Western Front - 2000 November 9

              THURSDAY, November 9, 2000
The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 114 Issue 12 Bellingham, Washington
Election night in Whatcom County
Democrats watch,
wonder as Bush
rolls through
Midwest, Oregon
By Joseph Terrell
THE WESTERN FRONT
Contrary to the classic smoke-filled
room image, youngsters
and elders gathered Tuesday
night at the Whatcom County
Democrats headquarters in
anticipation of an Al Gore victo­ry,
that was not to be - at least,
not for the moment.
In what has become one of the
most polarizing presidential
contests in years, Gore support­ers
recited the familiar issues of
the environment, Social
Security and tax cuts as key dif­ferences
between the candi­dates.
Western student John Tosch
was among those waiting for a
Gore victory. He said he saw a
Republicans cheer
candidates on to
victories in House,
Senate posts
By Kathryrt Ellis
THE WESTERN FRONT
Republicans may have cele­brated
victory prematurely,
before the final votes in local
and nationwide races officially
are counted.
Tuesday at 7 p.m., the
Whatcom County Republican
Party headquarters were close
to empty. Party Director Gene
Goldsmith and a handful of vol­unteers
remained. The strag­glers
still were making calls,
soliciting people to vote.
Everyone else had gone to
Hizzoner's Deli to party and
monitor the polls.
"These campaigns are amaz­ing
this year and people need to
get out and vote," Goldsmith
See DEMOCRATS, Page 4 See REPUBLICANS, Page 4
Ruling angers Happy Valley residents
Tessira Blair acknowledged its faults in the ors to Jessica hear all voices in the com- Institutional Master Plan (IMP).
THE WESTERN FRONT
After a recent Growth
Management Board ruling, two
Happy Valley homeowners said
they disagree greatly with
Western, the city and Whatcom
County over the ruling's implica­tions.
Western is being allowed to
continue the project and stands by
its policies, but the Happy Valley
residents said Western has not
tne
matter, nor that the Happy Valley
residents experienced a victory of
their own.
"It's just all big, fat lies and I
think it's very irresponsible,"
Happy Valley resident C. "Tip"
Johnson said. "It's a basic tenet of
(bullies) to tell a fat he to snow a
bunch of people. Hitler did it and
Western is doing it."
Western President Karen Morse
maintains the university's endeav-
Angela D. Smith/The Western Front
Junior Jason Kim at a voting booth in the Viking Union to participate in his first presi­dential
election. Voters stood in lines winding outside the front door to vote Tuesday.
AS bans
sweatshop
clothing
By Hollie Brown
THE WESTERN FRONT
Wretched working conditions,
14-hour workdays and pay
below a living wage caused
Carmencita "Chie" Abad to lose
her job. For six years, she
endured the horrible working
conditions of making clothing
for the Gap, Inc. in the U.S. ter­ritory
of Saipan and was fired
for trying to unionize workers.
Abad is educating others
about her experience and help-ors
com­munity.
"We will continue to welcome
consultation on this process with
those who will be directly or indi­rectly
affected by campus develop­ment,"
Morse said.
A Memorandum of Agreement
(MOA) between the city and
Western outlines procedures for
short-term campus expansion,
while Western and the city devise
a larger, more complete
Although the board did not invali­date
the MOA, members deter­mined
on Oct. 26 the MOA was a
development regulation and
therefore warranted the public
participation it did not receive.
But the board ruled this was not
enough to invalidate the project.
"That means even though
they're breaking the law, they can
continue breaking the law," Happy
See HAPPY VALLEY, Page 12
Support program
offers insight into
mental illness
Daniel J. Peters/The Western Front
Dr. Sara Cuene addresses symptoms, misconceptions
and treatment options for mental illness Tuesday.
C. Nicki Krom
THE WESTERN FRONT
Mental illness is more com­mon
than cancer, diabetes or
heart disease in the United
States, with one in four people
suffering from some form of
mental illness each year, accord­ing
to the National Alliance for
the Mentally 111.
'It is important for people
with depression not to
accept negative thinking
about themselves.'
Dr. Sara Cuene
SHAIC
Support for Students Affected
by Depression and Mental
Illness is a new student-run
resource designed to offer sup­port
and safety at Western for
students suffering from depres­sion
or other mental ailments.
Guest speaker Dr. Sara Cuene
addressed symptoms, common
misconceptions and treatment
options for people suffering from
mental illness on Tuesday at
SSAD&MTs second meeting of
the quarter.
"The reason it's important for
people to get assessed is because
depression can be caused by any
number of things, it is not strict­ly
neurological," Cuene said.
"Symptoms of depression can
be caused by a dysfunctional
thyroid or chemical imbalance,
both of which require medical
attention," she said.
"It is important for people
with depression not to accept
negative thinking about them­selves,"
Cuene said. "These
thoughts are merely a part of
the depression, just like wheez-
See DEPRESSION, Page 3
See SWEATSHOPS, Page 12
IN THIS ISSUE
Hoop it up
Basketball season kicks off
tonight with Midnight
Madness. How will
Western teams fare this
season?
See story, Page 9
Express Yourself
All per­formers
will
have a
chance to
show off
their talents
in Western's
Student Showcases.
See story, Page 6, 7
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