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& UIJ^k3.I.//\ s.<$ iYJ.*&? MtJLj ^wUUJ. The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 116 Issue 14 Bellingham, Washington Citizens rally for public space council pits park protest By Hollie Joy Brown THE WESTERN FRONT Early Saturday morning a group of about 40 people from the group People for Public Space began to dig up cement and place flowerbeds in the abandoned, city-owned, sunken lot at the corner of Railroad Avenue and Holly Street. At about midnight Sunday the Bellingham Police began arresting people from the group. By late Sunday evening, 28 people were arrested and cited for - second degree trespassing. Bellingham Police Lt. Dae Jamison said people were coming out of the bars and making catcalls early in the morning when the arrests started. "It was a formula for disaster,"" he said. - Throughout Saturday and into the night, protesters played dijeridoo music, danced, painted and chalked the cement walls of "the pit," hoping to convince the Bellingham City Council to turn "the pit" into a community garden, a town plaza/hall or a park, instead of selling it for commercial use, as planned. By 9 a.m. Monday, police blocked citizens' views by putting plywood on the fence that barricaded the perimeter of "the pit." Supporters of the protesters threw in food and water from outside the fence. Seven people remained in the then police-blocked "pit" Monday evening. One man remained suspended from a rope 35 feet from the ground that spanned 100 feet from wall to wall. Another man hung near the top of a 20-foot metal tripod. At the base of the tripod, five people sat on mattresses connected to each other by chaining their hands together inside See PIT, Page 4 Chris Fuller/ The Western Front Suspended from the top of the parking garage next door to the Bank of America on Railroad Avenue, a community activist paints the cement wall of the garage in an attempt to convince the Bellingham City Council to turn "the pit" into a community garden. VanDyk hard on Bush Administration By Stephanie Kitchens THE WESTERN FRONT Political veteran Ted VanDyk spoke to a tame group of students Monday about one of America's current, most controversial topics: the Bush Administration. He talked about an issue the American public is always paying attention to — government after an election, and how the new administration is doing on its proposed policies. He said 11 percent of the administration's 500 policies such as trade, missile defense and social security reform have so far been completed. About half are expected to be completed by Labor Day and possibly two-thirds by January 2002. "It is to President Bush's credit that he has moved as far forward as he has without his administrative team complete," VanDyk said. He said Bush's promised tax cut will be See VANDYK, Page 3 Politician Ted VanDyk iscusses the state of the current presidential administration's policy positions. Robert Gara/ The Western Front Public phone toll 50 cents By Tara Blakeman THE WESTERN FRONT Before cell phones and prepaid phone cards, people relied on the pay phone. Western student Zach Zenovich said 25 cents was all he needed to stay connected with people around him, but when the cost of a call from a pay phone went up to 35 cents, he opted for prepaid phone cards. Now Qwest pay phones will cost 50 cents, which could be enough of an increase to make everyone carry a cell phone or phone card, Zenovich said. See PHONE, Page 5 By Robert Gara Jr. THE WESTERN FRONT Community activist Burke Mulvany asked Bellingham City Council member Terry Bornemann at an open forum yesterday if he would consider listening to the voices and ideas of the protesters hanging on platforms at the empty development site, "the pit," located on the corner of Holly Street and Railroad Avenue. The site was occupied Saturday by protesters, who hope that their efforts turn the vacant lot into a community park, rather than a commercial plaza supported by the city. Park advocates said they want to gain respect, mutual concern and an equal chance from the City Council. "Out of concern and the well-being for the protesters' safety, would you consider sincerely listening to them?" Mulvany inquired. "That is all that they ask." Bornemann said he would be willing to speak and listen to ideas . expressed by protesters, but he could not go as a representative of the City Council This was the beginning of a heated battle at the council meeting. Protesters crowded last night's council chambers, and council members asked community members not seated to leave the room to remain in compliance with fire safety codes, fueling the discussion's hypothetical fire. Speakers were given three minutes each during the 15-minute public comment period to voice opinions for the future of the vacant lot. Consensus from those See COUNCIL, Page 5 IN THIS ISSUE Women's Varsity 8 crew team qualifies The women's varsity eight crew team qualified for nationals in Georgia starting May 24. See story, Page 10. AIDS patients find home in Bellingham Richard Marcou resides with five other people at the Sean Humphrey House, a managed care facility for people living with AIDS. See story, Page 8. 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 22 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 116, no. 14 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 2001-05-22 |
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 Josh Haupt, opinions editor J.R. Cook, online editor |
Staff |
Kerin Lubetich, cartoonist Alethea Macomber, business manager Joel Hall, advertising manager Lisa Curdy, charming columnist 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 |
Chris Fuller Robert Garra Ken Jager Stephanie Kosonen |
Faculty Advisor | Jim Napoli |
Article Titles | Citizens rally for public space / by Hollie Joy Brown (p.1) -- VanDyk hard on Bush administration / by Stephanie Kitchens (p.1) -- Public phone toll 50 cents / by Tara Blakeman (p.1) -- Council pits park protest / by Robert Gara Jr. (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- AP Wire news briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Chances of shooting slim at Western / by Leanne Josephson (p.3) -- Deconstructing myth of typical welfare family / by Nazhatoon Riahi (p.6) -- County council wants to work with FERC on future pipeline, Crawford says / by Jen True (p.6) -- Features (p.7) -- Strange days (p.7) -- Bloodlines in Bellingham / by Joshua Porter (p.8) -- Sleeping through science / by Alashia Freimuth (p.8-9) -- Not your average tutu / Jen Jennings (p.9) -- Sports (p.10) -- Women's crew rows to nationals / by Sonja Rose (p.10) -- 36 teams begin battling for intramural softball crown today / by Dat Vong (p.10) -- Lindeman high jumps his way into nationals / by Camille Penix (p.11) -- Todd Stauber's soccer trip ends back with Sounders / by Dat Vong (p.12) -- Two-on-two volleyball at Western open / by Alashia Freimuth (p.12) -- Opinions (p.13) -- Frontline (p.14) -- Letters (p.15) -- Classifieds (p.15) |
