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Get out of town! Tired of Bellingham? Entertaining options less than an hour away. See Story, Page 6. M's to name Melvin as manager Former Arizona bench coach may begin managing career as Mariner skipper. See Story, Page 11 2002 The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 123 Issue 15 Bellingham, Washington Party swing not 'the end of the world' for Democrats BY KATIE JAMES As election results trickled in on the night of Nov. 5, disappointed Democrats watched the Senate majority slip into the hands of the Republican Party. Michael Swanson, the president of Western's Campus Republicans, said liberals are overreacting to the recent Republican victory. "If people think it's the end of the world, it's really not," he said. Republicans gained full congressional control in the national election, holding 51 of the 100 seats in the Senate and 228 of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives. Before the election, the Republicans controlled only the House of Representatives. Swanson said despite the conservative majority, a lot of procedures will probably stay the same. "It would be stupid of (President Bush) to go totally conservative," he said. "He would lose support from the moderate members of Congress, not to mention get crushed in the next election." Western sophomore Amit Sharma said the Republican majority will put the Democrats at a disadvantage. "I think it's going to be a rough two years for the Democrats," said Sharma, who worked on U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen's (D-Wash.) successful election campaign. "All we can do now is start working toward the 2004 election." Sharma said Republican con- See REACTIONS, Page 4 Police stake out crosswalks Heather Trimm/ The Western Front Western sophomore Ashlee Vincent attempts to cross Bill McDonald Parkway as a car passes through the crosswalk. Washington state law requires cars to stop if pedestrians are standing inside the bounds of crosswalks. When caught, violators are fined $86. Study shows Increase in college student cheating BY JEANNA BARRETT Next time you decide to speed past civilians waiting at a crosswalk, the pedestrian crossing could be an undercover police officer. The Bellingham Police Department launched a three-week crosswalk safety campaign last month to raise awareness about pedestrian safety laws. Failure to obey the crosswalk law results in an $86 ticket. After a two-week study, police found that 53 percent of drivers did not stop for pedestrians at crosswalks. Last week, police issued 236 tickets to motorists who broke the law. "The city of Bellingham has a problem," Bellingham Police Sgt. Shawn Aimu said. "There are more and more complaints from pedestrians that cars are not yielding for them." Pedestrians have the most trouble crossing at busy oneway streets downtown, Aimu said. More than 127 people cross the 800 block of East Chestnut Street in the morning, and the majority of them See CROSSWALK, Page 4 BY MEAGAN MCFADDEN After being bed-ridden for a week with the flu and unable to attend class, Western freshman Alysha Holmiquist said she had no choice but to cheat off of her classmate's test. 'T didn't feel I would get caught because there are about 150 students in the class," Holmiquist said. 'T felt really guilty doing it." According to a study conducted by the Center for Academic Integrity, college students are cheating more than ever. Research from 250 universities indicates that 30 percent of students have cheated on tests or exams, and 41 percent have plagiarized written assignments. Plagiarism and cheating occurs at Western because professors do not always define what cheating is in their classes, University Judicial Officer Michael Schardein said. Schardein said the faculty expects students to read the Students Rights and Responsibilities Code in the 2002-2003 Bulletin. The code defines cheating and describes disciplinary actions that follow. "There is still an expectation of the student, but we don't have the opportunity to talk with them like we should," ' Schardein said. Cheating, or academic dishonesty, is defined as plagiarism, which is using someone's work without attribution, giving or receiving information before or during an exam without proper authorization and misrepresentation of identity, according to the Students Rights and Responsibilities code. Schardein said in both first and second violations, the professor is given the ability to choose what to do with a guilty student. The professor can issue the student a failing grade for the assignment or for the entire class and might be sent to the University Judicial Affairs Office for review. "When someone violates university policy, we expect them to learn from their mistake," Schardein said. If the student is found guilty of cheating a second time, Schardein can suspend the student for a quarter, he said. Schardein said approximately See CHEATING, Page 4 U.S. Army Corps prepares to restore Puget Sound's deteriorating coastline BY BRANDON ROSAGE The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is examining the Puget Sound coastline to restore one of the world's richest freshwater and saltwater environments, parts of which scientists believe are close to collapsing. v The corps is in the second year of a five-year plan to take inventory of shoreline erosion and contamination problems along the shores of Puget Sound, said Maria Or, Seattle Corps District public affairs officer. The corps' plan includes a comprehensive study and restructuring of the Puget Sound's