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Title: Western Front - 2008 October 14
Date: 2008-10-14
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Text preview (might not show all results): 2008_1014 ---------- Western Front 2008-10-14 - Page 1 ---------- WESTERN FALLS TO CENTRAL PAGE 10 PRICES RISE FOR MT. BAKER PASSES PAGE 6 Tuesday, October 14, 2008 WESTERN FRONT AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SINGE 1970 I W E S T E R N F R 0 N T 0 N L I N E .
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Show more2008_1014 ---------- Western Front 2008-10-14 - Page 1 ---------- WESTERN FALLS TO CENTRAL PAGE 10 PRICES RISE FOR MT. BAKER PASSES PAGE 6 Tuesday, October 14, 2008 WESTERN FRONT AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SINGE 1970 I W E S T E R N F R 0 N T 0 N L I N E . N ET Controversial fast-food venue sparks discussion Allison Milton THE WESTERN FRONT Several campus groups are coming together to provide an open-panel discussion on the controversial new campus eatery, Chick-Fil-A. The Research and Outreach Programs and the Associated Student Productions Civil Controversy will host the discussion "Serving up Controversy: The Politics of Chick-Fil- A at Western" at 7 p.m., Oct. 16, in the Viking Union room 565. The panel will address student concerns and the process of bringing Chick- Fil-A to Western's campus. Some students object to Chick-Fil-A because the founder.of the company was part of a group called Focus on the Fam-ily. The Colorado-based group is a conservative Christian organization which has certain anti-gay and potentially sexist beliefs, said Shanti Zunes-Wolfe, assistant coordinator of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Alliance. The discussion is meant to be an unbiased open panel and community dialogue where students, faculty and staff can share their opinions and find out more about the new Chick-Fil-A, which opened this quarter in the VU Market, said Devin Majkut, coordinator of the Social Issues Resource Center and discussion panel moderator. "We wanted to provide an open forum for people to discuss [Chick-Fil-A], so they didn't feel their voices were not being heard," Majkut said. The intention and goal of the discussion is to have people talk about how they feel about the franchise's presence on see CHICK-FIL-A page 3 WTA sees record ridership Lack of funds maxes out buses, no relief in sight for students photo by Michael Leese THE WESTERN FRONT Students pack in tight on a WTA bus heading to campus Oct. 13. The buses are often overcrowded due to recently-increased ridership. Stephanie Sarff THE WESTERN FRONT Jn 2007, a $25 mandatory bus pass fee was added to the tuition of all students taking six or more credits per quarter, but overcrowded buses makes him not want to pay the fee. "I swear, I always end up standing next to someone that smells," McDaniel said. "It stresses me out." Compared to the first six months of Western senior Alex McDaniel said the 2007, WTA ridership is up 20 percent, said Rick Nicholson, service development director for WTA. "I've been at the WTA for 20 years," Nicholson said. "But I've never seen anything like this." see TRANSIT page 4 New lights brighten old campus buildings Kwihwa Lee THE WESTERN FRONT A campus-wide project by Western's electrical personnel could mean one less headache for students and teachers. Western's Electrical Services are removing the old linear fluorescent lights and magnetic ballasts, which control the electrical current, and are replacing them with the newest energy efficient ballasts and lights. Some people experienced headaches and eyestrain due to the flickering of the old lights, said Scott Stilts, supervisor of electrical services. Unlike the previous lights and ballasts, the replacements have no strobing and do not cause headaches, he said. The crew of Western's electrical services started replacing lights in Arntzen Hall Aug. 12, and have already replaced the old lights and ballasts in Old Main, Bond Hall, the Fine Arts building, Parks Hall and Environmental Studies building. Next, they plan to replace ballasts and lights in the Ross Engineering Technology building. He said by replacing the lights, lumens, a measurement of the light's power, are increased from 2,350 to 2,800, which makes the surroundings brighter. Some professors have even asked that not all the units be installed due to the intensity of the light. "There is a very definite change in any room you enter," Stilts said. The replacement lights will increase light output by more than one third and increase the longevity of the lights by nearly three months, Stilts said. The increased longevity will save maintenance and replacement costs, he said. Installing new lights and ballasts are part of Western's energy saving program with Puget Sound Energy, its electrical provider. Rebekah Anderson, Puget Sound Energy's media contact, said demand for electricity is growing in the Bellingham area because of population growth and new construction. In order to accommodate all of the energy demands, saving energy is vital, she said. The electrical crew is also replacing see LIGHTS page 3 ---------- Western Front 2008-10-14 - Page 2 ---------- NEWS See more online at www.westernfrontonline.net The Western Front I Tuesday â€¢ October 14,2008 I 2 Hi^lHHiBflB report of a male swinging a two-by-four at people vv^ile fljlllll^^ iSilSiliiBSlft^ffiBllill Sliiiiilii photo by Graig Hill THE WESTERN FRONT Western football fans cheer on the Vikings at the Battle in Seattle Saturday at Qwest Field. The Vikings lost 50-28 to Central Washington University. Students, neighbors talk it out The Campus Community Coalition will host three nights of "Let's Talk" discussions. "Let's Talk" discussions are designed to bridge the gap between students and their neighbors by bringing both groups together to .work toward finding solutions for cbhirnuhity^baseU Issues. The topics will include "Living together in Bellingham: Students and Parties;" "Enforcement Practices" and "Neighborly Relations." The talks will take place Oct. 22, 27 and 29 in the Sehome, Happy Valley and York neighborhoods. All sessions are free to attend.; WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING 251 BELLINGHAM, WA 98225 SEND PRESS RELEASES TO: press@westeriifrontonline.net EDITORIAL PEPARMENT (360) 650-3162 Editor in chief Gabrielle Nomura, editor@westernfrontonline.net Managing editor. Jeff Richards, managing@westernfrontonline.net News editor. Zack Hale, newsfront@gmail.com News editor. ;... ;.. .....Amanda Winters, newsfront@gmail.com Arts editor. Kaleb Gubernick, artsandlife@westernfrontonline.net Life editor. James Andrews, artsandlife@westernfrontonIine.net Sports editor. Katie Greene, sports@westernfrontonline.net Opinion editor. Lisa Hust, opinion@westemfrontonline.net Photo editor. Graig Hill, photo@westernfrontonline.net Online editor Paul Suarez, online@westernfrontonline.net Copy editor. Rebecca Rayner, copy@westernfrontonline.net Copy editor. Audrey Dubois-Boutet, copy@westernfrontonline.net Faculty Adviser. Carolyn Nielsen, carolyn.nielsen@westernfrontonline.net ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT (360)650-3161 Advertising manager ,.......â€ž Michele Anderson Business manager. ..: Alethea Macomber The Western Front is published twice weekly in the fall, winter, and spring quarters and once a week in the summer session. 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 involved in a course in the department of journalism, but any student enrolled at Western may offer stories to the editors. Members of the Western community are entitled to a single free copy of each issue of the Western Front. Steam whistle to be tested again Western will conduct a campus-wide test of its emergency steam whistle 1 p.m. Oct. 19. In the event of a real emergency, the whistle will sound to alert Western students, faculty and staff. ... In addition, Western also plans to send ' out e-mails and text messages to inform students, faculty and staff with details of the situation and a suggested course of action. Western asks students to update their information on Web4U if they haven't done so already. The whistle could blow intermittently until 5 p.m. Coast Guard band to perform Western's Departfnent of Music will present a free concert featuring the United States Coast Guard Band 7 p.m. Nov. 23 in the Performing Arts Center concert hall. The band will perform a program titled "An American Journey." The program will include musical selections by numerous American composers. Alto saxophonist Joshua Thomas will perform Piet Swert's "Dance of Uzume." Soprano Lisa Williamson will aslo perform. The concert will serve as a prelude to a series of performances in the greater Tokyo Metropol i tan A rea. October is Western Archives Month Western's Archive Month is dedicated to promoting a better understanding of historical records and how to use and preserve them. Displays will include historic images from many collections housed across campus. An open house will be held Oct. 25 in the Goltz-Murray Building during Western's Fall Family Weekend. The open house will include behind-the- scenes tours, displays of unique historical records, and opportunities to conduct research. Particpants may discover how archival records can document and connect one's family history to campus. Flu shots Flu vaccinations for Western students-, faculty, staff and family members aged 13 and older will be available at the Student Health Center beginning Oct. 20. Students with chronic diseases such as diabetes or asthma, or those taking immune- suppressing medications are strongly encouraged to come in for flu shots any time the Health Center is open. For others, vaccinations will be available from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 21 and 23 and 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 28 and 30. Patients must check in with a receptionist to schedule a flu shot. Vaccinations are $18 and will be billed directly to students' accounts. Corrections An article that appeared in the Oct. 10 issue of The Western Front mistakenly described Dindo Pangilinan's involvement in an attempted sexual assault case. Pangilinan is a suspect in the case and has yet to be charged. The Western Front apologizes for this and any other errors. Errors should be reported to the managing editor at managingÂ® westernfrontonline.net ---------- Western Front 2008-10-14 - Page 3 ---------- westernfrontonline.net I Tuesday â€¢ October 14,2008 NEWS I 3 LIGHTS: Longevity, energy efficiency increased with replacements from 1 the plastic prismatic acrylic lensesâ€” a special kind of thermoforming plasticâ€” over the fixtures discolored from age. The importance of replacing lights and ballasts is not only for saving energy, but also because the replaced T12 linear fluorescent lights will be discontinued Jan. 1,2009, Stilts said. The lights used for this change are more environmentally friendly and contain less mercury, he said. Along with this replacement program, Western's personnel are closely working with the Environmental Health and Safety office at Western to recycle the ballasts and lights and make sure it is all done properly, he said. Replaced lights go to EcoLights, which is part of the company Total Rei claim. EcoLights then takes the electronic waste and recycles the materials, said Gayle Shipley, director of environmental health and safety at Western. EcoLights accepts all types of lights and ballasts, including straight fluorescent lights. Recycled fluorescent lights can be used for glass products or as cement aggregate, according to Total Reclaim environmental service's Web site. Western's electric personnel work from 6 a.m. until the area is unavailable, Stilts said. They are concerned with safety and don't want to be in the way of students, so they work around scheduled classes, he said. Although the schedule for replacement is tentative due to the limited number of maintenance electricians and their obligation to their other work on campus, the lamp replacement in Arntzen Hall and the Ross Engineering Technology building will be done by no later than the end of February 2009, he said. CHICK-FIL-A: Multi-faceted panel set to speak on eatery's politics from 1 campus, she said. Also, the panel will provide students with an appropriate outlet in speaking about the controversy, said Research and Outreach Programs Director Casey Hall. "Whether or not you agree with Chick-Fil-A and the things they stand for, you should at least know where your money is going," said Johanna Brown, creator of the Facebook group "Boycott Western's Chick-Fil-A," Students have raised other concerns about the franchise being on campus. Students at the Environmental Center are concerned about having a large company serving meat at Western because of the school's support for local food businesses, Zunes-Wolfe said. "We want people to make informed decisions about their eating choices," she said. : Chick-Fil-A has already brought in big business to the VU Market, said Ira Simon, director of University Dining Services. "Chick-Fil-A is doing very well and exceeding our expectations," he said. There is already a 50 percent increase from last year's profits for the VU Market, he said. "I don't expect every student to use [Chick-Fil-A]," he said. "That's why we're trying to create different destinations on campus to offer'students other choices." â€¢...-.. '....... â€¢â€¢â€¢ â€¢ â€¢-N- '/'V The panel will include Willy Hart, director of University Residences and chair of the Executive Dining Committee, Erik Lowe, Associated Students president, Amber Aldrich, concerned student of the LGBT community, Ronna Biggs, chair of the LGBT Concerns Committee and coordinator'of ResLife, Seth Vidana from the office of sustainability and Brendan Lind, student coordinator of Students for Sustainable Food. Majkut said the: main focus ^f .the panel discussion is 'oil the open c|uesti6n and answer session at the end.. Audience members will have the opportunity to share their opinions and have their questions answered, he said. An lt;ad forxChJGk-Fil VU' next i d the hew- fast-fobd chain location. Profits have increased 50 percent for the VU Market after it opened this fall, but some students refuse to support the business due to its affiliation with the religious organization Focus on the Family. photo by Michael Leese THE WESTERN FRONT TARGET is hiring! Early Morning, Day, and Evening postitions available. - f7eX*Â£/e. oot% ScJiecJu/e. * \0% discount lt;= gt;/? an/th****} oÂ£ "Tarheel Â£n/,tto^/ gt;teJit To apply, come fill out an application at our . Miring Kip|^ In ^ore at Bellis Fair Mall Â§=*?:^::â€¢: ... tf^ 'K ' ---------- Western Front 2008-10-14 - Page 4 ---------- 4 I NEWS Tuesday â€¢ October 14,2008 I The Western Front TRANSIT: Overcrowding inevitable, additional routes not likely from 1 Western sophomore and AS Alternative Transportation Coordinator for Western, AJ Garcia, said the WTA is the fastest growing transit system in the country. Before fall 2007, student bus passes were not incorporated into tuition. As, of Oct. 8, 2008 approximately 11,500 bus passes were distributed to Western students alone, Garcia said. With the economy suffering and ridership at the highest it has ever been, Nicholson said WTA buses are. in extreme demand but funding is not available for more routes at this time. Seventy percent of WTA's budget coming from local sales tax and with the poor economic state right now, Garcia said the WTA's funding is dwindling. Many students and community members are^trying to save money by riding the bus to and from school, WTA spokesperson Maureen McCarthy said. Gas and parking on campus is expensive, so buses are being bombarded, she said. Along with saving money, the bus helps students get around town without using their .own car and shortens walks in the^ rairi, Nicholson said. Garcia said although some students would rather not pay the fee, it was a decision made by the student body and will stand until the 2011-12 school year. Western does not make a profit from the bus pass fee, and the fees paid by students represent only 3 percent of WTA's entire budget, he said. " Nicholson said WTA is trying to meet Students get on a bus outside the Viking Union Oct. 13. the needs of students and keep costs low by providing headers, which are buses that come more frequently during peak times, instead of starting completely new routes. Although WTA wishes it could promise a seat to everyone, Nicholson said standing on the bus for a short ride to campus is not unreasonable. inevitable right WTA is maxed * "Overcrowding is now," Nicholson said, out." Nicholson advises students to be patient and wait for the next bus if a full bus passes them. He said many students get to the bus stop too late to catch the first available photo by Michael Leese THE WESTERN FRONT bus, and are often frustrated if they are unable to board. He encourages students to contact WTA with criticism. Garcia said WTA is doing the best it can to get students to class on time and is trying to avoid leaving anyone behind. "Students don't like being packed in," Garcia said. "It's still a huge issue." Thanks to Career Services Center Employer Partner Fred Meyer For their support ofWWU students Fred Meyer's support of WWU's Career Services Center helps provide students with valuable career development assistance. Visit our office in Old Main 280 or our website at www.careers.wwu.edu for more information. respect. privacy. testing. answers. wcpo IwMtCOM^EOUlit^;; :, â€¢ ?; C * * * f ^ â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢*â€¢;- â„¢ Jr,f 5r"l:; 5 A n . ^prBjg^Jlic^Mter downtown JMlmgnam j ldJLU 1\ htate bt. ---------- Western Front 2008-10-14 - Page 5 ---------- westeriifrontoinline.net I Tuesday â€¢ October 14,2008 NEWS I 5 New position rewards faculty with better pay; more job security Andrea Davis-Gonzalez THE WESTERN FRONT Western anthropology instructor Kathleen Saunders has been working at Western for the past eight years. As a limited-term faculty member, she has renewed her contract annually. A new "senior instructor" position now available to limited-term faculty could provide them with more job security and would make it easier for them to plan how and what to teach students, Saunders said. â€¢ Senior instructors are eligible for a contract that can last up to three years,; while non-tenure contracts vary between a quarter to a year. "The position takes away instability and insecurity that comes with not knowing if you're going to have a job from year to year," Saunders said. The senior instructor position was createdSas a/jresulLojf Westerns first-ever faculty contract created by the faculty and administration bargaining teams. Section 8.2.2 of the contract, which was ratified in June, creates the new status. Limited-term faculty can earn a 7 percent salary increase when advancing to senior instructor. To be eligible, limited-term faculty must have worked half-time or more for at least five consecutive years at Western and have' "demonstrated excellence in teaching and performance of responsibilities," according to the faculty contract. Individual departments, college deans and the provost can approve the applications. Each department and college should currently be creating the criteria for senior instructor, said Bill Lyne, president of the United Faculty of Western Washington. Because individual colleges and department's must develop their own unique criteria, it is difficult to determine who is currently qualified for the position, Saunders said. The colleges' requirements for senior instructor will be broader thanthe departments' requirements because they have to include all of their departments. The colleges' criteria should parallel the standards in the faculty contract, Lyne said. Eligible instructors may apply this winter and spring and if approved, can begin their new position next fall. "[A good candidate should show] substantial achievement, interact well' with students and effectively communicate information," said Joann Otto, biology department chair and professor:, : Saunders has been working at Western for more than five years at half-time or more and said she would apply for senior instructor if she met the all the criteria. Last spring, approximately 67 limited- term faculty would have been eligible for the rank, said Buff Schoenfeld;administration bargaining team member and ex- gt;, ecutive assistant to the president. Ron Riggins, dean of the College of Fine and Performing Arts, said the new status is a way to keep quality limited-term faculty at Western. "Many part-time faculty are among our most effective teachers," Riggins said. "You want to do as much as you can to support-them and give thenvgreater=stabil-ity." Western has three types of faculty: tenured, tenure track and limited term. Tenure-track faculty have titles such as associate professor, assistant professor and professor. Limited-term faculty are considered lecturers and instructors. Tenured and tenure-track faculty are paid to teach, do service work, conduct research within their field and write and publish articles based on that research. Limited- term faculty are paid to teach only. They typically carry higher course loads because they don't have as many responsibilities as tenured faculty, Schoenfeld said. Before the faculty contract was ratified, tenured faculty were eligible for a 9 percent salary increase when promoted, while limited-term faculty had little room to progress, said Kevin Leonard, faculty bargaining team chief steward and history professor. The new contract allows tenured faculty to receive a 10 percent salary increase with their promotion and non-tenured faculty to advance to senior instructor. The senior instructor position is like an award for non-tenured faculty for their successful performance, Leonard said. "[The position] is a way to recognize their long-term service to the university," Lyne said. photo by Graig Hill THE WESTERN FRONT Raul Bingham poses with his Western business card Oct. 7. The title on his card reads Adjunct Faculty, Department"tif eomnilfflieation. Bin^aWiia^Btfeif l i n i n g af Western for three years and is unsure what his official title is now, he said. V / K ' : $ * * â€¢ , 1.360.715. l i p i Wmm ^*Â»*Â» gt;-. Hemp \ . . ^Bamboo. i i Carrying unlimited Everyday Special Students, Staffs* Faculty | receive 5 lt;t off each gallon of gas. (W/Western ID Card) 1 TRAVEL AND TEACH IN SOUTH KOREA? All majors welcome Min. Requirement: 2-years college education about $2,200 per month 1 year contract Paid Vacation: 4 Weeks! Full a i r f a r e furnished housing, bonus* health insurance and more! You will teach basic conversational English including simple vocabulary, phonics, and simple grammars etc. You can start this teaching employment at the beginning of each month. Application deadline is an ongoing basis. Please contact Soon at 7 7 8 - 7 8 6 - 2 8 5 4 (Canadian number) or gmsck@hotmail.com ---------- Western Front 2008-10-14 - Page 6 ---------- 6 I Tuesday â€¢ October 14,2008 I The Western Front ARTS 6 Student prices for Mt. Bak passes ascend financial p photo by Graig Hill THE WESTERN FRONT Skiers and snowboarders ride Chair Three at Mt. Baker Ski Area last season. Kaylin Bettinger THE WESTERN FRONT This ski season, Western students waiting to get to the nearest mountain may soon encounter a problem: a student pass at Mt. Baker will drop their bank account $605. With the rising price of gas making the hour and a half drive more expensive than ever before, Western junior Kati Schmidt said it's difficult to make a season pass worth the money. Schmidt started the Mt. Baker group on Facebook to help coordinate carpools and keep lines of communication open for anyone who plays in the snow at Mt. Baker. "I bought a pass last year and it was $585 total and it was so expensive and I almost missed my rent payment," Schmidt said. "It was worth it for the powder days but I still think it's too much." In comparison with other areas in Washington and Canada, Baker has high rates for season passes. Baker competes with Whistler, which sells college passes, for $439 plus tax and Stevens Pass, which sells college passes for $299 plus tax. With these prices, students could be paying twice as much to ski at Mt. Baker than Stevens Pass. Western alumnus Pat Bateman, who also started a Facebook group called Baker Snowboarders Unite!, said with the discount other areas give to college students, it should be cheaper to ski at other mountains. With additional costs such as gas, however, Baker's price is more comparable, but he said the price should still be lower. "I think it's interesting because in the last couple years Whistler has tried aggressively to promote to Western students," Bateman said. "The pass is so cheap but the cost of gas and the exchange rate makes it prohibitive. Baker has a kind of monopoly on Bellingham." Even with the high price tag, Mt. Baker Ski Area representative Amy Trowbridge said the ski area has good reasons for not giving students a larger break on their passes. Trowbridge said because Baker isn't a resort type area, the owners don't have income from lodging, restaurants or bars to keep the area running. "Baker ha: but we have and bars and nc bridge said. "W what other reso board. It's not a We try to keep everyone For many s said about Bak tain isn't in co ingham style, S to stay that wa) "I like Ba Schmidt said.' rate everyone v Bellingham is i porting town.' Trowbridg geared towards "We defini people* in frorr are trying to kt people because brige said. "We off of people fi People are fron land counties ai large city incon photo by Michael Leese THE WESTERN FRONT A contest-winning, 8-by-10 foot acrylic painting by Western junior Ashley McDaniels hangs above the front desk in the WWU Outdoor Center. ---------- Western Front 2008-10-14 - Page 7 ---------- LIFE westernfrontonline.net I Tuesday â€¢ October 14,2008 I 7 9 er ski eaks two food service areas, )retty limited restaurants ) accommodation," Trow-e can't really afford to do rt areas do. It's across the lot of smoke and mirrors, everything affordable for tudents, what Trowbridge er rings true. The moun- porate hands. True to Bell-chmidt said she wanted it icer not being corporate," I think if they went corpo- /ould be so upset because uch a local-business-sup-agreed that Baker the Bellingham local, ely are not trying to draw North Carolina and we ep it affordable for local that is our base," Trow-aren't making our money ying in from other areas, i Skagit, Whatcom and Is-ld that income base isn't a l e . photo by Graig Hill THE WESTERN FRONT Western seniors Jake Bankson and Sakeus Bankson pose with their 2008-09 Mt. Baker season passes Oct. 13 at the Mt. Baker business office. PflliA/tliA/g the outdoor spirit Danielle Perry THE WESTERN FRONT Among the racks of snowboarding magazines and dismantled bicycles in the WWU Outdoor. Center, bright colors and splashing water stand out. Above the front desk hangs a large painting of a group of Whitewater rafters, happily basking in the thrill of the untamed waters and the joy of the great outdoors. The painting, an 8-by-10 foot acrylic scene of people Whitewater rafting, was created by Western junior Ashley McDan-iels as the winning submission of the Outdoor Center's art contest last year. The contest was originally conceived by Harrison Holtz-Knott, an employee who interned with the staff last year, Outdoor Center manager Frederick Collins said. "Harrison thought that we should ask people to send in drawing ideas for a possible mural for the Outdoor Center. You know, something to brighten up the atmosphere," Collins said. "After we received around 15 submissions, we put together a group of about 10 coordinating staff to decide what piece we liked best, and hands down, Ashley's was the winner from day one." Among the staff selecting McDan-iels' piece was Arielle Furtado, the current supervisor of the Outdoor Center, which is located in Viking Union room 150. From the moment she saw it, she knew Mc- Daniels' design was the one they should choose, she said. "What I really liked about Ashley's piece was the way she captured the energy of the scene," Furtado said. "The movement of the water, the portrayal of the people. The whole thing was great." The specific guidelines for the art contest were simple: create a scene which takes place in the outdoors and includes people having fun and enjoying nature, Collins said. Although she's an art studio and design major and made mural commissions on the side, McDaniels said she hadn't heard anything about the art contest until it was mentioned to her last year by a friend. "My friend Tim Barnaby showed me an art contest flyer he had found on campus and said that he thought I should enter," McDaniels said. "At the same time, my roommate was urging me to submit something, so I thought 'why not?' and ended up doing a mock-up." Collins said after McDaniels' artwork was selected, the two of them sat down to discuss what minor changes could be made to improve the final concept for the piece. Among these revisions were changes to some skin tones to present a more racially-diverse scene, along with making the genders of the people rafting more visually apparent. The biggest change, however, was the decision to change the idea of a mural into a canvas painting that could be moved anywhere-; McDaniels said. "Although I was excited about winning the contest, I was a little intimidated by the project," McDaniels said. "Painting smoothly on a wall is really hard with acrylics, especially if the scene is high on the wall. Luckily, we decided to change to a portable canvas, so that took a lot of the pressure off." Although she had to construct the canvas twice due to a sizing error, McDaniels said she was able to work on the painting diligently throughout the summer. Her favorite part of the piece was the splashing water, which she portrayed by looking up reference photos online and throwing paint at the canvas, she said. While the grand unveiling of the whitewater-rapid painting at the Outdoor Center was last week, fans of McDaniels will be happy to know this isn't the last they'll see of her work, Collins said. "We're planning on- adding to Ashley's painting so there are three individual parts," Collins said. "Over time, we hope to include a winter scene and a green camping scene, to sort of represent the whole range of outdoor activities in one painting." Until that time comes though, McDaniels said she is keeping busy-with school and her own ideas for the future. She recently was hired as an art instructor for a home-schooled family, and. she looks forward to a career in design after graduation. Collins said fans of art and the Outdoor Center should keep their eyes open for another art contest in the near future. With a friendly staff and amazing deals for students, aspiring artists should make sure their designs stand out and reflect the outdoor spirit, McDaniels said. "Whatever you decide to turn in, above all make sure it's exciting," McDaniels said. "While it's important that you personally like the piece, you have to make it appealing to the people, because that's who you're really making the art for." ---------- Western Front 2008-10-14 - Page 8 ---------- 8 I ARTS LIFE Ibesday â€¢ October 14,2008 I The Western Front COOKING IT UP IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS Associated Students Outdoor Center course brings gourmet to the hiking trails Christine Karambelas THE WESTERN FRONT Backpacking through mountain valleys in Chile requires not only long hours of physical activity but the skills to navigate, evaluate dangers and analyze the environment a hiker crosses. What more could Western seniors Ellie Chatman and James White want to learn on their one-month hike through Patagonia? How to cook lasagna. Through a student program led by the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), Chatman and White went to the Patagonia mountain range in Chile where, after a 10-day first-aid training course, they backpacked and sea kayaked for 70 days.. Chatman and White learned about survival in the backcountry facing hands-on experiences in rescuing, mapping, awareness of the environment and cooking. Cooking in Patagonia did not include following directions saying "just add water" in freeze-dried meals, Chatman said. Instead, students were^given ingredients every 10 days-tafid:^e|e taught to cook meals such as fresh baked breads, cakes, pasta dishes and tuna casserole. Chatman said not only were backpackers taught how to prepare these meals but how to be creative with their utensils. For example, cooking oven- style by raising a cooking pot above the flame, allowing food to cook slower on a low heat. Wher^'backpackifflg-fopJong -periods of time, freeze-dried foods can seem repetitive, but cooking provides good flavors and is a fun activity to do in the backcountry, Chatman said. Chatman and White now plan to teach about homemade cooking in the backcountry at 7 p.m., Oct. 16 at the Associated Students Outdoor Center. Attendees will learn how to cook food such as cinnamon rolls and calzones with a simple stove kit, which includes a pot, silverware and a gas canister stove. ' The purpose of this class is to teach backpackers, when they have the time to do it, how to cook independently for themselves, Chatman said. "Cooking [homemade meals] is great for people who want to camp with friends and hang out," Chatman said. "Why not cook when you get to the lake and have a good meal?" On a quick hike to a mountain summit and back, a backpacker may not want to take the time to sit and cook a meal. But for those who are camping in a location for longer periods of time, cooking is another great way to enjoy the outdoors and each other's company, Chatman said. "When you get to camp and don't have much to do, [cooking] is something that will take up a good amount of time," White said. Along with teaching how to cook a homemade meal, the class will also incorporate how to prepare meals' to eat on a backpacking trip. Freeze-dried foods are definitely the lightest and easiest to pack, but packing in-photo by Michael LeeseTHE WESTERN FRONT Outdoor Center employees James White and Ellie Chatman show off cooking gear they will be.using for a backcountry cooking clinic they will be teaching at the Outdoor Center October 16. The clinic starts at 7p.m. and is $10 for students. gradients for homemade meals requires a little more thought and planning, REI Outreach specialist Pat Kennedy said. Kennedy teaches backcountry cooking classes at REI that explain how to choose backpacking- efficient food items. Nutrition content, ingredient weight and understanding how to cook in a simple pot or pan are all incorporated in educating campers on how to appropriately prepare their meals. "[Homemade cooking in the back-country] is all about planning before you go out," White said. "Usually, I'll mix my dry ingredients together and put them in one Ziplock bag." If one plans his or her meal in advance, he or she can pack food ingredients almost equal in weight to dry-freeze foods, most likely spending less money, White said. The longer people have been camping, the more bored they are with eating freeze-dried foods, Kennedy said. Campers are planning to cook more homemade meals and are becoming more creative in their menu choices-. â€¢ ., Kennedy is currently experimenting â€¢withF,;all:'trie different meaT options; he! can make with pre-cooked bacon, including adding it to scone mix. White said he gets excited to plan his meals before he goes carftpifilg 'anti-hopes by teaching the outdoor cooking class, backpackers can find cooking as another element to adventures in the backcountry. "I hope that other people can see the value of going outside and being active," Chatman said. "[Cooking while camping or backpacking] is a different way to bring people together." _ _.._ jjpplpii l$V9l$ pteM^ iotl*' wA" ! 4179 Meridian St. 360-676-8017 (formerly Izzy's) Meet the^^SmW Firefighters of Washington State! Getyour autographed copy of their 2009 Calendar! 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They have added and subtracted routes in order to better accommodate the needs of students. Western students account for a large majority of WTA's ridership, but student passes provide only 3 percent of the budget. The largest chunk of WTA's budget, 78 percent, comes from sales tax revenue. With the economy not doing so well, WTA is not pulling in enough money. WTA also has to deal with the rising cost of gas. Though students are able to take the bus to save gas money, WTA cannot do the same. It is providing the alternative transportation students and residents desire but is not getting enough support for its services. WTA was. one of the fastest growing transit agencies in the nation last year and is working with scarce resources. It is working at full capacity and cannot add another bus to their routes in the morning. WTA employees diligently spent the summer thinking of ways to use the resources they have to provide the best possible service. Last year the Route 95 bus was added to lessen congestion along Bill McDonald Parkway. However, students either did not take advantage of or did not know of the route. There were only 27 riders per hour, a very low number for Western routes. To help students further, WTA has made some changes this year. It dropped Route 95, and replaced it with the 105 and 108 shuttles on Bill McDonald Parkway. Additional trips were added to help students get to classes on the half hour. WTA also added another route from downtown to the Lincoln Creek Park and Ride at 6:25 p.m. WTA does not just service Western students around campus, although Western gets the majority of WTA's attention. WTA also provides services all over Bellingham and Whatcom County. WTA provides transportation to Lynden, Ferndale and Mount Vernon. Many of these express routes end up having standing room only. Alternative transportation services need more support from local and federal governments. The federal and state government provides only 7 percent of WTA's budget. As students, we cannot do much to support WTA other than riding the buses and appreciating the hard-working employees. It is sad to see a system so many students rely on suffering when it is raking in record increases in ridership. It is disappointing when students constantly complain about having to stand on buses or having to wait for the next shuttle to come along. WTA provides a vital service to the community and needs to be appreciated for its efforts. Students should stop complaining to WTA and Western faculty about the failings of WTA and take those complaints.to City Hall. Having strong community support Will bring about the help WTA needs. Students are residents of Bellingham too and deserve to have their voices heard. Students can work with the community to work for more funding for WTA or promote ridership beyond Western students. In the meantime, take this week to get off your usual route and try something new. Take the bus to Bellis Fair Mall or Sunset Square. Ride the bus to Fairhaven and check out Fairhaven Park. Take advantage of the incredibly efficient and easy to use transportation system in Bellingham before you graduate and venture out of here. When students get off the bus,! don't forget a friendly "thank ybii" or "good-bye." These employees work hard everyday for students and residents across Bellingham and deserve recognition for that. The Editorial Board is comprised of Editor in Chief Gabrielle Nomura, Managing Editor Jeff Richards, Opinion Editor Lisa Hust and director of AS Alternative Transportation A J. Garcia. Drinking and driving hits close to home Glenn Smith Columnist One day when I was not home, a young man driving drunk in a.nice car hopped the sidewalk and drove onto the lawn of the townhouse I rent, severing the gas main. The house is built on the hill on the north side of Lincoln Creek Park and Ride. From the sidewalk, there is a 10-foot decline of about 45 degrees to the house. The gas main faces the sidewalk; it sticks out about a foot. My brother, who shares the apartment with me, was there at the time and gave me the full story when I came home the next morning. Additional details come from my downstairs neighbor Lance Henderson, reporter for The Bellingham Business Journal. At about 1:20 a.m., the driver drove over the sidewalk and went down the hill, freaked out and tried desperately to drive out of there, all the while digging his car farther down the hill, closer to the house. In the car with him he had a passenger, who told the driver to stop and call a tow truck. Unconvinced, the driver then hit the gas main, causing a loud swooshing sound as 50 pounds per square inch of natural gas shot into the air. Imagine if it had caught fireâ€”the ensuing explosion could have killed my very own brother, whose bedroom window is almost directly above the gas main. The Bellingham police and fire department showed up and evacuated the house's three apartments. The tenants waited outside for two hours, until 3:30 a.m., when the gas problem was temporarily fixed. The driver had plowed through a cool tree with bright red leaves outside my living room window, and tore up lots of grass. More importantly, he endangered the lives of my only sibling, the house's other tenants, the tenants of the two houses on either side of mine, anyone who was within several feet of his car at any time during that drive, his passenger, and himself. We are not a violent student body, just an irresponsible ope. - Glenn Smith, Columnist Another drunk driving story with which we are all familiar is the one involving former Western student Ashley Wick. Wick had a blood alcohol level of .096, and may or may not have been under the influence of Xanax when she hit Western exchange student Un Kyu Choi, who later died from his injuries. This happened on Bill McDonald Parkway, where students walk and ride their bikes all the time. Close to the intersection of Samish Way and Bill McDonald Parkway, there is a memorial of flowers and a sign telling the name of someone who was hit by a car on that very spot. This is a prevalent problem which will not go away any time soon. There will always be people who drive while intoxicated. What the rest of us need to do is be extra cautious. More likely than a Western student intentionally killing someone with a hand-held weapon is the possibility one of them will accidentally kill someone with a vehicle. We are not a violent student body, just an irresponsible one. If you're drunk and you need to travel somewhere beyond walking distance, have a designated driver (who is committed to staying sober) drive you, and don't distract the driver with your drunken flailingâ€”they will hate you. At Western, students have a lot of options. If you do not have a designated driver, get on the Late Night Shuttle at Haggard Hall or the Viking Union. You can use the shuttle if you've got a bus pass or a Western student identification card. It runs through downtown Bellingham and Western's campus until 2:30 a.m. If you do a lot of non-drunk walking, watch where you walk. If you're a biker, watch where you ride your bike. It's dangerous out there. By all means, do not drink and drive. You cannot control yourself while drunk; that's the fun part about drinking, right? Watch out for your friends and make sure they do not drive while intoxicated. If they are at your place and obviously incapable of driving, ask them to stay or call a taxi. Take.it from me, a guy who passed the wow-it's-cool-to-drink-legally stage of life five years ago and who still likes a good beer or cocktail once in a while. Driving drunk and endangering the lives of others is not ---------- Western Front 2008-10-14 - Page 10 ---------- SPORTS See more online at www.westernfrontonline.net The Western Front I Tuesday â€¢ October 14,2008 I 10 Western outbattled in Seattle Western falls 50-28 to Central in shootout led by quarterbacks of both teams Jesse Amorratanasuchad THE WESTERN FRONT In front of a crowd of 12,258, under the lights of Qwest Field, the quarterbacks from both Western and Central Washington University produced stellar performances, each throwing for over 300 yards and multiple touchdowns. The record- breaking night ended with Central defeating Western 50-28 in the sixth-annual Battle in Seattle on Saturday. Central senior quarterback Mike Reilly threw for four touchdowns, setting a school record for career touchdowns with 103. Reilly finished the game with 371 yards through the air along with 58 yards rushing. A fourth-quarter interception by Western senior linebacker photo by Katie Greene THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior wide receiver Travis McKee (3) and Western freshman wide receiver Dirk Dallas (84) sit on the sidelines in the fourth quarter Saturday. McKee had three catches for 55 yards and one touchdown and Dallas had one catch for 15 yards in Saturday's game at Qwest Field. C.J. Green ended Reilly's conference-record 184 pass attempts without a pick. Central's 50 points were a Battle in Seattle record for most points scored in the game's six-year history. "[Reilly] is a great player, probably the best [Division II] quarterback in the country," Western senior quarterback Adam Perry said. "He may be better than some [Division I] quarterbacks out there and has a great chance to go play in the pros after this. I have a lot of respect for him." Western senior quarterback Adam Perry displayed sharp passing of his own, throwing for 320 yards, two touchdowns and zero interceptions. Western fell.to 3-2 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference while Central remained undefeated at 5-0 after Saturday's game. Central stayed in first place in the conference, increasing the distance between them and Western and Western Oregon University, who are currently tied for second place. [Reilly] is a great player, probably the best [Division II] quarterback in the country. He may be better than some [Division I] quarterbacks out there and has a great chance to go play in the pros after this - Adam Perry, Western senior quarterback Western fell behind 16-0 early in the first quarter, courtesy of a safety and two Reilly touchdowns. Perry led a second-quarter rally by the Vikings, as he rushed for a touchdown and connected with Western senior wide receiver Travis McKee for a score. Western trailed Central 22-14 going into half time. 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"I thought it was going to be a high-scoring game and we would have to score a lot of points to win," Central head coach Blaine Bennett said. "It was neat to be back in the state of Washington, back at Qwest Field and involved with a great rivalry like the Western-Central rivalry." The efficient Central offense continued to score at will, as Reilly connected with senior wide receiver Johnny Spevak for a touchdown to make the score 36-21. On the ensuing possession, Western could not convert a fourth and goal on the Central six-yard line as the Wildcats began to take control of the game going into the fourth quarter. Central's Morris scored his second rushing touchdown with twelve minutes and 41 seconds left in the game and Reilly finished another quality performance, throwing his fourth touchdown with 5 minutes, 5 seconds remaining. Western scored in the last three minutes of the fourth quarter, courtesy of a two-yard rushing touchdown by Western junior running back Randall Eldridge. Western will travel to Grand Forks, ND to'play the University of North Dakota Oct. 18 before coming back to Civic Field to play Humboldt State University in the Vikings' final home game Oct. 25. m Volleyball suffers first season loss Meaghan Cox THE WESTERN FRONT The Western volleyball team lost their first match of the season on Saturday, falling short in the fifth set against University of Alaska Fairbanks. "When you come out of a game like this, you feel horrible," Western senior middle blocker Tiana Roma said. "But this forces us to focus on what we're doing wrong and fix it." Western had a close first set but lost 29-27. In the second set Western dominated 25-13. The Vikings continued their momentum through the third set and won 25-21. Alaska Fairbanks came back in the fourth set and won 25-22. In the fifth set, the Vikings led, but attack errors by multiple players gave Alaska Fairbanks the victory, finishing 15-13. 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Please visit www.eggdonorselect.com to apply. ---------- Western Front 2008-10-14 - Page 12 ---------- 12 I SPORTS Tuesday â€¢ October 14,2008 I The Western Front Cross country runs past competition Marisa Willis THE WESTERN FRONT The Western cross country team ran to victory Saturday at Lake Padden Park in Bellingham. The men's and women's team beat rival Seattle Pacific University (SPU) and earned a first-place team title in both races at the 35th annual Western Invitational. The Vikings' dual victories were led by Western sophomores Jordan Welling and Bennett Grimes for the men and sophomore Sarah Porter and junior Courtney Olsen for the women. Western head coach Kelven "Pee Wee" Halsell said both the men's and women's performances at the meet were encouraging as the team gets closer to their post-season meets. "We're coming around and we're running faster," Halsell said. "We're where we need to be, to be running at [the national championships on Nov. 11]" This was the fourth year in a row the Western men's team has received first-place honors on their 10-kilometer course and the first victory for the Western women since 2002 on their 6-kilometer course. Porter and Olsen placed first and second in the women's race with times of 21 minutes, 24 seconds and 22:20 consecutively. This led the Viking women to post the lowest team score of 25, putting them ahead of SPU and Central Washington University (CWU). Porter said it felt good to finish more than 30 seconds under last year's winning time, posted by SPU's Jessica Pixler, especially on Western's home course. "I just felt a lot of pride coming in because people were yelling, 'Go Western! Go Western!' because it was our meet," Porter said. "That we were able to represent ourselves like that was really, really awesome." Pixler, the 2007 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II National Champion, opted to attend an invitational meet in San Diego instead of racing against Western at Lake Padden. Now that Porter has won her sixth cross country meet this season, she said she is looking forward to Western's next meet, the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships Oct. 25 in Yakima. "[Conference] will be my first chance to race Pixler head-to-head, so I would really like to give her a run for her money," Porter said. On the men's course, it was a sprint to the finish with less than four seconds between the first and third place times. Saint Martin's University.John Riak won the race with a time of 31:44, Welling finished second at 31:45 and Grimes came in a close third at 31:48. "It felt really relaxed for the first four and a half miles," Welling said. "Then we hit the last hills [on the course] and we just started moving. We were just flying." Because St. Martin's did not race the meet with a full squad of seven men, their two top finishing times did not count toward an overall team score. This default allowed the Vikings to take over the first through seventh places for the race. The Viking men received the lowest team score of 15, placing them ahead of SPU, Seattle Running Club, CWU and the University of British Columbia. Welling said he had expected the race would be a battle between Grimes, Riak and himself, but said he had not imagined the race to be as close as it turned out. Riak was the NCAA Division II West Regional champion in 2007. photo by jon Bergman THE WESTERN FRONT Women participants prepare for their 6,000-meter run at the start of the 35th Annual Western Invitational Cross Country Classic Saturday Oct. 11 at Lake Radden. 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Show more2009_0508 ---------- Page 1 ---------- FINISHING IN 10TH PLACE, MEN'S GOLF TEAM MISSES OUT ON NATIONALS PAGE 16 FINANCE COURSE OFFERED TO HELP STUDENTS WITH CREDIT PAGE 7 GEOLOGY PROFESSOR LECTURES ON THE SECRET LIFE OF DINOSAURS PAGE 10 Friday, May 8, 2009 AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SINCE 1970 I WESTERNFROXNTQNLINE.NET Swine Flu scare crowds health center Katelyn Yruretagoyena THE WESTERN FRONT Although Whatcom County has not confirmed cases of the pandemic swine flu, the Western's Student Health Center has experienced a 50 percent influx in visits and phone calls in the past two weeks. Swine flu is a respiratory disease that causes symptoms similar to the seasonal flu, including fever, cough, sore throat, , body aches, headaches, chills and fatigue. Swine flu can also cause people to be more susceptible to other diseases, such as pneumonia. Dr. Emily Gibson, director of West-" ern's Student Health Center, said the health center has conducted rapid tests for more than 100 cases of flu-like symptoms, but all of the tests "came back negative. "They are coming in with classic flu symptoms," Gibson said7"But it is another virus, and is not something that is out of the ordinary for this time of year." Gibson said nurses are available by phone at the health center 24 hours a day for those who think they might be infected. The nurses ask callers to describe their symptoms and then determine if they need to come in for a test or to see a doctor. To minimize waiting time, the health center is encouraging students to call prior to coming in, unless it is an emergency. She. said if someone tests positive for swine flu, he or she would be quarantined and asked to avoid being on campus so they would not be in.contact with other people. She said Western is prepared with x mn j â€¢ ^nalpub/icfeaifh . " J J ^ n c y has been â€¢ wear a T M S ( ^ ^ - - S m u s * V"% photo by Alex Roberts THE WESTERN FRONT This sign is in the health center to inform students about Swine flu. TUITION INCREASE Bleak outlook for student finances Jenny Farrington THE WESTERN FRONT Western students and Associated Students (AS) Board Members are concerned about future financial difficulties for students after the state legislature's recent approval of increasing Washington state universities yearly tuition cap to 14 percent for the 2009-11 academic years, AS President Erik Lowe said. The increase in tuition is designed to help Western offset the state's decision to cut its operating budget by $17.5 million. If Western's Board of Trustees approves the increase, students should expect to pay an extra $600 each academic year. "I mostly rely on financial aid," Western junior Glaire Russell said. "A lot of my tuition money also comes from grants. I haven't had to take out any loans yet, but now I will probably have to." The AS board tried to maintain the 7 percent tuition increase, AS legislative liaison Morgan Holmgren said. "The 14 percent increase is tied with the largest in the past decade," Holmgren said. "This dramatic increase will force more students to take out larger loans, and more students will have significantly higher debts." ' In 2002, the Board of Trustees voted to adopt the president's university op see INCREASE page 3 mmmm Western purchases energy certificates to create 'green1 production in Iowa Anne Maertens THE WESTERN FRONT Western has completed the purchase of its first 10,000 renewable energy certificates from its new provider, the EarthEra Renewable Energy trust, a part of NextEra Energy Resources. Western buys the certificates, which support "green" energy, to offset greenhouse gases emitted from its electrical use. In total, Western will purchase 40,000 certificates, which are optional, in 2009, totaling $140,000. The certificates are paid for through Western's $7 Renewable Green Energy Student Fee, one of the many fees of a full-time student. The certificates represent the difference in the cost of producing renewable energy versus the cost of traditional energy productioni like coal, said Ron Bailey, operations support manager at Western. Each certificate equates to one megawatt- hour of electricity produced. While Western will continue to purchase all of its electricity from Puget Sound Energy, they will spend an additional amount of money in certificates to support EarthEra's Endeavor Wind Farm in Iowa. For EarthEra, the excess cost for one certificate, or one megawatt-hour of electricity produced is $3.50, Bailey said. Pre see ENERGY page 4 ---------- Page 2 ---------- See more online at www.westernfrontonline.net Friday â€¢ May 8,20091 The Western Front photo by Rebecca Rice THE WESTERN FRONT Julie Hiler (right) volunteers at "The Boobie Boutique" bra decorating station during Fairhaven's Girls Night Out, May 7. Women decorated bras with beads and glitter, strapped them over their shirts and gathered into the back of a truck for the Bra Parade. Girls Night Out events included dinner at Fairhaven restaurants, raffles and a fashion show. Proceeds went to St. Joseph's Hospital cancer research. NASA awards grant for Western project The 13 students from Western's College of Sciences and Technology who were selected to receive funding from NASA's Space Grant Consortium for a research project earlier this year will present their results during Scholars Week, May 18-22. The NASA Space Grant Consortium is designed to give students a more in- depth understanding of academic research espe-. dally for those students planning to teach science at any level. Western's College of Sciences and Technology was one of 16 organizations to receive funding from the NASA's Space Grant Consortium. Waterfront forum seeks public input on Western future Western will hold a public forum to receive input and reactions to ideas for potential waterfront development on Tuesday, May 12,from 4 to 5:30 p.m: at the Academic Instructional Center West room 210. The forum, offers the opportunity for faculty, staff, students, alumni and members of the community to comment and contribute new ideas to the physical elements of the waterfront campus and its relationship with the surrounding area. Input generated during the forum is necessary to prepare for future steps of the development. Northwest Native art evolution lecture Native American artist Shaun Peterson will visit Western's campus on Thursday, May 14, to present alecture entitled "Switching Current: Examining Northwest Coast Native Art's Accelerated Evolution in the 20th Century and Onward" from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Science Mathematics and Technology building room 150. Peterson's lecture will focus on his integration of digital media into his work and the resistance of fellow native artists. As a member of Puyallup/Tulalip tribes Peterson began as a printmaker but in the past few years has branched but into many different mediums including wood, metal and glass sculpture, digital media and writing. "Beartrek,, features world's rarest bears Filmmaker and conservationist Chris Morgan will visit Western's campus on Friday, May 8 to discuss local bear conservation efforts and the making of his upcoming feature-length documentary entitled "Beartrek: A Global ^Campaign and Feature Film about a Motorcycle Quest to Seek the World's Rarest Bears." The presentation, which is free and open to the public, is part of the Huxley. College Speaker Series and will be taking place at 3 p.m. in Communications Facility room 125. News Briefs compiled by Elizabeth Hanson and Megan Jonas Western estimates reducing 164 jobs Western President Bruce Shepard released a draft of the operating budget for the 2009-2011 biennium Wednesday that projected 164 employee positions will be eliminated due to the $18.9 million reduction in Western's operating budget. The impact of the decision will be lessened by cutting vacant positions first and by trying to find other positions at Western for some employees whose positions will be eliminated. Still, Shepard estimates 40 people whose contracts expire at the end of the academic year will not be re- hired and 25 additional people will have to be laid off. Apublic forum regarding the biennium budget will be held May 14 at 2:30 p.m. in Academic Instructional Center room 204. B8HK^^BrtR8iiBlp(^BiiBiI iilBlliliBBSiiSi^Siliill WEATHER REPORT SAT High: 62Â° F Low: 45Â° F Mostly Sunny SUN High: 62Â° F Low: 47Â° F Partly Sunny MON High: 58Â° F Low: 44Â° F Cloudy (Chance of showers) mmmmmmmmam Corrections An article in the May 5 issue of The Western Front titled, "Fairhaven College reaches capacity with no expansion in sight," contained false information about Fairhaven College's Facilities. Fairhaven does not have a photography studio. . 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Staff reporters are involved in a course in the department of journalism, but any student enrolled at Western may. offer stories to the editors. Members of the Western community are entitled to a single free copy of each issue of the Western Front. ---------- Page 3 ---------- westernfrontonline.net I Friday â€¢ May 8,2009 NEWS I 3 INCREASE: $600 increase per year to result from tuition cap from 1 erating budget, which included tuition increases as high as 14 percent to offset statewide budget cuts. Currently, the average student at Western owes roughly $18,000 in financial aid debt upon graduation. With the 14 percent tuition increase, students could expect to graduate between $23,000 and $25,000 in debt, Holmgren said. "I'm going to be affected because this is my last year being supported by my parents," Western junior Amanda Waugh said. "So it's definitely not the perfect time for the increase, and I just don't know if financial aid will cover all of my costs." While this dramatic increase in tuition is upsetting to many students, some understand the reasoning behind it, Holmgren said. "I understand the college doesn't really have a choice," Western junior Andrew Bethman said. "I'm just glad I'm go-ing to graduate next year. I've been taking 20 credits every quarter to get out of here as fast as lean." With the tuition increase, diversity in Western's student body could also be impacted, Lowe said. "People who are going to be the most affected by the increase in tuition are students of color, first-generation college students and students from low-income backgrounds," Lowe said. Essentially, the university is going to shut out those people they are supposed to be serving as an institution, Lowe said. "It's upsetting because the economy is going downhill, and I don't have the money to pay for this even though it's necessary," Western senior Sharon LeB-eau said. "It's hard to have to think about ture; we need people in office who realize the value of higher education. "No one cares about the future educa- " I understand the college doesn't really have a choice. I'm just glad I'm going to graduate next year. I've been taking 20 credits every quarter to get out of here as fast as I can. paying more when we just don't have the money." . Lowe said the tuition increase is a result of the crisis in leadership the students have when it comes to the state legisla- - Western junior Andrew Bethman tion of the state. It all boils down to getting re-elected, and no one is holding them accountable," Lowe said. "We did the best we could as students. We need a legislature who understands the importance of photo illustration by Brandon Kays THE WESTERN FRONT higher education." When things get bad economically, education is the first thing to get cut, Lowe said. "The university doesn't have a choice; we are past the point where we can advocate for more money," Lowe said. Most students will see the value of higher education and will end up crippling themselves getting that education, Lowe said. However, making that choice ends up having some negative costs after graduation that many students are unable to anticipate now, Lowe said. "Some will say 'I can't afford.it,' but more will put themselves in that debt," Lowe said. "This means it will take them longer to afford homes, start families and people will be taking jobs that pay the bills rather than finding that job that's important and meaningful to them." Western freshman Patrick Shelton is a first-generation college student and said the tuition increase seems unfair. "My family and I didn't even really know what we were getting ourselves into with this tuition increase," Shelton said. "It's just going to make it even harder on us now with me having to take out more loans." 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Bailey said Iowa is in greater need for green energy production than Washington because the Pacific Northwest predominately uses hydropower, which produces significantly less greenhouse gas than coal. "The general belief within the scientific community is that greenhouse gases cause climate change, and it is necessary to take steps to reduce [the gases] in order to stop the change," said Rose Woofen-den, president of Students for Renewable Energy. Influencing a region of the United States in need of cleaner production was one of the criteria considered by a panel made up of Students for Renewable Energy, faculty and staff when they evaluated the nine possible certificate .providers, Bailey said. The panel used a formula developed by Western economics professor Dan Hagen to analyze the companies. It determined that EarthEra had the greatest greenhouse gas offset while costing $100,000 less than PSE, Bailey said. "The formula is unique to Western and unique to the whole process," Bailey said. "We came out with a method to purchase [certificates] based on their environmental attributes." The local environmental impact, negative or positive, created by the facility, was another determining factor. A wind Eckankar presents !!!!Â§ Satutclay afternoon sessibn is FREE fop ^; tKeentire Weekend. farm in the middle of a farmer's field will have a different environmental impact than a wind farm in the middle of a city, Bailey said. Finally, the panel wanted to support "additionality," which means Western's financial support will help the certificate provider go beyond its normal development and create more green energy through wind or solar power, he said. Not only was the decision to use EarthEra unanimous, Woofenden said she was pleased with the process as a whole and hopes to improve the process further over the years. Students had a say in nearly 60 percent of the decision. "They came to us and said, 'You're the students, how would you like to do things?'" Woofenden said. "This is our future, our money, and they were here to assist us, which we really appreciated." Many schools in the U.S. buy certificates to offset their environmental impacts, said Blaine Collison, director of Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Challenge. Holding the most certificates out of the nine schools in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, the EPA has recognized Western.as an individual conference champion in its 2008-09 College and University Green Power Challenge. The challenge uses athletic conferences as a means of comparison because . the conferences usually contain colleges of similar size, Collison said. It highlights pockets of leadership to encourage other schools to join in and help create more demand for green energy, he said. "We're trying to leverage the demand side of the market in order to stimulate the supply side," Collison said. "We want to show producers that people care about where their energy comes from." pfctocpurtesyof University Communications These solar panels are located on top of Western's Viking Union, they are examples of Western's efforts to use green energy to reduce its carbon footprint and help the world by using power sources that produce less greenhouse gas than other energy sources, such as coal. ---------- Page 5 ---------- westernfrontonline.net I Friday â€¢ May 8,2009 NEWS I 5 Huxley professor gauges demand in energy major Tristan Hiegler THE WESTERN FRONT When Western professor Andy Bunn checked the sign- up for his energy and the environment course during winter quarter, he noticed the. class filled up within the first couple minutes of registration. The demand from Western students for a renewable energy program is over* whelming, Bunn said. The few classes offered in the department of environmental science that are focused on energy have filled up immediately, he said. Bunn, an assistant professor of environmental science,.is working to introduce a renewable energy major. He said the project is still in the works, but he is optimistic about its eventual success. Western junior Casey Pape has designed his own environmental science major at the Huxley College of the Environment with the emphasis on energy. He said he was surprised at the lack of an energy curriculum, but remained hopeful about the progress the creation of such a curriculum could bring. "In my opinion, it's a way to bridge a lot of gaps and to tie a lot of departments together," Pape said.' Bunn said the major would combine teaching science, policy and business. He said the major would draw on these elements to turn students into professionals well suited to work in the current renewable energy field. "We're trying to.build a program to span the range," he said. Western alumnus Orion Polinsky said when he attended Huxley in 2008, no comprehensive curriculum existed in. renewable energy. As a student interested in the field as a potential career path, he had to design his own major. He said he would like; to see the process streamlined for.future students interested in the field. â€¢T wish they had it when I was going to school," he said. v : Polinsky is currently the co-founder and director of research at Whole Energy Fuels Corporation, which produces biod^ iesel'for the Pacific Northwest. He said there is a definite need for a streamlined training process on renewable energy both in the Pacific Northwest and around the world. Bradley Smith, dean of Huxley College of the Environment, said he thinks the world needs leaders in therenewable energy field. The creation of the major would involve bringing together the needed expertise and packaging and reshaping photo by Katie Greene THE WESTERN FRONT Huxley environmental science associate professor Andy Bunn is working to create a renewable energy major at Western. Bunn said a course program on renewable energy would bring together science,, policy and business. it into the knowledge and training that the world needs in the field right now, he said. Smith said the feedback for the program from the administration, faculty and students has been positive. "This is an area in which Western could be a leader," he said. Western senior Tyler Llewellyn said Western's involvement in the emerging renewable energy field would help the university expand its reputation as a sustainable campus and bring in new students and faculty from across the nation. Llewellyn, who will be going to the University of Washington for a master's degree in environmental science, said students would benefit from an interdisciplinary renewable energy major because it would give them the scientific, engineering, policy and business knowledge they would need to be successful in the field. Bunn said the program is still a few steps away from actually being created, because many steps at the university level and the state level are needed before getting a major approved. Demonstrating the need for the major and acquiring funding are two of the most important steps. Bunn said the need has been identified, but the tricky part will be to get funding for the program. Bunn said the next step is to create a workshop over the summer during which renewable energy professionals who would visit to the university. These professionals would study the current curriculum and how it can be synthesized into something complete. He said they will be looking at the holes in the current curriculum and work to build a complete energy curriculum from the ground up.. "There's a lot out there, what we need to do is to focus it," he said.' President Barack Obama has pledged to triple production of renewable energy in the next three years, Bunn said. The stimulus bill contains more than $30 billion for renewable energy. Much of the development will take place in the Pacific Northwest, andthe area does not have the work force to meet the expected demand yet, he said. In addition to the work on the renewable energy major, Western is addressing sustainability in several other ways. Seth Vidana, coordinator for Western's Office of Sustainability, said the office is campaigning to reduce electricity, water and natural gas consumption and solid waste production on campus. The effort is called the 10x10 Campaign, which aims to reduce consumption and production by 10 percent by the end of 2010. "Sustainability takes the long view," Vidana said. "Our investments now can reap significant benefits for this year's budget and for years to come." The renewable energy major would train students in clean energy practices. Western already cuts the impact of its greenhouse gas emissions and electrical consumption by buying Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs): Ron Bailey, operations support manager with Western's Facilities Management, said the university switched to a new provider, NextEra Energy Resources, in January. RECs are certificates the university buys that allow the provider to put back into the power grid the amount of energy Western uses, all from renewable sources. Currently, the RECs are used for a wind farm in Iowa. Western buys enough RECs to fund the wind farm, which contributes the same amount of electricity Western draws from the Washington power grid to the Iowa power grid. Bailey said the certificates do not mean Western is powering itself with renewable energy but is neutralizing its impact on the environment by funding a pro-cess* that gives back what it takes in terms of power. Brand New Lofts Studios CO 00 "O Kara Digregorio kara@karadigregorio.com 360-647-3499 office 360-319-4483 direct ---------- Page 6 ---------- 6 I NEWS Friday â€¢ May 8,2009 I The Western Front FLU: Phone calls to health center increase 50 percent from 1 a plan that would include closure if people were at risk of dying, but at this point swine flu does not appear to be any worse than the seasonal flu. She said it is possible for swine flu to transmit from animals to humans, but it is specifically successful at transferring between humans. Swine flu can be spread by germs released from coughing or sneezing- Western senior Laura Binder said she is constantly in contact with other people as she works the front desk at the Wade King Student Recreation Center. "It is.definitely a little scary," Binder said. "But, I think it is a normal flu epidemic that's.been-blown out of proportion." According to the Centers'for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an average of 36,000 people die from the seasonal flu each year, whereas only two swine flu-related deaths have occurred in the U.S., compared to 42 in Mexico. Gibson said the first swine flu-related death in the U.S. was a toddler from Mexico whose family was visiting Texas. The second death was a 33-year-old woman who lived in Texas near the U.S.Mexico border. "We don't know why Mexico had all the deaths, but it certainly put everyone on notice that this could be a more virulent virus," Gibson said. The CDC has confirmed 23 cases of swine flu in Washington; the total number of states with confirmed cases is now 41. According to the CDC, around Systemic -Fever Nasopharynx -Runny nose -Sore throat FLU SYMPTOMS (SWINE SEASONAL) Psychological - Lethargy -Lack of appetite Respiratory -Coughing Intestinal* -Diarrhea Gastric* -Nausea -Vomiting SWINE FLU.0J.S-V Confirmed Cases: 896 Deaths: 2 SEASONAL FLU (U.S.) Hospitalized: 200,000 Deaths: -36,000 "Prevalent in swine flu photo illustration by Brandon Kays THE WESTERN FRONT Swine flu presents the same symptoms as seasonal flu. Many suspected Swine flu cases are" simply seasonal influenza and students are advised to take the same precautions they would to avoid any form of influenza. 200,000 people are hospitalized each year from flu-related complications. As of May 7, there are 896 confirmed cases of swine flu in the U.S., according to a CDC update. "Swine flu is the most overblown, ridiculous paranoia," Western freshman Darren Veit said. "The public just goes crazy over what the media hypes up." Western freshman Drew Plommer said he is not worried about swine flu because it has not yet affected him personally here at Western. - None-the-less, Binder said she is concerned about getting sick and is washing her hands more often to try and stay healthy. Gibson said it does not take much to prevent infection of swine flu and seasonal flu. Currently, no specific vaccine exists for swine flu, but she strongly encourages students to get the seasonal flu vaccine because seasonal flu is also dangerous, she said. Another prevention method for swine flu and seasonal flu is the use of face masks. However, Gibson said while the masks are ineffective for people who are not sick, it is important for people who are coughing or sneezing to wear a mask. But she said the best prevention is what we doourselvesbystaying heajthy in general. y^^^^^g^^gj^^g^^^^^M _. ixfiksKKiii D I P H OTDTI m WARNING: ALL PATRDN5 DF CDSMIC BiNGD ARE ENCDURAGED TO BE LOUD. 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The summer course became necessary in response to a survey showing Western students lack understanding of major personal finance concepts, said Pam Hall, associate professor of finance and marketing. "Arm yourself with knowledge," Hall said. "Know what you're getting into when you borrow money." Last fall, four Western students conducted a survey for a marketing class with the goa^ of educating students on how to manage debt. Western alumnus Spencer Covich, along with three Western seniors, presented their findings.April 16 to Washington Sen. Patty Murray on their Financial Literacy Project survey. The survey results, which will be submitted to a financial education journal, showed women scored significantly worse than men in every category, except for money management, where they out-scored men, Hall said. The worst category overall was retirement, followed closely by understanding debt. PamWhalley, director of the Economics Education Center, said it is becoming more vital for students to understand basic personal finance concepts because of the economy. Students can go wrong and fall victim to things in many ways, such as identity theft, which can result as simple as students neglecting to check their credit report regularly. "The demands that are being placed on people in regards to their financial knowledge are growing astronomically," she said. Whalley said she had to learn about money the hard way. College students need to understand leasing, renter's insurance, car insurance and choosing benefits in their first job. She said the most important thing students need to understand is credit. "Your credit record is your permanent record," Whalley said. Lee McClain, a Western professor of decision sciences who will likely teach Finance 215 this summer, said employers are beginning to look at applicant's credit scores as they make hiring decisions. Credit scores can disclose personal hab- ' ' A rm yourself with knowledge. Know what you're getting into ^helriybu^ftd^rbWn^Wey: ' - Pam Hall, associate professor of finance and marketing The survey participants scored an average of about 60 percent overall. Hall . said she was appalled at the results and knew she had to offer the personal finance class again. . Hall said she helped students develop questions based on the survey's six broad categories: understanding debt, insurance, investing, money management, retirement and taxes. ; Hall said she wants to get the university to offer the class as a general university requirement (GUR). Of the nearly 1,70.0 students polled in the survey, 75 percent said they would be willing to take, the class as part of the GUR, Hall said. Covich said 97 percent of student participants said they believed personal finance was important to study. its, such as whether applicant's have paid their bills on time, which employers use as a measure of the candidate's character and reliability, he said. Hall said the class is geared toward non-finance majors and requires basic high school math skills including addition, subtraction and multiplication. "[Math] shouldn't be something that scares people away from taking it at all," Hall said. Topics covered include basic concepts, such as budgeting and how to select and appropriately use a credit card, to the different kinds of stock and what types of insurance a person needs, Hall said. The class is relevant and addresses financial goals from a personal standpoint instead of a corporate one, McClain said. Need a Class? 0ioose Independent Le^i^to... â€¢ Resolve your schedule conflicts â€¢ Studywlieii ypiir sched^ â€¢ Mb^dt your own^pace gt;|Ery something new â€¢iRegister anytihiel ^Extension tuition rates appiyl : ; / WAfWilxteridedi^ WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY photo by Rebecca Rice THE WESTERN FRONT Western sophomore and cashier: Sonja Wales-Mayo swipes Western senior. Amanda Pile's credit card at trje Viking Union Market, May 7. He said everyone has made a financial mistake at some point. "They're not alone,'.' McClain said. "They're not the only one who has screwed up a budget." * Hall said students will be asked to do a fair amount of critical thinking in the class, and students will calculate their budget and net worth, compare renting versus buying, find how inflation plays a role in their saving for retirement and evaluate different kinds of mortgages. Hall said she believes financial illiteracy is one of the factors that led to the current economic crisis. If people had a â€¢basic understanding of financial concepts, they could have made better informed decisions, she said. Money causes unnecessary stress in peoples' lives, and understanding basic financial concepts could reduce it, Hall said. "We had people taking out mortgages they couldn't afford," she said. "If they'd known they couldn't afford it, then they would have never done it." McClain said whether students take the class or not, they can educate themselves in" basic finance by simply picking up a book or magazine on personal finance at any local book store. Although, he said he thinks students would be doing themselves a favor by educating themselves now before they get too far down the road. gt; Whalley said she wants students to be informed so they can make smart decisions and avoid making preventable mistakes. "We're.not trying to make everyone hedge fund managers," she said. "We're just trying to give them the knowledge and skills they need." Information Table: G M/mtfcAfTmÂ® 2 X$)â€¢;â€¢ p Learning iiearn@wwuiedu â€¢ (360) 650-3650 (fender fflulticuliurAl Studies Qo EL " 3;' lt; 'â€¢â€¢ S3' (TV â€¢ â€¢ ; ' â€¢ â€¢ - â€¢ â€¢ (D ' .'^3- 1 urg/%tfL ---------- Page 8 ---------- 8 I Friday â€¢ May 8,20091 The Western Front To Portland and back with Western theater professor Patrick Dizney commutes more than 10 hours, 520 miles Nicholas Johnson , THE WESTERN FRONT Fifteen minutes into his five-hour drive from Portland to Belling-ham, Western theater professor Patrick Dizney stares blankly into.the darkness of the 1-5 corridor. White lines seem to stretch out forever. For a moment everything is silent except the hum of the engine in his white '97 Ford Explorer. Not even the sound of the Russian orchestral soundtrack CD inside his stereo can be heard, as he has grown tired of. hearing the same music everywhere he goes. The digital clock on the stereo reads 11:17 p.m., and Dizney knows he will need to be at Western's Old Main Theatre to teach Introduction to Acting at 8:30 a.m. Fortunately, co-actor David Folsom has joined Dizney on the trip to Seattle, where Folsom plans to stay with his girlfriend. â€ž One hour before, Dizney and Folsom were bowing for.a small audience after performing Tony Award-winner Tracy Letts' adaptation of Anton Chekhov's classic play "Three Sisters" at the Artist's Repertory Theatre (ART) in Portland. Dizney plays the role of Lieutenant Colonel Vershinin and Folsom plays Lieutenant Tuzenbach, who is more often referred to as the Baron. The two characters are soldiers in the Russian army at the turn of the 20th century. "Three Sisters" highlights the fall of the Russian aristocracy at the turn of the 20th Century; the 14 central characters wrestle with a desire to find purpose through labor. Vershinin attempts to convince the frustrated and dissatisfied sisters that the future will be inherently rich with prosperity while the Baron claims working hard in the present is the only way their generation can find purpose. Directly following the performance on Sunday, May 3, two days before "Three Sisters" would open to the public, Dizney and Folsom embarked on the 260-mile drive from Portland back to Bellingham lasting from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. the next day. Fueled by roughly three hours of sleep,.Dizney walked into the Old Main Theatre Monday to teach Introduction to Acting at 8:30 a.m. Jon Kretzu, director of "Three Sisters" and associate executive director at ART, said despite having such a strenuous schedule Dizney has performed without reservations. "I know that it's a pain to have to go back and forth and teach and do a large role, but it just never showed up in rehearsal," Kretzu said. "That's exactly what you want from an actor who's, trying to juggle a million things." Kretzu said he came to Dizney with one of the play's leading roles because he knew Dizney's acting history and was confident in Dizney's ability to portray the strong, optimistic role of Vershinin. Kretzu cast Dizney in the world premier of Richard Kramer's comedy drama "Theatre District" at the ART three years earlier, Dizney said. Based on his work in that play, in addition to Dizney's previous performances, Kretzu decidedWinvite Dizney"'to play Vershinin Without an audition. "[Theater professors] have to practice their craft once in while,". Dizney said. "It's important to take myself out of the academic world sometimes." Since the start of spring quarter, Dizney has managed to juggle five days of acting with two days of teaching each week. Nevertheless, he said he kept his priorities in line from the start. "When I agreed to do 'Three Sisters' I told Jon [Kretzu] my primary obligation is with the university," Dizney said. "He heard me and agreed to make it work." Dizney said Kretzu was willing to help compensate his travel expenses since Western's theater department does not have the funds to support a professor's outside projects. Also, as a member of the Actor's Equity Association, a labor union that represents American actors, Dizney said the ART is required to provide housing for actors who live out of town. While rehearsing at the ART, Dizney has been staying in a third floor loft at Rosalie and Ed Tank's Victorian style home near Portland's famed Washington Park. Rosalie Tank has worked at the ART as its business manager for 25 years. After four and a half hours of driving, Dizney and Folsom pull into a driveway in Seattle's University District where Folsom's girlfriend, a grad student in the University of Washington's Professional Actor Training Program, lives. Above: Dizney's character/ Lieute Colonel Vershinin, shares an emoti moment with Luisa SermoTs chara Masha, at the dress rehearsal Sui May3. Right: Dizney stresses to student th portance of conveying a character'; jective or goal during his Introducti Acting class Monday, May 4. '-When I'm teaching 1 cons acting, andit becomes ea lems I may be having on practising what I preach?' same time. Dizney and Folsom first met in which is recognized as one of the p cepting as few as 20 students each 3 Following his graduation fron moved to New York City where h firms while constantly auditioning, ter acting professionally for six yea since 2005. After a full day Monday, inch noon Tuesday, Dizney hopped bac again headed south for opening nigl he made the return- trip once agaii driving so Dizney could catch a few The tightly woven mix of shut be a lot to handle, Dizney said. AW ---------- Page 9 ---------- westernfrontonIine.net I Friday â€¢ May 8,2009 I 9 Western theater professor roundtrip between Oregon, Bellingham to fuel his two passions: acting and teaching nant ional cter, iday, im-ob-m to rtantly think about my ovvn sier to, break down prob-itage; I ask myself, 'Ami It's funny and: scary at the - Patrick,Dizney Western professor/ actor the UW's graduate acting program, remier programs in the country, ac-ear, Dizney said. graduate school in 1997, Dizney e worked temporary jobs at legal Dizney left New York in 2003 af-rs and hasbeen teaching at Western iding office hours from 10 a.m. to c into his Ford Explorer and once it at the ART: Following the show, .!, except this: time Folsom did the ^extra hours of sleep, ltaneously teaching and acting can lough he said his students gain just photos Nicholas Johnson THE WESTERN FRONT as much fromthe.balancing act as he does. -n "I am convinced, thatit?s:my â€¢ oath ?as tan educatorto continue work-. ing professionally outside the classroom," Dizney said. "How could I expect to teach something like acting without continuing to do it myself?" Western senior Caleb Joslin, who has been Dizney's teaching assistant for the past year, said Dizney has managed to bring the same level of energy and vitality into the classroom this quarter as he has in the past. "He looks tired a lot but definitely makes it work," Joslin said. "It's been a pretty seamless melding of the two so far." Western theater department chair Deborah Currier- said she has always supported a professor's outside projects because [the projects] bring an extra element of strength to a department. During fall 2008, Dizney directed "36 Views," which was shown at Western's Performing Arts Center Main Stage, and during winter 2009 he directed "The Diviners" at the Bellingham Theatre Guild. . "It was a no-brainer to help [Dizney] work out a flexible schedule," Currier said. "We recognize these projects as part of the job because we don't want our faculty teaching in a vacuum." Dizney said teaching also plays a major role in his professional acting. He said he constantly checks his own acting in light of his teaching as well as the problems his students face as they learn the fundamentals of acting. This includes discovering the physical characteristics of a character or conveying that character's unique personality in a believable way. "WhenT'm teaching I constantly think about my own acting, and it becomes easier to break down problems I may be having on stage," Dizney said. "I ask myself, 'Am I practicing what I preach?' It's funny and scary at the same time." He said his students often provide the necessary pressure for him to critically assess his own problems in acting. "I never worry about what my parents or co-workers or friends might think when they see.me perform," Dizney said. "But when students come see a show it can be the most intimidating thing of all." After speaking with his colleagues at the ART, Dizney organized a group of five Western theater students to travel to Portland on May 29 and shadow a professional - whether it is a stage designer, costume designer or actor - as they work on a live performance. "Giving students the chance to shadow their counterparts for a week is the perfect way to offer first-hand training and professional connections," Dizney said. "This is something they wouldn't otherwise get in a typical classroom setting." Dizney is scheduled to perform two Wednesday matinees during the course of the show, which means he will need to miss classes and head to Portland on two separate occasions. He has arranged for Kretzu to teach two of his classes as well as host an auditioning workshop at 5 p.m., May 27, in the Old Main Theater. "When Patrick was telling me he had these classes that would be hard to get away from, Isaid, 'Well, I'll come teach your classes that day! No problem,'" Kretzu said. "I love Western, and this just seemed like the perfect little opportunity to get back up there and see some people I haven't seen in a while." Western theater professor Rich Brown will choose four students to audition and receive notes and critique from Kretzu. The workshop will be open to other students interested in watching Kretzu work. "It should be a lot of fun. I get to talk abouyheaterand/.auditioning and literature all in one day,". K J ^ ^ S ^ 4 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ } ^ S out, it will befatreaily fun day." ! â€¢ ; * "* y"^^p^J~' 'â€¢'â€¢â€¢ Currier said Western's theater department can only benefit from professors working on outside performance projects. She said regardless of the inevitable time management issues and the personal expenses of pursuing outside work, these projects can broaden the experience, foster a fresh eye and propagate a new perspective - not only for Western's theater professors, but for their students as well. Dizney said he would like to cultivate a strong relationship between Western's theater department and the ART so students can have more opportunities to meet and learn from professionals in their specific field. He said the ART is an accessible, appropriate fit for college-level actors in the Northwest because Bellingham does not offer professional theater opportunities. Seattle theaters tend to rely on more experienced actors, and the ART produces cutting edge plays and rely on local talent. ' "[ART] doesn't do crowd pleasers like 'RENT, they're a mid-level regional theater that doesn't have to appeal to a broad market," Dizney said. Back in Portland, the ART's green room is scattered with cast members, some half dressed and others in full costume and still others catching a few minutes of sleep before the show begins. Dizney walks toward the overcrowded dressing room as the stage manager walks in saying, "Half hour'til go, everybody. Half hour'til go." "It's a labor of love, man," Dizney says. "A labor of love." : ---------- Page 10 ---------- 10 I ARTS LIFE Friday â€¢ May 8,20091 The Western Front THE SECRET LIFE OF DINOSAURS EXPOSED Thomas Bennet THE WESTERN FRONT Visualize entering a museum with the the iconic skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Rex standing vigilantly, towering on its haunches, its tiny front arms curled in the main exhibition hall. Its jaws wide as it appears to lunge for the skeleton of a nearby brontosaurus. However, many museum visitors do not realize that their ideas of what dinosaurs looked like are wrong. The T-Rex was not an upright savage and the brontosaurus is not even a real dinosaur; both have been misnamed and misshapen by scientists for almost 80 years. Students and community members were given a look into the past Tuesday at Bellingham Gity Council chambers when Western geology professor Thor Hansen gave a lecture titled "The Secret Lives of Dinosaurs." In his lecture, Hansen discussed new discoveries in the fossil record and presented new theories about dinosaurs and their behavior, such as how they walked, based on the new discoveries. Hansen said the title of the lecture was meant to be provocative. He said the bones do not give enough information to be able to know how dinosaurs acted, but bones do provide enough clues to make some assumptions based on the behaviors of modern-day animals. "The life of dinosaurs really is a secret," Hansen said. "Anything we think we know about behavior is all based on guess work." Many of the most commonly recognizable dinosaurs, such as the long-necked sauropod the brachiosaurus, the T-Rex and the velociraptor, have been misrepresented by artists and Hollywood blockbusters, Hansen said. For example, Hansen said the brachiosaurus, with its neck held high, tail dragging and legs wobbling under its immense weight is the most commonly misrepresented dinosaur. Hansen said since a dinosaur would leave footprints and tail marks at the same time, the tail marks would have been equally preserved alongside the footprints. - "When we find the tracks of the brachiosaurus, we never find tail drag marks," Hansen said. "They probably walked more like elephants than anything else." Not only were the drooping tails a huge error, but the tall, vertical neck was also the creation of a misinformed sketch artist, Hansen said. "When computer models of the sauropod bones were made, scientists found that the joints in the neck couldn't bend that far," Hansen said. So ignore the sneezing brachiosaurus from the movie Jurassic Park and imagine an herbivorous giant with its neck and tail outstretched, almost parallel to the ground, grazing on low vegetation. Hansen said another dinosaur that has been misrepresented is the T-Rex. The museum skeletons of the king tyrant lizard have been morphed to fit human perceptions of the ancient reptile. "If you look closely at a museum reconstruction of a T-Rex skeleton, ypu will see that the tail has been broken for it to lay flat on the ground," Hansen said. "Like the sauropods, again there has been no tail drag marks associated with the T-Rex." In this case, Jurassic Park was, for the most part, accurate in portraying the physical appearance of the T-Rex as horizontal with a big, heavy tail being used to counterbalance a thick upper body over the dinosaur's hips. Hansen said one of the most surprising discoveries was an observation of velociraptors. Recent findings of pores in bone fossils, more complete skin impressions and .egg fossils suggest they may have had feathers. "The fact that these dinosaurs had feathers changes a lot of things," Hansen said. "It suggests that they may have been warm-blooded and further implies the links to modern birds." The offspring of the two-legged species of dinosaurs would have had soft, down-like feather for insulation purposes and would lose them as they got older and began to hunt on their own, Hansen said. Besides pop culture, Hansen said textbooks still publish inaccurate photos and even the Discovery Channel Web site uses the upright T-Rex pose for a children's coloring sheet. In addition to his geology classes, Hansen teaches a class called Geology 303, Dinosaurs and their Environments, which is dedicated to dinosaurs and their habitats. Western junior Lily Kahn, who is currently taking the class, said it has taught her a lot about dinosaurs that she never could have imagined were true. She said the most surprising thing was not the differences between dinosaurs and humans but the similarities. "It always seems like dinosaurs are totally alien to us," Kahn said. "But a lot of things haven't changed over the course of evolution, like their skeletal structures [which] are very similar to ours." ,. Hansen said there are more dinosaurs yet to be discovered by scientists.. "There are a few thousand named dinosaurs and about a half a million that actually lived," Hansen.said. "For every dinosaur species we find, there are 99 more that we haven't found." At the corner of State Ohio â€¢ Mon-Sat 6am to 2pm â€¢ Sun 8am to 2pm â€¢ 734-8687 Breakfast, and lunch served all doy! Call today to schedule a tour! 360.393.6477 Reserve now for Fall! [New England] 2516 Douglas Ave. 1, 2, 3, and 4 Bedrooms Balconies Fireplaces Washers/Dryers [Broadway] 524 32nd. St. 3 and 4 Bedrooms [South Haven] 2225 Knox Ave. 4 Bedrooms Walk to wwu Fall 2009 Now Pre- Leasing! www.RPMNW.com REftfc f ftgf IBTT' BSftfc $ here, THE WESTERN FRONT the SUn. 