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Western Western Washington University Vol. 70 No. 16 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18,1977 Students defend Fairhaven at public hearing by LAURIE DUNHAM Fairhaven students rallied to defend their college Tuesday at a public hearing before the Fairhaven College Evaluation Committee. Though the hearing was publicized as a chance for "members of the general University community" to share information, almost all present were directly connected with Fairhaven. The committee is gathering information to make recommendations on Fairhaven's future. It was appointed at the beginning of the quarter by James Talbot, vice president for academic affairs, to examine declining enrollment and related problems at the college. "We're searching for answers and we're searching for questions," committee member Philip Ager, of the music department, told the group. Students present defended the quality of their education and attempted to dispel attitudes toward the college they felt were unfounded. . "I've attended many universities and I'd put Fairhaven classes against any of them," Saramae Landers, Fairhaven Bridge participant, said. "Fairhaven adheres .to. the,individual. We're known by names, not by numbers." Fairhaven has just gone through a "birth process," she said. "When you start getting some problems, when the child starts breaking dishes, are you going to throw that child out? If they need help, let's give it to them." Most students said they found Fairhaven classes more challenging than Western or other universities' classes. "I take as many lessons as I can at Fairhaven," Huxley student Martha Bean said. "I do very well in a traditional system but I've found Fairhaven classes motivate me more. In Western classes you read a book and regurgitate it. Here you read a book and think about it." A number of out-of-state students said they came to Western specifically to attend Fairhaven. "A great many Fairhaven students like "myself have come a long way to go here," Joseph Nix, of Mississippi, told the committee. Another student, Christina Coiro, said her Indiana home offered access to such schools as Notre Dame and Purdue, but Fairhaven offered what she wanted. Committee chairman, Paul Ford, of the education department, said Fairhaven's enrollment has dropped substantially since 1974. Student credit hours are down from 5,500 to 3,900, he said. The figure includes those students at the Center for Urban Studies in Seattle and Western students taking Fairhaven classes. "Fewer students are coming in to support the program, but it has the same number of faculty," he said. Fairhaven student Stuart Johnson said Fairhaven's enrollment has suffered because "Fairhaven is not understood in very fundamental ways by large sectors of its own parent institution." Students said high school counselors and even Western's administration "discourage students from attending the college. "Western doesn't allow Fairhaven classes to count for a Western major," Fairhaven student Julie Trojanowski said. 1— ENTER WINTER — The cold crispness of the season is illustrated in this special effect photo l graph by Front Photo Editor Charles Nacke. More and more down vests are appearing on campus as the temperature begins to plummet. Insurance premiums raised Student employment positions could go by ANGELO BRUSCAS Many student jobs are in danger of termination due to a $6,000 cutback in funding for inter-department related activities (IDA), Dennis Catrell, chairman of the IDA committee said Tuesday. Before 1977, IDA received $6,513 from athletic event gate receipts to fund student employe benefits such as social security. This year, however, gate receipts will be withdrawn to pay an increase in men's athletic insurance, Catrell said. Athletic Director Boyd Long said the Whatcom County Physicians increased their insurance premiums from $11,000 to $20,000 a year just three days before the school year started.' "To meet the increase we had to pull back our gate receipts from the inter-department programs," Long said. The loss in funding will hurt student employment if departments cannot find other means to pay employe benefits, Catrell said. The journalism department could be hardest hit because it employs the most students, Catrell said. Whatcom County Physicians Representative Ken Culver blamed the insurance increase on inflation and the cost of athletic insurance claims last year. "We lost $6,700 last year on only a handful of injuries," Culver said. "This year we had to set a more realistic premium -rate." Currently, the extent of employe cutbacks is not known, Catrell said. "I hope most of the departments can make up the loss on their own," he said. Inside: Campus art? This week, Out to Lunch goes among the sculpture and gives heart to those who say, "I don't know art, but