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CALENDAD Thursday April 12 - Sunday April 15: Third Annual Equinox Gathering, annual conference for alternatives network in the Northwest. Sponsored by C A R E L and to be held at Cam p Sealth on Vashon Island. For more details or pre-registration ($25), write C A R E L , Box 1492, Eugene, Oregon 97
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1979_0410 ---------- Western Front - 1979 April 10 - Page 1 ---------- Western FRONT , TUESDAY , APRIL 10,1979 /- VOL. 71 NO. 36 WESTERN WASHINGTONUNIVERSITY Hair dryers might be cancer source by JOHN GREELEY Warnings against possiblesources of cancer are becoming widespread in recent years, and now
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1979_0410 ---------- Western Front - 1979 April 10 - Page 1 ---------- Western FRONT , TUESDAY , APRIL 10,1979 /- VOL. 71 NO. 36 WESTERN WASHINGTONUNIVERSITY Hair dryers might be cancer source by JOHN
Show more1979_0410 ---------- Western Front - 1979 April 10 - Page 1 ---------- Western FRONT , TUESDAY , APRIL 10,1979 /- VOL. 71 NO. 36 WESTERN WASHINGTONUNIVERSITY Hair dryers might be cancer source by JOHN GREELEY Warnings against possiblesources of cancer are becoming widespread in recent years, and now may extend to most bathrooms.Nine major manufacturers of hair blow dryers met in Washington, D.C., April 5 and were ordered bythe Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to disclose possibly dangerous asbestos content of their products. According to a CPSC fact sheet released March 29, asbestos appears in the form ofinsulation in most hand-held dryers. The mineral's use is designed to protect the user from fire andshock injuries and to prevent overheating within the dryer's plastic casing. Jerry Bjork, consumer affairsspokesman for the Seattle CPSC office, said the amount of asbestos emitted from a dryer depends onthe age and use of the product. "Fiber bundles of the mineral can be dispersed into the air," he said,"but are initially too large to be directly inhaled by the user." Bjork said once these bundles See yourbrand? The following is a list of blow dryers that Environmental Defense Fund has determined containasbestos: Conair 1200; Dandy, (mini); GE Power Turbo; GE Super Pro; GE Super Turbo; HamiltonBeach; Hamilton Beach Groomer II; Noble (mini); Norelco 1000; Penney's Professional Type 1000;Penney's 1000 watt Rotary; Penney's 1200-r Penney's 1400. Sanyei Mighty 1000; Sears' Men's 1000;Sear's Women's 1000; Sunbeam Professionaire 1000; Vornado; Wards 1050; Wards 1250; WardsVariable Power 1400 become pulverized into particles of less than 3 microns (one millionth of ameter) in size, they become respirable and may enter the lungs. Asbestos in respirable form has beenassociated with lung cancer, asbestosis and mesothelioma, a form of cancer contracted by industrialworkers exposed to the fiber by scientific studies, according to the fact sheet. Underwriter's Laboratories (UL) of California estimates that about 12.5 million blow dryers with asbestos insulation remain in usetoday. "All we can do right now is produce a list of dryers that might be hazardous," Bjork said. Privatelabs in New York are now in the process of testing a sample of known asbestos-coated dryers forcancer dangers, he said. The 10 largest hair dryer manufacturers in the country, which account for 90percent of annual domestic sales, follow a voluntary safety standard prescribed by UL headquarters inChicago, 111. Until Nov. 1978, the standard recommended the use of asbestos as insulation in dryers.An amendment to the safety star Jard proposed by the UL to elirnna^e the use of asbestos in "person \grooming appliances" will not go into effect until March 1. .380.^ Bjork said that asbestos deposits fromplow dryers were first discovered by a photographer working for radio station WBRC in Washington,D.C. Spots on photos dried by a hair groomer were examined by a lab in Maryland and determined tocontain crysolite asbestos. "If a recall on blow dryers comes about," Bjork said, it will only be after longnegotiations with the industry.'' POTENTIAL KILLER? — The Consumer Product Safety Commissionhas ordered manufacturers to reveal how much asbestos are contained in hand-held blow dryers. Theasbestos lining found in many of the dryers might be a potential source of lung cancer. Allen first toannounce presidential candidacy byB.K. STINSHOFF Armed with the philosophy that money is forspending, not for saving, Associated Students Secretary Treasurer Scott Allen announced Friday he isrunning for AS President. SCOTT ALLEN Allen said he would use money out of Associated Studentsreserves and from the $320,000 Student's Co-op Bookstore account to fund more student services. vThese services include better concerts, another film series, an Arntzen Hall coffee shop and longerbookstore hours. This year's board has been criticized by AS advisers for dipping into reserves to fundnon-budgeted equipment and programs. "The advisers would feel more comfortable with a large reserve,but that's still student money," Allen said. If elected, about $30,000 from reserves probably would go tothe Program Commission to get big name bands, Allen said. He said the Program Commissionneeds this extra money so it can afford to "take a loss" losing money on smaller concerts should beavoided, Allen said. The Program Commission has had trouble breaking even on many shows becauseof the small seating capacity of Carver Gym and the Performing Arts Center. Although Allen said hewould like to spend money the AS already has, he also said he on large concerts. However, plans tolook for new sources to generate money. Writing for grants would be a possible means of raising moremoney, Allen said. Allen's announcemont to run for president came four days before a week-long filingperiod begins. Filing lasts from today until April 18. The election is April 25. The 24-year-old politicalscience major, who ran unopposed in last year's election, said his decision to run was because thisyear's board "has not taken an agressive role" in making changes. "I can only sit back so long, andthen I have to take a part in what's going on," Allen said. Inside Pro skater Western graduate KateMillett is now in Jaca, Spain competing in the World Figure Skating Championships. See page 11.Gas prices The price of gas continues to climb in Bellingham. Story on vase 6. Suicidal Suicide wasthe second leading cause of deaths on American campuses last year. Theories on why are reportedon page 3. One-man band Alain Lamontagne brought a harmonica, French lyrics, yodels and footstomping to Mama Sundays last weekend. Story on page 8. ---------- Western Front - 1979 April 10 - Page 2 ---------- Faculty to decide on merit pay method byJOHN WATKEVS A general faculty assembly voted Thursdayto hold a faculty referendum to decide on whether to use salary funds for merit pay next year. Theassembly, meeting for the first time under a new faculty constitution, was called by a petition signed bymore than 5 percent of the faculty. It was open to all faculty. Motions passed by the assembly areadvisory, not binding, to the faculty senate unless they call for a referendum. Normally, merit pay isdistributed every year to prof-fessors judged to have performed unusually well. However, payincreases have not kept pace with the rise in the cost of living, according to the motion passed by theassembly. The motion says faculty salaries have increased 12 percent less than the rise in theconsumer price index over the last ten years, and 10 percent less than faculty salaries in a Efforts hurtby low salaries MONEY TROUBLES — Western's faculty met in a general assembly Thursday andcalled for a referendum to decide how merit pay will be allocated next year. The assembly was held after5 percent of the faculty signed a petition calling for the move. seven state comparison group. The facultysenate met Monday to set the date of the referendum and draw up the ballot. George Lamb, educationfaculty, wrote the petition used to call the assembly. He said he wants a referendum on merit paybecause, "I thought it was an important enough issue that the senate and the board of trustees shouldknow where the entire faculty stands." . At the assembly, discussion centered on the board of trustees'position on merit pay. Last March the board rejected a salary plan put forward by the faculty which didnot include merit pay. Some faculty interpret this to mean the board will not accept any proposal whichdoes not include - merit pay, Kathy Anderson, Faculty Senate vice president said. Anderson chaired the assembly meeting. She said the faculty salary proposal the board rejected would have divorcedsalaries from rank, making it possible for an associate professor who has been here for twenty years tobe paid more than a freshly hired full professor. A motion discussed but not passed at the assemblywould have barred the use of salary funds for anything but a cost of living increase. George Gerhold,chemistry faculty, who introduced the motion, said in an interview later there is some question whetherthe faculty could do this within its constitution. MA in historical preservation proposed for 1980 byAUDREY MARTIN Western might offer a graduate degree in historical preservation if the proposed newfield is approved by the Graduate Council. If approved, the new program is scheduled to begin in fall1980, Roland DeLorme, history department chairman, said. Meanwhile, the program is still inits'plannhig stages. But the department has already developed a list of required, elective andrecommended courses. Among the required courses is an internship which would place the graduatestudent in a society or agency to gain actual supervised field experience in historical preservation.Writing seminars also require the students to do. research and reports on buildings to judge theirhistorical value. The program includes related work in political science (such as public policy andadministration), art history and anthropology. DeLorme said Bellingham is a good area for this type of aprogram. Unlike Seattle or San Fransisco, the city has never experienced a major fire or earthquake.Many historic buildings, he said, are pre-1850 and therefore pre-date the actual settling of