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ISSUE 5 VOLUME 128 VIKING CONQUEST Western sends Central to Ellensburg crushed. Sports, Page 10 PROS AND CARBS Dietician warns that not enough is known about low-carb diets. Opinions, Page 14 IT'S A BLAST Local ski patrol fights avalanches at Mt. Baker Ski Area. Features, Page 8 Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington The Western Front TUESDAY JAN. 27, 2004 Olympic Pipeline may not have to pay all of its fines By Lee Fehrenbacher The Western Front The Office of Pipeline Safety, a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation, may not collect $2.8 million of a $3.05 million fine, part of the largest pipeline fine in U.S. history. OPS spokesman Damon Hill said the office still was negotiating with Olympic Pipeline and that recovering the remainder of the fine with Olympic would be more complicated and time consuming since Olympic Pipeline filed for bankruptcy in March. , Ben Arnold/The Western Front In his corner office on the sixth floor of the Herald Building, Carl Weimer, executive director of SAFE Bellingham, works on daily concerns. Weimer said the Department of Transportation has postponed dealing with the Olympic fine issue. On June 10, 1999, a ruptured pipeline released approximately 236,000 gallons of gasoline into Hannah and Whatcom Creeks, which erupted into a fireball, killing 10-year-olds Wade King and Stephen Tsiorvas and 18-year-old Liam Wood, as well as causing extensive damage to the surrounding areas. Following the explosion, the office fined Olympic Pipeline Company, the pipeline operator, $3.05 million in civil penalties. SAFE Bellingham executive director Carl Weimer said that when the office imposed the fine, the DOT made a point of publicizing it, but now it seemed the DOT Was trying to let the issue silently slip away. "Government agencies make it sound like they're doing one thing and then turn around and do another/and we just hope that's not the case with Olympic Pipeline," Weimer said. Earlier this month, Shell Pipeline Company LP, the majority owner of Olympic Pipeline at the time of the explosion, agreed to pay $250,000 of the fine but denied any responsibility for the explosion. British Petroleum took over 62.5 percent of the pipeline in July 2000, while Shell has owned 37.5 percent since before the explosion. This past week, however, the Pipeline Safety Trust, a nonprofit pipeline-safety information clearinghouse and industry watchdog created by the families of Wood SEE Fines, PAGE 4 Ben Arnold/ The Western Front Bellingham resident Elijah Nelson smokes at the Roguehero Sunday night. Public-health group wants to limit smoking By Marinda Peugh The Western Front A Bellingham anti-tobacco activist group is lobbying in Olympia for a statewide smoking ban. Members of COMMIT for a Tobacco Free Whatcom County plan address the Whatcom County Council Feb. 4 about enacting a policy similar to one the Tacoma/Pierce County Board of Health passed Dec. 3, which made smoking illegal in any place SEE Smoking, PAGE 4 Level III sex offender now attends Western After seven months, University Police find out offender's status ByEricBerto The Western Front The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office recently made an official decision to classify Western sophomore Thomas Leland Tucker Jr. as a Level DJ sex offender. This comes months after U n i v e r s i ty Police sent a memo to W e s t e r n administrators labeling Tucker as a Level I sex offender. In a June 18 memo sent to Western administrators, Assistant UP Chief David Doughty wrote that the sheriff's office had sent a memo the day before saying a Thomas Tucker Jr. Level I sex offender had enrolled at Western. Jeff Parks, Whatcom County Sheriff's office chief criminal deputy, later said the memo contained no language to indicate Tucker was a Level I offender. "I do not see anything in the memo that says he is a Level I," Parks said. Parks said the sheriff's office informed Western that Tucker was a registered offender. The office, however, did not clarify at what level he was classified. Doughty said he based the memo he sent to administration on information the sher-riff's office provided him. "If it didn't say (his level) in the memo, then I called the detective and asked him," Doughty