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Text preview (might not show all results): 2006_0207 ---------- Western Front - 2006 February 7 - page 1 ---------- THE WESTERN FRONT TUESDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2006 WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY An independent student newspaper serving the campus community since 1970. ISSUE 9, VOLUME 136 Congress cuts student loans BY LAUREN ALLAEM Special to The
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Show more2006_0207 ---------- Western Front - 2006 February 7 - page 1 ---------- THE WESTERN FRONT TUESDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2006 WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY An independent student newspaper serving the campus community since 1970. ISSUE 9, VOLUME 136 Congress cuts student loans BY LAUREN ALLAEM Special to The Western Front In President George W. Bush's most recent attempt to curb federal spending, the House of Representatives approved a $39.5 billion budget cut, which included an $ 11.9 billion cut in financial aid, according to the Congressional Budget office. Bush is expected to sign the bill into law. The House voted Feb.l, and approved the budget cut with a 216-214 vote. All six Washington Democratic representatives voted against the cuts and all three of the state's Republican representatives voted in favor of the cuts. The Senate passed the bill 51- 50 on Dec. 21. The budget cut would increase interest rates from Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students, or PLUS, from 7.9 percent to 8.5 percent, said Clara Capron, director of financial aid at Western. Federal Stafford student loans would also increase under the bill from a variable rate of 5.3 percent to a fixed rate of 6.8 percent. The increase would impact loans approved after July 1. Capron said during the 2004- 2005 school year, 9,167 Western students received financial aid totaling approximately $88 million. Of the money borrowed, 63 percent was in federal loans. Although the increase in interest rates is not ideal, Capron said students should not worry. "Students should keep the bill in perspective," she said. "Students might benefit from the fixed rate in the long run as (variable) interest rates steadily increase." Kimberly Johnston, director see HOUSE, page 4 Route 90 stops on Indian Street BY JEFFREY LUXMORE The Western Front Whatcom Transit Authority added three Route 90 stops on Indian Street for campus-bound buses on Monday in an attempt to ease overcrowding brought on by the WTA's redesign of the transit routes last July. Last year's sweeping changes forced students living north of campus in the downtown area to squeeze on to fewer buses per hour to travel up Indian Street to campus by bus. Until Friday, Route 90 passed by but didn't stop at the three bus stops on Indian Street heading to campus. WTA designed the route to transport students from campus to the York neighborhood and the Lincoln Creek Park and Ride. Director of service development for WTA Rick Nicholson said the route change was easy to see BUS, page 5 JARED YOAKUM / THE WESTERN FRONT The WTA added three news stops to Route 90 heading towards campus on Indian Street. The WTA added the new stops to prevent overcrowding on buses heading to Western. RODMAN COMES TO TOWN CHRIS HUBER / THE WESTERN FRONT Bellingham Slam center Brian Dennis shoots past Tijuana Dragons forward Dennis Rodman. Rodman scored 5 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the Slam's 115-102 victory. See the full story on page 13. AS exclusion policies may violate students' civil rights BY MOLLY MALONEY The Western Front At the Associated Students board of directors' meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 8, the board will address the issue of changing a segment in the policy that deals with limiting attendance at certain university-affiliated events so it will comply with the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964. Paragraph three in article one of the Viking Union, Student Activities and Associated Students policies and procedures program standards states that "events or activities that are4 aimed at one portion of the university community may limit the attendance to that event if the limitation is necessary to fulfill the goals of the program." AS President and Western senior Shannon Hutchinson said paragraph three is too broad, and the board is discussing ways to clarify it. Kevin Majkut, director of student activities at Western, said no specific event led the AS to review the policy. Paragraph three violates titles six, seven and nine of the Civil Rights Act, he said. Those specific titles deal with students and discuss non exclusion from events, he said. "The language in paragraph three is too strong in terms of creating see MEETING, page 5 BALLIN'ABROAD Former Viking and current Western forward explore possibilities of playing overseas. SPORTS, PAGE 15 HIGH TIDE Weather experts weigh in on the chances of a tsunami affecting Bellingham. FEATURES, PAGE 11 ROBBING THE POOR Rec center fees shouldn't be mandatory for students, staff and faculty. OPINIONS, PAGE 17 WEATHER Wednesday: Cloudy Hi: 48 Low: 31 Thursday: Sunny Hi: 50 Low: 29 www.westernfrontonline.com ---------- Western Front - 2006 February 7 - page 2 ---------- 2 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS FEBRUARY 7,2006 itÂ»itm^tÂ»^ Cops Box University Police Feb. 1, 1:06 a.m.: UP responded to a report of a person in a sleeping bag inside a bus shelter on south campus. Bellingham Police Feb. 2,11:29 a.m.: Officers responded to a report of an argument between a husband and wife on the 900 block of 15th Street. Feb. 2, 6:15 a.m.: Officers responded to a report of a single vehicle collision on the 700 Block of 17th Street. Feb. 1,10:11 p.m.: Officers responded to a report of a person violating a domestic order, assaulting his ex-girlfriend and stealing her vehicle keys to take her car and leave the scene on the 1900 block of Fraser Street. Feb. 1, 3:30 p.m.: Officers arrested a person on investigation of third degree possession of stolen property on the 1200 Block of Railroad Avenue. Officers cited and released the person. Feb. 1, 3:00 p.m.: Officers responded to a Child Protective Services report in connection with sexual contact between cousins on the 500 block of Grand Avenue. Compiled by Derrick Pacheco BY BORIS KURBANOV The Western Front Pavithra Narayanan, assistant professor at the Washington State University campus in Vancouver, Wash., presented a deadly industrial accident as part of the Fairhaven College's World Issues Forum Feb. 1. She showed images of dead bodies, livestock and a grief-stricken community in Bhopal, India, where a toxic gas leak caused the accident 22 years ago. The Union Carbide India Limited nuclear energy plant in Bhopal leaked a methyl isocyanate gas Dec. 3, 1984, killing approximately 3,000 Indians, said Narayanan, assistant professor of English, women's studies and film production. The plant released 27 tons of lethal gas into the air and leaked toxic material underground, contaminating the town's drinking water, Narayanan said. Her film, "Free Trade and India: A Closer Look at Bhopal," focused on free trade and who profits and who suffers in a free market economy. The film also examines the Bhopal gas disaster and its implications for developing economies throughout the world. "Bhopal is a great example of what can go wrong when the government seeks profits, leaving civilians in danger," Narayanan said. Rosanne Kanhai, director of the women studies program at Western, said she thinks the disaster at Bhopal is a product of corporate and social irresponsibility. "Corporations are part of everything we Photo of the Week JARED YOAKUM I THE WESTERN FRONT Alex Mahre, 21, of Yakima, chases pigeons outside Safeway on Brooklyn Avenue in Seattle on Sunday. Mahre was in Seattle visiting friends and watching the Super Bowl. do," Kanhai said. "Every time we eat or fly, we are supporting their cause. But it is our responsibility to call the government and corporations on their responsibilities." Survivors in the film talked about their struggles with a variety of ailments, including cancer and blindness. Western junior John Davies said the film's images of suffering victims had a strong impact on him. "It was interesting to see her take the economic perspective to the issue in Bhopal," Davies said. "These people really didn't have a voice because media chose not to cover it." Narayanan said media played an important role in introducing Western industries such as jeans, cereal and Coca-Cola to Indians. Three- hundred and fifty million citizens worldwide still live below the poverty line, she said. Kanhai said students should educate themselves regarding world issues. "World awareness is part of the students- education process and is just as important as attending classes," Kanhai said. "No one is going to bring speakers to inform them about these things when they are graduated." Narayanan said Union Carbide, now part of The Dow Chemical Company, claims it has no legal responsibility to clean up after it paid victims a $470 million out-of-court settlement on March 31,1989. Western sophomore Jacob Schuit said he doesn't believe the Union Carbide plant is innocent of any wrongdoing in Bhopal. Narayanan said India must change legislation aimed at banning toxic materials, before the government makes any progress.- "Multinational corporations have become transnational corporations, meaning they are not responsible for any accident on international soil," Narayanan said. "There is no international body to hold such corporations responsible for abuse or misconduct." Although the United States and India continue to hear arguments in the case, Union Carbide continues to claim no liability in Bhopal, Narayanan said. The next Fairhaven World Issues Forum will take place on Thursday and will present an Iraqi couple's documentary that depicts the lives of orphan children and chronicles the daily lives of Iraqis living under U.S. occupation. WWU Official Announcements - PLEASE POST The Western Front is published twice weekly in fall, winter and spring; once a week in summer session. Address: The Western Front, Western Washington University, CF 251, Bellingham, WA 98225. The Western Front is the official newspaper of Western Washington University, published by the Student Publications Council, and is mainly supported by advertising. Opinions and stories in the newspaper have no connection with advertising. News content is determined by student editors. Staff reporters are enrolled in a course in the Department of Journalism, but any student enrolled at Western may offer stories to the editors. Advertising inquiries should be directed to the business office in CF 230, or by phone to (36P)*650-31o;i. ^,; - C" : ^ - v Members of m%Wesfern community are entitled to a single free copy of each issue of The Western Front. THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST will be inQM 120at9a m. Feb.9,16,23 gt; March2,9/arid 16ahdat3f*m:Feb.T3 gt;27, March 6, and 13. Registration is not required: Students must bring photo identification, their student number, Social Security number and a No. 2 pencil. A $15 feeis payable inexact^ arrk gt;unt at test tinrie. Allow 90 minutes. THE WWU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION IS OFFERING SEVERAL SCHOLARSHIPS ranging from $1,000-55,000. Deadline to submit applications, which are available at the Scholarship Center and the Alumni House, is March 1. For more information, see www.wwu. edu/depts/wwualum/alum_assoc/. FIND OUT ABpUTTHE HUMAN SERVICES MAJOR at an information session from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 8 in MH 210. For more informationcall X/77S9 orsend ermail to HSJBeliingham@wwu.edu. AN ETIQUETTE DINNER, available to students and staff,-willbe held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 8 in the VU Multipurpose Room. Tickets must be purchased in advance from the Career Services Center, OM 280. THE WINTER CAREER FAIR will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 9 in the VU Multipurpose Room. Students can also attend "Preparing for a Career Fair Workshop" offered on Feb; 2 and 6. For more information, see www.careers.wwu.edu. FRIDAY, FEB. 10, IS THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING ENTRIES for the 12th annual Staff Arts and Crafts Show. There is no limit on the number of art or craft pieces mat may be submitted, and all WWU staff members are encouraged to enter.For a submission form, visit www.wwu.edu/depts/artscraftsshow/2006/. , SAVE THE DATE. Doors open from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 14 in VU 565 for a Catering Fair with the latest offerings from University Catering. THE HONOR SOCIETY OF PHI KAPPA PHI CHAPTER 250 WILL INITIATE new members at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 16 in CF 125. Current Phi Kappa Phi members, new members, and faculty are welcome. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS AND EXCHANGES (IPE) SEEKS QUALIFIED STUDENTS to become peer advisers for the 2006-07 academic year. Applications are available at www.acwwu.edu/~ipewwu/.under "Whaf s New" or in CH104. Application deadline is Feb. 17. MILLER ANALOGIES TEST (MAT). The computer-based Miller Analogies Test is by appointment only. Make an appointment in person in OM 120 or call X/3080. A $60 fee is payable at test time. Testing takes about 1VS hours. Preliminary scores will be available immediately; official results are mailed within 15 days. WEST-B TEST. Everyone applying for admission to state-approved teacher education programs must meet the minimum passing score on the basic skills assessment by the application deadline. For a study guide arid to register, visit www.west.nesinc.com. Remaining test dates through July are May 13 and July 15. Registration deadlines are several weeks in advance. WEST-E PRAXIS. Washington requires individuals seeking teacher certification and teachers seeking additional endorsements to pass the WEST-E (PRAXIS) in the chosen endorsement area. Visit www.ets.org/praxis/prxwa.html for description and online registration information, or obtain a registration bulletin in MH 216. Remaining academic-year test dates year are March 4 and April 29. TO LEARN IF WESTERN IS CLOSED DURING STORMY WEATHER, call 650-6500 after 6:30 a.m. or tune to KGMI (790 AM), KBAI (930 AM), KPUG (117Q AM), KUGS (89.3 FM), KISM (92.9 FM), KAFE" (104.3 FM) or KWPZ (106.5 FM). Broadcasts about whether Western is open or closed will begin between 6:15 and 6:30 a.m. FACULTY OR STAFF DESIRING NOTICE OF THE COUNSELING CENTER'S current workshop and group offerings may send e-mail ;to james.Orr@wwu.edu. Specify e- mail or hard copy. Periodic notices will be sent to those on the list. WINTER 2006 GROUP OFFERINGS. â€¢ Relaxation Training, Mondays, 11 a.m. to noon, and Thursdays, 4 to 5 p.m., OM 540 -T-both days cover me same contend drop^in for one or all sessions- â€¢ Grief and Loss Group,Tuesdays, 3 to 4:30p.m. through Feb. 14 gt;re^stotjori f | ^ Emotional Wave," "Assertiveness arid Social Skills," and "Women's Support GrpUp^F^informatibh dhto register^ caJW FOR WINTER CAMPUS RECRUITING OPPORTUNITIES, see www.careers.wwu.edu, stop by OM 280, or call X/3240. ---------- Western Front - 2006 February 7 - page 3 ---------- FEBRUARY 7,2006 NEWS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 3 Fair helps students navigate career paths BY BRITTNEY LEIRDAHL The Western Front Western's campus welcomes employers and company representatives to inform and recruit students at the university's winter career fair. Employers from Washington state will attend the career fair in the Viking Union Multipurpose Room to inform JARED YOAKUM / THE WESTERN FRONT The biannual Western Career Fair between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Feb. 9 in the Viking Union Multipurpose Room. The fair helps students network and find out information about the careers of their choice. students about internships and job opportunities from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 9. From her experience with the fair in past years, Western employer outreach director Effie Eisses said she estimates approximately 1,000 students will visit the multipurpose room on Thursday. Western has career fairs twice a year to bridge the gap between students and employers around the state. Marcia Lewis, assistant director for the Career Services Center, said the fair allows students to find internships or jobs, fine tune resumes and research their career interests by talking to employers. "(The Career Fair) is an excellent opportunity for students to network with employers from a broad range of private sector companies, non-profit organizations and government agencies," Lewis said. Eisses said representatives from Boeing, Microsoft, Expedia, Target, Columbia Athletic Club and Semiahmoo Resort will be at the fair. Eighty-one employers will be at the event, which will be the largest career fair at Western, she said. "Every employer gets a table and we invite them to bring two reps," Eisses said. She said 30 Western graduates will be at the fair representing their companies as employees. "Sometimes they (the alumni) get their jobs from the career fair," Eisses said. She said Western representatives will wear special name tags so students can recognize them. The alumni come back to Western to help promote and encourage students interested in their company, Eisses said. Students have the opportunity to look for internships in fields such as finance and marketing, she said. Students who are planning to attend the career fair should research employers' companies before attending and prepare questions for the employers. "Don't be exclusive, and take the opportunity to talk to all employers," Eisses said. "Have astute questions ready to impress them." Possible job opportunities include a tour director for Gray Line of Alaska, design engineers for Kenworth Truck and numerous job openings for the Semiahmoo Resort in Whatcom County. The Semiahmoo Resort is looking for students who are both graduating and still in school, said Erica Hull, the human resource manager for the resort. "We are looking for people who want both part-time and full-time jobs," Hull said. "We want people who can work evenings, mornings and weekends during the spring and summer." Hull said students without experience can apply for positions at Semiahmoo, including a position in the banquet room for catering. These positions do not require applicants to have any previous experience to receive the job or internship, she said. "Banquet managers are always looking for people who have flexible schedules, especially during the summer," Hull said. She said students who work for Semiahmoo receive promotions once they begin work there. "Getting your foot in the door with a part-time job will give you a better understanding of what the company does and possible career advancements," Hull said. Amber Owen, the fitness director from Columbia Athletic Club, graduated from Western in 2001 and chose to participate in the career fair not only to increase student interest in the fitness field, but also because she attended the career fair at Western. Students who graduate can become fitness trainers or work in the membership department, she said. Interns work with the fitness staff as floor attendants and help members with questions about the gym, such as how to operate the exercise equipment, Owen said. Owen said students interested in a job with the Columbia Athletic Company need a degree in any health field to work there. Interns working for the company need experience in any health science field, such as physical training and community health. OCeXN B6XCH CLUB CWLL "Your American Night Club North of the Border" Presents Pay half your limo with 8 or more people! 'Took Me" Friday's W.W.U Wednesday Night $2.oo Strawberry $1.75 (U.S.) Well Drinks $1.75 (U.S.) PINTS of BEER Tequila DJ DISNEY SPINNING R B, TOP 40, and HIP HOP S E D U C T I O N SATURDAY'S $2.50 U.S. Bacardi's, $2.50 U.S. Long-stand, $2.50 U.S. Bombay Gin, $1.50 U.S. Tequila ftttifn* Naughty Schoolgirl 4 "Naughty in the New Year" Friday, Feb 10th, 2006 Free Drinks to all dressed up as naughty schoolgirls! Ci rÂ°*L lt;Oe Â£, e/r 14995 Marine Drive â€¢ Whiterock, B.C.Canada â€¢ (604) 531-0672 â€¢ www.oceanbeachhotel.ca ---------- Western Front - 2006 February 7 - page 4 ---------- y 4 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS T ^ FEBRUARY 7,2006 House: Financial aid office suggests part-time job, gra^ftion in four years and degree planning CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 of communication for Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., said Larsen opposed the cuts to financial aid and does not support the increase in interest rates for parent loans. Johnston said Larsen believes Congress should be working to make paying for higher education easier for students, rather than more difficult. Chiho Lai, Western junior and president of the Associated Students club Western Democrats, said he is disappointed in the cuts and believes they demonstrate the difference between Democrats and Republicans. "It really shows a lack of emphasis on higher education by the Republicans," he said. "I think that all college students should be disappointed." Liam Maher, Western junior and executive chair of Western's chapter of College Republicans, said he is in favor of cutting spending but would not have chosen to cut financial aid first. Maher said a college degree will allow the student to have a career that will pay more "I see (college) as more of .a capital investment for the future," he said.^'These loans will be a small price to payr7^ Despite the jegis,latibn, Capron emphasized that- (Education is the best investment, to" improve the quality of life and earning power. A 2003 study conducted by the national College Board found the median income for high school graduates was $30,800. In contrast, the median income for individuals with a four-year degree was $49,900. Maher said the cuts are necessary to reverse the increased funding to entitlement programs, such as Medicare, which occurred several years ago when the economy was in a recession. "They're starting to cut back on entitlement spending," he said. "Stuff that would be used to spark an economy is now no longer needed." Lai said Bush is contradicting his attempt to keep the United States' high economic status in the world by cutting money for higher education. "I do think public money is one of the ,/biggest sources of funding that allows students to go to college," he said. "Public funding is one of those things that allows our country to enjoy a high level of education." Lai said other options exist for financial aid, such as grants and scholarships, but these options are not as accessible to students and parents as government grants and loans. Capron said students should be aware of options to reduce the effects of the new legislation. She suggested students work part time to reduce the amount they need in federal loans, try to graduate in four years and make sure each class counts toward their major. Capron also said students and parents should only borrow what they need. "There's an old saying that if you don't live like a student now, you most certainly will end up living like a student after you graduate," she said. Capron also said the legislation alters the financial aid eligibility of students convicted of selling or possessing illegal drugs. The new legislation only disqualifies students if they are convicted while enrolled in college and receiving federal financial aid. Did you know? The earnings differential between high school graduates and college graduates has increased significantly over time. The proportion of the population that has attended or completed college has also grown dramatically; since 2000, more than half of the adults in the United States over the age of 25 had completed at least some college education. 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Nervous? Prepare with'iSik's^sf'^^^^^^^^H Career Fair," offered February 9, -lipiiip^^^^^^ "â„¢â„¢"J Remember, 80 percent o f ' - a 1 j i ! | ^ j ^ | | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ P P H ^ p | identifying all the employers at t h e ' . ^ ^ I ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ H ^ H H f w l ' " " ^ uncover the hidden job market b y ; , v i ^ i t i ^ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 9 3 H ^ H MR Services Center nestled in the ^ ' ' l ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ B H i H M i l l l i w 5 S ^ i l l ---------- Western Front - 2006 February 7 - page 5 ---------- FEBRUARY 7,2006 v NEWS THE WESTERN FRONT" â€¢- 5 Bus: WTA makes change to alleviate overcrowding CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 implement and shouldn't alter most stop times. Stops on Indian Street may add one minute to the route, but that is a negligible amount of time, he said. The WTA and the Associated Students transportation advisory committee began a series of meetings Jan. 25 to discuss concerns regarding bus overcrowding and lack of service in some areas. At a meeting Wednesday between the transportation advisory committee and the WTA, the two sides discussed the idea of Route 90.stopping on Indian Street, Western senior Keegan Hartman said. Hartman, a member of the Associated Students transportation committee, said neither the WTA nor Western had formally agreed to the idea. Thursday, the day after the WTA and Western discussed the idea, Hartman said he counted 25 students standing with all the seats full on a Route 90 bus when it arrived at the Viking Union at 11:45 a.m. "I don't think there's extra capacity on the 90," Hartman said. Picking up extra students on Indian Street won't solve the overcrowding issue," Hartman said. The added stops won't help at the busiest times if students are left behind at bus stops. Hartman sent an e-mail to George Pierce, the vice president for business and financial affairs for Western, addressing his concerns, he said. Pierce also said he didn't think the plan was agreed to at the meeting. "I think the WTA went ahead and made that decision on their own," Pierce said. Jim Shaw, Chief of University Police and department of public safety, said he negotiated the route change with Nicholson. Shaw said he thought his supervisor, Pierce, was aware the plan was moving forward, but said a miscommunication occurred. After calling Pierce, Shaw said the route change would stay in effect as a pilot program to determine if it helps solve overcrowding issues for Indian Street buses. Western pays for operating costs for Route 90. Hartman said the WTA probably went ahead with the plan because it would cost little or no additional money for them or Western. The changes only alter stops, but the bus route is the same. Meeting: Rule changes could affect Western's Take Back the Night event CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 exclusion," Majkut said. "We went to the board and brought up the issue of the need for wording that is consistent with the law but still allows the AS to retain the ability to focus programs on particular groups if necessary." Majkut said one example of an AS event that allows only specific groups to participate is the annual Take Back the Night event organized by the Women's Center, a part of the research and outreach program at Western. He said this three-part event consists of an open rally with speakers and informational presentations, a women's march and men's activities including a candlelight vigil and discussion groups. Majkut said re- wording the rules in paragraph three could have positive or negative implications on many of the AS programs and events. "This issue is in the stage of saying we need to make changes in the policy and what should those changes be," Majkut said. "This could go a couple of times back and forth. It's too soon to tell what the implications could be, and I'm always hesitant to guess." Sue Guenter-Schlesinger, Ph.D., executive director of the equal opportunity office at Western, said her office advises the university for issues, such as these. She said exclusion of groups of students from programs, activities or events could be in violation of students' legal rights, and the goal of the AS is to provide non discriminatory, but successful, programs. She said in cases such as Take Back the Night, the equal opportunity office suggested a written document explaining the rationale for why a program would only include a portion of the student body. "It will add accountability if anyone ever challenged why this is men-only or why that is women-only." ^^^^^^^^^ uder Moldi ^(jlitibnwlde building m i | | | | j | j M i l l i o n company. We havf j | l | | Â§ | HÂ§Â§|30 distribution branchi|j|Â§Â§Â§ |||f|Jrapidly:growing, priva$ij|j|jj |Â§|Â§||or sales and productioi^^ "^^||sitions are for tho;s|j|^S ^|i^||esjs:career in/ag l i l | | | | ---------- Western Front - 2006 February 7 - page 6 ---------- 6 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS FEBRUARY 7,2006 Western ranks nationally as green energy purchaser BY C. JENNINGS BREAKEY The Western Front Western ranks No. 24 on the Environmental Protection Agency's final Top 25 list of Green Power Partners for 2005 of renewable energy buyers. The EPA ranks buyers of renewable energy by the quantity each purchases. The partners purchase the largest amount of green power in the United States and include the U.S. Air Force, which ranks No. 1. Other partners include Starbucks, Safeway Inc., Staples and FedEx Kinko's. Western ranks second to the University of Pennsylvania among universities. Western began purchasing all of its electricity from renewable sources, or green energy, in fall 2005. The Associated Students club Students for Renewable Energy contributed to Western's environmental advancements, said Western senior and club member Molly Ayre-Svingen. The club pitched the idea to Western officials in 2003 and gathered approximately 2,000 student signatures for the initiative's approval, she said. Western's board of trustees passed the green fee initiative on Feb. 4, 2004, said Erica Althans-Schmidt, a Western senior and club member. "You have a lot of student groups leading the way," said EPA Green Power Partnership member James Critchfield. "Universities are well-suited for green power." However, not even the club expected the university to completely switch to renewable energy because the proposal seemed out of reach for the club, said Western senior and club member Evan Malczyk. "We had much humbler goals to start," he said. Ayre-Svingen said the club envisioned 10 percent of the university's energy to be renewable in spring 2003. However, that number steadily rose until the goal increased to 100 percent renewable energy. Western senior and club member Teizeen Mohamedali said the EPA's recognition of the university is significant because it sets an example for other universities. However, she said dropping from the list would excite the Students for Renewable Energy club because it would mean other universities and businesses followed in the group's footsteps. Western ranked No. 22 in the EPA's last Top 25 list of Green Power Partners in October 2005. Falling to 24 on the top 25 list shows that more businesses and universities are switching to green energy, said Western's director of facilities management Tim Wynn. "What that means is a lot more people are getting on the bandwagon," he said. "It's great that we're in the top 25, but it's also great that we're dropping down the list." Althans-Schmidt was one of two students who represented Western and the club at the Oct. 25 presentation of the 2005 Green Power Leadership Awards in Austin, Texas. She said the club's success has been unbelievable. She said she appreciates the support of Western faculty, administration and students, who agreed to pay $10.50 quarterly, so Western could buy all of its electricity from renewable energy sources. "Western was ripe for change," she said. "It just took one little push." Ayre-Svingen, also traveled to the awards, said she and two other club members received approximately 20 e-mails from across the United States since Western switched to renewable energy. The e-mails praised Western's progress and asked how the club convinced the university to switch to renewable energy, Ayre-Svingen said. "It's the plants, it's the animals, it's the people," she said. "We're saving the place we want to live. 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The proposal is unofficial because the university has not approved it and has not drawn exact building plans yet, Pavia said. Tim Wynn, director of Western's facilities management proposed the university expand on the southwest corner of the building next to the Biology Building, he said "It's up to the university to decide what projects will be submitted to the legislature for funding," said chemistry department chairman Mark Wicholas. If the state Legislature approves the project, funding Washington state minor capital 2007-2009 budget would provide funding, Wynn said. The projected dates of construction are in the 2008-2009 academic year, he said. "It's one of many proposals that are made by departments," said Arlan Norman, dean of the College of Sciences and Technology. Norman said the university has many projects to decide on, and this is just one out of a long list. Western's administration will consider the proposal Norman submitted to the university, along with more than 200 others the university will consider in taking to the legislature, Norman said. The expansion would contain labs and offices, allowing the department space for research projects, Wynn said. The department is hiring three new professors for the next academic school year, which will bring opportunity for additional research projects, Pavia said. The professors will need lab room to accommodate the new projects, he said. The type of research projects would depend on the incoming professors and whether the university approves the proposal, Pavia said. "Amajor thrust of our curriculum now is to involve students with research," Pavia said. "Right now we can't accommodate all the students who want to do research." Due to the lack of space at Western, undergraduate chemistry students participate as teaching assistants in classes such as Chemistry 101, rather than conducting lab research, Pavia said: Students need to apply what they learn in class to situations found in research labs, he said. If students are in class lectures all the time, they are not getting enough lab experience, which chemistry students need to graduate school, Pavia said. Pavia worked with architects to propose and design the Chemistry Building in 1981. Construction on the building lasted 12 years, but he said he hopes this expansion will be faster. The building's proposal went through the state major capital budget, a process which can take more than 10 years, Norman said. The proposed expansion is similar to a remodeling project, which goes through the minor budget where funding can quickly move along, he said. "You always have to be planning 10 to 15 years ahead," Norman said. Western receives limited funding from the minor capital budget and can't fund all its proposed projects, Normansaid. Theuniversitydecides which ones are most beneficial, such as the proposed and approved Academic Building, he said. "If it's a good plan, it will go forward," Norman said. JARED YOAKUM/ THE WESTERN FRONT The chemistry department proposed to expand the southwest corner of Western's Chemistry Building. The expansion would be designed to house research projects for future students. ft The AS Bookstore ---------- Western Front - 2006 February 7 - page 8 ---------- 8 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS FEBRUARY 7,2006 Rising tuition affects students year-round Demand for higher education leads Western to increase quarterly costs BY ASHLEY LANNEVG The Western Front Western's tuition rose by 6 percent this year in order to accommodate the university's increasing population, said Washington state Rep. Fred Jarrett, R-Mercer Island, of the 41st District The spike in tuition is to ensure the quality of state universities, he said. Associated Students legislative liaison Nick Cizek, represents Western students at legislative sessions in Olympia. He speaks about issues such as student financial aid and tuition. The legislature sets the Washington state budget every two years in Olympia, determining tuition cost, said Robert Frazier, vice president of student affairs at Western. The budget allots a determined amount of money for public, private and research universities, Frazier said. The remaining university funding comes from student tuition. Frazier said from 2005 to 2007 in Washington state, the maximum possible increase for college tuition for resident undergraduate students was 7 percent annually. For community colleges, the increase for college tuition limit was 5 percent annually and for regional universities, such as Western, it was 6 percent annually. The Washington Legislature determines tuition costs for in-state university students and Western's board of trustees decides tuition costs for nonresidents and graduate students, Cizek said. "The legislature sets a maximum annual tuition increase amount for resident undergraduate students," Frazier said. Under the U.S. Constitution, all states must fund kindergarten through 12th grade. The state is not obligated to fund college education, Cizek said. College education qualifies as state discretionary spending, which means it doesn't qualify as a high priority in the state budget, unlike kindergarten through 12th grade, Cizek said. "Costs rise to maintain the quality of the university, particularly to cover operating cost increases for salary and benefits for faculty and staff, libraries, services, supplies and utilities," Frazier said. "If the state reduces its support for the university, then tuition may be increased to fill the gap." Jarrett is a member of the Higher Education Committee. The committee studies colleges and the state budget and attempts to develop solutions for the problem of rising tuition. Jarrett graduated from the University of Washington in 1971. At that time, his college tuition was paying for 12 percent of instruction costs, such as libraries and supplies, and the state paid the remaining 88 percent, Jarrett said. Jarrett said student tuition currently pays for 50 percent of instruction costs. The rise in college tuition costs in the state is due to a larger number of students striving for a college education and a lack of state funding to sustain the university's existence, provide professor salaries and enough classrooms, Graves said. "The state cannot fund the university at the necessary levels (without the help of student tuition)," said Peter Graves, the AS vice president of legislative affairs. As demand for a college education increases, faculty and services must increase to provide for more students at the college, Frazier said. College graduates tend to make more money than noncollege graduates, so the benefits of higher education outweigh the costs, Jarrett said. Because of this, demand for a college education has increased. Cizek is a member of the Washington Student Lobby, a group of liaisons from each public university in Washington state. The liaisons represent student interests such as tuition cost and financial aid, Cizek said. Approximately 100,000 students attend the five universities in Washington â€” University of Washington, Eastern Washington University, Central Washington University, Washington State University and Western, Cizek said. He said he recommends students voice their opinions by speaking to legislative representatives on lobby day, an opportunity for citizens to present a public voice before the legislature passes bills vand creates laws, in Olympia Feb. 20. "When no one gets involved, people tend to take advantage of you," Cizek said. Frazier said the Western board of trustees is concerned with the state's decreasing financial support of higher education. The board is an advocate for financial aid and scholarships for students, Frazier said. Last year, the board added $8 million to scholarship funds. "If the state slows down its rate of support for the university or reduces its support, then tuition may rise to a greater proportion to replace the lost funds," Frazier said. Full-time resident undergraduate tuition per quarter $1,380 $1,360 $1,340 $1,320 $1,300 $1,280 $1,260 $1,240 $1,220 $1,200 Cost One quarter 2004-2005 One quarter 2005-2006 Cost Summer rates will match academic year BY KARA LEIDER The Western Front Western's board of trustees met in Old Main Feb. 3 to approve the board's Dec. 2 decision to increase summer tuition rates for 2006. Betty Woods, member of the board until 2010 and former board chair from 2002 to 2004, moved that the board of trustees approve the recommended higher summer rates to match tuition rates for the 2005-2006 academic year, according to the board of trustees Dec. 2 meeting minutes. On university President Karen Morse's recommendation, the board unanimously agreed to raise summer session tuition rates to $133 per credit for undergraduate courses and $184 for graduate courses. It also voted on a registration fee of $60, according to the meeting minutes. The registration fee of $50 had not increased since 1992, and the new rate reflects the increased costs to administer summer session. The summer tuition rates were $126 per credit in 2005. During the summer, the university charges tuition on a per credit basis. Nonresident students will pay an additional $10 more a credit, said Barbara Audley, executive director of extended education and summer programs. "The rationale is with a 4.5 percent faculty pay increase starting in September 2005, the tuition had to increase in order to cover costs," Audley said. Summer tuition rates haven't followed the academic year, but now all four quarters will have the same rates, she said. "Whatever trustees choose to be the rates for the 2006-2007 academic year will also be the summer rates for 2007," Audley said. Everyday Special Students, Staff at Faculty receive 5$ off each gallon of gas. 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"Bed bugs have been an ongoing problem in the Third World nations," Doggett said. "So it's likely that just because of the huge amount of people movement, there's been a great opportunity for bed bugs to be carried throughout the world." He said a number of hotels and hostels have closed in order to get rid of the bugs. Nude man attacks moving vehicles Authorities in Wittenberg, Wis., responded to reports that a suspect was attacking moving vehicles. According to police, they arrived on the scene and had no problem locating the naked suspect. Police said the first call came in at 9:36 a.m. Jan. 26, when a woman driver encountered the naked man. He charged at her car, hitting the right fender and jumping on the hood, smashing the windshield and breaking the passenger mirror off, police said. City opens cannabis pharmacy Groningen, Netherlands, is home to a new pharmacy which provides high quality cannabis for pain relief at affordable prices. Cannabis is available in many Dutch coffee shops, but the Medicinal Cannabis Netherlands Foundation, a support group for terminally ill patients, will open the pharmacy so patients can have access to high-grade cannabis for medicinal purposes. Cannabis is often cheaper in coffee shops â€” usually 10 euros, or $12, for approximately four joints, but the quality is often not as good, Groningen city council member Fleur Woudstra said. Police rescue suspected burglar from oven vent Police in Orlando, Fla., rescued a suspected burglar Feb. 2 after he was stuck in an oven vent of the convenience store he allegedly tried to rob, according to the Orlando Fire Dept. Lonnie Shields, 37, climbed onto the roof and into the vent of the New City Mart at 2 a.m., and store employees found him at 8 a.m., investigators said. "He was banged up and crunched up and uncomfortable from being in that pipe for about six hours," Orlando fire chief Greg Hoggatt said. Police booked Shields into the Orange County Jail on $ 1,000 bond, police said. California man eats 173 wings Joey Chestnut of San Jose, Calif, consumed 173 chicken wings Friday to win the 14th annual wing-eating contest in Philadelphia, Penn. A local sports-talk station sponsored the annual Wing Bowl, which attracts thousands of fans. Chestnut won his spot to compete by downing a gallon of milk in 41 seconds. The 22-year-old will take home a 2006 Suzuki Grand Vi-tara for winning the title. Man attempts to sell cocaine to deputy As Orlando Sheriff's deputy Ed Johnson sat in his marked patrol car Friday, a man allegedly approached him and offered to sell him cocaine, police said. Michael Garibay approached Johnson's car and asked him if he was straight, according to police records. Garibay asked Johnson if he knew being straight meant, do you want to buy some cocaine? 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Some readers of Rawicz's story are skeptical that the trek would have been impossible due to the harsh conditions through the most dangerous terrain in the world. The team wanted to test the validity of his journey, Anderson said. Bellingham residents Bean and Chapin knew Anderson through the National Outdoor Leadership School in Lander where they have both worked him, Anderson said. â€¢ â€¢ -' Lauren Edwards, 25, a marketing intern who works with Anderson in Lander, was the fourth member of the excursion but was unable to attend the presentation.; Anderson said. 'Dave invited me and it sounded fun, but italsa sounded likea logistical nightmare because Of all the paperwork and border crossings," Chapin said. The team flew tpMpsepw in September 2004 and : worked with Medicines! Globalyan organization that gave the team common medications, such as aspirin, to distribute to villages throughout the journey through Asia, Anderson said. The team didn't: speak Russian, so they relied on billboards and English translators to communicate, Anderson said. ;-- ';?-; ;':V:'â€¢;.'â€¢. The group began the journey walkmg through Red Square; iii Moscow;They, visited me former headquarters of theKGBi which was the Soviet's secret police and intelligence; Anderson said;. "There was a/really weird,creepy vibe there," Anderson said. After a three-day traiirri^ the prison camp m Siberia where Rawicz escaped. Seventy million prisoners survived these work camps but 6 million diedduring'Stalin's reign, he said. In Siberia, the team- hiked arduhd Lake Bakal, i which is the world's;largest lakearidcontains 20 percent of the world's fresh water,:Anderson said; The team-headed to Mongolia from Siberia in a 'The first day we rode 40 miles on horses with wooden saddles,' DAVE ANDERSON Explorer rented van. In his book, Rawicz describes Mongolians as giving and friendly people. Anderson said he couldn't agreemore. Horses are an integral part of Mongolian culture that the team wanted to experience, Anderson said. "The first day we rode 40 miles on horses with wooden saddles," Anderson said. CROSSINCTHeDeSeRT Camels replaced horses as the team crossed the Gobi Dessert. "The Gobi Desert was flat, gravely terrain that went on for eternity it seemed/' Anderson said. "It was hard to walk in all the sand, so we rode camels. In China., the team rode bicycles before heading to Tibet, where they crossed two 17,000-foot mountain passes in the Himalayas. On Rawicz's trip, two travelers died from falling into crevasses in the mountains; Anderson said. After crossing the giant mountain range, Anderson and his team neared the end of its journey. It's important to learn the different cultural norms because they vary in each country, Anderson said. "While we were traveling, a Tibetan woman stuck her tongue out at us," Anderson said. 'They dp this to showthat it is not green and that they are friendly. If it is green you know they are the devil and to stay away." MAK.IKIC CONNECTIONS Rawicz's trip ended in Calcutta, India where he reportedly arrived with four other survivors he escaped with. He spent three weeks recovering in a local hospital from stress and dehydration, Anderson said. Anderson and his team tried to locate Rawicz's hospital records, but the Calcutta hospital didn't have mern, Anderson said. After recovering, Rawicz went back to England andwrote his bookin 1956,Anderson said. Rawicz died in April 2004 before Anderson was able to contact him; he said. "I believe Rawicz was one of those heroes that eh-dured," Anderson said; "For them it wasn't an expedition. It was keep going or perish." ---------- Western Front - 2006 February 7 - page 11 ---------- FEBRUARY 7,2006 FEATURES THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 11 TSUNAMI WARNING Shift in Cascadia Subduction Zone could cause natural disaster tionm#(ibr^l ^KSiii^zciQl^ to AtisfeTl^^rt^pK|p)^p^,,^^ Plaid.. 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Walsh said me^^bability of a tsunarm affecting m^ J ^ ' ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ S ^ ^^ Sound in the nestto years is approximately 16^ gt;|rcent. f ^||SiL^ '^mmm!^?: h - â€¢;â€¢: â€¢:f - Other unknowns involving the cause of tsunfftifs1 remain ? * lt;* atiÂ§P" * gt; Â»; gt; ptpday ^ .: â€¢â€¢* -]i:'" -.;,. lt;# lt; ^ . ^ r e d i c t i n g the odds of underwater\Â£ai||l|^pes is also d i f - i ; | | | # h e mosjt extemive damage: " ^ T l t , Walsh said. .. -%.^Â§. :e:^]-!U ";|P" A'^S:" . il :3^ast of Washington, Turn|r? IpJEdrding to geologicaf evidence, underwater lahllslides | y Cities on the West Goasjt i l l l l y tsunamis were mudh more frequent in the pasi| â€¢ :^IVes]5)ort, Wash^ w^ould -l|e|fubmei| uget Sound in jcn as lt;u. ---------- Western Front - 2006 February 7 - page 12 ---------- 12 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT FEATURES FEBRUARY 7,2006 party; grieve JARED YOAKUM / THE WESTERN FRONT Above: Columbia University senior Josh Niehaus (right) and Josh Krisher, a graduate student at the University of Washington, watch the Super Bowl in Seattle on Sunday. LOREAN SERKO / THE WESTERN FRONT Above: Western senior Jacob Rosenberg cheers on the Se- ahawks Sunday in Bellingham. The Seattle Seahawks made their first appearance in the Super Bowl on Sunday in Detroit. Across the nation, football fans huddled around the television for the final game of the season. In the Pacific Northwest, Seahawks fans attended parties and crammed into bars hoping to party the night away after beating the Pittsburgh Steelers. Unfortunately, the game didn't turn out the way Seattle fans might have wished as the Steelers defeated the Seahawks 21-10. The game was a bitter end to a season in which the Seahawks won a franchise record 15 games. Although the team lost the game, the 2006 Super Bowl provided fans with a day full of eating, drinking, yelling and watching football. CHRIS JOSEPH TAYLOR / THE WESTERN FRONT Center: Western senior Shawn Wilson holds his 12th Man towel over his face as he watches the Super Bowl. Above: Wilson reacts to a questionable referee call. CHRIS HUBER / THE WESTERN FRONT Above: Patrons of the North Shore Pub in Kenmore pose for a photo during the third quarter Sunday, as they hold their award ribbons from the pub's annual chili cook-off. 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The 44-year-old Rodman, as part of his six-game contract with the Dragons, lost to the Bellingham Slam 115-102 at Whatcom Pavilion at Whatcom Community College. The Slam defeated the Dragons again, this time without Rodman because his contract didn't cover the second game, 157-113 on Sunday. The Dragons came into the game shorthanded with only seven players suited up to play, including Rodman who played 32 out of 42 minutes. "It's very difficult to play in a CHRIS HUBER/THE WESTERN FRONT Dennis Rodman takes a breather between quarters against the Bellingham Slam Friday night at the Whatcom Pavilion at Whatcom Community College. EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARDS Nominations Due March 1,2006 President Karen W. Morse has announced that two "Excellence in Teaching" awards have again been made possible by The Western Foundation. A faculty member from the College of Humanities Social Sciences or College of Sciences Technology will be chosen to receive the Peter J. Etich Excellence in Teaching Award, and a faculty member from one of the other Colleges; Business and Economics, Fairhaven, Fine and Performing Arts, Huxley, and Woodring College of Education will be chosen to receive an Excellence in Teaching Award. Nominations are solicited from alumni, students, or faculty members by completing the attached ballot. Letters of recommendation may be attached. The following criteria and policies are used for selection: * No person shall receive this award more than once. * Only winners will be announced: candidates' names will not be published either during or after the process * Tenure is not a requirement, but candidates must be full-time faculty members. Visiting faculty are not eligible. * If a nominee wishes to be considered, he/she will be asked to submit supporting materials to the committee. * The award is a teaching award, not a research award. Submitted materials should relate to teaching. * During the consideration process, evaluations of current and previous classes may be sought: recommendations from students and colleagues may be sought, and a class visitation may be conducted. The committee may devise additional or alternative criteria. The committee will evaluate all the material and make selections according to their best judgment. Excellence in Teaching Awards Ballot Letter of recommendations or evaluation may lie attached to this ballot Ballots must be received by March 1,2006 Faculty Nominee/Dept:. Nominator/Address: _ Signature of Nominator Nominator (circle one): Alumni Student Faculty Faculty nominations for the Colleges of Humanities Social Sciences and Sciences Technology may be sent to: Ron Kleinknecht, Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, MS 9099. Other college nominations may be sent to: Carol Edwards, Dean, College of Fine and Performing Arts, MS 9109. situation like this when you got six players," Rodman said. He didn't want to use the small rotation as an excuse for the loss, but he wasn't too concerned about the public's perception, Rodman said. "There are not too many 44- year-old guys who can step on the floor, so I don't really give a shit what people think," he said. Rodman said he isn't worried whether playing for the Dragons will affect his basketball legacy. "People say 'that's a shame. You shouldn't be playing. You're raining your image,' " h e said. "Well, I did that 20 years ago." Before Rodman played in Bellingham, he logged minutes for the Brighton Bears of the British Basketball League Jan. 28 in England in a one-game contract that paid him approximately $35,000. Rodman said the travel involved in playing overseas basketball has been tough on him. "For me to do what I do â€” God knows it's so much â€” and then to pop over here in butt-fuck Egypt," he said. In Friday's game, Rodman didn't play with the same ferocity on the floor as when he won five NBA championships with both the Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls, but he still did what he does best â€” grab rebounds. Rodman shot only two for 12 during the game for five points, but he corralled 11 rebounds. Slam center Brian Dennis, who finished his Vikings' basketball career in 2002, showed Rodman his skills and riled the sell-out crowd CHRIS HUBER / THE WESTERN FRONT Dennis Rodman defends Bellingham Slam center Brian Dennis during their game Friday night. The Slam defeated the Tijuana Dragons 115-102 in front of a sell-out crowd. when he delivered a thunderous block on a Rodman lay-up attempt during the first quarter. "It always feels good to block an NBA champion's shot," Dennis said. "Dennis Rodman was my favorite player in college and in high school, so it was great to show him I am a little better than he is right now." Despite his confidence, he said Rodman was still impressive. see DRAGONS, page 16 ^ Â»' ---------- Western Front - 2006 February 7 - page 14 ---------- 14 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT SPORTS FEBRUARY 7,2006 Western's diehard dodgeballers PHOTOS BY JARED YOAKUM / THE WESTERN FRONT The Anteaters Dodgeball players prepare to launch balls at players from Off in the Shower during a game Jan. 30 in Carver Gym A. Mike VanDerschelden, Western sophomore and Off in the Shower team member, avoids a ball thrown at him by a member of Anteaters Dodgeball during a game Jan. 30. Western s intramural dodgeball teams compete in the quarter s most popular recreational sport BY DERRICK PACHECO The Western Front Players fill the two upper courts in Carver Gym on Monday nights during winter quarterwhen Western men's intramural dodgeball takes the court. Involvement in dodgeball is something most of the Off in the Shower team enjoys to do, said Western sophomore and team member Patrick Judge. "I was born to play dodgeball," Judge said. "I came out of the womb, my mom threw a ball at me and I caught it. We were all born with balls in our hands" Judge said. Dodgeball players eliminate their opponents from the field of play by either hitting them with a ball or catching a ball that the opposing team throws. Once, eliminated players go to the bench on the sidelines until one of their teammates catches a ball. If a player makes a basket in the hoop, the entire team goes back to the court. Once one team eliminates all members of the other team, the game is oyer. A team wins a regulation dodgeball match at Western by winning three games out of a possible five, Off in the Shower captain and Western sophomore Peter Bryant said. If neither team wins a game in a four-minute time frame, the official makes the back quarter of each side of the court out of bounds. The opposing teams then play on a court half as long until one team wins. The court shrinks so games don't last too long, Bryant said. Each team plays two or three games one day a week in either the men's, women's or co-ed divisions. The teams play for four weeks before starting playoffs at the end of February. The dodgeball championships are in early March. Bryant said his team has competed together at Western for two years. "We have been playing together for years," Bryant said. "This is something all of us like to do." By participating in dodgeball this quarter, the team reunites friends from the dorms last year, Off in the Shower team member and Western sophomore Brady Henderson said. "A bunch of us lived together on the Ridge last year," Henderson said. "We are old drinking buddies." The dodgeball season isn't always fun and games for Off in the Shower â€” they lost to the Anteaters Dodgeball team, who are undefeated, Jan. 30. Will Seccombe, Western junior and Off in the Shower team member, said his team's destiny is to lose, despite his team's abilities. "I guess you could say our team is born to lose," Seccombe said. "We haven't won a game all season." Off in the Shower lost two games on each of the two nights of competition this season, Bryant said. "We almost won a game last week," Bryant said. "We were tied two games to two games, but we just couldn't pull it out in game five." Off in the Shower wants to win a match this season, Judge said. "We plan to turn this season around," Judge said. "We look to meet the Anteaters in the finals." Many of Off in the Shower's team m e m b e r s believe they have a chance to play dodgeball after graduating from Western, Henderson said. "We might have a career in professional dodgeball, Henderson said. "Sometimes we step out on this court and we are that good." Seccombe insisted he doesn't compete in intramural dodgeball for the fame. "I do it for the women and the kids," Seccombe said. "They are why I am out here." Off in the Shower and Just the Tip, a team of Western cross country and track and field members, are two teams that compete on Monday nights. Western junior Sam Brancheau said his team decided on a name that expressed its performance on the court. "We decided to name our team Just the Tip," Brancheau said. "When you are out there on the court, sometimes [the tip] is all you need." The team is 2-2 in dodgeball competition, going 1-1 during both weeks of competition, Western junior and Just the Tip team member Casey Barten said. "We are 2-2 in league," Barten said. "We are going to surprise some people. We have haters, but you know we are gonna surprise them, we want to put them haters where they belong." Just the Tip competed in two games Jan. 30 without the help of Western junior Peter Ellis, the team's captain, Western freshman Cale McCulloch said. "This week we competed for our captain," McCulloch said. "He couldn't be here tonight because he has giardia for the second time [since September]." Ellis was first diagnosed with giardia â€” a parasite that lives in the intestine â€” after drinking bad water while working as a park ranger at Mount Rainier National Park this summer. Just the Tip lost in the first round of last winter quarter's dodgeball playoffs, Western junior and Just the Tip team member Keever Henry said. "But [rectifying last year's season] is not why we did it," Henry said. "We are out here to prove we can do more than run. We are out here to gain respect for the cross country and track teams." Off in the Shower hopes to beat Just the Tip for its first win this season, Bryant said. Just the Tip insists the season is far from over as they look to improve on last year's first-round defeat in the playoffs, Henry said. "As long as there is a ball to be dodged," Henry said. "A runner will be there to dodge it." Htfve;yott seen or metECK Master Gopal Das, in a (beam, a chance encounter, or during contemplation? ECKANKAR Rgti on of die Light Sound of God www.eck-wa.org www.eckankar.org Localt 360-366-3447 Leam'more about Gopal Das in the book, Those Wonderful ECK Masters, by Harold Klerap. 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International hoops isn't like U.S. basketball, he said. From salaries to players' styles on . - the court, basketball outside of the United States is a different ball game, Roosendaal said. "You could go over there and have one great year, and that will set you up for the rest of your career," Roosendaal said. "Or you could go there and they could send you home after a week, and then you have to start all over." Most basketball divisions in foreign countries permit only two American players per team, said 'If you 're Lebron (James) people bow down to you. If you're not, people don't care.' TONY DOMINGUEZ Western men's assistant basketball coach Western men's assistant basketball coach Tony Dominguez. "If you're an American, you better score, or you're gone," he said. "A European team needs to get a better player than their local guy, or it doesn't make any sense." American players' athleticism used to impress basketball fans overseas because teams in foreign countries primarily focus on teaching players fundamentals such as shooting and basic ball handling, Dominguez said. International basketball leagues are about finesse more than scoring, he said. = Players shoot more threes, not much action occurs in the paint and referees don't call many fouls. "They just don't want to go down there and get beat up," Dominguez said. "Its like a blood-fest (overseas)." However, international basketball changed when Argentina beat the United States 89-81 in a semi-final game of the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Dominguez said now that international teams can beat NBA teams, the glamour and glitz of American hoops is wearing off. U.S. players now have to score more to play overseas because international teams could perform equally well with players from their respective countries, Dominguez said. Chris Morrison, who played point guard for Western from 1995 to 1996, averaged 15 points and eight assists per game overseas en route to a Division II championship, Dominguez said. He was cut after the season because his team wasn't satisfied with his statistics, he said. "They won the whole thing and they cut him because he didn't score 25," Dominguez said. "They were loving him, but then said, 'We want more.'" Foreign countries typically have three to four divisions of basketball, Dominguez said. Division I is similar to the NBA, except games aren't televised regularly, he said. Fans and officials oversees treat Division I players the same as Americans treat NBA players, Dominguez said. "If you're Lebron (James), people bow down to you," he said. "If you're not, people don't care." Roosendaal's teammate and see ABROAD, page 16 C. 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Slam forward Craig Roosendaal, who finished his "Vikings basketball career in 2005, said he wasn't only excited to play on the same floor as Rodman, but also to have such a big crowd at the game. "It was just good to have a good crowd there," Roosendaal said. "It keeps you hyped up for the game." He added that playing with Rodman was memorable. "Once he starts going up and down the floor you really realize it and it's like 'that's Dennis Rodman, that's kind of crazy,'" Roosendaal said. Rodman didn't do anything outrageous during the game that would find its way into the tabloids, but at times he displayed his showman roots of crowd pleasing. In the first quarter Rodman received a pass out on the three-point perimeter. Rodman was open, but he was looking to pass to a teammate. When the crowd began to cheer for him to shoot, Rodman gave a rye grin and took the shot. Unfortunately, it was one of his 10 missed shots of the night. The Dragons kept the game close in the first quarter, but the Slam were able to pick up the pace of the game and pull away in the second quarter, maintaining a double-digit lead for most of the game. Dennis said he understood why the crowd cheered more for an opposing player than the home team. "That was kind of weird," Dennis said. "But hey, it's Dennis Rodman. I probably would've been cheering for him too." CHRIS HUBER / THE WESTERN FRONT Dennis Rodman wrestles for a rebound with Slam center Brian Dennis during the game Friday night. Rodman finished with five points and 11 rebounds. Abroad: Former Viking Roosendaal and Western forward Amaya hope to play internationally CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 Bellingham Slam point guard Caleb Gervin, 25, played in a Germany Division II league in 2005. This year, he had the opportunity to play overseas in Division I, but turned it down to play with the Slam. He said he had more free time playing international ball but couldn't pursue a college degree overseas. The stress of leading his team in scoring every night is draining, he said. "We knew that we had to perform every night and if we didn't, that we would hear about it," Gervin said. "I put a lot of pressure on myself and had a pretty good year." Gervin pulled in 22 points per game, averaging five rebounds and four assists while playing in Germany. Despite working hard for his numbers, Gervin said the difficult part of playing international basketball was adapting culturally, adjusting to language, food and climate â€” things most Americans overlook. Western's men's basketball head coach Brad Jackson said a player's ability to adapt to different cultures is often harder than playing basketball. "Guys that have gone, and maybe struggled a little bit, often times it has to do with other stuff, not the basketball," he said. "Language, living, customs, food â€” just depending on how persnickety you are." Only the top two divisions in international basketball pay their players considerable wages but players can make a living suiting up for any of the international leagues, Jackson said. Some players make the transition to international basketball just because they've never been abroad, Jackson said. "For a young guy just getting out of college and wanting to play ball for a while, it's a great outlet," he said. Roosendaal said he agrees and views overseas basketball as a positive experience regardless of pay. Jackson said it helps to have overseas connections when a player wants to play international basketball. Sometimes it comes down to networking just like any other sport, he said. "There's a lot of politics and who you know games at any level in every sport," Jackson said. "But most often, if guys are diligent and keep working at it and are a good enough player, there are opportunities that pop up." "vikings senior forward Tyler Amaya, Roosendaal's roommate and teammate last year, is also considering international basketball next year. Amaya said most of the players he knows overseas make a decent living with free room, board, vehicle and some money allowance from their respective teams. "I kind of want to try the overseas thing and see a different part of the world, and if I'm lucky enough to break my way into a career with it. That would be great," he said. "Basketball doesn't last forever, so I just want to milk it for what it's worth." _ â€¢ yafentine's Day \ Message Contest [ yvin one dozen roses or a box of chocoCates foryour vafentine! lYrite aromantic orhumorous mess pubdsh it in 'The y/esternfrontonfa ; 14th. Onfy $3,50 ^ \ 1st place wins1 Dozen Hoses â€¢ 2nd place wins a 'Box of ChocoCates \ To submit your vafentine message or for more information, go to CJ 230 DeacCCine:February 10, 2006 Sponsored By: ---yy^l^-^^^v- FOOD PHARMACY low www.teachforame nca.org FINAL APPLICATION DEADLINE: FEitUARYl?, 2006 ---------- Western Front - 2006 February 7 - page 17 ---------- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2006 â€¢ WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM â€¢ PAGE 17 Letters to the editor Front insensitive to gender issues The editorial "Neither nor" in the Jan. 13 issue of the Western Front was not only biased and discriminatory, but misleading on multiple points. Equal-access restrooms are a common feature to many public areas and benefit several groups of people â€” those with caretakers, those with young children and those who identify as transgender, for example â€” while disturbing no one. Western lacks these restrooms in all but a few corners on campus, so those in support of equal- access restrooms ask that the university take steps to remedy this significant problem immediately. Construction of new single-room restrooms in all buildings on campus can and should take place over the course of several years, but in the meantime, changing the signs on two out-of-the-way restrooms in the Viking Union can and should take place over the course of a few days. In "Neither nor," Western Front editors insinuate that a few individuals on the fringe are demanding that all individuals use gender-neutral equal-access restrooms, apparently concerned about "the anxiety that may be felt by male and female students, should the university require them to share a wasting-space." I cannot make this clearer â€” with the implementation of equal-access restrooms, no one will be forced to use a restroom that they don't want to or are unable to. As of now, anyone who doesn't perfectly fit into the current categories is forced to use unfitting restrooms every day. The editors also equate creating equal-access restrooms wim-"segregation."-Comparing the plight of boys and girls who want separate restrooms only with the racist institutions of pre- Civil Rights America is petty and small-minded, not to mention a shaky comparison. Is indicating men or women not a form of separation? Is supplying equal-access, gender- neutral restrooms not a form inclusion? One last thing â€” I find it telling that the editors chose to use their editorial to criticize a transgender individual who is not directly involved with the equal-access restroom proposal rather than, say, the creators of the proposal who are, incidentally, not transgender. I agree when the editorial board concedes that a restroom is not an appropriate space to air out one's narrow-minded transphobia, but neither is a Western Front article. Frankly, I am appalled, and expect a public apology from the Western Front for this insensitive and poorly-supported commentary. Cara Pierson, Western senior LGBTA assistant coordinator Minutemen deserve balanced coverage It was with some dismay but not shock that I read the Jan. 24 article "Protests against Minutemen at border." The article is completely biased and makes no attempt to appear impartial whatsoever. Minutemen are volunteers who undergo telephone interviews and background checks before they go out on the line. They are taught to exhibit a courteous and professional demeanor, to document any incidents, preferably with a video camera, and to never speak to, gesture to, direct or otherwise have contact with anyone suspected of being an illegal alien. ' Whatever your position on immigration may be, it is a fact that persons who enter the United States illegally are criminals. Minutemen assist our border patrol, making their job that much easier, and making America that much safer. Let Canadians protest the Americans who help keep us safe and free. Ahmed Ressam had no trouble getting into Canada, so let us all be thankful that the United States cares that much more about who enters this nation than Canadians do theirs. | Integrity in journalism means being||an impartial and objective window into the nJlts. Hopefully the staff at The Western Front more about reporting the news than transj a liberal agenda. Trevor Lamed Western junior More, page 19 Â» * â€¢ . ' â€¢ * * / , Taste of LIOS! Information Sessions: Feb 18 March 21 Workshops: Results-Focused Communications â€¢ Feb 27 InteMc* Advanced â€¢ Feb 28 MA Degrees: Systems Counseling; Consulting Coaching in Organizations Also: Leadership Workshops â€¢ Leadership Studies RSVP: TasteofLIOS@Hos.org 425.939.8100 â€¢ www.Hos.org LEADERSHIP11*! Â§: ^ ^ ^ ^ INSTITUTE HI Ha\i\r I iiivcrsiiv Where Leadership is a nay uf being. Liberty from fees Rec center charge unfair BY KENDALL FARLEY The Western Front Western shouldn't require all students to pay $89 each quarter for a membership to the Wade King Recreation Center. Many students choose not to use the center and lose money each quarter to Western. Seventy-six percent of students voted in fall quarter 2000 to pay a membership fee each quarter to use the facility. The $26.7 million rec center opened in fall 2003, which is when students started paying the fee. Most of the students who voted on paying for the recreation center never had to pay the $85 fee, according to the March 18, 2004 edition of FAST, Western's online faculty newsletter. In fall 2004, Western's total student enrollment was 12,940. The number of students who swiped their cards at least once 'Western should encourage students to exercise, but shouldn 't force students to pay fees if they choose to exercise in other ways.' fall quarter 2004 at the rec center was 8,931, said Robert Hofstetter, manager of marketing and membership services for campus recreation. Approximately 70 percent of Western students visited the gym, at least once per quarter, showing that the majority of Western students use the facility. But 30 percent of Western students didn't visit the gym, which means 4,011 students who paid $85 in fall 2004 never used the facility. Western should encourage students to exercise, but shouldn't force students to pay fees if they choose to exercise in other ways, such as hiking or biking. Many student athletes have strict regimens of working out every day. Others swim, cycle, dance or do yoga outside of the campus community. Some students may have jobs at outside gyms such as the YMCA or City Gym where they can exercise for free or reduced rates. The university isn't fair to the 30 percent of students who don't use the recreation center, forcing mem to pay at least $1,020 in rec center fees by the time they graduate, if they complete their degree in four years. Many students pay more than this. Western polled students in 2000 to see whether they would pay a quarterly membership fee, which would settle construction bonds, according to the March 18, 2004 edition of FAST. Students pay a technology fee, even if they never grace one of the many computer ' labs with their presence. If Western allowed students to choose whether to pay $85 a quarter for a membership, the rec center would still have at least a 70 percent turn-out rate, based on the average number of students who've visited the facility in the past. Western's revenue from rec center fees would decrease by 30 percent. Combined with the on-campus location, its lengthy hours of business, and its variety of activities, it will still attract most students who seek a place to exercise. - Students are poor and stretch every dollar as far as they can. Students should be able to choose whether they want to pay for a membership to the rec center, based on their own financial and recreational circumstances. , im\ monhj Higiit i nidus Bros. itirsoaw utflHts Phil Soiik: Phil I unison All Shows 9pm Free? Advertise in the Western Front 650- 3161 *K ---------- Western Front - 2006 February 7 - page 18 ---------- 18 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT OPINIONS FEBRUARY 7,2006 Sick of losing, Seattle is hungry for a champ The Seahawks lost Super Bowl XL 21-10 to the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday, delivering another heaping spoonful of disappointment to championship-starved Seattle sports fans. Seattle has been home to a team in the three big sports â€” NFL, NBA and MLB â€” for 30. years. Seattle has had one champion in 30 years of competing in those three leagues sports, the 1979 Sonics. Seattle fans have suffered too many broken hearts. And worse, they've grown accustomed to it and accept it. The 1996 Sonics lost to the Chicago Bulls in six games in the NBA finals. The 2001 Seattle Mariners tied a century-old record of 116 regular season wins, only to fall to the New York Yankees in five games in the American League Championship Series. Seattle, stop applauding teams for almosts and efforts. Don't be happy just to be there. It makes us sound like the slack-jawed cousin making his first trip to the city. Greatness is measured in championships. Seattle fans yearn for a championship. Look at the massive waves of bandwagon hoppers when the Seahawks made it to the NFC championship game. Suddenly everyone and their 93-year-old Aunt Ninnie was a die-hard Hawks fan. Even our college sports teams can't provide a winning distraction. The University of Washington has only one split national championship shared with the University of Miami in football in 1991. Anybody who brings up the Seattle Storm 2004 WNBA title deserves to be in an asylum. The WNBA is as exciting as competitive grass growing. Then Sunday came and the Seahawks we have come to know and loathe returned. Receivers dropped passes. Alexander shrank in the big game. Hasselbeck made costly and horrible decisions at key moments. Defenders missed tackles and blew assignments. Ah... that's more like it. The 1996 Sonics and the 2001 Mariners showed fans that success is fleeting. The Sonics haven't returned to the NBA finals since 1996. The Mariners have yet to make it back to the post-season since 2001. A return trip to the Super Bowl is tougher in the NFL because it shows more parity than other major sports. Thirteen different teams have played in the last eight Super Bowls. If the Seahawks want to return to the Super Bowl, they have to focus on signing two key players facing free agency this off-season, guard Steve Hutchinson and running back Shaun Alexander, in that order. The Steelers had a strong season and deserved to play in the Super Bowl. Left for dead at 7-5 in Week 13, the Steelers won eight straight games, resulting in its fifth Super Bowl championship. Give them the respect they deserve. The Seahawks physically dominated the Steelers but tightened its own noose in the Super Bowl. The Hawks committed drive-stopping penalties, mismanaged the two-minute drill at the end of both halves and lacked discipline on defense, leading to big plays that set up or resulted in all three of the Steelers' touchdowns. Steelers fans have chanted all week, "One for the thumb," referring to their fifth Super Bowl ring. How about just one for Seattle? Frontlines are the opinion of The Western Front editorial board: Lauren Miller, AdrianaDunn, Bradley Thayer, Jacob Buckenmeyer, Amy Harder, Jared Yoakum, Ciara O'Rourke, Michael Lycklama, Susan Rosenberry, Andrew Irvine, Marissa Harshman, Dawn Chesbro, Aaron Apple, Loren Shane, Chris Taylor and Chris Huber. The Western Front Editor in Chief: Lauren Miller; Managing Editor: Adriana Dunn; Head Copy Editor: Bradley Thayer; Copy Editors: Jacob Buckenmeyer, Amy Harder; Photo Editor: Jared Yoakum; News Editors: Ciara O'Rourke, Michael Lycklama; Accent Editor: Susan Rosenberry; Features Editor: Andrew Irvine; Sports Editor: Marissa Harshman; Opinions Editor: Dawn Chesbro; Online Editor: Aaron Apple; Staff Photographer: Chris Huber, Chris Taylor; Columnist: Zach Kyle; Cartoonist: Aaron Cunningham; Adviser: John Harris; Business Manager: Alethea Macomber; Advertising Manager: Joel Hall Editor's note: The views expressed on The Western Front opinion pages are the views of the authors or cartoonists and are not necessarily the views of The Western Front staff, managers or adviser. And we quote: "You might be a cunning linguist, but I am a master debater." â€”Austin Powers in Goldmember Publisher equally accountable for Frey's deceptive memoir BY CHARLIE RANLETT The Western Front Whether reading to learn or for recreation, readers put a certain trust of truism in the authors and publishers of books they read. James Frey, author of New York Times best seller "A Million Little Pieces" and his publisher, Doubleday, violated readers' trust by publishing the book as an autobiography despite prevalent fictional elements. Legally speaking, The offense is hardly a serious crime, but Frey and Doubleday are at fault and they must face the consequences. James Frey's so-called autobiography gained a majority of its fame from talk show host Oprah Winfrey's book club endorsement. Winfrey continued to defend Frey after The Smoking Gun Web site, dedicated to exposing media falsities to the public, released a report on Jan. 6 claiming Frey fabricated or changed many of the life events he detailed in his book, according to a Jan. 30 New York Times article. Among those fabrications were his experiences with one of two teenage victims of a Michigan train accident and his exaggerations of jail sentences and arrests, according to the The Smoking Gun report. WinfreypubliclyrebukedFreyfor his actions during the Jan. 26 episode of her show after she accepted The Smoking Gun's allegations. The same day, Seattle attorney Mike Myers filed a class-action suit against Frey and Doubleday, demanding monetary compensation for the time readers lost while reading the book, according to a Jan. 26 Seattle Times article! Although these actions are unconventional, they're exactly what Doubleday deserves. The public's focus after the revelation of falsities in his book misplaced the blame almost entirely on Frey. Doubleday also committed a gross negligence by allowing such fabrications to slip through. Frey originally wanted Doubleday to publish his book as fiction, perhaps to his credit, but Doubleday declined to publish the manuscript as fiction, according to a February 2003 New Observer article provided by The Smoking Gun article. =___ D o u b l e d a y published the retooled text as a work of nonfiction in April 2003, according to the Observer article. Frey either slipped his largely untouched manuscript under Doubleday's nose, or Doubleday was aware Frey's biopic wasn't completely true when the company chose to publish it, ignoring Frey's initial classification of the work as fiction. While readers and the media attacked Frey for writing the numerous concoctions in his memoir, they must also hold Doubleday accountable for failing to catch them, as well as for its apparent lack of concern with Frey's original claim of fiction. The humiliation and scorn media and the public consigns to Frey is not undeserved. If Doubleday published Frey's book as nonfiction despite a protest or objection on Frey's part, then the situation would be different, but he continued to defend his book until the Jan. 26 Oprah debacle. Frey said on Winfrey's Jan. 26 show that he feels his work is a memoir, according to a Jan. 27 AP report. Frey could've pressed Doubleday to publish his book as fiction, but instead chose to present it as fact. He continued to endorse it as a nonfiction work, even after The Smoking Gun 'Doubleday also committed a gross negligence by letting these fabrications slip through.' debunked the story is absurd and inexcusable. Doubleday and Frey must be held accountable and reprimanded by readers and the media alike because they misled millions of readers. However, this is literature, not falsified accounting or stock fraud. The current media and legal response is adequate to the offenses. Doubleday is offering refunds to offended readers, and Oprah ridiculed Doubleday and Frey on national = = = = = = = _ _ television. Frey doesn't deserve any greater h u m i l i a t i o n than getting his admonishment on Oprah. D o u b l e d a y should receive at least as much heat as Frey. Winfrey supported Frey's work on an episode of "Larry King Live" the day before her harsh exchange with Frey on her own show. Winfrey said the book's underlying message of redemption still resonated with her and millions of others. Supporters of Frey claim his book's success is because of its story of hope, not because of its accuracy, according to the article. Readers shouldn't excuse Frey and Doubleday of any contempt or reprimands simply because the book provides inspiration and hope to some. Supporters make an emotional appeal and give no reason to excuse the actions of Frey and Doubleday. The extensive coverage of the dramatic Frey scandal may seem excessive, but he deserves no less. Frey deserves punishment for misrepresenting himself for personal gain, as does Doubleday for helping to misrepresent Frey on a mammoth scale. Of course, the issue is not just a book, but a serious form of dishonesty for monetary gain. Regardless, the public shouldn't allow Doubleday's misdoing to go unpunished. ---------- Western Front - 2006 February 7 - page 19 ---------- FEBRUARY 7,2006 OPINIONS THE WESTERNFRONT â€¢ 19 \ / i k i ng Voices Do you think the Wade King Recreational Center fee should be optional? Compiled by Molly Moloney I don't usei like 90 guess the reasoning behind it, but it seems like taxation without representation. Nat Barr Freshman, English BejgtuseW Yes, ant there. Bee know there are a lot of students that don't use it. It's unfair. Rachel Hanson Junior, exercise and sports science 4| * lyiHppaw No, everyc shouldhayej it. Everyone has to pay the student technology fees and not everyone uses the computers on campus. Deborah Dull Sophomore, marketing and German Letters to the editor, continued CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17 Fairweather Western fans need to show support Come on Western Front. Get it together! You do realize that our men's basketball team is ranked second in the nation, right? That means out of the nearly 300 Division II basketball teams in the entire United States, ours is the best in the west and second in the nation. Our women aren't far off, ranked third in the west and ninth in the Think For exciting Professional/Technical careers! Professional/Technical degrees and certificates can generally be completed in two years or less. Go to www.whatcom.ctc.edu for more information, or call (360)676-2170 extension 3320. nation. In an era where many student athletes are going to jail, making idiots of themselves on television and aren't students, but who are disguised as students, our Western basketball players are continuously recognized for their character, academic achievement and athletic ability. But I'm not seeing much of that recognition in our own paper. Give them some coverage and give credit where credit is due. It's not every year that our athletic programs are ranked like this. And Western students, where are you? You showed up to the Central game, where are you for the other games? WESTERN IS ONE OF THE BEST TEAMS IN THE NATION! It's time that you support our basketball teams and cheer at the games. It's sad when opposing teams have louder fans than ours in our own gym, and it needs to stop. Get to the games, fans. Get loud, get rowdy and cheer on your school. Unionization needs clairification In the Jan. 13 Western Front article "Faculty to vote on unionization," I was quoted, correctly, as stating that the literature on the effects of faculty unions does not support organizers' claims that unions result in higher Chris Roselli WWU Alumnus More, page 20 Are Your BRAKES making noise? We have a FREE brake inspection that you should get every 30,000 miles. WESTERN aSirafi FREE ^ S V I lt; J N S â€ž * 0 S lC : CLASSIFIEDS : FOR RKM APT FOR rent Downtown studio above Oldtown Cafe (Holly Champion). W/D, secure building, remodeled 3 yrs. ago. $395/mo. $100 deposit Call by 2/8. 360-820-5303. 3BD, 2BA house near WWU. Quiet neighborhood. W/D, DW, garage, skylight. $945 total. 67 J-5645 $415/MONTH, 1504 Wilson Ave., 1 block from Fairhaven. 3BD, 3BA house. W/S/G included. 503-679-2504 4BD 3 BA Sudden Valley view home 1250/mo spacious kitchen huge family room dbl decks comer lot call Sieve 360-734-1546 4 BDRM 1 bath loft to WWU- $1000 a month. 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Must love working w/ young people and have skills in one or more of the following: field hockey, lacrosse, basketball, soccer, volleyball, track, arts and crafts, water-skiing, swim, sailing, dance, gymnastics, crew, equestrian, ice hockey, ice skating, photo/video/web, ropes course/climbing, tennis, theatre, piano, drums, voice, and outdoor education to name a few! Also opportunities for nurses/secretaries. We will train you! Call for morer information 800-838-^VEGA or email kyle@ campvega.com. A representative will be at WWU campus March 9,2006 in the Viking Union, Room #462 from 10 am to 4 pm. No appointment necessary. ESL TEACHING employment in South Korea. BA/BS required. No experience necessary. Free airline ticket, free housing. 1 yr. contract. Soon 778-786-2854 gmsc@gmsc-recruiting.com A1\NOL\( EMEMS NON-RELIGIOUS SPIRITUALITY. www.uniquest.com TO OWN RENT TO own 3bd 3ba beautiful view in sudden valley call Loni 206-579-0845 ---------- Western Front - 2006 February 7 - page 20 ---------- FEBRUARY 7,2006 OPINIONS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 20 Letters to the editor, continued CONTINUED FROM PAGE 19 faculty salaries. Yet the graphic shown with that story shows higher salaries for unionized institutions than for non unionized institutions, appearing to suggest a different conclusion than mine. Let me clarify. First, the graphic, while dramatic, exaggerates the average salary differences between unionized institutions on the one hand and Western and our non unionized peers on the other hand. It does so by committing a common but misleading practice of truncating the dollar axis (at $50,000) so the differences look larger in percentage terms than they really are. The actual numbers (for 2003) are $64,830 for unionized schools, $55,790 for non unionized peer institutions and $55,900 for Western. However, these numbers by themselves reveal little about the effects of unions on faculty salaries. One reason is that these differences are largely driven by regional differences in the cost of living. Among our peer institutions, unionized schools are disproportionately found in the higher-cost states such as California, New Jersey and New York; and non unionized institutions are more heavily concentrated in states such as Kentucky, Norm Carolina, South Carolina and Wisconsin in which living costs (and salaries) tend to be below the national average. When living costs are considered, faculty salaries at unionized peer institutions are lower than at non unionized schools. This is true for all faculty ranks. The differential ranges from about 2.6 percent at the instructor/lecturer rank to about 11.5 percent for assistant professors. Averaged across all ranks, real pay is about 5.5 percent higher at non-unionized schools than at unionized schools. Yet examining even cost-of-living-adjusted salary differences reveals little about whether such differences result from unionization. Steve Henson, Associate Professor Department of economics Bicyclists beware A few observations from someone whose primary mode of transportation is via bicycle. To all the leadfoot motorists on the road behind campus (from the Communications Facility to Miller Hall) please note that as a bicyclist, I have no good place to ride back there. The sidewalk is narrow and full of pedestrians and the right side of the road has as many potholes as lake-sized puddles, so if I am adding an extra three seconds to your commute, please do not hold that against me. Please note however that the speed limit there is 25 mph, not 50, and behind the steamplant, it reduces to 10.1 also fail to understand: â€¢:... how it helps you to risk my life to pass me just to turn left ten feet later into a parking lot where you will wait for minutes to get a vacant parking space. To the p e d e s t r i a n s ^ that walk on the paved path behind F a i r h a v e n Commons, I understand your situation, for it used to be mine. All I ask is that you notice the sign that states bikes on the pavement and pedestrians on the dirt to the right when I come up behind you on the hill. Please have the courtesy to move over to let me by, since it is you who are in the wrong place. And to the university people who drive around in their glorified golf carts, stay off that path please. Your laziness is irresponsible and dangerous to everyone. To all you repeat offenders parking in the bike lane just north of campus on Indian, I hope all your cars get towed 300 feet into Bellingham Bay and become part v.^^.v;:;^^^^^^ the artificial ' ^ S l f i l f sSlreef And I Shope you have | to watch them t. as they do it. |That is a bike le! Your decision to park there illegally m incredibly Ifdangerous, selfish and unjustifiable. The campus -v;f-':U;y^ need â€¢ ^i^MSSM .'/'â€¢.-"':' -to be more â€¢^ ^':;:^;^M in setting these cars on fire, or if that is seen as harsh, at least tow them to Kennewick at the owners expense. CarlHedlund Fairhaven Commons Send rants and raves to: thewesternfronteditor@yahoo. com but try to keep the spittle to a minimum. PPPPP
