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TUESDAY, December 4, 2001 Front Western Washington University Volume 119 Issue 17 Bellingham, Washington Sexual Awareness Center celebrates World AIDS Day By Suzanne Alnur lino THE WESTERN FRONT Western student Libby Solursh, a volunteer for the m< Sexual Awareness Center, said she feels observing World AIDS Day and passing out ribbons are both very important in the fight against AIDS. "My dad died of AIDS in 1984, when I was 12," Solursh said. I "He was diagnosed when I was 3, but they didn't tell me until I was 9. "He got really sick a year before he died, and I was next to him when he died," Solursh said. "We were close, and it really I meant a lot to me. "I stood in Red Square all day and handed out ribbons, and people took them and starting asking questions," she said. "We can stop this if everyone knows about the risks and takes^ precautions to protect * themselves." Solursh was one of many students who gathered in Red Square Friday to observe World AIDS Day and raise awareness about the disease. Community members gath- * ered in downtown Bellingham Saturday for an AIDS walk and candlelight vigil to remember those the disease has already claimed. World AIDS day began in 1988. According to Aware, an Evergreen AIDS Foundation publication, its purpose was to bring messages of hope, compassion, solidarity and understanding about ADDS to every country in the world. Joanna Johnston, coordinator of the SAC, staffed a booth in Red Square Friday, handing out free condoms, AIDS statistics, prevention information and red ribbons, which symbolize AIDS awareness and compassion. The main purpose of the booth was to teach students that "education is the first step in preventing STDs and unwanted pregnancies, and it's such an easy thing to do," Johnston said. "We haven't had any negative response, but I've been really surprised at the number of people who have said 'no' to a ribbon, or said 'Oh, I'm already aware of AIDS,"' Johnston said. Heidi Schiller, a Sexual Awareness Center volunteer, said she can understand why some people would not take a ribbon. "Sometimes I think a ribbon doesn't signify enough of the problem, and I think people recognize that," Schiller said. Sarah Aronson, SAC assistant coordinator; distributed rib- Students pleased with decreasing gas prices Josh Haupt/The Western Front Christy Sims, visiting from Texas, pumps gas at a 76 gas station on Samish Way. Unleaded gaxs costs $1.35. By Courtney Howard THE WESTERN FRONT The days of hunting for the lowest gas price may not be over, but lowered gas prices help ease the strain on students' budgets. 'According to the Energy ^Information Administration (EIA), the national average price for regular unleaded gasoline is currently $1,127, down four cents from last week. According to the American Automobile Association Media Site for Retail Gasoline Prices, Washington state's average is currently $1,368, down two cents from a month ago, but still among the nation's highest prices. Gas prices have fallen due to the law of supply and demand, Western economics professor John Rogers said. "Supply of gas has generally gone up just a little bit because OPEC (Oranization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) was threat- SeeGAS, Page 6 Annie Johnson/The Western Front Volunteers from the Sexual Awareness Center hand out free condoms, AIDS information and ribbons to a student. bons during popular passing times. "Ribbons help people to think about what can be done (about AIDS)," Aronson said. "In a couple of years, half of Africa's, population will be infected." "As a child, some of my par-ents friends died of AIDS, so I See AIDS, Page 4 Faculty, staff responses to proposed changes negative By Emily Steel THE WESTERN FRONT The University Planning Council met Wednesday to discuss responses to the surveys distributed to faculty and staff regarding the suggested academic structural changes at Western. According to the survey results, the general 'opinion regarding possible changes tends to be "cautious and/or negative." "It's on the horizon," said UPC chairman John Richardson about when the study will be completed. "Time on this is a few weeks minimum." The UPC, which includes 15 members, compiled the survey that was conducted online this quarter with the cooperation of Provost Andrew Bodman. Western consultants recently proposed three academic structural changes for Western to review. The structural recommendations are to establish two colleges out of the current College of Arts and Sciences. The proposal would be to create a University College, dealing primarily with students in their first or second year at Western, • and a College of Applied Science and Technology, which would include five departments