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Doin'it bug style Beetles "get down" in Western's biology lab. See Story, Page 6. Going batty Local bat caves yield surprises around every corner. See Story, Page 8. TUESDAY, July 22, 2003 The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 126 Issue 5 Bellingham, Washington Faculty reacts to cuts A reduction in funding causes departments to reduce operating costs By Bryan Sharick THE WESTERN FRONT English Department Chairwoman Kathleen Lundeen sits at her desk wading through papers, trying to figure out how she can cut approximately 20 classes and still provide quality education for Western students. "The (department) chairs are feeling frantic," Lundeen said. "There is no way to avoid cutting faculty. You can't provide classes if you take away teachers. We have to insure students have the classes needed to get their degree." Although the budget situation is still unclear, many departments face up to 1 percent cuts out of Western's operating budget, Lundeen said. The legislature's approval of $6.3 million less for the '03 to '05 biennium operating budget caused the situation, said Bob Edie, Western vice president See FIX, Page 4 Budget shortfalls force cutbacks of Arts and Sciences Justin McCaughan/The Western Front Faculty Senate President James Loucky said the impacts of the mandated budget cuts will be felt across campus. Western announces new dean By Matt McDonald THE WESTERN FRONT Western announced its selection for the dean of the new College of Science and Technology on July 16. Arlan Norman, chemistry professor and associate dean for natural sciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder, will take over as dean in the Fall. "A(n) organizational change like this is always complicated, but I am very enthusiastic and I am excited about(this opportunity) and I believe it will work out quite well," Norman said. Western's board of trustees decided to split the College of Arts and Sciences into the College of Science and Technology and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences with a unanimous vote last December. The faculty was largely opposed to restructuring the colleges, but Western's administrators have chosen to move forward with it. "One of the things I'm sure they will need now is some experienced leadership through the process of separating a college into parts and reorganizing these parts into two colleges, and it is not as easy as some people may think," Norman said. "The experience I've had (in Colorado) as an associate dean for a large division college and also the work I have specifically done with several departments transitioning them from one area to another and so forth will be quite valuable to me." Western is feeling the burden of budget problems due to a less-than-expected biennium operating budget of $110 million instead of the originally expected $126 million. With the college restructuring, it will also cause more budget woes for the new dean. "That's an area I bring some expertise," Norman said. "During the time I've spent at the Dean's office at Colorado these last two years, we have been managing budget cuts. I do believe in looking strategically at programs when you build, but also See CHOICE, Page 3 By Leslie Sugiura THE WESTERN FRONT Western faculty recently learned that the university will receive only 70 percent of the anticipated funding for temporary and adjunct faculty, as well as elective classes and extra sections of mandatory classes. During a July 15 meeting, the interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Ronald Kleinknecht, asked departments to prepare revised schedules to reduce the number of sections offered for the 2003-04 academic year by either combining or eliminating courses, increasing enrollment limits or shifting some courses to summer 2004 in order to save money. "The university's first obligation is to provide sufficient classes to students," English Department Chairwoman Kathleen Lundeen said. "We cannot compromise the quality of the education we provide." The chairpeople must negotiate cutbacks acceptable to the dean by July 23, Lundeen said. The provost's only guidelines were that departments do their best to preserve access to general university requirements and to minimize the impact on majors, she said. "The suggestions we were presented with make it difficult, especially for majors," Lundeen said. "Offering fewer courses for majors means giving them less ability to get the classes they need. Students won't be able to graduate in spring as planned." University officials are supposed to follow the contingency plan, which is used if Western has reductions in the coming biennial budget, Lundeen said. The University Planning Council, the Faculty Senate and the board of trustees approve the plan every year. The plan outlines the measures taken by the administration, including the order in which funding is to be looked at first within each level of the university, she said. "The faculty has not received any indication that the administration was following the contingency plan," Lundeen said. "We need reassurance that the plan is being followed. We are not saying that they aren't following it, we just need to be informed that they have." Western asked for $126.8 million in state general funds for the 2003-2005 biennium, which, along with the tuition revenue, would cover all of the expenses needed to run the college plus program expenses, said Paula Rustan, executive director for University Planning and Budgeting. The $126.8 million included $116.3 million in a carry-forward budget, which is how much the university had for the previous biennium. The $126.8 million also included funding for extras, such as new professors, 120 new students each year, compensation for faculty and staff and monies to enhance local