FortBellingham. DeLorme said the Whatcom Museum,;; Pickett:: House • and Gamwell House inBellingham are good examples of historic buildings. Pickett House demonstrates one of the generalcriteria in judging the historic value of a building. General Pickett, of Civil War fame, stayed in the housewhen he was just a colonel, therefore the association gives historic value to the house. Other generalcriteria used by historic preservationists are the building's function (were they a government seat, didthey house smugglers, etc?), ownership (the Gamwell House was owned by an early business leader),or unique architecture. A building may be deemed historic simply because it is a good example of aperiod's architecture. A historical preservationist locates, identifies and seeks to preserve buildings thathave historical significance. In Whatcom County the job is done by a historical perserva-tion officer. The program is intended to be national although it will concentrate on the "trans- Mississippian west,"DeLorme said. Western enters the busing business by STEVE RYSER Beginning this quarter Western is operating the night shuttle service with a new Ford , Fortibus that; the university's motor pool boughtfor $25,600. Housing Director Pete Coy, administrator of the new shuttle service, said Western isoperating its own bus because the university can run the service for less money. For the past twoquarters Western chartered a bus, under the administration of Safety and Security, from Christy's Tours and Charter Service. R.G. Peterson, safety and security director, said the shuttle service cost Western $5,620 fall quarter and $5,775 winter quarter. Dave Kincaid, an administrative accountant for Western, said the bus will be available for short field trips. During the summer, when the shuttle service won't beoperating, the bus will be available for longer trips. If the bus is unable to make its runs, Kincaid said, avan, a station wagon or the school's big bus could be used as backup vehicles. The shuttle serviceoperates every night beginning at 7. The bus runs between the Bellingham Mall and downtown at acost of 10 cents per ride. VIKING UNION SUMMER SESSION ACTIVITIES PROGRAM JOBOPENINGS SUMMER PROGRAM ASSISTANTS (2) 1. Entertainment and Leisure ActivitiesProgrammer Planning, publicizing producing, and evaluating a variety of musical events, films,gallery exhibits, and other entertainment activities. 2. Outdoor Excursion/ Tours ProgrammerPlanning, publicizing,1 producing, and evaluating a series of excursions, tours, and outdoor activitiessuch as hiking, rafting; and bicycling trips, sailing lessons, skill sessions, etc. Each of these positionswill involve spring and summer planning sessions as well as assisting in the other program area.' Salary: $1200.00 each for the summer session, Monday, June 18 through Friday, August 31,20-30 hours perweek. Apply by Friday, April 6, 1979, in Viking Union Administrative Office, Rm. 202, and talk to JohnGriffin, Viking Union Recreation Coordinator. Poll supports proposal More library hours wanted byBRUCE HYLAND Armed with data from a recent student opinion poll and an endorsement from the ASBoard, two student representatives today will ask the Academic Coordinating Commission (ACC) for astudy to determine whether library hours can be adjusted or extended to meet apparent needs. AS Board member Scott- Allen and ACC member Richard Barlow will propose an ad hoc committee, under theACC or the University Planning Council, be created "to investigate the need for and the feasibility ofincreased library hours," according to an April 4 memo from Barlow to the ACC. Both students said they are interested specifically in extending hours during the last two weeks of each quarter, the period ofpeak library use as students prepare for finals and wrap up term papers. The opinion poll, drawn up andadministered earlier this year by Project Respond, indicates Western's student body favors by asubstantial margin extending library hours during finals week. Of H5 respondents, 89, or 77 percent, said they would like the library to remain open one hour longer each night during finals week. Slightly morethan half said the additional hour of operation was at least somewhat important to them. More than onethird said it was very important. The endorsement by the AS Board, dated Feb. 13 and approvedunanimously, asks the ACC to request Library Director Robert Lawyer to "adjust the present library hours the last two weeks of each quarter to allow additional access during the late evening." Lawyer said lastweek it would be difficult to adjust or extend library hours because of funding problems and staterequirements concerning hours of operation. He said he has not seen a copy of the opinion poll andtherefore would not comment on it, but added the reliability of its conclusions based on such a smallsample could be questioned. Derrick Harrison, graduate intern to the vice president for student affairs,said the results of the poll are an accurate reflection of student opinion in general. Students wereselected at random from computer lists in the registrar's office and the questions were drawn up by Eldon Mahoney, chairman of the sociology department, he said. Harrison, who was in charge of the project,and the Project Respond Advisory Board "made sure it would be difficult to be critical of the findings," headded. Allen has been the prime mover in the drive to extend library hours. He requested andsponsored the opinion poll and brought the subject before the AS Board, which resulted in theunanimous endorsement. He said he is pushing for an overall increase in the number of hours the libraryis open, but failing that, will try to have library hours "reprioritized" to move more hours to peak useperiods. Barlow, a recent addition to the ACC, said money to fund additional library hours can be foundon campus. According to his April 4 memo, the proposed investigation will "study the feasibility of funding within the university" as well as "determine the number of extended (library) hours required." The ACC is scheduled to meet at 3 p.m. in OM 435. ---------- Western Front - 1979 April 10 - Page 3 ---------- Tuesday, April 10,1979 Western Front 3 / College suicide 'epidemic' gets worse in spring by MELISSAJOHNSON Recent statistics from Marv Miller, Ph.D., a San Diego consultant in suicidology, show thatsuicide was the second-leading cause of death on American campuses in 1978, exceeded only byaccidents. Theoretically, many suicides are disguised as accidents, relieving the survivors of anyresulting stigma, and perhaps affecting the collection of insurance benefits. The suicide rate nearlytripled from 1955 to 1975, from 5.6 to 16.5 suicides per 100,000 people aged 20 through 24, a fact which Miller sees as a "near epidemic of self-destructive behavior." The Miller statistics also stated thatcollege students have a 50 percent greater chance of committing suicide than those of the *ame agewho don't attend college. Mike King, an administrator at the Counseling Center, said, "Young people arehealthy as a general rule. If they're going to die it's probably not going to be from disease or age, whicheliminates a lot of factors from the possible causes of death." During spring vacation, King went to anAmerican College Personnel Association Convention in Los Angeles. He said winter quarter seemedespecially bad everywhere. "They were uniformly saying 'My God, what's been happening this winter?'There seemed to have been 'For people who are suicidal, the most dangerous time is when they start tofeel better.' an unusually high rate of more severe problems than usual. The consensus was that thiswinter was worse than usual in terms of any problems," King said. "Winter is a time when people tendto be more depressed. Winters are lousy, cold and dark, and people become accustomed to feelingclosed in. They think when spring comes things will get better, so they wait. When a few nice days setin they get a ray of hope that things are better. When those nice days are snatched away, as theycertainly are in this area, things seem once again to be bleak and lousy," he said. "For people who aresuicidal, the most dangerous time is when they start to feel better. When spring comes the ray of hopeis there and it gets real scary. They think, 'what if this doesn't last?' It's normal to hit rough spots. Aperson might say, 'oh no, here I go back down again, I don't know if I want to go through with this again,'but the rough spots are normal," King said. No statistics on student suicides are kept at Western. ButTim Douglas, of student Panel hears complaints The Security Review Task Force will hear opinions,complaints and information on the operation of Western's Safety and Security force at noontomorrow in the Viking Union Lounge. The open forum will be one of the final opportunities for theuniversity community to provide information to the task force on the operation of security. TheSecurity Review Task Force was formed to assist security in reviewing its policies and procedures. Areport will be prepared by the task force this quarter for Don Cole, vice president for business andfinancial affairs. SPRING BLUES — Suicide is the second campuses. Estimates for attemptedsuicides a year. affairs, said six to twelve attempted suicides is a "reasonable ballpark figure."Although the subject is often regarded as taboo, the thought of suicide is common and is considerednormal. "A series of bad events tends to make people think, 'I'll just kill myself.' This sort of thinkingusually isn't the problem, it's the direct result of a lot of stress, loneliness or depression. It's normal.Occas-sionally all of us think about suicide," King said. D.J. Call, a sociology instructor, agreed. "Ifsomeone denies having ever thought about it they're either lying, extremely insensitive, or have led anleading cause of death on college at Western range from six to twelve amazingly happy life." Althoughthe thought may be 'normal,' suicide is not a way to cope. It is terminal. "At this age, {college age),people haven't made enough decisions to have realized that decisions should be reversible," Call said.King said it is uncommon for college students to attempt suicide and actually want to kill themselves."Mos'_ often