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Danger zone Western students get kicks from extreme sports. See Story, Page 7. Sailing away Western's sailing team battles the wind on Lake Whatcom. See Story, Page 8. Western Washington University Volume 121 Issue 8 Bellingham, Washington Mold may be cause of employee illness By Derek Sheppard THE WESTERN FRONT Bina Bogati, a peer adviser for International Programs and Exchanges, said she began having health problems a week after she began working in High Street Hall this quarter. "When I leave (work) sometimes my head is about, to blow," Bogati said. "It feels like it's going to crack in the middle." Bogati said most people working in the building have had health problems, including headaches, breathing difficulty and eye irritation, all quarter. Gayle Shipley, director of Environmental Health and Safety at Western said she does not know exactly why people are getting sick. "We know that people are not feeling well," Shipley said. "We're working on trying to make it better in there." Mold coming into the building from an open-air crawl space below the building is the probable cause for the illnesses, Shipley said. A new air circulation system was installed under the building Friday that will draw air from See HEALTH, Page 4 Safeco strips grad of shirt By Carl Weiseth THE WESTERN FRONT Western journalism post-bachelor Dave. Chesson -was forced to disrobe in public, orJbe removed by a sheriff from Sunday's Mariners game at Safeco Field. Chesson, a regular Mariners fan and season ticket holder, was wearing a "Yankees Suck" T-shirt as he wandered the ballpark with his girlfriend. Chesson said two security guards approached him and demanded that he either remove his shirt or leave the ballpark. 'We hadn't even gotten to the pitcher's fence when these two goons came up and told me I needed to take the shirt off," Chesson said. "I said I'm sorry, but I'm not going to do that. There's this little thing called the Constitution." The two guards were insistent that Chesson was in violation of Safeco Field's official code of conduct. ,;,, . . , ,..„•'. ..x..,.: The code states that Safeco staff will proactively intervene to support an environment where guests can enjoy the baseball experience free from obscene or indecent clothing, according to the Mariners' official Web site. When Chesson persisted in defense of his First Amendment rights, a sheriff joined the discussion. He told Chesson he could either take off his shirt, or be escorted from the premises. "To me it was a flat out violation of my personal rights," Chesson said. See T-SHIRT, Page 4 Evan Parker/ The Western Front University Police Officer Jason Karb writes Western student Adam Straney a ticket Monday near Red Square for riding his skateboard. Karb is one of two officers who went through a bike certification course recently to enforce pedestrian complaints about on-campus bicyclists and skateboarders. Complaints prompt bike patrol additions By Valerie Bauman THE WESTERN FRONT Between January 1 and April 28, University Police issued 20 warnings and nine infractions to bicyclists on campus, said Cindi Schwemmin, Western police records manager. Officers also issued 29 warnings and 12 infractions to skateboarders during this time. Since spring began, pedestrians have contacted police with complaints about on-campus bicyclists and skateboarders. "We were asked by faculty senate to be more vigilant of bikes and skateboards," UP Chief Jim Shaw said. To that end, UP put two officers through a 40-hour bike-officer certification program last month. Western student Sam Burkhardt said he has been given many warnings and one citation for reckless bike riding. "I think it's a lot of professors in their offices complaining (about bike riders)," Burkhardt said. Ongoing complaints have spurred police to take action against students that violate campus regulations, said UP Assistant Chief David Doughty. "I wouldn't call it a conscious effort to crack down, so much as it is a greater opportunity due to our staffing levels," Doughty said. One or two officers patrol on bicycles everyday. No officers work bike patrol during the night shift because of a limited staff. See BICYCLES, Page 4 New certification rules will cut athletic training internships ehrenbacl Western junior Shane Edwa* Js iiooks up electrical stimulation to the shoulder of junior softball player Amanda Grant. Changes in the athletic training program next spring will keep student interns out of the training room. By Lee Fehrenbacher THE WESTERN FRONT Next spring, the athletic training room will lose all its student trainers. In response to new requirements on athletic training programs, Western will end its athletic training internship program. The National Athletic Trainer's Association has increased the requirements to take the certified trainer's examination, said Kathleen M. Knutzen, chairwoman of the department of physical education, health and recreation. The new requirements are an effort to standardize the curriculum of athletic training so that all students will receive a similar course of study. All athletic trainers must be certified through NATA. Western team physician Warren Howe said the changes would bring a new level of professionalism to athletic training. While NATA has longrterm benefits in mind, the new requirements have a significant impact now. The new curriculum will require students to complete an accredited athletic training program. This can be done through an accredited undergraduate program or an accredited entry-level master's