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The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 114 Issue 11 Bellingham, Washington Western greets House candidates Andrew Tjoelker, 10, holds a sign and waves at passing cars Monday on the corner of Meridian Street and Telegraph Road. He, his parents, brother and sister made a family event of campaigning for the Republican Party. By Joseph Terrell THE WESTERN FRONT Democrat Rick Larsen and Republican State Rep. John Koster stopped by Western in their final runs through the district in their final bid for Washington state's open 2nd Congressional District House of Representatives seat, which includes Whatcom, Skagit and most of Snohomish County. The candidates are attempting to replace retiring Republican Rep. Jack Metcalf, a three-term representative. Larsen, a Snohomish County Council member, made his second trip to Western in a month Thursday, answering questions and shaking hands. "There is a clear choice in this race," he said. He cited his positions on the environment (strict federal regulation), education (increase the value of pell grants and the amount of financial aid available) and abortion (pro-choice) as examples of being in Angela D. Smith/ The Western Front touch with students' needs. "I think students care about the environment and I am a supporter of the environment," he said. He said he would work at the federal level to maintain the "open spaces" that define the district, if elected. Larsen's supporters at ~~ See KOSTER, Page 5 ESC caps off a decade of service 'Faces of America' raises ethnic awareness By D a r r e n Z a c c a r ia THE WESTERN FRONT A year-long celibration began with a reception at 6 p.m. Saturday. "Tonight's reception is all about honoring the ESC and its 10 year history of making commitments to diversity at Western," student events coordinator John Dlouhy said. "Tonight we hold our heads high as we celebrate 10 years of the Ethnic Student Center, 10 years of empowering and "creating student leaders," coordinator for the ESC Michael Vendiola said. 7 encourage students to show others their culture and tradition, so they can know it and respect it/ Michael Vendiola ESC Coordinator Members of the ESC said they have always wanted the ESC to be a place where students could feel welcome and realize their academic potential. "The Ethnic Student Center is a great way for students of color to get involved on campus," AS See GROUP, Page 4 Matt Williams/ The Western Front Fran de Leon brings presented eight stories of young people dealing with problems surround diversity and ethnic issues Saturday in the PAC. By Matt Williams THE WESTERN FRONT For the third time since its inception, the one person show "Faces of America" returned to Western on Saturday as part of the Ethnic Student Center's 10th anniversary. 'It's good to go and see other cultures. The education of travel is like no other.' Fran de Leon Actress, producer Starring actress and co-creator Fran de Leon of Los Angeles, the show presented eight stories of young people dealing with difficult social issues with the aim of raising See SHOW, Page 4 University Police: can't vie with city By Christine Callan THE WESTERN FRONT University Police continue to enlarge their force by adding three new corporal positions over the past month, attempting to retain officers. While one position still is available, Corporal Lisa Aiumu and Corporal Dave Garcia have increased UP to 14 officers. Sgt. John Browne said that not only does this give students interested in the field more of an opportunity to join the force, it also may give Western a safer campus community. "Students will benefit by us being able to better meet their needs," Browne said. "With the rapes that have taken place in the last couple of years, I think it's good because it will help to reduce crime," Western sophomore Joel Lindberg said. In the last two years the UP has experienced a large turnover rate for a number of reasons, Browne said. Because of the small size of the agency, salary was approximately 30 percent lower than citywide officers and several left UP to find a higher paying, more promising position. "We lost a lot of officers to Seattle," Browne said. "Several officers retired as well." An agreement was formed with the University of Washington which boosted See CAMPUS, Page 6 IN THIS ISSUE Vikes slam the Clan Western's men's volleyball team spiked Simon Fraser for a preseason win Friday night. See story, Page 12. Pacwoman, pinball at new retro-arcade Rudy's arcade gives pinball wizards and people looking for something new to do downtown. 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 7 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 114, no. 11 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 2000-11-07 |
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 |
Angela D. Smith Matt Williams Jennifer Collins Daniel J. Peters Shelly McPherson |
Faculty Advisor | Jim Napoli |
Article Titles | Western greets house candidates / by Joseph Terrell (p.1) -- ESC caps off a decade of service / by Darren Zaccaria (p.1) -- Faces of America raises ethnic awareness / by Matt Williams (p.1) -- University police: can't vie with city / by Christine Callan (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- AP Wire news briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Dems bring victory bus to Western / by heather Baker (p.5) -- Strange days (p.6) -- Student overdoses on supplement / by Linda Legg (p.6) -- Features (p.7) -- No room for stress / by Darren Zaccaria (p.7) -- For the love of the game / by Greg Woehler (p.8) -- Thespians with a message / by Darren Zaccaria (p.9) -- Vikes hack the Jacks / by Darren Zaccaria (p.10) -- Flames burn Ducks in season opener / by Brittany Sadler (p.10) -- Ice hockey drops 7-2 decision to Huskies / by Matt Williams (p.10) -- Western drops finale to SU / by Jeremy Gibson (p.11) -- Vikes brave the cold for Fall Ball / by Heather Baker (p.11) -- Vikes end season with weekend wins / by Jessica Keller (p.12) -- Western rolls over Simon Fraser / by Anna Rimer (p.12) -- Western netters named academic all-stars (p.12) -- Opinions (p.13) -- Frontline (p.14) -- Classifieds (p.15) -- W.I.M.P.s make over Birch Street bike access trail / by C. Nicki Krom (p.16) |
