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STRETCH OUT Yoga classes filled up fast at the Student Rec Center. Features, Page 8 LEGALIZE THIS? Should Bellingham decriminalize the world's oldest profession? Opinions, Page 13 TABLE STAKES Poker popularity has students playing for tuition. Sports, Page 12 ISSUE 5 Volume 131 Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington —. The Western Front TUESDAY Oct. 5,2004 Geology professors study St. Helens By Elana Bean The Western Front The Western geology field trip to Mount St. Helens was supposed to be an opportunity to observe and collect information on the Crater Glacier located in the mountain. It instead became a chance to observe an erupting volcano. "Chances are it won't have any effect on those people (living or studying) around the mountain," Western geology professor Doug Clark said. "I doubt there would be any problems." Fellow geology professor Scott Linneman helped Clark escort students on a trip to Mount St. Helens Friday through Sunday. Graduate students Kristin Hill and Carrie Donnell were hiking to the Johnston Ridge Observatory when the mountain exploded. "To me, it was pretty exciting because it was the second week of graduate school and there was a major geological event," Hill said. SEE Volcano, PAGE 5 Photo courtesy of Douglas Clark Western geology graduate students observe Mount St. Helens on their field trip this past weekend to observe trie seismic activity. Initiative could eliminate primary system By Porfirio Pena The Western Front After the controversy and confusion Washington's new primary system caused in the most recent primary election, a group has begun an initiative to change the election process once again. Members of Instant Runoff Voting for Washington wrote Initiative 318 to create a runoff election system that eliminates the primary. "What we're trying to accomplish is a significant improvement in democracy," group secretary Paul McClintock said. In the current primary election system, voters must declare a party affiliation and vote only for candidates in that party. In a runoff election, several candidates run for the same office, and voters would have the opportunity to choose a candidate as their first choice and another candidate as their second choice in a single election. After election officials tally all the votes, candidates with the top two scores — regardless of party — stay in the race while the remaining candidates are removed from the race. Voters whose first-choice candidate received fewer votes than the top two candidates would have their ballots recalculated based on their second choices. The second-choice votes of those voters would then be counted and added to the top two contenders' scores, McClintock said. The group proposes to change the system so the election process will better reflect the opinions of the people, he said. "It restores majority rules," he said. "There are a lot of disenfranchised voters who might support a third-party candidate, but because of the monopoly the two parties have on the system, you might never find out what the true feelings of the populace are." People who support third-party candidates may have less fear of losing their vote because they have a secondary choice, Western political science professor Todd Donovan said. Without that fear, the true backing of independent candidates would become more publicly apparent, Donovan said. The initiative also would save an estimated $15 million, which the state spends each election year to conduct primary elections, he said. Along with the advantages the runoff election system may have, eliminating the primary may also have disadvantages, Donovan said. The primary gives voters control of the political parties' nominations, SEE Runoff, PAGE 5 ESC promotes minority voter participation By Cara Shaw The Western Front Not everyone will vote in the presidential election on Nov. 2, but Election Day will miss the participation of minority demographics more than others. Before Election Day arrives, the Ethnic Student Center is sponsoring the 14th Annual Ethnic Student Center Conference Oct. 22 to 24 at Camp Casey on Whidbey Island, ESC Coordinator Michael Vendiola said. The conference will provide voter information, Vendiola said. According to past Census Bureau reports, voter turnout for minorities has always been low. As Election Day approaches, encouraging these groups to make their voices heard is important, said Amalia Anderson, organizing director for Latino and Chicano Voters for National Voice. "Voting is important for all minorities -because" we""can demonstrate our presence in this country," Anderson said. People of different ethnic backgrounds need to make their opinions heard if they want a SEE ESC, PAGE 4 Chris Taylor/The Western Front Western sophomore Marcella Tomlin, Ethnic Student Center Conference Committee member, helps 2002 Western graduate Frank Gunther fill out a voter registration form at the ESC Monday. 