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Title: Western Front - 2006 April 7
Date: 2006-04-07
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Text preview (might not show all results): 2006_0407 ---------- Western Front 2006-04-07 - Page 1 ---------- BYKSTRA FIRST DIVISION II ATHLETE TO WIN V FOUNDATION COMEBACK AWARD, mm WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2006 MATT VOGTV THE WESTERN FRONT Protesters gathered outside the Federal Building on Magnolia Street to oppose an
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Show more2006_0407 ---------- Western Front 2006-04-07 - Page 1 ---------- BYKSTRA FIRST DIVISION II ATHLETE TO WIN V FOUNDATION COMEBACK AWARD, mm WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2006 MATT VOGTV THE WESTERN FRONT Protesters gathered outside the Federal Building on Magnolia Street to oppose an immigration bill currently before Congress. The rally lasted from noon to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Students,fiiculty, eoMnfyresidents carry signs fromRed'Square to Federal Building BY SHAWNA WALLS The Western Front The usual lunchtime mix of students milled around Red Square at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, lazing in the bright sunshine. Fifteen minutes later, a crowd of hundreds had formed, chanting and carrying signs opposing a bill before the U.S. Senate that would make illegal immigration a felony. The Western chapter of the Chicano Student Movement of Aztlan, or MEChA, a human rights organization focusing onChicano issues, organized the class walkout and rally, but more than one-third were residents from around Whatcom County. Protesters ranged from parents carrying infants on their shoulders to senior citizens. Students carried signs see BARRIERS, page 5 ISSUE 3, VOLUME 137 AS vote keeps â€¢ * â€¢ BY JEFFREY LUXMORE â€¢ ^ The Associated Students board of directors voted 5-2 Wednesday to prevent a transportation referendum from appearing on the student ballot later this month at their weekly meeting in the Viking Union. If passed, the referendum would have appeared on the spring elections ballot. Students could have voted on the referendum that proposed a student transportation fee of $19 be added to student tuition each quarter. The fee would have provided every student with a bus pass and the university with at least $40,000 for bicycle and pedestrian paths around campus. The additional funding would also allow Western to contract additional late-night bus service from the Whatcom Transportation Authority. AS president Western senior Shannon Hutchinson, said she voted against the sustainable transportation referendum because she didn't see the value for students who don't use the buses frequently. Hutchinson said she uses the bus onceaweek. "I'm thinking about 13,000 students and the ones that haven't been admittedyet and whether thatfee can pro vide a benefit," Hutchinson said. Gene Myers, an associate professor at the Huxley College of the Environment, said he disagreed with Hutchinson's rationale. "To be a valuable public good, you don't have to demonstrate (individual benefit)," Myers said. "This was, in my opinion, a really good benefit at an excellent value that the board failed to present to students." Myers said the Student Health Center and its fee are see BUS, page 6 Workers cut down tree near Old Main BY BECKIE ROSILLO The Western Front If a tree falls on campus, would anyone hear it? One fallen tree has left a resounding echo in its absence. An American Elm tree on north campus has drawn student and faculty attention since its removal Wednesday Facilities management cut the tree down during spring break because it was a safety hazard to students, utility worker Duane Beltman said. The wood was so soft Beltman said he could bend and break it in his hand. From the stump, die rot was approximately 5 feet deep, outdoor maintenance utility worker Josh Intveld said. When the men arrived. to remove the remains of the tree Wednesday, a sign reading, "This tree was murdered," was taped to the top of the stump. Facilities management lead gardener Randy Godfrey said the tree was one of many planted during the original landscaping at Western more than 100 years ago. Intveld said the tree was rotting, which mean it has a greater chance of breaking, especially in heavy winds or rain. "There was bracket fungus growing at the bottom of the tree and that indicates an advanced state of decay," Godfrey said. The tree was near several walkways on the lawn behind Wilson Library, next to the Humanities Building and Old Main. Intveld said the nearly 2-foot-wide tree had a five- inch ring of live wood in the outermost part of the stump when they cut it down. The inside core of the tree was a soft, crumbly substance of dead tissue, Godfrey said. see HAGGARD, page 6 BECKIE ROSILLO / THE WESTERN FRONT Utility workers Josh Intveld arid Duane Beltman mix roots from a tree they removed into the soil between Wilson Library and Old Main Wednesday. 'HAM BANDS Bellingham bands will take the stage in the Asking Union Multipurpose Room April 14. ACCENT, PAGE 9 SCRUM DOWN Western's men's rugby team prepares to switch leagues next season. SPORTS, PAGE 13 CRYING GAME Although often equated with weakness, crying may hold hidden health benefits. OPINIONS, PAGE 14 WEATHER Saturday: Rain Hi: 57 Low: 42 Sunday: Showen Hi: 55 Low: 40 www.westemfrontonline.com ---------- Western Front 2006-04-07 - Page 2 ---------- 2 * THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS APRIL 7,2006 Cops Box University Police April 3, 12:22 p.m.: UP responded to a report of a husky dog running loose on south campus. April 3, 9:31 a.m.: UP responded to a report of an auto accident near the Ridgeway Commons dining hall. The driver hit a parked, unattended vehicle. UP reported no injuries. April 3, 9:23 a.m.: UP responded to a report of a broken window at the Wade King Student Recreation Center. Bellingham Police April 4,6:02 p.m.: Officers stopped a vehicle on the 400 block of Westerly Road after me driver reportedly nearly caused an accident. Officers administered a breath test and the driver registered a .186 and a .198. According to the report, the driver said, 'Tuck man, I ain't going to lie to you. I'm faded." April 3,3:42 p.m.: Officers responded to a report of an auto accident on the 4200 block of Meridian Street. The vehicle jumped a curb, hit a tree and three other vehicles. The officers reported no injuries. Compiled by Deanna Holmquist City continues Civic Complex renovation BY RYAN WYNNE The Western Front The city's $10 million Civic Complex construction project has left Western's track and football teams without practice fields for their spring seasons. Bellingham parks and recreation department began construction on Civic Stadium Feb. 1 and plans to finish by Sept 1, Bellingham city councilwoman Barbara Ryan said. Bellingham parks and recreation considers Civic Complex's construction high priority because it doesn't meet safety standards of the city, she said. "There were parts of the facility in bad need of repair," Ryan said. "Even normal safety issues." Civic Complex is a sports facility including Civic Stadium, also known as Civic Field, Joe Martin Field, which is a baseball field, a skate park, an aquatic center and several sofifoall fields. PaulLeuthold,Bellinghamparks and recreation director, said the city hadn't renovated the complex since the 1960s. Civic Stadium's roof leaks, has poor accessibility for disabled people and the parking lot lacks any dividers and is full of pot holes, he said. Many schools and clubs use die complex, including Western intercollegiate and club teams, community club teams and high schools, Leuthold said. The council decided to renovate the complex now primarily so it would be done by the time Bellingham high schools began their fall sports seasons Sept. 1. Civic Complex is all the high schools have to practice and compete on, he said. The improvements will benefit any school or organization using MATT VOGT / THE WESTERN FRONT Civic Complex, on Orleans Street, is under renovation to add locker rooms and a new scoreboard. Construction will finish by Sept. 1. the facility though, he said Western's track team, which uses the stadium for track meets, and the football team, which scrimmages there, have been using the turf field on campus in place of Civic Stadium this spring season. Western's track team held their largest home meet of the season, the Ralph Vernacchia Track and Field Classic, last Saturday, hosting eight teams, said Western's head track and field coach Kelvin 'Tee Wee" Halsell. Because the campus track has only six lanes compared to Civic Stadium's eight, and fewer long jump and triple jump pits on campus, the meet went longer and was less efficient, he said. Despite the disruption this season, Halsell said Civic Stadium construction will have a favorable impact on the trackteam. Recoating and restriping the track to lengthen its life and installing a new shot put area are part of the construction plans, Leuthold said. Western's head football coach Robin Ross said the football team has used Civic Stadium for weekly practices in past seasons, but said it is only a minor inconvenience and has been using the campus field for all practices. Civic Stadium has a capacity of 5,000 and the campus track and field don't have any benches, he said. This could affect the turnout for the team scrimmage on April 29, which draws approximately 50 to 60 spectators, Ross said. The stadium's capacity will not change in the renovations, Leuthold said. The construction, which includes adding more locker rooms, renovating the existing ones, paving the gravel