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FRIDAY* November 3, 2000 The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 114 Issue 10 Bellingham, Washington Western study indicates GUR flaw By Jen True THE WESTERN FRONT Western's General University Requirement structure is flawed, according to a Western report. According to the Quality Undergraduate Education report, university requirements are "isolated from each other and the rest of the curriculum, and the current model does not support connections of themes and ideas or the development of a community of learners. The smorgasbord approach to filling requirements typically leads to a fragmented and haphazard experience for students." "Whatever the coherence of the GUR structure is, it, at the very least, is not apparent to the students," said Jeff Newcomer, professor and member of the QUE task force. "Students don't appear to be buying into the GURs as a meaningful part of their education. That is a least a part failure of the system," he said. See GURS, Page 4 Jazz major could get the axe By C. Nicki Krom THE WESTERN FRONT Chuck Israels, director of Jazz Studies at Western, was told Tuesday in a conference with Music Department Chairman David Wallace, that the department is considering dropping the Jazz Studies major from Western's list of undergraduate degrees. Western's administration and music department recruited Israels 15 years ago to rebuild the jazz department. Wallace said this proposal is in the very early stages of development and will not be offered for administrative review until the end of the current quarter. See JAZZ, Page 7 Builders threaten local bike trails By Stephanie Dalton * THE WESTERN FRONT A six-year moratorium has been put on the highly criticized development of a 172-home subdivision planned to be built on a 79-acre Birch Street site south of Lakeway Drive. The moratorium was put in place after a violation of the State Forest Practices Act occurred. Pennbrook Co. of Bend Ore., and Bellingham 88 L.L.C., started logging the area before obtaining a state-approved Forest Practices Permit. Neighbors of the site said they are not happy about the sensitive area being developed: A neighbor who has experience in the area discovered the developers' violation and brought it to the attention of the residents. ' I t was a gross violation," said Larry Moss, president of Concerned Citizens of Park Ridge. Moss said after construction began, he city was made aware that the developers had not obtained the necessary Forest Practices Permit and construction continued for two weeks. The CCPR contacted the State Attorney General in Olympia to contact the city of Bellingham's attorneys to bring to their attention it is their responsibili- _ See BIRCH, Page 5 Nader-Gore vote traders shut down by court By Brittany Sadler THE WESTERN FRONT With Bush and Gore neck-and- neck in the upcoming presidential election, the outcome will depend heavily on a handful of swing states, such as Washington, Oregon, Michigan, Maine and New Mexico. Nader barely lacks the 5 percent of the popular vote needed to qualify the Green Party for federal election funding in 2004. A plan has been developed nation-wide on various Web See VOTE, Page 4 Taylor Pfifer/The Western Front Mountain bikers pause at a trail head that has been closed because of new housing construction, which could threaten the future of the trail system. Western crime statistics not comparable to city, cops say By Hollie Joy Brown THE WESTERN FRONT In 1986, a 19-year-old girl was raped, beaten and killed in her dorm room at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. After her death, her parents discovered 38 violent crimes had occurred at the school in the three years prior to their daughter's death, but none of the cases were made public. The death of Jeanne Clery led to the Clery Act, a federal law passed in 1990 requiring post-secondary institutions to publicly post incidences of campus crime. In 1998, Congress amended the law, requiring colleges to report the areas contiguous to campus and appointing the education department to make the crime statistics more available. Incoming students definitely are concerned about campus safety, Western's director of admissions Karen Copetas said. "Every other campus tour, somebody is asking about safety in general," she said. "The value of the Clery Act is that it requires schools to admit 'Hey, we do have crime on our campus,'" assistant police chief Dave Doughty said. "Federal law is very confusing," Doughty said. "All the college can do is report what they know about." The campus crime statistics are divided into several groups, Doughty said. The groups are all campus, which includes on-campus housing; non-campus buildings and property that include places and buildings like fraternity houses the university owns or controls but are not on the main campus; and adjacent buildings, Doughty said. For example, Doughty said, if an assault occurred on Garden Street, which is next to campus but not campus owned, Doughty said, it would be in the report. If it were two blocks away, it wouldn't be in the report. See WESTERN, Page 4 IN THIS ISSUE Skating to glory Led by a core of returning players, Western's ice hockey team prepares for league action today in a pivotal game against UW. See story Page 10. Players 'Get ouf on stage Performances of Marsha Norman's play "Getting Out" will occur at 7:30 p.m. through Sunday in PAC 199. •See story, Page 8. For news tips, call (360) 650-3162 or e-mail The Western Front at wfront@cc.wwu.edu http://westernfront.wwu.edu
