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Text preview (might not show all results): 1999_0507 ---------- Western Front - 1999 May 7 - Page 1 ----------Friday, May 7,1999 The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 108 Issue 11 Bellingham,Washington Cox next A.S. prez; election race still not final By Tiff a n y White THE WESTERNFRONT The Associated Students runoff electi
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Show more1999_0507 ---------- Western Front - 1999 May 7 - Page 1 ---------- Friday, May 7,1999 The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 108 Issue 11 Bellingham,Washington Cox next A.S. prez; election race still not final By Tiff a n y White THE WESTERNFRONT The Associated Students runoff elections results may be tallied; however, another grievanceprevents one candidate from celebrating victory. The unofficial results compiled Wednesday nightdeclared Victor Cox as the 1999-2000 A.S. president with 52.91 percent, 491 votes. Studentsselected Rafael Castaneda as the vice president for Academic Affairs. He won the runoff race with 53.21percent, 448 votes. Approximately 9 percent (958 students), of students voted in the runoff election,according to the unofficial A.S. results. ' Castaneda won the first race and the runoff race, but hisvictory is still not certain. David Mclvor, vice presidential candidate for Academic Affairs, filedanother grievance Wednesday. "I am not grasping every little; bit of grievance I can find to get myselfplaced in that position," Mclvor said. "I'm merely bringing it to the attention of the g r i e v a n c e c o u n c i l ." Mclvor said Castaneda violated the A.S. elections code and misinformed students with hiscampaign. "He had signs posted that stated 're-elect Rafael' and these go against the code," he said. The A.S. Elections Board voided the first election results when See ELECTION, page 4 The sounds of Cinco De Mayo Barney Benedictson/The Western Front Groupo Alma, from Fresco, Calif., performed inFairhaven Auditorium on Cinco De Mayo. Tjjj.e band members are (from left to right) Patricia Wells,Agustin Lira and Ravi ^nypstra. ! Hispanic culture celebrated ^ByKatriria M. Tyrrell THE WESTERNFRONT Chicano culture was brought to life through music and narrative Wednesday night as about 50 Western students, staff and community members gathered in the Fairhaven auditorium to celebrateCinco de Mayo. El Teatro - Movimiento, a group of 10 students from last quarter's Chicano SocialMovement class, began the celebration with its play "The Salsa Bowl/' Colorful "slides accompaniedthe play featuring pictures of Chicano murals and photographs of Mexican- Americans and past leaderswho captured the spirit and history of Chicano culture. The play was a series of six poems, finishing with "I Am Joaquin," a poem about a journey through history and a search for one person's identity. One byone, the actors united with one voice to powerfully deliver this poem. Movimiento Estudiantil Chic-ano de Azlan hosted the event^ which featured" a performance by Alma, an all-acoustic musical ensemblefrom California which used narrative and song to tell "CHICANO! 500 Years of Struggle," the historyof Mexican- Americans. Patricia Wells Solorzano, lead guitarist and vocalist of Alma, said she feelspeople need to be exposed to Latino history and feel pride in their Latino heritage. See CELEBRATION,page 4 Non-student-related offices to be moved off cam By Holly Hinterberger THE WESTERN FRONTIn an effort to establish more classroom space at Western, non-student- related offices are being movedoff campus. The move will result in an additional 14,000 square feet for instruction purposes. Some ofthe offices will move to a Western-owned building on Chestnut Street. The rest will go to a buildingWestern is in the process of acquiring. Interim Provost Dennis Murphy said he hopes to complete theprocess by fall quarter. The names of all the offices that will move have not been released. "Studentsand faculty are well aware that we are going through a pretty pronounced space crunch," Murphy said.Every year Western acquires See SPACE, page 4 Zinn criticizes Constitution, praises social movements Nick Haiiey/The Western Front Howard Zinn By Amanda Hashimoto The Western Front Howard Zinncredited social change to popular movements rather than government action in his speech about socialchange and the. Constitution Wednesday night in the Performing Arts Center. The lecture, sponsored by Associated Students Productions Social Issues, featured Zinn, historian and author of the book, "APeople's History of the United States," which sold 350,000 copies. "There are many limitations to theConstitution," Zinn said. .The Constitution is held as a great work but in reality it does not apply to theinterests of all people so it is limited, he said. Those who wrote it were the elite and had themselves inmind, Zinn said. It was created to keep people under control and to provide for the interests of theelite. The Constitution didn't prohibit European-Americans from encroaching on Native American lands or enslaving African Americans, he said. "I appreciate the frank view he presented about the constitutionand the context it was written and the glorified way it is portrayed," junior Towela Nyirenda said. Social movements, rather than the Constitution, create democracy, Zinn said. See ZINN, page 3 Professorevaluations may soon be online By Matt Jaffe THE WESTERN FRONT The Associated StudentsOnline Evaluation Committee meets Thursday to finalize a â€¢proposal that would make facultyevaluations available online. A.S. Vice President of Academic Affairs Victor Cox said this programwould be independent of the current teacher evaluations. The online evaluation would be voluntary."We're working to get it through the university with our own questions," Cox said. Committee Chair Nova Gattman said the questions would be similar to those on the written evaluation. Some of the questionswould ask students to rate professors for organization, effectiveness of teaching methods, approach-ability and the difficulty level of work assigned. The A.S. is working to get the evaluations linked toWestern's home page, Cox said, adding that distinct advantages exist with the link. He said morestudents would be able to participate if they could easily find the evaluation forms. Cox said the A.S.hopes to link the results to the online ClassFinder so students can look at a professor's evaluation when they use ClassFinder to search for open classes. "I'm hoping (to open the site) for late next fall quarter," Cox said. "People need to express the way they feel." See EVALUATIONS, page 4 IN THIS ISSUEThree man circus The Incognito Traveling Circus started when its members d i s c o v e r e d they hadtalents such as juggling knives. Story page 6. Men's golf advances to nationals Led by senior JoelSkarbo Western's mens golf team finished second at the NCAA Division II West RegionalChampionship. The team will travel to Valdosta, Ga., to compete in nationals. Story page 9. FROMONLINE http: / / westernfront.vvwu.edu ---------- Western Front - 1999 May 7 - Page 2 ---------- 2 â€¢ The Western Front News May 7,1999 COPS BOX HHfl illlllB â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ IftlllMl^ls||||J|||Ml A P WIRE NEWS BRIEFS HMM^ftBHpiliiliiiiBiiij ^Hiffll^liiii^HBiiiiiiihiii HlIBliililiili^^BilflBJiifiiiBiMlwiiHiiiift STATE NEWS More flight delays apparently caused by labor dispute Alaska Airlinessaid it is being hit by another mechanics' slowdown, which is forcing flight cancellations. AlaskaAirlines canceled 47 flights Wednesday and more than 25 Thursday, said Jack Evans, airlinespokesman in Seattle. The airline has nearly 500 departures per day on its West Coast routes andnormally has to cancel no more than 10 flights. Evans said mechanical problems have not increased,it's just taking Seattle mechanics longer to repair planes. The same thing happened last week, and theairline canceled dozens of flights. The airline believes it's an orchestrated slowdown by mechanics,Evans said. Their union is involved in talks on a new contract. The talks continue May 18 with the help of a federal mediator. Evans said the union doesn't think there is a slowdown. The airline, however, islooking at options that include court action or firing employees. The airline is concerned aboutpassengers, Evans said. Locke signs bill to control released prisoners Gov. Gary Locke said it was amistake to. abolish parole 15 years ago. Locke he signed a bill Thursday that partially replaces paroleand gives the state more control of ex-cons. The law allows the Corrections Department to set rules forformer inmates. They could be told to stay away from old hangouts, bad friends or attend alcohol ordrug-abuse counseling. Violators could get home confinement or be sent back to