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THE WESTERN FRONT FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY An independent student newspaper serving the campus community since 1970. ISSUE 4, VOLUME 135 Fleeing Katrina, finding home JARED YOAKUM / THE WESTERN FRONT Displaced by the hurricane, Tulane University freshman Jessica Sigmundsson has enjoyed her time here. Tulane University freshman Jessica Sigmundsson finds shelter at Western BY MICHAEL LYCKLAMA The Western Front Imagine moving away from home for the first time to a new school in a city full of unfamiliar surroundings and complete strangers. Now, imagine doing it in the middle of a hurricane. Western transfer student Jessica Sigmundsson did just that. Sigmundsson left her home in Federal Way, Wash., to fly to New Orleans Aug. 26, and moved into her Tulane University dorm the next day. By Saturday night, Tulane evacuated all students on campus in preparation for Hurricane Katrina. "We were doing check-in (for the dorms) and one of the RAs came out and said, 'We are closing the university at 6 tonight; get out of the city,' " Sigmundsson said. Tulane provided buses for students who did not have their own ride out of the city to evacuate to Jackson State University in Jackson, Miss. "My mom got one of the last flights out of the city," Sigmundsson said. "The airport closed at 1 p.m. on Sunday, and she got out at 12:30 p.m. She almost was in the Superdome." University officials told students they A SURVIVOR'S STORY This is the first of a series of profiles about the six transfer students displaced by Hurricane Katrina who are attending Western. would return the following Wednesday, to take only a week's worth of clothes and leave all their valuables behind, she said. Jackson State University planned to hold the 500 Tulane students in its gymnasium until the hurricane passed. The local Wal-Mart remained open, so a bus made hourly trips for students to get pillows, blankets and towels, which Tulane paid for, Sigmundsson said. "You don't know anybody," she said. "You meet 500 people all at once." Hurricane Katrina hit Jackson see HURRICANE, page 4 Documentary eases freshmen into college life BY JEN WHITFORD The Western Front Western freshman Monica Neiman said she never considered herself much of an actress, but now she is starring in Western's somewhat-reality show, The Real Project. The Real Project is a documentary following three Western freshmen — Hanley Mead, Jon Harrington and Neiman — through their first quarter at Western. The project's creators hope to ease the transition from high school to college by showing to other freshmen the high and low points in the lives of real students', said Karen Casto, associate director of the Western Center for Instructional Innovation. The documentary is a series of six episodes taped and shown in first-year interest group seminars throughout fall quarter. This year is the second time the Center for Instructional Innovation has produced The Real Project. The idea for the project came when Casto, along with Justina Brown, instructional and multimedia designer of Western's Center for Instructional Innovation, attended the International Conference on the First-Year Experience in Vancouver, B.C., in June 2003, Casto said. The people at the conference discuss how first-year interest groups have contributed to the success of freshmen. When they heard about a similar project at Trinity Western University in Langley, B.C., Casto and Brown decided it would be worth a try at Western. "We knew our office had the skills and technology to do it in-house," Casto said. Only freshmen in first-year interest group classes will watch the show. FIGs are a group of three classes. Two classes fulfill general university requirements, and the third is a smaller seminar class. FIG students participate in GURs just see DOCUMENTARY, page 3 like other students taking them. The seminar City purchases Chuckanut property for shoreline development BY KIRSTEN DUBOIS The Western Front The city of Bellingham will expand its public waterfront along the Chuckanut shoreline by purchasing 12.3 acres of land in hopes of creating the largest public-access shoreline in Whatcom County. The purchase was made possible when the city received a $600,000 grant from the Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account at the Sept. 19 City Council meeting. Making this land public will connect an existing public beach to the south and public tidelands and salt marshes to the north. Joining these two areas will create more than 100 acres of public-access waterfront, said Susan Zemek, communications manager at the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation and Salmon Recovery. The city purchased the property from owners Denis and Georgie Bailey, who maintained it as their private residence. The property has been in Georgie Bailey's family since the mid-1940s, when they bought it from Cyrus Gates, a well-known investor of property for public parks throughout Bellingham. The Baileys have lived at the property, called Woodstock Farm, since 1969. "The neatest thing about this place is that it's very peaceful, very laid back," Denis Bailey said. "It's very difficult to give up." The city intends to connect the trails between Teddy Bear Cove and the Interurban Trail as well as build