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TWO SHEETS TO THE WIND Sailing team charts a course for Lake Whatcom to navigate the calm waters. Sports, Page 12 ISSUE 18 VOLUME 127 TESTING EARLY Head Start program gives standardized tests to children in preschool. Opinions, Page 13 ACTING FOR AFGHANISTA Theatre department performs to raise money for Afghan orphans. Accent, Page 7 Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington JHANISTAN - The Western Front FRIDAY NOV. 21, 2003 Vice President for Activities resigns for new job B Y TRAVIS SHERER The Western Front Jason Wilmot, Associated Students vice president for activities, announced his resignation Tuesday at the weekly AS board of directors meeting. Wilmot's resignation will be effective at the end of fall quarter. The position of AS vice president for activities is open, and students have until Nov. 24 to apply. Wilmot accepted a six-month operations product manager position at a Microsoft plant in Reno, Nev. He said he will work with four other candidates selected from a nationwide pool of- approximately 50 a p p i ^ a ^ t s ? 0 ; § |^ "I will be working with an operations product group on planning, analyzing cost logistics and product managing/' Wilmot said. "We will be basically trying to figure out ways to help customers in need of Microsoft licensing get that licensing cheaper to them and for Microsoft." Wilmot said the AS board of directors has been very supportive of his decision to leave. "(The AS board) knows you come to college to get a job, and a lot of us do this to get a job and to understand the business side of a university." , Erin O'Reilly, AS board of directors program assistant, said Wilmot is the fourth vice president to resign in 10 years. The other three, however, resigned because of academic or performance reasons. A group of board members, including AS President Paul Graves, Vice President for Business and Operations Kevin Stock and Kevin Majkut, associate director of Viking Union Activities, will narrow the applicants to two. The AS board will decide who receives the appointment by voting before the end of the quarter. Graves said he is uncertain how many applications the board will receive, but he expects the position to attract a number of people. Wilmot's electoral opponent last year SEE AS, PAGE 4 Deputies monitor airport Shoplifting increases at campus bookstore JUSTIN MCCAUGHAN/THE WESTERN FRONT Transportation Security Administration screener Alberto, who did not give his name for security reasons, scans and searches a Horizon Air passenger at the Bellingham International Airport. Transportation Security Adrninistration. The port will allocate $30.67 per hour for a deputy to be at the airport to check baggage and screen passengers SheriffY Office receives federal grant to increase airport security B Y MATT BUCHER The Western Front The Port of Bellingham will pay the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office $267,450.84 from Oct. 1,2003 through Sept. 29, 2004 to provide law enforcement and screening services for all flights leaving Bellingham International Airport, said Art Choat, director of Aviation and Port Security. Because of a Department of Homeland Security requirement, the port received a grant through the~^ seven hours per day. It also allows a deputy to be on call an additional 11 hours per day at the same hourly rate. On Oct. 21, the Whatcom County Council passed the agreement during its afternoon session but tabled it in the regular meeting because Dewey Dessler, deputy administrator for the county, said he worried about some of the wording in the document. Choat said that while deputies consistently have been on duty at the airport since the World Trade SEE Airport, PAGE 4 BY MICHELLE HEMPLE The Western Front The re-sale of shoplifted textbooks is a problem the employees of the Associated Students Bookstore are very familiar with. "I think both of the college (book) stores have a problem with students and others stealing textbooks and selling them," said !T5e^bleTjnd:quist, cashier "super-"' visor of mfe^'Bookstorev - ^ y *••--• During the 2001-2002 school year, the AS Bookstore lost approx-. imately $59,000, AS "Bookstore Textbook Supervisor Robert Perks said. Not all of the money was lost because of shoplifting, but a large part was, he said. After installing a security system, the amount dropped to $21,000 this past year, which is well below the industry average. Out of approximately 12,000 students on campus, 300 have, stolen textbooks, Perks said. Although it often is difficult to catch shoplifters, the bookstore has security measures to prevent thefts from happening. "What we try to do is be observant and make sure that (shop-spers) understand that we are watching them and use that as prevention as opposed to go through the arrest process," AS Bookstore General Manager Dave Mac Auley said. "The unfortunate thing is we're doing a daily buy-back, which is a ready market for a customer or anybody to get immediate cash. We have cooperated with The College Store, and if Sticky fingers AS Bookstore theft statistics |||i|imafei||P system; "tfelosses dropped Source: A^Bqofetor^ textbook SupervisorRobert Perks we find we're'losing something or somebody is trying to sell back a book that is still-in the cellophane wrapper, we call each other and ask if there are books missing." Typically, honest shoppers have to pay higher prices because of shoplifters, he said. "We pay a hefty price when we go shopping because (shoplifting) is built into the pricing structure of most retail outlets; (the AS Bookstore does not raise prices) but other stores do," Mac Auley said. "We have one of the lowest textbook prices in the country because we give a 10-percent discount (to shoppers)." The AS Bookstore employees SEE Theft, PAGE 4 •pront Campus neighbors complain of nearby party noise. News, Page 5 Study shows students inaccurately measure alcohol in drinks. News, Page 6 Students swap cigarettes for food BY PAOLO MOTTOLA The Western Front Western senior Ashley Becker sat behind a table on Vendor's Row Thursday exchanging coupons from local restaurants for cigarettes. - '••.-••.•'"-.'--.."..• Becker, ' a volunteer at \ the :' Wellnessr Outreach Center>" and:".- Brooke Benjestprf, cp-coordinatof of the-•Drug' Irtfonnatipn^Ceriter;; Were prpmpting.-^.^ih.e/^v-.Great; American Smokeout, a national event challenging smokers to stop using cigarettes for the day. "I don't want to be wagging my finger at smokers because I don't think it's an effective method to get people to stop smoking, but I do want to encourage people to read the literature and learn more about smoking and how it affects them," Backer said. SEE Trade, PAGE 4 PAOLO MOTTOLA/ THE WESTERN FRONT Bellingham r e s i d e n t Paul Evans trades five cigarettes for a food coupon.