said. Sex offenders must, by law, register with the sheriff's office in the county in which they reside. It is at the discretion of the sheriff's office to classify an offender as a certain level, sheriff's detective Ray Oaks said. Oaks said he evaluated Tucker's status Dec. 18 and classified him as a Level HI offender. This evaluation came nearly four years after Tucker's release from prison in Febuary 2000 after serving six months for child molestation and rape of a child, according to Washington State Patrol criminal records. Parks said the sheriff's office formulates a rating based on a series of questions and the other information available to the office. "With what we know now, this person should be a Level EI," Parks said. Oaks said that since Tucker served his time in the SEE Records PAGE 6 Administration may consider removal as a possible option By Eric Berto The Western Front After learning that a Level III sex offender attends Western, administrators must now decide his fate. University Police announced Monday that Western sophomore Thomas Leland Tucker Jr. is now officially classified as. a Level TO sex offender, the category most likely to reoffend, said Assistant University Police Chief David Doughty. "We didn't get notice until last week (that Tucker was a Level HI offender)," Doughty said. Western Dean of Students Ted Pratt said that because of Western's policy to provide a safe learning environment for all members of the Western community, Tucker might be removed from Western. "What I want to do is go in and say, 'Based on our policies, what kind of actions are we legally responsible to take?'"Pratt said. At this time, however, Pratt said he is not sure of the legal options Western can take. "I don't know, based on his level (DI) and what our policies state, how much of a defense I can put up for him," Pratt said. Tucker's classification as a Level DI offender emerged nearly seven months after he registered at Western. He is a full-time student, Pratt said. "What really concerns us is that he is in a school environment with access to really young women," said Jeff Parks, Whatcom County Sherriff's Office chief criminal deputy. According to Washington State Patrol criminal history, Tucker served six months in the Whatcom County Jail on one charge of child molestation and one charge of rape of a child. Pratt said that although the administration has set no deadline for a decision of Tucker's fate, he expects to reach a decision by the end of the week. He also said he has not been able to contact Tucker.
Object Description
Rating | |
Title | Western Front - 2004 January 27 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 128, no. 5 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 2004-01-27 |
Year Published | 2004 |
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 |
Jeremy Edwards, editor-in-chief Josh Dumond, manager editor Mugs Scherer, head copy editor Cari Lyle, copy editor Jenny Zuvela, copy editor Ben Arnold, photo editor Shanna Green, news editor Porfirio Pena, new editor Keith Bolling, accent editor Justin McCaughan, features editor jenny maag, sports editor Matt DeVeau, opinions editor Matt McDonald, online editor Jaime Foster, columnist Matt Haver, cartoonist Reid Psaltis, cartoonist |
Staff |
Bonnie Coe, community liaison Alethea Macomber, business manager Joel Hall, advertising manager Reporters : Aaron Apple Heather Belcher Eric Berto Charlotte Chandler Catherine Connors Wolfgang Deerkop Melena Eaton Jason Egan Lauren Fior Zoe Fraley, Sarah Getchman, Krissy Gochnour, Tyler Hicks, Matt Hietala Bobby Hollowwa Sean Hunter Kelseyanne Johnson Kaitlin King Cailin Long Lauren Miller Rob Morrell Michael Murray Crystal Oberholtzer Marinda Peugh Kathryn Scaief Bryan Sharick Rick Swanson Chris Taylor Kyle Turrell Caitlin Unsell Gil Ventura Jelena Washington Ruth Wetzel Amanda Woolley Tracy Wright |
Photographer |
Ben Arnold Melena Eaton Eric Berto |
Faculty Advisor | Lyle Harris |