death is accidental. The attempt is most often a gesture, saying 'things are this bad for me.'To die is the accident," he said. "There seems to be a strong inclination for people to save themselves after taking pills by calling a friend, or walking to a hospital emergency room. Usually they have second thoughts, and wish they hadn't taken the pills," King said. College students may be suicide prone dueto the important development tasks which normally occur at this age. For many it is the first timeaway from home, and they are in the midst of carving a personal niche. "The student confronts theparadox of establishing himself as an individual while also establishing intimate relationships withother people," King said. These relationships are often established on a foundation of dependency,providing each partner with social life, sex, companionship and someone to talk to. The crisis at the split of such a relationship can be catastrophic, esulting in the feeling of hKing unable tn c»rvv on alone.Expectations come from ail sides. The administration and parents tend 'Most of the hells we findourselves in are of our own creation.' to be concerned about scholastic achievement. Peers tend toestablish certain achievement levels and the student desires to perform adequately according to those standards. The student may set self-expectations and find himself drawn from these. "I'm hearing things I would not have heard five years ago about grades and competition. People are becoming more job-oriented since the employment market has toughened, and once again students are competing forgrades. This creates a lot of pressure. They figure that when they get into the job market they're going to do better with a 4.0 gpa, so they're trying to get it. They're starting to feel angry when they seesomeone cheat,'' King said. Self-perception can distort a student's problems, sometimes blindingthem to more desirable alternatives than suicide. A person might perceive himself as a failure in someaspect, where to others that person is not a failure at all. Such thinking patterns can include delusionscaused by drugs or alcohol. "Most of the hells we find ourselves in are of our own creation," Call said. Usually, the attempted suicide is a reaction triggered by problems causing stress, loneliness, ordepression. The problems tend to be magnified when a person has no supportive resources, suchas family or friends, in the immediate area. Dorm life by its very nature is not conducive to suicides. Themore likely candidates for these feelings are people living alone, off-campus. The isolation makes theanxiety, confusion and hostility easier to mask. YOU CAN RUN FOR AN A.S BOARD POSITION A.S.Board candidates filing period begins today Candidates packets for Board positions 1-10 are now available at VU 215. Registration forms may be turned in by depositing them in the box outside VU 215. OnWednesday, April 18, the filing period ends; and on that day, a mandatory candidates meeting will be held in VU 215 at 5:90 pm. Campaigning begins on Thursday, April i9. The election will be held at 9:00 amto 7:00 pm on Wednesday and Thursday, April 25 26. Open for candidacy are salaried positions ofPresident, Internal Affairs Vice President, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Secretary/Treasurer, andRepresentatives to Student Services, Activities Council, Student Activity Facilities Committee, Recreation Council, and the students, at large. RUN! ---------- Western Front - 1979 April 10 - Page 4 ---------- in ions Easy life destroys The terms convenience and American culture are almost synonymous. It's awell known fact we are a consumer society addicted to convenience. Blowing carcinogens through ourhair or depleting natural resources in the tanks of polluting cars are accepted, not only by consumers,who are only a little queasy about the ideas, but especially by manufacturers who know our desire forconvenience will bring easy financial gain regardless of the safety or cost of their products. Convenienceis an American cultural syndrome. No matter what the side effects of a product, we find a way torationalize its Front lines use if it enhances the speed and ease in which we go about day to day affairs. Easy living at any cost might not be particularly indigenous to only American life, but it is seen in eventhe most traditional of American ethnic groups. The Navaho Indian lifestyle is only one example of howwe are willing to change and adapt for the sake of convenience. The Navahos have assimilated the truckand steeper gas prices into their culture just as Americans everywhere assimilate the products ofconvenience into daily life. Scattered over the landscape of a southeastern Arizona Indian reservation arethe homes of the Navaho people — dome-like huts that have been their traditional homes for centuries.In front of many huts are weaving looms and herds of sheep; in front of every hut is a brand new pick-uptruck, a convenient item in the wide-expanses of desert. Instead of providing a blatant contrast to Navahotraditions passed through generations, the truck is so prevalent it is becoming an integral part of theirculture. Native Indian chants blare out of speakers on reservation gas stations. Ceremonial chants oncesung in honor of nature now provide background music for the dispensing of one of the most valuable ofnatural resources. The Navaho have adjusted their culture to fit into the wider scope of convenience.Although the problem of convenience versus quality is at cultural proportions, it is something that can bedealt with on individual levels. It's up to individual consumers to decide how far they will go in sacrificingeasiness for, safe ,^ clean products. Consumers have the dollars, and the dollars have the say inconvincing manufacturers exactly what standards we expect. It's as easy as that. More library hoursToday the Academic Coordinating Commission (ACC) will hear from students about concerns with libraryhours. As the group responsible for academics at Western, the members of the commission might wellbe obliged to listen up. Concerned about library use and hours, especially in the crucial last weeks of the term, Scott Allen, secretary-treasurer for the Associated Students took action last quarter to see iflibrary hours could be increased. In order to determine if students would be in favor of the increasedhours, a Project Respond survey through the Office of Student Affairswas administered. Of 115 studentspolled, 77 percent said they were in favor of increased hours. Robert Lawyer, library director, said thereliability of the survey's conclusions could be questioned because of the small sample taken. DerrickHarrison, graduate intern in charge of Project Respond, assures us the survey is an accurate reflection of student sentiments. Even George Gallup would probably agree. Students were randomly selectedfor.polling from computer listings and the survey was carefully designed by Eldon Mahoney, chairman ofsociology. Armed with this data, students will ask the ACC for a study that will closely examine the need for adjustments in library hours. In response to Lawyer's concern about funding increased hours, theanswer is simple. If enough students are concerned, adjustments must be made. Frustrated scholarsacross campus will be watching today as the matter is brought before the ACC. Will this be yet anothercase of university officials touting the old "we know what's best for students," or will they be responsibleto the student body? The consumers have spoken, the university is obligated to listen and take action.Opinions expressed in editorials reflect those of the Western Front and not necessarily those of theuniversity or the student body. Opinions expressed in signed articles and cartoons are those of theauthor. Guest comments are invited. Letters to the Front must be signed and include the author's address and telephone number for purposes of verification. Letters longer than 300 words are subject to editing for condensation. The Front reserves the right to refuse publication of any letter not consistent withaccepted standards of good taste and fair criticism. Carcinogens abound Profits thrive as people die Aplague has descended upon America. Cancer. One out of four Americans alive today reportedly will dieof cancer. The National Cancer Institute estimates during the next 30 to 35 years almost 2.25 millionpeople will die from job-related exposure to asbestos alone. In 1900, 64 deaths out of every 100,000were attributed to cancer. Today, this rate is 163 out of 100,000. Cancer kills 20 percent, 200,000, out of all Americans who die each year, with a million new cases diagnosed each year. The InternationalAgency for Research on Cancer, an agency of the World Health Organization, estimates between 80and 90 percent of all cancers are caused by chemical compounds and contaminants in ourenvironment. We have made our hospital bed in our supposedly affluent and advanced society, and nowwe must Ue in it. With 90 percent of cancer cases resulting from pollution, one would think it would be a simple matter to eliminate these carcinogens from our fives and prevent a nationwide tragedy that coststens of billions of dollars and untold misery annually. Unfortunately for cancer victims and their lovedones, politics and prevention mix as well as DDT in the human body. Dr. Samuel Epstein, an instructorat the University of Illinois' School of Public Health and one of America's leading environmentaltoxicologists, has been quoted as saying the American Cancer Society has opposed majorenvironmental and anti-cancer legislation because many of its leaders are prominent figures in banking,investment firms and drug companies who are hostile and mistrustful of federal regulations that wouldkeep cancer-causing agents out of the environment. What lies at the bottom of industry's persistentopposition is the deep-rooted conviction that what is good for American business is good for America,even cancer. Never mind the fact that anyone of us has a 25 percent chance of contracting a killingcancer. It's profits that matter. What is needed is a powerful lobby of cancer prevention advocates tooffset the omnipresent cancer treatment groups that call the shots in Washington, D.C. If 25 percentof the