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Title: Western Front - 2006 April 4
Date: 2006-04-04
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Text preview (might not show all results): 2006_0404 ---------- Western Front 2006-04-04 - Page 1 ---------- BAMBI NO LONGER WELCOME IN NFL END ZONES, PACK THE WESTERNÂ»FRONT WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2006 ISSUE 2, VOLUME 137 Students plan walkout Organizers oppose stricter immigration policies BY SHAW
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Show more2006_0404 ---------- Western Front 2006-04-04 - Page 1 ---------- BAMBI NO LONGER WELCOME IN NFL END ZONES, PACK THE WESTERNÂ»FRONT WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2006 ISSUE 2, VOLUME 137 Students plan walkout Organizers oppose stricter immigration policies BY SHAWNA WALLS The Western Front From California to New York, and now at Western, high school and college students have staged rallies and class walkouts since March to protest a bill in the U.S. Senate making it a felony to live in the United States illegally. The Chicano Student Movement of Aztlan, MEChA, a human rights organization that focuses on chicano issues, is sponsoring Western's walkout, which is scheduled for noon Wednesday in Red Square. "We don't want extremist immigration reform," said Western senior Sierra Schraff- Thomas, a member of the student group. "We want immigration reform that includes human rights and justice, for everyone." The bill, HR 4437, will allow for tougher prosecution of undocumented people, she said. Undocumented workers have children who are natural-born citizens who would be left alone if their parents became felons and were imprisoned, she said. The group is walking out to send a unified message to state and national politicians, Schraff-Thomas said. Western's walkout includes a march to the Federal Building in downtown Bellingham, where marchers will present a letter protesting the bill to the Bellingham office of Rep. Rick Larsen D-Wash., who voted for the bill in December. Larsen expressed reservations about the bill in a December 16,2005 press release. see BELL, page 5 PETER THAN / THE WESTERN FRONT In preparation for Saturday's border rally, Ray Ybarra, of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona, trained protesters from the Coalition for Professional Law and Border Enforcement on March 29 at Taqueria El Polivoz on Meridian Street. In the background listening is Ricardo Sanchez, owner of the restaurant. Minutemen encounter opposition at border KUGS DJs spin on Web BY SHAWN QUERY The Western Front Western's student-run radio station, KUGS-FM, began broadcasting online March 10, allowing listeners who live out of town, or who can't get the signal, to enjoy its programming. By clicking on the link "Listen to KUGS-FM online now" on the KUGS Web site's homepage, users can listen at their computers, said Oliver Anderson, Western senior and program manager. The core staff at the station worked on getting the Webcast up and running last year, Anderson said. see RADIO, page 5 BY JULIE WAGGONER The Western Front The Coalition for Professional Law and Border Enforcement, a group of local human rights organizations, held a rally to oppose the Minutemen Civil Defense Corps April 1 at the Peace Arch Park in Blaine. For four hours in the steady rain, some of the 50 activists handed out informational leaflets about the Minutemen to motorists waiting to cross at the Peace Arch border crossing in Blaine. Other members performed original music and theatrical performances at the event which began the Aguila del Norte Legal* Observer program. "The objective is to, in a peaceful way, hold the Minutemen accountable for what they're doing and to see if they violate human rights," Fairhaven College senior see ACTIVISTS, page 4 PETER THAN / THE WESTERN FRONT KUGS-FM DJ and Western freshman Jenny Hemley works on sound equipment during a broadcast. The student-run radio station began its current online Webcast March 10. DUCK HUNT Western baseball club splits doubleheader with rival University of Oregon Sunday. SPORTS, PAGE 9 BUSBAR The State Street Depot Bar and Grill embraces a station atmosphere. FEATURES, PAGE 8 SPEAR BRITNEY Statue of once-pregnant pop star giving birth a waste of marble. OPINIONS, PAGE 13 WEATHER Wednesday: Cloudy Hi: 54 Low: 40 Thursday: Cloudy Hi: 56 Low: 39 www.westernfrontonline.com ---------- Western Front 2006-04-04 - Page 2 ---------- 2 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS APRIL 4,2006 MIISSI1 Cops Box Bellingham Police April 2, 11:43 p.m.: Officers responded to a report of a 20-year-old man brandishing a weapon on the 2400 block of Alabama Street. April 1,2:04 a.m.: Officers cited1 a 20-year-old man on suspicion of minor in possession on the 800 block of East Maple Street. April 1,12:39 a.m.: Officers responded to a report of a loud party on the 700 block of North Garden Street. March 31, 1:55 a.m.: Officers cited two a 25-year- old man and a 29-year-old man on suspicion of public urination on the 1300 block of Commercial Street. March 31, 1:15 a.m.: Officers cited a 21-year-old woman on suspicion of public urination on the 1600 block of Ellis Street. March 31, 11:59 p.m.: Officers cited an 18-year-old man on the 2400 block of G Street on the suspicion of minor in possession. March 31, 10:46 p.m.; Officers responded to a report of a loud party and reckless driving on the 2100 block of Williams Street. Compiled by Rob Ashlock WIHI1I1II111 Election lacks candidates With deadline near, only 14 students have entered AS races BY JEFFREY LUXMORE The Western Front The deadline to enter the Associated Students elections is Thursday and only 14 students have applied for the seven board positions, said Western junior and the AS elections coordinator Brian Perrow. Out of the 14 candidates who have applied so far, 11 already work for or with the AS, he said. "We hardly ever see anyone from the campus community get involved," Perrow said. Applications are available in Viking Union 504 and are due back by 5 p.m. on Thursday. Applicants must collect 150 signatures as part of the application process, but Perrow said he has seen a candidate do that in a single day. Western senior Alanna Ahern, the AS vice president for campus and community affairs, said students with leadership skills would be successful in any of the board's positions. "When one faction of campus is always dominating the agenda, that's not good for students," Ahern said. "The ability to affect change on my campus is the top benefit for me," she said. Seven student board members comprise the elected positions of the AS. It also employs students through extra curricular groups, such as KUGS, the campus radio station, Perrow said. Kevin Majkut, director of Viking Union student activities, said the elections usually have at least two students running for each of the positions. Approximately the same amount of students ran last year compared to who has filed this year, he said. The lack of new students running for the board could be due to insufficient advertising PETERTHAN /THE WESTERN FRONT Western junior Michael Downing pauses to read an advertisement promoting the upcoming AS election. 11 out of the 14 applicants who have filed for this year's AS board elections are already involved with the AS. of the board and elections, Ahern said. One of Perrow's responsibilities as elections coordinator is to promote the elections, but no specific office exists to promote the AS. This could explain why advertising is not more widespread around campus, Ahern said. The AS Review and its Web site are available for students to quickly find out what is happening on campus, but these are not specific advertising outlets for the AS, Perrow said. Most of Perrow's work with promotions will focus on voter turnout. He is organizing radio spots and advertisements in campus publications, he said. Perrow posted flyers up with the Publicity Center around campus right before spring break informing students of the filing deadline, he said. The AS also advertised in kiosks around campus to promote the elections at the beginning of spring quarter, he said. Ahern said she would like to see students who are familiar with the AS run, but she wants new students as well. The elections are open to students without prior experience with the AS. The AS would not adequately represent Western students if it did not welcome applicants who are not previously affiliated with the AS, she said. The AS may intimidate students who are new to the group because new students don't know how the AS process works, Ahern said. Returning AS members may be more efficient in the board positions in the beginning because they understand the board members' roles and the issues Western faces that continue year after year, Perrow said: They may understand issues better because of their continued involvement, he said. Returning AS members tend to concentrate their efforts on continuing what they did the previous year instead of looking for new issues to focus on, he said. New students would offer another perspective, he said. "Fresh voices bring new ideas," Perrow said. The Western Front Online Don't cry! Check out The Western Front Online. www.westernJrontonline.com The Western Front is published twice weekly in fall, winter and spring; once a week in summer session. Address: The Western Front, Western Washington University, CF 251, Bellingham, WA 98225. The Western Front is the official newspaper of Western Washington University, published by the Student Publications Council, and is mainly supported by advertising. Opinions and stories in the newspaper have no connection with advertising. News content is determined by student editors. Staff reporters are enrolled in a course in the Department of Journalism, but any student enrolled at Western may offer stories to the editors. Advertising inquiries should be directed to the business office in CF 230, or by phone to (360) 650-3161. Members of the Western community are entitled to a single free copy of each issue of The Western Front. WWU Official Announcements - PLEASE POST THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST will be in OM 120 at 9 a.m. Thursdays on April 6,13, 20, 27; May 4,11,18,25, June 1 and 8, and at 3 p.m. Mondays on April 10,17, 24, May 1, 8,15, 22, and June 5. Registration is not required. Students must bring photo identification, their student number, Social Security number, and a No. 2 pencil. A $15 fee is payable in the exact amount at test time. Allow 90 minutes. THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST SCHEDULE AND SAMPLE TOPICS and sample topics may be found at www.ac.wwu. edu/~assess/tchtm. WILSON LIBRARY AND THE MUSIC LIBRARY WILL HOLD BOOK SALES open to the Western community and the general public on April 5 and 6. Wilson Library will offer a wide selection of items from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days, with access to the sale from the exterior door to Room 171 on the High Street side of Wilson Library. On April 5 only, the Music Library will hold a sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center Main Lobby. SPRING QUARTER CROUP OFFERINGS THROUGH THE COUNSELING CENTER INCLUDE â€¢ Relaxation Training, 4 p.m. Thursdays starting April 6, OM 540, drop-in for one or all session; â€¢ Ride the Emotional Wave, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays, from April 5-May 24, registration is not required, join anytime; â€¢ One-session Test Anxiety Workshop, choose from noon April 17,2 p.m. April 25, or 3 p.m. May 10, registration is not required. For more information call X/3164 or stop by OM 540. BIOLOGY SEMINAR. Kelly Cude (biology) "A Novel ERK 5/NFkb Pathway in the Regulation of the G2/M Phase of the Cell Cycle." 4 p.m. April 12, Bl 234. Refreshments, 3:50 p.m: 2006-07 FACULTY/STAFF PARKING APPLICATIONS will be online beginning April 24. May 15 is the last day to apply. Late applications may result in seniority not being considered. Those without a computer or who need a commuter packet or car pool permit may complete an application at the parking office. For special requests or further assistance, call X/2945. MILLER ANALOGIES TEST (MAT). The computer-based Miller Analogies Test is by appointment only. Make an appointment in person in OM 120 or call X/3080. A $60 fee is payable at test time. Testing takes about 1 72 hours. Preliminary scores will be available immediately; official results are mailed within 15 days. WEST-B TEST. Everyone applying for admission to state-approved teacher education programs must meet the minimum passing score on the basic skills assessment by the application deadline. For a study guide and to register, visit www.west.nesinc. com. Remaining test dates through Jury are May 13 and July 15. Registration deadlines are several weeks in advance. WEST-E PRAXIS. Washington requires individuals seeking teacher certification and teachers seeking additional endorsements to pass the WEST-E (PRAXIS) in the chosen endorsement area. Visit www.ets.org/praxis/prxwa.html for description and online registration information, or obtain a registration bulletin in MH 216. The remaining academic-year test date is April 29. TO LEARN IF WESTERN IS CLOSED DURING STORMY WEATHER, call 650-6500 after 6:30 a.m. or tune to KGMI (790 AM), KBAI (930 AM) gt; KPUG (1170 AM), KUGS (89.3 FM), KISM (92.9 FM), KAFE (104.3 FM) or KWPZ (106.5 FM). Broadcasts about whether Western is open or closed will begin between 6:15 and 6:30 a.m. FACULTY ARE REMINDED THAT RESERVED PARKING SPACES are available for their use after hours and weekends with a valid parking permit or bus pass, as posted in lots 10G, 17C and the Parks Hall lot. FOR SPRING CAMPUS RECRUITING OPPORTUNmES, see www.careers.wwu.edu, stop by OM 280, or call X/3240. ---------- Western Front 2006-04-04 - Page 3 ---------- APRIL 4,2006 THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 3 Vikings...looking for a place for next Fall? We have the right place for you! 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Street 7/1 1109 Yew Street (HSE). 9/1 $675 /$1Â§11 $775 - $800 $900 $1,150-$1175 $1,150 $750 $1,050 $1,000 $1,100 $1,300 $1,1.25 $1,200 mi^^^m^^^^r website. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ p t u r e s of ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ f c r plans, l!|Ber ro^^^m IIso be downloaded. Property Management, Inc. 360-527-9829 â€¢ 2821 Meridian St. BeHingham, WA 98225 â€¢ Fax: 360- 527-3082 www.apex-property.com ---------- Western Front 2006-04-04 - Page 4 ---------- 4 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS APRIL 4,2006 Activists: Protesters undergo training to diffuse conflicts PETER THAN/THE WESTERN FRONT Ian Morgan, a member of the Legal Observer program, mounts a sign at Saturday's border crossing rally. The sign translates from Spanish as, "dignity without borders." CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Andres Ortiz said. The Minutemen began sporadically watching for illegal crossings of the Washington state- Canada border since October 2005, photographing any violations and reporting them to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, said Tom Williams of Deming, the leader of the Washington state's Minutemen chapter: Ortiz will lead volunteers from the legal observer program in an extended period of watching the Minutemen. They will document any actions the group perceives as abusive at its Blaine headquarters using photographs, notes and videos. Ortiz said the legal observer program will show all the documents it collects to the Whatcom County Council at the end of April to convince the council to pass a resolution informing the Minutemen they are not welcome in Whatcom County. Ortiz said the Legal Observer program has 48 members, a quarter of whom are Western students. He said all volunteers attend a two-hour training in non-violent observation, teaching them how to avoid confrontations with the Minutemen. Methods include humor, changing the subject or refusing to respond to attacks, such as incidents where Minutemen spat on or kicked legal observers in Arizona where the Minutemen are active in patrolling the border, Ortiz said. "We want to see what they're up to and report it back to the community," said Western senior David Cahn, a member of the program. "We just want to observe and document them, not get in their faces at all." Ortiz said the program is based on Legal Observer Project in Arizona, where the Minutemen organization began patrolling the border in April 2005. The American Civil Liberties Union's Ray Ybarra, who established the Arizona Legal Observer Project last April, trained Ortiz and others in non-violent observation March 29 at the Taqueria El Polivoz Mexican restaurant on Meridian Street, Ortiz said. Williams said the Minutemen are not opposed to the legal observer program. The volunteers will have a boring job because the Minutemen don't engage in illegal activities, he said. The Legal Observers will be helping the Minutemen's goal by putting more eyes on the border, he said. "I don't think intimidation is a humane method of protecting the borders," said Western senior Jackie Vosler, who attended the rally. "I think we have a responsibility to make sure it's not used. It's important that we make sure human beings are treated like human beings in all situations and that invisible borders we create don't change that." BREWERY BISTRO miners DO YOI WAX! AX EX I HA $100,000? MM\U Phil Emerson SfltadaD, n p r 8t!i 4:50-8pm Soup lor Shelter a fundraiser for W tooft Services .^1 diiHTrni soip UMiii d indo lt;: lirkeis $15 presale. $2!) dimr, S5 Ms it pays to advertise in the Western Front Number of county homeless increases BY KELLY JOINES The Western Front Whatcom County will devise a plan in coordination with local homeless shelters to reduce the local homeless population 50 percent by 2015. The county will use an area homeless count they completed in January, Gary Williams, supervisor of the human services division of the Whatcom County Health Department, said the count's purpose is to look at the homeless population's demographics and the major factors that contribute to their homelessness. ... "People are probably never going to see many of the homeless as a lot of them do not wish to be seen," said Sherri Emerson, public relations correspondent for Whatcom Opportunity Council, an agency that helps homeless people find shelters. Lara Bond, 28, a junior in the human services program at Woodring College of Education at Western, met with homeless students during her ongoing internship at the Opportunity Council. Bond said the Opportunity Council tries to help everyone who is homeless, but often they are not able to. "There are not enough services here for the homeless," Bond said. "They are limited especially for certain circumstances. The most disappointing thing you can tell someone when they come here is that they aren't eligible for what is offered or that they are on their own that night to find a place to stay." Williams said he hopes to compare results with other counties in Washington that completed the count within the next two weeks. More than 50 organizations administered the count, including the Opportunity Council, Bellingham Foodbank, Bellingham school district, Whatcom County Jail and the YWCA Transitional Housing Program. 65% Homeless minors â€¢35% â€¢ Older than 18 GRAPHIC BY MICHAEL LYCKLAMA Thirty-five percent of Whatcom County's homeless are younger than 18 years old. STATISTICS COURTESY OF THE WHATCOM COUNTY POINT-IN-TIME COUNT OF HOMELESS PERSONS 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 respect, privacy, testing, answers. wepe - â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ i downtown BeiUnghainj 1310 N State St. ---------- Western Front 2006-04-04 - Page 5 ---------- APRIL 4,2006 NEWS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 5 Radio: Station to increase Webcasting bandwidth to reach more students if funding approved CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 On the Web site, listeners can also see the song title, artist name and album title of the song currently playing, Anderson said. "The Webcast is great because when I listen to the radio, I'm always curious about the songs that are playing," said Western freshman disc jockey Jenny Hemley. Information for the last two songs is also listed below the current song. By clicking on the "View playlist archive" link, listeners can research song information for any track that aired since the Webcast started, Anderson said. Although KUGS first began Webcasting in 1997, changing copyright laws and fees forced the station to stop in 2002, said KUGS general manager Jamie Hoover. The station would have been charged for every listener using the Webcast as well as for every song each listener played online, Hoover said. If 200 listeners were listening to a song on the Webcast, it would cost the station approximately $20,000 per year, Hoover said. "College stations across the country really just stopped what they _________ were doing," she said. "(The cost) scared a lot of stations away from Webcasting." Hoover said an agreement with Recording Artists of America allowed stations at colleges with more than 15,000 students, such as Western, to only pay $500 a year for Webcasting. KUGS also pays approximately $170 per month for a service called PlayStream to process and distribute the station's signal, she said. At this cost, only 50 listeners can use the Webcast at any one time, Hoover said. Once KUGS exceeds the bandwidth, no more users can log on to the Webcast, she said. If the Webcast gains popularity, Hoover said she plans to ask the Associated Students board of directors to fund an increase in Webcast users. Hoover said the main goal of the Webcast is to reach more listeners in the residence halls. Because many residence halls, such _________ as Buchanan Towers and Fairhaven have concrete walls, it can be difficult for students to receive the radio signal, Hoover said. "We know that students come to campus with their computers, and we know that most of the students get their entertainment and their media through their computers," Hoover said. "The idea was to get clear signals to people who can't get the station and increasing student listenership." Western junior and KUGS operations coordinator Cory Watkins said she thinks the new feature will improve the sound quality of the station on campus. She said the Webcast quality is equal to a The idea was to get clear signals to people who can't get the station and increasing student listenership/ JAMIE HOOVER KUGS-FM general manager clearly-recieved broadcast. As a low-power station, KUGS is difficult to receive clearly on campus. Even in the Viking Union, where KUGS broadcasts, Watkins said it is difficult to receive the signal. "KUGS-FM is on the seventh floor of the Viking Union, but down on the sixth floor and in the market they can't listen because the signal is too faint," Watkins said. "Hopefully with the Webcast that will improve." Since the Webcast started, the only problem users have encountered is iTunes not playing the stream, Watkins said. Macintosh computer users will have to download another media player to betable to use the Webcast, she said. Anderson said he hopes increased KUGS exposure through Webcasts will increase student involvement in the station as volunteer DJs and office staff. "The Webcast is part of our ongoing push to bring people into the KUGS community," Anderson said. "So not only do we want to get more students listening to us, but we want to get more students working here." Bill: Los Angeles protests inspire Western, other state universities to take stand Wednesday CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 In a December 16, 2005 press release, Larsen said he opposes illegal immigration but sees someproblems withthesustainability of some provisions in the bill. The House passed the bill in December 2005. Included in it are provisions that would make it a felony for U.S. citizens to provide any type of aid to illegal immigrants and would remove federal funding for, any states that refuse to comply with the law. One amendment to the bill calls for the construction of 700 miles of barriers, including double-layer fencing with surveillance, across much of the U.S.Mexico border in California, Arizona and Texas. The bill also calls for a study by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security potentially leading to similar borders on the U.S.-Canada border. The Senate began debating the bill in March. Its version differs from the House bill because it includes developing a guest worker program, which would provide prospective immigrants with easier access to temporary work visas, and move toward citizenship for illegal immigrants already in the country. The Western chapter traveled to Arizona for the organization's annual national convention March 25. A massive protest in Los Angeles on March 27 inspired Western members to plan coinciding walkouts with the University of Washington chapter, said Western freshman arid MEChA member, MarTbel Galvan. "It's really just been this past week that things have grown," Galvan said. "We were talking about (the walkout) on the drive up from Phoenix, and by Tuesday, we'd had an emergency planning meeting." In addition to the University of Washington, other state universities, such as Central Washington University, may stage similar events this week, Galvan said. Schraff-Thomas said her group has been rallying other campus groups to join the effort. "We're asking anyone who feels this is wrong to join us," she said. S I GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY: VISIT OUR OPEN HOUSE AND DISCOVER WHAT A GLOBAL MEDICAL EDUCATION CAN DO FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. MEDICAL SCHOOL AND VETERINARY SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE PRESENTATION Seattle. WA April 11. 2006 Hotel Monaco Time: 6:30 - 8:00 pm CALL OR REGISTER 1 (800) 899-6337 EXT. 280 WWW.S6U.EDU/QPENH0USE St. George's IMversity Â© 2006 St. George's University THINK BEYOND Grenada and St. Vincent, West Indies %%M$M3$ Z?*Z. :;:j^^^^ife^^i||:|:;|;:| $$$$$. â€¢IIIPIIIII iflffliiiii ---------- Western Front 2006-04-04 - Page 6 ---------- 6 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS APRIL 4,2006 Learning center to foster geology classes Students will apply skills in outdoor classroom amid nature in Sehome Arboretum BY ASHLEY VEEVTIMILLA The Western Front Western's geology department will use a new outdoor learning center in the Sehome Arboretum to help students apply their natural science studies to the environment. Dave Engebretson, a Western geology professor, will teach his spring geology seminar class at the center weekly, he said. His students will incorporate the environment in their projects, such as classifying and analyzing rock formations, he said. Geology 101 classes will also use the center during field trips to the arboretum, he said. "The right learning changes everything," -Engebretson said, "In other words, you can learn more about a cumulonimbus cloud by going outside and looking at it than by drawing it on a piece of paper." Facilities management at Western constructed the learning center in fall 2005 in the abandoned rock quarry along the Sehome Trail in the arboretum, east of Western's campus. The center provides opportunities for a variety of teaching methods, such as physically interacting with the environment, Engebretson said, who came up with the idea for the center. It creates the opportunity to observe the surrounding geologic formations, plants and animal life, he said. "The central focus of the project is to enhance student usage of the arboretum for educational and recreational purposes, as well as strengthen ties with the surrounding community," Engebretson said. Twelve backless benches face a low rock platform at the front where teachers or students can lecture. As an additional part of the project, facilities management created new paths along Sehome Trail fall quarter 2005, which improved access from the Communications Facility to East College Way, Engebretson said. The Western Foundation, a group of organizations and individuals who donate to the university, allocated $32,000 for MATT VOGT / THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior Melanie Kelly studies in the outdoor learning center on Sehome Trail behind the Communications Facility. Geology 101 classes will use this area on their field trips throughout spring quarter. the project in spring 2002 after President Karen Morse and Provost of Academic Affairs Andrew Bodman approved the idea in October 2000, Engebretson said. The center is part of an ongoing project Engebretson began in 2000, titled Sehome Hill Arboretum Resource Education, he said. This project focuses on using the arboretum's natural resources for educational purposes, he said. The outdoor learning center is the first physical part of the project. Engebretson has worked with facilities management, Morse and the city of Bellingham to complete the project in fall 2005. His strongest supporters, however, have been his own students, he said. Their dedication to his vision is the driving force behind the project's completion because they helped him develop ideas for the project, he said. Engebretson gathered approximately 75 student volunteers in the past five years through teaching seminar classes and independent study courses in the geology department, he said. The students helped devise models of the center and lay out the area within the rock by the trail, Engebretson said. "I really want the students to take ownership," Engebretson said. Western junior Kathleen Weinand said she has taken three classes at Western, geology 101, biology 101 and physical geography, that have used the arboretum to apply the skills professors teach in the classroom. Weinand has been involved with creating the center, she said. ; "There are lots of classes that take you up in the arboretum," Weinand said. "It will be nice to have a place to sit." Tim Wynn, director of facilities management, managed the construction of the outdoor center. Wynn and Engebretson worked together on the center's configuration, Wynn said. They designed the natural benches to fit in the surrounding landscape but also to be resistant to vandalism and graffiti, he said. "The arboretum is a wonderful asset, anything we can do to enhance its utilization is a wonderful thing," Wynn said. AH Evening With mtmi ACADEMY AWARD WINNER SPECIAL-EFFECTS 1 PIONEER Everyday Special Students, Staff sc Faculty receive 5 lt;f off each gallon of gas. (W/Western ID Card] Advertise in the Western Front 650-3161 EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS WITH RAY HARRYHAUSEN IN PERSON! APRIL 6 â€¢ 7 PM At The Mount Baker Theatre S5 16 Under*/S8WFA Members/$10 More Info: whatcomfilm.org We invite you to meet the legend before the screening of Earth vs. the Flying Saucers at a private reception, 5:30- 6:30PM on April 6. Contact Alice at: alice@whatcomfilm.org or call 647-1300, ext. 1. ---------- Western Front 2006-04-04 - Page 7 ---------- TUESDAY, APRIL 4,2006 â€¢ WESTERNFRONTONLINEXOM â€¢ PAGE 7 n Three charged in 'dungeon' castration Three men were arrested on charges of performing castrations on willing participants in a "dungeon" in a rural house in Haywood County, N.C. The men admitted to performing eight surgeries, including castrations and testicle replacements, on six consenting clients in the past year. None of the men are licensed to practice medicine, police said. Detectives searched the home and found medical supplies which included scalpels, sutures, bandages, anesthetic and artificial replacement testicles. Each man faces 18 felony counts, five counts of castration without malice, five counts of conspiracy to commit castration without malice and eight misdemeanor counts of performing medical acts without a license. Each felony carries a maximum sentence of three years and three months in prison. Cop wrestles bags of pot from dog's mouth A Boston detective searching a suspected drug dealer's apartment, wrestled a sack containing 108 bags of marijuana out of the clenched jaws of a pitbull named Prada. The dog carried the tan-colored bag in his mouth on March 29 as police were searching the apartment, where they found a loaded gun, $ 1,000 cash and marijuana. The bag tore when an officer tried to grab it. Police said they could see bags of marijuana inside the sack in Prada's mouth. Officers locked Prada in a crate and arrested three men. Toddler wanders into strip club . Police arrested a Kansas man March 18 at a Tulsa, Okla., strip club after they said his 3 to 4-year-old son wandered from an unlocked car into the club. Police arrested Christopher Greg Killion, 31, on March 24 on a complaint of encouraging a minor child to be in heed of supervision. A manager at the club called police to report that 30 minutes after Killion entered the club, the boy came inside looking for his father. The toddler told police his father told him to stay in the car because if he left, monsters would eat him, police reports said. Clerk faces jail for urinating in soda A Deltona, Fla., convenience store clerk pleaded no contest on March 30 to felony charges alleging he urinated in a bottle of soda a customer drank and became violently ill. The victim became suspicious of the drink after he chugged it and vomited four times, police reports said. Mesa was working at a Deltona convenience store when the incident occurred last fall. Police arrested Anthony Mesa, 21, into custody after a short hearing before state Circuit Court Judge James Clayton. Mesa's sentencing is scheduled for a later date, according to a March 30, Orlando Sentinel article. Mesa's attorney said he hopes his client will receive less than a year in the county jail. Naked intruder stuns children Utah police arrested Natalie Peterson, 23, on March 23 when she showed up naked to take a shower in a stranger's home. Police said Peterson wandered into a house after she had been in an argument at a nearby house. She then ordered the three children there to leave "her home." One of the children called police to report an intruder. Officers found Peterson barricaded in a bedroom and in a highly agitated state. Peterson then urinated in her cupped hand and tossed it at police. Police subdued Peterson, who police said, was under the influence of drugs and was transported to a local hospital before being booked into the Weber County Jail. She is facing several misdemeanor charges, including criminal trespassing, assaulting a police officer and propelling a substance onto an officer. Thief caught with pants down A 21-year-old Nebraska man continued to burglarize an Omaha tobacco store March 6, even after his pants slipped down and exposed his naked rear. Security cameras at the Tobacco Hut recorded the burglary. Police branded the man the "bare bottom bandit," and arrested him on a felony burglary charge. Compiled by Boris Kurbanov Complete a GUR at Home! Discover the flexibility of distance learning Catch up or jump ahead! â€¢ Study when your schedule allows â€¢ Choose from more than 100 classes â€¢ Register anytime! Extension tuition rates apply. CalLOr visit us online! Transportation Parking Fair Tu^sd^April4 VU Multipurpose Room, 10 am - 2 pm Your Voice Matters - Come Learn Participate! Gather information, express opinions, solutions and concerns regarding transportation options, parking and access to campus. Explore sustainable and community transportation options; visit with WTA as well as campus representatives. Presented by the WWU Transportation Planning Initiatives Task Force. Questions: Contact Carol Berry, 360-650-7960 ---------- Western Front 2006-04-04 - Page 8 ---------- 8 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT FEATURES APRIL 4,2006 FROM BUS STATION TO BAR State Street Depot Bar and Grill replaces Bellingham bus station BY PAGE BUONO The Western Front Antique luggage suitcases, original bathroom stalls and a tickets sign on the entrance are just a few clues the State Street Depot Bar and Grill has not always been a local hot-spot for dining, dancing and cocktails. The building, known as Interurban Stages and located at 1327 State St., was constructed in 1930 to house Puget Sound Power and Light Company offices and a bus station, Depot owner Ben Gilmer said. The bus station moved from State Street in 1994 to its current location at 410 Harris Ave. in Fairhaven, leaving the building vacant until the Depot moved in a decade later, Gilmer said. "It has depth of character," Gilmer said. "It's not as manufactured as a lot of other places." Gilmer maintains the original character by displaying photographs of old buses and one photograph of the building as a bus station. Gilmer also included brief history about the former bus station on the back of the menus. Gilmer said construction and renovation lasted nearly eight months and ended Jan. 21, 2005. The construction cost approximately $500,000, Gilmer said. The final renovations included adding seating, tables and two bars, while keeping much of the wood from the original structure, Gilmer said. Rewiring and plumbs ing concluded most of the building renovations. The original 14-foot ceilings, stone floors and brick entry are features that remain from the former bus station. Moceri Construction, who completed the renovation and rebuilding of the structure, altered the three-foot bathroom stalls to comply with the Americans with Disability Act, Moceri carpenter Sean McDonough said. "It was a beautiful space to begin with," McDonough said. Gilmer said he tried to maintain the historical importance of the building by keeping the original architecture intact. "We tried to maintain and reuse every item we found," Gilmer said. "Each space tells a story." Gilmer saved doors that could not stay in their original location to display somewhere else. The tickets sign on the door has moved to the entrance of the restaurant in front of the hostess podium. Gilmer said he discovered a pay machine customers could purchase luggage identity tags in the basement of the building during renovation, which now hangs on one wall of the lounge area. Gilmer added old luggage bags he found at antique stores to emphasize the historical importance of the building's past. Depot server Jenna Abbey directed a customer who thought he was at the former Interurban Stages bus station to the new bus station in Fairhaven, she said. "My mom used to ride this bus when she was going to college here," Abbey said. "When she came to visit I brought her here and she was really excited about the way it looked." , It's common for customers to tell stories from their childhood about waiting for the bus while they drink and dine, Depot prep cook Justin Moody said. "I think that's one of the reasons it's so popular," Moody said. "It has sort of a nostalgic environment and people like that." The original character of the building and the thrill of travel associated with the station are reasons customers come back to the Depot, Gilmer said. He also attributed the Depot's popularity to its PETER THAN / TOE WESTERN FRONT The State Street Depot Bar and Grill opened Jan. 21, 2005 after eight months of renovation and construction. friendly, outgoing staff and the warm environment that he created with rich'wood and dark colors. "I try to offer a pleasant experience in order to preserve a quality customer base," Gilmer said. Gilmer plans to add pool tables and a dance floor this week in order to expand the night scene at the Depot, and this will make the restaurant section sightly smaller, he said. PETER THAN/THE WESTERN FRONT Above: State Street Depot Bar and Grill owner Ben Gilmer tried to maintain a historic atmosphere, decorating the bar and grill with luggage and antique photographs. TAYLOR WILLIAMS / THE WESTERN FRONT Right: The renovated Depot was home to Bellingham's bus station from 1930-1993. ---------- Western Front 2006-04-04 - Page 9 ---------- TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2006 â€¢WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM â€¢ PAGE 9 \. ; PETER THAN/THE WESTERN FRONT Above: Members of Western's men's baseball club celebrate Sunday after shortstop Chris Peterson hit a game-winning home run at Beliingham High School. The Vikings won the second game of Sunday's doubleheader after dropping the first game to Oregon 8-6. Below: Viking relief pitcher Zak Van Winkle warms up between games. Vikings split with Ducks after walk-off home run BY C. JENNINGS BREAKEY The Western Front Western club baseball players say every game betweentheUniversity of Oregon Ducks and the Vikings isn't decided until the last inning. Sunday's games at Beliingham High School came down to the last pitches. In the second game of a double- header, Western junior shortstop Chris Peterson hit a two-out, walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning in Western's 1-0 victory. Peterson's home run oyer the left field fence gave the Vikings, 9-3 overall, possession of first place in the Pacific Mountain Conference with a 4-1 league record. The teams played the doubleheader Sunday after cancelling Saturday's game because of rain. Senior pitcher Ryan Kauflman pitched the game of bis Viking career, head coach Michael Johnson saidi throwing a complete game while striking out six and allowing only four hits in Western's1-0 victory: "they didn't prove they could hit my fastball so I kept throwing it, keeping it down in the strike zone, moving the ball around," Kauflman said. Peterson's home run kept me gaine firpm going to extra innings, Kauffinan said. "It pretty much came out of nowhere because nobody was hitting hard off their pitcher," Kauffinan said. "Chris didn't know it was a home run until he was to second base because his head was down, running." The Ducks fell to 1-1 in league play and 10-1 overall after Sunday's games. The teams played the second game at Beliingham High hboL In the seventh inning of the first game at Joe Martm Field, Western sienior left fielder Matt Rhode narrowed the Duck's lead to 8-6 with a double off the left field wall that scored senior third baseman Andrew Irvine from second base. The Vikings loaded the bases when Western senior second baseman see GAME, page 12 PHOrOXXrtJKTESy OFMA^MALIJAN Western sophomore Keith Lemay finished fifth in the men's : 80N0 meter race Saturday at the 25th annual Ralph Vfer-nacchia Classic at the Turf Field. Both the Western men's and women's track teams won their meets. BY ANDREW SLEIGHTER MarkitZero The art of the touchdown celebration is in jeopardy. . Due to last year's surge in celebratory golf swings and fake marriage proposals to cheerleaders, the NFL's competition committee decided to put an end to excessive touchdown celebrations Wednesday, March ^ iby grvi^ power to assess 15-yanfpenaWes for anythingviolatingthenewguicfeliries. ; T ^ guidelines state ; that any celebration using props, occurs while the eelebrator is lying on the ground or includes a group choreographed effort is just too much excitement. Some sports analysts of the new policy refer to the NFL as the No Fun League. While I agree with the sentiment of sports analysts, I believe any organization that pays its employees to play football is, at least a little bit fun. â€¢This proposal runs contrary to the intent of American professional sports which, by the way, are supposed to entertain. I enjoy watching athletes make spectacles of themselves after they score. And I enjoy imagining the possibilities of what celebrations eccentric receivers like me Cincinatti Bengals' Chad Johnson or the Dallas Cowboys' Terrell Owens might come up with next see CELEBRATE, page 10 ---------- Western Front 2006-04-04 - Page 10 ---------- 10 â€¢â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT SPORTS APRIL 4,2006 Women lose five seniors BY ANDREW LAWRENCE The Western Front When the buzzer sounded in Carver Gym on March 11, it signaled Western women's basketball, team's 70-50 loss to Seattle Pacific University in the West Regional Semifinal of the NCAA Division II Women's National Basketball Tournament. Fourth team All-American and senior forward Tina Donahue took the loss and the end of her Viking career especially hard. " I t was a nightmare," Donahue said. I t was like I was waiting to wake up from a bad dream, it just didn't seem real.'' Though not the conclusion the team wanted, the loss did not overshadow all they have accomplished mis season, senior guard Samantha Hubbard said. The women's basketball team hosted the West Regional Tournament because they won the regular season conference championship. . "The season is not defined by March," she said. The team won the Great Northwest Athletic Conference championship with a 17-0 record and a 27-2 overall record. The team won a school-record 21 straight games and won more than 20' games for the ninth consecutive season. Hosting the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Regional Tournament was the highlight of the season, Hubbard said. 'We worked hard to get it, and we really had to do everything right up to that point," Hubbard said. Last season's momentum carried into mis season, Hubbard said.. The Vikings finished last season with a 24-5 record and reached the West Regional Tournament. They returned five seniors to the court, including Donahue, Hubbard, center Courtney Clapp, center Stephanie Dressel and guard Kelly Dykstra. One of their greatest strengths came from the sideline, Dykstra said. ._, ...... "The coaches are just amazing women," Dykstra said. "The most upsetting thing at the end of mis season was not being able to doit for them. It's devastating." The GNAC named head coach Carmen Dolfo coach of the year after the Vikings clinched the No. 1 seed at the West Regional Tournament "Everything they did prepared us and gave us the ability to win," Hubbard said. Reading the coaches' scouting reports of opponents before each game was essential to the team's success because it broke down each of the Viking's opponents, Hubbard said. Several players were honored individually, such as Donahue's; selection as GNAC Player PHOTO COURTESY OF PAUL MADISON Western senior and fourth-team all-american Tina Donahue shoots around a Central Washington University defender at the Showdown in the Sound on Dec. 17,2005. Western defeated Central 87-55 in Seattle. of the Year and being named a fourth-team NCAA Division II All-American Team, Hubbard said. "It was one of my best years," Donahue said. Another excellent performance came from senior Courtney Clapp. Clapp was a second-team GNAC all-star and Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 26 through March 4. One challenge the team faces is the loss of five seniors, almost half of the team, including Donahue and Clapp. "When I was a junior, we had just lost a lot of players, but we started out winning 15 straight," Dykstra said. "Though some people think it's a rebuilding year, the team will step up." Because me team utilized a deep bench, next year should be an easy transition, since the younger players received a lot of playtime, Donahue said. A tpKlal *MsÂ«riÂ»ltt a m Â«tatt it powibZ* tÂ» Mt tfa* vjtorifiag i*iÂ» taaet 4OM ty ttÂ» aÂ»u Jai tiae* I to 5 itmriea* mill ittwlaf ticfe euetr la ttelr litttim, tfa* tetttr rwwa U â€¢Iwyc DM m o m , awr frattetitt elotUag aai VM AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY Eats flies. D a t e s a p i g . H d U y w o d s t a t L I V E Y O U R D R E A MS ;.â€¢' ' Pass I t Q-ti. ;;;- TMe r a w M Â» A T I O M ULS A BM-iTE;â€¢ 11V k -: www-.forb lt;rttcrUfe. lt; gt;ieg; . Celebrate: Committee robbing fans CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 Idon'tmeantosay some celebrations aren'tmappropriateor lame. But natural consequences from players, coaches and media can curb infractions. Owens once scored a touchdown in Dallas and ran 50 yards to the star in the middle of the field, only to be blindsided by an angered Cowboy player. This type of thing has a way of settling itself out And clearly, Dallas wasn't too .upset over the exaggerated celebration anymore considering they signed Owens to a multi-year contract in March. Coaches can lay out what is and isn't acceptable for their players, and they don't need the league to step in. Why outlaw team celebrations? Touchdown celebrators didn't need more reason to act as an individual. Now the NFL is making it mandatory. Nothing says team more than the entire offense forming a conga line in the back of the end zone. Banning celebrations on the ground puts an end to snow angels, canoe paddling and the worm. I don't understand why celebrating on the ground is such a hotly contested issue with the committee, anyway. Is there a gray area? I mean, do both knees have to be on the ground? Is it like the rules for being down, can you keep celebrating if only a hand touches the ground? Props seem excessive, but they don't harm anything. Phis, the opportunities are endless. I wouldn't mind a player incorporating an abacus. Or players could start leaving a rose or an ace of spades as their calling card, much like flooding a basement to let someone know they were robbed by the Wet Bandits. "Who just caught mat touchdown? Oh, I see an original copy of 'Great Expectations.' It must have been Antonio Gates." Johnson spoke about using a live deer in a celebration after scoring a touchdown. A live deer! Fans won't accept someone merely spiking the ball after we've been tempted with the idea of Bambi running around the end zone. Sure, the competition committee is going to still allow spiking and high fives, not to mention smiling, tipping one's helmet and sitting quietly on the bench. But that stuff has the personality of a doorstop. Fans shouldn't accept mis downgrade in entertainment. How am I supposed to stand up and cheer for^omeone handing the ball to the official when I was told I get to see live animals? The worst part of the proposal is it doesn't provide punishments for celebrations mat are unoriginal or flat- out boring. - This means running back Shaun Alexander can go on rocking babies and pretending to fish, while more creative players aren't allowed to act out scenes from 'Scarjace" or charm snakes. I'm sure Shaun is at home right now practicing his new celebration, "filling out the W-2." NFL fern should protest tiiis stifling new policy by celebrating after they, achieve any sort of success in their lives. In this protest we may be lucky enough to see some defiant fan with a taste for irony perform the arbitrary tasks which become fodder for NFL players and their celebrations, such as answering the phone or changing a diaper, and then stand triumphant over a newly domed infant and pretend to catch a touchdown. Binding the hands of these celebrators, which otherwise could be used to raise roofs, with these new guidelines eliminates a harmless yet exciting feature of the game. With these new rule changes die Not as much Fun League has effectively shot itself in the foot, which, if someone could find a safe way to do it, would make a heck of a celebration. Sadly, we may never get to see someone try. ---------- Western Front 2006-04-04 - Page 11 ---------- APRIL 4,2006 SPORTS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 11 regime as BY BRADY HENDERSON The Western Front When Western's football team takes the field for its season opener against Humboldt State University Aug. 31, the team may be difficult to recognize. Players said the team will move from the Great Northwest Athletic Conference to the tougher North Central Conference. Players will sport new dark blue helmets, and will play their home games at the newly renovated Civic Stadium. More importantly, the team will have a new head coach. Long-time Western head coach Rob Smith, who resigned last December after compiling a record of 109 wins in 17 seasons, is out. Former Vikings' assistant coach Robin Ross, who returns to Western after 10 years to become the 13th head coach in the program's 95- year history, is in. The opportunity to be the head coach was his main reason for returning to Western, Ross said. "(Western) is a great university," Ross said. "I enjoy the people." In his first head coaching job, Ross takes over a team eager to improve last year's 4-6 season record, and 3-3 in conference. The team hopes Ross' emphasis on defense will improve a weakness. He will serve as the defensive coordinator as well, Ross said. Last year, the Vikings gave up "28T8rpointsper game on theirway to its third losing season under Smith. This year, junior outside linebacker Shane Simmons, a first-team all- GNAC selection last year, will lead the defense, Simmons said. "We have a lot to improve from last year," Simmons said. "I think we've got the guys to do it. We got a new look and we're excited to get out on the field. We want to win." Ross is switching back to a 4-3 defense after the team moved to a 3-4 defense midway through last season. The team is optimistic this move will help them utilize their TAYLOR WILLIAMS / THE WESTERN FRONT Western head football coach Robin Ross observes his football players stretch before Monday's running session on the Turf Field north of the Wade King Recreation Center. Ross took over for former head coach Rob Smith on Dec. 15. speed, said James Day, a junior outside linebacker who started six games for the Vikings last year. A 4-3 defense will help Western use their speed to better defend teams in the NCC, Day said." "We've got some pretty fast guys," Day said. "We're gonna use our team speed and fly around and make plays." So far this offseason, Ross and his coaching staff like what they have seen from the players in the weight room and in conditioning drills, Ross said. Offensive coordinator and strength and conditioning coach Eric Tripp said players set more than 151 individual records during the winter weight lifting and workouts. "I like the attitude of the team," Ross said. "We had a good quarter. They've been working hard." Ross spent two seasons as the Vikings' defensive coordinator in 1994 arid 1995.' In 1994, Ross' defense allowed the fewest points of any National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Division U school, ranked third nationally in rushing defense and fifth in total defense. The team claimed its first ever national playoff victory in 1994, defeating top-ranked Linfield College 21-2. In 1995, the Vikings finished 9-1 with an undefeated regular season. They spent five weeks as the top-ranked team in the nation and finished the season ranking seventh nationally in scoring defense. Before joining the Vikings as head coach, Ross was the linebackers coach for the National Football League's Oakland Raiders in 2000, when the Raiders went "12-4"and firiisHed with the league's ninth ranked defense. ' The Raiders lost the AFC Championship game to the Baltimore Ravens. As the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach at the University of Oregon from 2001 to 2004, Ross helped the Ducks win the Pac-10 championship in 2001. He spent last season coaching linebackers at Oregon State University, where the Beavers ranked first in the Pac-10 in rushing defense. Ross gave his players more responsibility regarding issues affecting the team. He set up a player's council with elected players from each position, both offensively and defensively. The council makes decisions regarding what uniform combinations to wear on game days and how the football program will spend its money, Day said. "It's about being a team," senior quarterback James Monrean said. "I think it's real cool that (Ross) has let us be involved in some of the decisions being made." While Ross is taking steps to improve the team, his impact on his players stretches beyond the playbook. Players describe Ross as a player's coach, personable and easy to talk to. Ross has focused on getting to know his players and building team unity with help from, the player's council. "He wants to be involved, not only in the football aspect but in the players' lives," senior . defensive tackle Ryan Lucas said. Ross wants the team to be more involved in the community as well. Players visited Geneva Elementary in Bellingham to read to children, talk about the importance of reading and to warn them of the dangers of using steroids. Ross has made a number of public speaking engagements regarding Western's football program around the state since the school hired him and plans to schedule an autograph day and a canned food drive, he said. "We're developing leadership not only on the team but in the community as well," Tripp said. As for switching to the highly competitive NCC, the team is up to the task of playing in the toughest conference in Division II football, players said. 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The Ducks scored early, touching "Viking senior starting pitcher Brandon Boyd for four unearned runs in the first inning; Irvine's throw from third base pulled first baseman Eric Peterson off first base allowing the inning to continue; Down 4-0, the Vikings loaded the bases in the third inning. Irvine, then hit an infield single deep into the hole at shortstop, scoring Roach from third. Peterson Mowed Irvine with a double to the left-center field gap, scoring two more Vikings and placing runners on second and juiird Western scored its final run of the inning on a wild pitch, tying the score at 4-4. - The Ducks scored three in the fifth inning and one in the seventh inning to take an 8-5 lead. A lead the Vikings would not overcome. eonfewe?; couple extra outs, Rhode said. "They shouldn't have scored any runs in the first inning." BY BORIS KURBANOV The Western Front The evidence is overwhelming. Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig is trapped between the cheating he tried so hard to protect and the present allegations of steroid use he knows he must address. Faced with threats frbm Congress to clean up the game and a public outcry questioning the integrity of me MLB, $eHg on March 30 announced a formal investigation into player's use of steroidsâ€”the ripped and roided elephant in the middle of the room. What took so long, Bud? Selig hired former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell to lead the investigation. Not only is Mitchellthe Boston Red Sox director and former director for the Florida Marlins, he is also chairman of The Walt Disney Go. Disney is the parent company of ESPN, a national broadcast baseball partner, according to a March 30 New York Times article. Conflict of interest? Gertainly. Mitchell is simply too close for comfort. Selig should hire an outsider to investigate, much like investigator John Dowd's bulldog approach to nail baseball's all-time hits leader Pete Rose for gambling on baseball 13 years ago. The investigation seems as phony as a presidential campaign promise. Selig is striking out in his efforts to clean up. he can't take charge oifuiis issue if he doesn't investigate. If he pursues with his inquiry, it will be too little, too late. Selig, desperate to reshape baseball's image, can only blame himself. He knew the game had a problem long before former Baltimore Oriole first baseman Rafael Palmeiro wagged his finger at Congress in March 2005 to say shame on Congress for prying into baseball's dark secret. Palmeiro told Congress m the 2005 hearings that he never used steroids, m July, 2005 he tested positive for steroids. He knew long before former MLB all-star Jose Canseco's 2005 book detailed players' -rampant steroid use, including Palmeiro's. Paitheiro. shamelessly denied using steroids, even-;after he tested pdsitiVein August 2005^ according to aC March 30^ ESPN.com article; ' '':F/â€¢i;; V e percent of Major League B a s e b a l l players tested positive for steroids during the 2003 season, according to aNov. 13,2003 Sports Illustrated article. Why didn't the investigation start then? It's simple, actually. The money from fans rolls in as long as major league baseball t e am s keep shortening their fences and turning their ballparks into launching pads for baseball's chemically enhanced cheaters. Barry Bonds, the self-proclaimed "media scapegoat," denied using steroids, and opened of hall of fame outfielder Hank Aaron's major league record of 755 home runs. Bonds is the subject of the book, "Game 's legacy of Shadows: Barry Bonds, Balco and the Steroids Scandal That Rocked Professional Sports," based on a two-year investigation written by San Francisco Chronicle reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams. The Union-Tribune Publishing Co. released the book March 23. The book included court documents, affidavits investigators filed, documents federal agents wrote and interviews with more than 200 witnesses, according to a March 8 Seattle Times article. The book's, release finally forced Selig to open an investigation. Any legitimacy Bonds' career had before the book's release, sunk to the bottom of San Francisco's McCovey's Cove â€” where most of Bonds' home runs belong. Even if Bonds doesn't hit another home run or breaks Aaron's record, everyone will question his statistics legitimacy. It seems they're not. Bonds would be well-advised to accept responsibility for cheating and then lying about it, and quietly walk away from the game. But Bonds won't. He knows Selig's and Mitchell's investigation is harmless. Bonds could surpass Aaron in one of the more disturbing scenes in sports history. Robbing a legend from his coveted record. 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According to a March 22 article on the gallery's Web site, Daniel Edwards, 40, lovingly sculpted the pop princess in her natural state because he found her beauty intriguing. Now seriously, how many times can someone use that as a cover story for making a life-sized statue of sorneone viewed as America's trashiest teen idol? And sculpt her stark naked, kneeling in the doggy- style sex position, on a bearskin rug with her ass in the air, pushing a baby's head out of her vagina? Edwards is breaking down the barriers between .'politics,, art and entertainment like a Sherman tank at a peace rally. Edwards said his piece is not political, despite it reflecting such a hot issue as anti-abortion, according to a March 28 Yahoo.com news article. The'-article^lis^'Omtftpntoyersial sculptures Edwards has created in thepast, proving he is strictly in this for artistic expression and is not staging a publicity stunt. Such pieces include the decapitated head of a man who wasciyogenically ^ frozen after death. Edwards said" the invasive tabloid and niagazihe â€¢stories covering Spears' pregnstncy was a catalyst for Ms creatidn, according to a March 30 New York Times article. He said he couldn't find a better model to represent me hard decision of choosing between a career and family, especially since celebrities rarely step out of the spotlight to have children at such a young age. ;;' While anti-aboirtion activists have responded with thousands of hostile e-mails in response to Spears' image1 involveirteiot, they failed to realize she is not partaking in the media attention. According toy the Times article, Spears' spokeswoman refused to issue a statement on the subject. A Spears publicist also denied an interview request from The Associated Press. Edwards told the media Spears was not even aware of the sculpture when he began making it. Spears serves as a quintessential role model because,, despite an embarrassing, rushed wedding after tabloids spread word about her pregnancy, the 24-year-old singer J^STINY l^pttjphetic connection between Spears'song titles and her life "Dear Diary" WmNoi A Girl NotYet A Woman" "Anticipating" "Boys" "Satisfaction" "Where Are You Now?" immmmmmmmmmiÂ® still decided to have her baby. Edwards perceived his concept of a sculpture of birth as a fresh new look at the anti-abortion movement, rather than the bloody, disheartening images of aborted fetuses, | according tothe USA.Today 1 article. % _ - : â€¢ â€¢ ' : . ' â€¢ â€¢ ' ; â€¢ ' â€¢ ' â€¢ â€¢ ' â€¢ ' â€¢. | Despite the negative e- | mail response to the sculpture, I Edwardsâ€¢:y^^K^H:;'--\a -'' in |- tunv created art of its7 own, | according to the Times article. | . David Kesting, co-owner of the art.?gallery, plans to print out and post the e-mails with the sculpture^ according to a;March28 New York Sun article. By displaying the e-mails alongside ; the sculpture, Kesting weaves an ironic web of life imitating art, imitating â€¢ Ufe- :/-M/- Anti-abortion activists dislike the sculpture because of Spears' trashy reputation, vmm overtly sexual image and racy lyrics^ according to the Sun article. Spears' opponents have reasons not to want her name attached to their cause. Her 55-hour ^marriage to a childhood friend in Las Vegas, revealmg clothing, overtly sexual behavior, recent second marriage and post-pregnancy don't exactly paint a saintly portrait of the new "Brave New Girl" "I've Just Begun (Having My Fun)" "The Hook Up" "(IGot That)Boom Boom" "Baby One More Time" "Oops! ..JDid It Again" "Born To Make You Happy" see BIRTH, page 16 lu^'iijf'.inn .in jâ€ži)i,m,ii Â» in-, I I - . M BH HOUSES FOR RENT â€¢Clean â€¢Quality-Close to VVWU 3, 4 5 bedrooms View hoiWes at wwwwet gt;en^Â£fopsrt^^ â€¢4brdm Call: Erica: 360.941.4105 Bonnie: 3603194375 tbavidV 360319,0898 ~ , .^.ssiSgfiKi'i; ---------- Western Front 2006-04-04 - Page 14 ---------- 14 â€¢ THEWESTERNFRONT OPINIONS APRIL 4,2006 THE WESTERN FRONT An independent student newspaper serving the campus community since 1970. ignite _^^%TBL 7 ^ W | k - ^^^B^ftrfflft '' '^HRBHI^' ^9SgBS^mv^ ^^JI^KSBF' .. ^^^H^IfKIL' MICHAEL LYCKLAMA Editor in Chief ClARA O'ROURKE Managing Editor PETER JENSEN Head Copy Editor AMY HARDER JACOB BUCKENMEYER News Editors CANDACE CUSANO Accent Editor LOREAN SERKO Features Editor DERRICK PACHECO Sports Editor TOM KING Opinions Editor TAYLOR WILLIAMS Photo Editor MEGAN SWARTZ SARA THOMPSON Copy Editors PETER THAN MATT VOGT Staff"Photographers AARON CUNNINGHAM Cartoonist JEFF ELDER Online Editor JUSTIN MORROW Community Liaison JOHN HARRIS Adviser ALETHEA MACOMBER Business Manager JOEL HALL Advertising Manager FRONTLINE ELECTIONS AS needs new blood Despite its liberal campus, Western is not exactly a shining beacon â€¢jâ€”* for democracy. Only 13 students have filed to run for the seven positions on next year's Associated Student board of directors, and two candidates are currently running unopposed. Perhaps worse for student government and campus discussion, 11 applicants currently work for or with the AS. How can Western students expect the next board of directors to disperse its approximately $2 million budget, made completely of student money, to represent student needs and concerns if no new candidates run? A government controlled by a small group isolated from its voters. Sound familiar? -â€¢.- .,*-..,â€¢â€¢ New candidates are needed to bring fresh ideas to our student government. Current board members ran on a platform with specific ideals and goals to accomplish. Now running for re-election, they will undoubtedly continue to focus on those same issues. The board needs fresh candidates to bring ideas beyond lower book prices and improved transportation. The horse is dead, so quit beating it. However, the lack of student involvement is partly the AS' fault. The AS needs to better advertise its positions. Members say they tm^ want more students to run, but how many students knew the deadline was Thursday? Western junior and AS election coordinator Brian Perfow said most students don't know board members are paid and more would apply if they did. What have they done to educate students besides advertising in their own newspaper, The AS Review? It's hard to believe the board of directors is unbiased in its advertising with four members on this year's board and 11 AS members run for election. Why solicit competition? The more the AS advertises and the more candidates that file, the better the AS will serve students. The wider variety of candidates, the **" wider the variety of views. While experienced candidates offer intimate knowledge of how the AS works, re-electing the status quo hardly constitutes a healthy democratic government. New candidates can learn quickly and their newer views outweigh their inexperience. If any student feels the AS needs to tackle an issue, that student needs to get out there, collect the 150 signatures necessary and file for election. Otherwise, the AS will continue its empty promises to lower book prices and improve transportation. Editor's note: The views expressed on The Western Front opinion pages are the views of the authors or cartoonists and are not necessarily the views of The Western Front staff, managers or adviser. And we quote: "The secret to creativity is knowing how to conceal your sources." â€”Albert Einstein, physicist Sweet spring BY BRADLEY THAYER Assorted Flavors Spring quarter is here and I don't know about you, but I feel warm and fuzzy for multiple reasons. First and foremost, getting back from spring break makes it easy for all of us conversationally challenged people out there. If. you see someone you wouldn't normally spill your guts to, a loose acquaintance, perhaps, you have an automatic conversation starter. Simply say, "How was your spring .' break?" It's like Spaghetti-O's. Just pop it in the microwave and you're good to go. Except it isn't nearly as satisfying. In fact, it's pretty dull. Generally, you'll receive one of three responses: A. Dude, it was sick. I got so drunk I don't even remember what country I was in. B. Pretty low key, just hung out at home with my family. C. It sucked, my girlfriend dumped me. I went to a funeral with my family and the next day I went skiing hung over. I started puking on the chairlift, fell off, broke both legs and my left arm. My right ski punctured my liver and damaged it so badly it ~ can't function, and now I can never drink again. Then, a bear came out from behind a tree and mistook my ass for a beehive. That last response isn't dull and you laugh about it later over a beer with friends, but you feel bad. The weather improves this quarter, right? Well, I don't mean to defecate on your birthday cake, but I assure you it won't. I am not saying girls won't start dressing in tighter, fruit-bearing clothing. They will, and I look forward to that. But, they'll be fooling themselves into believing the weather has improved. We liye in Bellirigham. The weather is gorgeous in the summer, not thespring. During the academic year, the sky mostly sports some shade of gray. Notice how it rained on the first day of classes? A few sunny days will pepper this 'The weather improves this quarter, right? Well, I don't mean to defecate on your birthday cake, but I assure you it won't. I am hot saying girls won't start dressing in tighter, fruit-bearing clothing. They will, and I look forward to that.' quarter, but I'm still packing a poncho. Another great thing about spring is everyone begins individual pushes to get in shape for the summer. If I knocked it, I'd be a hypocrite. Spring is a great excuse to work out. I tried getting in shape last quarter by running daily, but I treated it likeJdid- Lentas asyouHg Catholic. Everybody in the church tries yearly to imitate what Jesus when he fasted in the desert for 40 days by giving something up. Josh Hartnett gave up sex in "40 Days and 40 Nights." One time I gave up cussing and I started out with the best, honest intentions. I lasted three weeks. Then I said: "eff that shit," and used the excuse I'm surprised more people don't use â€” "Well, I gave it a fair shot. Guess Jesus was a better man thanl." This quarter, things are even looking up for me academically, but the usual pitfalls still exist. The main _ one is fourth-floor classes. Whose bright idea was it to make buildings on campus this tall in the first place? When I first saw that I had a class in Room 420 of the Communications Facility, I laughed. I was ecstatic. I thought it was the greatest thing since Smucker's put peanut butter and jelly in the same jar. But after I walked four flights of stairs on the first day, I wanted to die. My chest heaved and I slowly began to fall backward before I grabbed the railing and dragged myself up the final steps. I could take the elevator, but I've tricked my lazy ass into thinking I have a phobia so I get some exercise. If I witness an elevator open to completion, whichever floor it stops on next is the number of days I have left to live. Needless to say, if you see someone running and screaming away from an elevator, it's me. Don't worry, I'll be fine. Another bright spot for me was the absence of a 700-milUon-foot line at the bookstore â€” I didn't have to wait two hours to fork over half my life's savings. I even narrowly avoided taking an 8 a.m. class. As I dropped it, I swear the clouds in the sky parted, choruses of angels sang and I was consumed with a bright, warm light. Spring quarter is a new beginning like newborn bunnies. That's what. I picture when I think spring. I say be the bunnies, start fresh and make copious amounts of love to what is clearly.the best quarter of the academic year here at Western. ---------- Western Front 2006-04-04 - Page 15 ---------- APRIL 4,2006 OPINIOISJS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢15 Absolutei You've got^ kidding. Do you flunk Britney Spears deserves her own sculpture? Compiled by Lindsay Budzier Brandon Williams Junior, psychology Allison Schmidt Sophomore, studio art Asmujfks 4% I imifeflee jr expression as an artist, that's just odd ' â€¢'- '*"'.â€¢'is'-*' â€¢ â€¢â€¢â€¢ '. . "': ' v -".'.."'"â€¢-:.'' James Reeves Sophomore, computer science lSure,whym^M U mean if it yps in* the middle of the town square then I'd be worried. Release of Abu Ghraib photos jfopaixlizes troop s i f i^ BY Bows KURBANOV The Western Front Pictures may be worth more man a thousand words after all, ifme U.S. government doesn't act soon. The Bush administration V efforts to suppress disturbing images of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib prison came to a halt March 28, after a court order required the Department of Defense to turn over photographs and videos documenting the abuse, according to a March 29 CNN.com article. The decision is the resuh of an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit against the department in October 2003. The ACLU wanted the department to release documents related to abuse of detaineesheld m U.S. custody aoioad, according to an Aiig. 13,2005, Washington Post article. The right to freedom of information overturned me claim that me release ofthe photos wc gt;uldtanu^tlte nation's image and fuelterrorism if me govenirnent released the pictures. After the release of the infamous Abu Ghraib photos in May 2004, the American liberators became worse than the Iraqi dictators in the eyes of the international community. Critics of the decision, such as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Richard Myers, warned the department that releasing photos and videotapes of detainee abuse and torture at Abu Ghraib aids al-Qaeda recruitment, weakens the new government in Iraq and incites riots against U.S. troops, according to the Washington Post article. Myers is right What makes abetter recruitment poster for terrorists than a picture of a hooded prisorier hooked to electrical wires? The release of the photos is not a victory for the public's right.to know about theabuseof detainees held in U.S. custody abroad, Images such as these jeopardize the security ofU.S. troops and the security ofthe United States by giving terrorists an excuse to kill Americans. The: media shouldbe more discreet about rdeasing photos that only help America's enemies' causes around the world. International media outlets, such as Al-Jazeera, have sensationalized the Ami Ghraib scandal. 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'Nothing shouts womanhood like stretch marks and heaving lactiferous breasts.' Sure, a baby and stroller show she is responsible enough to sustain another human life for more than a week, but the sculpture is also about her incomplete quest for womanhood. How could her opponents deny her the chance to show off . . her widened hips, bulging stomach and maternal figure? Edwards' art shows that Spears is a slave to no one. Not to her parents, the media and certainly, not to traditional ideologies of â€”â€”â€”â€” post-marital pregnancy. In fact, she is an inspiration and should be celebrated the way Edwards embraced her in his art. As she sang in her 2000 hit "Stronger," she is stronger than yesterday; her loneliness isn't killing her any more. Restraint: Pictures endanger U.S. soldiers CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 prying into the Middle East for its own economic and political interests. Images of Army Pfc. Lynndie England, one of the U.S. soldiers now famous for her role in the abuse at Abu Ghraib, pointing at a man's genitals or giving a thumbs-up behind a pyramid of naked bodies tarnishes America's image with Iraqis, with Muslims and with the rest of the world. If Iraqi insurgents took American soldiers as prisoners, they would-be unlikely to treat them humanely knowing the Bush administration has no regard for the rights of prisoners. President George W. Bush's dismal 36 percent approval rating, according to a March 14 Gallup Poll, and the public's increasing uneasiness with the war in Iraq have not gone unnoticed by insurgents and terrorists. They want the growing political opposition at home to force Bush to call for withdrawal of troops. The media should consider censoring such images to respect the bravery of the men and women of the U.S. military who are fighting and dying to protect the nation. Networks that broadcast these photos should keep the troops' safety and well-being in mind. Bush's failures in Iraq may adversely affect the troops, but overemphasizing the images can only lead to a lengthening of the quagmire in Iraq. The success of the American war effort in Iraq crucially depends on retaining public support in the United States and winning the hearts and minds of the Iraqi citizens. The images leaked from Abu Ghraib are undennining that task and the military's ability to convince Iraqis to support the United States' plan for democracy in the already unstable country. Letters to tlie Editor Do you have a beef with something we've published? Tell us. Send your letter to: thewesternfronteditor@yahoo.com Use the subject line: Letter to the Editor. We'll do our best to address your concerns. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Send The Western Front 250 words on any subject, and we may publish your piece. 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Show more2006_0310 ---------- Western Front - 2006 March 10 - page 1 ---------- THE WESTERN .FRONTis WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY An independent student newspaper serving the campus community since 1970. ,2006 ISSUE 17, VOLUME 136 Teaching dangerously Book claims Western professor excessively radical CHRIS HUBER/THE WESTERN FRONT Fairhaven College associate professor Larry Estrada currently ranks No. 3 on author David Horowitz's list of the 101 most dangerous professors in the United States. By MOLLY MALONEY The Western Front Western students could be enrolled in a class taught by one of the most dangerous professors in America, according to conservative commentator David Horowitz. Horowitz names Fairhaven College associate professor Larry J. Estrada as a danger in his book "The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America," released Feb. 13. With the help of online voting, Estrada said he could be No. 1 on the most dangerous list. Estrada, the American cultural studies program director at Western, said he has mixed feelings about Horowitz including him in the book. "At first I was startled, and then wondered who the other 100 professors were," Estrada said. "The truth is I could be in much worse company, with Noam Chomsky, Derrick Bell and Bettina Aptheker also making the list. I've felt bemusement, pride and anger. I felt like my accomplishments and words were distorted and mischaracterized by Horowitz." see LIST, page 5 Whatcom women welcome Morse to hall of fame BY MEGAN LUM The Western Front The Northwest Women's Hall of Fame will induct Western's first female president, Karen Morse, into its ranks of outstanding Whatcom County women on March 19. Morse, who became president of Western in 1993, said she knows two Western women whom the hall of fame inducted over the past eight years, including director of prevention and wellness services Pat Fabiano and athletic director Lynda Goodrich. "I go to the celebration every year because it's see SERVICE, page 4 Community may suddenly be city BY DERRICK PACHECO The Western Front The community of Sudden Valley is lobbying the Whatcom County Council to add the community to the Urban Growth Area list If Sudden Valley is on the list, residents could formally apply for city status under Washington state Law. The Whatcom County Council currently lists Sudden Valley as a recreation area. gt; The council removed Sudden Valley from the urban growth community list Feb. 28, after the council passed an emergency ordinance to thwart Sudden Valley's attempt at becoming incorporated and developing into a city, council chairwoman Laurie Caskey-Schreiber said. Sudden Valley, located 8 miles east of Bellingham, officially applied for city status on Feb. 24, and could petition for entry onto the November ballot, said Steve Grieser, Sudden Valley community association general manager. CHRIS JOSEPH TAYLOR / THE WESTERN FRONT The Sudden Valley community on the west side of Lake Whatcom is requesting to become a city. Future commercial and industrial development there may increase pollution in Bellingham's water reservoir. The council voted to remove Sudden Valley from the list to ensure the area around Lake Whatcom remains decongested by development. At the Feb. 28 meeting, the council was concerned that city near Lake Whatcom could damage the watershed. see DEVELOPMENT, page 4 UPFEST SUCCESS Local benefit concert festival raised $5,000 for Hurricane Katrina relief. ACCENT PAGE 9 LADIES LIFT OFF Western women's basketball team plays its first game of the regional tournament today. SPORT, PAGE 11 SHOW ME SOME SKIN Spring brings rain, flowers and women in skimpy clothing, much to men's chagrin. OPINIONS, PAGE 13 WEATHER Saturday: Cloudy Hi: 46 Low: 28 Sunday: Sunny Hi: 48 Low: 32 %J - www.westernfrontonline.com ---------- Western Front - 2006 March 10 - page 2 ---------- ^ 2 â€¢THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS MARCH 10,2006 Cops Box University Police March 9, 1:06 a.m.: UP performed a security check in the Ross Engineering and Technology Building. UP found the lock had been removed from the exterior door to the stairwell. March 8, 5:29 p.m.: UP | responded to a report of a bicycle theft in north campus. March 8, 11:22 a.m.: UP responded to a report of shoplifting in Miller Hall. The suspect fled on foot, and an area check produced no suspect. Bellingham Police March 9,8:50 a.m.: Officers responded to a report of a vehicle prowl on the 2500 block of Humboldt Street. March 8,10:01 a.m.: Officers responded to a report of a theft of license plates on the 2300 block of H Street. March 7,8:26 p.m.: Officers arrested a 42-year-old man for driving under the influence on the 1600 block of F Street. March 7,3:13 p.m.: Officers responded to a report of a rape on the 2900 block of Squalicum Parkway. Compiled by Michael Lycklama Mayor to delay greenway vote BYDANGROHL The Western Front In a 4-3 vote, the Bellingham City Council approved a greenway levy proposal Monday, which could allocate up to $43 million to Bellingham parks. However, the public is not likely to vote on the land protection measure in the upcoming special election in May, Bellingham Mayor Mark Asmundson said. Asmundson said he would veto any city council decision that does not have at least five members in favor of the proposal in the final council vote regarding the levy this Monday. Even ifhe didn't veto the levy, Bellingham voters would still be unlikely to pass the levy without the council's consensus, Asmundson said. He suggested the council work on the ordinance for the levy and decide on a final version in time for the Sept. 19 primary election. The council agreed with the mayor's suggestion, council president Gene Knutson said. "Greenway will not die if we don't put a package together today," Knutson said. "We need to do this right It is too important to just push though." The measure the council approved on Monday would allow the city to collect $43 million in taxes over 10 years, councilman John Watts said. - The council has the final say on any change in the distribution of the funds and is likely to use the $43 million for the acquisition, development, improvements and maintenance of greenways, parks and trails in Bellingham, Asmundson said. Monday's vote is the last opportunity for the council to put the land protection measure-on the May 16 ballot for voters. If the council does not pass the measure in the final vote, the next chance for a public vote is in the September election. Council member Barbara Ryan said Chuckanut Ridge needs to be one of the council's priorities if the council wants the levy to pass on the ballot. MAP COURTESY OF THE CITY OF BELLINGHAM Purchasing land on Chuckanut Ridge is one of the proposed ways to spend money generated by a greenway levy. Supporters say purchasing land on Chuckanut Ridge would protect it from Bellingham's future growth, such as the proposed Fairhaven Highlands, an 85-acre, 739 home development Fairhaven Highlands is marked by the shaded area along Chuckanut Drive. Chuckanut Ridge is an 85-acre property south of Fairhaven District, which could hold up to 739 housing units if it were to be fully developed. "We all agree Chuckanut Ridge should be in there," Knutson said. "The question is for how much. That's the bottom line." Council members Terry Bomemann, Ryan and Knutson voted against the levy on Monday. 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Students must bring photo identification, their student number, Social Security number and a No. 2 pencil. A $15 fee is payable in exact amount at test time. Allow 90 minutes. LOT RESERVATIONS. â€¢ Lots 11G and 14G will be reserved at 5 p.m. March 10-11 for those attending performances of Evita; â€¢ Eighteen spaces will be reserved in lot 10G at 2 p.m. March 10 and 7 a.m. March 11 for those attending a Westerm Washington University Foundation board ofdirectors retreat; â€¢ Lot 14C will be reserved at 7 a.m. March 11 for those attending the Northwest Regional History Conference. COMMENCEMENT.LOT RESERVATIONS. The following lots will be reserved at 7 a.m. March 18 for commencement parking: 8C for the president's party; 10G for elderly, disabled and Media Services staff; 14G for faculty and staff. A shuttle will run from lots 12A and 12C beginning at 8:30 a.m. MILLER ANALOGIES TEST (MAT). The computer-based Miller Analogies Test is by appointment only. Make an appointment in person in OM 120 or call X/3080. A $60 fee is payable at test time. Testing takes about 1 V* hours. Preliminary scores will be available immediately; official results are mailed within 15 days. WEST-B TEST. Everyone applying for admission to state-approved teacher education programs must meet the minimum passing score on the basic skills assessment by the application deadline. For a study guide and to register, visit www.west.nesinc.com. Remaining test dates through July are May 13 and July 15. Registration deadlines are several weeks in advance. WEST-E PRAXIS. Washington requires individuals seeking teacher certification and teachers seeking additional endorsements to pass the WEST-E (PRAXIS) in the chosen endorsement area, visit www.ets.org/praxis/prxwa.html for description and online registration information, or obtain a registration bulletin in MH 216. Remaining academic-year test dates year are March 4 and April 29. TO LEARN IF WESTERN IS CLOSED DURING STORMY WEATHER, call 650-6500 after 6:30 a.m. or tune to KGMI (790 AM), KBAI (930 AM), KPUG (1170 AM), KUGS (89.3 FM), KISM (92.9 FM), KAFÂ£ (104.3 FM) or KWPZ (106.5 FM). Broadcasts about whether Western is open or closed will begin between 6:15 and 6:30 a.m. WINTER 2006 GROUP OFFERINGS. â€¢ Relaxation Training, Mondays, 11 a.m. to noon, and Thursdays, 4 to 5 p.m., OM 540â€”both days cover the same content; drop-in for one or all sessions; â€¢ Also offered are "Ride the Emotional Wave," "Assertiveness and Social Skills," and "Women's Support Group." For information or to register, call X/3164 or stop by OM 540. FACULTY ARE REMINDED THAT RESERVED PARKING SPACES are available for their use after hours and weekends with a valid parking permit or bus pass, as posted in lots 10G, 17G and the Parks Hall lot FOR WINTER CAMPUS RECRUITING OPPORTUNITIES, see www.careers.wwu.edu, stop by OM 280, or call X/3240. ---------- Western Front - 2006 March 10 - page 3 ---------- MARCH 10,2006 THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 3 NOW PAYING 60% FOR BOOKS NEEDED FOR SPRING 111 ARTER! 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Thirteen Bellingham women organize the project, said Jo JARED YOAKUM / THE WESTERN FRONT Western President Karen Morse will join two other Western women in the Northwest Women Hall of Fame March 19. Collmge, hall of fame committee member. "Western is vital to the community, so she is a community leader as well as the leader of the university," said Collinge, former assistant director of university communications. Before coming to Western, Morse worked at Utah State University as a chemistry professor, the head of the chemistry and biochemistry department and dean of the college of science. The university appointed her Utah's provost in 1989. "I've been very fortunate because whatever I've done I've enjoyed, whether it was being a faculty member or doing some administrative work, working with faculty and for faculty," Morse said. "I understand what (the faculty) are doing, and I know the challenges that they have. I'm trying to work for them in order to make their environment better and their professional experience better." Candidates must serve as a role model for women to qualify for a nomination for the hall of fame, Collinge said. "She is an example of how the role of women has changed in the second half of the 20th century," she said. "Especially for women in the roles that were once considered to be men's domains." Morse received her doctorate in chemistry from the University of Michigan in 1967, when universities gave 10 to 20 percent of their doctorates to women, Collinge said. Now almost half of students who receive doctorates throughout the country are women, she said. "Women weren't always deans and weren't always heads of departments," Collinge said. "For those of us who lived through that time, the difference between the second half of the 20th century and now is striking." Since fall 2005, Morse has focused on improving Western's international programs. "Certainly we have some wonderful things that are going on with international programs at the university, but there needs to be some leadership there, some cohesion, and we're starting to do that," she said. Morse is a strong and caring leader, said Paul Cocke, interim director for university communications. "It's no accident that (Morse's work at Western) has coincided with a pretty significant increase in the respect and reputation of Western," Cocke said. Morse's nomination for the hall of fame shows the university's attachment and dedication to the community and a commitment to higher education, Morse said. "It's a good thing for the university, just like any time a faculty member or a staffmember or a student is recognized," Morse said. "It reflects well on the university." This is the eighth annual induction. The hall of fame has inducted 25 women in the past seven years, Colligne said. Development: Sudden Valley petitioning county council to join urban growth area list CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 If the Sudden Valley community became a city, it would be difficult to restrict further development and keep the population and traffic around the lake. Lake Whatcom provides drinking water and recreation to more than 86,000 county residents, Caskey-Schreiber said. "We are working hard to decrease congestion around Lake Whatcom," Caskey- Schreiber said. "The only way a city can survive is with growth, and that could be detrimental to Lake Whatcom." Some of Sudden Valley's population is pushing for incorporation while others are not, Grieser said. He said the residents of Sudden Valley petitioning to become a city are interested in havmg their tax dollars directly affect their community. The Sudden Valley community does not have the economic support to become a city, Bellingham Mayor Mark Asmundson said. "Sudden Valley does not have the tax base to support municipal services," Asmundson said. "It would be a mistake to pursue incorporation." The residents opposed are adamant about remaining a recreation community, said Grieser, who is not a member of the residential group pursuing incorporation. "I work for the community association," he said. "This is a private group of citizens applying for incorporation. The community association is not instigating this." Grieser said the private group is collecting residents' signatures to petition adding Sudden Valley's proposition on the next ballot Nov. 7. "Private citizens are pursuing incorporation," Grieser said. "Ultimately, public citizens will have to vote on this issue." The council is concerned with protecting the area surrounding Lake Whatcom to preserve the environment Caskey-Schreiber said. jji some men just need a little push. PG43 PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED*** Sane Material May Be ^appropriate for ( M l rw Under 13 SEXUAL CONTENT. 