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Show more2005_1122 ---------- Western Front 2005-11-22 - Page 1 ---------- THE WESTERN FRONT TUESDAY NOVEMBER 22,2005 WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY An independent student newspaper serving the campus community since 1970. ISSUE 19, VOLUME 135 Former police chief advocates legal drugs Stamper said legalization cuts money for organized crime TOM KING/ THE WESTERN FRONT Former Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper speaks Wednesday to advocate his stance on drugs. BY TOM KING The Western Front Former Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper advocated the decriminalization of drugs in a speech before a packed audience. Wednesday in Arntzen Hall 4. Western sociology professor Ron Helms, who said he organized the event to expose the community to a controversial viewpoint, introduced Stamper to the audience. "When I see opportunities to bring people in who can offer insight and thereby stimulate public discourse on policy, I jump in," Helms said. The reasoning for decriminalizing drugs, Stamper said, comes from the largely ineffective war on drugs the Â«. Nixon administration started in 1971. In an excerpt from his new book, published in May and titled "Breaking Rank: A Top Cop's Expose on the Dark Side, of American Policing," he said American taxpayers are financing the war on drugs at a price of more than $50 billion per year. So far this year, taxpayers spent $59 billion on the drug war; with more than $1 trillion spent since the 1970s, to no avail, he said. Near the end of his speech, he added that the government's anti-drug movement has placed all of the drug industry's p.ower squarely in the hands of organized-crime leaders. The illegal drug market thrives on government drug prohibition because "it can exploit customers by charging far more for an illegal substance than it cost to acquire. Should the government legalize drugs, it could tax distributors similar to the way it does with liquor stores, Stamper said. This would create less price exploitation, he said. Stamper said he wanted laws to regulate the age people could purchase or possess the drugs, similar to the alcohol laws police already enforce. "Anything that moves us toward a saner path is OK by me," he said. Stamper said the United States only prohibited the world's most dangerous intoxicant, alcohol, for a short time in see VICE, page 4 Police explain Taser UP officers justify tactics they used in Nov. 10 altercation BY AMY HARDER The Western Front A public discussion Thursday evening in Higginson Hall addressed students' concerns regarding Tasers and hallucinogenic drugs. Representatives from University Police, and the offices of Residence Life and Prevention and Wellness Services answered questions students had about the Nov. 10 altercation in which UP officers Tasered Western freshman Alex Rich 10 times to restrain him. Rich was under the influence of psilocybin mushrooms, an illegal hallucinogenic drug. "The importance (of this meeting) is the community coming together to help process an experience and to learn about other sources on campus when things happen and how we can respond together," assistant director of Residence Life David Dettman said. Four students attended the meeting and asked questions, which sparked discussion between the representatives and students. Dettman coordinated the meeting with three representatives from UP: Jim Shaw, UP chief and Western's director of public safety, assistant UP chief David Doughty and UP Cpl. Ed Malpica. Elva Giddings, Prevention and Wellness Services interim director, also attended the meeting to answer questions about hallucinogenic drugs. "All of us realized that something unusual happened that had an impact," TAYLOR WILLIAMS / THE WESTERN FRONT University Police Cpl. Ed Malpica displays a Taser at Thurdsay's meeting. Dettman said. "So we felt a need to try to get everyone together in the community and help people understand how the university responds to incidents like this one." Malpica described the UP's Taser policy and the reasoning behind using the Tasers. He said the policy is for officers to use the amount of force it takes to gain control of an individual, and officers use Tasers as a last resort before lethal force. He trains all UP officers to use Tasers properly and see FORUM, page 4 Professor's talk details autistic life BY LAURA BELZER The Western Front Western adjunct anthropology professor Dawn Prince-Hughes did not plan to tell the story of her life and experiences with autism again after early this year. Prince-Hughes, 41, was diagnosed with a form of autism called Asperger's syndrome when she was 36 years old. In her book, titled "Songs of the Gorilla Nation: My Journey Through Autism," Prince-Hughes said Asperger's syndrome is characterized by difficulties processing stimuli, sensory oversensitivities and challenges in social interaction. Prince-Hughes traveled the United States on a book tour for more than a year after the book's March 2004 release. After exposing intimate and sometimes painful memories with strangers while speaking, Prince-Hughes said the time had come to take a break. She made an exception Wednesday during her speech for the Turning Points Faculty Speaker Series, which features Western professors giving hour-long speeches about their areas of study, Distinguished Lecture Series coordinator Fran Maas said. â€¢â€¢-. Approximately 100 people attended the speech, titled "The Curious Incident of the Gorilla in the Meantime: My Unusual Path to Academe," in Communications Facility 110. A discussion and book signing followed Prince- Hughes'presentation. Western sophomore Britta Jacobs and Whatcom Community College senior Robbie Gilchrist met Prince-Hughes through the First Congregational Church of Bellingham and said this was the first time they heard Prince-Hughes' story about autism and the gorillas she worked see AUTISM, page 3 FURRY FRIENDS Alternative humane society gives abandoned, unwanted animals a safe home FEATURES, PAGE 6 SWEET SWEEP Western's hockey club team took both games against Walla Walla College over the weekend SPORTS, PAGE 9 KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY Students should shop at the AS Bookstore, where money spent cycles back into student activities OPINIONS, PAGE 10 WEATHER Wednesday: Cloudy Hi: 47 Low: 34 Thursday: Sunny Hi: 52 Low: 36 www.westernfrontonline.com ---------- Western Front 2005-11-22 - Page 2 ---------- 2 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS NOVEMBER 22.2005 COPS BOX \ 'iking oices What are you most thankful for this Thanksgiving? Compiled by Krista Grunhurd Jasper Pope Senior, industrial design Anneka Morgan Freshman, music Mike Beckman Senior, industrial design I'm thankful I live in the greatest country in the fucking -world. 59 I'm thankful that I've been born in an era â€¢where I can get an education. 55 I'm thankful for the rec center iceberg andKY Jelly. 5? ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ii*^i^^^^^^^^^^B APWire news briefs STATE NEWS Washington teenager arrested for involvement in fatal crash A 19- year-old Olympia man faces criminal charges from Oregon State Police stemming. from a fatal automobile crash Monday northeast of Medford, Ore. A preliminary investigation indicated that James Ranahan's vehicle traveled into the oncoming lane then left the road. It rolled several times before coming to a stop upside down. The passenger, 24-year-old Sara Ellis, also from Olympia, was pronounced dead at the scene. Law enforcement officials took Ranahan to the Jackson County Jail on charges of second-degree manslaughter and assault after he was treated for minor injuries. Man arrested in mall shooting The suspect in Sunday's mall shootings in Tacoma had a court ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ f c 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. hearing Monday afternoon. Tacoma resident Dominick Maldonado, 20, is being held on $45,000 bail. Authorities said he opened fire Sunday in the Tacoma Mall after sending his ex-girlfriend a text message from his cell phone saying he was going to show the world his rage. Maldonado injured seven people, one critically. Former Spokane warden ran part of Abu Ghraib Former Geiger Correction Center director Mike Pannek left the center outside Spokane in March 2004 to work at the Abu Ghraib prison complex in Iraq. Pannek said his time in Iraq, when insurgents attacked Abu Ghraib daily, was comparable to his service in Vietnam. Pannek became a warden at Abu Ghraib. in March 2004, a few months after reports disclosed that U.S. soldiers abused prisoners there the year before Pannek arrived. NATIONAL NEWS Woman arraigned in husband's courthouse escape Lawyers representing a woman charged of killing a prison guard said they want the court to grant access to her diary. The diary, which prosecutors seized, is a 34-page, handwritten account that Jennifer Hyatte, 31, titled, "AModern-Day Bonnie and Clyde," in which she allegedly compares herself and her husband to the famous Depression- era bank-robbing couple. Jennifer Hyatte was attempting to free her husband, George Hyatte, 34, Aug. 9 while prison guards were transporting him to Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex in Petros, Tenn. She and her husband face charges in the fatal shooting of a prison guard during her husband's escape from custody. She was in court for arraignment Monday in Kingston, Tenn. District Attorney Scott McCluen said he will seek the death penalty against both Hyattes. INTERNATIONAL NEWS DNA tests will determine if al-Zarqawi dead An Iraqi official said DNA tests are being conducted to determine whether one of the insurgents killed when U.S. and Iraqi troops stormed a house in Mosul, Iraq, this weekend was insurgent leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari told Jordan's Petra news agency al-Zarqawi, the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, is possibly among a group of the terrorists who died in Mosul. U.S. officials are downplaying those reports. U.S. ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said it appears the terror mastermind was not among the dead. Compiled by Krista Grunhurd AP Wire courtesy KUGS 89.3-FM WWU Official Announcements - PLEASE POST BIOLOGY. â€¢ Sandra Schulze (genetics candidate, University of Iowa), "The Nuclear Envelope in Drosophila." 4 p.m. Nov. 28, Bl 234. Refreshments, 3:50 p.m. â€¢ Amy Springer (genetics candidate, Mount Hoiyoke College), "The African Sleeping Sickness Parasite Trypanosoma Brucek Sensing Its Way Through The Host." 4 p.m. Nov. 30, Bl 234. Refreshments, 3:50 p.m. THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS BOOKSTORE WILL HOLD A HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE on Wednesday, Nov. 30. All faculty, staff, and students are. invited. There will be lots of great discounts and giveaways throughout the day, and there will be cookies, warm drinks and holiday music from 3 to 6 p.m. ALL STUDENTS EXPECTING TO GRADUATE at the close of spring quarter must have a degree application on file in the Registrar's Office by Dec. 2. Students wishing to graduate during summer quarter 2006 must have a degree application on file by March 10. FACULTY ARE REMINDED THAT RESERVED PARKING SPACES are available for their use after hours and weekends with a valid parking permit or bus pass, as posted in lots 10G, 17G and Parks Hall. THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST (MPT) will be held in OM 120 at 3 p.m. Mondays on Nov. 28, and at 9 a.m. Thursdays on Dec. 1 and 8. Registration is not required. Students must bring photo identification, their student number, Social Security number, and a No. 2 pencil. A fee of $15 is payable in the exact amount at test time. Allow 90 minutes. THE MILLER ANALOGIES TEST (MAT) IS ADMINISTERED BY APPOINTMENT ONLY as a computer-based test. Make an appointment in person in OM 120 or by calling X/3080. A $60 fee is payable at test time. The test takes about 1 Vz hours. Preliminary scores are available immediately; official results are mailed within 15 days. WEST-B TEST. All applying for admission to state-approved teacher education programs must meet the minimum passing score on the basic skills assessment by the application deadline. Visit www.west.nesinc.com for registration information and a study guide. Registration deadlines are several weeks in advance. Test dates for 2005- 06 are Jan. 21, March 11, May 13, and July 15. WEST-E PRAXIS. Washington state requires anyone seeking teacher certification and teachers seeking additional endorsements to pass a subject knowledge assessment in the chosen endorsement area (the Washington Educator Skills Test â€” Endorsement, or WEST-E). The state has chosen specific Praxis I) series tests to meet this requirement. Visit www.ets.org/praxis/prxwa. html for online registration information. Registration bulletins are also available in MH 216. HAROLD AND LYLA LANT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS are now available to students pursuing a career as a lawyer and who have applied to an accredited law school. Full description and application materials are available in Academic Advising and Tutorial Services, OM 380. Deadline is Feb. 1. FALL GROUP OFFERINGS THROUGH THE COUNSELING CENTER include â€¢ Relaxation Training, drop in for one or ail sessions, 4 p.m. Thursdays, OM 540; â€¢ Ride the Emotional Wave, drop in for one or all sessions, 3 to 4:20 p.m. Wednesdays, OM 540, TO LEARN IF WESTERN IS CLOSED DURING STORMY WEATHER, call 360-650-6500 after 6:30 a.m. or tune to KGMI .(790 AM), KBAI (930 AM), KPUG (1170 AM), KUGS (89.3 FM), KISM (92.9 FM), KAFE" (104.3 FM) or KWPZ (106.5 FM). The decision to remain open or to close will be broadcast beginning between 6:15 and 6:30 a.m. STORM LINE/EMERGENCY HOTUNE CARDS FOR POSTING IN THE OFFICE OR AT HOME have been sent to each employee via campus mail. Employees who did not receive one, or who need additional cards, may call the Office of University Communications, X/3350. ---------- Western Front 2005-11-22 - Page 3 ---------- NOVEMBER 22,2005 NEWS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 3 Autism: Prince-Hughes left school at age 15, later returned to study anthropology, apes CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 with that helped her deal with her condition. The story was amazing to hear, Jacobs said. Prince-Hughes began her talk by telling the story of her birth and her difficult childhood. She struggled at school, she said, partly because of the sensitivities many autistic people, including Prince-Hughes ,have to sounds and smells. "It's so loud and so bright, and there's so much chaos," she said. "It makes it hard to select one focal point." Because some of her family members had similar characteristics and because she developed coping strategies to deal with her symptoms, Prince- Hughes said she did not know she had autism until doctors diagnosed her at the age of 36. She had an especially rough time around third grade after years of frustration and loneliness, Prince-Hughes said. "It was an audible experience for me to hear my spirit break," she said. After moving from Illinois to a rural Montana town with a population of 1,200 at the beginning of high school, Prince-Hughes dropped out of school and left home when she was 15 years old. After being homeless for five years, Prince-Hughes came to Seattle. With her first paycheck from working as an exotic dancer in Seattle, Prince-Hughes went to the Woodland Park Zoo. She said that going to the zoo is a simple activity for many people, but for her the experience contained challenges due to her autism, such as interacting with strangers and figuring out Seattle's bus system. When she saw gorillas at the zoo, Prince-Hughes' life changed. "It was an absolute epiphany because for the very first time in my life I thought, 'These are people I'm really going to understand,' " she said. "And I thought,'I'mhome.'" Prince- Hughes spent 12 years studying the gorillas at the zoo and learning from them, especially her best friend, a 500-pound male gorilla named Congo. She received a bachelor's and a doctorate in anthropology through a distance-learning program at the Universitat Herisau in Switzerland; Prince- Hughes began learning about Asperger's syndrome as an adult, after doctors diagnosed a young relative with Asperger's. Prince-Hughes compiled detailed memories from her childhood and examples of her symptoms of the syndrome, then called a psychiatrist for a diagnosis when she was 36 years old. The diagnosis had a major impact on her life, Prince-Hughes said. Rather than making her feel abnormal or separated from others, Prince-Hughes said it let her know she was not alone. "Just by knowing that I could BECKIEROSILLO/THE WESTERN FRONT Western adjunct anthropology professor Dawn Prince- Hughes shows video footage of the gorillas she worked with at the Woodland Park Zoo during her talk Thursday. put it in this box, my symptoms actually decreased overnight," Prince-Hughes said. Prince- Hughes became a research associate in the anthropology department at Western in December 2000 and became an adjunct professor two years later. Prince-Hughes is now focusing on her writing rather than teaching, she said. "Expecting Teryk," a book about the birth of her son in 1999, came out Nov. 14. She continues to work to preserve ape populations through ApeNet, a group dedicated to promoting systems for apes to communicate with each other. "The idea is that we would teach all of them a common language all around the world to communicate with each other," Prince-Hughes said. Are jam suffering from Acute Sinusitus? Participants are needed for a clinical research study for treatment of Acute Sinusitis. If you have had the following symptoms for 7 days: â€¢ Frontal headache â€¢ Nasal Discharge â€¢ Fever â€¢ Facial pain or tenderness You may qualify! Study-related evaluations, procedures, x-ray and lab work will be provided to those who qualify. For more information, please contact: Kathy Avilla -Certified Clinical Research Coordinator Bellingham Asthma, Allergy Immunology Clinic 3015 Squalicum Parkway, Suite 180 Bellingham, WA 98225 (360) 733-5733 Ext. 16 kravilla@hinet.org ---------- Western Front 2005-11-22 - Page 4 ---------- 4 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS NOVEMBER 22,2005 Forum: University studied Taser effects before using CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 reviews events in which UP employs Tasers. He fired a Taser similar to the one officers used to restrain Rich Nov. 10 at the floor during the meeting so students could see what they sound and look like. The sounds resembles a loud popping noise. "We don't carry (Tasers) with us on our belt," Malpica said. "Quite frankly, if we don't absolutely need them we don't want them in our hands. We want the least amount of force to accomplish our goals." Malpica said he wants people to understand the reality of Taser use, not just the myths movies and TV portray. "A Taser is a very high- profile news story," Malpica said. "Because you hear those words â€” 50,000 volts, multiple Tasers â€” it sounds very scary if you're not aware of how the Tasers operate. Over time, people became more educated of how the instrument worked and that it did help in certain situations." Western is not the only university to use Tasers, Shaw said. UP waited until TASER International, the company responsible for inventing Tasers conducted research and actual use of Tasers to ensure they were effective and did not inflict long-lasting pain onto targets, he said. Western acquired three Tasers last fall, Shaw said. Giddings informed students about psilocybin mushrooms, which were involved in the incident. A user ingesting hallucinogenic mushrooms can never accurately determine the potency until after ingesting them, Giddings said. This problem, combined with the 15 varieties of psilocybin mushrooms, each with a different effect, sets up the user for an unpredictable experience, she said. TAYLOR WILLIAMS / THE WESTERN FRONT Elva Giddings, interim director of the Health and Wellness Center, speaks about drugs. "People (under the influence of hallucinogenic drugs) walk off balconies because they think it's solid ground or because they think they can fly," Giddings said. "They might see the hallway ripple. Or they think they're going the right way, and suddenly they're walking into things." Vice: Stamper also advocates legal prostitution to remove it from streets CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 the 1920s. "Alcohol is hands down the one drug that police officers and anyone else with eyes and mind open will acknowledge is the most damaging drug of all," he said. "It costs more in money, health costs, personal losses to individuals and their families than all other drugs combined." Stamper went on to recount an incident in which, as a 21-year-old recruit training to become a member of the San Diego Police Department, he was sitting with his colleagues in a local doughnut shop and heard a thunderous car crash nearby. A drunk driver slammed a Lincoln Continental into a tree. The impact propelled the woman sitting in the passenger's seat into the windshield before sending her flying into the backseat. "What I remember more than anything else is the smell of the booze because it just reeked," he said. Although Stamper calls for the legalization arid regulation of all drugs, he believes certain professionals should be drug-free in all circumstances. Examples he gave included police officers, airline pilots, firefighters, soldiers or any other professionals whose job could put lives at stake if they performed under the influence. Stamper also advocated the legalization of prostitution. "It's long since past time to legalize and regulate the behavior in both the sex industry and drug scenes," Stamper said. On the subject of prostitution, Stamper said the U.S. government needs to make it a legitimate business and move it into brothels, as Canada did. This would make the practice safer, as prostitutes would no longer need to face dangers such as murder while walking the streets. Western senior Erica Rasmussen said she was surprised to hear Stamper's ideas in his speech. "I've never heard a police officer say 'we need to legalize drugs,' " s h e said. 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Cho(*sc Western ---------- Western Front 2005-11-22 - Page 5 ---------- NOVEMBER 22,2005 THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 5 Campus Safety and Your Right to Know Safety at WWU is a community-wide effort. Each of us accepts the challenge of living in a way that promotes health and well-being for ourselves and others. The University provides services to assist in maintaining a safe, drug-free environment. All students and employees have a right to information on Western's policies and programs concerning campus safety, sexual misconduct, and alcohol and other drugs. Western Washington University is committed to an environment which is free of alcohol and other drug abuse for students, faculty and staff. It maintains this commitment in support of academic excellence, work performance, and quality of life as well as for the future well-being of all members of this community. - ' . Western Washington University provides: (a) information about alcohol and other drugs and the reduc- â€¢â€¢ tion of associated risks: (b) appropriate intervention when alcohol or other drug use creates unwanted or unintended consequences; and (c) support for members of this community in reducing the risk of consequences associated with alcohol and other drug abuse. Â» Western Washington University will uphold state and federal laws"pertaining to alcohol and other : drugiise: All students; faculty, and staff are required to comply with these laws. Action will be taken on any violation of state or federal law or University regulations concerning alcohol and other drugs which (a) occurs in or on property controlled or owned by Western Washington University; or (b) involves University business or activities; or (c) relates directly and materially to the fitness of staff or faculty members in their professional capacities. Western Washington University Policy Concerning Alcohol and Other Drugs, Approved by the Board of Trustees April 1999. EDUCATIONAL SAFETY PROGRAMS ALCOHOL AND DRUG CONSULTATION AND ASSESSMENT SERVICES (ADCAS): Staffed by a professional counselor and risk reduction specialist, ADCAS provides alcohol/drug assessments of use, risks and consequences, with personalized feedback designed to help students change their drinking/drug use patterns and outcomes. Also provides information on alcohol/drug related topics: support for friends, family, partners, and roommates impacted by the alcohol/drug use of others, current or past; and referral to campus and community support groups, counseling and treatment resources. Old Main 560C. Call 650-3643. NEW STUDENT SERVICES/ FAMILY OUTREACH: Provides students with the Viking Tips student handbook and a web site containing important information regarding alcohol and other drug prevention; safe sexual behaviors; personal safety tips; how to contact University Police; and a directory of offices and resources. Viking Union 506. www.nssfo.wwu.edu Call 650-3846. PREVENTION AND WELLNESS SERVICES: Staffed by professional health educators and Peer Health Student Leaders (Lifestyle Advisors), Prevention and Wellness Services offers education and prevention services on alcohol and drug prevention, relaxation., stress management, CPR/First Aid, HIV/AIDS, sexually transmittable diseases, sexual misconduct, men's health, violence prevention, women's empowerment, and how to become an "ally." Old Main 560. Call 650-2993. Every quarter, a variety of programs are offered, including Will Act for Change: Performance educators use the experiences and stories of students. Discussion and audience interaction are' vital to the performances. Audience members are literally brought on stage to practice "what they would do" in real-life situations, dealing with issues such as sexual health, sexual assault, alcohol and drugs, racism, homophobia, classism, sexism, and how to be an ally. EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: Provides free, confidential professional assistance, assessments and referrals to help employees and their families resolve problems that affect their personal lives or job performance. Heath Promotion Network has offices in Bellingham and Burlington. For an appointment, call (360) 715-6565 or (800) 244-6.142. ASSOCIATED STUDENTS PROGRAMS DRUG INFORMATION CENTER: Provides students and the university community with drug education to increase community awareness of social, physical and economic implications of drug use and abuse. VU 517. Call: 650-6116. â€¢ LEGAL INFORMATION CENTER: Provides students with information about laws and can make referrals to attorneys and agencies off campus. Does not offer legal representation or advice. VU 512. 650-6.111. Alcohol and Other Drug Health Risks Alcohol Beer, wine, liquor MA, Ecstasy. X. XTC ' Yes iNarcotics Opiates ierotn. codeine, morphine, opium, percodan, per-itumtes, tranquilizers, methaqualone, other depres- Amphetamines, cocaine, crack, speed, diet pills: many other natural and syn-iHiiMniipppw Muscle relaxation, impaired motor control, memory and judgment; depression: intoxication. increased heart iate, bloodpressure and body temperature; sense of energy and alertness; feelings of empathy and enhanced positive emotions, thirst, dry mouth, teeth clenching, muscle tension and cramping and possible nausea. After effects: headache, irritability, depression, anxiety; desire to be alone; and verba! and visual memory decrease up to 2 Severe impairment of all physical and mental functions; high risk of choking or injury from falls or accidents, loss of consciousness; coma; death due to anesthesia of brain body temperature, hypertension, dehydration; confusion, sleep problems, anxiety, paranoia, hallucinations; permanent damage to parts of the brain critical to thought, memory and pleasure. At higher or repeated doses large temperature increase can be lethal rstness; slm coordination, speech: disorientation: impair increased alertness; increased putse and blood pressure: euphoria; pupil dilation: insomnia; loss of appetite. Fatigue and some depression after effects wear off. Show jrespirationrwe^^drapulpulsed coma; possible death from depression of central nervous svstem functions. .guation; irritability; dizziness; contusion; tactile or visual hallucinations; seizure; convulsion; stroke: possible death. Aftereffects of exhaustion; depression. ith many drugs a great danger is other substances being mixed with or substituted for what you think you are getting, ICT substances range from the fairly benign, baby powder or baking soda, to a variety of cleaning'products and other potentially lethal ingredients. Use of some drugs increases the potential for mixing with other drugs to enhance or counteract effects. This mixing particularly involves hallucinogens, stimulants and sedatives. Mixing drugs can have unpredictable and dangerous results. The best choice is to NOT mix. , Standards of Conduct / Disciplinary Sanctions Generally, possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages are not permitted on campus. The exceptions, for persons of legal drinking age only, are 1) events for which a banquet permit has been obtainedâ€”authorization can be obtained from the Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs {Old Main 563: contact U nda Olson; 650-2926) in accordance with appropriate state laws, or 2) in private dwelling places. University Residences policy defines private dwelling places as individual residence rooms or apartments with the door closed. Individuals who violate WWU's regulations concerning alcohol and other drugs will be subject to sanctions including but not limited to, written reprimand, termination of employment, expulsion, or referral for prosecution. Legal Sanctions for Illegal Alcohol Use As prescribed by state law, no person under 21 may acquire, possess, or _ consume any alcoholic beverage, and it is illegal to sell alcohol without a permit. It is also unlawful for any person to provide alcoholic beverages to... someone under 21. The punishment for a person convicted of violating any of the state laws described above may include imprisonment and/or fines. For full details, see: www.wwu.edu/dcpts.'Vpsa/AODpenalties.htm Legal Sanctions for Illegal Sate, Manufacture, Delivery, and Possession of Controlled Substances* There are numerous state and federal statutes related to the manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, and use of controlled substances. Legal sanctions may be imposed for both felony and misdemeanor convictions. Legal sanctions range from fines to multi- year prison terms to loss of financial aid, More severe penalties are provided for persons convicted of providing controlled substances to minors and for repeat offenders. For full details, see www.wwu.edu/depts/vpsa/ AODpenaltics.htm -â€¢- * A partial list of drugs considered to be controlled substances in Washington State: Narcotics {opium and cocaine as well as all drugs extracted, derived, or synthesized from opium and cocaine, such as crack cocaine and heroin); marijuana; methamphetamine; barbiturates; and hallucinogenic substances (LSD, peyote. mescaline, psilocybin, PCP, THC, MDA, STP). Potential Academic Consequences Researchers at Western have found that there is a strong correlation between alcohol consumption and grade point average (GPA). Students who choose not to drink or who drink less have higher GPAs; students who are frequent, heavy drinkers have lower GPAs. From the Relationships Between Alcohol Consumption and Academic Performance: Findings from the 1999 Lifestyles Survey, the Office of Institutional Testing and Assessment. Western Washington University, 1999. Where to Find More Information The University will follow established processes for violation of policies. For specific citations of those procedures, go to: www.wwu.edu/deptt/vpsa/pollcy_ vioiatioiuprocs/htm. For detailed information about local, state and federal drug and alcohol laws, see www.wwu.edu/depts/vpsa'AODpenaltics.btm. For general information, see www.wwu.edu/depts/vpsa/AODinfo.ntm. Questions? Call Alcohol and Drug Consultation and Assessment Services at 650-3643. Off-CamptiS Resources For a listing of off-campus alcohol and other drug related support groups, help lines and treatment options, contact Alcohol and Drug Consultation and Assessment Services at 650-3643. ---------- Western Front 2005-11-22 - Page 6 ---------- FEATURES TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2005 â€¢ WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM â€¢ PAGE 6 Puppy love SHANNON PROULX/THE WESTERN FRONT SHANNON PROULX / THE WESTERN FRONT Alternative Humane Society volunteer Sue Atchison reaches to pick up 7-month- Three-month-old Sam greets Joanna Schmidt, Alternative Humane Society old Manny at an animal showing Nov. 13 at the Meridian Street PetSmart. volunteer coordinator, as she approaches him at the showing Nov. 13. Volunteers give animals second chance BY SHANNON PROULX The Western Front Approximately 70 vivacious abandoned or unwanted dogs and cats are with foster families through the Alternative Humane Society of Whatcom County because their owners deserted them or gave them up. While the animals are living with the foster families, the society provides food, shots and a safe, secure environment with volunteers who love animals. Since the society does not receive local, state or federal financial support, it relies solely on donations and volunteers from Bellingham to manage it, said Bellingham resident and volunteer, Sue Atchison, 53. "It's the best job in the world," said Bellingham resident and volunteer Loree Leask, 38. "You get to play with these little guys all day." The Alternative Humane Society euthanizes animals under circumstances such as a life-threatening illness or if the animal is in pain, said Bellingham resident and volunteer coordinator Joanna Schmidt, 32. While other humane societies may euthanize an animal that has not been adopted within a certain time period, the Whatcom society believes killing a healthy, adoptable pet is inhumane, Schmidt said. Instead of euthanasia, the society spays or neuters the animals and gives them their first shots before placing them with a family, Atchison said. When the society receives a dog or cat brought in by an owner who no longer wants the pet or by a community member who found an abandoned animal, the animal is placed in a foster home until someone adopts it. Volunteers provide foster homes by taking pets into their homes until the animal is adopted, Atchison said. "We do it because we love animals," said Schmidt, who has fostered 22 dogs and cats since she began volunteering. In addition to fostering animals, volunteers could transport them to the veterinarian, take photographs of animals for the society's Web site or show the animals to potential families, Schmidt said. * Volunteers show the dogs and cats every Saturday and Sunday at the PetSmart on Meridian Street with the hope of community members adopting them, Atchison said. "I love playing and hanging out with these cats all day," Leask said. At the showings, volunteers inform potential owners and community members about the importance of spaying and neutering in hopes of reducing the risk of more unwanted pets ending up at the society, Schmidt said. Families from throughout Washington state adopt the society's animals, Schmidt said. Sam and Ralph, puppy brothers, will soon be separated because a family from Oak Harbor adopted Sam, while Ralph has a family coming from Spokane to see him, she said. Because of his medical condition, their other brother, Bernard, will be up for adoption in December. The society calls landlords to make sure the adopter is allowed to have pets and completes a criminal background check, Atchison said. During the trial adoptions, families may take a pet home for several days and decide if they truly want it or if the pet will not work in their family. Volunteers perform these tasks to ensure all animals are put into safe, loving homes and will not become abandoned again. Adopting Bernard BY SHANNON PROULX The Western Front Although he is a little clumsy, 3-month-old Bernard is a happy puppy who will be up for adoption in December through the Alternative Humane Society of Whatcom County. The bulldog, Chow, Malamute and Shar- Pei mix has a problem with his cerebellum, the section of the brain that controls motor and growth functions. This has caused his growth to be stunted, and he occasionally falls down, said volunteer coordinator Joanna Schmidt, Bernard's foster mother since September. * Born Sept. 1, Bernard, along with his brothers Sam and Ralph, came to the Alternative Humane Society shortly after their birth. "They came as surrenders, as most critters do," Schmidt said. Schmidt said she first noticed that Bernard occasionally stumbled when he walked, so she took him to the Maplewood Animal Hospital. The hospital staff thought Bernard might have an injury to part of his brain, so they put him on steroids. Schmidt said she noticed Bernard was happier and more active after three days. Bernard was going to have an MRI to check His brain for a possible tumor, but it cost almost $4,000, which was more than the society could afford, Schmidt said. "His problem was not getting worse, so it was pretty clear that jt wasn't a tumor," Schmidt said. A tumor would have shown signs it was affecting the brain, such as slower motor functions and brain development, but Bernard's condition did not worsen, Schmidt said. Most dogs at other humane societies with a brain complication such as Bernard's are put down, but the Whatcom society strongly opposes euthanasia, Schmidt said. She said nothing is wrong with Bernard except he sometimes falls down when walking or falls face-first into his water bowl while drinking. Since his condition is not life-threatening, Bernard will not be euthanized. Although many dogs with this condition have not lived long lives,. Bernard's condition was discovered early, so he has the chance to lead a full life, Schmidt said. Bernard is learning to compensate for his . difficulties, Schmidt said. He sits down or leans against a wall when he drinks and runs slower and more carefully. PHOTO COURTESY OF JOANNA SCHMIDT Bernard, a 3-month-old bulldog, Chow, Malamute and Shar- Pei mix, will wait until December to be available for adoption due to his medical condition. "He will fit well into a home with someone with a big heart but no stairs," Schmidt said. "If we can't find a home, I will probably take him in." ---------- Western Front 2005-11-22 - Page 7 ---------- NOVEMBER 22,2005 FEATURES THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 7 WINTER WARMERS BEN KYLE / SPECIAL TO THE WESTERN FRONT Winter beers available at The Bottle Shoppe, Bellingham's specialty beer store, from left to right: Rogue's Santa's Private Reserve, Stone Brewing's Double Bastard, Boundary Bay Brewery's Cabin Fever and Ayinger Brewery's Celebrator. Breweries create seasonal blends ---------- Western Front 2005-11-22 - Page 8 ---------- SPORTS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2005 â€¢ WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM â€¢ PAGE 8 Men's basketball splits in Hawaii No. 4-ranked Vikings scratch out one-point win in first game of season; foul trouble hampers team in second BY TYLER HUEY The Western Front Winning close games is key to any successful season. The Western men's basketball team eked out its one-point victory in the first game of ttie regular season but fell by three points in the second. The No. 4-ranked Vikings began the season in Laie, Hawaii, at the Brigham Young University- Hawaii Seasider Classic. Western finished the event with a 1-1 record. The Vikings won its first game 95-94 Thursday against Emporia State University from Emporia, Kansas, but Saturday the team lost to Brigham Young University-Hawaii 91-88. "We would have liked to come home .2-0, but we learned a good lesson," Western senior guard/ forward Grant Dykstra said. "You learn a lot more from (close games), than by blowing teams out by 30." The Vikings suited . up eight seniors and returned all .five starters from, last season's team. The Vikings team is considered a favorite to win the GNAC title, this season. ' We cotne oUtev-* ery night and give our best effort, but sometimes it is not enough.' Dykstra were Western senior forward Tyler Amaya and senior guard Ryan Diggs. Amaya scored â€¢' - 19 points, while Diggs added 18points. The Vikings led Emporia State 32-16 in the first quarter, but its 16-point lead vanished as the Hornets cut the deficit to four points. But as BRAD JACKSON Based on the W e s t e m merVs basketball time expired in the first number of people we are getting back, I think it is a good assumption," said Brad Jackson, Western men's basketball head coach. "But ratings don't mean much if we don't back it up on the court." In the first game against Emporia State, Dykstra led the Vikings 'scoring with 27 points and eight rebounds. Complementing head coach haIf gt; Western senior guard Kyle Jackson made a half-court shot, giving the Vikings a 51 -44 halftime edge. "It was an emotional boost," Coach Jackson said. "He just got the ball, turned around and knocked it down. It doesn't happen very often." As the second half concluded, Amaya hit a 15-foot jumper to put Western ahead 89-87. Once Western center Lukas Henne put the Vikings ahead 95-91 with 1.6 seconds remaining, not even a half-court shot from Emporia State junior guard Jonah Broussard could change the game's outcome. The Vikings were able to keep Saturday's game against Brigham Young close, but late foul trouble to key contributors doomed the team. Western's top three scorers fouled out in the final three minutes. With Western ahead 82- 78, Dykstra fouled out with 2:45 left, and Western senior center Tyler MacMullen left at 1:55 and Diggs at 0:27. A three-point play by Brigham Young gave Western's opponent an 87-86 lead. Brigham Young's final four points came at the free throw line. Dykstra, MacMullen and Diggs combined for 68 of the Vikings' points. With the top three scorers of the game on the bench, Western's offensive capabilities were limited. The Vikings made two free throws to get within one point of a tie at 89-88, but Brigham Young answered and increased its lead to three points. With 13 seconds left, Western sophomore forward Brett Weisner could not make a potential game-tying 3-pointer at the buzzer. He missed the shot, and the Vikings lost. Dykstra said defense is an area the team could improve. "We gave tip (at least) 90 points each game," he said. "That's not where we want to be. Hopefully, we can get that down to the high- 70s or low-80s." Coach Jackson said he tries to keep his highly ranked squad grounded. "We come out every night and give our best effort, but sometimes it is not enough," Coach Jackson said. "We focus, create good habits and attempt to execute. We try to play in the now." The Vikings next game is at 7 p.m. Friday at Carver Gym against Sonoma State University. 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Bellingham, WA 98221 FAIRHAVE ---------- Western Front 2005-11-22 - Page 9 ---------- NOVEMBER 22,2005 SPORTS THE WESTERN FRONT * 9 Potent offense snaps two-game skid Western s club hockey team sweeps Walla Walla College by scoring 19 goals during two weekend games BY MICHAEL LYCKLAMA assists Sunday, while Western The Western Front junior defenseman Patrick Maclauchlin chipped in with three The Walla Walla College assists. Bynum also racked up two Wolfpack goalies might have goals and three assists Saturday, nightmares after their visit to Bynum missed the previous Bellingham this weekend. three games with an injured knee. Western's club hockey team "I had missed a couple games filled the net with 19 goals during and I felt the need to get something two games against Walla Walla at under my belt," Bynum said. "I the Bellingham Sportsplex. definitely felt an extra push." Western won the first game Western never trailed throughout Saturday night 10-8 and followed the game Sunday. Western senior with a 9-2 rout over Walla Walla left wing Mike Jasklowski opened Sunday afternoon. the scoring by slipping past a hit This weekend's games were the from a Wolfpack defender at the Vikings' second and third highest blue line and firing a shot between scoring outputsof the season. Walla Walla goalie Tyler Schafer's "We had a lot more passing legs. Walla Walla quickly responded and a lot more shots," Western with a goal of its own but never assistant coach Delane Williams evened out the score again, said. "We just played with a lot Western added another more confidence." Jasklowski goal, a tip-in goal J.R. Bynum, Western senior by Western freshman center Jeff center and team captain, led the Bulger and two Bynum goals in Vikings with four goals and two the first period to build the Vikings MICHAEL LYCKLAMA/THE WESTERN FRONT Adam Railing, Western graduate student and goalie, gloves a slap shot taken from the top of the left face-off circle by Walla Walla College defenseman Quinell Oucharek during Sunday's win. lead to 5-2. "We had a big first period," said Bulger, who also scored three goals Saturday. "Yesterday we got up and let them come back. Today, we didn't let up." Western saw leads of 5-2 and 6- periods while adding to its lead. Western freshman right wing Taylor Birkeland added two goals in the second period on a two-on-two breakaway and a scramble in front of the net. Bynum's third goal completed "Yesterday we psyched ourselves out," Birkeland said. "We were too wound up, too excited. We relaxed more today." The Vikings, 9-4, will take an extended holiday break and won't play again until Jan. 6, when the ---------- Western Front 2005-11-22 - Page 10 ---------- TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2005 â€¢ WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM â€¢ PAGE 10 Wazzuoutof line An attempt by Washington State University's College of Education to brainwash one of its students was wrong. Universities often cite a diverse campus as a reason to attend their school, but earlier this month a 42-year-old student from Othello, Wash., found himself questioning WSU's goals of diversity. Ed Swan, a socially conservative father of two, is attempting to get his teaching certificate from WSU's College of Education. Swan thinks affluent white men are not to blame for many social injustices and also thinks abortion shouldn't be legal. Because his attitude doesn't align with that of his professors, who advocate progressive social change, he almost lost his spot in the college after teachers said they feared he couldn't withhold his opinions in a classroom. Swan's professors have failed him four times on the evaluation that tests if the teacher under review understands the complexities of issues such as race, gender and class. The school's administration nearly dropped him from the program and ordered him to train with WSU's Office of the Vice President for Equity and Diversity. It also ordered him to sign an agreement with the university to appreciate diversity, which he refused to do. Following his refusal to sign, the university withdrew the agreement, which the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education found to be unconstitutional. Thanks in part to the foundation, Swan will pursue his teaching certificate. Review of the effectiveness of a future teacher prior to accreditation is a healthy process for students, parents, schools and teachers. The use of such review processes to eliminate some political viewpoints, however, is destructive to the learning environment of all campuses and will hinder further progress in the classroom. Judy Mitchell, dean of education at WSU, said in a Nov. 14 Associated Press article, "We want to make sure a teacher appreciates and values human diversity and others' varied talents and perspectives." The dean must have missed the irony of her statement to the press. Unfortunately, since Swan doesn't share the viewpoints of many of his fellow students and professors, the future of his career as a student and teacher is at stake. Universities in America should reshift their focus and stop aiming to produce teachers and students who think alike and imposing standards for acceptable ideas. Swan's thinking may not fit the liberal ideology found at many public universities, but the Constitution protects his right to think and speak freely â€” as it should. Although many would not see Swan as an ideal teacher because of his strict right-wing beliefs, that reaches beyond the point in this case. Swan's presence as a conservative student at the college actually makes it a more diverse atmosphere in which to attend school, which is what the administrators at WSU are supposedly trying to create. Frontlines are the opinion of The Western Front editorial board: Zoe Fraley, Brittany Greenfield, Molly Jensen, Stefani Harrey, Jessica Dignan, Taylor Williams, Lauren Allain, Peter Jensen, Adriana Dunn, Blair Wilson, Devin Smart, Bradley Thayer, Eric Sanford, Tiffany Sheakley and Jared Yoakum. The Western Front Editor in Chief: Zoe Fraley; Managing Editor: Brittany Greenfield; Head Copy Editor: Molly Jensen; Copy Editors: Stefani Harrey, Jessica Dignan; Photo Editor: Taylor Williams; News Editors: Lauren Allain, Peter Jensen; Accent Editor: Adriana Dunn; Features Editor: Blair Wilson; Sports Editor: Devin Smart; Opinions Editor: Bradley Thayer; Online Editor: Eric Sanford; Staff Photographer: Jared Yoakum; Cartoonists: Terrence No-wicki, Susan Rosenberry, Aaron Cunningham; Adviser: John Harris; Business Manager: Alethea Macomber; Advertising Manager: Joel Hall; Community Liaison: Tiffany Sheakley; Columnist: Travis Sherer Staff Reporters: Mary Andom, Laura Belzer, Tali Bendzak, Nichole Boechler, Jacob Buckenmeyer, Michael Coflman, Michael Curtiss, Taurean Davis, Shannon Deveny, Kirsten DuBois, Samantha Everts, Matthew Gagne, Daniel Grohl, Krista Grunhurd, Amy Harder, Tess Hembree, Lance Henderson, Graigre Hill, Deanna Holmquist, Tyler Huey, Andrew Irvine, John Kara-bias, Mari Kariya, Thomas King, Zach Kyle, Kendra Langston, Jacqueline LeCuyer, Kara Leider, Brian Lenzmeier, Kyra Low, Michael Lycklama, Peter Maclean, Kristen Marson, Justin Morrow, Megan Muidary, Kimberly Oakley, Ciara O'Rourke, Shannon Proulx, Susan Prussack, Samantha Roberts, Susan Rosenberry, Beckie Rosillo, Lorean Serko, Loren Shane, Lea Shawn, Andrew Sleighter, Julia Waggoner, Shawna Walls, Jennifer Whitford and David Wilhite. 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: "What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left." â€” Oscar Levant, composer Cell-phone options ridiculous BY CIARA O'ROURKE The Western Front If Zack Morris of "Saved by the Bell" took a trip to 2005, he would be shocked. No Mr. Belding, no Kelly Kapowski, no style. One look down Bayside High School's halls would tell Zack more than any text message ever could. The cell-phone culture is overly involved and extravagant. Cell phones nised to be practical; now they epitomize image. Students need to get oyer themselves and get off their cell phones. Message sent. Zack was no square, but he was smart. He ruled Bayside with charisma, and somehow he managed to do it without a T-Mobile Sidekick or unlimited text messaging; The cellular telephone was a brilliant invention, but a thin line exists between cool and heinous. As of late, cell phones are ridiculous. Approximately 175 million people in the United States' own cell phones, according to an April 4 USA Today article, but amid technological advances such as increasing Internet accessibility and multimedia options, the number of mobile-to-mobile uses is infinite. Zack used his cell phone for two things â€” calling his mom and calling his ladies. But his minimalist approach breaches contemporary cell-phone ideals â€” the more, the better. Cell-phone users collect ring tones like precious jewels, assigning different rings to different people and lovingly listening to distorted, polyphonic Kanye West tracks on the bus ride home. When a ringing phone sounds like a boom box stuffed in a backpack, the industry has gone tpo far. Using seven different rings for seven friends is unnecessary. It only tags a cell-phone user as just that â€” a user. Ring tones or crack, they're both addictions. Ring tones are expensive, and downloading them is a vice like any other. A cocaine addiction is more costly, but at $1.50 at least, find a better way to spend six quarters. Choose between a soda and Britney Spears'"... Baby One More Time." Coke quenches thirst, but a Spears' ring tone is annoyingly trite. But soon, thanks to British mobile company Vodafone, both soft drinks and cell phones will go hand in hand. Vodafone will soon open cell-phone vending machines in Manchester, England, according to an Oct. 28 CNET News.com article. The phones are meant to appeal to travelers in the United Kingdom facing emergency situations. If a traveler who is foreign to the United Kingdom encounters an emergency situation, a cell-phone see SENSELESS, page 11 Buy books at AS Bookstore BY DEANNA HOLMQUIST The Western Front Students who think the on- campus bookstore is just another way for Western to rob the wallets of poor college students are wrong. By pulling up the Associated StudentsBookstore Web site, anyone can learn the store is a nonprofit, self-supported organization. Yet so many students hold the false perception that The College Store gives students a better value. In Bellingham, students have to choose between supporting a large corporation and supporting activities they participate in. This should be an easy choice, but Western students consistently cheat themselves and their peers when it comes to buying textbooks. AH net revenue from the AS Bookstore supports AS programs, according to the store's Web site. In 2004, the bookstore agreed to deliver $150,000 to the AS each year, regardless of whether its profits reached that amount. This money supports the AS, Blue Crew events and Viking athletics. Even students who don't participate in AS clubs benefit from the money. If students want to see their dollars at work, all they have to do is turn on KUGS, rent a bike from the Outdoor Center or attend the High Street Arts Music Festival. The AS Bookstore realizes not every student values the store's contribution to these organizations, so it does more than donate $150,000. Most college stores throughout the nation mark up their books by 25 percent of the publisher's list price. The AS Bookstore does this as well but offers a 10 percent discount after the markup. During the last school year, the discount saved students $456,000, AS Bookstore general manager Lara Mann said. Nebraska Book Company owns The College Store in Sehome Village.and more than 100 stores nationwide. The Nebraska Book Company earned $6.1 million during its last fiscal year, according to the company's Web site. Yet the store pays its employees minimum wage, The College Store general manager Josh Canham said. Unlike the AS Bookstore, the money students spend on expensive textbooks supports a multimillion-dollar corporation that cashes in oh the university's see AS, page 11 ---------- Western Front 2005-11-22 - Page 11 ---------- NOVEMBER 22,2005 '^SSS99E^BBBg9nE^BKIBHB9mBBnBI9e=^BBaBB OPINIONS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 11 Senseless: Idea of cell phones makes sense, but not features CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 kiosk should be the last place he or she thinks to go. A police station or an embassy would be a less trendy but more effective choice. Cell phones already aren't 100-percent reliable due to no- service zones and varying battery life, but to trust one from a vending machine in a make-or-break situation is foolish. Unless the emergency is of a sexual nature, say loneliness â€” in that case, Vodafone would be the first place to go. Zack better cover his ears. Cell-phone companies now offer matchmaking and sex-texting, a new text-message trend uniting sexy singles everywhere. Self- proclaimed text chat community ChatNation promises text-message users an immediate reply from someone who wants to chat, according to a ChatNation television commercial. If someone looking for love seeks the immediacy of a text message to satisfy burning passion, good luck. That someone is looking for love in the wrong place. A fast response might masquerade as intimacy, but anyone typing dirty text messages to a stranger under the office table is far-removed from reality. Convenient or not, his or her text-message horoscope may as well read, 'Tor-lorn Friday nights are in the future." The concept of cell phones is convenient Flash back to 1989. Zack was quick to call home in a pickle, and he didn't need a quarterâ€”he had his cell. In 2005, nothing is convenient about pressing the seven button of a cell phone four times to text the letter's.' Someone horny enough to spend $1.99 to receive a text reading, "Spank me harder, baby," can go find the nearest public restroom. Look for die stall with the old man relieving himself on the toilet â€” that's Tiffany, a wild and sexy single from ChatNation. Anyone with fingers could be on the sending end of a sex text At least telephone hotlines provide some security of the future soul mate's gender. Text messaging is faceless and a waste of time. It's empty. As are other cellular improvements. Flipping through the Internet wastes minutes. Instead, spend time talking to the person two seats down. Cell phones cripple society. They relieve idle hands and awkward moments, but they aren't life. People pimp their phones to be cool, but too much is lame. For the ultimate in cool, cell phones should stay in pockets. Ditch the Sidekick and find companionship in the real world. Download a new ring tone because Jay-Z's "Dirt Off Your Shoulder," has run its due course. What would Zack do? He always got the girl. AS: The College Store is corporate, offers negligible discounts CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 need for books. It is a simple fact that The College Store offers books at a lower price than the AS Bookstore. Each quarter, The College Store waits for the AS Bookstore to price its textbooks and then prices many of its own books at equal or lower prices, Canham said. Yes, students can save money at The College Store. But they usually save enough money to pay for the gas it took to drive there. According to research comparing the two stores' prices, which marketing major and Western senior Daniel Purdy did in spring 2005, The College Store priced its books 25 cents to $5 less than AS Bookstore prices. Word of mouth created the myth that The College Store always has more competitive pricing than the AS Bookstore. For example, The College Store may price a Math 102 book $15 cheaper than the AS Bookstore. This situation is rare. The AS Bookstore consistently offers the 10 percent discount to students and avoids drastic price cuts to give AS programs as much money as possible. Though The College Store fools students with its low-price positioning, the AS Bookstore is the player keeping textbook prices where they are. Students must face the fact that Western requires textbooks for classes, and this demand creates high prices. Each quarter students will walk out of the bookstore in disbelief of their textbook receipt. Students who shop in Bellingham don't have a choice of whether to spend big bucks on textbooks. They do have a choice as to where they spend that money. Students can spend $290 at The College Store and fund a corporation that couldn't care less about student programs, or they could spend $300 at the AS Bookstore, which operates solely for the benefit of Western students. 'Shrooming should be legal It is easy to point to the recent incident of a Western student having a horrible, nightmarish experience while using psilocybin mushrooms as a reason to continue the war on drugs. However, this event underscores exactly why drugs, including psilocybin, should be decriminalized. The zero-tolerance, "just say no to drugs" philosophy we have today suppresses real information and discussion about drugs. As a result, when a person says yes to drugs, as some inevitably will, they lack information about how much a safe dose is, what the signs of overdose are and what to do if that occurs. Providing this information is seen as encouraging students to try drugs. Another problem stems from the lack of information about the potency of a given drug. This is particularly a problem with drugs that come directly from plants, such as marijuana and mushrooms, where variations in the growing technique, soil and a host of other factors can change the potency of a drug. Do you know how much psilocybin, the actual hallucinogen, is in that bag of 'shrooms you just bought? Well, if 'shrooms were decriminalized, you would. The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, the same law mat requires a bottle of aspirin to display potency and dosage information, would require a bottle of psilocybin pills (as someone would find a cheap way to synthesize psilocybin, or extract it from mushrooms) to display the exact dosage of each pill, making overdoses a thing of the past ZackElan, 18 Western freshman Send a blurb of 250 words or fewer to thewesternfronte-ditor@ yahoo.com about something you love, hate or just don't understandâ€” whatever's on your mind. Please include your name, age and year at Western or position within the community. 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Text preview (might not show all results): 2005_1111 ---------- Western Front 2005-11-11 - Page 1 ---------- THE WESTERN FRONT FRIDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2005 WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY An independent student newspaper serving the campus community since 1970. ISSUE 16, VOLUME 135 Mills can return to Western If Mills serves another suspension, he
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Show more2005_1111 ---------- Western Front 2005-11-11 - Page 1 ---------- THE WESTERN FRONT FRIDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2005 WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY An independent student newspaper serving the campus community since 1970. ISSUE 16, VOLUME 135 Mills can return to Western If Mills serves another suspension, he could resume teaching theater classes BY CIARA O' ROURKE The Western Front After a yearlong paid suspension and six meetings to assess the teaching eligibility of Perry Mills, a tenured Western theatre arts instructor, the controversial professor could return to Western. First, however, he must serve a two-quarter unpaid suspension, according to the document containing the findings of the panel mat reviewed the charges against Mills. If Mills decides to continue teaching, he must also sign a statement agreeing to comply with Western's code of faculty ethics. "They threw me out of a college-teaching job," Mills said. "How can they do this to me?" The hearing panel that conducted the six meetings unanimously voted to recommend to Western President Karen Morse that the university suspend Mills without pay for two quarters during the school year. Five Western professors comprised the hearing panel. The theatre arts department placed Mills on an indefinite paid suspension in October 2004 for violating the faculty handbook, to which all faculty must adhere. The hearing panel issued the recommendation to Morse, Provost of Academic Affairs Andrew Bodman and Mills Oct 31, Western Assistant Attorney General Wendy Bohlke said. Morse can decide to review the panel's decision if she finds it arbitrary, unfair or unlawful. "We're still in the middle of a waiting game," Bohlke said. "It's a serious matter." Mills said he is appealing the panel's recommendation. Psychology professor Jeffrey Grimm, sociology professor James Inverarity, English professor John Purdy, finance and marketing associate professor David Rystrom and English professor Laura Laffrado formed the five-member hearing panel. The panel conducted six meetings between Oct 5 and Oct 19 to assess see RULING, page 4 PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY JARED YOAKUM AND TAYLOR WILLIAMS / THE WESTERN FRONT Western theatre arts professor Perry Mills has been on an indefinite, paid suspension since October 2004. Mills started teaching at Western in 1980 and, despite his controversial approach to teaching, received tenure in 1994. Former students debate his teaching methods; some call it ineffective, others call him a theater savant. Students uncertain about DUIs BY ANDREW IRVINE The Western Front Red and blue flashing lights illuminate the Bellingham streets as police officers pull drivers over for driving under the influence. The Bellingham Police Department has made 228 DUI arrests in 2005, an average of slightly fewer than one per day, Lt. Craige Ambrose said. Many Western students face drunk-driving charges, and some deal with it worse than others, said Elva Giddings, coordinator of Western's Alcohol and Drug Consultation, Assessment and Skills program. "With some students it's like life stops," Giddings said "That can be deadly to their academic quarter because they can't think or concentrate, and I can help them with that." Giddings said she helps students by referring them to a lawyer before they go to trial or helping them with issues that arrive after trial. "Sometimes students have to take classes, attend victim-impact panels or outpatient treatment, and I can help them out and fit that into their financial needs," Giddings said. The minimum fine for a DUI when the driver's blood-alcohol content is more than 0.08 percent, which is the legal DUIs issued by Bellingham Police Department by month 38~^fl 2 5 - |H 20-^H io-^H 5H o-^B Aug. Sept. MUIIUI Oct. H B H2004 H r a | B2005 lt; INFOGRAPHIC BY LAUREN ALLAIN / THE WESTERN FRONT Officers have made more arrests for driving under the influence, averaging one per day, during the past three months compared with last year. limit in Washington, is $820. Lawyer fees usually cost a minimum of $1,500, Giddings said. If the driver is younger than 21 years of age, the legal blood-alcohol-content limit is 0.02 percent Many citizens don't know what to do if an officer pulls mem over for a suspected DUI, but being polite to the police officer is important, said Tom Lester, a Bellingham criminal defense lawyer who specializes in DUIs. 'Have your license, registration and insurance ready when the officer approaches your vehicle," Lester said. "From the time you are pulled over, what you need to do is be extraordinarily polite. Answer questions with 'yes sir,' 'no sir,' see DUI, page 4 Early results indicate tight election races BY MEGAN MULDARY The Western Front As of Thursday morning, the Whatcom County Auditor's Office had received 35,427 ballots from Tuesday's election. Whatcom" County residents voiced their opinions on issues that will affect the future of Bellingham and Whatcom County. Whatcom County Auditor Shirley Forslof said the office counted approximately half of the votes, with several races and initiatives still undecided. Forslof said she expects to receive 60,000 resident ballots, equaling 60 percent of the registered voters. in Whatcom County. The Auditor's Office will finalize election results Nov. 29. Initiative 1, which would add fluoride to Bellingham's water supply, is too close to call as of Thursday. Voters are approving it 50.92 percent to 49.08 percent. Fluoride Initiative 1 caused controversy in Bellingham. Voters in other cities throughout the United States voted against initiatives that would fluoridate those cities' water supplies Tuesday. Two cities in Ohio, Springfield and Xenia, and Toole, Utah, voted see RESULTS, page 4 TALKING DIRTY A sex educator comes to Western with a positive message for men and women ACCENT, PAGE 6 TIME FOR TIPOFF Hie No. 14-ranked Western women's basketball team returns four of its five starters SPORTS, PAGE 8 CRIMINALS IN ACTION The CIA's secret prisons are an example of the United States sacrificing human rights in wartime OPINIONS, PAGE 10 WEATHER Saturday: Rainy Hi: 46 Low: 38 Sunday: Rainy Hi: 48 Low: 42 www.westernfrontonline.com ---------- Western Front 2005-11-11 - Page 2 ---------- 2 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS NOVEMBER 11,2005 V Toi iking oices Chris D'Onofrio Junior, undecided What are your -plans for the" Veterans Day weekend? I'd like to go hiking Compiled by Tali Bendzak if it's nice. Molly Ay re-Svingen Senior, political science Koji Minami Freshman, linguistics 59 Actually, just catching up and catching my breath. â€¢ ) * ) Um, I don't know what I'm doing in 15 minutes. So I guess I'll just kick it. 59 APWire news briefs STATE NEWS Nov. 8,5r27p.ni;: Officers arrested ng under the infiuenc^ on the Man killed walking home after he was too drunk to drive A man whose friends felt he was too drunk to drive home after his 55th birthday party was walking home when a car struck and killed him. Police in Sultan said friends and family took Benjamin Wright's keys from him and told him to stay at his son's house. Wright said he Was going outside to smoke but began walking home instead and was struck by a car. Police said the driver, a 54-year-old woman, apparently did not see Wright in the road. Traffic moving slowly over Snoqualmie Pass The state Transportation Department said traffic flowed smoothly Monday at Snoqualmie Pass after crews opened one lane 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 editor's. 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. of Interstate 90 in each direction at the site of a rockslide. The department is urging cross-state drivers to take alternate routes such as Highway 2 over Stevens Pass, Highway 12 over White Pass or highways through the Columbia Gorge. The department has no estimate as to when crews will stabilize the slope where Sunday's rockslide closed 1-90. NATIONAL NEWS Steroid-bill penalties lightened in bid to gain support Sponsors of a steroid bill have lightened the bill's penalties in a bid to gain support for it in the Senate. Instead of a two-year ban for a first offense, which is the current Olympic standard, athletes who test positive for steroids would be sidelined for half a season. The bill calls for a one-season ban for a second steroid offense and a lifetime ban for a third. The bill would apply to Major League Baseball, the NFL, the NBA, the NHL and baseball's minor leagues. The leagues and their players' unions, however, said they would rather continue to set their own drug-testing rules and penalties through collective bargaining. Gonorrhea rates down; syphilis, chlamydia rates up Health officials said gonorrhea cases are at their lowest rates ever, according to a newly released study of sexually transmitted diseases. The study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows other sexually transmitted infections increased in number. The study showed the national rate of gonorrhea was approximately 114 cases per 100,000 people last year, the lowest level on record. The number of early-stage syphilis cases is up by nearly a third since 2000. The chlamydia rate is up approximately 6 percent from a year earlier. The centers' experts suspect an increase in risky sex among gay men is partly the cause of the syphilis increase. INTERNATIONAL NEWS Curfew violators in France face two-month prison sentences The French government hopes midnight curfews, effective since Tuesday, will curb the arson, vandalism and outbursts of violence that, have plagued the country for the past 12 nights. The French Cabinet adopted an emergency decree that authorizes local governments to impose curfews. Violators face house arrest and two months in jail. Compiled by Dave Wilhite AP Wire courtesy KUGS 89.3-FM WWU Official Announcements - PLEASE POST ALL STUDENTS EXPECTING TO GRADUATE at the close of spring quarter must have-a degree application on file in the Registrar's Office by Dec. 2. Students wishing to graduate during summer quarter 2006 must have a degree application on file by March 10. PARKING LOT RESERVATIONS. â€¢ Lots 11G and 14C will be reserved at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 10-12 and Nov. 16 and at 1 p.m. Nov. 13 for those attending performances of Moe's Lucky Seven and Quake. â€¢ Lot 6V will be reserved at 4 p.m. today, Nov. 10, for elderly and disabled attending the Veteran's Day celebration. â€¢ Twenty spaces in lot 7C will be reserved at 6 p.m. Nov. 14 for those attending the MAP scholarship reception. â€¢ Fifty spaces will be reserved at 9 a.m. Nov. 15 in Jot 12A for those attending the Benefits Fair. â€¢ Forty spaces will be reserved at 9 a.m. Nov. 16 in lot 12A for those attending the Law and Public Policy Information Fair. FACULTY ARE REMINDED THAT RESERVED PARKING SPACES are available for their use after hours and weekends with a valid parking permit or bus pass, as posted in lots 10C, 17G^nd Parks Hall. FACULTY ARE REMINDED THAT RESERVED PARKING SPACES ARE AVAILABLE for their use after hours and weekends with a valid parking permit or bus pass, as posted in lots 10G, 17G and Parks Hall. THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST (MPT) will be held in OM120 at 3 p.m. Mondays on Nov. 1 4, 21 and 28, and at 9 a.m. Thursdays on Nov. 17, Dec. 1 and 8. Registration is not required. Students must bring photo identification, their student number; Social Security number, and a No. 2 pencil. A fee of $15 is payable in the exact amount at test time. Allow 90 minutes. THE MILLER ANALOGIES TEST (MAT) IS ADMINISTERED BY APPOINTMENT ONLY as a computer-based test. Make an appointment in person in OM 120 or by Calling X/3080. A $60 fee is payable at test time. The test takes about VA hours. Preliminary scores are available immediately; official results are mailed within 15 days. WEST-B TEST. All applying for admission to state-approved teacher education programs must meet the minimum passing score on the basic skills assessment by the application deadline. Visit www.west.nesinc.com for registration information and a study guide. Registration deadlines are several weeks in advance. Test dates for 2005-06 are Nov. 19, Jan. 21, March 11, May 13, and July 15. WEST-E PRAXIS. Washington state requires anyone seeking teacher certification and teachers seeking additional endorsements to pass a subject knowledge assessment in the chosen endorsement area (the Washington Educator Skills Testâ€” Endorsement, or WEST-E). The state has chosen specific Praxis II series tests to meet this requirement. Visit www.ets.org/praxis/prxwa.html for online registration information. Registration bulletins are also available in MH 216. THE RECREATION PROGRAM APPLICATION DEADLINE is Friday, Nov. 18. Application materials and a pre-scheduled faculty interview must be completed by that date. For more information, stop by CV 6 or call X/3782. HAROLD AND LYLA LANT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS are now available to students pursuing a career as a lawyer and who have applied to an accredited law school. Full description and application.materials are available in Academic Advising and Tutorial Services, OM 380. Deadline is Feb. 1. FALL GROUP OFFERINGS THROUGH THE COUNSELING CENTER include â€¢ Relaxation Training, drop in for one or all sessions, 4 p.m. Thursdays, OM 540; â€¢ Ride the Emotional Wave, drop in for one or all sessions, 3 to 4:20 p.m. Wednesdays, OM 540. Employers On-Campus For complete and updated information, including locations and deadlines, visit www.career.wwu.edu or stop by OM 280. Nov. 14: â€¢ Apex Systems, Inc; â€¢ Federated Insurance; "Target Stores; Nov. 14-15: â€¢ United Parcel Service; Nov. 17: All Star Fitness; â€¢ The State PIRGS. ---------- Western Front 2005-11-11 - Page 3 ---------- NOVEMBER 11,2005 NEWS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 3 Avalanche buries Western alumnus BY KENDRA LANGSTON The Western Front An avalanche Saturday afternoon in the Mt. Baker Ski Area's backcountry buried snowboarder and 2004 Western alumnus Matt Bowen under 5 feet of snow for more than 15 minutes, but he came out alive. Bowen was the first person to get caught in an avalanche at the resort this year, Mt. Baker marketing manager Amy Howat said. The resort opened Tuesday. "Part of me wanted to pretend it was a dream, and soon Snuffleupagus would be floating through a purple sky on ice cream clouds eating a chocolate moon â€” but the reality was much too serious," Bowen said. Bowen, 23, an experienced backcountry snowboarder, said he hiked into the backcountry to snowboard with John Stanek, 24, of Glacier, and Reese Bradburn, 22, of Leavenworth, to a location just past the Mt. Baker Ski Area's boundary near the base of Table Mountain and a local landmark trail named 10-Minute Tree. The trio followed basic avalanche-safety procedures by testing the snow. They dug into the snow to test stability. After performing the test, the group concluded the snow did not meet safe riding conditions and discussed the safest possible route down to their meeting place, Bowen said. Bowen went down the run last and began his descent, causing a 125-foot-wide avalanche to break off directly in front of him. When the slide had calmed, Bowen said he continued approximately half of a mile to the group's meeting spot, where they discussed the next portion of their descent down the mountain. At this point, Bowen showboarded down first, out of view of his friends. "The snow was so unstable," Bowen said. "I made no turns in order to avoid setting off a slide and just pointed my board to get out of there as fast as I could." Halfway down the descent, a second 70-foot avalanche broke off behind him. The snow quickly caught up with Bowen and covered him up to his waist, he said. "I thought I could get out of there, but as I was turning out of the slide the heel edge of my board hit a tree under the snow and it pulled me straight down," Bowen said. "The snow came over me so fast." Bowen, who has lectured to Western students on avalanche safety, said he had little time to react but threw his hands in front of his face so when the snow buried him he would be able to move it away and dig upward. In the two to three minutes he remained conscious, Bowen said he tried not to panic and to take slow breaths to conserve his air. He said the thought of death did enter his mind. "I thought of letting everyone down," Bowen said. "I have always pushed my limits â€” taking chances and learning from success and failure. Now here I was, buried in my own foolishness. Everyone knows how knowledgeable about the backcountry I am, and then I go and get buried. I thought about how ironic it would be for something I loved so much to kill me. Then I passed out." Two visiting avalanche-rescue workers from Edmonds saw the slide take place and immediately raced down to Stanek and Bradburn to inform them of the slide and to assist in the recovery. Once the group reached the area where the slide occurred, it took them only one minute to locate Bowen and another three- or four minutes to dig him out, Stanek said. They found his snowboard 4 feet down in the snow and his face approximately 5 feet under. The group recovered Bowen in a cyanotic state, meaning he was breathing sporadically and had gone into shock because of the lack of oxygen, which caused him to temporarily lose the ability to move his arms and legs. PHOTO COURTESY OF MATT BOWEN Matt Bowen, a 2004 Western alumnus, frequents the Mt. Baker Ski Area and survived an avalanche that buried him Saturday. The group radioed the Mt. Baker Ski Patrol team, which took Bowen down to the medic's room in a toboggan, where medics checked him for injuries. They found nothing serious and released Bowen. "If this incident taught me anything at all, it's that you can't be too careful," Bowen said. "It is a fine line, knowing when to go for it and when to withdraw. You can perform all the tests, take all the precautions, but nothing can predict every outcome of every decision." The best way to avoid an avalanche is to own the proper equipment, such as shovels and radios, and possess the knowledge of how to use it, Howat said. ---------- Western Front 2005-11-11 - Page 4 ---------- 4 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS NOVEMBER 11,2005 Results: Auditor to finalize election Nov. 29 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 against initiatives that would have fluoridated their water supply. Voters in Mount Pleasant, Mich., approved a fluoride initiative. Statewide initiatives that were passing as of Wednesday were Initiative 900 and Initiative 901. The state Initiative 912 was not passing, Forslof said. Initiative 901 has a lead with 62.7-percent of votes for approval of a statewide law that would ban smoking from indoor public places such as bars and restaurants, said Peter McCollum, communication director of Yes on 901. "It will be enforced by the Public Health Department," McCollum said. "They check that employees are washing their hands and not spitting in your food. You know that sounds gross, but that doesn't kill you as fast as secondhand smoke does." If passed, Initiative 912 would reverse the fuel tax the Washington State Legislature and Gov. Christine Gregoire enacted in July. Although 28 of the 39 counties in Washington voted in favor of repealing the gas tax, a majority of the three largest counties, Snohomish, Pierce and King, are voting against the initiative, leaving it failing as of Thursday morning. The Auditor's Office will continue to count mail-in, overseas and out-of-state votes until it certifies the final results for each county. Results must be certified by Nov. 29. Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed has until Dec. 8 to certify the results. DUI: Drivers can choose Breathalyzer test or blood test to determine blood-alcohol content CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 and never volunteer any information." Drivers are not always aware what the law requires, Lester said. "If the officer asks you to step out of the car, politely ask why," Lester said. "You are . not required to take a field sobriety test or a portable breath test." The Breathalyzer test a driver is required to take occurs at the police station. If the driver refuses the test at the station his or her license is automatically suspended for one year, Lester said. Another option drivers have is to ask for a blood test instead of the Breathalyzer test, said Leah Koehn, the coordinator of^. Western's Legal Information Center. . Sometimes it can take up to three hours to administer the blood test, depending on how long it takes for a doctor to arrive. This will lower the driver's blood-alcohol content as time passes, Koehn said. An arraignment is the first step in the judicial process following a DUI arrest. The defendant enters his or her plea. Typically, the defendant would want to talk to a lawyer to coordinate the best defense, Lester said. If the defendant does not consult a lawyer before the arraignment, he or she should plead not guilty and ask for a trial before a jury, Lester said. "You can change your not guilty plea at a later time if you wish," Lester said. Ruling: Hearing panel affirmed five charges against Mills as evidence for its judgment CONTINUED FROM PAGE J Mills' teaching eligibility. The hearings addressed complaints from faculty members and students accusing Mills of not meeting the behavioral standard the university expects from its faculty. The hearing panel closed all six meetings to the public. Bodman, former theatre arts department chair Mark Kuntz and Carol Edwards, dean of the College of Fine and Performing Arts, charged Mills with "a serious and persistent neglect of faculty duties" and "intentional and malicious interference with the scientific, scholarly and academic activities of others," according to the statement of charges Mills received in June, 10 months after the department suspended him. The panel agreed with five of the charges. It said Mills' conduct persistently neglected his faculty duties under the code of faculty ethics. The panel said Mills provoked students with abrasive behavior and offensive language as a teaching technique, once shaming a student who survived ovarian cancer into presenting a playwriting piece by telling her she might as well have died from cancer, according to the hearing panel's judgment. Theatre arts department chair Gregory Pulver testified that students came to him crying and complaining about Mills, according to the document containing the hearing panel's findings and judgment. "Professor Mills knows, understands and even expects that some recipients of his words will be deeply upset and disturbed, and that not all of them will be able to respond positively to his challenge," according to the document. "Even were the panel not to find his conduct malicious, at best the panel could only find that his verbal acts were taken with an ongoing, deliberate and reckless indifference to the impact his actions have on those students and other persons who do not or cannot rise to his challenge." The panel concluded that the administration of the College of Fine and Performing Arts and its faculty members warned Mills against improper behavior but failed to follow up with effective corrective action. After consideration, the panel rejected three allegations against Mills because of insufficient evidence. Mills said the university accused him of unsafely brandishing a pocketknife before suspending him. The hearing panel did not affirm this charge. The panel determined that no credible testimony was presented to demonstrate that Mills engaged in threatening conduct by carrying a pocketknife or any other tool or weapon during class in October 2004. Mills filed a lawsuit in federal court against Bodman in July because Mills said the suspension violated his civil rights and ignored the employment contract defining the procedure for suspension. He said Western suspended him without informing him of the reasons why. "They want to get rid of me because I'm a back-talking son of a bitch," Mills said. "I'm not going.to be quiet." Failed, failed, failed. And then... Pass It On, A. 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Law School Public Policy Information Fair tb Wednesday, Nov. 16 10 am - 2 pm VU Multipurpose Room www.careefs.wwu.edu (Special Events) or call 650-3240 ---------- Western Front 2005-11-11 - Page 5 ---------- ACCENT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2005 â€¢ WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM â€¢ PAGE 5 Art of storytelling revived through international event BY MIKE CURTISS The Western Front Television and movies are the primary storytellers in American society, and Bellingham Storytellers Guild co-chair Doug Banner said this has led to a loss of cultural identity. "We have gotten so ingrained in our technological world that we forget to see eye-to-eye with people," Banner said. Storyteller Donald Davis, a retired minister from North Carolina, is bringing storytelling to a national audience. Davis has performed throughout the country to crowds of hundreds. "Donald Davis is one of the most well-known storytellers in the country," said Jill Clark, Performing Arts Center Series coordinator. "He helped start the modern storytelling renaissance about 35 years ago." Davis tells improvised stories about a wide range of topics including personal stories, humorous anecdotes about growing up in the South and personal stories about his family, Clark said. Davis said he learned the art of storytelling from his uncle Frank Davis. "Uncle Frank was the family storyteller of my father's generation and one of the most memorable storytellers of my childhood," Davis said. "He died when he was 68, and people would say, 'Oh, somebody ought to -remember those stories Frank used to tell.' So one of the first things I did as a storyteller was to pull together all of the Frank stories that I could remember." Davis will perform Nov. 17- 19 as part of "Tellabration!," an international storytelling event with local sponsors from Western and the community. " 'Tellabration!' is a somewhat-coordinated event that is always the third Saturday of November," Clark said. "The individual storytelling guilds do their own thing. We always bring in a featured teller, as well as members of the storytelling guild and youth storytellers auditioned from the local schools." The National Storytelling Network first coordinated "Tellabration!" in 1988 in an effort to organize a national day of storytelling, and by 1997 the event had spread worldwide. Banner said storytelling has the power to bring people together in direct communication and is crucial to forming a cultural identity, which is increasingly important in today's impersonal world of cell phones and chat rooms. Storytelling is a necessary part of the human experience, Davis said. "Your identity is not where you work or what you watch on television â€” it's what you remember,", he said. "The only way we carry our identity is through our stories because you are what you remember. And if you don't know the stories of your family, then who are you?" Event Info Thursday Nov. 17 â€¢Storytelling for Children, 10:30 a.m. Performing Arts Center Mainstage â€¢Workshop on Davis' book "Writing as a Second Language: From Experience to Story to Prose," 2 p.m. Fraser Hall 3, free and open to public â€¢PAC Series performance, 7:30 p.m. Old Main Theatre; tickets cost between $8 and $14 at the University Box Office. Friday Nov. 18 â€¢Storytelling for Children, 10:30 a.m. PAC Mainstage â€¢PAC Series performance, 7:30 p.m. Old Main Theatre; tickets cost between $8 and $14 at the box office. â€¢Davis' storytelling workshop, 9:30 a.m. Fairhaven Library; tickets are $40 for general, $20 students. Saturday Nov. 19 â€¢Tellabration!, 3 p.m. PAC Concert Hall, featuring Donald Davis and the Bellingham Storytellers Guild; tickets are $7, $4 students, available at the box office and Village Books. 