money anyway they can. One certain, ethical, method which will be used is to begin charging students admission to contests, instead of admitting them free in the past. But again, the only sport this might help would bebasketball. Intercollegiate athletics need to make budget cuts, there is no question about that. But totalelimination is not the answer. Out of all the departments that spend money, the athletics department isone of the few that actually takes revenue in also. Student participation and interest has greatlyincreased in athletics over the past few years. It would be criminal to kill that enthusiasm and support atthe peak of its success. Dr. William Tomaras Western athletic director, and several Viking coaches havevoiced not only concern, but a willingness to help make sacrifices in order to save the program. Whencutting programs in order to save money, a close look should be given to not only the amount of moneythat would be saved, but also at the educational and social value that would be lost. Pres. Flora shoulduse his budgetary scalpel to cut away the deadwood and non-essentials, not a logger's axe swingingblindly at anything with a dollar's sign followed by a lot of zeros. Banquet Sign-Up Deadline TomorrowTomorrow is the last day for lettermen to sign up for the All-Sports banquet to be held Wednesday June2 at 8 p.m. at the Viking Commons Dining Hall. A sign-up sheet is available at the Men's AthleticDepartment. Lettermen who sign up will-be admitted free. An admission price of $3.50 will be charged toall others interested in attending the banquet. Tuesday, May 25, 1971 Viks Second In Net FinalsWinning one event, Western's tennis team took second in the Evergreen' Conference championship meet, which took place Friday and Saturday in Monmouth, Ore. The Vikings finished behind Southern Oregon. The final scores were Southern Oregon 112, Western 76, Whitworth 72, Central 39, host Oregon College21, Eastern Washington four and Eastern Oregon no score. Oregon Tech did not compete. Western'sfirst place finish came in No. 2 doubles with Larry Corbin and Steve Adelstein combining for thechampionship. Second place finishes for the Viks were gained by Corgin, No. 3 singles, Frank Williams,No. 5 singles and Williams and Doug Clark, No. 3 doubles. The Vikings socred third place points withArnie Larson, No. 2 singles, Clark, No. 6 singles and Steve Doerrer and Larson, No. 1 doubles. Doerrerand Adlestein each placed fourth in No. 4 singles, respectively. "We played well," said Vik coach DonWiseman. "We lost a couple of close ones, but still did a pretty good job." Wiseman referred to the lossof two tie breaking matches. The doubles team of Doerrer and Larson lost a three set tie breaker in thesemi-finals, as did Corbin in his singles event. The Vikings will compete in the NAIA District I match thisFriday and Saturday in Spokane. The individual and doubles winners there will advance to the NAIAnational championship tournament. Lightweight Four Third in Seattle Western's lightweight four crewplaced third in the finals in the Western Sprint Regatta, held Saturday on Lake Washington's AndrewsBay in Seattle. The Viks rowed the 2000-meter course in 7:14.9 trailing the University of Washington No.2 team and Pacific Lutheran University. The Huskies finished in 6:59.4 and the Lutes were timed in7:13.0. The UW No. 1 shell finished fourth followed by San Diego, Santa Clara, San Diego State andOregon. Other Viking boats in the Regatta were the varsity eights and varsity fours with coxwain, whoplaced fifth and third respectively in consolation heats of their events. In the big race of the day,Washington's varsity eight crew won the Ebright Cup race, defeating the University of British Columbia,Loyola, Cal State, Long Beach, UCLA and Stanford. Washington dominated the meet, adding victories inthe junior varsity eights, freshman eights, four with coxwain, and varsity fours with coxwain. The onlyraces not won by the Huskies were the four without coxwain and pair with coxwain, won by UBC andOrange Coast Rowing Club, respectively. Fish Eye Keep Them Hooked Western Front 11 By SCOTTANDERSON Front Reporter Probably the biggest cause of losing fish, next to poor line or faultyequipment, is due to improper technique. Many fishermen, once they get a fish hooked, literally "horse"their fish in with, their drag set tight. Rather than doing this, one should have the drag set fairly loose toplay the fish. Some reels have an additional button which allow the reel to move both ways when a fish is on. Such reels allow maximum play and make fishing a much more exciting sport. I have also foundthat I lose fewer fish when I make use of this button, which can be switched quickly with a flick of thethumb. Another mistake many fishermen make is holding their rod low when bringing in the fish. The rod should be held at a high angle from the body, especially when fishing from a boat. Streams offer theirown problems when they are heavily wooded or surrounded by underbrush. For example lines have atendency to become tangled around small trees and underbrush. T h e r e are only two suggestions Ican make here: 1) use a pole which comes apart and 2) keep the pole low and close to the body.Occasionally carrying the pole in a vertical angle is necessary to avoid tangles. Incidentally, Whatcomhas been producing bass to five pounds, in addition to cuts up to six pounds. Balke Mound LeaderWestern baseball pitcher Don Balke led the Evergreen Conference (Evco) pitching title this season,according to official Evco releases. Balke, a sophomore from Edmonds, led Evco with an earned runaverage of 0.50. He was followed by Greg Schulte of Central, 1.33, Tom Beal of Whitworth, 2.00, andDave Heaverlo of Central, 2.65. Balke allowed three earned runs in 52 innings of conference action.Heaverlo led Evco in strikeouts with 51 fannings. Beall won the league batting crown with a .475 average, followed by Tim Huntly of Central, .407, and Frank Teicheira of Oregon Tech and Mark Gantar ofCentral, both batting .400. Final league standings announced by the Evco office had Central in firstplace (7-4) followed by Whitworth (7-5), Oregon College and Southern Oregon (8-6), Western andEastern Oregon (6-6), Eastern Washington (4-5) and Oregon Tech (3-11). Central recently defeatedLewis Clark Normal, of Lewiston, Id., for the NAIA District I title. The Wildcats will represent Evco inthe NAIA national tournament in Phoenix, Ariz. BINYON / Qlwttrittt \ 1321 CIIHIJUL 733-I3Nclassifieds 10 MISC. FOR SALE 10 gal. Aquarium, all accessories. Vz new price. 676-4982.Guaranteed water bed, any size just $25. Call Mike at 733-5282. Reg. PERSIANS, heavy coated MANX in lovely colors. SIAMESE. Terms. Nice CROSSES $5 and up. For appointment call 734-5590. 11CARS AND CYCLES Deluxe '63 VW Bus, 9 passenger, sunroof, $850. One wheel trailer with cover,$60. Pair of 775-15 snow tread recaps, $25. 1107 22nd 676-0879 or 733-3090. '59 VW bus w/'64 rebuilt engine. Best offer over $450. Call 676-3946 after 6 p.m. 734-7705. VW bus van, new RR engine, 1960body. $600. 384-1946. BSA 350 Enduro, helmet tools. $500 in it. $350 or best offer. Call 676-0288after 4 p.m. 30 ROOMMATE WANTED Need one or two people in our house for summer. 676-0819.Roommate wanted, clean cut, on Lake Whatcom, Room Board. Parking, fireplace, etc. Call Don at676-0442. 32 WANTED To rent: c. 9-1-71, 4-5 bdrm. house, furn. or unfurn., w/fireplace, bicycledistance to campus; prefer 2 baths, quiet street, pleasant view; write to M. Hoban, 1822 Ravenna Blvd.N.E., Seattle 98105, or phone me collect after 10 p.m. at 1-LA5-5409, please state rent, ref. 33 HELPWANTED College girl to do babysitting in exchange for room kitchen privileges in home of WWSCprof. Phone 734-9526. 41 INSTRUCTION Folk Guitar lessons this summer. Beginning to intermediate.734-2006. WSU is offering film making courses in Seattle this summer for college credit. Morning evening classes, call 1-MU2-8230 or write 1001 Lenora St., Seattle, Wn. 98121 for details. 51 LOSTAND FOUND Lost near St. Luke's Hospital a gray kitten, named Quasi, short hair. I really want himback!! Contact Roxanne at 1211 Jersey, 733-2784. ---------- Western Front - 1971 May 25 - Page 12 ---------- 12 Western Front Tuesday, May 25, 1971 Budget Dooms Vik Athletics By PAUL MADISON SportsReporter "Analyze costs and consider for second year, termination of intercollegiate athletics or ways forit to become self-supporting." This statement, a part of President Flora's tentative plan for the budgetaryperiod 1971-73, in essence calls for varsity athletics to cease by fall quarter 1972. A part of alternativefive, a plan Flora openly favors, it in actuality kills the athletic program in that it is nearly impossible tomake the program self-supporting in a year's time. "In our judgment an inter-collegiate program atWestern cannot be self-supporting," states athletic director Dr. William Tomaras! "The current budget ofapproximately $80,000 is well worth the expenditure," Tomaras said, "in terms of value to the training ofphysical education teachers and coaches, in terms of student participation, morale and recreationalinterest." Western's athletic program has stuck rigidly to an educationally-oriented program and inperspective with the total educational program. The control of the program has always come through theinstitution itself, not alumni or businessmen who might take it out of its moderately financed,educationally sound context. "Now Flora is proposing, in a completely hypocritical move, a completereversal of philosophy. For athletics to continue even on a partial basis, funds would have to be solicitedfrom alumni and "downtown" sources. Such an idea is absurd. It seems when the pressure is on Floracannot back a program that has done everything in its power to meet the standards of an educationally-oriented athletic program. As Tomaras states, "Our administration does not recognize or is unwilling toplace a high enough priority on athletic competition to retain the program in a time of crisis." "We fullyexpect to take a fair share of the necessary budget reductions, but we do not feel our fair share should beextinction." No other non-academic program has the interest of more students than athletics. Certainly itis a program for those students with superior motor skills, yet hundreds of others reap enjoyment asspectators. It would also seem that if there were questions as to the validity of a program, that those inthe department would be queried about possible moves. In fact, this has noot been the case. It seems the administration on this issue takes advice from everyone except those most knowledgeable of thesubject. Now the decision is out of the athletic department's hands, not only before the proposal, but after it as well. It is now up to the students, townspeople, alumni and athletes to take action by respondingdirectly to President Flora if athletics are to continue at Western. It is feasible that if the current proposalbecomes fact and a self-supporting program is started, that in time it could grow to dominate the entireschool as it does now in many institutions, one such being only 80 miles away. This is not wanted byanyone. What is wanted is a fair shake in regard to athletics. It may take a little effort to make many little reductions than a big one, but certainly in this instance well worth it. Cindermen Fifth Ma gee, Vorce,Long Win Evergreen Track Titles By KENT SHERWOOD Sports Editor Qualifying four competitors forthe nationals, Western's track squad placed fifth in the Evergreen Conference (Evco) meet, held Fridayand Saturday in Monmouth, Ore. Oregon College, who hosted the meet, won the championship, scoring175 points, followed by Central, 142%, Southern Oregon, 88, Eastern Washington, 8P/2, Western, 76%,Eastern Oregon, 30, Whitworth, 25 and Oregon Tech, 8. Western's Evco champions were Jim Magee inthe 220, Bill Long in the pole vault, and Mike Vorce in the 440-yd. intermediate hurdles. Magee ran a21.7, a lifetime best for the 23-year old freshman. Long vaulted 14-0, again tying his school record.Vorce won in a time of 54.2, far slower than his record time of 53.4 set a week ago against Central, butthe sophomore from Lyle High School won easily, defeating his arch rival Mike Behrbaum of Central.Behrbaum finished third. By winning at the conference meet, all three automatically qualified for the NAIA championship meet, to be held June 3., 4, and 5 in Billings, Mont. Also qualifying for the national meetwas Steve Lippitt who took second in the six-mile run. Lippitt's time of 31:19.4 was well under thenational qualifying standard. Other seconds in the Evco meet for the Viks were by the mile relay team ofVorce, Dick Foley, Jeff May and Mike Page, in 3:20.4 and Page in the' open 440-yd. dash in 49.6.Western thirds were won by Magee in the 100 (9.9) and the 440-yd. relay team of Vorce, Dan Wakefield,Magee and Page (43.6). Magee recorded a lifetime best of 9.7 in a preliminary heat held Friday. Vikingsplacing fifth were Ken Johnson in both the high hurdles (15.3) and intermediate hurdles (57.8), KellyStecker in the mile (4:23.2) and May in the 440 (49.6). Sixth place honors for Western were earned byJim Wilcox, shot put (47-9), Bob Christenson, discus (146-5), and Wes Busch, pole vault (13-0).Freshman Mark Salzman leaped a lifetime best of 6-0 in the high jump, but failed to place. OCE's victoryput an end to Central's dominance of Evco track. The Wildcats had owned the league crown for nineyears. Oregon College won seven events, taking the first four places in the high hurdles and the first three in the high jump. Bob Keyes won the hurdles for the Wolves in 14.9, followed by teammates DaveStephans, Ken Boethin and Mike Saylor. Dennis Olafson won the high jump, soaring 6-8 with Keys andStephens each going 6-6 for second and third. â€”details page 11 WEDNESDAY NIGHT from 7-10DIME SCHOONERS 1112 Cornwall WEDS, thru SAT. 733-0201
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Show more2004_1203 ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 1 ---------- RAISED VOICES Western's choirs warm up for the holiday season. Accent, Page 11 DAMN THE DEFICIT Government should not leave huge debt to future generations. Opinions, Page 18 * CONQUERED The Viking men vanquish Crusaders in GNAC opener. Sports, Page 14 Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington ISSUE 21 Volume 131 The Western Front Friday Dec. 3, 2004 The next generatipn|whatcom ? skagit sheriffs begin DUI campaign today By Michael Murray The Western Front A head-on collision on South Bay Drive left two drivers alive, yet one had permanent injuries. Sgt. Steve Gatterman of the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office responded to the crash scene on Thanksgiving Day 1998. The driver of the other vehicle, who was not injured, was drunk. The holidays are a time of increased driving under the influence of alcohol, said Julie Furlong, the Washington Traffic Safety Commission public-relations consultant. This is why law-enforcement officers throughout Washington are joining forces Friday night for the 14th annual "Night of 1,000 Stars," which symbolizes all the officers who will be patrolling for drunken drivers. It is the first event of the "Drive Hammered, Get Nailed" campaign that focuses on drunken drivers, which starts today and ends Jan. 3. This past year, the "Night of 1,000 Stars" removed 318 impaired drivers SEE DUI, PAGE 6 Chris Taylor/The Western Front Western senior Chris Pilkey, left, and his grandmother, Lillian Dickerson, display a 1918 family portrait of Bert "Bull" Jones, pictured at left in the portrait. Jones, Dickerson's father, graduated in 1914, beginning a 90-year family tradition of graduating from Western. Western student to graduate 90 years after relative By Nick Schmidt The Western Front When Western senior Chris Pilkey accepts his diploma Dec. 11 at fall quarter commencement, he will be following in familiar family footsteps. Pilkey, a political-science major with a minor in history, will be the fourth generation of his family to graduate from Western. The family tradition started with Pilkey's great-grandfather, Bert Jones, who graduated in 1914 with a degree in sports from what was then Whatcom Normal School, with some of his immediate family graduating as early as 1900. His daughter, Lillian Jones Dickerson, 88, graduated 22 years later in 1936 from Whatcom Normal School, which was renamed a year later to Western Washington College of Education. Pilkey's mother continued the tradition when she graduated from Western Washington College in 1967. Ten years later, it became Western Washington University. In addition to breaking the family practice by not graduating with a degree in education, like most of his family, Pilkey almost broke with family tradition completely when choosing what college to attend. "I originally planned on going to Santa Clara (University)," Pilkey said. "But Western was better in proximity to my house (in Fairhaven) so I could go home once in a while because of the short drive. Also, both my grandmas live in Bellingham, which made it nice because I could get some home-cooked food once in awhile." Chris Pilkey's mother, Marilee Dickerson Pilkey, said she almost did the same when the time came to choose her college. Both her brother and sister decided to "spread their wings," as she put it. But she carried on the family tradition because of Western's reputable education program. Despite his family's long association with Western, Pilkey said he did not know much about the school until he actually decided to come here â€” but he is glad he came. "I've met a lot of awesome people here," Pilkey said, "The professors and classes are wonderful, an the area is beautiful â€” except for the weather in the winter." Pilkey said that despite not receiving any pressure to go to Western, "When I did decide to come and I told.my grandma, she was really proud. She has always been a career student at Western and has sat in on many different classes." SEE Legacy, PAGE 4 Chris Taylor/The Western Front Sgt. Steve Gatterman of the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office displays a driving-under-the-influence citation. Courtesy of University Communications Moheb Ghali will serve on the Council of Graduate Schools board of directors. Dean to serve on international council By Salina Greig The Western Front The worldwide Council of Graduate Schools elected Moheb Ghali, Western's dean of the graduate school department and vice provost for research, to serve a three-year term on its board of directors. "As a board-of-directors member, I look at issues that affect graduate schools in the United States," Ghali said. - The Council, of Graduate Schools is a worldwide organization of more than .450 higher-learning institutions committed to improving and advancing graduate education, according to the Council of Graduate Schools Web site. The council, which represents master's and doctoral-degree programs, is the only national organization committed solely to the advancement of graduate education and research, according to the Web site. "It's a great honor for SEE Board, PAGE 4 For news tips, call (360) 650- 3162 or e-mail The Western Front at thewesternfronteditor@yahoo.com www.westernfrontonline.com Please recycle ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 2 ---------- 2 â€¢ The Western Front NEWS December 3,2004 COPS BOX a report of a man i^a^gitijSiil^c j|fiear gt;ciain^^ responded to a report of child sexual :;bf/w:afM[^^ ^bsseSsion^ ;:an^;^|Wa^^ following a traffic pursuit that began :::6nT|^ jtoa lt;i^ :j^oline;fo^^ :"ajrMsbda^ V TOl iking oices "When do you do your Christmas shopping and why?" Compiled by Salina Greig. Douglas Zwick Senior, linguistics Jon Parsinen Senior, environmental science Alexandria Skagen Freshman, education "I usually do itQk ( | "A couple days over a week-and- / y before the holidays a-half period that because I usually ends on Christmas Eve. It forget, goes like this â€” Christmas Eve, I do half... it's an exponential decay. 55 "The day after Thanksgiving because it's cheaper and fun. 99 APWire news briefs STATE NEWS "Mo^^ed^M00Bj^^^c^i: St. Helens is Washington's biggest air polluter Since it began erupting in October, Mount St. Helens has been Washington's worst air polluter. The volcano spews 50 to 250 tons of sulfur dioxide into the air each day. That compares with approximately 120 tons a day from all the state's industries combined. A coal-fired power plant in Centralia had been on top of the list â€” still producing 27 tons a day after spending $250 million on pollution controls. Sulfur dioxide is the gas that causes acid rain and contributes to haze. Bob Elliott of the Southwest Clean Air Agency in Vancouver, Wash., said it is fortunate for people that the volcano is a remote location. U. S. Geological Survey scientist The Western Front online presents... cGet to know your editors' Name: David "Nubby G" Wray Title: News editor. Sign: Virgo Hometown: Oh shoot! I forgot Turn-ons: Nubby kisses, Yanii yogurt, Fine Ass K. Silk, sexual harassment, reclaiment calls, marriage proposals through e-postcards, lowering purity, plaid shirts Turn-offs: Sexual harassment lawsuits, bloody-puke pants Quotable: "Oh weird. My pants just got, like, huge." www.westernfrontonline.com The Western Front is published twice weekly in fall, winter and spring; once a week in summer session. Address: The Western Front, Western Washington University, CF 251, Bellingham, WA 98225. The Western Front is the official newspaper of Western Washington University, published by the Student Publications Council, and is mainly supported by advertising. Opinions and stories in the newspaper have no connection with advertising. News content is determined by student editors. Staff reporters are enrolled in a course in the Department of Journalism, but any student enrolled at Western may offer stories to the editors. Advertising inquiries should be directed to the business office in CF 230, or by phone to (360) 650-3161. Members of the Western community are entitled to a single free copy of each issue of The Western Front. Terry Gerlach said Mount St. Helens also produces 500 to 1,000 tons, of carbon dioxide a day, a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. That is about a tenth of the amount of carbon dioxide produced by all the cars, homes and businesses in Washington. Three charged in theft of Rembrandt piece King County prosecutors have charged two men and one teen with stealing a Rembrandt etching from a Bellevue gallery. The three Tacoma residents are charged with the September theft of the $7,500 print, titled "Self Portrait in a Cap and Scarf with Face Dark." Police officers tracked down a fleeing suspect because an employee saw the license number of the car. Officers found the print located safely in the trunk. NATIONAL NEWS Basketball fan's attorney denounces ban The attorney for one of the men banned from The Palace of Auburn HillsO in suburban Detroit over this past month's NBA brawl said his client is being unfairly targeted. Shawn Smith represents John Green, who is accused of throwing a drink at Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest during the Nov. 19 Pacers-Pistons game When the drink hit Artest, he jumped into the stands and attacked onlooking fans. Smith said arena officials are "picking on the little guy" and should ban Artest instead and the other Pacers who ran into the stands. No criminal charges have been filed yet in the brawl. Prosecutors say police need to complete their investigation first, but Pacers players are expected to be charged eventually. INTERNATIONAL NEWS Cereal grain found in Australia is a hot item on eBay First the grilled-cheese sandwich with the Virgin Mary image appeared, now a grain of cereal is fetching big bucks on eBay. The grain of cereal looks like the movie alien E.T. Chris Doyle from Sydney, Australia, said he was about to pour milk over his cereal when he noticed the E.T. look-alike in his bowl. He remembered hearing about the cheese sandwich with a likeness of the Virgin Mary that sold for $28,000 on eBay. The cereal grain sold for more than $800 this week on eBay. The grain is lacquered to preserve it. Compiled by Porfirio Pena. AP Wire courtesy KUGS 89.3-FM. WWU Official Announcements - PLEASE POST Deadline for announcements in this sp ivhen otherwise noted. Announcement' sent to FAST lt;S\vwu.edu â€”â€¢ in the sub|( Hems also may be sent to "Official An toy for the. luesdav edition and noon Wednesday for the Friday edition, except ted to 50 words and be typewritten or legibly printed. Announcements may be :i one-word topic and clearly note that the item is lor Official Announcements. â€¢MS-91 1 7, taxed to X 4'i4i, or brouoht to Commissary 11 3F-. DO NOT SEND ANNOUNCEMENTS DIRECTLY TO THE WESTERN FRONT. Phoned announcements will nc SPRING QUARTER DEGREE APPLICANTS: All students expecting to graduate at the close of spring quarter must have a degree application on file in the Registrar's Office by Friday, Dec. 3. Students planning to graduate summer quarter must have an application on file by March 11. Degree applications and instructions are available in OM 230. MILLER ANALOGIES TEST (MAT). The computer-based MAT is by appointment only. The Testing Center, OM 120, reserves one computer at 3 p.m. Tuesday-Friday for the MAT. Make appointments in OM 120 or call X/3080. A $42 fee is payable at test time. Testing takes about 1 Vi hours; preliminary scores are available immediately. Official results are mailed within 15 days. MATH PLACEMENT TEST (MPT). Registration is not required. Students must bring picture identification, student number, Social Security number, and a No. 2 pencil. A $15 fee is payable in exact amount at test time. Allow 90 minutes. Testing: 3 p.m. Mondays on Dec. 6, and 9 a.m. Thursdays on Dec. 2 and 9. BIOLOGY SEMINAR, Peter Vitousek (Stanford University), "Agriculture, Soils, and Society in Pre-Contact Hawaii." 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, SL130. WEST-E PRAXIS. Washington requires individuals seeking teacher certification and teachers seeking additional endorsements to pass a subject knowledge assessment in the chosen endorsement area beginning Sept. 1, 2005. Seewww.ets.org/praxis/prxwa.html to register. Registration bulletins are available in MH 216. Test dates: |an. 8, March 5, April 16, June 11 (see the Praxis Web site for the location of the June 11 test). READMISSION. Students who interrupt studies at Western other than for summer quarter must apply for readmission. Students pursuing a first bachelor's degree are generally assured readmission if they follow application instructions and apply by priority deadline (summer, continuing into fall and fall quarter, April 1; spring quarter, Jan. 15). Post-baccalaureate readmission is more stringent. Applications available in OM 200 or call X/3440. WEST-B TEST. Applicants for admission to state-approved educator preparation programs and those from other states applying for a Washington residency teaching certificate must have a minimum passing score on the basic skills assessment test. Residency teaching certificate applicants who have completed an educator preparation program outside Washington and have not passed WEST-B may be granted additional time. See www.west.nesinc.com to register. Test dates: Jan. 22, March 12, May 14, July 9. ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 3 ---------- December 3, 2004 The Western Front â€¢ 3 Attention Faculty, Staff and Students! Use Western Card To Get 10 lt;t Off Gas (excluding Tuesdays) expires 12/10/04 Along with 5% off any In-store Purchase! Powerade 32oz for 99$ Rock Star or Monster Power Drinks 2/$3.00! Try High Rev Coffee! High Rev = High Caffine! 1 /2 Price Coffee (Dates) ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 4 ---------- 4 â€¢ The Western Front NEWS December 3, 2004 Board: Ghali says he wants colleges to promote master's degrees iSSiiftiiiiiMl^H v v v v w ^ ^ Continued from Page 1 Western to have a graduate dean on the board of directors for the Council of Graduate Schools," said Kirsti Charlton, Western's assistant dean of the graduate school department. "The Council of Graduate Schools is one of the largest and most influential lobbying groups in Washington, D.C." The Council of Graduate Schools board of directors looks for funding opportunities from foundations to fund innovative graduate programs, Ghali said. "The board of directors essentially sets policies regarding admission and financial aid," Ghali said. Ghali said 90 percent of graduate students in the United States are pursuing master's degrees rather than doctorates. He said this is why it is important to promote and improve master's education. Charlton said the lobbying for funding that the Council of Graduate Schools does to advance and improve graduate education can sometimes require a political push. "Anytime you have someone you respect on the board of directors, it can help that political process," she said. Ghali studied at Cairo University in Egypt and earned his master's from the University of California, Berkeley. He came to Western in 1993 after 23 years at the University of Hawaii, he said. In addition to his position on the council's board of directors, Ghali also serves on the master's focused institutions committee and the master's advisory committee. Ghali is a professor in the economics department at Western. His colleagues said they are proud of his most recent accomplishment. "I think it's great and a well-deserved honor and recognition," associate professor of economics Steven Henson said. "It's a really great deal." Legacy: 1936 graduate, 88, will watch grandson walk Saturday Continued from Page 1 Dickerson, Pilkey's grandmother, has received at least three more degrees while holding her three-year degree in education from 1936. ________ "I have one in French, one in Spanish, and I think one in history, but I've lost track," she said. While being active in the classroom, Dickerson, like her dad, also was active in sports. She played basketball and baseball at Western, lettering in baseball for the Vikings like her father. With graduation tickets limited to only five tickets per graduate, not all of Chris Pilkey's family will be able to attend his graduation. "I'm planning on it and am pretty determined to get there," Dickerson said. Neither the Western Alumni Association nor the Office of the Registrar â€¢ has kept any long-term Tm planning on (attending records on families graduation) andampretty that have had m u l t iPle determined to get there.' Lillian Jones Dickerson 1936 Western graduate and grandmother of fall 2004 graduate generations attend Western. Donna Le Blonde, manager of information systems for the Western foundation, said 1,014 students enrolled have had either one or both of their parents graduate from Western. With no Pilkey children waiting in the wings, for a while at least, Pilkey said he hopes the tradition will continue. "I will try and persuade my kids to come to Western â€” but I won't make them," he said. gÂ§|lÂ§||^^ Holiday Gift Guide x Ata lt;f lt;f?nf* Sale! 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Forest St. O p e n e^ery d a y 8 amâ€”9 p.m.- ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 5 ---------- December 3, 2004 NEWS The Western Front â€¢ 5 Alumnus sells boring lectures as sleep aid "Sleep By Gig Schlich The Western Front Andrew Hu said his business idea came to him while struggling to stay awake in classes this past spring. The 2004 Western graduate decided that if the lectures were boring enough to put him to sleep in the middle of the day, perhaps they might work for people who had trouble sleeping at night. Enter Hu's compact audio disc 101 Volume 1: Magna Cum Boring," a compilation of five recorded university lectures that he has been selling all week on Vendors Row. Hu said he chose each for their ability to induce lethargy and unconsciousness in listeners as Western professors sonorously drone on about academic minutiae. Hu said he thought the idea might sell when he and others joked about it. A quick Internet search showed that nobody had capitalized on the idea, so Hu went to work. The first few dozen Western professors Hu asked to be subjects of his experimental audio tranquilizer were not exactly flattered. "When you tell them that you'd like to use their lecture because it's incredibly boring and would work as a sleeping aid, they don't take it that well," Hu said. But he eventually found several instructors who were willing to go along with the tongue-in-cheek idea. After three months of recording classes, Hu compiled his. favorites into the first volume, "Magna Cum Boring." According to the back of the CD cover, the content is "Real professors! Real lectures! Feutz said. Real boring!" And to take a bit of the heat off the professors, "Now featuring graduate assistants." David Curley, a professor of liberal studies at Western, laughed heartily upon hearing about Hu's scheme. "I would say he's a brilliant entrepreneur," he said. "I hope I'm not on there." "Sleep 101" is approximately 64 minutes longanddividedintofivetracks:Mathematics 106, Psychology 219, Forensics 101, English 285 and Math 108. Hu said - === he changed the names of the 1 think 1 m certified actual classes to protect the on the Billboard (album sales) chart at probably "aluminum foil. " But we 're not at zero.' Andrew Hu 2004 Western graduate innocently dull. He said he has received many recommendations for future material. "Whenever I tell students about 'Sleep 101,' they're like, 'Oh! You know what class you should go to?' " Hu said. Hu set up shop this week in Vendors Row for a trial run to see what the response would be among students. Passers-by stop to look, laugh and chat about the novel CD, and Hu has even set up a stereo so students can sample the contents. But Hu said sales have not been strong. "Dead week really is dead â€” they're not kidding," Hu said. "I think I'm certified on the Billboard (album sales) chart at probably 'aluminum foil.' But we're not at zero." Graduate student Brady Feutz said he could relate to the joke CD. "I remember some of the regular undergrad classes with 500 people in them â€” at times, it was hard to stay awake," Gig SchUch/The Western Front Western alumnus Andrew Hu sells his audio CD, "Sleep 101" on Vendors Row Wednesday. The disc is a compilation of class lectures that Hu said he hopes will help people battle insomnia. Although he said he would not personally Hu said his last day of sales at the campus need the CD, Feutz thought it might be valuable if the lecture material covered an area in which he needed some help: a sort of high-tech replacement for the old book- under- the-pillow learning system. stand will be Friday night, but people also can order the CD on his Web site, www. sleepl01.net. The recording sells for $7.99, and Hu does not charge for shipping or sales tax. December l-n i i l p i r buyback prices: Buying 140 copies # 4 5 . 0 0 etralc Methods |43.00 quarter; Calculator Buyback T I - 8 3 PlUS: $ 4 8 . 5 0 (Buying i5: 11-89* $71*00 (Buying 5) To quality for buyback, calculators must be in working order and include: fpf Unit-to-Unit Link Cable mmmmmm Fri 8:00am * 5:00 pm Phone: (360) 650-3 lt;S55 Fix: (360)650-2888 ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 6 ---------- 6 â€¢ The Western Front NEWS December 3, 2004 DUI: Whatcom, Skagit county sheriffs team up today for first time to curb drunken driving Continued from Page 1 from the roads statewide, Furlong said. For the first time, Whatcom and Skagit counties' law-enforcement agencies have teamed up .to give "seamless wall-to-wall coverage" of both counties because of the added patrols. "There will be at least 10 extra patrols for each county," Furlong said. "Given that it's a two-county coverage, the entire area of both counties will be covered." According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, 37,661 driving-under-the- influence cases were filed in Washington in 2000. The 10 law-enforcement agencies in Whatcom County collectively receive $14,000 for the additional patrols. The money is disbursed based on the size of the department, Gatterman said. Larger departments will receive approximately $3,500 and smaller departments $2,000, he said. The money is part of a grant the Washington Traffic Safety Commission gave for joint DUI patrols. "There will probably be a higher density (of patrols) around the local bars," Furlong said. "But accidents happen in the county as well â€” drivers crossing center lines and so on." This is the first direct effort between Whatcom and Skagit counties to attempt to curtail drunken driving, said Deborah Kent, the traffic-safety coordinator for the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office. "We've had collaborative efforts in other areas before," Kent said. "But each county wants to highlight the holidays." Different groups of law enforcement will target different areas of the county, such as drinking establishments with prior history, Kent said. But she also said more than one group may be necessary for larger events. Different departments have made agreements between one another to make sure all the events that may have an added risk of drunken driving are adequately covered. Gatterman said he has been to more than 60 crash sites in which drinking played a factor in his career. He said the most difficult part about responding to accidents is not the crash scene but the aftermath and consequences that victims and families have to endure. "It's hard seeing kids who are victims," Gatterman said. "They really have no say when they get into a car." Gatterman said his mother was a victim in a drunken-driving crash. She was at Har-borview Medical Center in Seattle for five weeks, and when she got out of the hospital, Chris Taylor/The Western Front Sgt. Steve Gatterman sits in his patrol car as he prepares to participate in the extensive holiday DUI patrolling. she went through four to five months of rehabilitation. But Gatterman said her medical bills were so high that even though she won a settlement, the hospital put a lien on her house as a form of collateral until the settlement went through. "Many times, people do not realize they are as intoxicated as they are," Kent said. "Many times people say they do not 'feel' drunk." According to a pamphlet by the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office, a 140-pound female reaches the legal blood-alcohol limit of .08 percent after having three drinks in an hour. A 170-pound male will be legally drunk after four drinks in an hour. During a two-hour period, the same woman would be legally drunk after four drinks, and the same man would be legally drunk after five. "According to an office report, the first DUI Consequences for the first DUI ^ ^ â€¢ â€¢ J I I ^B^ |ll|l|IiI|lB| ^M* jiiH^Uill|l IIIIMjJIIIIIIIII conviction Â§l|j^B|i|l|g |j|||||S| |g|||llll!|l|:|:SI conviction can result in penalties of a minimum jail time of 24 consecutive hours or 15 days of electronic home monitoring, which costs between $10 and $15 per day for the driver. The maximum jail sentence is one year. The fees and tickets for the driver can range from $685 to $8,125, with a license suspension of 90 days to a year. The driver also may be subject to Ignition Interlock, which attaches a breath-alcohol device to the ignition of the car. The driver must blow into the device and have a clear reading for the car to start. The driver pays for the rental and service fees that cost from $730 to $2,800. If the driver has a BAC of more that .15 percent, the law requires Ignition Interlock for one year after the driver's license suspension. The driver also is put on a five-year probation period. The costs can vary depending on the type of legal aid the driver receives and punishments the judge issues. Treatment alone can cost $10,000, according to the sheriff's office pamphlet. "You definitely don't want to have to see families go through everything during the holidays," Gatterman said. ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 7 ---------- December 3, 2004 NEWS The Western Front â€¢ 7 Dining Services sells food gift cards for the holiday season By Jonathan Bradley The Western Front Students with a hunger for on-campus food can add a new item to their Christmas wish lists. University Dining Services is selling gift cards for the end of the quarter, in time for the holiday season. Dining Services began selling the cards in spring 2004, said Lisa North, director of business development for University Dining Services. "It's more to do with the end of the quarter than the holiday season," she said. "But holidays could factor in." North said Dining Services is starting to promote the cards to coincide with the end of the quarter. "We think it's (a better) time for the gift cards," North said. "People may want to recognize a specific colleague or friend." Card sales, however, have not been high, she said. "We just haven't had a lot of activity on it in fall quarter because we haven't had a lot of marketing on it," she said. "We are just putting out a lot of awareness on it." Dining Services sells the cards at the Arntzen Atrium, Miller Market, Viking Union Market, Ridgeway Commons, Ridgeway Market and The Haven Market Lounge and have $10, $15 or $20 values. The cost is the face value of the card plus sales tax and people can pay only with cash, North said. "To be honest, we were just guesstimating what values people want," she said. "Certainly the $10, so far, has been the most popular." North said the $10 card had sold approximately twice the amount sold of the $15 and $20 cards, although she did not have exact sales figures. Students and staff can use the cards at both retail and residential University Dining Services locations, she said. Nick Bronsema, a supervisor at Miller Market, said the cards were not selling particularly fast at the market. "(It will) probably pick up around Christmas time, I imagine," he said. "A lot of professors buy them for students." Despite the slow sales, people still are buying the cards, Bronsema said. "I'd probably sell three or four a month," he said. Afia Agyei, a student manager at the Viking Union Market, said the cards were selling but to people other than students. "I haven't had any students buy them from me," she said. "But the (faculty) on campus (and) the full-time employees buy them." Agyei said students, however, are using the cards. She said the convenience of the cards is an advantage. "I wouldn't say a lot, but I regularly see them," she said. "We don't have a system here where you can use your credit card. This is another option if you don't have any cash on you." Ed Wissing, a Western graduate student and a women's basketball assistant, said he often eats at the VU and that he did not know about the gift cards, but he probably would not buy one. "I can't say there's anyone I would give it to as a gift," he said. Wissing said he was also not likely to purchase a gift card for personal use. "I don't really have a call for it â€” $15 now or $15 later is pretty much the same thing," he said. Western students walk to class Wednesday morning as the sun breaks through the blanket of fog that had settled over campus. Sehome village to New Hours: Mon-Fri: 10-7 Sat Sun: 10 5 ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 8 ---------- 8 â€¢ The Western Front NEWS December 3,2004 UW professor lectures on cultural, ethnic diversity in education By Elana Bean The Western Front Teachers need to employ cultural and ethnic examples in education to help students learn to adapt to diversity, said Geneva Gay, University of Washington professor of curriculum and instruction. Gay spoke to Western students and community members Thursday in Miller Hall on culturally responsive teaching, which means recognizing and incorporating diversity in education. The Ethnic Student Center and Woodring College of Education sponsored the event. "Culturally responsive teaching is transformative," Gay said. "It is where we need to go in education." The lecture was part ofWoodring College's yearlong series recognizing the importance of Brown v. Board of Education, said Lorraine Kasprisin, the director of Western's Center for Educational Pluralism. The series includes films, workshops, a distinguished scholars lecture and an annual forum on educational law and justice, she said. Gay introduced the topic and discussed the definition of culturally responsive teaching, which has many aspects and is difficult to characterize, Gay said. "Culturally responsive teaching is to give meaning to diversity without hierarchy," Gay said. Gay discussed the importance of recognizing the way cultural experiences shape learning and the importance for teachers to use those experiences in teaching. She said other methods of teaching could be a stumbling block for students because children of color are continually seen as examples of their cultures or even the authorities on it, even when those children may not know how to articulate their cultures. "Teachers have to be the bridgers, the brokers," Gay said. "We have got to get to know more about the cultural aspects of these students' ethnicity." Gay said she experienced some obstacles while pursuing her extended education. Trying to fit in at college and appear as Elana Bean/The Western Front Geneva Gay, University of Washington professor of curriculum and instruction, lectures about culturally responsive teaching as part of Woodring College's lecture series. Culturally responsive teaching acknowledges cultural and ethical diversity into education curricula. inoffensive as possible, Gay said that many times, the chance tcr speak would be gone by the time she decided what to say. "Mostofmyundergrad years, I was silent," Gay said. "I spoke, but I did not speak publicly." If one is not teaching in the same language the students are speaking, a miscommunication can occur, Gay said. The same applies to cultural languages. This lecture gave real-life insight to many 'Culturally responsive teaching is to give meaning to diversity without hierarchy.' Geneva Gay University of Washington professor of curriculum and instruction of the Woodring students who attended the lecture, said Kelly Button, a Woodring graduate student. Button said she recognized Gay's name from a class textbook and decided to attend the lecture. "I am really interested in culturally responsible teaching," Button said. "I am writing a paper on centric-oriented education and culturally responsive education." Michael Vendiola, the Ethnic Student Center coordinator, helped organize the event and attended the lecture with his children, Michaela, 9, and Melchor, 7. His children said they agreed with Gay about using other children as. examples in teaching instead of adults. Melchor said he could relate the lecture to his experiences. "When I was in kindergarten, the fourth-graders came and helped us with a project," Melchor Vendiola said. 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J^SS^S^Km^mmSKsSSB^^iK^I^^^^^^^^^^W^^^iAmmi ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 10 ---------- 10 â€¢ The Western Front December 3,2004 Portrait ot an artist from a yoitngf man Western senior Kris Orlowski reflects on his busy life as a student and a dedicated singer ByCaraShaw The Western Front Nineteen years after his first performance, Western senior Kris Orlowski fondly recalled one of his earliest memories of his music career. He was dressed in his Sunday best and radiated the Christmas spirit in a sweater any mother would be proud of, penny loafers a father would be jealous of and pleated slacks for a touch of sophistication. He remembered the moment when he started to sing as his voice echoed for all to hear. Little did the congregation know that this boy would grow up to be a man whose voice would make women swoon, lovers dance and emotions come alive. When most students are studying for finals, Orlowski will be packing his suitcase and heading for Los Angeles. Orlowski said he expects to perform his songs at the Roxie in the City of Angels on Dec. 8 or 9. He said this trip comes after weeks of promotion for his first album, "Progression from a Child," which reached record stores Nov. 20. "There is nothing like the interaction that is created between you and individuals in the audience when you play," Orlowski said. "It is that instant emotion that music creates that really fuels my passion for playing, singing and composing." Orlowski said his music is a message that can positively affect people's lives as it has affected his life. He said a lot of music right now does not help anyone, but through his music, he hopes to make a difference. "I play because it evokes emotion from another person," Orlowski said. "When people can connect to my music, I might not be healing the sick, but I can help them Cara Shaw/The Western Front Western senior Kris Orlowski performs songs from his new album, "Progression from a Child," for friends, family and supporters Nov. 20 at his first CD release party. Cara Shaw/The Western Front Orlowski performs Oct. 16 in the 2004 Pacific Idol competition, in which he made it to the final three. spiritually." Orlowski described his music as a mixture of musicians: Jason Mraz, Jack Johnson and Ben Harper, who he called acoustic pop. In addition to those artists, he said Coldplay, Jimmy Eat World and Nirvana also influence his music. Orlowski has an almost seductive style of singing, accompanied by a smirk that makes it seem like he is flirting with everyone he meets, said Casey Curtis, who manages artists such as Korby Lenker of the local musical group Barbed Wire Cutters. Curtis said she has known Orlowski for eight months and advises Orlowski from time to time about his music and helps him promote his album. "One thing about Kris â€” if you know Kris and interact with him often, you know he's just kind of a dork," Curtis said. "But the minute he starts playing, you're like â€” 'Wow. He has a great voice.'" Orlowski also is involved in a number of extracurricular activities. He is a member of Will Act for Change, a program offered through Western's lifestyle advisory program. He travels around campus and performs about how to deal with real-life situations regarding sexual health, sexual assault, alcohol, drugs and pressures that students face on a daily basis. Orlowski spends every Monday night co-leading XL, a bible-study class at the Shalom Center. In the past month alone, Orlowski has attended the Ethnic Student Center conference, the Western Men Against Violence conference and the Newman Catholic Campus Ministry retreat. Kris' mother, Nancy Orlowski, said one of her main concerns is that her son is too busy. She said some parts of her son's life have suffered because of all the activities. Kris Orlowski said it was all worth it, but he is relieved the CD is finished so he will not have to worry about completing it anymore. He said that now he can focus his attention on school and relationships. Many past experiences have led Orlowski to where he is. Nancy met her husband Paul Orlowski when they used to sing together at the Shalom Center. She said their voices blended well together, and they started to sing at weddings together as well as church. "Kris was always with us at church, singing," Nancy 'When people can connect to my music, I might not be healing the sick, but I can help them spiritually.' Kris Orlowski Western senior Orlowski said. Nancy Orlowski recalled a memory of her son as a child that she said demonstrated the type of compassion he has for people. When they watched movies together, Orlowski cared so much for people that when there was some injustice in the movie, his heart would just break, his mom said. Junior high was a time of musical exploration when Orlowski began taking piano lessons and joined his school's band. "I originally joined band in junior high because the group got to go to Disneyland and because my dad would buy me a $500 saxophone," Orlowski said. "But it ended up being a lot more involved later on during high school." Orlowski played alto saxophone for two years in his high school's marching band and in his school's jazz and concert band for four years, he said. In high school, Orlowski formed a band â€” Stikker â€” with his friends and performed for their parents and high-school talent shows. After graduating from high school, the members of Stikker began to go their separate ways, and Orlowski headed to college. Fall quarter 2003!, Orlowski went to London to study abroad. He said London was where he realized a few things about himself, including a passion for music. "London was one of the main turning points for me in many ways, spiritually, emotionally, personally and musically," Orlowski said. When Orlowski returned to Western after studying abroad, he began to play at open mics in local bars and clubs. In May 2004, he began recording "Progression from a Child." Now that Orlowski's album is behind him and as he expects to graduate in spring with a degree in communications, he said his attentions are focused on the future. Nancy Orlowski said she can see her son working with people, but whatever he decides to do, she sees him doing something with music. "I can never see music not being a part of my life," Orlowski said. "But there is so much I want to do with my life." ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 11 ---------- December 3,2004 ACCENT The Western Front â€¢ 11 The Whatcom Symphony Orchestra and Western's choirs reunite to bring joy to the ears of the audience for their annual holiday concert (Sift Wife HI Wm^mmsm sum j^^tBflRMtHtoMfr *y * ' Ruth Wetzel/The Western Front Roger Briggs, Western music professor and Whatcom Symphony Orchestra artistic director, conducts the symphony and two of Western's choirs Nov. 30. SÂ§SSE Â«iiS$5g?a% m ^TBy; Ruth Wetzel The l^^erirFront Every year, Western's choirs enter the theater in two single-file lines, each member holding a candle and walking five steps behind the next, then down two inner aisles through the audience. The Whatcom Symphony Orchestra and two of Western's choirs have performed together annually at holiday concerts for the past 10 to 11 years, each year bringing a variety of new music to incorporate into the traditional processional style, program manager Mary Passmore said. This year at 3 p.m. on Sunday, they will enter the Mount Baker Theatre. The beginning and ending ceremonies have remained the same throughout the years. Every time, they have made the same entrance as the sound of their combined voices has echoed through the theater from the acoustics as they made their way up the stairs and onto the stage, said Annie McNamara, a Western senior and choral librarian. "Bim, bum, bim, bum, bim, b u m . . . " McNamara said, demonstrating the upbeat pace of the music. The opening music for the choirs, the Western Concert Choir and Western Voices varies from year to year, Passmore said. This year, the choir will enter the theater to the bouncy beat of a traditional Jewish Hanukkah piece, titled "Hanerot Halalu," which is written in Ruth Wetzel/The Western Front Western's Concert Choir and Western Voices practice together to prepare for their performance in the upcoming holiday concert. Hebrew, Choir president Gabriel Nochlin said. "Flowing from one piece of music to another is very different from what we usually do," Passmore said. She said the concert will play seamlessly with no applause during the entire program. "Once we stop, they begin, and once they stop, we immediately begin," Nochlin said, referring to the way Western's choirs flow together with the Symphony Orchestra. Passmore said the pieces are short, which is different from past years. The 20-minute piano concerto, which Western associate professor of piano Jeffrey Gilliam will play, is the longest, she said. The symphony and choirs will perform "Fantasia on Christmas Carols" with a solo from music department assistant professor David Meyer. Roger Briggs, a music department professor and Whatcom Symphony Orchestra artistic director, and Leslie Guelker-Cone, director of choral activities at Western, will conduct Beethoven's Choral Fantasy, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and pieces by Bach and Irving Berlin. Passmore said this year's theme is divided into four parts â€” the gift of the season, the gift of celebration, the gift of music and the gift of hope. The Whatcom Symphony Orchestra will pay a fee, generated from a substantial portion of the ticket sales for this concert, to Western, Passmore said. The funds will go toward music scholarships for Western students. McNamara, who sings alto, said she has been in the concert choir for three years. She said she sees many families and older couples in the audience at the holiday concert. "You could go up there and sing horribly, and they would still clap," she said. The lighthearted holiday concert has a different feel for the choir, which will perform in February at an American Choral Directors Association national convention, where the music they perform must be technically perfect, McNamara said. But the two choirs have been practicing everything from notes and dynamics to facial expression and emoting the music to the audience for this concert. "(Emoting is about) knowing what the music and text are saying so you can be genuine about it," McNamara said. "How the (meaning of the text) makes you feel helps you give a physical representation of the music (to the audience)." People can express joy in a reminiscent way, with softened eyes as they recall a memory of a good time, or they can be happy with surprise when they get something they were not expecting, McNamara said. "People think there's only a couple ways to look happy, but there's thousands," McNamara said. "There are so many different nappies." For example, "Hanerot Halalu" is about the joy of the lights of menorah, McNamara said. At the end of the concert, the choirs will move into a circle around the auditorium, walking down the stairs of the stage and filling the two outer aisles around either side of the audience. Once there, they will hold candles and sing "Silent Night." With the lights, they will begin the first verse in German, then switch to English for the next two verses. "When we switch to English, people will start singing along with us," McNamara said. When the choir stands so close to the audience, some audience members will look up and make eye contact with members of the choir, she said. "Even though you don't know the person, you share something with them," she said. Nochlin said hearing the music might change a person's mood, especially when it contains text. "You never know what someone in the audience might be going through," Nochlin said. ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 12 ---------- 12 â€¢ The Western Front ACCENT December 3,2004 Rocking in the basement A Fairhaven senior's project brings local sound to rock the underground By Eric Sanford The Western Front The basement at 2117 New St. will be rather loud this Saturday because of Fairhaven senior Ryan Soukkala's independent-study project. The Seattle hardcore band Akimbo will play a show in the basement at 7 p.m. for $2. Local bands Ancille and The Mark also will perform. "I'm booking three all-ages shows this quarter for my Fairhaven ISP," Soukkala said. "I'm basically working on my own and keeping a journal for each show." The fact that Bellingham has no legitimate all-ages venues was part of the motivation behind this show, Soukkala said. Bradley Lockhart, the guitarist and vocalist for The Mark, said his band's involvement was by chance. "Ryan Soukkala set up this show with Future City Fear because he had just started dramming for them," Lockhart said. "But a few weeks back, Future City Fear decided to call it quits and they didn't want to cancel the show. So Josh Holland from Future City Fear asked if The Mark wanted to fill in and we were like,'Hellyeah.'" Lockhart said he is ecstatic to play a show with Akimbo. "They are a killer band," Lockhart said. "I have never seen them play, but I own some of their records." Lockhart described The Mark's sound as mix of garage-punk and aggressive rock. "Basically, we like to keep our music dynamic, but with an ever-present, aggressive edge," Lockhart said. "The guitars are riff- tastic, the rhythm spastic and the vocals preachy and forward. We sound like a more rock 'n' roll version of the Refused, with howling vocals." Ancille vocalist Kelly Aiken said he also is stoked for the show. "Akimbo is always really loud," Aiken said. "I'm excited to see The Mark, too, because they are one of my favorite Bellingham bands." Aiken said that describing Ancille's sound is difficult because all the band members listen to a variety of music. "We play screamy rock, basically," Aiken said. "We all like the Pixies a lot, and The Blood Brothers and The Red Light Sting. But, really, all the band members listen to a lot of different stuff." Soukkala said he hopes the show goes well and the police do not become involved. "The last time I did a show at this house, police showed up because it started after 9 p.m.," Soukkala said. "Hopefully, this show will start around 7 p.m., so we won't have any problems." Eric Sanford/The Western Front Ancille vocalist Kelly Aiken lets loose at the Viking Union Multipurpose Room on Nov. 19. 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I mav not be coxBbined with other discounts I Expires 12/15/04 ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 13 ---------- December 3,2004 ACCENT The Western Front â€¢ 13 Vmce through ioylmd By Jonathan Bradley The Western Front The rehearsal studio at Nancy y Whyte's School of Ballet seemed eerily silent this past Wednesday despite the crescendoing of Tchaikovsky and the soft thud and squeak of ballet shoes filling the room. The dancers were rehearsing ' for a performance of "The Nutcracker," sponsored by the School of Ballet and Mt. Baker Ballet, which produces "The Nutcracker" each year. The one-night- only performance will t take place at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Mount Baker Theatre. Nancy Whyte, the director of the school and the artistic coordinator of Mt. Baker Ballet, is producing and directing the show. She described "The Nutcracker" as a holiday classic, saying dance choreographer George Balanchine was responsible for its popularity. "Mr. Balanchine choreographed a Nutcracker long ago in the '50s," she said. "It was in New York, but it... captured the American imagination." She said audiences usually respond well to the production. "People always want to go to a 'Nutcracker,' " she said. "Thanks to Mr. Balanchine, 'The Nutcracker' is obligatory for a ballet." 7 Whyte said audiences, on one level or another, recognize a deeper theme in the performance of "The Nutcracker." "The story of 'TheNutcracker,' like all fairy tales, has a really deep meaning to it, and in this case, it's love â€” this little girl who is so taken up by her love of 'The Nutcracker,'" she said. She said audiences at some level wholly understand and assimilate the ballet's meaning. "Through self-sacrifice comes redemption and sacrifice," Whyte said. Bellingham resident Laura Tucker, who is playing the part of Sugarplum, one of the lead roles, said the show is definitely an audience favorite. "(It's) probably the most well-known story ballet," she said. Whyte said the show, which features approximately 60 performers, has a wide range of ages involved, from young . children to a performer who she estimated to be 60. "We have children aged 3 1/2, and the oldest person in the cast â€” I've never asked him his age â€” but I'd guess he's about my age," she said. Tucker said she enjoyed her part despite the complexity of the performance. "It's definitely the most difficult I've done," she said. "It's really fast and requires a lot of precision." Tucker said the cast started rehearsals in October. "It takes a long time to put it all together," she said. "We've got to learn all the dances and put them en pointe." En pointe refers to the dancers being on the tip of the toe, using hard ballet shoes, Tucker said. On this rehearsal night, the cast was working to overcome one obstacle. Whyte said one dancer, Jessica Dill, had injured her toe earlier in the week, requiring some adjustment to the performance. "(We're) redoing and re-choreographing a whole seven-minute piece," she said. Ferndale resident Allison Constantin, who plays the Snow Queen, said that although her changes were minor, the two new dancers brought in had to learn entirely new parts. "We startedre-choreographing on Monday, so it's been crazy," she said. Whyte said the new dancers, Bellingham residents Nina Deacon and Annie, Brinson, have risen to the occasion. "They're tickled to death to be part of it* of course â€” it's a big dance," Whyte said. Although the performance will only run one time before the public this Saturday, the company will perform at a number of local elementary schools, Whyte said. These performances use a smaller cast, the ballet is one hour in length rather than two, and Whyte narrates the action, she said. "(The school performances are) always so much fun because they're so unpredictable," Whyte said. She said some school audiences found parts of the ballet comical. "The children will start laughing hysterically," Whyte said. "And then sometimes you'll see humor that I'll have not realized was there." Tucker said the school performance was different because of the age of the children. "They get a bit restless in it," she said. "Many of them have never seen dance before, so they get a bit of a glimpse of something else." Jonathan Bradley/The Western Front Bellingham resident Allison Constantin, the Snow Queen, rehearses for her performance in the Nutcracker this past Wednesday at the Nancy Whyte School of Ballet. W E S T E R N B A S K E T B A LL ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 14 ---------- 14 â€¢ December 3, 2004 Sports The Western Front www.westernfrontonline.com Western defeats Nazarene Amaya scores 16, pulls down 11 rebounds as second-half surge helps the Vikings recover after an early stumble Banff film festival invades campus By Adam Rudnick The Western Front The Western men's basketball team stormed back in the second half to defeat Northwest Nazarene University Thursday night â€” its second come-from-behind victory in as many games. "We had the same thing happen to us this past Saturday," Western junior guard Grant Dykstra said. "We came out lackadaisical, and. in the second half, we really started playing with a lot more energy. We stopped their inside game, and I think that was the key." Although Western won 81-68, the team needed a strong second-half effort to overcome Nazarene's first-half lead. Nazarene jumped to a 17-5 lead in the first five minutes of play, but the Vikings stayed with the Crusaders and managed to pull within six points by half time, despite shooting only 37 percent. Western head coach Brad Jackson said a lull in defensive pressure caused Western's first-half deficit. "(Nazarene) came out hot and got it going, and I think we were very non-aggressive on the post defense early," Jackson said. "I thought we did a good job in the latter part of the first half, getting (the lead) down, just kind of chipping away at it, keeping it cool." Hot shooting, hustle plays and a running game helped Western catch Nazarene in the second half. Western junior guard Kyle Jackson's 3-pointer three minutes into the second half gave Western its first lead of the game at 44-43. The Vikings continued to force turnovers and pick the Crusaders apart. Dykstra led Western's defense with five steals. Western scored 27 points in the first Chris Taylor/The Western Front Western junior guard Grant Dykstra shoots a 3-pointer over Northwest Nazarene University senior guard David Lehrschall during the Vikings' win Thursday at Carver Gym. seven minutes of the second half, compared to 32 points it scored in the entire first half. Western kept Nazarene to 10 points during the first seven minutes. Western junior guard Ryan Diggs jokingly said he attributed Western's comeback to Jackson's halftime lecture. "(Jackson) just started yelling at us. If he starts yelling at us, we know we have to play," Diggs said. "We know we've made Coach J mad." Western junior forward Tyler Amaya added 16 points and 11 SEE Basketball, PAGE 16 BREWERY BISTRO Student Speciel! 