Photographs | Andrew Tjoelker (p.1) -- Fran de Leon (p.1) -- Fran de Leon (p.4) -- Rick Larsen (p.5) -- John Koster (p.5) -- Racheal Pigott (p.7) -- Greg Swartz (p.8) -- Rudy's arcade (p.8) -- Kelly Smith (p.9) -- Andrew Hafzalla, Janel Harbin (p.9) -- Greg Dykstra (p.10) -- Brendan Madden (p.10) -- [Western's women's rugby team] (p.10) -- Drew Miller (p.11) -- Michelle Parker (p.12) -- Michelle Parker (p.12) -- [W.I.M.P. members help clear trail] (p.16) |
Cartoons | Nader-Gore / by 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 |
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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 | The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 114 Issue 11 Bellingham, Washington Western greets House candidates Andrew Tjoelker, 10, holds a sign and waves at passing cars Monday on the corner of Meridian Street and Telegraph Road. He, his parents, brother and sister made a family event of campaigning for the Republican Party. By Joseph Terrell THE WESTERN FRONT Democrat Rick Larsen and Republican State Rep. John Koster stopped by Western in their final runs through the district in their final bid for Washington state's open 2nd Congressional District House of Representatives seat, which includes Whatcom, Skagit and most of Snohomish County. The candidates are attempting to replace retiring Republican Rep. Jack Metcalf, a three-term representative. Larsen, a Snohomish County Council member, made his second trip to Western in a month Thursday, answering questions and shaking hands. "There is a clear choice in this race," he said. He cited his positions on the environment (strict federal regulation), education (increase the value of pell grants and the amount of financial aid available) and abortion (pro-choice) as examples of being in Angela D. Smith/ The Western Front touch with students' needs. "I think students care about the environment and I am a supporter of the environment," he said. He said he would work at the federal level to maintain the "open spaces" that define the district, if elected. Larsen's supporters at ~~ See KOSTER, Page 5 ESC caps off a decade of service 'Faces of America' raises ethnic awareness By D a r r e n Z a c c a r ia THE WESTERN FRONT A year-long celibration began with a reception at 6 p.m. Saturday. "Tonight's reception is all about honoring the ESC and its 10 year history of making commitments to diversity at Western," student events coordinator John Dlouhy said. "Tonight we hold our heads high as we celebrate 10 years of the Ethnic Student Center, 10 years of empowering and "creating student leaders," coordinator for the ESC Michael Vendiola said. 7 encourage students to show others their culture and tradition, so they can know it and respect it/ Michael Vendiola ESC Coordinator Members of the ESC said they have always wanted the ESC to be a place where students could feel welcome and realize their academic potential. "The Ethnic Student Center is a great way for students of color to get involved on campus," AS See GROUP, Page 4 Matt Williams/ The Western Front Fran de Leon brings presented eight stories of young people dealing with problems surround diversity and ethnic issues Saturday in the PAC. By Matt Williams THE WESTERN FRONT For the third time since its inception, the one person show "Faces of America" returned to Western on Saturday as part of the Ethnic Student Center's 10th anniversary. 'It's good to go and see other cultures. The education of travel is like no other.' Fran de Leon Actress, producer Starring actress and co-creator Fran de Leon of Los Angeles, the show presented eight stories of young people dealing with difficult social issues with the aim of raising See SHOW, Page 4 University Police: can't vie with city By Christine Callan THE WESTERN FRONT University Police continue to enlarge their force by adding three new corporal positions over the past month, attempting to retain officers. While one position still is available, Corporal Lisa Aiumu and Corporal Dave Garcia have increased UP to 14 officers. Sgt. John Browne said that not only does this give students interested in the field more of an opportunity to join the force, it also may give Western a safer campus community. "Students will benefit by us being able to better meet their needs," Browne said. "With the rapes that have taken place in the last couple of years, I think it's good because it will help to reduce crime," Western sophomore Joel Lindberg said. In the last two years the UP has experienced a large turnover rate for a number of reasons, Browne said. Because of the small size of the agency, salary was approximately 30 percent lower than citywide officers and several left UP to find a higher paying, more promising position. "We lost a lot of officers to Seattle," Browne said. "Several officers retired as well." An agreement was formed with the University of Washington which boosted See CAMPUS, Page 6 IN THIS ISSUE Vikes slam the Clan Western's men's volleyball team spiked Simon Fraser for a preseason win Friday night. See story, Page 12. Pacwoman, pinball at new retro-arcade Rudy's arcade gives pinball wizards and people looking for something new to do downtown. 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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