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Huston, a poet, artist and activist, discusses her experiences with sex, body image and living with HIV in her one-woman off- Broadway show titled "Sex, Cellulite and Large Farm Equipment: One Girl's Guide to Living and Dying," which she will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Western's Performing Arts Center Concert Hall. "It's all about how to fall in love with life again, regardless of what you've been through," Huston said. "(It is) a juicy slice of lifeâ€”: yummy." Huston's show is the second in the Sexual Awareness Center's Speak Series. In November 2004 the center sponsored a speech by writer, columnist and sexuality educator Susie Bright. "If you liked Susie Bright, you will love River," said Dori Greenaway, Western senior and Sexual Awareness Center assistant coordinator. Western senior Sarah Bowers, the Sexual Awareness Center coordinator, said the center wanted to bring Huston to campus because she advocates safe sex and positive body image in a humorous way. Bowers said attendees will leave the event with new knowledge about life. Huston's unique perspective is something she said will likely change their minds about an issue, such as what a person living with HIV is like. "River will challenge stereotypes addressing women with HIV, women in general and being a woman who openly talks about hot-button issues such as sex," Greenaway said. Huston said she has had a full life and has survived two life-threatening illnesses, run a marathon, lived through financial ruin and been arrested in 1996 for putting a condom on a dildo at a high school in suburban New Jersey. She is a sex columnist for POZ, a magazine about living with HIV, and has written three books of poetry, authored the book "A Positive Life: Portraits of Women Living with HIV," which is a compilation of photos of American women living with HIV, and has appeared on numerous television programs including "Good Morning America." Huston lectures throughout the country on topics such as alcohol, drug addiction, body image, sex and life with HIV Adding comedy to her show allows the audience to learn, laugh and have a good time. She said she thinks people are less defensive when they laugh. "I've been giving lectures for a lot of years, and I love to engage people and I love to make them laugh," Huston said. "Doing this show allows me to touch on the things I think are really important, but be entertaining." Huston lives on a large piece of land in rural Pennsylvania with her husband and three dogs. She described the living situation as "Green Acres" for the new millennium. Her move from New York City to the country also inspired portions of the play, such as her new affinity for tractors and farm machinery instead of high-heeled shoes. Huston said the people she meets at her performances inspire her to continue educating. "I love people," Huston said. "I can be helpful at this point. I love being able to help â€” it's in my nature." Bowers and Greenaway said Huston's show will empower and inspire men and women of all ages. "Whether you've had a bad day or a bad decade, this show'U turn it all around," Huston said. Tickets are free and are currently available at the University Box Office. The show's primary .sponsor is the Sexual Awareness Center, along with departments and campus organizations. PHOTO COURTESY OF RIVER HUSTON POWDER SHOWS BEFORE SKI-FILM SCREENING PHOTO COURTESY OF~COURTLEVE Skier Brent Abrams airs at Lake Tahoe in his part in "Higher Ground." BYGRAIGHBLL The Western Front Skier Ingrid Backstrom, 27, honed her skiing skills growing up on the slopes of Crystal, Mountain with her parents, who volunteered on the ski patrol for more than 20 years. Backstrom stars in this year's Warren Miller film, "Higher Ground," which is her second role in a Miller film. It will show at 8 p.m. Friday at the Mount Baker Theatre. Skier and 2004 Western alumna Krystol Daugherty, 26, an employee at Sportsman Chalet in Bellingham, said Miller's films have traditionally helped kick off the season for skiing diehards in the United States and Europe. Last year's Warren Miller film, "Impact," showed in Bellingham before Mt. Baker Ski Area and many other local ski areas accumulated enough snow to open. This year, Mt Baker Ski Area received enough snow to open Tuesday. Crystal Mountain and Blackcomb, B.C., opened Saturday. "Everyone is already excited and snow-happy," Daugherty said. "Since the season is starting before the film, the vibe is going to be really intense." Past Warren Miller films have attracted all-ages crowds that return year after year to see epic skiing footage from all over the world, including Switzerland, France, Colorado, Alaska and British Columbia, Daugherty said. Western junior and Outdoor Center employee Rebecca Nelson said skiers and snowboarders are excited about the early snow. She said snow-sport enthusiasts should be prepared for die conditions and not go beyond their personal skill level. "The people in ski and snowboard films are experienced professionals, and even then they can get caught in deadly avalanches," Nelson said. "Mt Baker (Ski Area) has lots and lots of out-of-bounds backcountry that require taking an avalanche transceiver, shovel, snow probe, a partner and knowing the current snow conditions before you can go out." The crew filmed "Higher Ground" in high-definition, and it features freeskiing icons Shane McConkey and Seth Morrison ripping lines in Engelberg, Switzerland. The film also features snowboarders Dave Downing, Mads Johnson and Freddy Kalbermatten in a freeriding and terrain park segment of the film, which is one of several sections of snowboarding footage. Miller, who originally made all-ski films, was among the first to include snowboarding in his films, said Bellingham resident and Germany native Erich Pfitzer, 52, an employee at Fairhaven Bike and Mountain Sports. He recalled that Miller personally presented the film screenings in European countries. "He put a face to his ski films," Pfitzer said. "They have become a long tradition of opening the ski season, getting people hyped up and drooling for the snow." ---------- Western Front 2005-11-11 - Page 7 ---------- NOVEMBER 11,2005 ACCENT THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 7 BY LANCE HENDERSON The Western Front As the dancehall rhythm permeates the atmosphere, roots reggae sensation Anthony B, whose real name is Keith Blair, stomps his feet, raises his hand and captivates the audience with his powerful lyrics. - "Black people don't get weary/Dem tek off the shackles an face we/But still we under mental slavery," Anthony B said in "Fire Pon Rome." Anthony B will perform 9 p.m. Sunday at The Nightlight Lounge and tickets cost $17. "This is a performer that usually sells out places like Los Angeles and New York," Western junior and show promoter Quoc Pham said. "We are lucky to have him in Bellingham." Anthony B's publicist Amy Shapas said that when performing he commands the stage with a charismatic presence that makes the crowd go crazy. "He'll get the place hot, like it's on fire," Shapas said. Anthony B grew up in a religious household in Clarkstown Trelawny Parish, Jamaica. His i -^vKMSasvat rJ^- JBHOTQ COURTESY OF TOMASO GESUATO Reggae artist Anthony B performs for the crowd March 7 at the Rototom Sunsplash in Northern Italy. PHOTO COURTESY OF ANTHONY B mother and grandmother immersed him in music and singing, and he sharpened his vocal skills in the church choir. As a teen, Anthony B moved to Portmore, Jamaica, where he connected with some deejays and performed and produced until he exploded on the record charts in Europe, Japan, and North and South America. " 'Fire Pon Rome' was the single that broke Anthony B into the international scene," Pham said. "He became recognized worldwide as the reggae freedom fighter giving voice to the voiceless." Anthony B is unique, Shapas said, because he combines dancehall rhythms, which are faster than reggae rhythms, with conscious roots lyrics. Music critics have slammed other dancehall artists such as Buju Banton, Sizzla and Capelton for controversial lyrics that encourage hate, but Anthony B has kept his message a"bout freedom and justice positive, she said. "Anthony B keeps his lyrics and message uplifting and uses his platform as a tool to give the underrepresented a voice," Shapas said. The Nightlight Lounge owner Matthew Feigenbaum said Anthony B 's music fits in perfectly at the Nightlight. "An established and recognized artist, Anthony B delivers a quality performance and represents a genre that enjoys strong support in Bellingham," Feigenbaum said. Bright Eyes stumbles onto worlds stsge Singer Conor Oberst finds perfect mix of musicians to complement his songs KENDRALANGSTON/THE WESTERN FRONT Bright Eyes performs Nov. 3 at the Mount Baker Theatre in Bellingham. BY BRADLEY THAYER The Western Front Conor Oberst, the Bright Eyes frontman who began his prolific recording career at age 13, made it clear Nov. 3 at the Mount Baker Theatre that if the band's newfound popularity changes its sound, it will only be for the better.. With the band's back-to-back. 2004 releases, "I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning" and "Digital Ash in a Digital Urn," longtime Bright Eyes fans found themselves questioning whether the band had sold out with an overproduced sound that replaced the style with which Oberst approached . his earlier recordings. At the show, Oberst performed songs from albums such as the 2000 release "Fevers and Mirrors," but with a seven-member entourage on stage. Throughout its existence, fans have knowtf Bright Eyes for its ever-changing lineup with Oberst as the only invariable. Older songs such as "The Calendar Hung Itself," with which the band opened, felt more powerful than ever before. Finally, it seems, Oberst has surrounded himself with musicianship masterful enough to equal his awe-inspiring songwriting talent. Donning a smorgasbord of different instruments â€” from the typical drums, bass and guitar to the more unusual'clarinet, cello, harp and steel guitar.â€” the band showed a new, more melodic and skillful approach that was overwhelming. The acoustics at the Mount Baker Theatre, in conjunction with its antiquated charm and red lighting brought new dimensions to Oberst's harrowing songs. Throughout the show, Oberst paused between songs to relay a joke, funny observation or personal story, with topics ranging from former bandmates who have since left the group to losing his virginity. Overall, the show was a beautiful representation of what makes Bright Eyes' music intriguing â€” Oberst's conflicting personality and brutal honesty. Whether he is beltingout a song about his boyhood or about a cowboy president with whom he disagrees, Oberst's level of passion for his music is the opposite of his unique voice â€” unwavering. As he drank Tecate and another unidentified drink from a red keg cup, it was clear Oberst was getting more drunk as the show went on. By the encore, his stumbling into fellow musicians, the harp, amplifier and the microphone stand seemed to be eerily symbolic of a young boy stumbling unaware into a passionate love affair with his songs. Oberst's commitment to his craft became clear as a look of raw happiness spread across his face during the encore. For Oberst and fans, a quid-pro-quo relationship existsâ€”passion for payment â€” and he is just the musician with enough passion to carry him through a long and incredibly lucrative career. ---------- Western Front 2005-11-11 - Page 8 ---------- SPORTS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2005 â€¢ WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM â€¢ PAGE 8 Women's basketball ready for tipoff No. 14-ranked Vikings begin 2005-2006 season against Northwest University Nov. 25 BY STACIE ERFLE The Western Front Despite the team's loss in its exhibition game against the University of British Columbia, fans of the Western women's basketball team have reason to be optimistic. The 2004 Western women's basketball team ended its season with a 24-5 record and finished second in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. Western ended the season with a 85-75 loss to Chico State University in the West Regional semifinal game. "Last year we had a good season, but in the end we weren't satisfied," Western senior center Courtney Clapp said. The Vikings â€” No. 14 in preseason rankings â€” added five players to its roster of eight returnees. Carmen Dolfo, Western women's basketball head coach, will again lead the team. She has led Western to eight consecutive NCAA Division II national tournaments. "We have such an experienced team and such a deep bench; anyone can step up," Western senior point guard Samantha Hubbard said. "We have the best team. We have set high goals, and we have put in the time." The 2005-2006 team will return four of last season's five starters and four players who contributed significant minutes off the bench. Division II Bulletin named Western senior forward Tina Donahue the 2005 GNAC preseason Player of the Year. Donahue led the team in scoring with 14.1 points per game, and in rebounding, with six per game last season. Clapp averaged 13 points per game and 4.7 rebounds and was rewarded by being named to the West Regional STACBE ERFLE / THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior center Stephanie Dressel defends Western senior center Courtney Clapp while she attacks the hoop during practice Oct. 25. all-tournament team. "We have five seniors and a deep bench," Clapp said. "Those elements are going to. be really important because it takes the pressure off just one player." Dolfo said the biggest differences in this year's team from last year is maturity and experience. - Western senior point guard Samantha Hubbard will play in her fourth and final season with the Vikings. Hubbard averaged a team-high 3.9 assists per game and 1.9 steals per game. Senior guard Kelly Dykstra, who took last year off to get married and have a baby, will also return this season. Dykstra started 16 games in the 2003-2004 season and averaged 11.4 points per game and 4.3 assists. "Kelly will add experience and determination," Hubbard said. "All the younger players and newcomers are also really coming into their own as well." The Vikings also added junior transfer student guard Mollie Stelmack. Stelmack played two seasons at Franklin Pierce College in New Hampshire, where she averaged 13.6 points per game and shot 37.1 percent from three-point range. Dolfo said that although the team has eight experienced returnees, including five seniors, the team gets leadership from various players with their own strengths â€”: not just seniors. ''No one stands alone," Dolfo said. "We have a great mix, and that will come through on the court." Western opened the season Friday with its 71-65 exhibition-game loss against British Columbia. Clapp contributed a team-high 14 points, with Hubbard and Donahue at 11 each. The "Vikings' next game will be another exhibition game against Pacific Lutheran University Nov. 14 at Carver Gym. 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The domination of Central is a different story from when Western blew a two-goal lead in the last 20 minutes of the team's opening-game non-conference loss against Cal State Dominguez Hills Aug. 29 in California. Dominguez Hills is now heading to the regional playoffs, which begin Nov. 12, while the Vikings stay home. Inconsistency was the Vikings downfall all season, Western women's soccer head coach Travis Connell said. "Some games we needed to score and we couldn't, and other games we scored but we couldn't stop the other team from scoring," he said. After the opening-game defeat, the Vikings won five of the next six games to improve its record to 5-2. The Vikings then faced the Great Northwest Athletic Conference powerhouse Seattle Pacific University Sept. 28. Seattle Pacific came into the game without a loss in its previous 47 contests. Western fell short in overtime on a game-winning penalty kick by Seattle Pacific. After that game, the Vikings lost five of the next nine games and finished the season with a record of 9-8-2 overall and 6-5-1 in GNAC play. "We had the talent to be one of the best teams in the region," Western senior defender Erin Casey said. "It came down to believing, but we underestimated our potential and sold ourselves short." Saturday's victory over Central showed just what the team was Vikings' GNAC honors â€¢ Western sophomore forward Rosie Zadra was named GNAC capable of, Casey said. "We had issues finding the net, and I think that was a combination of things," she said. "We had issues setting up goals and scoring goals." The Vikings were shut out or held to one goal in six of the team's eight losses. The team had four or five games in which it dominated offensive possession but could not put the ball into the net, Western sophomore forward Rosie Zadra said. Zadra was named the 2005 GNAC Newcomer of the Year. The team will lose six seniors to graduation â€” five of whom were starters â€” and the team will miss them, Connell said. "The seniors were great," he said. "We are losing our starting backs. Losing them will be difficult to replace." Short lapses in concentration caused many of the .losses this season, and Zadra said that by cutting those out, the team should be more successful next year. "If we can play more consistent next season, then our defense will be much harder to infiltrate," Zadra said. Consistency is the theme for next season, Connell echoed. "We are committed to consistency, mental toughness and defense in the offseason," Connell said. Recruiting is another area the Vikings .can improve during the offseason, Connell said. He said the team already has some attack-style players it has recruited coming in who can all score goals. Goals were something the Vikings were short on many times this season, but they were also short on luck, Casey said. 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These pirates did not attack the 400-foot cruise liner with a creaky old sailing ship and swords, but instead used speedboats, machine guns and rocket launchers. Pirates never left â€” they just upgraded. Pirates are not dead. Modern pirates reside in waters off the coasts of locations such as Ecuador, Vietnam and Bangladesh, according to pirateinfo.com, a Web site about pirate history. And ship captains avoid pirate territory deemed unsafe by the Piracy Reporting Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The pirate presence is evident with the introduction of the word wench into college vocabulary, the pirate pants people are wearing that are short so the bottoms of the pants don't get wet when stepping out of the boat onto the shore, and the pirate flags attached to numerous front porches in Bellingham taking the place of wind catchers. Even though these rascals still plague the open seas, it seems as if more people are interested in the heroic and romantic aspects of piracy, such as Captain Jack Sparrow, played by Johnny Depp. With the success of the first "Pirates of the Caribbean" film and two more movies to fulfill a trilogy on the way, once again pirates are in the mainstream spotlight. According to the rules of logic and philosophy, since Depp is cool, and Depp played a pirate, therefore, pirates are cool. A. prime example of the pirate trend was Halloween this year. The number of pirates and Captain Sparrows roaming State Street could've banded together and taken over five or six yachts on Bellingham Bay. Incorporating the pirate lifestyle into one's own life isn't always easy, and the best way to tell that a person doesn't understand the culture is the presence of an eye patch or a wooden leg. Necessity is the only reason an eye patch should ever leave the rat-chewed box in the attic it came from, and in an attempt to modernize and avoid stereotypes, the Pirates Union, a group of people who label themselves as pirates, will forbid anyone sporting a wooden leg from joining, according to pirateinfo.com. Those who say the pirate epidemic is nothing more than a fad are wrong. Pirates are here to stay. They have branded our speech, clothes, entertainment and jokes with their skull and crossbones, and they are waiting, just offshore, in growing numbers, to strike again. So a pirate walks into a bar with a steering wheel hanging out of his fly. The bartender says, 'Hey, you got a steering wheel hanging out your fly!' and the pirate says,'Yargh. It's driving me nuts!' Frontlines are the opinion of The Western Front editorial board: Zoe Fraley, Brittany Greenfield, Molly Jensen, Stefani Harrey, Jessica Dignan, Taylor Williams, Lauren Allain, Peter Jensen, Adriana Dunn, Blair Wilson, Devin Smart, Bradley Thayer, Eric Sanford, Tiffany Sheakley andJared Yoakum. The Western Front Editor in Chief: Zoe Fraley; Managing Editor: Brittany Greenfield; Head Copy Editor: Molly Jensen; Copy Editors: Stefani Harrey, Jessic^Dignan; Photo Editor: Taylor Williams; News Editors: Lauren Allain, Peter Jensen; Accent Editor: Adriana Dunn; Features Editor: Blair Wilson; Sports Editor: Devin Smart; Opinions Editor: Bradley Thayer; Online Editor: Eric Sanford; Staff Photographer: Jared Yoakum; Cartoonists: Terrence No-wicki, Susan Rosenberry, Aaron Cunningham; Adviser: John Harris; Business Manager: Alethea Macomber; Advertising Manager: Joel Hall; Community Liaison: Tiffany Sheakley; Columnist: Travis Sherer Staff Reporters: Mary Andom, Laura Belzer, Tali Bendzak, Nichole Boechler, Jacob Buckenmeyer, Michael Goffman, Michael Curtiss, Taurean Davis, Shannon Deveny, Kirsten DuBois, Samantha Everts, Matthew Gagne, Daniel Grohl, Krista Grunhurd, Amy Harder, Tess Hembree, Lance Henderson, Graigre Hill, Deanna Holmquist, Tyler Huey, Andrew Irvine, John Kara-bias, Mari Kariya, Thomas King, Zach Kyle, Kendra Langston, Jacqueline LeCuyer, Kara Leider, Brian Lenzmeier, Kyra Low, Michael Lycklama, Peter Maclean, Kristen Marson, Justin Morrow, Megan Muldary, Kimberly Oakley, Ciara O'Rourke, Shannon Proulx, Susan Prussack, Samantha Roberts, Susan Rosenberry, Beckie Rosillo, Lorean Serko, Loren Shane, Lea Shawn, Andrew Sleighter, Julia Waggoner, Shawna Walls, Jennifer Whitford and David Wilhite. 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: 'Underneath this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character." â€” Oscar Levant, composer for fchfFORMElf lt;s^ gt; but made lt;rv-Â® for the CURRENT Human rights necessities BY LANCE HENDERSON The Western Front Human rights are often the first casualties of war. Vice President Dick Cheney appeared at a Republican senatorial luncheon in late October to lobby lawmakers for a CIA exemption to a torture ban backed by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. The ban Cheney wants to weaken would eliminate torture and inhumane treatment of prisoners held by the United States if the U.S. House of Representatives passes it, according to a Nov. 7 Washington Post article. The CIA has been hiding and interrogating some of its most dangerous al-Qaeda captives at secret detention centers called black sites, according to a Nov. 2 Washington Post article. The secret facilities are part of a covert prison system the CIA set up after Sept. 11. At various times, the CIA has operated sites in eight countries, including Thailand, Afghanistan and a small center at the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, according to the article. Several democratic countries in eastern Europe also contain black sites, but the. CIA has kept them classified. President George W. Bush would not confirm the existence of the secret prisons or address demands from the International Committee of the Red Cross to have access to the U.S.-held suspects inside, according to a Nov. 7 Reuters article. Bush would only confirm that the United States does not torture detainees. The United States ratified the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in 1994, according to the U.N. Web site. The convention came about in 1987 with the goal of preventing torture and similar activities, but human rights are marginal issues in the Bush administration's war on terror. Cheney initially pushed to defeat McCain's entire ban. Why the Bush administration would lobby for CIA exemption from the amendment is difficult to understand. Perhaps, contrary to the president's statement, the CIA already uses torture or would like to have the option. McCain is one of the only congressmen qualified to openly discuss torture. After McCain ejected from his aircraft in Vietnam, the North Vietnamese immediately captured and see CASUALTY, page 11 Voting not worth effort BY TRAVIS SHERER Looking up What did you do on Tuesday? Did you vote? No? - Me neither. Don't tell anyone though because it's OK if nobody votes â€” just as long as nobody admits it. If you admit to not voting for any reason, it doesn't matter where you are, that guy will leap from his rapist-like hiding spot just to give you a civics lesson. If you ask most Americans, they'll tell you voting is the basis of a republic. This is true. But then we'll have to remind them America is not really a republic, just as communism is not really socialism. But what good is our most basic right if it is not guaranteed? â€¢- Oh, we're all guaranteed a roped-off curtain to vote behind. But just because you cast a ballot, doesn't mean the government will count your, vote correctly. In fact, the government assumes it will not count all votes correctly â€” as has been the case in the last two presidential elections. Here lies the debate. If this is our most basic right, shouldn't we spend as much money as possible to ensure its accuracy? When you think about it, counting votes is the most important part of the electoral process. Anybody can just take votes. We could hold an election in my apartment right now in which you just line up and give . me a piece of paper with your vote on it. And if the counting doesn't really matter, I'll hand you back a piece of paper that reads, "Piss off." That's it, election over and I'll pick the winner. I guess having a guarantee is asking too muchâ€” wait, no it isn't. Even the Men's Warehouse has a guarantee. So come on, give us something. Right now the government's guarantee is, because so many people vote, we cannot expect individual votes always to be counted correctly. Well I guess that makes sense. We should just accept that our government will tell us what it can and cannot do. Doesn't everybody know his or her limitations? Never are we challenged to go beyond what we think we can do. In fact, everything I have done has played out exactly to plan, and I have never overachieved. The truth is that voting is a recur-see POLL, page 11 ---------- Western Front 2005-11-11 - Page 11 ---------- NOVEMBER 11,2005 OPINIONS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 11 Casualty: Human rights should not waver based on whether their application is convenient CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 confined him in the Hanoi prison system, where he remained for five and a half years, according to POWnetwork.org, a Web site dedicated to distributing information about prisoners of war and miss-ing- in-action servicemen. When rescued, McCain had two broken legs and a broken right arm due to torture. If McCain backs an amendment against torture, the government should listen. Americans against the. Bush administration believe unconventional actions, including harsh interrogation tactics, prisoner abuse and covert detention centers, have lessened world support for the U.S.-led counter-terrorism campaign and tainted core American values such as human rights, according to the Nov. 7 Washington Post article. But the terrorists cared little about the human rights of those they killed in Sept. 11, and Bush said he is confident that when Americans see the facts they will recognize mat more work remains and the Bush administration must protect Americans in a way that is lawful, according to the Reuters article. The only way the CIA can be lawful is if it doesn't have to adhere to the law. hi the United States, it's illegal to detain prisoners in complete isolation, so the CIA shipped them overseas, according to the Nov. 2 Washington Post article. The Bush camp believes the president needs unrestricted power to protect Americans, but it would not try to exempt itself from torture legislation as Cheney is attempting unless it wanted to keep the torture option open. Perhaps a little restriction is just what Bush needs. Human rights do not come and go based on convenience. The United States cannot champion human rights in a time of peace and men throw them out the window when it gums up the expedition of justice. No one ever said protecting human rights was easy, but the United States should set the example before it becomes a cautionary tale of a nation that went astray. Poll: Mindless celebrities and networks manipulate voters Family- Be Thankful! WE WILL HELP YOU CONNECT WHATCOM GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY meets next on Monday, November 14 at 7 pm St. Paul's Episcopal Church 2117 Walnut St., Bellingham, WA 734-9835 or 7344)283 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 ring fad every four years. Voting is a subject groups such as Rock the Vote and MoveOn.org make you believe is at the heart of the problem, when all they truly want is uninformed, and easily manipulated, votes. What these groups are doing isn't wrong. They are special-interest groups. Generating interest in their cause is what they are supposed to do. But the real problem is that we can't count mis small number of votes correctly, so what will happen if more people decide to vote? Why aren't Paris Hilton and Diddy talking about election reform now that it isn't a presidential election year? Solving a problem three years before it surfaces is not our styleâ€”that's something Jesus would do. Sorry, mere we go again, merging Christianity with democracy. But what's wrong with that? They make such a good team. One kills those different from them, and the other merely exploits countries for everything they're worth. The two are a regular Amos and Andy, and I'll let you decide which is which. Also, how come all the people trying to get you to vote are the same people you wouldn't want voting in the first place? They are either mindless celebrities from sex videos or celebrities who think removing the T ' from their nickname is worthy of a press conference. Or it's your friends who get all their news from television and are actually convinced by those celebrities. This isn't a problem our government can fix in a year. Other governments could, but not ours. We need three. Another reason I didn't vote is because I'm lazy. And you could say that this whole column is just to mask my lack of motivation. I'm one of those uninformed people who shouldn't vote. The funny thing is that my sloth does not motivate me to become informed. Instead, it breeds contempt for those who are. I'm not really asking for much, just a preemptive attempt to fix an inevitable problem. But don't rush to fix it, I like keeping my Tuesdays fairly open. 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Text preview (might not show all results): 2006_0418 ---------- Western Front 2006-04-18 - Page 1 ---------- GIMDEilELiA STORY: STUDENTS DONATE PROM DRESSES, TOXES.MCEI THE WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY June could be last stop for shuttle BY JEFFREY LUXMORE The Western Front Unless Western finds a new funding source, the Commuter Loop Shuttl
Transcript text preview (might not show all results): 2006_0418 ---------- Western Front 2006-04-18 - Page 1 ---------- GIMDEilELiA STORY: STUDENTS DONATE PROM DRESSES, TOXES.MCEI THE WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY June could be last stop for shuttle BY J
Show more2006_0418 ---------- Western Front 2006-04-18 - Page 1 ---------- GIMDEilELiA STORY: STUDENTS DONATE PROM DRESSES, TOXES.MCEI THE WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY June could be last stop for shuttle BY JEFFREY LUXMORE The Western Front Unless Western finds a new funding source, the Commuter Loop Shuttle system will stop operating at the end of spring quarter. The shuttle, which is free to ride, includes three buses operating on two routes throughout the day during fall, winter and spring quarters. One bus travels from Buchanan Towers to Red Square along East College Way. Two buses run along Bill McDonald Parkway to connect Red Square to the Administrative Services Center on 32nd Street. One bus operates the 32nd Street route during summer quarter and intercessions. Western senior Shannon Hutchinson, the Associated Students president, said the AS allocated $50,000 last year to help fund the shuttle for the 2005-2006 school year. She said the AS intended for the money to fund the shuttle for one year to allow Western's administration more time to find funding to sustain the. service. The AS budget can't give any more money to the shuttle, Hutchinson said. Carol Berry, Western's alternative transportation coordinator^ said no particular department on campus is responsible for finding funding for the shuttle program. The fees students pay to use campus parking lots would not cover the see BUS, page 6 TAYLOR WILLIAMS / THE WESTERN FRONT Western students board one of the university's three shuttles on Monday behind the Communications Facility. Western will discontinue this free service next year if no new funding is found. TUESDAY, APRIL 18,2006 ISSUE 6, VOLUME 137 Marijuana rally / TAYLOR WILLIAMS/THE WESTERN FRONT Western junior Aida Burgos paints the stem of a six-foot model of a bong pipe. Club members constructed the model from metal duct piping, and it will be on display in Red Square Thursday. x Students build six-foot replica of smoking pipe BY BECKIE ROSILLO The Western Front A politically-motivated, six-foot-tall bong pipe is not something most Western students would normally find in the center of Red Square, or anywhere for that matter. Members of the WWU Libertarians club will protest by displaying the bong pipe from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday in Red Square to show their support for the fight to legalize marijuana. Graduate student and club member Hannah Pendergrast said the club members hope to inspire students to discuss the war on drugs and aren't condoning marijuana use. The bong is to gain students'attention, she said. .-"It's 'a really contentious issue," she said. "This is^not an encouragement to actually do anything illegal. It would be a choice on part of the individual smoker." A similar event hosted by the UW Libertarians club at the University of ^Washington in October 2005 prompted Western club members to construct the pipe. The club's advisor, Western lecturer Bruce Guthrie, said he and Western freshman Zack Elan, the club's^ vice chair, constructed the bong out of duct piping one night in Guthrie's garage. The metal piping is commonly used in air conditioning ducts, Elan said. Elan said the club members will distribute educational pamphlets about the war on drugs and its negative effects. see LAW, page 6 Ridgeway hall council cancels annual event BY JTJLIE WAGGOISER The Western Front Beta/Gamma hall council didn't hold its annual Culture Shock event this April for the first time in 16 years. The event was canceled because of a lack of participation from culture-oriented Associated Students clubs on Easter weekend and the resignation of two hall council member, said Western freshman Stewart Schaefer, former Beta/ . Gamma Residence Hall Association representative. Culture Shock is a spring quarter program open to all Western students. Normally, student-run cultural and ethnic groups, such as the Black Student Union and the Vietnamese Student Association, set up booths with cultural information and activities in the Viking Union Multipurpose Room, Schaefer said. Schaefer and Rachel Lewis, former hall council treasurer, resigned April 4 due in part to differences in opinion regarding how the council should be spending its money, Lewis said. "I felt like Stewart and I were working really hard and directing a see PROGRAM, page 6 SPRING TRAINING Senior quarterback James Monrean leads the Vikings' football team through off- season workouts. SPORTS, PAGE 9 LAW AND DISORDER Television dramas misrepresent the role of defense attorneys in the courtroom: OPINIONS, PAGE 13 . SKY HIGH The city of Bellingham has plans to build a new 18-story complex on Railroad Avenue. NEWS, PAGE 2 WEATHER Wednesday: Cloudy Hi: 60 Low: 42 Thursday: Showers Hi: 56 Low: 38 ^ " â€¢ - â€¢ gt; Z C*^ www.westernfrontonline.com ---------- Western Front 2006-04-18 - Page 2 ---------- 2 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS APRIL 18,2006 Cops Box University Police April 13,1:07 a.m.: Medics responded to a report of an unconscious man in Mathes Hall. He was still breathing and medics did not need to transporthim to the hospital. April 12, 8:58 p.m.: The Bellingham Fire Department responded to a report of a man, who was experiencing abdominal pain and fainted in JjQld Main. Medics transported him to the hospital. April 12,1:58 p.m.: Medics responded to a report of a 20-year-old woman with chest pain in the Fairhaven Complex and transported her to the Student Health Center. Bellingham Police April 13,11:08 a.m.: Officers responded to a report of paintballs hitting a woman's vehicle on the 1400 block of Electric Avenue. April 13, 12:24 a.m.: Officers cited and released a man on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol on the 1300 block of High Street. April 12, 10:44 p.m.: Officers arrested and booked two "suspects on suspicion of marijuana possession on the 1400 block of East Magnolia Street. Compiled by Abby. Vincent High-rise may tower over downtown Bellingham sfirst"concreteand steel building could impede views of the bay BY KJM CHAMPLEY The Western Front The construction of an 18-story building in downtown Bellingham will.await approval of build4ngpermitsaftertheWest-Lind Construction Company sends the application to the city in early May. The company will construct the proposed concrete and steel Morse tower on the corner of Railroad Avenue and Maple Street. "There is a high demand for residential condominiums," said Rick Westerop, property owner and the company's developer. "High-rise residential units have not been offered before in Bellingham and this will differentiate us from our competition." The tower will have a four-story parking garage and 79 residential units, or condominiums. The units range from one, two and three-bedrooms, Westerop said. Penthouse - suites will occupy the top three floors and all units will have an unobstructed view of downtown Bellingham, he said. The tower will be the first concrete and steel building in Bellingham, he said. Construction begins in late summer after the city reviews the permits, Westerop said. The company will build the tower just south of the Boundary Bay Brewery and Bistro on Railroad Avenue on a five-acre property previously home to the Morse Hardware Company, Westerop said. The company will begin advertising the tower's apartments in six months and in two to three years, residents will be able to move in, he said. The company will set unit prices in 30 to 60 days, with the minimum price of $280,000, he said. The Morse family, who has no relation to Western President Karen Morse, has lived in:: Bellingham since 1894, Westerop said. Because the tower is located on the property of the family's former hardware store, it will use their name, he said. The city will likely approve the building permit applications for the parking garage next month, he said. The city needs to approve the PHOTO COURTESY OF NEIL MCCARTHY FROM RMC ARCHITECTS A drawing of the 18-story Morse Tower, shows the building on the corner of Maple Street and Railroad Avenue in downtown Bellingham. West-Lind Company will start construction this summer. parking garage first because it will serve as the base of the tower, Westerop said. Construction will take a few months, and then the city can approve the tower permits and the company will begin the condominium's construction, Westerop said. " It will be the second tallest building in Bellingham, following the construction of the 20-story Bay View Tower on State Street that begins late this summer, Westerop said. Westerop said the likely applicants for the tower will vary from residents looking for a place to retire or as a secondjiome to the young business class. "They are convenient for the younger crowd working downtown and also for retirees looking for a first or second home. They can lock it up and leave without worrying about having to cut the grass." Tom Amend, a manager at Boundary Bay Brewery and Bistro, said construction of Morse Tower may help his restaurant's business by bringing more residents to the city. But, Amend-said the problem with more residents moving to Bellingham is that the parking availability will worsen. "I would rather people move downtown than sprawling into the forest," Amend said. "People are mostly pissed off about parking, but the city has offered no solutions." Correction In an April 7 article titled, "Workers cut down tree near Old Main," facilities management lead gardener Randy Godfrey was misquoted as saying, "Why not plant one that could have 40 to 60 years to grow instead of old ones that could fall down and hurt good students? You're here to get an education, not get injured." Outdoor maintenance utility worker Josh Intveld said the quote. â€¢ The Western Front regrets this and any other errors. WWU Official Announcements - PLEASE POST The Western Front is published twice weekly in fall, winter and spring; once a week in summer session. Address: The Western Front, Western Washington University, CF 251, Bellingham, WA 98225. The Western Front is the official newspaper of Western Washington University, published by the Student Publications Council, and is mainly supported by advertising. Opinions and stories in the newspaper have no connection with advertising. News content is determined by student editors. Staff reporters are enrolled in a course in the Department of Journalism, but any student enrolled at Western may offer stories to the editors. Advertising inquiries should be directed to the business office in CF 230, or by phone to (360) 650-3161. Members of the Western comrnunity are entitled to a single free copy of each issue of The Western Front. - THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST will be in OM 120 at 9 a.m. Thursdays on April 20, 27; May 4,11,18, 25, June 1 and 8, and at 3 p.m. Mondays on April 24, May 1,8,15,22, and June 5. Registration is not required. Students must bring photo identification, their student number, Social Security number, and a No. 2 pencil. A $15 fee is payable in the exact amount at test time. Allow 90 minutes. THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST SCHEDULE AND SAMPLE TOPICS and sample topics may be found at www.acwwu. edu/~assess/tc.htm. 2006-07 FACULTY/STAFF PARKING APPLICATIONS will be online beginning April 24. May 15 is the last day to apply. 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Announcements also may be faxed to X/4343 or sent'to "Official Announcements," MS- 9117. ---------- Western Front 2006-04-18 - Page 3 ---------- APRIL 18,2006 THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 3 iBIillll Because big brother's on the "Van Wilder" plan- He's burned through his college fund and most of yours. Extend your savings and cover up to 100% of your education costs with a Campus Door student loan, featuring online approval in less than a minute. Write that down. www.campu lt; / CAMPUSDOOR' YOUR T U I T I O N SOURCE Like this poster? Download your own printable PDF version at campusdoor.com/posters ---------- Western Front 2006-04-18 - Page 4 ---------- 4 â€¢THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS APRIL 18,2006 Rare facility opens at Western Science departments will utilize new equipment for research BY ASHLEY VEINTIMILLA The Western Front The Western science departments will conduct advanced research in a new Materials Characterization Facility located in the basement of the Gommunicatidns Facility. The Western community celebrated the installment of the four pieces of advanced scienjtific equipment Friday afternoon in the lobby of the Communications Facility. The chemistry, engineering technology, computer science and biology departments will use the machines, Western chemistry professor David Patrick said. Speakers spoke about how the equipment will help students and faculty as well as the national credibility the machines will bring the university. Western President Karen Morse, Western provost and. vice president for academic affairs Andrew Bodman, Western Board of Trustees vice president Kevin Raymond and Patrick spoke at the ceremony. "It is remarkable what happens when faculty from different disciplines work together," Morse said. "This opportunity to facilitate a program that involves faculty working closely with students is a hallmark of Western's." James Madison University in Virginia is the only other undergraduate university in America to offer such a facility, Patrick said. The new equipment includes an X-ray diffractometer, a vacuum coater, a differential scanning calorimeter and a thermal gravimetric analyzer. Students and faculty will use the machines for class and research projects, Patrick said. Chemistry professor Mark Bussell is planning to use the X-ray diffractometer in research about catalysts of fuel cells for vehicles, Patrick said. TAYLOR WILLIAMS / THE WESTERN FRONT Western President Karen Morse (second from right) holds the ribbon as Western board of trustees vice president Kevin Raymond (center) cuts it to celebrate the newly installed Materials Characterization Facility on April 14 in the Communications Facility. "The fantastic thing about this is all the equipment is available for students to use," said Western sophomore Erin Gleason, who is majoring in chemistry. "This creates hands-on opportunities for undergrads to do research at a professional research level." Gleason said the new facility will help Western compete with graduate schools in the advanced sciences. "Normally, only people working towards their Ph.D. get to use such advanced equipment, so it's a great opportunity we have considering Western doesn't offer degrees beyond the master's," Gleason said. Western used a $400,000 grant approved in spring 2005 by the National Science Foundation to purchase the equipment, Patrick said. The foundation is a federal agency that distributes research-oriented grants to public and private universities and nonprofit research institutions in the country, Patrick said. Patrick oversaw the purchase and installation this past year. A team of five Western faculty members, including physicists, chemists, engineers and geologists, wrote the grant's proposal, Patrick said. Since the equipment is valuable and heavy, Western chose the new. Communications Facility to house the equipment, Raymond said. The building could handle the weight of the equipment better than any older building on campus, he said. ---------- Western Front 2006-04-18 - Page 5 ---------- APRIL 18,2006 THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 5 Vikings...looking for a place for next We have the right place for you! (Available dates rent amounts are subject to change at any time) Rental Type: Date Available: Rent Price: STUDIOS: NearWWU: â€¢1018 23rd Street 7/1-9/1 â€¢2211 Douglas Ave 7/1,9/1 *501 Voltaire Court 7/1- 9/1 Lakewav Area: *1025 Potter Street 8/1-9/1 Downtown Area: *601E Holly Street 6/1 -9/1 *607E Holly Street 6/1-9/1 *1304 Railroad Ave 9/1 *1600 D Street 9/1 â€¢839" State Street 6/1-9/1 *202E. 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Property Management, Inc. 360-527-9829 â€¢ 2821 Meridian St Bellingham, WA 98225 â€¢ Fax: 360-527-3082 J i ' l V A T j i Jul ---------- Western Front 2006-04-18 - Page 6 ---------- 6 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS APRIL 18,2006 Law: Event promotes legalization, not usage CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Pendergrast said that because possessing marijuana is illegal, it restricts an individual's freedom the same way Washington state's smoking ban restricts cigarette smokers by keeping them from smoking in restaurants and other establishments. . - She said politicians should remove these restrictions because citizens should be able to do whatever they want with their own bodies, so long as they don't harm others. "The not harming anyone else part is really important," Pendergrast said. "A lot of people only hear the 'do what you want' part." Western junior Aida Burgos said the government should not restrict marijuana any more than caffeine, which can cause heart palpitations in large quantities, but is unregulated. "I believe people own their own bodies and the government shouldn't step in like a father figure and tell (Americans) what they can and cannot do," she said. Burgos said April 20 makes the most sense as a day to conduct the demonstration because it is a popular day to smoke marijuana among users. She said she doesn't necessarily think everyone should use the drug, but she doesn't think the government should stop citizens who choose to smoke marijuana. "We're not saying it's the best thing in the world," Burgos said. "Marijuana can cause cancer, just like cigarettes, and can make you lazy as hell. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't be able to do it just because someone, says it's bad." Program: Only four of 15 members helped plan event CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 lot of time and energy to hall council and not getting any satisfaction or recognition out of it," Lewis said. "It felt like Working to work. It was no longer fun or beneficial to me or the community." - Western sophomore Jake Mailhot, the hall council president for Beta/Gamma, said 150 students attended Culture Shock last year. The event included dancers, singers and information booths. He said this year four of the 15 members of Beta/Gamma hall council attended all the Culture Shock planning meetings, with a few other residents working occasionally. He said last year 10 hall council members worked on Culture Shock and he needed 10 or more to make it happen this year. Schaefer said he wanted to use Beta/Gamma's $8,000 budget to put on programs all residents would attend, such as Winter Wonderland, an event winter quarter where residents made gingerbread. Two-thirds of the $4,500 the council spent this year went to dances 10 to 15 residents attended and movie nights where only resident advisors showed up, Schaefer said. "I was putting time into something I didn't really agree with," Schaefer said. "We should've spent money on programs to involve everyone, on big programs that cost more and actually get people involved (in Residence Life) rather than $25 to $50 movie nights where no one comes." Mailhot said Culture Shock is the only spring quarter Residence Life program open to all Western students. "Culture. Shock presents an opportunity outside the classroom for students to learn about other cultures," Mailhot said. "Now it won't be presented in a way where (students) can-come to one place and find out a bunch of information about a bunch of different cultures." Bus: Administration planning includes polls of riders CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 . costs to operate the shuttle, she said. Berry said shuttle drivers record the number of riders who ride each shuttle. Last school year, the total number of riders was 212,374. The shuttles averaged 4,679 riders per week fall and winter quarters this school year, Berry said. Berry, who supervises and plans the shuttle operation, said she rode the 32nd Street route last Wednesday and handed out questionnaires to riders and asked how often and why they use the shuttle. "I really wanted to get information as fully as possible so we could see what the impact would be," Berry said. She said she received more than 200 comment cards from students since she handed out the questionnaires. Transportation to and from school next year for students who regularly use the shuttle would be difficult without the shuttle, Berry said. "I know for some students with disabilities, the shuttle is a lifesaver," Berry said. Berry said students should make alternative transportation a priority. She said they should consider the costs of relying on automobiles, such as increased traffic and pollution. "If we have better public transportation, everyone benefits even if they don't ever step on the bus," Berry said. "I think we really need to look at this with our eyes open." Donate plasma Your new DVD could be _ s life story. Receive up to $180 a month and give life to patients in need. 360-756-1700 465 Stuart Bellingham, WA 98226 GET A $ j ) BONUS First Time Donors Present this coupon on your first visit. J Donate plasma. J It's safe simple i Call for an appointment today. EDITORS WANTED! Student publications has the folk)wing openings for editors: Summer Front Editor . . . . . . . . Summer 2006 Western Front Editor Western Front Editor '06 Welcome Back Fall 2006 Klipsun Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . Fall 2006 Planet Editor . . . . . . . Academic Year 2006-2007 Jeopardy Editor . 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Boy sets himself on fire in alleged gas theft A 17-year- old boy from Wyoming accidentally set himself on fire Thursday morning after allegedly trying to siphon gas from a firefighter's car. Police learned of the injury after the 17-year-old boy and a 16-year- old boy claimed someone had thrown gasoline on the older boy and lit him on fire, Lt. Rod Hague said. While investigating the incident, police learned that the 17-year-old boy spilled gas on his pants, used a lighter to test how wet his pants were and they caught on fire, Hague said. Woman receives ticket for slow crossing Mayvis Coyle, an 82-year-old woman from Los Angeles," received a $114 ticket for obstructing traffic when she took too long to cross a street. Coyle said she began walking with her cane across Foothill Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley when the light was green but was unable to make it to the other side before it turned red. Transportation councilwoman Wendy Greuel said she has asked Los Angeles transportation officials to discuss how to improve the Foothill Boulevard crosswalk to accommodate elderly people. British teacher loses 'farting' chair case An employment tribunal in Britain has ruled against a British teacher who claimed a noisy chair made her classroom life unpleasant. The Bristol City Council confirmed the tribunal dismissed the noise complaint by 48-year-old Sue Storer, the former deputy head teacher at Bedminster Down Secondary School in Britain. Storer said the school failed to replace a chair that made an embarrassing farting noise whenever anyone sat on it. She said the chair was a source of embarrassment, especially at parent-teacher evenings. Woman finds wallet, resorts to extortion When a German woman found a wallet containing $1,220, she decided to get a reward from the owner rather than keep the moneyâ€”even if that meant resorting to extortion, police said. Police said the 47-year-old woman found the owner's phone number in the wallet and told her she could have it back for $150 to pay for travel costs. The owner agreed to the terms and then notified the police, who arrested the 47-year-old woman with the wallet at the handover point. Baseball cap collection at 82,792 and growing Roger "Buckey" Legried said he could wear a different baseball cap every hour for nine years and not wear every hat in his collection. Legried shipped the collection in two semi-trailer trucks to the Corn Palace of Mitchell, S.D., for the counting process. He said he had been collecting hats since 1970. Local Mitchell volunteers counted 82,792 caps, more than enough for the Minnesota-born man to set an unofficial world record. The current Guinness World Record is listed at approximately 30,000 hats. Compiled by Abby Vincent To bo I ..but first come and celebrate T7Y7 iVPfSffiE 1 5 man tent Cooler Sport Pack Jacket hours :Mon - Fri 8:00am om 11:00 am - 3:00pm ---------- Western Front 2006-04-18 - Page 8 ---------- 8 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT FEATURES APRIL 18, 2006 Old formal wear gets new use Western clothing drive helps local high school students attend prom BY SHAWN QUERY The Western Front Down a long hallway and through adoor labeled "junior girls," Blue Skies For Children's volunteer coordinator Kristin Hauser displays a wall of more than 100 prom dresses. Some are colorful, some are sparkly and others are but of style or for the mother of the bride, Hauser said. But all of the dresses serve one purpose â€” to help a teenager who otherwise couldn't afford an outfit for their formal dance. For teenagers, a high school dance is a popular event. But for families who can't afford the necessary apparel, sending their children to formats can be tough, Hauser said. Blue Skies For Children, a Bellihgham non-profit organization, runs the annual Cinderella/Cinderfella clothing drive to help low- income families, Hauser said. Blue Skies began collaborating with Western's chapter of the National Residence Hall Honorary to expand its clothing collection last year. "The drive last year is responsible for the majority of the dresses we have," Hauser said. "It tripled the amount and selection." The drive, held April 2 through April 16, â€¢ collected new or slightly-used formal and semi-formal wear, such as tuxedos, suits and dresses. The drive also accepted accessories such as purses, shawls, shoes, fragrances, nail polish, makeup and jewelry, said Western senior and National Resdience Hall Honorary prograrnming chair David Stein. Blue Skies For Children director Deborah Turner said programs like this drive are important because they help unite the Bell-ingham community. "There's a population of girls out there that if you don?t have a program like this, they can't go to the banquet or prom because it's too expensive," Turner said. "Some families just don't have the money, and if they don't have the appropriate dresses to wear, they don'tgo." Approximately 6,000 children live in poverty in Whatcom County, Turner said. To aid families in need, Blue Skies started programs in 1997 to buy school supplies for children, provide them with winter coats and pay for activities such as ballet or piano lessons, Hauser said. MATT VOGT / THE WESTERN FRONT The Cinderella/Cinderfella clothing drive has tripled the selection of formal dresses at the Blue Skies For Children's clothing outlet, volunteer coordinator Kristin Hauser said. The clothing outlet now has more than 100 dresses. There's a population of girls out there that if you don't have a program like this, they can't go to the banquet or prom because it's too expensive' DEBORAH TURNER Blue Skies For Children director The formal Wear program, which started four years ago, allows teenagers the opportunity to loan formal wear they can return after the event, Hauser said. Before last year when Western students became involved, Blue Skies had only a small selection of formal wear, Hauser said. ' Students donated 39 dresses, a full suit, more than 20 dress shirts, 15 makeup items and two dozen bottles of nail polish to last year's resident hall drive, Stein said. After the drive ended, the community continued to donate formal wear to Blue Skies, Hauser said. Stein decided to make the drive an annual event after last years success. "(Last year's drive) amounted to over $6,000 in materials," Stein said. "It was quite incredible.":' 7 â€¢ .'â€¢;;, '"7 7 ,T"^' gt;:- The drive is also part of an ongoing contest between residence halls to determine who can collect the most clothing for Western's Hall of the Year, Stein said. Last year Hig-ginson Hall collected the most donations for first place, Beta-Gamma won second place and Buchanan Towers won third, Stein said. Western students' participation in the clothing drive is an important way to be involved in the Whatcom County community, said Western senior Heidi Bay, vice president of Western's National Residential Hall Honorary chapter. "The tilings you take away from college are not just things you learn in the classroom," Bay said. "Everyone should experience being a part of a bigger community and whether you call that civic engagement or community service or vol-unteerism, in essence it's all the same thing. It's being a part of something bigger than yourself." Hauser said college students remember how important events such as prom can be. "College students realize that it's not that far in the past and how important it was to be dressed up for prom night and what a big deal that is," Hauser said. "They can clean out mom's closet at home,, but they also know the importance of donating their old formal wear." Turner said the increased selection of formal wear is exciting for the young women who come to Blue Skies. "If you could see the look on their faces, the smiles," Turner said. "They pick but something and they try it on and come out to show what they look like. It!s like going shopping." Last year, 75 low- income and foster teens benefited from the formal wear loan program, Hauser said. This year, she said she is hoping to find a salon that is willing to donate hair appointments to the young women and a dry cleaning service to clean the borrowed items. The Men's Wearhouse at the Bellis Fair Mall has already committed to donating tuxedo rentals to compensate for the lack of men's wear at Blue Skies, Hauser said.. Turner said she wants the formal selection at Blue Skies will increase with this year's Cinderella/Cinderfella drive. "Lots of students have a treasure that's sitting in their closet that can make somebody happy," Turner said. MATT VOGT / THE WESTERN FRONT Blue Skies For Children operations coordinator Sarah Kerber (left) and volunteer coordinator Kristin Hauser (right) show off some of the dresses Western students donated. MATT VOGT / THE WESTERN FRONT The drive also collects accessories, such as shoes, for teenagers to use. ---------- Western Front 2006-04-18 - Page 9 ---------- TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2006 â€¢ WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM â€¢ PAGE 9 Back to the sports future BY ANDREW SLEIGHTER Mark It Zero It's not often in sports when we get a chance to discuss time travel, but thanks to former Philadelphia Phillies catcher Darren Daulton and his metaphysical beliefs, the sports world has the opportunity to examine the subject. In case you missed it, Daulton professed his insights into the fourth and fifth dimensions on an April 10 episode of "Sportscenter." To summarize, Daulton said he believes he is from the past and has traveled in time, at various speeds where energy vibrations create different dimensions. Daulton said most of humanity can't see the fourth and fifth dimensions because these dimensions vibrate dk too'low of a frequency. Now, far be it from me to criticize someone's chronological beliefs, but all I ask is that Daulton could visit the Mesozoic Era and clear up this whole dinosaur thing for Seattle Mariners' designated hitter Carl Everett once and for all. Rather than discuss the minutia involved in time travel, such as flux capacitors or flying around the Earth at great speeds, I'm going to focus on the top sports moments I wish I could travel to in time to witness. No. 10: 1946, First ever recorded dunk by Oklahoma State University's 7-foot center BobKurland. Imagine being at that game and watching everyone look around and say, "Yeah, that's a lot easier if you do it that way. Why didn't I think of that? I bet that's going to be pretty popular." I wonder if it was like big dunks are now, with fans jumping ' around, grabbing each other and almost ninning on the court with excitement to shout, "That was crazy! He did not just dp: that. He did not just invent dunking." Talk about revolutionizing a game. Can anyone imagine; a commercial for the NBA without dunks? No. 9: 1995, the Seattle Mariners defeat the Yankees in the fifth game of the American League Divisional Series. see TIME TRAVEL, page 12 PETER THAN / THE WESTERN FRONT Western freshman defensive lineman William Jackson (58) stretches with teammates to begin practice Friday on the Turf Field north of the Wade King Student Recreation Center. The Vikings conclude spring practices May 6 at the Everett Memorial Stadium with the annual inter-squad Blue-Silver Scrimmage. Vikings spring to action Western prepares for move to new conference ~z BY BRADY HENDERSON The Western Front Before the Western football team proves itself against opponents next season, the players must prove memselyes to the coaching staff in spring practices. The Vikings began practice without a starting lineup April 8, giving each player the opportunity to earn a starting spot come fall, new head coach Robin Ross said. After Ross' first six practices as head coach, he said he is satisfied with his players' effort and said his team is improving. "I'm pleased with the way it's going right now," Ross said. "They're learning how to play together and to play hard and those are all the things we want to do in the spring. I feel like we're getting better." Ross and his coaching staff ^divided the offense .and the defense into three teams, guaranteeing each player the same amount of practice times to impress the coaches. "It's an open competition right how, nothing has been finalized yet," Ross said. "We're still in the process of evaluation and that will continue all the way through spring." ' â€¢â€¢ . '; The competition motivates players in practice and gives the coaching staff a better sense of the. team's talent, junior running back Jon Williams said. "It's pretty much a free-for-all," Williams said. "If you're not out here working hard enough then someone's gonna come and take your spot. I think it helps out everyone." Ross said he likes the leadership the team's 35 upperclassmen have expressed, especially that of senior safety Todd McClellan and senior cornerback Kevin Jones. Jones said he often pulls younger players aside during practice to give pointers about playing college football and answers their questions about practice in the locker room. "I hope I am a leader," Jones said, "that's my goal." Jones started eight games for the Vikings last season and had one interception and 33 tackles. "I'm never talking down my teammates. I'm more of an uplifter," he said. Although the Vikings have only practiced with full pads three times this spring, players, are happy to he done with winter conditioning and back on the field rntting each/other* said senior quarterback James.Mqnrean gt; who made : second-team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference last season: ;' ; ^ ^ ; ; A full-pad practice, includes donning .all: parts of,the uniform and fiuT speed and full' gt;â€¢â€¢_ contact drills.; ; "We're all just excited to get out here and start playing, even if it is just against each ; other," Monrean said. "Anything beats being in the gym at 6:30 in the morning." The Vikings host their first public scrimmage at 3 p.m. Friday at the Turf Field norm of the Wade King Student Recreation Center. lt;jV PETER THAN /THE WESTERN FRONT Western junior wide receiver Chris Robinson catches a ball at Friday's practice. Players will be available to meet fans following the Vikings' second scrimmage at 3:30 p.m. April 29 at the Turf Field. The team will conclude its spring practice schedule with the annual Blue-Silver scrimmage, an inter-squad scrimmage at 10 a.m. May 6 at Everett Memorial Stadium. Western opens their season August 31 at Humboldt State. Â«*Â£ ---------- Western Front 2006-04-18 - Page 10 ---------- 10 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT SPORTS APRIL 18,2006 All-American plays down under CHRIS HUBER / SPECIAL TO THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior forward Tina Donahue against Central Washington University Jan. 21. BY LANE KOIVU The Western Front Former Western forward and All- American senior Tina Donahue left Western at the end of winter quarter one quarter shy of graduation to play professionally in Australia. Donahue will play for the Mackay Meteorettes of the Queensland Australian Basketball League this spring. She said she will return to Western in the fall to graduate after the season ends in August. "It's a great opportunity for her," Western athletic director Lynda Goodrich said. "Playing in Australia will expand her experience and open doors for her to play in Europe or America." More Western athletes, such as Western senior forward Tyler Arhaya, are pursuing athletic careers in Australia and Europe when they are unable to make professional teams in the United States than in the past, Goodrich said. "It's hard to break into the NBA or WNBA from our level," she said. "I think she has a chance to make ^professionally if shewantsit." * E ;â€¢-. â€¢â€¢-,-â€¢ ,.â€¢â€¢ lt;â€¢ â€¢â€¢-, -. Donahue averaged 13.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game this season and received the Great Northwest Athletic Conference player of the year award. The Vikings finished 27-2. "She's always been a standout player," Western senior guard Kelly Coiard, a former teammate, said. "It's great to see her get the opportunity to go on." Western head coach Carmen Dolfo said Donahue has talent and a long professional basketball career ahead of her. 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New volleyball player spikes Vikings' interest BY ROB ASHLOCK The Western Front The Western women's volleyball team began spring practice March 28 with a new force â€” sophomore Mary Martineau, a transfer student and North Region all-star from Whatcom Community College. Martineau, a right-side hitter, is 5 feet 9 inches tall and the first left-handed player for the Vikings since the 2004 season, head coach Diane Flick said. Martineau is an exceptional blocker because of her jumping ability and hitter with her athleticicsm, Flick said. Flick said Martineau brings new talent and enthusiasm to the team because of her vocal presence on the court, by telling her teammates where she is. "She brings the heat," Flick said. Flick said Martineau will help lead a team suffering from losing three seniors from last season, server Kristen Urdahl, outside hitters Jamie Petersen and Krystal Knight. â€¢Martineau will provide leadership and experience because she was a first team sophomore North Region All- Star in 2005. Eight players are practicing this spring and Flick said 13 are on the roster for fall. Flick said the captains and starters positions are still open. Any player has the opportunity to fill these positions, including Martineau, Flick said. "Her offensive skills are up to the same level as the rest of the squad," Flick said. Western junior outside hitter Jaime Anderson said Martineau is working well with the team. "She brings hard work, a good attitude and a little comedy," Anderson said. *'She is really compatible with the team because she has a similar personality." Anderson said Martineau immediately made an impact on the team working through drills. "During the drills at the beginning of spring practice, she finished the drills with everyone else," Anderson said. "Usually it takes a while for a player to fit in. She was right on top of it." Martineau is a power hitting spiker with an aggressive style of play. She is always running to the ball and tries vigorously to make a play at the net, Anderson said. "Physically, she is the strongest hitter," she said. "Mentally, she is very positive and very tough. Nothing seems to get her down." At the corner of State Ohio Moh-Sat 6am to 2pm â€¢ Sun 8am to 2pm â€¢ 734-8687 Breakfast and lunch served all day! ; lt;i# ---------- Western Front 2006-04-18 - Page 11 ---------- APRIL 18,2006 THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 11 BREWERY BISTRO fL ^ "3 (ulllllS BlM Ydknf Bellied Get paid to give away ' I - FREE ' J [CELLPHONES! Â§ ^â€¢BlackBerry III , ' -Motorola RAZR t^ â€¢The Sidekick |Â£ Call Garrett ASAP 360-820-2899^ Are Your BRAKES making noise? 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I can only imagine what it would've been like in the Kingdome when Mariner's designated hitter Edgar Martinez hit that double. I stili get chills when I see the highlight: No. 8: 2017, The Las Vegas Sonics take, a dive in the seventh game of the NBA Finals. Animosity between NBA commissioner David Stern and the Seattle City Council grew until the team moved to Las Vegas where fans were eager for a professional franchise. The pull of Sin City proved to be too much, as Sonics center Robert Swift suspiciously rolled the ball out of bounds with 1.9 seconds to go to throw the game. I want to sit courtside, look Swift right in the eyes, and just mouth the word, "why?" No. 7: 1980, Miracle on Ice. The United States beat the Soviets hockey team in the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid. I limited myself to one upset. I would probably bet heavily on any upset and I don't want this to be about the money. But if I'm only going to pick one, I might as well go with the greatest underdog story of all time. What makes this event more attractive is that it was in the United States. The only thing better than seeing an underdog win is seeing the favorite lose in a hostile environment. Not to mention all that Cold War stuff. No. 6:2469, Star Zannze smacks a galaxy record 2.8!9 gorstops in his final match. . This may seem like a strange choice, but if you've never seen a gorstop randle in a quasar game at lightning speed, than you just haven't lived. It would also be compelling to see Zannze remain in steady defiance of all the steroid allegations during his press conference after his last match. No. 5:1994, Hall of Fame running back O.J. Simpson makes a break for it in his white Bronco. Driving on the freeway and watching other drivers as Simpson cruised pass might be the greatest way to maximize entertainment. The faces of unsuspecting Los Angeles motorists must have been priceless^when they realized the cop" cars were after Simpson, and The Juice wasn't pulling over. No. 4: 1982, The University of California shocks the Stanford University football team with their band on the field. The only question is, can I get into Stanford's band? I would go back, learn to play the tuba, join the band and run around the field like an idiot when Stanford thought they won during the final kickoff. I might repeat this over and over, seeing what would happen if I intercepted one of the laterals, tackled Kevin Moen, who scored the game winning touchdown, or just ran along side him and played Stars and Stripes Foreveft No. 3: 2004, Indiana Pacers' forward Ron Artest knocks the crap out of a guy he thought threw a beer on him. I would sit next to the guy who really threw the beer and come loaded with 15 $7 micro brews. I would send each one fryingat Artest, But after "each throw,I would quickly stand behind some poor fan and let him catch the wrath of Artest's right hook. "He's like a ghost," Artest would say after each realization he's punching an innocent Piston fan. No. 2: 1997, Boxer Mike Tyson bites boxer Evander Holyfield's ear off. In fear for my life, I'm not sure if I would interfere in this drama. Witnessing it would be enough. I wonder what spectators said when they saw Iron Mike resort to primitive defense mechanisms. Lbet they didn't believe he bit Holyfield. A fan from the arena saying, "He didn't just bite Holyfield's ear did he? I mean, I know he went to jail for rape and eveiything, but I don't think that's even legal in prison fights," â€¢â€¢--â€¢â€¢' No. 1: 1936, Olympic sprinter Jesse Owens ruins Hitler's dominant race theory with four gold medals at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. It would take a lot of work to get into Hitler's stadium box, but it would be worth it to hear the Fuhrer cursing up a storm. * After Owens won his fourth medal, I always wondered if Hitler didn't quietly say to himself, "Well, when I get it wrong, I really get it wrong. I mean, who would've thought black people could win races?" That's my list. I only have one request, and that is for scientists to get working on this time travel stuff soon so I can actually carry out this fantasy. And they need to get going. Darren Daulton said the world is going to end in 2012. buy/sell/trade 2010 n state StlOflillOfl-Sat 10:30-6:30 756-9440 it pays to advertise in the Western Front ^ * * - o B O Never say, "I should have." Whether you're fresh out of college or freshly retired, you really owe it to yourself to explore our extraordinary ALL-EXPENSES-PAID OVERSEAS OPPORTUNITIES. Rnd outifyouo^fobyapplyfcTgnowaiv^^ You're also Invited to join us at our next InfonnaHonal event. 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Few defense attorneys deserve that reputation. The American criminal justice system functions on the principle that all defendants are innocent until proven guilty. Even the most blatantly guilty criminal has the right to a fair trial. Presuming defendants are innocent until proven guilty is so inherent in the common law justice system that it is not included in the U.S. Constitution, though the right to a trial by jury and the right to remain silent allude to it, according to Usconstitution.net. "Law Order" creator Dick Wolf said he doesn't respect defense attorneys because their work basically involves getting guilty people off, according to an article onTalkleft.com. Prosecutors are often reluctant to bring maximum charges against defendants because they know they will face competent and dedicated defense attorneys. The challenge of facing defense attorneys discourages prosecutors from proceeding with cases where sufficient evidence to convict the defendant does not exist. Clarence Darrow is arguably the greatest American defense attorney. He defended John T. Scopes' right to teach the theory of evolution in a Tennessee public school in the 1925 Scopes Trial. Darrow also defended James and John McNamara when they bombed the offices of the Los Angeles Times on Oct. 1, 1910, starting a Are that killed 21 employees, according to an Oct. 5,2005, New York Daily News article. After the trial began, Darrow realized his clients were guilty and too much evidence existed for him to successfully argue their innocence. Darrow plea-bargained their sentences to life and 15 years, respectively, rather than execution. After the McNamara trial, the . prosecution accused Darrow of bribing jurors. The court acquitted him of all charges. Western sociology professor James Inverarity said that Darrow hired a defense attorney, proving that not even someone as talented as Darrow could be objective enough to adequately defend himself in court. Everyone has the right to defend themselves in court, but doing it well is nearly impossible without an intimate knowledge of the American legal system, as Darrow had. Good defense attorneys are absolutely essential to the function of the American court system. The writers of crime dramas have no right to sully the honor of attorneys who take nearly unwinnable cases like the ones Darrow took and won. The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states no citizen shall "be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law." In the American legal system, "due process of law" includes restrictions on what the police can and cannot do to suspects. Due process restrictions include excluding The writers of crime dramas have no right to sully the honor of attorneys who take nearly unwinnable cases like the ones Darrow took and Won.' evidence from court if it was obtained without a warrant through a coerced confession. Crime dramas like "Law Order" and "CSI" often refer to instances where a defense attorney convinces the judge to throw out evidence based on a violation of due process as acquitting the perpetrator on a technicality, ignoring that these technicalities defend U.S. citizens' constitutional right to due process. In one episode of the crime drama "Close to Home," investigators used a forced confession as evidence that a suspect committed a crime, and talked about the injustice ___ that the suspect couldn't be convicted based on that evidence. In an episode of "Law Order: Trial by Jury," prosecutors criticize defense attorneys for making accusations of police brutality in a case where criminals attacked and killed an officer. Crime drama writers imply that defense attorneys prevent guilty people from facing the penalties for their crimes. All these examples, though not unheard of, are exaggerated fiction. Most defense attorneys are not as slimy as screenwriters make them out to be. On these shows, defense attorneys often defend guilty clients well enough that juries find them innocent. Writers of crime dramas forget that in many cases defense attorneys stop innocent clients from going to jail or facing execution. In many more cases, however, the court finds an innocent defendant guilty, despite the defense attorney's efforts. Without talented defense attorneys who are willing to see LAWYERS, page 15 dry yard, and BBQ. Hurry, won't last long! This brand new apartment complex offers W/D, DW, off street parking, centrally located, secured entrances, large Deluxe open floor 1 bedroom suites, All suites have valley views, D/W, W/D hookups, storage, private decks, off street parking, onsite laundry more! New England 1 ,2,3, 4 Bedroom Startingat: 1Bd:$595 2Bd:$720 3Bd:$1155 4Bd:$1320 Newer units located just blocks from WWU! Each feature W/D, D/W, off street parking, several units have a fireplace! 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PETER JENSEN Head Copy Editor AMY HARDER JACOB BUCKENMEYER News Editors CANDACE CUSANO Accent Editor SHANNON PROULX Features Editor DERRICK PACHECO Sports Editor TOM KING Opinions Editor TAYLOR WILLIAMS Photo Editor MEGAN SWARTZ SARA THOMPSON Copy Editors PETER THAN MATT VOGT Staff Photographers AARON CUNNINGHAM Cartoonist JEFF ELDER Online Editor JUSTIN MORROW Community Liaison JOHN HARRIS Adviser ALETHEA MACOMBER Business Manager JOEL HALL Advertising Manager FRONTLINE MORSE TOWER Don't reach for the sky The presence of downtown Bellingham reaches beyond the shop windows and brick layout to the soul of all who call this city home. The city itself has a pulse. The construction of the 18-story Morse Tower along Railroad Avenue, just south of the Boundary Bay Brewery and Bistro, is a dagger to the heart of Bellingham's green landscape. Bellingham should not build a tower to cater to the whims of rich retirees and businesspeople who can afford a condo, thereby forgetting the necessities of easy parking and scenic views. Even a beautiful building will be an eyesore along Bellingham's low-profile yet alluring skyline. Bellingham has had an inviting downtown since its establishment. The city will not adapt well to the tower or to the added traffic on its one-way streets. This tower doesn't offer a solution to the parking or transportation problems, so congestion will become an even bigger problem. Before constructing a building of such gargantuan size, Bellingham must address the lack of parking prior to breaking ground. It would be inconsiderate to inconvenience residents with the building's construction and ignore downtown's parking issues. The traffic and the additional population an 18-story building will create will sap downtown's charm, saturating it with new residents. Bellingham's historic culture is at stake and faces extinction with the introduction of steel and concrete piercing the pristine skyline. Local businesses will wither away, much like the 3B Tavern earlier this year. Destroying local bands' venues to serve dinner for aging condo-owning retirees at 3 p.m. is an obscene notion. However, Bellingham is a thriving city and expansion is expected. If local residents don't reach for the sky, then they must reach for contractors and the hills of places like Chuckanut Ridge, causing inevitable sprawl. Bellingham must protect its environment. The Morse Tower may inject income into the economy, but the increase in spending will not justify the transition of Bellingham from a novel suburbia to a cloned metropolis like Bellevue. A building along Railroad Avenue will not improve Bellingham. The construction of this tower will do way more harm than good, much like dubbing a kazoo over Mozart's 25th Symphony, or a landmark rock album such as the Beatles' "Abbey Road." 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: "One man that has a mind and knows it can always beat ten men who haven't anddon't." AWATSIW)-; Keep hope alive Online IQ quizzes may reveal hidden intelligence BY BRADLEY THAYER Assorted Flavors I've had this hankering to learn my Intelligence Quotient, better known as IQ, for some time now. You might ask why I wanted to know, but I don't .really know how to answer that question. I must be a masochist. I've suspected it for a while. Asking strangers on the street to spank or hit me has put me in some awkward positions. Seriously. I've been looking for other forms == of punishment as of late, so an IQ test seemed appropriate. I am bound to fail miserably, and be doomed to Dumbtown, USA. Wanting to find but how truly unintelligent I am makes me a glutton for punishment. Especially considering that disappointing myself has become commonplace in my life. It's as common as stepping in front of the mirror every morning to confirm that the previous night's beer went straight to my belly. I found that the World Wide Web made it possible for me to test my overall intelligence in a simple 20 to 30 minute quiz. Grand, now I will know exactly where I fit into the ranks of smarty-pants history, for better or for worse. Thanks, IQtest.com. I mentally prepare myself. I call my mommy because I know she'll be forthcoming with all kinds of emotional support. "I love you," "I miss you" and "You're sure cute" is one hell of an ego boost. Then I call my dad because I'm wondering how the remodel of my old room into a workout room is going. I know exactly what the last line of our conversation will be without fail. It's something I need to hear before I lay my self-esteem on theline. "We're sure proud of you, buddy." I've set myself up. I am how convinced no matter hoiw dumbt i arnj;^:^piily will still lbve me and, still live in my parent's basement. Next, I-walk up to my room. I need some mood music to get me riled up and ready to rock this test. I put on Black Eyed Peas' "My Humps." Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. I dance. I give it all I've got. Then I go into cool-down mode before the test. I dry the sweat that has collected on my upper lip. Then I furrow my brow, assume my pensive position and begin my IQ test . I've never been much of a math person. Here at Western, I tried taking Math 102 and Philosophy 102 to satisfy my General University Requirements. I received a D- and an F, respectively. I tried Philosophy 102 a second time and took a W. I'm sure I'll eventually work my way down to a Z. If it were possible, I would be the one capable of pulling it off . Here is an IQ test question I modified a bit. .. . " Gary has 48 fingers, but he can buy a brass monkey that costs $120 (disregarding tax) if he borrows 57 jelly beans from Jane and 15 ear lobes from Jill. Now, I have to answer true or false, and if I allow more than 20 seconds to pass, I begin to lose points. IQ might as well have stood for "I Quit," but I didn't. I persevered through the tough times and reveled in such questions as the following. True or false: the words, auctioned, education and cautioned all use the exact same letters. I answered this easily because I devour words and letters for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Alpha- Bits cereal and Alphabet Soup â€” don't ask. Limited diet. e But, in the end I found I had been one-upped. Duped, if you will. I was indeed dumb, but not necessarily because of the score I received. After completing the 38-questipn quiz and filling in my e-mail address and age, I saw this: "Your Complete Personal Intelligence Profile has been generated and can be accessed immediately for only $9.95. We accept the following credit cards â€” Visa, MasterCard and American Express." I felt empty and drained. I just lost a half-hour of my life that I will never 'After completing the 38-question quiz and filling in my e-mail address and age, I saw this: "Your Complete Personal Intelligence Profile has been generated and can be accessed immediately for only $9.95."' i ore iinportantlyv ^ e remodel isn't done, so Lean; see SMAITE, page 153 ---------- Western Front 2006-04-18 - Page 15 ---------- APRIL 18,2006 OPINIONS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 15 iking oices Do you think IQ tests are a valid way to measure intelligence? Compiled by Abby Vincent AliaHines Senior, biology Ithinkth^mre only a valfflway^ to measure how well you can take a test. Sabrina Ratliff Junior, political science lihinl lot of times standardizec tests are too. limiting and people can be intelligent in other ways. Stacie Sabo Freshman, education / think noi people can Me really intelligent but not be able to retain random facts. Lawyers: Defenders misrepresented CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13 fight for any client, even the most obviously guilty, innocent citizens might be in jail and convicted of crimes they didn't commit. Defense attorneys have a tough job. Critics accuse them of putting violent criminals back on the streets when they convince the jury to acquit their clients and criticize them for failing when the jury finds their clientsguilty. However, they believe the work they do defends the Constitution by protecting the rights of all citizens who may be unjustly accused of a crime. Instead of making all defense attorneys out to be money-grubbing scumbags, screenwriters should attempt to portray their role in the American court system more accurately. osted by Nash and Matties Hall 2CC6 a semi-fdFmal dance p JCcst: $5.00 4%| Lnbatet April 22r2006 J J Times 9:00pm-1:00am Location: Viking Union Multipurpose Room Smart: Internet tests suckers student, gives ego boosts CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 get back. I couldn't believe I had been so gullible as to believe these people just wanted to help and inform me. After realizing what a silly trick I had just fallen for, I didn't even need to see my IQ score. Hello, mom and dad, I am looking forward to moving back in with you. Hello, McDonald's, I would welcome a job if you'll hire someone with as little brainpower as I have. I had hit rock bottom, and my future was playing out in my head. Then, I went to my' e-mail inbox. My ears perked up, my eyes opened wide and my mouth began to salivate. IQtest.com sent mean e-mail. Might it include my IQ score? It did. I was as giddy as a young girl starting to develop breasts. I am happy to report that I am not dumb as rocks. In fact, I scored a 111. The national average generally falls somewhere between 90 and 110 as rumor has it. So even when you feel really dumb, a half-hour on the internet and $9.95 can buy you an extensive intelligence report that will convince you hope exists for you yet. If you score lower than a 90, though, here's hoping your family hasn't remodeled your old room yet. Cheers. Contact columnist Bradley Thayer at: afcomplaints. department@yahoo. com respect, privacy, testing, answers. wcpc The Earned Income Tax Credit. wowrife tMuriHid ntÂ» Why not claim it? ff you're working hard just to mak* ends meet and have one or more children living wltn you, you may qualify for the BTC. Ttttsfc of ft as a reward for doing one of life's most beautiful, most Important and most loving |oos. Visit our Web site or ask your tax preparer If you qualify. 