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Rating | |
Title | Western Front - 2000 November 3 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 114, no. 10 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 2000-11-03 |
Year Published | 2000 |
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 |
Lisa Curdy, editor Curt Woodward, managing editor Bronlea Hawkins, copy editor Andrea McInnis, copy editor Daniel J. peters, photo editor Angela D. Smith, photo editor Mike Dashiell, new editor Levi Pulkkinen, news editor Sarah Crowley, accent editor Grant Brissey, features editor Andrea Abney, sports editor Remy Kissel, opinions editor Matt Jaffe, online editor |
Staff |
Keith Carter, cartoonist Carol Brach, business manager Joel Hall, advertising manager Reporters : Tessa Allison Kevin Bailey Heather Baker Monica Bell Ryan Bentz Jessica Blair Hollie Joy Brown Christine Callan James Cassill Rad Cunningham Jennifer Collins Keri Cooper Erin Crumpacker Stephanie Dalton Kathryn Ellis Ivory Firsching Jeremy Gibson Tim Hossain Jessica Keller Scott A. Keys Akiko Kono C. Nicki Krom Linda Legg Marilyn Levan Andrew Linth James Lyon Jacqueline Martin Shelly McPherson Camille Penix M. Taylor Phifer Naz Riahi Anna Rimer Nicole Sarsfield Christina Schrum Jon Smolensky Joseph Terrell Jen True Dat Vong Alexis Waters Takuya Waters Matt Williams Greg Woehler Darren Zaccaria |
Photographer |
Taylor Phifer Andela D. Smith Jennifer Collins Daniel J. Peters Angela D. Smith |
Faculty Advisor | Jim Napoli |
Article Titles | Western study indicates GUR flaw / by Jen True (p.1) -- Jazz major could get the axe / by C. Nicki Krom (p.1) -- Builders threaten local bike trails / by Stephanie Dalton (p.1) -- Nador-Gore vote traders shut down by court / by Brittany Sadler (p.1) -- Western crime statistics not comparable to city, cops say / by Hollie Joy Brown (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- AP Wire news briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Police pooch named / by Ivory Firsching (p.5) -- Election wrap up (p.6) -- Durham attempts to upset Linville in 42nd / by Joseph Terrell (p.6) -- I-729 focuses on charter schools / by Ivory Firsching (p.6) -- Accent (p.7) -- Get out / by Nicole Sarsfield (p.8) -- Further down the daredevil spiral / by Jessica Blair (p.9) -- Blue meanies lay it out in the Past Wave / by Nicole Sarsfield (p.9) -- Sports (p.10) -- Success story that almost wasn't / by Laura Mecca (p.10) -- Ice hockey looking for repeat dominance / by C. Nicki Krom (p.10) -- Volley ball topples Seattle Pacific / by Jessica Keller (p.11) -- Women's lacrosse kicks off season / by Jackie Martin (p.11) -- Riding circles around the competition / by Nazkhatoon Riahi (p.12) -- Opinions (p.13) -- Frontline (p.14) -- Classified (p.15) |
Photographs | [Mountain bikers] (p.1) -- Brian Jones at Fisher Fountain (p.5) -- [Western students show support] (p.6) -- Mike Swanson (p.6) -- Rick Larson (p.6) -- Chuck Israels and student (p.7) -- Melissa Brandon, Jessica McLaughlin (p.8) -- [Snowy mountain scene] (p.9) -- [Western battles Oregon Tech] (p.10) -- [Fans pack Civic Stadium] (p.10) -- Jill Leonetti (p.10) -- Niki Smith, Kirsten Mann, Donja Walker (p.11) -- [Member of the Women's lacrosse team] (p.11) -- Rad Cunningham (p.12) -- Rob Smith (p.12) |
Cartoons | [Student at computer] / Keith Carter (p.14) |
Subjects - Names (LCNAF) | Western Washington University--Students--Newspapers |
Subjects - Topical (LCSH) | College newspapers--Washington (State)--Bellingham |
Related Collection | Campus History Collection |
Program | Special Collections |
Geographic Coverage | Bellingham (Wash.) |
Object Type | Text |
Original Format Size | 45 x 29 cm. |
Genre/Form | Newspapers |
Digital Reproduction Information | Bitone scan from 35 mm silver halide, 1-up negative film at 600 dpi. 2011. |
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 | Page 1 |
Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
Subjects - Names (LCNAF) | Western Washington University--Students--Newspapers |
Subjects - Topical (LCSH) | College newspapers--Washington (State)--Bellingham |
Program | Special Collections |
Geographic Coverage | Bellingham (Wash.) |
Genre/Form | Newspapers |