I know what I like." See page 4. Dome for Viks Western's football team is playing in the Kingdome for the District I Championship game against PLU. For more details, see paged 13. Money, honey Money can't buy Jove, but he can sure belt out a song. See Michael Navaimski's review of Eddie Money's debut album on page 11. "The courses are very applicable. But students are discouraged from taking classes because they can't count for majors at Western." Ford told the speakers that written, copies of their statements should be given to the committee if they wanted them considered in the final deliberations. Confidential interviews with the committee can be scheduled with Karen Akins in Old Main 530. The committee is expected to make its final recommendations on Fairhaven in February. Pub permit fermenting once again by VALERIE VANCE A second application for a liquor license on the Western campus is on its way to the Washington State Liquor Board, VU Director Jack Smith, said. The application requests Class A and C licenses, which would permit drinking on specified premises only. No carry-out alcohol would be allowed. The sale of beer and wine will be in a restaurant setting, in the auxiliary room in the VU coffee shop, between noon and 7 p.m. if the license is approved. Smith said. The auxiliary room is the non-smoking section of the coffee shop. The first application for the license was made last December, supervised by Smith. The request was denied due to unfavorable response from Bellingham Mayor Ken Hertz and community members. Hertz gave one main objection to a campus pub in January. He opposed the spread of taverns in residential districts. He was quoted in the Jan. 11 Front saying, "I am opposed to decentralization of taverns or places that permanently serve alcoholic beverages, particularly in residential neighborhoods." Hertz said he considered the university a prime residential area. California Saga attorneys were appointed following the denial, Smith said. Rather than appeal the rejection, the counsel suggested Western reapply, providing additional information requested by the Liquor Board. Smith said the decision should be known this January. The notice of application must be published in the newspaper, followed by a 30-day period for community comment. If Western's application is accepted, it will be the first university or college in the state to receive a license. Smith suggested if students want to help the cause, a letter should be written to the Liquor Board expressing the desire for on-campus drinking.
Object Description
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Title | Western Front - 1977 November 18 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 70, no. 16 |
Date Published (User-Friendly) | November 18, 1977 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1977-11-18 |
Year Published | 1977 |
Decades | 1970-1979 |
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 | John Nelson, editor; Bruce Hyland, news editor; Mark Wolken, assistant news editor; Charles Nacke, photo editor; Dan Smith, opinion editor; Michael Navalinski, arts & entertainment editor; Bruce Stinshoff, sports editor; Lauri Dunham, head copy editor; Ann Emanuel, copy editor; Gregg Olsen, copy editor; Sue Taylor, copy editor; Rich Leavitt, copy editor |
Staff | Clay Hartl, production manager; Kevin Raymond, assistant production manager; David Imburgia, business manager; Bob Carns, ad manager |
Photographer | Geof Logan; Charles Nacke; John Watkins; Eric Hookham |
Faculty Advisor | Harris, Lyle |
Article Titles | Students defend Fairhaven at public hearing / by Laurie Dunham (p.1) -- Insurance premiums raised: student employment positions could go / by Angelo Bruscas (p.1) -- Pub permit fermenting once again / by Valerie Vance (p.1) -- Cold, dark nights ahead? group asks hall closure / by Barbara Waits (p.2) -- Kee will not be charged; woman refuses to testify (p.2) -- Fairhaven student coordinates Lakewood planning proposal / by Michael Whitten (p.2) -- Minimum credits set (p.2) -- B' ham police crackdown (p.2) -- Eating pot pies really saves dough / by Clay Hartl (p.3) -- Front wins competition high rating (p.3) -- Editorial (p.4) -- Letters from readers (p.5) -- Shorts & briefs / by Jayn Butt (p.6) -- Events (p.6) -- Navy training program: seniors plan nuclear careers / by Mike Wickre (p.6) -- Counseling center offers aid to students / by Geof Logan (p.7) -- Ethnic studies closure: majors still offered (p.8) -- Front forces to kick AS (S) / by Howhard Gazelle (p.8) -- Arts and entertainment (p.10) -- Ensemble performs haunting melodies / by Liz Rust (p.10) -- Mama's tonight: impressive acoustics (p.10) -- Money doesn't talk-he sings / by Michael Navalinski (p.11) -- Intermission: movies strike back / by Melisande Noe (p.11) -- women's title on line: soccer showdown Sunday (p.13) -- Harrier runs to nationals (p.13) -- Pacific Lutheran again: Vikings in Kingdome (p.13) -- Lady ruggers play Moscow (p.13) -- Matmen open season with alumni match (p.14) -- Rowers race (p.14) -- Classified (p.14) -- Volleyball host ousts Western from regional championships (p.15) -- Coed ice hockey: student starts slick sport (p.15) |