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Show more2005_0510 ---------- Western Front 2005-05-10 - Page 1 ---------- t HE WESTERN FRONT AY, MAY 10, 2005 â€¢ WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY â€¢ BELLINGHAM, WASH. â€¢WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM ISSUE 12 VOLUME 133 Fire can't stop VRI ZACH KYLE/The Western Front Western senior Matt Willson repairs the damage Thursday's fire caused to hybrid car, Viking 32, in the Vehicle Research Institute. Hybrid car, Viking 32, able to compete in national championships despite fire BY ZACH.KYLE team from competing in the American Tour de Sol The Western Front competition in New York, May 13-15. Matt Willson, Western senior and industrial Students in Western's Vehicle Research Institute technology major, said the fire started when he and program extinguished a fire in one of their cars four other students placed a battery pack into the car, Thursday and wondered if months of hard work and causing an electrical short as the battery's positive and plans to enter a national hybrid car competition were negative charges made contact. derailed, VRI director Eric Leonhardt said. â€” Despite their fears the fire will not prevent the see HYBRID, page 3 'Click It or Ticket' to increase patrolling BY KATE MILLER The Western Front The Bellingham Police Department is adding extra traffic patrols for the next four weeks as part of a national "Click It or Ticket" campaign geared toward increasing seat-belt-use compliance. Officers always enforce the law, but with this new campaign officers will work overtime focusing their attention specifically on people who are not wearing their seat belts, Western's Campus Police Sgt. Connie Satter said. Officers will monitor eight areas during the campaign, which they will conduct May 9 - June 5, Bellingham Police Chief Randall Carroll said in a press conference May 9. The police will patrol the areas between Northwest Drive and McLeod Road, Ohio and King streets, Electric Avenue and North Shore Drive, Sunset Drive and Orleans Street, Northwest Drive and Birchwood Avenue, 12th Street and the Old Fairhaven district, Birch Street and Lakeway Drive and downtown Bellingham, Carroll said. "Local traffic crashes kill more people ages 1 to 40 years old than any diseases," Carroll said of the reason for the state's persistent seat-belt-use enforcement. Carroll said the areas of concentration will change on a weekly basis, but the Bellingham Police Department selected them because they are statistically higher incident and accident zones. This campaign is zero tolerance, which means all drivers pulled over for not wearing their seat belts will receive a citation and pay the standard fee of $101, Carroll said. The fee does not change for the campaign, but the patrols become more stringent with citations. "If we are in the downtown area and see someone walking to their car, we will remind them to put on their seatbelt so they don't get a ticket," Carroll said. Carroll said the officers have written more than 660 seat-belt tickets since the "Click It or Ticket" law went into effect in June 2002. It has allowed officers to pull over someone for not wearing a seat belt as a primary offense, in comparison to before the law when it was a secondary offense. Since then, the rate of seat-belt-use compliance has increased 12 percent in Washington state, said. Lowell Porter, director of the Washington State Traffic Safety Commission. "Click It or Ticket" campaigns similar to this one take place twice per year. Western's University Police officers are participating in the campaign along with the Bellingham Police Department and the Washington State Patrol. During the last campaign, which was Sept. 30 - Oct. 3, UP issued 33 citations to'people for not wearing seat belts, Satter said. Satter said that while UP officers have jurisdiction from the state to see TICKET, page 6 Fee enhances e-mail, I Species take over Bellingham streets expands Blackboard BY BLAIR HABENICHT The Western Front Increased e-mail storage and an expansion of wireless access on campus soon will become available from the 2005 student technology fee and the state operating budget. The Student Technology Fee Committee chose a proposal to enhance the MyWestern portal and its services. Students' e-mail and file-storage spaces will increase from 50 megabytes to 500 megabytes, said Larry Gilbert, director of Academic Technology and User Services. "Blackboard and e-mail are critical to students," Gilbert said. "This proposal will minimize downtime on portals and e-mail. The system will be far more reliable." The fee committee also chose a proposal to expand wireless access on campus. This proposal includes increasing coverage of wireless access on campus and adding 15 new laptop computers for loan that will be similar to those available in the Viking Union and Wilson Library, Gilbert said. By the end of the academic year, approximately 75,000 student checkouts of laptops will take place, Gilbert said. "Each laptop, costs about $1,200 to $1,400," Gilbert said. "This (the purchase of new laptops) is the best value in the student technology fee." see FEE, page 3 BY ELISA SPARKMAN The Western Front Bellingham community members gathered downtown to witness creatures swarming the streets Saturday in the second annual Procession of the Species. Participants of all ages, including families with small children, high school students and adults marched through the streets as part of the event. The Procession of the Species is a community event were people participate in a parade wearing plant and animal costumes in honor of nature and art. Participants lined up at 5 p.m. in front of Bellingham City Hall on Lottie Street. The creatures proceeded through downtown until they reached Maritime Heritage Park at approximately 6 p.m. The parade did not allow live animals, written words or motorized vehicles, said Carol Oberton, Procession of the Species community art studio coordinator. Approximately 800 people participated in the event, Oberton said. The Procession of the Species came to Bellingham see SPECIES, page 6 ELISA SPARKMAN/The Western Front Bellingham resident Vincent Lalonde dressed as a salmon caught by an eagle for the Procession of the Species Saturday. WATER WORKS H ^ PH Arne Hanna Aquatic Center advocates therapy swim. FEATURES, PAGE 9 Vermont Legislature should pass proposal to lower drinking age. OPINIONS, PAGE 14 BLUE- SILVER Western's football team comes together for an intrasquad practice. SPORTS, PAGE 10 ---------- Western Front 2005-05-10 - Page 2 ---------- 2 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS May 10,2005 COPS BOX lBBllÂ©lipiBi^|ffliiiS^ IliiiiHiiiMSSIiSi^H^W ;:iliiiii8sltSli^^iiMiiiiii May 8,11:17 a.m.: UP responded found a microwave emitting smoke IMilIi|BIBH!iB^M him trespassing on the 3900 block iiiiiSi^iiiiB)^MiBpHiiP j Â§ a m ^ ^ j i ^ ^ ^ Â§ m ^ ^ ^ ^ i | ^^ ; rtfÂ£$ttie^^ oices If you had to eat only one food for the rest of your life, what would it be and why? Compiled by Tom Kloser Brittany Poirson Sophomore, biology Christina Galeano Junior, communication Scott Hylton Junior, marketing Human brain because it would make me smarter. T9 Chocolate because it helps calm down female hormones. â€¢ ) * ) I'd eat gum so my breath always smelledgood. 55 AP Wire news briefs STATE NEWS Stolen truck driver injures woman and child Seattle Police said a woman driving a stolen pickup truck collided with a car in south Seattle, injuring a woman and a 3-year-old boy. Spokesman Sean Whitcomb said the boy had a serious head injury. The crash happened at approximately 9 a.m. Monday, after a motorcycle officer pulled over the pickup truck for a traffic stop. The officer was wr^mg'a t^clret when the pickup truck sped off. The officer followed and saw the accident approximately 20 blocks away at the intersection of Martin Luther. King Jr. Way South and Bradford Street. Judge denies probation for doctor A federal judge in Seattle refused The Western Front Online 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, - by i: ,,,0 10:^0)650-3161. Members of the Wcste; n comrr: . ; or? entitled to a single free copy of â€¢â€¢ 'â€¢â€¢â€¢ ii iss;. o! I he Western Front. to reduce the probation period for a former University of Washington doctor convicted of Medicaid fraud in2002. Richard Winn asked the federal judge to let him off probation early to get a medical license in New York, where he now works as a researcher at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Winn pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice two years ago. He has two and a half years of probation remaining. While declining to shorten probation, Judge Robert Lasnik offered l=tQA.write a letter to New- York authorities vouching for Winn and recommending they grant the license. He has not applied for the license yet. v NATIONAL NEWS , Officers cite owners of jaywalking chicken In California, one couple probably does not care why the chicken crossed the road â€” they just want to know whether the sheriff's department will fine them. The sheriffs department in Ridgecrest, Calif, said a chicken belonging to Line and Helena Moore walked onto a road and caused a traffic mess and officers wrote the couple a ticket. The couple is fighting the citation and pleaded innocent. They said the sheriff's department is singling them out because the couple complains about noise and traffic in the area. Geese threaten Rhode Island man A man who allegedly stomped a Canada goose and its five goslings to death in Massachusetts this weekend was in court Monday on animal cruelty charges. John Sanders said he is heartbroken about the incident. He said he felt threatened because the geese were acting aggressively and moving toward him, hissing and beating their wings. - Attleboro Police said Sanders, an industrial engineer from Rhode Island, slipped and fell in mud after an adult goose hissed at him. INTERNATIONAL NEWS Dog saves abandoned baby Witnesses said a dog with puppies saved the life of an abandoned newborn baby in Nairobi, Kenya. They said the dog found the child wrapped in a plastic bag in a forest near Nairobi Friday. The dog carried the child across a busy road and through a barbed wire fence before dropping the baby among its litter of puppies. The baby is in good condition in the hospital. Doctors think the baby had been in the open for two days before the dog rescued her. Compiled by Shannon Hutchinson AP Wire courtesy KUGS89.3-FM WWU Official Announcements - PLEASE POST Deadline for announcements in this space is noon Friday for the Tuesday edition and noon Wednesday for the Friday edition, e\ccp when otherwise noted. Announcements should he limited to 50 words and be typewritten or legibly printed. Announcements mav I; sent to FAST@wwu.edu â€” in the subject line include a one-uord topic and clearly note that the item is for Official Announcements. Items also may be sent to "Official Announcements," MS-91 1 7, faxed to X/4343, or brought to Commissary 111. DO NOT SEND ANNOUNCEMENTS DIRECTLY TO THE WESTERN FRONT. Phoned announcements will not be accepted. THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST (MPT) is offered in OM 120 at 3 p.m. Mondays on Ma.y 16, 23/and June 6 and at 9 a.m. Thursdays on May 12, 1.9 and 26, June 2 and 9. 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 time of testing. Allow 90 minutes. 'â€¢'-â€¢â€¢' THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST SCHEDULE AND SAMPLE TOPICS may be found atwww.ac.wwu.edu/~assess/tchtm. S A FEE COMMITTEE OPEN HEARING. The S A Fee Committee will hold an open hearing from 4 to 5 p.m. today, May 10, in VU 464 to make available information on the constiuents' 2005-2006 budget requests. THE MILLER ANALOGIES TEST (MAT) is a computer-based test administered by appointment. Make an appointment in person in OM 120 or by calling X/3080. A $42/fee is payable at test time. Preliminary scores available immediately; official results are mailed within 15 days. Testing takes about one and a half hours. NOW HIRING STUDY SKILLS TUTOR. The Tutorial and Academic Skills Center is looking for a student with strong academic skills who enjoys working with people. The positions fall quarter. Applications and other information are available in OM387, X/3855, or www.wwu.edu/depts/tutorialcenter. Application deadline is Friday, May 20. FACULTY ARE REMINDED THAT RESERVED PARKING SPACES are available for their use after hours and weekends with a valid parking permit or bus pass, as posted in lots 10G, 17G and Parks Hall. WEST-B TEST. Anyone applying for admission to state-approved teacher education programs must meet the minimum passing score on basic skills assessment by the application deadline. See www/west.nesinc.com for registration information and a study guide with sample questions. Test dates: May 14, July 9. Registration deadlines are several weeks in advance. WEST-E PRAXIS. Beginning in September, Washington requires anyone seeking teacher certification and teachers seeking additional endorsements to pass a subject knowledge assessment in the chosen endorsement area. For a description and registration information, seewww.ets.org/praxis/prxwa.html. Registration bulletins also are available in MH 216. THE REMAINING WEST-E PRAXIS TEST DATE for this academic year is June 11. This test will not be administered at Western; check www.ets.org/praxis/prxwa.html for location and registration information. FACULTY ARE REMINDED THAT RESERVED PARKING SPACES are available for their use after hours and weekends with a valid parking permit or bus pass, as posted in lots 10G, 17G and Parks Hall. THE FOLLOWING GROUPS ARE OFFERED through the Counseling Center spring quarter.: â€¢ Relaxation Training, 4 p.m. Thursdays, OM 540, drop-ins welcome for one or all sessions; â€¢ Riding the Emotional Wave, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays, OM 540, drop-in group; â€¢ Learning to Live with a Family Member's Chronic Illness, 4 p.m. Mondays starting May 2, registration required. For more information, to register or to learn about other groups, stop by OM 540 or call X/3164. BIOLOGY SEMINAR. Laurie Soine (University of Washington Medical Center), "Finding Your Vocation Science." 3 p.m. May 13, Bl 212. Free. * Careers in Health Employers On Campus For complete and updated information, including locations and deadlines, visit www.career.wwu.edu or stop by OM 280. May 18 â€¢ PetSmart. ---------- Western Front 2005-05-10 - Page 3 ---------- MAY 10,2005 NEWS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 3 Hybrid: Electrical shortage damages the car battery CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 "Brian (White, Western junior) jumped out of the car," Willson said. "Brian and I grabbed fire extinguishers and started extinguishing the frames. Because it was an electrical fire, -it kept starting every time we put it out, but wckept it suppressed long enough so it went out by the time the fire department got here 5-10 minutes later." The threat of the fire spreading to the fuel tank was the greatest danger the fire posed, Willson said. "We used about four fire extinguishers on the fire," Willson said. "Our main concern was the high-pressure natural gas tank in the back. If that were to catch fire ancfblow up, it would be the end of the car and probably cause a lot of damage in the shop." Leonhardt said the fire damaged the battery and its wiring. The team scrambled to get the car back }n driving shape, but he said dealing with the fire retardants from the extinguishers was a greater setback than the actual fire. The team had to remove and clean every item in the garage and car before repairing the damage. Leonhardt said the fire in 'Viking 32, a blue hybrid car fueled by an electric motor in the front and a natural gas tank in the back, will only slightly delay the team. Leonhardt said six students will depart for Saratoga, N.Y., on Sunday, only one day later than ZACH KYLE/The Western Front Western senior Matt Willson makes repairs to the hybrid car, Viking 32, after a fire Thursday. planned. At the competition, Viking 32 will compete against hybrids from other universities and auto companies, including Honda and Toyota, he said. Ryan Crews, Western junior and industrial technology major, said being matched against large industrial auto companies, does not intimidate him because as the underdog, any success against competitors with vastly greater funding would be a tremendous accomplishment for the team. â€¢"I'm very excited about the trip," Crews said. "I'm pumped to race against other cars. I will be excited to see what other schools and the industry has." Crews, who transferred from the University of Washington to be in the VRI program, said the truck that will haul him and five teammates to Saratoga tops out at 55 mph. Since the team is a day behind schedule, the team will stop only for gas during the 70-hour trip, he said. Team members will take turns driving and sleeping in beds in the back of the truck's large cab. Sean Aylward, Western junior and industrial technology major, said he left the garage an hour before the fire Thursday but returned to help the team clean up the mess from the fire extinguishers. He said morale was low after the fire, but Viking 32's fast progress has improved spirits in the garage. "I'm pretty excited about the trip now, but the last few days have been a lot of work," Aylward said. "After (Friday) night it has been pretty encouraging. It is amazing we got caught up in a day." Fee: Additional laptops will be added in Viking Union and recreation center CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Ten of the 15 laptops will go to the Wade King Student Recreational Center, which will be a new laptop loan location, said Rick Osen, assistant to the university librarian. The remaining five laptops will go to the Wilson Library loan desk, which Osen said receives the most check-outs. The fee, along with part of the state operating budget, provides onetime funding for technology to enrich students' academic ,. experiences at Western, said Jerry Boles, vice provost for information technology at Western. lt; It does not pay for ongoing operating expenses, such as repairs to the printers and computers, or expenses for printing supplies, such as paper and toner, Boles said. "I don't know the actual amounts to be awarded to selected proposals as of now, but hopefully those numbers will be tallied by the end of May," Boles said. "Hopefully projects will be ready by next fall, and at the latest, by next winter." Every quarter, students pay a $15 student technology fee included in tuition, which totals approximately $500,000 per year, Boles said. An additional $150,000 from Western's state operating budget supplements the fee, director of university communications Lynne Masland said. The increase of wireless coverage will take place in most public areas, including the recreational center, the Fine Arts building, the Campus Services building, the Performing Arts Center and Carver Gym â€” all areas students frequent, Gilbert said. Some proposals are more specific in their student use. Students studying health and health education, including biology, physical education, health and recreation, and communication sciences and disorders, will benefit from new software centered on human anatomy. The new software, Animated Dissection of Anatomy for Medicine, ADAM, will allow students to perform dissections for classes, using 3-D images. "Any kind of student studying the human anatomy will benefit from this (new software)," said Lina Zeine, associate professor of communication sciences and disorders. For any proposal to receive awards, four of the committees' seven members must vote in its favor,.Bolessaid. The chosen proposals have yet to receive funds. The committee collects proposals each fall, reviews them during winter quarter and announces those chosen in the spring. This year the committee announced the chosen proposals May 3. "The three major purposes of the student technology fee are to improve the quality of student education, to improve access to technology and to enhance the integration of technology into student curriculum," Boles said. Weekends should be about more. course!! Fruit smoothies Chicken quesadillas esso beverages Garden burgers .. 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The center polled the graduates, and 46.3 percent of the respondents found jobs related to their field of study. Western offers nine emphases in biology, ranging from botany to anthropology. The degree a graduate receives will be a general biology degree, but a prospective employer can request a graduate's transcript and see what their schooling has included, for example, an ecology emphasis or a zoology emphasis. Western students do not have to choose an emphasis because the department offers a general biology degree, Western junior Rick Rainey said. He is a general biology major who intends to become a dentist, which requires no emphasis. He is taking the prerequisites to get into a dentistry program at the UW-Associate professor Merrill Peterson, who teaches and researches botany in relation to evolution, said many of his students continue on to graduate school. Those students who choose not to continue their education seem to find jobs easily, Peterson said. "Those who want to have a biology job after graduation have been pretty darn successful in finding one," Peterson said. . Western has a lot to offer biology majors, said assistant professor Alejandro Acevedo-Gutierrez, who teaches marine biology. The natural habitat throughout Bellingham is conducive to outdoor research and interactions with the environment. One of the biggest assets Western offers biology students is the Shannon Point Marine Center, based in Anacortes. The marine center offers students opportunities to research marine biology, ecology and estuarine processes. An estuary is where salt water meets fresh water. The site contains different types of research labs as well as summer camp-style cabins and bunks for students. \ "Shannon Point Marine Center is nationally recognized as a research center and an educational institute," Acevedo- Gutierrez said. "We definitely take advantage of habitats around the region." The marine center was one of six research centers in the United States President George W. Bush recognized May 18, 2002, for achieving an increase in participation by minorities, women and disabled students in scientific fields, Acevedo-Gutierrez said. Western offers most of the classes at the marine center in the spring and summer because of the beautiful weather, Acevedo- Gutierrez said. Learning from a professor who has experience in the field was important to Collins. . . . "Acevedo was one of my favorite professors," Collins said. "I got to see someone who works in the field, which was cool. The classes have all been really hard, but I've liked all of them." Western senior Joel Crawford, a biology major with an emphasis in cellular and molecular biology, said he wants to be a doctor. Cellular and molecular biology studies the way cells work to create and operate an organism. Crawford will graduate this fall and move to the Seattle area. He said he will go to medical school at the University at popular majors Cold Hard Numbers ^Bj^^SHl^lllliilliJIlIIll IfalilllH fiiMilWiSrtHilHwSwiBii mm ^^Mis^mM^^S^S^ ^M^: of Washington and probably do lab work at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, which hires many graduate students as research technicians.. "The classes are all really challenging," Crawford said, of his Western courses. "The more interesting classes were molecular bio classes because that's when you learn the chemistry of life." Loudon said the Career Services Center has helped multiple biology majors go to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to work as research technicians. Other biology graduates work as research technicians at Seattle Genetics or Scripps Research Institute in Claremont, Calif, Loudon said. MORE MAJOR, page 5 ip BAY:ST,$ COFFEEHOUSE Shows Start at unless otherwise posted Smoke free â€¢ No alcohol â€¢All age venue ;*Tue,5/10OpMic â€¢ * l k 5/12 Jon Parry James Taylor I k Blues $3 *Fri. 5/13 Kasey Anerson Ghuckanut Drive $4 â€¢Sat. 5/14 Autumn Poetry CD Release! $4 â€¢Sun. 5/15 Spoken Coming in May- The Pasties The Kasey Anderson Band The Polar Bars CD Release Party for Santiago Your Heart Breaks Bellingham's lames Taylor and Jon Pari}' Chuckanut Drive ' . The Contra Soups Salads * Wraps * Quiche * Cakes \ 1302 Bay St. Bellingham 360-734-3868 0pen7daysaweek www.BayStreetCoffee.com ---------- Western Front 2005-05-10 - Page 5 ---------- MAY 10,2005 NEWS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 5 Reality: An alumna's point of view BY JESSICA DIGNAN The Western Front When Western alumna Margaret Brassil graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology in June 2004, she decided to tour the country. "Before I was going to look for a job, I was like 'I need a break,'" Brassil said. "I took a road trip all over the United States. I headed south â€” got to see Utah, Texas, Louisiana. I really got to see a lot of the country." Brassil graduated with a degree in biology and an emphasis in botany. Botany is the study of plants and insects. She originally came to Western because of Huxley College of the Environment. "I decided I'd rather do biology because I like research rather than the politics of (the environment)," Brassil said. After returning from her road trip in August, Brassil found it difficult to get a job in her field during the fall because the growing season for the organisms she studies, like plants and their related insects, most places in the world is during the summer. "Most of the work in my field is done during the summer, and I didn't start looking for a job until the fall," she said. "I applied to like 5,000 jobs and didn't have any luck for a really long time." While Brassil looked for a job, she said Western associate professor Merrill Peterson hired her to do botanical field work. Peterson did not have enough money to fund a research technician for that project past 'I'mprobably going February. to be enforcing a lot "He didn't Â« W Plan for of regulations, looking for permits and letting companies know why they have Brassilsearchedforjobsuntil tof0now these mies gt; April. She applied for federal â€¢ research technician positions, and the most common response to her applications was that the position she had applied for did not exist anymore because the federal government has cut the funding. MARGARET BRASSIL Western alumna a research assistant in his grant money but decided it was worth allocating some money for that," Brassil said. In October, Brassil applied to a general announcement for government jobs for biology graduates anywhere in the United States, and the government approved her application in January. The application was entered into a pool of other applicants for similarjobs. "The federal government is really slow," she said. "But once my application was approved, they were sending me applications for everywhere in the country." Brassil interviewed for four jobs and the federal government offered her positions in Ohio and Florida. She accepted the position of plant protection and quarantine officer in Wilmington, Ohio. "The job in Ohio just seemed more dynamic â€” whereas the job in Florida would have been more routine," Brassil said. "I probably would have been OK at either place." At the end of April, Brassil moved to Ohio. She began her new position with the U.S. Department of Agriculture May 2. "I'm probably going to be enforcing a lot of regulations, looking for permits and letting companies know why they have to follow these rules," Brassil said. Athletic department may sponsor Western dance team BY ADRIANA DUNN The Western Front Despite temporarily canceling Western's. dance team's performances earlier this year, the athletic department approved a plan in February to sponsor the team and coordinate performances through the department, Western athletic director Lynda Goodrich said. The plan is in its preliminary development stages, but eventually funding â€” although minimal â€” will allow the team to perform at every basketball game. The department has yet to finalize the budget, but it will be similar to the budget for cheerleading, Goodrich said. Goodrich said that although the team will not have varsity status, which is reserved for sports teams, it will receive funding and coordinate its performances through the athletic department. The department also is considering occasionally combining the dance team and cheer team performances to increase variation, said Jamie Morken, Western senior and dance team captain. The dance team performed at six basketball games this season. Morken said she sent a budget proposal to the athletic department on behalf of the dance team last month. "I reached out to the dance team after this last year," Goodrich said. "We're always looking for ways to enhance game promotions and felt like that was a.logical one. They have been very involved with us through the years." ^ ; Steve Briirnmel, Western's director of athletic marketing, said the idea is to have the dance team be similar to the Somes' dance team by performing various routines throughout every game, including halftime and timeouts. The dance team does not perform on a consistent basis right now due to lack of funding. "Any time you can get students participating like that you certainly add a lot to the event," he said. "I think it can be a real positive." After the department finalizes the budget, the dance team will need a head coach. Morken, who graduates in June, said she has expressed interest in filling that position next year. Goodrich said she hopes to complete the funding process by the end of spring quarter, and the team will be ready by the start of the basketball season next winter. "It's something we've actually been pushing for, quite a few years now," Morken said. "Ironically it took us being canceled to finally get it into swing." The dance team missed one performance because of cancellations in February. The hip-hop team, however, declined the opportunity to be reinstated and will not perform for the remainder of this school year. "We had a complaint saying the (hip-hop) team belonged in a strip club," Morken said. "Since Western canceled the hip-hop team for having complaints, they had to cancel our team as well. We fought the entire way through so we got reinstated rather quickly." www.westernfrontonline.com NOW PRE- LEASING PADDLE WITH YOUR PARENTS Sea Kayak tour of Bellingham Bay May 13 14 aSÂ»Â»HGfc* OUTDOOR CENTER lsÂ° (360) f.W"V ' Sign up at the Outdoor Center VU 150, #650- 3112 ---------- Western Front 2005-05-10 - Page 6 ---------- 6 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS MAY 10,2005 Ticket: University Police will increase patrolling as part of the 'Click It or Ticket' campaign CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 pull oyer drivers anywhere in Bellingham, they patrol mostly the roads -. within and surrounding campus, such as Bill McDonald Parkway, High Street and North Garden Street. This year, Washington received a $900,000 grant to pay for this "Click It or Ticket" campaign from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which regulates the program at the federal level, said Angie Ward, program manager for the Washington Traffic Safety Commission. Each state applies for grants, which come out of revenue generated from the national 'We want to warn people that we are starting the campaign so they have time to change their behavior if they need to.' ANGIE WARD Traffic Safety Commission gas tax, she said. Halfofthe grantmoney will pay forthe added patrols, and the police will spend the other _____== half for publicity of the program through television commercials and radio advertisements, Ward said. "We want to warn people that we are starting the campaign so they have time to change their behavior if they need to," she said. While Washington has one of the top three records of seat-belt-use compliance in the country at 94 percent, the traffic safety commission will continue to pursue seat-belt campaigns until compliance levels are at 100 percent, Porter said. "It's not about writing tickets," he said. "It's not about gaining revenue. It's truly about saving lives." KATE MILLER/The Western Front Bellingham Police and Whatcom County Sheriff's officers prepare for a press conference announcing the locations of additional patrols. Species: Residents donate materials and supplies for the creation of more than 200 costumes - CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 last year as part of the city's centennial festivities, Oberton said. "(Last year) was such an unbelievable success and so many people wanted to do it, even without sponsors," Oberton said. "We just knew we would definitely do it again." Parade organizers divided the species into four groups: water, earth, air and fire. Participants gathered based on the element that best described their species' environment. A group of teenage boys held up a giant sea turtle made of paper in the midst of people dressed in blue with papier mache fish on their heads, tapping rhythm sticks. Two participants, dressed as great blue herons, marched along "squawking at the spectators. Joy Monjure, environmental educator for the Bellingham Public Works Department, was the procession's coordinator last year. She said she met with Eli Sterling, the founder ofthe annual procession in Olympia, where the parade began 11 years ago. Monjure said Sterling was more than willing to provide accounts of past events in order to help her organize the parade for Bellingham. . "They just wanted to share everything," Monjure said. "They want everyone to have a procession." . The North Cascades Institute, an organization that offers educational programs, summer camps, a graduate program in environmental education and other services, sponsored the event this year, Oberton said. The institute's mission is to connect people, nature and community through education. "The procession idea and the NCI mission statement are practically on top of each other," Oberton said. For the past seven weeks, Oberton said she coordinated the procession's art studio, which was one location where the creative work ofthe procession took place. The Port of Bellingham donated temporary use of one of its buildings on Cornwall Avenue to provide space and materials to community members, Oberton said. Bellingham citizens donated supplies and materials for the creation of the costumes. Oberton said she is amazed participants created more than 200 costumes at the studio. "The art studio is the most important part of the event," Monjure said. "It brings the community together. Creating art out of junk is so much fun." The studio consisted of several rooms, each one dedicated to â€” and cleverly named after â€” different aspects of creative costuming. Participants used the "Rainbow Room" for painting, "Mask Mania" had materials and ideas for creating masks, and artists dried wet art in the "Desert Drying Area," a walk-in closet. "Carol (Oberton) made the procession everything it is," Monjure said. "She is definitely the queen of the event. I don't know what I would have done without her. Last year she volunteered. I'm glad they found the funding to pay her this year." Bellingham resident David Henry, 39, said he and his wife, Carol Fuglestad, 46, participate in the artistic side of the procession together. "She's the'art and I'm the science," Henry said. "And together we do the. Procession of the Species." Henry said he and his wife drew inspiration from a puppet theater in their hometown in Vermont, and they saw amazing large puppets when they spent six months in Italy. In 2003, Henry said he and his wife decided to create a larger-than-life river goddess puppet for the Ski-to-Sea parade in Bellingham. They used the same river goddess for-last year's procession. Henry ,j said he and his wife spent approximately 30 hours at the art studio creating a sun puppet this year. "(My wife and I) reincarnated the river goddess into the sun puppet," Henry said. "We figured it was time for her to retire." Henry said he and his wife feel the parade * was a success this year. He said he is delighted to see the parade growing larger each year. He and his wife are already generating ideas for next year's parade, he said. "We did. the sun this year and the sun came out," Henry said. "And we were thinking ^ about doing the wind next year, but we don't want the Wind to come out. It's hard to carry one of those floats in the wind." Oberton said this year she felt as if everyone stepped forward to help organize the species before the parade. She said she was thrilled to see the spectators. * "I'm pretty pleased," Oberton said. "It seems like it was much better attended. Last year we had only participants, but this year we had an audience. I had a great time. It really is a wonderful event that celebrates our community." 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Lawyers argued that people undressing as nurses, police officers or flamenco dancers demonstrates artistic flair. "I'm very pleased," said a female stripper at the Oslo Dream Go-Go Bar. "Ninety percent of the guests here tell me that what I'm doing is art." Man steals $30,000 in quarters Police accused a man who was in charge of emptying parking meters in the town of Mount Kisco, N.Y., of stealing more than $30,000 in quarters. Jason Berke, 29, pleaded innocent when police charged him with grand larceny Thursday. From April to December 2004, Berke deposited coins once a week in change machines at grocery stores toget.cash., , The thefts stopped after village officials, suspecting a loss of parking-meter revenue, changed the meter collection procedures. If convicted, Berke will spend up to seven years in prison. Chlamydia outbreak infecting penguins A mysterious outbreak of chlamydia has killed a dozen penguins at the San Francisco Zoo. The illness turned the zoo's penguin colony into a disease hot spot, sparking fatal respiratory distress andkidney failure that killed 12 of the birds. Fifty-five other penguins survived the outbreak, which zoo officials believe started in late February. The illness that befell the zoo's "Penguin Island" was not sexually transmitted, zoo officials said. "We suspect it could have something to do with the gulls and their droppings, but it could have been something else," zoo spokeswoman Nancy Chan said. Mother crashes car into son A man on his way out of a hospital in Manchester, N.H., ended back inside after his mother hit him with her car when she came to pick him up. The accident happened as Lillian Carter, 84, was heading to the entrance of Elliot Hospital Thursday afternoon to get her son. Ron Carter, 49, was walking to meet her when the car sped up, struck him and then crashed into a concrete pillar. Both were admitted to the hospital, with Ron Carter suffering serious injuries. Cheerleaders no longer allowed to shake their booties Texas lawmakers sent a message to the state's high school cheerleaders Wednesday that booty-shaking is no longer allowed at games. The state's House of Representatives voted 85-55 to approve a bill that would forbid sexy cheers and give the Texas Education Agency authority to punish schools that allow overtly sexually suggestive routines at football games and other events. Summer Session 2005 Stay ahead of the GUR Game! Summer is the time to: â€¢ Complete a GUR - or two â€¢ Increase your chances of graduating sooner â€¢ Enjoy a shorter quarter and smaller class size â€¢ Catch up or jump ahead â€¢. Visit Summer Session at: www.wwu.edu/~summer . Summer Session begins June 21! 650-2841 summer.session@wwu.edu State Rep. Al Edwards complained of cheerleaders "shaking their behinds and breaking it down," but the bill does not define what constitutes suggestive cheering. Woman helps husband fake his own death Molly Daniels pleaded guilty to helping her husband fake his own death. The couple dug up a corpse from a cemetery and then staged a fiery car accident in which the body was burned beyond recognition. Searches of the couple's home and the wife's work computer revealed a complicated scheme to create a new identity for Daniels, including fake birth certificates and a Texas driver's license with the name Jacob Gregg. A few weeks after the fake death, the woman introduced her 4-year-old son to her new boyfriend, Jake Gregg, who was actually Daniels with his hair dyed black. Assistant District Attorney Jane Starnes blamed greed, pointing to a $110,000 life insurance policy. Texas officials also said the staged death came days before Clayton Daniels was to go to jail for failing to report to his probation officer. He had been on probation for the sexual assault of a young girl. Snakes in cereal are not prizes A Shropshire, England boy sitting down to breakfast received a nasty surprise when he discovered a 2-foot long snake inside his box of cereal. Jordan' Willett, 5, thought he had found a toy when the serpent, a harmless corn snake, slithered out of the bag of Golden Puffs his parents had bought from the discount store Netto in Telford, England. "This does seem to be a bizarre incident, but we are treating it seriously," Netto trading director Clive Cooper said. Professors give extra exam points for deaths Students in England can receive extra points on their final exams if their close relatives or pets die. Students will receive a maximum five percent extra exam points for the recent death of a parent or close family member. The death of a more distant family member could add four percent to the final grade. Professors award an extra two percent to students whose pet dies on examination day, going down to one percent if the pet died the day before. Witnessing a distressing event on examination day is worth an extra ; three percent, as is a recently broken : limb or asthma attack. Suffering from hay fever merits two percent, and a headache earns one percent. Colombian musician plays cocaine drums Venezuelan troops captured a Colombian drummer whose instrument sounded a different kind of beat. National Guard soldiers on the frontier between Colombia and Venezuela nabbed a traditional Colombian "vallenato" musician whose drums contained large quantities of cocaine Thursday. The two drums contained 24 kilograms of cocaine hidden inside. Venezuela is a key supply route for Colombian cocaine smugglers targeting the European market. Venezuelan authorities estimate traffickers transport at least 100 tons of cocaine through Venezuela each year on the way through the Caribbean to Europe. . Police catch burglar napping Officers caught a suspected burglar who hauled a 30-gallon trash can containing stolen cigarettes from a grocery store after he stopped to take a nap. Officers found the man asleep Monday inside a-stolen car, the engine still running, with loot inside the car taken from a nearby Winn-Dixie store. Authorities arrested Raymond Shaw, 41, of New Orleans, in connection with burglary and two counts of illegal possession of stolen property. Police placed the man in jail in lieu of a $30,000 bond. Crushing birds' heads is a crime Police arrested a 76-year-old man Thursday for trapping birds and crushing their heads. Animal protection authorities* searched William Thomas' Long Island home after receiving complaints from neighbors. Officers with the Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said they confiscated traps and collected the carcasses of several dead animals found on the property. Police charged Thomas with alleged animal cruelty. Compiled by Shannon Proulx Extended Education Summer Programs WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY * special ultwiolet ewer* atkee it poÂ»Â»iblÂ« to m the underlying ekia daatge done by the tun. And tiace 1 in $ inÂ»ric*M will d*TÂ»lop tkis cancer is their lifetiae, what better r*Moa to aliaye use eoatcreen. wear protective clothing end use coason tente. fAADl AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY 888.462.DERM www.aad.org ---------- Western Front 2005-05-10 - Page 8 ---------- 8 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT FEATURES MAY 10,2005 WXTCHINC THE WXLKWXy Western's amufuu' carrystrong -messages BY DEVIN SMART The Western Front As students, faculty and other visitors walk on the brick pathways that snake through campus, the occasional decorated brick below their feet may draw their attention. The art on the bricks varies from detailed landscapes of mountains and trees, to words such as "love" and "peace" carved into the surface. The history of the bricks goes back 25 years to when the pathways throughout campus were suffering from age and weathering, Western art professor Patrick McCormick said, and he had an idea that would alleviate the pathway's problems "Initially, I did it because there were a lot of broken bricks in the walkways around campus," McCormick said. McCormick encourages his students to make artistic bricks in his introduction to ceramics classes to replace the broken ones throughout campus. The students used molds and clay to make the bricks by hand. McCormick compared the method to the way people in Third World countries make bricks. "You press the clay into (the mold), turn it over and pop it out," he said. "Then you decorate the top, and away you go." McCormick said a key to the success of the 25-year-old project was that it began it when it was easier to convince the administration to approve public art projects. "It was a kinder, gentler political time," he said. "Now you would have to fill out a lot of paperwork." McCormick said he has been able to continue his project through the decades. He offers art students an opportunity to create a brick of their own in his introduction to ceramics class. McCormick said he allows the students to choose if Western sophomore Shawn Deutchman displays the brick he has to place in a Western walkway. DEVIN SMART/The Western Front been working on in the introduction to ceramics class and he hopes they want to contribute their brick to a pathway. McCormick said he has not incorporated a general theme for the students to use when they make their bricks. He leaves the choice of design and the message they want to portray up to them. "The project allows students to commemorate experiences they have had here," McCormick said. "If their child comes to Western, they can say, 'This is the brick my mom or dad put here.'" Throughout the years, students have chosen various designs for their bricks for different reasons, he said. "Sometimes there is a narrative theme* like directions to lead people on a pathway," McCormick said. "Also (there are) time capsules with information inside them, usually items made out of clay, like totem charms or small models of important things from their lives. It is a secret to share with someone who is moving the bricks at a later date." Western sophomore Shawn Deutchman is working on a brick with a political message. v His brick is a clay model of a time bomb covered with a Plexiglas top to allow observers to see the detail inside. "The time left before (the time bomb) explodes is 9:11, representing the political and social consequences that have erupted DEVIN SMART/The Western Front Western Art professor Patrick McCormick teaches introduction to ceramics, a course that includes the construction of bricks. from that," Deutchman said. "I see the circumstances behind (the war in Iraq) as being blown out of proportion. ^(The time bomb) is something that looks dangerous but is not. With the Iraq war we responded much in the same way if you reacted to (the brick) as though it were a real bomb." Deutchman said ~~ he hopes his brick will have a lasting effect. "(The bricks) I've seen previously have seemed to have very little meaning beyond the initial reaction," he said. "I want people to take a second look â€” a double-take at the piece." Western senior Jamie Stout is using her brick as a dedication to her grandfather, who helped to build the brick pathways that run through campus. Stout said she designed lines that lace the top of the brick and a "G" toward the bottom to acknowledge her grandfather. Western junior Michelle Stone took an abstract approach for her brick that she said was different from all the other bricks on campus. Her brick features undulating surfaces with two eyes carved into it. "You should be aware of the world around you," Stone said. "Sometimes we're zombies, and it's good to get a fresh look at the world around you. The world is a beautiful place." Stone said she wants her brick to inspire these feelings in those who walk by it. Theft of the bricks has occurred through the years, McCormick said. He remembered when a student in the early- to mid-80s crafted a brick and placed it in the pathway, only to have it stolen. McCormick said the student 'The project allows was not students to commemorate discouraged and experiences they have had m a ( i e me same here. Iftheir child comes brick again and â€ž r j put it back in to Western, they can say, me pathway. 'This is the brick my mom Someone stole it or dad put here.' again. She made one PATRICK MCCORMICK more. This time, Western art professor the final brick was 3- feet-tall so it would be difficult for anyone to remove, he said. She dug a hole 3-feet-deep with a clam shovel, stuck her brick in, and it was safe from the thieves. Students taking the introduction to ceramics course this quarter are creating new brfcks that may find their way into the pathways throughout campus. While the aesthetic appeal of the bricks is inviting to the eye, the uneven surface of some could be dangerous to pedestrians, said Gayle Shipley, director of environmental health and safety at Western. The department moves the bricks determined to be a safety hazard to the edge of the pathway, or to a place with minimal traffic, she said. ---------- Western Front 2005-05-10 - Page 9 ---------- MAY 10,2005 FEATURES THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 9 Splashing for strength The Adaptive Aquatics program kelps children swim ikeir way back to conpdi ence BY COURTNEY WALKER The Western Front Splashes, giggles and screams of joy reverberate from the Arne Hanna Aquatic Center three days a week with the Adaptive Aquatics program. Visitors cannot escape the smell of chlorine, and children taking lessons fill the pools. Students swim with the help of eager volunteers, while floating noodles and bobbing balls drift past. Every few minutes an excited squeal erupts from the pool as a swimmer perfects an exercise or sinks a basketball into the hoop above the water. Volunteers in the program teach people of all ages with special needs or disabilities how to swim, build confidence and gain strength in the water through activities and exercises. "I try to have two to three volunteers with each student help with swim strokes, walk with students, and work on arm strokes and kicking," Adaptive Aquatics program coordinator Lee Lombardi said. "They get students to use their whole body." Lombardi has been with the program since 1995. She said approximately 30 participants and 50 volunteers are involved in the program. Western professor Jill Heckathorn created the Adaptive Aquatics program in 1981, which used to be in the Carver Gym pool. She said limited opportunities were available at the time for students and volunteers. Heckathorn said she had a background in aquatics studies, and she wanted to provide the chance for students to = ^ Â» ^ = volunteer. "The water is a wonderful environment for anybody," Heckathorn said. "It is very freeing." Lombardi said many requires him to be in a wheelchair. William does not let his disability hinder his ability to have fun. Chamblin said he went bodysurfing last summer in Florida. Before the program, William could not swim, but now after being in the class for six years, he can tread water for an hour, she said. William also takes horseback riding classes at the Northwest Therapeutic Riding Center in Bellingham, but he said swimming is his favorite and he wants to accomplish one thing in particular. "I want to learn how to dive," William said. , William's sister Katherine enjoys being in the water, his mother said. This is her third year in the program, and she is becoming a stronger swimmer. Katherine was born with limb deficiency in her right hand. She is dramatically improving with lessons, and each time she works on being able to swim farther than she could the last time, Chamblin said. "Jumping off the diving board is my favorite because it is really fun," Katherine said. Lombardi said William could not swim before he came to the program. After participating in the program for six years, he can swim using an undulating, wave-like stroke. She said incorporating floating noodles or the basketball hoop into the program helps students exercise their muscles. These toys help students improve motor skills and builds strength, Lombardi said. She said her favorite part of the class is seeing the progress and _. enthusiasm students gain 'Any time you bring differ- from participating. ent people together with "I like seeing the enjoyment different visions, their view of the world around the class gives them," Lombardi said. "It is one of their favorite days of the them changes. Volunteers week It i s r e auy rewarding students come into the go as much for the friend- to see all of the students programlackingconfidence in the water, and they leave being accomplished swimmers. Bellingham resident Caroline Chamblin, 45, brings her two children to the program every week. Her son, William, 10, and her daughter, Katherine, 5, thoroughly enjoy the class, Chamblin said. ' , â€¢ "William is physically a lot stronger," Chamblin said. "This class is really the only way for him to exercise. He once told me that when he is in the water he feels free." William has a condition called arthrogroposis, which has affected the ship as the exercise. JILL HECKATHORN Adaptive Aquatics creator progress. Bellingham resident Lisa Grossman's son, Scott, 6, has been in the program for two years. Grossman, 34, said the biggest hurdle for her son, who has Down syndrome, to overcome was trust. She said the same volunteer instructors have continued to work with Scott the entire time he has been in the program and have helped immensely with his progress in the water. "As soon as he sees the guys, he gets excited and runs to the pool," Grossman said. "They have trouble keeping up with him." Scott's two volunteer instructors, Western movement of his arms and legs since birth and senior Derek Byrne and Western graduate COURTNEY WALKER/The Western Front Western graduate student T.J. Garlatz works with Bellingham resident Scott Grossman, 6, in the Adaptive Aquatics program at the Arne Hanna Aquatic Center. COURTNEY WALKER/The Western Front Bellingham resident William Chamblin, 10, said he loves to swim in the pool. He has participated in the Adaptive Aquatics program for six years. student T.J. Garlatz, have participated in the program for two years, Garlatz, a student in the exercise science graduate program, said he volunteers because he genuinely enjoys it and he has fun spending time with Scott. He said making time for the program is sometimes difficult because of school, but once he gets to the pool it all seems worth it. "It is really fun if you have an open mind and patience," Garlatz said. "It is something that would be beneficial to a lot of people because you learn so much about yourself in the process." Garlatz said the participants in the program are not the only ones who learn important lessons. "Even though I am teaching Scott things, he is teaching me, too," Garlatz said. "You really learn a lot about yourself through doing this." Garlatz said he has learned how to work with a variety of people he had never worked with before. If he had not joined the program, he never would have had the chance to meet an inspirational child such as Scott, he said. Byrne has been volunteering for two years and said he enjoys the close bond he has developed with Scott. He and Garlatz have worked with Scott for the entire time they have been with the program. "Scott's a really cool kid, and I love working with him," Byrne said. He said he continues with the program because he enjoys seeing the progress Scott makes each week. He said when Scott started in the program, he was too scared to get in the water. Now, he continues to improve in the pool and works on kicking and floating on his back. Byrne said that each week Scott becomes more confident and skilled in the water. "He's the reason I keep doing it," Byrne said. "It is great to see him smile. My biggest hope would be that he could swim on his own someday." Bellingham resident Ford Martin's son, Nathaniel, \2, has taken lessons through the program for four years. Martin, 56, said his son, who is non-verbal, has made outstanding progress through the program. "He loves the program," Martin said. "He will sign to his teachers that he has swimming after school." Martin said Nathaniel's progress has increased because he has the same volunteer instructor this session as he did last session. Western senior Kevin Bruaw has worked with Nathaniel for two quarters. Bruaw said volunteering through the program has been beneficial to him as well. "I have learned how hard it is to teach someone, especially someone with a disability," Bruaw said. "It gives you a feeling you can't describe. It is so much fun I can't even put it into words." He said Nathaniel has learned to blow bubbles under the water and has improved his kicking. Nathaniel's personality has made the experience more enjoyable, Bruaw said. "His excitement lifts me up and ends my day on a good note," he said. Jill Heckathorn "said friendships and close bonds have developed between the students and the volunteers in the program. "Any time you bring, different people together with different visions, their view of the world around them changes," Heckathorn said. "When you get involved in a relationship with somebody, the activity is secondary to the relationship. Volunteers go as much for the friendship as the exercise." ---------- Western Front 2005-05-10 - Page 10 ---------- TUESDAY/MAY 10, 2005 â€¢ WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM â€¢ PAGE 10 % Spring Vikes hit field in Blue-Silver game Western Front photographer Chris Huber nearly got run over by Western senior wide receiver Andy Olson Saturday at the Blue-Silver Game. Olson shedd a tackle and busted down the sideline for a touchdown. BY SEAN MCCORMICK The Western Front Western head football coach Rob Smith decided the best way to encapsulate a productive spring football season was to split the team into two squads, have a scrimmage and invite friends and family for a picnic afterward. "We really, wanted it to be fun and exciting, for the fans," Smith said. Western's football team held its fourth annual Blue and Silver game Saturday at Civic Field. Smith divided the team's 87-man roster into two teams. The blue team consisted of starters on offense and defense, while the silver team comprised mainly of reserves on offense and defense. The blue squad dominated the line of scrimmage on offense and defense, and walked away with the win of 34-0. After the game, all 87 members of the football team came together with their family and friends to partake in a picnic. The spread came complete with fried chicken, potato salad, fresh fruit, rolls and plenty of baked goods, all laid out on a table that deemed to stretch as long as a touchdown pass from Western junior James Mohreari. Smith said the football team has a crucial booster club with supportive parents who clearly know how much food it takes to feed 87 footballplayers. Smith said the cast of Western's most experienced players met his expectations. Andy Olson, Western senior captain and5 wide receiver, caught a 62-yard touchdown pass from Monrean in the first play of the game for the blue team. The two connected again for a touchdown with less than nine minutes left in the first quarter. The Western senior and blue team running back Duncan Sherrard led both teams in rushing with three carries for 36 yards. The blue defense contained the silver offense, allowing them only 81 total yards. "I really liked the setup of the game, with the teams on different sides with different coaching staffs," Olson said. "I don't think the teams were that fair, but I liked the game format." Smith said he wanted to end the spring season with a game that would be fun to watch. "It's a good conclusion to a very productive spring," he said. Western's blue team did have a few mistakes, including three fumbles. "Any time you change up the format of the game, the execution is going to suffer," Smith said. "The quarterbacks were working with centers they haven't had any practice with, but I am very happy with the way it turned out." The format was different from a normal game, he said. Rap music bellowed across the field for the first 10 minutes of the first quarter. Neither team used a punter or a place kicker. Both teams' quarterbacks threw the ball down the field for kick-offs and punts. Three players even suited up for one team but played for the other team. At halftime, the coaching staff recognized the most improved players in each position. The recipients of the awards included Western freshmen Adam Perry and Richard McCrae-Lauba, Western sophomores Brett Upchurch, Sean Gallacher and Danny Hill, and Western senior Will Freitag. The coaching staff also announced the team captains the players selected for next year. Olson remains the only returning captain. The see BLUE-SILVER, page 12 Failed, failed, failed. And then... PERSISTENCE Pass It On. THE FOUNDATION IS! k BETTER l i ft wwv;forbmerlife.org 1208 Bay Street â€¢ Bellingham â€¢ 360-733-8855 ---------- Western Front 2005-05-10 - Page 11 ---------- MAY 10,2005 SPORTS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 11 Triathletes trek across Western's campus BY KATIE ROTHENBERGER The Western Front After placing fifth out of the 66 participants in the Western triathlon last year, Western senior Joe Sullivan competed again â€” this time winning a first place title and beating his friend, Western alumnus Sean Matuschak, 25, who graduated last spring. A competition ensued between Sullivan and the 2004 triathlon winner Matuschak after the two became friends through the industrial design program two years ago. The two competed in Western's third annual triathlon Saturday, which was open to students, faculty and community members. "There is a little rivalry about this race," Sullivan said. "This should be a good one. The triathlon is a fun and different kind of challenge that makes people find their strengths and weaknesses ' through different events," Sullivan completed the triathlon last year with a time of 1:06.37, and Matuschak finished at 1:03.33. Sullivan bested Matuschak in this year's triathlon. Sullivan placed 12th in the triathlon, and Matuschak placed 15th out of 128 participants. "I feel pretty good about beating Sean this year," Sullivan said. "This year seemed much faster than last year. People looked really fast last year, but the people that won were in regular swimming shorts." The triathlon course started at the Wade King Student Recreation Center swimming pool, Sullivan said. The race started with a 400-yard swim in the pool followed by a 10-mile bike ride throughout Fairhaven and downtown Bellingham, and ended with an approximately 3.5 mile run. In Saturday's triathlon, bicyclists started on Bill McDonald Parkway heading toward 32nd street. The competitors traveled onto Donovan Street, then to 14th Street and continued along North State Street. Once in downtown Bellingham, the participants continued around downtown and came back to campus onto 21st Street. After finishing the bicycle leg of the triathlon, the participants ran throughout the perimeter of campus. The runners started on 21 st Street, passing Sehome Arboretum and continuing around Nash and Mathes halls. Runners passed the front of the Viking Union and continued back to the finish line on the track near the recreation center. "The triathlon isn't a really big and intense race," Sullivan said. "It is more just a fun event that makes people get in shape and get experience." Sullivan said he has competed in other triathlons, such as in the Lake Sammamish triathlon in July 2004. The Lake Sammamish triathlon in Issaquah consists of a 400-meter swim in Lake Sammamish, a 14-mile bike ride and a 5,000 kilometer run. - "I placed 30th in the Sammamish triathlon out of 500, so I learned a few things after that," Sullivan said. "What caught me off guard was swimming in open water with a mass start of 500 people swimming over each other, which is intimidating for a first-timer." Swimming in open water is more of a challenge than swimming in a pool, Sullivan said. Participants must follow a specific course in which they have to keep in mind the location of buoys to swim around, as well as not become lost in a sea of swimmers, he said. Sullivan said he follows a strict regimen that includes eating fruits and vegetables and staying healthy. In the winter Sullivan trains on the elliptical machine and swims at the recreation center. Sullivan also tries to ride his bike frequently and sign up for marathons. Sullivan will graduate this spring from the industrial design program, part of Western's engineering technology major, so school is his main focus at the moment, he said. 'The triathlon isn 't a really big and intense race. It is more just a fun event that makes people get in shape and get experience.'. JOE SULLIVAN Western senior triathlete CHRIS HUBER/The Western Front Western seniors Michael Towle, Gig Schlich and Ben Robinson run along Saturday Bill McDonald Parkway as they approach the finish line during Western's annual triathlon. - Sullivan completed two races this year, the Chuckanut Mountain 50k trail run, and the Whidbey Island Marathon, in which he placed second in the 20- to 24- year-old age group, behind Peter Moe, Western senior and vice president of the Western Triathlon Club. "We ran about 23 miles of Whidbey together, and we made an agreement that if one of us was going to move ahead we wouldn't be upset," Moe said. "Sullivan is hard-core. After he completed the 50k, he. wanted to take a bike trip to San Francisco and then come back arid do the Whidbey Island Marathon." Moe said Sullivan decided to take time off to let his body rest and to focus on his last quarter at Western before graduating. Matuschak said he knows Sullivan in a competitive sense through their work in the industrial design program as well as on the triathlon course. "I did some training last year, but this year I have been overseas for the past six months, so my training is minimal," Matuschak said. "My motivation is my Irish flower." The Irish flower Matuschak refers to is a woman he met while studying abroad in Ireland. She is now his girlfriend and fives with him in the United States. Sullivan and Matuschak said part of their motivation is making sure other participants do not pass them on the course, and that they are passing other competitors. Another motivation is having a goal in sight to keep pushing ahead. 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BY MICHAEL LYCKLAMA The Western Front The Vikings ended Western Oregon University's reign over the Great Northwest Athletic Conference last weekend at Central Washington University's Tomlinson Field. The Viking men placed first in the GNAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships with 221 points, 35 points ahead of "defending champ Western Oregon and 36.5 points ahead of host Central. Western Oregon, the favorite going into the meet, won the men's title each of the GNAC's previous four years of existence and failed to win a league championship for the first time in nine years. The Vikings finished second the past three years. "Every year we had strengths in different areas," said Justin Brewer, Western senior javelin thrower and pole vaulter. "This year we had a lot of strengths in a lot of areas.'' Western sophomore Adam Neff, whom the meet named the outstanding male performer, led the Vikings with first- place wins in three events: the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and 4x1 OOrmeter relay. He also placed third in the 4x400-meter relay. "(The meet's outstanding male performer award) was just icing on the cake," Neff said. Western junior Mike Khabibulin placed second in the 100-meter dash and the 200- meter dash, and ran as part of the 4x100- meter and 4x400-meter relays. "We've been training together all year saying, 'We're going to take one and two at conference,'" Neff said. Western freshman Kyle McGillen also took first in several events, placing first in the long jump with a 23 foot jump, and setting a meet record in the high jump, clearing 6-feet 8-inches. He also took fourth in the triple jump with a 45 1 / 2 jump. Brewer defended his GNAC pole-vault title, setting a meet record with a throw of 204-rl. Western Oregon junior Stuart Powell placed second with a throw of 193-4. "It felt good to come out my senior year and perform this well," Brewer said. "My goal was to break 200 feet." This was the first time Brewer threw more than 200 feet, he said. Brewer's throw qualified him for the NCAA Division II national championships May 26-28 at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. "Mentally, I was in the right place, and my technique was good," Brewer said. "A lot of things just came together. I'm really happy with going (to nationals), but I don't want to be excited with just going. I want to do well." The Vikings dominated the pole vault, taking first, second and third place. Western junior Hunter Verner finished first, clearing 15-7 1 / 4 on fewer attempts than Western junior Scott Romney. Western junior Tyler Thornbrue finished third, clearing 15-1 1 / 2. "We have absolutely the best pole vaulting coach around," Neff said. "They spend more hours on the track than any other athletes." Western junior Mark Mellein also won the triple jump with a season best of 46 - 2 1 / 2. Head coach Pee Wee Halsell said Thornbrue, Verner and Western senior decathlete Josh Freeman, who competes in a variety of running, jumping and throwing events, can increase their chances of making nationals by improving their performances at the "last- chance meet," the Seattle Pacific University's Ken Foreman Invitational Saturday at Husky Stadium. Blue-Silver: Players gain 'live' experience CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 other players included Western seniors tight end Nick Yoney, center Loren Winter and linebacker Craig Keenan. Despite the game being one-sided, Yoney said, the real-game atmosphere was effective practice for the team. "Getting out and playing in a live situation is important," Yoney said. "It's tough playing against the same defense in practice every day, and you know the other side's tendencies. But when it's live, it's a different story." The game was full of big-yardage plays, including a 71-yard touchdown pass from the blue team's freshman quarterback Tony Gardiner to Zach Russell, Western junior and wide receiver, early in the fourth quarter. At one point in the scrimmage, the silver team's Jeff Bennum, Western sophomore quarterback and wide receiver, squirmed his way out of a tackle only to be met by Keenan, who hit Bennum so hard his helmet launched five yards away. "Now and through the summer, it's important that we stay consistent with emotions and motivating people," Olson said. Kentucky Derby features tradition, ridiculous hats MICHAEL LYCKLAMA Good thing the New York Yankees ended its four-game losing streak Saturday because Yankees' owner George Steinbrenner's colt did not provide the boss with an expected winning distraction in the Kentucky Derby Saturday. Despite its 131-year history, The Derby has lost all relevance in today's sporting world. Steinbrenner's thoroughbred, Bellamy Road, entered The Derby as a 5-2 favorite after winning the Wood Memorial Stakes, a preparation race in Aqueduct, N.Y., three weeks ago by 17 and one-half horse lengths, according to a May 8 ESPN.com article. Instead, Giacomo â€” its odds were 50-1 â€” took home the $1.6.million purse, and Bellamy Road finished seventh. Coincidentally, the Baltimore Orioles, which lead the American League East Division, also were listed before the season began as 50-1 long shots to win the World Series, according to oddschecker.com, a Web site which lists betting odds. Heading into The Derby, the media's dominant story featured how the outcome might affect the Yankees' owner and might delay the eruption of Mt. Steinbrenner. When the major story of a sporting event depends on the emotions of an owner of a more popular sport, the event is riot doing so well. Ever since the release of the mdvie, "Seabiscuit," everyone seems to have taken an interest in horse racing. Coverage for this year's Kentucky Derby dragged on for an excruciating 10 hours, starting at 6 a.m. and continuing until 4 p.m., according to Yahoo! TV listings. That kind of coverage rivals the Super Bowl and only those with a brain hemorrhage could compare The Derby to the biggest sporting event of the year. The majority of the time, the coverage had little to do with the actual running of The Derby, Coverage instead served to update America on every horse race since last June's Belmont Stakes. Racing viewers also could not have missed the tradition of ridiculous hats worn by women. At some point in the history of The Derby, women started wearing the biggest and most preposterous hats they could find. Any unfortunate fan sitting in a seat behind one of these women would certainly miss the riveting action of horses running in a circle. At The Derby, reporters do not even wait for the jockeys to get off the colt for their post-race interview. Instead, a reporter rode on horseback with a red helmet, a bright pink coat and a microphone in one hand beside the winning jockey, Mike Smith, directly after the race. Smith gave the reporter the interview, noticeably out of breath. Why the guy riding a colt was tired remains unclear. Supporters of horse racing call The Derby the most exciting two minutes in sports and bill the Triple Crown, which is winning the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes â€” all of which are high-profile horse races â€” as the toughest achievement in sports, according to ESPN's coverage of the event. Affirmed last won the Triple Crown in 1978, joining 10 other horses as Triple Crown winners. War Emblem in 2002, Funny Cide in 2003 and Smarty Jones in 2004 each won the Derby and the Preakness, but each lost at the Belmont Stakes and fell short of a Triple Crown bid. Horse racing's Triple Crown is not even the toughest Triple Crown to earn. Nobody since_ Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Yastrzemski in 1967 has earned baseball's Triple Crown, leading the league in home runs, batting average and RBIs in the same year. No player has come close since. Animal rights activists hope Steinbrenner will treat his colt better than his other failed investments. After losing to the Anaheim Angels in the first round of the 2002 playoffs, Steinbrenner, looking to cut costs, fired 25 team employees. The firings saved the Yankees less than $1 million dollars, approximately what Yankee first baseman Jason Giambi earns for playing 10 games, according to Buster Olney's book, "The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty." While Bellamy Road cost Steinbrenner only $87,000, that might not be enough to keep the colt out of the glue factory. The Earned Income Tax Credit. You've earned H* Why not claim it? If you're working hard just to make ends meet and have one or more children living with you, you may qualify for the EITC. 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For further info please visit www.wwu.edu/depts/dance/perfbrmances.html ---------- Western Front 2005-05-10 - Page 13 ---------- ViTUESDAY, MAY 10, 2005 â€¢ WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM â€¢ PAGE 13 -Fees in state parks beneficial for all users KELSEY DOSEN Colorado and Montana recently passed legislation to revoke fees Congress enacted in 1996 for recreational use of certain federal land, and Oregon is following suit to do away with the fees. States should not do away with these fees, which are essential for the general maintenance of the land. In 1996, Congress imposed a nationwide experimental initiative called the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program to generate necessary income to manage the growing number of people using public land for recreation. The public was entitled to use public lands free of charge before 1996. The fees ranged anywhere from a few dollars to approximately $20, depending on the location of the park and type of recreational use, such as camping or hiking, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Web site. The program provided the national and state parks with more than $1 billion in recreation fees during a period of eight years, according to spring 2005 article in National Parks magazine. The program enables the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Park Service to charge fees for recreational use of national parks, according to the Oregon-based Wild Wilderness organization Web site. The organization is apro- environmental critic of the program. Initially, Congress reviewed and renewed the initiative every two years, until November 2004, when it passed a 10-year extension of the fees, according to an April 27 Seattle Times article. Congress passed the bill quickly because it was part of a package of several bills, according to the Wild Wilderness Web site. This expansion of the program has caused Montana, Colorado and Oregon legislators to take action against the initiative, despite the â€” necessity of the fees. For the U.S. Forest Service to preserve the parks, money is necessary to pay forest rangers and fund general maintenance such as the upkeep of bathrooms and campsites. Since 1996, the National Park Service has collected more than $867 million in user fees. Eighty percent of the proceeds go directly toward maintaining and improving the parks and trails, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Web site. In 2004 Washington and Oregon dispbursed money collected from the fees to seven areas, including resource protection and capital i m p r o v e m e n t s . According to the department's Web site, 40 percent of the money went to routine and annual maintenance, which included the repair and replacement of toilets, windows, roofs and picnic tables at campsites, as well as other public services. Visitor services used 29 'Money is necessary to pay forest rangers and fund general maintenance.' percent of the funds. Fees also went toward the cost of collecting fees and projects the Forest Service deferred in the past because of lack of funding. The fees are typically $5 a day per person, according.to the Department of Agriculture's Web site. An annual pass honored at a majority of the Washington and Oregon parks, including Mount Baker and Snoqualmie parks in Washington, and Jasper and Willamette parks in Oregon, is available for $85. Scott Silver, executive director of Wild Wilderness, an environmental organization, calls the fees "shenanigans, dirty politics and brutally applied abuse ofrawpower." Some critics, including Wild Wilderness, argue the new fees see FEES, page 16 1 1 1 1 SOME PEOPLE MIGpSAY this is overly cautious/ ^ I I I M I I I M WE SAY in surgery, there's no such thing. One method for eliminating incidents of' wrong-site surgery calls for patients to watch as surgeons' initials are signed with amarker on the site requiring the operation. We say'this simple precaution is a step worth taking. For more ways of* partnering with your physician to maximize your surgical outcome, visi t aaos. org. . AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS The most moving advances in medicine. 1-800-824-BONES www.aaos.org ---------- Western Front 2005-05-10 - Page 14 ---------- 14 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT OPINIONS MAY 10,2005 New outlet mall increases traffic, causes headaches for drivers Commuters have a new reason to curse driving on Interstate 5: the newly opened Seattle Premium Outlets at Quil Ceda Village, located north of Marysville on the Tulalip Reservation. In addition to the Tulalip Casino, Home Depot and the horribly crowded Wal-Mart, the Quil Ceda Village outlet mall adds another headache for everyone on the freeway. Drivers on 1-5 do not need more people coming to town and clogging the streets. Everett traffic along 1-5 is enough to make drivers want to pull their hair out. Now Marysville traffic is becoming worse. Caldie Rogers, president and chief executive officer of the Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce, expects 8 million people to visit the Quil Ceda Village within the next year and estimates 18 million will visit the shopping center in the future, all thanks to the opening of the outlet mall May 5, according to a May 4 Seattle Post- Intelligencer article. The outlet mall is the largest in the state, measuring a total of 500,000 square feet, according to the article. The outlet mall includes more than 100 premium outlet stores, including Banana Republic, Liz Claiborne, Gap, Coach, Sony and Tommy Hihiger. While shopping in outlet malls, customers no longer just have to stand in line inside the store; they have to wait outside the stores as well because of overcrowded shops. While constructing this new mall, the Tulalip Tribes spent more than $80 million on police and fire protection, roads and sewer lines, according to a March 20 Seattle Times article. The Tulalip Tribes, however, do not receive any of the sales tax money to pay for these fees. Snohomish County and the state split the collected taxes, according to the article. The state benefits from the sales tax from the new outlet mall while those who own the land do not receive any money. One decent thing about outlet malls is the cheap prices. The Nike outlet store marks down shoes that sell for $110 in the Nike Factory Store in Seattle to $69.99, according to a May 4 Seattle Times article. The article claims the shoes are not rejects, stating the merchandise has been in the store for a few months. Stores have not sold these items for a reason, however. Outlet malls are not known for their top styles and quality. Some sleeves on T-shirts differ in lengths, and some pant lengths are uneven. Developers plan to build a 380-room resort hotel in Quil Ceda village next spring. Plans to build an indoor water park and golf course in the area also are included, according to the Seattle Post- Intelligencer article. The Quil Ceda Village area does not need more buildings adding to the traffic situation. Even.though the outlet mall has cheaper prices, it should have been built somewhere less congested. ^ Frontlines are the opinion of The Western Front editorial board: Caleb Heeringa, Laura McVicker, Zoe Fraley, Brittany Greenfield, Timory Wilson, Chris Huber, Elana Bean, Marissa Harshman, Molly Jensen, Adam Rudnick, Krissy Gochnour, Christina Twu, Blair Wilson and Greta Smoke. The Western Front Editor in Chief: Caleb Heeringa; Managing Editor: Laura McVicker; Head Copy Editor: Zoe Fraley; Copy Editors: Brittany Greenfield, Timory Wilson; Photo Editor: Chris Huber; News Editors: Elana Bean, Marissa Harshman; Accent Editor: Christina Twu; Features Editor: Krissy Gochnour; Sports Editor: Adam Rudnick; Opinions Editor: Molly Jensen; Online Editor: Blair Wilson; Community Liaison: Greta Smoke; Staff Photographer: Mike Murray; Columnist: Tara Nelson; Cartoonist: Terrence Nowicki; Adviser: John Harris; Business Manager: Alethea Macomber; Advertising Manager: Joel Hall Staff Reporters: Leslie Adams, Lauren Allain, Laura Belzer, Adam Brown, Dawn Chesbro, Taurean Davis, Jessica Dignan, Kelsey Dosen, Adriana Dunn, Kira Freed, Dan Grohl, Blair Habenicht, Lindsay Hamsik, Stefani Harrey, Aaron Hart, Shannon Hutchinson, Peter Jensen, Tom Kloser, Sarah Kuck, Zach Kyle, Michael Lee, Megan Lum, Michael Lycklama, Kris-ten Marson, Sean McCormick, Sean McGrorey, Ted McGuire, Liz McNeil, Kate Miller, Ashley Milke, Megan Muldary, Chris Neumann, Derrick Pacheco, Shannon Proulx, Mark Reimers, Nic Riley, Susan Rosenberry, Becky Rosillo, Katie Rothenberger, Lincoln Smith, Devin Smart, Ben So-kolow, Elisa Sparkman, Megan Swartz, Trevor Swedberg, Taune Sweet, Bradley Thayer, Courtney Walker, Leah Weissman and Jared Yoakum 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: "A poem is a naked person ... Some people say that I am a poet. ' â€”Bob Dylan, American musician States should lower drinking age KIRA FREED A Vermont state legislator is fighting to extend the rights a teenager receives on his or her 18th birthday to include drinking alcohol. If young adults can drive, vote, marry, enter into legal contracts and enlist in the army at 18, the law also should allow them to consume alcohol. Vermont legislators should pass the proposed bill and initiate defiance to the 1984 National Drinking Age Act by lowering the state's drinking age to 18. Other states should then adopt similar legislation. Any state legislature can effectively lower the drinking age to 18 if states also take actions to combat problems associated with the reduction. Changing attitudes of the American public to be open-minded concerning alcohol consumption, educating young people about the effects of alcohol and continuing strict enforcement of alcohol-related laws would help to make a successful transition. According to an April 13 New York Times article, Rep. Richard C. Marron introduced a bill in the Vermont House in January that proposed lowering the legal drinking age in the state to 18. He argued if 18-year-olds can vote and serve in the military, they should also be able to legally enjoy a beer. "We have a legal age of 18 to do everything else, but you can't drink until you're 21," Marron said, according to the article. "I'm not pushing it to the level of it being unconstitutional, but I do think it's a form of age discrimination." According to the article, Marron's proposal came after he read a newspaper column by John M. McCardell Jr., the retired president of Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vt. According to the article, McCardell called the law that sets the legal drinking age at 21 a poor social policy and a terrible law. Alcohol is taboo because use by minors is socially forbidden. According to the article, McCardell said minors consume alcohol behind closed doors because the appeal of something prohibited is tempting. Initially, a rise in alcohol-related problems for 18- to-21-year-olds would'occur, until the novelty of a lowered drinking age lessened for the current young adult generation. But in the next generation of see ALCOHOL, page 15 Tulalip authorities' actions selfish JESSICA DIGNAN The federal government suspended approximately $5 million dollars of federal cash allocated to build and maintain houses for low-income Tulalip Tribes members, according to an April 28 Seattle Times article. This funding reduction occurred because of the irresponsible and selfish decisions of the seven members of the Tulalip Housing Authority. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced sanctions to freeze the money April 27 because of the serious outstanding performance issues on the Tulalip Housing Authority's audits, according to the Seattle Times article. The committee has failed to keep accurate audits detailing its budget since 1999. The department alleged the housing authority spent at least $6 million since 1999, according to the Seattle Times article. This is federal money allocated to the Tulalip Housing Authority for building and maintaining low-income housing. The department claimed night-vision goggles, fleece vests, personal organizers, travel and whale-watching expeditions were among the inappropriate and unauthorized expenditures, according to an April 28 Seattle Post-Intelligencer article. Dale Jones, former housing authority chairman, pleaded guilty in October to embezzling more than $23,000 in tribal housing funds from 1999-2002, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer article. His sentencing is set for June. Authorities have not charged the other six members and are repaying some of the missing funds, according to an April 28 Associated Press article. The worst part of this situation is that the people the decision to freeze the money hurts are the people who need financial assistance the most. The department began the Indian Housing Block Grant Program in 1998, and has given the Tulalip Tribal Housing Authority $12 million since then, according to the Seattle Times article. These funds have built and maintained more than 300 buildings on the reservation, according to the tribe's Web site. These cuts will negatively affect the low-income members who need the financial assistance to house and build a life for their families. A lawyer for the Tulalip Tribes said Jones' penalties were unacceptable, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer article. An unacceptable punishment is, suitable for an unacceptable crime. Withholding federal money and shutting down the housing authority is not excessive or harsh punishment considering the crime. The Tulalip Tribal Housing see HOUSING, page 16 ---------- Western Front 2005-05-10 - Page 15 ---------- MAY 10,2005 OPINIONS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 15 Alcohol: Enforcement of alcohol-related laws, education should facilitate lower drinking age CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 young people, problems would decrease as young people adopted from their parents a new attitude toward drinking, and as education and laws evolved to regulate and enforce the lowered drinking age. European nations have significantly lower drinking ages than the United States' â€” ranging from 15 years old in Belgium to 18 years old in most other countries, including Germany, Denmark and Russia. Exposure to alcohol in social settings from an early age reduces the appeal that surrounds prohibited alcohol in the United States. Alcohol is a forbidden fruit for minors in the United States â€” when someone takes the substance away from minors, they desire it more. Changing social norms and eliminating the prohibition of underage drinking would lead young adults to approach alcohol with more responsible attitudes, such as abstaining from drunk driving. Increased education in schools about the effects of alcohol would provide young adults with the knowledge to make responsible choices about alcohol consumption. In. a speech to the British Beer and Pub Association, . European Union Commissioner David Byrne said the EU's primary actions to combat alcohol consumption in young people are education and intensified health promotion in schools with an emphasis on acting responsibly. Few programs exist in the United States that focus on education regarding accountability when drinking and the effects of alcohol. The most visible program in the United States is the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program. According to its Web site, D.A.R.E. teaches children as young as fifth-graders how to recognize and resist the peer pressure that influences them to experiment with alcohol and drugs, but D.A.R.E. focuses little of its classroom curriculum on educating students about the effects and consequences of alcohol. D.A.R.E. officers spend more time telling adolescents how to avoid alcohol, which perpetuates the taboo American society places on alcohol and does not provide young people with the means to make â€¢ educated decisions. European nations such as Germany have strict laws surrounding alcohol and driving, such as automatic revocation of a driver's license after the first infraction for drunken driving. In the United States, loss of a driver's license is only one of five penalty options, which include incarceration, fines and raised insurance rates after the first infraction. Laws similar to Germany's in the United States wouldresultin severe consequences for young drivers who consume alcohol, forcing them to consider 'Other countries are able to maintain low drinking ages because effective measures, such as education andstract law enforcement, accompany alcohol-related laws.' their actions seriously. Legislators in Vermont who oppose the bill have primarily said their concern about lowering the drinking age in Vermont to 18 is the loss of $9.7 million in federal funding for highway . maintenance, according to The New York Times article. The federal government made the money available to states in the 1984 National Drinking Age Act as an incentive for all states to raise the legal drinking age to 21. Opponents also argue lowering the drinking age would increase problems such as the availability of alcohol to minors. According to the Web site of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, a group devoted to decreasing alcohol-related problems in the United States, 28.8 percent of 12- to 20- year-olds report the use of alcohol. In the 2003 European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs, 20 percent of 16- year-olds regularly consume alcohol in 35 countries, including Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands, and 3 percent of 16-year-olds regularly consume alcohol in the Nordic countries of Norway, Sweden and Finland. Other countries are able to maintain low drinking ages because effective measures, such as education and strict law enforcement, accompany alcohol-related laws. Changing social norms to eliminate the taboo many Americans place on alcohol, educating young people in schools about alcohol's effects and continuing enforcement of alcohol-related laws can make passing the bill in Vermont to reduce the drinking age to 18 safe and successful. 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But the continued existence of this land depends on incoming money from the fees. The Forest Service cannot continue to conserve the parks with the funding provided before Congress imposed the recreational fee. Without adequate funding, the land will diminish and perhaps become restricted because of overuse and lack of preservation, eliminating all recreational use. Congress enacted the National Historic Preservation Act in 1966. According to the National Park Service Web site, the act specifically assigns federal agencies the responsibility of identifying and protecting historic properties and avoiding unnecessary damage to them. It also deems the agency responsible for considering projects and programs that further the purposes of the act. The small fees are an attempt by Congress to meet its responsibilities as assigned in the. act. When citizens partake in recreational activities in the parks, they expect toilets, water facilities, and picnic and camping areas to be available. For the continued existence of these amenities, the parks require funding. The Forest Service collected funds for the parks through donations and federal funding in the past, but this has proven insufficient. These fees are going back directly to the area where they originated, ensuring protection of the land. Housing: Actions will hurt low-income tribal members CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 Authority cannot produce the audits they were supposed to turn in to the department showing how they spent more than $6 million dollars. "We've put up a lot of houses, and a lot of people have benefited from those houses," Jones said, according to the Seattle Post- Intelligencer article. "This is really going to hurt us." Maybe that is something Jones should have been thinking about when he was out on his whale-watching expedition in his fleece vest with his night-vision goggles, all courtesy of grants that should have put roofs over the heads of the low-income families. The foolish actions of seven people are going to damage the lives of the Tulalip Tribes' members who now have no money to maintain their houses, as well as members who should have been moving into new houses the grant money was supposed to help build. Authorities should press charges against everyone who was involved in purchasing personal organizers or night-vision goggles. Despite the repercussions the lack of funding will have on low-income Tulalip Tribal members, the government should not continue giving grant money to citizens who have proven themselves unable to correctly allocate funds or accurately record how they spent approximately $6 million. 