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FRIDAY, October 27, 2000 The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 114 Issue 8 Bellingham, Washington Faculty uncertain about tenure pre-review By Jen True THE WESTERN FRONT Junior faculty will be presenting Provost Andrew Bodman with a rudimentary tenure application for review, which will indicate whether or not they should continue in the tenure process or wait. The pre-review was intended to be helpful, but the Faculty Senate did receive several letters of complaint and heard grumbling about the process, Faculty Senate President Chris Anne. Suczek said. 'We are trying to reach some sort of resolution," she said. Last June, the provost requested materials from some of the people planning to apply this October. Suczek said her impression was that the provost was looking for premature applications and had no intentions of pre-reviewing all tenure application materials. "The idea was that it is kind of a pre-test," Suczek said. "You know, it sounds sort of like taking the written part of the driving test before you take the driving part. Even if the provost has said 'yes> it looks like it is the time for you to come up now,' the person could come up and not get promoted. Or if the provost said 'it is not time to,' there is nothing to prevent the person." Tenure promotions give Western faculty members job security, academic freedom and a pay raise. Teachers generally apply during their sixth year, but it has become usual at Western to See TENURE, Page 4 Central blocks out Western Daniel J. Peters/The Western Front Midfielder Mary Wellnitz attempts a penalty kick in the first half of Wednesday's 4-3 overtime loss to Central Washington. Wellnitz's scored the Vikings' first goal on a similar kick earlier in the quarter but failed to make it two when her kick caromed off the goal post. See story, Page 8. 1-745 debate centers on WTA, road problems By H o l l i e Brown THE WESTERN FRONT Traffic jams, long commutes, ill-maintained roads, pollution and public transportation are among concerns for Washington state residents and Whatcom Transit Authority dependent students. Wednesday evening, students and community members had the opportunity to hear both sides of a possible solution to these problems, Initiative 745. In a debate co-sponsored by Campus Green Vote and the AS Environmental Center, Bandy Elmore, a 46-year community member, presented the benefits of 1-745 and Glen Hallman, long-time initiative worker and community member, presented the negative effects to a mostly opposed audience. Written by Tim Eyman, author of 1-695 (the initiative that reduced car tabs to $30) I- 745 proposes improving traffic should be the state transportation system's top priority. To do this, the initiative would require 90 percent of transportation funds be spent on road construction and maintenance. Roads currently receive 70 percent of state transportation funds and alternative forms of transportation receive 30 percent, Elmore said. "We're way behind in the construction of roads," Elmore said. "The population has increased. We need to get started." "If it passes, it will cut public transportation by 50 percent, at least," said Citizens for Real Transportation Choices repre- Matt Williams/ The Western Front Glen Hallman (Left) and Randy Elmore (Right) argued about the effect 1-745 will have if it passes. sentative Aaron Toso. 'Thirty-seven thousand businesses across the state are against this." The asphalt industry dumped $1 million into the "yes" side of the campaign, Green Vote representative Sarah Hayes said, adding petitioners were paid by asphalt companies to get signatures for the initiative. Hayes said Green Vote went to the University of Washington See 1-745, Page 4 Instructors to submit evaluations on Internet By Ivory Firsching THE WESTERN FRONT Durring Winter quarter 2001, for the first time, student evaluations of instructors' will be available on the Web. Last spring, the Faculty Senate passed a motion enabling instructors to voluntarily post their student evaluations online. "What (the senate) decided '/ think many faculty would be horrified to have their evaluations posted as they are unwilling to take the necessary criticism to make their classes better,' Craig Moyer Biology Professor was to make posting of the multiple- choice part of the evaluations voluntary on the part of individual faculty," Faculty See EVALUATIONS, Page 4 IN THIS ISSUE Just relax, sit back and yoga Who says midterms have to be stressful? Several Western students have taken to enhancing their calm through yoga See story, Page 9. Ann rules Bellingham Award winning author Ann Rule discussed her latest book "And Never Let Her Go" to crowed house at Village Books Tuesday evening. See Pages 6,7. 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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Title | Western Front - 2000 October 27 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 114, no. 8 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 2000-10-27 |
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 Jay Tarpinian, copy 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 Felicity Eubanks 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 |
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Daniel J. Peters Matt Williams Nicole Sarsfield Heather Baker |
Faculty Advisor | Jim Napoli |
Article Titles | Faculty uncertain about tenure pre-review / by Jen True (p.1) -- I-745 debate centers on WTA, road problems / by Hollie Brown (p.1) -- Instructors to submit evaluations on Internet / by Ivory Firsching (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- AP Wire news briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Racial tolerance workshop challenges students / by Jessica Keller (p.3) -- Man mistaken for robber / by Greg Woehler (p.5) -- Psychological [get it] / by Darren Zaccaria (p.6-7) -- Mystikal masters cuts / by Scott a. Keys (p.6) -- Atomic farm girl / by C. Nicki Krom (p.7) -- Sports (p.8) -- Vikes lose grip on PacWest lead / by Jeremy Gibson (p.8) -- Its' a bird, it's a plane / by James Cassill (p.8) -- Quick hits (p.8) -- Breathe in breathe out / by Akiko Kono (p.9) -- Opinions (p.10) -- Frontline (p.10) -- Classified (p.11) |
