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The Western Front December 4, 1992/Volume 85, Number 18 Western Washington University please recycle Photo by Jonathan Burton An environmental interpretation class organized a skit Wednesday which was performed in Red Square. During the skit, a tape player repeated the chant: "People need paper. People buy virgin paper. Forests are clear cut. Recycling is too inconvenient. Paper fills up our landfills." The skit went on to illustrate a solution through the buying of recycled paper. Aloha, Mortimer Scott Tompkins staff reporter Western President Kenneth Mortimer has accepted appointment as president of the University of Hawaii. According to a press release, Mortimer made the following statement Nov. 25. "I have informed Western Washington University Board of Trustees that I have accepted appointment as president of the University of Hawaii system and chancellor of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, effective not later than April 1,1993." Mortimer became Western's eleventh president in 1988, succeeding G. Robert Ross, who, together with two vice presidents and the pilot, was killed in a light plane crash in Whatcom County on Nov. 4,1987. In the release, Mortimer said the University of Hawaii presidency represents a professional challenge he could not overlook. "Lome and I came to Western because it was Hawaii bound, continued on page 3 Loan qualification status changes with new financial aid forms By Loretta Richardson staff reporter Ted Hasse, interim assistant director of Western's financial resources department, said many changes have been made in the 1993-94 academic year's financial- aid rules and some will directly affect students. Manystudentswhohavebeen considered independent before will not be next year. If a student is not 24, has no dependents, is nota veteran of active (notreserve) military duty, and/oris unmarried —the student will most likely be considered dependent If a student feels there are unusual circumstances, a petition process is available. There is no guarantee the student's status will be changed, though. "Anotherexample (of change) would be that people who were previously ineligible, or maybe not as eligible, especially people wholistedparentinformation, will now be eligible or become more eligible," Hasse said. Some changes are positive. The new financial-aid application is shorter, needs less information from the students and will be free. Students are also required to use a dark ink pen when filling out the form instead of a No. 2 pencil. "I anticipate that it should be a simpler process for students and parents," Hasse said. The new regulations do not change the process as much as they define more precisely the requirements for those applying. Many of these changes will not be seen by students and are a matter of how the financial-aid offices at schools process students' information. One change that will affect students is the independent/dependent status rules. Hasse explained the regulations for this are "tighter" and fewer students will fall into the independent category. Kathy Sahlhoff, Western's financial resources interim director, explained that everyone currently on financial aid affected by this change will be contacted by mail as soon as possible. The letter will explain the changes and how they affect the individual student. "Congress has not authorized and appropriated any additional funds for work study or forgrants," Hasse explained. "What they have done is open up more loan program funds." A new, unsubsidized loan that students can take out (even if considered dependent) will help those whose parents aren'table or willing to acquire an academic loan for them. The government doesn't subsidize the interest for this type of loan, but it could make a big difference for some students who previously could hot meet their financial needs. This may be the only type of aid available to some students whoonceweren'teligible atall. Hasse's advice to students applying for financial aid next year is to, "Meet the deadlines. Do the form completely and clearly. And never argue with a federal form ... if you feel you have unusual circumstances in your life or your family situation that the form doesn't ask for or allow you to show, you could put that in a letter, in writing, to the financial aid office." Alsorecommendediskeeping copies of all information given to the financial-aid office and a copy of the actual financial-aid form sent Maintain a separate file and have these records easily accessible. This habit will be very helpful if some type of information is misplaced or simply wasn't re-a- class system will cut long lines By Stephen Duncan staff reporter