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||||flil^||||iSfcM Features Styrofoam ~ a double concern for environment p.7 Asia University students The Western Front Please recycle VOL. 80, NO. 18 2$ WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, BELLINGHAM, WA TUESDAY, APRIL 12,1988 ^^^^^^v^A<-i<fy^fA-y Rep. Swift discusses presidential theories By David Kuester staff reporter Picture Perfect Mike Gwynn As the sun peeks through the clouds across Bellingham Bay, Naoto Fujiki, a first year English student from Japan, gets ready to snap a picture of the city. AS considers permanent recvcler By Michael Wagar staff reporter A proposed $12,188 coordinator position for the Associated Students Recycle Center likely will take away a student job, but fulfill the AS bylaw's first priority of providing quality programs. Jeff Chandler, AS vice president of Internal Affairs, said previous high turnover of student managers at the center resulted in repeated mistakes because of a lack of continuity. He said he also believed the responsibilities of scheduling, people management and administrative procedures required too much time and commitment for a full-time student. When the student coordinator resigned on the last day of summer quarter last year, no one within the center wanted the extra responsibility of the coordinator's position. The $600 quarterly salary was not enough incentive for the time commitment needed. Jim Madison, a Huxley graduate and former Recycle Center worker, saw the need, submitted his resume and was hired. The original intent of the AS Board of Directors was to hire him as a fill-in for the first quarter only, Chandler said. John Gray, AS director at-large to the University Service Council, said the numbers alone should prove Madison has turned the program around and the appearance of the center also is more professional. Madison said when he took the job, the center needed to be organized. "In the past, people came in and did whatever they wanted to do. There are a lot of dirty jobs around here, and they usually didn't get done," he said. "When I started in September, there was 10,000 pounds of crushed glass stacked all over the parking lot. That is no way to run a recycling center," Madison said. Madison attributes a $500 monthly savings of employee wages to specified time limits on assigned jobs. For the first time in four years the center is showing a profit, Chandler said, and at the same time providing a better experience for the student workers. In order to present an efficient and first-class program Chandler said a permanent position was needed. The position would pay about $725 per month plus medical benifits. Deviating from the topic advertised, "Issues Concerning Washington State," Al Swift, D-Bellingham, lectured last Thursday in the Viking Union on what could have been titled, "How to Pick a President 101". Swift discussed eight characteristics to consider when choosing a president: charisma, leadership, communication, experience, issues, ideology, vision and, what Swift referred to as the "SOB factor." Referring to George Bush's "wimp" image and the portrayal of the Democratic hopefuls as "the seven dwarfs," Swift said, "Everyone seems to have belittled the entire slate of candidates of both parties as somehow simply not measuring up. But I'm not sure anyone can tell you what it is they expect them to measure up to.!: Swift discounted the importance of charisma as a quality that makes a good president and put forth a concept of charisma as "something that tends to come, in part, with the nomination and comes in full measure with getting elected to the presidency. "Charisma is not, as I think some people feel, something that most candidates bring with them," Swift said. Another presidential quality he discussed was leadership. Swift questioned what true leadership is and should be. "Leadership is very often a matter of being willing to use your influence with people to get them to move in a direction. All too often, what we define as leadership is that they agree with us. Certainly, I don't remember anybody standing up saying Walter Mondale showed real leadership by saying that we need a tax increase." Swift said leadership is not only that the candidate agrees with people, but has the courage to make unpopular decisions if it's in the best interest of the nation. On the issue of government experience, Swift criticized people who would elect a candidate with no experience in government. "I've always been puzzled by the fact that it's very hard to find an American that would take his automobile to somebody who knew nothing about the internal combustion engine, that would take his or her toothache to a veterinarian, who would go to a concert performed by people who didn't know anything