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Title: Northwest Passage - 1980 July 29
Date: 1980-07-29
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Text preview (might not show all results): Bellingham Public Library Box 1197 Bellingham WA 98225 22 12/30/80 B r e a ste d M en? Northwest fossage G et Melt Soon, K ris Mandating Pregnancy Dear Northwest Passage, The U .S. Supreme Court decision of 30 June upholding the Hyde Amend ment is an outrageous and, fo r many women, devastating dec
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Title: Western Front - 1980 July 29
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1980_0729 ---------- Western Front - 1980 July 29 - Page 1 ---------- thelVont WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY VOL. 72, NO. 39 TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1980 Sunperch EVEN IN SUMMER, students must find time to study. Many choose spots on the Old Mainlawn or Viking Union plaza for study and sun. This brave stu
Transcript text preview (might not show all results): 1980_0729 ---------- Western Front - 1980 July 29 - Page 1 ---------- thelVont WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY VOL. 72, NO. 39 TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1980 Sunperch EVEN IN SUMMER, students must find time to
Show more1980_0729 ---------- Western Front - 1980 July 29 - Page 1 ---------- thelVont WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY VOL. 72, NO. 39 TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1980 Sunperch EVEN IN SUMMER, students must find time to study. Many choose spots on the Old Mainlawn or Viking Union plaza for study and sun. This brave student inched his way up "for Handel" to read and watch boats in Bell-ingham Bay. photo by Sue Mitchell Western drivers shirk executiveorder By Steve Claiborne As many state agencies complied with Governor Ray's executive order toreduce gas consumption, Western exceeded its limit by 34,000 miles. The university allowed 194,000miles of travel during the first three months of the mileage reduction program. Established last December as part of Ray's Energy Conservation Program, the program is credited with saving 112,000 gallons ofgasoline during its first quarter of operation. That quarter, from Dec. 31 to March 31, witnessed anestimated reduction of 2,021,000 miles traveled by state employees on official state business. Thissavings, in monetary terms, is $200,000 for the state. The governor is "quite pleased" with the overallresults, but "would appreciate" more cooperation from those state agencies which didn't reach theirreduction goals, Assistant Director of State Accounting and Fiscal Services, Dan Pensula, said. Aftercompiling the first quarter's results, members of Pensula's office issued warnings last week toWestern and several other agencies who failed to meet* their goals. Most agencies were expected to cut the actual number of miles traveled 20 percent from the number Booth spreads out driven during thesame time period the previous year. Agencies could have asked for exemptions for specialcircumstances at the time the order was issued. Western administrators did, but their pleas weredeclined. "A 20 percent reduction is just unrealistic. Western's 3 percent reduction in the first quarterwas excellent," Don Sturgill, Western administrator, said. Sturgill said that government grants andcontracts and Western's continuing education program account for one-third of Western's mileageconsumption. He listed the other two-thirds as miscellaneous, but said the faculty uses a large portion of it. "If the continuing education program was reversed, and each of the students had to travel to theteacher, more gas and mileage Busy summer would be used,".Sturgill said. â€” Each of the university'sdepartments were asked to curtail driving on a voluntary basis. Sturgill listed traveling in carpools,restricting trips and combining trips as possibilities. Dave Kincaid, Western's Motor Pool supervisor,said he hadn't seen a reduction stemming from voluntary action. "We still have faculty who don't want to ride with certain other people, or who can't adjust their desired driving time-frames," he said. Motor Pool staffers are trying to generate some savings by advising that people drive together, and tellingpotential drivers about other Western travelers going in the same direction at the same time. "The badthing is that the university is locked into certain vehicles by state contract, TJve.stat.e tells, us what cars we have to use. It would be better if they would give us more economical cars," Kincaid said.Western's 13 sedans get 22 miles per gallon, its three station wagons get 15 m.p.g. and the two 15-passenger vans get only 10 m.p.g. Western also has one'39-passenger bus and two smaller shuttle-busses. The next report, for the period ending June 31, will be complete some time in late August. IfWestern does not reach its required reduction, Pensula said, "We will call them in and tell them wewant to hear an explanation." The total projected energy savings over the 18 month duration of theprogram is estimated to be 984,000 gallons of gasoline. This would save $ 1,900,000 for the individualagencies in the state. Talbot holding four jobs "YOU CALL THAT a booth, it's a fortress," ChrisGoldsmith, staff writer for public information office, said. By Pat Wilson A recent unfolding of events hasleft James L. Talbot, Western's Vice President for Academic Affairs/ Provost, with a staggeringworkload. President Paul J. Olscamp is on a "leave of absence" until July 31, when he will begin avacation that will last through most of August. Talbot is serving as acting president until Olscamp'sreturn. James R. Albers, vice provost for instruction and planning, is convalescing from a recent injury.His absence is expected to last approximately two months. Talbot would make no statement on thecircumstances of Albfcrs' accident. Talbot has assumed Albers' on campus duties during his recovery.Western is currently selecting a director for the Center for Urban Studies. During the interim, Albers hadassumed the responsibilities of this position. Talbot is now acting director of the Center for UrbanStudies until the hiring process is complete. Talbot's seemingly unmanageable circumstance isfeasible because of the slower