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* vferf* The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 119 Issue 18 Bellingham, Washington Competition hurting general book sales By Paul Nicholas Carlson THE WESTERN FRONT The Associated Students Bookstore recently announced sales of general books and the annual $200,000 contribution to the AS may be threatened due to a difficult fiscal 2001 year. Dave MacAuley, AS Bookstore manager, presented the financial status of the bookstore to the AS board of directors Nov. 28. MacAuley told the board the annual contribution to the AS •fund and the general book inventory are both at risk in the future. MacAuley said the bookstore is. expected to contribute $200,000 to the AS every year, which is intended for the operation of AS clubs and organizations. The bookstore generated the $200,000 contribution from the interest income, which comes from the bookstore's retained earnings. Retained earnings are similar to a cumulative savings account of all earnings saved since the business' inception. Interest income is a type of income made by the interest earned on business investments. But the bookstore's current retained earnings of $4,480,339 will decrease to about $2.7 million to supplement the recent renovation of the bookstore. The interest income decreased from $207,697 in 2000 to $196,254 in 2001. "If we don't generate (the Western sophomore Jodi Bernahl browses the general book Bookstore. Bernahl said she sometimes buys books there. $200,000) from operating income, we'll have to dip further into reserves," MacAuley said. "The more we dip into the reserves, the less interest income." The general book selection of the student bookstore is also threatened, due to competition. "Sales from the general books have dropped dramatically from about $190,000 to $120,000," MacAuley said. - MaeAuley^eited increased competition, namely from Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble Booksellers, for the decreased sales. "I think (Amazon and Barnes and Noble) will continue to eat into our sales," MacAuley said. Because of the decreased sales, inventory of the general book selection may decrease. "Our inventory is dictated by sales," MacAuley said. "If people aren't buying the books, we'll have to stop carrying them." Although MacAuley presented this information to the AS board, no immediate action is planned. "Right now we haven't even thought about it," said Brian Martin, AS vice president for Business and Operations. Martin said the board will deal with the situation sometime during winter quarter Two-time VP candidate speaks at Western Quoc B. Tran/ The Western Front LaDuke spoke to a nearly packed audience Wednesday. By Paul Nicholas Carlson THE WESTERN FRONT Standing in front of a packed audience in the Performing Arts Center Wednesday night, Winona LaDuke reflected back on her childhood, thinking of those she admired as a kid. "Growing up, *my three heroes were Batman, Spider- Man and Ralph Nader," LaDuke said to the crowd. "When people ask why I rah for vice president of the United States, I tell them 'because Ralph asked me.'" LaDuke is a two-time U.S. vice presidential candidate and nationally renowned social justice activist. "Educating, engaging in dialogue and helping people understand a little more about the contemporary issues of the Native American population is important to us," Native American Mentoring program director Ryan Masters said. To that end, Masters said NAMP and the Associated Students Social Issues club collaborated with more than a dozen other organizations to bring LaDuke to Western. These other groups included the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Transgender Alliance, the Women's Center, the Environmental Center, the Northwest Indian College, the Peace Resource Center, Ethnic Student's Center, Whatcom Green Party, political science and the sociology department. "Community empowerment, grassroots democracy, issues of economic justice, social justice, environmental justice, fair trade: those are all things I believe in," LaDuke said. Currently, LaDuke said she is concerned with the return of federally and publicly held Indian reservation land. "We teach our children stealing is wrong, yet the government is stealing huge sections of reservation land from the Indian tribes," LaDuke said. "The only compensation for land is land." Although she ran on the Nader-LaDuke Green Party presidential ticket in 1996 and 2000, LaDuke admits at one point in her life she was a part of the largest political party in the United States. She called it the "nonvoting party." LaDuke said she also chose to run for vice-president to show people that alternatives exist to voice their opinions on the public level. Joseph Terrell/The Western Front selection at the AS 2002. Although general book sales decreased, textbook sales last year greatly increased. "Between 2001 and 2000, the comparison gap is huge," MacAuley said. "The largest change in sales occurred during spring quarter of last year." According to the bookstore's sales figures, spring quarter 2001 sales of new,., textbooks were up $252^00 from the previous year, while used book sales were up by $203,000. For reference, fall 2000 new book sales were up from $77,000, and winter 2001 new book sales went up by $96,000. 