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Western graduate and Seattle artist Warren Dykeman will have his art featured on the Fine Arts Poster at Bumbershoot this summer. Dykeman's art will be alongside famous artists, such as Modest Mouse, The All-American Rejects, Katy Perry, De La Soul and others. Various kinds of local art, such as dance, literary arts, theatre and film, are also on display at the festival. Bumbershoot is one of the largest music and urban arts festivals in the world; the festival gives praise to big-and small-name bands as well as local artists "We seek quality, original-art by any Seattle-area artist," Jennifer Orr, public relations manager for Bumbershoot, said. "We are proud to continue the legacy of supporting local artist and their outstanding work." Every year, a Seattle artist is chosen to feature his or her artwork on the Festival's Fine Arts Poster. This year, Dykeman's piece "Fullness" was chosen. Dykeman grew up in Kennewick, Wash, he said his art reflects his graphic design interest and is guided by folk and pop art. Dykeman lived just outside of the'Hanford Nuclear Reservation under the shadow of America's atomic ambitions. The Cold War era also influenced him during his youth and gave him inspiration as an artist, he said. "Western played a big part as far as shaping my interest in art," Dykeman said. "I initially came to Western with an interest in graphic design. Then I signed up for one of Ed Bereal's painting and drawing class. Once I started doing it, I was hooked." Dykeman said he started painting after college as a release from his full-time job doing design work. He said painting was a way he could do whatever he wanted after spending all day being directed by executives and clients. "I had a show in 2000 at the Roq La Rue gallery in Seattle, which is a pop surrealism/new contemporary art gallery," Dykeman said. "It featured some very dark work; as I look back at those paintings they were large and horrific. Everything I did turned out bad, and I am surprised I kept working at it." photo courtesy of Warren Dykeman "Fullness," a piece by Western design graduate Warren Dykeman was selected as the 2009 Fine Arts Posterior Bumbershoot, the annual Northwest arts and music festival. For more art visit Dykeman's Web site at www.warrendykeman.com. In 2004, Dykeman said he was invited to show in the BLK/MRKT One Group art show in Los Angeles. He worked a different style and played around with sumi ink, which is an Asian traditional ink made from soot, water and glue. He said his work drastically improved by trying different styles and he has been showing and selling ever since, he said. Dykeman's painting "Atomic Autobody" was on display at the BLVD Gallery in Seattle last November when One Reel, a Bumbershoot partner, contacted Dykeman about submitting a few works for the Fine Arts Poster. "I didn't do the painting with the poster in mind," Dykeman said. "I usually work on several paintings at once and ideas from one painting will flow to the next. My paintings influence my paintings." . Dykeman said he has a small TV in his studio that plays documentaries while he paints. Images and words will often come up that he will put in his paintings, he said. Dykeman also sketches images that interest him which he then scans on the computer. "One week I will be looking at an artist like Henry Darger, and the next, I will be obsessed with information graphics and letterforms," he said. "My inspiration changes every day." Dykeman's work draws upon elements of folk art, handmade sign lettering, digital art and collage. Dykeman said he uses a variety of materials and his work produces a rhythm between contour, color and mistake. Dykeman's art fits right into the qualifications applicants must have according to the Bumbershoot art application found on its official Web site, being work that is affordable, not yet sold and from an artist with a strong reputation as an "emerging artist." Dawn Cerny, the 2006 featured artist, submitted her piece titled "The Artful Scheme of Happiness," which was part of a series of silhouettes she cut originally for an installation piece. "The past Fine Arts Poster alumni are a really bad ass crew," Cerny said. "I feel like my reputation is enhanced greatly in Seattle after being featured on the poster." One Reei's Programming Department, with input from community advisers, selects art fo be displayed on the Fine Arts Poster and purchases the work with limited license to use it on the poster and a small number of T-shirts or other promotional items. "It's a really big deal and a great honor to be featured on the Fine Arts Poster, Cerny said. "Any artist should be proud." 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Students from all over the state and nation flock to .the nationally-recognized, innovative college to take classes, such as folk music experience, introduction to script writing and social relationships and responsibility. Fairhaven's unique system of letting students design their own majors, tailoring them to their personal interests and aspirations and relying on detailed feedback instead of grades, gives students an opportunity .to expand their skills beyond the normal college experience. But these opportunities are in danger. Currently, Fairhaven serves approximately 425 students, and relies on a staff of only 21 professors. This is a feat, considering some departments on campus serve the same number of students with almost double the number of faculty. The Fairhaven faculty, have felt the squeeze of maxed-out space capacity. Two professors have been forced to use closets as offices arid other professors have had classes held in their offices due to a lack of available classrooms. Fairhaven was originally built in 1963 and rapidly grew in popularity. It was used as a model for The Evergreen State College in Olympia. After educators recognized Fairhaven's enormous potential to serve.students looking for an alternative college experience. Fairhaven also offers alternative learning experiences for students enrolled on the main campus. More than two-thirds of the students in the audio and video recording classes are students from other departments, only adding to the popularity of Fairhaven classes. Despite recent construction projects to expand and better serve Western students, Fairhaven has not been expanded in 46 years and no expansion plans are planned for the foreseeable future. The administration seems to be more. concerned with the waterfront expansion project and Miller Hall renovations than remodeling or expanding Fairhaven to Letters to the Editor: Western women keep radical bathroom discussion alive As many women at Western have noticed, due, perhaps, to Jaime Fife's editorial piece published in last week's issue of The Western Front, there is a forum of feminist (and not-so-feminist) discourse occurring in bathroom stalls across cam1 pus. While I appreciate Ms. Fife's contribution to the discussion, I feel that her piece missed the crucial components of why this conversation is so powerful. Since her article was published, the original comments in the Haggard Hall bathroom stall have been (for the most part) erased, though some still linger behind a thin coat of beige paint. What has replaced them seems to echo Fife's suggestion of "rotating pieces of butcher paper in bathrooms stalls" to accommodate the discussion. In black Sharpie, "Free Speech Board" is scrawled along the top of the door. Below, forced sentiments of sisterhood and "love yourself mantras abound. But no, it isn't a "Free Speech Board." Not at all. In fact, expressing yourself through bathroom prose is ILLEGAL. And that's the point. The real power of this forum of communication is the setting. In a multitude of ways, the act of writing a pro-woman statement post-urination is an act of empowerment and rebellion. How many of us have repressed memories of middle school lunches spent huddling in a bathroom stall, waiting out the agonizing period Of social awkwardness? For many, the bathroom stall has been a place to hide from feelings of inadequacy and adolescent embarrassments. With this history (for the most part) behind us, we are now using this place as an arena of empowerment. And, in my opinion, there is no better place. Four blank walls surround youâ€”free of advertisements for better bodies, better sex, better clothes. This is the only time that many women confront their own bodies in a de- sexualized way. It's a time to yank down your pants, address your primal need to piss and interact with your own vagina. Why not make it a time to connect with other women in the same vulnerable state and commerce-free environment? Finally, so what if it gets erased? It gives somebody a chance to renew the sentiment, keep it fresh and alive. Perhaps it even gives the custodian who paints over it a few chuckles or insights. The institution's negative response to the vandalism is what lends it the power of rebellion. So female-identified population of Western, if you choose to honestly contribute to this radical bathroom discourse, please do so authentically and with the deepest regard for the empowerment of your sisters. Keep the discussion alive. Lauren Erickson Western senior Firearms enhance safety In the May 5 article, 'Former Professor Working to Preserve Local Bear Population': When asked "How do you keep yourself safe while working around bears?" Chris Morgan responded that he knows bear behavior intimately and is respectful. "I don't approach them; I allow them to make the moves," Morgan said. He also mentioned bear-proof containers and pepper spray for bear safety. It would be helpful if those doing good work for bear preservation admitted that pepper spray may not be enough to stop a charging grizzly. When Anchorage, Ala., had numerous bear attacks last year, local government wildlife officials responded with firearms, not just pepper spray. Similarly, as Glacier National Park had the most bear attacks in the contiguous U.S., rangers responded with firearms. Yet, since firearms are prohibited at the better serve students who are suffering from a lack of classrooms and resources. No relief is in sight for Fairhaven. The recent budget cuts will significantly reduce Fairhaven's teaching staff and reduce the budget for college operations by slightly over 50 percent, leaving $20,925 to operate the college, according to a budget presentation by Fairhaven Dean Roger Gilman. The current lack of space and further reduction of Fairhaven resources not only shortchanges Fairhaven students, it is an unfortunate reflection of how Western has devalued the alternative education experience. Western needs to step up and better serve Fairhaven students by expanding the facility and supporting its growth and popularity instead of cutting more of Fairhaven's already limited resources. The Editorial Board is comprised of Editor-in-Chief Jeff Twining, Managing Editor Gabrielle Nomura, Opinion Editor Danielle Koagel and community member-at- large Joel Holland. . park, the general public is advised to use pepper spray. This double standard was a big reason why George Bush enacted a federal law allowing firearms in national parks before he left office. After Barack Obama was elected, that law was immediately ruled unconstitutional purportedly because environmental concerns were not given proper scrutiny. Practically speaking, this means the issue most likely will be shelved indefinitely as people continue to be mauled at Glacier National Park. As difficult as it is to argue for firearms given the horrific trauma caused by gun violence, allowing firearms in national parks, specifically in this instance for bear defense, was a step in the right direction. Remember world famous bear photographer Michio Hoshino? A grizzly killed and ate him in his tent on the Kamchtka Peninsula in Russia. And like Chris Morgan, Hoshino loved, respected and knew bears intimately. Yet his tragic death showed bears will, at times, kill indiscriminately. Hopefully, Chris Morgan will include in his talk this Friday the warning that pepper spray may not be enough to stop a charging grizzly. Bruce Deile Bellingham homeless resident Viking Voices Opinions from around campus What is the hardest class you have taken at Western? Compiled by: Julia Means Ben Davenport Junior "Music history. You have to ' know a lot of details." Lisset Rewes Sophomore ''Chemistry 122. It is a lot of information they throw at you." Theresa Wallace Freshman "Economics 207. It is really confusing and it is a lot of terms you do not hear anywhere else." Skylar Jones Sophomore "Physics 104. It is a whole lot of memorization." WHAT BR\H S XOU HERE foofrt? I - 0T CAUGHT 1H A â€¢DOVlU'POU-R. THAT T gt;OESM'T EXPLAIN TftE SCRATCHES ALL ONER. YOUR. BOW. "\T'V(A RAU*HN lt;bi ft CATS Atft gt; .D06S( ^ cartoon by Brandon Kays THE WESTERN FRONT ---------- Page 13 ---------- 13 I See more online at www.westernfrontonline.net Friday May 8,20091 The Western Front ing team races to nationals Two women, four men will compete at championships after team finishes second in conference Cycl Jennifer Farrington THE WESTERN FRONT Western's club cycling team is headed to nationals for the third year in a row after placing second in the Northwest Collegiate Cycling Conference Championships May 1-2 in Moscow, Idaho. Nationals will be held May 8-10 in Fort Collins, Colo., and will consist of three different races: a road race, criterium and a team time trial. Western's team is sending two women, graduate students Daisy Phillips and Kristen Stouder, and four men, seniors Phil Elsasser, Ben Rathkamp, Tim Woods and freshman Steve Fisher going to nationals this year. Phillips, Stouder and Elsasser have competed in nationals before. For the others, including Fisher, the competition will be a new experience.' "I think everyone did really well a$ the [conference championships]," graduate student and cyclist Ariel Wetzel said. "Everyone on.the team is pretty stoked and supportive. We've had a strong team over the past couple of years, so we were expecting to go to nationals again this year." Western took second place in the conference championship, clinching a spot at nationals. Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash., who consistently brought a larger team to races than Western, took first place, said Phillips, Western's cycling team president. Whitman always has more women racing which gives them the advantage because they can compete in more races, Phillips said. "Although getting second in the conference isn't bad, we had won the last three years, so it's a little disappointing; but we will get them next year for sure," junior Chris Kliem said. The team is hopeful for continued success, Phillips said. The altitude change in Colorado will also present some addi- - tional challenges, he said. "We don't know how people are going to respond [to the altitude] because everyone is affected differently," Phillips said. "Colorado schools that are used to the elevation will definitely have the advantage in the competition." Phillips said the conference championships were particularly good for beginning riders. "It was great for the team because a lot of new riders had a fantastic time and were able to gain experience that will be important in future seasons," Phillips said. Western's women will not be able to race a team time trial at nationals because they do not have enough women competing, which will cost the team a lot of points in their run for overall Division II, but the team remains optimistic, Kliem said. "There are so many people there, which can be both good and bad," Kliem said. "Hopefully, we will take advantage of the situation and get some good results." Besides the Colorado schools, the team's biggest competition will be Dartmouth College from Hanover, N.H., and Massachusetts Institute of Technology from Cambridge, Mass. Western finished third behind M.I.T. last year. However, Phillips said they never really know who will be a force. Western's club cycling team was established in 2003 and consists of about 25 riders of varying abilities and experience, ranging from those who have never raced to riders who hope to continue on to compete at the professional level. "That's the nice thing about racing at , Photo courtesy Patrick Means Western senior Tim Woods pulls ahead of fellow teammate Tyler Given at the Northwest Collegiate Conference Championship April, 26 in Moscow, Idaho. the collegiate level; there is category for everyone," Phillips said. The team began their season in the fall as new members joined and were taught basic training skills and what to expect over the course of the racing season. As the season moved forward into the winter months, practices got more frequent as the team began to ride multiple times a week, focusing on drills in preparation for racing. After working through the fall and winter months, Phillips said, the team began their racing season in the spring. "You form really tight bonds with people on the team because we suffer through training together all season and then spend weeks racing together during the season," Kliem said. During a race, riders gain -some interesting experiences and get a number of adrenaline rushes, Kliem said. Photo courtesy Patrick Means Western rider Luke Shoemaker battles for a winning time on April, 25. "Sometimes in a race you will hit crazy, fast speeds on some descents that you totally wouldn't take as fast in a car, so it's interesting in that sense," Kliem said. "I have been trying to go 50 mph for a while now! I have yet to make it, although I did get up to 49.7 mph." Womens golf takes fifth at regional; sends one to nationals Photo courtesy of the Western Athletic Department Western women's golf team poses for a photograph. The team finished fifth in regionals, and will send senior Kaitlin Parker (top row, third from left) to nationals. Kendall Mercer THE WESTERN FRONT The Western women's golf team's season came to an end Wednesday, May 6. The Vikings finished three strokes away from securing a birth to nationals at the seventh annual NCAA Division II West Super Regional May 4-6 at the Ironwood Golf and Country Club in Omaha, Neb. Western senior Kaitlin Parker tied for fifth place in medalist play, qualifying her to move on to compete in individual play at nationals. Parker shot 236 strokes and finished the tournament with, a final round 82,10 strokes over par. "It's exciting. It was our goal to get there as a team, but I'm really happy for Kaitlin," head coach Bo Stephan said. "She's the only senior, and she's going to get to finish her career at a national championship. I'm happy that she got a chance to finish really well." The Vikings played 54 holes during the three-day event and ended with a total of 978 strokes to finish in fifth place. The Vikings were the No. 3 seed at this year's championship and placed second at the regional level last year. "There were a couple of teams that played a little better than we did," Stephan said. "We just didn't get it done." Western junior Breanna Carmichael said it was not lack of preparation or confidence that caused the team to. falter on the last day of the tournament, it was just the luck of the draw. "I honestly think it was bad luck," Carmichael said. "We were ahead coming into the last three holes and we knew that we needed to finish strong, and we all did terrible." Tarleton State University (TSU) from Stephenville, Texas, won the regional title for the third year in a row with a 10 stroke lead and a final score of 954. Stephan said that the layout of the golf course might have played a factor in the Vikings' overall performance. "It was probably the most difficult course we played all year," Stephan said. "The greens were pretty small and the fair see GOLF page 15 ---------- Page 14 ---------- 14 I SPORTS Friday â€¢ May 8,2009 I The Western Front Five waterskiiers make ail-star team Three women, two men represent the Vikings for the Western Region Photos courtesy Caleb Flatau Top: Western senior Brian Zuelger slalom skis at the Western Intercollegiate tournament on April 25 at Borderline Lake in Bellingham. Bottom: Western's ski team at the Torneo Cinco de Mayo tournament in Bakersfield, Calif. WWII Wednesdays any "Ready "to Eat" item including breakfast, lunch and dinner from our deii! FOOD COW i 220 N. Forest St. I ^ o u r s _ ' Downtown gore? am to 9 pm I Deli 7 am to 8 pm /"his offer is open to WWU students, faculty, staff. FREE Diagnostics! 1001 LarrabeeAve. 360- 202*5560 WWW.DOQ- On-F\re.com ' Mini Self Storage â€¢ New Heated Units) www.fairhavenstorage.com FAMHAVEN Storag lt; Monthly Specials Access Bam-8pm 7 DAYS A WEEK 733-5553 2 7 1 5 Mill Avenue Fairhaven J' Fairhaven Smoke Shop Meagan Tackett THE WESTERN FRONT Western's tournament ski club will send, five skiers to compete in the National Collegiate Water Ski Association's All-Stars Championship for the first time since the club was established in 1992. Western seniors Kelly Thees, Mike Eisele and junior Kaylin Bettinger qualified for the all-star team for the first time in their collegiate water skiing careers. The all-star team is made up of 30 athletes from the Western Region. Thees and Bettinger will compete in the women's jump event and Eisele will compete in the men's jump event. Western seniors Aly Howisey and Brian Zuleger round out the five Western, skiers competing for the Western Region All-Star team in the ski association at the all-star tournament on May 16 and 17 in Ahoskie, N. C. Both Howisey and Zuleger will compete in the three traditional water ski events: jump, slalom and trick. Howisey and Zuleger will compete at the tournament for the second year in a row. Last year, the Western Region All- Star team won second place overall and won first place in the slalom event. "It's a really big improvement," Thees said. "It's a team confidence boost to know we have five people going." To prepare for their performance in the jump event at the all-star tournament, Thees said the women are trying to improve their jump distances by practicing more challenging jump maneuvers. When the boat pulls a skier toward the jump ramp at an angle, a technique called "cutting," Thees said the .skiers gain more momentum, which allows them to nearly double their jump distance. With three men and four women competitors at the Torneo de Cinco de Mayo tournament in Bakersfield, Calif., III|HIiMiHRI^^Klll yhe Cabin Jhvew 1 'Famous for Fun'' 10 Beers on Tap â€¢ Pool, Darts Pull Tabs â€¢ Burgers, Sandwiches, and more! One of the oldest Taverns in Bellingham 307 W. Holly St. â€¢ 733-9685 Tobaccos â€¢ Ctgarettm Cigars â€¢Rollins Tommo Pipe Tobacco â€¢ HookalfflM Mon-Sat: 1'0;30-8..$ffiflB WWW.FAIRHAVENSM0KES.COM 647- 2379 ^Jfor Appointment Call: 360-756-9793 Bellingham Family Health Clinic /â€¢.Vnv.lrtT.w in Itvdlilii-urc You Seed lIHiiBliilfcjifBii^fci IBllflJiiiiSiiiRififtlBi last weekend, Western took 13th place out of 18 teams overall. Thees said time conflicts kept many skiers from competing. Howisey and Zuleger did not compete because they already qualified for the all-star tournament at the Western Collegiate tournament on April 24 in Blaine. At last year's tournament all-star, Zuleger said he felt a lot of pressure competing on a team with the best skiers in the region. But once he got comfortable, he said all the skiers on the team help each other out by suggesting ways to improve their technique. Since Western's water ski team is a club sport, attendance, practices and tournaments are not mandatory. "We push each other to do better," Zuleger said. "It's a good atmosphere for competing." At last weekend's tournament, Eisele placed 16th out of 49 in the men's trick event. Western Region All-Star team chairman Harley Wallace said Eisele, who was originally an alternate on the all-star team, was moved up because other competitors from the Western Region dropped-out.. Thees' 44-foot jump tied her for eighth place in the women's jump event and qualified her for the all-star team. She also took 16th place in the women's slalom event. Wallace said the team has shown more of an improvement in performance than any other team in the region over the past year and a half, especially in the women's jump. The top five teams from each of the ski association's four regions qualify for the national competition in the fall. With continuous practice, Wallace said Western has the most potential out of the Western Region's 18 teams to qualify for nationals. see WATERSKIING page 15 Aiithentic jvlexi lt;:ar)^uisine;; IflllllfiiiiiiilftlSiS iiliilliiftiitfMls^ilii ill ADVERTISE! Employment, Rentals, Services Western Front Classifieds wwu.westernfront@gmaiI.com 650-3160 ---------- Page 15 ---------- westernfrontonline.net I Friday â€¢ May 8,2009 SPORTS I 15 Senior golfer wins GNAC player of the year; models success for second year in a row Head coach Steve Card also wins coach of the year for second consecutive year Kendall Mercer THE WESTERN FRONT From preschooler to college, Western senior Jake Koppenberg has been making a name for himself in the world of men's golf. . Koppenberg said he was first exposed to golf at age 5 when his father took him to the driving range. At 10, Koppenberg began competing in junior golf tournaments before playing on the varsity golf team for four years at Everett High School. Koppenberg was named Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) Play-er- of-the-Year for the second year in a row April 22. The GNAC award goes to the player with the lowest stroke average throughout the conference play. Koppenberg averaged 71.12 shots per round of golf. "It's great to be [player-of-the-year] for the second year," Koppenberg said. 'It means that 1 have been doing what I'm supposed to do." On April 22, the Western men's golf team won the GNAC title for their second consecutive year, coming in first out of four teams. Koppenberg also took first place honors in individual play. "We're all very impressed with him as a team," senior Brandon Brown said. "We try to model ourselves around him." The Vikings placed 10th at the 47th annual NCAA II West Regional Champi- Photo courtesy of the Western Athletic Department Western senior Jake Koppenberg tied for 28th at nationals last year. onship May 4-6 at the Wilderness Ridge Golf Club in Lincoln, Neb. Koppenberg shot two strokes under par 69 to secure a place in medalist play at the national championship, which is being hosted by Western on May 19-22 at the Loomis Trail Golf Club in Blaine. Koppenberg currently holds the school record for lowest scoring average by an individual player per season with 71.13 average in 23 rounds. Last year, Koppenberg broke the 2002-03 record set by Western senior Tim Feenstra of 72.64 shots per round by 0.16. Koppenberg is a general studies major in his second year at Western after transferring from the University of Idaho. Last year, Koppenberg took both the Player-of-the- Year and Newcomer-of-the-Year titles at the GNAC Championships, and he said things have been looking up ever since. "[University of Idaho] wasn't the best fit for me; I made a lot of friends but definitely wasn't going to excel at golf over there," Koppenberg said. "[After coming to Western] everything kind of clicked and came together. I had a good year last year and it's just getting better." Koppenberg said he plans to play as an amateur golfer through the summer before looking to turn professional after graduating from Western. "Next fall, I'll probably turn professional," Koppenberg said. "I will either go to [qualifying school] and try to get on one of the tours, or I'll just play around here as I finish up [at Western] next year." Qualifying school is an annual series of tournaments where players from all over the world compete to earn membership into one of the professional golf tours, including the Professional Golfer's Association (PGA) Tour and the European Tour. Western's men's coif coach Steve Card was also named GNAC Coach-of-the- Year for the second consecutive year. With the help of Card, Koppenberg said his golf game has matured this year because he has learned to be more patient, which has led to improvements in his consistency. Koppenberg said Card always knows exactly what to say to players to inspire them to play better and to not be discouraged. "He's a great golf coach. He knows a lot about the game and it's easy to play well with him," Koppenberg said. "He's just as good of a friend as he is a coach." Western senior Brandon Brown said Card, who is an avid Bruce .Springsteen fan, often plays his music before tournaments, which helps everyone on the team relax. Western junior Julian Peters agreed Card has been just as much of a friend and a father-figure to him as he is a coach. On at least one occasion, Western freshman Jake Webb said he has even accidentally caught himself addressing coach Card as "Dad." At last year's regional championship, Western came in second before continuing on to tie for eighth place at the NCAA II National Championship. Western men's golf team was ranked as high as fourth in the region April 17 by the Men's Golf Committee. WATERSKIING: Strives for national competition from 14 In previous years, Wallace said Western's team made fewer appearances at tournaments because most of the competitions were held in California. This year, the teams' improvement has motivated them to participate in more tournaments, Thees said. The warm weather in the southern parts of the Western Region provides teams from Arizona State University and Chico State University with a longer practice season, giving them an advantage over Western. Wallace said. Since the all-star championship will be held in Asheville, N.C., Wallace said the Eastern Region has an advantage because skiers do not have to travel as far as skiers from other regions. Taking first at the all-stars tournament is going to be a challenge for the western region team because many of the region's best skiers from schools such as Arizona State, graduated last year, Eisele said. "Our region isn't as strong as it used to be," Eisele said. 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(360)820-2818. ---------- Page 16 ---------- 16 I SPORTS Friday May 8,20091 The Western Front Mens golf finishes middle of the pack at regionals Vikings had little hope after second day of tournament, takes 10th place Rhys Logan THE WESTERN FRONT Coming off of a second straight GNAC Championship, the Western men's golf team was unable to continue their success at the NCAA Division II West Regional at the Wilderness Ridge Golf Club in Lincoln, Neb. Western finished 10th among 20 teams competing and did not qualify for nationals. The Vikings entered the three-day, 54-hole regional as a No. 3 seed. The tournament consisted of 20 schools as well as eight additional individual golfers. As a team, Western shot its best round of 296 strokes in the third and final round Wednesday, but it came too late. Western did not make it into the top five qualifying schools. The Vikings finished the tournament with a total of 907 strokes. The top five finishing schools were - the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs in first with 863 strokes, Cal State University Stanislaus and Sonoma State University tied for second with 866, Cal State University San Bernardino in fourth with 875 and Grand Canyon University in fifth with 888. â€¢ . . Western head coach Steve Card said at this point in the season there is a heightened sense of the moment and the intensity level is up, but the only thing that matters is that the team plays well. "We don't do anything radical at this point in the season," Card said. "We try and mimic the grass and yardage of the course." f Card said the team had been improving through the spring as the weather got better, which helps level the playing field with the Southern teams. Card said the team is used to playing at mid to long courses, and he would have "We went in there with really high expectations as a No. 3 seed. Not even placing in the top five was disappointing. - Julian Peters, junior golfer liked to see the team rise to the challenge, but the 7,016-yard course was tough. "They are excited," Card said before the match. "They've recognized things coming together for them, but it takes more than that." Following the match, Card said intercollegiate golf is a team sport, and it takes the entire team of five guys to win a national championship. "You've got to get out there and play well for three days," Card said. "You need all five to play well." Card said in their last two tournaments, two or three players did well, which helped the team finish high, but in order to win a championship the whole team has to perform. Competing in his third regional tournament, junior Julian Peters knows what to expect in postseason play. Photo courtesy of the Western Athletic Depafment Western junior Julian Peters shot 1 Over 72 on the second day at the regionals. "We went in there with really high expectations as a No. 3 seed," Peters said. "Not even placing in the top five was disappointing." Working on mental toughness is important in golf, especially at the collegiate level, Peters said. "At this level, everyone can compete physically; everyone can hit the ball well," Peters said. "The mental game has the biggest role." The pressure to make a comeback' from the team's rough second day made finishing well more difficult, Peters said. Western will host the national championships May 19-22 at the Loomis Trail Golf Club in Blaine. The teams competing are the top five finishing colleges, and the top two individual golfers from the super regional in Nebraska. Senior Jake Koppenberg qualified as one of those individuals: "Having Jake qualify for nationals was a bright spot, but we didn't do what we wanted to do," senior Brandon Brown said. "It was disappointing for the team. We wanted to make it to the national tournament." Brown said the course was challenging and it was a little windy, but that is standard stuff. He said he is not letting the disappointing ending of his college career deter him. He plans on competing in amateur competitions throughout the summer. "It's a life-long game; this just starts a new chapter in my career" Brown said. "I want to be a professional someday." Peters said he also plans on competing in amateur competitions to stay in shape. PPPPP
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Show more2006_1205 ---------- Western Front 2006-12-05 - Page 1 ---------- TUESDAY ISSUE Facing holiday Cycling club gains women riders ratio WEBHH Zune loses to iPod Weather 42Â° / 29 ~~jmMML, .WEDNESDAY 47Â° / 31Â° TUESDAY ^ J L 47Â° / 32Â° INDEX Week in photos ........6 Features ...8 Go 10 Sports 11 Fantasy Football 13 Opinions 14 Frontline 14 Viking Voices 14 DECEMBER 5,2006 ISSUE 18, VOLUME 139 W E S T E R N W A S H I N G T O N U N I V E R S I TY To walk or not to walk? Two Western students explain their decision to attend fall commencement Jenny Leak THE WESTERN FRONT Western seniors Jennifer Bell and Sarah Chhim are business administration majors with concentrations in marketing. Bell and Chhim said they are graduating after more than four years of college. Each has different reasons for choosing to walk in the fall commencement ceremony on Dec. 16. "I only have one friend who graduated in four years exactly/' Bell said. Bell transferred to Western from Spokane Falls Community College and she said she needed to take "two extra quarters beyond the traditional four years to complete college because transferring schools put her behind. Chhim is graduating after taking one extra quarter. More than 350 caps will fly into the rafters of Carver Gym after the fall commencement ceremony. The actual number of students graduating in December is 600, but for personal reasons, only half of graduating students usually choose to walk at the ceremony, Western Commencement Coordinator Dixie Doran said. The cost of walking in the graduation ceremony is $40, which includes a cap and gown, Chhim said. The ceremony in December will last two hours. For the spring commencement, Western holds two graduation ceremonies, each two hours long, which has 1,600 to 1,700 graduates, Doran said. Bell said she is looking forward to graduation because it means the end of homework and forking out thousands of dollars for school, although there are some drawbacks to entering the real world. "The greatest thing about college is that you get to change what you do every three months," Bell said. "You get a new set of people to talk to and a new set of information to learn." Bell said she interned as an event coordinator for the Downtown Renaissance Network last summer. She said she helped put on concerts for Downtown Sounds Summer see GRADUATION page 6 â€¢ Outback coordinator hired photo'by Mark MalijanJHEWESTERN FRONT The Outback, located between Fairhaven and Buchanan Towers, provides students with an environmentally conscious project area. A greenhouse and multiple compost piles are just a few of the projects implemented in the Outback. AS appoints student to revitalize Outback program GraigHill THE WESTERN FRONT Melanie Swarison loves dirt and wants to make the five acres of organic gardens and open space on Western's south campus, known as the Outback, a household name, she said. Swanson, a Fairhaven College junior designing her major in self-sufficiency, was hired as the first Outback Experiential Learning Program coordinator Nov. 20. "I think it would be really awesome to have the Outback be a vital part of campus," Swanson said. "My job is to create more continuity and make the Outback more accessible to students." The Outback coordinator position will cost the Associated Students approximately $6,000 annually and the program will receive $900 annually for supplies. The program also continues the Outback's primary funding â€” a $5,000 annual grant from the; Provost's office â€” allocated through the Dean of Fairhaven for maintenance and operation expenses. The program offers organic gardening plots to "Western students and campus community members. Swanson managed an organic farm in Ann Arbor, Mich, from 2002 to 2004 and worked for the past year on disaster relief in Biloxi, Miss. for Americorps after the 2005 Hurricane Katrina devastation. Swanson was attracted to Fairhaven College in part by the hands-on learning potential she envisioned for the Outback where she could practice her passion for growing things, she said. Stefan Kalb, a Western senior and the vice president for business and operations for the Associated Students Board of Directors negotiated for the past four years with Fairhaven and Western administrators to draft the program, he said. The board approved the program Oct. 18. "The Dean of Fairhaven oversees the land and we [Associated Students] run the program," Kalb said. "I think the Outback program is really going to improve our relationship with academics." The program's academic mission is to provide the campus community with a place to practice organic and ecological land use, sustainable design, experiential education, community outreach and group decision making, according to ; see OUTBACK page 4 â€¢ Campus computers may get free updates Nick Rohde THE WESTERN FRONT Early next year, Microsoft plans to release a new operating system and a new version of Microsoft Office, the current versions of which are installed on a majority of campus computers. The Western Foundation is working on a campaign to put these updated programs on campus computers at no Charge to the university or its students, faculty and staff, said Mark Bagley, senior director of Advancement Services. The Western Foundation plans to obtain this software through the Microsoft Software Donation Program, w h i. c h a l l o w s Microsoft employees to make a monetary donation to the university. For every $5 of that donation, one software license is awarded to the university, Bagley said. The campaign for donations to make Office 2007 and the Windows Vista operating system available for Western is already underway, with e-mails being sent to inform alumni of the campaign, said Brian seeD0NJmWSpage6^ Mark Bagley WWU Foundation w e s t e r n f r o n t o n I i n e. c o m ---------- Western Front 2006-12-05 - Page 2 ---------- The Western Front WesternFrontOnline.com T U E S D A Y December 5, 2006 photo by Justirl Steyer THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior Dswjd Woods works on a 15-page paper during /!'Dead:Week// Dec. 4 in Wilson Library.^ I*M0W^ i Slick roads still a problem^p^xj^ersv | Slick roads and bd^^Er^afigf temperatures are still a pix gt;blem|^^yt^;; -throughout Whatcom County; 0^l^^0 ^ There is compact snow and^^cpyenng many of the roadways/Damagfefrpmsnpw-^ related accidents are still left dffstieefe' off Garden Street ai* pihWs. ' gt;: "^ Q. ^ s ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ e p K ^spiral mBellin^ain I %^)lJ|fccm^io^alc0tfp^Li0s ^o^erningla; ~Gust6m$.D^ : r ^ r T%fcc^s0ms^icopter^fl^o^^'sigri; ; j ^ i c ^ e ^ p ^ ^ was sent â€¢16^^ : Dyson isV a, professor at Cornell ^tjpivetsity raw^ngS on, i lt;^^ l^ntielea? rea^tors^ soli ^state; pr^ics^ahd biology; ^ 'â€¢}-:.'-, .--V/:"'. .' 'v^, / : : : :-^â€¢-:^â€¢^ illHSiKiHiSiiiilpilil Missing hiker found After being lost in the wilderness'}. of Church Mountain for foUr'daysira hiker was rescued Saturday at approximately 1 p.m. He Freeman Dyson to speak at Western An English-born - mathematician and physicist; Freeman Dyson, will speak at tiooii on Dec. 6 atthe Fairhaveh College of Interdiscipimary Studies' auditorium, as.part of Fairhaven's World Issues Forum. ; Western Fronfephotpgrapher- :,' * ^v?leatured ir* 'ThelNatioitf-~. ''fy, gt;X M^k *^0^nÂ»r; photo I editor-, for TjieH Western;r Front, h^s a photo from the Red Square "Die-in" fe^atured as "StudehtNation Photo of the Week." 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Anyone 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 with sample test questions. Test dates for 2006-07 are Jan. 20, March 10, May 12, and July 14. Registration deadlines are several weeks in advance. WASHINGTON EDUCATOR SKILLS TEST â€” ENDORSEMENTS (WEST-E PRAXIS) Washington state requires individuals 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). Washington state has chosen specific Praxis II series tests to meet this requirement, now referred to as the WEST-E Praxis. Visit www.ets.org/praxis/prxwa.html for description and online registration information. Registration bulletins are also available in MH 216. WEST-E (PRAXIS) test dates for 2006-07 are Jan. 13, March 3, April 28, June 9, and Aug. 4. On-campus recruiting For complete, updated information, see www.careers.wwu.edu or stop by Old Main 280. ---------- Western Front 2006-12-05 - Page 3 ---------- WesternFrontOnline.com NEWS Tuesday, December 5, 2006 | 3 Professors turn to Blackboard in snowstorm Sarah Mason THE WESTERN FRONT Avoiding Bellingham's intermittently torrential weather and attending classes in pajamas have gotten easier as Western professors have become aware of the tools to deliver all the necessities of their courses to the homes of students. Through Blackboard professors can transmit regular in-class activities from PowerPoint lectures and class discussions to tests and assignments. Bonnie Southcott, a Western journalism professor, said she just discovered the opportunity to hold classes online last Wednesday, when her morning class was canceled and she was hedged in by heavy snow at her Ferndale residence. "It was well worth giving [Blackboard] a go," Southcott said of her chat-room class discussion. "[The chat] was like this cacophony of student voices and ideas." Though this was the first online class Southcott conducted, she said she has been using Blackboard for years to post grades and announcements. "It takes more time, but I hope that it actually helps students manage their coursework better," Southcott said. //, Sophomore Sasha Fleiman, who took part in Southcott's online class discussion last Wednesday, said Blackboard is a useful tool, allowing students to keep up with courses despite snow days. "I think it was productive for the time that I was there," Fleiman said, explaining that a weak Internet connection caused her to leave the session early. "We're more ahead than if we had missed the whole week." Though communication professor Karen Stout also experienced difficulties Wednesday as she tried to . post a message on Blackboard, she said technology has helped her communicate with students. "It really has changed the way teaching happens," Stout said. "I can feel okay saying I can't make it in and still be sure my students can get what they need to get their work accomplished." Stout said while technology alleviates some of her stress, it can still malfunction, leaving professors with no If technology fails now, it's like we've lost an appendage. It doesn't replace, by any means, face-to-face communication because it's not the same exchange. - Karen Stout professor back-up plan without a tool on which they have become dependent. "If technology fails now, it's like we've lost an appendage," Stout said. "It doesn't replace, by any means, face-to-face communication because it's not the same exchange." Stout said though she is more technologically inclined than some-she wast the only female member of her junior high's first computer club â€” she still needed the training provided by Academic Technologies and User Services to understand and operate Blackboard. As a professor now in the position of a pupil attempting to learn a new. skill, Stout said the difficulty of mastering such technologies as Blackboard lay not in an absence of assistance from Western, but in the time needed to learn the new skills. "That learning curve just takes such a long time," Stout said. // Read The WF vgSSgsggÂ»gli]*38" i your Internet connection? Finals are coming, is your Internet ready? Comcast High-Speed Internet for Only f f t ^ ^ ^ ^ a month through JUNE 2007 Go faster with America's #1 High-Speed Internet with speeds up to 6 Mbps. That's 4x faster than 1.5 Mbps DSL And now with PowerBoostA, you'll get an extra burst of speed of up to 12 Mbps. 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It then reverts to your provisioned speed for the remainder of the download. ---------- Western Front 2006-12-05 - Page 4 ---------- 4 I Tuesday, December 5, 2006 The Western Front Outback lacked paid coordinator position until now photo by Graig Hill THE WESTERN FRONT A rough frame marks the future home of a wooden stage and amphitheater in the Outback. MBTMCKfroml the program proposal. Fairhaven College students have used the Outback's potential for academic experience, integrating volunteer work there into their degrees. Fairhaven offers a course in applied human ecology, which uses the Outback for experiential learning. However, until now the Outback has lacked a paid coordinator who could help facilitate and organize volunteer efforts such as work party scheduling, open-space project planning and execution such as the amphitheater, Kalb said. Fairhaven College junior Carl Wollschlager, a major in sustainable horticulture, has volunteered in the Outback to develop a forest garden of fruit trees and edible plants that are replacing the Outback orchard, which was destroyed by fungus, removed and left idle for the past seven years. "It's a long term, developing, biodynamic forest garden that is all edible," Wollschlager said. "In 15 to 20 years it will be fully developed. Once established it's the most sustainable horticulture system you can have that produces the most bio-mass per area of any other system." The "Outback Community," a loose-knit volunteer group of students, faculty and community members, has worked the gardens for approximately the past 30 years. Located between Buchanan Towers and Fairhaven residences, the Outback sprang from the Utopist visions of early 1970's Fairhaven College students interested in .environmentalism, organic gardening, communal living and sustainability, according to the 2001 Outback Experiential Learning Site Advisory Group report. "Basically you come up with an idea and it's your opportunity to make it happen," said Arin Smith, a Fairhaven College and Huxley College of the Environment major who has volunteered in the Outback. "It's the ability to take the textbook out of school and the sky is the limit. That's possible with the fact that there is a big green space on campus that they haven't put a building on and that is available for students to design." Open-space projects proposed in the program include finishing the amphitheater, which can be used as a teaching station and for small performance events, developing the forest garden and restoring the registered class II wetland and wildlife habitat. "I encourage people that are interested in the Outback to stay tuned â€” it's in the process of being a great place," Swanson said. "I just tell people that I want to take over the world for the people. Hopefully this position will do that for the Outback." Students from Wyoming not intimidated by B-ham snow Jamie Callaham THE WESTERN FRONT _ , Some students across Western's campus come from other states that have had more snow than that which covered Western Washington Nov. 27. Bellingham residents woke up to an unprecedented 10 to 15 inches of snow last Monday morning, but for some out-of- state students, the snow brought them closer to home. Patrick Sprague, an exchange student from University of Wyoming, said January through March are the worst snow months in Laramie, Wyo. The snow doesn't affect the closure of schools or getting to work for students from other states such as Wyoming or Colorado, Sprague said. Sprague said he had one snow day living in Wyoming for 20 years, and ANDREWLSUBIN CRIMINAL DEFENSE he said it was a surprise to him to have school cancelled for two days. . Sophomore Amanda Robbins- Lilley and junior John Glassburn are at Western on exchange from University of Wyoming as well. Wyoming winters are cold and windy, Robbins-Lilley said. Sprague said the winters are long and the cold weather can even run into June. In Washington, it's rare to have more than a couple inches of snow in a day, but many out-of-state students see snow as* often as Washington residents see rain. Wyoming has four to five months of complete snow, Sprague said. In an average year, students at University of Wyoming see snow September through April â€” almost the entire school year, Robbins-Lilley said. Unlike Washington drivers, Wyoming drivers are more used to the slick roads and there are better cleanup crews for snow, so they don't miss as much work or school, Sprague said. Wyoming drivers aren't afraid to drive in the snow, Sprague said. "They can't be â€” it snows too much." The only difference between the snow Bellingham received last week and the snow in Laramie, Wyoming is the ice, Glassburn said. It doesn't get warm enough during the day in Laramie for the snow to melt and then freeze at night. The terrain in Wyoming is also much flatter compared to Bellingham, Sprague said. The hills in Bellingham can be tricky and may cause drivers to be even more cautious, but Sprague said he still isn't concerned about Washington snow. "[The snow] never really disabled anyone where I'm from," Sprague said. "It's a lot worse when people freak out about it. I've been driving in [snow] since I was 15. People just have to be careful and cautious." by Matt Gagne source: Western Regional Climate Center ALCOHOL DRIVIM 360.734.6677 Bellingham's No. 1 SNOWBOARD NEW from Independent Learning! 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See store for official "Sell a Book, Build a Forest" details. ---------- Western Front 2006-12-05 - Page 6 ---------- Q I Tuesday, December 5, 2006 The Western Front This week in Above: Dropping temperatures this week froze a pond in the Outback, near Fairhaven College. Right: Lawn art or remnants of November windstorms? More seating will be available in the Outback upon completion the amphitheater. Below: A brief rain shower on Monday adds to the puddles in front of the Fairhaven Commons. All photos by Mark Malijan THE WESTERN FRONT 3rd Floor of Fairhaven's Historic Sycamore Square 560.738.DOLL www.thepaperdoll. net 1200 Harris Ave, Ste 305 Bellingham, WA 98225 WESTERN FRONT CLASSIFIEDS SELL! 650-3161 350 expected to walk this fall, compared to 1,600 in spring â€¢ GRADUATION r gt;m1 Alley Concert Series in the alley behind the Wild Buffalo. Bell said she decided to walk in the ceremony because she does not intend to pursue another degree and wanted to celebrate her accomplishments and the end of school. Bell's family is coming to watch. "I wasn't going to walk [in the ceremony] because I thought it would be really impersonal," Ghhim said. "At the University of Washington, they don't call your name, just the major, and there is no personal recognition." Chhim said her decision changed when she found out Western acknowledges " each student by calling his or her name. She said the acknowledgement makes the ceremony more important and her family will be attending. Chhim said she plans to attend graduate school to earn her masters in business administration. "I think there's a lot more to learn than what you can learn in four years," Chhim said. "The two main reasons I want to go are for knowledge and eventually I want to hold a higher position in the corporate structure." Bell said she has job prospects in Seattle lined up after graduation. She said she kept in contact with guest speakers in her advertising class and she developed contacts through her work as program coordinator and officer for the Student Marketing Association this quarter. Western could save up to $375,000 on software updates through donations â€¢ DONATION from 1 Daugherty, a Western alumnus and employee at Microsoft. "I know I will be making a donation as soon as the licenses are available and I know there are others waiting to do the same." Daugherty said. Academic Technology and User Services (ATUS) anticipates the donation program will award approximately 2,500 licenses for Microsoft Office 2007 to Western, which should be enough to cover all computers on campus that would need the upgraded software, ATUS Director Larry Gilbert said. The donation program saves Western a significant amount of money from the technology budget, as each license for Microsoft Office Professional costs approximately $150, Gilbert said. If the Western Foundation receives the anticipated 2,500 licenses, which would normally cost $150 each, the program could save Western roughly $375,000. Microsoft Office is a bundle of software that is installed on most campus computers. It contains programs such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint for students to use for educational purposes. A license for the program is an electronic authentication system that gives the purchaser legal rights to use the program. The several hundred licenses for Windows Vista that ATUS expects to receive are a secondary priority for donations through the programs. Not all computers on campus have the hardware needed to run the operating system and many will have operating systems upgraded through other means, Gilbert Said. In the past, the Foundation also obtained many other benefits for Western. Western received approximately 3,500 licenses for Office XP, which turned out to be more than the university could use. When Office 2003 was released, the program recieved 2,500 licenses for Western, Gilbert said. Bagley said he hopes the Western Foundation will be able to bring the new licenses and software to campus computers by February. issued at parties by the BeW'mgham Police Departtoenfc the fiijst five [If you buy for, or sell, or give'al^ofql^J minors, you can get a furnishing c1taitprl$k A first offense furnishing citation costs $300 minimum 30 GB color video mp3 , Is ft Worth ft? Sponsored by the WWU-Bellingham Campus Community Coalition. We are neighborhood representatives, WWU Student Affairs staff, Associated Students leaders, law enforcement officers, bar and tavern owners, City of Bellingham officials, and rental property owners, working together to prevent and address problems related to student alcohol misuse and contribute to the health and safely of the entire community. For more information, call 6506863 or visit www.coalition.wwu.edu. Funded by NIAAA grant #5 U18 AA015455-O3 ---------- Western Front 2006-12-05 - Page 7 ---------- WesternFrontOnline.com Tuesday, Decembers, 2006 | J ---------- Western Front 2006-12-05 - Page 8 ---------- The Western Front WesternFrontOnline.com A student's first-p lt; coping with the lo Ryan White THE WESTERN FRONT _-.Â«pi|^^M^^Mtejliing can fill the void of losing someone. Each day get through. 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To this day I still take one day at a STAGES An indication of some emotional iilHiiilfiSS ^ ^ ^ ^ m photo illuslralion by i ^ ^ i ^ P : ' WESTERN FRONT staff ---------- Western Front 2006-12-05 - Page 10 ---------- 10 I Tuesday, December 5, 2006 FEATURES The Western Front Center Hi^BBiBSBBH^SiB ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ lllS!i8iBiBli(IBBIBIIB IliiiillRllllBlIll IliiBiiiiiiPiiiiiifiii^^B illKliii^PiilBJBBllBl iBihllB^I^^HBIllIlllll BBSiiSliiilSlli^BIBBB Icdralrtili^lBfippKiilii â€¢5/5- 69- 9- ^5- ^5- ^9- V gt; V5- 69- 69- lt; 64- 69- 69- 69- 69- 69- 64- 69- 6 9 Southside Trends Fairhaven Consignment New We accept: â€¢ Better Label Clothing for men women â€¢ Shoes (like new) â€¢ Handbags (Coach, Dooney, etc.) â€¢ Handcrafted jewelry We are right on the bus line. Open 9-9 Mon.-Sat. 12-6 Sundays 910 Harris Ave. #107 on the corner of 9th Harris 734-1109 www.southsidetrends.com 69- 69- 69- 69- 69- 69- 69- ' 69- 69- 69- 69- 69- 69- 69- 69 69 69 69- 69- 69- 69- 69- 69- 69- 69 69- 69- 69- 69- 69- it pays to advertise in the Western Front Whistler College Weekend provides escape Jenny Leak THE WESTERN FRONT Each January, a gathering of thousands of snow bunnies and snow bums from universities around the Northwest venture to Whistler Village in British Columbia for Whistler College Weekend. "It's like Cancun in the snow," Western senior and skier Scott Newell said. The weekend attracts college students to Whistler for three days of snow sports and social interactions. Many of Western's skiers and snowboarders hit the slopes of Whistler Blackcomb by 10 a.m. and warm up in the bars at night in Whistler Village, Newell said. This year, College Weekend will be Jan. 12 to 15. Hype Entertainment offers a trip package for $250 that includes a roundtrip bus ride and hotel accommodation. Depending on weather conditions, the bus will leave' from Western's C parking lot or the Lincoln Park and Ride on Jan. 12, Hype Entertainment's Western Representative Ian Kirkpatrick said. From Whistler Village, skiers and snowboarders can ride gondolas to either Whistler Mountain or Blackcomb Mountain, photo courtesy of Amber Jacobs Skiers arid snowboarders wait in line for the chairlift on Blackcomb Mountain during College Weekend at Whistler last year. snowboarder and Western senior Phil Gesell said. Snowboarder Sean McKillop, a Western senior, said he went to College Weekend twice and stayed in a condominium on Whistler Mountain. At night, he said he and his friends soaked in the hot tub before going out around the town. The first year McKillop went to College Weekend, he said the temperature was three degrees Fahrenheit, the coldest temperature he had ever felt. He said he and his friends laughed when they saw girls wearing tank tops and shivering at the clubs. "Some people go to College Weekend just to party and shop but not to ski," McKillop said. "I definitely think they're missing out." Some skiers and snowboarders drive the three hours from Western to Whistler without a guaranteed place to stay, said skier Shawn Cliney, a Western senior. The hotels and timeshares in Whistler Village fill up quickly, Cliney said. When Cliney and his friends piled their ski gear into Newell's Jeep, Cliney said they assumed they would have to sleep in the car, but they found friends from Western who let them stay in their hotel. "Whether you meet them in class once, whether they're your ex- girlfriend, current girlfriend or future girlfriend, you will see everyone there," Cliney said. D QQ .w- :$*St j$*a^ Â®LW3mÂ® Honesty Dependability Guaranteed! 10% Discount with Student ID * 3 f Â£ 0 1 6 7 - | - 2 3 2 77 1189 E. 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"The team is open to anyone," said club president Chris Daifuku. "We encourage everyone to come out, whether they have experience or not." Not many women have joined the team in the past, Daifuku said. There was one female member in 2004, two in 2005, and seven in 2006, he said. More than a dozen women will ride in the upcoming 2007 season, Daifuku said. "It was intimidating for a while because there were no other women on the team, just a bunch of guys," said Western senior and second-year rider Laura Trevellyan. "It's really cool to be a woman cyclist right now because it's growing incredibly fast. It's great to be a part of that." Western junior and second-year rider Erin Smart said many women don't take up cycling because they don't know about the team, which requires no experience. 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"I joined this year, and I'm really glad I did," Hoff said. "It's a lot of fun and I can't wait to start racing." There is an organized ride every Saturday throughout fall quarter that is open to non-team members, Hoff said. "It's hard at first, but you get better," Hoff said. "I felt more comfortable from my first to second week â€” it just takes time." Trevellyan agreed that cycling is hard, but even people without experience can be a part of the team. "It's tough, but it's fun," Trevellyan said. "You just stick with everyone. When the pack goes, you go. You don't decide when you'll hurt and not hurt." After fall quarter, rides are held Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday to emphasize race drills and tactics for the race season that starts in the spring. The team has a reputation for doing well in races, Daifuku said. Last season, they took second place in the regional conference and fourth place in the country. The first Western women to go to road nationals last year got fifth place in the team trial event, Daifuku said. "We did amazing last year, but we'll do even better this year," Smart said. "We have a great team." photo courtesy of Chris Daifuku Members of the Western club cycling team talk last spring at a competition. The number of women cyclists on the team increased from seven last season to 12 for the upcoming 2007 season. Skagit Valley What learning ^ O ' l C f lC Comes to Lift vvww.skagit.edu Check out your Distance Education course options at SVC, WWU's partner o^Lv Can't fit GUR classes JSSW into your schedule? * ATTENTION S T U D E N TS â€¢ Still Need a Place to Stay? â€¢ Want To Avoid the Bus? â€¢ Why Not live Right Across the Street? 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The 49ers have a favorable schedule, but they only have one player worth starting. Running back Frank Gore could have some monster games as he faces the Packers, Seahawks and Cardinals in the next three weeks. Wide receiver Antonio Bryant could be a solid player as well. T h e Jacksonville J a g u a r s face two of the worst rushing defenses in the NFL in the. next two weeks. After hosting the Indianapolis Colts, the Jaguars travel to Tennessee to take on the Titans. Both of these match-ups will be key for running backs Maurice Jones- Drew and Fred Taylor. Expect Taylor to pile up the yards and Jones-Drew to score a couple of touchdowns in each game. The Giants face the Carolina P a n t h e r s , P h i l a d e l p h i a Eagles, New Orleans Saints and the Washington Redskins in the next four weeks/Aside from the Panthers, all of those teams can be scored upon. The match-ups for running back Tiki Barber and quarterback Eli Manning should be advantageous. 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"So I could go to The Royal every night and be safe/' Rachael Barnett SENIOR "I probably wouldn't be inclined to unless I was going with a friend/' Compiled by Lauren Ross Students should learn defense Keeli Archer THE WESTERN FRONT Western provides classes that teach self-defense techniques, such as martial arts and beginning self-defense through the university and the Wade King Recreation Center. Students should take advantage of this opportunity, not only to learn how to protect themselves but to also build confidence. Beginning self-defense, a university course, is taught by Mike Ashby and Mick Jolly, both law-enforcement agents trained in self-defense tactics. They do not teach students how to beat up an assailant; rather, they show students how to escape a situation where one might become a victim, Ashby and Jolly said. The goal of this course is first and foremost about defense, they said. So perhaps next quarter when everyone is signing up for English or science, students should consider taking a course in self-defense. Students should know how to protect themselves. Beginning self defense teaches students to draw attention to themselves if they are being, attacked: by making a lot of noise to try to create witnesses, Jolly said. Students are taught physical and emotional fitness in the course through various methods such as creating scenarios in their heads of how they would react to situations where they may be threatened by another* person, Jolly said. Students are not only taught what to do in a situation of assault, but also how to avoid being a target, Ashby said. Ashby and Jolly both teach techniques for gaining awareness of the surrounding environment. If a person's posture is straight as he or she walks* and he or she is looking, around, alertness is demonstrated, which may dissuade a potential assailant, Jolly said. Assailants often target people who look lest or distracted, he said. Students taking the self-defense course have different reasons for enrolling. Some students will be traveling overseas and wanted knowledge of self-defense since they will be alone in an environment they aren't used to, Ashby said. Erin Dewey, a student enrolled in the self-defense course, said she took the class because she wanted to learn how to use martial arts in case she needed to protect herself. It's not an everyday occurrence that a student is assaulted in "Students should know how to protect themselves." cartoon by Tristan Hobson THE WESTERN FRONT Bellingham, and some people may never be put in a situation where they must decide whether to fight or take flight. However, assaults can happen. It is better to be prepared than sorry. Use dead week for finals prep Frontline editorials reflect the opinion of the editorial board and not the staff or advertisers of The Western Front. Welcome to dead week. Not week of the dead. That happens after finals. No, this is dead week. This is the presumably empty week where we have the chance to review before finals without the added burden of non-final- related assignments. Dead week is meant for studying and preparing for finals. We should not fall into the trap of using this time for extracurricular activities. Instead of blowing off the work we have ahead of us we need to put a higher percentage of our focus into school. We need to practice time and space management. Cleaning out workspaces is helpful as we shift gears from producing work to retaining what we have learned throughout the whole quarter. Whether your workspace is a desk or the floor of your bedroom, focusing is easier without the clutter of every assignment you spat but in the last 10 weeks that has overflowed into a faceless blob. ^ Take an inventoryof your assignments and notes. What should you keep to study from and reference later in life? What should you recycle â€” or burn â€” now? Cleaning your workspace is like cleaning your head. An ordered workspace reflects an ordered mind â€” we hope. As you clean, you do yourself the favor of preparing not only for finals, but also the post-final vacation. And when you return to your workspace, it will be ready for a new quarter instead of reminding you of last quarter. Reflect upon previous dead weeks â€” both what helped and what didn't. Ask yourself, what did I blow off last time that I should do differently this time? Then do it. If you are a new student, with your first experience of the wonder called dead week, ask an upperclassman or a professor what their advice is for how you should use this time. Take advantage of the time you have by figuring out each thing you have to do. Make a list of what you hope to finish prior to each final and figure out how much time you need to spend studying, writing that paper or finishing a massive project or presentation. If you live on campus, respect the extended quiet hours that are set by your hall council. Be quiet for those who need quiet to study. Find your own quiet time if you need it. Use dead week in the way it was meant to be used â€” a built-in time for you to prepare for finals however you need to. This time is for you to use, but don't ignore your friends and loved ones. A simple message that you are extra busy shows responsibility and will encourage others give you your space. By letting people know you need more time for your academics, you prevent them from feeling ignored while giving yourself the time you need to prepare for finals. The editorial board is comprised of Editor-in-Chief Lance Henderson, Managing Editor Ryan Wynne, Opinion Editor Kristi Pihl, student-at-large Randall Ragsdale and ad office representative Kayla Britt. ---------- Western Front 2006-12-05 - Page 15 ---------- WesternFrontOnline.com OPINION Tuesday, December 5, 2006 I *|5 Zune a flop â€” iPod conquers all Katie Regan THE WESTERN FRONT Microsoft has created an MP3 player, the Zune, which is being marketed as the new iPod. But students who are thinking about trading in their iPods should give it another thought. The Zune is big, bulky and more than half an inch thick. That's even bigger than the 80 gigabyte (GB) iPod, and the Zune only holds 30GB. The rubbery casing around the Zune, while protective, also makes it difficult to slide into a pocket. The controls on the Zune are also difficult to master, according to former Western student Alex Anderson. One of the features advertised with the Zune is the Marketplace music store and the ability to share music wirelessly. It's a great idea, but the music store doesn't live up to the hype. When music is shared between two Zunes, the person receiving the music gets it for three days, or they can listen to it three times, depending on which comes first. If he or she wants to keep the song, he or she has to buy it. Microsoft offers unlimited downloads through the Marketplace music store for $14.99 a month, according to Western junior and Bellingham Best Buy wireless expert Derek Bender. "If Microsoft hopes students will be trading in their iPods/ it has some work to do." But these songs will only go onto the Zune. They can't be downloaded onto the computer or burned to a CD. And if subscribers decide they want to end their subscriptions or get a new MP3 player, all the music they downloaded will be lost. Microsoft has developed a music-renting service as opposed to a music-buying service. If Microsoft hopes to draw people in with the Marketplace, the music subscribers download needs to become theirs permanently. Any music purchased from the Apple iTunes store can be burned to a CD seven times, which frees the buyer from the limits of the Zune Marketplace. The iTunes store may charge more at 99 cents per song, but it provides a more stable service and a wider selection of music. The Zune isn't going to be a possibility for everyone, either. Zune is only compatible with PCs, which means Mac users are left in the dust. Bender said the Zune isn't selling as well as it was expected to. The store only sold 40 players in the two weeks since its release, but sold more than 22 iPods on the day after Thanksgiving alone. If Microsoft hopes students will trade in their iPods, cartoon by Randall Ragsdale GUEST CARTOONIST it has some work to do. The Marketplace and the player itself need to be revamped, and made more user-friendly. 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Larsen calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops and the beginning of reparatibnslfolj Iraq. *â€¢â€¢ To publicize the Die-in, we advertised on KUGS FM and gave away more than 600 fliers, spoke on KGMI radio station, advertised on The Nation's Web site, made "Latest News" on Michael Moore's Web site, and we were featured on a Ukrainian radio Web site to show that there are Americans opposed to the war. One conversation the Die-in started was one against U.S. troop withdrawal, arguing, as in last week's letter to the editor, that 'it would allow for a "full-scale civil war in Iraq" (as if Iraq doesn't have one already). As of this September, 71 percent of Iraqis wanted us out within a year and 91 percent of Iraqis wanted us out within two, according to the Program "oh International Policy- Attitudes, 'University of Maryland. - â€¢â€¢ lt;â€¢ Meanwhile, , we..:: .rare fortifying permanent, bases in Iraq and considering sending more troops. Estimates of Iraqis killed range'' fem"'150,000, according to the, Iraq Health Ministry to the Lancet SUidy's_ recent 650,000 estimate.' *--â€¢-- hi: We're making-SaddamljandC his 300,000 killingsynifejejp-than 24 years, according .tQrthe., U.S. Department of Defense, actually look good. ,. v - If these :*areX.vÂ£he lt; Mnd |oÂ£ ^conversations ; the ; Die-in galvanized on campus, then that alone is worth the effort. These conversations don't just matter â€” they are the reason we have a democracy. -Kate Gould Western senior Naughty nights misleading "Drat" as W.C. Fields used to say. I read one day too late the entrancing Ocean Beach Club Grill ad in the Nov. 17 Western Front. My particular point of reference is "Saturday Naughty Night" and the offer of either a party bus or a limo at half price. Additional information by the White Rock, British Columbia, nightclub included a no-cover policy on both Fridays and magical Saturdays. Also prominent in the self-described "legendary" club's entreaties was a reference to Western Wednesday Night whose featured frolics are $2 well drinks and $2.75 draft beer. I guess it was the Naughty ^H^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^fc Night copy that caught my veteran eyes with offers of free drinks for girls who dress up as "*School Girls*CheerIeader s*Nurses*Tennis Hoes*French Maids." I did find it a bit disappointing that free drinks are not provided to girls doing impressions of Playboy Playmates but, this is, indeed, a less than perfect world. Admittedly, I'm not entirely sure what "Tennis Hoes" are, it strikes me that I should dress for the occasion when I stand out on 1-5 ready for a limo or bus pickup while all revved up for "Naughty Night." 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Title: Western Front - 2009 March 6
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Text preview (might not show all results): 2009_0306 ---------- Page 1 ---------- TRACK TEAM PREPARES â€¢FOR UPCOMING SEASON PAGE 11 HUGE TURNOUT FOR WOMEN OF COLOR EMPOWERMENT IDINNER PAGE 8 Friday/March 6, 2009 AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING WESTERN WASHINGTON ;UNjVERSITY, SINCE 1970 1 W E S T E R N F
Transcript text preview (might not show all results): 2009_0306 ---------- Page 1 ---------- TRACK TEAM PREPARES â€¢FOR UPCOMING SEASON PAGE 11 HUGE TURNOUT FOR WOMEN OF COLOR EMPOWERMENT IDINNER PAGE 8 Friday/March 6, 2009 AN
