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FRIDAY, May 18, 2001
The Western Front
Western Washington University Volume 116 Issue 13 Bellingham, Washington
Student arrested for protesting
By Joseph Terrell
THE WESTERN FRONT
For the past 10 years protesters
have flocked to Fort
Benning, Ga. during the third
weekend of November to rally
against the Western
Hemisphere Institute for
Security Cooperation (formerly
the School of Americas), which
trains Latin American soldiers.
Last November, Western student
David Robison and his
brother, former Western student
Eric Robison, protested for the
second year.
'I felt a little scared at
wanted make sure it was
the thing to do.'
David. Robison
Western student
They were arrested and
processed.
This was David's first offense,
and he received a warning, a
"Ban and Bar" letter, for crossing
onto the military base, which
means the next time he crosses
onto the base he will be tried as
a criminal.
This was Eric's second offense.
He received a "Ban and Bar" letter
in 1999, and he now faces
three to six months in federal
prison.
"I felt a little scared and wanted
to make sure it was the thing
to do," David said in response to
whether or not the ramifications
of joining the protest scared him.
The brothers said they were
outraged at the abuses that have
emanated from officers trained
at the WHISC.
Among the most notorious was
the El Mozote massacre in El
Salvador in 1981, when 700-plus
civilians were killed.
Ten of thel2 officers implicat-
See PROTEST, Page 4
Scorching Red Square
Joshua Porter/ The Western Front
Cirque de Flambe lights up Western's night sky last Saturday in Red Square. Spectators watched in awe as clowns
threw massive balls of flame into the sky. See story, Page 6.
Ferry fares
increase,
travel
expensive
By Tara Blakeman
THE WESTERN FRONT
For Western student Katie
Hayward, boarding the
Kingston ferry is the quickest
route to her Olympic Peninsula
home.
She said ferry fare increases,
beginning June 4, make the
option of flying seem less
expensive.
"I spend about $25 in gas for a
roundtrip home, not including
food," Hayward said. "With the
ferry rate increase during peak
season, I could spend more than
Western Front Archives
Fares for Puget Sound and San Juan Island ferries will
increase 20 percent gradually to absorb cuts caused by 1-695.
$50."
Fares for all Puget Sound and
San Juan Island ferries will
increase 20 percent to compensate
revenue cuts from
Initiative 695, which passed
last year, reducing certain car
taxes.
The current fare for a vehicle
and driver on the Seattle to
Bainbridge Island ferry is $6.50
_ See FERRY, Page 4
Diversity not
clearly
defined at
university
By Heather Baker
THE WESTERN FRONT
News analysis
Although at times Red
Square seems to be filled with a
sea of white faces, Western's
administration is working hard
to "diversify" campus.
But the university doesn't
seem to know exactly what that
means, as many find the term
diversity difficult to define.
Ethnic Student Center coordinator
Michael Vendiola said he
See ANALYSIS, Page 12
Intalco gets
energy deal
with BPA
By Joshua Porter
THE WESTERN FRONT
When Alvin Maas of Lynden
reflects on the 25 years he's
worked on the production line
at Alcoa Intalco Works in
Ferndale, he said doesn't worry
that the smelter will shutdown
for two years.
The longtime Whatcom
County resident, who has
farmed raspberries for the past
15 years and raises cattle near
Lynden, called the deal struck
Wednesday between Alcoa
managers and the Bonneville
Power Administration a "pretty
good package."
Even if Intalco's plans for a
startup in two years fails, he
has his farm and other job
prospects to rely upon.
BPA, which sells electricity
to Intalco, agreed to pay regular
40-hour workweek wages to
most employees for the next
two years.
During that time the smelter
will be refurbished, cleaned
and prepared for a startup.
Prior to Wednesday's
announcement, workers like
Maas and managers at Intalco
feared an October electricity
rate increase would permanently
close the smelter, and effectively
lay off 930 employees.
Gary Duling, Quality and
Community manager at
Intalco, said he is pleased that
negotiations preserved
Intalco's work force, none of
whom have been laid off in 35
years.