parking lot and enlarging the press box could benefit the Western football team, he said. "It will be a lot easier for us to work," Ross said. "You've got another set of eyes upstairs with a better view of the game." The renovated locker rooms will include new showers, benches and cubbies, Leuthold said. The new ones will have a capacity of approximately 100 people. "When Western has games there, they typically suit up almost 100 players," Leuthold said. "Our locker rooms were not able to accommodate that level of participation." Other improvements for Civic Stadium and Joe Martin Field include building a new scoreboard at Civic Stadium, new ticket booths and roofs at both stadiums and ah elevator to the press box in Civic Stadium, Leuthold said. The Western Front Online WWU Official Announcements - PLEASE POST Check out The Western Front Online. www.westernjrontonline.com The Western Front is published twice weekly in fall, winter and spring; once a week in summer session. Address: The Western Front, Western Washington University, CF 251, Bellingham, WA 98225. The Western Front is the official newspaper of Western Washington University, published by the Student Publications Council, and is mainly supported by advertising. Opinions and stories in the newspaper have no connection with advertising. News content is determined by student editors. Staff reporters are enrolled in a course in the Department of Journalism, but any student enrolled at Western may offer stories to the editors. Advertising inquiries should be directed to the business office in CF 230, or by phone to (360) 650-3161. Members of the Western community are entitled to a single free copy of each issue of The Western Front. THE MATH PUCEMEhIT TEST will be in OM 120 at 9a.m. Thursdays on April 13,20,27; May 4, 11,18,25, Junel and 8, and at 3 p.m. Mondays on April 10,17, 24, May 1,8,15,22, and June 5, Registration is not required. Students must bring photo identification, their student number, Social Security number, and a No. 2 pencil. A $15 fee is payable in the exact amount at test time. Allow 90 minutes. THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST SCHEDULE AND SAMPLE TOPICS and sample topics may be found at wvw.ac.wwu. edu/~assess/tc.htm. LOTS 11G AND 14C WILL BE RESERVED AT 5 P.M. APRIL 8 for those attending the Ana Vldovic classical guitar performance. BIOLOGY SEMINAR. Kelly Cude (biology) "A Novel ERK 5/NFkb Pathway in the Regulation of the G2/M Phase of the Cell Cycle." 4 p.m. April! 2, Bl 234. Refreshments, 3:50 p.m. 2006-07 FACULTY/STAFF PARKING APPLICATIONS will be online beginning April 24. May 15 is the last day to apply. Late applications may result in seniority not being considered. Those without a computer or who need a commuter packet or car pool permit may complete an application at the parking office. For special requests or further assistance, call X/2945. SPRING QUARTER GROUP OFFERINGS THROUGH THE COUNSELING CENTER INCLUDE â€¢ Relaxation Training, 4 p.m. Thursdays, OM 540, drop-in for one or all session; â€¢ Ride the Emotional Wave, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays, from April through May 24, registration is not required, join anytime; â€¢ One- session Test Anxiety Workshop, choose from noon April 17, 2 p.m. April 25, or 3 p.m. May 10, registration is not required. For more information call X/3164 or stop by OM 540. MILLER ANALOGIES TEST (MAT). The computer-based Miller Analogies Test is by appointment only. Make an appointment in person in OM 120 or call X/3080. A $60 fee is payable at test time. Testing takes about VA hours. Preliminary scores will be available immediately; official results are mailed within 15 days. WEST-B TEST. Everyone applying for admission to state-approved teacher education programs must meet the minimum passing score on the basic skills assessment by the application deadline. For a study guide and to register; visit www.west.nesinc. com. Remaining test dates through Jury are May 13 and July 15. Registration deadlines are several weeks in advance. WEST-E PRAXIS. Washington requires indMcluakseekirtg teacher certification an^ the WEST-E (PRAXIS) in the chosen endorsement area. Visit www.ets.org/praxis/prxwa.hbnl for description and online registration information, or obtain a registration bulletin in MH 216. The remaining academic-year test date is April 29. TO LEARN IF WESTERN IS CLOSED DURING STORMY WEATHER, call 650-6500 after 6:30 a.m. or tune to KGMi (790 AM), KBAI (930 AM), KPUG 0170 AM), KUGS (89.3 FM), KISM (92.9 FM), KAFE* (104.3 FM) or KWPZ (106.5 FM). Broadcasts about whether Western is open or closed will begin between 6:15 and 6:30 a.m. FACULTY ARE REMINDED THAT RESERVED PARKING SPACES are available for their use after hours and weekends with a valid parking permit or bus pass, as posted in tots 10G, 17G and the Parks Hall lot. FOR SPRING CAMPUS RECRUITING OPPORTUNITIES, see www.careers.wwu.edu, stop by OM 280, or call X/3240. 2006-07 PARKING PERMIT APPLICATIONS will be available online beginning Monday, April 24. The last day to apply is May 15. Late applications may result in seniority not being considered. Those without a computer or who need to apply for a commuter packet or car pool permit may complete an application at the parking office. For special requests or further assistance, call X/2945. THE ASIA UNIVERSITY AMERICA PROGRAM WILL CELEBRATE JAPAN NIGHT from 7 to 9 p.m. May 4 in the VU Mutti-purpose Room. Admission Is free and all are welcome. ---------- Western Front 2006-04-07 - Page 3 ---------- APRIL 7,2006 THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 3 Vikings...looking for a place for next Fall? We have the right place for you! (Available dates rent amounts are subject to change at any time) Rental Type: Date Available: Rent Price: STUDIOS: NearWWU: *1018 23rd Street 7/1-9/1 *2211 Douglas Ave 7/1,9/1 *501 Voltaire Court 7/1- 9/1 Lakewav Area: *1025 Potter Street 8/1-9/1 Downtown Area: *601E Holly Street 6/1 -9/1 *607E Holly Street 6/1-9/1 *1304 Railroad Ave 9/1 *1600D Street 9/1 *839 State Street 6/1 *202 E. Holly Fairhaven Area: 1001 LarrabeeAve7/l-9/l Near Beiiis Fair Mall/North Bellingham 611Paloma Now Fall *135-139 Prince Ave 7/1 - 9/1 *500-504Tremont 6/1-9/1 *3516-3518NWAve9/l ONE BEDROOMS'. $460 - $475 $475 - $525 $525-$550 $550 $395-$410 $495 - $545 $500-$535 TWO BEDROOMS: NearWWU: *1014 23rdSjj *2211 DouJ(|^^|p/l *501 ^WjKHMKNNft 230 3 2 , ^ ^ ^ * ^ â€”Â«**. *250j lOl^^^^^^P" 8/1,! *]4K0flP*t 8/15 llrea: 9/1 Starting 4/18 we will begin making appointments to view units and accepting reservations for Summer Fall $635-660 $765 $750 $750- $775 $725 -$765 $785 $700 treet $525 / $575. ^ ^ ^ ^ p t a t e Street 6/1 a**:* jm^ State. 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Maplewood 6/1 $550 *3516 NW Ave *flat 9/1 $615 - $650 *3516NWAve*loft 9/1 $725 611 Paloma Now Fall $675 - $725 *500-504Tremont 7/1-9/1 $600/$650 â€¢500-504 Tremont-loft 6/1-9/1 $700/$725 NearWWU: *921-927 21st Street 7/1-9/1 $775-$800 1112 High Street (HSE) 5/1 $900 1026 22nd Street 7/1,9/1 $1,150 - $1175 1907 34th Street (HSE) 8/1 $1,150 Other Areas: **1709 Carolina Street 9/1 $750 1723 E. Illinois St (HSE) 8/1 $1,050 803-807 Blueberry 7/1-9/1 $1,000 2241-2251 Michigan St. 8/1, 9/1 $1,100 1588 Brook Edge Crt.(HSE) 9/1 $1,300 1600 D. Street 7/1 $1,125 1109 Yew Street (HSE) 9/1 $1,200 !ir website. Ictures of plans. ^^Â°" signer forms can also be downloaded. Property Management, Inc. 360-527-9829 â€¢ 2821 Meridian St. Bellingham, WA 98225 â€¢ Fax: 360-527-3082 www.apex-property.com ---------- Western Front 2006-04-07 - Page 4 ---------- 4 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS APRIL 7,2006 Annual marches address rape, domestic violence BY PAGE BUONO The Western Front April is Sexual Assault Awareness month and Associated Students clubs alongside community organizations have scheduled marches, workshops, film showings and festivals to educate Western students and Bellingham residents about rape and domestic violence. "We live in a culture where these things happen more than people think," said Sarah Rankin, director of Crime and Sexual Assault Services at Western. "Hopefully these events will bring to light the fact that they do indeed happen and that they are horrible." One event, Take Back the Night, is a tradition from the 1970s symbolizing women's freedom to walk alone at night without fearing rape or male predators, Rankin said. Women will march from the Performing Arts Center through the streets of Bellingham, Rankin said. The exact route is not released until the event, she said. "It is a chance for women to reclaim the streets," said Josh O'Donnell, lifestyle advisor for the AS club Western Men Against Violence. "They don't want men to participate to represent the idea that women don't need to have a protector." Men will hold candles and light luminarias in Red Square for the women to see when they return from their march, O'Donnell said. Brian Pahl, coordinator for the club, said men's involvement in the month's activities is important because men typically commit the violence against women, but most are not perpetrators. "It's time for men to say to other men that violence is unacceptable," Pahl said. In the event, "Walk A Mile in Her Shoes; The Men's March to End Rape, Sexual Assault and Gender Violence," men will walk from campus to downtown Bellingham in women's shoes to raise money for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services of Whatcom County, Rankin said. "Personally I have huge feet in women's sizes," - O'Donnell said. "So I am going to have some flashy slippers probably, unless I can find some heels in a 14 or 15 in women sizes." Pahl said he wants to take