Object Description
Rating | |
Title | Western Front - 2003 November 21 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 127, no. 18 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 2003-11-21 |
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 Drew Swayne Christina Twu Zeb Wainwright Leslie White Lianna Wingfield Amanda Woolley Jenny Zuvela |
Photographer |
Justin McCaughan Paolo Mottola Shara B. Smith Kate Koch |
Faculty Advisor | Tracy Everbach |
Article Titles | Vice president for activities resigns for new job / by Travis Sherer (p.1) -- Deputies monitor airport / by Matt Bucher (p.1) -- Shoplifting increases at campus bookstore / by Michelle Himple (p.1) -- Students swap cigarettes for food / by Paolo Mottola (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- Viking voices (p.2) -- AP Wire news briefs (p.2) -- official announcements (p.2) -- Students learn Thanksgiving lesson / by Christina Twu (p.3) -- Congress proposes Academic Bill of Rights / by Porfirio S. Pena (p.3) -- Campus neighbors ask for end to loud parties, damage / by Christina Twu (p.5) -- Proof exists: drink size matters / by Emily Butterfield (p.6) -- Western students lack effective speaking skills / by Tess Alverson (p.6) -- Accent (p.7) -- Forgotten people / by Tanya Rozeboom (p.7) -- Organic art / by Kate Koch / courtesy of Torhill Dunham (p.8-9) -- In the spotlight (p.9) -- Sports (p.10) -- He's a looker: former Viking stars in NFL / by Jessie Bowden (p.10-11) -- Come sail away: students unwind on the water / by Kate Koch (p.12) -- Mt. Baker opens with more than four feet of base snow / by Megan Lewis (p.12) -- Opinions (p.13) -- Frontline (p.14) -- Classified (p.15) |
Photographs | [Alberto, transportation security administration screener] (p.1) -- Paul Evans (p.1) -- Andrew Saunders (p.2) -- Ruth Wetzel (p.2) -- Ryann Lachowicz (p.2) -- [Four bar patrons stumble home (p.5) -- Brian Yoder (p.6) -- Cassandra Murphy, Adam El-Sharkawi (p.7) -- Patrick Dougherty (p.8) -- Patrick Dougherty with Lynden middle school sixth graders (p.9) -- Patrick Dougherty's exhibits / courtesy of Swarthmore College web site (p.9) -- Dane Looker / courtesy of the Athletic dept. (p.10) -- Dane Looker / courtesy of UW athletic dept. (p.11) -- Abbie Wade, Colin McDonald (p.12) -- Matt Bucher (p.13) -- Kate Koch (p.13) -- Carl Weiseth (p.14) -- Christina Twu (p.14) -- Brad Jensen (p.15) -- Jessie Bowden (p.15) |
Cartoons | [I won't let terrorists get another Turkey!] / 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 | TWO SHEETS TO THE WIND Sailing team charts a course for Lake Whatcom to navigate the calm waters. Sports, Page 12 ISSUE 18 VOLUME 127 TESTING EARLY Head Start program gives standardized tests to children in preschool. Opinions, Page 13 ACTING FOR AFGHANISTA Theatre department performs to raise money for Afghan orphans. Accent, Page 7 Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington JHANISTAN - The Western Front FRIDAY NOV. 21, 2003 Vice President for Activities resigns for new job B Y TRAVIS SHERER The Western Front Jason Wilmot, Associated Students vice president for activities, announced his resignation Tuesday at the weekly AS board of directors meeting. Wilmot's resignation will be effective at the end of fall quarter. The position of AS vice president for activities is open, and students have until Nov. 24 to apply. Wilmot accepted a six-month operations product manager position at a Microsoft plant in Reno, Nev. He said he will work with four other candidates selected from a nationwide pool of- approximately 50 a p p i ^ a ^ t s ? 0 ; § |^ "I will be working with an operations product group on planning, analyzing cost logistics and product managing/' Wilmot said. "We will be basically trying to figure out ways to help customers in need of Microsoft licensing get that licensing cheaper to them and for Microsoft." Wilmot said the AS board of directors has been very supportive of his decision to leave. "(The AS board) knows you come to college to get a job, and a lot of us do this to get a job and to understand the business side of a university." , Erin O'Reilly, AS board of directors program assistant, said Wilmot is the fourth vice president to resign in 10 years. The other three, however, resigned because of academic or performance reasons. A group of board members, including AS President Paul Graves, Vice President for Business and Operations Kevin Stock and Kevin Majkut, associate director of Viking Union Activities, will narrow the applicants to two. The AS board will decide who receives the appointment by voting before the end of the quarter. Graves said he is uncertain how many applications the board will receive, but he expects the