300 on waiting list for sold-out parking permits By Timory Wilson The Western Front Western students who want to purchase parking permits may have to find alternative parking or transportation to school. Western's Parking and Transportation Services sold out of the 3,584 parkingpermits,. available to students and staff members by Sept. 13, but a waiting list exists for students still hoping to get one, said Heather Whipple, Western program assistant for parking services. She said that alternative modes of transportation are, however, available. Western parking operations supervisor Julia Gassman said she was surprised parking permits sold out so quickly this year. "Last year, we sold out of parking-permit spots two or three days into the quarter," she said. "This year, we sold out before school started, which has never happened before." Parking and Transportation Services oversell parking permits after counting how many spaces are available after taking lot stats, Gassman said. "Lot stats are conducted three times a day. At 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., parking personnel walk through the C lots and count how many vacant spots are available on average," Gassman said. "Parking and Transportation Services sells extra permits depending on how many spots are open." Whipple said 450 people werei© a waiting list for parking permits, but the list is already down to 300 people because of open spots in the C lots. "We are constantly calling people and moving down the waiting list," Whipple said. If a parking spot becomes available, Parking and Transportation Services notifies a student on the waiting list. The student has three days to call back before the next SEE Parking, PAGE 4 For news tips, call (360) 650-3162 or e-mail The Western Front at thewesternfronteditor@yahoo.com www.westemfrontonline.com Please recycle
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Title | Western Front - 2004 October 5 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 131, no. 5 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 2004-10-05 |
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 Adriana Dunn Houston Flores Krissy Gochnour Laura Greaby Salina Grieg Lauren Hardin Stefani Harrey Marissa Harshman Tess Hembree 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 Erik Tomren Ruth Wetzel Timory Wilson |
Photographer |
Chris Taylor Kara Lundberg Nick Schmidt |
Faculty Advisor | John Harris |
Article Titles | Geology professors study St. Helens / by Elana Bean (p.1) -- ESC promotes minority voter participation / by Cara Shaw (p.1) -- Initiative could eliminate primary system / by Porfirio Pena (p.1) -- 300 on waiting list for sold-out parking permits / by Timory Wilson (p.1) -- Cope box (p.2) -- AP Wire news briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Faculty receive business awards / by Matthew Anderson (p.3) -- Commission to present an award at vigil / by Elizabeth Adamack (p.3) -- Sociology prof to study in Slovakia / by Marissa Harshman (p.4) -- Center for deaf opens in city / by Laura McVicker (p.6) -- Features (p.7) -- Strange days (p.7) -- Bending back into shape / by Kara Lundberg (p.8) -- Whale watchers divided about impact / by Gig Schlich (p.8) -- MIP / by Laura McVicker (p.9) -- Sports (p.10) -- Women's soccer shuts out Evergreen, wins fourth straight / by Nick Schmidt (p.10) -- Volleyball struggles, then dominates to continue home streak / by Jamie Badilla (p.10) -- Increased attention depicts unrealistic poker play / by Michael Murray (p.11) -- Students play poker for everything from fun to tuition / by Salina Grieg (p.12) -- Opinions (p.13) -- Frontline (p.14) -- Classified (p.15) |
Photographs | Western geology graduate students observe Mount St. Helens / courtesy of Douglas Clark (p.1) -- Marcella Tomlin, Frank Gunther (p.1) -- Ryan Cruse (p.2) -- Becky Rowland (p.2) -- Eimee Rivera (p.2) -- Julie Lockhart, Craig Tyran (p.3) -- Richard Bulcroft (p.4) -- Ada Crowl (p.8) -- Jesse Berub, Ron Zee / courtesy of Kari Koskosk (p.9) -- Chela Gray, Lena Ishii (p.10) -- Dan Ross (p.12) -- Meghan Evoy (p.12) -- Jamie Badilla (p.13) -- Eric Sanford (p.13) |
Cartoons | Last Thursday's debate / Terrence Nowicki (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 | STRETCH OUT Yoga classes filled up fast at the Student Rec Center. Features, Page 8 LEGALIZE THIS? Should Bellingham decriminalize the world's oldest profession? Opinions, Page 13 TABLE STAKES Poker popularity has students playing for tuition. Sports, Page 12 ISSUE 5 Volume 131 Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington —. The Western Front TUESDAY Oct. 5,2004 Geology professors study St. Helens By Elana Bean The Western Front The Western geology field trip to Mount St. Helens was supposed to be an opportunity to observe and collect information on the Crater Glacier located in the mountain. It instead became a chance to observe an erupting volcano. "Chances are it won't have any effect on those people (living or studying) around the mountain," Western geology professor Doug Clark said. "I doubt there would be any problems." Fellow geology professor Scott Linneman helped Clark escort students on a trip to Mount St. Helens Friday through Sunday. Graduate students Kristin Hill and Carrie Donnell were hiking to the Johnston Ridge Observatory when the mountain exploded. "To me, it was pretty exciting because it was the second week of graduate school and there was a major geological event," Hill said. SEE Volcano, PAGE 5 Photo courtesy of Douglas Clark Western geology graduate students observe Mount St. Helens on their field trip this past weekend to observe trie seismic activity. Initiative could eliminate primary system By Porfirio Pena The Western Front After the controversy and