program. Internship programs like Western's will no longer be accepted as valid accreditation. Since" Western is not an accredited program, students. will now be required to complete a pre-athletic training program and then transfer to an accredited entry-level master's program before they can take the exam. "It's kind of frustrating for the new people coming in because there are not many accredited schools to go through, so that you don't have to do the whole master's program thing," said Western junior and student trainer Karrie Pilgrim. Pilgrim, along with most of the other 15 student athletic trainers, will graduate before the new requirements go into effect Dec. 30, 2003. Student trainees will graduate and leave an absence of student trainers to help in the training room, said Head Athletic Trainer Linda Bergen. Bergen and Lonnie Lyon are the only certified athletic trainers in the athletic training department, Howe said one of the big problems was people feel student trainers can substitute for certified athletic trainers. He said student trainers are still learning, and need to be supervised in everything they do. I -Howe said in theory the W?M"- See TRAINER, Page 4 For news tips, call (360) 650-3162 or e-mail The, Western Front at wfront@cc.wwu.edu www.westernfrontonline.com Please recycle
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Rating | |
Title | Western Front - 2002 April 30 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 121, no. 8 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 2002-04-30 |
Year Published | 2002 |
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 |
Paul Olund, editor-in-chief Sonja L. Cohen, managing editor Brendan C. Manning, copy editor Jessi Loerch, copy editor Heather June Olah, copy editor Stephanie Kosonen, photo editor Evan Parker, photo editor Candace M.E. Nelson, new editor Dian McClurg, news editor Suzanne Almoslino, accent editor Courtney L. Howard, features editor Matthew Hietala, sports editor Alaina C. Dunn, opinions editor Amber Blondin, online editor Kristen Proctor, Cartoonist |
Staff |
Alethea Macomber, business manager Joel Hall, advertising manager Reporters : Betsy Anderson Michael Baab Valerie Bauman Richard Bean Sasha Benko Joshua Brastad Heidi Buhman Paul Carlson Dana Carr Matthew DeLong Bobbie Egan Lee Fehrenbacher Sarah Fox Stacey Gorgen Leah Hadfield Christina Haws Tyler Hicks Brianne Holt Brandon Ivey Andrea Jasinek Leanne Josephson Ailey Kato Megan Lewis Sarah Loehndorf Cailin Long Meagan McFadden Tara McKenna Romeelah Payofelin Juli Robinson Jaclyn Ruckle Matthew Saxe Gig Schlich Derek Sheppard Chris Smith Christina Tercero Sarah Warren Abiah Weave Carl Weiseth |
Photographer |
Evan Parker Lee Fehrenbacher Juli Robinson Stephanie Kosonen Matt Anderson Juli Robinson |
Faculty Advisor | Jim Napoli |
Article Titles | Mold may be cause of employee illness / by Derek Sheppard (p.1) -- Safeco strips grad of shirt / by Carl Weiseth (p.1) -- Complaints prompt bike patrol additions / by Valerie Bauman (p.1) -- New certification rules will cut athletic training internships / by Lee Fehrenbacher (p.1) -- Students share story of designing major / by Mike Baab (p.3) -- Women discuss future of take back the night / by Abiah Weaver (p.3) -- Features (p.5) -- Strange days (p.5) -- Playing dress up / by Juli Robinson (p.6) -- Not another three piece suit / by Meagan McFadden (p.6) -- Taking it to the extreme / by Megan Lewis (p.7) -- Sports (p.8) -- Western sailors place second in qualifier / by Juli Robinson (p.8) -- Water ski team makes waves in California / by Mike Baab (p.9) -- Opinions (p.10) -- Frontline (p.10) -- Classified (p.11) -- Letter to the editor (p.12) |
Photographs | Jason Karb, Adam Straney (p.1) -- Shane Edwards, Amanda Grant (p.1) -- Anita Sheety, Adam Hatfield (p.3) -- Drag kings and queens compete in a Hula Hoop contest (p.6) -- [DJ Jimmy, Travis Montgomery] (p.6) -- Mark Allen (p.7) -- Sailing National Qualifier at Lake Whatcom (p.8) -- Micah Ping / courtesy of The Water Ski Team (p.9) |
Cartoons | [Saint Mary's Catholic Church] / by Kristen Proctor (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 |
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 | Danger zone Western students get kicks from extreme sports. See Story, Page 7. Sailing away Western's sailing team battles the wind on Lake Whatcom. See Story, Page 8. Western Washington University Volume 121 Issue 8 Bellingham, Washington Mold may be cause of employee illness By Derek Sheppard THE WESTERN FRONT Bina Bogati, a peer adviser for International Programs and Exchanges, said she began having health problems a week after she began working in High Street Hall this quarter. "When I leave (work) sometimes my head is about, to blow," Bogati said. "It feels like it's going to crack in the middle." Bogati said most people working in the building have had health problems, including headaches, breathing difficulty and eye irritation, all quarter. Gayle Shipley, director of Environmental Health and Safety at Western said she does not know exactly why people are getting sick. "We know that people are not feeling well," Shipley said. "We're working on trying to make it better in there." Mold coming into the building from an open-air crawl space below the building is the probable cause for the illnesses, Shipley said. A new air circulation system was installed under the building Friday that will draw air from See HEALTH, Page 4 Safeco strips grad of shirt By Carl Weiseth THE WESTERN FRONT Western journalism post-bachelor Dave. Chesson -was forced to disrobe in public, orJbe removed by a sheriff from Sunday's Mariners game at Safeco Field. Chesson, a regular Mariners fan and season ticket holder, was wearing a "Yankees Suck" T-shirt as he wandered the ballpark with his girlfriend. Chesson said two security guards approached him and demanded that he either remove his shirt or leave the ballpark. 