jail. The stateapproved the use of $8 million to hire 35 more corrections officers to keep an eye on -the ex-cons.Currently 51,000 people are out of prison but still under the authority of the Corrections Department.NATIONAL NEWS Oklahoma tornado fatalities now up to 41 The death toll from the Oklahomatornadoes rose to 41 after three injured people died. Vice President Al Gore shook his head in disbeliefafter seeing the tornado damage in Kansas. He announced the federal government will give Kansasmore than $5.5 million to help cleanup efforts. Yugoslavia illegally abducted soldiers, U.S. Army saysThe Army concluded "beyond a shadow of a doubt" the three American soldiers held by Yugoslavia were illegally abducted. Pentagon spokesman Kenneth Bacon said the Army reached this decision afterquestioning the three after their release. The Army soldiers weren't captured in Yugoslavia, but wereabducted inside Macedonia by people in Yugoslav military uniforms who came across the border,Bacon said. The Army soldiers were abused at the time of their capture, Bacon said. The bulk of theirinjuries came during this period, but they also suffered injuries during their captivity. The three formerPrisoners of War were honored Thursday at a ceremony in Germany. Christopher Stone, AndrewRamirez and Steven Gonzales each received six awards, including the Purple Heart for injuriesreceived in captivity. TNTF.RNATTONAT. NTWS World powers discuss peace, NATO battersYugoslavia As world powers discussed a diplomatic end to the Kosovo crisis, NATO bombs continued to pound Yugoslavia. Bombs reportedly hit a residential area Thursday in Novi Sad, a city in Northern Serbia. Four people were injured, according to a local TV station. Four civilians were reported hurtwhen the allies targeted an area about 12 miles south of Pristina. Just before dawn, two fuel depots in amajor Yugoslav industrial center were destroyed. This round of attacks came as foreign ministers fromthe allied nations met to discuss peace efforts. The nations â€” including Russia â€” have outlined aseven-point plan that includes an international force to safeguard returning refugees in Kosovo. Theplan must be approved by the U.N. Security Council. Compiled by Laura Zimmerman Today Scatteredshowers. Chance of afternoon thunderstorm. Possible early morning snow. Some sun breaks. Highs near 50. Saturday Scattered showers decreasing. Sun breaks. Highs near 55 Becoming partly sunny after isolated mountain showers. Highs near 60. Weather courtesy of wunderground.comCorrections and clarifications On page 1 of the May 4 issue, the article about a farmworkers andcommunity march has two errors. No union contract between Washington Apple Growers andfarmworkers exists. The marchers were demonstrating solidarity with United Farm Workers. WKMhttp://westemfront.wwu.edu The Western Front is published twice weekly in fall, winter and spring; oncea week in summer session. Address: The Western Front, Western Washington University, CH 110,Bellingham, WA 98225-9100. The Western Front is the official newspaper of Western WashingtonUniversity, published by the Student Publications Council, and is mainly supported by advertising.Opinions and stories in the newspaper have no connection with advertising. News content is determinedby student editors. Staff reporters are enrolled in a course in the Department of Journalism, but anystudent enrolled at Western may offer stories to the editors. Advertising inquiries should be directed tothe business office in College Hall 07, or by phone to (360) 650-3161. Members of the Westerncommunity are entitled to a single free copy of each issue of The Western Front. WWU OfficialAnnouncements Deadline for announcements in this space is noon Friday for the Tuesday edition andnoon Wednesday for the Friday edition. Announcements should be limited to 50 words, typewritten orlegibly printed, and sent through campus mail to "Official Announcements," MS -9117, via fax to X/7287,or brought in person to Commissary 113A. DO NOT SEND ANNOUNCEMENTS DIRECTLY TO THEWESTERN FRONT. Phoned announcements will not be accepted. All announcements should be signedby originator. PLEASE POST WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATIVE INTERNS ARE BEING SELECTEDthis quarter. Information and application forms are available in AH 415. Undergraduates in all disciplineswho have at least junior standing and a minimum grade point average of 2.75 are eligible. Closing date istoday, May 7. MATH PLACEMENT TEST. Registration is not required. Students must bring pictureidentification and a No. 2 pencil. A $10 fee must be paid in the exact amount at the time of testing. Allow90 minutes. The test will be in OM 120 at 9 a.m. May 10,17,24, and June 17, and at 3 p.m. May 13,20,27, June 3 and 10. Sample problems may be found at http://www.washington.edu/oea/aptp.htm. TESTDATES FOR THE MILLER ANALOGIES TEST (MAT) are 3 p.m. May 11 in FR 3, and 3 p.m. June 16 inFR 4. Registration is required in OM 120 or by calling X/3080. A $35 fee is payable at time of test.HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM INFORMATION SESSIONS will be held at 4 p.m. May 13 in HU 101.Find out about the bachelor of arts degree in Human Services offered through Woodring College ofEducation. For more information, call X/7759. TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (TESL)priority application deadline for fall 1999 is May 15. For more information, call Trish, X/4949. THE TESTFOR TEACHER EDUCATION (TETEP) will be given at 3 p.m. May 18 in FR 2. Registration is required inOM 120. A $25 fee is payable in the exact amount at time of registration. FALL QUARTER DEGREEAPPLICANTS: Students who plan to graduate at the end of fall quarter must have degree applications onfile by June 4. Degree applications and instructions are available in the Registrar's Office, OM 230. On-campus recruiting For more information on the application process for any of the following opportunities orto sign up for an interview, stop by OM 280 or call X/3240. Berkshire Associates, Tuesday, May 11.Submit resume, and sign up in OM 280. Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Wednesday, May 12. See Jobdescription in signup folder. Submit resume, and sign up in OM 280. ---------- Western Front - 1999 May 7 - Page 3 ---------- May 7,1999 News The Western Front â€¢ 3 Protecting natural resources a concern as state populationgrows Above: area in Below: ares in An aerial 1969. Photos courtesy of DNR/Resource Mappingphoto of Lake Whatcom and bordering An aerial photo of Lake Whatcom and bordering 1995. By JulieGraham THE WESTERN FRONT Population growth is leading to a decline in the quantity and quality ofWashington state's natural resources, and this trend will continue, Commissioner of Public LandsJennifer Belcher told approximately 70 Whatcom County residents attending a May campusworkshop. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources-sponsored workshop, OnCommon Ground, was the fourth of seven in the state intended to begin a dialogue about natural-resource issues, Belcher said. One issue the state needs to deal with is a huge population increaseexpected during the next half century, she said. In 1997, the population was estimated at 5.6 million,according to Washington state's Web page. "We have to think about what's going to happen whenwe're expected to double the population in 50 years," she said. Doubling state population in the next 50years would add enough people to fill a Tacoma-sized city â€” approximately 180,000 people â€” every18 months, Belcher said. She said eastern Washingtonians suggested stacking Seattle higher, butwestern Washingtonians want- -ednewf residents to make theirr home in Adams Country, in southeastWashington. During the workshop, five discussion groups made butcher- paper maps showing theirhopes for Whatcom county 25 years from now. The maps depicted little to no urban growth, and groupspokespeople said their groups desired existing towns and cities to become more dense rather thanlarger. High-density growth in small 'We have to think about what is going to happen when we'reexpected to double the population in the next 50 years.' Jennifer Belcher Commissioner of PublicLands areas within existing population centers was the vision of Bellingham geologist Dan McShane's group. Other hopes for Whatcom Country's future included safe, clean drinking water and the Nooksack River once again teeming with salmon. One map showed Lake Whatcom surrounded by a tall fence;none of the maps pictured lakefront homes. Each map showed fish swimming upstream. To reachthese dreams, the groups proposes several solutions: Increasing public awareness of the issuesthrough education and media, creating incentives for positive development, and beginning a dialogto create a community identity, among others. Belcher . said