Western Front - 2000 November 7

              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.
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