pace of summer quarter. At times, Olscamp has been available oncampus to help out. Albers handles some of his workload at his Fern-dale residence. A provostsecretary said Talbot recently joked that he had "the weight of the world" on his shoulders. InsideWhales Whale watching: a first-person account of a Western biology class' adventure. See story onpage 4. Languages Americans dont know enough foreign languages, experts say, and it's hurting theU.S. overseas. See story on page 7. ---------- Western Front - 1980 July 29 - Page 2 ---------- 2 Western rTjaesday, Jjuly.,29,, J 980 Aiu-fie CAPS Briefly Helping teachers develop competency inteaching language skills to children is the main goal set by Western's Fourteenth Annual ReadingConference. The two-credit conference is scheduled for August 4-8. It consists of lectures, discussions,demonstrations and films aimed at stimulating and informing teachers. Enrollment is limited to 150students. , For more information, contact Dr. Robert McCracken, Miller Hall 251, phone 676-3336. "Weare what we eat" is the topic Lendon Smith, nationally known author of several books, will discuss at 7:30 p.m., Aug. 5 in Lecture Hall 2. Smith said he hopes to show how the body and brain are affected by dietand chemicals. The audience will be provided insight for self-help. Smith, a pediatrician of 28 years, haswritten "Feed Your Kids Right," "New Wives' Tales" and several other books. The lecture is free. TheHypertension Clinic offers free exercise stress tests to students from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m.Monday through Friday (except Thursday) in the Exercise and Sports Science Laboratory, on top of thepool in Carver Gymnasium. Blood pressure screening tests take place from 1-4 on Thursday. Call 676-3105 for further information. * * * Enrollment figures for summer 1980 have increased since last year by307, Director of Summer School, Vice Provost Mary Robinson said. Total count for 6 week session is1,098. The nine week headcount is 1,926 and, to date, the workshop count is 564. Total enrollment for the quarter is 3,588. Advance registration for Family Week, August 2-9, has reached 45, with reservationsstill being accepted by Janet Howard, Center for Continuing Education. * * * Eurythmic dancers interpreta variety of musical pieces by combining art with science. Eurythmy is choreography using arm andhand movements that correspond with different vocal and musical sounds. A eurythmy dance workshopwill be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, August 2, at the First Presbyterian Church, 1031 N.Garden St. The cost is $5. For registration information call 671-3517. * * * One-day advance registrationfor fall quarter will take place tomorrow in the Old Main Registration Center. Students who are attendingsummer session and have been admitted for fall quarter are eligible for registration. Also students whofailed to advance register earlier may. register at this time. For more information, contact the Registrar'sOffice, X3430. ENNEN'S MaAk Pak Full Selection Of meat produce bakery goods frozen foodsgroceries 11 LINCOLN I I LAKEWAY DR. M ENNEN'S MARK PAK 1-5 7030 Lakeway CenterWestern group opposes draft By Pat Wilson "Students Concerned About the Draft,"an AS organization,is continuing its opposition to the draft and the current two week registration of men born in 1960and 1961. Members are conducting informative picketing at the Prospect Street post office, one of two locations conducting registration in Bellingham. This effort is being carried on according to theAmerican Civil Liberties Union "General Guidelines for Anti-Registration Activities." Gary Bust, SCADspokesman, said he is very pleased with the energy displayed by the membership. The cooperationby the post office and police are also encouraging. "The most gratifying thing about what we are doing,"Bust said, "is that about 85 percent of the 19 and 20 year olds we talk to are glad we are concernedabout them." The July 22 meeting of SCAD centered on a proposed concerted activity with Parents forPeace and a group of independent draft counselors. If realized, this effort will result in a continuingdraft counseling center in downtown Bellingham. Financing has been a problem for the group because it received no budget for the summer. Printing costs have been partially deferred by cooperation fromcommunity printers. Fairhaven Communications Company has done a great deal of free printing forSCAD. Blackberry Communications Co-op has extended a 30 percent discount to the group. Thebalance of the summer expenses have been paid out of members' pockets and from donations beingsolicited by SCAD in front of the SAGA Deli. On the first Monday during registration, SCAD held apeaceful protest demonstration on the lawn behind the Bellingham Public Library. Bust said he hopes for a similar demonstration this week. SCAD's efforts have been typical of the nationwide protestsagainst registration. Bust said his group has been involved in a few shouting matches with people indisagreement with SCAD's position but a nonviolent atmosphere prevailed. The organization is housedin V.U. 221 and is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Extended hours have been arranged during the two week registration period. Information concerning draft registration, classification, draft counselingreferral and the development of a history for conscientious objector status is given. For furtherinformation call 676-3460, or attend one of SCAD's public meetings held 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in theCampus Christian Ministry building, 102 Highland Drive. Machines Invade VU By Abby Haight Summerhas wrought many changes on Western's campus such as fewer students, torn-up walkways and pinball machines in the Viking Union lobby. The machines (two pinballs, a foos-ball and an electronic spacegame) are usually located in the Grotto, a game room on the first floor of the VU Commons. JamesSchuster, Associate Director of Facilities and Services, said the VU administration decided it was^not"cost effective" to keep the Grotto open during the summer. The decision to move the machines'to thelobby was made by the VU adminstration following consideration of other sites. Profits from themachines, leased from the Hart Novelty Company of Bellingham, are incorporated in the housing anddining system, which pays for maintenance of the Grotto. Schuster said he does not believe that thenew location of the machines hurts the campus image. "They're no more distracting from the campusthan the large steel structure, 'For Handel,' is," he said. However, he also said that he has received a few "isolated" complaints over the years. Janet Kochel, a Western senior who works at the VU informationdesk, said she has become "immune" to the machines. "My first reaction was that I hated them," shesaid. Kochel said she has now become accustomed to the "regulars" who come in to play and requestchange for the " machines. At the end of the nine week session the machines will be moved back tothe Grotto. .. ,a nice place to shop â€¢ baskets â€¢ cards open 7 days â€¢ candles aweek in OldFairhaven "ITPAYS TO ADVERTISE IN THE WESTERN FRONT. 