15% off Hoodies w/ student ID www.bbaybrewery.com II07 Railroad f)ii# f gt;47-T gt;9.5 Are you looking for a place where you can make a difference and enjoy real community? Then come be a part of a new Christian Community starting in Fairhaven South Hill Christian Community Sundays 10:30 at the Fairhaven Library For more info call 360-752-0136 or E-mail Pastor Steve @ fishypsteve@msn.com By Salina Greig The Western Front TheBanffMountainFilmFestival made a stop at the Performing Arts Center Tuesday to show extreme sports and outdoor films. "It's inspiring," said Gabriel Prestella, the Associated Students Productions film coordinator. "We are in an excellent location for people to go out and do these things. Plus there's just the pure entertainment value and adrenaline rush." Demetri Galaxidas, a road warrior and on-site coordinator of the Banff Mountain Film Festival, said contestants submitted more than 330 films to this year's festival. The best films were carefully screened and taken on a worldwide tour, which visits 30 countries and 185 cities in North America. "It brings like-minded people together that share a certain passion for the mountains," Galaxidas said. The films included "Heavy Fork," a film about a 12-year-old mountain biker, "Psicobloc," which featured coastal rock climbing on the island of Mallorca, Spain, and other films about extreme skiing, kayaking, ice climbing and avalanches in Colorado. "It's, very diverse," Prestella said. "From hiking to kayaking to parasailing to freebase jumping. There's also culture intertwined with that." He said that because the films featured many parts of the world, the audience at the film festival will receive a taste of culture for a cheap price. The first film, "Soul Purpose," featured extreme skiing. The skiers said they would fly over a mountain and be dropped off in "virgin territories" if the place looked worthwhile. They were equipped with skis and a parachute and often skied off cliffs. The highlight film, "Alone Across Australia," featured Jon Muir, an Australian man who trekked approximately 1,600 miles across Australia, from Port Augusta to Burketown, in 128 days with no outside assistance. According to the film, that is approximately the same distance as walking across Europe or the United States. In the film, Muir said, he walked 20 kilometers each day to succeed. Muir planned the epic trek for 14 years. His dog, Seraphine, accompanied him but died roughly two weeks before the end of the trip. Muir said he hunted and gathered all of his food and water. Muir said in the film that he did not feel lonely on his trek, but he SEE Films, PAGE 16 ! mSSSmSBELmimSS^ avaia CUISINE OF INDIA^ For authentic Indian food. 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The Vikings hold a 41-14 edge in its series record, last losing to the Redhawks in the '93- '94 season. "They are a very much improved team from last year. They have some good guard and wing players and a new coach," Western women's head basketball coach Carmen Dolfo said. "When they ___________ come up here the pressure is all on us to perform." This season the Vikings are led by junior forward Tina Donahue who has the team's highest scoring average come ready to play.' Courtney Clapp Western junior center Chris Taylor/The Western Front Western junior center Stephanie Dressel drives on Western junior forward Tina Donahue during practice at Carver Gym. 'Any team on any given night â€”from top to bottom â€” can win in our league, at 18.8 points a game. Donahue set a especially if you don't cnaHe nSe new career high with 31 points in the Â«*â€” - team's last game against Warner Pacific University Nov. 27. "Tina has a ton of confidence right now," Dolfo said. "She is very athletic and hard to guard." Players and coaches are optimistic for the season as the team tries to extend its national tournament appearance streak to seven years. Dolfo said. "We were all really excited about this year. Each team we face this year will be a good match up," Western senior forward/guard Jodi Gerald said. "The team chemistry has kept getting better and better oyer my last four years, and we all feel this team has a lot of good potential." Gerald leads the Vikings in rebounds, averaging 7.5 rebounds a game this season. She ranks second on the team in three-pointers made, and field goals attempted and made. "As long as we stick to our strengths â€” defense â€” we should do well," Western junior center Courtney Clapp said. Not only is Seattle University better, but the entire GNAC league is as well, Dolfo said. "The league is a lot stronger than last year," she said. "We are a young team but have lots of potential and just have to take it one game at a time, and we can't overlook anyone.". Seattle Pacific University, despite already having its 62-regular season game winning streak snapped, was the unanimous preseason favorite for league champion, with Western picked second. Dolfo said she was not surprised by the coaches picking Seattle Pacific to claim their third- straight league title, but she said she thinks Western is not far away from giving the Falcon's recent league dominance a serious Any team on any given night â€” from top to bottom â€” can win in our league, especially if you don't come ready to play," Clapp said. Western edged rival Central. Washington University by only eight points to take second in the preseason coaches' poll. While losing all of the its starters except two, Central added a couple of key transfer players that will make the Wildcats competitive this season in the playoff hunt and in their season series against the Vikings. Western will tip-off against Seattle University Saturday at 7 p.m. After playing the Redhawks, the Vikings will travel to California for a two-game road trip; Western will return home to face The Evergreen State College at 7 p.m. on Dec. 13. Having trouble getting your GURs? (General University Requirements) Worried about taking too long to finish your degree? Can't fit GUR classes into your schedule? CHECK your Distance EdlBtion lourse options at WWU's partner: Skagit Valley College offers affordable, transferable GUR courses like Psychology/ English, History and Math through Distance Education or on-campus!... Internet-based courses are offered every quarter. 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While the Sonics may not end the season hoisting the NBA championship trophy, now is the time to talk about the Sonics as a legitimate playoff team. Most critics believe this season will be the same as the previous two years, when the Sonics started off hot only to fade from the picture by the end of the year. league last year being out-rebounded by its opponents by 3.3 rebounds per game. The key in the improved rebounding was the trade general manager Rick Sund made in the offseason, shipping center Calvin Booth to the Dallas Mavericks for forward Danny Fortson. While averaging almost the same minutes per game as Booth did this past year for the Sonics, Fortson is bringing down 6.6 rebounds per game as opposed to Booth's 3.9 rebounds per game last year. Fortson also has provided a physical presence inside the paint the Sonics have lacked the past few seasons. Fortson sets a lot of tough screens that open shooters and is able to bang around the top- notch power forwards that play in the West â€”- leading the NBA in fouls per game and flagrant fouls. = = His pphnyyssiiccaall presence This season feels different But (the Sonics nave) has helped push the Sonics because it finally appears proved it can play wih through games where its the team has bought into the ffae 0jg boys in the offense has an off-nightâ€” system of Sonics head coach r ^ defeating Minne- for e x a mPl e gt;a 7 9^68 â„¢tory xTâ€ž*~*,r~A gt;r.ii~_ against the Nets on Nov. 17 sota, San Antonio and Sacramento all three of which are considered to be top-flight contenders' Nate McMillan, As a player, McMillan was tough, intense and unselfish, yet the past two seasons, the Sonics have been a lackluster team that seemed to care more about how many points it scored as opposed to how many games it won. But this year feels different. This is ho longer a team that wins with just its offense anymore. As of Monday, the Sonics were second in the league in rebounding margin, averaging 4.6 rebounds more than opponents per game, whereas the team was 26th in the in which Fortson seemed to spark the team by nearly getting into a fight with Alonzo Mourning. He also pulled down six rebounds â€” which allowed the team to win a game it would have lost in previous years. The Sonics' improved defensive play is the other major difference between this team and the teams of the past couple of seasons. And NBA experts say defense is what carries a team to the playoffs and further. McMillan was known as a defensive stopper during his time as a Sonics player, leading the league in steals at 2.96 per game during the '93-'94 season. He has finally seemed to have convinced his top-caliber players of the importance of playing defense. The effort of the team's top two offensive players, forward Rashard Lewis and guard Ray Allen, on the defensive end is the major difference between a flailing team last year and an upper-echelon team this year. Both players, qonsidered defensively weak in previous seasons, have contributed effort defensively which has flowed over to the rest of the team. The increased defensive effort has moved the Sonics defense from a ranking of 24th, giving up 97.8 points per game this past season, to 5th, giving up 91.2 points per game this year, NBA experts continue to say Seattle cannot make the playoffs because it lacks any inside presence offensively. But the team has proved it can play with the big boys in the West, defeating Minnesota, San Antonio and Sacramento all three of which are considered top contenders to win the Western Conference and all of which have big men considered among the best in the NBA. The team's big men, while not scorers, do other things needed to win. They are defending, rebounding and hustling more than the Sonic big men of previous seasons, which is what a team with plenty of perimeter scoring needed. The improved rebounding and defense, mixed in with a strong offense will keep the Sonics playing basketball in April for the first time in three seasons. Basketball: Western cannot rest with first conference victory Continued from Page 14 rebounds in the win. The game was the first Great Northwest Athletic Conference contest this year for both teams. Dykstra, who led Western with 19 points, said winning the first conference game is crucial. "We don't want to go 5-0 and lose the first conference game because then we've just backtracked a lot," Dykstra said. "Winning this first GNAC game is a huge lift for us." Although the first GNAC game is important, Western cannot be content with its win because another conference 11th in the most recent NABC/NCAA - Division II National Coaches Poll .With the game looms in the near future, coach Jackson said. - "When you have two early tTIT , T 77 , â€¢ r. We don t want to go . ,Tr . ,. c home games in conference, a win, Western improved to 6- given how difficult it is -*"*" anc* ^ose the first Q for m e gr s t t j m e s m c e m e to play on the road in this conference game be- '93-'94 season ... Western league, (the games) are really cause then we 'vejust and Northwest Nazarene important," he said. "We have to get right back after it against Seattle University on Saturday." Western plays host to Seattle University (3-2, 0-1 GNAC) at 7 p.m. Saturday. Game notes: Western is backtracked a lot. Grant Dykstra Western junior guard ranked combined for 43 free throws attempted Thursday night -Western hit 11 of 19 free throws (58 percent) while Northwest Nazarene hit 17 of 27 (63 percent) ... Western's free-throw percentage is 72 percent this year. Films: Festival inspires outdoor patrons' interest Continued from Page 14 felt a strong .sense of being alone. He said food, water, shelter and companionship are the most important aspects of human life but also are the most overlooked. Muir was so isolated from the rest of the world that he did not know about the Sept." 11 attacks, which occurred while he was on his journey. At the end of the trip, he had lost one-third of his body weight and was malnourished. Four months later, he walked to the North Pole. Kimberly Holt, who works for ASP Films Production, said the films have beautiful cinematography and do not just appeal to athletes. "There's a lot of things that don't only satisfy the adventure, outdoor enthusiasts," Holt said. Prestella said he hoped the film festival would inspire people who do not take advantage of the outdoor activities that are available in Bellingham. "It will be a boost for people who aren't really outdoorsy people," he said. "Plus, it's just really cool." The Banff Mountain Film Festival will be in Seattle on Friday and then will move on to Olympia and British Columbia. Photo courtesy of Banff Mountain Film Festival From the movie "Gordon Wiltsie â€” View from Above and Beyond," which played during the Banff Mountain Film Festival Saturday at the Performing Arts Center. ^MSSiiittlSilllBiilBiBll Whatcom LvteNOt 1531 Has the film ''l^omai^a-; ^sure" peake^y^^ihterfeslihi the fraternity of set many of - bur Founding Fathers? George Washington* Thomas; Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Hancock, Paul Revere, John Paul Jones Whatcom Lodge NO. 151 invites your enquiry into the world's oldest Fraternity. Contact: Lodge Secretary John F. 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Her personal Web site describes her struggle with an inoperable brain tumor, a uterine tumor, chronic pain disorders and several other conditions that require immediate medical attention. She is also highly allergic to most medications. The federal government should allow people like Raich to use alternative medicines, such as medicinal cannabis, to ease their pain and relieve their symptoms. According to Duke University's law Web site, the federal government has proposed to strictly enforce its anti-drug laws by making all use and possession of marijuana illegal. While California and 11 other states have passed laws legalizing medical marijuana, the U.S. government sees nothing wrong in denying the states their individual power. The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing the case of Ashcroft v. Raich after two years of legal battles in the Ninth Circuit Court. The Supreme Court will look at this case from two different perspectives. The first and most obvious is its decision on whether medical marijuana should be legal. As part of the federal Controlled Substances Act, marijuana is a Schedule I drug, which defines it as a drug with no legitimate medical use. The court will learn through Raich's testimony and through further research that marijuana does in fact have legitimate medical use. According to the National Academy of Sciences Web site, a 1999 study funded by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy concluded that marijuana did have many therapeutic applications. People suffering from conditions such as cancer, glaucoma, epilepsy and chronic pain can find relief in marijuana. Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, for example, will feel a reduction in nausea and have an increased appetite. The other decision the Supreme Court has to make is whether it wants to allow the federal government to bully the states. According to court documents, the government says the California law that allows the use of medical marijuana, the Compassionate Use Act, is indirect conflict with the Controlled Substances Act. According to the government, the Substances Act should take precedence over California's laws. But this decision should be a simple one because, four years ago in United States v. Morrison, the Supreme Court decided that issues dealing with matters not related to interstate commerce were not within the federal government's jurisdiction. Since the sale of marijuana is not regulated, it would be impossible for the government to have a case against California's law. Opponents to medical marijuana say that it will hurt the war on drugs and will encourage more drug legalizations. But controling the transactions of medical marijuana is not difficult. According to the Medical Board of California's Web site, California's law requires a doctor's prescription to possess marijuana, so illegally obtaining marijuana would be no different than people illegally obtaining other prescription drugs. Opponents also say the high associated with marijuana diminishes its value as a medicine. They say the user will become lazy and remain just as unproductive as they were before taking the medicine. But the side effects of using marijuana, which include mood enhancement, anxiety reduction and sedation, are the side effects of many pain killers already on the market. According to the Internet drug index found at rxlist.com, Vicodin has many of the same side effects as marijuana and also is habit forming. This issue is not about a 13-year-old hanging out with the wrong crowd, smoking pot and getting into trouble. It is about people who have no other alternative and simply want to live in less pain than they already are. 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WESTERN FRONT CLASSIFIEDS SELL! 4Â£50-316 gt;l ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 18 ---------- 18 â€¢â€¢ The Western Front OPINIONS December 3,2004 Communications Facility technologically advanced, but lacks necessities As the first foil quarter in the Communications Facility comes to a close, students should not be too caught up with the bells and whistles or they will forget that with new technology and surroundings comes new problems and frustrations. â€¢ From little problems, such as a lack of proper drainage in the front of the building, to larger mishaps such as an inability to effectively control the climate inside the building, the facility is at least nice to look at. The Communications Facility was built in such a way that it is practically impossible to receive or send cell-phone calls. The ability to communicate is a basic feature that almost any building named after the concept of communication needs. To make a successful cell-phone call, one must walk away from all walkways around or near the black hole of reception that is the Communications Facility. .,. ; Not all the problems are so easy to identify. , Thereh^notbeenanoticeablechangemmebuilding'sheatingsystem, though the weather has changed from the warmer days of September to the below-freezing temperatures of December. There are no physical . temperature controls in individual classrooms for public use. One would think that a opening a window could aid in climate control. The problem, however, is that most of the windows do not open. It is difficult to believe that in a building for which Western shelled out $36.4 million, the school neglected to spare the extra $20 at Home Depot for at least one hinge and latch per classroom. The lack of after-hours access to the building is also a problem. The 24-hour computer labs on the first floor of the south side of the building may appear to be open because the lights are on. The doors to the building are locked at 11 p.m., however, and the entire south side of the building is sealed off. Not only is this lock-up an inconvenience to those trying to use computers but also to students who need to turn in assignments during the late evening. Professors' offices are located in the southern section of the building, so slipping a paper under a professor's door after hours is no longer possible. The building also is too high-tech for its own good. With millions of dollars spent on technology, it lacks basic amenities such as pencil sharpeners, a lounge area for all students or paper towels in the bathroom. The only way to dry hands after washing them is to use a hot-air dryer. This may seem like a more eco-friendly way to do things, but it may not be as sanitary. According to a 1998 study by the University of Westminster in Great Britain, air circulation in an area with toilets leads to the spreading of fecal germs. This building is quite an improvement over some of the structural relics on campus, but it lacks the insight into the everyday needs of students. Someday in the distant future, these problems may be solved after an explosion in the nuclear/condensed material lab traps students who tried to open windows to escape or call for help. These needs will definitely present themselves when the fire department finds out afterward that the explosion could have been quelled by a few damp paper towels. , Frontlines are the opinion of The Western Front editorial board: Matt DeVeau, Cari Lyle, Mugs Scherer, Kaitlin King, Jelena Washington, Chris Taylor, Anna Sowa, David Wray, Zoe Fraley, Amanda Woolley, Travis Sherer, Caleb Heeringa, Aaron Apple, Lauren Miller and Jessica Evans. The Western Front Editor in Chief: Matt DeVeau; Managing Editor: Cari Lyle; Head Copy Editor: Mugs Scherer; Copy Editors: Kaitlin King, Jelena Washington; Photo Editor: Chris Taylor; News Editors: Anna Sowa, David Wray; Accent Editor: Zoe Fraley; Features Editor: Amanda Woolley; Sports Editor: Travis Sherer; Opinions Editor: Caleb Heeringa; Online Editors: Aaron Apple, Lauren Miller; Community Liaison: Jessica Evans; Photo Assistant: Lauren Miller; Columnist: Matt McDonald; Cartoonists: Matt Haver, Terrence No-wicki; Adviser: John Harris; Business Manager: Alethea Macomber; Advertising Manager: Joel Hall. Staff Reporters: Elizabeth Adamack, Matthew Anderson, Mary Andom, Jamie Badilla, Elana Bean, Mari Bergstrom, Jonathan Bradley, Houston Flores, Krissy Gochnour, Laura Greaby, Salina Greig, Lauren Hardin, Stefani Har-rey, Marissa Harshman, Dan Johnson, Kara Johnson, Kara Lundberg, Laura McVicker, Michael Murray, Crystal Oberholtzer, Porfirio Pena, Tera Randall, Tanya Rozeboom, Adam Rudnick, Eric Sanford, Gig Schlich, Nick Schmidt, Cara Shaw, Byron Sherry, Anastasia Tietje, Ruth Wetzel and Timory Wilson. Editor's note: The views expressed on The Western Front opinion pages are the views of the authors or cartoonists and are not necessarily the views of The Western Front staff, managers or adviser. And we quote "I'm a philosophy major. That means I can think deep thoughts about being unemployed." â€”martial artist Bruce Lee Government debt out of hand Laura Greaby COMMENTARY As of Dec. 3, the United States' outstanding public debt was $7,529,419,005,333.07, or approximately 7.5 trillion, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury Web site. Even with this astronomical amount, President George W. Bush signed a bill Nov. 19 to increase the government's debt limit by $800 billion to $8.8 trillion, according to a Nov. 19 Boston Globe article. Bush and Congress should not be able to increase the government debt and should instead work to decrease it. When America is in debt, it devalues the American dollar, potentially causing financial instability. The reason for the increase in the debt cap was to pay for a $388 billion bill that Congress will send to the Department of the Treasury to fund important federal programs such as social security, according to a Nov. 19 CBS News article. The federal government should have planned ahead and budgeted the money so that it would have enough funding to cover these necessary programs. It should not be a surprise that it has to pay for federal programs. Democrats generally were against this increase and said GOP tax cuts were the cause for the increase in debt. They also said the recently passed bill should have required budget cuts to pay for tax cuts or spending increases in order to keep the debt lower, according to the CBS News article. The bill passed through the House with voting fairly consistent along party lines. The final count was 208-204, with most Republicans voting in favor of the bill, according to the CBS News article. This enormous amount of debt is putting the American economy in peril and will cause the American dollar value to decrease even more compared to other countries. According to a Nov. 21 USA Today article, market analysts and investors are concerned that SEE Debt, PAGE 19 Columnist reflects on Western life Matt McDonald LIFE'S A WAVE, BRAH Thursday was my last day of class at Western. Now I will own a piece of paper that says I know stuff about journalism and computer science for the low price of years of debt. Accompanying this debt, I am able to choose either a life of poverty that I like to call writing or a life as a dorky computer programmer. Who cares about the future, though? Instead of talking about my lame career choices for my final, pointless rant, I think I should look into the past and do some reflecting on my 17 years at Western. Here are the high- and low- lights of my college career. My best college experience was two weeks before I turned 21. I was inebriated at a party and the cops surrounded the house. Then, during what seemed to be a terrorist lockdown, I was loaded on the party bus and took a Breathalyzer. I blew a 0.00, even though I was wasted. It was sweet. My worst college experience was one week later. I was intoxicated walking down Potter Street at midnight when a cop flew out of a tree on a bike and gave me a minor in possession. It was just like the television show "Pacific Blue" that Mario Lopez, otherwise known as A.C. Slater, was on. Except replace the warm climate and hot girls with disgruntled cops who don't catch criminals but hide in the dark and give out MIPs. What is with the artwork on Western's campus? This is something I never figured out. A fallen Soviet satellite, a man humping a bear and little gnomes holding giant crack rocks â€” what does it all mean? Western's best class was Math 102. It was so good I took it twice. Biggest myth at Western is the freshman 15. Seriously, you have to be kidding me that freshmen come in and gain 15 pounds. Look around, it's the freshman 30. My dorm experience was horrible. I lived with a member of the Republican club who played with LEGOs. My resident adviser was nothing more than a disgruntled camp counselor, and I was sick the whole year because all I ate was grilled-cheese sandwiches. My advice to Western freshmen is that if you don't drink, try drinking. If you do drink, try not drinking. It's amazing how much you learn about yourself when you try something different. The same goes for pot, red meat and toad. My ex-girlfriend would say I SEE Western, PAGE 19 ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 19 ---------- December 3, 2004 OPINIONS The Western Front â€¢ 19 Debt: Huge deficits may harm U.S. economic future Continued from Page 18 foreign banks will stop supporting the American dollar by lending the U.S. government money to help against the national debt. If other countries do stop this support, American finances could be in deep trouble because the dollar would have _______ less value. '(Future generations) durinS t h e C l i n t o n; The money spent administration of paying off the interest are the ones that will e i g h t y e a r s gt; m e d e bt on America's debts have to pay money to climbed only $1.4 could be spent in get the economy out trillion, according to other areas, such as of this huge mess.' me Globe article. With this increase in money the government can the national debt was at $5.8 trillion and Congress projected a surplus of $5.6 trillion in 10 years, according to a Nov. 18 Boston Globe article. Instead the debt has grown by more than $2 trillion to approximately $7.5 trillion with no forecast of it going down. ________ To compare, education or better health care. The net outcome of having so much debt in the American economy will greatly impact future generations. They are the ones that will have to pay money to get the economy out of this huge mess. When Bush took office in 2001, now spend, it will be spending on programs such as a 2 percent increase in biomedical spending, but it will cut grants for local water improvements and research supported by the National Science Foundation, according to the CBS News article. The Department of the Treasury Web site lists an address and a way for people to write a check directly to the debt fund to help decrease it. But it would cost every American citizen approximately $25,539.17, according to the site. According to the CBS News article, a statement released by the White House argued that the bill was necessary to ensure financial stability and accountability for the American economy. But by putting America further in debt, this will harm the economy more than it will help it in the long term. America needs to work out a plan to decrease the debt because the money to fix this financial mess will be going to future generations. This is a major problem that should be dealt with now instead of just borrowing more money to put America deeper into debt. Western: Following high hippies can make any evening enjoyable Continued from Page 18 have expertise regarding the subject of the best bar in Bellingham. I'd have to say The Royal. Not. The World Famous Up Up Tavern is the best, followed by the Rogue Hero at a close second. Journey, Pabst and a one-to-400 girl-guy ratio makes for a real good time. A highly entertaining activity at Western is finding hippies on mushrooms and following them. What I hope changes at Western is get rid of those "seven out of 10 Western students drink three or fewer drinks" advertisements. I have known many people who have been pictured in those advertisements and they drink more than 10 students put together. Also, those stats are bogus. I had to fill out one of those when I got my MIR I thought if I was honest they would have put me in alcohol counseling. So, of course I wrote that I barely drink. Oh yeah, parking sucks. People I would like to thank while I was at Western are former Vice President Al Gore for inventing the Internet because that is. where I got all of my sources for my opinion articles. Western, for turning me into a hardcore liberal and making me hate America. And girls because without them college would have sucked and my life would have no meaning. Well, my education is finished with this final paragraph. Now it is off to the real world of gloom and doom. The next time you hear anything from me it will most likely be, "What kind of dipping sauce would you like with your Wendy's nuggets?" 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SCISSORS Sehorne Village New Hours Mon-Fri: 10 7 Sat Sun: 10-5 ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - New Whatcom page 1 ---------- Western Washington Universiiittyy,, BBeellllminganha m, Washington Friday December 3,2004 AspecialinsertonaspectsofgrowthinWhatcomCounty Whatcom County growth: evolving issues By Kate Koch For thousands of years, the Nooksack River has carved a wide lazy path through the rolling foothills and rich soil of Whatcom County. Today, the icy fingers of the river still weave a watery web across the land but, as the years pass, another entity is consuming the county's soil â€” growth. Population growth, economic growth and physical growth all shape the landscape of Whatcom County. As the population grows, more homes and apartments must be built to accommodate the newcomers. Construction creates jobs and contributes to the economy. But the impacts of growth are much harder to identify and measure. In March 2004, the Whatcom County Council calculated the number of people that they believed the county can expect to relocate here by 2022 â€” 59,728 people. That^would increase Whatcom County's population to more man 200,000 people. In this issue of New Whatcom, students in an advanced reporting class at Western reported on the many facets of this ever-evolving issue. Covering everything from water rights to retirees, they traveled from Kendall to Fairhaven, and from Happy Valley to Birch Bay. Our reporters spoke with planners and politicians, nurses and neighborhood watch groups to tell the story of this growing county. Will county planners, developers and politicians be able to handle population growth while maintaining the quality of life that residents told us they enjoy? What will Whatcom County look like in 20 years? Photo by Connor Clark-Lindh These questions will be answered in time. But, for now, we have provided you with a snapshot of the county's growth in 2004. Historic Fairhaven sprouts new housing, businesses By Evan Mc Lean Window shoppers share praises of progress while passing in front of the newly constructed Village Books building in historic Fairhaven. But at the foot of the area's oldest structure, the Terminal Building of 1888, worried words come from onlookers who, from the corner of 11th Street and Harris Street, can watch the conjunction of three large looming buildings. An elaborate walkway hovering from Taylor Dock over Bellingham Bay, summertime outdoor cinemas in the park and an increase in local commerce has attracted higher numbers of visitors to Fairhaven's corner of Whatcom County. The old-town atmosphere of Fairhaven has proven a comfort for some locals, from the more metropolitan feel of its neighbor, downtown Bellingham. Fairhaven's draw has caused attention; investors are advancing growth, while city planners regulate construction style and impact, in response to the community's concern of losing Fairhaven's charm. Village Books owner Chuck Robinson has watched this community grow for almost 25 years. He celebrated moving his business and home into a new building on 11th Street on Nov. 14. The three-level brick building fits in with the style of buildings in the area, which is mandatory for development or renovation in Fairhaven. "Oveiwhelmingly, people are loving the new building," he said. But, Robinson said, the community feels unease toward additional development. His friends and customers are happy about some of the aspects that produce more of a neighborhood atmosphere, while being timid toward taller and larger buildings. "There is a nervousness; change is a difficult thing for people," he said. "A place becoming something different conjures vague fears." Conversations along most of Fairhaven's cozy walkways sound of a resigned appreciation. Tourists sitting in the Village Green pointing with "oohs" and "awes" are often passed by joggers from the South Bay Trail grumbling over yet another construction crane contrasting against turn-of-the-century architecture. Robinson said he feels generally comfortable with the way Fairhaven is developing. There are two large buildings being constructed on Harris Street that integrate commercial and residential uses with three other apartment complexes under construction within a few blocks. Ron Mueller, president of Wayland Marine Photo by Evan McLean The new Village Books opened in Fairhaven on Nov. 14. Ltd. in Fairhaven, frequents many local up the run-down store fronts. shops to participate in what he identifies as a tight-knit community. Sitting with a laptop at the window of Tony's Coffeehouse in the Terminal Building, he said the addition of over 300 living units within one year is greedy. He described a new trend of growth in the area, different from that which fixed "This new growth is giving way to a new breed of developer," he said. "I could see one of these buildings going up a year, but not SEE Fairhaven, PAGE 3 ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - New whatcom page 2 ---------- Page 2 NEW WHATCOM December 3,2004 Retirees flock to Whatcom County By Jeanna Barrett When Marsha Riek moved to Bellingham and introduced herself at a Bellingham's Newcomer's Club meeting as a former resident of Illinois, everybody laughed. "Is there anybody left?" someone asked her. Within a six-month period, everyone the Newcomer's Club welcomed was from Illinois, and the numbers keep growing, said Grace Bruseth, club president. Given the flood of media attention Bellingham has received about being a retirement Mecca, the city has experienced an increase in people moving here to retire or with plans of retiring. These two groups fall within the age range of approximately 50 - 65 years. According to the Whatcom County Council of Governments, the retirement-aged population is expected to increase 30 percent by 2005 and another 20 percent by 2010. This growth surpasses the percentages of all other age groups including the college ages of 18 to 24. Bellingham resident Len Hansen, 72, is an author and journalist who specializes in the topic of mature adults. Hansen said mature adults comprise the fastest growing demographic in the United States and will continue at the same rate for the next 30 years. "There's a way to have growth that is quality, and it happens to be if you can attract retirees," Hansen said. He said that mature adults improve communities because they are the only group that pays more in taxes than they take out in resources. They also do not put children in schools and they do not take jobs, but rather create them by contributing on average, $35,000 per couple to the community, he said. Mature adults also do not commit crime, and it is predicted that if one or two mature adults live on a block in a neighborhood, the crime rate will drop, Hansen said. Hansen said while some people say "We don't want growth," growth of the retirement age can only benefit Bellingham. Due to the press Bellingham is receiving as being a great place to retire, the retired population will most likely continue to grow. In September 2001, "Outside" magazine named Bellingham one of 10 "Dream Towns" and in May 2003, "Men's Journal" named Bellingham one of the 50 best small towns to live in. "AARP The Magazine" listed Bellingham in its spring 2003 issue among 15 "dream towns" for boomers looking to settle down in a new locale. In addition, Bellingham was mentioned in "CNN and Money" as one of the eight best places to retire and in September 2004 "National Geographic Adventure" magazine rated Bellingham in its top 10 "Adventure Towns" in the nation. According to The Bellingham/Whatcom County Convention and Visitors Bureau's Web site, some of the benefits of Bellingham these magazines list are affordable housing, and its close access to shorelines, rivers, the San Juan Islands and the Cascade Mountains. "CNN and Money" magazine praised Bellingham's city trails and natural beauty, Western's Theatre Arts Department, the Fairhaven district and the close access of snow skiing. The magazine said Bellingham offers "the great outdoors and a sophisticated community all at your doorstep," and has "metropolitan ambitions without big-city hassle." Riek, 59, and her husband moved to Bellingham in 2002 from the Chicago area. Riek said some of the reasons they like Bellingham are the mild weather, access to boating, hiking, mountains and its proximity to big cities such as Seattle and Vancouver, B.C., and also because it is a college town. Riek said during the first year she lived in Bellingham, she had 11 houseguests from Illinois and this year she has had six. Her friends back in Illinois also contacted her when Bellingham was listed in "Outside" magazine as one of the top 10 dream towns. "I'm sure people here don't want that to get out," she said. "I don't know if we would have found Bellingham if our nephew didn't live here. It's kind of tucked up here. J think more people will know about it now because of the press." Riek said she hopes as the community continues to grow and more retirees move here, that the city will ensure proper urban planning, such as improving infrastructure and protecting from sprawl. "It would be hard for me to say 'I don't want [new retirees] to come' because we were new," Riek said. "But I just hope it doesn't change the town." Len Hansen Bellingham resident Jess Cook moved here with his wife in early 2002 from the Los Angeles area. He has similar reasons as Riek for enjoying Bellingham, but he said moving here was a compromise with his wife, and Bellingham would not have been his first choice. He said that all the magazines that list Bellingham as a top place to live don't mention Bellingham's downfalls, which he considers important. "I think there are some things about Bellingham that are negative that all the magazines that put Bellingham at the top of the list to retire don't mention," Cook said. "The healthcare system here is shaky." Cook said that Bellingham has a limited amount of facilities that accept Medicare patients and mature adults here have trouble finding primary healthcare. He said housing prices could be too high for people arriving from other parts of the country, yet, he still thinks it's inevitable that Bellingham will see k^MWmmMim even more of an increase in people moving here to retire. "One of the things that happens when places become attractive retirement places is that more people do move [to the location]," Cook said. "Friends and family travel by word-of-mouth. I think that in the future, unless there is a community push to help change the healthcare issue, that's going to become a limiting factor." Bellingham resident Charla King, 54, agreed with Bruseth that a lot of retirees move to Bellingham because of family or word-of-mouth. Bruseth, 60, has been involved with the Newcomer's Club since it began in 1997. The Newcomer's Club is designed as a club for people to meet each other and partake in activities with other iliiillisiiil |^:ie|iingEam| ;i;r|ii||p;iE^it)tl :,,,,,,,, ,,ll8iiiBiiiil llllH|ll|i^||i51^^||| from the cities and had them |SeJfiffi^af^a|ijSffi|fflm]g||| f ^ ^ ^ i | Â© r s ^ | ^ i r e | | | l J new people moving to Bellingham. Bruseth said when it was first started in 1997, 23 households were involved and now more than 170 households are involved. She said the majority of members are between the ages of 40 and 80. King has been amember of theNewcomer 's Club since her move here approximately two years ago. "In the two years and four months I've been here, the [club] has doubled," King said. "That shows you how much (the city has) grown. "We're really taking over â€” what do you think Grace?" King said as she turned to Bruseth. Grace just smiled. Fairhaven: Developers face height, material restrictions when building in the neighborhood Continued from Page 1 five expected to fill with residents flooding an area not planned to take them." Robinson expressed concern for the number of buildings being built but pointed out the restrictions developers have to work through to be able to build in Fairhaven. The new Village Books location was built within height, material and visual design requirements, among others. The City of Bellingham Planning Department is in charge of reviewing bidders' applications to build or renovate in the area. The city's associate planner Jackie Lynch has jurisdiction over Fairhaven. Blotting maps with highlighters, she explained that the core area of Fairhaven, a few city blocks, and its periphery are regulated through building size, style and materials used. "There are legitimate concerns over the infill in Fairhaven," she said. "Like, what happens to the sparkling store fronts and entertaining walks." Lynch said she feels confident in the aesthetic aspects architects are including in their designs because the designs must be up to the city's standards. "I have difficulty believing that if we keep doing this kind of development things can go drastically bad," she said. Lynch said she feels that with more residents and tenants entering the area with an appreciative mindset, there will be more structures. Imus said he believes that developers in the area have been straining to be conscious of the artistry that . is necessary 'I have difficulty be- t0 maintain lieving that if we keep . F a i r h a v e n 's doing this kind of charm. He also development things can said that the trend go bad.' was changing with some larger companies' bids Jackie Lynch forming on the people looking out for City of Bellingham associate horizon. He said the community's well- planner he is a proponent being. She said that there is no way of limiting which tenants enter the community, but pointed out an unwritten tendency of not allowing chain stores to occupy core business spaces. The Imus family has been attributed with the initial push for Fairhaven's re-gentrification. Ken Imus began buying up buildings for renovation two decades ago. Now, he and his son Brad with their company, Jacaranda, have, constructed five buildings and have fixed up many of the historic for additional housing in the area. "I'm pleased that with the growth we're having will come more residential sites to keep the community more legitimate around here," Imus said. Imus and other long- time Fairhaven investors are excited to see the town becoming more of a community than a tourist location. "If we build things with the community in mind, giving special interest to detail," he said. "Success will come locally and then will bring outside tourism along with it." Lynch said that with nearly 100,000 square feet of retail and offices built within the past two years, visitors have indeed been flocking to Fairhaven. Usually they bring a car with them, she said. Fairhaven locals seem to agree on what resource is stressed the most â€” parking. Residents, employees and service providers are competing daily for free parking with temporary contractors and visitors. Many admit that free parking may not last long. The city, however, has made no move toward adding meters. Five years ago Robinson said he would have fought hard against parking meters. Today, he says it makes sense to push daylong parking toward a free perimeter area while maintaining metered spots within the core. The trend of circling cars vying for parking will likely continue unless additional public transportation and parking services are included in the community. Bellingham city planners recently held a public forum on growth in its area. Planners seem set on additional infill where public services are already provided with few allocations for single houses. Fairhaven is one of the urban centers named to accommodate part of the 31,600-person growth expected in Bellingham between 2002 and 2022. Robinson said that traffic and congestion is not a problem of outsiders coming in and that he, like most, is not native to the area. Robinson said he believes the degree of involvement from citizens parallels an increasing number of people in the area with concern for its preservation. Mueller said he misses the diversity Fairhaven had 20 years ago. Also not from the area, he isn't against people moving to Fairhaven; he said he is simply against such a huge influx within a small amount of time. "There is a style of living around here," he said. "With this many new people moving, in trying to live in that style, it gets diluted." ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - New whatcom page 3 ---------- December 3,2004 NEW WHATCOM Page 3 Nurse shortage causes college expansion By Connor Clark- Lindh Hospital gowns and stethoscopes may become more common at some local colleges as soon as fall quarter 2005. In response to a growing nursing shortage, Bellingham Technical College, Whatcom Community College and Skagit Valley Community College are expanding their nursing programs. "We develop programs in response to local needs," said Susan Parkar, coordinator of admissions and worker retraining at BTC. Right now, one of the strongest needs is for health workers. In Whatcom County, advances in medical technology, and an aging population mixed with intense population growth are pushing that demand. Yet the real need may be stronger because many doctors can no longer afford to treat new patients in Washington. "Nursing is a caring .field, but also a diverse field," said Mary Curran, a nursing instructor at BTC. "If you get burned-out in one area, you can go into another." Expansion of the- program will affect Licensed Practical Nursing Certification, which requires one year of college study, and Registered Nursing Degrees, which requires two years of study or one year in addition to LPN certification. BTC is trying to expand its nursing program to include Registered Nursing. Currently, BTC enrolls 164 LPN students each year. The expanded program could enroll as many as 20 new students every year. A little more than a mile away, WCC program directors also plan to produce more nurses. 72 "For the last 12 years, WCC's nursing program was a satellite of Skagit (Valley Community College)," said Connie Rockstad, director of nursing programs at WCC. The new program, independent of SCC, will enroll 30 LPN students every year, instead of the same number every other year. Skagit Valley is also trying to expand its programs to enroll almost twice as many students. "In 1988, we enrolled students," said Flora Adams, Skagit Community College's nursing program chair. "This fall, we will have the potential for 150 students. We could have expanded earlier with the demand, but expansion is limited by funding and practical training." Starting in December of 2002, Terry Brennan, regional vice-president of St. Joseph Hospital, began examining the growing shortage of health care workers. "Every one of our [growth] expectations was exceeded," he said. "We found ourselves in a business of catch-up." In 2002, Northwest Washington â€” including Whatcom, Skagit, Island and San Juan counties â€” had an annual shortage of 27 RNs, Brennan said. Whatcom County alone had a demand of 36 RNs that same year. Because of Brennan's work with the Northwest Workforce Development Council, college expansion is expected to fill that gap by 2006, according to data from the Northwest Alliance for Health Care. The additional expansion of BTC is not included in these figures, but any program BTC develops will not graduate students until at least 2006. "The concern was, was there even enough (nurses) in the state," Brennan said. "The type of patients we saw started being sicker, requiring more intense (treatments) and more skilled people. It was very hard to be on top of the whole thing." Any local expansion, however, is unlikely to reduce the overall demand for RNs. In 2003, RNs the state. Local colleges said they wanted to expand their programs even more, but state and local deficits prevent rapid expansion. Both WCC and BTC have waiting lists with more than 200 people, and SVCC has a 2 to 3 year waiting list to get into its RN program. "Right now, we serve twice as many students than the state pays us to," said Harold Heiner, president of WCC. The college makes up the difference through tuition increase and a balancing act between part-time and full-time professors, he said. "Twenty years ago, we used to open our doors and teach anyone who came," Heiner said. But now budget restrictions make it difficult to teach more students, he said. The real demand for nursing may be higher still. Many doctors can no longer afford to treat new Medicare and Medicaid patients. While college expansion may meet the demand Connor Clark-Lindh/New Whatcom f o r n u r s e s m me Mary Curran teaches practical nursing at the n e x t f e w ye a r s gt; me Bellingham Technical College, demand for care will continue to grow. were the most unfilled position in Washington State. According to the Washington State Employment Security Department, there were 2,056 RN vacancies throughout "Our population as a whole is aging, increasing the need for health care," Parkar said. Between 1990 and 2000, the county gained more than 8,000 people older than 65. This population growth mimics a general graying of the United States population. "Then the wildcard is providers in this community; physicians make unusual changes," said Brennan. "For instance, in the last few years they are, in general, taking no more new Medicare or Medicaid patients because they are having trouble financially surviving." When a doctor or care facility treats someone who is retired and receives Medicare or has no health insurance and is on Medicaid, they have to treat the patient and file for reimbursement. The average Medicare patient reimbursement for 2000 was $2,251 in Washington state. "There is definitely a shortage of patient access in Washington," said Pat Tidmarsh, patient accounts manager at Madrona Medical Group, regarding the affects of low Medicare reimbursement. The center is a 70-bed long-term care facility with a 2-to 3-month waiting list. The wait depends on what service the patient wants, she said. "We are getting people now who are harder to care for and sicker, and we need more staff," she said. "But it is a very difficult thing to have more staff when reimbursement is so low." As the colleges gear up to produce more healthcare workers, it is difficult to say that they will solve the problem. "As long as I can staff the building, I will be fine," Kreindl said. "But, will Whatcom County be able to treat all the people? I don't know. I am a nurse, and I want to take care of these people, but I can't afford to." Rapid Birch Bay growth difficult to predict By Seamus Burke "I don't have too many memories from before the second World War," said Gerald Larson, 70, whose family has been vacationing in Birch Bay since 1929. "It used to be the same families and the same group of kids year after year, vacationing at the beach. But as time went on, (the developers) started taking out the cabins and putting in condos." Birch Bay is 20 miles north of Bellingham and is home to some incredible natural scenery and numerous outdoor activities. It is, however, beginning to feel the strain from population increases. Since 1990, the population of the surrounding community of Birch Bay has nearly doubled to 4,961 people, according to 2000 census data. The population is expected to double again to nearly 10,000 people by 2022, creating challenges for planners, developers, residents and environmental advocates who are trying to accommodate the growth while maintaining a healthy bay. Birch Bay is a recreation town. In a recent survey conducted by the Birch Bay Plan Steering Committee, most of the people who live there said recreation was one of their main reasons for living in the area, and those that visit agree. The town sprang up as a summer vacation spot for Seattle-area residents after World War II and has developed an economy based on recreation and tourism. Despite having nearly 5,000 current residents, only 1,200 people are employed in the area. Of those that are employed, nearly half of the population works in the retail or services industries, according to the Washington State Department of Employment Security. The town boasts a golf course, a water park, hiking, biking, fishing, clamming, swimming, bird watching and the bay itself. "Every time I go out (of the Birch Bay area), when I come back I invariably go by the water," said Kathy Berg, vice chair of the Birch Bay Plan Steering Committee. "I just like to see what the bay's doing." This recreation comes at a price that is not easy to calculate. In 2003, the Washington State Department of Health put Birch Bay on its list of threatened shellfish areas due to high amounts of fecal coliform. That is the department's warning, that if conditions do not improve ,harvesting will be limited. Fecal coliform â€” a bacteria that survives on human and animal feces â€” is possibly a result of old septic systems and local agriculture. "The bay used to be pretty clear,, but now it's a lot murkier," Larson said. "When it's windy, it seems like there is a river (of silt) coming in there." Birch Bay residents, like Berg, have developed their own community plan aimed at guiding and influencing the Whatcom County Council's decisions regarding the area. After four years of pressure, the group convinced council members last September to adopt that community plan into the county's comprehensive plan. It addresses the desires of the county and the needs of Birch Bay residents. Though most of the provisions address economic and recreation development issues, there is one underlying commonality. "They want to protect the bay, that's one thing that everybody can agree upon," Berg said. Most Birch Bay residents express concern over the health of the bay and the immediate shoreline. But perhaps the most significant impacts to the residents quiet and tranquil lifestyles are increased noise, overcrowding and traffic. "There's just a lot more people," Berg said. "We're growing at a rate that seems like it is getting little concern from the County (Council)." Birch Bay area residents face three choices for managing its growth and growth-related issues in the future, Berg said. The residents can annex to Blaine, and become part of the already existing city. This would give the Blaine City Council the authority to govern the area and decide how tax payer's money should be spent. "(Annexing to Blaine) is not only no, but hell no in my opinion," Berg said. "And, I think that's a general consensus." The second option is to stay as an unincorporated part of the county, as they are now, leaving the Whatcom County Council as the governing body. This would not change much, Berg said, and since residents feel that they are not getting much support or attention from the county, this is not a favorable option. "We're used to being ignored out here," Larson said. "But we're trying to work around some of the bad changes." The third option, and one that has failed before, is for Birch Bay to become a city. This option would give the residents a much stronger say in how their tax money is spent, since they would have their own city council, Berg said. This development would also allow for a closer and more immediate examination into the services that residents need for further growth. In 1992, however, this same plan failed when residents voted down becoming incorporated because it would have raised taxes to pay for services. Providing sufficient utilities and services for urbanization would cost more, Berg said, but it would be better managed because of the close representation in city council. "The advantage of becoming incorporated is that more of the money stays here," Berg said. "We're urbanizing so we need urban services." Though the issue appears straightforward it is by no means settled. Birch Bay is growing, according to 2000 Census data, and may soon need more services to accommodate the swell. Getting everyone, or just the majority, to agree to incorporate, however, still stands as a very difficult task. Uncontrolled growth is a problem, that if ignored, will only get bigger, Berg said. "If you're going to grow, you might as well be responsible and manage it," Berg said. ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - New whatcom page 4 ---------- Page 4 NEW WHATCOM December 3,2004 Families on the fringe Populations in rural schools experience more growth than Bellingham schools By Anna Sowa Natasha is a smiley, talkative Mount Baker High School senior who is organized and ambitious about her career plans after high school. Her upbeat attitude is contagious, but when she talks about the nightmares she experienced as a child in Russia, her voice quivers a little, signs of the traumatic life she left behind. The 18-year-old emigrated from Moscow with her family nine years ago, escaping the cruel and relentless religious persecution they endured for being Christian in a communist country. "We couldn't have the freedom that we have here," she said. "We couldn't have the ability to study a certain career and reach your goal." Natasha is one part of a growing demographic of new students in the Mount Baker School District â€” students from Slavic families emigrating from Europe. Kris Stopperan, who has worked as a counselor for Mount Baker High School for 11 years, said that although the majority of students in the school are Caucasian, some do not speak English and require special care. "We have a large Ukrainian and Slavic population," Stopperan said. "The difference is that those students that don't speak English pose a communication problem, so we have hired additional staff to help with English language learners." As the population of Whatcom County grows, the Mount Baker School District sees enrollment increases, whereas Bellingham, the largest city5 in Whatcom County, experiences little enrollment growth. While the number of people moving to the Mount Baker area is not necessarily more than those moving near Bellingham, the trend in school enrollment suggest that more families with primary and secondary education-aged children are moving to areas outside the Bellingham area. "We see (growth) by needing to hire additional teachers," Stopperan said. "Last year, the graduating class was too big to fit on the stage (for the graduation ceremony). We have those same kinds of issues all year long, finding a place to have classrooms so the teachers can go somewhere." Mount Baker assistant principal Steve King said that when student enrollments at Mount Baker are high, the school faces a facilities crunch. "The facilities we have aren't made for all the students we have," King said. "In the next five to 10 years, we will have to spend a lot of money on facilities. That means increasing staffing, which is a big financial change for us." King said the district might have to build a new primary school in anticipation of additional housing developments in the district, such as Kendall, which is northwest of Mount Baker High School. Full-Time enrollment funding from the state would help pay for development additions to school facilities, so additional developments will not disrupt the stable school population, he said. = = = == "All we want to say is there's 'Last year, the rising numbers. Change is not equal among the Whatcom County school districts, however, and all are monitoring growth to prepare for future enrollment. Jim Stevens, assistant superintendent of business and operations for the Bellingham School District, said that although the school district, as a whole, has experienced minor growth, the increased student numbers are not shocking. This is unusual, considering growth rates experienced throughout Whatcom County. The numbers, however, point to apolarized spectrum of demographic growth; most Bellingham growth is coming from college-age students and people who no longer have school-age children, such as retirees. School enrollment in the Bellingham School _ _ _ _ District is 10,534 kindergarten through high-school students, a possibility of more housing graduating class was comV2i![z to 10,288 students in gomg in at Kendall that is likely to have families with K- 12 children," King said. "The Slavic community continues to grow and east of here, we're seeing mostly families." According to the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan, population growth in the county since the first Euro-American immigrants in the 1850s has been driven by in-migration of people from other regions in the state and country. Approximately 73 percent of the people moving into the county between 1960 and 2000 were from other places in the United States. In the past 10 years, the total population of Whatcom County has grown at an average rate of 2.25 percent per year, prompting county planners to devise a growth plan to ensure an adequate land supply and resources to accommodate the growth, according to the plan. The net growth of cities in Whatcom County is projected at 68,103 between 2000 and 2022. In 2000, Whatcom County residents under the age of 15 numbered 33,229. With growth continuing at the projected rate, the number of elementary and secondary education students will continue to inflate, prompting Whatcom County schools to discuss ways to accommodate the too big to fit on the stage.' Kris Stopperan Counselor for Mount Baker High School September 2003. This change is small, Stevens said, and does not require growth management. "It might surprise you, but (growth increases) have been relatively flat," Stevens said. "We are having some growth â€” we are up 246 kids over a year ago â€” but it's not happening at the rate we seem to be seeing the community growing." Bellingham Public School class sizes are measured each year on Oct. 1 and Feb. 1. The 2003 report showed that, in general, class sizes have decreased over the past 10 years. They reduced most dramatically during the 2000-2001 school year, with the introduction of the state-funded Better Schools Program, which provided incentives for reduced class sizes. Since 2001, the Better Schools Program funding was reduced, but Initiative 728 funds became available for many of the same purposes. In 2004, increases in class size existed at some instructional levels, Stevens said, but this was largely due to enrollment fluctuations that came in above budgeted levels. Stevens said that as the city of Bellingham grows, the northwest section of the city is developing more quickly than the rest of the city, so the school district is working with growth planners to analyze a potential need for more schools. "We are seeing growth (in the city) and we have projected further growth," Stevens said. "We just need to make sure we have the facilities to accommodate it. That is why we are working with local planners to understand where the growth will occur and use consultants to review that information and give us input." It seems almost counter-intuitive to believe that population growth would not affect the public schools in the most populous city in a county. But as the situation in Whatcom County suggests, Bellingham is the exception to the increases- in-school-enrollment rule. Whereas cities near Bellingham, with considerably smaller populations and lower costs of living, are experiencing noticeable growth, Bellingham school officials report no such thing. The rule of population increases affecting Whatcom County school enrollment is that increases are only happening outside the major metropolitan areas. That makes sense with current housing costs rising in Bellingham, a factor that may keep younger families moving to districts close to Bellingham but away from housing expenses. Growth brings diversity to Whatcom County, which poses problems like language and communication barriers. But school administrators, such as Stopperan, said Mount Baker schools are already preparing for the situation by implementing special programs for students learning English as a second language. Klein also said Western is preparing more teachers who can speak a second language. Predicting growth means predicting who is living where and why. When applying growth to public schools, the study of demographics is more important than flat figures. When it comes to schools, those schools that lie in areas of Whatcom County with more affordable housing will experience the most growth, and soon school districts will have to face a squeeze in budgeting to keep up with the tides of children, while somehow maintaining the best possible learning environment. Lynden has long wait for water By Darcey Maher With the Puget Sound to the west and the interlace of the Nooksack River throughout, water supply appears ample in Whatcom County. Even though everyday life in the Northwest is saturated by the abundance of water, the resource is not without limits. The City of Lynden learned this the hard way by exceeding its water allowance. When the Growth Management Act required certain cities and counties in Washington to formulate a plan to accommodate future population growth, Whatcom County complied. In 1999, however, after a two-year effort to plan for existing and future water supply needs, the Department of Ecology found that Lynden was drawing more water from the Nooksack River than it legally had a right to. As a result, the city imposed a moratorium on development that lasted until April of 2004. "Water permits hadn't been examined for so long. When they finally were, there was a difference in the interpretation of the volume of the permits," Lynden Mayor Jack Louws Photo courtesy of The Planet Magazine Lake Whatcom provides drinking water to Bellingham. Lynden is trying to purchase some water for its own use. said. continuous, withdrawal of 5 cubic feet per This is true of Lynden's 1956 water second from the Nooksack River but does right that allows for the instantaneous, or not specify an annual limit. The DOE's current interpretation of Lynden's water right authorizes the withdrawal of approximately 584 million gallons per year from the Nooksack River. Between 1996 and 2001, Lynden exceeded its water right volume by an average of 32 percent per year. "There was no Volume attached to the original permits," Louws said. "We ran off an instantaneous withdrawal basis." Lynden's population increased by 63 percent from 1990 to 2000, according to the U.S. census, and this caused an increased demand for water. The city has attempted to conserve water use by increasing water and sewer fees and is examining the possibility of reusing deepwater wells, Louws said. In addition, Lynden increased development fees to deter population growth and created the Water Task Force to study the feasibility of purchasing water rights from Bellingham. Bellingham used only 9.9 percent of its water right allotment in 2003, according to the Bellingham Public Works department. At 65,984 million gallons per year, SEE Lynden, NEXT PAGE ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - New whatcom page 5 ---------- December 3,2004 NEW WHATCOM Page 5 Small businesses stand firm as big box stores move in By Chrystal Doucette Bellingham is a mixture of businesses, small and large, from local shops to the big corporations. Bellis Fair Mall pulled in large corporations, establishing their current presence in Bellingham, said Hart Hodges, director of the Center for Economic and Business Research at Western. Some local businesses are finding ways to survive and even compete alongside corporations, while others have been pushed out of Bellingham. Hardware Sales, located on James Street, opened in 1961. It began as a store called "Powder Sales," and sold dynamite and blasting caps. Today it is a fully- stocked hardware store housed in six buildings. It survived the opening of Ernst Hardware and Home Base, both of which eventually went out of business. Home Depot came next and was bought out by Lowe's Home Improvement in 2001. Ty McClellan, one of four co-owners of Hardware Sales and grandson of one of the original founders, 88-year-old Alta McClellan, said the store is accustomed to competing with corporations due to their continued presence over the years and was prepared for survival when Lowe's came in. "Our preparation had already taken place years earlier," McClellan said. He said Lowe's often employs college students who do not have hands-on experience Chrystal Doucette/New Whatcom Bellingham resident Melissa Lukeris pays for her dinner at Pizzazz, upstairs in the new Village Books building. in trades such as construction, carpentry and finishing. Hardware Sales competes by keeping a knowledgeable staff, many of whom have trade experience. Owners at Hardware Sales are on-site and accessible. He said they try to retain employees, since refraining costs $35,000 for each new employee. He said the store's medical benefits are rated in the top 5 percent in the state. Business growth slowed for a few months after Lowe's opened, he said, and the loss in profit can be traced to curiosity on the part of the community. The U.S. Department of Labor defines a small business as having fewer than 500 employees. A 2003 presentation by Tom Dorr, director of Western's Small Business Development Center, said more than 99 percent of businesses in Whatcom County fit the small business definition. Nationwide, small businesses represent more than 99 percent of all employers, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. Elody Samuelson, graduate student and research assistant at Western's College of Business and Economics, said businesses that are considered the best foster competition, and smaller businesses can find ways to survive through niches. For example, the local company Ryzex reuses old barcode readers and sells them, she said. The company now has offices in Canada, the United Kingdom and Bellingham. She said Bellingham is good at creating business by reusing items. "That's never going to be a business that Wal- Mart goes into," Samuelson said. Some businesses grow out of the realm of small business and expand into a corporation. "Wal-Mart was a local business," she said. Wal-Mart succeeded because it had superior inventory control, Samuelson said. "They just changed the face of retail," she said. Despite the opening of Barnes and Noble on Meridian Street in 1995, Village Books in downtown Fairhaven has grown steadily in business since 1980 and underwent its sixth expansion in October. "The original space in 1980 was just under 1,500 square feet," said Chuck Robinson, who co-founded the business with his wife, Dee. "The current space, not counting Paper Dreams, which is about 4,000 (square feet), is about 10,000 â€” this also does not count the cafe spaces." Robinson helped found a group called Sustainable Connections, which started the "Buy Local campaign." The Sustainable Connections Web site lists 339 businesses participating in the Buy Local campaign in Whatcom County. Sustainable Connections encourages businesses to "protect the environment, create a good workplace, and to improve the community," - Robinson said. He described the campaign as "a pro-local campaign." He said they are not against corporations. "We realize everything we purchase will not be from local companies," he said. "There is not a local check printer, for example, but if we think local first and try to obtain products we need locally, more of the dollars stay in the community. "While there have been several studies that show this, the logic of it is self-evident. If a company makes a profit and that company is located in Bellingham, more of those dollars stay here. If it's located in New York City the profits, a lot of the other dollars for services such as accounting, advertising, administration, etc., are wired out of town nightly." Hodges said the Buy Local campaign is a marketing tool. "There's no economic truth to Buy Local," he said. Local businesses buy the same items from the same supply houses as bigger businesses, but they are unable to buy in the same quantities and end up paying more for the item, and Hodges said the cost is passed to the consumer. The money for the item is still going to the supply house outside the county. Hodges said that if government bought exclusively from local businesses, the money to pay for the items comes from tax dollars, he said, and the items would likely cost more than buying elsewhere. He said the Buy Local campaign is looking after the well-being of the environment, and he is not going to find any fault with that. Local businesses remind people of who they are buying from, Hodges said. "I applaudpeople like Chuck Robinson because we forget there is a face with transactions," he said. He said in order to survive, local businesses need to be able to compete, and competition fosters community strength. Bellingham resident John Wade said he prefers Village Books to Barnes and Noble because it has become familiar to him over the years. "I feel a lot more comfortable at this store than I would at Barnes and Noble," Wade said. "It's not as mainstream; it's not on Meridian." He said he has shopped at the bookstore almost from the beginning of its construction and has gotten to know employees. "I am not sure how it works here but Barnes and Noble, it seems like they are more (delivering) the top New York Best Seller," Wade said. "It's got that kind of thing about it. It is too damn big." M iiiiifeiMiiiiiiiiiiiii^w ISIiiiSiHSiiS^^fcilB IBiiBii^ifciiSi^Hil^B Lynden: City preparing for future growth and putting water issue first Continued from previous page Bellingham's water right is six times more than its projected water demand for 2015. That estimate was made before the closure of Georgia Pacific's pulp plant, which had a contract for almost 28 percent of Bellingham's water. "Bellingham has an excess of a finite resource," Lynden City Administrator Bill Verwolf said. "(Bellingham) has a financial interest in selling its water." Transferring water rights in Washington, however, involves careful navigation through complex legal issues. Lynden does not want to apply for a new water right because it may take years for the DOE to process, Verwolf said. If Bellingham agrees, however, to sell some of its water rights to Lynden, it will open the door for third party evaluation of Bellingham's water claims. Lummi Nation, which has been battling over limited groundwater rights, may have seniority rights to Bellingham's water claims, Anderson said. Lummi Nation's water claims may be validated by the fact that they are a reservation with inherent land and water rights and the Boldt Decision, which ruled Native tribes in Washington have a right to fish, thus a right to enough water to support the fish. Likewise, the DOE could review Bellingham's water claims to see if they are in accordance with minimum flow regulations, which apply to the health of the Nooksack River's ecology. In both cases, a challenge to Bellingham's water claims could alter the city's water volume allotment. Despite the probability of water claims, reviews have postponed the purchase of water rights from Bellingham, Lynden has other options. In its feasibility study, Lynden proposed seven alternatives for acquiring an additional water supply. These included purchasing water from Bellingham, transferring existing water rights, conservation and reuse, and finally, revising Lynden's Urban Growth Area. Ultimately Lynden chose to purchase water rights from Bellingham. Lynden's preferred alternative is one that would speed up the DOE's application process if the Department of Health could determine that a Lynden-Bellingham transfer proposal is necessary to address emergent health and safety concerns under a section of Washington law, according to the City of Lynden Water Resource Options Feasibility Report. Meanwhile, Lynden continues to plan for future growth regardless of water right purchasing agreements, Verwolf said. "(Lynden) is able to develop and allow building to continue under a memorandum of understanding between the DOE, the City of Lynden and the Department of Health, recognizing that we have explored a number of alternatives for resolving our water rights issues," Lynden Planning Director Amy Harxel said. "They have agreed not to close us down," The water issue is atop priority of Lynden's planning assessment, Mayor Louws said. "Growth is needed to maintain our economy," he said. "We don't want to become a bedroom community for Bellingham over the next 20 years." Although the GMA does not plainly state that growth may only occur when and where water is legally and physically available, it does specify that availability should be a fundamental element in planning for development. Whatcom County Planning Director Hal Hart said the surplus of water in Whatcom County should allow even areas without current water rights to develop. Water availability should not limit growth to only those areas with current legal permits, he said. ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - New whatcom page 6 ---------- Page 6 NEW WHATCOM December 3,2004 Happy Valley residents deal with quick growth By David Stone Happy Valley is a 627-acre neighborhood, located south of Western and east of Fairhaven and has been a hotbed of growth in Bellingham. Since 1970, the area has developed rapidly at a rate peaking at 36 percent compared to 14 percent for the rest of Bellingham during the 1980s. Happy Valley is now one of the top three densest neighborhoods in the city, according to City of Bellingham's Planning and Community Development department. Happy Valley differs from the rest of Bellingham because of its age. It was one of the original neighborhoods in the city and continues to show some of the traditional design ideas. All the houses are on a grid system and there are no dead ends or cul-de-sacs. Many of the houses are connected to alleys, with the house's front porch facing the street rather than a garage. "These are actually, the quaint, attractive neighborhoods everyone refers to when they talk about building better, houses, more attractive houses, friendlier neighborhoods," said Christopher Koch, planner for the City of Bellingham Planning and Community Development Department. For many, these neighborhoods of single-family homes are the anchor of the community, but in the north end of Happy Valley a different approach to design has taken hold. "We gave, the north area of the neighborhood over to apartments," said Wendy Scherrer, a 30-year resident of Happy Valley. This area is largely covered with rental units in apartment buildings and duplexes developed throughout the years to support the Western's growing population. To Scherrer, the decision to allow multi-residential growth in the north end was a compromise between maintaining the neighborhood's traditional characteristics and to allow for the large student population in need of housing. Western's influence, however, has caused conflicts between residents. Throughout Bellingham there are common complaints wherever students rent in large numbers. Jeff Sawyer, neighborhood representative on the Mayor's Neighborhood Advisory Board, said he understands it is students' first time away from home and that they want to party, however, he wishes they would participate in other aspects of the neighborhood as well. Growth in the north end of the neighborhood has also caused other conflicts. Complaints include ugly architecture, a lack of sidewalks and an increase in traffic, Koch said. To maintain a better visual characteristic, the planning department is reviewing design guidelines that specify requirements for architecture and other visual aspects of new developments. Sidewalks and traffic are a more complicated issue. "We have really gotten ourselves into a very tight little corner, and to try to correct that is going to cost a lot of money," Koch said. The problem was caused by a lack of planning when development was slow and traffic was not a problem, Koch said. Many of the larger apartment buildings were built Connor Clark-Lindh/New Whatcom Most streets in Happy Valley, including this neighborhood road, do not have sidewalks. without sidewalks. Traffic increased because of the denser population. Today, installing sidewalks or widening the roads is largely cost prohibitive, Koch said. Bellingham is requiring that 80 percent to 90 percent of new developments have pedestrian facilities, such as sidewalks. To alleviate traffic problems, the city is also trying to incorporate mixed use in the multi-family areas. "Mixed use puts those uses that you typically have to drive to, the everyday activities, such as going to the store to pick up the milk you forgot, and puts it within walking distance of where you live," Koch said. The Happy Valley Neighborhood Association has worked with the planning department to develop many of these solutions for growth but only represents a small part of the community. John Hymas, the Happy Valley Neighborhood Association president, said the neighborhood association consists of a bunch of middle-aged radicals who have settled down and raised kids, he said. Recently, the association has tried to incorporate many of the isolated groups that make up Happy Valley, with a special focus on involving students. They are currently finalizing an agreement with the City Municipal Court to allow students who receive Minor in Possession or other misdemeanor party related charges to do community service in their local neighborhood rather than pay large fines, Hymas said. Convicted students would participate in garbage cleanup and other neighborhood restoration as well as other more technical jobs, such as helping with the neighborhood newsletter or e-mail lists. Part of the.service would, also, require students to attend association meetings. "It would give them an opportunity to see what real neighborhood life will be like in the future," Hymas said. The association would like everyone to participate, not just students in trouble, but for some, this seems unlikely. "There is very little incentive or reason for students to participate in the neighborhood association," Scherrer said. "They need a reason; there is no gain." The neighborhood association continues to involve more of its community as it looks for solutions to growth. Members say despite everything, when a neighborhood feels impeded by growth, a strong voice is their most powerful tool. "The only thing anyone can do is whenever there is a meeting, attend . . ." Sawyer said. "You have to write letters, stay active and get involved." New deputy, watch group in Kendall slows crime By Porfirio Pena The Mount Baker Highway sprawls east into the county, lined with barns and old farms. Along this highway the unincorporated county and its residents are learning to adapt to the strains of poverty and to endure the pains of growth. One of these unincorporated areas, Kendall, first developed as a community of Canadian vacation homes, but when the Canadian dollar depreciated in the 1980s, many of the owners sold their homes at low prices. Since then, lots in Kendall have become more affordable than other parts of the county. Developers have proposed building 500 new homes in the area, Matt Aamot, senior planner for Whatcom County said. Residents, however, worry about future growth because Kendall does not have the necessary services for the residents that already live there, said Norma Kirchen, a member of Kendall Watch, the community's neighborhood association. Georgina Head, founding member of the Northfork Community Resource Center said the area has only one patrol officer, a volunteer fire department and no place for the elderly or child care services. "I think our problems are not so much connected to growth as much as they are to poverty," Kirchen says. "Paradise has a very high percentage of people living below the poverty line." Kendall residents also deal with the highest crime rates _ _ _ _ _ ^ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ per capita in the county, 7 think our problems are Whatcom County Sheriff not so much connected to Department Sergeant , T , Jim Langley said. growth so much as they A p p r o x i m a t e l y 3 gt;000 are to poverty.' pe0pie iive in the area, and while Kendall accounts for Norma Kirchen onty 3 percent of Whatcom Member of the community County's population, neighborhood association 1Â° percent of all crimes Kendall Watch recorded in the county in 2004 happened in the Kendall area, Kirchen said. In response to this, the department relocated Langley to Kendall, where he now serves as a resident deputy. Residents have seen a decrease in noticeable crime since Langley moved in, Kirchen said. "Manufacturing of meth has decreased," Kirchen said. "We don't smell it as much as we used to. It used to be that you could smell it quite often here." Growth brings more services and patrols into the area because more permanent, higher-priced houses mean more tax revenue for the department. The distance between houses and low number of patrols in the past have contributed to the high crime rate. Along with a resident deputy, members of Kendall Watch have also begun helping to solve the crime problems, Kirchen said. "As people look past themselves and start looking out for other people, the whole area is going to see an improvement," Langley said. Kendall is an isolated community, she said. Neighbors do not know one another. Most Kendall residents work in Bellingham and commute 40 miles every day and want to be left alone, she said. Kendall Watch encourages neighbors to get out and do something together that helps them to get to know one another, Kirchen said. Once people become less isolated and form more community bonds, it creates a less hospitable place for criminals, she said. "There are people here that move here from the city and don't want to live in the trappings of society," she said. "They want to do whatever they want without any legal repercussions." ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - New whatcom page 7 ---------- December 3,2004 Opinions New Whatcom Page 7 Western students have Whatcom County can't make me leave effect on community Porfirio Pena COMMENTARY This past summer, I walked through the alley between High Street and Indian Street in search of new acquisitions to my home furnishings. Furniture including sofas, stereos and other electronic devices, many of which were in nearly perfect condition lined the alley for disposal. The mass exodus out of Bellingham, which ritualistically repeats each June, had finished, and I prepared to stick around for summer school. Many of the students who left had done their four years at Western and returned to their parents' house until the fickle finger of fate, also known as the job market, sealed their destiny elsewhere. They had no intrinsic interest in community issues, the future of the city or how they contributed to Bellingham's development. Perhaps to the best of their knowledge, these students made no lasting impact on the city. However, their very presence â€” the existence of a college culture, although transitory, has consistently shaped Bellingham and will continue to do so in the future. The idealism that comes with a liberal university's emphasis on critical thinking, expression and criticism lends itself to transform the community as a whole, building an art scene, and a downtown core of service industry. Prior to the expansion of Western as a liberal arts university, Bellingham survived as an industrial community. Jobs at Georgia Pacific, Intalco as well as logging and mining provided most of the income within the community. Bellingham's face has changed, owing much of its development to students who consider their presence impactful. When next June rolls around and I pack my Malibu with all the items that it can hold, I hope that the sofa on the curb is not the only evidence left behind that I had ever been in Bellingham â€¢ - â€¢â€¢- - -â€¢- â€¢-â€¢ â€¢ And we quote,.. "There are no great limits to growth becausetherearenolimitsofhuman intelligence/imaginationandwonder" â€”Ronald Reagan 1911-2004 Chrystal Doucette COMMENTARY At the northern edge of Western Washington, I found the state's greenest trees. In that same place, I discovered cultural richness and diversity. I discovered waterfront access, environmentalists, hippies and a flavorful selection of local businesses. I love Bellingham. When I graduate, I am going to find a job, get married and live here permanently. Some long-time residents think they are the only people who have a right to live in this town. To them I say, growth is unstoppable. Deal with it. In 1960, Whatcom County had a population of 70,317. By 1970, that figure had risen by 11,000 people. Bellingham is an attractive city. Who has a right to live here? Is it limited to those who moved to Bellingham in the 1960s, or to those who settled the town in 1852? Citizens of the United States hold to the idea that everyone has a right to the pursuit of happiness. Anyone with enough willpower and money can pack up and move to whatever city they choose. If people in Whatcom County want to stop population growth they should refrain from having children. It sounds ridiculous, but new families do contribute to population growth. Just as it is unfair to ask past immigrants to leave Bellingham or to forbid residents from having children, forcing prospective residents to look at another city is also unfeasible and unfair. The population of Whatcom County in 2000 was 166,814. The numbers for next year's population will include me. I have the right to pursue my happiness. I will surround myself with the greenest trees in Washington state, enjoy Lake Whatcom and shop at local businesses. I will live here permanently, thankful for my right to live where I choose. Just try and stop me. Guide-Meridian's growth is out of control Darcey Maher COMMENTARY As a high school senior, I flew to Southern California to visit prospective colleges. I had romanticized California as the hip eternal sunshine and surf state glorified in The Beach Boys songs and "Gidget" reruns â€” until I landed in Ontario, Calif. For three hours before leaving California and my youthful misconceptions, I drove through development sprawl. The city (if you could call it that) is designed in a character which commands: "Live here! Work there! Watch movies at the colossal 30 screen mega-plex over there!" When I drive north on Meridian Street I encounter the same "Spend here!" environment of Bellis Fair Mall and every other giant retailer that ever graced the doorstep of Bellingham. Infamous for its traffic congestion, Meridian is a land of strip malls, shopping plazas, restaurants and hotels. A classic example of growth in American cities, the large retail stores that once occupied downtown Bellingham collectively relocated to Bellis Fair Mall when it opened in 1987. While Fairhaven has found empty lots to develop and downtown has reinvigorated itself with a new art deco look, growth on Meridian has been all but creative. There has been no mixed-use development to allow multiple compatible uses in close proximity to one another; the kind that minimizes infrastructure impact and creates compact, efficient neighborhoods where residential, commercial and industrial uses are located close to each other. Instead, Meridian has cast itself into the land of Wal-Marts and Barnes and Nobles; it has proclaimed "Shop here! Eat there!" Meridian's growth should not mimic Ontario's cyborg communities. Instead, city planners should examine different development options id avoid ever-popular American strip mall crazes and urban sprawl symptoms. It is not too late to save Meridian from itself and the rest of us. No more than a couple of miles east on Bakerview Road is the long-forgotten countryside, where sometimes bewildered holiday shoppers remember a time before the lights of Christ the King mega-church and Toys R Us. Bellingham's "live here, breathe here, be here" quality is still on the outskirts. Protect the West's untamed places Seamus Burke COMMENTARY I remember my first bus ride from Sea-Tac airport to Fairhaven very clearly. I stared out the dirty window the entire way, amazed by how many car dealerships and storage units lined the freeway. It was 2001 and I was finally "out West" as New Englanders put it, so where did all the open spaces go? I moved to Bellingham four years ago to go to Western. I had grown up in a small farming town in New Hampshire and wanted to see the "Wild West." With images of skiers bombing down 14,000- foot mountains, and fishermen pulling trout bigger than raccoons out of the great western rivers, I came more for the environment than the education. My first impression of this area may be contrary to the popular opinion that the East Coast is overcrowded and the West is full of wide-open spaces. It may even be true that the East Coast is more densely populated than the West Coast. But the population of my entire hometown is smaller than the population of Western alone, and it hasn't changed in 20 years. It has taken me just about four years to get used to seeing the kind of rapid development that Whatcom County is experiencing now. Perhaps it's just that the East Coast has already developed as much as it could and I grew up in an area reserved for agriculture and outdoor recreation. Certainly the West has plenty of undeveloped space, including Whatcom County. I have always been able to get relief from the crowds by heading out into the country, whether it's clamming at Birch Bay, cycling on Mosquito Lake Road or having a beer in Glacier on my way back from Mount Baker. I'm graduating this spring and heading back to Littleton, NH to do some long awaited fishing. I know I'll be back, to ski and to visit friends, but mostly just to come back, and I hope there will still be some untamed places left where I can get away from the crowds and explore. ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - New whatcom page 8 ---------- Page 8 NEW WHATCOM December 3,2004 Student survey gets residents' thoughts on growth= The Affect of Growth Of the following what will be the most negatively affected by growth in Whatcom County? Traffic Affordable Housing Jobs Environment Education Area Attitudes seepopulati 12.2% Generally how do you see population growth in Whatcom County? Other Residents Residents in Bellingham 24.8% 0 7 14 21 28 Percentage likely to see growth as negative 35 Growth Strains In light of future population growth, what infrastructure do you think will be most strained? B Transportation Â§Â§ Police Services/Jails H Education B Emergency Care - â€¢ Utilites By Christina Twu As Whatcom County's population increases, 64- year-old retiree Fred Aalpoel expresses the county's claustrophobia. "There's only so much room and that's it," Fred Aalpoel said, a 64-year-old retiree. "The squeeze is on." Aalpoel is one of 220 county residents who participated in a 15-question survey the advanced reporting students conducted between Oct. 26 and Nov. 2, in which surveyors phoned randomly selected residents from the Whatcom County white pages. Most people â€” 64.2 percent â€” thought the county population was growing fast, and 60.5 percent of those surveyed perceived the counly population as growing more rapidly than the rest of the Puget Sound area. Survey results revealed how people living in the county interpreted population growth, what aspect of life they believed to be threatened in light of future population growth and what aspects of the county should be preserved. For Melody Plumb, a 29- year-old customer service representative, "the amount of jobs that people have and the ability to get from point 'A' to point 'B' in a quick amount of time" were both important aspects to maintain in the future. Overall, transportation is a high concern for Whatcom County residents. Most county survey respondents â€” 37.8 percentâ€”perceived transportation to be more strained than police services and jails at 19.9 percent, education at 17.3 percent, emergency care at 12.8 percent and utilities at 12.2 percent. When county residents were asked what they felt was most negatively affected by population growth, traffic was the most popular response at 42.3 percent. Those who lived outside of Bellingham consisted of 53.1 percent of the results while 46.9 percent of responses were Bellingham residents. More than twice the percentage of people who lived in Bellingham said they perceived population growth as negative than people who lived outside city limits. In response to the future of the county's population growth, Lynden resident and former Bellingham resident Bree Prosser, 32, said land preservation was a priority for her. "(It is important) to preserve the quality of living (in the county), meaning the environment that we have and the safety of natural resources," Prosser said. Prosser, a Variety Haggen Food and Pharmacy manager, lived in Bellingham for seven years before she decided to move to Lynden, which she perceived as having a smaller population. "(Lynden) still has the small town feel," she said. "People still say 'hi' to you on the street. It seems to be more family friendly." Prosser attended Western when she first moved to Bellingham in 1991. "Back then, I didn't care about (population growth) as much as I do now," Prosser said. "Now I worry there's not going to be enough resources for my kids when they get bigger." She cited the lack of land, trees, transportation, clean water and clean air as her main concerns for the future of Whatcom Counly. Prosser said she observed a shift of land use on Woburn Street in Bellingham since she moved to Lynden. "All of Barkley Hill used to be woods and now it's not," Prosser said. "It's all houses. You see a lot more deer on the road now." Despite the AalpoePs big "squeeze" theory and impending county crunch residents will experience with population growth, Prosser plans to stay. "The population density in Whatcom County isn't as big here as in ... Seattle," Prosser said. "(There is) more green, more parks and wilderness. Mt. Baker is a 45-minute drive. I don't have to travel so far to find quiet." * Additional reporting by advanced reporting students. Does Money Matter? Are there sufficient opportunities for public input on decisions affecting population growth in Whatcom County? ^i'reater^EarilSjOG^ Less than 25,000 48.6% 73% 20 40 60 80 Percentage answering negatively 100 Homeowners vs. Renters Percentage of respondents who replied as homeowners or renters. Homeowner Renter my% 68.3% PPPPP
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Description: Fish basket or leather creel, split-willow, French woven, with leather reinforcement; leather strip embossing on shoulder strap. This appears to be a "Supreme;" the most popular model produced. The no. 4 indicated it had a capacity of 25 pounds according to industry standards for sizing creels.
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Title: Western Front - 1971 May 7
Date: 1971-05-07
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1971_0507 ---------- Western Front - 1971 May 7 - Page 1 ---------- \ FRIDAY MAY 7th 1971 BELLINGHAM RECYCLE ALL PAPER "The Leading College Newspaper inWashington State" Curriculum Report Is Partly Dead Efforts to convert Western's curriculum structurefrom a departmental basis to an a
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Show more1971_0507 ---------- Western Front - 1971 May 7 - Page 1 ---------- \ FRIDAY MAY 7th 1971 BELLINGHAM RECYCLE ALL PAPER "The Leading College Newspaper inWashington State" Curriculum Report Is Partly Dead Efforts to convert Western's curriculum structurefrom a departmental basis to an area concentration basis are dead. President Charles Flora told theFront Tuesday. "I can't imagine an issue receiving more opposition from the community than this," hesaid. The Curriculum Commission's proposed model for curricular reform has been rejected by theAcademic Council, Graduate Council, Long Range Planning Committee, Faculty Council and departmentchairman as a group, he said. Students voted 2 to 1 against the proposal in Friday's election, and Florasaid he has received memos of opposition "from many, many individuals." However, he said that some ofthe other proposals embodied in the commission's report may be accepted at a later date. PLEASEDWITH DAUGERT PROPOSAL Flora said he is pleased and excited at the prospect of implementing theDaugert Proposal for an all-college government. "From my point, the Academic Senate would mean Iwould interact with one body rather than several," Flora said. The benefit derived from acting with just theone group allow a quicker solution to problems and improve communications, he said. "The problemevery college president has is communicating with the various constituencies." Currently, the ASLegislature, Academic Council, Faculty Council and Graduate Council are separate entities. Under theDaugert recommendation, the four would become constituencies of the Academic Senate. Flora said heplans to take the proposal to the Board of Trustees who have to approve it before it can be implemented.As for the future of the present councils. Flora said he could see no function for them under the Daugertplan other than as constituency caucuses. MILITARY RECRUITERS WATCHED ANTI-WAR PARADE-MORE PHOTOS ON PAGE 7, EDITORIAL ON PAGE 4. Photo By DAVE SHERMAN Anti-War LeadersPleased with Turn-Out Anti-war leaders are claiming a "major victory" following Wednesday's peaceful"March for Life" which drew an estimated 1,500 students and townspeople to a parade through town and a rally at City Hall. AS Vice President Gary Evans, a member of the sponsoring Bellingham People'sCoalition, said yesterday he was "feeling great" due to the large turn-out. Evans added he feared a smalldemonstration, which could have marked an end to the anti-war movement in Bellingham. "It was one ofthe best peace marches Bellingham has ever seen," he said. "It is a major vitory for those opposedagainst the war." The Rev. Bill Sodt, another member of the coalition, said it was an unqualifiedsuccess,.noting that the march was unique from previous ones in that representatives from a wide-ranging number of organizations were able to get together under one cause. "This shows the maturity of thepeace movement," Rev. Sodt explained. Approximately a dozen boxes of food were collected at the rally on the public library lawn. Participants were asked to bring a can of food to contribute to a newly formedfood bank for the needy. The food will be distributed under the supervision of the Low Income CitizensCommittee and two local churches. The orderly parade from campus to City Hall was headed by twoAmerican flags and a state flag. Several protestors carrying the sole Viet Cong flag in the march were told to go to the .rear by marchers up front. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 4) \ . WESTERN WASHINGTONSTATE COLLEGE, VOLUME 63, NUMBER 52 y ---------- Western Front - 1971 May 7 - Page 2 ---------- Western Front Friday, May 7, 1971 Drugs. If you've got questions we've got answers. Questions asked by people like you are answered in the Federal source book: ''Answers to the most frequently askedquestions about drug abuse." For your free copy send in the coupon below. Drug Abuse Questions andAnswers National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information Box 1080, Washington, D.C. 20013 Name: Address: City: Stale: Zip: 1224 Commercial 733-9755 Meet Henry Henrietta.. the laugh riot of theyear. (Salter Hotthou Elaine Hay, AHeoLer Color by MOVIELAB COLOR by Deluxe* United ArtistslllllimWIItllllllllHIIIIIHIIHIIWIIHIIIIHmHmHIHHIHHHIIIIHH FRI: " L E A F " 5:30-9:15 "BURN" 7:10 - 10:55SAT: "LEAF" 1:45-5:30-9:15 "BURN" 3:25 - 7:10 - 10:55 SUN: "LEAF" 1:45 - 5:30-9:15 "BURN" 3:25 -7:10 ifMHMNAHAND tMGRAPH A - V ^ D H I V E - IN Held Over!! COLUMBIA PICTURES ANDRASTAR PRODUCTIONS PRESENT ARAY STARK HERBERT ROSS Production Barbra StreisandGeorge CO-HIT "BARQUERO' ] Segal Panavision Â« Color The Owl andthe Pussycat LIVE MUSICwith KIWI f ^ fish chips fried chicken F.A.C. - Friday After Classes - 4 'til 7 KIWI plays from 9'till :30(through Saturday) 1112 Cornwall 733-0201 Academic Council Adopts Student-Designed Majors By JIM BROOKS Front Reporter The Academic Council has adopted a plan which would allow students theopportunity to design their own interdisciplinary majors. The new program would be implemented primarily for students with specific educational goals that are not adequately provided for by present majors.Under this plan, a student could create his own major made up of classes from several departmentsproviding he can present sufficient rationale for the proposed major. The student must confer with at leastone faculty member in each department offering courses which are to be included in his field of study.Together, these faculty and the student would write a contract which includes a written statement by thestudent of the general purpose and concept of the major and explains how the proposed courses meethis objectives. Then, each faculty member must give his approval to the contract. A sample form of thecontract would be available at the Department of General Studies. The following regulations would apply:â€”Only Arts and Sciences students may design their own majors. (Secondary education students would not be able to do this since they are in a professional program where teaching competence must becertified. The elementary education package now being investigated may have more flexibility.) - Astudent must apply for a designed major no later than the beginning of his junior yearâ€”90 credit hours.â€”All requirements for the- bachelor's degree must be met: 180 credits; no less than 60 credits of upperdivision study; general education courses; and minimum of "C" grades in all courses in the major.Regarding the regulations for the designed major: -The contract must include at least 70 credits in themajor and not more than 110. â€”The student is still required to take prerequisite courses. â€”A studentdesigned major cannot consist of courses over half of which have already been taken at the time thecontract is drawn. â€”Changes in the contract will be granted only for scheduling problems, coursechanges, or removal of courses from the catalog. No changes will be permitted if they result from failinggrades. â€”The program cannot substantially duplicate existing major programs, simply eliminatingcertain courses. After the contract has been approved by the faculty originally consulted, the department chairmen involved will appoint one member from each of their departments to serve as the student'smajor committee. All changes in the contract and final approval for graduation must be made by thiscommittee. The final approval is to be made by the Academic Council and if the contract is not actedupon by this body in two academic weeks of submission, it is considered approved. Several members ofthe Council believed this to be a complicated route but it was agreed that after the program wasimplemented it would tend to streamline itself. The Council passed a motion by Sue Kortie, seniorstudent member, stating that the diploma would indicate that it was a student-faculty designedinterdisciplinary major and it would include the title of the major and program of study. The Council's Ad-hoc Committee on InterdiscipUnary Majors which drafted the report consisted of Gary Lampman,associate professor of chemistry, chairman; Roscoe Buckland, chairman of general studies; ThomasSchlotterback, assistant professor of art; and David Ziegler, assistant professor of political science. ASSpeaker Considers Rebate Vote Binding Does the AS Legislature have the authority to enforce the will of students who voted for a five per cent discount at the bookstore at Friday's AS election? Yes, saysSpeaker of the Legislature Mary Watts. She bases her opinion on a 1960 amendment to the bookstore'sgoverning document which states that the bookstore board is "responsible jointly to the president of theAssociated Students and through him to the Associated Students' legislative body" as well as to thecollege administration. The authority has already been used once before, she said, in the Legislature'sdecision to override the Bookstore Board's approval of salary increases for bookstore employees.Bookstore Board Chairman Howard Mitchell said that the board had been having trouble finding out whatstudent feelings were, and that they are happy to have this as an advisory action. But he feels that theexact percentage of discount should be left up to the Board: "I question the desirability of making itmandatory." If the bookstore is forced to hold to a five per cent discount, they may find themselvesraising prices to be able to afford to give a discount, he said. Bookstore manager Ray Knabe feels thesame way: "They can't expect us to cut prices in addition." He doesn't feel the five per cent figure wouldbe hard to manage, since all it would involve would be not charging five per cent State tax at the cashregister. Knabe is concerned, however, about who his bosses are. He thought his directing body was the bookstore board, but now that the Legislature is taking this action, "You wonder now, what's the deal."College president Charles Flora, asked his opinion on where the authority lies, said he didn't know. NewGrading Systems Enter Proposal Arena Students will have the chance to voice their opinions on thepresent grading system and three new proposed ones at an all-college meeting to be held at noonMonday in the Viking Union Lounge. The proposed systems are: The Academic Council's Ad-hocCommittee on Grading's proposal, which would replace the present system with four grades: C (credit),CD (credit with distinction), NC (no credit), and K (incomplete). A proposed system submitted by FredKnapman, professor of chemistry which calls for replacing the present system of grading with six grades: A (performance with high distinction), B (performance with distinction), Pass (P) (acceptableperformance), No Pass (NP) (unacceptable performance), W (withdrawn frbm class), and K (incomplete). David Ziegler, assistant professor of political science, has proposed an 11-grade system which wouldreplace the present grading system. He called for grades ranging from A to F with the A, B, and C grades having plus and minus qualities. Tom Cooper, administrative assistant to AS President Steve Coopersaid that it is important that students come to the all-campus meeting to express their views on theproposed grading system changes. "This issue may be acted on at the Academic Council's meetingTuesday," he said. "People should let the Ad-hoc Committee on Grading know how they feel. This isreally an important issue and applies to everyone at Western." ' ---------- Western Front - 1971 May 7 - Page 3 ---------- Friday, May 7, 1971 Western Front Man in the Street Students Questioned on Town-Gown RelationsBy MARIE HAUGEN * Front Reporter Contrasting views were the result of the Front's latest student-in-the-street interview on what the relationship between a Western student and the Bellingham communityshould be. Bob Grindle, a junior education major from Bellingham, said that the college and thecommunity should "work together on problems like housing and parking," and try to see each other'sviews. "Western and Bellingham used to be closer, but the increased size of the college has causedthem to spread apart," he said. * * * * * Jeanne Koehn, a senior geology major from Vancouver, Wash.,said the relationship should be "a lot better than it is." "What I'm tired of is the discrimination becauseyou're a student, like the higher prices at stores that get a lot of college trade because of their location,"she said. Miss Koehn thinks that the college is removed from the community. "We're up on the hill andthey're down there. It's a barrier. I don't think that more than a few students even get out of the collegearea," she said. * * * * * John Kinsella, a junior business major from Bellingham, said he'd "never thought about it." "I don't live here, I live in Seattle and I just come here to go to school. The only thing I do inBellingham is buy my groceries during the week," he said. Diane Williamson, a freshman psychologymajor from Bellevue, was another who thought the relationship should be "a lot better than it is." "Blacksare hassled constantly by Bellingham citizens and police," she said. Miss Williamson related oneincident involving an overcharge at a gas station which the police became involved in. "That's just one ofmany incidents that have occurred in our 'fair' city of Bellingham," she said. ***** George Ottlyk, a junior speech major from Bellevue, said that "students should be drawn away from the community." "Students are here for a definite purpose, to study, and if you're wrapped up in the community it hinders yourchances of completing a college education," he said. Marilyn Jean Hamlin, a sophomore undeclaredmajor from Seattle, said the relationship was "awful." "I hate being in this city," she said. "The peopleare down on college students. You smile, and nobody smiles back. "Also, the town is conservative, andany college is not. The two don't mix," she said. Miss Hamlin said she thinks that the city-collegerelationship could be better in time. "But, they're directly opposing each other, and they're both wellestablished," she added. GEORGE OTTLYK DIANE WILLIAMSON Dan George Captivates Indian DaysCrowd By GLEN JONES Front Reporter Chief Dan George eloquently captivated the â€¢ packed VikingUnion lounge Wednesday night, helping to initiate Indian Days with his stories, songs and conversation.George dominated the evening, which was sponsored by the American Indian Students Union, in hissparkling, yet serious way of recounting old tales and renouncing old misconceptions about the Indianpeople. The smiling seventy-four-year-old Vancouver Indian humorously discredited ChristopherColumbus' report in 1492 to Queen Isabella that "hostile savages" inhabited North America. He called it a recurring European miscalculation which has caused troubles ever since. "I blame the movies that weremade years ago that said the Indians were killers and savages that attacked the settlers and pioneers as they came West," he explained. "The text books in the schools are wrong. The Indians helped thesettlers by feeding, supplying and guiding them." He also disagreed with the popular white 'accounts ofthe Custer "massacre," saying the actual event was much like that portrayed in the movie "Little BigMan," in which he co-starred with Dustin Hoffman. "The story coming down from the old people of theCrow and Sioux says that they actually had tears in their eyes having to send their braves into battle."They don't like to kill anyone unless they have to," George said. He related this line of misconceptionsto integration troubles now occurring in British Columbia. â€¢ In a heart-felt and dramatic soliloquy,George conveyed the Indians' environment in that current problem in Canada. "I was born in an age when people loved the Photo By DAVE SHERMAN things of nature and spoke to it as if it had a soul. "Andthen the others came like a crushing, rushing wave, hurdling the years aside; and soon 1 found myself inthe twentieth century. "We floated in a kind of grey reality, weak in our hope of the future. We were livingin the dying energy of a dying culture. We did not have time to adjust to the startling upheaval around us. "We didn't have the skills to make a meaningful contribution, and nobody would wait for us. Georgeclaimed that Indians are a people with special rights guaranteed to them by treaties which they've paid for with their culture, pride and self-respect. "We paid and paid and paid, until we were a beaten race . . .do you know what it is like?" He explained the wants of his people as being equal job and educationalopportunities, guidance and counseling, but especially to be respected and to feel that they are a peopleof worth. "Pity I can do without, but my manhood 1 cannot do without," he said. "Unless there isintegration in the hearts and minds of people, then there is only a physical presence and the wallsbetween are as high as mountain tops." Lightening the evening with a touch ot hilarity, he told ananecdote about a foolish drunken Indian (a man whose name was Dan George). It was a gracefultransition. "My guitar playing is very poor and my voice is worse," George laughed as he introducedanother of his talents. - But when he had finished two songs, which were not really melodious nor sungin English, the crowd responded with cheers and standing ovations, having bridged any language barriers. The rest of the evening revolved around a highly informal question-answer period about film facts andfuture plans which George accented with his own brand of quiet wit. CHIEF DAN GEORGE Vine Delbria, author and lecturer, and Will Wasson of Ethnic Studies, joined George for a sort of impromptu paneldiscussion late in the program. But they too were fascinated with the old chief and became likeextensions of the crowd by asking questions of their own. 5 In a final show of admiration for George sachievements, the crowd gave a standing round of applause, to which he responded with raised handsand bowed smiling face, and the evening came to an end. ---------- Western Front - 1971 May 7 - Page 4 ---------- 4 Western Front Friday, May 7, 1971 Front Editorials... " To comfort the afflicted and to afflict thecomforfed" Photo By LOREN BLISS Police Surveillance The man in the foreground of the above pictureis the identification officer of the Bellingham . Police Department. He was sitting on top of the publiclibrary s u r v e y i n g Wednesday's anti-war demonstration when we discovered him. He had beensnapping photos of an unknown number of individuals below with his telephoto-equipped camera. If youattended the rally on the library lawn, then the local police may have taken your pictureâ€”for doingnothing more than attending a peaceful, city-approved demonstration against the war. The BellinghamPolice Department and Chief Cecil B. Klein must be restrained from continuing this outrageous form ofpolice surveillance at public gatherings. We demand to know how the photos will be used and to whichstate and/or federal agencies copies will be sent. We urge those persons who attended the rally to writeletters of protest to Mayor Reg Williams and Chief Klein. They are directly to blame. Police photographic surveillance at public demonstrationsâ€”primarily those which originate from the left end of the politicalspectrumâ€”has been on the upswing since the Joseph McCarthy era. Such police tactics are used togather information and to intimidate those who disagree with government policies. It is no secret that alarger number of citizens would participate in anti-war demonstrations in this nation if it were not for thethreat of being included in a government intelligence file. Local demonstrations here, with Wednesday'slone exception, have been sprinkled with camera-toting police from almost every level of law enforcementin this state. As citizens in a supposedly free society we must demand our right to peaceful protestwithout being savagely intimidated by the police. This newspaper will relinquish equal space on this page to the Bellingham Police Department to justify their actions at Wednesday's peaceful demonstration and to answer our questions. â€”John Stolpe EDITOR: John Stolpe MANAGING EDITOR: Ron GrahamASSOCIATE EDITOR: Bob Taylor COPY EDITOR: Jim Austin ASSISTANT COPY EDITOR: Larry Lemon SPORTS EDITOR: Kent Sherwood PHOTO EDITOR: Dave Sherman ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR:Loren Bliss STAFF REPORTERS GENERAL ASSIGNMENT: Glen Jones, Jim Thomson, Pat Brennen,Mike Kerr, Rick Ries, Marilee Pethtel, Dianne Jacobs. ADMINISTRATION: Jim Austin, Mary Peebles,Scott Anderson. FEATURES: Steve Johnston, Sue Gawrys, Dan Tolva. CLUSTER COLLEGES: DebbieHudson, Joe Daggy, Brian Morris. MINORITIES: Tony Gable, Denny Jenkins, Delaney Jenkins. CAMPUSGOVERNMENT: Jackie Lawson, Jim Brooks, Mary Watts, Dan Banckendorf. COMMUNITY: Mickey Hull,Lyn Watts. GRADUATE AFFAIRS: Bob Taylor. SPORTS: Jackie Lawson, Lyn Watts, Paul Madison,Stephany Bruell. ENVIRONMENT: Debbie Hudson, Marie Haugen, Lyn Watts, Bob McLaughlan. ARTS,ENTERTAINMENT: Bob Burnett, Bob Hicks, Ken Ritchie, Stephany Bruell, Debbie Hudson. EDUCATION: Robin Probst. SCIENCES: Jay Eckert. HUMANITIES: Paulette Martinis, Becky Firth. GRAPHICS:Phyllis Atkinson, Molly Benton, Mark Bergsma. BUSINESS MANAGER: Mike Pinch AD MANAGER: Ed Hodder STAFF ADVISER: R. E. Stannard Jrv Editorial opinions are those of the writer. The WesternFront is the official newspaper of Western Washington State College. Editorial opinions are those of thewriter. Entered as second class postage at Bellingham, Washington 98225. The Front is represented byNEAS, New York and is a member of the United States Student Press Association. Published onTuesdays and Fridays. Composed in the WWSC print shop and printed at the Lynden Tribune.EDITORIAL PHONE 676-3161 ADVERTISING PHONE 676-3160 Holly Cornwall Unity REV. BILL SODT Journal of this veteran marching for peace: VIOLENCE is the issue . . . TV showed it for real . . . theNixon administration is determined to preserve its right to violence in Vietnam, and is willing to useviolence at home to maintain that right . . . D.C. police clubbing, mauling, and hauling young people whenthey don't move fast enough to please the Attorney General, scowling down from his balcony . . . I knowpeople aren't responsible for their faces . . . genes and chromosomes do..(.hat . . . and maybe handicapsproduce hateful dispositions . . . but he'sMn charge of justice . . . nine thousand five hundred (9,500) men and women arrested by our government in two days in one city to silence them . . . what's wrong with aregime which, has to do that to make its point against the governed? . . . why must desperate peopleinterfere with traffic to make their masters hear them? . . . the President responded overnight to the Calley letters .. . we know he could do that . . . must we entertain the frightening thought that he may want tostop the war but can't because he doesn't have control? . . . oh, democracy? . . . this walk is like theslogging Marine marches in China and Japan . . . people along the road frightened and hateful as Mr.Mitchell . . . locals in Japan believed all U. S. Marines were grandmother-killers when we first went therein force in 1953 . . . that's what the men heard in pillow Japanese . . . there were Marines in Washingtonthis week . . . why are people hostile to peace marchers . . . (a girl told me confidently the other day thatshe thinks peace activities are sinful and Christians ought not participate) . . . why . . . it's because wedon't all live in the same world . . . it took me years to understand that . . . not everyone sees the worldas I see it . . . my favority journalists are T. R. B. in New Republic and Norman Cousins in SaturdayReview . . . many people don't know they exist", or else call them evil too . . . some admire WilliamBuckley and John Chamberlin or HUMAN EVENTS, all of whom (which) I think are out of touch with reality . . . George Ball, Johnson's man, says now (NEWSWEEK, May 3) that our Vietnam war is not, as some claim, the result of American "economic imperilaism, gunboat diplomacy, and nineteenth-century stylefilibustering," but DOES stem from "misconceived purposes of strategy and politics . . . a misguidedeffort of containment" . . . we were wrong . . . that's a glimpse of reality at least . . . better than the Nixonsaga of the white goodies from the West galloping into Vietnam to save the browh maidens from the Red-brown baddies from the North . . . why does our government, which in 1945 broke its wartime promise toVietnam by supporting its French recapture, now put so much store in honoring vague commitments tomen like Thieu and Ky . . . why did American liberals think that puppet Diem, runaway to safe Americaduring the war, could 'save' Vietnam from its own people? . . . everyone ought to read RAMPARTS' lateston Ky and opium . . . much of RAMPARTS I discount, but Ky is enough like the Kuo Min Tang thugs Isaw in Chinca to make this story plausible . . . wonder if the FBI will be making mug shots today . . .strange that the FBI, with 70 per cent Catholic agents, is now hounding a small bunch of priest-patriots .. . Thy Kingdom come, 0 Lord, on earth as it is in heaven! 'March for Life' (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) Chanting was low-keyed since parade marshalls had only one bullhorn with weak batteries. There wereno incidents along the parade route down Holly, Cornwall, Champion, and Unity streets. A short, middle-aged woman stood on the sidewalk downtown with a box of medical supplies "in case something goeswrong." She said she loved America, but was against all the slaughter in Vietnam. She added that herhusband was a Korean vet, and would have attended the march if he did not have to work. Other sidewalk commentary wasn't as polite. One man: "What would those fellahs do if this country were invaded,they're being pacifists and all?" The marchers relished the trek past military recruitment headquarters on Unity Street. One Marine sergeant made an obscene gesture to a Vietnam veteran who stepped up andpointed to his own combat ribbons. The veteran returned the compliment. At the rally, a policemanstanding on the fringe commented, "I'm glad I didn't pay to come; I haven't learned anything." ---------- Western Front - 1971 May 7 - Page 5 ---------- Friday, May 7, 1971 Western Front 5 AS Slams Revised Code, Makes Recommendations ASLegislature voted Tuesday to send the newly proposed Guide to Student Rights and Responsibilities tothe Board of Trustees with the l e g i s l a t u r e ' s "strong objections" and two recommendations. Therecommendations are that a committee composed of at least half students corroborate on a code andthat the code not duplicate federal, state or city statutes. Legislator Libby Bradshaw introduced themotion which further said, "we realize the need for such a code, but feel the present draft is notacceptable for students of this campus." The entire legislative body approved the motion. According toLegislator Mary Watts, the proposed guide is designed to update the present Code of Conduct, but it was found to contain various constitutional flaws. Kay Burke, Viking Union director, complained that manycases that are held in the school's judiciary should be handled in civil court. "Otherwise," she added, "the student becomes jeopardized in that he is fooled into believing he has immunities on campus." In otheraction, Mike Pinch was appointed acting business manager for the Western Front. He will hold the job for two weeks until the legislature reviews applications and makes its choice for the '71-'72 school year.The legislature also approved a motion by Miss Bradshaw giving Legislator Bill Braswell a year's term asthe legislative appointee to the Activities Commission. Veteran Charges College with By JIM AUSTINCopy Editor Vietnam-time veterans constitute today's economic minority group, Morris Swadener,service officer of the campus League of Collegiate Veterans (LCV), said Wednesday. Swadener said thatveterans are being discriminated against by the college, the state government and the federalgovernment. "A jailbird has more rights than a veteran does," he said. The senior history major fromRaymond said that Western deprives some veterans of the chance to attend college here because of itspolicy of not deferring tuition payments. "Other schools in this state let veterans enroll and defer tuitionand fees payment until they receive their first GI Bill check," he said. Swadener also charged the StateLegislature with a lack of concern for veterans' problems. An indication of the state's lack of concern forreturning veterans has been their refusal to bring bills authorizing state bonuses for Vietnam-timeveterans out of committee, he said. "They (the legislators) received their bonuses for World War II andKorean War service, but now they are telling us that we don't get one." According to Swadener, returningveterans have the highest unemployment rate of any single group in the country. "Veterans are beingdenied jobs simply because they are veterans," he charged. BONE TO A STARVING DOG Theamendment exempting war-zone veterans from tuition increases is a "bone to a starving dog," he said.The LCV at Western wrote key members of the House and Senate expressing their dissatisfaction withthe amendment. Swadener said the amendment would benefit perhaps 250 to 300 of the more than 1,000 veterans at Western. The House-passed amendment to the tuition increase bill exempts all veteranswho actually served in the Indochina Theater of Operations after the passage of the Tonkin GulfResolution in August 1964. "This is out and out discrimination," Swadener said. "It does not include any veteran who was not in Vietnam nor any veteran who was in Vietnam but is not going to school."Swadener said that the LCV intends to poll veterans on their reaction to this amendment as well as aproposed amendment that would waiver all tuition and fees for veterans who are ineligible for GI Billbenefits. GI Bill educational benefits are good for up to eight years after discharge and are only good foras many months as the veteran was on active duty, up to 48 months. "Most veterans want to take upwhere they left off, but our society will not let them," Swadener said. Knapman Asks for Reaction toFinal Examination Schedule RON GRAHAM Managing Editor Policies regarding the final examinationschedule and, more particularly, the week previous to finals, has raised some difficult problems,according to Acting Dean of Western Fred Knapman. He recently sent a memo to all faculty remindingthem of the final examination policy approved by the Academic Council May 19, 1970 which reads: "Theweek preceeding the final examination week is not td be used for written examinations and in no case fora final examination masquerading as a second mid-term examination. Final paper assignments or take-home examinations, if given as part of or in lieu of a final examination, are normally due during the finalexamination week." Violations of this policy are widespread and Knapman has decided that it'simpossible to enforce. "How in the world are you going to enforce a final examination schedule? You'dneed a system of informers and policemen," Knapman said. Furthermore, the special finals week meansa loss of up to 10 per cent of class time, Knapman pointed out. All instruction is closed down finalsweek and some students and faculty are leaving campus before finals week is through, he said. Thiscauses a public relations problem since taxpayers see 10 per cent of the instructional time wasted, hesaid. Some faculty don't want to follow the schedule and students implore faculty to violate the schedule, according to Knapman. The scheduled final causes several problems, he said; -there is no opportunityfor feedback, -there is an emphasis on two-hour tests, and -the final schedule also encourages cramming by students. On the other side, scheduled finals organize the tests and spreads them out, he said. The finals schedule is also forced on students of the cluster colleges since they take classes at Western, he pointed out. 