The number of Western students waiting in line during advance registration could be reduced to a trickle when Western begins testing a touch-tone registration program in November 1993.. With the new system, students will be able to call in and register as often as they want from home, and add or drop classes immediately. "We want to make it (the touch tone registration program) open and accessible as possible," said Joe St. Hilaire, Western's registrar. St. Hilaire said the main advantages are the program's efficiency and students won't have to miss classes because of registration appointment conflicts. An advisory committee of 15-20 students, staff and faculty members was assembled to gather information on how the program would best fit the university. Van Johnson, University of Washington's associate registrar, said problems with his school's 548-STAR telephone registration program are minimal. He said some individual mainframes have gone down. However, the main computer system that runs the program hasn't faltered, yet. He said Western's current program of registering by line is further along than the University of Washington's was before its touch-tone program was implemented. "It (the transition) should be less of a problem at Western to switch from line registration to touch-tone than we had," Johnson said. Advance registration appointment cards would still go out, but students could only call at the assigned time and afterwards. One reason for purchasing the program was to stop students from skipping during registration. St. Hilaire said software and program installations alone could cost up to $100,000. He said Western is looking into 20-30 companies' software and hardware programs to find one that fits the school's price range and needs. He said the school needs money in advance for full implementation of the touch-tone program by spring, 1994. Once implemented, students will register only by phone. Money for the program would come from sources such as registration operation fees, tuition fees or subletting the use of the program to Aid, continued on page 4 Touch-tone, continued on page 6
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Title | Western Front - 1992 December 4 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 85, no. 18 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1992-12-04 |
Year Published | 1992 |
Original Publisher | Western Washington University |
Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
Editor |
Sue Kidd, Editor Geoffrey Patrick, Managing editor Sam Kitchell, News editor R. E. Dalrymple, Assistant News editor Erik Kvilaas, Campus and Government editor Cheryl Bishop, Features editor Laura Hussell, Features editor Karl Jensen, Accent editor Ina Smith, Assistant Accent editor Tim Farley, Sports editor Dieter Bohrmann, Sports editor Lori Corso, Issues and Opinions editor Kevin Perron, Assistant Issues and Opinions editor Jonathan Burton, Photo editor Jeff Quiggle, Copy editor Wendy Hunziker, Copy editor |
Staff |
Jim Bialek, Publications manager Teari Brown, Business manager Scott Friesen, Graphics Sean McWhinney, Illustrator Staff Reporters : Stephen Arnold Diane Babcock Heather Barnhart Lynnette Bonnema Chris Bueneman Andrea Dixon Stephen Duncan Steve Dunkelberger Kurt Eckert Donna Fairchild Rob Gwinn Alisa Heiser Rebecca Hover Kristy Huss Josh Jenkins Haidee Jezek Robyn Johnson Russ Kasselman Laura King Noelle Kompkoff Rick LaPorte Adam Leask Dan Licari Andy Long Jeff Misel Lisa Naylor Jason Overstreet Tara Perry John Pressentin Shahid Rahman Mark Rensink Loretta Richardson Lance Romo R. Nina Ruchiat Christina Schmidt Karl Schweizer Cindy Strauss Scott Tompkins Michele Thielke Jennifer Tipps Barney Treadway Kristi Welch Colin Wilcox Will Young |
Faculty Advisor | Pete Steffens |
Article Titles | Loan qualification status changes with new financial aid forms / by Loretta Richardson (p.1) -- Dial-a-class system will cut long lines / by Stephen Duncan (p.1) -- Aloha, Mortimer / by Scott Tompkins (p.1) -- Western briefs (p.2) -- The world on a page (p.2) -- WWU official announcements (p.2) -- Input requested about Western's logo change (p.3) -- Project organizers rally for recycling products/ by Lynnette Bonnema (p.4) -- AIDS day commemorated with vigil / by Andrea Dixon (p.5) -- Legislators share campaign techniques / by Rebecca Hover (p.6) -- Literary page (p.8) -- Bellingham's 'Blues Lady' keeps blues jam alive / by Sue Kidd (p.9) -- Indian Street Pottery shopping is an art / by Donna O. Fairchild (p.10) -- Bellingham this weekend (p.10) -- Heidi Chronicles an example of the bland, meaningless drivel of contemporary theatre / by Kevin Perron (p.11) -- Women's basketball: Vikings prevail with