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Treasures in the bay Birch Bay offers visitors summer activities outside of Bellingham See Story, Page 6. Bocce bonanza Bellingham residents revive ancient game. See Story, Page 9. TUESDAY, July 15, 2003 The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 126 Issue 4 Bellingham, Washington Whatcom County to reap benefits of 2010 Winter Olympic games By Sean Monahan THE WESTERN FRONT The 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, B.C., will bring economic benefits to Whatcom County. Regional hotels, motels, gas stations and restaurants stand to gain the most from the Olympic Games, said Pat Rowe, operations director for the Bellingham-Whatcom Chamber of Commerce. The International Olympic Committee selected Vancouver as the home of the 2010 Winter Olympics July 2. Gov. Gary Locke expressed his support for Canada's successful Olympic bid in a July 2 press release. "The 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver will allow us to build on a successful targeted industry to improve the economic health of Washington state and the region," Locke said in the release. "Working with our tourism partners, we expect to further expand our already strong tourism industry, which accounts for some1 157,000 jobs and $11 billion in annual revenue." John Kooper, President of the Bellingham-Whatcom County Convention & Visitors Bureau, said it is too early to estimate how the Winter Olympics will economically benefit the region. "We are now in the stages of gathering that information," Kooper said. Kooper said Idaho gained more than $100 million in economic benefits from Salt Lake City during the 2002 Winter Olympics. He said he would look at other examples, such as the impacts on Montana during the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. Bellingham City Councilman Grant Deger emphasized the cooperation between Bellingham and Vancouver. He said Bellingham city officials will be working to keep the border crossing free from gridlock. Hart Hodges, interim director of Western's Center for Economics and Business Research, said data has yet to be collected concerning the economic benefits. He said the Olympics will have a See ECONOMY, Page 4 Alleged terrorist charged in court By Joni Schiffner THE WESTERN FRONT. A Federal Grand Jury indicted Western freshman Paul Douglas Revak Wednesday on one count of solicitation to commit a crime of violence and one count of threatening to use weapons of mass destruction. Federal officials arrested Revak June 10 for threatening to bomb the U.S. Coast Guard station and National Army Guard facility located at Cherry Point in Bellingham according %o an FBI press release. The U.S. District Court of Western Washington in Seattle alleged Revak intended to commit physical force against a person and property, which was in direct violation of the law. Revak tried to recruit another Western student, who eventually turned him in to the FBI. The student told the FBI that Revak was planning a 'revolution' against the U.S. government. Revak referred to Osama Bin Ladin, Saddam Hussein and the boogeyman, declaring that the government should worry about him, the student said. Court documents stated Revak knowingly threatened to use a bomb that would have interrupted foreign trade and directly affected the interstate property owned by the United States. Revak described his plans to an undercover FBI agent to bomb the facilities and inquired how to obtain C-4 explosives and hand grenades. The agent contacted Revak after the student had reported him to the FBI. Court documents stated Revak was arrested while leaving a Bellingham Fred Meyer's after purchasing a pellet gun. Revak's parents chose not to comment. The attorneys involved in trying the case were not immediately available for comment. FBI officials were also not available for comment. Relay raises funds to fight cancer Natasha Joyner/The Western Front Bellingham resident Char Malseed, a cancer survivor, reaches for her own luminary bag at the 16th annual Relay For Life Saturday afternoon downtown. "It's amazing you have so many people in common," Malseed said. Malseed's team, Wildwood Rose Floral, raised $2,000. By Natasha Joyner THE WESTERN FRONT With the sun beaming, people roaring and music resonating from the rooftop of the library building, a crowd of cancer survivors wearing purple shirts filled -the- street--in-- front of Bellingham City Hall for the opening ceremony of the 16th annual Relay For