American public wrote President Carter complaining about his 1980 budget of $936 million for theNational Cancer Institute, which is the same as last year, perhaps we would see a change in cancerresearch priorities that now direct the NCI to spend only 10 percent of its budget on prevention. With somuch knowledge on the causes of cancer, this lopsided emphasis on treatment makes as much senseas locking the proverbial barn door after the horse has escaped. — Dave Hatcher Staff EDITOR—Gale Fiege MANAGING EDITOR— Jessie Milligan NEWS EDITOR— Mark Walker PHOTOEDITOR— Jonathan Blair OPINIONS EDITOR— Laura Merkel ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENTEDITOR— MikeWickre SPORTS EDITOR— Cheryl Brush PRODUCTION MANAGERS-ChuckMingori Brian Rust HEAD COPY EDITOR-Steve Valandra COPYEDITORS-John Greeley Mark Higgins Bruce Yeager BUSINESS MANAGER— Dave Imburgia ADVERTISING MANAGER-Gregg OlsenADVISER— Lyle Harris REPORTERS: Linda Barry, Mick Boroughs, Diane Brainard, Calvin Bratt,Darrell Butorac, Glenda Carino; Steve Claiborne, Connie Compton, Michael Connors, Jonathan Davis,Doug Frazier, Patrice Gibble, Dave Hatcher, John Hicks, Bruce Hyland, Barbara Jarvis, Chris Jarvis,Melissa Johnson, Jamie Johnstone, Lynn Keebaugh, Leslie Kelly, Kim Klein, Gary Lorentson, JodyMacdonald, Diane Mapes, Audrey Martin, Mark May, Joe Mayes, Nina McCormick, CandanceMcCutcheon, Leita Mcintosh, Timothy Merkel, Fred Obee, Tom Rundell, Steve Ryser, Ann Elise,Schweinler, Gary Sharp, Janet Simmelink, David Smith, Bruce Stinshoff, Paul Tamemoto, Sue Taylor,Corrine Thomas, John Watkins, Helen Warinsky, Bruce Whiting, Lew Williams, Brad Ziemer. TheWestern Front is the official newspaper of Western Washington University. Entered as second classpostage at Bellingham, Wash. 98225, the identification number is USPS 624-620. The Front isrepresented by NEAS, New York. Regular issues are published Tuesdays and Thursdays. Composed inthe Western Front Print Shop, the Front is printed at the Lynden Tribune. The news room phone numberis 676-3160, business is 676-3161. We are located on the first floor of the Journalism Building on GardenStreet. ---------- Western Front - 1979 April 10 - Page 5 ---------- Tuesday, April 10,1979 Western Front Letters Not to the lions Western Front: In response to the letterto the editor of March 13,1979, by the distinguished anthropologists, I would like to do the following:A third alternative solution to the Christian/Agnostic confrontation could be easily arranged by callingfor the construction of some simple devices by our campus carpenters, metal workers and designers. A solid, heavy wood frame body-stretcher, with arm and leg irons, and a couple of thumb screws, would make a good start. Several other unique designs could be obtained later. This solution appears to meto have superior merits when one considers the prohibitive costs of obtaining and enclosing lions (for thesecond proposal), or the potential violation of air pollution codes (which burnings at the stake wouldundoubtedly create) in the first proposal. The alternative solution becomes even more meaningful, whenone provides these devices solely for the immeasurable pleasure of the Jews, Moslems, Buddhists,and others who do not fall into the category of Christian or Agnostic. William Dollaxhide, Office ofFacilities Development Free money Western Front: The AS Student Co-op Bookstore hasaccumulated $320,000 in its business savings account over the past few years. This money representsprofits made by the bookstore, which is a non-profit AS organization. A bank account is not the properplace for these funds. They constitute student money, and as such, a portion should be returned directly to the student. I am writing this letter as AS Secretary-Treasurer to bring this situation to the attentionof the students. There are a number of possible uses for these funds. They could serve to provide moresubstantial funds for the Program Commission, which would mean bigger and better concerts atWestern. The money could be returned to the student in the form of rebates on purchases, or extending cncrcsQ) racial Bellingham Mali 734-4231 Redken JHIRMACK Healthy Hair Men's and Women'shairstyling Haircuts $10.00 and up Free Mall-WWU Shuttle Tickets Monday-Friday 9am-9pm Saturday9am-3pm Health Hints health services division of student affairs EMERGENCY ILLNESS AND INJURY COVERAGE The cut off date for Emergency Illness and Injury Coverage through the Whatcom CountyPhysicians ' Service is April 16th. This is the student hearth plan providing coverage for emergencyillnesses and injuries. It is availale to WWII students currently enrolled for six (6) or more credits, withcoverage beginning on the first day of class until the first day of class in the following quarter. Fees are$21.00 per quarter for single students, and $46.00 per quarter for students insuring dependents. Summercoverage is also available for students (and dependents) who have been covered for fall, winter, and spring quarters consecutively. Payment of all fees for spring quarter must be made in advance through theWWU cashiers office, no later than April 16th. NOTE: Financial AM Students - If you need financialassistance to purchase this plan, contact Financial Aides Office regarding the possibility of a small loan.If you are a student presently insured by B.C. Medical, Group Health, or a similar plan, consider enrolling in the Student Health plan as well. By Investing for a quarter of student coverage, you will receive extra,on the spot insurance for injuries and serious illnesses. Remember: Cut off date for Spring Quarter IsApril 16thl Evelyn Schuler Student Health Services bookstore hours. The point here is that these aremonies that are controlled directly by the AS, subject to veto only by the Board of Trustees. The ASBoard is somewhat divided on the issue of exactly what uses to put these funds to. I would appreciateany feedback you can provide on what we should do with your money. Scott Allen . AS Secretary-Treasurer Too many cars Western Front: There is an answer to the parking problems voiced by JodyMacDonald in the Opinion section of the Western Front on March 9. What the parking situation boilsdown to is that there are too many cars driven by too many energy-unconscious students attending thisinstitution. Building a four-level parking ramp behind the Viking Union is not. the solution. Responsible drivers need to acknowledge the fact that oil supplies on this planet are indeed finite (you don't have to"hope for a gas shortage," Jody). Driving to school every day, especially, as the single occupant of anautomobile, is a frivolous waste. To solve this problem, drivers should make an effort to carpool or to not drive at all. '- Bellingham has an extensive, inexpensive (less money than gas or parking fees) transitsystem. I'd be surprised to find a majority of driving students living so far away from campus that therewas no bus stop close-by.-To get to an extreme, which may seem illogical to some, drivers that do livethat far away should suggest that the city build parking lots at bus stops so they could bicycle or drivethere to take the bus. I'm sure there are many drivers who live close enough to school to bicycle, whichis another solution to the parking problem. With the majority of the student population being young andhealthy, there is no reason why they shouldn't ride. I have no pity whatsoever for the automobilist whohas to park "somewhere near Rawls" and walk up to campus. There is a better way. Joanie HardingFighter Kites! 1220 N. State, Bellingham r PEACE CORPS/VISTA WEEK AT WWU APRIL 912Former Peace Corps volunteers and current VISTA volunteers are on campus to share their experience inthe foreign and domestic programs that help poor people help themselves. Seminars a.id discussions,slide or film presentations every evening in the Wilson Library Presentation Room 7:00 pm. Monday, Apr. 9- Tuesday, Apr. 10- Wednesday, Apr.11 Thursday, Apr. 12- Peace Corps volunteer to St. Lucia,Caribbean, Bob Brandow, will present slides and answer questions. Peace Corps volunteers to Uraguay, Helen and Dan Dorn and volunteer to Columbia, John Rhine-hart, will present slides and answerquestions. Peace Corps volunteer to Malaysia, Sam Porter and Malaysian students attending WWU willpresent this seminar. VISTA volunteers now working in the Bellingham area will present a film and answer questions. r The toughest job you'll ever love A PEACE CORPS/VISTA WEEK AT WWU APRIL 9-12. PEACE CORPS/VISTA RECRUITERS ON CAMPUS APRIL 10-12. Sign up for an interview now,Placement Center, Old Main 280, or call 676-3250, 9 a.m.-5p.m. Scheduled interview, PlacementCenter, April 10-12. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. ---------- Western Front - 1979 April 10 - Page 6 ---------- estern Front Tuesday, April 10,1979 Ballooning gas costs surveyed HELL NO WE WONT BLOW —Ruth Weiner of Huxley spoke to a crowd of over 1,000 anti-nuclear demonstrators in front of the FederalBuilding in Seattle Saturday. Weiner called nuclear power unsafe and said alternative energy resourcesmust be used. * I * * * * . LUTHERAN • ROMAN CATHOLIC • PRESBYTERIAN • Steve Don, Chuck - Dick Mary Beth Jack WE ARE HERE FOR YOU! CAMPUS CHRISTIAN MINISTRY 102Highland Drive 7333400 Holy Week Schedule April 11 Wednesday . .. Prayer Workshop 7:00 amChapel Service 4:30 pm Episcopal Eucharist 9:00 pm April 12 Holy Thursday . .. Seder Supper 5:30 pm April 13GoodFriday . .. Stations of the Cross 12 noon April 1 3 . . . Catholic Community Service 7:30pm April 14 Holy Saturday . .. Catholic Easter Liturgy 10:30 pm April 15 Easter Sunday EcumenicalEaster Sunrise Service atop Sehome Hill 5:30 am ^tj Followed by Pancake Breakfast at CCM Episcopal Eucharist . .. 4:30 pm Lutheran Communion 9:00 pm This is our basic schedule. There will be morethings going on.. .watch this ad for details WORSHIP • STUDY • RECREATION • SERVICE * . gt; 4f n 7r -TJ 4^ m -4 * * * m *j ?