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DRESSED FOR SUC Intramural football team uses outrageous costumes to # psyche-out opponents. Sports, Page 9 SPOOKS AND SOUNDS Local bars and organizations celebrate Halloween with live music, contests and dances. Accent* Page7 "',"/•'. Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington • — '•— • , , ISSUE 12 VOLUME 127 FRIDAY OCT. 31, 2003 • Businesses finance mayoral election BY ROB MORRELL The Western Front Bellingham residents have until Nov. 4 to make their decision in the mayoral ^ election, but large businesses and spe- ^ cial-interest groups already have cast their votes through campaign donations. "We gave money to Brett Bonner because we're frustrated with the bureaucracy and arrogant attitude at City Hall," Jacaranda Corp. Owner Ken ^ hnus said. Jacaranda is a real estate company with major holdings in the Bellingham area. According to Public Disclosure Commission documents, during this year's campaign, Mayor Mark Asmundson received $42,297 compared to Bonner's $54,427. Bonner's campaign attracted heavy support from real estate groups. According to PDC records, Jacaranda donated $7,000 and the Washington Association of Realtors gave his campaign $5,000. Bonner said he credits his popularity among real estate groups to his plans for economic revitalization in Bellingham. He said those who gave to his campaign support his plan to encourage small-business growth and stimulate the job market in Bellingham. "Donors give money because they believe in people," Bonner said. •" Asmundson, on the other hand, has received support from construction companies, several of which have, in the past, received contracts to do city work. SEE Money, PAGE 4 City aims to restore creek salmon B Y PORFIRIO PENA The Western Front As spawning season begins, many Bellingham residents will spend their weekends at local parks to see thousands of salmon swimming upstream, continuing the life cycle of the species. Earlier this week, the City of Bellingham launched the Salmon Watchers program in collaboration: — with- -the Nooksak Salmon Enhancement ""Project- and the Washington Conservation f^rps, a volunteer group organized through the Washington State Department of Ecology. By educating the public oh ways to approach the salmon without disturbing them, the program helps preserve the salmon-spawning habitats. "A lot of people don't know about proper viewing procedures," NSEP Executive Director Wendy Sherrer said. "During this time of year, salmon are pretty territorial." When people wade in the streams and allow their dogs to swim in the water, they interfere with the salmon spawning habitats, crushing their eggs and frightening them away, she said. "If people disturb the salmon, they keep them from spawning and reduce the chance of them returning to the same stream the next year," said Renee LaCroix, environmental coordinator for the City of Bellingham. Corps Crew Supervisor Michael Koenen said when he saw the fish on SHARA B. SMITH/THE WESTERN FRONT the fish ladder for the first time, he \ group of fishermen cast their lines in Whatcom Creek at Maritime Heritage Center realized he wanted to start working hoping to catch salmon as they swim upstream. Each year, thousands of salmon to help the salmon. return to Whatcom Creek to spawn. The Salmon Watchers program teaches SEE Salmon, PAGE 4 Bellingham residents how to respect spawning salmon by avoiding contact with fish. Daughter of U.S. presidential candidate visits B Y MATT BUCHER The Western Front Vanessa Kerry said her father, Massachusetts Senator and Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry, had two words for her when she decided to take time off from Harvard Medical School to tour the country and promote his campaign: "no way." "He tried to talk me out of quitting school," she said. "But I had read my dad's policies, and I just told him, 'i think you're the best candidate.' " Kerry spoke Thursday at Western as part of her father's nationwide campus tour. While Kerry admitted she shied away from politics in the past because of hex father's legacy, she said the Bush administration's actions during the past three years compelled her to speak out. "What's happened hasn't made us safer; it hasn't helped the environment; and the economy isn't any better," she said. "What's happening now Will be doing damage well into the future." Kerry said her father voted for the resolution that led to the U.S. military action in Iraq, a common criticism by his opponents. She: cpntended;rhowever, that the resolution said the United States would try every diplomatic solution before waging war. "He did not support Bush 'm the way he went to war," she said. "He met with people at the (United Nations) and pushed the president to continue diplomacy." Kerry said a concrete, workable plan is needed in Ira'q. She said her father would not send any more troops to Iraq, but at this point, he thinks the United States needs to stay in contrdl of security while a true Iraqi government is put into power. The conflict in Iraq developed because of the United States' dependence on oil, Kerry said, and that dependence On oil is airiajor factor in the degradation of the environment. ' •.' '£Fhe environment is one] of my father's biggest issues," she said. "Renewable energy and working toward independence from oil are two of his main goals." Kerry said her father would like to develop a hydrogen-based economy for the future. She said hydrogen cars' — such as those proposed by President Bush in his 2003 State of the Union Address — could lead to clean energy and less dependence on foreign oil. Vehicle Research Institute director Michael Seal said dependence on hydrogen energy is not the best option because energy must be used in order to make clean energy. He said hybrid cars, such as those made at the VRI, are the best answer at this time. "(Hybrid cars are) the short-term answer," he said. "The Japanese have figured that out and are SEE Election, PAGE 4 Xjp.pront Community honors victims of domestic violence. News, Page 3 College Republicans travel to California for conference. News, Page 3 Wes^roFi"bii£ www. westefhf ronton] ine.com ^ Gas theft decrease may not last B Y RACHEL FOMON The Western Front Although gas thefts are not a current problem in the community, they may increase this spring. Gas thefts tend to rise throughout the nation when the price of gas increases and people become angry, said Jeff Lenard, director-of communications for the National " Association of Convenience Stores. Gas prices tend to increase approximately 25 cents to 35 cents in the spring as gas companies switch to more expensive summer-blend fuels, Lenard said. "Guaranteed, this spring, when prices go up again, so will the amount of gas thefts," Lenard said. SEE Gas, PAGE 4 RACHEL FOMON/ THE WESTERN FRONT Western a 1 u m D r e w Wilkens pre-pays for gas.
