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Men's B-ball blowout Vikings go 3-0 for the week, including sweeping Thanksgiving tournament. See Story, Page 10. Recycled business Blue Moon Vintage Clothing owner gives back to community. See Story, Page 9. Western Washington University Volume 123 Issue 19 Bellingham, Washington Fire, soot damage Fair haven building Early morning fire attributed to clothes dryer on second floor Peter Louras/ The Western Front. Director of Facilities Management Tim Wynn, the first administrator to arrive after fire fighters extinguished the fire, examines the charred remains of the Fairhaven kitchen area. Fire forces out studerttS/ facuity BY MICHAEL BAAB & SAMUEL CHAYAVICHTTSILP "... ;.A fire charred the Fairhaven v College administration build-pdng, effectively barring students f^and-faculty from classes, offices . ' a nd the cafeteria. '/£ The fire started at 2:43 a.m. , on Nov. 26 in the laundry room of the kitchen, where a clothes dryer used to clean cafeteria staff uniforms probably started the fire, Bellingham Fire Department Assistant Chief Bill Boyd said. '.• 'V" v .;>-•'•• - The scorched building houses Fairhaven College offices," class- rooms ahdi t h e dining hall 'for ;Fairha"v.eri; - and, Buchanan "Towers'residents! The hiuilding , will! reopen when it passes: >^health-codes. : :-,;;^;:; jv Western officials have, not assessed the damage to the building but will attempt to provide a preliminary estimate later ~ this week, Director of Facilities Management Tim Wynn said. "Our first concern is taking care of the students," Wynn said. "We have over 580 students and . faculty that eat at the cafeteria each day. We would like to make room for the students on the first floor of the Fairhaven main building, but that will have to wait until we can make sure the first floor is clean." Boyd said the fire started on th.e second floor, but smoke traveled up the ventilation system and activated the third-floor, alarms. The second floor sustained more damage than the third, but both floors are SeeiEIREv Page 4 BY BRENDAN MCLAUGHLIN December is not usually barbecue season, but Western junior and Sodexho chef Yannick Lawson spent his Monday shift flipping burgers outside because of a fire that closed the Fairhaven dining hall. On Tuesday, Nov. 26, a fire scarred the Fairhaven College Administration Building. Extensive smoke damage and air contamination forced the school to close the building, Facilities Management Planning Manager Ed Simpson said. "We have to replace the duct system," he said. "This could mean we have to remove some ceilings." The situation has proved frustrating for professors ; and. students, who are unable to access their offices and course materials during the last week of the quarter. The closure signals changes for Sodexho and Fairhaven College, both of which have relo-. cated since the fire. For at least this week, college classes are' meeting in Fairhaven dormitory lounges, and Sodexho is operate ing out of the Fairhaven College main lounge. "Try to imagine having your home burned," Fairhaven professor Marie Eaton said. "All my books are in there, and all my student papers. I do not even know where to tell students to meet me." Or ''*-''•".'.'' Fairhaven junior Stefen Paige said all Fairhaven students have to fill out -self-evaluations at the end of the quarter but are, unable to get the forms because of the fire:.'.. ',•,.- •".'•••"' ••"'•:'- -•.'' . "I have all this stuff to do, and it is all up there,".he said, point-. ingto the third floor of the building. "I have journal readings to write about, and now I cannot do i t : " : . . e ; . :•; ••" ••'•'•_"•;_•;7: •; •• Despite two signs. hung on doors of the college directing students to the appropriate, dorm ;. building,: Fairhaven juniors Ennis Johnson and Eiin; Shin-Lee said they were'con-fused about where their classes:' See RELOCATE, Page 4 Brendan McLaughlin/ The Western Front Fairhaven professor Kathryn Anderson teaches her senior seminar class in a Fairhaven dormitory lounge. Joke draws attention of human rights activists BY BRANDON ROSAGE When Western sophomore Ali Kirby and her friends decided to cover Indian Street signs around campus with makeshift paper signs reading "Native American Street," they had no idea it would catch the attention of. Bellingham human rights activists. "We did it because we thought it would be funny," Kirby said. 