an active role in this month's events. "We want to show that we care about the women in our lives and in the community," Pahl said. Ducky Doolittle, a New York comedian and sexologist, will talk about her experience with sexual assault and will empower women to feel beautiful, Rankin said. "She mixes humor with sex advice, giving her audience permission to laugh and relax as she dishes out real, solid sexual information," Rankin said. The month's events will conclude on April 29 with a community festival at Boundary Bay and Bistro on Railroad Avenue, which includes performers, dancers and speakers. "These events give people a chance to see the world through a woman's eyes and hopefully to gain empathy through that experience," Rankin said. Sexual Assault Awareness 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 11: "Prisons as Violence Against Women: How the State Perpetuates a Culture of Violence and Neglect" Workshop, Viking Union 552 6 p.m. Thursday, April 27: "Take Back the Night" March, Performing Arts Center 5-7 p.m. Friday, April 28: "I'm Not Even Me: A First Person Account of Sex, Person and the Media" Workshop, Miller Hall 163 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday, April 29: Whatcom County Gender Equality Festival Boundary Bay Brewery and Bistro on Railroad Avenue 10 a.m - 4 p.m. Saturday, April 29: "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes: The Men's March to End Rape, Sexual Assault and Gender Violence" March from PAC to Boundary Bay Students to deconstruct media at conference Saturday Schedule 10:15 - 11:00 a.m. Keynote speaker Jonathan Lawson speaks in Fairhaven Auditorium 11:00 - 12:15 p.m. Media reform workshop in auditorium and Introduction to freelance journalism , workshop in Fairhaven College room 314 1:15 - 2:30 p.m. Class . culture workshop in Fairhaven College room 314 2:30 - 3:45 p.m. Race in media workshop in Fairhaven College room 307 and film, "Arabs: Real or Reel" in Fairhaven Auditorium BY WILLOW RUDIGER â€¢-* The-Westem-Front ,.-.â€”-., In a call to action for Western students and community members to participate in media reform, Western's Media Literacy Club, the Associated Students Social Issues Resource Center and the communication department are sponsoring a conference called "The Media Environment: A Conference on Politics, Reform and Activism." The conference will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in Fairhaven College, and is free for both students and Bellingham residents. Keynote speaker Jonathan Lawson, the executive director of Reclaim the Media, a Seattle-based nonprofit organization dedicated to media reform and activism, will speak about the conference theme. Students can participate in workshops on topics such as race in the media, - class-and- lt;3ulturey -media- reform, media activism and freelance journalism following Lawson's speech. "Our workshop facilitators are people in our community or nearby in Seattle who are very involved with the media and are taking steps every day to make the media environment a better place," said Western senior Shabnam Mojtahedi, assistant coordinator for the Social Issues Resource Center. Holly Robinson, Western senior and founder of the Media Literacy Club, said this conference will teach students and community members to realize how differently media outlets portray the news. "It's a conference on how to better evaluate media on a more critical level than just absorption," Robinson said. "It will encourage participants to get their news from more than one source and to evaluatenewsfrommultipleperspectives, such as conservative, progressive, alternative and mainstream." Robinson and Mojtahedi, the event's principal organizers, have been inspired to organize it after taking Western courses such as communication professor Michael Karlberg's media literacy class, communication 444. Karlberg will also participant in the conference. Mojtahedi said she wanted to expand on what the classes taught and educate Western students on media literacy and how to deconstruct what they see on a day-to-day basis in every type of news, from daily broadcast to newspapers to alternative sources. "The classes we've taken and the events we've been to on campus have made us realize how pervasive the media is and how little people really criticize what they see," Mojtahedi said. wm mm mummm. mmwmrmmm? 360-733-TAXI r gt;ui costs more than OO kegs of beer, eh^ Yo9 Taxi! 360-733-8294 (TAXI) *f - 3 0 0 ~ T " Â» JCi~CÂ«l tÂ» www.yellowcabinc.com Pflll M A I M onocTO MAKE SH APPOINTMENT BT THE wiit Mu-wsusa m m B|HT|B M|M|ST m p Planned P a r ^ l ^ ^ ^ p ^ ^ ^ p ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Rights. Respect, j f | ^ f e ^ i i l i ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ | ^ ^ ^ ^ g ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ---------- Western Front 2006-04-07 - Page 5 ---------- APRIL 7,2006 NEWS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 5 Barriers: Protesters grow in number as high schoolers meet in downtown Bellingham CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 with slogans such as "immigrant rights are human rights" and "respect" in Spanish and English. Bellingham resident and Western alumnus Jim Hanrahan, 62, said he heard about the event through the Whatcom Peace and Justice Center and wanted to participate to show his opposition to the pending legislation. The bill, HR 4437, would also make assisting illegal immigrants a felony, and mandate building 700 miles of barriers along the southern border of the United States, to complement already-existing barriers near urban areas, such as San Diego and El Paso, Texas. The U.S. Senate is debating a less-stringent version of the bill this week that would improve work visas and expediate processes for illegal immigrants already in the country to seek citizenship. Although the event was peaceful, many protestors prepared for the worst. American Civil Liberties Union representatives handed out "bust" cards instructing marchers on what to do if arrested, such as avoid arguing with police. Representatives from the National Lawyers Guild also joined the rally to support protesters in case of arrest or violence. Bellingham attorney Larry Hildes, 40, watched for any signs of conflict or rising tempers. "(The organizers) asked us to provide legal support," Hildes - - Tl: PHOTO COURTESY OF MARKMALUAN Western sophomore and protester Kelly Montague thanked specific groups of protesters, including Western students and faculty, for attending the walkout Wednesday. said. "So we're keeping an eye out for things." At 12:30 p.m., the cheering crowd formed a line behind a banner reading "Si, se puede," a migrant rallying slogan which translates from Spanish to "Yes, we can" and marched down Indian Street. Covering the sidewalk, the three-block-long group chanted about justice as they marched toward downtown Bellingham. Their destination was the Federal Building on Magnolia Street, where Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., has an office. Larsen voted for the bill when it first passed the U.S. House of Representatives in December 2005, though he expressed dissatisfaction with the House version of the bill. At the Federal Building, protesters spilled off the sidewalk, blocking one lane of West Magnolia Street. Bellingham police officers directed traffic around the crowd. Several speakers rallied the group there, including Larry Estrada, an associate professor of American cultural studies at Fairhaven College. "We are here today to defend those who are working the hardest," he said. "We live so much better because of the role of immigrants in our country. We will not let them be rounded up and detained." Western senior Brendan O'Reilly carried a large banner reading "Thank You, Cesar Chavez," in honor of the late farm workers' rights activist. More Americans should remember their immigrant roots, he said. "The vast majority of Americans are descended from immigrants," O'Reilly said. "The current generation has no right to say it should be stopped now." Kareli Samano, 16, a student at Nooksack Valley High School in eastern Whatcom County, said several of her classmates used MySpace.com to organize joining the rally. "All the Hispanic kids at my school tried to come," she said. "Everyone has at least one or two relatives who would be affected." No organized opposition to the protestors showed on campus or at the downtown rally. One student in Red Square held a sign with a slogan about the problem of illegal immigration, and another debated with a marcher about border security and evidence relating to terrorist attacks. At approximately 2 p.m., the rally drew to a close. Western sophomore and organizer, Kelly Montague, thanked the assembled protesters. "We cannot celebrate the tearing down of the Berlin Wall and then build another one 15 years later," Montague said, "For those of us who cannot buy a lobby, this is how we show our support." MATT VOGT / THE WESTERN FRONT Top: Mothers with their children were among the protesters outside the Federal Building Wednesday. Above: Protesters carry signs through downtown Bellingham Wednesday. S I GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY^ VISIT OUR OPEN HOUSE AND DISCOVER WHAT A GLOBAL MEDICAL EDUCATION CAN DO FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD MEDICAL SCHOOL AND VETERINARY SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE PRESENTATION Seattle, WA April \\, 2006 Hotel Monaco Time: 6:30 - 8:00 pm CALL OR REGISTER ONLINE 1 (800) 899-6337 EXT. 280 WWW.SGU.EDU/0PENH0USE St George's University Â© 2006 St. George's University THINK BEYOND Grenada and St. Vincent, West Indies ---------- Western Front 2006-04-07 - Page 6 ---------- 6 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS APRIL 7,2006 Haggard: University officials refute claim of unjust removal PETER THAN / THE WESTERN FRONT Chiho Lai, Associated Students senate chair, comments on the AS proposal to increase bus service on campus. The AS board of directors voted 5-2 to keep the, proposal off of the spring AS elections ballot on Wednesday. Bus: Students will not see referendum in election due to board's decision based on lack of time to prepare CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 an example. He said every student benefits from the health fee even if they don't use the health center. The service is there if a student needs it. The recreation center fee is similar, he said. Western senior Tony Russo, a transportation advisory committee member, ran and lost in the AS elections last spring promoting alternative transportation, he said. Russo said he participated in negotiations with the WTA and has pushed for the transportation fee since last year. "I would think whatever portion of the 13,000 students who choose to vote, had they had the opportunity, have a better idea what is in their interest than five members of the AS board of directors," Russo said. Russo said without the referendum, the WTA can increase bus pass costs without student consent because no contract exists. The referendum would not increase the fee more than five percent per year and the AS board would review the fee every four years. Western senior Alanna Ahern, AS vice president for campus and community affairs, said the board disappointed her by not allowing students to decide something affecting them. Western senior Peter Graves, AS vice president for legislative affairs, voted against the referendum. He said the board could not approve every motion brought before them because the ballot would contain too many issues for students to be informed on. Western junior James Sanders, AS vice president for academic affairs, said his primary concern, with less than one month until elections, was the lack of time to educate students about the fee and what it would provide. University Police Chief Jim Shaw, said the parking pass benefit for students with cars would likely be limited to the C lots if every student received a bus pass. Students ivoiiSd^e'XSI^!^SSS^iM'^pcSâ‚¬'iSS1s^i' pass provided by the fee to act as a parking pass on most parking lots, Sanders said. Helping students understand the change in benefits needs more time than is available, he said. Western senior Keegan Hartman, a member of the transportation committee, told board members to focus on the night bus service the fee could provide. Bus service late at night is what students overwhelmingly wanted, he said. Sixty-two percent of students approve of nighttime bus service and are willing to pay up to $20 per quarter, according to a winter quarter survey by the campus planning studio, a class designed to address Western's long-term planning needs. The class, led by Myers, received 938 responses from 2095 surveys they sent out to students' e-mail accounts. "I have never seen an AS election with a 46 percent participation rate," Myers said. "I would rely on this survey." Transportation Research Record, a peer-reviewed journal by the National Research Council, will publish the survey to the federal government in the fall, Myers said. "The rest of the world will know that Western could have had a great deal," Myers said after the board voted against the referendum. "But that message was apparently lost on some members of the board." Lucky Charm Bracelet 4/8 Fantasy Knot Bracelet 4/9 Celtic Knot Bracelet 4/15 Our farmers New Cleisanne Bcetth New I n! | Historic Eairhavetiv:iQ01 Harris.: B'harril Dig Fresh Veggies Whatcom County's Certified ORGANIC Produce Department Com/muiifyj k FOODCO'OP Open every day 8 am to 9 pm 2220 N. Forest St. â€¢ 360-734-8158 www.communityfood.coop CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Facilities management removed a number of Douglas firs last year from south campus due to a fungus that caused them to rot Godfrey said. The fungus spreads underground when one infected tree's roots touch the roots of another, he said. While trees seem healthy on the outside, severe damage can exist within. "Usually by the time the foliage dies, (the trees) are in advanced stages of decay," he said. Facilities management does not remove these trees without thinking of their importance to the environment, Godfrey said. The university will plant a tupelo tree approximately five feet from the original location of the Elm, Godfrey said. He said the university intends to replace any tree it removes. "Why not plant one that could have 40 to 60 years to grow instead of old ones that could fall and hurt good students?" he said. "You're here to get an education, not get injured." Godfrey said he was upset students thought facilities management would thoughtlessly remove these historical trees. Facilities management plans to remove another tree on High Street next to Wilson Library in the future. Godfrey said student safety is the only reason for removing trees. "We've had an ongoing program of removing dead limbs from trees so they don't fall on people," Godfrey said. "We're very, conservative about saving trees. I don't want people to think we're cutting down trees at random. It's really not the case." BECKffi ROSDLLO / THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior Nick Gisiason responds to a note posted on the tree stump by writing that evidence of rot is visible in the stump, indicating the tree was already dead.- ---------- Western Front 2006-04-07 - Page 7 ---------- ACCENT FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2006 â€¢ WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM â€¢ PAGE 7 For th BY LANE Koivu The Western Front Vancouver, British Columbia's Three Inches of Blood will bring its heavy metal riffs to the stage at 8 p.m. April 15 at The Nightlight Lounge. The bill features local hardcore metal band Full Frontal Assault and local punk-garage rock quintet USS Horsewhip. Tickets are $10. Six-piece band Three Inches of Blood's influences are late 1970s and early 1980s heavy metal bands, such as Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and old Metallica, bassist Brian Redman said. The band is determined to prove the metal genre is alive and kicking by updating the music of the bands they are influenced by, he said. "You can play loud, abrasive,, angry music that isn't negative," he said. "That's what we're striving for." Mainstream metal bands, such as Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit, distract listeners from the core values that define metal, Redman said. In 2002, the band toured the United Kingdom as the opening act for The Darkness, Redman said. After developing a large fanbase while touring with The Darkness, Roadrunner Records signed the e oo PHOTO COURTESY OF ROADRUNNER RECORDS Three Inches of Blood will share the stage with two Bellingham bands at 8 p.m. April 15 at The Nightlight Lounge. band in 2004. After signing on with the label, the band joined its elite roster, which includes Slipknot, Hatebreed, Devil Driver and Nickelback, he said. One of the bands to take the stage, USS Horsewhip, will play their first show in Bellingham since November, said James Burns, the band's vocals and guitarist. The band's last show in Bellingham was to promote their 2005 debut album, "USS Horsewhip Wants You Dead," on local label music New Regard Media. "We're going to get on stage, play loud for 25 minutes, then break stuff, and then we're going to get really drunk," Burns said. Full Frontal Assault's vocalist and lyricist Jeff Kastelic said he hopes the show will help bring metal back into the Bellingham metal scene. "We've felt like outcasts for some reason," Kastelic said. "When people get an image in their head of a bunch of longhaired dudes head-banging, they think, 'I'm not gonna go to that show.'" Full Frontal Assault wants to go against that stereotype by inspiring its listeners to overcome their struggles in life, whatever they may be, Kastelic said. "You can expect us to play real hard, play really loud, and play emotional and energetic," he said. The show will be the release party for the new Full Frontal Assault album, "Beyond the Resistance," which New Regard Media will distribute at the show, Kastelic said. Redman said Bellingham lacks a strong metal scene, but he is confident the show will be a success. "You're always having to take a risk as an artist," he said. "One minute you're hot, and the next minute you sound like 'Saint Anger' [Metallica]." WESTERN FRONT CLASSIREOS SELL! 650-3161 PRE-LEA Boardwalk 1 Bedroom Starting* $61 5 A up Just 3 blocks to campus, onsite parking, decks w/ valley views, laundry onsite, courtyard, and BBQ. Hurry, won't last long! This brand new apartment complex offers W/D, D/W, off street parking, centrally located, secured entrances, large bedroom suites. All suites have valley views, D/W, W/D [hookups, storage, private decks, off street parking, onsite laundry more! New England 1,2,3, 4 Bedroom Starting at 1Bd:$595 2Bd:$720 3Bd:$1155 4Bd:$1320 UARTER Newer units located just blocks fromWWU! 