12 Nepalese students'tuition may increase By Laura Harlos THE WESTERN FRONT The elimination of the Sann Research Institute program in Nepal has left 12 exchange students scrambling to stay at Western, after their tuition increased to the out-of-state cost. Sann Research Institute in Nepal sent students to Western in exchange for Western students going to Nepal to travel the backcountry. Although the institute is not a university, the program is an exchange program and allowed students to travel to Western paying instate tuition. The 12 students came from Nepal with an IAP66 that is good for four years at Western. The IAP66 is a document an exchange student needs to get a student visa. After the elimination of the program, Western no longer honored the documentation. "Before I came here two years ago, I got my IAP66," exchange student Robin Shrestha said. "I came here to study in spring. See NEPAL, Page 4 Measles scare forces Western to cancel waiver By Sasha Benko THE WESTERN FRONT A false alarm had Western officials and staff scrambling to figure out a way to inform 3,000 students that they would not be allowed back on campus until cleared of measles (rubeola), a highly contagious viral illness characterized by a fever, cough and spreading rash. Sometime during the past two weeks (the exact date will be kept confidential in order to maintain privacy), a Western student went to the Student Health Center with a. "very measles-like rash and outbreak," said Dr. Emily Gibson, Western Student Health Center medical director. If it was measles, "the virus can spread within two hours and has the potential of killing adults who are affected with it," Gibson said. "The possibility of whole classrooms being infected, even entire dorms, had us in crisis mode." Gibson and staff had to wait 24 hours to receive news if the illness was in fact rubeola. During this time, the department of Student Affairs assembled a crisis response team to contact the 3,000 students who had chosen to waive the requirement for rubeola immunity clearance. The student's test came back negative for measles (rubeola), but Kunle Ojiketu, assistant vice president of Student Affairs, said we "cannot take this risk anymore." "We can't allow this many people to be waived anymore," Gibson said. "We just dodged the bullet this time. The students who chose to waive the requirement will See MEASLES, Page 4 IN THIS ISSUE Giesa leads Vikes toward championship Senior forward A.J. Giesa is a fifth-year senior who has put in his time, leadership and dedication to the team. See story, Page 8. Local band Enders of Ozone reviewed The band will play at the 3B Tavern Friday night. The band will record a live compilation CD entitled "Live at the 3B." 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 December 7 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 119, no. 18 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 2001-12-07 |
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 |
Joseph Terrell Quoc b. Tran Josh Haupt Candace Nelson Helen Hollister |
Faculty Advisor | Jim Napoli |
Article Titles | Competition hurting general book sales / by Paul Nicholas Carlson (p.1) -- Measles scare forces Western to cancel waiver / by Sasha Benko (p.1) -- Two-time VP candidate speaks at Western / by Paul Nicholas Carlson (p.1) -- 12 Nepalese students tuition may increase / by Laura Harlos (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- AP Wire news briefs (p.2) -- Official Announcements (p.2) -- Forums discussing visual arts in media, society planned for winter / by Joseph Terrell (p.3) -- Citizens right to public info records not fully recognized / by Paul Olund (p.3) -- Accent (p.5) -- In the spotlight (p.5) -- Make a living off of spontaneity / by Anna Rimer (p.6) -- Through the eye of the needle: body art / by Anna Rimer (p.6) -- Artwork displayed on campus sparks discussion / by Mindy Ransford (p.7) -- Live at the 3B / by Carise Bogar (p.7) -- Sports (p.8) -- Senior captain A.J. Giesa closes in on record books / by Jon Walsh (p.8) -- BCS controversy heats up / James Lyon (p.9) -- Rugby vs. World / Robert Gara (p.9) -- Opinions (p.10) -- Frontline (p.10) -- Classified (p.11) -- Scene section (scene p.1) -- Bellingham nightlife every day of the week (scene