several Whatcom Country visions for thefuture mirrored those from other .;workshops. .The -first three workshops also wanted to protect andpreserve resources, concentrate growth, protect agricultural lands and. develop better masstransportation. The DNR had no recommendations for people except to provide information to starttalking about natural resources, Belcher said. "We need to look at what we inherited, what we have leftand what we want to pass on," she said. Extended Hours Open until MIDNIGHT â€¢ Wednesday â€¢Thursday â€¢ Friday â€¢ Saturday 21 Over O P E N AT 3 : 0 0 P . M . S U N . - F m , 1:00 P . M .S A T. D O W N S T A I R S AT 1 2 1 2 T E N T H S T. F A I R H A V EN 3 6 0 - 6 4 7 - 7 0 0 2www.nas.com/ArcherAle Zinn speaks about U.S. social movements and constitution ZINN, from page 1 * Nick Haney/The Western Front Howard Zinn talked about the role of the constitution and and the role ofsocial movements in the United States. "Democracy comes from ordinary people when they gettogether and act," Zinn said. The Civil Rights movement brought change when people planned sit-ins atrestaurants and marched in protest of racism, Zinn said. He said protests and draft resistance duringthe Vietnam War were two reasons the United States pulled its soldiers out of Vietnam. The fact'*that more American citizens opposed the war than supported it was one of the reasons PresidentJohnson decided to start peace negotiations rather than send more troops to Vietnam, Zinn said. "Warsolves nothing," Zinn said, "You end up multiplying the violence you set out to stop." To create socialchange, citizens must act together and work for justice, Zinn said. "Don't expect social problems tobe solved by those on top." liiiiiiiii iiSiiliiii lljljjllllllijllllllliijll jiifta^^ ;Â£amhef^ : | i b i l i^ Â£ r o | : r a h i |Â§ f^ aimed;|a|p;redjucm a^ug^usersj;^ ;Mg?l|p^ liiiiiiiiiiiiiBiii ---------- Western Front - 1999 May 7 - Page 4 ---------- 4 â€¢ The Western Front News May 7,1999 Former student donates $5,000 to art department By HollyHinterberger THE WESTERN FRONT Former Western graduate Dan Morris won a trip to Hawaii and the choice of any accredited university to donate $5,000 to as a part of a General Mills Back-to- Schoolcontest, said Jean Rahn of the Western Foundation. Morris chose Western's art department as hisbeneficiary. Art Department Chair Tom Johnston said the department has yet to solidify plans for themoney, though it has discussed them. The faculty proposed ideas and developed a plan to scheduleeither an event or a series of events, which would be open to the public. Events may include activitiessuch as panel discussions and art conferences, Johnston said. "(It will) be good for students, andinvolve students," Johnston said. The department has discussed using the money to bring visitingartists to Western to give presentations Johnston said. It's possible a conference of events and visiting artists will be included in spending the money Johnston said. He said the money will be used in the1999-2000 school year. Morris, a self-employed businessman and former Western art student,graduated from Western in 1966. Administrators to ease space crunch SPACE, from page 1 10 to 12new faculty members, Murphy said. Space is required to provide offices for new professors. Previously that space has been taken from classrooms. The result has been fewer instructional rooms availableduring peak hours. Between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. every classroom is utilized and nearly every seat in each class is filled, Murphy said. By moving non-student-related offices off campus, more classroomswill be available. Murphy said smaller rooms â€” 40 to 60 people â€” are planned for the space. TheCenter for Regional Studies, Campus Contact offices and extended learning offices have already movedto the building on Chestnut, Manager of Space Administration Jim Korski said. The Chestnutbuilding is full until after Jan. 1, 2000, Korski said. Other offices including purchasing, fiscalservices and accounts payable will also move, Korski said. "The university is very sensitive to the fact that we are crowded and we are finding ways to increase academic spaces," Murphy said. Westernplans to build a new structure south of the Environmental Studies building, Murphy said. It will house the journalism, communications, computer science and physics departments. Construction will not befinished for four years. President-elect Cox plans to hold forums to discuss issues ELECTION, from page 1 they voted to hold a runoff election for vice president for Academic Affairs â€” therefore Castafiedawas never officially elected, he said. Mclvor said he did not realize an infraction had occurred until afriend notified him of the violation Tuesday. Castaheda cancelled his grievance concerning themisspelling of his name last week. "I didn't want to waste the time of the elections board or itsmembers," he said. Castafieda said he filed the grievance to prove a point â€” to let people know hisname was misspelled. He still won the election. Depending upon the elections board's final decision,Castafieda could be disqualified. Another runoff election could be held or the grievance could bedismissed, Castafieda said. The A.S. Elections Board will hold the grievance hearing at 3 p.m. Friday in Viking Union 219A. The A.S. Board will ratify the election results during Wednesday's meeting, saidGenevieve Panush, 1998-99 vice president for Business and Operations. "If I do finally get ratified thereneeds to be something done about the whole petty grieving for whatever," Castafieda said. "It'sridiculous and it wastes time." Cox plans to change the elections process next year. "I think the runoff is causing more student apathy because a lot of people don't understand the runoff and don't know what is going on," he said. He said he wants to create a plurality system in which a candidate could winan election with at least 30 percent of the votes to help eliminate runoff elections that result when threecandi- Associated Students president-' dates run for the same office, he said. "It is almost impossible to get 50 percent with three strong candidates," Cox said. Cox begins his term in June and will workduring the summer at Western. The first item on his agenda is to define all six vice presidents' jobs andhave them determine their goals, he said. Cox has several personal goals with one particular theme."My main thing next year is going to be accountability and I am going to start off by being very visual tothe students and by getting a lot of feedback," Cox said. To accomplish this, he,plans to holdeducational forums concerning campus issues, such as Initiative 200 effects and classroom spaceproblems. He also wants to hold the administration accountable to the students, he said. Cox plans tovisit hall council meetings once per quarter and Chris Fuller/The Western Front elect Victor Cox in hisoffice. 'My main thing next year is going to be accountability and I am going to start off by being veryvisual to the students and by getting a lot of feedback.' Victor Cox A.S. president elect continue thetalks with Western president Karen Morse that 1998-1999 A.S,-President Sarah Steves initiated, hesaid. Cox said the other candidates who he ran against were great and hopes they will still be involvedin A.S. events and programs. "That's the one bad thing about elections, that somebody has to lose,"Cox said. Theater groups celebrate Hispanic culture on Cinco De Mayo Salvador Hueso, a student atSehome High School, said he really enjoyed Alma's performance. CELEBRATION, from page 1 "Wehave felt a big void about learning about our own heritage," Solorzano said. "This is a chance to letpeople know the cultural and musical tradition that we come from. The art of each cultural group is thesoul of each nationality." Alma's performance focused on the contributions and accomplishments ofMexican- Americans and how they fought racism and inequality while maintaining their culture andheritage. Songs in Spanish and English told the heroic story of a quest for freedom, beginning jyith theMexican-American civil rights struggle and extending to present U.S. anti-immigrant sentiment. MEChA President Carmen Perez said she feels most programs don't reflect different T have a passion forMexican culture â€” it's so important to celebrate history: Erin McKee Western Senior cultures andsaid she was excited about the performance. "The main goal behind it would be to educate andempower students, not only on Western's campus, but also Outreach students," Perez said. MEChA'sspecial guests at the performance were five high school Outreach students involved in Western'sHispano- American tutoring program. The program provides academic support of Chicano and Latinoyouth in Whatcom County. "They're really proud," Hueso said. "They