99 MIR UniTD. JÂ«lâ‚¬Â« RETAILPRODUCTS CENTER 120413th, FAIRHAVEN, BELLINGHAM Phone:671-1495 Student discount with l.D ---------- Western Front - 1980 July 29 - Page 3 ---------- â€¢n tf s yfjfoy' Wh westert rrom -J Outlook For Amusement Only Several hours of youth wasted in the clutches of a pinball machine can induce some remarkable aberrations in thought. While trapped in thetrance resulting from visually tracking the little chromed ball, some rather perverse philosophical notionscome to mindâ€”the usual being in regard to the obvious analogies between the board and "real life;" theball and yourself. Here you enter, at the height of your potential, with opportunities to be a great success or a fabulous failure. You begin your excursion through life, caroming off certain circumstances, grazingothers; some contacts are enriching while some are not so rewarding. Tragedy always lurks, but yourepeatedly are saved through a succession of narrow escapesâ€”continually skirting termination.Eventually and ultimately you must succumb to oblivion. But until you do, you are madly accumulatingpoints. (Perhaps you even stop to observe the embarrassing fact that the board is constructed so eventhe most inept "player" is not just allowed, but virtually guaranteed, to "score.") Possibly, in the midst ofyour reverie, a planer distortion of atomic/cosmic theory comes to mindâ€”such that life may beconceived not merely as a single board, but rather as a succession of layers of boards so that when yourplay on one board is exhausted, you are then automatically dropped through and onto the plunger of theensuing board, and so on, and so on. Hence, infancy leads to babyhood which, in turn, deposits us inchildhood: all the wfiile we struggle to acculmulate points (gosh, mom, if we're really good, can we earn areplay?). We are then dumped through a succession of strange boards called school; we enter collegeand strive to survive long enough to rack up at least 180 points before being dumped out onto the bigboard of "real life," where we rattle and bang about until finally taking the "big drop" into that unchartedvoid from which no traveler has ever returned (which, mercifully, saves us from having to watch anotherboring slide show.) Should you have any concern about my mental stability, do be assured that I nevertook these notions particularly seriously. I merely enjoyed the diversion of noting the superficialsimilarity: the apparently haphazard way in which players/balls (students) bounce about duringregistration; the shuffling and juggling of students, courses, instructors and rooms during initial classdays; the careening from instructor to instructor; the coursing from class to class and major to major; the bumping from registrar to faculty to counselor to librarian to placement officer, etc., all the whileamassing credits toward the grand total on the big counter. At least I never used to take these mattersseriouslyâ€”even when a fire alarm might sound, which could be interpreted as signaling a fabulous score or (horrors) a tilt. But with the advent of automatic flippers, as installed at the entrances to the library,Old Main, Haggard, and Bond, I now begin to wonder. â€”Nemo Erehwon Pinball; in the closet In light of all the money spent at Western to improve public relations and school image, and all the time spentseeding ivy and emanating a scholarly ambience, it is interesting to note that the very gateway to student life on campus, the lobby of the Viking Union, now has pinball machines. Located here in a timelyseason when potential new students and their families are visiting and deciding educational opportunities, this craven image of "electronic punk" that never enjoyed the resurrection of James Dean or the charisma of Artoo Deetoo, bleats a sterile hello. Pinballs are all insidious machines, replete with sexist graphicsand astronomical score counters, capable of reducing â€¢ dollar bills into a series of flashing lights,electronic blips, and, rarely, the coveted replay. They are ego-fulfillment for the manually dexterous,chewing gum for the restless, a challenge for the drunk; as a showpiece for the lobby of the student union, they tend to cheapen the act, and in turn, slander those of us who learn here. Though I hold no grudgeagainst pinball machines, I do question the crassness of using them as a doormat for visitors andprospective classmates. â€”Bob Patton THOUGHTS OF MAN "I decided to get a PhD in chemistry, so Idid. I decided to get married to a particular girl, so I did. I decided to have two children, a boy and a girl,so I did. I decided to write stories, so I did; then I decided to write novels, so I did; then I decided to writebooks on science, so I did. , Finally I decided to be a full time writer, so I became M Â» â€” IsaacAsimov one. â€¢ Â« Commentary: The world's population has now grown well into its fifth billion. Andwhile currently there seems to be no fashion for sounding the alarm that we are two or three times asmany as the planet can adequately support, a rather large quantity of research continues concerningunderstanding and possjbly reducing the severity of the problem. Perhaps it is best that the crisis nolonger continues to create the hoopla and cries of despair common in the '60s and 70s. 1 expect thatthose of us who are working in this area are now devoting more time to actual work and less to thepainting of placards and bawling out our anguish on the boob tube. My