"From the very beginning,
there were two points that
were always paramount: protecting
the wages and liveli-
See INTALCO, Page 4
IN THIS ISSUE
Adapted Sports
Clinic
Students play one-legged
soccer, wheelchair basketball
and Goal Ball
Wednesday.
See story, Page 8.
Music marathon in
Fairhaven Auditorium
Notes flowed from the
musicians of
area bands
and the
Creative
Music Project
for a six-hour
show
Saturday.
See story, Page 7.
For news tips, call (360) 650-3162 or e-mail The Western Front at wfront@cc.wwu.edu http://westernfrontonline.com
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Western Front - 2001 May 18 |
| Volume and Number | Vol. 116, no. 13 |
| Date Published (machine-readable) | 2001-05-18 |
| 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 |
Kristin Bigsby, editor-in-chief Remy Kissel, managing editor Jessica Keller, copy editor Aaron Crabtree, copy editor Hollie Joy brown, copy editor Chris Fuller, photo editor Stephanie Kosonen, photo editor Heather Baker, news editor Travis Phelps, news editor Jennifer Collins, accent & features editor Ben Dalpos, sports editor Josh Haupt, opinions editor J.R. Cook, online editor |
| Staff |
Kerin Lubetich, cartoonist Alethea Macomber, business manager Joel Hall, advertising manager Reporters : Kelli Alderson Tessa Allison Eric Berto Tara Blakeman Carrie Borgaard Allison Butler Nika Carlson Paul Nicholas Carlson Emily Christianson Keri Cooper Alicia Franklin Alashia Freimuth Robert Gara Brooke Geery Tamara Harvey Ken Jager Jennifer Jennings Leanne Josephson Kristine Kemp Stephanie Kitchens Scott Lefeber Casey Littlejohn Brendan Manning Candace Nelson Jennifer O'Brien Mitchell Parrish Camille Penix Joshua Porter Mariah Price Bernadette Ramel Nazkhatoon Riahi Sonja Rose Christina Schrum Jessica Sparks Joseph Terrell Quoc Tran, Jennifer True Dat Vong |
| Photographer |
Joshua Porter Brian Harrington Stephanie Kosonen |
| Faculty Advisor | Jim Napoli |
| Article Titles | Student arrested for protesting / by Joseph Terrell (p.1) -- Scorching Red Square (p.1) -- Ferry fares increase, travel expensive / by Tara Blakeman (p.1) -- Diversity not clearly defined at university / by Heather Baker (p.1) -- Intalco gets energy deal with BPA / by Joshua Porter (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- AP Wire news briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Western forum discusses child abuse / by Robert Gara (p.3) -- Accent (p.5) -- In the spotlight (p.5) -- 7 alive / by Emily Christianson (p.5) -- Flambe on / by Alicia Franklin (p.6) -- Music that flows off the page / by Tessa Allison (p.7) -- About nothing, Howard Stern invades Seattle (p.7) -- Sports (p.8) -- Blindfolds, wheelchairs, crutches all part of game / by Brian Harrington (p.8) -- Sonic Ruben Patterson's time will not be spent in Key Arena, but in jail / by Ken Jager (p.8) -- Western's tennis club team serves for respect / by Scott Lefeber (p.9) -- Opinions (p.10) -- Frontline (p.10) -- Letters (p.10) -- Classified (p.11) |
| Photographs | [Cirque de Flambe in Red Square] (p.1) -- [Puget Sound ferry] (p.1) -- Tim Hossain, Carmen Courter (p.3) -- [Flambe dancer] (p.6) -- Shayne Ehman (p.7) -- John Curley, Kristin Bigsby (p.7) -- [Students in therapeutic recreation class] (p.8) -- Evan McCauley / courtesy of Thao Nguyen (p.9) |
| Cartoons | [Western Library Quiet Area] / Jennifer Jennings (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). |
| 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 | FRIDAY, May 18, 2001 The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 116 Issue 13 Bellingham, Washington Student arrested for protesting By Joseph Terrell THE WESTERN FRONT For the past 10 years protesters have flocked to Fort Benning, Ga. during the third weekend of November to rally against the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (formerly the School of Americas), which trains Latin American soldiers. Last November, Western student David Robison and his brother, former Western student Eric Robison, protested for the second year. 