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AARDVARK jm "Natural FoodsCookbook" - $.95 "Desolation Angels" by Kerovak by Kerovac - $1.25 "Body Language"-$1.50 "WinterWalks" (guide to trails in Whatcom, Skagit, San Juan, Island County) - $1.25 "The Abortion" byBrautigan - $ 1.95 MOTHERS DAY SUNDAY GIFTS, CARDS, BOOKS CANDLES MacMORGAN'8HALLMARK OPEN EVENINGS T1L9P.M: \ s \\\syy TbsMMmrtHl Huxley Prof Says: Nuclear WarfareThreat Overshadows Ecology The most important problem facing man and his environment today is thethreat of nuclear, chemical and biological warfare, according to Herbert Webber, associate professor atHuxley. The marine biologist, speaking before a small crowd in the Viking Union Lounge as part ofDevelopment Week, said he believes this problem overshadows that of ecology. "Nuclear warfareconcerns every person in the world," he said. "This is the most urgent problem facing man today.Ecological problems won't kill us tomorrow, but nuclear warfare could." Webber added that the secondmost serious problem facing man is that of racial equality. He rated environmental problems as beingfourth or fifth down the list of priorities. Webber broke down the environmental problems into two areas:1) Population and food; 2) Resource and energy use. He said that in 35 years the world's population willdouble. He attributed this doubling to efficient death control and inefficient birth control. "What hashappened is that we have affected only one side of the birth-death equation," he pointed out. "Work hasbeen done on lowering the death rate, but we are reluctant to do anything about the birth rate. Theaverage middle class family still wants 3.5 or 4 children." Webber also said that people must changetheir basic attitudes and values concerning resource and energy use. "Our basic attitude is man apartfrom nature; it should be man.as one with nature," he said. St. Francis of Assissi, according to Webber,said that man should be equal with nature; that everything has the same right to existence. Webberexplained that man should follow this advice and extend the same ethics to nature as he does to hisfellow human beings. "It isn't ethically wrong to chop down a tree, but it is to kill a man," he pointed out.Webber explained that in order to be in HERBERT WEBBER harmony with nature, man has to realizethat he should only kill what he needs to survive on; and should realize that he lives under the same rightto live as any tree, animal or plant. "As it says in Genesis, Man is not to subdue nature, but rather to act as a steward of nature," he said. "With this in mind, man and nature will be as one." Speaking of Lp'sBy KEN RITCHIE Record Commentator. Another gushy column this week found some thoroughlydelightful albums. MARY, Mary Travers (Warner Brothers 1907). MOONSET, Joe Bauer (Raccoon No. 3). LOVE IT TO DEATH, Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers 1883). * * * * * Mary Travers' first effort away fromPeter and v Paul is a toe-curler. Several times in the past few days I have put this album on my lopsidedrecord changer, set it on reprise and played either side a dozen or so times. Not a single cipher on theentire Ip. As usual, when I get off by listening to music, it is difficult to describe any particular record.Fortunately Mary has done a pretty good job: Picture weavers / seeing a pattern that only you / can see / weaving out of the warps of / my life / a better song. Picture weavers / your threads are strung / withsongs, that like a / night that's clear, have stars / to make the soul remember. * * * * * Moonset. JoeBauer and Banana from the Youngbloods, plus a little help from Michael Kane, Jack Gregg and SteveSwallow, did an album on the Youngbloods own label. It's completely instrumental . . . good laybackmusic, with the very distinctive sound of the Youngbloods. Bauer is the first short person in show bizzthat does not try to compensate his lack of height with obnoxious cockiness . . . a delight to watch inperson and to listen to on record. Alice Cooper records for Straight Records. Straight Records alsoreleases, or lets escape, Frank Zappa's records. Zappa has done things with The Mothers of Invention,Reuben and the Jets, The G.T.O.'s, Uncle Meat, et al. I have suspicions that at any point in any dayZappa is ready to tell anyone, fuddle duddle. Alice Cooper has the unmistakable Zappa imprint. Thecover of the album has five freaks, two of whom are dressed in drag. This is not a record that Tricia Nixonwould .VV'iftuy. â€¢ v.-- \' . l - \' -v.-- -'â€¢' This is not a record that Dickie Nixon would listen to even if heheard it. Alice Cooper verbalizes, with music and song, many of the fears which confront all of us. . . .feels like I'm living in the middle of doubt. . . 'cause I'm eighteen. Anyone who has passed the eighteen-year mark with any awareness, realizes the lost and lonely sensation at that, and all ages. Alice Cooperhas set it to music. I think the whole trip for Cooper, Zappa, et al is to poke fun at plastic people and theparts of us that are plastic. No solutions are offered, but at least we are made aware of the problem. Iwould never recommend Cooper if you are at all wasted, but any other time it is an excellent album toreally listen to. * * * * * Among the other records that have been piling up is a release from Environmental Sound Control, Inc. MUSIC TO GROW PLANTS BY. A very weird album. It sounds like a typicalplastic background-type record except for the strange oscillator effects during some of the cuts.According to the information on the liner, you can increase the growth of certain plants by playing thisalbum a few times a day. Maybe so. What really disturbs is that a packet of seeds is included in therecord. 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State College Bellingham, Washington 676-3460 or 676-5195 I I I I I I I Photo By DAVE SHERMAN Technology Professor Designs Racing Cars SCOTTANDERSON Front Reporter Michael Seal, assistant professor of technology, has designed and builtseveral sports cars which have been used primarily for racing upon completion. "My main interest is indesigning a car which could be used on the road. Most of the cars were raced because there was noother way to use them at the time they were built," Seal said in an interview last week. Seal built his first car, a 1931 Morris Series 1 with a Wolsley engine, at the age of 15 and began racing it when he was 16. The car, which had an 1100 cubic centimeter engine, raced in the modified G class at the old Abbotsford Race Tropic Sc3.1 s3.1(1 His second car, a Tatra engine car with a large tube chassis similar to aPorsche Spider, was raced with fairly good success, he said. Seal believes that the Tatra engine car was the first mid-engine car to run on the Westwood circuit. The car, which had a fiberglass body, wasconverted from 52 horsepower to 140 horsepower without changing the displacement, Seal said. Toaccomplish this, Seal used four carburetors, an 11-to-l piston ratio rather than a 6-to-l ratio , VincentBlack lightening, had the cam ground, and installed one of the first tuned header systems. The last carSeal built has been converted and licensed for street use in Washington. It has a multi-tube space framemid-engine Corvette mounted on a Tatra Transaxle, Seal said. The car, which was fairly successful when raced, has a fiberglass coupe body with gull wings. Seal, who has driven most types of race carsalthough he has only raced sports cars, quit racing in 1964 at the request of his wife. "I've neverconsidered safety requirements before, but I would now if I designed a car," Seal said. Seal said thatracing is fine for about ten laps, but one begins tiring after that. The average speed during a race is morethan 85 miles per hour and the races last an average of three hours, he said. "I find watching sports carraces rather dull too. It's much more fun to be out driving them," Seal said. For his next car, Seal plansto use an Oldsmobile Toronado engine and transaxle and put the unit in the back. "The entire car should weigh under 2,000 pounds," he said. Seal once had a car called "Exodus"' which was designed for off-road races. A flathead Ford V-8 was used in the back as ballast, and the front end of the f948 MorrisSeries E was removed entirely, he said. Seal said his investment in the car was $15, but it was moresuccessful than Jeeps on some courses. Faculty, Staff Barred From Pre-Registration By RONGRAHAM Managing Editor A directive has been sent to all faculty and staff barring them from advanceregistration under the tuition exemption granted to them during last 2 years by the Board of Trustees.Assistant Registrar Robert Thirsk said that this is the first quarter that this regulation has been enforced. Faculty and staff who want to take advantage of the tuition exemption will not be permitted to registeruntil the first day of classes in any given quarter. This quarter about 15 faculty and administrators 45 or50 staff persons are also attending classes, according to Thirsk. "They have last priority as long as theirtuition is being paid," Tiiirsk.said. It is possible that a person who is exempt from paying tuition couldforce a student out of a class sequence which he needs for a degree by having advance registration,Thirsk said. "It is hard to justify that and I won't." Though the Board of Trustees had assumed that thosefaculty, administrators and staff taking advantage of the tuition exemption wouldn't get advanceregistration, many didn't know or care and have gotten advance registration anyway, Thirsk said. Faculty and administrators were granted tuition exemption by the Board of Trustees in Jan-., gt; l'97'l under thefollowing restrictions: _ n o more than five credit hours can be taken pei quarter. -courses can't be takenin the person's own subject area. - t h e class can't interfere in any way with his appointed duties orschedule. â€”his presence must be acceptable to the course instructor. - t h e course can't be fundedunder the Continuing Studies Division. The staff was granted tuition exemption in May, 1969 by theBoard of Trustees with several restrictions including: - n o more than six credit hours can be taken perquarter. -approval must be granted by the immediate superior. - i f the course time interferes with regular work schedule the person's work schedule must be revised to make up the lost time. The rationalebehind the grant of tuition exemption to faculty and administrators is probably professional improvement,according to Thirsk. Staff take courses to further their education, gain expertise in their particularposition and take advantage of the tuition exemption as a fringe benefit, according to Theresa Olbrantz of personnel services.' ' â€¢ - ' ' ' mmmmiimmsm^mkwmmHmmmummmiivmmmmimmmammiiia2m3 S ---------- Western Front - 1971 May 7 - Page 9 ---------- Friday, May 7, 1971 Western Front 9 Campus Briefs DÂ£*or's Bag Muslim Celebration The MuslimStudent Association (MSA) will join about 700 million Muslims around the world in celebrating the birth ofthe prophet Muhammad. Muslim communities throughout the Northwest will meet at 8:JU p.m. tomorrow at the Koimonia Center, located at the corner of Northeast 45th Street and 15th Avenue Northeast inSeattle. Unlike Christmas, the celebration of Muhammad's birthday is only an observance of an historicalday that marks a new era in the history of Islam. , .. . According to Jamshid Haghgoo, president ofWestern s MSA, it is neither a ritualistic nor a festive day. Multi-Arts Festival The Program Commissionhas announced plans to hold the first annual "Back-Lawn" festival May 23. The festival, part of Multi-ArtsWeek, will begin at 9 a.m. and will be held on one of the athletic fields behind Carver Gym. The festivalwill consist of bands from the Northwest area, like the "Sky," and will last through the day. Thecommission also plans a sunrise finger-painting activity which will take place on May 25 in Red Square. A jam session is also tentatively planned for that day. Spring Enrollment Total spring quarter enrollment is 8,732 according to the registrar's office. This compares to 7,495 for last spring quarter. Freshmenstudents number 774 men and 1,111 women for a 1,885 total. Sophomores narrow the gap between menand women with 805 men students to 922 women to add up to 1.727. In the junior and senior class, menoutnumber women by a sizeable margin 1,183 junior men to 831 women for a total of 2,014, and 1,199senior men to 837 women for a total of 2,036. Off-Limit Lakes Fragrance and Lost lakes are off limits toovernight campers effective immediately, Bill Byrne, assistant ranger at Larrabee State Park, said earlierthis week. Byrne said the prohibition extended to swimming, fires and hunting as well. "It's just gettingtoo messy and littered in there," he said. "People are going in and cutting the trees, and in short tearingthe places apart." In the future overnight camping will be permitted only in the areas of Larrabee StatePark that are specifically designated as campsite, he added. Outdoor Dances "Cold Trane," a groupfrom Seattle, will present an outdoor concert at 4 p.m. today on the Old Main lawn, followed by a freedance from 9-12 p.m. in Red Square. In the event of poor weather the dance will be moved to the VikingUnion Lounge. "Nine Lives," another Seattle band, will play for a free afternoon concert and dance May14. Weather permitting, the dance will be held in Red Square or moved to Lecture Hall 3 for a concert.Class Drop Deadline Monday is the last day to drop classes without receiving a failing grade according to Lorraine McGaw of the registrar's office. Veterans who drop below the required 12 credits will receive alesser amount in their GI Bill benefits.she said. Bookstore Board Applications Any senior interested infilling an unexpired term on the Bookstore Board for the remainder of this year can apply for an interviewto AS President Steve Cooper, in the Associated Students offices. Applications will be accepted untilnext Friday. ' By ARNOLD WERNER, M.D. QUESTION: While in Vietnam, I was subject to the loudsounds of artillery and other weapons. During an attack, a round exploded relatively near me. I was notwounded, but my ears gave me trouble for the rest of my tour. In my left ear I could hear several ratherhigh pitched tones. Sometimes the tones are louder than at other times. There also seems to be a fullfeeling. When I was released from active duty the doctor told me the ringing in my ears would go away.It's been almost three years since my separation and if anything the ringing is worse. I don't mind thehearing loss so much but the ringing sometimes bothers me when I try to go to sleep. ANSWER:Hearing depends upon an extraordinarily sensitive mechanism which can be damaged by sudden loudnoises or by sustained periods of exposure to high levels of sound. It is said that performers in rockgroups who spend hours rehearsing with loud amplifiers end up damaging their auditory acuity. Thecondition you describe is technically called tinnitus. Your history certainly suggests that your hearingmechanism was damaged while you were in the service. Find out about getting authorization from theVeterans Administration to be evaluated by a specialist in the area of hearing. Unfortunately, sometypes of ringing in the ears are very difficult to treat as anything done to change the ringing would alsoresult in deafness. You need expert advice. QUESTION: Can I get venereal disease from oral sex?ANSWER: Yes. Syphillis can be transmitted through any type of direct contact with an infected area.Gonorrhea enters the body almost solely through the genital area. 'Bikecology Day' Set for TomorrowBike buffs, by definition a silent crew, intend to be heard and seen tomorrow. They are planning a nation-wide observance of "Bikecology Day" to convince Americans that bicycling is not only a practical mode of transportation but is also a deterrent to environmental abuse and a road to mental and physical health.Originators of the idea are two Santa Barbara, Calif., residents, Ken Kolsbun and Mike Pyzel, who havecontacted more than 5,000 key individuals and organizations throughout the country to solicitparticipation in the event. Each city is expected to plan its own program. "Americans by the thousandsare expected to take to their bikes to show urban planners, politicians and industrialists that cities aremeant for people, not automobiles," Kolsbun and Pyzel said. They also suggest that a portion of federal,state and city transportation funds go for the acquisition, design and development of safe bikeways. They point to Holland and the Scandinavian countries where there is a national network of bicycle paths. "Thecyclist, unlike the motorist, is not sealed within a capsule of protective metalwork," they argue. "As aresult, he is free to experience his immediate surroundings by seeing, smelling and touching."Bellingham's "bikecology hike" is being organized by Dave Shannon, a senior environmental control majorat Huxley from Bellingham. The plan calls for a trip to Sunnyside, on the north side of Lake Whatcom,leaving at 10 a.m. tomorrow from Viking Union 304. Returning time is tentatively set for 3 or 4 p.m.Shannon said that the trip to Sunnyside will take about two hours each way. For further information, callthe Outdoor Program at 676-3112. All area bicyclers are welcome. 'Cabaret1 to be Presented Lone legs, colorful costumes and lots of good music are all wrapped up in "Cabaret." The musical, produced byWestern s Drama and Music Departments, will run from May 13 to 16 in the Music Auditorium. OLDFASHIONED PRICES DURING OUR OLD FASHIONED SAVINCS SPREE 25 Golf Cardigans 16 s l 6 vcr;w.k Sweaters $10 s750-*900 Jean Flairs $6 8 v i 2 gt; Novelty Slacks 6 V 6 Assorted Ties $350 12-s16 Windbreakers 9 10-12 L.S. Snortsbirts 6 All Sport Coats 20% off YOU SHOULD SEE THE SPRINGTHINGS Flairs In )usr About Every Fabric You Can Think Ofâ€”Knits Of All Kindsâ€”Sport Shirts ForEveryone At The Huntsman In The Mall . BANK CARDS GLADLY ACCEPTED .. The Huntsman WhereThere I* Acres Of Free Parkingâ€”The* Bellingham Mall SVN NEY a CROUTER featured at _ thecasino room^"^. of the ^ '**" LEOPOLD DANCE FLOOR ENTERTAINMENT opening may 10 733-3500 1224 Cornwall Avenue ---------- Western Front - 1971 May 7 - Page 10 ---------- 10 Western Front Friday, May 7, 1971 It turns into a pretty penny. Like magic, right before your very,Fresh Rainier in recyclable bottles, wide open eyes. Your Rainier wholesale We re-use them (after weinspect distributor* will turn your empty Rainier and sterilize them, of course). beer bottle into a prettypenny Or lots of pretty pennies if you've got lots of bottles. Like, 250 for a case of 24. You see, we nowput our Mountain This allows us all to help reduce and control the problem of litter and solid waste, nowthreatening our environment. So, to make it worth your while, we make the bottles worth money. Thisreduces your beer drinking costs. Rainier beer in recyclable bottles. It's worth a lot to you. Keep yourtaste Mountain Fresh and the Northwest fresh and clean. And pretty. Rainier Brewing Company, Seattle, Washington If you'd like a free 24" x 27" color reproduction of the above illustration, send your name,home address and 250 return postage to: Pretty Penny Poster, c/o Rainier Brewing Company, 3100Airport WayS., Seattle, Wash. 98134. Please allow 3 weeks for delivery. In Bellingham, return emptycontainers to your Rainier wholesale distributor: Bell-Rainier Dist, Inc., 2007 Iowa Street, Monday-Fridayâ€”10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information call toll free: 800-552-0771. Please do not return ourrecyclable containers to taverns or food stores. ---------- Western Front - 1971 May 7 - Page 11 ---------- Friday, May 7, 1971 Western Front 11 Viking Union to Manage Recreational Facility JACKIE LAWSONFront Reporter The Grotto, recreation facility in the basement of the Viking Union specializing in pool andping pong, is in the process of changing hands from Associated Student to Viking Union control. Atpresent, the Grotto is under the financial auspices of the AS business manager. However, the studentbusiness manager simply does not have the time to devote to the Grotto, according to Jack Smith,assistant director of the Viking Union. The auxiliary enterprises committee voted two years ago a $16,000 appropriation out of the housing and dining budget, for Grotto improvements. Auxiliary Enterprises votedWednesday to approve the appropriation and definitely decided to put the money into variousimprovement programs such as the addition of eight new pool tables as well as better lighting, floorcoverings and wall decorations. Specific breakdowns of the $16,000 include replacing the existing fourpocket billiard tables and carom (pocketless) billiard table with eight gulley pocket tables. NorthernBilliards of Seattle has looked over the area and indicated that there would be sufficient space for thisnumber of tables, according to the Auxiliary Enterprises proposal. In addition, the AS business managerhas agreed that the trade-in on the old tables should be applied to the purchase of the new ones. Costestimate from Northern Billiards for Brunswick Gold Crown gulley pocket tables, complete with six cuesper table, balls, trays, trianbles and wall racks is $1,200 per table ($9,600 inclusive) less a trade-in valueof $300 to $350 per pocket table and $200 for carom table (a total of $1,500). Net cost for tables will be$8,200. Other improvements proposed include purchasing additional billiard equipment necessary forbeginning inventory and equipment repairs, chalk, talc, tips, and extra cues, disposal of shuffleboardfacilities and replacing existing game tables. Other improvements will involve the purchase of spectatorseating (approximately 16 stools), cigarette urns and table seating, installation ot adequate lighting andvinyl asbestos tile flooring, enhancing the appearance of walls, and relocating the present ping pongtable. Any budget surplus would be returned to the housing and dining system. The suggested $1 perhour per table rate represents an increase of 25 cents per table per hour over present rates. The rate willbe raised in order to cover the attendants' wages. Additionally, the rate raise is lower than virtually anycommercial establishment according to Smith. Cope/and Says Birth Rate Lowest in World's History BySUSAN GAWRYS Front Reporter You've undoubtedly heard about the population explosion, the masses of hungry people by the year 2000. You've probably heard about the United States' role, consuming more than its share of people. Gerry Copeland, a representative from Zero Population Growth, said that theUnited States' birth rate in 1970 was the lowest it has ever been. But for Zero Population Growth, it wasn't low enough. Copeland spoke on Wednesday as part of Development Week. Zero Population Growth, an organization started by Paul Ehrlich, author of the Population Bomb, who alerted the world to thehazards of overpopulation, aims for no increase in the population. The United States had a .8 per centincrease last year. This means that, if the .8 per cent rate is constant, there will be 1.5 million moreAmericans yearly, or 2.8 children per family. The United States population will double in 63 years,-Copeland said. "A typical American uses his resources and pollutes his environment 35 times more thana typical citizen of an underdeveloped country," Copeland said. Because the United States is not self-sufficient resource-wise, this places, a burden on underdeveloped countries where two-thirds of thepeople are undernourished, Copeland said. "Why does Seattle City Light advertise for air conditioning?Do we need that type of superfluous consumption?" Copeland asked. "We have to think in terms ofkeeping what we have, instead of allowing the Kent Valley to be taken over by Boeing." Copeland, whoworked in India on family planning, said that the population problem is so massive that it cannot besolved easily. He said that in India, vasectomies weren't always the answer, because that simpleoperation often became infected due to poor facilities. The 30,000-member Zero Population Growththinks that, however huge the overpopulation problem may seem, it is not yet necessary to make twochildren per family mandatory and any more illegal. "It doesn't work out that you can impose your ownsolutions on other people," Copeland said. "The only way to get it done is by educating people and giving tax incentives. There are so many people due to the increase in death control means and the increase in younger people, particularly women, in the population, he said. Got Skill or College Degree? Use Them in the Peace Corps If you're over 18 years of age, possess a skill or college education, and are single,engaged or married you may be eligible for the Peace Corps. To occupationally qualify for the PeaceCorps program, a bachelor degree or skill (qualified tradesman) is the minimum requirement. At thepresent, one-third of the volunteers serving are teachers, although a teaching certificate is not arequirement, according to John Rhinehardt, a representative for the Peace Corps and returned volunteerfrom Colombia. Another third of all applicants are generalists-journaiists and psychologists for example.Generalists work in six specific programs: community health, family planning, rural and urbandevelopment, malaria control, smallpox eradication and environmental problems. "It is helpful andpreferred if an applicant has previous professional experience in a field, but it is not a requirement. Liberal arts people are needed," Rhinehardt said. There are no psychological tests given to applicants as wasthe case in past years. Currently, an applicant need only complete a self-evaluation form and turn in eight references. As of April 23, 1970 no new exemptions for military service were issued by the U.S. military.A two-year postponement of induction is the only benefit given by the Peace Corps. The Peace Corps isactively working in 60 countries and is subsidized by American federal tax programs, such as incometax. The countries encompass areas of Central and South America, Africa, Near East, South Asia, EastAsia and the Pacific. The country in need must ask for help and each country is required to paysomething tor the volunteer service of Peace Corps workers. For example, one country may pay avolunteer's housing costs as remittance for service. The Peace Corps is a non-salaried program; however, volunteers receive several kinds of payment. A living allowance is given which covers housing, food andentertainment. Although the amount paid varies from country to country, the average payment throughoutthe world is approximately $100 for the two-year period, Rhinehardt said. In addition, $175 per month foreach volunteer is banked in Washington, D.C. When a volunteer returns to America he has $ 1,800 netsavings. Medical and dental care are maintained within each country for volunteers and 48 days ofvacation is granted during the two-year period. Each volunteer receives $9 traveling expenses for eachday of vacation. Initial transportation costs to each country, as well as transportation to and from trainingsights are paid by the Peace Corps. There is a three-month training period. Training sites are located inall participating countries as well as in Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The Peace Corps also needs minorities as volunteers. There are approximately 4,000 openings for summer, and prospectiveapplicants should apply six to eight months prior to their availability. Interested students can write thePeace Corps Northwest Area Office, '4525 19th Ave. N.E., Seattle, 98105 or call collect 442-5490. NEXT VACATION, WOULDN'T IT BE NICE NOT TO HAVE TO EXPLAIN ALL THAT'S GOING ON IN SCHOOL TO YOUR PARENTS WHEN YOU COULD BE HAVING A GOOD TIME WITH YOUR FRIENDS SENDA FRIEND THE WESTERN FRONT! Viking Union Building 515 High Street Bellingham, Washington98225 Phone: 676-3160 Send $2.50 and Zip Code STUDY SOUNDS IMPROVE GRADES tnprawGradaa WhWa DaMotifdi Tin tarn* Amount Of Tim* To Study USE STUDY SOUNDS Incfcaw YourConcentration And Improva Your Comprawaniion. Study At A Fmtar Rat*. ELECTRONICAU.YPRODUCED SOUNDS CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN noma Specify â€¢ Track Tap*. CaiaaMa. Or LPRecord Sand Ctwck or Monay Ordar â€” SMS Each J* 7Se HandHnc and Poataaa ._ Concaota. Inc* â€” Box 3SS2 CfcorfottasvUla, Va. 22902 BOOT use the classifieds ifs THE AMEMCAN IN THEBELLINGHAM MALL Wednesday Night is Student Night 50coff any Large or Giant Pizza to Facultyand Students with I.D. OVER 40 ORDERS TO OO 676-0770 ---------- Western Front - 1971 May 7 - Page 12 ---------- _ iz western r-ront The Sporting Word Friday, May 7, 1971 Recycle This Championship By KENTSHERWOOD Sports Edftor By a simple analysis of the past it has become obvious that the Westernbaseball team will win the Evergreen Conference championship this season. Or at least, the defendingchampion Central Wildcats won't. This odd, if not bold, statement comes from the realization that sportsand title winners seem to follow a type of .cycle in the professional ranks. So why not apply it tocollegiate circles? The first cycle was the dynasty era. The Yankees ruled baseball, the Packers couldn't be beaten in football, to defeat the Celtics for the hoop crown was unthinkable and Montreal owned thehockey title. As these monarchs grew old, their empire crumbled with age and another cycle began. The upstarts took over. This was particularly noticeable in a number of series between Baltimore and NewYork. The football Jets and Joe Namath scoffed at the odds and shook the sports world with a SuperBowl triumph over the Colts. Following suit, the Mets turned 1969 into a miracle year by whipping theunbelievably powerful Orioles in the World Series. And to complete Baltimore's misery, the Knicksknocked off the Bullets and went on to win the NBA championship. The latest trend is the failure todefend a title once it has been won. Kansas City's Chiefs couldn't even win their own league afterwinning the Super Bowl. Neither did the Knicks or the Boston Bruins get past the semi-finals in the questfor a second consecutive crown. Only the Orioles can halt this cycle. Which brings us back to thecollegiate scene, which seems to be a mixture of all of these trends. UCLA's basketball supremacy isunquestioned. Southern Cal has a thing about NCAA baseball championships. So it would seem that allWestern has to do is beat out Southern Oregon and the other five Evco schools and not worry aboutCentral. Right? Unfortunately, that kind of thinking is like wishing for sun during a typical Northwestwinter. It may happen, but you would be wise to bring your umbrella anyway. Tomorrow, the Viking ninetakes on a strong Eastern Oregon team at Civic Field. Since Western is currently tied with the Wildcatsfor the Evco lead, this twin bill is quite important to Connie Hamilton's squad. At the same time, Centralwill entertain the league's celler dweller, Oregon Tech, in Ellensburg, which is not the easiest place to win. It would be nice if the Viks could rule Central out, since after all, history already has. But you can besure that coach Hamilton isn't using the past as a guide to the Vik success and won't be counting on ***the Wildcats to fold under the pressure of Father Time. And you can bet Central isn't too worried about iteither. Canucks, Gridders Win IM Crowns Two spring intramural championships have been awarded,one in volleyball and the other in weightlifting. In volleyball, the Canucks came out on top in the double e l i m i n a t i o n tournament, defeating the Diggers. The Diggers had beaten the Canucks in the firstmatch, 16-14, 16-14. Since it was the Canucks first loss another match was needed, with the Canuckswinning, 11-15, 17-15 and 15-9. The Hawaiian Alliis took third, with Six Easy Pieces placing fourth. Inweightlifting, the WWSC Football Team took the team crown. Competition took place in five weightdivisions, with each competitor performing the bench press, deadlift and standing press. The Footballers consisted of Steve Skogmo, 165 lbs., Gary -Aagaard, 181 lbs., Rich Nomini, 198 lbs., Marv Nelson, 242 lbs., and Rich Boyd, superheavy. Individual winners were Ron Rudy, 132 lbs., Dan Trudeau, 165 lbs.,Aagaard, 181 lbs., Nelson, 242 lbs., and Bob Christensen, superheavy. Vik Nine Face EOC In VitalEvco Tilt Western's baseball team hosts Eastern Oregon College (EOC) tomorrow afternoon at 12 noon in a crucial doubleheader at Bellingham's Civic Field as the Vikings continue their fight for the EvergreenConference (Evco) title. The Vikings, 5-3 in Evco play, are tied with Central Washington for the leaguelead. Southern Oregon and Oregon College are a half game down in the loss column, each with 6-4marks. EOC is 4-4 in league action and 12-12 overall. Sizing up the Mountainiers coached by HowardFetz, Hamilton said, "He's got a good program going there. Last year they got to the NAIA Districtplayoffs and have three returning all-conference players." One of the three is their leading hitter, infielderSteve Maurer, who has been belting the ball at a .350 clip. Maurer and the Mounties will face a depletedViking pitching staff that has been a trouble spot all year. Most recent casualty was Neil Crawford whosuffered a broken ankle sliding into second base against Southern Oregon two weeks ago. Left-handerDon Balke, who has taken over for Crawford as the Big Blue hill ace, will start the first game againstEOC. He sports a flossy 1.97 earned run average, striking out 47 batters in the 46 innings he's worked.Jim Reed will start the second contest. "Reed has done a good job in relief, said Hamilton, "and deserves a chance to start." Ron Porterfield is hitting .383 to lead the team. Pete Johnson has a .341 mark andRocky Jackson .298. The Vikings lost 3-1 to Seattle University Tuesday afternoon in a rain-abbreviatedcontest at Seattle. Balke, Umbering up for tomorrow gave up 3 runs in the third inning. Reed relieved himand shut the Chieftains out until the rains came to halt the game after five innings. Marty Greget wasresponsible for the only Viking run as he got his first collegiate hit, a home run in the fifth inning.WESTERN FRONT SPORTS Fish Eye Whatcom Fishing Report By SCOTT ANDERSON FrontReporter Fishing has been slow on most Whatcom County and Skagit County lakes since the lowlandlakes opened in mid-April. However, as the weather warms, fishing should improve in most lakes. Silvers should start hitting in Samish and Whatcom Lakes about the middle of this month, provided that theweather stays reasonably warm. Whatcom is generally a slow starter, though cuts to five pounds areoften taken* early in the season. Baker Lake, in Whatcom County, generally provides fair spring fishingbut provides the best catches in the fall. The lake has been almost inaccessible since opening daydue*to much snow and slides in the area. The steadiest producer of fish in Whatcom County this yearhas been Silver Lake, with several limits being taken out of there to date. Fragrance Lake, on Chuckanutmountain, offers good early morning rainbow fishing for those who are willing to pack in a rubber raft anda can of worms. A longer 3-mile hike into Lost Lake along the Jeep road on Chuckanut Mountain canproduce fair rainbow fishing. However, those who prefer the larger trout should wait until midsummerbefore trying their luck at Lost. Since access is through Larrabee State Park for both Lost and FragranceLakes, observe fire hazard regulations. Camping should be done in the park campgrounds and then hikeinto the lakes. Lake Terrell, near Ferndale, holds numerous catfish (you can catch approximately three to four hundred catfish within three hours). Incidentally, Lake Whatcom has some good catfishing aroundJuly in the vicinity of Bloedel-Donovan park. Whatcom and Samish Lakes also are good producers ofspiny rays from about mid-June through early September. Streams and some rivers (see fishingregulation book for rivers and streams that open later or remain closed) open for fishing on May 23. Trout fishing is generally better in the streams, producing more and often healthier fish. Worms work on moststreams, and most local streams are suitable for fly fishing. Hutchinson Creek and Sumas Creek aregood early season producers, as are many of the small streams in northeastern Whatcom county. Thethree forks of the Nooksack River offer good fishing at various times throughout the season, but thefishing is often sporadic and I have come out several times with no fish. One of my favorite streams isSkookum Creek, which runs into the South Fork of the Nooksack. On a three-member one dayexpedition last July, we caught an average of 50 fish per person. Several of the fish, brooks and rainbows, were small, but we brought out nothing under 10 inches. Another favorite stream is Bear Creek, on theway into Baker Lake. It is heavily fished near the parking area, but a hike downstream should result inbetter fishing. If you plan on hiking down as far as the dam, I would recommend a pair of hip waders, asthe water is almost waist deep in places. If you are primarily a spin fisherman, I recommend a 6V2-I footlight action rod, with a Mitchell 300 reel or equivalent. This combination is extremely versatile, and maybe used for occasional trolling, as well as for still fishing. The main advantage of a light action pole is that when a fish strikes even lightly, the tip action is quite pronounced. This sometimes makes trollingdifficult, however, especially in windy weather. For those whose primary interest is trolling, I recommenda medium action rod with a baitcasting reel. As for line, I rarely use more than ten pound test, and forstreams I will go to as light as 3-lb. test. You can go even lighter than this, however, if you want a lot ofaction. Be sure to carry an emergency first-aid kit, especially when hiking, and carry life jackets when in a boat. They may seem cumbersome and space consuming, but they can save your life. Have a goodseason! Â©* A* BRITCHES! I TW/Am I'LL GET A /66Â£* size wis T/*Â»e ...a pants place everyoneis getting in on the SPRING SLACK SALE
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1920_0116 ---------- Weekly Messenger - 1920 January 16 - Page 1 ---------- The Weekly Messenger Devoted to the Interests of the Student Body, Washington State Normal School VOL. XIX BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1920 NO. 13 Normal Triumphs Over Crimson Redoubtable Whatcom Five Goes Do
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Show more1920_0116 ---------- Weekly Messenger - 1920 January 16 - Page 1 ---------- The Weekly Messenger Devoted to the Interests of the Student Body, Washington State Normal School VOL. XIX BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1920 NO. 13 Normal Triumphs Over Crimson Redoubtable Whatcom Five Goes Down to Defeat Before Onslaught of Carver's Fast Blue and White Machine. Large Crowd Cheers Team to Victory" Playing before the largest aggregation of basketball fans ever assembled in the Normal gym, the Normal quintet defeated the Whatcom five by the close score of 14 to 15 last Friday evening. The game was close from the beginning to the end, Whatcom failing to get more than a five-point lead during the entire game. The Normal gym was filled to overflowing, over a hundred people were turned away disappointed. The balcony was lined up solidly and the sidelines were crowded with enthusiastic fans. Ira Loree and Archie Erickson lead the Normalites in'their famous yells and songs while the Crimson followers were unable to get in much team-work because of this fact. We will not attempt to foretell the outcome of the game, but will say that, after seeing our men playing against the Whatcom men, our outlook is very bright. The Normal team will play the Vancouver, B. C, ex-Normal team in the Normal gym tomorrow night. No reports have reached us concerning the Vancouver squad, but we know that our own record is still unmarred by defeat. PHILO GIRLS WIN CLUB GAME The preliminary game, between the Philo and Rural Life girls, was a fast exhibition of girls' basketball. At no time were the Rural Life forwards dangerous, due to the fast guarding of Hilda Woodburn and Regina, Frank. Only one field basket was secured by the Rural Life forwards, the other three points being made on free throws. The final score was 33 to 5 in favor of the Philomatheans. piloted by a very able young man as sisted, at times, by a promising hula dancer. A preliminary game was staged by the Rural Life and Philomathean girls' teams, the Philo girls taking the honors by a score of 33 to 5. SCORE 7 TO 4 END OF FIRST HALF Both teams entered the game at top speed, Whatcom showing a little more dash than the Normalites, and the game was featured by close guarding and terrific playing. Both teams secured two field goals, but Whatcom advanced her score by caging three free throws out of six chances. Cole, Crimson guard, secured both of the field baskets for Whatcom, while Jenkins and Yorkston shared the honors on the Normal team. WHATCOM GAINS LEAD At the beginning of the second half, C'rum, of Whatcom, tossed another field goal, increasing Whatcom's lead to five points. This is the widest margin between the teams at any stage of the game, the Normal rally starting immediately afterwards. Sangster was replaced by Black, at center, who immediately increased the IT"!'1"0 V Normal score by tossing in two field baskets, one right after the other. Not to be out-done, Jenkins tossed in three baskets during the remainder of the half, which, with one free throw, gave the Normal squad the game. The score was 13 to 15 up to the last 45 seconds of play when Black made two personal fouls which gave the Whatcom team a chance to tie the score, but they succeeded in caging only one of the throws and the Normal team still lead by one point at the end of playing time. A return game is to be played, at Whatcom, on January 23. As yet Whatcom has not recovered from the shock of defeat and are boasting what they will do in the return game. They point out that their gym is much larger than ours and that their players were defeated because of lack of playing room. This is true of the Normal squad also, because they were hampered by the large crowd overflowing from the side-lines. Yorkston and Jenkins were BOYS' GAME Normal — Whatcom — Jenkins f. Cook Thomas Sangster c. Crum Bartruff —_ g. Cole Davis g. Robbins Substitutes — Normal, Black for Sangster; McPherson for Yorkston; Whatcom, Dawson for Robbins, out for personals. Referee — Fisher, Lynden. A third game will not be played, Coach Bohler, of Whatcom, having a full schedule for the season. GIRLS' GAME Philos — Rural Life —- Xitco f. —— Wilsted Agee '— f. Foye •Weir c Baker Wilson s.c. Winchester Woodburn g. Eachrett Frank g. Robin Referee — Moffatt, Normal. A WE NEED ANEW GYMNASIUM PRESENT GYM PROVES INADEQUATE TO HOLD IMMENSE CROWD AT GAME APPROPRIATION EXPECTED The Whatcom-Normal game last Friday night pointed out as never before the crying need of the Bellingham Normal for a new and much larger gymnasium. The present gymnasium, characterized by the local papers as "the little pen on the hill," was filled to overflowing and indeed it was well nigh impossible for many to secure admission. Says the American-Reveille: " If Governor Hart had attempted to attend the Whatcom-Normal basketball game played in the little pen on the hill last Friday night he probably would have been moved to call a special session of the state legislature for the purpose of appropriating enough money to build an adequate gymnasium for the big state school. The appropriation will be made likely at the next regular session of the legislature, a state senator said last night." And again: "Dr. G. W. Nash, president of the Normal, has insisted for a long time that the Normal has outgrown the present gymnasium and no one who attended last Friday's basketball game is willing to disagree with him. The casualty list resulting from the congestion of humanity was heavy and few escaped without at least having their toes trampled on." Dr. Nash expressed a wish that he could transform the old Edens Hall into a gymnasium, but also stated that he hoped the legislature would appropriate a sum sufficient to erect one more suited to our needs. P.-I. BOOSTS NORMAL On Wednesday, January 7th, the Post- Intelligencer issued a Pacific Northwest Industrial edition of 170 pages, in which one section is given over to Whatcom and Skagit Counties. In this section a comprehensive write-up of the Bellingham State Normal School appeared, indicating that the institution ranks with the best and that it has a fine equipment and able faculty. GENERAL SCHOOL NEWS The Evening Chorus is preparing an oratorio, " The Prodigal Son," which they expect to present the latter part of January. WE NEED A NEW GYMNASIUM DES MOINES (MEN-BELLINGHAM NORMAL REPRESENTED AMONG SCHOOLS OF LAND BY SIX DELEGATES EIGHT THOUSAND ATTEND Bellingham's v six delegates returned last Thursday from Des Moines, Iowa, where they attended the Student Volunteer Convention. The delegation consisted of five students, Misses Edith Kessler, Esther Nelson, Agnes Klipen-ger, Vivian Croxford; Clyde Bancroft, and one faculty member, Miss May Mead. The convention was in session from December 31 to. January 5. Eight thousand delegates representing forty nationalities from all parts of the world were gathered here to discuss the main theme of " Christianity in Other Lands." The house was divided into sections, each state of the Union, and each country occupying a section. A feature of the convention was the yells given by the various states. The platform was occupied by 400 speakers of all nationalities. Some of the distinguished men who spoke were Dr. John R. Mott, Dr. Sherwood Eddy and Dr. S. L. Taylor. In the mornings the eight thousand delegates met in the main building and the afternoons were given over to sectional meetings. One feature of the convention was the receptions given among the various states. Washington delegates attended a reception given them by Nebraska. Bellingham's delegates agree that it was a wonderful convention and are unanimous in expressions of appreciation of the great opportunity and privilege afforded them individually in attendance at this world's conference of Christian workers. FACULTY NOTES Dr. Miller has recently been appraised of additional adoptions of his text book, " Education for the Needs of Life," thus bringing the total number of adoptions to sixteen, mostly normal schools. His text book " The American Reader," has been adopted by the state of Texas. Dr. Herre, Miss Boring and Miss Woodard wil lattend the Washington state conference for social welfare in Seattle this week. Miss Sumner, formerly of our faculty, was a Normal visitor last weke. Mrs. Gilfilen leaves Saturday for Chicago to enter the Conservatory of Music. Miss Sperry gave a paper at the Aftermath Club on " The Literature of Finland." ---------- Weekly Messenger - 1920 January 16 - Page 2 ---------- 2 THE WEEKLY MESSENGER, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1920 THE WEEKLY cTWESSENGER^ Published by Students' Association of State Normal School, Bellingham. Entered in the Postof f ice at Bellingrham, Washington, as second-class matter. Union Printing, Binding Stationery Company, Printers "Subscription rates by mail, $1.00 per year in advance. Single copies, 5 cents. Advertising rates on application. Address all communications, other than news items, to The Manager of the Weekly Messenger, Bellingham, Washington. MESSENGER STAFF Editor-in-Chief Herbert Hansen Business Manager STAFF OFFICERS . Kenneth Selby Exchange Editor "Victoria Huston Organizations '. C. G. Roe Auditorium Notes....Mrs. May Lovegren House Notes Noraine Schuett Faculty Notes Estella Burnside Correspondence Inga Bentson Athletics, Jokes Arthur Bowsher Literary George K. Stephens Training School News Carrie Whittier Society Linda Koch •General School News Edna Dalziel ON BEING THE EDITOR If you are living under the delusion that being the editor of this paper is a snap job, just pause for a moment in your reading and consider the picture appearing at the head of this column. Note the hands — the dainty fingers, placed upon the editorial brow as thought provokers. Note the mouth, the compressed lips, the tired eyes .and two deep furrows plowed across the spacious forehead. And last, but not least, note the blank sheets of paper on the table before him. Where, Oh where are the noble thoughts that shall fill them? Well might he say like the poets of old: Come ye muses one and all, ' Ye fat, ye lean, ye short, ye tall. But the muses came to the poets, but alas they shun the editor. Then for a moment, if you can, apply your knowledge of psychology, and see in imagination the contents of the Messenger Box spread upon the table. All conceivable sizes, shapes and colors of paper are there. All conceivable tints of ink from violet to pink or green are present. But far worse than all this, the pure white paper is mutilated with every kind of penmanship from that developed by the original Adam to the Rice System. Then see the " copy " going to the printer and the editor giving instructions — but why dwell on this. It is far too sad for so cheerful an editorial as this one. But at last the work is finished and sent out for the approval of the public. Then listen to the comments and kindly thoughtful criticism of some, or the wild ravings and sad bemoanings of some one whose pet write-up has been eliminated. This,' indeed, is a pleasant picture to linger on, but. space will not permit. But usually there is some one who doesn't think that the paper is all wrong, and just between you and me, being the editor is not such a bad job after all. Let's see a good crowd out to the game tomorrow night, team will do its duty, but it needs your support. The Don't be afraid to " root." No one's own voice ever hurt them. "A woman recently appointed as director of a college dining room service receives $6,000 a year more than the professors are paid. One more bit of evidence that a feast of reason is the cheapest meal." January Sale of White Makes its debut, commencing Monday, January i9th, that which will offer unlimited opportunities to the frugal shoppers MONTAGUE McHUGH Incorporated — "Merchandise of Quality Only " EATON'S IGHLAND LINEN Sfe Co-op WE NOW HAVE READY FOR DELIVERY Rural Life Pins Aletheian Pins Muller Asplund Jewelers Next to First National Bank Get Your Candies and Ice Cream at HORSE HARDWARE CO. 1025-1039 Elk Street Athletic Goods Fishing Tackle for all Anglers Guns and Ammunition 119 E. Holly The Kodak Store ENGBERG DRUG COMPANY Corner Elk and Holly Sts. ---------- Weekly Messenger - 1920 January 16 - Page 3 ---------- THE WEEKLY MESSENGER, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1920 Organizations MAJOR GIRLS I Oh, jolly are the major girls, We have plenty of wealth; As the world goes 'round We are gaining in health. II One class in the gym And the other on second floor; Get there on time, You were late before. The Moffat-Williams apartments in the basement, was the scene of much hilarity the Thursday night before va-. cation. It was here that the Major girls gathered to compete in all kinds of contests, the planning of which showed the genius of the above mentioned two. As all of us had eaten track meet before going, pep and skill were not lacking. Each side did its best to get the most points and thus receive the beautiful Normal pennant offered as first prize. The consolation prizes, however, has not yet been awarded. I scream and cookies were in evidence at a reasonable hour and all took part in this, the last performance. Then the girls went home singing the praises of Moffat and Williams as jolly entertainers. MAJOR GIBXS' PLAY Time — Saturday evening. Place — Office of hostesses, first floor Central Building, Normal. Cast— Twelve students (girls), two hostesses, the Misses Moffat and Williams. Costumes — Same as for Phys. Ed. 4. Summary: ACT I — Belay. Scene I — Eleven, events. . Scene II — Winners: Florence Baker, captain; Regina Frank, Agnes Clippin-ger, Bernice Day and Laura Haynes. . Scene III — Award of Normal pennant to winners. ACT II Lunch and ease. ACT III Spontaneous play under Miss Moffat's supervision. All present prounounce the play a decided success. ALUMNI It may be of interest to the readers of the Messenger to know who have served as president of the • Alumni Association for the past six years. The names of these alumni presidents are as follows: Mrs. Vida Welbon Brooks, 'J4-'15; Mrs. Carrie Hildebrand Ober, '15-'16; Mr. R. H. Ewing, '16-'17; Miss Betsy Stenberg, '17-'18; Mrs. Jane Bellis Sprately, '18-'-9; Dr. J. Wesley Kaylor, '19-'20. Miss Namanee Sherwood '20, of Everett, has this long line of relatives or near relatives before her: Mr. Loraine 11. Sherwood '11, principal of high school, Salem, Illinois; Miss Lee Sherwood '15, Everett, Washington; Mrs. I. Ely. Austin (Glenara Sherwood), at home at Beach, Washington; Mr. C. E. Gibson '10, 1208 East Sixty-seventh Street, Seattle, principal of the Ravenna School; Mr. E. W. Gibson '11, principal at Lacy, Washington; Miss Clara A. Gibson '14, teaching in Everett, Washington; Miss Celia E. Gibson '16, teaching at Mukilteo, Washington; Mrs. M. Frank Odle (Inez B. Gibson) substitutes under her husband who is principal at Bellevue, Washington. WE NEED A NEW GYMNASIUM Broken lenses duplicated accurately and all r e p a i rs m a d e promptly. Woll, exclusive optometrist and optician, 205 W. Holly. The Bellingham National Bank Capital and Surplus #475,000.00 THESPIANS The Thespians met in room 308 Thursday, January 8. A fine program was rendered by the club. Mr. Stickney sang several good old Southern songs, .assisted by Mr'jj Davis. Miss Howell gave a splendid reading. The remainder of the period was occupied by the business meeting. More was accomplished during this meeting than any previous one. All old business was settled. Everything moved like clock work. After the business meeting the Thespians adjourned to the cafeteria parlors. Here the crowd was served with waffles and hot coffee. The meal will linger a long time in the mind of every Thespian. Three cheers were given for the cooks. C. G. ROE, Reporter. RURAL LIFE At the regular meeting of the Rural Life Club a most interesting program was presented, as follows: Reading, " Swedish Interpretation of Miles Stan-dish"; duet, Alice McKee and Gladys Frouty; debate, "Resolved: That It Is Easier for ,a Young Woman to Secure a Life Companion Than It Is for a Young Man"; affirmative, Mr. Farrel, Mr. Erickson, Mr. Pinckney; negative, Miss Earrett, Miss Smith, Miss Newby. The debate was won by the negative. OHIYESA The Ohiyesas held their regular meeting in the music room Thursday evening, January 8. After the president called the meeting to order the roll was called and the* minutes of last meeting were read and approved, followed by a discussion of old and new business. Then the following program was given: Vocal solo, Pearl Ingalls; Rigoletto (account), Agatha Foley and Ethel Brown; recitation, Marian Edgerly; piano solo, " The Swan," Mamie Bodan-off. " Oh! Robert, Robert! I thought you were a temperance worker ? " v" Sho' I am, parson. I've — hie — gone on a sthrike." " Jim's wife is never- at peace when he' is out of her sight." " Is it because she loves him so? " " No, it's because she knows him so." New Skirts We have just received a number of exceedingly smart separate skirts in quite unusual plaid wool and velour, in the newest sport silks, and in beautiful shades and modes. Full Line of School Supplies Carried at GRIGGS 212 E. HOLLY ALASKA BLDG. KEMPHAUS CBb CO Belling ham's Lowest Price Goat and Suit Store DRY GOODS, WOMAN'S FURNISHINGS PICTORIAL REVIEW PATTERNS HIGHLAND CREAMERY CONFECTIONERY, ETC. H. A. LYLE, Prop. 629 High St. Let Clyde Banks finish your pictures at the Owl Pharmacy The Northwestern , National Bank Bellingham, Wash. WE SOLICIT THE NORMAL ACCOUNTS LEOPOLD HOTEL Dining Room and Banquet Halls OUR SPECIALTIES Luncheons Dinner Parties Banquets Large or small Service excellent Prices right Phone 3500 ---------- Weekly Messenger - 1920 January 16 - Page 4 ---------- THE WEEKLY MESSENGER, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1920 j PACIFIC STEAM j LAUNDRY ] He profits most who serves ] best Phones 126-127 -* First National Bank U. S. Depository Member Federal Reserve Total Resources Over Three Millions j We Cater to the ! Normal Students' I Trade j For Good Things in Gro- | ceries and Confections f GO TO THE I Normal Grocery j Phone 1041 I 431 Normal Drive !*«••#•.#«*•«#*••••••••«•«•**•««•«•**•**•**•"•**•»• Co. ALUMINUM UTENSILS We carry the " UNIVERSAL" line — the firm who make Universal food choppers and bread raisers, etc. They are the- best made. See Us for Cooking Utensils Jenkins-Boys Co. '^^t"»"m"ffff'*"f'*"f*"i"*-*"»—••—•*••—*—••»••»• Gage- Dodson Home of the Hart Schaff ner Marx MEN'S CLOTHING JAMESON HALL Monday after vacation found us all in our places, excepting our house mother, Namanee Sherwood, who ' was detained on account of illness (too much candy). We were glad to welcome her back the following Saturday. Emma Zylstra, of Lynden, spent the week end at her home. Frankie Roe and Grace Thatcher were callers at Jameson Hall Saturday evening. Grace and Mae Robinson were invited to dinner Saturday evening by friends. — M. ROBINSON. THE STEPPES Several cases of sickness have occurred at the Steppes last week. Mr. Powell had a bad attack of rheumatism in his foot. He is now Well again. Mr. Harrison reported a severe cold. Mr. Bartruff had a severe attack of stomach trouble. Mr. Bartruff has been elected captain of the Normal basketball team. All the Steppeites attended the most exciting basketball game of the season Friday between the Whatcom High and Normal quintets. — C. G. ROE, Reporter. BEVER HOUSE NOTES All the girls attended their respective club meetings Thursday evening. Upon returning Victoria Huston was surprised to find that her housemates had learned of her birthday and had refreshments ready to be served. The refreshments consisted of ice cream and wafers. We all thoroughly enjoyed it in spite of the fact that the party was of short duration, as the clock was getting dangerously close to ten-thirty. — ELIN JOHNSON. JENKINS CLUB NOTES All members of the Jenkins Club spent their Christmas vacation at their homes. Ella Pallas has been ill during the past week, but we are glad to say that she is recovering. Florence Boucher spent the week end al her home. Inez Clark and Evelyn Miles entertained the girls with a real feed Sunday evening. — IMPIE I. SAAKI. EDENS HALL The week's calendar at Edens Hall: Sunday — "All is Calm .and All Is Bright." Monday — "We're Blue, Just Blue." Tuesday —" Oh, How We Hate to Get Up in the Morning." Wednesday — " Memories." Thursday — " Where Do We Go from Here." Friday — " Smiles." Saturday —"A Perfect Day." Our weekly party was held Saturday ' night in the dining room. Each floor presented stunts which were greatly enjoyed by all. Ice cream and cake was served in the parlor. Committee for the party, Agatha Foley, Julia Whitmore and Eva Maine. Lena Rucker, a former student, was a visitor at Edens Hall over the week end. She returned to Burlington Sunday morning. — ELLEN BERGSTROM. Lumber ROUGH AND DRESSED LUMBER. LATH AND SHINGLES. DOORS, WINDOWS, FRAMES. MOULDINGS AND FINISH. QUICK DELIVERY. BRING US YOUR LIST FOR ESTIMATE Retail Office, 1615 Elk Street Retail Yard, Phone 433—Sash Door Factory, Phone 1257 FOR EIGHT YEARS CAVE Has stood for Pure, Clean, Wholesome CANDY AND ICE CREAM HEADQUARTERS FOR Groceries, Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Bakery Goods. We make a specialty of Fancy Cakes to Order. M. J. O'CONNORS Successor to Sweet Grocery Company 1021 ELK STREET A Full Line of School Supplies F. W. WOOLWORTH CO., 122 W. Holly St. "iiiiiiniiitiitiHiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiMtiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiimiiiitM^ mmwmnwummmmmmmimnmannmmimmmnmmmmmnmmnnmwnmwnm WOM ENS APPAREL OF QUALITY Unusual reductions in Winter Coats, Suits, Dresses and Accessories are featured in the Clearance Sales now in progressPPPPP
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Title: Weekly Messenger - 1921 December 2
Date: 1921-12-02
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1921_1202 ---------- Weekly Messenger - 1921 December 2 - Page 1 ---------- The Weekly Messenger Devoted to the Interests of the Student Body, Washington State Normal School VOL. XXI BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1921. NO 10 THE LEWIS COUNTY INSTITUTE OF LAST A FORMER STUDENTS MEET On