plethora o' points / by Lynnette Bonnema (p.12) -- Commentary: Please, let the players decide / by Mark Scholten (p.13) -- This is it: Final analysis: how Western fared / by Dieter Bohrmann and Tim Farley (p.14) -- Planning and experience lead to a successful career / by Donna O. Fairchild (p.15) -- Georgia-Pacific GM addresses social issues / by John Pressentin (p.16) -- ARCO consultant stresses need for economic and education reform / by Scott Tompkins (p.16) -- Local inventors comment on hardships of small business / by Heather Barnhart (p.17) -- Company's success hinges on engaging work, quality employees /by Jeff Misel (p.17) -- Our mission (p.18) -- Student greets success before graduation / by Michele Thielke (p.18) -- Abolishing grades, an insufficient solution / by Cheryl Adams (p.19) -- Veterans should be honored, not stereotyped / by Geoffrey Case (p.19) -- Literary page lacking / by Charlie Durham (p.19) -- Classified (p.19) |
Photographs | An environmental interpretation class organized a skit Wednesday which was performed in Red Square / by Jonathan Burton (p.1) -- President Mortimer will soon leave Western for a job at University of Hawaii / by Jonathan Burton (p.3) -- Many recycled products are available to consumers / courtesy of the Bellingham Herald (p.4) -- Community members participate in a candlelight vigil to observe World AIDS Day and show universal support for people whose lives have been affected by AIDS / by Steve Dunkelberger (p.5) -- A Russian missile-tracking ship was tied up at Pier 42 in Seattle during the Thanksgiving weekend / by Jonathan Burton (p.7) -- [Sunset over water] / by Tyler Anderson (p.8) -- Laurette Langille / by Bob Jenks (p.9) -- Eugene Lewis / by Donna O. Fairchild (p.10) -- Nick Vigarino's Mantown Blues (p.10) -- [Scene from "The Heidi Chronicles"] (p.11) -- Guard Linnette Bonthoux whips a pass to center Tracy Johnson in the key during the Vikings' 69-57 loss to the University of Puget Sound / by Jonathan Burton (p.12) -- The Western Sailing Club races in an alumni regatta Homecoming weekend on Lake Whatcom / by David R. Knapp, Jr. (p.13) -- Sophomores Tim Farley and Dieter Bohrmann (p.14) -- Jean Gorton (p.15) -- David Franklin (p.16) -- Fielding Formway (p.16) -- Ivor, Jim, and Michael Allsop (p.17) -- Charles V. Wilder, Jr. (p.17) -- Christine Thompson (p.18) |
Cartoons | America's role in the new world order / by L. Bergquist (p.18) |
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 | 44 x 28 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 | The Western Front December 4, 1992/Volume 85, Number 18 Western Washington University please recycle Photo by Jonathan Burton An environmental interpretation class organized a skit Wednesday which was performed in Red Square. During the skit, a tape player repeated the chant: "People need paper. People buy virgin paper. Forests are clear cut. Recycling is too inconvenient. Paper fills up our landfills." The skit went on to illustrate a solution through the buying of recycled paper. Aloha, Mortimer Scott Tompkins staff reporter Western President Kenneth Mortimer has accepted appointment as president of the University of Hawaii. According to a press release, Mortimer made the following statement Nov. 25. "I have informed Western Washington University Board of Trustees that I have accepted appointment as president of the University of Hawaii system and chancellor of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, effective not later than April 1,1993." Mortimer became Western's eleventh president in 1988, succeeding G. Robert Ross, who, together with two vice presidents and the pilot, was killed in a light plane crash in Whatcom County on Nov. 4,1987. In the release, Mortimer said the University of Hawaii presidency represents a professional challenge he could not overlook. "Lome and I came to Western because it was Hawaii bound, continued on page 3 Loan qualification status changes with new financial aid forms By Loretta Richardson staff reporter Ted Hasse, interim assistant director of Western's financial resources department, said many changes have been made in the 1993-94 academic year's financial- aid rules and some will directly affect students. Manystudentswhohavebeen considered independent before will not be next year. If a student is not 24, has no dependents, is nota veteran of active (notreserve) military duty, and/oris unmarried —the student will most likely be considered dependent If a student feels there are unusual circumstances, a petition process is available. There is no guarantee the student's status will be changed, though. "Anotherexample (of change) would be that people who were previously ineligible, or maybe not as eligible, especially