p.1) -- Looking for adult entertainment (scene p.1) -- No brew at Western; here's why / by Cara Hazzard (scene p.2) -- Monday nights offer more than just football / Dan Simons (scene p.2) -- Tequila Tuesday draws crowds to Old Fairhaven / by Jon Walsh (scene p.3) -- B'ham: adult shops aplenty, no strip club / by Raena Downer (scene p.3) -- Thursdays at the bars / by Sarah Warren (scene p.4) -- Wednesdays on the town / by Marissa Bisnar (scene p.4) -- Friday nights bring us home to Poppe's and the ranch room / Carise Bogar (scene p.5) -- Bellingham cab scene: life in the fast lane, or not / by Helen Hollister (scene p.5) -- Have fun all night, crash on Sunday / by Allison Butler (scene p.6) -- Papa needs textbooks next quarter / by Sarah Warren (scene p.6) -- Duo serves style from behind Poppe's bar / by Kari Cooper (scene p.7) -- Sports fans, pool players, beer seekers wrap up their weekend at Quarterback Pub / by Robert Gara Jr. (scene p.7) |
Photographs | Jodi Bernahl (p.1) -- Winona LaDuke (p.1) -- [Actor at a Jet City improv show] (p.6) -- [Old School Tattoo parlor] (p.6) -- Yvette Detera, Jason Armstrong (p.6) -- d'Elaine Johnson (p.7) -- Aaron Ball (p.7) -- A.J. Giesa (p.8) -- Ian Hebert (scene p.2) -- Royal restaurant (scene p.4) -- Big Wayne (scene p.5) -- Western students at Stuart's coffee house (scene p.6) |
Cartoons | Waif in a box / Delicia Williams (p.10) |
Notes | Special section 'Scene' in this issue |
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 | * vferf* The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 119 Issue 18 Bellingham, Washington Competition hurting general book sales By Paul Nicholas Carlson THE WESTERN FRONT The Associated Students Bookstore recently announced sales of general books and the annual $200,000 contribution to the AS may be threatened due to a difficult fiscal 2001 year. Dave MacAuley, AS Bookstore manager, presented the financial status of the bookstore to the AS board of directors Nov. 28. MacAuley told the board the annual contribution to the AS •fund and the general book inventory are both at risk in the future. MacAuley said the bookstore is. expected to contribute $200,000 to the AS every year, which is intended for the operation of AS clubs and organizations. The bookstore generated the $200,000 contribution from the interest income, which comes from the bookstore's retained earnings. Retained earnings are similar to a cumulative savings account of all earnings saved since the business' inception. Interest income is a type of income made by the interest earned on business investments. But the bookstore's current retained earnings of $4,480,339 will decrease to about $2.7 million to supplement the recent renovation of the bookstore. The interest income decreased from $207,697 in 2000 to $196,254 in 2001. "If we don't generate (the Western sophomore Jodi Bernahl browses the general book Bookstore. Bernahl said she sometimes buys books there. $200,000) from operating income, we'll have to dip further into reserves," MacAuley said. "The more we dip into the reserves, the less interest income." The general book selection of the student bookstore is also threatened, due to competition. "Sales from the general books have dropped dramatically from about $190,000 to $120,000," MacAuley said. - MaeAuley^eited increased competition, namely from Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble Booksellers, for the decreased sales. "I think (Amazon and Barnes and Noble) will continue to eat into our sales," MacAuley said. Because of the decreased sales, inventory of the general book selection may decrease. "Our inventory is dictated by sales," MacAuley said. "If people aren't buying the books, we'll have to stop carrying them." Although MacAuley presented this information to the AS board, no immediate action is planned. "Right now we haven't even thought about it," said Brian Martin, AS vice president for Business and Operations. Martin said the board will deal with the situation sometime during winter quarter Two-time VP candidate speaks at Western Quoc B. Tran/ The Western Front LaDuke spoke to a nearly packed audience Wednesday. By Paul Nicholas Carlson THE WESTERN FRONT Standing in front of a packed audience in the Performing Arts Center Wednesday night, Winona LaDuke reflected back on her childhood, thinking of those she admired as a kid. "Growing up, *my three heroes were Batman, Spider- Man and Ralph Nader," LaDuke said to the crowd. "When people ask why I rah for vice president of the United States, I tell them 'because Ralph asked me.'" LaDuke is a two-time U.S. vice presidential candidate and nationally renowned social justice activist. "Educating, engaging in dialogue and helping people understand a little more about the contemporary issues of the Native American