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Rating | |
Title | Western Front - 2003 October 31 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 127, no. 12 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 2003-10-31 |
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 Josh Fejeran, 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 |
Shara B. Smith Rachel Fomon Lianna Wingfield Tanya Rozeboom Anna Sowa Jack Carr Justin McCaughan |
Faculty Advisor | Tracy Everbach |
Article Titles | Business finance mayoral election / by Rob Morrell (p.1) -- City aims to restore creek salmon / by Porfirio Pena (p.1) -- Daughter of U.S. presidential candidate visits / by Matt Bucher (p.1) -- Gas theft decrease may not last / by Rachel Fomon (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- Viking voices (p.2) -- AP Wire news briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Vigil honors domestic violence victims / by Lianna Wingfield (p.3) -- College republicans train to address campus issues / by Christina Twu (p.3) -- lights, camera & acting / by Paola Mottola (p.5) -- Opening to a full house / by Anna Sowa (p.6-7) -- Pacific idol showcases Northwest musical talent / by Rick Swanson (p.6) -- In the spotlight (p.7) -- Sports (p.8) -- Men's golf team uses winter to prepare for spring / by Jack Carr (p.8) -- Beast team dons mullets, attracts following / by Kadi Anderson (p.9) -- Opinions (p.10) -- Classified (p.11) |
Photographs | [Fisherman at Whatcom Creek] (p.1) -- Drew Wilkens (p.1) -- Eric Hyatt (p.2) -- Jack Aubin (p.2) -- Paul Stoles (p.2) -- Kathy Dasovich, Justin Mitzlaff (p.3) -- Paul Hassett, Wendy Willow, Eero Johnson, Susanne Stauffer (p.5) -- Dallas Milholland (p.6) -- Dallas Milholland, Jenny Chatterton, Joanie Whitener (p.7) -- Joanie Whitener, Jenny Chatterton (p.7) -- Tim Feenstra (p.8) -- [Members of the Beastmasters] (p.9) |
Cartoons | [This is right out of a bad movie] / Reid Psaltis (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 |
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 | DRESSED FOR SUC Intramural football team uses outrageous costumes to # psyche-out opponents. Sports, Page 9 SPOOKS AND SOUNDS Local bars and organizations celebrate Halloween with live music, contests and dances. Accent* Page7 "',"/•'. Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington • — '•— • , , ISSUE 12 VOLUME 127 FRIDAY OCT. 31, 2003 • Businesses finance mayoral election BY ROB MORRELL The Western Front Bellingham residents have until Nov. 4 to make their decision in the mayoral ^ election, but large businesses and spe- ^ cial-interest groups already have cast their votes through campaign donations. "We gave money to Brett Bonner because we're frustrated with the bureaucracy and arrogant attitude at City Hall," Jacaranda Corp. Owner Ken ^ hnus said. Jacaranda is a real estate company with major holdings in the Bellingham area. According to Public Disclosure Commission documents, during this year's campaign, Mayor Mark Asmundson received $42,297 compared to Bonner's $54,427. Bonner's campaign attracted heavy support from real estate groups. According to PDC records, Jacaranda donated $7,000 and the Washington Association of Realtors gave his campaign $5,000. Bonner said he credits his popularity among real estate groups to his plans for economic revitalization in Bellingham. He said those who gave to his campaign support his plan to encourage small-business growth and stimulate the job market in Bellingham. "Donors give money because they believe in people," Bonner said. •" Asmundson, on the other hand, has received support from construction companies, several of which have, in the past, received contracts to do city work. SEE Money, PAGE 4 City aims to restore creek salmon B Y PORFIRIO PENA The Western Front As spawning season begins, many Bellingham residents will spend their weekends at local parks to see thousands of salmon swimming upstream, continuing the life cycle of the species. Earlier this week, the City of Bellingham launched the Salmon Watchers program in collaboration: — with- -the Nooksak Salmon Enhancement ""Project- and the Washington Conservation f^rps, a volunteer group organized through the Washington State Department of Ecology. By educating the public oh ways to approach the salmon without disturbing them, the program helps preserve the salmon-spawning habitats. "A lot of people don't know about proper viewing procedures," NSEP Executive Director Wendy Sherrer said. "During this time