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• ISSUE 17 VOLUME 127 IN THE ARMY NOW uranium invades troops and warfare. Features, Page 7 FOOD-FOR-ALL Should fast-food restaurants be held responsible for obesity? Opinions, Page 15 TITLE FIGHTING Western's football team claims GNAC title. Sports, Page 11 Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington The Western Front TUESDAY NOV. 18,2003 State board wants UP, BPD address campus safety increase in number of college grads BY ROB MORRELL The Western Front Washington's Higher Education Coordinating Board wants to see more Western students walking across Red Square in 2010. According to a draft version of the new master plan for higher education in Washington, the board wants to expand statewide college enrollment by 20 percent so that schools will award an additional 5,500 bachelor's degrees annually by 2010. The report, released Oct. 30, said Washington ranks 33rd nationally in the number of bachelor's degrees earned at state schools. Assistant Director of Admissions Michael Barr said Western would like to remain a smaller school despite the proposed expansion. "We want to be an institution that is modestly sized," Barr said. "We don't want to sacrifice quality for expansion." Western Provost Andrew Bodman said he understands the board's goal of expanding access to higher education, but the enrollment increases mUst be coupled with additional state funding for colleges. "The draft master plan contains nc commitment to the future funding of higher education," Bodman said. "We believe this is a vital missing piece in the plan: We caririot continue with business as usual, with a declining state subsidy per student, higher tuition costs for students and expanded access, without an erosion of quality." Western sophomore Sierra Schraff-Thomas said she would welcome larger classes and a more crowded university, if the enrollment increases were aimed at creating diversity. "It would be good to expand enrollment as long as underrepresented groups are targeted," Schraff-Thomas said. "The current enrollment is not an accurate reflection of the actual population." According to Western's most recent diversity information, the fall 2002 student body was comprised of approximately 86 percent white students and 14 percent students of color. U.S. Census data from the same year showed that, at the time, nearly 18 percent of Washington residents were people of color. Barr said Western is planning to expand in coming years, but geography and state resources restricts the uni^ versity's growth. "We have plans for very modest, incremental growth over the next 10 years by 120 students per year," he said. "We can only grow as much as state funding increases, and we are physically limited by space." Western senior Stephany Hazelrigg said Washington's low ranking for bachelor's degrees awarded was a reflection of the state's disinterest in education. "If you look at what teachers are getting paid and how under-funded the schools are in this state, you can see that education is not a priority," Hazelrigg said. According to projections by the HECB, public colleges in Washington need to accept 45,000 more students by 2010 in order to catch up to the national average of 32.3 bachelor's degrees awarded per 1,000 residents. j: jp .pront Emergency system to get updated technology. News, Page 6 AS rejects porn club because of previous bad publicity. News, Page 6 Western Front at thewesternfronteditor@yahoo.com B Y JOHN C. DAVEES For The Western Front A multitude of break-ins and prowler reports in the neighborhoods surrounding Western led Western's Women's Empowerment and Violence Education group to call an informational meeting to alleviate student concerns Monday night in the Viking Union. Melissa Locke, Crime Free coordinator for the Bellingham Police Department, David Doughty, assistant chief of University Police, and Sarah Rankin, case manager for Crime And Sexual Assault Services, provided handouts, business cards and answers to questions from the approximately 20 students who attended the meeting. "There have been 15 reports (of a peeper being seen or break-ins) around the York, Sehome and Happy Valley neighborhoods," Locke said. "We have no suspects. We need you to be eyes and ears for us; all we know is that it is a white male in his 20s with angular features." The focus of the evening, however, SEE Safety, PAGE 4 ZEB WAINRIGHT/THE WESTERN FRONT Ninety-nine-year-old Howard Wilder, left, the oldest-known living Viking football player, receives instructions on the coin toss from official Jim Northcott before Western won the Great Northwest Athletic Conference against Western Oregon University. Vikes honor 'super' senior BY ZEB WAINWRIGHT The Western Front When Howard Wilder, 99, came to Western in 1923, the school was called Bellingham State Normal School; the Viking name had not been adopted and the football team played at Waldo Field, which now is Red Square. Wilder, an Olympia resident and the oldest-known living Western football player, received a warm welcome from fans at Civic Field on Saturday when he participated in the coin toss for Western's game against Western Oregon University. Athletics marketing intern Katie Rothenberg was at the game and said, while not all fans knew Wilderwould be at the game, they reacted positively. "I think (the fans) didn't really get it until they said he was the oldest Viking football player and that he was (almost) 100," she said. Western Director of Planned Giving Al Froderberg, who is a good friend of Wilder, invited him to Western for the last football game of the season. "I've known him for several years," Froderberg said. "I've