economic partnerships, she said. "It was an enthusiastic budget request that would get Western in good shape," Rustan said. "Unfortunately, the governor could not even See CUTS, Page 4 Asia University students return home after five months in America By Yosuke Taki THE WESTERN FRONT Asia University sophomore Megumi Yamaguchi said she felt like she was in Disneyland when she walked from her Fairhaven residence hall to campus every morning. "Streets are paved by red brick, and I see a lot of foreigners," she said. "Buildings and works of arts are pretty, although I don't quite understand the merit of the works of arts." The 29th session of the Asia University America Program concluded after a closing ceremony July 17 in Fraser Hall 3. The students returned to Tokyo on Monday after living on campus for five months to learn the English language and intercul-tural exchanges. Asia University sophomore Koji Togiya said he had dreamed of coming to the United States for a long time. When he was a senior in high school in Tokyo, he learned that Asia University offers AUAP. He emphasized that the sole reason he chose to attend Asia University was because of the program. "I tried to spend as much time as I could with Americans rather than spending time with other AUAP students," he said. "I made 30, 50 or even more American friends." Making many foreign friends gave him a confidence in communication, he said. Togiya said he also became able to listen and understand English and find words fluently when he speaks, he said. Yamaguchi said being able to communicate in a foreign language had been her dream since she saw one of her aunts, See AUAP, Page 3 Eric Berto/The Western Front Former International Peer Adviser Aaron Milligan chats with Asia University America Program participant Risa Shimazu Monday before she left for her home in Japan. 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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Title | Western Front - 2003 July 22 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 126, no. 5 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 2003-07-22 |
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 |
Justin McCaughan Eric Berto Kelseyanne Johnson Evan McLean Carly Wyatt Andrea Boyle |
Faculty Advisor | Jim Napoli |
Article Titles | Faculty reacts to cuts / by Bryan Sharick (p.1) -- Western announces new dean / by Matt McDonald (p.1) -- Asia University students return home after five months in America / by Josuke Taki (p.1) -- Budget shortfalls force cutbacks of Arts and Sciences / by Leslie Sugiura (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- Viking voices (p.2) -- AP Wire news briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Biology professor searches for microscopic life in the depths of the sea / by Kelseyanne Johnson (p.3) -- Convicted felon holds police at bay during all-day standoff at downtown warehouse / by Jordan Lindstrom (p.3) -- Accent/features (p.5) -- In the spotlight (p.5) -- Bug love / by Kelseyanne Johnson (p.6) -- Calm, cool, and creative / by Evan McLean (p.6) -- Home away from home / by Josuke Taki (p.7) -- Holy bat caves, Robin! / by Kim Shelly (p.8) -- Payton, Malone trade money for chance at ring / by Bryan Sharick (p.8) -- Mount Baker offers many summer opportunities / by Andrea Boyle (p.9) -- Opinions (p.10) -- Classified (p.11) |
Photographs | James Loucky (p.1) -- Aaron Milligan with Risa Shimazu (p.1) -- Andrew Dunnells (p.2) -- Danielle Semenuk (p.2) -- Scott Noteboom (p.2) -- Andrea Curtis (p.3) -- Kati Buckingham, Erica Davis (p.6) -- Travis Tomulty (p.6) -- Eriko Mori, Derick Toplass / courtesy of Eriko Mori (p.7) -- Jesse Winchester (p.8) -- Joe Wilson, Angel Gonzalez, Michael Gonzalez (p.8) -- Eric Jennings (p.9) -- Katie Grimes (p.10) -- Kelseyanne Johnson (p.10) -- Kimberly Shelly ((p.11) -- Matt McDonald (p.11) |
Cartoons | [No Grandma!] / 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 | Doin'it bug style Beetles "get down" in Western's biology lab. See Story, Page 6. Going batty Local bat caves yield surprises around every corner. See Story, Page 8. TUESDAY, July 22, 2003 The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 126 Issue 5 Bellingham, Washington Faculty reacts to cuts A reduction in funding causes departments to reduce operating costs By Bryan Sharick THE WESTERN FRONT English Department Chairwoman Kathleen Lundeen sits at her desk wading through papers, trying to figure out how she can cut approximately 20 classes and still provide quality education for Western students. "The (department) chairs are feeling frantic," Lundeen said. "There is no way to avoid cutting faculty. You can't provide classes if you take away teachers. We have to insure students have the classes needed to get their degree." Although the budget situation is still unclear, many departments face up to 1 percent cuts out of Western's operating budget, Lundeen said. The legislature's approval of $6.3 million less for the '03 to '05 biennium operating budget caused the situation, said Bob Edie, Western vice president See FIX, Page 4 Budget shortfalls force cutbacks of Arts and Sciences Justin McCaughan/The Western Front Faculty Senate President James Loucky said the impacts of the mandated budget cuts will be felt across campus. Western announces new dean By Matt McDonald THE WESTERN FRONT Western announced its selection for the dean of the new College of Science and Technology on July 16. Arlan Norman, chemistry professor and associate dean for natural sciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder, will take over as dean in the Fall. "A(n) organizational change like this is always complicated, but I am very enthusiastic and I am excited about(this opportunity) and I believe it will work out quite well," Norman said. Western's board of trustees decided to split