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Show more1921_1202 ---------- Weekly Messenger - 1921 December 2 - Page 1 ---------- The Weekly Messenger Devoted to the Interests of the Student Body, Washington State Normal School VOL. XXI BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1921. NO 10 THE LEWIS COUNTY INSTITUTE OF LAST A FORMER STUDENTS MEET On Wednesday noon, November 23, at the time of the Lewis County Institute in Centra] ia, a large group of former Bellingham students gathered in the Chamber of Commerce hall to pay respect and send greeting to their Alma Mater. The time was spent listening to talks from the Normal delightfully told by Mr. Bever, followed by Mr. Hoppe, who masterfully entertained the group with humorous readings. The noon hour was gone all too soon and only was there time for a few reminiscences of Normal days by Miss Z. May Meighen, our very capable cbunty superintendent, and an expression of appreciation to Waldemar Jaeger, under whose direction the luncheon was planned, and Mr. Herbert Heath, who acted as toast master. Following is a list of names of those who were present on this occasion Estelle Burnside, '20. Mira McLeod, '14. Clare O'Brien, Aug. '21. W. J. McW.illiams, '00-'01. Pauline Gaupp, '13. Kathryn Cummings, '17. Louis S. Livingston, '21. Grace Thatcher, Chehalis. Ruth Clayton. Edna Wilson. Don Tunstall. Clinton E. Pruner. Mrs. Ida McWilliams. Aleta Swayne, '20. Leta Griffin. Lillian Olson, '16. Miss Mamie Brockover. Kerby J. Smith, '16. Alice Kinder. Robert A. Tunstall. Mrs. Kirby Smith. Mrs. Alma Jensen Deskins, '21. Herbert G. Heath, '16. Josephine Courter, '1. Carl L. Irish, 20. Edith Smith. Thomas W. Allison. Thelma E. Koehler. W. L. Parkins. Laura Augst C. G. Roe. Dora West. J. Vitoria Huston Mildred F. Roberts. Ida Keto, '17. Ama Riedl. Feronia Y. Johnson. Ethol I. Lewis. Jessie M. darken. Bertha M. Smith. Lillion Coleman. Gertrude Sears. F. E. Presnell. W. Ella Pallas. Helen Kalbus, '12. Mrs. Maude D. Risley. Sybril Wade. Mabel Merchant. Martha Johanson. Bessie Van Eaton. Mamie Moore. Everett Poling. Waldemar Jaeger. Z. May' Meighan, '15, County super intendent, Chehalis. Ina Johnson, '20. Large Class Graduates; Very Impressive Exercises At the Commencement Exercises on Friday morning, December 2, the following students received diplomas: Genevieve Abbott. Alberta H. Baker. Violet Wendell Bergh. Lois Wilson Bliss. Thelma Chambers. Valera Clarke. Freda Marie Garno. Henrietta Gillispie. Viola Gosch. Anne Johnson. Elsine Johnson. Rena Johnson. Ruth H. Johnson. Lucile Johnston. Jeanette G. Kellet. Agnes Kirkham. Anna Kjesbu. Iva Larsen. Edna Leatherwood. Mary T. McBride. Beulah McCulloch. Vernon McDonald. Luella McKinney. Anna Maddox. Amanda Nessen. Elenore Mead. Eva D. Pearson. May B. Pickett. Alice Polley. Mary J. Rieth. Edith B. Robertson. Helen J. Robinson. Elizabeth Shannon. Josephine Silvers. Lucile Sowers. Jacoba Tramp. Jeanette Truesdell. Ruth Wall. Mary Gaupp Weed. Clara M. Willard. Anwyled Williams. Faye Wilson. Rose A. Zaffell. Anna Cutter. The program follows: March ,. Selected Miss Elizabeth Yost Invocation Rev. H. R. Snyder "Rise Up" .'. Denza MISS ALICE POLLEY, President Graduating Class. "Morn Rise" Czibulka Choral Club Address, "The Day, the Doing and the Doer" Rev. Duncan McPhail "At Parting" James H. Rogers Miss Katherine Myers Presentation of Class, President G. W. Nash Presentation of Diplomas, Honorable Walter B. Whitcomb •'0 Heart of Mine" Clough-Leighter Ladies' Quartet. Benediction Rev. H. R. Snyder t lt; TO CONQUER" WILL BE ;E "She Stoops to Conquer" will be presented by the American Association of University Women, Friday evening, December 2, at 8 o'clock. This sparkling comedy has been considered one of the best English plays since its production, March 3, 1773. The' humorous situations, the phraseology and the quaint costumes are factors which make it an immortal fun-maker. The cast represents the highest dramatic ability in Bellingham. Mr. Hoppe and Mr. Rahskopf of the Expression department, have important roles. Y COURSE WILL BE OF GREAT BENEFIT TO SCHOOL Today, the dangerous time of after-war reconstruction, is the time when people should be drawn together into a common unit of thought and action. As a stimulus to social instinct and cooperation, the Bellingham State Normal School is offering a Community Lyceum Course to small school communities. The course is formed to promote the following aims: To aid the school in the important work of humanizing and vitalizing its relations with the community; to make instruction, inspiration and entertainment available at a minimum cost DEALS OF NORMAL SET F FAITH IN SCHOOL JOURNAL REVIEWS WORK (Continued on Page Two) (Continued on Page Five) The following contribution regarding our President and his ideals for Normal appears in the present issue of the Washington Educational Journal. "The subject of this sketch was born in Wisconsin and launched upon his career in South Dakota. Upon graduation from Yankton College, he was admitted to the ancient and honorable order of the ferule and immediately started to initiate young men and women into the mysteries of Pytagoras, Eulid, and Ptolemy. While teaching Mathematics and Astronomy at Au-gustana and Yankton Colleges, he gave indication of professional ambition by undertaking graduate work at Leipsic and at the University of Minnesota. He received the Master's degree from Yankton College in 1905 and was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws in 1911. In South Dakota he served two terms as State Superintendent of Public Instruction, one term as President of the State Teachers' Association, and nine years as President of the State Normal School at Aberdeen. "In 1914, Doctor Nash was called to the Presidency of the Bellingham State Normal School. The Norcnal-'by-the- Sea responded quickly to the vigor of his administration. Preceding highest records of attendance, both in the regular year and in the summer session have been doubled. The faculty has been increased from thirty-six to _ fifty-six. Buildings have been rehabilitated, campus greatly enlarged, a new heating plant and a new dormitory erected. President Nash has actively identified himself wth every form of public service— religious, educational, civic, patriotic. So markedly has he demonstrated his qualities of leadership that there is a general feeling in the community and in the state that if he undertakes any important task it will be carried through to a successful issue. "When interviewed regarding his aims and ideals for the Bellingham State Normal Shool, Doctor Nash expressed himself in the following terms: 'I want this school to be second to none of its kind in the country. I have always upheld the position that the Normal Schools of the state must be regarded as institutions of collegiate rank and that they must maintain collegiate standards of work. The Bellingham Normal _ is not copying any other institution; the plan of its work is unique. I do not want it tied to any traditions of the past that may hamper growth ,and development. Any innova-itons are welcomed that give evidence of a progressive spirit held in leash by a judicious, but not fettering, conservatism. The strength of a school is to be found in its faculty. I hope to have in charge of the various departments at all times specialists who will rank with the best in the country. It is my policy to commit to competent and representative members of the faculty the responsibility for developing the strongest possible program of teacher training.'" ---------- Weekly Messenger - 1921 December 2 - Page 2 ---------- BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1921. NORMAL GROCERY 431 Normal Drive PHONE 1041 "We cater to Normal Students' trade. Groceries, Vegetables, Fruit and Confectionery Agency Pacfic Laundry Post Ofice Station No. 8 Things Good to Eat at NORMAL BAKERY AND DELICATESSEN OUR 200 HOT LUNCHES ARE APPETIZING AND ADEQUATE 627 High St. ^ys\rj^rjy iKParana I J. C. F. COLLINS J OPTOMETRIST AND OPTICIAN 1312A Dock St. Bellingham Office Phone 83 Residence 2835 We Grind Our Own Lenses H2E3BHBI3HHHHHH For High Grade Watches, Pearl Beads and Solid Gold Jewelry. GEO E. LUDWIG WATCH EXPERT "We make everything run that has wheels" New Location 1250 Elk St. Exchange Bids. KUEHNOEL'S HEMSTITCHING PARLOR 1312A Dock St. Phone 83 Bellingham, Wash. TO A PAL. (Ruth Wenz) And they call you a failure, Old pal o' mine— Old pal o' mine, so true, For you've never succeeded in making the gains That should be a coming to you. For you always have lived In your dreams, and your songs. And always have these joys to give To a gloomy drab world, a looking for gold, • • Placing it 'fore the right to live. So.it isn't fair old pal o' mine It isn't fair at all To call you a failure When you really have been The gre test success of us aU. FISH TALES FROM FAGULT Talk about your complete anglers! Normal boasts a dozen such. "Ho! Ho!" chuckles Mr. Bever, when asked to spin a fish tale. "You see, Mr. Bond about that." "I used to be exceedingly fond of fishing," confided Mr. Kibbe, "but somehow I never got exactly acquainted with the fish out here. Mr. Bond's your man." "Yes," mused Mr. Bond, "the way to get really acquainted with a person is to go away out from civilization somewhere and' spend the day fishing with him. If there's anything wrong with him it'll -come out pretty strong before the day is over. "I've been fishing one time or another with every man on this.faculty and;every one of 'em measures one hundred per cent on my pet test. "The biggest fish I ever caught I met upon the North Fork. I got a noble bite and pulled with all my might. Next thing I knew I came to the surface with the fish's tail in one hand and the limb of a tree in the other. Rindall helped me out. That fish weighed thirty-two pounds. "One time Eindall and I decided to see who was champion fisherman. We fished four straight hours, and at the end of that time one of us had 16S fish and the other had 172. We agreed never to tell who had those extra four fish. "I nearly caught a fish to beat Bond's," said Mr. Rindall. "I felt an awful tug at my line. I got a glimpse of him. He was four feet long. I played him for a while and then began to pull. Just as I was about to land him I awoke to find that Bond had all the covers. My fish was a blanket." Miss Gragg is the only woman of the faculty who confesses to any fishing experiences. "When I came West I was on tiptoe to t ry your wonderful fishing, of which I have heard so much. A neighbor furnished me with a jointed pole, a reel, a basket and high boots. We set out. The biggest stream we could find was five feet wide. We caught fish three inches long. I bore it proudly home and put it on the table— the cat got it." Mr. Kolstad politely refused to be communicative, so we resorted to blackmail. They tell this one on him: He was fishing one day on the Nooksack and had caught only a cold. He fell in with a stranger, a traveling salesman. The stranger mistook Mr. Kolstad for one of his own guild, as others have done before, and asked what his line was. The psychologist modestly disclaimed the tribute and asked "What's yours?" Now the salesman had been catching fish after fish, while A. K.'s basket remained empty. Quoth the salesman, "My line is rubber sporting goods, which explains my superior luck in fishing. I have on a pair of our boots now." "Do you mean to say—" "Sure thing! See for yourself." Mr. 'Kolstad put on the boots and immediately his luck changed. The fish threatened to eat up his hook and line, and soon his basket was full. In the excitement he rashly waded into the river. He was immediately surrounded by swarms of fish, which threatened to tear off the boots. He was dragged back to safety by the salesman, who said: "Prettv good line! Even the fish think so!" Now, I ask you! B. S. N. S. The boys who call themselves the Candly Kids are often times the Lemon Drops. "SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER" WILL BE PRESENTED TONIGHT (Continued From Page One) Dramatis Personae. MEN Sir Charles Marlowe .Dr. W. It. Gray Young Marlowe (his son)....H. Bahskopf Hardastle G. B. Chichester Hastings , J. W. Kelly Tony Lumpkin Victor H. Hoppe Diggory Glen Gibbs WOMEN Mrs. Hardcastle Margaret Gray Miss Hardcastle Mae Armstrong Miss Neville Maud Harris Maid Sybil Tucker The proceeds will be given to the annual scholarship presented by the Association to deserving graduates of local High Schools. It is indeed a rare privilege extended to all who love good drama to see this classic intelligently portrayed. Normal students should avail themselves of the opporunity. B. S. N. S.- JOSEPHINE CONVERSE WRITES FROM PARIS Miss Helen Beardsley has received a very interesting letter, dated "Paris, October 27, 1921," from Mrs. Josephine Converse, a graduate of our school, who was formerly an instructor in foreign languages at Whatcom High School. Mrs. Converse is now a student at the Sorbonne. She has received honorable mention there. She expects to teach French in a university upon her return to America. Mrs. Converse loves Paris, but has to work hard. "Students," she says, "go and go," but they do not receive credits unless they ask permission to take examinations." "French students refuse to be bored by a professor who kills time," she relates. "They shout—'asses, asses! C'est fini!' I have sometimes thought I should like to do that in the United States." The students incude Chinese, Japanese, Swedes, Danes, many Kussians, and some Americans. Living is high in Paris, but everyone seems to be employed, and there is little unrest, as in this country. B. S. N. S. SHE WORRIED ABOUT IT. (By Anne Bra-nnick) Her eyebrows were awry, her hair out of curl, . And she worried about it. She'd been snubbed in the hall by that horrid Jones girl, And she worried about it. She hadn't a "date" for Saturday night. 'Cause she and Alonzo had just had a fight. And, good gracious me, was her dress quite all right? And she worried about it. Her plans bore this legend "Re-write" or "see me," She didn't worry about it. With red ink her essays were decked beautifully, She didn't worry about it. When asked to recite, she was usually mium. You'd think that this fact would have bothered her some. But she was quite happy and simply chewed gum. . She didn't worry ahout it. B. S. N. S. The Eterna Masculine. Father: "Well, anyway, women are just children, grown up a little. Son (10 years old): "Yes, they have just learned to cover up their foolishness."- THE VIENNA CLEANERS Goods Delivered on Hangers No Wrinkles PHONE 265 1200 Elk St., Cor. Chestnut When Traveling to SEATTLE and Way Points use the Interurban. Clean, Convenient, Comfortable. Leaves Elk and Holly Streets as follows: A. M. P. M. 6:30 4:00 8:00 4:00 10:00 6:00 12:00 (Noon) Fare One Way, $3.25 Fare Round Trip, $6.25 Stop overs Mount Vernon and Everett The Modern Way PACIFIC NORTHWEST TRACTION CO.. OWEN MARKET GROCERY NO. 3 Garden Street Near Oak VAN WYCK DAIRY Ice Cream, Soft Drinks and Light Lunches 1226 Elk St. Normal Students Will Like Our CHOCOLATES 3\x t National lank U. S. Depository Member Federal Reserve CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $500,000.00 HIGHLAND CREAMERY Confectionery, Etc. H. A. LYLE, Prop. 629 High St. ---------- Weekly Messenger - 1921 December 2 - Page 3 ---------- BELLINGHAM, WASHING-TON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1321. IT IS NOT A BIT TOO EARLY! .Start today making up the list of friends to whom you are going to send CHRISTMAS GREETING CARDS Students' Co-op. C. C. Baughman, Mgr. DR. MILLER WRITES AN ARTICLE FOR JOURNAL In the November issue of the Washington Educational Journal appears an article on "Vocational Guidance as a Function of the School" by Dr. Miller. In this article Dr. Miller states, "that modern education demands that the interests, activities', and subject matter of the school be identical and continuous with life; and that to fit one's self for the vocation for which he is best adapted is the only possible way to participate freely and efficiently in the work of the world. This necessity for time in the development of intelligent choice implies an educative process which should make vocational guidance an integral part of the work of the school." Dr. Miller shows plainly the need for a system for guidance along these lines and also makes various suggestions as to how this might be done. Read the article for it is on one of the live topics in educational work. Bellingham Truck Co. Ask us about Prices before moving Pianos and Furniture Packed and Moved. Long Distance Hauling a Specialty Hauled by Experienced Men 1119 Dock St. Tel. 15 Res. 2183 In a large number of cases glasses are needed to relieve the eye-strain, rather than to improve vision. Consult Woll, the Optometrist, 205 W. Holly Street. FAST BASKETBALL Normal has always had reason to be proud of its basketball teams. Many a triumph has been gained for our school in contests with the other Normals of state as well as with many strong district teams. This year is to prove no exception to the rule. Some excellent material is in school. Many men who have already proved their worth on other basketball floors, and some veterans of former Normal team are here. Coach Carver has arranged a stiff schedule, and is hopeful that his boys will finish the season with a clean slate. Many games besides those already ar ranged will doubtless be played. The regular games with the city school teams will probably take place. The schedule to date is as follows: Jan. 11—Vancouver ex-Normal (tentative). Here. Jan. 14—College of Puget Sound. Here. Jan. 21—Cheney Normal. Here. Jan. 27—Ellensburg Normal. Here. Jan. 28—Ellensburg Normal. Here. Feb. G.—Leavenworth Amateur Athletic Club. There. Feb. 8.—Cheney Normal. There Feb. 10.—Ellensburg Normal. There. Feb. 18.—St. Martins College. Here. Feb. 24—College Puget Sound. There. B. S. N. S. NEW BOOKS RECENTLY ADDED TO THE LIBRARY Book covers find among new books a fascinating something that is an intricate part of the undimmed ink, the fresh binding, the make up and content; they peep under a particularly promising looking cover or skim a page here and there with all the delights of exploration. So much interest has been shown in the New Book shelf introduced recently into the Library that we should like .to mention briefly a few of the very latest books that have appeared on the shelf. James, William. Letters 'of William James, edited by Henry James. To students who have been daily asking for th ereserved books, James' "Psychology," and James' "Talk to Teachers," this book will afford a great human experience and delight. "The whole man with his wide interest in philosophy, medicine, and writing, as well as the pleasant friendliness of home and college life are admirably disclosed in his letters, even in his pencil sketches." A. L. A. His "Varieties of Religious Experience" is a book especially interesting because of its broad outlook. Santayana, George. Character and Opinion in U. S. "A keen, kindly analysis of American life, particularly of the more subtle mental attitudes. Seems to centralize around a conception of the American character as vigorous, hopeful, good, somewhat childish; hampered intellectually by con-vetional prohibitions and compulsions; and devoted to a liberty based on cooperation and the spirit of live and let live." A. L. A. A new line of thought comes with the reading of this book, for not once in a year does a book teem with such a glowing vocabulary, crystal-like phrases, humor, and truth. The author was a professor at Harvard University and, though born in Spain, is one of Ameria's great philosophers. Read also his "Life of Reason," "Sense of Beauty," and "Winds of Doctrine." — B . S. N. S. Uncle John—A cat has nine lives. (Voice from Rear)—'S nothing; a frog croaks every minute. | CHRISTMAS G I F T S ! ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW AT WAHLS ! Your Gifts Will Be Doubly Appreciated If It Comes From Exclusively "Women's, Misses', Children's and Infants' Ready-to-Wear Apparel and Accessories The 7B Nature Study class has made artistic and beautiful seed charts, which may be seen in their room. They contain squash, pumpkin, beet, peas, sunflower and other garden .seeds, and make an interesting collection. The 7B have a new student, Fred Wagar, whom they are glad to welcome. The 5A class has challenged the 5B class to a spelling match, to be held.in the 5A room, Friday morning, December 2. The 5th and Cth History classes are entertaining each other Wednesday afternoons at 2:30 with representative features of work done the first three months. The 3A class is now working on a sand tabe, a scene of Egyptian life. The 3B class has just completed small rugs that they dyed and wove. These are to be placed within their booklets of Arabian life. The first and • second grade had as 415 JUKES Photographer Successor to BROWN STUDIO Sunset BLD. guests at their Thanksgiving program, on Wednesday afternoon of last week, the children of the third and fourth grades and a number of interested patrons. Stories, songs and three short plays were given after which apples, popcorn and jelly tarts, the latter made by the third grade children, were served B. S. N. S. • Mac.—"I say, jeweler. Why don't my watch work?" Jeweler—"The hands won't behave. There's a girl in the case!" B. S. N. S. Fisher—"Why is Carver like a Pullman car?" Billy—"I give up." Fisher—" 'Cause he's some coach!" The Quality of our Work does not permit a Discount EVERYONE TREATED ALIKE SHOE REP ADDING AND SHINE PARLOR LONGWOOD'S 1325 Dock Street Bellingham YORK ADDITION MARKET A. P. ERICKSON, Proprietor Choice Meats Our Specialty We Handle All Choice Meats 20 Years of Bellingham Business Has Established Our Reputation PHONE 195 ---------- Weekly Messenger - 1921 December 2 - Page 4 ---------- BELLINGHAM,- WASHINGTON, FRED AT, DECEMBER 2, 1921. The WEEKLY MESSENGER Published by Students' Association of State Normal School, Bellingham. Entered in the Postoffice at Bellingham, Washington, as second-class matter. THE IRISH PRINTING COMPANY, PRINTERS Subscription rates by mail, $2.00 per year in advance. Single copies, 5 cents. Advertising rates on application. Address all communications, other than news items, to The Manager 'of the Weekly Messenger, Bellingham, Washington. STAFF OFFICERS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DOROTHY FORCH ASSISTANT EDITOR ESTHER WINDLEY BUSINESS MANAGER ~ WADE BRISTOL Feature Writers General News Athletics Literary MESSENGER STAFF Margaret Spaight Assembly Margaret Smith B. Du Rae Faculty, Board of-Control Notes _ ..Verna McGinnis M r s - E d n a Anstett Howard Nessen T . j P e a r l H e m ml J0 K e s | Howard Nessen Ralph H. Miller Exchange t Olga Brotnov . Anne Brannick Club Editor Ruth O. Wenz December graduates miss the setting of a regulation graduation day—the sunshine, the roses, the frills and all that. But our cloud has a silver lining. Think of it! To us has been granted two Thanksgiving days in the same year, the same A GRADUATION month, almost in the same week. Verily, POEM our hearts overflow with the measure of our blessings. The goal of our present ambition has been attained. Labor has its reward; the coveted diploma is within our grasp and, oh, joy! a possible pay check looms large in the desert waste of'our financial affairs. Thankful? Yea, beyond measure! But not grateful alone for material blessings! More priceless by far are the pleasant memories that we shall take with us—the memory of inspiring, faithful instructors, the memory of helpful, loyal friends and acquaintances and the memory of a delightful environment. ~We are thankful for the knowledge that has come to enrich our minds and s.rengthen our bodies. We are thankful for the fields of service that await us; may we ever play a woivhy part therein! Finally^ we are grateful to our fellow-citizens throughout the state and nation, who, for the sake of an ideal, have given of their means that we might enjoy the advantages that have been ours through our school lives.—One of them. B. S. N. S. SOME THOUGHTS ON SCHOOL SPIRIT. (XN EVERY HAND we hear much about school spirit. To excel in its display is the ambition of every class. The regular students complain that the summier students do not show a proper spirit, and these elder folk retort that the ''regulars" have not yet learned the meaning of the word. What is the elusive, intangible thing, that having it, we may believe we have it not, and, while boasting its possession, we yet may have it not? Eureka! In that maze of idle words. I have it. School spirit is a composite—the result of many reactions. The outer portions uncertain and nebular, consist of much vociferous ''rootings," of many sprawling class numerals in unseemly places, of many "hi-yu" good times and illy-prepared lessons, of much whispering under the assembly gallery and idling in the halls, of many anxious interviews with those in authority. But now, slowly, the composite takes form, registering faithfully prepared lessons, increasing earnestness and loyalty to duty. There is shown increased devotion to student activities and a better appreciation of faculty efforts. Until at the center, is found the heart, beating steadily and rythmieally through the years in love and veneration for Alma Mater.—A December Graduate. B. S. N. S. A LL THTNG-S come to ends—even such good things as quarters, terms, and Messenger s affs. It was with regret we realized that this issue was to.be our last, and we hurried around a little faster than usual and tried to fill up the pages with good news. We hope you read it every bit and like it, and if you do, tell us about it. As we think back over the quarter, somewhat in retrospect, we know there are many articles that should have been better, jokes that could have been funnier, news that could have been fresher. We like to think of the new columns we have started, the one absolutely new joke we wrote, the poem we made up; and then the things that we have left for the next staff to finish: tulips, good English, lectures. To the next staff we wish much success with their work, and thereto we bequeath them all our frayed pads and pencil stubs, the small hours in which to. work, the fears and joys and all the fun that goes with writing. AIL TF KI. TT M IK FROM THE PHYSICAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT The ideal of physical training in our educational work should be to promote the health of school children; and this implies that special care be taken to overcome that tendency toward nervous unrest that the strain of American life, as well in business and social circles, as in the schools, tends to create. It may not seem that the few minutes which are or should be given each day to physical training in the public school, will affect materially for better or worse the character and bearing of the children who are subjected to it, but when it is remembered that these exercises are to go on day after day from the time the child enters school, its influence will be more readily recognized, and its hygienic importance more fully appreciated. (To be Continued) REDUCTION OF ARMAMENT TO BE DISCUSSED WEEKLY This Corner Will Be Devoted to the Cause Until the Allied Conference Closes. Princeton University has an active club for the Reduction of Armament. President Harding expressed his approval of the organization as follows: "It is most gratifying to know that the college thought of the Republic is being exercised helpfully to commit the sentiment of our country and the world to real achievement. A great service to this generation may prove vastly greater to the generations yet to come." The New York Times has given an entire edition over to a discussion of Reduction of Armament. The Literary Digest of November 12th devotes the entire number to the cause, as does the New Republic, November 16th. with an additional supplement. The Tacoma Ledger also gives an entire issue to the movement. Harry Lauder says war is all wrong. "Great things are coming. Great things will be done. Great things must be done. And there is a way in sight at the conference at Washington. It lies for the English speaking people of the world to make war impossible, not for a generation or two, but for everlasting time. Forty colleges responded to Princeton's call for a conference of colleges for reduction of armaments. President Harding commended them for their activity and interest, stating that the questions of today would be settled by the younger generation I wonder if the difference between the college student and the normal student may not be ilustrated by this very interest shown in a question of international importance. It seems as though the Normal students were not interested and utterly uninformed on this very important issue. Seligman of Columbia says, "Whether the delegates to the armament conference realize it or not, the future of European civilization is at stake." Meanwhile Americans should demand to know why 3 cents of every dollar of their government's money in 1920 was spent in paying for past wars and preparing for future wars.- B. S. N. S. LAURA A. JOHNSON DIES: WAS POPULAR STUDENT Laura Anna Johnson, a student at Normal, died early Sunday morning, November 20th She was in the hospital apparently recovering from an operation, wnen she suddenly suffered a relapse which proved fatal. Miss Johnson's home was at Kent, Washington, where her' father has a large farm She came to Normal last year. Durig the "flu" epidemic she assisted Miss Mead most efficiently in caring for the girls at the dormitory. Miss Mead says she has never known of a more reliable girl in time of need and distress. Edens Hall girls sent a beautiful floral tribute to the funeral and a letter of sympathy was forwarded to her father from the Student's Association. B. S. N. S. Estill—Weak things united become strong. Doris—Why don't you get married? KEMPHAUS CO. Bellingham's Lowest Priced Cloak and Suit Store OUR TOY STORE IS NOW READY LARGEST SELECTION IN NORTHWEST WASHINGTON Candy Is a Food !! EAT MORE CANDY PEANUT BRITTLE 25c lb. 3 M A B Y'S 119 E . M O L L Y S T . ---------- Weekly Messenger - 1921 December 2 - Page 5 ---------- BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1921. E OF A SI I Some there may be who think teaching a lifeless and prosaic process. After one has interviewed a number of Normal students he wonders if life in the movies, aeroplane flights, or the old adventures of cowboys on the plains offer any more thrilling experiences than some of these demure pedagogues have encountered, who so meekly answer "Present" when the roll is called at Normal classes! One slim, curly-haired maiden, who really appeared too fragile to tackle an eighth grade job in our Training school, confessed that last year she had the opportunity of dealing with human nature in the raw. She was called to teach in a four-room school, close to the boundary line where loggers, a few ranchers, smugglers of Chinese laborers and "booze runners" thrived. Boys composed most of the attendance, overgrown and undisciplined. School to them was a secondary consideration as they made men's wages when the logging camps were running. Their object in attendance was the old one, to run the school and the teacher. After many exciting adventures in which the old-fashioned rubber hose was. resorted to, and the teacher's desk one evening contained two quarts of whiskey, taken from one of the ring leaders of the boys; after much discouragement, ex-haustless patience and tact, order was brought out of chaos. Students admitted— even the wildest of them—that they liked to come to school. Evenings were spent coasting, hiking and fishing, with the object of keeping the boys out of mischief. Looking back on the year now, our fragile little Normal student thinks the experience she gained there invaluable and really admits that after the first misunderstandings were over, she grew to love and appreciate the warm, human nature she encountered. Another teacher, a young man, had a rather difficult time because most of the people in his district were Slavonians and lived in a community by themselves. Many of the pupils were older girls; more shy young ladies were never seen. When the teacher tried to be friendly and called at their homes to interest them in community work and play, the girls all ran and. hid. Nor ANNOUNCEMENT Commencing Thursday, December first, we will serve a splendid Table d'hote Dinner at $1.00 per person, from 5:00 to 8:15 p. m. every evening Sam Rathman's music Your social obligations may be taken care of by a Dinner at the Leopold Special attention to parties, large or small, on short notice was he able to make himself understood by the parents. One day he herded most of the pupils 6 miles to another school for a spelling match. When they arrived, they collected in a side room and refused under any consideration to come out. Another day he brought them to an adjoining school for an examination. They looked at the other children, looked at the questions and marched home. By persistent and patient effort he managed by the time school was out to get within speaking distance of them outside of school hours. In some cases it is well to be something of a boxer. A young teacher called a large boy, who had been misbehaving, to her desk. As soon as she rose he struck at her. As she had had a great deal of trouble with him and her predecessor had been forced to leave in the middle of the term, she did not hesitate, but launched an uppercut straight at him and he fell to the floor. He was not hurt but was forever after a good boy. Sometimes it pays to use cave-man tactics. The places which should have the most unselfish and best teachers are the one and two-room schools, because then the school house and the teacher must become the center of any community life that there is. One such teacher had a school in the coal fields. She organized a P. T. A. which became very active, a dancing club for the community, had a co-operative community hall built and conducted a Sunday School. It is such teachers who demand, or rather deserve the highest praise. Many students have only delightful experiences. One girl taught east of the mountains in the apple country. Most of the people were moderately well off. Her life was a series of rides, dinners and entertainments, which the community provided. She was paid $150 a month and had but twelve primary children to teach. —Verna McGinnis. 13. S. N. S. COMMUNITY COURSE WILL BE OF GREAT BENEFIT TO SCHOOL (Continued From Page One) to communities; to present numbers of such nature that there shall be something of interest for every member of the school community. The members of this Lyceum Course are: Victor H. Hoppe, of the Expression department; W. C. Weir and E. J. Klemme, of .the Extension department, and Major A. F. Palmer, of the French army. These four men offer a course of quality at a small fee, making the numbers available for any school district. The numbers may be given singly or as a. whole course. The courses are planned to be given at intervals of about one month, thus spreading the course over three or four months. B. S. N. S. Edith R.—"I wisli to ask a question regarding a tragedy." Hoppe.—"Yes ?" Edith—"What's my grade?" Hart-Schaffner Marx Clothing For Men GAGE-DODSON CO. Direction of Jensen Von Herberg COMING FOUR DAYS STARTING WEDNESDAY OF AMUSING INCIDENTS IN NORMAL STUDENT LIFE (Anne Brannick) What would you do if you had paid tuition, your landlady had gratefully clasped her rent, your necessary books were purchased, and you • then found that your purse contained just enough money so that your life had to be preserved on ten cents a day until money could be received from home? For a week doubt and fear would hold you almost continually in their grip. How you would hope for and expect letters with every delivery of mail! You would be almost sure that the letter was in the city, the postal service poor and the postman negligent. Is there anyone who cares whether you have food or not? In a few months after, the mountains and valleys of hope and fear, phantom and fact, would assume their right proportions, and the humor and ridiculousness of the situation would afford as much amusement as your previous anxiety caused distress. Then as you, amid bursts of appreciative laughter, humorously related your experience of living for one week on one bowl of soup per day and then add, "You know those bowls of oyster crackers ?" More peals of laughter. Your friends immediately visualize the steady minus a cracker, minus another cracker, minus still another cracker, until only the bowl is left. Then they know why you do not eat crackers and soup now. B. S. N. S. Mr. Bever—"Before I begin talking, there are several things I want to say. Robert—"Yes, I'm taking up anesthetic dancing now!" PACIFIC LAUNDRY Blankets Cleaned, Carded and Made Like New. Our Curtain Department Equipped With American Curtain Dryer. PHONE 126 ESTABLISHED 1889 XMAS GIFTS We Have a Fine Assortment of IVORY STATIONERY TOILET SETS PERFUME XMAS CARDS CANDY THE OWL DRUG STORE SHOE SHOP 1131 Elk Street All Work Guaranteed 10% Discount on all Repair Work for NORMAL STUDENTS Give Us a Try ---------- Weekly Messenger - 1921 December 2 - Page 6 ---------- BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1.921 £L4JB flflTt^ PHILOS CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY Perhaps the most delightful of the Philo parties was that of the twelfth annual birthday party of the club, which was held at the home of its sponsors, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Phillipi, 916 High Street, last Saturday evening. Sixty members were present, including active members and those out of school. A splendid program was rendered, consisting of a flute solo by Carol Haeske, piano solo, Mabel Miller; a discussion, "The Finished Product," Blanche Cummins; "Philos in the Making," by Mary Wood. A large birthday cake holding twelve lighted candles was brought in. Mi-. Phillipi succeeded in blowing out the candles. The president, Lucien Loring, cut the frst piece and Cleo Baughman, a member of the club since 1914, cut the second. Herbert Hansen '•'clamped his teeth down on the ring," and it wasn't long until Catherine Shepherd was seen wearing it. Bernice Day discovered the thimble which means spinsterhood, and you should have heard Roswell Oliver groan! Milly Young grinned, but didn't say a word, when Arthur Boucher found the darning needle, the insignia of bachelorhood, in his piece. Wealth is forecast for at least one of the Philo members, for Esther Reddick found a dime in her cake. Lucien Loring received high score at a well known Philo game, while Marion Collier won the "booby" prize. The party certainly was one of the most enjoyable events in the history of the club. ALETHIANS. The Alethian Club held its regular business meeting Tuesday. Much important business was discussed. Thursday evening a fine program, illustrative of the country of Sweden-was given. The program was as follows: Roll call—Response with current events. Folk Lore and Customs—Martha Anderson. Folk Songs—Almeda Bowmen. Geography and Government—Ruth Church. Folk Dances—Dorothy Bell, Pearl Stoughton. Important Swedish Characters—Elnora Antrim. The program was followed by a discussion on club activities and it was decided to pledge fifty dollars for the club house on the Lake Whatcom tract. ETHEL HALL THE ELITE Hair Store Beauty Parlor Shampooing, Massaging and Scalp Treatment. P H O N E 216 311 W. Holly Bellingham THE PALLAS The Home of Better .Candies, Pastries, and Ice Cream. Y. W. C. A. NOTES. The girls who did not go home for Thanksgiving were entertained by the Y. W. C. A. with a "Book Party," at Edens Hall, Friday evening. Each girl was dressed to represent some well-known book. The evening was filled with games, readings, and music. Refreshments were served in the dining-room, which was decorated in green and yellow. All were grateful to the Y. W. C. A. for its generous hospitality. At one of the meetings of the month, Faye Bruneau gave a talk about the work she is soon to take up in South America. She first discussed the customs, climate and characteristics of that country, then she spoke on her special teaching work to be done there. It was a most enjoyable talk and gave a clearer insight into the missionary work in South America. Rev. Taus gave a pleasing talk at the last meeting on the spiritual side of life, which proved an inspiration to all. The Y. W. C." A. held a week of fellowship throughout the country during the clays November 13th to 18th. The week was observed by the Normal Y. W. C. A. by holding prayer services at the noon hour each day. RURAL LIFE CLUB. The Rural Lifers held a short business* meeting November 17. A committee, consisting of Misses Dunnigan, Trosl and Reihman, was appointed to act to nominate officers for next quarter. The business meeting was followed by initiation of new members. Those in charge of the initiation ceremonies were Miss Keeler, Mr. Coughlin, Miss Benson, Miss Abrams, Miss Rosenburg and Mr. Hatley. They proved to be good doctors, barbers and physical education instructors, if one may judge from the way they handled their victims. The victims were: Mrs. Johnson, Miss Rans-weiler, Miss Froost, Miss Jacobson, Miss Provost, Mrs. Zuffel, Miss Nims, Mr. Duke, Mr. Burke, Miss Elliot, Mrs. Bowman, Mrs. Gorril and Miss Sunquist. They all recovered and were able to return to school the next day. An interesting account of an institute in Eastern Washington was given by Mr. Coughlin. He emphasized the interest and enthusiasm shown by teachers attending the institute of whom more than forty were formerly students of this Normal. Mr. Hatley exhibited his talent as a community song leader by directing the "sing." OHIYESAS. The Ghiyesas met Tuesday morning, November 15, for a short business meeting. Miss Bell was elected as honorary member of the club. The next meeting will be held Tuesday, Nov. 30, when the officers for the next quarter will be chosen. THESPIANS. The next regular meeting of the Thespians will be held next Thursday evening in the club rooms. An unusually fine program has oeen p:anned for tin-; evening. It Beat Him. Two boys were boasting of their father's wealth. "Huh!" said Freddie, "my father is richer than yours. He's rich enough to buy all New York." "That's nothing," answered Eddie. "I heard my father tell my mother at the breakfast table this morning that he was going to buy New York, New Haven and Hartford." —Ex. 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Kolstad—Last night was a beautiful night to observe shooting stars! ---------- Weekly Messenger - 1921 December 2 - Page 7 ---------- BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1921. 1 MORSE HARDWARE COMPANY Established 1884 Distributors of ATHLETIC AND SPORTING GOODS Fine Mechanics' Tools Samson Auto Tires 1025-1039 Elk St. Patronize Messenger Adertisers. For Firstclass Workmanship and Material SEE MORLAN Shoemaker 1224 Elk St. Our Products Are "DeLieiously Different" W H E E L E R ' S BAKERY 1307 DOCK STREET We Specialize in Home Made Bread GREAT WESTERN Wood and Coal Combination Heater, has a big open front, like a fireplace. Uses less fuel. Built to last. JENKINS - BOYS COMPANY Try the Normal Cafeteria We Serve the BEST for the BEST The CLARKSTON TEACHERS' AGENCY will locate you in a good paying position in Washington, Oregon, Montana or Idaho. Phone 308 512 Sycamore Street CLARKSTON, - - WASH. MAPLE GROCERY P H 0 N E 15 6 1 702 Maple Bellingham Mr. Klemme has just returned from a committee meeting of the Washington Educational Association, which was held in Seattle November 25th and 26th. "Both sessions were very long," reports Mr. Klemme, "lasting from 9 o'clock in the morning until 10 or 12 o'clock at night. The first day of the session was taken up by the executive committee in attending to the business of the Association. O. C. Whitney, auditor of the Association, presented his resignation, because he is leaving the state, and Principal V. K. Froula, of the Broadway high school, of Seattle, was appointed to fill the place. The committee decided on Spokane, Washington, as the headquarters for the W. E. A. convention for next year. The dates selected for the next convention are next September 27, 28 and 29th. A large portion of the time was taken up by initiating the "30-10," for education. This measure has been started by the P. T. A.'s of the state and the business of the executive committee was to attend to the legal side of it. The second day was used for a general meeting. Thirty educators from all over the state were present to meet with the executive committee for advice and for the purpose of planning the program of the initiation of the "30-10." Altogether, the meeting was very interesting and much worth while." Mr. Rice and family were delightfully entertained at Thanksgiving Dinner at the home of Dr. I. E. Miller and wife, last week. Mr. iKibbe and wife entertained several Normal students at dinner on Thanksgiving Day. Institute work has claimed Mr. Weir from the Normal all of this past week. November 28, 29 and 30th, he was in Clark county at the Institute and De-ember 1st and 2nd he was at Kathlamet attending the Wahkiakum County institute. Miss Keeer will speak at the Blaine Parent-Teaher's Association, December 6th. Miss May Long assisted at the Snohomish County institute, at Everett the first part of "the Aveek, and Messrs. Hoppe and Klemme attended November 30th. Mr. Klemme, editor of the December "Exchange," announces that it will be mailed out the last of this week. "Vocational Guidance as a Function of the School" is the title of the article written by Dr. I. E. Miller for the November number of Washington Educational Journal. This is the third and final number of a series of articles written for this journal by Dr. Miller. Tuesday evening of next week, Dr. Miller will speak before the Sehome P. T. A. His subject will be the "Psychology of Toys." At the meeting of the Forum, last Tuesday at 4 o'clock, Miss Earheart interestingly spoke about her "Impressions at Columbia University." Mr. Phillipi is president of the Forum this year. Mr'. Bissel has returned from Los Angeles, California, where he was called at the death of his brother. Mr. Kolstad will go to Seattle this week-end to attend the U. of W.-Penn State, football game. Mr. Rahskopf hopes to be able to "invite his soul" by a little judicious "loafing." reading and preparing a play REMODELING SALE EVERY GARMENT REDUCED For Clearance Before We OPEN OUR NEW SHOP ALLAHAN' EXCLUSIVE SHOP FOR WOMEN 1319 Dock Street GARLICK'S NEW SHOE SHOP Next Door to Gage-Dodson's 203% West Holly St. THE NICEST SHOP ON THE COAST Ladies' Work Our Specialty TRY US We especially invite all teachers and students to call WE'LL FURNISH A VICTROLA F R E E If You'll Buy $5.00 Worth of VICTOR RECORDS EACH MONTH HARTER WELLS PIANO CO. 211 East Holly St. Bellingham, Wash. 10% DISCOUNT To Normal Students on all Ready to Wear Garments, Dry Goods and Shoes' MONTAGUE McHUGH FINE LINE OF POPULAR PRICED GIFTS MULLER ASPLUND JeAvelers Next to 1st Nat. Bank for recital during a part of the time he expects to be away from the city. Prom the end of the present quarter until Christmas, Miss Longley hopes to visit the O. A. C, Pullman, the State University; the two other normals, Cheney and Ellensburg; and the schools of Seattle Tacoma, Spokane and Portland. After that time, she has, as yet, made no definite plans. Dr. Miller has been very busy rewriting the Annual Catalog for the Normal Shook He urges that the Faculty send in any modifications and corrections that are to be made, at once. tHECAVE J ^ FOR HIGH GRADE PLUMBING and HEATING Consult Dupar-Blythe Co. 1313 Railroad Ave. Bellingham Telephone 55 The Northwestern National Bank Bellingham, Wash. WE SOLICIT THE NORMAL ACCOUNTS ---------- Weekly Messenger - 1921 December 2 - Page 8 ---------- BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1921. CLASS NOIES OF But me? Another shift'of scene, Another pang to reach the heart; Why meet we on the bridge of time To exchange one greeting and to part? —The Kasidad. Perhaps you have noticed the 'perplexed yet joyful countenances of the Seniors? Are all of the reports in? Is the last lesson plan really written? Perchance, behind those busy faces, there lurks a feeling of regret and of sorrow that the parting lias come so soon. Two more happy and busy years are completed; what will the future years unfold? Seniorscope. Vernon (Bennie) McDonald graduated from the Blaine high school in 1919, and entered Normal the next December. One of his interesting adventures was the trip he and Pinckney took to Alaska this summer! Amanda Nessen graduated from the Meridian Hi in 191S, entered Normal in the fall and has taught two years. Lois W. Bliss is a graduate of Vancouver, Wash Hi, where she was prominent in school activities. Eleanor Mead graduated from We-natehee Hi in '16, and entered Normal two years later. She spent two years teaching near home. Freda Garno is a graduate of Post Falls High (Idaho), class of '10. She has taught primary grades. Mary Weed comes from the Stadium work for three years and plans to continue in that line. Rena Johnson is a graduate of Lincoln Hi. She has bad four years of teaching experience and plans on taking a position soon after graduation. Eva Pearson comes from the Glen-dale Hi, class of 'IS. She plans to make use of the retirement fund at some future date. Mary Rieth is a graduate of the Pendleton, Ore., high school. She entered Normal for summer school in .1913, and has finished her work by coming for short intervals Beula.li McCuIloch is a local Whatcom graduate. She has attended Normal during 1919 and 1921. Anna Kjesbu is from Harmony and graduated from the Massy Rock high. She says pi-actice teaching is her hobby. We wonder who her supervisor was! Elizabeth Shannon graduated from Ballard High, Seattle, in 1915. She has taught for two years in Callam county, and two years in the. Olympia public schools. How time does fly! R. C. Macpherson graduated from the North Side High, Denver, Colorado. He came here after a year at the Colorado Teachers' college. During ^is attendance here he has been very prominent in athletics and student activities. Ruth Wall graduated from Whatcom high and came to Normal in 1920. She attended every quarter until graduation. Lucile Johnston is a graduate of the Oympia High. • After a year here, she nttended summer school at Centralia and then returned here to complete her course. Clara Willard comes from Willard, She graduated from Vancouver high, and after a year's work at Normal, taught in her home school. May B. Pickett entered Normal as a senior from Nebraska State Normal. She lias attended summer school here for the past two summers. She was principal of Edison high for the past three vears. Now she plans to enter the University next quarter. Alice Polley graduated at Everett high school in 1917. She attended summer school that summer, leaving in the spring quarter to fill a vacancy in the upper grades at Anacortes; taught there the next year and then taught two years north of Wenathcee. Last summer she enjoyed the ocean trip and the Mt. Baker trip. She plans to spend the holidays in Portland, to teach the rest of the year, and then to attend Berkeley next summer. Alberta Baker graduated at Toledo high school, Toledo, Oregon, in 189S. She is specializing in music and art. She has won many medals for water colors and china painting. She expects to teach music and art. IF YOU WANT THE VERY BEST IN THE GROCERY LINE We Can Certainly Fill the Bill Our Prices are Always Fair Considering THE QUALITY OF OUR GOODS YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD WITH US Phones 417 and 482 M. J. O'CONNOR American IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCEPT AN INVITATION IF YOU HAVE NOTHING THAT IS CLEAN AND IN NEAT CONDITION TO WEAR We make this possible if you have your cleaning, pressing and dyeing done in a modern equipped plant. We excel in ladies' fancy garments. We make plush or velvet coats and suits as near new as possible. No need of removing fur trimming with our method. Altering and repairing. 1222 ELK STREET, SOUTH OF ADAMS' STYLE SHOP ADAMS DYE SHOP Phone 239 and Our Car Will Call A Discount on All Work From Now Until Christmas DRS. SPRATLEY RICHARDS DENTISTS PHONE 665 313-14 EXCHANGE BLD. m NEXT BIG PICTURE FOLLOWING THE SHEIK is Thomas Meighan mm December Graduates Hobbies May B. Pickett, Dates and debates. Mary Keith, studying free verse poetry. Alberta Baker, teaching art. Josephine Silvers, nature study. Alice Polley, athletics. Anne Johnson, art. Iva Larsen, writing lesson plans. Rena Johnson, Paulsbo. Henrietta Gillespie, "stepping out." Mary Weed, hiking. Eva Pearson, retirement fund. Beulah McCullock, teaching. Vernon McDonald, being bashful. Elenor Mead, writing letters. Clara Willard, learning to cook. 11. C. Macpherson, being pleasant. Ruth Wall, changeable. Anna Kjesba, practice teaching. Elizabeth Shannon, improving her mind. Lois Bliss, getting to class at 8:00. Freda Garno, having a good time. Amanda Nessen, experimenting. Lucile Johnston, smiling. Ruth Johnson, asking questions. Lucile Sowers, writing poetry. Anwylyd Williams, making someone happy! ' B. S. N. R. ARE WE INTELLIGENT? Among the startling mew facts revealed by the intelligence test taken in the Normal by some four hundred students in the month of September, we have the following: That a Zulu is a new species of man, having from four to eight legs. That a dictaphone is usually an adding machine. That Bomibay has been removed recently from India to China or Egypt. That emeralds are red or blue as often as they are green. That the musical basson is almost always used in book binding. That the Wyandotte fowl 'should have been an Indian. That the Cheviot is an automobile (probably something like a .Ford). That turpentine is always produced from petroleum. (Cor. Ans. Trees.) That pinochle is played with pins. That Scrooge was probably the brother of Henry IV. That-Bud Fisher is a famous baseball player. 0, Bud! That Rosa Bonheur was a statue or something pertaining to art. That Hawthorne or Kipling or Stevenson wrote Poe's "Raven." XMAS GREETING CARDS FULL LINE NOW ON DISPLAY E. T. MATHES BOOK CO. L_ The Complete Line of Harriet Hubbard Ayer Toilet PreparationsPPPPP
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Show more1982_0721 ---------- Western Front - 1982 July 21 - Page 1 ---------- IXSIDK Fox clashes with Lundquist â€”page 3 Students speak turtle â€¢page 8 0 WESTERN FRONT WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY VOL. 74, NO. 41 WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1982 Dave JackWestern spared from full force of latest cuts By MITCH EVICH Only two elements of Gov. JohnSpellman's three-pronged proposal to close a remaining $20 million budget deficit will affect Western,acting University President James Talbot said Monday. The manner determining revenue-savingmeasures, meanwhile, has become the object of a Democratic-backed lawsuit. Spellman Fridayannounced he will cut spending an additional $9.6 million, implement a voluntary leave-without-payprogram two days every 11 months for all state employees except public school teachers, and delay allstate employees' paychecks 10 days. The spending cuts â€” directed across-the-board, with theexception of public schools â€” will result in approximately a one-half of 1 percent funding reduction,while the voluntary leave-without-pay program also will affect Western considerably, Talbot said. Butbecause of a "lag payroll" system implemented at Western in 1974, Talbot explained, the delayed pay plan will have no effect here. The latest round of revenue-saving measures comes following a just-completed special session of the Legislature in which Western's budget for the remainder of the 1981-83 bien-nium was sliced by about $1.5 million, or about 4 percent. During the special session,(continued on page 2) Leaving for Wyoming Huston quits; search begins for successor By SCOTTFISK After only one year as head coach of Western's basketball team, Denny Huston is leaving toaccept the top assistant coaching job at the University of Wyoming. But the decision he announced lastFriday was not easy for Huston, who firmly regrets leaving Western so abruptly during the rebuilding of the once cob-webbed program. His enthusiastic efforts during his short stay are responsible for theVikings going from a dismal 4-21. record in 1980-81 to last season's Carver Gym-packing 13-12 mark."By no means was it an easy decision for me," Huston said. "The acceptance of basketball program bythe students and the community in Bellingham has been so tremendous â€” I have allegiance tothem." But Huston also has allegiance to himself. He has definite goals for his career as a coach andthe offer, though as he puts it "came at a bad time," is knit tightly into them. "My decision is primarilyrelated to my professional goal â€” to be an NCAA Division 1 head coach," Huston said. "Taking thisposition is important for me to be in the right circle of coaching for further opportunities. It is unfortunate I guess, that it came so soon after I came here to Western." Wyoming's head coach and long timefriend of Huston, Jim Brandenburg, offered him the position less than a month ago, but at the time,Huston remained uninterested in leaving the budding program behind. "The offer was certainly acomplete surprise, 1 really didn't expect it," Huston said. "But still I wasn't all that interested at thetime." Brandenburg did not quit that easily â€” Huston, by request, flew to Laramie, Wyoming to get abetter look at what he was turning down. It worked. "It was unbelievable," Huston said. "The facilitiesat Wyoming are incredible. They just completed a fieldftouse for basketball that seats 15,000 â€” andpaid for it in cash." Huston said the recruiting possibilities are unlimited; any player the Wyomingstaff wants they can go after. Financial limitations do not exist, unlike at Western. He added for its size,Western has a strong program and should improve in the forthcoming years. "We have eight extremelygood athletes who will play next year," Huston said. "1 don't think the program is lacking in talent atall." While not lacking in talent, Western is lacking a coach, but not for long if plans run accordingly. Aselection committee comprised of Athletic Director Boyde Long, Women's Athletic Director and HeadWomen's Coach Lynda Goodrich, Sports Information Director Paul Madison and CommitteeChairman and Registrar Eugene Omey met Monday morn- Men's basketball coach benny Hustonponders what was *by no means an easy decision' â€” his choice to leave Western for the University ofWyoming. ing, three days after Huston's public announcement. Omey said the officialannouncements for the coaching job will be sent out this week to every college and university inWashington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and California. Applications are due by Aug. 5 and the processselection will take about two weeks. "We want the process to go as quickly and smoothly as possibleto make it easy for everyone involved with the transition," Omey said. Long said Huston will be toughto replace but such an opening is bound to attract numerous qualified candidates, "Right now it's hardto say what kind of a coach we're looking for," Long said. "Mainly he must be a credit to the Universityand be able to work well with the players." Huston said the quality of applicant? for his job will beextremely good. "There will be a lot of coaches who will look at the opportunity at Western," Hustonsaid. "Here's a coach (speaking about himself) who was here for only one year and (continued on page4) Student member rips search team . . ...J. â€¢Â» "inni; oincor t n CPK if ihov few women and minoritvannli- "A very, very sa( Search committee member Darcy Roenfeldt By ELAYNE ANDERSON Themethod by which Western's Presidential Search Committee reviews applicants has come under firefromuone of the committee's members. Darcy Roenfeldt, an 18-year-old sophomore and the only student on the search committee, told the Front Monday she is "distressed by how easily some of thecandidates were dismissed" during the reviewing process. "Females that were applicants weredisqualified because of their lack of administrative experience," Roenfeldt said. Because women andminorities traditionally have been denied administrative opportunities, Roenfeldt said, furtherconsideration should be given to those applicants. Roenfeldt said the committee needs to look closerto see they (women and minorities) are qualified because they have had more hurdles to jump."Instead, Roenfeldt said, she got the impression from some committee members that they were "doingwomen a favor by not giving them A hearing date has been set for the Associated Students lawsuitagainst members of Western's board of trustees, but both sides are struggling to settle out of court. -seepage 2 too much responsibility." Of the more than 200 applications received to fill the position leftby former president Paul Ols-camp, Roenfeldt said approximately six were women and three or fourwere minorities. "But that in itself is a question," Roenfeldt said. "Why are there so few women andminority applicants?" Peter Elich of the psychology department and vice-chairman of the searchcommittee, said an "active attempt" was made to solicit applications from women and minorities. Elichalso said the search committee is abiding by Affirmative Action guidelines of Washington state andthe federal government. "We give each applicant equal consideration," Elich said, "regardless of age,sex or race." The search committee has reviewed the applications twice, Roenfeldt said, the first timereducing the number of applications to 40 and the second reducing it to 15. Roenfeldt said the number of women and minorities still being considered is "somewhere between almost none and none." "Avery, very sad number," she added. Elich said the search committee wants to get the best presidentpossible for Western. "If the candidate that emerges is black or a woman, then that will be thecandidate we will recommend to the Board of Trustees," he said. Mary Daugherty, the only otherwoman on the search committee, was unavailable for comment. Leslie Nix of Western's AffirmativeAction said her office has been in contact with the search committee and has notified them of Affirmative Action guidelines. Roenfeldt said an initial "screening group" of six people, which included herself,made up the guide sheet used in deciding which applicants were preferable. The committee membersprivately reviewed each application and (continued on page 2) ---------- Western Front - 1982 July 21 - Page 2 ---------- 2 WESTERN FRONT WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1982 Lawsuit hearing date nears The AssociatedStudents Board of Directors may drop the lawsuit brought against four of Western's trustees last monthif the two boards can reach an agreement before they are scheduled to appear in court Friday, ASPresident Mark Murphy said Monday. The lawsuit resulted from what the AS board alleges wereviolations of the Washington Open Meetings Act of 1971 that occurred during special meetings andsubsequent executive sessions that should have been open to the public. Murphy called it "unfortunate" that the trustees' recent actions resulted in the lawsuit, but lauded its effectivenss as a means ofmaking the trustees aware of the AS board's seriousness about the matter. "They're aware of ourconcerns now and that, is an accomplishment in itself," he said. Acting as a representative for the AS Board, Murphy is meeting this week with Curtis Dalrymple, chairman of the Board of Trustees MarkMurphy and trustees representative in the negotiations. If Murphy and Dalrymplesign a statementagreeing to certain concessions, theAS board will drop the suit. Such a settlement -will1 -â€”NewsNotesâ€” Drunk eating banned Western has a new policy concerning eating while intoxicated, BettyGlick, assistant director of residential life programs, said. The new policy states that students who areobviously intoxicated will have their meal cards retained by either the dining hall cashier or the manager until they are finished eating. Obnoxious students may be denied entry by the manager. The new policywas sparked by a food fight that occurred in Ridgeway Commons spring quarter. Glick said studentswitnessing the food fight said the instigators were intoxicated. Several of the students inciting the foodfight have been identified, but no disciplinary action has been taken. The new policy will be included inthe 1982-83 Residents ..Communijy .handbook and will take effect fall quarter. Snails pace race Thethird annual Jackson Snail Pace Race, co-sponsored by Bellingham Parks and Racreation and St.Joseph Hospital, is 10 a.m. Saturday at Cornwall Park. It marks the second anniversary of the JacksonFitness Trail, a jogging and exercise course on Cornwall Park and hospital property. The race is open toall ages and costs $3, if pre-registered, and $4 on race day. The fee includes a T-shirt. For moreinformation call 734-5400 or 676-6985. Action coalition meets The Western Political Action Coalition, agroup of staff, student and faculty representatives, will meet 5 p.m. tonight in the Viking Union CoffeeDen to discuss the Faculty Club, nuclear freeze and the effect budget cuts have had on Western. Foodservice sponsored Western's Upward Bound Program announced its sponsorship of the Summer FoodService Program for Children. Free meals will be available at Western's Ridgeway Dining Hall to attending children under 19 regardless of race, color or ethnic origin. For further information contact DerrickHarrison at 676-3100. Correction A statement in the Front July 14 concerning the proposed Faculty Club incorrectly was attributed to J. Ronnie Davis, dean of the College of Business and Economics. Thestatement actually was made by dean James Davis of the College of Arts and Sciences. The Frontregrets the error. Roenfeldt rips committee disregard of women (continued from page 1) marked anappropriate yes, no or maybe. Applications that received a high number of "no's" were dismissed,Roenfeldt said. The committee then openly discussed the other applications. Roenfeldt said, althoughshe expressed dismay at the way women and minority applications were processed, to be an"effective member" she could not always speak up. Elich said the search committee is proceeding"effectively and positively" and expects to present four to seven candidates to the Board of Trustees by Sept. 30. The candidates then will come to Western for "public and private" meetings, Elich said. If theschedule is adhered to, the Board of Trustees will select Western's next president by Dec. 31. release the trustees from having to acknowledge "they've done anything wrong," Murphy said. Murphy labeled a potential agreement "the most sensible and practical solution" to the problem and said he felt the ASBoard's action would prove an effective deterrent to a similar incident. "The next time they (the Board ofTrustees) want to call an executive session, they will examine the necessity and appropriateness" ofdoing so, he said. Murphy stressed the importance of reaching an out-of-court settlement, saying "anoverall good faith relationship between the two boards is more important" than the lawsuit. The AS board is searching for a solution to the conflict "that will not carry with it any hostility," he said, adding thatsuch a solution would be "the first step in building a strong relationship with them (the trustees) and thestart of a strong cooperation between the Associated Students and the Board of Trustees." Billingssentenced to 10-year prison term Former Western music department secretary Jean Billings wassentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for embezzling $45,000 while she was employed here. Billings, also known as Jean Greenleaf, pleaded guilty to first-degree theft charges in April. She was arrested inFebruary following a three-week investigation led by Lt. Chuck Page of Western's public safetydepartment. In sentencing Billings, Superior Court Judge Byron Swedberg noted that no evidenceindicated the embezzlement would have stopped had Billings not- been arrested. Billings was allowedtwo weeks to arrange her personal affairs before reporting to the county jail to await transportation toprison, Swedberg ruled. The state Board of Prison Terms and Paroles will set a minimum term forBillings, which will likely be less than Swedberg's sentence. Billings also may be eligible for intensiveparole, which would allow her to leave prison even sooner, Prosecuting Attorney Dave McEach-ran said.Billings, 47, began work at Western in 1971. Prior to her February arrest, she had no criminal record.According to court documents, Billings deposited 18 music department checks into her own bankaccount under a fictitious name between October 31, 1980 and January 1982. The documents alsostated Billings told Page during the investigation she repeatedly had been telephoned by an individualdemanding she request the checks and deposit them into her account.They also stated Billings said shedid not know the identity of the caller nor the whereabouts of the checks after she deposited them. Clarke says world's growth must halt or society will fail A crisis within the next five to ten years will jolt thepublic into' swift economic and political change, David Clarke of Huxley College said in a speech lastweek. Speaking on "Environmental Constraint and World Politics," Clarke said world awareness^ofmankind's problems, coupled with massive information exchange, which would take place in an"information society," would react with a crisis in the near future to produce these changes, Clarke saidindustrial society needs to be replaced by an "information society,"spread by new computercommunications technology. A new world awareness is arising where acknowledgement of constraintin growth must take place, or society will enter the "overshoot and collapse mode."This will occur around the year 2050 unless a stable population and a steady state economy are achieved, Clarke said. Hedescribed the last 400 years as dominated by ceaseless growth, leading to an "cornucopianassumption" that the earth is unlimited in its bounty. "We have to plan our politics and economicsto stay within these limits. The earth has a budget, he said, and a steady state economy would staywithin that budget, which means, for instance, not using more energy than the sun puts out. "We have to recognize that economic growth is suicide," Clarke said. Government and corporate leaders aregradually becoming aware of these things, Clarke said, and the "information society" will disseminatethis knowledge. Reaction to this new awareness may come in the form of overpopulation, disease,starvation, nuclear accidents, or climatic change, Clarke said. "Our task is to recognize we mustassume the future will not continue to be like the present. Our task is to prepare for these changes andgrow clear in our heads what sort of changes there ought to be," Clarke said. * Clarke said world politicshas changed since 1945; governments now use war as a kind of "dialogue," where the deployment oftroops, materiel and munitions is a form of communications. Clarke said, contrary to popular lecturetopics, nuclear holocaust is not imminent, and nations now "pull their punches," not using their biggestweapon. David Clarke Pay delay exempts Western; Democrats challenge new law (continued from page 1) called by Spellman to close a projected deficit of $253 million, the Legislature, through a series oftax increases and budget cuts, was able to account for most of the needed funding. But the Legislatureleft the final $20 million to Spellman's discretion, a move that required a change in the state budget andaccounting act. Previously, a governor only could balance the budget through across-the-board cuts.In the past, targeted cuts were required to be passed by the Legislature. The rule change, which hasbeen considered by some legislators as an abrogation of legislative responsibility, will be challenged incourt by several Democrats, led by Sen. Phil Talmadge (D-Seattle). Talmadge, arguing the changeviolated the state Constitution, announced his court challenge in Seattle yesterday morning. In aphone interview with the Front Monday,. Talmadge wa$ critical of both the law and the manner in which it has been applied, branding it "another example of the Governor and the Republicans' willingness topenalize state employees to the detriment of state services and state institutions." The SeattleDemocrat expressed particular -resentment about the voluntary leave-without-pay proposal, saying itwould be considerably damaging to higher education. "It won't be beneficial for professors to try totake two days off every year," Talmadge said. "Someone has to be there to teach the class. "And it'sthe same in other institutions," he added. "Nurses, doctors, the people that work in mental healthinstitutions and prisons, what's going to happen if they're forced to take days off?" Western FacultySenate President William "Skip" Sailors a,nd Talbot, both referred to the voluntary leave-witbbut-pay plan as a pay cut in disguise. "You can call it what you like, but it's a pay cut," Sailors said. " I t ' stotally unacceptable." Talbot called it "an administrative nightmare," adding the "loyalty at Westernis such that people would probably end up working the two days for free." But despite