of year, salmon are pretty territorial." When people wade in the streams and allow their dogs to swim in the water, they interfere with the salmon spawning habitats, crushing their eggs and frightening them away, she said. "If people disturb the salmon, they keep them from spawning and reduce the chance of them returning to the same stream the next year," said Renee LaCroix, environmental coordinator for the City of Bellingham. Corps Crew Supervisor Michael Koenen said when he saw the fish on SHARA B. SMITH/THE WESTERN FRONT the fish ladder for the first time, he \ group of fishermen cast their lines in Whatcom Creek at Maritime Heritage Center realized he wanted to start working hoping to catch salmon as they swim upstream. Each year, thousands of salmon to help the salmon. return to Whatcom Creek to spawn. The Salmon Watchers program teaches SEE Salmon, PAGE 4 Bellingham residents how to respect spawning salmon by avoiding contact with fish. Daughter of U.S. presidential candidate visits B Y MATT BUCHER The Western Front Vanessa Kerry said her father, Massachusetts Senator and Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry, had two words for her when she decided to take time off from Harvard Medical School to tour the country and promote his campaign: "no way." "He tried to talk me out of quitting school," she said. "But I had read my dad's policies, and I just told him, 'i think you're the best candidate.' " Kerry spoke Thursday at Western as part of her father's nationwide campus tour. While Kerry admitted she shied away from politics in the past because of hex father's legacy, she said the Bush administration's actions during the past three years compelled her to speak out. "What's happened hasn't made us safer; it hasn't helped the environment; and the economy isn't any better," she said. "What's happening now Will be doing damage well into the future." Kerry said her father voted for the resolution that led to the U.S. military action in Iraq, a common criticism by his opponents. She: cpntended;rhowever, that the resolution said the United States would try every diplomatic solution before waging war. "He did not support Bush 'm the way he went to war," she said. "He met with people at the (United Nations) and pushed the president to continue diplomacy." Kerry said a concrete, workable plan is needed in Ira'q. She said her father would not send any more troops to Iraq, but at this point, he thinks the United States needs to stay in contrdl of security while a true Iraqi government is put into power. The conflict in Iraq developed because of the United States' dependence on oil, Kerry said, and that dependence On oil is airiajor factor in the degradation of the environment. ' •.' '£Fhe environment is one] of my father's biggest issues," she said. "Renewable energy and working toward independence from oil are two of his main goals." Kerry said her father would like to develop a hydrogen-based economy for the future. She said hydrogen cars' — such as those proposed by President Bush in his 2003 State of the Union Address — could lead to clean energy and less dependence on foreign oil. Vehicle Research Institute director Michael Seal said dependence on hydrogen energy is not the best option because energy must be used in order to make clean energy. He said hybrid cars, such as those made at the VRI, are the best answer at this time. "(Hybrid cars are) the short-term answer," he said. "The Japanese have figured that out and are SEE Election, PAGE 4 Xjp.pront Community honors victims of domestic violence. News, Page 3 College Republicans travel to California for conference. News, Page 3 Wes^roFi"bii£ www. westefhf ronton] ine.com ^ Gas theft decrease may not last B Y RACHEL FOMON The Western Front Although gas thefts are not a current problem in the community, they may increase this spring. Gas thefts tend to rise throughout the nation when the price of gas increases and people become angry, said Jeff Lenard, director-of communications for the National " Association of Convenience Stores. Gas prices tend to increase approximately 25 cents to 35 cents in the spring as gas companies switch to more expensive summer-blend fuels, Lenard said. "Guaranteed, this spring, when prices go up again, so will the amount of gas thefts," Lenard said. SEE Gas, PAGE 4 RACHEL FOMON/ THE WESTERN FRONT Western a 1 u m D r e w Wilkens pre-pays for gas. |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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