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Show more2005_0524 ---------- Western Front 2005-05-24 - Page 1 ---------- HE WESTERN FRONT AY, MAY 24, 2005 â€¢ WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY â€¢ BELLINGHAM, WASH. â€¢ WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM ISSUE 16 VOLUME 133 Cracking down on meth CHRIS HUBER/The Western Front An abandoned Femdale home remains vacant since a clandestine meth lab set caused a fire two years ago. A proposal by the health department would force owners of homes used as meth labs to clean them within 90 days. A new proposal would require homeowners to decontaminate methamphetamine labs within 90 days BY ADRIANA DUNN The Western Front An abandoned property, once home to a methamphetamine lab, is a public health hazard that may be exposing unknowing residents living near Deer Creek in Ferndale to its toxic remnants. The Whatcom County Health Department will introduce an ordinance June 21 to the Whatcom County Council that proposes restricting the amount of time homeowners have to decontaminate their properties. The County Council will vote following the public hearings July 12. "There is currently state law saying that if your property has been used as a clandestine drug lab that you have to decontaminate it," said Jeff Hegedus, environmental supervisor for the Whatcom County Health Department. see METH, page 6 Professor garners nature award BY KIRA FREED The Western Front A passion for education, action and seeing results is what motivates one member of the Western faculty, said Bob Teller, a retired Fairhaven professor, and RE Sources recognized tha* passion Saturday. RE Sources, a Bellingham nonprofit environmental education organization that offers educational programs focused on waste reduction and recycling, honored Wendy Walker, Huxley College of the Environment's visiting assistant professor, as an Environmental Hero of 2005. "When I found out, I felt a little sheepish, but I felt honored," Walker said about receiving the award. "The title hero has a ring of valor to it." RE Sources honored Walker and five other community members at a banquet Saturday night for their commitment to the environment and Whatcom County. Crina Hoyer, who organized the third annual RE Sources Environmental Heroes banquet, said Walker received several nominations from coworkers, former students and community members. Hoyer said the multiple nominations were important to the RE Sources committee that reviewed the nominations in selecting Walker for the award. Hoyer said that when she informed Walker of the award, Walker seemed surprised. "She said to me, T don't think I need external gratification, but boy, it feels good,' " Hoyer said. "Environmental heroes don't do this for money or recognition, so it is important to honor them publicly." Walker, a 1970s Fairhaven College alumna, returned to Western to teach in the environmental studies department in the early 1990s and brought back with her nearly 20 years of environmental education experience. She taught in several public schools in the Puget Sound region and worked as an interpreter for the National Park Service and the National Forest Service in Washington, she said. Teller submitted an award nomination for Walker. He said that when she joined the Western staff, co-see HERO, page 8 Students fish for credit Western s summer fly-fishing class is back by popular demand BY DERRICK PACHECO The Western Front Western students will occupy the waterways of Whatcom County for a fly-fishing course for the second consecutive summer quarter. June 20 - July 17 environmental sciences professor Leo Bodensteiner will instruct Environmental Sciences 397T the art, science and ethics of fly-fishing course for undergraduate students. Bodensteiner also will teach a variation of Environmental Sciences 397T, called the stream science for educators. The weeklong course will run July 1 8 - 2 4 and is specifically designed for educators at any level interested in stream ecology that they can take back to the classroom, Bodensteiner said. "The concept of this class was started by members of the NSEA (Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association) board of directors, staff members, volunteers and membership," NSEA program director Rachel Vasak said. "We have an advisory committee, and members of the committee have monthly meetings with the professor." Bodensteiner will teach students through lecture and field trips to recognize how streams function in an ecological sense, how people have see FLY-FISH, page 8 Interim jail to reduce crowding BY BRADLEY THAYER The Western Front Whatcom County Jail inmate Adrian Hall has seen six to seven cell mates sleeping on the concrete floors at one time, he said. "You have people sleeping on the floor," Hall said. "It affects everybody. It might even be tougher for the officers." Pete Klein, Whatcom County Jail corrections sergeant, reiterated the fact that holding 262 inmates in a jail built for only 148 people is affecting life for everyone at the jail, which is why the county will be building an interim facility. "Whenever you put any see JAIL, page 8 MICHAEL MURRAY/The Western Front Corrections Sgt. Pete Klein and Corrections Deputy Eric Grant talk in the booking area of the Whatcom County Jail. COURT CLASSIC Community recognizes a local basketball fixture. FEATURES, PAGE 9 FDA needs to revise policy banning homosexual men from^onr" SCUBA TIME Western students and Bellingham residents dive into the great blue sea. SPORTS, PAGE 13 ---------- Western Front 2005-05-24 - Page 2 ---------- 2 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS MAY 24,2005 COPS BOX ;:tb"af|^^ possession on the exterior of south JÂ§li|i|||||||||^|j^|^|j iiiiiiiiWBiiWiii^BBB! ||||l|B|p||j|||i|||ij|||J May 21,3 p.m.: Officers responded ^M^Â§^l^fiJta^o^^^MÂ§ml V â€¢ Ol iking oices Mekdes Kelemework Sophomore, business Are you going to take summer classes at Western? If so, which ones? Yeah, Math 157 and Statistics 205. Compiled by Shannon Proulx â€¢ Jessica Virak Senior, anthropology Ashley Stenson Freshman, undeclared 55 No, it's too expensive. 95 No, I'm going home to work. * ) * ) APWire news briefs STATE NEWS Gregoire, Rossi trial begins Republican lawyers insisted Monday that the election that put Christine Gregoire in the governor's office in January was stolen from the Republican candidate and riddled with error and fraud, as a highly anticipated trial began in Wenatchee, Wash. Lawyers for the state's Democratic Party accused then-rivals of desperation and argued that they had barely a shred of evidence in their case, built around hundreds of votes that the Republicans say were illegally cast or counted. Republicans say that some votes were in the names of dead people or felons with no voting rights, that some votes were counted twice and that scores of absentee ballots were counted with no record of voters' having cast them. The protracted legal and political battles over the outcome is now in Wm^SMmsmBmSwmSSSA ^ffS le^fffS^^^^^^ The Western Front is published twice weekly in fall, winter and spring; once a week in summer session. Address: The Western Front, Western Washington University, CF 251, Bellingham, WA 98225. The Western Front is the official newspaper of Western Washington University, published by the Student Publications Council, and is mainly supported by advertising. Opinions and stories in the newspaper have no connection with advertising. News content is determined by student editors. Staff reporters are enrolled in a course in the Department of Journalism, but any student enrolled at Western may offer stories to the editors. Advertising inquiries should be directed to the business office in CF 230, or by phone to (360) 650-3161. Members of the Western community are entitled to a single free copy of each issue of The Western Front. the hands of Judge John E. Bridges of Superior Court in Chelan County. The case is widely expected to be appealed to the State Supreme Court, no matter Judge Bridges's decision. NATIONAL NEWS , Oregon residents complain about garbage-eating bears Rogue Valley, Ore., saw the reappearance of some unwelcome guests â€” black bears â€” which emerged hungry from months of hibernation this month. This month, 28 people in Jackson and Josephine Counties have called the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to complain about the bears. Agency wildlife biologist Rosemary Stussy advised residents to fill a balloon with ammonia, smear a little peanut butter on it and place it on the garbage can lid. One bite and the bear will think twice before feeding in the trash can again. Yearbook publishes inappropriate placeholder A Waxahachie, Texas school district apologized Monday to a student identified only as "Black Girl" in a high school yearbook photo. The yearbook identified all the white students in a photograph of the Waxahachie High School National Honor Society by name. The teen identified as "Black Girl" is the only black student in the photo. The school's spokeswoman said the caption was a placeholder until the yearbook staff could identify the student. The spokeswoman told a local newspaper, The Waxahachie Daily Light, that the label was a poor choice but was not malicious. The spokeswoman said the school district will reprint the yearbook pages that contain the mistake. INTERNATIONAL NEWS Guerillas bomb mosque, restaurant in Iraq Guerrillas detonated bombs at a Baghdad restaurant and a Shiite mosque Monday, as part of a series of attacks that killed at least 26 people and wounded 130. In the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar, as many as 30 people were killed or wounded after two car bombs exploded outside a building where a Shiite organization was staying, police sources said. The campaign of violence by mostly Sunni Arab insurgents has killed more than 500 people since the government was formed amid the promise of greater stability. Compiled by Sean McCormick AP Wire courtesy KUGS 89.3-FM WWU Official Announcements - PLEASE POST Deadline tor announcement;, in tin's space is noo sri.iv edition and when otherwise noted Announcements should b sent to fASK lt;z\vwu.edti â€¢â€¢ in the subject line inr Items also mav be sent to "Official Announcem ANNOUNCFMFNTS DIRFCTL gt; TO THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST (MPT) is offered in OM 120 at 3 p.m. Monday, June 6, and at 9 a.m. Thursdays on May 26, June 2 and 9. 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 time of testing. Allow 90 minutes. THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST SCHEDULE AND SAMPLE TOPICS may be found at www.ac.wwu.edu/~assess/tc.htm. THE MILLER ANALOGIES TEST (MAT) is a computer-based test administered by appointment. Make an appointment in person in OM 120 or by calling X/3080. A $42 fee is payable at test time. Preliminary scores available immediately; official results are mailed within 1.5 days. Testing takes about one and a half hours. LOT RESERVATIONS. Thirty spaces in lot 10G will be reserved at 5 pirn. May 23 for those attending the Faculty Senate dinner. THE CAMPUS RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL HOLD an open meeting on Wednesday, May 25, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Wade King Student Recreation Center CConference Room 219A. BIOLOGY SEMINAR. Dan Udovic, Center for Ecology Evolutionary Biology, University of Oregon, "Population Dynamics of an Obligate Pollination Mutualism: Hesperoyucca whipplei and its Floral Associates," 4 p.m. May 25, 81 212. Refreshments, 3:50 p.m. THE S A FEE COMMITTEE WILL HOLD AN OPEN HEARING from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 26, in VU462B.The committee will provide informationon its recommendations for the rate and distribution of 2005-06 S A fees. FACULTY ARE REMINDED THAT RESERVED PARKING SPACES are available for their use after hours and weekends with a valid parking permit or bus pass, as posted in lots 10G, 17Q and Parks Hall. WEST-B TEST. Anyone applying for admission to state-approved teacher education programs must meet the minimum passing score on basic skills assessment by the application deadline. See www/west.nesinc.com for registration information and a study guide with sample questions. Test date: July 9. Registration deadline is several weeks in advance. WEST-E PRAXIS. Beginning in September, Washington requires anyone seeking teacher certification and teachers seeking additional endorsements to pass a subject knowledge assessment in the chosen endorsement area. For a description and registration information, see www.ets.org/praxis/prxwa.html. Registration bulletins also are available in MH 216. THE REMAINING WEST-E PRAXIS TEST DATE for this academic year is June 11. This test will not be administered at Western; check www.ets.org/praxis/prxwa.html for location and registration information. THE FOLLOWING GROUPS ARE OFFERED through the Counseling Center spring quarter: â€¢ Relaxation Training, 4 p.m. Thursdays, OM 540, drop-ins welcome for one or all sessions; â€¢ Riding the Emotional Wave, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays, OM 540, drop-in group; â€¢ Learning to Live with a Family Member's Chronic Illness, 4 p.m. Mondays, registration required. For more information, to register or to learn about other groups, stop by OM 540 or call X/3164. THE CENTER FOR SERVICE LEARNING IS HOSTING two informational meetings on Tuesday, May 17 to discuss staff position opportunities for the 2005-06 academic year. The meetings will be in VU 462B at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Questions may be addressed to Kristi Slette at X/7518, Kristi.Slette@wwu.edu. , UPDATE CAMPUS DIRECTORY LISTINGS. Departments are responsible for updating Campus Directory information in the All-University listings, and individuals are responsible for ensuring their listings in the faculty and staff section are correct. Designated approvers may update All-University Listings only at https://www.wwu.edu/depts/admcs/java/aul/AULLogin. For more assistance with, updating this section, call Scott Anderson at X/7434. To update individual faculty and staff listings, see the instructions at the top of Page 41 of the 2004-05 Campus Directory, or contact Connie Swigart-Harris at X/7664. 41 ---------- Western Front 2005-05-24 - Page 3 ---------- MAY 24,2005 NEWS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 3 Department of Education offers lower interest on loans BY KELSEY DOSEN The Western Front To add to the stress of spring quarter ending, finals, summer plans and graduation, Clara Capron, director of the Western Financial Aid Office said she predicts loan rates will rise to between 4 and 5 percent July 1, increasing the amount students will owe. The U.S. Department of Education is offering a loan-consolidation rate of 2.875 percent for students who graduate this spring, are enrolled at least half-time â€” taking a minimum of six credits â€” and have one or more direct loans, Capron said. Students typically begin to pay back student loans after graduation. Loan consolidation means that for the remainder of a student's college career the interest rate is fixed, protecting students from the variable interest rate, which will increase soon, said Georgette Chun, senior assistant director of loans at Western. Students not graduating in June also are eligible to consolidate if they meet the requirements of six credits and one direct loan and if the student receives a Direct Loan during the 2005-2006 academic year, Capron said. Direct loans are loans provided by the federal government for the purpose of college education. "This is important because it helps students save money and avoid repayment problems," Chun said. "If you know the interest rate is going to be fixed, you can project exactly how much money you will spend over time." Federal direct-loan interest rates are adjustable and change each year on July 1. In the past, the rates have gone down each year, and this year the rates went the lowest ever at 2.77 percent before rising to the current 2.875 percent, Chun said. The rates will rise on July 1, and Chun said she encourages students to consolidate as soon as possible to avoid the rising rate in July. Loan Information Resources After graduation, students have a six-month grace period before they have to start paying back-loans, Capron said. If students consolidate, after graduation, the education department revokes the six-month grace privilege, meaning students would need to start repayment 60 days after consolidation, Capron said. Students who have graduated already or students who wait to consolidate until after graduation will not receive the 2.875 rates, but rather a rate of 3.37 percent because they waited, Chun said. Students can save an additional 0.25 percent if they establish electronic debit, meaning the Department of Education's Direct Loan Program takes the payment directly from a student's bank account each month, Capron said. She said graduated students and those who wait until after graduation to consolidate are still eligible for saving the 0,25 percent with direct debit. For students with loans, Capron recommended keeping the loan amount as small as possible. Getting a part-time job, applying for scholarships, making sure credits taken apply to a student's major or general university requirements and getting good grades are important to maintain good academic standing, which is necessary for loan eligibility, she said. "We encourage students not to borrow any more than they need," Capron said. "As a student, it would be beneficial in the long run to live like a student and to refrain from excessive borrowing." The easiest way to find more information or to arrange loan consolidationistospeakto financial aid officers in the Financial Aid Office in Old Main, or call a Federal Direct Consolidation Loans representative, Chun said. Students also can go online to the Federal Direct Consolidation Loans Web site and fill out an online application, Chun said. The online process takes approximately eight minutes, she said. Army veteran will share his change of heart about Iraq BY TAUREAN DAVIS The Western Front When the Army uses the term GI, government issue, it is not only referring to enlisted soldiers. equipment, fuel and any other expendable military supply, said Ellen Murphy, an activist with Veterans for Peace, a Bellingham organization. In other words, soldiers are The words also describe expendable military supplies, lUICCBflR ^TANNING â€¢ESPRESSO â€¢SMOOTHIES JUICE â€¢INTERNET CAFE A c r o s s f r om Yeager's i n t he N o r t h w e s t S h o p p i n g C e n t er First Tan Always Free with Ad! Murphy said. Lance Cpl. Michael Hoffman, 25, will speak at Western Thursday about his role in the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and his experiences since then. Hoffman's speech is a free event and starts at noon in Science Lecture Hall 150. "I believe the voices of soldiers coming back from Iraq should be heard," Murphy said. Hoffman is an Army GI. After co-founding Iraq Veterans Against the War in 2004, however, he has gone from being one of the war's staunchest supporters tc one of its most obstinate opponents, Murphy said. Hoffman was supposed to be discharged after serving a tour of duty in Okinawa, Japan. The military used its stop-loss policy to draft him for the Iraqi conflict. The stop-loss policy allows the military to extend a soldier's tour of duty with or without the soldier's consent. He was in charge of artillery during the preliminary stages of military activity in Iraq in 2003, Murphy said. But after he finished his one-year tour of duty, he began demonstrating against the war by co-founding Iraq Veterans Against the War, an organization dedicated to supporting U.S. soldiers and bringing them back from Iraq alive, Murphy said. The U.S. military target in Iraq was weapons of mass destruction, but Hoffman was wary of several other agendas for the war. One of which, he suspected, was that that the United States was invading Iraq for oil. Hoffman questioned whether the reasons for war justified the destruction of Baghdad and the following occupation of Iraq, Murphy said. At one point during his tour of duty, Hoffman attempted to. leave the Army by signing up as a conscientious objector, one who chooses not to participate in battle because of moral conflictions, Murphy said. Hoffman's loyalty to his friends, however, kept him from leaving. Murphy said she feels this loyalty to comrades keeps recruits loyal to the Army. The soldiers do not want to abandon their comrades-in-arms, friends who possibly enlisted with them at the beginning, Murphy said. Murphy said she thinks the war is merciless, with the military treating the soldiers as nothing but bodies to feed the fires of war. Western's Peace Resource see VETERAN, page 5 DISCOUNT W/ WESTERN STUDENT OR STAFF ID CARDS AT TIME OF PURCHASE. 117â„¢ N SAMISH WAY ARBYS ONLY 6471179 NOT GOOD WITH OTHER COUPONS OR SALES â€¢LANDMARK MiMExcellence in Real Estate Management Available Now in September New England Apts. Walking Distance to Western! W/D, DW, fireplace, balcony. 1,2,3,4 bed Cambridge Square Apts. 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"Because political science is part of a liberal arts education, it encourages people to apply for many different types of jobs in business or government." Like many majors, no specific job exists for political science majors, Western political science professor Adam Resnick said. "It is not like an accounting major where it is obvious the type of job a student can probably get," Resnick said. Many graduates of Western's political science program go on to receive advanced degrees or enroll in law school, Weir said. Depending on students' interests, some with a major in political science may want to obtain government jobs, such as working with the state Legislature as a policy analyst or a budget analyst. Students may choose to work in other entry-level public-policy jobs, such as public defender or county prosecutor, or they can work with government agencies such as the Whatcom County Council, Weir said. A number of political science majors at "Western participate in the Washington State Legislative Internship Program, located in Olympia, Resnick said. Students work with state representatives and senators during legislative sessions in which they receive training about the legislative process. After graduation, many students return to Olympia and work for a state senator or representative in a staff policy position or as an aide, where they utilize the skills learned from political science, he said. "I know political science graduates who now work for state Representatives Kelly Lineville or Frank Chopp and others who work for Washington Senator Patty Murray," Resnick said. Western freshman Kristina Mader, political science major, said she wants to work for the United Nations and believes political science is the best major for students interested in any type of politics. Mader founded the Associated Students club WesternModel United Nations in January 2005. The club is part of a worldwide program that simulates the various committees of the United Nations. During the simulation, each committee represents a different country and discusses topics from that country's point of view, Mader said. In March the club traveled to the United Nations headquarters in New York City where it met Abdesselem Arifi and Mohammed Arrouchi, members of the Moroccan Embassy. The club represented Morocco and talked about issues such as nuclear development from Morocco's point of view during a forum with similar clubs at other colleges, Mader said. Mader also founded the Pacific Rim Model United Nations Forum, which includes schools such as the University of British Columbia, Seattle University and University of Washington, as well as Western. "Political science is the best tool to understand why the state of the world is the way it is," Mader said. "Although the world has become more enlightened, there is still war and conflict." The political science curriculum prepares students to understand the way institutions such as Congress and legislative bodies function. The curriculum also teaches students the general political systems of various countries and how people from different countries work and learn from one another, Mader said. Because the department requires an abundance of reading and writing, students also learn to utilize different styles of writing by composing essays and policy papers and conducting book reviews. These skills are beneficial when looking for a job, Weir said. "Companies and employers look for employees who can not only communicate well, but who have writing skills and who they can train easily," Weir said. Ahigh percentage of government jobs are opening at the national level, such as the Department of Health and Human Services, and at the state level, such as Washington State Department of Agriculture, Weir said. Many of the employees working in these types of positions started working in the 1960s or 1970s and they are now at the age of retirement, Weir said. With a political science degree, students can take advantage of Cold Hard Numbers Numfe WM :^S^ ^0^^^jMM^Uj^l : science; job openings in civil service positions, such as analyzing social programs such as Medicare, she said. Civil service positions are career-oriented and can be lifelong, whereas a job as a political consultant or aide ends when that administration's term is done. During the 2003-2004 academic year, 114 Western students graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science. Currently, 314 majors are enrolled in the political science department, department manager Joan Blackwell said. No grade-point-average requirement exists for students who want to major in political science. Students, however, must take two of the four introductory courses, such as Political Science 250, the American political system, and Political Science 360, intoduction to political theory, Weir said. Because the major is popular, students may find it difficult to get into classes, Weir said. Upper-division classes are closed to nonmajors, with the exception of those students participating in combined majors such as political science and economics. Faculty members try to keep classes small and personal for learning but large enough so students can complete the program with the appropriate courses in time to graduate, Weir said. "As the faculty, we are pleased with the program and hope to expand," she said. Weir said she encourages nonmajors to explore political science by taking some classes in order to understand how the government works and the nature of media and politics, as well as become involved in interest groups such as the Sierra Club, which is an environmental organization. "I feel like political science will benefit me in the long run so I can best understand broad concepts about the government," said Brandie Bowman, Western junior-and political science major. "Political science is interesting and also helps keep me well informed." Resnick agreed that political science classes are not only for students who major in it. Any student can benefit from a political science class by learning about the world of government and politics, he said. "When you turn on CNN or pick up The New York Times, you can use political science as an analytical tool to see what is really going on in the world," Resnick said. MORE MAJOR, page 5 PREGNANT? 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Zonar Systems works with companies such as First Student, the second-largest school bus company in the United States with approximately 20,000 buses on the road, he said. Boender works on sales projections, in which he looks at how much money the company made the previous month and forecasts the amount of money the company will make in the upcoming month. He is also an assistant to the director of sales, he said. A graduate of the political science department, Boender said he knows firsthand that while political science may not seem to directly relate to his job, its ' foundation is prevalent in his work every day. "People need to understand co-workers, he said. "Political science is about compromise and seeing different views," Boender said. "In the office, different people have different ideas about the way things work. Political ' science has helped me to get ~ what other people want â€” to A good political work with what I want in a way science class will where both parties can come to political science is conceptual help you cut through an agreement." and can be applied to everyday fhe BS in pouticSf in Western political a company or in the world.' things," Boender said. "It is incredible how much politics is involved in business. I see co-workers make power plays to get ahead of each other every day." Working in a business environment, Boender utilizes the negotiation and compromising skills he learned in his political science classes when dealing with ADAM RESNICK political science professor science professor Adam Resnick said he agreed that politics do not exist only in the government. Politics exist in every type of institution, including companies, he said. "Like in Adam's situation at work, a good political science class will help you cut through the BS in politics, in a company or in the world," Resnick said. Boender said he did not always know he was going to major in political science. While he was interested in history and the government throughout high school, Boender realized he would major in political science after his first quarter at Western when he took Political Science 250, the American political system, he said. Boender said while he was in college he anticipated using the major to obtain a law degree or a career in business. He said he is content with his decision to major in political science because it has helped him assess situations by thinking more critically in an analytical sense, in his position at Zonar Systems. For students potentially deciding to major in political science, Boender recommends they do what interests them and not worry about the amount of money they make. "If you do what you like and what interests you, the rest will follow," Boender said. Veteran: Army speaker to discuss his experiences during and after the 2003 invasion of Iraq CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 â€¢ Center, Veterans For Peace and Iraq Veterans Against the War sponsored Hoffman's speech, Peace Resource Center coordinator Andrew Hedden said. Following Hoffman's speech, Veterans For Peace will lead a question and answer session allowing audience members to ask Hoffman about his speech, his experiences in Iraq and his activities as part of his organization, Hedden said. Hedden said he hopes exposure to Hoffman will help Western students focus on more censored aspects of the ongoing war, like a soldier's point of view. Hoffman's firsthand perspective of the war is something the public will never understand from watching the news or hearing government reports, he said. "Politicians have a hard time talking about #8% Everyday Special H t | Students, Staff St Faculty U J% receive 5 lt;f off each gallon of gas. I T i %#â€¢ (W/Western ID Card) Ask about J week Free membership with Be/lingham Health and Fitness Center (must be first time patron at fitness center) NOW PRE-LEASING l l i | S S l | | ^ ^ l l l l l l f l l l ^ it, so somebody's got to," Hedden said. Karen Ahern, a peace activist and Veterans for Peace member, said the organization's goals include increasing public knowledge of the costs of war and seeking justice for veterans and victims of war. Ahern said the U.S. military committed numerous atrocities in Iraq, such as attacking civilians and endangering the environment with radioactive weaponry. Ahern said Veterans for Peace and Iraq Veterans Against the War understand the need to reveal all the information to enlighten American citizens about the war, which is why Veterans for Peace arranged Hoffman's visit to Western. "It's a rare opportunity to hear from someone who has fought in the Iraq war," Ahern said. "It's a truth they won't hear anywhere else." BiiiWiifciiiiillliilliii li^^^^^^^ 00^iMfid^, Eats lies. Dates a pig, Hollywood star. MltOn, THE FOUNDATION Li! A BETTER i l ff www.forbetterlife.org ---------- Western Front 2005-05-24 - Page 6 ---------- 6 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS MAY 24,2005 Meth: Current state law allows landlords to leave contaminated houses boarded up for years CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 "But a problem we have seen is that because it does not put a time frame on that, properties can go unoccupied for years and can cause an urban blight." Under current state law, property owners can board up the buildings for years without any basic maintenance or cleanup, which can create a potential health risk. Ferndale resident Janet Baldie said she has been dealing with this problem on her street for more than two years. ."The grass is over 2 feet tall now," she said. "It's all boarded up. I have talked to the health department and a City Council member about this. They said the answer was there aren't any regulations to get somebody to clean it up." A fire more = than two years ago led authorities to a clandestine 'The problem is these places pop up methamphetaminelab wherever communities neighbors operated on let them. Everyone has to work together to keep them from Baldie's street. The suspects who officers arrested in connection with the operation still own the house despite two years of delinquent payments, and the bank does not want the property because of the costs associated with cleanup, Baldie said. "There was an old car sitting there for eight months that somebody had dumped off," she said. "It looked awful. It was just awful. People had vandalized it and it sat there in the driveway, and they wouldn't do anything about that either. Finally the sheriff's office took it away." Whatcom County - Sheriff Bill Elfo said that in the two years since he became sheriff, officers identified three labs because of fire or explosion. A realtor told Baldie's neighbor, who was looking to sell their house, that property values on the street have gone down because of popping up. JEFF HEGEDUS health department environmental supervisor the abandoned property, Baldie said. "I think that the people who live in this neighborhood are angry because they figure they pay taxes and these things shouldn't be allowed to happen," Baldie said. She said the state of the property is unfair to the neighborhood residents who maintain their properties, and it is damaging to the surrounding environment. "You know what I don't like is there is a creek behind us," Baldie said. "And you would think this would be a priority to get something done on this right away because it's wetlands back there." She said she did not know if anyone had decontaminated the house, but a hazardous materials crew came in following the explosion. "I hate to be the = = = = = = = = guy across the street who has to look at it every day," Baldie said. The county is in the process of cleaning up the property near Deer Creek, but Baldie said it should not have taken this long. "Usually whoever owns it does something about it right away," she said. "In this case they didn't â€” they just let it go. It's a real shame because that property could be really nice." The proposed county ordinance will regulate the time property owners have to decontaminate places the state identifies as a drug lab. The ordinance specifies that property owners have 45 days to submit a decontamination plan to the health department for review and approval, and then 90 days to clean up. Currently no deadline exists. Hegedus said the plan requires a licensed contractor from an existing state list of certified contractors to decontaminate the property. Following the completion of this process, the department then takes gauze soaked with a solvent called hexane and wipes down different surfaces in the house to make sure no harmful chemicals remain. Hegedus said cleanup poses a costly risk for the landlord because insurance does not cover expenses in the majority of cases. Cost varies, but the landlord always has" to pay the bill. "It depends on how long they cooked and how big the home was, or if they did it in the home and the garage and poured chemicals in the ground or in the septic tank," Hegedus said. "So it's kind of all over the map, but 9 or 10 grand is average or low, and 30 would be high." The most recent cleanup the department oversaw totaled $28,000. Part of the decontamination process includes ridding the building of porous surfaces, such as furniture, curtains, carpet, insulation and drywall. The cost to replace these items is in addition to the estimated $10,000 to $30,000, Hegedus said. The proposed ordinance allows the health department to establish a fee for the landlord to pay for the review and approval of work plans, Hegedus said. The state Department of Ecology provides some grant funding to review work plans and do testing. Howard said costs to the state to clean up each meth lab vary, but generally it costs approximately $750 per lab to clean up the chemicals. With the cost of overhead, such as trucks and equipment, the price increases to approximately $1,200 per lab. "The problem is these places pop up wherever communities let them pop up," Hegedus said. "Everyone has to work together to keep them" from popping up." Clandestine labs are an issue in all types of neighborhoods, he said. "The last one we had was in a very ritzy Bayview neighborhood, the $28,000 one," he said. "I mean, beautiful neighborhood, very expensive homes with bay views, and from the.outside you would CHRIS HUBER/The Western Front Contaminated property in Ferndale has been unoccupied for nearly two years since police busted a meth lab there. never know actually." On the inside, however, the scene is always the same with unhealthy living conditions often involving abused children, Hegedus said. "There is lots of resources, and this is all new for people who think they might have it in their community," he said. STAR program educates community about meth StraightTalkAboutResponsibility is one local group focusing on community education of the dangers and problems associated with the sale, production and use of methamphetamine in Whatcom County, STAR Executive Director Jim DeGolier said. More than 30 county, city, state and federal agencies support STAR. "Not Here" is a public awareness campaign STAR started in January to educate the community about the impact of meth. As part of its public education efforts, STAR helped to produce television and radio ads, developed radio public service announcements that ran on five local radio stations, and worked with print media to increase the number of meth-related stories in the media as well as opinion-editorial pieces written about meth. "In 2001, Washington state ranked second in the nation for domestic methamphetamine production â€” meaning that the users were making their own meth," DeGolier said. "Prior to 2001 we haven't been seeing any activity. By 2003 there were 38 reported incidences of meth production in Whatcom County, which is a huge increase." DeGolier said signs of meth labs include excess activity at the house at odd hours of the day, erratic behavior by the residents living there, a deteriorating condition of the house, garbage and debris accumulation, and signs of excessive security including covered windows and security cameras. "First and foremost is if they're smelling unusual odors at different see METH, page 7 A special ultraviolet camera oakas It possible to see the underlying skin daaage done By the sun. 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"If you put any kind of accelerant under heat â€” which is often times how they are processing the drug â€” you have the risk of it blowing-up," DeGolier said. DeGolier said residents within Bellingham city limits should call the Bellingham Police Department special investigation unit, while county residents should call the Northwest Regional Drug Task Force if they suspect meth production. "The main message that we have for community members is, regardless of whether they have called it in once, every time they see something going on they need to be reporting that so that law enforcement or the people investigating that can build a case against that," DeGolier said. New law regulates sale of pseudoephedrine State law will take effect in October that will regulate the sale of pseudoephedrine â€” the most common ingredient people convert into methamphetamine, DeGolier said. "The (state) Legislature just passed this last session that requires pseudoephedrine be pulled off of the main shelving and be placed behind a counter," he said. "It also requires people to provide photo identification when they are buying it. Currently, federal law prohibits the sale of more than three packages, and state law prohibits the sale of more that two packages." Budget cuts may affect Whatcom County President George W. Bush's new budget plan could have serious impacts on the war against methamphetamine in Whatcom County. "In the federal budget we receive just over $100,000 dollars a year to help support our Northwest Regional Drug Task Force on a Byrne grant, and the president's budget proposes eliminating (the Byrne grant) in fiscal year 2006- 2007, so we would no longer have that funding coming in," Elfo said. The Byrne Justice Assistance Program provides millions of dollars to crime prevention initiatives. The program funds hundreds of anti-drag task forces throughout the country. Howard said state funding has stayed the same. Federal funding, however, has dropped dramatically, most likely because the number of meth labs is decreasing nationwide. "The actual number of meth labs in our state is going down," Howard said. "Statewide we had 1,330 meth lab reports in 2004 and 1,480 in 2003." Although the number of labs is declining, the size of operations is increasing. "We've seen a decrease from 2003 to 2004," Elfo said. "I think we're kind of on that trend again for this year. The labs we're encountering are much larger." The impact of the budget cuts could mean fewer uniformed deputies for the county. "Unless I can get the county to add additional resources, ?.t would be a significant hit for our ability to address methamphetamine problems," he said. Bush proposed increasing funding for the programs at the U.S. borders, money that would come from cutbacks in other areas, including the Byrne grant, Elfo said. * "They have to be vigilant at the border, but we have our problems are manufacturing it here locally and then distributing across state lines," Elfo said. "We've seen that with the super lab that we busted here back in (May) '04. They were making methamphetamine in Whatcom County and exporting it across the country. So, no, that doesn't do us good grabbing it all at the border when .a lot of it is here in our own community." The Northwest ' Regional Drag Task 'If you put any kind Force is a joint of accelerant under operation between heat â€”which is often the Whatcom County ,. / ,; Sheriff's Office times now they are processing the drug â€”oyf oitu b hloawvein tgh eu pr.i's k JIM DEGOLIER Executive Director of STAR and the Bellingham Police Department originally formed to deal with other drug issues such as cross- border smuggling, but the recent proliferation of labs countywide has become a central focus for the task force. "Because of the number of labs we have encountered and because they require a lot of resources to investigate, we've added two additional uniformed deputies who respond to complaints of neighborhood drag dealing and neighborhood methamphetamine manufacturing and try to discourage it with high visibility," Elfo said. "They also follow up on leads." Law enforcement efforts to here in the community when they rid the county of labs is just one aspect of the war on meth. "We're seeing a phenomena of methamphetamine coming north, being imported rather than being manufactured," Elfo said. "It's coming from Mexico, and very recently, within the last couple weeks, there has been some methamphetamine coming south from Canada." Elfo also said evidence shows that when police bust labs in other Washington counties, people move their operations to Whatcom County. "We've seen them move north from Thurston County, particularly, Pierce County and Snohomish County," he said. Elfo said other crimes, including identity and property theft, have strong correlations with the abuse of meth. He said some estimate 50 percent of crime countywide is associated with meth production, sale and use. "It's difficult to quantify, but we suspect it's at that number or even much higher when you consider crimes that go unrecorded, like shoplifting cases and stealing constantly," Elfo said. 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Classes start June 20. erce ^ where you ^ e - ' w w w . p i e r c e . c t c . e d u ---------- Western Front 2005-05-24 - Page 8 ---------- 8 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS MAY 24,2005 Hero: Walker's program allows Huxley students to create and implement educational programs CHRIS HUBER/The Western Front Huxley College visiting professor Wendy Walker examines snails May 12 at Birch Bay State Park. â€¢ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 workers recognized her passion for education immediately. "It was apparent to faculty that she was having a large positive influence on students," Teller said. "(Walker) is an intelligent, committed and active person who acts out her beliefs and influences others and gets things done. She richly deserves some recognition." Hoyer is a 1994 Western alumna and a former student of Walker's. She said Walker goes above and beyond in her work and has dedicated her life to furthering environmental education. During her time at Huxley, Walker said she has set up cooperative relationships with the Blaine and Sedro-Woolley school districts in which teachers in the districts allow Huxley students to plan, create and execute their own educational programs for students in the school districts. Walker said this allows the Huxley students to apply theories and ethics early in their teaching experience, which is valuable because they do not have many opportunities to do so prior to graduation. Walker said she and her students have earned superior reputations from various employers in the environmental education field because her students receive firsthand experience teaching through various outlets within the environmental education major such as the Blaine and Sedro-Woolley school district programs. She said Teller taught her the importance of learning through experiment. Walker said she feels lucky to work with the students that she does and said she sees her task as not getting in their way, but providing support for students who have chosen a path of service. "I like to make connections," she said. "I see myself as an electrical wire providing power to places that need it." Teller said another reason why he nominated Walker was because she personalizes her students' educations by caring for them and getting to know them personally. He said Walker recognizes an important aspect of teaching, which is closing the divide between faculty and students. In addition to her work with Huxley College, Walker is active in the community. She resigned in January as president . of the Whatcom Land Trust, a board-run organization that has preserved more than 6,000 acres of land in Whatcom County during the past 20 years, so she could invest her time in other activities, Walker said. Walker served as president for nearly two years and was one of the best because of j her commitment, said Teller, who also is a member of the trust's board of directors and urged Walker to join nearly 10 years ago. "She is very active even after her resignation," Teller said. "She gets things done and doesn't just talk about it, which environmentalists are prone to do." Walker is currently serving as the Whatcom Land Trust's human resources chair and is working with staff and board members. Fly-fish: Class to teach about ecosystem restoration CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 mistreated streams and how people can help to protect them, Bodensteiner said. All students are welcome to enroll in the course, regardless of experience level. The course has room for 16 students, and students need to purchase a Washington sport-fishing license for $21.90 and a one-day Canadian angling license for $20 Canadian. The angling license allows people from out of the country to fish in Canada. Bodensteiner helped design the course to focus primarily on those who do not know how to fish. "The most enjoyable thing for me is being out on a stream in the woods on a warm, sunny summer day with even the smallest promise of a fish," Bodensteiner said. "It becomes less of a matter of catching lots of big fish and more an excuse to immerse oneself in the natural environment, and that is why I think I have such a passion to protect it." Bodensteiner has been fly-fishing since 1980, when he made his first fly-fishing attempt for bluegill in southern Illinois, he said. "Anyone interested in stream ecology, ecosystem restoration and learning to fly-fish is welcome," Bodensteiner said. "We are especially interested in those who have never touched a rod." Bodensteiner will use a fly-fishing literary book report and a final project that centers around designing a fly-fishing trip, Bodensteiner said. "Although students learn to fish, we expect that they will also have a greater appreciation for the context in which they fish and more reason to become a conservation advocate," Bodensteiner said. Bodensteiner instructed the class last summer with Western alumnus Steve Meyer. "Last year the class was full with 16 students," said Kathy Bailey, program coordinator for extended education and summer programs. "Student evaluations were quite positive." Bodensteiner said students learn to tie their own flies using synthetic imitations of insects. He said a few students last summer caught their first fish with flies they had tied themselves. "The Patagonia clothing store helped fund the course with a $10,000 grant," said Sandy S lover, extended education and summer programs editor. "Sage Manufacturing donated rods and reels both this summer and last. The NSEA has contributed equipment, educational materials and coordination. Mentors are available from Fourth Corner Flyfishers, and the Liam Wood Flyfishing and River Guardian programs at the NSEA have donated unspecified funds." Eight scholarships of $200 each are available to students with financial need enrolling in the course. The scholarships pay half of the tuition and additional course fees, Bodensteiner said. The course will begin on Lake Whatcom as students practice casting from boats or canoes and will conclude with an overnight trip to the Upper Skagit River in British Columbia, Bodensteiner said. Jail: Overpopulation, failing electronic lt; system among the problems at the jail CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 people, that are already somewhat dysfunctional on the outside, together in a smaller area now, the rise in tension is high," Klein said. Overpopulation is just one problem jail officials are trying to solve. Wendy Jones, Whatcom County Jail corrections chief, said she sees the electronics system as another looming problem for the jail. "The electronics system has failed and continues to fail," Jones said. "The plumbing system continues to fail. The kitchen is undersized for the amount of meals we need to produce, and the structural engineers have told us in the event of a medium to severe earthquake there is a good possibility the building would collapse." The construction of two new jails in a two-step process is on the horizon, Jones said. One facility will be a minimum-security interim facility scheduled to open in approximately a year off of Irongate Road, Jones said. The facility will hold 155 minimum security offenders until building is complete on a new main jail. Building on this new jail will begin in approximately eight years, Jones said. The interim facility is intended to ease overcrowding in ,t the current jail until the main jail is operating, Klein said. Whatcom County officials are deciding where to build the 600- to 800-bed main jail, Jones said. "It's going to be kind of a Band- Aid thing," Klein said in regard to lt; the interim facility. "It's not going to be totally alleviated until somebody that needs to go to jail that is out on the street actually can be booked in and sit in the jail until they post bail or see a judge." Upon finishing this new facility, ^ the county will shut down the old jail and probably will sell the interim facility in the Irongate industrial area to someone for industrial use after officials transport the inmates to the new main jail, Jones said. ( "For the corrections staff here in the jail, the officers out on the street, to the court (overcrowding) is very frustrating," Klein said. "It's got to be remedied, and the only way to remedy it is with the building of a new facility." â„¢ r en mi m\ lt; ^ \ tfzn jee. ~Gfc!fcÂ»KsaRÂ«- 'ead 20% OFF SALE paie uooa i vi ay Â£ -a\i\ Historic Fairhaven, B'ham. (360) 671-$655 Find buried treasure in your garage. QSAVWGS (O.BONDS Do you have old Savings Bonds? 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Players divvy up four-on-four teams and race to 11 points, each basket worth one point, the court's standard rule. Newcomers unaccustomed to such nuances will hear them from the 62- year-old who has a troublemaker's grin and is known to everybody as 'Coke.' Coke, whose legal name is Colin Hatcher, said he goes to the park nearly every day. If no game is in progress, Coke shoots baskets by himself or reads a newspaper in his 1971 GT Ranchero or his white 1986 Ford Mustang, a converted police vehicle he calls a "Colorado chase car," as he waits for players to arrive. "He's a legend around Fairhaven Park," Sehome High School senior Zane Sather see HATCHER, page 12 CHRIS HUBER/The Western Front Colin "Coke" Hatcher whips a behind-the-back pass around Sehome High School senior Shane Ward during a three-on-three pick-up basketball game May 7 at Fairhaven Park. ---------- Western Front 2005-05-24 - Page 10 ---------- # 10 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT FEATURES MAY 24,2005 LIFE BED Reporter spends an evening in jail and recq BY BRADLEY THAYER The'Western Front As I walked into the main entrance of the Whatcom County Jail, I was only able to walk maybe 10 steps forward before I found myself face to face with a large blue door and a black video camera that contrasted with the white-washed walls and the cement floor. To my left was a receptionist sitting behind a thick piece of glass. We communicated using a speaker system. Once I presented my identification, a loud snap nearly ruptured my ear drums and scared the hell out of me. This was the first moment I was shaken by the sobering reality that I was spending a.large part of my evening, nearly 7 â€žhours, in the presence of convicts. The sound was the big blue door before me being electronically unlocked, allowing entrance into an anteroom. As the door behind me closed, the one in front of me unlocked, again with a deafening snap. This is the way nearly all of the doors in the jail function. A corrections officer operates each door in the control room and sees and hears everything that happens within the jail. I was not sure how quickly I would warm to the idea that every door in the jail made me jump. While most college students spend their Friday nights at the bars, I spent one of mine behind bars. I came to the jail in order to observe its inner workings and, in essence, to understand how the facility runs â€” especially considering the obstacles its corrections staff must deal with on a daily basis. , Random thoughts cycled through my head, not knowing exactly what direction this article would take. In a way, I expected to see Hollywood stereotypes of jails and prisons â€” inmates lifting weights and playing cards for cigarettes. I was curious to see if recent legal battles regarding what is or is not cruel and unusual punishment for inmates at jails or prisons â€” like not having color television â€” had affected this establishment. And, finally I couldn't help but think'back to tongue-in-cheek recommendations from my friends after they heard I was visiting the jail. For example, "Don't drop the soap," and, "Keep your belt a few notches tighter in there." An inmate the jail released 16 days early because of overcrowding grabbed my attention, though. Because it was a Friday night, jail officials tried to make room for new bookings and had filed four early-release orders that day. As the released inmate left, he told the corrections deputies he would be back soon. This prompted a discussion among the corrections deputies. "One of the few who doesn't want to leave," Whatcom County Corrections Deputy Rich Turner said. The man was homeless and had lived at the Lighthouse Mission Ministries, located at the end of East Holly Street, prior to serving time in the jail, Turner said. He had gotten into a dispute with workers at the mission, and the mission brought a trespassing charge against the man when he returned. He had nowhere else to go, so police officers arrested him for trespassing. ... ' "He'll probably live on the street for a couple nights since it is not too cold out," Turner said. "But the first cold night he'll be back at the mission." The situation is cyclical because after he returns to the mission he will return to the jail. This clarified his parting comment for me. But he is not the only frequent visitor within the jail. In fact, many deputies agreed most inmates are repeat offenders. "The overwhelming majority of people we book, we know," Sgt. Shirley Nicholas said. "Very few new faces come through." This idea was apparent when I witnessed a deputy use a nickname while booking someone. The man knew the deputy booking him, and since he hadn't been in the jail in the past 10 years, he was checking on all his favorite corrections deputies â€” wondering how they were doing. As he walked with a corrections deputy to his cell, he looked into the detoxification rooms and waved at â€” people he recognized. Another sobering reality was that only one person out of five who I saw booked during the seven hours I spent at the jail was not a regular. When officers booked someone into the Whatcom County Jail, the arrested person pays a $50 fee, Corrections Deputy Dennis Tienhaara explained to me. The process begins with pre-booking, in which deputies gather personal information, charging information and medical information. During the day, nurses on staff run physicals and determine if people are fit to enter the jail. If they are diabetic or have a serious heart condition, they are not fit for jail. At night police take those booked to the hospital for the physical because nurses are not working all night. After nurses determine a person is healthy enough to come to jail, the deputy doing the booking takes note of everything they have on them, determines his or her cell location and takes mug shots and fingerprints. A drug charge is the only charge that requires a strip search. Inmate workers watch television Friday night after spending the evening cleaning and coc 'As I walked by this part of the jail, one inmate began banging his head against the door and saying, "This is what happens when you break the law."' Deputies do not strictly enforce the $50 booking fee for people without money, Tienhaara explained to me as he counted $450 in cash that a man being booked by officers was carrying in his wallet. After deputies finish booking, they send the inmate to the unclassified tank if he is new to the jail. Unclassified refers to a system that corrections deputies use to determine which tank an inmate will live in. The setup of the jail consists of multiple cells on three floors with a total holding capacity of 148 persons. The severity of the crime committed, then-behavior in jail and their compliance to jail rules determine whom new inmates will live with. -â€”â€”â€”^ "Most of the people that end up in jail are all here for domestic violence, sex crimes or drugs it seems like," Corrections Sergeant Pete Klein said. "So that makes it difficult to effectively pair up inmates." This system is meant to identify how likely a person is to cause problems. Correction deputies use three levels to refer to inmates: minimum, medium and maximum. Maximum inmates live together, as well as medium, and so on. Otherwise, Klein said, maximums may prey on minimums. "We put the maximums with the maximums in hopes that the predators don't prey off each other," Klein said. The other separated population is those who have committed sex crimes. All of those inmates have their own separate living situation. As I walked by this part of the jail, one inmate began banging his head against the door and saying, "This is what happens when you break the law." Contrary to the way I have seen television and movies present jails or prisons, the jail had no weights and no basketball hoops, and the inmates could not have cigarettes. I walked into the recreation area for inmates and looked around at a huge, bare concrete square. It was completely empty except for one video camera in each opposite corner of the room. Corrections deputy Todd Greenhalgh informed me the jail previously had a basketball hoop, but an inmate jumped up onto it and would not come down, so officers subsequently removed the hoop. I then wondered how 24 inmates standing in a room with absolutely nothing to do could call it recreation â€”- to be frank, it didn't seem much different from being in the tank. Inmates spend 23 hours a day within the confines of their tank, and they can use one hour a day for whatever they please â€” their basic options being recreation, showering or eating. They also receive three visitors a week. This is the point, though, at wh thought-out and sometimes dissil need. In this case, we are talking In the clever category â€” the a weight system enabling them is when something is heavy enou, and therefore when deputies see In the well-thought-out catego: asked that only his first initial 141 an alcoholic beverage inmates m with orange rinds or some form an alcoholic substance. Sugar helj can acquire some, or sometimes During the decomposition phase the deputies try to eliminate P: Now, for the disgusting cate; found a way to get pre-loaded s; into the jail. They drilled a hole tl covered it with putty made from The visitor would then slide the and matches through the hole 3/4-inch drill bit â€” that he hid action was a drug offense, deputi inmate bent over 1 1/2 inches In the jail system, jail perso: or inmate workers. They are: have found a way to pass the Deputy Eric Grant said. Eight shifts. They earn their ability cooking through good behavior, jail allowed to watch television. As I walked through the kitche] cleaning up after cooking dinner, comes through that we make the jail serves quality food. Th on Friday night inmates ate One corrections deputy control from the control room. Every do corrections deputy controls with manning the control room sees ---------- Western Front 2005-05-24 - Page 11 ---------- MAY 24,2005 FEATURES THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 11 NDBAKS fits the experiences of inmates and jail staff MICHAEL MURRAY/The Western Front j throughout the jail. The workers gain the privilege of television through good behavior. learned inmates have clever, well-rays of getting what they feel they lie, alcohol and drugs. } use garbage bags full of water as out. The only problem in that case lift, it also could serve as a weapon; gs full of water they drain them, corrections deputy J. Barrios, who 9 safety concerns, told me about lied Pruno. Inmates make the drink ic food that will decompose into th the decomposition if the inmates dd things such as bread to the mix. os said the Pruno smells awful, and duction within the jail. Ht couple weeks some inmates , tobacco, marijuana and matches h a wall in the visitors section and ng around windows and toothpaste. es, marijuana packed into straws, ite drilled through the wall using a 5 ig^un, Greenhalgh said. Because the iated a strip search, and when the ill bit was visible, "er to some inmates as trustees mates with a desire to work who productive manner, Corrections late workers in the jail split three Wx duties such as cleaning and also are the only inmates in the observed the inmate workers aid to me, "This is where all the shit food." Greenhalgh, though, insisted ^Aramark for its food supply, and ; their 4:30 p.m. dinner time, jlutely everything in the jail ;ry elevator, the plumbing â€” a ish of a few buttons. The deputy irs virtually everything during his or her four- hour shift in the control booth. When I was able to get into the control booth, Corrections Deputy Jeffrey Stalling, who had been monitoring the booth for the past three hours or so was able to tell me exactly what I said in a phone conversation with The Western Front photographer Michael Murray nearly an hour before when I had been in a completely different part of the jail. The deputies use this form of surveillance to anticipate what problems will occur and know what is happening at all times within the jail population. For example, one inmate in the medium tank has a lot of friends in the maximum tank and has continually tried to get moved, Grant said. With the inmate unaware, we were able to overhear him asking his cell mate to hit him so it looked like he had been in a fight. Classification officers would review an inmate for getting in a fight, and if personnel deemed it necessary, they could get the inmate moved to maximum. In this case, however, the deputies knew better and placed a housing restriction on the inmate. "They try to manipulate us to get what they want," Grant said. The deputies see a different side of the story. They know the inmate could possibly get in more trouble and cause more problems if he were to try to showing off for his buddies in the maximum tank. Also, making sure the inmates know they are not in control is a necessity, Deputy Jenelle Dempseysaid. Deputies do a walk-through of the jail every half hour, and 10:30 p.m. is lockdown time, which means all inmates should be in their own cells and lying on the bed in a such manner that deputies can see their faces as they walk by the windows of each cell. Corrections Chief Wendy Jones, said that the jail building is structurally not safe. "Literally the building is falling apart," Jones said. Problems with the electrical system, the plumbing system and deficiencies in the building structure all continuously weaken the jail, Jones said. But with how well the jail seems to function and how effectively the deputies run it, the fact that the building is on its last legs is not apparent. I sensed a definite camaraderie between all of the deputies on duty while I was there. "In this type of environment, when we are all looking out for each other, it brings us closer," Grant said. And surprisingly enough I did not see much controversy between the deputies and the inmates. "We have a policy where we believe that if you respect the inmates, that they'll respect you," Grant said.. The inmates do not always respect the deputies, but he said when this happens they just have to let it roll off their backs. If it becomes a situation in which inmates become violent or unruly, the deputies do not carry guns, but they have other methods of keeping inmates in line. Three Tasers in the jail shoot two darts connected to a wire measuring up to 21 feet and pump 50,000 volts of electricity in five-second .cycles through the target. "When inmates see these they generally want no part of it," Grant said. Grant said he knew of one inmate who was able to fight through the pain and rip one of the darts out of his skin, and because the two darts could not communicate, it broke the electric current. Plus, along with shin and elbow pads, helmets and a riot-esque shield, the jail also has a shield with a trigger and metal tape that conducts 50,000 volts of electricity. If an inmate tries to hurt himself, by banging his head against the wall for example, officials use a restraint chair in which the inmate spends time tied down. Every hour or two a deputy comes by and allows the inmate in the chair to move his or her limbs and get blood flowing again. And finally, for transport or court appearances, an electric belt goes around the inmate's waist with two conductors that are placed against the lower back. The belt has a remote that, when pushed the first time, will give a warning beep, and the second push brings an eight-second cycle of 50,000 volts. Grant said inmates wear these at trial because if a jury sees them in restraints it adds a psychological element of guilt. All in all I found myself in awe of how well the establishment runs, even in the face of such adversity as overcrowding and inadequate facilities that personnel mentioned to me. The corrections deputies prove themselves able to keep the jail operating smoothly, despite the dysfunctional jail utilities and the exterior walls nearly crumbling around them. "When you have good officers like these, that makes it easier for all of us," inmate Adrian Hall said. MICHAEL MURRAY/The Western Front Corrections Deputy Eric Grant stands outside the control room at Whatcom County Jail. The control room controls every door in the jail and allows for constant surveillance in every part of the jail. ---------- Western Front 2005-05-24 - Page 12 ---------- 12 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT FEATURES MAY 24,2005 Hatcher: Fairhaven Park has become a microcosm of the city's friendliest basketball players CHRIS HUBER/The Western Front Colin "Coke" Hatcher rests between pick-up basketball games May 7 at Fairhaven Park, where he plays nearly every day. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 said. "For one, it's a respect thing. He is an elder. But he's respected at Fairhaven Park because he's the guy who is always there." Quiet and kind, his personality is as understated as his gray sweatshirt with a paper clip serving as a replacement to the zipper's missing pull tab. Players unaccustomed to Coke's typically soft and reserved tone sometimes hear his shout for a down-court pass, which causes others to mistakenly throw him the ball even when he is not on their team. "But sometimes I give it right back and say 'That's one you owe me," Coke said, chuckling. Cascade Middle School teacher Tim McHugh expects such tricks after playing at the park with Coke for 13 years, but McHugh is quick to point out Coke's tomfoolery is good-natured. "Although he is a little devious on the court, he's one of the kindest people I've ever met," McHugh said. McHugh, 41, appreciates Coke as a symbol of the basketball lifestyle. He said Coke schedules his carpentry odd jobs so he can play every day. "He embodies what all of us (park regulars) would like to be at his age," McHugh said. "You get the impression that as long as Coke keeps playing hoop, he'll live forever." Perhaps forever is a stretch, but Coke started playing at an age young enough that McHugh's hyperbole is not without merit. "When I was 3. years old, I played all the time," Coke said. "I used to drive my mother nuts playing basketball." He said that near that time friends and family assigned him the moniker, Coke. "I've had lots of nicknames," he said. "Coke is just the nickname given to me as a little kid. That 'Some people need to be in the wilderness. Some people need to be on the golf course or watching their soaps. Coke needs to be out on the court.' MITCH FRIEDMAN Bellingham resident one just stayed." Coke said the basketball team he played for won two state championships in his days at Burlington High School in Burlington, Colo. He said high school was the only period in his life he did not play every day because he played football and baseball in the fall and summer. Even during the winter when games are rare, Coke said he shoots baskets whenever the weather allows. After so many years of basketball, he downplays his longevity and rejects any philosophical debate about the game. "I just don't have anything profound to say about basketball," Coke said. "It's just a game. I don't know why people like basketball or why they like football. I've always just liked sports." B e l l i n g h am resident Mitch Friedman, 41, said he started playing at Fairhaven Park with McHugh and Coke in 1992. "Some people need to be in the wilderness," Friedman said. "Some people need to be on the golf course or watching their soaps. Coke needs to be out on the court." Coke explained away his daily showing at the park as a sign that he has no social life. McHugh chalked up such talk to Coke's modesty. "He takes an interest in people's lives," McHugh said. "He is very humble. He doesn't talk about himself. He's more interested in the people around him." Coke refused the idea that his dependable-as-clockwork presence carries significance to his fellow basketball players. They beg to differ. "Coke is as much'a part of the Fairhaven Park pick-up basketball experience as the wet spot on the southwest corner or the trees surrounding the park," Friedman said. "He's one of the things that make the park special." Western senior Tom Buroker dubbed Coke the grandfather of Fairhaven Park basketball. "Coke is there every day taking care of the court and making sure there's always another guy for a game," Buroker said. "Coke is one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet." Coke acknowledged Fairhaven Park as a friendlier place to play than parks such as Bloedel Donovan Park and Whatcom Falls Park. People who regularly play with Coke think he has something to do with it. "Some players are jerks at one park but cool at Fairhaven," McHugh said. "Coke has a big influence in that." Friedman agreed Coke's presence increases camaraderie between players. "He plays a benchmark role on the court," Friedman said. "People respect that, and I think Coke sets a standard for behavior. There are some wildly aggressive young players. Coke is clean, plays with finesse and he plays for fun. It's a valuable lesson for guys that come with a lot of attitude." "The reason I play here is I like the people who play here," said Bellingham resident Tyler Allred, 26. "Basically, Coke is the core dude. Sometimes I come here just because I know Coke will be here." Coke said he knows the names of approximately 75 percent of all who play basketball at Fairhaven, and if he does not know a name he knows the face. Allred said an even higher percentage of players know Coke's name, though some people call him "coach" by mistake. A construction worker by trade, Coke said he moved to Bellingham in 1989 to remodel a house. He stayed after buying property and building houses that he rented and maintained. He said he sold his properties last year but still does construction work in the Bellingham area. Friedman said he hired Coke to work on his house last winter and the handyman's job impressed him. "He sets high standards of quality for himself," Friedman said. "He's meticulous. He's fundamental, which is the kind of player he is." Coke said that as he aged, he learned to play with his physical limitations by being patient on the court. Coke does not dunk on anybody, but he beats opponents with his jump shot and wiles. "He's a bailer," Sather said. "He's got a textbook shot. He'll still take you to the hoop if you give him a chance." Whatcom DNA Testing and Collection Services We Offer: . â€¢Paternity â€¢Positive ID â€¢Prescription Drug Reaction â€¢Dietary /Nutritional â€¢Heritage Testing genele gt;C For appointment or an In-Home Self Collection kit call 800-752-2126 or 360-733-3200 www.whatcomdna.com The Earned Income Tax Credit. You've earned it. 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"She was a huge octopus," he said. "I swam right up to it, and I thought it was a bush because it was green, modeled and paused." Hangartner and his scuba diving companion watched a member of the largest octopus species known to mankind for more than half an hour in the Puget Sound near Alkai Beach in Seattle while it played with their equipment. It later gave their gear back, Hangartner said, and they continued on their dive. Instances such as this are common among the diving community in the Pacific Northwest, Hangartner said. Adventures Down Under, located on 701 E. Holly St., teaches diving classes ranging from novice open water, which is typical recreational diving, to diving 400 feet below the surface, Hangartner said. He said a recreational dive in the Northwest reaches depths of 60 to 80 feet. He said that although people have misconceptions about diving in the Northwest, it is one of the best places to explore. "Tropical places have a lot more color than we do, but we have a lot more life," he said. "Our diving â€” to most of the world â€” is extreme. It's a lot harsher and harder. We wear a lot more gear, a lot more equipment just to keep warm." Hangartner said the Northwest has an abundance of life and bigger creatures in the Pacific Ocean because of its biodiversity. "We have nutrient-rich water," he said. "The amount of water running through brings a lot of nutrients. Those nutrients are the food chain, and they get bigger as we go up." Western freshman Andrew Larsen said he has been scuba diving for three years. He received his diving certification in Hawaii three years ago after an intense weeklong course that included 20 hours of diving, he said. Certification is necessary for all dives unless a dive master, who ensures that all divers are safe, is present and the dive is less than 30 feet deep, he said. Larsen travels back to Hawaii every summer to visit his grandparents who reside in Maui, where he typically dives six times in a two-week period, he said. Hawaii has clearer water than the Washington coastline, Larsen said. One of his favorite spots is on a small island off of Maui â€” Lanai, home to the Lanai Cathedrals. "I've never seen clearer water Members of Western junior Matt Mexico in September 2003. as the Lanai Cathedrals," he said. "You can see straight down, and it looks like 20-feet down, but it's really like 150." Because of the manner in which the light shines through the coral reef, people began referring to it as a cathedral, Larsen said. Larsen said he prefers to scuba dive in tropical climates rather Photo Courtesy of Matt Ridgeway Ridgway's chartered diving group look at a brain coral in Cozumel, than in Washington because the water is warmer and is a habitat for a greater population of sharks, which he has taken an interest in since becoming a certified diver. Because of the abundance of sharks, Larsen said scuba divers must be aware of the clarity of the water. Larsen said if tiger sharks are present, a diver should hide to avoid swimming with them. Larsen said Maui has shark-infested water, most notably by tiger sharks. Swimming in murky water then is dangerous, Larsen said, because if a shark bumps into a diver, it will immediately bite what it comes in contact with. see DIVING, page 14 The Western AS Bookstore doesn't just carry textbooks! We offer a wide range of products to satisfy your needs. 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SfiHHKWolft iiiiii^iÂ»isÂ«ii ---------- Western Front 2005-05-24 - Page 14 ---------- 14 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT SPORTS MAY 24,2005 Diving: Coming to the surface too quickly and avoiding sharks pose main threat to divers Photo Courtesy of Matt Ridgway Western junior Matt Ridgway and friend Tim Douglass swim through a sunken 70-foot U.S. Coast Guard ship in Cozumel, Mexico in September 2003. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13 "They have worse vision than we do," he said. "So you hit them and you're pretty much done. Especially tiger sharks â€” they'll eat anything." Western senior Matt Ridgway has been diving for three years and said poor visibility can also be a danger in the Puget Sound. Ridgway said if visibility is poor, divers can drift.with the current, go too deep or lose their diving partner. Adventures Down Under teaches basic safety skills in its novice class, Hangartner said. The novice course to become certified as a Professional Association of Diving Instructors diver costs $200 and includes four dives. Students typically buy their own mask, snorkel and gloves, Hangartner said. Larsen has his own mask, flippers and dive knife, which divers use if they become tangled in seaweed or the ropes divers typically attach themselves to while diving from a charter boat, he said. He rents a buoyancy compensator that holds his tanks and regulator, which is the mouthpiece supplying air from the tank to the diver. The buoyancy compensator also carries a secondary regulator in case the diver's partner runs out of air. Always dive with a partner, Larsen said. If equipment fails, having another diver there to assist is vital, he said. While diving in Wailea Bay off Maui, Larsen said his weight belt fell off and he floated to the top of the cave, causing him to become immobile. "I couldn't move, and my partner had to get the belt for me," he said. "If I didn't have him there I probably wouldn't have gotten out of the cave." Larsen said other dangers are present while scuba diving. Every diver has to equalize pressure, he said, which the divers achieve by popping their ears. He said some individuals who are unable to or pop their ears are not able to dive. "If you can't equalize going down or up, then the pressure will build too much and your ear drums could burst," he said. "If you don't equalize, you're going to be in extreme pain." Larsen said he is fortunate because bis ears pop naturally. Other dangers include coming to the surface too quickly, he said. If that happens, nitrogen bubbles can enter the blood stream, causing a condition called the bends. Larsen said the bends occurs when nitrogen does not have ample time to exit the body's tissue. It can cause pain in joints and damage organs. To avoid this, scuba divers come up slowly and stop for four to five minutes 15-to 20-feet below the surface, he said. "If you're really deep you're going to make a few. stops and breathe to let the nitrogen out of your system," he said. Despite these threats, Larsen said scuba diving is fairly easy to learn and almost anyone can do it. "The hardest part, I thought, was you have to learn how to swim properly," he said. "You have to keep your legs like a board. You move a lot a lot quicker if you keep your legs flat." Larsen said he primarily scuba dives in Hawaii, but he dove last summer in Hood Canal where the visibility was high, but the water was too cold for his liking. Hangartner, however, said he prefers diving in the Puget Sound and Canada more than in tropical locations. "The things you see in the San Juans will take your breath away sometimes," he said. Deception Pass, southwest of Bellingam, and Edmonds Underwater Park, north of Seattle, are two other popular destinations for scuba divers in Washington, Hangartner said. Ridgway has not dived in the popular places by Bellingharn but frequently dives near the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, he said. He prefers to dive in January when the algae bloom is at its lowest, making visibility-better, he said. "It's exploring an area you don't really ever get to see," Larsen said. "It's an adventure â€” you don't know what you're going to find. You can find turtles the size of coffee tables." Sure... 2 ha\Je the 'Right to Choose. Free Pregnancy Test Quality Care Always Confidential hat inclubes mtf 'Right to "KnoW. #71-9017 Whatcom County Pregnancy Center 1310 N. State St. ''We're Women helping Women. Learn a Valuable Skill Earn Credit Web Design and Development â€¢ Begins fall quarter 2005 â€¢ Three quarter certificate program â€¢ Optional two credits per quarter Hands-on and practical Unlock the mysteries of HTML Design with Dreamweaver Master Cascading Style Sheets And much more... Are Your BRAKES making noise? 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Western senior Tammy Carlson will compete Sunday in her second Ski to Sea as a downhill skier for the Student Alumni Association team, which Western's Student Alumni Association sponsors. She said she competed last year for the first time and her teammates are preparing for the race by training on an individual basis. The association is sponsoring three teams that will compete in this year's race: men's, women's and coed. Carlson is on the women's team. The athletes will start the race at 8:30 a.m. Sunday at the top of Mt. Baker Ski Area. They compete in teams of eight â€” one athlete per leg â€” except the canoe leg, which has two paddlers. The kayakers, who make up the final event, will cross the finish line at approximately 5 p.m. or 6 p.m Sunday at Marine Park in Fairhaven. Ten days of celebration, starting May 20, which surrounds the race also draws crowds, Papetti said. This year's schedule of events includes a junior race for athletes 15 and younger, an antique car show, a carnival and the "It All Ends in Fairhaven" festival, which the Fairhaven Association sponsors. The festival will run from 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Sunday in the Fairhaven district and will feature vendors, music and food. Four Western students and roommates are members of the band Acorn Project that will perform during the festival at the finish line at Marine Park. Western senior and bassist Kale McGuinness said he is looking forward to playing for a new crowd. "Ski to Sea is always a big event," he said. "It should be really fun. There's going to be a lot of people." Papetti said the race would not be possible without the support and time of volunteers. She estimates each leg generates anywhere from 20 to 100 volunteers. The chamber chose Bellingham resident Gordon Tweit to be the grand marshal of the Ski to Sea parade. "We pick someone who is a leader, we feel, in the community and who has done a lot for the community," Papetti said. "And Gordon is just a great guy. He's always been involved in Ski to Sea in one way or another by setting up displays in his windows over in Fairhaven Pharmacy." The Barron Heating open division team won the race last year. This year's prize for first place is two round-trip tickets for each person on the team to anywhere Horizon Airlines or Zeb Wainwright for The Western Front Harrison Bevens, kayaker for Good New Good Guys, races to the finish line after jumping out of his kayak in the annual Ski to Sea Race in June 2004. Bevens finished his portion of the race in less than an hour. Alaskan Airlines flies. The chamber decided last year to add snowboarding as an alternative for the second leg, downhill skiing, Papetti said. "Everyone has come to the realization that snowboarding is truly a sport," she said. "It's not fair just to have skiers. We would like everyone to be able to be part of the event, so we opened it for snowboarding as well. Mount Baker is one of the top snowboarding mountains there is in the world. Let's show it off." mm HE SAYS itfs no sweat running the latest software. 1 WE SAY what about a mile? Encourage your kids to get up, get out, and get moving. New orthopaedic research reveals that just 35 minutes of walking per day can help kids fortify skeletal tissue, which leads to stronger hones as adults. For more information on the benefits of keeping kids active, visit aaos.org. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS The most moving advances in medicine. 1-800-824-BONES www.aaos.org ---------- Western Front 2005-05-24 - Page 16 ---------- 16 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT SPORTS MAY 24.200: From goof to glory Western senior looks back on his career with a smile BY JARED YOAKUM The Western Front Dedicated. Intense. Dominating. Competitive. Dynamic. His teammates would argue that these words that describe Western senior Josh Freeman. Western Freshman Bryan Lucke, sophomore Brandon Myers and Freeman are the only Western athletes who compete in the decathlon, the grueling two-day event that consists of every event the track-and-field program has to offer. "He's a fun guy," Western senior and teammate Jarrod Roberts said. "A little wacky, but he's dedicated to what he does. I've really enjoyed competing with him, and he has become my best friend on the track team." The lanky 23-year-old often seen sprinting around the Western track and bounding over hurdles did riot always have the talent he now possesses, Western head coach Pee Wee Halsell said. "Josh was this big, tall, goofy-looking white guy," Western senior and teammate Dan Thompsen said. "Like the least-athletic person you've ever seen, but he wanted to succeed at track. He became the hardest-working guy on the team. He practiced longer, spent more time in the weight room. He just became an athlete." The wacky, off-the-wall side of Freeman, not the athleticism, is what his teammates will remember most, Roberts said. "Track guys do weird stuff to relieve some of the pressure and get out of slumps," Roberts said. "Last year, Josh shaved his head. This year he tried to dye 'He became the hardest-vsorking guy on the team. He practiced longer, spent more time in the weight room. He just became an athlete.' DAN THOMPSON Western senior and Freeman's teammate his hair blond." Freeman must have done something right because he has finished the season with a collection of personal bests â€” a 6-0 mark in high jump, 12-7 1/2 in the pole vault and 50.05 seconds in the 400-meter relay â€” all at the Seattle Pacific University Invitational May 12 - 13. He also won the decathlon at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Multi-Event Championships April 26, having earned an individual best of 6,574 total points, which was his combined score over ten events. Despite the solid numbers he has posted, Freeman said the GNAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 5 - 6 in Ellensburg did not go as well for him as he had hoped. "I keep playing the 'what if game," Freeman said. "What if I could have run faster? What if I could have thrown farther? You can't expect to do your best every time and always have a perfect meet." Western, however, won the meet, dethroning Western Oregon University, which had held the title for 10 consecutive years. Having run track for Bainbridge High School, Freeman came to Western five years ago, he said. Freeman, who is graduating this spring, will pursue a career as a high school chemistry and math teacher. "Josh is a great guy, makes a coach proud," Halsell said. "Drives a coach crazy sometimes, but I hate to lose him this year." With five years of competing for Western behind him, Freeman said he is pleased with what he has accomplished and how far he has come since arriving at Western. 