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TUESDAY, January 30,2001 Western Washington University Volume 115 Issue 5 Bellingham, Washington Locke's plan calls for tuition increase By Angela D. Smith THE WESTERN FRONT Students could face up to a 40 percent increase in tuition during the next six years. Gov. Gary Locke's analysts are hashing out a tuition proposal that may be dropped on the state Senate by Thursday at the earliest, said Ed Penhale, communications director for the governor's office. The proposal would allow institutions to increase tuition up to 10 percent per year. Tuition would not be allowed to increase more than 40 percent — or $1,200 more than the current $3,102 full-time tuition - during the next six years. The budget is tight this year after the passages of Initiative 728, which addressed class size reduction and Initiative 732, which made cost of living adjustments for K-12 and community college faculty. This tuition proposal would help struggling universities increase faculty salaries. Locke has proposed a state-funded increase of 4.7 percent for higher education faculty in the 2001-03 biennium budget. Employees covered by 1-732 would receive a 6.3 percent increase. Western administration, however, would like to increase salaries by about 3 percent per year as it has for the past biennium, said Robert Edie vice president for External Affairs. "Even though the governor did as good a job as he could See BUDGET, Page 4 High-flying excitement at Baker Terrill Simecki/ The Western Front Dave Sypniewski speeds through a turn in the Mount Baker Legendary Banked Slalom. In its 17th year, the race is snowboarding's longest running contest and attracts the world's best snowboarders. By Angie Bring THE WESTERN FRONT Mount Baker's 17th Annual Legendary Banked Slalom, which took place last weekend, is more than just a snowboarding ^competition. It's a weekend-long party where boarders get together, compete, cheer each other on and have fun. "Although the competition is tough, there is a strong camaraderie here," Martha Bengen, Mount Baker Ski and Avalanche patrol member, said. 'It's not about beating each other — it's about the experience." A few years ago, many snow-boarders who qualified for the 1998 Winter Olympics chose to go to the Banked Slalom instead. This year, the pro division drew boarders from Sweden, France, Czech Republic,* Argentina, British Columbia, New York, Colorado and other various states. The Banked Slalom doesn't offer any prize money. The trophies for each category in each division are rolls of duct tape, spray painted gold, silver or bronze, which are attached to a piece of stone from Mount Baker. The duct tape symbolizes the race's early days, when snow-boarders had to tape themselves into their bindings. 'It's one of the most important Olympic pipeline reopens By H o l l i e Joy Brown THE WESTERN FRONT The Office of Pipeline Safety has given British Petroleum Pipelines, the new operator of the Olympic Pipe Line Company's line, permission to begin refilling the northern section of the 16-inch pipeline from Ferndale to Allen Station in Skagit County. The first round of safety checks on the 37 miles of pipeline valves were completed over the past weekend. The OPS must be satisfied with the pipelines operation before it can resume operation at a reduced pressure, BP External Affairs Manager Dan Cummings said. Once running again, the pipeline wJl be monitored closely. See PIPELINE, Page 3 Frank King, father of pipeline explosion victim Wade King, spoke out in response to the last inspection of BP's petroleum pipeline and the company's plan to reopen the line after meeting safety standards. Daniel J. Peters/ The Western Front snowboarding events because of its history," Jim Taylor, a member of Mount Baker's host program, said. The event is more than just a race. It's a celebration of a mountain that embraced snowboarding when other mountains criticized the sport. Mount Baker supported snowboarding since its birth, which gives it the fame and loyalty of all snowboarders. Taylor, who has worked at Sun Valley, Idaho and Crystal Mountain, said riders come to Baker because it's a quality ski area that's not commercialized. "Everyone loves the terrain and the people here," Taylor Professor target of harassment By Mary Flynn THE WESTERN FRONT A Western professor received a threatening note and phone call in the past two weeks. The professor prefers to remain unnamed until the issue is resolved. "I don't want to make things worse than they already are," he said. The note was left on his desk chair in his office. It said his name and then the message, 'your number's up.' He thought it was a joke at first and even asked some of his graduate students and other faculty if they had done it. "I've pretty much exhausted . See LETTERS, Page 12 said. Even though Mount Baker has less snow this year, no one complained. Western student Jason Speer, 20, said Mount Baker's lower-than- normal snowfall this season didn't affect the course's quality. • "The snow level is a lot lower than normal, but it's not bad," Speer said. "People always compare it to the record season." This year's course had a deeper, narrower halfpipe with steeper banks. In the last few years, the course has been flatter due to the heavy snowfall. Mount Baker See SLALOM, Page 8 IN THIS ISSUE Fight heart disease with jazzercize The Whatcom County Heart Challenge at Western helped raise awareness of fighting heart disease and stroke Saturday. See story, Page 9. A World of Experience Students tell tales of trips gone awry, from insect breakfasts in Nepal to getting lost in Italy. See travel insert. l§W&&jjjjL IMMmU liftl^B SiHaffiHii^H HI^BH MSSMM For news tips, call (360) 650-3162 or e-mail t h e Western Front at wfront@cc.wwu.edu http://westernfrontonline.com