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Isiie die den er, with i^pnother, activist Mdore^^pp^, of the mall Planet Insi|jpe, :;a group cheated to creat^^citizen-led Bellmgham^-"BIllsF, armers , t will offerai^^Sunples ^Sarms'inJi lunty and er to mutually show how iiTcan support one ^ ^^indeavors," Tive said. iraitJfKf Sunday April 23, The , fc PHOTO COURTESY OF WCHMINMCH7 HOFERICHTER JACOBS Mark Bilyeu (right), songwriter and Big Smith lead singer, a band from the Missouri Ozarks, will perform at the True/False West Film Festival April 23 at The Nightlight Lounge. * "Nightlight Lounge will have a Southern-style brunch, Falter said. %: Big Smith, a group from the Missouri Ozarks, will perform at the brunch. The band is the subject of one of the films, "Homemade Hillbilly Jam." JohnCooper,presidentandCEO of Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism, which has marketed the festival to promote Bellingham as a tourist destination, sees the festival becoming a possible annual event. " I identified, in marketing efforts, great potential for the event to grow and bring visitors to town " Cooper said. "I'd like to see all the shows sell out arid it be a rip-roaring event for locals and out-of-towners." Falter said he wants to make sure the filmmakers have a good time. "I want them to think Bellingham is the coolest place on the planet," he said. "The more vibrant dialogue they have,^ the more people will talk about Bellingham." ---------- Western Front 2006-04-07 - Page 9 ---------- APRIL 7,2006 ACCENT THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 9 Spring showcase features Bellingham bands BY LINDSAY BUDZIER The Western Front The onset of spring brings a fresh concert line up from'the Associated Students'Productions Pop Music. The ASP Pop Music will host its Spring Showcase concert at 7 p.m. April 14 in the Viking Union Multipurpose Room. The Showcase is free, all-ages and open to the public. The concert features four Bellingham based bands, including Dragline, Wilson Project, The Educataz and Therman Merman. ASP Pop Music Coordinator David Westbrook said he expects two more bands will also play at the concert. Westbrook said this show will be comprised of a wide variety of musical styles, ranging from . â€¢ Dragline's hardcore rock sound to trio Therman Merman's pop-punk jams and the hip-hop beats of The Educataz. Dragline guitarist and Western senior Eric Sanford said he is excited to introduce the band's hardcore sound to those who may not be familiar with the band's style of music. "We're fast and hard," Dragline bassist and Western senior Julie Shoun said. "It's not mainstream; more stripped-down punk." Dragline's vocalist Jeff Wampler is a post baccalaureate student at Western, and drummer Aaron Apple is a 2006 Western alumnus. Sanford said he is looking forward to listening to the other bands' performances. This will be Dragline's third show in six months at Western. The band will also play at 7 p.m. tomorrow in Highland Hall's lounge. The Showcase will be punk rockers Therman Merman's first Western 'We're fast and hard. It's not mainstream, more stripped-down punk.' JULIE SHOUN .: _;.. Dragline hassi^t ^ concert; The band has been together for a year, said the band's drummer and vocalist, Western junior Ian Callaghan. The other members are guitars and vocals, Whatcom Community College sophomore Markus Parkins and bassist and vocalist Jazzy Florence. Therman Merman has performed at the Bay Street Coffee House and occasionally performs at their home, Callaghan said. "I would say (our style) is fast, pop-punk with songs that are really short." Callaghan said. The band's songs are usually 50 to 60 seconds long, he said. Bellingham residents The Educataz have been together for more than four years. The hip-hop group draws inspiration â€¢â€¢ : from a variety of bands, such as De La Soul and The Beatles, rapper Dylan Walsh said. The Showcase is The Educataz's first show at Western, Walsh said. The group has performed at the Pickford Dreamspace and at The Rogue Hero, he said. The band is excited for the show, the college crowd is the band's primary fan base, Walsh said. "Western gets good crowds and taps into the college kids scene," Walsh said. Westbrook said he expects a large turnout for the Showcase because local bands often have a strong community fanbase. "In the past, for local shows, we usually see a minimum of 300 people per night," he said. "There will be two stages set up so that the Showcase will be non-stop music." ASP Pop Music usually puts on seven shows per quarter, Westbrook said. PHOTOGOUI^ Dragline bassist Julie Shoun jams in an apartment in Langley, British Columbia, Nov. 20,2005. The band will perform in the Viking Union Multipurpose Room April 14 as part of the Spring Showcase. ---------- Western Front 2006-04-07 - Page 10 ---------- SPORTS FRIDAY, APRIL 7,2006 rWESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM â€¢ PAGE 10 Dykstra wins national award BY NICOLE LANPHEAR The Western Front Former Western basketball guard/forward Grant Dykstra can't remember not playing basketball. Despite a grain auger accident on his family's dairy farm in Everson at age 2, in which he nearly lost his right arm, Dykstra competed and excelled in basketball. Two weeks ago, Dykstra received the 2006 V Foundation Comeback Award. "This is a very prestigious award mat only goes to one person in the nation," said Brad Jackson, Western's head basketball coach. Dykstra is the first non-Division I athlete to receive the award in its six-year history. Former North Carolina State basketball coach Jim Valvano inspired the Comeback Award comes from the V Foundation for Cancer Research after Valvano died in 1993 after a year-long battle with cancer. Despite his struggle with cancer, Valvano continued to motivate his team to win the 1983 NCAA National Basketball Championship, Dykstra said. The foundation presents the award annually to an individual who has overcome an illness or sickness and excels in athletics. Dykstra caught his arm in a grain auger, a machine that automatically fills a bin of grain when the bin is low, on his family's dairy farm while playing hide-and- CHRIS JOSEPH TAYLOR / SPECIALTO THE WESTERN FRONT Former Western guard/forward Grant Dykstra congratulates teammate former Western guard Ryan Diggs after beating Western Oregon University 106-76 Feb. 25. it to advertise in the Are Your BRAKES making noise? We have a FREE brake inspection that you should get every 30.000 miles. 1 0 % discount with Student ID Prime Tune Brakes in Sunset Square 671-2277 seek with his cousins. His cousins ran to get Dykstra's mother and Dykstra said the presence of God moved her to shut off the machine, something she didn't know how to operate. Dykstra said fee move saved his life. Doctors wanted to amputate his arm, but his parents refused and he recovered, Dykstra said. Dykstra's older brother and sister, his role models, introduced him to basketball after the accident, Dykstra said. Dykstra underwent 16 surgeries from age 2 to 12, resulting in his right arm being slightly shorter than the left, and limited use in his right hand to this day, Dykstra said. "This was really an honor, and well deserved," said Jackson, who coached Dykstra for four years. "With just the injury itself, to live normal was one thing. To play at the level he did was just phenomenal." Senior center Tyler MacMullen said Dykstra's overcame every obstacle required to play college basketball and never complained. Dykstra, 23, graduated winter quarter with Western's career scoring record of 1,844 points, and the record for 3-pointers in a season with 101, Jackson said. Dykstra made third-team Bulletin All-American mis "'^"'"T"^ started every game in his four years. Dykstra, a finance graduate and fatherofa21-month-oldson, Griffin, works at Whatcom Educational Credit Union in Bellingham. His wife, Tara, is,due to give birth to their second child Wednesday. Dykstra said he considers the award one of his greatest achievements. "I felt honored to win this award," Dykstra said. "It is an honor to be forever attached to Jim Valvano's name." Dykstra played on the Lynden Christian High School basketball team from 1998 to 2001, and in 2002, he started for the Vikings, Dykstra said Awards and the record-setting basketball career followed. "I was never striving for those things," Dykstra said. "They just kind of happened." In 2005, Dykstra received the Most Courageous Award from the U.S. Basketball Writers Association of America. "Looking back at my career, I'm pretty proud of receiving those two awards," Dykstra said. "I had never really thought of people looking at me as an inspiration. It is a great honor." Dykstra played hard in every game until the final buzzer, senior forward Tyler Ainaya said "He just had this fierce competitiveness about him. It wasn't just about him getting the 3-pointers," Amaya said. "It was about doing whatever he could to give the team a better chance of winning." Dykstra worked well with his teammates and always had a positive attitude, Jackson said. "As a coach, I don't think I could ask for any better because of his attitude, great courage and great desire," Jackson said. "Grant was the kind of person you enjoyed seeing every day." Dykstra said he had the opportunity to play professionally overseas after graduating, but he placed family first, staying in Bellingham to provide for his family. His favorite part of the day is going home to play with his son, Dykstra said. He feels the need to share the life lessons he has learned with his family and friends. "God has a plan for everyone," Dykstra said. "I Jiad this accident for a reason. God gave me basketball for a reason. My story was meant to inspire, and be a role model for kids. It's all a part of God's plan." ---------- Western Front 2006-04-07 - Page 11 ---------- APRIL 7,2006 SPORTS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 11 Pitcher, father leads Vikings' staff BY C. JENNINGS BREAKEY The Western Front Scattered throughout the Bellingham Sportsplex, Western club baseball players hit balls in the netted batting cage, take