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Last week Garfield High School's Parent-Teacher-Student Association board voted 25 to 5 to ban military recruiters from the Seattle high school's campus, according to a May 20 Seattle P-I article. The issue is not that they do not have any place in schools, but that the means they use to recruit students go beyond what is appropriate. They would not even need to go to such lengths if the war effort made sense to the public. Recruiters are having an increasingly difficult time supplying troops for the war in Iraq and allegedly are using aggressive tactics to compensate. Since October, the Army has fallen short of its recruitment goal by 15 percent, which is 7,000 recruits, and consequently has had to keep soldiers in action past the end of their contract, according to a May 20 ABC7Chicago.com article. The situation is a Catch-22 â€” keeping soldiers already in action longer than they expect has- undoubtedly discouraged some' prospective recruits from enlisting. To alleviate that loss, the military is keeping more soldiers past the end of their contracts and using questionable ethics to get new recruits. That should not even be an option. Recruiters have pressured prospective recruits to lie to their parents, helped them cheat drug tests, aided them in forging documents and threatened them with jail time if recruits did not keep their recruitment appointments, according to a May 19 CBSNewYork.com article. The Army needs to send soldiers home when their contract is done. Using aggressive recruitment tactics should not be an acceptable alternative when they do not. The power the No Child Left Behind Act allows recruiters goes beyond sensible limits. According to the act, all schools receiving federal funding must release students \ personal data to the military, including name, address and phone number, or risk losing that funding, according to the CBSNewYork.com article. This is an invasion of privacy most people do not even realize is taking place. Maybe the Bush administration means no child left behind except those unfit for battle. The presence of the military in public schools should be passive. If. students truly want to learn about enlisting, the school should point them somewhere they can go to get their questions answered. The mere fact that recruiters have to go to such lengths to gain new recruits may point to a bigger issue. If the American public is not willing to supply enough troops to the war effort, perhaps the Bush administration thought the nation was more prepared for the war than it was. If the war made sense to people, the military would have no problem getting recruits to enlist. If not enough of the population is supporting the war, the military is going to have a shortage of troops when the time comes to send home the ones they already have. 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Bush seems to think cutting funding for antidrug programs in the United States â€” specifically those focusing on the battle against methamphetamine â€” will be a strategic action in the administration's war on drugs. In actuality, this move will perpetuate the problem by depriving states of much-needed resources to educate the public about the growing trend of methamphetamine abuse. According to an April 10 Bellingham Herald article, the president's 2006 federal budget includes provisions to reduce spending on a Justice Department methamphetamine initiative by 60 percent and cut anti-drug spending in High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas, including Whatcom County, from $226 million to $ 100 million. Bush's attempts to save money will come at the expense of the public's well-being. Ignoring the problem of methamphetamine use is exactly the opposite of what the government needs to do to begin to solve the problem. Many common cold and allergy medications such as nasal decongestants contain pseudoephedrine, ephedrine and phenylpropanoline, which methamphetamine producers use in the production of the drug. The over-the-counter availability of these ingredients makes it necessary for law enforcement officials to educate the community on what would constitute a suspicious purchase. In Washington state, the Spokane County Meth Action Team works to reduce methamphetamine manufacturing and sales in Spokane County by reducing the availability of materials and educating community members about the problem by using presentations and signage in stores, according to the organization's Web site. This group sets an example other communities can follow to fight methamphetamine abuse. In 2004, Whatcom County authorities busted 28 methamphetamine labs or meth-related operations, according to the Bellingham Herald article. The Northwest Regional Drug Task Force, which comprises officers from the Bellingham Police Department and Whatcom County Sheriff's Office, stands to lose approximately $118,000 â€” 30 percent of its funding â€” in 2006. To Bush's credit, the 2006 budget includes a 2.2 percent increase overall in funding for the war on drugs. The increased spending will go toward targeting the interception of international drug shipments, according to the Bellingham Herald article. While decreasing the number of drugs imported into the country is important, Bush should be more concerned with the manufacturing of illegal drugs that is taking place in neighborhoods throughout the United States. By concerning himself with international affairs instead of domestic troubles, Bush is neglecting the citizens he is supposed to represent and detracting much-needed attention from a dangerous, growing problem. Frontlines are the opinion of The Western Front editorial board: Caleb Heeringa, Laura McVicker, Zoe Fraley, Brittany Greenfield, Timory Wilson, Chris Huber, Elana Bean, Marissa Harshman, Molly Jensen, Adam Rudnick, Krissy Gochnour, Christina Twu, Blair Wilson and Greta Smoke. The Western Front Editor in Chief: Caleb Heeringa; Managing Editor: Laura McVicker; Head Copy Editor: Zoe Fraley; Copy Editors: Brittany Greenfield, Timory Wilson; Photo Editor: Chris Huber; News Editors: Elana Bean, Marissa Harsh-man; Accent Editor: Christina Twu; Features Editor: Krissy Gochnour; Sports Editor: Adam Rudnick; Opinions Editor: Molly Jensen; Online Editor: Blair Wilson; Community Liaison: Greta Smoke; Staff Photographer: Mike Murray; Columnist: Tara Nelson; Cartoonist: Terrence Nowicki, Zoe Fraley; Adviser: John Harris; Business Manager: Alethea Macomber; Advertising Manager: Joel Hall Staff Reporters: Leslie Adams, Lauren Allain, Laura Belzer, Adam Brown, Taurean Davis, Jessica Dignan, Kelsey Dosen, Adriana Dunn, Kira Freed, Dan Grohl, Lindsay Hamsik, Stefani Harrey, Aaron Hart, Shannon Hutchinson, Peter Jensen, Tom Kloser, Sarah Kuck, Zach Kyle, Michael Lee, Megan Lum, Michael Lycklama, Sean McCormick, Sean McGrorey, Ted McGuire, Liz McNeil, Kate Miller, Ashley Milke, Megan Muldary, Chris Neumann, Derrick Pacheco, Shannon Proulx, Mark Reimers, Nic Riley, Susan Jlosen-berry, Becky Rosillo, Katie Rothenberger, Lincoln Smith, Devin Smart, Ben Sokolow, Elisa Sparkman, Megan Swartz, Trevor Swedberg, Taune Sweet, Bradley Thayer, Courtney Walker, Leah Weissman and Jared Yoakum 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 didn 't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying that I approved of it." â€”Mark Twain, American author Sexy clothing not for young girls LEAH WEISSMAN A thong with a cherry embroidered in front and the words "eat me" laced across it should not be the underwear of choice for girls 12-years-old and younger. Unfortunately, clothing industries throughout North America such as Abercrombie Fitch, Nordstrom and Target are realizing tweens, prepubescent children between the ages 8 and 12, make one hell of a market for risque clothing. Advertisers use age compression, the tactic of pushing adult products and teenager attitudes on younger children, as a way to expand their market into the tween group, according to a Jan. 9 CBC News article. Marketers use young celebrities such as Ashlee Simpson to reach a more youthful age group and create an icon young girls can replicate through sparkly lip gloss, spaghetti-strap tank tops and ruffled miniskirts. Needless to say, 8- to 12-year-old girls should have a different role model than an untalented singerposing half-naked in a Sketchers commercial. But sex sells, and girls who have not even reached puberty understand that sexy means cool. This sexualizing of young girls through lowrider jeans and padded double-A bras ultimately is robbing girls of their childhood. Clothing commercials and music videos are shoving tweens to grow up faster â€” a marketing phenomenon dubbed KGOY, Kids Getting Older Younger, according to an Oct. 7 Philadelphia Inquirer article. The frantic rush from childhood to teenage life is obvious when walking through a mall. Four-foot-tall mannequins in shop windows display tight shirts showing their gray, plastic midriffs. Walking through the mall, one has to use a calculator rather than his or her fingers to count how many times that same style of shirt is on a girl younger than the age of 10. Clothing that evokes a response from the opposite sex is OK, but not when the apparel is on a young girl who still watches Sesame Street. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer article, the use of "aspirational. advertising" â€” appealing to people through images of what they wish they looked like â€” is no longer a tactic for a few small marketers targeting tweens. Large corporations such as Old Navy and Gap are jumping on the glittery pink bandwagon and producing an alarming amount of revealing and tight-fitting clothing aimed at tweens. see TWEENS, page 19 Policy should let gay men donate SARAH KUCK The Food and Drug Administration's policy banning homosexual men from donating blood is outdated and discriminatory. The blood bank donation policy, which has been in place since 1985, should account for the increased reliability of screening methods for blood donations and individual sexual behavior. This unjust policy pigeonholes each homosexual man to the stereotype that all gay men have an infection or disease. Changing this policy will help stop discrimination and increase blood donations in the United States. This policy specifically discriminates against homosexual men as high-risk carriers of HIV, and consequently as being unfit to donate blood. According to a September 2000 British Medical Journal article, an advisory panel of the FDA voted 7- 6 in 2000 to maintain the ban on blood donations from homosexual men. According to the FDA rules, men cannot give blood if they have had sex with another man at least once since 1977. For most gay men, this is a lifetime ban. The FDA defers other groups at high risk for contracting HIV, such as prostitutes, intravenous drug users and promiscuous heterosexuals from donation for only one year after their last high-risk encounter, according to the American Red Cross Web site. The FDA's imbalanced policy should at least reflect how the organization responds to other high-risk donors. According to the FDA Web site, this ban is necessary to protect the blood supply from contamination. Blood banks, however, now use more sensitive HTV screening tests than when the FDA initially formulated the rule. According to the FDA Web site, technicians test donated blood for blood type and whether it is positive or negative, as well as for any unexpected red blood cell antibodies that may cause problems in a recipient. Blood banks perform screening tests for evidence of donor infection with hepatitis B and C viruses, HIV, human T-lymphotropic viruses and syphilis, according to the FDA Web site. The FDA designed screening tests to detect as many infections as possible. Because these tests are so sensitive, some donors may receive a false-positive result, even when the donor was never exposed to the particular infection. If the test of a donated unit of blood shows any of these disease markers, the blood bank discards the unit and notifies the donor. The blood bank adds the donor's name to a donor deferral list and indefinitely prohibits the donor see DONORS, page 19 ---------- Western Front 2005-05-24 - Page 19 ---------- MAY 24,2005 OPINIONS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 19 Tweens: Clothing industry, advertisers, parents contribute to young girls' risque appearance CONTINUED FROM PAGE 18 Advertisers need to realize they are dealing with an audience unable to discern the difference between looking sexy and understanding what being sexy means. A 9-year-. old girl may not understand why she receives so much attention when she wears little tops like her favorite singer Britney Spears. A commercialized society that expects tweens to be responsible, while encouraging them to wear eyeliner and T-shirts that say "So many boys, so little time," is creating a mixed message for young girls. Within one minute, two television advertisements bombard young girls with conflicting messages. An anti-smoking Truth commercial sponsored by the American Legacy Foundation, a national public health organization, explains the dangers of cigarettes. The following Calvin Klein commercial shows two pre-adolescent girls wearing nothing more than a bandana for a top and a hand towel for a skirt. So the message is â€” be smart and stay away from drugs, but dress like a hooker. Advertisers point out that tweens wearing risque clothing is not the industry's fault â€” the corporations are just supplying to an increasing demand. Mainstream media avoids blame by saying children can choose what to watch and what not to watch. Parents argue that closely monitoring everything their children do or buy is impossible. Well guess what, this problem is a combined effort on everyone's part. The clothing industry, mainstream media and parents of tweens all share the responsibility of teaching children to respect their bodies as more than walking commodities. Clothing companies, especially widespread chains such as Wal- Mart and Target, need to consider their family-oriented image when putting below-the-hip jeans and miniskirts on the rack in the children's section. Mainstream media has been in trouble since handing ownership to a number of superpower corporations and deregulating its content value. With pop stars such as Britney Spears and Hilary Duff shaking their booties in clothing commercials, young girls will continue to idolize those people who set the dress standard. Parents have the responsibility of explaining to their children, probably during a temper tantrum, why the halter top covered with red lips is unacceptable in public. According to an April 28 CBS News article, Nancy Samalin, a parenting expert and author of the book "Loving Without Spoiling," believes saying "no" when children are young prevents them from growing into unpleasant adults. Wearing a top that shows off the shape of one's body is fine as long as the individual is mature enough, physically and mentally, to handle the attention and understand why the outfit provokes such shocking responses. Sexy is not evil. With age comes maturity, but age is a luxury tweens do not have. Parents, media and advertisers are powerful influences and should act responsibly regarding the issue of young girls growing up too quick. These major influences should encourage preadolescent girls to expand their minds, not then-breast size with padded bras. Donors: FDA's discriminatory blood donation ban on homosexual men perpetuates prejudice CONTINUED FROM PAGE 18 from donating blood, according to the FDA Web site. These tests are vital to ensure the quality of the blood supply. The protection the tests provide should prove to the FDA that homosexual men do not pose a greater danger to the blood supply than others. All donors, no matter their sexual orientation, could have an infection or disease, which is the reason they run these sensitive tests. The FDA admits that because of the improvements in donor screening procedures and the use of a variety of new tests in the past few years, the blood supply is safer from infectious diseases than it has been at any other time. With this sensitive screening test in place, the inflated fear of contamination is irrational and illogical. . According to the FDA Web site, the need for blood is great â€” on any given day, patients need an average of 38,000 units of red blood cells. A unit is 450 milliliters or slightly less than a pint. Trauma victims often need blood transfusions, because of accidents and burns. Patients who undergo heart surgery, organ transplants and treatment for leukemia, cancer and sickle cell disease also need blood transfusions. According to the National Blood Data Resource Center's Web site, in 2001 trauma victims used nearly 29 million units of blood components during transfusions. Blood is a multicomponent system of red and white blood cells, platelets and plasma. And with an aging population and advances in medical treatments and procedures requiring blood transfusions, the demand for blood continues to increase. With this dire need for blood, it seems odd to ban those willing to donate. If the FDA lifted the lifetime ban, an estimated 62,300 homosexual men would donate blood, according to the FDA Web site. The agency estimates approximately 8 percent of the U.S. male homosexual population is HIV positive, according to the British Medical Journal article. Banning all homosexual men from blood donation is excessive and based on prejudices. This policy assumes all homosexual men have unprotected sex and do not partake in monogamous relationships. Furthermore, this policy assumes most heterosexual people partake in monogamous relationships and the majority have protected sex. This is an unfounded belief because it does not take into account that all individuals partake in sexual behavior in different ways. This policy disregards an individual's sexual history. Abetter way to judge whether a donor is at high risk for HIV would be for the blood banks to assess risky versus non-risky individual sexual behavior, regardless of sexual orientation. Risky sexual behavior would be having sex with multiple partners without protection. Screening-method technology only will continue to advance to ensure protection of the blood supply, further decreasing fears of HIV contamination. The only question remaining is whether the minds of the advisory panel for the FDA can advance as quickly to eradicate prejudices and stereotypes. 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Text preview (might not show all results): 2006_0505 ---------- Western Front 2006-05-05 - Page 1 ---------- THE WESTERNIIFRONT WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY FRIDAY MAY 5, 2006 ISSUE 11, VOLUME 137 Photos provoke controversy Students react to anti-abortion project with anger BY SHAWN QUERY The Western Front Like cautionary road block signs,
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Show more2006_0505 ---------- Western Front 2006-05-05 - Page 1 ---------- THE WESTERNIIFRONT WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY FRIDAY MAY 5, 2006 ISSUE 11, VOLUME 137 Photos provoke controversy Students react to anti-abortion project with anger BY SHAWN QUERY The Western Front Like cautionary road block signs, the orange billboards at each entrance to Red Square Tuesday and Wednesday read in bold capital letters, "Warning genocide photos ahead." Just around the corner, surrounded by metal fencing, stood the Genocide Awareness Project and its 24 posters depicting aborted fetuses, lynchings and Holocaust victims. The project is a campaign the Center for Bioethical Reform created that travels to college campuses across the United States to show the display, said Darius Hardwick, the center's northwest education director. Western For Life, an Associated Students club, brought the project to campus. At 10 a.m. Tuesday, only a few students showed interest in the 4-foot by 8-foot signs. Western sophomores Chris Ehrlich, Ben Backstrom and Briana Glover stood in a circle discussing the display before many students had gathered around the photos. "It's in Red Square where everyone walks through and nobody gets to choose to see it," Ehrlich said. "It's interesting, but you're bombarded." Backstrom said he thought the display was educational. "No matter what you think about abortion, it's good to see the effects of it," Backstrom said. "Even if it's disgusting to look at, it's still important to be aware of." Glover said she understands how the center see RED SQUARE, page 4 MATT VOGT / THE WESTERN FRONT Western students stand in front of the Genocide Awareness Project Tuesday in Red Square. The exhibit shows photos of fetuses and compares them to photos of lynchings and Holocaust victims. They are^gyin^ modern-day " $ abortiorfis genocide and it's ludicrous. It's completely out of line. Graham Foster Junior, psychology / consider myself pro-life^^ ift|| I think these J^ people are taking it too far. They are giving a bad name to conservatives. Ben Davidson Junior, political science AS election board reinstates candidate BY JEFFREY LUXMORE The Western Front The Associated Students election board voted 4-2 Tuesday evening to reinstate Western sophomore Antasia Parker's eligibility to serve as the vice president for diversity position next year. Parker had been declared ineligible because she failed to file campaign receipts. Parker filed her campaign's financial statement by the April 27 deadline, but didn't include detailed receipts for all expenditures. The AS election code requires candidates to file statements and receipts to verify they don't spend more than their $150 spending limit to maintain fairness in their campaigns. Parker won 52.6 percent of the vote in the April 26 and 27 AS election to defeat sophomore Kristina Mader, who won 45.6 percent of the vote. Western senior Brian Perrow, the AS elections coordinator, ruled Parker ineligible, following with the election code. Parker appealed the decision, requiring the election board to interpret the code and determine Parker's eligibility. At the hearing, Parker said she misunderstood the code, which led her to miss the deadline for the receipts. Perrow distributed financial statement forms to each candidate for see ELIGIBILITY, page 3 SINGING PRAISES Western alumnus returns to perform benefit concert in honor of voice professor. ACCENT, PAGE 6 STUDENT ARRESTED UP apprehend Western junior on suspicion of damaging photos in anti-abortion project. NEWS, PAGE 5 BREAKING AWAY Steady career, family life, should take backseat to seeing the world. OPINIONS, PAGE 9 WEATHER Saturday: Cloudy Hi: 58 Low: 44 Sunday: Showers Hi: 56 Low: 44 "V dkA X.JLK 'kLXJâ€¢" C. www.westernfrontonline.com ---------- Western Front 2006-05-05 - Page 2 ---------- 2 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS MAY 5,2006 Cops Box University Police May 2, 7:42 p.m.: UP responded to a report of a hit-and-run in parking lot 7. No injuries were reported. May 2,11:11 a.m.: UP cited a student on suspicion of a bicycle violation in Central Area Exterior. May 2,11:10 a.m.: UP cited a student on suspicion of a bicycle violation in Central Area Exterior. May 2,11:09 a.m.: UP cited a student on suspicion of a bicycle violation in Central Area Exterior. Bellingham Police May 3, 2:35 a.m.: Officers responded to a report of a minor in possession on the 2900 block of Racine Street. May 3, 1:15 a.m.: Officers responded to a report of someone using a counterfeit $5 bill on the 300 block of Grand Avenue. May 2, 5:30 p.m.: Officers responded to a report of a vehicle prowl on the 900 block of North Forest Street. May 2, 2:25 p.m.: Officers responded to a report of a fraudulent prescription on the 2800 block of Meridian Street. Compiled by Jacob Buckenmeyer Students rally against cancer AS club brings Relay for Life to campus Saturday BY CASEY D. HALL The Western Front Western Students Against Cancer, an Associated Students club, raised $96,000 for cancer research with the Relay for Life in May 2005. Western will hold its third annual Relay for Life, a national fund-raiser for cancer research, beginning at noon Saturday and ending 8 a.m. Sunday on the track outside the Wade King Student Recreation Center. "There is going to be something for everyone at every minute of Relay for Life," said Western freshman Rachel Rotter, a club member. The Upfront Theater, a local theater that performs improv downtown, will perform improvised skits at the relay, Hawkins said. The event also features a cross dressing contest the men will put on, a poker tournament, an obstacle course, karaoke and yoga, Rotter said. The opening ceremony will include speakers, such as Lutheran campus pastor Christopher Berry and cancer survivor Ashley Markum, a former Western student. During the opening ceremony, all attending cancer survivors will walk a private lap around the track, said Western senior Jaqui Hawkins, co-chair of = = = = = = Relay for Life. "A huge part of the relay night is when all the survivors take a lap around the track and all the people there line the track to support them," said Western senior Lacey Buhman, Western Students Against Cancer chair. After the survivors walk a lap alone, their family, friends and those who supported them throughout treatment join in the walk for a second lap, Buhman said. The third lap is for everyone who supports the event, she said. Between 10 p.m. and midnight, all 'Everyone has been affected by cancer in some way, whether it's a friend of a friend, family or yourself.' JESSICA POGACHAR Western senior, chair of Western's Relay for Life participants will walk the track lined with glowing luminaries, Buhman said. Volunteers will sell paper bags to decorate and to place a lit candle inside, she said. Each bag represents a participant's friend or family member who has died from cancer or who is fighting cancer, Buhman said. "It is actually pretty awe-inspiring to see how many luminaries are out there," Hawkins said. "It's a tough part of the night when everyone wants to sleep and it's painful to walk, but there are people there at two in the morning who are fighting cancer and are taking chemotherapy and are horribly sick, so we stay up and walk." Bellingham residents, Western students and professors comprise the 34 teams that raised money for Western's 2006 Relay for Life. As early as January, the teams held bake sales, garage sales, car washes and asked family and friends for money, Hawkins said. At the relay, each team sets up a tent along the track so team members who are not walking can rest, Western senior Joe Rucker said. Saturday is Western freshman Ella Greene's first Relay for Life, she said. She is co-captain of the Ridgeway Kappa relay team. Kappa's theme is based on the television show "Survivor." Team members will decorate their tent with torches and team = members will paint their faces, she said. "I thought it would be fun and a good social event for a good cause," Greene said. "I don't have any personal family members or friends who have had cancer, but cancer is a huge problem for the world, and there isn't an answer or cure for it yet." Students Against Cancer expects approximately 500 participants this year, Rucker said. "The thing that really sets Relay apart from other events is that it is really a community event," she said. "We make cancer a public problem while supporting those who 3rd Annual ^ Relay for Life Noon Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday lt;# â€”* Viking Track A fund-raiser for cancer research Upfront Theater improv performances, cross dressing contest, poker tournament, bachelor auction, obstacle course, karaoke and yoga survived and mourning those we've lost." College students assume mat cancer doesn't affect them because they don't have cancer themselves, but cancer affects people of all ages, Hawkins said. "Everyone has been affected by cancer in some way, whether it's a friend of a friend, family or yourself," said Western senior Jessica Pogachar, chair of Western's Relay for Life. Kim Barry, a Western alumna, started Western Students Against Cancer and Western's Relay for Life event in 2004 after researching cancer for the Western Prevention and Wellness Services Lifestyle Advisor Program, Pogachar said. "Relay is so unlike what college students do," Hawkins said. "We often focus on ourselves, after all we are trying to develop careers. But we get together to focus on something beyond ourselves and our plans for the future." The Western Front Online Don't be a jerk, check out The Western Front Online. www. westernfrontonline. com WWU Official Announcements - PLEASE POST The Western Front is published twice weekly in fall, winter and spring; once a week in summer session. Address: The Western Front, Western Washington University, CF 251, Bellingham, WA 98225. The Western Front is the official newspaper of Western Washington University, published by the Student Publications Council, and is mainly supported by advertising. Opinions and stories in the newspaper have no connection with advertising. News content is determined by student editors. Staff reporters are enrolled in a course in the Department of Journalism, but any student enrolled at Western may offer stories to the editors. Advertising inquiries should be directed to the business office in CF 230, or by phone to (360) 650-3161. Members of the Western community are entitled to a single free copy of each issue of The Western Front. THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST will be in OM 120 at 9 a.m. Thursdays on April 27, May 4,11,18, 25, June 1 and 8, and at 3 p.m. Mondays on May 1,8,15,22, and June 5. Registration is not required. Students must bring photo identification, their student number, Social Security number, and a No. 2 pencil. A $15 fee is payable in the exact amount at test time. Allow 90 minutes. The test schedule and sample topics may be found at www.ac.wwu.edu/~assess/tc.htm. 2006-07 FACULTY/STAFF PARKING APPLICATIONS are now online. May 15 is the last day to apply. Late applications may result in seniority not being considered. Those without a computer or who need a commuter packet or car pool permit may complete an application at the parking office. For special requests or further assistance, call X/2945. LOT RESERVATIONS. Lots 7G and 14G will be reserved at 5 p.m. today, April 25, for those attending the Distinguished Lecture Series; â€¢ Lots 11G and 14G will be reserved at 6:30 p.m. April 26-27 for those attending performances of Hedda Gabler, â€¢ Spaces in lot 12A will be reserved at 7 a.m. April 27 for the Spring Career Fair. THE AS ETHNIC STUDENT CENTER WILL HOST AN EVENING of cultural music and dance as International Night 2006 kicks off the Opportunity Council's Maple Alley Inn dine out program, with all proceeds benefitting the Opportunity Council. Cost is $5/students, $10/general to the event at 7:30 p.m. tonight, April 25, in the PAC. STUDY ABROAD. The School for Field Studies will have an information table in the VU Lobby from 10 a.m .to 2 p.m. April 26. BIOLOGY. Jennifer Purcell (Shannon Point Marine Center), "Arctic Explorations: Jellyfish Under the Ice." 4 p.m. April 26, Bl 234. Refreshments, 3:50 p.m. SPRING QUARTER GROUP OFFERINGS THROUGH THE COUNSELING CENTER INCLUDE â€¢ Ride the Emotional Wave, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays through May 24 â€” registration is not required, join anytime; â€¢ One-session Test Anxiety Workshop, 3 p.m. May 10 â€” registration is not required. For more information call X/3164 or stop by OM 540. FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN CONSOLIDATION WORKSHOPS are scheduled in the Library Presentation Room at 9 a.m., 3 p.m., and 6 p.m. on Friday, April 27. All students who have received loans are invited to attend. The one- hour workshops will include a brief presentation and time for one-on-one questions. MILLER ANALOGIES TEST (MAT). The computer-based Miller Analogies Test is by appointment only. Make an appointment in person in OM 120 or call X/3080. A $60 fee is payable at test time. Testing takes about 1 Vi hours. Preliminary scores will be available immediately; official results are mailed within 15 days. WEST-E PRAXIS. Washington requires individuals seeking teacher certification and teachers seeking additional endorsements to pass the WEST-E (PRAXIS) in the chosen endorsement area. Visit www.ets.org/praxis/prxwa.html for description and online registration information, or obtain a registration bulletin in MH 216. The remaining academic-year test date is April 29. THE ASIA UNIVERSITY AMERICA PROGRAM WILL CELEBRATE JAPAN NIGHT from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 4, in the VU Multipurpose Room. Admission is free and all are invited to come celebrate Japanese culture and food. WEST-B TEST. Everyone applying for admission to state-approved teacher education programs must meet the minimum passing score on the basic skills assessment by the application deadline. For a study guide and to register, visit www.west.nesinc. com. Remaining test dates through July are May 13 and July 15. Registration deadlines are several weeks in advance. FOR SPRING CAMPUS RECRUITING OPPORTUNITIES, see www.careers.wwu.edu, stop by OM 280, or call X/3240. ---------- Western Front 2006-05-05 - Page 3 ---------- MAY 5,2006 NEWS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 3 Eligibility: Ruling decides Parker's confusion with deadlines is adequate to grant appeal CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 them to complete by the original April 27 deadline. Only part of the election code was on the financial forms and that part did not include the requirement of financial receipts, she said. Parker followed the partial code on the financial form instead of the complete code, which led to the confusion about the deadlines for the receipts, she said. "I think the board made a fair decision based on the facts," Perrow said. Director of student activities Kevin Majkut asked Perrow at the meeting why only a portion of the code was included on the form. Since the AS board of directors had not approved the election code until the day before the election filing period began on March 9, Perrow was forced to quickly edit, print and put together packets for the candidates, he said. The board didn't approve the code sooner because of disagreements about revisions to the code, he said. Perrow said all candidates signed a form stating they understood the election code and promised to follow it. He said he discussed the financial statement with all the candidates at a mandatory meeting on April 7, before campaigning began the next day. All the candidates said they understood the election code and the approximately eight other forms included in the election packet, Perrow said. "All the candidates understand that the election code supersedes all other documents," he said. Perrow said he thought that since the board updates the code each year depending on issues in past elections, the board should continue to follow the set code. "I feel it's extremely important to uphold the code," Perrow said to the election board. Parker said she understood the code and read it several times over the campaign season. She said she took responsibility for the mistake, but repeatedly cited the incomplete version of the code included in the financial statement form. The election board held a 45-minute session behind closed doors to discuss the decision to reinstate Parker. When the board returned, they voted with two members abstaining. Western freshman Annie Jansen said because Parker signed a form that stating she understood the election code, it was reasonable to uphold ineligibility. Western junior Joe Jamison said Parker had ample time throughout the election period to contact Perrow with any questions, such as deadline dates or essential forms to turn in. The seven-member election board, consisting of students the AS board appoints, ruled in favor of Parker. The board agreed that the discrepancy between the code and the form was an adequate reason for why she failed to turn in the receipts by deadline. Western junior Brendan Mahan, the chair of the election board, and Perrow decided together Friday that Parker was ineligible according to the election code. For this reason, Mahan abstained from voting to appear non biased in the Tuesday meeting, Perrow said. If the board had ruled Parker ineligible, then Mader would have assumed the role, according to the election code. The code states that if a candidate is disqualified, the second place finisher would take the position so long as that candidate had at least one-third of the vote. Mader said she thought the election board's decision was for the best and will not appeal. "We're both qualified candidates and tuition would have been lowered by either of us," Mader said. Timeline of AS election events April 26-27: Election voting days. April 27: Candidate for vice president for campus and community affairs Kevin McClain, candidate for president Mark lozzi, and ^candidate for vice president for diversity Marcella Tomlin are ruled ineligible for failing to submit campaign financial statements. May 2: AS election board reinstates Parker's â€”eligibility after hearing an appeal from Parker concerning the interpretation of the election code. May 10: Special election filing period closes. April 28: Western AS elections coordinator James Perrow rules candidate for vice president for diversity Antasia Parker ineligible for failing to submit the required receipts with the financial forms by deadline. . Iâ€” May 24/25: Special election voting days. May 11: Campaigning begins for special elections. May 1: AS election board votes to nullify the election results for lozzi, Tomlin and McClain. | p ^ 3110 VtobornSt Ste ids, Beillngham, WA ---------- Western Front 2006-05-05 - Page 4 ---------- 4 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS MAY 5,2006 Red Square: University Police patrol on bikes to maintain control and safety CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 connects genocide to abortion due to the rising number of abortions. "I've always pictured genocide as a mass killing of people," Glover said. "I never thought of abortion as genocide, but I guess at the rate people get abortions, it could be called genocide." Although the morning was quiet, a crowd of more than 100 students gathered around Hardwick by noon. He presented ' to students the center's beliefs about abortion and explained the project's r e a s o n i n g behind traveling around to college campuses. Hardwick said he knew about Western's reputation as a liberal campus and wanted to come to the university for that reason. "I had an idea that it was a liberal campus, and they probably wouldn't agree with what we're trying to say," he said. "But we don't go to campuses because we think they're going to agree with us." Students responded by shouting arguments supporting' abortion rights, and saying a woman has a right to choose what to do with her body, or that abortion cannot be genocide because the fetus 'I had an idea that it was a liberal campus, and they probably wouldn't agree with what we said. But we don't go to campuses because we think they're going to agree with us.' DARIUS HARDWICK Northwest education director for the Center for Bioethical Reform isn't alive. Voices became louder as the crowd closed in, and what had been a quiet morning turned into a shouting match. University Police arrested Western junior David Zhang for allegedly damaging six of the 24 signs and jumping the display's fence Tuesday afternoon. After that incident, Western For Life volunteers and Hardwick called UP for increased control - Wednesday. UP Officers Chris Davis and Eric Ellis p a t r o l l e d Red Square on bicycles Wednesday. W e s t e r n s o p h o m o r e Megan Jackson said she didn't think the center should compare abortion to genocide. "I don't understand, why pictures of fetuses need to be next to pictures of Holocaust victims," Jackson said. "I certainly don't think it's justified to vilify a woman who's making a very hard choice and compare her to Hitler." While standing behind the metal barricade surrounding the display, Western junior Lauren Dayton and freshman Kimmy Drew, both members of Western For Life, said some students said offensive responses to the volunteers about the display. "A girl said 'F-you' under her breath to me," Drew said. "Some people say it's disgusting and I say, 'Yeah, abortion is disgusting.'" Western sophomore Sara Woldemichael said she disagreed with the pictures of lynched African-Americans on the signs. "I was disgusted that something as powerful as racism and slavery, something that affected my people, was compared to abortion," Woldemichael said. Hardwick said the angry students didn't discourage the volunteers from continuing the display Wednesday because they still wanted to voice their opinion despite the protests. "We booked two days, we'll be here two days," Hardwick said. "And we'll be back next year." Western knew about the photos before the center brought them to campus, according to a statement the office of communications released Wednesday. The university has a commitment to free speech and peaceful assembly, regardless of potential negative reactions, according to the statement. Hardwick said the group accomplished its goals at Western. "I measure success in the fact that we started a debate," Hardwick said. 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Zhang was in court Wednesday for his first court appearance. Zhang said the court set his arraignment for May 12, and he plans to plead not guilty. Darius Hardwick, the northwest education director for the Center for Bioethical Reform, a national anti-abortion organization, said a shoeless man jumped the metal fencing surrounding the displays. He then started tearing down the posters, destroying three of the 24 signs and damaging the frames of six others at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Hardwick said. The Center for Bioethical Reform presented the Genocide Awareness Project in Red Square Tuesday and Wednesday. The project displayed 24 4-foot by 8-foot signs displaying images of aborted fetuses as well as of victims of genocide from the Holocaust and Rwanda. "When I first saw the signs, I was very offended and hurt to see them comparing genocide to abortion," Zhang said. "I told them that it was unfair and hurtful for them to emotionally manipulate people with pictures of suffering to promote their agenda." Hardwick said Zhang did approximately $2,700 worth of damage to the signs. Zhang said if he is convicted the maximum penalty is 90 days in jail and restitution payments for the damaged signs. Zhang said when he appears in court on May 12, he plans to plead not guilty and petition the court to dismiss the charges because he said â€¢ Western shouldn't have allowed the images on campus. H a r d w i c k said he has photographic and firmed evidence incriminating Zhang. Zhang said he thought the display was inappropriate and tried topersuade volunteers to remove them. When volunteers refused to remove the posters and started videotaping Zhang, he said he became angry and jumped the fence. "I allowed my anger to take control of me," Zhang said. "I had anger at the injustice and anger for the people who suffered in the genocide." Davis said he and his partner, Ed Maulpica arrested Zhang on Sehome Hill a short time later, on suspicion of malicious mischief and booked him in the Whatcom County Jail, where Zhang spent approximately 24 hours. Western sophomore Corina Jones, a member of the anti-abortion Associated Students club Western For Life, said she was volunteering at the display when the incident occurred. "This just shows that the other side is violent, so it helps our argument," Jones said. _________ Zhang said no one tried to stop T h i s just shows that j ^ from tearing the other side is down the signs. violent, so it helps our argument.' CORINA JONES Western sophomore, Western for Life member "None of them tried to stop me because I think they knew in their hearts what they had on the signs was wrong and deceptive," Zhang said. Hardwick said the project's policy is to let protestors rip the display down rather than endanger volunteers by trying to stop them. 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Nicholson, a 1996 Western alumnus, will perform a benefit concert to honor Western voice professor Virginia Hunter, who is retiring in June after 20 years at Western, at 8 p.m. Sunday in the Performing Arts Center. Ticket sales will go to the Virginia Hunter Vocal Performance Scholarship for junior and senior voice students. "The scholarship enables Virginia to continue to give to students," said David Meyer, director of the Western Opera Studio. Tickets for the concert are $5 for students and $20 for the general public. They are available for purchase at the Performing Arts Center box office. The College of Fine Performing Arts created the scholarship in May 2005, Hunter said. Students start receiving the scholarship when the fund reaches $20,000. Opera singer Erin Wall, a 1996 Western alumna, gave a performance in May 2005 that, along with donations, generated $11,000 toward the scolarship fund. Ticket sales and donations from PHOTO COURTESY OF AARON ST. CLAIR NICHOLSON Aaron St. Clair Nicholson, a 1996 Western alumnus, who will debut with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in November, will perform a benefit concert for the Virginia Hunter Vocal Performance scholarship at 8 p.m. Sunday in the Performing Arts Center. Nicholson's performance will raise approximately $11,000 for the fund, Meyer said. "Virginia had a huge influence PHOTO COURTESY OF VIRGINIA HUNTER Western Professor Virginia Hunter, who has more than four decades of training and experience in music, will retire from Western in June. on my career," Nicholson said. "Without her, I wouldn't be where I am now." Nicholson will debut and sing with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in November in Puccini's opera "La Boheme" and Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute," he said. He could not imagine this kind of success while training with Hunter, he said. Nicholson began training with Hunter as a sophomore in high school without formal voice training, but he had been involved in his school choir and sang with the jazz band. "She saw I had the passion for singing but she also gave me the calmness needed so that my emotions didn't overwhelm me," Nicholson said. "She just always gave me a nudge in the right direction." Nicholson continued to train with Hunter until he graduated from Western, he said. He earned a master's degree in music from Binghampton University in 1997whUerjerfonning with the Tri Cities Opera Company in Binghampton, N. Y. "Virginia is a very solid teacher with a huge body of knowledge from her own experience as a singer," Nicholson said. "She has a history of taking beginners to professional levels." Hunter has more than four decades of training, expeience and knowledge to pass on to students, Nicholson said. Hunter received her master's degree in vocal performance in 1980 from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. She received her doctorate in musical arts from the same university in 1983, she said. She sang professionally for 20 years, p e r f o r m i ng in recitals in Washington, D.C, France and Germany. A l o n g with her professional singing career, she taught voice lessons at Western, at the University of British Columbia, her alma mater and Trinity Western University, she said. Nicholson's voice has a warm, rich tone that is powerful, she said. Hunter knew Nicholson had 'You can tell by seeing a performer in how they move and interact with the audience whether or not they are really enjoying themselves.' VIRGINIA HUNTER Western voice professor a future as a professional singer because of his confidence and energy on stage, she said. She realized his professional ability when he performed the role of Marcello in the Italian composer Puccini's opera "La Boheme" as a sophomore at Western in 1994, she said. "You can tell by seeing a performer in how they move and interact with the audience whether or not they are really enjoying themselves," Hunter said. "He seemed to feel at home on stage. That is where he belonged." Nicholson said he has performed with famous opera companies all over the world. He performed the role of Valentin in the French composer Gounod's "Faust" with the Vancouver Opera this April. The benefit concert will feature songs from Western music professor Roger Briggs with lyrics derived from poems by English poet William Butler Yates. Briggs will accompany Nicholson as the pianist, he said. Nicholson will sing music from pop songwriter Randy Newman with Western music professor Chuck Isreals playing bass, he said. He will also be performing an orchestration of Ludwig Van Beethoven's "Die Fern Geliebte" written by 2005 Western alumnus ---------- Western Front 2006-05-05 - Page 7 ---------- MAY 5,2006 ACCENT THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 7 'OLS Faculty display work in biennial Western Gallery exhibition BY G.S. RAUGUST The Western Front Sebastian Mendes, an associate professor in Western's art department for six years, considers himself an artist influenced by modern technology. He makes three-dimensional art such as a piece titled "TV," which is a television set in an iron ball with a shackle and chain attached to it. Mendes and faculty members from Western's art department put their creations on display at 4 p.m. Thursday to open the biennial Western Faculty Art Exhibition, gallery director Sarah Clark- Langager said. The exhibit will run until June 10, she said. "It's a way of making the department visible and it is evidence that we are actively working on our own various forms of creative research," Mendes said. "Just as scientists and others publish their works to distribute them, this is a way of distributing ours." This is Mendes' third Faculty Art Exhibit, he said. Clark-Langager said she is familiar with the faculty's artwork, but is always surprised by the submissions. "Each faculty exhibition is unique because you never know what the faculty members are going to bring," she said. "It is left up to them what they want to present and they are always working on new areas so each year is going to be different." She said she expects to see ceramics, sculptures, paintings, print-making and photography. Clark-Langager said this year's exhibition will honor Tom Johnston, a professor in the department for 39 years who retired this year. The department made Johnston an emeritus professor in 2006 for his dedication to teaching at Western, she said. Johnston submitted artwork from his years at Western and abroad when he was on sabbatical. He said he created some of the pieces on display in Paris, Southern France, London and New York City. "An artwork is like a page out of your diary," Johnston said. "It documents a specific period in history and culture." Johnston said artwork reflects the surroundings in which artists create it. He has honed his technique by creating art in different environments, including a one-room flat and a 30-room chateau. "I feel the environment that one works in does have a direct influence on the work," Johnston said. "Sometimes it's a very subtle difference between work made in tranquil Bellingham and New York City, but it's there." Johnston said the majority of the art he produces is two-dimensional, such as abstract paintings and drawings of the human body, lithographs and monotype prints. "I try to conjure up feelings and emotions in people to make them think of the human condition," Johnston said. "It's a way to express my frustration about the inhumanity of human beings." Johnston said he used abstract drawings of human bodies to symbolize the inhumanity of war and his frustrations during the Vietnam and Gulf Wars. Art enthusiasts come from Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia, to view the exhibit, Johnston said. "The faculty show is a great time to see the current work of the faculty," Johnston said. "My PETER THAN / THE WESTERN FRONT "Food for Thought" Â© is Western associate art professor Sebastian Mendes' third time contributing work to the Western Faculty Art Exhibition. The exhibit will run May 4 through June 10 in the Western Gallery. Faculty creations range from ceramic, sculpture, painting, print-making to photography. PETER THAN / THE WESTERN FRONT "Nakami: Things Inside" Â© by Western art professor Seiko Purdue. works have been shown all over the world, in Paris, in Prague, but not much locally." Johnston said the exhibit gives art students a chance to see their instructors work displayed locally. He said he doesn't usually show his work to his students because he doesn't want to influence their personal artistic style. "I don't want students to be over-influenced by me," Johnston said. "I have seen it once or twice at Western, where students get overly influenced by their instructors and then it takes them a little longer â€” once the student moves out of the shadow of the professor â€” to find their own voice." Mendes said he has shown his art in London and Sydney. He makes three-dimensional objects and installments in a wide- variety of forms, such as a bell hanging on a wooden beam held between two pillars titled "Ouroboros." The sculpture was part of the 2000 outdoor exhibition Sculpture by the Sea in Sydney. Mendes said the TV sculpture is part of a six-piece series that represents his position in relation to technology in the modern world. "A fair number of the faculty, if not all, think of themselves as working artists and we have knowledge of international trends in art," Mendes said. "To see so many of the faculty's works on exhibit means you get a portion of that knowledge. For anybody in the community that has an interest in contemporary art it is an opportunity to see a wide range of how it manifests itself." PETER THAN/ THE WESTERN FRONT "Freedom From Convention: You Need to Learn to Kick Before You Can Throw!" Â© by Western art professor Pat McCormick. ---------- Western Front 2006-05-05 - Page 8 ---------- SPORTS FRIDAY, MAY 5, 2006 â€¢ WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM â€¢ PAGE 8 Students serve as M's batboys BY NICOLE LANPHEAR The Western Front Western seniors Demetrius ^ Grant and Kyle Proctor balance classes and commuting to Seattle for every Seattle Mariners home game, but the rewards are greater than the price of gas. Grant and Proctor are clubhouse assistants, some would say batboys, for the Mariners. Proctor started working as a bat boy this year, while Grant began working for the team in 2001 when he applied to work as a seating host at Safeco Field, and there happened to be an opening for a bat boy, he said. "They asked me if I would be interested in being a bat boy," Grant said. "They told me about it, how you get to be in the clubhouse all the time and hang out with the players. I was like, 'Uh, yeah. I'll do it.'" Grant and Proctor's duties as batboys include setting out helmets, bats, = = = = = Gatorade and water in the dugout before the game. They also collect balls at batting practice and clean players' sweaty shoes after games. "That is the most glamorous part job, cleaning out the shoes and knocking off the dirt," Grant said. "It is one of the perks of the job. I'm not going to lie â€” 25 pairs of shoes." Proctor said they alternate turns taking out the rosin bag, which is the size of a baseball with 'My first year, a group of 7- or 8- year-olds came up to me and wanted my autograph.' KYLE PROCTOR Seattle Mariner bat boy of the powder for pitchers to add grip to their fingers, to the pitcher's mound before every game. Grant said this is their claim to fame because it is displayed on the big screen in Safeco Field so every fan at the game can see them. The duo wear personalized jerseys with their first names on the back, and sometimes fans mistake them for players. "My first year, a group of 7- or 8-year-olds came up to me and wanted my autograph," Grant said. "I told them I wasn't a player, but they said, 'You're still out on the field.' So I spent five minutes signing autographs." Grant said retrieving and catching balls during batting practice with major league players and establishing contacts are the most valuable experiences. Grant received a letter of recommendation from pitcher Jamie Moyer for scholarships or jobs and said he has asked the Mariners to help with charity â€¢ events. "As far as getting contacts and stuff, I've been able to ask (former catcher) Dan Wilson to help out with exchange-student charity, Hope for Youth International," Grant said. "You can't get that kind of stuff anywhere else." Proctor, who played baseball in high school at Archbishop Murphy in Everett, said playing baseball with major-league players at batting practice is his favorite aspect of the job. MATT VOGT / THE WESTERN FRONT Western seniors Demetrius Grant (left) and Kyle Proctor prepare to drive to Seattle Thursday to unpack Seattle Mariner equipment from the team's latest road trip. While Grant unloaded equipment from an away game last season, former center fielder Randy Winn approached him and invited him to watch the Seattle SuperSonics play from the Mariners' suite. Winn treated Grant to a whiskey sour at a Seattle bar before the game, and spent the evening with center fielder Willie Bloomquist, pitcher Eddie Guardado and Winn. Proctor's most memorable moment was when by pitcher Gil Meche threw a ball 50 yards and struck him in the back of the head during batting practice earlier this season. Proctor said Meche checked to see if he was OK. Proctor and Grant have the best seats in the house, and receive tips from players. 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The top two teams from each of the four regions advance to the Division II national tournament May 10 through May 13 in Allensdale, Mich., head coach Bo Stephan said. "We're very satisfied about getting second place," Stephan said. "Anything in the top two for this tournament is good." The women shot an 86- over-par 938 in the three round tournament, five strokes behind first place Western New Mexico University. Western senior golfer and co-captain Katja Trygg placed third individually, but said sophomore golfer Allison Gillette's final round 74 sparked the team's finish. "The key to us making it was Allison shooting a 74 in the final round," Trygg said. "She was really clutch and I think she deserves a lot of credit." Stephan said the team feels like it has more to accomplish this year besides its regional finish: " ' "From the first meeting we had this fall, our goal has been to go to nationals and do the best that we can do," Stephan said." 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What I see in these friends is terror â€” terror in not knowing what will come next, where they'll live or where income will originate. Technically, I don't have to worry about any of this for another year, but I can't help but wonder what my future might hold. The plans I have both frighten and excite me because they're the opposite of what everyone fears. Most graduates I see fear having nothing to do or no idea where to start a life. I have the opposite problem â€” I have too many plans. If I did everything I want to accomplish, I wouldn't settle into a career until my late 30s. What my plan essentially amounts to is doing the exact opposite of the social norm: leaving college, moving into a studio apartment and working a less than reputable job. I don't want to do any of the aforementioned. I fear a real job. Not because I'm afraid of the responsibility or the long hours, but because I could end up enjoying it and staying there. The reason this bothers me is that settling down is the last thing on my mind right now, by far. I'm too young to live a mundane life. I'm 21 years old and haven't been off the continent. I've always wanted to study abroad, but once I looked at the cost I decided I liked Bellingham too much to part with it. But the truth is, I don't like Bellingham all that much. It suffices, but I'm leaving once I graduate. First, though, I have to figure out where I'm going. My evolving list of places to see includes Egypt, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Thailand, Kiribati, Australia, Cuba, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mongolia, Denmark and the Dominican Republic. I don't want to just pass through these places, I want to live in each for an extended period of time, enough to immerse myself in their culture. I know there is more to life than middle-class America, but so far that's all I've seen. I'm willing to go anywhere someone suggests, with the exception of Pullman. After college I plan on being gone for an indeterminate amount of time. I have no idea if I'll ever use my degree or if I'll come back to the United States. I've found that people who are world-traveled know much more than a college education could ever teach. At the same time, being away for so long frightens me. Apparently I'm supposed to have children and get married at some point, but this seems like an implausible task if I'm roaming the world and without a permanent home. Not to mention the studies that show a woman's fertility drops significantly once they reach their mid-30s. So I'm stuck between my hopes and reality. I have too many plans, not enough time and no room for it all to fit. I've decided to be selfish and go for it. Once I leave college, I'm gone. If that doesn't work out, though, there's always stripping. 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It's safe simple WESTERN FRONT CLASSIFIEDS 650-3161 ---------- Western Front 2006-05-05 - Page 10 ---------- 10 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT OPINIONS MAY 5,2006 THE WESTERN FRONT An independent student newspaper serving the campus community since 1970. iggfe ^ i ^ i%k *mm~ I^^k'^kM "^^^Br^K/^P^ â€¢â€¢mL 'i^^jmjfflm^ ^ ^ P ^ SP ^^^^^Sffi^CL MICHAEL LYCKLAMA Editor in Chief ClARA O'ROURKE Managing Editor PETER JENSEN // lt;? lt;SK/ Cejpy Editor AMY HARDER JACOB BUCKENMEYER iVews Editors CANDACE CUSANO Accent Editor SHANNON PROULX Features Editor DERRICK PACHECO Sports Editor TOM KING Opinions Editor TAYLOR WILLIAMS Photo Editor MEGAN SWARTZ SARA THOMPSON Copy Editors PETER THAN MATT VOGT Staff Photographers AARON CUNNINGHAM Cartoonist JEFF ELDER Online Editor JUSTIN MORROW Community Liaison JOHN HARRIS Adviser ALETHEA MACOMBER Business Manager JOEL HALL Advertising Manager FRONTLINE PROTESTS Aborted debate Images of aborted fetuses, mass graves and lynchings confronted Western students walking through Red Square Tuesday and Wednesday. Western for Life, an Associated Students club, brought the images to campus as part of the Genocide Awareness Project, which linked the controversial topic of abortion to the Holocaust and to hate crimes against African-Americans. While abortion is a topic Western students and Americans need to discuss, the group broached the subject the wrong way. The group posted construction-orange signs at the entrance to Red Square that read, "Warning genocide photos' ahead." But that didn't adequately prepare students for the graphic photos they were about to see. The group links genocide and abortion because the victims of both had no choice in their systematic killing, but unsuspecting students don't make that connection. Connecting genocide and abortion is offensive to anyone who lived through the Holocaust or has family members who did. Every time someone uses the word incorrectly, they weaken its meaning and belittle those who experienced it. Someone who has an abortion is not the same as the Arab Janjaweed militiaman who rapes and murders women and children in Darfur, Sudan. The fences surrounding the images added to the already hostile environment. The barriers hurt any potential dialogue and drew a proverbial line in the sand between the pro-choice side and the anti-abortion side. Some of the protesters further fueled the fire when they linked arms to form a wall around the posters, blocking access to the display. With this kind of anger, everyone was forced to choose sides. Lost in the shouting was a reasoned, logical debate. The group took advantage of its right to freedom of expression and provided an opportunity for students to discuss and debate a controversial issue. If students felt uncomfortable approaching the display and asking questions, they at least discussed it among themselves. But the group failed to create an intelligent debate. Instead, any discussion quickly escalated into partisan mudslinging with both sides rallying around each other, reaffirming their own beliefs. Any middle ground on the issue was left out. . The group started with the goal of engaging students in a much-needed discussion of a major issue of our time. But its tactics alienated more students than it engaged and polarized the sides even further. 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 disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. " â€” Frangois Voltaire, philosopher m uero TO TAVfc TWS- whtoif â€¢ | f R IQ\SJje foMgj Letters to the Editor Student opinion not associated with VOX organization I was interviewed for the article Shawn Query wrote about the abortion protests and I was disturbed to find that the heading on the third page of the paper, the extended portion of the article, credited my opinions to the Voices of Planned Parenthood (VOX) organization. Although I am a member of the VOX organization, I do not represent the opinions of the organization itself or that of any other members of the organization. In fact, as a VOX member, I am not supposed to interview for any type of press release, as I was consequently informed of by my superiors when the article came out Tuesday. I made it clear when interviewing that I was not representing the organization, but rather that I was simply a member and as an individual I was concerned over the protest. I thought it was important to interview for the article so it would be balanced, including both the goals of the protest and opinions of abortion supporters. I would appreciate "it if you could credit me with my own opinions and not attribute them or imply they are related to an organization that I am involved with, as my opinions are independent of the organization. I apologize for any confusion with regard to my opinions and their relation to the VOX organization and I will be clearer about my position in the future. Julia Rink Junior, economics Group should not equate abortion with genocide Western's Red Square was turned into a gruesome scene on Tuesday and Wednesday. The high-traffic center of campus was host to a demonstration subjecting students to offensive, horrific photographs and propaganda as they passed by. The Genocide Awareness Project display was not about genocide at all. It was an anti-abortion group using scare tactics to horrify students. Pictures of aborted fetuses were posted next to Hitler and photos of true genocide. Genocide is the mass slaughter of a race in an attempt to exterminate them completely. Abortion is the removal of an unborn fetus from the mother's body. There is no conspiracy to destroy the world's unborn fetuses. Abortion is not an attempted extermination. Even when personal values dictate abortion is murder, there is no comparison with genocide. The project further demonstrated an extremist attitude with picture captions such as "reproductive choice" and a picture of an aborted fetus or Hitler with "religious choice." A simple message came through: choice is bad. In a country built by choice, this is a dangerous message to portray. Not only does it attack the very institution that upholds this great country, freedom of choice, but it purports that choice ultimately" leads to mass exterminations. Freedom of choice is what allows|such atrocities to be avoided. As long as w^|ha|^e those freedoms, we can choose not to flUow extremist groups which express their lluse through brainwashing propaganda, blil|ing| rationality and hiding facts to the contrarypvith | their gruesome pictures and imsubstanlÂ§tedl arguments. Jason Wells Western junior, psychology ---------- Western Front 2006-05-05 - Page 11 ---------- MAY 5,2006 OPINIONS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 11 Letter to the Editor Red Square anti-abortion demonstration disgusting I am writing in regards to the pro-life propaganda photographs that are being displayed in Red Square. I think it is immeasurably wrong to attack people with blown up pictures of bloody babies and badly botched "illegal" abortions, especially when misrepresented with warning signs as genocide. Abortion is not, and never has been, genocide (we still have pregnant women and we still have babies) and to imply so is a deep insult against those targeted by true genocidal actions. What is worse is that these fanatical zealots â€” setting up hate camp in a location that nearly every student must walk past an average of once a day â€” is that our university is allowing them to do so. I was told by one "protester" that not only did he not know who I could complain to, but that this visual assault was being allowed under the guise of free speech. A picture is not a speech. And a four-sided billboard is an attack, not a protest. I was so highly offended while simply trying to make it to my next class on time, that the air was literally knocked out of me and I was so upset that I could not pay attention in class. I know for certain that I am not the only one who feels this way â€” uncomfortable, sickened, attacked and violated. It is our right to have a safe learning environment, and I beg of you to please remove this abomination. 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Title: Western Front - 2004 November 23
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Text preview (might not show all results): 2004_1123 ---------- Western Front 2004-11-23 - Page 1 ---------- Y ISSUE 19 Volume 131 FOOD FRENZY Local groups gather to feed the hungry. Features, Page 8 CHRISTMAS JEER Target should not leave Salvation Army bell-ringers out in the cold. Opinions, Page 14 SAFETY FIRST Alpine Safety Awareness Prog
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Show more2004_1123 ---------- Western Front 2004-11-23 - Page 1 ---------- Y ISSUE 19 Volume 131 FOOD FRENZY Local groups gather to feed the hungry. Features, Page 8 CHRISTMAS JEER Target should not leave Salvation Army bell-ringers out in the cold. Opinions, Page 14 SAFETY FIRST Alpine Safety Awareness Program recruits students. Sports, Page 10 Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington The Western Front Tuesday Nov. 23, 2004 'Western Live,' postponed Cnlfe Tapbr/The WesternFrbnt Western junior Kenny^ Davis, liost and head writer of KVIK's "We|fÂ§rn Live," says the Sunday show faced similar questions regarding the show's educational value lalt^ear Student-run show faces broadcast obstacles By Marissa Harshman The Western Front "Western Live" is still recorded, edited and submitted to EGTV channel 10 â€” the only glitch is the show has not aired. "We're disappointed that our episodes aren't being aired, but we're not angry at the station or the city," said Matt Acosta, Western junior and KVIK manager. "It's their station, and really, they're helping us just by airing anything we give them." "Western Live" is a student-run broadcast structured like a traditional late-night show. The show features musical guests, political leaders, athletes and various other community members. James Baird, the channel 10 station SEE KVIK, PAGE 6 Landlords blast licensing ordinance By Crystal Oberholtzer The Western Front Solving neighborhood problems and keeping landlords accountable for their tenants brought more than 100 people to a workshop on rental-property issues. The Bellingham City Council first proposed the controversial landlord-licensing ordinance in August. The ordinance would make landlords responsible for their tenants' actions, forcing them to face repercussions if tenants misbehave, according to the ordinance draft. Landlords, tenants, police officers, neighborhood associations and members of the Bellingham community met at the Bellingham Ferry Terminal this past Tuesday to discuss issues many neighborhoods share â€” noise violations, disruptive house parties, improper garbage disposal, crowded street parking and an overabundance of people living in houses meant for single occupancy. The city- organized workshop was only one step in a process to find solutions to neighborhood problems, %orkshop director Bill Grimes said. ; If a tenant received a noise complaint or other infractions, the landlord could be fined or would have points taken off a predetermined point system. Too many points taken off a license would result in the landlord SEE Landlords, PAGE 6 Copies of New York Times sotiti free for students By Laura McVicker The Western Front A nationally syndicated, Pulitzer Prize- winning newspaper soon will be available to any Western student free of charge. The Associated Students board of directors voted 5- 2 to distribute nearly 500 newspapers each day Monday through Friday beginning the second week of winter quarter, AS President Rachel Zommick said. Western will distribute newspapers at venues such as the Viking Union, Ridgeway and Fairhaven commons and said Ann "Carlson, the research analyst for the office of the vice provost for undergraduate education. The AS board, University Residences, the president's office and the vice provost for undergraduate education are sponsoring this initiative, dubbed The New York Times Readership Program, Carlson said. The access to free newspapers is designed to encourage students to become more informed and to engage in discussions about world issues, she said. "The program is not specifically about encouraging students to read only The New York Times but to stay informed and read from a wide variety of sources," she said. The distribution of the Times throughout campus is a temporary, eight-week is 'largely dependent on the response it receives from the student body, she said, and if the response is positive, the board will discuss plans for SEE Times, PAGE 3 Chris Taylor/The Western Front Western graduate student Jill Burnett said she reads The New York Times once a week. She said she would definitely take advantage of free copies of the newspaper because she would be able to take it home. Students celebrate national holiday internationally By Houston Flores The Western Front At a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, it would be quite a surprise to be served kaiserschmarrn as a dessert. But when that happened at the Birnam Wood Apartments this weekend, it was not as unexpected. As part of an ongoing series of programs, Birnam Wood resident advisers sponsored a Thanksgiving potluck Sunday night, incorporating traditional and international foods. Western seniors and RAs Ryan Wolfe and Maria Bolanos said they concocted the idea for the potluck dinner so students who were not going home for Thanksgiving would have the opportunity to eat a traditional dinner. Wolfe said the idea expanded into including international dishes because of Birnam Wood's large international-student .population. "Since it was mostly international people that would probably be staying, we wanted to have some sort of program that gets their harvest food, or whatever their equivalent to Thanksgiving is to them," Wolfe said. AmongthedisheswereaNorwegiancookie tower, Asian curry and kaiserschmarrn with apple compote, which is an Austrian pancake dessert that Western senior exchange student Sabine Kessler made. Kessler said Austrians have an event similar to Thanksgiving, called SEE Dinner, PAGE 3 For news tips, call (360) 650-3162 or e-mail The Western Front at thewesternfronteditor@yahoo.com www.westernfrontonline.com Please recycle ---------- Western Front 2004-11-23 - Page 2 ---------- 2 â€¢ The Western Front NEWS November 23,2004 COPS BOX ^l^W|ll|j|^ii|||BjgIlBii IliiliiSiiBHBiSiilBH IBffliliiiBSSiiiiftiiil of Meridian Street for Bellingham lliBiiiSliB^BSlBiii iiiilliHIfflliillttHiiiiS oices "Would you pick up a copy of The New York Times if it were available free next quarter?" Compiled by Krissy Gochnour. Brittany Spurgeon Freshman, undecided "Probably not. I am not a big reader * â€¢ ^k and not really into * S news. Nick Gislason Junior, chemistry Katheryn Park Senior, education "Certainly, just because I like to stay informed with current events. 59 ?? "Yes, definitely. I don "t watch news on TV, and the only news I read is from The Western Front. It would be nice to have another source. APWire news briefs STATE NEWS Fred Meyer accused of overcharging on meat Two Fred Meyer customers and one Fred Meyer employee filed a suit Monday in King County Superior Court that accused the store of overcharging customers on its meat prices. The customers' lawyer is seeking a class-action status to represent 1 million consumers in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah and Alaska. based chain of knowingly charging customers for a portion of the packaging of its meat products. The suit said the overcharges average approximately 16 cents per package and total more than $1 million a year. Fred Meyer spokeswoman Mary Loftin said the company has not seen the lawsuit and did not have any comment. Western Front regrets this and any other errors. 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. Children of illegal immigrants get tuition breaks A year-old state law that gives the children of illegal immigrants in-state tuition breaks also benefits international students. The Seattle Times found approximately 80 international students on temporary visas have used the law to qualify for lower costs at state universities and community colleges. The difference is up to $11,000 for a student at the University of Washington. To qualify, a student three years and'promise to become a permanent U.S. resident. NATIONAL NEWS Jet scheduled to transport former President Bush crashes A private jet crashed Monday in Houston as it approached an airport. All three crew members were killed. The jet was supposed to pick up former President George H.W. Bush and take him to South America. Father and son stranded on ledge in Columbia Gorge Heavy fog delayed the rescue of a father and son stranded in the Columbia Gorge in Oregon. Thomas Garcia and his 14- year-old son, Adam, are in good condition in an area hospital. They were rock climbing Sunday and realized it would be nightfall before they could niake their descent. Garcia used his cell phone to call 911. Multnomah County authorities waited for daylight Monday morning before attempting to rescue the two, but dense fog set them back. Garcia and his son were near Bridal Veil, 250 feet up on a ledge. Food and survival gear were dropped to the two Sunday night. INTERNATIONAL NEWS Newspaper ads mistakenly send TV fans to gay-porn site A sponsor of Australia's version of "American Idol" blamed "simple human error" for accidentally steering fans to a pornographic Web site. Newspaper advertisements congratulating the 16-year-old "Australian Idol" winner Casey Donovan contained a Web address. A nude picture of-gay-porn actor Casey Donovan greeted people who checked the address, Telstra, the telecommunications company, alerted Web filters to add the porn Web site to databases so children will not accidentally see it. Compiled by Salina Greig. AP Wire courtesy KUGS 89.3-FM. WWU Official Announcements - PLEASE POST Deadline (or announcemenls in lhi\ snac is noon today for the lucsdav c,lih,,n and noon v- Vc,lrâ€ž^,i,-. l,,r it, en otherwise noted. 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A $42 fee is payable at test time. Testing takes about 1 Vi hours; preliminary scores available immediately. Official results mailed within 15 days. LOT RESERVATIONS. Lot 17G will be reserved beginning at 5 p.m. today (Tuesday, Nov. 23) for Viking Permit holders. A shuttle will run from Lot 12A. 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 Nov. 29, Dec. 6, and 9 a.m. Thursdays on Dec. 2 and 9. J BIOLOGY GRADUATE THESIS SEMINAR, "Regeneration and Survival of the Symbiotic Anemone, An-thopteura elegantissima, after Predator Grazing," by jenny Pearson (graduate student, bioloqy), noon today (Tuesday, Nov. 23), CF 125. WEST- E PRAXIS. Washington requires individuals seeking teacher certification and teachers seeking additional endorsements to pass a subject knowledge assessment m the chosen endorsement area beginning Sept. 1, 2005. See www.ets.org/praxis/prxwa.html to register. Registration bulletins are available in MH 216. Test dates: Jan. 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; winter quarter, Oct. 15; 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 2004-11-23 - Page 3 ---------- November 23,2004 NEWS The Western Front â€¢ 3 Dinner: International dishes complement traditional meal Continued from Page 1 Erntedankfest, which is the Austrian celebration of the harvest. "We go to church and take our fruit and vegetables, but we don't have a dinner like here," she said. She said the main difference between the Austrian and U.S. celebrations is the amount of food Americans eat. "I think (Americans) eat a lot of food," she said. "Everyone talks about eating." Birnam Wood resident director Allison Bennett said this dinner was a key event for both international and American students. "Because we have so many international students, I thought it was a neat way for the American students to see what kind of food meant home for students who don't, live in the U.S.," Bennett said. "It's always interesting to see what's comfort food or celebration food for other countries. It's a way for the international student to really feel integrated in the community and that ====== their differences were celebrated." Wolfe said programs such as this one increase the social contact among residents. "There's a whole bunch of people living next to each other that are from Korea, Japan, Austria, Germany, Finland â€” and there's so much opportunity to get to know Houston FIores/The Western Front Western students in Birnam Wood served all sorts of international foods, including Western senior Sabine Kessler's Austrian pancake dessert, called kaiserschmarrn. 7 think (Americans) eat a lot of food. Everyone talks about eating.' Sabine Kessler Western senior exchange student them," Wolfe said. "But it doesn't seem that always happens if you're just sitting in your apartment, going to class, coming home. So something like this, ========== where you have a plate of food and you are walking around ... you can actually talk to people and get to know them. That's resident interaction." With nearly 40 residents and guests attending the dinner, Wolfe said this program was a great success. He said that while Birnam Wood sponsors several different social, academic and diversity programs for its residents, not many of the residents attend because of Birnam Wood's widespread layout and large upperclassmen population. "We have to get a little more creative in Birnam Wood to actually get people out," Wolfe said. "Obviously, food works." Times: Some say local newspapers would better inform than the Times Continued from Page 1 future distribution. Peter Graves, AS vice president for legislative affairs, said during the Nov. 3 vote that although he favors allowing students free access to information, he would have liked to see proposals from other readership programs, particularly Washington newspapers. "There are so many more issues that are really pertinent to students' lives that happen in the state," he said. Another worry 'My only concern is that the same 500 students will get (the Times).' ago, Director of University Residences Willy Hart said. This program began on a trial basis for a couple of weeks but did not last. Hart said University Residences was concerned about the environmental cost of the amount of paper coming into campus. Another concern was the location of the newspapers. "If you put them in the Viking Commons, five to 10 people could read one paper, as opposed to residence halls, where one student may take that paper up to their Peter Graves Associated Students vice Graves said he president for legislative affairs room," he said, has is that a limited number of students â€” those who are in classes pertaining to reading news-papers â€” will be the first ones to get a newspaper. "My only concern is that the same 500 students will get it," he said. Western tried another readership program with USA Today approximately three years Hart said a larger number of students would read The Times if it were free because of its distribution locations. 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Transgender people throughout the world go through discrimination problems and are sometimes killed because of their gender, according to the National Center for Transgender Equality. Nov. 20 was the international Transgender Day of Remembrance. Himes coordinated the event on Western's campus. This past week was Transgender Awareness Week on campus. The week concluded Saturday with a candlelight vigil Himes organized in Red Square. It was the sixth annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. The week was meant to celebrate a group of people that do not get enough attention â€” positive or negative â€” in society, Himes said. Western's Brown Pride club put together the week's activities, and Himes, a member of both the Ethnic Student Center's Brown Pride club and the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Alliance, organized the vigil. "Transgender Awareness Week was presented to create a greater understanding of an underrepresented group of people," Himes said. "This is an official commemoration day to honor all those who faced prejudice." The club organized the activities in conjunction with the Day of Remembrance so that a full week was available to celebrate transgender people being able to be themselves, Himes said. Himes placed 100 tea-light candles around Fisher Fountain and placed 10 sheets of paper listing the names of all the transgender people murdered worldwide since 1970. Himes said the list came from the National Center for Stefani Harrey/The Western Front A memorial created to recognize the Transgender Day of Remembrance is set up in Red Square, where a candlelight vigil took place. Transgender Equality, which reported 321 total deaths as of Oct. 7 â€”â€¢ 234 in the United States. In the United States, California had the most deaths with 45, and New York City had the most for any city with 41. Second to the United States is Canada in number of deaths of transgender people. According to the center, most of the crimes are murders, but many go unsolved because the suspects are not found. Approximately one person a month has been killed for the past 10 years because he or she was transgender, according to the center. Transgender Day of Remembrance is internationally celebrated on Nov. 20 each year, Himes said. Candlelight vigils, marches, readings and a recitation of the names of victims of transgender violence take place throughout the world, she said. Many students walked past the vigil in Red Square on their way across campus. Western senior Ariana Dolan stopped to see it and said not enough attention is focused on transgender issues in the news. "There is not a lot of attention given to transgender issues in the media," Dolan said. According to the center, more than 200 cases of hate crimes against transgender people have been filed since 1970, many of them murders. Of those, however, only one person is on death row, and two are serving life sentences, according to the center. "People who are transgender aren't something that is covered a lot," said Western freshman Megan Drottar, who attended the vigil. "It is a silent death for these people until there are vigils like this." Drottar said she hopes that with more events such as the vigil and with more college campuses taking a role in the fight to stop transgender violence, things will start changing. Western sophomore Jesse Raymond, the assistant coordinator of the LGBTA, said it is wonderful that transgender people are finally gaining recognition and support from others. "Brown Pride is doing wonderful things to celebrate trans-people and recognize this group and people who are important," Raymond said. Transgender Day of Remembrance began in San Francisco in 1999, after the 1998 murder of a transgender woman, Rita Hester, went unsolved. 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Western junior Heidi Bay and sophomores Brandi Lindberg- Lund and Tyler Wood received the scholarship and $1,500 toward their meal plans at residential dining halls, Vogelson said. Bay, Lindberg-Lund and Wood all applied for the scholarship in spring, said Lisa North, director of business development for Dining Services. Students do not have to work for Dining Services to receive the scholarship, North said. To apply, they must have a 3.0 grade-point average, live on campus and have a meal plan, she said. "This past year, we had quite a few really good applicants," Vogelson said. "It was a hard decision to choose the best of the best." Dining Services and the National Residence Hall Honorary rated the applicants on their leadership roles in residence-life programs and in their participation in activities at Western and in the community, Vogelson said. Lindberg-Lund, president of the National Residence Hall Honorary said the residence hall honorary is an organization for the top 1 percent of student leaders on campus. "The recipients use their leadership skills for the advancement of their hall and community," North said. "They also promote activities which encourage leadership qualities in other residents." Bay is a resident adviser in the Ridgeway Gamma residence hall and the programming chair for the National Residence Hall Honorary. She said she mentored youth in the community this past year in such programs as the Drug Abuse Resistance Education. Along with being the president of the National Residence Hall Honorary, Lindberg-Lund said she is a resident adviser in Gamma and a member of the Residence Hall Association, which is the student council on campus. Wood said he also is actively involved in programs at Western and in the community. He is a lifestyle advisor for Western Men Against Violence and will start mentoring gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth in the Bellingham community through a program at the Whatcom County Health District. Vogelson said these students represent the well- rounded individuals Dining Services and the National Residence Hall Honorary members were looking for to honor with the leadership scholarship. Dining Services Web site offers campus food nutrition facts By Elizabeth Adamack The Western Front Those students who eat at on-campus eateries now have access to more information about what they are eating. University Dining Services revamped its Web site to better inform students about its services as well as notify them of nutrition facts. In the coming months, it will do more to the site, Lisa North, director of business development for University Dining Services, said. Dining Services is working on a Web site design that will incorporate pictures of people and food, North said. North and her staff have been working on the Web site since before fall quarter. North said Dining Services redesigned the Web site because the site has not been changed for two years. "(This) was to reorganize the primary site navigation that is listed on the left side of the Web page," North said. "Our goal was to make the information easier to find and easier to navigate." The most significant changes to the Web site have been link reorganization, nutrition facts, an ask-the-dietitian form, week-at- a- glance menu, special holiday hours of operation and news and events, said Jessica Opersteny, the marketing communications intern for University Dining Services. North said customers have asked for nutritional facts about the food served in dining halls. "There are folks who try to plan their meals before they get to the dining hall, and having nutritional information available on the Web can help them do this," North said. Students have wanted an easy way to use the Dining Services Web site, said Anna Schiessel, senior manager for the Viking Commons. "Students have been asking for a user-friendly method of seeing nutritional facts," Schiessel said. "Therefore, we thought by adding to the Web site, it can only help facilitate the process." On the Web site is a link to another Web site, which post the nutrition facts for meals. For instance, a slice of cheese pizza with mozzarella cheese is 300 calories and 4 fluid ounces of low-fat frozen yogurt is 90 calories. A nutrition calculator is available, and students can figure out the entire meal before going to the dining hall. North also said Dining Services would like to obtain more input from students. "We are continually striving to broaden and improve the quality and quantity of the information that we provide," North said. The new University Dining Services Web site is available through Western's home page by clicking on the housing and dining link. 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After Baird reviews the episodes, the mayor's office reviews them, he said. After approval by the mayor's office and channel 10, the station will allot airtime, Baird said. The mayor's office should have time to look at the submitted episodes and make a decision about airing them after Dec. 6 when it finishes planning next year's budget, Baird said. Kenny Davis, Western junior and "Western Live" host, said the show faced similar problems last year. The station and the mayor's office received numerous complaints about the content of the show, Baird said. Channel 10 has a certain criteria for shows on the station, and last year, the content of "Western Live" conflicted with the station's guidelines, he said. "We are not public-access television, and we are not going to go down that road," Baird said. Last year, station managers told "Western Live" they had to remove certain skits or pieces of episodes in order for it to air, Baird said. The station removed a skit on Niagara Falls and premenstrual -syndrome from an Courtesy of KVIK Western seniors Brent Ayres, left, and Heather Caporaso perform a skit on "Western Live" about a fashion show for fake superheroes last spring. 