Life by taking the first lap. More than 1,500 Whatcom County residents participated Friday evening in the American Cancer Society's signature annual fund-raising event downtown. Seventy-eight teams, some with as many as 30 members, participated in the relay. One member from each team was required to circle the block during the 20 hours of the relay. "We are doing this to carry on the tradition of our family," said Ann- Marie Wilkerson, a member of team Zender and Friends. The event raised approximately $221,000 for the fight against cancer. The Zender and Friends team raised the most money for the event, totaling more than $12,000. A dinner, dance and auction earned the team most of its money. Second place went to the team Already Winners, at just more than $10,000. Comprised of only survivors, the team has participated in the relay since it began in Bellingham in 1987. "Those of us that do participate realize how many people at Western cancer has affected," said Maggie Barklind, WWU Spirit team captain and Extended Education and Summer Programs faculty member. 'That's why we're. doing this: We are all touched by people who have either survived or died from cancer." WWU Spirit team members raised more than $3,000 for the fund-raising campaign. When colorectal surgeon Dr. Gordon Klatt ran the • See RELAY, Page 4 Team of teachers on campus to write science portion of WASL test By Katie Grimes THE WESTERN FRONT Toy cars and bubble gum took over Western's Science Lecture building last week when Science Assessment Specialist Roy Beven and his team moved in to begin testing a pilot fifth grade science exam for the Washington Assessment of Student Learning, better known as the WASL test. "All we are really doing is to see if kids can make sense of our goofy questions," Beven said. A group of more than 20 educators from around the country gathered for a week starting July 7, to write and test exam scenarios, troubleshoot wording and brainstorm ways to improve the test. Since many of the scenarios given in the exam contain data from everyday items such as toys and chewing gum, it was up to Beven's team to test these items, he said. "We really get to do the fun stuff," Beven said. "Somebody has to test it." Besides applying items kids are familiar with to test questions, the difference between this test and past standardized science exams is that multiple choice questions are not the only form of answer, Beven said. Along with the traditional "A" through "C" options, students will also be asked to explain their See TEST, Page 4 Katie Grimes/ The Western Front WASL authors Brett Oodd, far left, Dean Sullivan and Kathy McDaniel discuss test scenarios during a meeting in the Science Lecture Hall. Groups of science educators gathered at Western to write exam questions for the fifth grade version of the WASL. 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 - 2003 July 15 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 126, no. 4 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 2003-07-15 |
Year Published | 2003 |
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 |
Peter Louras, editor in chief Jeremy Edwards, managing editor Paul Nicholas Carlson, copy editor Carly Wyatt, copy editor Justin McCaughan, photo editor Eric Berto, news editor Jeanna Barrett, accent/features editor Josh Fejeran, sports/opinions editor Brandon Rosage, Online/assignment & design/graphics editor Ryan Adolf, cartoonist |
Staff |
Alethea Macomber, business manager Joel Hall, advertising manager Reporters : Ian Alexander Tim Ballard Leigh Bell Jacob Block Andrea Boyle Christine Cameron Wolfgang Deerkop Lee Fehrenbacher Katie Grimes Michelle Himple Kelsey Johnson Natasha Joyner Kate Koch Jordan Lindstrom Casey Littlejohn Cari Lyle Matt McDonald Carrie Meredith Sean Monahan Jen Rittenhouse Claire Ryman Joni Schiffner Gig Schlich Chris Schweitzer Andrea Sears Bryan Sharick Kimberly Shelly Anna Sowa Leslie Sugiura Yosuke Taki Christina Twu Melissa VanDeWedge |
Photographer |
Natasha Joyner Katie Grimes Jordan Lindstrom Eric Berto Justin McCaughan Christine Cameron Jacob Block |
Faculty Advisor | Jim Napoli |