represent how the culture is."Western senior Angelita Rodriguez said she thought the performance was an accurate depiction ofLatino history because it showed a lot of traditional folk music. "They're wonderful," Rodriguez said. "I think it's pretty powerful and uplifting." Western senior Erin McKee said she thought hearing apersonal testimony from Alma was really powerful. "I have a passion for Mexican culture," McKeesaid. "It's so important to celebrate history. We only learn a few sentences in history books. We need to break down barriers, celebrate the differences." ClassFinder may soon have link to faculty evaluationsEVALUATIONS, from page 1 Cox addressed concerns about the accuracy of representation in such asystem. He said the technical aspects of the program have not been worked out, but the system wouldinclude information on how many students have filled out evaluations. He added measures will be takento ensure only students who have actually been in a professor's class will be able to evaluate thatprofessor. Cox expressed optimism that the system will expand quickly. "It will start up quick oncestudents see how efficient it is," he said. HH^|||||B(HSiS^ lillHiKiiiliiliilH iiiil^jjiiHiJiiiiilis B^i^BfilBlBilBiliil^|||^||fe||j||||i|i^|^j H^iBliiiHiBiiBliiHilB l w | r l a n l | m | | h e | co ifimgZe^ iislMhgilb^ -iSo^llis^ ;;iiext;^P^HIiiBifciBSIliiiiBMi IllllBBiilHKfcllilB II^HHillB^BiBfi^Blll HIBHBIHBIllilBll llliiiliiiiHiilMiHIiiiHiJiB ---------- Western Front - 1999 May 7 - Page 5 ---------- May 7,1999 ACCENT Arts Entertainment The Western Front â€¢ 5 ECOND COMEDY FOR THEMASSES By Scott LaMont THE WESTERN FRONT An actor forgets a line, a sound effect occurs lateor a set piece falls to the ground with a performance-halting crash. These moments during a stageproduction require swift improvisation to save the scene. For nearly 40 years, The Second City theatergroup has performed shows "where this tense moment is required and encouraged; an improvisa-tionalshow where the script is being written by its stars before, during and after the performance; Students will be able to see the hilarious antics of The Second City National Touring Company as it visits Westernat 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Performing Arts Center Mainstage. This six-member ensemble willperform a bevy of classic scenes from Second City's past troupes as well as some improvisationsthat have made the company world famous. So what exactly is The Second City? One of those "BeforeThey Were Stars" shows on television might discuss The Second City in reference to Bill Murray," DanAykroyd, John Belushi, Rick Moranis, Martin Short, Mike Meyers or Chris Farley â€” all Second Cityalumni. The improvisation group has been a spawning ground for novice comedians looking to make itbig. Some have gone on to lead quiet lives while others move to bigger venues such as "Saturday NightLive." Borrowing a nickname for Chicago given by a New Yorker magazine writer, The Second Cityopened the doors of a refurbished Chinese laundry on December 16, 1959. The actors, many of whomcame from the University of Chicago's theatre department, were shocked at the attention and praisetheir troupe received. Not long after opening, Time Magazine called The Second City "a temple ofsatire." The formula was simple: take a serious topic, The current touring troupe of The Second City.add a humorous outlook and throw in some wit through improvisation. Past topics ranged from beatniksromantically approaching high-society women to the Vietnam War. Nowadays, scenes of the drearycorporate work structure provide comedy. The show continued'its early success even as some members moved to better things. In February 1974, producers sought a new Second City improvisation club andopened a new venue in Toronto with a cast of Canadian "unknowns" including John Candy, Eugene Levyand Gilda Radner. Even with success spanning two countries, The Second City found itself incompetition with a new television program, NBC Saturday Night. The group had already lost GildaRadner to the program that would later become "Saturday Night Live" and wanted to try its hand in asketch-based comedy program. In 1976, The Second City debuted on television. The result was "SCTV,"a show similar to its aforementioned competition. Carrying some of the best comedians from theChicago and Toronto troupes, "SCTV" was a moderate success. It neyer reached the success ofCourtesy of The Second City "Saturday Night Live," and although it won two;Emmys, "SCTV" ended after seven years. The troupes continue today and have added another club in Detroit. For now, the NationalTouring Company tours the country seeking new members and bringing audiences the satirical wit that has kept the doors of the original Chinese laundry house open in Chicago. Tickets for The Second Cityare $18 for adults and $16 for students. Student rush tickets can be purchased 15 minutes before theshow for $6 with student identification â€” if seats are available. TEACHING TROUBLED KIDSSURVIVAL SKILLS AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF A WILDERNESS SCHOOL By Holly HinterbergerTHE WESTERN FRONT Separated into same-sex groups and forced to fend for themselves in thewilderness, troubled teenagers battle inner demons and hope to find a new identity. In his book"Shouting at the Sky," Gary Ferguson successfully relates the moving tale of seemingly hopelesschildren in their fight for normalcy and survival. The book outlines the experiences of teenagers sent,most against their will, to the Aspen Achievement Academy wilderness program. The program sendsthem into the Utah desert for 60 days to survive without The Independent Learning office has-moved!Same Friendly Folks â€¢ Easy Access â€¢ Free Parking Same phone number and e-mail: phone: (360)650-3650 fax: (360) 650-6858 e-mail: ilearn@cc.wwu.edu Look tor us at: The Chestnut Building 800 E.Chestnut, First Floor From campus take N. Garden or Indian north to Chestnut, hirn right. BOUNDARYBAY Brewery Bistro fjjieat Mont to- a Spatial Â®Â£Â£igfUfuÂ£ 5wd (M 5% Methe^A flap Sj)Â£cudSiuutcd Sunday May 9th 9:00 a.m. ~ 2:30 p.m. 647-5593 1107 Railroad Ave. Bellingham â€¢â€”bathrooms, matches or showers. Before writing the book, Ferguson trained as a counselor and spentthree months working with students in the program, he said. Ferguson was not paid for his work andsaid he felt it was important to participate with the group, instead of writing the story from theperspective of an : outsider. During the program, teens share their stories of drug abuse, eatingdisorders and suicide. attempts as they struggle to prove themselves capable enough to go homeat the end of. the program. At 14, Ruben is already a drug addict and went into the desert believing hisaddiction did not have any consequences â€” beyond getting himself into trouble. His breakthroughoccurred when a counselor totaled the cost of Ruben's drug use, which amounted to more than$9,000. Nancy is bulimic and spent most of her time hiding the problem. Despite angry letters from herparents, Nancy manages to open up to her group and go an entire week without throwing up. OnSusan's first day in the program, all she wanted to do was die. She avoided conversations with the groupand cried herself to sleep at night. Two weeks later, smiles grace her dirty face and she is off suicidewatch. Underlying the personal trials of each teen is Ferguson's message of hope. In a societyconstantly reminded of what happens to misguided children, "Shouting at the Sky" proves underneaththeir troubles they are good kids needing a second chance. The Aspen program is designed toprovide that chance by creating ritual and identity for those too lost to find it on their own. "If you don't give young people ritual, they will create it," Ferguson said. In his book, Ferguson said nature is theavenue of discovery the program uses. "Nature provides natural consequences," he said. "(It) doesn'tcare who you are or where you are from. (The kids) are finally in a place where what they do matters."Part of Ferguson's inspiration for the book was his own use of wilderness as a coping device, he said. "Iwent to nature to be quiet in a place free of judgment," he said. "It's a very healing place." ---------- Western Front - 1999 May 7 - Page 6 ---------- 6 â€¢ The Western Front Accent May 7,1999 TRAVELING INCOGNITO Three men who ran away tostart a circus By Chris Goodenow THE WESTERN FRONT A man juggling knives, a singing monkeyand a man forecasting weather by current events may seem strange to most people â€” however, that iswhat the Incognito Traveling Circus does best. Traveling across 28 states, from Tennessee to Californiaand now Washington, Simon Jaynes, Brian Stabile and Aaron Carson found they were always greatentertainers at parties. Last November they decided they had enough talent to start a circus. A typicalshow looks like a mini-carnival with constant live music, jugglers, fortune telling and carnival games. Thegroup described its show as an elongated party, not a two-hour circus. The group often has contactswhere it travels, like fortune tellers and a ringmaster. 