'We 're going to keep making episodes and hope that one day they '11 be aired. Doug Sacrison "Western Live" co-host "That skit was totally unacceptable," Baird said. Acosta said cast members try to make the show educational and informative when choosing guests. In order for "Western Live" to air on channel 10, the show must be relevant to Western and the community, he said. "The only reason we're on channel 10 is because it's a college broadcast," Davis said. Station managers have seven recorded episodes, which they will look at for content. For example, the show cannot promote one political party over another, he said. "You can't be a loose cannon, and you can't be political," Baird said. "Western Live" records on Sunday evenings and is supposed to air Wednesday through Saturday, co-host Doug Sacrison said. episodes and hope that one day they'll be aired," Sacrison said. If channel 10 managers do not approve the episodes, "Western Live" cast members are considering other options to air the show, Sacrison said. One possibility would be to put the show on the Internet. "If we get set up on the Internet, it would free us up content-wise," Davis said. Airing the show on the Internet also would allow a wider audience to access it, he said. Another possibility would be to air the show on the university's closed-circuit cable system within the next couple of years, Acosta said. Acosta said "Western Live" also is considering looking for another community channel, such as Comcast channel 26. It is unlikely the show will air on a different community channel, but it is an option into which the show staff is looking, he said. been broadcast this year, much of the show's material is now outdated, Davis said. Episodes recorded earlier in the school year contain skits and jokes about the election, which, of course, are irrelevant. "It's too bad this is happening because the writing is really sharp this year," Davis said. - \ â€¢Â»*'" W' Featured Artist BEADS Goblet* jewelry Gallery Walk Nov. 26/27 5-10pm Historic Fairhaven, B'ham. (360)671-5655 Phones got you hung up? 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Landlord licensing could negatively impact students because they are the tenants typically associated with noise complaints, Samish Neighborhood Association spokesman Tom Barrett said. Landlords may be more hesitant to rent to students if they think they are more likely to be fined. "Just a fraction of the houses are a problem," he said. "But when there is a problem property, it can be a horror, and when there is a cluster of problem properties, it can be vicious for the neighborhood." Western junior Alicia Savage, speaking as a tenant representative, said landlords cannot be held responsible for their tenants' actions. "Everyone that rents a room, Police Department apartment or house In order for landlords 0 ^ a l a n d l o r d. has one thing in to be responsible for education course community development director. A raise of hands showed that landlords represented a significant majority of the workshop's participants. After listening to representatives from groups the landlord licensing act would most impact give short speeches on neighborhood issues and solutions to those problems, participants congregated into small groups for a 45 minute brainstorming session. "In order for landlords to be responsible for a situation, they need to know the situation exists," Bellingham landlord Jeff Vernon said. Other solutions to neighborhood problems included increasing in fines for noise violations, requiring neighborhood parking permits and re- establishing a city litter-control officer. The Bellingham Jeff Vernon Bellingham landlord a situation, they need where landlords are to know the situation able t0 l e am about . , , tenant problems and exists. K., successful measures for solving them, Deputy Police Chief Tom Corzine said. Many groups suggested that making the course mandatory for landlords would help solve some of the neighborhood problems. "Complex problems seldom have silver-bullet solutions," said Pat Fabiano, Western Campus Community Coalition director, who spoke on behalf of the Western community. Each brainstorming group mapped out issues, possible solutions and whom each course of action would impact. Those ideas will be available online at the city of Bellingham Web site, Grimes said. The city will have a follow- up meeting early next year to further discuss suggested solutions and move forward with a satisfactory plan to solving neighborhood common: They are all older than 18 years of age and are considered legal adults," Savage said. "Part of being an adult is learning how to become a responsible member of a neighborhood or a community." The draft ordinance proved to be insufficient in solving neighborhood problems, Councilwoman Barbara Ryan said. The council â€”sksoo n o f t n \rrÂ»tp. rvn tHe ordinance, opting for further community discussion before making a decision, Ryan said. Bellingham City Council President John Watts said the city planners designed the workshop as an alternative solution to the proposed landlord licensing ordinance. "The question is not whether the city addresses it but whether we're going about it in a way that's sensible, responsible and reasonable," said Jorge Vega, city of Bellingham planning and problems, Watts said. EXTENDED EDUCATION AND SUMMER PROGRAMS iB^^BBB^^^^^^^^S^K^^BB^^^K lilsiiiisiiiiiipiii jij^M^iJaiiBiiiiiSSiiii WESTERN . WASHINGTON,UNIVERSITY; AA/EO institution ---------- Western Front 2004-11-23 - Page 7 ---------- www.westernfrontonline.com Features The Western Front November 23, 2004 â€¢ 7 Entire eighth-grade class suspended for food fight A cafeteria food fight on "meat loaf day" led to the suspension of the entire eighth-grade class at a Memphis school on Nov. 18. The principle suspended the students after refusing to clean up the mess they caused. "Given an opportunity first to apologize for their behavior and help with the cleanup, most of the class refused to cooperate," school spokesman Vince McGaskill said. The food fight broke out Nov. 17 at Geeter Middle School, which has 637 students. Principal Jada Meeks suspended students who were in the cafeteria during the fight, which means the youngsters' parents must meet with school officials before the children can return to class. The cause of the disturbance was not immediately known. No serious injuries were reported. Norwegian woman receives letter 54 years later The mail must get through, but sometimes it takes a little time â€” in this case, 54 years. A letter mailed on Sept. 22, 1950, in Oslo, Norway made it to the town of Halden, less than 55 miles away, this week. "This is really fun, getting a letter after so many years," recipient Brita Loevaas. She said the letter was from her mother-in-law and was about the usual family matters that seemed important at the time. "My son was 2 years old then and is now closing in on retirement age," she said. "That puts the time that has passed in perspective." The postal service said it was not clear what happened to the letter in the five decades since it was mailed but said it was possible that it fell behind sorting shelves somewhere along its route. The service sought to make partial amends by delivering a bouquet of flowers along with the letter. Students return lost purse containing $43,000 Two college students in Casper, Wyo., returned a lost purse to its owner, not knowing the handbag contained her life savings of $43,000. Derek Hepner and Adam Simanton saw the purse lying in the gutter Nov. 15 as they drove past it. Stopping to examine the bag, they pulled out a wallet and an Arizona driver's license. They immediately took the purse to police. What they did not see was an envelope containing $43,000 in cash that was the owner's life savings, Casper police Sgt. Larry Baker said. The owner had been traveling through Casper and apparently misplaced her purse during a stop, police said. The woman phoned Hepner on Nov. 18 to inform him of a $200 reward. "I can't believe we had that much money in our possession and didn't even know it," Simanton said. Finnish town burns confiscated fake Legos for energy Finnish customs officers will destroy more than 10 tons of Chinese-made plastic fake Legos from the largest customs haul of illegal imitation Legos ever seized, a customs officer said Friday in Helsinki, Finland. The bricks were crushed on Nov. 18 and will be burned later to produce energy for the southern Finnish town of Lahti, the customs officer said. Finnish customs seized the phony Legos, totaling more than 54,500 fake sets, this past year en route to Russia, said a spokesperson from the Danish company that makes the genuine toys. Toilet tipping terrorizes Alabama construction sites Someone has been overturning portable toilets at four construction sites in the Dothan, Ala., area, with one company reporting that four or five were flipped in a week. Several firms have complained. "They are very upset about it," police Capt. John Givens said. "And we want it to stop." Givens said the companies have to pay to clean up the mess. Officers plan to increase patrols in areas where the vandalism has occurred. "We have started paying closer attention to those sites," Givens said. Anyone caught vandalizing a portable toilet would be charged with criminal mischief, a misdemeanor. Compiled by Stefani Harrey. â€¢ â€¢ I -The Best Western Lakeway Inn's Annual w//t Fresh and Festive Holiday Salads Traditional Hand-Carved Tom Turkey Plus Country Style Ham, Wild Salmon Roast Pork Loin Served with all the tiimmings. The Lakeway Inn's Bountiful Dessert Buffet with something for everyone. 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Each year, clubs, schools and other groups sponsor food drives to collect nonperishable food items to donate to shelters and food banks to help feed the hungry. While people are donating food, others line up for hot- cooked Thanksgiving dinners at missions and churches, as well as for canned food and bread from the Bellingham Food Bank. sponsoring a free Thanksgiving dinner that is open to the public at the Assumption Church, said John Euen, an employee at the Mission. The Bellingham Food Bank also is collecting food items to help throughout the season, said executive director of the Bellingham Food Bank Mike Cohen. Cohen said the food bank is particularly busy at the holidays. He said the food bank could always use more food. The food bank distributes food four times a week, for a total of 120,000 pounds of food distributed each month to more than 6,000 visitors, Cohen said. A recent food drive at Sehome High School collected 3,000 pounds of food for the food bank, Cohen said. "People think that much food will last forever," Cohen said. "But that won't even last one day" Visitors are allowed to come to the food bank only once a week, and they must bring a piece of mail with them to prove they live in Bellingham, Cohen said. Their income, however, is not taken into account, he said. Cohen said the food bank uses a shopping system to allow visitors access to the food. The shelves are labeled as proteins, dairy and sweets based on the food pyramid, and visitors walk through and choose what they want from each section, based on their household size. "I feel really lucky we have the space and volunteers to have the shopping system here," Cohen said. Other food banks without the space and â€¢teâ€”k^orl r gt;ut nresortedâ€”bans. food to each visitor, Cohen said.He said this method creates waste if the visitor does not want or need something from that selection. Cohen said the holidays provide many opportunities to help the food bank. He said the ways most people involved themselves is to make a donation, organize a food drive or create a food drive plan for the future. A lot of people overlook donating money, Cohen said, but it can be beneficial to have cash or checks. The food bank uses the money to strategically purchase food to fill in the food pyramid with missing pieces, he said. The food bank has a contract with many suppliers to obtain inexpensive food compared to retail prices, Cohen said. Many times it can purchase items between 7 and 9 cents a pound, which he said means a Stefani Harrey/The Western Front Food bank volunteers Ken Casden and Vera Young sort sweets before the items are shelved and distributed to visitors. distributed to visitors. Margaret Jaime, a volunteer at the food clients come to get it. Stefani Harrey/The Western Front bank, stocks food before food bank little money can go a long way in helping its visitors. Cohen said most of the purchases the food bank makes with cash donations is breads, dairy and protein products because retail stores do not donate them. The products are perishable and the community does not usually donate dairy. The food bank picks up donations of fresh fruits, vegetables and bread items from 10 retail stores every morning. "Grocery stores are our largest contributors by far," Cohen said. North Coast Bakery, one of the largest donors, recently went out of business, so the food bank lost a lot of products, Cohen said. Cohen said that during the holiday season, the food bank solicits more holiday-oriented foods, such as turkeys. One company donated 7,000 pounds of chicken he said. The food bank has a large freezer and refrigerator space, so it can keep food fresh until it is distributed, Cohen said. Cohen said the food bank is in need of canned fruits and vegetables. Because canned foods have such a long shelf life, the grocery stores do not donate them very often, and it is something that is frequently The public is welcome to attend the Thanksgiving dinner put on by the Lighthouse Mission on Nov. 26. Ron Buchinski, executive director of the Lighthouse Mission said the dinner will be in the Assumption Church gym at 2116 Cornwall Ave. The free dinner is the 81st annual dinner and will be from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The mission will serve turkey, mashed potatoes and vegetables, Euen said. One of its board members is a chef by trade, and will be doing the food preparation and cooking, he said. Euen said people in the community have donated all the food the mission will be serving. The mission expects to serve roughly 600 people at the sit-down meal and approximately 200 after the meal with Meals On Wheels, Euen said. "We will.send out volunteers to drive to shut-ins and give food to people who cannot make it to the church for dinner," he said. Whether they get food from the food bank or go to Thanksgiving dinner at the mission, the hungry in Bellingham have several options this holiday season for a hearty meal. ---------- Western Front 2004-11-23 - Page 9 ---------- 'November 23,2004 FEATURES The Western Front Turkey trot run raises food and fun Jonathan Bradley/The Western Front | Runners take off from the starting line at the first Greater Bellingham Running Club Turkey Trot race at a parking lot on Rimland Drive Saturday morning. By Jonathan Bradley The Western Front It was cold at 8:30 Saturday morning, but that did not seem to faze the people in sweatshirts and shorts grouping I together in a parking lot on Rimland Drive in Bellingham. They gathered for the Greater Bellingham Running Club ^Turkey Trot, a 2.8 mile run organized to raise money for j^te^sUijighaxa F0ojpd Bank, which prolyidgs, emergency i-^weiie^^freevt6pjec^le^;:^--"'''-'â€¢'â€¢ '"â€¢*- ^-^- '~?":V v--^ ^ The entry fee was a $5 donation to the food bank, I^Mthough some runners gave cans of food in addition to , their donation, said Mike Cohen, the executive director of the food bank. Kevin Ryan, a club member and co-owner of shoe store FootwoRx, was one of the sponsors of the event, and he organized the run, which took place for the first time this Jonathan Bradley/The Western Front Deming resident Cheryl Zimmerman, of the Fairhaven Runners, crosses the finish line at the Turkey Trot on Saturday. year. "Len Parine, the president of the club, has really wanted to do a turkey trot because they were some of the most popular races across the country," Ryan said. "(The race is) more community orientated; it's often not as much competitive as it is a fun, community-based event." Bellingham resident Deborah Fredback, who won the 19 to 29 age division; sai(d she used to run cross country in high schop.l,but J ^ j ^ j n g this race for fun. "It getsryo"u"i^g^pshape," Fredback said. "It's for a good cause, andWsjust fun to run with a lot of people." Teresa Parke, a member of the club and co- owner of FootwoRx, said the store sponsored the event because the owners wanted to do something beneficial for others. That was why, when the runners' club approached the store to sponsor a run, the owners agreed, FootwoRx co-owner Michael Parke said. "This was just something that we, as a store, hadn't been involved in," Michael Parke said. Teresa Parke said she also was responsible for organizing the half-mile children's run. "We had about 15 kids," she said. "Our youngest was about 2 years old." Ryan said approximately 160 people ran in the main race. This included Buck Jones, from Glendale, Ariz., who received a prize â€” a box of oranges â€” for traveling the farthest to the run. "I came up for a conference in Seattle, and my folks live over in Ellensburg," he said. His father, Courtney Jones, also ran, and said he finished second in the 60 to 69 age group. "I do a lot of triathlons," Buck Jones said.... He also said he thought donating to the food bank for Thanksgiving was a deserving cause. Cohen said all the donations the food bank raises are valuable. He said he thinks (the run) also spreads knowledge of the food bank's existence, which is even more important than raising money, he said. Cohen said he was pleased with the money raised Amy Esray, who organized the race with Ryan, said they raised $735. Including donations from sponsors, Esray said the food bank received approximately $2,000. Cohen said this would enable the food bank to buy a substantial amount of food. "We can purchase food for between 7 and 9 cents a pound," he said. "I don't know how many 9 cents there are in $2,000, but we're going to buy several thousand pounds of food." Cohen said FootwoRx and Moss Adams contacted him and offered the proceeds of the trot. "(The owners) approached me and said if we were interested in being the recipient of the funds raised by (the race)," he said. Deming resident Cheryl Zimmerman, a member of Fairhaven Runners, said the charitable nature of the event attracted her to it. "I think it's a wonderful idea, and that's part of why I came out," she said. The event also helped members of Fairhaven Runners train for an upcoming cross-country race in Portland, Ore. Polly Favinger, a Bellingham resident and apparel manager at Fairhaven Runners, said many club members ran the race because it was a similar distance to the Portland race and would help them get ready for the Portland race. "We try to do races that help gear us toward our goal race," she said. She said, however, that it was an advantage that the run benefited a charity. "Runners always like to be able to give back," she said. "It was definitely a plus in this race to give to the food bank." Jonathan Bradley/The Western Front Bellingham resident Paul Frazey crosses the finish line with one of his children that he pushed throughout the entire race. ---------- Western Front 2004-11-23 - Page 10 ---------- 10 â€¢ November 23, 2004 Sports The Western Front www.westernfrontonline.com Cross country :'\\festeriijuiu^ ^:7 seconds ; $ u r i ^ j ^ Clian^i^ honors aSsKefims^ Women's basketball fillip signed w$^^ ":!PresS'Mass^ Men's basketball i ^ s t ^ ^ ioba^ at; Sea^olf S guard Grant p)^str # Skiing tragedy sparks Mount Baker alpine safety program By Gig Schlich The Western Front Michael Jackson, the executive director of the Bellingham-based Alpine Safety Awareness Program, had a twist of fate on Feb. 14,1999.Despite the date, ithadnothing to do with romance, chocolates or cards. Jackson said he was working as a ski patroller at the Mt. Baker Ski Area that day when a large avalanche swept down the side of Shuksan Arm â€” a mountain ridge just outside the ski area. A snowboarder riding out of bounds had triggered the avalanche. According to a report by the Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center, more than 3,000 tons of snow â€” a slab that measured 450 by 200 feet and was up to 14 feet deep â€” roared down the slopes of Rumble Gully. It was a class five avalanche â€” the largest on the scale and potentially destructive enough to take out a small village. The wind blast from the collapse of snow knocked over several skiers watching across the valley. As the turbulent cloud of snow dust settled, the snowboarder and a skier were deadâ€”the former buried under 9 feet of snow and the latter not found until the following summer. A friend of Jackson, whose brother been killed in an avalanche on Mount Rainier the previous year, had witnessed the event while riding up the ski area's chairlift. "He called me that night because he was shaken," Jackson said. "It brought back all the horrible memories." Jackson said he is no stranger to alpine tragedies, either â€” having lost a boyhood friend in an avalanche on Mount Rainier's Panorama Point when he was 16, his brother in an icefall during a climb and his best friend once again on the tempestuous and treacherous flanks of Rainier. That Valentine's Day was a watershed moment for Jackson, he said. Jackson and his friend, Mount Baker snowboarding legend Carter Turk, formed the Avalanche Safety Awareness Program that year â€” a rudimentary course in avalanche safety they would take to Bellingham's middle and high schools. The idea was simple â€” provide teenagers with basic information about the dangers of winter sports and tools they could use to avoid possible deadly situations and give it to them during their formative years so they can start with good habits, Jackson said. The first years were lean and hard, Jackson said, as he and Turk met with school administrators, set up class times and gave the lectures. Jackson, a commercial fisherman during the summer months, also was paying the majority of the expenses on his own. "It's a passion," he said. "I don't want anybody else to have to go through what I did." Five years after his first class, Jackson expanded the educational program to all Bellingham middle and high schools, the Mount Baker and Ferndale high schools, and schools in Bozeman, Mont.; Sun Valley, Idaho; and Boulder and Aspen, Colo. Jackson said the program is the only one in the United States that teaches avalanche safety as part of a school's curriculum â€” usually working it into the school's physical education and Photo courtesy ofalpinesafety.org An Alpine Safety Awareness Program member leads snowboarders and skiers on transceiver hunts, which are simulated rescues involving avalanche dogs. health programs. After the first year, with interest in the program picking up, Jackson said he and Turk needed more help. He hit on the idea of training college students from Western to help teach the classroom sessions. The next year, they had recruited their first batch of avalanche educators. Western's Outdoor Center provides an opportunity for a student coordinator forthe program, said Steve Walker, director of the center, to spread word about student-teaching positions. This year's coordinator dropped out unexpectedly, leaving the program to play catch-up, Jackson said. "It's an unfortunate situation," Walker said. "Because it's the time of year when (a student coordinator) is desperately needed." Volunteers do not have to be experts in the field of avalanche safety, Jackson said. They just have to be willing to give some time. Jackson provides training during a nine-hour workshop that gives prospective teachers all the information they need to speak intelligently about equipment, avalanche conditions and proper decision-making skills in the backcountry. Chris Brown, a Bellingham resident and SEE Avalanche, PAGE 12 Winter quarter Viking Xpress bus passes are now available at the parking office in the Campus Services building at a cost of $20. The winter pass is valid for unlimited rides on all Whatcom Transit Authority buses from Jan. 4 - Mar. 28. Western ID is required for purchase. Bus passes will not be sold in Red Square or the Viking Union this quarter. For more information, contact parking at 650- 2945 orparking@wwu.edu. See Pg 12 ad for info on Parking Renewals \re-... | Â£ j $ i * ^ Free Pregnancy Test Quality Care Always Confidential Whatcom County Pregnancy Center 1310 N. State St. "Were Women helpiw tfomen. Are Your BRAKES making noise? We have a FREE brake inspection that you should get every 30,000 miles. 1 0 % discount with Student ID Prime Tune Brakes in Sunset Square 671-2277 Bellingham's only body jewelry specialist Open 10-8 mon-sat and 11-6 sun 1300 Railroad Avenue, Bellingham. (Opposite Little Cheerful) ---------- Western Front 2004-11-23 - Page 11 ---------- November 23, 2004 SPORTS The Western Front â€¢ 11 FCC overexposed Monday Night Football opening Kara Johnson COMMENTARY By the looks of the new Monday Night Football opening, ABC may seem desperate to promote whatever it can. The Federal Communications Commission, however, seems equally as desperate to cause trouble. The commission said it received complaints about the suggestive introduction to the Philadelphia- Dallas game, although it declined to say how many, according to a Nov. 17 Associated Press article. The skit featured ABC's "Desperate Housewives" star Nicollette Sheridan disrobing and jumping into the arms of Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens, although she was only shown nude from behind and above the waist, according to the AP. Apparently men, women and children have never seen the bare back of a woman before. The commission should let it go and focus its attention on more worthy incidents. Commission chairman Michael Powell said during an interview with CNBC that he "wonders if Walt Disney, would be proud," according the same AP article. It seems foolish to say because The Walt Disney Co. and ABC own various other media outlets, namely Miramax Films. Miramax is a production unit known for its violent and risque feature films, according to the Columbia Journalism Review Web site. If films such as the "Kill Bill" series, "Bad Santa," "Scary Movie," "Scream" and the "Halloween" series do not make Disney stir in his grave, it is doubtful that an introduction for Monday Night Football will. The real focus should be on the contest at hand. The commission is bringing more media attention to a clip that it felt should not have been shown in the first place. With the extended controversy, the clip will only be played more. If the commission had let it go, it may never have been played again. Although the opening clip was a collaborative effort between the NFL, ABC and the teams, NFL Vice President Greg Aiello said in a Nov. 17 USA Today article that the final piece was "inappropriate and unsuitable for our Monday Night Football audience." When one thinks of the majority of the Monday Night Football audience, middle-aged, sports-crazed men come to mind. The piece was surely not inappropriate for their viewing. With all the attention focused on sex, people seem to forget that football is a game built on violence. Football fans are bombarded with violent images game after game, yet nobody thinks twice about it. The imbalance of concern for these two equally controversial topics is unfair. Aiello said in the USA Today article that it is normal for teams to cooperate with ABC in the development of the broadcast openings, but he agrees with the commission and wishes the clip had not aired. It is still uncertain, however, whether the opening will even be deemed inappropriate. And the commission and general public already received an apology. An incident that requires an investigation to reveal if a violation occurred at all probably is not worthy of the effort. All the attention people placed on the clip is unnecessary. If it is acceptable for a woman to be shown in a bathing suit, then the FCC should also allow the opening, as the two show approximately the same amount of skin, not to mention the professional cheerleaders who dance along the sidelines wearing practically nothing. Because ABC and the NFL gave a prompt public apology, the issue does not warrant any further attention, and sports fans should go on watching Monday Night Football without distraction. jli|jg^^ 5-4PM HAPPY HOUR Every Night $250 Wells $2S0 Micro Pounders $600 Micro Pitchers AH Night MOM 6 Tues 2i over with ID Best Lights a Sound MONDAY Karaoke â€¢ New Hits List. Free Poof Â© WEDNESDAY Progressive Well Drinks lt;\ PM to Close Starting at 50$ DJ Mikey 70's 80's Dance Free Pool Nappy Hour AH Night (A TUESDAY Â« Free Pool* Happy Hour All Night THURSDAY $ZsoyoÂ«Calllt Jagermeister . Long Island . 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If so please Contact us at apicswwu@cc.eeu.edu is at: apkmwti@cc.wwu.edu. ---------- Western Front 2004-11-23 - Page 12 ---------- November 23, 2004 SPORTS The Western Front â€¢ 12 Avalanche: Safety group recruits Western students Continued from Page 10 recent graduate of Washington State University, sat in on one of Jackson's recent student-teaching sessions and said he is looking forward to spreading the word about avalanche awareness for backcountry aficionados. A relative newcomer to out-of-bounds ventures himself, Brown said he has been caught in a few minor avalanches while snowboarding and said that was enough to scare him into learning more. One effective exercise Jackson used during a recent introductory session for Western students is having the class hold their breath â€” simulating the airless situation under the snow. He then qounts down the seconds: 30 seconds for the student's skiing partner to realize his friend is missing. Another 30 seconds for the partner to slog back up the slope to the accident site: Another 30 to start digging. By this time, all in the class have given up trying to hold their breath any longer. It is this sobering side of winter sports that brings the lesson home to students, Jackson said. "The most important concept is that there are consequences for your actions," he said. "You have to think before you move. Because out in snow country, oftentimes the final's over before you get a chance to study â€” you're buried." Artest's one-year suspension is deserved Gig Schlich/The Western Front Michael Jackson, executive director of the Alpine Safety Awareness Program, discusses the outreach with prospective teachers. Dan Johnson COMMENTARY NBA commissioner David Stern called Friday night's brawl between Indiana Pacers players and fans "shocking, repulsive and inexcusable." Stern then backed those statements by suspending Pacers forward Ron Artest for the remainder of the season, guard Stephen Jackson for 30 games and forward Jermaine O'Neal for 25 games for their roles in a brawl between players and fans. Suspending Artest for the remainder of the year is a start, but Stern needs to do more. Artest is known for odd behavior during his short tenure in the NBA. That is not a problem on its own, but when combined with his history of anger, it can lead to serious problems. The league must force Artest to take anger-management classes and receive some type of passing level from a counselor before they allow him back on the court. When Artest is on the court, he is a threat to himself, his teammates, fans and the integrity of the game. Fans at Friday night's Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers basketball game saw one of the worst fights in NBA history. With only 45.9 seconds left in the game, a fight broke out between Pacers players and fans. The fight began when Pistons center Ben Wallace â€” who received a six-game suspension â€” shoved Artest in the chest with two hands following a hard foul by Artest on Wallace. As Artest lay on the scorer's table, a fan threw a cup of beer at Artest, hitting him in the chest. Artest then ran into the stands and began throwing punches at fans. "He was on top of me, pummeling me," fan Mike Ryan said in an interview with ESPN. "He asked me, 'Did you do it?'I said,'No man, no.'" Artest has been known as a bad boy in the league for the past three seasons now, starting in the 2002-2003 season when the NBA suspended him five times and the Pacers suspended him once. Also, during the same season, Artest threw and broke a television camera at a game in New York. More recently, the Pacers benched Artest for two games for asking coach Rick Carlisle for time off because he was tired from promoting his soon-to-be released rap album, according to a November 11 ESPN. com article. JacksonjoinedArtest in the stands throwing punches at fans, while O'Neal threw punches at fans who ran onto the court. While throwing objects onto the court by a fan is not acceptable â€” the fan who threw the cup should be fined and never allowed to attend a spectator sport again -â€” a professional athlete must know better than to ever enter the stands and attempt to physically harm fans. The NBA also was correct in suspending Jackson for 30 games. While Jackson has never faced serious trouble with NBA rules before, his actions simply cannot be ignored. Fans are the heart and soul of professional sports and attacking them in the stands has no place in any sport. Jackson's actions must be harshly punished because attacking fans in the stands is the worst offense an athlete can commit during a game. By entering the stands, a player is endangering the audience that pays his salary, and that behavior could lead to a huge brawl, which did eventually ensue in this case. The league seems to be trying to make an overstatement, however, with the suspensions of O'Neal and Wallace. For actually entering the stands Jackson received only five more games than O'Neal who hit one fan who was on the court. In 1995, Vernon Maxwell, then a Houston Rockets guard, received a 10-game suspension when he attacked one fan. Wallace's six-game suspension is the most perplexing. Wallace didnotphysically harm any fans. Had Wallace just pushed Artest down and the melee did not follow, it is doubtful that Wallace would have received a suspension at all. People such as Rockets head coach Jeff Van Gundy have stood up for the Pacers players, saying that Graphic by certain fans have begun Matt DeVeau t0 feel like they can do or say anything. Van Gundy is correct in the sense that a fan should never physically harm an athlete on the court. But in no way should any person deem Artest or Jackson's actions as acceptable. The fan in this case did overstep his boundaries, but Artest let him off the hook with his even more shocking antics. Artest should have ignored the cup and allowed security to do its job, not try to take matters into his own hands by entering the stands with the intent to brawl. The punishments of these players will go a long way in ensuring that something like this never happens again. That is why the NBA was wise in ensuring Artest will not see the court again this season. Parking and Transportation Parking permit renewals will begin on Nov. 22. If you currently have a fall quarter parking pass, you will need to renew your permit. The permit renewal period isNpv. 22 to Jan. 18. A valid permit is required once you begin parking on campus. Bring your current permit to the parking office to renew. C lot permits are crrently available.The parking office is located in the Campus Services building and is open M-F; 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, contact parking at 650-2945 or parking@wwu.edu. lliisili When you visit the Outdoor Center. VU 150 65013112 Present coupon to receive discount ---------- Western Front 2004-11-23 - Page 13 ---------- www.westernfrontonline.com Opinions The Western Front November 23, 2004 â€¢ 13 United Nations is unworthy of United States' money Matthew Anderson COMMENTARY The billions of dollars the United States gives to the United Nations each year are a colossal waste. U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said Friday that clear evidence exists that members of the U.N. peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo have committed sexual abuse, according to a Nov. 21 article in Mail Guardian, a South African newspaper. Top investigator Dileep Nair of Singapore, who heads the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services, was under investigation for corruption and sexual misconduct, according to a Nov. 18 article in the Singapore newspaper Today. After the investigation, Annan cleared him of wrongdoing. Furthermore, U.S. investigators continue to delve into the United Nation's Oil-for- Food scandal, in which deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein stole more than $21 billion from his own people, according to a Nov. 19 New York Post article. A committee headed by U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde, R-I1L, found that Hussein diverted money into his accounts and used it to buy weapons, bribe officials and journalists, and reward terrorists, according to the article. The committee members believe that Hussein bribed U.N. officials to ignore the dictator's malfeasance, according to a Nov. 20 article in the Bloomington Pantagraph newspaper. The United States is not receiving a useful return on its multi- billion-dollar investment in the United Nations. If Congress' suspicions are correct, United Nations officials knowingly allowed Hussein to bilk his people of billions and then use that money to commit even more illegal acts. The United Nations refused to enforce its long-standing sanctions against Iraq, and Annan has called the U.S. invasion of that country "illegal." The United Nations has failed to stop the slaughter of refugees in Sudan, Rwanda, Bosnia and Somalia, and it has kicked the United States off its Human Rights Council and replaced it with countries â€” Sudan among them â€” whose records regarding human rights have been atrocious. Granted, while America's stance on Iraq's flouting of U.N. sanctions was unequivocal, its opinion regarding the ongoing genocide in Sudan apparently is not. At a recent meeting of the U.N. Security Council in Kenya, SEE UN, PAGE 15 Limited library and gym hours inconvenience Western students Mike Murray COMMENTARY A student clad in a headband, warm-up jacket and racquetball racket ventured to Carver Gym for a Saturday afternoon workout. But after a leisurely stroll through Western's quiet campus, the student was met with locked doors. Monday through Friday, students are on campus for classes, research and exercise, but when the weekend rolls around, students are often unable to use campus facilities such as Carver Gym or Wilson Library, which are either closed or have limited hours on the weekends. On-campus facilities should have hours that meet the needs of Western students, both during the week and on the weekends. Wilson Library has a multitude of research and reference books that are on reserve and students can only view in the library. Carver has facilities that other parts of campus do not, such as racquetball courts. Carver's accessibility is limited during the week but it is shut down on weekends. Carver is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. The weekend closure is frustrating for students who cannot find time during the week to use the facilities because of classes, homework, jobs, significant others, pets, shopping, video games and protests. A required fee of $85 is tacked onto a student's tuition bill for the use of the Wade King Student Recreation. Center regardless of whether he or she uses it. But the recreation center does not offer every athletic activity, such as racquetball. And at times, the facilities it does have are crowded or full, and an additional space like Carver would be preferable. The pool at the recreation center limits its lap-swimming space, and swimmers often have to share lanes with people who swim at different paces. The weight room is often full of sculpted lifters who could mtimidate an individual who is just beginning a weight-training regimen. A less crowded space could make that person more comfortable and able to get in the shape he or she desires. Because tuition and fees are already paying for the use of all campus facilities, some of the money should go toward making facilities such as racquetball courts more available. Many students who pay for the recreation center rarely or never use it, but they still pay to keep it open. The money from those students should go toward the facilities they would use. It does not make sense for students to pay for services they never use. It is like contributing money to buy a car and then watching someone else drive it. SEE Campus, PAGE 15 W E S T E R N B A S K E T B A LL ---------- Western Front 2004-11-23 - Page 14 ---------- 14 â€¢ The Western Front OPINIONS November 23, 2004 Thanksgiving becoming more about shopping, food and football than being thankful Thanksgiving is a holiday many see as a time to overindulge in home-cooked meals, watch football games and get an early start on Christmas shopping. Thankfulness, however, seems to get lost amid the shuffle of the holiday festivities. Thanksgiving â€” a day meant to enjoy family togetherness â€” is commonly spent crowded around the television. Watching everything from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to college and professional football games, many American families spend the entire day in front of the television. Watching television is something people can do any day of the year, and it is hardly celebrating family togetherness. While Thanksgiving is a day to remember what one is thankful for, the retail-shopping industry and many Americans view the holiday as nothing more than the day before the biggest shopping day of the year. Known as "Black Friday" to signify the jump in retail sales profits and increase in cash flow, the day after Thanksgiving makes way for a 27 percent surge in retail sales, according to a Nov. 14 MSNBC article. Amazon.com received 2.5 times as many orders between midnight and noon on the day after Thanksgiving in 2003 than it did on the same day the year before, according to the same article. But while shopping may benefit local retailers, advertising Thanksgiving as the jumping-off point to the holiday shopping season is missing the point. In addition to the vast amount of people who use their time off for Thanksgiving to shop, people spend way too much money on food. According to a Nov. 19 United Press International article, Americans will spend 30 percent more money this Thanksgiving than in 2003. Many, including the homeless and poor, do not have enough money for any Thanksgiving meal, let alone an extravagant one. Thanksgiving was modelled after the Pilgrims' first harvest, which consisted of a much more modest meal than many Americans eat today. And it is doubtful the Pilgrims worried about shopping or football as part of their day. Many may argue that it does not matter how people celebrate Thanksgiving as long as they recognize the intent of the holiday. But simply attending a family function only to partake in a large meal and a day of watching television is hardly celebrating one's blessings. This Thanksgiving, people should remember to step back and remember why Americans celebrate this holiday â€” it is a lot more than food, shopping and football. 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 celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land." â€” "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart Parody, not to be taken seriously Target: corporate Christmas Scrooges Elana Bean COMMENTARY As the holiday season is fast approaching, people soon will be searching for the perfect tree to trim, looking for just the right present and listening to their favorite holiday tunes. But one tune will be missing this year â€” the Salvation Army bell-ringers will not be outside of any Target stores this year. Removing Salvation Army bell-ringers is a self-serving move. Target should allow the organization to keep collecting money from its shoppers. According to an Oct. 20 Associated Press article, Target announced the news this past month, but the corporation actually informed The Salvation Army of the policy change in January. ........: Target Brands Inc. operates 1,313 stores in 47 states, including 31 in Washington state. According to the Northwest division of The Salvation Army Web site, the annual Red Kettle fund-raiser starts the day after Thanksgiving and continues through Dec. 24. The Salvation Army Web site posted that the fund-raiser brings in one-third of the organization's revenues. This funding is a huge part of the organization's programs and services. According to an Oct. 5 Indianapolis Star article, the national Salvation Army raised $90 million from bell- ringing this past year. The change collected outside Target stores this past year totalled $9 million, which was 10 percent of the total proceeds. Obviously,, placing the red kettles outside Target has a big impact on the amount of donations gathered. Now that The Salvation Army cannot have bell-ringers outside Target stores, the amount of donations will drastically decrease. This lack of donations will increase the difficulty of operating Salvation Army programs. The donations go toward a variety of services, many of which are national programs. According to the Northwest division of The Salvation Army Web Site, SEE Ringers, PAGE 16 Hangover pills encourage alcoholism Jamie Badilla COMMENTARY New commercials suggest that simply swallowing a few pills is a great way to eliminate hangovers. Thepillsmaypreventhangovers, but they do nothing to prevent the harsh realities of alcoholism in America. Anti-hangover pills such as Rebound, RU-21, Chaser and HangoverStopper help alcohol drinkers enjoy partying night after night without having to experience the harsh consequences the next morning. The pills work by supporting the body's natural ability to metabolize alcohol. They do this by reducing the harmful and toxic by-products of alcohol consumption, according to the RU-21 Web site. According to the British Broadcasting Co'rp.'s Web site, a hangover occurs in response to dehydration, lowered blood-sugar levels and the harmfulmolecules that form in the liver when a person consumes too much alcohol. The long-term effects of alcohol use can lead to liver disease, heart disease and certain forms of cancer, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Web site. With anti-hangover pills, people can drink without enduring the pain and suffering brought on by their unwillingness to put a limit on their liquor intake. No need for self-discipline exists when drinkers can take an anti-hangover pill. Alcoholism has already been glorified and normalized in American culture. Through advertisements and television programs, younger populations have witnessed the way society glamorizes alcohol abuse. By the age of 18, the typical young person will have seen 100,000 beer commercials, according to the sociology department of the State University of New York's Web site. Smirnoff Ice had a commercial that featured Winston Cup points leader Matt Kenseth. In the commercial, Kenseth arrived at a party with a six-pack of alcohol. As soon as he walked away from the car, his pit crew removed the tires. The pit crew left, rolling the tires and carrying the steering wheel. SEE Alcoholism, PAGE 16 ---------- Western Front 2004-11-23 - Page 15 ---------- November 23, 2004 OPINIONS The Western Front â€¢ 15 Campus: Several other universities have 24- hour library facilities; Western should consider it Continued from Page 13 But athletic facilities are not the only part of campus with limited hours that make it difficult for student use. Wilson Library is open from 7:30 a.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday. But on Friday, the library closes at 6 p.m. and does not open Saturday until 10 a.m. It then promptly closes at 6 p.m. The reasoning for the early closure was probably that only a few students would study all night on Friday after a rough week of school, but this is Western, not Washington State University. Some of the students at Western have better things to do than beer bongs and whippets. The library and athletic facilities are not open 24 hours for a reason. It takes people to run them, and that costs money. Western librarian _ _ _ _ __ Bela Foltin said it is impossible to keep the library open with only one person in it because the space is too large. The library needs a minimum staff of six to 10 people. Adding staff is not easy, either. More teachers are necessary and classrooms are getting crowded, so funding for a new position in the library has less 'Athletic facilities that students are already paying for without having a choice should cater to the needs of the students.' of a priority, Foltin said. Wilson uses its staff to make the library available when the most students use the library. _ _ _ _ Wilson Library also has many of its texts online for student use. "Part of the library is on the web," Foltin said. "You can organize your things from the comfort of your living room and just come in for the things that are not available." Twenty-four hour libraries are not unreasonable. But to be open 24 hours in a day, some level of service may have to be sacrificed. "There are 24 hour a day libraries but there," Foltin said. "But services are bare-bone and some don't even have checkout." The University of Iowa has part of its library open 24 hours a day so students do not need to check everything out, according to the school's Website. TheMassachusetts Institute of Technology is planning a renovation of its library to include a section that is open 24 hours a day, according to its Web site. Having a library open 24 hours a day is a possibility; Western just needs appropriate funding. Online libraries are nice, but a great deal of books are not online, and a multitude of students migrate to campus to get Internet access in the first place. Haggard Hall's computer labs are open 24 hours a day, but it is frustrating to be directly below the books that a student needs, when a simple trip up some stairs could save time and an extra trip to campus. Athletic facilities that students are already paying for without having a choice should cater to the needs of the students. Hours of availability for campus facilities should be extended to meet students to have a less hectic schedule. Students should not have to change their schedules to meet the time constraints of on-campus facilities. UN: Lots of talk, very little action on Sudan conflict Continued from Page 13 the United resolution than those passed in July and September, according to a Nov. 21 Washington Post article. The new resolution does not impose sanctions States sponsored weaker any teeth as a global peacekeeping organization, it needs to stop dabbling with â€¢ making resolutions 'If the United Nations and instead put a stop is to have any teeth to the Sudan conflict, as a global peacekeeping organization, it needs to stop against Sudan's dabbling with making nothing more than a government and resolutions and put gaggle of impotent a stop to the Sudan conflict.' which has been raging for 20 years. Otherwise, the United Nations is does not demand that it disarm and prosecute its allies in the Janjawadeen death squads, which have burned Sudanese villages and raped and murdered their inhabitants. If the United Nations is to have malcontents who speak loudly but carry small sticks. Historically* the primary objective of the United Nations has been to "save succeeding generations from the: scourge of war," according to a Nov. 20 article in The Scotsman newspaper in Scotland. If the United Nations was seriously trying to accomplish that goal and had the full support of other countries in the effort, then America's money would be well-spent. But while U.N. members are behaving illegally, and while its administrators are refusing to put a stop to massive conflicts, the United Nations is useless as a global police force, and the money the United States sends it by the truckload is wasted. 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Deposit: $370 733-1166 ---------- Western Front 2004-11-23 - Page 16 ---------- 16 â€¢ The Western Front OPINIONS November 23,2004 Ringers: Target's commercials extol spirit of giving, but actions show a concern with profits Continued from Page 14 donations assist programs such as Camp Arnold, a summer camp for children located near Mount Rainier, and the adopt-a- family program, which gives basic supplies to families in need. Other programs include the prison ministries, adult rehabilitation from drug and alcohol abuse and senior programs. The Salvation Army also operates domestic-violence shelters and food banks. Target's holiday commercials are starting to air. It is ironic that at the end of each one, the word "give" appears next to the Target bull's-eye. Apparently, Target only wants people to give what it sells. Children will see these commercials and decide that the featured toy is what parents should give for the holidays. By removing the bell-ringers from outside ~~ its stores, Target has 'Apparently, Target removed another only wants people to example of giving give what it sells/ from a child's eyes. When shoppers pass the red kettle and drop in some bills or a handful of change, children get a chance to learn to help others. This sort of generosity and concern for fellow people is an integral part of the holiday season. Target cites a long-standing "no-solicitation" policy on its Web site as the reason for removing the bell-ringers. As a private-property owner, Target certainly has the right to decide who is allowed to solicit outside its stores. According to another Target press release: "We receive an increasing number of solicitation inquiries from nonprofit organizations each year and determined that if we continue to allow The Salvation Army to solicit, then it opens the door to other groups that wish to solicit our guests. This decision does not diminish Target corporation's commitment to its communities." Target has allowed The Salvation Army bell-ringers outside its stores until this year. The corporation said in a statement that it was receiving an increasing number of solicitation requests and had to disallow The Salvation Army in fairness to other groups. The corporation's stance is confusing since private-property laws allow Target to pick and choose which groups it wants outside the stores. That can mean all charitable groups or just some. Alcoholism: Pill removes consequences, encourages drinking to excess Continued from Page 14 While the commercial's intent â€” to encourage people to not drive drunk â€” is pure, the underlying message is that the responsibility for drinking safely is not Kenseth's. He must rely on other people to disable his vehicle so that he will not drive after drinking his six-pack. According to the site, viewers are even more likely to see alcohol portrayed during television programs. Drinking portrayals during television programs occurred 25 times more often than commercials. Even clothing and other accessories display alcoholic advertisements. The presence of Jack Daniels is everywhere, whether it is branded â€¢ drink as Often and as much as their bodies could handle. Finding that limit could be much more difficult without experiencing on T-shirts, hats or 'Supplying a pill that m e consequences of even posters. rids drinkers of the drinking too much. For some, taking ,u. 7 , 7 Some may say 4- u u vomiting, headaches ., . u â€¢ an anti-hangover pill f3 that havmg an anti-may be their way of anc* dizziness only hangover pill allows drinking responsibly, allows people to social drinkers but it just perpetuates think less about the with low alcohol alcoholism. effect of the drink tolerances t 0 enJÂ°y By allowing this pill j Â» ' ^ drinking without . . . A . and abuse it even . . ., to exist, Americans f experiencing the disregard personal more. harsh after-effects. responsibility. The responsibility to drink With no consequences to wisely and in appropriate drinking, people could literally proportions belongs to the drinkers themselves. Supplying apill thatrids drinkers of the vomiting, headaches and dizziness only allows people to think less about the effect of the drink and abuse it even more, doing long-term damage to their bodies. Even social drinkers need to experience the effects of alcohol. If they are going to drink heavily, a hangover is the natural consequence. People must drink responsibly. Popping a pill that makes people forget about this responsibility only feeds into the glamorized role alcohol plays in America. By banishing the bell-ringers, Target rejects the values of caring, generosity and brotherly love. To deal with the loss of revenue from Target, The Salvation Army has established an online red kettle for donations and is looking for other high-traffic locations to place its bell-ringers, said Jennifer Byrd, a Salvation Army spokeswoman in a Nov. 15 Fresno Bee article. The Salvation Army does not know how much this ban will affect local programs such as Camp Arnold. One thing is sure, Target brings new meaning to the phrase, "The Grinch who stole Christmas." The Western Front ^iKiiilii^si Where the rich and famous iSBiliSi^^SiiiB! PPPPP
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Show more2006_0509 ---------- Western Front 2006-05-09 - Page 1 ---------- THE WESTERNllFRONT I f , PAGE 8 WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY TUESDAY MAY 9, 2006 ISSUE 12, VOLUME 137 Students seek policy change Anti-abortion project triggers hundreds to speak out against hate speech on campus BY JESSICA HARBERT AND KATIE RAYNOR The Western Front In response to the anti-abortion display Tuesday and Wednesday in Red Square, Western senior Cara Pierson started a petition to ban hate speech from campus. She said the photos of aborted fetuses, lynchings and Holocaust victims bullied and offended women who had abortions or considered having abortions. Pierson said she felt the display's message constituted hate speech. "Hate speech is a verbal, written or visual harassment of a particular group intended to degrade or dehumanize members of that group," Pierson said. She started the petition Wednesday and spent five hours in Red Square collecting approximately 300 signatures from students, professors and staff members. Pierson said she researched other colleges that have policies protecting campuses from hate speech before bringing her petition to Red Square. Western For Life, an Associated Students club, brought the project to campus. The display, known as the Genocide Awareness Project, is a campaign the Center for Bioethical Reform created that travels to college campuses around the United States, said Western senior and club president Tom Herring. Herring defended the display's content and said it wasn't hate speech. "We had no signs of hatred, we had no signs of condemnation for anyone," Herring said. "All we were doing is exposing what abortion is and revealing accurate pictures depicting what's taking see PETITION, page 4 TAYLOR WILLIAMS / THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior Cara Pierson, right, helps hold up a linen banner students made May 3 to oppose last week's anti-abortion display. She encourages students to sign a petition urging the administration to create a policy specifically addressing hate speech. KAYAKER BREAKS RECORD MATT VOGT / THE WESTERN FRONT Kayaker Brandon Nelson receives help from wife Heather Nelson and friend Robert Sharp at Lake Whatcom Thursday after breaking the world record for distance paddled in a kayak in 24 hours. See story, page 6. WTA vote may increase bus service BY LINDSAY BUDZIER The Western Front Western freshman Whitney Green rides the Whatcom Transportation Authority bus to campus three times a week. At her stop on Bill McDonald Parkway, the bus comes every 30 minutes. Starting this fall, however, Green and other WTA riders may cut that wait in half if the WTA board of directors approve changes to Green's bus route on May 17. The WTA would add one more bus to the Go Line Route 91, which runs along Bill McDonald Parkway and Samish Way, if the board passes the proposal, said Rick Nicholson, director of service and development at WTA. A bus would stop along Bill McDonald Parkway on campus every 15 minutes, instead of the current 30 minutes. Route 105 already serves Western on these streets and Route 91 would add one more bus to supplement the crowded buses on Route 105, Nicholson said. Route 105 is another line on the Go Line and runs through campus, to Fairhaven and downtown. The proposal would also extend Route 91 to the bus station downtown and the WTA would rename it 190, he said. Currently, the route runs through campus, along Bill McDonald Parkway, on Samish Way to the Lincoln Creek Park and Ride and back to campus. Green said college students would benefit from increased bus services because it costs them more to maintain a car than ride the bus, specifically considering gas prices and insurance. "I know a lot of kids who take the bus," Green said. "I started see ROUTE, page 3 FOOTBALL FEVER Western's football team concludes spring practice with Blue-Silver game. SPORTS, PAGE 7 BIG APPLE RALLY Seven Western students rally with thousands in anti-war protest in New York City. NEWS, PAGE 2 KICKING THE HABIT Columnist quits Facebook.com and discovers life outside his computer. OPINIONS, PAGE 10 WEATHER Wednesday: Sunny Hi: 62 Low: 42 Thursday: Cloudy Hi: 62 Low: 44 \ _ / mmi www.westernfrontonline.com ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^s ---------- Western Front 2006-05-09 - Page 2 ---------- 2 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS MAY 9,2006 Cops Box University Police May 8, 5:28 a.m.: UP responded to a report of two men looking into vehicles on south campus. May 7, 6:00 a.m.: UP responded to a report of malicious mischief in College Hall. A faucet was left on and the sink was plugged. May 6, 12:24 a.m.: UP responded to a report of a suspicious person on south campus. Officers found an individual hiding in bushes. Bellingham Police May 8, 7:30 a.m.: Officers responded to a report of malicious mischief on the 2100 block of Utter Street. Vandals had severed a car's fuel line and siphoned gas. May 7, 3:22 p.m.: Officers responded to a report of a man with a fake gun on the 1200 block of 11th Street. May 6, 9:46 p.m.: Officers responded to a report of a hit-and-run accident on the 1300 block of Railroad Avenue. May 6, 8:40 a.m.: Officers responded to a report of a damaged picket fence on the 1400 block of Humboldt Street. Compiled by Ryan Wynne Students return from New York protest National march promoted labor, immigrant and women's rights BY BRADY HENDERSON The Western Front Seven Western women joined more than 350,000 protesters from across the country on the streets of Manhattan, New York City, on April 29 to oppose the war in Iraq and promote human rights. Among the seven students was sophomore Katie Meehan, who said the protest encompassed a variety of social concerns, such as fair labor laws and rights, a healthy environment and racial justice. The opposition to the war in Iraq, however, united the protesters, Meehan said. The unity and energy of the protesters, who were of all ages and backgrounds, made for an unforgettable weekend, she said. "It was probably one of the best experiences I've had," Meehan said. "Everyone was real enthusiastic the whole time. There were a ton of people there from different organizations. And then just having 350,000 like-minded people all in the same march â€” it was really empowering." Joining Meehan in the march were Western seniors Sara Norton and Michelle Rubano, junior Heather Wright and freshmen Laura Bartczak, Megan Frazier and Jennifer Henley. The march was organized by United for Peace and Justice, a nationwide protest group that opposes U.S. involvement in the Middle East, especially the war in Iraq. The protest advocated ending institutional oppression of women and immigrants in America and increasing their social and economic rights, she said. The march began on Broadway PHOTO COURTESY OF SARA NORTON Protesters fill the intersection of Broadway and 22nd in New York City en route to Foley Square and the U.S. Courthouse during the Peace and Justice Festival April 29. Seven Western students attended the march, which opposed the war in Iraq and advocated women's rights. and concluded one hour later at the Peace and Justice Festival outside the U.S. Courthouse and the New York County Courthouse in Foley Square, Meehan said. The four-hour festival featured guest speakers, live music and food. The Rev. Jesse Jackson and actress Susan Sarandon attended the march, Henley said. After spending their first night at a hotel near Central Park, Meehan, Norton, Wright, Frazier and Rubano spent the rest of the weekend at Rubano's family's home in Jackson, N.J., Meehan said. Henley and Bartczak stayed at a hostel near Central Park. Henley said they were concerned that the hostel wouldn't be safe to stay in, but it turned out to be a positive part of their New York experience. "We were kind of worried about it being in a bad neighborhood or being kind of sketched-out," Henley said. "But it was a really nice neighborhood. Really safe, really cool people." Meehan and Henley said they expect another march to take place next year if America is still at war in Iraq. The women said if the organization holds the protest again, they would not hesitate to take part in it again. "I would love to if I had the opportunity," Henley said. "I definitely do think there was a lot of support and enthusiasm for people to get out there and I definitely think that if it's still happening a year from now, that passion would still be there." CORRECTION The May 5 issue of The Western Front referred to Antasia Parker as next year's Associated Students vice president for diversity. The AS election board voted 4-2 May 2 to reinstate Parker as next year's vice president for legislative affairs. University Police Officer Ed Malpica's name was also misspelled in the May 5 issue. The Western Front regrets this and any other errors. WWU Official Announcements - PLEASE POST The Western Front is published twice weekly in fall, winter and spring; once a week in summer session. Address: The Western Front, Western Washington University, CF 251, Bellingham, WA 98225. The Western Front is the official newspaper of Western Washington University, published by the Student Publications Council, and is mainly supported by advertising. Opinions and stories in the newspaper have no connection with advertising. News content is determined by student editors. Staff reporters are enrolled in a course in the Department of Journalism, but any student enrolled at Western may offer stories to the editors. Advertising inquiries should be directed to the business office in CF 230, or by phone to (360) 650-3161. Members of the Western community are entitled to a single free copy of each issue of The Western Front. JV bt.- sent :. 'Ohioj! Anr/.uncr-v^nK ' \ ! v y i i T tjxoii to X 4 5-1 A\NOU\C!:\!:.\T.S DiRK'U.N TO THl \Y[\i[RN; i-RONI. I'noneJ THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST will be in OM 120 at 9 a.m. Thursdays on May 11, 18, 25, June 1 and 8, and at 3 p.m. Mondays on May 15, 22,'and June 5. Registration is not required. Students must bring photo identification, their student number, Social Security number, and a No. 2 pencil. A $15 fee is payable in the exact amount at test time. Allow 90 minutes. The test schedule and sample topics may be found at www.ac.wwu.edu/-assess/tc.htm. BIOLOGY. Melany Puglisi (Shannon Point Marine Center), "Microbial Chemical Defense of Tropical and Subtropical Marine Algae." 4 p.m. May 10, Bl 234. Refreshments, 3:50 p.m. â€¢ Tilmann Glimm (mathematics), "Mathematical Frameworks for Modeling Interacting Cell Systems: With Applications to Skeletal Pattern Formation in Avian Limb Development." 4 p.m. May 17, Bl 234. Refreshments, 3:50 p.m. 2006-07 FACULTY/STAFF PARKING APPLICATIONS are now online. May 15 is the last day to apply. Late applications may result in seniority not being considered. Those without a computer or who need a commuter packet or car pool permit may complete an application at the parking office. For special requests or further assistance, call X/2945. SPRING QUARTER GROUP OFFERINGS THROUGH THE COUNSELING CENTER INCLUDE â€¢ Ride the Emotional Wave, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays through May 24 â€” registration is not required, join anytime; â€¢ One-session Test Anxiety Workshop/ 3 p.m. May 10 â€” registration is not required. For more information call X/3164 or stop by OM 540. LOANS AND COLLECTIONS WILL PRESENT LOAN CONSOLIDATION WORKSHOPS for students at 2,4 and 6 p.m. Monday, May 22, in the WL Presentation Room. Parents with Direct Loan Parent Plus Loans are welcome also. MILLER ANALOGIES TEST (MAT). The computer-based Miller Analogies Test is by appointment only. Make an appointment in person in OM 120 or call X/3080. A $60 fee is payable at test time. Testing takes about 1 Yz hours. Preliminary scores will be available immediately; official results are mailed within 15 days. WEST-E PRAXIS. Washington requires individuals seeking teacher certification and teachers seeking additional endorsements to pass the WEST-E (PRAXIS) in the chosen endorsement area. Visit www.ets.org/praxis/prxwa.html for description and online registration information, or obtain a registration bulletin in MH 216. The remaining academic-year test date is April 29. THE ASIA UNIVERSITY AMERICA PROGRAM WILL CELEBRATE JAPAN NIGHT from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 4, in the VU Multipurpose Room. Admission is free and all are invited to come celebrate Japanese culture and food. WEST-B TEST. Everyone applying for admission to state-approved teacher education programs must meet the minimum passing score on the basic skills assessment by the application deadline. For a study guide and to register, visit www.westnesinc. com. Remaining test dates through July are May 13 and July 15. Registration deadlines are several weeks in advance. SURVEY OF CAMPUS BUILDINGS AND ROOMS. Planning, Design, and Construction Administration will be recording room area measurements throughout Western's academic buildings. PDCA will use a laser distance meter to measure and a hand- held computer to record the data, primarily between 6 and 8 a.m. For information contact Jeff Winslow, X/6508, Jeff.Winslow@wwu.edu. FOR SPRING CAMPUS RECRUITING OPPORTUNITIES, see www.careers.wwu.edu, stop by OM 280, or call X/3240. ---------- Western Front 2006-05-09 - Page 3 ---------- MAY 9,2006 NEWS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 3 Route: Added service could offset lack of shuttle next year CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 out having a car up here, but just can't afford it." Green, who lives off campus and rides the bus in the afternoon on weekdays, said buses running during school hours are frequently crowded and the long wait is inconvenient, especially during the winter. At a public hearing in the Whatcom County Council Chambers May 3, the public discussed proposed changes to Route 91. The public showed support for the proposed Go Line route changes, WTA spokeswoman Maureen McCarthy said. "It was Western students who were advocating for more frequency on that route," McCarthy said. "There is really no downside to the proposal from the student perspective." A group of students including Western senior and Associated Students vice president for campus and community affairs Alanna Ahern and senior Tony Russo, a member of Western's transportation advisory committee, proposed the changes to Route 91 three months ago, Nicholson said. "Two to three students came to WTA board meetings about three months ago and made the case that Western's campus needs more service from the WTA," Nicholson said. "This proposal is sort of a compromise between what they wanted and what we can offer." McCarthy said although increasing bus frequency is expensive, students will not pay more to ride the bus. The changes to route 91 would cost approximately $170,000, Nicholson said. The WTA chose to allocate funding from its general budget to cover the cost instead of raising bus fee prices, he said. The proposed changes would come at an opportune time because Western is cutting the free daytime shuttle service in the fall, Western's alternative transportation coordinator Carol Berry said. The shuttle runs on two routes, Berry said. One route serves the commuter parking lots on south campus to major campus destinations. The other runs through campus to 32nd Street. The school won't fund the service for the fall, and the Associated Students, who funded it this year, opted not to put the issue on the spring ballot for students to vote on whether to find additional funding for next year, Berry said. The free shuttle has a large ridership, so once Western cuts that service, it will create a need for more buses to satisfy more students, Berry said. "I support (the proposed changes), Berry said. "It certainly helps folks that live near Western. It will add to the ability of students to not need a car." The WTA organized another public meeting for 8 a.m. Thursday at the WTA building on Bakerview Spur for more public discussion. The board's final vote on the proposal is at 8 a.m. May 17 in the Whatcom County Courthouse. Proposed changes to Go Line Route 91 IRHHJHfi Route 190 and Instead of a 30-minute wait, the new bus will supplement Route 105, decreasing the wait time tO 15 minutes. Infographic by Taylor Williams oÂ£MocCc;^oNeWS mti Honesty Dependability Guaranteed! 10% Discount with Student IP | 3 Q Q | 6 7 - f - 2 2 7T 1189 E. 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May 23rd 2:30 to 4pm * App fee waived if turned in at open house* ---------- Western Front 2006-05-09 - Page 4 ---------- 4 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS MAY 9,2006 Petition: Administration upholds decision to allow campaign to visit Western CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 place in an abortion and stimulating dialogue on campus as to whether or not this is what we want to endorse as a country as a good choice." Pierson said Western's administration doesn't protect students from groups that bring hate speech to campus. This spurred her to start the petition, she said. "I felt that I was being targeted by hate speech via the display and knew other people who felt the same way, so I began the petition with the help of some friends as a way for students' and faculty's concerns to be recognized," Pierson said. Pierson said the petition's goal is to prompt Western's administration to clearly define hate speech and create a policy addressing it. Dean of Students Ted Pratt said Western's policy must respect citizens' right to. free speech the First Amendment protects. "We have our policies here that talk about freedom of expression and those are in line with the First Amendment," Pratt said. Western's policy is that it deals with protests or displays on campus on a case-by-case basis, Pratt said. No policy specifically addresses hate speech, he said. The administration reviewed the anti-abortion display before allowing it on campus, he said. It determined the display didn't advocate violence or hate against any groups, such as women who have had abortions and saw no reason to stop Western For Life from bringing the display to campus, Pratt said. Pratt said the administration contacted officials at other colleges, such as the University of Oregon and Portland State University, . to see how other students reacted to the project, but didn't hear anything to sway its decision to allow the project to continue at Western. The administration protects the right to free expression on campus so long as it doesn't hinder students' learning by using a megaphone or physically preventing them from attending classes, said Jim Schuster, director of Viking Union Facilities. Western's administration requires any group bringing a large display to campus to post signs warning students of the display, barricade the display and ensure it doesn't interfere with doorways and walkways, Schuster said. "All I can do is explain what constitutes free speech," Schuster said. "I'm not a lawyer, but I know based on Supreme Court decisions that it's appropriate to have these dialogues on campus and we can't restrict peoples's ability to have them. We can set a time, place and manner although the entire campus is a free speech area." The outdoor space at Western is public and offers a place for anyone to informally assemble and interact = = = = = with the community, Schuster said. "They were exercising their right to freedom of speech," Pratt said. "We want people to exercise what we call civil dialogue, that people will be able to argue their points in a civil way. I was proud of how the students on both sides were able to do that." Mark Iozzi, Western junior and Associated Students vice president for business and operations, said Western must find a balance between students' safety on campus and the administration and students' right to free speech. 'Free speech has to be maintained, but you have to draw a line on all kinds of issues. For example, no porn is allowed in Red Square.' MARK IOZZI Associated Students vice president for business and operations "Free speech has to be maintained, but you have to draw a line on all kinds of issues," Iozzi said. "For example, no porn is allowed in Red Square." Iozzi said the concept of free speech on Western's campus is unclear to students. "It is a slippery slope â€” infringing on free speech," Iozzi said. "It is time to re-evaluate that the line is drawn in the appropriate place." Iozzi said students shouldn't leave change to the administration and encourages students to take action. "If something isn't right, and you can learn more about it, change it," Iozzi said. "I'm hoping to get more student input to reach the best possible balance between safe spaces (on campus) and students." Schuster said promoting campus discussion on the First Amendment would help explain freedom of speech and allow everyone to understand the specific rights groups and individuals have when assembling at Western. "People need the intellectual knowledge of their rights," Schuster said. "It will keep them from infringing on others' rights and using their own (rights)." Donate plasma Your new DVD could be someone* ^ StOty. GET A $ 5 BONUS First Time Donors Present this coupon on your first visit j Donate plasma. 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A crowd gathered on the grass embankment, where Nelson rested on his back covered in blankets to prevent hypothermia, with his wife and friends around him. "I'm just so tired," Nelson said repeatedly. After 10 minutes, Nelson rose from the ground, and wrapped in a blanket, he slowly walked up the hill and into the Lakewood cabin of Western's Lakewood facility at Lake Whatcom. "When you have a community behind you, any project, any dream is possible," Nelson said. "I feel like 'we' set the record. And the best is yet to come, to present the check to the Whatcom Hospice Foundation. That's what I'm looking forward to." Nelson surpassed the previous record of 137 miles by 10 miles. His world record attempt donated its profits to the Whatcom Hospice Foundation in Belling-ham, which provides care to the terminally ill. Nelson's fundraiser, Kayak For Care, raised more than $12,000. Staff and student volunteers from Western's Vehicle Research Institute designed Nelson's kayak. Nelson named the kayak CA- 125 after a test that detects the early signs of ovarian cancer. The kayak weighs 18 pounds and measures 23 feet long by 20 inches wide. The kayak's buoyant and speedy design was essential for Nelson to break the record, as it allowed him to increase speed without exerting Local kayaker Brandon Nelson receives a hug from his wife, paddled in 24 hours. MATT VOGT / THE WESTERN FRONT Heather, moments after he broke the world record for distance much effort, Nelson said. Throughout the record attempt, Nelson maintained a pace of 6 miles per hour. Approximately 50 volunteers, family and friends gathered to support Nelson as he began his attempt at the docks of Lake Whatcom. After preparing to beat the world record for two years, = = = = = = Nelson slid his kayak into the water at 8:02 a.m. to begin his attempt. In 17 minutes and 18 seconds, Nelson completed his first lap of 10,438 feet â€” nearly eight times longer than Western's Viking Track, and 122 feet short of two miles. Buoys sponsored by individual donations from people across the United States dotted the lake's placid surface. Volunteers followed Nelson in a safety boat in case he capsized, needed food or water or if his radio failed. At 3:43 p.m., wind speed increased and caused the lake to become choppy. The waves caused the long boat to twist in the middle like a rag being rung out, which the kayak is not designed to sustain. Nelson said he heard a crack in the CA-125, and radioed the dock crew to get him another boat. He finished the lap only a few hundred yards from shore and the boat sagged in 'When you have a community behind you, any project, any dream is possible.' BRANDON NELSON Local kayaker and world record breaker the center, but remained afloat, said Ina Fox, a volunteer and member of local kayaking club, Whatcom Association of Kayak Enthusiasts. Volunteers quickly helped switch Nelson into a shorter, heavier kayak Nelson had brought along as a back-up boat. "When the boat broke and I got into the sea kayak, it was so noticeably heavier," Nelson said. "I watched about six-or seven-tenths of mile per hour fall off my speed." Eric Leonhardt, the director of the VRI, and six other students who built the CA-125 took the boat to a nearby workshop and began making repairs. "I wanted that boat back," Nelson said. "I asked about every 10 minutes, 'Where's that boat?'" After Leonhardt approved the repaired kayak, Nelson returned to shore and volunteers lifted him into the CA-125 at 9:25 p.m., six hours after he switched to the heavier kayak. Nelson returned to the course after making the switch in three minutes. He said he immediately noticed his lap time decreasing and knew he was back in the running for the record. The lake fell into darkness at 9 p.m., and the safety boat attached glow sticks to the course buoys and to the back of Nelson's life jacket so he could see the path and remain visible. Every time Nelson passed the dock, his wife shoveled a bite of a sandwich, banana, Clif Bar or string cheese into his mouth as he continued on. "Brandon, you're doing so awesome," she said as he passed by each lap. At 6:39 a.m. on May 4, Nelson completed 138 miles, surpassing the world record 21 minutes earlier than he estimated. More than 100 spectators counted down the final 10 seconds before 8:03 a.m., loud enough for Nelson to hear as he paddled a final sprint toward shore. "I was just praying non-stop," Nelson said. "I must have said a thousand Hail Marys and Our Fathers. That's how I occupy my mind. I would just finish and start over again lap after lap." As he paddled straight for the bank, he raised his arms to the crowd on the docks and then aimed for 10 volunteers waiting on the bank to help him from the kayak. His wife waded into the water and hugged him as he sobbed. Nelson was unable to stand without leaning on his wife and friend. "What's so beautiful is that he's created this incredible, exciting event, fueled by love for his mom," said Shaun Sullivan, co-medical director for Whatcom Hospice. "You get a feeling that you know she's watching." MATT VOGT / THE WESTERN FRONT Nelson paddles through the water of Lake Whatcom early Wednesday morning. Timeline Wednesday, May 3 8:02 a.m. - Official start of record distance attempt with 50 spectator!* 8:19 a.m. - Nelson completes first lap with a time of 17 minutes and 18 secondstl 3:43 p.m. - Nelson feels CA-125 buckle, switches into sea kayak 9:25 p.m. - VRI team repairing CA-125, switch boats in 3 minutes, Nelson finishes lap 43 Thursday, May 4 6:39 a.m. - Nelson completes lap 70 and breaks world record of 137 miles 7:35 a.m. - Spectator count grows to more than 75 7:45 a.m. - Nelson completes lap 73 in 21 minutes and 38 seconds, breaking his goal distance of 144 miles 8:02 a.m. - Crowd of 100 counts down final 10 seconds, world record set at 147 miles in 24 hours, sent by mail and awaiting confirmation by Guinness World Records PHOTO BY MATT VOGT / THE WESTERN FRONT INFOGRAPHIC BY TAYLOR WILLIAMS / THE WESTERN FRONT ---------- Western Front 2006-05-09 - Page 7 ---------- SPORTS TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2006 â€¢ WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM â€¢ PAGE 7 BRADY HENDERSON / THE WESTERN FRONT Western junior running back Jon Williams, 23, cuts to the outside during the annual Blue-Silver game Saturday at Everett Memorial Stadium, the final scrimmage of spring workouts. Western begins practices for the fall season Aug. 10. Vikings thrive under Everett sky Offense outshines defense in final tune-up for 2006 season BY BRADY HENDERSON The Western Front In a contest that seemed more like a play-off game between bitter rivals than a spring intra-squad scrimmage, the Vikings' offense beat the defense 47-45 with a field goal on the final play of the annual Blue-Silver game Saturday at Everett Memorial Stadium. Despite the offense's victory, the offense stalled after halftime, offensive coordinator Eric Tripp said. "The only lull was the start of the second half," Tripp said. "We didn't do a lot of things that we still have in our arsenal so we are going to be able to bring a little bit more and change up week to week." The Blue-Silver game used a modified scoring system which awarded the defense four points for turnovers and three for stopping drives when the offense didn't score a touchdown. The offense followed standard football scoring. The passing game was clicking, which allowed the offense BRADY HENDERSON/THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior safety Todd McClellan, 22, rolls away from senior tight end Kevin Kamphouse, 95, after a tackle during Saturday's scrimmage. to build a 31-13 at the half, Tripp said. Sophomore wide receiver Travis McKee led the offense with seven receptions for 152 yards, including a 16-yard touchdown grab in the first quarter. "I've just been working hard, trying to make some plays out there to boost the offense," McKee said. "My job out there is to make plays, change the momentum." Senior starting quarterback James Monrean completed six of nine attempts for 148 yards and a touchdown. Sophomore quarterback Adam Perry also contributed to the victory. He completed nine of 12 pass attempts for 212 yards, including the touchdown pass to McKee, and an 87- yard touchdown to junior wide receiver Matt Wilson. Tripp said the offense's only low point was the beginning of the second half, when it slowed and only gained one first down during its first three drives. He said the offense can't allow drives to stall coming out at halftime. "Mentally, we got to get tougher and fight through that," Tripp said. "It was unfortunate, but we dug out and we made some big plays and that helped us get the momentum back." The defense rallied and stalled the passing attack in the second half, holding the offense to 16 second half points while scoring 32 of its own. Junior defensive end Ryan Conwell led the comeback with six tackles, including two and one-half for losses, and a key fourth quarter interception that cut the offense's lead to 41-39. Conwell, who sat out most of the April 29 scrimmage because of a pulled hamstring, said he felt fortunate to be a part of the defensive effort Saturday. "I'm just glad to be out there playing again," Conwell said. "The defense really stepped it up in the second half. Everyone did what they needed to do out there." Senior safety Todd McClellan and sophomore cornerback Anthony Rosso also intercepted passes and junior tackle Joe Samuels recorded a game-high seven tackles. Despite the improvement in the second half, the BRADY HENDERSON / THE WESTERN FRONT Western junior defensive end Ryan Conwell, 99, tips and intercepts junior quarterback Ben Hueb-schman's pass during the fourth quarter of Saturday's scrimmage. defensive rally came to an end when sophomore place-kicker Robby Smith made a 29-yard field goal to win the game for the offense. Head coach Robin Ross, who is in his first year at Western, said his team's effort and positive attitude contributed to successful spring practices. "We're all in this thing together," Ross said. "Now we gotta keep forming that bond and make a great team." ---------- Western Front 2006-05-09 - Page 8 ---------- 8 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT SPORTS MAY 9,2006 Telleria sets GNAC record, men finish second BY MICHAEL LEE The Western Front Western senior discus thrower Jessica Telleria is in a class of her own after becoming the first Great Northwest Athletic Conference competitor to win four GNAC championships in a single event. She won her fourth and final championship with a discus throw of 149- 4, guiding the women's track and field team to a fifth place finish Saturday at Western Oregon University in Monmouth, Ore. The Western men's track and field team outperformed competitors from as far away as Alaska and California to place second in the GNAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The conference championships were the team's most important meets of the season, Western senior long and triple jumper Mark Mellein said. "This is the goal of the season," Mellein said. "The whole year really focuses on this meet." The men's team finished first in the 2005 conference championships but failed to repeat as champions as they fell to Central Washington University, the conference's top-ranked men's team, Western senior sprinter Mike Khabibulin said. Assistant sprint coach Peter Hays said last season's championship didn't make them the favorite for Saturday's championships because of Central's performance this season. "The possibility of a repeat (championship) was a portion of (Western's) motivation, I think," Hays said. "We've always been underdogs in these competitions." Khabibulin took first in the 100- meter sprint with a time of 11.1 seconds, while sophomore jumper Kyle McGillen placed first in the long jump with a mark of 22-5 3/4. Western junior Kim Bascom won the triple jump with a mark of 3 8 feet. "They did a really good job of rising to the occasion," Hays said. "They broke some personal bests." The Western track and field team is friendly with Central's because both teams spend time together after meets and in the offseason, Khabibulin said. "Central Washington is the team we're closest to out of all of them," Khabibulin said. "If anyone is going to take the title away from us, it should be them because we're friends." The Vikings compete at the Ken Forman Invitational in Seattle this weekend before national qualifiers travel to the NCAA Division II National Championships May 25 through May 27 in Emporia, Kan. 2006 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Viking Individual Champions Name Clara Cook Kim Bascom Jessica Telleria Event High Jump Triple Jump Discus Throw Mark 5-feet 7- inches 38-feet 149-feet 4-inches Top 5 Team Rankings - 20 Events Scored Seattle Pacific University â€” 203 Western Oregon University â€” 188 Central Washington University â€” 150 Northwest Nazarene University â€” 92 Western Washington University â€” 89 Name Mike Khabibulin Scott Romney Kyle McGillen Event 100-Meter Dash Pole Vault Long Jump Mark 11.10 seconds 15-feet 1-inch 22-feet 5 3/4-inches Top 5 Team Rankings - 21 Events Scored Central Washington University â€” 222 Western Washington University â€” 188 Western Oregon University â€” 107 University of Alaska Anchorage â€” 68 Northwest Nazarene University â€” 60 GRAPHIC BY TAYLOR WILLIAMS ^^ii^^^ffff^^Mt^m^MB^-; iiili B/fU$A7 MCALi 360734-5374 o o 128 W. Holly â€¢ Downtown Bellingham â€¢(360) 733-2180 â€¢ Open 7 Days ---------- Western Front 2006-05-09 - Page 9 ---------- MAY 9,2006 SPORTS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 9 Replica jerseys show allegiance, not stupidity BY ANDREW SLEIGHTER Mark It Zero During game one of the Dallas Mavericks - San Antonio Spurs series, play-by- play announcer Mike Tirico commented on former Spur David Robinson sitting courtside wearing the jersey of current Spur, Manu Ginobli. Tirico said he has a problem with any grown man wearing someone else's jersey, much less a future hall-of-famer like Robinson wearing someone else's name on his back. The argument that grown men shouldn't wear replica jerseys is one I hear a lot from sports analysts who take themselves and their profession too seriously. I suppose Tirico and others like him think wearing jerseys is a silly form of hero worship. Some think wearing jerseys is for younger fans. I admit that if I walk down the street and see a middle-age balding man walking out of a Bally's Total Fitness gym wearing a Carmelo Anthony jersey complete with matching baby blue sweat bands, I chuckle to myself. This brings up an important point â€” the purposes for a jersey should show team support, or fashion. Don't show up at the gym or a pickup game wearing a Kobe Bryant jersey thinking it'll help your game. We all know you paid $70 for the thing, so don't act like it's just another T-shirt. Unless your name is on the back of the jersey, don't play in it. Certain situations allow a grown man to get away with wearing a sports jersey. It's not like anybody is wearing jerseys to work â€” unless you're a rapper. To me, nothing is more majestic than football fans wearing their favorite player's jersey on a Sunday in their living rooms, knocking over a bowl of Sun Chips to jump out of their recliners. Then start dancing and tug the shoulders of their jerseys to display the name of the - player that just caught the winning touchdown. I don't understand where this anti-jersey sentiment comes .from. Adult fans who wear their favorite player's jersey at games aren't silly. They're simply showing the same allegiance that motivates them to buy season tickets, watch games on TV and check the highlights on ESPN - in other words, pay Tirico's salary. It amazes me how condescending sports analysts can be to fans. They act as if a fan wearing a player's jersey is the only way professional athletes get their butts kissed. Every time I turn on the television I see pointless sports features feeding the hype of star athletes. What's worse? Adult fans wearing jerseys or adult journalists presenting pre-game reports featuring the complexity of LeBron What's worse? Adult fans wearing jerseys or adult journalists presenting pre-game reports featuring the complexity of LeBron James' neck beard? James' neck beard? This, by the way, was in ABC's pregame show on Sunday and I found it interesting, considering I too grow the majority of my facial hair below my chin line. Jerseys have taken the fashion world by storm. Fans even get creative with them by joining half of a jersey from a player's old team, and sewing it together with half a jersey from the player's new team. Wearing jerseys featuring former styles and players are some of the most popular right now. These throwback jerseys are the tuxedos _________ of the club scene. So why maintain the attitude that adults who wear jerseys need to grow up or get in touch with reality? Choosing a jersey can be tricky. They aren't cheap, and just because someone's your favorite player today doesn't mean that player won't hold out for a better contract, demand a trade and betray your jersey trust. Don't believe me? Walk around at a Seattle Seahawks game sometime and tell me how many fans are wearing Jon Kitna, Joey Galloway or Brian Bosworth jerseys. Fans donning these jersey busts made unfortunate commitments that, at $70, are hard to break. I, a grown man, am the proud owner of four jerseys. I have a Keyshawn Johnson New York Jets jersey, a Marcus Tubbs Seahawks jersey, an autographed Jerome James Seattle SuperSonics jersey and a Jerome James New York Knicks jersey. From that information alone, any sports fan can tell a lot about me. I'm a man who likes big personalities and the James and Johnson jerseys are evidence of this. A lot of you may wonder why I have two Jerome James jerseys. To be honest, I love the guy. I love that he wore a garbage bag for a cape when the Sonics beat the Sacramento Kings last year in the playoffs. I love how he forgoes hustle in favor of hard clunks and emphatic blocks. The best way for people to know that I'm a Jerome James fan is to wear my jersey out in public, because believe it or not, Jerome doesn't come up a.lot in sports conversations. End this assault on the jersey wearers. Allow fans to be fans and don't criticize those of us who appreciate players enough to wear their names on our backs. Don't be bashful in expressing sports loyalties. Wear your favorite player's jersey proudly in public. In fact, do more than that. Put a poster up on the wall in your cubicle, bang thunder-sticks while you're waiting in line at the bank and listen to the game in the car even if everyone else in your carpool wants to hear music. Be proud to be a fan. Just don't paint your face. It makes you look stupid. 