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In an essay Churchill wrote, he said companies that benefited from U.S. policies that caused thousands of Iraqi children's deaths after the Gulf War brought the attacks on the United States, Estrada said. Estrada said he never condoned Churchill's opinion about Sept. 11. "The inference by Horowitz that I agree with his analogy is totally fallacious," Estrada said. "My comments to press, mostly in Colorado, have always been that I support his academic freedom and his right to speak out on the nature and causes for 9/11." Horowitz wrote a chapter in the book on each professor to discredit their efforts to introduce fresh viewpoints into the academic world, Estrada said. Horowitz wants to encourage an extreme far right ideology on American college campuses, Estrada said. "He wants auditing of every syllabus, every concept taught, and monitoring of university classrooms in terms of concepts and theories employed," Estrada said. "This is why he has attempted to introduce the Academic Bill of Rights in various states at the national level. This type of control runs counter to both liberal and conservative thinking and effectively changes the entire nature of the university." â€¢ ' Junior Josefina Magana, a sociology and Spanish major, said she went to Mexico with Estrada last summer for his six- week class, Contemporary Culture of Mexico. "He is very encouraging, especially for me being of Hispanic origin," she said. "I truly believe it's a mistake that he was named in this book. This guy doesn't know much about Larry. From my experience, he never wants to put political ideas upon students." In his book, Horowitz's claims Estrada is a radical separatist because ofhis work as an adviser for MEChA, or the Chicano Student Movement of Aztlan, Estrada said. Students from the University of California, Santa Barbara established MEChA in the late 1960s as a campus organization to help "They believe their is political bias on campus. And the way Horowitz is going about it is very reminiscent of the way Joseph McCarthy went about things.'. BILL LYNE Western English professor Latino students earn their degrees. It's a support system for students and maintains a connection between education and community development, said Western senior Sierra Schraff-Thomas, Estrada's teaching assistant and MEChA internal affairs officer ' at Western. Aztlan represents the struggle for respect and equality for Mexicanos and Chicanos, who have an indigenous presence in the southwest because it's the Aztec's ancestral home, Estrada said. "I've never advocated secession," he said. "Certain right-wing ideologues accuse people of that, because if you're a member of MEChA, then they distort the concept of Aztlan. MEChA doesn't advocate secession. It's disinformation to state that." Schraff-Thomas said Horowitz fabricated some of his facts. "To my knowledge, Larry has never advocated for succession of the American Southwest so that it may be returned to Mexico or the creation of an independent Hispanic state, nor does MEChA advocate these things," she said. "If this were the case, I don't believe that he would be so supportive of me, a white student." Western English professor Bill Lyne, faculty senate president, said he doesn't think the book will affect Estrada's good standing. "If anything, we're all kind of proud of him," he said. "That list is full of distinguished scholars from around the world. I think the book is dumb. It's full of lies and rumors." Lyne said Horowitz's book isn't what worries him, but that Horowitz and his well-funded colleagues are attempting to pass legislature across the country to monitor professors and their teaching. "They believe there is political bias on campus," Lyne said. "And the way Horowitz is going about it is very reminiscent of the way Joseph McCarthy went about things." Horowitz posted a poll for the most dangerous professor on his FrontPage Online Magazine, Estrada said. Estrada is No. 3 on the list. "I think I can be number one," Estrada said. "Everyone just needs to vote. I will owe it all to students, colleagues, and the general public for boosting me closer to the No. 1 spot" David Horowitz did not return an e-mail request for an interview. Check out these NEW Independent Learning Courses! Do you need flexible class times? Earn credit by taking an online or correspondence course! It's easy to find out more: â€¢ Pick up a Continuing and Independent Learning catalog in Old Main, first floor next to the elevator â€¢ Visit our offices on the second floor at 405 32nd Street with free visitor parking or take the free campus shuttle â€¢ Check out our Web site Extension tuition rates apply! Choosv Wisely, Choose Western WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Failed, failed, failed, iyttdthen... RSISTENC Pass It On. THE fOUHOMIOK UM.IHTtl llfl www.fotbetterlife.org ---------- Western Front - 2006 March 10 - page 6 ---------- MARCH 10,2006 NEWS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 6 "Mom and Pop places are what give a town real diversity. Without them everywhere looks the same." David Kowalsky, Sustainable Bellingham volunteer coordinator Alumna's film promotes small-town businesses BY SHANNON DEVENY The Western Front Without using any interstate highways or supporting any corporately-owned stores, two former NBC journalists, one a Western graduate, drove across the country using only secondary highways and spending money in independently-owned businesses. Western alumna of 1993, Heather Hughes, 35, and her husband, Hanson Hosein, 36, filmed "Independent America: The Two Lane Search for Mom and Pop" in May 2005 and documented their journey along the two-laned roads of the United States. Sustainable Bellingham, an organization that supports local business Bellingham, and Fair Trade Crafts, a store that sells fair-trade products, will show the film at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Bellingham Public Market on Cornwall Avenue. Hughes and Hosein heard reports of small-town business owners and community members saying they did not want to see another Starbucks or Wal-Mart built in their town, Hughes said. The increase in the number of reports in 2003 surrounding this issue sparked the couple's interest and inspired them to make the film, she said. The film depicts independent-business owners' determination to re-assert themselves in the American economy that large corporations, such as Wal-Mart, dominate, said Allison Weeks-Ewoldt, Sustainable Bellingham co-founder. "We get a glimpse of the promising remnants of community commerce that are waiting to grow and thrive again as the multinational corporations that have transformed our nation into 'Anywhere, USA' crush under the weight of their own greed," Weeks-Ewoldt said. Hughes and Hosein visited businesses such as coffee houses, bookstores and hardware stores under financial pressure from corporate chains such as Wal-Mart, Borders and Starbucks, Hughes said. The film documents the experiences and opinions of local business owners who want to maintain and profit from their small businesses in towns throughout the United States, said Lynnette Allen, Sustainable Bellingham member. By showing film viewers business owners and the towns they live and work in, the film shows the importance buying local goods and services has on economies in cities such as Bellingham, by keeping money in circulation locally, Allen said. "It is important to have a financially prosperous local economy where we are not dependent on corporations that are based in other places because it helps us to be self-sufficient," said David Kowalsky, Sustainable Bellingham volunteer coordinator. Sustainable Bellingham wants the film PHOTO COURTESY OF HEATHER HUGHES Former NBC journalists Heather Hughes and Hanson Hosein stand in front of the original Wal-Mart in Rogers, Ark., after interviewing Wal-Mart executives in June 2005. to challenge viewers to look critically at how and where they spend their money, Kowalsky said. "Mom and Pop places are what give a town real diversity," Kowalsky said. "Without them, everywhere looks the same." Buying locally is important because money put into a local economy multiplies faster when it stays within community commerce, Hughes said. 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Gro |in the Northwest, you seem to get a.J jfsense of place, maybe more so than peo] pn other parts of me country Film photographer Kai Yamada of Ipeattie shot a series of 11 crisp, black and py^eBellingham nighttime photos, in in| fplaces such as City Hall and the former Georgia-Pacific site. persj :^:".;- n^d; gt;\Bellihgham;.'..'-tb be very mayni | comforteble,'' he said."In contrast to big ' lt;Thi| cities where you have to be concerned for for art si safety, it's very open and made me feel Western, ^ r y relaxed." matters and Yamada said he likes nighttime you're interj Pliotbgraphy, which allows him to capture not," Wal inanimate scenes without people, comi^^fci He said that people distract viewers' and bes ---------- Western Front - 2006 March 10 - page 9 ---------- MARCH 10,2006 ACCENT THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 9 Bellingham resident Tim Lindskoog watches Daydreamer play on the main stage at Christ The King Church. Hurricane Katritia victims benefit from local concert *~ lt; PHOTOS BY CHRIS HUBER/THE WESTERN FRONT This year's Upfest concert raised close to $5,000 in proceeds that the Christ The King Com-munit^ Sgfeirrch stafiVwill donate to Habitat for Huniamtyfand Samaritan's !Pi|reiSjin Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. - U-Christ The King held the Upfest benefit concert on the evening of March 3, an annual festival since2000. Approximately 1,000 people attended this year's event, said Upfest organizer, Christ The King Community Church associate pastor and 1995 Western alumna Derek Archer. The Upfest staff will also travel to Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida from March 19 to 25 to help the nonprofit organizations with relief work, he said. The staff will collaborate with Samaritan's Purse to assist Hurricane Katrina victims without shelter, Archer said. Thirteen bands performed on the church's.three stages: Anchordown, Autumn Poetry, Broken Image, Barcelona, Daydreamer, Half Blind; Idlefill, In Praise of Folly, John Van Deusen and the Lonely Forest, Lucky for Nothing, The Pale Pacific and Concertgoers packed the main stage auditorium at Christ The King Information compiled by Josh Weaver C h u r e h M a r c h 3 r d d u r i n g S o m e b y S e a Â» s performance. The Pale Pacific closed out the evening, performing on the main stage. In front of the largest crowd of the evening, lead singer Gabe Archer stood on his chair as he played the keyboard. Bright, dramatic lighting played an integral role in the Daydreamer keyboardists' performance at Upfest. ' * ** ---------- Western Front - 2006 March 10 - page 10 ---------- FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2006 â€¢ WESTERNFRGNTONLINE.CQM â€¢ PAGE 10 Poor putting, rain drowns Vikings BY DEVIN SMART The Western Front The Vikings needed a strong back nine to catch the University of Oregon Tuesday, but Mother Nature and poor putting kept Western from making a comeback. The Western men's golfers finished third because they couldn't overcome an eight shot Oregon lead starting the final round of the Washington National Intercollegiate Golf Tournament at Washington National Golf Course in Auburn. Wet weather and wind hounded the golfers during the first two rounds of the tournament Monday, but for the first nine holes Tuesday the weather cleared up. However, heavy rain returned around 11 a.m., when, the Vikings were making the turn onto the difficult back nine, and didn't relent for ft^^^^^^^^ DEVIN SMART / THE WESTERN FRONT Western sophomore golfer Sean Packer tees off on the 14th hole Tuesday at the Washington National Intercollegiate Golf Tournament. nearly an hour. Western senior co-captain Luke Bennett, who was on-par through nine holes but finished with a seven-over-par 79, said the weather was only part of the problem on the back nine. "I just couldn't find a groove," Bennett said, whose score of 79 dropped him from a tie for ninth into a tie for fifteenth individually. "The weather wasn't the best, but I never felt comfortable. I'd miss a putt here, hit.a bad shot there. I wasn't putting myself in a spot to score." Senior co-captain Tim Feenstra shot a three-over par-75 during his final round and finished tied for fourth individually. Feenstra said he was pleased with his golf swing, but could not finish bis putts. "I nit the ball really well, and I didn't make one birdie out there," he said. "I just didn't make a putt. I didn't make one putt over four feetâ€”it's hard to score when you do that." Sophomore Sean Packer rounded out the Vikings top finishers, placing seventh after a final round 75. The tournament won't affect the Vikings West Regional ranking, but it was an opportunity to match up against NCAA division L golfers. The varsity squads from Washington State University and the University of Idaho competed, while the junior varsity teams from the University see LINKS, page 11 it pays to advertise in the Western Front Eats flies. Dates a pig. Hollywood star. LIVE YOUR DREAMS Pass It On. THI FOUHOff 10N I4i A ||TTIR HFl ''.*:' wTvw.forberterlife.org - ' DEVIN SMART / THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior golfer and co-captain Luke Bennett tees off on the 15th hole Tuesday. Complete a GUR at Home! Discover the flexibility of distance learning ---------- Western Front - 2006 March 10 - page 11 ---------- MARCH 10,2006 SPORTS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 11 Links: Western men's golf team struggles in second round of spring tournament CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 of Washington and Oregon played as well. Feenstra said the difference between golfers at the Division I and the Division II levels is slim. "College golf is a pretty level playing field," Feenstra said. "Division I is probably a little better than Division II, but we play against a lot of top-Division II schools, and the level of play out here is pretty much the same." The tournament marked the second event for the Vikings since the spring portion of their season began. The Vikings finished third at the Cal State Bakersfield Invitational Feb. 28. Before the spring portion of the season began, Western head coach Steve Card said while he has three of the top - Division II golfers in Feenstra, Bennett and Packer, he was still looking for consistent play from the No. 4 and No. 5 spots on the team. After two events, Card said junior Sam Pauley, who shot a Vikings best 74 during the final round Tuesday, secured the No. 4 position, but No. 5 is still undecided. "Sam has really stepped up and established himself as the No. 4 player on the team," Card said. "I think the top-three guys show a lot of confidence in him." The Vikings next tournament will be the California State University Monterey Bay Invitational, played March 20 and 21. Women compete in regionals BY DERRICK PACHECO The Western Front Home is where the court is for the top-seeded Western women's basketball team as the Vikings host the regional championship starting today. The team has won 20 games in a row this season, including 13 straight wins at home, on its way to a 26-1 record. The Vikings earned a No. 4 national ranking for Division II women's basketball, and the No. 1 seed for this weekend's West Regional Tournament held in Carver Gym today, Saturday and Monday. The Western women are making their eighth consecutive appearance in the regional tournament, but this is the first year the Vikings earned the opportunity to host the event. "I have had at least 1,000 people asking me about the men's and women's regional tournament this week," Western director of athletics Lynda Goodrich said. The quarterfinals start at 12:30 p.m. today, the semifinals start at 5 p.m. on Saturday and the championship game is on Monday at 7 p.m. "This is just great to play at home," women's head coach Carmen Dolfo said. "We have had an unbelievable year and hope to reach the (national) Elite Eight." Both the women's and men's basketball teams qualified for the Regional Tournaments. The men earned the No. 2 seed with a 21-6 record, and will play at Seattle Pacific University this weekend. "You can't get much better than this," Goodrich said. "When people think about D-II basketball in the Northwest, they'll think of Western." Women's West Regional Tournament Today Game 1: Cal State Bakersfield (3) vs. Cal State Los Angeles (6), 12:30 p.m. Game 2: Chico State (2) vs. Humboldt State (7), 2:30 p.m- Game 3: UC San Diego (4) vs. Seattle Pacific (5), 5:30 p.m. Game 4: Western Washington (1) vs. Northwest Nazarene (8), 7:30 p.m. Saturday Game 5: Winner of game 1 vs. winner of game 2, 5 p.m. Game 6: Winner of game 3 vs. winner of game 4, 7 p.m. Monday Championship game: Winner of game 5 vs. winner of game 6, 7 p.m. All games will take place in Carver Gym. Your new DVD could be someone's l i fe StOIV, GET A $ 0 BONUS First Time Donors Present this coupon on your first visit ' Donate plasma Advertise in the Western Front 650-3161 a month and give life to patients in need, 360-756-1700 465 Stuart BeHlngham, WA 98226 Call for an appointment today. www.biolifeplasma.com ---------- Western Front - 2006 March 10 - page 12 ---------- 12 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT SPORTS MARCH 10,2006 Springi quartersportscolumnistpreview Overweight pros pummel average Joes BY ANDREW SLEIGHTER Mark it zero Monday night I watched the premiere of Spike TV's "Pros vs. Joes." Besides displaying terrible programming, this specific brand of sports reality television misses the point entirely. The point is, I want to see sports stars brought down, not watch their exaggerated egos. "Pros vs. Joes" starts with a promising premise. Three average people dubbed 'Joes,' contestants on the show, challenge a handful of retired athletes in athletic contests. Monday's episode included wide receiver Jerry Rice, professional wrestler Bill Goldberg, basketball player Dennis Rodman, former Chicago Bears quarterback Mike MeMahon and baseball slugger Matt Williams. The show grants the Joes an opportunity to fulfill lifelong fantasies, such as going one-on-one with a professional athlete and winning $20,000. Or, as Rodman likes to call his annual salary for playing in the ABA in addition to what he gets every time "Double Team" airs on HBO. During the show, the Joes competed in impossible tasks such as covering Rice while he caught passes from MeMahon. One Joe did succeed once in knocking a pass away only because of a miserable throw by MeMahon. Another challenge pitted a Joe in a wrestling match versus Goldberg. Nobody succeedes against Goldberg. In a bizarre shooting contest against rebounding extraordinaire Dennis Rodman, the Joes stood on a conveyor belt moving away from the hoop and had to run while shooting baskets. Each Joe took their turn to beat Rodman's score for the most baskets made in two minutes. Despite this obvious move to make Rodman look better in a shooting contest, one excited Joe still outscored Rodman. That was the best moment of the show. I don't watch bad reality shows to see average people humiliated. I want to see bloated, average fans disgrace overpaid former athletes. It doesn't happen when a 165-pound guy wrestles Goldberg's weight. To the show's credit, it included a golfing competition as a neutral battleground. As I was watching I thought to myself, "Finally, I get to see these pros fail." But then it occurred to me, nobody plays golf more than retired athletes. With all the charity benefits, disposable income and tremendous free time, playing golf is the destiny of retired athletes. This doesn't say much for golf, and it explains the Senior Tour. Players on the PGA Tour don't get as many holes in as Matt Williams does. The pros destroyed the Joes in golfing worse than in any other event, and Spike TV expects us to find this amusing. I admit, I found myself mildly entertained by Rodman outrebounding players 12 inches shorter than him and Matt Williams lining shots at these poor guys while they tried to play third base, but it grew obnoxious. The pros running their mouths the whole time was even more annoying. Rice used an expletive in reference toward the Joes. How do you get pumped up to prevent someone who is poorer, uglier and not as talented from winning some money? At the end of the day, the pros are still rich, enjoy an inflated status in society and fans adore them. The trash talking is unsolicited. The athletes on the show act as if fans don't understand how talented they are. As fans we know we're not better receivers than Rice, but some out there think they can catch better than former Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Koren Robinson. Nobody says to themselves, "I could have grabbed that rebound," when watching Rodman miss a board. We say that when we're watching Seattle Sonic's center Robert Swift. We do say when watching Rodman, "I bet I wouldn't have kicked that cameraman in the nuts," but that's a different issue. These are the events I want to see. I want to see Joes versus Swift in the bench press. I want to see Shaquille O'Neal struggling in a free throw shooting contest, Pete Rose versus the roulette wheel and maybe some sort of Joe versus Ron Artest freestyle rap battle. Let's see John Daly huffing it in a 40-yard dash. Fans possess the reasonable expectation that professional athletes are superior in every facet of athleticism than an average fan. And if we suspect that this isn't the case, "Pros vs. Joes" should answer the question. Is Edgar Martinez slower than your grandmother? We could ultimately find out. Of course the athletes destroy the Joes when they're a legend of the sport or an event they specialize in. And that's funny, but it gets old. If we learned anything from "Celebrity Boxing," it's that Tonya Harding is mean. But we also learned that if they're going to sell out, they should look stupid. Now some may say Rice paid his dues with "Dancing With the Stars," but nevertheless, these athletes clearly sold out. Please, if nothing else, make them look stupid. E-mail Andrew Sleighter at markitzerol2@yahoo.com SHE SAYS she wants to keep living in her home. WE SAY'it starts by keeping her on her feet Each year, one out of every three, older people falls, often resulting in hip fractures â€” a severe injury in this age group.. For helpful tips on how exercise and home environment adjustments can reduce the risk of falls, visit aaos.org. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS The most moving advances in medicine. 1-800-824-BONES www.aaos.org If! the Co-op Espresso lt; Organic Juice Bar 1220 N. Forest St. â€¢ Downtown Beliingham 360-734-8158 â€¢ www.communityfood.coop Open every day 8 a n i -9 pm , N S ^ Open 7 days a week 6 am-llpm LIVE MUSIC WEEKLY! Intfuding rock rolljazz, indie rock more: FreeWiFi ! t â€¢ t t â€¢ t See myspace.cora/baystreetmusic or www.bayslreetcoffee.cora for upcominy shows. Â§ Free Coffee Live Music Bay Street Coffee House 1302 Bay SI. (downtown) 360-734-3868 ' One drip coffee coupon in Blue Book. MA Degrees: Systems Counseling; Consulting Coaching in Organizations Workshops: Leadership Communication Professional Interaction Taste of LIOS! Info Sessions: March 21 April 15 Workshops: Results-Focused Communications â€¢ March 27 InterAct â€¢ April 26-28 RSVP: lasteofLIOS@lios.org 425.939.8100 â€¢ www.Iios.org LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE at lUislvr I iiircnitv Where Leadership is a nay of beini ---------- Western Front 2006 March 10 - Page 13 ---------- FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2006 â€¢ WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM â€¢ PAGE 13 Beware, springtime skin drawing near Scheming Western women plan annual barrage, despite lingering cold weather BY ZACH KYLE True Enough Spring skin is coming. Every year, a stretch of spring sunshine beats back the Washington rain, and the women of Western come out from under their rocks to put on a show. Some master coordinator flips a switch broadcasting the disrobe beacon, sending all the girls running to their closets to rescue moth-balled halters, short skirts and spaghetti straps. Instantly gone are the winter hoodies we gents are accustomed to and the puffy jackets that are probably still appropriate for the mid- 50s temperature. Ladies, your tactics are underhanded and jarring. I understand your intent is to consume the Western guys in a tsunami of 7 understand your intent is to consume the Western guys in a tsunami of skin and confusion. You succeed wildly.' enjoy seeing us reduced to blind children bumbling mechanically and slack-jawed across campus like subjects in a government LSD experiment. You need to tone it down. Seriously. After three springs at Western, I've developed the ability to sense when springtime skin is drawing nigh. I'll walk out of class and slowly meander across campus. Something won't seem right, and I'll wonder if I'm forgetting an assignment or a family member's birthday. I'll walk, numb to the world and looking down when I notice the passing ankles. Then legs. I'll look up. Shoulders. Backs. Midriffs. â€”' Shell shock. I'll bump into a dumbfounded fellow with panicked and unfocusing eyes. I'll apologize with some unintelligible sound and careen into the 10- til-the-hour crowd like a weightless body floating into an asteroid field. I hope women understand how rough springtime skin is on us fellas. The first day hits so suddenly that we react with bewilderment rather than sexual attraction. I know you've been working out skin and confusion. You succeed wildly. You all winter to prepare for this day, but we can't look at you, at least not right away. We walk like mummies with tunnel vision just trying to get to point B, the skin cumulating in our peripheral vision. Our brains can't compute why the opposite sex would wear only half the clothing they donned a mere 24 hours ago. It doesn't make sense. Our reality crumbles. As detrimental as spring skin is to my mental stability, I must laud Western's women. Despite intense planning and anticipation of the event girls are remarkably close mouthed. Mum is the word, which is a miracle for that particular species. All week, I've asked women, "Is this me week? Has the time ] come?" and all responded with a completely believable look of disturbed confusion. One of; these years a man will find the. hidden entrance and expose your scheme. He will descend the stairs in the catacombs under Old Main and discover the Hall of Western Sisterhood. It must take a huge room to fit all 7,000 of you. He'll find the Masons-esque robes, and the calendars marking the day the first assault will take place. You will be exposed. I know the day is coming. My eyes and ears at Whatcom Community College report that spring skin is already kicking in. The women at Whatcom are less patient than those at Western, not to mention less tasteful. Historically, we can look at .Whatcom as a two-week warning for spring skin hitting Western's campus. I strongly encourage the Western Sisterhood leadership implement a staggered schedule for spring skin. This way, girls will take graduated steps toward summertime clothes, rather than the coat-to- tube top leapfrog that sends men reeling. I understand the pleasure you must derive from messing with us, but don't be cruel. We have classes to take care of. We have jobs. We have meals to remember to eat. Staggering spring skin is the humane thing to do. And besides, it's still fucking cold. E-mail Zach Kyle at tme_enoughcolumn@yahoo. com GOOD. BECAUSE DFI) milt K If Els DULL 13 LOOKING FOR A STUDENT BRAND MANAGER ON â€¢Ta.fi out moire and td apply go to www.tedbulluxom or text the word SBM to 72855 02C .S*s$ BuliNÂ« gt;Â«3Â» AmÂ«i**,fe lt; AHr%ksr lt;Â»4fvÂ«jd. NCAA II West Region w Women's Basketball Tournament Experience the excitement of basketball playoffs as the Western women put their 20-game win streak on the line. Get your tickets for the whole family and enjoy NCAA playoffs right here in Bellingham! Get your tickets now to ensure your seat! Phone 650-BLUE or purchase your tickets at the Campus Box Office. Reserved seats: $10; General Admission: $8; Students: $5. Tickets will be available at the door but don't wait until game time! SGHEBttf Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium FRIDAY, MARCH 10 12:30p.m. Camel 2:30 p.m. Game 2 5:30 p.m. Game 3 7:30 p.m. Game 4 #3 Cal State Bakersfield (23-4) vs. #6 Cat State LA. (20-7) #2 Chico State (24-3) vs. #7 Humboldt State (17-10) #4 UC San Diego (234) vs. #5 Seattle Pacific (22-5) #1 WWU (26-1) vs. #8 Northwest Nazarene (17-10) SATURDAY, MARCH 11 5:00 p.m. Game 5 Winner Game #1 vs. Winner Game #2 7:00 p.m. Game 6 Winner Game #3 vs. Winner Game #4 MONDAY, MARCH 13 7:00 p.m. Game 7 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME For tickets calf 6S0-BWE. Free shuttle from the Fairhaven College parking lot to the front door of Haggen Court at Carver Gyrrt. ---------- Western Front 2006 March 10 - Page 14 ---------- 14 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT OPINIONS MARCH 10,2006 Sudden Valley shouldn't be a city Sudden Valley community members applied for independent city status on Feb. 24 for the area eight miles east of Bellingham. The Whatcom County Council removed Sudden Valley from the county's urban growth area list on Feb. 28 to prevent it from pursuing city status. The prevention of Sudden Valley's application for city status was a smart move by the council. Sudden Valley, which is located on the west bank of Lake Whatcom, is listed as a Whatcom County recreation area and should remain that way. Sudden Valley becoming a city would raise the number of tourists and residents visiting and living in the area. More people moving in means an increase in the pollution of Lake Whatcom, which serves as a water source and recreation area to more than 86,000 county residents. Our county is polluted enough as it is. City status for Sudden Valley would increase the commercial and residential development around Lake Whatcom exponentially. The fact that they are not cities hasn't restricted the growth of the Sehdme and Fairhaven communities inside of Bellingham. In fact, these two communities within Bellingham have flourished for years. Why should we set apart Sudden Valley as its own city? We shouldn't. Sudden Valley is developed to the pomt of being a city. Destabilizing the Lake Whatcom watershed with further development will unnecessarily damagethe environment. Sudden Valley residents who want to see their tax dollars at work in their own neighborhoods rather than in the county, started the application for city status. If 75 percent of Sudden Valley citizens voted in favor of such a separation, then Sudden Valley has a right to pursue city status. However, Whatcom County shouldn't increase urban sprawl just because certain citizens want to distinguish themselves financially from the rest of the county. Whatcom County will always have certain neighborhoods that are more prosperous than others, but that's no reason to separate those areas into cities apart from the rest of the county. Frontlines are the opinion of The Western Front editorial board: Lauren Miller, AdrianaDunn, Bradley Thayer, Jacob Buckenmeyer, Amy Harder, Jared Yoakum, Ciara O'Rourke, Michael Lycklama, Susan Rosenberry, Andrew Irvine, Marissa Harshman, Dawn Chesbro, Aaron Apple, Loren Shane, Chris Taylor and Chris Huber. The Western Front Editor in Chief: Lauren Miller; Managing Editor: Adriana Dunn; Head Copy Editor: Bradley Thayer; Copy Editors: Jacob Buckenmeyer, Amy Harder; Photo Editor: Jared Yoakum; News Editors: Ciara O'Rourke, Michael Lycklama; Accent Editor: Susan Rosenberry; Features Editor: Andrew Irvine; Sports Editor: Marissa Harshman; Opinions Editor: Dawn Chesbro; Online Editor: Aaron Apple; Staff Photographer: Chris Huber, Chris Taylor; Columnist: Zach Kyle; Cartoonist: Aaron Cunningham; Adviser: John Harris; Business Manager: Alethea Macomber; Advertising Manager: Joel Hall Editor's note: The views expressed on The Western Front opinion pages are the views of the authors or cartoonists and are not necessarily the views of The Western Front staff, managers or adviser. And we quote: 'Its a myth to think I don't know what's going on. It's a myth to think that I'm not aware that there's opinions that don't agree with mine, because I'm fully aware of that." â€” George W. Bush, president Spring quarter columnist preview Being single is great liquor pros outweigh relationship cons BY LAUREN ALLAIN Forbidden Firuit Relationships are like tequila. At first glance, indulging seems like the best idea ever. As the shots progress they get sweeter and sweeter with the residuals of pure bliss. Until you have overindulged. In that situation you never want to touch, taste or see tequila ever again. Instead of tequila, I think of every shot as a minute-long dose of that significant other. That's my evolving definition of a relationship. My parents met in college so I've grown up assuming I would meet my match here, too. With only four quarters left until I graduate, I'm beginning to think my assumption was wrong. I've met some amazing men thus far, but it's been punctuated by meeting complete douches. The two seem to counteract one another. So here I amâ€”a single girl with high expectations and no date. Most girls would be upset about this but I love it. Therefore, I've come up with a list of the top five reasons why I love being single. Number one: I don't have to shave. Men complain about shaving constantly, but the surface area they have to shave doesn't even equate to one calf for a woman. Shaving both legs takes approximately seven minutes, and when I'm in the shower every morning before class at 9 a.m., losing those seven minutes isn't worth it. That time is dedicated to cereal. When I think about it, no one is going to see my legs anyway, except for that creepy old guy who stops to give me a thumbs-up while I'm running past him. In that instance I'm glad my legs look repulsive. Number two: I have the pleasure of sprawling out on my bed. Ever since I was young, I've been a picky sleeper. I used to make my parents come pick me up and take me home from sleepovers when everyone went to bed because I wanted to sleep in my own bed. My bed is mine. I picked the mattress, the sheets and the number of pillows, and I alone will enjoy it. Nothing compares to the frustration that ensues when I wake up to realize my partner is in a spread- eagle pose in the middle of the bed leaving me with a sliver, which is just enough room to keep one leg and half an arm on the â€”â€”=â€”â€”= bed. Perfect. Number three: No one is there to control single means that I never have to awkwardly tell my friend/family/ prospective boyfriends that I'm available again. Informing others of a breakup has always baffled me. Am I supposed to send out a mass e-mail titled, "Oops. That didn't work out as planned"? _ Changing the relationship status on Myspace and Facebook is equally awkward. How soon is too soon to change it? Is it too hasty to do it within hours of the breakup? I don't want the ex to think I'm wishing I was still in the relationship, but I don't want him to think I'm stoked to be â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”-â€”=â€”â€”â€” out of it. Either way, 7 will never under- once I change it, my me. stand the way a male Pr o f i l e fows U P ^ v . - . i recently updated. brain junctions when I've never dated dealing with women, anyone who attempted and trying to figure it out is like trying to figure out why men have nipples.' to control me, but I have experience with the ones who constantly like to give suggestions about â€” everything. From what chips to buy at the store to what classes I should take, he had a suggestion for everything. At least he wasn't indecisive, but I'm capable of picking my own chips, thanks. I can also decide when I'm going to eat those chips, when I'm going to do my homework and when I'm going to sleep. Some nights I call it quits at 10 p.m. while other days I stay up until 4 a.m. Having to incorporate someone else's schedule into my lack of a daily schedule is typically not worth it. I start to feel claustrophobic if someone else crushes me, specifically by having to follow his schedule. I have several friends who work at UPS beginning at 3 a.m., and I'm convinced I should date one of them because once they leave for work I can go to bedâ€”alone. Number four: Constantly being So friend's read it and think, "Wow. She's single again. I wonder which one of them fucked it up." And men the questions begin, which is why I think the mass e-mail is the best option. Number five: Relationships are generally not worth the hassle. So far I haven't had one that was worth the time, money and eventual tears. I will never understand the way a male brain functions when dealing with women, and trying to figure it out is like trying to figure out why men have nipples; It's just not worth the effort, and the end result typically means nothing. Having said all this I'll add that all five rules become void when I find the right guy. For now I'm staying attached â€” to tequila â€” because it never complains when I fail to call, it doesn't care if I chose to spend the night with its friend rum and most importantly it never sleeps in the middle of the bed. Gosh, I hope my parents don?t read this. E-mail Lauren Allain at forbiddenfruitcolumn@yahoo.com ---------- Western Front 2006 March 10 - Page 15 ---------- MARCH 10,2006 OPINIONS THE WESTERN FRONTS * 15 iking oices *â€¢ Going tdjjfasjBppi to do cleanup worpfrom Hurricane Katrina. I'm goi( Seattle tqjeej and a shopping spree in Canada. What are your plans for spring break? ^ m J J Q I , , , ^ Compiled by stacie Erfie Junior, marketing Emily Kwong Freshman, community health I'm goinjjk Ic^fk poolsideinJSantJ Monica and shop my Heart out. 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Show more2004_1203 ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 1 ---------- RAISED VOICES Western's choirs warm up for the holiday season. Accent, Page 11 DAMN THE DEFICIT Government should not leave huge debt to future generations. Opinions, Page 18 * CONQUERED The Viking men vanquish Crusaders in GNAC opener. Sports, Page 14 Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington ISSUE 21 Volume 131 The Western Front Friday Dec. 3, 2004 The next generatipn|whatcom ? skagit sheriffs begin DUI campaign today By Michael Murray The Western Front A head-on collision on South Bay Drive left two drivers alive, yet one had permanent injuries. Sgt. Steve Gatterman of the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office responded to the crash scene on Thanksgiving Day 1998. The driver of the other vehicle, who was not injured, was drunk. The holidays are a time of increased driving under the influence of alcohol, said Julie Furlong, the Washington Traffic Safety Commission public-relations consultant. This is why law-enforcement officers throughout Washington are joining forces Friday night for the 14th annual "Night of 1,000 Stars," which symbolizes all the officers who will be patrolling for drunken drivers. It is the first event of the "Drive Hammered, Get Nailed" campaign that focuses on drunken drivers, which starts today and ends Jan. 3. This past year, the "Night of 1,000 Stars" removed 318 impaired drivers SEE DUI, PAGE 6 Chris Taylor/The Western Front Western senior Chris Pilkey, left, and his grandmother, Lillian Dickerson, display a 1918 family portrait of Bert "Bull" Jones, pictured at left in the portrait. Jones, Dickerson's father, graduated in 1914, beginning a 90-year family tradition of graduating from Western. Western student to graduate 90 years after relative By Nick Schmidt The Western Front When Western senior Chris Pilkey accepts his diploma Dec. 11 at fall quarter commencement, he will be following in familiar family footsteps. Pilkey, a political-science major with a minor in history, will be the fourth generation of his family to graduate from Western. The family tradition started with Pilkey's great-grandfather, Bert Jones, who graduated in 1914 with a degree in sports from what was then Whatcom Normal School, with some of his immediate family graduating as early as 1900. His daughter, Lillian Jones Dickerson, 88, graduated 22 years later in 1936 from Whatcom Normal School, which was renamed a year later to Western Washington College of Education. Pilkey's mother continued the tradition when she graduated from Western Washington College in 1967. Ten years later, it became Western Washington University. In addition to breaking the family practice by not graduating with a degree in education, like most of his family, Pilkey almost broke with family tradition completely when choosing what college to attend. "I originally planned on going to Santa Clara (University)," Pilkey said. "But Western was better in proximity to my house (in Fairhaven) so I could go home once in a while because of the short drive. Also, both my grandmas live in Bellingham, which made it nice because I could get some home-cooked food once in awhile." Chris Pilkey's mother, Marilee Dickerson Pilkey, said she almost did the same when the time came to choose her college. Both her brother and sister decided to "spread their wings," as she put it. But she carried on the family tradition because of Western's reputable education program. Despite his family's long association with Western, Pilkey said he did not know much about the school until he actually decided to come here â€” but he is glad he came. "I've met a lot of awesome people here," Pilkey said, "The professors and classes are wonderful, an the area is beautiful â€” except for the weather in the winter." Pilkey said that despite not receiving any pressure to go to Western, "When I did decide to come and I told.my grandma, she was really proud. She has always been a career student at Western and has sat in on many different classes." SEE Legacy, PAGE 4 Chris Taylor/The Western Front Sgt. Steve Gatterman of the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office displays a driving-under-the-influence citation. Courtesy of University Communications Moheb Ghali will serve on the Council of Graduate Schools board of directors. Dean to serve on international council By Salina Greig The Western Front The worldwide Council of Graduate Schools elected Moheb Ghali, Western's dean of the graduate school department and vice provost for research, to serve a three-year term on its board of directors. "As a board-of-directors member, I look at issues that affect graduate schools in the United States," Ghali said. - The Council, of Graduate Schools is a worldwide organization of more than .450 higher-learning institutions committed to improving and advancing graduate education, according to the Council of Graduate Schools Web site. The council, which represents master's and doctoral-degree programs, is the only national organization committed solely to the advancement of graduate education and research, according to the Web site. "It's a great honor for SEE Board, PAGE 4 For news tips, call (360) 650- 3162 or e-mail The Western Front at thewesternfronteditor@yahoo.com www.westernfrontonline.com Please recycle ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 2 ---------- 2 â€¢ The Western Front NEWS December 3,2004 COPS BOX a report of a man i^a^gitijSiil^c j|fiear gt;ciain^^ responded to a report of child sexual :;bf/w:afM[^^ ^bsseSsion^ ;:an^;^|Wa^^ following a traffic pursuit that began :::6nT|^ jtoa lt;i^ :j^oline;fo^^ :"ajrMsbda^ V TOl iking oices "When do you do your Christmas shopping and why?" Compiled by Salina Greig. Douglas Zwick Senior, linguistics Jon Parsinen Senior, environmental science Alexandria Skagen Freshman, education "I usually do itQk ( | "A couple days over a week-and- / y before the holidays a-half period that because I usually ends on Christmas Eve. It forget, goes like this â€” Christmas Eve, I do half... it's an exponential decay. 55 "The day after Thanksgiving because it's cheaper and fun. 99 APWire news briefs STATE NEWS "Mo^^ed^M00Bj^^^c^i: St. Helens is Washington's biggest air polluter Since it began erupting in October, Mount St. Helens has been Washington's worst air polluter. The volcano spews 50 to 250 tons of sulfur dioxide into the air each day. That compares with approximately 120 tons a day from all the state's industries combined. A coal-fired power plant in Centralia had been on top of the list â€” still producing 27 tons a day after spending $250 million on pollution controls. Sulfur dioxide is the gas that causes acid rain and contributes to haze. Bob Elliott of the Southwest Clean Air Agency in Vancouver, Wash., said it is fortunate for people that the volcano is a remote location. U. S. 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Police officers tracked down a fleeing suspect because an employee saw the license number of the car. Officers found the print located safely in the trunk. NATIONAL NEWS Basketball fan's attorney denounces ban The attorney for one of the men banned from The Palace of Auburn HillsO in suburban Detroit over this past month's NBA brawl said his client is being unfairly targeted. Shawn Smith represents John Green, who is accused of throwing a drink at Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest during the Nov. 19 Pacers-Pistons game When the drink hit Artest, he jumped into the stands and attacked onlooking fans. Smith said arena officials are "picking on the little guy" and should ban Artest instead and the other Pacers who ran into the stands. No criminal charges have been filed yet in the brawl. Prosecutors say police need to complete their investigation first, but Pacers players are expected to be charged eventually. INTERNATIONAL NEWS Cereal grain found in Australia is a hot item on eBay First the grilled-cheese sandwich with the Virgin Mary image appeared, now a grain of cereal is fetching big bucks on eBay. The grain of cereal looks like the movie alien E.T. Chris Doyle from Sydney, Australia, said he was about to pour milk over his cereal when he noticed the E.T. look-alike in his bowl. He remembered hearing about the cheese sandwich with a likeness of the Virgin Mary that sold for $28,000 on eBay. The cereal grain sold for more than $800 this week on eBay. The grain is lacquered to preserve it. Compiled by Porfirio Pena. AP Wire courtesy KUGS 89.3-FM. WWU Official Announcements - PLEASE POST Deadline for announcements in this sp ivhen otherwise noted. Announcement' sent to FAST lt;S\vwu.edu â€”â€¢ in the sub|( Hems also may be sent to "Official An toy for the. luesdav edition and noon Wednesday for the Friday edition, except ted to 50 words and be typewritten or legibly printed. 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Registration is not required. Students must bring picture identification, student number, Social Security number, and a No. 2 pencil. A $15 fee is payable in exact amount at test time. Allow 90 minutes. Testing: 3 p.m. Mondays on Dec. 6, and 9 a.m. Thursdays on Dec. 2 and 9. BIOLOGY SEMINAR, Peter Vitousek (Stanford University), "Agriculture, Soils, and Society in Pre-Contact Hawaii." 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, SL130. WEST-E PRAXIS. Washington requires individuals seeking teacher certification and teachers seeking additional endorsements to pass a subject knowledge assessment in the chosen endorsement area beginning Sept. 1, 2005. Seewww.ets.org/praxis/prxwa.html to register. Registration bulletins are available in MH 216. Test dates: |an. 8, March 5, April 16, June 11 (see the Praxis Web site for the location of the June 11 test). READMISSION. Students who interrupt studies at Western other than for summer quarter must apply for readmission. Students pursuing a first bachelor's degree are generally assured readmission if they follow application instructions and apply by priority deadline (summer, continuing into fall and fall quarter, April 1; spring quarter, Jan. 15). Post-baccalaureate readmission is more stringent. Applications available in OM 200 or call X/3440. WEST-B TEST. Applicants for admission to state-approved educator preparation programs and those from other states applying for a Washington residency teaching certificate must have a minimum passing score on the basic skills assessment test. Residency teaching certificate applicants who have completed an educator preparation program outside Washington and have not passed WEST-B may be granted additional time. See www.west.nesinc.com to register. Test dates: Jan. 22, March 12, May 14, July 9. ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 3 ---------- December 3, 2004 The Western Front â€¢ 3 Attention Faculty, Staff and Students! Use Western Card To Get 10 lt;t Off Gas (excluding Tuesdays) expires 12/10/04 Along with 5% off any In-store Purchase! Powerade 32oz for 99$ Rock Star or Monster Power Drinks 2/$3.00! Try High Rev Coffee! High Rev = High Caffine! 1 /2 Price Coffee (Dates) ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 4 ---------- 4 â€¢ The Western Front NEWS December 3, 2004 Board: Ghali says he wants colleges to promote master's degrees iSSiiftiiiiiMl^H v v v v w ^ ^ Continued from Page 1 Western to have a graduate dean on the board of directors for the Council of Graduate Schools," said Kirsti Charlton, Western's assistant dean of the graduate school department. "The Council of Graduate Schools is one of the largest and most influential lobbying groups in Washington, D.C." The Council of Graduate Schools board of directors looks for funding opportunities from foundations to fund innovative graduate programs, Ghali said. "The board of directors essentially sets policies regarding admission and financial aid," Ghali said. Ghali said 90 percent of graduate students in the United States are pursuing master's degrees rather than doctorates. He said this is why it is important to promote and improve master's education. Charlton said the lobbying for funding that the Council of Graduate Schools does to advance and improve graduate education can sometimes require a political push. "Anytime you have someone you respect on the board of directors, it can help that political process," she said. Ghali studied at Cairo University in Egypt and earned his master's from the University of California, Berkeley. He came to Western in 1993 after 23 years at the University of Hawaii, he said. In addition to his position on the council's board of directors, Ghali also serves on the master's focused institutions committee and the master's advisory committee. Ghali is a professor in the economics department at Western. His colleagues said they are proud of his most recent accomplishment. "I think it's great and a well-deserved honor and recognition," associate professor of economics Steven Henson said. "It's a really great deal." Legacy: 1936 graduate, 88, will watch grandson walk Saturday Continued from Page 1 Dickerson, Pilkey's grandmother, has received at least three more degrees while holding her three-year degree in education from 1936. ________ "I have one in French, one in Spanish, and I think one in history, but I've lost track," she said. While being active in the classroom, Dickerson, like her dad, also was active in sports. She played basketball and baseball at Western, lettering in baseball for the Vikings like her father. With graduation tickets limited to only five tickets per graduate, not all of Chris Pilkey's family will be able to attend his graduation. "I'm planning on it and am pretty determined to get there," Dickerson said. Neither the Western Alumni Association nor the Office of the Registrar â€¢ has kept any long-term Tm planning on (attending records on families graduation) andampretty that have had m u l t iPle determined to get there.' Lillian Jones Dickerson 1936 Western graduate and grandmother of fall 2004 graduate generations attend Western. Donna Le Blonde, manager of information systems for the Western foundation, said 1,014 students enrolled have had either one or both of their parents graduate from Western. With no Pilkey children waiting in the wings, for a while at least, Pilkey said he hopes the tradition will continue. "I will try and persuade my kids to come to Western â€” but I won't make them," he said. gÂ§|lÂ§||^^ Holiday Gift Guide x Ata lt;f lt;f?nf* Sale! 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Forest St. O p e n e^ery d a y 8 amâ€”9 p.m.- ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 5 ---------- December 3, 2004 NEWS The Western Front â€¢ 5 Alumnus sells boring lectures as sleep aid "Sleep By Gig Schlich The Western Front Andrew Hu said his business idea came to him while struggling to stay awake in classes this past spring. The 2004 Western graduate decided that if the lectures were boring enough to put him to sleep in the middle of the day, perhaps they might work for people who had trouble sleeping at night. Enter Hu's compact audio disc 101 Volume 1: Magna Cum Boring," a compilation of five recorded university lectures that he has been selling all week on Vendors Row. Hu said he chose each for their ability to induce lethargy and unconsciousness in listeners as Western professors sonorously drone on about academic minutiae. Hu said he thought the idea might sell when he and others joked about it. A quick Internet search showed that nobody had capitalized on the idea, so Hu went to work. The first few dozen Western professors Hu asked to be subjects of his experimental audio tranquilizer were not exactly flattered. "When you tell them that you'd like to use their lecture because it's incredibly boring and would work as a sleeping aid, they don't take it that well," Hu said. But he eventually found several instructors who were willing to go along with the tongue-in-cheek idea. After three months of recording classes, Hu compiled his. favorites into the first volume, "Magna Cum Boring." According to the back of the CD cover, the content is "Real professors! Real lectures! Feutz said. Real boring!" And to take a bit of the heat off the professors, "Now featuring graduate assistants." David Curley, a professor of liberal studies at Western, laughed heartily upon hearing about Hu's scheme. "I would say he's a brilliant entrepreneur," he said. "I hope I'm not on there." "Sleep 101" is approximately 64 minutes longanddividedintofivetracks:Mathematics 106, Psychology 219, Forensics 101, English 285 and Math 108. Hu said - === he changed the names of the 1 think 1 m certified actual classes to protect the on the Billboard (album sales) chart at probably "aluminum foil. " But we 're not at zero.' Andrew Hu 2004 Western graduate innocently dull. He said he has received many recommendations for future material. "Whenever I tell students about 'Sleep 101,' they're like, 'Oh! You know what class you should go to?' " Hu said. Hu set up shop this week in Vendors Row for a trial run to see what the response would be among students. Passers-by stop to look, laugh and chat about the novel CD, and Hu has even set up a stereo so students can sample the contents. But Hu said sales have not been strong. "Dead week really is dead â€” they're not kidding," Hu said. "I think I'm certified on the Billboard (album sales) chart at probably 'aluminum foil.' But we're not at zero." Graduate student Brady Feutz said he could relate to the joke CD. "I remember some of the regular undergrad classes with 500 people in them â€” at times, it was hard to stay awake," Gig SchUch/The Western Front Western alumnus Andrew Hu sells his audio CD, "Sleep 101" on Vendors Row Wednesday. The disc is a compilation of class lectures that Hu said he hopes will help people battle insomnia. Although he said he would not personally Hu said his last day of sales at the campus need the CD, Feutz thought it might be valuable if the lecture material covered an area in which he needed some help: a sort of high-tech replacement for the old book- under- the-pillow learning system. stand will be Friday night, but people also can order the CD on his Web site, www. sleepl01.net. The recording sells for $7.99, and Hu does not charge for shipping or sales tax. December l-n i i l p i r buyback prices: Buying 140 copies # 4 5 . 0 0 etralc Methods |43.00 quarter; Calculator Buyback T I - 8 3 PlUS: $ 4 8 . 5 0 (Buying i5: 11-89* $71*00 (Buying 5) To quality for buyback, calculators must be in working order and include: fpf Unit-to-Unit Link Cable mmmmmm Fri 8:00am * 5:00 pm Phone: (360) 650-3 lt;S55 Fix: (360)650-2888 ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 6 ---------- 6 â€¢ The Western Front NEWS December 3, 2004 DUI: Whatcom, Skagit county sheriffs team up today for first time to curb drunken driving Continued from Page 1 from the roads statewide, Furlong said. For the first time, Whatcom and Skagit counties' law-enforcement agencies have teamed up .to give "seamless wall-to-wall coverage" of both counties because of the added patrols. "There will be at least 10 extra patrols for each county," Furlong said. "Given that it's a two-county coverage, the entire area of both counties will be covered." According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, 37,661 driving-under-the- influence cases were filed in Washington in 2000. The 10 law-enforcement agencies in Whatcom County collectively receive $14,000 for the additional patrols. The money is disbursed based on the size of the department, Gatterman said. Larger departments will receive approximately $3,500 and smaller departments $2,000, he said. The money is part of a grant the Washington Traffic Safety Commission gave for joint DUI patrols. "There will probably be a higher density (of patrols) around the local bars," Furlong said. "But accidents happen in the county as well â€” drivers crossing center lines and so on." This is the first direct effort between Whatcom and Skagit counties to attempt to curtail drunken driving, said Deborah Kent, the traffic-safety coordinator for the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office. "We've had collaborative efforts in other areas before," Kent said. "But each county wants to highlight the holidays." Different groups of law enforcement will target different areas of the county, such as drinking establishments with prior history, Kent said. But she also said more than one group may be necessary for larger events. Different departments have made agreements between one another to make sure all the events that may have an added risk of drunken driving are adequately covered. Gatterman said he has been to more than 60 crash sites in which drinking played a factor in his career. He said the most difficult part about responding to accidents is not the crash scene but the aftermath and consequences that victims and families have to endure. "It's hard seeing kids who are victims," Gatterman said. "They really have no say when they get into a car." Gatterman said his mother was a victim in a drunken-driving crash. She was at Har-borview Medical Center in Seattle for five weeks, and when she got out of the hospital, Chris Taylor/The Western Front Sgt. Steve Gatterman sits in his patrol car as he prepares to participate in the extensive holiday DUI patrolling. she went through four to five months of rehabilitation. But Gatterman said her medical bills were so high that even though she won a settlement, the hospital put a lien on her house as a form of collateral until the settlement went through. "Many times, people do not realize they are as intoxicated as they are," Kent said. "Many times people say they do not 'feel' drunk." According to a pamphlet by the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office, a 140-pound female reaches the legal blood-alcohol limit of .08 percent after having three drinks in an hour. A 170-pound male will be legally drunk after four drinks in an hour. During a two-hour period, the same woman would be legally drunk after four drinks, and the same man would be legally drunk after five. "According to an office report, the first DUI Consequences for the first DUI ^ ^ â€¢ â€¢ J I I ^B^ |ll|l|IiI|lB| ^M* jiiH^Uill|l IIIIMjJIIIIIIIII conviction Â§l|j^B|i|l|g |j|||||S| |g|||llll!|l|:|:SI conviction can result in penalties of a minimum jail time of 24 consecutive hours or 15 days of electronic home monitoring, which costs between $10 and $15 per day for the driver. The maximum jail sentence is one year. The fees and tickets for the driver can range from $685 to $8,125, with a license suspension of 90 days to a year. The driver also may be subject to Ignition Interlock, which attaches a breath-alcohol device to the ignition of the car. The driver must blow into the device and have a clear reading for the car to start. The driver pays for the rental and service fees that cost from $730 to $2,800. If the driver has a BAC of more that .15 percent, the law requires Ignition Interlock for one year after the driver's license suspension. The driver also is put on a five-year probation period. The costs can vary depending on the type of legal aid the driver receives and punishments the judge issues. Treatment alone can cost $10,000, according to the sheriff's office pamphlet. "You definitely don't want to have to see families go through everything during the holidays," Gatterman said. ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 7 ---------- December 3, 2004 NEWS The Western Front â€¢ 7 Dining Services sells food gift cards for the holiday season By Jonathan Bradley The Western Front Students with a hunger for on-campus food can add a new item to their Christmas wish lists. University Dining Services is selling gift cards for the end of the quarter, in time for the holiday season. Dining Services began selling the cards in spring 2004, said Lisa North, director of business development for University Dining Services. "It's more to do with the end of the quarter than the holiday season," she said. "But holidays could factor in." North said Dining Services is starting to promote the cards to coincide with the end of the quarter. "We think it's (a better) time for the gift cards," North said. "People may want to recognize a specific colleague or friend." Card sales, however, have not been high, she said. "We just haven't had a lot of activity on it in fall quarter because we haven't had a lot of marketing on it," she said. "We are just putting out a lot of awareness on it." Dining Services sells the cards at the Arntzen Atrium, Miller Market, Viking Union Market, Ridgeway Commons, Ridgeway Market and The Haven Market Lounge and have $10, $15 or $20 values. The cost is the face value of the card plus sales tax and people can pay only with cash, North said. "To be honest, we were just guesstimating what values people want," she said. "Certainly the $10, so far, has been the most popular." North said the $10 card had sold approximately twice the amount sold of the $15 and $20 cards, although she did not have exact sales figures. Students and staff can use the cards at both retail and residential University Dining Services locations, she said. Nick Bronsema, a supervisor at Miller Market, said the cards were not selling particularly fast at the market. "(It will) probably pick up around Christmas time, I imagine," he said. "A lot of professors buy them for students." Despite the slow sales, people still are buying the cards, Bronsema said. "I'd probably sell three or four a month," he said. Afia Agyei, a student manager at the Viking Union Market, said the cards were selling but to people other than students. "I haven't had any students buy them from me," she said. "But the (faculty) on campus (and) the full-time employees buy them." Agyei said students, however, are using the cards. She said the convenience of the cards is an advantage. "I wouldn't say a lot, but I regularly see them," she said. "We don't have a system here where you can use your credit card. This is another option if you don't have any cash on you." Ed Wissing, a Western graduate student and a women's basketball assistant, said he often eats at the VU and that he did not know about the gift cards, but he probably would not buy one. "I can't say there's anyone I would give it to as a gift," he said. Wissing said he was also not likely to purchase a gift card for personal use. "I don't really have a call for it â€” $15 now or $15 later is pretty much the same thing," he said. Western students walk to class Wednesday morning as the sun breaks through the blanket of fog that had settled over campus. Sehome village to New Hours: Mon-Fri: 10-7 Sat Sun: 10 5 ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 8 ---------- 8 â€¢ The Western Front NEWS December 3,2004 UW professor lectures on cultural, ethnic diversity in education By Elana Bean The Western Front Teachers need to employ cultural and ethnic examples in education to help students learn to adapt to diversity, said Geneva Gay, University of Washington professor of curriculum and instruction. Gay spoke to Western students and community members Thursday in Miller Hall on culturally responsive teaching, which means recognizing and incorporating diversity in education. The Ethnic Student Center and Woodring College of Education sponsored the event. "Culturally responsive teaching is transformative," Gay said. "It is where we need to go in education." The lecture was part ofWoodring College's yearlong series recognizing the importance of Brown v. Board of Education, said Lorraine Kasprisin, the director of Western's Center for Educational Pluralism. The series includes films, workshops, a distinguished scholars lecture and an annual forum on educational law and justice, she said. Gay introduced the topic and discussed the definition of culturally responsive teaching, which has many aspects and is difficult to characterize, Gay said. "Culturally responsive teaching is to give meaning to diversity without hierarchy," Gay said. Gay discussed the importance of recognizing the way cultural experiences shape learning and the importance for teachers to use those experiences in teaching. She said other methods of teaching could be a stumbling block for students because children of color are continually seen as examples of their cultures or even the authorities on it, even when those children may not know how to articulate their cultures. "Teachers have to be the bridgers, the brokers," Gay said. "We have got to get to know more about the cultural aspects of these students' ethnicity." Gay said she experienced some obstacles while pursuing her extended education. Trying to fit in at college and appear as Elana Bean/The Western Front Geneva Gay, University of Washington professor of curriculum and instruction, lectures about culturally responsive teaching as part of Woodring College's lecture series. Culturally responsive teaching acknowledges cultural and ethical diversity into education curricula. inoffensive as possible, Gay said that many times, the chance tcr speak would be gone by the time she decided what to say. "Mostofmyundergrad years, I was silent," Gay said. "I spoke, but I did not speak publicly." If one is not teaching in the same language the students are speaking, a miscommunication can occur, Gay said. The same applies to cultural languages. This lecture gave real-life insight to many 'Culturally responsive teaching is to give meaning to diversity without hierarchy.' Geneva Gay University of Washington professor of curriculum and instruction of the Woodring students who attended the lecture, said Kelly Button, a Woodring graduate student. Button said she recognized Gay's name from a class textbook and decided to attend the lecture. "I am really interested in culturally responsible teaching," Button said. "I am writing a paper on centric-oriented education and culturally responsive education." Michael Vendiola, the Ethnic Student Center coordinator, helped organize the event and attended the lecture with his children, Michaela, 9, and Melchor, 7. His children said they agreed with Gay about using other children as. examples in teaching instead of adults. Melchor said he could relate the lecture to his experiences. "When I was in kindergarten, the fourth-graders came and helped us with a project," Melchor Vendiola said. 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Sponsored by Wilson Engineering LLC SATURDAY DEC. 18 All ages, Bar (with ID) $20.00 Mt Baker Theatre Box Office 360.734.6080 www.mountbakertheatre.com ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 9 ---------- Accent www.westernfrontonline.com The Western Front December 3,2004 â€¢ 9 In the Friday, Dec. 3 Blues Wild Buffalo House of Music; 752-0848; $15 in advance, $20 at the door Grammy winner Roy Rogers and The Delta Rhythm Kings will perform at 9 p.m. Theater Old Main Theatre; 650-2829; free New Playwrights' Theatre performs works of new student playwrights with experienced actors and directors at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5 Symphony Performing Arts Center; 650-6146; donation North Sound Youth Symphony featuring violinist Grant Donnellan will perform at 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6 Symphony Mount Baker Theatre; 733-1119; $6 Sharyn Peterson will conduct the Mount Baker Youth Symphony at 7:30 p.m. Jazz Tuesday, Dec. 7 Performing Arts Center Concert Hall; 650-6146;free Western's Chuck Israels will direct jazz ensembles Art exhibit at 8 p.m. â€ž Viking Union gallery; 650- 6534; free Western art students show their work in "The Slow Saturday, Dec. 4 Show to China" exhibition from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ballet Wednesday, Dec. 8 Mount Baker Theatre; 734-6080; $15 adults, $13 students, seniors and children Art exhibit Nancy Whyte School of Ballet and Mount Baker Nightlight Lounge; 650-3436; free Ballet will perform the traditional holiday ballet Western seniors display art in the "Exit Strategy" "The Nutcracker" at 7 p.m. exhibition with a reception at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9 Benefit concert Wild Buffalo House of Music; 752-0848; $12 suggested donation Mary Gauthier will perform alternative country for an Evergreen AIDS Foundation benefit at 7:30 p.m. Theater iDiOM Theater; 201- 5464; $8 in advance, $10 at the door Edward Albee's dark satire "The Play About the Baby," directed by Bryce Hamilton, will open at 8 p.m. The play about a baby-stealing couple will run until Dec. 18. 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J^SS^S^Km^mmSKsSSB^^iK^I^^^^^^^^^^W^^^iAmmi ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 10 ---------- 10 â€¢ The Western Front December 3,2004 Portrait ot an artist from a yoitngf man Western senior Kris Orlowski reflects on his busy life as a student and a dedicated singer ByCaraShaw The Western Front Nineteen years after his first performance, Western senior Kris Orlowski fondly recalled one of his earliest memories of his music career. He was dressed in his Sunday best and radiated the Christmas spirit in a sweater any mother would be proud of, penny loafers a father would be jealous of and pleated slacks for a touch of sophistication. He remembered the moment when he started to sing as his voice echoed for all to hear. Little did the congregation know that this boy would grow up to be a man whose voice would make women swoon, lovers dance and emotions come alive. When most students are studying for finals, Orlowski will be packing his suitcase and heading for Los Angeles. Orlowski said he expects to perform his songs at the Roxie in the City of Angels on Dec. 8 or 9. He said this trip comes after weeks of promotion for his first album, "Progression from a Child," which reached record stores Nov. 20. "There is nothing like the interaction that is created between you and individuals in the audience when you play," Orlowski said. "It is that instant emotion that music creates that really fuels my passion for playing, singing and composing." Orlowski said his music is a message that can positively affect people's lives as it has affected his life. He said a lot of music right now does not help anyone, but through his music, he hopes to make a difference. "I play because it evokes emotion from another person," Orlowski said. "When people can connect to my music, I might not be healing the sick, but I can help them Cara Shaw/The Western Front Western senior Kris Orlowski performs songs from his new album, "Progression from a Child," for friends, family and supporters Nov. 20 at his first CD release party. Cara Shaw/The Western Front Orlowski performs Oct. 16 in the 2004 Pacific Idol competition, in which he made it to the final three. spiritually." Orlowski described his music as a mixture of musicians: Jason Mraz, Jack Johnson and Ben Harper, who he called acoustic pop. In addition to those artists, he said Coldplay, Jimmy Eat World and Nirvana also influence his music. Orlowski has an almost seductive style of singing, accompanied by a smirk that makes it seem like he is flirting with everyone he meets, said Casey Curtis, who manages artists such as Korby Lenker of the local musical group Barbed Wire Cutters. Curtis said she has known Orlowski for eight months and advises Orlowski from time to time about his music and helps him promote his album. "One thing about Kris â€” if you know Kris and interact with him often, you know he's just kind of a dork," Curtis said. "But the minute he starts playing, you're like â€” 'Wow. He has a great voice.'" Orlowski also is involved in a number of extracurricular activities. He is a member of Will Act for Change, a program offered through Western's lifestyle advisory program. He travels around campus and performs about how to deal with real-life situations regarding sexual health, sexual assault, alcohol, drugs and pressures that students face on a daily basis. Orlowski spends every Monday night co-leading XL, a bible-study class at the Shalom Center. In the past month alone, Orlowski has attended the Ethnic Student Center conference, the Western Men Against Violence conference and the Newman Catholic Campus Ministry retreat. Kris' mother, Nancy Orlowski, said one of her main concerns is that her son is too busy. She said some parts of her son's life have suffered because of all the activities. Kris Orlowski said it was all worth it, but he is relieved the CD is finished so he will not have to worry about completing it anymore. He said that now he can focus his attention on school and relationships. Many past experiences have led Orlowski to where he is. Nancy met her husband Paul Orlowski when they used to sing together at the Shalom Center. She said their voices blended well together, and they started to sing at weddings together as well as church. "Kris was always with us at church, singing," Nancy 'When people can connect to my music, I might not be healing the sick, but I can help them spiritually.' Kris Orlowski Western senior Orlowski said. Nancy Orlowski recalled a memory of her son as a child that she said demonstrated the type of compassion he has for people. When they watched movies together, Orlowski cared so much for people that when there was some injustice in the movie, his heart would just break, his mom said. Junior high was a time of musical exploration when Orlowski began taking piano lessons and joined his school's band. "I originally joined band in junior high because the group got to go to Disneyland and because my dad would buy me a $500 saxophone," Orlowski said. "But it ended up being a lot more involved later on during high school." Orlowski played alto saxophone for two years in his high school's marching band and in his school's jazz and concert band for four years, he said. In high school, Orlowski formed a band â€” Stikker â€” with his friends and performed for their parents and high-school talent shows. After graduating from high school, the members of Stikker began to go their separate ways, and Orlowski headed to college. Fall quarter 2003!, Orlowski went to London to study abroad. He said London was where he realized a few things about himself, including a passion for music. "London was one of the main turning points for me in many ways, spiritually, emotionally, personally and musically," Orlowski said. When Orlowski returned to Western after studying abroad, he began to play at open mics in local bars and clubs. In May 2004, he began recording "Progression from a Child." Now that Orlowski's album is behind him and as he expects to graduate in spring with a degree in communications, he said his attentions are focused on the future. Nancy Orlowski said she can see her son working with people, but whatever he decides to do, she sees him doing something with music. "I can never see music not being a part of my life," Orlowski said. "But there is so much I want to do with my life." ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 11 ---------- December 3,2004 ACCENT The Western Front â€¢ 11 The Whatcom Symphony Orchestra and Western's choirs reunite to bring joy to the ears of the audience for their annual holiday concert (Sift Wife HI Wm^mmsm sum j^^tBflRMtHtoMfr *y * ' Ruth Wetzel/The Western Front Roger Briggs, Western music professor and Whatcom Symphony Orchestra artistic director, conducts the symphony and two of Western's choirs Nov. 30. SÂ§SSE Â«iiS$5g?a% m ^TBy; Ruth Wetzel The l^^erirFront Every year, Western's choirs enter the theater in two single-file lines, each member holding a candle and walking five steps behind the next, then down two inner aisles through the audience. The Whatcom Symphony Orchestra and two of Western's choirs have performed together annually at holiday concerts for the past 10 to 11 years, each year bringing a variety of new music to incorporate into the traditional processional style, program manager Mary Passmore said. This year at 3 p.m. on Sunday, they will enter the Mount Baker Theatre. The beginning and ending ceremonies have remained the same throughout the years. Every time, they have made the same entrance as the sound of their combined voices has echoed through the theater from the acoustics as they made their way up the stairs and onto the stage, said Annie McNamara, a Western senior and choral librarian. "Bim, bum, bim, bum, bim, b u m . . . " McNamara said, demonstrating the upbeat pace of the music. The opening music for the choirs, the Western Concert Choir and Western Voices varies from year to year, Passmore said. This year, the choir will enter the theater to the bouncy beat of a traditional Jewish Hanukkah piece, titled "Hanerot Halalu," which is written in Ruth Wetzel/The Western Front Western's Concert Choir and Western Voices practice together to prepare for their performance in the upcoming holiday concert. Hebrew, Choir president Gabriel Nochlin said. "Flowing from one piece of music to another is very different from what we usually do," Passmore said. She said the concert will play seamlessly with no applause during the entire program. "Once we stop, they begin, and once they stop, we immediately begin," Nochlin said, referring to the way Western's choirs flow together with the Symphony Orchestra. Passmore said the pieces are short, which is different from past years. The 20-minute piano concerto, which Western associate professor of piano Jeffrey Gilliam will play, is the longest, she said. The symphony and choirs will perform "Fantasia on Christmas Carols" with a solo from music department assistant professor David Meyer. Roger Briggs, a music department professor and Whatcom Symphony Orchestra artistic director, and Leslie Guelker-Cone, director of choral activities at Western, will conduct Beethoven's Choral Fantasy, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and pieces by Bach and Irving Berlin. Passmore said this year's theme is divided into four parts â€” the gift of the season, the gift of celebration, the gift of music and the gift of hope. The Whatcom Symphony Orchestra will pay a fee, generated from a substantial portion of the ticket sales for this concert, to Western, Passmore said. The funds will go toward music scholarships for Western students. McNamara, who sings alto, said she has been in the concert choir for three years. She said she sees many families and older couples in the audience at the holiday concert. "You could go up there and sing horribly, and they would still clap," she said. The lighthearted holiday concert has a different feel for the choir, which will perform in February at an American Choral Directors Association national convention, where the music they perform must be technically perfect, McNamara said. But the two choirs have been practicing everything from notes and dynamics to facial expression and emoting the music to the audience for this concert. "(Emoting is about) knowing what the music and text are saying so you can be genuine about it," McNamara said. "How the (meaning of the text) makes you feel helps you give a physical representation of the music (to the audience)." People can express joy in a reminiscent way, with softened eyes as they recall a memory of a good time, or they can be happy with surprise when they get something they were not expecting, McNamara said. "People think there's only a couple ways to look happy, but there's thousands," McNamara said. "There are so many different nappies." For example, "Hanerot Halalu" is about the joy of the lights of menorah, McNamara said. At the end of the concert, the choirs will move into a circle around the auditorium, walking down the stairs of the stage and filling the two outer aisles around either side of the audience. Once there, they will hold candles and sing "Silent Night." With the lights, they will begin the first verse in German, then switch to English for the next two verses. "When we switch to English, people will start singing along with us," McNamara said. When the choir stands so close to the audience, some audience members will look up and make eye contact with members of the choir, she said. "Even though you don't know the person, you share something with them," she said. Nochlin said hearing the music might change a person's mood, especially when it contains text. "You never know what someone in the audience might be going through," Nochlin said. ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 12 ---------- 12 â€¢ The Western Front ACCENT December 3,2004 Rocking in the basement A Fairhaven senior's project brings local sound to rock the underground By Eric Sanford The Western Front The basement at 2117 New St. will be rather loud this Saturday because of Fairhaven senior Ryan Soukkala's independent-study project. The Seattle hardcore band Akimbo will play a show in the basement at 7 p.m. for $2. Local bands Ancille and The Mark also will perform. "I'm booking three all-ages shows this quarter for my Fairhaven ISP," Soukkala said. "I'm basically working on my own and keeping a journal for each show." The fact that Bellingham has no legitimate all-ages venues was part of the motivation behind this show, Soukkala said. Bradley Lockhart, the guitarist and vocalist for The Mark, said his band's involvement was by chance. "Ryan Soukkala set up this show with Future City Fear because he had just started dramming for them," Lockhart said. "But a few weeks back, Future City Fear decided to call it quits and they didn't want to cancel the show. So Josh Holland from Future City Fear asked if The Mark wanted to fill in and we were like,'Hellyeah.'" Lockhart said he is ecstatic to play a show with Akimbo. "They are a killer band," Lockhart said. "I have never seen them play, but I own some of their records." Lockhart described The Mark's sound as mix of garage-punk and aggressive rock. "Basically, we like to keep our music dynamic, but with an ever-present, aggressive edge," Lockhart said. "The guitars are riff- tastic, the rhythm spastic and the vocals preachy and forward. We sound like a more rock 'n' roll version of the Refused, with howling vocals." Ancille vocalist Kelly Aiken said he also is stoked for the show. "Akimbo is always really loud," Aiken said. "I'm excited to see The Mark, too, because they are one of my favorite Bellingham bands." Aiken said that describing Ancille's sound is difficult because all the band members listen to a variety of music. "We play screamy rock, basically," Aiken said. "We all like the Pixies a lot, and The Blood Brothers and The Red Light Sting. But, really, all the band members listen to a lot of different stuff." Soukkala said he hopes the show goes well and the police do not become involved. "The last time I did a show at this house, police showed up because it started after 9 p.m.," Soukkala said. "Hopefully, this show will start around 7 p.m., so we won't have any problems." Eric Sanford/The Western Front Ancille vocalist Kelly Aiken lets loose at the Viking Union Multipurpose Room on Nov. 19. 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I mav not be coxBbined with other discounts I Expires 12/15/04 ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 13 ---------- December 3,2004 ACCENT The Western Front â€¢ 13 Vmce through ioylmd By Jonathan Bradley The Western Front The rehearsal studio at Nancy y Whyte's School of Ballet seemed eerily silent this past Wednesday despite the crescendoing of Tchaikovsky and the soft thud and squeak of ballet shoes filling the room. The dancers were rehearsing ' for a performance of "The Nutcracker," sponsored by the School of Ballet and Mt. Baker Ballet, which produces "The Nutcracker" each year. The one-night- only performance will t take place at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Mount Baker Theatre. Nancy Whyte, the director of the school and the artistic coordinator of Mt. Baker Ballet, is producing and directing the show. She described "The Nutcracker" as a holiday classic, saying dance choreographer George Balanchine was responsible for its popularity. "Mr. Balanchine choreographed a Nutcracker long ago in the '50s," she said. "It was in New York, but it... captured the American imagination." She said audiences usually respond well to the production. "People always want to go to a 'Nutcracker,' " she said. "Thanks to Mr. Balanchine, 'The Nutcracker' is obligatory for a ballet." 7 Whyte said audiences, on one level or another, recognize a deeper theme in the performance of "The Nutcracker." "The story of 'TheNutcracker,' like all fairy tales, has a really deep meaning to it, and in this case, it's love â€” this little girl who is so taken up by her love of 'The Nutcracker,'" she said. She said audiences at some level wholly understand and assimilate the ballet's meaning. "Through self-sacrifice comes redemption and sacrifice," Whyte said. Bellingham resident Laura Tucker, who is playing the part of Sugarplum, one of the lead roles, said the show is definitely an audience favorite. "(It's) probably the most well-known story ballet," she said. Whyte said the show, which features approximately 60 performers, has a wide range of ages involved, from young . children to a performer who she estimated to be 60. "We have children aged 3 1/2, and the oldest person in the cast â€” I've never asked him his age â€” but I'd guess he's about my age," she said. Tucker said she enjoyed her part despite the complexity of the performance. "It's definitely the most difficult I've done," she said. "It's really fast and requires a lot of precision." Tucker said the cast started rehearsals in October. "It takes a long time to put it all together," she said. "We've got to learn all the dances and put them en pointe." En pointe refers to the dancers being on the tip of the toe, using hard ballet shoes, Tucker said. On this rehearsal night, the cast was working to overcome one obstacle. Whyte said one dancer, Jessica Dill, had injured her toe earlier in the week, requiring some adjustment to the performance. "(We're) redoing and re-choreographing a whole seven-minute piece," she said. Ferndale resident Allison Constantin, who plays the Snow Queen, said that although her changes were minor, the two new dancers brought in had to learn entirely new parts. "We startedre-choreographing on Monday, so it's been crazy," she said. Whyte said the new dancers, Bellingham residents Nina Deacon and Annie, Brinson, have risen to the occasion. "They're tickled to death to be part of it* of course â€” it's a big dance," Whyte said. Although the performance will only run one time before the public this Saturday, the company will perform at a number of local elementary schools, Whyte said. These performances use a smaller cast, the ballet is one hour in length rather than two, and Whyte narrates the action, she said. "(The school performances are) always so much fun because they're so unpredictable," Whyte said. She said some school audiences found parts of the ballet comical. "The children will start laughing hysterically," Whyte said. "And then sometimes you'll see humor that I'll have not realized was there." Tucker said the school performance was different because of the age of the children. "They get a bit restless in it," she said. "Many of them have never seen dance before, so they get a bit of a glimpse of something else." Jonathan Bradley/The Western Front Bellingham resident Allison Constantin, the Snow Queen, rehearses for her performance in the Nutcracker this past Wednesday at the Nancy Whyte School of Ballet. W E S T E R N B A S K E T B A LL ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 14 ---------- 14 â€¢ December 3, 2004 Sports The Western Front www.westernfrontonline.com Western defeats Nazarene Amaya scores 16, pulls down 11 rebounds as second-half surge helps the Vikings recover after an early stumble Banff film festival invades campus By Adam Rudnick The Western Front The Western men's basketball team stormed back in the second half to defeat Northwest Nazarene University Thursday night â€” its second come-from-behind victory in as many games. "We had the same thing happen to us this past Saturday," Western junior guard Grant Dykstra said. "We came out lackadaisical, and. in the second half, we really started playing with a lot more energy. We stopped their inside game, and I think that was the key." Although Western won 81-68, the team needed a strong second-half effort to overcome Nazarene's first-half lead. Nazarene jumped to a 17-5 lead in the first five minutes of play, but the Vikings stayed with the Crusaders and managed to pull within six points by half time, despite shooting only 37 percent. Western head coach Brad Jackson said a lull in defensive pressure caused Western's first-half deficit. "(Nazarene) came out hot and got it going, and I think we were very non-aggressive on the post defense early," Jackson said. "I thought we did a good job in the latter part of the first half, getting (the lead) down, just kind of chipping away at it, keeping it cool." Hot shooting, hustle plays and a running game helped Western catch Nazarene in the second half. Western junior guard Kyle Jackson's 3-pointer three minutes into the second half gave Western its first lead of the game at 44-43. The Vikings continued to force turnovers and pick the Crusaders apart. Dykstra led Western's defense with five steals. Western scored 27 points in the first Chris Taylor/The Western Front Western junior guard Grant Dykstra shoots a 3-pointer over Northwest Nazarene University senior guard David Lehrschall during the Vikings' win Thursday at Carver Gym. seven minutes of the second half, compared to 32 points it scored in the entire first half. Western kept Nazarene to 10 points during the first seven minutes. Western junior guard Ryan Diggs jokingly said he attributed Western's comeback to Jackson's halftime lecture. "(Jackson) just started yelling at us. If he starts yelling at us, we know we have to play," Diggs said. "We know we've made Coach J mad." Western junior forward Tyler Amaya added 16 points and 11 SEE Basketball, PAGE 16 BREWERY BISTRO Student Speciel! 15% off Hoodies w/ student ID www.bbaybrewery.com II07 Railroad f)ii# f gt;47-T gt;9.5 Are you looking for a place where you can make a difference and enjoy real community? Then come be a part of a new Christian Community starting in Fairhaven South Hill Christian Community Sundays 10:30 at the Fairhaven Library For more info call 360-752-0136 or E-mail Pastor Steve @ fishypsteve@msn.com By Salina Greig The Western Front TheBanffMountainFilmFestival made a stop at the Performing Arts Center Tuesday to show extreme sports and outdoor films. "It's inspiring," said Gabriel Prestella, the Associated Students Productions film coordinator. "We are in an excellent location for people to go out and do these things. Plus there's just the pure entertainment value and adrenaline rush." Demetri Galaxidas, a road warrior and on-site coordinator of the Banff Mountain Film Festival, said contestants submitted more than 330 films to this year's festival. The best films were carefully screened and taken on a worldwide tour, which visits 30 countries and 185 cities in North America. "It brings like-minded people together that share a certain passion for the mountains," Galaxidas said. The films included "Heavy Fork," a film about a 12-year-old mountain biker, "Psicobloc," which featured coastal rock climbing on the island of Mallorca, Spain, and other films about extreme skiing, kayaking, ice climbing and avalanches in Colorado. "It's, very diverse," Prestella said. "From hiking to kayaking to parasailing to freebase jumping. There's also culture intertwined with that." He said that because the films featured many parts of the world, the audience at the film festival will receive a taste of culture for a cheap price. The first film, "Soul Purpose," featured extreme skiing. The skiers said they would fly over a mountain and be dropped off in "virgin territories" if the place looked worthwhile. They were equipped with skis and a parachute and often skied off cliffs. The highlight film, "Alone Across Australia," featured Jon Muir, an Australian man who trekked approximately 1,600 miles across Australia, from Port Augusta to Burketown, in 128 days with no outside assistance. According to the film, that is approximately the same distance as walking across Europe or the United States. In the film, Muir said, he walked 20 kilometers each day to succeed. Muir planned the epic trek for 14 years. His dog, Seraphine, accompanied him but died roughly two weeks before the end of the trip. Muir said he hunted and gathered all of his food and water. Muir said in the film that he did not feel lonely on his trek, but he SEE Films, PAGE 16 ! mSSSmSBELmimSS^ avaia CUISINE OF INDIA^ For authentic Indian food. 