Show more2009_0306 ---------- Page 1 ---------- TRACK TEAM PREPARES â€¢FOR UPCOMING SEASON PAGE 11 HUGE TURNOUT FOR WOMEN OF COLOR EMPOWERMENT IDINNER PAGE 8 Friday/March 6, 2009 AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING WESTERN WASHINGTON ;UNjVERSITY, SINCE 1970 1 W E S T E R N F R 0 N T Q N L 1 N E . N E T Breaking down the budget process The Western Front continues its ongoing coverage' of Western's financial crisis by taking an in-depth look at how some colleges are preparing for budget cuts. Brynn Regan Elizabeth Olmsted '-{â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT - :â€¢ Western's eight colleges will present their budget proposals to university administrators on March 18, giving students, faculty and staff a better understanding of the future of the university. In January, Western President Bruce Shepard requested two budget scenarios for the 2Q09-11 biennium from each coir lege on campus. One scenario details how each college will deal with a 3.8 percent budget decrease, and the other details how each will deal with a more serious 5 percent decrease. "You have the reality of budget reductions and the goal of what we do here, which is educate students," said Brent Carbajal, interim, dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS). "We need to"find'ways to continue [our goal] in an even more efficient and economical way." Oh Jan. 6, Western's administration finalized a budget document directing the different colleges to generate their two budget scenarios that mirrored the university's goals, called the Campus-Level Process for Considering Program Eliminations or Major Program Reductions. According to this process, a dean from each college has to prepare a proposal explaining effects of potential budget reductions, which the provost for academic affairs, the deans of the colleges and the president will review. The provost will then present his recommendations to President Shepard. Shepard will craft a final budget pro see PROCESS page 4 'Let'sTalk1 forum draws large, diverse crowd Hannah Bostwick THE WESTERN FRONT The relationship between Western students and the non-student Bellingham community has a history of being rocky, but various members of both groups came together Tuesday night in an attempt to mend this relationship and search for solutions: .â€¢'.;. ; Western's Campus - Community Coalition's quarterly "Let's Talk" forum was created to give students and community members the opportunity to share their views on neighborhood issues. A diverse group of community members attended this quarter's forum, including Bellingham residents, Western faculty, staff and students, police officers and Bellingham City Council members. Coalition coordinator Lara Welker said the forum gives community members and students the opportunity to come together in a safe, structured environment to calmly discuss neighborhood issues, share concerns and work toward solutions. Welker said York, Sehome and Happy Valley neighborhoods currently house the most Western students, adding that students typically live in areas with the highest number of rentals. Currently,only 3,'830 out of 13,777 Western students live oh-cam-pus, leaving the other 9,947 to find housing accommodations around Bellingham. Welker said communication professor Korry Harvey started the "Let's Talk" series near the beginning of the Iraq War to engage students in conversations about a range of social and political issues. Looking for ways to increase dialogue between community members and students, Welk-" er said the coalition partnered with Harvey and decided to use the forum to bring community members and students together to discuss ongoing neighborhood issues. see LET'S TALK page 3 Seldom-used program helps sttBflded drivers 1 Brooke Lois.el THE WESTERN FRONT Despite the steadily increasing number of people who use it, The Western Public Safety Motorist Assistance Program (MAP.) remains unfamiliar to many Western students. The program, which began in 1995, offers 24-hour help for car-related troubles. The Parking Enforcement staff are only a- phone call away when someone needs a jump for a dead battery, help fixing a flat tire, enough gas to get them to the gas station, or assistance if someone locks his or her keys in his or her vehicle. Manager for Parking and Transporta see ROADSIDE page 5 ,' photo by Hailey Tucker THE WESTEN FRONT Officer Jenkins jump-starts Western freshman jeannie Ubgau's car Feb. 12 in the C-lot after Ubgau called campus parking services and reported a dead car battery. ---------- Page 2 ---------- â€¢Â»r. 2 I See more online at www.westernfrontonlinejiet Friday â€¢ March 6,20091 the Western Front ilfiBII^^ WEATHER REPORT SAT High: 43Â° F Low: 30Â° F Rain/Snow photo by Carmen Daneshmancli THE WESTERN FRONT Author and ilustrator Brian Selznick signs a copy of his children's book "The Houdini Box." Selznick was signing books at the Pickfor Cinema on Thursday night as part of the Children's Literature Conference that is being hosted by Western. The main portion of the conference will be March 7. SUN High:41Â°F Low:2?Â°F Cloudy with Rain/Snow (40% chance of snow) MON High: 40Â° F Low:2rF Cloudy with Rain/Snow (Chance of snow showers) TUES High: 43Â° F Low:30Â°F Mostly Cloudy (Chance of snow showers) learn more about Western's summer session courses An information desk concerning summer session at Western will be open 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., March 10 in the Viking Union lobby. Students can Learn more about the courses Western will be offering during the 6- and 9-week sessions, including travel programss, online classes and independent learning opportunities. Summer session lasts between six and nine weeks, depending on the course taken. Due to the shortened quarter-schedule, classes are more concentrated, as all 10 weeks of a regular quarter are condensed. Registration for summer session begins May 5 and lasts until summer session begins. WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING 25I â€¢ BELLINGHAM, WA 98225 SEND PRESS RELEASES TO: press@westernfrontonline.net EDITORIAL DEPARMENT (360)650-3162 Editor in chief ... Zack Hale, editor@westernfrontonline.net . Managing editor. Rebecca Rayner, managing@westernfrontonline.net News editor.. Jeff Twining, news@westernfrontonline.net News editor. Katherine Garvey, news@westerrifrontonline.net Arts editor. ..Andrew Frazier, artsandlife@westernfrontonline.net Life editor. Audrey Dubois-Boutet, artsandlife@westernfrontonline.net Sports editor. Stephanie Castillo, sports@westernfrontonline.net Opinion editor Kera Wanielista, opinion@westernfrontonline.net Photo editor. .; Hailey Tucker, photo@westernfrontonline.net Online editor......: Paul Suarez, online@westernfrontonline.net Copy editor. .' Jeremy Schwartz, copy@westernfrontonline.net Copy editor. !..Coral Garnick, copy@westemfrontonline.net Illustrator. .'..: ..Brandon Kays, kays.brandon@gmail.com Faculty Adviser. Carolyn Nielsen, carolyn.nieIsen@wwu.edu ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT (360)650-3161 Advertising manager. Michele Anderson Business manager. :....'..; Alethea Macomber The Western Front is published twice weekly in the fall, winter, and spring quarters and once a week in the summer session. 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 involved in a course in the department of journalism, but any student enrolled at Western may offer stories to the editors. Members of the Western community are entitled to a single free copy of each issue of the Western Front. Professor's book on French literature and film published Western associate professor Edward Ousselin recently published his book "The Invention of Europe in French Literature and Film." The book uses French literature beginning in the 1800s and film from up to the mid-20th century to study the roots of a unified European identity. Canada Week ends with student panel Western's Canada Week concludes March 6 with several activities. An information desk on the Canadian- American Studies program will be in Red Square from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Stephen Blank, Ross Distinguished Professorship of Canada/U.S. Business and Economic Relations, will speak from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Arntzen Hall Room 219. Finally, both American and Canadian students will present a panel discussion on the similarities and differences between Canada and the U.S. The panel, titled Global Gathering - Children of a Common Mother, will be from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Miller Hall room 232. Chamber group performing pieces from 20th century Western's Contemporary Chamber Players will perform at 8 p.m., March 11 in the Performing Arts Center Concert Hall. The perfomance will feature music by guest composer Dorothy Chang. The group will also perform works by Gerard Grisey, John Cage and Bela Bartok. The Contemporary Chamber Players specialize in performing 20th century compositions. Professor leads writing workshop As part of the Village Books Writers University Local Author Workshop Series, Western associate professor of English Brenda Miller will present a workshop titled Writing About Animals from 6 to 8 p.m., March 10 at Village Books in Fairhaven. Miller recently published "Blessing of the Animals," a collection of essays, and will give readings throughout April. Dean finalist to visit campus The second of three finalists for the Dean of the College of Fine and Performing Arts, will visit Western's campus March 9 and 10. Daniel G. Guyette, the dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of South Dakota, will conduct an open forum presentation at 4:00 p.m., March 9 in Fraser Hall 3. Fairhaven dean holds budget forum Fairhaven 'dean Roger Oilman will hold a student open forum on budget issues in the college from 12 to 1:00 p.m. March 6 in the Fairhaven Auditorium. The dean will discuss the budget's potential impact OR students. Recently, Western has been hosting finalsts for open dean and vice president positions at Western. Usually these finalists talk about budget problems they will deal with if hired. Now, Western students have the opportunity to hear from a cur: rent university dean. News briefs compiled by Katherine Garvey ---------- Page 3 ---------- westernfrontonline.net I Friday â€¢ March 6,2009 NEWS I 3 LEV STALK: On-campus location lea^stoWghattendance from 1 . "[Students and community members] don't have very many chances to come together in this sort of non-threatening setting," Welker said. "It gives everyone the opportunity to share perspectives when emotions aren't high and people aren't in the heat of the moment." Welker said the biggest challenge the coalition faces is getting non-student community members to participate, adding that the discussion can only be successful â€¢when there is a mix of participants. Attendance at Tuesday's forum was high compared to past "Let's Talk" forums, with approximately 85 people, mostly Western students, filling the Fairhaven College Auditorium to talk about'problems and search for solutions. Many professors offered students^extra credit for attending Tuesday's forum. The forum attendees were "Split up into seven groups, each consisting of one student facilitator and approximately 10 people, to discuss issues regarding the relationships between Western students and their non-Western neighbors. The small'groups discussed several issues, ranging from tenant-landlord relationships to disruptive parties. Nick Hartrich, president of the York Neighborhood Association, said the three main concerns his neighbors have regarding student residents are noise, parking and trash. Western sophomore Milena Rhode said she thinks Western students living off campus could use techniques similar to the Greek system at the University of Washington to control the amount of trash during and after parties. "It is a somewhat unwritten rule that alcohol and its container don't leave the house," she said. "You never see plastic cups or cans outside the houses because this really helps keep down theamount of trash." Western junior Rachel Morse said she photo by Alex Roberts THE WESTERN FRONT Bellingham Police Officer David Richards talks with Western students, local homeowners and property owners about laws affecting students who host or attend parties during a discussion to improve neighborhood relations organized by Western's Campus Community Coalition. thinks it is the homeowner's responsibility, student or not, to clean up trash after a party. She said when students decide to throw a party, they know what they are getting themselves into, and she said she thinks it should be their responsibility to deal with the cleaning that comes with it. The groups also discussed ways to avoid disturbing their neighbors while hosting a party. Rhode suggested students should let their neighbors know ahead of time if they are planning a party. Leaving a contact number for neighbors to call if the party gets too loud or out of control is a good idea, she said. "If you can handle it in the neighborhood before you have to call the police, everybody wins," said David Wright, former Bellingham Police Department officer. Another concern raised during the forum was relationships between tenants and landlords. Although a few people spoke positively about their relationship, most students were frustrated with how their current landlord treats them. Morse said when landlords fail to maintain the house they are renting to students, it leads to the tenants failing to have respect for it. "They treat us poorly and we treat-them poorly," Morse said. Paul Neuenschwander, York Neighborhood Association student representative, said professionalism is the most important part of a successful relationship between landlords and tenants. "Once that professionalism is broken, it becomes a vicious cycle and nobody wjns," he said. Wright said students should know landlords are required to keep their rental properties livable for tenants, meaning maintaining them when various problems arise. He also noted that, often the issues students see as problems, homeowners do not, and the issues homeowners see as problems, students do not. Steve Swan, vice president for university relations, said when students combine to use their energy positively, Bellingham community members see them as a greater asset to the community. Swan added that, based off his experience with other institutions, this type of forum is rare. "Community is the key word," he said. "The more understanding and cooperation that occurs between students and the Bellingham community, the better the overall experience will be for everyone." 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Therefore, the following examples are based off what a few colleges have done. In the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Western's largest college, more than 90 percent of the budget is allocated to faculty and staff salaries, a percentage that will remain roughly the same after budget cuts, Carbajal said. With budget reductions, limited term faculty are among the potential cutbacks. Limited-term faculty, who are hired through temporary contracts, teach many of Western's general university requirement classes. According to Western's Human Resources Office, as of May 2006, 45 percent of Western faculty were limited term, while 55 percent of professors were either tenured or tenure-track. The limited-term faculty includes those who are hired to teach anywhere between one quarter and a full year. Western has the opportunity to rehire these faculty members each time their contract expires. Some limited-term faculty members have been at Western for more than 10 years. The English department, which is the largest department on campus, employs 19 limited-term faculty. Those instructors are responsible for approximately 100 sections and 3,000 class seats, English department Chair Marc Geisler said. "If we end up sustaining a significant reduction in funding on the temporary side as well as the permanent side, we are going to have a very difficult time offering as many sections as we need to offer," Carbajal said. "That is the biggest issue right there. The goal of the university and the goal of all of the colleges is to avoid that situation." The environmental science department is looking at reducing the number of limited term faculty; Teaching assistants are included in the environmental science WESTERIfS^ i l i l l lllllf Junei2 ^fiM President Shepard creates initial budget proposal |B|dg^^ Fin^M infographic by Brandon Kays THE WESTERN FRONT \ departments limited term faculty, and the department's reduction would likely result in a reduction in the department's graduate program, Leo Bodensteiner, Chair of the environmental science department, said in an e-mail to The Western Front; "Essentially, we have focused on contingency plans in the event that we lose limited-term faculty positions," Bodensteiner said. "These include combining sections and reducing the frequency of of-. ferings of some of our more specialized, lower-enrollment courses to alternate: years to enable us to continue, our current' schedule of offering courses with larger;, enrollments and those that serve broader needs." Class sizes are not anticipated to increase at a dramatic level in order to maintain Western's curriculum and educational experience, Carbajal said. According^Â© Western's faculty union contract, faculty workload cannot exceed its current level. In order to keep the quality of education high for students, the contract only allows for a small amount of leeway for increased workload. For example, the university can potentially cut one section of a course and evenly distribute the seats from that course to the other sections, Carbajal said. "[Continuing to have small class sizes] is important so we can maintain the experience at Western, which is different from the University of Washington," Geisler said. In the upcoming months, Western colleges will work hard to create budget proposals that demonstrate their commitment to Western students and a quality educatApn, Carbajal;-.said;â€¢-â€¢â€¢â€¢' Need a Class? 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The Green Goats are not trained with lock-out tools, but they can help jump start a stranded vehicle, provide a gallon of gas to get to the nearest station and sometimes assist with a flat tire,Campus Police Sergeant Bianca Smith said. ' lt; "They do it as a best practice, not a guarantee of service," Smith said. The totals from last year show that 408 people used the M.A.P. Students were the largest group with a total of 324 uses, visitors come in second with 39, staff come in third with 24 and faculty comes in fourth with 21 people who took advantage of the program last year. Western sophomore Samantha Griff-en said she has never heard of the M.A.P.. but she said she would be eager to use the program if it meant she did not have to wait two and a half hours for AAA. The program is simple to use. Dispatch will take the call and relay the information to an officer. An officer will then be sent out to assist the person in need. However, a liability release agreement has to be signed before help can be given. A helpful program does not come without costs. Gassman said the program is funded through Parking Services, which is self-sustaining and does not use any state funds for theservice. She said the program is an added expense for their operation. The funding comes from parking revenue, including citation revenue from parking tickets. "Anytime you have a reduction in revenue, and have program expenses that need to be covered, budget cuts have to be made to compensate for the shortage," Gassman said. Last year the program cost a total of $4,637 to run. The majority of the funds to run the program are spent paying each officer, amounting to $2,684 last year in labor costs. $1,414 was spent on tools and materials and $539 was spent for dispatch costs. With each usage the costs increase. "Like other expenses, if the. program cost becomes too expensive, then it may need a reduction on the services provided, or [we will] cancel it entirely," Gassman said. "There are always options before you cut." â€¢ - r â€¢ The services from the program will continue to be provided until the costs to fund them become too expensive, Gassman said. She said she does not see the M.A.P. being cut within the next two years. The most oft- experienced problem plauging drivers were dead car batteries plagued 232 people who used the program, 162 people needed their door" unlocked, one needed help fixing a flat tire and 11 students needed enough gas to make it to the gas station last year. "The police side tries to be proactive and notice dome lights on at night and alert vehicle owners to get back to the vehicle to turn the light out to avoid a dead battery the next day," Smith said. 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A book filled with colorful drawings and a few sentences per page. Books about space travel, talking animals and friendly monsters, and sometimes, the whole story even rhymed. With the sixth annual Bond Children's Literature Conference, Western's English department will celebrate the joy and importance of the books that introduced most people to reading in the first place, said English professor Nancy Johnson, who created the conference six years ago. The conference was named after Western alumni Guy L. and Fred-ericka Bond, for their commitment to reading education. "Our goal is to inspire and educate teachers and future teachers, librarians, writers, parents and devotees of children's literature about the processes and creativity of this field," Johnson said. The conference features four award-winning authors and illustra- photo by Katie Greene THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior Jessi Lundeen cuts paper for her pop-up book Wednesday in Wilson Library. Lundeen, a studio art major, said she heard about the event in one of her classes and thought it would be fun to try it. tors of children's literature, and will take place from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on March 7 in Western's Performing Arts Center. "I wanted to create a day, in the middle of winter, when everyone is tired of. teaching, tired of learning and just tired of life," Johnson said. "I want this to be a day of inspiration. A shot in the arm." In 2004, Johnson created the conference as a way to tap into the talent and interest in children's literature that is on campus and in the Bellingham community, Johnson said. With her expertise in children's literature, including 35 years of teaching, and the clout she received as a member of the Newbery Committee, Johnson created an advisory board to form a "dream team" of authors and illustrators to speak at the conferences. The Newbery Committee is responsible for awarding the Newbery Award, which along with the Caldecott Medal, is the most prestigious honor a children's book can receive, Johnson said. The advisory board for the Bond Conference consists of Johnson, a teacher-librarian from the Mount Baker School District, a teen librarian from Whatcom County Library Systems and Western librarian Sylvia Tag. This year, the "dream team" consists of Joan Bauer, who received a 2001 Newbery Award for her book "Hope Was Here;" Kadir Nelson, who won the 2009 JZoretta Scott King Award for his book, "We are the Ship: The Story of Negro Baseball," Sara Pennypacker, famed author of the "Clementine" series and illustrator/author Brian Selznick, who received a Caldecott Medal last year. ' "This time I wanted to bring a more diverse range to the conference," Johnson said. " There's two men and two women that make picture books and teen novels, and they're all big names in the field." The big names have also drawn a big crowd. At the first conference in 2004, approximately 200 people attended. This year, 365 people are registered to attend, including 58 students and 52 student volunteers, who received a reduced ticket price for preparing mailings, creating library displays and managing the line of autograph seekers at the conference, Johnson said. "Year after year we think to ourselves, ^How can we top the last conference?'" Tag said, who has been involved with the coordination of the conference for the last five years. "Now the conference is becoming pretty well known. There are people attending from out of the state. It's pretty extraordinary." In coordination with the conf series of events that will draw att erature Interdisciplinary Collectio of Wilson Library. Tag is responsible for maint of hundreds of books with subject The collection includes well knov " I think adults gi dren's literature! it than children! presents simple || But adults can rel through personajl children can't, i ||/esterfi seniorjij who are not necessarily known fo "Children's literature has bee Tag said. "The events we're hosti ognize the place children's literati The collection has somethin subject on campus, Tag said, hig of the collection. "For example, lean pull a;l and find out what values were beii said, pulling a baby blue hardback a book,that has recently been pul Every* where Angelo Spagnolo THE WESTERN FRONT A prohibition-era Irish gangster conspired with the wife of a top Italian mobster Saturday night to take over a rival gang while simultaneously trying to solve a murder for which he was a suspect. Western freshman QuinnWilson played the role of the Irish mob boss in the first event thrown by Foul Play: A Murder Mystery Club, that is new at Western. A mix between a play and a board game, Foul Play gives students the chance to take on a character and participate in an elaborate game of Clue. The experience offers the opportunity for unlimited subplots as members try to unravel the mystery. The Associated Students (AS) club, which was formed in January, throws murder mystery parties in which members are given character role books, complete with agendas, affairs, alliances and secrets, as part of a pre-written crime scenario. The goal of the game is to use each character's sleuthing skills to discover the killer, or if one happens to be the killer, not to be discovered. The club, which currently has 20 members, held its first event Saturday, Feb. 28 in Viking Union room 565. The theme of the first game was the 1920s era. Wilson, who is the club's historian, said the first game was a success. "There was a lot of enthusiasm," he said. "Everyone dressed up and you get there and you see how enthusiastic other people are and you put forth that extra effort." Before the game, members are given character role books that contain the details, and dirty secrets, of their character. They are also given agendas of people they need to talk to during the party to help move the game along and uncover clues. A mix between a play and a board game, Foul Play gives students the chance to take on a character and participate in an elaborate game of Clue. Western freshman and club founder Maddy Vonhoff said the games do have a predetermined ending, but there is a lot of room for personality and choice. Vonhoff and Wilson said lying, and trying to determine what kind of lies your character would tel is part of the fun. "If someone says to you 'Hey, I think er,' always say no, obviously," Vonhoff sa to blackmail; you can try to trick people." Wilson said the games have a set time the players fill out cards indicating who th each of the murders. Players also vote oi "best actor and best costume. Vonhoff said the club purchases the: eluding character and crime descriptions, 1 Vonhoff said she had played similar g and told her friends about them when she "We really wanted to do one as a partj anywhere to do it," Vonhoff said. "Then clubs give us free space so we decided to and it's working out really well." She said she has received numerous interested in joining the club, arm there mo might be at the club's next game. The theme of the group's next game uled for the third week of April, is being v the club's message board. The choices inc murder scenario, a pirate-themed story an ---------- Page 7 ---------- westerhfrontonIine.net I Friday â€¢ March 6,2009 I 7 I â€¢ i's Literature inner child erence, Western's library is hosting a ntion to the library's Children's Lit-, h, which is located on the fourth floor lining the collection, which consists matter ranging from aliens to zebras, m writers, such as Langston Hughes, more outjfjjj ivhen ; t K ( | ^ ^ ^ ^ hs to : C h i l t a Â» i l t Â«i ES to.thojselMSte^^ xperiei||||JJ â€¢'â€¢; â€¢- ifillllflif r writing children's books. ." a a part of WWU since it's founding," ng are an effort to introduce and rec-ire has in academia." g to offer for every department and hlighting the interdisciplinary aspect ook about manners, written in 1939, g taught to children at that time," Tag book from the shelf. "Then I can find )lished and find out how children are photo by Katie Greene THE WESTERN FRONT. Adults and children cut, fold and glue paper to make pop-up books in Wilson Library Wednesday. Western art professor Elsi Vassdal-Ellis conducted the workshop, entitled "Making Pop-Up Books: The Art of the Book," as part of the Bond Children's Literature Conference. taught to behave now." - One example of students incorporating the collection into their class work is a group of theater students that used books from the collection as inspiration for the set design of their piay during the summer quarter, Tag said. The collection also consists of some dated material that clashes with what we are taught today, like issues concerning race, gender and different cultures. " "Some of it is pretty horrific," Tag admits. "But it provides evidence of our history. There are also some quite visionary books for their time. Most public libraries only have children's books that are respect-books, her books are intended for adults. She made a pop-up book about the Clinton Administration, and is currently working on a book about the Bush Administration. She plans on condensing Bush's eight years in officeinto seven chapters, which will be about the seven signs of the apocalypse, Vassdal-Ellis said during the workshop. Western senior Ginny Nix attended the book-making workshop and is also a student volunteer for the conference; She became involvedjvith ^ the conference while attending Johnson's C l uM J^^jtaitoSierelementary e(mcation- m^]Oi^^ gt;^^^^^%m0r^^^ M ^Tye-been an avid child literatiire-readei|fora^ile^p^ix saidj who SSiwdrks as a nanny and private tutor an^ is involved jri the; public school ful and affirming. What would be pulled from public library shelves ^ s y s t e ^ ' T v e always enjoyed the fanta^|(n|^eauty that ^bhies from remains on ours." S^^^lP^^ " On March 4, as part of the collection celebration, Western faculty member Elsi Vassdal- Ellis conducted a book-making workshop on the fourth floor of Wilson Library. Vassdal-Ellis taught the attendees how to make pop-up books. The workshop was filled to capacity, with 24 people attending, including people from the community, children, faculty and students. Although Vassdal-Ellis uses techniques inspired by children's ASrk ypiuilteer, Nix helped create a correspondence list and helped with the book-making workshop registration^. â€¢ "I think'adults get more out of children's literature when they read it than children do," Nix said. "The literature relates simple "truths about life to children. I mean simple in the way they present those truths because the truths are complex in meaning. But adults can relate to those truths through personal experience, while children can't." trie's a suspect in Foul Play: A Murder Mystery Club, members kill time with a classic game o f whodunit1 â€¢ is encouraged and you're the murder-id. "You're allowed limit and at the end ey think committed categories such as game materials, in-rom a Web site, ames in high school ;ame to Western, but we didn't have we found out that tiake a club out of it :-mails from people re than 30 members , tentatively sched- "oted on in a poll on hide a casino-based d a cruise ship setting, among others. Western freshman and club secretary Erin Jackson said she is excited about hosting and participating in more events. "At the end of the last game people were saying 'I definitely want to help with the next one,' which shows that people are enthusiastic about the next game because they had such a good time," Jackson said. The group is open to anyone with an interest and who can make it to" meetings or keep in touch via the message board. Vonhoff said attending meetings or checking the message board regularly is required because character assignments are established prior to the actual game. Participants come to the party already in character and are encouraged to be in costume to the best of their ability, Vonhoff said. ' ' The club also organizes a movie night, in the theme of the upcoming game to help get members familiar with the particular period or scenario, Vonhoff said. She said the club used the money the AS provides to all new clubs to fund the first party, and is discussing fundraising options to help put on future events. The group meets Tuesdays .at 7 p.m. in Bond Hall room 103. For more, information, visit foulplayclub.proboards.com or search FoulPlay: A Murder Mystery Club on Facebook. photo courtesy of Quinn Wilson Foul Play members Liana Lewis and Ben Bothwell cover their faces to depict the mysterious nature of the game; The club's first official game on Feb. 28 was themed around the 1920s, and members were awarded for their cunning, acting abilities and costumes. ---------- Page 8 ---------- -^KsSr"1 8 I ARTS LIFE Friday March 6,20091 The Western Front . Amanda Halle THE WESTERN FRONT Lively chatter of reunited friends and the clinking of dinnerware came to a still silence as the lights dimmed and 2004 Western alumna Stephany Hazelri ---------- Page 9 ---------- ^ JT .,S2Sas-_ t Â« ^ 9 I See more online at www.westernfrontonline.net Friday March 6,20091 The Western Front Increasing diversity builds campus community Frontline Opinions of the Editorial Board In honor of Black History Month (February), President Bruce Shepard released a campus-wide e-mail detailing the current statistics for diversity at Western. The e-mail states how many students identify themselves as a member of a minority group, and also spells Shepard's commit-menttq increasing diversity on campus. ,We applaud Shepard on his desire to continue making Western a more cultur-: ally diverse community. Diversity inherently brings a plethora of ideas, traditions and experiences. The more voices that are represented on campus , the stronger our campus will be. Western, with an enrollment of 13,777 students, had 2,482 students of color enrolled fall quarter. That equates to 18 percent of our university. In contrast, Washington State University's Diversity Fact Sheet for 2008-2009 states that 15 percent of their 25,352 students are of an ethnic minority. The University of Washington (UW), has an enrollment of almost three times Western's. Despite this, we have more than half the percentage of students of color than they do. It's understandable for the UW to have a higher diversity rate than Western: the UW is located in one of the most urban areas of the country. For Western to have statistics that can compete with much larger universities is an accomplishment in itself. These statistics show that Western's administration understands the value and importance of having an ethnically and culturally diverse environment. The fact that the number of minority students enrolled each year is increasing speaks volumes to this sentiment as well. It is also admirable that Shepard realizes there are more steps to be taken to make Western as diverse as it can be. Shepard admits that only 13 percent of professors are of color, but he states the university will develop a "faculty/staff diversity initiative." Having diverse faculty members is just as important as maintaining a diverse student body because they can share their experiences with.students. By learning how other people view things based on their background, we can increase our' knowledge and broaden pur views. Nearly, one-third of the population of Washington state high schools are students of color, and Shepard says that same ratio should be present at the college level. We couldn't agree more. - In times of economic crisis, it's comforting to know that the university's administration is looking at other aspects of keeping Western healthy and thriving aside from just money. The administration deserves to be recognized and praised for its work to further the campus diversity and culture. The Editorial Board is comprised of the Editor-in-Chief Zack Hale, Managing Editor Rebecca Rayner, Opinion Editor Kera Wanielista and community member-at- large Eddie Verhulst. . jon vs. Himself: Trying to appease the inner nerd Jon Brandenburg Columnist Despite. myiiGhiseled^good looks and my prowess with the fairer sex, I'm a colossal nerd. I also have a light case of "Tall Poppy Syndrome," but I don't really know what that means because I don't use blanket terminology to describe individuals. Any who, where was I? Oh yeah, nerds. I'm totally one of those, which has never been more evident than in my preparation and excitement for March 6. If you are unaware of the importance of March 6, it's probably because you have one of those things called a "significant other," but to those of us who live in dank basements or sleep on their editor's couch (but not for much longer), the 6th is pretty darn important. To put it in simple, pretentious Latin, "Custodiem ipsos custodes." After more than 20 years since its original comic book inception, I finally get to watch the "Watchmen" on the silver screen. Perhaps the greatest graphic novel ever penned by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons and Alan'Moore's beard. It is pure, unadulterated, concentrated awe-someness. My inner nerd has been having a spastic fit. And I know I'm not the only one. It seems that since 2000 and the release of the .first "X-:Men" movie, America has slowly become nerdier. Maybe it's the fact that comic book films have been some of the highest grossing flicks in 20 years; maybe it's because our generation has grown up playing video games and thus no longer stigmatize those who play them. Or maybe it's because most people are afraid that if they pick on nerds, those nerds will then go on to shoot up a school. Embrace that which you fear! Wait, nerds aren't scary (mainly because our lack of-muscle mass limits the amount of maliciousness we could cause). Also, we have very brittle bones. But like I said, most people have a little bit of nerd in them. The stereotypical "Revenge of the Nerds" nerd, with thick glasses, nasally voice and no fashion sense, is becoming a dying breed. But trust me, as someone who frequents comic book stores and sci-fi film festivals, these elusive beasts still exist. And they love Cheetos and Mountain Dew. As someone who's grown up considerably smarter than everyone else, I know what it's like to be looked down upon for my gigantic, amazing brain. I was once bullied for being different, however because I had a gigantic brain (which was also amazing) I didn't dirty my hands with vengeance. Instead I'd delegate it to my larger friends, known as my "Muscle." For a while I'd ponder why I was admonished by my peersâ€”besides my genius brainâ€”I lamented my station in life! ' . Not really, because I've always known that like most nerds, I deserved the slings and arrows thrown at me. We are pretentious, know-it-alls who wear stupid British-style golf caps and assume we are better than everyone because we get .better scores in math and have a level-71 Tauren Shaman in "World of Warcraft." Maybe if we didn't act like anti-social jerks, we'd get pantsed less. But this is a debate for another time and for a much more talented writer. As for me, I'm going to have a nerd-gasm when I see Rorschach crack some skulls. Viking Voices Opinions from around campus If you could be any superhero, who you you be? Compiled by: Keyin Minnick . Erin Peach Junior "Rogue from X-Men because you could have any power you want." . Chris Coliison Senior "Captain Planet because he is a vigilante for the common cause of Earth renewal." Samantha Sockness Senior . ' "I've always liked Batman because.he's not all about crazy tricks and showing off." ^ Max Lundin Sophomore "Gambit because if you were losing in poker, you could totally blast them in the face." - Letter to the Editor: Out-of-state students valuable When I read the article "Bruce sees tough times ahead" (Feb. 13th) my heart sank. Not only were the figures for tuition increase, job losses, severe endowment loss and graduation time alarming, but I am beginning to lose security in the university I fell in love with years ago. Â« As a student attending Western from out of state, I am now facing a challenging financial situation. Bruce proposes that one of Western's top priorities will be marketing,.and I support this goal to its highest potential. I would like to extend a piece of advice: reevaluate Western's strategies for recruiting out-of-state students. Non-resident students help build campus diversity and ease the stress of increasing tuition for resident students by paying nearly three times" as much for tuition. When I was accepted, the out-of-state student population made up about 8 percent of the total student population and I have a feeling that valuers slowly declining. Western continues to attract me in a way that goes far beyond the usual college facts and figures projected in brochures and online. Please don't forget about the value of out-of-state students. I believe that when a student becomes passionate enough about this community, the cost of tuition is no longer an issue. Marcella Egger Western sophomore . : gt;....â€¢-â€¢-â€¢-: .. ---------- Page 10 ---------- 10 I See more online at www.westernfrQntonlin%net Friday â€¢ March 6,20091 The Westernpcont Men's basketball edges Seattle Pacific Western: 76 Seattle Pacific: 75 Jeremy Perry THE WESTERN FRONT In a game that was hard-fought to the end, the Western men's basketball team secured a 76-75 victory against the Seattle Pacific University Falcons in Seattle Thursday night. Thursday night's win bumped the Vikings into first place in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC), with a 12-3 record, sharing that spot with Central Washington University. The Vikings retain their fifth place ranking in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Division II West Region with a 20-5 record. , The Vikings overcame an 8-point def-photo courtesy of Daniel Barnts Western junior forward Willow Cabe and Western senior forward Liz McCarrell guard a Western Oregon player. 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The Vikings defense stepped in with Western junior guard Morris Anderson blocking a shot at the buzzer and preserving their single point lead. Before the game, Western head" coach Brad Jackson said he knew the . game against the Falcons would be challenging. Seattle Pacific head coach Jeff Hiron-aka echoed Jackson's sentiments. He said Western is a formidable team. Leading the Vikings in points was Anderson with 21, but Graham was close behind Anderson with 19 points of his own. Graham said the plays toward the end of the game were especially memorable for him and particularly cited Anderson for his phenomenal performance and Brittinen's perseverance. Graham said he was proud the team fought hard all the way to the ending buzzer. "We have a team full of winners," Graham said. "Nobody quit." Anderson said it is satisfying to be tied for first place in the GNACâ€”something he said will hopefully be in the Vikings' sole possession after the March 7 matchup against Central. Although it wasn't a pretty game, the team came prepared for a battle and won, Jackson said. Jackson said the struggle the team faced Thursday night, and will face on March 7, is mostly mental. To win, Jackson said the team must come with the right mindset. Western's next game, their last regular game of the season, is at 7 p.m. March 7 in Carver Gym. The winner will take first place in the GNAC and receive an automatic berth into the playoffs. pupimi Western women eye playoff bid Western: 68 Western Oregon: 58 Angelo Spagnolo THE WESTERN FRONT The Western women's basketball team came one step closer to a bid in the West Region National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II playoffs on Thursday evening. The Vikings defeated the seventh place Western Oregon University Wolves in Monmouth, Ore. The Vikings won 68-58 and now look toward the March 7 final regular season game at Saint Martin's University. With the win, the Vikings improved to 18-8 overall and 10-5 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC). . Western Oregon lost their eighth straight game and fell to 8-18 overall and 3-12 in conference play. The Vikings led the entire second half, with three players scoring in double-digits. The Wolves cut Western's lead to just two points late in the second half, but the Vikings put together a 15-7 run to close out the game with a 10-point margin. Western senior forward Jessica Summers led the team in scoring with 21 points in just 23 minutes. Western Oregon junior forward Katie Torland scored a career-high 29 points in the loss. The Wolves out-rebounded the Vikings 41-31, but suffered from a poor shooting percentage from the field, hitting just 34 percent of their shots. The Wolves also committed 21 turnovers in the matchup. The Vikings are currently ranked fifth in the NCAA West Region and are looking at earning an at-large playoff berth. The top teams in each conferenceâ€” the GNAC, Pacific West Conference and California Collegiate Athletic Associationâ€” earn automatic berths, and five additional at-large berths are selected from the the three conferences. The playoff field will be announced March 8. The first playoff games are scheduled for March 13. 15% off all menu items with WWU ID. * Discount does nor apply to specials. â€¢232 36th St. Sehome Village T^Q T 1 1 1 7"iMon"FrL JOO-ODlLgj SaL sun. 9:50-3 Mm-Fri. *10-5 Saturday â€¢mannamu5ic.com' 414 WBakerviewRd. #105 733-3090 ( 1U gt;II\ U RKCOKD? Vacatejgeal old records, Reg^HEirear rr|gpÂ§its. cosl^^Baur future. FrelÂ»MMÂ§Â»0H. â€¢ LAAPWWCE OF - ' CARL A, M.UNSON Unwanted Hair? Puget Sound Cosmetic Laser 3iKiNi â€¢ UNDERARHS â€¢ BACK â€¢ CHEST â€¢ FACIAL â€¢ UGS 470C BIRCHWOOD AVE. 360-676- Mil FREE ! 5 MINUTE . HAIR REMOVAL .CONSULTATION! w w w . p u g e t s o u n d c o s m e t i c l a s e r . c om ijREEDlNGTICKE^l LET ME HELP! 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Western head coach Kelven "Pee Wee" Halsell said Western Oregon University and Seattle Pacific University were Western's top competitors. Western junior and distance running team captain Courtney Olsen said what she wants more than anything is. to overcome the competition the women's division has had over the past few years. "I want to rival SPU," Olsen said. "I want to put them into the ground." Western senior and hurdling team captain Kevin Myhre said the track and field team has been training for this season since October. He said he has seen a lot of improvement in individual running times since he first joined the team as a sophomore. Indoor and outdoor track and field encompass 18 different events together. Track events include variations of sprinting, such as the 100-meter dash, and distance running, including runs over 5,000 meters. Field events include two main photos by Katie Greene THE WESTERN FRONT Above: Western sophomores Megan O'Connell, right, and Sarah Brownell warm-up before practice Monday on Western's turf field. Below: Western sophomore Keefe Brockman high^ jumps during practice Monday on Western's turf field. - categoriesâ€”throwing and jumping. reached with his or her body or the object Track events are scored based off a competitor's time, which is tallied at the end of all the events, and field events are scored through the distance a competitor thrown, such as a javelin. Halsell said the team should be ready for the outdoor season, which will begin early in spring and last until the middle of the summer. Olsen said the team has come together in support "of each other, which helps increase individual performances. "When you really work together, the whole team will show what they can really do," she said. Myhres said only a few track and field team members graduated in 2008, leaving many returning athletes who will be ready for the upcoming season. He said he feels confident the team will go far this year because everyone is dedicated. Halsell said the team has not yet set any specific goals for the outdoor season, but expects the team to continue to improve their standing in both men's and women's divisions. "Every year, the goal is to try and win as many conferences as we can and qualify as many people as we can into the championships," Myhre said. Olsen said she wants to see the team focus on staying healthy during the outdoor season. She said a lot of runnersâ€”especially distance runnersâ€”are prone to injuries because of how hard they push themselves when they are training. "We need to really try and keep our bodies healthy this season," Myhre said. "This sport can be very taxing." Coxswain helps men's crew go the distance Brooke Loisel THE WESTERN FRONT .. Imagine being a petite, 5-foot-2-inch, 20-year-old woman on a team full of athletic rowing men twice your size. Such is the role Western junior Maggie Swidler plays on Western's men's club crew team. In her third year as a Western coxswain, she sits in the stern of the boat during the 2,000 meter crew regattas and directs the team by yelling out orders and commanding the team's next moves. "I tell them where we are and what we need to do to get ahead," Swidler said. "It's almost like I'm yelling with themâ€” not at them." Since the men's crew team is a club sport and is not funded through the university, the coaches volunteer their time and have other full-time jobs. Swidler helps out by organizing and planning the team's season. Currently, she said she is in the process of making travel arrangements for the team's first matchâ€”the Daffodil Cupâ€”on March 28 on American Lake in Tacoma,Wash. "I'm in charge of keeping the team organized," she said./T have to book five hotel rooms, three rental cars and 15 plane tickets, and pay all of the entry fees." Swidler said she got involved with the crew team at Western after meeting with Nathan Donohue, a member of the team, while having breakfast with mutual friends. When Donohue told Swidler she would be an ideal coxswain for the team, she said she had never even heard of the position. After being a football manager and a volleyball and basketball player in high school, Swidler said when she got to Western she felt like something was missing, so she joined the men's crew team. Some of Swidler's friends did not think she would last through the entire see COXSWAIN page 12 Each year the Diversity Achievement Award recognizes one faculty, staff member, student, or office who has significantly contributed to an area of diversity. Go to wwu.edu/eoo for the nomination procedure. 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Call Kristin at 1-888-399-LIFE for an application. All inquiries are confidential. www.iyndenhumanlife.org ANNOUNCEMENTS BOUNDARY BAY is hosting a fundraising event to benefit Amy's Place. March 6, 9pm. Featuring Jack Conte, $4. ---------- Page 12 ---------- westernfr6ntoniine.net I Friday â€¢ March 6,2009 SPORTS 112 COXSWAIN:Swidler'sleadership, dedication makes crew team successful from 11 crew season. She got the. usual.responses when she finally decided to join as a coxswain: "Why would you want to do that?" and "You will have to wake up so early." She said the commitment was overwhelming at first, especially since she joined in February, five months into the team's training schedule. . Western sophomore Andy Craig's first encounter with Swidler was when he was gathering information to join the club at the info fair. While the team captain was telling him about the team, Craig said he remembers Swidler cutting off her teammate to talk about the team. "She seemed outspoken for a petite girl," he said. Craig said he was confused as to whether he was at the women's rowing booth or the men's, and he did not fully understand Swidler's job until the team was on the water. When the team wakes up at 6 a.m. on Saturday mornings to practice, a piece of their social life is cut out, so Swidler said it is easy for her to plan team dinners or activities for Friday nights so the team can have some fun. "Getting up early is not the hardest part of it," she said. "It takes a special person to row. It takes a lot to wake up six days a week. You're learning a sport that never changes. Olympic athletes do the same workouts our team does." The team has been practicing since the first Saturday of the school year. Swidler said there have been days when she wished she could sleep in; but once she gets on the water she remembers why she is a member of the team. With practices every weekday morning at 5 a.m. on Lake Whatcom, her dedication shows. "It is all worth it come racing season," she said. "It is such an adrenaline rush to be in the boat." Craig said Swidler has to think about everything while she is in the boat; stroke " rate, the direction the boat is moving-even weather. "We're her puppetsâ€”if she told us to walk off the dock, we'd walk off the dock,"-Craig said. "She thinks and analyzes for us." Craig said Swidler can yell at the team one second and then they can be laughing about something the next. "She's become our mother hen," Craig said. "[Swidler] has a very different level of dedication to the team. She can't take a day off; if she takes a day off we can't go out on the water." photos courtesy of Maggie Swidler and Annie Marolich Above: The men's crew team poses with Swidler after their win over Washington State University this fall. Below: The men's crew team celebrates the same win over by participating in a worldwide crew tradition involving throwing their coxswain, Swidler, off the dock. - ^ | ^ - L A T E NIGHT LIFE SUPPORT EYE Dead Week Finals Drip Coffee Ml Â© CM or -after 5pm- Extended hours @ Atrium Miller Market Red Eye Special available at these locations: The Atrium â€¢ Miller Market â€¢ Viking Union Market Cafe â€¢ The Haven Tony's Coffee at Haggard Hall â€¢ The Underground Coffeehouse â€¢ Rock's Edge Cafe Get full details on Red Eye Specials Extended Hours online @ dining.wwu.edu PPPPP
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Title: Western Front - 2006 October 17
Date: 2006-10-17
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Show more2006_1017 ---------- Western Front 2006-10-17 - Page 1 ---------- zr TUESDAY ISSUE C-lot parking problems PAGE Parking in a dirty, overcrowded lot isn't worth the expensive price tag. As midterms approach students look for ways to manage stress: ' Mil- â€¢ N i l / jgHflP ^Wednesday 52Â°/45 Thursday. 57Â°/42Â° } *i Briefs 2 Features ...J Go ....8 Sports 10 Fantasy football .12 Opinions 13 Viking Voices 14 Frontline 14 OCTOBER 17,2006 ISSUE 6, VOLUME 139 W E S T E R N W A S H I N G T O N U N I V E R S I TY Law pushes profs to cheaper texts photo by Mark Malijan THE WESTERN FRONT "Essentially what the bill is trying to do is give students more choice when purchasing their materials/' said AS Bookstore General Manager Lara Mann (above). New legislation encourages professors to consider cost of materials Nick Rohde THE WESTERN FRONT Cheaper textbooks could be on the horizon due to a new bill in the Washington State Legislature that requests professors to consider the cost of the course materials they require for students. The bill passed unanimously in the state's House of Representatives and Senate last spring, said Lara Mann, general manager of the Western Associated Students Bookstore. The bill states that university faculty and staff should consider adopting the. least expensive edition of books available and work closely with publishers and bookstores to create bundles with items also available individually, Mann said. "Essentially what the bill is trying to do is give students more choice when purchasing their materials," Mann said. The bill does not require that professors choose the most inexpensive course material, but it asks them to consider price when selecting course material when educational content is the same, Mann said. Robert Perks, the assistant manager of the Western Associated Students Bookstore, said a common practice in the textbook industry is to see TEXTBOOKS page 5 â€¢ Crime high in Happy Valley Neighborhood ranks third in reported incidents Emily McMahon THE WESTERN FRONT Sirens and broken windows are no longer strange occurrences in the Happy Valley, neighborhood. A rash of recent break-ins and a steady crime rate have put residents of this seemingly quiet neighborhood on edge. According to the Bellingham Police Department's 2005 Neighborhood Crime Summary, Happy Valley had the third highest rate of reported incidents in all of Bellingham behind the Meridian and Roosevelt neighborhoods. Happy Valley also had the highest rate of vehicle prowls with a total of 272 in one year. The next-highest neighborhood is Roosevelt which had 173 reported vehicle prowls - that means Happy Valley had 99 more prowls than any other neighborhood. "Vehicle prowls are pretty common," said Jason Monson, a Bellingham Police Department patrol officer for the area around Happy Valley. Monson suggests that the high amount of crime may be due to the high population density in the area. He said the large number of apartment buildings results in a higher number of' people and cars. Out of Bellingham's 23 neighborhoods, Happy Valley was ranked::.1jhii^m^(l^ see GRIME page 5 â€¢ Viking volleyball slams Seattle U Michael Harthorne THE WESTERN FRONT The Viking volleyball team won again in near-dominant form against the Seattle University Redhawks in Carver Gym on Oct. 14. . The Vikings won the first game of the match 30-22. The Redhawks got their first lead early in the second game, but their miscommunications allowed the Vikings to take the second game 30-19. Western volleyball is 13-5 overall and 9-1 for second place in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. The Vikings' defense handled the Redhawks' serves see VOLLEYBALL page 6 â€¢ Flu shots available on-campus Matt Oak THE WESTERN FRONT Headache, fatigue, runny nose, sore throat: these are just some of the symptoms that sufferers will experience during the fast-approaching flu season. But, beginning this week, students and faculty can help themselves and others avoid these symptoms by getting a flu shot. Until Nov. 17, the Student Health Center will offer flu shots to Western students, staff and family of staff members. For an $18 charge to their student accounts, students can be immunized for this season's most common strain of influenza. "We are recommending that all staff and students get the flu shot," said Dr. Emily Gibson, director of the Student Health Center. Since the flu is an upper respiratory disease, people with chronic diseases such as lung disease are highest priority, but everyone can benefit from the immunization, Gibson said. Shirlee Claret, a pharmacist at the Lakeway Fred Meyer pharmacy, echoed the idea that see fill page 4 â€¢ westernfrontonline.com ---------- Western Front 2006-10-17 - Page 2 ---------- The Western Front WesternFrontOnIine.com TUESDAY October 17, 2006 Islamic Finance and Economics Symposium Western's Center for International Business is holding a free symposium on Islamic finance and economics. There will be four guest speakers: Sam Hakim, Clement Henry, Mahmoud El-Gamal and Tarik Yousef. The speakers will address Islamic banking and economics in the Middle East, Nov. 9 from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. in Parks Hall room 441. Schwarck receives honor Nathan Schwarck has been elected to serve on the board of directors of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS). Schwarck is a safety professional at Western's Shannon Point Marine Center. Schwarck serves as a research vessel captain, marine technologist and diving safety officer at the marine center in Anacortes. He is the university's designated . representative to AAUS. Schwarck's one-year term as a board member will begin Jan. 1 and he will serve on the Standards Committee, which reviews the applications of prospective new members. photo by Mark Malijan THE WESTERN FRONT As classes are dismissed, a squirrel forages for food on a wet day in front of Old Main on Monday. present a lecture on parenting and an active lifestyle. The lecture, "Perspectives on Successful Parenting in* Sport Life," will be at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 in Communications Facility room 115, and is free to the public. His talk will highlight the goals of the Center for Performance Excellence. Professor speaks on parenting Ralph Vernacchia, who founded Western's Center for Performance Excellence, will National Security Lecture set for Oct. 26 Margaret Stock, an immigration attorney and a lieutenant colonel in the Military Police Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve, will speak Corrections for Oct. 13 issue gt; In the photo outline on News page 1, the event pictured was not organized by Western Against War. It was organized by Shirley Osterhaus of Fairhaven College. Pictured was Osterhaus and others. gt; In the story "Celebrating the Curves," on Arts and Entertainment page 2, there was an error concerning males involved in the production. Other males involved were Ty Vennewitz and Mark Kuntz. The Western Front regrets these and any other errors. Any errors should be reported immediately to the Editor in Chief at thewesternfronteditor@yahoo.com. WesternFrontOnline.com Western Washington University Communications Building 251 Bellingham, WA 98225 theweSternfronteditor@yahoo.com Editor-in-chief: Managing editor: News editors: Head copy/online editor: Copy editors: Features editor: Sports editor: Accent editor: Opinion editor: Photo editor: Art director: Faculty adviser: Lance Henderson Ryan Wynne Isaac Bonnell Nicole Lanphear Shawna Walls Julia Waggoner Katie Raynor Kacie McKinney Caleb Breakey - Jessica Harbert Kristi Pihl Mark Malijan Matt Gagne Carolyn Nielsen The Western Front is published twice weekly in the fall, winter, and spring quarters and once a week in the summer session. The Western Front is the official newspaper of Western Washington University, published by the Student Publications Council and is mainly â€¢ 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 at 650-3161. Members of the Western community are entitled to a single free copy of each issue of The Western Front. at Western at 3 p.m. Oct. 26 in Communications Facility room 120. Stock will speak about her belief that the U.S. immigration system should be integrated into a national security strategy. The lecture is free and open to the public. Western to present at geology meeting Western professors Don Easterbrook and Scott Linneman will present their research at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Philadelphia on Oct. 22 to 25. Easterbrook will present his paper, "The Cause of Global Warming and Predictions for the Coming Century." Linneman will also present sessions about two of Western's groundbreaking teacher education programs, "Preparing Future Elementary Teachers That-Will Teach Earth Science," and "GK-12 Fellows as Catalysts for Reform of Science Education." Western sleepover program set for Nov. 3-4 Western's Sleeping Over with Science and Arts program will take place Nov. 3 to 4. The program offers up to 70 students in third through eigth grade the opportunity to sleep over in Western's Science, Math and Technology Education building. Students get to choose from ^y^stem::Cam ;;;Â»SOct.;;l^^ |::;^:;r\)lice/r.ecju!este^ sM: .Police help; '^0i^a^^-^M: :m v;!j:pÂ£sbuth:ta^ ^K:responded :^|;^:theAssocia^ -pOct:;12/;l:^ g;? theifihe A Â® buildmg^ta ther:;.; gt;. K;:K$tuderitH^ Bgliirtgharn(police Department :||f responded to?a: repojrtetlAhit- 'â€¢ â€¢.- :: ;;Â®\^bura'Str;eet; \ A- report was ;:: :;;*^taÂ£e^ l l ^ p u m p k ^ ^ :Kffblqck^oft6i â€¢â€¢^Srespphd^^ ;gSpr;o^leiÂ§o^^ ?#Alal gt;a^ ^'Sojri^^ g|iptipiiÂ£p^^ ^:0';*;Corrip^^ four topics in arts, science, music and storytelling. The program's price of $55 includes instruction, materials, a snack and breakfast. There is also an optional recreation portion on Nov 4, which costs $15. Compiled by Emily McMahon WWU Official Announcements - PLEASE POST Deadline for announcements in this space is noon Friday for the Tuesday edition and noon Wednesday for the Friday edition, except when otherwise noted. Announcements should be limited to 50 words and be typewritten or legibly printed. Announcements may be sent to FAST@wwu.edu â€” in the subject line include a one-word topic and clearly note that the item is for Official Announcements. Items also may be sent to "Official Announcements/' MS-9117, faxed to X/4343, or brought to Commissary 111. DO NOT SEND ANNOUNCEMENTS DIRECTLY TO THE WESTERN FRONT. Phoned announcements will not be accepted. CHECK THE TESTING CENTER WEB SITE for testing schedules at www.ac.wwu.edu/~assess/tc.htm. THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST (MPT) will be given at 3 p.m. Mondays in OM 120 on Oct. 23, 30; Nov. 6,13, 20, 27; Dec. 4,11, and at 9 a.m. Thursdays in OM 120 on Oct. 19, 26, Nov. 2, 9,16, 30; Dec. 1, 8 and 15. 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 SECOND ANNUAL PHI KAPPA PHI CHAPTER 250 LECTURESHIP will be presented by Mark Bussell (chemistry) at 5 p.m. Oct. 19 in CF 120. He will speak on "The End of Oil â€” One Chemist's Optimistic View of Our Energy Future." FIND OUT ABOUT THE HUMAN SERVICES MAJOR at an information session from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 23 in MH 214, or call X7759 for information. BIOLOGY SEMINAR. Daniel Schindler (University of Washington), "Big Effects from Subtle Causes: Responses of Aquatic Ecosystems to Climate Change on The West Coast." 4 p.m. Oct. 25, Bl 234. Refreshments, 3:50 p.m. THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST schedule and sample topics may be found at www.ac.wwu.edu/~assess/tc.htm. AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE THE MILLER ANALOGIES TEST (MAT) must be made either in person in OM 120 or by calling X/3080. A $60 fee is payable at test time. The test takes approximately 1.5 hours. Preliminary scores will be available immediately. Official results will be mailed within 15 days. WEST-B TEST. Anyone applying for admission to state-approved teacher education programs must meet the minimum passing score on the basic skills assessment by the application deadline. 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Visitwww.ets.org/praxis/prxwa.html for description and online registration information. Registration bulletins are also available in MH 216. WEST-E (PRAXIS) test dates for 2006-07 are Nov. 18, Jan. 13, March 3, April 28, June 9, and Aug. 4. On-campus recruiting For complete, updated information, see www.careers.wwu.edu or stop by Old Main 280. â€¢ Oct. 17: Moss Adams; â€¢ Oct. 18: â€¢ Clark Nuber, PS; â€¢ Oct. 19: â€¢ McGladrey; Sweeny Conrad; â€¢ Oct. 20: â€¢ Grant Thornton; KPMG LLP; â€¢ Oct.23: Vamer, Sytsma, Herndon; â€¢ Oct. 25: â€¢ Consolidated Electrical; Falco Suit; Oct. 26: â€¢ Consolidate Electrical; â€¢ Oct. 26-27: jostia.com; â€¢ Nov. 1: Pacific Capital Resource Croup, Inc. ---------- Western Front 2006-10-17 - Page 3 ---------- WesternFrontOnline.com HEWS Tuesday, October 17, 2006 I 3 Water tank becomes a piece of the past Owen Finney THE WESTERN FRONT Pieces of Bellingham's last standing water tank were separated with cutting torches on Oct. 12, and the pieces were dumped into a recycling bin the size of a semi trailer. Two days later the entire structure was gone. A large crane was used to lift the pieces from the structure and set them on the ground where workers sliced them into smaller sections. Located on Highland Drive and College Way, the tank provided water to nearby fire hydrants, said Derek Hblzl, project engineer for Bellingham Public Works. The tank was dismantled because the city built a pumping station that replaces its functions, Holzl said. Earlier this year, the city finished installing the pumping station, located at the same site, Holzl said. The new pumping system can push as much as 3,500 gallons per minute through the hydrants, compared to the 1,000 gallons per minute the old tank could push through the same hydrants. The new installation means that if any fires break out in the south campus area or the surrounding community, fire crews will be better equipped to extinguish the flames, Holzl said. Inside of the water tank, the walls were coated with tar, which sealed the tank so water wouldn't rust the steel, said Lawrence Butler, co-owner of All Industrial Services. The tar meant that the workers had to be cautious with their cutting torches. "We'd like to just tip it over but it's a small site so we have to be very careful," Butler said. The standing tank was the last of its kind in Bellingham and was readily visible from south campus. "Personally, I'm an old engineer and I remember water tanks fondly," Holzl said. Made entirely of steel and, in accordance with the Department of Ecology, the strucure's pieces were shipped to a recycling plant, Burwell said. The construction site is several yards from the intersection, so traffic wasn't seriously affected. Tim Montgomery, vice president of Standard Construction Inc. said traffic would be impeded only when the demolition crew loading or unloading equipment. There was a general slowdown caused by drivers and pedestrians watching the dismantling of the structure. The elevated tank also provided a roost for cell phone antennas. As of Oct. 14, Sprint-Nextel was the only company to erected a new tower, said Dan Burwell, an engineer and consultant for All Industrial Services. photo by Mark Malijan THE WESTERN FRONT Workers began dismantling Bellingham's last standing water tower located on Highland Drive and College Way on Oct. 12. You've had a chance to think about your priorities. To define what matters to you. Now, you need a plan to get there. Let us show you how a master of science in taxation from Golden Gate University can make a difference in your career-:â€”and your life. 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The flu vaccine is made each year based on common strains in other parts of the world, but even an unpredicted change in the circulating strain can be at least partially countered by a flu shot, Gibson said. As a respiratory disease, influenza can cause severe complications for people with asthma, those with a history of heavy smoking, senior citizens, and anyone with prior respiratory issues, Balsiger said.' However, the Student Health Center is careful to screen for allergies and other-complications, Gibson said. According to the Center for B i i H i i K l M S l t t l H t t i i ^ Â» i t t f c i i M B i l i ^ ^ i ^ ^M Disease Control Web site, more than 200,000 Americans are hospitalized in an average year for flu-related complications, and 36,000 of those people die. The Student Health Center diagnoses 50 to 75 flu cases in a mild year, and as many as 200 in a worse flu season, Gibson said. Claret said there are plenty of shots to go around this year, and flu vaccination can help protect students and the people around them from being ill this winter. Dr. Gibson (right) gets a Band- Aid from a registered nurse after receiving the flu shot. Dr. Gibson recommends that everyone receive the vaccination. Students can get a flu shot until Nov. 17 at the Student Health Center. This painless procedure provides three months of protection. photo by Mark Malijan THE WESTERN FRONT Let's Talk Forum Living Together in Bellingham: Student Parties, Enforcement Practices, and Neighborly Relations Wednesday, October 18th, 7:00 - 9:00 pm American Museum of Radio and Electricity, 1312 Bay Street (Go north on Holly Street and turn right on Bay Street) This forum takes an in-depth look at issues facing students, long-term community members, and .law enforcement. Listen, learn, share how we might better live together in Bellingham: How do off-campns parties impact students, Bellingham neighborhoods, and law enforcement? What are local laws and enforcement practices? What are the perspectives of students living off-campus and their long-term neighbors? Event sponsored by the Campus Community Coalition and the Western Washington University Communications Department Funded by M M grant # 1 U18 M01545S-03. M/EO Institution. Tor disability accommodation call (360) 650- 6516. 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It also had the second- highest rate of assault felonies. "My house was broken into three times," Western junior Katelin Rempfer said. "The first time they just broke our table and ran off. The second time they took me and my roommate's computers and the third time they jimmied the door to my bedroom open and stole my computer, digital camera and mp3 player while my roommates were home." Officer Monson said the criminals can be anyone: amateurs who just see an opportunity or professionals who use theft as a way to make a living. Many of the crimes in Happy Valley are crimes of opportunityâ€” crimes that are committed because the opportunity presents itself, and may not have occurred otherwise. Unlocked doors, open windows and leaving valuables in plain sight are an invitation for- opportunistic criminals, said Crime Prevention Officer Tara Fleetwood of the Bellingham Police Department. "We don't feel safe anymore," resident Abigail Plank said, speaking for herself and her roommate. She said her car was broken into and they were victims of repeated home invasions. "Every time we've been broken into we've been home." Plank said. "It's scary to think what would have happened if we had caught them." -v Regardless of the neighborhood, there are several tried-and-true crime prevention methods. Be proactive, Fleetwood said. "If you see suspicious people in your neighborhood, alert your neighbors and call 911." Fleetwood also suggested parking in well-lit areas, keeping porch lights on and leaving all valuables out of sight. "If you're gone, leave lights or the TV on," Monson said. "Don't leave anything of value in your car â€” even backpacks." He also advised people to be careful of who they let in their homes â€” friends of friends are sometimes not who you think they are. The Block Watch program, run by officer Fleetwood, has several chapters in the Happy Valley area. Block Watch is a program sponsored by the police for residents to help prevent crime in their neighborhoods. The program's main goals are to have neighbors lock their cars and housesi keep porch lights on, report all suspicious behavior and to put up Block Watch signs to let potential criminals know theycare being watched. "It doesn't matter where or what the crime is," Fleetwood said. "We'll suggest the same thing â€” neighborhood awareness." Bill may increase used book quantities â€¢ TEXTBOOKS f r o m ! bundle books with extras such as compact discs, workbooks, and online access codes. Many publisher representatives meet with professors in attempts to persuade them to buy bundles rather than just the book alone, said Perks, who is responsible for ordering textbooks. "The way that the bill has a practical effect with publisher reps is that I can say that the state requires me to find a way to break these bundles up and make these pieces available individually," Perks said. The legislation requests bookstores communicate with professors to see if they are sure the packages they order will have true educational value, Mann said. Mann said she hopes the bill will allow the bookstore to put more used books on the shelf because it won't be stuck buying packages. "The bookstore can't buy back used books if the professor wants a package, and that's where communication with the faculty comes in," Mann said. Western has put new policies into effect to increase the amount of communication between the bookstore and faculty members, Mann said. The bookstore will work more closely with professors when they order course materials, Mann said. The bookstore had already received the orders for fall quarter before these policies went into effect, but it is trying to implement the policies for winter quarter, Mann said. "We are busily working on compliance right now," Mann said. "This is not only going to affect students, it's going to have a big effect on faculty, so I think students are going to be hearing about this in class as well." The Associated Students Board of Directors is looking at other ways to make textbooks cheaper, said James Sanders, the Associated Students vice-president for academic affairs. "I would like to see all textbooks available on reserve in the library," Sanders said. Eighteen states have adopted similar legislation regarding textbooks in the last few years, Mann said. "(The bills) are all a little bit different," Mann said, "but this is definitely a national trend." AS Bookstore pricing Downtown Johnny's 5-9 PM HAPPY HOUR Every Night $25Â° Wells $250 Micro Pounders $6Â°Â° Micro Pitchers All Night J\Aon lues. 2MoverwrrhiD Best Lights Sound MONDAY TUESDAY Karaoke . 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The Redhawks challenged the Vikings in the third game and kept the game tense until the final score. The Redhawks held the lead for most of the game, but two consecutive kills from Western sophomore middle blocker Tiana Roma, who finished the match with 12, turned the game around. "Most of us do really well under pressure," Roma said. "I just happened to do well at that point." The Vikings worked for a 29-22 lead, but the Redhawks scored five straight points before the game ended when Redhawk senior Marisa Vierra hit the ball into the net. . Viking head coach Diane but not surprised, by the way the Vikings finished the third game of the match. "We tend to slow down at the end," Roma said. "We just have to work on finishing it right away." The Vikings have won 11 of their last 12 matches, including six in a row and two sweeps in their last two matches. Western junior outside hitter Jaime Anderson finished with a libero Courtney Schneider had 27 digs. Schneider holds the Vikings' career record for digs with 1,618. The Vikings' overall offensive attack kept the Redhawks from focusing their defense on one Viking player, Flick said "We have a balanced offense," she said. "When you have that, you can really take teams out of their rhythm." Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management WWU College of Business and Economics $61,000 Average Starting Salary 2005-2006 Graduates i^BBBl^^^^S^ Come Join APICS! Regular Meetings Wednesdays at 6:00pm Parks Hall 146 10.18.2006 - X-Box 360: Project Management - Guest Speakers 10.25.2006 - Global Sourcing: Paul Heft'erman. PACCAR 11.01.2006 - Professional Development Meeting. 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His experience landed him a job as the music program director for the Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship (BUF). "What's great about BUF is it's really open to anything. The minister says, 'this is what I'm thinking, but you write it,'" Marshall said. "If I can't find what I want in African, rock, pop, jazz, or classical, I write it myself." Marshall directs the fellowship's 50-member chamber choir, which debuted his original piece "Enlightenment," a modern choral with a neo-20th century chant influence, Sunday. He also directs the 15-member choir and oversees the children's choir at the fellowship. "I've been proud to install three consecutive music directors at BUF," said Tim Fitzpatrick, a Western choral music instructor who served as the fellowship's choir director for five years. "What Andy brings to that position is charisma and a connection to West African traditions." j ^ a m a n o J s l a n d ' ji, ommurtittJ C_Z. lt;=nter, So6 A r r o w K e a d R.oaci ' ^ . a m s n o I s l a n d ., 3 ^ 0 ) 5 5 7 - 0 2 2 2 ww.camanocenter.org V ntgcWiS^/$e n, e S/S K photo courtesy of Rachel Smith Manrique Western graduate student Andy Marshall incorporates his love of music into his education. Marhall is the music director of Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship as well as at Western. Marshall said that some of the high points in his music career have been opening for his favorite band, Huey Lewis and the News, for Crystal Gayle, and for The Oak Ridge Boys, and singing the national anthem at Sonics and Mariners games. "I'm a performance-based artist," Marshall said. "I like to write music, to base it on performance experience and what I know works in a stage setting." Marshall is a mentor for fellow Western Concert Choir members as a section leader. For his second year, Marshall is also leading the Western Jazz Choir, a group of eight members. "It's a small group and everyone has to be a good musician," said Dr. Leslie Guelker- Cone, Western's music department director of choral activities and concert choir conductor. "He had really good success last year leading the jazz choir." "He's very charismatic, people are drawn to him,"Guelker-Cone said. Marshall's music talent can be tracked back to age 5, when he began playing the fiddle. Before long he was playing at old-time fiddle competitions while growing up in Whitmore, a small town in Northern California. "Getting together with a bunch of people to see who could play fiddle the best was a lot of fun," Marshall said. Playing acoustic bass and guitar, and African percussion instruments complement his vocal talents, Marshall Said. Marshall decided on a career as a jazz vocalist while attending Edmonds Community College, where he met his wife Dee Dee, also a jazz vocalist, Marshall said. "They have a really aggressive program. We were being pushed to do our own music and be professional," Marshall said. "We gigged with the Basie Band and the New York Voices." After graduating from Edmonds and performing with Kickshaw, Marshall and his wife worked in the Peace Corps for two years, in Dialafara, Mali in West Africa. Marshall worked for a water sanitation program that dug and built wells. He also worked for United States Aid radio productions. His wife worked for a prenatal care program. In Mali, Marshall learned French and the native language, Bambara. Marshall wrote and performed an eight-episode, radio-theatre music drama in Bambara, Marshall said. The radio soap opera had a romantic theme similar to Romeo and Juliet that dealt with United States Aid issues such as HIV/AIDS prevention and education, women's rights and basic education, Marshall said. The experience continues to shape the Marshall's lives. Their 6-month-old daughter, Adama was named after one of their Malian host mothers and means "queenly" or "beautiful girl," Marshall said. After returning to the United States and moving to Bellingham, Marshall started a Bachelor of Arts degree at Western, which he completed spring quarter 2006. "Between community college and Western he was in the Peace Corps in Africa and that made him a strong person and a strong student," Guelker-Cone said. "He'll be a good leader and be very successful. I look forward to watching his success when he goes out into the teaching world." Between choir rehearsals and performances at Western and the fellowship, writing and arranging music, studying music education, and raising an infant, Marshall said he has little downtime, but when he does, Marshall and his wife enjoy touring the San Juan Islands by bike and playing Ultimate Frisbee. ~ ~ \ J ewelry Classes Every Weekend .*- Oct. 21 2 2 - Leant to make your own: f Beaded Spider * Crimp Bead Necklace * Ball Chain Earrings Beginning Earrings Pie-register by Oct. 19 New Halloween Bead* Charm* Historic Fairhaven, 1001 Harris B'ham. (360)671-$655 it pays to advertise in the Western Front Teacher Education Applicants Prepare for the West-B Exam Computer-based Instruction, non-credit â€¢ Improve your test taking skills â€¢ Practice with sample tests, i.e., West-B, Praxis, etc. â€¢ Completely self:paced â€¢ Start anytime Extension tuition rates apply. Contact us today! AARON M. LUKOFFATORNEY-AT-LAW AGGRESSIVE TRAFFIC TICKET DEFENSE 360.647.5251 LUKOFFLAW@YAHOO.COAA iilpiliill|Site;209-; ---------- Western Front 2006-10-17 - Page 8 ---------- 8 | Tuesday, October 17, 2006 FEATURES The Western Front jphoto courtesy of Nicole Larson SJ ; ! ^ \ H â€¢ \ |f\ safety diver is prepared in case ofan emergency diiriirig the Human Powered Submarine Contestvin Escondido, Calif, in Julym Jon Brandenburg The air changes when the door is opened. The climate controlled homeostasis of the Ross Engineering building gives way to a cold work room. Tools and machinery scatter the various work stations, signs and placards warn of the dangers of not following rules and instructions. Safety goggles are a requirement. In the middle of the room, on a makeshift dolly, rests the submarine Drekar in all its azure glory. "Here she is," says assistant team captain and vehicle research institute senior Randy Holt, patting the long blue submarine. "She did a good job last year, but there's still a lot of work to do." Last year both Holt and fellow senior and team captain Dave Gertler competed in the Human Powered Submarine Contest in Escondido, Galif." The competition offered awards for teams who exhibited the most concern for safety while operating their submarines, best oral presentation of the sub design, greatest innovation, design, construction and operation. The Western submarine, powered by Gertler and Holt, placed first last year in presentation for Drekar's innovative design, second in overall engineering for the team's use of materials and efficient construction, and fourth in the actual submarine race. This year the team is looking to take it all in the International Submarine Races June 25 through 30, 2007 in Bethesda, Md. "We were working on a tight schedule last year," Gertler said. "We completed the design in January and began building it in February, then competed in July. It was a learning experience that I am grateful for, but we're trying not to repeat it." This time around, both Gertler and Holt plan to focus their efforts on first applying modifications to Drekar, but also begin the planning and concept stages of building a brand new submarine. Not condensing the bulk of the submarine work in just a few months is the team's main emphasis. â€¢ . 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''||||i|jlaf we should.hj|pi lt;Me mo|:^f|tffil|^yp^pr. . l b o k f o r w ^ . i | | ^ ^ ^^r'::\'-^'^/---'. photo and information by Tanya Williams THE WESTERN FRONT Description: Sirena Gelato is a quaint little shop in Old Fairhaven nestled among an array of local businesses on Harris Avenue. â€¢ It serves gelato, as well as espresso and freshly baked cookies. Each day/20 different flavors are made fresh from a rotating selection of more than 40 choices. â€¢ Situated in the heart of the Fairhaven neighborhood, the shop is convenient for a little treat after a meal or a bit of shopping. Prices: $3 for a small (2 scoops), $4 for a medium (3 scoops), and $5 for a large (4 scoops). Each scoop can be a different flavor. Espresso ranges from $1.63-$1.90 for a 12 oz. There's a coupon for buy one, get one of equal or lesser value free in the Fall 2006 Western Blue Book. Driving Directions: From Western take 21st Street (traffic light near Campus Services), then turn right on Harris Avenue. Sirena Gelato is at 960 Harris Ave. Hours: Noon to 10 p.m., Sunday-Thursday and noon until 11 p.m., Friday and Saturday. ---------- Western Front 2006-10-17 - Page 9 ---------- Western FrontOn I ine.com FEATURES Tuesday, October 17, 2006 | 9 CAN YOU HANDLE IT? WESTERN OFFERS HELP TO STRESSED STUDENTS G.S. Raugust THE WESTERN FRONT The busy weeks of the quarter are approaching and along with them come the first tests, papers, and other assignments that can lead Western students into a stressful situations. Western provides several resources for students who are suffering as a result of the stress that comes from trying to keep up with classes, school, family and more. Drop-in Sessions |||||^i||p||||^p|l||jJjJpH Drop-in Relaxation Classes "Stress is not really so much a thing as it's an experience inside of us, like joy or frustration," said Western counselor John Jordy, a licensed mental health practitioner. "No one escapes stress." Stress is part of our "fight or flight" instinct, which is a way our body responds to feeling challenged, Jordy said. "We experience stress to mobilize our resources and bring those resources to bear on that particular challenge," Jordy said. Jordy leads a 50-minute, drop-in mental relaxation class at 4 p.m. Thursdays in the counseling center in Old Main 540. "Usually people walk out having experienced at least one major technique for coping with or managing stress," Jordy said. Each week, Jordy teaches strategies for dealing with stress such as using progressive muscle relaxation, using guided imagery to unwind or using a biofeedback machine to learn what causes their stress, he said. The biofeedback machine electronically monitors the body's reaction to different stimuli, Jordy said. This allows users to recognize what kinds of things cause them to feel stress, he said, It's important for people experiencing stress to be able to identify what is causing those feelings if they want to address them, Jordy said. Usually there is more than one cause, he said. "Take some time for yourself and photos by Melissa Blair THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior Kelly Kasner looks on as Western senior Andrew Simon uses the biofeedback machine, which monitors stress levels. TRIGGER AITERED BEHAVIOR DROP IN PRODUCTIVITY POOR DECISION MAKING IRRITABILITY TOWARD OTH INCREASED MISTAKES PHYSICAL REACTION RACING HEARTBEAT MUSCLE TENSION TNESS OF BREATH begin to take a look at what's triggering the anxiety and sleeplessness," Jordy said. "If you don't know what's causing the problems it's hard to fix." The Wellness Outreach Center and Student Lifestyle Advisers A biofeedback machine is also available for drop-in use in the Wellness Outreach Center in Viking Union room 432, said health educator and center coordinator Jackie Stein. The center is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays. The Wellness Outreach Center is staffed by volunteers, some who are lifestyle advisers, a group of peer educators that provide other students with information about health and referrals to the various resources available on campus, Stein said. "Sometimes people don't even know they are stressed and to sit down and talk with one of us and vent can really help," said lifestyle adviser Kellie Neumann, a Western senior. Besides providing someone to talk to, the Wellness Outreach Center also offers pamphlets to ease a student's CYCLE art by Matt Gagne THE WESTERN FRONT souce: John Jordy worried mind on a wide variety of heath-related topics and quarterly planning calendars to help students get organized, said lifestyle advisor Andrew Simon, a Western senior. "Here at the Wellness Outreach Center we try to give people multiple options for relaxation like, visual exercises, meditation and progressive muscle relaxation," Simon said. "They are all different tools that have worked for others in the past." Whether it is cooking, music, hanging with friends or something else, everybody has something different that helps them deal with stress in their life, Stein said. Lifestyle advisers help students recognize what works for them and show them some things other people do to cope, she said. "We are college students that care about helping their peers," Simon said, "Any lifestyle adviser can be a friend." The Recreation Center Western's Wade King Student Recreation Center is open every day of the week and provides students with a variety of ways to relax like swimming in the pool, ascending the climbing wall, lifting weights, participating in intramural sports, and getting professional massages. "There are some things that reduce stress in everybody," Stein said. "Exercise reduces stress - it is almost like physically sweating out the stress." Besides giving students opportunities for working out, the recreation center has four licensed professionals on staff to provide massages by appointment every weekday. Prices start at $10 for a 10-minute chair massage and vary depending on the length of the massage. Massages can encourage physical relaxation because in the process of a massage, certain chemicals are released into the bloodstream that have a soothing effect on the body, said Sari Seegmiller, one of Western's licensed massage practitioners. Debra Applin, a post-graduate student at Western, said she gets a massage once a week to relieve the pressure, in her back from a displaced disk. The massages loosen the muscle in her back that gets tight better than other techniques she has tried, Applin said. "I've tried physical therapy, stretches, and they had me on medications, but the massages work the best of everything I have tried," Applin said. The most important thing to remember when getting a massage is to communicate with the therapist about what it is you want and like so he or she' knows how to treat you, Seegmiller said. "Be sure to tell the therapist exactly what you want or don't want before 'â€¢â€¢ the massage and if you've never had a massage before don't be afraid to say what you like or don't like during the massage," Seegmiller said. "Massage therapists aren't mind readers." Making a Plan to Avoid Stress The first thing students should do when they feel stressed is take some time for themselves and look for the places where the feeling is coming from, Jordy said. "The less time and energy you have, the more strategic you have to be to figure out where to use what you do have," Jordy said. Sometimes students respond to stress by drinking alcohol or using drugs, but that really doesn't help the problem, Jordy said. Drinking sets students up to make bad judgment calls like staying up late and then missing class so they fall behind, which ultimately leads to more stress and then more drinking, he said. "I think it's important to get some control over your own stress response so you're not in a chronic reactive state," Jordy said. "Practice relaxation strategies, breathing, working with your self-talk, getting perspective about what is really important and what is not. If we go around reacting to everything as a big thing we're constantly going to be reacting to stress." Finally, the role of perception plays a big part in regulating stress responses, Jordy said. People sometimes make themselves feel worse by thinking negative thoughts, he said. Attitudes, beliefs and expectations have a lot to do with whether a person actually has a stress response or not, so two people in similar situations can have totally different responses, he said. "Check your thinking patterns," Jordy said. "Are you talking to yourself in the same way you'd talk to a really good friend of yours? If you're not, you need to change that." ---------- Western Front 2006-10-17 - Page 10 ---------- The Western Front WesternFrontOnline.com TUESDAY October 17, 2006 Coyotes clobber Vikings photo by Melissa Blair THE WESTERN FRONT Senior quarterback James Monrean is tackled by two South Dakota Coyotes in a 42-10 loss Oct. 14 at Civic Stadium. BREWERY BISTRO Jtyi^ESTiM ON TAP NOW! WED, OCT 18TH, FREE Music GERTRUDE'S HEARSE 9PM IN THE TAP ROOM THE EVERY MONDAY BRENT COALMINERS 9PM FREE! 1107 RAILROAD AVE 647-5593 WWW.BBAYBREWERY.COM Community Connections Internship and Service Learning Fair: A Chance for Change Tuesday, Oct. 24th 10am-2pm VU Multipurpose Room Learn about internships, volunteer opportunities and more! Visit with various organizations: â€¢ Non-profit â€¢ Government â€¢ Environmental For more information, visit: www.careers.wwu.edu (Special Events) or call 650-3240 Co- Sponsored by the Career Services Center, Residence Life, Center for Service-Learning and New Student Services Kimberly Higginbotham THE WESTERN FRONT The Viking football team failed to defend its home territory against the Coyotes on Saturday, falling 42-10 to the nationally ranked University of South Dakota at Civic Stadium. Coyote quarterback Noah Shepard picked apart the Viking defense, throwing for 204 yards and one touchdown. He ran for another 59 yards and a touchdown. V i k i n g kicker Robby Smith said the team was o p t i m i s t i c going into the game after last week's win over St. Cloud State University. He said the team's pre-game mood was intense and confident. "We were ready in locker room," Smith said, just didn't execute." With three seconds left in the first half, Smith capped a Vikings' drive with a 34-yard field goal. The score going into halftime was 21-3 in favor of VIKINGS 1 0 South Dakota the We the Coyotes. The Vikings' only touchdown came late in the third quarter. Following a 46- yard kick-off return by Viking freshman running back Craig Garner, the Vikings moved to the 2-yard line on a nine-play drive. With a touchdown pass to Garner from senior quarterback James Monrean, the Vikings brought the score up to 28- 10, but they couldn't get any closer. Monrean c o m p l e t ed 23 of his 34 passing attempts for 209 yards, and Garner had four kickoff returns for 145 yards. T h e V i k i n g defense was unable to stop the Coyote offense from scoring two more touchdowns. "We had opportunities to make plays, but didn't follow through," said junior running back Calvin McCarty. McCarty, who hauled in see FOOTBALL page 12 â€¢ J. 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Ife-'.cS r-macle triple threat Three players, one mindset: trio catapults Viking volleyball team into second place photo by Kimberly Higginbotham THE WESTERN FRONT Kimberly Higginbotham THE WESTERN FRONT Killing and digging are talents three Western students are proud to I I I say they have. flPtl Courtney Schneider, Angie Alvord and Jaime Anderson are members of the Viking volleyball team. Each has a different personality, but on the court they work together as though they have one mind â€” a mind set to win. "We have a lot of team chemistry," said Anderson, an outside hitter. "Probably the most of any team I have ever been on." The team is ranked second in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, just behind the undefeated Seattle Pacific University. After a three game sweep over Seattle University on Saturday, the Vikings' record stands at 13-5 overall and 9-1 in the conference. Anderson has played volleyball at Western for five years. Head coach Diane Flick said Anderson matured on the court during that time. "She has developed into our go-to player," Flick said. "She is one of those players that you can really rely on." Anderson is ranked fifth in the GNAC for total points per game with 259.5 points in 62 games. Anderson's best friend on the team is sophomore libero Schneider. "We get along really well outside and inside the gym," Anderson said. "She keeps me in line and I keep her in line." Schneider leads the conference in total digs this season with 440 in 62 games. She holds the university's career record for digs with 1,618 in her three years at Western. Her success as a libero this season also has her ranked third in the National Collegiate Athletics Association for total digs. Schneider said she doesn't think about her national standing often, but her friends and family keep her updated on it. "When I am playing I don't keep a count of how many digs I get," Schneider said. "All I am worried about is winning." . Flick said Schneider is a smart player who has a knack for impletmenting winning strategies throughout games. "As a young team we need some kind of leadership to say 'this is what we need to do and this is our plan,'" Flick said. "(Schneider) is the one that comes up with that plan." Schneider said her highlight wins this season were against Central Washington University. ., .. gt; gt; "We're anew team../' - Volleyball head coach Diane Flick "Since I've been playing (at Western), we haven't beat them," she said. "We fought back and took them 3- 5 at Central. We've knocked them off at home and at Central." The win against the Wildcats was the sophomore outside hitter Alvord's season highlight as well. "We lost the first two games," Alvord said as she described how Wildcat fans taunted them and booed. "In the third game we were calm and came back to win the match. After that the fans shutup." Alvord is known by her teammates for her positive and competitive attitude. "I have never seen Angie have a bad day as far as her personality," Flick said. "She brings a lot of enthusiasm, a lot of fight." Despite Alvord's limited playing time last season, she stepped up as a starting middle blocker this season.. She is ranked first in the conference for total blocks with 83 in 62 games this season. Viking teammates agree that the team's success this season comes from the lessons it has learned together â€” teamwork and motivation. "We're a new team with no expectations," Schneider said. Age: 20 Height: 5-feet-9-inches Position: Middle Blocker School standing: Junior Major: Human services High school: Snohomish Games played this season: 62 Key stat this season: 440 digs. Career Digs: 1,618 Jaime Anderson Angie Alvord Welcome to Bellingham's neighborhoods! Connect with your neighbors at these local events Happy Valley Neighborhood Association Meeting Thursday, October 26tb, 7:00 p.m. Fairhaven Library Let's Talk Forum Wednesday, October 18th, 7:00 p.m. American Museum of Radio and Electricity, 1312 Bay Street (Go north on Holly Street and turn right on Bay Street) Not sure what neighborhood you live in? Download a Beliingham neighborhood map at www.cob.org/docnments/gis/niaps/cob_nhoodmap.pdf Looking for off- campus living resources and tips? Check out www.OffCampnsWWU.com Age: 21 Height: 6-feet Position: Outside Hitter School standing: Junior Major: Psychology High School: Mt. Rainier Games played this season: 62 Key stat this season: 224 kills Career kills: 493 paid for by the Campus Community Coalition and the funded by HUM grant # i U18 MOI5455-03. I4/E0 Institution. For disability accommodation call (360) 650-6516. Age: 19 Height: 6-feet Position: Libero School standing: Sophomore Major: Physical education High school: Meridian Games played this season: 62 Key stat this season: 83 blocks Career blocks: 100 Courtney Schneider ASSO||plPfef* OF PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Fall Admissions Forum Meet admissions officers from professional schools of international affairs at leading universities Seattle, WA October 23, 2006 4:00 â€” 6:00 pm Student Union (HUB) Room 108 University of Washington No admission fee or RSVP required Optional registration at www.apsia.org For more information- In Seattle 206-543-6001 Jackson School of International Studies Or visit APS IA website- I www.apsia.ora AMERICAN UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF DENVER DUKE UNIVERSITY GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY HARVARD UNIVERSITY THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PRINCETON UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY TUFTS UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON YALE UNIVERSITY â€¢ www.apsia.org â€¢ ---------- Western Front 2006-10-17 - Page 12 ---------- 12 I Tuesday, October 17, 2006 SPORTS The Western Front Intramural sports still open Michael Harthorne THE WESTERN FRONT Fall intramural sports have already started, but Western students interested in competing can still sign up for a team. Students can join teams up until the playoffs and roster sizes aren't limited, said Intramural Sports Director Jeff Crane. One soccer team had -64 players in a previous year. They forfeited games because they didn't have enough people show up," Crane said. "It was the funniest thing ever." More than 200 teams were formed for the five sports being offered this fall, the most ever formed at Western, Crane said. Even faculty and professors are eligible to play. There are only two requirements for Western students to join an intramural sport. They must be enrolled for at least one credit and, if they had played a sport at the varsity level, they must be removed from that sport for at least one year. The sports being offered this quarter are 11-on- 11 soccer, flag football, 6-on-6 volleyball, Wiffle ball and 3-on-3 basketball. The official sign-up period is over for all five sports, but students are still allowed to join established teams. If students would rather not join a team late, four more intramural sports start during winter quarter: indoor soccer, basketball, 4-on-4 volleyball and dodgeball. One of the goals in intramural sports is to play as many games as possible, Crane said. Western sophomore Mark Pollack is doing his part. Pollack said he is a member of four intramural soccer teams this quarter. "It's fun to meet people that like the same sport," Pollack said. "I want to play as much as possible." â€¢ Western sophomore Brian Beck, a member of two intramural soccer teams, said he plays intramural soccer because he wouldn't make the Viking soccer team. "It's a way I can play without being too competitive," Beck said. Apart from the regular intramural sports each quarter, weekend tournaments are offered throughout the year, Crane said. These tournaments allow students to get involved if they can't commit to a full season, Crane said. Tournaments cost between $10 and $20 per team. Upcoming tournaments are floor hockey, dodgeball, indoor soccer, basketball and the Northwest Regional Flag Football Tournament Oct. 27-29 held at Washington State University and the University of Idaho. The flag football tournament costs $210. Students can sign up for an upcoming intramural season or tournament on the Western Web site. COMMENTARY BY Andrew Irvine THE WESTERN FRONT :_ Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith proved his hamstrings are close to healed as he caught eight passes for 189 yards and a touchdown. I expect Smith to rack up some big time fantasy points over the next few weeks to make up for his slow start. S e a t t l e S e a h a w k s quarterback Matt Hasselbeck threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns, but more importantly, found a red-zone threat in Deion Branch. W a s h i n g t o n ;! Redskins' running back Clinton Portis is going to have a monster game against the Indianapolis Colts next week. Portis appears fully healed from his pre-season shoulder injury and is lining up against a weak Colts' line that ranks last in the NFL in rushing defense. â€¢ If you own Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens and need to beef up other positions on your team, now is the time to trade him. He caught three touchdowns last week, but he was playing against the lowly Houston Texans. New York Jets wide reciever Laverneous Coles benefited greatly from Chad Pennington's return this season. Coles ranks second in the league in receiving yards and should add to that total next week against the Detroit Lions. ^ T ^ Pittsburgh Steelers I s ^ ^ l running back Willie %^y gt;JJ! Parker is handling **"*" the goal line duties just fine. He scored two more touchdowns against the Kansas City Chiefs, but his next game should be a real test as the Steelers take on the Atlanta Falcons. photo by Melissa Blair THE WESTERN FRONT Junior running back Calvin McCarty carries the ball against the South Dakota Coyotes in a 42-10 Viking loss Oct. 14 at Civic Stadium. â€¢ FOOTBALL from 10 47 receiving yards and rushed for 37 more, injured his foot late in the third quarter and didn't finish the game. There is no news as to the extent of the injury. The team is putting the loss behind it and looking forward to its next game â€” the Battle in Seattle against rival Central Washington University this Saturday at Qwest Field. Defensive lineman Matt Overton said despite it being a tough loss, the team is ready for its next game and trying to stay focused. "It's been a building year," Overton said. "We have had some key injuries and some setbacks, but the next four teams are beatable. We just have to stay focused." 