'We hadn't even gotten to the pitcher's fence when these two goons came up and told me I needed to take the shirt off," Chesson said. "I said I'm sorry, but I'm not going to do that. There's this little thing called the Constitution." The two guards were insistent that Chesson was in violation of Safeco Field's official code of conduct. ,;,, . . , ,..„•'. ..x..,.: The code states that Safeco staff will proactively intervene to support an environment where guests can enjoy the baseball experience free from obscene or indecent clothing, according to the Mariners' official Web site. When Chesson persisted in defense of his First Amendment rights, a sheriff joined the discussion. He told Chesson he could either take off his shirt, or be escorted from the premises. "To me it was a flat out violation of my personal rights," Chesson said. See T-SHIRT, Page 4 Evan Parker/ The Western Front University Police Officer Jason Karb writes Western student Adam Straney a ticket Monday near Red Square for riding his skateboard. Karb is one of two officers who went through a bike certification course recently to enforce pedestrian complaints about on-campus bicyclists and skateboarders. Complaints prompt bike patrol additions By Valerie Bauman THE WESTERN FRONT Between January 1 and April 28, University Police issued 20 warnings and nine infractions to bicyclists on campus, said Cindi Schwemmin, Western police records manager. Officers also issued 29 warnings and 12 infractions to skateboarders during this time. Since spring began, pedestrians have contacted police with complaints about on-campus bicyclists and skateboarders. "We were asked by faculty senate to be more vigilant of bikes and skateboards," UP Chief Jim Shaw said. To that end, UP put two officers through a 40-hour bike-officer certification program last month. Western student Sam Burkhardt said he has been given many warnings and one citation for reckless bike riding. "I think it's a lot of professors in their offices complaining (about bike riders)," Burkhardt said. Ongoing complaints have spurred police to take action against students that violate campus regulations, said UP Assistant Chief David Doughty. "I wouldn't call it a conscious effort to crack down, so much as it is a greater opportunity due to our staffing levels," Doughty said. One or two officers patrol on bicycles everyday. No officers work bike patrol during the night shift because of a limited staff. See BICYCLES, Page 4 New certification rules will cut athletic training internships ehrenbacl Western junior Shane Edwa* Js iiooks up electrical stimulation to the shoulder of junior softball player Amanda Grant. Changes in the athletic training program next spring will keep student interns out of the training room. By Lee Fehrenbacher THE WESTERN FRONT Next spring, the athletic training room will lose all its student trainers. In response to new requirements on athletic training programs, Western will end its athletic training internship program. The National Athletic Trainer's Association has increased the requirements to take the certified trainer's examination, said Kathleen M. Knutzen, chairwoman of the department of physical education, health and recreation. The new requirements are an effort to standardize the curriculum of athletic training so that all students will receive a similar course of study. All athletic trainers must be certified through NATA. Western team physician Warren Howe said the changes would bring a new level of professionalism to athletic training. While NATA has longrterm benefits in mind, the new requirements have a significant impact now. The new curriculum will require students to complete an accredited athletic training program. This can be done through an accredited undergraduate program or an accredited entry-level master's program. Internship programs like Western's will no longer be accepted as valid accreditation. Since" Western is not an accredited program, students. will now be required to complete a pre-athletic training program and then transfer to an accredited entry-level master's program before they can take the exam. "It's kind of frustrating for the new people coming in because there are not many accredited schools to go through, so that you don't have to do the whole master's program thing," said Western junior and student trainer Karrie Pilgrim. Pilgrim, along with most of the other 15 student athletic trainers, will graduate before the new requirements go into effect Dec. 30, 2003. Student trainees will graduate and leave an absence of student trainers to help in the training room, said Head Athletic Trainer Linda Bergen. Bergen and Lonnie Lyon are the only certified athletic trainers in the athletic training department, Howe said one of the big problems was people feel student trainers can substitute for certified athletic trainers. He said student trainers are still learning, and need to be supervised in everything they do. I -Howe said in theory the W?M"- See TRAINER, Page 4 For news tips, call (360) 650-3162 or e-mail The, Western Front at wfront@cc.wwu.edu www.westernfrontonline.com Please recycle |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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