presently in the College of Arts and Sciences. The purpose of the survey was to acquire a broad view of the opinions of faculty and staff regarding the possible structur-:- al change at Western. An estimated 518 faculty and 225 administrative staff received the survey and a total of 363 surveys were completed by 264 faculty and 99 administrative staff. The survey results highlighted six areas of interest including familiarity with the issue, satisfaction with the current program organization and the importance of reorganization, perceived problems that may come from reorganization perceived problems that may call for reorganization and assessments of proposed options, _ Secondly, the results indicated the general opinion strongly divided between "the immediacy of one's own work and unit and the more distant realms of the university mission arid the education of students at Western." i Lastly, the results indicated how the potential change will be achieved and its impact is dependent upon faculty rank, staff/administration status and the amount of time one has been at Western. The survey results showed the longer one has been at Western, the more pleased they were with the current organization. Responders from the College See COLLEGES, Page 4 $437,000 aid grant to help end violence By Jessica Herring THE WESTERN FRONT Though women should take precaution when on campus, they can rest assured that both Western officials and students are taking steps to prevent violence against women at Western. Western has violence prevention groups as well as services for those who have experienced violence. Pat Fabiano, program director of Prevention and Wellness Services, petitioned the Department of Justice in 1999 for a grant designed to end violence against women. Western received $499,484 in 1999 from the grant, Fabiano said. •- A second grant provided Western with $437,000 in 2001. "Back in 1999, the Department of Justice, responding to a whole movement in the country around violence against women on college campuses... made a very big decision to make monies available to college campuses," Fabiano said. The money received in 1999 was used to create the Crime and Sexual Assault Support Services (CASAS) and Men's Violence Prevention Project (MVPP), Fabiano said. It also added funds to Environmental Health and Safety. The second grant will maintain the existing programs and create a part-time police liaison, Fabiano said. University Police Chief Jim Shaw said he will appoint an existing officer into the liaison position in January or February, though he does not see the position as being fully effective until See WOMEN, Page 6 IN THIS ISSUI Vikings fight through careless play Forward Mike Palm led the Vikings with 16 points and 13 rebounds, as the 3-2 Vikings defeated Evergreen State College 93-79. See storyj Page 10. Local panhandler shares his story Bob Hall explains his travels through Bellingham and his woes as a peddler. See story, Page 9. 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 December 4 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 119, no. 17 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 2001-12-04 |
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 |
Remy P. Kissel, editor-in-chief Homer E. Cook, Jr., managing editor Heather Baker, copy editor Ken Jager, copy editor Jen True, copy editor Quoc Tran, photo editor Brendan C. manning, news editor Jessica Sparks, news editor Camille Penix, accent editor Hollie Joy Brown, features editor Scott Lefeber, sports editor Joshua Porter, opinions editor Brooke Geery, online editor Greg D. Woehler, columnist |
Staff |
Delicia Williams, cartoonist Alethea Macomber, business manager Joel Hall, advertising manager Reporters : Suzanne Almoslino Sasha Benko Marissa Bisnar Amber Blondin Carise Bogar Paul Braun Matt Bucher Allison Butler Paul Nicholas Carlson Emily Christianson Keri Cooper Gerald Craft Robert Detwieler Matt Dornan Raena Downer Alicia Franklin Rob Gara Laura Harlos Josh Haupt Cara Hazzard Tyler Hendrick Jessica Herring Helen Hollister Courtney Howard Annie Johnson Charlette Livingston James Lyon Tara McKenna Aaron Managhan Lisa Mandt Candice Nelson Stacy Nelson Jenny O'Brien Heather June Olah Paul Olund Mindy Ransford Anna Rimmer Chelsea Shaw Daniel Simmons Emily Steel Orion Stewart Taber Streur Joseph Terrell Heather Trimm Jon Walsh Sarah Warren |
Photographer |
Annie Johnson Josh Haupt Paul Olund Candace Nelson |
Faculty Advisor | Jim Napoli |
