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ISSUE 14 Volume 131 DANCE UNITY Western students keep the beat with local pop bands. Accent, Page 6 YOUNG AT HOME With so many issues effecting them, more young people should vote. Opinions, Page 10 LOVE OF B-BALL Western students crowd Carver Gym for Viking Jam. Sports, Page 8 Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington — The Western Front FRIDAY Nov. 5,2004 Protest moves to the streets ; ; ; - - H Chris Taylor/The Western Front Protesters outside The Bellingham Herald building respond to Bellingham police officers monitoring the scene. The protest began on Western's campus and moved downtown, where protesters lay in the street. By Salina Greig The Western Front Hundreds of Western students, staff and community members gathered in the Performing Arts Center plaza Thursday following the re-election of President George W. Bush. The rally for peace ended when it caused a commotion on North State Street. Bellingham police officers responded to approximately 300 people blocking traffic in front ofThe Bellingham Herald building and arrested one person, according to an official police statement by Lt. Craige Ambrose. The Beyond the Ballot Committee planned the rally in protest of the war in Iraq, the Israel-Palestine conflict, corporate globalization and other social issues, according to a flier the group released. Several people, including Fairhaven adjunct professor Shirley Osterhaus, spoke at the PAC rally on issues such as human rights, social justice and peace. "There's so much work we have to do, not in a spirit of revenge or in response to violence," Osterhaus said. "Justice work is riot easy. We must draw upon our energy, values and our spiritual reserve." After approximately 45 minutes of speeches, most of the people at the rally marched to the downtown Federal Building, where they participated in a sit-in. Gabrielle Roesch, a Western senior and Beyond, the Ballot member, said she was at the rally to attack not Republicans but neo-conservatives, a minority group that she SEE Protest, PAGE 4 Voters snuff Initiative 884 By Marissa Harshman The Western Front Despite the millions of dollars organizations raised to encourage citizens to pass the Education Trust Fund Initiative, state voters said "no" to the proposed sales-tax increase. The initiative would have increased the statewide sales tax by 1 percent. The money the tax increase generated would have gone toward education improvements for kindergarten through 12th grade and higher education, said Buff Schoenfeld, executive assistant to Western President Karen Morse. "We're obviously very disappointed," said Natalie Reber, communications director for Citizens for the Education Trust Fund. The initiative failed with 60.65 percent opposition vote, or 1,290,3 84 people opposing it. "I don't think people were voting against education but against a sales-tax increase," Schoenfeld said. "We're still trying to digest the situation.".;\--?••.". ; ^Citizens for the Education' Trust Fund, a Seattle-based organizatibn, spent $32.1 million in advertising and ^promotion for the initiative, said Jamie Daniels, campaign director for Citizens for a Sound Economy. Citizens for a Sound Economy, a national organization with a branch in Washington, spent $42,000 to encourage voters to oppose the sales-tax increase, she said. "We created a strong grass-roots movement," Daniels said. "And I think we did a really good job." If the initiative had passed, higher education would have received 40 percent of the money, or $400 million each year, Schoenfeld said. Daniels said her organization opposed the initiative because the tax increase would have devastated the economy and hurt low-income SEE Education, PAGE 3 EMS levy failure leaves City Council searching for funds By Laura McVicker The Western Front After the failure of the emergency-medical- services levy, Bellingham City Council members are assessing the funding cuts needed to offset the costs of the new Bellingham Medic One, councilman Terry Bornemann said. The levy failed by a vote of 11,160 to 8,962, -according to the Whatcom County auditor's Web site. The levy, which would have charged Bellingham property owners of a $200,000 home $70 more in property taxes a year, would have paid for Bellingham Medic One, Bellingham Mayor Mark Asmundson said. The existing countywide Whafcom Medic One ends service in 2006 and Bellingham Medic One begins service in January 2005. "There's going to be major changes," Asmundson said. "There's going to be cuts that hurt." Bornemann said the council will begin deciding in upcoming meetings which programs the city will cut to make up for an approximate $1.5 million that was expected to come from the levy. Bornemann said the Arne Hanna Aquatic Center or branches of the Fairhaven library, for example, may undergo cutbacks, but he said the council will decide those consequences in future meetings. Lynn Carpenter, former finance director for the city and a member of the political action Committee of Public Safety, said the SEE