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Title | Western Front - 2001 January 30 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 115, no. 5 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 2001-01-30 |
Year Published | 2001 |
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 |
Alex P. Hennesy, editor Andrea Abney, managing editor Jessica Keller, copy editor Andrea McInnis, copy editor Brendan Shriane, copy editor Daniel J. Peters, photo editor Terrill Simecki, photo editor Heather Baker, news editor Levi Pulkkinen, news editor Grant Brissey, accent editor Kristin Bigsby, features editor Ken Jager, sports editor Matt Williams, opinions editor J.R. Cook, online editor Kristin Bigsby, travel section editor |
Staff |
Kerin Lubetich, cartoonist Carol Brach, business manager Joel Hall, advertising manager Reporters : Kristie Aukofer Joshua Arsenault Kevin Bailey Carly Barrett Angela Bring Hollie Brown Allison Butler Jennifer Burrit Christine Callan James Cassill Emily Christianson Jennifer Collins Keri Cooper Jennifer Couraud Benjamin Dalpos Raena Downer Melissa Evavold Mary Flynn Emily Garrigues Brian Harrington Josh Haupt Jennifer Jennings Bryn Johnson Scott Keys Sat Khalsa Stephanie Kosonen James Lyon Brian Malvey Brendan Manning Jessamyn Morisette Courtney Nuno Camille Penix Mariah Price Rachael Reis Karlee Rochon Brittany Sadler Christina Schrum Isaac Sherrer Angela D. Smith Mariko Sola Jessica Sparks Mariko Sola Shane Suzuki Joseph Terrel Laura Thoren Charles Varland Dat Vong Gregory Woehler Craig Yantis |
Photographer |
Terrill Simecki Daniel J. Peters Chris Fuller Chris Yantis |
Faculty Advisor | Jim Napoli |
Article Titles | Locke's plan calls for tuition increase / by Angela D. Smith (p.1) -- Olympic pipeline reopens / by Hollie Joy Brown (p.1) -- High-flying excitement at Baker (p.1) -- Professor target of harassment / by Mary Flynn (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- AP Wire news briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Students move farther away from campus to avoid paying high rent / by Jennifer Collins (p.3) -- Western a popular place for foreign students looking for America / by Jamie Williams (p.4) -- Features (p.5) -- In search of peace / by Jennifer Couraud (p.5) -- Being home / by Raena Downer (p.6) -- Stop thinking, start dancing / by Scott A. Keys (p.7) -- Bringing Lucy to life / by Jenny Burritt (p.7) -- Sports (p.8) -- Speer-ing the mountain / by Angie Bring (p.8) -- Healing the heart with health / by Jennifer L. Jennings (p.9) -- Viking women fall (p.9) -- Viking men snarl Wolves (p.9) -- Opinions (p.10) -- Classified (p.11) -- Unclaimed millions waiting with IRS for Washington delinquent taxpaying public / by Emily Garrigues (p.12) -- Steps to go abroad (world of experience p.1) -- Whatever you do, don't let Ray drive / by Greg Woehler (world of experience p.1) -- Walk in the Himalaya / by Kari McGinnis (world of experience p.2) -- To the top of the mountain / by Melissa Evavold (world of experience p.3) -- Portrait of Nepal (world of experience p.4) -- So many ants / by Chris Fuller (world of experience p.6) -- Carnival / by Matt Williams (world of experience p.7) |
Photographs | Dave Sypniewski (p.1) -- Frank King (p.1) -- [Office of Pipeline safety workers] (p.3) -- [Members of the Peace Corps] (p.5) -- Kathy, Chris, Samantha, Tony King (p.6) -- [Members of the Hip-Hop Dance team] (p.7) -- Lucy and Tim Kirkpatrick (p.7) -- Jason Speer (p.8) -- Temple Cummins (p.8) -- Todd Schlosser (p.8) -- Jennifer Chrisler (p.9) -- Jenn McGillivray (p.9) -- A.J. Giesa (p.9) -- Mount Everest (world of experience p.2) -- [Melissa Evavold] (world of experience p.3) -- Ama Dablam (world of experience p.4) -- Herdsman (world of experience p.4) -- Tharu woman in the Narayani River (world of experience p.4) -- Buddhist stupas and Hindu temples (world of experience p.5) -- [Native child with radio] (world of experience p.5) -- [Young Buddhist monk] (world of experience p.5) |
Cartoons | [Olympic Pipeline] / by Kerin Lubetich (p.10) |
Notes | Special issue "World of Experience" included. |