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The Vikings hold a 41-14 edge in its series record, last losing to the Redhawks in the '93- '94 season. "They are a very much improved team from last year. They have some good guard and wing players and a new coach," Western women's head basketball coach Carmen Dolfo said. "When they ___________ come up here the pressure is all on us to perform." This season the Vikings are led by junior forward Tina Donahue who has the team's highest scoring average come ready to play.' Courtney Clapp Western junior center Chris Taylor/The Western Front Western junior center Stephanie Dressel drives on Western junior forward Tina Donahue during practice at Carver Gym. 'Any team on any given night â€”from top to bottom â€” can win in our league, at 18.8 points a game. Donahue set a especially if you don't cnaHe nSe new career high with 31 points in the Â«*â€” - team's last game against Warner Pacific University Nov. 27. "Tina has a ton of confidence right now," Dolfo said. "She is very athletic and hard to guard." Players and coaches are optimistic for the season as the team tries to extend its national tournament appearance streak to seven years. Dolfo said. "We were all really excited about this year. Each team we face this year will be a good match up," Western senior forward/guard Jodi Gerald said. "The team chemistry has kept getting better and better oyer my last four years, and we all feel this team has a lot of good potential." Gerald leads the Vikings in rebounds, averaging 7.5 rebounds a game this season. She ranks second on the team in three-pointers made, and field goals attempted and made. "As long as we stick to our strengths â€” defense â€” we should do well," Western junior center Courtney Clapp said. Not only is Seattle University better, but the entire GNAC league is as well, Dolfo said. "The league is a lot stronger than last year," she said. "We are a young team but have lots of potential and just have to take it one game at a time, and we can't overlook anyone.". Seattle Pacific University, despite already having its 62-regular season game winning streak snapped, was the unanimous preseason favorite for league champion, with Western picked second. Dolfo said she was not surprised by the coaches picking Seattle Pacific to claim their third- straight league title, but she said she thinks Western is not far away from giving the Falcon's recent league dominance a serious Any team on any given night â€” from top to bottom â€” can win in our league, especially if you don't come ready to play," Clapp said. Western edged rival Central. Washington University by only eight points to take second in the preseason coaches' poll. While losing all of the its starters except two, Central added a couple of key transfer players that will make the Wildcats competitive this season in the playoff hunt and in their season series against the Vikings. Western will tip-off against Seattle University Saturday at 7 p.m. After playing the Redhawks, the Vikings will travel to California for a two-game road trip; Western will return home to face The Evergreen State College at 7 p.m. on Dec. 13. Having trouble getting your GURs? (General University Requirements) Worried about taking too long to finish your degree? Can't fit GUR classes into your schedule? CHECK your Distance EdlBtion lourse options at WWU's partner: Skagit Valley College offers affordable, transferable GUR courses like Psychology/ English, History and Math through Distance Education or on-campus!... Internet-based courses are offered every quarter. 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While the Sonics may not end the season hoisting the NBA championship trophy, now is the time to talk about the Sonics as a legitimate playoff team. Most critics believe this season will be the same as the previous two years, when the Sonics started off hot only to fade from the picture by the end of the year. league last year being out-rebounded by its opponents by 3.3 rebounds per game. The key in the improved rebounding was the trade general manager Rick Sund made in the offseason, shipping center Calvin Booth to the Dallas Mavericks for forward Danny Fortson. While averaging almost the same minutes per game as Booth did this past year for the Sonics, Fortson is bringing down 6.6 rebounds per game as opposed to Booth's 3.9 rebounds per game last year. Fortson also has provided a physical presence inside the paint the Sonics have lacked the past few seasons. Fortson sets a lot of tough screens that open shooters and is able to bang around the top- notch power forwards that play in the West â€”- leading the NBA in fouls per game and flagrant fouls. = = His pphnyyssiiccaall presence This season feels different But (the Sonics nave) has helped push the Sonics because it finally appears proved it can play wih through games where its the team has bought into the ffae 0jg boys in the offense has an off-nightâ€” system of Sonics head coach r ^ defeating Minne- for e x a mPl e gt;a 7 9^68 â„¢tory xTâ€ž*~*,r~A gt;r.ii~_ against the Nets on Nov. 17 sota, San Antonio and Sacramento all three of which are considered to be top-flight contenders' Nate McMillan, As a player, McMillan was tough, intense and unselfish, yet the past two seasons, the Sonics have been a lackluster team that seemed to care more about how many points it scored as opposed to how many games it won. But this year feels different. This is ho longer a team that wins with just its offense anymore. As of Monday, the Sonics were second in the league in rebounding margin, averaging 4.6 rebounds more than opponents per game, whereas the team was 26th in the in which Fortson seemed to spark the team by nearly getting into a fight with Alonzo Mourning. He also pulled down six rebounds â€” which allowed the team to win a game it would have lost in previous years. The Sonics' improved defensive play is the other major difference between this team and the teams of the past couple of seasons. And NBA experts say defense is what carries a team to the playoffs and further. McMillan was known as a defensive stopper during his time as a Sonics player, leading the league in steals at 2.96 per game during the '93-'94 season. He has finally seemed to have convinced his top-caliber players of the importance of playing defense. The effort of the team's top two offensive players, forward Rashard Lewis and guard Ray Allen, on the defensive end is the major difference between a flailing team last year and an upper-echelon team this year. Both players, qonsidered defensively weak in previous seasons, have contributed effort defensively which has flowed over to the rest of the team. The increased defensive effort has moved the Sonics defense from a ranking of 24th, giving up 97.8 points per game this past season, to 5th, giving up 91.2 points per game this year, NBA experts continue to say Seattle cannot make the playoffs because it lacks any inside presence offensively. But the team has proved it can play with the big boys in the West, defeating Minnesota, San Antonio and Sacramento all three of which are considered top contenders to win the Western Conference and all of which have big men considered among the best in the NBA. The team's big men, while not scorers, do other things needed to win. They are defending, rebounding and hustling more than the Sonic big men of previous seasons, which is what a team with plenty of perimeter scoring needed. The improved rebounding and defense, mixed in with a strong offense will keep the Sonics playing basketball in April for the first time in three seasons. Basketball: Western cannot rest with first conference victory Continued from Page 14 rebounds in the win. The game was the first Great Northwest Athletic Conference contest this year for both teams. Dykstra, who led Western with 19 points, said winning the first conference game is crucial. "We don't want to go 5-0 and lose the first conference game because then we've just backtracked a lot," Dykstra said. "Winning this first GNAC game is a huge lift for us." Although the first GNAC game is important, Western cannot be content with its win because another conference 11th in the most recent NABC/NCAA - Division II National Coaches Poll .With the game looms in the near future, coach Jackson said. - "When you have two early tTIT , T 77 , â€¢ r. We don t want to go . ,Tr . ,. c home games in conference, a win, Western improved to 6- given how difficult it is -*"*" anc* ^ose the first Q for m e gr s t t j m e s m c e m e to play on the road in this conference game be- '93-'94 season ... Western league, (the games) are really cause then we 'vejust and Northwest Nazarene important," he said. "We have to get right back after it against Seattle University on Saturday." Western plays host to Seattle University (3-2, 0-1 GNAC) at 7 p.m. Saturday. Game notes: Western is backtracked a lot. Grant Dykstra Western junior guard ranked combined for 43 free throws attempted Thursday night -Western hit 11 of 19 free throws (58 percent) while Northwest Nazarene hit 17 of 27 (63 percent) ... Western's free-throw percentage is 72 percent this year. Films: Festival inspires outdoor patrons' interest Continued from Page 14 felt a strong .sense of being alone. He said food, water, shelter and companionship are the most important aspects of human life but also are the most overlooked. Muir was so isolated from the rest of the world that he did not know about the Sept." 11 attacks, which occurred while he was on his journey. At the end of the trip, he had lost one-third of his body weight and was malnourished. Four months later, he walked to the North Pole. Kimberly Holt, who works for ASP Films Production, said the films have beautiful cinematography and do not just appeal to athletes. "There's a lot of things that don't only satisfy the adventure, outdoor enthusiasts," Holt said. Prestella said he hoped the film festival would inspire people who do not take advantage of the outdoor activities that are available in Bellingham. "It will be a boost for people who aren't really outdoorsy people," he said. "Plus, it's just really cool." The Banff Mountain Film Festival will be in Seattle on Friday and then will move on to Olympia and British Columbia. Photo courtesy of Banff Mountain Film Festival From the movie "Gordon Wiltsie â€” View from Above and Beyond," which played during the Banff Mountain Film Festival Saturday at the Performing Arts Center. ^MSSiiittlSilllBiilBiBll Whatcom LvteNOt 1531 Has the film ''l^omai^a-; ^sure" peake^y^^ihterfeslihi the fraternity of set many of - bur Founding Fathers? George Washington* Thomas; Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Hancock, Paul Revere, John Paul Jones Whatcom Lodge NO. 151 invites your enquiry into the world's oldest Fraternity. Contact: Lodge Secretary John F. 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Her personal Web site describes her struggle with an inoperable brain tumor, a uterine tumor, chronic pain disorders and several other conditions that require immediate medical attention. She is also highly allergic to most medications. The federal government should allow people like Raich to use alternative medicines, such as medicinal cannabis, to ease their pain and relieve their symptoms. According to Duke University's law Web site, the federal government has proposed to strictly enforce its anti-drug laws by making all use and possession of marijuana illegal. While California and 11 other states have passed laws legalizing medical marijuana, the U.S. government sees nothing wrong in denying the states their individual power. The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing the case of Ashcroft v. Raich after two years of legal battles in the Ninth Circuit Court. The Supreme Court will look at this case from two different perspectives. The first and most obvious is its decision on whether medical marijuana should be legal. As part of the federal Controlled Substances Act, marijuana is a Schedule I drug, which defines it as a drug with no legitimate medical use. The court will learn through Raich's testimony and through further research that marijuana does in fact have legitimate medical use. According to the National Academy of Sciences Web site, a 1999 study funded by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy concluded that marijuana did have many therapeutic applications. People suffering from conditions such as cancer, glaucoma, epilepsy and chronic pain can find relief in marijuana. Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, for example, will feel a reduction in nausea and have an increased appetite. The other decision the Supreme Court has to make is whether it wants to allow the federal government to bully the states. According to court documents, the government says the California law that allows the use of medical marijuana, the Compassionate Use Act, is indirect conflict with the Controlled Substances Act. According to the government, the Substances Act should take precedence over California's laws. But this decision should be a simple one because, four years ago in United States v. Morrison, the Supreme Court decided that issues dealing with matters not related to interstate commerce were not within the federal government's jurisdiction. Since the sale of marijuana is not regulated, it would be impossible for the government to have a case against California's law. Opponents to medical marijuana say that it will hurt the war on drugs and will encourage more drug legalizations. But controling the transactions of medical marijuana is not difficult. According to the Medical Board of California's Web site, California's law requires a doctor's prescription to possess marijuana, so illegally obtaining marijuana would be no different than people illegally obtaining other prescription drugs. Opponents also say the high associated with marijuana diminishes its value as a medicine. They say the user will become lazy and remain just as unproductive as they were before taking the medicine. But the side effects of using marijuana, which include mood enhancement, anxiety reduction and sedation, are the side effects of many pain killers already on the market. According to the Internet drug index found at rxlist.com, Vicodin has many of the same side effects as marijuana and also is habit forming. This issue is not about a 13-year-old hanging out with the wrong crowd, smoking pot and getting into trouble. It is about people who have no other alternative and simply want to live in less pain than they already are. 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WESTERN FRONT CLASSIFIEDS SELL! 4Â£50-316 gt;l ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 18 ---------- 18 â€¢â€¢ The Western Front OPINIONS December 3,2004 Communications Facility technologically advanced, but lacks necessities As the first foil quarter in the Communications Facility comes to a close, students should not be too caught up with the bells and whistles or they will forget that with new technology and surroundings comes new problems and frustrations. â€¢ From little problems, such as a lack of proper drainage in the front of the building, to larger mishaps such as an inability to effectively control the climate inside the building, the facility is at least nice to look at. The Communications Facility was built in such a way that it is practically impossible to receive or send cell-phone calls. The ability to communicate is a basic feature that almost any building named after the concept of communication needs. To make a successful cell-phone call, one must walk away from all walkways around or near the black hole of reception that is the Communications Facility. .,. ; Not all the problems are so easy to identify. , Thereh^notbeenanoticeablechangemmebuilding'sheatingsystem, though the weather has changed from the warmer days of September to the below-freezing temperatures of December. There are no physical . temperature controls in individual classrooms for public use. One would think that a opening a window could aid in climate control. The problem, however, is that most of the windows do not open. It is difficult to believe that in a building for which Western shelled out $36.4 million, the school neglected to spare the extra $20 at Home Depot for at least one hinge and latch per classroom. The lack of after-hours access to the building is also a problem. The 24-hour computer labs on the first floor of the south side of the building may appear to be open because the lights are on. The doors to the building are locked at 11 p.m., however, and the entire south side of the building is sealed off. Not only is this lock-up an inconvenience to those trying to use computers but also to students who need to turn in assignments during the late evening. Professors' offices are located in the southern section of the building, so slipping a paper under a professor's door after hours is no longer possible. The building also is too high-tech for its own good. With millions of dollars spent on technology, it lacks basic amenities such as pencil sharpeners, a lounge area for all students or paper towels in the bathroom. The only way to dry hands after washing them is to use a hot-air dryer. This may seem like a more eco-friendly way to do things, but it may not be as sanitary. According to a 1998 study by the University of Westminster in Great Britain, air circulation in an area with toilets leads to the spreading of fecal germs. This building is quite an improvement over some of the structural relics on campus, but it lacks the insight into the everyday needs of students. Someday in the distant future, these problems may be solved after an explosion in the nuclear/condensed material lab traps students who tried to open windows to escape or call for help. These needs will definitely present themselves when the fire department finds out afterward that the explosion could have been quelled by a few damp paper towels. , Frontlines are the opinion of The Western Front editorial board: Matt DeVeau, Cari Lyle, Mugs Scherer, Kaitlin King, Jelena Washington, Chris Taylor, Anna Sowa, David Wray, Zoe Fraley, Amanda Woolley, Travis Sherer, Caleb Heeringa, Aaron Apple, Lauren Miller and Jessica Evans. The Western Front Editor in Chief: Matt DeVeau; Managing Editor: Cari Lyle; Head Copy Editor: Mugs Scherer; Copy Editors: Kaitlin King, Jelena Washington; Photo Editor: Chris Taylor; News Editors: Anna Sowa, David Wray; Accent Editor: Zoe Fraley; Features Editor: Amanda Woolley; Sports Editor: Travis Sherer; Opinions Editor: Caleb Heeringa; Online Editors: Aaron Apple, Lauren Miller; Community Liaison: Jessica Evans; Photo Assistant: Lauren Miller; Columnist: Matt McDonald; Cartoonists: Matt Haver, Terrence No-wicki; Adviser: John Harris; Business Manager: Alethea Macomber; Advertising Manager: Joel Hall. Staff Reporters: Elizabeth Adamack, Matthew Anderson, Mary Andom, Jamie Badilla, Elana Bean, Mari Bergstrom, Jonathan Bradley, Houston Flores, Krissy Gochnour, Laura Greaby, Salina Greig, Lauren Hardin, Stefani Har-rey, Marissa Harshman, Dan Johnson, Kara Johnson, Kara Lundberg, Laura McVicker, Michael Murray, Crystal Oberholtzer, Porfirio Pena, Tera Randall, Tanya Rozeboom, Adam Rudnick, Eric Sanford, Gig Schlich, Nick Schmidt, Cara Shaw, Byron Sherry, Anastasia Tietje, Ruth Wetzel and Timory Wilson. Editor's note: The views expressed on The Western Front opinion pages are the views of the authors or cartoonists and are not necessarily the views of The Western Front staff, managers or adviser. And we quote "I'm a philosophy major. That means I can think deep thoughts about being unemployed." â€”martial artist Bruce Lee Government debt out of hand Laura Greaby COMMENTARY As of Dec. 3, the United States' outstanding public debt was $7,529,419,005,333.07, or approximately 7.5 trillion, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury Web site. Even with this astronomical amount, President George W. Bush signed a bill Nov. 19 to increase the government's debt limit by $800 billion to $8.8 trillion, according to a Nov. 19 Boston Globe article. Bush and Congress should not be able to increase the government debt and should instead work to decrease it. When America is in debt, it devalues the American dollar, potentially causing financial instability. The reason for the increase in the debt cap was to pay for a $388 billion bill that Congress will send to the Department of the Treasury to fund important federal programs such as social security, according to a Nov. 19 CBS News article. The federal government should have planned ahead and budgeted the money so that it would have enough funding to cover these necessary programs. It should not be a surprise that it has to pay for federal programs. Democrats generally were against this increase and said GOP tax cuts were the cause for the increase in debt. They also said the recently passed bill should have required budget cuts to pay for tax cuts or spending increases in order to keep the debt lower, according to the CBS News article. The bill passed through the House with voting fairly consistent along party lines. The final count was 208-204, with most Republicans voting in favor of the bill, according to the CBS News article. This enormous amount of debt is putting the American economy in peril and will cause the American dollar value to decrease even more compared to other countries. According to a Nov. 21 USA Today article, market analysts and investors are concerned that SEE Debt, PAGE 19 Columnist reflects on Western life Matt McDonald LIFE'S A WAVE, BRAH Thursday was my last day of class at Western. Now I will own a piece of paper that says I know stuff about journalism and computer science for the low price of years of debt. Accompanying this debt, I am able to choose either a life of poverty that I like to call writing or a life as a dorky computer programmer. Who cares about the future, though? Instead of talking about my lame career choices for my final, pointless rant, I think I should look into the past and do some reflecting on my 17 years at Western. Here are the high- and low- lights of my college career. My best college experience was two weeks before I turned 21. I was inebriated at a party and the cops surrounded the house. Then, during what seemed to be a terrorist lockdown, I was loaded on the party bus and took a Breathalyzer. I blew a 0.00, even though I was wasted. It was sweet. My worst college experience was one week later. I was intoxicated walking down Potter Street at midnight when a cop flew out of a tree on a bike and gave me a minor in possession. It was just like the television show "Pacific Blue" that Mario Lopez, otherwise known as A.C. Slater, was on. Except replace the warm climate and hot girls with disgruntled cops who don't catch criminals but hide in the dark and give out MIPs. What is with the artwork on Western's campus? This is something I never figured out. A fallen Soviet satellite, a man humping a bear and little gnomes holding giant crack rocks â€” what does it all mean? Western's best class was Math 102. It was so good I took it twice. Biggest myth at Western is the freshman 15. Seriously, you have to be kidding me that freshmen come in and gain 15 pounds. Look around, it's the freshman 30. My dorm experience was horrible. I lived with a member of the Republican club who played with LEGOs. My resident adviser was nothing more than a disgruntled camp counselor, and I was sick the whole year because all I ate was grilled-cheese sandwiches. My advice to Western freshmen is that if you don't drink, try drinking. If you do drink, try not drinking. It's amazing how much you learn about yourself when you try something different. The same goes for pot, red meat and toad. My ex-girlfriend would say I SEE Western, PAGE 19 ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - Page 19 ---------- December 3, 2004 OPINIONS The Western Front â€¢ 19 Debt: Huge deficits may harm U.S. economic future Continued from Page 18 foreign banks will stop supporting the American dollar by lending the U.S. government money to help against the national debt. If other countries do stop this support, American finances could be in deep trouble because the dollar would have _______ less value. '(Future generations) durinS t h e C l i n t o n; The money spent administration of paying off the interest are the ones that will e i g h t y e a r s gt; m e d e bt on America's debts have to pay money to climbed only $1.4 could be spent in get the economy out trillion, according to other areas, such as of this huge mess.' me Globe article. With this increase in money the government can the national debt was at $5.8 trillion and Congress projected a surplus of $5.6 trillion in 10 years, according to a Nov. 18 Boston Globe article. Instead the debt has grown by more than $2 trillion to approximately $7.5 trillion with no forecast of it going down. ________ To compare, education or better health care. The net outcome of having so much debt in the American economy will greatly impact future generations. They are the ones that will have to pay money to get the economy out of this huge mess. When Bush took office in 2001, now spend, it will be spending on programs such as a 2 percent increase in biomedical spending, but it will cut grants for local water improvements and research supported by the National Science Foundation, according to the CBS News article. The Department of the Treasury Web site lists an address and a way for people to write a check directly to the debt fund to help decrease it. But it would cost every American citizen approximately $25,539.17, according to the site. According to the CBS News article, a statement released by the White House argued that the bill was necessary to ensure financial stability and accountability for the American economy. But by putting America further in debt, this will harm the economy more than it will help it in the long term. America needs to work out a plan to decrease the debt because the money to fix this financial mess will be going to future generations. This is a major problem that should be dealt with now instead of just borrowing more money to put America deeper into debt. Western: Following high hippies can make any evening enjoyable Continued from Page 18 have expertise regarding the subject of the best bar in Bellingham. I'd have to say The Royal. Not. The World Famous Up Up Tavern is the best, followed by the Rogue Hero at a close second. Journey, Pabst and a one-to-400 girl-guy ratio makes for a real good time. A highly entertaining activity at Western is finding hippies on mushrooms and following them. What I hope changes at Western is get rid of those "seven out of 10 Western students drink three or fewer drinks" advertisements. I have known many people who have been pictured in those advertisements and they drink more than 10 students put together. Also, those stats are bogus. I had to fill out one of those when I got my MIR I thought if I was honest they would have put me in alcohol counseling. So, of course I wrote that I barely drink. Oh yeah, parking sucks. People I would like to thank while I was at Western are former Vice President Al Gore for inventing the Internet because that is. where I got all of my sources for my opinion articles. Western, for turning me into a hardcore liberal and making me hate America. And girls because without them college would have sucked and my life would have no meaning. Well, my education is finished with this final paragraph. Now it is off to the real world of gloom and doom. The next time you hear anything from me it will most likely be, "What kind of dipping sauce would you like with your Wendy's nuggets?" 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SCISSORS Sehorne Village New Hours Mon-Fri: 10 7 Sat Sun: 10-5 ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - New Whatcom page 1 ---------- Western Washington Universiiittyy,, BBeellllminganha m, Washington Friday December 3,2004 AspecialinsertonaspectsofgrowthinWhatcomCounty Whatcom County growth: evolving issues By Kate Koch For thousands of years, the Nooksack River has carved a wide lazy path through the rolling foothills and rich soil of Whatcom County. Today, the icy fingers of the river still weave a watery web across the land but, as the years pass, another entity is consuming the county's soil â€” growth. Population growth, economic growth and physical growth all shape the landscape of Whatcom County. As the population grows, more homes and apartments must be built to accommodate the newcomers. Construction creates jobs and contributes to the economy. But the impacts of growth are much harder to identify and measure. In March 2004, the Whatcom County Council calculated the number of people that they believed the county can expect to relocate here by 2022 â€” 59,728 people. That^would increase Whatcom County's population to more man 200,000 people. In this issue of New Whatcom, students in an advanced reporting class at Western reported on the many facets of this ever-evolving issue. Covering everything from water rights to retirees, they traveled from Kendall to Fairhaven, and from Happy Valley to Birch Bay. Our reporters spoke with planners and politicians, nurses and neighborhood watch groups to tell the story of this growing county. Will county planners, developers and politicians be able to handle population growth while maintaining the quality of life that residents told us they enjoy? What will Whatcom County look like in 20 years? Photo by Connor Clark-Lindh These questions will be answered in time. But, for now, we have provided you with a snapshot of the county's growth in 2004. Historic Fairhaven sprouts new housing, businesses By Evan Mc Lean Window shoppers share praises of progress while passing in front of the newly constructed Village Books building in historic Fairhaven. But at the foot of the area's oldest structure, the Terminal Building of 1888, worried words come from onlookers who, from the corner of 11th Street and Harris Street, can watch the conjunction of three large looming buildings. An elaborate walkway hovering from Taylor Dock over Bellingham Bay, summertime outdoor cinemas in the park and an increase in local commerce has attracted higher numbers of visitors to Fairhaven's corner of Whatcom County. The old-town atmosphere of Fairhaven has proven a comfort for some locals, from the more metropolitan feel of its neighbor, downtown Bellingham. Fairhaven's draw has caused attention; investors are advancing growth, while city planners regulate construction style and impact, in response to the community's concern of losing Fairhaven's charm. Village Books owner Chuck Robinson has watched this community grow for almost 25 years. He celebrated moving his business and home into a new building on 11th Street on Nov. 14. The three-level brick building fits in with the style of buildings in the area, which is mandatory for development or renovation in Fairhaven. "Oveiwhelmingly, people are loving the new building," he said. But, Robinson said, the community feels unease toward additional development. His friends and customers are happy about some of the aspects that produce more of a neighborhood atmosphere, while being timid toward taller and larger buildings. "There is a nervousness; change is a difficult thing for people," he said. "A place becoming something different conjures vague fears." Conversations along most of Fairhaven's cozy walkways sound of a resigned appreciation. Tourists sitting in the Village Green pointing with "oohs" and "awes" are often passed by joggers from the South Bay Trail grumbling over yet another construction crane contrasting against turn-of-the-century architecture. Robinson said he feels generally comfortable with the way Fairhaven is developing. There are two large buildings being constructed on Harris Street that integrate commercial and residential uses with three other apartment complexes under construction within a few blocks. Ron Mueller, president of Wayland Marine Photo by Evan McLean The new Village Books opened in Fairhaven on Nov. 14. Ltd. in Fairhaven, frequents many local up the run-down store fronts. shops to participate in what he identifies as a tight-knit community. Sitting with a laptop at the window of Tony's Coffeehouse in the Terminal Building, he said the addition of over 300 living units within one year is greedy. He described a new trend of growth in the area, different from that which fixed "This new growth is giving way to a new breed of developer," he said. "I could see one of these buildings going up a year, but not SEE Fairhaven, PAGE 3 ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - New whatcom page 2 ---------- Page 2 NEW WHATCOM December 3,2004 Retirees flock to Whatcom County By Jeanna Barrett When Marsha Riek moved to Bellingham and introduced herself at a Bellingham's Newcomer's Club meeting as a former resident of Illinois, everybody laughed. "Is there anybody left?" someone asked her. Within a six-month period, everyone the Newcomer's Club welcomed was from Illinois, and the numbers keep growing, said Grace Bruseth, club president. Given the flood of media attention Bellingham has received about being a retirement Mecca, the city has experienced an increase in people moving here to retire or with plans of retiring. These two groups fall within the age range of approximately 50 - 65 years. According to the Whatcom County Council of Governments, the retirement-aged population is expected to increase 30 percent by 2005 and another 20 percent by 2010. This growth surpasses the percentages of all other age groups including the college ages of 18 to 24. Bellingham resident Len Hansen, 72, is an author and journalist who specializes in the topic of mature adults. Hansen said mature adults comprise the fastest growing demographic in the United States and will continue at the same rate for the next 30 years. "There's a way to have growth that is quality, and it happens to be if you can attract retirees," Hansen said. He said that mature adults improve communities because they are the only group that pays more in taxes than they take out in resources. They also do not put children in schools and they do not take jobs, but rather create them by contributing on average, $35,000 per couple to the community, he said. Mature adults also do not commit crime, and it is predicted that if one or two mature adults live on a block in a neighborhood, the crime rate will drop, Hansen said. Hansen said while some people say "We don't want growth," growth of the retirement age can only benefit Bellingham. Due to the press Bellingham is receiving as being a great place to retire, the retired population will most likely continue to grow. In September 2001, "Outside" magazine named Bellingham one of 10 "Dream Towns" and in May 2003, "Men's Journal" named Bellingham one of the 50 best small towns to live in. "AARP The Magazine" listed Bellingham in its spring 2003 issue among 15 "dream towns" for boomers looking to settle down in a new locale. In addition, Bellingham was mentioned in "CNN and Money" as one of the eight best places to retire and in September 2004 "National Geographic Adventure" magazine rated Bellingham in its top 10 "Adventure Towns" in the nation. According to The Bellingham/Whatcom County Convention and Visitors Bureau's Web site, some of the benefits of Bellingham these magazines list are affordable housing, and its close access to shorelines, rivers, the San Juan Islands and the Cascade Mountains. "CNN and Money" magazine praised Bellingham's city trails and natural beauty, Western's Theatre Arts Department, the Fairhaven district and the close access of snow skiing. The magazine said Bellingham offers "the great outdoors and a sophisticated community all at your doorstep," and has "metropolitan ambitions without big-city hassle." Riek, 59, and her husband moved to Bellingham in 2002 from the Chicago area. Riek said some of the reasons they like Bellingham are the mild weather, access to boating, hiking, mountains and its proximity to big cities such as Seattle and Vancouver, B.C., and also because it is a college town. Riek said during the first year she lived in Bellingham, she had 11 houseguests from Illinois and this year she has had six. Her friends back in Illinois also contacted her when Bellingham was listed in "Outside" magazine as one of the top 10 dream towns. "I'm sure people here don't want that to get out," she said. "I don't know if we would have found Bellingham if our nephew didn't live here. It's kind of tucked up here. J think more people will know about it now because of the press." Riek said she hopes as the community continues to grow and more retirees move here, that the city will ensure proper urban planning, such as improving infrastructure and protecting from sprawl. "It would be hard for me to say 'I don't want [new retirees] to come' because we were new," Riek said. "But I just hope it doesn't change the town." Len Hansen Bellingham resident Jess Cook moved here with his wife in early 2002 from the Los Angeles area. He has similar reasons as Riek for enjoying Bellingham, but he said moving here was a compromise with his wife, and Bellingham would not have been his first choice. He said that all the magazines that list Bellingham as a top place to live don't mention Bellingham's downfalls, which he considers important. "I think there are some things about Bellingham that are negative that all the magazines that put Bellingham at the top of the list to retire don't mention," Cook said. "The healthcare system here is shaky." Cook said that Bellingham has a limited amount of facilities that accept Medicare patients and mature adults here have trouble finding primary healthcare. He said housing prices could be too high for people arriving from other parts of the country, yet, he still thinks it's inevitable that Bellingham will see k^MWmmMim even more of an increase in people moving here to retire. "One of the things that happens when places become attractive retirement places is that more people do move [to the location]," Cook said. "Friends and family travel by word-of-mouth. I think that in the future, unless there is a community push to help change the healthcare issue, that's going to become a limiting factor." Bellingham resident Charla King, 54, agreed with Bruseth that a lot of retirees move to Bellingham because of family or word-of-mouth. Bruseth, 60, has been involved with the Newcomer's Club since it began in 1997. The Newcomer's Club is designed as a club for people to meet each other and partake in activities with other iliiillisiiil |^:ie|iingEam| ;i;r|ii||p;iE^it)tl :,,,,,,,, ,,ll8iiiBiiiil llllH|ll|i^||i51^^||| from the cities and had them |SeJfiffi^af^a|ijSffi|fflm]g||| f ^ ^ ^ i | Â© r s ^ | ^ i r e | | | l J new people moving to Bellingham. Bruseth said when it was first started in 1997, 23 households were involved and now more than 170 households are involved. She said the majority of members are between the ages of 40 and 80. King has been amember of theNewcomer 's Club since her move here approximately two years ago. "In the two years and four months I've been here, the [club] has doubled," King said. "That shows you how much (the city has) grown. "We're really taking over â€” what do you think Grace?" King said as she turned to Bruseth. Grace just smiled. Fairhaven: Developers face height, material restrictions when building in the neighborhood Continued from Page 1 five expected to fill with residents flooding an area not planned to take them." Robinson expressed concern for the number of buildings being built but pointed out the restrictions developers have to work through to be able to build in Fairhaven. The new Village Books location was built within height, material and visual design requirements, among others. The City of Bellingham Planning Department is in charge of reviewing bidders' applications to build or renovate in the area. The city's associate planner Jackie Lynch has jurisdiction over Fairhaven. Blotting maps with highlighters, she explained that the core area of Fairhaven, a few city blocks, and its periphery are regulated through building size, style and materials used. "There are legitimate concerns over the infill in Fairhaven," she said. "Like, what happens to the sparkling store fronts and entertaining walks." Lynch said she feels confident in the aesthetic aspects architects are including in their designs because the designs must be up to the city's standards. "I have difficulty believing that if we keep doing this kind of development things can go drastically bad," she said. Lynch said she feels that with more residents and tenants entering the area with an appreciative mindset, there will be more structures. Imus said he believes that developers in the area have been straining to be conscious of the artistry that . is necessary 'I have difficulty be- t0 maintain lieving that if we keep . F a i r h a v e n 's doing this kind of charm. He also development things can said that the trend go bad.' was changing with some larger companies' bids Jackie Lynch forming on the people looking out for City of Bellingham associate horizon. He said the community's well- planner he is a proponent being. She said that there is no way of limiting which tenants enter the community, but pointed out an unwritten tendency of not allowing chain stores to occupy core business spaces. The Imus family has been attributed with the initial push for Fairhaven's re-gentrification. Ken Imus began buying up buildings for renovation two decades ago. Now, he and his son Brad with their company, Jacaranda, have, constructed five buildings and have fixed up many of the historic for additional housing in the area. "I'm pleased that with the growth we're having will come more residential sites to keep the community more legitimate around here," Imus said. Imus and other long- time Fairhaven investors are excited to see the town becoming more of a community than a tourist location. "If we build things with the community in mind, giving special interest to detail," he said. "Success will come locally and then will bring outside tourism along with it." Lynch said that with nearly 100,000 square feet of retail and offices built within the past two years, visitors have indeed been flocking to Fairhaven. Usually they bring a car with them, she said. Fairhaven locals seem to agree on what resource is stressed the most â€” parking. Residents, employees and service providers are competing daily for free parking with temporary contractors and visitors. Many admit that free parking may not last long. The city, however, has made no move toward adding meters. Five years ago Robinson said he would have fought hard against parking meters. Today, he says it makes sense to push daylong parking toward a free perimeter area while maintaining metered spots within the core. The trend of circling cars vying for parking will likely continue unless additional public transportation and parking services are included in the community. Bellingham city planners recently held a public forum on growth in its area. Planners seem set on additional infill where public services are already provided with few allocations for single houses. Fairhaven is one of the urban centers named to accommodate part of the 31,600-person growth expected in Bellingham between 2002 and 2022. Robinson said that traffic and congestion is not a problem of outsiders coming in and that he, like most, is not native to the area. Robinson said he believes the degree of involvement from citizens parallels an increasing number of people in the area with concern for its preservation. Mueller said he misses the diversity Fairhaven had 20 years ago. Also not from the area, he isn't against people moving to Fairhaven; he said he is simply against such a huge influx within a small amount of time. "There is a style of living around here," he said. "With this many new people moving, in trying to live in that style, it gets diluted." ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - New whatcom page 3 ---------- December 3,2004 NEW WHATCOM Page 3 Nurse shortage causes college expansion By Connor Clark- Lindh Hospital gowns and stethoscopes may become more common at some local colleges as soon as fall quarter 2005. In response to a growing nursing shortage, Bellingham Technical College, Whatcom Community College and Skagit Valley Community College are expanding their nursing programs. "We develop programs in response to local needs," said Susan Parkar, coordinator of admissions and worker retraining at BTC. Right now, one of the strongest needs is for health workers. In Whatcom County, advances in medical technology, and an aging population mixed with intense population growth are pushing that demand. Yet the real need may be stronger because many doctors can no longer afford to treat new patients in Washington. "Nursing is a caring .field, but also a diverse field," said Mary Curran, a nursing instructor at BTC. "If you get burned-out in one area, you can go into another." Expansion of the- program will affect Licensed Practical Nursing Certification, which requires one year of college study, and Registered Nursing Degrees, which requires two years of study or one year in addition to LPN certification. BTC is trying to expand its nursing program to include Registered Nursing. Currently, BTC enrolls 164 LPN students each year. The expanded program could enroll as many as 20 new students every year. A little more than a mile away, WCC program directors also plan to produce more nurses. 72 "For the last 12 years, WCC's nursing program was a satellite of Skagit (Valley Community College)," said Connie Rockstad, director of nursing programs at WCC. The new program, independent of SCC, will enroll 30 LPN students every year, instead of the same number every other year. Skagit Valley is also trying to expand its programs to enroll almost twice as many students. "In 1988, we enrolled students," said Flora Adams, Skagit Community College's nursing program chair. "This fall, we will have the potential for 150 students. We could have expanded earlier with the demand, but expansion is limited by funding and practical training." Starting in December of 2002, Terry Brennan, regional vice-president of St. Joseph Hospital, began examining the growing shortage of health care workers. "Every one of our [growth] expectations was exceeded," he said. "We found ourselves in a business of catch-up." In 2002, Northwest Washington â€” including Whatcom, Skagit, Island and San Juan counties â€” had an annual shortage of 27 RNs, Brennan said. Whatcom County alone had a demand of 36 RNs that same year. Because of Brennan's work with the Northwest Workforce Development Council, college expansion is expected to fill that gap by 2006, according to data from the Northwest Alliance for Health Care. The additional expansion of BTC is not included in these figures, but any program BTC develops will not graduate students until at least 2006. "The concern was, was there even enough (nurses) in the state," Brennan said. "The type of patients we saw started being sicker, requiring more intense (treatments) and more skilled people. It was very hard to be on top of the whole thing." Any local expansion, however, is unlikely to reduce the overall demand for RNs. In 2003, RNs the state. Local colleges said they wanted to expand their programs even more, but state and local deficits prevent rapid expansion. Both WCC and BTC have waiting lists with more than 200 people, and SVCC has a 2 to 3 year waiting list to get into its RN program. "Right now, we serve twice as many students than the state pays us to," said Harold Heiner, president of WCC. The college makes up the difference through tuition increase and a balancing act between part-time and full-time professors, he said. "Twenty years ago, we used to open our doors and teach anyone who came," Heiner said. But now budget restrictions make it difficult to teach more students, he said. The real demand for nursing may be higher still. Many doctors can no longer afford to treat new Medicare and Medicaid patients. While college expansion may meet the demand Connor Clark-Lindh/New Whatcom f o r n u r s e s m me Mary Curran teaches practical nursing at the n e x t f e w ye a r s gt; me Bellingham Technical College, demand for care will continue to grow. were the most unfilled position in Washington State. According to the Washington State Employment Security Department, there were 2,056 RN vacancies throughout "Our population as a whole is aging, increasing the need for health care," Parkar said. Between 1990 and 2000, the county gained more than 8,000 people older than 65. This population growth mimics a general graying of the United States population. "Then the wildcard is providers in this community; physicians make unusual changes," said Brennan. "For instance, in the last few years they are, in general, taking no more new Medicare or Medicaid patients because they are having trouble financially surviving." When a doctor or care facility treats someone who is retired and receives Medicare or has no health insurance and is on Medicaid, they have to treat the patient and file for reimbursement. The average Medicare patient reimbursement for 2000 was $2,251 in Washington state. "There is definitely a shortage of patient access in Washington," said Pat Tidmarsh, patient accounts manager at Madrona Medical Group, regarding the affects of low Medicare reimbursement. The center is a 70-bed long-term care facility with a 2-to 3-month waiting list. The wait depends on what service the patient wants, she said. "We are getting people now who are harder to care for and sicker, and we need more staff," she said. "But it is a very difficult thing to have more staff when reimbursement is so low." As the colleges gear up to produce more healthcare workers, it is difficult to say that they will solve the problem. "As long as I can staff the building, I will be fine," Kreindl said. "But, will Whatcom County be able to treat all the people? I don't know. I am a nurse, and I want to take care of these people, but I can't afford to." Rapid Birch Bay growth difficult to predict By Seamus Burke "I don't have too many memories from before the second World War," said Gerald Larson, 70, whose family has been vacationing in Birch Bay since 1929. "It used to be the same families and the same group of kids year after year, vacationing at the beach. But as time went on, (the developers) started taking out the cabins and putting in condos." Birch Bay is 20 miles north of Bellingham and is home to some incredible natural scenery and numerous outdoor activities. It is, however, beginning to feel the strain from population increases. Since 1990, the population of the surrounding community of Birch Bay has nearly doubled to 4,961 people, according to 2000 census data. The population is expected to double again to nearly 10,000 people by 2022, creating challenges for planners, developers, residents and environmental advocates who are trying to accommodate the growth while maintaining a healthy bay. Birch Bay is a recreation town. In a recent survey conducted by the Birch Bay Plan Steering Committee, most of the people who live there said recreation was one of their main reasons for living in the area, and those that visit agree. The town sprang up as a summer vacation spot for Seattle-area residents after World War II and has developed an economy based on recreation and tourism. Despite having nearly 5,000 current residents, only 1,200 people are employed in the area. Of those that are employed, nearly half of the population works in the retail or services industries, according to the Washington State Department of Employment Security. The town boasts a golf course, a water park, hiking, biking, fishing, clamming, swimming, bird watching and the bay itself. "Every time I go out (of the Birch Bay area), when I come back I invariably go by the water," said Kathy Berg, vice chair of the Birch Bay Plan Steering Committee. "I just like to see what the bay's doing." This recreation comes at a price that is not easy to calculate. In 2003, the Washington State Department of Health put Birch Bay on its list of threatened shellfish areas due to high amounts of fecal coliform. That is the department's warning, that if conditions do not improve ,harvesting will be limited. Fecal coliform â€” a bacteria that survives on human and animal feces â€” is possibly a result of old septic systems and local agriculture. "The bay used to be pretty clear,, but now it's a lot murkier," Larson said. "When it's windy, it seems like there is a river (of silt) coming in there." Birch Bay residents, like Berg, have developed their own community plan aimed at guiding and influencing the Whatcom County Council's decisions regarding the area. After four years of pressure, the group convinced council members last September to adopt that community plan into the county's comprehensive plan. It addresses the desires of the county and the needs of Birch Bay residents. Though most of the provisions address economic and recreation development issues, there is one underlying commonality. "They want to protect the bay, that's one thing that everybody can agree upon," Berg said. Most Birch Bay residents express concern over the health of the bay and the immediate shoreline. But perhaps the most significant impacts to the residents quiet and tranquil lifestyles are increased noise, overcrowding and traffic. "There's just a lot more people," Berg said. "We're growing at a rate that seems like it is getting little concern from the County (Council)." Birch Bay area residents face three choices for managing its growth and growth-related issues in the future, Berg said. The residents can annex to Blaine, and become part of the already existing city. This would give the Blaine City Council the authority to govern the area and decide how tax payer's money should be spent. "(Annexing to Blaine) is not only no, but hell no in my opinion," Berg said. "And, I think that's a general consensus." The second option is to stay as an unincorporated part of the county, as they are now, leaving the Whatcom County Council as the governing body. This would not change much, Berg said, and since residents feel that they are not getting much support or attention from the county, this is not a favorable option. "We're used to being ignored out here," Larson said. "But we're trying to work around some of the bad changes." The third option, and one that has failed before, is for Birch Bay to become a city. This option would give the residents a much stronger say in how their tax money is spent, since they would have their own city council, Berg said. This development would also allow for a closer and more immediate examination into the services that residents need for further growth. In 1992, however, this same plan failed when residents voted down becoming incorporated because it would have raised taxes to pay for services. Providing sufficient utilities and services for urbanization would cost more, Berg said, but it would be better managed because of the close representation in city council. "The advantage of becoming incorporated is that more of the money stays here," Berg said. "We're urbanizing so we need urban services." Though the issue appears straightforward it is by no means settled. Birch Bay is growing, according to 2000 Census data, and may soon need more services to accommodate the swell. Getting everyone, or just the majority, to agree to incorporate, however, still stands as a very difficult task. Uncontrolled growth is a problem, that if ignored, will only get bigger, Berg said. "If you're going to grow, you might as well be responsible and manage it," Berg said. ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - New whatcom page 4 ---------- Page 4 NEW WHATCOM December 3,2004 Families on the fringe Populations in rural schools experience more growth than Bellingham schools By Anna Sowa Natasha is a smiley, talkative Mount Baker High School senior who is organized and ambitious about her career plans after high school. Her upbeat attitude is contagious, but when she talks about the nightmares she experienced as a child in Russia, her voice quivers a little, signs of the traumatic life she left behind. The 18-year-old emigrated from Moscow with her family nine years ago, escaping the cruel and relentless religious persecution they endured for being Christian in a communist country. "We couldn't have the freedom that we have here," she said. "We couldn't have the ability to study a certain career and reach your goal." Natasha is one part of a growing demographic of new students in the Mount Baker School District â€” students from Slavic families emigrating from Europe. Kris Stopperan, who has worked as a counselor for Mount Baker High School for 11 years, said that although the majority of students in the school are Caucasian, some do not speak English and require special care. "We have a large Ukrainian and Slavic population," Stopperan said. "The difference is that those students that don't speak English pose a communication problem, so we have hired additional staff to help with English language learners." As the population of Whatcom County grows, the Mount Baker School District sees enrollment increases, whereas Bellingham, the largest city5 in Whatcom County, experiences little enrollment growth. While the number of people moving to the Mount Baker area is not necessarily more than those moving near Bellingham, the trend in school enrollment suggest that more families with primary and secondary education-aged children are moving to areas outside the Bellingham area. "We see (growth) by needing to hire additional teachers," Stopperan said. "Last year, the graduating class was too big to fit on the stage (for the graduation ceremony). We have those same kinds of issues all year long, finding a place to have classrooms so the teachers can go somewhere." Mount Baker assistant principal Steve King said that when student enrollments at Mount Baker are high, the school faces a facilities crunch. "The facilities we have aren't made for all the students we have," King said. "In the next five to 10 years, we will have to spend a lot of money on facilities. That means increasing staffing, which is a big financial change for us." King said the district might have to build a new primary school in anticipation of additional housing developments in the district, such as Kendall, which is northwest of Mount Baker High School. Full-Time enrollment funding from the state would help pay for development additions to school facilities, so additional developments will not disrupt the stable school population, he said. = = = == "All we want to say is there's 'Last year, the rising numbers. Change is not equal among the Whatcom County school districts, however, and all are monitoring growth to prepare for future enrollment. Jim Stevens, assistant superintendent of business and operations for the Bellingham School District, said that although the school district, as a whole, has experienced minor growth, the increased student numbers are not shocking. This is unusual, considering growth rates experienced throughout Whatcom County. The numbers, however, point to apolarized spectrum of demographic growth; most Bellingham growth is coming from college-age students and people who no longer have school-age children, such as retirees. School enrollment in the Bellingham School _ _ _ _ District is 10,534 kindergarten through high-school students, a possibility of more housing graduating class was comV2i![z to 10,288 students in gomg in at Kendall that is likely to have families with K- 12 children," King said. "The Slavic community continues to grow and east of here, we're seeing mostly families." According to the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan, population growth in the county since the first Euro-American immigrants in the 1850s has been driven by in-migration of people from other regions in the state and country. Approximately 73 percent of the people moving into the county between 1960 and 2000 were from other places in the United States. In the past 10 years, the total population of Whatcom County has grown at an average rate of 2.25 percent per year, prompting county planners to devise a growth plan to ensure an adequate land supply and resources to accommodate the growth, according to the plan. The net growth of cities in Whatcom County is projected at 68,103 between 2000 and 2022. In 2000, Whatcom County residents under the age of 15 numbered 33,229. With growth continuing at the projected rate, the number of elementary and secondary education students will continue to inflate, prompting Whatcom County schools to discuss ways to accommodate the too big to fit on the stage.' Kris Stopperan Counselor for Mount Baker High School September 2003. This change is small, Stevens said, and does not require growth management. "It might surprise you, but (growth increases) have been relatively flat," Stevens said. "We are having some growth â€” we are up 246 kids over a year ago â€” but it's not happening at the rate we seem to be seeing the community growing." Bellingham Public School class sizes are measured each year on Oct. 1 and Feb. 1. The 2003 report showed that, in general, class sizes have decreased over the past 10 years. They reduced most dramatically during the 2000-2001 school year, with the introduction of the state-funded Better Schools Program, which provided incentives for reduced class sizes. Since 2001, the Better Schools Program funding was reduced, but Initiative 728 funds became available for many of the same purposes. In 2004, increases in class size existed at some instructional levels, Stevens said, but this was largely due to enrollment fluctuations that came in above budgeted levels. Stevens said that as the city of Bellingham grows, the northwest section of the city is developing more quickly than the rest of the city, so the school district is working with growth planners to analyze a potential need for more schools. "We are seeing growth (in the city) and we have projected further growth," Stevens said. "We just need to make sure we have the facilities to accommodate it. That is why we are working with local planners to understand where the growth will occur and use consultants to review that information and give us input." It seems almost counter-intuitive to believe that population growth would not affect the public schools in the most populous city in a county. But as the situation in Whatcom County suggests, Bellingham is the exception to the increases- in-school-enrollment rule. Whereas cities near Bellingham, with considerably smaller populations and lower costs of living, are experiencing noticeable growth, Bellingham school officials report no such thing. The rule of population increases affecting Whatcom County school enrollment is that increases are only happening outside the major metropolitan areas. That makes sense with current housing costs rising in Bellingham, a factor that may keep younger families moving to districts close to Bellingham but away from housing expenses. Growth brings diversity to Whatcom County, which poses problems like language and communication barriers. But school administrators, such as Stopperan, said Mount Baker schools are already preparing for the situation by implementing special programs for students learning English as a second language. Klein also said Western is preparing more teachers who can speak a second language. Predicting growth means predicting who is living where and why. When applying growth to public schools, the study of demographics is more important than flat figures. When it comes to schools, those schools that lie in areas of Whatcom County with more affordable housing will experience the most growth, and soon school districts will have to face a squeeze in budgeting to keep up with the tides of children, while somehow maintaining the best possible learning environment. Lynden has long wait for water By Darcey Maher With the Puget Sound to the west and the interlace of the Nooksack River throughout, water supply appears ample in Whatcom County. Even though everyday life in the Northwest is saturated by the abundance of water, the resource is not without limits. The City of Lynden learned this the hard way by exceeding its water allowance. When the Growth Management Act required certain cities and counties in Washington to formulate a plan to accommodate future population growth, Whatcom County complied. In 1999, however, after a two-year effort to plan for existing and future water supply needs, the Department of Ecology found that Lynden was drawing more water from the Nooksack River than it legally had a right to. As a result, the city imposed a moratorium on development that lasted until April of 2004. "Water permits hadn't been examined for so long. When they finally were, there was a difference in the interpretation of the volume of the permits," Lynden Mayor Jack Louws Photo courtesy of The Planet Magazine Lake Whatcom provides drinking water to Bellingham. Lynden is trying to purchase some water for its own use. said. continuous, withdrawal of 5 cubic feet per This is true of Lynden's 1956 water second from the Nooksack River but does right that allows for the instantaneous, or not specify an annual limit. The DOE's current interpretation of Lynden's water right authorizes the withdrawal of approximately 584 million gallons per year from the Nooksack River. Between 1996 and 2001, Lynden exceeded its water right volume by an average of 32 percent per year. "There was no Volume attached to the original permits," Louws said. "We ran off an instantaneous withdrawal basis." Lynden's population increased by 63 percent from 1990 to 2000, according to the U.S. census, and this caused an increased demand for water. The city has attempted to conserve water use by increasing water and sewer fees and is examining the possibility of reusing deepwater wells, Louws said. In addition, Lynden increased development fees to deter population growth and created the Water Task Force to study the feasibility of purchasing water rights from Bellingham. Bellingham used only 9.9 percent of its water right allotment in 2003, according to the Bellingham Public Works department. At 65,984 million gallons per year, SEE Lynden, NEXT PAGE ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - New whatcom page 5 ---------- December 3,2004 NEW WHATCOM Page 5 Small businesses stand firm as big box stores move in By Chrystal Doucette Bellingham is a mixture of businesses, small and large, from local shops to the big corporations. Bellis Fair Mall pulled in large corporations, establishing their current presence in Bellingham, said Hart Hodges, director of the Center for Economic and Business Research at Western. Some local businesses are finding ways to survive and even compete alongside corporations, while others have been pushed out of Bellingham. Hardware Sales, located on James Street, opened in 1961. It began as a store called "Powder Sales," and sold dynamite and blasting caps. Today it is a fully- stocked hardware store housed in six buildings. It survived the opening of Ernst Hardware and Home Base, both of which eventually went out of business. Home Depot came next and was bought out by Lowe's Home Improvement in 2001. Ty McClellan, one of four co-owners of Hardware Sales and grandson of one of the original founders, 88-year-old Alta McClellan, said the store is accustomed to competing with corporations due to their continued presence over the years and was prepared for survival when Lowe's came in. "Our preparation had already taken place years earlier," McClellan said. He said Lowe's often employs college students who do not have hands-on experience Chrystal Doucette/New Whatcom Bellingham resident Melissa Lukeris pays for her dinner at Pizzazz, upstairs in the new Village Books building. in trades such as construction, carpentry and finishing. Hardware Sales competes by keeping a knowledgeable staff, many of whom have trade experience. Owners at Hardware Sales are on-site and accessible. He said they try to retain employees, since refraining costs $35,000 for each new employee. He said the store's medical benefits are rated in the top 5 percent in the state. Business growth slowed for a few months after Lowe's opened, he said, and the loss in profit can be traced to curiosity on the part of the community. The U.S. Department of Labor defines a small business as having fewer than 500 employees. A 2003 presentation by Tom Dorr, director of Western's Small Business Development Center, said more than 99 percent of businesses in Whatcom County fit the small business definition. Nationwide, small businesses represent more than 99 percent of all employers, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. Elody Samuelson, graduate student and research assistant at Western's College of Business and Economics, said businesses that are considered the best foster competition, and smaller businesses can find ways to survive through niches. For example, the local company Ryzex reuses old barcode readers and sells them, she said. The company now has offices in Canada, the United Kingdom and Bellingham. She said Bellingham is good at creating business by reusing items. "That's never going to be a business that Wal- Mart goes into," Samuelson said. Some businesses grow out of the realm of small business and expand into a corporation. "Wal-Mart was a local business," she said. Wal-Mart succeeded because it had superior inventory control, Samuelson said. "They just changed the face of retail," she said. Despite the opening of Barnes and Noble on Meridian Street in 1995, Village Books in downtown Fairhaven has grown steadily in business since 1980 and underwent its sixth expansion in October. "The original space in 1980 was just under 1,500 square feet," said Chuck Robinson, who co-founded the business with his wife, Dee. "The current space, not counting Paper Dreams, which is about 4,000 (square feet), is about 10,000 â€” this also does not count the cafe spaces." Robinson helped found a group called Sustainable Connections, which started the "Buy Local campaign." The Sustainable Connections Web site lists 339 businesses participating in the Buy Local campaign in Whatcom County. Sustainable Connections encourages businesses to "protect the environment, create a good workplace, and to improve the community," - Robinson said. He described the campaign as "a pro-local campaign." He said they are not against corporations. "We realize everything we purchase will not be from local companies," he said. "There is not a local check printer, for example, but if we think local first and try to obtain products we need locally, more of the dollars stay in the community. "While there have been several studies that show this, the logic of it is self-evident. If a company makes a profit and that company is located in Bellingham, more of those dollars stay here. If it's located in New York City the profits, a lot of the other dollars for services such as accounting, advertising, administration, etc., are wired out of town nightly." Hodges said the Buy Local campaign is a marketing tool. "There's no economic truth to Buy Local," he said. Local businesses buy the same items from the same supply houses as bigger businesses, but they are unable to buy in the same quantities and end up paying more for the item, and Hodges said the cost is passed to the consumer. The money for the item is still going to the supply house outside the county. Hodges said that if government bought exclusively from local businesses, the money to pay for the items comes from tax dollars, he said, and the items would likely cost more than buying elsewhere. He said the Buy Local campaign is looking after the well-being of the environment, and he is not going to find any fault with that. Local businesses remind people of who they are buying from, Hodges said. "I applaudpeople like Chuck Robinson because we forget there is a face with transactions," he said. He said in order to survive, local businesses need to be able to compete, and competition fosters community strength. Bellingham resident John Wade said he prefers Village Books to Barnes and Noble because it has become familiar to him over the years. "I feel a lot more comfortable at this store than I would at Barnes and Noble," Wade said. "It's not as mainstream; it's not on Meridian." He said he has shopped at the bookstore almost from the beginning of its construction and has gotten to know employees. "I am not sure how it works here but Barnes and Noble, it seems like they are more (delivering) the top New York Best Seller," Wade said. "It's got that kind of thing about it. It is too damn big." M iiiiifeiMiiiiiiiiiiiii^w ISIiiiSiHSiiS^^fcilB IBiiBii^ifciiSi^Hil^B Lynden: City preparing for future growth and putting water issue first Continued from previous page Bellingham's water right is six times more than its projected water demand for 2015. That estimate was made before the closure of Georgia Pacific's pulp plant, which had a contract for almost 28 percent of Bellingham's water. "Bellingham has an excess of a finite resource," Lynden City Administrator Bill Verwolf said. "(Bellingham) has a financial interest in selling its water." Transferring water rights in Washington, however, involves careful navigation through complex legal issues. Lynden does not want to apply for a new water right because it may take years for the DOE to process, Verwolf said. If Bellingham agrees, however, to sell some of its water rights to Lynden, it will open the door for third party evaluation of Bellingham's water claims. Lummi Nation, which has been battling over limited groundwater rights, may have seniority rights to Bellingham's water claims, Anderson said. Lummi Nation's water claims may be validated by the fact that they are a reservation with inherent land and water rights and the Boldt Decision, which ruled Native tribes in Washington have a right to fish, thus a right to enough water to support the fish. Likewise, the DOE could review Bellingham's water claims to see if they are in accordance with minimum flow regulations, which apply to the health of the Nooksack River's ecology. In both cases, a challenge to Bellingham's water claims could alter the city's water volume allotment. Despite the probability of water claims, reviews have postponed the purchase of water rights from Bellingham, Lynden has other options. In its feasibility study, Lynden proposed seven alternatives for acquiring an additional water supply. These included purchasing water from Bellingham, transferring existing water rights, conservation and reuse, and finally, revising Lynden's Urban Growth Area. Ultimately Lynden chose to purchase water rights from Bellingham. Lynden's preferred alternative is one that would speed up the DOE's application process if the Department of Health could determine that a Lynden-Bellingham transfer proposal is necessary to address emergent health and safety concerns under a section of Washington law, according to the City of Lynden Water Resource Options Feasibility Report. Meanwhile, Lynden continues to plan for future growth regardless of water right purchasing agreements, Verwolf said. "(Lynden) is able to develop and allow building to continue under a memorandum of understanding between the DOE, the City of Lynden and the Department of Health, recognizing that we have explored a number of alternatives for resolving our water rights issues," Lynden Planning Director Amy Harxel said. "They have agreed not to close us down," The water issue is atop priority of Lynden's planning assessment, Mayor Louws said. "Growth is needed to maintain our economy," he said. "We don't want to become a bedroom community for Bellingham over the next 20 years." Although the GMA does not plainly state that growth may only occur when and where water is legally and physically available, it does specify that availability should be a fundamental element in planning for development. Whatcom County Planning Director Hal Hart said the surplus of water in Whatcom County should allow even areas without current water rights to develop. Water availability should not limit growth to only those areas with current legal permits, he said. ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - New whatcom page 6 ---------- Page 6 NEW WHATCOM December 3,2004 Happy Valley residents deal with quick growth By David Stone Happy Valley is a 627-acre neighborhood, located south of Western and east of Fairhaven and has been a hotbed of growth in Bellingham. Since 1970, the area has developed rapidly at a rate peaking at 36 percent compared to 14 percent for the rest of Bellingham during the 1980s. Happy Valley is now one of the top three densest neighborhoods in the city, according to City of Bellingham's Planning and Community Development department. Happy Valley differs from the rest of Bellingham because of its age. It was one of the original neighborhoods in the city and continues to show some of the traditional design ideas. All the houses are on a grid system and there are no dead ends or cul-de-sacs. Many of the houses are connected to alleys, with the house's front porch facing the street rather than a garage. "These are actually, the quaint, attractive neighborhoods everyone refers to when they talk about building better, houses, more attractive houses, friendlier neighborhoods," said Christopher Koch, planner for the City of Bellingham Planning and Community Development Department. For many, these neighborhoods of single-family homes are the anchor of the community, but in the north end of Happy Valley a different approach to design has taken hold. "We gave, the north area of the neighborhood over to apartments," said Wendy Scherrer, a 30-year resident of Happy Valley. This area is largely covered with rental units in apartment buildings and duplexes developed throughout the years to support the Western's growing population. To Scherrer, the decision to allow multi-residential growth in the north end was a compromise between maintaining the neighborhood's traditional characteristics and to allow for the large student population in need of housing. Western's influence, however, has caused conflicts between residents. Throughout Bellingham there are common complaints wherever students rent in large numbers. Jeff Sawyer, neighborhood representative on the Mayor's Neighborhood Advisory Board, said he understands it is students' first time away from home and that they want to party, however, he wishes they would participate in other aspects of the neighborhood as well. Growth in the north end of the neighborhood has also caused other conflicts. Complaints include ugly architecture, a lack of sidewalks and an increase in traffic, Koch said. To maintain a better visual characteristic, the planning department is reviewing design guidelines that specify requirements for architecture and other visual aspects of new developments. Sidewalks and traffic are a more complicated issue. "We have really gotten ourselves into a very tight little corner, and to try to correct that is going to cost a lot of money," Koch said. The problem was caused by a lack of planning when development was slow and traffic was not a problem, Koch said. Many of the larger apartment buildings were built Connor Clark-Lindh/New Whatcom Most streets in Happy Valley, including this neighborhood road, do not have sidewalks. without sidewalks. Traffic increased because of the denser population. Today, installing sidewalks or widening the roads is largely cost prohibitive, Koch said. Bellingham is requiring that 80 percent to 90 percent of new developments have pedestrian facilities, such as sidewalks. To alleviate traffic problems, the city is also trying to incorporate mixed use in the multi-family areas. "Mixed use puts those uses that you typically have to drive to, the everyday activities, such as going to the store to pick up the milk you forgot, and puts it within walking distance of where you live," Koch said. The Happy Valley Neighborhood Association has worked with the planning department to develop many of these solutions for growth but only represents a small part of the community. John Hymas, the Happy Valley Neighborhood Association president, said the neighborhood association consists of a bunch of middle-aged radicals who have settled down and raised kids, he said. Recently, the association has tried to incorporate many of the isolated groups that make up Happy Valley, with a special focus on involving students. They are currently finalizing an agreement with the City Municipal Court to allow students who receive Minor in Possession or other misdemeanor party related charges to do community service in their local neighborhood rather than pay large fines, Hymas said. Convicted students would participate in garbage cleanup and other neighborhood restoration as well as other more technical jobs, such as helping with the neighborhood newsletter or e-mail lists. Part of the.service would, also, require students to attend association meetings. "It would give them an opportunity to see what real neighborhood life will be like in the future," Hymas said. The association would like everyone to participate, not just students in trouble, but for some, this seems unlikely. "There is very little incentive or reason for students to participate in the neighborhood association," Scherrer said. "They need a reason; there is no gain." The neighborhood association continues to involve more of its community as it looks for solutions to growth. Members say despite everything, when a neighborhood feels impeded by growth, a strong voice is their most powerful tool. "The only thing anyone can do is whenever there is a meeting, attend . . ." Sawyer said. "You have to write letters, stay active and get involved." New deputy, watch group in Kendall slows crime By Porfirio Pena The Mount Baker Highway sprawls east into the county, lined with barns and old farms. Along this highway the unincorporated county and its residents are learning to adapt to the strains of poverty and to endure the pains of growth. One of these unincorporated areas, Kendall, first developed as a community of Canadian vacation homes, but when the Canadian dollar depreciated in the 1980s, many of the owners sold their homes at low prices. Since then, lots in Kendall have become more affordable than other parts of the county. Developers have proposed building 500 new homes in the area, Matt Aamot, senior planner for Whatcom County said. Residents, however, worry about future growth because Kendall does not have the necessary services for the residents that already live there, said Norma Kirchen, a member of Kendall Watch, the community's neighborhood association. Georgina Head, founding member of the Northfork Community Resource Center said the area has only one patrol officer, a volunteer fire department and no place for the elderly or child care services. "I think our problems are not so much connected to growth as much as they are to poverty," Kirchen says. "Paradise has a very high percentage of people living below the poverty line." Kendall residents also deal with the highest crime rates _ _ _ _ _ ^ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ per capita in the county, 7 think our problems are Whatcom County Sheriff not so much connected to Department Sergeant , T , Jim Langley said. growth so much as they A p p r o x i m a t e l y 3 gt;000 are to poverty.' pe0pie iive in the area, and while Kendall accounts for Norma Kirchen onty 3 percent of Whatcom Member of the community County's population, neighborhood association 1Â° percent of all crimes Kendall Watch recorded in the county in 2004 happened in the Kendall area, Kirchen said. In response to this, the department relocated Langley to Kendall, where he now serves as a resident deputy. Residents have seen a decrease in noticeable crime since Langley moved in, Kirchen said. "Manufacturing of meth has decreased," Kirchen said. "We don't smell it as much as we used to. It used to be that you could smell it quite often here." Growth brings more services and patrols into the area because more permanent, higher-priced houses mean more tax revenue for the department. The distance between houses and low number of patrols in the past have contributed to the high crime rate. Along with a resident deputy, members of Kendall Watch have also begun helping to solve the crime problems, Kirchen said. "As people look past themselves and start looking out for other people, the whole area is going to see an improvement," Langley said. Kendall is an isolated community, she said. Neighbors do not know one another. Most Kendall residents work in Bellingham and commute 40 miles every day and want to be left alone, she said. Kendall Watch encourages neighbors to get out and do something together that helps them to get to know one another, Kirchen said. Once people become less isolated and form more community bonds, it creates a less hospitable place for criminals, she said. "There are people here that move here from the city and don't want to live in the trappings of society," she said. "They want to do whatever they want without any legal repercussions." ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - New whatcom page 7 ---------- December 3,2004 Opinions New Whatcom Page 7 Western students have Whatcom County can't make me leave effect on community Porfirio Pena COMMENTARY This past summer, I walked through the alley between High Street and Indian Street in search of new acquisitions to my home furnishings. Furniture including sofas, stereos and other electronic devices, many of which were in nearly perfect condition lined the alley for disposal. The mass exodus out of Bellingham, which ritualistically repeats each June, had finished, and I prepared to stick around for summer school. Many of the students who left had done their four years at Western and returned to their parents' house until the fickle finger of fate, also known as the job market, sealed their destiny elsewhere. They had no intrinsic interest in community issues, the future of the city or how they contributed to Bellingham's development. Perhaps to the best of their knowledge, these students made no lasting impact on the city. However, their very presence â€” the existence of a college culture, although transitory, has consistently shaped Bellingham and will continue to do so in the future. The idealism that comes with a liberal university's emphasis on critical thinking, expression and criticism lends itself to transform the community as a whole, building an art scene, and a downtown core of service industry. Prior to the expansion of Western as a liberal arts university, Bellingham survived as an industrial community. Jobs at Georgia Pacific, Intalco as well as logging and mining provided most of the income within the community. Bellingham's face has changed, owing much of its development to students who consider their presence impactful. When next June rolls around and I pack my Malibu with all the items that it can hold, I hope that the sofa on the curb is not the only evidence left behind that I had ever been in Bellingham â€¢ - â€¢â€¢- - -â€¢- â€¢-â€¢ â€¢ And we quote,.. "There are no great limits to growth becausetherearenolimitsofhuman intelligence/imaginationandwonder" â€”Ronald Reagan 1911-2004 Chrystal Doucette COMMENTARY At the northern edge of Western Washington, I found the state's greenest trees. In that same place, I discovered cultural richness and diversity. I discovered waterfront access, environmentalists, hippies and a flavorful selection of local businesses. I love Bellingham. When I graduate, I am going to find a job, get married and live here permanently. Some long-time residents think they are the only people who have a right to live in this town. To them I say, growth is unstoppable. Deal with it. In 1960, Whatcom County had a population of 70,317. By 1970, that figure had risen by 11,000 people. Bellingham is an attractive city. Who has a right to live here? Is it limited to those who moved to Bellingham in the 1960s, or to those who settled the town in 1852? Citizens of the United States hold to the idea that everyone has a right to the pursuit of happiness. Anyone with enough willpower and money can pack up and move to whatever city they choose. If people in Whatcom County want to stop population growth they should refrain from having children. It sounds ridiculous, but new families do contribute to population growth. Just as it is unfair to ask past immigrants to leave Bellingham or to forbid residents from having children, forcing prospective residents to look at another city is also unfeasible and unfair. The population of Whatcom County in 2000 was 166,814. The numbers for next year's population will include me. I have the right to pursue my happiness. I will surround myself with the greenest trees in Washington state, enjoy Lake Whatcom and shop at local businesses. I will live here permanently, thankful for my right to live where I choose. Just try and stop me. Guide-Meridian's growth is out of control Darcey Maher COMMENTARY As a high school senior, I flew to Southern California to visit prospective colleges. I had romanticized California as the hip eternal sunshine and surf state glorified in The Beach Boys songs and "Gidget" reruns â€” until I landed in Ontario, Calif. For three hours before leaving California and my youthful misconceptions, I drove through development sprawl. The city (if you could call it that) is designed in a character which commands: "Live here! Work there! Watch movies at the colossal 30 screen mega-plex over there!" When I drive north on Meridian Street I encounter the same "Spend here!" environment of Bellis Fair Mall and every other giant retailer that ever graced the doorstep of Bellingham. Infamous for its traffic congestion, Meridian is a land of strip malls, shopping plazas, restaurants and hotels. A classic example of growth in American cities, the large retail stores that once occupied downtown Bellingham collectively relocated to Bellis Fair Mall when it opened in 1987. While Fairhaven has found empty lots to develop and downtown has reinvigorated itself with a new art deco look, growth on Meridian has been all but creative. There has been no mixed-use development to allow multiple compatible uses in close proximity to one another; the kind that minimizes infrastructure impact and creates compact, efficient neighborhoods where residential, commercial and industrial uses are located close to each other. Instead, Meridian has cast itself into the land of Wal-Marts and Barnes and Nobles; it has proclaimed "Shop here! Eat there!" Meridian's growth should not mimic Ontario's cyborg communities. Instead, city planners should examine different development options id avoid ever-popular American strip mall crazes and urban sprawl symptoms. It is not too late to save Meridian from itself and the rest of us. No more than a couple of miles east on Bakerview Road is the long-forgotten countryside, where sometimes bewildered holiday shoppers remember a time before the lights of Christ the King mega-church and Toys R Us. Bellingham's "live here, breathe here, be here" quality is still on the outskirts. Protect the West's untamed places Seamus Burke COMMENTARY I remember my first bus ride from Sea-Tac airport to Fairhaven very clearly. I stared out the dirty window the entire way, amazed by how many car dealerships and storage units lined the freeway. It was 2001 and I was finally "out West" as New Englanders put it, so where did all the open spaces go? I moved to Bellingham four years ago to go to Western. I had grown up in a small farming town in New Hampshire and wanted to see the "Wild West." With images of skiers bombing down 14,000- foot mountains, and fishermen pulling trout bigger than raccoons out of the great western rivers, I came more for the environment than the education. My first impression of this area may be contrary to the popular opinion that the East Coast is overcrowded and the West is full of wide-open spaces. It may even be true that the East Coast is more densely populated than the West Coast. But the population of my entire hometown is smaller than the population of Western alone, and it hasn't changed in 20 years. It has taken me just about four years to get used to seeing the kind of rapid development that Whatcom County is experiencing now. Perhaps it's just that the East Coast has already developed as much as it could and I grew up in an area reserved for agriculture and outdoor recreation. Certainly the West has plenty of undeveloped space, including Whatcom County. I have always been able to get relief from the crowds by heading out into the country, whether it's clamming at Birch Bay, cycling on Mosquito Lake Road or having a beer in Glacier on my way back from Mount Baker. I'm graduating this spring and heading back to Littleton, NH to do some long awaited fishing. I know I'll be back, to ski and to visit friends, but mostly just to come back, and I hope there will still be some untamed places left where I can get away from the crowds and explore. ---------- Western Front 2004-12-03 - New whatcom page 8 ---------- Page 8 NEW WHATCOM December 3,2004 Student survey gets residents' thoughts on growth= The Affect of Growth Of the following what will be the most negatively affected by growth in Whatcom County? Traffic Affordable Housing Jobs Environment Education Area Attitudes seepopulati 12.2% Generally how do you see population growth in Whatcom County? Other Residents Residents in Bellingham 24.8% 0 7 14 21 28 Percentage likely to see growth as negative 35 Growth Strains In light of future population growth, what infrastructure do you think will be most strained? B Transportation Â§Â§ Police Services/Jails H Education B Emergency Care - â€¢ Utilites By Christina Twu As Whatcom County's population increases, 64- year-old retiree Fred Aalpoel expresses the county's claustrophobia. "There's only so much room and that's it," Fred Aalpoel said, a 64-year-old retiree. "The squeeze is on." Aalpoel is one of 220 county residents who participated in a 15-question survey the advanced reporting students conducted between Oct. 26 and Nov. 2, in which surveyors phoned randomly selected residents from the Whatcom County white pages. Most people â€” 64.2 percent â€” thought the county population was growing fast, and 60.5 percent of those surveyed perceived the counly population as growing more rapidly than the rest of the Puget Sound area. Survey results revealed how people living in the county interpreted population growth, what aspect of life they believed to be threatened in light of future population growth and what aspects of the county should be preserved. For Melody Plumb, a 29- year-old customer service representative, "the amount of jobs that people have and the ability to get from point 'A' to point 'B' in a quick amount of time" were both important aspects to maintain in the future. Overall, transportation is a high concern for Whatcom County residents. Most county survey respondents â€” 37.8 percentâ€”perceived transportation to be more strained than police services and jails at 19.9 percent, education at 17.3 percent, emergency care at 12.8 percent and utilities at 12.2 percent. When county residents were asked what they felt was most negatively affected by population growth, traffic was the most popular response at 42.3 percent. Those who lived outside of Bellingham consisted of 53.1 percent of the results while 46.9 percent of responses were Bellingham residents. More than twice the percentage of people who lived in Bellingham said they perceived population growth as negative than people who lived outside city limits. In response to the future of the county's population growth, Lynden resident and former Bellingham resident Bree Prosser, 32, said land preservation was a priority for her. "(It is important) to preserve the quality of living (in the county), meaning the environment that we have and the safety of natural resources," Prosser said. Prosser, a Variety Haggen Food and Pharmacy manager, lived in Bellingham for seven years before she decided to move to Lynden, which she perceived as having a smaller population. "(Lynden) still has the small town feel," she said. "People still say 'hi' to you on the street. It seems to be more family friendly." Prosser attended Western when she first moved to Bellingham in 1991. "Back then, I didn't care about (population growth) as much as I do now," Prosser said. "Now I worry there's not going to be enough resources for my kids when they get bigger." She cited the lack of land, trees, transportation, clean water and clean air as her main concerns for the future of Whatcom Counly. Prosser said she observed a shift of land use on Woburn Street in Bellingham since she moved to Lynden. "All of Barkley Hill used to be woods and now it's not," Prosser said. "It's all houses. You see a lot more deer on the road now." Despite the AalpoePs big "squeeze" theory and impending county crunch residents will experience with population growth, Prosser plans to stay. "The population density in Whatcom County isn't as big here as in ... Seattle," Prosser said. "(There is) more green, more parks and wilderness. Mt. Baker is a 45-minute drive. I don't have to travel so far to find quiet." * Additional reporting by advanced reporting students. Does Money Matter? Are there sufficient opportunities for public input on decisions affecting population growth in Whatcom County? ^i'reater^EarilSjOG^ Less than 25,000 48.6% 73% 20 40 60 80 Percentage answering negatively 100 Homeowners vs. Renters Percentage of respondents who replied as homeowners or renters. Homeowner Renter my% 68.3% PPPPP