Photographs | Mary Wellnitz (p.1) -- Glen Hallman, Randy Elmore (p.1) -- Shakti Butler (p.3) -- [Troll's Cottage, musical group] (p.4) -- Ross Bellamy (p.5) -- Ann Rule (p.6) -- Donna Anders (p.7) -- Emily Barber (p.8) -- Greg Dykstra (p.8) -- Jamie McKnight, Karen Schreuder, Lauron Ray (p.9) |
Cartoons | Alaskan government / Keith Carter (p.10) |
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). |
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Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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Subjects - Names (LCNAF) | Western Washington University--Students--Newspapers |
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Geographic Coverage | Bellingham (Wash.) |
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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, October 27, 2000 The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 114 Issue 8 Bellingham, Washington Faculty uncertain about tenure pre-review By Jen True THE WESTERN FRONT Junior faculty will be presenting Provost Andrew Bodman with a rudimentary tenure application for review, which will indicate whether or not they should continue in the tenure process or wait. The pre-review was intended to be helpful, but the Faculty Senate did receive several letters of complaint and heard grumbling about the process, Faculty Senate President Chris Anne. Suczek said. 'We are trying to reach some sort of resolution," she said. Last June, the provost requested materials from some of the people planning to apply this October. Suczek said her impression was that the provost was looking for premature applications and had no intentions of pre-reviewing all tenure application materials. "The idea was that it is kind of a pre-test," Suczek said. "You know, it sounds sort of like taking the written part of the driving test before you take the driving part. Even if the provost has said 'yes> it looks like it is the time for you to come up now,' the person could come up and not get promoted. Or if the provost said 'it is not time to,' there is nothing to prevent the person." Tenure promotions give Western faculty members job security, academic freedom and a pay raise. Teachers generally apply during their sixth year, but it has become usual at Western to See TENURE, Page 4 Central blocks out Western Daniel J. Peters/The Western Front Midfielder Mary Wellnitz attempts a penalty kick in the first half of Wednesday's 4-3 overtime loss to Central Washington. Wellnitz's scored the Vikings' first goal on a similar kick earlier in the quarter but failed to make it two when her kick caromed off the goal post. See story, Page 8. 1-745 debate centers on WTA, road problems By H o l l i e Brown THE WESTERN FRONT Traffic jams, long commutes, ill-maintained roads, pollution and public transportation are among concerns for Washington state residents and Whatcom Transit Authority dependent students. Wednesday evening, students and community members had the opportunity to hear both sides of a possible solution to these problems, Initiative 745. In a debate co-sponsored by Campus Green Vote and the AS Environmental Center, Bandy Elmore, a 46-year community member, presented the benefits of 1-745 and Glen Hallman, long-time initiative worker and community member, presented the negative effects to a mostly opposed audience. Written by Tim Eyman, author of 1-695 (the initiative that reduced car tabs to $30) I- 745 proposes improving traffic should be the state transportation system's top priority. To do this, the initiative would require 90 percent of transportation funds be spent on road construction and maintenance. Roads currently receive 70 percent of state transportation funds and alternative forms of transportation receive 30 percent, Elmore said. "We're way behind in the construction of roads," Elmore said. "The population has increased. We need to get started." "If it passes, it will cut public transportation by 50 percent, at least," said Citizens for Real Transportation Choices repre- Matt Williams/ The Western Front Glen Hallman (Left) and Randy Elmore (Right) argued about the effect 1-745 will have if it passes. sentative Aaron Toso. 'Thirty-seven thousand businesses across the state are against this." The asphalt industry dumped $1 million into the "yes" side of the campaign, Green Vote representative Sarah Hayes said, adding petitioners were paid by asphalt companies to get signatures for the initiative. Hayes said Green Vote went to the University of Washington See 1-745, Page 4 Instructors to submit evaluations on Internet By Ivory Firsching THE WESTERN FRONT Durring Winter quarter 2001, for the first time, student evaluations of instructors' will be available on the Web. Last spring, the Faculty Senate passed a motion enabling instructors to voluntarily post their student evaluations online. "What (the senate) decided '/ think many faculty would be horrified to have their evaluations posted as they are unwilling to take the necessary criticism to make their classes better,' Craig Moyer Biology Professor was to make posting of the multiple- choice part of the evaluations voluntary on the part of individual faculty," Faculty See EVALUATIONS, Page 4 IN THIS ISSUE Just relax, sit back and yoga Who says midterms have to be stressful? Several Western students have taken to enhancing their calm through yoga See story, Page 9. Ann rules Bellingham Award winning author Ann Rule discussed her latest book "And Never Let Her Go" to crowed house at Village Books Tuesday evening. See Pages 6,7. 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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