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FRIDAY, April 13,2001
Western Washington University Volume 116 Issue 3 Bellingham, Washington
Defining diversity at Western
The word diversity
encompasses
different qualities,
say students, faculty
By Jen True
THE WESTERN FRONT
Diversity referred to race in 1987, when
Ted Pratt, Jr., dean of students, began
working at Western.
'It was pretty much restricted to looking
at (minority) populations and increasing
their visibility," he said.
But since that time, diversity has broadened
to include gender, disabilities, sexual-
orientation, socio-economic class, international
cultures and religion, he said.
"Diversity has become such a very
worthless word," Women's Center co-coordinator
Rassamee Bryan said. "Maybe not
completely worthless, but people don't
understand the meaning. It is just thrown
around a lot."
"I tend to think of diversity as something
beyond racial aspects to what people
think and act," Western student Karie
Curtis said.
'Diversity has become such a very
worthless word. Maybe not completely
worthless, but people don't
understand the meaning. It is just
thrown around a lot.'
Rassamee Bryan
Women's Center co-coordinator
According to winter quarter enrollment
reports, 88.6 percent of Western students
described themselves as white, 5.72 percent
Asian/Pacific Islander, 1.33 percent
black, 1.41 percent Native American and
Clockwise from
upper left:
Students
Ahmed
Aldossary,
Lamesha
Melton, Cedar
Pearsall, Mark
Courteau and
Satoru
Aobayashio
contribute to
the diversity of
Western's campus.
Photos by Chris
Fuller/The
Western Front
2.78 percent Hispanic., ;v^.^-:- .:
Ethnic minorities make up 14 percent of
Western's population. According to the
2000 Census, 18 percent of Washington
state residents are not white.
When asked what diversity meant to
her, Japanese exchange student Kazuko
Serizawa used an electronic dictionary to
figure it out.
"(In Japan) we don't talk about differences
between black and white," Serizawa
said. "We don't care about differences
between people."
"(Diversity) is multiplicity of viewpoints
emerging from backgrounds wherein ideologies
might be diametrically opposed,"
Cori Ready, Western student said.
"There are the lack of students of color,
and there is not variety of class," she said
about Western's diversity.
People still tend to equate diversity with
race, Bryan said.
"Compared to the University of
Washington, we don't have as many students
of color because we are not located in
a metropolitan area that has a high percentage
of persons of color," Registrar Joe
St. Hilaire said. "But Western is similar
compared to Central and Eastern, as far as
diversity."
According to UW's 2000 enrollment
— ~ See DIVERSITY, Page 6
Railroad barriers raise legal issues
By Leanne Josephson
THE WESTERN FRONT
Concrete barriers blocking a
city trail running across railroad
tracks on the northern end of
Boulevard Park have caused a
disagreement between the city
of Bellingham and, The
Burlington Northern and Santa
Fe Railway Company.
Mayor Mark Asmundson said
the barriers are illegal, while
BNSF said they are necessary
for public safety.
"There were a number of situations
where train crews
reported people being on the
track, people with strollers,
lovers kissing, sight-seers,"
said Gus Melonas, spokesman
for BNSF. "We had to crack
down. It was an unsafe situation
not only for the public but
for the railroad.
Five trespassers have been
Stephanie Kosonen/ The Western Front
A biker crosses the railroad tracks at Boulevard Park,
where a fence has been peeled back and barriers ignored.
killed on Burlington Northern
tracks. Eleven people were
killed the year before, Melonas
said.
Most the accidents occur in
the Puget Sound area. The most
recent was in Mt. Vernon,
Melonas.
BNSF erected the barriers in
mid-March.
The track is a mainline from
Canada to Seattle, servicing at
least 10 trains on the route
each day.
See BARRIERS, Page 4
Western
student
missing
By Jessica Sparks
THE WESTERN FRONT
Fairhaven College student
Jeremy Mountainhawk, 24, has
been missing since Feb. 27 and
has yet to be found. Police said
they have exhausted all leads.
Police are investigating other
possible scenarios, which
couldn't be disclosed at this
time.
Mountainhawk, originally
from eastern Washington, was
reported missing by his father
April 6 after Bellingham Police
found his green Toyota pickup
See MISSING, Page 3
Former G-P
employees do
best to look
ahead
By Leanne Josephson
THE WESTERN FRONT
Current and former employees
cf Georgia-Pacific West Inc.
attended a meeting sponsored by
the Washington State
Employment Security
Department Wednesday at the
Lakeway Best Western Inn to
learn about unemployment benefits,
severance pay and community
programs to assist them in reentering
the work force.
G-P makes paper products,
such as tissue and toilet paper.