# 2 * •I • • by JONATHAN DAVIS Up, up and away.So goes the price of gas. The cost of a gallon of gas keeps going up in the wake of last December'sOrganization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreement on a four-stage schedule ofincreases, totaling 14.5 percent, and Iran's recent two-month, oil export stoppage and its plans to cutfuture exports in half. Gas prices rose about 12 cents a gallon across the country in the past year.Further increases appear imminent since OPEC met March 26 with some of its 13 members calling foradditional increases up to 29 percent, according to the Associated Press (AP). At that meeting OPECraised oil prices an additional nine percent. Locally, the owner of Samish Way Shell station said theprice of regular gas has jumped from 61.9 to 75.9 cents a gallon this past year. A Fairhaven Exxonstation employee cites an increase for regular from 70.9 to 72.9 cents a gallon, and 75.9 to 77.9 centsfor premium for last week alone. A March 19 survey of 12 local stations taken by Patty Deiotle of theAmerican Automobile Association (AAA) showed the average price for a gallon of regular was 75.4 cents while a similar survey in Seattle had regular at 75.7 cents a gallon. Premium was at 80.6 cents inBellingham compared to 82.5 in Seattle, while unleaded gas in both cities was around the 80 cent mark. The AAA survey in Aberdeen showed regular at 78.4 cents and 83.6 cents for premium. Deiotle saidwestern Washington has been the hardest hit area in the northwest, but she didn't know why. Theoffice manager for Northwest Fuel said local distributors are paying a penny a gallon more than theirMount Vernon counterparts. "I don't really know why we pay more," he said, "The whole thing is kind ofstupid." AAA's survey found only a couple of stations are changing hours. Samish Way Shell has cutback three hours a day. "Closing on Sundays really doesn't help because people will only come in onother days," a Fairhaven Exxon employee said. Another problem for local stations is profit.. Most localstations are getting about 90 percent of their gasoline allocations of a year ago. "It's definitely cuttinginto our profits," the owner of Samish Way Shell said. Deiotle said people are still traveling as much asever, but they are asking a lot of questions about the gas situation. "We advise people to drive duringthe week and not go below a half tank.'' The gas situation seems to be affecting Western students. "Imoved closer to campus," Gordon Williams, a student said. "I ride my bike more, when I used to drive."Winter enrollment 9,577 Western's winter quarter enrollment reached 9,577 students including 8,300 full-time and 1,277 part-time students. The total was an increase of 364 over the 1978 winter enrollment and a decrease of 223 since fall quarter. The undergraduate tally was 8,106 students, 2,115 of whom werefreshmen, 1,871 were sophomores, 2,045 were juniors and 2,075 were seniors. Graduate studentsnumbered 1,207 and special students, (those enrolled for less than 10 credits and paying by the credit)constituted 264 members of the student population. Women outnumbered men in the freshmen,sophomore and fifth-year student categories and comprised a slight majority of 4,834 members of thetotal enrollment, as compared to 4,743 men. Fairhaven students totalled 208 while Huxley enrolled 196students. Continuing education students numbered 618. Each Washington county was represented bythe 8,475 students who qualified as state residents, with King, Whatcom and Pierce counties moststrongly represented. r YOUR TIME IS RUNNING OUT... FOR THE PEACE CORPS AND VISTA If you haven't applied for an overseas or U.S. volunteer position beginning this summer, your time is runningout. We are now accepting applications for one and two-year openings throughout the U.S. and in 65overseas developing nations in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific. Seniors and graduatestudents in a wide variety of academic disciplines, background skills, or with relevant communityvolunteer service experience are now being accepted. Peace Corps/ Vista The toughest job you'll everlove. AND THE TIME TO APPLY IS NOW! A PEACE CORPS/VISTA WEEK AT'WWU APRIL 9-12.PEACE CORPS/VISTA RECRUITERS ON CAMPUS APRIL 10-12. Sign up for an interview now,Placement Center, Old Main 280, 01 call 676-3250, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Scheduled interview, PlacementCenter, April 10-12. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. ---------- Western Front - 1979 April 10 - Page 7 ---------- Tuesday, April 10,1979 Western Front 7 Whatcom citizen group promotes public T.V. byJUDYGISH Like the weather, crummy television is something everybody complains about but few believe they canaffect. A local group, however, would like to change that. The Northwest Citizens for BetterBroadcasting (NCBB) organized about three years ago, is currently working to bring public television toWhatcom County. Such a measure is especially desirable in this area, the group believes, because ofthe limited access to most T.V. channels. At the broadest level, a Memos J TUESDAY — Readings for outdoor production of Shakespeare's "The Tempest," today through Thursday, 4:30 p.m. inFairhaven Main Lounge. People needed for all aspects of production, no experience necessary.Evangelist Josh McDowell will speak at 7:30 p.m. in AH 100. Tomorrow he will be in the Performing ArtsConcert Hall, 7:30 p.m. and on Thursday in Carver Gym, 7:30 p.m. Autogenic Training, methods ofattaining relaxation response, Tuesdays, 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. Information session, Tuesday, April 17, 2:00 p.m: THURSDAY — Blackwell Women's Health Resource Center orientation training session, 7 to 9p.m. for women interested in working on projects. For more information, call 734-8592,9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Israeli dance class, Thursdays, 7:30 to 9 p.m., sponsored by Israeli Club. For advance registration,call Ellie at 676-4115 or Tim at 676-4911. Assertion Training for men and women, Thursdays, 3 to 5 p.m. For information call 3164 or visit Counseling Center in Miller Hall 262. SATURDAY — Arabian CultureNight, 6:30 p.m. Arabian dinner at VU, dance, folklore follows at Music Auditorium. Tickets $4 at VUinformation desk and at door. Outback Barnyard Boogie, noon to 5:30 p.m., work party in outback, 6 to8 p.m., potluck in Burn Cabins, 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m., benefit dance in Fair-haven Main Lounge with threelive bands, Mica, Lost Directions, and Uptown. Cost is $1 to benefit the Outback Program. MOPEDS(corner of Champion Railroad) THE PLACE TO GO FOR THEWAYTOGO 30 150 miles per hourmiles per gallon only $25 down $20 a month. (with approval of credit and co-signer) publicly-ownedstation here would create ah alternative for those who "are sick of watching nothing but Merv Griffin andGilligan's Island," Scott Walker, a spokesperson for the group said. In addition to serving those outsidethe range of cable A publicly-owned station here would create an alternative for those who 'are sick ofwatching nothing but Merv Griffin and Gilligan's Island.J' television, the channel would be a vehicle for the expression of local issues, Walker said. The facilities of Western's Education Media department couldbe used to create local programs as well as Whatcom Community College resources. This would openmore avenues for interested persons in the community td participate in broadcasting communication, he added. If a station was developed here, it would receive an initial grant from channel 9 of $125,000.Beyond that, it would have to be viewer-supported, Walker said. Although NCBB's goal is autonomy from the Public Broadcasting System (PSB), channel 34 (the UHF station designated for Beliing-ham) alsowould broadcast several PBS programs. Walker" said the group's major concern is exerting localcontrol over the media. Currently, Bellingham's news is managed by three large national corporations':KVOS is owned by WOMETCO of Florida; the Bellingham Herald by the Gannett Corporation inRochester, NY and the cable system by Telecommunications Inc., Chicago, Illinois, he said. The NCBBis attempting to facilitate what Walker calls "communications planning." It is similar to land-useplanning, he said, in that it seeks to organize communications with an eye toward future needs, thuspreventing the media equivalent of urban sprawl. "The idea is to be a forum for community expression,"Walker said. As an extension of this idea, the group also is involved in developing a public radio stationand is exploring the possiblity of a weekly newspaper, he said. So far, the NCBB has been effective in implementing its goal of increased local control. Convinced that KVOS was not responsive to theimmediate community in its programming, NCBB submitted a petition to deny its FCC license inJanuary of 1978. After more than a year of negotiations, the station recently agreed that if a group would withdraw its petition, it would produce a local news program during prime time. NCBB also wasinfluential in fighting an increase in cable T.V. rates, Walker said. "So far the score is little guys two, big guys nothing," Walker said. To date, media groups at Western have not been involved in much of these activities. However, Walker said the NCBB welcomes all community support. Those interested areencouraged to attend a public 'So far the score is little guys two, big guys nothing.' meeting 7:30,Tuesday, April 10, at the Roeder Administration Building, 1306 Dupont St. The main topic of themeetings will be "Public Television in Whatcom County" but committees also will be formed relating to cable television, local broadcasting, public radio and other communication problems of local interest. Ahhhh.... The from Infinity AHHHH — the sound is unreal. That's the overwhelming response when youlisten tp the Infinity Qe bookshelf speaker system. We won't bother you with technical mumbo jumbo.Just come on in to Q.'C. Stereo and listen. The Infinity Qe, for $115, comes complete with QC'squarantee of satisfaction and 5-year warranty. MAXELL VQ-C60 CASSETTES $1.99 each r SIGN UPNOW FOR THE FREE TAPE CLINIC APRIL 12th and 13th Have your deck completely, analyzed,heads cleaned and demagnitized for FREE. A twenty dollar value, but sign up to avoid waiting. 