'We want people to understand that it's not likethe traditional idea of a circus," Jaynes said. "There's not going to be an invisible wall between us and the people. We're not just up there to look at; we're going to interact with people. I think the best way to getpeople into a circus is to make them feeljike they're part of it." The traveling circus has refined its skills in the past six months to become more entertaining. Jaynes and Carson, the jugglers of the group, havejuggled whisky bottles, skateboards, knives, a pogo stick and a hamster â€” and the list keeps growing. - Jaynes said he hopes to move to flaming torches soon. "You just got to find whatever your skill levelis : and then juggle the most dangerous thing you can do," Jaynes said. "I would love to say, 'find threeobjects, any three objects you want, and I'll juggle theni for ya.'" Jaynes tries to catch the knives by thehandle, and said the minor cuts that occur don't bother him. Carson is perfecting juggling while jumpingon a pogo stick. "We kind, of pride ourselves in trying to juggle everything," he said. Carson's talentsdon't stop at physical phenomena. .He claims lie can accurately forecast the weather according tocurrent events. For example, bombing in Yugoslavia may cause rain in Florida, he said. â€¢ "Predictingthe weather is easy â€” the trick is making it a show," Carson said. "You got to spice it up." AlthoughStabile can't juggle, one of his best talents is being "The Monkey." In his homemade monkey suit, hepuffs out his cheeks, scratches his head and skillfully flaps his arms. The three often perform informallyon Western's campus with a hat in front of them for change. The group's main interest is traveling andperforming its act in small-town fields or parks. So far, the group has traveled 14,000 miles, marked by ahalf-inch-wide strip of duct tape on their dashboard for every thousand miles. In late fall, they plan tomake another trip across the United States. They said their exact destination is unknown. For now, thegroup is looking for hew people to join the circus. They said they have gotten a few people interested byperforming in Red Square. "We're definitely looking for people to run away with the circus," Carson said."Anything can be a show if it's different enough from people's everyday lives," Jaynes said. "You need tostay crazy. It's just a lot of insanity involved in circus acting. That's what we're doing, is marketinginsanity." The circus' biggest crowd was at a college student's birthday party in Philadelphia, whichlasted about a week-and-a-half. Jaynes estimated about 20 to 30 people were always present. Thecircus has found it draws bigger crowds in college towns such as Bellingham. "You have to be prettyopen minded to get what we're trying to put across," Carson said. The circus never charges admission for its shows, but people can donate money if they want to. "We don't want the kind of situation where you have to pay money to go see the circus," Carson said. "The most important part is our audience, and we don't want to exclude anybody from our audience." The group's act is constantly growing. The members want to get a school bus for people and equipment. As part of an act, Carson plans to jump over it on his motorcycle. The traveling circus is practicing tightrope walking and is looking into preying mantis fights.A friend of the group wants to be a human can-nonball. but they have to get the cannon first. Stabile andJaynes got jobs to pay for basic living needs and,-of course., the expense of the circus. Most of theircircus ideas aren't cheap, and the show isaiot bringing i n , mvich.monBy..; _ "Money isn't really of thatmuch importance to me,'other.than I need it to do things like this. Carson said. "I cant think of a better-thing to spend my money on, personally. I'm ready to devote serious time, effort and money to this idea." Jaynes agreed money is not an object when it comes to the circus. "I don't care if I lose money left andright at this point," he said. "It's all about following this idea and dream as far as it can go." Photos byChris Goodenow/The Western Front (Above left): Aaron Carson practices juggling-on-a-pogo-stick skills in Red Square. (Bottom): The Incognito Traveling Circus (L to R) Carson, Brian Stabile and Simon Jaynesperched on their faithful steed. ---------- Western Front - 1999 May 7 - Page 7 ---------- May 7,1999 Accent The Western Front â€¢ 7 WESTERN' RT By Bobby Stone THE WESTERN FRONT With more than 200 prints and drawings, the Western Gallery Print Collection is small, at best,compared with the selection of prints at a place such as the Seattle Art Museum, which has thousandsof prints. Western's collection, however, is still very valuable. The collection features well-known artistssuch as John Taylor Arms, Homer Winslow, James Whistler and local artist Helen Loggie, said WesternGallery Curator Sarah Clark-Langager. Of the 209 prints, 92 are American, 15 are First Nation/NativeAmerican, 30 are European and three are from Japanese artists. Fourteen prints were donated byWestern faculty or alumni while the remaining 55 prints are by Loggie. "(The amount of prints) isminiscule to what other institutions have," Clark- Langager said. "But we have a good beginning." TomDavidson, owner of Davidson's Gallery in Seattle, evaluated the print collection in September and referredto the different themes and designs of the prints and said the collection is pretty mixed. "It's deep insome areas, while having a smattering of things in others," he said. "It's not seamless and cohesive byany stretch." Davidson said the collection definitely needs to grow, however, it is valuable from ateaching perspective; "There's enough range that students could benefit from having access to it," hesaid. Clark-Langager said some art professors request prints periodically to use in their classes asexamples of certain types of work. Clark-Langager said when she arrived at Western 10 years ago, thecollection was dispersed throughout campus in private offices, public rooms and storage. Recordsweren't kept of Western's prints so she did research to find exactly what was in the collection. She saidshe found a nice, small print collection but was appalled by the state it was in. "When I went to look,prints were hanging over radiators, set behind doors and left in direct sunlight," Clark-Langager said. ."There wasn't a general respect for taking care of (the prints)." She took the prints out of private offices and created a new policy to keep them safe. Most of the prints were put into storage and taken outfor shows, while various prints can be "found throughout campus in public areas such as the library or art department. Clark-Langager said the print collection is good to have, even if it is small. Tom Johnston,chair of the art department, said he appreciates the prints. "We have a good start of a collection,"he said. "Prints traditionally or historically have always been a really good art medium to see. It's anoriginal art at an affordable price." The Western Gallery Print Collection isn't the only collection Western is involved with. Western has a stake in the Washington Art Consortium Collection. The consortiumwas organized in 1975 by four institutions: Cheney Cowles Memorial State Museum in Spokane, theWashington State University Museum of Art, the Tacoma Art Museum and the Western Gallery. Threemore institutions have since joined: The Henry Gallery at the University of Washington, the Seattle ArtMuseum and the Whatcom Museum of History and Art. Clark-Langager said the consortium collectionis well-known. She said museums in the United States and Europe borrow from it. Some of the artistsfeatured in the collection are Mark Di Suvero, Adolph Gottlieb, Andy Warhol, Frank Stella and JamesRosenquist. Clark-Langager is in charge of distributing the consortium collection while Western safelystores the artwork. She said the reason more of the artwork -isn't displayed is for the safety of theprints. She doesn't display prints where they can be easily stoleji ox.are in danger of being damaged bythe elements. "Before we put the prints up we check out the security and conservation issues," Clark-Langager said. "For example, the dean of environmental science wanted some prints in his office; wechecked out the light situation and said they couldn't have any unless there was a filter." Clark-Langager hopes to increase the collections through donations. "(The collection) is not enough that it is so heavilycommitted to one direction or another," he said. "It's small enough that