The pulp mill and chemical plant
temporarily stopped operations
in December due to the rising
cost of electricity. G-P announced
the permanent closure of the
plant March 30, putting 420
employees out of work. The
adjoining tissue plant, employing
330 workers, is still operational.
"I want you to know that this
community does feel for you,"
Whatcom County Executive Pete
Kremen said. They don't understand,
but this community does
care."
Alex Kosmides, deputy director
of the Workforce
Development Council, said losing
a job is a traumatic experience.
"It's going to be really, really
hard," Kosmides said. "If you're
feeling angry, sad, depressed ...
we know what's going on."
Representatives from the
Workforce Development
Council, Washington State
Employment Security
Department, Washington State
Labor Council, Union Local 194,
the Opportunity Council and
local colleges attended the
See G-P, Page 5
IN THIS ISSUE
Homeskool plays
The Factory
Western jazz students
leave their day jobs behind
and fill a local club with a
mix of funKr jazz and hip-hop
music.
See story; Page 9.
Softball takes two
from Central
The Western women's soft-ball
team
defeated
Central
Washington
University
Friday at
Viking Field
Stadium.
See story, Page 10.
For news tips, call (360) 650-3162 or e-mail the Western Front at wfront@cc.wwu.edu http://westernfroritonline.coni
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Western Front - 2001 April 13 |
| Volume and Number | Vol. 116, no. 3 |
| Date Published (machine-readable) | 2001-04-13 |
| 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 editor Dionna Dominguez, features 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 Sheryl Baptista 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 Stephanie Kosonen Quoc Tran |
| Faculty Advisor | Jim Napoli |
| Article Titles | Defining diversity at Western / by Jen True (p.1) -- Railroad barriers raise legal issues / by Leanne Josephson (p.1) -- Western student missing / by Jessica Sparks (p.1) -- Former G-P employees do best to look ahead / by Leanne Josephson (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- AP Wire news briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Bookstore moves to Viking Union / by Carrie A. Borgaard (p.4) -- Gay and lesbian studies scholarship presented / by Brooke Geery (p.5) -- Accent (p.7) -- In the spotlight (p.7) -- 'Blow' doesn't quite get job done / Quoc Tran (p.7) -- Masquerading as art / by Mitchell Parrish (p.8) -- Memories of distant dreams / by Alicia Franklin (p.8) -- Kid tested, mother approved / by Robert Gara (p.9) -- Poetry in the Morning Star / by Tara Blakeman (p.9) -- Sports (p.10) -- Western pitchers handcuff Central batters / by Ken Jager (p.10) -- Weather slows baseball season / by Sonja Rose (p.10) -- Western slaloms into second / by Scott Lefeber (p.11) -- Success helps little with fan support for Western athletics / by J.R. Cook (p.11) -- Herd slugs for way into Western sports history / by Camille Penix (p.12) -- Pro team too much for Vikings / by Jenny O'Brien (p.12) -- Viking smack Seattle (p.12) -- Opinions (p.13) -- Frontline (p.14) -- Letters to the editor (p.15) -- Classified (p.15) |
| Photographs | Ahmed Aldossary (p.1) -- Lamesha Melton, Cedar Pearsall, Mark Couteau (p.1) -- Satoru Aobayashio (p.1) -- [Fence barriers near railroad tracks at Boulevard Park] (p.1) -- Jeremy Mountainhawk / courtesy of Sarah Atkinson (p.3) -- [Bookstore staff member] (p.4) -- [Whatcom Museum of History and Art exhibits] (p.8) -- [Child in the Kathmandu Durbar Square] (p.8) -- Rick Webber, Paul Chandler, Mortimer Mills (p.9) -- Leanne Fontecha, Aurora Fox (p.9) -- Kirsten L'Heureux (p.10) -- Rion Ithomitis (p.11) -- Carlena herd (p.12) |
| Cartoons | [Easter] / [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 |
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| 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, April 13,2001 Western Washington University Volume 116 Issue 3 Bellingham, Washington Defining diversity at Western The word diversity encompasses different qualities, say students, faculty By Jen True THE WESTERN FRONT Diversity referred to race in 1987, when Ted Pratt, Jr., dean of students, began working at Western. 'It was pretty much restricted to looking at (minority) populations and increasing their visibility," he said. But since that time, diversity has broadened to include gender, disabilities, sexual- orientation, socio-economic class, international cultures and religion, he said. "Diversity has become such a very worthless word," Women's Center co-coordinator Rassamee Bryan said. "Maybe not completely worthless, but people don't understand the meaning. It is just thrown around a lot." "I tend to think of diversity as something beyond racial aspects to what people think and act," Western student Karie Curtis said. 