310 W.HOLLY BELLINGHAM 400 S. FIRST MT. VERNON 1255 PIONEER WAY OAK HARBOR ---------- Western Front - 1979 April 10 - Page 8 ---------- 8 gt;W«stern.?Eont iTuegdafcAprMQ?X979 Arts Entertainment Lamontagne one man band fromQuebec by CANDY McCUTCHEON Alain Lamontagne could be called a "one man band." He performed Friday night at Mama Sundays with such high energy that it was tiring just watching him. Lamontagneplayed harmonicas, sang in French, yodeled and stomped the beat of the music with his feet, whichhe referred to as "clogging." His style was unique, and he performed with powerful intensity. It soundedlike an entire group of musicians playing at once, although he had no accompaniment. Lamontagne, 26, a French Canadian from the province of Quebec, said he has been performing for 10 years,professionally for the last three. His father taught him to play the harmonica, he said, and he went onfrom there. His performance at Mama Sundays was his first in the United States. Lamontagne has afine stage presence. Between numbers he would tell stories about the songs in a soft, lyrical voice. "Iplay with a plastic, orange banana (harmonica). It doesn't sound serious, but it is," Lamontagne saidabout his playing. One.song he sang about a woman. He recited a verse to explain the song: "I howl inenchantment, you Accident kills concert Jazz pianist Bill Evans missed his planned appearance atWestern Sunday night because a New York highway accident blocked access to the airport causing him to miss his flight to Seattle, Progra.ni Commissioner Mike Smith said. Evans, who is also scheduled to play in Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia, caught a flight to San Francisco but was unable toget a tie-in to Seattle. Smith, who didn't hear of the cancellation until Sunday afternoon, said thesound system and piano for Evans had been setup. The concert probably won't be re-scheduledbecause the Performing Arts Concert Hall auditorium is booked for other events. Smith said. Refunds for the-show are available at the Viking Union finance office, room 209. torment and tempt me." Heperformed the song in French, his native language, and made howling sounds along with the words.Lamontagne wrote another song about his faithful dog. The dog had a weakness for chasing cars andcrunching them with his fangs, Lamontagne said. The dog was eventually hit by a car and killed. "Afterthe funeral, I wrote this reel for clogging on the hoods of cars," Lamontagne said before performing thesong. When he performed it, the sound of a honking car wailed from his harmonica, ending with anexplosive crescendo, and then quiet sad-sounding harmonica playing. Lamontagne performed vigorously and ended songs abruptly taking the audience by surprise. He played fast with exuberance andprecision. Between songs, he was literally out of breath. The songs Lamontagne did were a combination of traditional Quebecois music and his own distinct compositions. Several songs had Europeaninfluence, he said. Preceding Lamontagne at Mama Sundays was open mike, which included a variety of musicians. WAILING HARMONiaST — French Canadian Alain Lamontagne played his harmonica toits limits in an energetic show last Friday at Mama Sundays. Classified Perspective publicadministrators and all those interested in career opportunities in the public and not-for-profit sectorsare invited to set up an interview appointment with Dr. David S. Bell, Jr., Assoc, director of the grad.program in Public Admin, at EWU to discuss application and admission procedures on April 9 at 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Placement Center. FRAMES — Hand Carved - 16x20for $14.00. 18x24 for $15.00. Kenoyers Art Gallery, 1305 Railroad Ave. TYPING — term papers,reports — I can help! Reasonable rates. Call Cathy 734-2845. _____ at QUALITY TYPING —IBM self-correcting, 6+ years college typing experience. Call Laina Jansma at 733-3805.PROFESSIONAL TYPING services - call Karen at 671-1875. FOR SALE: Waterbed w/ frame, heater.Call Tom or Dave at 671-0328. $100 VETERANS — Earn extra money thru the reserve. Prior servicepeople from any branch may qualify. Call the Air National Guard and find out how much you can earn,what you would do, and get the rundown on other benefits. 676-2105. ext. 3161 CLEANING 4 Locatedjn the Fred M«?yer Shopping Center. Open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. 7 days a week.' 820 Lakewav DriveBellingham 733-6610 Complete Services 9 Coin Laundry * Dry Cleaning ' Free Customer Service Area *A Iterations Repairs NOW OPEN IN THE BELLINGHAM MALL The Great Harvest Bread Co. Featuring Whole Wheat Goodness Wholewheat Breads . .. Honey, Molasses, Sprouted, Banana Bread plus . .. Huge cinnamon rolls Free samples with butter health services division of student affairs Health HintsAnnouncing . . . Low cost dental care j * now available to students and community members offBellingham through the Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute Dental Clinic. A variety of dentalservices will be offered to patients of all ages from a community. This care will be provided by a licenseddentist assisted a supervised trainee in the dental assisting program. Patients will be selected on thebasis of Instructional need. Referrals will be made for services not provided. Payment will be by cash atthe time of treatment. Third party payments will be accepted, balance due at time of treatment. When:Thursdays and Fridays, 8-4 pm Where: 3028 Lindbergh Ave., room C-1, Dental Assisting Clinic,Bellingham. For more information, call Bellingham Voch-Tech, Dental Assisting Clinic, 676-6417. EvelynSchuler, R.N. Student Health Service SINGING IN THE RAIN $raning-Gene Kelly Released by M-G-Mwith'TOP HAT' april 12, L"4, $1 top hat- 6=30* singing'- 9 p.m. ---------- Western Front - 1979 April 10 - Page 9 ---------- Stars Bars 'Poodles' could fill rock's void f ' byGLENDACARINO Tonight, "The Seduction of Mimi," aWertmuller-directed foreign film shows in Arntzen Hall 100. Admissionis$l. Jethro Tull and U.K. are atthe Coliseum in Seattle and will appear tomorrow night in the Vancouver Coliseum. Also tomorrow night, Josh McDowell, a Christian activist for Campus Crusade for Christ speaks in AH 100 and in the,Concert Hall Thursday night at 7:30. Both performances are free. ' April 12 the Women's Center andWomen's,Space are sponsoring two films titled "Taking our Bodies Back: The Women's HealthMovement" and "Abortion," as a part of its Thursday film series at noon and 1 p.m. in the LibraryPresentation Room. Admission is free. Mama Sundays presents a special performance by Mike Seegerand Norman Kennedy, folk performers and collectors of traditional music in the Viking Union Lounge.General Admission is $2. The -JEWELRY -CLOTHING • HANDCRAFTED GIFTS Look your EasterBest in our New Spring Dresses MON-SAT 10:30-5:30 g FTHB PICTURE SHOW /fufiwrJhdZb .a,!*INGMAR BERGMAN .» INGRID WXSMAN | K UVUUMAHN Ingmar Bergman's latest film featuressuper performances by Liv Ullman and Ingrid Bergman Nightly 7:00 9:00 676-1226 1209.11thProgram Commission Thursday film series presents "Top Hat" and "Singing in the Rain" in L-4 for $1."Top Hat" shows at 6:30 p.m. and "Singing in the Rain" shows at 9 p.m. Several large concerts arecoining to Seattle and Vancouver. UFO plays the Paramount in Seattle April 13. Van Halen andEddie Money perform April 12 and 13 in the Arena. Both shows are sold out. Apriji 14 at Vancouver'sCommodore, George Thorogood and the Destroyers perform. They will be at the Aquarius in Seattle thefollowing night. Woody Allen's serious film, "Interiors" shows at 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. in the PAC MainAuditorium April 15. Admission is$l. by LAURA MERKEL You can't judge a book by its cover. And thesame, fortunately, goes for the Fabulous Poodles, yet another product of the British "new wave" andthe next serious contenders to fill the void in good rock 'n' roll. By their very name alone gt; the FabPoos would have us believe that they are the reincarnation of the Fab Four. The flashy Beatlesquepackaging of Mirror Stars, their debut album, is vaguely reminiscent of Meet the Beatles. At that pointany resemblance ends. Mirror Stars displays witty lyrics highlighted alternately by hard rock, classicrhythm and blues and clever pop passages. The resulting mixture sounds strikingly similar to the earlyWho, Kinks and Stones, which only a group as pretentious as the Fab Poos could sing and get awaywith. Of course some of this may be attributable to the production of several songs by the Who's TheGreat Resurrection Hoax — Free Admission. AhMoo'S^O D r r f l L 2 § ^ - Sponsored byCampusCrusadefor Christ and TICFN PARK ATHLETIC RECREATIONAL CLUB STUDENT RATESRACQUETBALL, HANDBALL, THERAPJ'POOLS, EXERCISE ROOMS SAUNAS, SWIMMING POOLS,SUN DECK, PEDDLE TENNIS. BADMINTON, VOLLEYBALL RUNNING TRACK, SWIMMINGLESSONS, RESTAURANT, LOUNGE. Bellingham Business Park 676-1800 4191 Guide MeridianSEMINAR SUBJECT: SPEAKER: DATE: PLACE: ADMISSION: INFORMATION: Mental Healing ofthe Eyes No exercises; no medical practice Dr. Lome McLean, Minister Science of Mind Center,Vancouver, B.C. Experienced complete healing of his eyes after wearing glasses for thirty-seven years.Saturday, April 14,1979; 9:00 am to 4:30 pm Unity Church, 1311 I St., Bellingham, WA $35.00 perperson; $50.00 per couple $20.00 seniors and students (No one will be turned away for lack of funds)734-0786, Bellingham Science of Mind Center. John Entwistle. Still, the Poos' adherence to classic rock shines through most clearly on the songs produced by the Poos' MuffWinwood. The Fab Poos' mostnotable quality is their unusual lyrics. Written by lead singer Tony de Meur with "fifth" Poo (similar tothe "fifth" Beatle) John Parsons, each song intelligently pokes fun at the typically established institutions of adolescence, romance and drugs. The title cut emulates the Who so closely that it sounds likesomething off a new version of Tommy. De Meur sounds suitably like Roger Daltrey as he relates thestory of a social misfit determined to rise to the top by the "posings that make the grade." •TitPhotographer's Blues" also resembles the Who, but the lyrics are unmistakably the Poos'. Theirimaginative use of innuendos to describe the frustration of • a porn photographer fail comparison, ifnothing else. De Meur manages to snarl out an impressive imitation of Mick Jagger on a Stones-sounding "Work Shy," then fades into a Roy Orbison version of "Oh Cheryl." "Roll Your Own," a classic rock song with a rhythm line straight out