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Text preview (might not show all results): 2005_1007 ---------- Western Front 2005-10-07 - Page 1 ---------- THE WESTERN FRONT FRIDAY OCTOBER 7,2005 WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY An independent student newspaper serving the campus community since 1970. ISSUE 6, VOLUME 135 Architect opens Western exhibit with talk tonight BY MIKE CURTISS The
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Show more2005_1007 ---------- Western Front 2005-10-07 - Page 1 ---------- THE WESTERN FRONT FRIDAY OCTOBER 7,2005 WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY An independent student newspaper serving the campus community since 1970. ISSUE 6, VOLUME 135 Architect opens Western exhibit with talk tonight BY MIKE CURTISS The Western .Front American Indian architect Johnpaul Jones, a leader in landscape architecture and sustainable design, will lecture tonight to launch the opening of Western Gallery's Green Building exhibit. Titled "Sustainable Built Environments in the Northwest," the exhibit opens today and will feature 50 buildings from Washington, Oregon and British Columbia that the United States Green Building Council recognizes, Western Gallery director Sarah Clark-Langager said. The exhibit will have posters highlighting the elements of Green design in each building and nearly actual-size pictures of PHOTO COURTESY OF , _ ^ , ,-, ^ JOHNPAUL JONES t h e featured architecture, Clark-Langager said. The exhibit is divided into five sections representing the five elements that define Green Building: sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, and indoor environmental quality. The displays will highlight how the builders successfully implemented Green Building strategies, Clark-Langager said. In addition, each section will have objects featuring elements of Green design, such as a bus stop bench made of recycled plastic and metal. Jones's lecture is at 6:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center Mainstage and is part of Western's Distinguished Lecture Series. Johnpaul Jones will speak tonight at the PAC Mainstage. see ARCHITECTURE, page 5 READY TO BATTLE MICHAEL LYCKLAMA / THE WESTERN FRONT Western's football team prepares for the Battle in Seattle Saturday at Qwest Field. Woodring cuts programs Three tutoring services for area schools lost BY LAURA BELZER The Western Front Woodring College of Education placed three tutoring services on hiatus in July because of a lack of funding. The programs provided nearly 300 Western student-volunteer tutors for local school children. The college could no longer provide the $50,000 per year it cost to run the programs, Woodring College Dean Stephanie Salzman said. The programs included the Hispano-American Student Tutoring for Achievement program, the Native American Mentoring Program and LINK, which works with the Bellingham School District, and provided tutors for children in the Bellingham School District and the Lummi Tribal School. The groups are separate and have different mission statements, but Woodring organized and funded them. The college hired 19 Western student employees this past spring to work for the programs during the 2005-2006 school year. Salzman said she contacted the employees in July and alerted them that the programs had lost funding. Because the employees lost their jobs, see WOODRING, page 3 MISSING THE BIG EASY JARED YOAKUM / THE WESTERN FRONT Tulane University freshman Sam House enjoys playing basketball at the Wade King Student Recreation Center. Freshman's plans washed away BY LOREN SHANE The Western Front Sam House was not supposed to attend Western, let alone stay in Washington for his freshman year of college this fall. House was supposed to move more than 2,500 miles from his home in Seattle to New Orleans, where he planned to study pre-medicine and join the crew team at Tulane University. Hurricane Katrina, however, quickly disrupted his plans. House, a transfer student at Western, arrived in New Orleans Aug. 26 and reported to his dorm at Tulane the next morning. Just two hours after he started moving in, news hit that Hurricane Katrina was to roll into the city and the university would close that evening. "We were given two options," House said. "We could either go home with our parents or take a bus to Jackson State University in Mississippi." At first, university officials expected no reaf damage to result from Katrina and told students the school would reopen the following week. Based on what he heard, House decided he would stay in the South. "I thought the idea of flying home, then flying right back was not worth the money," he said. "I said goodbye to my parents and hopped on the bus." House and his fellow dorm residents arrived at Jackson State, where he said approximately 500 Tulane students resided in the gymnasium that evening. "The gym was more of a social experience," he said. "You're there A SURVIVOR'S STORY This article is part of a series about the transfer students displaced by Hurricane Katrina who are attending Western. with 500 interesting people from all over the country." After spending Sunday mingling with peers and playing games, everything seemed to be OK, House said. The mood in the university gymnasium quickly changed Monday night, however, as the storm made landfall and caused the school to lose power. "On Monday, we heard a loud wind hollering around the building," House said. "It was far more severe than anything I could remember from back home." see KATRINA, page 4 FASHION STATEMENT Victims of violence create dresses on display in Viking Union Gallery ACCENT, PAGE 7 STAR WIDEOUT BACK Western senior wide receiver Andy Olson returns from injury in time for Saturday's game against Central SPORTS, PAGE 8 SNATCHED STORY Albertsons wrong to yank Seventeen magazine from its shelves because of educational article about vaginas OPINIONS, PAGE 10 WEATHER Saturday: Rain Hi: 58 Low: 42 Sunday: Cloudy Hi: 60 Low: 42 www.westernfrontonline.com ---------- Western Front 2005-10-07 - Page 2 ---------- 2 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS OCTOBER 7,2005 COPS BOX ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ campus. No one was injured, and the teacher relationship on the 500 block ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ urinating in public on the 1500 block Oct 4,11:13 a.m.: Officers received them were forwarded from the stolen iiiiBp?Wi^iiÂ®fiiiii \ diking oices Jessica Nicholas Senior, linguistics Doug Sacrison Junior, English Sarah Barber Freshman, undecided What was your favorite comic strip as a child? Compiled by Susan Rosenberry My favorite was 'Calvin and Hobbes. Hobbes is the smartest person in the world, even though he's a stuffed tiger. 99 'Peanuts. 'It's classy. I felt that Charlie Brown was easy to relate to. He liked the color yellow, and so do I. * ) * ) 'Garfield. 'I thought he was so funny. He s a fat cat that doesn 't do anything, just like me. I aspire to be that cat. â€¢ gt; lt; gt; APWire news briefs STATE NEWS NATIONAL NEWS Seattle tests rubber sidewalk that gives way to tree roots The city of Seattle is testing a rubber sidewalk. The Seattle Department of Transportation installed a 60- foot stretch of sidewalk made of recycled tires in the South Park neighborhood. The rubber sidewalk is more expensive than concrete, but city arborist Liz Ellis said the rubber sidewalks could save the city money in the long run. The sidewalks do not crack, are more durable and the city will not have to replace them as often as regular sidewalks. The sidewalks also bend for tree roots, which could save trees as well. The Rubbersidewalks company of Gardena, Calif, produces the product. Eighty cities in eight states have installed these sidewalks, including Tacoma and Olympia. ^iiriiiiiis :;fbr:s1l^r^ wife Georgie as the pyvn^ ;:here:^erMed;:fem The Oct; 4 article tM Louisiana.Gov. KaffileenBabineauxB The Western Front regrets this 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. Analysis finds logging does not prevent insect outbreaks An analysis of more than 300 scientific studies has concluded that logging does not effectively control insect outbreaks and also can leave a forest less able to withstand another infestation of bugs that kill trees. The study, from the Xerces Society, concluded no evidence exists supporting that logging can eliminate an infestation once it has started^ The Xerces Society is a nonprofit organization based in Portland, Ore., that promotes the conservation of butterflies. INTERNATIONAL NEWS Irish bookmaker pulls Last Supper billboards The largest bookmaker in Ireland has taken down nearly 90 billboards that generated dozens of complaints from the public. The billboards portrayed Jesus and his disciples at the Last Supper table playing poker and roulette next to the slogan, "There's a place for fun and games." Ireland's Advertising Standards Authority threatened legal action against bookmaker Paddy Power. The authority's chief executive, Edward McCumiskey, said the company did not comply to its guidelines regarding taste, decency and religion. A Paddy Power spokesman said the ad campaign used images of places where gambling would not be appropriate. He said the Last Supper was ideal because it was "the most inappropriate place ever" for fun and games. Paddy Power put up new ads that read, "There's a place for fun and games. Apparently this isn't it." Paddy Power has had complaints before because of its ads, including billboards showing people betting on two elderly women using walkers to cross a street. Pope Benedict fast-tracks Pope John Paul IPs beatification Pope Benedict XVI has asked Polish citizens of Catholic faith to pray for the beatification of former Pope John Paul II. Benedict said John Paul's teachings and life should remain "important and contemporary." The pope announced in May he was putting John Paul on the fast track for possible sainthood. He waived the traditional five-year waiting period before the process could begin. The Vatican must confirm one miracle from after John Paul's death for him to be beatified. A second miracle must then occur after the beatification for him to become a saint. 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Oct. 10: * KPMG, LLP; Oct. 12: â€¢ Moss-Adams LLP; Oct. 13: â€¢ Clothier Head; Oct. 14: â€¢ Target Stores; Oct. 17: â€¢ Accredited Home Lenders â€¢ Federated Insurance â€¢ PriceWaterhouseCoopers; Oct. 18: â€¢ Benchmark Document Solutions; â€¢ Clark Number, PS â€¢ Oct. 19: â€¢ Allegis Group/Aerotek, Inc. â€¢ RSM McGladrey; Oct. 20: â€¢ Labinal, inc. â€¢ Grant Thornton; Oct. 21: â€¢ Deloitte Touche, LLP; Oct. 25: â€¢ Ernst Young; Oct. 27: â€¢ Abercrombie Fitch â€¢ Progressive Insurance; â€¢ Oct. 31: â€¢ SafeCo; Nov. 10: â€¢ Holland'America; Nov. 14: â€¢ Apex Systems, Inc. â€¢ Federated Insurance. ---------- Western Front 2005-10-07 - Page 3 ---------- OCTOBER 7,2005 NEWS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 3 Woodring: Cuts leave local school children without tutors, Western students without jobs CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Western is providing them with scholarships so that they will continue working on a volunteer basis, Salzman said. The scholarships reflect the financial aid package the student employees have and do not amount to the money they would have made through the programs. The 300 volunteers have to find other programs to tutor through, Salzman said. Salzman, the student employees, representatives from student affairs and the AS board of directors met Sept. 20 to discuss future options for the programs, she said. LINK co- director Kathleen Dahlen, a Western senior in her fourth year of involvement with LINK, said she was pleased with the support the groups received at the meeting. "I was really impressed by how many people showed up in support of our programs," she said, adding that students, community members and faculty attended. Science tutors will continue to tutor American Indian youth with a grant from the National Science Foundation and the North Cascades and Olympic Science Partnership, said Charlotte Plog, a Native American Mentoring Program co-director =_______ and Western senior. She said that though NAMP is much smaller than HASTA or LINK, American Indian youth have a need for tutoring and mentoring, and the program will find a way to continue. Western junior Sandra Villarreal has been involved in HASTA for two years and was to be the co-director of the program for this year. Villarreal said that though she knew the funding for the programs was unstable, the cuts came as a surprise. A Sehome High School teacher called Villarreal to tell her students miss the after-school program HASTA tutors used to run. Some students who could succeed with the 'We know there s a need out there. Our teachers have been contacting us going, "Hey, what's going SANDRA VILLARREAL HASTA co-director and Western junior tutors' support are dropping out of school, Villarreal said. "We know there's a need out there," Villarreal said. "Our teachers have been contacting us going, 'Hey, what's going on?'" HASTA adviser Lawrence Estrada, director of Western's American cultural studies program and a Fairhaven College professor, said Woodring provided the funding as long as it could. Estrada cited inequity in public education as one of the reasons programs such as HASTA, NAMP and LINK need to exist, He said demographics are changing, and some students, such as Hispanic and American Indian students or those learning English, might need individual help. If students in these populations have mentors and can make personal connections with a college student, they have reasons to stay in school, he said. NAMP and LINK began approximately eight years ago through the Center for Service Learning with a cost of $3,000 per program per year, Salzman said. Salzman came to the university for the 2002- 2003 school year. Programs such NAMP, HASTA and LINK attracted her to Western, she said. During the 2002-2003 school year, Woodring used reserve funds to keep the programs going. 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House had his cell phone handy, but with the phone towers down, he was only able to send a quick message to his parents to let them know he was safe. "I could talk for a brief moment and the phone would then cut out," House said. "My parents were scared for me but knew the school would take care of us." The governor of Mississippi, Haley Barbour, ordered the evacuation of Jackson State, and the state offered students bus rides to Dallas and Atlanta. House said he chose Atlanta because he thought it would be easier to fly out from. During his trip to Atlanta, House said he realized how serious the matter was. "There was no power on the streets in Jackson, and all I could see was the shadows of fallen trees and telephone poles," he said. "It then set in that I would not be attending the college I chose." Unable to book a direct flight from Atlanta to Seattle, House had to make connections in Washington, D.C., and Detroit before arriving home. Back in Seattle with only a backpack full of clothing, House had to decide what he would do for his freshman year of college. He said several colleges and universities throughout the state offered admission to him and other Katrina victims. When he heard Western was included, he knew that was where he wanted to go. "It's close to home, and I didn't want to move far away again," he said. "I have friends from high school up here, and I like the campus." Western gave House and five other transfer students a temporary home at Western because of the emergency-response team Western President Karen Morse heads, said Sherry Mallory, special assistant to the vice president for student affairs and academic services. "I'm proud that Western was willing to accommodate victims of Hurricane Katrina," said Kali Albin, Western freshman and House's girlfriend. "I'm glad Sam is here and safe." Mallory said she was impressed with the aid Western has provided for the six displaced students. "It's been great to see the Western community come together and help students displaced from Gulf Coast colleges and universities by Hurricane Katrina â€” from the office of admissions to associated students, university residences and departments across campus," Mallory said. "Faculty, staff and students have stepped up to make a difference." JARED YOAKUM / THE WESTERN FRONT House has found Western to be accommodating and has transitioned easily. While Albin and Mallory agree the gesture Western made in providing an education and residence to the victims of Hurricane Katrina was generous, others call it a necessity. "I don't think Western did anything special," said Anthony Norrell, Western sophomore and House's roommate. "Every university should open their doors to students who have suffered from disaster." House is living in Buchanan Towers. In his free time, House, who stands 6 feet 6 inches tall, said he enjoys working out and playing basketball at the Wade King Student Recreation Center. "Coming to Western has been a nice and easy transition," he said. House will attend Tulane when it reopens. University officials expect Tulane to reopen in January, but the exact date is not certain. "I want to get back and experience both the university and city of New Orleans," House said. ic Â» .WO" \ â€¢Vimmiâ€”ilb mmmmm ^^^ i *V Classes _ _ Learn H i To Make: Earrings PK Bracelets l/-1 Necklaces Cttll For Oct* fcefietliile I Historic Fairhaven. 1001 Harris B'ham. 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The rec center has a reflective white roof for natural cooling, giant southern-facing windows for solar heating and a design that fits aptly against the hillside while preserving some of the existing trees, said Jeff Stern, senior associate of Opsis Architecture in Portland, Ore., and project architect for the building. "(Jones's) work unites land and architecture to create a larger built environment, and is sensitive to the people who will be using it," said Linda Smeins, Western professor of architecture and visual culture. An important part of Jones's buildings is the lack of sharp angles or perpendicular lines, Smeins said. "The use of 90-degree angles is culturally situated in Western tradition," Smeins said. Jones uses curved lines in all of his architecture to create a natural wind-carved look in harmony with his American Indian beliefs, she said. During his lecture, "Stand Inside Our Ways and Beliefs," Jones will speak about what inspires him as an artist and will show slides of his work, Maas said. Jones's lecture coincides with this weekend's sustainability-themed conference of the Pacific Northwest Society of Architectural Historians to take place on campus this weekend. Jones's lecture, the conference and the Green Building exhibit are part of Western's agenda to get students and the public involved in the topic of sustainability, Smeins said. JARED YOAKUM / THE WESTERN FRONT The rec center has elements of a Green Building by including a white roof for cooling and south- facing windows for heating. Welcome Back WWU Students $5.00 off Coupon iiiBiiM World Famous p Up Up Tavern 360-733-9739 1234 North State St. Bellingham, WA Not valid with any other offer. One coupon per customer per visit. Must be 21 vears old. 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Twenty-four bands, most from the Bellingham area, will play during the two-day event, festival coordinator Forest Wilson said. "It's just a bunch of bands getting together to play music and have a good time," Wilson said. "The vast majority of them are from here in Whatcom County." As Bellingham becomes more of a bar town, he said fewer venues are available for the under-21 crowd to experience local artists performing live music. "This summer, me and a few other people who have bands around here have been trying to build up an all-ages scene in town," Wilson said. "It's been kind of hit-and-miss." The event will include 12 bands Saturday and 12 Sunday, Wilson said. Daily tickets are $8, and a weekend ticket costs $14. He said the cost is not much more than the cover for an evening at a bar with only one or two bands. The festival will include bigger names, such as Jason Webley and The Ruby Doe, both from Seattle, Wilson said. The Contra, a local punk band, will take the stage 3 p.m. Sunday. Blake Owens, The Contra's lead singer and guitarist, said the band finds playing bar shows and playing for all-ages crowds to be rewarding. "All-ages shows are a lot more energetic sometimes because the audience is younger," Owens said. "But at the same time, if they don't know you, they might not be as willing to go out and rock it as the drunk guy that's there." Local band Pirates R Us will play at 11:30 p.m. Saturday. Pirates R Us tuba and trombone player Danny Vogel said he does not like bar shows and would be happy if Pirates R Us only performed at all-ages shows. Accordion player Evan Bridges said he prefers playing house shows because of their relaxed atmosphere. Ney said Pirates R Us plays for an audience primarily composed of pirates, alcoholics and nerds. "Probably our biggest demographic is nerds," Ney said. "Nerds who are into file-trading, CD-burning â€” you know, technological nerds." Perhaps the best- known of the local bands is Cast of Characters, Wilson said. They will play at 9 p.m. Sunday. Cast of Characters lead singer, who goes by Bucketz, said the genres the band plays include rock, hard rock, alternative, techno, funk, jam rock and reggae. "We try to experiment with different kinds of genres," he said. "It's kind of all over the place." Because the styles are so diverse, the band has no real demographic, Bucketz said. He said the variety of fans has contributed to the band's local success. "It's a wide range of different styles of people, from mullets to minidresses," Bucketz said. Wilson said he is expecting more than 400 music fans to attend the festival. "It's a lot of really rockin' music that I don't think people, especially people under 21, would have an opportunity to see otherwise," he said. For showtimes, call the Pickford Dreamspace at (360) 734-6006. BY JEN WHITFORD The Western Front Spring 2005 Western graduate Caleb Young is mentally preparing himself for the premiere of his movie, "There," at 7 p.m. Friday at the Pickford Dreamspace. "When I show anything to anybody, I shake," Young said. "If there are 200 people there, I don't know if I'll be able to watch it. I might have to walk around or something." "There" is an adaptation of a novel, which Caleb's twin brother, Western senior Josh Young, wrote two years ago. "My brother was getting interested in film, so I gave the rights to the book to him," Josh Young said. "And I think my brother's a genius, and anything he does I think is great. To see him take something I wrote and make it his own was really touching." The crew filmed "There" almost entirely in Bellingham. Caleb Young said movie-goers will recognize scenes the crew shot in the Horseshoe Cafe, on a Whatcom Transit Authority bus and on Western's campus. They shot scenes outside of Bellingham at Sea-Tac Airport and Mountlake Terrace High School, Western senior and producer Lacey Lange said. Caleb Young graduated with a bachelor's degree in creative writing and began directing and filming "There," along with the help of Cameron Currier, 20, of Seattle. The crew, mostly friends of the brothers, shot the movie this summer from the end of June until the beginning of August, Caleb Young said. The editing, production and post-production lasted until the beginning of October. "We made the whole movie for $6,000," Caleb Young said. "It was my graduation present, basically. Everybody worked for free. We spent the whole time eating Top Ramen and working 15-hour days." The cast and crew consisted of roughly 20 people, mostly Western students, who worked regularly and several extras for a party scene, Caleb Young said. The book "Less Than Zero" by Bret Easton Ellis inspired the general storyline for the novel and movie. "I read Ellis' novel 'Less Than Zero' and wanted to write something similar but a lot less messed up," said Josh Young, Western alumnus debuts film JEN WHITFORD/ THE WESTERN FRONT Western alumnus Caleb Young directs actor J.D. Uhls, 21, while filming "There," an adaptation of a novel by Caleb's twin brother, Western senior Josh Young. Uhls plays Boston, the main character. who also is studying creative writing. The title also came from Ellis' book. "Ellis always talks about, in his books, how his characters are just there," Caleb Young said. "They're stuck with no ambition. They are unmotivated and immoral. The main character in the movie, Boston, is a lot like that." The movie shows Boston's life and what results from lack of motivation. Actor J.D. Uhls, 21, plays the role of Boston. The brothers do not know what kind of response to expect from the audience. "I don't know what I'll do if a lot of people like it," Caleb Young said. "I'm really nervous." After the premiere at the Pickford Dreamspace, they plan to promote the film and send it to film festivals such as the Seattle International Film Festival and the Ashland Film Festival in Oregon, Lange said. Caleb and Josh are working on new projects and plan to collaborate in the future. "I want to write, and my brother wants to make films, so it works well together," he said. ---------- Western Front 2005-10-07 - Page 7 ---------- OCTOBER 7,2005 ACCENT THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 7 PHOTO COURTESY OF BENNE ROCKETT The "Profane Sacrament" dress is part of an upcoming exhibit at Western symbolizing "intimate violence" for the victims. BY DEANNA HOLMQUIST The Western Front Some women use clothes to make a fashion statement, others use them to delve into a violent past. A national art exhibit titled "A Dress Speaks: Confronting Intimate Violence" will stop in Bellingham Oct. 10 through Nov. 4. The exhibit displays the work of nine women who created eight dresses, one a collaboration between two mothers. Western's Crime and Sexual Assault Support Services and Western's Counseling Center will organize the art show, which personalizes the trauma and healing of sexual assault victims, said exhibit coordinator and art therapist Benne Rockett. The exhibit will show in Viking Union Gallery 507. Unlike other art exhibits, the creators of the pieces are not artists. The nine women, whose ages ranged from 16 to 55, heard of the project and approached Rockett to share their stories and design dresses. The dresses depict each woman's experience with "intimate violence," a term Rockett coined to encompass incest and domestic violence. "It is a powerful way (for the women) to depict their stories," Counseling Center psychologist Joan Kimball said. "Part of the healing process involves symbolizing your experience â€” and not just symbolizing it for yourself." Each dress will hang as if a body were underneath, at the shoulder height of the woman who made it, along with a statement from the dress's creator. Kimball came across the exhibit at an October 2004 sexual assault prevention conference in Chicago. Drawn to the 3-D pieces and the uniqueness of "A Dress Speaks," Kimball and Sarah Rankin, Crime and Sexual Assault Victims' Services coordinator, worked with Rockett to bring the exhibit to Western. "They are creative women that wanted to use their creativity as a strengthening tool for recoveiy as well as to become a voice for other women," Rockett said. The exhibit was first shown in August 1998 in Austin, Texas, where the women created the dresses in private sessions with Rockett. aH Silhouettes give victims a voice PHOTO COURTESY OF BENNE ROCKETT The "In Our Silence" dress is on display Oct. 10 to Nov. 4 as part of the "A Dress Speaks" exhibit in Viking Union Gallery 507. In May 2000 the victims told their stories to 600 therapists, police officers and rape counselors at the first national conference on sexual assault prevention in Dallas titled "Coming Together to End Sexual Assault." Before this conference, none of the women had reported the crimes to police. "It's beyond inspirational when other women tell their stories," said Western junior Rhiannon Andreini, a member of Women's Empowerment and Violence Education. CASAS organized a reception with Rockett from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, which will be open to students and community members. For the first two days of the exhibit, she will give tours to Western women's studies and Fairhaven classes and groups such as WEAVE and Western Men Against Violence. Rockett hopes even perpetrators of sexual crimes will attend the exhibit at Western. In Austin, convicted sex offenders from a nearby prison came to the exhibit and wrote down their responses to the dresses. "Their stories at least indicated that they had no idea how damaging their behaviors had been," Rockett said. "I know in antidotal ways that these dresses change lives. People write to me sometimes five years later, still thinking about the exhibit." Through art, she hopes she can address the issues women face behind closed doors. The exhibit will continue to tour the country after closing at Western. TICKET ART COURTESY OF FREERIDE ENTERTAINMENT 'New World Disorder 6' captures freeride mountain-biking action BY GRAIG HILL The Western Front Mountain biker Dave Watson and other extreme mountain bikers teamed up in the latest "New World Disorder 6: Unchained" film, showing at 7 p.m. Thursday in Arntzen 100 as part of Western's first "Bike on Film" festival. The star pack of riders blazed the trails from Bolivia to the epicenter of freeriding, Whistler's Bike Park in British Columbia, in this year's installment of the epic freeride saga. Freeriding is a blend of cross-country mountain-bike racing, downhill mountain-bike racing and trail riding. Barbara Karabin, Western's cycling club president and Outdoor Center employee, said the film shows some of the biggest names in mountain biking, such as Aaron Chase, Wade Simmons and Robbie Bourdon. "Each year, they raise the bar throwing the biggest tricks and jumps for the camera that make it look like Hollywood-style mountain biking," Karabin said. Watson, a rider who stars in the film, will make a guest appearance to sign autographs at an additional 21-and-older screening and afterparty at 9:30 p.m. Thursday at the State Street Depot. Western's "Bike on Film" festival brings local talent to the screen in a series of independent cycling videos and film shorts, Karabin said. She hopes to bring the local cycling community together for the film premiere. "The goal of the festival is to get people excited and involved in cycling and help to gel the local cycling community," Karabin said. Anyone could submit a short video or film, less than five minutes, of his or her favorite cycling experience. The short films open the festival, and the winning entry receives a cash prize. The Outdoor Center, Kona Bicycle Company and Jack's Bicycle Center sponsored Western's festival and the "Unchained" premiere. "The young kids today just bounce back up, and they seem fearless," Western senior Eric Bortel said. "The progressive riders have become better and are going bigger each year. The young riders are hooked on freeriding and are following them. Today's trail riding is practically like motocross." The Palms' Rain Room in Las Vegas was sold out Sept. 28 for the film's world premiere at the famous hotel-casino during the Interbike International Bicycle Exposition. Karabin said -she hopes that "Bike on Film" gains as much popularity as past ski and snowboard film festivals at Western, such as the "Matchstick Productions" films that have moved on to venues such as the Mt. Baker Theatre. The "Unchained" screening and "Bike on Film" festival show promise of becoming annual events, Karabin said. " 'Unchained' is easily the best riding I have seen to date, simply phenomenal," said Mark Peterson, Kona bicycle's advocacy representative. "The riders do much more than push the envelope in this sport." POSTER ART COURTESY OF FREERIDE ENTERTAINMENT ---------- Western Front 2005-10-07 - Page 8 ---------- SPORTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2005 â€¢ WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM â€¢ PAGE 8 Back from injury, ready for 'Battle' Western senior wide receiver Andy Olson will return for Saturday s Battle in Seattle BY MICHAEL LYCKLAMA The Western Front Already focused on Saturday's third annual Battle in Seattle, Western football received an extra boost for the team's 95th meeting with Central Washington University. Western senior wide receiver Andy Olson will return just in time to suit up for the state's oldest rivalry. Olson sprained the medial collateral ligament in his left knee during the second quarter of the Sept. 10 home game against St. Cloud University. The injury did not require surgery, just rest and rehabilitation, Olson said. He sat out the games against North Dakota University on Sept. 17 and Humboldt State University on Oct. 1. "I'm definitely playing in this game," Olson said. "I've been looking forward to it all year. Anybody who plays football wants to play in this kind of game." Western will have to adjust its game plan due to Olson's return, said Eric Tripp, Western offensive coordinator, wide receiver and strength coach. Western focused on.the run last week, racking up 223 rushing yards in the win over Humboldt State. "He is obviously our No. 1 threat," Tripp said. "We are going to have to find ways to get him the ball. When you take your No. 1 threat and put him on the field, it puts a lot of pressure on the defense and opens other things up." Western junior quarterback James Monrean said he thinks that Olson will demand double coverage, which will open up the rest of the field. "He. (Olson) is going to be isolated see OLSON, page 9 MICHAEL LYCKLAMA / THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior wide receiver Andy Olson turns upfield after catching a pass Tuesday at Western's turf field during practice for Saturday's game. 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For more information, call 650-6863 or visit www.coalition.wwu.edu. * ---------- Western Front 2005-10-07 - Page 9 ---------- OCTOBER 7,2005 SPORTS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 9 Olson: Wideout in reach of breaking records for touchdowns, reception and receiving yards CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 . on one side of the field a lot, and if they double cover him, then it opens someone up on the other side," Monrean said. "If not, we'll take him one-on-one." Olson totaled 16 receptions, 202 yards and four touchdowns in two contests against Central last year. "Central is definitely going to have to game plan for him," Western head coach Rob Smith said. Olson participated in warm-ups this past weekend against Humboldt State but could not play.-He joined in his first full-contact practice Tuesday, but cutting left and right will be his biggest challenge Saturday, he said. "I'm going to try my best," Olson said. "But if I'm not effective and hurting the team by being out there, I'll take myself out." Despite his injury, Western took Olson, a co-captain, on the trip to the North Dakota game because of his leadership value, Smith said. Western lost the game 47-7. "It was really hard to watch the team lose in North Dakota and not be able to do anything about it," Olson said. Olson's Western and Great Northwest Athletic Conference record streak of touchdown catches ended at Vikings vs. Wildcats Offensive stats Ppint^ p^r game /^al pillpimcj'S": ::^^Smj^^jSte)^':^;^; ^|MÂ§]^i^isKIS: ;^|v||^P^^||^ :^Â§B.mÂ§MimM ?sl^SiiK^^ SSI^iiiiSi 5iSI^Sl^^ ^^^MHiK ^^^^1111 ^ I S S ^ ^ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ : ^^^^^^s 11 games against St. Cloud because of the injury. He also set school and league records by catching 15 touchdowns last year. Olson remains one touchdown, 14 receptions and 540 receiving yards short of school records in each of those categories. "Hopefully I can bring more of an offensive spark and create some big plays," Olson said. Western won five of the last eight games against Central, including last year's Battle in Seattle, when Western overcame an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to win 28-21. Western then lost to Central 31-17 Oct. 30, 2004, in Ellensburg. Central won the first Battle in Seattle 29-20 Oct. 4, 2003, in front of 16,392 fansâ€”.a record crowd for non-Division I games. Western's record is 2-3 overall this year, with all three losses to nationally ranked teams, and 1-0 in GNAC competition. Defending GNAC champion, Central has a record of 3-2 overall, with a victory over No. 24 Washburn University, and 1-0 in GNAC play. MICHAEL LYCKLAMA / THE WESTERN FRONT At practice Tuesday, Olson runs on his left knee, which he said will be ready to go for Saturday's game. My Ancestor Did What?!? WHATCOM GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY meets next on Monday, October 10 at 7 pm St. Paul's Episcopal Church 2117 \Afelnut St., Bellingham, WA 734-9835 or 734-0283 Join Us Find Out 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 sill *"i *^: : Sâ„¢~l:SKip^|j|p|i|^||||i|| fjSSSBSB^srt T H A N K Y 0 U www.thecollegestore.oom/wwu - 647-1000 ---------- Western Front 2005-10-07 - Page 10 ---------- OPINIONS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2005 -WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM â€¢ PAGE 10 Cussing overused among college crowd One only needs to stand within earshot of a typical college student these days to get an earful of obscenities. Seriously, this shit is getting ridiculous. Tourette's syndrome is often characterized by an uncontrollable urge to swear. According to the Neurological Association of America Web site, Tourette's syndrome afflicts only five out of every 100,000 Americans. Despite this fact, in a college town such as Bellingham, the majority of those residents in the age group of 18 to 25 generally tend to voice profanities loudly. Why college students feel the need to unleash this inappropriateness when they could easily avoid it is inexplicable. In some ways this should not come as a shock. Cussing has been a glorified art form since the fifth grade. Back then, cussing was about being cool. Apparently, this notion has not weeded itself out of students' mentality. Plus, how can students not use expletives when the words are so ingrained in describing typical college students' favorite activities? F'ing, or having sex, put lamely. Getting F'ed up, or drinking copious amounts of alcohol, in layman's terms. F'ing chillin', short for sitting on one's ass. According to ChristianityToday.com, cuss words are just words, but they are ugly, unwholesome words with no useful purpose. According to the Web site's mission statement, its goal is ministering to the needs of Christian men and women by communicating that the gospel is the power of God unto salvation â€” a transforming and vital force for the individual, church and society. So, those bitches know their shit. Those who support being foul-mouthed would say situations arise in which venting in a profane manner is not wrong. Such as when your parent forcibly drag you into church on Sundays. Using bad words is simply a sign that someone did not pay attention during the vocabulary section of English class, and therefore has a limited lexicon. Also, Jim O'Connor, author of the book "Cuss Control," says that since inappropriate words have a negative connotation, those who cuss are downers. Most of the swearing is a negative expression of criticism, complaining, grumbling or just plain negativity. Nothing decent can come of that. The bottom line is that, much like growing out hair, pissing in public, streaking across campus, drinking until blacking out, trying to inebriate pets, piercing and tattooing every possible part of one's body, wearing alcohol advertisements and getting naked to save $1 on pizza, cussing is just another fucking thing that makes college students look juvenile and immature. 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, 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; 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 Cofrman, 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: "Youth is a malady of which one becomes cured a little every day. " â€” Benito Mussolini, Italian dictator Â«Â£VBieÂ«rott-T Qualifications are overrated BY TRAVIS SHERER Looking Up How did I get this job â€” twice? For the past couple months I've worried about what's going to happen to me after college. Almost every week I thought of a new question to worry about. What kind of job will I get? Is it going to be enough money to pay off my student loans? Is it going to be enough money to get me laid? Am I gonna save any money on my car insurance by switching to Geico? But all of that worrying stopped this past Monday when Dubya nominated White House counsel Harriet E. Miers to the U.S. Supreme Court. This administration is proving that regardless of your past, anybody can become a nominee for anything at anytime, from president of the United States to Supreme Court justice. So pack your bags and buy a lotto ticket because it could be your turn next. From doing a little blow and blowing off your military service to having literally no experience in the job for which you're applying, all that matters is who you know these days. So Mr. President, let's just consider this my official application for U.S. Army five-star general. The way I figure it, why not strive for the highest of the general rankings? I have as much war experience as Miers has behind the bench, so like her, I see my confirmation happening before Thanksgiving. I know what those of you who actually read a real newspaper are saying, and that is that Miers has experience in the legal system, being an attorney and all. Sure, I agree with you. A sort-of- related experience is necessary, so let me outline all of my previous war expertise. First of all, my grandfather was a tank operator in the Korean War, so military skill is in my blood. I've watched "Patton" and "Apocalypse Now" just as much as the next guy â€” like every day. I've seen Martin Sheen hack up Marlon Brando more times than you can imagine. We can all agree that I've seen what the job entails, so let us â€¢ review my pseudo-experience. My mastery of the latest in army see JOBS, page 11 Albertsons closes Pandora's box BY ZACH KYLE The Western Front A tragic mistake has occurred. Contrary to popular belief and opposing all things decent, it appears teenage girls actually have vaginas. And some of the sassier girls have questions about them. But not to worry. For now, at least, the friendly Albertsons grocery store nearby has saved society from ruin by pulling the October issue of Seventeen magazine from its shelves in 12 states, including Washington. The scandalous article within is a Pandora's box titled "Vagina 101" with the devious subheading "From discharge to pubic hair â€” get to know your body better so you can stay healthy for life!" And the worst part: The article includes a diagram of a vagina, its various parts and two photographs of real-life vaginas. Whew. That was close. Albertsons is clearly The Vagina Authority, so naturally the supermarket chain speaks for all red-blooded Washingtonians. The battle cry is clear to the pornographers and whores of Babylon: The jig is up. The vagina is a foul and wicked instrument. No reason exists to bring a girl's vagina to her attention, at least not until she is legally married (to a man) or of an age when she can make decisions for herself. And that age is 37. To think, a teen magazine explaining such sin-induced blights as yeast infections and disgruntled urinary tracts. All wise people are aware that no good girl suffers from such preposterous and rare afflictions. According to the Food and Drug Administration's Web site, the risky behavior of wearing synthetic materials such as pantyhose and tights next to the skin or by wearing tight clothes usually causes infections. Only a true nympho employs such agents of seduction. Alas, the long arm of the Albertsons law could not retract every tainted issue from public release. Throughout Washington, sexual sanity hangs by a pubic hair. Earth hurtles at high speeds through space in circles. Babies are crying. Boys, rebuffed from watching late-night Cinemax by the family V-Chip, try to crack the code for the umpteenth time. Girls are feeling more comfortable with their bodies. Parents fume that a magazine cheated them of that bonding mother-and-daugh-ter chat. And they are even angrier that the schools have not played parent for them. Wombats are simi-see VAGINA, page 11 ---------- Western Front 2005-10-07 - Page 11 ---------- 11 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT OPINIONS OCTOBER 7,2005 Jobs: Bush, Martha Stewart and FEMA administrators are vastly unqualified for their positions CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 training programs such as "Medal of Honor Allied Assault" and "Call of Duty" on PlayStation 2 are what put me over the hump. Through this extensive training, I have received so many medals I could go to Iraq today and put down the insurgency Van Damme style. All I need is Rambo's knife, Steven Seagal's girlish run, Arnold's one-liners and Van Damme's splits and we will have peace in the Middle East â€” peace with an attitude. All right, maybe I'm not so "qualified" for five stars, but that's the point. How many people do you know who are actually qualified for their jobs? Qualifications for jobs are the same as for relationships â€” we all have our ideal candidate, but you'll hold onto any resume until you find somebody better. If you're like me, you are surprised that all of those guys you went to high school with can even get a job because nobody is qualified for what they are supposed to be doing, and many of our leaders are no different. George W. Bush ran the Texas Rangers into the ground before becoming governor. The entire administrative body of the Federal Emergency Management Agency had hardly a day of disaster-management experience before Hurricane Katrina hit. Even Martha Stewart was a stockbroker before becoming a great homefaker. And how did they all end? With disaster. That's what life is â€” a disaster that nobody is qualified to correct, so they just fake it. So I wasn't really thrilled by the possibility of me becoming a general. I'm proof that it doesn't matter how unqualified you are â€” a million more people are just as worthless and successful. Travis Sherer at Tsherer9@hotmail.com Ptah) Nonfiction Whatcom County's Certified ORGANIC Produce Department 1220N. forest â€¢ Open every day from 8 am - 9 pm Vagina: Seventeen should distract teen questions on sex CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 larly affected. The apocalypse is drawing nigh. Of course, hippies, feminists and other liberal breeds claim Seventeen is doing a service for its readership. They make claims that girls should understand how their bodies function and should even be at peace with their genitalia. The article begins with a 13-year-old girl's letter in which she asks if it is OK to have sex with her boyfriend. Some will claim Seventeen acted responsibly by replying that no, having sex while a teen is the wrong thing to do. These same fools claim Seventeen did not victimize anyone by printing pictures for educational and health purposes. They might say the diagram and photographs of a vagina completely lack the provocative quality of pornography, and that the short skirts and flashy halters advertised in the magazine are more suggestive and arousing. Seventeen should do what it does best â€” distract a girl's questions about her vagina by making her ask questions about the rest of her body. And, more importantly, what designer clothing to cover it with. Girls need to know what the appropriate and wholesome amount of midriff to expose is â€” and Jessica Simpson is the perfect role model. Girls need to know what type of quality gentleman to pursueâ€”Seventeen, thank God, shows them rapper Eminem is of that breed. Now that Seventeen is out of the corruptible clutches of teenagers, they will instead reach for more appropriate reading material for a woman-to-be, such as Better Homes and Gardens. Or Bon Appetite. 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Show more2006_0407 ---------- Western Front 2006-04-07 - Page 1 ---------- BYKSTRA FIRST DIVISION II ATHLETE TO WIN V FOUNDATION COMEBACK AWARD, mm WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2006 MATT VOGTV THE WESTERN FRONT Protesters gathered outside the Federal Building on Magnolia Street to oppose an immigration bill currently before Congress. The rally lasted from noon to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Students,fiiculty, eoMnfyresidents carry signs fromRed'Square to Federal Building BY SHAWNA WALLS The Western Front The usual lunchtime mix of students milled around Red Square at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, lazing in the bright sunshine. Fifteen minutes later, a crowd of hundreds had formed, chanting and carrying signs opposing a bill before the U.S. Senate that would make illegal immigration a felony. The Western chapter of the Chicano Student Movement of Aztlan, or MEChA, a human rights organization focusing onChicano issues, organized the class walkout and rally, but more than one-third were residents from around Whatcom County. Protesters ranged from parents carrying infants on their shoulders to senior citizens. Students carried signs see BARRIERS, page 5 ISSUE 3, VOLUME 137 AS vote keeps â€¢ * â€¢ BY JEFFREY LUXMORE â€¢ ^ The Associated Students board of directors voted 5-2 Wednesday to prevent a transportation referendum from appearing on the student ballot later this month at their weekly meeting in the Viking Union. If passed, the referendum would have appeared on the spring elections ballot. Students could have voted on the referendum that proposed a student transportation fee of $19 be added to student tuition each quarter. The fee would have provided every student with a bus pass and the university with at least $40,000 for bicycle and pedestrian paths around campus. The additional funding would also allow Western to contract additional late-night bus service from the Whatcom Transportation Authority. AS president Western senior Shannon Hutchinson, said she voted against the sustainable transportation referendum because she didn't see the value for students who don't use the buses frequently. Hutchinson said she uses the bus onceaweek. "I'm thinking about 13,000 students and the ones that haven't been admittedyet and whether thatfee can pro vide a benefit," Hutchinson said. Gene Myers, an associate professor at the Huxley College of the Environment, said he disagreed with Hutchinson's rationale. "To be a valuable public good, you don't have to demonstrate (individual benefit)," Myers said. "This was, in my opinion, a really good benefit at an excellent value that the board failed to present to students." Myers said the Student Health Center and its fee are see BUS, page 6 Workers cut down tree near Old Main BY BECKIE ROSILLO The Western Front If a tree falls on campus, would anyone hear it? One fallen tree has left a resounding echo in its absence. An American Elm tree on north campus has drawn student and faculty attention since its removal Wednesday Facilities management cut the tree down during spring break because it was a safety hazard to students, utility worker Duane Beltman said. The wood was so soft Beltman said he could bend and break it in his hand. From the stump, die rot was approximately 5 feet deep, outdoor maintenance utility worker Josh Intveld said. When the men arrived. to remove the remains of the tree Wednesday, a sign reading, "This tree was murdered," was taped to the top of the stump. Facilities management lead gardener Randy Godfrey said the tree was one of many planted during the original landscaping at Western more than 100 years ago. Intveld said the tree was rotting, which mean it has a greater chance of breaking, especially in heavy winds or rain. "There was bracket fungus growing at the bottom of the tree and that indicates an advanced state of decay," Godfrey said. The tree was near several walkways on the lawn behind Wilson Library, next to the Humanities Building and Old Main. Intveld said the nearly 2-foot-wide tree had a five- inch ring of live wood in the outermost part of the stump when they cut it down. The inside core of the tree was a soft, crumbly substance of dead tissue, Godfrey said. see HAGGARD, page 6 BECKIE ROSILLO / THE WESTERN FRONT Utility workers Josh Intveld arid Duane Beltman mix roots from a tree they removed into the soil between Wilson Library and Old Main Wednesday. 'HAM BANDS Bellingham bands will take the stage in the Asking Union Multipurpose Room April 14. ACCENT, PAGE 9 SCRUM DOWN Western's men's rugby team prepares to switch leagues next season. SPORTS, PAGE 13 CRYING GAME Although often equated with weakness, crying may hold hidden health benefits. OPINIONS, PAGE 14 WEATHER Saturday: Rain Hi: 57 Low: 42 Sunday: Showen Hi: 55 Low: 40 www.westemfrontonline.com ---------- Western Front 2006-04-07 - Page 2 ---------- 2 * THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS APRIL 7,2006 Cops Box University Police April 3, 12:22 p.m.: UP responded to a report of a husky dog running loose on south campus. April 3, 9:31 a.m.: UP responded to a report of an auto accident near the Ridgeway Commons dining hall. The driver hit a parked, unattended vehicle. UP reported no injuries. April 3, 9:23 a.m.: UP responded to a report of a broken window at the Wade King Student Recreation Center. Bellingham Police April 4,6:02 p.m.: Officers stopped a vehicle on the 400 block of Westerly Road after me driver reportedly nearly caused an accident. Officers administered a breath test and the driver registered a .186 and a .198. According to the report, the driver said, 'Tuck man, I ain't going to lie to you. I'm faded." April 3,3:42 p.m.: Officers responded to a report of an auto accident on the 4200 block of Meridian Street. The vehicle jumped a curb, hit a tree and three other vehicles. The officers reported no injuries. Compiled by Deanna Holmquist City continues Civic Complex renovation BY RYAN WYNNE The Western Front The city's $10 million Civic Complex construction project has left Western's track and football teams without practice fields for their spring seasons. Bellingham parks and recreation department began construction on Civic Stadium Feb. 1 and plans to finish by Sept 1, Bellingham city councilwoman Barbara Ryan said. Bellingham parks and recreation considers Civic Complex's construction high priority because it doesn't meet safety standards of the city, she said. "There were parts of the facility in bad need of repair," Ryan said. "Even normal safety issues." Civic Complex is a sports facility including Civic Stadium, also known as Civic Field, Joe Martin Field, which is a baseball field, a skate park, an aquatic center and several sofifoall fields. PaulLeuthold,Bellinghamparks and recreation director, said the city hadn't renovated the complex since the 1960s. Civic Stadium's roof leaks, has poor accessibility for disabled people and the parking lot lacks any dividers and is full of pot holes, he said. Many schools and clubs use die complex, including Western intercollegiate and club teams, community club teams and high schools, Leuthold said. The council decided to renovate the complex now primarily so it would be done by the time Bellingham high schools began their fall sports seasons Sept. 1. Civic Complex is all the high schools have to practice and compete on, he said. The improvements will benefit any school or organization using MATT VOGT / THE WESTERN FRONT Civic Complex, on Orleans Street, is under renovation to add locker rooms and a new scoreboard. Construction will finish by Sept. 1. the facility though, he said Western's track team, which uses the stadium for track meets, and the football team, which scrimmages there, have been using the turf field on campus in place of Civic Stadium this spring season. Western's track team held their largest home meet of the season, the Ralph Vernacchia Track and Field Classic, last Saturday, hosting eight teams, said Western's head track and field coach Kelvin 'Tee Wee" Halsell. Because the campus track has only six lanes compared to Civic Stadium's eight, and fewer long jump and triple jump pits on campus, the meet went longer and was less efficient, he said. Despite the disruption this season, Halsell said Civic Stadium construction will have a favorable impact on the trackteam. Recoating and restriping the track to lengthen its life and installing a new shot put area are part of the construction plans, Leuthold said. Western's head football coach Robin Ross said the football team has used Civic Stadium for weekly practices in past seasons, but said it is only a minor inconvenience and has been using the campus field for all practices. Civic Stadium has a capacity of 5,000 and the campus track and field don't have any benches, he said. This could affect the turnout for the team scrimmage on April 29, which draws approximately 50 to 60 spectators, Ross said. The stadium's capacity will not change in the renovations, Leuthold said. The construction, which includes adding more locker rooms, renovating the existing ones, paving the gravel parking lot and enlarging the press box could benefit the Western football team, he said. "It will be a lot easier for us to work," Ross said. "You've got another set of eyes upstairs with a better view of the game." The renovated locker rooms will include new showers, benches and cubbies, Leuthold said. The new ones will have a capacity of approximately 100 people. "When Western has games there, they typically suit up almost 100 players," Leuthold said. "Our locker rooms were not able to accommodate that level of participation." Other improvements for Civic Stadium and Joe Martin Field include building a new scoreboard at Civic Stadium, new ticket booths and roofs at both stadiums and ah elevator to the press box in Civic Stadium, Leuthold said. The Western Front Online WWU Official Announcements - PLEASE POST Check out The Western Front Online. www.westernjrontonline.com The Western Front is published twice weekly in fall, winter and spring; once a week in summer session. Address: The Western Front, Western Washington University, CF 251, Bellingham, WA 98225. The Western Front is the official newspaper of Western Washington University, published by the Student Publications Council, and is mainly supported by advertising. Opinions and stories in the newspaper have no connection with advertising. News content is determined by student editors. Staff reporters are enrolled in a course in the Department of Journalism, but any student enrolled at Western may offer stories to the editors. Advertising inquiries should be directed to the business office in CF 230, or by phone to (360) 650-3161. Members of the Western community are entitled to a single free copy of each issue of The Western Front. THE MATH PUCEMEhIT TEST will be in OM 120 at 9a.m. Thursdays on April 13,20,27; May 4, 11,18,25, Junel and 8, and at 3 p.m. Mondays on April 10,17, 24, May 1,8,15,22, and June 5, Registration is not required. Students must bring photo identification, their student number, Social Security number, and a No. 2 pencil. A $15 fee is payable in the exact amount at test time. Allow 90 minutes. THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST SCHEDULE AND SAMPLE TOPICS and sample topics may be found at wvw.ac.wwu. edu/~assess/tc.htm. LOTS 11G AND 14C WILL BE RESERVED AT 5 P.M. APRIL 8 for those attending the Ana Vldovic classical guitar performance. BIOLOGY SEMINAR. Kelly Cude (biology) "A Novel ERK 5/NFkb Pathway in the Regulation of the G2/M Phase of the Cell Cycle." 4 p.m. April! 2, Bl 234. Refreshments, 3:50 p.m. 2006-07 FACULTY/STAFF PARKING APPLICATIONS will be online beginning April 24. May 15 is the last day to apply. Late applications may result in seniority not being considered. Those without a computer or who need a commuter packet or car pool permit may complete an application at the parking office. For special requests or further assistance, call X/2945. SPRING QUARTER GROUP OFFERINGS THROUGH THE COUNSELING CENTER INCLUDE â€¢ Relaxation Training, 4 p.m. Thursdays, OM 540, drop-in for one or all session; â€¢ Ride the Emotional Wave, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays, from April through May 24, registration is not required, join anytime; â€¢ One- session Test Anxiety Workshop, choose from noon April 17, 2 p.m. April 25, or 3 p.m. May 10, registration is not required. For more information call X/3164 or stop by OM 540. 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 VA hours. Preliminary scores will be available immediately; official results are mailed within 15 days. WEST-B TEST. Everyone applying for admission to state-approved teacher education programs must meet the minimum passing score on the basic skills assessment by the application deadline. For a study guide and to register; visit www.west.nesinc. com. Remaining test dates through Jury are May 13 and July 15. Registration deadlines are several weeks in advance. WEST-E PRAXIS. Washington requires indMcluakseekirtg teacher certification an^ the WEST-E (PRAXIS) in the chosen endorsement area. Visit www.ets.org/praxis/prxwa.hbnl for description and online registration information, or obtain a registration bulletin in MH 216. The remaining academic-year test date is April 29. TO LEARN IF WESTERN IS CLOSED DURING STORMY WEATHER, call 650-6500 after 6:30 a.m. or tune to KGMi (790 AM), KBAI (930 AM), KPUG 0170 AM), KUGS (89.3 FM), KISM (92.9 FM), KAFE* (104.3 FM) or KWPZ (106.5 FM). Broadcasts about whether Western is open or closed will begin between 6:15 and 6:30 a.m. FACULTY ARE REMINDED THAT RESERVED PARKING SPACES are available for their use after hours and weekends with a valid parking permit or bus pass, as posted in tots 10G, 17G and the Parks Hall lot. FOR SPRING CAMPUS RECRUITING OPPORTUNITIES, see www.careers.wwu.edu, stop by OM 280, or call X/3240. 2006-07 PARKING PERMIT APPLICATIONS will be available online beginning Monday, April 24. The last day to apply is May 15. Late applications may result in seniority not being considered. Those without a computer or who need to apply for a commuter packet or car pool permit may complete an application at the parking office. For special requests or further assistance, call X/2945. THE ASIA UNIVERSITY AMERICA PROGRAM WILL CELEBRATE JAPAN NIGHT from 7 to 9 p.m. May 4 in the VU Mutti-purpose Room. Admission Is free and all are welcome. ---------- Western Front 2006-04-07 - Page 3 ---------- APRIL 7,2006 THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 3 Vikings...looking for a place for next Fall? We have the right place for you! 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Property Management, Inc. 360-527-9829 â€¢ 2821 Meridian St. Bellingham, WA 98225 â€¢ Fax: 360-527-3082 www.apex-property.com ---------- Western Front 2006-04-07 - Page 4 ---------- 4 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS APRIL 7,2006 Annual marches address rape, domestic violence BY PAGE BUONO The Western Front April is Sexual Assault Awareness month and Associated Students clubs alongside community organizations have scheduled marches, workshops, film showings and festivals to educate Western students and Bellingham residents about rape and domestic violence. "We live in a culture where these things happen more than people think," said Sarah Rankin, director of Crime and Sexual Assault Services at Western. "Hopefully these events will bring to light the fact that they do indeed happen and that they are horrible." One event, Take Back the Night, is a tradition from the 1970s symbolizing women's freedom to walk alone at night without fearing rape or male predators, Rankin said. Women will march from the Performing Arts Center through the streets of Bellingham, Rankin said. The exact route is not released until the event, she said. "It is a chance for women to reclaim the streets," said Josh O'Donnell, lifestyle advisor for the AS club Western Men Against Violence. "They don't want men to participate to represent the idea that women don't need to have a protector." Men will hold candles and light luminarias in Red Square for the women to see when they return from their march, O'Donnell said. Brian Pahl, coordinator for the club, said men's involvement in the month's activities is important because men typically commit the violence against women, but most are not perpetrators. "It's time for men to say to other men that violence is unacceptable," Pahl said. In the event, "Walk A Mile in Her Shoes; The Men's March to End Rape, Sexual Assault and Gender Violence," men will walk from campus to downtown Bellingham in women's shoes to raise money for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services of Whatcom County, Rankin said. "Personally I have huge feet in women's sizes," - O'Donnell said. "So I am going to have some flashy slippers probably, unless I can find some heels in a 14 or 15 in women sizes." Pahl said he wants to take an active role in this month's events. "We want to show that we care about the women in our lives and in the community," Pahl said. Ducky Doolittle, a New York comedian and sexologist, will talk about her experience with sexual assault and will empower women to feel beautiful, Rankin said. "She mixes humor with sex advice, giving her audience permission to laugh and relax as she dishes out real, solid sexual information," Rankin said. The month's events will conclude on April 29 with a community festival at Boundary Bay and Bistro on Railroad Avenue, which includes performers, dancers and speakers. "These events give people a chance to see the world through a woman's eyes and hopefully to gain empathy through that experience," Rankin said. Sexual Assault Awareness 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 11: "Prisons as Violence Against Women: How the State Perpetuates a Culture of Violence and Neglect" Workshop, Viking Union 552 6 p.m. Thursday, April 27: "Take Back the Night" March, Performing Arts Center 5-7 p.m. Friday, April 28: "I'm Not Even Me: A First Person Account of Sex, Person and the Media" Workshop, Miller Hall 163 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday, April 29: Whatcom County Gender Equality Festival Boundary Bay Brewery and Bistro on Railroad Avenue 10 a.m - 4 p.m. Saturday, April 29: "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes: The Men's March to End Rape, Sexual Assault and Gender Violence" March from PAC to Boundary Bay Students to deconstruct media at conference Saturday Schedule 10:15 - 11:00 a.m. Keynote speaker Jonathan Lawson speaks in Fairhaven Auditorium 11:00 - 12:15 p.m. Media reform workshop in auditorium and Introduction to freelance journalism , workshop in Fairhaven College room 314 1:15 - 2:30 p.m. Class . culture workshop in Fairhaven College room 314 2:30 - 3:45 p.m. Race in media workshop in Fairhaven College room 307 and film, "Arabs: Real or Reel" in Fairhaven Auditorium BY WILLOW RUDIGER â€¢-* The-Westem-Front ,.-.â€”-., In a call to action for Western students and community members to participate in media reform, Western's Media Literacy Club, the Associated Students Social Issues Resource Center and the communication department are sponsoring a conference called "The Media Environment: A Conference on Politics, Reform and Activism." The conference will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in Fairhaven College, and is free for both students and Bellingham residents. Keynote speaker Jonathan Lawson, the executive director of Reclaim the Media, a Seattle-based nonprofit organization dedicated to media reform and activism, will speak about the conference theme. Students can participate in workshops on topics such as race in the media, - class-and- lt;3ulturey -media- reform, media activism and freelance journalism following Lawson's speech. "Our workshop facilitators are people in our community or nearby in Seattle who are very involved with the media and are taking steps every day to make the media environment a better place," said Western senior Shabnam Mojtahedi, assistant coordinator for the Social Issues Resource Center. Holly Robinson, Western senior and founder of the Media Literacy Club, said this conference will teach students and community members to realize how differently media outlets portray the news. "It's a conference on how to better evaluate media on a more critical level than just absorption," Robinson said. "It will encourage participants to get their news from more than one source and to evaluatenewsfrommultipleperspectives, such as conservative, progressive, alternative and mainstream." Robinson and Mojtahedi, the event's principal organizers, have been inspired to organize it after taking Western courses such as communication professor Michael Karlberg's media literacy class, communication 444. Karlberg will also participant in the conference. Mojtahedi said she wanted to expand on what the classes taught and educate Western students on media literacy and how to deconstruct what they see on a day-to-day basis in every type of news, from daily broadcast to newspapers to alternative sources. "The classes we've taken and the events we've been to on campus have made us realize how pervasive the media is and how little people really criticize what they see," Mojtahedi said. wm mm mummm. mmwmrmmm? 360-733-TAXI r gt;ui costs more than OO kegs of beer, eh^ Yo9 Taxi! 360-733-8294 (TAXI) *f - 3 0 0 ~ T " Â» JCi~CÂ«l tÂ» www.yellowcabinc.com Pflll M A I M onocTO MAKE SH APPOINTMENT BT THE wiit Mu-wsusa m m B|HT|B M|M|ST m p Planned P a r ^ l ^ ^ ^ p ^ ^ ^ p ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Rights. Respect, j f | ^ f e ^ i i l i ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ | ^ ^ ^ ^ g ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ---------- Western Front 2006-04-07 - Page 5 ---------- APRIL 7,2006 NEWS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 5 Barriers: Protesters grow in number as high schoolers meet in downtown Bellingham CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 with slogans such as "immigrant rights are human rights" and "respect" in Spanish and English. Bellingham resident and Western alumnus Jim Hanrahan, 62, said he heard about the event through the Whatcom Peace and Justice Center and wanted to participate to show his opposition to the pending legislation. The bill, HR 4437, would also make assisting illegal immigrants a felony, and mandate building 700 miles of barriers along the southern border of the United States, to complement already-existing barriers near urban areas, such as San Diego and El Paso, Texas. The U.S. Senate is debating a less-stringent version of the bill this week that would improve work visas and expediate processes for illegal immigrants already in the country to seek citizenship. Although the event was peaceful, many protestors prepared for the worst. American Civil Liberties Union representatives handed out "bust" cards instructing marchers on what to do if arrested, such as avoid arguing with police. Representatives from the National Lawyers Guild also joined the rally to support protesters in case of arrest or violence. Bellingham attorney Larry Hildes, 40, watched for any signs of conflict or rising tempers. "(The organizers) asked us to provide legal support," Hildes - - Tl: PHOTO COURTESY OF MARKMALUAN Western sophomore and protester Kelly Montague thanked specific groups of protesters, including Western students and faculty, for attending the walkout Wednesday. said. "So we're keeping an eye out for things." At 12:30 p.m., the cheering crowd formed a line behind a banner reading "Si, se puede," a migrant rallying slogan which translates from Spanish to "Yes, we can" and marched down Indian Street. Covering the sidewalk, the three-block-long group chanted about justice as they marched toward downtown Bellingham. Their destination was the Federal Building on Magnolia Street, where Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., has an office. Larsen voted for the bill when it first passed the U.S. House of Representatives in December 2005, though he expressed dissatisfaction with the House version of the bill. At the Federal Building, protesters spilled off the sidewalk, blocking one lane of West Magnolia Street. Bellingham police officers directed traffic around the crowd. Several speakers rallied the group there, including Larry Estrada, an associate professor of American cultural studies at Fairhaven College. "We are here today to defend those who are working the hardest," he said. "We live so much better because of the role of immigrants in our country. We will not let them be rounded up and detained." Western senior Brendan O'Reilly carried a large banner reading "Thank You, Cesar Chavez," in honor of the late farm workers' rights activist. More Americans should remember their immigrant roots, he said. "The vast majority of Americans are descended from immigrants," O'Reilly said. "The current generation has no right to say it should be stopped now." Kareli Samano, 16, a student at Nooksack Valley High School in eastern Whatcom County, said several of her classmates used MySpace.com to organize joining the rally. "All the Hispanic kids at my school tried to come," she said. "Everyone has at least one or two relatives who would be affected." No organized opposition to the protestors showed on campus or at the downtown rally. One student in Red Square held a sign with a slogan about the problem of illegal immigration, and another debated with a marcher about border security and evidence relating to terrorist attacks. At approximately 2 p.m., the rally drew to a close. Western sophomore and organizer, Kelly Montague, thanked the assembled protesters. "We cannot celebrate the tearing down of the Berlin Wall and then build another one 15 years later," Montague said, "For those of us who cannot buy a lobby, this is how we show our support." MATT VOGT / THE WESTERN FRONT Top: Mothers with their children were among the protesters outside the Federal Building Wednesday. Above: Protesters carry signs through downtown Bellingham Wednesday. S I GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY^ VISIT OUR OPEN HOUSE AND DISCOVER WHAT A GLOBAL MEDICAL EDUCATION CAN DO FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD MEDICAL SCHOOL AND VETERINARY SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE PRESENTATION Seattle, WA April \\, 2006 Hotel Monaco Time: 6:30 - 8:00 pm CALL OR REGISTER ONLINE 1 (800) 899-6337 EXT. 280 WWW.SGU.EDU/0PENH0USE St George's University Â© 2006 St. George's University THINK BEYOND Grenada and St. Vincent, West Indies ---------- Western Front 2006-04-07 - Page 6 ---------- 6 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS APRIL 7,2006 Haggard: University officials refute claim of unjust removal PETER THAN / THE WESTERN FRONT Chiho Lai, Associated Students senate chair, comments on the AS proposal to increase bus service on campus. The AS board of directors voted 5-2 to keep the, proposal off of the spring AS elections ballot on Wednesday. Bus: Students will not see referendum in election due to board's decision based on lack of time to prepare CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 an example. He said every student benefits from the health fee even if they don't use the health center. The service is there if a student needs it. The recreation center fee is similar, he said. Western senior Tony Russo, a transportation advisory committee member, ran and lost in the AS elections last spring promoting alternative transportation, he said. Russo said he participated in negotiations with the WTA and has pushed for the transportation fee since last year. "I would think whatever portion of the 13,000 students who choose to vote, had they had the opportunity, have a better idea what is in their interest than five members of the AS board of directors," Russo said. Russo said without the referendum, the WTA can increase bus pass costs without student consent because no contract exists. The referendum would not increase the fee more than five percent per year and the AS board would review the fee every four years. Western senior Alanna Ahern, AS vice president for campus and community affairs, said the board disappointed her by not allowing students to decide something affecting them. Western senior Peter Graves, AS vice president for legislative affairs, voted against the referendum. He said the board could not approve every motion brought before them because the ballot would contain too many issues for students to be informed on. Western junior James Sanders, AS vice president for academic affairs, said his primary concern, with less than one month until elections, was the lack of time to educate students about the fee and what it would provide. University Police Chief Jim Shaw, said the parking pass benefit for students with cars would likely be limited to the C lots if every student received a bus pass. Students ivoiiSd^e'XSI^!^SSS^iM'^pcSâ‚¬'iSS1s^i' pass provided by the fee to act as a parking pass on most parking lots, Sanders said. Helping students understand the change in benefits needs more time than is available, he said. Western senior Keegan Hartman, a member of the transportation committee, told board members to focus on the night bus service the fee could provide. Bus service late at night is what students overwhelmingly wanted, he said. Sixty-two percent of students approve of nighttime bus service and are willing to pay up to $20 per quarter, according to a winter quarter survey by the campus planning studio, a class designed to address Western's long-term planning needs. The class, led by Myers, received 938 responses from 2095 surveys they sent out to students' e-mail accounts. "I have never seen an AS election with a 46 percent participation rate," Myers said. "I would rely on this survey." Transportation Research Record, a peer-reviewed journal by the National Research Council, will publish the survey to the federal government in the fall, Myers said. "The rest of the world will know that Western could have had a great deal," Myers said after the board voted against the referendum. "But that message was apparently lost on some members of the board." Lucky Charm Bracelet 4/8 Fantasy Knot Bracelet 4/9 Celtic Knot Bracelet 4/15 Our farmers New Cleisanne Bcetth New I n! | Historic Eairhavetiv:iQ01 Harris.: B'harril Dig Fresh Veggies Whatcom County's Certified ORGANIC Produce Department Com/muiifyj k FOODCO'OP Open every day 8 am to 9 pm 2220 N. Forest St. â€¢ 360-734-8158 www.communityfood.coop CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Facilities management removed a number of Douglas firs last year from south campus due to a fungus that caused them to rot Godfrey said. The fungus spreads underground when one infected tree's roots touch the roots of another, he said. While trees seem healthy on the outside, severe damage can exist within. "Usually by the time the foliage dies, (the trees) are in advanced stages of decay," he said. Facilities management does not remove these trees without thinking of their importance to the environment, Godfrey said. The university will plant a tupelo tree approximately five feet from the original location of the Elm, Godfrey said. He said the university intends to replace any tree it removes. "Why not plant one that could have 40 to 60 years to grow instead of old ones that could fall and hurt good students?" he said. "You're here to get an education, not get injured." Godfrey said he was upset students thought facilities management would thoughtlessly remove these historical trees. Facilities management plans to remove another tree on High Street next to Wilson Library in the future. Godfrey said student safety is the only reason for removing trees. "We've had an ongoing program of removing dead limbs from trees so they don't fall on people," Godfrey said. "We're very, conservative about saving trees. I don't want people to think we're cutting down trees at random. It's really not the case." BECKffi ROSDLLO / THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior Nick Gisiason responds to a note posted on the tree stump by writing that evidence of rot is visible in the stump, indicating the tree was already dead.- ---------- Western Front 2006-04-07 - Page 7 ---------- ACCENT FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2006 â€¢ WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM â€¢ PAGE 7 For th BY LANE Koivu The Western Front Vancouver, British Columbia's Three Inches of Blood will bring its heavy metal riffs to the stage at 8 p.m. April 15 at The Nightlight Lounge. The bill features local hardcore metal band Full Frontal Assault and local punk-garage rock quintet USS Horsewhip. Tickets are $10. Six-piece band Three Inches of Blood's influences are late 1970s and early 1980s heavy metal bands, such as Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and old Metallica, bassist Brian Redman said. The band is determined to prove the metal genre is alive and kicking by updating the music of the bands they are influenced by, he said. "You can play loud, abrasive,, angry music that isn't negative," he said. "That's what we're striving for." Mainstream metal bands, such as Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit, distract listeners from the core values that define metal, Redman said. In 2002, the band toured the United Kingdom as the opening act for The Darkness, Redman said. After developing a large fanbase while touring with The Darkness, Roadrunner Records signed the e oo PHOTO COURTESY OF ROADRUNNER RECORDS Three Inches of Blood will share the stage with two Bellingham bands at 8 p.m. April 15 at The Nightlight Lounge. band in 2004. After signing on with the label, the band joined its elite roster, which includes Slipknot, Hatebreed, Devil Driver and Nickelback, he said. One of the bands to take the stage, USS Horsewhip, will play their first show in Bellingham since November, said James Burns, the band's vocals and guitarist. The band's last show in Bellingham was to promote their 2005 debut album, "USS Horsewhip Wants You Dead," on local label music New Regard Media. "We're going to get on stage, play loud for 25 minutes, then break stuff, and then we're going to get really drunk," Burns said. Full Frontal Assault's vocalist and lyricist Jeff Kastelic said he hopes the show will help bring metal back into the Bellingham metal scene. "We've felt like outcasts for some reason," Kastelic said. "When people get an image in their head of a bunch of longhaired dudes head-banging, they think, 'I'm not gonna go to that show.'" Full Frontal Assault wants to go against that stereotype by inspiring its listeners to overcome their struggles in life, whatever they may be, Kastelic said. "You can expect us to play real hard, play really loud, and play emotional and energetic," he said. The show will be the release party for the new Full Frontal Assault album, "Beyond the Resistance," which New Regard Media will distribute at the show, Kastelic said. Redman said Bellingham lacks a strong metal scene, but he is confident the show will be a success. "You're always having to take a risk as an artist," he said. "One minute you're hot, and the next minute you sound like 'Saint Anger' [Metallica]." WESTERN FRONT CLASSIREOS SELL! 650-3161 PRE-LEA Boardwalk 1 Bedroom Starting* $61 5 A up Just 3 blocks to campus, onsite parking, decks w/ valley views, laundry onsite, courtyard, and BBQ. Hurry, won't last long! This brand new apartment complex offers W/D, D/W, off street parking, centrally located, secured entrances, large 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 Starting at 1Bd:$595 2Bd:$720 3Bd:$1155 4Bd:$1320 UARTER Newer units located just blocks fromWWU! 