wildlife preserves for the native bird species. Chuckanut Bay is rich in species diversity, said Tim Wahl, the greenway program coordinator for Bellingham Parks and Recreation The city is aware of the wildlife that calls the area home and is taking precautions to avoid disturbing the land. The project will not require intense landscaping or see CHUCKANUT, page 3 KIRSTEN DUBOIS / THE WESTERN FRONT Bellingham entrepreneur Cyrus Gates built this house in the 1920s. The city will make it a historical landmark. FALL FASHION Bohemian layers, clean denim and cowboy boots are in this autumn ACCENT, PAGE 6 VICTORY ON GREEN With a win at the 34th annual Western Invitational, Western's men's golf team is starting its season strong SPORTS, PAGE 8 BILLBOARD NATION Americans have become walking billboards and free advertising space for companies OPINIONS, PAGE 10 www.westernfrontonline.com WEATHER Saturday: Rain Hi: 59 Low: 46 Sunday: Cloudy Hi: 58 Low: 44
Object Description
Rating | |
Title | Western Front - 2005 September 30 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 4, no. 135 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 2005-09-30 |
Year Published | 2005 |
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 |
Zoe Fraley, editor in chief Brittany Greenfield, managing editor Molly Jensen, head copy editor Stefani Harrey, copy editor Jessica Dignan, copy editor Taylor Williams, photo editor Lauren Allain, news editor Peter Jensen, news editor Adriana Dunn, accent editor Blair Wilson, features editor Devin Smart, sports editor Bradley Thayer, opinions editor Eric Sanford, online editor |
Staff |
Jared Joakum, staff photographer Terrence Nowicki, cartoonist Susan Rosenberry, cartoonist Alethea Macomber, business manager Joel Hall, advertising manager Tiffany Sheakley, community liaison Reporters : Mary Andom Laura Belzer Tali Bendzak Nichole Boechler Jacob Buckenmeyer Dawn Chesbro Michael Coffman Jennifer Crowley Michael Curtiss Taurean Davis Shannon Deveny Kirsten DuBois Samantha Everts Matthew Gagne Daniel Grohl Krista Grunhurd Amy Harder Tess Hembree Lance Henderson Graigre Hill Deanna Holmquist Tyler Huey Andrew Irvine John Karabias Mariko Kariya Thomas King Zach Kyle Kendra Langston Jacqueline LeCuyer Brian Lenzmeier Kyra Low Michael Lycklama Peter Maclean Kristin Marson Justin Morrow Megan Muldary Kimberly Oakley Ciara O'Rourke Shannon Proulx Susan Prussack Samantha Roberts Susan Rosenberry Beckie Rosillo Lorean Serko Loren Shane Andrew Sleighter Melanie Valm Julia Waggoner Shawna Walls Kristina Weis Jennifer Whitford David Wilhite |
Photographer |
Jared Yoakum Kirsten Dubois Amy Harder Lance Henderson |
Faculty Advisor | John Harris |
Article Titles | Fleeing Katrina, finding home: Tulane University freshman Jessica Sigmundsson finds shelter at Western / by Michael Lycklama (p.1) -- Documentary eases freshmen in to college life / by Jen Whitford (p.1) -- City purchases Chuckanut property for shoreline development / by Kirsten Dubois (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- Viking voices (p.2) -- AP Wire news briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Accent (p.6) -- Death Cab makes no compromises moving to big label / by Jackie LeCuyer (p.6) -- Fall fashion / by Amy Harder (p.6) -- Look behind the glass at KUGS / by Kirsten DeBois (p.7) -- Ten women reflect upon motherhood with dance, photography, story-telling / by Laura Belzer (p.7) -- Sports (p.8) -- Men's golf wins Western invitational / by Loren Shane (p.8) -- Senior running back making strong recovery / by Kristin Marson (p.8) -- Tainted Palmeiro burns another bridge / by Michael Lycklama (p.9) -- Opinions (p.10) -- Frontline (p.10) -- Classifieds (p.11) |
Photographs | Jessica Sigmundsson (p.1) -- [House built by Cyrus Gates] (p.1) -- Kevin Stupfel (p.2) -- Emily Pfeiffer (p.2) -- Kaija Dahlgren (p.2) -- Denis Bailey (p.3) -- Jessica Sigmundsson (p.4) -- [Death Cab for Cutie members] / courtesy of Death Cab for Cutie (p.6) -- Claire Bowlby (p.6) -- Caitlyn Doyle, Maureen Doyle / courtesy of Pam Kuntz (p.7) -- Beth Martin (p.7) -- Josh Kausen (p.7) -- [Lake'sh] (p.7) -- Beth Martin (p.7) -- Luke Bennett (p.8) -- Matt Gagne (p.10) -- Travis Sherer (p.10) |
Cartoons | [I paid to wear an ad for Nike] / Susan Rosenberry? (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 | THE WESTERN FRONT FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY An independent student newspaper serving the campus community since 1970. ISSUE 4, VOLUME 135 Fleeing Katrina, finding home JARED YOAKUM / THE WESTERN FRONT Displaced by the hurricane, Tulane University freshman Jessica Sigmundsson has enjoyed her time here. Tulane University freshman Jessica Sigmundsson finds shelter at Western BY MICHAEL LYCKLAMA The Western Front Imagine moving away from home for the first time to a new school in a city full of unfamiliar surroundings and complete strangers. Now, imagine doing it in the middle of a hurricane. Western transfer student Jessica Sigmundsson did just that. Sigmundsson left her home in Federal Way, Wash., to fly to New Orleans Aug. 26, and moved into her Tulane University dorm the next day. By Saturday night, Tulane evacuated all students on campus in preparation for Hurricane Katrina. "We were doing check-in (for the dorms) and one of the RAs came out and said, 'We are closing