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 | TUESDAY, January 30,2001 Western Washington University Volume 115 Issue 5 Bellingham, Washington Locke's plan calls for tuition increase By Angela D. Smith THE WESTERN FRONT Students could face up to a 40 percent increase in tuition during the next six years. Gov. Gary Locke's analysts are hashing out a tuition proposal that may be dropped on the state Senate by Thursday at the earliest, said Ed Penhale, communications director for the governor's office. The proposal would allow institutions to increase tuition up to 10 percent per year. Tuition would not be allowed to increase more than 40 percent — or $1,200 more than the current $3,102 full-time tuition - during the next six years. The budget is tight this year after the passages of Initiative 728, which addressed class size reduction and Initiative 732, which made cost of living adjustments for K-12 and community college faculty. This tuition proposal would help struggling universities increase faculty salaries. Locke has proposed a state-funded increase of 4.7 percent for higher education faculty in the 2001-03 biennium budget. Employees covered by 1-732 would receive a 6.3 percent increase. Western administration, however, would like to increase salaries by about 3 percent per year as it has for the past biennium, said Robert Edie vice president for External Affairs. "Even though the governor did as good a job as he could See BUDGET, Page 4 High-flying excitement at Baker Terrill Simecki/ The Western Front Dave Sypniewski speeds through a turn in the Mount Baker Legendary Banked Slalom. In its 17th year, the race is snowboarding's longest running contest and attracts the world's best snowboarders. By Angie Bring THE WESTERN FRONT Mount Baker's 17th Annual Legendary Banked Slalom, which took place last weekend, is more than just a snowboarding ^competition. It's a weekend-long party where boarders get together, compete, cheer each other on and have fun. "Although the competition is tough, there is a strong camaraderie here," Martha Bengen, Mount Baker Ski and Avalanche patrol member, said. 'It's not about beating each other — it's about the experience." A few years ago, many snow-boarders who qualified for the 1998 Winter Olympics chose to go to the Banked Slalom instead. This year, the pro division drew boarders from Sweden, France, Czech Republic,* Argentina, British Columbia, New York, Colorado and other various states. The Banked Slalom doesn't offer any prize money. The trophies for each category in each division are rolls of duct tape, spray painted gold, silver or bronze, which are attached to a piece of stone from Mount Baker. The duct tape symbolizes the race's early days, when snow-boarders had to tape themselves into their bindings. 'It's one of the most important Olympic pipeline reopens By H o l l i e Joy Brown THE WESTERN FRONT The Office of Pipeline Safety has given British Petroleum Pipelines, the new operator of the Olympic Pipe Line Company's line, permission to begin refilling the northern section of the 16-inch pipeline from Ferndale to Allen Station in Skagit County. The first round of safety checks on the 37 miles of pipeline valves were completed over the past weekend. The OPS must be satisfied with the pipelines operation before it can resume operation at a reduced pressure, BP External Affairs Manager Dan Cummings said. Once running again, the pipeline wJl be monitored closely. See PIPELINE, Page 3 Frank King, father of pipeline explosion victim Wade King, spoke out in response to the last inspection of BP's petroleum pipeline and the company's plan to reopen the line after meeting safety standards. Daniel J. Peters/ The Western Front snowboarding events because of its history," Jim Taylor, a member of Mount Baker's host program, said. The event is more than just a race. It's a celebration of a mountain that embraced snowboarding when other mountains criticized the sport. Mount Baker supported snowboarding since its birth, which gives it the fame and loyalty of all snowboarders. Taylor, who has worked at Sun Valley, Idaho and Crystal Mountain, said riders come to Baker because it's a quality ski area that's not commercialized. "Everyone loves the terrain and the people here," Taylor Professor target of harassment By Mary Flynn THE WESTERN FRONT A Western professor received a threatening note and phone call in the past two weeks. The professor prefers to remain unnamed until the issue is resolved. "I don't want to make things worse than they already are," he said. The note was left on his desk chair in his office. It said his name and then the message, 'your number's up.' He thought it was a joke at first and even asked some of his graduate students and other faculty if they had done it. "I've pretty much exhausted . See LETTERS, Page 12 said. Even though Mount Baker has less snow this year, no one complained. Western student Jason Speer, 20, said Mount Baker's lower-than- normal snowfall this season didn't affect the course's quality. • "The snow level is a lot lower than normal, but it's not bad," Speer said. "People always compare it to the record season." This year's course had a deeper, narrower halfpipe with steeper banks. In the last few years, the course has been flatter due to the heavy snowfall. Mount Baker See SLALOM, Page 8 IN THIS ISSUE Fight heart disease with jazzercize The Whatcom County Heart Challenge at Western helped raise awareness of fighting heart disease and stroke Saturday. See story, Page 9. A World of Experience Students tell tales of trips gone awry, from insect breakfasts in Nepal to getting lost in Italy. See travel insert. l§W&&jjjjL IMMmU liftl^B SiHaffiHii^H HI^BH MSSMM For news tips, call (360) 650-3162 or e-mail t h e Western Front at wfront@cc.wwu.edu http://westernfrontonline.com |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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