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Isiie die den er, with i^pnother, activist Mdore^^pp^, of the mall Planet Insi|jpe, :;a group cheated to creat^^citizen-led Bellmgham^-"BIllsF, armers , t will offerai^^Sunples ^Sarms'inJi lunty and er to mutually show how iiTcan support one ^ ^^indeavors," Tive said. iraitJfKf Sunday April 23, The , fc PHOTO COURTESY OF WCHMINMCH7 HOFERICHTER JACOBS Mark Bilyeu (right), songwriter and Big Smith lead singer, a band from the Missouri Ozarks, will perform at the True/False West Film Festival April 23 at The Nightlight Lounge. * "Nightlight Lounge will have a Southern-style brunch, Falter said. %: Big Smith, a group from the Missouri Ozarks, will perform at the brunch. The band is the subject of one of the films, "Homemade Hillbilly Jam." JohnCooper,presidentandCEO of Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism, which has marketed the festival to promote Bellingham as a tourist destination, sees the festival becoming a possible annual event. " I identified, in marketing efforts, great potential for the event to grow and bring visitors to town " Cooper said. "I'd like to see all the shows sell out arid it be a rip-roaring event for locals and out-of-towners." Falter said he wants to make sure the filmmakers have a good time. "I want them to think Bellingham is the coolest place on the planet," he said. "The more vibrant dialogue they have,^ the more people will talk about Bellingham." ---------- Western Front 2006-04-07 - Page 9 ---------- APRIL 7,2006 ACCENT THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 9 Spring showcase features Bellingham bands BY LINDSAY BUDZIER The Western Front The onset of spring brings a fresh concert line up from'the Associated Students'Productions Pop Music. The ASP Pop Music will host its Spring Showcase concert at 7 p.m. April 14 in the Viking Union Multipurpose Room. The Showcase is free, all-ages and open to the public. The concert features four Bellingham based bands, including Dragline, Wilson Project, The Educataz and Therman Merman. ASP Pop Music Coordinator David Westbrook said he expects two more bands will also play at the concert. Westbrook said this show will be comprised of a wide variety of musical styles, ranging from . â€¢ Dragline's hardcore rock sound to trio Therman Merman's pop-punk jams and the hip-hop beats of The Educataz. Dragline guitarist and Western senior Eric Sanford said he is excited to introduce the band's hardcore sound to those who may not be familiar with the band's style of music. "We're fast and hard," Dragline bassist and Western senior Julie Shoun said. "It's not mainstream; more stripped-down punk." Dragline's vocalist Jeff Wampler is a post baccalaureate student at Western, and drummer Aaron Apple is a 2006 Western alumnus. Sanford said he is looking forward to listening to the other bands' performances. This will be Dragline's third show in six months at Western. The band will also play at 7 p.m. tomorrow in Highland Hall's lounge. The Showcase will be punk rockers Therman Merman's first Western 'We're fast and hard. It's not mainstream, more stripped-down punk.' JULIE SHOUN .: _;.. Dragline hassi^t ^ concert; The band has been together for a year, said the band's drummer and vocalist, Western junior Ian Callaghan. The other members are guitars and vocals, Whatcom Community College sophomore Markus Parkins and bassist and vocalist Jazzy Florence. Therman Merman has performed at the Bay Street Coffee House and occasionally performs at their home, Callaghan said. "I would say (our style) is fast, pop-punk with songs that are really short." Callaghan said. The band's songs are usually 50 to 60 seconds long, he said. Bellingham residents The Educataz have been together for more than four years. The hip-hop group draws inspiration â€¢â€¢ : from a variety of bands, such as De La Soul and The Beatles, rapper Dylan Walsh said. The Showcase is The Educataz's first show at Western, Walsh said. The group has performed at the Pickford Dreamspace and at The Rogue Hero, he said. The band is excited for the show, the college crowd is the band's primary fan base, Walsh said. "Western gets good crowds and taps into the college kids scene," Walsh said. Westbrook said he expects a large turnout for the Showcase because local bands often have a strong community fanbase. "In the past, for local shows, we usually see a minimum of 300 people per night," he said. "There will be two stages set up so that the Showcase will be non-stop music." ASP Pop Music usually puts on seven shows per quarter, Westbrook said. PHOTOGOUI^ Dragline bassist Julie Shoun jams in an apartment in Langley, British Columbia, Nov. 20,2005. The band will perform in the Viking Union Multipurpose Room April 14 as part of the Spring Showcase. ---------- Western Front 2006-04-07 - Page 10 ---------- SPORTS FRIDAY, APRIL 7,2006 rWESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM â€¢ PAGE 10 Dykstra wins national award BY NICOLE LANPHEAR The Western Front Former Western basketball guard/forward Grant Dykstra can't remember not playing basketball. Despite a grain auger accident on his family's dairy farm in Everson at age 2, in which he nearly lost his right arm, Dykstra competed and excelled in basketball. Two weeks ago, Dykstra received the 2006 V Foundation Comeback Award. "This is a very prestigious award mat only goes to one person in the nation," said Brad Jackson, Western's head basketball coach. Dykstra is the first non-Division I athlete to receive the award in its six-year history. Former North Carolina State basketball coach Jim Valvano inspired the Comeback Award comes from the V Foundation for Cancer Research after Valvano died in 1993 after a year-long battle with cancer. Despite his struggle with cancer, Valvano continued to motivate his team to win the 1983 NCAA National Basketball Championship, Dykstra said. The foundation presents the award annually to an individual who has overcome an illness or sickness and excels in athletics. Dykstra caught his arm in a grain auger, a machine that automatically fills a bin of grain when the bin is low, on his family's dairy farm while playing hide-and- CHRIS JOSEPH TAYLOR / SPECIALTO THE WESTERN FRONT Former Western guard/forward Grant Dykstra congratulates teammate former Western guard Ryan Diggs after beating Western Oregon University 106-76 Feb. 25. it to advertise in the 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 seek with his cousins. His cousins ran to get Dykstra's mother and Dykstra said the presence of God moved her to shut off the machine, something she didn't know how to operate. Dykstra said fee move saved his life. Doctors wanted to amputate his arm, but his parents refused and he recovered, Dykstra said. Dykstra's older brother and sister, his role models, introduced him to basketball after the accident, Dykstra said. Dykstra underwent 16 surgeries from age 2 to 12, resulting in his right arm being slightly shorter than the left, and limited use in his right hand to this day, Dykstra said. "This was really an honor, and well deserved," said Jackson, who coached Dykstra for four years. "With just the injury itself, to live normal was one thing. To play at the level he did was just phenomenal." Senior center Tyler MacMullen said Dykstra's overcame every obstacle required to play college basketball and never complained. Dykstra, 23, graduated winter quarter with Western's career scoring record of 1,844 points, and the record for 3-pointers in a season with 101, Jackson said. Dykstra made third-team Bulletin All-American mis "'^"'"T"^ started every game in his four years. Dykstra, a finance graduate and fatherofa21-month-oldson, Griffin, works at Whatcom Educational Credit Union in Bellingham. His wife, Tara, is,due to give birth to their second child Wednesday. Dykstra said he considers the award one of his greatest achievements. "I felt honored to win this award," Dykstra said. "It is an honor to be forever attached to Jim Valvano's name." Dykstra played on the Lynden Christian High School basketball team from 1998 to 2001, and in 2002, he started for the Vikings, Dykstra said Awards and the record-setting basketball career followed. "I was never striving for those things," Dykstra said. "They just kind of happened." In 2005, Dykstra received the Most Courageous Award from the U.S. Basketball Writers Association of America. "Looking back at my career, I'm pretty proud of receiving those two awards," Dykstra said. "I had never really thought of people looking at me as an inspiration. It is a great honor." Dykstra played hard in every game until the final buzzer, senior forward Tyler Ainaya said "He just had this fierce competitiveness about him. It wasn't just about him getting the 3-pointers," Amaya said. "It was about doing whatever he could to give the team a better chance of winning." Dykstra worked well with his teammates and always had a positive attitude, Jackson said. "As a coach, I don't think I could ask for any better because of his attitude, great courage and great desire," Jackson said. "Grant was the kind of person you enjoyed seeing every day." Dykstra said he had the opportunity to play professionally overseas after graduating, but he placed family first, staying in Bellingham to provide for his family. His favorite part of the day is going home to play with his son, Dykstra said. He feels the need to share the life lessons he has learned with his family and friends. "God has a plan for everyone," Dykstra said. "I Jiad this accident for a reason. God gave me basketball for a reason. My story was meant to inspire, and be a role model for kids. It's all a part of God's plan." ---------- Western Front 2006-04-07 - Page 11 ---------- APRIL 7,2006 SPORTS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 11 Pitcher, father leads Vikings' staff BY C. JENNINGS BREAKEY The Western Front Scattered throughout the Bellingham Sportsplex, Western club baseball players hit balls in the netted batting cage, take grounders on the artificial turf field and pitch off the black rubber floor at practice the evening of March 30. The players looked focused yet relaxed, poking fun at each other between repetitions. But senior pitcher Brandon Boyd, 24, looked slightly distracted while talking with teammates. Boyd's eyes wander to his right and left, peering between a handful of teammates until he finally spots the green eyes of his 20-month-old-son Braiden. The brown-haired boyv wears a tiny black baseball mitt, a Boston Red Sox cap, a fuzzy, gray army fleece and smiles cheerfully with chubby cheeks. He is the only child among Western's players and coaches. "You don't want to eat that, that's not yours," Boyd said to Braiden as his son tried to nibble leftover cracker crumbs on one of the Sportsplex's tables. As Boyd brushed off the table and wiped Braiden's mouth with his sleeve, he said his son has more interests than other people's food. "He's really into dinosaurs right now," said Boyd, who's majoring in physical science and health. "We just bought a couple new dinosaur books today. That's what he was doing before we came to practice." Boyd anchors the baseball club's pitching staff with a 2.13 ERA. The Viking starter was a 2005 first team all-region pitcher. When the two arrived at the Sportsplex, Boyd jumped into doing what he loves â€” pitching. While the right-hander rarely gets rattled on the mound, his son gave him more mental toughness. "I'm more relaxed out there," Boyd said. "Since I have a son, it's not that big of a deal. There are more important things. I don't get nervous playing sports anymore." Boyd, who is engaged to fiance Amber DeRouchey, who is Braiden's mother, said Braiden's favorite thing to do on the baseball field is stepping on the bases after games. Boyd said balancing baseball with parenthood is tough because of time conflicts, but Western senior pitcher Ryan Kauffman said he's risen to the occasion on both ends. "He's super mature for his age," Kauffman said. "He's juggling everything right now. He's like our fourth coach. That's the way we think of him." Boyd has classes at 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., but he said that's when his day starts. Because Boyd and DeRouchey share a car, he picks up Braiden after school and drops DeRouchey off at the Bellingham Beauty School, where she attends class, for the evening. When he found out he was going to be a dad while pursuing a degree, Boyd said he was a little overwhelmed. "I was like, 'Wow, this is too much to handle,' " he said. "I have to give him attention, too." Studying all day is no longer an option, Boyd said. He has balanced a grueling schedule and spending time with Braiden, he said. "I get to spend the whole afternoon together with him," he said. "We get close." Kauffman supervised Braiden while Boyd pitched during practice. He said he enjoys the little left- hander's company. "It's just a lot of fun to have him around," Kauffman said. "I wish he was a little older because we would have him in the dugout." Head coach Michael Johnson said Boyd's fatherly maturity shows just as much on the field as it does off. "It definitely rolls over onto the field the way he presents himself on the mound," he said. "He's always C. JENNINGS BREAKEY / THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior pitcher Brandon Boyd plays with his 20- month-old son, Braiden, during practice at the Bellingham Sportsplex March 30. looking to set a good example for his son." Johnson said every sports-minded father's dream is to have his kid grow up and play the sport he played when young. From what the Vikings'players and coach observe, Boyd's dream will come true, Johnson said. "He's (Braiden) got a bright future ahead of him from what we can see," he said. "The kid has got a great father to teach him how to play the game." 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However, Miami guard Dwyane Wade will become the next Michael Jordan. In the 1995 draft, the Philadelphia 76ers drafted Jerry Stackhouse with the third pick. Sports writers predicted him to fill Jordan's shoes. Fans wanted him to be the electrifying player Jordan was and become the league's best player with lockdown defense and amazing offense. He never lived up to the hype, but evolved into one of the best position players in the NBA by not demanding the limelight and making huge contributions both offensively and defensively off the bench.' .-, After the Dallas Mavericks, traded for Stackhouse in 2004, he flourished. He become a player that contributed in subtle ways to help bis team win. Ever since college, Stackhouse lacked consistency. He never lived up to his potential when he graduated from the University of North Carolina, Jordan's alma mater. It didn't help that Stackhouse played for three teams expecting him to be the star. He never played for one team long enough to build a winning reputation. The next year Kobe Bryant entered the NBA draft out of high school and could have been the next Jordan, if he wasn't so selfish. Bryant rose to stardom with the Los Angeles Lakers, but he tried to win games by himself, and has problems hogging the ball. -"' â€¢ ._ He has been a dominant force on. offense but has never been a strong defensive player like Jordan. Bryant won three championships with the Lakers, but Miami center Shaquille O'Neal, the best and most dominant center to ever play the game, was at his side. Bryant was not the star of the team but shared the spotlight with O'Neal. Bryant wanted to be the face of his team, the lone superstar in the midst of ordinary players. But he is not a player who can take an entire franchise on his shoulders and carry them to NBA immortality. One of the most touted high school players drafted in recent years was forward Kwame Brown. Jordan drafted Brown while Jordan was president ofbasketball operations with the Washington Wizards. L i k e Bryant, Brown analysts were telling the world he would be the NBA's next dominant player. James immediately lived up to his potential after joining the NBA and has been an offensive monster. He is averaging 26.5 points per game, 6:7 rebounds per game and 6.6 assists per game â€” amazing stats for a third year player. But James will not become the next Jordan because he lacks the defensive skills. He doesn't have the ability to steal the ball or deny an opponent a look at the basket. He appears to be developing into the was a h i g h s c h o o l prodigy. In the 2001 draft, the Wizards drafted Brown with the first overall pick. Brown is an NBA failure, averaging only 7.5 points per game and 5.6 rebounds. per game, according to NBA.com, lackluster numbers for a top draft pick. .Basketball analysts were praising Brown to be Jordan's heir. The Wizards believed Brown was an amazing offensive and defensive player who would be the Wizard's savior. The 2003 NBA draft brought guards LeBron James and Dwyane Wade to the NBA. The Cleveland Cavaliers drafted James with the first overall pick and Wade went to the Miami Heat as the fifth pick. During James'junior year in high school, NBA analysts started comparing him to Jordan when James play against inferior players who shouldn't have been on the same basketball court. Many games during his senior year were on ESPN because next Bryant because of his offensive ability. When the Heat drafted Wade, he didn't have the hype surrounding him because the media focused on James and his ability out of high school. Wade played at Marquette University and was a solid player when he left after his junior year, according to NBA.com. Wade was a choice to the NBA's all-defensive second team. NBA analysts view Wade as one of the up and coming defenders in the league. Wade's isn't a merely defense player but an all-around star. This season he is averaging 27.7 points per game, 5.8 rebounds per game and 6.7 assists per game. Wade is the MVP of the NBA despite being on Miami with O'Neal, forward Antoine Walker and guard Gary Payton, all former or current All-Stars. Wade will become the next Jordan. His stats are comparable to Jordan and he involves his whole team. Like Jordan, he is able to beat a player on offense and shut them down on defense. If he is struggling, offensively he will get other players the ball and help in other ways, such as getting rebounds and playing stellar defense. Wade will match Jordan's superstar level and become the greatest player of his era. D u r i n g Jordan's career, he averaged 30.1 points per game, 5.3 assists per game, 6.2 rebounds per game, 2.4 steals per game and 49 percent from the field. To reach these numbers, a player would have to dominate on the offensive and defensive side like Wade is. 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"We were playing in the muck and mud a lot so some guys had ankle injuries and two guys broke their legs," Cunningham said. Freshmen forward Jason Boyd and sophomore back Marc Staiger both broke their legs last fall, Cunningham said. The Union's Division I rules require teams have atleast30playersperrugby matchanddivide those players into varsity and junior varsity teams. Division U requires 15 players, senior captain and club president Luke Murphy said. Murphy said because Western is an NCAA Division II school with fewer students than Division I schools, the team has fewer students to draw from. Despite losing Boyd and Staiger to injuries, the club had some success during the fall season. The Warthogs placed third in the Gobblerfest tournament on Thanksgiving weekend in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Murphy said. However, the team lost all five of their league games, Cunningham said. Team members are optimistic about moving to Division U. It will help them win more games because they will be bigger, faster and stronger than their opponents, Cunningham said. Cunningham said playing against the Division I schools will prepare them for the Division II schools. "We've played (Division JJ schools) in exhibition and have done well against them," Cunningham said. "We have better players and as a whole, we have a bit more experience than them." Next year will be Cunningham's fifth playing rugby, Murphy's sixth, senior forward Joe PHOTO COURTESY OF LUKE MURPHY Western's men's rugby team played the University of Washington Feb. 25 in Bellingham. The Huskies dropped Western 77-5. Spring's fourth and leading scorer junior Abe Salmon's second, Murphy said. Salmon led the team in scoring last season with five tries, rugby's equivalent of a touchdown in football, Murphy said. A try is worth five points, and the kick that follows is worth two points. Even though the team is focused on preparing for next season, spring practices are more relaxed, Cunningham said. Before practice March 30, Spring wore a cardboard Burger King birthday crown and ran around the field in his underwear, Murphy said. "We goof off because/we all love each other and get along and enjoy each other's company," senior back Charlie Spring said. "We're out there for each other. We party hard and we play hard." Murphy said goofing around with each other is essential to success in rugby because it is such a team oriented sport. "Everybody has to be on the same page, working hard," Murphy said. "If you have a weak link, then-it^brings the whole-team down." Trusting teammates in a violent, physical sport can prevent injuries. Knowing a teammate is there for support makes a better rugby club, he said. This combination of work and play is the perfect approach for the Warthogs as they look toward next season and the less competitive Division n, Murphy said. Working through the offseason and preparing to play Division II opponents will drive the Warthogs to improve on last season's league record, Murphy said "The main goal for next year is to get wins under our belt, to build self-esteem and to show that we can be a competitive team while still having fun," Murphy said. Viking golf rips competition BYTOMCALLIS The Western Front After winning the Grand Canyon University Invitational March 28 in Goodyear, Ariz., the Western women's golf team is focused on winning the NCAA Division II regional and national tournaments in May. The women's golf team is ranked No. 3 nationally in the National Golf Coaches Association NCAA Division II Poll. "This is the year people are really looking at us," sophomore golfer Jennifer Noland said. "We have a solid team and everyone looks at us as the team to beat (in every tournament)." -The .West Regional Golf Tournament has not yet invited the Vikings to play in the May 1 through May 2 tournament. The Western golfers believe they will earn an invitation because of their national ranking and performance, head coach Bo Stephan said. The team has one regular season tournament remaining in Chico, Calif., April 10 to April 11, before the regional tournament. The top two regional teams will compete at nationals in Allensdale, Miss., May 10 to May 13. Western tied for first place with. Drury University at regionals last spring and finished fifth at nationals. The team has forged a winning reputation in the last five years, senior golfer Candice Wagner said. "During my freshman year we only played in Washington and traveled around in a van," Wagner said. "Now we are playing top teams around the country. We are not the underdogs anymore." Stephan graduated from Western in 2003 after golfing for the men's team for four years and is a first year head coach for the women's team. Stephan quickly earned the team's admiration, who credit their success to bis coaching, encouragement and -positive attitude about a golfer's ability, Wagner said.. " "We love him, he is really positive and has brought out the best in us," senior golfer Katja Trygg said. Nationally ranked Trygg is third among Division IT women golfers, Stephan said. "This is the best women's golf team Western has had," Stephan said. "The girls have gotten better at just playing good golf and put more effort at preparing themselves. They are very good at holding the lead which is a testament to their competitiveness." Check out these NEW Independent Learning Courses! He SAYS its no sweat running the latest software. We SAY -what about a mile? Kncm*r.Â»g*e your kiefs- to. get Â«i gt;, get out, a**d get moving. New orthopaedic researcii reveals that, j t t st 35 mirmtes of watkmg,per day ciW helj* fcicls fortify â€¢skeletal ti.ssmc, which, leads, to stronger bones sis **dÂ«l*s. 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Jaggfe _^^tr*wiL "^S^k^mm^ '^^^B^nwfln mm/mSaf 'T^JWJMT^ ^jÂ§B|I^S|w ^I^^BysfiH^-- MICHAEL LYCKLAMA Editor in Chief ClARA O'ROURKE Managing Editor PETER JENSEN Head Copy Editor AMY HARDER JACOB BUCKENMEYER News Editors CANDACE CUSANO Accent Editor LOREAN SERKO Features Editor DERRICK PACHECO Sports Editor TOM KING Opinions Editor TAYLOR WILLIAMS Photo Editor MEGAN SWARTZ SARA THOMPSON Copy Editors PETER THAN MATTVOGT 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 TRANSPORTATION ~ Fee needs student vote The Associated Students board of directors voted 5-2 Wednesday against placing a referendum on the spring ballot that proposed a $19 student transportation fee added to each students quarterly tuition. The fee would have provided every student with a bus pass and allocated money toward bicycle and pedestrian projects around campus, as well as contracted late night bus services. Maybe Western students would like to vote on the matter, but the board isn't giving them the chance. As students attending this university, we are paying for its services. We pay to lift weights at the Wade King Recreational Center, we pay for counseling with an academic advisor and maybe we would like to pay for a bus pass and a cheap late night ride home. It's our money. We deserve the right to decide how the AS allocates it. We pay an arm and a leg for books and beer. Maybe we want to pay $19 for a bus pass, not.$50. If the board of directors can't offer another solution to increasing affordable, alternative transportation, it shouldn't reject a referendum that does. Until then, students can enjoy shelling out $3 per gallon at the gas station. The board argued that it thought students were incapable of learning the new bus pass' stipulations before voting on the issue in the spring election. The new bus pass would restrict students to using it as a parking pass evenings and weekends in the Clots only, instead of in the faculty G lots as they can now. The board has discussed the idea of a fee for more than a year. It waited until the day before the deadline to place the referendum on the ballot. If the board hadn't waited until the last minute, it could . have informed the student body of the bus pass' new rules. The AS should not use the students as a scapegoat. The students elected the board to represent us. For us to vote on every issue that comes to the table is not plausible. But if this is an issue that seems to have public support, why didn't the board put it to a public vote? Western's campus planning studio administered a transportation survey to students winter quarter and learned that 62.6 percent are willing to pay up to $20 for nighttime bus service. The board of directors should have voted to let the students decide. We can't afford gas these days, so the AS should let us vote to reduce the price we pay for public transportation. Editor's note: The views expressed on The Western Front opinion pages are the views of the authors or cartoonists and are not necessarily the views of The Western Front staff, managers or adviser. And we quote: "Any sufficiently advanced bureaucracy is indistinguishable from molasses." â€” anonymous Tears of tequila Crying beneficial, but just won't happen BY LAUREN ALLAIN Forbidden Fruit I'm dead on- the inside. My organs still function flawlessly, but my soul feels dead and has for quite some time now. When my soul died is questionable, but it's made me realize that I no longer cry about my own life. Ever. I will freely and openly cry about anything other than my own life. The last time I cried was at the Mariners' game on opening day this year. They always start the season by someone other than a baseball player running the bases. This year, a boy who beat cancer ran them to fulfill his wish with the Make a Wish Foundation. Tears in baseball. There's no crying in baseball, especially in the pre-game festivities, but I defy the rules. The time before that was in last week's episode of "Grey's Anatomy." It choked me up so much I had to look at the ceiling and take deep breaths to avoid audibly crying. I walked to my car from the movie theater still crying after I saw "The Constant Gardener." I refuse to see movies such as "My Dog Skip" and "I Am Sam" because I've heard crying is inevitable. I cry in Hallmark stores while looking for a birthday card for my mom. But I avoid crying about my own life at all costs. I used to calm myself down to prevent tears from falling, but I don't have to tell myself to not cry anymore â€” it just comes naturally. I'm assuming if someone I love died, I would cry. But other than that, nothing seems to faze me, aside from the aforementioned cases. Take fall quarter as an example. I was spending close to 50 hours a week in the newsroom as a news editor while taking 15 credits and working 10 hours a week. When I found a guy who made me happy enough to forget about how intense my life was, I was fairly ecstatic. Then one day he decided it "didn't feel right", and ceased contact. As much as I've talked down relationships, he was a main reason I didn't break down. I knew I liked him because I shaved close to twice a week. That's a big deal. But while we were having the awkward talk ending whatever we had, I didn't shed a tear. My eyes welled at one point, but no drops fell. I shed three tears when I told my roommate what happened, but I don't think that's enough to chalk one up. The odd thing is that I wanted to cry. I felt crying would make me feel better and make him feel worse, which would be a bonus. But nothing came. I'm blaming my childhood for my current lack of tears. I used them all in preschool because I cried every day when my mom left. I even cried if my parents came to school for any reason and then left. I cried when my teacher didn't let my class out of school the minute the bell rang out of fear that my mom would leave me if I wasn't in the car right then. I wish I had known I was wasting all my good tears and should have saved them for something worthwhile. According to biochemist and tear expert Dr. William Frey, tears may remove toxins from the body since tears come out of ducts â€” similar to urination, which also removes toxins. He claims this is why most people feel better after they cry. Even if Frey's research is bogus, he's recognizing that crying often makes the crier feel significantly better. It has always made me feel better, which frustrates me because I seem to be tear-inept. Since I can't cry about my own life, I can completely avoid crying by not buying cards, watching television and staying far away from Safeco Field. Done and done. But never crying gives me a hard-ass persona, which is a far cry from the truth. I know I have feelings because they've surfaced before. Everyone close to me knows I'm generally a caring person, but for some reason the tears just aren't coming. This leads me to believe that tequila has murdered my soul. No other plausible reason exists to explain why I'm dead on the inside. I'm hoping that if I consume enough tequila my tears will turn into alcohol. I would then be one step closer to being as awesome as Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris doesn't love Raymond. Contact columnist Lauren Allain at: forbiddenjruitcolumn@yahoo.com ---------- Western Front 2006-04-07 - Page 15 ---------- APRIL 7,2006 OPINIONS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 15 Afy fathers A an immigrant J and this bill is prejudiced. I don't think it takes into consideration who it affects. ithMgk m should fpmorj our roots and who we are as a whole, as a nation. Mypareni here on a lojftery. and if they take that away, my Nigerian people couldn't come here anymore. Why did you participate in the walkout to protest the immigration bill? Compiledby Beckie Rosillo Charysa Beeman- Varela Junior; business Martha Asselin Senior, Fairhaven Keley Ogunmola Freshman, finance Nevermind profits, honor Nirvana's music BY ANDREW LAWRENCE The Western Front Hey advertising executives, having trouble selling that new sport utility vehicle, diet soda or Vin Diesel movie? Want it to resonate with that all-important 18 to 34- year-old demographic? Look no further. Nirvana is for sale. When lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain died in 1994, his 98 percent share of the publishing rights to Nirvana's music went to his widow, singer, actress and professional train wreck Courtney Love. She sold 25 percent of her share to Larry Mestel, former head of Virgin Records U.S., for $50 million, according to a March 30 Rolling Stone article: Love's inheritance of Nirvana's entire catalogue was the worst catastrophe to befall Nirvana after Cobain's death. Because Love owns the rights to these songs, she can legally profit from them. But there must be less damaging ways to sell the songs and less damaging people to sell them to. Love sold the rights to these socially and musically significant songs to Mestel, who said his goal is to make the copyrights to the songs more financially valuable by licensing them out to advertisers. By entrusting the future of these songs to someone who sees them as copyrights instead of impassioned art Love has put the future ofthe songs in tremendous jeopardy. Just imagine someone hearing "All Apologies" for the first time in a Hallmark ad. Mestel now has the ability to sell these songs to whatever company will pay the most to suck out the message and spit some lifeless shell back to the consumer and anyone who ever cared about the songs' meaning. While Cobain must have enjoyed selling records and making money, increasing the value of his songs through licensing and handing control of a quarter of his songs to someone from the corporate music industry he despised probably wasn't one of his dying wishes. When the band appeared on the coyer of Rolling Stone in April 1992, he wore a homemade shirt that read "corporate magazines still suck." The slogan was a play on "corporate rock still sucks," the slogan of independent record label SST, one of Cobain's favorite labels. What does this mean for Nirvana songs such as "Come As You Are," and "Mexican Seafood?" Love said in the Rolling Stone article that regardless of how advertisers use the songs, they will remain tasteful and retain the spirit of Nirvana. Managing the legacy of Nirvana became so massive that she needed a corporate partner to herald Cobain's songs into the next generation. But aside from mis sale, how has Love handled the responsibility of looking after the catalogue of one of the most important bands in music history? Pretty damWbatlry. ^" In the seven years follpwing Cobain's death, Love released no music that wasn't a live performance, even though Love controlled hundreds of unreleased songs. A set ofNirvana rarities, scheduled for release in September 2001 to coincide with the 10th anniversary ofthe band's breakthrough album "Nevermind," was put on hold six months before release because Love sued Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl, the former bassist and drummer of Nirvana, who helped her select the songs for the compilation. According to a 2001 open letter on Novoselic's Web site, Love doesn't care about Nirvana fans. She was using Nirvana's music as a bargaining chip for her personal gain without any regard for its musical legacy. He said she is lib-roe Mar* WeMftoose CHfttetOftlEfe using Nirvana's music as a pawn in her steady stream of legal battles and to nourish her obsessive hunger for publicity, fame and attention. "Nothin' really bothers her, she just wants to love herself," Cobain sings in "You Know You're Right," a recently released song about Love, according to songfacts.com, an online database of obscure facts about songs. But could this deal really be that bad? If licensees tastefully use the songs, it could indeed help expose many new listeners to this historical band. Releasing or re-releasing songs on compilations could be beneficial to listeners who do not have me time or desire to acquire ~ all of Nirvana's previous work. The haunting "Something in the Way" effectively illustrates the main character's near breakdown in the 2005 film "Jarhead," to the benefit of both song and screen. Using Nirvana's songs appropriately in film and television shows can add another dimension to bom. Cobain's songs could also promote causes he championed, such as women's rights. But with Love's drug problems, colossal legal bills and nonexistent music career, it's obvious that she didn't make this deal with Nirvana's best interests in mind. Love has starved the corporate world of these songs for the last decade, and when it comes running to Mestel for a slice of the Nirvana pie to use in its next mindless big budget movie, will he turn down a million dollars for "Heart Shaped Box?" He sure as hell didn't pay $50 million just to put these songs on the shelf. Nirvana fans would not stand for using "Smells Like Teen Spirit" to sell the deodorant ofthe same name. But music lovers probably thought the same thing before Michael Jackson let Nike use The Beatles' "Revolution" to successfully sell millions of shoes in 1986. Regardless of her intentions, Love made a mistake in entrusting a significant portion of some ofthe most important music ofthe last 20 years to someone aiming to create more value for the copyrights. Classifieds FOR SAIJ WHY RENT? Own 3 bdrm. Ba. Condo for apprx. $1200 mp. Split w/ friends for $400 mo.! Busline, freeway, shopping ail walking distance; only 8 min. to WWU from this popular NW Ave. location. 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Show more2004_1019 ---------- Western Front 2004-10-19 - Page 1 ---------- ISSUE 9 Volume 131 NO MORE RAIN Local farmers market to get cover from the downpour. Features, Page 12 JUVENILE CRIMES Should the United States allow the death penalty for juveniles? Opinions, Page 17 STILL KICKING Women's soccer defeats Central after losing to SPU. Sports, Page 14 Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington The Western Front TUESDAY Oct. 19, 2004 mcandidates urge [Kucinich rallies for Democrats students to vote in local elections |~ By Lauren Hardin The Western Front Despite their opposing views, Republican State Senate candidate Gerald Baron and Democratic state Sen. Harriet Spanel said they agree that ^ involving Western students in national elections, and local elections is an important way of contributing to the community. As Election Day nears, many students will have the chance to participate in the community by voting for the next president of the country as well as the state senator of District 40. The district ^ begins at Lakeway Drive and extends to Mount Vernon, and includes Lake Whatcom and the San Juan Islands. "All levels of our democracy depend on the participation of a community, which includes Western students," Spanel said. I As community members, students have a chance to influence decisions that directly influence them, she said. "Students need to vote in their own community," Spanel said. "They are affected by what happens to them, and they also have the ability to change what happens." P Students need to show their support, participate in discussions and not feel embarrassed because they have different views, Baron said. "Students should get involved and register to vote, but they also need to get involved in campaigns, learn about the issues and understand that there are | values on both sides of it," Baron said. Baron is a lifetime Whatcom County resident and is president of Baron Co., a marketing and public relations firm located in downtown Bellingham. He regularly works with Western students on research projects concerning marketing and public relations. ^ Baron's campaign issues focus on the legal reform of health care, job security and preserving farmland. "We are losing our doctors, and Western students should be very concerned because at the rate that we are going in Washington, there is a * SEE Senate, PAGE 5 Lauren Miller/The Western Front Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, speaks to an audience at Sehome High School about education, health care, workers' rights and the war in Iraq. By Timory Wilson The Western Front " An energetic crowd filled the bleachers in Sehome High School's gymnasium Saturday as Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, urged the audience to vote for the Democratic Party on Election Day. "This state is so critical because if you are able to provide the energy to guarantee that John Kerry is going to carry Washington, then the Kerry campaign can begin to focus on some of the other states, like Ohio," said Kucinich, a former Democratic presidential candidate. The topic of the forum was "What it means to be a Democrat." Kucinich addressed issues such as education, health care, worker's rights and the war in Iraq at the town hall forum. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., and state Rep. Mike Cooper also accompanied Kucinich to encourage people to vote. Kucinich is giving speeches throughout the United States promoting voting for the Kerry- Edwards campaign and other Democrats in the upcoming election, political civic activist Marian Beddill said. "This is the moment that we must decide that .we are going to step forward to reclaim our country," Kucinich said. "There are a lot of Americans who are'afraid that if they elect a new president, we are going to be unsafe. The truth is the only way we can ever be safe is to get rid of this administration." SEE Kucinich, PAGE 3 Professor wins award for slave-trade book By Jamie Badilla The Western Front Western history professor Alan Gallay said he has imagined himself as a historian or writer since age 4, and now he is the winner of a 2004 Washington State Book Award. His book, "The Indian Slave Trade: The Rise of the English Empire in the American South, 1670-1717," was one of 10 recipients of the award. Gallay also received the 2003 Bancroft award, the most prestigious award for American historians. Gallay said he wanted to reveal the role the Indian slave trade played in the establishment of the United States by providing financial assistance to the African slave trade. "It's one of the more important revisions of how we understand the origins of American slavery in the last generation of American historians," Western history department Chairman Christopher Friday said. After conducting research for 12 years prior to the completion of his book, Gallay said he learned to take pleasure in every small achievement. He said he sees writing as a means of personal communication with others. "The greatest reward is getting read because you feel like people are engaging SEE Gallay, PAGE 3 Transit initiative may increase tuition , By Timory Wilsoni The Western Front The Transit Fee Initiative Steering Committee, a group assessing the transit fee initiative, is making changes to a proposal that would give students alternative modes of transportation and increased bus " service next fall quarter. "The initiative is working towards making other forms of transportation more available and accessible for students going to and from campus," said Mark Hamilton, a Western senior and member of the committee. The committee is proposing a transit fee initiative that will give students a quarterly Viking Xpress bus pass, provide frequent bus routes in areas the Whatcom Transportation Authority is not servicing often and will make available a nighttime shuttle for Western students, said Seth Christian, a Western senior and member of the committee. Associated Students President Rachel Zommick said the transit fee is a suggestion right now and the AS board of directors will not make any official decisions about the proposal until the committee submits it to them. The transit fee would cost students $20 to $30 a quarter and would be included in tuition, but that is subject to change depending on how much it will cost for a nighttime shuttle and additional bus service, Christian said. "We want to make this an affordable program that students can get a lot out of for their money," Christian said. "Driving a car is $4,000 a year on average because of gas, maintenance and repairs. Chris Taylor/The Western Front That is $4,000 you could spend your money on Western students exit a bus at the Lincoln Creek Park and Ride; elsewhere. It is money in your pocket." Alternative transportation may be more readily available for students if the Associated Students Board of Directors approves a SEE Initiative, PAGE 4 ,ransit ^ inmat|ve_ L For news tips, call (360) 650-3162 or e-mail The Western Front at thewesternfronteditor@yahoo.com www.westernfrontonline.com Please recycle ---------- Western Front 2004-10-19 - Page 2 ---------- 2 â€¢ The Western Front NEWS October 19, 2004 COPS BOX University Pdlice Oct 18, 2:26 am.: UP responded to a report of an incident between roommates in Highland Hall. Qct 17 11:11j^ni | UP ^ c e rs escortsd..]: a..;.;: v?brri^ri â€¢ :MhO;V;: ::;^fa|| ';not:|Â»ekng^ â€¢Lotldito;}^ :tb;^feifti|^ : .a Vildh:|TlM^ .;Oci':17i4#:^^ ;:law:;^olail3pn^ wifo:ai!ttm6r-in^ 'BeHiiigft^ Oct; 18, 11:40 a.ittu A woman reported; a fernery lt;m a ch^ck â€¢ that, y wasp; is^lenivfl^m^y parkedi oh ^ 1^ â€¢ Samish';^y;: v:;;.i ^ Oct; i8,9:48 airti;: P ^ ^ ;a;":r^ort;ftat;; block of Sterling Drive were having three reports of damaged mailboxes ;iii;;l^is;:t^ - b J ^ s e s - ^ r h ^ ^ h ^ Officers later r^ove^iftfecar â€¢anU:irnpo;undedj ^ :- ^ai^M0^M^t0^iMM^W^^ V TOl iking oices "Would you support a mandatory fee that would provide all students with a Viking XPress bus pass?" Compiled by MariBergstrom Jason Walter Senior, economics Michelle Callihan Senior, business Lisa Timmerman Senior, environmental policy 95 "I don't think it should be a mandatory fee because there are too many fees already â€” even though I do ride the bus. "I think that would be bad for people who live on campus and don't ride the bus 55 55 "Yes, I think it's a great idea to support public transportation because it encourages more students to use the bus system. APWire news briefs STATE NEWS Boy, 13, charged with posting child porn on Internet Police charged a 13-year-old Lacey boy under suspicion of posting pictures of himself on the Internet with possessing and dealing in child pornography. Thurston County deputy prosecutor John Skinder said the boy was charged Friday with possessing and dealing in depictions of a minor engaged in explicit behavior. He was released to his parents while the case is pending. If convicted, he faces a maximum of 60 days in juvenile detention. Initiative would bar shipments of nuclear waste to Hanford An initiative on the state's election ballot could change how the federal government disposes of nuclear waste. 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. Initiative 297 would bar the U.S. Department of Energy from shipping some nuclear waste to the Hanford Site until all the existing waste is cleaned up. The DOE, which has not taken a position on the initiative, plans to ship roughly 5,800 truckloads of low-level waste to the site in southeast Washington. Opponents say it could backfire and lead to other states banning waste that the DOE plans to ship from Hanford. Hanford already is home to 53 million gallons of highly radioactive waste in 177 underground tanks. The DOE aims- to re-bury much of that waste in a nuclear waste repository in Nevada. NATIONAL NEWS Hillary Clinton criticizes Bush administration on flu-shot crisis Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., says that when it comes to the flu vaccine, the Bush administration has its priorities wrong. Clinton said at a senior center in New York that the administration is spending approximately $5.6 billion dollars to create an anthrax vaccine instead of the few hundred million dollars to create an adequate supply of flu shots. She said the severe vaccine-shortage crisis should be a "big wake-up call." Reagan daughter sues Salvation Army for canceling speech Patti Davis, daughter of the late President Ronald Reagan, is suing the Salvation Army, saying the religious charity canceled her speech planned for one of its events because she supports stem-cell research. Her lawyer said Davis was scheduled to speak in Santa Rosa, Calif., next month for a fee of $15,000, but that the group canceled and would pay neither the speaking fee nor a $75,000 cancellation fee. A spokesman for the Salvation Army said he had not seen the lawsuit and could not comment. INTERNATIONAL NEWS Fresh violence mars Afghan vote count A deadly explosive hit a car in southeastern Afghanistan on Monday, the fourth day of vote counting in the country's first presidential election. In all, five people died, including an election worker identified as a physician who helped organize the vote. The vehicle belonged to the joint U.N.-Afghan electoral commission. 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Oct. 19; Central California Regional Teacher Recruiting Center â€” math, science, and special education teachers, Oct. 19-20; Progressive Insurance, claims representative trainees, Oct. 20. ---------- Western Front 2004-10-19 - Page 3 ---------- October 19,2004 NEWS The Western Front â€¢ 3 Kucinich: The Bush administration is sacrificing retirement stability Continued from Page 1 Kucinich said the Bush administration was wrong to take the United States into the war in Iraq and it put the nation, tax dollars, young men and women, and world at risk. "It is time that we stop the risk. It is time that we regained our country. It is time that we reestablish peace," Kucinich said. "It is time that we reclaimed our nation." Kucinich said the Bush administration is hurting workers and their organizations by taking away their abilities to make decent wages, outsourcing their jobs and sacrificing ^ their abilities to have retirement security. "At the debate, every time Senator Kerry started to talk about jobs, the president shifted the debate to education," Kucinich said. "Now, this is not an exaggeration, but we need to change the occupation of the person who is heading our nation." Kucinich said the administration created a bill that eliminated price control so the drug companies can charge Medicare as high a price as they want for prescription drugs. "John Kerry is the only one in this election who is talking about changing the nature of health insurance so that everyone has the chance for coverage," Kucinich said. Kucinich visited Western last week for a private meeting with students and said the first thing he felt was energy when he walked into the meeting. "There is energy with them and in this community, which really in a way puts you at a level that is a little bit different than even Lauren Miller/The Western Front Kucinich (right) speaks as Larsen applauds. Kucinich praised Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and accused the Bush administration of hurting workers' rights. the rest of the state," Kucinich said. "You have the ability to create the right everywhere to get people involved. That serves people's passion that moves their hearts. That causes them to see that this is the time, this is the moment to regain this country. We are ready." Larry Kalb, the second congressional district campaign field organizer, said Kucinich tells people that at a young age they can become involved in city politics. Young people can change the world to what they would like it to be, Kalb said. Western freshman Riley Sweeney said he attended the forum because he was a delegate for Kucinich in Olympia during the Democratic primary. "Kucinich encouraged people to go out and do whatever they can to help get people to vote," Sweeney said. "It doesn't take much to change someone's mind." Gallay: Award will help funding for his project Continued from Page 1 your mind," Gallay said. Gallay received a $40,000 Faculty Research Award from the National Endowment for the Humanities for 2004-2005, which will help him fund his research project on the biography of the British courtier, navigator, colonizer and writer Sir Walter Raleigh. Gallay is working on a novel on American Indians during the late 17th century. At 7 p.m. on Oct. 27, the Seattle Public Library will house a free public ceremony to honor Gallay and the other nine recipients of the 2004 Washington State Book Award. A reception and book signing will follow. ---------- Western Front 2004-10-19 - Page 4 ---------- 4 â€¢ The Western Front NEWS October 19, 2004 Initiative: Transit fee could include bike-rack covers Continued from Page 1 The nighttime shuttle would increase safety to and from campus for people living within two miles of Western, and students who feel isolated living on campus could take the shuttle to other areas in Bellingham, Hamilton said. Students and faculty members can use the Viking Xpress bus pass as a parking permit in some areas on campus during specified times, and more than 100 local businesses offer discounts to people with bus passes, Hamilton said. The proposal is not promoting more people to drive by themselves by building more parking spaces, Hamilton said, but instead offering incentives to use alternative transportation. "The transit fee proposal is creating benefits for as many people as it can in different ways," Hamilton said. He said the committee also would like the transit fee to include building additional lighting on campus and possibly add a covered area for bike racks. Tony Russo, AS vice president for business and operations, said he and Alanna Ahern, AS vice president for campus and community affairs, are active participants in the committee and are working with the committee to develop the proposal and make it beneficial to students. The transit fee proposal is still in its preliminary stages, but Christian said the committee hopes to get the AS board's approval by the end of fall quarter. Then, it needs 600 signatures from students supporting the proposal before the initiative can be voted on in the spring, he said. Chris Taylor/The Western Front A Western student boards a bus at Buchanan Towers. The transit fee proposal is encouraging students to use shuttle buses by offering incentives for those who use alternative transportation. fliiiiiiiiiiii^^ and . M , t H r Â»D lt;Â»Â»^lrAnnir.' 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I was 15 feet away. I screamed and thought I would be killed too. I met Mac Setter that night, just outside. Over the next weeks and months, Mac and I visited dozens of times. He listened and I talked. It was good to find someone who cared so much. He'll make a great judge." -Gina Bottoms Endorsed by: Dave MdEachran, Prosecuting Attorney, Bill Eifo, Whatcom County Sheriff, Bellingham Police Guild, Whatcom County Sheriff Deputies Guild, Dale Brandland, State Senator, Mark Asmundson, Bellingham Mayor. mm wwwJHacSetterForJudge.org for Superior Court Judge Paid for by: Mac Setter for Judge Superior Court Judge, Dept #3, Non-Partisan Brian Halverson, Treasurer PO Box 1596, Ferndale, WA 98248 You can get a lot out of one of our mailboxes. Let us help you with that. The UPS Store Now Open The UPS Storeâ„¢ Sehome Village 360.650.1377 Hours: M-F 8:30-7, Sat 9-5 A real street address You can receive UPSâ„¢ and other courier packages Call in Mailcheck" Notification service We can accept packages for you and even call you when they arrive. Mail holding and forwarding Unlimited access ---------- Western Front 2004-10-19 - Page 5 ---------- October 19, 2004 NEWS The Western Front Â»_5, Senate: Both candidates focus on importance of local economy and environmental issues Continued from Page 1 very good chance that if you need to get medical care, you will not be able to find it," Baron said. The medical malpractice system does not protect doctors from the high costs of malpractice insurance, I Baron said. "We have what I consider a crisis in that we are losing our doctors," Baron said. Another issue that deserves attention is job security, such as â€¢ workers compensation, regulatory agencies and unemployment insurance, Baron said. "It would be nice that a student could have the confidence of securing a job when they graduate," Baron said. Western students need to take part in the local issues that directly affect them and their community, said Western senior Micha LaNasa, who works on Baron's campaign. "When I graduate, this will become my community," LaNasa said. "I want to haye a job available to me in a good community, so that the decisions I make now will determine what Bellingham has to offer." Spanel has been a Washington resident since 1964 and has been the Democratic Senate chair for six years. Her late husband, Les Spanel, was the former chair of Western's physics department. Spanel's campaign issues focus on health care, education, transportation, conservation and environmentalism. "Children, elderly and women are the people that lack health insurance and need it the most," Spanel said. Increasing the availability of health care for residents by securing their insurance eligibility, condensing health-care programs and requiring small businesses to contribute to the cost of their employees' health- care costs are some ways of solving the issue, Spanel said. Spanel's plans for improving transportation include, improving the ferry system and highways, as well as including other alternatives such as trains and more buses. Spanel said she participated in the development of the Lake Whatcom Watershed Management Plan, instigated pipeline safety legislation in Whatcom County and worked toward the expansion of Bellingham parks and reserves. Spanel said keeping local water and air clean is crucial to maintaining a strong community. "The preservation, of our natural resources, is important," Spanel said. "We use only what we need and save the rest for future generations." Lauren Hardin/The Western Front State Senator Harriet Spanel adjusts the campaign sign Monday in front of her residence. 40th Legislative District Map courtesy of the Washington State Legislature Monday Restaurant and Bar Staff: (Some special events are not included in this offer.) Tuesday Night is College Night M o n d a y - O p e n Mic W e d n e s d a y - K a r a o ke Live Music Schedule Wednesday October 20 No Talent - No Problem... You're The Show! RocKaraoke Thursday, October 21 Hosted by Marvin J Hammond Night Friday, October 22 80s Retro Hits The Retros Saturday, October 23 Dance Hits of the 80s Rocket Science Thursday, October 28 college Rock David John Friday, October 29 Female ACDC Tribute _ No cover for restaurant staff at The Fairhaven, The Royal, and The Main Street Bar Grill. Just show your pay stub. 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HOLLY -738-3701 O p e n 6 p.m. Closed Sunday Tuesday www.tfieroyal.biz Main St. Bar Grill 2005 Main St. - Femdale, WA (Formerly the Pioneer Restaurant Lounge) www.main-street-bar.com ---------- Western Front 2004-10-19 - Page 6 ---------- 6 â€¢ The Western Front NEWS October 19,2004 To Western, from abroad Exchange students adjust to American processes, culture By Stefani Harrey TTie Western Front International exchange student Dora Henger has been at Western for four weeks. Henger, who is from Hungary, said she needed a lot of help adjusting to the United States when she first arrived. The Internet helped for banking, she said, but she has also been asking a lot of questions. When it comes to sending mail back to Hungary, Henger said the process in the United States is confusing. "(Adjusting) has been OK," Henger said. "Everyone is really nice and friendly." Henger said she will only stay for fall quarter. She is in her fourth of five years of study in Hungary and came to Western as part of her industrial design program. For the most part, international students are finding their way at Western, International Programs adviser Richard Bruce said. One of the adjustment issues international students seem to have is with the U.S. postal system and it is costing them money, said Ruth Koning, a campus post-office station operator. "We usually work pretty well with (international students) to explain things if they ask," said Debbie Lindquist, a part- time employee in the campus post office. Many countries have a different postage system than that of the United States, Lindquist said. In other countries, such as Japan, letters are addressed with the delivery address in the upper left corner and the return address in the center of the envelope, she said. When the mail is addressed incorrectly, the international students get their mail returned to them, and then they have to pay to resend the letter after they address it correctly, Koning said. Koning said most problems occur with postcards but occasionally with letters and packages. She also said post-office employees try to pay more attention when an international student comes in so they can be sure the mail is addressed correctly and save the student time and money. "A lot of times, we can catch it before they send it," Koning said. Koning said she has created a template to make things easier for international students. The template she uses right now is in the Roman alphabet and Japanese characters called Kanji, as well as in English, Koning said. Bruce said some other issues international students face when first arriving in the United States is opening bank accounts, obtaining cell phones and buying American food. Stefani Harrey/The Western Front Henger said she needed a lot of help when she Western sophomore Elise LaFleur gets help from senior Jessica first got here. She does not have a car so exploring Milos to mail a package at the campus post office. Many international students address mail incorrectly because several SEE Exchange, PAGE 8 foreign countries have a different postage system. Parks and Recreation may cut back outdoor-program funding By Timory Wilson The Western Front Whatcom County Parks and Recreation may increase the prices of its outdoor programs and limit the amount of multiple-day excursions offered in the upcoming year. But the addition of half-day programs should attract Western students, said Michael McFarlane, director of Whatcom County Parks and Recreation. "Two things are changing," McFarlane said. "We have to increase the number of users on programs and reduce the amount of subsidies on programs." The department could reduce the number of multiple-day outdoor programs and adding shorter programs to involve the general public, said Dan Taylor, Whatcom County Parks and Recreation commission chairman. During the next few weeks, however, the department will calculate price increases for all outdoor programs for next year because of staff limitations and reduced subsidies, Taylor said. Rob Bunnett, the Whatcom County Senior Center's manager, said the main reason for the price increase on multiple-day programs, such as overnight kayaking trips, is the department's need to break even. It needs to fully recover the costs for outdoor programs, which the county will not pay for through subsidies, Bunnett said. Another reason prices may increase is because the department will hire private contractors to lead multiple-day excursions instead of staff leaders, Taylor said. Taylor said the department will redirect 50 percent of its employees to providing staff at Semiahmoo Park, Bay Horizon and other northern parks, which will result in fewer staff available to lead outdoor programs. The price of the programs depends on what is involved in the outdoor event. For example, a one-day kayak trip costs $48, compared to an overnight kayak trip to Cypress Island, which costs $140, said Carl Prince, the outdoor program coordinator for Whatcom County Parks and Recreation. The department also will add shorter, more educational half-day programs such as natural-history hikes and bird = = = = = = = = = = = : = : = walks, McFarlane 'Two things are chang- sa[^ ing. We have to increase "College stud-the number of users on ents might also programs and reduce the QnW the new r , . ,. half-day programs amount of subsidies on becauÂ§e t h e y wU, programs.' take u p iess time," Taylor said. Students who are not from this area may want to participate in the programs to learn Michael McFarlane Whatcom County Parks and Recreation director introductory how to snowshoe or cross-country ski, Taylor said. Kristin Haas, a Western senior and excursions and instructions co-coordinator for the Outdoor Center, said changes to the county's Parks and Recreation outdoor programs should not increase the community's usage of the Outdoor Center. The Outdoor Center does not advertise to the general public, and the programs are $5 to $30 more expensive for community members to participate in than Western students, said Joel Todd, a Western senior and equipment shop coordinator for the Outdoor Center. If the Whatcom County Council accepts the changes to . the department's outdoor programs, the changes will take effect in January, Taylor said. I'll qualify ':^MMSÂ£, Don't guess whether you qualify for the E1TC. Know. There's a tot to know about qualifying for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). You need to work and earn tess than $34,692. If you have children, they must meet three qualifying tests. And that's Just to name a few. But the most important thing to know is you can get help figuring it all out Visit us on the web. call 1-800-TAX-1040 or ask your tax preparer. When it comes to getting help claiming everything you honestly deserve, consider it done. 1.800.TAX.1040 Internal Revenue Service www.irs.gov/eitc Larsen mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm fÂ°r Congress * Democrat The 2004 Election promises to be one of the most important in recent history. Democrats up and down the ticket need your help to fight for the values we share: education, healthcare, and a safe and peaceful world. If you have ever thought about working on a campaign or making a difference in government this is the year to get involved in politics. We need your help registering, educating, and turning out voters in November. Now, if ever, we must come together and get Democrats elected. For more information on the campaign in Belling-ham, please contact our Deputy Field Director, Melissa Benish, at (360) 738-4699 or melissa@ricklarsen.org. Thank you for your support. I look forward to working with you in the fall. Paid for and authorized by Citizens to Elect Rick Larsen, Democrat. PO Box 326, Everett, WA 98206. Treasurer: Brooke Davis A,L.2L lt; DISCOUNT W/WESTERN STUDENT OR STAFF ID CARDS AT TIME OF PURCHASE. 117â„¢ N SAMISH WAY ARBYS ONLY 6471179 HOT G000 WITH OTHER COOPOW OR SALES ---------- Western Front 2004-10-19 - Page 7 ---------- October 19,2004 NEWS The Western Front â€¢ 7 Congressional candidates tackle state's rising tuition in forum By Elana Bean The Western Front State congressional candidates addressed local issues, including tuition costs, in a senatorial forum Monday at Whatcom Community College. Six candidates answered students' questions, which a moderator delivered. Issues affecting Washington were the focus of the forum. The 'candidates discussed the traffic problem on the Guide Meridian, the importance of economic stimulation, creating jobs in Washington and the rising costs of tuition. "There's not a lot of jobs you can get with just a high-school education," said Kelli Linville, who is an incumbent Democratic state representative for the 42nd district. Linville said affordable and quality education should be available to everyone. "We have to keep focused on the middle class that doesn't qualify for financial aid but can't pay for college outright," said Republican Rep. Doug Ericksen, who also is running for re- election in the 42nd district. Linville said, the best financial-aid program is still low tuition. To increase funding for schools and universities, the economy needs stimulation, Washington State Senate Republican candidate Gerald Baron said. The candidates explained in their final statement why college students should care about each candidate. "I think that it is really important for all of us to be clear about who you vote for," said Robin Bailey, a Democratic candidate for Ericksen's state representative position in the 42nd district. Democratic state Sen. Harriet Spanel highlighted her work on local issues, including health care and the environment. Elana Bean/The Western Front State Rep. Doug Ericksen and opponent Robin Bailey participate in the senatorial forum Monday at Whatcom Community College. "I have worked on many of the to get to know the candidates, i.WMÂ»-.HV3g^g* Courtesy of the Washington State Legislature N A 42nd Legislative District issues that are important to you," said Spanel, who is running for reelection. Ericksen spoke about creating a better life for the next generation of Washingtonians. "We can find a balance between our environment and job opportunities," Ericksen said. Students had a chance to see the candidates speak in a relaxed situation. "This is a good chance for people said Wes Brown, a student representative of the Associated Students of Whatcom Community College. "It's more of a personal interaction." John Hobberlin, a Republican running for state representative in the 42nd district, did not attend the forum because he is recovering from triple coronary bypass surgery after he suffered a heart attack. His campaign manager Matt Cole represented him at the forum and said he expects Hobberlin to have a full recovery. "I'm glad I came. It was just enough to see what basic issues the candidates stood for," said Elizabeth Tipperey, a Whatcom student who attended the forum. "It inspired me to do some research of my own." The forum was at the Syre Student Center auditorium on Whatcom's campus. Another congressional forum will occur at 1 p.m. Oct. 26 FEEL THE DOORHANDLE â€¢ If the handle is hot, don't open it. â€¢ Go to a window and call for help. â€¢ If the handle is NOT hot, open cautiously. â€¢ Check for smoke or fire before going out GET OUT OF THE BUILDING BEFORE PHONING FOR HELP â€¢ â€¢ Don't take time to phone before leaving. â€¢ Get out and find a phone. PULL THE FIRE ALARM ON YOUR WAY OUT DONT LOOK FOR OTHER PEOPLE OR GATHER STUFF â€¢ Knock on doors as you leave â€¢ Yell "FIRE" as you leave â€¢ Don't hesitate or stray from your path. CRAWL LOW TO THE FLOOR â€¢ Thick smoke can make it impossible to see â€¢ Toxic chemicals in smoke can be deadly in minutes CLOSE THE DOOR BEHIND YOU â€¢ Keep the fire from spreading. â€¢ Protect your possessions from fire and smoke damage. GET SOMEONE'S ATTENTION â€¢ YELL and SCREAM! â€¢ Hang a sheet from a window. â€¢ Stay low. There is less smoke and toxic gas close to the floor. â€¢ WAIT, never panic or jump. Environmental Health and Safety Safety Building 111, Mail Stop 9070 â€¢ 360-650-3064 Email: ehs@wwu.edu â€¢ Website: www..wwu.edu/depts/ehs Fire Safety for Your Life Fire/Medical Aid/Police 911 University Police 3911 CASAS 650-3700 (Confidential support following sexual assault or other violent crime! Chemical Emergency 650-3064 This is a resident's room in Mathes Hall after the November 1997 fire. NO ONE was injured. EVERYONE got out immediately. Learn what to do. Save your own life! 1) Notify persons in the area 5) Close doors and windows, 2) Evacuate the building. 6) Assemble in a safe place. 3) Pull the nearest fire alarm or call 911 7) Meet and inform responders. from a safe place. 8) Provide assistance. 4) Use a fire extinguisher, if trained. "STOP, DROP AND ROLL" â€¢ Take responsibility for protecting your life. â€¢ Take trash outside. â€¢ Never overload electrical outlets. â€¢ Use power strips plugged directly into outlets. â€¢ Keep space heaters and halogen lamps AWAY from flammables - clothing or paper. â€¢ Put out candles when unattended (NOT allowed in residence halls). â€¢ Put out incense when unattended., â€¢ Extinguish smoking materials. â€¢ NEVER smoke in bed or if tired. CHECK SMOKE ALARMS _â€¢ In off-campus housing, install new batteries every quarter. â€¢ In residence halls, smoke alarms don't need batteries. PLAN ESCAPE ROUTES â€¢ Know where all exits are located in your building - KNOW 2 EXITS from where you sleep. â€¢ Practice your plan. â€¢ Tell your roommates about your plan. ---------- Western Front 2004-10-19 - Page 8 ---------- 8 â€¢ The Western Front NEWS October 19, 2004 Rider/DriverBoard www.as.wwu.edu/ forum/index.php. Students can register for carpools online By Cara Shaw The Western Front Western freshman Ardith Feroglia scrambled to find a ride home to Wenatchee for the weekend last year. A three-to four-hour drive was impossible for her without a car. Buses and trains were too expensive and did not fit with her schedule. In desperation, Feroglia turned to another source. Fortunately for students such as Feroglia, the Viking Union and Student Activities has created the Rider/Driver Board, a Web site in which students can seek a ride or offer one in order to save gas money. Unfortunately for those same students, however, the service has only 14 registered users. "I think there are people out there who could benefit from this service â€” they just don't know about it," Western freshman Becky Engley said. Students can benefit from this program by finding a ride or sharing the cost of driving with a passenger, but a ride- matching service is only as useful as the number of people who log onto it, Western alternative transportation coordinator Carol Berry said. "Any ride-matching service is dependent on the registering of rides available, not just rides needed," Berry said. Because of the absence of registered users, Feroglia was stuck without a ride. She said she found a ride just in time to visit her home for the weekend. Engley, a Vancouver, Wash., resident who does not have a car, said she had never heard about the Rider/Driver Board but would consider using the service if she could not find a ride home with one of her friends. According to the board Web site, students have posted only nine announcements asking for rides since the Associated Students created the site last year. Also according to the Web site, the most students that have ever been on the Web site at one time is three, which occurred on March 31. Western freshman Amy Gibson said she believes that students are not taking advantage of the board because they do not know it exists. Gibson said she also thought the idea of riding home with a complete stranger would deter some people from using the service. "People would rather ride with their friends than strangers," Gibson said. Besides long journeys home, the board also can serve students who need shorter rides. "It could be helpful in locating carpool partners for daily rides as well as longer trip-share rides," Berry said. Business professor receives first college teaching fellowship award By Kara Johnson The Western Front Western professor Peter Haug became the first person to be named the College of Business and Economics' Distinguished Teaching Fellow this past February at Western. The college honored him Oct. 15 at a Teaching Scholarship Day luncheon. Haug, a professor of manufacturing management in the department of decision sciences, gave a speech on his "Five Pillars of Teaching Operations." He said the five pillars are passion, preparation, process, publications and people. The college nominated Haug for the collegewide meeting but he received the award in a Friday presentation. Courtesy of the Distinguished Teaching Fellowship Professor Peter Haug. award in a in February, To be eligible for the award, Haug had to be tenured, as well as nominated by a student, faculty or staff member. Haug has numerous academic accomplishments, including teaching and studying in China, Scotland and Iceland, but he is best known for his hard work and dedication, said Joseph Garcia, Haug's colleague and coordinator of the Teaching Scholarship Day. "(Haug) works hard and has high standards for himself and others," Garcia said. "He is passionate and interested in people. He has innovative ideas with staying power. Most of all, he is tireless." Garcia said Haug is not only a great resource for faculty but also for students. "Peter goes to bat for students â€” he has them as his utmost priority, and he looks at them as not only students but as future professionals," Garcia said. Assistant professor of decision sciences Chris Sandvig, who nominated^ Haug for the Distinguished Teaching Fellowship, agreed with Garcia, saying that Western reaps the benefits of Haug's work, but the biggest beneficiaries are the students. Haug created the Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management Program* which was the main reason Sandvig nominated him. Students can earn a Bachelor of Science with the program and participate in internships, which are the foundation of the program. "I have tremendous respect for^ him as a person," Sandvig said. "He created a program that gives students a wonderful education and that receives a tremendous amount of industry input and support." Haug said he felt honored to be named-the first Distinguished Teaching Fellow, an award that lasts for three years. "I strive to be a professor who demonstrates and inspires," he said. "But I am the first to admit that I constantly seek ways to achieve the status of an inspirational teacher." Exchange: Foreign students find Bellingham a good transition Continued from Page 6 Bellingham for necessities like groceries has been difficult. Western has three different programs for international students each year, Bruce said. He said international students come with varying degrees of knowledge about American culture and the English language. The international exchange students come to Western either for a quarter or sometimes to earn a degree. Many of these students have transferred from community colleges but still have some of the same transition issues that students face when coming from places outside the United States, Bruce said. Western senior Quoc Pham is an international student from France and started at Western in fall 2001. He said the transition to the United States was difficult because he came from Paris to Bellevue, which he said felt boring. He also said that without a car and friends, he felt depressed. Pham said he transferred to Western as a junior. He said he has a few family members in the area to help him with some of the cultural _________ differences like banking, cell phones and mail but being in the area for a few years before coming to Western, made it much easier. "When I first got to Western, the transition was a lot easier because Bellingham is a small community," Pham said. "It's supportive and easier to connect with people." International students know that moving to the United States will be difficult, but they work with the International Programs advisers to get 'When I first got to Western, the transition was a lot easier because Bellingham is a small community.' Quoc Pham Western senior and international student from France help, Bruce said. Henger said her classes are busier, the scenery is different and women's* fashions are different, but most of all, the smells and tastes of the United States _________ are different, even the drinking watejj,. jf, , When international students arrive in the United States, they are^ only allowed to bring so much on the plane with them, Henger said. They buy most necessities once they are here. Henger and Phamj said the biggest help so far has been the supportive people they have met here. "It's interesting to see how easy it is to adjust," Pham said. "Everyone is very helpful." A special ultraviolet cuter* aekes It possible to see the underlying skin dosage don* by the sua. â€”id since 1 in 5 _Â»ricÂ«BÂ» will develop siin cancer in their lifetime, what better reason to always use sunscreen, wear protective clothing and use common sense. 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Box 633, Mount Vernon, WA 98273 IMPROV â€¢ SKETCH COMEDY â€¢ STANDUP â€¢ CLASSES Friday Saturday October 22 23 The No Name Players with Ryan Stiles Shows: 7:30 and 9:30 pm $10 General â€¢ $8 Students with ID (Box office opens at 6:30] Box Office open for advance ticket sales Wednesday - Friday: Noon till 3pm Call 733-8855 or visit the Box Office the week of the performance 1208 Bay Street â€¢ Bellingham â€¢ 360-733-8855 ---------- Western Front 2004-10-19 - Page 9 ---------- www.westernfrontonline.com Features The Western Front October 19, 2004 â€¢ 9 I Georgia man burns home while watching disaster movie Charles Alton Adams' mobile home erupted into flames after he set it on fire. The Georgia man told police he set his trailer on fire after watching the disaster movie and drinking beer. Adams, 32, walked into the Crisp County Law Enforcement Center early Thursday and told deputies he had burned down the double-wide home. He told deputies that after watching "The Day After Tomorrow," a special-effects extravaganza depicting deadly natural disasters caused by global warming, and drinking nine or 10 beers, he decided to set fire to pillows on his bed. When asked why, Crisp County Sheriff Donnie Haralson said, "I have asked that question myself.... The whole thing just doesn't really make sense." Haralson said Adams has been charged with arson. Circus elephants rampage, trample man's yard and ruin hedges A homeowner in southern Sweden filed a police complaint after four circus elephants broke loose from their trainers and rah into his backyard, trampling the hedge and the lawn, a police spokesman said Thursday. Mattias Lindell, 29, said the animals completely ruined his garden, after animal trainers working for German-based Circus Mustang lost control of the elephants when removing them from the vehicles in which they traveled. The circus had put up its tent only a few feet away from Lindell's house outside Helsingborg, on Sweden's southwestern coast, he told The Associated Press. He filed a police complaint, seeking damages for the destroyed hedge and ruined lawn, which was "just turned into dirt," he said. It was not the ruined yard, however, that made Lindell angry. "I have a 3-month-old baby who often sleeps in the garden in a carriage," he said. "If he had been doing that when this happened, things could have been a lot worse." Would-be bank robber gets laughed at by clerk A bank robber put a mask on his face, pulled out a gun and demanded money in a bank in Zagreb, Croatia. But when the bank clerk laughed in his face, the would-be robber was so humiliated he just ran away. The bungled holdup occurred midday Thursday at a small bank on Zagreb's main square, police said. The 31-year-old clerk, identified only as Martina S., "laughed aloud" at the threat from the bandit because she knew she was protected by bulletproof glass, police spokeswoman Gordana Vulama said. After cackling at the thief, she picked up the phone to call police, Vulama said. Seeing that, the failed robber spun around and fled the scene. Doctor says woman has sleep-sex disorder An Australian woman claims she had sex with strangers while she slept and later had no recollection of her encounters because of a sleeping disorder, her Sydney doctor said Thursday. The middle-aged woman had no idea that she was sneaking from her house at night in search for sex with random strangers until her partner woke, discovered she was missing from the bedroom and found her having sex with another man, said Peter Buchanan, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital sleep disorder physician, to The Sydney Morning Herald. Her partner was already aware that she was a sleepwalker and also had been confused by condoms he found strewn around the house, Buchanan said. Buchanan will discuss the case when he lectures on sleep sex â€” the disorder has yet to be given a formal title â€” at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Sleep Association in Sydney at the weekend. "It is very complex, elaborated motor behavior during sleep," Buchanan told Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio Thursday. 'Teople are often stunned and overwhelmed when they're told what they've been doing." The partners and doctors of people suffering from the disorder often do not believe the acts were committed while they slept, he said. "It's very stressful both for them, for their partner or for their relationship," Buchanan said. "It also promotes an intense sense of embarrassment on their part, their partner's behalf and this inhibits people coming forward to seek potentially helpful professional intervention." 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Surfrider began in the '80s when surfers were getting sick from water pollution and wanted to know why, said Jen Prince, chair of the Northwest Straits Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation. Surfrider originated in California, created by surfers in an effort to stop a California pulp mill from dumping pollution into the surf beach at Humboldt Bay. Surfrider is a nonprofit environmental organization with 37,000 members and 60 chapters internationally, including three in Washington state. The organization celebrated its 20th anniversary on June 17. Bellingham residents Mike Wheeler and Jodi Mau founded the Northwest Straits Chapter in Bellingham as an Associated Students club in 2000. Squalicum Harbor Beach is a secluded area where debris from the Nooksack River, garbage blown from boats and remnants of alcoholic-beverage containers tend to collect, cleanup coordinator Nancy Heiser said. "Everything we do has coastal impacts," said Ian Miller, Washington state field coordinator for Surfrider. "(If you) dump oil on your lawn it will eventually end up in the Gulf of Mexico." Heiser said a lot of the trash on the beach is hazardous to wildlife. The plastic six-pack rings look like plankton to some animals, and if they ingest it, it can kill them. Miller said Surfrider began the cleanup process in fall because summer is a prime time of excessive littering on the beach due to high usage. In the winter, beaches collect a lot of debris from heavy winds. The cleanups will be a year-round effort, he said. The members of Surfrider also have to base the cleanup schedule on when a low tide will be present, Prince said. Prince received a bachelor's degree in biology at Western in 2001 and then moved to California for three years to work with the California State Parks Service, where she heard about the Surfrider Foundation. She moved back to Bellingham this past spring, joined the local Surfrider chapter and is now working on her postbaccalaureate at the Woodring College of Education. Surfrider also is a partner in the Olympic Coast Cleanup, which Miller said drew 500 people last year. Cleaning beaches from Cape Flattery to Ocean Shores, Miller said the group pulled 15 tons of debris from beaches in 2003. He said it was the most extensive cleanup in Washington state. Prince said she recalled one memorable cleanup in July in La Push, near Forks, where hundreds of people came to support the cause. "Everyone was cleaning up with a Surfrider garbage bag in their hands," she said. Ruth Wetzel/The Western Front Members of the Northwest Straits chapter of the Surfrider Foundation gather at the beach clean-up at Squalicum Harbor Beach on Oct. 10. Heiser said the Fourth of July tends to be a garbage-producing event, and by the end of the day, the group had a 25-foot-by-25- foot pile of full garbage bags. "We had these plastic bags over our shoulders praying that nothing leaked out," Heiser said, recalling another particularly messy cleanup. "(Cleaning the beach is) a good excuse to go to the beach," Heiser said. Former Northwest chapter chairman Ryan McElice said people portray Surfrider as a surfing organization, but it is foremost an environmental organization. It attracts surfers because they are directly affected by the environment and have an interest in protecting water quality, he said. In addition to beach cleanups, the foundation organizes programs from water-quality monitoring to educational programs about the impact to the coast by watershed activities to the community, McElice said. In February, the local chapter went to Mount Baker and set up a booth to provide information about watersheds. In 25-degree weather, members of the group watched the sun rise over Mount Shuksan as they set up their booth with bare hands. McElice said that it felt strange to be driving east and not west, going toward the mountains instead of the water. "Surfing? What are you people doing up here?" McElice said, imitating the initial response people had upon seeing the Surfrider booth at Mount Baker. But even from different locations, people from the mountains and from the coast can share the same love for the environment, McElice said. Ruth Wetzel/The Western Front Nancy Heiser, treasurer and beach cleanup coordinator of the Northwest Straits chapter of the Surfrider Foundation and Scott Bullock, member of the Surfrider Foundation, take a break from the clean up on Oct. 10. ---------- Western Front 2004-10-19 - Page 11 ---------- October 19, 2004 FEATURES The Western Front â€¢ 11 TXKINQ THE LONC PATVf^ ATHWUCH THE Dâ‚¬$â‚¬rVJ MP 3. Bellingham resident Helen Thayer and her husband traveled on foot 1,500 miles across the Gobi Desert after doctors told her she might never walk again By Shabnam Mojtahedi Special to The Western Front At age 63, few women leave the comfort of their established lives to go on an adventure. Helen Thayer is not the typical woman. As an adventurer, author, photographer and a woman of many "firsts," Thayer has defied limits and overcome every disadvantage that has come her way. Her most recent adventure, a trek across the Mongolian Gobi Desert, challenged Thayer with winds of more than 90 mph, near death because of dehydration, temperatures of up to 126 degrees and near imprisonment by border patrol officers. A year before leaving for Mongolia, Thayer said she was rear- ended by a car traveling at high speeds. Doctors told her that she might live the rest of her life in a wheelchair, but Thayer said she was determined to make it through therapy and accomplish her dream of crossing the entire Gobi Desert on foot. Thayer and her husband, Bill, said they left for Mongolia in the summer of 2001 and walked approximately a 1,500 mile path across the desert. Helen Thayer presented her pictures and the story of her adventure Saturday, Oct. 2, at the Whatcom Museum of History and Art, where not enough seating was available for the large audience that gathered to watch Thayer's third presentation at the museum. Event coordinator Sibyl Sanford, who sponsored the presentation, spoke of Thayer as an inspiration. "This is the third time I've brought her here, and I just find her so amazing," Sanford said. Making-her "way to the podium with a walker, Thayer hardly looked the picture of the first woman to walk alone to the magnetic North Pole, the first woman to walk across the Sahara or the first to trek the entire length of the Gobi Desert. Equipped with a bright red tent, a turquoise sleeping bag, supplies and two borrowed camels named Tom and Jerry, Thayer and her husband started across the rocky desert. Thayer said it was the second time they had traveled to Mongolia, so they were already accustomed to the lifestyle and the language. A few days into the trek, Thayer said they experienced their first scare when black clouds washed over them while lightening illuminated the thundering sky. The wind started blowing so strongly it lifted the Thayers into the air and slammed them back onto the rocky ground. Thayer said they clung to the camels for three hours. "We were wondering if we were going to live, because it was so violent and so dark," Thayer said. They did not turn around, however, because Thayer said that what she learned from her adventures was to take everything "one step at a time." "We have to keep knowing that our goal is ahead of us," Thayer said. Bellingham resident Kristi Coy attended the presentation and said she has seen Thayer speak several times. Shabnam Mojtahedi/ Special to The Western Front "Every time she has new and Helen Thayer and her husband, Bill Thayer, greet listeners at the What-interesting tales of experiences and com Museum on Oct. 2. insights on the world," Coy said. "They inspire me to try new things and learn about different areas." Thayer has written three books about her adventures, and she and her husband established the Adventure Classroom program in 1988, she said, to teach children the importance of setting and accomplishing goals, even through adversity. Thayer said another reason for traveling to remote places of the world is to spread awareness and respect for indigenous people and diverse cultures. Her pictures expressed the stories of nomadic Mongolian families and showed her admiration for different people and ways of life. "The people were definitely the most memorable part of being in Mongolia," Thayer said. "When you travel, you have to do what people do in that country and leave your own customs at home." Western gives adults a chance to return to fitness By Nick Schmidt The Western Front In 1990, Bob Parker was an employee of GeorgiarPacific trying to get a free massage. GP was offering free massages and a tuition wavier to employees who enrolled in Western's Adult Physical Education program. "I had so much fun that I have kept coming back," Parker said. "The group becomes like a family over time, and it's a lot more fun than walking on a treadmill." Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, approximately 15 to 18 people in the morning and seven to eight people in the evening come to participate in the program. The program, which the physical education and health and recreation department began at Western 24 years Nick Schmidt/The Western Front ago, exists to study bone Members of the Adult Physical Education Program loss in middle-aged women. play soccer in an evening class. The program was so popular among the participants that it continued as a class that the department offered with some of the original participants. Rose-Mary Barstad, the grant and contract supervisor for the Bureau of Faculty Research at Western, has been coming to the class for 10 years, she said. Barstad said it was finally the right time in her life to begin participating. Barstad said the games they play make exercising easier and more fun than a regular gym. The newest member of the evening class is Dan Larguier, 56, a 26-year veteran and retired employee of the Bellingham Bon- Macy's. "I was normally up on campus auditing classes at Western, and I was here, so it just seemed to work," Larguier said. While Larguier still has a gym membership, he said he still likes attending the class because it forces him to exercise, which is something Larguier said his doctor has been pushing him to do. "The class reminds me of being younger, and at school recess, I loved playing the games and that is what we do in class," Larguier said. Rachel Martin, a Western graduate student and course instructor, said the course is offered on* a quarter-to-quarter basis, but most of the those enrolled keep coming back in addition to a couple of new members every quarter. Martin said that in the morning session, the class works on strength training in the Carver Gym weight room. In the evening, the class usually does a sport. "So far this quarter we gt;v$ played the group's favorite â€” floor hc|||gy, lacrosse, soccer, ultimate Frisbee, arMÂ§|i#up choice, which is usually floor hock^^plfertin said. "And when we aren't playing floor hockey, they.are usually complaining about missing or wanting to play floor hockey." Martin said participants are eligible to take a full fitness test, a flexibility test, a bike test, body fat composition and a food/diet analysis. ---------- Western Front 2004-10-19 - Page 12 ---------- 12 â€¢ The Western Front FEATURES October 19,2004 Building a place The Bellingham Farmers' Market is ready to escape the rain in a new structure the city is building for it By Stefani Harrey The Western Front The weather was gray and misty at 10 a.m. Saturday â€” a good day to stay inside. A few drops of rain were all that was necessary to cause the bands to cancel and a few vendors to stay at home. Only late in the afternoon did the sun finally peek out â€” much too late for the Harvest Festival to begin. Rick Wright, Bellingham Rotary Club Community Projects Committee chair, said that if everything works out, next year the Harvest Festival will go on as scheduled even in the rain. It will be housed inside the new, permanent Depot Market Square structure, which the city is building in the parking lot that is home to the current Bellingham Farmers Market downtown on Railroad Avenue. Wright said he hopes construction will start at the beginning of next year and be finished by summer, weather permitting. He said the market should be in the depot next season. Market manager Robin Crowder said the market has a Harvest Festival each October. Vendors bring their pumpkins and squash and set up displays. Market visitors can win prizes for voting in a scarecrow contest between the vendors. Crowder said the festival usually features the Bellingham High School Alumni Band, which plays throughout the day, and the band Fritz and the Freeloaders. The bands were slated to play Saturday, but because of the rain, both cancelled. Without the music and with the rain, the festival fell through, she said. The market had smaller crowds than usual, and the vendors worked to keep their displays from blowing over and getting wet. A few vendors still displayed their pumpkins and squashes, but fewer put up their scarecrows. When it is raining, far fewer people shop at the market, but if a permanent structure with a roof was built, customers could shop without consider the weather, Wright said. Wright said he and Brian Griffin, a fellow Bellingham Rotary Club member, have been working with the Economic Development Council to obtain funding. The council accepted its proposal last week, he said. "It was the missing link in the finance chain," Wright said. The depot will receive public funding from a State Capital Programs Grant, a real-estate excise tax, an arterial street fund and a wastewater fund through the city of Bellingham, Wright said. The entire cost is $2.5 million. The Rotary Club is collecting private donations to raise more than $500,000, he said. As of Saturday, the committee still needed to raise $214,000. Wright said he and Griffin are doing fund raising at the market each week. He said market customers can purchase $50 engraved paving stones for the sidewalk of the new structure, or they can buy a $500 engraved, bronze vegetables for placement along the walk. Wright said people can buy other objects, such as drinking fountains, benches and stone tablets, that will surround the structure when it is done. People can purchase $5 raffle tickets to win an engraved paving stone and other prizes each market day. Stefani Harrey/The Western Front Bellingham resident David Zhan plays guitar at the Bellingham "A lot of people who come want to Farmers'Market Saturday, Oct. 16. support the market but can't afford it," Wright said. Wright said the market is in the last leg of the private fund-raising effort. With the last bit of money the market hopes to raise, Griffin and Wright have contracted to purchase part of the Skagit River Bridge trestle. The bridge crosses the Skagit River near Burlington but an new bridge is replacing it. The Rotary Club is helping to recycle it, Wright said. "It's going to be a mega recycling effort," Wright said. Another fund-raiser for the structure will be a rummage sale, said Pat Hirschkorn, a vendor who sells eggs, pumpkins, vases, bird feeders and other various items at the market. The rummage sale will be Nov. 13 at the Rome Grange on the Mt. Baker Highway, Hirschkorn said. She said they will also have a bake sale, antiques and coffee. Once the market is built, it will be a multipurpose structure that will be reminiscent of the 1895 train station on Railroad Avenue, Wright said. Garage doors which will encircle the building can be pulled down if the weather is bad. The doors will provide shelter for the vendors and their customers in all seasons. "Having to handle the tents is incredible, especially in this kind of weather," Hirschkorn said, speaking about the wind and rain of Saturday morning. Wright said he hopes the market season will extend longer with the depot and be used for other activities like dog shows, antique shows, flea markets and public meetings. "The farmers market will be the anchor tenant of the depot," Wright said. "But it will be a public building. Anyone can lease it from the city for anything they want." The market season is almost over for this year. It runs on Saturday for the rest of the month from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Crowder said. The fund-raising efforts will be in full effect for the rest of the season in the Depot Market Square booth, Wright said. Sure.,. J ha\7e the 'Right to Choose, TRY WESTERN FRONTCLASSFEDS 650-3160 FOR WFO I hat incliibe* m\] 'Right to 'KnovJ. 