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(360) 650-3650 ExtendedEd.wwu.edu/certificates WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY AA/EO Institution ---------- Western Front 2006-10-17 - Page 13 ---------- The Western Front WesternFrontOnline.com TUESDAY t u i a r l October 17, 2006 NUN C-lot parking overrated; use Park-n-Ride system. - Lauren Ross Lauren Ross THE WESTERN FRONT Parking in a lot on Western's campus is an expensive and inefficient way to make it to classes on time. The Bellingham bus system offers student commuters alternative options that save money, time and gas. Students should use the Lincoln Creek Park and Ride to get to school. The cost difference between parking on campus versus taking the bus is astounding. A bus pass for the entire academic year costs $90 as opposed to a C-lot parking pass, which is $233.59, said Julia Gassman, manager of Parking and Transportation Services. If the commitment of a whole year is intimidating, quarterly bus passes are offered for $30, while the C-lot passes are $77.86 with tax, Gassman said. Western needs to alert students who purchase parking passes that finding spots is a tedious process. If students were informed about the complications of parking, more would opt for the bus pass instead. If parking passes are this expensive, students should be able to count on having a parking space open. Due to varying class schedules, students don't leave campus directly after class. Instead, it is typical to grab a cup of coffee and kill time between classes. This, and the fact that some classes are more than two hours long, explains why the lot may be full upon arrival, Gassman said. Western junior Katherine Cammack parks in the C-lot daily and estimates that she spends 10 to 15 minutes on-a regular basis looking for a spot. Gassman said the C-lot has 961 spaces "If commuters are looking to save time, they should use the bus // available for parking. The Parking and Transportation Office sells spots at a ratio of approximately 1.6 permits per space. Gassman said a total of 1,538 permits are sold per quarter. The Parking and Transportation Office oversells by 577 spaces, to accommodate for the fluid departure and arrival of students. Gassman said all permit holders should be aware of the time it could take to find a spot and allow 10 to 15 minutes to do so. Parking, at Western is expensive and crowded. Students should not have to pay such a large amount if the parking process requires so much time. Parking would take less time if spaces were not oversold. Students need to know that they are-not buying a pass as a time saver. If commuters are looking to save time, they should use the bus system. The park and ride offers the luxury of parking with ease and the convenience of being dropped off on north campus. The bus swings by to pick up students every 10 minutes, which allows a buffer for those who press snooze on their alarm clocks too many times. Western senior Brian Hauri is in his second year of using the park and ride. Haun said he uses the 12- to 14-minute bus ride to campus to relax before a strenuous day at school. To date, he said he has had no problems with late buses. While riding the affordable and convenient bus, students help decrease the amount of cars on the road. Parking in the dirty, gravel- covered C-lot almost always covers cars with a gray, dusty residue. Using the bus can help students avoid washing their cars every other day, help the environment and save money all at once. After factoring in the time it takes to drive to school and find a spot, the bus starts to make more sense. The bus system can make transportation easier for students, and more should take advantage cartoon by Tristan Hobson THE WESTERN FRONT of it. Money is something every college student wants to save, so riding the bus would be a great way to save gas 'money and almost $150 each year. Up the aid for low-income and first-generation students Mary Andom THE WESTERN FRONT College is expensive: tuition, books, rent, the thought of crippling loans and a rise in tuition can cause any student anxiety. The University of Washington is launching an ambitious scholarship program next year that will ease these worries and improve the access for first-generation and low-income students to higher education. According to an Oct. 12 Seattle Post- Intelligencer article, 5,000 low-income students will be able to attend UW free of cost under the university's new scholarship program called the Husky Promise. Regardless of tuition increases, Washington state residents who go to UW and qualify for Pell Grants (or who have incomes less than $49,000) will have their tuition and fees covered at a cost of $5,985 a year. Western needs to adopt a similar program to further assist low-income students. A primary obstacle that prevents many students from continuing on to higher education is money. For some, the security of receiving sufficient federal aid is what keeps them in college. Without this assurance, many students are forced to question whether college is actually worth it. Students should not have to weigh this decision. The University of Washington is not the first university to flex its benevolence. Many Ivy League and other selective universities are now offering their low-" income students free rides. According to a recent Newsweek article, in 2001 Princeton replaced loans with grants for low- and middle-income students. At Harvard, where about 7 percent of 6,600 undergrads get Pell Grants, those earning less than $40,000 won't contribute a dime and moderate-income-students will pay considerably less. Although Western does not have the staggering sticker price of an Ivy League university, the cost of college continues to be a hindrance for many students who believe it is out of reach. Western needs to follow the examples set by the University of Washington, Harvard and Princeton in catering to the needs of underrepresented students. Clara Capron, director of financial aid at Western, said the university will need to take into account the demographics of its student population and the availability of funding before a program like this would be implemented. Capron said 73.6 percent of Western's undergraduate students who qualify for financial aid were awarded free aid exceeding the standard tuition of $4,738 by an average amount of $6,486. Western also offers scholarships such as the President's Scholarship for academic . achievement and the Multicultural Achievement Program to help meet the financial needs of undergraduate students. Although there are already some measures that help students pay for college, the incentive of free tuition will encourage many first-generation and low-income students to consider higher education. Even with federal aid, some students who don't have financial support from their parents struggle to make ends meet. Western junior Bernard Ikegwuoria said he had trouble focusing in class with an empty stomach and the stress of mounting credit card bills. He said his grades began to slip and every day became a struggle to survive. Ikegwuoha, who was homeless at one point, spent nights sleeping in the library. In the morning he would take showers in the rec. center and hustle a guest meal for dinner. To help ease his financial woes, he. said he worked more than 40 hours per week at Bellis Fair Mall. Living paycheck to paycheck, saving his meager sum, he prioritized his spending: rent, tuition and then books. More financial aid can eliminate the stress of paying for college for students who are the first in their family to attain a college education. The university needs to actively recruit students who are low income and first generation. Adopting such a program would give students the message that Western is invested in their future. Sarah Balz, Office of Admissions program coordinator said 54 percent of Western undergraduate students who are low income were also the first in their family to go to college. Last year, President Bush proposed budget cuts to federal programs like Upward Bound, which are geared toward getting low-income and first-generation students into college, and to reallocate the funds for the No Child Left Behind program. To cut programs like Upward Bound would be detrimental to students who want to pursue higher education but lack, the resources to do so. Education should be made.accessible to all students regardless of the size of their pocketbooks. ---------- Western Front 2006-10-17 - Page 14 ---------- 1 4 | Tuesday, October 17, 2006 OPINION The Western Front iilHng vole Should the parking office over sell C-lot spots at a ratio of 1.6 passes per one parking spot? Relax â€” this stress shall pass Kim Moore JUNIOR "If you're gonna pay for the service, it should be available." Nick Facelo FRESHMAN "It's kind of impossible for all the parking to actually be filled/' source Nate Havko FRESHMAN "If a casino has to have enough money to back up all their chips then the parking services should have to have as many spots to back up their passes." Stephen Hickman SOPHOMORE "They should put that extra money to re-paving the parking lot so that our cars don't get dirty and we have to pay more money to wash our cars." Compiled by Kennedy White Stress occurs when the body is out of equilibrium due to the influence of an outside source. However, the outside isn't what stresses us out. We stress ourselves out. The classes we take don't stress us out. Being unprepared for those classes stresses us out. Welcome to week four of fall quarter. This is the time of year when the student stress level shoots up, especially for new students not yet into the swing of Western. Midterms are just around the corner, and with them, a harsh reality check. Be aware that classes are passing from the introductory stage into the content stage and deadlines are fast approaching. Now is the time to look at your class load and how you are balancing all your classes. Spend less time being stressed ,out and more time dealing with the stressors. â€¢MMHM Frontline editorials reflect the opinion of the editorial board and not the staff or advertisers of The Western Front. you can't Try to not add things to your mental to-do list that don't actually have to be done. Focus on your homework and deadlines. Don't let minor annoyances distract from the more important tasks. But make sure you still take time for yourself. Accept that always complete everything with perfection. Do what you can and don't dwell on what could have been. Admit what you can't do, so you can focus on being productive and not waste what little time you have on stress and anxiety. When you are running late, don't freak out. You are late. You already missed it. Consider that at least you tried. In the end, the universe will unfold as it should. We feel like we shouldn't have to deal with situations such as bad traffic or rude classmates. This is false entitlement. We all have to deal with the little dumb things life throws at us. Be realistic about what you need to do, not pessimistic. Find beauty in the irony of your situation. The most stressful moments you have will make the funniest stories to tell in a year or two. Some people thrive in chaos. They enjoy living on the edge of stress. If this is you, greatâ€”as long as you are aware of it. Put everything in perspective. Stress comes and goes like Bellingham's sunny weather. Remember, this too shall pass. The editorial board consists of Editor-in-chief Lance Henderson, Managing Editor Ryan Wynne, Opinion Editor Kristi Pihl and student-at-large Randall Ragsdale. â€¢ ^ l ^ ^ p ^ p i i l M i i i l i i ^ ^ ^ M i P ' It's Battle in Seattle Week at University Dining Services Battle in Seattle specials: Wed, 10/18-Fri,10/20 Try our new Viking Burger at Viking Union Market Grill 1/3 lb. Country Natural Beef*, Tillamook Cheddar Cheese, served on a Shepherd's Grain* roll $4.99 for Viking Burger Combo Meal Special intro price 10/18 -10/20 *Food Alliance Certified products On Thursday, 10/19 Show your ticket for 2006 Battle in Seattle and Get a FREE medium soda atone of these locations: The Atrium, in Arntzen Hali Miller Market, on Red Square Viking Union Market, VU 6th Floor Everyday Special Students, Staff SC Faculty receive 54 off each gallon of gas. (W/Western ID Card) University * Dining Services One free soda per person, per ticket If you don't have your tickets yet, get 'em! Tickets available at WWU Box Office at the PAC The Battle in Seattle WWU vCWU'Football Game Oct 21st, 6:00pm Qwest Field, Seattle Â»(oomcast WESTERN FRONT CLASSIFIEDS SELL! 6 5 0 - 3 1 6 1 ---------- Western Front 2006-10-17 - Page 15 ---------- WesternFrontOnline.com OPINION Tuesday, October 17, 2006 I 15 Help the environment in your own backyard Sarah Mason THE WESTERN FRONT Students sport non-leather clothing on campus to avoid supporting the killing of animals and carry recycled or banana-fiber notebooks to stop the slaughtering of trees, while three minutes from campus one of Bellingham's creeks is affected by environmentally insensitive decisions. The sparkling water of Whatcom Creek, which is often frequented by swimmers during the warmer seasons and pedestrians year-round, is alive with a potentially harmful bacteria that normally inhabits the colon and intestinal tract, called fecal coliform, according to a state department of ecology report. It is hypocritical and degrading for such banana-leaf-toting students to champion environmental proactivity while remaining ignorant of their impact on the local community. Students should volunteer with environmental programs, tell friends to put their gum in the trash rather than the ground and clean up after pets. Only actual action is environmentally proactive. According to Sharon Sullivan, public information officer for the Bellingham office of the State Department of Ecology, Bellingham residents, including Western students, must take make efforts to reduce the bacteria level by up to 88 percent to comply with state regulations. "This is simply a * plea for students to bring environmental awareness into action by doing something... not just talking about it." - Sarah Mason This does not mean all students need to physically get their hands dirty and tramp around the waterbed picking up litterâ€”such traffic would probably do more harm than good. This is simply a plea for students to bring environmental awareness into action by doing something, such as recycling on an everyday basis, not just talking about it. Professor Leo Bodensteiner of the Huxley College of the Environment said all students have an acquired or inherent talent that may be useful in nature conservation, such as designing a better pedestrian system on Whatcom Creek or assisting with information dissemination to alert those living near a watershed to be extra careful about their waste. Colleges such as Huxley or environmental programs such as the Learning Environmental Action Discovery group, organize student volunteer groups around Bellingham, Bodensteiner said, but the protection of Western's surroundings is like raising a child â€” it takes a whole village. Unfortunately, the "village" of students taking responsibility for the upkeep of the environment in Bellingham has been limited to a portion of the student body â€” primarily those involved in the Huxley Environmental Studies department. Graduate student Jen Linkhart of Learning Environmental Action Discovery said out of 800 student volunteers who participated in community projects last school year, 772 students performed the volunteer work to earn credit for a Huxley course. This system of drafting students to become active in their own natural community is shameful, considering the minimal amount of work it takes to be a part of nature conservation, such as picking up some litter left around Sehome Arboretum or going to a car wash rather than washing the car in a driveway near a watershed. Cleaning up after pet waste alone would cut the level of coliform in Whatcom Creek by a vast amount. Sullivan said the waste created by a dog in a single day carries 3.4 billion fecal coliform bacteria which could filter into the creek. Bringing environmentally minded habits into an everyday routine is all it takes to be a proactive student and protect Western's surroundings from the damage humans cause. Students need to help protect Bellingham's surroundings and prove environmental awareness isn't just a fad or a facade. Everyone has the opportunity to demonstrate that Western students go beyond Haggen and High Street to help contribute to society â€” an act that validates their membership to the Bellingham community. MiSIf" The Honor Society Hlniiillli Second Annual Phi Kappa Phi Lectureship featuring "The End of Oil - One Chemist's Optimistic View of our Energy Future". Dr. Mark Bussell, Professor of Chemistry Thursday, October 19 5:00 - 7:00 pm Western Washington University Communications Facility, Room 120 Reception follows. Open to the public. Please RSVP to Katrina Schaeffer by October 13! (360)650-7265 â€¢ Katrina.Schaeffer@wwu.edu www.wwu.edu/pkp Interested in a degree in Recreation? Application deadline is Friday, November 17 November 17 deadline To apply for admission into the Recreation Program, please pick up an application in Old Carver 6. Application materials and a pre-scheduled faculty interview must , be completed by Friday, 11/17/05. Info: 650-3782 or katey.roemmeIe@wwu.edu Summer Study In Mexico Morelia and Oaxaca Interest Group There will be an initial meeting and DVD screening for all students interested in summer travel to Mexico during Summer 2007 at:' Fairhaven College 340, on Tuesday, October 17, at ,6:30 P.M. This Course, Contemporary Culture of Mexico, 6 credits (FC-310V), is open to all WWU as well as non- WWU students. The course will automatically satisfy a number of ACS, Fairhaven â€¢ College and TESOL core . requirements. 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Show more2009_0303 ---------- Page 1 ---------- WESTERN WOMEN SUFFER HEARTBREAKING LOSS IN FINAL SECONDS PAGE TO MISS WASHINGTON RETURNSTO BELLINGHAM, FOCUSES ON SERVICE PAGE 6 Tuesday, March 3, 2009 *AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SINCE 1970 I W E S T E R N F R 0 N T Q N L I N E . N ET Western awaits stimulus . The Western Front continues its ongoing coverage of Western's financial crisis by .examining how the economic stimulus package may be dispersed locally. Brynn Regan THE WESTERN FRONT As part of President Obama's $800 billion federal stimulus package, the state of Washington stands to receive approximately $4.7 billion. The Washington State Legislature does not yet know how much money it will allocate for higher education. According to Washington's current budget forecast, which came out Friday, Feb. 20, the state is in an $8 billion deficit - approximately $3 billion more than what Gov. Chris Gregoire projected in her original budget-cut proposal, released in December. "Obama's federal stimulus package should be looked at as the first step of many that need to be taken to help the American economy recover," said Sarah Ishmael, Associated Students Vice President for Legislative and Governmental Affairs. "It is great that education is one of the key elements in society that can get our economy going again. In the 2007-2009 biennium, Western's operating budget from state funds was $146 million, but that number will drop after state budget cuts, Associate Students Legislative Liaison Morgan Holmgren said, The federal stimulus package is aimed to ease the intensity and concentration of. those cuts. In February, according to a letter President Bruce Shepard wrote to Washington senators, Gov. Gregoire's projected see STIMULUS page 4 ^^^^^^^^^^m^^^^^^^B^^mm photo byAlex Roberts THE WESTERN FRONT W^m^^^^^^^^^^^BKm^K^^^mK^ml^KH^HKMmK^^li. Business group changes name, but not focus Michael Johnson THE WESTERN FRONT Western's Small Business Development Center (SBDC) recently ended its affiliation with the national SBDC organization, changing its name to the Center for Economic Vitality (CEV). Communications manager for the CEV Debbye Omlie said Western's Small Business Development Center decided to change its name and, by default, end its nationally affiliation because Western's branch did different work than the other 23 locations Washington State's branch of the Small Business Development Center. "It didn't really fit the mold of the other SBDCs," she said, adding that the center has .been contemplating changing their name for the past three years. Because the CEV is no longer affiliated with the state-wide branch of the SBDC, it is losing $80,000 of its budget, provided through the Washington State SBDC. CEV Business Advisor Debra Lee said the $80,000 from the Small Business Development Center is not a large part of the Center for Economic Vitality's budget, and additional funding will be received. the $80,000 the center is losing, pays for the salary of one employee, Omlie .said, so next year it will not fill the position for an additional counselor. To make up for the $80,000 loss, the CEV will also receive financial contribu see CEV page 5 Lack of funds preventing park and ride redesign Brooke Loisel THE WESTERN FRONT Student parking on Western's campus is continually associated with pot-holes, gravel, poor drainage and mud. With limited money at Western's disposal, efforts are still in place to re- design the school's largest off-campus parking lotâ€”the Lincoln Creek Park and Ride. ' To pay for the project, Western's Facilities Management has applied for $8 million of the portion of President Obama's. stimulus package Washington state is set to receive. "The whole project depends on funding that is uncertain at this time," Tim Wynn, director of facilities management said. â€¢ â€¢ lt; In the future, the park and ride, which is owned by Western, will have paved parking lots and a sheltered bus turn around in the center. It will also have a water treatment system which will clean the water draining into Lincoln Creek. Western students and the community can also expect to use a turn lane to enter Lincoln Creek in the future, because bike lanes, sidewalks and a traffic signal will be added. Western is unsure of how the stimulus money will come to Washington state, Wynn said. The money will be given to the State Department of Transportation and allocated from there. "There's a lot we don't know," Wynn said. "We got the request in; there.are competing priorities -and an awful lot of needs in the infrastructure." The stimulus money is applied to Washington as a whole many other needs are not being met and also need funding in Washington, Wynn said. If the State Department of Transportation awards the money to the project, students and commuters can expect noise and fewer parking spaces during the redesign, Wynn said. Project manager David Willett. described the proposed redesign in two phases. the first phase of the redesign is paving the north portion of the park and ride and installing storm water vaults underneath the pavement to help purify the water run-off. In between the main lanes of the lot, water gardens will be implemented to return and filter the water to the ground. In the vaults, pollutants will be filtered out and left in cartridges. The clean water will flow into Lincoln Creek, then into Whatcom Creek and eventually into Bellingham Bay. Willett said phase one is ready to be put out to bid for construction work as soon as funding is available. Phase two of the redesign will consist of paving the south side of the park. A sheltered transit island will also be created where buses can pull in off of Lincoln Street to load and unload. Curbs, sidewalks, bike lanes and a stop light will be installed on Consolidation Avenueâ€” which is the road leading directly into the see PARK AND RIDE page 3 ---------- Page 2 ---------- 2 I See more online at www.westernfrontonline.net Tuesday â€¢ March 3,2009 I The Western Front Western sophomore Evan Edgerton flies a kite kite at the Boeing Museum of Flight gift shop bored and there is decent wind to fly with. photo by Kipp Robertson THE WESTERN FRONT Monday on the lawn in front of the Communications Facility. Edgarton said he purchased his to fly for fun. Egerton said he brings the kite with him wherever he travels in case he is ever Dean finalist for College of Fine and Performing Arts discusses past, future 'uj..uiui.iiiLiui.iiJiiiJiiiminu,[iin.iii,mjiiij Kipp Robertson THE WESTERN FRONT The search for dean of the College of Fine and Performing Arts (CFPA) is in its final stage, as three finalists have been selected for personal interviews. On March 2, Michael Tick, the first candidate to visit Western as part of a two-day interview process, gave an open-forum presentation in JFraser Hall 3. Tick is currently chair and producing artistic director in the College of Music and Dramatic Arts at Louisiana1 State University (LSU). Q: What has been the driving force behind what you have done? A: My mentors, There have been many people in my life who have helped me WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY - COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING 251 BELLINGHAM, WA 98225 SEND PRESS RELEASESTO: press@westernfrontonline.net EDITORIAL DEPARMENT (360)650-3162 Editor in chief Zack Hale, editor@westernfrontonline.net Managing editor. Rebecca Rayner, managing@westernfrontonline.net News editor. Jeff Twining, news@westernfrontonline.net News editor. Katherine Garvey, news@westernfrontonline.net Arts editor... :... ...Andrew Frazier, artsandlife@westernfrontoniine.net Life editor. Audrey Dubois-Boutet, artsandlife@westernfrontonline.net Sports editor. .Stephanie Castillo, sports@westernfrontonline.net Opinion editor: Kera-Wanielista, opinion@westemfrontonline.net Photo editor... Hailey Tucker, photo@westemfrontonline.net Online editor. .Paul Suarez; onlihe@westernfrontonline.net Copy editor. Jeremy Schwartz, copy@westernfrontonline.net Copy editor '. Coral Garnick, copy@westernfrontonline.net Illustrator. 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Certainly, because I'm up here in his territory, I have to mention Mark Ernmert, who is now the president of the University of Washington. He was LSU chancellor and he and I joined LSU at the same time, and I learned so much of university leadership from him by just working with him. Q: How have students mentored you? A: Because they are so bright and inquisitive. Every time a bright mind comes into my office and starts talking to me about new technology, that's when I know it's time to go back to school. It's like a student at LSU who was double majoring in art and theater along with engineering, who introduced me to new technology that could be used for performing arts. Q: You mentioned public institutions building relationships with private enterprises during your presentation. What would be the advantages of Western working with private enterprises and how could this benefit CFPA? A: An example of Western working with a private enterprise would be the waterfront development. I'm sure there are going to be a lot of investors looking to Western for leadership in developing the waterfront and if Western was able to build relationships with enterprises now, it could benefit the school in the future with grants and such. If Western does develop on the waterfront, I would hope that there is a place fo'f the college of fine and performing arts. I would also like to see Western become involved with Bellingham's arts districtâ€”a point photo by Kipp.Robertson THE WESTERN FRONT destination for Bellingham's community and visitors, which includes Mount Baker Theater, the Whatcom Museum and The Pickford Film Center. The arts district is a work in progress, and I think Western could do some of its training and presenting off campus while becoming closer to the community. Q: Why do you want to be dean of the CFPA at Western? A: It seems to me that it is an exciting time in this institution's history. With a new president, a new provost coming on board and new development initiatives being introduced, I certainly want to have the opportunity to work here to see what happens with the waterfront development and the arts district, which are both very exciting opportunities that will present unique challenges. Corrections An article appearing in the Feb. 27 edition of The Western Front titled "Students are key ingredient to new restaurant's success" incorrectly identified the person who brought Scotty Browns to Bellingham. Although Kevin Doyle is the opening manager, Rob Walker, the restaurant owner, was the one to bring Scotty Browns closer to his Bellingham home .-The Western Front apologizes for this and any other errors. Errors should be reported to the managing editor at managing@westernfrontonline.net ---------- Page 3 ---------- westernfrontonline.net I Tuesday â€¢ March 3,2009 NEWS I 3 PARK AND RIDE: Construction ready to begin spring quarter from 1 park and ride. Rick Nicholson, Whatcom Transportation Authority's (WTA) director of service development, said the leveling off of the parking lot and the bus turn around are absolutely necessary. Nicholson has been involved with the redesign since it began, making sure the changes will accommodate the WTA as well as Western. The current design does not. work, Wynn said. The way the ground is formed does not provide optimal space for parking. The redesign will change that. "When it rains, it's not the best place to be, it gets to be a mess," Wynn said. â€¢â€¢" Surface run off is the single largest pollutant in Puget Sound,'he said, Everything on the ground eventually leads to streams. The redesign -will filter this water, stopping it from contaminating Lincoln Creek. Along with aiding the water drainage issue, the redesign will bring the buses in off of Lincoln Street. An agreement with the City of Bellingham will help to provide street improvements. The city wants Lincoln Street to be widened to at least three lanes creating a turn lane specifically for the park and ride, a traffic light installed at the entrance and curbs, gutters, sidewalks and bike lanes would also be added. WTA and facilities management are thrilled with the amount of people who take advantage of Lincoln Creek. "We have been very pleased with the utilization of the park and ride," Wynn photo by Carolyn Copstead THE WESTERN FRONT Assuming Western will receive the $8 million it requested from the stimulus for the Lincoln Creek Park and Ride redesign, puddles such as the one pictured above will cease to exist after plans to reroute storm water and level and pave the parking lot are completed. said. "It has become a major transit center, and we want to continue encouraging that." Western senior Shayleen Rawlins uses the park and ride to commute to school. She said she had not heard about the park and ride redesign and did not think it was possible because of the nearby creek. Rawlins said she wishes there were fewer pot-holes in the park now. If the money is awarded, construction will begin on the north side of the park and ride keeping the south side functioning throughout spring quarter, Wynn said. During the summer, the park and ride would be closed and finished, so it could be ready to re-open in fall 2009. "We would try to minimize disruption during spring quarter," Wynn said. "But the later we get the money, the more difficult the execution becomes." Willett said the goal is to be finished with the project by Oct. 1; the project can be finished on time as long as it begins by the first part of May. "It is a very aggressive schedule," he said. The park and ride was once a drive-in theatre. In October 2003, Western â€¢ reached an agreement with Sterling Reality, the owners of the old Samish Twins Drive-in, to buy the 7.78 acres to create the park and ride. The old drive-in theatre was purchased through a lease agreement, in Which Western first leased the land and eventually paid for the total amount of $2,650,000. The lease period was designed to give Western the opportunity to sell bonds to pay for the property, Wynn said. "In an initial effort to relieve parking on-campus," Wynn said. "Parking was moved off campus to give space for other things." * . After the purchase of the park and ride in 2003, few improvements were made. Wynn said the drive-in screen was taken down and lighting was put up..At the time, money was not available to do storm rerouting of the creek, paving or a construct a bus shelter, but he said improvements were needed. Three years ago Wynn said facilities management received a $2 million Federal Transit Administration Grant to reconfigure Lincoln Creek into a viable section of stream.. Plants and an 80-foot bridge made out of a recycled railroad car were also added. The next step for the Lincoln Creek Park and Ride was water treatment. Wynn has wanted to implement treatment for a few years but lacked funding. Willett said a parking garage on the south side of the park and ride was in the original redesign, but due to lack of funding it has also been cut. "The parking garage could still be done," Willett said. "But it is a ways away." A local engineering firm, David and Evans Associates, completed the original creek enhancement and restoration design and is contracted to do the redesign. Buy Back Hours 8 am - 5 pm | Monday - Friday ill WESTERN A S S O C I A T E O S T U D E N T S BOOKstore 360.650.3655 501 High Street bookstore, ww.u.edu ---------- Page 4 ---------- 4 I NEWS Tuesday March 3,2009 I The Western Front STIMULUS: State higher education cuts could total $680 million from 1 state biennium budget reduces state support for Western by $21,795,000, a 14.3 percent reduction. Washington's colleges and universities are unsure how much money each will receive from the stimulus package. That decision is left to the Washington State Legislature, and should be made by the beginning of the next biennium - July 1, Holmgren said. State higher education funding is divided between the University of Washington, Washington State University, The Evergreen State College and Western, Central and Eastern Washington Universities. . Washington state is currently in its legislative session and in the process of creating the 2009-2011 biennium budget based mostly on state revenue, not federal funding. Before the end of the session, April 26, the Higher Education Committee for the House of Representatives will propose cuts for state . higher education funding in the range of $680 million for the upcoming biennium. These cuts are significantly higher than the $375 million cut to higher education that Gov. Gregoire proposed in December, state Rep. Deb Wallace (D)said. Gregoire's proposed cuts were originally made based on a lower state deficit, but now that the state is not seeing as much revenue in tax dollars, the deficit is dramatically higher. Gregoire aimed to cut approximately 13 percent of state funding for higher education, but the Higher Education Committee is going to raise the proposal to 20 percent, Wallace said. Requests for higher education funding are revised and approved by the House Education Appropriations Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee before they are passed through the House. After the Senate creates their own budget package. But the drastic change Washing-tonians are hoping for from the package may not be as immediate as* some have hoped for, especially for educational funding, said John Purdy, English professor and Legislative Liaison for the Faculty Senate at Western. The package will, however, immedi- Western Washington University State Fu sent to Revision for higher education Committee for proval Washington State Budget House and S^ate Combine Budget Proposa Education Appropriations Committee Ways and Means Committee House of Representatives Approved Higher Ec sts sent to Committee infographic by Brandon Kays THE WESTERN FRONT This infographic outlines the process through which Western receives money from the House Higher Education Committee. Currently, Western has submitted funding proposals and is awaiting the state budget requests the House and Senate produce the compromise budget, Wallace said. These requests will not be official until the end of April when Gregoire approves or amends them, she said. Until then, the state waits on the allocation of money from the federal stimulus atefy offer an increase in Pell Grants, applied for through the state to help students acquire financial aid, Wallace said. The maximum for a Pell Grant will increase from $4,360 to $4,860, which is an increase of 10.3 percent, Wallace said. "While federal funds help enormously and also call much needed attention to the importance of education, it will take a serious funding commitment of Washington state to make sure we do not struggle through budget cuts in higher education," Ishmael said. The priority now, for the state and for Western, Purdy said, is fiscal stabilization, which is difficult when the 2008-2009 budget cuts for Western are approximately $2 million. There is pressure from the state for all colleges to offer fewer courses with more students and to increase tuition, he said. "Once students are seen as a way to offset costs for a public institution subsidized by tax payer's money, it becomes a problem," Ishmael said. "We have, to balance access with quality and I'm worried that the current deficit is causing that balance to slant in such a way that severely disenfranchises students." The programs that have already been cut do not have a chance of being brought back within the 2009-2011 biennium because the federal stimulus package will not be able to sustain them, Ishmael said. It would take consistent appropriations from Western in order to bring them back, but the chances are bleak, she said. "However, I am confident, and will proudly state, that if I know Western, we are innovative and creative enough to be able to find ways to retain our reputation for academic quality, social consciousness and leadership no matter what happens," Ishmael said. ICilow your options. Be informed. 1| respect - privacy - testing â€¢ answers 360.B71.BD57 lliwiii.uwn HI'IITIIII.IIU ! Illl \ I'Ufl'l. WhatnomClinir.nnm l|i^ji||i|p|ll i i i 6 0 3 8 i 9 l 9 l l i | l lliilllBBiRii Everyday Special i Students, Staff Â« Faculty [ l receive 5 lt;f off each gallon of gas. Is 1 ' (W/Western ID Card) 1 I I I ! fef ---------- Page 5 ---------- westernfrontonline.net I Tuesday â€¢ March 3,2009 NEWS I 5 CEV:Namechange causes reduction of $80,000 in operating budget from 1 tions from the cities of Blaine, Bellingham, Sumas and Ferndale, Omlie said, refraining from saying exactly how much . money the cities donate. Western's SBDC has always done counseling, research projects, and economic gardening for small businesses. Most other SBDC branches only provide counseling for small businesses, many of which only offer one counselor. Western's SBDC wants to keep providing all its normal services, but wants to be distinguished as its own organization. The Small Business Development Center is a federal program and each state has its own branch to form a network of offices. Washington State's branch is administrated though Washington State University that offers business counseling for small businesses. Washington State's branch of the SBDC now has 23 offices throughout Washington state. The CEV will still be affiliated with Western and offer trie same services, directed by Tom Dorr, located in Belling-, ham Towers suite 195 on North Commercial Street. The CEV provides special projects, free-of-charge business counseling, a research center and economic gardening to small businesses in Whatcom County, Omlie said. Economic gardening is an ^economic growth strategy that strengthens and stabilizes businesses to save and create jobs by using market research and business intelligence. The CEV's research* center offers marketing research to help small businesses identify problems and provide advice on how to adapt to market place photo by Katie Greene TH E WESTERN FRONT Tom Dorr, director of Western's Center for Economic Vitality (CEV), poses in the CEV office located in Bellingham Towers on North Commercial Street. The CEV recently changed its name and ended its affiliation with the state-wide Small Business Development Centers changes. Specific areas of research the CEV performs are customer demographics, the best location to open a business and marketplace trends, Omlie said. Aside from providing research for companies, business counseling is offered through two main areas, marketing and financial analyses, Dorr said. Businesses come to the CEV for counseling on how to increase sales, make the business profitable or get loans to stabilize the business, Dorr said. Businesses can have trouble when the owner does not know what's going wrong with the company .At that point, the owner comes to the-CEV for help, he said. In 2008, Western's SBDC helped 486 businesses expand or retain business in Whatcom County through counseling, special projects and its research center, Omlie said. As a result of the SBDC's services, those businesses created or saved more than 440 jobs in 2008, Omlie said. Since 1996, Western's SBDC has helped 5,144 businesses save or create more than 4,551 jobs in Whatcom County. Additional funding and the CEV's 2009 budget is still being negotiated, Omlie said. 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To some people, it might symbolize beauty. Others might see it as a symbol of royalty or power. But to current Miss Washington, Janet Harding, her crown is her 'megaphone.' Before being crowned Miss Washington on July 12, 2008, Harding, 22, was attending Western working toward her bachelor's degree in elementary education. Her passion for children is displayed not only in her desire to become a teacher but also in her service as Miss Washington. Harding's platform is Big Brothers Big Sisters, meaning she will use her year of service as Miss Washington to raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters and Children's Miracle Network. Harding would have been a senior at Western this year, but she had to take the year off from school to perform her service as Miss Washington. "A past Miss America, who I truly admire, said 'Your crown is like a megaphone,'" Harding Said. "This program is really about using your title, or using your crown, to get across the message that you feel is truly important." . ' Harding returned to Bellingham last week to make several appearances at fundraising events. On Feb. 24, Harding visited with guests and helped make pancakes for a Children's Miracle'Network fundraiser at the IHOP on Byron Street for National Pancake Day. She also visited the Bellingham Senior Activity Center at 315 Halleck St.-to host:a raffle and sign autographs. All other state title holders for the Miss America Pageant were also volunteering around the country at IHOP restaurants the same day, encouraging guests to donate to the Children's Miracle Network, Harding photo by Katie Greene THE WESTERN FRONT Janet Harding sold raffle tickets for a charity auction at the Bellingham Senior Activity Center on Feb. 24. said. The event raised $1.3 million for the organization nationally. Patti Belik, co-executive director of Miss Washington and one of Harding's travel companions, said she thinks what Harding does best at her appearances is destroy the misconception of "pageant girls." "Whenever she goes to an event, she doesn't make it about her," Belik said. "She clears the way for future Miss Washingtons to come behind her." Harding is no rookie to the art of fundraising. When she was 16, Harding was crowned Miss America Teen and traveled nationally raising funds for child mentoring and education. After coming to Western, Harding competed in Miss Whatcom County and won the title in 2006. After winning Miss Whatcom County, Harding went on to compete in Miss Washington in 2006. But after the third day of the week-long competition she was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, an infection in the spinal chord fluid that can lead to severe brain damage or death. Harding said she was unable to complete the competition and spent two weeks recovering in the hospital. Although the illness was life threatening, Harding completely recovered and said she now thinks of the experience as a blessing. "I thought, I just came out of an illness that people die from every day," she said. "Sometimes it takes an event like that to open up your eyes and make you appreciate each day." After the experience, Harding was asked to be a spokeswoman for the National Meningitis Association. She gladly accepted the honor and began speaking nationally on behalf of the organization, but she decided to take time off from competing to go back to school and learn more about herself, she said. . In April 2008, Harding returned to compete in an open pageant, which is a pageant where past title holders can compete for another chance to enter in the Miss Washington pageant. Harding won the open pageant and went on to win Miss Washington in July 2008. But the next step, competing for Miss America, presented and entirely new challenge. Instead of the usual two week long competition for Miss America,' this year's contestants had to win the hearts of American viewers through the TLC network's show "Miss America: Countdown to the Crown." For one month leading up to the Miss America pageant on January 24, Harding and the other state title holders had to live together on the retired ocean liner RMS Queen Mary and participate in individual and team competitions. Harding said she was surprised with the Miss America program's choice to do the show. "I love the core values of the Miss America program, but never in my life did I think it would become a reality TV show," she said Harding said the experience of being on the show was like nothing she had done before. She said she dealt with the stress of being wired to a microphone and having no privacy every day. Harding said what she did appreciate about the reality show was that the ratings for the Miss America pageant increased by 50 percent. "The whole country was once again interested in Miss America," she said. "In order to be one of the largest scholarship providers in the world for young women, you have to have interest." After the final "Miss America: Countdown to the Crown" episode, American viewers were given the chance to vote for their four favorite candidates. The four winners were entered directly into the pageant's top 15 candidates. Harding was not selected by Ameri- Miss Washington 2008, Janet Harding, met with fans and helped fundraiser for Children's Miracle Network on Feb. 24. She said sh through charitable volunteering. ca as one of the four candidates nor was she selected by the pageant judges to fill the 11 remaining spots in the top 15, but she said she was happy to be given the op- "Your crown is like a megaphone. [The Miss Washington Pageant] is really about using your title, or using your your crown, to get across the message you feel is truly important. -Janet Harding, Miss Washington 2008 portunity to compete. Harding began competing in pageants not for the chance of fame, but for the opportunity to make friends and give back to the community, she said. Harding said she also entered pageants as a means to pay for college. With all of her winning titles combined, she has earned approximately $20,000 in scholarships, she said.,' Harding said she is happy to know that she will have the scholarship money to pay for school when she returns to Western in the fall. But until she hands off the crown to the next Miss Washington in July, Harding's weeks are full of traveling and appearances around the state. "I basically live out of a suitcase," she said. "But I would rather be busy than bored." â€¢ Harding is currently working on two large fundraising projects that she has created and organized while serving as Miss Washington. The first is the Miracle Bowl for Kids, a fundraiser for the.Children's Miracle Network scheduled for May in Renton. Harding was able to get an annual "sponsorship from a Renton bowling alley, to hold the fundraiser every year, across raise f that u one ol Washi H forBi; desigr es wil Broth this e\ ]V Broth lt; has d( throuj said tl theBi sion a; life fo say en A being with f Even' said it friend N ington she sa "her lil getting U her lej "1 that is tunity ---------- Page 7 ---------- 5C Aj _1_... JL -1â€”/ ow views lievement immunity a better place. westernfiE'ontonline.net I Tuesday â€¢ March 3,2009 I 7 photo by Katie Greene THE WESTERN FRONT nake pancakes at I HOP on Byron Street during a j will use her title to give back to her community he also hopes the event will eventually be spread the state and the nation as a regular method to unds for the organization, she said. This is money for the Children's Miracle Network ill come in every year," she said. "Doing that is : the greatest things I could accomplish as Miss ngton." ardmg has also created and organized a fundraiser I Brothers Big Sisters called Big Night Out which ates one night when Whatcom County business-l agree to give 20 percent of their profits to Big ;rs Big Sisters. There is no date yet specified for ent. [arinda Peugh, fund development manager for Big gt;rs Big Sisters of Whatcom County, said Harding mated a great deal of time to the organization ;h being a 'Big' sister and, a board member. Peugh le organization feels lucky to have her as part of g Brother Big Sister family, fanet volunteers because she believes in our mis-id truly wants to help us to improve the quality of r children in our community," Peugh said. "I can't ough good things about her." midst all of the excitement and busy lifestyle of Miss Washington, Harding said spending time riends and family is what she misses the most, vhen she is appearing in the Bellingham area, she is difficult for her to find the time to meet with ow that Harding has competed in the Miss Wash- pageant, she is not eligible to compete again. But id she is ready to move on to the next chapter of ;â€”returning to Western for her senior year and a chance to have some social time. ntil then, Harding will be working hard to leave jacy in the Miss Washington program, she said, want to make an impact on these organizations long lasting and immerse myself in every, oppor-that comes up," Harding said. ^v:'^\:;;,^ liidustriai desigh]cah beconsidered ablack sheep of sorts. The field combines the; math aM the visual d i c ^ jecCyet difficult to define at the same tn^ef , W^ tion with live music aiid an ami '^^C^^^aa^^^^py^ titled Black Sheep Blender to rai^ : annual fieldtiip'â€¢â€¢;.; :,V-..-vâ€¢.:, :;X-rXy :X^XXX;X^:. T^ take place during t h ^ on March 6 at the Jinx Art Space located at 306 Flora Sti " The Black Sheep Blender will lack off at 6 p ^ silent art auction and live music from music groups The Means and DJ Abby Noirnl: Once the art walk finishes at 10 p.m;i music coordinator and Western junior Sarah Blott said the music willgetra little louder, with local acts 10 Killing Hands and The Love Lights performing until midnight or 1a.m. Western industrialdesign professor and program coordinator Arunas Oslapas said the proceeds from this eventâ€”there is a $5 suggested donationâ€”will fund Western's chapter of Industrial Designers Society of America (TDS A) field Mp break to Los A ^ $800 per student: Previous years' destinations include Boston, San Francisco and New York.; Qslapas said industrial design is about the design and opti-iruzatibh of productsQ whether: it be blo\y dryers, televisionsor snowboard bindings: He said a ^sterj^dustrial design gradu-, ate; sm^nt r ent^ B .Gk on; cbUajssible desks that can be used for fight scenes in movies^ ''Most industrial design activity; takes place m ropolitan areas, such a s ^ X ^ ^ ^ [ X ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ) , said, " B e l l i n g h a m ' ' - ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ i ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ r WX to'â€¢make contacts in me industry ar^ â€¢^rX:XX^-^ - Western is one of just a few schoo^ f e r s a n e n^ AmBrieati universities t e a^ mg^based; i M â€¢'Haying; an ragine^^ knowledge of m chanics in^lved ^ Blairi Presidentbf^s can draw the stuff ^ but they h a ^ [of the ^implementation]:";;;'i '^XXKYXX ' xxX$x 'Oslapas said \yhile^industrial design is half Engineering and half art; having a more extehsiw aspect is essential to landing: jobâ€¢. : "I received ^ for my degree^" Oslapas s a i d : ^ i i i t ^ ^ g o | ! i i ^ ^ i n lt; ^ s t r y ,: itwashafdto : ; For example, Oslapas said that in ao art-based industrial design program; a design pfof^ssOT^ ticjs and materials course: In ah er^ polymer engineer would bedesignated to teach the subject, allowing for rhore in-depth study. The Black Sheep Blender silent auction will auction off various dinner plates that Western's IDS A fired and glazed-each of which were designed by various local businesses and artists. ~ "Industrial design is all about art and creativity," Mavis said. "We thought using the decorated plates would be a fun way to show.individual creativity in a simple form." Innate Snow Skate is one of the businesses that decorated a plate to be auctioned. Employee Yale Wolf, who is also a graduate of Western's industrial design program, said he is looking forward to the event. Oslapas said he thinks the industrial design industry is geared heavily toward interaction design, which deals with the relationships between man and machine, commonly referred to as user interfacing; This can apply anywhere that a menu or interface heeds to be n sion.buttons fo the tow a good exarnjple pÂ£^ which is ^ Oslapas; said the Umv^fsity of Was industrial de-sigiicurrieuium^ and Astern is^ planning on developing a project this spring with auser^ Due to looming^budget cuts, \\festern's industrial desigh program has been a per^htbperatin^b^ Qslapas said like many pther programs, they are going to have to do morewith^lessmbriey. Approxim design program will spend spring break in Southern Cahfofnia, wvisiting various types of design firms to industrial design consultancy groups, to enrich their understahding of art and its approach. They will also visit art schools and museums in the Los Angeles area, "It's important for us to get out and visit other- parts of the country,'' Blair said. "We can gain insight into the real world of art and our careers." â€¢Photo^-Hailey tuckerTH WESTERN FRONT; Western junior Ryan Mahan holds plates drawn by Seattle artist Randy Walker (left) and Western student David Wall (right). Mahan is the treasurer of IDSA, the group organizing the fundraiser. . . â€¢ Photos by Hailey TuCkef THE WESTERN FRONT Plate painted by Ban Manri^ a Plate painted by Western's local artist: prinfmaking; instructor Ben Moreau. ---------- Page 8 ---------- 8 I ARTS LIFE Tuesday -March 3,20091 The Western Front International students build alliances Amanda Halle THE WESTERN'FRONT To 'gain an international experience, some Western students decide to spend an often-costly quarter abroad. But what many students, do not know is they can find an inexpensive international experience right on^WeStern's campus; no passport or plane fare required. Since the beginning of. fall quarter, Western's Center for International Studies has held Global Gatherings, a weekly event that provides a chance for American students and faculty to discover other cultures and people they may not know are on campus. Western -hosts approximately 300 international students every year, said Fred Polinder, graduate intern for international student advising under the Center for International Studies. Students come to Western on exchange for up to one year through programs;, such as the Asia University America Program, the Intensive English Program or through school transfers, Polinder said. Many international students would like to spend time with American students but may feel too shy to branch out, Polinder "said. He said reaching out to international students is not often on the radar of American students, which is why he said he thinks events such as Global Gatherings are helpful. Western junior Calista Chan, who came to Bellingham from Macau, China, said she did not know anyone when she FRIDAY, MAR 6TH 10:30PM FREE! JACK CON1E PANP4N A FUNDRAISER FOR AMY'S PLACE 1107 RAILROAD AVE. DOWNTOWN BRIMGHAM 647-5593 8BA lt;88EWÂ£RV.C0i Â« mSPACE.COM/BOÂ»Â»DARVBAVBRÂ£WERV came to Western this fall. Along With having American roommates, Chan said she is the only international student in her environmental studies and economics dual major. Because she was around many American students in her classrooms and residence hall, she began attending Global Gatherings to meet other international students, she said, . "It is very easy to communicate with people who are in the same situation I am: being an international student," she said,. One advantage for students who come through organized programs, such as the Asia University America Program, is that many events and activities are prearranged, for the students, Polinder said. On the other hand, Polinder said he thinks, only having activities planned within the program can also hinder the students' desire to branch out and meet new people. "The exchange students tend to hud-' dle together because they all know each other," he said. "They might not meet other international and American students if they aren't provided with an organized activity." ' International students, such as Chan, who come to Western to finish their .undergraduate study, are in a different boat, Polinder said. These students often come in small groups or alone and have fewer opportunities organized for them to meet other students, he said. Evelyn Mayer, who is originally from Mainz, Germany, is working toward her Ph.D. as a guest researcher through Western's Border Policy Research Institute. 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"When I travel, I want to live how the people in the area live without giving up my own identity and culture," she said. Western junior Nate Hoover is an American student who has enjoyed the experience of Global Gatherings. lie began attending the meetings because he wanted to connect with international students, he said. Hoover said he has learned a lot from the presentations at each gathering and has made some new friends as well. Global Gatherings takes place at 4 p.m. every Friday of the-quarter in Miller Hall room 232. Each meeting is based around a different topic, which is selected by student leaders and Karen Henriksen, director of the Korea University Program and coordinator of Global Gatherings. The ratio of international students to American students at a typical gathering is 3-to- l, Henriksen said. Polinder said he hopes more American students will attend the gatherings in the coming months. "A university is all about people expanding their view of the world," he said. "This is one way of doing that." DIVERSITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD NOMINATIONS DUE Deadline: March 13 Each year a Diversity Achievement Award ig recognizes one faculty, staff, or stude|j,(or officJ||^^ who has significantly contributed inJhe aSikof ^ y ^ | | | . | Nominations are now beir^^^^^f-: ' ^ : ; - - - ^ - ' Please view www.wwu.edu/eoo for nfrflfl|idtt proc|pre. For information, contact the Equal di|iteWi^^felllt3Sft?. Honesty Dependability Guaranteed! 1189 E. 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Those three were flown back to Bellingham at a later date where they had dinner with President Bruce Shepard and spent time getting to know Western's campus â€”almost all on Western's dime. Where is the money coming from for such extravagant searches? More importantly, why will no one say how much money is being spent on courting these candidates? President Shepard has repeatedly said he wants all budget decisions to be made transparentâ€”certainly these committee searches should fall under that category. In the face of looming budget cuts now and the spectre of more cuts in the future, the campus community deserves to know how the university's money is being spentâ€”or squandered. Positions with salaries of more than $100,000, like the ones Western is currently looking to fill, should be filled carefully. On the surface, it seems Western is going about this process carelessly. Currently, a separate committee is being formed for each available position that crops up. This means three committeesâ€” the third is continuing to fill the position of Vice President of Business and Finance Affairs (VPBFA)â€”are conducting nation wide searches to fill their positions. Moreover, after the committee has gone through the steps to narrow down the pool, Shepard is under no obligation to choose any of the candidates the committees recommend. By opting not to choose any, even if it's the right decision, valuable money is still going to waste. It's not fair to waste this money while classes and programs all around campus are under threat of being cut. Saving this money to pay professors and to reduce departmental cuts will benefit students more than repeated national searches to fill administrative positions. Shepard said in a recent e-mail to faculty that no candidate for the VPBFA position was chosen, and instead chose the assistant VPBFA to fill the position to save money. This is admirable. But, it would be even more time and money efficient to have one committee do a thorough search for qualified candidates to fill positions and actually hire one of the proposed candidates, or simply do away with what is undoubtedly an expensive process. An even more sensible approach would be to avoid conducting these searches when there are already qualified and employed people at Western to fill the positions, as is the case in the search for the VPBFA and the dean of the College of Humanities and Social.Sciences. We understand how important it is to have the right person for the job, but it is a waste of valuable and scarce resources to bring the candidates here and then not choose any of them. Western should re-evalute the search procedures for filling these positions and continue to look closer to home for qualified people. Superfluous spending is not the answer to a budget crisis; in fact it will only serve to needlessly exacerbate it. The Editorial Board is comprised of the Editor-in-Chief Zack Hale, Managing Editor Rebecca Rayner, Opinion Editor Kera Wanielista and community member-at- large Eddie Verhulst. Self-proclaimed 'queer allies' intensify oppression Jory Mickelson Guest Columnist I think my dilemma began when Josh Foley was quoted in The Western Front (Jan. 13) as saying, "This is not just a fight for [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer] rights, it's the fight for the freedom that we have all been promised." Foley was speaking about the newly formed student club Queers and Allies for Activism. In the movement towards social change for gay and lesbian peopleâ€”the holy trinity of same-sex marriage, military service and ordination to the clergyâ€”what does it mean to be an ally? As a gay man, I am uncertain how I feel when straight people tell me that they are fighting for my rights. On the surface, it is great to see so many heterosexuals involved in marches, rallies and campaigns. On a deeper level, it can be disturbing to have heterosexuals tell me that .* they validate my worth. "I am fighting for you," is always attached to the underlying assumption, "You are judged worthy in my eyes." Great, but I have been validating my own self worth since I came out of the closet. The term "ally" is problematic on many levels. When someone works as an ally for gay rights, the term is a coercive appeal to members of the LG-BTQ community to give approval to the person in question. Under this model, queer people are no longer allowed to determine their own allies. Heterosexuals claim the term and assume that the queer community should be grateful for the help. By self-identifying as an ally to the queer community, a straight person builds their identity on my and all queer peoples'oppression. This is cultural appropriation. There is no easy way to dance around this. Allies make my oppression, something which they have not experienced, part of their own identity. Claiming that you are a queer ally also focuses the attention on you. It removes scrutiny from my and other queers' oppression and onto what a good job you are doing on our behalf. In some ways, self-proclaimed allies take away the voices of queers and replace it with their own. If you want to work on behalf of the gay rights movement, I welcome you, but please do not call yourself an ally. If you are actively involved in the fight to end my and other queers' oppression, then you are doing solidarity work. Please tell others that you are working in solidarity with the LGBTQ community. This centers the attention on the work that's being done on the queer community and not on you. Jory Mickelson is a Western senior majoring in English. Letters to the Editor: Dare to "Go Deeper" We need to dig deep into this issue. To penetrate the problem of insecurity in our nation and surely our campus. If we don't pound out a solution then we can be sure it'll lick us outright. The sticky nature of our desire for equality leaves us quivering in exhaustion by the days end. But who gets laid out in the end? So when does "Go Deeper" become a uniquely heterosexual activity? Does a lesbian lose all desire for penetration? Does a homosexual man lose the function of his penis? Does a bisexual fire lasers from his or her eyes? I'm trying to understand the flawed logic here. Our fallacious attraction to erroneous equality leaves the 'normal' folks in a tough spot. When do we stop pulling out and finally let it all go? Quit right now; stop treating people like they are six. This sort of change is just sloppy. I and everyone I've asked thought that "Go Deeper" was (and is) clever and imaginative. If you are going to start putting your foot down, why don't you start with the La Rouche cult or the folks showering Red Square with high-definition diced fetus posters. Insecurity is the worst sexually transmitted infections to sneak its way into artistic expression. Likewise, hypocrisy is the worst treatment. Michael Walker Western Senior Red Square: A place for fun In response to Jon Brandenburg's column this week: I thought it was silly how you just assigned a blanket motive to all those people in Red Square. You don't know anything about those people playing music or doing whatever in Red Square. And to howl at the moon and play in *a drum circle means you're a rebellious white kid? You forgot there is another reason why people do these things: They're fun. That's why people thought to dp them.in the first'place. Furthermore, you don't think it's kind of uplifting to see people having fun in Viking Voices Opinions from around campus What is the best class you have taken at Western? Compiled by: David Gonzalez Marcin Lobrow Junior "Engineering Technology 371. It's fun to learn about electricity and its properties and how it affects us." Jenny Lite Senior "Portuguese. We learned Brazillian dances and went to the beach." Arthur Bingcang Senior "Engineering Technology 454: Embedded systems. I made a security system. It confirmed mynerdiness." Clayton Klukas Sophomore "Oceans: Topics in marine science. It's the most informative and eye-opening class I've ever taken. " Red Square? Would you prefer more monotony in your daily life? Jon, I'm going to make an inference about you now: You have a light case of the pandemic, "tall poppy syndrome." It sounds to me like you're one of those folks who looks around and likes to see all the poppies at the same height, and when you see one that's a little taller than the others, you chop it down in a nasty opinion column to preserve anonymity of the community. F**kthat. The fool who plays it cool makes the world a colder place. Daniel Clark Western Senior ---------- Page 10 ---------- 10 See more online at www.westernfrontonline.net Tuesday â€¢ March 3,2009 I The Western Front Western women edged out in final minute Alaska Anchorage: 65 Western: 62 Dan Balmer THE WESTERN FRONT Cheers turned to tears for the Western women's basketball team on senior night as they again fell short against the nationally ranked University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves, 65-62, Saturday night in the last home game of the season. The crowd's excitement level peaked when Western senior forward Jessica Summers scored a lay up with two minutes left, giving the Vikings a one-point lead after trailing the Seawolves since the eight-minute mark. But Alaska Anchorage senior center Rebecca Kielpinski answered the Vikings run with a basket and a foul, scoring three points with just 42 seconds left. Down by two with 11 seconds left, Western senior center Claire Pallansch had a chance to tie the game at the free- throw line, but only made one of two. With the Vikings forced to foul, Alaska Anchorage senior guard Jackie Thiel made two free throws with five seconds remaining to extend the lead to three points. Western sophomore guard Amanda Dunbar missed a desperate 3-point attempt at the game-ending buzzer. With the loss, Western fell to 17-8 and 9-5 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC). Alaska Anchorage, who is ranked sixth in USA Today's top 25 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II poll, improved to 26-3 and 13-2, returning to first in the conference after losing their previous two games. Western has lost their last six games to Alaska Anchorage. "We knew it was going to be tough, because they are one of the best teams in the nation," Western senior forward Liz McCarrell said. "We played them close up [in Alaska] and so thought we had a good chance and it just came down to the end." The Vikings fell to fourth in GNAC standings and are currently ranked fifth in the latest NCAA Division II West Region poll. The West Region Tournament (the opening regional rounds of the NCAA Division II Tournament) consists of the conference champions from the GNAC, the California Collegiate Athletic Association and Pacific West Conference champions, who earn automatic berths. The next best five teams in the poll receive an at-large bid, which leaves Western on the bubble with two games remaining. Dolfo said Western needs to win both of their remaining games if they want to make the playoffs. Western led 30 to 28 at halftime and came out strong in the second half building a seven point leadâ€”the largest margin by either team. With the game tied at 52 with less than six minutes left, Alaska Anchorage senior photo by Katie Greene THE WESTERN FRONT Western sophomore Amanda Dunbar elevates for a shot over the Alaska Anchorage defense. Summers had a team-high 16 points in the loss to the nationally ranked squad. photo by Katie Greene THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior center Claire Pallansch looks for an open pass over an Alaska Anchorage defender. forward Dasha Basova scored 6 points in 30 seconds. Basova sank a 3-pointer and then finished a 3-point play by scoring on a rebound to build Alaska Anchorage's largest lead of the game, 58-52, with five minutes left. Western stormed back and took their last lead, 61-60, on Summers' layup. A scary moment occurred when the Vikings were down by two with seven " l b be honest I think [Alaska Anchorage is] overrated ... I hope we play them again. I pray, dream and wish that we play them again. - India Soo, Western senior guard minutes left. McCarrell was hit hard on a screen and fell to the floor where she laid for nearly two minutes. The entire crowd gasped and fell silent, concerned about the severity of the hit. She came out of the game, but did return to action. "I came off two screens and then the third girl screened me. It was a blind screen, I didn't see it coming," McCarrell said. "It was a physical game, but they are a physical teamâ€”a good defensive team." Western head coach Carmen Dolfo said it was a physical, closely matched game, but it came down to Alaska Anchorage capitalizing on Western's mistakes. Alaska Anchorage had 11 second-chance points off offensive rebounds in the second half after Western only allowed one second-chance score in the first half. "We played hard, but you can't afford mistakes against good teams," Dolfo said. . . Summers, who led the Vikings with 16 points, said they wanted to beat Alaska Anchorage after a close 70-67 loss on the road Feb. 12. "I started crying when I looked up at the scoreboard and realized we lost by the same score as the last game," Summers said. Pallansch recorded a double-double' by scoring 10 points and pulling in 10 rebounds in her final home game. She said this was a difficult loss to stomach. "We fought hard, it's something we really wanted and I just hope we meet them again in regionals," Pallansch said while wiping the tears from her face after the game. "It sucks [to lose], but it makes us that much more determined to finish strong." Alaska Anchorage senior center Rebecca Kielpinski scored 15 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in her team's victory. She said her team was tested in both games against Western because it is a quality program with so much talent. "It was a tough game; they poured their hearts and souls into it," Kielpinski said. "It's always great to have a win on the road." Western senior guard India Soo said she was pleased to play Alaska Anchorage on senior night, but thought Western was the better team in both games. "To be honest I think they're overrated," Soo said. "We have a very talented team arid we just need to play to our potential. When we play our best, nobody can stop us." Soo said she would love the opportunity to play Alaska Anchorage again in the - regional playoffs. "I hope we play them again, I pray, dream and wish that we play them again," Soo said. Western finishes the regular season with two road games. The Vikings travel to Western Oregon on March 5 and end the season at Saint Martin's on March 7. |Â§i||p|j||PP^^^ I^BiBliiiiMlliliiiWB! Please visit WWw-westernfroritonHne.net for multimedia presentations and online versions of stories and photos. ---------- Page 11 ---------- 11 I SPORTS Tuesday â€¢ March 3,2009 I The Western Front Western men victorious, move up in standings Western: 76 MSUB:68 Andrew Sprague THE WESTERN FRONT Western men's basketball climbed the ranks of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) Saturday night, as they were victorious over the Montana State University Billings (MSUB) Yel-lowjackets for the second time this season. With the win, Western is tied for first in the GNAC with Central Washington University. The Vikings took the win over the Yellowjackets in Billings, Mont, with a score of 76-68. "[MSUB] played really well and they were hitting a bunch of shots," said Western freshman guard Cameron Seversom who scored a team-high 12 points. "But we stayed focused and locked down their offense in the end." The win improved the-Vikings'record to 19-5,overall and 11-3 in the GNAC. Severson was followed closely by three Western players who all scored 11 points; senior guard Ira Graham, junior guard Morris Anderson and senior forward Calin Schell. . Anderson almost earned a triple doubleâ€”earning double digits for points, rebounds and assists in one gameâ€”but came up short with 11 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds. The Vikings gained an early lead in the game and were able to hold it for the remainder of the first half. They left the court at halftime, leading the Yellowjackets 33-31. â€¢ Western head coach Brad Jackson said the game was a struggle for the Vikings because the Yellowjackets are a well coached team with the potential to be a tough opponent. "We played with a lot of fire and a lot of intensity," Jackson said. "This was an important game for us as we move toward the playoffs." The Yellowjackets' top scorer was junior guard Derrick Wright, who scored a game-high 23 points. With the loss, the Yellowjackets record slipped to 9-16 overall and 4-10 in GNAC play. game. At 7 p.m. on March 5, the Vikings will battle Seattle Pacific University in Seattle. Seattle Pacific defeated Western the last time the two teams met, giving Western their first home loss as well as their first conference loss of the season. Western junior forward Michael Duty said the Vikings are looking forward to "we played with a lot of fire and a lot of intensity. This was an important game for us as we move toward the playoffs. Brad Jackson, Western head coach MSUB head coach George Pfeifer said the Western basketball team is always prepared and well managed, but he thought his team still challenged the Vikings. . "I am proud of how scrappy our team played," Pfeifer said. "The Vikings made plays when they had to and captured the returning the favor and giving Seattle Pacific a home loss. "[Seattle Pacific] gave us our second loss of the season and it was.our first home loss," Duty said. 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Free diagnostics. 360-820-2818, I2pm-7pm, www.blairsrepair.com. ---------- Page 12 ---------- westernfrontonline.net I Tuesday â€¢ March 3,2009 SPORTS I 12 Softball slides into first place in Brooke Loisel THE WESTERN FRONT With a record-setting 349 fans at Viking Field on Saturday, the stage for Western's first home games was set. The fans present were urged by Western's Blue Crew to 'Pack the Park' and wear blue to support the team. The Vikings won both games played on Viking Field against the Central Washington University Wildcats on Saturday with a score of 4-1 for the opening game and 5-2 for the second game. The Western softball team now stands in first place in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. Prior to Saturday, Central was number one in conference standings, but the Wildcats have fallen to second place with a record of 4-2, while Western improved their record to 5-1. On Sunday, the softball team had two games scheduled against the Wildcats but because of a wet, unprepared field, the teams were not able to compete. Head coach Lonnie Hicks said outdoor maintenance was not able to remove the amount of moisture needed to make the field playable early enough. Hicks said the field is in need of repairâ€”it has had the same infield.for the last ten years. When it rains heavily, Western out: door maintenance uses a drying agent on the field, which makes the dirt hard like concrete, and makes it difficult'for the water to drain into the ground. He said the field needs to be re-surfaced and a tarp needs to be purchased to cover the infield so it will last longer, but he said he understands that will not happen anytime soon. "In major budgetary crunches, we'll make do," Hicks said; "It's just one of those things." Despite the field setback on Sunday, Hicks said he was pleased with his team's performance on Saturday. The Vikings 4-1 victory was due in part to Western junior first basemen Meghan Flem's two-run double in the third inning. The team was able to capitalize on Flem's RBI, and go on to score three more runs in the bottom of the third inning. Western sophomore outfielder Michelle Wrigley and sophomore third basemen Kelsey Anderson each had two hits during the game. The Wildcats' only run came in the sixth inning by Central senior catcher Holly Rossman. Western freshman infielder Katy Kirschner said the Vikings, were well-prepared coming into Saturday's double-header. "We came in confident and levelheaded, but at the same time we came in to win," Kirschner said. In the Vikings' second game on Saturday, the team was victorious once more, putting them on a five-game winning streak. After a scoreless start to the second game, Central appeared on the scoreboard first, scoring twice in the sixth inning. But, Western came back to score five times in the bottom of the sixth inning.^ Western freshman pitcher Stephanie Fox said the team played sharper in their first game on Saturday than they did in their second. "We came out stronger and more intense for the first game," Fox said. "During the second game we were flat for a few innings, but we picked it up and got the job done." Western sophomore outfielder Elena Lampman, sophomore infielder Caitlin Dotlichand Fox each had two hits for the Vikings in the second game. - Flern said even though Central is Western's rival, the Vikings' main competition this season are Montana State University- Billings and Western Oregon University. Last season Western Oregon tied with Seattle Pacific University for the GNAC title with Montana State finishing second. "Everybody guns for us," Flem said. "Every game is different." Western will play its next four-game series at home against Montana State University- Billings starting 1 p.m. March 6, followed by another at 3 p.m. On March 7, the Vikings' will compete in another doubleheader with the first game beginning at noon and the second at 2 â€¢p.m. ^|^^MI|BB|^fÂ§|^|^:E|g|RÂ©||T Western designated hitter Andrea Sherrill slides safely into homej gt;late. Sherrill had one hit, one run and one RBI in Western's doubleheader.sweep against Central on Saturday. HOUSES FOR RENT â€¢Clean -Quality -Close to WWU 2, 3, 4 5 bedrooms View homes at www.ebenalrents.com â€¢ 2 Bdrm â€¢3 Bdrm â€¢ A Bdrm â€¢ 5 bdrm Gall: Bonnie - 360.319.3691 vDavid - 360.319.0898 eW 6T fSlvVmal Wanna change your look? Then here's your chance! At Plato's Closet,'we buy and sell brand name gently used teen and twenty something clothing for guys and girls. 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Show more2007_0309 ---------- Western Front 2007 March 09 - Page 1 ---------- FRIDAY ISSUE MARCH 9.2007 ISSIE15, VOLUME 140 IN THE FRONT u-~+ :u $ tetefki MsMmm UEJM WEATHER Friday \ 50739Â° / Saturday 51742Â° Sundayy 540/440 S1PE1 A E..... Upcoming On the Menu Features Sports...... Opinions ....... Frontline 14 Columnist....... .14 Viking Voices .15 .8 .9 .9 .10 .12 .14 Vikings make playoffs Spring ahead one month earlier New daylight-saving time causes hassle for ATUS photo by Mark Malijan THE WESTERN FRONT Western sophomore center Claire Pallansch makes a move for the basket against Seattle Pacific â€¢University (SPU) on February 24. Despite the mid-season loss to SPU, the Viking women clinched a spot in the West Regional of the NCAA Division II National Tournament. For story see SPORTS, page 12. Sarah Mason THE WESTERN FRONT Sunday morning a signal will be sent from the main computer of Campus Facilities Maintenance initiating a campus-wide change, Facilities Manager David Sherwood said. All clocks will be set an hour earlier, one month earlier from previous years due to the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which starts daylight-saving time on the first Sunday of March, rather than the first Sunday, of April, when daylight-saving previously began. Legislators moved daylight-saving time forward one month in hopes that later daylight hours would help the nation conserve energy. Ron Bailey, Western's operations support manager, who manages campus energy, said he wasn't sure if he agreed with this reasoning. "It's hard to quantify any energy saving in relation to the change of time," Bailey said. Bailey said the university's heating and the majority of the lighting is operated by clocks and would not be affected by the extended daylight hours. "Just by moving the clock an hour forward we haven't really changed the length of daylight," Bailey said. "That's something that naturally comes with spring anyway." Academic Technology and User Services Technology (ATUS) Manager Lincoln "Line" Nesheim said the new daylight-saving date has caused him more than a headache. ATUS has had to re- program the computers on Western's campus to update for the new daylight-saving time. "IVs hard to quantify any energy saving in relation to the change of time. // Ron Baily, Western's operations support manager Nesheim said he used to rely on the internal calendars of computers which were geared to set clocks forward the first Sunday of April. "When things like this change we haveâ€”to-work to update hundreds of thousands of computers at the same time," Nesheim said. see COMPUTERS page 3 â€¢ Despite controversy, AS seriate passes resolution Jeff Backman THE WESTERN FRONT Students who are declined financial aid because of drug-related offenses may soon get it back. The Associated Students (AS) Senate voted on March 6 to forward a resolution to Washington state's congressional delegation asking the U.S. Congress to repeal a portion of the Higher Education Act. The portion of the act the AS senate is questioning states that students who receive federal financial aid can lose that aid if convicted of drug-related offenses on- or off-campus. The resolution, written by Alex Hudson, coordinator for the Drug Information Center at Western is among more than 120 nationwide student government documents urging the change. The act has since been revised to apply only to students currently receiving financial aid, and to enable students to have the aid reinstated if they attend drug rehabilitation program. The AS senate passed the resolution, even though the senate does not typically approve measure's senators don't write. The vote was 11-1-1, AS senate vice-chairperson Kelly Hansen voting against it and senator Brian Lewellen abstaining. Acting AS senate chairperson Brandon Adams said the resolution will be forwarded as an e-mail to the congressional delegation. He brought the resolution before the AS Board of Directors on March 7 and the board told him to specify that it is-a measure of the AS senate, not the entire Associated Students. see SENATE page 6 â€¢ ' ' ' ' â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ , photo by Jeff Backman THE WESTERN FRONT Associated Student,(AS) senators and students discuss the AS senate's resolution calling for a repeal of the higher education act drug provision in the Underground Coffee House on March 7. w e s t e r n f r o n t o r i l i n e . c om ---------- Western Front 2007 March 09 - Page 2 ---------- The Western Front WesternFrohtbhliheJcbrn FRIDAY March 9, 2007 photos by Mark Malijah THE WESTERN FRONT Western physics professor Jim Stewart (left) does an experiment to show the effects of liquid nitrogen outside the Communications Facility on March 7. Program to benefit AIDS charities The 15th Annual HIV/AIDS Charity Drag Show is at 7 p.m. March 9 in the Performing Arts Center. The performance will raise money for the Sean Humphrey House and Evergreen AIDS Foundation. The event is $9 for students and $11 for the general public. Ski and camp with the Outdoor Center The Outdoor Center will host an overnight Hut Trip on March 10. Participants will ski all around the Cascade Mountains and spend the night snow camping. The trip is $65 for students and $75 for the general public. Preview new Microsoft programs on March 16 Western's College of Business and Economics' Small Business Development Center and the Bellirigham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce and industry will preview Microsoft Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system for business owners and managers at 2:30 p.m. March 16 at the Best .Western Lakeway Inn. The Microsoft Across American truck will also be accessible for participants to use. Event showcases student cooking The Ethnic Student Center will host "Food Makes Me Happy Cook-Off from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on March 16 in Viking Union room 420. Student participants will be able to win prizes for dishes in different categories, including main dish, dormitory food and dessert* Movie depicts life in Palestine The Women's Center will present the film "Women in Struggle" at 8 â€¢ p.m. March 11 in Viking Union room 552. The film follows four Palestinian women who were imprisoned for breaking out of their traditional roles. Compiled by Lisa Hust ^^llwBltWifiiiiBlillBII nfter reportedly using abusive Bilite^olip^^Slpiiiii^I WWU Official Announcements - PLEASE POST WesternFrontOnline.com Western Washington University Communications Building 251 Bellingham, WA 98225 thewesternfronteditor@yahoo.com Editor-in-chief: Managing editor: News editors: Art director: Copy editors: Features editor: Sports editor: Arts Entertainment editor Opinion editor: Online editor: Faculty adviser: Nicole Lanphear Amy Harder Kim Higginbotham Brian Lenzmeier Jessica Harbert Katie Raynor Lauren Ross Erica Ham Andrew Irvine Taylor Scaggs Ryan White Tanya Williams Carolyn Nielsen The Western Front is published twice weekly in the fall, winter, and spring quarters and once a week in the summer session. The Western Front is the official newspaper of Western Washington University, published by the Student Publications Council and is mainly supported by advertising. 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DO NO I SEND II not be accepteci. TESTING SCHEDULES for winter quarter may be viewed at www.ac.wwu.edu/~assess/tc.htm. THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST will be given in OM 120 at 3 p.m. Mondays on March 12; and 19, and at 9 a.m. on Thursday, March 15. Registration is not required. Students must bring picture identification, their student number, Social Security number, and a No. 2 pencil. A fee of $15 is payable in the exact amount at time of testing. Allow 90 minutes. THE MILLER ANALOGIES TEST is .offered by appointment only. Make an appointment in person in OM 120 or by calling X/3080. A $60 fee is payable at time of test. Test takes approximately VA hours. Preliminary scores will be available immediately. Official results will be mailed within 15 days. ACADEMIC STUDENT ADVISERS ARE NEEDED for Summerstart and fall advising. For a full job description and application, go to http://vvvwwwu.edu/advising/Forms/asa-application.pdf or Old Main 380. For more information, call X/6145. LOT RESERVATIONS. â€¢ Lot 14G will be reserved at 7 a.m. on March 10 for those attending a History Day conference; â€¢ Lot 7G will be reserved at 5 p.m. March 12 for those attending the Women of Color Empowerment Dinner: FACULTY ARE REMINDED THAT RESERVED PARKING SPACES are available for their use after hours and weekends with a valid parking permit or bus pass, as posted in lots 10G, 17G and Parks Hall. WEST-B TEST. Anyone applying for admission to state-approved teacher education programs are required to 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 with sample test questions. Remaining test dates for the current academic year are May 12, and July 14. Registration deadlines are several weeksin advance. REGISTRATION OPEN FOR CAMPUS COMPACT CONFERENCE. Friday/March 30, is ffie online deadline to register for the Western Region Campus Compact Consortium continuums of service conference, "Catching Waves: Using Engagement to Address Critical Issues." The conference will be April 12-14 in San Jose, Calif. To register, visit http://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/campcomp/onlinereg.html. DEPOSITS ARE DUE BEFORE APRIL 1 FOR PRIORITY CONSIDERATION for "Rainforest Immersion and Conservation Action" in Costa Rica ]une26-Aug. 3. Participants can earn 10 credits. Cost is $4,000 plus airfare, with a $100 nonrefundable deposit ($200 for nonresident students). For financial aid options and eligibility, call X/3470. WEST-E PRAXIS. Washington state requires individuals seeking teacher certification and teachers seeking additional endorsements to pass a subject knowledge assessment in the chosen endorsement area. The state has chosen specific Praxis II series tests to meet this requirement, now referred to as the WEST-E Praxis. Visit www.ets.org/praxis/prxwa. html for a description and online registration information. Registration bulletins are also available in MH 216. FOR GROUP OFFERINGS AND WORKSHOPS AT THE COUNSELING CENTER this quarter, visit www.wwu.edu/ chw/counseling. For more information call X/3164. On-campus recruiting For complete, updated information, see www.careers.wwu.edu or stop by Old Main 280. O MABCH8: â€¢ Fund for Public Interest Research; O MARCH 8-9: â€¢ Microsoft Corp. ---------- Western Front 2007 March 09 - Page 3 ---------- WesternFrontOnline.com NEWS Friday, March 9, 2007 | 3 Microsoft sent automatic updates to all computers with Internet access â€¢COMPUTERS from 1 Nesheim said he started work with other ATUS staff two weeks ago, and they were able to complete program changes for three-quarters of Western's systems. "The easiest part was updating all the Windows systems," Nesheim said. Microsoft Corporation already sent an automatic update to computers with Internet access telling the computers when to set their clocks forward, Nesheim said. Nesheim's said his main concern now is professors' and student employees' electronic calendar system, an important organizational tool for professors and student workers. Should Nesheim not be able to make updates to all systems by March 11, he said times will simply appear an hour behind schedule until the user, or an ATUS member is able to change the clock. "It's been more than a minor annoyance," Nesheim said. 