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MICHAEL LYCKLAMA Editor in Chief ClARA O'ROURKE Managing Editor PETER JENSEN Head Copy Editor AMY HARDER JACOB BUCKENMEYER News Editors CANDACE CUSANO Accent Editor SHANNON PROULX Features Editor DERRICK PACHECO Sports Editor TOM KING Opinions Editor TAYLOR WILLIAMS Photo Editor MEGAN SWARTZ SARA THOMPSON Copy Editors PETER THAN MATT VOGT Staff Photographers AARON CUNNINGHAM Cartoonist JEFF ELDER Online Editor JUSTIN MORROW Community Liaison JOHN HARRIS Adviser ALETHEA MACOMBER Business Manager JOEL HALL Advertising Manager FRONTLINE CENSORSHIP Petition restricts speech In response to last week's graphic anti-abortion protest in Red Square, Western senior Cara Pierson began a petition to amend Western's policy to ban such offensive displays from campus because some may consider them hate speech. If this amendment becomes campus policy, it would infringe on every student's right to free speech. Western should not ban any displayâ€”no matter how unattractive or offensive it may be â€” unless the display is breaking the law or purposefully inciting violence. Every American citizen must have free speech and expression. The First Amendment constitutionally protects this right to ensure that minority voices find their way into the country's marketplace of ideas. As students at a publically-funded university, Western students have the constitutional right to peacefully assemble. The First Amendment protected college students in the 1960s and '70s when they opposed the Vietnam War and denounced American soldiers as murderers. Anti-war views were not popular and some could have seen them as hate speech. They offended any American who ever served or considered serving in the military. But preventing those demonstrations would have impoverished America's history because they changed the way Americans looked at a previously unquestioned form of patriotism â€” military service. If Western prevents anti-abortion groups from protesting on campus, the censorship may not stop at anti-abortion rallies. Anti-war protests, opposition to U.S. immigration laws and rallies to legalize drugs all offend certain groups, from U.S. soldiers to employees of Immigration and Naturalization Services, to families of substance abusers. Yet, students the protest offended might have had trouble concentrating in their classes for the remainder of the day. Groups that present on campus should enrich Western's learning environment, not distract and enrage students so they can no longer focus on their studies. Still, students learn more when they are challenged by a foreign perspective, however unsavory, than they do spending weeks in a classroom. An angry reaction to a painful experience is natural, but as a campus community, we should not make hasty decisions we might later regret. Western should promote diversity of ideas, not stifle the voices of others when it hurts to hear what they say. 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: "Why is it drug addicts and computer aficionados are both called users? " â€” Cliff Stoll, astronomer \ WMJ* I'M FRCC Free of Facebook fixation Breaking Web site addiction changes life BY BRADLEY THAYER Assorted Flavors A few weeks ago I did the unthinkable for any college student. I quit Facebobk.com. For those of you unaware of the Web site, check your pulse. The site provides a forum for unhealthy relationships. This became clear when I noticed I was meeting people for the first time at parties and I already knew their favorite movies, musicians, birth date and address. That only happens, of course, if you become addicted. I did. I knew I wasted too much time on the computer. I kept checking Facebook incessantly. I treated the site the same way women eat doughnuts â€” cutting the doughnuts up into little pieces so they feel better about eating the whole thing. I only checked Facebook in 15-minute increments, but I probably wasted at least 20 hours a week on the Web site. It was bad. I was taking pictures of myself, by myself and solely for my Facebook profile. Whenever I hung out with friends, we would only talk about who wrote what on so-and-so's wall, or the latest profile update by what's-her-name. To my credit, though, I was never one of those annoying guys who posted pictures of himself half-naked. Let's consider ourselves lucky for that. I couldn't handle this unhealthy obsession anymore. My roommate bet me two 40s of Olde English malt liquor that I couldn't quit my addiction for all of spring quarter, which was the motivation I needed. If somebody tells me I can't do something, I usually use that as motivation to get it done. And if I can't do it, well, I just don't tell anyone I tried. Denial. It's the American way. When it came time to give up Facebook, I turned on my computer and hesitated. I was giving up a Web site as integral to my everyday life since Nov. 29, 2004, as my right arm. Truthfully, it wasn't easy. Quitting was like getting shots at the doctor's office.'as a little kid. Before it happened I cried, threw a 30-minute fit and asked "why?" After it happened, though, I was flexing while looking in the mirror, acting fough and wiping the tears from my face. Maybe I'm exaggerating the emotional extremity of the situation, but you get the picture. see HOOKED, page 11 ---------- Western Front 2006-05-09 - Page 11 ---------- MAY 9,2006 OPINIONS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 11 Would you approve of censorship of protests like last week's? Compiled by Shawna Walls Kim Byrkett Junior, human services Some stu^f^s |f||| had to go tjr*thej^ counseling center. That's where your free speech ends â€” when you start hurting people enough that they need to get help. IthintiÂ§fet l|lj| allowing for J^ demonstrations doesn 't foster communication. Ithinkthe^ f% demonstrations J^ open discussions. I think that's how we learn. Elise LaFleur Senior, creative writing Nathaniel Holden Sophomore, Fairhaven College Hooked: Columnist quits online social network, realizes moderation is key to happiness CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 The hardest part was giving up those friends I'd never met in real life, and with whom Facebook was my sole connection. I lost the people who randomly asked for my friendship or poked me but never explained why. I miss and love you all, even if I still have no idea who the hell you are. New Online Course! 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Show more2005_1115 ---------- Western Front 2005-11-15 - Page 1 ---------- THE WESTERN FRONT TUESDAY NOVEMBER 15,2005 WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY An independent student newspaper serving the campus community since 1970. ISSUE 17, VOLUME 135 Police subdue student with Tasers Freshman ingested hallucinogens, which spurred outburst Thursday BY AMY HARDER The Western Front A force of four police officers and three medics restrained Western freshman Alex Rich with Tasers early Thursday morning. Rich said his episode was the result of ingesting psilocybin mushrooms, an illegal hallucinogenic drug. The incident occurred at approximately 1:30 a.m. After ingesting the mushrooms, Rich fell from the third story of Higginson Hall onto a bike rack in the residence hall's inner courtyard, said Western junior Barbara Martin, who witnessed the event. "I was just experimenting with something that I shouldn't have been," Rich said. "It was basically a nightmare that I never want to experience again. I am lucky to be alive right now." Officers did not arrest Rich for the altercation, Jim Shaw, University Police Chief and Western's director of public safety said. Rich said this was his first time ingesting psilocybin mushrooms, and it will also be his last. The University Police responded to a medical-aid call at Higginson Hall at 1:41 a.m., Shaw said. One UP officer and. three medics arrived atHigginson Hall to find Rich lying next to the bike rack, according to the police report. UP Officer Chris Davis did not know when he arrived that Rich was under the influence of a hallucinogenic drug, just that a student had fallen from the building, Shaw said. Rich became combative when one of the medics tried to hold his head and assess his injuries, he said. "The minute he touched him things went from bad to worse," Shaw said. Rich said he was screaming and hallucinating about imaginary figures and people chasing him. He said he does not remember most of the incident but vaguely recalls certain parts Taser facts â€¢ Tasers are available in two main types: a high-powered version police officers use and a less-powerful one civilians can purchase. â€¢ Some versions deliver a jolt of up to 50,000 volts of electricity from as far as 21 feet away. â€¢ Tasers stun people by causing uncontrollable muscle contractions. Information courtesy of CBC.ca of the hallucinations. The UP officers at the scene called for Bellingham Police Department assistance after Rich bit Davis so severely he needed immediate medical attention, Shaw said. UP Cpl. Joe Bailey arrived at the scene shortly before two Bellingham police officers, Shaw said. "He was kicking and flailing at the EMT," Shaw said. "He continued to resist, despite warnings that he'd be Tasered. They didn't just immediately see TASERS, page 6 JARED YOAKUM / THE WESTERN FRONT University Police Chief Jim Shaw is considering organizing a public meeting this week to discuss the police's tactics. Mt. Baker Ski Area boasts record inches BY DAN GROHL The Western Front The Mt. Baker Ski Area opened Nov. 8 after early-season snow blanketed it with 27 inches. Since it opened, the area has had a larger base than any other ski area in the world, said Gwyn Howat, Mt. Baker Ski Area spokeswoman. Opening day set three records for the ski area, Howat said. In addition to being the earliest the ski area has opened in a decade, it was the deepest snow on opening day in the ski area's history, Howat said. "People were very excited to have snow after last season," Howat said. "People flew in from all parts of the country for the opening." One group of snow enthusiasts came from Mammoth Mountain in California, Howat said. Professional skiers and snowboarders as well as local amateurs took to the slopes Nov. 11 to 13, in what might have been the busiest opening weekend in the ski area's history, Howat said. The ski area does not have attendance numbers yet, Howat said. "There was a kind of a party atmosphere all weekend," Howat said. "We set a record on beer sales." A storm this past weekend dumped more than 36 inches of fresh powder on the slopes, PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MT. BAKER SKI AREA Chairlift 6 is one of seven chairlifts the Mt. Baker Ski Area has operated since opening Tuesday to record attendance and record snowfall-building an 88-inch base, Howat said. As of Monday, the ski area still has the world's deepest base. "The snow was pretty good for this early in the season, but the mixed snow being blown down the hill made for some unpleasant rides up the chairs." said Western senior Matt Greenstreet, who went skiing Thursday. Because of last season's dismal 439- inch snowfall, the ski area extended title deadline for discounted season-pass rates for last year's season-pass holders from Oct. 21 to Dec. 9, Howat said. This is so customers can wait to see if this season's conditions will be better than last year. People who did not purchase a season pass last year do not qualify for the extension. Weather forecasts predict a snowier season than the 439 inches of snow the ski area received last season. The Whatcom County Auditor's Office continues to count mail-in ballots from Tuesday's election. The auditor's office has until Nov. 29 to finalize county election results, although most races have been decided. All updates are as of Monday. Ballots issued: 104,034 Ballots received: 49,086 Undecided races: Initiative 1 (which would add fluoride to Bellingham's water): Votes for: 6,372 (49.06%) Votes against: 6,616 (50.94%) County Council District 2 seat: Laurie Caskey- Schreiber: 17,971 votes (54.17%) Craig Mayberry: 15,138 votes (45.63%) County Council District 3 seat: Mike Kent: 15,490 votes (47.51%) Carl Weimer: 17,050 votes (52.29%) Information courtesy of the Whatcom County Auditor's Office CULTURAL EXCHANGE Western students learn new languages and experience different cultures during travels abroad FEATURES, PAGE 8 HOCKEY HUMBLED Western's club hockey team loses to the University of Washington Friday and Saturday SPORTS, PAGE 10 FAST-FOOD FOLLIES Customers will not see the nutritional facts McDonald's will post until after they purchase their food OPINIONS, PAGE 14 WEATHER Wednesday: Sunny Hi: 50 Low: 36 Thursday: Sunny . Hi: 52 Low: 36 H i l l www.westemfrontonline.com ---------- Western Front 2005-11-15 - Page 2 ---------- 2 â€¢- THE WESTERN FRONT NlWÂ£ NOVEMBER 15,2005 COPS BOX \ 'iking oices LibbyBode Senior, elementary education William Costello Junior, economics liana Knudsen Senior, philosophy Nov; 11,2:04 a.m-: Officers arrested What has been your least favorite job? / had to clean poop off the wall of the Value Village bath- Compiled by Susie Prussack room. 5} / worked in a cardboard- box factory this summer. I was the underappreciated guy who got yelled at a lot. *)1 I worked at an art camp as a counselor. The children would put papier-mache in your hair and they 'd throw crab apples. 95 AP Wire news briefs STATE NEWS NATIONAL NEWS Work continues on rockslide at Snoqualmie Pass Road crews have started their second week of work at the site of a rockslide that temporarily closed Snoqualmie Pass Nov. 6. State transportation officials said workers are fitting the rock face with 20-foot-long bolts and filling holes with quick-drying epoxy, a fiberglass hardener. Workers are also acquiring jackhammers that can reach up to eight stories to remove loose rock. The Washington State Department of Transportation has restricted traffic on the main east-west corridor since Nov. 6, when refrigerator-sized boulders slid into the westbound lanes of Interstate 90. The slide blocked the freeway approximately 6.5 miles east of the pass. Traffic reopened, but speed and lane closures remain. 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. Boise State University may eliminate smoking on campus Officials at Idaho's Boise State University are considering snuffing out cigarettes everywhere on the 175-acre campus. The university has already banned smoking in all buildings and has one smoke-free entrance to each building. But the school's head of health services Ferdinand Schlapper wants a complete ban. He said he would also like to remove smoking from the planet. Schlapper said high-achieving students would be drawn to a healthier learning environment if the university banned smoking. But he said a poll he conducted of the faculty, students and staff showed that only approximately 34 percent support his idea. TheCollege Tobacco Prevention Resource, a nonprofit organization that provides assistance to colleges attempting to control tobacco, said if Boise State eliminates smoking, it would be the first college in the country to do so. INTERNATIONAL NEWS Experts call for tests on British man who rid himself of HTV AIDS experts are requesting more tests on a British man who claims his body rid itself of the virus that causes AIDS. Andrew Stimpson, 25, told two British newspapers he tested positive for HTV in August 2002, but 14 months later his tests came back negative. The hospital that conducted Stimpson's HTV tests confirms he had a positive test followed by a negative one, but would not say this meant he was cured. Kiss from Thai transvestites is costly for tourists Thai police are warning tourists about a new scam. Members of a Thai transvestite gang have confessed to hiding strong sedatives in their mouths, spitting them down the throats of victims during deep kissing and robbing the drugged tourists. Three transvestites arrested in Bangkok this past week confessed to the scheme. Police said they robbed a Bangladeshi businessman of more than $7,300 in cash and valuables. Police said the victim told investigators he met the three transvestites in a bar and invited them back to his apartment. After kissing one, he said he felt dizzy and passed out. When he woke up his cash, watch, mobile phone and computer were gone. Apolice officer had this warning for tourists: "Don't rush to kiss a stranger on the mouth or you will end up in a deep sleep." Compiled by Andrew Irvine AP Wire courtesy KUGS 89.3-FM WWU Official Announcements - PLEASE POST ALL STUDENTS EXPECTING TO GRADUATE at the close of spring quarter must have a degree application on file in the Registrar's Office by Dec. 2. Students wishing to graduate during summer quarter 2006 must have a degree application on file by March 10. PARKING LOT RESERVATIONS. â€¢ Fifty spaces will be reserved at 9 a.m. Nov. 15 in lot 12A for those attending the Benefits Fair. â€¢ Forty spaces will be reserved at 9 a.m. Nov. 16 in lot 12A for those attending the Law and Public Policy Information Fair. FACULTY ARE REMINDED THAT RESERVED PARKING SPACES are available for their use after hours and weekends with a valid parking permit or bus pass, as posted in lots 10G, 17G and Parks Hall. THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST (MPT) will be held in OM 120 at 3 p.m. Mondays on Nov. 21 and 28, and at 9 a.m. Thursdays on Nov. 17, Dec. 1 and 8. Registration is not required. Students must bring photo identification, their student number, Social Security number, and a No. 2 pencil. A fee of $15 is payable in the exact amount at test time. Allow 90 minutes. THE MILLER ANALOGIES TEST (MAT) IS ADMINISTERED BY APPOINTMENT ONLY as a computer-based test. Make an appointment in person in OM 120 or by calling X/3080. A $60 fee is payable at test time. The test takes about 1V* hours. Preliminary scores are available immediately; official results are mailed within 15 days. WEST-B TEST. All applying for admission to state-approved teacher education programs must meet the minimum passing score on the basic skills assessment by the application deadline. Visit www.west.nesinc.com for registration information and a study guide. Registration deadlines are several weeks in advance. Test dates for 2005-06 are Nov. 19, jan. 21, March 11, May 13, and July 15. WEST-E PRAXIS. Washington state requires anyone seeking teacher certification and teachers seeking additional endorsements to pass a subject knowledge assessment in the chosen endorsement area (the Washington Educator Skills Test â€” Endorsement, or WEST-E). The state has chosen specific Praxis II series tests to meet this requirement, visit www.ets.org/praxis/prxwa.html for online registration information. Registration bulletins are also available in MH 216. THE RECREATION PROGRAM APPLICATION DEADLINE is Friday, Nov. 18. Application materials and a pre-scheduled faculty interview must be completed by that date. For more information, stop by CV 6 or call X/3782. HAROLD AND LYLA LANT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS are now available to students pursuing a career as a lawyer and who have applied to an accredited law school. Full description and application materials are available in Academic Advising and Tutorial Services, OM 380. Deadline is Feb. 1. FALL GROUP OFFERINGS THROUGH THE COUNSELING CENTER include â€¢ Relaxation Training, drop in for one or all sessions, 4 p.m. Thursdays, OM 540; â€¢ Ride the Emotional Wave, drop in for one or all sessions, 3 to 4:20 p.m. Wednesdays, OM 540. TO LEARN IF WESTERN IS CLOSED DURING STORMY WEATHER, call 360-650-6500 after 6:30 a.m. or tune to KGMI (790 AM), KBAI (930 AM), KPUG (1170 AM), KUGS (89.3 FM), KISM (92.9 FM), KAFE (104.3 FM) or KWPZ (106.5 FM). The decision to remain open or to close will be broadcast beginning between 6:15 and 6:30 a.m. STORM LINE/EMERGENCY HOTLINE CARDS FOR POSTING IN THE OFFICE OR AT HOME have been sent to each employee via campus mail. Employees who did not receive one, or who need additional cards, may call the Office of University Communications, X/3350. Employers On-Campus For complete and updated information, including locations and deadlines, visit www.career.wwu.edu or stop by OM 280. Nov. 14: â€¢ United Parcel Service; Nov. 17: All Star Fitness; â€¢ The State PIRGS. ---------- Western Front 2005-11-15 - Page 3 ---------- NOVEMBER 15,2005 NEWS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 3 Jessica's Law could jail sex offenders for 25 years BY JULIE WAGGONER The Western Front Approximately 50 supporters of Jessica's Law discussed ways to ensure that state correctional facilities keep sexual predators behind bars for at least 25 years at the first Pass Jessica's Law rally, which took place Wednesday at the Bloedel Donovan Multipurpose Room in Bellingham. Jessica's Law is named for 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford, who was abducted, raped and murdered by a convicted sex offender in Florida in March. The legislation would mandate 25 years to life in prison for those convicted of molesting a child younger than 12 years old. Currently jail terms for sex offenders are set at the ruling judge's discretion and typically range from 64 to 78 months. Activists are working to pass versions of Jessica's Law in 47 states, including Washington. Florida, Arizona and Louisiana have equivalent legislation already in place. The law will go before the Legislature for a vote in November 2006. The law would also require state correctional facilities to use a Global Positioning System to track released offenders for the rest of their lives. Jessica's Law would also include outfitting previously convicted and released offenders by monitoring them with GPS transmitters. State officials are already required to notify the public of the date of the release and the address of sex offenders, said Lisa Lockwood, 44, a Ferndale School District elementary school teacher, who helped organize the rally. "We have watched child after child after child be murdered by repeat offenders," JULffi WAGGONER / THE WESTERN FRONT State Rep. Doug Ericksen, R-Bellingham, is a member of the Washington state Legislature, which is responsible for passing Jessica's Law. said Bellingham resident Kathy Cross, 51, who organized the rally with Lockwood and the organization Supportive Parents and Friends. Supportive Parents and Friends began in 2003 and is committed to stopping child molestation. The group advocates for the rights of sexually molested children, Lockwood said. Lockwood discovered in November 2000 that her ex-husband had molested 14 children, including her daughter beginning when she was 11 years old, but because of plea bargaining the state charged him with molesting one victim and sentenced him to four months in jail. "I thought it was an inefficient, ineffective, unfair, unjust system," Lockwood said. "I had no idea that's the way things happened. Just because it's a crime against kids we absolutely refuse to recognize how detrimental it is." State representative Al O'Brien, D- Mountlake Terrace, attended the rally and said he became an advocate for Jessica's Law when he heard that Joseph Duncan III, a convicted sex offender, kidnapped and repeatedly raped 8-year-old Shasta Groene and her 9-year-old brother Dylan in Idaho this past summer. Duncan murdered Dylan, his brother, mother and mother's boyfriend, but police found Shasta alive. O'Brien heads the Criminal Justice and Corrections Committee, which will consider the bill before it goes to the vote. "The current approach is failing children because of its focus on treatment for everyone â€” the victim, the perpetrator, the family," said Jim Hines, founder and president of Preserve Childhood Innocence, a month-old Internet- based organization that encourages concerned citizens to work to change laws and protect children by serving as a resource. Hines has worked to protect children from sexual predators since a convicted sex offender raped his neighbor Theresa Gibbs' 12-year-old daughter in 2003. He said he strongly objects to the broad application of the Special Sex Offender Sentence Alternative, which provides treatment-based prison alternatives, such as therapy and counseling, in combination with^probation and limited jail time for repeat sex offenders. The state Legislature passed the law in 1984 to encourage children to tell the police if family members or other trusted adults were molesting them by removing the fear of sending a loved one to prison, but Hines said prosecutors now use it too often to avoid the expense of long-term prison sentences. "I think we're too light on sex offenders," said Bellingham resident Amelia Lunde, 55, who attended the rally. "If a child is molested at 10 or 12, they have 60 or 70 years to live with that crime, while the perpetrator goes to jail for lOyears. I think anyone who victimizes young children is a very sick individual." The state Legislature also passed the 1990 Community Protection Act, which alerts the public when the state releases a sex offender. At the rally State Rep. Doug Ericksen, R-Bellingham, stressed the importance of having clear goals and standing firm in the fight to pass Jessica's Law. "I'm not going to pass the bill this year; you guys are going to pass the bill," Ericksen said to the audience. "We need to send a very clear message to the Legislature â€” 'We expect you guys to keep people who rape children locked up in jail for 25 years.'" clear access means you have a bstt r rnp 1 m%Â£ gt; It's time to cut the cord and ditch the dial-up. With Clearwire? simply sign up and plug our wireless modem into any power outlet in your home, office, or any other location In our coverage area. Now that's choice. 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Communications - 354-7867 Mt Vernon ^Digital Systems and Solutions - 424-3381 % Mobile Music - 424-4354 Sedro-Wooliey * Cascade Satellite-854-7811 ^Destination Wireless - 855-1911 ---------- Western Front 2005-11-15 - Page 4 ---------- 4 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS NOVEMBER 15,2005 Students work to broaden applieatioii race opti^ BY MARY ANDOM The Western Front As one of the newest Associated Students clubs, the Mixed Identity Student Organization is trying to broaden the ethnic and racial components of college applications throughout the nation. Mavin, a Seattle-based group that advocates for people with mixed identities, spearheaded the One Box Isn't Enough campaign in partnership with clubs throughout America, including the Mixed Identity Student Organization. Mavin's goal is to gather 10,000 signatures to petition the U.S. Department of Education to comply with the Office of Management and Budget's guideline about the race portions of college applications. The Mixed Identity Student Organization gathered 400 to 500 signatures from Western. "We fell short of our goal, finally ending up with over 3,200 signatures," said Alfredo Padilla, project manager for Mavin's petition drive. In 1997, the federal Office of Management and Budget instituted policies that allowed individuals to mark one or more races on forms that request ethnic and race information, such as college applications. The office required all federal agencies to implement this change by January 2003. Two years later, the Department of Education has yet to comply with this regulation and has repeatedly requested deadline extensions. As a result, college campuses throughout the country have stalled in changing their data-collection methods until the department creates its own guidelines. Western's club used Mavin's campaign to recruit members and to let fellow students know about the problems multiracial students have finding representation. On Western's application forms, applicants have the option to check boxes for all of the ethnic or racial groups with which they identify. The information, is optional but assists the university with outreach programs and population analysis. Western junior club co-chair Michaela O' Brien said none of the club's members identified with one ethnic group when they filled out applications. O'Brien, who identified herself as Caucasian and Filipino on college applications, said her father is Norwegian, German and Irish and her mother is Spanish, Filipino and Irish. She said applications do not accurately reflect multiracial identity, and she doesn't like the thought of checking other because it does not represent her identity. Although some colleges allow students to check more than one box, those colleges' admissions offices may enter only one race into databases calculating racial 5. Roce, fthnicity. ancf Multicultural t-xpt-rience Western Washington University is committed to creating a welcoming community that values diversify. Providing the foifowing information is optional, but turffl assist with outreach programs and is used for statistical purposes. What race/ethnldtydo you consider yourself? Check all that apply. Please specify if you Indicate "Other". Asian American: c Asian Indian (Â«oo gt; a Cambodian ( lt;04) o Chinese { lt;Â»Â» a Filipino (Â«*) o Japanese (6ii) o Native American: Hispanic or Latino origin: o Mexican/Mexican American/ CnScanopju) a Puerto Rican(ra?) b Korean lt;*Â« gt; q Laotian (61 j gt; 0 Thai .Â«nÂ« gt; o Vietnamese (Â«m d Other: Pacific Islander: a Native Cuamanian (Â«60) D Hawaiian (6sj) o Samoan (6ss gt; D Other:_ a Black / African American tÂ»m o Caucasian or White (too) a Aleut (Mi) a Eskimo pss) a Multi-racial: a Other ethnicity: jfk*ieif* yvto**Kmk gt;n) Are you an enrolled member? a Yes a No D Cuban vm a Other: ILLUSTRATION COURTESY OF WESTERN'S OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS Section five of Western's admission application, which asks applicants to specify their race and ethnicity, is optional but aids the university in tracking student demographics. demographics, O' Brien said. Western freshman and club member Sharde Mills said her identity is not represented when she has to check boxes. "When I mark the boxes white and black, they might disregard my white identity and use only my black identity to boost numbers in the minority population," Mills said. Western graduate student Jesse Moore, a multicultural outreach specialist for Western's admissions office, said Western uses the race and ethnic section of its applications to assess and track the race of applicants and the race of students Western accepts. Without the race, and ethnic section, the university would have some difficulty assessing how certain ethnic groups are represented on campus. O'Brien said that although she does not agree with the structure of the race and ethnic component of applications, she agrees the information is necessary. "Including the multiracial category on Western's application is a small stepping stone to improving the whole section, and it makes a difference to me," O' Brien said. "But I don't think this section within itself can completely identify anyone." Section five of Western's application, which is titled race, ethnicity and multicultural experience, lists 26 racial identities. These categories are from the U.S. Census. No option exists for applicants of Middle-Eastern, descent and students of European or African ethnicity can only specify their ethnic origin by checking other and writing in their ethnicity under the Black/African or white or Caucasian category. Western junior Bernard Ikegwuoha supports the campaign to broaden ethnic and racial categories on Western's applications but is not a member of the club. Ikegwuoha, who is Nigerian, said the Black/African- American category ignores the ethnic diversity within the group. He said he checks black and specifies his Nigerian heritage. "It frustrates me sometimes that I am generalized into a box that doesn't accurately reflect my identity," Ikegwuoha said. "I need a box that embodies more than my skin color. My culture is important too." 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Tasers are less violent than pepper spray or batons and do not have a lasting effect on the individual, Shaw said, regarding police's reasoning behind using the device. "He wasn't responding to anyone holding him down," Shaw said. "You don't use a Taser just because it's there â€”: you use it to overcome the resistance of an individual." Martin said that by this time 50 to 75 Higginson residents heard the noise from the incident, came out of their rooms and witnessed the rest of the 30-minute event. After tying Rich with zip ties and putting a mesh bag, also known as a spit shield, over his head, authorities forced him into an ambulance, Shaw said. He said the officers applied the spit shield to prevent Rich from spitting blood into the officers' faces. "I realize now that for my own safety I had to be detained," Rich said. The medics took Rich to St. Joseph Hospital, where he stayed most of Thursday, Shaw said. Nicci Noteboom, public relations specialist for the hospital, said doctors treated and released Rich. Federal patient-privacy laws prohibit the hospital from releasing any further information regarding Rich. "All I have right now is bruises, soreness, cuts and swelling," Rich said. "My face is pretty banged up, and both my hands swelled up because I was trying to get out of the cuffs. There are also a bunch of marks on my back (from the Tasers)." Rich said he is recovering better now that he is out of the hospital. "It was painful to do any movement," Rich said. "I really couldn't move after my night in the hospital. It has been a process of healing to be able to walk without pain. I still have pain when walking now in my feet and back." Rich attended a meeting Monday with Western's Dean of Students Ted Pratt to discuss the repercussions of his actions, Rich said. Rich is suspended from Western for the rest of fall quarter and all of winter quarter, Pratt said. He violated the Student Rights and Responsibilities Code, which the Western Bulletin sets forth for Western students, Pratt said. The university distributes the bulletin before fall quarter begins each year. "It's not about beating anybody up," Pratt said, referring to Rich's suspension. "We look at each situation as a development opportunity for the student first and foremost." The UP and the Residence Life office are considering providing an informational meeting this week for witnesses who want to better understand the procedure the police used, Shaw said. "It was a rather astonishing show of violence needing to subdue a very violent person," Martin said. "It's just upsetting when you witness that." The meeting would allow students to ask questions about the event and the use of Tasers, Shaw said. "If there are concerns, we certainly want JARED YOAKUM / THE WESTERN FRONT Western freshman Alex Rich fell from the third story of Higginson Hall onto a bike rack Thursday morning. to address them," Shaw. said. "To somebody, four to five police officers are excessive, but actually it minimizes the opportunity for somebody to be injured." The UP acquired the Tasers a year ago and have only used them one other time, Shaw said. The other case was three months ago when a non-student was fleeing a burglary in the Fairhaven Complex, Shaw said. After his experience, Rich said he will not experiment with hallucinogenic drugs again, and he hopes other students realize the dangers of hallucinogenic drugs. "Be really careful what you want to experiment with in college," Rich said. "You never know how drastic and unexpected the effects will be. If you are experimenting with drags you should really, really take a second look at it." Seahawks commend Western BY TYLER HUEY The Western Front Halftone shows at Seattle Seahawks football games are normally reserved for marching bands or scantily clad cheerleaders, but a ceremony honoring Western's green-power program entertained the crowd at Sunday's game. Puget SoundEnergy nominated Western for the annual Power Player Award, which honors individuals and organizations that conserve energy throughout the Puget Sound region. Seattle City Light co-sponsors the event, and the Seahawks play host to the ceremony. Western President Karen Morse represented the university at the game and accepted the award before a crowd of more than 60,000 fans. Western received the honor because this school year the university began purchasing all of its electricity from renewable sources with the help of student fees. Rachel Zommick, 2004-2005 Western Associated Students president, said the award is relevant because students can relate with the National Football League. "I think that since the Seahawks are popular it will let students know where their fees are going," she said. "It shows that Western is a player and that we're not just some hippie school worried about the environment." Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management WWU College of Business and Economics Join us for the Lean Panel Discussion: "Practical Lean Principles" Speakers from: ~ Fluke Corporation ~ Gemba Research - Crane Aerospace Question and answer session to follow. Help build a community, become a... ^ To get involved, contact: The Educational Society for Resource Management Meetings: Wed. at 6:00p.m. in Parks Hall 146 Free food and drinks. Everyone welcome! 11/9 - Guest speaker Steve I lenkel ( Dn -Ha/) 11/16- Guest speaker: Target 11/23 - No meeting. Happy Thanksgiving! 11/30 - No meeting. 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Students who experience the sweet taste of foreign food, the sand of exotic beaches and the voices of people who speak a foreign language will not easily forget the challenges and benefits of studying abroad. Western senior and Spanish major Lind-sey Von Moos studied abroad this past summer, and Julia Kroepfl is a senior Austrian exchange student and environmental studies major studying at Western for the year. The two students said their experiences abroad have taught them far more than classroom studies could teach about languages and cultures. "A guy came up to me after class and asked me how I was doing and then just walked away," said Kroepfl, laughing at the curt American greeting: "People don't do that in Austria. The people aren't as friendly, but if you get to know them and someone asks you how you're doing, you have a conversation." Kroepfl arrived in the United States Aug. 17 and visited Illinois, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and Oregon before Western's fall quarter began. American greetings are one of many cultural differences Kroepfl has adjusted to since settling in at Western. "Here, you are forced to attend class." Kroepfl said. "In Austria, you have more freedom. You don't have to go to class unless for lab. You have to learn where to get information, organize yourself and make more effort to educate yourself." Austria residents younger than 26 receive grants from the Austrian government, that can pay for schooling or other expenses such as rent and food, Kroepfl said. The government is paying for Kroepfl's study-abroad costs except her living expenses, she said. "The (Austrian) government gives parents money to support their children," Kroepfl said. "Parents receive money to support their families, and if they don't have enough for studies they receive grants." Family, friends and food are the major aspects of home Kroepfl said she misses most, but she said she would stay longer than her one-year program if she could. Kroepfl said the United States interested her because it gave her the opportunity to study in an English-speaking country far from home and experience cultural diversity. "There are a lot of cliches in Austria about America â€” like the food is bad, the land is beautiful, the education system is bad and that life is like a show," Kroepfl said. "This was a dream of mine since childhood to get to know a new land, a new language, a new culture." Von Moos also had the opportunity to study abroad. This past summer she left the United States June 11 and returned Aug. 24 after taking a Hispanic-American literature class, two Spanish grammar classes and a conversation class at the University of Guadalajara in Mexico. "I had a layover in Vegas and had 25 minutes to grab my luggage, go through security and find my international gate," Von Moos said, recalling her ordeal at the airport. "My first thought when I got off the plane in Mexico was, 'I hope they didn't PHOTO COURTESY OF LINDSEY VON MOOS Western senior Lindsey Von Moos visited an open-air market in Tonala, Mexico, a small town outside of Guadalajara known for its crafts, furniture and home decor. She participated in a 10-week Cultural Experiences Abroad program June 11 to Aug. 24, during which time she took classes at the University of Guadalajara. lose my luggage.'" Von Moos said she decided to study in Guadalajara because 'of itS'tity; envtrOiorrient coupled with the ability to visit surrounding smaller towns. While there, Von Moos stayed with a widow, Esthela Gonzalez, and her 21-year-old son Jaime Gonzalez, neither of whom spoke English. "We (Von Moos and her two roommates) hardly ever ate out because there was no way we were going to miss Sefiora's (Esthela's) cooking â€” it was so good," Von Moos said, pointing toward a picture of Senora perched over a kitchen counter. Von Moos participated in Western's Cultural Experiences Abroad program, which offers a five-week program and a 10-week program during summer quarter. Von Moos and her American roommate Jenny Johnson, 20, from Texas A M University in College Station, Texas, chose the 10-week program. "Jenny and I clicked instantly," Von Moos said, opening an e-mail written entirely in Spanish from' a fhefcdJsb meiin' Guadalajara. "We were in a foreign place all alone, so we became friends really fast. It helped that our program took us to Puerto Vallarta, the Jose Cuervo tequila factory, smaller towns, and the directors were in their late 20s and always had good advice on places to go." Von Moos said day trips to the beach and meeting up with friends she and Johnson made while traveling in Mexico was half the fun of studying abroad. Von Moos traveled to Puerto Vallarta and Manzanillo while in Mexico, she said. "We would get on a bus and then randomly get off the bus so we could explore," she said. While looking at a photo on her laptop, Von Moos motioned toward the earrings dangling from her ears in the picture. PHOTO COURTESY OF LINDSEY VON MOOS While studying abroad, Western senior Lindsey Von Moos visited La Cat-edral, located in the Centra Historico in Guadalajara, Mexico. "I would have never guessed it before I got there, but Guadalajara is a very posh city," Von" MdoffsaMri''Pe^^ all of the time and there were show stores on every corner. I definitely brought the habit of wearing accessories back from Guadalajara." Von Moos returned from Mexico Aug. 24, happy to see her friends and family but missing what she left behind in Mexico, she said. "The first few weeks you're abroad you're like, 'Wow, I'm here, this is great,' but then it becomes normal," Von Moos said. "When people asked us where we were from, we wouldn't say the United States, we would say Guadalajara." Like many students who study abroad, Von Moos took out a loan to pay for her trip, which cost approximately $6,000. She said she would not let financial limitations stand in the way of her opportunity. ' "I would encourage anyone who wants to immerse themselves in another culture, language and people to study abroad," she said. Western students interested in study abroad can visit Western's International Programs and Exchanges building near the Communications Facility on south campus. "When students come in and are interested about study abroad, I give them the 7 Easy Steps to Study Abroad paper and tell them to check our Web site but," said Miku Gleason, Western senior and International Programs and Exchanges employee. Students should keep in mind while researching that international programs are for students who want to be introduced to local people, other students and towns, and exchanges are for independent students who will not have a problem making new friends and being on their own, Gleason said. Students then need to choose which country they want to visit and make an appointment with a counselor at the IPE office to determine application deadlines, which vary for every program. "I'm still getting used to it (America)," Kroepfl said. "Everything moves so fast, but it's not a bad feeling. You adapt yourself to some habits whether you like them or not." ---------- Western Front 2005-11-15 - Page 9 ---------- NOVEMBER 15,2005 FEATURES THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 9 ATTIC TREASURES Revealing armory building history BY KIRSTEN DUBOIS The Western Front As a child, searching for lost treasure in the attic was a great exploration. Rummaging through trunks full of dusty scrapbooks and ancient pictures revealed mysteries. Snooping around in the National Guard Armory building, known as Western's attic because it is frequently used for storage, is a treasure hunt. Rummaging through this attic uncovered little-known facts about Western's history. Western bought the armory building, located at 214 E. Pine St., from the Washington National Guard for $1 in 1972. It became a surplus building when the National Guard moved to a newer building at the Bellingham Airport and no longer needed the facility. Western's theatre arts department uses the basement of the armory as a shop where students construct props and scenes for Western plays. The rest of the building contains stored objects ranging from artifacts from Western's anthropology department to Fairhaven College artwork to theater costumes. "Right now, it's mainly filled with the institution's furniture, but it used to be a skating rink," said Jim Korski, Western's direct tor of space administration. The National Guard converted its drill floor, where the military conducted drill practice, into a public roller-skating rink in 1953 because it rarely used the space for military purposes. Part of the contract when Western bought the building was that it keep Wm$SmWMaÂ£$MÂ§ ^^grinfc foxa minimum of one year, Korski said. Western in fact kept the rink, known as Mead's Rolleradium, for 36 years until 1989 when the university opted not to repair the floors, which had water damage from drainage that leaked into the building from the hillside on which it was built, said Gladys Mead, 80, of Mount Vernon. Mead ran the Rolleradium with her husband Ray from 1973 to 1989. The rink originally opened in November 1953. Ted Bruland, a Bellingham resident who had previously owned a skating rink in Feradale, ran the armory's skating rink until 1973. The National Guard still owned the armory at this time and conducted drill practice there once a week and one weekend of each month. The National Guard loaned the main floor of the building to the Army Reserve, which also had drill practice onee a week, said Bellingham resident Jerry Bruland, 71, son of Ted Bruland and a staff member at the rink from 1953 to 1989. When the Meads took over the rink in 1973, blue and yellow carpet and light yellow walls surrounded the rink, which was lined with benches for observers and skaters in need of a break. Mostly high school students worked for the Meads while the Rolleradium was in business. The owners installed a concession stand and played records high school students brought in, depending on how appropriate the lyrics were, Gladys Mead said. "We really had a lot of work to do, but it was great," she said. "Ray and I skated all our lives and loved it so much. That's what made running the rink so fun." Both Ray and Gladys Mead began skating competitively at an early age in Pennsylvania, and skated together in New York, Illinois and Washington as well. They moved to Washington in 1943, the year after they married, and skated in Burlington, where they lived. Under the instruction of Jerry and Marlene Bruland, the Rolleradium offered skating lessons, ran a skating club where skaters could compete in meets and played host to events such as birthday parties and school parties. Before the Meads took over in 1973, Ted Bruland, the original owner, held physical education classes for Western students, Jerry Bruland said. Marlene Bruland also taught Tiny Tots lessons to children ages 3 to 7 at the rink. five-day skating show once a year and sent its skaters to competitive meets throughout the state, Gladys Mead said. "One of my favorite things was that we used to have spaghetti dinners to raise money for our skaters to compete," she said. The Rolleradium was a community-oriented place where Western students and Bellingham residents went for fun and friends. Gladys Mead said so many people came to skate during a period of time that the Meads had to buy extra skates to accommodate the high numbers attending the rink. Nearly 2,000 people skated at the rink each week during this time, Jerry Bruland said. In the mid-'60s, the Bellingham Police Department played host to a free skating day and nearly 800 people attended. Skating parties at the armory were so popular that groups had to reserve the rink a year and a half in advance, he.'-said. \ KIRSTEN DUBOIS / THE WESTERN FRONT Western has owned the National Guard Armory building on Pine Street since 1972. Western's theatre arts department uses the basement as its scene shop. Western closed the Rolleradium nearly 20 years ago, and what was once a military surplus has become a university surplus. The water damage on the building's structure has created the need for complete renovation, which would include replacing the floor and ceiling, Korski said. Western is trying to decide what to do with the building and where to move the theater scene shop in case the building suffers any more deterioration, said Tim Wynn, Western's director of facilities management. As of this fall, the only department remaining in the armory is the theater scene shop in the basement, which is still in good condition compared to the rest of the building. The ceiling and main floor of the armory have water damage, which makes that portion of the building unusable, Korski PHOTO COURTESY OF THE WHATCOM MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND ART Ray and Gladys Mead ran the Rolleradium from 1973 to 1989 in the armory building. Roller skating was popular among Western students and Bellingham residents. The Rolleradium averaged nearly 2,000 skaters each week. said. The mold inside the structure, which can be toxic when inhaled, and the structural instability of the building make the armory unsafe. The main floor could easily collapse if put under slight pressure. "You could tell very easily where the floor was over dirt and where it was over the basement, because the basement wasn't deteriorating," Jerry Bruland said. Western's theatre arts department moved the costume shop to the Haskell Business Center near Civic Field earlier this fall, but Western is still figuring out where the scene shop will go. Western's administration has not made any decisions yet about the building, Korski said. Due to the building's age and significance as a military building, Western is looking for a way to keep me building intact. Western has to consider the cost, historical significance, safety and whether renovation of the building is possible. Wynn said he hopes Western will have an idea of future plans by next fall. "It's sitting on a precarious place, and my guess is it would cost a fortune to fix," Jerry Bruland said. "It's a historical landmark, though, and it would be nice to keep the building." Western's attic holds many memories, but its future is uncertain. Reopening the Rolleradium is not an option for the armory's future plans because of the deteriorating floor, though the sentimental value of the building cannot be denied because of its history as a rink. The armory is now quiet, except for the workers in the scene shop and the occasional passing car. "It was just a great experience for a long time," Jerry Bruland said. "The rink didn't close because of lack of business. There was a tremendous amount of local support to keep the rink open, but Western said the rink wasn't safe and they were right." ---------- Western Front 2005-11-15 - Page 10 ---------- TUESDAY, NOVEMBER IS, 2005 â€¢ WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM â€¢ PAGE 10 Rival UW too much for Western hockey Club team loses twice to Huskies â€” 7-1, 6-5 BY DEVIN SMART The Western Front University of Washington freshman goalie Jeremy Gelms snatched Western's club hockey team's last chance to tie its game against the Huskies Saturday when he gloved a shot from Western freshman center Jeff Swiontkowski with 24.7 seconds left in the game. "We were on the bench and jumpedup, thinkingit was going to go in, but he just snagged (the puck) with the tip of his glove," Western sophomore forward John Mooneyham said. "It was on its way in, but no dice. He grabbed it." In a game that included physical play, Western fell to the University of Washington 6-5 Saturday at the Bellingham Sportsplex, one day after the team lost 7-1 to the Huskies in Seattle. The losses dropped the team's record to 8-7. Western was down 2-0 early in the first period of Saturday's game, and by the start of the third period the Vikings were losing 5-2. This was reminiscent of Friday's game, 'We needed to pass more and not let them skate around us.' ADAM RAILING Western graduate student and goalie when the Huskies grabbed a 2-0 lead at the end of the first period and the Vikings could not recover. Western graduate student and goalie Adam Railing said the Vikings players used what they learned from Friday's loss, during Saturday's game. "We knew what we needed to do," Railing said. "We needed to pass more and not let them skate around us. (Friday) we fell back on our heels a lot and let them move the puck around the net." The Vikings fought back Saturday and brought the score to 5-4 on a slap-shot goal from 25 feet out by Western sophomore right wing Danny Watts with 7:19 left in the game. "We were really excited when we got within one," Mooneyham said. "We knew we had it within our grasp. We got a lot of shots off in those last few minutes. Unfortunately, their goalie was right on top of it." University of Washington freshman forward Adam Senta stalled the Vikings' momentum when he scored with five minutes left, bringing the score to 6-4. "(The goal) was a back-breaker," Western freshman forward Derek Lusk said. Despite the setback, the Vikings players JARED YOAKUM / THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior defenseman Ryan Hashagen falls to the ice after a hit from University of Washington senior defenseman Matt Ringstad Saturday at home. werenotfinished. Western senior defenseman Ryan Hashagen scored with 1:36 left in the game, bringing the score to 6-5. The Vikings dominated the last 1:36 of the game attacking University of Washington's goal, but the players could not get any shots past Gelms. The Vikings will play Walla Walla College Saturday and Sunday at the Bellingham Sportsplex. The team then will break during December and resume play against the University of Oregon Jan. 6 in Eugene, Ore. Search for new football coach begins Western football offensive coordinator Eric Tripp said he has applied for head coaching job BY MICHAEL LYCKLAMA The Western Front Western will begin reviewing applicants to replace former head football coach Rob Smith Monday to identify a final candidate pool, said Steve Card, associate athletic director and men's golf head coach. Card will lead a committee to review the applicants and make a recommendation on a final candidate pool to Western director of athletics Lynda Goodrich. Card could not comment on who has applied due to privacy issues, he said. Eric Tripp, Western football offensive coordinator and strength coach, has coached at Western for 13 years and said he has applied for the position. "I'll have to wait and see what direction they take," Tripp said. "Being on the staffâ€” if they want to keep it in staff â€” I feel I have a good chance." Goodrich had a meeting last Wednesday to update the football team on the search, Western junior quarterback James Monrean said. "I feel like we need a player's coach who would connect with everyone â€” offense and defense," Monrean said. "We need to correct a few things. We need to take care of the ball better and be more crisp on offense. If we can improve our defense, then our team will really improve." SUPERCUTS !"" 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BY LOREN SHANE The Western Front When Western senior and men's basketball captain Grant Dykstra was in high school, several coaches in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference told him he would not be able to compete at . _ Dykstra said he knew he wanted to play college basketball after his high school team, Lynden Christian School, lost the 2A state championship game during his senior year. "I told myself I couldn't let it end like that," he said. "I had to " give it another shot." the Division II level. *FJ-J w ; / â€¢ Men s basketball _ , / didn t like losing , , â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ , .â€ž , Dykstra then came to Â° head coach Brad Western and proved my last game in high Jackson, father of those who doubted school. I don't want Western senior guard him wrong. my career at Western Kyle Jackson,, said he After three years to m d the same way gt; has followed Dykstra of starting for the Vikings, Dykstra is on track to finish his career at Western as one of the top five scorers in school history. Dykstra was also named a first-team all-GNAC player, and the National Association of Basketball Coaches named him first-team all- West Region. GRANT DYKSTRA Western senior guard/forward since Dykstra and his son played with and against each other in fifth grade. Jackson said Dykstra is a talented player and one he has always had faith in. "I never questioned Grant's ability," he said. "From his days in elementary school through high school, Grant was always the best Career highlights IHI United States Basketball Writers Association 2005 player on the court." Dykstra said he had a number of reasons why he chose to play at Western, but Jackson was the biggest influence. "It has been an honor to play for Jackson," he said. "I owe him a lot after the faith he showed in me." When Dykstra was 2 years old, his right arm was mangled in a grain auger, which left him with only partial use of his arm. Dykstra has undergone 16 surgeries since the incident to repair the damage. Last season, Dykstra's story drew national attention, and in April the United States Basketball Writers Association awarded him the 2005 Most Courageous Award at the Division I Final Four in St. Louis. The award recognizes those who have demonstrated extraordinary courage in the sport of amateur basketball. "It was an honor to receive the award," he said. "It was the highlighting moment of my career off the court." Dykstra is the only player at Western to start all 83 games during the past three seasons. Last year he averaged 17.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists and a team-high 2 steals per game. 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Western senior guard Preston Vermeulen said Dykstra is not only a phenomenal player and tough competitor, but also an unselfish teammate. "He always pushes our team to succeed but never wants all the attention," he said. Vermeulen, who made the team as a walk-on player three years ago, said Dykstra encouraged him to try out. "I came to Western strictly for academics," he said. "Grant recommended I give it a shot, and I did. It has definitely been a privilege to play with him." Aside from.basketball, Dykstra is busy. The finance major is a husband to his wife Tara and a father to their 1-year-old son Griffin. Dykstra said Tara was the first girl he ever kissed. He said he has had to sacrifice time with his family to play basketball in college and is unsure whether or not he will play after he graduates. "We'll see whatever doors God opens," he said. "As with high school, it depends on who and what opportunities approach me and my family." His coach said Dykstra has the talent and ability to continue playing basketball if he wishes to do so. "Grant could play after college if he wants to," Jackson said. "There's no question on his ability; it just depends on him." Vermeulen said Dykstra is a smart business student who will succeed in the business world if he decides not to continue with basketball. Together with four other returning starters, Dykstra said he is pumped for the season to be underway and wants to go out as a champion. "I didn't like losing my final game in high school," he said. "I don't want my career at Western to end the same way." Dykstra said playing basketball at Western has been an incredible experience because of his coaches and teammates. f "Over the years our teammates have gotten very close," he said. "We spend a great deal of time together outside of basketball. With this being the final year for many of us, we know it is our final hurrah, and we're ready to compete." The Vikings will begin the regular season Thursday at the Seasider Classic in Laie, Hawaii. The team's home opener is Nov. 25 against Sonoma State University in the Chuck Randall Thanksgiving Classic. UW basketball reloaded for 2005-2006 BY ANDREW IRVINE The Western Front Winning 29 games, earning a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament and reaching the Sweet 16 round of the tournament should be enough to earn respect as a top college basketball program in the nation. For the 2005-2006 University of Washington men's basketball team, however, it was not enough. In the preseason poll of .coaches, the Huskies did not crack the top 25 teams in the nation. Coaches may have shied away from the Huskies, knowing guard Nate Robinson left early for the NBA and fellow guards Tre Simmons and Will Conroy graduated. What the coaches are unaware of is that much of the team's underrated talent is returning. Also, Washington head coach Lorenzo Romar has done an outstanding job of recruiting. Washingtonhasathickcoreofexperienced players coming back from the 2004-2005 season's Pacific-10 championship team. Washington guards senior Brandon Roy and sophomore Joel Smith will bring maturity to the backcourt. Senior post players Jamaal Williams, Bobby Jones and Mike Jensen will all add stability down low in the post. Roy, who averaged 12.8 points per game last season, could be the Pac-10 Player of the Year this season. He has the versatility to run the offense from the point position or post up in the key, and he can play tenacious defense. He never fully recovered last season after a torn meniscus in November forced him to miss nine games. This season should be a different story because Roy is healthy. He turned down a chance to play in the NBA this offseason and instead opted to return for his senior year and lead the team. .: ,"No one has seen the real Brandon Rpy.," Romar said, according to a CNN/Sports Illustrated team preview. "With him coming back for his senior year I think the rest of the world will see how good he is. This guy is a difference-maker." Along with Roy, Smith is returning from a freshman campaign in which he showed poise beyond his young age. He was one of only three players to play in all 35 games last season. Due to his extensive playing time as a freshman, he is primed for a breakout season. Jones, Williams and Jensen are returning seniors and should be hungry for success in their final seasons. 'The Huskies coach ing staff had one of the team's best recruiting years in history.' Jones is a multitalented player who was a starter for his first three seasons at Washington. Jones led the team in rebounding last season, averaging 5.6 rebounds per game. Williams transferred from New Mexico State University before last season and came on strong toward the end of the year and = = = = = into the NCAA tournament. In the Big Dance he averaged 13 points per game. Although he suffered a dislocated left shoulder in the offseason, Jensen also will be back for his senior season. He is slated to miss the early part of the season but said he would like to return for the Pac-10 opener against Arizona State University Dec. 29 at the Bank of Arnerica. Arena m Seattle, according.tcua.^ Sept. 26 HuskyDigest.com article. Critics could point to the team's depth as a shortcoming, but Romar has brought in players through recruiting and transfers to seal holes in its roster. Conroy's departure opened a position for sophomore guard Ryan Appleby. Appleby is from the Seattle area and decided to transfer to the Huskies after playing his freshman season at the University of Florida. He chose Washington because the team's fast-paced, offense fits his style. Appleby could be the best three-point shooter in the Pac- 10, and he will prove to be as talented, if not better than Conroy. The Huskies coaching staff had one of the team's best recruiting years in history and has brought in two big men that will have an instant impact on the team. The top newcomer is freshman forward Jon Brockman, who comes to the Huskies from Snohomish High School and is one of the most highly regarded recruits in team history because of his size and work ethic. Brockman chose Washington over college basketball powerhouses Duke University and the University of North Carolina because of the relationship he formed with Romar. He brings his 6-foot-7-inch, 245-pound frame to Seattle and could average double figures in points and rebounds. After another awful Huskies football season, the student section â€” The Dawg uEÂ§ck,â€” wiU.bg jfia^tqjoarJTihirte^n(t9f;the: Huskies' first 14 games are at home, where the Huskies did not lose a game last season. This will undoubtedly prove to be torturous for opposing teams. The Huskies established a dynasty in Seattle last season, and one element of a basketball dynasty is that teams do not have down years. Romar knows this and has retooled his squad effectively. Opposing coaches who forgot about the Huskies when they voted will wish they gave the team more respect to begin with when Washington defends its Pac-10 championship and moves further into the NCAA tournament this season. BREWERY BISTRO IllHiiUiy Niijlill Ex t e n d e d E d u c a t i o n a n d S u m m e r P r o g r a ms Complete a GUR at home I5III hlÂ« lilNJh Mfiin I'm:! 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The latest incarnation is the article in the Nov. 8 issue of The Western Front. Let's assume for a second that Iraq is another Vietnam. So what? Even if we ultimately lost the war in Vietnam, we still needed to fight it, just like we needed to fight communist aggression throughout the world. Liberal peacemongers fail to understand that appeasement in the face of aggression only begets more aggression. If we let Saddam flaunt more than 10 -years of U.N. resolutions, he will only grow bolder â€” and he did. Pampered American pacifists, never having known real hardship, don't get the fact that there are people out there, communists or terrorists, who will stop at nothing to destroy our way of life. In order to stop that from happening, we need to take the fight to the enemy. We boldly faced communist aggression in Vietnam and elsewhere so we wouldn't have to fight it in Bellingham. There is one parallel between Iraq and Vietnam that Lance Henderson failed to draw. We lost the war in Vietnam because the public was not sincere in its support for the democracy we take for granted. Military leaders could not take necessary military action because politicians were worried about their approval ratings. So, if you really want to prevent Iraq from turning into Vietnam, shut up and stop whining. Maybe then our troops can do their job and come home. Matt Lanier Western senior Send a blurb of 250 words or fewer to thewesternfronteditor@ya-hoo. com about something you love, hate or just don't understand â€” whatever's on your mind. Please include your name, age and -year at Western or-position within the community. Unbalanced equation keeps family, friends asking how to move forward with their lives At the corner of State Ohio Mon-Sat 6am to 2pm â€¢ Sun 8am to 2pm â€¢ 734-8687 Breakfast: and lunch served oil day! BY JUSTIN MORROW The Western Front People who commit suicide put themselves in a permanent sleep, while friends and family are left in the conscious world searching for clues in a half- read mystery book. At 12:37 p.m. on a fall afternoon someone decided to go into her room for a few minutes to be alone. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary on this autumn day. The air was crisp and the leaves were changing colors. The squirrel in the backyard was going about its daily business, not knowing that a mere 50 feet away a person who watched it every afternoon out the kitchen window wasn't taking interest in ==___=== watching it mat day. The squirrel's happiness was unimportant compared to her own personal demons. Actually, at this point the word happiness didn't register in her mind as having meaning. Her mind was dangling on the edge of a skyscraper playing a game of chicken with an unknown party. She had played the game for such a long time â€” not feeling like she would ever win- â€”that process grew stagnant. So she picked up the dice and folded the board back into its box. Before she could put the cover on, she slipped off the edge and fell. She lost and would never have another chance to play because life is in short supply and high demand. In the game of life, the basic theory of economics applies. Humans mourn someone who leaves this world because no one can replace that person. An individual's life is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Some people never find a reason to sprint through the wheat fields with a child's abandonment and seize the pot of gold. They run out of breath and give up on the chase. They commit suicide. 'So she picked up the dice and folded the board back into its box. Before she could put the cover on, she slipped off the edge and fell.' In the moment one decides to end life, no one but the person can understand what goes through his or her mind. Those who commit suicide have an infinite number of reasons, but in the end the equation always ends with the same answerâ€”-to end self-suffering. Suicide is the most unbalanced equation in the world. One person's suffering ends, but the grief of family and friends has just begun. The immeasurable amount of tears friends shed is a painful reminder of the deceased person. The author Paulo Coelho said, "When we can't go back, we should only worry; about the best way to go forward." But how does one move forward? Mourners raise the question after a tragic event. How do we as individuals cope with the reality of life? Some people turn to cigarettes and booze for a solution. Others turn to religion or a best friend as a support system. The university cannot provide the _______ answer through a pamphlet on dealing with grief. Really, no black-and-white answer exists. The only certainty of life's timeline is that the hours, days and years pass in a reliable manner. The gray area, what a person thinks about between sunrise and sunset, is impossible to gauge â€” everyone grieves at his or her own pace. Like a vase knocked off a kitchen coun- " ter, a person can glue the pieces back together. The exact pattern is impossible to match, but the frame reconstructs in the same fashion. Individuals carry on with their lives, and time acts as the cog of the healing process. The ability to reflect upon the time shared with another person is a pleasure in life. Deep inside a person's heart, locked-away memories wait for viewing. Whether the recollections are of dancing, vanilla vodka or tender moments filled with joy, the combination to the lock holding these shared times is sacred. The sequence of the pass code is easy to learn and leads to the treasure chest of memories: right, always remembering the good times â€” left, forgiving for the hard times â€” right, carrying on the memories in the best way possible â€” unlock, laughter. WESTERN FRONT : CLASSIFIEDS : ! SELL! * 650-3161^ ---------- Western Front 2005-11-15 - Page 14 ---------- 14 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT OPINIONS NOVEMBER 15,2005 America needs varied political candidates No doubt incumbent Mayor Doug Ingles nearly had a heart attack when he heard the outcome of the Nov. 8 mayoral race in Hillsdale, Mich. He lost. Not only did the 51-year-old lose to a write-in candidate, but he lost to a seniorâ€”not a senior citizen, but a high school senior. Why did Michael Sessions run for mayor of his town as a senior in high school? When Keith Olbermann of MSNBC's newscast "Countdown" asked the question, Sessions answered that eight candidates for offices in Hillsdale ran unopposed. Some see lack of voter participation as a problem with the democratic electoral process, but what about lackof candidate participation? Eighteen-year-old Sessions is Hillsdale's new mayor by just two votes, according to a Nov. 11 MSNBC.com article. The town, which has a population of 8,200, elected Sessions as its new mayor over Ingles 670-668. Ingles has until Wednesday to ask the courts for a recount, otherwise the governor will certify the vote Monday. Sessions, unable to run on.the ballot because he was not 18 by the May 10 deadline, registered to vote Sept. 22, the day after his birthday, and declared his intentions to campaign the next day, according to the MSNBC.com article. With $700 he earned from a summer job, Sessions made stickers, created yard signs and campaigned door-to-door. Maybe Americans do not vote because the choices are so limited. Only 55.3 percent of Americans voted in federal elections in 2004, according to Infoplease.com, an online almanac. In last week's Bellingham City Council election one out of four candidates ran unopposed, and in the Whatcom County Council election one of four positions were uncontested as well, according to a Nov. 9 Bellingham Herald article. The three challenged positions for the County Council each had only two hopefuls. Having the choice between two candidates is better than a candidate running with no opponent â€” but not by much. The problem also occurs in national elections. Only one in 10 House of Representatives races and one in three Senate races are likely to be seriously contended, according to a Nov. 12 American Political Science Association article. The average re-election rate in 2002 for House incumbents was more than 95 percent, according to the same article. A lack of candidates isn't always the problem. Sometimes, the opposite occurs. In the 2003 California gubernatorial recall election, the state received more than 356 notices of candidacy. Actor Gary Coleman of the TV show Diff'rent Strokes, Hustler publisher Larry Flynt, porn star Mary Carey and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger campaigned to rule the Sunshine State, according to an Aug. 8,2003, CNN.com article. Michael Sessions has the right idea. Just because he is 18 doesn't mean-he cannot meet the job requirements. The fact that he ran to create a challenge for the incumbent mayor is reason enough for him to win. Laurie Caskey-Schreiber of the Whatcom County Council said she got involved with the council because no candidates were running who represented her views. Just because Sessions is getting involved in politics at an early age is no reason he cannot preside over the Hillsdale City Council. If more Americans took action and challenged a ballot that did not represent their views, maybe more Americans would vote. Frontlines are the opinion of The Western Front editorial board: Zoe Fraley, Brittany Greenfield, Molly Jensen, Stefani Harrey, Jessica Dignan, Taylor Williams, Lauren Attain, Peter Jensen, Adriana Dunn, Blair Wilson, Devin Smart, Bradley Thayer, Eric Sanford, Tiffany Sheakley and Jared Yoakum. The Western Front Editor in Chief: Zoe Fraley; Managing Editor: Brittany Greenfield; Head Copy Editor: Molly Jensen; Copy-Editors: Stefani Harrey, Jessica Dignan; Photo Editor: Taylor Williams; News Editors: Lauren Allain, Peter Jensen; Accent Editor: Adriana Dunn; Features Editor: Blair Wilson; Sports Editor: Devin Smart; Opinions Editor: Bradley Thayer; Online Editor: Eric Sanford; Staff Photographer: Jared Yoakum; Cartoonists: Terrence No-wicki, Susan Rosenberry, Aaron Cunningham; Adviser: John Harris; Business Manager: Alethea Macomber; Advertising Manager: Joel Hall; Community Liaison: Tiffany Sheakley; Columnist: Travis Sherer Staff Reporters: Mary Andom, Laura Belzer, Tali Bendzak, Nichole Boechler, Jacob Buckenmeyer, Michael Coffman, Michael Curtiss, Taurean Davis, Shannon Deveny, Kirsten DuBois, Samantha Everts, Matthew Gagne, Daniel Grohl, Krista Grunhurd, Amy Harder, Tess Hembree, Lance Henderson, Graigre Hill, Deanna Holmquist, Tyler Huey, Andrew Irvine, John Kara-bias, Mari Kariya, Thomas King* Zach Kyle, Kendra Langston, Jacqueline LeCuyer, Kara Leider, Brian Lenzmeier, Kyra Low, Michael Lycklama, Peter Maclean, Kristen Marson, Justin Morrow, Megan Muldary, Kimberly Oakley, Ciara O'Rourke, Shannon Proulx, Susan Prussack, Samantha Roberts, Susan Rosenberry, Beckie Rosillo, Lorean Serko, Loren Shane, Lea Shawn, Andrew Sleighter, Julia Waggoner, Shawna Walls, Jennifer Whitford and David Wilhite. 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: 'If your parents never had children, chances are you won't either." â€” Dick Cavett, TV personality New policy is BY DAN GROHL The Western Front McDonald's announced it will begin adding nutrition facts on every food wrapper Oct. 25 to make the nutritional content of its products more accessible to customers. Nothing productive will come from this move. The company's nutrition information is already available, on brochures in its restaurants and on the McDonald's Web site. The 2004 documentary "Super Size Me" revealed just how unhealthy a McDonald's diet is. Morgan Spurlock, the writer, producer, director and star of the film ate only McDonald's food for a month. By the end of the experiment, he had gained more than 25 pounds and had significantly higher cholesterol; it jumped from 168 to 230. The film tarnished the image of McDonald's and garnered bad publicity. . The new wrappers are nothing more than a stunt to make it appear that McDonald's cares about consumers' health. On the surface, it seems like a sincere attempt to educate the public. Clearly this is not the case. Customers who actually care about the amount of crap they put into their bodies already know how unhealthy McDonald's food is. The information has been available to those who are interested for years. A Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese contains 62 percent of the daily intake of fat the Food and Drug Administration recommends and 117 percent of the daily saturated fat, according to the nutritional facts on the McDonald's Web site. In 2004, McDonald's launched an ad campaign to boast healthy menu options. The campaign included promotion of salads and the Go Active! Happy Meal, which includes salad, fruit, bottled water and a pedometer for exercise. McDonald's wants customers to think its food is healthier now, but in fact nothing has changed. McDonald's fails to mention that its salads are nearly as imhealtny as the rest of its menu. The salads and burgers have almost the same levels of cholesterol and sodium. The California Cobb Salad with Grilled Chicken contains 49 percent of the FDA's daily cholesterol intake and 47 percent of the sodium. The Double Quarter Pounder see NUTRITION, page 15 Stereotypes not worth 50 cents BY MARY ANDOM The Western Front Rapper 50 Cent is invincible. A man of mythical proportions, he was shot nine times in May 2000 and lived to rap about it. And now he is on top of the world: 50 Cent has the Midas touch, with multi-platinum records, the G-Unit clothing line, a video game and now a movie. 50 Cent, or Curtis Jackson, is now starring in his semi-autobiographical film "Get Rich or Die Tryin'," which premiered Nov. 9. The somewhat-Cinderella tale chronicles his life as a drug dealer who abandons his criminal lifestyle to follow his true passion as a rap artist. But 50 Cent is perpetuating all the worst stereotypes about African- Americans. He embodies exactly what is wrong with hip-hop these days, and many community groups agree. According to a Nov. 6 BBC article, community groups in Philadelphia, including Men United for a Better Philadelphia, and activists in Los Angeles complained that billboards and posters for the film "Get Rich or Die Tryin' " glorified gun violence. The billboards showed 50 Cent toting a gun in one hand and a microphone in the other. Activists protested and staged rallies to remove the billboards and posters that appeared in close proximity to schools and in gang-afflicted neighborhoods such as Hyde Park in Los Angeles. In a show of corporate responsibility, the film's promoters, Clear Channel and Paramount Pictures, agreed to remove the posters. Reebok also pulled 50 Cent's ads after the company received , complaints about the ads, which showed the rapper counting to nine in reference to the number of times he was shot. The ads were part of Reebok's I Am What I Am campaign, and a Reebok representative said the company intended the ad to be an empowering celebration of freedom of self-expression, according to an April 18 Business Week article. When life imitates art, the line between entertainment and reality often blurs. By releasing an album titled "The Massacre" in 2005 that includes song tracks with gun shots rattling in the background, 50 Cent is clearly glamorizing his violent past. Why else would he sport a bulletproof vest on his album cover? According to an Oct. 28 ar-see FITTY, page 15 ---------- Western Front 2005-11-15 - Page 15 ---------- NOVEMBER 15^2001 WINK5N THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 15 Nutrition: McDonald's new posting of dietary facts doesn't make its food any healthier CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 with Cheese has 53 percent of daily cholesterol and 55 percent of sodium. The high levels of cholesterol and sodium in the salads comes from fatty, oily salad dressings and from chicken and bacon in some salads, such as the Bacon Ranch Salad with Crispy Chicken. If McDonald's actually wanted its customers to eat healthier, it would need to offer a healthier menu. This could be incredibly expensive because McDonald's would need to replace its frying equipment and buy new kitchen equipment for all of its restaurants. If the costs prohibit McDonald's from offering a healthier menu, the information on the wrapper of their Big next best thing the company can do is make Macs and evaluate whether it is something the nutritional information more available at the register, where people could see it and make an informed decision before they buy their food. McDonald's argues if customers see nutritional information on the food they consume, they will be more likely to eat healthier portions or even eat something else the next time they visit, according to an Oct. 25 Agence France-Presse article. McDonald's will force customers to see the 'Having nutrition information on wrappers of food that a customer already purchased isn 't sensible.' they feel comfortable eating. Having nutrition information on wrappers of food that a customer already purchased isn't sensible. People will still eat the food because they already bought it. The other place in McDonald's restaurants where customers can find this information is located somewhere near the trash cans. Again, this is counterproductive because customers will order their food before they go into the rest of the restaurant. Also, drive-thru customers will not see these postings either. Customers should be able to see nutritional facts before they order. The company's actions make it clear it doesn't want people to know the nutritional facts of what they eat. McDonald's needs to do more than place nutritional facts in impractical locations if the company actually wishes to inform its customers. All it needs to do is make a little effort and move the signs and brochures next to the cash register. McDonald's should stop skirting the issue of its products being unhealthy and make foods that enhance its customers lives, rather than cut them short. Fitty: Rappers such as 50 Cent promote negative images of African-American community CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 tide on MSNBC.com, 50 Cent responded to the controversy by saying the media overreacted to the violence in his film, especially when compared to the entertainment industry's acceptance of violence on TV and in video games. 50 Cent said the standards the FCC imposes on music as an art form don't apply to other forms of entertainment. And 50 Cent is right; hip-hop artists shouldn't be the only ones critics blame for violence pervading all aspects of entertainment. But they need to be responsible. Hip-hop has risen from its underground roots to become a mainstream phenomenon, which is evident in Sprite commercials, Nike shoe ads, Rocawear clothing and contemporary slang. The multibil-lion- dollar industry's sphere of influence is global, but what hip-hop was 20 years ago has changed. Today's popular hip-hop has become increasingly violent and sexually explicit, with artists such as BAY ST. % X COFFEE HOUSE "Not your ordinary coffee house... Serving over 10 different coffees froWall over the World" Upcoming Events * 11/16- Michael Gonzalez...Li ve Jazz * 11/18- Scott Andrew Guests * 11/19- The Post Moderns. Half Sac, Joe Gould's Secret Live Rock "all events start when we 're damn good and ready, or about 8 which ever comes first" Smoke free â€¢ No alcohol â€¢ All age venue 1302 Bay St Bellingham open 7 days a week 6am-llpi the Ying Yang Twins, 50 Cent and David Banner perched atop the music charts. The formula for popular rap artists today includes a hypnotic beat coupled with mind-numbing lyrics, radio play, a posse and a multimillion-dollar shoe contract. Hip-hop has lost its political and revolutionary flare. Instead, it has become a commercialized industry that perpetuates the negative stereotypes of the black community â€” such as drugs, violence and misogyny. The media fixates on these detrimental images of blacks, thereby characterizing a whole race. Hip-hop music videos are mesmerizing because of their eye candy â€” scantily clad women shaking their booties, tossing their weaves and throwing themselves at men. Meanwhile, their male counterparts drive fast cars, sport bling-bling and sip Cristal. The imagery glorified by these flashy music videos and lyrical content flaunts women as hos and bitches and men as pimps and thugs. Hip-hop is cool at parties, and that is what it has become â€” a party these artists and record labels are throwing at the expense of a whole race's reputation. Not many people want to deconstruct the messages hip-hop contains, including misogyny, issues of poverty and racism and the frequent use of the n-word because rappers are more concerned with the beat than the lyrics. But then again, no one listens to music to be spiritually enlightened or uplifted at a dance club. Hip-hop culture seemed as though it was in peril, with money- making artists selling out and conscious rappers not getting radio play. But some artists such as Kanye West, Nas and Common, who don't necessarily fit the mold of mainstream hip-hop, are proving the genre can be entertaining and have a positive message. After all, record companies pump out music consumers want to hear. So the industry has created a vicious cycle, a culture of violence with rap artists as its puppets and mindless consumers that purchase these messages. Americans must realize that they, the people with money and a conscience, need to wake up and provoke change in the music industry. 360-734-3868 Bellair Baker Shuttle WWU to Mt Baker Ski Area Departs Viking Union Fairhaven College Saturdays, Sundays and bonus days during the. season Student fare: $18 round-trip Being struck by lightning is rare. Having a disability is not. One in five Americans will acquire a disability in his or her lifetime. 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