of 1956, complete with bop shoo wah's, is followed by anenjoyable but homogenized pop-style "B Movies." The strongest song on the album is undoubtedly"Mr. Mike," in which the Poos' originality with word and song is finally evident. The imaginative,amusing lyrics are enhanced by the use of electric violin and mandolin and driving bass. All in all, Mirror Stars *s an impressive first album for the Poos. If the group has any major fault, it is perhaps in itseffort to emulate its predecessors. Building on their own creativity, the Poos could well be on the roadto success. KULSHAM-SEKAI TREK BICYCLES Classes in Repair and maintenance 10-6 Mon-Fri10-5 Sat Closed Sundays 733-6440 "Corner of State and Rose" The Seduction of Mimi (MIMIMETALLURGIO) SYNOPSIS: THE SEDUCTION OF MIMI is a political comedy directed by the highlyacclaimed Ms. Una Wertmuller. (Love Anarchy, Swept Away) "Mimi describes with hilarity andcompassion, how sex, pride, provincial ignorance, economic necessity and the strains of a double lifebetween his wife and mistress ultimately transform the militant Communist into a company man wholearns to live with The System but has a harder time living with himself." —Bruce Williamson, Directedby Lina Wertmuller CAST: Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato Italy, NEW LINE CINEMA JR] /^noecm typo ---------- Western Front - 1979 April 10 - Page 10 ---------- 10 1*+- Sports Tennis road trip nets 1-2 record FLYING HIGH — An unidentified frisbee operator takes advantage of a balmy spring day to practice his craft. byLYNNKEEBAUGH The men's varsity tennisteam opened its season with an 8-1 loss to the University of Puget Sound (UPS) last Thursday. Theywent on to beat Central Washington on Friday, 5-4; and lost to Eastern Washington 9-0 on Saturday.The only bright spot in the loss to UPS was the number one doubles team of Mike Hoefel and GregBishop, as they won their match 6-6, 3-6, 6-2. Against Central the first four singles players won theirmatches. Hoefel won 6-2, 6-2, while Bishop's-scores were 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. Brian Anderson de- Four records broken Western women place second in meet by LEW WILLIAMS Western's women's track teamcompiled four new school records Saturday at the Everett Invitational Meet. Wenatchee CommunityCollege, the overall winner, and Western dominated the meet. Wenatchee controlled the field events and Western was superior in the running departments. Coach Tony Bartlett was surprised by his distancerunners, who tallied more points than the sprinters. The women clocked record times in the 400-meterrelay, 1.600-meter relay, 1,500-meter run and the 3,000-meter run. NOTICE WWU SEEKS GRADUATE STUDENTS AS LIVE-IN HEAD RESIDENTS for 1979-80 academic year starting September 10. Salary$300 per month plus furnished apartment/ten meals per week. Applicant must be enrolled in postgraduate academic work at Western during year, of appointment. Contact Office of Residence HallPrograms, High Street Hall 9. Phone 676-2960. Deadline to apply April 13. Equal opportunity/ affirmativeaction employer. Barb Bentley and Janet Pearson both set a Viking record with their first place finishes. Bently ran a 4:59.6 in the 1,500-meter run, Pearson a 10:32.1 in the 3,000 meters. The relay teamsplaced second, but still managed to set Viking records. The record for the 400-meter relay now standsat 58.8 seconds, while the 1,600 meter relay record time was cut to 4:10.6. Bonna Schibret and DonnaDavidson continued their unbeaten streaks. Schibret won the javelin throw with a 143.4 toss. Davidsontriumphed in the 100-meter hurdles with a 15.4 second clocking. The meet's 400-meter hurdles also was taken by Davidson. Laurie Dominoski finished second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.6seconds. She failed to qualify for the district championships by one-tenth of a second. Dominoskiclocked a 26.6 second time in the 200- meter dash for third place. Dawn Gram finished fifth in the 400-meter dash with a 63.7 mark. In the 800-meter run Jane Abbot finished sixth with 2:24 Next weekendWestern runs at home unless the resurfacing of the Civic Stadium track is incomplete. College of Fineand Performing Arts and Musica Viva International SPRING FESTIVAL OF THE LIVING ARTS presents CICELY TYSON, one woman show April 20 JANOS STARKER, cello April 18th PAUL DOKTOR, viola,April 15 BILL EVANS DANCE CO, April 13 FRITZ MAGG, cello, April 15 PLUS MANY MORE APRIL 13-20 Tickets on sale now!! Box Office Performing Arts Center 676-3873 10-7 , Produced in cooperationwith The National Endowment for the Arts "UBN CLASSES ARE FORMING WASHINGTON KARATEASSOCIATION (School of Champions) Protect yourself and your family... A tremendous way to get andstay in excellent physical shape and at the same time learn a highly effective means of self defer.se. _ , . . Karate is an art that can be learned by anyone, of any age, and physical capability. Call or comein. 109 Prospect (next to the museum) 733-5748 Join us today feated his opponent 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 andJeff Masterjohn won 7-5, 6-0. In doubles, Anderson and Masterjohn triumphed, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4. Coach BillMaushak was pleased with the play of Anderson against Eastern. Anderson was the only Viking whocame close to winning against the Eagles. "We weren't expected to do that well against Eastern. Theyhave one of the'best teams in the state," Maushak said. Maushak said he was satisfied with the playof his team and is looking forward to the return of his regular number two and three men. He said heexpects the team to do better with their return. The Vikings next match is April 16 at BellevueCommunity College. Intramural team reps meet Friday Intramural volleyball and softball will start April16 following a captain or team representative meeting on April 12. Entry forms are due at the meeting,which will be held in Carver Gym (CV) 116. The softball meeting is scheduled for 2 p.m.^ followed byvolleyball at 3 p.m. Officials are needed for both sports and may apply at the intramurals office. Aracquetball tournament is tentatively planned for April 23, with registration open from April 11 through 20. The FUTURE TELLERS I MAXIMUM SEX Free Admission Tomorrow Concert Hall 7:30 pm ThursdayCarver Gym 7:30 pm Sponsored by Campus Crusade for Christ and TICFN ---------- Western Front - 1979 April 10 - Page 11 ---------- fttfJT^T WfQxtefcrK • 3* Western grad skates in world tournament Western graduate Kim Millett isrepresenting the United States in the World Professional Figure Skating Championships, whichstarted yesterday and are expected to end Saturday. The championships are in Jaca, Spain. Millett,who earned her degree in physical education at Western, is one of two women allowed to compete forthe United States. But according to a sports feature in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Millet would not be competing if one of the original duo had not been injured and a replacement needed. When Millett wastold Feb. 26 that she had not been selected, she, according to the article, "hung up her skates andenrolled in a real estate class." When the news of being selected as a replacement reached Millett,she hadn't been on the ice for three weeks. She has been training hard ever since. The 30-year-oldMillett has been skating "ever since she can remember" and spent about six hours a day on the iceduring her junior and senior high school years. She attended Ingraham High in Seattle until her senioryear when she transferred to a Montana school. By that time she had won all the Northwest divisions, from juvenile to senior, and had qualified for nationals by placing third in the Pacific CoastChampionships. She skated to a fifth place finish in nationals. College was next and following that, astint with a few pro-substitute teaching in and around Seattle. Millett began training for the event lastJune, and she was quoted as saying, "It was something I've always wanted to do ... the culmination of a 23-year career. I want to do this one because it is international, I love competing and I like being withpeople from other countries." And, she said, "I'm gonna win." Track team fourth at Everett Treadmillordered for troubled metabolic cart by CHERYL BRUSH A treadmill used with the metabolicmeasurement cart (MMC) has been ordered by the physical education department and is expected toarrive within 60 days, Chappelle Arnett, of the department, said. Two bids were received on thetreadmill, and the more expensive of the two was chosen, Arnett said. By rejecting the lower bid of$2,947 and opting to pay $6,870 instead, Arnett said the "long term, heavy use" of the treadmill was a primary consideration. The department also will have the temporary use of a treadmill owned by theCardio Pulmonary Research Institute (CAPRI), a Seattle non-profit organization. Western students willbe conducting research projects with CAPRI, Arnett said. Special insulation is being installed in therooms above the pool, because of the humidity that has been affecting the metabolic measurement cart, Arnett said. Thermal windows will replace the ones currently used for viewing the pool. The cart hasnot been working properly and research studies by students have been interrupted, Arnett said. Wehave a selection of oyerlO.OOO book titles childrens books too. Unique cards stationary posters Prints byTOMRUNDELL The Viking men's track team took fourth place Saturday in the EverettCommunity College Invitational meet. Thirteen teams were entered, including four squads from four-yearschools. Western picked up three first-place finishes, and compiled 61 points overall. Mount HoodCommunity College won the meet with 124 points, followed by Everett CC with 70 and Simon Fraser with 65. Marty Brown took the 10,000 meters in 32:35.2, and Tim Austin cleared 13 feet 7 inches to win thepole vault for the Vikings. The hammerthrow, held in Bellingham since Western was the only teamentered, was won by Paul Kelly with a toss of 161 feet 2Vi inches, a new Western record. The Vikingsmeet Simon Fraser this Saturday at Civic Field in the last meet before the track is resurfaced.bellingham travel Instant Computerized Reservations Ticketing Total Travel Planning !