grounders on the artificial turf field and pitch off the black rubber floor at practice the evening of March 30. The players looked focused yet relaxed, poking fun at each other between repetitions. But senior pitcher Brandon Boyd, 24, looked slightly distracted while talking with teammates. Boyd's eyes wander to his right and left, peering between a handful of teammates until he finally spots the green eyes of his 20-month-old-son Braiden. The brown-haired boyv wears a tiny black baseball mitt, a Boston Red Sox cap, a fuzzy, gray army fleece and smiles cheerfully with chubby cheeks. He is the only child among Western's players and coaches. "You don't want to eat that, that's not yours," Boyd said to Braiden as his son tried to nibble leftover cracker crumbs on one of the Sportsplex's tables. As Boyd brushed off the table and wiped Braiden's mouth with his sleeve, he said his son has more interests than other people's food. "He's really into dinosaurs right now," said Boyd, who's majoring in physical science and health. "We just bought a couple new dinosaur books today. That's what he was doing before we came to practice." Boyd anchors the baseball club's pitching staff with a 2.13 ERA. The Viking starter was a 2005 first team all-region pitcher. When the two arrived at the Sportsplex, Boyd jumped into doing what he loves â€” pitching. While the right-hander rarely gets rattled on the mound, his son gave him more mental toughness. "I'm more relaxed out there," Boyd said. "Since I have a son, it's not that big of a deal. There are more important things. I don't get nervous playing sports anymore." Boyd, who is engaged to fiance Amber DeRouchey, who is Braiden's mother, said Braiden's favorite thing to do on the baseball field is stepping on the bases after games. Boyd said balancing baseball with parenthood is tough because of time conflicts, but Western senior pitcher Ryan Kauffman said he's risen to the occasion on both ends. "He's super mature for his age," Kauffman said. "He's juggling everything right now. He's like our fourth coach. That's the way we think of him." Boyd has classes at 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., but he said that's when his day starts. Because Boyd and DeRouchey share a car, he picks up Braiden after school and drops DeRouchey off at the Bellingham Beauty School, where she attends class, for the evening. When he found out he was going to be a dad while pursuing a degree, Boyd said he was a little overwhelmed. "I was like, 'Wow, this is too much to handle,' " he said. "I have to give him attention, too." Studying all day is no longer an option, Boyd said. He has balanced a grueling schedule and spending time with Braiden, he said. "I get to spend the whole afternoon together with him," he said. "We get close." Kauffman supervised Braiden while Boyd pitched during practice. He said he enjoys the little left- hander's company. "It's just a lot of fun to have him around," Kauffman said. "I wish he was a little older because we would have him in the dugout." Head coach Michael Johnson said Boyd's fatherly maturity shows just as much on the field as it does off. "It definitely rolls over onto the field the way he presents himself on the mound," he said. "He's always C. JENNINGS BREAKEY / THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior pitcher Brandon Boyd plays with his 20- month-old son, Braiden, during practice at the Bellingham Sportsplex March 30. looking to set a good example for his son." Johnson said every sports-minded father's dream is to have his kid grow up and play the sport he played when young. From what the Vikings'players and coach observe, Boyd's dream will come true, Johnson said. "He's (Braiden) got a bright future ahead of him from what we can see," he said. "The kid has got a great father to teach him how to play the game." 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However, Miami guard Dwyane Wade will become the next Michael Jordan. In the 1995 draft, the Philadelphia 76ers drafted Jerry Stackhouse with the third pick. Sports writers predicted him to fill Jordan's shoes. Fans wanted him to be the electrifying player Jordan was and become the league's best player with lockdown defense and amazing offense. He never lived up to the hype, but evolved into one of the best position players in the NBA by not demanding the limelight and making huge contributions both offensively and defensively off the bench.' .-, After the Dallas Mavericks, traded for Stackhouse in 2004, he flourished. He become a player that contributed in subtle ways to help bis team win. Ever since college, Stackhouse lacked consistency. He never lived up to his potential when he graduated from the University of North Carolina, Jordan's alma mater. It didn't help that Stackhouse played for three teams expecting him to be the star. He never played for one team long enough to build a winning reputation. The next year Kobe Bryant entered the NBA draft out of high school and could have been the next Jordan, if he wasn't so selfish. Bryant rose to stardom with the Los Angeles Lakers, but he tried to win games by himself, and has problems hogging the ball. -"' â€¢ ._ He has been a dominant force on. offense but has never been a strong defensive player like Jordan. Bryant won three championships with the Lakers, but Miami center Shaquille O'Neal, the best and most dominant center to ever play the game, was at his side. Bryant was not the star of the team but shared the spotlight with O'Neal. Bryant wanted to be the face of his team, the lone superstar in the midst of ordinary players. But he is not a player who can take an entire franchise on his shoulders and carry them to NBA immortality. One of the most touted high school players drafted in recent years was forward Kwame Brown. Jordan drafted Brown while Jordan was president ofbasketball operations with the Washington Wizards. L i k e Bryant, Brown analysts were telling the world he would be the NBA's next dominant player. James immediately lived up to his potential after joining the NBA and has been an offensive monster. He is averaging 26.5 points per game, 6:7 rebounds per game and 6.6 assists per game â€” amazing stats for a third year player. But James will not become the next Jordan because he lacks the defensive skills. He doesn't have the ability to steal the ball or deny an opponent a look at the basket. He appears to be developing into the was a h i g h s c h o o l prodigy. In the 2001 draft, the Wizards drafted Brown with the first overall pick. Brown is an NBA failure, averaging only 7.5 points per game and 5.6 rebounds. per game, according to NBA.com, lackluster numbers for a top draft pick. .Basketball analysts were praising Brown to be Jordan's heir. The Wizards believed Brown was an amazing offensive and defensive player who would be the Wizard's savior. The 2003 NBA draft brought guards LeBron James and Dwyane Wade to the NBA. The Cleveland Cavaliers drafted James with the first overall pick and Wade went to the Miami Heat as the fifth pick. During James'junior year in high school, NBA analysts started comparing him to Jordan when James play against inferior players who shouldn't have been on the same basketball court. Many games during his senior year were on ESPN because next Bryant because of his offensive ability. When the Heat drafted Wade, he didn't have the hype surrounding him because the media focused on James and his ability out of high school. Wade played at Marquette University and was a solid player when he left after his junior year, according to NBA.com. Wade was a choice to the NBA's all-defensive second team. NBA analysts view Wade as one of the up and coming defenders in the league. Wade's isn't a merely defense player but an all-around star. This season he is averaging 27.7 points per game, 5.8 rebounds per game and 6.7 assists per game. Wade is the MVP of the NBA despite being on Miami with O'Neal, forward Antoine Walker and guard Gary Payton, all former or current All-Stars. Wade will become the next Jordan. His stats are comparable to Jordan and he involves his whole team. Like Jordan, he is able to beat a player on offense and shut them down on defense. If he is struggling, offensively he will get other players the ball and help in other ways, such as getting rebounds and playing stellar defense. Wade will match Jordan's superstar level and become the greatest player of his era. D u r i n g Jordan's career, he averaged 30.1 points per game, 5.3 assists per game, 6.2 rebounds per game, 2.4 steals per game and 49 percent from the field. To reach these numbers, a player would have to dominate on the offensive and defensive side like Wade is. 