own work on population in India is making progress despite frustrations that political and nationalistic misadventures provide far toofrequently. When a government is brought down because it was seen as trying to compel too manysterilizations the negative aura tends to spread out to everyone else working on family planning or otherkinds of population problems. And when another government's intelligence agency repeatedly getscaught with its hand in the cookie jar, projects of a radically different nature conducted by theirnationals also become suspect. Events such as these have brought about a change in the nature of myinvolvement in population research as well as that of my Indian colleagues. Now, nearly all of the fieldwork, support requests and publications are done in the name of Indian col^ leagues. Development offeasible programs, research designs, data organization and analysis and general advice are now themajor functions of Western scientists. Much of the latter kinds of work can be done throughcorrespondence but occasional on-the-scene conferences and check-ups are also vitally important.My own fifteen-year involvement in this kind of research has been predicated on what I believe to bethree very important assumptions: (1) An important key to understanding overpopulation resides indiscovering motives for having children and before anything can be done to alter the birth rate, a goodunderstanding of child-bearing motives has to be attained. (2) These motives vary among cultural groupsand reasons for wanting large numbers of children in one culture are different from that of others. (3)It is essential to work closely with competent and enthusiastic colleagues from these differentcultures in seeking answers through research. Not only can they provide insights into culturalunderstanding but they can also receive valuable experience in developing their own research skills.Our early research, using projective devices, showed that the typical Indian male was motivated tohave children by what we came to call the desire for vicarious fulfillment, through his children, ofvocational and economic goals. At the same time, there was a strong motive against having childrenbecause of the great economic cost of having to provide for them. Added to this, there were certainstatus motives important to malesâ€”the need to become a father to promote his acceptance as a man. 'ALL THE GNUS THATS FIT TO PRINT" The typical Indian female was also motivated by the prospect of improving her status on becoming a mother. ' But equally important to the female was the prospect offinancial security her sons could provide when she became widowed. During these fifteen years, there has been one rather significant change in the motivational matrix of Indian women. During this time they have become much more concerned with the burden of the great economic cost of rearing children.As a result, more of them have been prompted to want smaller families. We might say that this is onepositive result of inflation in the marketplace. Recognition of improved infant mortality rates has also ledfemales to the realization that they no longer need children in such large numbers to assure the survivalof at least a few. This change in female motives, making them more congruent with those of males, isconcomitant with a moderate lowering of the Indian birth rate in recent years. I am reasonablycertain that there are other reasons for this change but I am not able to identify them as of now. Butthis lowering of the birth rate is but a very small dent in an enormous problem. Collaborating with acolleague, in Agra, we hope soon to launch some pilot programs using village teachers to promotemotivational change by regular adult education classes in family planning. India is an authoritarianculture and most seem to respect the authority of teachers. It is our belief that these teachers, alreadyin place, will be influential in changing motives having to do with family size. Meantime the problem ofworld overpopulation worsens. Estimates of population in the year 2000 are down somewhat overestimates made earlier but even these continue to be staggering. And prospects for dramatic increasesin food production for the remainder of this century are not very bright. By the year 2000 we will have towater the soup more and more each day. But by that time with another two billion or so pumping theircesspools into the water supply, our soup may turn out to be somewhat less than palatable. â€”Dr.Robert Meade Next issue Next issue is the final summer Front. We will be featuring stories on activitiesin Seattle and Vancouver. The Front will resume publication the first week of fall quarter. â€”EditortheFVont The Western Front established 1908. Western Washington University. Published Tuesday.Journalism Building, 530 N. Garden Business Office. 676-3161. Newsroom 676-3160. Composed atWestern. Print Shop, printed by Lynden Tribune. Entered as second class postage at Bellingham. WA98225. Identification number: USPS 624-820. ' - . . Editor Sarah Gregory News Editor Steve ClaiborneOutlook Editor Robin Snyder Photo Editor Melissa Johnson Design/Layout Gregg Olsen ProductionChris Styron Head Copy Editor Janet Hevly Copy Editors Jackleen Allen, Robin Snyder Arts EditorDebbie Doll Cartoonist Frank Shiers Reporters: Abby Haight, Tim Johnson, Don Kirkpatrick, CherieLarson, Sue Mitchell, Sheila Mullan, Bob Patton, L. Faye Phillips, Terry M. Sell, Bickie Wetherholt,Patrick Wilson, Susan Yeasting Advisor R. E. Stannard Jr. Business Manager Lee Walbeck AdvertisingManager Kevin Wood Graphics Jane Madden Secretary Kathy Kerr I ~* Editorial Policy Opinionsexpressed in editorials reflect those of the Western Front and not necessarily those of the university orthe student body. Opinions expressed in signed articles and cartoons are those of the author. Guestcomments are invited. . : ---------- Western Front - 1980 July 29 - Page 4 ---------- 4 Western Front Tuesday, July 29, 1980 - â€¢ Summer in the City Titillating whale chase By Janet Hevly I accompanied Western's whale watchers last Monday and experienced the excitement of chasing,observing and photographing those monstrous mammals. In fact, I ran out of film before they camewithin 50 feet of the boat. Whale watching is part of a summer biology class taught by Dr. Dan Guthrie.The