'T really doubt Indian Street was intended to be a derogatory name." The sign alterations have been part of many attempts to rename streets, mountains and creeks in the area, Whatcom Human Rights Task Force chairwoman Lisa Fox said. People have complained about Indian Street in the past, but this is the first time she recalls anything being done to alter the sign, she said. Fox said she and other human rights activists in the state are fighting to rename Squaw Bay in the San Juan Islands and Squaw Creek in Eastern Washington because^many American Indians See STREET, Page 4 UP increases seatbelt enforcement BY ANNIE BILLINGTON Western junior Alyssa Jennings was injured in a car accident in 1999. She said she had her seatbelt on and only suffered from internal bruising after she collided with the steering wheel. "I went straight through the intersection, and this guy T-boned me," Jennings said. "If I was not wearing a seatbelt, I would have been thrown through the windshield or hit the windshield and had major head trauma." Washington has the highest rate of seatbelt use in the nation.. Ninety-three percent of Washington drivers and passengers regularly wear seatbelts, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Achriinistration. The Washington State Traffic Commission approached University Police with a grant that will allow officers to implement seatbelt and drunken driving enforcement, effective Nov. 18, 2002 through Jan. 1, 2003. College campuses across the state have been encouraged to participate in the enforcement grant because statistics show that young adults are at high risk for traffic accidents, UP Sgt. Connie Satter said. The $3,000 grant will pay for 80 hours of overtime for UP officers to ticket drunk drivers and motorists not wearing seatbelts around Western's campus, Satter said. The grant is part of the "Click It or Ticket" campaign that began in Washington in May, Satter said. The campaign made seatbelt use a "primary" law in Washington, allowing officers to pull over motorists for the sole reason of not wearing a seatbelt, she said. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, young, novice drivers have low seatbelt use and high crash rates. UP issued 22 tickets for failure See SEATBELT, 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
Object Description
Rating | |
Title | Western Front - 2002 December 3 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 123, no. 19 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 2002-12-03 |
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 |
Candace Nelson, editor-in-chief Helen Hollister, managing editor Sonja Cohen, associate 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 |
Peter Louras Brendan McLaughlin Heather Trimm Christina Tercero Erik Peterson |
Faculty Advisor | Lyle Harris |
Article Titles | Fire, soot damage Fairhaven building / by Michael Baab (p.1) -- Fire forces out students, faculty / by Brendan McLaughlin (p.1) -- Joke draws attention of human rights activists / by Brandon Rosage (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- Viking voices (p.2) -- Official announcement (p.2) -- First American to climb Everest visits Western / buy Colin McDonald (.3) -- [Group challenges Riot Act] / by Brandon Kvey (p.3) -- Cars no. 1 killer of teens / by Zeb Wainswrights (p.3) -- Students seek more than one major for better resume / by Meagan McFadden (p.6) -- Features (p.7) -- Strange days (p.7) -- Coming to America / by Christina Tercero (p.8) -- Once in a blue moon / by Derek Sheppard, Heather Trimm (p.9) -- Students turn equipment deficit into AS club / by Audra Fredrickson (p.1) -- Volleyball player receives NCAA All-American / by Michelle Girard (p.11) -- Sports (p.12) -- Former Viking takes his game to the NFL / by Matthew N. Hietala (p.12) -- Opinions (p.13) -- Frontline (p.14) -- Classified (p.15) |
Photographs | Tim Wynn (p.1) -- Kathryn Anderson (p.1) -- Eugene Smith (p.2) -- Michael Hartz (p.2) -- Eric Trask (p.2) -- Jim Whitaker (p.3) -- George Leonard (p.6) -- Karen Hardie (p.8) -- Yeun Kyoung Kang (p.8) -- Jimmy Henry (p.9) -- Grant Dykstra (p.10) -- Erik Totten, Joey Harrington / courtesy of Robbie Totten (p.12) |
Cartoons | [Welcome to Seahawks Stadium] / by 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 | Men's B-ball blowout Vikings go 3-0 for the week, including sweeping Thanksgiving tournament. See Story, Page 10. Recycled business Blue Moon Vintage Clothing owner gives back to community. See Story, Page 9. Western Washington University Volume 123 Issue 19 Bellingham, Washington Fire, soot damage Fair haven building Early morning fire attributed to clothes dryer on second floor Peter Louras/ The Western Front. Director of Facilities Management Tim Wynn, the first administrator to arrive after fire fighters extinguished the fire, examines the charred remains of the Fairhaven kitchen area. Fire forces out studerttS/ facuity BY MICHAEL BAAB & SAMUEL CHAYAVICHTTSILP "... ;.A fire charred the Fairhaven v College administration build-pdng, effectively barring students f^and-faculty from classes, offices . ' a nd the cafeteria. '/£ The fire started at 2:43 a.m. , on Nov. 26 in the laundry room of the kitchen, where a clothes dryer used to clean cafeteria staff uniforms probably started the fire, Bellingham Fire Department Assistant Chief Bill Boyd said. '.