position to attract a number of people. Wilmot's electoral opponent last year SEE AS, PAGE 4 Deputies monitor airport Shoplifting increases at campus bookstore JUSTIN MCCAUGHAN/THE WESTERN FRONT Transportation Security Administration screener Alberto, who did not give his name for security reasons, scans and searches a Horizon Air passenger at the Bellingham International Airport. Transportation Security Adrninistration. The port will allocate $30.67 per hour for a deputy to be at the airport to check baggage and screen passengers SheriffY Office receives federal grant to increase airport security B Y MATT BUCHER The Western Front The Port of Bellingham will pay the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office $267,450.84 from Oct. 1,2003 through Sept. 29, 2004 to provide law enforcement and screening services for all flights leaving Bellingham International Airport, said Art Choat, director of Aviation and Port Security. Because of a Department of Homeland Security requirement, the port received a grant through the~^ seven hours per day. It also allows a deputy to be on call an additional 11 hours per day at the same hourly rate. On Oct. 21, the Whatcom County Council passed the agreement during its afternoon session but tabled it in the regular meeting because Dewey Dessler, deputy administrator for the county, said he worried about some of the wording in the document. Choat said that while deputies consistently have been on duty at the airport since the World Trade SEE Airport, PAGE 4 BY MICHELLE HEMPLE The Western Front The re-sale of shoplifted textbooks is a problem the employees of the Associated Students Bookstore are very familiar with. "I think both of the college (book) stores have a problem with students and others stealing textbooks and selling them," said !T5e^bleTjnd:quist, cashier "super-"' visor of mfe^'Bookstorev - ^ y *••--• During the 2001-2002 school year, the AS Bookstore lost approx-. imately $59,000, AS "Bookstore Textbook Supervisor Robert Perks said. Not all of the money was lost because of shoplifting, but a large part was, he said. After installing a security system, the amount dropped to $21,000 this past year, which is well below the industry average. Out of approximately 12,000 students on campus, 300 have, stolen textbooks, Perks said. Although it often is difficult to catch shoplifters, the bookstore has security measures to prevent thefts from happening. "What we try to do is be observant and make sure that (shop-spers) understand that we are watching them and use that as prevention as opposed to go through the arrest process," AS Bookstore General Manager Dave Mac Auley said. "The unfortunate thing is we're doing a daily buy-back, which is a ready market for a customer or anybody to get immediate cash. We have cooperated with The College Store, and if Sticky fingers AS Bookstore theft statistics |||i|imafei||P system; "tfelosses dropped Source: A^Bqofetor^ textbook SupervisorRobert Perks we find we're'losing something or somebody is trying to sell back a book that is still-in the cellophane wrapper, we call each other and ask if there are books missing." Typically, honest shoppers have to pay higher prices because of shoplifters, he said. "We pay a hefty price when we go shopping because (shoplifting) is built into the pricing structure of most retail outlets; (the AS Bookstore does not raise prices) but other stores do," Mac Auley said. "We have one of the lowest textbook prices in the country because we give a 10-percent discount (to shoppers)." The AS Bookstore employees SEE Theft, PAGE 4 •pront Campus neighbors complain of nearby party noise. News, Page 5 Study shows students inaccurately measure alcohol in drinks. News, Page 6 Students swap cigarettes for food BY PAOLO MOTTOLA The Western Front Western senior Ashley Becker sat behind a table on Vendor's Row Thursday exchanging coupons from local restaurants for cigarettes. - '••.-••.•'"-.'--.."..• Becker, ' a volunteer at \ the :' Wellnessr Outreach Center>" and:".- Brooke Benjestprf, cp-coordinatof of the-•Drug' Irtfonnatipn^Ceriter;; Were prpmpting.-^.^ih.e/^v-.Great; American Smokeout, a national event challenging smokers to stop using cigarettes for the day. "I don't want to be wagging my finger at smokers because I don't think it's an effective method to get people to stop smoking, but I do want to encourage people to read the literature and learn more about smoking and how it affects them," Backer said. SEE Trade, PAGE 4 PAOLO MOTTOLA/ THE WESTERN FRONT Bellingham r e s i d e n t Paul Evans trades five cigarettes for a food coupon. |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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