EMS, PAGE 3 Western's future development on waterfront still uncertain By Michael Murray The Western Front Western's possible involvement With the waterfront development project is still unclear, but the second campus open forum to discuss Western's presence there took place Thursday. "We have no idea if Western is going to do anything (on the waterfront), or what we would do if we went down there," Western President Karen Morse said at the forum, which took place in the Science, Mathematics, & Technology Education building. The Port of Bellingham and Georgia- Pacific discussed an agreement on June 23, for the acquisition of 137 acres of G-P's waterfront property and approximately 100 acres of undeveloped property outside the Photo courtesy of the Waterfront Futures Web site Aerial view of the proposed development on Bellingham's waterfront city in exchange for the port taking on the decontamination of the G-P property. SEE Waterfront, PAGE 4 For news tips, call (360).650-3162 or e-mail The Western Front at thewesternfronteditor@yahoo.com www.westernfrontonline.com Please recycle
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Title | Western Front - 2004 November 5 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 131, no. 14 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 2004-11-05 |
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 |
Matt DeVeau, editor in chief Cari Lyle, managing editor Mugs Scherer, head copy editor Kaitlin King, copy editor Jelena Washington, copy editor Chris Taylor, photo editor Anna Sowa, news editor David Wray, news editor Zoe Fraley, accent editor Amanda Woolley, features editor Travis Sherer, sports editor Caleb Heeringa, opinions editor Aaron Apple, online editor Lauren Miller, online editor |
Staff |
Jessica Evans, community liaison Lauren Miller, photo assistant Matt McDonald, columnist Matt Haver, cartoonist Terrence Nowicki, cartoonist Alethea Macomber, business manager Joel Hall, advertising manager Reporters : Elizabeth Adamack Matthew Anderson Mary Andom Jamie Badilla Elana Bean Mari Bergstrom Jonathan Bradley Houston Flores Krissy Gochnour Laura Greaby Salina Grieg Lauren Hardin Stefani Harrey Marissa Harshman Dan Johnson Kara Johnson Kara Lundberg Laura McVicker Shabnam Mojtahedi Michael Murray Crystal Oberholtzer Porfirio Pena Tera Randall Tanya Rozeboom Adam Rudnick Eric Sanford Gig Schlich Nick Schmidt Cara Shaw Byron Sherry Anastasia Tietje Ruth Wetzel Timory Wilson |
Photographer |
Chris Taylor Jonathan Bradley Nick Schmidt |
Faculty Advisor | John Harris |
Article Titles | Protest moves to the streets / by Salina Greig (p.1) -- Voters snuff initiative 884 / by Marissa Harshman (p.1) -- EMS levy failure leaves city council searching for funds / by Laura McVicker (p.1) -- Western's future development on waterfront still uncertain / by Michael Murray (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- Viking voices (p.2) -- AP Wire news briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Accent (p.5) -- In the spotlight (p.5) -- State of electronic bliss / by Jonathan Bradley (p.6) -- Belles of the ball / by Michael Murray (p.7) -- Seattle Pacific shuts out Western's postseason hopes / by Nick Schmidt (p.9) -- Opinions (p.10) -- Frontline (p.10) -- Classifieds (p.11) |
Photographs | [Protesters sitting outside the Bellingham Herald Building] (p.1) -- [Aerial view of the proposed Bellingham waterfront] / courtesy of the Waterfront Futures website (p.1) -- Tiffany Buckhalter (p.2) -- Kyle Shields (p.2) -- Shane Vanden Hende (p.2) -- Jason Holstrom (p.6) -- Travis Morrison (p.6) -- Adrian Conner / courtesy of Rob Astle (p.7) -- Stephanie Dressel, Gretchen Gottfried (p.8) -- Tyler Amaya (p.8) -- Filomon Afenegus, Ross Vaillancourt (p.9) -- Matt McDonald (p.10) -- Timory Wilson (p.10) -- Krissy Gochnour (p.11) |
Cartoons | Online gambling takes hold / Matt Haver (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 | ISSUE 14 Volume 131 DANCE UNITY Western students keep the beat with local pop bands. Accent, Page 6 YOUNG AT HOME With so many issues effecting them, more young people should vote. Opinions, Page 10 LOVE OF B-BALL Western students crowd Carver Gym for Viking Jam. Sports, Page 8 Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington — The Western Front FRIDAY Nov. 5,2004 Protest moves to the streets ; ; ; - - H Chris Taylor/The Western Front Protesters outside The Bellingham Herald building respond to Bellingham police officers monitoring the scene. The protest began on Western's campus and moved downtown, where protesters lay in the street. By Salina Greig The Western Front Hundreds of Western students, staff and community members gathered in the Performing Arts Center plaza Thursday following the re-election of President George W. Bush. The rally for peace ended when it caused a commotion on North State Street. Bellingham police officers responded to approximately 300 people blocking traffic in front ofThe Bellingham Herald building and arrested one person, according to an official police statement by Lt. Craige Ambrose. The