confusion Washington's new primary system caused in the most recent primary election, a group has begun an initiative to change the election process once again. Members of Instant Runoff Voting for Washington wrote Initiative 318 to create a runoff election system that eliminates the primary. "What we're trying to accomplish is a significant improvement in democracy," group secretary Paul McClintock said. In the current primary election system, voters must declare a party affiliation and vote only for candidates in that party. In a runoff election, several candidates run for the same office, and voters would have the opportunity to choose a candidate as their first choice and another candidate as their second choice in a single election. After election officials tally all the votes, candidates with the top two scores — regardless of party — stay in the race while the remaining candidates are removed from the race. Voters whose first-choice candidate received fewer votes than the top two candidates would have their ballots recalculated based on their second choices. The second-choice votes of those voters would then be counted and added to the top two contenders' scores, McClintock said. The group proposes to change the system so the election process will better reflect the opinions of the people, he said. "It restores majority rules," he said. "There are a lot of disenfranchised voters who might support a third-party candidate, but because of the monopoly the two parties have on the system, you might never find out what the true feelings of the populace are." People who support third-party candidates may have less fear of losing their vote because they have a secondary choice, Western political science professor Todd Donovan said. Without that fear, the true backing of independent candidates would become more publicly apparent, Donovan said. The initiative also would save an estimated $15 million, which the state spends each election year to conduct primary elections, he said. Along with the advantages the runoff election system may have, eliminating the primary may also have disadvantages, Donovan said. The primary gives voters control of the political parties' nominations, SEE Runoff, PAGE 5 ESC promotes minority voter participation By Cara Shaw The Western Front Not everyone will vote in the presidential election on Nov. 2, but Election Day will miss the participation of minority demographics more than others. Before Election Day arrives, the Ethnic Student Center is sponsoring the 14th Annual Ethnic Student Center Conference Oct. 22 to 24 at Camp Casey on Whidbey Island, ESC Coordinator Michael Vendiola said. The conference will provide voter information, Vendiola said. According to past Census Bureau reports, voter turnout for minorities has always been low. As Election Day approaches, encouraging these groups to make their voices heard is important, said Amalia Anderson, organizing director for Latino and Chicano Voters for National Voice. "Voting is important for all minorities -because" we""can demonstrate our presence in this country," Anderson said. People of different ethnic backgrounds need to make their opinions heard if they want a SEE ESC, PAGE 4 Chris Taylor/The Western Front Western sophomore Marcella Tomlin, Ethnic Student Center Conference Committee member, helps 2002 Western graduate Frank Gunther fill out a voter registration form at the ESC Monday. 300 on waiting list for sold-out parking permits By Timory Wilson The Western Front Western students who want to purchase parking permits may have to find alternative parking or transportation to school. Western's Parking and Transportation Services sold out of the 3,584 parkingpermits,. available to students and staff members by Sept. 13, but a waiting list exists for students still hoping to get one, said Heather Whipple, Western program assistant for parking services. She said that alternative modes of transportation are, however, available. Western parking operations supervisor Julia Gassman said she was surprised parking permits sold out so quickly this year. "Last year, we sold out of parking-permit spots two or three days into the quarter," she said. "This year, we sold out before school started, which has never happened before." Parking and Transportation Services oversell parking permits after counting how many spaces are available after taking lot stats, Gassman said. "Lot stats are conducted three times a day. At 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., parking personnel walk through the C lots and count how many vacant spots are available on average," Gassman said. "Parking and Transportation Services sells extra permits depending on how many spots are open." Whipple said 450 people werei© a waiting list for parking permits, but the list is already down to 300 people because of open spots in the C lots. "We are constantly calling people and moving down the waiting list," Whipple said. If a parking spot becomes available, Parking and Transportation Services notifies a student on the waiting list. The student has three days to call back before the next SEE Parking, PAGE 4 For news tips, call (360) 650-3162 or e-mail The Western Front at thewesternfronteditor@yahoo.com www.westemfrontonline.com Please recycle |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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