Article Titles | Whatcom County to reap benefits of 2010 Winter Olympic games / by Sean Monahan (p.1) -- Alleged terrorist charged in court / by Joni Chiffner (p.1) - Relay raises funds to fight cancer / by Natasha Joyner (p.1) -- Team of teachers on campus to write science portion of WASL test / by Katie Grimes (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- Viking voices (p.2) -- AP Wire news briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- St. Joseph Hospital to open new cardiac center / by Jordan Lindstrom (p.3) -- Former evangelical lecturer preaches evolutionism and creationism / by Anna Sowa (p.3) -- Bellingham police officers and families receive training to become foster parents / by Jacob Block (p.4) -- Accent/features (p.5) -- In the spotlight (p.5) -- Mounds of sand, munching sweets, and miniature golf in Birch Ban / by Leigh Bell (p.6) -- Married with children and a crown / by Andrea Boyle (p.7) -- Sports (p.8) -- Bowling league bonanza / by Christine Cameron (p.8) -- Runners enjoy 36th annual foot race / by Wolfgang Deerkop (p.8) -- Ancient game enjoys renaissance in Bellingham / by Jacob Block (p.9) -- Emerging golf star too immature to handle spotlight / by Jordan Lindstrom (p.9) -- Opinions (p.10) -- Classified (p.11) |
Photographs | Char Malseen (p.2) -- [WASL Authors..Brett Dodd, Dean Sullivan, Kathy McDaniel (p.1) -- Heidi Bush (p.2) -- Vanessa Barone (p.2) -- Seth Thomas (p.2) -- Diane Bacon (p.3) -- Brandon Parker, Camee Parker (p.4) -- McPhail children at Birch Bay (p.6) -- Jarrod Chadbourne and daughter Emily (p.6) -- Kristal Grimstead, Eric Grimstead / courtesy of Kristal Grimstead (p.7) -- Kristal Grimstead with children, Madison, Chase, and Drew (p.7) -- Norm Love (p.8) -- Tom "Boccemon" McNutt (p.9) -- [Evening bocce game] (p.9) |
Cartoons | [Wanksta?] / Ryan Adolf (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 |
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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 | Treasures in the bay Birch Bay offers visitors summer activities outside of Bellingham See Story, Page 6. Bocce bonanza Bellingham residents revive ancient game. See Story, Page 9. TUESDAY, July 15, 2003 The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 126 Issue 4 Bellingham, Washington Whatcom County to reap benefits of 2010 Winter Olympic games By Sean Monahan THE WESTERN FRONT The 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, B.C., will bring economic benefits to Whatcom County. Regional hotels, motels, gas stations and restaurants stand to gain the most from the Olympic Games, said Pat Rowe, operations director for the Bellingham-Whatcom Chamber of Commerce. The International Olympic Committee selected Vancouver as the home of the 2010 Winter Olympics July 2. Gov. Gary Locke expressed his support for Canada's successful Olympic bid in a July 2 press release. "The 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver will allow us to build on a successful targeted industry to improve the economic health of Washington state and the region," Locke said in the release. "Working with our tourism partners, we expect to further expand our already strong tourism industry, which accounts for some1 157,000 jobs and $11 billion in annual revenue." John Kooper, President of the Bellingham-Whatcom County Convention & Visitors Bureau, said it is too early to estimate how the Winter Olympics will economically benefit the region. "We are now in the stages of gathering that information," Kooper said. Kooper said Idaho gained more than $100 million in economic benefits from Salt Lake City during the 2002 Winter Olympics. He said he would look at other examples, such as the impacts on Montana during the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. Bellingham City Councilman Grant Deger emphasized the cooperation between Bellingham and Vancouver. He said Bellingham city officials will be working to keep the border crossing free from gridlock. Hart Hodges, interim director of Western's Center for Economics and Business Research, said data has yet to be collected concerning the economic benefits. He said the Olympics will have a See ECONOMY, Page 4 Alleged terrorist charged in court By Joni Schiffner THE WESTERN FRONT. A Federal Grand Jury indicted Western freshman Paul Douglas Revak Wednesday on one count of solicitation to commit a crime of violence and one count of threatening to use weapons of mass destruction. Federal officials arrested Revak June 10 for threatening to bomb the U.S. Coast Guard station and National Army Guard facility located at Cherry Point in Bellingham according %o an FBI press release. The U.S. District Court of Western Washington in Seattle alleged Revak intended to commit physical force against a person and property, which was in direct violation of the law. Revak tried to recruit another Western student, who