Article Titles | Olympic pipeline may not have to pay all of its fines / by Lee Fehrenbacher (p.1) -- Public-health group wants to limit smoking / by Marinda Peugh (p.1) -- Level III sex offender now attends Western / by Eric Berto (p.2) -- Administration may consider removal as a possible option / by Eric Berto (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- Viking voices (p.2) -- AP Wire news briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Inconsistency is in the cup / by Jessica Alvarado (p.3) -- Students' friends and faculty members' family can now purchase Rec Center passes / by Melena Eaton (p.5) -- Western student arrested in front of Edens Hall North for domestic violence / by Kelseyanne Johnson (p.5) -- University of Oregon professor will give lecture on women's challenges in academia / by Katie Scaif (p.6) -- Features (p.7) -- Spring fashion 2004 / by Zoe Fraley (p.7) -- Strange days (p.7) -- Slaying icy giants / by Sarah Getchman (p.8-9) -- Western drains 11 threes to sink rival Central / by Matt Hietala (p.10) -- Viking three-pointers count for AS bookstore discounts / by Jelena Washington (p.10) -- Attendance at Western's athletic events shameful relative to success / by Matt Hietala (p.11) -- Super bowl XXXVIII / by Matt Hietala (p.11) -- Western loses first home game to Alaska Anchorage / by Caitlin Unsell (p.12) -- Opinions (p.13) -- Industry justified in stopping illegal downloads / by Amanda Woolley (p.13) -- Music listeners download tunes because of high prices / by Cailin Long (p.13) -- Classified (p.15) |
Photographs | Carl Weimer (p.1) -- Elijah Nelson (p.1) -- Joe Beaumier (p.2) -- Mark Scoville (p.2) -- Tasha Haraldson (p.2) -- Peter Rand, Scott Winters (p.3) -- Robert Corona, Kylah Dolen (p.5) -- Geri Richmond / courtesy of University of Oregon (p.6) -- Josh Evans (p.9) -- Jason Burrell (p.10) -- Kelly Colard (p.12) -- Krystal Robinson (p.12) -- Tina Donahue, Jessica Reilly (p.12) -- Lauren Miller (p.15) |
Cartoons | [Mad cow!] / 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 5 VOLUME 128 VIKING CONQUEST Western sends Central to Ellensburg crushed. Sports, Page 10 PROS AND CARBS Dietician warns that not enough is known about low-carb diets. Opinions, Page 14 IT'S A BLAST Local ski patrol fights avalanches at Mt. Baker Ski Area. Features, Page 8 Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington The Western Front TUESDAY JAN. 27, 2004 Olympic Pipeline may not have to pay all of its fines By Lee Fehrenbacher The Western Front The Office of Pipeline Safety, a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation, may not collect $2.8 million of a $3.05 million fine, part of the largest pipeline fine in U.S. history. OPS spokesman Damon Hill said the office still was negotiating with Olympic Pipeline and that recovering the remainder of the fine with Olympic would be more complicated and time consuming since Olympic Pipeline filed for bankruptcy in March. , Ben Arnold/The Western Front In his corner office on the sixth floor of the Herald Building, Carl Weimer, executive director of SAFE Bellingham, works on daily concerns. Weimer said the Department of Transportation has postponed dealing with the Olympic fine issue. On June 10, 1999, a ruptured pipeline released approximately 236,000 gallons of gasoline into Hannah and Whatcom Creeks, which erupted into a fireball, killing 10-year-olds Wade King and Stephen Tsiorvas and 18-year-old Liam Wood, as well as causing extensive damage to the surrounding areas. Following the explosion, the office fined Olympic Pipeline Company, the pipeline operator, $3.05 million in civil penalties. SAFE Bellingham executive director Carl Weimer said that when the office imposed the fine, the DOT made a point of publicizing it, but now it seemed the DOT Was trying to let the issue silently slip away. "Government agencies make it sound like they're doing one thing and then turn around and do another/and we just hope that's not the case with Olympic Pipeline," Weimer said. Earlier this month, Shell Pipeline Company LP, the majority owner of Olympic Pipeline at the time of the explosion, agreed to pay $250,000 of the fine but denied any responsibility for the explosion. British Petroleum took over 62.5 percent of the pipeline in July 2000, while Shell has owned 37.5 percent since before the explosion. This past week, however, the Pipeline Safety Trust, a nonprofit pipeline-safety information clearinghouse and industry watchdog created by the families of Wood SEE Fines, PAGE 4 Ben Arnold/ The Western Front Bellingham resident Elijah Nelson smokes at the Roguehero Sunday night. Public-health group wants to