Western Front - 1969 October 28

              Highland parking
hassle continues
Back-in parking has been
returned to Highland Drive from
the Music auditorium to West
College Drive near the water
tower. But the parking hassle is
not over.
The Bellingham Board of
Public Works had issued the
parallel parking order which was
to have gone into effect last
Monday.
B e l l i n g h a m S t r e et
Superintendant Oscar Lindquist
rescinded the order after hearing
a request made by Bruce
Huntoon, representing Ridge way
students, to delay the change to
parallel parking.
The request cited lack of
forwarning that such a
resolution would be passed so
quickly. Many residents of upper
campus dorms failed to buy
parking stickers. Parking permits
are no longer available for lots
near upper campus.
Plans now call for city
engineers, college officials and
students to make a thorough
study of the parking problem.
Any decisions that are made will
not become effective until after
Christmas.
Huntoon suggested that
students wishing to retain
back-in parking could, with city
and state help, clear rocks and
brush from the edge of the
roadway to give more space off
the travel portion of the street.
Very few vehicles stick out
onto the street, and maneuvering
is not a big problem, Huntoon
said.
Well over half of the parking
spaces along Highland Drive will
be cut if parallel parking
becomes effective, according to
R. G. Peterson, supervisor of
Bellingham Independent SDS members held a rally in Red Square last Friday. A confrontation
with industrial representatives was later held in L-3. For story see page ten. -photo by walker
safety and security on campus.
A new parking area below the
Ridgeway complex should be
available after the first of the
the western front
year,, according to campus
planner Barney Goltz.
Western's long range plan is
to provide enough off-street
parking to do away with the
on-street problem.
Vol. LXII no. 12 Western Washington State College Bellingham, Washington 98225 Tuesday, Oct. 28, 1969 10c
Officers hope to set up better communications
Ron Solem
President
"Hoping to set up better
all-around communications,"
Highland's Ron Solem was
elected freshman class president
last week.
Solem defeated Chris Phillips,
also of Highland, by a 272-200
vote.
The newly-elected president
attended Central Valley High in
Spokane and came to Western
Tory Shook
Vice President
because he "really liked the
school and people associated
with it."
The secretary and legislator
positions were also filled by
students from Spokane.
Patricia (Trish) Lavery and
Lance Yohannan were elected to
the two offices, respectively.
Vice presidential duties will
Trish Lavery
Secretary
be carried out by Gamma's
Victoria (Tory) Shook, while
Sue Madison will hold the
treasurer's post.
Miss Lavery of Edens Hall
was unopposed in the secretary
race and polled 413 votes.
Yohannan, who hopes to
open more positions to
freshmen, attended Gonzaga
Prep last year and served as ASB
AMS disbands due to lack of support
The Associated Men Students
(AMS) officially disbanded last
Wednesday night, after many
years of service.
The decision to disband came
after a four-week long
membership drive failed to
produce a new set of officers.
"I had hoped for, but never
really expected, at least 10-20
enthusiastic men to meet the
challenge of raising AMS's
image," Forrest Anderson,
retired AMS president, said.
Anderson cited the lack of
active membership at the
conclusion of last year, and
legislature's failure to budget
AMS for this year, as key factors
in AMS's downfall.
"The finishing blow came last
Tuesday night when AMS didn't
get a chance to inform freshmen
of this year's programs, as we
had been previously scheduled
.to. do." , ,..
AMS had been previously
active in social, service and
political events.
Appearances by Lisa Baker
(1967 Playboy playmate of the
year) and Fraser Scott (world
m i d d l e w e i g h t boxing
championship contender)
highlighted social events last
year.
Scholarship Week and World
University Service Week were
two service events that AMS
actively participated in last year.
Legislative budgetary matters,
Rosario, cabinet meetings, and
t h e student government
hierarchy itself, were key
political events that AMS was
involved with.
"I hope the men students at
Western will someday realize
AMS's true potential and
re-establish the organization,"
Anderson said. •.-, . . •> >,*.,*,,, . . ,.,
"But, I think I've given
enough of my time (more than 2
years) to a dying cause."
"AMS is much more than a
high school Boys' Club.
"It could be anything the men
want to make it, but most men
who have extra time usually join
groups with specific functions,
instead of an ambiguous one like
AMS, which allows one to be
creative."
The AMS "dating game,"
scheduled for Nov. 8, will be
sponsored by the Off-Campus
Interhouse Council, (OCIC)
Anderson said.
"I'd encourage men students
who may have been interested in
programs similar to those
formerly sponsored by AMS, to
join a group such as OCIC, the
Activities Commission or a dorm
government." <.••••> . » ,.<.*.-<.,.
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Sue Madison
Treasurer
president.
For legislator, Yohannan
received 225 votes.
He was trailed by Art
Blauvelt with 106, Laurie Dahl
with 68 and Bruce Graunke with
57.
Also unopposed, Miss Shook
totaled 403 ballots for vice
president.
Lance Yohannan
Legislator
—photos by gowrylow
An Enumclaw High school
graduate, she hopes to put her
"inter-campus communication
program" into effect.
Miss Madison downed Randy
Borden for treasurer, 243-198.
She is from Saint Placid High
in Olympia and is now a resident
of Edens.
Homecoming plans cut;
alumni to pay own way
Alumni who don't believe
Thomas Wolfe's observation,
"You Can't Go Home Again"
will have an objective lesson in
this year's Homecoming
ceremonies.
There will be a Homecoming
this year, only on a smaller scale.
The decision to change the
format of Homecoming came
after last year's Activities
Commission's poll indicated that
the majority of the students
voting didn't want Homecoming
to be what it has been in past
years.
Approximately one third
w a n t e d to abandon
Homecoming entirely, another
third wanted it changed and the
remaining third wanted it to be
the same.
-Homecoming, will, not .be ,a
major event this year, since only
$500 was appropriated by the
AS Legislature.
Due to the budget cut,
alumni will be asked to
financially support their own
Homecoming.
The event has been a financial
loss every year.
There will be no parade this
year, and there will be no
Homecoming chairman.
Helmsmen will handle the
traditional Homecoming Ball,
with Valkyrie assisting with
decorations. The queen's contest
will be held.
Homecoming will happen the
weekend of Nov. 14-16, at the
same time as the Vietnam
Moratorium, Nov. 14 and 15.
Obviously, Homecoming
, won't be as usual, . ,