'Diversity has become such a very worthless word. Maybe not completely worthless, but people don't understand the meaning. It is just thrown around a lot.' Rassamee Bryan Women's Center co-coordinator According to winter quarter enrollment reports, 88.6 percent of Western students described themselves as white, 5.72 percent Asian/Pacific Islander, 1.33 percent black, 1.41 percent Native American and Clockwise from upper left: Students Ahmed Aldossary, Lamesha Melton, Cedar Pearsall, Mark Courteau and Satoru Aobayashio contribute to the diversity of Western's campus. Photos by Chris Fuller/The Western Front 2.78 percent Hispanic., ;v^.^-:- .: Ethnic minorities make up 14 percent of Western's population. According to the 2000 Census, 18 percent of Washington state residents are not white. When asked what diversity meant to her, Japanese exchange student Kazuko Serizawa used an electronic dictionary to figure it out. "(In Japan) we don't talk about differences between black and white," Serizawa said. "We don't care about differences between people." "(Diversity) is multiplicity of viewpoints emerging from backgrounds wherein ideologies might be diametrically opposed," Cori Ready, Western student said. "There are the lack of students of color, and there is not variety of class," she said about Western's diversity. People still tend to equate diversity with race, Bryan said. "Compared to the University of Washington, we don't have as many students of color because we are not located in a metropolitan area that has a high percentage of persons of color," Registrar Joe St. Hilaire said. "But Western is similar compared to Central and Eastern, as far as diversity." According to UW's 2000 enrollment — ~ See DIVERSITY, Page 6 Railroad barriers raise legal issues By Leanne Josephson THE WESTERN FRONT Concrete barriers blocking a city trail running across railroad tracks on the northern end of Boulevard Park have caused a disagreement between the city of Bellingham and, The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company. Mayor Mark Asmundson said the barriers are illegal, while BNSF said they are necessary for public safety. "There were a number of situations where train crews reported people being on the track, people with strollers, lovers kissing, sight-seers," said Gus Melonas, spokesman for BNSF. "We had to crack down. It was an unsafe situation not only for the public but for the railroad. Five trespassers have been Stephanie Kosonen/ The Western Front A biker crosses the railroad tracks at Boulevard Park, where a fence has been peeled back and barriers ignored. killed on Burlington Northern tracks. Eleven people were killed the year before, Melonas said. Most the accidents occur in the Puget Sound area. The most recent was in Mt. Vernon, Melonas. BNSF erected the barriers in mid-March. The track is a mainline from Canada to Seattle, servicing at least 10 trains on the route each day. See BARRIERS, Page 4 Western student missing By Jessica Sparks THE WESTERN FRONT Fairhaven College student Jeremy Mountainhawk, 24, has been missing since Feb. 27 and has yet to be found. Police said they have exhausted all leads. Police are investigating other possible scenarios, which couldn't be disclosed at this time. Mountainhawk, originally from eastern Washington, was reported missing by his father April 6 after Bellingham Police found his green Toyota pickup See MISSING, Page 3 Former G-P employees do best to look ahead By Leanne Josephson THE WESTERN FRONT Current and former employees cf Georgia-Pacific West Inc. attended a meeting sponsored by the Washington State Employment Security Department Wednesday at the Lakeway Best Western Inn to learn about unemployment benefits, severance pay and community programs to assist them in reentering the work force. G-P makes paper products, such as tissue and toilet paper. The pulp mill and chemical plant temporarily stopped operations in December due to the rising cost of electricity. G-P announced the permanent closure of the plant March 30, putting 420 employees out of work. The adjoining tissue plant, employing 330 workers, is still operational. "I want you to know that this community does feel for you," Whatcom County Executive Pete Kremen said. They don't understand, but this community does care." Alex Kosmides, deputy director of the Workforce Development Council, said losing a job is a traumatic experience. "It's going to be really, really hard," Kosmides said. "If you're feeling angry, sad, depressed ... we know what's going on." Representatives from the Workforce Development Council, Washington State Employment Security Department, Washington State Labor Council, Union Local 194, the Opportunity Council and local colleges attended the See G-P, Page 5 IN THIS ISSUE Homeskool plays The Factory Western jazz students leave their day jobs behind and fill a local club with a mix of funKr jazz and hip-hop music. See story; Page 9. Softball takes two from Central The Western women's soft-ball team defeated Central Washington University Friday at Viking Field Stadium. See story, Page 10. For news tips, call (360) 650-3162 or e-mail the Western Front at wfront@cc.wwu.edu http://westernfroritonline.coni |
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