class takes place on board a battered 35-foot (ex-)gillnetting boat, the RV Leona II. We departedfrom Anacortes, heading towards Deception Pass, but I soon learned that the class maintains a veryflexible schedule. "If we see something along the way we follow it. That's the whole point of the class,"Susan, a senior Huxley biology major, said. "We try to identify the species of mammals as we seethem," she said, adding that Guthrie will later report their findings to the Whale Hotline, on San JuanIsland. . At 9:45 a.m., after being on the water only half an hour, Guthrie spotted a "pod" of Orca, or"killer whales," off Lopez Island. And so began the chase. Paul Cassidy, the pilot, navigated the boat tothe point where they had last been seen, while the rest of us got binoculars and cameras ready. Wewaited, watching in eager anticipation. Some students made bets on where the whales would surface,while others counted down the minutes that they had , been under. Orcas generally "sound," or gounderwater, for about five minutes. Soon they surfaced, their dorsal fins and backs protruding out of thewater. "Look at those beautiful sp^fiops," Cassidy cried. : . A "spy-hop" is a technique whales use tocheck their location. They jump a little distance out of the water, enough to barely get their nostrils above the surface. This jump is opposed to a "breach," in which the whale jumps completely out of the water.We saw orte or two "near "KILLER" WHALES SURFACE for biology class Photo by Janet Hevlybreaches," but "nothing spectacular" as one student put it. Once the distance between the pod and theboat was narrowed we began making a great commotion to attract the whales' attention. "Our yipping,shouting and pounding against the boat really worked. They came closer to check us out," a studentremarked. "They weren't more than 40 feet away from the boat at one point," Guthrie said. "We've seenwhales on every outing so far, but they've never been this close for this long before." At that distance thenoise they make whenvSppUtiftg.~watet out of their blowholes sounded like a semi truck applying itsbrakes. The pod, of approximately 12, stayed in close vicinity of the boat for about 10 minutes. It wasdifficult to tell exactly how many were in the pod because they didn't all surface at once. We sawanother pod ahead of us, but concentrated our attention on those closest to the boat. We followed thispod for about an hour. Jamie, Guthrie's assistant, said the pod included "three or four bulls, a couple ofbig cows, and some very active calves." After leaving the whales off Lopez Island we headed east,towards Whidbey Island. Along the way, Guthrie spotted some Dahl porpoises "roostertailing." Heexplained this behavior as a very fast movement across the water which leaves behind a "roostertail"spray. They disappeared, however, before we had an opportunity to get close to them. The class hadseen this species on a previous weekend excursion. We stopped for lunch and the class discussionsession at Rosario Beach, and then embarked for the return trip to Anacortes. On the way back one ofthe students, affectionately nicknamed "Spot," said she had spotted a pilot whale. It turned out to be afalse alarm. No one else saw the whale. Cassidy drove the boat past Williamson Rocks, a natural bird refuge, known to be a pupping ground for Harbor seals. We didn't see any seals but did observecormorants and seagulls and their young chicks. Needless to say, everyone in the class "looks forwardto Mondays during summer quarter. One student, a high school biology teacher, drives four hours fromWenatchee to attend the class. Fortunately, the weather has been good for -every one of their classsessions thus far. Unfortunately, the class is only offered in the six-week session. Professor Meaderesearches population Bx. Susan Yeasting What do an audience with the Dalai Lama of Tibet,hitchhiking around the world, "The Great North Road" and French cuisine all have in common? Answer:Professor Robert D. Meade. Meade teaches full-time at Western, publishes, runs a private Frenchcooking school, and occasionally leads tours to Europe, Asia and California wine country. Meadeattended Indiana University and received his doctorate in psychology at the University of Pennsylvaniawhere he also taught. He then went on staff at Trinity College in Connecticut. During this period, RobertMeade hitchhiked around the world twice. "A very good way to see the worid," Meade said. Whilehitchhiking all over Africa, he traveled the entire length of the "Great North Road" which runs from CapeTown, South Africa, to Cairo, Egypt. Meade, who always has been interested in foreign ideas andcultures, next headed to India on a Fullbright Fellowship for a year of teaching in Agra, India, wherethe Tajmahal is located. In a peaceful inn high in the "totally unspoiled" Himalayan Mountains, Meadesaid he was plagued by telegrams bearing job offers. A waiter would hand him a plate of telegrams atlunch. Meade said he decided against Western. Then he obtained a map of the United States. Afterlocating Bellingham on Puget Sound instead of in the middle of a wheat field, Meade accepted Western's offer. He arrived straight from India in 1965 to join Western's psychology department. Today, Meadehas traveled around the globe about 12 times. He has visited Europe every year for the past 27, years.Several grants and fellowships have enabled him to study and teach abroad. The countryside of France is Meade's favorite touring spot in the world. In addition to traveling, Meade has studied with chefs in some of the great French restaurants, bringing home "piles of notes and great hoardes of memories." Whenhe thinks he has mastered a recipe, he returns to the original French chef and cooks it for him. Only then does Meade put it into his own cooking school, "Le Grand Cuisinier," located in Bellingham. Newcourses begin in September. "Motives for Child Bearing in an Over-populated World" is the title ofMeade's next paper. India, where Meade has spent most of his time abroad, has invited him back topresent this paper at an international meeting next December. "Four and one-half billion people inhabitour planet. This is three times more than the earthkcan support at a decent standard of living," Meadesaid. Earth may be overcrowded and undernourished. However, Meade still contends, "It's a bigworld, and highly worth seeing. A fascinating world, and the most fascinating thing are its people. I lovethat world." FMEHATCN BICYCLE SHOP WE SELL A FULL LINE OF ? TOURING EQUIPMENTPeugeot, Full, Unfrega / Centurion Bicycles We Specialize in Quality Repair Service For Most Makes i 110311th, Bellingham, WA 98225 733-44331 1206 Eleventh St. 671-2626 Across from the PictureShow tit. o(4 fiunkt^ei. Mon., Fri., Sat. â€”10:00-9:30 Tue., Wed., Thur. â€”10:00-6:00 Sun. â€”12:00-5:00 A BOOKSHOP FOR BROWSING Don't Litter â€” Recycle!! Hours: 9-5:30 Mon.