his criticisms,Talbot said he did not think Western has much to gain from Talmadge's court action. "It's really aquestion of separation of powers," Talbot said. "I guess (granting the power to Spellman) was whatthe Legislature wanted to do." Milt Krieger, head of the local chapter of the American Federation ofTeachers, took a different stance. Although he said he had not had a chance to fully examine the courtaction, he said he supports the general idea. "That makes a lot of sense â€”the stronger the actionright away, the better," he said. ---------- Western Front - 1982 July 21 - Page 3 ---------- WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1982 WESTERN FRONT 3 Dahl challenges Fiske Fox, Lundquist exchangeearly blows By JEFF KRAMER With hopes of ousting two solidly Republican representatives from their40th district enclave in November, an "outraged" political science professor along with a former Westernstudent already are stoking the fires of pre-election controversy. "The reason I'm running is because I am outraged at what the Republicans are doing," Western political science professor and contender forposition 2 of the 40th legislative district Charles Fox said Monday. "There is no reason why this districtshould be represented by Republicans. Most of the people here are working folks and the Republicansdon't represent working class people." Fox is matched up against Homer Lundquist (R-Burlington)who, after some hesitation as to the desirability of serving a second term, announced his candidacylast week. The GOP slate will be completed by Hep. Pat Fiske (R-Mount Vernon), another second termseeker. Neither of the incumbents is considered a big spender when it comes to tax dollars and both are generally pleased with the conservative turn state government has taken in the last 18 months. "I amabsolutely convinced that the direction state government has taken in the last year is correct," Lundquist said Monday. But Democratic candidate Astrid Dahl, a recent Western graduate and a long shot pick to wrest Fiske from position 1, had less kind words to describe the accomplishments of the GOP-dominated Legislature. Speaking by telephone Friday from her Mount Vernon home, Dahl condemnedRepublicans for tying the state's tax base too closely with the economy. "For years, the Republicanshave said all we need is good business management," Charles Fox Dahl said. "Now the state isbankrupt." Equating the state's tax system with a "roller coaster ride," Dahl said she favors consideringall tax proposals for their feasibility and giving citizens a chance to vote on them. She cited an incometax as an example of a measure that should be put to the voters. If victorious, Dahl would be a newcomer to the legislative arena but she said she is not concerned about charges of inexperience, saying anynew legislator has to rely on "on-the-job training." Though considered an underdog to Fiske Dahlasserted she would not be running if she did not think she could win, adding "his Homer Lundquist(Fiske) voting record may be one of our best resources." Fiske 5 unavailable for comment Monday,;.sknown to be leery of a state income tax, particularly the flat-rate type that has generated considerableattention recently. In the past, he has asked for a long-term search to find more stable sources ofrevenue and noted the financial difficulties faced by those states that employ such a tax. Contrary to thecomplaints of Fox and Dahl, Fiske has said he does not think the Legislature has trimmed the budgetexcessively. Lundquist, however, did concede that one state institution, higher education, has "borne adisproportionate share of the j load." â€¢ Meanwhile, Fox, like Dahl, was also highly uncomplimentary of the present means of revenue collection. In a two-page press release, Fox called for an end to "unfairand inequitable taxes," and charged House Republicans with "representing their friends, not the majorityof the population." He also accused "overly loyal" members of â€¢ the majority party of succumbing tooeasily to the whims of GOP leadership. "A lifted eyebrow and a crooked finger carry more weight thanreason, facts and careful deliberation," Fox wrote. Lundquist countered by blaming the state's financial woes on what he called "squanderous spending" by previous legislatures and went so far as toquestion Fox's knowledge of the issue. "I think that Dr. Fox has not studied the (revenue) problem anddoesn't understand the difficulties, nor does he understand the inadequacies of his proposal." Thecorporate income tax, supported by Fox, would cost the state's economy around $200 million, Lundquistadded. The Mount Vernon Republican was especially defensive of Fox's assertion that Housemembers excessively acquiesced to pressure from caucus leadership. He called the charge "totallyinaccurate of the facts" and noted after 18 months he had "the latitude" to make his own decisions. Inretrospect, Lundquist was highly complimentary about the efforts of retiring House Majority LeaderWilliam Polk and lamented his departure. "The loss of a man with his charisma, experience and abilitywill certainly be felt strongly," Lundquist said, adding, however, he feels he can support "most of thephilosophies" of other individuals who have worked closely with Polk in the past. Regents lobby approvaldoubted By LESLIE NICHOLS Donna Christensen SEATTLE â€” The University of Washington finallyhas ratified its Washington Student Lobby (WSL) petition, but UW Associated Students PresidentDonna Christensen Friday said "it wouldn't surprise me" if the UW Board of Regents refused to approvethe petition. Following the Board of Regents meeting Christensen told the Front although volunteerscollected more than the necessary 51 percent of signatures, "they (the signatures) mean absolutelynothing to the regents." She conceded the signatures add weight to the proposal, but that publicpressure from legislators, !t3 i schools and newspapers may help encourage the regents to approve thepetition. "By not approving some type of student lobby, they will look extremely bad," Christensen said.If ratified by all state and regional universities, funds contributed by students would set up a permanentlobby in Olympia to protect student interests. Christensen listed two concerns some regents gave asreasons for a possible veto of the petition, including the type of funding system used and the mannerin which issues to be discussed by the lobbyists would be selected. The regents oppose a negativecheck-off system, requiring students to check a box on the tuition form if they do not wish to contribute $ 1 to the WSL, and a mandatory refund system, enabling the students to request a refund of thedollar fee automatically included in their tuition payment. They favor a positive check-off system thatasks students to mark a box on the tuition form if they want to donate $1 to the lobby. But Christensencriticized the idea of such a system, saying it would mean "less money for us." "The difference betweenthe positive and negative systems is apathetic students," she said, expressing concern that "withthe positive system students won't pay and with the negative system they will" because most will be too apathetic to bother _ checking, the, "negative" box on a tuition form. Another matter of concern tothe regents is the selection of issues United Way Thanks to you.. It works... The Finest Fresh Roasted Coffee Traditional Herbal Teas Entertainment Wed. through Sat. nights Open Daily 1101 HarrisAvi gt; in Old l-'airhavcn 733-6319 the lobby group should be allowed to discuss. Christensen said shefeels the WSL group should be able to discuss whatever it deems important, whether it includes items as United States involvement in South Africa or gay rights. When dealing with the regents at the nextmeeting, the students will .negotiate on the fee mechanism agreement, but "we will not have the regents telling us what we can and cannot discuss," she said. Meanwhile, a 20 percent sample of the 16,885collected signatures is being audited to verify its validity. Christensen said a sample of that size is"statistically sound" and expressed confidence enough signatures would be acceptable to assureratification. Make your feet feel healthy, wealthy and wise. Kovac's Restaurant Salmon, Salmon steaks or filets, $l/lb., Smoked Salmon, $2.50/lb. Bellingham Mall â€¢3ERRIT FOR MEN AND WOMEN1215 MILL AVE. 676 1777 r " C O U P O Nâ€”i J BAKBOQ MK ij tT RESTAURANT Authentic ChineseFood "July Special" â€¢ !, 10% off All Meals ! I (excluding Beer Wine) â€¢ | one coupon per customer â€¢ | Eat in Only I t\Tue-Thr 4-11:30 I Sun 12-9 â€¢ 3Me Â»vsGfck-tjkjfeetr^ BeltinghiSm Â» Â« Hollv6713500 ---------- Western Front - 1982 July 21 - Page 4 ---------- 4 WESTERN FRONT WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1982 Learning language and culture Student meets theland of ancestors By MASARU FUJIMOTO Few people ever learn to speak a second language fluently,but Lisa Koshi managed it in only a year. Koshi, East Asian studies and anthropology major at Western, returned to the United States last March after completing a one-year intensive Japanese program atAsia University in Tokyo. enough daily conversation. "I learned conversation mainly through my friends,"she said. "And they helped me a lot, especially my roommate." Outside of Tokyo, Koshi stayed withthe daughter of one of the university's professors in a city called Kodaira. Because the place where shelived was some distance from the university, she had to ride on the 7 had to ride on the trains almostevery day in Tokyo. . . But I never got lost, maybe twice.' â€”Koshi Even though her parents are niseis,second generation Japanese- Americans, neither they nor she could speak Japanese. Before shewent to Japan, the only Japanese courses she had ever taken were at the University of Hawaii fromwhere she transferred to Western in 1980. "I had a plan to go to Japan for a long time," Koshi said. Thechance certainly came. In her second quarter at Western, Koshi decided to apply for the foreignstudies program, offered by Asia University, and she qualified. After the spring quarter of 1980, Koshileft for the country where her grandparents had been born. The class, which began in April with some 40students, was especially designed for foreign students who wish to learn the language. Koshi saidonly Japanese was spoken in lectures, but it started at a very basic level. Western graduate Jay Landand Koshi" were the only Americans m the class arid iheoniy'ones'w'hodid not know kanji, Chinesecharacters used in Japanese writing. "The rest of the class were students from Hongkong, Taiwanand Malaysia, and they all knew kanji," she said. "The students studied grammar, writing and reading inthe class, but not 733-5900 State Holty infamous metropolitan trains almost every day â€” packedwith Tokyo commuters. She really was not thrilled. In the maze-like subway system around the Tokyoarea, Koshi said, she rarely became lost "but once or twice," adding she was abie to read signs at thetrain stations. "Being a Japanese-American, I had some hard times and easy times," Koshi said. Whilemany visitors from overseas often experience living in a fish bowl, Koshi fitted in with the society.Because Japan is a single-raced nation, foreigners are called "gai-jin" (having physical differences) andoften are stared at with curious looks by the people. But looking like a member of the society did notcompletely allow her acceptance. Koshi said she did not know many of the basic customs, yet in manycases they were expected of her because of her - native appearance. â€¢" One of the customs she had' trouble with was a usage of keigo, which is a type of language traditionally used by youths whenspeaking to elders. Koshi was concerned she would be rude to the elders by not knowing the usage of the exotic language. play Bunraku also impressed Koshi. "I liked the way they handled the puppetsand showed different emotions," she added. Homesickness is something travelers never seem to leave behind, and Koshi did not forget to bring hers. "I got homesick every once in awhile," she said, addingwriting letters to her parents and friends in her hometown Tumwater, Wa. made her feel better. In thefuture, Koshi said she wants to go back to Japan for more education and possibly find a job. She mightteach English or find an international occupation dealing with Japanese and U.S. relations. As ateacher's assistant, she now is helping Japanese students who came to Western to study English thissummer, including 26 Asia University students. Lisa Not worrying about keigo too much, making friends at her age was more exciting. Koshi said she met many other Japanese college students in the Tokyoarea. They sometimes came up to her and started introducing themselves in English once theyrecognized her as an American. During school breaks, Koshi took several trips around the coun- Koshitry. One of her favorites was when she went to see the Nebuta Festival in Aomori, on the north end of the main island. "It was very energetic and I liked the people's participation," she said. The annual festivalis widely known as one of the three largest festivals in the nation. The Japanese classical puppet WWU Department of Theatre/Dance Summer Stock '82 presents: BAD HABITS 7:30 p.m. July 21, 22, 23, 24 Old Main Theatre Tickets: $4 general, $3 student 676-3873 TACO TIME â€¢CACOI flMfc Home of the"OrigmaT Taeo Salad Summer Special TACO SALAD $1.39 It's Big â€” it's natural Open Daily â€” 11AM till 11 PM Top of Holly St. â€” Bottom of College Hill "Anytime is Taco Time" IN A HURRY? See usfor fast high quality copies kinko's copies 701 East Holly Bellinqham 647-1114 Huston to leaveWestern (continued from page 1) got an opportunity to coach at a higher level. 1 think the committeewill choose someone who will be enthusiastic about promoting the program further, after being givensuch a good opportunity as this." While his regrets toward his players remains, Huston is confident(especially of the crop of recruits) they will have no trouble adapting to the new coach and possibly newstyle of basketball. "They (the recruits) came to play for Western, not for me," Huston said. Hustonadded he has no doubt coming to Western made it possible for his new position and he is grateful for the opportunity granted by a selection committee, similar to the one in action now, 14 months ago.Cards of all kinds! 1220 NO. STATE ST. Positions available for Fall Quarter 1982 with the WesternFront We are looking for people with graphics or sales abilities Inquire at 676-3160 between 9-11 am, or1-3 p.m. ---------- Western Front - 1982 July 21 - Page 5 ---------- WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1982 WESTERN FRONT 5 OPINION \vaHfiuBtomm msmuawHAm fXjjittfofo* .uÂ£ST HC*Otn Hard times don't call for easy access to higher ed For the truly adamant partisans of higher education, that liberal lot best known for favoring umlimited access to universities and colleges,these times are providing a harsh but badly needed lesson in reality. Legislative budget bulletscontinue to rain down from Mount Olympia like so much post-special-session champagne, and tofurther disorient the above mentioned coalition, an imminent repose seems unlikely. This information,while hardly new, is worth disseminating as audibly as possible because those who sleep blissfully bythe open gate of higher education remain oblivious to the chaos inside. Their slumber is enhanced by adreamy, comfortable attachment to a detrimental half-truth that our schools are somehow better off ifthey are overflowing and any measure threatening enrollment figures is taboo. Parts of their argumentare justified. Any policy that inhibits or prevents a capable, serious individual from attending a public institution of higher learning is obviously highly objectionable. But the "right" to attend college becomes substantially more debatable when dealing with another group: those "students" who drift throughacademia without purpose or interest, the ones who "just get by," the ones who come to schoolprimarily to party and for little else. Interestingly, these types are most adamant about their right toattend school. The money often comes Jeff Kramer from Mom and Dad enabling them to justify theirlethargy with a brash "At least I'm not on financial aid" qualification. But to those who pay taxes in thisstate, academic freeloaders of this sort are a far more serious liability than the educationally-inclinedfinancial aid recipient. Whether a student is academically capable and regardless where a student'stuition comes from, taxpayers, an increasingly tightfisted and ornery bunch, foot 75 percent of our higher education tab. Consequently, the taxpayers' message may ring clearer than the open-gate people would wish to admit â€” taxpayers simply may be asking for what any shrewd investor seeks â€” theirmoney's worth. And the fact that many of them are not rallying to the defense of higher education maypoint to some flaws in academia's ability to live up to the bargain. Perhaps it has just grown tooexpensive for John Q. Public to continue financing wholesale degrees which lose their meaning in anoverly crowded context. Perhaps we have reached a point where it is time to begin exercising a bit morediscretion as to who is allowed to enter and remain in the high priced land of academia. Even the "open-gaters" must realize some persons are meant to be here and others, frankly, are not. The failure torecognize this, simple albeit unpopular tenet of reality is to allow the integrity of our institutions to sufferin the name of numbers. Such a fate, with diminished opportunities to excel for those with the ability,can not help but contradict the fundamental ideal of a meaningful, quality education. Huston's leaving but lessons remain The untimely and unexpected resignation of Western's fine basketball coach, DennyHuston, comes as a painful disappointment to the many who effusively embraced both him and histeam. In his much too brief stint here, Huston managed to infuse Western with a sense of gamesmanship and pride, a monumental task considering the widespread athletic indifference that greeted him hereonly one year ago. From the onset of his arrival, Huston took steps to hoist Western into the forefront ofcompetitiveness. He immediately established himself as a tireless and discriminating recruiter, a first rate promoter, fund raiser and ardent salesman of Western, its people and the surrounding area. And then,through an exciting blend of enthusiasm and break-neck basketball, Huston made Carver Gym the placeto be winter evenings. In perhaps his greatest promotional accomplishment, he sold the merits ofwinning to a school known to balk at even its most successful teams. Huston's exit, therefore, to theUniversity of Wyoming, is especially disturbing to optimists who saw him as the Messiah of an athleticrenaissance at Western. But it is important for the disenchanted to realize that now is an inappropriatetime to revert to athletic cynicism. Certainly, the administration's failure to keep the talented coach inBellingham for more than one year is somewhat demoralizing. It would be easy, in fact, to construe theloss as passive acceptance of mediocrity. Actually, however, the opposite is true. That Huston's talentswere actively sought and obtained by others is more than just a testimony to the economic realities of life. It is a compliment both to Huston and to the people who brought him here in the first place. Thus, withthe precedent of excellence already set, it is reasonable to expect the administration and the athleticdepartment will take steps to preserve what Huston will leave behind. An outstanding basketball teamreturns, bolstered by a banner recruiting year and brimming with expectations of another successfulseason. Those players, as well as their fans, are deserving of a coach who can recognize and appeal tothe enthusiasm Huston created. True, the fast-breaking Huston is leaving to try his wares elsewhere, but cynics shouldrealize tfiat'hehas hot abandoned Western completely. Rather, he has left a figurativeathletic ball in our court. Let us not allow it to deflate. Tough laws needed The recent implementation oftougher drunk driving standards in this state, it is hoped, portends an era in which violators are treatedmore like potential killlers and less like petty offenders. Drunk drivers do indeed kill people and theydeserve no better treatment than other criminals who extinguish human life. Like too many other facetswithin our legal system, we have tended to look out for the welfare of drunk drivers far more than than that of the victims. Unfortunately, their victims often do not get a second chance to look out for themselves.Drunk drivers should be reprimanded fully in line with the nature of their crime. An alcohol-related fatalityshould not be treated differently than any other case of manslaughter. Other drunken driving chargesshould be regarded as potentially homicidal. Locally, at least, judges appear to be taking the mandate for deterring drunken drivers seriously. In recent weeks, several local judges have levied stiffer-than-usualfines and punishments in alcohol-related violations. For too long, in the case of all violent crimes, therights of the offender has been placed before those of the victim. This is a trend we hope is starting tochange. WESTERN FRONT Editor Mitch Evich News Editor Leslie Nichols Opinion Editor Jeff Kramer Recreation Editor Jenny Blecha Head Copy Editor Elayne Anderson Copy Editors Jim PerkinsCarolyn Casey .Photo Editor Dave Jack Production/Design Coordinator Masaru Fujimoto ProductionAssistant Scott Fisk Business Manager Patrick Herndon Advertising Manager Masood Sahba Adviser Gerson Miller Reporters Kristofer Borgias Rich Botz Richard Bourcier Jack Broussard Greg CowanBruce Cyra Sherry Granger Don Jenkins Laurie Jervis Casey Madison Jeff Porteous Seth PrestonDonna Rieper Barbara Scabarozi Jan Vickery Jeff Winslow Vernon Wood James Woods LaurieDonaldson Opinions expressed in editorials reflect those of the Western Front and not necessarilythose of the university or the student body. Opinions expressed in signed articles and cartoons arethose of the author. Letters are encouraged. The Western Front is the official newspaper of WesternWashington University. Entered .as second class postage at Bellingham, WA 98225, theidentification number is USPS 624- 820. The Front is located at 530 N. Garden St. The phone number is 676-3160. The business office can be reached at 676-3161. ---------- Western Front - 1982 July 21 - Page 6 ---------- 6 WESTERN FRONT WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1982 I 1 M I EATTON IMP Courtesy of Windham HillRecords Winham Hill recording artists Michael Dedges (above), Scott Cassu and David Qualey performpiano and acoustic guitar music. Trio presents novel musical blend By GREG COWAN Western's onlysummer concert, featuring three superb musicians, will take place tomorrow evening at the Performing-Arts Center Concert Hall. lt;â€¢â€¢ â€¢â€¢-' â€¢*.'.--â€¢â€¢â€¢'â€¢- Windham Hill recording artistsScott Cossu, Michael Hedges and David Qualey will present a blend of seamless, quiet piano andacoustic guitar music. Cossu, 31, is a Seattle-based pianist/composer/arranger and the "mostfamiliar and easiest liked" musician of the three, Summer Program co-director Howard Levin said.Cossu recently completed a national tour and has a rapidly selling second album titled "Wind Dance."His music can be described as somewhere between jazz, classical and easy-listening. Legendarypianist George Winston produced Wind Dance and Alex de Grassi accompanied Cossu with guitar onthe album. The album represents Windham Hill's strongest move thus far into the field of ensemble jazz. Windham Hill is a small, creative recording label that is building an increasing reputation for finerecording artists and.state-of-the-art recording techniques. High-quality photo art on album covers anddouble-laminated record sleeves are characteristics that set Windham Hill apart from other smallcompanies. Michael Hedges, 29, started his unique finger-picked guitar compositions in 1970, after an era of playing in high school rock bands. Hedge's only album, "Breakfast in the Field," reveals amultiplicity of experimental guitar strokes and harmonics. Hedges may be the "most interesting of the three (musicians) in that he plays a whole range of music," Levin said. Qualey, an American residing in Germany,is the "least familiar, most mainstream" of the musicians' Levin said. Qualey has gained much respect in music circles of Germany, Levin said. His album, "Soliloquy,"displays a flawless ability toplay guitar in mainstream folk and jazz style. At $4 a ticket, the concert is an "incredible deal," Levinsaid. Cossu performed with Alex de *Grassiat the'Universfty of Washington last year. Tickets were $8 for that performance. Although ticket sales were initially sluggish, Levin estimated several hundred peoplewould attend the Western concert. An advertising budget of $500 was allotted to insure a healthy sizedcrowd. Qualey will open the concert with a solo set. Hedges will follow with a solo set and will thencombine with Cossu for the final set. The evening will be solely musical with all original songs. "Itshould be a long concert," Levin promised," A unique opportunity to hear some pure music." Theconcert is" Thursday at 8:15 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the VU InformationDesk, Budget Tapes and Records and at the door. Scott Cossu, pianist/composer/arranger, performshere tomorrow. Billions tune in soccer while U.S. tunes out COMMENTARY By JEFF WINSLOW What happens every four years, has participants from almost every country in the world, sparks riots,induces dancing in the streets and joyous traffic jams (especially in Italy), promotes soccer and isobserved by billions of people around the world during a four week affair? Unless you are totally obtuse or have absolutely no interest in sports, you know the answer is the World Cup soccer tournament,which took place in Spain this year. You also may or may not know that this year's Cup, which I kepttrack of with keen interest and enthusiasm, was decided, very decisively, by the Italian national team with their 3-1 victory over the West Germans. To most Americans, a soccer tournament probably is notnews and I suppose that is all right; I do not want anyone to force me to watch baseball or football (red,white and blue sports). And I would not force anyone to watch soccer. But because soccer is muchmore entertaining and exciting than baseball and football, you do not get bored watching someoneadjust his wide-brimmed cap or two groups of armour-clad gladiators bashing into each other for a fewseconds after standing around for a minute or two between bashes. Now that I have labeled myself apinko fag for having put down two of the United States' greatest sports, I had better justify my preferencefor soccer. A total of 24 teams from countries as varied as the Soviet Union, Kuwait, Chile andCameroon participated in 64 games. And big names in international soccer, such as Brazil, England andArgentina, were on hand to dazzle fans with their skill and agility. What other tournament could matchthe cross-town rivalry of Poland vs. the Soviet Union, with Poland winning, or the possibility of a gamefeaturing England in one corner and Argentina in the other? Were there big upsets, you ask? Well, Italysqueaked through the first round looking very shabby with three ties and one win only to pull a fast oneon Brazil, ousting the Cup favorites 3-2 in a classic match, then beat West Germany in the finals. WorldCup tournaments have taken place every four years since 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when the worldwas too busy to play silly games. And now that the 1982 Cup is history, the Federation of InternationalFootball (purists' name for soccer) Associations has asked Colombia to host the next Cup. But theColombian president-to-be has said he will not finance the tournament so the United States may bechosen to host the 1986 World Cup. That would be great. For the first time in my life, I could actually goto a World Cup match instead of watching it on television. It also would be terrible. The United States, acountry of more than 200 million people, would host the Cup even though it would be unable to field ateam, unless 1986 is a magic year and we find 11 soccer players talented enough to make it to thetournament. If the United States does host the Cup, Americans are going to have to support soccermore than they do now. One of the hardest tasks in gaining support is introducing the game to diehardbaseball and football fans. We at least got a start two weekends ago when ABC Television broadcastthe final game of the Cup. For those people who missed the tournament, please allow me the pleasure of introducing a good friend of billions of people â€”World Class Soccer, meet the United States. Why don't you two break the ice while I round up a few players? But you better hurry, we have only four yearsleft till the next World Cup. ---------- Western Front - 1982 July 21 - Page 7 ---------- WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1982 WESTERN FRONT 7 Baby Ms playing hardball to make the major league By SETH PRESTON â€¢ The lanky blond youth watched as his blue-clad Bellingham Marinerteammates went through their pre-game drills. "I wasn't too good of a student in high school," DarrellBickers said. "1 got drafted in a good round, the 11th, so 1 figured I had a chance. I just wanted thatchance to play." Bickers, a shortstop straight from high school in Charlottesville, VA., is like numerousother young baseball players nationwide â€” he hopes to work his way through the minor leagues for anopportunity to play in the majors someday. It is a gamble many will take, but few will win. But with the high salaries being demanded â€” and received â€” by professional athletes, the risk is seen as worthtaking. "Guys this age don't have anything better to do, so why not try it for a couple of years?"Bellingham Manager Jeff Scott said, "They can afford to take a chance with pay scales the way they are. There's enough incentive to take a shot. "Besides, look at these guys who want to be brain surgeons.How many of them make it?" Scott asked. "Making it in any profession is a gamble." The players are not the only ones speculating on the future. The parent organization, the Seattle Mariners, is willing to invest time and resources in their minor league clubs in hopes of eventually producing major league athletes."Sure, you're taking a risk that you'll come up with one good player," Bellingham General Manager Spedo Southas said. While Seattle pays the wages for the players and coaching staff, plus basic materials, the Bellingham club must pay the rest. Each player is allotted $11 a day for meals while on road trips;travelling arrangements also must be paid for. Past an 18 player limit, Seattle picks up the tab for each additional player and reimburses Bellingham $8 of the $11 for the first 18. Coming Up Sometimes,however, a time lag occurs before the money comes in. "It's a big gamble for us," Southas said. "We'rethe ones that take a beating if we don't bring in the funds." Money is raised through ad-selling for gameprograms and fence signs, as well as through concessions, admissions and promotions sponsored bylocal businesses. The players have to contend with paying their own Way while not on the road. Most,like Bickers, do not sign large contracts at the beginning of their careers. "We get about $250 every twoweeks (after taxes)," Bickers said. "We have to pay rent out of our salaries. It's hard to make ends meet. . .you have to buy all the little things." Bickers was told he had to come to Bellingham as the first steptoward a possible professional career. He grinned and said, "When they told me that, I said 'What?' I hadto look up Bellingham in an encyclopedia. I had no idea where it was." But leaving home to travelacross the nation to some strange town is hard on anyone. "It's the first time I've been away, and the first time I've flown, too." His smile-faded and Bickers was silent. Bickers' experience is shared by manyothers his age, some traveling from far-away places such as Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.Some cannot speak English, which only deepens their loneliness and homesickness. Also, playing 70games in 72 days adds new pressures. Dreams die hard,, however, and with four former BellinghamMariners currently on the Seattle roster, struggling minor leaguers can see a reason for hope. "You'll seemore (players from Bellingham)," Scott said. "We've had some good kids here." The incentive is in theform of a lucrative contract, which would make the earlier trials pay off â€” literally. "It's a big pot at theend of the rainbow," Scott said. As Darrell Bickers sees it, he could be one of those who cashes in onhis gamble. "Sure, I've got a chance," he said. It is all anyone can ask for. The Pacific Northwest Arts Crafts Fair is scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Bellevue. 3rd Annual San Juan IslandTraditional Jazz Festival is scheduled for Friday through Sunday in Friday Harbor. "A Baroque MusicFestival" is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Bellingham Theatre Guild. TheCollegium Musicum of Western is a chamber music group that specializes in the performance ofmusic before 1800. Admission is $4.50 for adults, $3.50 for seniors and students, $2.50 for children 12and under. The Strider international Track Classic takes place Saturday and Sunday at BellinghamCivic Field. Arts Day at the Bay is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Boulevard Park. Local crafts people will display and sell their wares. WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY OFFICIALANNOUNCEMENTS PLEASE POST Deadline for announcements in this space is noon Tuesday for thefollowing Wednesday issue of the Front. Announcements should be limited to 50 words, typewritten orlegibly printed, and sent through campus mail or brought in person to the Publications Office,Commissary 108. Please do not address announcements directly to the Western Front. Phonedannouncements will not be accepted. All announcements should be signed by the originator. STUDENTHEALTH SERVICE SUMMER HOURS: Office onlyâ€”8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Clinic nurseâ€”8:30 to 11 a.m. 1 to 3:30 p.m. No fee is charged for the clinic nurse. The Health Service offices is located in High Street Hall 25, X/3400. SUMMER SESSION LECTURE SERIES will present Dr. Lawrence Lee (education)speaking on "Cracow: Poland's Past and Present" at 7:30 p.m. Tues., July 27, in Bond Hall 105.Admission is free. SUMMER STOCK '82 presents Terrence McNally's farce, Bad Habits at 7:30 p.m.tonight (July 21) in Old Main Theatre. Performances run through Sat., July 24, and will be repeated Aug.15-17. Season tickets for Summer Stock '82 are available for $12 general admission and $9 students andsenior citizens. Individual show tickets are $4 general and $3 students and senior citizens. Forinformation on tickets and shows, contact the box office, PAC lobby, X/3873, between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays. CHILDREN'S SHOW: Summer Stock '82 presents the first of two children's shows,Androcles and the Lion, at 1 p.m. Thurs.-Sun., July 22-25. Admission is $1. CONCERT OF ACOUSTICMUSIC featuring Windham Hill Records recording artists Scott Cossu (piano, flute), Michael Hedges(guitar) and David Qualey (guitar) will be held at 8:15 p.m. Thurs., July 22, in the Concert Hall. Tickets are$4 and can be purchased at Budget Tapes and Records, the VU Information Desk and at the door.COLLEGIUM MUSICUM will present a concert of Baroque vocal and instrumental works by Hendel,Telemann and Stamitz as well as Renaissance dances and Bach's Cantata No. 27, at 8:15 p.m. Mon.,July 26, in the Concert Hall. Admission is free. Dinghy Derby Daze, Pioneer Days Picnic will offercounty fun By BARBARA SCABAROZI Pioneers, parades, sand castles and sea races will be part ofthe events in the northwestern corner of Whatcom County July 29 to August 1. The Royal Order of Birch Bay Bums sponsors Dinghy Daze, a two-day festival of sand sculpture, arts and crafts, dancing and aboat race with man-made vessels. In Ferndale, the annual Pioneer Days Picnic includes a carnival inPioneer Park, parades, music, an arts festival and sidewalk sales. The Birch Bay Bums was organized eight years ago to promote the Dinghy Derby race that attracts such unusual entries as car bodiespropelled by bicycle pedals and milk-carton rafts with sails; arid oars. '.'.'.-'.'â€¢ Local businessmenusually judge the Sand Castle Contest, planned for noon July 30, although the fire chief and the countysheriff have helped in the past. Birch Bay State Park, within walking distance of the circling shoreline, is open every day. Visitors can swim, picnic, crab or clam from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Most of the picnictables are alongside the beach. A little Olympics, designed for children, features a sack race and relays from noon to 2 p.m. July 31. Afterward, a parade will start at the intersection of Bay-Lynden andHarborview Roads. A two-day arts and crafts fair is planned.- Last year 60 tables were rented to localcraftsmen. For more information call Nancy Parker at 366-5831. An 8 p.m. dance Aug. 1 at the ForestGrove Ballroom ends the Dinghy Derby weekend. Fifteen miles from Birch Bay, Ferndale presents itsannual Pioneer Days. Since 1895, old settlers of the area have gathered for a picnic. This year theprogram begins with a carnival Thursday evening July 29, at Pioneer Park. The park has expanded froma few trees and benches to several authentic log cabins, a playground and covered picnic area. A logcabin home, a church and a Post Office/General Store are open for visitors during Pioneer Days only.The Ferndale Chamber of Com- - jiierce has art*office year-round in one of the cabins. Visitors areencouraged to register at the park and be listed with old and new settlers in the Old SettlerAssociation Roster. Badges are assigned with colors indicating length of residence in Whatcom County. A red badge, "Che- Chako," indicates a newcomer, less than 20 years. A gold badge with a purple bowis worn by those with more than 70 years in county. A Kiddie Parade is scheduled for 11 a.m. July 30.Floats, costumes covered wagons, bikes, trikes and horses are part of the fun. The Grand Parade,honoring oldest settlers, will be 11 a.m. July 31. During the evenings of July 30 to Aug. 1, music to suitall tastes is planned at Pioneer Park. The movie "Burn" will show at 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. Monday inLecture Hall 4. Admission is $1. The movie "A Streetcar Named Desire" will show at 6:30 p.m. Mondayin Lecture Hall 4. Admission is $1. "The Old City of Cracow" is the sixth installment in the GlobalIssues Lecture Series. Dr. Lawrence Lee will present the lecture at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Bond Hall 105. AARDVARE Books Records If you're a science fiction reader, Aardvark has the largest selection ofused science fiction titles north of Seattle (over 3,000) ; Also, large NEW selection. Used paperbackstraded also. 11'22N. 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Extra charge ' for rush jobs. Laina733-3805 Typing. Fast, accurate. IBM Selectric. Call Peggy 733-0076 TYPING BY A PRO. Call Jackie676-8483 ---------- Western Front - 1982 July 21 - Page 8 ---------- 8 WESTERN FRONT WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1982 Steve Anker, Geoff Killan and Bruce Mann considerthe next move the "turtle" will make. They were participating in the four-week workshop that is takingplace at Western. Bright pupils attend workshop By BARBARA SCABAROZI About 130 studentsentering grades seven through ten will sample higher education at Western this summer. A four-weekscience workshop began July 12 for highly-motivated students in marine biology, computer science,physics and chemistry. Sponsored by the Center for Continuing Education and the science faculty, the workshop is a pilot program in cooperation with Educational Seryiqe. District 189. . Althoughworkshops fiaye Been offered in the past, none were of this scope, Eva McGinnis of Western'sContinuing. Education Department said. Four Western professors said they are excited by theopportunity to work with the youngsters. Keith Craswell of Western's math department said he hastaught high school before on a part-time basis. Radio Shack has loaned four TRS-80 computers toWestern for the computer science class. The TRS-80 uses LOGO language, a new geometriclanguage that draws pictures by moving a point, called a "turtle," across the screen. Craswell said thatwith this modern equipment, students can achieve in only four weeks a proficiency that requires a fullquarter in Computer Science 210. Six students are assigned to each computer, but for the fourth weekof the session Radio Shack has promised a total of 10 computers. That class will be more advanced and with only two students working on each TRS-80 they can write their own games, Craswell said. JohnWhitmer of Western's chemistry department prepared simple chemistry experiments and electrical circuit displays for his chemistry/ physical science class. He said he substitute-taught this age group beforeand had 12 students learning about atomic and molecular structure last week. A van is taking the marinebiology class to Sundquist Marine Laboratory in Anacortes each day this week. The lab is administeredby Western for seven Washington state colleges and universities. Jerry Flora of Western's biologydepartment taught high school in Florida. He said the workshop students will benefit from low tidesthis week. "They'll gather beach specimens, fish, dredge and haul plankton," Flora said. And inside thelab, microscopes, sea tables, aquaria and a drying oven are some of the equipment they will use.Richard Yawter of Western's physics/astronomy department is sharing his knowledge with theyoungsters this week. He plans to use an air track as one demonstration of the laws of physics. A cart moves along a frictionless track allowing students to make precise measurements. Vawter hadexperience teaching high school students in other summer workshops. Most of the students enrolled inthe ses-~ sions are from Whatcom and Skagit counties. Young students speak turtle at science school The excited hoots and hollers could be heard half-way down the hall of the Environmental Studiesbuilding. Two-by-three-foot signs in a classroom advertised "Turtlemania" and 20 youngsters wore "Ispeak Turtle" badges. They gathered around four computer controls as one student operated eachconsole. On a 21-inch color television a stick figure flew out of a cannon, performed a myriad ofsomersaults, then splashed into a water tank. "This is the only academic class I've enjoyed," MikeDodgen, a ninth-grader from Meridian said. "It's the first time I ever came close to a computer and by 9:30 this morning, 1 was already programming it." The LOGO language being used to teach the junior andsenior high students was developed at Massachusetts Institute of ^ Technology (MIT), instructor KeithCras- Â§ well said. It makes concepts of programming Â«- simple. The pointer or "turtle," is givenseveral basic commands to move. A command of consecutive 90 degree right turns produced a spiralthat quickly filled the screen. Seeing their commands instantly translated into visual action made itdifficult for many of the students to say what was the most fun. On the other side of Western, a smokysmell permeated a classroom in Haggaro Hall, but the atmosphere was definitely electric. Twelvestudents manipulated wire, clay, light bulbs and batteries to make simple electrical circuits. But thereaction of sodium in water and burning magnesium and copper was the best part of the week in theopinions of Lynden students Steven Lindell, Jim Hubbard and Brian Vancleek. One participant travelledfrom New York to attend the workshop. 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Text preview (might not show all results): 1982_1102 ---------- Western Front - 1982 November 2 - Page 1 ---------- Western Washington University Tuesday, November 2, 1982 Vol. 74, No. 54 Shuttle to polls offeredStudents who live on campus and have no transportation still have an opportunity to vote in today'selection. The Associated St
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Show more1982_1102 ---------- Western Front - 1982 November 2 - Page 1 ---------- Western Washington University Tuesday, November 2, 1982 Vol. 74, No. 54 Shuttle to polls offeredStudents who live on campus and have no transportation still have an opportunity to vote in today'selection. The Associated Students is providing transportation for all dormitories, as well as BuchananTowers. Residents of Nash, E dens and Higginson Halls vote in precinct 65 at St. Luke's Hospital. ASBoard member David Walker said vans will be available to transport students from in frorir of the VikingCommons. The van will depart at 8:15, 9:45 and 11:15 a.m., and at 12:45, 2:15, 3:45, 5:15 and 6:45p.m. Students in Ridgeway and Fairhaven dorms and Buchanan Towers vote in precinct 115 at SehomeHigh School. AS transportation' will leave Ridgeway Commons at 9 and 10:30 a.m., and at noon, 1:30,3, 4:30, 6 and 7:30 p.m. Each trip will include a stop in front of Fairhaven's parking lot. Residents ofHighland Hall who are registered in precinct 35 vote, at the Whatcom County Courthouse Annex onForest Street, Walker said. Because fewer students vote in this precinct, no AS van is available, but acarpool is being organized. For more information on rides to the courthouse annex, call Inter-hallCouncil President,Karf Wolfe at 676-2960 or the Associated Students at-676-3460. All on-campusstudents reside inside the 40th district- Election results will be aired on a large television screen 8:30until midnight in the Viking Union Lounge. â€¢ Polls today will be open until 8 p.m. (For a sampleballot of today's election, see page 4.) Crowding in women's rugby may soon happen if interest in thesport grows as drastically as it has since Western's team originated about seven years ago. (See gamestory on page 11.) 'Right-Hans' man Brisch hopes he s top job pick The right-hand man to the presidentof the University of Nebraska, who would like to be Former an chairman dies at 62 James Wiley Bosch,former chairman of the anthropology department, died Thursday evening of heart failure at ProvidenceHospital in Seattle. Dr. Bosch, 62, came to Western in 1967. He was named acting chairman of theanthropology department in 1967 and chairman in March 1977. Dr. Bosch had been on sick leave sinceMay 1981. Dr. Bosch originally was from South Gate, Calif. He received his bachelor of arts from SanFrancisco State College and his master's degree and doctorate from Stanford University. He worked as aresearch social scientist at Oregon State Hospital in Salem before coming to Western. Non-denominational services took place Monday at Campus Christian Ministry? Nearly 100 people attendedthe service. Angelo Anastasio of the anthropology department described Dr. Bosch as a dedicatedscholar and a "warm, compassionate, generous man," who liked to challenge "half-baked ideas" and"generalities." A former student of Dr. Bosch's said she would remember how his door always was openfor students. Other friends and colleagues described Dr. Bosch as "dedicated to young people." Dr.Bosch is survived by his wife, Mabel, two daughters and a grandson. Memorials may be sent to theAmerican Heart Association. the top administrator at Western, will visit here later this week. Presidential finalist Hans Brisch is scheduled to arrive in Bellingham late Wednesday for a two-day tour of Western. Currently associate executive vice president and provost, and executive assistant to the president atNebraska, the Germany-bom Brisch is described by colleagues there as a "good detail person."Brisch coordinates faculty-administrator affairs and acts as a "go-between" in matters within Nebraska'slarge governance system, said -Larry Walkin, president of the school's Faculty . Senate. Although hisjob usually doesn't place him in contact with any of the 25,000 students at Nebraska, Brisch is said torelate well with them. The 42-year-old Brisch reportedly is . being considered for the presidency atseveral other universities. Here, at a glance, is a complete schedule of Brisch's visit: 7:30-9:30Thursday a.m.â€”Breakfast with Acting University President James Talbot. 9:30.-11:30 a.m.â€”Meetingwith deans and department chairmen, Old Main 340. 11:30 a.m.-l p.m.â€”Lunch with PresidentialSearch Committee members. 1-2 p.m.â€”Meeting with staff employees and administrators, WilsonLibrary Presentation Room. 3:15-4:45 p.m.â€”Faculty forum, Miller Hall 163. 5:30-7 p.m.â€”Reception at Canada House with Western Foundation Board, Alumni, vice presidents and community leaders: 7p.m.â€”Dinner with Board of Trustees. Friday 9:30-11:30 a.m.â€”Tour of campus. 11:30 a.m.-l:30p.m.â€”Lunch with vice presidents. 1:30-3 p.m.â€”Student forum, Viking Union Lounge. 3:30-4p.m.â€”Press interviews, Old Main 340. 4-5 p.m.â€”Open Community forum) South Academic Building'1.04. 5 p.m.â€”Interview with trustees, Old Main 440A. Said illegal Secret evaluation files miff facultyByKIRKERlCSON The knowledge that copies of student evaluations of faculty have been made and kepton file has kindled indignant reactions :from a number of professors. June Ross of the biologydepartment presented a strongly worded memo to the Faculty Senate Oct. 25 asking the executivecommittee to look into the matter at its next meeting. The confidential files have been kept for years inthe testing center. But many faculty just realized a few weeks ago that the copies exist. Ross'smemo stated, "The student evaluations are faculty's property and the making of a secret copy andkeeping it on file is illegal. The violation. is outrageous." Ross became aware of the existence of thecopies after reading a release from the testing center saying a copy of faculty evaluations will bekept in the faculty member's file. The main . complaint of a number of faculty, Ross said, is that theyhad no idea the testing center was making copies. "We've been led to'believe that the studentevaluations were solely the property of the faculty," Ross said. "Most of the people I've talked to did notknow copies were being made." Thomas Read of the math department echoed Ross's indignation. â€¢"I had always had the impress-sibn that the only copy was that given to the faculty," Read said. "Ihaven'! taken a formal poll or anything but I have a strong feeling that most of the faculty were caughtby surprise." Currently the only use of the evaluations, besides giving instructors information on their,teaching technique, is to help decide whether faculty should be given tenure or promotion. Rossexpressed fear that the copies could be used secretly by the administration to determine the future offaculty members in the course of budget cuts. "They've been trying to establish this evaluationprocedure as highly confidential so why would, they make copies of it?" Ross asked. But Don Blood,director of the testing center, said he would never release a faculty member's file without their request."Even if the president asked for it I couldn't," he said. Pointing to a paragraph in Western's Policy andProcedures manual Blood emphasized that (Continued on page 7) ---------- Western Front - 1982 November 2 - Page 2 ---------- Western Front Tuesday, November 2, 1982 Program review team proposes criteria to decide Western'sfate By LOR1 McGRIFF Academic Program Review Committee members Friday tossed ideas back and forth about ,'what criteria should be used to decide the fate of programs and .departments at Western. ' For-three hours the eight committee members discussed (Stacks of university statistics, itheirresponsibilities and how to :decide what constitutes program elimination. No conclusion on what criteria to use, however, was reached. The members were to meet at 7 a.m. today to again discuss possiblecriteria. The committee, formed about a month ago as part of the university wide review process, isscheduled to submit criteria before Nov. 15 by which programs may be enhanced, reduced,consolidated or eliminated. The Faculty Senate is to review them. Several criteria were suggested bythe members, but discussion was suppressed on most of the items until a later date. Among thoseproposed are: â€¢essentialityâ€”that essential to the role of the university â€¢cost effectivenessâ€¢undergraduates served â€¢demand for courses (current and potential) â€¢need â€¢ "uniqueness"Harvey Gelder â€¢quality â€¢job placements of graduates â€¢if attracting intellectually superiorstudents â€¢ "cultural breadth"â€”offers cultural courses significant to society â€¢number ofextracurricular programs offered â€¢requirements students must meet before being accepted as amajor. The only proposal receiving fie.ry debate was "quality." Music professor Bruce Pullan requestedthe word ".quality" not be used, because it's so hard to decide what quality is. Â» Geology ProfessorChris Suc-zek disagreed. "I cringe at the thought that we only will be concerned with other things and quality won't matter." Quantitative data such as the number of students being taught don't mean aprogram or department is doing a good job, she said. Perhaps the word shouldn't be used, she said, but the quality still should be examined. Ron Johnson- of' academic counseling brought up the problemof trying to develop criteria for deciding the quality of a program. The campus community would have tobe made aware of how quality was being defined, he said. Harvey Gelder, emeritus faculty member andchairman of the committee, said he will meet with Vice President for Academic Affairs Paul Ford thisweek to talk about some of the confusing parts of the committees' responsibilities. Questions wereraised about the need for approval of the criteria by the Faculty Senate, what the mission of theuniversity is and if the committee is supposed to plan for the long term or just to survive the budgetcrunch. Gelder said he would try to clear these problems up as soon as possible^ Big UW cuts haveno parallel here, James Talbot says News of programs targeted for elimination rocked the University ofWashington last week, but students need not fear a similar bombshell announcement here. UWofficials announced Thursday that 29 programs have been slated for extinction. Pro- - vost GeorgeBeckmann made the announcement following months of examining how to deal with funding cutbacksduring the past year. Beckmann's announcement, Western's Acting University President JamesTalbot says, marks the end of a process similar to the one just beginning here. "It's not a comparablesituation," Talbot said of the decision that will cost about 30 tenured faculty at the UW their jobs.Western's program review committeesâ€”charged with plotting the long-term future of theuniversityâ€”were formed last month, following a proposal introduced by Talbot to the Board of Trusteesin August. The two committees aren't scheduled to make any recommendations to Talbot until Febuary. Talbot said administrators at the UW conducted their review process quite differently. Unlike the reviewcommittees here, Talbot said, the procedure at the UW largely was shielded from public scruntiny."We've given (the review committees) the charge and they will do it in the limelight, "Talbot said."Nobody needs to fear that two or three administrators are going to sit around in a smoke-filled room,and come out with an announcement. That's not the way we do buisiness." Talbot added, however, thatreview committee meetings open to the public tend to "limit the ideas that can be expressed." -Beckmann announced that the UW College of Arts and Sciences will eliminate the departments ofdance, music education, art education, child drama, nutritional sciences and textiles, kinesiology andnear eastern languages and literature. Several other degree programs are headed for the chopping block, including dental hygiene in the School of Dentristry and outdoor recreation in the College of ForestResources. The programs and departments won't be shut down for two to three years to allowcurrent participants a chance to complete their degrees, Don't feed them, they might be dangerous!Strays from a local herd of rain rhinos stomped ontoJled Square at noon on Friday. Though seeminglydocile, these nocturnal critters have been known to waste students mercilessly during the night andleave them hungover the next day. PHOTO BY F.C. GILBERT Reaganism's end 'inevitable'â€”expert ByERIC DANIELSON The demise of the Reagan administration's economic policy will lead to moreplanning in the economy, a noted political scientist said here last week. - "It is inevitable that Reaganismwill fail, Ed Greenberg of the University of Colorado said. "It will not work because the budgets are notsmaller. The greatest deficits in history have simply moved from domestic to military spending."Greenberg went on to predict that as an ever-widening range of groups feel the budget-cutting knife,public sentiment will turn against Reaganomics. President Reagan's own ranks are rebelling againsthim now, Greenberg said, listing Vice President George Bush and Budget DirectorDavid Stockmanamong those' who are beginning to question the president's policies. Greenberg's theories are basedon his belief that the U.S. government's primary role is the protection of capitalist institutions. Twosets of activities are involved in this, what he calls accumulation and "legitimation." Accumulation isthe overseeing of the nation's economic health while "legitimation" is the preservation of socialharmony. These could be more simply termed economic and political policy, he said. He believes thetwo are dependent on each other for success, but that Reagan has chosen to ignore public support andconcerns himself only with economic efficiency. "Reagan believes that accumulation is its ownlegitimation. I like to call this-nineteenth century romanticism," Greenberg said. Historically,Greenberg says, capitalism has developed in stages. He calls the years from 1946 to 1974 the period oftriumphant Keynesian economics â€” the emergence of the American Empire built upon the economiccollapse of its pre-war trade rivals. A time of continuous economic growth, it climaxed during the1960s in the form of Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society." But the economy that promised and deliveredboth guns and butter worked only for a while, Greenberg said. "We will never return to that period even if the Democrats win this election," he said. Since Watergate, Greenberg said, the United States hasbeen in a period of shambles between legitimate economic systems. The old is gone, but the new isyetto arrive, he said. The left and the right of the political spectrum have failed to deal successfully withAmerica's current economic problems, he said. "Continued drift in public policy shifting wildly andan out-of-control economy" will characterize the immediate future, Greenberg said. This will cause"alternatingv electoral landslides with the in-power party suffering massive defeats," he said. With thediscredit of both liberal and conservative policy, Greenberg said he sees neo-liberalism, such as whateconomist Lester Thurow promotes, as the only solution. Thurow calls for a greater degree of planning "The next phase of capitalism must be planning if it is to be kept alive. Even when modern capitalism isworking it is an act of folly, drowning itself in its own affluence and exhausting resources," he said. ,Increased government intervention in a coherent manner would be much better than the unplannedintervention used now, which Greenberg says causes economic chaos. Greenberg says he sees abenign form of socialism similar to the system in France with a corporate-government partnership suchas what Japan uses, as necessary for survival of capitalism in the United States. Greenberg's speechwas part of the Pacific Northwest Political Scientists Association conference. ---------- Western Front - 1982 November 2 - Page 3 ---------- Tuesday, November 2, 1982 Western Front 3 GRAPHIC BY MASARU FUJIMOTO Rocks!' Dangers fail to quench climbers' thirst for adventure, challenge Front copy editor Scott Fisk and 25 others, mostlyWestern students, attempted Oct. 16 to climb the North Twin Sister, eight miles southwest of MountBaker. The climb was organized by the Outdoor Program, and preparation included proper clothing,gear, rope and ice ax practice. But, as Fisk explains, some things climbers can't learn from others.Some things only the mountain can teach. By SCOTT FISK "Give a man a fish and he eats for a day,teach him to fish and he eats for a lifetime." Our group of 26 climbers, stretching for a quarter of a mile,ascends the North Twin Sisters mountain. A dense fog descends on us. The 10 percent chance of rainwe heard about on the weather reports the previous night turns into a drizzleâ€”then snow. Thetemperature drops severely enough for all of us to put on extra clothing. "Rocks! Rocks!" The cry, usedin the mountains to warn others of falling debris, is followed by an immense, gut-numbing roar. It soundslike the demolition of a building or the amplification of the ocean breaking against a cliff-lined shore. Ihave never heard anything like it before. I can't see the rock slide, but I hear the screams for help. Ledby Bill Wickstrom, our rope team of four scrambles over a small rock ridge that separates us from wherethe sounds of the slide came. A 20-foot-wide strip of the snow field is brown and strewn with rocks where the slide flew down the mountain. "Who's hurt? Is everyone okay"? we shout to each other. I see theoutline of someone lying face down in the mud-drenched snow at least 50 feet below the climb's traverse. It is Clare Ryan, who was on the fourth rope team. People call to her and ask her if she can move, ifshe is all right. They tell her to wait. Immediately Wickstrom and other leaders unrope and make theirway down to Ryan, whose head is bobbing in the dense fog. First aid reaches her. I am not sure of theextent of her injuries. She seems okay and words of "nothing is broken" are passed from person toperson. I feel relief, yet each glance up into the fog and snow-covered rocks sends my thoughts inward. I try to realize what has happened. Dave Waddelâ€”his face is flushed, his eyes filled with shockâ€”says, "The rock that came downâ€”in my 10 years of climbing, I've never seen one come down that was thatbig. I can't believe everyone is all right." It's decided that everyone is to go downâ€”immediately. The twogroups behind mine disappear in the fog and start down. Suddenly, another bone jarring sound. Anotherslide lets loose, heading toward where the two groups have descended. The screams coming from beloware more intense this time. I am sure someone has been hurt very badly. "Help me! I'm paralyzedâ€”Ican't move!" someone shouts. A few muffled shouts follow, then.. . Silence. Standing between the tworock slides now, unsure who is hurt and how badly, my only thoughts are of how real everythingsuddenly seems. I don't think it's panic or fear I am filled with. Instead it's the sheer awe of what has justhappened and what might happen next that fills each passing thought. Minutes seem like hours as Istand and wait. The waiting gnaws deeper than the cold wind that pounds my face with snow.i Visibilityis getting worse. I wring the water out of my wool gloves and shake shivers from my spine. We are going down. We are getting off the mountain. We follow where the second slide came down. I can't seeanyone other than the four on my rope. One of the leaders, Steve Winslow, joins our rope, leavingWickstrom behind to attend to Ryan. I hear shouts from below that everyone is okay, but I am not sure.The fear stimulated by the screams is not erased by the reassuring information. Within 10 to 15 minutes we are down, at the base where we had eaten lunch and practiced climbing techniques. Huddled behind a boulder is Adam Jameson, his face battered and his lip bloody. A baseball-size lump bulges out fromunder the right forearm of his raincoat. His other arm, limp, hangs at his side. "It's broke," he said. "Idodged two rocks, then the third hit me. My other arm .. .I'm not sure. I can't move it. I'm okay. I'm okay.' We reassure him. Finally we're regrouped. One last headcount is made. Our spirits, including those ofthe injured, don't falter, although everyone is wet, tired and physically and emotionally drained. Concernfor self is overshadowed by concern for others. Everyone works together and reassures each other thewhole way. We arrive at the cars and van as darkness falls. â€¢ The recollections of those involved were pieced together at a meeting, five days after the climb, suggested by its leader, Nick Winslow. At themeeting, Pete Vergel, who was behind Ryan when the slide occured, explained what happened. "Ilooked up and saw a rock about two feet by two feet rolling toward the rope lbetween me and Clare.About two seconds later more rocks came down, mostly toward Clare. She was trying to get out of theway, but the rock she was standing on started to move. "I heard a slam and saw a rock about the size of a car start tumbling toward her. I thought for sure she was going to get crushed. "The boulder caughtthe rope and started pulling toward the slide. The rope broke. I remember seeing the boulder roll towardClare and Clare disappearing. "I didn't know if it had crushed her or rolled by her. I had a feeling for theworst. When the rocks cleared, Clare was on her stomach and was calling for help. "I was as scared asI ever was in my life. I was even more scared after the second slide., "I'm glad no one was killed." Ryanrecalled: "I remember being pounded in the head. I was wishing I'd be knocked out. I wanted to beunconscious. I didn't want to take it any more. The slides took me down on my back. Rocks kept hittingme in the back of the headâ€” constant pounding. Boom, boom,boom. "I really don't remember muchafter that. I couldn't see very good." Ryan was taken to the hospital. She didn't have a concussion, butbruises cover most of her body. Had she not worn a helmet and backpack, her injuries could have beenmuch worseâ€”possibly fatal. She suffered headaches for more than a week. Jameson's ulna, the boneof the forearm on the side opposite the thumb, was smashed. Stainless steel screws and a plate wereused to set the bone. A cast on his right arm extends from his hand to his armpit. The radial nerve in hisright arm is damaged and he has to wear a brace. He should regain all feeling in his arm within twomonths, however. The rock that hit him "was the size of a TV, but I'm not really sure," Jameson said. "Ithappened so fast. As soon as I could get up, I ran down the mountain. From all the shouts I heard (fromclimbers wanting to know if he was all right), I thought that more rocks were coming down. " Winslow,with the advantage of hindsight, explained what mistakes possibly were made. "The group size was toolarge," he said. "We'll probably limit the size from now on to about 10 people. You can't have clearcommunication between everyone when you (the rope- teams) are that far apart. Communication isextremely important with any type of climbing. "The weather was a big factor, but when you climb in theCascades, you have to expect bad weather," he said. "I couldn't predict the slides." - , Winslow climbedthe North Twin Sister the weekend before to scout the route. The Outdoor Program (OP) will teach moreseminars on techniques and what to expect when climbing, Winslow said. "We are not a guide service.We want to teach the skills so that they (climbers) can enjoy outdoor experiences on their own and relyon themselves. "Then the OP can provide them with experienced climbers to organize climbs," he said.All of the climb leaders have five to eight years experience. "We're stressing the risk involved," JoeOrdonez, the Outdoor Program's director said. "Anything can happen. Some things you can control andsome things you can't. It (the rock slide) was tragic, unfortunate, but it's best to learn from. it. Both theOP and the people involved learned a lot. I think everyone gained a lot of respect for the wilderness. Withany experience that happens, there is something that can be gained from it." Ordonez said climbersmust prepare for theworst and hope for the best.' 