-diif^ Leopold InnBuilding lt;„^ 733-1270 Open Monday thru Saturday campus CBRKCIHII miniscRy WEDNESDAYCHAPEL AT CCM- EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 4-30 p.m. Open Daily 9:30a.m.r9p.m. Closed Sundays1215 Cornwall Ave. Downtown Bellingham ^dk Hkwem 10c Beer Wednesdays 5c Beer Sundays 1309Railroad SPRING GUITAR CLASSES For Beginners Only WITH THIS COUPON 10 Lessons for $25.00 Classes start April 20th MOJO'S SCHOOL OF MUSIC 103 Grand • Bellingham • 734-9950 AFULL SERVICE SHOP ** Featuring Centurian and Peugeot bicycles 110311th St. Bellingham, WA 733-4433 WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS PLEASE POSTDeadlines for announcements in this space are noon Monday for the Tuesday issue of Western Front andnoon Thursday for the Friday edition. Announcements should be limited to 50 words, typewritten or legibly printed, and sent through campus mail or brought in person to the Publications Office, Commissary 108.Please do not address announcements directly to the Western Front. Phoned announcements will not beaccepted. All announcements should be signed by the originator. MILLER ANALOGIES TEST will beadministered at 3 p.m. Thurs., April 19, in LH4. No prior registration is required. Fee of $6.50 (U.S. funds)is payable at time of testing. Please allow 1 gt;/2 hours for this test session. COMMUNITY COLLEGEREPS VISIT CAMPUS: A three-member team representing all of Washington's 27 community collegeswill be on campus April 17 in VU008. Representatives'will provide information on all technical, vocationaland transfer courses being offered by the state's community college system. Interested students areinvited to visit with these representatives between -9 a.m. and 2 p.m. EAST ASIAN COLLOQUIUM willmeet from 7 to 9 p.m. Wed., April 11, in the East Asian Reading Room (HU340). Prof. Ronald Loftus willpresent a paper on "Taoka Reiun and Anti-Modernism in Late Meiji japan." • gt; VU INFO DESK isavailable as an information resource center for the general campus and Bellingham community.Information on activities or services being offered by anyone in the Western community can be forwardedto the Information Coordinator, VU202, to be recorded in a Rolodex system and made available to allinterested persons. Career Planning and Placement Recruiting Schedule (Please note: seniors musthave files established with Placement to be eligible to sign up for interviews.) U.S. MARINE CORPS,Mon.^Wed., April 9-11. Any major; sign-up not required. PEACE CORPS VISTA, Tues.-Thurs., April 10-12. Sign up and take applications by April 11. GENERAL TELEPHONE OF NW, Wed.-, April 11. Sign upby April 10; electrical/electronic engineering, computer science, accounting. RAINIER NATIONAL BANK, Thurs., April 12. Sign up by April 11; computer science majors only. HIDDEN VALLEY CAMP (summercamp jobs), Tues., April 17. Sign up by April 16. ARTHUR YOUNG CO., Wed., April 1 8. Accountingmajors; sign up by April 17. CONSOLIDATED DAIRIES, Wed., April 18. Computer science majors; signup by April 17. K-MART CORP., Wed., April 18. Business and liberal arts majors; sign up by April 17.WORKSHOP: 'HOW TO CHOOSE A MAJOR.'Wed., April 18, from 1 to 2 p.m. Sign up in PlacementCenter. ST. PAUL INSURANCE, Thurs., April 19. Business and liberal arts majors; sign up by April 18.SYSTI-MATIC CORP., Thurs., April 19 (moved from Tues., April 17). Computer science majors; sign up by April 18. SHELL OIL CO., Fri., April 20. Geophysics, geology (if 14 cr. in physics); sign up by April 19. ---------- Western Front - 1979 April 10 - Page 12 ---------- Salaried EMPLOYMENT With the A.S These positions are for the 1979-80 academic year. They are for the dual purpose of providing programs to the students and experience for the people running them. Weare looking for people with a genuine interest andjcommitment to what they will be doing. A.S.EXECUTIVE PERSONNEL MANAGER. Responsibility for the coordination of al| hiring. Also assistswith job orientation, personnel problems, evaluations and job changes. $440/quarter.. - BUSINESSMANAGER. Oversees all A.S. business transactions. Should be interested in working with people, goodwith figures and well organized. $550/ quarter. ELECTION BOARD CHAIRPERSON. Responsible forcoordinating the spring and any special elections if required. $150 for spring election and by contract forany special election. FACULTY.EVALUATION COORDINATOR. Coordinate the A.S. Faculty EvaluationProject. $300/quarter. PROGRAM COMMISSION PROGRAM COMMISSIONER. Responsible for allevents put on by the Program Commission. Must be familiar with the workings of the many aspects ofprogramming and student activities. $550/quarter. PROGRAM COMMISSION OFFICE COORDINATOR.Assist the program commissioner by keeping the P.C. Office in order, typing for the commissioners, andgeneral office coordination. Also tickets and hospitality for performances. $330/quarter. MAMASUNDAYS. Responsible for coordinating Mama Sundays weekly coffee house program. A knowledge oflocal musicians helpful. Must be able to work with people. $330/quarter. MAMA SUNDAYS ASSISTANT.Involves assisting the Mama Sundays coordinator in all aspects of the program. $220/quarter. FILMSDIRECTOR AND ASSISTANT. Plan, publicize, and produce the A.S. film series on campus. Someknowledge and an interest in film needed. $330 and $220/quarter respectively. PUBLICITYCOORDINATOR. Responsible for publicity of all program commission events. An understanding ofadvertising, through a number of medias recommended. $330/quarter. PUBLICITY SECRETARY.Assists the coordinator with duties. Also typing and distribution of posters and other advertisingmaterials. $220/quarter. ART GALLERY DIRECTOR. Handles all aspects of running the V.U. Art Gallery.Planning, publicizing, booking, setting up of shows, etc. $330/quarter. DANCE CULTURAL EVENTSCOORDINATOR. Responsible for selection and production of events of a cultural nature. $330/quarter.SOCIAL ISSUE DIRECTOR. Responsible for providing the campus community with a total social issuesprogram including speakers, films, etc. of interest to the students. $330/quarter. RADIO SERVICESK.U.G.S. STATION MANAGER. Total responsibility for the radio station's operation and policycompliance. An understanding of radio skills necessary. $550/quarter. K.U.G.S. PROGRAM DIRECTOR. Main responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the station. Organization skills needed.$440/quarter. K.U.G.S SECRETARY/PUBLICITY COORDINATOR. Responsible for office records, typing, and promotion of the station. $330/quarter. K.U.G.S. NEWS DIRECTOR. Oversee the newsprogramming of the station. Coordinating volunteer news staff and production of news. $330/quarter.K.U.G.S. EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR. Responsible for educational programming. Establish rapport withcommunity organizations.-$330/quarter. K.U.G.S. DIRECTOR. Maintains station music library andresponsible for music programming. $330/quarter. RECREA TIONAREA OUTDOOR PROGRAMCOORDINATOR. Arrange trips, seminars, and programs related to the outdoors. Serve as a resourceperson in related areas. Programming and organization skills important. $440/quarter. OUTDOORPROGRAM ASSISTANT. Assist the Outdoor Program Coordinator in all aspects of the office.$220/quarter. LEISURE ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR. Organize and design a wide variety of activities ofan indoor nature. Total responsibility for implementation. Experience in student activities recommended.$330/quarter. LEISURE ACTIVITIES ASSISTANT. Assist the Leisure Activities Coordinator in all aspectsof programming and office coordination. $220/quarter. EQUIPMENT RENTAC MANAGER. Should halveknowledge of equipment for outdoor recreation and its repair/maintenance. $440/quarter. EQUIPMENTRENTAL ASSISTANT. Assist the manager in all function os the equipment shop. $220/quarter.KULSHAN CABIN CARETAKER. Duties include information to visitors, fire reports, and necessaryrepairs to the cabin. Knowledge of backpacking, climbing, and first aid needed. Lives in cabin withoututilities for three months of summer. $250/month. LAKEWOOD MANAGER. Management andcoordination of overall Lakewood operation, first aid skills, sailing and small boat experience.$440/quarter. LEGAL AIDS COORDINATOR AND ASSISTANT. Two people to run the Legal Aids office.Giving legal information and referrals for legal assistance. Should have basic knowledge of legalresources. $330 $220/quartereach. SEX INFORMATION COORDINATOR. Informing and referringpeople in the area of sex information and education. Recruit, train, and supervise volunteers. Basicknowledge of area and ability to work with people needed. $330/quarter. SEX INFORMATIONASSISTANT. Responsible for assisting the coordinator in all aspects of the office with the added task ofoutreach programs to people. $220/quarter. H.E.R.B. COORDINATOR. Responsible for operation of theH.E.R.B. Office and programs. Knowledge of environmental concerns, projects and programs needed.$330/quarter. H.E.R.B. ASSISTANT. Assist the H.E.R.B. Coordinator and be responsible for thepublication of the Huxley HUMUS newsletter. $220/quarter. DRUG INFORMATION COORDINATOR.Responsible for recruiting and coordinating office volunteers, disseminating information, and being awareof drugs in use by students.. $330/quarter. DRUG INFORMATION ASSISTANT. Assist coordinator inmaintenance of the office and office hours. Also responsible for outreach programs for the office.$220/quarter. RECYCLING CENTER COORDINATOR. Two people to run the Recycling Center in allaspects of its operation. A basic knowledge of recycling is required. $330 $220/quarter. MEN'SRESOURCE CENTER COORDINATOR AND ASSISTANT. Two people to program and operate the Men's Resource Center. An office to help define men's changing roles in society. $330 $220/quarter.VOLUNTEER CENTER COORDINATOR ASSISTANT. Two people interested in the area of volunteerism are needed to run this service office. $330 $220/quarter respectively. OTHER ACTIVITIES WOMEN'S CENTER COORDINATOR ASSISTANT. Two people to program and run the Womens Center. 330 220/quarter. Application deadline is Friday, April 13th. For applications and information aboutemployment, see Ken Van Winkle, AS Personnel Manager in VU 211.
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