Beyond the Ballot Committee planned the rally in protest of the war in Iraq, the Israel-Palestine conflict, corporate globalization and other social issues, according to a flier the group released. Several people, including Fairhaven adjunct professor Shirley Osterhaus, spoke at the PAC rally on issues such as human rights, social justice and peace. "There's so much work we have to do, not in a spirit of revenge or in response to violence," Osterhaus said. "Justice work is riot easy. We must draw upon our energy, values and our spiritual reserve." After approximately 45 minutes of speeches, most of the people at the rally marched to the downtown Federal Building, where they participated in a sit-in. Gabrielle Roesch, a Western senior and Beyond, the Ballot member, said she was at the rally to attack not Republicans but neo-conservatives, a minority group that she SEE Protest, PAGE 4 Voters snuff Initiative 884 By Marissa Harshman The Western Front Despite the millions of dollars organizations raised to encourage citizens to pass the Education Trust Fund Initiative, state voters said "no" to the proposed sales-tax increase. The initiative would have increased the statewide sales tax by 1 percent. The money the tax increase generated would have gone toward education improvements for kindergarten through 12th grade and higher education, said Buff Schoenfeld, executive assistant to Western President Karen Morse. "We're obviously very disappointed," said Natalie Reber, communications director for Citizens for the Education Trust Fund. The initiative failed with 60.65 percent opposition vote, or 1,290,3 84 people opposing it. "I don't think people were voting against education but against a sales-tax increase," Schoenfeld said. "We're still trying to digest the situation.".;\--?••.". ; ^Citizens for the Education' Trust Fund, a Seattle-based organizatibn, spent $32.1 million in advertising and ^promotion for the initiative, said Jamie Daniels, campaign director for Citizens for a Sound Economy. Citizens for a Sound Economy, a national organization with a branch in Washington, spent $42,000 to encourage voters to oppose the sales-tax increase, she said. "We created a strong grass-roots movement," Daniels said. "And I think we did a really good job." If the initiative had passed, higher education would have received 40 percent of the money, or $400 million each year, Schoenfeld said. Daniels said her organization opposed the initiative because the tax increase would have devastated the economy and hurt low-income SEE Education, PAGE 3 EMS levy failure leaves City Council searching for funds By Laura McVicker The Western Front After the failure of the emergency-medical- services levy, Bellingham City Council members are assessing the funding cuts needed to offset the costs of the new Bellingham Medic One, councilman Terry Bornemann said. The levy failed by a vote of 11,160 to 8,962, -according to the Whatcom County auditor's Web site. The levy, which would have charged Bellingham property owners of a $200,000 home $70 more in property taxes a year, would have paid for Bellingham Medic One, Bellingham Mayor Mark Asmundson said. The existing countywide Whafcom Medic One ends service in 2006 and Bellingham Medic One begins service in January 2005. "There's going to be major changes," Asmundson said. "There's going to be cuts that hurt." Bornemann said the council will begin deciding in upcoming meetings which programs the city will cut to make up for an approximate $1.5 million that was expected to come from the levy. Bornemann said the Arne Hanna Aquatic Center or branches of the Fairhaven library, for example, may undergo cutbacks, but he said the council will decide those consequences in future meetings. Lynn Carpenter, former finance director for the city and a member of the political action Committee of Public Safety, said the SEE EMS, PAGE 3 Western's future development on waterfront still uncertain By Michael Murray The Western Front Western's possible involvement With the waterfront development project is still unclear, but the second campus open forum to discuss Western's presence there took place Thursday. "We have no idea if Western is going to do anything (on the waterfront), or what we would do if we went down there," Western President Karen Morse said at the forum, which took place in the Science, Mathematics, & Technology Education building. The Port of Bellingham and Georgia- Pacific discussed an agreement on June 23, for the acquisition of 137 acres of G-P's waterfront property and approximately 100 acres of undeveloped property outside the Photo courtesy of the Waterfront Futures Web site Aerial view of the proposed development on Bellingham's waterfront city in exchange for the port taking on the decontamination of the G-P property. SEE Waterfront, PAGE 4 For news tips, call (360).650-3162 or e-mail The Western Front at thewesternfronteditor@yahoo.com www.westernfrontonline.com Please recycle |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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