about music, but seem to have a habit of electing people who know nothing about governments." Swift used Evan Mecham, Arizona's impeached governor, as an example of what can happen when someone with no experience is elected. Swift said the candidates positions on issues are important, but it's hard to know what candidates are saying because the media won't report it. Swift also was critical of people for not paying attention to the issues. "Is it actually that we get bored when they really begin to talk about issues? Maybe we need to examine ourselves a bit," Swift said. "If you watched the debates, you had some idea of what they are saying except, even the debates, when they're dividing 60 minutes between seven candi-see SWIFT, p.10 Volunteers lack AS support Associated Students President Dan Wood recommended elimination of the Volunteer Center and the Community Liaison Office to the AS Board of Directors April 6. "It doesn't make sense to expand the resources to do tasks already being done by other programs. It's not efficient," Wood said. The Volunteer Center originally was founded to place volunteers in AS offices but this year volunteers were placed in community organizations and, according to the center's records, no volunteers were placed in any AS programs. The center placed a total of seven people during fall and winter quarters of 1987-88, said Melanie Lederer, Volunteer Center coordinator. "The Center could have been more successful if there was additional personnel to work the program," Lederer said. Lederer said she requested funds for an assistant coordinator for 1987-88, but it was not recommended by the AS budget committee. No request has been submitted for an assistant coordinator for the 1988-89 academic year as it is possible the program may be eliminated before then. "If the Volunteer Center does not receive additional personnel and the corresponding budget allocations, then elimination of the Center would be appropriate," Lederer said. If the center is eliminated, students who wish to volunteer could go to the Multicultural Service Center or the Volunteer Center of Red Cross to be place with an organization, she said. Wood also recommended elimination of the Community Affairs Liaison Office, saying the responsibilities of that office can be handled by the vice president for External Affairs. In the event that both programs were eliminated, the net savings to the AS would be $5,125. •SiiBiililiBiiB^Bi^B^B crowd again, and the public address sy&-. as part of a $1 million renovation project acting Physical Plant Director hind replacing the existing gym ceiling ceiling materials and replacing them also is slated for this summer. The summer sewer pipe that runs beneath the gym pipe became clogged, causing sewage building. A. city inspection revealed sed- ^ili^he|I^isp*e^tibn • • aIso fwealed th*! i pipe had warped beneath the building. This has aided in the sediment build-up entire sewage system may need cleaning
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Title | Western Front - 1988 April 12 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 80, no. 20 |
Date Published (User-Friendly) | April 12, 1988 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1988-04-12 |
Year Published | 1988 |
Decades |
1980-1989 |
Original Publisher | Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA |
Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
Editor | Karin Stanton, Editor, Lori Robinson, Managing editor, Jim Wilkie, News editor, Douglas Buell, Opinion editor, Ray Townsend, Sports editor, Laura Gordon, Features editor, ACCENT editor, Andy Perdue, Copy editor, Jennifer Wynn, Copy editor, Mike Gwynn, Photo editor, Marisa Lencioni, ACCENT editor |
Staff | Tony Larson, Business manager, Francine Ott, ACCENT assistant, Kathy Tucker, Production chief, Julie Martin, Political cartoonist, Tom Osterdahl, Illustrator |
Photographer | Mike Gwynn, Brian Bean |
Faculty Advisor | Steffens, Pete |
Article Titles | AS considers permanent recycler / by Michael Wagar (p.1) -- Volunteers lack AS support (p.1) -- Rep. Swift discusses presidential theories / by David Kuester (p.1) -- GYM scheduled for Summer facelift (p.1) -- For your information (p.2) -- Campus cops (p.2) -- Long term effects of oil leaks to be studied (p.2) -- Classified (p.2) -- Easterners meet Western: Asia University explores extra campus / by Maria Lotreanu (p.3) -- Western Washington University official announcements (p.3) -- Center study focuses on crab larvae (p.3) -- Accused is innocent; protesters are guilty (p.4) -- A hopeful farewell: Meese has worn out welcome / by Rich Royston (p.4) -- Hindsight is 20-20: Elevator ride has ups, downs / by Mar C. Holmstrom (p.4) -- Liberal solution for wages a joke / by Tony Larson (p.5) -- Roadblock rock prank childish / by Jade T. Joyce (p.5) -- Water levels still low despite recent rainfall / by K. L. Hansen (p.6) -- Curbside pick-up key to program's success / by K. L. Hansen (p.6) -- Styrofoam disposal poses threat to nature / by Mary Darling (p.7) -- 20 teams fight for volleyball crown / by Erik K. Johnston (p.8) -- Track team meets weekend challenge / by Craig Daly (p.9) -- Environment seminar features Huxley profs / by K. L. Hansen (p.10) |