the university at 6 tonight; get out of the city,' " Sigmundsson said. Tulane provided buses for students who did not have their own ride out of the city to evacuate to Jackson State University in Jackson, Miss. "My mom got one of the last flights out of the city," Sigmundsson said. "The airport closed at 1 p.m. on Sunday, and she got out at 12:30 p.m. She almost was in the Superdome." University officials told students they A SURVIVOR'S STORY This is the first of a series of profiles about the six transfer students displaced by Hurricane Katrina who are attending Western. would return the following Wednesday, to take only a week's worth of clothes and leave all their valuables behind, she said. Jackson State University planned to hold the 500 Tulane students in its gymnasium until the hurricane passed. The local Wal-Mart remained open, so a bus made hourly trips for students to get pillows, blankets and towels, which Tulane paid for, Sigmundsson said. "You don't know anybody," she said. "You meet 500 people all at once." Hurricane Katrina hit Jackson see HURRICANE, page 4 Documentary eases freshmen into college life BY JEN WHITFORD The Western Front Western freshman Monica Neiman said she never considered herself much of an actress, but now she is starring in Western's somewhat-reality show, The Real Project. The Real Project is a documentary following three Western freshmen — Hanley Mead, Jon Harrington and Neiman — through their first quarter at Western. The project's creators hope to ease the transition from high school to college by showing to other freshmen the high and low points in the lives of real students', said Karen Casto, associate director of the Western Center for Instructional Innovation. The documentary is a series of six episodes taped and shown in first-year interest group seminars throughout fall quarter. This year is the second time the Center for Instructional Innovation has produced The Real Project. The idea for the project came when Casto, along with Justina Brown, instructional and multimedia designer of Western's Center for Instructional Innovation, attended the International Conference on the First-Year Experience in Vancouver, B.C., in June 2003, Casto said. The people at the conference discuss how first-year interest groups have contributed to the success of freshmen. When they heard about a similar project at Trinity Western University in Langley, B.C., Casto and Brown decided it would be worth a try at Western. "We knew our office had the skills and technology to do it in-house," Casto said. Only freshmen in first-year interest group classes will watch the show. FIGs are a group of three classes. Two classes fulfill general university requirements, and the third is a smaller seminar class. FIG students participate in GURs just see DOCUMENTARY, page 3 like other students taking them. The seminar City purchases Chuckanut property for shoreline development BY KIRSTEN DUBOIS The Western Front The city of Bellingham will expand its public waterfront along the Chuckanut shoreline by purchasing 12.3 acres of land in hopes of creating the largest public-access shoreline in Whatcom County. The purchase was made possible when the city received a $600,000 grant from the Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account at the Sept. 19 City Council meeting. Making this land public will connect an existing public beach to the south and public tidelands and salt marshes to the north. Joining these two areas will create more than 100 acres of public-access waterfront, said Susan Zemek, communications manager at the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation and Salmon Recovery. The city purchased the property from owners Denis and Georgie Bailey, who maintained it as their private residence. The property has been in Georgie Bailey's family since the mid-1940s, when they bought it from Cyrus Gates, a well-known investor of property for public parks throughout Bellingham. The Baileys have lived at the property, called Woodstock Farm, since 1969. "The neatest thing about this place is that it's very peaceful, very laid back," Denis Bailey said. "It's very difficult to give up." The city intends to connect the trails between Teddy Bear Cove and the Interurban Trail as well as build wildlife preserves for the native bird species. Chuckanut Bay is rich in species diversity, said Tim Wahl, the greenway program coordinator for Bellingham Parks and Recreation The city is aware of the wildlife that calls the area home and is taking precautions to avoid disturbing the land. The project will not require intense landscaping or see CHUCKANUT, page 3 KIRSTEN DUBOIS / THE WESTERN FRONT Bellingham entrepreneur Cyrus Gates built this house in the 1920s. The city will make it a historical landmark. FALL FASHION Bohemian layers, clean denim and cowboy boots are in this autumn ACCENT, PAGE 6 VICTORY ON GREEN With a win at the 34th annual Western Invitational, Western's men's golf team is starting its season strong SPORTS, PAGE 8 BILLBOARD NATION Americans have become walking billboards and free advertising space for companies OPINIONS, PAGE 10 www.westernfrontonline.com WEATHER Saturday: Rain Hi: 59 Low: 46 Sunday: Cloudy Hi: 58 Low: 44 |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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