you can set your priorities andpursue those." He suggested creating an independent study group or a specific class designed tosolicit prints and start a publishing-type role. (Above) James Rosenquist's "Circles of Confusion'^(1965)and and (Below) Frank Stella's "Eccentric Polygons" can be found in the print collection housed atWestern. C I N.E M A Barney Benedictson/The Western Front Moviegoers enjoy the big screen atBellingham's independent theater, the Pickford Cinema. By Julie Hemphill THE WESTERN FRONTHidden away in the 1400 Block of Cornwall Avenue, nestled between Allied Arts and DowntownJohnny's, exists the Pickford Cinema. Sixteen members of the Whatcom Film Association Board ofDirectors, three employees and countless volunteers run the Pickford Cinema, Bellingham's onlyindependent cinema. The original owner went bankrupt after four months of operation and closed thecinema for approximately one year. Manager and motion picture machine operator, Dunja Martdn,helped re-open the cinema six months ago. In order to raise money, the board created the FairhavenOutdoor Cinema last summer. Movies were free, but donations were accepted. Family-oriented films ranfor eight weeks, shown behind Colophon Cafe. The turnout and size of donations were huge, Martonsaid. The first month was rent-free. This enabled the board to renovate the cinema and learn to run the projection booth. "It was a lot harder than we had expected," Marton said. The old carpet was replaced,a new seating arrangement was put in and the concession area was remodeled, Marton said. "It was ahuge group effort," she said. During the first couple of months, the cinema ran into a major problem. The platter used to project the film onto the screen was from the 1970s. This put it 13 years past itsexpected lifetime. The ahtiqueness caused one-quarter of the films to break. .-â€¢â€¢â€¢-- "It would becomplete mayhem," Marton said. The cinema did not have the $5,000 needed for the new platter,but a huge donation allowed them to buy a replacement, Marton said. "It's been a really smooth ridesince then," Marton said. She said this provided time to concentrate on running and improving thecinema instead of whether or not the film would break. . Marton credits the community and itsenthusiasm for keeping the cinema alive. "It's obvious this town needed something like this," Martonsaid. "People want it to happen." Volunteers come in nightly to help with the set up and concessionstand. Martha Ammon, retired Bellingham resident volunteers twice per month. "Not enough peopletake advantage of it," Amnion said. The cinema has 94 seats and accomodates wheelchairs.. The rowslined with lights, the walls draped in red fabric and the reclining chairs create a classic movie theateratmosphere. The Pickford is in its sixth month of operation. - "This has been one of the bestexperiences of my life," Marton said. The cinema features independent, foreign, classics, re-releases arid first-run films. Daily shows run at 7 and 9 p.m. In two weeks, a 4 p.m. show will beadded. The films show for one week and change every Friday. "God Said 'Ha!'" starring and directed byJulia Sweeney from "Saturday Night Live," runs May 7 to 13.' This film takes a closer look at Sweeney's life as she is dealing with her divorce, her brother's terminal cancer and her own battle with cancer. Atthe 1998 Seattle International Film Festival, Sweeney's film received the audience's Golden NeedleAward. ---------- Western Front - 1999 May 7 - Page 8 ---------- 8 â€¢ The Western Front S PORTS NCAA II Recreation May 7,1999 Kickin' it out By Aaron SnelTHE WESTERN FRONT Sounds of breaking boards and forceful grunts came from Red SquareWednesday, as members of Western's Tae Kwon Do club demonstrated for nearly 100 spectators. .The club's instructor, Faith Dougherty, ordered the 10-per-son group into action, performing a series ofkicks and punches. Next, members showed off their strength and control by breaking 12-by-12-inch pine boards with their elbows and feet. Dougherty gave a nunchaku demonstration, performing 15 differentmoves and forms in rapid succession. Dougherty is a first-degree, level-three black belt in the Koreanmartial art of Tae Kwon Do. "I study and teach because I need to be better," Dougherty said. "I want tobecome a master and that takes mental discipline, respect and perseverance." Dougherty led the groupin poom-se, which is Korean for a pattern of punches, kicks and blocks performed from memory. Senior Milyssa Carwin and freshman Jeremy Noone squared off in a sparring match. Each wore protectivepadding and head guards as they bounced barefoot on the red bricks, looking for openings to land aquick kick or punch. Noone has been in the Tae Kwon Do club for two quarters. He said he has learnedself-discipline and endurance from participating in the club. "It's a great sport," Noone said. "Iespecially like sparring because it lets you try out the moves that we practice each week. Tae Kwon Doteaches control of what your-doing instead of flailing your arms. and legs all over the place." Aftersparring, Carwin performed a running-jumping-flying side kick. She started about 12 feet from a clubmember holding a board at shoulder height. She got a running start, jumped about four feet from theboard and glided through the air â€” snapping it ..in half with a powerful kick. "I.started doing Tae Kwon Do last spring because I wanted to have some fun while I worked out," Carwin said. "I feel a lot moreconfident, and strong since I started. It's taught me discipline and respect for others." The Tae KwonDo club practices three times per week, Monday, Wednesday and. Friday, Western's Vivian Leedemonstrates a sliding side kick, snapping a board in the hands of fellow Tae Kwon Do member ThadEkle. The club hosted a demonstration in Red Square Wednesday. Bobby Stone/ The Western Frontat the U.S. Tae Kwon Do Center in downtown Bellingham. They practice under master Uoon Choi, the1986 Tae Kwon Do world champion. Western's Tae Kwon Do club is participating in a tournament from9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Edmonds Community College. Phlnney reflects on fastpitch, past and future By Erica Oakley THE WESTERN FRONT Western's fastpitch team will riot return to the playoffs justbrie year â€¢ after winning the NAIA National Softball Championship. A softball team must be ranked inthe NCAA II West Region's top four to make the playoffs. Western is ranked fifth. "I'm still trying to figure out how that feels," head coach Art Phinney said. This is the first time in Phinney's coaching career he will not be going to the playoffs. Being in the NCAA-II for the first year and losing five one-run gamesearly in the season were reasons Phinney said the team did not reach the post-season. Phinney saidthe team failed to perform in the five losses, lacking timely hitting and failing to drive in runners.Taking into account the quality of teams played and Western's record, 33-13, Phinney said he feelsthe team deserves to be in the playoffs. "They are peaking at the right time and finishing stronger thanthey started," he said. Phinney said several players have improved their play and made importantcontributions to the team this season. "Our outfield has just played tremendous defense," Phinney said. "Sonya Joseph has had an incredible year defensively. She has saved us a lot of runs." Darcy Taylorhas improved her hitting and Andie Greenen has done a tremendous job as catcher and increased herbatting average, Phinney added. Some players with natural leadership abilities, including Greenen,Taylor and Cdni Posey, will have to step up next year to take the places of graduating players,Phinney said. Phinney said he does not doubt Western will be a playoff 'contender next'season; "I'mproud of them," Phinney said. "These players should be proud of what they've done this year." Athletesof the week awarded Runner Devin Kemper and rower Amanda Moklebust were named Western'sAthletes of the Week for April 25 through May 1. Kemper set a school record, winning the men's 800meters at the University of Oregon Invitational with a time of 1:50.52. He broke the record by .22seconds. Moklebust was the stroke in Western's varsity eight victory at the Opening Day Regatta with a time of 5:13.40. Coming Attractions Community Food Co-op Healthy Connections M H V CookingClasses Lectures Include: Natural Gynecology for East Indian Vegetarian Women of all Ages CuisineDr. RacheHe Herdman Joeeph Cudnik May 10, 7-9 pm May 13, G-9 pm _^fo FÂ°r more Information, ca\\734-6150 or come /*%*Â£Â£' pick up a free Healthy Connections flyer. Wft ) 1220 N.Forest OpenEveryday Â£gt; am to 9 pm Graduation Gifts! Wedding Gifts! Parting Gifts! v Gifts to take home! muDPottery vour The most fun place to shop! From the largest and most beautiful selection of stonewarepottery in the Northwest