Western Front - 1984 April 27

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Friday, April 27, 1984 Western Washington University, Bellingharn, Wash. Vol. 76, No. 25
Business Center
director resigns
after complaints
Two Kubotan keychains, believed by some to be an effective yet discreet means of self-defense, are
displayed by Sgt. John Browne of campus police.
in may
safety from attackers
By Julie Weber
A special keychain maybe a
practical way of assuring per­sonal
safety, according to John
Browne-of-Western's Campus
Police. , _
The Kubotan is no ordinary
keychain. Developed by Mas­ter
Takayuki Kubota, the Kub­otan
is a 5 Vz-inch long cylin­drical
piece of plastic which,
when used properly, will deter
an attacker, Browne said.
The Kubotan is used as a
"discreet impact device"
because it easily can be con­cealed
and upon impact will
cause pain and hopefully pre­vent
an asault, Browne said.
Officer Glenn Hiitchings of
the Bellingharn Police said he
believes the Kubotan is a dis-"
creet tool, but should not take
the place of common sense.
"My concern is people
might leave the library a lit­tle
later to go home and feel
secure because-they have it,"
Hutchings said offering an
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Browne, who received train­ing
in the use of the Kubotan
at the Defensive Tactics Insti­tute,
said police officers across
the nation have reported it to
be very efFective. But no infor­mation
about its success in
regard to civilian use is availa­ble
because it is a relatively
new weapon.
Although inventor Takayuki
Kubota, holds art eighth
degree black belt in Karate,
Browne said the Kubotan "is a
tool that can be effective b
those with a minimum
amount of skill in the (martial)
arts."
Assault is not a problem on
Western's campus, b u t
Browne said "there is a lot of
concern about assault."
Browne has been taught in
the law enforcement use of the
"pain compliance iool'rahd is
certified to give instruction in
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As a private individual,
Browne will offer Kubotans
with individual training ses­sions.
Kubotans are also avail­able
through police equip­ment
outlets.
If people respond and if the
demand is great enough,
Browne would be willing to
teach classes on how to use
the Kubotan.
• Browne said he hopes the
instruction will be incorpo­rated
into a formal personal
safety program through the
institution.
Anyone i n t e r e s t e d in
obtaining Kubotans with
instruction may leave their
name at the Security Dept. for
Sgt. Browne to contact.
. By Don Jenkins
The director of Western's Small
Business. Development Center
has resigned following comp­laints
by two local businesswo­men
about a possible conflict of
interest.
Paul Rodet, director of the cen­ter
since it opened 14 months ago
resigned that position on Mon­day
citing "personal reasons,"
according to a press release from
the College of -Business and
Economics.
College of Business and Eco­nomics
Dean Dennis Murphy
confirmed that Rodet was sus­pended
with pay April 13 after
meeting among university offi­cials
and two Bellingharn
businesswomen.
Suzan Turner, owner of the
Sheepskin Station, 1415 Railroad
Ave., and Karyl Clancy, who oper­ates
a business consulting firm
known as Business Systems and
Services met with Murphy and
Accounting Professor William
"Skip" Sailors.
The women complained of
"some improprieties," Murphy
said.
Rodet could not be reached for
comment.
Murphy said those were the
only two.", complaints, aj
lodet.
Sailors began a preliminary
audit of the center after Rodet
was suspended with pay. That
audit into "certain areas" turned
up nothing unusual, Murphy
said.
He said he has asked Western
auditor John McBee to begin a
complete audit of the center..
Anytime someone resigns
• under these circumstances,
Murphy said, an audit is
appropriate.
The audit should be finished
"fairly quickly," Murphy said.
An audit was done on the cen­ter
last year and everything
checked out fine, he said.
Rodet was not a faculty
member and was appointed
director of the center after work­ing
in the Olympic Small Busi­ness
Development Centerforfour
years.
The center remains open,
Murphy said, with a part-time
Small Business Development
Center consultant. Fred Lewis
has temporarily replaced Rodet.
The center was established
with a grant from Washington
State University, which subcon­tracted
a grant from the Small
Busines Administration.
The grant is reviewed at the
end of each calendar year,
^h^er'^plr^vldet^ework­shops
and advice to businesses.
Potter appointment
called 'dangerous'
Andy Potter, who last week
charged an AS Board of Directors
candidate for violating the elec­tion
code, was appointed to the
Election Board Tuesday.
Potter filed a complaint against
Men's Resource Center Coordi­nator
George Sidles April 16,
charging Sidle with breaching the
election code by circulating a
petition that did not list what AS
board position he was seeking.
Sidles said Potter's appoint­ment
to the election board was
"dangerous," because if further
complaints were lodged against
him "there might be some possi­ble
bias."
• See DANGEROUS, page 12
V.P. hopeful Supports liberal arts WHinmi
Vice president and dean of
student affairs is the type of job
Jim Kuder said he has always
wanted.
Kuder, the second of three
finalists interviewed for that job,
visited Western earlier this week.
Telling an audience composed
mostly of faculty, staff and admin­istrators
Tuesday they would not
have a job if it were not for stu­dents,
Kuder highlighted 13years
of experience he would bring to
the campus.
"I have been in the lands of jobs
.where I can roll my sleeves up
and go to work," the current
director of student relations ser-vices
at Colorado State
Universiry-Fort Collins, said.
During his 11 years with that
office Kuder said he directed and
assisted programs including
graduate studies, university resi­dences
and non-traditional
students.
Praising Western's reputation
and dedication to the liberal arts,
Kuder reminded the search
committee of his experiences
with Western. / ; 'S
In 1962 he received two under­graduate
degrees from Western
psychology and social studies.
Further study netted him a mas­ter's
degree in school psychology
two years later.
His father, Merle, is a past dean
of students at Western and was a
long-time administrator.
Kuder, after growing up in Bell­ingharn,
said he "is still very
much in love with the Pacific
Northwest."-
Later, in 1969, Kuder received
his Ph.D. in college student per­sonnel
administration from
Oregon State University.
"Obviously I'm a product of
Western and a liberal arts educa­tion,"
he said.
Kuder said he recognizes
trends that are sweeping the
nation, but hopes Western does
not become a technology
institute.
"Western should look at devel­oping
that area," he said, "but
universities should be diverse. I
would hope you don't become
the engineering school of the
northwest."
Discussing his managerial
style, Kuder said he believes in
Jim Kuder
participatory management, to a
point.
"I do listen and actively solicit
opinion, but ultimately someone
must be responsible for making a
decision."
•Encouraging more minority
and non-tradition students to
enroll at Western would be a goal
of Kuder's.
"You have to have support ser­vices
and role models, such as
more ethnic professors.
"We can attract them, but we
can't keep them," he said, calling
for the need for long-range
programs. '.
A major aspect of the position
at Western is leading the masters
degree program in student
affairs, a task Kuder said he has
performed at Colorado State Uni­versity
since 1971.
Last Friday, Joan Sherwood
was interviewed for the position.
Tuesday the third finalist,
Richard Correnti, will be inter­viewed
during an open meeting
at 1:30 p.m. at Old Main 340.
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