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This bin is the food waste dumping spot for residents of Birnam Wood Stack 4 who are part of the pilot program for FoodPlus! Recycling, a Sanitary Service Company composting program. The trial runs from winter quarter to the end of spring quarter this year. In Western freshman Jessica Horton's apartment located in Stack 4, the blue, two-gallon FoodPlus! container sits under the sink with a biodegradable bag inside it. The composting option means she and her roommates are throwing away less garbage, she said. It allows them to recycle juice boxes, Ben and Jerry's pint containers and other food they used to throw away, she said. The university started planning the trial during fall quarter 2006, said Birnam Wood Resident Director Allison Bennett. The university chose Birnam Wood because an Associated Students Club, Students for Sustainable Food, expressed interest in a compost option and all the students have kitchens in their apartments, she said. "If everybody used it we would have so little garbage," Bennett said. If students in Birnam Wood can reduce the amount of garbage for pick up at the same rate they increase the amount going into the FoodPlus! dumpster, there won't be an additional cost to students, she said. Sanitary Service Company picks up the compost once a week, Bennett said. The Sanitary Services Company started FoodPlus! in 2005 because it was the first time Green Earth Technology, the company that composts the food waste, started accepting post-consumer food waste, said Rodd Pemble, Sanitary Services Company recycling manager. The FoodPlus! program is used by 100 businesses, 23 schools, three school districts and approximately 3,900 homes in Whatcom County, Pemble said. "FoodPlus! is important, because compostables are a significant percentage of the garbage left when a typical household recycles curbside with [Sanitary Services Company]," Pemble said. , The retail eateries on campus, such as The Atrium in photo courtesy of Lincoln Smith Green Earth Technology in Lynden makes compost from recycled food. A pilot program started during fall quarter at Birnam Wood, provides recycled food that is made into compost at Green Earth Technology. Arntzen Hall, started composting through the FoodPlus! Program in September 2006. Michelle Metzler, Western senior and student manager at the Viking Union eateries and Tony's in Haggard Hall, said she started organizing the program with another employee last summer. Metzler said she didn't know what she was getting herself into when she volunteered to organize the program, but she is proud of her involvement. "It's awesome how much we compost," Metzler says. "It reduces our garbage so much." The dining halls on campus also use the FoodPlus! program to recycle food waste. The Viking Commons dining hall recycles approximately 1,000 pounds of food waste each day, said director of Resident Dining, Chris Kenney. The Viking Commons is the only dining hall that regularly composts because employees at the other two dining halls have difficulty getting the heavy totes of food waste to ground level for pickup, Kenney said. The dining halls began composting food about a year ago. At first they only composted kitchen food waste and unused cooked items, he said. When the kitchen sink disposals needed repair work recently, Kenney decided to start recycling the food waste from students' trays instead of paying to replace the disposals, he said. Sanitary Service Company takes all the food waste from its FoodPlus! program, including the food waste from the campus compost programs, to Green Earth Technology, the composting division of S W Rocks, a soil company in Lynden. In 2006, the company accepted approximately 10,000 tons of material to compost, said Stephanie Harvey, partner in Green Earth Technology and S W Rocks. Harvey said two-thirds to three- fourths of that 10,000 tons would have been thrown away. The rest would have been burned, she said. "Our composting of food waste has great potential to continue to reduce the waste stream in Whatcom County," Harvey said. The company sells the compost within Whatcom County, she said. Their compost is better for the environment because it won't put anything harmful into the soil or the water table, unlike manure compost, which may contain dangerous chemicals, Harvey said. The food waste from the campus FoodPlus! recycling may end at Green Earth Technology, but plans for composting on campus have just begun. Metzler hopes to make composting available to students at the Viking Union. She said she hopes they can start within the next year, but thinks it may take longer to start because of the process to get the program approved. r ^v INSTANT BIRTH CONTROL quotes yoda. ^ INSTANT BIRTH CONTROL online birth control from planned parenthood no stirrups, no clinic, no hassle instantbirthcontrol.com WESTERN FRONT CLASSIFIEDS SELL! 650-3161 ---------- Western Front 2007 March 09 - Page 5 ---------- WesternFrontOnline.com NEWS Friday, March 9, 2007 | 5 University Dining one step closer to new meal plan Matt Jarred THE WESTERN FRONT University Dining Services finalized a proposal to change student meal plans for the 2007-2008 academic school year. After reviewing the 2006 annual report, director of University Dining Services Ira Simon agreed with his staff on the idea of creating continuity between meal plans and Flex Points, which the current plans don't offer. Instead of offering three unlimited plans, two ^weekly plans and one block plan, Dining Services' goal is to give students the option to choose between more meals and less Flex, or fewer meals and more Flex while maintaining one flat rate. Flex Points are equivalent to dollars that can be spent at any of the dining halls, markets, or coffee shops on campus. Residence Hall Association (RHA) Representative Sara Leister said it was a good proposal, but with the large numbers of Flex Points, this plan doesn't seem to address the dining needs for current and future students at Western. "One of the problems we discussed after the presentation at the Feb. 8 (RHA) meeting, was that many of the halls found Flex Points to be less of a value because the food in the retail markets is so much more expensive than off-campus retailers such as Haggen," she said. Each of the plans will cost the same â€” $843. Students can choose between nine meals per week and $200 Flex. Points, 14 meals per week and $150 in Flex Points, or an unlimited number of meals with $100 in Flex Points. In creating the proposal, the first things to hit the chopping block were plan names. With the amount of options, such as 'gold' and 'platinum,' there is no way for students to understand what they are purchasing without confusion, Simon said. "I constantly hear students from my office asking, 'What is in the Gold Package again?'" he said. "In our proposal, when you ask for a meal plan, you know exactly what you're getting." With an increase in cost for all of the meal plans, Dining Services developed a strategy to use the added funds to give students what they have asked for in surveys and dining committees, on comment cards and from office walk-ins, Simon said. In the proposal, hours of operation would expand for meals in all three of the dining halls. For example, breakfast would start earlier, and instead of serving continental style breakfast, hot food would be served the whole time. With a longer window of time for students to eat, the. idea is that there would be less traffic and shorter lines. More student jobs on campus will also be available. Simon said the food quality and presentation will improve as well. "There will be more of a sophistication, feel and variety to the food, improving our image," he said. "Meals will be served instead of being taken, there will be more solid meat options instead of casseroles and items will be grilled to order instead of waiting for you wrapped in paper." One of the more significant changes is that Dining Services hopes to work with a local off- campus restaurant where students can purchase items using Flex Points. In doing so, students have access to food at later hours and on holidays and weekends, Simon said. Domino's Pizza and Little Caesars Pizza have already shown interest in this program. One of the final reasons the cost of the meal plans will increase under the proposal is to provide students a late-night meal at Ridgeway Commons. No other college in Washington state offers a late-night meal in a student's meal plan, Simon said. Since the proposal has been presented to different on-campus organizations, Simon said he has been appreciative of the positive comments and questions he has received. Associated Students President Mark Iozzi said there is a lack of options for students who choose not to spend a lot of money on food on campus. "With this increased income, it is not clearly defined what exactly Dining Services is going to provide," Iozzi said. "We want to know what we're buying." 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During the meeting, faculty, staff and students discussed a wide range of topics, including Facebook, MySpace, spy-ware, library check-out history logs and privacy on the university-owned t computers. Western anthropology professor James Loucky said the group was formed because professors and staff are concerned about a growing threat to academic freedom owing to national security concerns, technological advances and the U.S.A. Patriot Act. "Because of this present fear, professors are self-censoring to an alarming degree." - Dan Lamer, professor at Fairhaven College Attending the meeting was Fairhaven College professor Dan Larner, who said he is concerned about professors censoring their ideas out of the fear that concepts they teach would be viewed as unpopular or subversive. "Because of this present fear, professors are self-censoring to an alarming degree," Larner said. "Even after they have reached tenure." Larner said professors tend to censor messages that align with an unpopular political position. "It causes a chilling effect on ideas," he said. "And at some point we need to draw a line in the sand." Western anthropology professor Kathleen Saunders also spoke at the forum. She discussed an extension of the Ohio Patriot Act that requires all Ohio state employees to take a loyalty oath swearing they have never funded or participated in terrorism. "That sort of thing is very reminiscent of the McCarthy era," Saunders said. "It hasn't happened here, obviously, but that sort of thing is very unsettling." Saunders also discussed podcasting from the classroom, which is a digital system that audio-records classroom presentations so students who are absent can listen to lectures online. Saunders said she is unsettled by the idea that someone could be reviewing her words and critiquing her without her knowledge. "In my lecture I use humor, I do sarcasm and I don't want to be left open to scrutiny for someone who is looking for a problem child at our university," Saunders said. Western senior Zak Van Winkle attended the form and contributed to the discussion. "I think a lot of students would care about these issues," Van Winkle said. "You learn stuff about yourself and you learn about an issue you wouldn't normally talk about." photo by Justin Steyer THE WESTERN FRONT Alex Hudson (left) listens to Leslie Conton (right), a professor at Fairhaven College, at the Academic Freedom Forum on March 8. Some AS senators upset with how resolution was handled â€¢ SEHATEtr ml Senate parliamentarian Eddie Jenkins, who was unable to attend the March 6 meeting, said he thought the resolution was not handled correctly by the senate. "I've never seen a resolution that was drafted outside of the senate before," Jenkins said. "We didn't write this. This isn't from the senate." Jenkins said the Drug Information Center presented the approved resolution to the AS senate. Typically the senate would have then drafted another document in support of the original resolution, Jenkins said. Many senators said they were comfortable voting for the resolution at the March 6 meeting. However, they proposed a forum about the issue after it passed in order to get more input from students. No plans for a forum were finalized at the meeting, hut senators decided if they get negative feedback from students over the next few weeks the resolution can be rescinded. Adams said the resolution, which was originally brought before the senate at on Feb. 27, was on the March 6 agenda as a discussion item only. This would have allowed the senators to start gathering information prior to a vote. However, Adams decided to move the vote up a week, making it an action item at the March 6 meeting. There is no provision in the senate bylaws that requires a resolution to come before the senate as either a discussion item or an information item. Director of Viking Union Activities Kevin Majkut said the senate normally follows a specific process that allots adequate time and discussion to narrow the focus of the resolution. Adams said he didn't expect the resolution to be formally presented by the Drug Information Center at the Feb. 27 meeting, but since it was he decided to move action on the resolution up a week. Jenkins said he was disappointed with the senate's actions. He asked Adams after the Feb. 27 meeting if the resolution would be an action item on March 6 and was told it would not be. Hansen said she was disappointed in the senate as well. "Based on the way the meeting was handled yesterday I am disgraced to call myself a senator," Hansen said. 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WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Choose Wisely, Choose Western ---------- Western Front 2007 March 09 - Page 7 ---------- : WesternFrohtOhline.com Friday, March 9, 2007 | 7 Wi time to cash in those books! Paying 60% of new price for books needed for Spring Quarter March 12 - 26,2007 Monday - Saturday â„¢ WESTERN ASSOCIATED STUDENTS BOOKS tore WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY'S OFFICIAL BOOKSTORE ml ---------- Western Front 2007 March 09 - Page 8 ---------- The Western Front WesternFrontOnline.com ENTERTAIN photo courtesy of Jessie Chang Golden Dragon Acrobats performer Tung Huang balances nearly 100 glasses of water on her limbs while simultaneously contorting her body into various positions. Jessie Chang, the group's administrative assistant, said Huang's performance represents the softness/ balance and tranquility of Chinese women.. Bala * * * * * * * Chinese acrobat troupe bends, bounds and bounces its way to the Mount Baker Theatre Nathan Seaburg THE WESTERN FRONT Take spinning wheels and rotating rings, add juggling balls and flipping flags, combine that with teetering ladders and stacking chairs, then mix it all together with lights, music, colorful', costumes and you get the Golden Dragon Acrobats. The acrobatic troupe, which has performed in all 50 states and in 65 countries, is performing at 7:30 p.m. March 13 at the Mount Baker Theatre. Jessie Chang, administrative assistant at the Golden Dragon Acrobats' American office in Texas, said she sees something new and amazing each time she goes to the act. "I have seen.the show many, ; . ! times, but every time I go I still manage to find something that makes me say 'that's ridiculous'," Chang said. - Chang, 22, said the show is perfect for college-age students. . "A lot of people have this idea that [acrobat] shows are meant to be just for children," Chang said. "We try to wow people of all ages." Chang said she recommends the contortionist's part of the show. A troupe member will balance glasses of water on multiple parts of her body while essentially turning herself inside out, Chang said. Chang said one notable act involves a troupe member who stacks six chairs, climbs to the top, then performs a one-armed handstand while holding himself parallel to the ground. Western freshmen, Katie Osterback said she intends to see the show if she can afford it. "I saw [the troupe advertised] on the theater's Web site," Osterback . . . said,, "I wpuklJove to. go,but for 35 bucks it better be a pretty sweet show." Brad Burdick, executive director of the Mount Baker Theatre, said the show is worth the price tag. see ACROBJIIS page 9 â€¢ ---------- Western Front 2007 March 09 - Page 9 ---------- KENT Half-priced tickets offered one hour before show page i "1 have spoken with other theater directors and they highly recommended the troupe, so I am confident that [the show] will be well worth it." To help draw Western students. Burdick is offering half price, walk-up tickets to students one hour prior to the show. Students need only to present a student ID at the Mount Baker Theatre box office to receive the discount on the tickets that remain. The troupe is performing four shows on March 13. Three of them, however are reserved \'or children attending Bellingham s'chools, who will see an abridged version during their school day. Burdick said he wanted to emphasi/.e to students attending the 7:30 p.m. show that they will get (he full experience. "It is the acrobats" first time doing their act in Bellingham." Burdick said. 'Tin excited to see a good show." Right: Golden Dragon performers balance by hand on chairs stacked 30 feet in the air. gt;bolo courlesy of Jessie Chanu FRIDAY March 9, 2007 Friday, March 9 Vincent Gallo's "Buffalo 66" Underground Coffeehouse, 10:30 p.m. Free Pirates R Us, 10 Killing Hands, Wolftones . Fantasia Fspresso, o p.m. All ages $3 Saturday, March 10 FSITU, Prison, Fngline of Destruction Tvvceks. 8:30 p.m. All ages $5 Whats Up! High School Band Showcase w The Cherubs. The Mission Orange With Dave Trio, Common Visions, The Univo Hill Hudson, Vincent Blackshaclow The Old Foundry, o p.m. All ages $5 Sunday, March 11 Hallack Street Ramblers Wild Buffalo. 7:30 p.m. 2 IT- ST Monday, March 12 Poetry Night Fantasia Fspresso, o p.m. Free lack Kerouae Birthday Party Wild Buffalo, 5 p.m. 21+ S8 Tuesday, March 13 Yogaman's Wild Rumpus Nighll'mhi Lounge, ~ p.m. ( )pen Mic Night I ! n r l c n M - : . . i n r ! lt; â€¢â€¢ Wednesday, M; i N. hueM Frog Acoustu Tavi Burger joints Win's Drive-In - Old-fashioned burger hut that offers several hamburger options, including the Yummy Burger and the Western Burger. The Yummy Burger is the largest on the menu with two patties. 1315 12th St. Bob's Burgers and Brew - Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, this restaurant offers variety of gourmet burgers including a mushroom burger, a ranch burger and the double dutch burger, which is a foot long hot dog curled and with American cheese on a hamburger patty with lettuce, kunato and pickles. 2955 New Market PL 101 or 2145 Lake Whatcom Blvd or 1304 12th St. Bellingham The Malt Shop - The shop's motto is "Lost in the Fifties" and it features a peanut butter burger, which has mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, pickles, lettuce, tomatoes, onions and peanut butter. The restaurant has Free Burger Tuesdays where customers can buy a hamburger and drink at regular price and get another burger for free. 11.35 Railroad Ave. Burger Me - This restaurant has a drive-through m lt;\ serves traditional items, such as hamburgers, cheeseburgers and bacon burgers. It features the Olive Me combo which has meat, green olives, mayo, onions, tomatoes, and lettuce and comes with a drink and "krinkle-cut" fries. 1220 Lakeway Dr. Compiled by Jessica Araujo ---------- Western Front 2007 March 09 - Page 10 ---------- The Western Front WesternFroritOriIine.com' . F R I D A Y MairN9,2007 MGEIO Tunnel system winds its way under campus Folk legends, whether true or not, become a part of a culture over the years. Western has its own legends and myths, some meta-physical paranormal trappings and some vulgar misinterpretations that define campus culture. Colin Simpson THE WESTERN FRONT Deep beneath Western's brick walkways lies an architectural mystery that has elicited myths and rumors from students for years. Some students say these subterranean tunnels are used to access the 'secret' underground primate lab. Others say they're used to access collapsed mine shafts in Sehome Hill. Some even say the tunnels lead to the gates of hell. In actuality, Western's elaborate underground tunnel system is used for utility purposes, said Dave McGarrity, employee at the Steam Plant, which provides the campus with hot water and space heat. The approximately 4-foot-wide 7-foot-high cement tunnels house Western's extensive heating pipes, which bring 330-degree Fahrenheit steam to every building, classroom and dormitory on campus, McGarrity said. "It stays pretty hot down there," said McGarrity, who sometimes works in the tunnels. "But it sure is nice to be down there in the winter time." McGarrity said the tunnels contain raceways for fiber-optic and coaxial wiring, 12,000 volt electrical lines and compressed air lines for the science and engineering buildings. A schematic map of the system shows that the main south tunnel is walkable all the way from the Steam Plant, located behind the Fine Arts building, to Buchanan Towers at Being struck by lightning is rare. Having a disability is not. One in five Americans will acquire a disability in bis or her lifetime. Please support the work of Easter Seals. Creating â€¢lotutwn.i, changing live*. graphic by Jessica Harbert THE WESTERN FRONT This map of Western identifies the main walkable tunnel line and the crawl spaces. The tunnel system reaches every building on campus, providing each building with heat and hot water. Individual off-shoots of the tunnels form connecting systems to all the dormitories. the south end of campus. An offshoot of the main tunnel winds around behind Carver Gym and under Red Square to Old Main. Various walkways and crawl spaces branch off the tunnels and lead to the Ridgeway Complex, Nash Hall, Edens Hall, Mathes Hall and the Fairhaven Complex residence halls. The main paths are walkable but most of the tunnels under the dormitories are mere crawl spaces or manways, McGarrity said. Utility Services director Dave Sherwood said due to the dangerous nature of the tunnels, University Police has security systems in place to prevent unauthorized access. "There was a time in the '70s and '80s when students could get into the tunnels," Sherwood said. "Since then it has become a challenge for students to get in. We're just lucky no one ever got hurt." McGarrity said most large campuses and hospitals have systems such as this. The University of Texas is notable for its extensive tunnel system that links all its buildings together. McGarrity said the Steam Plant was built in 1948 when the university's current boiler was transported out of Old Main. Since then the Steam Plant has expanded in size and has received four new boilers. The boilers burn natural gas to convert into steam, which is then sent to every building on campus via the tunnel system. Construction for the tunnels began in the late 1960s and was complete in 1971, Sherwood said. Condensation from the steam is returned to the Steam Plant as 160-degree Fahrenheit water through another set of pipes. "It's probably the most structurally sound part of Western Washington University," said Steam Plant Assistant Chief Al Wheelan. "[The tunnels] are like bunkers." Wheelan said that during tense times of the Cold War, the tunnel system was used as the designated bomb shelter at Western and was stocked with food and water reserves. Do you have a broken iPod? Get your iPod repaired or Sell us your broken one Fast and Easy Service 24 Hour Turnaround (360)820- 2818 IPod Repair Free pick-up/drop-off located Just up the steps from the Viking Union Post Office Online Courses! â€¢ English 310 (5 credits) Literature Culture IV: 19th and 20th Literature â€¢ Psychology 119 (4 credits) . 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The members, of the Associated Students club, Students Taking Action Now for Darfur (STAND), along with the bands who recently performed at the Darfur Benefit Concert on Feb. 24, held a potluck to celebrate the success of the concert, which raised more than $1,000 for humanitarian aid for the Darfur region of Sudan. Western senior and co-founding member of STAND Sheila Robinson said 185 people attended the benefit concert. The bands, The Love Lights and Yes, Oh Yes did not charge for their performances and The Love Lights donated half of its merchandise profits to STAND, Robinson said. "The concert went really well," said The Love Lights guitarist Rob Stauffer. "A lot of people came and it seemed like CASA the focus stayed with the cause." The Love Lights chose to donate part of its merchandise profits because the Darfur aid was something the band members believed in and it made them feel proactive, Stauffer said. STAND sent the money it raised to AmeriCares, which provides medical supplies to Darfur, a region in western Sudan that is currently facing turmoil due to conflict between the government and its indigenous population. Western junior and co-founding member of STAND Mackenzie Miller said the money STAND raised will help cover part of the shipping costs for the supplies that have already been airlifted to AmeriCares partners on the ground, Save the Children and the International Rescue Committee. "We just got an e-mail from someone on the ground, from Save the Children, saying 'thank you so much for the supplies, you're making a huge difference to the refugees on the ground,' " Miller said. "It was along the lines of 'we couldn't have done this without you.' " Medical supplies are in high demand in the refugee camps in Darfur where many Sudanese are photo by Justin Steyer THE WESTERN FRONT Associated Students club STAND and bands The Love Lights and Yes, Oh Yes celebrate the success of the Darfur Benefit Concert with a potluck on March 6 on the balcony of Viking Union room 464. dying from preventable diseases, such as malaria and cholera, Robinson said. "There's no sewage, no running water and it's too concentrated with people," Miller said. "So the things we send over are fairly basic supplies, things we would take for granted in a doctor's office. They just don't have them." The AmeriCares program sends approximately $3,000 in medical supplies for every $100 it receives due to its contracts with hospitals, Robinson said. Robinson said choosing a charity that has the freedom to call the situation occurring in Darfur a genocide, as Americares does, was important to STAND so it could use the term as well. The United Nations has not labeled it as genocide, but several countries, including the United States, have. Some charity organizations have to be careful about what they advertise and what political stance they take because the Sudanese government could kick them out of the country, Miller said. "[Labeling it a genocide] wouldn't have a huge effect on [AmeriCares] since they're not directly on the ground," Miller said. "That was important to us. We didn't want to have to be secretive about where the money was going." WANTS YOU TO KNOW Western's Sexual Misconduct Policy It is the policy of Western Washington University to provide an environment in which students, staff, and faculty can work, live and study free from all types of sexual misconduct. The range of sexual misconduct includes sexual harassment, sexual intimidation, sexual coercion, sexual assault, and rape. The University will act to prevent and eliminate such behavior. Individuals who engage in such behavior will be subject to sanctions, including written reprimand, suspension, or expulsion. WWU is committed to a comprehensive educational program to promote awareness and prevent the full range of sexual misconduct. WWU provides a range of services to students, faculty, and staff who have experienced sexual misconduct. Contact CASAS at 650-3700 for information on available resources such as counseling, support groups, case management, legal and medical advocacy, academic support, and reporting options.This is a confidential service available 24 hours a day. V*fl CASAS Crime And Sexual Assault Support Services This ad was supported by Grant, No. 2005-WA-AX-0008 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this ad are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Justice. 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For the first time ever, Western will enter the tournament as the No. 8 seed.The Vikingswill play against the host and No. 1 seed, the University of California San Diego at 7:30 p.m. on Friday in the RIMAC Arena in La Jolla, Calif. Dolfo said being an underdog allows the team to play without worrying about expectations. "[Playing as an eighth seed] is actually kind of fun because you can go in without a whole lot of pressure," Dolfo said. . UC San Diego finished the regular season with a 23-4 record and was 10-3 at home. Earlier in the season, the Vikings played UC San Diego in a tournament in Las Vegas and lost 83-64. UC San Diego is ranked No. 14 in the ESPN/ USA Today coaches' poll The Vikings finished the regular season with a win over Central Washington University that gt; propelled them into the postseason and improved their record to 18-9 overall. Although, they were only 7-8 on the road. Western sophomore guard India Soo said watching the tape of the game this week reminded her of how far the Vikings have come this season. "We watched our film When we played [UC San Diego] in Vegas and it was just a huge wake-up call that we are not that team any more," Soo said. She said even though the Vikings are seeded No. 8, the team is hot scared of UC San Diego. After watching the film, she said they realized how many mistakes they made early in the season. UC San Diego senior guard Leora Juster scored 34 points and had 10 assists to help beat the Vikings earlier ill'the season. Juster is UC San Diego's leading scorer and averages 23.2 points per game. For the second year in a row Juster was named the Daktronics NCAA Division II West Region Women's Basketball Player of the Year. see PLAYOFFS page 13 â€¢ New linebackers coach brings experience Casey Gainor THE WESTERN FRONT Mawuli Davis said his coaching philosophy is that every day is a chance to get better, and he plans to incorporate that into the Western football program. Davis joined the team's coaching staff in January to take over as the linebackers coach and Western head coach Robin Ross said he's a perfect fit. Davis, 26, takes over for former linebacker coach Al Genatone, who left the team after only three months. "I think we're primed and ready to go," Davis said. "I'm excited and fired up" Davis comes to Western from a Division I school. He worked as a graduate assistant and assistant linebacker coach the past two seasons at University of Texas at El Paso. Before that he worked as ^ an assistant coach at Skyline High School in Oakland, Calif. . "I'm getting the chance to pass down my leadership and put these guys in a position to be successful â€” that's kind of my mission statement," Davis said. Davis, an Oakland native, played 1 for New Mexico State University for three seasons before transferring to Washington State University. He played one season for the Cougar team that played in the 2003 Rose Bowl. "He brings a lot of enthusiasm and experience with him," Western head coach Robin Ross said. "He played the position at a high level and I think that can kind of give a little more credibility to a coach. He knows what it takes to succeed at the position and a lot of times players learn more from players." Ross and Davis both said the key element for the linebackers next season will be staying healthy. Davis said he has already started working with players. He said he is getting prepared for spring practices, which begin April 14. The annual spring game, an inter-squad scrimmage, is on May 12. 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Western is ranked 10th nationally and stands in 2nd place in the Pacific Northwest Collegiate Lacrosse League (PNCLL), division B. "The team has been talking about this weekend since the first day of the season," said Western senior and head coach Jesse Savage. "We've been practicing everyday for the past eight weeks so it's, going to be a really exciting game." Western reloaded this season with a strong crop of rookie players. "We've gained an entirely new team that's more committed," Savage said. Western senior attackman Andy Young, ranks 1st in the nation in points, averaging eight per game. Young played his freshman year but took three years off before returning this season. "We have a strong offensive line with Young," Savage said.. "There is just no stopping Andy because he is great at assisting, scoring and lays big hits on the field." With all returning midfield. players, Western sophomore Cody Eludorn is one of the most important players in the line-up, Savage said. Eludorn transfered from Colorado State University this year. "He is a real solid player that has had really good coaching, and played with good teams in the past," Savage said. "There is no doubt that the midfield players are the backbone of the team." Western junior midfielder Russ Chiupka said the big difference this year with the team is the number of players. "Even though were not that strong, we have a lot of players," Chiupka said. "We won't run ourselves out." Western senior Jim Baumstark, a defensive coach and player, said the game will be interesting to watch because all the players on the defensive line are rookies except him. "We have a great line of defenders this year, including rookie freshman Adam Estine," Baumstark said. "He has a really â€¢ PLAYOFFS from 12 Western senior guard Mollie Stelmack leads the Vikings in scoring at 15.9 points per game. Stelmack was a first-team selection on the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's All Star Team and a second- team pick on the Daktronics NCAA Division II West Region Women's ' . tJtmmmmmmmtmmmmmmmmmmn $jm$MMA) --* Ngw i-luag SeLectien if Silxterf Stents * Precious statue %wd$ gt; * That, ivx,do\ gt;ie ia\A'Â§ Tu.rtei.sh -Silver * Italia^ B\A,ameltd ^silver s.ilVÂ£rfwdw% with imbedded s gt;to\AÂ£ ~ Now Hiring Â« Historic Fairhaven, 1001 Harris B'ham. Â£60) 671-5655 Basketball All-Star Team. Western sophomore forward Willow Cabe said Western's defense will allow the Vikings to keep the game fast-paced. "We need to force them into making bad decisions and getting turnovers so that we can get into our running game," Cabe said. "If we can't do that then they probably will be able to slow us down some." Joining Western in San Diego are two GNAC teams â€” GNAC champs Seattle Pacific University as the No. 3 seed and University of Alaska Fairbanks as No. 4. photo by Mark Malijan THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior attackman Andy Young shoots against Pacific Lutheran University on March 3 on the Turf Field on campus. good sense of anticipating plays from the opposing team." For the upcoming match this weekend, Western plans to watch game tapes of Montana to prepare for their offensive tactics, Savage said. "I would definitely say we are ready for this game," Chiupka said. Western lost last year to Montana on the Grizzlies' home field. "Towards the end of last season we started losing players. so we had no-depth to run with them," Baumstark said. "But we do now and that's what's going to be exciting to see." Western plays Whitman College at 1 p.m on March 10 and plays Montana at 12 p.m. on March 11. Both games are on the Turf Field on campus. 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Before I came to Western, I knew of Fairhaven's hippie reputation, being referred to as the University of California Berkeley of the Northwest. I heard stories of dread-locked socially conscious students who created their own majors. I heard about free-spirited students who embraced anything organic, sustainable or politically active, such as protesting wars. If there is one thing I'm going to regret before leaving Western next quarter it will probably be not taking any Fairhaven classes. I was told to stay clear of Fairhaven if I ever wanted to be taken seriously. It's a joke, one friend said to me, "do you want a job when you graduate?" another friend admonished. The concept of masterfully creating my major and ungraded finals seemed radical to me. After all, since grade school I have been marked, graded, evaluated and quizzed. I took pride in my near perfect grade point average in high school and every "A" I recieved on a paper. I thought college would be different, less rote men and more analytical. But, I was wrong. My freshman and sophomore years I sat in huge lecture classes where I rarely interacted with students or the professor. I was memorizing facts and filling in answer bubbles. There were times I wrote papers in class and the only feedback I received from my professor was "good job." A liberal arts education is supposed to push students to develop their intellectual curiosity, encourage students to ask questions and explore uncertainty. How can this be accomplished when professors don't expect much more from students than bubbled-in tests? The education at Fairhaven is drastically different than a Western education. Fairhaven students don't rely on pre-determined majors, instead they create their own, giving students the flexibility to sculpt majors to fit their academic interests. Forget large, impersonal lecture classes â€” students are taught in a small seminar format where enrollment rarely exceeds 20 students and sometimes two professors teach a class. "If there is one thing I'm going to regret before leaving Western next quarter it will probably be not taking any Fairhaven classes." Another difference between Western and Fairhaven is students do not receive letter grades, but instead are given narrative evaluations from professors, in addition to writing their own self- evaluations, for each class. Other Washington colleges, such as the Evergreen State College and Antioch University, also use the narrative self-assessment system. see FAIRHAVEN page 15 â€¢ I saw "Pan's Labyrinth" when I was 8, thinking it was a modern fairytale... but when I came out I had gray hair and was 106 years old!! Basically, that movie sucks!! Cartoon by Tristan Hobson THE WESTERN FRONT Put down the textbook and become involved Western provides a plethora of opportunities for' students to take part in their community and make a difference for their peers. With the Associated Student (AS) job elections starting in the next two weeks, now is the time to broaden your extracurricular horizons. Many benefits exist for you to help out in your community. The experience teaches you professional skills, helps strengthen your resume and encourges you to meet new people. If you are the type of person who wants a change in your community or your school, then becoming involved with clubs or school activities will help you achieve these goals. Various outreach services, such as the Sexual Awareness Center, are available on campus that benefit the lives of both campus and community members. Find an issue close to your heart and pursue outreach in that area, such as promoting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered awareness. Even a small effort could mean a lot to someone in need. Being involved with your school is a time commitment. Don't try to push your limits if you have a busy schedule and manage your time wisely. The Research and Outreach (ROP) office offers positions that statisfy individual outreach missions depending on the area of interest. They are educational because they allow you gain experience in a work place. No matter what field you are studying, acquiring good communication skills will help you in future jobs and life. Potential employers recognize involvement in any extracurricular activities as signs of maturity. They know clubs and campus jobs teach you vital skills that you can't learn in a classroom. Instead of sitting down to read a book about your desired profession, go out and participate in activities related to it. For example, you can't learn proper communication skills or how to interact with coworkers from a lecture class. These are skills that you would better learn in real-life situations, such as the opportunity for communication majors to be Instructional Assistants for the Communcations Frontline editorials reflect the opinion of the editorial board and not the staff or advertisers of The Western Front. 101 class. Leadership positions, such as those with a club or the AS, teach you organizational, professional and work-related skills. The experience will teach you how to be accountable for yourself and how to manage others. The prospect of a leadership position might seem daunting, but you get as much out of it as you put into it; meaning the experience will only be educational if you make it a learning experience. Don't.take a leadership position just to bolster your resume with extracurriculars â€” take it because you want to. Becoming involved with your major is beneficial. Most majors have opportunity that will provide world experience. For instance, education majors must teach in a classroom before they can get their degrees. It gives them major- related experience, communication and organizational skills. School involvement doesn't necessarily mean joining a club or taking a leadership position. Participation in intramural sports would provide the same benefits. With spring just around the corner, sports will encourage you to get outside and interacting with fellow students. Joining a club or applying for leadership position opens up your social circle â€” introducing you to people you otherwise would not have met. Community involvement not only has the power to mature you, but to affect the lives of community members. Those who are always complaining about wanting to make a difference should just go for it. You can't complain about nothing happening unless you help make that change in your community. There are lessons you can't learn from a textbook or a lecture class. Participating in a club or having a leadership position under your belt will only help further your career. Become involved with your community and start building your future now. The editorial board is comprised of Editor-in- Chief Nicole Lanphear, Managing Editor Amy Harder, Opinion Editor Ryan White, advertising office representative Kayla Britt and student-at-large senior ZachFrazier. ---------- Western Front 2007 March 09 - Page 15 ---------- WesternFrontOnline.com OPINION Friday, March 9, 2007 | 15 Celebrate Shabbat 100 despite religious affiliations Backman Top 10 Reasons to go to Shabbat 100 at the Viking Union this Friday 1. Matzah balls: the ultimate Jewish weapon. 2. It's not Yom Kippur, yet there are so many people gathered. 3. Cheaper then renting Borat. Come watch a hilarious play written by Western senior Rachel Hansen. 4. What else are you going to do, study? 5. Experience a tradition that predates Xbox and leaves everyone feeling like a winner. 6. Because Shabbat 100 is not about selling one way of life, it's about every way of life. 7. You've seen a Hasidic reggae singer, but have you seen Jewish rappers? 8. For one night let's forget about what sets us apart but celebrate what unites us. Plus there is food involved. 9. You haven't lived until you try gefilte fish. 10. Top 10 reason to come to Shabbat 100 is that without you it's only 99. The Jewish student clubs on Western's campus invite all students to experience the Jewish Sabbath to its fullest capacity tonight at Shabbat 100. The event is about celebrating the Jewish culture in a non- denominational, warm atmosphere; the celebration of a culture, and a tradition, that is many centuries older than "Fiddler on the Roof." Western students are invited to enjoy traditional Sabbath foods, such as gefilte fish, matzah ball soup, a variety of kugels, challah rolls, salads, desserts and "Cultural experiences, dialogue and education breed tolerence and break down the barriers between man, and in our case, fellow students." vegetarian options. In a culturally diverse world, one can get caught up in the elements that divide us, whether it be religion, politics, or social issues. We can mistakenly make assumptions about a faith, about a group or an individual that are inaccurate. Cultural experiences, dialogue, and education breed tolerance and break down the barriers between people, and in our case fellow students. That is what . Shabbat 100 is about. For non-Jewish students, it is about learning about a culture, celebrating the human spirit within that unites us, regardless of our beliefs or practices. For Jewish students it is an opportunity to take pride in our more than 3,000-year history, and to experience our heritage and celebrate our future, regardless of what path we may choose. Western's "Shabbat 100," spearheaded by Chabad Jewish Student Organization and co-hosted with Hillel is sponsored in part by the Regional Offices of Chabad-Lubavitch of Washington state and Seattle, and The Ufaratzta Fund. -Levi Backman is the Rabbi for Chabad Student Organization Versatile course background impresses future employers â€¢ FAIRHAVEN mm 14 The purpose of these self-evaluations is for students to gauge their personal learning. Fairhaven professor Teri McMurtry- Chubb said grades are not the best indicators of the effort a student can put forth in a course. Grades don't tell much about a student but is rather an assessment of a skill in a particular structure. Say a student fails a paper but works and hard ends up with a "C" for the quarter. That letter grade doesn't reflect the long hours a student put in or the skills they learned in order to improve that paper. Many majors, such as journalism, have seminar courses where students reflect on their course experience, but it is usually the night before they graduate. I can understand the difficulty of individually evaluating each student â€” it would be a daunting task for professors who already deal with overcrowded classes. It wouldn't be realistic for Western students to self-evaluate in every class, but maybe the university could focus on a couple of core classes where students could attach their evaluations to their transcript. Do employers look down upon self-evaluations? Quite to the contrary, Chubb said. Some Fairhaven graduates go on to Ivy League law schools and employers can appreciate a student who can evaluate their strengths and weaknesses. The ability to evaluate oneself objectively is a valuable life skill useful long after college is over. 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Show more2009_0127 ---------- Page 1 ---------- CAMPUS CHILDCARE HELPS STUDENTS, FACULTY AND-STAFF WHO HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN PAGE 6 Tuesday, January 27, 2009 THE WESTE AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERgtf^SjNCE .1970 1 W E S T E R N F R 0 N T 0 N L I N E . N E T WESTERN1 MEN AND WOMEN BASKETBALL TEAMS NOTCH DOUBLE-DIGIT VICTORIES PAGE 10 ONT "It's impossible to protect [Western's] academic reputation with what the senate is asking us to do." -Bruce Shepard, Western president Senators warn Western to brace for worst Josh Stilts THE WESTERN FRONT Washington State Sens. Derek Kilmer and Rodney Tom warned Western to brace for the worst-case scenario in a letter e-mailed Friday morning to Western President Bruce Shepard and other university administrators. , Potentially, Western's $21.7 million budget, cut could become a $36 million cut that would be disastrous to the Western experience, Associated Students (AS) Legislative Liaison Morgan Holmgren said. With the state revenue budget due in mid-March, state legislators wanted Western to prepare for more reductions if necessary, as initial revenue projections have not looked good, Holmgren said. Classes normally offered four or five times per quarter could be combined to form larger classes or limited to once or twice per quarter, he said. "Class sizes would have to increase," Holmgren said. "[Potentially] a class like Introduction to Chemistry could increase from 50 students to 100 students." "It's impossible to protect [Western's] academic reputation with what the senate is asking us to do," Shepard said. Increased cuts and/or reductions could also bring a less personal experience to Western as professors could have fewer, office hours to work with students, Holmgren said. Although the AS stance is still firmly against increasing tuition, Western's Associate Vice President for University Relations Sherry Burkey suggested that if more cuts and reductions are needed, the 7 percent tuition cap needs to have flexibility. "At this point we'd love to have the governor's proposed cuts," Burkey said. Western has never had to deal with such drastic cuts with so many students, she said. Past budget reductions in 1981 through 1983 were much smaller in comparisonâ€” 12 to 13 percentâ€” and were made approximately every six months, she said. A budget proposal of this magnitude could create a feeling of instability, Holmgren said. Unpredictability leads to fear and apprehensionâ€”emotions students, faculty and staff should not have to feel, he said. The operating budget for Western is nearly $128 million, with 60 percent of the revenue coming from state appropria-see BUDGET page 5 Gregoire approves Miller funding Photos courtesy of Western Washington University Libraries Special Collections TOP (1960): Students walk past the Campus Elementary School, now part of Miller Hall, in 1960. The building sits in a field that later became Red Square. BOTTOM (1970): Students walk across Red Square in front of Miller Hall in 1970. After being closed in 1967/Miller Hall reopened with a new southern wing and courtyard. Brynn Regan THE WESTERN FRONT Historic Miller Hall is ready to undergo renovations in April as soon as the state legislature approves Governor Christine Gregoire's Washington Jobs Now initiative which she disclosed on Jan. 15. Western would receive $57.5 million for the renovation as part of Gregoire's $1.2 billion economic stimulus package. The package is designed to get "ready-to- go" projects underway to increase employment in the state and improve the economy as soon as possible, said Karina Shagren, deputy communications director for the governor's office. "This has been a long-range plan of the university to renovate [Miller Hall]," said Ed Simpson, the assistant director of the Facilities Design and Construction Association for Western.. The renovation of Miller Hall has been on Western's ten- year capital budget plan since 2003 and is necessary to the "development and modernization of the university's academic core," according to Western's 2009-2011 biennium report. "The state moved the project back one budget cycle [two years] after the pre-design because other construction projects around the state were more imperative," said Michael Henniger, associate dean of the Woodring College of Education. The renovation was originally planned to begin in late summer, but will start sooner with the help of the governor. The earlier the project begins, the more beneficial it would be to the university, Simpson said. see MILLER page 3 Sustainability office introduces new program Michael Johnson THE WESTERN FRONT Western's Sustainable Transportation Office and University Residences have come together to introduce a new travel desk program in the Buchanan Towers Residence Hall to help students find cheaper and more convenient methods of transportation regionally and locally. The office created the desk to answer students' questions about how to get around the Bellingham and Puget Sound areas without having to use a car. The see DESK page 5 i^^~^:f lt;^:^-z mwmMwi n... Â«v- Photo by Carolyn Copsted THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior Zoey Brodsky, Buchanan Towers Transportation Desk Coordinator, shows sophomore Michael Lang a walking trails map Tuesday night. ---------- Page 2 ---------- See more online at www.vvesternfrontonIine.net Tuesday â€¢ January 27? 20091 The Western Front mmmmi^m^^^^gmmimmegm ^SSttSBl^SiWKSlillljBii ^^^P|^g|^|||^|i;|||||||| l|lj^jH^i|^ii|^|i|i|jj|||| ISIi^BlliSii^fttei^BilBi photo by Carolyn Copsted THE WESTERN FRONT I ^ S M p l l i ^ i f t M ^ ^ ^ ^ M i i i Western sophomore Michael Suzuki (far left) sits in the Western Gallery Monday morning working on an assignment for Mark KunfaVln-troduction to the Art of Theatre class. The current exhibit, "Ken Butler: Hybrid Visions," opened last week and runs through March 14. Liberal studies lecture will discuss Judaism, Christianity and Islam Western's liberal studies department will host a lecture by David Nirenberg called "Sibling Rivalries: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam" at 4 p.m., Feb. 5 in Communication Facility room 110. Nirenberg studies medieval ideas involving social relations, communication and exchange, as well as Muslims, Jews and Christians in medieval Europe and the Mediterranean. This is the first lecture in the liberal studies departments' new annual series of lectures, by people in interdisciplinary studies, that include topics such as the history of culture and religion. Western grad students recite poetry and prose at local museum English department graduate students from Western will read selections of their poetry and prose at the 10th Annual Graduate Student Sampler hosted by Western at 7 p.m., Jan. 31 in the Rotunda Room at the Whatcom Museum. Students will read samples of poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction pieces. The event is free arid open to the public. Western blood drive set for Jan. 27to Jan. 29 The Puget Sound Blood Center will be at Western from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Jan. 27 to Jan. 29 collecting donations. With just one pint of blood, donors can help three patients. Donors are encouraged to bring friends and to donate earlier in the day to avoid long lines. The blood drive is located in Viking Union room 565 and in -the Mini Mobile in Red Square. fci: Donors must be 18 years or older and weigh at least 110 pounds. Donors cannot have received a tattoo in the last year. Look for coverage on the blood drive in Feb. 3's issue of The Western Front. Performing Arts Center hosts pianist Wayne Horvitz Jan. 28 The music department will host composer and pianist Wayne Horvitz and his Gravitas Quartet at 8 p.m., Jan. 28 in the Performing Arts Center Concert Hall. The performance will be'comprised of piano, cello, bassoon and trumpet, and will blend jazz and modern music to create unique sounds. The tickets are $7 for students and $ 10 for general admission. Dean of Huxley College appointed to serve on conservation committee Dean of Western's Huxley College of the Environment Brad Smith was recently appointed to the Commission of Education and Communication Steering Committee. The committee is part of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which is based in Switzerland. IUCN helps bring together non-government organizations, United Nations organizations ,*Iocal communities and other companies in order to find answers to major environmental issues. Indigenous artists visit Fairhaven Jan. 29 .Fairhaven College hosts "Contemporary Sovereignty: War, Spirituality Identity," a panel discussion on the role of indigenous artists in society, at 5:30 p.m., Jan. 29 in the Fairhaven Presentation Hall. It will include a presentation from Tlingit artist Tanis S'eiltin, guest co-curator of Whatcom Museum of History and Art's "Tresspassing." The exhibit features native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian artists. "Contemporary Sovereignty" will also include a panel with artists John Feodorov and Roxanne Chinook, whose work can be seen in the "Tresspassing" exhibit. . lIHIBSBIIilittlpSSiBSli l i i i i i ^^ WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING 251 BELL1NGHAM, WA 98225 SEND PRESS RELEASES TO: press@westernfrontonline.net EDITORIAL DEPARMENT (360) 650-3162 Editor in chief Zacl lt; H a l e ' editor@westernfrontonline.net Managing editor... ...Rebecca Rayner, managing@westernfrontonline.net News editor......... Jeff Twining, news@westernfrontonline.net News editor"............. â€¢ Katherine Garvey, news@westernfrontonline.net Arts editor. Andrew Frazier, artsandlife@westernfrontonline.net Life editor........... Audrey Dubois-Boutet, artsandlife.@westernfrontonline.net Sports editor. â€¢ Stephanie Castillo, sports@westernfrontonline.net Opinion editor........ 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Opinions and stories in the newspaper have no connection with advertising. News content is determined by student editors. Staff reporters are involved in a course in the department of journalism, but any student en; rolled at Western may offer stories to the editors. Members of the Western community are entitled to a single free copy of each issue of the Western Front. ---------- Page 3 ---------- westernfrontonline.net I Tuesday â€¢ January 27,2009 NEWS I 3 MIllER^^ building into east and west wings from 1 A jump-start on the renovation would allow the plan some flexibility in time to allow inspectors to look at the building after the demolition and later stages of the process, Simpson said. . Western is eager to renovate Miller Hall because of the severity of the building's Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) issues, Simpson said. A majority of the building is inaccessible for people who use wheelchairs and does not comply with ADA standards, Simpson said. The ramps inside Miller, which were originally built for the elementary school in the 1940s, are not up to ADA code. The multiple levels of Miller and the layout of the building also cause confusion, he said. Taking out the ramps and installing new two-sided elevators will solve many of these problems, he said. The building will be split into designated, east and west wings. The renovation will add half-flight stairs inside the building that will compliment the elevators to improve accessibility, Simpson said. "We are also going to be incorporating some sustainable features," Simpson said. "The design and construction are scheduled to be LEED silver rated." Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a sustainability rating system awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council. A silver rating is one step above the Academic Instruction Center's [AIC] certfication. All state facilities are trying to target a silver rating, Simpson said. photo by Carolyn Copsted THE WESTERN FRONT Current view of Miller Hall. The building's tower on the left was part of the original structure built in 1943. In 1967, Miller Hall underwent a major renovation during which the portion of building to the right was added. The timing of the renovation coincides with the opening of the AIC, which allows more space to relocate the students and faculty who work in Miller, Simpson said. The psychology department already moved to the AIC. The first phase of the project will be renovating the portion of the building directly adjacent to Red Square, which was constructed in 1967. see MILLER page 4 Know your options. Be informed. ni!j{)i!i:l â€¢ jiriviifiv â€¢ lii.'ilinij â€¢iinswiirs ---------- Page 4 ---------- 4 I NEWS Tuesday â€¢ January 27,20091 The Western Front Temporary hiring policy aimed at improving morale Skyler Wilder THE WESTERN FRONT Western President Bruce Shepard recently approved a temporary policy designed to alert faculty and staff to vacant positions before making the job listings available to the public. Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs George Pierce introduced the policy in early January to the campus community and outlined the procedure under which the policy will be carried out. In an e-mail, Pierce described the policy as promoting department flexibility in order to retain high quality faculty and staff without sacrificing fair hiring practices, as well as providing diverse opportunities. "It's a way in which to keep our employees employed," Pierce said. "That's going to be very critical." The policy calls for a combination of an internal search for candidates, an internal reassignment of someone within the department or an internal placement from somewhere within the campus community to fill a vacant position. When the administration is looking to fill a position, a hiring authority, either the president or vice presidents, must approve an internal search, internal reassignment or internal placement. Preceding appointment, the director of human resources, the appropriate dean or department head and the vice provost for equal opportunity will conduct a review of the candidate. Eighty-five percent of Westerns' budget is spent on paid employee positions, but despite the recent budget cuts, this policy is not designed to save any money, Shepard said. "It's designed to improve morale," he said. Shepard said the policy-is a way for the university has to circumvent some of the restrictions in the hiring processes to take advantage of people who are already on Western's payroll whose jobs might be affected by the budget cuts. The temporary policy is effective through June 30,2011. Shepard said Western's current search for a provost will not be affected by this policy because the policy's stipulations are only designed to find opportunities for those staff and faculty who are in jeopardy of losing there jobs due to a budget cut. Chyerl Wolfe-Lee, Western's director of human resources, has played a key role in creating the policy. Currently there are no vacant positions posted on the Internal Only Classified Staff Openings Web page accessible through Western's human resources Web site. â€¢ A listing was recently posted for Capital Budget Analyst and Wolfe-Lee said the listing generated interest and candidates are currently being reviewed. Wolfe- Lee said Gov. Gregoire has asked other state agencies to attempt to fill positions within the state before searching outside the state. To clarify the aim of the policy Shepard said, "It's a small part of a much bigger focus we need to have. This budget crisis is going to end, they always do. We need to stay focused on where we want to be as a university in the future." MILLER: Renovation could be completed in two years from 3 During this time, the education department will be relocated into the older section of the building on the eastern-most side of campus, Simpson said. When that renovation is completed, the education department will move back into the newly-rerioVated section of the building while the older wing is worked on, Henniger said. "We know there are times when we will be inconvenienced by the remodel, but for the most part we are very excited about the space we will have after the work is completed," Henniger said. Classes inside Miller Hall will also have to be relocated to other buildings, Simpson said. The modern and classical language [MCL] department will stay in the humanities building until the renovation is done and will then move into one side of Miller and occupy three floors, said Dr. Vicki Hamblin, "professor in the MCL department. The MCL department committee has met with architects, facilities management and space administration to help plan and understand the renovation process, Hamblin said. "Our faculty will be happy to move to a new location that we have had a hand in planning and that will be better suited to our administrative and eurricular organizations," she said. The department will have an administrative suite, so communication can be easily facilitated between faculty, staff and students. They will also have two designated lab classrooms for language studies, Hamblin said. "We are excited that our renovated building will be a healthy place to work and learn, a space that is welcoming to all who come here and a 'green' building that matches our college's commitment to sus-tainability," Henniger said. If the legislature approves Gregoire's initiative, Western plans to have the-reno-vation completed in two years, Simpson said. Shagren said the governor is pushing for a quick decision by Washington's legislature, which would allow Western to start the renovation as soon as possible. WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY yob... LOVE it! 1 M 3 Learn More Apply Online! www.nssfo.wwu.edu App. Deadline: Fri., Jan. 30 @ 5 p.m. If you have questions, visit nssfo.wwn.edu or contact New Student Services/Family Outreach at 360.650.3846 or in Old Main 330F. Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management WWU College of Business and Economics Job Placement iBBBIiiUK^^Bfii Come Join APICS! What: Greg Strickland (Genie Industries) "Kanban and Pull Systems - Practical Implementation and Overview" When: This Wednesday. Jan 28th. 6-7pm Where: Parks Hall 146 ---------- Page 5 ---------- westernfrontonline.net I Tuesday â€¢ January 27,2009 NEWS I 5 BUDGnrW^ cuts could nearly double by March from 1 -tions and the other 40 percent coming from tuition, according to the 2008-09 University Planning and Budgeting Guide. The senators asked Shepard to provide his ideas for which programs, faculty and/or staff could be cut or reduced by Feb. 6. The deadline is intended to give the senators a more realistic impression of the damages Western could suffer and assist in the state policy committee's hearing, which predicts where state funds are to be allotted. Information from the hearings will help refine preparation for further hearings later in the legislative session. "This is the dance we have to dance," Shepard said. "The senators are asking [Western] to explore options. We're looking at [all of Western] to make strategic decisions instead of slashing across the board." After Western's football team's demise, no other programs have been discussed for reduction or elimination, Shepard said. "When things look positive, they don't turn out that well," Shepard said. "When things look really bad, they never turn out that badly." 11% SENATORS' ADDITIONAL CUT infographic by Brandon Kays 17% GOV. CHRIS GREGOIRE'S THE WESTERN FRONT SUGGESTED CUT TOTAL CUT_ â€¢ OF 28% ~ : Sens. Derek Kilmer and Rodney Tom's proposed budget cut would increase Western's cut from $21.7 million to $36 million. Western's current operating budget is $128 million. h DESK: Focus is on informing students about alternative modes of transportation from 1 desk also offers information about using the bus system, biking, walking or hiking around the area. Headed by Carol Berry, Western's sustainable transportation program manager, the travel desk is open in Buchanan Towers from 6 to 8 p.m. and .is financed by Western's Sustainable Transportation Office. "I know it can be kind of intimidating to ask 'I want to go there but I don't know how,'" Berry said. While the desk is meant to be a source of information to students, Berry said she would also like to use it to see what Western students already know about alternative transportation options, she said. Another goal is to find put how many students have cars on and around campus and use that information to help determine if Western actually needs more parking, Berry said. She said students do not want new spaces because they would be expensive and destroy lawns. Building parking lots can cost anywhere from $500,000 to $2 million and parking permit revenue, which would pay for the construction, has not increased due to students using alternative transportation, Berry said. Kim Edwards, fiscal specialist for Western's Public Safety Department, said parking revenue has decreased from $600,000 in December 2007 to $559,000 last December. Western's budget did not include any large parking projects this year, but lower parking revenue can delay the time it takes to raise funds for projects like resurfacing parking lots, Western's Parking Services C AMPU ACTIVITIES SHOWCASE! 4 9Q0PEOPI.E IA DANCE PERFORMANCES INTERACTIVE GAMES , â€¢_â€¢ | 1 â€¢ â€¢ " â€¢ â€¢ 1 * Â» AND TONS b r INFO ON HOW PRlfcfc3! gt; YOM CAN ^J#TO*bN CAMPUS ^â€¢i':Â«:^Â« gt;:Â«^s ^2^:v'. fm itisAWH*^?^ Manager Julia Gassman said. Gassman said the decrease in revenue is because more students are deciding to walk, carpool or take the bus instead of buying a parking permit. Part of the growth in bus ridership came from the universal bus pass Western students voted on last year. All students taking six or more credits pay a mandatory $25 fee per quarter for a bus pass, which pays for the bus staff and the late night shuttle that runs from campus to downtown Bellirigham until 2 a.m. The travel desk will be open through the end of spring quarter. The decision to renew the program will be up to University Residences, and depends on how often students use it, Berry said. Kay McMuiren, program assistant for student transportation, said the Sustainable Transportation Office and University Residences finalized how the travel desk would work last summer and advertised a job opening during the first week of fall quarter. Fairhaven senior Zoey Brodsky, who was hired to pilot the program, works the desk and fields student questions about transportation around Bellingham. The Sustainable Transportation Of-. fice interviewed 15 applicants to run the desk and ultimately hired Brodsky, an English literature major. "I think they chose me because I'm a senior and I know the student body pretty well," Brodsky said. "I'm also really experienced with the local buses and other forms of transportation." The most popular transportation option Brodsky has given to students recently is the $5 bus route to Seattle using the student bus pass on local buses. *We Love STUDENTS ! * We treat students with RESPECT and DIGNITY. We Offer the *B VALUE SERVICE LOCATION AMENITIES We Are The Only Apartment Buildings Where: RENT INCLUDES ALL UTILITIES, CABLE AND HIGH SPEED INTERNET We Have On Site Management /Leasing Office. OPEN MONDAY-SATURDAY 8:30am-5:00pm JANITORIAL/MAINTENANCE on SITE 5 DAYS a week 3 Buildings Right Across THE STREET FROM WHO. OH BUS ROUTE, CLOSE TO FOOD, SHOPPING AND SERVICES. All Buildings Have on Site Laundry Facilities. Choose Your Priority. Different Units Offer WASHERS/DRYERS, BALCONIES PRIVATE OR SHARED, LARGE BEDROOMS, LARGE LIVING ROOMS and PRIVATE VANITIES. BILL MCDONALD PARKWAY PAINLESS Properties, LLC SHORT TERM LEASES AVAILABLE JANUARY THRU AUGUST ---------- Page 6 ---------- 6 I Ttaesday â€¢ January 27,20091 The Western Front Western's Associated Students Child Development Center offers students, faculty and staff optio Amanda Halle THE WESTERN FRONT While many college students may feel overwhelmed by their responsibilities and school workload, some Western students have a commitment that takes precedence over all else: a child. To help manage these responsibilities, Western offers a licensed preschool that gives children a chance for education while their parents pursue theirs. Since the early 1970s, Western's Associated Students Child Development Center has been making life a little easier for student-parents. Located underneath Fairhaven residence hall stacks 11 and 12, the Child Development Center offers affordable, high-quality child care to students and faculty who have children ages 2-5. Of the 56 children the center currently serves, 60 percent are children of Western students and the other 40 percent are children of faculty and staff, said Patricia Ashby, director of the Child Development Center. The center has a waiting list of children wanting to be enrolled, but top priority goes to student-parents, she said. "Our student-parents are very motivated students because they see that by getting their education they will be able to better support men-children," Ashby said. Western senior Erin Greer, 26, and her 3-year-old daughter Sophia came to Western and the Child Development Center in the fall of 2007. Being a single student-parent, Greer said she knows the importance of having a schedule and prioritizing her responsibilities. "You have the responsibility of class and homework,' but you also have this little person to watch over as well," she said. Greer's day begins at 6 a.m. when she wakes up and gets herself andSophia ready for school. She drops Sophia off at the Child Development Center in time to get to her 8 a.m. class, works on either homework or exercises at the gym between classes and then picks Sophia up in the afternoon. Once Greer gets home, parent responsibilities take priority, she said. After making dinner, starting laundry and doing other household photo by Katie Greene THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior Aurora Edwards, 31, and her 3-year-old son Bridger watch a bulldozer from the Fairhaven playground Monday. chores, Greer puts Sophia to bed. "If I am not completely exhaus do homework until about 11 "she s it done." The center's fees are offered or monthly income. The scale also dej ing in the parent's household. Wesi projected income. To receive the lowest available "parent hours," volunteering at least -.er's assistant in their child's class, A "It gives parents a chance for h; as well as forming relationships wit! The center's classes focus on. child's age. The center is split into and 4 and 5-year-olds. The children campus to the Wade King Student R; nasium and the art studios. Parents may choose to have the 22-50 hours a week and may drop their own schedule and what they ca Western senior Aurora Edwar lt; Bridger and is working toward an She said she loves engaging in par nection to her son's child care. Edw ern and the Child Development Cei stay in the program until Bridger m lt; Like many areas of the univea will suffer from the recent state-wt The center will lose their two parti pay their salaries run out, and.Asht will renew them. The center's goal j feet the child care tuition rate, whit she said. , "It is a hard economic time esi Students board a 80X Shuttle Monday. Going to Mt. Vernon is the first bus in an alternative route home for southbound students. ioht budget Kendall Mercer THE WESTERN FRONT Traveling by. either plane, train or automobile, n trek off campus every quarter, leaving behind the ro hills and frigid bay waters of Bellingham to head ba and families. Students who do not own their own car and look to travel home often use Bellingham's various form tion, including public transit, Amtrak and Greyhound A trip to Seattle and back costs students from depending on the chosen mode of transportation. Western sophomore Rebecca Jensen said taking home had been more cost-efficient than driving in tt no longer sure that she is getting her money's worth. A luggage limit and the extra time added to th lt; scheduled stops has led her to consider other modes as carpooling, she said. "Now that gas is so cheap, compared to when I tc it's a little bit too expensive, I think, because I could for a tankof gas and be done," Jensen said. With gas prices declining over the past several rrj to assume that alternative transportation providers^ ---------- Page 7 ---------- westernfrontonIine.net I Tuesday â€¢ January 27,2009 I 7 :ed by that point, I will stay up and ud. "But sometimes I just can't get fa sliding scale based on a parent's fends on the number of people liv-ern's tuition is deducted from their tuition rate, parents can engage in two hours every week to be a teach-shby said, tnds-on learning with their children other parents," Ashby said. different areas depending on the two classes, the 2 and 3-year-olds often travel with their class across creation Center pool, Carver Gym-r child in the center anywhere from Â»ff and pick up their child based on n afford, Ashby said. s,31, is the mother of 3-year-old early elementary education major, nt hours and enjoys feeling a con-irds and her son also came to West-ter in fall of 2007, and they plan to gt;ves on to kindergarten, ity, the Child Development Center le budget cuts in the coming year, ime teachers when the grants that y said she does not think the state 5 to avoid letting the budget cut af-i has been the same for two years, icially for parent students, so [rais-photo by Katie Greene THE WESTERN-FRONT Mary Hall reads a book, "The Fire Cat," Monday while Edwards sits with her son Bridger. Parents who want to pay a lower tuition rate for child care can volunteer two hours per week to help teachers at the Child Development Center. ing the tuition] will be our last resort," Ashby said. Barbi McLain, 27^ is a graduate student in Western's English department and[the: mother^6f 5-year-6ld Ella. She said she finds the center helpful because she is teaching an English 101 course and taking graduate courses. "Finding affordable child care that allows me time for school is almost impossible," she said. "But here, Ella can get a good education while I get mine." Four full-time teachers, two part-time teachers and 35 student employees staff the center. Most of the students working in the center are early elementary education or special education majors from Woodring College of Education. Ashby said she thinks being connected with Woodring through student teachers is one of the reasons their child care is high quality. "We work closely with [Woodring] to make sure we are providing the most up-to-date and research-based methods of childhood education," Ashby.said. Western junior Emily Foster has been working in the center since her freshman year, and said the experience is what made her decide to major in special education and early elementary education. She said she feels her experiences working in the center's classrooms are preparing her for her future career. "We .have so many great projects and ideas here at the center that I have literally started writing them down on my own to use in future classrooms," Foster said. Even with the center's resources, Greer said being a student-parent has its trials. But she said she believes any parent can finish their education if they put their mind to it. "It's all about seeing into the future," she said. "With a good goal in mind, anything is possible." 5 urge students to find cheaper fares any students make the [ling green Chuckanut ;k to their hometowns for cost-efficient ways of public transporta- Lines, Inc. to approximately $40, Amtrak or Greyhound le past, but now she is commute because of )f transportation, such hound would lower their ticket prices since they are not paying as much for fuel. Yet despite economic turmoil, there has been little change. "[Amtrak and Greyhound] can put a monopoly on it," Greyhound ticketing agent Dan Salazar said. "They have the ability because they are an alternative transportation." Associated Students Alternative Transportation Coordinator AJ Garcia "The cheapest option is to use public transit to take you down to Seattle. It costs $4.50. - AJ Garcia, Associated Students alternative transportation coordinator ok just [the train] last year, pay [a friend] $20 onths, it might be easy ke Amtrak and Grey-advises against expecting fluctuations in bus or train ticket prices anytime soon. "Amtrak and Greyhound, they generally keep their tickets pretty much the same," he said. Round-trip refundable tickets for Greyhound, and Amtrak are approximately $40. Fortunately, Garcia said, there is an affordable alternative for students who are looking to travel outside of Bellingham without burning a hole in their wallet. "The cheapest option is to use public transit to take you down to Seattle," he said. "It costs $4.50." So how does it work? Garcia explained: Students can take the 80X Shuttle, a Whatcom Transportation Authority bus, from Bellingham to Mount Vernon for free with their Western bus pass. From there, take the 90X Skagit Transit express bus from Mount Vernon to Everett, which costs $2. To end in Seattle, students can take the Sound Transit 510 bus for $2.50. According to Community Transit's Web site, a $3.50 fare from Everett to King county can be reduced by $1.50 when a transfer from another transit authority is shown. For those who might be overwhelmed by the many different stops and transfers, Garcia said it is not nearly as complicated or time consuming as it sounds. "Once you have it kind of all planned out, and you know what to expect, it's really not that tough," he said. Traffic between Everett and Seattle may delay the trip, which usually takes approximately three hours. "As people can basically find out about it more and more, we're seeing more people use it, because they think 'Hey I can get to Seattle for $4.50 and it doesn't take that much longer [than riding Amtrak or Greyhound],'" Garcia said. "I mean, it's a no-brainer." ---------- Page 8 ---------- westernfrontonline.net I Tuesday â€¢ January 27,2009 ARTS LIFE I $ Study revitalizes endangered language Rod Lotter THE WESTERN FRO NT There are approximately 5,000 languages spoken in the world today. By the end of the next century that number is estimated to drop to 1,000. Western modern and classical language professor Ed Vajda, has taken 16 trips to the Siberian taiga (forest) of Russia over the past decade, as part of his research and efforts to preserve the Ket language. The Ket language is spoken by only 100 people and may not exist in two decades, but it could be the lost link in the history of human migration, Vajda said. In November, Vajda published a book, "Subordination and Coordination Strategies in North Asian Languages," which he edited and contributed a paper to about Ket. The book is number 300 in the Current Issues in Linguistic Theory series. "The world is rapidly changing and there is an urgency to document these languages," Vajda said. "They are dying at an unprecedented rate and are leaving behind huge gaps of history that won't be filled." When Vajda started as a professor at Western 23 years ago, he became interested in the Ket language while studying non- European languages spoken in the former Soviet Union. Vajda said he noticed striking similarities between the Yeneseian language family, of which Ket is a part, and the Na-Dene language family, spoken by Native American tribes ranging from Alaska and the Yukon Territory to the American Southwest and Mexico. Through his research, Vajda has uncovered several links between the two language families. These discoveries have propelled him to international prominence among linguists due to the various articles he has published in journals, and the speeches he has given at conferences in Russia, Germany and Alaska. "What Ed has done, through his persistent and dogged research, is [shown] that these two cultures are related in some way," said Shaw Gynan, head of Western's linguistics department. Anthropologists, in their research of human migration patterns since the dawn of mankind, have found that approximately 12,000 years ago, humans migrated from U?t 3 I Independent QeMMmcArfpus 35 e%* (knder a m j w^i tti ii -â€” lt;-â€”----- Z^mih Learning 1 tagjfedt u (D itkxxLlicvil UTA J Si tidies Need a Class? Choose hidependent Learning to... â€¢ Resolve your schedule conflicts â€¢ Study when your schedule allows â€¢ Work at your own pace â€¢ Try something new â€¢ Register anytime! Extension tuition rates apply! Visit the Web for details! ExtendedEd.wwu.edu llearn@wwu.edu (360)650-3650 WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY AA/EO Institution Asia to North America by crossing the Bering Strait. The crossing was possible because of a land bridge that was formed during the ice age, when sea levels dropped drastically due to large icebergs, Gynan said. Most linguists claim that when a group of language speakers, such as the relatives of the Ket, separate from each other, the languages evolve separately and become incomparable after 5,000 years, Gynan said. "Ed showed that is not the case," Gynan said. "He found many examples between the two languages, which proves that linguistic reconstruction can go much further back than anyone thought, in this case about 12,000 years, possibly.' As part of his research, Vajda created a list of words between the Yeneseian and Na-Dene languages that are especially similar, if not almost identical. "Who could have guessed that the ancient words Native American and Native Siberian boarding-school children were punished for speaking aloud just a few decades ago would prove to wield a power vast enough to reunite entire continents?," Vajda said. The Ket live along the mid and lower Basins of the Yenisei River, the fifth longest river in the world, stretching over 3,400 miles in the heart of Siberia, which is only accessible by either a four-hour helicopter ride provided by the Russian government, or a two-day excursion on a riverboat, Vajda said. During his first trip in 1998, Vajda said he temporarily lost hearing in one ear because the heat in his room shut off while he was asleep and the ear that was exposed to the air began to freeze in the minus 40 degree weather. Vajda said he is probably the only American who has ever beento that area of the world and felt more people should reconsider places once deemed unimportant. "Because dying languages are important," Vajda said, "hopefully I can pressure others to begin documenting other languages before they go extinct." Vajda is currently working on a Ket dictionary, grammar book, ethnography and translations into "Russian, German and English, and plans to incorporate his rease-arch into the East Asian Studies 201 curriculum next year. Now Hiring i H i Everyday Special Students, Staff sc Faculty receive 5 lt;t off each gallon of gas. (W/Western ID Card) ---------- Page 9 ---------- 9l See more online at www.westernfrontonline.net Tuesday â€¢ January 27,20091 The Western Front Knowledge is power during dark times Frontline Opinions of the Editorial Board In an age where the Internet is transforming virtually everything about the news industry, it's important to remember the oldest, most endangered member of the media: the newspaper. Granted, many may find the news difficult to read during times as dark as these. It's hard to find a publication whose headlines don't contain at least some reference to the dismal state of the economyâ€”this newspaper included. As our state sinks deeper into recession, the news seems to be getting exponentially worse for Western (see the front page), Yet it is precisely during a crisis like the one Western is currently mired in when students need reliable newspapers the most, and vice versa. The press was designed by the founding fathers to act as a "Fourth Estate" to serve as another branch of checks and balances on the government. Thomas Jefferson said in 1786, "Our liberty cannot be guarded but by the freedom of the press, nor that be limited without danger of losing it." In ideal conditions, the media isa vehicle of democ- : racy; it is the voice of the people. Newspapers provide the citizenry with the information it needs to act. Today it's important not just as citizens, but as students, to be involved in government, if by no other means than simply staying informed about local issues upon which our actions can potentially affect change. History has shown us that when the press does its job correctly during times of great need, massive numbers of people are mobilized to fight for a common cause through the power of words and images. Originally that cause was independence, then slavery, women's suffrage, the Civil Rights Movement, expediting an end to the Vietnam War, and so on. - While it pales in comparison to the heady topics listed above, the budget crises Western currently faces is a scenario that will almost certainly require activism in response to news that directly threatens students' livelihood. Here at Western, important decisions are being made about students' money and the future of this university, which has just been told by two state Senators to prepare for the worst. Take some time to research the options facing the administration on how to cut the school's budget and learn about the money-saving alternatives Western is examining, which include raising tuition. Consult local newspapers about what other schools in the state are doing to get back into the black. The Western Front strives to provide the most accir-rate, unbiased coverage of the crises looming over this university and its student body. But simply reading the news is not enough; simply knowing what is about to happen to you will not prevent it from happening. Act on the words and ideas being conveyed to you in the coming months. A time will come soon when student solidarity and unity of purpose might be the only thing that preserves Western life as we know it. The Editorial Board is comprised of the Editor-in- Chief Zack Hale, Managing Editor Rebecca Rayner, Opinion Editor Kera Wanielista and community rnember-at- large Eddie Verhulst. Viking Voices Opinions from around campus Where do you get your news from? Compiled by: Selah Prather Peter Hogg Senior "From the internet predominately. I think there's,a large diversity of news there." Kenny McMillon Senior "News comes in alt forms, just accidentally walking around you catch news." Chris Craft Billy Harrell Freshman . Freshman 7 usually get my news from 7 don't really get much friends; word of mouth." news anywhere. There's too much controversy, so I try to avoid that." Cutting football despite past triumphs leaves questions Jeff Kramer Guest Columnist I played football for Western in the early 80s, so you won't get any over-hyped war stories from me. We won one game during my two seasons. About the only tale of gridiron glory I have is that I once gained nine pounds at dinner in an ill-fated attempt to maintain my heft during training camp. With the entire Viking squad urging me on plate after plate, I felt a powerful bond with my teammates. Then I felt really full.. Then I felt... It was a rough night. The only other story I'll share also happened off the field. It was spring of 1982. A student referendum to eliminate football had destroyed recruiting efforts and. nearly killed the program. Our undersized team met at Carver Gym to debate whether to play the upcoming season knowing we might not win a game for the second straight year. The vote was unanimous: play on. To walk away, we understood, would mean the end of Viking football forever. All the good things that came years laterâ€”the apearance in the NAIA Championship game, the five playoff appearances in the 90s, the bowl win this past season- would not have happened if we'd given up. We were young, but we understood the value of continuity. Your new university presidentâ€”apparently not so much. I've never met Bruce Shepard excluding a recent e-mail exchange. He seems friendly enough. Surely he's brilliant. But from where I live, in Syracuse, N.Y., he's making me nostalgic for the relative transparency of the Bush Administration. The Western Washington University I attended celebrated open discourse and dissent. Certainly its leaders did not kill programs in secret and then belittle impassioned efforts to save them. Yet how else to describe Shephard's treatment of Western's 100-year-old football program? Since Jan. 8, the day Viking football officially died, $500,000 has been pledged to save it. These are game-changing numbers-or should be. Everyone realizes that more must be raised to secure the program's long-term future, but that doesn't diminish a minor miracle in the making. In a few short days, enough money has been pledged to seriously defray football's expenses. If soaring travel costs were a major reason for dropping the sport, as administrators . claim, my response is that half a million dollars buys a lot of bus fuel. Here's the real problem: With every dollar pledged, the administration's claim it did everything possible to save the program smells more like my practice jersey did between launderings. That's the trouble with doing public business in private. People get cynical-and they start asking questions. Why did the administration establish a policy weeks before the decision that effectively precluded public discussion of dropping football? Why didn't the university aggressively pursue alumni donors in the first place? Why has Shepard dismissed as "fanciful" this fundraising effort? Wouldn't it make sense to work with boosters to save a long-standing program? Or does he not want it saved? If not, why not? What programs, athletic or otherwise, are next in line for covert elimination? It sure would be nice to get some answers. I'd hate to think I gained nine pounds in one sitting for nothing. Jeff Kramer, a contributing columnist for the Post- Standard in Syracuse, N.Y. graduated from Western in 1985 with a degree in journalism. Letter to the Editor: Parents, teach your children well I hope your generation does a better job of raising your kids than my generation did. Our kids are running amok!. I am not quite sure where we went wrong. Perhaps - it was because most of us parents just took it for granted that one is supposed to be considerate of others when in a public setting. We apparently didn't think it was necessary, for example, to teach our children to not stop walking right in the middle of a crowded public passageway to chat with friends. We must have assumed that our kids would know better, without having to be told. I'm sure we never dreamed that our youngsters would be so inconsiderate as to stand in the middle of a doorway, hallway or stairwell, chatting on a cell phone. Maybe we shouldn't even have given them cell phones at such an early age/ ' Please don't make the same mistake that my genera- â€¢ tion made! Teach your children to flush toilets and to wash then-hands afterward. Teach them that objects should not be left on the floor in walkways or aisles lest they become tripping hazards for other people. Make your children understand that it doesn't hurt to hold a door for someone if they are following close behind-it is certainly nicer than letting the door slam in their face. Teach them to pick up after themselves and to use trashcans instead of the floor or the ground. With our population still rising and conditions everywhere becoming increasingly crowded, it is more important than ever that you teach your children common courtesy. Don't assume that your kids will "pick it up" through osmoses or genetics like my generation apparently did. You must actively teach your children that courtesy and consideration for other people are the lubricants that keep our civilization running smoothly. Otherwise, they won't get it. I see the evidence of my generation's failure to educate our children every single day. You see, I work here at WWU and I am of the same generation as your parents. Jeff Sterling University Dining ---------- Page 10 ---------- 10 I See more online at www.westerrifr6htdriiine.net Tuesday â€¢ January 27,20091 The Western Front Western women sting Yellow jackets All 10 players score as women's basketball program eyes 800th all- time victory Western: 86 MSUB: 73 Dan Balmer THE WESTERN FRONT With an offense running on all cylinders, the Western women's basketball team beat the Montana State University Billings (MSUB) Yellowjackets in a hard -fought 86-73 victory in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) game on Saturday in Carver Gym. The win bumped Western's record up to 10-5 and 2-2 in GNAC. The Vikings are now only two wins away from a historic milestoneâ€”800 all-time victories. All 10 Western players scored as Western head coach Carmen Dolfo substituted players in and out throughout the game. Western's bench players scored 55 points, compared to 16 from MSUB. "Carmen does a great job of interchanging everybody in the game," Summers said. "We have a lot of players who can score. Three Western seniors led the team in scoring. Forward Jessica Summers scored 17 points, pulled in 6 rebounds and blocked 3- shots. Forward Liz McCa-rrell came off the bench and scored 12 of her 14 points in the second half. Center Claire Pallansch returned after missing two games due to a back injury and scored 11 points and added 7 rebounds. "It's great to have Claire back, and Jessica had a great game," Dolfo said. "Those two make a big difference for us." After building a big lead, Western fell into a lull in the second half, Dolfo said. Western led 42-32 at halftime and held a 14-point lead midway through the second half. MSUB put together a 22-12 run that cut Western's lead to four. The score was 66-62 with less then four minutes left in the game. "It was a game full of ups and downs," Dolfo said. "We found our post players, worked the ball around and had a balanced scoring attack." The Vikings shot 53 percent for the game while holding the Yellowjackets to 39 percent shooting. Western senior India Soo had a game-high 5 assists. "[This win] gives us confidence, and the biggest thing was that we had fun and played together," Dolfo said. MSUB junior guard Alira Carpenter led all scorers with 19 points. She came into the game leading the conference with an average of 24.2 points per game. "It didn't seem like [Carpenter] had as many points as she did," Soo said. ; Western used taller defenders McCa-rrell and senior forward Gabby Wade to guard Carpenter, which kept her from scoring in the last 13 minutes of the game. "We tried to keep [Carpenter] from getting the ball because she's such a good shooter," Summers said. The Vikings now look to avenge an 85-68 loss Jan. 8 against Seattle Pacific University. The game is at 7:30 p.m., Jan. 29 at Carver Gym. photo by Alex Roberts THE WESTERN FRONT Senior forward Liz McCarrell shoots over a defender Saturday night in Western's win over MSUB. Men's basketball topples Central by twenty Vikings avenge last season's 20-point loss to Wildcats, Ira Graham scores season-high 29 points Western: 95 Central: 75 Andrew Sprague THE WESTERN FRONT The Western men's basketball team assumed second place in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) standings after defeating the Central Washington University Wildcats 95-75 Saturday w Â«P w w m w Serving breakfast all day. r K 15% off all menu items with WWU ID. % J* *Discount does not apply to specials. Featuring Tony's coffee. 