Photographs | [Community activist paints the cement wall] (p.1) -- Ted VanDyk (p.1) -- [Community activists break apart concrete floor] (p.4) -- [Hole downtown] (p.4) -- Activists paint concrete (p.4) -- [Protesters use chalk to create message] (p.5) -- [Students at the 'Western's sleeping over with science'] / courtesy of Jamie Harrington (p.8) -- Richard Marcou (p.9) -- Scott Whiteaker (p.9) -- [Women's varsity crew team] (p.10) -- Nathan Lindeman (p.11) -- Todd Stauber (p.12) -- Eric Adams (p.12) -- Adrienne Easter (p.16) |
Cartoons | [Juggling college] / Jennifer Jennings (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 |
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 | & UIJ^k3.I.//\ s.<$ iYJ.*&? MtJLj ^wUUJ. The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 116 Issue 14 Bellingham, Washington Citizens rally for public space council pits park protest By Hollie Joy Brown THE WESTERN FRONT Early Saturday morning a group of about 40 people from the group People for Public Space began to dig up cement and place flowerbeds in the abandoned, city-owned, sunken lot at the corner of Railroad Avenue and Holly Street. At about midnight Sunday the Bellingham Police began arresting people from the group. By late Sunday evening, 28 people were arrested and cited for - second degree trespassing. Bellingham Police Lt. Dae Jamison said people were coming out of the bars and making catcalls early in the morning when the arrests started. "It was a formula for disaster,"" he said. - Throughout Saturday and into the night, protesters played dijeridoo music, danced, painted and chalked the cement walls of "the pit," hoping to convince the Bellingham City Council to turn "the pit" into a community garden, a town plaza/hall or a park, instead of selling it for commercial use, as planned. By 9 a.m. Monday, police blocked citizens' views by putting plywood on the fence that barricaded the perimeter of "the pit." Supporters of the protesters threw in food and water from outside the fence. Seven people remained in the then police-blocked "pit" Monday evening. One man remained suspended from a rope 35 feet from the ground that spanned 100 feet from wall to wall. Another man hung near the top of a 20-foot metal tripod. At the base of the tripod, five people sat on mattresses connected to each other by chaining their hands together inside See PIT, Page 4 Chris Fuller/ The Western Front Suspended from the top of the parking garage next door to the Bank of America on Railroad Avenue, a community activist paints the cement wall of the garage in an attempt to convince the Bellingham City Council to turn "the pit" into a community garden. VanDyk hard on Bush Administration By Stephanie Kitchens THE WESTERN FRONT Political veteran Ted VanDyk spoke to a tame group of students Monday about one of America's current, most controversial topics: the Bush Administration. He talked about an issue the American public is always paying attention to — government after an election, and how the new administration is doing on its proposed policies. He said 11 percent of the administration's 500 policies such as trade, missile defense and social security reform have so far been completed. About half are expected to be completed by Labor Day and possibly two-thirds by January 2002. "It is to President Bush's credit that he has moved as far forward as he has without his administrative team complete," VanDyk said. He said Bush's promised tax cut will be See VANDYK, Page 3 Politician Ted VanDyk iscusses the state of the current presidential administration's policy positions. Robert Gara/ The Western Front Public phone toll 50 cents By Tara Blakeman THE WESTERN FRONT Before cell phones and prepaid phone cards, people relied on the pay phone. Western student Zach Zenovich said 25 cents was all he needed to stay connected with people around him, but when the cost of a call from a pay phone went up to 35 cents, he opted for prepaid phone cards. Now Qwest pay phones will cost 50 cents, which could be enough of an increase to make everyone carry a cell phone or phone card, Zenovich said. See PHONE, Page 5 By Robert Gara Jr. THE WESTERN FRONT Community activist Burke Mulvany asked Bellingham City Council member Terry Bornemann at an open forum yesterday if he would consider listening to the voices and ideas of the protesters hanging on platforms at the empty development site, "the pit," located on the corner of Holly Street and Railroad Avenue. The site was occupied Saturday by protesters, who hope that their efforts turn the vacant lot into a community park, rather than a commercial plaza supported by the city. Park advocates said they want to gain respect, mutual concern and an equal chance from the City Council. "Out of concern and the well-being for the protesters' safety, would you consider sincerely listening to them?" Mulvany inquired. "That is all that they ask." Bornemann said he would be willing to speak and listen to ideas . expressed by protesters, but he could not go as a representative of the City Council This was the beginning of a heated battle at the council meeting. Protesters crowded last night's council chambers, and council members asked community members not seated to leave the room to remain in compliance with fire safety codes, fueling the discussion's hypothetical fire. Speakers were given three minutes each during the 15-minute public comment period to voice opinions for the future of the vacant lot. Consensus from those See COUNCIL, Page 5 IN THIS ISSUE Women's Varsity 8 crew team qualifies The women's varsity eight crew team qualified for nationals in Georgia starting May 24. See story, Page 10. AIDS patients find home in Bellingham Richard Marcou resides with five other people at the Sean Humphrey House, a managed care facility for people living with AIDS. See story, Page 8. 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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