'I felt a little scared at wanted make sure it was the thing to do.' David. Robison Western student They were arrested and processed. This was David's first offense, and he received a warning, a "Ban and Bar" letter, for crossing onto the military base, which means the next time he crosses onto the base he will be tried as a criminal. This was Eric's second offense. He received a "Ban and Bar" letter in 1999, and he now faces three to six months in federal prison. "I felt a little scared and wanted to make sure it was the thing to do," David said in response to whether or not the ramifications of joining the protest scared him. The brothers said they were outraged at the abuses that have emanated from officers trained at the WHISC. Among the most notorious was the El Mozote massacre in El Salvador in 1981, when 700-plus civilians were killed. Ten of thel2 officers implicat- See PROTEST, Page 4 Scorching Red Square Joshua Porter/ The Western Front Cirque de Flambe lights up Western's night sky last Saturday in Red Square. Spectators watched in awe as clowns threw massive balls of flame into the sky. See story, Page 6. Ferry fares increase, travel expensive By Tara Blakeman THE WESTERN FRONT For Western student Katie Hayward, boarding the Kingston ferry is the quickest route to her Olympic Peninsula home. She said ferry fare increases, beginning June 4, make the option of flying seem less expensive. "I spend about $25 in gas for a roundtrip home, not including food," Hayward said. "With the ferry rate increase during peak season, I could spend more than Western Front Archives Fares for Puget Sound and San Juan Island ferries will increase 20 percent gradually to absorb cuts caused by 1-695. $50." Fares for all Puget Sound and San Juan Island ferries will increase 20 percent to compensate revenue cuts from Initiative 695, which passed last year, reducing certain car taxes. The current fare for a vehicle and driver on the Seattle to Bainbridge Island ferry is $6.50 _ See FERRY, Page 4 Diversity not clearly defined at university By Heather Baker THE WESTERN FRONT News analysis Although at times Red Square seems to be filled with a sea of white faces, Western's administration is working hard to "diversify" campus. But the university doesn't seem to know exactly what that means, as many find the term diversity difficult to define. Ethnic Student Center coordinator Michael Vendiola said he See ANALYSIS, Page 12 Intalco gets energy deal with BPA By Joshua Porter THE WESTERN FRONT When Alvin Maas of Lynden reflects on the 25 years he's worked on the production line at Alcoa Intalco Works in Ferndale, he said doesn't worry that the smelter will shutdown for two years. The longtime Whatcom County resident, who has farmed raspberries for the past 15 years and raises cattle near Lynden, called the deal struck Wednesday between Alcoa managers and the Bonneville Power Administration a "pretty good package." Even if Intalco's plans for a startup in two years fails, he has his farm and other job prospects to rely upon. BPA, which sells electricity to Intalco, agreed to pay regular 40-hour workweek wages to most employees for the next two years. During that time the smelter will be refurbished, cleaned and prepared for a startup. Prior to Wednesday's announcement, workers like Maas and managers at Intalco feared an October electricity rate increase would permanently close the smelter, and effectively lay off 930 employees. Gary Duling, Quality and Community manager at Intalco, said he is pleased that negotiations preserved Intalco's work force, none of whom have been laid off in 35 years. "From the very beginning, there were two points that were always paramount: protecting the wages and liveli- See INTALCO, Page 4 IN THIS ISSUE Adapted Sports Clinic Students play one-legged soccer, wheelchair basketball and Goal Ball Wednesday. See story, Page 8. Music marathon in Fairhaven Auditorium Notes flowed from the musicians of area bands and the Creative Music Project for a six-hour show Saturday. See story, Page 7. For news tips, call (360) 650-3162 or e-mail The Western Front at wfront@cc.wwu.edu http://westernfrontonline.com |
| Language | English |
| Language Code | Eng |
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