7:00-4:00 Monday-Friday 8:00-3:00 Saturday Sunday 232 36th St. Sehome Village 360-738-3311 ^ dh *t ^ dh dk night on Central's home court in Ellens-burg. It was the Vikings' first win at Central since the 2006-07 season, and was the Central Wildcats' first defeat at home this season. Western senior guard Ira Graham led the Vikings with a game-high 29 points, Graham's highest point total this season. "We needed this win," Graham said. "It feels wonderful." * ^ BREWING COMPANY Graham said he was happy with the team's performance, and said this Western team is one of the best he has seen since his freshman year. The Vikings started the night strong, sinking their first five three-pointers and leading Central 29-15 ten minutes into the first half. Western refused to let up, scoring eight unanswered points later in the first half. The Vikings headed to the locker room at halftime with a score of 52-36, a 16-point lead. The Wildcats pulled within 13 points of the Vikings in the second half, but with Graham scoring 18 of his 29 points in the second half, this was as close as they would get. "We were very focused and very intense," Western head coach Brad Jackson see MEN'S page 12 lAMLKATHERI I 1107 RAILROAD AVE. DOWNTOWN BELLINGHAM 647-5593 BBAYBREWERY.COM Â« MYSPACE.COM/B0UNDARYBAYBREWERY m 89.3F KUGS .ORG [WESTERN I WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARDS Nominations Due March 2,2009 President Bruce Shepard has announced that two 'â€¢Excellence in Teaching" awards have again been made possible by The Western Foundation. A faculty member from the College of Humanities Social Sciences or College of Sciences Technol-ogy will be chosen to receive the Peter./. Elich Excellence in Teaching Award, and a faculty member from one of the other Colleges (Business and Economics, Fairhaven. Fine and Performing Arts, Hiixley. and Woodring College of Education) will be chosen to receive an Excellence in Teaching Award. No'mi-nations are solicited from alumni, students, or faculty members by completing the attached form. Letters of recommendation may be attached. The following criteria and policies are used for selection: * No person shall receive this award more than once. * Only winners will be announced; candidates' names will not be published. * Tenure is not a requirement, but candidates must be full-time faculty members. Visiting faculty are not eligible. * If a nominee wishes to be considered, he/she will be asked to submit supporting materials to the committee/ Nominees from previous years may elect to remain under consideration for a subsequent year and resubmit supporting materials. * The award is a teaching award, not a research award. Submitted materials should, relate to teaching. * During the consideration process, evaluations of current and previous classes may be sought: recommendations from students and colleagues may be sought, and a class visitation may be conducted. The committee may devise additional or alternative criteria. The committee will evaluate all the material and make selections according to its best judgment. Excellence in Teaching Awards Nomination Letters of recommendation or evaluations may be attached to this form. Forms must be received by March 2,2009. Faculty Nominee/Dept.: Nominator/Address: Signature of Nominator: Nominator (circle one): Alumni Student Facultv Faculty nominations for the Colleges of Humanities Social Sciences and Sciences Technology be sent to: Arlan Norman, Dean. College of Sciences Technology, MS 9126. Other college norm may be sent to: Roger Gilman, Dean. Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies, MS 9118. may â€¢ nations! â€¢ â€¢ Â« â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ ' ---------- Page 11 ---------- westernfrontonline.net I Tuesday â€¢ January 27,2009 SPORTS I 11 iniramurais swing oacK into action New coordinator Kendra Jackson looks to improve upon fall intramurals with training, Facebook Brooke Loisel THE WESTERN FRONT After taking a quarter to settle into her role as the coordinator for Western's intramurals and sport clubs, Kendra Jackson is changing how intramurals are run this yearâ€”while keeping future goals for the intramural program in mind. Jackson began working at Western in July 2008 after transferring from Georgetown University in Washington D.C., where she was in charge of sport clubs and student activities. .This quarter, the intramural program is offering 5-on-5 basketball, volleyball, dodgeball and indoor soccer and hockey. Jackson said she hopes to increase participation and make it easier to get involved with the intramural program. "[Students] can play and have fun," Jackson said. "Some people don't know the sport and they just want to have fun and play." Jackson said she has 60 employees in the intramural program, and together they oversee games and provide each match with scorekeepers and referees. With 2,175 players that competed fall quarter, Jackson said she needs a strong staff to make sure the prpgram operates correctly. Many of Jackson's hired officials and supervisors also play on intramural teams. 'â€¢â€¢,.â€¢.â€¢â€¢ "We are way more organized with training," R J. Lincoln, an intramural supervisor, said. "I never even knew who the coordinator was before." Jackson is taking time to change how team sign-ups operate. A team captain can now sign up their team electronically on the Wade King Student Recreation Center Web site and pay $50 at the Rec Center to have a registered team. "We are trying to use existing university resources to keep costs low but make photo by Katie Greene THE WESTERN FRONT Western freshman Gina Guariz defends against Western senior Derek Veenstra in an intramural game between 'The B-ham Playas' and the 'Average joes' Monday in the Rec Center. . it more convenient for the students," Jackson said. With the help of the Western Washington University Intramurals Facebook group Jackson created, players looking for a team to play on are instantly connected with team captains. New members can join teams any time during the season. If someone is a fan of the Facebook page they can receive automatic updates about the intramural sports they are interested in, she said. Besides monitoring Facebook, people can also attend games to see if players are needed. "Strong internal communication is importantâ€”people want people to play," Jackson said. Jackson also created quizzes for team captains to take on Blackboard to eliminate the mandatory captain meetings. "The captain meetings were someone reading the rules to a huge groupâ€”online is way betterj" Lincoln said. Western senior Briana Martinez, a volleyball Official, volleyball team captain and team member, stays busy by competing on three intramural volleyball teams, refereeing two. days a week, and teaching two volleyball classes for the physical education department. Martinez spends about 15 hours a week involved in volleyball- related activities. "Volleyball is a giant community," she said. "People form teams just from meeting people." . Last year, Martinez experienced problems refereeing games because of a lack of scorekeepers. She said Jackson now makes sure there are two referees and a scorekeeper at each game. The intramural program is becoming more organized, she said. Jackson is also revamping officials training. "I am creating a more hands-on approach to training my officials," Jackson said. "They were great last quarter, but I think they'll be better this quarter." Jackson said she wants to eventually integrate leadership, wellness and health training into the intramural program. She said she wants her officials and team captains to be supported in their role. Jackson said she heard about Western's wellness and prevention program before she came to campus and wants to expand the wellness program to the intramural program. She said she hopes to establish training sessions on nutrition, sexual health and first aid. "Intramurals give the team something great to have in common besides alcohol â€¢and drugs," Jackson said. Jackson said she wants everyone involved in intramurals to learn about proper nutrition and how alcohol affects them and their sport. By awarding teams points for participating in these programs, Jackson would be increasing competition between teams. Teams that receive the' most training would be awarded points toward a prize, such as a T-shirt for each team member. Western sophomore Brendan Pape has played intramurals each quarter since coming to Western. He participated in flag football in the fall, and this quarter captains a floor hockey team and plays on a volleyball team. Pape said he plays intramurals for fun and'his teams are not worried if they win or lose. "A lot of the same people from last quarter are playing," Jackson said. "People just really love to play." ALGEBRA 101 SCHEDULE YOUR DONATION TODAY AT 360.756.1700 WWW.BI0LIFEPLASMA.COM Free wireless and Supervised Childcare available while you donate. OF LIVES 'mm Bring this m pW ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ m ^ ; plasma donai n and receive an extra $10 bonus. * Bonus redeemable only upon completion of a full donation. Coupon cannot I be combined with any other Biotife offer. 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Jackson said the GNAC is a tough conference and getting a win like this helps the team's confidence. Western senior guard Steve Alford helped the Vikings take the early lead, scoring 10 points in the first 10 minutes. He totaled 18 points, pulled down five rebounds and added four steals. Western junior forward Michael Duty gave the Vikings 20 points and pulled down four rebounds. "We are a better team this year," Alford said. "We played as a team, and we found each other for shots." Alford said he was happy Western got to show Central how good they are this year. Central beat Western last year by 20, and Alford said he was glad they returned to beat Central by 20 this year. Duty said he likes the big rivalry games because the fans get more into it. The Vikings played in front of 2,320 people on Saturday. "Everyone came out with a lot of focus," Duty said. "It was a good win. We went out there and battled for it." The Vikings now have a chance to move into first place in the conference if they Win their upcoming games against Saint Martin's University and Northwest Naza-rene, two GNAC match-ups. game: Honesty Dependability Guaranteed! 1189 E. Sunset Dr. 10% Discount ( 3 6 0 ) 6 7 1 - 2 2 77 In Sunset Square with Student IP Qpen j Qays a flfeeft Burton â€¢ Vans Arbor â€¢ Never Summer Atomic â€¢ Fischer .- _jje i gt; 9 ' â€ž * * Complete Automotive Service Repair FACULTY OUSTANDING SERVICE AWARD Nominations Due March 2, 2009 President Bruce Shepard.has announced that the Faculty Outstanding Service Award, which includes a $1,500 WWU Foundation fund, has again been made possible by the Western Washington University Foundation. The award is intended to recognize a faculty member who has made outstanding efforts to serve and enrich the intellectual vitality of the campus and the broader community. 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Show more2009_0605 ---------- Page 1 ---------- P H B f l H H f OVERDOSED ON PBR? I S U I ^ ^ ^ H TIPS TO CURB M j J B I l B ^ ^ H THAT HANGOVER Wt^K^^^M WESTERN, PROFESSOR MILLS BACK IN COURT RAGE 4 WESTERN SENIOR LOOKS TO 1 RETAIN TITLE | AS MMA CHAMP Â§ PAGE 17 Friday, June 5, 2009 AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SINCE 1$70 I W E S T E R N F R 0 N T 0 N L I N E . N ET Too often, failure is not an option 11 of the top-25 most-failed classes come from quantitative and symbolic reasoning GUR Coral Garnick THE WESTERN FRONT The dreaded F. Every student fears it. Not only does it drag down a grade point average (GPA), it can mean having to retake a class. Students hear urban legends about the most difficult general university requirement (GUR) courses, but an analysis by The Western Front of four year's worth of grades shows the most-failed GUR is Philosophy 102, mtrodiiction to Logic, with an 112 percent failure rate. According to data provided by the Registrar's Office, six out of the top 25 most-failed GURs are math classes, and 11 are courses designed to satisfy the "quantitative and symbolic reasoning" GUR. Because most GURs are lower-level courses, professors and administrators believe the failures may reflect students' difficulties in adjusting to college life more than difficulty with the subject matter. Steven VanderStaay, vice provost for undergraduate education, said incoming freshmen and transfer students are often shocked by the pace of classes and the amount of work required of them. Western requires students to take courses in six broad areas to fill general education requirements". Those areas are: communication, quantitative and symbolic reasoning, humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, comparative gender and multicultural stud-iess. Students may choose from more than 319 GURs to meet those requirements. Western does not have an "acceptable" rate of failure for a class. VanderStaay said the university is structured in a way that puts departments in control of their own curriculum and assessment, which are then overseen by the dean. Brent Carbajal, dean of Western's College of Humanities and Social Science, said each college makes sure the assessment practices and the evaluation practices of courses are rigorous and fair, but colleges do not look at the failure rates of specific classes. Struggling with logic Philosophy 102 is a class in symbolic logic that looks at reasoning and patterns of argument, said philosophy professor Ned Markosian. He said the class resembles a math class and satisfies a quantitative and symbolic reasoning GUR. Western senior Mitchell Lee, a philosophy major, describes logic as more practical than math in that people learn how to think in an analytical way as they would in calculus or algebra, but analytical thinking in logic is directly related to how people talk. "There is a misconception when coming into the philosophy department," Lee said. "You are not expecting a math-centered course, but logic is absolutely math- oriented; it is basically algebra with propositions and sentences." Western freshman Amanda Kerzman, TOP 25 MOSTFAILED GURS COURSE NUMBER ENROLLMENT F GRADE see FAIL page 6 *offered one quarter out of four years ** removed 2007-2008 Indicates quantitative and symbolic reasoning GUR Huxley explores landslide issues Anne Maertens - THE WESTERN FRONT Facing extreme sprawl and few economic resources, thousands of Guatemalans choose to live in illegal squatter slums in Guatemala City. The precarious settlements are built overnight on steep slopes, which are subject to life-threatening landslides. For the past three months, Huxley College of the Envidrnment professors and students have been working to develop a participatory risk-reduction assessment intended to reduce the deaths caused by landslides and improve the quality of life for people living in the settlements. The initial risk assessment determines the level and areas of risk, as well as some measure that can be taken to reduce it. After the assessment photo courtesy Scott Miles is complete, Huxley professor Re- Many illegal settlements built on steep ravines eventually bekah Green, who is leading the proj-become legalized by the Guatemalan government. ectj s a ^ she would like to see Western professors and students work on implementing the assessment plan. Huxley professor Scott Miles, an engineer who specializes in landslide risk assessment, spent nine days in Guatemala over spring break analyzing the structure of the settlements. To build the settlements, Miles shacks up on Chuckanut [Drive]," Miles said. "If it were slow, it would never work, and [police] could stop it. So the whole game plan is to get all the people together and do so much that it's too much to stop." Miles said the areas chosen are typically steep ravines that slope down Thinking about how you would evacuate an area or how you would get medical services to somebody at the bottom of these ravines was a little mind blowing. - Rebekah Green, Huxley research associate said a community leader collects money from everybody who wants a home and organizes a massive government land invasion. Hundreds of people then gather in secret to build an entire neighborhood overnight. "It'd be like if you started putting from the edges of legitimate neighborhoods. The grade of the ravines is between 40 degrees and 70 degrees, which makes building difficult, he said. see LANDSLIDE page 3 ---------- Page 2 ---------- See more online at www.westernfrontonline.net Friday â€¢ June 5,20091 The Western Front photo by Katie Greene THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior Kei Omotaka steps back to look at her paintings Thursday night. Omotaka said she took photographs of her mom and grand, parents, who are in Japan, and based her oil paintings off of them. She said she had been working on the painting of her grandparents for a week and a half and the painting of her mom for two to three weeks. AS Board of Directors votes on DRAG charter The move to approve the previously presented DRAC charter as an interim charter with a stipulation that board and committee make the requested changes by the end of the fall quarter passed unanimously 7-0. The Departmentally Related Activ-ites Committee (DRAC) Charter that was drawn up by members of the Associated Students (AS) Board of Directors was voted on at an AS Board of Directors meeting June 3. The charter was drawn up to improve transparency between students and administration regarding the policies and procedures over committees such as DRAC. DRAC prioritizes and disperses its allocated funding to pay for departmenal programs such as music, theater, student publications and dance. Scholarship sends student to Egypt Western student and German and Arabic major Dana Rafter won a scholarship, which will provide him with up to $20,000 to cover a trip for him to study abroad in Cairo, Egypt. The funding will cover airfare, tuition and living expenses. This particular scholarship, known as The National Security Education Program's Boren Scholarship, provides students with funding to help them study abroad in countries that are of U.S. interest but are underrepresented. Summer Ghana trip deadline extended, looking for more students Western business department professor Craig Mayberry plans on taking students to Ghana, Africa, this summer for the first time to learn about financial capital and social justice implications in a third world nation. The program is scheduled from Aug. 31-Sept. 11,2009. Applications are open to anybody, and the cost will be approximately $5,000, including airfare, he said. Three students have already registered for the summer course, but May-berry hopes more will apply. The Ghana program was going to be cancelled; however, this week Mayberry and Marlene Harlan, director of marketing and summer programs, decided to extend the deadline to June 19. It would be ideal if there were nine to 10 people going, Mayberry said. This summer program would be beneficial for financial and MBA students in order for them to gain experience in real-life situations, Harlan said. Over the course of the program, students will meet with local organizations in order to understand the impact of funding decisions" in the Ghana community. The main focus of the course is mi-crolending, but the trip will also focus on the World Bank, various government programs, non-profit organizations as well as investigating other methods for decreasing poverty. Western graduate student contributes to new finding Western graduate student Amy F. Gaudette teamed with Northwestern Uni^ versity chemists to design anew material known as cobalt-molybdenum-sul-fur- chalcogel. This new material can be used for removing mercury from polluted water, pulling sulfur out of crude oil and separating hydrogen from other gases. Gaudette helped conduct tests on the material's highest use, hydrosulfurization, which is a process to remove sulfur from crude oil- These chalcogel materials were discovered by a Northwestern University professor, but Gaudette published a scientific article about their findings with the professors involved. WEATHER REPORT High:i5*F Mostly Cloudy HJp65!F :f-1MONlK Mostly Sunny (Chance of showers) CORRECTION .... A Frontline article in the June 2 issue of The Western Front titled "Shepard: Share the Wealth," incorrectly stated that next year's Associated Students president Matt Jarrell will be making less than his predecessor, Erik Lowe. It was recently decided by the AS Board of Directors that Jarell will earn the same amount. The Western Front apologizes for this and any other error. 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Members of the Western community are entitled to a single free copy of each issue of the Western Front. , ---------- Page 3 ---------- westernfrontonline.net I Friday â€¢ June 5,2009 NEWS I 3 LANDSLIDE: Green and Miles involved in disaster risk assessment from 1 Oxfam International, a nonprofit organization that funds disaster relief and prevention, asked Green to lead the assessment after they heard about work she had done in New Orleans following the Hurricane Katrina disaster. In New Orleans, Green and her colleagues used a participatory format that involved local residents, Miles said. The residents were able to give input on what they wanted to see implemented in a recovery plan for their community, he said. They used a similar format in Guatemala, he said. Green said residents of the Guatemalan slums did not have time to terrace out the land when they built their homes because everything had to be done quickly. As a solution, she said the workers created artificial plateaus with sandbags, which they use as a foundation for their temporary, corrugated metal shelters. Typically, Green said the sandbags last roughly one year because Guatemala's intense ultraviolet rays and rainy season completely deteriorate the actual bags. As the bags break down, the sides of the house start to shift outward, she said. One family put a stake through its floor and then ran wire between the stake and the walls of its house to keep the walls from slipping down the edge of the sandbag plateau, Green said. During the rainy season, sheets of rain pour down the ravine, Green said. The weak structures get pummeled by rain running off the roofs of neighboring houses and often collapse, she said. In some cases, the shelters are completely washed out in a landslide that cjm'leayep^ Green said no; roads lead into the illegal settlements. People come and go by climbing up and down the ravines, which she said are surprisingly deep and intense. This is particularly challenging for elders and pregnant women who live in the depths of the ravines, she said. "Thinking about how you would evacuate an areaor how you would get medical services; to somebody at the bottom of these ra-vines'was a little mind blowing," Green said. Municipal services, like electricity and water supply, are eventually extended to the neighborhoods usually through political favoritism; Miles said. ;A goverhihent official trades the services for the votes of the citizens living in the slums, which Miles said he estimates to be 50 percent of the people living in the metro region. - :,. gt;/ Until then, Miles said many of the individuals will tap.intip the water pipes of thett heighbors who'liveâ€¢ legally in the flat lai^aboyethe ravines^ gt; " â€¢ Some of the oldest settlements, which were:Â«stablished about 15 yelirs ago, have nowbfecome legalized, and the houses are mbr^^enrm^ concrete fpunfjafions that can withstand the intense'', seasonjains; Miles;said; Ironically, there is a huge social divide between the settlements that have become legitimized and those that are still illegal, Green said. Not only do the formerly illegal residents look down on the squatters living below them on the ravines, but those residents also throw their trash into the newer settlements, she said. Trash is an extensive problem that, when burned, can lead to fires racing through the settlements, Miles said. When lef^Kyjdecomppse, the trash clogs storm? water pipes in the legal areas above, increasing the torrents of water that.flow through the illegal settlements, he said. Although clogged drains are one tangible problem that can be solved, he said it is one of the many problems the residents face. It's a duel-edged sword because we're trying to build sustainable livelihoods, and not just put a band aid on a problem that's going to eventually getout of control. // Kevin Vandenheuvel, Western senior : ;iv"fhe catcli-22 is that if it's not a legal plot anifybu'rg;the home owner, you don't feetJiike bujlcjing better because: you don't knp^ if megoVemment is. going to knock it alfde?wn^' Miles said^ "Once they get a legal sta f^they start building with masonry." , %^sfern seniors Kevin Vandenheuvel arid^aiiii' Isl^ruder are part of a\f6iu:- persontea^ working with Green to come up with a risk reduction assessment that outlines how people in the settlement can make their living situations safer. Magruder said when she first started the project, she expected the settlements to be like refugee camps and was surprised to see they were not. She said the people choose to live there because they want a piece of land to call their own, and many also do it to make a political statement to their government. "It's a duel-edged sword because we're trying to build sustainable livelihoods, and not just put a band aid on a problem that's going to eventually get out of control," Vandenheuvel said. "What they need to see down there is political change." Green said Guatemala's disparity, caused by a lack of affordable housing in areas that are within reachj6f economic opportunity, is a problem that is fed by the entire globe. The United States uses Guatemala for textiles, cheap agriculture and narcotics, which pushes Guatemala further into the impoverished ravines, she said. "There's this structure of inequality that just comes from the fact that they were born with a Guatemalan citizenship and we're not," Green said. Green said she wants to see the project continue once the assessment has been com-pleted,: but any furttie^-wbrk must first receive funding. G|b# Ms apphed for a grant from The ^rld^ar^^uid plans to apply for more grants this^^Sto^eirJ she said. - Green's smofalts have; created a plan to include stude%s^om:;several campus departments in "aliyj future work* which could include s|prig break trips and internships. Vander^euvelsaid he plans to go to Guatemala jftis summer and work independently 6* Mth other organizations to assist the communities. The student involvement would have to be limited to small groups because the settlements are very dangerous, Green said. Police escorts or community leaders accompanied Green and Miles at all times, she said. Miles said most white people, or gringos, stick to more affluent tourist areas that are safer. "We got to see parts of Guatemala that gringos don't get to see," Miles said. M I N I SELF STORAGE N E W HEATED U N I TS FAIRHAVEN Storage 733-5553 fliM^iiM:iÂ«^iy:fÂ«ifti ON-SITE MANAGER ACCESS 8AM-8PM 7DAYSAW1EK 5x5'TO 12x30' CLOSE 733-5553 2715Mill Ave. Office Hours: Tues.-Sat. 9am-6pm (Closed for lunch 1pm-2pm) WWW. .com ---------- Page 4 ---------- 4 I NEWS Friday â€¢ June 5,2009 I The Western Front Previously suspended professor gets new hearing Washington Court of Appeals determined Western had violated the Administrative Procedure Act jenny Farrington THE WESTERN FRONT Tenured Western theater professor Perry Mills, who was suspended in 2004 for verbally abusive behavior, will get a new hearing, the Washington Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday, May 26. . Mills has taught at Western for more . than 20 years and has been a tenured professor in the drama department since the fall of 1994. He served a five-year suspension that ' began in 2004 because of his alleged frequent verbal remarks but resumed teaching at Western in the fall of 2008, according to court documents. In an appeal hearing, Mills contended four things: Western violated the Administrative Procedure Act and breached its employment contract with him, his right to free speech was violated, and the University's Faculty Code of Ethics is unconstitutionally vague. The Washington Court of Appeals ruled that by having Mills' disciplinary hearing in secret, Western violated the Administrative Procedure Act, which warrants Mills a new hearing. However, the court rejected Mills' other contentions. Mills was.also awarded his attorney's fees, according to court documents. Western is currently in consultation with Mills' attorney and has several options, which include preparing for a new hearing this fall, seeking a reconsideration on that piece of the decision or appeal to the state Supreme Court, Western's legal council Wendy Bohlke said. Mills "said the issue was that he needed to have a public hearing to discuss his case and allow for testimony and the cross-examination of witnesses to prove that many of the allegations against him did not have any merit. It all started back in October 2002 when Mills complained that the drama department chair at the time, Mark Kuntz, was misusing funds derived from his students' lab fees, according to court documents. Mills said he came into conflict with the procedures involved in administering the money he collected from his film study students for what they call a lab fee, which was a way of paying for the films he used in his classes. "The funds we collected for the videos got administered to some other use," Mills said. "The university didn't think that was embezzlement; I thought it was. So, I blew the whistle on it and asked for an investigation." About a week later, Mills said he was thrown off campus. "I was asked to leave because of this great big bunch of stuff that had been collected from students who don't like me because I'm abrupt and dismissive of people who won't do the work," Mills said. Paul de Armond, who used to work for Western's Bureau of Faculty Research in the early 1990s, said he has known Mills for years and assisted in the development Call today to schedule a tour! 360.393.6477 Reserve now for Fall! [New England] 2516 Douglas Ave. 1, 2, 3, and 4 Bedrooms Balconies Fireplaces Washers/Dryers [Broadway] 524 32nd. 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On Oct. 18, 2004, former Western Provost/Vice President of Academic Affairs Andrew Bodman said he told Mills in writing that Dean Carol Edwards had given him a memorandum recommending that Mills be put on suspension with pay, due to several complaints he had received from students, staff and other faculty members. The complaints were mainly of a verbally abusive nature and directed toward, students and faculty members. They also included incidents of Mills bringing a knife to class and around campus, according to court documents. "I'm in theater, everybody carries a knife f Mills said. "We have to constantly deal with sets and things like duct tape. Sometimes you have to cut something." Many of Mills' students and co-workers frequently complained about his verbal remarks, stating that he was offensive, degrading and made them feel uncomfortable, according to a Washington Court of Appeals document. On one occasion, a female student, who had recently undergone treatment for cancer, enrolled in Mills' dramatic writing class. When the student was reluctant to photo courtesy of University Communications Tenured Western theater professor Perry Mills was suspended in 2004 regarding allegations of frequent verbal ly abusive remarks. He contended the university and won his case regarding a hearing that was held in secret. share her piece with the class at the request of Mills, he responded, "If you can't even put up your piece for the class, then you should have just died of cancer," the document states. "I lose my temper like everybody else," Mills said. "I get in trouble because I have a big mouth, but my first and foremost concern is considering what is going to make my students stronger. I challenge my students." 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WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ---------- Page 5 ---------- westernfrontonline.net I Friday â€¢ June 5,2009 NEWS I 5 PROFESSOR: Mills awarded his attorney's fees for duration of case from 4 plaints were serious and warranted furthef investigation. Bodman proceeded to suspend Mills immediately, with pay, and informed him that, "During this period of suspension, you will be permitted access to campus only with the prior notification of your department chair, who will make appropriate arrangements for a University Police escort. Failure to comply with these arrangements may be considered a criminal violation and subject to further disciplinary action." Bodman claimed Mills violated three sections of the Faculty Code of Ethics by failing in his "obligation to exercise self-discipline and judgment in using, extending and transmitting knowledge," and in the requirement that staff "encourage the free pursuit of learning by students." According to court documents, Mills was also accused of not "avoiding and condemning sexual harassment, intimidation and the exploitation of students," and that he also failed in conducting himself in a manner expressing "respect for, and defense of, the free inquiry of associates and, in the exchange of criticism and ideas, the respect for the opinions of others." A Hearing Panel of five faculty members then convened in secret to discuss Mills' suspension. Western's Board of Trustees implemented their recommendation of suspending Mills for two academic quarters, without pay, according to the document. Western's Faculty Handbook states that in order to warrant a severe sanction, which includes suspending a faculty member, there must be misconduct that falls into one of the following categories: "a serious and persistent neglect of faculty duties, unlawful discrimination or sexual harassment, serious scientific or scholarly misconduct, conviction of a felony or intentional and malicious interference with the scientific, scholarly and academic activities of others." According to court documents, none of the misconduct Mills was accused of falls within any of these categories that man relied upon were made many years earlier and his contention was, therefore, untimely. The provost said he did not file a formal Statement of Charges, nor did he consult with the Executive Council of the Faculty Senate regarding the conditions of the suspension, and the 2006 hearing which ruled that Mills would be suspended for two quarters without pay, was conducted in secret and was closed to the public and the press. "Nobody I talk to wants to come out on my side because they are afraid they will be under the microscope next. In the five years, I was suspended from campus; out of the 500 professors or whatever it is we have here, only one professor called me to say 'keep up the fight.1 -Theater professor Perry Mills would have warranted a suspension The Faculty Handbook also states three conditions must be met in order for a suspension to be imposed: "the faculty member's continued presence threatens to cause 'immediate harm,' formal disciplinary charges have been filed before the suspension is imposed, and the provost consults with the Executive Council of the Faculty Senate before imposing any suspension and within ten days of the filing of the formal statement of charges." According to court documents, none of these conditions were satisfied in this case and Bodman said he never claimed any of the threats Mills made were of "immediate harm." The documents also state that the complaints against Mills that Bod- Agency decisions must be "open to public observation, except for the parts that the presiding officer states to be closed under a provision of law expressly authorizing closure or under a protective order entered by the presiding officer pursuant to applicable rules," according to court documents. Western did not seek a protective order nor did it follow the correct procedures to obtain one, and therefore violated the open hearing provision of the Administrative Procedure Act, the document said. "Nobody I talk to wants to come out on my side because they are afraid they will be under the microscope next," Mills said. "In the five years I was suspended from campus, out of the 500 professors or whatever it is we have here, only one professor called me to say 'keep up the fight.'" Bohlke said she is satisfied with the court's ruling. "I think the decision affirms the university's careful adherence to the faculty handbook," Bohlke said in reference to the confusion about the actual handbook. Mills said he thought the court's ruling was marginal and was surprised to find some of what he thought would have been . addressed by the court was not. "I have won a lawsuit which indicated that the university had acted in a way that was illegal," Mills said. "But what's so funny about it is that they could have saved themselves millions of dollars worth of legal action and idiocy of the dean at the time had had the sense to get 12 people in a room together and ask what had happened." Mills said what he needed to have was a public hearing where students' and faculty members' claims could have been cross-examined, and people could have come forward to state that many of the allegations were untrue. "The university is a huge insensitive corporation that just wants me to shut up and go away," Mills said. "It doesn't seem to want to make any sense out of the situation either." De Armond said the situation has been one-sided from the beginning and will persist until Western responds to the criticisms or Mills decides to countersue. "This issue can not simply be smothered," de Armond said. "The university will have to positively respond. Repeated denial is not going to work." ---------- Page 6 ---------- 6 I NEWS Friday â€¢ June 5,20091 The Western Front FAIL: Professors stress regular attendance to avoid falling behind from 1 who is taking Philosophy 102, said she thought the course was going to be an easy way to get around taking another math class. "It is a completely different way of looking at math," Kerzman said. "I kind of ended up running into something a little harder than math would have been in the first place; now I'm saying to myself, 'Shoot, maybe Math 112 would have been easier.'" Kerzman said logic does not come easily to her, but she is slowly getting used to it. as Math 112 and 114 are required, the failure rate can be attributed to the wide range of students who take the classes all with different levels of ability and motivation'. Ypma said the main issue students seem to have with math is doing the homework. "It's the old cliche that math is not a spectator sport," he said. "You need to participate and do the exercises to get familiar with it." Dobbins attributes students' difficulty with math to taking too much time off between math classes, but she said she "The BS-ability in logic is also about the same as it is in math, and that is zero." -Thomas Downing, philosophy professor "For some people, it just comes really easy. Some people in class always know the answers," she said. "So maybe it's like a Da Vinci Code/Tom Hanks thing; they just see it in their minds." Philosophy professor Thomas Downing said they have trouble with logic for the same reason people have trouble with math: because they do not like variables, and they do not like precise rules. "The BS-ability in logic is also about the same as it is in math, and that is zero," Downing said. Markosian said the failure rate for Philosophy 102 concerns him, but he has made a lot of changes to his sections over the years to try to reduce it. He said at the beginning of each quarter he now makes sure students understand what is expected of them during the quarter and explains that the homework will directly affect their overall grade in the class. "It is unlucky that for this class some of what you have to do well is just put in some time every night from the beginning," Markosian said. "Because of that, it is easy to fall behind." Poor study habits = failure Math 112 is an algebra course that is comparable to high school Algebra I with some Algebra II included, said Math 112 instructor Sarah Dobbins. Math department chair Tjalling Ypma said math has traditionally been regarded as challenging. He said because courses such agrees that not doing daily homework assignments is a big portion of it. "A lot of instructors warn students to keep up with their homework in the beginning," she said. "But students have to try it out for themselves; they have to figure out what works for them." Skipping classes = downward spiral Professors say logic, similar to math and other quantitative and symbolic reasoning courses, is not skippable. Downing said he had a student put a comment on the Web site Ratemyprofessor.com, where students post anonymous evaluations of professors, that said: "If you miss one day, it is like coming into a Chinese class." Markosian said he thinks the main challenge for students comes from balancing college life with school work. He said practice is especially important in skill-based classes, such as foreign languages, math and logic, where students need to keep up with the work and develop the skills because each new skill developed is based on the previous skills. If students skip classes and do not do homework assignments, they will not understand enough to do the following night's homework, and then they fall further behind. It is a vicious cycle, he said. "It is not that it is intellectually too challenging," Markosian said. "I think the main challenge for a lot of students starting college is that it is just so fun; the social life is so appealing that it is easy to slack off a little bit on school work. Advising and tutoring available According to Western's course catalog, after failing a course at Western, the grade is included on the student's transcript and no credit is given for the course. If the student repeats the course, both the original failing grade and the new grade will be calculated into the student's cumulative grade point average (GPA), and both the failing grade and the new grade will appear on the student's transcript. Academic advising is available for students who are having trouble with courses and want to know whether they should drop and for those who are undecided about their major or want clarification about academic warning and probation policies, said Tina Loudon, director of Academic and Career Advising Services. Academic advising is also available for students who need assistance mapping out what GURs to take or are frustrated because they can't get into preferred courses, she said. Students often seek academic advising during the seventh week of each quarter when they are trying to decide whether to drop a course they are worried,about failing, Loudon said. She said incoming freshmen, in particular, are often too optimistic about how well they are going to be able to do on a final to improve their grades. "For freshmen, school terms in high Loudon said her department has just started doing some assessment of the benefits of the tutoring center. On first observation, she said they have found that it looks like students who use the tutoring center multiple times get higher GPAs than students who do not. Currently, Philosophy 102 has two tutors available in the tutoring center; Math 112, 114, 118, and 107 each have 20; and Math 156 has 13, said Western freshman Alex Mahlum, who works in the tutorial center. Markosian said he would like to see more qualified tutors for Philosophy 102 available in the tutorial center, and he would also like the philosophy department to have a say in hiring, which would ensure the tutors are fully qualified. Currently, departments do not get to give input when tutors are being selected, he said. Freshmen face tough transition Because GURs are usually taken in the first few years at Western, many of them are taken by incoming freshmen and transfer students, VanderStaay said. He said the transition from high school and community college to a four- year university can be difficult for many freshman and transfer students. The pace of classes and the amount of work required often shocks freshmen // It's the old cliche that math is not a spectator sport. You need to participate and do the excercises to get familiar with it. -Tjalling Ypma, math department chair school were longer so things didn't happen as fast," Loudon said. "And in high school classes, there are many more assignments and assessments of the quality of work. So, to adjust to a 10-week quarter and maybe have a class where it is two midterms and a final, students may not do as well as they want." Academic advising assists the tutoring center by ensuring support is provided where it is most needed and periodically monitors grades in the GURs to see where the need is the greatest. This allows for the right decisions to be made on selecting tutors for the center, Loudon said. The highest need is usually in math and science GURs, she said. and transfer students, and is the main reason behind GUR failure rates at Western, VanderStaay said. Additionally, freshmen often do not study enough or use study habits that proved successful in high school or community college, but were not rigorous enough for a four-year institution, VanderStaay said. "We will often see students successful as juniors and seniors who were not [successful] as freshmen because they just weren't geared up for the amount of work and the pace of the work," VanderStaay said. 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"We try to push understanding and mastering of concepts and being able to apply techniques in a wide range of settings," Ypma said. "That setting can be quite a bit different than the focus students get in their high school classes." VanderStaay and Western registrar Susanna Yunker created a First-Year Planning Group and have been doing analyses to compare the success of students with their community college and high school preparation. He said the best the group can tell, Western's failure rates reflect poor math preparation in high school. However, math failure is a national problem, he said. "The strongest predictor for success in college, nationally, is success in high school intermediate algebra," VanderStaay said. Cause for concern Because math is such a challenging subject, Ypma said he is surprised the failure rates are not higher. "A 6.7 percent failure rate [for Math 112] - that seems to me remarkably low actually, given the vast number of students in Math 112," Ypma said. "Math has a reputation for being particularly challenging, and I'm glad to see that there are other departments that offer equally challenging, if not more so, classes." Dobbins said the failure rate did not surprise her either and said students simply need to learn to ask for help when they need it. "[The failure rate] is sad but not totally surprising. I know math is hard for a lot of people, and a lot of people don't know how to study for math; so they struggle with it," Dobbins said. When referencing Philosophy 102 and its 11.2 percent failure rate, Carbajal said 17 students out of 150 who are failing a class does not strike him as either average or alarming. He said many reasons account for why something does not work for students in particular courses and why many students could end up failing. * Students all come from different levels of preparation, and all have preconceived notions about what they are going to learn in a class, he said. "You'd hope that the students would all do well and learn a lot and get a lot out of a course," Carbajal said. 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WESTERN www.wwu.edu/~summe? - summer.session@wwu.edu (360)650-3308 Coral Garnick THE WESTERN FRONT Western has a number of first-year programs to help incoming freshman and transfer students find success in their first year, vice provost Steve VanderStaay said. The First-Year Interest Group (FIG) programs, First-Year Experience program and Summer Start have all been designed to ease the transition. Resident advisers, academic advisers and the tutoring center also offer one-on-one help for individuals, VanderStaay said. For the FIG program, students sign up for two, five-credit GURs and one, two-credit seminar associated with those two GURs to make up a FIG cluster, VanderStaay said. The FIG seminars are helpful because it gives students two hours a week to meet with 20 other students who are all taking the same classes, he said. "FIGs are useful to give students a better chance of knowing a bunch of their classmates, which makes it easier to meet up with people and discuss issues in the class," Markosian said. "I have found that when I teach a FIG section of [Philosophy] 114, and also a non-FIG section, students in the FIG section tend to get better grades." According to the course catalog, the First-Year Experience seminars are small four- and five-credit freshmen only seminars that are taught in sections of 30 students or less. VanderStaay said the FIGs and First- Year Experience seminars are helpful because studies have shown that freshmen need at least one small classroom their first year to give students opportunities for more interaction with faculty and other students. He also said that studies have shown students who participate in FIGs always have a better GPA than would have been predicted for them had they not participated. According to Western's Web site, spaces are available on a first-come, first-serve basis for both FIG clusters and First-Year Experience Seminars during Summer Start, and advanced registration for FIG clusters is available beginning May 15 through July 1. However, at Western, only 10 percent of incoming freshmen and transfer students get into FIGs and only another 10 percent get into First-Year Experience seminars. VanderStaay said Western would like to offer more FIG courses, but there is not enough funding to offer small 20-25 student classes for every freshman on campus. ..-. "We have what, 1,700 incoming freshmen a year?" philosophy professor Thomas Downing said. "It is hard to come up with a bunch of sections so they only have 20 students in each out with our budget-especially now that the state is contributing less than half of our operating budget." Western is also looking at the idea of an early fall start for incoming freshmen and transfer students to assist with the transition into college, VanderStaay said. The program would allow students to arrive to campus early to get a two-week intensive class while getting oriented to the university and making friends, VanderStaay said. He said he hopes to pilot the program in fall 2011. "Students would come here before school starts, and it would be pretty dead, so there wouldn't be all the distractions-booze, people of the opposite sex-there is just so much going on in college that it is a terrible time to have to study," Downing said. Happy Hour scotty browns HOURS 3101 Newnarket bi. oe'lr. Phone - 360.306.8823 www.scotlybrownsres'aurc 11-12 Fri-Sat ---------- Page 8 ---------- 8 I NEWS Friday â€¢ June 5,20091 The Western Front ATUS cracks down on printing to save paper Kevin Minnick THE WESTERN FRONT Ever go to print out an assignment to find a stack of uncollected documents sitting on the priiiter? :% Western junior Zachary Furste, a Wilson Library assistant, said whenever tie. cleans up the library at night, he always finds random documents left at the print stations. The Academic Technology User Services (ATUS) reported in its spring 2009 newsletter that Western students printed roughly 1.6 million sheets of paper during the 2008 fall quarter alone. When taking four quarters into consideration, that equates to more than 5 million sheets of paper. "Paper is something that we go through, well, like paper," joked ATUS Assistant Director Rob Galbraith. "I don't think people really think about it." In reaction to growing financial and environmental concerns regarding paper usage on campus, Galbraith and ATUS have been implementing a number of paper reduction practices over the last several years. Effective beginning this summer, Western will be reducing standard paper margins from 1.25 inches to .75 inches. This is a result of a collaboration between Galbraith and Huxley junior Connor Harron that will reduce paper usage by an estimated 5 percent. Galbraith said Harron had approached him for a project for his Huxley Campus Planning Studio, a class where students take on real-world, ecologically-oriented projects. "Connor and his partner worked with trie and did research on the environmen-tall impacts," Galbraith said.. "They did a beautiful job, and they should have credit for this project" Galbraith said while they have already started implementing the reduced margins at a few places around campus, the official start is summer 2009. Some other paper- saving practices include making two-sided printing the default setting on university printers and reducing student print quotas from 600 to 500 sheets per quarter 7 years ago. Starting next year, Galbraith said ATUS will start charging students a nickel for every page above 500. "I proposed lowering the quota again; although it didn't get approved this year/' Galbraith said. "There's a funny thing that goes on with quotas, in the sense that people sort of think of it as free up to a point, so they don't use a conservation frame of mind." Galbraith said he suggested lowering the quota to 200 sheets because the average student print rate per quarter is 131 sheets. Galbraith said the average is not evenly distributed, with students in upper-division courses using much more paper and the students in general university re-photo illustration by Katie Greene THE WESTERN FRONT ATUS is brainstorming and implementing ways to cut down the paper usage at Western among the students. Western junion Zachary Furste, a library assistant, said he always sees unused papers gathered at printers like this around campus at print stations. quirement (GUR) courses using much less. "I think it really depends on the class," said Western sophomore and English literature major Jessica Lynch. "A lot of lower-division classes usually don't require that much paper, but in English classes you are really printing out a lot of reading assignments or papers for peer critique." Lynch said it is easier for her to read a document when it is printed out. She said she has never reached her quota, but several of her biology major friends have. The ATUS estimation of students printing 5 million sheets per year equates to more than 500 trees and 150,000 gallons of water to provide the fiber and process it into sheets. This process also produces 157 tons of carbon dioxide. ATUS also estimates Western, as a whole, prints and copies approximately 20 million sheets of paper per year, four times greater than the students' amount. Richard Neyer has been the coordinator of Western's Associated Students Re^ cycle Center for 19 years. "I think the thing we notice as recy-clers is that there is a lot of wasted paper," Neyer said. "Sometimes students click print and realize they made a mistake, so they leave the paper or recycle it." Galbraith said ATUS has been adding print release stations around campus to reduce the amount of unclaimed prints piling up on printers and in recycle bins. Print release stations require students to log in and select which documents they want to print before everything prints. "Having that one extra click so you can double check what you're printing helps," Neyer said. Western senior and business management major Amalia Thompson said her upper level classes expect a lot of paper to be printed. "For management, it's not so much the reading that takes a lot of paper, but it's the big portfolios we have to print out when assignments are due," Thompson said. â€¢.â€¢â€¢â€¢:' Thompson said she has never run out of her quota, but she has heard it is very easy to go request more paper if the quota is reached. "All you have to do is go say 'Hey, I need more paper,' and they will add it on to your quota," Thompson said.. â€¢â€¢ . - ; With next year's implementation of the nickel charged for every page above 500, extra paper requests may be fewer and farther between. "People need to be conscious of the resources that they use," Galbraith said. "If you're paying for it, you'll think about how much you really need." Western freshman Alex Armenta said he has not had any issues with reaching the maximum quota, but he has friends who would like more pages. "It's kind of a toss up," Armenta said. "There are people like me who say we don't really need it [500 page quota], but that it is nice to have, and there are people who absolutely need it." Neyer said he and his employees have noticed that the recycle bins in the computer labs have started to fill up less over the last several years, possibly due to teachers using the Blackboard online program and other electronic forms. . Galbraith said he appreciates teachers using online resources, but there is still room for improvement. "There is some behavior [among teachers] that needs to change, too," Galbraith said. "I think students are more adaptable sometimes than faculty are in terms of that sort of thing." Galbraith said ATUS has had some reports of faculty that would require students to print out 150 to 200 pages of class material from their Blackboard site at the beginning of the quarter. "There are obviously other ways that it could be accomplished," Galbraith said. "You don't have to print out everything to access it." Armenta said his teachers' printing requirements have been varied. "Some of them have wanted me to print out every single thing for class, and it gets ridiculous after awhile," he said. Galbraith said with the way the budget has been reduced, the student print average of 131 sheets per quarter is all ATUS can currently afford. "If I had to actually print 500 pages per student, I'd have to quit printing-at the endof fall quarter,"?Galbraith:said., -J. : ATUS estimates the cost of printing the student total of 5 million sheets per year adds up to more than $100,000 for paper and toner. 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WA spot.com ---------- Page 9 ---------- westernfrontonline.net I Friday "June 5,2009 NEWS I 9 Hydrogen road tour drives into Red Square Kevin Minnick THE WESTERN FRONT On first glance, the cars parked in Red Square Tuesday, June 2, appeared ordinary. What drew the crowds, however, is what was under the cars'hoods. In collaboration with Western's Vehicle Research Institute (VRI), the California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP) made a stop at Western to showcase 12 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles as part of their 2009 Hydrogen Road Tour. According to the CaFCP Web site, the Hydrogen Road Tour is a nearly 1,700 mile West Coast tour to promote hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicles, which is a cleaner alternative to gasoline. The tour spanned from Chula Vista, Calif., to Vancouver, B.C. The hydrogen fuel cell vehicles feature various car manufacturers, including Volkswagen, Honda and Toyota, and were on display for onlookers to view and ask questions. According to the CaFCP's Hydrogen Road Tour pamphlet, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles run off of stored electricity from hydrogen and oxygen. "I don't think people really understand how important these cars are," said Western senior and vehicle engineering technology major Axel Schmidt. "They represent some of the highest levels of technology in the engineering world." The stop was also a chance for Western's VRI to showcase several of its project cars, which ran on a variety of alternative fuel sources besides hydrogen fuel cells. Some of the VRI vehicles displayed mciuded the Viking 20, a solar powered car, the Viking. 46, a formula-style racer, and the Viking 29, the world's first ther-mophotovoltaic- powered car. â€¢ VRI alumnus Ben Vos said the Viking 29 is basically a solar- powered car that does not rely on sunlight. V^s said a natural gas flame heats up a black ceramic tube in the car, which is filled with a material that emits infrared light energy. This infrared light is picked up by special solar cells that convert the light to electricity for the car's battery, he said. One of the VRI vehicles, the Viking 32, runs on methane, which is-collected from cow waste. While this may seem unusual, VRI director Eric Leonhardt said this fuel source is a real possibility in Whatcom County. "We could power probably 20 to 40 thousand cars in Whatcom County," Leonhardt said. "And that's including big trucks as well." Western senior and vehicle design major Ben Romeijn-Stout said methane is harvested from organic waste by pouring the waste into an anaerobic digester, which is a building that decomposes the matter over the period of about a month. The methane is then harvested off the top, he said. "It turns [the waste] into excellent soil actually," Romeijn-Stout said "It has a lot of nutrients in it." Vos said while engineers are in a unique position in Whatcom County to make biomethane from dairy waste, it is not limited strictly to this area. "Biomethane also works from human waste, fish guts, chicken breadingâ€”anything organic that will rot can be put in the digester," Vos said. Vos said even urban areas without farms, photo by Keith DaigleTHE WESTERN FRONT The Viking 29, the world's first thermophotovoltaic-powered car was one of 12 fuel ceil vehicles on display as part of the Hydrogen Road Tour in Red Square June 2. like Seattle, could harvest biomethane from their sewage treatment plants. Chris White, communications director for CaFCP, said biomethane is a promising technology, but it is still in the developmental stages. She and the California Fuel Cell Partnership are pushing for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. "California has more hydrogen fuel stations than any other region in the world," White said. "We have 26 stations. Next to us is Germany, then Japan and then Canada." White said participating automakers are looking at early commercial models of fuel cell vehicles, such as the ones on display Tuesday in Red Square. They expect thousands of vehicles will begin to be sold between 2012 and 2014 and tens of thousands by around 2017. Schmidt said while proponents of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles like to claim that the vehicles run clean, the actual process of extracting the hydrogen for use in the vehicles leaves a large carbon footprint. "It's a newer technology, so it still has its bugs to work out," Schmidt said. Regardless of which alternative fuel source is the "right" one, White, Vos and Leonhardt agree that diversification is key. "We would be a very foolish country to put so many eggs in one basket again," White said. "We have to have multiple fuels, and multiple sources of making those fuels." Besides the economic vulnerability of relying on one source of fuel, Schmidt said the United States' dependence on fossil fuels is one of the leading causes of global climate change! "Finding alternate sources of fuel is important because our supply of oil is finite," Schmidt said. "Ithink people assume that this problem of running out of oil is something that our kids or grandkids will have to deal with, but if we continue to consume oil as we do now, it will be a serious problem in our lifetime." $250 Western Bookstore Gift Card IK^^^BBHBIililli $250 Bellingham Community Food Co-Op Gift Certificate Duncan Graham, AnnelieseFruhling, Claire Petersen- XnMvtilmoi Ira Simon and Owner of Bellingham Travel Cruise, Frank Zuriine. ' ~ ^ Excellence Scholarship with WWUV â€¢ ---------- Page 10 ---------- 1 0 I Friday â€¢ June 5,2009 I The Western Front Andi Williamson THE WESTERN FRONT The summer months are. upon us and for most students early morning classes and late-night library stints are temporarily a thing of. the past. Enter instead, long days in the sun, barbeques, late nights of partying and unfortunately for many, hangovers. Hangovers are an experience almost as timeless as drinking. At times you may find yourself asking the next day, 'Was it worth it?' In a perfect world, one could enjoy a night of debauchery without the stomach-turning, head-pounding feelings the following morning. It goes without saying that the best way to prevent next morning nausea is to avoid entirely or severely limit the amount of alcohol consumed the night before. However, evenings of over-indulgence can happen to the best of us, which is why The Western Front and I have taken it upon ourselves to scientifically break down hangovers and try to uncover the secret to a successful remedy for the students of Western. Hangovers vary for every person. Western's Student Health Center Medical Director Emily Gibson said weight, gender and tolerance to alcohol are all contributing factors to how you may feel post party. However, women typically should not have more than four drinks in a 24-hour period and men should not exceed more than five. The most likely explanation for why we get hungpver is the dehydration caused by the diuretic effect of ethanol combined with the toxic brain effects of a powerful depressant taking time to recover, Dr. Gibson said. There is a rebound adrenaline effect coming off alcohol that can cause irritability, restlessness and shaking, while the inflammatory effects of alcohol on the stomach lining causes nausea and hyperacidity, she said.' The headache is from too much vasodilation in the brain blood vessels, causing a throbbing, pounding headache. Individuals have different tolerance levels to alcohol depending on their ability to metabolize it, and so have different responses to recovering from its effects, Dr. Gibson said. Congeners are found in alcohol as a result of the fermentation process. They are responsible for heightening your hangover symptoms. The more congeners consumed, the worse your hangover will be, according to About.com. Darker colored beverages, such as red wine or whiskey, contain more congeners than lighter alcohols, such as white wine or vodka. When selecting my methods I made sure to avoid the most common cures, such as greasy foods, Gatorade, pain killers, excess sleep and some herbal antidotes. My experiments begin by consuming copious amounts of adult beverages (the things you have to do in the name of research) to ensure that I would feel far from 100 percent the next day. Wandering off the well-beaten path, I chose treatments from a wide range of eras, cultures, ingredients and logic. As long as there has been drinking, there have been hangovers. Remember, the best way to not be hungover is to drink responsibly. Don't over imbibe. Keep at one to two drinks in 24 hours and you will never have a hangover, Dr. Gibson said. If you drink more, space the drinks out over several hours and be sure to eat and hydrate with non-alcoholic fluids in between. However, if you do find that thy keg cup has runneth over, give one pf these solutions a try before you suffer through a pounding headache and blood-shot eyes. Who knows, one of them may work for you. . ' Here are nine unusual and daring solutions for curing a hangover, in no particular order, and the results of some of the methods I actually attempted: â€¢ Jeeve secret concoction/ Prarie Oyster One raw egg, a quarter ounce Worcestershire sauce and a quarter ounce tabasco. Mix this together in a glass and swig it fast. This was one of the few remedies I did not try, but according to Askmen.com, there are people out there who swear by this method. â€¢ Rabbit-dropping tea This method originates from the days of the Wild West. Cowboys and cowgirls used to brew themselves a steaming cup of tea made with rabbit droppings after hard nights of whiskey drinking and shootouts. I did not try this one, sorry guys. If someone tries this remedy though, please let us know how it goes. â€¢ X03 Hangover Prevention ($1.99/packet, Super Supplements) X03 Hangover Prevention was recommended to me by employees of Super Supplements on 1300 Ellis St. The powder comes in small individual packets of either lemon or grape flavoring and should be taken with water before consuming alcohol. It is packed with vitamins C and B and claims it provides a "nutritional boost for a quicker recovery." The overwhelming smell, similar to sticking your face in a jar of Flintstorie chew-ables, and questionably fizzy reaction to the water seemed promising. Unfortunately, I awoke the next morning, yet again, with unsteady hands and an uncomfortably low threshold for sunlight. Blam What is s o 'Would Farm photos by Rebecca Rice THE WESTERN FRONT Andi Williamson THE WESTERN FRONT For some time now, the "of- age" crowd of Belling-ham's modest population has unknowingly been making its mark in the world of adult beverages through one of Bellingham's oldest bars. Thanks to its loyal slew of Western students, regulars, and out-of-towners, the World Famous Up and Up tavern has been able to claim it sells more Pabst Blue Ribbon (PBR) beer than any other bar in the United States. PBR representative Sanjiv Gajiwala confirmed via e-mail that while they are not able to officially provide the volume, sales or numbers of one specific account, they can say The Up and Up "is definitely up there ;)," emoticon and all. So just how much PBR does The Up and Up sell? On a busy night, the taproom has been known to go through six kegs of the lager through selling pitchers and pints, manager Ryan Leak said. Dickerson Distributors salesman and Western senior Chris Schallot handles The Up and Up's PBR account. Schallot said he delivers about 50 kegs and 75 cases of' PBR each week to The Up and Up. Totaling approximately 1,000 gallons per week and about 52,000 gallons of PBR per year. It would take nearly six tanker trucks to hold that much liquid. "No other bars in Bellingham, or accounts we have, can compare to The Up and Up in Pabst sales," Schallot said. "It would be hard to say they are not very, very high on the list of top sellers in the country, if not number one." In addition to PBR sold in the bar, a large portion of sales come from "to-go beers," in the form of cases of 24 ".tail boy" cans and special order kegs, Leak said. The Up and Up usually sells approximately 10 to-go kegs each week, he said. "Pabst is-a crowd pleaser," Leak said. "Our regulars drink it; students drink it. It's for all types, really." There are 15.5 gallons of beer in one keg, which equals about 120 individual beers, Leak said. This means the patrons at The Up and Up consume about 720 cups, or 93 gallons of PBR in a single night, he said. It also means The ---------- Page 11 ---------- e westernfrontonline.net I Friday â€¢ June 5,2009 I 11 it on the Mrfc -^Â®fe@l Coffee and cola Mix equal parts hot, black coffee and cold cola in a cup and add at least five sugar packets. You will want to drink this mixture quickly because of the fizzy reaction between the two liquids. Also, it tastes like dirt. Initially, I thought I was on to something when my headache, dry mouth and dizziness almost immediately subsided. However, I painfully discovered later that what I was experiencing was nothing more than a sugar high, and I now had two types of intoxications that my body had to process. Rub cut lemons under yours arms In Puerto RicO, people apparently rub slices of lemon or lime in their armpits prior to drinking. Supposedly, the citrus fruits help to prevent dehydration and, therefore, headaches. I did attempt this method. It couldn't hurt, right? The lemons were cold, wet and sticky but at least had a fresh scent to them. I peeled my eyes open the next morning only to discover the lemon method was ineffective, and I was immediately hit with a waye of dizziness and cotton-mouth. On to the next method. Deep fried canaries In ancient Rome, locals were known to actually fry canaries and eat them as a cure for their hangovers. Obviously, I was not able to try this one, even if-1 wanted to. According to Forbes, com, if I was really pining for some deep-fried canary, I would need: one canary, one pint of cooking oil, salt and pepper and would then need to behead the bird, remove its feathers and skin and let it fry in the oil for about two minutes before adding the salt and pepper for flavor. Chewing ginger root. Ginger is known to counteract feelings of nausea, so if that is a major symptom for you, gnawing on this raw little root may be the way to go. Ginger contains antioxidants and works as a blood thinner as well. It can be very bitter when fresh though, so I would not recommend it on an empty stomach. The ginger root is small, lightweight and totally portable. It is dry and scentless on the outside but packed with a distinct flavor once you bite down. This method really only helps with issues of the stomach and morning- after sickness, but it was still effective. ^Ekei$ise Exeia^^L be a toss up as a remedy for a hangover. Rais10g your heart rate and breaking a sweat can M^n? efficient method of processing and expellit^gl from your body. It can also feel good t^^t%jpand move around rather than succumb t|*f our symptoms by tying around. Personally, a|}uick morflong jog actually accentuated my headjehe but lessened my other feelings, such as nausea and fatigue. \ cpas1 about Up and Up can go through approximately 40 kegs of PBR in a week, Leak said. Another way to grasp the immense volume of PBR consumed annually is by the pitcher. The Up and Up serves the beer in 48-ounce pitchers. The average amount of PBR sold in a year would require about 19,549 pitchers. If these pitchers were stacked on top of each other, they would reach heights of approximately 12,495 feet, just more than 1,700 feet higher than Mount Baker. "I was really surprised to hear about this at first," Western senior and Up and Up customer Greg Crenshaw said. "It makes me proud, though because the majority of those sales are probably contributed by Western students." These numbers deal specifically with PBR. They do not factor in any of the other 18 beers The Up and Up has on tap each night. Busch Light and Bud Light are the bars second and third highest sellers, Leak said. The Up and Up was once the longest continuously running tavern in Washington until Rudy's Pizza bought it two years ago, Leak said. It has been in business since the 1930s and used to be located on Holly Street in downtown Bellingham. Its current location on North State Street was previously a Shakey's Pizza Parlor in the 1960s. Prior to that, it was a piano warehouse, he said. Leak has been working at The Up and Up for seven years, and said business and morale has improved since Rudy's took Over the taproom. "The smaller space is easier to fill, and to be honest, it's a lot friendlier now than it used to be," Leak said. "We didn^t always have the same crowd in here that we do now." PBR has been the house beer for as long as Leak can remember, estimating at least nine years, the same amount of time The Up and Up has been serving it, he said. Before PBR, Leak said the house beer was Falstaff. Of the 19 beers on tap, PBR is the most ordered on any given night as well as the most purchased "to-go beers," he said. "It doesn't really surprise me that [The Up and Up] sells so much Pabst with the amount of college students that flow in there every Thursday night," Western senior The Chaser Pill ($4.99/box, Fred Meyer) A late-night advertisement for Chaser piqued my curiosity one evening. Although it seemed similar to the X03 powder, Chaser had a much different result. The instructions say to take two tablets before consuming any alcohol and then two more every four to six drinks throughout the evening. After a long night out on the town, I woke the next morning to find myself surprisingly functional. It seems the infomercials may be on to something here. The downside to Chaser is it does not solve dehydration or dry-mouth symptoms, and the amount a person should take per week is limited as well. phdtoby Rebecca Rice THEWESTERN FRONT The Up Upli^rri gpjefr^h^ about 50 kegs and 75 cases of PBR per; week/Â»rapprotirnately 1,000 gallons of beer. se^P^i^pagei^ ---------- Page 12 ---------- 12 I ARTS LIFE Friday â€¢ June 5,2009 I The Western Front An evening of comedy with Hari Kondabolu RodLotter THE WESTERN FRONT The combined laughter of 150 people echoed through; Fraser Hall room 3, as New York-based comedian Hari Kondabolu expressed his "righteous indignation." Racists, politicians, comedians and the Queen of England were among the many targets for Kondabolu's sharp and incisive jokes. "Righteous indignation: A night with comedian Hari Kondabolu" was sponsored by Western's Social Issues Resource Center and took place June 1. Drawing from his experiences as a first-generation American and Hindu Indian, Kondabolu's material addresses social issues like racism and immigration, but in a charming and sometimes.silly and absurd way. Sarah Tfah, a long, time friend of Kondabolu's and coordinator for the Social Issues Resource Center, was responsible for bringing Kondabolu to Western. Tran met Kondabolu while they were both volunteering for AmeriCorps in Seattle. "Comedy is an incredible tool for social change," Tran said. "[Kondabolu's material] hits on a lot of topics that are very pertinent to society. He has a great ability to draw people in and make them engage in a dialogue." To Open up his comedy routine, Kondabolu screened a short film he created called "Manoj," which was screened at the 2008 Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Toronto. The film is a mockumen-taiy about a man named Manoj, played by Kondabolu, whose jokes rely solely on American stereotypes of Indian people, like worshipping cows and gods with eight arms and eating monkey brains and curry. ' "Alot of times people come up to me and say, 'Manoj, why do Indian people eat monkey brains all the time?"' Manoj said in the film. "That is simply not true. If "Comedy is an incredible tool for social change. - Sarah Tran, SIRC coordinator you knew anything about monkey brains you'd know monkey brains are very, very expensive. You can't just eat them all the time. If I had a dime for every time someone came up to me and asked, I could actually afford to eat monkey brains." The film pokes fun at comedians who rely on stereotypes for the bulk of their material, Kondabolu said. Bursts of laughter erupted from the audience throughout the entirety of the 15-minute film. After the film, Kondabolu stood at the front of the classroom under dim lighting, which he said made him feel like a professor, and began his routine. "Aren't you guys going to ask me why my skin looks so beautiful?" Kondabolu asked the audience. "Well, it's because I use cocoa butter." He then went on to explain that as a child, he tried to find skin lotion to use for his dry skin, but every lotion advertise- photoby Rebecca Rice THE WESTERN FRONT Comedian Hari Kondabolu performs in Fraser Hall room 3 Monday, June 1. Kondabolu takes a lighter approach to tough issues such as racism and immigration. ment he saw in magazines and on television only had white people in them. Then one glorious day he picked up a copy of Ebony magazine and found a lotion advertisement that had a non- white person in it. The advertisement was for cocoa butter, which led him to believe it is the lotion for him. "So, I went to the supermarket to buy . some cocoa butter," Kondabolu said. "And it was in the 'ethnic needs' section. When I saw that I thought to myself, 'Huh? Ethnic needs ... end to police brutality, end to racism*, more educational opportunities.' But, no; just shampoo and soap." Western junior Alex Z. Wray and senior Nicholena Hamilton both said the cocoa butter joke was their favorite one of the night. "I think it was probably the funniest joke I've ever heard from a comedian," Wray said. Wray said he thought Kondabolu was spot on because he was very truthful "and unique and it was the first joke he had ever heard about cocoa butter. Hamilton said Kondabolu's mix of humor and knowledge made him stand out to her. "He knew a lot about history, stuff I didn't even know about," Hamilton said. "I like that he used humor and knowledge to address issues like religion and racism without being pver the top." Many of Kondabolu's jokes were about imperialism and colonialism, especially concerning the history of British rule in India. Kondabulo said he tries to never pander to or belittle the audience, which is an idea he picked up from comedic inspirations like Bill Hicks, Chris Rock, Dave Chapelle and Lenny Bruce, also a New York native. Kondabolu said he feels no subject is off limits in comedy, but the comedian's intentions behind the joke determine whether it is offensive or not. "Fuck the British, and fuck the Queen of England," Kondabolu said in a much louder tone than normal, recalling memories of Micheal Richard's famous racial slur-laced tirade a year ago. "She is just an ---------- Page 13 ---------- westernfrontonline.net I Friday â€¢ June 5,2009 ARTS LIFE 113 COMEDY: 'If any of my jokes piss you off, speak up. Stop blogging.1 from 12 old white lady wearing my grandma's jewelry." The crowd hooped and hollered, while some gasped, but no one seemed really offended by it, probably because there were not too many Brits in the crowd. Kondabolu said he did that joke in England; it didn't go over too well. "If any of my jokes piss you off, speak up," Kond-/ abolu said. "Stop blogging." Kondabolu has been involved with issues inyoftihg human rights, specifically the rights of immigrants and deportees. As part of his act, Kondabolu took out a United States citizenship application and used the document as material for his jokes, which is reminiscent of what Lenny Bruce and George Carlin have done in the past with other official government documents. The first thing Kondabolu pointed out was the race category. There is no box for bi-racial people, but there is a box for African American, although the people who are filling out the form are not American yet, so it does not make sense, he said. Under the eye color section, there were two choices that confused Kondabolu: pink and maroon. "Of course bi-racial people are fucked and have no category," Kondabolu said. "But, people with maroon eyes do? Who has maroon eyes? Vampires?" The last question asks the applicant if they have ever persecuted someone for their race or religion. "If you answer 'yes' to that question," Kondabolu said. "Well, then welcome to America!" After that Kondabolu pulled a crumpled piece of paper from his back pocket. He said it was a list of people who will be the first to die if a revolution occurred: 1 Anyone who refers to their car as 'ghetto' because 7it only has one DVD player. 2. People whose first job was as a star on a reality show. 3. If you have ever name dropped the president by first name during a conversation. 4. Jimmy Buffett. 5. People who have ever used the phrase, 'my grandmother's cottage,' without being preceded by 'we have to sell.' 6. People who say they hate flying on Jet Blue because they do not have a first class. "My goal as a comedian is to find a way to talk about issues, which aren't necessarily happy ones, in a comedic way," Kondabolu said. "Comedy is cathartic, but it definitely needs to be funny first, cathartic second." At the end of the routine, Kondabolu fielded questions from the audience. One attendee asked him if there are any subjects that he feels are too offensive to joke about. "When approaching touchy subjects, I try to find a way to tell the joke without it being on the targeted or oppressed people," Kondabolu said. "So, usually I just put the joke on myself. There are some subjects that I want to joke about, but I just haven't found a way to tell them yet." PABST: Beer gets blue ribbon in Bellingham from 10 Jane Gershovich said. "It's what I always order." Leak said the busiest nights are usually Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The Up and Up does not have any rivalries with any other Bellingham bars, Leak said. It is a good starting place so it is more a crossover of business between other bars rather than competition, he said. According to the official Pabst Blue Ribbon Web site, PBR is a classic premium lager brew. It was established in 1844 in Milwaukee, Wise, when German immigrant Jacob Best founded Empire Brewing. In 1863, a steamship captain named Frederick Pabst married into the Best family. He took over the brewing business, renaming it the Pabst Brewing Company and tying signature blue, silk ribbons around the neck of each individual bottle of beer. The flagship beer was awarded "America's Best" at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in the 1880s, and Pabst Blue Ribbon beer was born, according to the Web site. During World War II, a rationing of silk forced the brewing company to begin printing the blue ribbon image directly on the bottles and cans, and the logo has endured ever since, the Web site stated. "After many weekend nights in 'The Up,' watching bartenders dole out pitcher after pitcher, I believe it," Western senior Kelsey Williams said. "I used to mock WSU for their epic Busch beer consumption, but I guess Western is just as devout; we just chose a different brew." s Parking 3 Permit CM Notice Student Applications Available Online May 18th at 8am. www.ps.wwu.edu If you do not have access to a computer you may obtain an application at the Parking office, located in the Campus Services building. Applications due July 31st, by 4:30 P.M. Apply as soon as possible. Permits are issued by amount of credits, date of application, and time submitted. Those needing further assistance can contact us at (360) 65(3-2945 or parking@wwu.edu. Western Washington University - Parking Services 2001 Bill McDonald Parkway Bellingham. WA 98225-9131 parking @ wwu.edu www.BellinghamFitness.com : 3 Months: : only $99: Offer Expires June 30th, 2009 â€¢ 'See Club for Details " ---------- Page 14 ---------- 14 I OPINION See more online at www.westernfrontonline.net Friday â€¢ June 5,20091 The Western Front Cultural insensitivity alive on campus Mar Moller Guest Columnist The Cinco de Mayo cartoon published on May 1,2009 was a degradation of Mexican culture. The cartoon mocks a people and tradition under the guise of making a "satirical point" regarding the recent swine flu scare. For many Latinos on this campus, students and staff, it was difficult to read the final words of the cartoon: "I'm trying to be true to the culture." These words came from a Euro-American-appearing man in a sombrero, wearing a mask and holding a pig pinata. A cartoon like this does nothing more than further centuries-old stereotypes about a people and their culture as dirty or diseased. This is not satire; this is a shameful display of ignorance. Students of color are reminded daily of their lack of representation on university campuses. The 2006 Western Strategic Plan: Engaged Excellence states that in order for Western to demonstrate diversity, we must be a community "where members appreciate, honor and celebrate people with diverse perspectives and backgrounds". The poor choice by The Western Front to run a cartoon that furthers racial discrimination is counterproductive to this mission. Cartoons like this one diminish the positive strides made toward this campus goal and make future success that much more difficult to achieve. President Bruce Shepard's diversity update informed us that students of color make up 18 percent of Western's total student population. While Shepard heralds this as a source of pride for the campus community, other statistics demonstrate that higher education remains out of reach for a disproportionate number of capable students of color in the U.S. There is a desire at Western to continue to increase the representation of these historically marginalized populations, but Viking Voices Opinions from around campus What was your worst summer job? Compiled by: Katelyn Yruretagoyena Fran Springstead Graduate Student "House cleaning at a resort." much work remains to be done. When members of the Ethnic Student Center and American Cultural Studies Program viewed the cartoon, many felt that the most damning part was not that it was published, but that this was done by our "peers," members of our own campus community. People of color live, work and learn "lhe time has come for Western to face reality. We are not as diverse as we claim, and ignorance and intolerance run rampant." - Mar Moller, MEChA member on this campus where diversity is so greatly valued and discussed on a daily basis, and yet some of us can still walk across it without seeing anyone who looks like us. After this cartoon was published, imagine what that walk across campus must feel like. We now wonder whether our cultural traditions are valued and respected at Western. Furthermore, we fear that there will be future public displays of ignorance and stereotyping. One of our peers, our friends, our fellow students created a cartoon that was beyond insensitive. The time has come at Western to face reality. We are not as diverse a school as we claim, and ignorance and intolerance run rampant. Students, staff and faculty of color are an integral part of Western; our presence should not be denied, ignored, devalued or belittled by anyone. Difference is a benefit to us all, and if culturally insensitive discourse like this continues to be put forth, the entire Western diversity mission will be meaningless. Mar Moller is a Western senior and member of the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano/a de Aztlan/Chipano Student Movement ofAztlan (MEChA).- Colette Rood Junior "Working at a summer camp in the kitchen." Jeff Mead Junior "\ worked at McDonald's. It sucks because it is like 710 degrees by the grill." ., Amanda Clark ...,.. Junior 'Working at Claire's, piercing little babies' ears all day." WWU Wednesdays any "Ready to Eat" item including breakfast, lunch and dinner from our delil Com/riwutyj FOOD CCrOP 1220 N.Forest St. I ^ o u r s _ â€ž Q ' â€¢ Downtown Store 7 am to .9 pm I Deli 7 am to 8 pm Y^\,\\\i\\\\mmwmmmm\wm^ mmmmr mmmSmmmmmM Showings Scheduled Daily! NOW PRE-LEASING FOR FAIL QUARTER!!! 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One of the craziest things is people saying that the Holocaust did not happen, when there are people who were there and lived through it who can talk about it now. 2. Once, while playing baseball in a T-shirt and baseball pants, someone stopped me to ask why we rabbis and hassids are always wearing black? I wasn't, but good question anyway! Rabbis do not always-wear just black, but they do wear a lot of dark, conservative clothes. It's a concept of modesty and tradition. 3. When people ask "Do you speak Jewish?" They mean Hebrew or Yiddish. But, whatever the case, in America your average Jew speaks good English with American accents, and knows how to read and write American ... Hebrew, not so much. Jews in Israel, on the other hand, speak Hebrew and English. Speaking of Hebrew, people always ask how important it is for a Jew to know Hebrew: how to read, and write and speak it. Let the truth be told that although at Chabad we give Hebrew lessons, Judaism's priority system says that action is more important, such as eating matzo on Passover and resting on the Sabbath. Yiddish was and still is a language that Jews use to communicate with each other. However, it is not a vital matter in Letters to the Editor: Why single out president Bruce Shep-ard for taking a salary cut for sharing the wealth in these tough economic times? Is it because he makes a lot, or because he makes too much? If you think he makes too much, that means you think the job he is doing is not worth the compensation for it. I have heard no one even hint at this, quite the opposite. And the truth is, even ignoring market considerations (which is perilous), if one is doing a really good job as president of Western, then no sensible presidential salary is too much. If you think he makes a lot and that is why he should take a voluntary reduction, then why stop with him? By some standards, lots of people at Western make a lot (you seem to think that is a six-figure salary). Let's invite all of these people to accept a voluntary reduction in salary and share the wealth? At some point you have to do the math and see what this would really accomplish, and do not forget to take into account how this would affect the attractiveness of employment at Western. There is a dangerous, slippery slope here. In general, I am against cheap gestures, or at any rate, gestures which really have, at most, a tiny effect, especially when the cost to one individual is considerable. Yes, students will be paying more tuition and faculty and staff will not see a raise for many years. But the president forgoing even a sizable chunk of his salary would have an indiscernible effect on this. If he were to forgo, say, $50,000 of his salary, that would permit a per-student quarterly reduction in tuition somewhat under the price of a latte. That just does not seem to be a sensible sharing of the wealth. Do the math. Once you have done the math you will see that the only residual reason for the president taking a salary cut is to make some sort of gesture for, at best, an unclear reason, and I think if you ask someone to make a gesture that costs him tens of thousands of dollars, the reason had better be compelling and obvious. As is well-known to moral philosophers, one person's considerable sacrifice to make a large number of people just a little bit happier does not add up to a compelling reason for making the sacrifice. Thomas E. Downing Associate Philosophy Professor As an alumni, it has been difficult to watch Western go through such challenging times from afar. I feel, however, that despite these challenging times it is unfair to expect President Shepard to sacrifice part of his salary "for the common good." President Shepard did not cause these economic conditions, and he is probably Western's best bet for getting us through the next few years. President Shepard is right in his assertion that talent should be compensated - and now more than ever. If there was a less experienced leader at the helm, Western may find itself in far worse shape. Asking someone to take a personal salary cut should be equated to asking someone to wear more than 15 pieces of flair: Sure, it would be nice if they wore more flair, but it should not be expected or required. Not wearing that 16th piece of flair does not make an individual a poor leader or any less compassionate, as the Western Front Editorial Board alluded to in "Shepard: Share the Wealth." Britt Hoover Fairhaven College Alumna Dining hall food should be more accessible In response to the May 29 article, "Yearly Theft Plagues Dining Halls," I agree it is frustrating to have people stealing dishes and silverware. What really bugs me about the dining halls is the fact that students are not allowed to take food from the dining halls. I understand that you do not want people taking meals out of the hall because this would require them to take dishes as well. Judaism and many Jews don't know it. It doesn't make a Jew any less Jewish. 