All stoneware Pottery is hand- old Fairhaven â€¢ 911 Harris Ave made in ourstudio or by West â€¢ ^^^_ Coast Potters. / We Ship! 650-9007 REGAL CINEMAS SEH0ME CINEMAS 671-7770 / NOW PLAYING f SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT -NO PASSES ACCEPTED -CALL THEATREFOR SHOWTIME ---------- Western Front - 1999 May 7 - Page 9 ---------- May 7,1999 Sports The Western Front â€¢ 9 By Jaime Martin THE WESTERN FRONT Imagine menand women all wearing snorkels and goggles, black fins attached to their feet. Then put them allunderwater and tell them to play hockey. James Luce explained Bellingham's Underwater Hockey Club. Luce, who has played for 13 years, said the game is played using a short stick, not much longer thana person's hand, and a puck. Teams have 10 players, with six players in the water at one time. Thegame is played in 15- minute halves. It begins with the puck in the middle of the pool and each teamdives for it to start the game. To score, the puck must go into metal troughs placed at each end of thebottom of the pool. A member of the underwater hockey club at practice. Shown floating at lower left is his hockey stick. Jay Tarpinian/ The Western Front The referees are underwater, wearing brightgloves and clothing to signify their job. The game can get rough, but players are supposed to play the body clean â€” with minimal contact â€” and just hit the puck, Luce said. Bumps and bruises dooccur. Vicki Gezon was the unlucky recipient of a broken nose at a practice not long ago, Luce said."It's so addicting, and a 105- pound woman can beat a 215- pound man because it's about finesse,"Gezon said. The club has two players attending nationals this June in Chicago. John Hudson hasplayed the game for the past two decades. "I'll probably get picked up by a master's team," Hudsonsaid. On a master's team, all players are more than 35 years old. Vicki Gezon, who has been playing for 17 or 18 years, will also attend nationals. "I saw a pool full of guys wearing Speedos and I've beenplaying ever since," she said. Golfers swinging wood at nationals By Ghris Blake . THE WESTERNFRONT Western's men's golf team used a second-place finish at the NCAA Division II West RegionalChampionship Wednesday in Fountain Hills, Ariz., to earn its fifth straight trip to nationals. Led by senior Joel Skarbo, Western posted a season-best final-round of 282 to finish at 865 â€” three strokes behindNo. 3-ranked Texas Wesleyan University. Western will play in its first NCAA Division II nationalchampionship May 18 through 21 in Valdosta, Ga. "It's such a relief to see us make nationals," Skarbosaid. "My college career isn't over." Skarbo shot a 5-under-par 66 Tuesday and a 67 Wednesday tofinish the tournament in second place at 210, four strokes off the lead. A horrible first round of 77 mayhave cost Skarbo the tour- Get it h e r e . Mo|lC^r s Day Sale: ~**â€”*- SALE RUNS FROM May 3 -8 " 20% off all sportswear, jewelry and United Design picture frames. Also 20% off selected "Books forMom"from our general book department. Sale includes several Western Mom shirts. Many other greatgifts to choose fromâ€”There's something for everyone! Get it here. www.bookstore.wwu.edu oWESTERN ASSOCIATED STUDENTS BOOKstore nament title. "I'm very proud of this team," Westerncoach Steve Card said. "Joel shooting nine under the last two rounds really picked us up, but everyoneplayed well." Junior Craig Welty shot a final-round 71 to tie for ninth at 216. "Craig played better than his numbers turned out," Skarbo said. Skarbo said it was a full team effort that helped Western. "Theother guys played solid/' he said. "That's what had been missing." Freshman Bo Stephan tied for 13that 218, junior John Stehlik shot a 223 and redshirt freshman Jamie Kim finished at 231. The Vikingsentered the tournament ranked 22nd nationally and wanted to prove they are among the elite teams inthe nation, Skarbo said. "We've done nothing but get better all year," Skarbo said. "I think a lot of teams are going to be surprised." "Now we know that we belong in the upper echelon of teams," Card agreed."We know we can play with any of these teams." Skarbo said the tough competition Western faced all season has prepared them for nationals. "We definitely have a legitimate chance to win it," he said.Give Mom Jewelry That You Made Especially For Her. 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Western will not have anotherbuilding until the communications building opens in 2004. The number of students applying to Westernand the number of students the state legislature requires Western to continue state funding are stillincreasing each year, Registrar Joe St. Hilare said. Students and administrators, however, can make afew sacrifices to alleviate the situation now. One of the main reasons overcrowded classrooms exist, is most students take classes in the morning and early afternoon. Many students work during theafternoon or evening or they just want to get their classes finished in the morning. Classrooms arecompletely booked between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., but many classrooms are available in the late afternoonand evening, St. Hilaire said. Professors want their classes scheduled in the morning because theyattract fewer students when they schedule a class after 3 p.m., St. Hilaire said. Although afternoon andevening classes are less convenient for students, they need to begin taking more of them because noother outlets for more classes exist. "Even if we got 50 more classrooms tomorrow, we would still havethe same problem,"' St. Hilaire said. Administrators are taking small steps to overcome overcrowding.The administration is moving administrative offices, such as University Extended Programs, off-campus tocreate more faculty office space and a few classrooms. It also created classroom space for 238 morestudents when it opened Haggard Hall winter quarter. To effectively address overcrowding, however,administrators need to stop over enrolling. Western is currently over-enrolled by 200 students beyond thestate target. The overenrollment money is used to hire more faculty, St. Hilaire said. More faculty makesexpansion of Western's curriculum possible, but what good are new courses if no classrooms in whichto teach them exist? Additional faculty also increase overcrowding because they require office space.Although limiting overenrollment would not solve the problem of overenrollment, it would prevent it fromgetting worse. It is a sacrifice for students to take classes at less convenient times and for administrators to give up money generated from overenrollment. It Will be hard for students to work more in the morningand find time for dinner in between classes, and it will be hard for administrators and faculty to budgettheir money more conservatively. Making these small sacrifices, however, is better than furthersacrificing the quality of Western's education. Frontlines are the opinion of The Western Front editorialboard: John Bankston, Erin Becker, Karl Horeis, Jenni Odekirk, Alyssa Pfau, Steven Uhles, Todd Wanke and Tyler Watson. The Western Front Editor John Bankston; Managing Editor Tyler Watson; CopyEditors: Erin Becker, Bryta Alvensleben and Kayley Mendenhall; News Editors: Alyssa Pfau and JenniOdekirk; Accent/Features Editors: Steven Uhles and Todd Wanke; Assistant Accent/Features Editor: Mia Penta; Sports Editors: Colin Howser and Curt Woodward; Opinions Editor: Karl Horeis; Photo EditorBarney Benedictson; Assistant Photo Editor Nick Haney; Online Editor Matt Williams; Cartoonists: Chad Crowe and Sarah Kulfan; Adviser Lyle Harris; Business Manager Carol Brach. Staff Reporters: Lisa Beck, Chris Blake, Monica Bell, Sara Buckwirz, Kimberly Blair, Sara Ballenger, Christi Croft, Lisa Curdy,Tiffany Campbell, Chris Christian, Duane Dales, Chris Fuller, Andy Faubion, Kelly Ferguson, ChrisGoodenow, Julie Graham, Amanda Hashimoto, Kristen Hawley, Julie Hemphill, Alex Hennesy, HollyHinterberger, Kevin Hulten, Sabrina Johnson, Remy Kissel, Scott LaMont, Jeff Lechtanski, Corey Lewis,Meredith Lofberg, Jenni Long, Krisun Marquardt, Siobhan Millhouse, Rachimah Magnuson, SaraMagnuson, Jaime Martin, Jackie Mercurio, Kari McGinnis, Erica Oakley, Meghan Pattee, Daniel Peters,Laura Query, Natalie Quick, Derrick Scheid, Emily Santolla, Christie Shepard, Dave Shepperd, BobbyStone, Aaron Snel, Kathryn Stephens, Jen True, Jay Tarpinian, Jeremy Thurston, Katrina Tyrrell, CarrieVan Driel, Soren Velice, Tiffany White, Joseph Wiederhold, Chris Worth, Steve Wiens, Craig Yantis, Janis Yi, Laura Zimmerman. And we quote: "If you were to outlaw abortion you would create an enormousunderground that would make prohibition seem small by comparison/' Paul Weynch of the FreeCongress Foundation â€” one of the founders of the Christian Conservative movement. Source: April26,1999 issue of The