eventually turned him in to the FBI. The student told the FBI that Revak was planning a 'revolution' against the U.S. government. Revak referred to Osama Bin Ladin, Saddam Hussein and the boogeyman, declaring that the government should worry about him, the student said. Court documents stated Revak knowingly threatened to use a bomb that would have interrupted foreign trade and directly affected the interstate property owned by the United States. Revak described his plans to an undercover FBI agent to bomb the facilities and inquired how to obtain C-4 explosives and hand grenades. The agent contacted Revak after the student had reported him to the FBI. Court documents stated Revak was arrested while leaving a Bellingham Fred Meyer's after purchasing a pellet gun. Revak's parents chose not to comment. The attorneys involved in trying the case were not immediately available for comment. FBI officials were also not available for comment. Relay raises funds to fight cancer Natasha Joyner/The Western Front Bellingham resident Char Malseed, a cancer survivor, reaches for her own luminary bag at the 16th annual Relay For Life Saturday afternoon downtown. "It's amazing you have so many people in common," Malseed said. Malseed's team, Wildwood Rose Floral, raised $2,000. By Natasha Joyner THE WESTERN FRONT With the sun beaming, people roaring and music resonating from the rooftop of the library building, a crowd of cancer survivors wearing purple shirts filled -the- street--in-- front of Bellingham City Hall for the opening ceremony of the 16th annual Relay For Life by taking the first lap. More than 1,500 Whatcom County residents participated Friday evening in the American Cancer Society's signature annual fund-raising event downtown. Seventy-eight teams, some with as many as 30 members, participated in the relay. One member from each team was required to circle the block during the 20 hours of the relay. "We are doing this to carry on the tradition of our family," said Ann- Marie Wilkerson, a member of team Zender and Friends. The event raised approximately $221,000 for the fight against cancer. The Zender and Friends team raised the most money for the event, totaling more than $12,000. A dinner, dance and auction earned the team most of its money. Second place went to the team Already Winners, at just more than $10,000. Comprised of only survivors, the team has participated in the relay since it began in Bellingham in 1987. "Those of us that do participate realize how many people at Western cancer has affected," said Maggie Barklind, WWU Spirit team captain and Extended Education and Summer Programs faculty member. 'That's why we're. doing this: We are all touched by people who have either survived or died from cancer." WWU Spirit team members raised more than $3,000 for the fund-raising campaign. When colorectal surgeon Dr. Gordon Klatt ran the • See RELAY, Page 4 Team of teachers on campus to write science portion of WASL test By Katie Grimes THE WESTERN FRONT Toy cars and bubble gum took over Western's Science Lecture building last week when Science Assessment Specialist Roy Beven and his team moved in to begin testing a pilot fifth grade science exam for the Washington Assessment of Student Learning, better known as the WASL test. "All we are really doing is to see if kids can make sense of our goofy questions," Beven said. A group of more than 20 educators from around the country gathered for a week starting July 7, to write and test exam scenarios, troubleshoot wording and brainstorm ways to improve the test. Since many of the scenarios given in the exam contain data from everyday items such as toys and chewing gum, it was up to Beven's team to test these items, he said. "We really get to do the fun stuff," Beven said. "Somebody has to test it." Besides applying items kids are familiar with to test questions, the difference between this test and past standardized science exams is that multiple choice questions are not the only form of answer, Beven said. Along with the traditional "A" through "C" options, students will also be asked to explain their See TEST, Page 4 Katie Grimes/ The Western Front WASL authors Brett Oodd, far left, Dean Sullivan and Kathy McDaniel discuss test scenarios during a meeting in the Science Lecture Hall. Groups of science educators gathered at Western to write exam questions for the fifth grade version of the WASL. 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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