taken him out to lunch two or three times over the past five years. I called him and I told him that, since we were finishing our 100th year of football at Western, it would be nice to have a 100-year-old alumnus at Western." Like many athletes today, Wilder had a nickname. He. went by "Dutch" for more than 40 years. SEE Wilder, PAGE 12 Lagging business forces Bellingham club to close SHARA B. SMITH/THE WESTERN FRONT Chevron employee Bobby Riggs''said business has dropped since Christos closed. BY IAN ALEXANDER The Western Front The lights are dark at Christos Restaurant and Casino. Owner Jas Gill decided to close the restaurant and Club 110 on Nov. 12 so he could spend more time with his family and focus on the Slo Pitch Pub, which he also owns. "It was too much for me to handle," Gill said. "It was too many business interests for me to have. My family and two businesses, I couldn't fit enough hours in the day." Gill bought Christos three years ago and opened the club one year ago. He also said Bellingham's competitive club industry made it difficult to run a bar. "I just woke up one morning and SEE Closed, PAGE 4
Object Description
Rating | |
Title | Western Front - 2003 November 18 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 127, no. 17 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 2003-11-18 |
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 |
Brandon Rosage, editor-in-chief Katie James, managing editor Jeremy Edwards, head copy editor Jenny Maag, copy editor Mugs Scherer, copy editor Justin McCaughan, photo editor Shara B. Smith, assistant photo editor Abi Weaver, news editor Eric Berto, news editor Shanna Green, accent editor Kellyn Ballard, features editor Matt DeVeau, sports editor Bryan Sharick, opinions editor Matt McDonald, online/graphics editor Reid Psaltis, cartoonist |
Staff |
Joe Mack, community liaison Alethea Macomber, business manager Joel Hall, advertising manager Reporters : Ian Alexander Tess Alverson Kadi Anderson Jessie Bowden Kevin Bruaw Matt Bucher Emily Butterfield Jack Carr Melena Eaton Rachel Fomon Sarah A. Freeman Michelle Himple Robert Hollowwa Brad Jensen Kaitlin King Kate Koch Megan Lewis Laura McClay Meagan McFadden Robert Morrell Paolo Mottola Porfirio Pena Michelle Reindal Tanya Rozeboom Andrea Sears Travis Sherer Shara Smith Anna Sowa Richard Swanson Drew Swayne Jamie Theuer Christina Twu Zeb Wainwright Leslie White Lianna Wingfield Amanda Woolley Jenny Zuvela |
Photographer |
Zeb Wainwright Shara B. Smith Justin McCaughan Matt Bucher Christina Twu |
Faculty Advisor | Tracy Everbach |
Article Titles | State board wants increase in number of college grads / by Rob Morrell (p.1) -- UP, BPD address campus safety / by John C. Davies (p.1) -- Vikes honor 'super' senior / by Zeb Wainwright (p.1) -- Lagging business forces Bellingham club to close / by Ian Alexander (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- Viking voices (p.2) -- AP Wire news briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- City, county forecast impact of population growth / by Jenny Zuvela (p.3) -- Financial aid favors more expensive schools / by Kadi Anderson (p.4) -- City settles parking debate at Armory / by Amanda Woolley (p.5) -- Policy on North Korea outlined / by Rob Morrell (p.5) -- AS asks pornography club to withdraw application / by Anna Sowa (p.6) -- City council finds money to enhance emergency service / by Porfirio Pena (p.6) -- Doctor offers students free, private medical advice online / by Lianna Wingfield (p.6) -- Features (p.7) -- Death metal / by Matt Bucher (p.7) -- Approaching depletion (p.8-9) -- Multiple intellects / by Christina Twu (p.8) -- Strange days (p.9) -- Vikes ready for regional's with romp over Nanooks / by Leslie White (p.10) -- Vikings take title with narrow escape against Wolves / by Bobby Hollowwa (p.11) -- Kick for the car / by Bobby Hollowwa (p.11) -- Opinions (p.13) -- Frontline (p.14) -- Classified (p.15) |
Photographs | Howard Wilder, Jim Northcott (p.1) -- Bobby Riggs (p.1) -- Rachel Nelson (p.2) -- Rob Schene (p.2) -- Nicole Mead (p.2) -- Eric Powell (p.3) -- [For sale sign at Christos nightclub] (p.4) -- Mindy Newby (p.7) -- Jesse Wrucha, Althea Wiley, Natalie Mortimer Montoure (p.9) -- Liz Bishop, Nicola Parker (p.10) -- Andy Olson (p.11) -- Harold "Dutch" Wilder (p.12) -- Jessie Bowden (p.13) -- Laura McClay (p.13) -- Sarah A. Freeman (p.15) -- Anna Sowa (p.15) |
Cartoons | [Muhammad found guilty] / Reid Psaltis (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 | • ISSUE 17 VOLUME 127 IN THE ARMY NOW uranium invades troops and warfare. Features, Page 7 FOOD-FOR-ALL Should fast-food restaurants be held responsible for obesity? Opinions, Page 15 TITLE FIGHTING Western's football team claims GNAC title. Sports, Page 11 Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington The Western Front TUESDAY NOV. 18,2003 State board wants UP, BPD address campus safety increase in number of college grads BY ROB MORRELL The Western Front Washington's Higher Education Coordinating Board wants to see more Western students walking across Red Square in 2010. According to a draft version of the new master plan for higher education in Washington, the board wants to expand statewide college enrollment by 20 percent so that schools will award an additional 5,500 bachelor's degrees annually by 2010. The report, released Oct. 30, said Washington ranks 33rd nationally in the number of bachelor's degrees earned at state schools. Assistant Director of Admissions Michael Barr said Western would like to remain a smaller school despite the proposed expansion. "We want to be an institution that is modestly sized," Barr said. "We don't want to sacrifice