Photographs | [Special effect photo, by Charles Nacke] (p.1) -- Ron Samuelson (p.2) -- [Game of Slaughter in Carver Gym D] (p.2) -- [Gordon Medford, John Hendrickson] (p.6) -- Arnold Chin (p.7) -- Saundra Taylor (p.7) -- Sue Taylor, Pat Millegan (p.8) -- [Western Wind Ensemble] (p.10) -- Eddie Money (p.11) -- Rick Brudwick (p.13) -- Carolynne Conner (p.15) |
Cartoons | [Do you make quick deliveries?] / Charles (p.4) |
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 | 41 x 29 cm. |
Genre/Form | Newspapers |
Digital Reproduction Information | Bitone scan from 35 mm silver halide, 1-up negative film at 600 dpi. 2011. |
Identifier | WEST_19771118.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. |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
Description
Title | Western Front - 1977 November 18 - Page 1 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 70, no. 16 |
Date Published (User-Friendly) | November 18, 1977 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1977-11-18 |
Year Published | 1977 |
Decades | 1970-1979 |
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 | John Nelson, editor; Bruce Hyland, news editor; Mark Wolken, assistant news editor; Charles Nacke, photo editor; Dan Smith, opinion editor; Michael Navalinski, arts & entertainment editor; Bruce Stinshoff, sports editor; Lauri Dunham, head copy editor; Ann Emanuel, copy editor; Gregg Olsen, copy editor; Sue Taylor, copy editor; Rich Leavitt, copy editor |
Staff | Clay Hartl, production manager; Kevin Raymond, assistant production manager; David Imburgia, business manager; Bob Carns, ad manager |
Faculty Advisor | Harris, Lyle |
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 | 41 x 29 cm. |
Genre/Form | Newspapers |
Digital Reproduction Information | Bitone scan from 35 mm silver halide, 1-up negative film at 600 dpi. 2011. |
Identifier | WEST_19771118.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. |
Full Text | Western Western Washington University Vol. 70 No. 16 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18,1977 Students defend Fairhaven at public hearing by LAURIE DUNHAM Fairhaven students rallied to defend their college Tuesday at a public hearing before the Fairhaven College Evaluation Committee. Though the hearing was publicized as a chance for "members of the general University community" to share information, almost all present were directly connected with Fairhaven. The committee is gathering information to make recommendations on Fairhaven's future. It was appointed at the beginning of the quarter by James Talbot, vice president for academic affairs, to examine declining enrollment and related problems at the college. "We're searching for answers and we're searching for questions," committee member Philip Ager, of the music department, told the group. Students present defended the quality of their education and attempted to dispel attitudes toward the college they felt were unfounded. . "I've attended many universities and I'd put Fairhaven classes against any of them," Saramae Landers, Fairhaven Bridge participant, said. "Fairhaven adheres .to. the,individual. We're known by names, not by numbers." Fairhaven has just gone through a "birth process," she said. "When you start getting some problems, when the child starts breaking dishes, are you going to throw that child out? If they need help, let's give it to them." Most students said they found Fairhaven classes more challenging than Western or other universities' classes. "I take as many lessons as I can at Fairhaven," Huxley student Martha Bean said. "I do very well in a traditional system but I've found Fairhaven classes motivate me more. In Western classes you read a book and regurgitate it. Here you read a book and think about it." A number of out-of-state students said they came to Western specifically to attend Fairhaven. "A great many Fairhaven students like "myself have come a long way to go here," Joseph Nix, of Mississippi, told the committee. Another student, Christina Coiro, said her Indiana home offered access to such schools as Notre Dame and Purdue, but Fairhaven offered what she wanted. Committee chairman, Paul Ford, of the education department, said Fairhaven's enrollment has dropped substantially since 1974. Student credit hours are down from 5,500 to 3,900, he said. The figure includes those students at the Center for Urban Studies in Seattle and Western students taking Fairhaven classes. "Fewer students are coming in to support the program, but it has the same number of faculty," he