-Sat. BellinghamMall The Great Harvest Bread Co. Featuring Whole Wheat Goodness Pumpkin-Applesauce BreadWhole Wheat Breads . . . Honey, Molasses, Sprouted, "% Banana Bread plus Oatmeal and Choc. ChipOatmeal Cookies Huge cinnamon rolls Free samples with butter ---------- Western Front - 1980 July 29 - Page 5 ---------- Tuesday, July 29, 1980 Western Front 5 Old farm now park By Susan Yeasting Hovander HomesteadPark on the Nooksack. River offers a unique kind of picnic and recreation area. Farmers and antiquelovers will be driven to distraction by the array of artifacts. In 1897 Hakan Hovander, Swedish architect,builder and noted social reformer, home-steaded with his family in Fern-dale. Hakan's son, OtisHovander, sold the homestead to Whatcom County Parks in 1969. The Hovander Homestead Park isopen to visitors Wednesday through Sunday. A recreation area complete with barbeques, a tree fort,wide open spaces and fishing along the Nooksack make for an enjoyable outing. Park hours are 10 a.m. to dusk. The Hovander House kitchen is highlighted by a wrought iron "Home Comfort" wood-burningstove, an "Our Mother's Pure All-occasion Cocoa" tin and exquisite china. An "Easy" brand copperwasher in the pantry elicits visitor enthusiasm. The attic opens to the public on Saturdays and Sundays. It boasts a goldmine, from a fancy, antique cash register to early 1900s Life magazines. OldMacDonald would be at home on this farm. Chickens, pigs, rabbits, geese, cows, ducks, horses andeven an ornery goat feed outside. Visitors follow the Ferndale exit off 1-5 North, taking the first left under the train trestle onto Nielson Road. BRANDON, A 5-YEAR-OLD Ferndale boy, enjoys playing on thepark's old farm equipment photo by j Gregg Olsen New young faces needed to preserve Oddfellows BySheila Mullftri The paint is beginning to peel and the railing is sagging, but the old brick building will holdup for many years to come. The International Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF), located at 311 E. Holly, is a fraternal organization with secret rites, claiming 31 Bel-lingham members. Lewis Harrington, a trusteefor the Bellingham fOOF building, said the organization holds meetings twice a month to discusslodge business. Rebekkahs, the women's auxiliary, have dinners once a month, with bingo and coffee following. Fraternalism, the IOOFs main concern, is "dying out," Nicholas Duponti, the local lodgedeputy, said. "It's hard to get men to attend the lodge meetings," Harrington agreed, "but once they getin, they seem to like it." The IOOF and the Rebekkahs take their rituals from the Bible and accept menand women 18 years of age or older. Locally, there haven't been many interested. "We're all getting upthere. Our youngest member is in his 50s, but we have a few young prospects," Harrington said ruefully. The IOOF sponsors service work, including such things as a recent donation of a kidney machine to St. Luke's Hospital and work with, the Eye Bank. The members vigorously reject any sort of "strange"stigma because of the name. "I don't know where they got the name, maybe they inherited it,"Harrington said. According to the 1980 Encyclopedia of Associations, the Odd Fellows are composedof four branches: the Ancient Mystical Order of Samaritans, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows,the. International Association of Rebekkah Assemblies, and the Grand United Order of Oddfellows.The Independent branch, which runs the building in Bellingham, was founded in 1819 and sponsorsscholarships. 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Knowledge of graphics necessary. jApply at the Western FrontBusiness (Office, 1st floor Journalism Bldg. or i call 676-3160 This super new film stars the country'sfinest young actors, singers and dancers in their own story of the never-ending quest for stardom andFAME in what has become a cinematic celebration of life. y 7:00 9:45 NIGHTLY 1209 -11th 676-1226 ---------- Western Front - 1980 July 29 - Page 6 ---------- 6 Western Front Tuesday, July 2$,' 1080 the Arts Birthday bash By Debbie Doll Champagne, a goodtime, and excellent music highlighted Foot Lucy's first anniversary show at the Leopold Hotel. Tax Freeopened the dance with tunes from the Beatles and Aretha Franklin. Recently formed, Tax Free featuresMarilyn Bolinger, vocals, Ralph Schneider, bass and vocals, Don Meador, vocals and guitar, DennisWatson, keyboards and strings and John Nabors on drums. Foot Lucy was greeted by a standingovation as they came on stage for their first set. Christy Wilkins, lead singer, held the crowd's attentionwith her daring outfit and powerful performance. Original numbers were introduced at; the show andwell received by the audience. Longer instrumental allowed bassist Doug Ash and guitarist Rich Samore to display their talents. Pete Ford's performance on the drums, accompanied by Brian Brown on rhythm guitar gave Foot Lucy a "richer rock sound." Some fans were turned away and didn't receive ticketrefunds. Those people can now call 671-4029 for a complete refund. First love By Abby Haight For twoyears Marilyn Bollinger sold real estate. She is still in the business but has now returned to her "firstlove," music. Bollinger sings with Tax Free, a band formed only a month ago but already doing goodbusiness in and around Bellingham. Bollinger was a bass player before being induced to sing a fewyears ago. "We were going to get fired if the girl in the band didn't start singing," she said, adding thatshe still enjoys selling real estate but is "real glad" to be back in music. Calendar Arts TUESDAYWine tasting with Dr. Robert Meade, 1 p.m. in the VU Music Listening Room. Admission is $4.WEDNESDAY "Allegro Non Troppo," directed by Bruno Bozetto. An