Washington Post. |TMUSTUAVÂ£ BEENALtTMAT 1/ A life for a life orforgiveness? Death penalty flawed but necessary for real justice Sabrina Johnson COMMENTARY The death penalty is not perfect. It is slow, discriminatory and; controversial. The answer, however,to this problem is not to eradicate the system, but to perfect it. Last week, Sister Helen Prejeanspoke at Western, recounting her experiences with death-row inmates. In her speech, she spoke against the death penalty. Prejean listed statistics, citing the downfalls of the system. She said of the 18,000homicides committed in the United States each year, less than 1 percent receive the death penalty. This1 percent is poor, and usually includes those who are convicted of murdering a white person.Unfortunately, Prejean is correct. The death penalty discriminates by race, class and gender. Accordingto the Death Penalty Information Center's Web site, since 1976 eight white defendants were executed forkilling a black victim, while 128 black defendants were executed for killing a white victim. Obviously, thisis disproportional when, according to DPIC, 56 percent of the 271 people executed since 1976 are white. The death penalty should not discriminate. Each victim and criminal should be treated equally, nomatter what their race. According to the US. Department of Justice's Web site, as of 1997 the deathpenalty was authorized in 38 states and by the federal government. Each state has its own lawsdetermining what falls in the category of a capitol offense â€” the type of crime that may result in a death-penalty sentence. In Washington state, aggravated first-degree murder is a capital offense. According tothe DPIC, 17 people have been sentenced to death in Washington State since 1976, but only threehave been executed. The death penalty was re-enacted in Washington in 1975, but the first executionwas not until 1993. â€¢ The threat of death is supposed to be a deterrent, something to prevent seriouscrimes. It is questionable whether or not someone will stop to think about the death penalty beforecommitting a crime. Right now the reality of receiving the death penalty is small because it takes yearsto enact. According to the Clark County Prosecuting Attorney's Web site, those executed in 1996 spentan average of 10 years, five months awaiting execution. From 1977 through 19%, 5,534 prisoners were on death row; only 358 (6 percent) were executed. See SERIOUS, page 11 Death penalty â€” often racistâ€” is barbarous Kathryn Stephens COMMENTARY It has become one of the most politically clichedissues, in v.our modern democratic system. Yet the disturbing finality of the death penalty stands.The power of the courts to decide whether criminals should lose their constitutionally-protected rights issomething that requires the lawful consensus of a modern society. Such a standard, however, does not exist. The death penalty, a state-authorized punishment, has been accepted in various areas sincecolonial times. It was not until 1972 that the U.S. Supreme Court halted executions in its Furman v. ---------- Western Front - 1999 May 7 - Page 11 ---------- May 7,1999 Opinions The Western Front â€¢ 11 From CRUEL, page 10 ry of Texas state's three botched attempts. It took 24 minutes to kill one criminal while the tube attached to his lethal injection needleburst, spraying chemicals toward witnesses. The presence of discrimination in state death-penaltydecisions is apparent in the statistics. A 1990 report by the General Accounting Office stated aconsistent pattern of evidence indicating racial disparities in charging, sentencing and imposing thedeath penalty. The same study concluded those who murdered whites were more likely to be sentenced to death than those who murdered African Americans. Of the 3,000 people on death row, 40 percent are African American. The final issue discrediting the validity of the death penalty is it does not succeed indeterring crime. The Death Penalty Information Center revealed the majority of states with the deathpenalty show murder rates higher than non-death 'Of the 3,000 people on death row, 40 percent areAfrican American/ penalty states. A1995 Hart Research Associates poll demonstrated 67 percent ofpolice chiefs did not believe the death penalty significantly lowered the number of homicides and rankedit last among ways of effectively reducing crime. The remaining resolution is obvious. The SupremeCourt cannot make up its mind about the legality of the death penalty as citizens are stripped of theirprivileges and humanity. Punishments guaranteed to be free of cruelty continue to be botched. Thesystem is providing the public with blatant red flags â€” why aren't we seeing them? From SERIOUS ,page 10 The death penalty does not seem effective or threatening when only 1 percent of murderersreceive the death sentence, and 6 percent of those are actually carried through. The death penaltyshould be taken seriously and should be enforced. Without enforcement it is ineffective and worthless.The victims of these death-row inmates do not have a second chance at life. The inmates shouldn't have a second chance either. iBliiliiMiiliiiiliii liliiiiilliSlliiiiiliii What ally diminishes his partners fear? To theeditor: As a woman, I urge all men to take a strong, vocal stance against sexual violence. What ChrisGoodenow's editorial [May 4 edition of The Front] fails to recognize is no man needs an invitation froma woman to be an ally against rape. Goodenow suggests that women ostracize men as potential allies.Why do allies feel if s necessary to align themselves directly with oppressed groups? Men can beexcellent allies, educating friends, brothers, roommates and Western's campus. Men, with the privileges that come with being male, must stand together against violence, setting an example for their gender.Women, with the risks that come with being female, are busy enough trying to make it home everynight. So if I don't say hello to you, Random Male Stranger, please forgive me: I've been stained by adirty film/ as-well â€” one that requires I protect myself and cross the street first, say hello later.TeleAadsen Western student Protesters must consider impact To the editor, Walking through campuslast Thursday, I was stopped by an individual. She asked if I had a Green Card. Of course I did not,considering I am an American. The lady told me I could be deported if I did not carry my Green Card.She sent me to a table to talk a lady out of deporting me. I realize that these individuals were trying toprove a point. In some cities, incidents such as this have occurred. Yet, it literally made me furious. Ifound it appalling these people stopped me in my tracks to harrass me. It is great they are upset by thetorment people have received for not having Green Cards, but they should not have gone about it the way fhey.did. Tell people in Red Square to go to the table and read about it. Do not harrass them on theirway to class. Their cause seemed worthwhile, but to involve the students in this way not only made memad, but scared me half to death. Don't get me involved in that way. Don't scare me on my way toclass. Just have posters set up, but don't ever tell me that Imay "be deported," on my way to class. Ithought it was ruthless and aggravating, trying to avoid them for the rest of the day. If they were tryingto make a point, they did a great job: to not support them at all. Julia Colleran Western StudentWreckless editorial defeats its purpose To the editor: As I read Chris Goodenow's commentary in theMay 4 issue of The Front, I thought that he was making a good point at first. Certainly most of us agreethat not all men are rapists, and not all men deserve to be treated as such. Unfortunately, he ended upclosing the article with the implication that women are somehow at fault for acting defensive aroundmen these days. In fact, he left quite a hostile impression I am stunned that he not only trivialized the most recent reported rape on campus by saying, "Another rape has come and gone" as if rape is somekind of weather, but that he expects women to be able to avoid "the few individuals that cause the badreputation for all men" First of all, those individuals do a lot more damage than causing a bad. reputationfor men. If Mr. Goodenow had been raped I don't imagine he'd be able to write so carelessly about thismatter, and strictly from the male side. Second of all, how does he expect women to know which menout there are potential rapists and which ones are not? Consider the fact that many of us have beenraped already often by people we trusted, and do not care to risk it again. Third of all, isn't beingostracized a little more pleasant than being raped? To me it is obvious that his attitude was increasingthe very gap between the sexes he was complaining about. 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