Article Titles | Sexual awareness center celebrates World AIDS day / by Suzanne Almoslino (p.1) -- $437,000 aid grant to help end violence / by Jessica Herring (p.1) -- Students pleased with decreasing gas prices / by Courtney Howard (p.1) -- Faculty, staff responses to proposed changes negative / by Emily Steel (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- AP Wire news briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Western exchange student from Hawaii among six 'Everyday Champions' finalists / by Annie Johnson (p.3) -- Teachers help kids tell difference between terrorist attacks, movies / by Courtney Howard (p.3) -- Industrial design students to auction artwork Friday / by Orion Stewart (p.5) -- ISIC another option for discount student travel / by Amber Blondin (p.6) -- Features (p.7) -- Strange days (p.7) -- Western students work and play at Mount Baker Ski area / by Sarah Warren (p.8) -- Local repair shop the last of its kind / by Paul Olund (p.8) -- Depending on the kindness of locals / by Heather Trimm, Candace Nelson (p.9) -- Sports (p.10) -- Western overcomes sloppy play for victory / by James Lyon (p.10) -- Women break even in Colorado / by Jeff Hoffman (p.11) -- Aggressive play leads that one team to victory / by Amber Blondin (p.11) -- Western boosts talent with young prospects / by Jenny O'Brien (p.12) -- Coach Jackson's technical foul motivates no. 4 Vikings to victory Saturday night (p.12 -- Opinions (p.13) -- Letters to the editor (p.13) -- Frontline (p.14) -- Classified (p.15) |
Photographs | [Volunteers from the Sexual Awareness Center hand out free information] (p.1) -- Christy Sims (p.1) -- Malie Matsumoto (p.3) -- Dave Whyte (p.8) -- Bob Hall (p.9) -- Shelton Diggs (p.10) -- Grant Assink, Darrell Visser (p.12) -- Darnell Taylor (p.12) |
Cartoons | [Police line] / Delicia Williams (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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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, December 4, 2001 Front Western Washington University Volume 119 Issue 17 Bellingham, Washington Sexual Awareness Center celebrates World AIDS Day By Suzanne Alnur lino THE WESTERN FRONT Western student Libby Solursh, a volunteer for the m< Sexual Awareness Center, said she feels observing World AIDS Day and passing out ribbons are both very important in the fight against AIDS. "My dad died of AIDS in 1984, when I was 12," Solursh said. I "He was diagnosed when I was 3, but they didn't tell me until I was 9. "He got really sick a year before he died, and I was next to him when he died," Solursh said. "We were close, and it really I meant a lot to me. "I stood in Red Square all day and handed out ribbons, and people took them and starting asking questions," she said. "We can stop this if everyone knows about the risks and takes^ precautions to protect * themselves." Solursh was one of many students who gathered in Red Square Friday to observe World AIDS Day and raise awareness about the disease. Community members gath- * ered in downtown Bellingham Saturday for an AIDS walk and candlelight vigil to remember those the disease has already claimed. World AIDS day began in 1988. According to Aware, an Evergreen AIDS Foundation publication, its purpose was to bring messages of hope, compassion, solidarity and understanding about ADDS to every country in the world. Joanna Johnston, coordinator of the SAC, staffed a booth in Red Square Friday, handing out free condoms, AIDS statistics, prevention information and red ribbons, which symbolize AIDS awareness and compassion. The main purpose of the booth was to teach students that "education is the first step in preventing STDs and unwanted pregnancies, and it's such an easy thing to do," Johnston said. "We haven't had any negative response, but I've been really surprised at the number of people who have said 'no' to a ribbon, or said 'Oh, I'm already aware of AIDS,"' Johnston said. Heidi Schiller, a Sexual Awareness Center volunteer, said she can understand why some people would not take a ribbon. "Sometimes I think a ribbon doesn't signify enough of the problem, and I think people recognize that," Schiller said. Sarah Aronson, SAC assistant coordinator; distributed rib- Students pleased with decreasing gas prices Josh Haupt/The Western Front Christy Sims, visiting from Texas, pumps gas at a 76 gas station on Samish Way. Unleaded gaxs costs $1.35. By Courtney Howard THE WESTERN FRONT The days of hunting for the lowest gas price may not be over, but lowered gas prices help ease the strain on students' budgets. 