limit smoking By Marinda Peugh The Western Front A Bellingham anti-tobacco activist group is lobbying in Olympia for a statewide smoking ban. Members of COMMIT for a Tobacco Free Whatcom County plan address the Whatcom County Council Feb. 4 about enacting a policy similar to one the Tacoma/Pierce County Board of Health passed Dec. 3, which made smoking illegal in any place SEE Smoking, PAGE 4 Level III sex offender now attends Western After seven months, University Police find out offender's status ByEricBerto The Western Front The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office recently made an official decision to classify Western sophomore Thomas Leland Tucker Jr. as a Level DJ sex offender. This comes months after U n i v e r s i ty Police sent a memo to W e s t e r n administrators labeling Tucker as a Level I sex offender. In a June 18 memo sent to Western administrators, Assistant UP Chief David Doughty wrote that the sheriff's office had sent a memo the day before saying a Thomas Tucker Jr. Level I sex offender had enrolled at Western. Jeff Parks, Whatcom County Sheriff's office chief criminal deputy, later said the memo contained no language to indicate Tucker was a Level I offender. "I do not see anything in the memo that says he is a Level I," Parks said. Parks said the sheriff's office informed Western that Tucker was a registered offender. The office, however, did not clarify at what level he was classified. Doughty said he based the memo he sent to administration on information the sher-riff's office provided him. "If it didn't say (his level) in the memo, then I called the detective and asked him," Doughty said. Sex offenders must, by law, register with the sheriff's office in the county in which they reside. It is at the discretion of the sheriff's office to classify an offender as a certain level, sheriff's detective Ray Oaks said. Oaks said he evaluated Tucker's status Dec. 18 and classified him as a Level HI offender. This evaluation came nearly four years after Tucker's release from prison in Febuary 2000 after serving six months for child molestation and rape of a child, according to Washington State Patrol criminal records. Parks said the sheriff's office formulates a rating based on a series of questions and the other information available to the office. "With what we know now, this person should be a Level EI," Parks said. Oaks said that since Tucker served his time in the SEE Records PAGE 6 Administration may consider removal as a possible option By Eric Berto The Western Front After learning that a Level III sex offender attends Western, administrators must now decide his fate. University Police announced Monday that Western sophomore Thomas Leland Tucker Jr. is now officially classified as. a Level TO sex offender, the category most likely to reoffend, said Assistant University Police Chief David Doughty. "We didn't get notice until last week (that Tucker was a Level HI offender)," Doughty said. Western Dean of Students Ted Pratt said that because of Western's policy to provide a safe learning environment for all members of the Western community, Tucker might be removed from Western. "What I want to do is go in and say, 'Based on our policies, what kind of actions are we legally responsible to take?'"Pratt said. At this time, however, Pratt said he is not sure of the legal options Western can take. "I don't know, based on his level (DI) and what our policies state, how much of a defense I can put up for him," Pratt said. Tucker's classification as a Level DI offender emerged nearly seven months after he registered at Western. He is a full-time student, Pratt said. "What really concerns us is that he is in a school environment with access to really young women," said Jeff Parks, Whatcom County Sherriff's Office chief criminal deputy. According to Washington State Patrol criminal history, Tucker served six months in the Whatcom County Jail on one charge of child molestation and one charge of rape of a child. Pratt said that although the administration has set no deadline for a decision of Tucker's fate, he expects to reach a decision by the end of the week. He also said he has not been able to contact Tucker. |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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