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 | FRIDAY* November 3, 2000 The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 114 Issue 10 Bellingham, Washington Western study indicates GUR flaw By Jen True THE WESTERN FRONT Western's General University Requirement structure is flawed, according to a Western report. According to the Quality Undergraduate Education report, university requirements are "isolated from each other and the rest of the curriculum, and the current model does not support connections of themes and ideas or the development of a community of learners. The smorgasbord approach to filling requirements typically leads to a fragmented and haphazard experience for students." "Whatever the coherence of the GUR structure is, it, at the very least, is not apparent to the students," said Jeff Newcomer, professor and member of the QUE task force. "Students don't appear to be buying into the GURs as a meaningful part of their education. That is a least a part failure of the system," he said. See GURS, Page 4 Jazz major could get the axe By C. Nicki Krom THE WESTERN FRONT Chuck Israels, director of Jazz Studies at Western, was told Tuesday in a conference with Music Department Chairman David Wallace, that the department is considering dropping the Jazz Studies major from Western's list of undergraduate degrees. Western's administration and music department recruited Israels 15 years ago to rebuild the jazz department. Wallace said this proposal is in the very early stages of development and will not be offered for administrative review until the end of the current quarter. See JAZZ, Page 7 Builders threaten local bike trails By Stephanie Dalton * THE WESTERN FRONT A six-year moratorium has been put on the highly criticized development of a 172-home subdivision planned to be built on a 79-acre Birch Street site south of Lakeway Drive. The moratorium was put in place after a violation of the State Forest Practices Act occurred. Pennbrook Co. of Bend Ore., and Bellingham 88 L.L.C., started logging the area before obtaining a state-approved Forest Practices Permit. Neighbors of the site said they are not happy about the sensitive area being developed: A neighbor who has experience in the area discovered the developers' violation and brought it to the attention of the residents. ' I t was a gross violation," said Larry Moss, president of Concerned Citizens of Park Ridge. Moss said after construction began, he city was made aware that the developers had not obtained the necessary Forest Practices Permit and construction continued for two weeks. The CCPR contacted the State Attorney General in Olympia to contact the city of Bellingham's attorneys to bring to their attention it is their responsibili- _ See BIRCH, Page 5 Nader-Gore vote traders shut down by court By Brittany Sadler THE WESTERN FRONT With Bush and Gore neck-and- neck in the upcoming presidential election, the outcome will depend heavily on a handful of swing states, such as Washington, Oregon, Michigan, Maine and New Mexico. Nader barely lacks the 5 percent of the popular vote needed to qualify the Green Party for federal election funding in 2004. A plan has been developed nation-wide on various Web See VOTE, Page 4 Taylor Pfifer/The Western Front Mountain bikers pause at a trail head that has been closed because of new housing construction, which could threaten the future of the trail system. Western crime statistics not comparable to city, cops say By Hollie Joy Brown THE WESTERN FRONT In 1986, a 19-year-old girl was raped, beaten and killed in her dorm room at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. After her death, her parents discovered 38 violent crimes had occurred at the school in the three years prior to their daughter's death, but none of the cases were made public. The death of Jeanne Clery led to the Clery Act, a federal law passed in 1990 requiring post-secondary institutions to publicly post incidences of campus crime. In 1998, Congress amended the law, requiring colleges to report the areas contiguous to campus and appointing the education department to make the crime statistics more available. Incoming students definitely are concerned about campus safety, Western's director of admissions Karen Copetas said. "Every other campus tour, somebody is asking about safety in general," she said. "The value of the Clery Act is that it requires schools to admit 'Hey, we do have crime on our campus,'" assistant police chief Dave Doughty said. "Federal law is very confusing," Doughty said. "All the college can do is report what they know about." The campus crime statistics are divided into several groups, Doughty said. The groups are all campus, which includes on-campus housing; non-campus buildings and property that include places and buildings like fraternity houses the university owns or controls but are not on the main campus; and adjacent buildings, Doughty said. For example, Doughty said, if an assault occurred on Garden Street, which is next to campus but not campus owned, Doughty said, it would be in the report. If it were two blocks away, it wouldn't be in the report. See WESTERN, Page 4 IN THIS ISSUE Skating to glory Led by a core of returning players, Western's ice hockey team prepares for league action today in a pivotal game against UW. See story Page 10. Players 'Get ouf on stage Performances of Marsha Norman's play "Getting Out" will occur at 7:30 p.m. through Sunday in PAC 199. •See story, Page 8. For news tips, call (360) 650-3162 or e-mail The Western Front at wfront@cc.wwu.edu http://westernfront.wwu.edu |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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