671-9057 Free Pregnancy Test Quality Care Always Confidential Whatcom County Pregnancy Center 1310 N. State St. 'Were Women helping Women. Cjressmefj ihoacfs-purveyor of fine silver 1300 '../{arlroac/'i/Ioe, \71 crossfrom Jhe, h/f/fe (j/teerful (Ja/e ---------- Western Front 2004-10-19 - Page 13 ---------- October 19, 2004 FEATURES The Western Front â€¢ 13 Two Bellingham women create a line of natural beauty products that aim to make surfing smell good By Anastasia Tietje The Western Front Great weather, waves crashing, white sand beaches, tanned guys, bikini-clad women. These are classic elements of a surfing environment. Although Bellingham does not fit into this picture with its bay and dreary winters, two women decided to make Bellingham the home of their line of surfing products. Bellingham residents Kim Lund, 30, and Tracy Cereghino, 34, launched Salty Girls in October 2003. After knowing one another for 12 years and sharing a mutual love of surfing, they started daydreaming about products that would make surfing, more specifically surfing gear, smell good. "On those (surfing trips) together, we were always talking about health and beauty products that would be great to have as women surfers," Cereghino said. "We weren't finding what we wanted in the shops, so we decided to try our hand at it." The women make everything from lip balm to swimsuit saver, which are designed to prolong the life of one's swimwear. All products are available on their Web site. "We focused on using natural ingredients particularly aromatherapy and homeopathy because what you put on your body is as important as what you put in it," Lund said. Cereghino grew up on Mercer Island, and Lund is a Bellingham native, Cereghino said. Cereghino moved to Bellingham to attend Western, and she met Cereghino while working at Mount Baker Ski Area. They followed different career paths and started families. Their relationship grew as they started surfing and began thinking about products they wanted for their gear. Their favorite surfing spots are Cannon Beach, Ore., and areas near Vancouver Island, Cereghino said. "Starting a snowboard company would have made more sense with our proximity to the mountains," Cereghino said. A large surfing community exists in Bellingham, she said. In June, Lund and Cereghino drove to the Queen of Surf Competition in Pacific Beach, Calif, to launch their products. "We stopped at surf stores along the way to introduce our products, and we were amazed at the response," Lund said. Lund said that they have not received a negative response yet from their packaging. Twenty-five shops in Oregon and California sell Salty Girl products. Sojourn, a Bellingham store, also ordered products. Salty Girls products will be available in Bellingham starting in November, Sojourn manager Michelle Millar said. "We like to support local companies," Miller said. Sojourn will carry most of the Salty Girls products except for the products geared specifically to surfers. But Millar said they might consider selling those products during the summer. "Things are going really well," Lund said. "We thought our products would be in smaller shops, but that's not the case. Larger shops are picking up our products as well." Photo courtesy of the Salty Girls Kim Lund and Tracy Cereghino, the owners of Salty Girl, pose with their beauty product line. Salty Girl products will be available in November at Sojourn's in downtown Bellingham. W E S T E R N vs Western Orego Saturday, October 23 1:00 P.M. - Civic Stadium Free student shuttle departs in front of the Viking Union beginning at noon, and runs continuously until game time. Tickets available at the gate, or by calling 650-BLUE. Cfiecfc oof next Friday** (ocuw J gt;a/ gt;er to f i h T W " wfiat local f/alloween frentj will have you ---------- Western Front 2004-10-19 - Page 14 ---------- 14 â€¢ October 19, 2004 Sports The Western Front www.westernfrontonline.com HALL OF FAME Western inducted cross-country and track runner Marilyn Thibodeau and soccer midfielders Tom Venable and Debbie Carter into its hall of fame. Western name the 1981-1982 season. She was also a two-time track all-American during the 1982 season in the 1,500 and 3,000 meter races. Venable was a two-time most valuable player and a 1989 and 1990 National Association of IntercOl-. legete Athletics firstteam all star: Carter fMslieM^ MEN'S GOLF The Western men's golf team is tied for sixth after the first of two days at the California State Bakersfield Fall Biyitational. Western senior Casey Granston shot an even- par 144 as the Golfstat/NCAA Division II No. 4 raMM^fildrigs ended with a score of 580. Women's soccer breaks three-game scoring drought Midfielder Lindsey Cox scores twice as Western defeats Central Washington University By Nick Schmidt The Western Front The Western women's soccer team's 316- minute scoreless . streak finally snapped three minutes into Monday's victory against rival Central Washington University. Western improved its record to 8-6-1. Western junior midfielder Lindsey Cox found the back of the net twice in the Vikings' 2-1 victory against the Wildcats. "We definitely got the result we wanted â€” a win," Western head coach Travis Connell said. "We've got to find a way to have more energy in the first half and finish teams off in the first half." Cox's first goal came only three minutes into the match off a cross from Western junior midfielder Lizzy Page. Central tied the match in the 23rd minute when Wildcat sophomore midfielder Tina Thorne kicked the ball into the upper left corner of the net off a corner kick by freshman midfielder Hannah Bridges. Cox scored the eventual game-winner four minutes into the second half when she finished a cross from Western junior defender Erin Casey. Despite the close score, Western dominated on both sides of the ball. The Vikings managed 17 shots on goal for the match and kept the Wildcats palyers to only three shots, well below their game average of 10. Cox's two goals doubled her season total. "Lindsey had one of the best games of her career, and she definitely helped us out," Connell said. Despite managing nine shots in the first half and eight in the second, Cox said she still was unhappy about the team's slow play in the fii^f half. "I was kind of frustrated at the beginning of the game; we knew this team was beatable, and I was SEE Soccer, PAGE 16 Chris Taylor/The Western Front Western junior midfielder Lizzy Page pushes the ball against Central Washington University during the first half of Western's 2-1 victory Monday at Civic Field. Volleyball bounces back against Saint Martin's after loss to Central By Elizabeth Adamack The Western Front Western's volleyball team lost to Central Washington University after an aggressive match Friday, but it came back Saturday to win in a slow-starting game against Saint Martin's College at Carver Gym. Western's team is 12-6 overall and 8-3 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. Western head coach Diane Flick said she was pleased with her team's performance Saturday, especially after the loss to Central. "I think we did a good job, especially coming off quite an emotional match the night before," Flick said. "I think we played real steady especially toward the end of games, and that is where we have let up in the past. I am really pleased with our effort." The Vikings got off to a slow start against the Saints. The first game was close, but Western finally pulled away with a kill by Western redshirt freshman outside hitter Jaime Anderson to make the score 21-20. The second game was similar until a block by Western senior middle blocker Meghan Evoy and junior setter Kristen Urdahl pushed the Vikings ahead 21-20. Western dominated the rest of second game, ===== winning 30-22. The Saints won the third game 30-27. Evoy had a match- 'I think we did a good job, especially coming off quite an emo-high" 22"kills7"and tional match the night differ"ent Western senior before.' co-captain middle blocker Kristy Carstensen had 16. Western senior co-captain libero Brianna Murray said she thought the hitters benefited from a great setter. Diane Flick Western head volleyball coach "(Urdahl) did a really good job of putting up good sets tonight. (The hitters) did = = = their job," she said. Western won the fourth and deciding game 30-15. This game was from the intense match against Central because the Saints' record fell to 2-13 after the match. "I thought we played well in comparison to our competition," Murray said. "It's hard playing against a team like that. That is slow and doesn't have a lot of intensity. But I thought we did a good job of picking up when we needed to." Friday's match against Central was a record-ending night for the Vikings. The Vikings had not lost a home match in 23 tries. Western lost Friday's game to the Wildcats three games to one before a crowd of 1,230. Central won the first two games 30-28 and 30-26. Western countered with a 30-26 win in the third game. Central fought back to win the match in the SEE Volleyball, PAGE 16 ' mm i M I Hf BEADS Nowtol *Beads *Charms *Chain And More! "The Creative Bead Store1* Historic Fairhaven, B'ham. (360)671-6665 Learn bike maintenance $15 VU150 650-3112 l|l||l|i^ip| Sign up ahead of timel D ALADDIN'S ANTIQUES h . Live Music 6 Treats GJ -^ G Great Buys â€¢ Movies Â© t A/ f* Wednesday Oct 27 th CT" Â£ j 6:00pm- lOsOOpm ^ 427 W. Holly St. 647-0066 ---------- Western Front 2004-10-19 - Page 15 ---------- October 19,2004 SPORTS The Western Front â€¢15 Western's second-half comeback too late Humboldt State University running game breaks Western's six-game home winning streak By Adam Rudnick The Western Front Despite its offense overcoming a 17-point second-half deficit, the Western football team's defense could not contain Humboldt State University late Saturday afternoon at Civic Field. "I think we all thought we were going to win the game. We had momentum," Western junior running back Duncan Sherrard said. "It was just a tough way {the game) came down." The Vikings' defense, which gave up 27 first-half points, held the Lumberjacks to only one second-half touchdown. That touchdown made the difference in the game as Western lost 34-27 and fell to 1-2 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. "It's tough to celebrate anything when you lose like this to Humboldt State," Western senior quarterback Steve Nichols said. "It's a letdown." Trailing 27-10 in the third quarter, Western traded punts with Humboldt until Western senior kicker Michael Koenen knocked in a 49-yard field goal to make the score 27-13. Sherrard ran for two fourth-quarter touchdowns, the first of which was set up by a 43-yard punt return by Western junior wide receiver Andy Olson. The scores tied the game at 27 with less than five minutes to play in the fourth quarter. Sherrard carried the ball 27 times for 156 yards and scored two touchdowns in the game. On its next possession, Humboldt responded with what turned out to be the game-winning touchdown, thanks to a four-play, 75-yard touchdown drive. Humboldt junior running back Lionel Arnold's 49- yard run set up the Lumberjacks' go-ahead touchdown run by junior running back Daniel Nembhard. "I think the whole team came out in the second half ready to play, but it was just not quite enough," Sherrard said. "(Being down early was) a tough hole to dig ourselves out of, we just couldn't quite do it." Western head coach Rob Smith said the Vikings' defense, after giving up 27 first- quarter points, knew that Humboldt would Chris Taylor/The Western Front Dustin Creager, Humboldt State University senior wide receiver and all-time Great Athletic Conference leading receiver, celebrates after catching his first touchdown during the first quarter. Creager caught 11 passes for 96 yards and two touchdowns against Western Saturday at Civic Field. be running the ball on what turned out to be its game-winning drive. "You spend all half fighting back and getting back to even," Smith said. "Then, it was four (running) plays right up the middle where they just obviously handled us up front and then got the job done. We did not." Western started strong, scoring on its first play from scrimmage with a 76- yard touchdown reception from Nichols to Olson. Olson finished the game with 110 receiving yards and one touchdown, while Nichols completed 17 of his 24 passes for 208 yards. Nichols had one touchdown pass and one interception. Smith said that after Western's first score, the team might have temporarily lost its focus, allowing Humboldt to gain momentum. "I don't know if our players thought 'Hey, this is going to be easy' because of (Western's first-play touchdown) or what," Smith said. "There are just some things that are really disappointing in terms of when an offense comes out and says 'We're going to run the football, here we come, stop us,' and we don't. That's frustrating." Western plays host to Western Oregon University at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Game Notes: The loss snapped Western's home winning streak at six games ... Humboldt last defeated Western in 1962, Western had won the previous six games, all since 1997 ... Humboldt senior wide receiver Dustin Creager is the GNAC all-time leading receiver and added to his record by catching 11 passes for 96 yards and two touchdowns Saturday. W e B u i l d A d s . . . w a n t o n e ? 650-3161 W e s t e r n F r o n t A d v e r t i s i n g - Fresh Sandwiches made to order I Located in Carver Gym Mon - Thurs 9:00am - 3:00pm Fri 9:00am-1:30pm "Get 20%Off" i Buy any Hot Sub Combo and get 20% off the total price I Mon - Thurs 9:00 am - 3:00pm Fri 9:00am -1:30pm Located inside Carver gym expires 11/05/04 I Please present coupon to receive discount. No cash value. One per customer ---------- Western Front 2004-10-19 - Page 16 ---------- October 19, 2004 SPORTS The Western Front â€¢ 16 Earnhardt Jr. did not deserve discipline Dan Johnson COMMENTARY Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s mouth cost fiim first place in NASCAR's Nextel Cup standings and may eventually end up costing him the entire championship. In a ridiculous move made on Oct 5, NASCAR docked Earnhardt 25 points from the point standings for using an expletive following his win at Talladega on Oct. 3. The deduction places Earnhardt total score of 5,826 just 24 points behind leader Kurt Busch. NASCAR punished Earnhardt for telling a reporter in a post-race interview that his fifth victory at Talladega "Don't mean shit right now. Daddy's won here 10 times," according to ESPN.com. The move by NASCAR shows why race-car driving will always be a second-rate sport in this country. NASCAR is making itself a joke by allowing a committee of rule makers to have as much influence on a race as the drivers do. Changing the results of a competition after it has taken place is an absolute joke. Baseball would never dock a team that just won a one-run game two runs because the manager used an expletive in the post-game interview. Neither would a football team that won a game by three points later be docked a touchdown from that game because a player used an expletive in an interview when describing that particular touchdown. This would never , , happen because baseball and football officials understand that the results of the game should be decided on the playing field. "I think we're the only sport that takes points off of the board after they've been scored," said Richie Gilmore, director for Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Point docking is not the only place where NASCAR is in the wrong. An expletive should only be punished if it is meant to cause damage to another driver or an official. Earnhardt was simply trying to downplay his accomplishment, 'NASCAR is making itself a joke by allowing a committee of rule makers to have as much influence on a race as the drivers do.' while at the same time complimenting his father â€” a beloved figure in the NASCAR world. This was not a case of a racer trying to provoke another racer or insult an official and, therefore, should not be punished as if it were the same offense. NASCAR, however, will not reconsider. Since a drivers meeting in February, when drivers were notified that NASCAR was taking = = = = =_= = violations of FCC guidelines seriously, two other drivers have received the same sentence as Earnhardt Jr., according to ESPN.com. NASCAR is missing the point. If NASCAR wants to be a family sport and fine a driver for using profanity on television that is fine. But to use the power to alter the outcome of the event with a 25-point penalty as if Earnhardt finished fifth instead of first is ridiculous. Until NASCAR realizes that the outcome of an event should be decided on the track and not in the boardroom, it will always be a second-tier sport. Soecer: To make the postseason the Vikings need to win out and get help Continued from Page 14 just glad we could go out there and get a win," she said. Connell said he was glad to see the team bounce back after its 2-0 loss to NSCAA/Adidas Division II rannkings No. 1 ranked Seattle Pacific University on Saturday. Western has been scoreless since Oct. 6 when it battled NCAA Division II Seattle University, ranked No. 10, to a 0-0 tie. Western lost the next two games against National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Simon Fraser University, ranked No. 6, Oct. 12 and again on Oct. 16 against SPU. "It was hard coming out of such an emotional loss to SPU," Cox said. "That was why we probably came out in the first half and played kind of slow against Central." As far as postseason dreams, Connell said the women will have to win the rest of the games on their schedule. "We can only control what we can, and that is our next game against Northwest Nazarene University," he said. "We just have to focus on that." The women will travel to Northwest Nazarene Oct. 23. Western's next home match will be at 4 p.m. Sunday against Grand Canyon University at Mount Vernon High School. Chris Taylor/The Western Front Western junior forward Chela Gray races to beat Central Washington University sophomore goalkeeper Christina Nord-mark in front of the goal Monday at Civic Field. Volleyball: Meghan Evoy had 14 kills, Courtney Schneider had 36 digs in loss to Central Continued from Page 14 fourth game by a score of 30-25. The Vikings' last lpss at home was Sept. 7, 2002, to Brigham Young University - Hawaii. The loss on Friday was only the second home loss since 1999. Both teams were nationally ranked going into Friday's match. Western _______ was ranked 21st and Central 13th in the latest American Volleyball Association/NCAA Division II top 25. With its win Friday, Central extended its undefeated season to a record of 18-0. Despite the loss, the Vikings played a solid match and were pleased with their performance, Evoy said. "We felt good. We were having a fun time on the floor, working hard even though we lost," Evoy said. "I think that we 'We felt good. We were having a fun time on the floor, working hard even though we lost.' Meghan Evoy Western senior middle blocker were satisfied with our effort, and we were successful." Evoy had 14 kills and Western freshman libero Courtney Schneider had 3(? digs on the night. Central senior setter Kate Reome had a career high 71 assists Friday night, third best in school history. . Wildcats junior middle blocker LeAnne McGahuey had a match-high 24 kills on the night. "We were united today (Friday) â€” we just felt so good together. It just felt right. Everyone kept it up instead of getting down when something bad happened," Western junior outside hitter Krystal Knight said. Western will play at Seattle Pacific University Saturday. It returns to Carver Gym to face Western Oregon University Nov. 5. Chris Taylor/The Western Front Western senior libero Brianna Murray attempts a kill against Central Washington University Friday at Carver Gym. The Earned Income Tax C^NMIKB You've earned i t. 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The U.S. Supreme Court is debating whether to abolish the death penalty for juveniles. That decision stems from the case of Christopher Simmons. The _ = = = __ Missouri courts overthrew his factors include the juvenile's sophistication, maturity, environmental situation and home life, as well as aggravating and mitigating factors, according to the criminal justice Web site. Those determining factors, which are not required to be addressed in adult death-penalty sentencing, help to determine whether a juvenile can be considered among the "worst of the worst" criminals and deserving of the death penalty. Because concrete precautions are in effect, sentencing a juvenile to death is not a rash decision. The Virginia courts' recent decision to sentence Lee Boyd Malvo, the 17-year-old Washington, D.C., sniper, to life in prison instead of giving him the death . penalty is proof that sentencing .. . . j juveniles is a careful process. Juvenile criminals Factors leading tQ Malv0,s involvement in the sniper death sentence because he was . 17 at the time of the murder, tâ„¢â„¢ their a%e wlU citing cruel and unusual keep them from being attacks, such as his troubled punishment under an "evolving punished as severely youth and the strong influence standard of decency," according to deathpenaltyinfo.orgj a nonprofit media organization. Simmons committed the crime with two accomplices, Charlie Benjamin, 15, and John Tessmer, 16. He persuaded them to commit the crime by assuring them their status as juveniles would keep them out of prison, according to court documents from the case. Juvenile criminals know their age will keep them from being punished as severely as adults and are using that to their advantage. Juveniles, in a criminal sense, are defined as 16- to 17-year-olds, according to the National Criminal Justice Reference Web site. When ruling on juvenile death penalty, the Supreme Court should keep in mind the severity and sophistication of some juveniles' crimes â€” including Simmons'. Simmons, at 17, robbed and murdered a woman by binding her limbs and throwing her off a bridge. In 1966, the Supreme Court determined special factors that juries must consider before sentencing a juvenile to death. Those as adults and are using that to their advantage.'' of fellow sniper John Allen Muhammad, affected Malvo's sentencing. Although Malvo's case was highly publicized and his crime unusually brutal, Virginia courts determined he was not mature enough to be sentenced to death even though Virginia is one of 19 states that allows sentencing 16- and 17-year-olds to the death penalty, according to the American Bar Association Web site. Supporters of abolishing the death penalty for juveniles are looking toward science for evidence to support their views. Much research goes into the course of development of the human brain and its abilities to rationalize and process information. Scientists have found the brain is mostly developed by age 16, but that some functions, such as impulse control, do not fully develop until a person is 20 to 25, according to a July 2004 Science Magazine article. Some say these findings provide a solid argument against the death penalty for SEE Allow, PAGE 19 Juveniles deserve second chance Salina Greig COMMENTARY Everyone makes mistakes. Juveniles who make mistakes, no matter how awful, deserve a second chance. The U.S. Supreme Court should side with science and international opinion and ban juvenile capital punishment. The Supreme Court is in the process of reviewing whether thejuveniledeathpenalty, or legal execution of 16- and 17-year-olds, violates the constitutional ________ ban on cruel and unusual punishment, according to the American Civil Liberties Union Web site. The review comes from a Missouri Supreme Court case. which was re-examined 2003, nine years after Simmons's death sentence in 2003. At the time Simmons murdered Crook, he was not legally responsible enough to vote, marry, enlist in the military or purchase cigarettes. The law, however, determined that at 17, he could be executed. The severity of his crime required a harsh punishment, but capital punishment was not the answer. Nineteen states allow the juvenile death penalty, according to the Death Penalty Information Center Web site. States have executed 13 juvenile offenders in the past five years, eight of whom were in Texas, according to the Amnesty International Web site. Over the past decade, the United States has executed more juvenile offenders than every other nation in the world combined, = = _ = _ _ according to the ACLU's Web site. As a leading nation in the world, the United States must set a good example for those watching its every 'The execution of juveniles is unjust ...the United States must set an example nations for those nations it Simmons v. Roper, So often criticizes for human rights in violations.' Christopher Simmons was sentenced to death at age 17 for the murder of his neighbor Shirley Crook, according to deathpenaltyinfo.org, a non-profit media organization. Young people often act on impulse and lack the ability to control their actions. Recent studies show that because of their immaturity, juveniles also are more likely than adults to be coerced by sophisticated criminals or taken advantage of during a criminal investigation, according to the ACLU Web site. While minors, just like adults, should be punished for committing heinous crimes, denying a child a second chance at life is unfair. The Missouri Supreme Court has already reasonably determined that the juvenile death penalty violates the Eighth Amendment's provision against cruel and unusual punishment under the "evolving standards of decency" test. The court revoked move. The United States must not be hypocritical in its actions. Other nations are watching as the Supreme Court re- examines the constitutionality of the juvenile death penalty. In August 2000, the U. N. Sub- Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights ruled that international law forbids the execution of criminals younger than 18, according to Amnesty International's Web site. China, Iran, the United States and other nations continue to use the juvenile death penalty despite this international law. In 2003, Iran began drafting a bill that would raise the death penalty age from 15 to 18, according to the ACLU Web site. Ironically, the United States continues to criticize many nations for their human-rights violations. The execution of juveniles is unjust and unconstitutional, and the United States must set an example for those nations it so often criticizes for its human rights SEE Outlaw, PAGE 19 WESTERN GETS WILD! What do Sasquatch, a modern woman, and the Washington State Wilderness have in common? --Read Wild Life by Molly Gloss and find out! Set in early 20th-century Washington Sate, the acclaimed and fascinating novel Wild Life, raises questions about the environment, gender roles, spirituality-and even Bigfoot. As part of an effort to bring new students into the intellectual life of the campus and spark ideas for learning, Western is sponsoring a series of opportunities for you to talk with other students, faculty, and others across campus about a stimulating book. October 21 * 1-2-1 p.m. - Underground Coffeehouse * 4-5 p.m. - Underground Coffeehouse * 7-8 p.m. - Residence Halls November 4th * 12-1 p.m. - Underground Coffeehouse * 4-5 p.m. - Underground Coffeehouse * 7-8 p.m. - Residence Halls November 18th * 12-1 p.m. - Underground Coffeehouse * 4-5 p.m. - Underground Coffeehouse * 7-8 p.m. - Residence Halls REFRESHMENTS SERVED -y i mill iiiiiiini miiiiiiiiiiiiiim i i MIIIIIM iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin i in minim iiiiiiiiiiumit | Advertise in the Western Front | i 650-3161 = ^Tl IIIItllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllMllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllltlltltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllDllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllllll tlâ€” ---------- Western Front 2004-10-19 - Page 18 ---------- 18 â€¢ The Western Front OPINIONS October 19, 2004 America should change its drinking age to 18 At age 18, young people are by all accounts adults. Voting, smoking, marrying, gambling, driving an automobile and fighting in the armed forces are all rights U.S. citizens possess by the time they turn 18. If an 18-year-old is able to vote and die for his or her country, he or she should be able to drink a beer. If he or she can throw a grenade, he or she should be able to throw back a shot of whiskey. The drinking age in the United States should be lowered to 18. History shows that limiting alcohol consumption is counterproductive. Prohibition from 1920-1933 exemplifies the ultimate failure that results from making alcohol a "forbidden fruit." Banning alcohol during Prohibition raised consumption levels and increased risky drinking behavior, just as the drinking age of 21 does today. Obviously, people drink no matter what â€” even at Western. "Seven out of 10 Western students stop at 3 or fewer drinks," according to three randomly selected samples from surveys in the past three years conducted by Prevention and Wellness Services. A large portion of Western's 12,940 students are likely underage, yet seven out of 10 students drink. Lowering the drinking age to 18 would decrease binge drinking. For fear of getting caught, minors hide and pound their Pabst Blue Ribbon rather than sipping it moderately. Instead of measuring 1.25 ounces for a shot of Monarch Vodka, they chug from the bottle to hastily get wasted before attending concerts and clubs or going out in public. The question is whether 18- through 20-year-olds would drink more safely if it was legal, as is the case in most European countries. Dr. Ruth Clifford Engs of Indiana University Bloomington, answered yes in an interview on The State University of New York at Potsdam's Web site. "Young people ... since the increase in the minimum legal drinking age, have tended to drink in a more abuse(ive) manner than do those of legal age," Engs said. Supporters of the current drinking age often point to research, such as that of the American Medical Association, which shows that alcohol abuse can be detrimental to teenagers' health. Research by John C. Nelson, President-elect of the AMA, shows that alcohol may have devastating affects for teens and may cause permanent learning and memory loss, according to the AMA's Web site. If 18-year-olds can destroy their lungs with cigarettes, they should have the choice to drink with the rest of the world. It is senseless for the United States to ban alcohol for 18-year-olds when the more dangerous cigarettes are legally available. "Smoking is the most preventable cause of premature death in our society," according to The American Cancer Society's Web site. "Cigarettes kill more Americans than alcohol, car accidents, suicide, AIDS, homicide and illegal drugs combined." Smoking, among other things, is clearly more dangerous than drinking, yet teens can freely indulge in tobacco. A glance at history and a little common sense shows the need to lower the drinking age in America. 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, Tjoe 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, Adriana Dunn, Houston Flores, Krissy Go'chnour, Laura Greaby, Salina Greig, Lauren Hardin, Stefani Harrey,' Marissa Harshman, Tess Hembree, 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, Erik Tomren, 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 7 see. Then I must leave. But first Yd like to caress this rusty kettle." â€”Salad Fingers FCC CHAIRMAN MICHA MWflt-CHAMPION OF W Â£ SPEECH, DEFENDER OF CONSTITUTIONAL U002TY; wrrn SINCLAIR 0ROADCASTiM6 GROUP \S FORCING ITS AFFIUMH TO AIR A TW0-H0UR- L0NS KERRY ATTACK AD WITH NO COUNTERPOINTS OR mums ABOUT TEN. PAYS BEFORE NOVEMBER 2NO IN AM ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE 1HÂ£ ELECTION. ? PONYLOOKATMETO BLOCK I T / I THINK. THAT WOULP BE AN ABSOLUTE PISS0MCE TO THE SÂ£ST â€¢AMENDMENT W uNC0NSTiTu-iÂ«Â§r Â«uÂ»i TiONAU C9S JUST AIRED JANET JACKSON'S NS dUBdST ON A Wl W0APCA5TOF THESUfWBOWL HALF-TIME 5H0M 01* Li Q^ * m ,' /// ^opy 1 h ; . - ^" * V ^ ' W Anti-Kerry documentary not news Anastasia Tietje COMMENTARY The Sinclair Broadcast Group has drawn its line in the political sand. It has made bad decision after bad decision involving its political views. The group's plan to force its affiliates to show a highly partisan documentary two weeks before the presidential election is another questionable move by a media group that has shirked its responsibility as a respectable media organization. The documentary, "Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal," is about Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and his 1971 Senate testimony, which-some Vietnam veterans said was demeaning and caused Vietnamese captors to detain American prisoners of war longer. This would not seem like a huge deal except that the group is planning to preempt local primetime broadcasts on 62 of its stations. According to the group, the documentary is news. The program is set to air two weeks before the presidential election, according an Oct. 15 Associated Press article. This is an interesting time to broadcast such a statement that could sway public opinion, especially considering Sinclair's past partisan decisions. The group refused to show "The Fallen," a "Nightline" program in which Ted Koppel listed all the Americans killed in the war in Iraq while their pictures appeared on screen. The group said the "Nightline" program would "influence public opinion," according to an Oct. 11 article on the CBS Web site. Members of the group, apparently feel this documentary, said to criticize Kerry, will not influence public opinion much. According to an Oct. 11 article in The New York Times, a group of Democratic senators appealed to the Federal Communications Commission for an investigation to prove the documentary is not news but a prolonged election advertisement for President George W Bush. Shortly after, the FCC declined to investigate, according to the AP article. The agency's chairman said the FCC would not take any action and that no precedent he could think of would cause the FCC to block the document. Journalist Ari Berman wrote in SEE Sinclair, PAGE 19 Tipping does not replace fair wages Erik Tomren COMMENTARY Tipping used to be a way to show appreciation for a service well-performed. Now the ubiquitous tip j ar can be found throughout the fast-food industry, from coffee shops to Chinese takeout. Throughout time, the tipping expectation has spread from a few well-defined industries such as restaurants, pizza delivery and bartending, to include any number of mom and pop shops and, unbelievably, the coffee industry, dominated by the multinational corporation Starbucks Corp. By encouraging tipping, Starbucks and local competitor Tully's Coffee Corp. are shirking responsibility to their workers by paying wages that are low by any standard. Starbucks should stop relying on customer tips to supplement worker income and pay its hourly employees more. Corporations such as Starbucks hire hourly employees at low wages but make sure to mention that tips also are a factor. But the starting wage in midtown Manhattan, $7.75 per hour plus tips, was low in relation to the cost of living. The workers in one New York store have begun the first steps toward unionization, joining with the Retail Workers Union, according to the Starbucks Workers Union Web site. Starbucks does not offer raises until after six months, typically 11 cents, and the company's medical coverage is difficult, if not impossible, for workers just scraping by to afford, according to the Web site. The reliance on tips for income also makes it difficult for a coffee-shop employee to determine if he or she is making a fair wage, a task made even more difficult by the widely varying hours since most locations do not guarantee 40 hours a weeTc, according to the Starbucks Workers Union Web site. Tipping inadvertently takes the pressure off corporations to provide a living wage for workers and places it on the consumer. Advocates who promote a "living wage" believe that employees who work 40 hours a week should be able to afford some type of housing with 30 percent of their income â€” an impossibility given the minimum wage many service jobs offer, according to the Universal Living Wage Campaign Web site. SEE Tipping, PAGE 19 ---------- Western Front 2004-10-19 - Page 19 ---------- October 19, 2004 OPINIONS The Western Front â€¢ 19 Sinclair: Group is showing its bias Continued from Page 18 an opinion article on the CBS Web site that what Sinclair is doing is comparable to another broadcasting group preempting news to show Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" and then calling the movie news. The public would not stand for this, at least the conservative part of the population. The company would likely be bombarded by angry phone calls, protests and even boycotts. Sinclair does own the stations that are broadcasting the documentary, and has the right to do what it chooses with its affiliates. It would be less of a conflict, however, if the group was not preempting local broadcasts during primetime, on public airwaves, to show a politically charged program Even if the group had let "The Fallen" air and kept its political standing to itself, this would not be viewed as just another documentary criticizing Kerry. News broadcast companies should provide fair, accurate and unbiased news. By many reports, including an October 13 Boston Globe article, this documentary is neither fair nor unbiased, and hardly even news. Tipping: Fair wages are the responsibility of employers Allow: Scientists reluctant to testify Continued from Page 17 deathpenaltyinfo.org. juveniles, but they do not take into account premeditation, which is often a significant factor determining whether to punish a criminal with death. Premeditation implies the opposite of impulsiveness. Planning a crime for weeks is not an impulsive decision, so his decision was not affected by the part of his brain that may not be fully mature. Also according to the findings, certain brain functions are not fully developed until the age of 18 and often not until age 22, and yet no debate exists about raising the age at which criminals are considered adults. Even many of the scientists doing research on brain maturity are unwilling to testify on a juvenile's inability to make moral, rational decisions, according to If the people defining a mature brain cannot say that juveniles should be exempt from the death penalty because of brain maturity, it is not a significant argument against the juvenile death penalty. The debate about punishing juveniles with the death penalty is not the debate about the morality of the death penalty itself. Under certain circumstances, juveniles can be as much a threat to society as adults. This is why they can, and should, be treated as adults if the crime warrants it. Limiting a dangerous juvenile's punishment on the sole basis that he or she is between 16 and 18 years of age would be ignoring his or her ability to commit crimes on the same level as an adult and overlooking him or her as a serious threat to society. Are Your BRAKES making noise? We have a FREE brake inspection that you should get every 30,000 miles. 1 0 % discount with Student.lD Prime Tune Brakes in Sunset Square 671-2277 Continued from Page 18 A living wage is similarly out of reach for Starbucks employees, and tipping does little to bridge the gap from minimum wage to living wage. For example, consider the midtown Manhattan Starbucks that is attempting to unionize. If a worker at that location did not work 40 hours and instead worked only 35 hours, at a wage of ______ $7.75 an hour, his or her net income would be $13,904.45 a year, according to an income calculator found at the Javascript Web If Starbucks does want to make a difference... it can start by paying its employees higher site. A similar salary wages and stop ask- an might be expected in â€¢ ifs customers for burden on the customer Seattle, considering T , ^ , T ir and essentially raising ,,r ,. , . . . a handout on behalf .. c J â€ž c Washington state s f the price of coffee for currentminimumwage Â°J l^s employees. those who feel a moral obligation to tip. Seattle to afford the same lifestyle, which amounts to $20,975 a year, according to the Cost of Living Wizard at Salary.com. A universal living wage would help bridge the difference between cities and assure that all workers can afford a minimal lifestyle, regardless of the local or state minimum wage. Lost income needs to come from somewhere, and right now the ' expectation is that the consumer should make up for *vhat Starbucks refuses to pay. Tipping for coffee has already become something of an expectation, placing inappropriate is $7.16, according to the State Department of Labor Web site. Therefore, if a worker earning $7.75 an hour, working 35 hours a week, transferred from a Seattle Starbucks to one in New York City, he or she would have to earn 50.9 percent more money than in An obvious solution would be for Starbucks to get rid of its tip jars and pay an extra $1 or $2 more an hour â€” what the employee would make in lost tip wages. Starbucks, however, is unlikely to pay more for wages because its success is contingent upon hiring workers at low wages, encouraging tipping with the placement of tip jars and relying on workers to spread the word that their livelihood is dependent on tips. Given the low wages of the food and beverage industry as a whole, Starbucks is not necessarily a bad corporation for which to work. Part-time employees working 20 hours or more are eligible to receive health-care benefits, with Starbucks listed in Fortune 500's "100 Best Places to Work" list, according to the Starbucks Web site. Health-care benefits are meaningless, however, if employees cannot afford to make use of them and if workers are forced to rely on tips as a source of income. If Starbucks does want to make a difference, to its workers and to the community, it can start by paying its employees higher wages and stop asking its customers for a handout on behalf of its employees. By raising wages and nixing the tip jars, Starbucks can make a difference in the coffee industry, and perhaps in the fast-food industry as well. Maybe the outcome will be a future with living wages for all workers. Outlaw: Rehabilitation, change more likely for juveniles Continued from Page 17 violations. Recent studies by the Harvard Medical School, the National Institute-of Mental Health and the University of California, Los Angeles' Department of Neuroscience suggest that adolescents be held accountable to the same extent as adults. The frontal and pre-frontal lobes of the brain regulate impulse control and judgment. These lobes are not fully developed until after 18, and often not until age 22, according to the ACLU Web site. These findings show that young people tend to make unsouiid judgments more often, act on impulse and not understand or realize the consequences of their actions. Also according to the ACLU Web site, adolescents are more likely to rehabilitate 'The death penalty should be reserved for criminals who cannot are unable to change and less likely to â€”for serial killers make mistakes as such as Gary Ridgway and Ted Bundy.' they grow older and their brains mature. While supporters of the juvenile death penalty may say young criminals will never benefit society, these studies also show that adolescents are more likely than adults to be rehabilitated because they can gain the ability to realize the consequences of their actions as their brains continue to develop, according to the ACLU Web site. The death penalty age should be raised to an age when the human brain has fully matured. The execution of people who do not have fully developed brain functions is morally wrong. â€”^- The death penalty should be reserved for criminals who are unable to change â€” for serial killers such as Gary Ridgway and Ted Bundy and for people who will never be able to be controlled. Many juveniles can change for the better, no matter how harsh the crime, and they deserve a second chance at life â€” even if it is in prison. WASHER/DRYER. Hotpoint. White electric dryer. Runs great! Have pickup will help deliver. $250.738-3888. STRESSED OUT? 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Show more2005_1108 ---------- Western Front 2005-11-08 - Page 1 ---------- THE WESTERN FRONT NOVEMBER 8,2005 WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY An independent student newspaper serving the campus community since 1970. ISSUE 15, VOLUME 135 ELECTION DAY ARRIVES TAYLOR WILLIAMS / THE WESTERN FRONT Divisive issues face resolution BRYAN EDMONDS / SPECIAL TO THE WESTERN FRONT Throughout Bellingham, signs promoting candidates and issues in today's election litter streets and sidewalks. Along Harris Avenue (pictured above), election signs outside the Firehouse Performing Arts Center promote owner Matt Christman's opposition to developing the city's green spaces. "What makes Bellingham unique are the values like public open spaces, lots of green space and the right economic way, which is open land, not pavement," Christman said. As drivers pass Donovan Avenue (pictured at left), they can witness the conlmunity's interest in the election, which became vote-by-mail this year. Voters must mail in their ballots today to have them count in the election. As of Monday afternoon, the Whatcom County Auditor's Office received 31,461 of the 102,854 ballots it mailed. Gathering honors war deaths BY AMY HARDER The Western Front Rain and wind smeared the writing on the signs, drenched the notebook with soldiers' names and thrust American and Iraqi flags in all directions. But despite inclement weather Thursday, a group of approximately 20 Western students and faculty in Red Square read the names of more than 400 soldiers who have died in the war in Iraq. "We are not fair-weather activists," saidMichael Biesheuvel, Western junior and president of the new Associated Students club Western Against War. "We will try to participate in the gathering regardless of the weather." Shirley Osterhaus, a professor at Fairhaven College who lectures on world issues, organized the gathering and coordinated it with 14 other faculty members to begin at 11:15 a.m. Thursday. Participants named American and Iraqi soldiers who died in the war during the past three years. The group read names for an hour, withstanding the worsening weather. "It's powerful to hear name after name of people who have been killed," Osterhaus said. "We don't see pictures about the war, but at least we can hear names. We need to deal with reality. We are in war every day." Osterhaus said she and the other concerned faculty members, along with students, plan to gather the first Thursday of every month for the rest of the school year in Red Square to read names. The group will read the names of soldiers who have died during the entire war, picking up where they left off each time, she said. see PROTEST, page 5 Commerce groups call border plan inefficient BY SHANNON DEVENY The Western Front Several commerce groups from the United States and Canada want to delay a policy that will require American travelers crossing the U.S.-Canada and U.S.- Mexico borders to carry passports or other forms of secure identification starting in January 2006. More time is necessary to make the policy efficient, said Stuart Johnston, vice president of policy and government for the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. He said the policy is inefficient because the public does not know enough about the requirements. "Almost zero money and effort has gone into public awareness and education about the existence of this policy," Johnston said. Traffic at the border would stall if the public is unaware of the identification requirements, Johnston said. The policy could also discourage tourism, he said. The policy is part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative the U.S. Congress passed in December 2004. The initiative's goal was to tighten security at the U.S. borders by requiring a uniform, secure form of identification that takes effect in stages beginning Jan. 1,2007. On that date, all air and sea travel requires passports. The policy takes full effect on January 1,2008, when all travel in and out of the United States will require a passport or other forms of secure identification. Members from organizations including the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, the BellinghamAVhatcom Chamber of Commerce and the Cascadia Project of Seattle met Oct. 26 to discuss problems they had with the policy and how to improve it. see PASSPORT, page 5 AMY HARDER / THE WESTERN FRONT Western faculty and students endure rain Thursday in Red Square to name soldiers who died in the war in Iraq. SAFETY SCENARIOS Situations imitate wilderness conditions to equip students and community members for safety FEATURES, PAGE 7 SMITH ERA ENDS The Vikings lost the final game of Western football head coach Rob Smith's 17-year career SPORTS, PAGE 10 NO-HIT WONDERS Artists such as Hilary Duff and Britney Spears should not release greatest-hits albums. OPINIONS, PAGE 14 WEATHER Wednesday: Sunny Hi: 52 Low: 41 Thursday: Cloudy Hi: 52 Low: 42 www.westernfrontonline.com ---------- Western Front 2005-11-08 - Page 2 ---------- 2 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS NOVEMBER 8,2005 COPS BOX â€¢ oi iking oices Are you going to vote in today's election? Compiled by Andrew Irvine Ryan Butler Freshman, undecided Ires Grooker Freshman, undecided Carolyn Feffer Freshman, general science education I don't think so because I don't know anything about it. 99 Yeah, I believe that voting is my civic duty, and there are issues that I care about. 99 / would like to, but I don 'tfeel like I am educated enough up here. But I don't wantfrickin 'fluoride in our water. 99 AP Wire news briefs STATE NEWS Teetering rocks threaten 1-90 at Snoqualmie Pass Contractors clearing a rockslide at Snoqualmie Pass found a 16- inch-wide crack in an outcropping Monday, a Washington State Department of Transportation administrator said. Don Whitehouse, regional administrator for the Washington StateDepartmentofTransportation, said if the rocks slide, boulders could roll across Interstate 90, so the interstate closed Sunday. Wilder Construction employees worked in the snow Monday to put up a fence to block the rockslide. The department could reopen at least one eastbound lane within the next week. Administrators did not give an estimate on reopening westbound lanes. Once they have the containment area fenced off, Whitehouse said workers will remove loose rock with small dynamite blasts. 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 main east-west route has been closed since early Sunday, when rocks slid onto the pavement. Seattle votes for fifth time on monorail transit' Today's Washington state election could be the end of the line for a proposed monorail transit system in Seattle. Inspired by the 1-mile monorail in Seattle's 1962 World's Fair, the proposed monorail system was a dream of sleek, elevated trains gliding above clogged city streets. The city shelved plans for a 14- mile line when the financing plan topped $11 billion this summer. King County voters are deciding if they want to pay for a 10-mile line or drop the idea entirely. This is the fifth vote on the monorail in eight years. Supporters said they are still on track to construct the system. Opponents of the project said the Seattle Monorail Authority mismanaged the project by asking for too large of a budget. NATIONAL NEWS New study shows problems for cancer survivors A study sponsored by the Institute of Medicine reported the country's 10 million cancer survivors need follow-up help. . Curing cancer is not the last step for people who beat the disease, The National Cancer Policy Group committee said. Committee chair Dr. Sheldon Greenfield said cancer survivors could face problems, including heart disease, a lack of mobility and sexual dysfunction from the treatment and the disease. INTERNATIONAL NEWS French government reports first fatality in riots The unrest throughout France has claimed its first life. Authorities said a man who received injuries while trying to put out a fire in a trash can died. On Oct. 27, Paris erupted, and rioting has continued ever since. Rioters have set more than 4,700 cars on fire and attacked schools. Youths have tossed flaming Molotov cocktails. The riots injured at least 36 officers. Police have detained 1,200 suspects. French government officials reported overnight attacks in 274 towns. Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin announced Monday that local officials could impose curfews wherever needed to help curb the rioting. The mayhem started as an outburst of anger in a suburban Paris housing project. Muslim and black youths expanded the riot, which has engulfed the city for the past 12 days. Compiled by Stacie Erfle AP Wire courtesy KUGS 89.3-FM WWU Official Announcements - PLEASE POST ALL STUDENTS EXPECTING TO GRADUATE at the dose 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, 17C and Parks Hall. THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST (MPT) will be held in OM 120 at 3 p.m. Mondays on Nov 7, 14, 21 and 28, and at 9 a.m. Thursdays on Nov. 3,10, 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. A HEALTH CAREERS FAIR will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 9 in the VU Multipurpose Room. Details on programs confirmed to attend can be viewed at the Career Center's "Special Events" link, www.careers.wwu.edu. For more information, contact Renee Murray at X/3240. 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 Nov. 19, Jan. 21, March 11, May 13, and Jury 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. Vtsitwww.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 ail sessions, 4 p.m. Thursdays, OM 540; â€¢ Rkle the EmotionÂ«JWave gt; drop in for one or all sessions, 3 to 4:20 p.m. Wednesdays, OM540. Employers On-Campw For complete and updated information, including locations and deadlines, visit www.career.Ymu.edu or stop by OM 280. Nov. 8: â€¢ 2005 Grassroots Campaigns; Nov. 10: â€¢ Holland America; â€¢ Labinal, Inc.; Nov. 14: â€¢ Apex Systems, Inc; â€¢ Federated Insurance; â€¢ Target Stores; Nov. 14-15: â€¢ United Parcel Service; Nov. 17: All Star Fitness; â€¢ The State P1RGS. ---------- Western Front 2005-11-08 - Page 3 ---------- NOVEMBER 8,2005 THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 3 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 reduction .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. Western Washington University will uphold state and federal laws pertaining to alcohol and other drug use. 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.vvwu.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) 244-6142. ASSOCIATED STUDENTS PROGRAMS DRUG INFORMATION CENTER: Provides students and the university community with drag education to increase community awareness of social, physical and economic implications of drug use and abuse. VU 517. Call: 650-6116. 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 lli^l^HI Alcohol liSiiSliill Enactoeens Beer. wine, liquor i i i i M i K K I l l I '"ilililiipii Yes Possible Effects Muscle relaxation, impaired motor control, memory and judgment: depression; intoxication. MDMA, Ecstasv. X, XTC ' HSPPiSB Narcotics Opiates WMMSM Mi i i l i i i l i i i l ^ ; Sedatives Stimulants iitoilSiiillil Ml Heroin, codeine, morphine, opium, percodan, per- ,.Sj^gÂ»ientany|,, eiai- Barbiturates, tranquilizers, methaqualone, other depres-l, iSaoT.S., Amphetamines, cocaine, crack, speed, diet pills: many other natural and syn- Yes, possible l i i ^ i i i i i Yes 311 \es iMi^^H^iii^KBiiiiliiHiiiiiBiBiiBS (I^^BHIIBiBiiiB Increased heart rate, blood pressure 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 verbal and visual memory decrease up to 2 ninitiiii! Euphoria; drowsiness: nausea: respiratory depression. browsiness; slurred spe'een; disorientation; impaired coordination. iPIPIISiplllltf ...,.,...â€ž.,...,,.,â€ž...,â€žâ€¢â€¢...,.. .... mam Increased alertness; increased pulse and blood pres-sure; euphoria; pupil dilation; insomnia; loss of appetite. Fatigue and some depression, after effects wear off. Severe impairment of all physical and mental functions"; high risk of choking or injury from falls or accidents, loss of conscious-!1' ness; coma; death due to anesthesia of brain nBL , , , â„¢ littcrihess, teeth clenching, dangerously high 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 Shallow and slow breathing: dizziness; vomiting; sweating; convulsions: coma; possible death. Shallow respiration; weak and rapid pulse; coma; possible death from depression of central nervous system functions. Agitation; imtability; dizziness: confusion: tuctile or visual hallucinutions;-seizure; convulsion; stroke; possible death. After effects of exhaustion; depression. With many drugs a great danger is other substances being mixed with or substituted for svhat you think you are getting. 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 Linda 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 WWTPs 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 lines. For full details, see: www.wwu.edu/depLs/vpsa/AODjpena1ties.htm Legal Sanctions for Illegal Sale, 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/ AODpenakies.htm * 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; methnmphetamine; barbiturates; and hallucinogenic substances (LSD, peyote, mescaline, psilocybin, PCP, THC, MDA, STP). 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/depts/vpsa/policy_ violation_procs/htm. For detailed information about local, suite and federal drug and alcohol laws, see www.wwu.edu/depis/vpsii/AODpenalties.htm. For general information, see www.wwu.edu/depts/vpsa/AODinfo.htm. Questions'? Call Alcohol and Drug Consultation and Assessment Services at 650-3643. . Off-Campus Resources For a listing of off-campus alcohol and other drug related support groups, help lines and treatment options, contact Alcohol and Drag Consultation and Assessment Services at 650-3643. ---------- Western Front 2005-11-08 - Page 4 ---------- 4 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS NOVEMBER 8,2005 Greenway levies face off in March election BY TALI BENDZAK The Western Front Bellingham residents will vote in March on the new Bellingham greenway levy thatprotects the city's green spaces from development. Two groups of. residents, Greenways 2006 and Greenways Legacy, have formed to promote their proposals on how to allocate funding from the levy. Green space is defined as undeveloped, open land. Tim Wahl, coordinator of the city's greenway program, said the greenway levy dates back to 1990. The original levy allocated $7 million for the city to purchase land for public use, which included parks and trails. The seven-year program was paid for by a tax on Bellingham residents of 57 cents for every $1,000 of property value. When it initially expired in 1997, Bellingham residents passed a $20- million Beyond Greenways levy to prolong the original levy and continue land acquisition. The renewed levy continued the tax at the same rate for another nine years. The duration is based on the city's predicted population growth. Because the Beyond Greenways levy expires in the end of 2005, former members of the Greenway Advisory Committee and residents who are concerned with the rapid development of Bellingham are formulating new levy proposals for the City Council to approve. The City Council will review each proposal and formulate theplan they see most fit for the city. Once approved, Bellingham tax payers BRYAN EDMONDS / SPECIAL TO THE WESTERN FRONT Greenways Legacy plans to purchase 43 acres of Chuckanut Ridge with tax dollars while Greenways 2006 plans on revamping existing trails and parks throughout Bellingham. will vote on the final proposal. The main difference between Greenways Legacy and Greenways 2006 lies in the debate of Chuckanut Ridge. Greenways Legacy plans to purchase as many as 43 acres of Chuckanut Ridge land, while Greenways 2006 refuses to acquire that land because landowners are not willing to sell, said John Blethen, a representative for Greenways 2006. Greenways Legacy proposes a $60-million levy for 15 years. Its focus is 70 percent land acquisition and 30 percent enhancement arid maintenance of existing green spaces. Distribution of the money would primarily benefit the northern regions of Bellingham, called the northern wards. The central and southern wards would receive 30 percent of the benefits. The first two levies did not use funds to improve the north, so Greenways Legacy aims to even out the spending, Greenways Legacy representative Jody Bergsma said. "The value of land grows faster than the interest," Bergsma said. "We would like not to see the green spaces turn into'glaciers of homes,' as I've heard them called." Greenways Legacy's mission is to preserve undeveloped lands that provide animals sanctuary in Bellingham. As the city's population increases, open spaces diminish, Bergsma said. The group's $60-million proposal includes completing trails that link green spaces throughout Bellingham, improving shoreline access at the waterfront of Boulevard Park, building athletic fields at Lake Padden, fixing trails throughout the Sehome Hill Arboretum and providing parks for the public, Bergsma said. "We believe that we have the money spread out equally throughout the city," Bergsma said. "We believe it's now or never, and it will be gone." The Greenways 2006 proposal is similar to Greenways Legacy's proposal in its endeavor to protect green spaces but differs in the focus of its funding. Blethen said the focus of the organization's proposal is to remain flexible because population growth and natural deterioration make the necessity of land acquisition in the future unpredictable. Greenways 2006 proposes a $35 million to $42 million levy for a shorter, 10-year period. Funds come from the previous levies tax. Greenways 2006 focuses only 46 percent of its funding on land acquisition, instead of Greenways Legacy's 70 percent. Greenways 2006's proposal concentrates on maintaining and preserving the trails and parks that the first and second levies acquired. The group aims to disburse funding equally throughout Bellingham by concentrating on areas that have not been acquired and developing green space from the last two levies, Blethen said. "This has been carefully thought out and scrutinized over," Blethen said. "We need to put money back into the existing parks so that people can use them," Greenways 2006 's intended renovationsincludeimprovingtrails and athletic fields at Lake Padden, restoring the wooden walkway and shoreline at Boulevard Park, creating accessibility to Whatcom Falls by building improved trails and replacing the drainage system and trails of Fairhaven Park. "We all want to see greenways happen," Greenways Legacy representative Ken Wilcoxsaid. "It's just a slightly different^ppro^h.''i After reviewing presentations from both groups, the City Council will decide which proposal will be on the March ballot. r~ OCEAN BEACH HOTEL RESENTS "NAUGHTYIN NOVEMBER TOUR '05" NOVEMBER TO REMEMBER Thurs. 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Serving over10 different coffees from all over the world" Upcoming Events * 11/10- Visions Benefit Concert featuring Amber Dunland Special Guests * 11/11- The Gentleman's Club (Hyei|a?z) Chris, Riffle (indiepop) .''V-iCv'-.. * ll/12r Nonlinear Farewell Tyle^it^ rdck) â€¢*'â€¢ 11/16- Michael Gonzalez (live j a ^ w ^ v ''all events start when we 're damn good and ready, or about S yvhich ever comes first" _ Smoke free â€¢ No alcohol â€¢ All age venue 1302 Bay St Bellingham Open 7 days a week L360-734-3868 6am-llpm www.BayStreetGoffee.com ---------- Western Front 2005-11-08 - Page 5 ---------- NOVEMBER 8,2005 NEWS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 5 Passport: Plan could inhibit trade by delaying commercial truckers CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 These organizations are concerned the policy will negatively impact commerce, especially tourism, said Paul Storer, an associate professor of economics at Western and a researcher for the Border Policy Research Instititute. "These business groups are worried that American tourists will be less likely to go to Whistler or Toronto if the U.S. government has implied that they are required to have a passport," Storer said. Travelers need passports to enter Canada because they would be unable to re-enter the United States without them, therefore stranding them in Canada. These organizations do not oppose making the borders more secure, but they take issue with the planned execution of the policy as is, Johnston said. "The ideas behind the initiative are sound, and no one is disputing the ideas behind what that policy is trying to accomplish," Johnston said. "It's the implementation of that policy that's concerning because there are more questions than answers at this stage." These organizations want to delay implementing the policy because they do not feel enough research has gone into it, said Hart Hddge^^Western's director of the' * center for economic and business research and a researcher at the BPRI with Storer. "Many business groups and public agencies want to delay the ID requirement because they don't think the plan is well- written and they don't think the impacts have been studied," Hodges said. This policy could have a negative effect on the shipping industry, Hodges said. U.S. borders currently accept the Free and Secure Trade card, which expedites commercial truck drivers' border crossing. Companies rely on the expedited shipping to deliver goods to customers quickly, said Brad Dugard, director of communications for the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. Under the new policy, the borders would not accept the Free and Secure Trade card. This could delay companies' shipping processes and inhibit trade, Dugard said. "This policy could cause problems for the shipping of goods and services if it requires people driving trucks to have more documents than they already do or if there are delays at the border," Storer said. Delays could arise because of the new policy as people are learning the new rules, asking questions and forgetting or not having the required documents, Storer said. The new requirements, however, are not intended to inhibit travel, said Jarrod Agen, a spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security. "Our intent is not to stop people from traveling across the border, which is why we are trying to be as flexible as possible under congressional law with the identification requirements," Agen said. "We are trying to see if there is a possibility for alternative documents that would be lower in cost and easier to obtain and carry." Passports cost $97 and take up to two months for delivery. Congress is considering accepting four forms "Of identification as alternatives to a U.S. passport, Agen said. The NEXUS card, a form of identification for preapproved low-risk travelers to cross the U.S.-Canada border, is one. The SENTRI card is another form. The card is similar to the NEXUS card, but travelers'use it at the U.S.- Mexico border. Both borders accept the Free and Secure Trade card, which commercial truck drivers carry. The final alternative,* the Border Crossing Card, is one Mexican citizens, use at the southern border who come to the United States on a regular basis. Travelers need a Mexican passport, however, to obtain a Border Crossing Card. Students aspire to create women's resource center BY KIMBERLY OAKLEY The Western Front Westernstudents andcommunity members hope to open a women's resource center in Bellingham that would offer services to women in Whatcom County. Within the next year, organizers hope to have a location for the center in downtown Bellingham and acquire funding for the center, said Western senior Michelle Heitmann, an intern with the center. "Funding and space are the two big barriers we're facing," Heitmann said. This will be the only women's center in Bellingham aside from the on-campus Associated Students Women's Center. The board members will call the center Whatcom Women's Center: The Connection: A Women's Space. The center's goal is to provide women of all ages, races and socioeconomic status with medical resources, counseling and other services women have expressed a need for, said Cat Zavis, 41, a board member for the center over the past year. Heitmann and Zavis spoke to thousands of women in the community about what they need from the center. The center will be a free service for women in Whatcom County KIMBERLY OAKLEY / THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior Michelle Heitmann is working to open a women's center in Bellingham to serve Whatcom County women. and will have a referral service to other medical and resource organizations, such as a domestic violence center and low-cost Bellingham doctors, which could better assist a woman's needs The center also hopes to provide mentoring groups for women to talk about their personal experiences, Heitmann said. Zavis said she hopes to have a Western professor teach basic and professional classes at the center to women who may not have the opportunity to attend college. "We want to meet all women of Whatcom County," Heitmann said. One of the most important goals of the center is to be a welcoming and comfortable environment for women of all ages to seek assistance with a problem or ask questions, Heitmann said. â€¢ Protest: Organizer schedules next gathering for Dec. 1 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Western Against War also participated in the gathering by reading names and setting up an information booth in Red Square about the new club. Western Against War provided flyers explaining the club and information about the first meeting. Biesheuvel said the amount of interest the student body showed in anti-war activism and the new club pleased him. "A lot of students passed the circle, and they recognized students and faculty," Biesheuvel said. "They see people they know who are passionate enough about (the war) to stand out in the rain and force people to think about it Otherwise, it'd just be another regular trip across Red Square." Bellingham resident Kathy Mason, 60, said she wanted to participate in the peace gathering. "Having lived through the Vietnam War, it's unbelievable that it's happening again," Mason said. "People are becoming indifferent to the war, and this gathering helps stop that." Western political science professor Kristin Parris also said the impact of naming soldiers killed in war is important. "The power is in the names that are listed on the Vietnam Memorial," Parris said. "Reading out the names is an effort to keep in mind that the war imposes on real lives. I think everyone, those for and against the war, need to be reminded of that." Osterhaus tentatively scheduled the next gathering for Dec. 1. "We wanted to put the gathering in a time when hopefully there was already some consciousness of remembering people who have passed away," Osterhaus said in reference to Thursday's gathering. BREWERY BISTRO "inn In i Ihni Ml.iV Skills mm At the corner of State Ohio / , Mon-Sat '6am to 2pm â€¢ Sun 8am to 2pm * 734-8687 â€¢â€¢ . â€¢ _ Breakfast and iunch served, all day! â€¢ 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 Turie Brakes in Sunset Square 671-2277 ---------- Western Front 2005-11-08 - Page 6 ---------- FEATURES TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2005 â€¢ WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM â€¢ PAGE 6 Deceased adults can't vote in elections In an attempt to prevent voter fraud, a New Jersey judge ordered the state to compile a list of adults who have died singe 1985. Superior Court Judge Linda R. Feinberg made the ruling Friday after finding out the person responsible for tracking the deaths had not been compiling the information because he did not know it was his job. The ordeal began when Republicans complained that an estimated 13,000 deceased people remained on voter-registration lists, including 4,755 people who reportedly voted in the November 2004 election. Woman glues man's genitals, buttocks Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned . â€” especially a woman with Super Glue. On Friday, jurors found Pennsylvania resident Gail O'Toole guilty of gluing her ex-boyfriend Kenneth Slaby's genitals to his abdomen. O'Toole also glued Slaby's buttocks together and wrote a profanity on his back in nail polish. He had to walk a mile to a gas station to call for help. OToole's attorney said the act was merely a part of the couple's kinky intimate relationship. The judge ordered O'Toole to pay $46,200 for pain and suffering. Gorillas gone wild in television reality show Czech radio and television broadcasters announced that on Nov. 7 they will begin airing a new reality TV series following the lives of four gorillas. With 15 cameras filming the Prague Zoo residents, viewers will be able to vote for their favorite gorilla as the primates compete for a delectable prize of 12 melons. "What the gorillas do is up to them," Prague Zoo gorilla trainer Marek Zdansky said. The show is to be named Odhaleni and stars one male ape, two females and a baby. Officers arrest members of jungle cult More than 300 hundred Papua New Guinea cult members have been arrested for practicing sorcery, according to Thursday's The National newspaper. The members are part of what are known as "cargo cults," in which members believe Western goods and cargo are gifts from ancestral spirits. Some groups have built airstrips in jungle villages near the city of Lae on the north coast, hoping planes might land and bring them gifts. One group also reportedly used menstrual blood as sacred water to see "invisible things," according to the newspaper for the capital, Port Moresby. Man glued to toilet seat for Swedish postcard arrives 50 20 minutes sues Home Depot years after being sent A Colorado man is suing Home Depot after being glued to a restroom toilet seat in 2003. Bob Dougherty, 57, was stuck in the bathroom stall with his pants down for 20 minutes before someone helped him. After realizing his buttocks and legs were glued to the seat, Dougherty said he thought he was having a heart attack. He filed a claim Thursday over the 2- year-old event, claiming that emotional stress, panic attacks and diabetes resulted from the ordeal. "Home Depot not only ignored my plight, they refused my plight," he said. Dougherty said he thinks teens placed the glue on the seat as a prank. Fashion protest backfires with praise Eight female politicians in Norway staged a protest at a royal banquet Friday in an attempt to stop excessive media coverage of their appearances rather than their accomplishments. The protest backfired when local tabloids focused even more attention on the women for wearing traditional costumes that stood out from the ball gowns at the banquet. Tabloids are known for ranking outfits on a scale of one to six and gave the women higher scores for Friday night's attire. A Swedish postcard with a lottery number written on it arrived last month, 50 years after it was sent. A woman mailed the postcard to her friend with the number of a lottery ticket they had bought, said the Gotlands Alle-handa newspaper. Sent in October 1955 to a retirement home on the Baltic island of Gotland, the postcard was addressed to a former employee at the Avallegarden retirement home. "Now and again a letter that has gone astray like this surfaces somewhere... but it is very unusual," Swedish Post Office spokesman Markus Trautmann said Monday. Vegas mayor declares thumb war against graffiti Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman said Wednesday on "Nevada Newsmakers" TV show that he believed graffiti artists should have their thumbs cut off on television. He said he also favors bringing back corporal punishment and canings to teach graffiti artists a lesson. Another panelist on the television show said Goodman, who is a criminal defense lawyer, should use his head for more than just a hat rack. Compiled by Beckie Rosillo ---------- Western Front 2005-11-08 - Page 7 ---------- NOVEMBER 8,2005 FEATURES THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 7 Course teaches wilderness safety BY AMY HARDER The Western Front Bloody and bruised faces, head concussions and broken legs â€” all injuries usually found in wilderness settings, but the Western Outdoor Center brought them indoors in a course designed to equip students and community members with proper wilderness-safety skills. The center offered a wilderness first-aid course for 30 students and community members Saturday and Sunday in Viking Union 464. The course covered first aid and injury recovery, especially pertaining to situations in mountains and forest areas that lack proper assistance, such as a hospital, said Kristin Mclnaney, wilderness first-aid instructor for the Wilderness Medicine Institute, an put-door leadership school. The institute organized the course with the center. "People leave (this course) with a sense of being empowered," Mclnaney said. "They will never be in a situation where they won't know what to do." Saturday's course material focused on patient assessment, while Sunday's focal point was illnesses and allergies that can arise in wilderness settings, said Ray Cramer, wilderness first-aid instructor for the institute. "The course is one-third demonstration, one-third scenario and one-third lecture," he said. The instructors covered topics such, as head trauma, spinal-injury management, wounds and fractures, Cramer said. "The nice thing (about this course) is anything that applies in a wilderness setting applies in an urban setting as well," he said. An official wilderness setting starts when a patient is an hour away from a hospital, Cramer said. In this type of setting it forces the first responded to spend one-on-one time with the patient while using less equipment. Even downtown Seattle could turn into a wilderness setting, Cramer said. AMY HARDER / THE WESTERN FRONT Students practice correctly laying down a mock-injured patient Saturday. The wilderness first-aid course covered first aid and injury recovery. AMY HARDER / THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior Nikki Oleson fakes an injury during the course Saturday. "If there was an earthquake and the hospital collapsed, all of a sudden that's wilderness first aid there," he said. The course is scenario-based, Mclnaney said. The instructors devised mock rock climbing, skiing and hiking accidents in which groups of three students role-play. After participating in the course, Nikki Oleson, Western senior and Outdoor Center excursions coordinator, said the scenarios are the most valuable part, "It puts you in an actual situation and makes you use the knowledge you gain, and you really just have to use the step-by-step method that they give you for the best chance in getting the injured person out of the backcountry," she said. In the groups, one student poses as a patient while the other two perform what the instructors taught them in the lectures to save the patient. "We put make up on people â€” make them look all bloody and beat up and bruised like they would look in a real accident," Mclnaney said. With Mt. Baker Ski Area opening today, the students and community members who participated in the course will be prepared for any accidents that could occur, Cramer said. "Have you ever wondered what would happen if you were in the backcountry on the mountain and broke your leg?" Cramer said. "If it was just you and your friend, you would be the first responder." The main lesson Mclnaney and Cramer said they wanted participants to learn is how calmness can replace panic in wilderness accidents. Oleson said the instructors provided the students with tools to help them handle difficult situations more effectively. The instructors taught a three-step assessment plan including evaluating the scene, surveying the patient and conducting a patient exam. "We want students to think methodically," Mclnaney said. "Even in the face of a dire emergency." g from Acute 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 Bellingharn Asthma, Allergy Immunology Clinic 3015 Squalicum Parkway, Suite 180 Bellingharn, WA 98225 (360) 733-5733 Ext. 16 kravilla@hinet.org ---------- Western Front 2005-11-08 - Page 8 ---------- 8 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT FEATURES NOVEMBER 8,2005 Playing with water Program teaches students, trains future teachers BY SHANNON DEVENY The Western Front Amid the whistles of whirling neon tubes, the ricocheting of straw rockets and the clicking and clacking of gadgets, are the shouts, laughs and stomps of children and the quick shuffle of adults trying to keep track of them. This fast-paced atmosphere characterized Western's fifth annual Sleep Over with Science and Arts Friday and Saturday. Approximately 65 Bellingham students in third through eighth grades participated in the event. "The children like anything that shoots things in the air, makes noise or makes a mess," said Debbie Gibbons, youth programs manager for Western's Extended Education and Summer Programs, which puts on the event. The science portion of the event took place in Western's Science, Mathematics and Technology Education building, and the art portion took place in the Performing Arts Center. "I've been going to this for a really long time," said Nikolas Kelly, 10, a student at Harmony Elementary School in the Mount Baker School District. "I'm excited about everything." The program began in 2000 and each year the sleepover has a different theme and is split into an art program and a science program. Past science themes included geology, astronomy, physics, chemistry and forensics. This year's science theme was "Wet and Wild Mysteries," and focused on hydrology; SHANNON DEVENY / THE WESTERN FRONT Milo Brodsky, 9, and Shawn Chantaboune, 11, attempt to use a tin-can telephone Friday at Western's Sleep Over with Science and Arts program. The event took place in Western's Science, Mathematics and Technology Education building. proximately 45 minutes of free time, they split into their respective programs and then further split into an elementary-age group and a middle-school- age group. The elementary-age science group was divided into four groups and rotated between she said. The children checked the color, clarity, odor and presence of particles and organisms in several samples of water through a microscope and decided which type of water scene on their own as well as use their imaginations," Plesha said. "This is just to give them a taste of what they can do." As the night wound down and the children got ready for bed, volunteers from Western's ^ fburstations: %e- stationsTncluded werewa- SHANNON DEVENY / THE WESTERN FRONT Miguel Mungarro, 8, inspects a water sample through a microscope Friday. the study of water. The theme of this year's art program was "A Play is a Play," which stressed the importance of body movement in acting through improvisational games. The program exposes children to the arts and sciences and is also used for Western education students to practice classroom-management skills, Gibbons said. "The program was created as a vehicle not only for kids to come and get some art and science enrichment, but also for our college students to get some practical experience teaching," Gibbons said. The children registered as part of either the art or science program, and after ap-ter quality, water tension, water properties and water organisms. "We're excited because there are critters in our water," said Western senior Joc- elynne Starmer, an elementary and special education major. Starmer taught the water organism station with two other education students. The program is fun and interesting for the children because they have access to resources they don't usually have, and they enjoy being on a college campus, Gibbons said. "This is an exciting experience for the kids because they see and use microscopes and equipment their schools don't have," they would rather drink, Starmer said. Circle K, an organization funded by Kiwanis, " "â€¢ 't65k over as the overntgfit iupBrvisrJfsls A The Circle K volunteers were assigned to a group and took the children from station to station during the day, stayed with them Friday night in the Learning Resource Center and woke them in the morning for breakfast, said Western sophomore Ashley Thompson, a biology major and Circle K volunteer. "The kids have lots of energy," Thompson said. "This program is really hands-on, and the kids love it because it's a night away from their parents so they can stay up late." Circle K does the sleepover as part of its 24- hours-of-service program, which includes a variety of community-service projects and activities the organization does from 6:30 a.m. one day to 6:30 a.m. the next day, said Western junior Kelly Szymborski, co-president of Circle K. 'This is something we do every year," Szymborski said. "It's great because there are a lot of stations and the people working here are really excited to teach what they teach." Many of the children, such as Leah Schwallie, 9, a student at Assumption Catholic School, are veterans of the program. "This is my third time coming," said Schwallie, who was in the theater portion. "I want to play a lot of games." Shawn Chantaboune, 11, Geneva Elementary student, was back for his second time. "I'm excited that we are going to see a whole lot of new things," Chantaboune said. Others, such as Milo Brodsky, 9, a student at Geneva Elementary, attended for the first time. "I came because my brother told me it was fun," Brodsky said. The purpose of the program is for the children to have a great time and to increase their interest in science and art, said Western graduate student Jillian Bearden, a science education major and program organizer. "The goal is to encourage interest in science in the community, and especially among children," Bearden said. "The kids learnTtiaT it's not just that we need the water for survival," Starmer said. "There are other things that need the water for survival also." - While looking through one of the microscopes, Miguel Mungarro, 8* a student at Eagleridge Elementary School in Femdale, saw tiny organisms in the water. "I'm looking at, like, these little speckles," Mungarro said. "There are black little speckles." The middle school students rotated through three stations that included physical properties of water, water quality and erosion by water, said Western graduate student Lee Krancus, who taught part of the science section. The middle school students also looked at the wave tank in Western's geology facility in the Environmental Studies building, which is a large tank that creates waves so students can study the effects they have on the environment." "It would be great if the kids learned something, and I think they will," Krancus said. "We want them to have a nonclass-room learning experience. We want them to have fun." After a tour of the Underground Theatre, Mainstage Theatre and dressing room in the PAC, the children in the art program were split into elementary and middle school groups, in which they participated in a variety of performance activities. "I'm teaching the science of pretend," said Western senior Noah Martin, a theatre arts education major. Martin, who taught at last year's event, said he was excited to work with the children again because they have so much energy. The children started with improvisation games to get them up and moving and then created commercials for products that don't exist, said Western junior Kate Plesha, a theatre arts education major. "Doing that acting gets the kids to make a ---------- Western Front 2005-11-08 - Page 9 ---------- NOVEMBER 8,2005 FEATURES THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 9 CHARTING THE DEPTHS Rainier gives tours, surveys bay BY LORE AN SERKO The Western Front One of only four ships of its kind in the United States, the Rainier, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship, stopped in the Port of Bellingham Saturday to give tours and survey Bellingham Bay. The administration's ship Rainier is a branch of the U.S. Department of Commerce and conducts research and gathers data about the oceanic components of the environment by looking for environmental changes in landscape and terrain. This information helps chart the seas for boaters. Rainier, stationed in Seattle, is designed and outfitted for producing coastal maps for the administration's nautical-charting program. "Basically we produce ocean charts of the coast bottom to allow for safe navigation of boats and fishing vessels," operations officer of Rainier Ben Evans said. Evans has been on the ship for seven months and an officer in the administration for seven years. A nautical chart is a graphic portrayal of the marine environment that allows seamen to avoid marine hazards such as rocks, wrecks, reefs and tide rips, Evans said. In addition to hazards, officers and scientists on the ship use charts to provide a representation of the coastline and water depths, and aid the navigation of boats and cruise ships. During its visit to Bellingham, Rainier's crew discovered a wreck at the bottom of Bellingham Bay and rock mounds that the crew did not see during the last survey, which Rainier conducted in the 1950s. "If it was a danger to navigation for ships coming in and out of the area, we report it to officials right away,".Rainier's chief survey technician Jim Jacobson said. "In this case (the Bellingham Bay wreck), these items are deep enough where it's not a danger." Rainier;, which operates primarily in Alaskan waters and-the Puget Sound, recently mapped the Columbia Glacier in Alaska, which has been receding and melting. The glacier has withdrawn seven nautical miles, or 1.15 land miles, in the past 10 years. "Our No.l priority is Alaska because there are a lot of uncharted waters and there are many cruise ships that go up there on a regular basis," Ensign Nicky Samuelson said. LOREAN SERKO/THE WESTERN FRONT Ensign Nicky Samuelson explains a nautical chart of the West Coast to a Bellingham resident Saturday. Nautical charts are used to help boaters safely navigate coastal waters. Samuelson has been a crew member oÂ» Rainier for one and a half years. Rainier is equipped with echo sounders, sonar, a Global LOREAN SERKO/THE WESTERN FRONT Rainier stopped in the Port of Bellingham Saturday to give tours and survey Bellingham Bay. the ship, stationed in Seattle, is used mainly for nautical charting in Puget Sound and Alaskan waters. Positioning System, bottom samplers and tide gauges used by officers to record information vital for mapping and determining hazards on the ocean floor. Divers are sent to explore if a hazard is not directly visible on the sonar reading and needs further examination. Divers are able to investigate only hazards less than 100 feet deep. "We are able to take a sample of the ocean floor and test its components," Samuelson said. "We can then tell boaters whether they can anchor or not, based on the ocean's make-up." New information gathered by Rainier researchers usually takes one year to be processed and make it onto navigation maps. If researches find items that will be hazardous to ships, then those items will appear on maps in approximately a week, Jacobson said. Rainier's crew includes approximately 50 people, including 12 core officers, civilian-survey technicians, hydrogra-phers, deck department employees and stewards, who work together to keep the ship running efficiently. The crew is typically at sea for an average of nine months, Ensign Sam Greenaway said. Greenaway has been on Rainier for one year. "I love being at sea and sailing," Greenaway said. "Everyone has dreams.of sailing, and I get to do it for my job." When crew members are not working, they enjoy activities such as kayaking, fishing and swimming, Samuelson said. "I knew that I wanted to be on the water," Samuelson said. "I studied ocean engineering at Florida Tech, and this is natural for me." Evans suggests a bachelor's degree in science, engineering or math to be considered for a job on Rainier. Officers attend 13 weeks of training on land at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y., and then receive hands-on preparation aboard a ship. Other civilian jobs, such as deck department employees and cooks, go through an application process that includes a medical exam and experience evaluations. These positions receive mostly on-the-job training. "This job is never boring," Evans said. "On any given day I could be managing launches, receiving and processing information, diving to look at wrecks or coordinating all the day's activities." ---------- Western Front 2005-11-08 - Page 10 ---------- SPORTS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2005 vWESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM â€¢ PAGE 10 Vikings fall in Smith's final game BY ANDREW SLEIGHTER The Western Front Instead of a retirement party for Western football head coach Rob Smith, the Western Oregon Wolves pummeled the Vikings and handed them a lopsided home loss. Smith ended his 17-year career as the Vikings head coach Saturday, losing to Western Oregon 28-7 in the final game of the season at Civic Field. Smith said if the announcement of his retirement distracted the team, he apologizes for it. "I'm not one to make excuses," Smith said. "Whatever it was, we weren't ready to go today. We played very uninspired, and everyone is disappointed." Smith, Western football's most successful head coach with 109 career victories, announced his retirement Oct. 30. He said that although he thought the team practiced well, the week was anything but normal. "It's been very emotional," Smith said. "The number of e-mails and phone calls I've received has been overwhelming. I'll sit at my computer reading e-mails and have tears streaming down my face." Smith said he felt mixed emotions as he walked off Western's field for the last time. "I was very, very disappointed with our performance today," Smith said. "But also there's a sense of satisfaction, given the fact that I do feel good about the 17 years, and I do feel it is the right time for me to move on with my life." MICHAEL LYCKLAMA / THE WESTERN FRONT Vikings football head coach Rob Smith counsels Western junior quarterback James Monrean Saturday during Western's 28-7 loss to Western Oregon University. The end of the game marked the conclusion of Smith's 17-year career as Western's head football coach. Smith said he plans to spend more time Smith said. "It is who I am; it's what keeps with his children in the future. He also said he sees himself returning to coaching in the future, but he is not sure where. "I hope I haven't coached my last game," me going. When people call you coach, that to me is the ultimate respect." Western assistant coach Terry Todd, 70, also ended his 20-year coaching career with the Vikings Saturday. Todd, who is popular among the players, coached the kickers, punters and running backs. Todd said he is retiring to spend more time with his grandchildren. "It's time to put the family first," he said. Along with Smith and Todd, 17 Western seniors played their final games Saturday. Senior wide receiver Andy Olson broke the school reception record with his 182nd career catch coming late in the first half. Olson is also the all-time leader at Western in career touchdown catcnes and second in receiving yards. "It's nice to have the records, I suppose," Olson said. "It's not something I dwell on a whole lot, but it just would have been nice to win more games." Coming into the game, Olson needed only one catch to break the three-year-old reception record. Smith said he was glad to see him do it. "(The record) was a big deal for me," Smith said. "(Olson) goes out with a lot of records and is one hell of a football player." Western senior running back Jake Carlyle led the Vikings with 41 rushing yards. Carlyle said he did not think Smith's retirement'Would factor into the game. "Everybody had a lot of questions about the uncertainty of what was going to happen in the future, but I thought on the practice field we were going hard, and we were working hard and we were focused," Carlyle see SMITH, page 12/////////////////^^^^////////////////^^^^^ Brand New Units! 