• 'V" v .;>-•'•• - The scorched building houses Fairhaven College offices," class- rooms ahdi t h e dining hall 'for ;Fairha"v.eri; - and, Buchanan "Towers'residents! The hiuilding , will! reopen when it passes: >^health-codes. : :-,;;^;:; jv Western officials have, not assessed the damage to the building but will attempt to provide a preliminary estimate later ~ this week, Director of Facilities Management Tim Wynn said. "Our first concern is taking care of the students," Wynn said. "We have over 580 students and . faculty that eat at the cafeteria each day. We would like to make room for the students on the first floor of the Fairhaven main building, but that will have to wait until we can make sure the first floor is clean." Boyd said the fire started on th.e second floor, but smoke traveled up the ventilation system and activated the third-floor, alarms. The second floor sustained more damage than the third, but both floors are SeeiEIREv Page 4 BY BRENDAN MCLAUGHLIN December is not usually barbecue season, but Western junior and Sodexho chef Yannick Lawson spent his Monday shift flipping burgers outside because of a fire that closed the Fairhaven dining hall. On Tuesday, Nov. 26, a fire scarred the Fairhaven College Administration Building. Extensive smoke damage and air contamination forced the school to close the building, Facilities Management Planning Manager Ed Simpson said. "We have to replace the duct system," he said. "This could mean we have to remove some ceilings." The situation has proved frustrating for professors ; and. students, who are unable to access their offices and course materials during the last week of the quarter. The closure signals changes for Sodexho and Fairhaven College, both of which have relo-. cated since the fire. For at least this week, college classes are' meeting in Fairhaven dormitory lounges, and Sodexho is operate ing out of the Fairhaven College main lounge. "Try to imagine having your home burned," Fairhaven professor Marie Eaton said. "All my books are in there, and all my student papers. I do not even know where to tell students to meet me." Or ''*-''•".'.'' Fairhaven junior Stefen Paige said all Fairhaven students have to fill out -self-evaluations at the end of the quarter but are, unable to get the forms because of the fire:.'.. ',•,.- •".'•••"' ••"'•:'- -•.'' . "I have all this stuff to do, and it is all up there,".he said, point-. ingto the third floor of the building. "I have journal readings to write about, and now I cannot do i t : " : . . e ; . :•; ••" ••'•'•_"•;_•;7: •; •• Despite two signs. hung on doors of the college directing students to the appropriate, dorm ;. building,: Fairhaven juniors Ennis Johnson and Eiin; Shin-Lee said they were'con-fused about where their classes:' See RELOCATE, Page 4 Brendan McLaughlin/ The Western Front Fairhaven professor Kathryn Anderson teaches her senior seminar class in a Fairhaven dormitory lounge. Joke draws attention of human rights activists BY BRANDON ROSAGE When Western sophomore Ali Kirby and her friends decided to cover Indian Street signs around campus with makeshift paper signs reading "Native American Street," they had no idea it would catch the attention of. Bellingham human rights activists. "We did it because we thought it would be funny," Kirby said. 'T really doubt Indian Street was intended to be a derogatory name." The sign alterations have been part of many attempts to rename streets, mountains and creeks in the area, Whatcom Human Rights Task Force chairwoman Lisa Fox said. People have complained about Indian Street in the past, but this is the first time she recalls anything being done to alter the sign, she said. Fox said she and other human rights activists in the state are fighting to rename Squaw Bay in the San Juan Islands and Squaw Creek in Eastern Washington because^many American Indians See STREET, Page 4 UP increases seatbelt enforcement BY ANNIE BILLINGTON Western junior Alyssa Jennings was injured in a car accident in 1999. She said she had her seatbelt on and only suffered from internal bruising after she collided with the steering wheel. "I went straight through the intersection, and this guy T-boned me," Jennings said. "If I was not wearing a seatbelt, I would have been thrown through the windshield or hit the windshield and had major head trauma." Washington has the highest rate of seatbelt use in the nation.. Ninety-three percent of Washington drivers and passengers regularly wear seatbelts, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Achriinistration. The Washington State Traffic Commission approached University Police with a grant that will allow officers to implement seatbelt and drunken driving enforcement, effective Nov. 18, 2002 through Jan. 1, 2003. College campuses across the state have been encouraged to participate in the enforcement grant because statistics show that young adults are at high risk for traffic accidents, UP Sgt. Connie Satter said. The $3,000 grant will pay for 80 hours of overtime for UP officers to ticket drunk drivers and motorists not wearing seatbelts around Western's campus, Satter said. The grant is part of the "Click It or Ticket" campaign that began in Washington in May, Satter said. The campaign made seatbelt use a "primary" law in Washington, allowing officers to pull over motorists for the sole reason of not wearing a seatbelt, she said. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, young, novice drivers have low seatbelt use and high crash rates. UP issued 22 tickets for failure See SEATBELT, 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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Language Code | Eng |
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