Photographs | Picture perfect (p.1) -- Rich Royston (p.4) -- Mar C. Holmstrom (p.4) -- Lake Whatcom (p.6) -- Styrofoam litter (p.7) -- Volleyball tournament referee Wayne Gardner (p.8) -- Track and field: Christopher Herling (p.9) -- Track and field: Erika Williams and Kelly Strain (p.9) -- Al Swift (p.10) |
Cartoons | [University Transportation and Parking Center victims] / by Julie Martin (p.4) |
Notes | Issue number incorrectly printed as no. 18. |
Subjects - Names (LCNAF) | Western Washington University--Students--Newspapers |
Subjects - Topical (LCSH) | College newspapers--Washington (State)--Bellingham |
Related Collection | http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/261544388 |
Program | Special Collections |
Geographic Coverage | Bellingham (Wash.) |
Object Type | Text |
Original Format Size | 44 x 28 cm. |
Genre/Form | Newspapers |
Digital Reproduction Information | Bitone scan from 35 mm silver halide, 1-up negative film at 600 dpi. 2011. |
Identifier | WF_19880412.pdf |
Contributor | The digitized WWU student newspapers are made possible by the generous support of Don Hacherl and Cindy Hacherl (Class of 1984) and Bert Halprin (Class of 1971). |
Rights | This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. For more information about rights or obtaining copies of this resource, please contact Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9103. USA (360-650-7534; heritage.resources@wwu.edu) and refer to the collection name and identifier. Any materials cited must be attributed to Western Front Historical Collection, Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University. |
Format | application/pdf |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
Description
Title | Western Front - 1988 April 12 - Page 1 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 80, no. 20 |
Date Published (User-Friendly) | April 12, 1988 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1988-04-12 |
Year Published | 1988 |
Decades |
1980-1989 |
Original Publisher | Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA |
Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
Editor | Karin Stanton, Editor, Lori Robinson, Managing editor, Jim Wilkie, News editor, Douglas Buell, Opinion editor, Ray Townsend, Sports editor, Laura Gordon, Features editor, ACCENT editor, Andy Perdue, Copy editor, Jennifer Wynn, Copy editor, Mike Gwynn, Photo editor, Marisa Lencioni, ACCENT editor |
Staff | Tony Larson, Business manager, Francine Ott, ACCENT assistant, Kathy Tucker, Production chief, Julie Martin, Political cartoonist, Tom Osterdahl, Illustrator |
Photographer | Mike Gwynn, Brian Bean |
Faculty Advisor | Steffens, Pete |
Notes | Issue number incorrectly printed as no. 18. |
Subjects - Names (LCNAF) | Western Washington University--Students--Newspapers |
Subjects - Topical (LCSH) | College newspapers--Washington (State)--Bellingham |
Related Collection | http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/261544388 |
Program | Special Collections |
Geographic Coverage | Bellingham (Wash.) |
Object Type | Text |
Original Format Size | 44 x 28 cm. |
Genre/Form | Newspapers |
Digital Reproduction Information | Bitone scan from 35 mm silver halide, 1-up negative film at 600 dpi. 2011. |
Identifier | WF_19880412.pdf |
Contributor | The digitized WWU student newspapers are made possible by the generous support of Don Hacherl and Cindy Hacherl (Class of 1984) and Bert Halprin (Class of 1971). |
Rights | This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. For more information about rights or obtaining copies of this resource, please contact Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9103. USA (360-650-7534; heritage.resources@wwu.edu) and refer to the collection name and identifier. Any materials cited must be attributed to Western Front Historical Collection, Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University. |
Format | application/pdf |
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Features
Styrofoam ~ a
double concern
for environment
p.7
Asia University students
The Western Front Please recycle
VOL. 80, NO. 18 2$ WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, BELLINGHAM, WA TUESDAY, APRIL 12,1988
^^^^^^v^A<-i |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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