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Trygg and her teammates have won the first four tournaments and a duel match this season. BY JULIE WAGGONER The Western Front Despite Mother Nature's best efforts, the Western women's golf team has had cruised through the fall portion of its schedule. The Vikings, rankedNo. 4 nationally, won all four of the tournaments in which the team played this fall. "Our biggest challenges were weather- related â€” extreme heat and extreme rain," said Katja Trygg, Western senior golfer and team co-captain. In more than 95-degree heat, the team won the first two tournaments of the season, the Northeastern State University Invitational Sept. 19-20 in Muskogee, Okla., and the Grand Canyon University Invitational Sept. 26-27 in Phoenix, Ariz. At the Western Washington University Invitational Oct. 10-11, which the Vikings won for the fourth year in a row, it rained for six of the nine and a half hours of play, said Candice Wagner, Western senior golfer and team co-captain. "It was mentally draining having to try" to keep dry and playing-with wet grips," Wagner said. "Every other team out there gave up, but we shot our lowest rounds at the course." Western then defeated Saint Martin's University in a duel match Oct. 21 at Bellingham Golf and Country Club. This fall has been a season of low scores and new records for women's golf. At Grand Canyon, the team shot a school-record 287 in one round, breaking the 298- stroke record it set on the same course last year, Wagner said. "I didn't believe it for a while," Trygg said. "It was really surreal to shoot (287)." Trygg, who won the individual portion of the tournament, said she shot her lowest score ever, 69 on a par 72, at Grand Canyon. Western sophomore golfer Catherine Kim said Western head coach Bo Stephan has not put pressure on the team to win or given the impression that he would ever be disappointed. "He's all about having fun, all positive," Trygg made us all believe we every tournament 'After winning (at Northeastern State) we pretty much felt like we had to win all of them.' CATHERINE KIM Western sophomore golfer said. "He could win In previous years we were afraid of letting our coach down. Now we know we can never let our coach down, which makes it easier to succeed. Someone having confidence in you takes all the doubt out of your mind." This fall was Stephan's first season as the golf team's head coach, but he has a history at Western. He was the women's golf team assistant coach last season and assistant coach for the men's golf team in 2003 and 2004. As a student, he played at Western for four years until he graduated in 2003. Last season, the team won four of the 11 tournaments it played in and placed fifth at the NCAA Division II national tournament for the second year in a row. Trygg said Vikings players felt they had not finished the 2004- 2005 season strong. Other teams* expectations coincided with the Vikings' thoughts about the team's less-than-strong finish. "In the beginning of the year we weren't even considered in the top 10," Kim said. "They forgot about us, which kind of sucked." The team's 10th place finish out of 19 teams at Northeastern State in 2004 motivated the team to win this year. "We wanted revenge on it because we were pissed off that we didn't do so well previously," Kim said. "After winning (at Northeastern State) we pretty much felt like we had to win all of them." â€¢ Each win provided the motivation to keep the victories going, Kim said. 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From there, Carlyle scampered up the middle for eight yards on a draw and on the next play caught a screen pass from Western MICHAEL LYCKLAMA/THE WESTERN FRONT junior quarterback James Monrean for 27 Western Oregon University junior run- yards to the Western Oregon 13-yard line. ning back Eliot Vinzant rushes through Monrean completed a pass to Western a hole in Western's defense. senior tight end Nick Yoney for 10 yards, but as Yoney twisted trying to reach the end zone he fumbled the ball to Western Oregon junior safety Jason Buckmier. After the turnover, Western Oregon marched 98 yards on nine plays for a touchdown and didn't look back. The Wolves scored 28 unanswered points and dominated on the ground, out-rushing the Vikings 208-73. Monrean was off target allday, ending two potential scoring drives with interceptions in the end zone. Monrean injured his left knee and ankle Oct. 29 against Central Washington University, but Smith said Monrean told him he was ready to go for Saturday. "He was obviously not himself today," Smith said. "I don't believe it was injury, but he was off tremendously in pregame. He's better than what he showed today." Monrean was 10-23 with three interceptions and no touchdowns Saturday. Sophomore quarterback A. J. Porter took over for Monrean to try to jump-start the Western offense. Porter led Western's only scoring drive early in the fourth quarter. Porter threw for 39 yards to wide-open Western sophomore Brett Upchurch to bring the score to 28-7. Western President Karen Morse honored Todd and Smith in an on-field ceremony before the game. "(Coaching) is not 9 to. 5; you put your heart and soul into it," Smith said. "It's been emotional, but it's time." Sweep: Vikings hope to improve on fifth-place finish at last season's national championship CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 like, 'We have to win the last tournament now,' " Kim said. "It was one of those things where you've already started it so you can't really go back." Western ended its fall schedule Oct. 25 by winning the Cal State Monterey Bay Lady Otter Invitational by 21 strokes. Western's final score of 634 beat the old tournament record by four strokes. The fall portion of the season is over, but it will resume March 6, when the players hope to play at Rollins College's tournament in Winter Park, Fla. Rollins has been the national champion for three years in a row. The team doesn't know if it will play at this tournament because Rollins is in a different region, and the time commitment of flying to Florida for three days may not be worthwhile, Kim said. The other teams ranked in the top five nationally are from schools on the East Coast, so the tournament would be Western's only opportunity to face them before nationals. Wagner said she hopes to make it to nationals in May and take home the championship. "If we take it one tournament at a time, one day at a time, like we did this season, we definitely have the potential and the ability to do it," Wagner said. Volleyball celebrates senior night with win BY DAVE WILHITE The Western Front The Vikings women's volleyball team honored its three senior players Saturday night by announcing their names and giving them gifts in front of more than 550 fans. The team then defended its turf in Carver Gym by defeating Western Oregon University in three straight matches. The Vikings began the first game slowly, falling behind 9 to 3, but after that the team came alive with nearly error-free play and won with final scores of 30-21, 30-24 and 30-21 to win the best of five event. "That's the way I wanted to end the (home) season," Western senior and outside hitter Jamie Petersen said. "We wanted to finish things right." Petersen put in a strong overall effort, with a .321 attack percentage, three aces and 15 digs. The team combined with a total of 49 kills and 11 serve aces. Western sophomore Courtney Schneider, with a team-high 34 digs, demonstrated her scrappy play in the game. Although the Wolves kept the second game close with seven lead changes, as the game wore on the Vikings were able to pull ahead. "We did a good job of siding out and keeping our focus," said Western senior Kristen Urdahl, who registered a match high of 41 sets. Western had four players with double-digit kills: Petersen with 12, Western freshman Siri Wuotila with 14, Western freshman Tiana Roma with 12 and Western sophomore Lindsey Signer with 10. The games pivoted, however, on the timely serves of Western sophomore Katie Robinson with five aces and four forced errors that helped the Vikings pull away in the crucial stages of each match. Robinson said she didn't want to take too much credit for her success. "Most of the aces were on accident," she said. The Vikings had 11 errors, while the Wolves logged 20. Several of the Wolves' errors led to ace opportunities for the Vikings. Although the Vikings will not make the playoffs this year, Robinson said she is excited for the team's future. "We. have a lot of young players and have a lot of potential," she said. * The Vikings will finish the season with a pair of games in Alaska â€” first at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Thursday and second at the University of Alaska Anchorage Saturday. The team is 16-9 and will finish the season with an 8-2 home record. Western volleyball head coach Diane Flick, at 114- 26, has the best win-loss ratio of any Western coach in the school's history for any sport. Flick said she would not be traveling with the team next week because she is expecting to have a baby girl within the next six weeks. DAVE WILHTTE / THE WESTERN FRONT With a kill that placed an exclamation point on the win, Western senior Jamie Petersen finished off Western Oregon University Saturday night in Carver Gym. Learn l^M^^^MSku^ Necklaces More! Call For The Nov. Schedule Historic Fairtiaven, 1001 Harris B'ham. WESTERN FRONT : CLASSIFIEDS : ! SELL! ' 650-3161 Visit the LIOS table on Nov. 9 at the WW U Health Career Fair MA Dcgnev Svsinns ( ounseling Consulting Coaching in Organizations Also: Workshops â€¢ I caiU't ship Studies Cirtifuafe Program Where Leadership is a way of being . . . 425.939.8100 â€¢ info@lios.org â€¢ www.Iios.org â€¢ Â« â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ ---------- Western Front 2005-11-08 - Page 13 ---------- OPINIONS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2005 â€¢ WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM â€¢ PAGE 13 Here's a sarcastic thanks On the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 11, a man's wheelchair collapsed in the crosswalk at Ellis Street and Lakeway Drive, stranding him and his partner in the middle of the intersection. When the light turned green, people in cars started swerving around him, his partner and three pedestrians who had stopped to help carry him and his mangled wheelchair out of the road. It was rush hour and hundreds of people saw what happened, but nobody stopped to help. Nobody in the business it happened in front of came outside, even after they'd seen the event through the window. Nobody even called for help, and God knows there had to have been cell phones out there. It was a good 20 minutes in the freezing cold before a police officer showed up by chance, and by then two of the pedestrians had run across the street to St. Joseph Hospital to find another wheelchair on their own. I find it just reprehensible the sorts of things people will give priority to over other people's lives and safety. Unless you had a loved one dying somewhere or were on the phone with somebody in a hijacked plane, there was no excuse to not do anything. Being inside a big steel box doesn't give you the privilege to be a passive bystander, let alone drive calmly around the panicked little group as though they were just another obstacle. If the group in the street had been run down, would you have stopped then, or was it more important to get to Starbucks right away? Would you observe a violent crime so placidly, like the witnesses of the famous Kitty Genovese murder, thinking it was someone else's responsibility? Ironically, the reason this man is in a wheelchair to begin with is that he was hit by a car while trying to help somebody else, and he is now paralyzed on one side. Before that, he'd jumped into a river to save two people from drowning. I'd like to send a sarcastic thank you to all the people who made it possible for even more good Samaritans to experience the same tiSble fateY Community Voices Students need to make their voices heard if they want change â€¢^,-^^rtS^SW-:? Jessica Nicholas 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. I am writing this letter in an effort to bridge the gap between my generation (Woodstock/Vietnam/ civil rights) and yours. I was recently astonished when I saw a PBS special about the 60s. It said that when 2 million of us marched on D.C., it changed Lyndon Johnson's mind, and he decided to end the Vietnam War. I never dreamed that we had that direct of an effect. I came away from watching that show with sadness because I don't see many students who are politically active today on a national scale. I have been asking every college student that I meet why they think this is so. Some _ of the answers follow: "There's so much information that I don't know who to believe." "There haven't been any leaders that capture my imagination." "I'm too busy trying to work and go to school." "There are too many electronic toys to play with." "I don't want to be like my parents." - "There's no draft." There is validity to all of these reasons and many more. However, there are bigger things in life. In my opinion, the current administration is doing its best to ruin this country and planet â€” with effects that will fall more upon your shoulders than mine. How would you feel if personal rights you take for granted became illegal? How do you feel about social services and education losing funding while world conquest gets the lion's share? How would you feel if our president tried getting the country behind him by creating another political crisis leading to another war and "The rest of the world sees clearly that the United States created evidence for an unnecessary war that is now a mess for everyone to deal with.' reinstated the draft to supply it? How will you feel when you ultimately end up with huge taxes to repay the debt from this current war, which has cost the average family in America over $3,000 already? The rest of the world sees clearly that the United States created evidence for an unnecessary war that is now a mess for everyone to deal with. They see that at the same time we refute unquestionable science about global warming and fail to take any meaningful action while continuing to consume a huge amount of the world's resources. They see us disregarding treaties when they don't _____== appear to be in our economic interest. They see us as a bastion of hypocrisy, not of democracy. It is hard forme to imagine a more short-sighted, iconoclastic, self-centered group of individuals than those now running this country. It makes me sad to see so few of you at peace rallies and vigils and writing letters to the editor. I suggest that you listen to Amy Goodman on KUGS 89.3 FM, 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday - Friday. I suggest that you join organizations such as MoveOn.org. Please realize that you don't need to clearly see a final goal to act. If something is wrong â€” yours is the generation that needs to stand up and do something! When 2 million of us marched on D.C., I hoped that we were making a change. But mostly, I just had to say something. You may be surprised to find that your voice can matter. Harvey Schwartz Ex-hippie and Bellingham chiropractor, 57 "Washington, DC, Sept. 8 - The former secretary of state, Colin L. Powell, says in a television interview to be broadcast Friday that his 2003 speech to the UN, in which he gave a detailed description of Iraqi weapons programs that turned out not to exist was 'painful 'for him personally and would be a permanent 'blot 'on his record. " â€” The New York Times !â€¢ . Su$jMii$d by: Cities of BBllinghamTB'laSii^S^^S^^^ { \Apf||frari County Council â€¢ Whatcom Couri^Â§^ii||i||f '$ Z:MtyA$^#M M4yk ---------- Western Front 2005-11-08 - Page 14 ---------- 14 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT OPINIONS NOVEMBER 8,2005 Sober skiing is safe skiing Welcome to the wonderful world of snow sports. Starting today, Western students will pile into sport utility vehicles and truck it east to Mount Baker, and just like any other day in the life of a typical college student, it likely will involve alcohol. As if college students don't have enough outlets to get trashed, they can add another and go skiing with a flask. According to the Injury Fact Book that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released in 2002, excessive alcohol consumption is a factor in more than 100,000 deaths in the United States each year. College students should be the first to realize skiing or snowboarding with alcohol is a recipe for disaster because of the frequency with which they drink. Every Monday, stories fly about students' latest intoxicated escapades that resulted in injury. More often than not, these drunken injuries happen while they are simply walking, ninning or attempting to climb a roofâ€” so the danger of moving rapidly on a slick surface while intoxicated should be a no-brainer for college students. If they can't remain upright in a normal setting, trying to stay balanced while strapped into protruding objects that slide on snow is implausible. Every student knows, either from experience or by lovingly observing fellow drunkards, that alcohol impairs nearly every function necessary for successfully executing a snow sport. Coordination soars out the window, motor skills go down the shitter, judgement gets left at the door, and reaction times become slower than a sloth. Every aspect alcohol blurs is vital for keeping fellow snow enthusiasts on the mountain safe. Sure, extreme sports are hot right now, but dying or getting seriously injured isn't. Skiing and snowboarding became popular for the adrenaline rush they provide, and that in itself should be enough. Mixing alcohol and adrenaline defies logic since alcohol is a central nervous system depressant, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These depressants slow brain activity, naturally inhibiting the adrenaline rush. College students wind up spending $37.64 for a lift ticket and a minimum of $10 for a fifth, which totals $47.64 â€” all to counteract the rush of soaring down a mountain. The Mt. Baker Ski Area wants college students to come to the mountain. Those nice folks sliced $66 off a season pass for college students. Sure, downing a couple beers in the bar at the lodge is acceptable, but take some responsibility. Students who get belligerent and then slide down the mountain not only put their lives in jeopardy, they endanger other snow bunnies as well. Playing beer pong, running from cops, skinny dipping, dancing on pool tables or in cages, playhig_bide-and-go seek Wearing only underwear, smgmg karaoke, doing keg stands, making out wiuTranddni people, climbing, slapping asses, playing strip poker, exploring neighbors' yards and outdoor showers, peeing outside, searching for sasquatch and using beer as a mixer provide enough rush for any drunk college student, so show some respect and ride sober this season. 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, 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 Coffinan, 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: "I don't drink a lot. My family calls me an old soul And my friends call me a pussy. " â€” Mike Birbiglia, comedian Greatest hits not for everyone BY AMY HARDER The Western Front Music legend Hilary Duff launched her greatest hits album "Most Wanted" Aug. 16. The collection highlighted her long," successful, celebrated career of making music â€” all two years of it. Greatest-hits albums should mark a milestone in a musician's career. Previously, these albums chronicled years of making music and handfuls of previous albums. Now, record companies release best-of albums as an easy way to make more money and buy the artists more time before needing to release a new album. Mandy Moore, whom the public knows more as an actor than a singer, assembled her greatest-hits collection after only four years. Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys released best-of albums only six and four years, respectively, after their first albums. The Beatles, a band that released 27 No. 1 hits during more than 10 years of making music, have four greatest hits albums. Legendary musician Billy Joel has released two greatest-hits albums spanning a career of almost 30 years. If Moore followed in Joel's footsteps, she would release approximately seven greatest- hits albums during the course of a 30- year career. Artists show a lack of creativity when they release best-of collections so early in their careers. Musicians should still be in their prime of making original music two years into their careers. Joel released 10 full-length albums before compiling his first best- of collection. Greatest hits albums with only two records preceding them represents laziness and a lack of originality in a young artist's career. The mainstream music industry is centered around money, and prematurely releasing greatest hits albums is no-different. Labels often release best-of collections casual listeners will buy to ensure a steady flow of money, according to-an Aug. 26 MSNBC.com article. Arguing that Spears or a mem-berof the Backstreet Boys is hard-pressed for money is ridiculous. Any rerun of MTV "Cribs" or VHl's "Fabulous Life Of should be evidence enough that most musical artists are just fine in the money department. Labels should not encourage cheap hit collec-see MILESTONE, page 15 Iraq, Vietnam similar BY LANCE HENDERSON The Western Front Comparisons between the war in Iraq and the Vietnam War began around the time bombs shocked and awed Baghdad residents in March 2003. But now more than ever Americans are bracing themselves for another Vietnam-like blemish on the United States' otherwise impeccable war record. Students throughout the country walked out of their classes to protest the war in Iraq on Wednesday, according to a Nov. 3 Q13 Fox article online. Marchers took to the streets of Seattle, where men and women in uniform protested the war. The only thing missing was a little Buffalo Springfield on the wind asking, "What's that sound?" Ameriean deaths in Iraq now top 2,000, and 58 percent of Americans disapprove of Bush's handling of the war in Iraq, according to a June 28 CNN.com article. While a slight majority feels the invasion of Iraq helped with the long-term security of the United States, 70 percent of Americans feel those gains come with an unacceptable number of military casualties. The insurgency in Iraq employs guerilla-style tactics, just like the Viet Cong forces used in Vietnam. The insurgents' attacks and the number of casualties are comparable to the losses America encountered in Vietnam, on average. At its peak, the Vietnam War was taking up to 500 casualties per month, according to Lies.com, a site devoted to exposing the lies of government propaganda. But according to Mitch Mitchell, a CBS News military analyst and retired Army colonel, the Vietnam War deployed more troops than the war in Iraq, but the United States is now suffering approximately one quarter of the 500 casualties per month that occurred during the Vietnam War. He said, however, when deployment differences are figured in, both conflicts result in relatively the same number of casualties per month. These numbers are appalling. No administration should allow an amount of casualties on par with such a crimson blotch on the pages, of the nation's history. The president has been spouting nothing but nationalist propaganda to justify the unnecessary deaths caused in this war. While President George W Bush feels each loss of life is heartbreaking, he said the best way to honor see BLEMISH, page 15 J3+ ---------- Western Front 2005-11-08 - Page 15 ---------- NOVEMBER 8,2005 OPINIONS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 15 Milestone: Record companies must stop putting out greatest-hits albums for mediocre artists CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 tions at the expense of new music. Instead, artists should feel pressure to produce new music. Ideally, creativity and masterful musicianship should be the most effective ways to earn money for artists and their labels. Instead, musicians use shock value and sex to sell their music. Traditionally, artists release greatest-hits collections after producing enough hits to fill an entire album. Duff's four major songs cannot, obviously, fill an entire CD. The other nine tracks on the record are songs from her previous records that her label did not release as singles. A greatest-hits album used to signal the end of a successful career or a series of significant songs. The idea behind best-of collections is that artists have created enough songs to choose the best. Duff, Moore, Spears and the Backstreet Boys do not have enough music to do this adequately. They simply re-released the same songs that played on the radio just a few years earlier. â€” _ Those who support premature greatest-hits albums argue artists need all their popular songs on one album 'A greatest-hits album used to signal the end of a successful career or a series of significant songs.' according to the MSNBC.com article. Chain discount stores such as Wal-Mart and Target are quickly becoming the most convenient places to buy CDs. Since â€” a - these stores do not specialize in music, the shelf space for each artist is smaller than in specialty music stores. Therefore, labels and artists want to ensure their best songs are available for consumers. When a mediocre artist such as Spears releases four albums that each have only one or two hits, die label sees an opportunity to sell a greatest-hits CD to compensate for limited retail, shelf space, with the hits from each album in one place. Instead of compiling artists' hit singles into one album for better exposure, musicians should strive to produce more well-rounded records. If artists create an album with several quality songs, consumers will be more likely to buy their initial releases and not just greatest-hits collections. Every artist encounters the same limited exposure at large retail stores. Artists' motives for making music should focus on the quality of the music, not the shelf space Wal-Mart provides. Greatest-hits albums should revert to their original, milestone-marking importance. Until then, however, listeners must suffer as inexperienced artists release not-so- great greatest hits. Blemish: Bush brazenly rejects clear, sensible comparisons between war in Iraq,Vietnam War CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 the sacrifice of the fallen troops is to complete the mission and lay the foundation of peace in Iraq by spreading freedom, according to an Oct 26 CNN.com article. As the number of civilians and American soldier casualties in Vietnam increased, President Lyndon B. Johnson's popularity declined, not only because of media scrutiny, but also as a result of student protests. At the end of a speech March 31, 1968, Johnson shocked the country by saying he enemy, according to the same site. would not run for re-election. This generation has not been so lucky. Bush rejects comparisons between the war in Iraq and the Vietnam War, according to DemocracyNow.com, a site dedicated to preserving democracy. Bush said the analogy is false and sends the 'Bush should be more concerned with the messages he sends, such as continuing this illegal war without a UN resolution.' Bush should be more concerned with the messages he sends, such as continuing this illegal war without a UN resolution. The Bush administration also sends the wrong message when it spends more money on a war than on education. America sends the wrong message when it spends mon-wrong message to American troops and the ey on sending troops off to die in the war while thousands of Americans do not have health insurance or access to higher education when these things are more important. Comparisons to Vietnam are helping America's youth make its current stand. During Vietnam, veterans who served returned to a disapproving nation. The warriors were confused with the war â€” a mistake this generation refuses to make. Citizens must place blame squarely on the shoulders of warmongers, and Americans will support the troops â€” not the war. A Fiuorostiicic Acid Fluoride is an " industrial waste product containing lead, arsenic and mercury: it i* NOT phsrmacutical-grade fluoride. Industrial'grade fluoridation CSMS S dental fluorosis in children and hip fractures indÂ»eÂ«ldcrly. A People should be free fÂ© choose Wwfat medications tiuy ingest and at what dosage levels. Any benefits from fluoride occur with topical application; of phaimaeeutkal-grad* fluoride and not from ingestion of industrial-grade fluoride. JL The proposed initial $750,000 plus the %f SMOfiOO annual fluoride tax will result in increa edwaterrates* Fluoride? Beliinghamvocerarejecrediluottdein 2992 and 2997. Interest groups and big are attempting tÂ» thwart our decisions. CMf U9fffltffwlMin.! www.noforcedfluoride.org Your Career Sen ices (enter and the A.S. Legal Information (enter present... 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Show more2005_1202 ---------- Western Front 2005-12-02 - Page 1 ---------- THE WESTERN FRONT FRIDAY DECEMBER 2,2005 WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY An independent student newspaper serving the campus community since 1970. ISSUE 21, VOLUME 135 DUI patrols to increase for holidays BY KRISTA GRUNHUKD The Western Front Don't drink and drive is the message the Whatcom County Traffic Safety Task Force is trying to convey to the public by adding 280 hours of patrols for driving under the influence on top of their normal patrols this holiday season. Between Nov. 21 and Jan. 2, all of the county's police departments will add the extra hours to ensure safer roads. The 280 hours, funded by a $2,500 grant from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, are part of the statewide "Drive Hammered, Get Nailed" campaign, which promotes sober driving through year-round campaigns. "I think it's great," University Police Sgt. Connie Satter said. "Whenever we are given extra funds it allows us to focus specifically on keeping traffic and pedestrians safe." UP will increase its patrol by 40 hours, and will primarily emphasize the campus areas and surrounding neighborhoods, Satter said. The amount of hours, the county's see PATROLS, page 3 VIKINGS WIN JARED YOAKUM / THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior Tyler MacMullen scores two points during the rout of Hawaii-Pacific University Tuesday, ^or story, see page 13. Parking rates increase JARED YOAKUM / THE WESTERN FRONT Starting January, parking rates will increase downtown to provide more income for city transportation projects. Parking fines, meter rates double to provide money to alleviate parking woes around city BY JEN WHTTFORD The Western Front Bellingham will increase the price of parking downtown beginning Jan. 1. Hourly meter rates will go from 25 cents per hour to 50 cents per hour. Parking tickets will also double, from $5 to $10 without the current option residents have to pay early at a discounted rate. The rate increase is the first; the city has had in 13 years, said Clark Williams, Bellingham Department of Public Works transportation manager. "We haven't had an increase since '92, and in order to keep up with inflation we needed to raise the rates slightly," Williams said. "No one had any great rationale to raise the rates before, but now we are out of parking." Williams said the increased revenue is needed to maintain the parking system. With the recent development of condominiums downtown and in other areas of Bellingham, parking is becoming more difficult to find, Williams said. The rates increases will provide funds for three electronic meters in the parking garage on East Holly Street and six along the 1300 block of Railroad Avenue. Williams said the automatic meters are designed for people to pay for specific numbered parking stalls. If downtown shoppers are far away from the meter but need to put more money into it, they can do it at any of the nine machines the city plans see, INCREASE, page 8 Residents wait all night for Xbox 360 BY SHAWNA WALLS The Western Front While not as chaotic as the hyped events in the Seattle area, Bellingham's gamers also rushed to get the Xbox 360 game console on its release day, Nov. 22. In Bellingham, lines were more modest than in Seattle. Retailers such as Fred Meyer and Target communicated expected shortages to customers by issuing numbered tickets corresponding with the number of units available or cutting off lines at the number of consoles the store had in stock. Most lines had fewer than 20 people, but those who queued up were die-hards* some braving a dense fog and temperatures that dipped below freezing to wait overnight in front of their chosen store. Fred Meyer, the first store in Bellingham to open its doors, let customers in at the store's usual 7 a.m. opening time. At the Lakeway location, Western senior Josh Gray said most of the 16 people in line had been there since 7 p.m. the previous night. He said his experience sleeping in front of the store was less than comfortable, "I had an air mattress," he said. "That didn't work out top well." The line perked up when Fred Meyer employees came out just before opening to hand out tickets, which entitled each bearer to a console. The approximately 15 people waiting in line for the 10 a.m. opening of Circuit City seemed to be prepared for a siege, arriving with furniture, sleeping bags and coolers full of food and drinks. One weather-minded individual brought a large outdoor heater. - Western sophomore LeRoy Miller said he arrived at Circut City at noon Nov.-21, skipping classes to wait in line, but the first person in line had been there two hours before he arrived. LeRoy was the fourth person in line. Some in the Circuit City line who stayed overnight had trouble sleeping in the cold conditions. Western freshman Michael Ricci did not sleep at all. see GAMES, page 8 BACK IN BLACK Lewis Black from "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" entertains tonight at a benefit ACCENT, PAGE 9 REPLACING SMITH Western searches for a new head football coach before winter break SPORTS, PAGE 14 OVERLY SENSITIVE Americans are too caught up being politically correct when certain words are necessary ;'â€¢. OPINIONS, PAGE 18 WEATHER Saturday: Sunny Hi: 40 Low: 33 Sunday: Sunny Hi: 43 Low: 35 www.westernfrontonline.com ---------- Western Front 2005-12-02 - Page 2 ---------- 2 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS DECEMBER 2,2005 COPS BOX MWi^iiiW^iiilftB8l8iR^ftftiliilii â€¢ â€¢ H i \ 'iking oices What is the most inappropriate thing you've ever done on campus? Compiled by Julie Waggoner Jacob Caggiano Junior, general studies Barbara Martin Junior, physics Shellane Jensen Freshman, environmental studies I pissed out my dprm window from the top floor. â€¢ ) * ) We did a slip 'n'slide after it snowed with a bunch of drunk girls, one of whom nearly lost her pants. â€¢)â€¢ gt; I took an apple and a banana from the dining hall. * ) * ) APWire news briefs STATE NEWS Washington meets federal clean-air requirements statewide Washington is the first state in the West, excluding Hawaii, to fully comply with federal clean-air requirements. Gov. Christine Gregoire announced Wednesday in Tacoma that Washington joined 12 other states that have been certified by federal regulators as meeting the Environmental Protection Agency's standards. The staters compliance became officiai'Sept. 26, when the area mill 7^-- between the Tri-Cities and Walla Walla â€”r was certified by federal regulators as meeting the EPA*s standards. That area was one of three that were brought into compliance this year; other areas are Yakima and Spokane. Wednesday's announcement WttKttKtMMtttttmm 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. means the entire state meets EPA standards for air pollutants such as ground-level ozone, carbon monoxide and particulate matter. Areas must meet the standards for three years and have an EPA-approved maintenance plan to ensure air quality NATIONAL NEWS [ State Department will answer questions about secret prisons The U.S. State Department said it will reply to a European Union request Tuesday for information following reports of secret prisohs â€¢ s m^Eufope operated by the United States where the CIA allegedly holds suspected terrorists. Department spokesman Sean McCormack would not answer pjess questiojQS Wednesday about wnether the sites exist. He also wouldn't say whether the United States response to the European Union would definitively answer that question, nor whether the department will publicize the response. He didn't say when the department will reply. Concerns about alleged CIA operatives' activities in European countries led to investigations in six countries. It is illegal under United States law for the U.S. government to hold prisoners in secret prisons in the United States. It has long been assumed that the CIA operates such sites overseas to prosecution by the law. INTERNATIONAL NEWS French doctors perform world's - first partial face transplant Doctors in Lyon, France said a woman is in excellent condition after getting the world's first partial face transplant- On Sunday, doctors grafted another person's nose, lips and chin onto the woman, who. wishes to remain anonymous. A dog bite left the 38-year-old woman disfigured this past May. According to the statement, the transplanted parts came from a donor who was brain- dead. Iraqi border guards return to key outpost near Syria Iraqi border guards returned to a key part of the Syrian border in what officials call an important step in boosting border security. Iraqi and U.S. officials said Syria allows insurgents to cross the 400-mile border into Iraq, a charge Syria denies. The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. George Casey, said the military has no plans to pull U.S. troops from the area because they still need to help local Iraqis with reconstruction and security.' ; Compiled by KristaGrunhurd APWire courtesy KUGS893-FM WWU Official Announcements - PLEASE POST ; \ IKON I Pimm'.) THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTSlpOKSTOREWILL HOLD A HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE on Wednesday, Nov. 30. All faculty, staff, and students are invited:There will be lots of greatdiscounts and giveaways throughout the day, and there will be cookies, warm drinks and holiday music from 3 to 6 p.m. . - â€¢. ^ ALL STUDENTS EXPECTING TO GRADUATE at the dose 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 1OG, 17G and Parks HalL THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST (MPp will be held in OM 120 at 9 a.m. Thursdays on Dec. 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. Theitest takes about Vh 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 through July 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 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. 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. ---------- Western Front 2005-12-02 - Page 3 ---------- DECEMBER 2,2005 NEWS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 3 Patrols: Consequences, including court fees, steep for those caught driving while intoxicated v CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 other police departments will patrol is based on the size and areas they patrol. "It is important to have an emphasis on drunk driving during the holiday season to keep people aware of others on the road," Bellingham Police Department officer Brad Livesey said. "These patrols keep everyone safe while keeping dangerous drivers off the road." Western junior Ben Larnef said Washington's DUI laws are strict, but taking a taxi home from downtown is easy and inexpensive. He said one of his friends usually stays sober to drive everyone home. "It's a lot less expensive to take a cab than it is to hire a lawyer," he said. Coconut Grove bartender and Blaine police reserve officer Rick Freeman ;.said most of his clientele feel similar " to the way he does. "As a bartender, I haven't really noticed an increase or decline of alcohol consumption over the years," he said. "What precautions, safely. such as taxis, to get home " "People have become more (PD eopl/e n/ ave bi eâ€¢c oâ€¢m e aw, are, of. the_ ,l.e gÂ° a.l restrictions r _â€¢' placed in Washington â„¢7ar more aware of the the years _ legal restrictions in Washington over the last few years â€” from changing the legal driving , placed in limit to campaigns like 'Drive I have noticed is the people who Washington over the Hammered, Get Nailed,' " go out drinking now have many last few vears ' Freeman said. "People are more options of getting home, '__ paying more attention." and they are using them." RICK FREEMAN In 1999' Washington Freeman said that although Coconut Grove bartender l o w e r e d the blood-alcohol people have a tendency to ancj Blaine police reserve leve^s needed to receive a ticket officer from 0:1 to 0.08 and increased financial penalties, j ail time and consume higher amounts of alcohol during the holidays, patrons of Coconut Grove are also aware of the additional law enforcement and take license suspension for first-time offenders. "It's all about being responsible," Freeman said. "As a bartender and a reserve officer, I understand that everyone needs to be responsible. Bartenders need to be aware of how much they are serving and to whom, while patrons need to be responsible about how much they drink and how they get home." Some of the consequences of receiving a DUI are a suspended driver's license, court fines, lawyer fees, vehicle-impound fees, treatment-program fees, electronic home monitoring, ignition-interlock device installation and increased insurance costs. "We just want people safe," Satter said. "That's the reason for this whole campaign. We don't like to write tickets, but it's worth writing a few nasty tickets to prevent picking bodies up off the road." ---------- Western Front 2005-12-02 - Page 4 ---------- 4 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS DECEMBER 2,2005 Art students offer two free shows downtown BY MARI KARIYA The Western Front Western art students are making names for themselves as their art shows have gone from small shows in the Fine Arts Building to full-scale gallery shows at the Bay Street Coffee House and the Hand to Mouth Gallery Nov. 27 through Dec. 17. This quarter the students in Western's Art 494, senior art studio seminar, are presenting their work in a show in two spaces downtown. Western senior and Art 494 student Shey O. Ruud formulated the idea for this year's-theme, "Go Figure," when the class tried to come up with an idea to tie everyone's previously made and new art together. "I wanted something everybody could fit into â€” a broad idea so that people wouldn't have to conform their art to a specific theme," Ruud said. Students in the class will display various forms of art. Mediums include photography, prints, painting, sculpture, drawing arid experimental techniques. The experimental techniques usually involve photography and range from digital manipulation to tin-typing, an old-fashioned way of developing photographs on metal plates. Most students are submitting multiple works in the show, but the class only requires them to submit one. Students can choose to make their work available for purchase, and artist contact information will be available at the venues for those wishing to buy the art. With so many mediums and different subjects tied together by a loose theme, this quarter's show will cover a wide array of tastes, said Tyler Swank, Western senior and ARTWORK COURTESY OF OLIVIA WEBSTER Western senior Olivia Webster's will show Her 8-foot-by-3.5-foot oil painting Nov. 27 through Dec. 17 at either the Bay Street Coffee House on Bay Street or the Hand to Mouth Gallery on Chestnut Street. Art 494 student "It's been really interesting to see everyone's work come together," Swank said. ^'We've got a good scope of everyone's personality." Displaying student work is one of the focuses of Art 494, since the class is about creating art and then showing it. "This is the first opportunity to build a body of work around what you're interested in," said Olivia Webster, Western senior and Art 494 student. The 13 seniors have worked toward the show all quarter, and their efforts will culminate in a free exhibition and reception at two downtown venues â€” the Bay Street Coffee House at 1302 Bay Street and Hand to Mouth Gallery at 205 Chestnut Street. The class chose to have its show at two locations for several reasons, Art 494 professor Cara Jaye said. Two exhibition spaces provide more extended show dates and more space. The two locations will also give more exposure because people who might not go to a gallery to see the show might notice it at the coffeehouse, and those who make a point of going to a gallery to look at art will see it at the Hand and Mouth Gallery. The two venues are only two blocks away frorh each other, allowing exhibition-goers to walk back and forth between the two shows. "I think this creates nice connections between the art community and students," Jaye said. A 1998 Western alumna, Michelle Schutte opened Hand to Mouth Gallery in 2003 partly because she felt students did riot have enough venues to display art outside of restaurants and bars. Schutte held two previous Art 494 shows at Hand to Mouth and hopes art students at Western will view the gallery as a resource, with rentable gallery space and work areas. "The intention (with this show) is to create some kind of communication between the downtown art community and the Western art community," Schutte said. JBLsJF ^L* ^Le ^%w#- I M I MuM. 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Commencement will take place at 10 a.m. Dec. 10 in Science, Mathematics and Technology Education building 150. Thomas Olney, Western associate professor of finance and marketing, said he feels Mottner's personable attitude and excellence in teaching more than qualify her to give the speech. "I'm sure she's up to the task," Olney said. "I'm sure she'll have something valuable and interesting to say to the students." Mottner said she wants her speech to convey that students can choose what career path to take and who they want to be in the future. Defining one's identity and goals and marketing that identity to the world is a skill graduates will find useful in their futures. After receiving the 2005 Western Excellence in Teaching Award during the June graduation ceremony, Mottner. said the provost office contacted her in late September. The office asked her to be the commencement speaker for this quarter's graduation ceremony. Mottner began teaching at Western in fall 2001. Wendy Wilhelm, Western associate professor of finance and marketing, said Mottner's 25 years of management experience in retail, including Sears, and her knowledge of marketing for nonprofit organizations are great assets to the department. Wilhelm and Olney were part of the committee that hired Mottner in 2000. "She's not just getting up there and talking about retailing and nonprofit marketing in an academic sense," Wilhelm said. "She's actually been out in the real world." Part of that real-world experience was working for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, in Virginia, the largest outdoor nonprofit museum in the world, Mottner said. The foundation's interest was to recreate a colonial town. It hired Mottner to manage its souvenir stores. The experience influenced Mottner to introduce a Western class called nonprofit marketing in fall 2004. She created the class to teach students how to market nonprofit organizations and that not all organizations and businesses exist to make, money, Mottner said. The connections she has made with her students, colleagues and staff are part of who she is, Mottner said. If she were ever to leave Western, those would be ties that she would keep with her always, but she said she hopes to stay at Western for as long as she can. City searches for new planning director BY KRISTA GRUNHURD The Western Front As the city plans for continuing urban growth in Bellingham, a significant leadership change will take place in the city's planning department. Jorge Vega, director of the department, will resign Dec. 15 to address family needs. City Council members have already started thinking about what qualities they want to see in a new director. "It is a crucial position in our community," Bellingham City Councilman .Bob Ryan said. "Almost everything that goes on passes through the planning department. I hope we can find someone who has experience in our community, knowledge of what is happening here and someone who understands the needs of a growing city." Finding a new leader will not be. an easy task to complete, Bellingham City Councilwoman Louise Bjornson said. "It's a long process with hiring a company to do pre-interviews, interviews and open houses," she said. "After the candidates are narrowed to about half a dozen, all the leaders of the community meet and evaluate them. We will give bur input to the mayor, who makes the final decision." Mayor Mark Asmundson hired senior planner Greg Aucutt as interim director to fill the position's vacancy. The hiring process will take between four and six months, and interviews have not yet opened to the public. The City Council is unsure when the application process will begin. "We have to keep things moving," Aucutt said. "We don't have time to put things on hold." The city hired Vega two years ago as the interim director. Aucutt hasn't decided if he will apply for the position full-time. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CITY OF BELLINGHAM City planning director Jorge Vega will resign Dec. 15. Comcitolxfc- Skagit Valley Mereltaming ^ Â» v , i ' " * f *â€¢ Checkoutyqur distance Education course options at SVC WWU's partner Eats flies. Dates a pig. Hollywood star. 1.1 IF IS T v l f IC l#lâ‚¬cMfY13 Pass It On. THE F O U N D A T I O N LPJR A B Â£ T T E R U F E â€¢wvvw.forfoette.rIife.org Worried about taking too long to finish your degree? Can't fit GUR classes into your schedule? Skagit Valley College offers affordable, transferable GUR courses like Psychology, English, History, and Math through SVC Distance Education oron-campus! Open Enrollment begins Thursday, Decembers! Winter Quarter begins Tuesday, January 3. Register soon for the best selection of classes! Lots of online options too! 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Western junior Rhiarinon Andreini, who lives downtown, often has to park on the street. "I have a parking permit for a garage, but sometimes I have to park on the street because people will park in my spot," Andreini said. "It's not too much of a hassle though because I can pay $3 and pafk all day." Andreini said even though she pays $35 per month for the garage, the few times she has had to pay to park did not bother her. "We're so used to paying an 'We 're so used to paying an outra^ geous amount on campus that downtown parking isn't unreasonable.', RHIANNON ANDREINI Western junior and downtown resident outrageous amount on campus that downtown parking isn't unreasonable," she said. The only plausible option for employees and residents, aside from parking on the street or continually feeding meters, is buying a. monthly permit, which ranges in price from $25 to 80, depending on the location of the parking spot, = = = = = Williams said. Pete Williamson, 36, an employee at Logos Software in downtown, said parking before he goes to work is rarely a problem for him. "My company pays for my permit; it was part of the deal in getting hired here," Williamson said. "If I do have to park downtown, the only hassle is carrying change around. The increases seem really reasonable. It really isn't that expensive." City transportation officials are not sure what response to expect from residents about the parking increase. ' Municipal court accounting technician Kim Chang said she expects fewer parking tickets after rates increase. "Maybe people will think twice about parking after the rates go up," Chang said. SHAWNA WALLS/THE WESTERN FRONT Bellingham residents wait outside the Fred Meyer on Lakeway Drive for Xbox 360s Nov. 22. Games: Xbox 360 consoles sell out before stores open CONTINUED FROM PAGE I "Everyone around me was sleeping," he said. "I had my eyes closed, but I couldn't sleep. I was too cold." Despite the conditions, he said he enjoyed waiting. "It's fun when you have people you know," he said. "It's a good social experience." Western sophomore Dan Burger said he was planning to share his roommate's console and only stood in line to hold a place for another friend, who paid him for the task â€” perhaps not enough. His friend paid him $100 for the 21 hours he stood in line. Best Buy employees opened the store's doors at 8:30 a.m., earlier than the usual 10 a.m. opening time, to hand out units to customers who had tickets indicating their number in line. The crowd clotted around the door, peering in at the customers in line ahead of them. Those still waiting politely moved aside each time a smiling customer came out with the prize. One enterprising gamer, however, did not have to wait in line long, Blaine resident Brendon Jordan, 22, said he had showed up only minutes before Best Buy opened, because he had paid someone for a place in line to ensure he would get a console. "It's for my little brother," he said. "I told him I'd get him one for Christmas." ---------- Western Front 2005-12-02 - Page 9 ---------- FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2005 â€¢WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM â€¢ PAGE 9 One angry man The Daily Show's acerbic commentator Lewis Black rants about, well, everything BY ANDREW SLEIGHTER The WestenrFront Planned Parenthood isn't usually something to joke about. That isn't stopping comedian Lewis Black, however, who will perform at 8 p.m. tonight at a benefit for the organization at the Mount Baker Theatre. The cantankerous comic, who is most recognized for his "Back in Black" segments on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart," has historically supported Planned Parenthood by participating in benefits at a national level, said Christina Wright, Mt. Baker Planned Parenthood director of external affairs. She said Black has a large following from "The Daily Show" and other appearances on Comedy Central and HBO. While some only know Black from "The Daily Show," he has been in comedy more than 20 years, Wright said. Fans of Black enjoy his unrelenting commentary on topics ranging from politics to the weather. Constantly moving his hands and twitching his fingers, Black engages in possibly the most aggressive, literal finger-pointing in the history of comedy. The Bellingham event came about as a result of Black already being in the Northwest for two shows, one at The Centre for the Arts in Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, and one at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle Saturday, Wright said. The show is an excellent opportunity for a break before Western students' finals, she said. Ticket prices are $29, $39 and $49 depending on the seat location. A $100 golden-circle ticket grants access to a reception and meet-and-greet opportunity with Black after the show. Western junior Michaela Allen is willing to spend part of her budget on tickets because the event is a fundraiser for Planned Parenthood. "I like watching him on 'The Daily Show,' "she said. "He's kind of like this angry guy, but I think he's just more energetic. It would be nice if it were cheaper for college students, but if it's for Planned Parenthood I'm all for that." Western freshman Jason Clopper said he thinks the price is more than reasonable for someone as famous as Black. Tickets are . available at the Mount Baker Theatre ticket office. PHOTO COURTESY OF LEWISBLACK.NET Comedian Lewis Black will perform tonight at the Mount Baker Theatre for a Planned Parenthood benefit. access means you a better cho'ce. broadband internet Catli today-for this social offer. Itfs time to cut thecord and ditch the dial-up. With Clearwire? simply sign up and plug ourfwireles? mjbo!em Into any power outlet Jn your home, office, or any other location In our coverage area. Now that's choice. 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"I couldn't believe the amount of people in the crowd who knew that song word for word, yelling it back at them," Westbrook said. Hannah, Rowalski and drummer Jord Samolesky, who all hail from Winnipeg, Manitoba, played in the United States for the first time in nearly five years. Propagandhi canceled its last U.S. show because of Sept. 11, Westbrook said, and the band hasn't played a show in Canada in two years. The band ended its hiatus at Western â€” the first stop on the band's Crimean Tour promoting "Potemkin City Limits," Propaganda's fifth full-length album. Western students have demanded a straight-up punk-rock show during the past few years, Westbrook said. The waiting fans shivering in the winter cold drew only one conclusion â€” the Western audience's appreciation for Propagandhi was undeniable. The trio performed with irresistible energy. Kowalski played with a smile, pounding out bass lines, pumping his fist in the air and knocking over his mic stand several times. Samolesky, who wore pajamas for the performance, darted from behind his drum set to leap into the splits during a brief guitar solo. Hannah shouted loving abuses at the audience. "Don't tell me what to do," he said to the crowd after the band stopped midsong and the audience continued to sing. "Are you with us or are you against us?" JARED YOAKUM/THE WESTERN FRONT JARED YOAKUM / THE WESTERN FRONT The Greg MacPherson Band, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Audience members cram into the Viking Union Multipurpose Room to hear punk band Propagan-performs Nov. 18 with Propagandhi and Axes of Evil. dhi perform its first live show in the United States in four years. A classic icon of political counterculture, Propagandhi ' released its first album, "How to Clean Everything," on the Fat Wreck Chords label in 1993, More than 10 years later, the band played in the Multipurpose Room for a dedicated fan following. Flushed audience members looked giddy, pushing through the crowd to get closer to the stage. Propagandhi's passionate performance matched the band's politically infused lyrics. The trio played hard andwellâ€”with a vengeance against the U.S.-Canada border. Hannah complained about having been stuck at the border for two hours before the show, adding to the band's prior distaste for the patrol officers. "We wrote this one for the people at the border, who are the most incompetent weirdoes we?ve ever met," he said later in the show. With a towel draped around his neck, Samolesky answered the audience's demand forjan encore with a defiant slap of his own ass before returning to his drum stool. Hannah's steady stream of derogatory side comments against the U.S.- â€¢-*â€¢' Canada border patrol officers built Tip~auldience^anTicipatidii~ throughout the night, and the crowd broke into cheers when Hannah screamed, "fuck me border," into his mic. As the beat of the song picked up, the throbbing group crowding the stage erupted into dance. Heads bobbed eagerly Propagandhi guitarist and Viking Union Multipurpose JARED YOAKUM 7 THE WESTERN FRONT lead vocalist Chris Hannah performs Nov. 18 at the Room. to the reverberating amps. Static audience participants standing in the back of the room mouthed each line. Withi fists in the air, fans applauded Propagandhi with luiMated approval. Whether asked to leave for violating Western's no-bodysurfing policy or emerging shoeless from the mosh pit, audience members braved Bellingham's fog and bared one common souvenir they didn't pick up from the merchandise table â€” a smiie. i ---------- Western Front 2005-12-02 - Page 11 ---------- DECEMBER 2,2005 ACCENT THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 11 Bellingham band promotes new album in Spain ^^^^^f^Mn^mmiit PHOTO COURTESY OF IMANOL Dave Crider, Dt's guitarist and owner of Estrus Records, performs in Barcelona, Spain to promote the band's new album "Nice and Rough." BY KRISTA GRUNHURD The Western Front Sleeping on dirty floors, driving for 20 hours in a crowded van, eating European fast food and spending every day with the same people were just a small part of what the Dt's experienced on its "October 'tour'through Spaing Portugal, England and Scotland. "We were cursed with noisy hotels, nappy floors and construction everywhere we went," bass player Scott Greene said. "But I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat." The band went to Europe on a promotional tour for its album "Nice and Rough," which Spain's GP Records released in August in Europe. The Dt's are officially signed on Bellingham's Estrus Records, but Dave Crider, Dt's guitar player and owner of Estrus, made arrangements with GP Records to record an exclusive album for the label. Crider said GP Records wanted to obtain the rights to a new album after the Dt's toured Spain one year ago. "We toured last year in Spain after GP Records heard our previous album," drummer Phil Carter said. "That tour went really well, so they wanted us to make an album just for them. Once they reviewed the new album, they brought us over again. We played just about every night in bars, festivals, radio shows and even on Spanish national television." The three-week tour began Oct. 6 in Valladolid, Spain, where the Dt's played two shows before traveling to Lisbon, Portugal. After playing at the Barreiro Rocks Festival in Lisbon, the band drove back to Spain for 10 more shows. "The people in Spain were amazing," Carter said. "They would go to our shows wanting to rock and they would. People would party until you quit playing or passed out, whichever came first." After playing its way through northern Spain, the Dt's flew to the United Kingdom for the final leg of the tour. "The U.K. was the punk-rock part of the tour," Carter said. "We played in dirty bars and slept on dirty floors." The band members said that, while some shows were sold out, others weren't promoted, leaving the venues empty when fans should have filled them. "In Spain and Portugal every show was full," PHOTO COURTESY OF IMANOL Drummer Phil Carter on air at Radio 3 Oct. 10 in Madrid, Spain, to promote the Dt's new album "Nice and Rough." Greene said. "The energy of people was great, and our album was heavily promoted. In the U.K., some of the shows were awesome and high-energy, but some of them didn't have a lot of people." Greene said that toward the end of the tour the band felt exhausted from lack of sleep after traveling long hours every day and performing shows every night. "You learn a lot about people's personalities when you spend every moment with them â€” especially when exhaustion and fatigue set in," Greene said. "Most of the time is spent hurrying to the destination and then waiting around in the van once you get there before finally putting on the show." All the sleepless nights and long days were worth it for the band members, he said. "It was an amazing experience to be able to play music while touring different countries in Europe," Greene said. "It would be fun to do it again." The Dt's may return to Spain next September for a third promotional tour. "It would be great to go back," Carter said. "Butright now we are focusing on.our immediate future, playing shows and possibly recording a new album." The Dt's will perform Saturday at The 3B Tavern in Bellingham. PHOTO COURTESY OF IMANOL Dt's drummer Phil Carter performs Oct. 7 in Badajoz, Spain. PHOTO COURTESY OF IMANOL Dt's guitarist, Dave Crider, rocks onstage Oct. 8 at the Barreiro Rocks Festival in Lisbon, Portugal. ---------- Western Front 2005-12-02 - Page 12 ---------- 12 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT ACCENT DECEMBER 2,2005 Association unites musicians and venues JACOB BUCKENMEYER / THE WESTERN FRONT ~* Bellingham resident Jan Peters performs at the Nov. 12 Bellingham Invitational Songwriters' Showcase concert series. BY JACOB BUCKENMEYER The Western Front If an event in Whatcom County involves local folk, bluegrass or jazz music, it's a safe bet the Bellingham Independent Music Association played a part in organizing it. The association provides live entertainment each-weekend during the Allied Arts of Whatcom County's 25th Annual Holiday Festival from Nov. 19 to Dec. 24 in downtown Bellingham, association president Hilary Higgins said. Allied Arts is a nonprofit corporation that supports art in Whatcom County by organizing festivals, displaying local artists work and connecting artists to area schools. TheassociationisbookingavarietyofNorthwest acoustic musicians such as Cabin Fever and John Lee, who play styles ranging from bluegrass to traditional Christmas songs and perform oh weekends at the Pickford Dreamspace. Daniel Barringer, executive director of Allied Arts, said the corporation is involved with all types of art in Bellingham but tends to focus on visual arts, which Allied Arts can easily display in its gallery. The association connects local-music supporters and venues with approximately 100 musicians in the county, said Karen FitzGerald, secretary of the association's board of directors. "It's certainly very valuable to have an organization around which is dedicated to music," he said. "Musicians, like other artists, are very much focused on the work they do. BIMA allows musicians to concentrate on their music and helps to connect people to the musicians." Bellingham resident and association member Rob Queisser, 61, plays trombone and bass in several music groups, including the Michael Gonzales Quartet. Queisser joined the association when he moved to Bellingham last year as a way to meet other musicians and join local groups. Membership is available to musicians and music supporters for an annual fee, which ranges from $15 to $1,000. Queisser said he has been playing music for 30 years and said he has three to four performances or rehearsals each week, primarily with the Everett Symphony, but also With five groups in Whatcom County. "I do some.performances in clubs and whatever venue's available," he said. 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As if Dykstra's performance on the hardwood wasn't enough, his grandpa won a Frisbee during bingo at halftime. "(Dykstra's) got a lion's heart," Western head coach Brad Jackson said. "He's very physically tough. He's such a nice kid; sometimes people don't see that part of him, but he's as tough a competitor as you're ever going to see." Along with displaying his toughness, Dykstra shot 54 percent from the field, 57 percent from three-point range and went 10-10 from the free-throw line. Western senior guard Ryan Diggs led the Vikings with 29 points and four steals. Diggs' ability to penetrate to the basket set up room for his jump shot, allowing him to go 5-7 behind the three-point line. The frantic pace of the game delivered an abundance of turnovers. The Vikings surrendered 23 turnovers but forced just as many. The Vikings were able to capitalize on its opponent's turnovers, out-scoring the Sea Warriors 28-19 in points from turnovers. "We want to play at a fast pace like (tonight)," Dykstra said. "Offensively no one can play with us, so the more possessions we can create the better, but 23 turnovers is a lot. We'd like that in the low teens." Diggs said the Vikings got lackadaisical after they built a lead. "We just have to work on keeping our focus, even when we're up 20," Diggs said. "Good teams keep their focus when they're up 20." Coach Jackson said some of the turnovers had less to do with Hawaii's defense than with Western mistakes. When. Western senior point guard Kyle Jackson was out of the game, the primary ball-handling responsibilities fell to Western senior backup guard Preston Vermeulen. While Kyle Jackson is the preferred floor general, coach Jackson said he is comfortable with a number of players bringing the. ball up the court, including Vermeulen, Dykstra and Diggs. Coach Jackson said the team's turnovers came from its mental lapses, not lack of ability. Hawaii Pacific attempted to utilize a full-court press defense against the Vikings to start the game. The Vikings were clearly comfortable with the pace. Even though the team coughed up 23 turnovers, the Vikings scored 22 fast-break points to the Sea Warriors'two. Western trailed early in the first half, 15-12. Then the Vikings scored 12 straight points, seven by Diggs, and never trailed again. Already with a 23-20 lead, the Vikings went on a 29-6 run fueled by the perimeter shooting of Diggs and Dykstra to push the lead to 52- 26. During the run, Dykstra was 4-6 from the field and 4-4 from the free-throw line. Diggs put the exclamation point on the run after Vermeulen stole the ball and threw it ahead to Diggs for a thunderous one-handed dunk, which brought the loudest ovation of the night from the crowd. Dykstra led all scorers at the half with 23 points. The Vikings ended the first half leading 61-39. With the win, Western improved its season record to 4-1, while the Sea Warriors dropped to 0-2. The win marked the second consecutive game in which Western scored more than 100 points. The see FASTBREAK, page 14 JARED YOAKUM/ THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior guard Ryan Diggs throws down two of his game-high 29 points during Tuesday's win over Hawaii Pacific University. Diggs has topped 20 points in all but one game this season. Timberlodge Apartments 1026 22nd Street [Mta Do This Brand New apartment complex offers: â€¢ 1 3 Bedrooms â€¢Secured Intercom Access â€¢ Washer/Dryer/Dishwasher â€¢ Garage Parking for each bedroom One Bedroom c c mm mmmm\\ffls gt;\M D Three Bedroom 2 Bath i One Bedroom (Apraox^SO^iareJeet^ At #4. Three Bedrooms / 2 full baths (Approx. I4I8O Square feet). 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Oregon State linebackers coach heads list to replace Rob Smith BY MICHAEL LYCKLAMA The Western Front The search for a new football coach at Western continues, but the end is drawing closer. Western is in ongoing talks with Robin Ross, Oregon State University linebackers coach, who interviewed Monday for the head coaching position, Western sports information director Paul Madison said. "We would like to have a coach in place before winter break (Dec. 10)," Madison said. "But it depends on our ongoing communications with Robin." Madison said he could not comment further on these communications. How well the talks go with Ross will determine if Western continues to interview more candidates. Theposition, however, is not closed, Madison said. â€” Ross interviewed with Western athletic director Lynda Goodrich, Western president Karen Morse and Eileen Coughlin, vice president for student affairs. Ross also spoke with the team Monday in a meeting. Ross served as the defensive coordinator for the Vikings in 1994 and 1995. In 1994, the team ranked first in the nation in scoring defense, allowing 12.5 points per game, and reached the quarterfinals of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Division II national playoffs. In 1995 the team finished the season 9-0 and ranked No. 1 nationally in the NAIA. Western junior quarterback James Monrean said he was impressed with Ross' coaching resume. "He's just a football guy," Monrean said after speaking with Ross in an open forum with the team Monday. "He knows both sides of the ball. He's been successful wherever he's beenâ€”something our team needs."- Monrean said he felt Ross was a hands-on, players' coach and that he enjoyed teaching the game. He would stop the drill and do it himself to show a player how to do it right, Monrean said. "I feel like he could come in and make an impact on our team," Monrean said. Ross moved on to the defensive coordinator position at Fresno State University in 1996 and became the defensive-line and linebackers coach at the University of Oregon in 1997. Ross, 50, parlayed his job in Oregon to become the linebackers coach for the Oakland Raiders in 1999. While in Oakland, the Raiders advanced to the American Football Conference dhampionship game, losing to the eventual Super Bowl champions, the Baltimore Ravens. He also coached in the 2001 Pro Bowl. Ross returned to Oregon in 2001 as the special teams and tight-end coach until joining Oregon State in 2005. "I just want to have a coach in place by the time we get back from break (and begin winter workouts)," Monrean said. Check www. wwuvikings. cqllegesports. com for breaking information on the Vikings head coach search. Senior bound for Bowl BY MICHAEL LYCKLAMA The Western Front The season may be over for most Vikings football players, but not for Western senior offensive center Loren Winter. Winter has been selected to play for the West squad in the 2006 Cactus Bowl Senior All-Star Football Game Jan. 7 at Javelina Stadium on the Texas A M University- Kingsville campus. The Cactus Bowl showcases the top players in the NCAA Division II. Fox Sports Southwest will televise the game -â€” available nationally and internationally on satellite dishes. "It's very humbling," Winter said. "I've lost 15 pounds (since the season) trying to slim down, thinking there was no way I'm going to make it. Now I got to get back in shape." Scouts from every NFL team will attend the week-long workouts and the game to observe the 82 college seniors in preparation for the NFL draft in April. The 6-foot-1-inch, 270-pound Winter was a unanimous first-team Great Northwest Athletic Conference selection and second-team Daktronics Northwest Region all-star. He has played in all 39 games during the past four years, starting for 37. "In the time I've been here, he has been one of our best players," Western senior running back Duncan Sherrard said. "Every year he got better and better. He is not the biggest giiy on the field but one of the fastest (linemen) you'11 ever see." Winter will join Central Washington University wide receiver Brian Potucek as the COURTESY OF THE SPORTS INFORMATION DEPARTMENT Western senior offensive center Loren Winter played in all 39 games during the past four seasons. GNAC's only representatives. Winter's selection made him the seventh player to represent Western in the game,- which was originally known as the Snow Bowl and took place in Fargo, N.D. Winter, a business finance major, is getting married in June 2006 and doesn't plan to make a career out of football. "I kind of want to get on with my life," Winter said. 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There's no minimum balance required to avoid a monthly service charge and it's free to sign up for a Visa* Check Card. Plus there's free online bill pay available at wamu.com. . Next to some quality time on the paper sheet, Free Checking from Washington Mutual is your best chance to graduate with a clean bill of financial health. For more information, visit vour local Washington Mutual Financial Center or call .1-800- 788-7000. Deposits' arc F D iC Insured wamu.com I FREE CHECKING WITH NO MONTHLY FEE NO MATTER WHAT YOUR BALANCE |Qj Washington Mutual :Â£â€¢ ---------- Western Front 2005-12-02 - Page 15 ---------- DECEMBER 2,2005 SPORTS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 15 Senior's journey nears end BY LOREN SHANE The Western Front When Western senior and women's basketball center Courtney Clapp was in her early years of high school, she never imagined playing basketball' in college. After averaging 11 points and 9 rebounds per game during her senior year at Juanita High School in Kirkland and succeeding in the competitive Amateur Athletic Union basketball program, Clapp said she decided to give college basketball a second thought. After high school, Clapp spent two years playing basketball at Santa Rosa Junior College in Santa Rosa, Calif., where she earned first-team California Community College Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-State honors. Clapp then returned to her home state last year to join the Vikings for the 2004-2005 season and started in all 29 games. Clapp said she chose to attend Western because of its location and history of having a competitive women's basketball team. The Vikings have had 12 20-win seasons since 1990. "Western has a tradition of being a winning program," she said. "I just felt really comfortable with the players and coaches and wanted to return home to Washington." Western head coach Carmen Dolfo said Clapp plays a key role on the team. "Clapp is very team oriented," Dolfo said. "She is a great scorer, good defender and important leader." Clapp said Dolfo and assistant coach Sarah Nichols support the players on and off the court. "They want us to strive as players and as women," Clapp said. "They really care about our lives inside and outside of basketball." Last season Clapp averaged 12.6 points and 4.7 rebounds for Western and was named to the 2005 West Regional all-tournament team after averaging 27.5 points and eight rebounds in the tournament. TAYLOR WILLIAMS / THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior center Courtney Clapp works on her jump shot at practice Wednesday. Clapp averaged 12.6 points and 4.7 rebounds per game during the 2004-2005 season. Clapp said playing basketball at the Division II level has been more demanding than the junior-college level, which has made her a stronger person. "Playing year-round teaches you time management," she said. "The challenge in practice and time put into the team has made me a stronger person both mentally and physically." Tina Donahue, Western senior forward and Clapp's teammate, said Clapp fills an important position as center for the team. ''Courtney is a very assertive post," Donahue said. "She moves and meshes well with the team." Clapp said she has had to sacrifice time with friends and family to play college basketball. "It's a very busy year for us," she said. "While most people get three weeks for Christmas break, we get three days." Clapp, who hopes to graduate next fall, said she would like to return to the game as a coach. "I would love to coach at the collegiate level one day," she said. "After I graduate we'll see what opportunities come." Donahue said Clapp has qualities that would make her an excellent coach. "Clapp has an amazing knowledge and passion about the game," Donahue said. "She is always willing to give it her all and really works well with people." When Clapp is not playing basketball, she said she enjoys. watching MTV's "Laguria Beach" and the "Real World" with friends. "I am obsessed with reality TV," she said. "We all get together on Tuesday nights and watch as much reality drama as we can." As Clapp begins her final season as a Vikings player, the sociology major said she wants to make the most of every opportunity. "Before each practice and game, I remind myself this is the last time I'll play on this date," she said. "After this week I won't play in the month of November ever again. It's hard to believe how fast it has gone by." Clapp said the team set its goals as high as it can for the-season. "We want to go deep in the playoffs and play in the national championships," Clapp said. 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A recent congressional think tank said the Bush administration's current yardsticks are inadequate gauges of the country's progress in the war on terror, according to a Nov. 28 Yahoo! News article. Someone ought to take a yardstick to the geniuses running the war and gauge exactly how many blows it takes to raise big nasty welts. Even President George W. Bush admitted during his â€¢ 2004 re-election campaign his war on terror was "un-winnable," according to an Aug. 30, 2004, CBSnews. com article. For a less-violent, non-welt-raising approach, the United States could turn the war on terror over to Terrorwood... er, Hollywood Video. Everyone watches movies. Even terrorists watch movies. How else would they get the idea to crash jetliners into buildings or blow up cars? They had to watch "Airplane!" or "The Godfather" for those little. gems, right? When terrorists watch movies, they probably do not have time to return them, as they are too occupied evading Marine- Corps raids on their cave dwellings, slaying the infidels or jabbering about jihad. Ask anyone. No matter how many different addresses, phone numbers or aliases a movie renter goes through, . Hollywood Video will play a recording of someone who sounds like Sean Connery into the offender's phone politely requesting the immediate return of late rentals. The video giant must have universal location chips implanted in all of the 6.4 billion people worldwide to achieve that kind of tracking prowess. Perhaps Hollywood Video's policies have been so effective that it ^^^^^^S^^^^^^^M sthilttv of the naner and its editorial staff" While the charges she lavs out are elearlv false and has not yet needed to employ rental Gestapo, who would break down a renter's door and demand to see where the residents were hiding their videos. If Hollywood Video ran the war on terror, it already would have captured, tried and sentenced Osama bin Laden. He seems like the type who would unleash a.few solid gut-wrenching sobs after "Steel Magnolias," "One True Thing" or "The Notebook," and then forget to return them. Of course, what 6-foot, 6-inch Islamic terrorist on dialysis would not enjoy those movies? The government would not need to employ Marine Force Recon teams or Navy SEALs. Just Connery and the Hollywood rental Gestapo getting rentals back and bringing terrorists to justice â€” all in a day's work. Some might say Hollywood Video lacks the will to conduct a loosely defined operation such as the war on terror. The war is something the U.S. military should handle, since it has done such a bang-up job already. 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Ranging from sexual experimentation, lowering purity- test scores, to all-night wingman tournaments â€” college is not typically an angelic experience. Monday night, Western experienced one of the few things left that's pure in typical college students' lives â€”snow. The snow fell silently on campus Monday night and into Tuesday morning, and temperatures hit a low of 23 degrees. As the early morning hours approached and the snowfall increased, drunken students came out of the residence halls and into the pure, white goodness â€” the closest to heaven some students may ever reach. On what could have been a normal, mundane Monday night, the snow brought students together and into more gleeful moods than one would expect during the beginning of dead week. Although the snowfall didn't pick up until late into the night, students pushed back their bedtimes to get in some solid hours of frolicking. When tests and papers take center stage during dead week and finals week, students unnecessarily put friendships on hold. The snow this week taught students an important lesson -â€”although they should take finals seriously, students should still allot some time for fun. The snow also provided a stellar opportunity for lovers. Nothing is more romantic than a late-night walk in the snow through Western's already visually appealing campus. Unfortunately, to get snow, temperatures must reach bone-chilling levels. After a long walk, lovers often are justifiably chilled. No better solution exists for warming up than a steaming hot shower â€” together, of course. For single students searching for adventures, snow serves as a perfect cooler for adult beverages. Toss a bottle of Rossi or a half rack into a snowbank, and drinks will stay cold for hours. Sledding and snowball fights also provide an unparalleled distraction from studying. Nothing like a shot to the face to wake one up after the tiring boredom of a study session. Those who hate snow would cite examples such as yellow snow to back up their hatred for snow storms. Well, at least 15 percent of snow goes untouched and is still edible. Apparently, snow just accentuates all the unwholesome aspects of college life. That must be why snow rocks. Frontlines are the opinion of The Western Front editorial board: Zoe Fraley, Brittany Greenfield, Molly Jensen, Stefani Harrey, 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 pigriah; 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 Lycklamai 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, Andrew Sleight-er, 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: "Lactose-intolerant milk, kiss my dick. If you 're lactose intolerant you can't drink milk. So what's in the fucking carton? Get it out of there; get it away from my milk. It is talking to my milk and making it feel bad about itself " â€” Lewis Black, comedian Â£3^- *Â§* CoUÂ«^Â«AMAfÂ»W09VA5pANO i \U*r A N*SWÂ»DP gt; CftMiMAl A WSTofcf OF J E S S ED \ Dare to be un-P.C. BY JACKIE LECUYER The Western Front In today's world, politicians are pushing to change the meanings of words to make everyone feel just a little bit better about themselves. Americans will refer to failure as deferred success and a,terrorist as a misguided criminal. Global Language Monitor, a nonprofit group, released a list of the year's most politically incorrect words Nov. 17. Society deems the words failure, brainstorm, terrorist, differentj women and Merry Christmas among the top 10 politically incorrect words. If someone flies a plane into the World Trade Center, killing thousands, call him or her a terrorist. According to the Dictionary.com definition, a terrorist is someone who employs terrorism, especially as a political weapon. If someone burns his house down, loses all his money gambling and gets in a fist fight with a stripper at a bar when his life goal was to be a CEO, call that person a failure. Words have meanings associated with them for a. reason â€” for people to understand situations and one another.. Saying someone is a deferred success if she receives Fs on every paper she hands in doesn't change the fact that she failed. Failure is _ called failure for a reason â€” it sucks. Hopefully people learn from it and try again. The world is too concerned with being. politically correct, and this anxiety is the reason words become offensive in the first place. Receiving a failing grade on a paper does not have to be a negative thing, but the stigma surrounding the word failure makes it a bad thing. In today's world, the descriptions for failing a paper and being a failure go hand in hand. According to Dictionary.com, however, the word failure is the condition or fact of not achieving the desired end or ends: This is hardly synonymous with America's idea of failure, which is often depicted as the ratty bum standing on the side of .the, street shaking a, paper cup and begging for money. World politicians aren't doing anyone a favor by trying to sugar coat potentially hurtful or offensive words and phrases. The public uses words such as gay, retarded, bastard and whore on a daily basis. see LEXICON, page 19 ing is B Y TRAVIS SHERER Looking up In approximately one week Ijwill be a college graduate, and I can literally count the nights I studied on one hand. I studied for my first test at Western, Political Science 101 with Dr. J., because back then he scared the shit out of me. Another political science class two years later, introduction to political theory, made me study because, frankly, the teaching style was so abstract it felt like a 10-week acid trip. I studied the most for my press law final one year ago, which ironically is the only test or assignment I ever failed â€” in high school or college. And, finally, this quarter I'll study for my senior seminar final. That is the list, and I'm not talking about all-nighters here. I'm talking about a period of more than one hour and less than four. As expected, the people I tell this to express resentment for my so-called successful sloth. They sneer and tell me how.lucky I am or just tell me to shut up. Because, according to American middle-class culture, academically I've lived the ideal life â€” one that puts forth the least amount of effort required for acceptable grades. But then again, what grades are acceptable? People who set high goals for themselves are jealous because I did not strive to exceed my less-demanding goals. I made getting Bs an art. 1 always told myself I could get As if I really wanted, but that probably is not true because don't we all want As? Of course we do. We just don't want to work for them, or in my case, don't want to find out if we are able to. Working for them is not so difficult either because working for them is not glamorous. In this culture, education is a wonderful thing â€” if you don't need to be educated. Everybody wants to be that student who knows more than the teacher because that is the dream â€” to be Good Will Hunting. You knowâ€”effortlessly intelligent and attractive with real problems. Why do we want real problems? Because deep down we know our problems aren't really problematic and the worries of others always seem more pressing. Does anybody else notice this? Whenever someone talks about his or her stress, it's more stressful than yours â€” unless you're the one talking. see SLOTH, page 19 ---------- Western Front 2005-12-02 - Page 19 ---------- DECEMBER 2,2005 OPINIONS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 19 Lexicon: If actual word meanings describe ideas that make people uneasy, people are too sensitive CONTINUED FROM PAGE 18 Retarded is often synonymous with stupid, as is the wbrd gay. These words may seem casual in society but understandably light a fire under people â€” but they also have significant, official meanings. Hearing someone use the word gay with a negative connotation, as though being gay is reprehensible, is upsetting when one is friends with a gay person. Similarly, hearing someone use the word retarded as a substitute for stupid when a friend is mentally retarded is upsetting. But these words, in addition to words such as failure and terrorist, do not need politically correct substitutes. If someone is mentally retarded, one only adds a dimension of shame to the word by feeling the need to call that person something else. Words describe â€” that's their job. Nothing is wrong with being gay. Dictionary.com defines gay as having a sexual orientation to persons of the same sex, no other words are necessary to describe it. Equally important as using correct words is accepting that some things in life are negative and ugly, and words must exist to describe concepts such as failure and terrorism. Political correctness is for people who can't handle the idea of words such as gay and failure. They can't accept what they mean. Replacing a wbrd or phrase doesn't change its fundamental meaning. Changing words and phrases often adds negative connotation. If a word that describes something were acceptable, changing it wouldn't be necessary. Sloth: Not trying provides luxury of daydreams, in which you can do whatever you please CONTINUED FROM PAGE 18 But we don't shut up. That is why we are at a public school. Which is to say that most of us have always gone to public school â€” an institution that teaches us to do just enough to get by. Maybe public schools don't deliberately teach mis, but apathy is the eventual outcome, from grade school to grad school. We cut funding for arts and extracurricular activities and tell our children any program that doesn't involve a ball doesn't belong after school. .We let them know they are not creative enough to make an impact, so we're not even going to extend any extra effort to aid their creativity. So why should they try? Why shouldn't they do just enough to get by? The wonderful thing about not trying too hard is that you can still daydream that you can do whatever you want if only you put your mind to it. Dream a middle-class American dream to mediocrity. The only problem is that a select few don't buy into this culture and realize that to achieve anything more than a nice hardwood floor, you have to be twice as lucky as you are determinedâ€”and three times as connected. And, until those few of the determined are lucky enough to succeed, the masses will mercilessly ridicule them for their attempts. Sadly, some will be worn down by the ignorant and made to live life the way a beer commercial tells you to. I guess what I'm saying is that we all have limitations, and they're all based on circumstance. Whether they're economical, mental or physical, they're present nevertheless. If you happen to be one of those with few limitations, take advantage. The only circumstances we can change are our mindsets. But those working for that change are continually mocked by the rest â€” who slide by on indifference and jealousy â€” like me. E-mail Travis at tsherer9@hotmail.com '80s should be put out of its misery BY ZACH KYLE For Science What is that smell? Can you smell that smell? It's the reek of the '80s, and it's all around you. A decade of pastels and big hair apparently wasn't enough for current college students 'who, for. some perverse reason, feel, we should revisit this rotting horse carcass and dance in the festering mush. The decade that is the '80s is a blind and decrepit dog that needs to be taken out behind the shed and put down. Eighties nights are significant money-earners for downtown bars. Like any business, these establishments give customers what they want. College students want to gather in mass herds of communal brain-letting and peppily bop to the worst American music ever produced. They also want alcohol. And they'd probably embrace the sweet detachment of lo-botomized life if only the procedure were available. Bartender, can I get a vodka-Prozac? Granted, my insistence that the '80s should die is an opinion. Gravity is also a theory. But the evidence is damning. The fact that groups actually self-applied the names Toto, Bananarama and Wham! is mind-boggling. I find it disconcerting that people, unprovoked, bought albums titled "Theatre of Pain," "SlipperyWhen Wet" and 'Tore!" Eighties fans don't care if their cheese is cubed or grated. ''" Today's college students didn't grow up'with '80s music, so we don't suffer from sentimental attachment. We don't use '80s music to relive past glory. We don't have the widespread cocaine use that helps explain how people 20 years ago kept dancing to unartistic drivel. We don't have an excuse. Americans should think of the '80s like Germans think of World War II â€” as a blight in our nation's history that we hope to God the world will forgive us for someday. Sure, we didn't attempt anything as drastic as world conquest, but we did succeed in pairing teal and hot pink. The '80s era is nothing to be proud of and should be spoken of in hushed voices behind bolted, closed doors when children are not present. People say they don't require music to be thoughtful or technical to enjoy dancing to it. I simply don't understand why you would prefer jiving to music with drumbeats as boring as a metronome. Call me crazy, but I believe dancing to groups that exhibit talent is more fun. If you like Bon Jovi, you really should try grooving to James Brown sometime. Poison will seem pretty boring after shaking your ass to Led Zeppelin. Give Outkast a whirl. You'll think better of yourself in the end. The time has come to snuff the '80s out of its misery. I want to watch. 