'Then you can deal with most situations that comeupâ€”and have a great time because you're ready for anything." The Outdoor Program's philosophy is:"Give a man a fish and he eats for a day, teach him to fish and he eats for a lifetime." "We want to teachpeople how to climb, give them a feel for the basics," Ordonez said. "Being in the mountains takes years of experience. We want people to become more aware outdoorsmen." The climbers â€” most wereinexperiencedâ€” praised, the leader's clear thinking and immediate action. The positive attitude of theleaders, with their constant reassurances, prevented everyone rom panicking. "It was like being in a badcar wreck" Wickstrom said. "No one lost their cool, which is essentialin such a situation." â€¢ I, as theothers on the climb, learned the basics and something beyond what can be taught by others. I learnedsomething about myself and gained profound respect for a force greater than mine. Despite the rockslide, everyone on the climb wants to continue pursuing mountains. The unsuccessful climb of the NorthTwin Sister was successful in that no one was seriously â€¢hurt, and everyone gained somethingvaluable. "I'm not going to quit," Ryan said. "It'll be awhile before I try something like this again, though.I'm really lucky. ---------- Western Front - 1982 November 2 - Page 4 ---------- 4 Western Front Tuesday, November 2, 1982 Candidate forums greeted with apathy Western rapidly ismoving toward the selection of a new president, but not too many students seem to care. The turnout atvthe first two Associated Students-s p o n s o r e d presidential finalists forum has been embarrassinglylow, even among those students who actively engaged in the uproar last spring resulting from the Boardof Trustees decision to limit student representation on the initial search committee. Western studentstake pride in their concern about the university. But it sends a rather confusing sign to presidentialcandidates when only a handful of students show u p to hear them speak. Whoever is chosen presidentwill wield tremendous influence over the future of this university. If the president thinks Fairhaven Collegeis an outdated idea, the college indeed will be threatened with extinction. If he thinks academic standards should be toughened, then that too, probably will become fact. Presidential finalists will avoid specificanswers to the toughest questions. But they will provide glimpses of their attitudes and considerableclues to the sort of policy they would bring to Western. The visits of these men have been announced bythe Associated Students and amply publicized. Students who ignore the forums are wasting a valuableopportunity to look into their own futures. The next forum, featuring the University of Nebraska's HansBrisch, takes place at 1:30 Friday in the Viking Union Lounge. More nuclear trash headed for state TheTri-Cities in Eastern Washington, unlike the rest of the state, doesn't seem to mind being a dumpingground for nuclear waste. News of intentions to send even more of the lucrative radioactive waste to theHanford Nuclear Reservation will, no doubt, raise few protesting voices in an area that derives two-thirdsof its economy from the nuclear industry. The Hanford Nuclear Reservation now receives about 45 percent of the nation's nuclear waste. With the recent closure of a Nevada nuclear waste site (by order of thatstate's Board of Health) Washington will receive new record levels of nuclear waste. Recently pegged as"A City That Loves Nukes'' in a recent Newsweek article, Tri-Cities residents are portrayed as extremelyhappy about their prosperous relationship with the nuclear industry. Unfortunately, they give theimpression that all of Washington doesn't just want nuclear waste, but welcomes it with embracing arms. In 1980, however, the majority of Washington's citizens voted against being the nation's nuclear garbagedump. Initiative 383 prohibited transportation and storage of waste produced outside of Washington state. To the extreme detriment of our state, the measure was ruled unconstitutional last Augustâ€”andWashington now has become the nation's main nuclear dumping ground. Opposition to combat the well-off supporters of the nuclear industry has faded in the face of economic woes. The sponsors of Initiative383 plan to appeal to the Supreme Court, but it is likely the appeal will fail on an issue already ruledunconstitutional by a lower court. Most residents of Washington value the beauty and cleanliness of ourstate and to them the idea of Washington as an unlimited'garbage can for the nation's nuclearwasteâ€”unfairly and against the will of its citizensâ€”is simply appalling. WESTERN FRONT (TheFront's endorsements are in Bold type.) U.S. Senate KING LYSEN (I) Henry Jackson (D) Doug Jewett(R) Jesse Chiang (I) Positon 2, U.S. House of Representatives AL SWIFT (D) Joan Houchen (R) StateSenate, 42nd District H.A. "BARNEY" GOLTZ (D) Kirby Bowser (R) State House of Representatives,42nd District Position 1 DENNIS BRADDOCK (D) Richard Bosman (R) William L. McCord (L) Position2 ROGER VAN DYKEN (R) John Hummel (D) DeAnn Pullar (L) State House of Representatives, 40thDistrict Position 1 ASTRID DAHL (D) Pat Fiske (R) Dean Brittain (L) Position 2 PATMcMULLEN (D)Homer Lundquist (R) Tomm Spanos (L) Initiative No. 414 Shall a system requiring a minimum five-centrefund on sales of beer, malt and carbonated beverages be established? YES Initiative No. 435 Shallcorporate franchise taxes measured by net income replace sales taxes on food and state corporatebusiness and occupation taxes? NO Initiative No. 412 Shall the maximum interest rate on retail sales be the higher of 12 percent or 1 percent more than the federal discount rate? NO City of Bellingham,Proposition 1 Shall Bellingham be prohibited from developing, or issuing bonds, for construction ofparking facili-ties connected with any commercial development? NO Reagan's titanic new epic losesone for the Gipper It's rather awkward, reviewing a movie only half-finished, but such is the structure ofthe most audacious and potentially affecting film ever attempted: "(Re)birth of a Nation," starringRonald Reagan, part one ofwhich is available for scrutiny everywhere. The producers have secured the cooperation of the United States government for their production and the aid of the American people also is requested. The .working budget is virtually unlimited; indeed, the picture attempts to includethe entire world in its scope. Unfortunately, like so many recent globebusters (that's bigger than ablockbuster), the film simply doesn't work. It loses itself in its own massive size; the char-actorscontradict themselves in word and deed; the aim of the project .is never made clear, nor its paths to thataim, nor why the goal to be achieved. In short, the film is totally unbelievable. "(Re)Birth of a Nation" isfurther' proof that making having andl spending astronomical amounts! of money doesn't ensuremiracles. Basically, the movie features Reagan playing himself as an affable boob who gains thepresidency through public relations and happy opportunism. The script then introduces policies ofsuch monumental dumbness as to defy credence. For instance: Everyone talks about Reagan's publicsupport, but we're never shown it. Certainly, he has many things we all want and can inden-tify with: asuccessful divorce, the Hollywood lifestyle, a retired Barbie Doll for a wife and, of course, he's rich and famous, doesn't Shaun 'McClurken know anyone who isn't and may not believe in any other state ofbeing. Reagan portrays himself as a hero, a man of action, a doer rather than a thinker. His reality isanchored by the current fiscal year and he tolerates no whimsy. Today's problems are met withgenerations-old solutions. He is a disciple of the prophet Profit: Rich is Right; poverty is your own faultand sinful besides. The world needs saving and Reagan sets out early to do itâ€”by beating theRussians at their own game. While it should be understood that Russia is a ruthless militarydictatorship, operating on a wartime economy since World War II, wherein human rights encompassunthinking obedience and mere doubt is treason in the eyes of the liars, cheats, mind-rapers, man-eaters and dream crushers who run things, everyone knows anything a Communist can do, anyRepublican can do better. As depicted, Reagan's domestic aims are even more unfathomable.The supposed cure to the nation's ills are to give the federal government's duties to the states, invest the federal monies in nuclear war machines and turn domestic policy over to the great corporations andmanufacturers, who have proven their worth by giving the world McDonald's, Coca Cola, acid rain,Trident, MX and Three Mile Island. Once again, money is assumed by its mere presence, to bringwisdom, justice, and to merit the love and trust of one's inferiors. Where are the Sixties when youreally need them? Sole explanations for all this appear to be contempt for their audience or completeincompetence. The movie is being sold as a Ronald Reagan vehicle, stressing his image over thesubstance of the movie. In fact, no producers or directors are listed, and you are apparently asked tobelieve "Nation" is a one-man show, Reagan's own great big home movie. However, this goes againsthis; record as someone who does and says what he's directed, whether: as actor, corporate spokesman for General Electric, or, presumably, as servant of the people of California. Perhaps the movie is,after all, a black comedy, melodrama, or even allegorical warning. One way or another, part two shouldcontain the pay-off to part one's set-up. How does "Nation" end, and what will be the effect on us here in reality? Andâ€”who really is behind the show? Editor Mark Carlson Managing Editor Mitch EvichNews Editor Lori McGriff Opinion Editor Peggy Loetterle Features Editor Dave Mason Head CopyEditor Jim Bacon Assistant Copy Editors Elayne Anderson Scott Fisk Leslie Nichols Sports EditorHeidi Fedore Arts Editor Gordon Weeks Production/Design Coordinator Masaru Fujimoto ProductionAssistant Blair Kooistra Photo Editor Gary Lindberg Photo Assistant Dave Jack Business ManagerPatrick Herndon Advertising Manager Masood Sahba Adviser Pete Steffens Opinions expressed ineditorials reflect those of The Western Front and are not necessarily those of the university or thestudent body. Opinions expressed in signed articles and cartoons are those of the author. Guestcomments are invited. The Western Front is the official newspaper of Western Washington University. The Front is entered as second-class postage at Bellingham, Wash., and its identification numberis USPS 624-820. The Front's newsroom is located in College Hall, room 9, while its businessoffice is quartered in College Hall, room 7. The Front is typeset in its newsroom and at Western'sprintshop in the Commissary. The Front is printed by The Bellingham Herald. ---------- Western Front - 1982 November 2 - Page 5 ---------- Tuesday, November 2, 1982 Western Front Sobel says 'No' to Prop. 1 Western Front: On today's ballotis a referendum that could affect all Western students. Future jobs, access to entertainment and retail stores and the health of the Bellingham community are at stake under Proposition One. Privatedevelopers have combed Whatcom and Skagit Counties to locate a place to construct a majorregional mall. There are now three possible locations: the town of Burlington in Skagit County, the Wilder Farm on the Guide Meridian, and downtown Bellingham. The realities of free enterprise dictate that amall will be built whether we like it or not. Proposition One will determine if the mall is to beconstructed in Bellingham. A downtown mall would include three â€¢major department stores andscores of smaller shops in a glass-enclosed building along Railroad Avenue. The mall is part of a majordowntown redevelopment project planned cooperatively by the city, Sutter Hill, Ltd. and the DowntownDevelopment Association. Financing will come from private and federal funds and public bonds to bepaid off by new revenues from the mall's commercial activity. . Two years of mall construction willprovide 1,000 construction jobs and approximately 1,200 permanent retail sales jobs. Downtownredevelopment will offer Western students a greater selection of stores, a new entertainment centerand hundreds of part-time jobs. If today's voters say yes to Proposition One, the city will be prohibited from floating the bonds needed to finance improved parking, without which the downtown mall cannot be built. Two studies have concluded that-a regional mall located outside of Bellingham would lead to a44 percent downtown vacancy .ate and an 80 percent loss of city tax revenue. Even John Kole, theowner of Johnson's Towing Company and instigator of Por-position One, admits that if the downtown plan does not go for-, ward, many of the current downtown businesses will leave. The Bon Marnhe and J.C. Penney would be among the first to go. Kole, who was an unsuccessful city council candidate lastyear, hopes that new offices and residential development will fill the vacuum. Dream on John. Thepassage of Proposition One will mean fewer stores and fewer jobs. Reduced city tax revenues couldthen lead to new ' tax increases or cuts in city services such as public transit. While ybu attendWestern, Bellingham isyour town. Bellingham needs your help today. Vote no "on Proposition One.â€”Greg Sobel A plea to save Huxley Western Front: The University administration is forced to pinpointprograms that may be dispensable during this period of economic hardship. I respect their positionand acknowledge the difficulty behind the decisions they must make. But I must express that oneprogram which absolutely must not be eliminated or consolidates is that of Huxley College ofEnvironmental Studies. If environmental studies were placed under the auspices of a new College ofSciences, the social science component of Huxley would eventually disintegrate. The fundamentalvalue and significance of Huxley lies in its interdisciplinary approach. Environmental problems are ofsuch magnitude as to elude resolution merely through scientific scrutiny. The problems exist in asocial setting. Analysis of their causes, consequences and solutions must also draw upon the socialworld. There must be communication between the social sciences and the hard sciences for effectiveproblem solving to occur. I urge all concerned students, Huxley and non-Huxley alike, to attend ameeting on Thursday, November 4 at noon in Environmental Sciences 100. We will discuss whatactions we can take to preserve the integrity of Huxley College. If you recognize the importance ofmaintaining open exchange and communication between both ends of the scientific spectrum, comeand express your support at the meeting. â€”Valerie Smith Draft Talbotâ€” end ritual Western Front:I've been watching our campus go through the ritual of bringing in the five presidential "finalists" and I'vebeen wondering: Why doesn't the Front do a poll of the students and ask themâ€”whom do they favor? Iknow we're not exactly regarded as a "fund of wisdom" but wouldn't it be an interesting experiment, thatjust might raise the students' awareness of this rather important issue, if the Front did this? Frankly, Ithink the Board of Trustees could save the state a lot of money and needless worry about the quality ofthese five gentlemen and keep the president we already have: "acting" President James Talbot. Iunderstand that he has said that he doesn't really want the job, but perhaps we could "draft" him via apoll? Peter Ramsey Thank you and no thank you Western Front: We want to thank Don Jenkins forwriting the article in Friday's (Oct. 22) edition of the Front about the home economics department's"Spanning the Spectrum" exhibit. By having the exhibit, we hoped to clarify the focus of homeeconomics. It stresses the interrelatedness of individuals and families with their physical and socialenvironment. As stated in the article, "Larra-bee (acting chair of the home economics department) saidthe department has been fighting a battle for years to change the image of a home economics major assomeone who only cooks and sews." The headline, "Home ec's image keeps cooking" clearlycontradicts this statement. While pointing out that home economics majors should not be stereotyped in cooking and sewing roles, the Front did just that in writing the headline. We hope that people readbeyond the stereotypical headline to the positive article. ^ â€”Susan Leonard â€”Nanette Jimenezâ€”Amy Parrish â€”Kyle Neese â€”Joni Petrica â€”Lana Dorsett â€”Cheryl Knuckey â€”Nancy Woolley â€”Connie Walser ---------- Western Front - 1982 November 2 - Page 6 ---------- 6 Western Front Tuesday, Novembers 1982 1 "7 | % a | - r A n # - Unemployment high â€¢ * p t ? l OCT111. in Whatcom County By SETH PRESTON If you're having trouble finding a job in Whatcom County,you're not alone. Unemployment has reached almost 17 percent in Whatcom County and with nochange anticipated in the state or national economies, it probably vvill stay high. Since 1970,unemployment in Whatcom County and elsewhere in the state consistently has averaged above thenational rate. The unemployment rate in Bellingham, however, recently dropped to 10.8 percent from11.5 percent a month ago, according to figures released Friday by Gov. John Spellman's office. Stateunemployment now is at 10.9 percent, down from 12 percent in September, the Associated Pressreported. The rate still remains above the national unadjusted figure of 9.7 percent. Some experts,however, say government statistics don't include those who have given up looking for work. In WhatcomCounty and other areas in Washington, persistently high unemployment partly is due to the seasonalnature of agriculture and key industries, such as food processing, construction and trade. "It's a prettygrim outlook," said Neil Morrison, director of Eellingham's Employment Security Department. Morrisonsaid recent graduates have to compete with older alumniâ€” alumni who are unemployed, but have some job experience. He said some graduates in technology and other technical areas probably will farebetterâ€” but in some place other than Whatcom County. "I really doubt they would find work here."Morrison doesn't foresee growth in job opportunities soon because of the sluggishness of WhatcomCounty's economy. "I think that traditionally Whatcom County has lagged . "This area is in a specialloca- 0% 5% 10 A 15% 20 /o tion b e i n g b e r v V e e n Vancouver eellingham ix-:-:w:Â£: ana*Seattle, as well as on the gt;:â€¢:â€¢:â€¢ gt;:â€¢:â€¢ water (for shipping)," Darby said. - . , â€ž -^^^^^^^^^^^_^^_..-.-...-.--.....-.-. "We have a big future of activity S e p t 8 2 ^^^^^^^^^^-^mmmm coming.- gt;â€¢ :$*' But he added, "There has XxSvi always been some resistance to :::::: gt;:: gt;:- growthhere. But when the dol- -. . , 0 . ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v j A A M â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢'"^ lars comein, that will have to ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ change. â€¢ijivijlvl For now, however, Darby's state lxi:w i optimism is curbed by the â€¢Xx.vX recession. c f , . . ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ M . - Georgia-Pacific lastweek P ^^^^^^^^^^^^^M^WMyWyy announced it would lay off ttyyyyyyyyyyyy% $ ' workers betweenThanksgiving 'â€¢jwy^^v^w^^^ and Christmas. In addition, the '^yyyyyyy^yyyy^yyy^y^y' company hasn'thired regularly - . , a 2 â€¢^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^.%\::::v:v:-:;:v:;:;:;:;:;:v:v:;:;X for professional salaried posi-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^lIQ fyyyyyyyyyyyy m tions in almost five years, '^yyyyyl^yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!- although afew wage earners are Whatcom County I S S ? : * ^ hired once or twice a year. â€¢.-.â€¢.â€¢.â€¢.â€¢. .-.-.â€¢. .â€¢.â€¢. ..â€¢...â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ 'Vxv'xy "It's a very static situation ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ _ now," said Jerry McRorie of Oct. '82 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ : 1 7 . 0 Â° / o x IntalcoAluminum's public rela- WAW: tions department. "We haven't Â¥:â€¢:%â€¢: done much as far as hiringin over National rate VSSBS^ two vears" xixvjx Yet those graduating this ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ . school year don't need to lapse Oct. '82 Â§BBBBBBPB|B|B|5:. 9-7Â°^ into a severe depression, officials say. "I don't think it's a time to g ^ ^ j ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ i ' ; ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ' ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ' panic," saidLouis Lallas, director of the Career Planning and The Spellman administration reports unemployment isdown in Placement Center. "In terms of the state, but the jobless rate remains above the national collegegraduates, this is an off average. season. Most employers tend to --â€¢ focus on June and on anticipated graduation." behind the nation when coming availability of professional Computer science, business, out of a bad time," he said. positions and industrial jobs. mathematics, electronics, But all is not gloomy,say local "Nobody is expanding very accounting and technology were experts. rapidly and doing lots ofhiring;" a few of the degrees cited as the "Opportunities are every- Thirsk said. "January could be a mostmarketable. ! where, but they're just fewer turning point for the state when A strong economy is the key to here," said Bob Thirsk, associate the Legislature meets." widening employment oppor-director of theCareer. Planning tunities, Lallas said, and Placement Center at- "Change has always been part "I don'tthink we're talking Western. "But people do get jobs. of the economy," he said. "Lately about anoversupply of people for â€¢It simply takes a little longer." it (the economy) has been the job market," hesaid. "We're Thirsk said Whatcom County is changing rapidly and unpredict- talking about an undersupply of fairly representative of the ably." â€¢ . money for hiring." national job market, where job Orman Darby,Georgia- Until that money supply flows seekers outnumber the jobs. Pacific's public .relations man-easier, Western graduates will Bellingham is the only urban ager, said he sees future change find jobs inWhatcom County a area in the county, limiting the as both necessary and beneficial.' scarce commodity. GIVE TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. 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Take advantage of this free vision screening any time Monday- Friday 9-5:30 and Saturday 9-4. Call 647-20/20 to make an appointment. Corner of Magnolia Railroad Dr. LeroyH. Freeman Dr. Mark G. McEathron Shtanachiie Books cised books and RecoRds Monday Satunday10-5 - 1 0 O Â° nr o ? UJ CO CO T- r*. o Approach the job hunt as a full-time job, experts sayFinding a job has become full-time workâ€”and that's exactly how job hunting should be approached, say university and local officials. "The best thing graduating students can do is take looking for work aswork itself," said Neil Morrison, director of Bellingham's Employment Security Department. Morrisonsaid potential employees should start their job searching in the early morning, make phone lists ofemployers' telephone numbers and be energetic. "It's a good idea to talk to Mends and relativesbecause it links people," Morrison said. Planning and enthusiasm are essential to job hunting, saidLouis Lallas, director of Western's "Career Planning and Placement Center. "The minute studentsbecome seniors and start thinking of finding jobs they should come to us. We can help them developjob search skills." Such skills include preparing letters and resumes and perfecting techniques for job interviews. Some students even research prospective employers. Students go to companies and talk with them before deciding to apply for work, said Bob Th*rs^' associate director of the center. Students can aim too high, expecting to start with an ideal job. After a while they become more realistic andlower their expectations, Morrison said. But such contentedness can be a problem. "People might takejobs they don't really want, just because they feel they have to," Lallas said. "This causes too much job dissatisfaction." BIRTHDAY CARDS 1220 NO. STATE ST. ORPHEUS DESCENDING by TennesseeWilliams Nov. 17-20 at 7:30 PM Nov. 21 at 2:15 Main Stage Admission Student $1.50 ---------- Western Front - 1982 November 2 - Page 7 ---------- Tuesday, November 2, 1982 Western Front 7 A question of power sparks council debate By ERICDANIELSON After unanimously deciding to continue using the current system to plan for the future, thePlanning Council last week erupted into a debate over its own purposeand responsibilities. , Currently,the council uses the "review factors" contained in the 1981-82 institutional plan to determine "theallocation, reallocation and reduction in resources for individual programs" in what originally was termed an advisory position. The debate began after the main motion passed when John Moore of the businessdepartment said he believed allocation of resources should be done by the administration and not by acommittee. "This committee has no responsibility for what happens in programs, but the dean does. It isa tortured organizational arrangement for us to allocate resources," Moore said. "If the administration iscompetent then let them do their jobs." Marvin Olmstead of the speech department 'responded bydefending the committee system. "I'm not terribly afraid of democracy even though it is a long andponderous process. A council such as this is directly accountable to constituents," Olmstead said.Olmstead said the council only was an advisory group and real power still lies with the provost and thedeans in making final decisions. But Council Chairman James Albers seemed to question the advisoryrole. "This is a very influential body and our recommendations are always accepted even though theprovost claims to have the final power," Albers said. Olmstead continued to express his fears of theinstitution being run as a business venture, while Moore complained that the committee process was tooslow and ineffective. "Western must be the most reactionary of state institutions in reading students'changing needs," Moore said. He explained further his main concern was that student interest inprograms has changed while program funding has stayed the same. t "The committee process is veryreluctant to accept market changes and adjust offerings for what, students want," Moore said."Forexample, the math and computer science programs have remained the same size even though much student interest has shifted to these areas." "I would be loathe to see administration control thedirection of this institution alone," Olmstead said. But, Moore responded, "We would change morerapidly and be more responsible if the deans and iprovost did the jobs they were paid for." At the end ofthe meeting, the council recalled the days before former President Paul'Olscamp arrived at Western,when advisory committees didn't exist. In those days, the university was run by the president and his"kitchen cabinet." Both sides of the debate agreed they didn't desire to return to that era and adjournedwith what resembleda consensus between opposing views. Secret files spark furor (Continued frompage 1) making copies was completely legal. According to paragraph 514, "Permanent confidential filesof reports are maintained by the Testing center as a convenience for the instructor." When askedwhether the making of copies is explicitly sanctioned by the paragraph, Blood hotly replied, "Howare you going to make files without having copies?" Blood expressed surprise that his release hascaused such a fervor. "I wasn't aware that they weren't aware," he said. "The policy of makingcopies has been in existence since the begining of the current student evaluation program. We do itbecause faculty want copies when they're trying for tenure or promotion." Blood stressed the fact thatany copies are the property of the individual faculty member. If they desire to remove all their copiesfrom the center, Blood said, they have every right to do so. Mt. Baker seminar set The Outdoor program is offering a snow and ice seminar at Mt. Baker on Nov. 6 and 7. Any interested persons must bring$10 to the pre-trip meetings scheduled for 7 p.m. today and Thursday in Viking ' Union 113. NEWSNOTES Western to go Mongolian The East Asian Studies Colloquium will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday,Nov. 3, in Humanities 110. Henry G. Schwarz will present a lecture and video tape on Mongolia. Bookdiscussed The Book of the Quarter discussion will be from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Nov. 2 in the LibraryPresentation Room on The International Bill of Human Rights. The discussion will focus on whatgovernments shouldn't do with their people. Huxley meeting scheduled A special meeting for anyoneopposed to the departmentalization of Huxley College will take place lat noon Thursday inâ€¢Environmental Sciences 100. Outback seeking coordinator The Outback Program is seeking acoordinator for -winter quarter. The job involves contacting administrators and coordinating all activities on the farm. BE A REP. FOR WWU During Winter Break we need students to go back to their highschools and talk to seniors about the "Western Experience." For more information, contact the Student-to- Student Program in the Admissions Office, Ext. 3440. GMAT , t LSAT â€¢ MCAT â€¢ GRE " â„¢GRE PSYCH Â«GRE BIO MAT* GMAT* DAT OCAT*PCAT*VAT SAT-ACT.TOEFL'MSKP HAFL MEDBDS â€¢ ECFMG FLEX-VQE-HDB-RHBDS CPA* SPEED READING ^ t oM KAPLAN lt;jEDUCATIONAL CENTER Test Preparation Specialists I Since 1938 | For information. Please Call:SEATTLE 632-0634 Position Available ADVERTISING SALES for The Western Front Contact Masoodbetween 9:00 4:00 at 676-3160, College Hall Room 7 Sobel speaks against Prop 1: 'save downtown'By MARIANNE McCLARY Proposition 1 will sway Bellingham's economic climate drastically whetherit passes or not, former Associated Students President Greg Sobel warned Sunday. Sobel is appealing to students as a voting mass to be aware not only of the ambiguous wording of the initiative but what itwill mean to them if it's voted down. Propositon'l prohibits the City of Bellingham from using publicmonies to fund any parking development anywhere in the city. But Sobel says the proposition opposesmuch more than that. Sutter Hill Ltd., a private developing company, plans to spend about $50 million tobuild a 48,000-square-foot shopping mall in downtown Bellingham on Railroad Avenue between CornwallAvenue and State Street. The city, through several sources, will allocate $15.8 million for sewer, roads,fire and police protection to make the mall possible. â€¢ ' ' ~ Sobel stressed that* the money will comefrom federal grants, $7 million in city bonds and Sutter Hill Ltd., and not from higher prices or taxincreases to citizens, which he thinks the voters may suspect. The bonds will be paid off by more than$950,000 in new revenues generated solely by the new downtown businesses. Two major departmentstores must agree to locate in the new mall before work on the accompanying parking garages can begin, preventing the city from over-extending itself financially for the garages, Sobel said. Former city councilcandidate John Kole filed the proposition, basing his argument on his belief that the public should not beinvolved in subsidizing private development. He has said he views it as an improper use of taxpayers'money. Sobel said that if a mall is not built in downtown Bellingham, but rather in Burlington or on theGuide Meridian, approximately 44 percent of the businesses in the downtown area will relocate in thenew mall. The Bon Marche and Penney's have said they will move to the mall wherever it is, Sobel said.He said the mall must be located downtown or the city will lose 80 percent of its revenue from thedowntown area. One thousand construction jobs also will be lost if the initiative passes, he predicted."The proposition hasn't really been brought to the students but it affects them deeply. A downtown mallwill create approximately 1,200 jobs in retail sales and a larger variety of consumer goods," Sobelpredicted. Blood drive is this week Open your heart and extend your arms to Western's blood drive Nov.4 and 5. That's what Puget Sound Blood Program leaders are asking. They consider Western students"outstanding" donors, said Jeanne Mitchell of the Health Center. Last fall quarter a record 688 units ofblood were drawn during the drive. This quarter the goal is at least 300 units of blood each day, Mitchellsaid. â€¢ Twenty-two beds will be available at the drive, so the flow of donors is expected to continueuninterrupted. Appointments can be arranged by calling the campus health center. KEGS SPECIALSÂ£ to go $29.19 Beer Cups Available (plus tax) V with this coupon expires 11-14-82 BEECHHOUSE PUB 113 E. Magnolia 733-3331 Lr lt; T.V. RENTALS AND REPAIRS ACT NOW! 20% off on1st Month's Rent B/VV Color TV's Color Black/White Rates: $3500 mth COLOR $20Â°Â°mthB/J^We sell used T.V.s too. 1012 W. Holly Good thru Nov. 15 734-6000 . . . . . . . . . With Coupon Only . . . .. . . . J ---------- Western Front - 1982 November 2 - Page 8 ---------- 8 Western Front Tuesday, November 2, 1982 Pianist plays 'instrumental' music role PHOTO BY GARYLINDBERG By BARBARA WAITS In these trying times for higher education, when community relationsare important for Western, one woman feels the music department can be "instrumental," so to speak.Nancy Bussard, Western's piano accompanist, said she came to the university in the early 1960s byvirtue of open contact with Bellingham's music community. Bussard said she was asked to work part-time after she was heard playing with community groups. She continues to perform with women'sgroups, high school students and the Bellingham'Chamber Music Association. Bussard first joined themusic department as an affiliate piano teacher. In 1965, when Western's focus was moving towardperformance "spot light" skills, Bussard became the university's official accompanist for students, facultyand groups. "I'm now one of the old-timers," she boasted playfully. Bussard also boasts about thestudents with whom she works. "By the time students come to me, they are mature musicians," shesaid. "They know their music and are well disciplined." In 1976 music majors returned Bussard's highpraise. In the middle of a wind ensemble program, and with much fanfare, the quiet pianist was presented with a scroll telling her a scholarship in her name had been raised by a group of students. The NancyBussard Scholarship is awarded to pianists who want to go into accompaniment. Bussard sees her roleas one of listener and follower, she said. "You have to lose yourself and go along with the student. I'vesoloed and I know how it feels to be a. soloist." Bussard said she plays in 35 to 40 programs a year atWestern. Each performance has between six and eight weeks of practice time behind it, Bussardestimated. 'Oh, we stay busy," she said. Bussard said her family's understanding is one reason she can adhere to her demanding schedule. Her husband and three children all play instruments. "That might be why they're so understanding," she said. Originally from southern Arizona, Bussard started playing thepiano at age nine. She took lessons when a teacher was available. Bussard learned to sight read musicearly so that she could practice between teachers, she explained. At one point, Bussard traveled 200miles once a week to the nearest instructor. Bussard studied voice and piano at Whitman College inWalla Walla. In 1946 she won a radio contest in Bisbee, Ariz., and reigned as "Bisbee's Best" on thepiano accordian. Bussard said she still gets nervous before a performance. "Everyone does, I think, butnervousness can get you to the point that you're razor sharp," she said. Piano accompanist NancyBussard performs in 35 to 40 programs a year at Western. 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If you are serious about your future, you will want to find out. There is a program for all collegestudents who are planning on earning, or have already earned a Bachelors Degree. Platoon LeadersClass...for freshmen, sophomores and juniors. Officer Candidates Class...for seniors and collegegraduates. Women Officer Candidates Program... for juniors, seniors and college graduates. Some ofthe positions available upon successful completion of these programs are: Flight Training, DataProcessing, Communications, Aviation Maintenance, and Personnel Management. A MARINEOFFICER SELECTION TEAM WILL BE ON CAMPUS 2-5 NOVEMBER 1982, 9 A.M.â€”4 P.M., IN THEPLACEMENT CENTER IN THE OLD MAIN BUILDING. STOP BY AND LET US TELL YOU ABOUT THEMANY OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO YOU IN THE MARINE CORPS AS AN OFFICER. SopranoSusan Johnson performs at 8:15 in the PAC Concert Hall. Admission is free. THURSDAY â€” "Pixote" plays at 6:30 and 9 p.m. in the PAC Main Auditorium. Admission is $1.50. The New PlaywrightsTheater plays at 8 p.m. in the PAC. Admission is free. The Finest 7~ gt;KJ v ' lt; ^ Fresh RoastedCoffee ^Traditional Herbal Teas (JffeljL5 /Entertainment in our Coffee House Ofjeci^/ Wed. throughSat. evenings 1101.Harris Ave. in Old Fairhaven 733-6319 1982 Fall Qtr. Blood Drive Thurs. Nov. 4 Fri.Nov. 5 Registration Center 9-3 Please share pour good health. The need is urgent Blood Drive goal 600 donors - If you wish an appointment Call 676-3400 Sponsored by Student Health Service ---------- Western Front - 1982 November 2 - Page 9 ---------- Tuesday, November 2, 1982 Western Front Record review Supertramp slices self with album ByMALCOLM LAWRENCE After sitting on their laurels for three years, the members of Supertramp havereleased an album that straddles both sides of clarity and puzzlement without choosing either one. Bynaming it " . . . famous last words . . . , " one would expect some sort of final-album blues to seep intothe grooves, or at least a collection of those-were-the-days sentiments strung through the harmonies.Instead, the album is a hodge-podge of all the comfortable Supertramp styles of old that doesn't attemptto tread any new paths. Scissors are the first things one notices about the album. Scissors r-.-i thecover that ,are about to cut the rope the highwire artist is walking on, scissors printed on the label of thedisc, even scissors printed on the inside of the album jacket. This must be the band's way of acceptingthe fact that their reign as one of the most popular groups on radio soon will be over, almost likechoosing their own coffins. The use of instruments on the album's nine selections is restrained, and inturn focused. The band uses only the instru-mations of coping with mixed up worlds and broken love.The sparkle of songs such as "Give A Little Bit" or "Sister Moonshine" has gotten weaker for the band,leaving "It's Raining Again" as more of an Archies song than a Supertramp one. Squeezed between"Crazy" and "It's Raining Again" lies a pseudo-blues workout titled "Put On Your Old Brown Shoes"that serves no purpose except to give a counterpoint to the heavy doses of saccharine on either side of it. Another interesting juxtaposition occurs on side two with the shimmering beauty of "C'est Le Bon"lying next to the looming beat of "Waiting So Long." It just seems odd to have the pretty guitarwork ofthe former lead into the bombastic Pink Floydian style of the latter, complete with a guitar solo lifted from David Gilmour. "Don't Leave Me Now" probably sums up the album's title, if anything does. Pleading for patience and sounding like "Crime of the Century, Part II," it crosses ringing keyboard work with drumsthat sputter and cough up a great backbeat. Backing vocals by Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart arelisted on the liner notes, but for the life of me I can't find which track they augment, unless they helpedadd to the ". . , famous last words . . ." isn't a bad Supertramp album, it's just an average Supertrampalbum, with an uneven song selection and no real direction governing it. ments needed, rather thanthrowing on every possible studio trick to weigh down the melodies. The solitary guitar on "Know WhoYou Are," for example, may not have any great solo being played on it, but it manages to convey thesense of an artist peering at his work from a position where he is able to speculate on it without thedistractions of eight- or nine-piece arrangements clouding it. The obvious cuts that will be repackagedas singles, "Crazy" and "It's Raining Again," both carry the typically cute melodies and lighthearted fluff The Tramp is known for, spicing them with the reaffir-glossy Bee-Gees-style vocals on "My Kind ofLady." ". . .famous last words . . ." isn't a bad Supertramp album, its just an average Supertramp album, with an uneven song selection and no real direction governing it. Way down at the bottom of the creditsthe band very graciously thanks all those at i A M Records for their infinite patience. Three yearsbetween albums is much too long, and " . . .famous last words..." proves that point. I wonder when thenew Boston album is coming out. WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY OFFICIALANNOUNCEMENTS PLEASE POST Deadline for announcements in this space is noon Monday for theTuesday 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 winter quarter will be held Nov. 9-23. You should receive yourPermit to Register by mail in early November. Consult with faculty adviser, then go to Registration Centerno earlier than appointment. MATH PROFICIENCY TESTS will be administered at 4 p.m. Wed. Thurs.,Nov. 10-11, in LH4. Students must pre-register at Testing Center, OM120, during week prior to test.Picture ID (i.e., driver's license) required at time of registration. COMPUTER SCIENCE courses 311 andabove are open to CS, Acctg/CS, BA/CS and Math/CS accepted majors only. Placement is by priority.Apply in BH202 Nov.2-5. You must bring bluebook and registration appointment notice. CAREERS MAJORS: HOW TO PICK CHOOSE, a series of workshops designed to help.choose a major or careerdirection, covers aptitudes, interests, personality characteristics, decision-making skills and careerinformation. Group meets 2-4 p.m. Tuesdays. For more information or to sign up, call Counseling Center,MH262, 676-3164, or Career Planning Placement Center, OM280, 676-3250. BOQ PANEL: "Freedomfrom Fear, or What Governments Must Not Do to Their People: The International Covenant on Civil andPolitical Rights," is set for 4-5:30 p.m. today (Nov. 2) in the WL Presentation Room. COMPUTERGRAPHICS: Evan Sutherland Co., a world leader in computer graphics, will give a free presentation at 4p.m. Wed., Nov. 3, in BH105. Campus community is invited. EAST ASIAN COLLOQUIUM presentslecture/video tape on Mongolia by Henry Schwarz at 4 p.m. Wed., Nov. 3, in HU110. INTALCODISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES presents Dr. Harold Black, professor of finance,.University of NorthCarolina, "Reaganomics and the Economics of Ronald Reagan," at 2 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 4, in AH100. FALL QTR. BLOOD DRIVE: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thurs.-Fri., Nov. 4-5, Registration Center. For appointment, call676-3400. 'OFFICIAL VOTERS PAMPHLET copies are available free in the main lobby of Wilson Library.Planning Placement Center Recruiting Schedule (Seniors must have files established in the PlacementCenter prior to sign-up for interviews.) Environmental Intern Programs: Brochures and applications forenvironmental internships are available in OM280. Internships are paid positions, ranging from 12 to 24weeks. Applicants must have completed 7 quarters (5 semesters) prior to starting internship but need notbe currently enrolled. One application form covers Northeast, Great Lakes, Pacific NW and Calif, regions.Application deadline is Dec. 6. U.S. Marine Corps, Wed.-Fri., Nov. 3-5. All majors. 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Summer/ year round. Europe, S. Amer., Australia, Asia. All fields.$500-$1200 monthly. Sightseeing. Free info. Write IJC, Box52-WA, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625. I m p ro v e your grades! Research catalog 306 pages, 10,278 topics. Rush $1.00 Box 25097C, Los Angeles,CA 90025, (213) 477-8226. Help Wanted Earn up to $500 or more each year beginning now for 1-3years. Set your own hours. Monthly payment for placing posters on campus. Bonus based on results.Prizes awarded as well. 800-526- 0883. Help wanted. Programmer with knowledge of BASIC. 671-6864 ---------- Western Front - 1982 November 2 - Page 10 ---------- 10 Western Front Tuesday, November 2, 1982 Hail to thee! Long's Alma Mater hardly fair in 43-3decapitation of Vikes By STEVE RUPP PHOTO BY BLAIR KOOISTRA Fourteen years ago, Western'shead football coach Boyde Long was an assistant coach at what then was called Oregon College ofEducation in Monmouth, now called Western Oregon State College. Long may wish he still was a coachthere because had he stayed, he would have seen his team pummel an injury-plagued Western team 43-3, Saturday in Civic Stadium. Western was held to seven first downs, three in the first half. The Wolvesalso forced the Vikings to punt seven times. Punter Mark Moran, who had been averaging nearly 40 yardsper kick, could manage only 25 yards per boot Saturday. One reason for the multitude of Viking puntsmay have been that the Wolves, pound for pound, were bigger than the Vikings. The interior offensive linefor the Wolves dresses out at about 233 pounds per man, while the Viking defensive line, decimated byinjury, averages about 200 pounds per man. The Viking's offensive line, however, enjoyed a weightadvantage of about 15 pounds per man. The Vikings didn't use their advantageâ€”only 7 yards weregained on the ground the entire game. The Wolves, on the other hand, churned out 258 yards of offenseon the ground. Fullback Glen Hill, who picked up 112 yards in the game, scored the Wolves' firsttouchdown shortly after Shane Briggs' 27-yard field goal. After one quarter, Western was behind 6-3 butWestern Oregon scored 18 second-quarter points to put the game hopelessly out of reach. During thattime, Western Oregon quarterback Paul Lorenzen ran the option offense to perfection. He gained 31 yards on 12 carries and pitched back to tailback Greg Lawrence, who picked up 69 yards in 10 carries andscored one touchdown. Backup Wolves Quarterback Doug Roake, who threw for 262 yards last yearagainst the Vikings, must have remembered his way over the Viking defense, because he threw for 102yards and two touchdowns, mostly in the fourth quarter. "We knew they were a good team offensivelyand defensively," Long said. 'We were just out-manned from time to time." About the only bright spot inthe Viking camp at this point is the fact that nobody got hurt. This is especially important this weekbecause Western faces the leader of the Evergreen Conferenceâ€” arch-rival Central Washington. "Theyare the number one team to beat this year," Long said. Game Statistics WOSC 43, WWU 3 woscWWU 6 18 7 3 0 0 12-43 0-3 WWUâ€”FG Briggs 27 WOSCâ€”Hill 3 run (kick failed)WOSCâ€”Lawrence 3 run (Wallace pass from Lorenzen) WOSCâ€”Lorenzen 1 run (Mangold kick)WOSCâ€”FG Mangold 26 WOSCâ€”Weaver 20 pass from Lorenzen (Mangold kick) WOSCâ€”Weaver17 pass from Roake (kick blocked) WOSCâ€”Clay 8 pass from Roake (pass failed) YARDSTICK Firstdowns Rushing yards Passing yards Total yards Passes WOSC 24 258 165 423 13-26-1 WWU 7 7 116 123 7-25-0 Wolves opponent Paul Lorenzen flings the ball way over Viking Ty Murphy'soutstretched fingers. Western added yet another loss to its season record. The Vikings gained barely afourth of their opponents' yardage â€” only seven yards In rushing. Punts-avg. Fumbles-lost Penalties-yds. 2-36.5 6-2 8-82 7-25.0 3-2 11-91 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: WOSCâ€”Lawrence 10-69,19-112, Lorenzen 12-31, Lusby 10-42, Ferguson 3-17, Roake 5-minus 13; WWUâ€”Locker 6-4, Tilton 7-21, Je. Mag-nuson 4-4, Ummel 6-minus29, Moran 1- 16, Ridenhour4-minus1, Antak 1-minus 8.Passing: WOSCâ€”Lorenzen 7-17-1, 63 yards; Roake 6-9-0, 109 yards; WWUâ€” Ummel 7-25-0, 116yards. Receiving: WOSCâ€”Blake 4-25, Weaver 4-68, Daughterly 2-44, Mobley 2-20, Clay 1-8;WWUâ€”Davidson 2-43, Cummings 2-12, Blackham 2-55, Riden-hour1- 6. ---------- Western Front - 1982 November 2 - Page 11 ---------- Tuesday, November 2, 1982 Western Front 11 Rugby team kicks, shoves to tie PHOTO BY GARYLINDRERG By HOWARD HARNETT Western women's rugby club managed to battle back in the finalfive minutes for a 6-6 tie with the Seattle Breakers Saturday at Arntzen Field. The Breakers took ariearlylead 15 minutes into the game with a run by Kathy Patterson down the right side of the field. The two-point conversion kick was good. Viking Sheree Porter managed a last-gasp scoring effort when shecarried the ball in from mid-field after breaking a tackle. She connected on the two point conversion kickto tie the score. Both teams pushed, shoved, ran and kicked the ball non-stop from one end of the field to the other. The Vikings threatened to score early, but faltered after a few good runs by the Breakers.Although the Vikings managed some good runs in the first half they were inconsistent and as a result the ball spent most of its time on their end of the field. But the Vikings came alive in the second half, andalthough they had trouble scoring, they managed to keep the pressure on the Breakers throughout mostof the half. Western coach John McCarthy was relieved when the women scored but said he thought"they didn't iplay as well as they could have." The Vikings seemed over anxious he said and sinceWestern has one of the best womeA's rugby teams in the area the Breakers were probably psyched upfor the game. McCarthy said the Breakers had the advantage because they controlled loose playâ€”thepart of the game dealing with tackling the opponent. The Viking are now 1-0-1 in the Pacific CoastWomen's League and 4-1-1 overall. Women's rugby team members are meshed in a squabble in order tolocate the ball. Western put forth a last-minute effort to tie 6-6 with the Seattle Breakers. Albertson'sDONUTHOLES 990 BAG #1 DARIGOLD MED. CHEDDAR $1 99 Every day 8 am -11 pm 400 36thSt., Bellingham, Wa. cMuenscher cAthletic Courts STUDENT SPECIAL NO INITIATION FEE $20.00 a month dues plus tax Visit our facilities at 110 N. Samish Way (behind Shakey's) or call 734-0154Student I.D. 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The Vikings traveled to Vancouver Saturday to defeat UBC as sophomore strikerCindy Gordon scored two goals to lead the Western scorers. Junior Annette Duvall and freshman KellyBil-lingsley also added one goal apiece. Head Coach Dominic Garguile had praise for the whole team,starters and substitutes both. What Western has, he explained are "sixteen people all pulling together to have'a good ball game. These people are all very, very talented." On Sunday, the referee didn't showup, so both coaches agreed to officiate. Less than two minutes into the game, junior Kelley O'Reillystarted the Viking attack with her first goal of the day. At this point, a regular referee was found, although he was not the assigned one. He allowed the goal and the game continued. Gordon, Duvall and O'Reillyeach added one more goal in the first half while the Lutes scored one. The Vikings wasted no time incontinuing their blitz in the second half as Duvall scored with less than a minute spent in the PaulaFrench dominates the ball as does the entire team. I ts season record is an impressive 9-1. half. Juniormidfielder Tracy Stevens added a goal and Duvall completed her trick by scoring again. Junior defenderSue Swan-son rounde~d out Western scoring with a goal of her own. Despite the lopsided score,Garguile stated that PLU is a good team that just had an off day. "We were on and they were off," hesaid. "We played very well, and PLU didn't have one of their better days." He praised the Lutes' JoanSutherland as one of the better goaltenders in the Northwest, .but said, "You can't do it just using agoalkeeper and I think we proved that today." "They won't play like that again â€” we primed them for this weekend's tournament," he said, referring to the upcoming Northwest College Women's SportsAssociation regional tournament this Friday and Saturday at Lewis and Clark College in Portland.PHOTO BY CHUCK LEACH When push comes to shove, the rugby players really put their energy intothe game. ^SEAFOOD BUFFET '4.95 inthvMllinghomMall 734-0325 DINNERS INCLUDES: BBQ.Salman, grilled Halibut, breaded seafood, filet of Sole. Shrimp, smoked pickled Salmon, fruit and many totte-tempt salads. Potato ond fresh Sourdough bread. WW 0W Single Hamburger 69t A qualityhamburger at tremendous savings is our "1/4 lb." single hamburger. With this coupon Save 40C. *Cheese, Tomato, Tax Extra Not valid with any other offer. Expires: Nov. 15, 1982 4060 Guide Meridian 1220 Lake way Drive in Bellingham Spikers place in Fraser invite By MARIANNE McCLARY Theprevailing optimism of Western's women's volleyball team did not go unrewarded as the Vikings tookseventh place out of ten teams at the Simon Fraser Invitational Tournament Friday and Saturday. Coach Paul Clinton said it would be unrealistic to expect to win the tournament but Western gained insight into how they match up to unchallenged teams.. The games tested- the skills and cohesiveness, whichappear to be emerging this season at the last minute. Western met five teams during the weekend,some familiar and some not. The squad started off the tournament Friday against the near-invincible host Simon Fraser University, and lost both games, 15-2. Clinton said it was the only bad match his teamplayed all weekend. The University of Victoria was the Vikings' second opponent on Friday .Westernplayed better but lost again, 15-7 and 15-2. Western had not met UV in a game before the tournament.Western's victory last week over Trinity Western University still flowed through the Vikings' veins,pushing them onward to defeat Trinity once again, 15-6 and 18-16. Clinton said his team played well, asthe Vikings outhit, outpassed and outserved their opponents. Gonzaga University also an unmet Vikingchallenge, was match number three and loss number three for Western. The Bulldogs took the match15-11 and 15-8. Clinton said although his team lost, it was a hard-fought, long match and he said heliked it the most. "They maybe stronger than we are, but that's the only way they could beat us," Clinton said. "They didn't beat us because we made too many errors. We played a superb game." Gonzagawill partake in the district finals this year where the Vikings will have a chance to avenge their loss.Western's final match and win was against Highline Community College, 15-12, 15-3 and 15-6. Clintoncredited the Vikings' excellent playing Saturday to passing and serving and hitters Ellen Moulton, KathyWallace and Sherri McKee who had "a great day." Moulton and Wallace also did well blocking. SueJerne-gan, who suffered a mid-season serving slump, recovered by scoring several Viking points.Transition plays and Jackie Nelson's consistency in leading the team's offense also boosted the Vikings' performance Saturday, Clinton said. Western's final home game is 6 p.m. tonight in Carver Gymagainst the University of Puget Sound. Editor wanted Needed: Klipsun editor, winter quarter, 1983. Pay: $399 per quarter. To apply: Submit resume and personal statement letter by 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12,to chairman, Student Publications Council, c/o journalism department, College Hall 105-107. Allapplicants will be interviewed at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, in College Hall 131. 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Title: Western Front - 1969 July 1
Date: 1969-07-01