'According to the Energy ^Information Administration (EIA), the national average price for regular unleaded gasoline is currently $1,127, down four cents from last week. According to the American Automobile Association Media Site for Retail Gasoline Prices, Washington state's average is currently $1,368, down two cents from a month ago, but still among the nation's highest prices. Gas prices have fallen due to the law of supply and demand, Western economics professor John Rogers said. "Supply of gas has generally gone up just a little bit because OPEC (Oranization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) was threat- SeeGAS, Page 6 Annie Johnson/The Western Front Volunteers from the Sexual Awareness Center hand out free condoms, AIDS information and ribbons to a student. bons during popular passing times. "Ribbons help people to think about what can be done (about AIDS)," Aronson said. "In a couple of years, half of Africa's, population will be infected." "As a child, some of my par-ents friends died of AIDS, so I See AIDS, Page 4 Faculty, staff responses to proposed changes negative By Emily Steel THE WESTERN FRONT The University Planning Council met Wednesday to discuss responses to the surveys distributed to faculty and staff regarding the suggested academic structural changes at Western. According to the survey results, the general 'opinion regarding possible changes tends to be "cautious and/or negative." "It's on the horizon," said UPC chairman John Richardson about when the study will be completed. "Time on this is a few weeks minimum." The UPC, which includes 15 members, compiled the survey that was conducted online this quarter with the cooperation of Provost Andrew Bodman. Western consultants recently proposed three academic structural changes for Western to review. The structural recommendations are to establish two colleges out of the current College of Arts and Sciences. The proposal would be to create a University College, dealing primarily with students in their first or second year at Western, • and a College of Applied Science and Technology, which would include five departments presently in the College of Arts and Sciences. The purpose of the survey was to acquire a broad view of the opinions of faculty and staff regarding the possible structur-:- al change at Western. An estimated 518 faculty and 225 administrative staff received the survey and a total of 363 surveys were completed by 264 faculty and 99 administrative staff. The survey results highlighted six areas of interest including familiarity with the issue, satisfaction with the current program organization and the importance of reorganization, perceived problems that may come from reorganization perceived problems that may call for reorganization and assessments of proposed options, _ Secondly, the results indicated the general opinion strongly divided between "the immediacy of one's own work and unit and the more distant realms of the university mission arid the education of students at Western." i Lastly, the results indicated how the potential change will be achieved and its impact is dependent upon faculty rank, staff/administration status and the amount of time one has been at Western. The survey results showed the longer one has been at Western, the more pleased they were with the current organization. Responders from the College See COLLEGES, Page 4 $437,000 aid grant to help end violence By Jessica Herring THE WESTERN FRONT Though women should take precaution when on campus, they can rest assured that both Western officials and students are taking steps to prevent violence against women at Western. Western has violence prevention groups as well as services for those who have experienced violence. Pat Fabiano, program director of Prevention and Wellness Services, petitioned the Department of Justice in 1999 for a grant designed to end violence against women. Western received $499,484 in 1999 from the grant, Fabiano said. •- A second grant provided Western with $437,000 in 2001. "Back in 1999, the Department of Justice, responding to a whole movement in the country around violence against women on college campuses... made a very big decision to make monies available to college campuses," Fabiano said. The money received in 1999 was used to create the Crime and Sexual Assault Support Services (CASAS) and Men's Violence Prevention Project (MVPP), Fabiano said. It also added funds to Environmental Health and Safety. The second grant will maintain the existing programs and create a part-time police liaison, Fabiano said. University Police Chief Jim Shaw said he will appoint an existing officer into the liaison position in January or February, though he does not see the position as being fully effective until See WOMEN, Page 6 IN THIS ISSUI Vikings fight through careless play Forward Mike Palm led the Vikings with 16 points and 13 rebounds, as the 3-2 Vikings defeated Evergreen State College 93-79. See storyj Page 10. Local panhandler shares his story Bob Hall explains his travels through Bellingham and his woes as a peddler. See story, Page 9. For news tips, call (360) 650-3162 or e-mail The Western Front at wfront@cc.wwu.edu http://westernfrontonline.com |
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