animated film along the lines ofDisney's classic "Fantasia." Shows at 6:30 and 9 p.m. Admission is $1 THURSDAY, FRIDAY ANDSATURDAY "Bells are Ringing," Bellingham Theatre Guild's benefit performance, stars Lynn Valum andBarb Oliver. The play begins at 8:15 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and students and $3for children under 12. For more information call 733-1811. Activities SATURDAY Sailing trip aroundBellingham Bay. Advance sign-up in VU 209. Cost is $15 for students, $16.50 for non-students. Kayaktrip around Lummi Island. Begins Friday evening, returning on Sunday. Cost is $38 for transportation andequipment. SUNDAY White water rafting on the Suiattle River. $26 for students and $28.50 for non-students. Advance sign-up in VU 209. Bicycle racing in Bellingham. More information is available in VU113. PIPPIN THE CHALK GARDEN AS YOU LIKE IT YOU CANT TAKE IT WITH YOU Plus two shows for children THE PIED PIPER AND OTHER STORIES ALICE IN WONDERLAND For information 1 "fidreservations call July 16-19 Aug. 21-23 PAC Main Stage - 8:15 p.m. July 23-26 Aug. 17-19 OldMain Theatre - 8:15 p.m. July 30-Aug. 2 Aug. 10-12 Old Main Theatre â€¢ 8:15 p.m. Aug. 6-9 Aug.14-16 PAC Main Stage - 8:15 p.m. July 17-20 PAC Lab Theatre â€¢ 2:00 p.m. July 31-Aug. 3 Aug.21-23 PAC Lab Theatre â€¢ 2:00p.m. 676-3873 â€¢ daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ***j*M*tmMfitfl*wrjmaawwa ---------- Western Front - 1980 July 29 - Page 7 ---------- Tuesday, July 29, 1980 Western Front 7 Speaking of the difference By Steve Claiborne The Iranianhostage crisis would not have occurred if President Carter had been advised by people who spokeFarsi, Iran's native language, Stan Kreft, a Western education major, said. A gap incommunication definitely existed before the take-over. The sixty American diplomats who worked inthe Iranian embassy before it was seized last November could not speak Farsi. Business between thediplomats and Iranian officials was conducted through interpreters, Garrett Sweeney, ForeignRelations Director for Seattle Mayor Charles Royer, said. Sweeney and Kreft said Americans need todo more to equip themselves with foreign languages. "The world is a shrinking stage and Americans areno longer the leading actors. If we want to be part of the new play, we had better learn the new lines,"Kreft said, referring to foreign languages. If the attitudes displayed by these two men take root, greetings such as "bonjour, comment allez-vous" or "konnichi wa" could become commonplace phrases in allAmerican universities. This attitude has the backing of President Carter's Commission on ForeignLanguages and International Studies. Commission members said bringing foreign languages andcultures to American students is extremely important, especially as tensions between countriesmount. "This country's attitude toward foreign languages is almost a crime, considering the decliningcondition of the world," Western Spanish and French major Laura Snelson said. "How do we'ever hope to achieve world peace, if we can't do something as fundamental as communicate?" America is fallingbehind in international business, because Americans lack a basic knowledge of foreign languages andcultural differences, Sweeney said. He added that 10,000 Japanese, fluent in Japanese and English,work in the United States, whereas only 900 Americans, fluent in both languages, work in Japan. This isespecially significant for Americans, because one out of every six jobs" in industry and agriculture aredependent on international trade and business, Sweeney said. "The need to learn their languagesand cultural distinctions is becoming more essential as this interdependence grows," Sweeney added.The feeling among Americans that the English and American customs were and should be universalhas prevailed during the past decade, Geri Van Zanden, Bel-lingham High School French teacher, said.The President's Commission offered these statistics: Only 8 percent of American colleges ariduniversities now require a foreign languagae for admission, compared with 34 percent in 1966. 'Westernhas never had this requirement. Only 15 percent of American high school students now study a foreignlanguage. This figure is down from 24 percent in 1965. Twenty percent of all public schools in thiscountry offer no foreign language at all. The report stated that many educators and government officials are coming to the conclusion that the status of America as a world leader is in jeopardy because sofew of its citizens can speak a foreign language. Consequently they are simultaneously unaware ofcultural differences. Another example of cultural differences surfaced shortly after World War II, whenAmericans sent packages to the troops occupying Germany. They were marked GIFT to avoid paying duty payments. These well-wishers didn't know that the word "gift" means poison in the Germanlanguage. "Most foreign language professors deal with cultural distinctions when they teach alanguage," Kakuchi said. Snelson said, "1 think studying a foreign language should be required forstudents in^the United Parisian aids workshop By Tim Johnson "I have had machine guns pointed at me at border patrol stations in Spain when I visited when Franco was still alive," Pierre Rocherone said,"but I've never had to wait so long to get into a country as this one." Rocherone, a 26 year oldinternational law student from Paris, is at last attending Western's Intermediate and AdvancedFrench Workshop as an instructional aide. Rocherone was denied entrance into the United States during the early weeks of the quarter because he hadn't obtained the correct visa before leaving France. Inorder to get Rocherone into the U.S. from Canada, where he originally arrived, campus officials had toreceive special release forms from Washington, D.C. "It's good to be here at last," Rocherone said.Because he is himself a student, Rocherone provides the workshop with a unique mixture of cultural and peer exchange. "The university here is much less formal than the institutions in France," he said."You would never see students attending classes in shorts there. Men almost always wear ties." Therelations between students and instructors in French schools are also much more formal, according toRocherone. "In France, you don't talk to your instructor until maybe your third