the College of Arts and Sciences into the College of Science and Technology and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences with a unanimous vote last December. The faculty was largely opposed to restructuring the colleges, but Western's administrators have chosen to move forward with it. "One of the things I'm sure they will need now is some experienced leadership through the process of separating a college into parts and reorganizing these parts into two colleges, and it is not as easy as some people may think," Norman said. "The experience I've had (in Colorado) as an associate dean for a large division college and also the work I have specifically done with several departments transitioning them from one area to another and so forth will be quite valuable to me." Western is feeling the burden of budget problems due to a less-than-expected biennium operating budget of $110 million instead of the originally expected $126 million. With the college restructuring, it will also cause more budget woes for the new dean. "That's an area I bring some expertise," Norman said. "During the time I've spent at the Dean's office at Colorado these last two years, we have been managing budget cuts. I do believe in looking strategically at programs when you build, but also See CHOICE, Page 3 By Leslie Sugiura THE WESTERN FRONT Western faculty recently learned that the university will receive only 70 percent of the anticipated funding for temporary and adjunct faculty, as well as elective classes and extra sections of mandatory classes. During a July 15 meeting, the interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Ronald Kleinknecht, asked departments to prepare revised schedules to reduce the number of sections offered for the 2003-04 academic year by either combining or eliminating courses, increasing enrollment limits or shifting some courses to summer 2004 in order to save money. "The university's first obligation is to provide sufficient classes to students," English Department Chairwoman Kathleen Lundeen said. "We cannot compromise the quality of the education we provide." The chairpeople must negotiate cutbacks acceptable to the dean by July 23, Lundeen said. The provost's only guidelines were that departments do their best to preserve access to general university requirements and to minimize the impact on majors, she said. "The suggestions we were presented with make it difficult, especially for majors," Lundeen said. "Offering fewer courses for majors means giving them less ability to get the classes they need. Students won't be able to graduate in spring as planned." University officials are supposed to follow the contingency plan, which is used if Western has reductions in the coming biennial budget, Lundeen said. The University Planning Council, the Faculty Senate and the board of trustees approve the plan every year. The plan outlines the measures taken by the administration, including the order in which funding is to be looked at first within each level of the university, she said. "The faculty has not received any indication that the administration was following the contingency plan," Lundeen said. "We need reassurance that the plan is being followed. We are not saying that they aren't following it, we just need to be informed that they have." Western asked for $126.8 million in state general funds for the 2003-2005 biennium, which, along with the tuition revenue, would cover all of the expenses needed to run the college plus program expenses, said Paula Rustan, executive director for University Planning and Budgeting. The $126.8 million included $116.3 million in a carry-forward budget, which is how much the university had for the previous biennium. The $126.8 million also included funding for extras, such as new professors, 120 new students each year, compensation for faculty and staff and monies to enhance local economic partnerships, she said. "It was an enthusiastic budget request that would get Western in good shape," Rustan said. "Unfortunately, the governor could not even See CUTS, Page 4 Asia University students return home after five months in America By Yosuke Taki THE WESTERN FRONT Asia University sophomore Megumi Yamaguchi said she felt like she was in Disneyland when she walked from her Fairhaven residence hall to campus every morning. "Streets are paved by red brick, and I see a lot of foreigners," she said. "Buildings and works of arts are pretty, although I don't quite understand the merit of the works of arts." The 29th session of the Asia University America Program concluded after a closing ceremony July 17 in Fraser Hall 3. The students returned to Tokyo on Monday after living on campus for five months to learn the English language and intercul-tural exchanges. Asia University sophomore Koji Togiya said he had dreamed of coming to the United States for a long time. When he was a senior in high school in Tokyo, he learned that Asia University offers AUAP. He emphasized that the sole reason he chose to attend Asia University was because of the program. "I tried to spend as much time as I could with Americans rather than spending time with other AUAP students," he said. "I made 30, 50 or even more American friends." Making many foreign friends gave him a confidence in communication, he said. Togiya said he also became able to listen and understand English and find words fluently when he speaks, he said. Yamaguchi said being able to communicate in a foreign language had been her dream since she saw one of her aunts, See AUAP, Page 3 Eric Berto/The Western Front Former International Peer Adviser Aaron Milligan chats with Asia University America Program participant Risa Shimazu Monday before she left for her home in Japan. 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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