shore habitat during a 20-year period. Matt Chase, associate geologist for Coastal Geologic Services, said several locations along Bellingham Bay are in need of attention, including the downtown shore and Padden Creek Lagoon. Chase said creosote, a chemical in the tar used to prevent pilings from rotting, has leaked into the bay from abandoned pilings and existing marine docks, endangering wildlife and residents. He said studies show that creosote can be harmful and, in some cases, lethal if consumed by humans and wildlife. He said the corps is likely to address the problems in Bellingham Bay because they affect both wildlife and residents in the area. "I've seen an increase in interest in the near shore," Chase said. "People are starting to recognize that it definitely needs work if the Puget Sound is going to be as clean and rich as it has been in the past." The corps is taking inventory of the 2,354 miles of coastline, beginning at the tip of the Olympic Peninsula, through the mudflats of Olympia and to the eastern shore of Canada. The distance of the examined See SOUND, Page 4 Peter Louras/The Western Front Seagulls search for food stranded by a low tide at the Birch Bay tire flats,or mud flats, one area specified for cleanup. 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 November 15 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 123, no. 15 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 2002-11-15 |
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 |
Courtney L. Howard, editor-in-chief Candace Nelson, managing editor Andrea Jasinek, copy editor Mike Baab, copy editor Brianne Holte, copy editor Heather Trimm, photo editor Peter Louras, photo editor assistant Derek Sheppard, news editor Lisa Mandt, news editor Ailey Kato, accent editor Helen Hollister, features editor Christopher A. Smith, sports editor Paul Nicholas Carlson, opinions editor Amber Blondin, online editor Kristen Proctor, cartoonist |
Staff |
Alethea Macomber, business manager Joel Hall, advertising manager Reporters : Kellyn Ballard Timothy Ballard Jeanna Barrett Kristina Beall Justin Berreth Eric Berto Annie Billington Matt Bucher Megan Burcham Kirsten Carlson Samuel Chayavichitsilp Lori Coleman Gerald Craft Katherine Dasovich Matthew DeLong Laurel Eddy Joshua Fejeran Audra Fredrickson Michele Girard Shanna Green Matthew Hietala Donica Hinman-Burnett Katie James Andrew Jacobs Peter Malcolm Colin McDonald Meagan McFadden Brendan McLaughlin Lynsey Nylin Mindy Pease Erik Peterson Erik Robinson Brandon Rosage Nicole Russo Andrew Schmidt Christopher Schweitzer Shara Smith Christina Tercero Dan Thompsen Zeb Wainwright |
Photographer |
Heather Trimm Peter Louras |
Faculty Advisor | Lyle Harris |
Article Titles | party swing not the end of the world for Democrats / by Katie James (p.1) -- Police stake out crosswalks / by Jeanna Barrett (p.1) -- Study shows increase in college students cheating / by Meagan McFadden (p.1) -- U.S. Army Corps prepares to restore Puget Sound's deteriorating coastline / by Brandon Rosage (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- Viking voices (p.2) -- AP Wire news briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Veterans' event draws little support / by Shara B. Smith (p.3) -- Speech emphasizes civil rights violations / by Kellyn Ballard (p.3) -- Anthropology professor addresses rape in war crimes / by Eric Berto (p.6) -- Accent (p.7) -- In the spotlight (p.7) -- Just beyond Bellingham (p.8-9) -- Welcome to Vancouver / by Kristina Beall (p.8) -- Welcome to Anacortes / by Shanna Green (p.8-9) -- Welcome Mount Vernon / by Erik Robinson (p.9) -- Sports (p.10) -- Vikings win conference title, still miss playoffs / by Andrew Schmidt (p.10) -- M's close to decision / by Brandon Rosage (p.11) -- Vikings make final push for playoffs / by Matt Hietala (p.11) -- Western runner finally reaches nationals / by Michele Girard (p.12) -- Opinions (p.13) -- Frontline (p.14) -- Letters to the editor (p.15) -- Classified (p.15) |
Photographs | Ashlee Vincent (p.1) -- Birch Bay (p.1) -- Johanna Bell (p.2) -- Tyson Obleada (p.2) -- James Kolb (p.2) -- Kathleen young (p.6) -- Ian Weinberg (p.10) -- Paul Kezes (p.12) |
Cartoons | Oh, my gosh! / Kristen Proctor (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 | Get out of town! Tired of Bellingham? Entertaining options less than an hour away. See Story, Page 6. M's to name Melvin as manager Former Arizona bench coach may begin managing career as Mariner skipper. See Story, Page 11 2002 The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 123 Issue 15 Bellingham, Washington Party swing not 'the end of the world' for Democrats BY KATIE JAMES As election results trickled in on the night of Nov. 5, disappointed Democrats watched the Senate majority slip into the hands of the Republican Party. Michael Swanson, the president of Western's Campus Republicans, said liberals are overreacting to the recent Republican victory. "If people think it's the end of the world, it's really not," he said. Republicans gained full congressional control in the national election, holding 51 of the 100 seats in the Senate and 228 of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives. Before the election, the Republicans controlled only the House of Representatives. Swanson said despite the conservative majority, a lot of procedures will probably stay the same. "It would be stupid of (President Bush) to go totally conservative," he said. "He would lose support from the moderate members of Congress, not to mention get crushed in the next election." Western