4. "Do Jews believe in hell?" The hell that Judaism teaches is a far cry from eternal damnation. Everyone goes to heaven, maximum wait time - 12 months. Also, Judaism preaches "to live it up," make heaven on earth, make the most out of your years on this physical world, make the world a better place with more peace, justice, morals and ethics. 5. What does Judaism have to say to members of other religions? Regarding non-Jews, the Torah explains that everyone was created perfectly as they are and every nation of the world has something to contribute to the greater good in the world. The Torah asks all mankind to go by the "7 rales of Noah (from the Ark):" -Believe in the one God -Not to curse God -No adultery -No stealing -No murder -To be kind to animals -Set up a justice system. I agree with this, but I think students should be allowed to take a bagel or sandwich (wrapped in a napkin or bag) for later. It frustrates me that a student who tries to take food is asked to give it back when the food will then just be thrown away and wasted rather than eaten. It seems ridiculous for many reasons. First of all, I am paying for the food (all you can eat, mind you), yet I am still restricted. There are many reasons why one may want to take a bagel or sandwich. One of them is a time issue. Since dining halls are only open at certain times, I sometimes miss meals because of class or other school related activities. Also, college students are extremely busy, and not all of us have the time to sit down for a full meal. It would be way easier if we could make something to eat and take it to go (without stealing any dishes). As I talk about taking food, I am not referring to taking large amounts to store in the fridge for the next week or so, I am strictly talking about taking something to eat later that day. My goal is not to rip off the dining hall, but to get my full money's worth. Students pay large amounts of money for this service, and we should be able to grab food for later in the day when the dining hall is not open. Lesley Countner Western freshman 6. Sometimes, students come to me and tell me they are bad Jews. My answer is the Torah's answer. There is no such thing. A Jew is a Jew, and the soul is what makes the person Jewish, not the person's religious behavior. 7. Here is a popular myth that is sometimes asked: Jewish males wear "yarmul-kas" or kippas - it's like a skull cap or beanie. So I am not sure where this myth came from, but people often ask: "Are there really horns under that yarmulke?" 8. When a Jew is tanned he or she gets asked, "Are you that tan all the time because your people walked through the desert for 40 years?" Anyway, there are dozens more, but I picked a few that might be interesting. If you have any questions or comments about Jewish life, give us a call or stop by the Chabad House. . Wishing you all a happy, healthy and safe summer! Rabbi Levi Backman is the leader of the Western Chabad House. Students should be more aware of their consumption Thank you for the well written article about the biodegradable cups used on campus. Western has taken great efforts to encourage responsible consumption of resources. This is a big step in preventing students from having a false sense of security in using these disposable cups. While they require less energy to produce, many people are misinformed about the process in which they degrade. I hope this article inspires others to make efforts to be more aware of what they consume and perhaps consume less. For example, investing in water bottles and reusable mugs. Along with this topic, I've noticed recycle bins in most of the computer labs. One place I haven't seen them in is the AIC 306/308 computer lab. The building has many sustainable design elements, and this lab has become a popular place to study. Having a place to deposit our recy-clables would only reinforce Western's efforts to encourage responsible student consumption. Lori Humphrey Western junior TWE. ClteS OF 200Â°l OH XEPH, F.S.. GOOD U)CK ---------- Page 16 ---------- 16 I NEWS Friday June 5,20091 The Western Front Institute to offer credit, training for student leadership Brian Conner THE WESTERN FRONT Western will be expanding its leadership opportunities and attracting students in all areas of higher education with the creation of the Karen W. Morse Institute for Leadership that will allow students to further their leadership experiences and knowledge in an academic setting. Western Provost Dennis Murphy announced May 26 that Joseph Garcia, associate dean of Western's College of Business and Economics and director of the Center for Excellence in Management Education, will be appointed to the Bowman Distinguished Professorship in Leadership and will be the director of the new Karen W. Morse Institute for Leadership. The leadership award allows Garcia to start the formal study of leadership and provide funding for the leadership institute, Murphy said. He said the leadership institute will allow him to formally; study leadership and work toward creating courses and a recognition process for students who are involved with academic programs and would like leadership recognition or training. Garcia said the new leadership institute will provide Western students with the opportunity to get recognition for their leadership achievements through a certificate or other recognition process. He said more details about the leadership institute will become available when he formally begins his role as the director at the start of fall quarter. "The reality of today, and not just at Western, but for the world, is a need for having a balance in judgment and a need for leadership," Garcia said. "Western is full of student leadership opportunities that exist in any form." Creating a leadership institute would allow leaders involved at Western and those who are interested in leadership opportunities to get credit and formally train in a leadership course, Garcia said. Jack and Jo Ann Bowman, retired Johnson Johnson executives, donated $1 million, along with other private donors, to provide Murphy with the professorship and launch the leadership institute. "Garcia has many ideas and visions for leadership at Western," Murphy said. "Garcia has demonstrated leadership in his department and published on the subject, and he has the skills to get any project up and running." Garcia said he has looked at a number of other universities, such as the University of Oregon, to see how.they teach and recognize student leaders. He said Western has many student leaders who inspire, teach and help throughout the community, but possibly do not receive proper credit or acknowledgement for their achievements. He said Western's Vehicle Research Institute, Woodring College of Education and Huxley College of the Environment are examples of departments that consist of photo courtesy of University Communications Joseph Garcia, associate dean of Western's College of Business and Economics and director of the Cetner for Excellence in Management, will start up the Institute for Leadership. excellent student leaders. Murphy said the new institute will offer a leadership course to give students an opportunity to lead and become leaders, but said much work is still needed to create a curriculum and establish how the course will be offered. Class size and logistical details, such as how the university will offer the course, will have to be analyzed before Western can move forward and create a course, he said. Murphy said the leadership institute will hopefully attract a variety of students who want to attend Western and advance their leadership skills while formally studying leadership. Next year's Associated Students President Matt Jarrell said the concept of being involved and known as a leader can scare people and even discourage participation. He said he would not be the leader he has become if it was not for the shared knowledge and confidence the people at Western have provided him. He said Western is a perfect place to get involved with leadership because the advisers are patient, which creates a comfortable learning environment. "People think that leadership only applies to people with official titles or jobs, when really everyone is a leader in some way, shape or form," Jarrell said. "I hope a leadership course would eventually breakdown stereotypes and make leadership less taboo and more of a valuable resource." Jarrell said he believes anyone can lead, but a leader must have passion, drive and the willingness to learn. He said if a student is motivated, anything is possible. "I urge students to take initiative and look into the many leadership opportunities Western has to offer," Jarrell said. "Getting involved on campus can complement a major and create a more well-rounded experience in higher education." Shaker box dedicated to deceased professor Tiana Day THE WESTERN FRONT Approximately 15 friends and colleagues of deceased Western engineering technology professor Clyde Hackler gathered Thursday, May 28, in an engineering lab to dedicate a piece of machinery in Hackler's honor. The machine, named Clyde's Ride, was manufactured by Western senior Drew Thayer. Thayer, an Industrial Technology and Vehicle Design major, said he didn't personally know Hackler, but he wanted to practice his welding skills in" preparation to build the Viking 44, an off-road prototype vehicle, for the Society of Au-photo by Katie Greene THE WESTERN FRONT this piece of machinery made by Drew Thayer, known as a shaker box, was created in dedication of deceased Western engineering technology professor Clyde Hackler tomotive Engineering Baja racecar competition. Thayer said he decided to practice by making a shaker box, a piece of machinery engineers use to make useful aluminum parts. He said the shaker box is used to facilitate the process of pouring the liquefied metal into a mold. When the metal cools and hardens, he said it takes shape and can be used to make a part, such as a bell or golf club. Thayer said he began by collecting pieces of scrap metal from community businesses, cut them down to the sizes he needed and then welded them together to form a box. He then placed an electric motor in it, which enabled the shaker box to shake, and made sure it worked. After all the mechanical work was done, Thayer said he cleaned and painted the box so it would be ready for the dedication ceremony. "I'm proud of the final product, and instead of welding useless things it's going to benefit students," he said. "Even though I didn't know Clyde, I'm glad [the faculty] got to dedicate it to him because he sounds like a top notch professor." Thayer said he started the project fall quarter, which took a total of between 20 and 30 hours to complete, and received .help from Western seniors Erik Nickerson and John Kuplen and Western junior Ryan Hollander, who all donated a combined total of about three or four hours. Thayer said the project was a great learning experience to understand how to weld properly, and he is glad the shaker box was dedicated to Hackler. Retired Western welding professor Bob Hollingsworth, who volunteers for the engineering technology department, said the shaker box will be used to build items, such as engine blocks and large castings. He said it was appropriate to name the shaker box after Hackler because of how much Hackler loved machinery. "Every piece of his equipment was named, so now we have Clyde's Ride named for him," Hollings worth said. Hackler's friends and past coworkers held a dedication ceremony for the shaker box in recognition of his contributions to Western. After mentioning a few would put plaques on machines that held particular significance to special faculty who have retired, he said. Seal said Hackler was enthusiastic about what students were doing and consistently went beyond what was expected of him, even on occasion staying at school "Universities sometimes name rooms after people who donate large sums of money, but Hackler dedicated his life. - Michael Seal, retired employee of the engineering department words about him, they held a 30 second moment of silence. The faculty plugged in and turned on the shaker box, then had Thayer get inside for pictures and gathered around a table to eat a pizza and salad lunch together. Hollingsworth said Hackler was a great professor, an expert in his field and served as the department chairperson during part of his time at Western. He said Hackler was well respected and a friend of everyone in the department. Hollingsworth said the department has a tradition of naming its machinery after former faculty members, as a way of honoring them. "As a group we thought it was right and proper to continue [Hackler's] memory somehow," Hollingsworth said. "It's a neat tradition to recognize those folks who made a super contribution." Michael Seal, founder of the Vehicle Research Institute and a retired employee of the engineering technology department, said Hackler loved the pickup truck he owned named Ginger which bounced around whenever he drove it. Seal made the shaker box has a plaque mounted on its side which reads, "Clyde's Rides-Professor Clyde Hackler, a world class machinist, instructor and friend. 1933-2009." Often times the department until 3 or 4 a.m. supervising students so they could get projects done for their engineering competitions. "Universities sometimes name rooms after people who donate large sums of money," Seal said. "But [Hackler] dedicated his life." Stephen James, an engineering technician at Western, said he first met Hackler as a lab technician in the engineering technology department. James said Hackler was then chair of the engineering technology department at the same time former Western President Robert Ross in the mid-1980s. James said Ross had a particular interest in the department because he worked at a foundry when he was younger. James said Ross supported the department having a foundry, where metal is heated up and liquefied in a furnace to be poured into a mold to make a useful metal object. He said the technology is 3,000 to 4,000 years old and. many schools think it is outdated, but Hackler thought it still had value and worked to keep the technology at the school. James said another one of the reasons why the shaker box was named after Hackler was because he played a key role in establishing a foundry at Western. ---------- Page 17 ---------- I See more online at www.westernfrontonline.net Friday June 5,2009 I The Western Front For MMA fighter, school comes before career Andrea Williamson THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior Yancey Bagby may seem like an average college student at first. Upon digging deeper, one may learn that Bagby is actually Washington's Best Amateur Fighter in the mixed martial arts (MMA) light-heavy weight division. Last summer, Bagby won the 205 pound light-heavyweight Ax Fighting Championship. His MMA career is beginning to take off with a record of 7-0. Bagby is in the midst of training to defend his title in July for the same championship, In his previous title fight, Bagby defeated his opponent 2 minutes and 37 seconds into the first round using ah arm bar submission hold. "I love the competition; it's not like any other sport," Bagby said. "It's just two people in a cage with no excuses. You win or lose on your own merit." â€¢ Bagby is still an amateur fighter, but â€¢he said he is considering moving up to the professional level. Bagby said the difference between amateur and- professional fighting is that pro fighters get paid for their fights while amateurs do not. The appeal of remaining amateur is to gain experience and build up a strong record so people could make more money when they do move up, he said. "Bagby has been offered a spot on professional teams a couple of times," said Shayne Simpson, one of Bagby's coaches. "The Ultimate Fighting Champion show even approached him to try out for the show recently too, but he said he needs to finish school first." Bagby's interest in martial arts came from wrestling at Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane. He said he was looking for a place to continue fighting when he moved to Bellingham about five years ago, and came across Shayne Simpson's Pacific Northwest Karate Center. Bagby said he began taking kickboxing lessons, excelled in the art and decided to try some of the other martial arts offered at the gym. Bagby uses a combination of muay thai, kickboxing, Brazilian jiu jitsu, kenpo, wrestling and some boxing in his fights. "The key to combining different arts like this is in your transitions," Bagby said. "Part of my success is in my progression from a good hit to a good take down to getting a submission hold." MMA fighting is one of the fastest Photo by Rebecca Rice THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior Yancey Bagby presses Robert Stokes' face into the mat June 3, during a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu class held at Shayne Simpson's Pacific Northwest Karate Center. growing sports in the world and began to emerge in the United States in the early 1990s, said John Taylor, Bagby's Brazilian jiu jitsu coach and a martial arts teacher at Western. Taylor has been coaching Bagby for about three years. Charles Pearson has been coaching MMA since 1995 and was partly respon-sounds like a thunder clap when he hits the bag." The art of muay thai is based on hits and punches using kicks, elbows and knees, Simpson said. Kenpo is more scientific and involves self defense, while jiu jitsu is similar to wrestling and deals more with moves on the ground, he said. // It's just two people in a cage with no excuses. You win or lose on your own merit. - Charles Pearson, Bagby's former coach sible for bringing the sport to Bellingham, Simpson said. Pearson coached Bagby for several months and inspired him to continue with the sport and take some actual fights, Simpson said. "Bagby has really good versatility, but his greatest strength is in his grappling jiu jitsu game because he was a wrestler," Taylor said. "Although, his powerful kicks and punches scare me sometimes. It Simpson said he has been coaching Bagby for about four years. He said Bagby is a successful MMA fighter because of his adaptable fighting techniques, focus and work ethic, he said. . Washington state amateur fighting rules forbid biting, throwing elbows, shots to the groin, throwing knees or kicking while your opponent is on the ground as well as no hits to the back of the head. Besides these rules, most anything goes, Bagby said. There are three, three-minute rounds in amateur MMA fighting. Title fights consist of five, three-minute rounds. Bagby said his favorite moves in a fight are rear naked choke holds, triangle chokes, a scissor take down, heal hook and an over hard right. "Someday, I would like to get a knock out," Bagby said. "That would be amazing." Bagby said he trains three to four times per week with his various coaches, but when he has a fight coming up, like now, training five to six times a week is not unusual. Training for a fight is a time to hone particular skills in each art and work on perfecting combinations,.he said. "Bagby .may not seem like the most polished! fighter, but/he-goes into everything with ah open mind, and that is important," Pearson said. "He is a passionate competitor, and once he is done with, school he can train even harder." Complete a WWU Course Online! 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It is uncertain when exactly Noon Ball began, but Ernie Adamson said he has been playing at Carver Gym for close to 40 years. Adamson, now 73 years old, is a retired sheet metal worker in the construction business. He said he was involved with the construction on numerous buildings on campus, such as the Environmental Studies building, the Science, Mathematics and Technology Education building and Old Main. Adamson said he has been coming to Western's campus regularly to take on players of all ages. Adamson continues to come back to exercise, but said he also enjoys the camaraderie among the players, some of which he has been playing with for many years, he said. Before the Wade King Student Recreation Center was built, students, faculty and staff played side-by-side on adjoining courts, said Butch Kamena, a Canadian studies and political science professor. 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Lately, about 15 to 20 players show up for a game, Ellis said. In 1983, the players had trouble just finding eight players, and today they often have two games going at the same time, he said. The teams are decided depending on the number of players who show up and whether they are looking for a full court or half court game, Ellis said. There is nothing organized about it, which works because everyone has his or her own schedule, he said- Like other pickup games, Ellis said it is an unwritten rule that the winning team stays on the court to play the next game. However, players usually sit out after winning two games to let the other players participate an equal amount and get some exercise, he said. Most of the players do not have passes for the rec center, and have to pay a fee to use the facility, Kamena said. 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The players use the honor system for either team to call fouls because there is no referee, Ellis said. It would be too competitive if there was a referee, he said. "Occasionally there are disagreements, but everything pretty much works itself out," Ellis said. "There have been some arguments, and they are usually about disputed calls [in which players have] traveled or fouled.". As Western's staff turns over, more new players are coming to Noon Ball, Ellis said. The younger staff and faculty are more inclined to stay in shape and have more emphasis on the physical aspect, he said. "Unfortunately for me, the age group is getting younger," Ellis said. Derrick Webb, a senior on Western's men's basketball team, sits with a basketball in his lap watching the games. He said he knows a lot of the faculty who play and enjoys watching them. .. - "It's a workout for most of them instead of going on the treadmill," Webb said. Kamena said he enjoys playing basketball, especially with the people who show up for Noon Ball. He describes it as a small community of people. "It's a great bunch of people," Kamena said. 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At 3 p.m. sharp, a bus headed for Qwest Field will leave the Archer carrying about 25 people dressed in Sounders FC colors. The trips to Sounders games were the idea of 34-year-old Todd Stauber, owner and head of the Puget Sound Soccer Academy in Bellingham. Stauber also owns a semi-professional soccer team in Bellingham, the Rapids, which are part of the Pacific Coast Soccer League. Stauber charges $85 for a ride down to Qwest Field, tickets to the Sounders game and a ride back, as part of a fundraiser he came up with to help support the Rapids. Western senior Kyle Haberly, who also helps Stauber at the soccer academy, said he plays a role as somewhat of a marketer for the fundraisers. "I put the event on Facebook to get the word out to students," Haberly said. "But I've been surprised that not that many have come yet." Stauber said he will always view the game of soccer from a player's perspective, but he loves the way local communities have embraced the Sounders. "It's been phenomenal to see everyone around Seattle especially just take it in," Stauber said. "I love it like anybody else. Having been on a team, it's cool to be on the other side as a spectator and still feel like part of a team." Stauber said he could never forget the first game he attended in Europe, but now he wants to get the rest of the community involved with soccer, too. Stauber said Ben Dragavon, a former Western goalkeeper and backup goalkeeper for the Sounders, has access to the special tickets Stauber gets. "Me and Drago (Dragavon) go way back, and we still talk. It's been awesome to see everything come full circle for him," Stauber said. Stauber said he wants to get college students involved, but it is still open to anyone. "It's really fun to get into sold out games," Stauber said. "We call ourselves the 'Mafia' [because] we get things done that we shouldn't be able to get done." At Saturday's game, the Sounders tied 1-1 against the Columbus Crew from Photo by Rhys Logan THE WESTERN FRONT From left: John Totten, Western junior Sean Conner, Todd Stauber and Western senior Kyle Haberly cheer on the Seattle Sounders on Saturday, May 30, at Qwest Field. Ohio, which was the fifth draw in their last six games. However, the Sounders slump is not getting Stauber or the bus riders down. The entire two-hour drive home was a mix of worn out sleeping Sounders fans in the front of the bus, while Stauber and a small group packed themselves in the back shoulder to shoulder dancing, jumping and belting out soccer dedicated drinking songs. "The game is about passion," Stauber said. "I want everyone to feel how I do about it." Classifieds FOR RENT SOUTHGATE CONDOS. 1,2, 3 bed units starting at $725. Assigned parking shuttle to WWU. W/S/G paid. W/D all 11 units. (360)318-4242. SOUTHS1DE RENTAL homes. 3 4 beds near WWU. Starting at $995. (360)318-4242. CYPRESS PLACE Condos. 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Show more2008_1024 ---------- Western Front 2008-10-24 - Page 1 ---------- '36 VIEWS' OPENS PAGE 6 WESTERN SPORTS NEED STUDENT SUPPORT PAGE 10 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL BOUNCES BACK PAGE 11 Friday, October 24, 2008 THE WESTERN FRO AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SINCE 1970 I W E S T E R N F R 0 N T 0 N L I N E . N ET Neighborhood discussions fizzle when students, neighbors no-show Corinna Storch THE WESTERN FRONT On the night of Oct. 22, one of Lara Welker's worst fears was realized. At 7 p.m. the Campus Community Coalition planned to host the first of three nights of "Let's Talk," an open forum for students living off campus to meet with their residential- neighbors. The Oct. 22 meeting was for the Sehome neighborhood, held at the Garden Street Family Center. "I fear every time we hold a meeting that no one will show up," said Welker, the coordinator for the Campus Community Coalition. "It's never actually happened before." After waiting for 15 minutes, Welker canceled the meeting and sent the three student facilitators and the three police officers home. No other students or community members had come. The coalition hosts these meetings to address problems in the neighborhoods, as well as to establish friendly relations between students and long-term residents, Welker said. "The forums are for addressing arid explaining the lack of connection between students and their long-term neighbors," Welker said. "That's not true for all long- term neighbors and all students, but it's common. There's less time to establish friendly relations because students don't stay in the same area for a long- time. Sometimes they're only there for a year or less." Welker said the lack of attendance surprised her because it was one of their most advertised events. "It was the same location as last year," Welker said. "So I don't think people had a hard time finding it." Welker said last year the SeTiome neighborhood meeting had the fewest number of attendants. Welker said the coalition worked closely with the neighborhood associations, sent out a press release and invitations to the block watch captains and rental property owners and had the event announced on KGMI. Western senior Sharron Hallanger see DISCUSSIONS page 5 Flu shots help staff, students ward off sickness Megan Jonas THE WESTERN FRONT The Student Health Center began administering flu shots during walk-in clinic hours this week to students and staff trying to avoid the virus this season. George Mariz, Western history and honors professor, said the sickest he's ever been was when he had the flu, so he's been getting annual flu shots for the past eight to 10 years at the health center. He said he hasn't dealt with the flu since.. "It's $18," Mariz said. "It's not a guarantee, but it seems to me it's as good of a bet as you can get. I like the odds." Dr. Emily Gibson, director of the Student Health Center, said a greater percentage of faculty members take advantage of the flu shot clinics than students do. Approximately 300 students come in for shots each year, Gibson said. She said the health center treats 15 to 20 cases of influenza each week during the 12 to 15 week flu season, which is usually from December to March. However, Gibson said the students who come in for treatment only represent the tip of see FLU SHOTS page 3 Lead found in drinking water photo courtesy of Center for Disease Control photo by Michael Leese THE WESTERN FRONT The fifth floor drinking fountain in Arntzen Hall is being removed after health inspectors found almost twice the amount of allowable lead in its water. Strange odor prompts search, cause unkown Ashley Mitchell THE WESTERN FRONT Odd-smelling water was the first clue there was a problem with a water fountain on the fifth floor of Arntzen Hall. The fountain is now being removed after test results revealed nearly double the allowable amount of lead in the water. The water from the fountain was tested after the Environmental Health and Safety office received multiple complaints, said Gayle Shipley, director of Environmental Health and Safety. Removing the fountain solves one problem, but there is still the issue of the original smell, said sociology professor Jennifer Lois, who has an office on the fifth floor of Arntzen Hall. Lead is taste see LEAD page 5 New forum encourages dialogue Adam Cochran THE WESTERN FRONT Since it launched on Oct. 6, 2008, Western's Community Forum has presented Western students, faculty and staff members with a new way to communicate openly about a variety of issues. The online forum allows students, faculty and staff to voice their opinions about issues on and off campus, offer advice and post ads similar to those found on Craigslist.com. Anyone can create a profile, join a conversation, submit a blog or suggest any ideas they feel will help improve the forum, said Andrea Peterson, head of library systems. "It's meant to encourage other things to talk about than just school and what it's like to be involved in the Western community," Peterson said. Deborah Frost, assistant director for Information Technology for University Residences, said the forum could work to foster, a sense of community. Students and faculty are even able to chat with and suggest ideas to Western President Bruce Shepard. Shepard most recently posted on Oct. 10 about the interdisciplinary programs at Western. "This will allow for us to feel like we are a part of something and learn about each other," said Frost. Thus far, more than 650 have visited the forum and 62 profiles have been created, Peterson said. Some students say they have already had positive experiences on the forum. see FORUM page 3 Forums Dialogue Optm5ay It . Regir. ctaio^ye. sfcou: campus KOQln ! ?c*Â«Â«H;nr; lt;; ) Profiles : BJ09 President's Comar SÂ»:'T!a.-*Â»te:.. â€¢ gt;MWSsr gt;*s... '{Afotixl Academic Arfvic* , fc* Sitfs^ns or trVare yy* ^ lt;aÂ«rsas f:r ansa cf' Kafly. wfctve ie gt; s sap gt;-i cattn Serial. Advice... â€¢. ijw*. siv* ak gt;$ ia fefcttfttwd;; I 4tir i* roars a$i C3y* ~ rxxars s ^ yAnc*r*wÂ«$ : '; photo by Graig Hill THE WESTERN FRONT ---------- Western Front 2008-10-24 - Page 2 ---------- NEWS See more online at www.westernfrontonline.net The Western Front I Friday -October 24,2008 I 2 'â€¢'â€¢'â€¢'" photo by Michael Lee'se THE WESTERN FRONT Western freshman Zoe Vernon rides a mechanical bull at the ninth annual Mt. Baker Film Festival in the Beilingham Sportsplex Oct. 23. Blank examines Canada-US. trade Stephen Blank, Western's Ross Distinguished Professor of Canada- United States Business and Economic Relations, recently toured Western Canada as part of the U.S. Speaker and Specialist Program. The Bureau of international Information selected Blank for the program as a U.S. expert consultant for the program to give lectures and lead seminars pertaining to his specialty. Blank's week-long trip involved meetings with members of government, chambers of commerce, international media and the academic community, to discuss challenges of transportation and trade that face Canada and the United States. Blank is teaching Master of Business Administration course 539, "Topics in International Business," this fall. â€¢ i Western's ^College â€¢â€¢ of- Business and Economics appointed Blank visiting professor on Sept. 10. 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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 involved in a course in the department of journalism, but any student enrolled at Western may offer stories to the editors. Members of the Western community are entitled to a single free copy of each issue of the Western Front. â€¢-; '-''â€¢â€¢; gt;.'â€¢'â€¢; â€¢,;--:(\v-..'"; .'' V ' \ to the public and the day's events begin at 1:30 p.m. with three forums. "The Mighty Tieton Projects," a student analysis and revival of an economically depressed town in Eastern Washington, will be held in room 108. "Reaching K-12, Western's Future Students," highlights the department's efforts to encourage:4nd:pfomote.,fihancial â€¢ Wespoinsibility'^ to-high-risk, high-potentiai youth'with the help of business professionals and public school educators. It will be held in ropni 22.8.' . "Teaching from the Heart," an explo- :fra.Ji'oh5of effective'teaching and student learning processes exceeding the simple exchange of knowledge from teachers to students, will be held in room 441. An open discussion panel on glo- ,. gt;: J^zatJon; wiltibejop^edjit 2:30 p.m. in 4 room:'441-, follawMiy ^closing remarks from the department's associated dean, l Ipseph#arp!a,o J. ,-,,._ ,..Â«,+ ,-..-, -;- *. y* i.X\ ? ' ~ * .J :â€¢ gt; '?. v. \ * * lt; f '.- â€¢*'. gt; Gyndie Shepard program honpfed C by Wii^^sm j c Wisconsin's PK-16 Leadership Coun- gt; cil presented die Phuture* P^eonix^Prp:. gram, co-founded byCyndieShepardy one !j of the two Prograhis'of Distinction:"awards'*- for 2008 on Oct. 15. ; The award recognizes the^; program's : collaborative effdtts: to* improve student â€¢ transition in the PK-:16. educational.., sy's- -- tern in the state of Wisconsin. Cyndie Shepard, wife of Western. President Bruce Shepard, served as director and co-founder of the program at the man University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The program launched in 2003 and encourages students to seek higher education after graduating from high school, by Vbringing students from at- risk schools to Ithe Wisconsin-Green Bay campus and by providing positive role models. C Western Reads author speaks â€¢ , Gordy Slack, author of the 2008-09 .'.Western Reads selection, "The Battle Over the Meaning of Everything," will speak about his book at the program's public forum at 4 p.m. on Oct. 28 in Fraser Hall room 4. Corrections A headline that appeared on page 15 of the Oct. 21 edition of The Western Front vcbn'tained a factual erepr regaining the Western football-team. The team lost its second straight game, not its third': â€¢"â€¢ "i â€¢'â€¢ *"â€¢ A â€¢'"â€¢' ' '"' " ' â€¢\- gt;.-'-. ' ---------- Western Front 2008-10-24 - Page 3 ---------- westernfrontonline.net I Friday â€¢ October 24,2008 NEWS I 3 FLU SHOTS: Vaccinations work to keep faculty members, students healthy from 1 the iceberg, since she estimates 10 percent of Western students come down with the flu each year. This year in particular, Gibson said she feels there is more awareness on campus about health because of the death of Western junior Chris Feden in February from Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), an infection most likely related to influenza. "That was a very scary thing to see a Western student die of influenza-related causes," Gibson said. While Gibson said vaccinations are never 100 percent effective since it's impossible to know exactly which strands of the flu will hit each season, she said the flu vaccine will help people be less sick. Good hygiene is also imperative for flu prevention, she said. Gibson said some people are discouraged from getting a flu shot because they believe the myth, "the flu shot causes the flu." This is not true, she said. Teresa Bodensteiner, a health center nurse who gives flu shots, said it is a coincidence when people come down with influenza after getting vaccinated. Most likely, they had already contracted the virus and it just hadn't kicked in yet, she said. Gibson said while there can be side effects from the shot, such as soreness at the injection site or a low-grade fever, she has not yet received reports of negative side effects from the staff who got vaccinated last week. Despite the possibility of mild side effects, Gibson said she recommends flu shots to the average student so that he or she doesn't miss classes. The flu normally wipes students out for four days and keeps them sick for 10 days overall, she said. "It's pretty tough to catch up after missing five days," Gibson said. Gibson writes emergency leave excuses for students, and said she has seen students fail classes after getting the flu. "Nobody wants to get sick, but. if there's any incentive to get the shot, it's so you don't lose a quarter," she said. /The walk-in vaccination clinic will be open fr6m 11:30 a:m. to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays until the end of the quarter. Gibson said she recommends coming in before Thanksgiving, since people will be travelling, possibly being exposed to new viruses. Students can also be more protected during finals that way, she said. The $18 cost can be covered by insurance but regardless, Western freshman Grace Miller said the cost is less than other pharmacies she looked into around Bellingham. Miller said she chose to get a flu shot for the first time on Tuesday because she didn't want to experience getting the flu again and thought it was a good idea to keep herself and others in her residence hall healthy. "In the scheme of vaccinations, this is an easy one," Gibson said. FORUM: Message board represents new medium for communication from 1 "The cool thing is that it's just about Western, and I think it's one step ahead of a lot of other schools," said Western senior and forum user Michael Murphy. "It allows for us to talk about how we really feel about atopic." Because the forum is only open to Western students and faculty members, it will be easier to manage than if it were open to the public, Peterson said. The idea for the forum came about after a group of faculty members from the library and members from ATUS attended a visual learning conference in Canada about two years ago, Perterson said. "At the conference, we learned that some groups were creating a virtual learning commons where people were working together to create an online collaborative space for people to talk," Peterson said. After the conference,, Peterson said she collaborated with Carmen Werder, director of the Teaching and Learning Academy at Western, and together they worked to create an online forum for Western. " Werder also teaches a civil discourse class where all of her 25 students are ex-, pected to participate in the forum. "This gives my students a.chance to observe, study and analyze' dialogue,"''' Werder said. Five groups, including the library, ATUS, the Teaching and Learning Academy, The Writing Center and University Residences helped the idea achieve fruition, Peterson said. An advisory group has met about the forum idea since last winter. The advisory group consists of Western faculty and staff, including Peterson, Werder, Frost, faculty from The Writing Center, president of student voices and Western senior Whitney Dunbar and graduate student Jonathan McConnell. If someone posts or says anything offensive, vulgar or defamatory, anyone can flag it on the forum and Peterson will be notified. Peterson said she would e-mail trie'advisory group so members can discuss what to do about it as a group. "If anything that is posted is way over the top, then I will pull it off of the forum immediately," Peterson said. "We're hoping that if something gets,bad, then.it'll become.: a learning , experience; for [the poster], and we'll ask them to revise it themselves." The guidelines for posting anything on the forum include being humane, open, ethical, credible and forgiving to the people who decide to post. Although the forum was created with good intentions, this does not guarantee success, Werder said. "The con would be that if students don't use it," Werder said. "If it isn't about what the students and staff want to talk about then I could see the forum just sort of fizzling out." Dunbar said she has high hopes for the forum. "Being honest and able to say what they will, hopefully benefit everyone on campus," she said. ..-..-.â€¢. YOU OOKSTORE ?PM0cto^r3ist Show up at the bookstore ready to scare! "Western ID required* 1st Place -$100 Gift Card ---------- Western Front 2008-10-24 - Page 4 ---------- 4 I NEWS Friday â€¢ October 24,2008 \ The Western Front Rick Steves to clear the air on weed, travel Marisa Willis THE WESTERN FRONT Travel aficionado Rick Steves will receive another, memorable stamp in his passport Friday, Oct. 24, as he speaks at Western for the first time. Steves has explored the ends of the globe over the last few decades, writing 30 guidebooks along the way, and he will now pass along his tips of traveling smart and packing light to students and Belling-ham residents. Steves will be leading lectures at three different venues throughout the afternoon and evening, discussing topics from how to travel on a budget, to the problems with the American drug policy on marijuana. Family Outreach manager Kim Oesterling helped organize Steves' visit, which is a part of Western's annual Fall Family Open House, and said the university likes to bring speakers to campus who promote a dialogue of different perspectives. "That's another form of learning," Oesterling said. "It challenges you to grow when you hear how someone else thinks about an issue." Oesterling said Steves' "Travel as a Political Act" lecture, at 8 p.m., Oct. 24, in the Performing Arts Center (PAC) Concert Hall, is about being exposed to different opinions and the importance of learning about the politics and culture of other countries while traveling. Oesterling said any one of the three presentations by Steves would provide Western students, especially those who have not traveled outside the country, a taste of how eye opening traveling can be. "It opens you up and expands your horizons as a person, which facilitates learning," Oesterling said. "That's the point, and that's what we're here to do [at Western]." Students also have the opportunity to attend a more intimate question and answer forum with Steves if they signed up in advance. "Viking Travel Tips with Rick Steves" was organized by the International Programs and Exchanges (IPE) department and will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 24 in Haggard Hall room 153. IPE program coordinator Krista Man-tello said the department felt bringing in someone as knowledgeable as Steves would allow students to personalize their travel plans and interact with someone who has spent more than 100 days a year in Europe for the past 25 years. Mantello said Western's incoming freshmen class expressed a strong interest in international studies,,more so than any previous year, which stood out to the admissions office and prompted the departments to come together to cater to students' needs. With the economy struggling, Mantello said learning how to travel on a budget is important. Some students have been forced to withdraw from their international study plans because their financial situations are not as solid as they used to be, she said. "You can go to places [abroad] that are cheaper than studying at Western," Mantello said. "[It's] going to be really beneficial for students to realize that they can do what they want to do. They can go experience something outside of Western, and they can do it affordably." Steves hosts the PBS travel show "Rick Steves' Europe" and the original name for his business was Europe Through the Back Door, whose headquarters are located in Edmonds, Wash. "Personalized travel planning by Rick Steves?" Mantello said. "I don't think you can get much better than that." Western senior Molly Daugherty participated in a semester at sea in the spring of 2007 and traveled to countries such as Brazil, South Africa, Russia, India and Vietnam. She said she feels Steves' visit will be a great chance for students who are interested in traveling to narrow down their travel plans. "I think it's important to travel because it's so easy to get caught up in our own world," Daugherty said. "It sounds really cliche, but [traveling] totally opened the door and made me realize how lucky I am to be born where I was born." Anthropology professor James Loucky worked with Western's American Democracy Project to present Steves' "Challenging the Prohibition of Our Age" lecture at 2:30 p.m. in the PAC Concert- Hall. Loucky said Steves' lecture would discuss how other countries have dealt with the war on drugs much differently than the U.S. has, and how Americans may be able to benefit from the European view on the issue. photocourtesyofricksteves.com Rick Steves stands next to the Rhine River in Germany. "Other places in the world give us other ways of dealing with [marijuana use] as a health issue, as a personal choice issue and not just as a criminal issue," Loucky said. Loucky, who said he is an advocate for the legalization of medical marijuana, said it was critical for this discussion to take place on campus because controversial issues such as marijuana use need to be talked about more openly. "People all across time and space have used different substances for altering their consciousness or altering their states of being," Loucky said. "[Marijuana] is not just a negative phenomenon. It's widespread and it can have positive social functions." Graduate School Professional Studies Info Fair Tuesday, October 28, 2008 10:00a.m.-2:00 p.m. VU Multipurpose Room Featuring 30+ Exhibitors â€¢ Health Professions â€¢ Specific Graduate Programs â€¢ Graduate Schools Exhibtor and event details: www.careers.wwu.edu (see Career Fairs Special Events) Sponsored by the Career Services Center â€¢ OM 280 â€¢ 360-650-3240 Popeyes C n u Ki N ^ 10% off anything, anytimewlth student ID Bellingham and Burlington restaurants (not valid with any other offer) We also have energy drinks and FREE WI-FI! Loaded Chicken Wrap, Delta Mini and Chicken Biscuit $1.49 each! ---------- Western Front 2008-10-24 - Page 5 ---------- westernfrontonline.net IFriday â€¢ October 24,2008 NEWS I 5 LEAD: Drinking fountain removed, h^thapd safety questions remain from 1 less and odorless, so the smell coming from the water fountain did not come from the high lead concentration, she said. The water was tested for bacteria but the results came back negative, Lois said. She is concerned because the focus on the high lead concentrations is taking attention away from why the fountain was originally checked. There are still no explanations why the fountain water smelled to begin with. The fact that the lead was found in the fountain could almost be called an accident, said Sociology department chair Karen Bradley, who has an office on the fifth floor. It is unknown how long the lead has been in the water because the only reason it was tested was because of the unrelated smell. Tests were conducted when faculty members with offices on the fifth floor of Arntzen noticed the water pressure was unusually high and there was a funny smell to the water in September, said Bradley. "The change in the water was very sudden and it smelled like paint thinner," Bradley said. "It was when the building maintenance was contacted about the smell that the testing started in early Sepr tember." Lois said the main complaint was the smell. "I heard complaints from two separate faculty members and decided to look it up myself. When I Googled 'water that smells like paint thinner,' I ended up with a list of results that had nothing to do with lead." Lois said she is still concerned for two reasons: first, because it is unknown how long the lead has'been in the water and second, because it is unknown how it has affected employees' health. While lead in higher concentrations doesn't usually have heavy effects on adults, it can cause developmental problems in children, Bradley said. Many women on the fifth floor of Arntzen have been pregnant or brought their children to their offices, she said. If people are concerned about their health in regards to lead poisoning they should consult their health providers, Shipley said. "Worrying about things that happen in the environment is not a healthy way to live," Shipley said. "Additional testing is happening on campus and students should feel safe drinking the water." Western doesn't usually test the water on campus because it is supplied by the city of Bellingham, Shipley said. The water in Bellingham is tested vigorously and doesn't contain high levels of lead, she said. The Environmental Health and Safety office first sampled the fountain's water.on Sept. 17. The results came back on Oct. 7 and showed that the concentrations of lead were 0.028 milligrams per liter (mg/1), which is twice the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maximum contaminant level. The allowable maximum containment level is 0.015 mg/1, according to the EPA Web site. The Environmental Health and Safety staff retested the water Oct. 8 after receiving the first results, Shipley said. "The testing involves a two-step sampling process," Shipley said. "The second testing uses a 30-second flush or running of the water so you can get a sample further down the plumbing section that has been sitting in the pipes." The second sample showed the lead levels in the water were 0.026 mg/1. That sample was lower than the first but still too highi Shipley said. The Whatcom County Health Department guided Western in making its decision on what should be done if the second sample came back high as well, said John Wolpers, Environmental Health Manager for the Whatcom County Health Department. "High concentrations of lead don't fesult from the water itself but from the pipes in the plumbing," Wolpers said. "Older buildings can have older lead-lined tanks and pipes that lead to the water fountains." The numbers were over the allowable amount but they weren't abnormally high, Wolpers said. Western officials turned off the water and put signs On the water fountain advising people not to drink the water. After contacting the state Health Department and looking at the concentration levels, it was decided to remove the fountain,- Wolpers said. â€¢ l "The state has seen a lot worse," Wolpers said. "Western officials just decided better to be safe-than sorry." All other water fountains in Arntzen Hall were tested for high concentrations of lead on the same day the second test were administered, Shipley said. No second samples were needed because the tests for those fountains came back with very low levels of lead. "To my knowledge, we have not removed any other water sources on campus for high levels of lead or any other reasons," Shipley said. "The water and plumbing is checked when problems arise and there haven't been any like this." The water from newer buildings on campus, specifically structures built or updated from the 1990s on, does not contain lead because the plumbing is updated, Shipley said. photo by Michael Leese THE WESTERN FRONT DISCUSSIONS: Coalition cancels community forum after dismal turnout from 1 was at the meeting with her roommate, Western senior Andrea Smith. Both are part of a new Associated Students Club called Viking Community Builders, and planned to be facilitators at the meeting. "I first came to 'Let's Talk' my sophomore year," Hallanger said. "That was my first realization that there are a lot of community members out there affected by students. I think a lot of students don't realize when they move to Bellingham that they are moving to a city with long-term residents." Smith said the meetings serve as a great opportunity for students to become aware of the different goals of their neighbors. "There are always problems between students andjong-term residents ,w Smith said. "That's what happens when two different groups of people with different ways of living live near each other." Smith said "Let's Talk" tries to help relieve tension over those differences. "The forums provide a structured but informal setting to discuss issues like parties and noise when it's not in the heat of the moment," Welker said. The issues covered at the meetings are not limited to parties and noise complaints but also extend to garbage and parking disputes, Welker said. The meetings are held every quarter and over the course of the year, every JLIL M*Mwf*MJF%Mrm antrwaemn r- niniKWWW HATS â€¢'.'VvrwwfBfellfn'ghamSGreehPnntin^.com^ (360) 920-0114 ;; Steve@BeiIinghamScreenPrintingj.com Do you have M want to sell it? "'"'.â€¢â€¢" FREE ONLINE BULLETIN BOARD westernfrontonline.net No employment, auto, or property ads accepted on free bulletin board (normal classified rates apply). Please review rules @ westernfrontonline.net, go to "classifieds" neighborhood has a meeting. Welker said they always hold the fall sessions in the three neighborhoods with the largest number of student residents, York, Sehome and Happy Valley. Robert Vanderyacht, one of the three police officers at the meeting, said he thought it was too bad nobody showed up. "It's great to talk directly with students and let them know what we expect, as well as talk about ideas of what has worked in the past," Vanderyacht said. Vanderyacht is a night-shift supervisor and said he deals with the party scene. Every year, when fall quarter starts, there is an increase in student parties and noise complaints, Vanderyacht said. "It's important for students to understand the level of tolerance our community has for bad conduct," Vanderyacht said. Vanderyacht attended another Campus Community Coalition last year and said a neighborhood representative admitted to being a rowdy student before he graduated. "He was so outward about how bad his conduct was as a student, and now he understands the other side," Vanderyacht said. "It was really helpful for everyone to hear his story." Welker said the coalition will still host its next meeting in the Happy Valley neighborhood at 7 p.m. Oct. 27. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church on Harris Avenue. ---------- Western Front 2008-10-24 - Page 6 ---------- 1 6 I Friday â€¢ October 24,2008 I The Western Front ARTS* ^^â€¢MiMHHNi '36 Views,1 the curre by the Theatre Ar merges East with W lt; Japanese styii ---------- Western Front 2008-10-24 - Page 7 ---------- r westernfrontonline.net I Friday â€¢ October 24,2008 I 7 nt play produced s Department, st in a traditional of drama. - Austin Mackenzie THE WESTERN FRONT Western junior Jordan Williams and Western senior Anna Townes faced each other on stage. "They're almost archaic, but the strokesâ€”the strokes are almost identical," Williams said. Slowly, Townes approached him until their faces almost touched and placed a brush in his hand. "Show me," she said. Williams approached a blank screen and began to mime the motion of painting. "Hold please," a tech crew member in-, terrupted from the lightboard placed in the center of the almost empty theater. The actors immediately fell into laughing and talking. Director Patrick Dizney, a Western theater arts instructor, took this moment to discuss the lightning cues with the tech crew. "Please continue," the crew member said after a short discussion. Immediately, the actors snapped back into character, and the scene resumed as if uninterrupted. The actors were rehearsing their performance of "36 Views," a play written by Naomi Iizuka.. "It melds an ancient Eastern world with a contemporary, cosmopolitan Western world," Dizney said. Dizney said the play is set in a modern city where a woman creates a mock Japanese manuscript and makes it look authentic, causing a stir in the art world. While the manuscript is eventually revealed as fake, Dizney said, the play centers around the characters and their reactions instead of the art world's reaction. The name "36 Views" comes from the famous Japanese wood block print series, "36 Views of Mt. Fuji," by the artist Katsushika Hokusai. The play emphasizes how people view the world from different perspectives and can only experience one perspective at any given time, Dizney said. The play has a cast of only six characters, which actors came in and openly auditioned for, Western junior Harry Jamieson said. Jamieson, who plays Asian antique dealer Darius Wheeler, said after auditioning he was called back specifically for the part of Wheeler. "It's a big challenge, but in some ways it comes very easily to me," Jamieson said. "I think Darius Wheeler, in a way, can be kind of a chameleon in that he behaves very differently depending on who he's interacting with. It gives me as an actor room to have fun with that." Western senior Zach Mercier plays Owen Matthiassen, a professor of East Asian studies. "I auditioned just because I liked the style I heard the play was going to be using," Mercier said. "As any other actor we try to get as many pails as possible. I auditioned for that and Patrick Dizney is a director I really enjoy and I really wanted to work for him." Dizney encouraged the members to get a feel for their character by having them act out scenarios in character and flesh out how each character feels and thinks, Mercier said. "My perceptions of my character and the other characters has changed since I originally got the script in that we've just had a lot of ensemble building time with what each character wanted," Mercier said. The members spent time holding discussion sessions to flesh out their characters, and found them moving in completely different directions than originally anticipated, he said. Mercier said he had studied the Kabuki style of Japan before, which was one of the major reasons he wanted to join the cast. "I have this worry that people will hear that the play is based off Kabuki style and be turned off by the idea of it," Mercier said. "It's a very Western style which incorporates Eastern style." Kabuki theater is an acting tradition in Japan that is highly presentational in nature, Dizney said. It emphasizes dramatic movements and makes use of distinctive exits and entrances when the characters enter or exit the stage. The style also employs clappers, wooden blocks that are smacked together to produce a sharp cracking sound to mark a scene. These clappers are used in "36 Views" to mark the change in mood or emotion, Dizney said. Western senior Anna Townes plays Claire Tsong, a woman who becomes embroiled in the fallout surrounding the mock-up manuscript. "She's a very eccentric, very in-the-mo-ment kind of girl," Townes said.' Townes said she was attracted to the play's Kabuki-based visual style, which has also challenged her as an actress. "It's based on timing and fluidity and moving together in the same space and making it look coherent," Townes said. "That's been challenging but in a really fun and interesting way." The play isn't separated by tangible acts, Dizney said. The scenes move at their own pace and there is no major benchmark as to when one part begins and the other ends, which sets it apart from many Western plays, he said. "It's a smart play," Dizney said. "It makes you think and hopefully feel." Dizney said he's proud of his cast and the effort they've put into the show. "I can't tell you how much energy and focus they've put into this," Dizney saidVTt's one of the plays I'm most proud of." "36 Views" debuts at 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center Oct. 23 and runs through Nov. 2. Tickets for students and seniors are available in the Western Box Office for $9. General admission is $12. photos by Michael Leese THE WESTERN FRONT LEFT: Western junior Jessica Young plays Setsuko Hearn, an assistant professor of East Asian literature. TOP: Western senior Zach Mercier, left, as Owen Mathiassen and junior Jordan Williams as John Bell rehearse on Oct. 21 before their first show. ---------- Western Front 2008-10-24 - Page 8 ---------- 8 I ARTS LIFE Friday â€¢ October 24,2008 I The Western Front Civic Stadium: Compost for change Derek Messling THE WESTERN FRONT Quick. Think about how long it takes to get dressed in the morning. Has the task ever been so daunting that skipping it altogether and leaving the house naked seemed like the best option? Spectators at Civic Stadium now have the option to spend the amount of time it takes to get dressed in the morning, sorting their garbage thanks to a new Bell-ingham Parks and Recreation Department recycling and composting program. The overall goal of the program is to change the social norm that exists within athletic venues, said Heather Higgins- Aanes, environmental program coordinator for Bellingham Parks and Recreation. "People need to learn there is more to life than the eat, dump, and run routine they have grown accustomed to," Higgins- Aanes said. The new routine needs to involve two essential steps, she said. First, spectators should steer away from leaving their garbage at their seats*. Once patrons leave their seats, they need to take the time to sort their various pieces of waste at the recycling stations, she said. "Spectators need to understand their social responsibilities extend to the sporting events," Higgins-Aanes said. "There is no other recreational area where people throw their garbage on the ground." If a spectator buys a fountain drink, three different receptacles are used to sort the various parts, Higgins-Aanes said. The straw goes into the garbage while the lid is to be placed in the recycling bin. Finally, the cup is made of paper and is biodegradable and should be deposited into the blue composting bin. Less than two months after the inception of the program, the amount of garbage thrown away at football games has been reduced by .85 percent, said Sara Southerland, environmental education and outreach coordinator for the city parks de^ partment. Seventeen 60-gallon bags of compost were collected at the first Western football game of the year at Civic Stadium. In past years, Civic Stadium's waste was composed of 100 percent of garbage, destined for a 300-mile trip to the Roosevelt Regional Landfill in the hills of Klickitat County, Southerland said. In comparison, composted materials are now transported 20 miles to Green Earth Technologies in Lynden, where the composting process takes effect in just 60 days, she said. Once the composted materials are converted into soil, the product is sold to local businesses to aid in their development efforts, she said. Each of the four recycling stations is managed by recycling educators dressed in bright shirts, ready to aid visitors in their sorting efforts, Higgins-Aanes said. Reactions have been mostly positive to the new procedures, Southerland said. Although she admits some negative responses concerning the importance of the project have been heard. The concession stands at Civic Stadium are working to sell products that can be recycled or composted entirely, Higgins-Aanes said. Both the city and Western are in the process of determining the most effective methods to make sure spectators at Western games take part in the composting. Western's Office of Sustainability coordinator Seth Vidana said the university is in the early "stages of the project and decided that in order to create a successful plan, its first step must be determining specifically who attends Western football games. The Civic Stadium recycling project is part of the countywide Towards Zero Waste program run through local nonprofit Sustainable Connections, Executive Director Michelle Long said. Informational stands are present at At the corner of State Ohio â€¢ Mon-Sat 6am to 2pm â€¢ Sun 8am to 2pm â€¢ 734-8687 Breakfast and lunch served all day! â€¢-* â€¢ lam prepared THE CONDOM BREAKS YOU MISS A COUPLE OF PILLS YOU HAVE UNPROTECTED SEX YOU WERE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED ..Planned ParenthoodÂ® is herefm^^^i^g^Mgh-f^M^^ personal care at an affordab.lf|^^g|jB|:|gJ||^ - :.':.l|llin â€¢ can prevent pregnancy if^^HWffi?S^BiS|i^l^,.'.^r.-.,^ x ,u MA(, unprotected sex. 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Get answers from a Certified Credit Counselor, Non-Pro fit Credit Counseling, Debt Management and Financial Education Eligibility requirements, terms, conditions and fees may apply for certain services. Call one of our Certified Counselors or visit our websfce at w*w.myfinancialgoals,org for more information. What are WORKS doing this summer? Internship llfiiiilli ho^availillit Average earnings Summer 2008 more than $10,600 We are now hiring Western Students. Contact us for more information. Phone: 1.888.797.7730 Fax: 1.866.683.1 185 www.studentworksusa.com ---------- Western Front 2008-10-24 - Page 9 ---------- OPINION See more online at www.westernfrontonIine.net The Western Front I Friday â€¢ October 24,2008 I 9 Program will not solve plagiarism Frontline Opinions of the Editorial Board Not many people will argue in favor of plagiarism. In the United States, being honest and taking responsibility for your actions are valued traits. Western has a very strict policy regarding plagiarism and cheating. If students are caught cheating, they can be ejected from their majors or possibly kicked out of school. Western is considering using the application Safe Assign on B lack- Board to catch plagiarism. Yes, it might be good to catch cheating but would this program also put innocent students at risk? Several things are wrong with this program. It searches for identical phrases and does not distinguish whether the passage was cited correctly or not. This means correctly cited work could be labeled as plagiarism by the program. Not to mention, the program's database is so limited, it did not catch some submitted articles from Western Libraries. The program also takes other papers written by. students and compares them. This may not always be effective. If a professor assigns a large class of students the same assignment year after year, there is bound to be overlap. SafeAssign would also slow the rate at which professors can return papers to their students. The program could take days to check everything. There is something eerie about a machine making this type of decision. Plagiarism should be assessed.on a case-by-case basis. Machines cannot solve this type of ethical problem. Plagiarism is more than just copying another person's work; it is a serious issue which should be addressed. Students who choose .to plagiarize are cheating themselves. They are wasting their professor's time and wasting their own money. What is the point of attending a university to receive a degree and graduate if you have little interest in learning? There are resources for students struggling with grades. Students can meet with their professors and get help or guidance on homework. Professors are here to help students in students' pursuit for education and many are happy to help out when someone needs some extra attention. The Tutoring Center is filled with competent employees who work solely to help students with class assignments. The Writing Center can help students with all their writing needs and has a number of handouts concerning proper grammar usage and how to cite work. People should not be ashamed to ask questions and should not resort to cheating. Plagiarism needs to be stopped before a student submits his or her paper. Students should be honest and strive to uphold ethical standards. Don't take the easy way out. You wouldn't want to hear the police chief has a false certificate or your brain surgeon cheated on his exams in school. You wouldn't want to enter the job market, especially in the current economic recession where jobs are hard to find, unprepared and incompetent. Being honest and accountable is vital to developing a qualified workforce. If students plagiarize their way through college they will not be prepared for the challenges of the real world. Plagiarism is an awful thing that needs to be addressed. But SafeAssign will not be an effective way to bring an end to cheating or the reasons behind it. The Editorial Board is comprised of the Editor in Chief Gabrielle Nomura, Managing Editor Jeff Richards and Opinion Editor Lisa Hust. Viking Voices Opinions from around campus Have you ever or do you plan to study abroad? Compiled by: Talithia Taifano Neil Ledda Sophomore "/ may. I'm multiracial and my family still has a lot of roots in the Philippines." Ryan Brunhaver Junior "/ went to India. I wanted : to go anyway and at the last minute I found a study abroad program to go with it." Kristy Huffman Senior "Yes. Amsterdam or Buda^ pest. I want to do it for grad school to do international law." Syd Davidson Junior "I haven't yet and I was going to but I changed my major, so its not realistic for me anymore." Support incumbent Chris Gregoire for governor Natalie McClendon Guest Columnist Our state will face tough times in the next four years, and the next governor will have to make difficult decisions. Our job as voters is to decide how these challenges will be met, by choosing a candidate based on the values and priorities they will use to make these hard choices. Gov. Chris Gregoire understands the values of our state as a whole. She grew up in Auburn, started her career in Spokane and now works across the state as governor. She has always understood the issues that matter most to the middle class. Creating jobs, improving education and expanding health care have been her priorities, and her commitment to those issues has made our state a better place. This is in sharp contrast to her Republican opponent, Dino Rossi. His plan to help our economy is to lowerâ€”yes, lowerâ€” the minimum wage by $1.50 per hour while giving $500 million in tax breaks to multimillionaires. Even after seeing the devastation on Wall Street, he wants to deregulate health care in the same way. And he's in denial about global warming with no plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In fact, Rossi is so far-right on social issues he would deny women birth control and emergency contraception, with no exception for victims of rape or incest. Gov. Gregoire's record shows she is the leader we can trust in tough times. She expanded health care coverage to include 84,000 more children and is fighting to cover all children by 2010. Gov. Gregoire has invested more in education than any governor in state history. She made much-needed improvements to grades K-12, like smaller class sizes and fair teacher pay, and also recognized the importance of early learning and higher education. Gov. Gregoire is an unparalleled champion for Washington's colleges and universities. She helped add 18,000 new enrollment slots in colleges and universities, including hundreds right here at Western. She also provided funding to renovate three of Western's buildings. Unlike Rossi, Gov. Gregoire understands the value of scientific research and women's rights. She won't stand in the way of embryonic stem-cell research. She'll always stand up for a woman's right to choose, and she'll ensure women have access to all medications. In tough times, Washington needs a leader who will stand up for working families and preserve our state's values while making difficult decisions. Gov. Gregoire is that leader. Natalie McClendon is the chair of Whatcom County Democrats. The Western Front contacted the Whatcom County Republicans about writing a column and heard no response. Letters to the Editor More to technology fee than was reported I thought it was great that Glenn Smith talked about the technology fee. He used the library laptops as his example for what the fee pays for, but the fee pays for many more services than just the laptops. If you have ever had to use the student tech center for class or to learn how to use programs, our fee pays for this service. The student tech center has cameras, movie software, printers, scanners and even tape recorders. Only $2 of the $17 fee goes to pay for the student tech center. I am amazed at how much the student tech center can do for $2 per student per quarter. The rest of the $17 goes toward updating all the other technology services on campus, like all the computers in the library and in the labs and the software found on those computers. The fee does not pay for ongoing maintenance like buying more printing paper or ink; the school foots the bill for that. But the fee is up for renewal and it can raise up to 100 percent of what it is now unless you, the student, do something about it. Tell people what you want the fee to pay for. Tell the administration what you want your fee to go toward. They proposed using our fee to pay for music downloading software. This is a waste of our money, and we should urge them to not waste our money in such a way. I was so glad the Frontline talked about the forums! They make an introverted person like me able to get involved and voice my opinions. There is a thread on the forums about the student tech fee and people's ideas of what the fee should be and if it should be increased. I urge everyone to go check it out and let the administration know how you feel. Valarie Lloyd Western senior There are benefits to Focus on the Family I would like to give a response to all of the recent discussion in this newspaper regarding Chick-fil-A and Focus on the Family. I desire to bring to your attention programs run by Focus on the Family that help people. The Focus on the Family Web site alone offers lots of advice for couples, parenting, financial advice, podcasts of talk-radio shows with James Dobson and many more services. They have a children's radio show, Adventures in Odyssey. Also, there is a Web site devoted to university students and the issues they face as Christians on a college campus. There is a lot of help available for all kinds of people struggling with real-life issues. I felt the need to speak up because I keep hearing negative criticism about Focus on the Family through this newspaper. I realize that Focus on the Family is also committed to ministries that will not agree with the lifestyles of many people on campus, but I hope that I brought to your attention that Focus on the Family is a Christian organization committed to making a difference in this world by helping people. Clinton Richmond Bellingham resident ---------- Western Front 2008-10-24 - Page 10 ---------- SPORTS See more online at w w w.wester nf ronton line .net The Western Front I Friday â€¢ October 24,2008 I 10 Women's soccer downs Central Stephanie Castillo THE WESTERN FRONT The Western women's soccer team improved their unbeaten record to 10 games with a 2-1 victory over conference-rival Central Washington University Oct. 22 in Ellensburg, Wash. The unbeaten streak is the longest run since 1984. Western improved to 12-2-1 overall and 9-0-1 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. Central fell to 7-5-3 overall and 4-4-1 in conference play. "At this point, every win is big," Western junior midfielder Jenny Barton said. "But it's always a tough game against Central." Western senior defender Katie Warner agrees with Barton about competing well against Central. "It's good to get a win on the road, especially against [Central]," Warner said. "We have a lot of bad blood with them." The Vikings remain first in conference standings and have moved up one photo courtesy of Kate Pridemore Western women's soccer team secured their 10th-straight win Oct. 22 against Central Washington University. Western won the match 2-1. spot to 13th in this week's National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Coaches poll. Western head coach Travis Connell said the ranking makes him proud of the team's success. "We have great leaders that do a good job on focusing the team," he said. "I give all the credit to our captains and seniors." Despite Central out-shooting West-em 22-14 in shots at goal and 8-3 in corner kicks, Western got on the scoreboard first. Western junior forward Lucy Miller scored in the .18th minute with an assist from Warner. It was Miller's sixth goal of the season. She is tied for second in goals for the season with Western sophomore forward Molly Shannon. They are right behind Western sophomore forward Claire Morgan, who has eight goals. Western went into halftime with a 2-0 lead after Western junior defender Bryn Gibson scored her first goal of the season in the 33rd minute, with an assist from Barton. With 22 minutes left in regulation, Central scored their first and only goal of the game off a penalty kick. Western senior goalkeeper Kylie Broadbent had nine saves on the game. "Kylie had some nice saves, some from point blank range," Connell said. "She kept us in the game." B.arton said she likes the team's chances of doing some damage and going far into the NCAA tournament in the playoffs. "As a team we have great chemistry," she said. "If we keep playing well, we'll get into the tournament." Western returns home for a non-league matchup against Simon Fraser University at 7 p.m. Oct. 25 at Whatcom Community College's Orca Field. Volleyball stings Yellowjackets Christine Karambelas THE WESTERN FRONT The Western volleyball team swept Montana State University Billings in three sets Oct. 23 at Alterowitz Gym in Billings, Mont. Now 15-2 overall and 7-2 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, the Vikings are ranked 12th nationally in Division II. "The team was focused from the beginning to the end," Western head coach Diane Flick said. "There have been some problems in the past where [we] have stopped putting pressure on the other team and that didn't happen tonight." The first set included seven consecutive points won by Western, six served by Western freshman libero Haleigh Adkins. Western finished the set strong, winning 25-16. They won the second set 25-18 and didn't hold back in the third set, winning 25-7. Western sophomore outside hitter Megan Amundson had 12 kills and 10 digs. Western senior middle blocker An-gie Alvord had nine kills and five blocks. Western sophomore libero Allison Gotz had 14 digs and three service aces. "We held our own," Alvord said. "There were good plays, long runs, and we did a good job at keeping the pressure." The game was kept simple and played with great defense and few errors, Flick said. Western's next game is against conference- leader Western Oregon University at 7 p.m. Oct. 25 in Carver Gym. Support Western's athletic teams Jesse Amorratanasuchad Spiorts Columnist Western athletic teams have shown their quality this season, and it's hard not to take notice. For those of you who are tired of watching our regional teams lose, go watch one of Western's fall sports teams compete in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. Our school's teams are not on Sports- Center every night, but this doesn't mean they aren't putting on exciting performances. That's more than I can say for the other teams in Washington. The outlook for sports teams in the state has not been particularly good since the beginning of fall. As fans we tend to try and avoid any discussion of the tragic losses for Washington teams. The Seattle Mariners slumped to another disappointing season. The Super- Sonics are officially done as a franchise, in Seattle. And the Seahawks, who are 1-4, are having their worst season since Mike Holmgren has been head coach. But it doesn't stop there. Washington State University's foot-bail team is 1.-6 overall, getting crushed by University of Southern California 69-0 Oct. 18 in Pullman, Wash. The University of Washington football team has yet to win a game this season, with quarterback and Femdale local Jake Locker going down early in the season with a broken thumb. The Seattle Storm has been the one quality team in Washington that has competed for playoff spots for the past few years. Women's volleyball is currently ranked 12th in Division II with a record of 15-2. Volleyball started the season on a 13-game unbeaten run, which was the best start in the team's history. The women's soccer team is ranked 13th nationally and has a record of 12-2-1. The team is currently on a 10-game unbeaten streak, the longest since 1984. Last week, Western junior midfielder Kelly Irving earned the conference player-of-the-week award. Irving scored the game-tying goal against sixth-ranked Seattle Pacific University and a goal in the 3-1 win over // Our school's teams are not on SportsCenter every night, but this doesn't mean they aren't putting on exciting performances. ft As a Washington native, the most exciting, but sometimes difficult, part of watching these games is when the game clock winds down to zero. The losses keep piling up and dejected fans keep slumping sadly into their seats. Professional teams in Washington have been depressing to follow. So since none of the teams nationally televised are worthwhile to watch, support our sports at Western and go see one of our nationally ranked teams play. Saint Martin's University last week to earn the award. Men's soccer is 8-5-2 for the season and has won their last three league games, taking first in the conference. Western junior defender Nick Saletto won the conference player-of-the-week award as the team allowed only one goal in two games last week. The football team is still in the hunt for the postseason, vying for a spot in the Rotary Bowl with a 3-2 conference record. Both men's and women's cross country will peak as regionals come around and have been placing well in each meet they have run so far. The cross country teams will travel to Yakima for the conference championships on Oct. 25. The men's team will be running for their third-straight conference title. On the women's side, Western sophomore Sarah Porter has been running in a league of her own. Porter has a conference-best four wins this season going into the meet, as she competes against the heavily favored women's team from Seattle Pacific University. This has been one of the more successful seasons for the athletic department for several years and approximately one third of the season is still left. Successful sports teams all start with fan support. Even if teams are successful, the atmosphere of where they play has a great effect on team performances. The more fans we can get out to games, the more likely athletes will want to play at Western. The better athletes Western recruits, the better the sports programs will be. What Washington teams need now, more than ever, is support. The more the better. Rally behind Western's fall sports as they all push for postseason play. ---------- Western Front 2008-10-24 - Page 11 ---------- westernfrontonline.net I Friday â€¢ October 24,2008 SPORTS I 11 Women's basketball looks to rebound Derek Messling THE WESTERN FRONT For a team that had its streak of 15 winning seasons snapped last year after being decimated by injuries, one commipn goal has emerge^ from the Western women's basketball team - redemption. Returning to the court this winter will be a healthy team, ready to get back to their winning ways. "We want to recapture the legacy of Western Washington women's basketball," senior center Claire Pallansch said. "With everyone that was injured last year now healthy, we want to prove that we are back." Starting five freshmen last year due to injuries, Western lacked experience on the court, sophomore guard Amanda Dunbar said. The team finished 9-21 overall and 6-12 in conference play last season. "Last year was tough, but stuff happens and we lost five starters before the season started," head coach Carmen Dolfo said. "Nobody is happy losing here." Dunbar said the team is hoping the growing pains from last season may have been a blessing in disguise, as the younger players gained valuable on-court experience. Dolfo said the overall depth of her roster will be an asset this winter. "We don't drop off when the starters are out of the game," Pallansch said. "We are all talented players." The team spent much of the offseason strength training and running to become CRIMINAL RECORD? Vacate^Seal old records, Resgiil Dou'tle cosoj| Frem . , LAII brearr^^^lts. , Uplst mistake â€¢bur future. Bnlfei"*' IP^E..QÂ¥- --:,: CARL A. MUNSON Cj*}The Bean Stop cNo Espresso Fresh Organic Beam Roasted Daily/ ^ ^ScentlpffforWWU "V | - students staff! ; | $2.50 daily specials L â€” " Hours Mon.-Sat. " 6airi"-7pmills E. 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Pallansch, a second team all-conference selection a year ago, is looking to improve upon last season's numbers in which she was in the top 10 within the conference in scoring, rebounding and blocks. Two transfers enter the fray in senior forward Jessica Summers from the University of Idaho arid sophomore guard Megan Pinske by way of the University of British Columbia. The team has high expectations for itself heading into the 2008-09 campaign, Dunbar said. St. J a m e s Presbyterian Church Worship on Sundays e *l A * at 10:30am r.ps:j*-\ 910 14th St. iBellingham, YVA 98225 I 733-1 Sl5 SALON â€¢ SUPPLIES â€¢ TANNING CUTS â€¢ COLOR â€¢PERMS â€¢FOILS Mon-Fri 9am~8prfi;'V-';: Saturday ^m-7pm AI --u ';': Sanday^tOam^pm^'/p^ Walk-Ins Welcome! iiggjj MpwhaMaMM* ' â€¢ - - . ' photo by Jon Bergman THE WESTERN FRONT Western junior fomardGij BY^Wade drives the ball to the hoop as Trinity Western University guard Jordan Verhoeff chases after during a scrimmage held Oct. 22 at Carver Gym. 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"This year, it isn't about whether we make the playoffs," senior guard Ira Graham said. "It's about how far we will go in the playoffs." After a promising start last season, going 8-2 in their first 10 games, the Vikings finished sixth in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference with an 8-10 conference record. "Last season wasn't a season I look at as stellar," head coach Brad Jackson said. "We had a lot of young players who lacked experience. We lost a lot of close games. If we just finished stronger, we could have easily ended the season with a 20-7 record." But with age comes experience, and experience will be the team's strongest asset this year, Jackson said. The team includes five returning seniors including Graham, the leading scorer last year with 18.5 points per game-second best in the league. Another notable returning senior is forward Calin Schell, who shares team captain responsibilities with senior center and forward David Brittinen. "[Schell] is a rugged competitor," Jackson said. "He's what I like to call a blue- collar player. He works hard and does whatever the team needs from him whether it's rebounding or scoring inside." Schell led the team with 7.7 rebounds per game and was third on the team in scoring with 9.2 points per game. "The key to this, season is to embrace the team camaraderie and realize we're all working toward the same goal," Schell said. "As a captain, I'm going to lead my team, which includes letting them know when they're doing something right and when they're doing something wrong." This year, it isn't about whether we make the playoffs. It's about how far we will go in the playoffs. - Ira Graham, senior guard Other returning seniors are guard Steve Alford, who was second on the team in scoring with 10.1 points per game last season, and center Zach Bruce. Western senior guard Derrick Webb will miss the year due to a wrist injury suffered during the offseason. r With the injury to Webb, junior guard Harold McAllister may see more time this season. McAllister led the team in steals last season. "[McAllister] had a strong year last year," Jackson said. "He's been consistently improving since he's been in the program." The team has three transfers this year including 7-foot junior center Dave Vanderjagt, who played last year at the University of Montana. The other two transfers are junior guard Morris Anderson from Highline Community College and junior forward Michael Duty from Bellevue Community College. "I think we have all the pieces in place for a successful season," Jackson said. "Our attitude is great. The makeup of the team position-wise is nicely balanced between the inside and outside game." The team's success this season will largely depend on their ability to stay tough minded and consistent, Jackson said. Offense was not the problem for the team last year, averaging 79.1 points per game, second in their division. "Defense is the lynch pin of champions," Jackson said. "And I'm anticipating we will play at a high level this year, maybe even at a championship level. But as.a coach, there's only one game to worry about and that's the next game." Last season, the Vikings held opponents to 41.2 percent from the field and 70.9 points per game. But they failed to finish off opponents in close games, losing six games by seven points or less. "This year, I want to focus on being a defensive stopper," Alford said. "Playing defense as a team is what we're focusing on right now." Team practice started Oct. 15. Seeing the players on the first day of practice is a good indicator of what to expect this season, Jackson said, -v "The things I always look for when the season starts is how conditioned the players are," Jackson said. "The conditioning of the players really tells you how committed they are to the team because it is proof of the work they've been doing in the training room during the offseason." Jackson was very impressed with the team's conditioning and aims to utilize the team's toughness more in their game play. "I am trying to create an aura of toughness on the court," Jackson said. "I want the team to play more physical. Basketball is a contact game, and we need to be the aggressors on the court in order to win." The season starts Nov. 17. The Vikings host an exhibition game against Team Another Level, an amateur team of non-student players at 7 p.m. Nov. 1 in Carver Gym. The team is also hosting an intersquad game at 3 p.m. Oct. 26 in Carver Gym. "The team will be fun to watch this year," Jackson said. "I hope we can get the community and the students behind us. It really helps to have that sixth-man mentality of the crowd behind us." 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Title: Western Front - 2007 March 6
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Text preview (might not show all results): 2007_0306 ---------- Western Front 2007 March 06 - Page 1 ---------- TUESDAY ISSUE MARCH 6,2007 ISSUE U , VOLUME 140 W E S T E R N W A S H I N G T O N U N I V E R S I TY "antâ€”mu lt;j. ,ja...v'i .jJMJm,-ijL! iLui'BBasg' WEATHER Tuesday\ 55Â&