quality for expansion." Western Provost Andrew Bodman said he understands the board's goal of expanding access to higher education, but the enrollment increases mUst be coupled with additional state funding for colleges. "The draft master plan contains nc commitment to the future funding of higher education," Bodman said. "We believe this is a vital missing piece in the plan: We caririot continue with business as usual, with a declining state subsidy per student, higher tuition costs for students and expanded access, without an erosion of quality." Western sophomore Sierra Schraff-Thomas said she would welcome larger classes and a more crowded university, if the enrollment increases were aimed at creating diversity. "It would be good to expand enrollment as long as underrepresented groups are targeted," Schraff-Thomas said. "The current enrollment is not an accurate reflection of the actual population." According to Western's most recent diversity information, the fall 2002 student body was comprised of approximately 86 percent white students and 14 percent students of color. U.S. Census data from the same year showed that, at the time, nearly 18 percent of Washington residents were people of color. Barr said Western is planning to expand in coming years, but geography and state resources restricts the uni^ versity's growth. "We have plans for very modest, incremental growth over the next 10 years by 120 students per year," he said. "We can only grow as much as state funding increases, and we are physically limited by space." Western senior Stephany Hazelrigg said Washington's low ranking for bachelor's degrees awarded was a reflection of the state's disinterest in education. "If you look at what teachers are getting paid and how under-funded the schools are in this state, you can see that education is not a priority," Hazelrigg said. According to projections by the HECB, public colleges in Washington need to accept 45,000 more students by 2010 in order to catch up to the national average of 32.3 bachelor's degrees awarded per 1,000 residents. j: jp .pront Emergency system to get updated technology. News, Page 6 AS rejects porn club because of previous bad publicity. News, Page 6 Western Front at thewesternfronteditor@yahoo.com B Y JOHN C. DAVEES For The Western Front A multitude of break-ins and prowler reports in the neighborhoods surrounding Western led Western's Women's Empowerment and Violence Education group to call an informational meeting to alleviate student concerns Monday night in the Viking Union. Melissa Locke, Crime Free coordinator for the Bellingham Police Department, David Doughty, assistant chief of University Police, and Sarah Rankin, case manager for Crime And Sexual Assault Services, provided handouts, business cards and answers to questions from the approximately 20 students who attended the meeting. "There have been 15 reports (of a peeper being seen or break-ins) around the York, Sehome and Happy Valley neighborhoods," Locke said. "We have no suspects. We need you to be eyes and ears for us; all we know is that it is a white male in his 20s with angular features." The focus of the evening, however, SEE Safety, PAGE 4 ZEB WAINRIGHT/THE WESTERN FRONT Ninety-nine-year-old Howard Wilder, left, the oldest-known living Viking football player, receives instructions on the coin toss from official Jim Northcott before Western won the Great Northwest Athletic Conference against Western Oregon University. Vikes honor 'super' senior BY ZEB WAINWRIGHT The Western Front When Howard Wilder, 99, came to Western in 1923, the school was called Bellingham State Normal School; the Viking name had not been adopted and the football team played at Waldo Field, which now is Red Square. Wilder, an Olympia resident and the oldest-known living Western football player, received a warm welcome from fans at Civic Field on Saturday when he participated in the coin toss for Western's game against Western Oregon University. Athletics marketing intern Katie Rothenberg was at the game and said, while not all fans knew Wilderwould be at the game, they reacted positively. "I think (the fans) didn't really get it until they said he was the oldest Viking football player and that he was (almost) 100," she said. Western Director of Planned Giving Al Froderberg, who is a good friend of Wilder, invited him to Western for the last football game of the season. "I've known him for several years," Froderberg said. "I've taken him out to lunch two or three times over the past five years. I called him and I told him that, since we were finishing our 100th year of football at Western, it would be nice to have a 100-year-old alumnus at Western." Like many athletes today, Wilder had a nickname. He. went by "Dutch" for more than 40 years. SEE Wilder, PAGE 12 Lagging business forces Bellingham club to close SHARA B. SMITH/THE WESTERN FRONT Chevron employee Bobby Riggs''said business has dropped since Christos closed. BY IAN ALEXANDER The Western Front The lights are dark at Christos Restaurant and Casino. Owner Jas Gill decided to close the restaurant and Club 110 on Nov. 12 so he could spend more time with his family and focus on the Slo Pitch Pub, which he also owns. "It was too much for me to handle," Gill said. "It was too many business interests for me to have. My family and two businesses, I couldn't fit enough hours in the day." Gill bought Christos three years ago and opened the club one year ago. He also said Bellingham's competitive club industry made it difficult to run a bar. "I just woke up one morning and SEE Closed, PAGE 4 |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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