year," he said. Thedisparity of the economic situation in Europe creates a different lifestyle here than in France, saidRocherone. "I'm looking at the American society and I think you're living like we lived in the beginning ofthe 70s," he said. "There's a certain informality in the students here and a certain rejection of society,"Rocherone said. "We were like that early in the 70s, when jobs were easy to get and you didn't need tobe part of the society." "Now the students wear ties and are very aware of the society. Jobs are not soeasy to get now," he said. Rocherone blames the economic situation on "expansion after the secondWorld War.' "We didn't consider the limits for the natural and energy resources," he added. "We havea saying in France, 'you went back to jump better.' We've had to find other energy sources," he said."Now we are using solar and nuclear energy." "I think the U.S. will be obliged to apply this energyprogram in the future," he said. "You'll have to go back to jump better." The differences betweenAmerican and French lifestyles are almost too great to compare, Rocherone said. He finds thepeople here "much more sympathetic," whereas people in France are more "suspicious."Rocherone speculated that the growing severity of the United States' economic situation could affect thecasual atmosphere and numerous advantages the U.S. enjoys in comparison to European nations. Hereckoned it could have much the same impact here as it has had on French society. *i don't hope so foryou . . . but maybe," he said. States, just as it is for students in the rest of the world who must studyEnglish as early on as grade school." Western provides its students with nine languages. However,Farsi isn't one of these. The Foreign Language Department estimates that 1,000 Western students will take a foreign language class next academic year. Of these, 600 will be doing so for the first time."Most of these students do not stick with the language long enough to become fluent in it," Kakuchisaid. On the national level, President Carter formed the Commission on Foreign Language andInternational Studies. The commission devoted a year to an intensive evaluation of the state offoreign language and international studies and their- impact on the nation's strength. The commissionwas alarmed by what it found. According to the report, America is facing "a serious deterioration in thiscountry's language and research capacity. This comes at a time when an increasingly hazardousinternational military, political and economic environment is making unprecedented demands onAmerica's resources, intellectual capacity and public sensitivity." The commission recommendedestablishing 20 regional foreign study centers located throughout the United States and enhancing 20-30 summer study-abroad institutes. They also demanded that foreign languages be required in highschools and colleges and that the government should provide incentive funding for schools arid facultywho improve their foreign study programs. "Foreign languages help one gain a better understanding ofother people and their cultures, and also help one gain a better understanding of one's own language,"Kakuchi said. for an outstanding dining experience OPEN FOR LUNCH DINNER DAILY * SUNDAYBRUNCH 11-3 COUNTRY SQUIRE RESTAURANT LOUNGE 710 SAMISH WAY 733-7100CLASSIFIEDS I WESTERN FRONT Classified Ad Rates 60$ per line; 550 per line for additionalinsertions * CASH IN ADVANCE * Deadline Thursday 3 p.m. Bring ads t o : Western Front Businessoffice Journalism Bldg. 1 ^ ftoor HAWAII - Winter quarter. 18 credits (11 in science), Feb. 14-Mar. 15, 4 islands, $1395, sm. group, stay in condominiums and mini-homes. Contact Dursch, Skagit ValleyCollege, Mt. Vernon, WA 98273 or call evenings 293-3044. 2 Br Deluxe Apts behind B'ham Mall. 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A ONE-DAYADVANCE REGISTRATION FOR FALL QUARTER will be held Wed., July 30, in the OM RegistrationCerfter. Only students who are attending summer session and have been admitted for fall quarter, orreturning students who failed to advance register earlier, may register on that day. For more information,contact the Registrar's Office, X/3430. AUGUST BACHELOR DEGREE PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATECANDIDATES: Pay degree and/or certificate fees to Cashier by Aug. 1 if you have not already done so.List of fees required for August graduates is on file at Cashier's window, OM245,9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Questions en graduation requirements outstanding should be directed to Credit Evaluation section of theRegistrar's Office, OM230. Candidates are reminded that adjustments to evaluation on file must beapproved in writing and submitted to evaluator in OM230. THE WRITERS' WORKSHOP will be availableto students during summer session from 12 noon to 2 p.m. daily in HU346. THE MAP LIBRARY, locatedin AH100, is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the nine-week session. The library hasworldwide coverage and is a depository for topographic maps of the U.S. and Canada, as well as fornautical charts and aeronautical charts. There is also a collection of 450 atlases. The library is non-circulating, but a photocopy machine is available. CASHIER'S HOURS SHORTENED: Effective Fri., Aug. 1, the Cashier's area, OM245, will be open to the public from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. ---------- Western Front - 1980 July 29 - Page 8 ---------- 8 Western Front Tuesday, July 29, J 980 Flower children blossom again? People sang peace songs from the 60s and listened to anti-registration speeches at the Bel-lingham Public Library Monday. A petitionwas carried during a = march and presented at the post office, which stated the opposition to registration by participants. Many individuals are questioning the worth of peacetime draft registration as a means of gaining military preparedness. "Draft registration isn't the answer," Western student Joe Slaymakersaid. "We need stronger foreign policy and better troop mobilization procedures for our existing military." "I don't see what the big deal is," Casey Jones, a 1980.high school graduate, said. "All we have to dois register, it doesn't mean anyone will be drafted." Photos by Faye Phillips.PPPPP
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