people wholistedparentinformation, will now be eligible or become more eligible," Hasse said. Some changes are positive. The new financial-aid application is shorter, needs less information from the students and will be free. Students are also required to use a dark ink pen when filling out the form instead of a No. 2 pencil. "I anticipate that it should be a simpler process for students and parents," Hasse said. The new regulations do not change the process as much as they define more precisely the requirements for those applying. Many of these changes will not be seen by students and are a matter of how the financial-aid offices at schools process students' information. One change that will affect students is the independent/dependent status rules. Hasse explained the regulations for this are "tighter" and fewer students will fall into the independent category. Kathy Sahlhoff, Western's financial resources interim director, explained that everyone currently on financial aid affected by this change will be contacted by mail as soon as possible. The letter will explain the changes and how they affect the individual student. "Congress has not authorized and appropriated any additional funds for work study or forgrants," Hasse explained. "What they have done is open up more loan program funds." A new, unsubsidized loan that students can take out (even if considered dependent) will help those whose parents aren'table or willing to acquire an academic loan for them. The government doesn't subsidize the interest for this type of loan, but it could make a big difference for some students who previously could hot meet their financial needs. This may be the only type of aid available to some students whoonceweren'teligible atall. Hasse's advice to students applying for financial aid next year is to, "Meet the deadlines. Do the form completely and clearly. And never argue with a federal form ... if you feel you have unusual circumstances in your life or your family situation that the form doesn't ask for or allow you to show, you could put that in a letter, in writing, to the financial aid office." Alsorecommendediskeeping copies of all information given to the financial-aid office and a copy of the actual financial-aid form sent Maintain a separate file and have these records easily accessible. This habit will be very helpful if some type of information is misplaced or simply wasn't re-a- class system will cut long lines By Stephen Duncan staff reporter The number of Western students waiting in line during advance registration could be reduced to a trickle when Western begins testing a touch-tone registration program in November 1993.. With the new system, students will be able to call in and register as often as they want from home, and add or drop classes immediately. "We want to make it (the touch tone registration program) open and accessible as possible," said Joe St. Hilaire, Western's registrar. St. Hilaire said the main advantages are the program's efficiency and students won't have to miss classes because of registration appointment conflicts. An advisory committee of 15-20 students, staff and faculty members was assembled to gather information on how the program would best fit the university. Van Johnson, University of Washington's associate registrar, said problems with his school's 548-STAR telephone registration program are minimal. He said some individual mainframes have gone down. However, the main computer system that runs the program hasn't faltered, yet. He said Western's current program of registering by line is further along than the University of Washington's was before its touch-tone program was implemented. "It (the transition) should be less of a problem at Western to switch from line registration to touch-tone than we had," Johnson said. Advance registration appointment cards would still go out, but students could only call at the assigned time and afterwards. One reason for purchasing the program was to stop students from skipping during registration. St. Hilaire said software and program installations alone could cost up to $100,000. He said Western is looking into 20-30 companies' software and hardware programs to find one that fits the school's price range and needs. He said the school needs money in advance for full implementation of the touch-tone program by spring, 1994. Once implemented, students will register only by phone. Money for the program would come from sources such as registration operation fees, tuition fees or subletting the use of the program to Aid, continued on page 4 Touch-tone, continued on page 6 |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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