said. Fairhaven student Stuart Johnson said Fairhaven's enrollment has suffered because "Fairhaven is not understood in very fundamental ways by large sectors of its own parent institution." Students said high school counselors and even Western's administration "discourage students from attending the college. "Western doesn't allow Fairhaven classes to count for a Western major," Fairhaven student Julie Trojanowski said. 1— ENTER WINTER — The cold crispness of the season is illustrated in this special effect photo l graph by Front Photo Editor Charles Nacke. More and more down vests are appearing on campus as the temperature begins to plummet. Insurance premiums raised Student employment positions could go by ANGELO BRUSCAS Many student jobs are in danger of termination due to a $6,000 cutback in funding for inter-department related activities (IDA), Dennis Catrell, chairman of the IDA committee said Tuesday. Before 1977, IDA received $6,513 from athletic event gate receipts to fund student employe benefits such as social security. This year, however, gate receipts will be withdrawn to pay an increase in men's athletic insurance, Catrell said. Athletic Director Boyd Long said the Whatcom County Physicians increased their insurance premiums from $11,000 to $20,000 a year just three days before the school year started.' "To meet the increase we had to pull back our gate receipts from the inter-department programs," Long said. The loss in funding will hurt student employment if departments cannot find other means to pay employe benefits, Catrell said. The journalism department could be hardest hit because it employs the most students, Catrell said. Whatcom County Physicians Representative Ken Culver blamed the insurance increase on inflation and the cost of athletic insurance claims last year. "We lost $6,700 last year on only a handful of injuries," Culver said. "This year we had to set a more realistic premium -rate." Currently, the extent of employe cutbacks is not known, Catrell said. "I hope most of the departments can make up the loss on their own," he said. Inside: Campus art? This week, Out to Lunch goes among the sculpture and gives heart to those who say, "I don't know art, but I know what I like." See page 4. Dome for Viks Western's football team is playing in the Kingdome for the District I Championship game against PLU. For more details, see paged 13. Money, honey Money can't buy Jove, but he can sure belt out a song. See Michael Navaimski's review of Eddie Money's debut album on page 11. "The courses are very applicable. But students are discouraged from taking classes because they can't count for majors at Western." Ford told the speakers that written, copies of their statements should be given to the committee if they wanted them considered in the final deliberations. Confidential interviews with the committee can be scheduled with Karen Akins in Old Main 530. The committee is expected to make its final recommendations on Fairhaven in February. Pub permit fermenting once again by VALERIE VANCE A second application for a liquor license on the Western campus is on its way to the Washington State Liquor Board, VU Director Jack Smith, said. The application requests Class A and C licenses, which would permit drinking on specified premises only. No carry-out alcohol would be allowed. The sale of beer and wine will be in a restaurant setting, in the auxiliary room in the VU coffee shop, between noon and 7 p.m. if the license is approved. Smith said. The auxiliary room is the non-smoking section of the coffee shop. The first application for the license was made last December, supervised by Smith. The request was denied due to unfavorable response from Bellingham Mayor Ken Hertz and community members. Hertz gave one main objection to a campus pub in January. He opposed the spread of taverns in residential districts. He was quoted in the Jan. 11 Front saying, "I am opposed to decentralization of taverns or places that permanently serve alcoholic beverages, particularly in residential neighborhoods." Hertz said he considered the university a prime residential area. California Saga attorneys were appointed following the denial, Smith said. Rather than appeal the rejection, the counsel suggested Western reapply, providing additional information requested by the Liquor Board. Smith said the decision should be known this January. The notice of application must be published in the newspaper, followed by a 30-day period for community comment. If Western's application is accepted, it will be the first university or college in the state to receive a license. Smith suggested if students want to help the cause, a letter should be written to the Liquor Board expressing the desire for on-campus drinking. |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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