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Show more2005_0308 ---------- Western Front 2005 March 08 - Page 1 ---------- ESTERN FRONT ISSUE 16 VOLUME 132 WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY â€¢ BELLINGHAM, WASH. â€¢ WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM Possible park-and-ride fix Grant may fund lot improvements BY MICHELLE ACOSTA 6* gt;â€”^"The Western Front Western hopes to receive a $2 million grant from the federal government to improve parking conditions at the park-and- ride lot on Lincoln Street. James Shaw, director of public safety and University Police, said the Federal Transit Authority approved a federal appropriation of public funds set aside for construction and maintenance on the park-and-ride. He said the grant is still pending until the FTA approves the project proposal and signs a contract for the park- and-ride. "The grant hasn't been formally approved and, until a contract goes through, it is just an agreement," Shaw said. Shaw said the Western staff presented a proposal for park-and-ride funding to the board of trustees, and the FTA agreed the grant would be an appropriate way to fix environmental and maintenance problems. He said some of the funds would be used to mitigate environmental issues, such as the open stream that possibly could cause salmon bearing at the park-and-ride lot. "As far as the holes and pavement go, it's all a maintenance issue," Shaw said. "It's all part of the development plan, and we plan to fix it as we go." Shaw said maintenance and renovations will take place once project assessments are complete and the grant is received. An environmental report will be conducted to assess any other environmental issues, he said. . Shaw said the park-and-ride is being developed by Western in three phases and is in its first phase of improvements. The first phase includes two emergency phones, more lighting and a bus shelter, CHRIS HUBER/The Western Front A commuter drives over potholes and through puddles in order to exit the Lincoln Creek Park-and-Ride. Shaw said. "The second phase will focus on smoothing out the pavement," Shaw said. ShawsaidWesternhopestoreceivethe$2 million grant from the federal government to take care of the environmental issues, but needs $12 million altogether to completely renovate the park-and-ride. "By the time we reach the third phase of the park-and-ride, we plan to begin constructing a deck to accommodate more 1 parking," Shaw said. Shaw said the goal was to create an alternate access to Western. He see PARKING, page 8 Western planners debate waterfront usage proposals BY KATHRYN BEENIZE The Western Front Western's waterfront planning committee issued pre-proposals March 1 to continue its involvement with the progress of the waterfront property â€¢ development. The Western planning committee released pre-proposals for prospective organizations that possibly could be located at the waterfront site in the future, said Lynne Masland, director of University Communications and committee member. "I think it's an absolutely wonderful opportunity for Western and the community," Masland said. "I think, through the process that will come from receiving proposals, we'll have a much better idea of what would be good for Western at the waterfront site." Western President Karen Morse appointed "a committee in spring 2004 of faculty, staff, students and administrators to collaborate guiding principles for the development of the waterfront area, said Buff Schoenfeld, executive assistant to the president. The committee is accepting the pre-proposals from individuals, departments and groups that have an interest in a location at a waterfront site, she said. - Schoenfeld said the pre-proposals will provide many, ideas for gt; future use of the waterfront property.; One pre-proposal has been received sos far, suggesting an area for Western alumni to have houseboats. v "It just demonstrates how much imagination can be stimulated," Schoenfeld said. "Western has a large input, but we are still early on in the visioning process." Many of the proposed ideas and their planning will depend on the funding available, Schoenfeld said. She said funding from the federal and state government or private investments should be available. 'There are all kinds of variables, especially see WATERFRONT, page 7 'Bridge to Terabithia' author gives insight BY COURTNEY WALKER The Western Front The award-winning author of "Bridge to Terabithia," Katherine Paterson, spoke at Western's second annual Bond Children's Literacy Conference in the Performing Arts Center Saturday. Paterson, along with three other well-renowned authors, spoke of courage, inspiration and patience in speeches they gave at the conference. Paterson, also the author of "Jacob Have I Loved," Nina Laden, author of "The Night I Followed the Dog," Avi, author of "The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle" and Janet Wong, author of "Good Luck Gold," told personal stories and shared the different experiences they had as writers. see CHILDREN, page 8 Pool crowding causes Complaints BY CRYSTAL OBERHOLTZER The Western Front Western's student senate will vote on a resolution tonight mat may. limit the Wade King Student Recreation Center's ability to rent its pool to outside parties, said Karl Geisler, chairman for the Student Senate of the Associated Students of Western. The proposed resolution stems from complaints the student senate received about the pool being overcrowded during weekday afternoons when the Bellingham School District swim-team practices there, graduate senator Joel Gibbard said. "Every time a large group rents that pool, it is inaccessible to other students," see POOL, page 7 AMANDA WOQLLEY/The Western Front Team Dolphin practices in the Wade King Recreation Center Monday night. CHEAP CARS Bellingham residents bid for discount cars at local auto-auctions. FEATURES, PAGE 9 A New Jersey casino's ban on weight FLYING DISCS A closer look at one of the most popular games at Western. SPORTS, PAGE 15 ---------- Western Front 2005 March 08 - Page 2 ---------- 2 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS MARCH 8,2005 COPS BOX ;' Uniyersit^ police investigated ^ faisjl^^ ;;Bell}rtpKai^|j|olic^ i M u ^ e i a ^ bmidiiigb^ â€¢Mairclif^ driot:::^^ :block;oFG3^|;StiÂ«et^ â€¢St^ ealleo^^ ; M | j i $ l |^ Vik ing oices Joe Inslee Freshman, undecided What is your favorite pick- up line? Compiled by Tiffany Sheakley Erik Frank Senior, psychology Leah Vanderstoep Senior, political science Your eyes are the same color as my Porsche. V gt; Is that a keg in your pants, because I want to tap that ass. 53 / like your earrings, but they would look better on my night-stand. }5 AP Wire news briefs STATE NEWS Scientists study possible underwater eruption A team of U.S. scientists set out Saturday for the Pacific Ocean off British Columbia's Vancouver Island, where they believe an underwater eruption is under way. The lab is part of the U.S. Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. They hope their observations will help improve understanding of the Juan de Fuca Plate, a tectonic slab of the Earth's crust. Its movements can produce earthquakes and even large-scale tsunamis similar to the one that caused the Dec. 26 disaster in southern Asia. Hundreds demonstrate in support of gay marriage Hundreds of people marched and rallied in Seattle Sunday in liiliillillll addition, Western junior Mary Thies was misidentified as 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 (3 60) 650-3161. Members of the Western community are entitled to a single free copy of each issue of The Western Front. support of giving homosexuals the right to'marry. The demonstration was aimed at today's-state Supreme Court hearing in Olympia. The court is hearing an appeal from two counties where judges found the state Defense of Marriage Act of 1998 unconstitutional. Meanwhile, the Bothell-based Washington Evangelicals for Responsible Government expects thousands of people today for what it calls a "mayday for marriage" rally March 8. NATIONAL NEWS University of Colorado president resigns after controversy The president of the University of Colorado said it is in the school's "best interest" for her to resign. Elizabeth Hoffman's announcement came as the school struggled with a football recruiting scandal and an uproar over a professor's comparison of 9/11 victims to Nazis. Hoffman said she didn't want questions about her future to hamper the university's efforts to "successfully create the bright future it so deserves." Arms-control expert named next United Nations ambassador An outspoken arms-control expert not known for diplomatic nuance was appointed as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Monday. John Bolton, who now serves as undersecretary of State, is being described as a "man who gets things done" for Arms Control and International Security. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced his appointment. She described him as a "tough-minded diplomat" with a "strong record of success." Bolton pledged to work closely withmembers of Congress onforeign policy. He also acknowledged having written critically about the world body in the past. When Bolton publicly denounced North Korea's nuclear weapons program, that country's officials refused to negotiate with him. INTERNATIONAL NEWS Dominican Republic prison fire kills 120 inmates Officials say a jammed entrance hampered rescue efforts during a jail fire in the Dominican Republic early Monday morning. Officials said at least 120 inmates died after rioting prisoners set fire to pillows and sheets. The national director of prisons said the riot started after guards broke up fighting between rival gangs. The official said the prisoners were fighting to establish which gang would control the prison. Compiled by Kathryn Brenize AP Wire courtesy KUGS 89.3-FM WWU Official Announcements - PLEASE POST |!K- IIR-SJ.IV " lt;i SO words and I .:-nt lo FASlfeiwwu.edu m the subject line includ terns also may be sent to "Official Announcement" ANNOUNCEMENTS DIRECTLY TO TH the Friday edition, ex lt; t-pl d. Announcements mac b Otficial Announcemeiitv dn I 13K DO NOT SEND MATH PLACEMENT TEST. The Math Placement Test will be given in OM 120 at 3 p.m. March 14, and at 9 a.m. Thursdays on March 10 and 17. Registration is hot 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. LOT RESERVATIONS. â€¢ Lots 11C and 14G will be reserved at 5 p.m. March 10-12 for those attending performances of Die Fledermaus. â€¢ Lot 14C will be reserved at 7 a.m. March 12 for those attending the Northwest Regional National History Conference. â€¢ Lot 14G will be reserved at 2:30 p.m. and Lot 10C at 5 p.m. March 12 for Adventures Under the Stars. SUMMER QUARTER DEGREE APPLICANTS: All students expecting to graduate at the close of summer quarter must have a degree application on file in the Registrar's Office by Friday, March 11. Applications and instructions are available in OM 230. 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: March 12, May 14, July 9. STUDY ABROAD IN MORELIA, MEXICO through AHA International. Spend winter quarter 2006 in Mexico with Wendy Walker (assistant professor, environmental studies). For more information, call X/3298 or send e-mail to ipe@wwu.edu. THE COMPUTER-BASED MILLER ANALOGIES TEST (MAT) is available by appointment only. Make an appointment in person in OM 120 or by calling X/3080. A $42 fee is payable at test time. Test takes approximately IV2 hours. Preliminary scores are 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 a subject knowledge assessment in the chosen endorsement area beginning Sept. 1. The state has chosen specific Praxis II series tests to meet this requirement. See www.ets.org/praxis/prxwa.html for a description and online registration information. Registration bulletins are also available in MH 216. REMAINING WEST-E PRAXIS TEST DATES for the academic year are April 16 and June 11 (the June 11 test is not available at Western; see the Praxis Web site for location). READMISSION PROCEDURE. The Office of Admissions reminds the University community that all 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 have followed the application instructions and apply by the priority deadline (summer, continuing into fall, April .1; fall quarter, April 1. Readmission for post-baccalaureate students is more stringent. Applications are available in OM 200, X/3440. Employers on campus For complete and updated information, including locations and deadlines, visit www.carfeer.wwu.edu or stop by OM 280. â€¢ Camp Vega, counselors, Web designer, March 10 â€¢ Campaign to Save the Environment, canvas directors, through March 10. ---------- Western Front 2005 March 08 - Page 3 ---------- MARCH 8,2005 NEWS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 3 Robots ride through Fairhaven BY ADRIANA DUNN The Western Front Robots took over the basement of Fairhaven Public Library Saturday for the first annual Bellingham Robot Festival sponsored by the Bellingham Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Society. Western graduate student and BAIRS board member Natasa Lazetic-Greear said she was surprised at the turnout for the festival, which she estimated at approximately 200 people. "I thought if I saw 20 people today I'd be happy," she said. Lazetic-Greear created the learning robot Lucy for her robotics class at Western last spring. Lucy has three light sensors and a point system used to detect and follow the black line to follow on the map, she said. The robot gains points when its sensors detect the black course. If it detects white, it loses points. "She wanders around figuring out what to do â€” Lucy says, 'OK, I need to turn now and make sure I'm maximizing my points,'" Lazetic-Greear said. Eleven- year-old Dakota Cochran's LEGO robot still was rotating as planned, despite a slight malfunction. When running perfectly, Cochran's robot draws circles with a pen it holds. Many of the junior BAIRS members used the LEGO Mindstorm robotics systems. The LEGO Mindstorm kit includes motors, sensors and a micro-controller â€” the computer chip. Lazetic-Greear said the LEGO kits can be put together in one or two hours and cost approximately $200. Bellingham resident Dan Crape brought two of his own creations, both made from scratch, to the festival. SAM DOBLE (Simulated Android Mechanoid Demonstrator of Bipedal Locomotive Engineering) is a mannequin that Crape said he hopes to have walking on two feet soon. Crape also brought his other ongoing project, KYLE, to the festival. "KYLE is a 'Knowledgeable, Young Life Entity' I was going for an interactive robot that would recognize, my single- word speech," Crape said. "He is going to be written to recognize 'yes' or 'no' from another user." â€¢ i KYLE will be able to give history lessons, play interactive games andjell stories. Crape has been working on it for 12 years. "It was just last year that this club started that I really started putting something into it," he said. CdkEE NASLUND/The Western Front BAIRS co-founder Terry Harmer uses his homemade robot, Topspin, to demonstrate the abilities of today's robotic technology. Junior BAIRS members raced their robots on a course in the middle of the basement floor. Ten-year-old Evan Ricci won the first-place ribbon with his robot, the first one he has built, for fastest time on the course, with an official time of 6.5 seconds. ' â€¢ "This is the first blue ribbon I have ever won," Ricci said. BAIRS is a nonprofit organization supported by the Computer Science department at Western and is open to anyone in the community. The objective is to share ideas and resources about robots. Western staff's talents shown at craft exhibit BY ERIC SANFORD The Western Front The various talents of Western employees will be on display at the 11th annual Western Staff Arts and Crafts Show in Viking Union 565 from March 14 to 18. The arts and crafts show will contain more than 120 entries, said Ann Carlson, assistant for the vice provost for undergraduate education. "The show excludes the faculty," Carlson said. "It's just for the rest of the people who work at the university. We have entries from everyone from custodians to secretaries." Carlson said the exhibit will display jewelry, photography, mixed media and woodwork. "There are a lot of talented people on the university staff," Carlson said. On the opening day, the Viking Helmet car that employees Paul Streubel and Gary Hardman created will be on display, Carlson said. Facilities management employee Gary Hardman said the Viking Helmet car, which is a modified "Go-4" vehicle donated by Parking Services, was Streubel's idea. "I joined up with him and I did a lot of the mechanical work, as well as some painting and electric wiring," Hardman said. "Employees Don Fast and Dan Norsby helped us, too." Another noteworthy entry is a quilt Western staff and students created in honor of Jonathan Santos, son of Western staff member Doris Kent, exhibit co-chair Linda Strock said. Santos died Oct. 15/2004, while serving with the U.S. military in Iraq. Co-chair Nancy Phillips said the center of the quilt features a photo of Santos brothers Jonathan, Jared and Justin. Various Western staff members and employees completed the rest of the quilt. Strock said her and Phillips'job is to organize the-entire show. Strock explained the reasoning behind the Staff Arts and Crafts show. "It's sponsored by Western President Karen Morse, and it's how she honors the employees of Western," Strock said. "It's her gift to us." ---------- Western Front 2005 March 08 - Page 4 ---------- 4 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT MARCH 8,2005 NCAA II West Region Men's Basketball Tournament AMAYA YKSTZA JACKSON It's playoff time and Western is hosting the NCAA II West Region Men's Dasketball tournament! Don't leave Western without experiencing the excitement of hosting basketball playoffs. If you think the Western-Central rivalry games are good, NCAA playoff baketball is even better! Get your tickets now to ensure your seat! Student tickets are only $5 and can be purchased at the Campus Box Office in the Performing Arts Center. Tickets can also be purchased at the door but don't wait until game time or you may be left out in the cold. Student athletic passes not valid for NCAA playoff games. SCHEDUIE Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium FRIDAY, MARCH 11 12:30 p.m. Game 1 #3 Cal Poly Pomona vs. #6 Seattle Pacific 2:30 p.m. Game 2 #2 Hawaii Hilo vs. #7 Chico State 5:30 p.m. Game 3 #4 San Bernardino vs. #5 Alaska Fairbanks 7:30 p.m. Game 4 #1 WWU vs. #8 BYU Hawaii SATURDAY, MARCH 12 5:00 p.m Game 5 Winner Game #1 vs. Winner Game #2 7:00 p.m. Game 6 Winner Game #3 vs. Winner Game #4 MONDAY, MARCH 14 7:00 p.m Game 7 Winner Game #5 vs. Winner Game #6 For tickets call 650-BLUE. Free shuttle from the Fairhaven College parking lot to the front door of Haggen Court at Carver Gym. ---------- Western Front 2005 March 08 - Page 5 ---------- MARCH 8,2005 NEWS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 5 News Briefs Housing server may have been hacked BY BRITTANY GREENFIELD The Western Front Western housing information technology services is investigating a break-in to the main Web server of housing administration, systems coordinator Iain Davidson said. Davidson said a person or automated program gained unauthorized access Feb. 19 to the Web server that runs the Web site for university housing and provides online resources for housing "administrators. Davidson said he and his staff are investigating the source of the security compromise, how it occurred and what administration and student information the intruder may have had access to. He said several services and support staff members reported Feb. 22 that the Web server was not displaying the correct information, was running incorrect programs and was working slower than usual. Davidson said staff members took the Web server offline for several days after they discovered the extent of the problem. "We took the. server offline to make sure that whatever was happening was not a growing problem," he said. "Right now our priority is to get our site up and running." Davidson said staff members replaced the compromised Web server and rebuilt the programs, putting approximately 800 information pages back onto the housing Web site. "We just have to methodically put the pieces back in," he said. "We're rebuilding the server from the ground up." Because services and support staff members have been working to correct this problem, Davidson said they have postponed other projects, such as university housing renewal. Davidson said he expects to discover how the person or automated program gained access by reviewing access logs and reports of the frequency of use for the server. After he figures out exactly what happened, which he estimated could take several "weeks, Davidson said he will hand the information over to UP Cpl. Ed Malpica for further investigation. Concert will raise money for tsunami BY MARISSA HARSHMAN The Western Front The Associated Students is gathering members of local bands for an Acoustic Benefit Show. The money raised will be used to help children who survived the South Asian tsunami in December. The show will take place at 7 p.m. March 10 in the Underground Coffeehouse. A $5 to $10 donation is suggested. The show will include Korby Lenker, Dana Little of Late Tuesday, Corbin Watkins of Corbin Gets It Right and Caleb Young of Autumn Poetry, AS tsunami disaster relief coordinator Sean Baird said. All proceeds from the show will go to Save the Children, a global organization providing relief to children in Third World countries, AS: president Rachel Zommick said. A substantial number of children were left orphaned after the tsunami hit, Zommick said. The money raised will help provide water, food and clothes to people who are still in need, she said. The money also will be used to rebuild schools, construct counseling centers for children and keep the city streets clean, Baird said. "I think it's important to remember that even though (the tsunami) happened two months ago, there are still people in need, and there will be for a while," Baird said. "I would hope that even a year from now somebody would put on another benefit show." Baird said he contacted members of several bands from the Bellingham and Seattle areas, and has four people performing in the show. "This is a worthy cause and I'm happy to help out for a worthy cause, whatever it may be," Lenker said. The show is meant to remind people of the natural disaster and keep it on the minds of Americans, Zommick said. "I think as Americans we can't grasp the amount of hurt and death that has occurred over there," Baird said. Baird chose Save the Children because of the low overhead cost, he said. Each organization has an overhead cost, which is the amount of the money donated that the organization keeps. Save the Children will use 93 cents of every dollar raised to provide relief to the children in South Asia, and the rest goes towards overhead costs, he said. Baird said he is starting the ribbon campaign again this week to raise additional funds for the victims of the tsunami. A table located in Red Square will take donations and provide information about how the money will be used, Baird said. Organizations around campus are planning other events to take place next quarter to raise additional funds, he said. The concert will last for two hours, allowing each person to perform for 20 to 40 minutes. ---------- Western Front 2005 March 08 - Page 6 ---------- 6 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS MARCH 8,2005 Northwest photographer's work archived at Western BY BRADLEY THAYER The Western Front Politics in Washington, D.G., trade delegations in China, President John F. Kennedy and even the Rolling Stones are among the subjects captured by noted journalist and photographer Wallie Funk. "He has the ability to capture an essence that most photographers aren't able to do," said Elizabeth Joffrion, ah archivist at Western's Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, to which Funk donated his photo collection. The Wallie V. Funk photograph collection was added Feb. 28 to the center's archives. Funk donated his photos to the center in September 2004, but sorting and archiving the collection took time, he said. Funk said Joffrion approached him about the donation when she heard he was gathering his collection. The photos are now located in the Goltz-Murray Archives Building across from Buchanan Towers and online at the center's Web site. '(Wallie Funk) has the ability to capture an essence that most photographers aren 't able to do.' ELIZABETH JOFFRION Center for Pacific Northwest Studies archivist Wallie Funk is a native to the Pacific Northwest. He was bora in 1922 in Anacortes and has lived in both Island and Skagit counties. He graduated from Anacortes High School in 1941. After serving in World War II, Funk returned and completed a degree in journalism at the. University of Washington in 1948. In 1950, he and friend John Webber purchased The Anacortes American newspaper. They ran the American together for 14 years before selling it in 1964 and purchasing The Whidbey News-Times and The South Whidbey Record on Whidbey Island. "He ran independent papers throughout his career at a time when independent papers were a dying breed, as they were being bought out by conglomerates," Joffrion said. Webber and Funk owned, published and operated these two newspapers until 1989, Funk said. "We worked in a 50-50 partnership for almost 45 years," Funk said. Funk also said he cares greatly about preserving the heritage of the area in which he has lived. His first editorial in the Anacortes American was on the front page and was a plea to his fellow citizens for help in preserving local history, according to his biography on the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies Web site. Funk's collection also included photos documenting the careers of such photographers as Charles Judd, Ferd Brady and Darius Kinsey, Western graduate Theresa Trebon said. Funk continued to document the history of his community during his retirement â€” he wrote articles through 2001 and took photos until 2002. "Wallie Funk is a wonderful person, and his collection includes some amazing material," Joffrion said. The collection as a whole, prior to being donated, amounted to approximately 100,000 images and negatives, said Trebon, whom the Anacortes Museum Foundation hired in April 2001 to organize, identify and catalogue Funk's material. Trebon also wrote a book in honor of Funk's 80th birthday Photo courtesy of Wallie V. Funk Collection Orcas surface at Penn Cove on Whidbey Island in a photo taken by journalist and photographer Wallie V. Funk in August 1970. and all of his contributions to the community, titled "First Views: A History of Skagit County, 1850- 1900." Approximately half of the 100,000 images went to the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies and the other half went to the Anacortes Museum. Several hundred also went to the Island County Museum in Coupeville. "In terms of deciding where the photos were to go, that was a difficult and painful process for Wallie,". Trebon said. "He had begun collecting photos in 1950, or thereabouts, and so he was looking at the dissolution of something he had lived with for over, half a century." IMPR0V â€¢ SKETCH COMEDY â€¢ STANDUP â€¢ CLASSES tt* in Â»t We'll Take You There *Ihe Creative Bead Store I Historic Fairhaven 1001 Harris B'ham. (360) 671-6655 \ / VIM ftirj UGraet Heading to Sea-Tac for spring break? Want to go to the big game? Don't have a ride? We're your transportation solution! BELLAIR AIRPORTER SHUTTLE 360-380-8800 airporter.com Friday Saturday March 11 12 The Spolin Players March 18 The Cody Rivers Show March 19 2 High School Groups The Legion The Seattle All Stars with The Cody Rivers Show! 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Three Bellingham high-school swim teams used four of the six pool lanes between 2:45 p.m. and 4:45 p.m., starting August 15 and ending February 6, Sather said. She said the recreation center would decide on a renewal of the contract with the Bellingham School District after analyzing membership usage of the pool during those times. Sather said the Bellingham School District rented the pool for $4,300 to aid in earning the $400,000 a year the recreation center needs to meet its budget. Funds from faculty and alumni memberships, locker rental fees, youth programs, tournaments, fitness classes and facility rentals all go toward meeting the $400,000 goal, she said. Sather said the pool usage from the 2003-'04 school year showed only two or three students using the pool during the time slot given to Bellingham School District swim teams during this year. "We try to do these types of rentals when it least impacts our student membership," Sather said. Despite the recreation center's attempt to minimize student impact, Gibbard said student complaints led him to suggest that the student senate consider the practice of renting the pool to groups outside of Western. Gibbard said the rental fee the Bellingham School District paid was just a fraction of the money the recreation center needs to fill its budget, and that money could be produced in a less intrusive manner. ~ "(The fee) represents an increase of less than 13 cents for students if it can't be made up somewhere else in the budget," Gibbard said. "If you consider the student inconvenience caused by this, 13 cents is miniscule." Sather said the recreation center will not fight any actions taken by the student senate, but she would rather work with the senate and the AS board to find the best way to keep the pool operational while serving membership needs. "It's a constantly evolving project to find a . balance," Sather said. "There may be a lot of things wev can do management-wise that we weren't doing before." Western graduate student Amber Hixson said she swam at the rec-center pool one or two times a week during fall quarter. She swam while the Bellingham School District swim teams were practicing, and she said the pool was overcrowded during those times. "If you go swimming while they're there, only two lanes are open to students," Hixson said. "If there's more than a couple of people swimming, it's really crowded in those two lanes." The student senate rejected a proposed resolution during its March 1 meeting that would keep the recreation center from renting the pool to student groups, such as the polo club, as well as outside groups during its March 1 meeting because that resolution did not serve student needs, Geisler said. "We're trying to make sure that in the future students' needs are met with a priority," he said. The new proposed resolution focuses on lane swimming only, the pool set- up used in team practice, and will only directly affect large groups not associated with Western students, Gibbard said. Sather said the Bellingham School District's contract for the pool rental was for this year only. She said because the recreation center is fairly new, she still is trying to find the right schedule and programming to make it run as well as possible. AMANDA WOOLLEY/The Western Front Beachgoers stroll across Taylor Dock on Bellingham Bay. Western is considering options to develop on Bellingham's waterfront. Waterfront: Mayor creates port group CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 funding," she said. "We have to find funding before anything can be accomplished, but it's a marvelous opportunity and we should proceed." Georgia-Pacific previously owned the contaminated waterfront property, which now belongs to the Port of Bellingham and the city. The property consists of an 137-acre area that is a feasible site for future homes, stores and offices, she said. Bellingham Mayor Mark Asmundson and The Port of Bellingham created a Waterfront Features Group, composed of appointed community members, to develop a vision for the property and asked Western to be involved in the planning, Masland said. Since Morse started the Western planning committee, it has met numerous times and held three public forums for community members and students to learn about the planning and ideas, Schoenfeld said. The pre-proposals, to be submitted by April 15, will be evaluated by the committee before further planning, she said. "As the pre-proposals have been issued, our next step will be evaluating them," chemistry associate professor and committee member David Patrick said. "We want the whole campus to be involved in the process, and everyone will be invited to comment on the proposals." Patrick said the committee does not have a specific deadline for future forums. The committee has not yet decided on the next scheduled forum. The committee will begin the evaluation process after the requested preliminary proposal deadline, after which a public review likely will be held, Schoenfeld said. www.fairhaveniiub.com TnE rAIKnAVEH Pub Martini Bar Live Music Spirits in Old Fairhaven 1114 Harris Avenue - 67 1 -6745 wvfw.theroyal.i3iz Live Music Schedule Monday - open Mic Wednesday - Karaoke w/jody Thursday, March 10 college Rock Free Pool Monday Wednesday Nights Bellmohams Hottest Nightspot smce 1994 208 E. 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Restaurant and Bar Staff: (Some special events are not included in this offer.) Monday Might...Karaoke with Jotly Best Lights, Best Sound and Best video No cover for restaurant staff at The Fairhaven, The Royal, and The Main Street Bar Grill. Just show your pay stub. ---------- Western Front 2005 March 08 - Page 8 ---------- 8 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS MARCH 8,2005 Parking: Some say park-and-ride more convenient CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 said Western no longer could accommodate parking on campus and lease-purchased the old Samish Twins Drive-in Theater to serve as an alternate way of getting students to school, beginning last fall. Nancy Phillips, administrative assistant in business and financial affairs, said Western previously leased parking services at Civic Field from the city of Bellingham before lease-purchasing the new park-and-ride on Lincoln Street. Commuters have been able to park their cars at the park-and-ride and take the Whatcom Transportation Authority buses to Western as a convenient way to avoid paying for parking on campus, Phillips said. "Western had to find another space for parking when Parks and Recreation began renovation on Civic Field and increased the price," she said. Carol Berry, transit coordinator of parking services, said the park-and- ride was designed to have 530 parking spaces and has more space than Civic Field. Berry said the new park-and-ride holds 100 more vehicles than the parking spaces at Civic Field, making it more accommodating and convenient for students. Western senior Erin Evans said she lives near Bellis Fair Mall and used to park at the Burger King lot on the corner of Samish Way and Bill McDonald Parkway until it was closed down to be demolished. Evans said she tried to avoid parking at the park-and-ride lot because of the terrible conditions with the potholes, but she has no other choice but to start parking there. She said the lot would be more convenient if it were completely paved and leveled to prevent students' vehicles from getting dirty or damaged. "The fact that the park-and-ride is a lot bigger is nice," Evans said. "But they need to make it into a regular parking lot and not something they just put together." Children: A number of authors detail what influenced their writing style CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Paterson and Avi are winners of the Newbery Medal; Paterson has also won two National Book Awards. Paterson spoke about courage and the inspiration she gets for her stories. She discussed two kinds of courage â€” strong courage and soft courage. "Strong courage is marching off the map and endures the unendurable," Paterson said. "Soft courage is the courage to surrender." Paterson also told stories about how the themes for her books were developed. She discussed an experience she had visiting inmates in a jail to discuss her book "The Great Gilly Hopkins." Paterson said a comment an inmate made inspired her to create a character named Angel who was the heroine in her book "The Same Stuff as Stars." Following Paterson, writer and illustrator Nina Laden discussed the ways her family had a huge impact on her career choice. She told stories about her parents, who were artists, and how they inspired her artistically. Laden said her mother was a painter and her dad a makeup artist in Hollywood. "My mom brought me up on a steady diet of Humphrey Bogart movies," Laden said. Laden showed slides of her family and home in Seattle and also ===== helped create the stories. "English classes were a particular horror for me," Avi said. "I have what is known as the symptoms of dyslexia. Still, more than anything, I wanted to be a writer." Janet Wong, author and writer of children's poetry, gave advice to teachers in the audience about teaching poetry effectively in the classroom. She displayed her poetic inspiration â€” her poetry suitcase. She took out the suitcase and showed how each item inside had inspired her in some way to write a poem. Wong spoke about the difficulties of learning to write poetry. "Sometimes we're not always the best judge of our own writing," Wong said. "I always write at least a second draft." Wong also talked about getting started in the business and the struggles she encountered. "I had no idea how to write a book, no idea how to get it published, but I thought, 'Why not?'" Wong said. Nancy Johnson, conference coordinator and Western English professor, said the whole experience was created to discuss the love for literature. She said she selected the four authors to share their experiences in the field and to give the audience inspiration and encouragement. Approximately 200 people attended the con- = ference last year, displayed the process 'I had no idea how to and more than 400 she uses to illustrate a write Q book gt; nQ idea came to this year's story. â€¢ , event, she said. She Â«TUI- +u + how to get it . \. I believe that every Â° is working on next book tells how it wants published, but 1 year's event, but to sa ibde. illustrated," Laden thought, 'Why not?-' ' she said the caliber Laden explained how she writes a story first, then begins the artwork to accompany it. "I always start with a story," she said. "The story is the skeleton and the pictures are the flesh." - A third author, Newbery Medal winner Avi, read excerpts from eight of his books. Between readings, he described different inspirations- from .his life that JANET WONG Author and writer of this year's event will be difficult to replicate ' because of the authors who presented this year. "This is going to be tough to beat," Johnson said. Johnson said .she encouraged students to attend the event because of the opportunity to meet all four of the renowned authors who presented. She said events such as this would make A *pÂ»cial ultraviolet cutr* Mint it poulblo to Â»sÂ» the underlying akin d ntg* doo* toy the iuaÂ« Ani tiaca 1 in 5 Jaaricut till dwlop tkla cancer is their lifatiw, that tetter reaeoa to alrayi uÂ»e euascreen, wear protective clothing and ate caonon tents. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY 888.462.DERM w w w . j j i i . n tg The Western Front's Student Book Trader Cash in your books in The Western Front Classifieds. For ONLY $3.00* each book you can sell your books before you go home for break! How it works: 1. Fill out the form below bring it to CF 230 or call (360) 650-3160. 2. Tell them you want the "TEXT BOOK SPECIAL." 3. Classified will run for 4 issues or until you sell your book (what ever comes first). lt;V_ ., Subject. Price Title Contact Name_ Phone* E-mail *No Refunds, Phone Number Optional with E-mail COURTNEY WALKER/The Western Front Children's author Nina Laden presents a slide show of many of her illustrations from her books. a lifelong impact on students, and they would remember it for the remainder of their life. "The things you will remember from college aren't your classes," Johnson said. . Western senior and sixth-grade student teacher Amanda Busby said she couldn't choose one author at the conference as her favorite, but she was looking forward to hear Avi speak. "I love all of them," Busby said. "I can't pick just one favorite. They are all great." Other- audience members, such as library teacher Ginny Flegel, had a great time at the conference. Flegel teaches at Beacon Hill Elementary School in Kelso. "I came because I wanted to know more about the authors themselves," Flegel said. "Right now, most of the kids love Avi's books." Lowell Elementary kindergarten teacher Annie Franzmann was glad she had the chance to attend . the conference. "We've enjoyed all of the authors," Franzmann said. "I have read several Avi books because they appealed to my son. I am really glad Western hosted this." RVing Alaska's Inside Passage Hosted by John Holod THURSD^ MARCH ---------- Western Front 2005 March 08 - Page 9 ---------- FEATURES TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2005 â€¢ WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM â€¢ PAGE 9 German roadside aid turns into theft A German motorist in Berlin stopped to help tow the car of two stranded individuals, but after hitching the car to his vehicle, the man drove off before the car owners had a chance to get in. After speeding off, the motorist drove toward a gas station and crashed the towed car into an air pump, turning the vehicle at the last moment before it collided. According to police, a station employee witnessed the man disconnecting the two vehicles before he drove off. No trace of the reckless driver has been found, police said. Former stripper sells boobs on eBay Former topless dancer Tawny Peaks is auctioning one of her size 69-HH silicone implants she had removed in 1999 on eBay. Peaks said she will sign the implant to the winner but has not planned to auction off its mate. In 1998, a man sued Peaks and her employer, the Diamond Dolls nightclub of Clearwater, Fla., when he said he suffered whiplash after being hit in the face by her breasts at a bachelor party. The man took the case to "The People's' Court" where former New York City Mayor Ed Koch ruled the breasts were not dangerous. He did not award any damages. The self-described homemaker has started a new life in Detroit with her husband and three children: The implant auction ended Saturday.. No information was available about the winning bid. Cat holds on for life on roof of a car Torri Hutchinson's cat might just have one fewer lives to live. Hutchinson was driving along Interstate 15 in Idaho recently when a motorist kept trying to get her attention by pointing to the roof of her car. She said she was wary of the man but wondered if perhaps her ski rack might have come loose. She pulled over to the side but kept her doors locked and the motor running. The man pulled up behind her. Hutchinson rolled down her window to hear the man frantically shouting, "Your cat! Your cat!" He reached for the roof of her car and handed the shocked Hutchinson her tabby. She had driven approximately 10 miles with the cat on top of the car and didn't even notice the feline when she stopped for gas. Hutchinson said Cuddle Bug, or C.B. for short, had climbed into the back of her car as she was getting ready to leave. She put him out, but he must have jumped onto the roof while she wasn't looking, she said. Drunken designer pick-pocket gets sacked A drunken Japanese burglar is suspected of trying to steal a young woman's Louis Vuitton wallet, police and reports said. The woman tackled unemployed Hideaki Kinoshita,41. He later was arrested for his attempt to lift three bags after breaking into her office in Hakata, southern Japan. Kinoshita allegedly threatened to stab the 23-year-old woman with a knife, but she grabbed his arm and cornered him before a male customer came to her aid. "I was scared, but I was desperate because he was trying to steal my bag with my precious Louis Vuitton wallet inside," she told police, according to Mainichi Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper. German athlete protests winning gold medal German long jumper Bianca Kappler should receive a gold medal for honesty. Kappler was awarded gold Saturday at the European Indoor Championships for a leap of 22 feet, 10 inches on her final of six attempts. But she protested, telling judges that she deserved silver because she couldn't jump farther than 21-11 1/2 or 21-11 3/4. She was seen looking at the electronic scoreboard in disbelief and laughing at the result. Kappler's other jumps were 21-1 1/2,21-5 1/4 and 21-3 1/4. Naide Gomes of Portugal jumped 21- 11 3/4 to be initially awarded silver, and Stiliani Pilatou of Greece was given bronze with a jump of 21-9 1/2. European Athletics Association spokesman Nicolas Russi said the judges agreed to resolve the issue by letting Kappler take her final jump again alone Sunday. German team officials said they believe the mistake may have been a human error with someone typing in 22-10 instead of 21- 111/2. 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Rick tries to test drive the cars and does the advertising while Debbie does the paperwork and organization. The chain-link fence surrounding the lot rolls open at 8 a.m. so people can come in and check out the cars and other items before the bidding begins. By 9 a.m., the line to register for a bidding number is growing and starting to wind around cars. The line to get a hot dog and coffee is growing as well. The only thing that doesn't have a line is the Honey Bucket. The crowd observing the cars is a mixed group. A couple of wives are telling their husbands no, a few young daughters are beckoning their dads to look at a certain car, and plenty of guys are telling their buddies what they could make out of a car for only $1,000. One reason, however, brings all of these different people to the auction â€” it's cheap. "You have lots of potential to save money," Bellingham resident Nancy Lee said. "You might be able to save up to half, but there's a small chance you could also pay more." An auto auction is held at least once a month at the Berglund Jones lot, owner Debbie Berglund said. Some people return each month, waiting for the right car at the right price. "There were a lot of people here last month and prices were ridiculous, so I waited," Bellingham resident Andrew Dumont said. Western junior and Vehicle Research Institute major Mathew Joplin said he attends auctions to make money. While looking under the hood of a vehicle, crawling underneath the car and checking out the tires, he jots, down comments about the cars on note cards so he can glance at them quickly and remember while bidding. "I buy cars at low prices and sell them for more," Joplin said. "It's what I do instead of a job." A sign hangs in the window of each car listing its year and features, but no price tag hangs there. Auctioneer Rick Berglund starts the bidding and waits for the crowd's response. If the crowd responds by holding up their numbers printed on white paper, the bidding continues to go up in price. If no one responds to the starting price, Rick Berglund starts again with a lower number. Holding a microphone that sends his voice over the entire lot, Rick Berglund rolls his tongue and announces numbers quickly. "Three thousand, 3,000, 3,000-you got to beat 3,000, you wanna bid 4,500," he says as employees in red jackets, standing on crates and boxes to see, acknowledge the bids with a "yep." Once a high bidder is established and no one else is trying to outbid, Rick Berglund makes a final call and tells the crowd the car is sold. Asteady stream ofbidding occurs for each car. Bellingham resident John Hamilton said auctions are a humorous social gathering in which sometimes people give others dirty looks during the bidding. Jessica Jones, a University of Washington student, had the highest bid at $8,300 for a blue 2002 Volkswagon Jetta. "When bidding, I was really nervous," she said. "You get an adrenaline rush and a little shaky." After winning, Jones jumped up and down with a smile on her face. An employee of Berglund Jones approached her to sign the papers agreeing to her purchase of the car. Western junior Kayla Galaktianoff said her boyfriend, Joplin, gets worked up and is a different person when he's bid( his con for Ber car C 1 Mo buy Ox day Del city Tas ami coi JENAE NORMAN/The Western Front Left to right: Rick Berglund acknowledges a bid from the crowd while auctioning off a 2002 Jetta Volkswagon; VRI major Matthew Joplin checks for brake fluid on the rear of a 1999 Dodge Durango; Joplin and his friend Brian Vogel check under the hood of a 1999 Dodge Durango; Berglund reads the specifications of a car up for bid during the auction; Berglund starts the auto auction, beginning with a 2004 Nissan Sentra; Joplin inspects the rear tire of a 1999 Dodge Durango as his friend crawls under the SUV to check for brake fluid. ---------- Western Front 2005 March 08 - Page 11 ---------- MARCH 8,2005 Â« 11 utomobiles bid for better prices He's focused and serious, she said. guys go out thrill-seeking, but these auctions are seeking," Galaktianoff said. â€¢%â€¢ small building that looks like a walk-up )n stand, Debbie Berglund takes people's money ;ars. Only accepting cash or a cashiers check, Jones requires at least a $200 deposit on the ose who don't have the money in full, she said, he auction is over and the cars are paid for, people taking their cars off the lot. 'wo only leave a deposit can come back on to pick up the car and complete the payment. gt;eople at the auction agree that the only downfall to an auction is the cars can't be driven until bought, nly get to turn it on," Bellingham resident Amanda aid. "That's kind of sketchy. Hopefully, it's your raid you find the right one." le for the car is registered in the buyer's name the le auction and mailed within a couple of weeks, Jerglund said. iction company has contracts with the state, the atcom County and the Northwest Regional Drug e to obtain surplus and repossessed autos, Debbie Ifed. nd Jones takes in 100 cars on average on lent each month, Debbie Berglund said. For each car sold at the auction, Berglund Jones adds on a 10- percent buyer's premium to make a profit. "An auctions means you sell others autos on consignment. You sell it for them," Debbie Berglund said. "Then you charge a cost for profit." During the auction, Rick Berglund keeps the process humorous for the crowd and offers a few jokes. He explains the buyer's premium to the bidders before starting to auctioneer. "If you buy a car for $500, you will pay $550," Rick Berglund says. "If you buy a car for $1,000, that means you really pay $1,100. If you buy a car for $5,000, you will really pay $5,500, and I will buy dinner." Regardless of the profit charge, Debbie Berglund said cars sold at auctions still are cheaper, for the most part. "We've been in business for 15 years in a small town," she said. "If people weren't getting good deals, we'd be out of business." Jones agreed about the prices and good deals. "Auctions are perfect for a student," she said. JENAE NORMAN/The Western Front Western student and VRI major Matthew Joplin looks under the hood of a 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee at Berglund Jones' public auto auction. ---------- Western Front 2005 March 08 - Page 12 ---------- 12 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT FEATURES MARCH 8,2005 The ups and downs of bipolar living Bellingham bipolar support group helps people be themselves BY JENAE NORMAN The Western Front In American culture, it is not uncommon for people to identify themselves by something significant in their lives, including their occupation, religious beliefs or a disease with which they are inflicted with. For those who identify themselves by occupation, saying, "Hi, my name is Steve â€” I'm a doctor," has no negative connotation. People who identify themselves by saying, "I'm giving something up for Lent because I'm Catholic," also receive acceptance. When offered sugar, a diabetic who says, "Sorry, I can't have candy, I'm a diabetic," often is met with understanding. One percent of the population, or more than 2 million adults, are inflicted with bipolar disorder, however, and are subject to prejudgement from the label. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, bipolar disorder is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in a person's mood, energy and ability to function. The shifts experienced are severe compared with the normal fluctuations everyone goes through. "Being bipolar doesn't define who I am," Western senior Bryn Thomas said. "I define what I am. There are too many labels that define people. I can do what anyone else can do. Bipolar only limits me if you use it as a label." A bipolar- disorder support group is establishing itself in Bellingham through Meetup.com, a free Web site that allows individuals to create groups based on shared interests, group coordinator Thadeus Warrington said. "I saw there were others out there with bipolar disorder, and talking with them is therapeutic," Warrington said. The new support groups, has five members and meet once a month or as often as members need. Thomas said she would like to see anyone in the Bellingham community with bipolar disorder join the group. "The idea of the group is to share experiences and help each other," Thomas said. "We will discuss experiences, ideas and strategies for coping." Western's disAbility Resources Center also offers services for students with the TARA NELSON/The Western Front Bellingham resident Thadeus Warrington, 33, fixes his mohawk in his bathroom. Warrington started a monthly bipolar support group on Meetup.com. disorder, including academic intervention that is sensitive to bipolar disorder, Director David Brunnemer said. "There are a number of folks who don't know about us that could use us," Brunnemer said. The center serves 45 Western students with bipolar disorder, he said. Bipolar disorder, which often develops in late adolescence or early adulthood, is a mixed state of emotions ranging from manic episodes to depressive episodes, Thomas said. During a manic episode, it is common. to be in a euphoric state where perceptions are clearer and the sense of feeling is heightened, Thomas said. "You have grandiosity about yourself," Thomas said. "You are able to achieve anything, but in reality, you can't do anything because there's so many ideas and so much going on that you can't. get organized." A depressive episode is marked as the opposite of mania, where nothing can seem to be accomplished because a person lacks motivation, care and remembrance, Thomas said. While experiencing a depressive episode, those with bipolar disorder do not want to leave their rooms or be around people, Warrington said. "Depression usually comes right after a manic episode," Thomas said. "There is a lot of lethargy. I don't want to get up. My mind works really slowly. I have no motivation, and everything seems dismal. Nothing seems worth it." The term "bipolar" doesn't summarize all of the feelings, thoughts and emotions those with the disorder experience, Thomas said. Other feelings include agitation, fear and even psychotic episodes, she said. "Psychosis is when you are extremely in tune with stimuli, where you feel very intuitive about things, like you have a heightened sense of people around you," Thomas said. During Warrington's most recent episode of psychosis, he thought he was a brilliant musician, when in actuality he is an aspiring artist, he said. Those with the disorder are not always in a state of mania or depression. It is common also'to experience long periods of a normal functioning state, Brunnemer said. He also said bipolar disorder affects people differently. One example of this is the amount of time one spends in a certain cycle. Some people experience a cycle in depression for months, when others will only be in a depressive state for a few days, Thomas said. Switching from one cycle to another in such a short period of time is called rapid-cycling. "My cycles depend on stress, but I cycle rapidly," Thomas said. "I always treasure those moments where I feel level for a while." Warrington said his cycles are slower, usually lasting a couple of months. The cause of change for a cycle usually is triggered by stress, Warrington said. "Changing cycles depends on the stress or stimuli at the time," Thomas said. "Stress is emotional for anyone. I just feel it more." Many people who have bipolar disorder are unaware because it is hard to diagnose and is easily misdiagnosed with other disorders, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. No physiological testing, like a blood test, can be done for diagnosis. Bipolar disorder is diagnosed based on symptoms and the course the illness takes. Warrington and Thomas agreed they had an inclination that they had the disorder in their teenage years, when they often suffered from depression, they said. Both were diagnosed as having bipolar disorder in their late teens. Treatment for bipolar disorder includes changing medications, altering stress in one's life and altering activities depending on the cycle, Thomas said. "I have embraced the natural approach," Warrington said. Medications often make bipolar disorder worse for him, he said. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, treatment such as medication and therapy is most effective when continuous and monitored by a professional. While effective treatment methods are established for treating bipolar disorder, the cause is yet to be determined. Most scientists now agree no single factor causes bipolar disorder, according to the institute. Instead, many factors act together to produce the illness. 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The Vikings will enter the tournament as the No.l seed and will face No. 8 Brigham Young University- Hawaii at 7:30 p.m. Western, which finished the season 21-6 overall, has not made the national tournament since 2001, the last time the team played host to regionals. The Vikings advanced to the national semifinals that season. Western earned the right to play the tournament on its home court despite losing 121-105 to Northwest Nazarene University Saturday in Nampa, Idaho. "We're thankful it has worked the way it has," Western head coach Brad Jackson said Sunday in an athletic department press release. "We kind of hoped that as the committee put together the entire criteria we would still have a chance to host, and obviously that was the case." BYU-Hawaii finished the season 16- 8 overall behind 6-foot-8-inch senior center Jake Chrisman, who averaged 20.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. The Seasiders play in the Pacific West Conference and nearly upset the University of Louisville â€” a.top-10 Division I team â€” in November. Western is 13-0 at home this season, while BYU-Hawaii is 4-7 in road games. Tickets for the tournament, which became available yesterday, cost between $5 and $10. Purchasing information is available by calling 650-2583. Western women head to Seattle Pacific for regionals The Western women's basketball team received the No. 2 seed in the West Regional of the NCAA Division JJ National Tournament and will travel to Seattle for Friday's first-round game against California State University, Dominguez Hills. The Vikings will face the No. 7 Toros at 2:30 p.m. at Royal Brougham Pavilion on Seattle Pacific University's campus. SPU is the regional favorite and is playing host to the tournament for the second consecutive year. Western, 23-4 overall, is making its eighth straight national tournament appearance and its seventh in a row since becoming a full NCAA member. Dominguez Hills, 17-9 overall, plays in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. Junior guard Tameka Blue averaged 13.2 points per game for the team, which features three freshman starters.. AMANDA WOOLLEY/The Western Front Junior guard Ryan Diggs shoots a layup during Western's win over Humboldt State on Saturday, Feb. 25 in Carver Gym. 2005 GRADUATES College Degree+lobâ€¢NOTHING *Nothingdown and nothing due for 90 days on a new Toyota, that is! At Toyota, you get a GREAT factory offer. If you will graduate from college within the next six months and show proof of future employment, with a start date within 120 days of your purchase, you can take delivery of a new Toyota2with $0 down and NO payments for 90 days, plus a $400 rebate! 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At nationals, the team will play singles and doubles matches, including coed doubles matches, Western junior and captain Sarah Martin said. Western's tennis team is led by four student captains, Martin said. Eleven players â€” five men and six women â€” will travel to California to compete. "We're the only team to make it all six years," Martin said. "That gives us a lot of motivation to do well. A lot of people there know us." The team did not compete as well as they would have liked last year, and is hoping for better results this year, Cooper said. "Personally, I did worse than I ever have," Cooper said. "I feel like I have a lot to prove. I felt like I let the team down last year." Three of the five men going to California to compete are seniors, which gives the team experience in the competitive matches, Cooper said. "We have guys who've been on the team at least three years and know how to handle the pressure," Courtesy of Sarah Martin Western senior Brandon Johnson practices his swing at a recent practice. The team will compete at the USA Team Tennis National Campus Championships beginning Wednesday in San Diego. Cooper said. Since nationals are held before the new season begins, the people on the team from the previous season compete in the championship matches, Cooper said. "(Nationals are) kind of like a reward to the people who stuck it out all year and kept practicing," Western senior and captain Kevin Novan said. Players - purchase student memberships at the Bellingham Tennis Club and practice all year, Novan said. Once the season begins, the team will practice together each weekday, he said. The season consists of seven matches against other club teams from universities of all levels in Washington and Oregon, Martin said. The team also plays varsity teams from community colleges. "When we play Skagit (Community College), we really want to prove ourselves," Cooper gfiid. "They have people playing on scholarships, and we really want to beat them." The team receives funding from the state, from Western and from independent fund raising, Novan said. At the end of each year, Western allots money to each club based on how well the club develops, Cooper said. The team received $2,000 last year, Martin said. "We usually fork out the money at first and just hope to get reimbursed later," Cooper said. "We're using almost our whole piggy bank on nationals. It's going to cost us about $4,000 to go down there." The team captains will hold tryouts for the upcoming season after they return from nationals, Cooper said. Tryouts will begin March 29. The team usually has approximately 14 players, depending on the number of skilled people who try out, Martin said- The captains try to keep the number of players low to ensure that each member receives playing time, she said. 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Allen, a graduate student at Western, said the basics of the game are similar to football and soccer. The main goal of Ultimate Frisbee is trying to score a touchdown, just like football. But unlike football, in Ultimate each touchdown is only worth one point, Allen said. "Ultimate is a game about being a good sport," said Emily Herold, Western senior and one of the women's team captains. In Ultimate, the games are self-officiated, Allen said. The teams play on an honor system, said Anne Wilcox, women's team member and Western sophomore. "It's really fair," Wilcox said. "It is pretty easy, people are usually honest, and if you want to contest something you can â€” it's not a big deal." Both captains said the teams play for the spirit of the game. They hold the rules above the competition, Allen said. A common misconception about Ultimate, Allen said, is that players can continue to run once they have the disc. Players can only take two steps once they catch the Frisbee, and then they have 10 seconds to throw it to another player before a turnover is called on the team, Wilcox said. Players can throw the disc in any direction. Usually they do not throw the Frisbee backwards, although no rules dictate the direction the disc, Wilcox said. If players cannot find an open person to throw to after approximately six seconds, they would look for the dump, the player in the back â€” to throw to, she said. Most teams will reach 13 to 15 points in an hour and a half game, Allen said. But he said scoring is not necessarily easy. Teams must win by two points in order for the game to be " over, which could prolong the game, Wilcox said. At Western, Ultimate is a club sport, meaning the team members.must pay $35 each year and they must pay for then-own uniforms and all other fees associated with the team, Allen said. The teams travel to multiple tournaments throughout the spring season and Allen said sometimes trips cost $1,500 for the entire team. He said that would be the average cost for a trip to California, which they drive to, and stay in host houses for the weekend. "It's pretty grassroots," Allen said. "A lot of people are willing to have 20 guys stay over at their house." Allen said occasionally they stay with the players from the host school or with family or friends of people on Western's team who live in the area. The team will rent two or three vans and drive to wherever the tournaments are. The Western Ultimate teams play in four or five tournaments a year and then move on to sectionals, regionals and possibly nationals in May, Allen said. In each tournament the team will play anywhere from four to seven games, he said. To pay for uniforms and entry into the tournaments, the teams must participate in fundraisers in addition to paying dues, Herold said. Allen said the men have done fundraisers such as working at University of Washington football games or being bouncers at a Green Day concert. The women's team organizes bake sales on Vendors Row outside the Viking Union as well as car washes in the spring, Herold said. Both teams sell custom Frisbees as a fund raiser as well, Allen said. The men's team, named Dirt, along with the women's team, Chaos, will play host to a tournament the weekend of April 2. They are still working out the details, Herold said, but it is called "Dirty Deeds/Girly Needs" and will either be in Blaine or Burlington. This will be the first time the women will have played host to a tournament here, Herold said. The men played a tournament on its home field last year. Allen said they hope to have 16 men's teams and eight., women's teams, but Herold said they anticipate at least 10 see ULTIMATE, page 16 Skagit Valley Mere ^ â„¢ " Â£ _ _ _ 9 _ ComeUoL^ www.skagit.edu Having trouble getting your GlIRs? 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Most tournaments the Ultimate teams compete during spring quarter, Herold said. Last year, the women's team finished tenth in regional play, which includes all the schools in Washington, Oregon and Northern California, regardless of division. "We want to do a little better this year," Herold said. She said the team got more competitive this year, and for the first time the members broke into two teams, A and B, for tournaments, in hopes of doing better. The teams were broken down based on commitment level and length of time the players have been playing, Herold said. The men's team has the same goal, Allen said. It ranked 50 out of 400 teams in the nation last year. Although they could always improve, he said. "We are a competitive team," Allen said. "But there are a lot of teams, mostly in California, that have 30-year teams, and ours is only six." , He said they would like to dp better than they did last year. The men's team is also split into two squads, similarly based on commitment and ability, Allen said. Players on the B squad are committed, he said, but are not ready to compete at the highest level. Allen said Western's Ultimate team to making it to nationals is unrealistic, but they could do well. in this area. "It is realistic that we could be seventh or eighth in the region," Allen said. Allen said when it comes to Ultimate clubs regular programs devised as varsity sports go away. Every school can compete against every school, regardless of size, he said. It creates situations where really large schools compete The Western women's Ultimate on Monday night. against really small schools, Allen said. He said part of why Western's team cannot compete at a national level at this point is because the team is still new. The team started with a lot of enthusiastic players in 1998, but once they graduated the enthusiasm left from the players. "In about 2000, the team basically went extinct," Allen said. Allen said he and a few other players worked to spearhead the effort to encourage more players involved in Ultimate again. Now, roughly 50 men come out each fall to begin practices with the team. Allen said throughout the course of time, as practices get harder and the weather gets worse, the team is whittled down to what it is now, 25 or 26 dedicated guys. The women's team is the best team in the club's history this year, Herold said. The 26 women on the team get along really well, she said. "We know each other very well," Wilcox said. "When we see each other on campus we say, 'hi,' AMANDA WOOLLEY/The Western Front Frisbee team, Chaos, scrimmages against the Bellingham women's Ultimate team on the turf field and I feel like I have a core group of friends who are going through the same things I am." Allen said Ultimate is a great sport to get involved in because many students are familiar with a team sport in high school and want to get back into a competitive atmosphere, but want an alternative setting so Ultimate is perfect for them. "I really missed the 'team' idea freshman year," Wilcox said. "I played a lot of team sports in high school and I missed the connected feeling." Wilcox said Ultimate is the most fun sport she has ever played. Ultimate games are played throughout the course of an hour and a half to an hour and 45 minutes, Wilcox said. Scoring occurs when the Frisbee is thrown for a touchdown, Allen said. Allen said the men's team plays with a lot of intensity, but the women's team plays with a lot of spirit. "We are able to push each other," Wilcox said. "We know what our potential is." The women's team has cheers that they perform, and Wilcox said they all get really into the game yelling for its team. "It's really a blast," Wilcox said. "It is all about spirit of the game." The teams have students who range from freshman to graduate students, Allen said. He said the university's only criterion is that a player must be pursuing a degree. He also said in the past they have had players practice with the team from Whatcom Community College and from Bellingham Technical College, but they are not allowed to compete. All the backgrounds, ages and skill levels of the men's team create a dynamic group of people, Allen said. "We are a pretty interesting bunch of guys," Allen said. The teams share practice time occasionally and interact with each other regularly, Herold said. The teams also hold get-togethers with all the players, she said. The teams do not make cuts, so anyone who comes out and shows dedication to practicing and a commitment to the game can be on the teams, Allen said. Every year most of the players who are not seniors return to the team the following year, Herold said. 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Supporters of the bill lauded its passage both as a step toward reducing the stigma often applied to those with mental illnesses and toward helping them deal with mounting medical bills, according to a March 4 Seattle Times article. They are right. Mental diseases â€” such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder â€” affect a person's ability to hold a job and to function socially and can lead to physical problems. The treatment required for improving these issues is expensive and beyond the means of most state residents. And if the law views, say, narcissistic personality disorder as no different than influenza, people eventually will stop placing the blame for mental diseases on the afflicted person. If Gov. Christine Gregoire signs the bill into law, it would cost the state roughly $8 million per year and could raise many residents' insurance rates by 1 percent to 5 percent, according to the article. Opponents of the bill say the cost increase is too much, and the ballooning insurance rates may prompt employers to cover less of their workers'share of the bill. Washington state, however, already requires health insurance to cover too many things, such as acupuncture and massage, according to the article. - Ronald Bachman of PricewaterhouseCoopers conducted a study that found the average cost of insurance premiums will increase by only $2.93 per month, according to the Times article. And in Vermont, which recently enacted a similar law, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found only a 4 percent increase in mental health spending by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont, according to a March 7 Des Moines (Iowa) Business Record article. That is a small price to pay for a set of diseases that will affect as many as 900,000 residents who will benefit from the law, according to the Times article. The law's opponents might say if the law is to treat mental and physical ailments the same, then those afflicted by depression or paranoia might start using it as an excuse to call in sick to work. But mental illness can affect others in the workplace just as much as a physical illness can. Either way, the mentally ill should feel that they're treated the same as those with stomach viruses or common colds. It's high time" everyone treated them the same, and this new law is a huge step toward that goal. Frontlines are the opinion of The Western Front editorial board: Matthew Anderson, Lauren Miller, David Wray, Anastasia Tietje, Elana Bean, Amanda Woolley, Caleb Heeringa, Laura McVicker, Aaron Apple, Michael Murray, Krissy Gochnour, Tara Nelson, Nick Schmidt, Kenna Hodgson and Chris Huber. The Western Front Editor in Chief: Matthew Anderson; Managing Editor: Lauren Miller; Head Copy Editor: David Wray; Copy Editors: Anastasia Tietje, Elana Bean; Photo Editor: Amanda Woolley; News Editors: Caleb Heeringa, Laura McVicker; Accent Editor: Aaron Apple; Features Editor: Michael Murray; Sports Editor: Krissy Gochnour; Opinions Editor: Tara Nelson; Online Editor: Nick Schmidt; Community Liaison: Kenna Hodgson; Staff Photographer: Chris Huber; Columnists: Matt DeVeau, Travis Sherer; Cartoonists: Michael Murray, Terrence Nowicki; Adviser: John Harris; Business Manager: Alethea Macomber; Advertising Manager: Joel Hall Staff Reporters: Michelle Acosta, Lauren AUain, Sarah Berger, Kathryn Brenize, Mike Coffman, Adriana Dunn, Houston Flores, Brittany Greenfield, Bethany Gronquist, Stefani Harrey, Marissa Harshman, Jacinda Howard, Molly Jensen, Peter Jensen, Michael Lee, Kara Lundberg, Coree Naslund, Jenae Norman, Crystal Oberholtzer, Mark Reimers, Amanda Raphael, Adam Rud-nick, Eric Sanford, Tiffany Sheakley, Byron Sherry, Andrew Sleighter, Greta Smoke, Trevor Swedberg, Bradley Thayer, Melanie Valm, Courtney Walker, Taylor Williams, Blair 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: "American consumers have no problem with carcinogens, but they will not purchase any product, including floor wax, that has fat in it." â€” Dave Barry, syndicated columnist Ban on employee weight-gain unethical STEFANI HARREY Using laxatives, purging or taking illegal drugs to curb one's appetite are not healthy activities. But the new policy at one New Jersey casino is likely to encourage its employees to use them. The Borgata Hotel Casino in Atlantic City, N.J. that MGM MIRAGE and Boyd Gaming Corp. owns, created anew policy under which employees who gain more than 7 percent of their body weight can be fired, according to a March 3 Associated Press article. Many upscale casinos go to extraordinary lengths to attract customers. And the Borgata casino's efforts now include weight requirements for employees, including cocktail waitresses and bartenders. Policies attempting to control the weight of employees, however, violate equal opportunity, age-discrimination and disability laws and should be illegal. Nowhere has the casino specified how long the weight restriction will hold. Weight gain is a natural occurrence, especially in women as they age and handle pregnancies and changing estrogen levels. Employees cannot be expected to maintain the same weight for an undetermined amount of time. The Borgata owners said the idea behind the casino was to capture the cleaned-up image of shopping and family fun, mixed With gambling, that has made Las Vegas successful in the past 15 years, according to a March 5 Chicago Tribune article. Forcing cocktail waitresses, dubbed the "Borgata Babes," to fit into skimpy uniforms and prance through the rows of slot machines, however, is not necessary to hold up a family-fun image. Further, it is teaching the youth of America who venture to such places on family vacations to look above intelligence and do whatever it takes to achieve a certain look â€” even if it means adopting seriously unhealthy behavior such as bulimia and gt;anorexia. It also teaches them skinny people have better job security. Michael Facenda, a spokesman for the Borgata, said in the Tribune article that customers of the casino have come to like what the Borgata offers in service and appearance, and the weight-gain ban is one way to make sure see WEIGHT, page 18 BETHANY GRONQUIST Bill would extend a woman's right to divorce abused will not be able to break legal ties to their abusive spouses. This potentially could drag out their exposure to abuse, if they are in a physically or psychologically harmful union. In addition, prolonging a situation that can be risky to a woman and her unborn child is inhumane and unfair to the child who may be born with injuries sustained while in the womb. She also may become frantic and terminate her pregnancy out of desperation if she feels that no longer being pregnant is her only escape from mistreatment. She also may terminate the pregnancy out of her child's well-being as she would not want the child to be raised in an abusive household, Hughes' attorney, . Terri Sloyer, said in the Times article. The abusive partner also may use pregnancy as a tool to prolong the relationship and as a means of continuing the abuse, Sloyer said in the article. In addition, abusers may attempt to impregnate their spouses as a guarantee that she will not be able to leave them, Sloyer said. Hughes' divorce originally was denied because her husband did not know she was pregnant and the child's paternity had not been established, according to the article. But these are not valid reasons for denying a woman her right to divorce. The determination of paternity and establishment House Bill 1171 clears up confusion regarding pregnant women's rights to divorce in Washington state. In the past, some Washington state judges have misinterpreted state law to mean judges â€¢ can deny a woman a divorce if she is pregnant. Last November, Spokane County Superior Court Judge Paul Bastine denied Shawnna Hughes' divorce from her abusive husband, who had been convicted of beating her in 2003 and served time for the crime. The judge denied Hughes' divorce because she was pregnant and had not informed her husband of her pregnancy, according to a Feb. 5 Seattle Times article. Denying a woman's right to divorce violates a fundamental freedom that all women should be guaranteed regardless of the circumstances to maintain their independence and safety. Not passing the law would mean women who are 'If a pregnant woman is denied her legal right to divorce, she may become frantic and terminate her pregnancy out of desperation.' see DIVORCE, page 19 ---------- Western Front 2005 March 08 - Page 18 ---------- 18* THE WESTERN FRONT OPINIONS MARCH 8,2005 Robotic soldiers are no longer just science fiction JACINDA HOWARD Armies of robots killing men should not be considered science fiction anymore, thanks to the United States pentagon. The Department of Defense plans to send 18 remote- controlled robots to Iraq by early March or April, according to a Jan. 24 USA Today article. The robots â€” called SWORDS, an acronym for Special Weapons Observation Reconnaissance Detection Systems â€” will be the first armed machines sent to do a soldier's job in U.S. history, according to the article. Although many benefits exist, robots are not without their drawbacks. Robots do not have, for example, the intellectual capacity to see mistakes and make corrections. The robots are able to fire on a target but cannot properly identify a target without the help of humans. Distancing a soldier from battlefield surroundings increases the likelihood that someone will be hurt or killed by mistake. Using gun-toting robots in the U. S. military is likely to create a game-like situation on the battlefield; soldiers may be more likely to kill an enemy without acknowledging their actions will end a human life. Supporters claim they will save soldiers' lives and reduce the costs of war, according to a Feb. 16 New York Times article. They do not need food, sleep or shelter and will not disobey orders, according to the article. Military officials will not have to bother with sending letters informing families of a son's or daughter's death. The soldier operating the robot will be able to see the terrain through the robots cameras, but he or she will have no way of hearing, smelling or feeling the presence of an enemy from half a mile away. The robot may save the life of its operator but risk the lives of the soldiers on the battlefield. One problem is the robots run on lithium-ion batteries and, though they can be recharged, only last from one to four hours at a time, according to the USA Today article. Soldiers often are required to be in the field or on duty for periods of time exceeding four hours. If the mission lasts longer than the batteries, the robot will not be of much use to the military. Instead, soldiers may be distracted by the responsibility of making sure the robot arrives back to base in a functional mode. The idea of incorporating robots into the U.S. military as soldiers is something military officials need to think more about. The incorporation poses a threat to mankind and is morally questionable. If the U.S. military plans to take the plan more seriously, it ought to reconsider the roles robots will play in the defense of the United States. Robots should be used only in areas in which they will not pose a threat to either American or foreign lives. Weight: Casino's weight- gain ban reinforces homogenous standard of beauty in women, men CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17 customers get what they want. The new policy applies to more than 200 employees, including costumed cocktail waitresses and bartenders. Approximately three weeks ago, all qualified employees were weighed to establish what the casino is calling a baseline weight, according to the Tribune article. The baseline weight is simply what the employee weighed that day and will be used as the weight from which they create a target weight range. If employees go above that amount, they will be put on an unpaid 90- day leave of absence and given access to a company-sponsored and -funded weight-loss program, according to a Feb. 23 Associated Press article. If an employee still cannot lose the weight in those 90 days, however, he or she will be fired. In addition, employees who apply for positions in the jobs under the weight ban could be excluded from the hiring, process just for their "baseline weight." The casino also said they are rejecting the company union's grievance that the policy potentially could result in age discrimination, according to the March 3 AP article. The Borgata is setting a homogenous standard of beauty that should not be allowed. Rather, the Borgata should work with better costume designers to create costumes that can emphasize individual beauty. In fact, many employees should probably go on a weight-gain diet. 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Call 650-3161 ---------- Western Front 2005 March 08 - Page 19 ---------- MARCH 8,2005 OPINIONS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 19 People younger than age 18 should be exempt from death penalty MICHELLE ACOSTA The U.S. Supreme Court ruled March 2 to make the execution of minors convicted of a crime illegal. The court made the correct decision. The death penalty is an irreversible, serious punishment that should not be applied for all cases. The United States is known for having a history of executing murderers who committed their crimes while under the age of 18, according to an Aug. 27, 2002 article on the Christian Science Monitor Web site. But it wasn't until 1988 that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that children younger than age 16 no longer could be sentenced to the death penalty. Before the ruling, 17 states, including Alabama, Idaho and Nevada, set 16 as the minimum age for death penalty, five states set the minimum age at 17, and several others, such as Washington state, have kept the age at 18, according to the article. In Texas, two-thirds of those executed in 2002 were juvenile offenders, according to the same article. Lee Boyd Malvo, the teenage sniper who lived temporarily in Bellingham, was only 17 when he committed his crime and now will fall into the category of the new execution laws. Malvo was sentenced to life in prison in 2003, but could be sentenced to further punishment from other states, according to a March 1 article on CNN's Web site. Children and adolescents are considered to be. in a transitional phase, where their cognitive abilities, judgment, impulse control and emotions still are in development, thus separating them from adulthood, according to an April 16, 2000 San Francisco Chronicle article. Making it illegal to execute those younger than 18 is a step^oward the right direction because, according to the article, executing those as young as 16 is a violation of the Constitution's Eighth Amendment that forbids cruel and unusual punishment. Putting a child on death row is as bad as killing a baby, because not all children can clearly make decisions on their own. A child's mind does not function : as elaborately as an adult's, which already is fully developed through years of aging and experience. 'A child's mind does not function as elaborately as an adult, whose mind is already fully developed through years of aging and experience.' person is old enough to kill, then that person is old enough to die. But death row is more severe and, therefore, it should be considered a punishment for adults only. But the fact that America no longer will execute children does not mean the justice system will be soft on crime. Children and adolescents, depending on the severity of the crime, should be punished in juvenile detention centers or juvenile jails for extended periods of time. This would allow them to understand what they did wrong and why the act was wrong and give them a chance to correct their behavior. After all, they are still at a young age, where learning from Opponents of the law argue that if a their mistakes is more important than death. Divorce: Washington state law that probits divorce in case of pregnancy should be overturned CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17 of custody and child visitation rights also could be used as a means for the abuser to continue terrorizing the victim, said Joyce Coffee, executive director of Family Rescue Inc., a domestic violence shelter and support system based in Chicago, 111., pnatlcyTest t Iways Confidential ^ p sâ„¢pJpom Cotint|jf regriancy Center according to the article. 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