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Show more2007_0306 ---------- Western Front 2007 March 06 - Page 1 ---------- TUESDAY ISSUE MARCH 6,2007 ISSUE U , VOLUME 140 W E S T E R N W A S H I N G T O N U N I V E R S I TY "antâ€”mu lt;j. ,ja...v'i .jJMJm,-ijL! iLui'BBasg' WEATHER Tuesday\ 55Â°/43Â° "/Wednesday 51739C Thursday\ 49Â°/39Â° Features..., 8 GO.... 9 A E ...10 Sports 12 Sports column 13 Opinions... 14 Frontline 14 Columnist 14 Viking Voices 15 Alumni tell of travels in 3-D Bellingham couple share photos on campus of global journeys photo courtesy of Christine Bosa On March gt;7, the Associated Students Outdoor Center will present a 3-D slideshow of Tajikistan, in central Asia. Western alumni Marlin Peterson and Christine Bosa, both Bellingham residents, produced the film, which is about their bike trip through the country. The show will be held at 8 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center Concert Hall. For full story see A E, page 11. :-;.*-~*.-- â€¢.- Construction forces lower speed limits Aaron Weinberg THE WESTERN FRONT In a few weeks, motorists on East Campus Roadway, the street behind the Communications Facility, will be forced to slow down after 20 mph speed limit signs replace the existing 25 mph signs, said Public Safety Director James Shaw. The exact date for the speed limit change is hot set as the University Police awaits the arrival of the new signs. Shaw said the speed limit adjustment is due to changing conditions near East Campus Roadway. "[Due to] the construction, we have a lot more people walking on the roadway," Shaw said. "We haven't really adjusted the speeds on that side of campus, even after we put in the communications building." Western senior Lindsay Stimson, who walks to campus, see SPEED page 5 â€¢ PETA and professors debate animal research Greg Applegate THE WESTERN FRONT Western biology professor David Leaf opened the "Animal Testing and Research Forum" on March 5 by asking the audience if they knew anybody with polio. No one under 50 years old raised his or her hand, Western junior John Harkness said. Vaccinations like the one that helped eliminate polio in the United States were developed from animal testing because of the complex nature within the cells, Leaf said. "We won't understand how humans work unless we test on animals," Leaf said in the presentation. Nearly 60 students and community members attended the forum in Communications Facility 25 to listen to the panel discussion about animal research. , "I think the thing that was really a plus was the turnout," said Debra Durham, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) representative. "We were literally standing room only." Durham discussed the ethical concerns of animal research, such as the physiological impacts of research on primates. Leaf explained how research on animals benefits humans, using the cure for polio as an example. Western, senior Rebecca McDow, "who is a biology major and president of Western Animal Rights Network (WARN), organized the forum. She said WARN did not take part in the discussion and her role was only as the moderator. "We wanted to provide people with an educational experience so they can decide where they stand," McDow said. Leaf showed the audience a picture of a yeast cell on a PowerPoint slide to explain that less-simple cells can help explain larger systems of cells â€” like the system within humans. "The way that science works from how you get to something that can have a positive affect on human health is essentially a process by which you have to generate a basic understanding on how life works," Leaf said. Leaf received a Ph.D. from Indiana University and has been at Western for 16 years. He said he thought the majority of people would be against him on the issue and an hour isn't enough time to discuss such a complex topic. seeANIMAlTESTIHGpage5Â»Â» photo by Mark Malijan THE WESTERN FRONT Debra Durham, (right) a representative from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) discusses her stance on animal research during the "Animal Testing and Research Forum/' on March 5 in Communications Facility Room 25. Western biology professor David Leaf (second from left) discussed the benefits to researching on animals. w e s t e r n f r o n t o n l i n e . c om ---------- Western Front 2007 March 06 - Page 2 ---------- The Western Front WesternFrontOnline.com TUESDAY March 6, 2007 Movie presents post-war Iraq Sundance Film Festival Award-winning film "Iraq in Fragments" will be shown at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on March 6 in Viking Union room 552. The film tells the story of postwar Iraq by using interviews with Iraqis. Admittance to the film is $.50. Learn how to cross-country ski Western Associated Students Outdoor Center will host an introductory crosscountry ski trip March 10 on a local track an hour from Bellingham. The cross-country ski trip is $35 for Western students with a student I.D. and $45 for an accompanying non-student. No previous cross-country skiing experience is needed. Former vice presidential candidate coming to Bellingham Environmental activist Winona LaDuke will speak about nature preservation at 7 p.m. on March 10 at the Mount Baker Theatre. The event is sponsored by the Associated Students Environmental Center and tickets are $3 for students and $5 for the general public. Forum addresses waterfront expansion An open forum on Western's possible expansion to the Bellingham waterfront will be at 4 p.m. on March 13 in Communications Facility 110. The discussion continues the series of forums held by the university waterfront planning committee to gain insight from students and the surrounding photo by Justin Steyer THE WESTERN FRONT A lone flower sits on top of a trash can outside of Carver Gym on March 5. community about the expansion. . Annual event showcases new cultures Culture Shock, an annual event that aims to expose Western's campus to other cultures, will take place at 4 p.m. on March 10 at the Wade King Student Recreation Center. This years event titled "Tell Me Something I JDON'T Know" will include fire performers, belly dancers, world cuisine and Scottish dancers. Lawyer helps with legal woes A lawyer will available to answer student questions from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 6 in the Viking Union room 567. The lawyer will answer questions ranging from what to do when moving out or what to do with a minor in possession. The event is free and open to the public. Gardening workshop in the Outback Amphitheater Former Outback coordinator Lori Schendler will present the third part of the Outback's basic gardening skill workshop series at 3 p.m. on March 16 at the Outback. Amphitheater behind the Fairhaven Complex. The workshop will include cultivation methods for organic gardening. Compiled by Lisa Hust |J|^|fl||j||Â§i|B|lÂ§^|||^ip iiiMiiiiH^BSiiillWiii BiwRfiMHBBBIBIiwRil j^ffliifiiiiiHlBBwBlliiils H ^ j l | ^ | i | | | J i | | | | || Corrections gt;In the Sports section on page 13 of the March 2 edition in the article, "Vikings fall short against Seattle Pacific," Lukas Henne's name was misspelled. The Western Front regrets this and any other errors. Errors should be reported immediately to the Editor-in-chief at thewesternfronteditor@yahoo.com. WesternFrontOnline.cont Western Washington University Communications Building 251 Bellingham, WA 98225 ' thewesternfronteditor@yahoo.com Editor-in-chief: Managing editor: News editors: Art director: Copy editors: Features editor: Sports editor: Arts Entertainment editor: Opinion editor: Online editor- Faculty adviser: Nicole Lanphear Amy Harder Kim Higginbotham Brian Lenzmeier Jessica Harbert Katie Raynor Lauren Ross Erica Ham Andrew Irvine Taylor Scaggs Ryan White Tanya Williams Carolyn Nielsen The Western Front is published twice weekly in the fall, winter, and spring quarters and once a week in the summensession. 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 at 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 Deadline for announcements in this space is noon Friday for the Tuesday edition and noon Wednesday for the Friday edition, except when otherwise noted. Announcements should be limited to 50 words and be typewritten or leqibly printed. Announcements may b sent to FAST@wwu.edu â€” in the subject line include a one-word topic and clearly note thai the item is for Official Announcements. Items also may be sent, to "Official Announcements," MS-911 7, faxed to X/4343, or brought to Commissary 111. DO NOT SEND ANNOUNCEMENTS DIRECTLY TO THE WESTERN FRONT. Phoned announcements will not be accepted. TESTING SCHEDULES for winter quarter may be viewed at www.ac.wwu.edu/~assess/tc.htm. THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST will be given in OM 120 at 3 p.m. Mondays on March 12, and 19, and at 9 a.m. Thursdays on March 8 and 15. Registration is not required. Students must bring picture identification, their student number, Social Security number, and a No. 2 pencil. A fee of $15 is payable in the exact amount at time of testing. Allow 90 minutes. THE MILLER ANALOGIES TEST is offered by appointment only. Make an appointment in person in OM 120 or by calling X/3080. A $60 fee is payable at time of test. Test takes approximately 1V2 hours. Preliminary scores will be available immediately. Official results will be mailed within 15 days. 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. WEST-B TEST. Anyone applying for admission to state-approved teacher education programs are required to 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 with sample test questions. Remaining test dates for the current academic year are March 10, May 12, and July 14. Registration deadlines are several weeks in advance. REGISTRATION OPEN FOR CAMPUS COMPACT CONFERENCE. Friday, March 30, is the online deadline to register for the Western Region Campus Compact Consortium continuums of service conference, "Catching Waves: Using Engagement to Address Critical Issues." The conference will be April 12-14 in San Jose, Calif. To register, visit http://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/campcomp/onlinereg.html. DEPOSITS ARE DUE BEFORE APRIL 1 FOR PRIORITY CONSIDERATION for "Rainforest Immersion and Conservation Action" in Costa Rica June 26-Aug. 3. Participants can earn 10 credits. Cost is $4,000 plus airfare, with a $100 nonrefundable deposit ($200 for nonresident students). For financial aid options and eligibility, call X/3470. WEST-E PRAXIS. Washington state requires individuals seeking teacher certification and teachers seeking additional endorsements to pass a subject knowledge assessment in the chosen endorsement area. The state has chosen specific Praxis II series tests to meet this requirement, now referred to as the WEST-E Praxis. Visit www.ets.org/praxis/prxwa.html for a description and online registration information. Registration bulletins are also available in MH 216. FOR GROUP OFFERINGS AND WORKSHOPS AT THE COUNSELING CENTER this quarter, visit www. wwu.edu/chw/counseling. For more information call X/3164. On-campus recruiting ^. r For complete, updated information, see www.careers.wwu.edu or stop by Old Main 280. CI MARCH 8: â€¢ Fund for Public Interest Research; O MARCH 8-9: â€¢ Microsoft Corp. ---------- Western Front 2007 March 06 - Page 3 ---------- WesternFrontOnline.com NEWS Tuesday, March 6, 2007 | 3 PHYSICIANS SERVE YOUR COUNTRY. ONE PATIENT AT A TIME. You will do a lot for your country - not to mention Soldiers and their families - by joining the Army Medical Corps. Accordingly, the Army will return the favor. You'll join as a commissioned officer and enjoy outstanding benefits, new challenges, the chance to work in some of the country's most advanced facilities, opportunities for world travel, and 30 days of paid vacation time earned annually, Plus, you'll receive: â€¢ Continuing education opportunities â€¢ Low-cost life insurance â€¢ No-cost or low-cost medical and dental care for-you and your family â€¢ Generous non-contributory retirement benefits with 20 years of qualifying service To find out more, or to speak to Army Health Care Recruiter, call 800-794-8867 or visit healthcare.goarmy.com/hct/54 Â© 2006. Paid for by the United States Array. All rights reserved. U.S.ARMY ---------- Western Front 2007 March 06 - Page 4 ---------- 4 | Tuesday, March 6, 2007 The Western Front Stalking Cat brings class to life jeff Ehrhardt THE WESTERN FRONT Many people with varying degrees of fame have given presentations at Western, but not many can claim what has made Dennis Avner a celebrity. Avner, 47, a Native American from Michigan who goes by the name Stalking Cat; has been gradually transforming his body's appearance to look like his totem animal, the tiger. On March 5, he gave a presentation to Western's Monsters course, which combines Geology 204 and English 238 classes taught by geology professor Thor Hansen and english professor Bruce Beasley. Avner invited students to ask him questions about his life and transformation. Stalking Cat did a similar session last year for the Monsters class. For one quarter out of the academic year, the professors teach students about monstrosities in literature and society as well as the science behind it all. Hansen said the two professors got the idea of inviting Stalking Cat to their class after Beasley's wife saw an article in The Seattle Times. Stalking Cat's presentation is a part of the class' curriculum see Stalking Cat page 6 â€¢ Budget forces cut in Summer Stock Lisa Hust THE WESTERN FRONT The theater arts department's Summer Stock program, a collection of plays performed during the summer for the community, has been forced to reduce the number of plays that are performed due to budget cuts. Summer Stock, held at Western for 37 years, is an annual program put on by the theater arts department involving Western students and professional actors, directors and designers. Traditionally Summer Stock has included five plays, but starting last summer the theater arts department was forced to cut the number of plays down to three. "If we cut the budget we are not only cutting entertainment, but we are cutting entertainment that educates people." -Western junior Stacy Citron The current financial struggle is a result of debt and lack of funding from the.school, said Western senior and theater arts major Emily Harvey. The theater arts department is given $20,000 per year from the school for all play and production costs. This year alone the department is putting on five major productions while also supporting student programs. Stacy Citron, a Western junior and theater arts major, is involved with the theater arts department and said she is upset with budget cuts in the program. "I think it's ridiculous because people say art is the mirror of what happens to people in society," Citron said. "If we cut the budget we are not only cutting entertainment, but we are cutting entertainment that educates people." Harvey said Summer Stock is an important part of the theatre art department's program because it gives students an opportunity to work with professionals from around the country. Last year Harvey was the stage manager for "Godspell," a Summer Stock production, with professional director Greg Horton. "I learned so much just stage managing for a professional director," Harvey said. "I wouldn't be surprised if in the next few years Summer Stock got cut, which is really sad because it's such a good program for students." Student pay and housing have also been cut Harvey said. Students used to receive a stipend of $1,500 and housing on campus during the summer. Now student actors receive photo courtesy of Justin O'Brien Members of the theater arts department perform the "Sound of Music" during Summer Stock 2006. The number of performances have been cut from five to three because of debt accumulated and a Jack of funding for the department. $1,000 for the entire summer without paid housing. Summer Stock is so time-consuming that students are unable to hold other summer jobs to support housing, Harvey said. With the decline in financial backing for students, interest in Summer Stock has declined. "We do more shows in a quarter than most schools do in a year" Harvey said. "But we are so poorly funded that whenever we try to do something big, whenever we try to do something good, we lose money. So now we have to spend the next 10 years paying that money back." The increase in ticket revenue this year presents a further obstacle. The Western Box Office charges 12 percent per ticket sale, meaning the theater arts department owes 12 percent of each ticket sale to the Western Box Office. The fee was changed in September 2006 when the university reviewed box office records, said box office supervisor Jessie Phillips. Harvey said the theater arts department is one of the most revered departments of its kind in the state. 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Offer not valid on previously purchased tickets. ---------- Western Front 2007 March 06 - Page 5 ---------- WesternFrontOnline.com NEWS Tuesday, March 6, 2007 | 5 Students say south campus detours are inconvenient â€¢ SPEED from 1 said the construction of the Academic Instructional Facility (AIC) has caused more students to venture toward East Campus Roadway. Stimson said fences block her old route, the paved path leading between the Communications Facility and Parks Hall. Stimson said she would normally walk through Fairhaven College and through the tunnel underneath East Campus Roadway but now walks behind the Fairhaven Complex on a paved path that empties onto East Campus Roadway. "We want to slow people down and make them more cognitive of pedestrians" - James Shaw, Public Safety Director at Western Stimson, like many other pedestrians taking that route, said she crosses the street right where the path meets East Campus Roadway, where there is no crosswalk. "Foot traffic has increased substantially through there since they blocked off our other path," Stimson said. "It would be easy for cars to not be prepared for pedestrians crossing the street there." Shaw said there are crosswalks behind the Communication Facility and a crosswalk is planned for where the path meets East Campus Roadway, but not until the AIC construction is complete. Rick Benner, Western's assistant director of planning, design and construction, said students don't have to cross East Campus Roadway because the tunnel underneath the road is still open. Western senior Lisa Draper however said taking that route would be a waste of time. "It's pointless to go that way because you're just going to have to go farther to get to the same place," Draper said. Construction detours force students coming from south campus to either take East Campus Roadway or cross over to the Wade King Student Recreation Center to get to campus. "I see a ton of people going through there [East Campus Roadway] now," Draper said. "Everyone who used to go through Fairhaven goes that photo by Justin Steyer THE WESTERN FRONT The current speed limit signs behind the Communications Facility will soon be replaced with signs reading 20 mph. way now. Shaw hopes the lowered speed limit will make it safer for pedestrians who choose to cross East Campus Roadway, especially where there are no crosswalks. "We want to slow people down and make them more cognitive of pedestrians," Shaw said, AIC construction has not caused any other speed limit changes around campus. More animal research forums expected for future quarters â€¢ AMMAl RIGHTS from 1 "Well, I was sort of fearful that it would be pretty polarized," Leaf said. "But I thought everybody was polite. I think it would probably be true that this was only a starting point if one should view animal research." Durham, a Mount Vernon native, said the format of the forum was different from what she was told but said she was able to explain her stance. "I got to share the information that I thought was important about the ethical concerns about experimenting on animals," Durham said. Durham, who spoke at the University of Oregon last week, travels to universities to help open dialogue in the debate of animal research. McDow said she contacted PETA, which is based out of Norfolk, Va., earlier in the quarter to participate in the forum. Seattle resident Durham said she would represent PETA at the forum to discuss the negative sides of animal testing. Durham has a Ph.D. in animal behavior from the University of California at Davis and has 10 years of field and laboratory experience working with nonhuman primates. "I felt very fortunate to have the opportunity to share my perspective of animal testing," Durham said. "I think it's great to actually have some dialogue and get some interaction going instead of the back and fourth [in The Western Front guest columns]. There's a wide range of opinions and a lot of information to consider." Harkness, who is studying behavioral neuroscience, said it was interesting to hear each side of the debate because animal research is relevant to everybody. "I think, for the most part, arguing things like this will be like arguing religion," Harkness said. "When you're coming from a moral standpoint, it's hard to change that point." McDow said she hopes WARN can host another forum on animal research next quarter. 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"It's a time to become educated about the diverse cultures that we have in Bellingham." - Shurla Thibou, Western women's studies program assistant The theme for the third-annual celebration is "Women Weaving Communities in a Time of War." The event is free and donations are welcome. Vendors, free food, live music, speakers, awards, art and a community art project will all be part of the celebration. International Women's Day is a nearly 100-year-old holiday, said Catherine Chambers, operations and administrative staff member for Community to Community, a local, female-led organization that works for sustainable food. The Women's Alliance is one of several projects within Community to Community. The event will start with a rally at 4 p.m. at Maritime Heritage Park followed by a march on blocked-off roads through downtown Bellingham that will end at the Depot Square. ' Western's Associated Students club, Men Against Violence will provide free daycare during the festival. An all-ages after party will be held from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Boundary Bay Brewery on Railroad Avenue across the street from Depot Square. Local musician Sarah Goodin, Seattle hip-hop crew Estrella and Seattle's Forgotten Sol will perform. The entrance fee is $5. A major purpose of the event is to share ideas and views, culturally and politically, said Western women's studies program assistant Shurla Thibou, who helped organize the event. "It's a time to become educated about the diverse cultures that we have in Bellingham," she said. "You have different people that bring in a variety of different cultures and their experience, and their talent, with those performances." The keynote speaker this year is Bidisha Biswas, assistant professor of political science at Western. Her speech is titled "The Personal or the Political: Images of Women at War." The celebration at Depot Square includes "Kick-Ass Women Awards," which several notable people in the community will receive. Chambers said the community art project, sponsored by Power of Hope, a local youth organization photo by Justin Steyer THE WESTERN FRONT Thea Monyee, a member of Fresh City, recites poems at the Women of Color Celebration on March 1. Western's Ethnic Student Center hosted the event as part of the International Women's Day celebrations. that focuses on empowerment through the arts, will be a part of the celebration. Murals painted for the celebration will be on display, Chambers said. "The event is really a feast for the eyes," she said. "It's really beautiful to come and see all the wonderful contributions that women in our community have made." A banner made especially for the celebration will lead the march through town. Chambers said the banner is made to look like a quilt and has a new decoration added every year. Cynthia Moulds, professor of women's studies at Western, said her students in her women's studies 314 class have the option to do a community service project. She said one option is to become involved with the Women's Day Celebration, she said, and approximately 10 students decided to help plan the event, from designing posters to planning the rally. "Along with connecting the course to the community, the event provides the students an opportunity to showcase their action projects," Moulds said. Thibou said one feature of the celebration is the vagina cake contest. She said this year the event should have at least 10 participants. "The winning cake is one that you'd look at and say, 'Yeah, that looks like a vagina,' " she said. Local female artists will sell their products during the event at tables at Depot Square. Chambers said she hopes the event will spur economic development programs the Women's Alliance is working on to promote local women's businesses. Thibou said although the event focuses on women, men are encouraged to attend. Appearance transformation part of tradition â€¢ STALKING CAT I r m 4 dealing with the culture of abnormality and plastic surgery. Over the course of 25 years, Stalking Cat has had numerous plastic surgeries and tattoos in order to alter his appearance. His surgeries range from implants in his nose and forehead to dentures lined with fangs. He has tattoos covering most of his body, with the most visible being stripes on his face and scales on his arms. On his fingers are long, clawlike fingernails that are painted purple. As to the cost of all these modifications, he has long lost count. "I don't keep track and I don't really want to know," Stalking Cat said. Stalking Cat, a former submarine computer technician in the military, now resides on Whidbey Island. He said he doesn't regret his ongoing transformation. "It was something I always knew I had to do," Stalking Cat said. "It's all about being comfortable with who I am." Stalking Cat is a member of both the Huron and Lakota tribes. The Huron Tribe in particular has had a long history of body modification to connect with its spirit animals. "People have been doing it for generations," Stalking Cat said. After the session, Hansen and Beasley took Stalking Cat out to see a local animal sanctuary run by Dean Akre, located off of Mount Baker Highway, which houses a number of big cats, including a tiger. Wekome to BeUingham's neighborhoods! Connect with your neighbors at these local events: Sehome Neighborhood Association General Meeting Tuesday, March 6th @ 6:30 pm WECU Education Center, 6 0 0 1 Holly Street York Historic Preservation Committee Meeting Wednesday, March 14th @ 7:00 pm Nelson's Market, 514 Potter Street Not sure what neighborhood you live in? Download a Bellingham neighborhood map at www.cob.org/docaments/gis/maps/cob_nhoodmap.pdf Looking for off-campus living resources and tips? 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Lisa Hust THE WESTERN FRONT With two claps from the Sensei (the teacher), practice begins. A group of approximately 20 Western students and community members, sitting on the floor in a row, bow. The Kulshan Aikido club begins another evening of training. The group studies the form of martial arts called aikido, and meets from 5:30 to 8 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the Ridgeway Commons at the Ridgeway Complex. Classes cost $10 per month or $30 per quarter for Western students, and $20 per month for community members. Western associate professor of chemistry Spencer Anthony-Cahill, who has been practicing aikido since 1988, started the group in January 2002. "I think aikido is more amenable to a greater balance of people because it doesn't rely on strength," Anthony-Cahill said. A man named Morihei Ueshiba developed aikido in the early 20th century in Japan, Anthony-Cahill said. Ueshiba took aspects from other forms of martial arts, especially jujitsu and kenjutsu. The word aikido translated into English means, "the way of harmony," because the martial art is purely defensive, as opposed to other martial arts, such as judo and kung fu. The receiver (nage) does not focus on harming his or her attacker (uke), but rather using the uke's energy against him or her, said Gary Carlton, aikido instructor and Western chemistry department staff member. "We learn no offensive moves â€” no punches, no kicks â€” that we would use to initiate an attack," Carlton said. "It is purely responding to another person. A big focus we have is trying to downplay our own strength and find a way that we can move or manipulate our opponent so that we don't have to rely on pure strength." "People come and get unnerved the first couple days because it's a martial art, and people tend to think bigger is better, but aikido is kind of the antithesis of that/' - Nathan Brown, Western senior Unlike other martial arts, aikido is always practiced in pairs and is the only martial art that can be practiced at full strength and speed without causing physical harm. "In aikido you always work with another person," Carlton said. "You work with people: smaller, bigger, younger, older, men, women, so you develop a real sensitivity." Anthony-Cahill said the group is open to anyone ,14 years of age or older, with women making up approximately a quarter of participants. During practices the veteran students wear doges, two-piece white uniforms. Other participants wear T-shirts ---------- Western Front 2007 March 06 - Page 9 ---------- TUESDAY March 6, 2007 3UGH pS^^I^^^ SftwSsiSSfc and sweatpants at practices. The club is affiliated with the Delaware-based World Aikido Aikikai Inc., which is directly linked to the Aikikai Hombu Dojo in Tokyo, the headquarters of aikido organizations. The regional leader for Western's Aikido club is Rev. Zenko N. Okimura, Shihan 6th Dan (6th degree black belt). Shihan means teacher of teachers and is a title of respect. Shihan Okimura will host a two-day seminar April 14-15, which will tentatively be held in the Ridgeway Commons at the Ridgeway Complex, Carlton said. While Shihan Okumura is visiting, students will have the opportunity to be tested to advance to the next level, or Kyu, Carlton said. At each level, a student must demonstrate his or her knowledge of different techniques. First Kyu is the rank below black belt, which can take four to six years to obtain. Western senior Nathan Brown has been with the group since fall of 2002 and is a 3rd Kyu student. "I think it's important for people to know that aikido is not strength-based," Brown said. "You get used to learning how to balance and use someone else's energy. People come and get unnerved the first couple days because it's a martial art, and people tend to think bigger is better, but aikido is kind of the antithesis of that." Anthony-Cahill said he hopes his students are learning to be respectful and sincere when practicing aikido. "By sincerity, I mean I hope they are putting energy and commitment into their training, and by respect, they are paying attention to the power they are obtaining." ive Critters: The legend of the monkey cages beneath Miller Hall Folk legends, whether true or not, become a part of a culture over the years. Western has its own legends and myths, some meta-physical paranormal trappings and some vulgar misinterpretations that define campus culture. Colin Simpson THE WESTERN FRONT One of Western's most common myths conjures images of a dark subterranean hallway beneath Western's campus with a row of slumped caged shadows of furry test subjects in the corner. Myths and legends about Western's animal research department abound, from cocaine-addicted mice to corporate-funded cosmetics tested on rabbits, but none is more prominent than the myth of the caged monkeys said to have been held beneath Miller Hall. While Western's primary research animals of choice are now rodents, Western did house a Primate Research Facility in the basement of Miller Hall from the late 1970s to 2001. Headed by Western psychology professor Merle Prim, whose research included testing learning patterns in monkeys, the psychology department administered tests and examinations to the primates there, said Geri Walker, the director of Research and Sponsored Programs. Walker said primate species at the facility included Pig-tailed Macaque, Crab-eating Macaque and Rhesus monkeys, though the facility only had between five and 10 animals at the lab at one time. Walker said the program ended in 2001 when all research projects were finished, and the university sent the primates back to the University of Washington. Walker said when Prim and other researchers conducted primate research at Western, students often misinterpreted the scholarly pursuits. "Rumors and myths are usually the result of misinformation and assumptions made by people without facts," Walker said. "For instance, 'animal research' is a more appropriate term than 'animal testing' for studies at universities. The term 'animal testing' conjures up images of animals being used solely for the purpose of testing inconsequential products used by humans." Walker said the Animal Care and Use Committee (ACUC), established at Western in the 1970s, operates under federal guidelines for animal research. Walker said Western reviews every case of animal research. "This is just such a hot-button issue," Western psychology professor Mike Mana said. "Physiology of non-human species is so similar to ours that you can ask direct questions about human anatomy, so the product of the research definitely plays into deciding to do the research or not." Mana said cosmetics testing on rabbits never took place at Western. Western's animal research projects continue to come under scrutiny with recent criticism from the Western Animal Rights Network, a campus club that advocates animal rights. The network believes even though Western adheres to the ACUC standards, animal research on campus is still unethical, said network member and Western student Rebecca Crowley McDow. "We have so many alternatives that are better than testing on animals," McDow said. She said she encourages students to look through the Research and Sponsored Program's reports and presentations, which are available to the public and document all animal research done on campus. McDow said psychology professor Jeffrey Grimm's current research on rodents for an ongoing project on the neurobiology of drug use is unethical. Grimm allows lab rats to self-administer drugs, such as sucrose and intravenous cocaine, and then studies the brain areas involved in relapse. McDow said Grimm's testing develops addictions in the animals. Walker said the research, as well as all other animal research that has been done at Western, is conducted under close supervision and with strict accordance to the ACUC standards. Files on individual experiments are available at the Research and Sponsored Programs office in Old Main 530, and ACUC guidelines are accessible at the department's animal research Web site. e Mountain activiti visitors snowshoeingf tickets cost $45 CanMl and $35 after 4p'.m;|^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ J a ^ ^ s p i , n | i o t t : -*W: 'sfr; sIH^iSiij The m o u n | ^ 4 J | K ^ O f t j ^ p | | i ^ i f e | p ^ 1 8 8 i i | i i ^ : / 4 ^ , % t - ^ f ' % $ --%. .providesapanbrllfilSie^^ V of Inga Groberman ---------- Western Front 2007 March 06 - Page 10 ---------- The Western Front WesternFrontOnline.com ::U'|:Msjory^^ ||| qw^ in â€¢â€¢â€¢ '^^j^0^^^^^^^^^0^0Â§i ^J^;learning. -l^^j^^a^l^^^^^^^s^^ap^j^ TUESDAY March 6, 2007 ENTERTAINMENT Crash course in theater Students perform 45-minute one-act plays for class project Annie Reinke THE WESTERN FRONT People can sample the world of theater through the "one-acts" performances presented by the theater arts department. For three nights from 7:30 to 10 p.m. March 8 through 10 at the Old Main Theater, theater arts 470 presents a total of nine 45-minute-long plays with free admittance. Western theatre arts professor Maureen O'Reilly said her senior level play directing class chose scenes from plays of their choice to cast and direct. "I'm very interested in the plays that have been selected this year," O'Reilly said. "We have three plays by Latino/Latina playwrights. One is an absurdist play; there are a couple of comedies and one nasty British piece." Every night of the one-acts has a comedy, serious play and a play by a Latino/Latina playwright. "Each one is no longer than 45 minutes," she said. "So even if you don't like it, you don't have to put up with it for long." Western senior Jessilee Marander is directing scenes from the comedy "The Dining Room" by A.R. Gurney. She said she read the play last quarter in her secondary theater scripts class. 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Contact us today! 650-3650 â€¢ ilearn@wwu.edu e ExtendedEd.wwu.edu/ilearn photo by Mark Malijan THE WESTERN FRONT Students of the class theater 470 rehearsed March 2 for one-act performance of "The Dining Room" in the Old Main Theater. Marander said. "Everyone ended up with the part they wanted," Marander said. Western junior Adria LaMorticella will act in Alan Ball's play "Five Women Wearing the Same Dress." LaMorticella is a theatre arts major with an emphasis on acting. She said she finds the plays interesting because of their variety. "It's a variety of shows, it's a variety of directors," LaMorticella said. "They're starting-out directors, but they've had some directing experience." O'Reilly said a maximum of nine students can enroll in the class to direct the one-acts. "More people want the class than get to be in it, so they've proven themselves in other venues as well as their ability to direct," O'Reilly said. Three to seven students act in each play, O'Reilly said. The directors are encouraged to work with as few actors as possible. "Our students are involved in so many projects," she said. "There's so much demand for the actors that I thought it would-be easier if they kept it to a minimum so they could find times to rehearse with everybody." Marander said that coming to "one-acts" is a great way for people to see theater for the first time. "I think this would be a really good way to expose yourself to a lot of different theater in sort of a condensed form," Marander said. "All the pieces are short, so it's like nine hours of your life." positive? the choice is yours, be informed. respect, privacy, testing, answers. WCDG vvhatcom county pregnancy center downtown Bellingham 113.10 N State St. t O C A L t Y OWNED 4 OPERATED (gilMKM^ Honesty dependability Guaranteed! 10% Discount w i t h Student IP g^ 1139 E. 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The Bellingham couple will return to Western to present 3-D pictures from their latest trip at 8 p.m. on March 7 in the Performing Arts Center Concert Hall. 3-D glasses will be provided. Using rare, 1950s-era, double-lens stereoscopic cameras to capture 3-D images, Bosa and Peterson fill time between trips by presenting 3-D slideshows to groups of all ages up and down the west coast. Bosa said the old cameras are sturdier than their newer counterparts and don't require any batteries, making them a better fit for extended outdoor excursions. Peterson said throughout the past 10 years he has. visited countries all over the world, from Madagascar to Azerbaijan. When he met Bosa four years ago in a class at Western, the two hit it off and have been traveling the world with their bikes in tow ever since. Together they have also traveled to Siberia, India and Cameroon. "It's addictive," Bosa said. "It's our drug of choice." Preferring to camp in remote areas, the couple said they search for relatively uninhabited locations with poor roads to avoid cars to find a challenge. Bosa and Peterson said they fund these extended excursions across the globe by living frugally at home. They live in an recreational vehicle parked behind a friend's house and raise money through their slideshows and sometimes through minor jobs such as painting houses. Airfare makes up 75 percent of HOUSES FOR RENT â€¢Clean -Quality â€¢Close to WWU 2,3,4 5 bedrooms View homes at www.ebenalpropertyrentals.com â€¢2bdrm â€¢3brdm â€¢4brdm â€¢Sbrdm Call: Erica: 360.941.4105 Bonnie: 360.319.1375 David: 360.319.0898 photo courtesy of Christine Bosa Western aluma Christine Bosa fixes a flat tire on the side of the road in Tajikistan in 2005. Bosa and her boyfriend Marlin Peterson spend approximately $700 on their excursions. their costs for each trip, Bosa said. Their bikes provide transportation, their tent provides a roof and they cook their own food, so three months of biking cost the two approximately $700. Growing up in Alamosa, Colo., Bosa said she was raised in the outdoors and always had an innate attraction to traveling. After graduating from high school she made a solo trip to South America. It seemed entirely natural at the time, but looking back, Bosa said she could see why friends and family worried. In contrast, Peterson said his family wasn't the recreational type, but he decided to picked up mountain biking at an early age. He said he began to feel confident that he could travel with just his bike because he knew how to fix it in almost any situation. Peterson made his first solo trip to Southeast Asia in his early 20s. The show will cost $3. for Western students with ID and $5 for the general public. 360.676.1168 www.wecu.com No surcharge ATMS at WECU... access your money for free! 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She scored 21 points to lead the Vikings (18-9, 10-6 Great Northwest Athletic Conference) over the Central Washington Wildcats (17-10, 7-9 GNAC) 75-63 Saturday, on senior day at Carver Gym. The win oyer Central proved to be enough as the NCAA selection committee granted Western a place in the tournament. Western secured the eighth, and final, seed in the NCAA Division II West Region and plays top-seed UC San Diego Friday night in La Jolla, Calif. The Vikings needed a win to keep its playoff hopes alive. Coming into its last regular season game the team was ranked 9th in: the region. Only me;top eight â€¢teams" I go to the tournament from the West. A loss to Central would have dashed any hope the team had about moving up in the rankings. Western entered the game coming off a road trip where they lost three consecutive games, the team's longest losing streak since the 1997-98 season. Western head coach Carmen Dolfo said the team came back ^after a few days off to have spirited practices. "We wanted to come into this game and play it for Mollie (Stelmack) and have fun and work hard and play together and I think we did those things," Dolfo said. Dolfo said the team focused on playing together. She said when the team struggles it gets into situations where there is only one pass and a shot during a possession, rather than working the ball around for the best shot. Western sophomore center. Claire Pallansch scored 18 points on 9-13 shooting and had nine rebounds. Western junior forward Krystal Robinson scored 15 points and blocked three shots. Robinson said the key in the game was to not worry about the playoffs and have fun. "We knew we needed to win, but we didn't think so much," she said. "Today we were so much looser." The Vikings got off to a fast start and built an 11-2 lead. Stelmack went straight from the senior day ceremonies into scoring mode, as she had 5 points in the first 30 seconds of the game. "I always try to be aggressive, but sometimes it doesn't work outj" Stelmack said. The Wildcats stayed close due to a barrage of 3-point shots â€” 6 in the first halfâ€” and took a brief lead at 26-25. But Western rallied and finished the half up by nine, 50-41. The three-point well dried up for Central in the second half as they shot 2-12 from -behind the arc arid didn't threateri Western's lead in the remainder of the game. - Robinson said the pressure of trying to qualify for regionals had caused the team anxiety all week. "We had been stressing about making it to regionals," she said. "But-once we get there we can just play." Stelmack said it was an emotional moittent when Dolfo took tier, out of the game at the encfto a standing; ovation from the fans at Carver Gym. ^: "I didn't think I was going to cry, but a little tear squeaked out," she said "I wasn't too sure how I was going to react, but it was kind of bittersweet." â€¢ ".â€ž photo by Mark Malijan THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior guard Mollie Stelmack (right) receives a hug after scoring 21 points in the Vikings 75-63 win over Central Washington University on March 3 in Carver Gym. lt; 60- lt; lt; V* r T lt; t gt; â€¢ m- lt; lt; â€¢ lt; t â‚¬Â«â€¢ ^3- lt; q gt; Â»} gt; ^p qj 4 gt; $ Cp g gt; 4 gt; 3 gt; -J Southside Trends Fairhaven Consignment New We accept: â€¢ Better Label Clothing for men women â€¢ Shoes (like new) â€¢ Handbags (Coach.* Dooney, etc.) â€¢ Handcrafted Jewelry We are right on the bus line. 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The Vikings won their season finale Saturday at Carver Gym, beating St. Martin's University,86- 69, to finish with an 11-15 overall record and a 5-11 record in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC). With only one senior on the roster â€” forward Lukas Henne â€” the Vikings' inexperience proved to be their downfall. After opening the season with a 6-4 non-conference record, the Vikings 'began GNAC play by winning three of five games, capped off with a 79-77 overtime win over rival Central Washington University Jan. 20 at Carver Gym. With a 9-6 record heading into the final 11 games, the outlook . seemed promising for the Vikings. But a 20-point home loss to the University of Alaska Anchorage Jan. 25 began a seven-game losing streak that would dash any hopes of a post-season appearance. The team, split its remaining four games, including a Feb. 24 â€¢ overtime loss at Western Oregon University, the GNAC's last place team. The 93-91 defeat was one of four losses by six points or fewer. The good news for the Vikings is that they will return four starters next season as well as several significant reserves. Sophomore guard Ira Graham started all 26 games for the Vikings this season. "The good news for the Vikings is that they will return four starters next season." His experience and leadership will be keys to the Vikings' success next season. Freshman Harold McAllister, who started 14 games this season, is one Of the team's best shooters and is capable of efficiently running an offense. Expect McAllister and freshman Brandon Williams, who started eight games this season, to make vast improvements in their sophomore seasons. The Vikings will look to junior Bryan Adams to provide energy and solid perimeter defense off the bench. At the forward position, 6-foot- 7-inch sophomore Calin Schell is a versatile player who can run the floor, rebound and play defense. Junior forward Brett Weisner was expected to have a breakout year, but a torn ACL suffered after the 2005-06 season forced him to to play as a reserve for most of this season. With this coming off-season to recover, Weisner, could be one of the Vikings' top offensive threats. Replacing Henne won't be easy for the Vikings, but the team has some capable post players returning next season. Sophomore forward David Brittinen and freshman forward Gabe Thrash are the most likely candidates to fill the void. Returning at center will be freshman Steve Severing who started all 26 games this season. With the guidance of head coach Brad Jackson, who will be lead Western for the 23rd straight season, the Vikings will try to rebound from a tough 2006-07 campaign. The team will certainly miss Henne's 18 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. But come next season, the Vikings will benefit from something they didn't have this year â€” experience. 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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 60 percent of 18 to 29-year-olds didn't vote in the 2004 presidential election. Political inactivity among young people is nothing new, the belief that their vote won't count deters many of us from voting â€” myself included. I am a registered voter, but I have never voted in my life. Politically disillusioned, I didn't feel there was a candidate who represented me, so I never took the time to educate myself about the issues. But for this upcoming election I am excited to be part of history. With the Democrats controlling the U.S. House of Representatives and the growing discontent with the Republican Party, the era of President Bush is coming to an end with the possibility of a electing new leader who can heal this nation. According to a January Newsweek article, the president's approval rating has dipped to the lowest point in his presidency to 30 percent, with 58 percent of those surveyed saying they wish the Bush presidency was over. For a generation that has dealt with the Iraq war, 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and immigration issues, voting in the 2008 presidential election will be monumental. "It's going to take more than a celebrity or rock star to convince young people to vote in the 2008 elections â€” young people need an inspiring candidate/' Presidential candidates need to reach out to young people by telling uÂ£ where they stand on, issues such as making public education more accessible to all, gay rights, expanding healthcare to the uninsured, immigration legislation and gun control. It will be interesting to see the 2008 presidential campaign heat up with a rivalry between Obama and U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.). Race and sex will intertwine in what may be a historical event: The United States may have its first see ELECTION page 15 â€¢ New meal plan reform ignores poor, light eaters The new proposed University Dining Services flat-fee meal plan doesn't address the needs of all students. On Feb. 28, services proposed a new meal plan where students would pay a flat quarterly rate of $843. Those who purchased the meal plan, which includes all students who live on campus, could choose either a nine-meal-per-week plan with $200 Flex Points, a 14-meal-per-week plan with $150 Flex Points or an unlimited meal plan with $100 Flex Points. The current meal plans are broken into different price levels. Bronze, which offers 75 meals with $75 in Flex Points per quarter, costs approximately $730. Silver offers unlimited meals after 11 a.m. with $50 in Flex Points and' costs a p p r o x i m a t e ly $800. The Gold meal plan offers unlimited . meals and $45 in Flex Points, which costs approximately$840. A Platinum meal, for approximately $980, offers unlimited meals and $170 in Flex Points. The excess profit from the meal plans would put towards providing more vegan and vegetarian options, expanding the deli selections, create monthly dining events and expanding late-night dining at the Ridgeway C o m m o n s , according to the Western Front news article on Mar. 2. The new meal plan ignores lighter eaters and students who are financially restricted, and student input. University Dining Services should not rely, on the future student-generated profit to make more profit. It should use its existing profit to improve options and quality. Why is the meal plan system being changed anyway? Many meal-plan options already exist for students with varying dining needs. The Bronze meal plan offers 75 meals per quarter for light eaters and empty wallets a cheap solution to on-campus food. Making students pay more than $100 for unwanted meals is callous and unfair. Also, financially-strapped students are forced to pay more than they would otherwise spend since they only have one option to choose. A hundred dollars here and there could mean countless hours of work for students paying for their education. The new plan emphasizes spending more money at the on-campus markets. Yes, this might solve some dining hall congestion, but it is also forcing students to spend their money at these over- Frontline editorials reflect the opinion of the editorial board and not the staff or advertisers of The Western Front. priced markets and cafes. Why would a student want to spend their Flex Points on a limited supply of food when they can go to the dining halls and feast on the unlimited supply of food? Student input needs to be gathered about reformatting the meal plan system. Students should have a greater voice early on in deciding whether or not they are going to pay more per quarter. University Dining Services shouldn't expect students to generate a capital to expand the food selection. It should use its existing capital to increase its own profit. The benefits of the change in meal plan ineffectively emphasizes quantity over quality. Sure, they want to expand the vegan, vegetarian and deli selection, but is the quality of food actually going to be better? A common complaint of students in any college is the abundance of sub-par food. Dining services should focus on improving their quality of food rather than increasing the quantity of selection. B e f o r e implementing a new meal plan system, University Dining Services should instead think about lowering the prices in the markets and cafes. It is almost impossible for a student to find a filling meal for less than $3, which is ridiculous. College students are usually broke, so forcing them to pay for over-priced food is forcing many students to shop for food off campus. If the new meal plans use more Flex Points, University Dining Services should lower the prices where Flex Points are used, for students to get their money's worth of food. If the university wanted to increase profits, they might want to lower the prices of food to relieve the stress on student wallets and actually encourage spending. Instead of increasing the quantity of selection, Dining Services should focus on raising the quality of food, both in the halls and markets, to something more edible. This way, more students will want to buy meal plans, which allows them to eat more of this higher quality food. This, in return, will increase the quality of life for both students and Dining Services. The editorial board is comprised of Editor-in- Chief Nicole Lanphear, Managing Editor Amy Harder, Opinion Editor Ryan White, advertising office representative Kayla Britt and student-at-large senior Zach Frazier. Cartoon by Zach Wise GUEST CARTOONIST ---------- Western Front 2007 March 06 - Page 15 ---------- WesternFrontOnline.com OPINION Tuesday, March 6, 2007 | 15 Be empowered to change the nation â€¢ ELECTION l o rn 14 non-white or female president. This raises the question: who would you vote for a black president or a female president? In the survey, 93 percent of Americans said they would vote for an African-American for president, but only 56 percent believed the country is ready for one. Similarly, 86 percent said they would vote for a woman, but only 55 percent believed the country was ready for one. Why do Americans feel we are not ready for either a woman or black president? Haven't we progressed enough for this to be a possibility? Regardless of whether you'd like to see Obama or Clinton as president, young people voting this election will have the ability to make great change. I am the latest to jump on the Obama political bandwagon. I joined the Facebook group "Why-do Americans feel we are not ready for either a woman or black president Haven't we progressed enough for this to be a possibility?" dedicated to him â€” Barack Obama (One Million Strong for Barack), and I religiously follow his campaign speeches on YouTube. It is easy to get swept up in the rockstar hype of Obama, who has undeniable charisma, and is an orator likened to Martin Luther King Jr. He even has Oprah's stamp of approval. I support Obama â€” not because he's black and a Democrat â€” but because he has a message of hope and unity. What is so refreshing to me about Obama is his commitment to unite people with a common interest and concern rather than representing bitter and bipartisan politics. Obama speaks from his heart with conviction. 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Check out job descriptions and applications from AS Personnel in VU 505 or online at www. as.wwu.edu/employment Applications accepted March 1st-23rd, 2007. ---------- Western Front 2007 March 06 - Page 16 ---------- 1 6 " | Tuesday, March 6, 2007 OPINION The Western Front Animals fee! pain during scientific., tests Timeoni Guest Column I am responding to the guest column written by J., Henry Valz in the Feb. 23 edition of The Western Front. He argues that animal testing is acceptable because for one, the majority of animals used in research are "simple organisms with limited neurological systems and are widely considered to hot feel pain" and because the benefits (for humans) produced by animal testing outweigh any drawbacks (e.g. the pain and suffering millions of animals endure each year in research facilities). These seem to me to be the most significant reasons for Mr. Valz's endorsement of animal testing. In this guest column, I will argue that his first reason is unfounded. Due to space constraints I will not be able to pursue the second reason until a later issue. In that issue I will argue that his second reason leads to a dilemma. But for the time being, here is my first argument against Mr. Valz' first reason for his acceptance of animal testing. Mr, Valz does not specify which research animals have "limited neurological systems" but I suppose that he means mice and rats because they comprise most of all research animals used. Mr. Valz's view is that since mice and rats are widely considered not to feel pain that they therefore in fact do not feel pain. But, this is fallacious inference. It was widely considered that the earth was flat but that belief did not make it true. It seems to me that if this belief is widely held, then it is because it merely serves to work in the interests of the researchers. Also, the claim that mice and rats do not feel pain is false. If they, do not feel pain, then why are they extensively used to research anesthetics for humans? The success of this research suggests that perception of pain by mice and rats is similar to that of humans. Perhaps they may not suffer mentally to the same extent that humans do, though they do perceive physical pain that is comparable to that of humans and do experience adverse mental states such as fear and anxiety. "Aisa, the claim that mice and rats don't feel pain is false. If they do not feel pain, then why are they extensively used to research anesthetics for humans?" A consequence of this 'widely held' belief is that mice and rats are not included under the Animal Welfare Act. But guinea pigs, gerbils and hamsters (animals very similar to mice and rats) are protected under the act because they in fact do feel pain. Given that there is not much differentiation between these species, they must have similar sensibilities in their perception of pain. 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Show more2008_1003 ---------- Western Front 2008-10-03 - Page 1 ---------- VICTIM'S FATHER SPEAKS AT WICK'S SENTENCING PAGE 3 NTERNATIONAL TRIP INSPIRES 5 STUDENT ART PAGE 8 VOLLEYBALL EXTENDS UNDEFEATED STREAK TO 12 PAGE 13 Friday, October 3, 2008 THE WESTERN FRONT AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SINCE 19701 WESTERNFRONTONLINE.NET Professors weigh economic policies of candidates Austin MacKenzie THE WESTERN FRONT President George W. Bush is calling for a $700 billion bailout bill in order to mitigate the damage caused by bad mortgages and loans after the Dow Jones industrial average fell by nearly 778 points Monday-the largest single- day point drop in history. Politicians from all sides are in agreement that action is urgent, and repairing the economy will be one of the major jobs of either John McCain or Barack Obama after November's presidential election. To address the issue, Western economics professors Vinit Jagdish and Brandon Dupont will be taking on McCain and Obama's economic positions on Oct. 6 to educate students about their plans at 7 p.m. in the Viking Union room 565. "Understanding the Proposed Economic Policies of Obama and McCain" is an open event that is hosted by the Associated Students Productions (ASP) Civil Controversy office. Its aim is to help clarify the economic stances of the presidential candidates in an easy way for everyone to understand, said Helen Jones, ASP Civil Controversy see ECONOMICS page 4 Vying for student votes Groups continue campaigns for registration, involvement photo by Kathryn Bachen THE WESTERN FRONT A sign reminds the Western community of the approaching deadline for voting registration while Western freshman Kameron Walters, right, a volunteer for studentvote.org helps junior Lyle Skaar, left, sign up to become a volunteer and freshman Leigh Barry, left behind, register to vote Thursday, Oct. 2, outside Miller Hall. Elizabeth Olmsted . THE WESTERN FRONT With mail-in voter registration closing on Oct. 4, political clubs around campus are shifting gears. After building the foundation by getting students to register, clubs are now laying the bricks on that foundation by encouraging students to vote. Once voter registration ends, Obama Vikings will begin canvassing neighborhoods to remind people to vote, Western sophomore and Obama Vikings President Colleen Toomey said. Until then, Obama Vikings will have a table on Vendors Row to register students to vote. "This week will be our last push," Toomey said. Western senior Anne Jansen, president of the Western Democrats, said club members will have a table on Vendors Row after voter registration closes. There will be cupcakes and signs reminding people to vote, Jansen said. "A concert or big event is great, but the constant reminder is effective," Jansen said. "We want to focus on what's practical." Getting people to turn in their ballots is one of their goals. Vincent Buys, who is currently in charge of the College Republicans club, said the club was still getting underway for the year and was making plans for potential events. "We are still forming from an embryonic state," he said. Buys said he was hopeful he would be able to get students together to go watch one of the debates. Once club leaders are appointed, Buys said he plans to take the College Republicans to see "An American Carol," a politically-centered movie that Students experience welcome-back woes Andrew Frazier THE WESTERN FRONT Consuming alcohol and drugs may seem like good ways to relax and celebrate the beginning of the school year, but without proper education about rights and safety, students could potentially have more stress than they bargained for, Prevention and Wellness Services Director Elva Giddings said. The first month of the school year sees the highest spike in alcohol and drug-related citations, due to the more than 12,000 students flooding back into Bell-ingham this time of year, Sgt. David Garcia of the University Police said. According to the 2008-09 In Brief guide to campus safety, there were a total of 80 arrests for liquor law violations on see TROUBLE page 5 photo by Graig Hill THE WESTERN FRONT Downtown nightspots bustled on the first weekend after Western students returned for fall quarter classes. ---------- Western Front 2008-10-03 - Page 2 ---------- See more online at www.westernfrontonline.net PAGE 2 Friday â€¢ October 3,2008 I The Western Front ofadisorderlymalecausinga disturbance at the Bellingham Public Library. The suspect was Police received a report of photo by Kathryn Bachen THE WESTERN FRONT Western sophomore Bryce Pollock stands on the front wheel of his tire while performing a trick on his BMX bike in Red Square October 1 . Pollock, whose favorite trick is a foot-jam-tail-whip, said he rides every day either on campus or at the bike park. I^WHiiiMliiWlHBlll SJBiS^^B^llliiiBiBi ^ififcl^llSlllfiiiiiBSI report of a loud party on the 100 â€¢ft gt;lice received a report of possible animal abuse on the 2700 HnHHHHMHHnn Students and faculty gather to discuss neuroscience Faculty from Western's Behavioral Neuroscience Program and biology and psychology departments will participate in a series of round-table discussions with interested students at Boundary Bay Brewery. The meetings, titled "Neuroscience on Tap: Bring Your Own Brain (BYOB)," are set to occur on the first Monday of each month, starting on Oct. 6 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. At each gathering a faculty member will lead the discussion of a specific topic, ranging anywhere from mental illness, depression and food addiction to brain injury. Western Gallery presents faculty art The Western Gallery will present "Faculty Review/Preview" from Oct. 6 through Nov. 27 as its first exhibition of the academic year. Admission is free and open to the public. The exhibition will present the works of Western art department faculty in the areas of studio, design and art history. The selection of works explores contemporary attitudes and individual areas of research in conjunction with traditional and new media. A free lecture entitled "Sub-divisions: Immigration, Identity and Mexico, Ful- bright Recollections" will be offered by Garth Amundson at noon, Oct. 22, in the Western Gallery. Marine center gets research grant A three-year $450,000 research grant from the Biological Systems program of the National Science Foundation has been awarded to faculty working at Western's Shannon Point Marine Center. The grant will be used to study the relationship between an abundant local sea anemone and two kinds of algae that live within its tissues. Because the presence of the algae is controlled by environmental conditions, the relative abundance of each algal type may provide a guide for evaluating the effects of climate change on ocean systems. 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Errors,should be'reported to the managing.editor at managingÂ® westerjn- 'frontonline.net - â€¢ ' ,-. ; " ;v -.- ---------- Western Front 2008-10-03 - Page 3 ---------- westernfrontonline.net I Friday â€¢ October 3,2008 NEWS I 3 Wick pieads guiIty to Former Western student to serve th ree JJeessssee AAmoorrrraattaannaassuucchhaadd cohol level w* THE WESTERN FRONT Former Western student Ashley Wick, 21, pled guilty to one charge of vehicular homicide Tuesday and was taken into custody in a hearing at the Whatcom County Superior Court. Wick hit Un Kyu Choi, a Korea University exchange student, on Jan. 7, 2008 while driving home on the 2700 block of Bill McDonald Parkway. Wick's blood alcohol level was .096 during the time of the accident, according to court documents. A bottle of the prescription anti-anxiety drug Xanax was also found in her possession. Wick will receive three years in Purdy Women's Correctional Facility and will remain on probation for 18 to 36 months after her release. - Choi's father, Won Ho Choi, and younger brother, Jin Kyu Choi flew from Seoule, South Korea to attend the hearing and both addressed the court through an ..^v.Â«. ..w...icicle in prison for fatal hit-and-run Ic's family was also in at- tears throughout the hearing as ' gt;AAAAOirfla0 ^ ^3 CD'"'' "\ "^ Tl as|Sii / h i l t i c i i l t i i r \ l Studies l*z U t- . ^ ~ jj Independent ' Learning interpreter. Wick's attendance and sat across the court from the victim's family. Won Ho Choi said he believed his influence on his son inspired Un Kyu Choi to love the English language. Un Kyu Choi attended Korea University prior to receiving a scholarship in December to study English literature at Western. "How do we have such a painful connection?" Won Ho Choi asked as he turned to face Wick. "It is a different pain [Wick is]-.enduring to the pain [our family] is enduring." Members of both families were in Won Ho Choi and Wick addressed each other, "I never thought something like this could happen " Wick said as she addressed the Choi family directly. "I'm sorry I was selfish enough to put my self before someone else. From here on out, I plan to live my life the way [Un: Kyu Choi] would have lived his." Choi was returning to his dorm after calling his parents in South Korea and was struck by Wick while he was walking in the bicycle lane, according to court documents. Choi died from his injuries on Jan. 10,2008. photos by Graig Hill THE WESTERN FRONT Ashley Wick (left) apologized to Un Kyu Choi's family (above) before pleading guilty to one count of vehicular homicide in Whatcom County Superior Court Sept. 30. 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WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ---------- Western Front 2008-10-03 - Page 4 ---------- 4 I NEWS Friday October 3,2008 I The Western Front ECONOMICS: Professor says alarmist talk is well warranted from 1 coordinator. "I figured it was something that affects students but that they aren't aware of," said Charles Walker, ASP Civil Controversy assistant coordinator. Walker said he took a class with Jag-dish and wanted to bring him to the panel because he is a lively teacher who helps students enjoy his class. Both professors will be addressing some of the concerns about the economic crisis in the panel, Dupont said. "There's certainly a lot of alarming language coming out of people you don't typically hear it from," Dupont said. "That suggests to me that something should be done. This is a good reason for students to pay attention." Hearing people such as President Bush saying the economic situation is dire is something people tend to notice, Dupont said. He and Jagdish hope to help people learn more about what's going on and what is being proposed. Jagdish said the alarmist talk is well warranted and something should be done. He said he had been, dissatisfied with photo illustrations by Matt Boyer for THE WESTERN FRONT Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama's economic policies will come under scrutiny by two Western economics professors Oct. 6 the initial bailout proposal, but thought it answers to what should be done. was good they were taking steps to address the issue. While they want to help students understand the issue, Dupont and Jagdish stressed they don't necessarily have the "The principle that the government needs to do something is sound," Jagdish said. "It's reasonable for the government to step in." Dupont said they want to analyze the economic policies proposed by both candidates, but since neither candidate has been particularly specific with their proposal only so much can be said. "Plans have to be revised despite candidates not willing to admit it," he said. With the lack of concrete information and the current crisis, it's hard to predict what will happen, Jagdish said. Both professors said despite having some major differences in policy, neither candidate is likely to make matters significantly worse. "There are things to like and dislike in both," Dupont said. Once the elections are over and it isn't being turned into a campaign issue, either candidate should be able to do something to mitigate the problem, Jagdish said. "The strong thing about both the candidates is that they seem pretty pragmatic," Jagdish said. The idea behind the event is to represent the economic plans on both sides without any partisan barriers, Jones said. "I do think this is one of the most exciting elections going on in the country," she said. "It's a good opportunity to learn." VOTES: Getting students involved is crucial to election process from 1 parodies Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," he said. Getting people to vote is crucial, Tiffany Isaacs, a field organizer with Washington's chapter of the Public Interest Research Group, said. She said 80 percent of registered voters actually vote. When political interest groups go door-to-door to encourage people to vote, there is a 12 percent increase, Isaacs said. The mail-in voter registration deadline is not the last chance to register for November's upcoming elections. The public still may register to vote until Oct. 20 at the county auditor's office, located in the County Courthouse on Grand Avenue. As on-campus efforts shift from registering students to filling out ballots, Students for Civic Engagement will be hosting a variety of presidential debates. The debates will be at 6 p.m. Oct. 7 and Oct. 15 in Fraser Hall. The club will be serving pizza at both debates, said Nikki Brown,, president of the club. The first official meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4 in Viking Union 462a. Students for Civic Engagement is non- partisan and encourages open discussion, Brown said. Many students involved in political clubs are also taking part in "Western Votes," an Associated Students sponsored movement that encourages students to vote. "I'd say 90 percent of our members are helping out with Western Votes," Brown said. Though Ron Paul is no longer running, Students for Ron Paul has not disbanded. Club President Karl Poechlauer said he is hoping the group will be able to change its name to Students for Free Society. They are currently not hosting events as they regroup for the year, but are encouraging students to vote for a third-party candidate, Poechlauer said. "Voting for the lesser of two evils is still evil," he said. * At the end of the month, Obama Vikings will be hosting an open panel discussion in association with the Black Student Union. As results come in on Nov. 4, Obama Vikings and Western Democrats plan to hold viewing parties. ^^^^^^^^^^B^^^^B photo by Kathryn Bachen THE WESTERN FRONT Huxley graduate student Rachel Garcia, Forrest Sallee and Matt Laninga watch the vice presidential debate at the Quarterback Pub Oct. 2. lMIâ€žMi^; la TOKflMMKliaKilEV At the Deming Log Show It's STUDENT night! ..,I Show us your student ID at t h e door and save $2.00 J (oner good only Frid gt;ctobcr 10, 2008) Purchase of ticket includes Free Beer Stein. ':% Doors open at noon, Entertainment all day and n i g h^ Beer Garden, German Food, Dancing, Alpine HojrnSj;J| Cold Beer, Must be 21 .to enter. ,M':'::M Free ..Camping and Dry RV Parking, Bring a Tent! f$| For more info, call 360-592-3051 â€¢ demingloggingshovv.com ltÂ§f| J5TH ANNIVERSARY m m gt; KUGS .ORG ---------- Western Front 2008-10-03 - Page 5 ---------- westernfrontonline.net I Friday â€¢ October 3,2008 NEWS I 5 TROUBLE: First month of school sees highest spike in violations from 1 campus in 2007, 42 of which occurred in the residence halls, and 655 disciplinary referrals for liquor law violations-all in the residence halls. Garcia said the numbers seem to be going down, but the majority of violations continue to be alcohol-related and issued to freshmen adjusting to peer pressure and their newfound freedom on campus. A big problem is intoxicated minors who don't know their limits, he said. He said they can become confrontational and police have to increase the use of force and issue more severe penalties, such as obstruction of justice. "There is this perception that we are Big Brothers, only out there to ruin a good time," Garcia said. "In reality, we are trying to keep students and the neighborhoods safe, through thorough dissemination of educational information while upholding the law and campus policies." Western sophomore Matt Gaphni was woken by Bellingham Police officers at his friend's house at 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 21 after a loud party in the Lettered Streets had dispersed. Bellingham Police officers arrived in response to a noise complaint and issued Gaphni and seven others citations on suspicion of minor in consumption. "The issue of minors drinking is over-hyped," Gaphni said. "Especially in this case where we were not endangering anybody, weren't driving around drunk and had already quieted down the noise," Even in cases like Gaphni's7 Wash-'*'' ington State law for minors and alcohol states "any use is abuse," meaning if one is younger than 21 years old, simply possessing alcohol will result in disciplinary action. Students who are over 21 are prohibited from supplying alcohol to minors and can only consume alcohol on campus in their dorm with the door closed, or at special banquets where it is permitted. Violating these laws can result in hefty fines, community service and for most students, referral to Alcohol and Drug Consultation and Assessment Ser-residents to make quick escapes. Off campus, the University Police and Bellingham Police Department work in association with the Campus Community Coalition, which was created in 1999 to "prevent and address problems related to student alcohol misuse." The coalition works to maintain good relations between students and permanent Bellingham residents, Giddings said. The Campus Community Coalition specifically organizes neighborhood watch programs in the York, Sehome and Happy Valley neighborhoods since they There is this perception that we are Big Brother, only out there to ruin a good time. In reality, we are trying to keep students and the neighborhoods safe, through thorough dissemination of educational information while upholding the law and campus policies.. Sgt. David Garcia, University Police vices (ADCAS), a prevention and information program part of Prevention and Wellness Services, Giddings said. UP has help enforcing the rules. Garcia said UP officers always give resident advisers the first shot at stepping in to handle alcohol-related situations occurring in the residence halls and only step in when it gets out of control. He said out of all the buildings on what he calls "the yard," or main campus, the Ridgeway Complex produces the most violations, mainly due to the layout of the rooms, some of which have centralized bathrooms and multiple exits which allow have the greatest number of 911 calls concerning noise complaints from parties and the alcohol problems that go hand-in-hand, Giddings said. Residents in those areas can request for increased patrols in their neighborhoods if loud parties become a persistent problem, however police regard those areas with high priority and are never more than a couple blocks away, Garcia said. Garcia said he dislikes arresting and issuing citations to students because it means more paperwork for him and strained relations with people he is trying to protect. "It takes about 45 minutes just to process one minor in possession," he said. "Now factor that into a large party with multiple cases, maybe where people are disorderly and obstructing our work and then add on another hour for each in just paperwork. It really adds up." To avoid unnecessary problems for students and police, the University Police and Prevention and Wellness Services educate students so if they decide to drink or do drugs, they can make informed decisions to stay safe. "I'm not condoning underage drinking, but it is inevitable in college," Garcia said. "However, if you are going to drink at any age my advice is simple: Do it off campus, use your head, do not binge drink and if you are contacted by the police, be cooperative because you will make it easier for everyone." For anyone who needs information on drugs, alcohol or legal advice, the Prevention and Wellness Services, located in Old Main room 560c, the Drug Information Center located in VU 518 and the Legal Information Center in VU room 528. 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Shannon Dubenion-Smith, assistant professor of German and linguistics said due to the importance of learning foreign languages, an increase in classes in the modern and classical language department is expanding the program. Dubenion-Smith is teaching German classes this quarter for the first time at Western. "People are realizing how important foreign languages are and how important it is to get to know foreign cultures nowadays," he said. Christina Keppie, an assistant professor of French, said it seems students have more enthusiasm for learning foreign languages than at other schools where she has taught. She said students' attitudes towards learning foreign languages may be due to Western's diverse student population. Keppie, who is from New Brunswick, Canada, said she is seeking to expose people to places outside of France and Quebec by teaching at Western. . â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ - People are realizing how important foreign languages are and how important it is to get to know foreign cultures nowadays. -Shannon Dubenion-Smith, German professor Because diversity is central to Western's mission, new faculty members this year have a wide varied backgrounds in terms of ethnicity and nationality. The mathematics department welcomed five new faculty members this year. Adam Nyman, assistant professor in the mathematics department, began teaching calculus and elementary linear algebra fall quarter. He taught mathematics at the University of Montana for six years and at a university in Shanghai for one year. Assistant professor of biology Di-etmar Schwarz said he enjoys Western's great, combination of teaching and researching in his field of study, ecological genetics. Originally from Germany, Schwarz said he is glad to come live near water again because his undergraduate studies took place along the German coast. Another common reason new faculty members said they chose to teach at Western is the beautiful surroundings in Bell-ingham. "I feel at home here," said Shirin Deylami, an assistant professor of political science. She said she was amazed by the friendly small-town feeling in Bellingham because she didn't get that feeling in Minneapolis, where she lived before. Deylami said her goal is to not only teach her students but learn from them as well. New Western assistant professor Dietmar Schwarz (above) holds up an apple infested with apple maggots-part of his current research on the evolution of apple maggot flies in local apples. Western assistant professor Christina Keppie (above) poses with an Acadian flag. Keppie is a Canadian citizen and is teaching French this quarter. 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Keep the Change, Patent Pending. Bank of America, N.A. Member FDIC. Â© 2008 Bank of America Corporation. ---------- Western Front 2008-10-03 - Page 8 ---------- 8 I Friday â€¢ October 3,2008 I The Western Front ARTS^ Western strapents showcase books and artwork inspired by a summer trip to Japan Corinna Storch THE WESTERN FRONT! When Western art professor Purdue took a group of Western stud for three weeks this summer, she a: a project at the end. Each student w .book. The final products of this assig with journals the students were askec ing their trip, are on display in the Western's Fine Arts Building. The books are in various forn anime-style books, scrapbook-style paper-mache sculptures. Western senior Jaycie Lewis works in the exhibit..Each represents periences she associates with Japan, The paper-mache sculptures inci books in English and Japanese and tween Japanese and American pet ce: They recreate deer Lewis saw at skyscrapers and Ferris wheel from 0 This was Lewis' first time vi; While she expected the trip to be said it was even better than she imag LEFT: From left to right, fine arts professor Julia' Sapin, Western senior Jaycie Lewis and fine arts professor Seiko Atsuta Purdue opened the Japan 2008 exhibit at the B Gallery in\ "Untitled" by Rachel Sofian. BOTTOM RIGHT: "Stamped" by Paul Hoover. ---------- Western Front 2008-10-03 - Page 9 ---------- â€¢rr iLIFE westernfrontonIine.net I Friday â€¢ October 3,2008 I 9 gt;eiko Atsuta jnts to Japan ;signed them ould make a lment, along to keep dm - B Gallery in is. including bld-outs and created three different ex-she said, ude pages of a fusion be-meteries. a temple, the saka. iting Japan, imazing, she ined. "While traveling in Japan, I felt as if the daily events and experiences were right out of a book," Lewis wrote in her artist statement. Lewis said she was thrilled with the chance to learn more about papermaking and fabric dyeing. "The coolest part was getting to meet master artists," she said. "They spent their whole entire lives studying one thing. You never get a chance to see that in America." Lewis said many of those in the younger generations don't want to continue that lifestyle after growing up in an urban, westernized Japan. "Things like papermaking have become a dying art," Lewis said. "The younger generations are starting to Westernize and explore different things instead of studying and becoming masters." Julia Sapin, assistant professor of Asian and pacific art history at Western, accompanied the group to Japan. Sapin said she spent some time in Japan as a graduate student and loved the chance to go back. "We were really lucky with these students," Sapin said. "Even though it was really hot in Tokyo, they didn't want to lie around in the hotel. They wanted to be out there, collecting papers and taking pictures." â€¢ photos by Graig Hill THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior Rachael Sofian, who is working for her Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts, said part of the assignment was collecting raw materials to help make their books. "There were materials everywhere " Lewis said. "Most of it was freeâ€”people just handing out advertisementsâ€”or it was really cheap." Sofian said she decided to go to Japan after hearing a speech by David Sedaris, a New York Times best-selling author. "He said if you can go anywhere, go to Japan," Sofian said. "If [Sedaris] says go, then go." Neither Lewis nor Sofian said they had a strong desire to visit Japan before the trip, but both agreed that if chance to travel there arises, the chance should be taken. The group traveled to Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Osaka and Miyajima. Sofian said Purdue found them delicious Japanese food everywhere they wentr "Seiko has a gift for finding amazing restaurants," Sofian said. Two of the books created by students documented the food in Japan, everything from traditional Japanese tea ceremonies to American-styled large breakfasts. "Every little experience becomes a piece of you," Lewis said. "Now this trip is a part of me, and I can use it for inspiration." the Fine Arts Building Oct. 1. Fine arts and art history students and faculty visited Japan for a three-week trip this summer. TOP RIGHT: "Untitled" by Jaycie Lewis. MIDDLE RIGHT: ---------- Western Front 2008-10-03 - Page 10 ---------- 10 I ARTS LIFE Friday â€¢ October 3,2008 I The Western Front Students learn the way of tea Jillian Vasquez THE WESTERN FRONT In modern-day Japan, a group of five people adorned in kimonos wait in a garden outside their host's home. They are about to take part in an ancient, traditional practice that has existed since 1100 A.D.â€”tea drinking. photo by Kathryn Bachen THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior Brittany Lindgren, left, and junior janna Tulloss examine the fans from their fukusa basamis, or tea kits, as instructor Shelley Thomas explains the characters printed on them. Students can experience Japanese tea gathering with traditional utensils in Western's Extended Education course, Chado: The Way of Tea. The utensils, including silk bags and a scroll holding Zen calligraphy cards, arrived in September from a tea school in Kyoto, Japan, said Meredith Gilbert, assistant director of professional studies at Extended Education and Summer Programs. "It's really an honor because the tea school does not normally support any study outside of Kyoto," Gilbert said. "The fact that they sent this to the U.S. is kind of unheard of." The utensils are a gift from retired Grand Master Sen Soshitsu XV and current Grand Master Sen Soshitsu XVI of the Urasenke Foundation, an internationally known Kyoto tea school. East Asian studies and Extended Education professor Shelley Thomas, who teaches the course, studied what she calls the way of tea from these grand masters on scholarship from 2005 to .2006. After notifying the Urasenke Foundation of her course at Western and its success in spring 2008, Thomas received $2,000 worth of utensils, including 30 handbooks, silk bags, a. scroll and Zen calligraphy cards to use in class, Gilbert said. The materials are difficult to get a hold ofâ€”particularly the handbooks, which are unobtainable in the United States, Gilbert said. Dr. Edward Vajda, director of the center for East Asian studies at Western, hopes the course attracts more people into the East Asian studies program. Chado: The Way of Tea drew Western senior and Japanese language major Brittany Lindgren's interest because it's important to Japanese culture. "It's really interesting how ancient practices and modern ways of life connect with each other," Lindgren said. Along with the connection of the old and new, Lindgren said she is fascinated by the complicated process of tea gatherings, which required a lot more than just making tea. Thomas said though a tea gathering may seem like a dinner party, it is actually an intimate gathering that takes years of practice. "The purpose is to share the moment," Thomas said. The guests and host each have responsibilities, such as preparing a fire to heat water or serving sweets. A tea gathering typically entertains five people, Thomas said. Powdered green tea, called matcha, is stirred with a bamboo whisk and is the tea of choice for a gathering. The intensive learning process requires a hands-on, intimate setting, allowing only eight students in class at a time, Thomas said. Thomas's study of tea began as an undergraduate at the University of Washington. She traveled to Japan three timesâ€”twice for tea training and once to study Zen Buddhism, the religion followed by the tradition's original founders, she said. Thomas compares the study of tea to getting licensed in martial arts. The process and steps needed to complete training require the same amount of concentration, she said. â€¢ Despite the thousands of tea teachers in Japan, gatherings are not held by Japanese people often. It takes several years of training in order to hold a proper tea gathering, Thomas said. "People don't know enough to participate unless they've been with a teacher," Thomas said. The Urasenke Foundation is recognized internationally for allowing foreigners to learn the way of tea, she said. Other Japanese tea schools are less known in the U.S. Thomas expects her class will be able to serve dry sweets and thin tea to classmates in the traditional manner by the end of the quarter. Thomas said she looks forward to receiving another package from Urasenke with tea and dry sweets from Kyoto for her students' final tea gathering. The three-credit course meets from 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 11:30 a.m. or 6 p.m. Wednesday in College Hall room 131. Tuition and materials cost $473. isitthe nefyly renovated open Also serving delicious grab n'go sandwiches salads, fresh bakery items, snacks, fruit, and assorted beverages lllilllillllilllÂ® ---------- Western Front 2008-10-03 - Page 11 ---------- westernfrontonline.net I Friday â€¢ October 3,2008 ARTS LIFE I 11 ONCE IN A DARK MOON Ragans at Western come together to channel positive energy Ian Wright THE WESTERN FRONT Hecate, the Greek goddess of mystery, change and initiation, was honored Monday night at Western Associated Students club Pagans and Students Together's first ritual of the fall. Western's Pagans, witches and druids from all different denominations of Paganism, came together at the rock sculpture on south campus, which they call Stonehenge. They attempted to call on the universe for help in changing themselves spiritually for the better and building good energy for the cycles ahead, said Western junior Jamie Stolz, president of WWU Pagans, a Facebook group for connecting all types of Pagans at Western. "On Monday, there was a dark moon, meaning that the moon was not visible in the sky, and it marked the beginning of the moon cycle," Stolz said. "This is a time to build good energy for yourself spiritually and set new goals. Whatever energy you have at the time of the ritual you'll reap as the cycle builds toward the full moon." Stolz is a witch who practices Wiccan Paganism, one of the many different types of the Pagan religion. She uses magic, not witchcraft, to change herself by connecting with good energy. "Most Wiccans call themselves Pagans, though Paganism is an umbrella, term that encompasses all kinds of faiths that might not even have anything to do with Wicca, magic or witchcraft," Stolz said. "So we don't want Wiccans to be confused with witches. There is a big overlap in beliefs of the two, but there are some people that are one and not the other." A Wiccan is a person who follows the neo-pagan, na-turistic religion of Wicca, a specific branch of Paganism, not to be confused with a witch, who is someone of any religion who practices magic, Stolz said. Western junior Alejandra Gonzalez has been a solitary Pagan witch since she was 7 years old. "Paganism itself is an individual path, so I follow my own intuition with regards to spirituality," she said. "Spirituality is what Paganism is all about." Although Paganism and Christianity sometimes have contrasting views, they also sometimes overlap and share similar holidays called sabbats. The Pagan sabbat Ostara. celebrates the rebirth of the sun and fertility, and generally, eggs are involved ina similar way to Easter, Gonzalez said. "Pagans celebrate the Yule sabbat, which is like Christmas," Gonzalez said. "It's around the same time. Sometimes people decorate trees. There are similarities in songs or hymns, and some Pagans even give out presents. These are "some of the things that Christianity assimilated as it spread across Europe." Western junior Tina Koch, another Wiccan Pagan, has been a witch for one year. She recently worked with a witch on campus in the Resource Outreach Program who invited her to attend a Pagan ritual. She said the ritual provided something she felt had been missing in her life. Despite her enthusiasm for being a witch, she is still hiding the fact from some people in her life. "I just fear low levels of persecution for being a witch. Coming out as a witch is kind of like coming out of the closet when you're gay," she said. "Sometimes we joke around by calling it coming out of the broom closet." Western sophomore Allison Goar, secretary of WWU Pagans, is also wary about who she wants knowing she is a witch. She picks and.chooses whom she tells because she fears persecution from some people. "It's not that I'm afraid of being burned at the stake in Red Square because I am a witch, but just being harassed on campus," Goar said. "It's not uncommon for your labels to be used against you." Stolz said the group was created to form a community of Pagans, to provide a forum for the general public and to provide an opportunity for Pagans to perform rituals. The group holds meetings every Thursday in Viking Union room 462 which are open to all Western students. Western junior Kenneth Peddicord, a male witch, said there are many misconceptions about witches and Paganism. Gender has nothing to do with what makes someone a witch; he said a witch is simply someone who practices magic as a way to communicate with nature. Magic works like types of music, where many different variations exist that different witches favor, he said. "A scientist uses a scientific method for figuring things out, whereas a witch uses a magic system to work with energy, which is like a highly refined way of prayer," Peddicord said. Former Western student Jamie Freeman is the co-creator of Pagans and Students Together. She said she came to Western from Seattle Pacific University, which she said had a strong Pagan community, only to find no Pagan community at Western. "I knew that there were people like me out here, because there always is," Freeman said. "I wanted to bring them out of the woodwork by offering them a place they can go and express their ideas. Not only does this group bring some people out of the broom closet and get their questions answered, it gives them a safe place where they can do that." photo by Craig Hill THE WESTERN FRONT Members of the Ragans and Students Together Club pose for a photo at the Rock Rings sculpture on south campus where they held the Dark of Moon with Hecate ceremony Sept. 29. 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