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Pareode 40021 nfrom Call for an appointment today. www.biolifepfasma.com ---------- Western Front 2006-04-07 - Page 13 ---------- APRIL 7, 2006 SPORTS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 13 Men's rugby prepares for drop to Division II BY BRADY HENDERSON The Western Front As the Warthogs, Western's men's rugby club, prepares for next fall's season at spring practices, their priorities are clear â€” work hard and have fun. The Warthogs will switch leagues next season from the Pacific Northwest Rugby Football Union's Division I to the Union's Division II league. Western will switch leagues because of their constant inability to field 30 players this season and the team's poor performance against Division I teams with larger rosters, senior forward Tim Cunningham said. Last season, the team's lack of roster depth became an issue when two key players suffered injuries, Cunningham said. . "We were playing in the muck and mud a lot so some guys had ankle injuries and two guys broke their legs," Cunningham said. Freshmen forward Jason Boyd and sophomore back Marc Staiger both broke their legs last fall, Cunningham said. The Union's Division I rules require teams have atleast30playersperrugby matchanddivide those players into varsity and junior varsity teams. Division U requires 15 players, senior captain and club president Luke Murphy said. Murphy said because Western is an NCAA Division II school with fewer students than Division I schools, the team has fewer students to draw from. Despite losing Boyd and Staiger to injuries, the club had some success during the fall season. The Warthogs placed third in the Gobblerfest tournament on Thanksgiving weekend in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Murphy said. However, the team lost all five of their league games, Cunningham said. Team members are optimistic about moving to Division U. It will help them win more games because they will be bigger, faster and stronger than their opponents, Cunningham said. Cunningham said playing against the Division I schools will prepare them for the Division II schools. "We've played (Division JJ schools) in exhibition and have done well against them," Cunningham said. "We have better players and as a whole, we have a bit more experience than them." Next year will be Cunningham's fifth playing rugby, Murphy's sixth, senior forward Joe PHOTO COURTESY OF LUKE MURPHY Western's men's rugby team played the University of Washington Feb. 25 in Bellingham. The Huskies dropped Western 77-5. Spring's fourth and leading scorer junior Abe Salmon's second, Murphy said. Salmon led the team in scoring last season with five tries, rugby's equivalent of a touchdown in football, Murphy said. A try is worth five points, and the kick that follows is worth two points. Even though the team is focused on preparing for next season, spring practices are more relaxed, Cunningham said. Before practice March 30, Spring wore a cardboard Burger King birthday crown and ran around the field in his underwear, Murphy said. "We goof off because/we all love each other and get along and enjoy each other's company," senior back Charlie Spring said. "We're out there for each other. We party hard and we play hard." Murphy said goofing around with each other is essential to success in rugby because it is such a team oriented sport. "Everybody has to be on the same page, working hard," Murphy said. "If you have a weak link, then-it^brings the whole-team down." Trusting teammates in a violent, physical sport can prevent injuries. Knowing a teammate is there for support makes a better rugby club, he said. This combination of work and play is the perfect approach for the Warthogs as they look toward next season and the less competitive Division n, Murphy said. Working through the offseason and preparing to play Division II opponents will drive the Warthogs to improve on last season's league record, Murphy said "The main goal for next year is to get wins under our belt, to build self-esteem and to show that we can be a competitive team while still having fun," Murphy said. Viking golf rips competition BYTOMCALLIS The Western Front After winning the Grand Canyon University Invitational March 28 in Goodyear, Ariz., the Western women's golf team is focused on winning the NCAA Division II regional and national tournaments in May. The women's golf team is ranked No. 3 nationally in the National Golf Coaches Association NCAA Division II Poll. "This is the year people are really looking at us," sophomore golfer Jennifer Noland said. "We have a solid team and everyone looks at us as the team to beat (in every tournament)." -The .West Regional Golf Tournament has not yet invited the Vikings to play in the May 1 through May 2 tournament. The Western golfers believe they will earn an invitation because of their national ranking and performance, head coach Bo Stephan said. The team has one regular season tournament remaining in Chico, Calif., April 10 to April 11, before the regional tournament. The top two regional teams will compete at nationals in Allensdale, Miss., May 10 to May 13. Western tied for first place with. Drury University at regionals last spring and finished fifth at nationals. The team has forged a winning reputation in the last five years, senior golfer Candice Wagner said. "During my freshman year we only played in Washington and traveled around in a van," Wagner said. "Now we are playing top teams around the country. We are not the underdogs anymore." Stephan graduated from Western in 2003 after golfing for the men's team for four years and is a first year head coach for the women's team. Stephan quickly earned the team's admiration, who credit their success to bis coaching, encouragement and -positive attitude about a golfer's ability, Wagner said.. " "We love him, he is really positive and has brought out the best in us," senior golfer Katja Trygg said. Nationally ranked Trygg is third among Division IT women golfers, Stephan said. "This is the best women's golf team Western has had," Stephan said. "The girls have gotten better at just playing good golf and put more effort at preparing themselves. They are very good at holding the lead which is a testament to their competitiveness." Check out these NEW Independent Learning Courses! He SAYS its no sweat running the latest software. We SAY -what about a mile? Kncm*r.Â»g*e your kiefs- to. get Â«i gt;, get out, a**d get moving. New orthopaedic researcii reveals that, j t t st 35 mirmtes of watkmg,per day ciW helj* fcicls fortify â€¢skeletal ti.ssmc, which, leads, to stronger bones sis **dÂ«l*s. 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Jaggfe _^^tr*wiL "^S^k^mm^ '^^^B^nwfln mm/mSaf 'T^JWJMT^ ^jÂ§B|I^S|w ^I^^BysfiH^-- MICHAEL LYCKLAMA Editor in Chief ClARA O'ROURKE Managing Editor PETER JENSEN Head Copy Editor AMY HARDER JACOB BUCKENMEYER News Editors CANDACE CUSANO Accent Editor LOREAN SERKO Features Editor DERRICK PACHECO Sports Editor TOM KING Opinions Editor TAYLOR WILLIAMS Photo Editor MEGAN SWARTZ SARA THOMPSON Copy Editors PETER THAN MATTVOGT Staff Photographers AARON CUNNINGHAM Cartoonist JEFF ELDER Online Editor JUSTIN MORROW Community Liaison JOHN HARRIS Adviser ALETHEA MACOMBER Business Manager JOEL HALL Advertising Manager FRONTLINE TRANSPORTATION ~ Fee needs student vote The Associated Students board of directors voted 5-2 Wednesday against placing a referendum on the spring ballot that proposed a $19 student transportation fee added to each students quarterly tuition. The fee would have provided every student with a bus pass and allocated money toward bicycle and pedestrian projects around campus, as well as contracted late night bus services. Maybe Western students would like to vote on the matter, but the board isn't giving them the chance. As students attending this university, we are paying for its services. We pay to lift weights at the Wade King Recreational Center, we pay for counseling with an academic advisor and maybe we would like to pay for a bus pass and a cheap late night ride home. It's our money. We deserve the right to decide how the AS allocates it. We pay an arm and a leg for books and beer. Maybe we want to pay $19 for a bus pass, not.$50. If the board of directors can't offer another solution to increasing affordable, alternative transportation, it shouldn't reject a referendum that does. Until then, students can enjoy shelling out $3 per gallon at the gas station. The board argued that it thought students were incapable of learning the new bus pass' stipulations before voting on the issue in the spring election. The new bus pass would restrict students to using it as a parking pass evenings and weekends in the Clots only, instead of in the faculty G lots as they can now. The board has discussed the idea of a fee for more than a year. It waited until the day before the deadline to place the referendum on the ballot. If the board hadn't waited until the last minute, it could . have informed the student body of the bus pass' new rules. The AS should not use the students as a scapegoat. The students elected the board to represent us. For us to vote on every issue that comes to the table is not plausible. But if this is an issue that seems to have public support, why didn't the board put it to a public vote? Western's campus planning studio administered a transportation survey to students winter quarter and learned that 62.6 percent are willing to pay up to $20 for nighttime bus service. The board of directors should have voted to let the students decide. We can't afford gas these days, so the AS should let us vote to reduce the price we pay for public transportation. Editor's note: The views expressed on The Western Front opinion pages are the views of the authors or cartoonists and are not necessarily the views of The Western Front staff, managers or adviser. And we quote: "Any sufficiently advanced bureaucracy is indistinguishable from molasses." â€” anonymous Tears of tequila Crying beneficial, but just won't happen BY LAUREN ALLAIN Forbidden Fruit I'm dead on- the inside. My organs still function flawlessly, but my soul feels dead and has for quite some time now. When my soul died is questionable, but it's made me realize that I no longer cry about my own life. Ever. I will freely and openly cry about anything other than my own life. The last time I cried was at the Mariners' game on opening day this year. They always start the season by someone other than a baseball player running the bases. This year, a boy who beat cancer ran them to fulfill his wish with the Make a Wish Foundation. Tears in baseball. There's no crying in baseball, especially