sophomore Amit Sharma said the Republican majority will put the Democrats at a disadvantage. "I think it's going to be a rough two years for the Democrats," said Sharma, who worked on U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen's (D-Wash.) successful election campaign. "All we can do now is start working toward the 2004 election." Sharma said Republican con- See REACTIONS, Page 4 Police stake out crosswalks Heather Trimm/ The Western Front Western sophomore Ashlee Vincent attempts to cross Bill McDonald Parkway as a car passes through the crosswalk. Washington state law requires cars to stop if pedestrians are standing inside the bounds of crosswalks. When caught, violators are fined $86. Study shows Increase in college student cheating BY JEANNA BARRETT Next time you decide to speed past civilians waiting at a crosswalk, the pedestrian crossing could be an undercover police officer. The Bellingham Police Department launched a three-week crosswalk safety campaign last month to raise awareness about pedestrian safety laws. Failure to obey the crosswalk law results in an $86 ticket. After a two-week study, police found that 53 percent of drivers did not stop for pedestrians at crosswalks. Last week, police issued 236 tickets to motorists who broke the law. "The city of Bellingham has a problem," Bellingham Police Sgt. Shawn Aimu said. "There are more and more complaints from pedestrians that cars are not yielding for them." Pedestrians have the most trouble crossing at busy oneway streets downtown, Aimu said. More than 127 people cross the 800 block of East Chestnut Street in the morning, and the majority of them See CROSSWALK, Page 4 BY MEAGAN MCFADDEN After being bed-ridden for a week with the flu and unable to attend class, Western freshman Alysha Holmiquist said she had no choice but to cheat off of her classmate's test. 'T didn't feel I would get caught because there are about 150 students in the class," Holmiquist said. 'T felt really guilty doing it." According to a study conducted by the Center for Academic Integrity, college students are cheating more than ever. Research from 250 universities indicates that 30 percent of students have cheated on tests or exams, and 41 percent have plagiarized written assignments. Plagiarism and cheating occurs at Western because professors do not always define what cheating is in their classes, University Judicial Officer Michael Schardein said. Schardein said the faculty expects students to read the Students Rights and Responsibilities Code in the 2002-2003 Bulletin. The code defines cheating and describes disciplinary actions that follow. "There is still an expectation of the student, but we don't have the opportunity to talk with them like we should," ' Schardein said. Cheating, or academic dishonesty, is defined as plagiarism, which is using someone's work without attribution, giving or receiving information before or during an exam without proper authorization and misrepresentation of identity, according to the Students Rights and Responsibilities code. Schardein said in both first and second violations, the professor is given the ability to choose what to do with a guilty student. The professor can issue the student a failing grade for the assignment or for the entire class and might be sent to the University Judicial Affairs Office for review. "When someone violates university policy, we expect them to learn from their mistake," Schardein said. If the student is found guilty of cheating a second time, Schardein can suspend the student for a quarter, he said. Schardein said approximately See CHEATING, Page 4 U.S. Army Corps prepares to restore Puget Sound's deteriorating coastline BY BRANDON ROSAGE The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is examining the Puget Sound coastline to restore one of the world's richest freshwater and saltwater environments, parts of which scientists believe are close to collapsing. v The corps is in the second year of a five-year plan to take inventory of shoreline erosion and contamination problems along the shores of Puget Sound, said Maria Or, Seattle Corps District public affairs officer. The corps' plan includes a comprehensive study and restructuring of the Puget Sound's shore habitat during a 20-year period. Matt Chase, associate geologist for Coastal Geologic Services, said several locations along Bellingham Bay are in need of attention, including the downtown shore and Padden Creek Lagoon. Chase said creosote, a chemical in the tar used to prevent pilings from rotting, has leaked into the bay from abandoned pilings and existing marine docks, endangering wildlife and residents. He said studies show that creosote can be harmful and, in some cases, lethal if consumed by humans and wildlife. He said the corps is likely to address the problems in Bellingham Bay because they affect both wildlife and residents in the area. "I've seen an increase in interest in the near shore," Chase said. "People are starting to recognize that it definitely needs work if the Puget Sound is going to be as clean and rich as it has been in the past." The corps is taking inventory of the 2,354 miles of coastline, beginning at the tip of the Olympic Peninsula, through the mudflats of Olympia and to the eastern shore of Canada. The distance of the examined See SOUND, Page 4 Peter Louras/The Western Front Seagulls search for food stranded by a low tide at the Birch Bay tire flats,or mud flats, one area specified for cleanup. 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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