population is important to us," Native American Mentoring program director Ryan Masters said. To that end, Masters said NAMP and the Associated Students Social Issues club collaborated with more than a dozen other organizations to bring LaDuke to Western. These other groups included the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Transgender Alliance, the Women's Center, the Environmental Center, the Northwest Indian College, the Peace Resource Center, Ethnic Student's Center, Whatcom Green Party, political science and the sociology department. "Community empowerment, grassroots democracy, issues of economic justice, social justice, environmental justice, fair trade: those are all things I believe in," LaDuke said. Currently, LaDuke said she is concerned with the return of federally and publicly held Indian reservation land. "We teach our children stealing is wrong, yet the government is stealing huge sections of reservation land from the Indian tribes," LaDuke said. "The only compensation for land is land." Although she ran on the Nader-LaDuke Green Party presidential ticket in 1996 and 2000, LaDuke admits at one point in her life she was a part of the largest political party in the United States. She called it the "nonvoting party." LaDuke said she also chose to run for vice-president to show people that alternatives exist to voice their opinions on the public level. Joseph Terrell/The Western Front selection at the AS 2002. Although general book sales decreased, textbook sales last year greatly increased. "Between 2001 and 2000, the comparison gap is huge," MacAuley said. "The largest change in sales occurred during spring quarter of last year." According to the bookstore's sales figures, spring quarter 2001 sales of new,., textbooks were up $252^00 from the previous year, while used book sales were up by $203,000. For reference, fall 2000 new book sales were up from $77,000, and winter 2001 new book sales went up by $96,000. 12 Nepalese students'tuition may increase By Laura Harlos THE WESTERN FRONT The elimination of the Sann Research Institute program in Nepal has left 12 exchange students scrambling to stay at Western, after their tuition increased to the out-of-state cost. Sann Research Institute in Nepal sent students to Western in exchange for Western students going to Nepal to travel the backcountry. Although the institute is not a university, the program is an exchange program and allowed students to travel to Western paying instate tuition. The 12 students came from Nepal with an IAP66 that is good for four years at Western. The IAP66 is a document an exchange student needs to get a student visa. After the elimination of the program, Western no longer honored the documentation. "Before I came here two years ago, I got my IAP66," exchange student Robin Shrestha said. "I came here to study in spring. See NEPAL, Page 4 Measles scare forces Western to cancel waiver By Sasha Benko THE WESTERN FRONT A false alarm had Western officials and staff scrambling to figure out a way to inform 3,000 students that they would not be allowed back on campus until cleared of measles (rubeola), a highly contagious viral illness characterized by a fever, cough and spreading rash. Sometime during the past two weeks (the exact date will be kept confidential in order to maintain privacy), a Western student went to the Student Health Center with a. "very measles-like rash and outbreak," said Dr. Emily Gibson, Western Student Health Center medical director. If it was measles, "the virus can spread within two hours and has the potential of killing adults who are affected with it," Gibson said. "The possibility of whole classrooms being infected, even entire dorms, had us in crisis mode." Gibson and staff had to wait 24 hours to receive news if the illness was in fact rubeola. During this time, the department of Student Affairs assembled a crisis response team to contact the 3,000 students who had chosen to waive the requirement for rubeola immunity clearance. The student's test came back negative for measles (rubeola), but Kunle Ojiketu, assistant vice president of Student Affairs, said we "cannot take this risk anymore." "We can't allow this many people to be waived anymore," Gibson said. "We just dodged the bullet this time. The students who chose to waive the requirement will See MEASLES, Page 4 IN THIS ISSUE Giesa leads Vikes toward championship Senior forward A.J. Giesa is a fifth-year senior who has put in his time, leadership and dedication to the team. See story, Page 8. Local band Enders of Ozone reviewed The band will play at the 3B Tavern Friday night. The band will record a live compilation CD entitled "Live at the 3B." 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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