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Show more1969_0701 ---------- Western Front - 1969 July 1 - Page 1 ---------- u ^ u- r-j the western front :-/ -/G Vol. LXM no. 1 Western Washington State College Bellingham,Washington 98225 Tuesday, July 1, 1969 10c %m Summer enrollment may be biggest yet Studentswait to register in Edens Hall. photo by christensen The 1969 Summer quarter enrollment is 3,500compared to the 3,577 enrolled Summer, 1968. The figures were given by the Registrar with tworegistration days remaining. Late registrants and August workshops will also influence enrollmentfigures. A vast proportion of students are adults back for additional study. More than 50 per cent are ineducation and taking courses relative to the teaching field. "We have maximum use of the collegefacilities, including special projects and the same number of classrooms in use as during the academicyear," Dr. Donald Kjarsgaard, Summer program director, said. "The Summer session differs from theregular college year, although there is a trend toward Summer as a fourth quarter. "Recently, thestudents have found they could start their educational experience by going through the Summer," Dr.Kjarsgaard said. Summer school is necessary to speed up the process of education. A student can now get a bachelor of arts degree in three years and still have more than a month's vacation per year."Summer session was at one time almost entirely devoted to adults. The quarter offered professors achance for innovation of new courses and programs. "We hope the new nature of Summer sessions willnot reduce innovation in the curriculum,* also that it will meet the needs of the graduate group," Dr.Kjarsgaard said. The administration has changed the office of Summer sessions from a separate entityto an adjacent operation within the regular academic structure. New college-community group needsvolunteers Associated Students have formed a United Community Committee (UCC). The UCC will work in c o n j u n c t i o n with the C o l l e g e - B u s i n e s s m e n ' s Committee of the Chamber ofCommerce to assist different organizations in Whatcom County. Areas such as minority groups,assisting the poor and aged, recreation, health, welfare and many others will be included in the program. The XJCC was formed after a suggestion made in a Bellingham Herald editorial. Both paid and volunteer positions are open to interested students. For information about the UCC contact AS President AlDoan in VU-205 or call ext. 2272. Student wages increase 75c Student checks class changes andcorrections during registration. Summer control board elects new members photo by christensen TheBoard of Trustees approved an increase in student wages from $1.45 an hour to $1.60 an hour whichwas effective June 16. Students submitting time cards for work performed on or after June 16 should use the $ 1.60 per hour wage rate. The Board of Trustees wanted the increase since most off campusemployments use the $ 1.60 wage, Joe Nusbaum, college business manager said. John Ward, TerrySanders, Jerry Field, Mark Cooper and Jim Thomas were elected to the Summer Board of Control(BOC) last Thursday. Ron Roberge, Phoebe Hudson, Neil Porter, Jim Hill and Heather Highmiller wereelected to positions of alternate BOC members. As alternate members, these people will have fullmembership and voting privileges. Regular members of the BOC are: Greg Baker, AS vice president;John Murray and Larry Dittloff, legislators. Jim Hill suggested student government look into thepossibility of renting a cabin on Mount Baker to students. It was announced at the meeting that Club 515 is planning to change to a coffee house. Club 515 has been meeting in the VU coffee shop twice amonth in the past. It affords inexpensive entertainment for students. AS President Al Doan a n n o u n c e d a student government retreat will be held at the Baptist camp on Lake Whatcom. Time and datewill be announced later. BOC meets at 3 p.m. every Tuesday in VU-208. All students, faculty and staffare welcome to attend the meetings. Lurhmis place bets for dice game at annual Lummi festival.. Seestory page 6. photo by woodland ---------- Western Front - 1969 July 1 - Page 2 ---------- western hront Tuesday, July l, lyby Overcome opens fifth year Jim Austin contributor "We are doing forone small .group of high school students ^vhat we should be doing for all of them," Dr. Sy Schwartz,â€¢director of Western's Project Overcome, said. "We try to get high schoolers interested in college,then we prepare them for the change from high school life to life at college." Project Overcome is part of the nation-wide Upward Bound program. The program has more than 250 chapters throughout thenation, Theresa Waiholua, assistant director, said. sMiss Waiholua explained how the program atWestern became known as Project Overcome. "The kids named it that the first summer," she said."They began singing the song, 'We Shall Overcome,' and soon they were calling the program ProjectOvercome." Project Overcome recruits 50 students from high schools throughout Western Washingtonto attend during the summer before their senior year. Another 50 high school graduates return each yearfor a second summer, she said. The first-year students take general orientation classes to becomefamiliar with the vast differences between high school and college, Miss Waiholua said. The second-year students can take classes for college credit, she added. "About 80 per cent of the students who jointhe Project do not meet the standard college entrance requirements," she said. "However, werecommend students we think can succeed in college. "Sometimes the college waives therequirements for the Project Overcome students." Project Overcome started its fifth summer at Westernin June, Schwartz said. Mobil to give scholarships to 5 Lummi tribe students A scholarship program for Lummi Indian students was recently established with a $10,000 grant from the Mobil Foundation Inc.The Foundation allocated the $10,000 to provide four years of study at Western for five Lummi Indianstudents, O.C. Johnson, manager of Mobil's Ferndale refinery, said. A n n u a l r e n e w a b lescholarships of $500 each will be awarded to the students between 1969 and 1976. The first MobilLummi Scholarship student will enter Western this Fall, and the fifth student will graduate here in 1977,Johnson said. "We asked the college to set up this program on a staggered basis as an incentive for the younger Lummi students who are presently in the lower grades." The $500 annual scholarship isintended to cover tuition, books and some incidental expenses, Johnson explained. A committeecomposed of representatives from Western and Bellingham, Ferndale and Sehome high schoolsselected1 the scholarship recipients. The Mobil scholarship at W e s t e r n will stimulate an interest inyounger Lummi students to acquire education, Vernon Lane, head of the Lummi Indian Tribal Council,said. "They need evidence of community interest and assistance to overcome some of the difficulties ofgetting more education." FRESH I "* lt;Â«** lt;**Â»Â» WATERMELON at ENNEH'S THRIFTWAYHIGH AND HOLLY "WHERE EVERY CUSTOMER IS IMPORTANT" "Of the first 50 students we had,more than 90 per cent went to college. Nearly a third of those are still here." The Project Overcomestudents have one thing in common, Miss Waiholua said. "They might never have received the chance to go to college, if it weren't for a program such as this." Project Overcome draws its students from allsegments of the disadvantaged, Schwartz said. This year's students will include Blacks from the cityghettos, Indians from the reservations, Mexican Americans from the migrant labor camps and ruralWhites, he said. What do Project Overcome students now in college think of the program? "It's great,"one student said. "For the first time I could relate to other people. I found my identity. "I met some ofthe greatest people here during the Project." "It's a good thing for the kids who want to go to college but for some reason can't," Randy Lewis, Fairhaven student, said. The Spanish-styled Mt. Baker Theaterrepresents the bygone baroque period. See story page 7. photo by woodland Doan plans administrationsystem, positions to begin Fall Student government will operate under an open administration systemthis year. "All areas within student government will operate under their own autonomy, but will meet incabinet meetings," Al Doan, AS president said. New positions have been created to fill needed areaswithin Associated Students. An example of this is the newly created position of Business Manager.This position will incorporate the duties of last year's Union Facilities Manager and Finance Manager.Les Savitch has been appointed to the job. This office will handle all financial areas of studentgovernment plus manage all student owned facilities such as Lake wood and the Viking Union. TheCommunity Relations office is another new area. Ken Marshall, community relations officer, plans .towork with the Chamber of Commerce on programs such as the UGN drive. The Student Affairs officewill handle all student instigated projects. A list of topic suggestions for individual student work isavailable in VU-206. Population control and conservation are two areas Doan is interested in."Preservation of genetic codes through the understanding, non-disruption and restoration of ecologicalbalances" is what Doan is striving for. "Restoring these ecological balances is a difficult task that islittle understood by man," Doan said. In the conservation line, Doan has set up several projects. Clean-up crews will hike into the high lake areas in the National parks. Volunteers for fire fighting crews cansign up in VU-206. Aardvark becomes critic; zoologists are astounded Dune by Frank Herbert is theyear's best sci-fi book. Yours for 95c. Food in the Wilderness for outdoor enthusiasts is only $1.50.The Two Hands of God by Alan Watts is waiting to be read. Make your Summer more relaxing byreading a copy of Sense Relaxation by Gunther. Come in and browse. THREE DOORS SQ0THAARDVARK Books Arts The only requirements are that volunteers be able bodied men of at least 18years. In late September, tree planting crews will be paid by the Forestry department to work in thenational forests of the northwest Cascades. Robinson named dean Mary Robinson, currently dean ofwomen at the American University of Beirut, Lebannon, will replace Lorraine Powers as dean of womenthis Fall. Prior to her position in Beirut, Miss Robinson served as assistant dean of women at OregonState University in Corvallis. The new dean received her bachelor of arts degree in sociology at DukeUniversity in North Carolina. She received her master of arts degree in student personnel administrationand youth 'guidance at Columbia University. Miss Robinson was selected from among five applicants,Dean Powers said. Dean Powers also attended the National Convention for Deans of Women in Atlantaand interviewed many other applicants. "Miss Robinson's excellent r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s andeducational background were the greatest influences in our selection. "Dr. Emelia Kilby, a formerWestern faculty member now in Beirut, also highly recommended her," Miss Powers said. ---------- Western Front - 1969 July 1 - Page 3 ---------- Tuesday, July 1, 1969 Western Front 3 The home management program allows girls to apply theirknowledge of nutrition, meal management and preparation, interior design and home maintenance.photo by woodland Home management program offers practical experience Judy Williams ' copy editorA bedroom converted to a dining room, an added dishwasher, and a Bennett print have helped transforma bare Kappa resident manager apartment into Western's Home Management Laboratory. Sponsoredthrough the home economics department, the laboratory offers the six women in the program practicalapplication of gained theory. The six-week session is divided into two, three-week periods with a newgroup of students scheduled for the second period. Two of the married students do not live in thelaboratory apartments as do the other four, but are still involved in the six rotating duties and attenddinner with the others. Each girl also pays a weekly fee for operating costs but the rent is paid by thehome economics department. Duties as set up by the students are those of planner, manager, cook,assistant cook, housekeeper and decorator. Although other classes may interfere, the girls "must beflexible in planning meals around class schedules," Cecelia Roach, laboratory advisor said. Miss Roach, assistant professor at Indiana University (IU), has advised in home management residences for eightyears and has been at IU for seven years. She also expects the girls to meet requirements of othercourses, maintain good group relations, assess and utilize available resources, and "have a good timelearning to know one another." Each planner may operate under one of two economic levels, theeconomy or the liberal. The economy level allows $ 1, plus or minus a 10 per cent leeway per person for daily food. The liberal level allots $1.75 daily per person plus or minus the 10 per cent leeway. Furtherallowances are made for entertaining guests and dining out. Individuals are expected to use "labor-saving equipment and products" as well as to prepare at least "one quick meal, 1 one-dish meal and anunusual dish," Miss Roach said. Since the women rotate tasks every two days, each person mustapply her1 knowledge of nutrition, meal management and preparation, interior design and homemaintenance. The program is "good for girls who haven't any experience," Mrs. Nancy Blue, thelaboratory's first planner,said. "I'm still learning after 15 years of marriage." Most of the girls have neverhad to manage a home or to " p l a n for individual differences," she added. Other students participatingin the laboratory are Barbara Bauer, Rosalie Kempma, Karen Kirkman, Carol Leicht, and Mrs. PhyllisRobbins. BEACHCOMBER BOOK CELLAR 1000s of used books priced 10c and up open 10 a.m. - 4p.m. mgmmmmmmmmmm T I A C O E DID YOU KNOW Any Time Is "TACO TIME" Study breakHeadquarters Orders to go 733-3761 Top of Holly Street Western to register freshmen in AugustWestern's "front door," the admissions office, is swinging as plans are set for a freshman orientation and registration session under the guidance of Director of Admissions, B. Eugene Omey. Some 1,400freshmen are expected August 4 and 5 prior to the main orientation September 28. Of the 8,000students a n t i c i p a t e d next Fall, approximately 1,800 will be incoming freshmen and 1,000 will beundergraduate transfers, Omey said. Many potential Western students become interested in the college during the eight to nine weeks Omey spends touring 23 to 29 high schools throughout the state. Theoffice's work is a "two-pronged operation," Omey explamed. Fifty per cent of office-time is devoted toclerical work and advisement; the other fifty per cent is spent serving as an information source and public relations vehicle. Professional organizations such as the Washington Council on High School-CollegeRelations as well as high school administrators work with the office. Counseling Center open to allenrolled students The Student Counseling Center, located in OM-352, will continue its servicesthroughout Summer quarter. Two counseling psychologists are available to all regularly enrolledstudents at no cost. Students use the resources of the center for assistance in long term careerplanning and problems of adjustment. Any student who is experiencing conflicts or frustrations isencouraged to consult with one of the counselors. An appointment should be made in advance so timecan be reserved for initial conferences. Students wishing more information about the center will find adescriptive book at the VU desk or may contact the center. Ed. department needs tutors for Indianchildren in August Teachers interested in participating in a three-credit workshop of teachers of Indianchildren and youth August 4 through August 15, may apply with Dr. Peter Elich in the psychologydepartment. Registration fees for the course, Education 417, will be paid by the State Department ofEducation. Applications must be in by July 11. For further information those interested may contactElich. Ignorance is Only a Matter of Degree . . . and is relative to time. So is affluence. For instance, itmay be time for a ring, but too soon for cash. This is an anachronistic dilemma Weisfield's can dosomething about. We have .credit plans for students of promise. See our big selection of bridal sets192.50 weisfield's JEWELERS 11327 CORNWALL AVE. ---------- Western Front - 1969 July 1 - Page 4 ---------- 4 Western Front Tuesday, July 1, 1969 THOUGHTS. . . background and progressive commentary ontoday's issues We can't promise you the front page Hello out there. This is your friendly neighborhoodeditor. We're here for the same reasons that you areâ€”to enjoy the sun, surf and sand and, of course, to do a bit of learning. On the side we publish a paper that you will want to read. (Think positive, I alwayssay.) Anyway, we need your cooperation. We like to get mail, and we want to know what makes youhappy and/or unhappy. Everyone nurtures a deep, dark desire to see his name and ideas in print, sokeep those letters coming, folks. The deadline is Thursday, 8 a.m. and the office is VUâ€”3. And nowthat we've dealt sufficiently with the necessary pleasantries, the question of "What will the summerWestern Front be like?" rears its ugly head. In the past this paper has been heavily oriented toward thepolitical scene. Well and good, b.ut I have a sneaking suspicion (are you prepared for this?) that noteveryone is interested in politics. If this is heresy, forgive me. Having been a common student for manyquarters, before vaulting into the mysterious realms of journalism, I know that the letters to the editor are the most cussed and discussed section of the paper. Students eagerly scan the signatures to find ifthere is a familiar name. Peculiar behavior in this age of "I love mankind; it's people I can't stand." Tocarry this a step further, I think students would also be interested in seeing familiar faces. With this ideain mind, I propose that this paper become more individually oriented. Rather than a dry report on thefact that there was a sit-in, a story on who organized it and why. Of course, we all know that the onlyinteresting people on campus are those in student government, the Black Student Union, the Studentsfor a Democratic Society and other groups of doers, don't we? Not necessarily. Everyday, "ordinary"people are really quite extraordinary. Just the fact that they're content to be "ordinary" when every manand his dog is attempting to make the front page, makes them unusual. We can't promise you the frontpage, but wht) knows? The next person we interview may be you. â€”Jill Stephenson Activists wantpeace, justice, democracy Throughout America activist groups are fighting for "peace", searching for"justice" and crying out for "democracy." Right wing anti-communist and leftist anti-war advocatesmay or may not realize it, but they are running this country by a set of rules developed over fifty yearsago. The Front recently received a copy of the following article which was printed in the January-February issue of the Portsmouth, Va. Public Schools. "Captured in Dusseldorf, Germany, in May, 1919, bythe allied troops, were the following Communist Rules for Revolution: 1) Get the people's mind's off their government by focusing their attention on athletics, sexy books and plays and trivialities. 2) Destroythe people's faith in their natural leaders by holding them up to contempt 3) Always preach truedemocracy but seize power as fast as and as ruthless as possible. 4) By encouraging governmentextravagance, destroy credit, and produce fear of inflation with rising prices and general discontent. 5) Foment unnecessary strikes in vital industries, encourage civil disorders and foster lenient and softattitudes on the part of the government toward such disorders. 6) By specious argument, cause thebreakdown of the old moral virtues; honesty, sobriety, continence and faith in the pledged word. 7)Cause the registration of all firearms on some pretext with a view of confiscating them and leaving thepopulation helpless. "This completes a long list of goals established by the old-line Communists."Moscow has repeatedly said in recent years that she will conquer America from within and not by use of military force." Is America being "conquered from within" by "old-line Communists," or is it beingrevolutionized using "old" methods to achieve "new" goals? â€”Adele SaltzmangiMHHmHHmimimmtmimiMmiimriHumiiMwimmimiiHimiimiimiimimimmiwmiiMiiiwM This week's events\TODAY- I I 1:30 p.m.: Guided tour of Georgia Pacific; group will meet! f in the VU lobby | | 8:30 p.m.:LaBounty piano concert, music auditorium 1 | TOMORROW- | | 6:15 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.: Art film,"Vampire," L-4 Â§ j 7:30 p.m.: Outdoor program organizational meeting, VU | \SUNDAY, JULY6- j | 8:30p.m.: Mixed chamber music concert, Lâ€”4 1 IMONDAY, JULY 7- \ I 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.:Filmâ€”collection of short subjects, Lâ€”41 \TUESDAY, JULY 8- f | 8:30 p.m.: Instrumental ensemble-The Cassenti Players, 1 1 musid auditorium Â§ 5 8sÂ«H(MiHiitiiiiiiuannuiniiiniiuiuiiNiNiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHHiiiiiiiitiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiii urn nmiiiiiiMimiim!Ross to attend Calif, workshop Dr. J. Alan Ross, dean of graduate studies, will participate in the 1969summer workshop for graduate deans to be held at the University of California Residential ConferenceCenter next week. Approximately 50 graduate deans from throughout the nation are expected to attend the session. Speakers and small group discussions will be concerned with major current issues ingraduate education. The workshop is being sponsored by the Council of Graduate Schools in the United States. Perspectives John Miles contributor Occasionally I run to keep fit and find myself pounding thepaths of Sehome Hill. I make my way along the trails up there, listening to birds singing and absorbingthe scents of woodland. Usually I feel physically and mentally good as I climbâ€”until I emerge onto theroad at the top of the hill. There my blood pressure lifts, not because of my exercise or because of thebeauty of the place, but because there, at a spot overlooking our city, I emerge into the droppings of a"civilized" man. There I find old shirts, broken beer bottles, shredded paper, cardboard boxes, pop-tops,old blankets and other leavings of those who drive up there to enjoy the setting. I look out over Bellingham and get a better view of the smog than usual. I decided to write down sundry thoughts that enter myhead concerning the environment in which we live, the world of Western, of Bellingham, of Washingtonand of the World. That narrows things down. This narrowing down of things is a real problem these days. Communications media and advanced education so broadens our view of the world that, in the area ofthis world's problems at least, we can't see the trees for the forest. A jog through our backyard woods isan antidote to this frustration at abundance and bring both a forest and a tree into focus. Sehome Hill can and should be looked upon as a treasure by those of us who live in its shadow. It is not city park in theconventional sense but a droplet of "wilderness" visited on occasion by wandering deer and inhabited byrabbits, warblers, thrushes and countless other living things. It is, as the birdwatchers among us know(and there are a few) an occasional stopping point for birds migrating on the Pacific Fly way. Pathsthread their way throughout the place. Myriad species of plants, among them wildflowers, reside beneaththe Douglas Fir canopy. Most importantly, this spot is in our backyard. We don't have to drive far to enjoy it. No great plans and preparations are necessary to go there. We can walk. People in other parts of ourworld are not so fortunate. This bit of treasure should be preserved. It should be cared for and studiedand enjoyed, cleaned up and nurtured. No one should be excluded from it in its preservation unless it bepeople like those who ventured out this Spring with axe or hatchet and cut small trees into the trails.Everyone can go there to escape their cage. Preservation will occur only if all of us in the community areaware of its value, only if we work to maintain the quality of this little pinpoint of "wildness." We mustnarrow our wide-ranging visions enough to occasionally hike or drive up there to enjoy the view, pick uplitter and examine the beauties large and small of this bit of land. And perhaps-just perhaps-someonewill, as they gaze over Bellingham through the smog, decide to do something about that air. thewesternfront official weekly newspaper of Western Washington State College second class postage paid atBellingham, Wash. 98225 phone, 734-8800 editorial, ext. 2277 advertising, ext. 2276 Jill Stephensoneditor-in-chief Judy Williams copy editor Maryjo Hardy ad manager Chuck Sample editorial assistantLarry Dittloff sports editor Bob Kelly head photographer Mike Moore cartoonist Adele Saltzmanmanaging editor Bill Woodland business manager Gerson Miller advisor Reporters: Katie Pratt, KenRitchie, Carolyn Zeutenhorst Photographers: Peter Berger, Art Christensen, Kathy Jarvis, George Mustoe, Curt Rowell Deadlines: 8 a.m. Thursday-letters to the editor, classified ads 1 p.m. Thursday-news copy, display ad reservations 10 p.m. Friday- display ad copy Represented by NEAS, 360 Lexington Ave.,New York, N. Y. 10017. Price per copy, 10 cents. Subscription, $3.50 a year, $1.50 a quarter! Member:U.S. Student Press Association, College Press Service, Associated College Press, Intercollegiate PressService and Liberation News Service. ---------- Western Front - 1969 July 1 - Page 5 ---------- Tuesday, July 1, 1969 Western Front 5 Sponsors may force initiative vote on liberal abortion law MikeGowrylow contributor A bill that some lawmakers believe would have given Washington State the mostliberal abortion law in the nation died recently in legislature. The bill, endorsed by Governor Dan Evans,provided that women could have an abortion performed by a certified doctor upon request. Sponsors ofthe defeated bill indicate that it may be an initiative next year, giving voters a chance to decide thelegality of the issue for themselves. The present abortion law forbids abortions unless it is necessary topreserve the woman's life. Liberalized abortion laws have been passed in some states: most permittingabortions for a wider range of reasons than Washington's archaic law. Abortions may be performed inorder to preserve the mental health of the mother in some states. In others, the possibility of a deformedbaby is cause for abortion. One reason for a liberalized abortion code is that many women receiveabortions, anyway. An estimate of at least 1,000,000 abortions per year in the United States isconsidered conservative by experts. The figure may be much higher. Of these, at least 5,000 will diefrom complications such as bleeding and infection. But these dangers are not inherent in having anabortion. The deaths result from women being forced into the hands of midwives and quacks. Theseunqualified persons often employ dangerous and fatal methods to perform or induce an abortion. Anabortion performed in a hospital by a qualified doctor is s a f e r than having a tonsillectomy. It also issafer than having a baby. There is also discrimination in the abortion laws. The rich may seek outqualified U. S. practitioners operating under more liberal laws or where sympathetic officials turn theirbacks. Failing this, they may travel to Mexico, Japan, Puerto Rico, or other countries, where abortionsare easily obtained. The poor, unable to raise enough money to seek professional help, are forced to goto butchers while the rich undergo a safe, simple operation. There are moral questions involved in thisissue. A counter to the claim that easy abortions will increase promiscuity is that more than 50 per cent of all women seeking abortions are married. Women with too many children or not enough money tosupport another child are prime seekers of abortions. Fear of pregnancy has never throughout history,served as a deterrent for promiscuity. Religion plays a major part in this issue. But is it right for awoman to bear a child she doesn't want because of the religious beliefs of others? Is it right for a babywhich has a good chance of being malformed, such as the thalidomide babies of the early 1960's, to beborn into a world that is already beginning to suffer from over population? Is it right for a 13-year-old girlwho has been raped to bear the emotional scars of childbirth? These questions have to be c o n s i d e re d when the liberalization of abortion laws is an issue. Japan, which made abortions legal after WorldWar II, has reduced the birth rate of that already overcrowded nation by more than 50 per cent. Thethreat of overpopulation might serve as a factor when deciding whether the abortion of unwanted or ofdeformed babies is right. The passage of this bill probably would not have increased the amount ofabortions significantly; it would just have meant that those having abortions would no longer run the riskof death or injury by quacks. â€¢ While the present abortion law made little sense in 1909 when it waspassed, the law makes less sense now due to. the threat of overpopulation. Seattle Repertory actors oncampus for Summer Institute in Theater Arts Professional theater has come to Western in the form offive actors and actresses, past and present, from the Seattle Repertory Theater. They are here, with 20secondary school instructors from throughout the country, to participate in the Summer Institute ofTheater Arts directed by Dr. Thomas Napiecinski, associate professor of speech. Josef Sommer, a Repactor and director, will serve as a full-time instructor and will direct the Institute's productions of HenrikIbsen's "Ghosts," and August Strinberg's "The Ghost Sonata." George Vogel and his wife PaulineFlanagan, currently on sabbatical from the Rep, are also participating in the Institute. Vogel will directLudwig Holberg's, "The Healing Spring." Richard Kavanaugh and Archie Smith, Seattle Rep actors, areon the staff as actors-teachers. "The purposes of the Institute are to give the professional andeducational theater people a chance to work together,and for both to work with Project Overcomeparticipants. "This association should help to up-grade educational theater," Napiecinski said. CharlotteMotter, president of the California Educational Theater Association, will direct Project Overcome youngpeople in Thornton Wilder's, "The Skin of Our Teeth." Don Adams, costumer, and Dennis Catrell,designer-technical director, instructors of speech, will also be Institute staff members. Coursesoffered for the Institute participants are "Professional Techniques in T h e a t e r A r t s ; " "TheScandinavian Drama: an Interdisciplinary Approach;" "Great Plays for the Secondary School Stage;" and "Play Analysis and Theater Production Planning." "This was not inaugurated as a one-shot affair. Wehope we have initiated what will be a c o n t i n u i n g program," Napiecinski said. "We would like tocontinue giving students the opportunity to work with professionals and to experience the high quality ofa resident professional theater," he said. MOTORCYCLE RACING Hannegan Road Speedway T. T.Sportsman Scrambles - V* Mile Track Every Saturday Nite - 7:30 p.m. Admission $1.50 CampusChristian Ministry CCM House 530 North Garden 733-3400 is open Weekdays 9 to 3 Rev. John F.Harriman Episcopal Chaplain Rev. William G. Sodt Lutheran Campus Pastor Registration keeps manypeople busy. photo by christensen Student attempts to work out a schedule during registration. photo by christensen Students ask opinions on dean's role A committee has been formed to write a positionpaper regarding the role of the Dean of Students at Western. The committee, composed of threestudents, faculty and staff members, was formed by President Charles J. Flora in May. Peopleinterested in expressing their views to the committee may submit written statements to or ask for apersonal interview by contacting Dr. Sam Porter, chairman of the committee, in A-105. STUDENTS , frfSTORE NO STORE ttORE CONVENIENT ON THE MEZZANINE ABM Sex and the SignificantAmericans by Cuber and Harroff Songs of Leonard Cohen Daybreak by Baez The Taming by JamesEnvironment and Change by Ewald Negro Playwrights in American Theatre by Abrahamson Black Power U.S.A. Miracles by Lewis ---------- Western Front - 1969 July 1 - Page 6 ---------- 6 Western Front Tuesday /July 1,1969 Lummis celebrate their 1909 victory Children enjoy cotton candyand other treats at the festival. photo by woodland ttl',wÂ«T.m,.im*.,.iyii*yrgva V ; t f t gt; VikingYacht Club would like to thank . .. the members of Western and the community who helped during theNorth American Inter Collegiate Yacht Racing Association Championships Special thanks toBellingham Yacht Club, Port of Bellingham, and University of Washington Yacht Club ssss g^.SLÂ«Spectators and participants watch the age-old dice game ritual intently. photo by woodland The LummiIndians celebrated the 60th anniversary of a 1909 victory over enemy invaders with a two-day festival lastweekend. The festivities included dice games, dancing, a barbeque and plenty to eat for everyone. Theworld championship canoe races took place on Sunday. The canoes used in these races are similarto those used by the Lummis' ancestors in the celebrated battle 60 years ago. Youthful festival goer,photo by woodland New careers program trains unemployed, under-educated New Careers forWashington is a newly created state program. The program trains unemployed, under-employed andunder- educated persons in human service organizations. Jobs offer built-in opportunities for upward mobility. The program, funded by the Washington State Department of Labor, involves 100 people inWashington. The program encompasses four geographic areas, in addition to Bellingham. In WhatcomCounty, New Careerists are employed within the state department of public assistance, department of e m p l o y m e n t , security and Northern State"Hospital. One prerequisite for these jobs has untilrecently been a bachelor of arts degree. New emphasis on promotion and evaluation based on jobperformance rather than credentials expresses the New Careers theme. Western is one of four collegesinvolved in the program. The other three are Eastern, Yakima Valley College and Tacoma CommunityCollege. New Careers is unique because it provides permanent careers. It performs a detailed jobanalysis of all available jobs in human service agencies. The program aids in alleviating poverty problems and filling manpower needs in social or human services. Courses are designed to include materialgenerated from job analysis. College based courses provide comprehensiveness through backgroundin human services. Learning aspects include: generic learnings, individualization and integrativelearning. SPECIAL-BRISTOL TENNIS SHOES Remainder SALE 1/4 price off B O A T A N D / O RBASEBALL S E A T C U S H I O N S complete with rain hood 2 . 00 T E N N I S R A C K E T S A N DBALLS Remainder GIRLS CAMPUS PACKS 49 lt;p and 1 6 5 (8.00 value) STUDENTS , QHP STORENO STORE MORE CONVENIENT ---------- Western Front - 1969 July 1 - Page 7 ---------- uesaay, juiy i, iyby western i-ronT Mt. Baker theater represents golden era Ken Ritchie staff reporter(This is the first article in a series of three concerning Bellingham theaters and movies.) There is a part of a bygone era in Bellingham that can be enjoyed by anyone with the money for an admission ticket. The Mt. Baker theater represents a baroque period that has largely disappeared. During the heyday of silent motion pictures, movie palaces were built all across the country. This golden era lasted from about theend of World War I to the early 1930's. A gentleman by the name of Samuel Lionel Rothapfel,nicknamed Roxy, seems to have started it all. Early motion pictures did not enjoy much respectability.Indeed, some of the vaudeville houses used them as "chasers" to empty the theater for the nextperformance. Roxy changed all that. He sold the film as the feature attraction and gave a stage showthat was an integral part of the performance. Theatrical designers during the golden era developed theopulent surroundings that proclaimed that movie stars were America's royalty. Movie palaces were builtto assault the senses of the people. Imagine 120 musicians suddenly appearing on an elevator from thedepths of the orchestra pit. Imagine dozens of dancers performing on stage, lit with hundreds of lights.Imagine the impact of a thundering pipe organ as it followed every nuance of the action on the screen . .. this was the golden era. The Spanish-styled Mt. Baker is a very small part of this period. It openedApril 29, 1927. It was the most lavish movie house north of Seattle. The Mt. Baker was intended to have a few small vaudeville acts to augment the film. The deserted dressing rooms backstage are still waiting for the performers. Classified Advertising Classifieds run for 25 cents a line, first time; 20 cents a lineconsecutive repeat. "Found" and "free" ads run without charge, up to three lines once. Deadline forads is 4 p.m. Thursday. Submit to Western Front office in the VU basement. Payment is due inadvance. We reserve the right to refuse ads which may be illegal or in bad taste. 10 MISC. FORSALE 1961 Poal, blue, 27 mpg, $200. Call 734-8752 evenings or ext. 1493. 32 WANTED Need extramoney? Make it in your spare time selling ads for the Western Front. Receive 10 per cent commission per ad sold and watch the coins pile up. Contact Maryjo Hardy, ad manager in VU-3 or call ext. 2277 or734-8030. Reporters for the Front. Meet interesting people, and pick up an extra credit. ContactGerson Miller in HU-339 or Jill Stephenson in VU-3. Every film house of any stature had a pipe organ. It provided the mood music and sound effects for the film and showed off the virtuosity of a local organist.The Mt. Baker is no exception. The two manual, ten rank Wurlitzer has been restored lovingly and isoccasionally played by Gunnar Anderson on Friday and Saturday nights. The theater pipe organ is more than just a musical instrument. If played properly, the entire gamut of emotions can be evoked from it.The Wurlitzer at the Mt. Baker has the usual stops and a 'toy counter' which provides two octaves ofsleigh bells, a snare drum, fire bell, a klaxon, a bird whistle, a marimba-harp and a celeste to name afew. Perhaps Gunnar will play it for you sometime. As a patron walks through the main foyer there isstill much of the original design left. On the ceiling and walls are the efforts of long departed artisanswho could make plaster look like wood. The lighting fixtures are original. Most of the ornate scroll workis the same as when the building opened. The rugs are different. When new, the rug's pattern waswoven to match the design of the plaster work, but nobody does that anymore and plush red has takenover. The snack bar is an obvious intruder in the setting, but in its-own way it is functional and gaudy.Inside the main theater, the grandeur that the designers hoped for is evident. The large dome in thecenter of the ceiling is dominated by a LaBounty gives recital tonight Dr. Edwin LaBounty will present a piano concert at 8:30 tonight in the music auditorium. The concert is being held as part of the SummerMusic Festival. LaBounty will perform Four Ballads by Chopin, seven variations on God Save the Kingby Beethoven and Sonata No. 7 in B Flat Minor by Prokofiev. A Chamber Music recital will be held at8:30 pjn. Sunday in L-4. Works by Mozart, Poulenc and Moszkovski will be performed on piano byMichi and Murray North. Trio in A Minor by Brahms will be performed by Jerome Glass, clarinet; ArpadSzomoru, cello; and Nancy Bussard, piano. Admission is free to both concerts. Mt. Baker was mostlavish movie house north of Seattle. photo by woodland5' huge chandelier about 36 feet in diameter. Theornate light fixtures under the balcony are unchanged and still reflect the theater's original splendor. The fixtures are rather pretentious, but they lend to the feeling that you are in someplace special. As youlook toward the stage you see the new curtains. The old one had gigantic figures wearing clothes in themode of . the flapper era. As a younger child I looked with awe at those figures dressed like people from old magazines. Now the curtain, has been replaced with a nice piece of cloth, but somehow there is an intangible quantity missing. If you can afford to, go to the Mt. Baker. Listen for some of the echoes ofthe past that are trying to speak to you. Even if the picture is not the best, you will, perhaps for a fewmoments, have left a plastic world for a plaster one. Bare essentials not necessary to play bridge "As a student at Western, you have paid about 19 cents to play bridge this summer. If you are a bridgeplayer, get your money's worth," Owen Carter, Bridge Club assistant director of publicity, said. "This isnot a club of bridge experts. In fact, many players know only the bare essentials," Carter said. "Anyonewho knows the game at all can enjoy playing. If you don't have a partner, one will be provided," he said.Duplicate bridge is played like party bridge, the difference being that everyone plays the BroastedChicken t f ) J gt; a O U A complete Dinner Includes potatoes, garlic bread and coleslaw 209 WHOLLY ALASKA TAVERN Scouting Around Larry Dittloff sports editor Western is an outdoorsman'sparadise. The campus has been known to have some strange outdoor happenings but the true paradiseis the surrounding countryside. We are only minutes away from some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. In fact many people come to Western for that reason alone. Western has an extensiveoutdoor program which recognizes many people fail to take advantage of our great outdoor heritagebecause of a lack of necessary skills and knowledge to do so. The Outdoor Program is helping to remedy this situation with instruction from qualified outdoorsmen. Men like John Servais, Mike Collins, BobKelly, Fred Jensen and others provide excellent instruction for the novice and would-be outdoorsman. Atentative weekly schedule of instruction has been set up. Any changes will be posted in advance in theVU Lobby. This week's schedule is as follows: Todayâ€”1 pjn.: Sailing and canoeing instruction,Lakewood Tomorrowâ€”1 p.m.: Informal gathering for slide showing, Viking Union. Thursdayâ€”1 pjn.:Rock climbing and mountaineering instruction, VU 8 Saturday-9 ajm. and 1 pjn.: Sailing and canoeinginstruction/ Lakewood The Outdoor Program does more than just instruct. Weekly hikes to Mt. Bakerare planned for each Saturday. Anyone with ideas, or anyone seeking further information, may attend theOutdoor Program organizational meeting at 7:30 p.m., tomorrow in the Viking Union. same hand. In thisway, the winners are those who play the same hand the best. Western's Bridge Club, a student-sponsored organization, meets each Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. in VU-371. The game lasts until about9:30 and everyone is welcome. 1224 Commercial 733-*75 MT. BAKER Ends Tues., July 8WidtDisnevs B r , PETER PAIN HELD 2nd WEEK ENDS SOON nciiMioiok CO-HIT * m FantasticVoyage STARTS Wednesday July 9th Special Engagement FINIAN'S RAINBOW ---------- Western Front - 1969 July 1 - Page 8 ---------- West Coast teams boast best sailors Bob Kelly contributor San Diego State College has won itssecond national Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association championship in two years. On BellinghamBay from June 16 to June 21 the top collegiate sailors from North America raced for team and schoolchampionships. This event was hosted by the University of Washington (UW) Yacht Club and Western'sViking Yacht Club. The Walter C. Wood trophy was won by the Pacific Coast team of San Diego Stateand U n i v e r s i t y of Southern California (USC). Second in this competition was the Northwest regionwith the UW and the University of British Columbia (UBC) pulling off a mild upset. This early victory forthe West Coast teams set the stages for the school competition which has been dominated by EastCoast schools in the past. In mid-week the individual sailing started. There were 24 races in all; 12races in each division. A round robin was held in both divisions with each team sailing each boat once.After the first day of races was completed the Coast Guard was leading with 52 points (the lower scorethe better); USC was second with 55. The second day of this series was run in winds of 15 to 25 knotsand the boats were starting to show their weak points. Six rudder pins were broken in a one-hour period. When this happens during a race the school may apply for break down points. At the end of thesecond day, the leaders were unclear., On the last day of racing there were only five races to finish thecompetition in the round robin. Again, it was unclear until the judges had met to decide protests andbreakdown points, who the winner was. With superior sailing the last two days, getting no place lessthan fourth, San Diego State came out on top with a score of dtf00* R i N e 3 POMTAINK â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ PROM *1SOj All your Jewelry needs Watch and Jewelry Repair MLTQN L TERRY JÂ«weUr .1326Cornwall! 733-2030 112 points, thus winning the Henry A. Morris trophy. USC followed closely with 124 points. Other team scores were- Tulane and United States Coast Guard (USCG), 126; Navy, 136; MIT,140; Princeton, 141; UW, 148; Notre Dame, 169; Georgia Tech, 187; Indiana, 216 and UBC, 220.Individual honors went to John Dane of Tulane in A-division, and Tom Bernard of USCG, inB-division. Itwas apparent that the West Coast had the most consistent sailors for both trophies, taking first andsecond in the team races and first and second in the individual school racing. A victory for the WestCoast in the Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association championships on Bellingham Bay. photo by kelly Be Our Guest at a special presentation of Reading Dynamics Tuesday, July 1 8:00 pm Leopold Hotel,Regency Room Attend this exciting presentation and you will Wednesday, July 2 8:00 pm LeopoldHotel, Regency Room discover in a provocative illustrated lecture that you have a capacity to read atstaggering speeds of several thousand words per minute â€” with full comprehension. actually be testedin the audience to determine your exact present level of reading speed and comprehension. Only you willknow your score. join in a frank question and answer session designed to acquaint you thoroughly with the Reading Dynamics program. , see a compelling documentary film featuring a group of UniversityProfessors who testify to the benefits of this fantastic educational breakthrough. see a second excitingfilm showing Reading Dynamics Graduates from the State of Washington, demonstrating theirastounding reading skill acquired in the short span of 8 weeks. receive a complete portfolio ofinformation materials discussing the amazing discovery of Reading Dynamics. SENATE LEADERSPRAISE TECHNIQUES Senator Proxmire Wisconsin "I must say that this is one of the most usefuleducation experiences I have ever had. It certainly compares favorably with the experience I've had atYale and Harvard." World's Largest Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics, the largest reading organization inthe world, presently has institutes established in most major cities of the United States with a record ofover 450,000 graduates. Each student receives a life-time membership and has the privileges of anunlimited amount of instruction at any institute throughout the world v/ithout additional cost. For anexciting brochure and class schedule in your area, call the nearest number below, collect: Tri-Cities -946-7608 Spokane - HU 9-3960 Seattle-MA 3-1563 Senator Talmadge Georgia 'It is my opinion that ifthese techniques were instituted in the public and private schools of our country, it would be thegreatest single step which we could take in educational progress." Typical Student Hates Minister Bus.Mgr. Teacher Univ. Student Univ. Prof. HiSch. Student Jr.H. Student beginning rate 219 366 323349 250 378 168 comp. 65% 55% 49% 55% 60% 73% 50% ending rate 1099 3188 4592 4512 4800 1777 3640 comp. 83.5% 77.5% 78% 87% 85% 90% 65% READING DYNAMICS 504Fourth Pike Bldg., Seattle, Wash. 98101
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Identifier: wwu:3502
Title: 1984 Joan Williamson and Kristy Dees
Date: 1984
Description: Joan Williamson, Javelin; NAIA All-American (1982, 1983, 1984), NAIA National Champion (1984); WWU Athlete of the Year (1984), WWU Hall of Fame Inductee (1994), WWU All-Century Track and Field Team (2000); BAE (1985) Western Washington University; Kristy Dees, High jump; NAIA All-American (1982, 1984); NAIA District 1 Champion (1983), NAIA National Champion (1984); WWU Hall of Fame Inductee (1994), WWU All-Century Track and Field Team (2000); BS (1985) Western Washington University
Digital Collection: Women In Sport At Western
Type of resource: still image
Object custodian: Special Collections
Local Identifier: WSW_1984-0030

Identifier: wwu:4930
Title: 1985 Paul Ford with G. Robert Ross
Date: 1985
Description: Paul M. Ford (at lecturn), WWU Profesor of Educational Adminstration and Foundations, 1970-1993; Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs, 1984-1987. G. Robert Ross (center), WWU President, January 1983 - November 1987. Unidentified man on right.
Digital Collection: Campus History Collection
Type of resource: still image
Object custodian: Special Collections
Related Collection: Campus History Collection
Local Identifier: CHC-FAC_1985-0007

Identifier: wwu:11986
Title: Weekly Messenger - 1925 May 22 Supplement
Date: 1925-05-22
Description: Ruth A. Hussey, remarried and became Ruth Axtell Burnet.
Digital Collection: Western Front Historical Collection
Type of resource: Text
Object custodian: Special Collections
Related Collection: Western Front Historical Collection
Local Identifier: wfhc_1925_0522supplement
Text preview (might not show all results): 1925_0522supplement ---------- 1925_0522supplement ---------- Weekly Messenger - 1925 May 22 Supplement - Page 1 ---------- M Spring Supplement BELDINGHAM, WASHINGTON Devoted to the Interests of the Student Body, Washington State Normal School MAY, 1925 EDENS HALL Where Many Girls Find a Happy Home.
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Show more1925_0522supplement ---------- 1925_0522supplement ---------- Weekly Messenger - 1925 May 22 Supplement - Page 1 ---------- M Spring Supplement BELDINGHAM, WASHINGTON Devoted to the Interests of the Student Body, Washington State Normal School MAY, 1925 EDENS HALL Where Many Girls Find a Happy Home. MT. BAKER, FROM CHAIN LAKES An Unusual View of "The Great White Watcher" Upside Down or Right Side Up? CASCADE FALLS, ORCAS ISLAND A Great Favorite of Week-end Parties The Devil's Corner, up the Skagit River --- y The Main Building; of the Normal School REVEILLE ISLAND A Nice Rowboat Trip from Normalstad An Invitation to the Kodaker A Crack in Roosevelt Glacier ---------- Weekly Messenger - 1925 May 22 Supplement - Page 2 ---------- WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, WASH. T IS OF School Formally Opens for Work Here September 6,1899. STEADY PROGRESS IS MADE Twenty-sis years have passed since the establishment of a State Normal School at Bellingham, Washington, then Whatcom, Washington. The first Normal School established in the Puget Sound country was located in the beautiful little city of Lynden, Whatcom county, Wahington. This institution was organized as a private enterprise, but later an effort was made to secure state aid for its support. This plan having failed, a movement was started for the establishment of a state Normal School in this part of our commonwealth. A law was passed providing for the creating of a commission to select a site somewhere in Whatcom county. Citizens of Bellingham anxiously awaited the decision as to where the school was to be located. On February 19, 1893, a newspaper stated: "Now that Anderson's Normal School bill has passed, West Geneva and Langtry Point on Lake Whatcom are mentioned as desirable locations for a site." When the present site was donated, all other locations were forgotten. First Appropriation made. In 1895 the first appropriation for a building was made. The original building, costing about $45,000, was erected in 1896. In 1897, an appropriation for maintenance received the governor's veto. In 1899 an appropriation for equipment and maintenance was received, and the school formally opened for work on September 6th of that year. In addition to the original structure, eight other buildings have been erected. The first of these was the Training school building in 1901, which contains a total of thirty rooms. The gymnasium "was added to the rear of the main building in 1901. Edens Hall was erected in 1905 (replaced by a beautiful new structure in 1921); the Science annex in 1907; the Manual Training shop and a large annex to the Training School in 1913; a central heating plant, which furnishes steam and hot mater for all the buildings, in 1917. In 1921 was added the Emergency Hospital. The nine buildings now occupied by the institution are all completed and with their furnishings have cost upward of half a million dollars. Below are the plans of the Normal, which are to be completed within the next twenty-five years. Beginning with the Library, which is most needed, these buildings will be added one at a time, until the plans are finished. •as-,. ' * « • . : lt;w;; **±Sm • ' ! ' • " . " ' OF SCENIC IAUTY SPOTS Hundreds of Wooded Islands Inveigle Campers. SEA BEACHES ARE POPULAR The rapid growth of the Normal during the last twenty-five years has caused plans to be drawn up providing for a definite plan of growth for the next twenty-five. This includes a new Library, Gymnasium, Training School building, Athletic Field, Girls' Dormitory, Auditorium, Sylvan Theater, Chimes Tower, and many others. Judging from the past, this can easily happen in much less than twenty-five years, but this period was set as the standard. As the Normal owns much of Sehome Hill, space for building after the twenty-five year program is assured. Ten Faculty in 1899. The faculty of 1899 of the institution numbered ten with Dr. Mathes as first president, and a total of three hundred forty-nine students. Dr. G. W. Nash became president in 1914. Succeeding him was D. B. Waldo, who was with the institution for a year. It was during his presidency that Waldo Field and the grand stand came into existence. C. H. Fisher is now president of the Normal School, having held this position since the fall of 1923. Mr. Fisher recently stated in an assembly that he believed that each president at the time of his presidency was gratly neded just at that time for the many things they accomplished. Certainly the progress of the Normal has been steady and successful during its entire history. BELLINGHAM LARGEST CITY OFMRTHWEST Industrial as Well as Educational Community L MT. BAKER TRIP The attractiveness of Bellingham and the surrounding country cannot be denied. This city of 40,000 people has a lure all its own which the setting but enhances. It is a dream city in a dream land, and yet it is a real city, throbbing with real life. BUREAU AIDS STUDENTS Appointment Bureau Places Many- Students. Bellingham is the' largest city in the extreme northwest: it boasts four large lumber mills, which produce millions of feet of lumber every year. Much of this is shipped to foreign ports. From the foothills of the nearby Cascades comes an unlimited supply of rock to be made into cement at the Bellingham cement factory. From underneath the town each day many tons of high grade bituminous coal are taken from the rich mines. Limestone quarries in the vicinity appear inexhaustable. Bellingham's mineral supply has as yet scarcely been tapped. Farm Products Varied. Lumber and minerals are not the extent of Bellingham's ' material wealth. From the rich farm lands of which she is the center she gets fruits and vegetables that are canned in her canneries; eggs which are shipped by the hundreds of cases direct to New York, California, British Columbia, and Detroit from the Bellingham station: and from the farms too, dairy products far in excess of what she can consume. On Good Harbor. Bellingham is situated on one of the finest harbors on Puget Sound. Her bay shelters ships from many lands. The largest salmon cannery in the world is located in Bellingham, which together with smaller canneries, each year sends tons of fish out from the city. Never To Be Forgotten Scenery Appreciated on Hikes. After one graduates from the Normal school his next step is to get a position. And after he has his position there may come a time when he will need assistance or a bit of advice to carry on his work. Bellingham has a well organized department, the Appointment Bureau, to take charge of this work. The director of the Training school is the head of the Appointment Bureau, but the bureau itself is in charge of an appointment secretary who keeps a careful record of registrants, their records and credentials. The recommednations of faculty members are also kept in this office. All recommendations are sent out through the Appointment, Bureau. The bureau keeps in touch with school boards, principals, and superintendents, and co-operates with them in filling vacancies with the most suitable applicants. CHUCKANUT FINE CLIMB View Unsurpassed From Local Mountain. Chuckanut Mountain, a 1,460-foot peak with its base washed by the waters of Puget Sound, makes an ideal morning climb for students who like to hike. And it offers much in the way of compensation to those who will roll out of bed early in the morning and scale its heights: health insurance, a hearty appetite and a view that can hardly be surpassed. Viewing Chuckanut from the State Park on Chuckanut drive, it appears a verdant, inviting mountain, one that might be climbed without scaling boulders or crossing dark chasms. True to its appearance it offers no obstacles to the hiker. The trails to its summit are easily traversed, and if one is a good climber he may reach the top in forty-five minutes. J The Bellingham Normal School is situated in the most beautiful tourist play grounds of the Northwest. The students of the school have every opportunity of viewing the ruggedness and the picturesque beauty of this playground; moreover the scenery changes often enough so that one does not grow tired of it. On one side and in front of the Normal lies Bellingham Bay with the beautiful San Juan Islands within easy boating distance. It takes but a short time from the thought of a picnic on the Islands until one is actually there. From the Normal one may drive along paved roads which lead through farm country, or on the widely known Chuckanut Drive. We will not linger on these but will take you into the Baker National Forest, the scenery and ruggedness of which cannot be surpassed. You will enter the National Forest through Glacier where arrangements can be made for pack trains, guides and food, and it is here you must obtain your fire permit. This permit is for your protection in case of a forest fire. Trails Lead to Beauty Spots. As you travel along the highway you will see trails leading off the main road. These are the trails you should follow as the road will not take you to the most interesting places such as Church Mountain, Skyline Ridge, Chain Lakes, Table Mountain, or Hannagan Pass. The trails lead you thru trees and flowers to beautiful lakes, and snow covered peaks. For a short trip off the highway you may take your lunch and go to Chain Lakes, three clear lakes set in green, and forming three links of a giant chain. From the lakes you can climb Table Mountain, from which point you can see the lakes and Mount Baker in the background. Now about face and view our Mount Shuksan and Ruth Mountain, two rugged peaks. If you have left your Kodak in camp you have cheated yourself of pictures you will wish never to forget, pictures you should always enjoy. Kodaking a Pleasure. If you are a good kodak hunter you will wish to go to Hannegan Pass. Here you can climb Goat Mountain and cross over to Copper Mountain where you can obtain pictures of the elusive mountain goat. Pictures of bears are taken very frequently in the Austin Pass district. If you do not care for long hikes you may drive to Austin Pass where camping equipment is supplied for a reasonable sum. From here you are able to reach all places of beauty—lakes, forest, snow-covered peaks, and meadows. Trips are made by the students each summer to as many of these places as possible. The trips are sponosred by the different clubs and organizations of the school; at least one trip is sponsored by TWO HOURS DRIVE Regular Motor Ferry to Victoria. Service Two hours drive from Bellingham is Vancouver, the largest city in British Columbia, and a favorite of tourists on account of its many places of interest. Stanley Park, one of the most beautiful spots in the Northwest, covers one thousand acres around which there is a drive with many enchanting views. From it one can see the Pacific with its giant waves breaking eternally on the rugged lisores. From it, too, one can see numbers of ocean liners with their merchandise from and for practically every seaport in the world; and here can be seen ---------- Weekly Messenger - 1925 May 22 Supplement - Page 3 ---------- ¥^m^mwff^9^^^m^, WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, WASH. LEAPS TO E Championship Teams Put Out in Major Sports. Looking back to the past football season it is evident that the great collegiate game at Bellingham Normal went through one of its most successful years. The largest squad in the history of the institution turned out for football. Thirty-eight men were issued suits the first day and thirty-three men donned their moleskins for the final game. Bellingham Normal went through the season with five victories and two defeats. Both of their losses were scored by teams from the University of Washington. Victories were registered over St. Martin's College, Seattle College, Ellens-burg Normal, and Cheney Normal. The season ended at Bellingham, November 22. Cheney was defeated by a 13-0 score, a final victory which gave Bellingham Normal the State Normal School championship. This year nineteen men made letters in football, Bellingham ought to be able to put an almost unbeatable team on the field in 1925. Track Squad Active. The Viking Track squad took part in three track meets this season. The sixth annual Relay Carnival at University of Washington, a dual meet with the University of Washington; and the triangular meet between the three Normal schools. Waldo Field with its new quarter-mile track and two-twenty straight away has helped to create a new interest in track. In the Relay Carnival the Normal placed second in the Medley Relay and forced the Freshmen to a new record to win. The frosh dual meet held at the University of Washington was lost by a large score but at that the team showed a big improvement over last year. Normal was able to take three firsts and placed point winners in every event except the mile. The Tri-Normal meet which will be run off at Ellensburg, May 23, should be closely contested by the three Normals. Girls' Sports Hold Big Place. Sports, both indoor and out, play a big part in the school life of the Normal girl. The sports that are offreed in this institution are many and varied. Hockey and volley ball are given in the fall. Basketball is the big game of the winter months; while track, baseball and tennis hold full sway in the spring. Interclass games are held in all of these sports. The Kline cup for interclass basket ball has been competed for by the different classes for years. A girls' field day is held in the spring. On this day the championship in baseball is determined, and the track events are run off. Letters Awarded. Letters are awarded to the girs making the class squad in all of the sports offered. In addition to this the school awards a sweater to every girl who earns a place in a first squad for five quarters in any of the following sports: basketball, baseball, volley ball, hockey and track. GOOD SHOWING MADE WITH MINOR COLLEGES There isn't a doubt but what Bellingham Normal has the classiest ball team that this school has ever seen. The only game lost was to the University of Washington Varsity by a 5 to 4 score. Victories are held over Seattle College and the U. of W. freshmen. The ball team goes to Ellensburg with the track team May 28, to play Cheney for the minor college championship of the State Cheney holds the championship of the Columbia River Valley Conference. The following men have represented the Normal in its game so far this season; Staggs, catcher; Wingard and Frykman, pitchers; Leach, first base; Kure, second base; Davis, short stop; Graham, third base; Hyde and Burtz, left field; Katterle and Neil, center-field; Okerland and Parrett, right field. RENOWNED ARTISTS HEAR0J3YSTUDENTS Music Club and Normal Co-operate in Musical Course DRAMA CLUB GIVES ONE PLAY^QUARTERLY Drama Club and Thespians Show Dramatic Ability. IT TO DICK BRULAND, Football Captain. Tennis Tournament A tennis tournament is held in the spring of each year. Awards are given to the winners in women's singles, men's singles, women's doubles, men's doubles and mixed doubles. Much interest is shown in swimming. Here, again, those not knowing how to swim are given instruction. As soon as the girls learn to swim, they are eager to continue, and for that reason advance classes are held. A recreational swimming hour is offered once a week. In connection with swimming, girls work constantly on Red Cross life saving. • Thru the co-operation of the Normal and Women's Musical Club of Bellingham, students have had, during the past year, an opportunity to hear some of the foremost musical artists of the present day. This course was introduced a year ago, and because of its success and the interest shown by students and others, it promises to be a permanent feature of Normal life. Because it is felt that the students need the opportunity of hearing good music and because few of them will have a chance to hear it when teaching in the smaller districts; only the very best artists are presented. Student activities tickets admit to the concerts. World Famous Singers Appear. Louis Graveure, famous baritone, was the first artist to be presented. He proved a good introduction to the course as his exceptional voice, his selections, and his pleasing personality made all who heard him anxious to attend all of the musical numbers. Marie Ivogun, soprano, who appeared on January 21, made deeper the impression and interest which Graveure had begun. Her program consisted of a few well known operatic numbers and several familiar folk songs. Sophie Braslau, famous contralto, made the people of Bellingham feel again that they were enjoying a great privilege. Her charming voice added greatly to the variety and perfection of the program. Harpist and String Quartet. Albert Salvi, the world's greatest concert harpist, introduced something entirely new to the Normal in the way of music. He is a composer and director, and is being hailed today as the greatest concert harpist that the world has ever produced. Probably no one has been a greater revelation to his audiences than Albert Salvi. Following Salvi, the Flonzaley Quartet was presented. This quartet has been in existence for twenty-one years. It consists of Adolfo Betti, Alfred Po-chon, Felicien d'Archambeau, and Irvan d'Archambeau, all noted string artists. The European record of the Flonzaley Quartet is as great as is its history in ! America. These four artists played to-1 gether with an understanding and in a manner deserving great praise. 1 Schipa Ends Season. j Tito Schipa, world famous lyric tenor, who appeared on May 6th, gave the final touch to a successful musical year. Not only did Tito Schipa touch the height of art in song; he sounded the very depths of human hearts. That he pleased his audience can be best shown by the fact that his program was doubled by encores. . Taken as a whole or individually the concerts have been a success and now that the first step has been taken students of B. S. N. S. will not lack opportunities of hearing good music in the future. Much dramatic talent has come to light among the students of the Normal School. The Normal Drama Club, an all school dramatic organization, and the Thespians have had a very live membership and have put on some really excellent productions. The Drama Club, which has charge of all the Normal plays, has held to its schedule of one worth-while play a quarter. In the fall quarter it presented "The Show Off," a comedy take-off on life, which was very well received. Bradley Dodge played the part of Aubrey Piper, the self-satisfied man. The winter quarter brought "Old Lady 31" another comedy. It was the story of one lone ---------- Weekly Messenger - 1925 May 22 Supplement - Page 4 ---------- WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, WASH. TWO YEAR TEACHER CREDITS FROM NORMAL ACCEPTED ELSEWHERE School Year Divided Into Twelve-Week Terms. Four FIVE FOUR-YEAR COURSES By DR. IRVING E. MILLER Chairman of Curriculum Committee. Curriculum is an awkward word borrowed from Latin. Its plural is curricula. In the original tongue, the word means a race, from the Latin verb curro, I run. Curriculum is also the term applied to the course over which one runs. By analogy the word has come to mean in English the course of studies over which one runs, so to speak, in completing the work of a school. In modern school usage the words course and curriculum have come to be differentiated in meaning. A course means primarily a single unit of work in the school career of the pupil. For example a course in psychology runs for a semester, a term, or a quarter. Its -completion entitles one to a certain number of credits—two, three, or five— which may be applied to the total number of credits required for the completion of a curriculum specified for graduation. All our courses run for a period of one quarter (12 weeks) though any course may be followed by others in the same subject. Variety Offered. We use the term curriculum to apply to a series of courses running through a period of from two to four years, all of which are prescribed to accomplish a unified purpose. That purpose in each case is to give the best possible training for a particular type of teaching position in elementary or junior high schools. To this end we offer the following two-year curricula: Primary, 'Intermediate, Grammar, and Rural. Four-year curricula are provided in the following lines; One for Primary, Intermediate, and Rural school teachers, one for Junior High School teachers, and one in Supervision and Administration for the training "of elementary school supervisors and principals. Are of College Grade. Outstanding features of our curricula which differentiate them most markedly from those of most other teacher-training institutions are the following: Definite prescriptions in much needed 'background subjects in general science, history, and English—all taught with special reference to the needs of elementary school teachers; the integration of courses in technique of teaching with the work of observation and practice; the enrichment of the work in "music, art, and industrial arts; and the sharp focussing of all courses on materials and methods necessary to realize carefully defined teacher-training objectives. All the courses of the various curricula are of college grade in the demands which they make upon pupils. As compared with the work of the best liberal arts colleges, they demand as good previous preparation, as high a degree of native inteligence, and as severe standards of achievement. We believe that the profession of teaching calls for the best native ability and the highest type of professional training. Colleges and universities accept credits from Bellingham Normal without question. A graduate of this school can enter college or university as a Junior. Credits earned here can be counted toward degrees. Bellingham Normal, therefore, offers easy first steps in higher education. On the other hand, Bellingham accepts credits from other institutions, and students who have done college, university, or normal work elsewhere need only transfer their credits to Bellingham to be able to continue their work here. Excess credits, earned after graduation, from a four-year accredited high school are accepted at the rate of ten normal credits for each high school unit.: This offers a decided advantage to those who have done post graduate work. With this broad basis of credit exchange it is possible to begin one's education in any of the higher institutions of learning in the state and to finish wherever one chooses. Bellingham offers a wonderful opportunity as one is able not only to go to another school later if he desires, but also to teach after two years and thus earn the money for this further education. RURAL TEACHING GETS SPECIAL ATTENTION Extension Classes Co-ordinated With Actual Work. TRAINING SCHOOL IS IMPORTANT FACTOR Students Given Actual Experience in Teaching1. Rural school teaching is finally coming into its own. Preparation of teachers thus far has been mostly for the city schools. A new movement has been put into practice in Bellingham and adjacent rural schools with a view to training students for good country school teaching. Extension classes have been organized in which teacher training for rural schools is being co-ordinated with the teaching in these schools. Twenty students have been placed in eleven rural schools in Whatcom County. These student teachers are assisting regularly employed teachers in the rural districts and the work of both regular teachers and student teachers is supervised by Miss Orpha McPherson of the Normal School Faculty. Three cadet teachers have also been placed in rural schools in Mason County and are being superintended by Miss McPherson with the assistance of Mr. Bennett Howard, rural supervisor of that county. Extensive Course Offered. Miss McPherson offers an extensive course in methods and observation for the rural teachers. Twenty teachers meet together once a month, on Saturday, each time with a different teacher and at a different school. Miss McPherson, the County Supervisor, and the County Superintendent take charge of the demonstration classes which are held in the morning and for which the children turn out 100 per cent. o PROGRAM IS ARRANGED PROFESSIONAL VIEW IS AIM OF NORMAL SCHOOLS Education for teaching is the chief value and aim of the Normal inasmuch as it gives suitable training in that field from a professional point of view; but it offers also an education for the needs of life. Many special fields such as music, art, gymnasium, or science may be studied in connection with the required work. This gives the individual student an opportunity to fit himself for life according to his needs whether in teaching or other lines of work. Since a college or university will accept a Normal School graduate as a Junior, the Normal may be used as a stepping stone to higher education. Two years in Normal give a wider variety and more interesting course than the usual first two years in college or university. It offers a very good opportunity for those unable to take more than two years of higher education in that it better paves the way for self-development as the courses are more rounded out than in institutions where four years' work is required. No Tuition. No tuition being required and living expenses being very reasonable the Normal offers an opportunity of attending school for the purpose of deciding upon one's life work. = The Bellingham Normal is particularly desirable in many respects, one of which is its location on Bellingham Bay, where the climate is always mild and agreeable. The Normal itself is of sufficient size' to accommodate a large number of students and possesses an able faculty First Week's Schedule for Fall Quarter. 8:00-12:00 Registration of Sophomores. 1:00-5:00 Registration of Sophomores continued. 2:00 Assembly. All Freshmen, all who have completed less than one year of work, and all new students. Addresses by The President of the Nor-al School. The Dean of Women. The President of the Students' Association. 8:00 P. M. Entertainment under the direction of Mr. Hoppe, Miss Madden and Miss Slawson. Tuesday 8:00 All sophomores and all advanced classes meet as per schedule all day. 9:00-11:00 Intelligence tests, required of all entering who have not taken them in this school since September 1923. 11:00 All-school assembly. 2:00 Assembly, all Freshmen, all who have completed less than one year of work. All others who are new students. Theme: Standards of the PPPPP</mods>
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