in the pre-game festivities, but I defy the rules. The time before that was in last week's episode of "Grey's Anatomy." It choked me up so much I had to look at the ceiling and take deep breaths to avoid audibly crying. I walked to my car from the movie theater still crying after I saw "The Constant Gardener." I refuse to see movies such as "My Dog Skip" and "I Am Sam" because I've heard crying is inevitable. I cry in Hallmark stores while looking for a birthday card for my mom. But I avoid crying about my own life at all costs. I used to calm myself down to prevent tears from falling, but I don't have to tell myself to not cry anymore â€” it just comes naturally. I'm assuming if someone I love died, I would cry. But other than that, nothing seems to faze me, aside from the aforementioned cases. Take fall quarter as an example. I was spending close to 50 hours a week in the newsroom as a news editor while taking 15 credits and working 10 hours a week. When I found a guy who made me happy enough to forget about how intense my life was, I was fairly ecstatic. Then one day he decided it "didn't feel right", and ceased contact. As much as I've talked down relationships, he was a main reason I didn't break down. I knew I liked him because I shaved close to twice a week. That's a big deal. But while we were having the awkward talk ending whatever we had, I didn't shed a tear. My eyes welled at one point, but no drops fell. I shed three tears when I told my roommate what happened, but I don't think that's enough to chalk one up. The odd thing is that I wanted to cry. I felt crying would make me feel better and make him feel worse, which would be a bonus. But nothing came. I'm blaming my childhood for my current lack of tears. I used them all in preschool because I cried every day when my mom left. I even cried if my parents came to school for any reason and then left. I cried when my teacher didn't let my class out of school the minute the bell rang out of fear that my mom would leave me if I wasn't in the car right then. I wish I had known I was wasting all my good tears and should have saved them for something worthwhile. According to biochemist and tear expert Dr. William Frey, tears may remove toxins from the body since tears come out of ducts â€” similar to urination, which also removes toxins. He claims this is why most people feel better after they cry. Even if Frey's research is bogus, he's recognizing that crying often makes the crier feel significantly better. It has always made me feel better, which frustrates me because I seem to be tear-inept. Since I can't cry about my own life, I can completely avoid crying by not buying cards, watching television and staying far away from Safeco Field. Done and done. But never crying gives me a hard-ass persona, which is a far cry from the truth. I know I have feelings because they've surfaced before. Everyone close to me knows I'm generally a caring person, but for some reason the tears just aren't coming. This leads me to believe that tequila has murdered my soul. No other plausible reason exists to explain why I'm dead on the inside. I'm hoping that if I consume enough tequila my tears will turn into alcohol. I would then be one step closer to being as awesome as Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris doesn't love Raymond. Contact columnist Lauren Allain at: forbiddenjruitcolumn@yahoo.com ---------- Western Front 2006-04-07 - Page 15 ---------- APRIL 7,2006 OPINIONS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 15 Afy fathers A an immigrant J and this bill is prejudiced. I don't think it takes into consideration who it affects. ithMgk m should fpmorj our roots and who we are as a whole, as a nation. Mypareni here on a lojftery. and if they take that away, my Nigerian people couldn't come here anymore. Why did you participate in the walkout to protest the immigration bill? Compiledby Beckie Rosillo Charysa Beeman- Varela Junior; business Martha Asselin Senior, Fairhaven Keley Ogunmola Freshman, finance Nevermind profits, honor Nirvana's music BY ANDREW LAWRENCE The Western Front Hey advertising executives, having trouble selling that new sport utility vehicle, diet soda or Vin Diesel movie? Want it to resonate with that all-important 18 to 34- year-old demographic? Look no further. Nirvana is for sale. When lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain died in 1994, his 98 percent share of the publishing rights to Nirvana's music went to his widow, singer, actress and professional train wreck Courtney Love. She sold 25 percent of her share to Larry Mestel, former head of Virgin Records U.S., for $50 million, according to a March 30 Rolling Stone article: Love's inheritance of Nirvana's entire catalogue was the worst catastrophe to befall Nirvana after Cobain's death. Because Love owns the rights to these songs, she can legally profit from them. But there must be less damaging ways to sell the songs and less damaging people to sell them to. Love sold the rights to these socially and musically significant songs to Mestel, who said his goal is to make the copyrights to the songs more financially valuable by licensing them out to advertisers. By entrusting the future of these songs to someone who sees them as copyrights instead of impassioned art Love has put the future ofthe songs in tremendous jeopardy. Just imagine someone hearing "All Apologies" for the first time in a Hallmark ad. Mestel now has the ability to sell these songs to whatever company will pay the most to suck out the message and spit some lifeless shell back to the consumer and anyone who ever cared about the songs' meaning. While Cobain must have enjoyed selling records and making money, increasing the value of his songs through licensing and handing control of a quarter of his songs to someone from the corporate music industry he despised probably wasn't one of his dying wishes. When the band appeared on the coyer of Rolling Stone in April 1992, he wore a homemade shirt that read "corporate magazines still suck." The slogan was a play on "corporate rock still sucks," the slogan of independent record label SST, one of Cobain's favorite labels. What does this mean for Nirvana songs such as "Come As You Are," and "Mexican Seafood?" Love said in the Rolling Stone article that regardless of how advertisers use the songs, they will remain tasteful and retain the spirit of Nirvana. Managing the legacy of Nirvana became so massive that she needed a corporate partner to herald Cobain's songs into the next generation. But aside from mis sale, how has Love handled the responsibility of looking after the catalogue of one of the most important bands in music history? Pretty damWbatlry. ^" In the seven years follpwing Cobain's death, Love released no music that wasn't a live performance, even though Love controlled hundreds of unreleased songs. A set ofNirvana rarities, scheduled for release in September 2001 to coincide with the 10th anniversary ofthe band's breakthrough album "Nevermind," was put on hold six months before release because Love sued Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl, the former bassist and drummer of Nirvana, who helped her select the songs for the compilation. According to a 2001 open letter on Novoselic's Web site, Love doesn't care about Nirvana fans. She was using Nirvana's music as a bargaining chip for her personal gain without any regard for its musical legacy. He said she is lib-roe Mar* WeMftoose CHfttetOftlEfe using Nirvana's music as a pawn in her steady stream of legal battles and to nourish her obsessive hunger for publicity, fame and attention. "Nothin' really bothers her, she just wants to love herself," Cobain sings in "You Know You're Right," a recently released song about Love, according to songfacts.com, an online database of obscure facts about songs. But could this deal really be that bad? If licensees tastefully use the songs, it could indeed help expose many new listeners to this historical band. Releasing or re-releasing songs on compilations could be beneficial to listeners who do not have me time or desire to acquire ~ all of Nirvana's previous work. The haunting "Something in the Way" effectively illustrates the main character's near breakdown in the 2005 film "Jarhead," to the benefit of both song and screen. Using Nirvana's songs appropriately in film and television shows can add another dimension to bom. Cobain's songs could also promote causes he championed, such as women's rights. But with Love's drug problems, colossal legal bills and nonexistent music career, it's obvious that she didn't make this deal with Nirvana's best interests in mind. Love has starved the corporate world of these songs for the last decade, and when it comes running to Mestel for a slice of the Nirvana pie to use in its next mindless big budget movie, will he turn down a million dollars for "Heart Shaped Box?" He sure as hell didn't pay $50 million just to put these songs on the shelf. Nirvana fans would not stand for using "Smells Like Teen Spirit" to sell the deodorant ofthe same name. But music lovers probably thought the same thing before Michael Jackson let Nike use The Beatles' "Revolution" to successfully sell millions of shoes in 1986. Regardless of her intentions, Love made a mistake in entrusting a significant portion of some ofthe most important music ofthe last 20 years to someone aiming to create more value for the copyrights. Classifieds FOR SAIJ WHY RENT? Own 3 bdrm. Ba. Condo for apprx. $1200 mp. Split w/ friends for $400 mo.! Busline, freeway, shopping ail walking distance; only 8 min. to WWU from this popular NW Ave. location. 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