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THE WESTERN FRONT ISSUE i VOLUME 132 FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 2005 • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY • BELLINGHAM, WASH. • WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM Businesses aid tsunami victims I BY KARA LUNDBERG The Western Front In the wake of the 9.0 magnitude earthquake that unleashed devastating tsunamis on the coastal areas throughout Asia, Bellingham businesses and organizations collected financial donations to fund humanitarian aid for the thousands who are now left homeless. Several restaurants, such as Avenue Bread and Deli and Tony's Coffee are contacting the Mount Baker chapter of the Red Cross to find out how they can contribute financially to the victims of the disaster. Lisa Brown, financial development director of the Mount Baker Red Cross, has estimated that approximately $20,000 has come in to the Mount Baker Red Cross. She said she anticipates that number to climb after receiving $8,000 of the donations just after the holidays. "People have now had a chance to focus on the trauma caused (by the tsunami) and donations have been pouring in," Brown said. see TSUNAMI, page 5 KARA LUNDBURG/The Western Front Bellingham resident Tyler Essex donates money for tsunami relief Wednesday aatt OOnn RRiiccee TThhaaii CCuuiissiinnee.. Tickets for all carrjpys events now sold at RAC BBYY SSTTEEFFAANNII HHAARRRREEYY their ticketing systems so students can information technology. He said the vice The Western Front Purchasing tickets for events happening on campus is about to get easier. . In the past, someone who wanted tickets to a sporting event had to buy them at one location, whereas someone wanting to purchase tickets to a Performing Arts Center event had to purchase them at a different location. Beginning later this month, the athletics department and the PAC will integrate buy tickets for any event from one system, said Fred Ramage, facilities operation manager for the PAC. Most game tickets are sold at the games, and Boles said that system would not change. Fans can still buy tickets on the night of the game at Carver Gym. The newly named University Box Office, inside the PAC, will pre-sell tickets to all events including sports games, performing arts and Viking Union shows, said Jerry Boles, vice provost of provost's office, the PAC and the athletics department worked together to create the integrated system. "We're excited to implement the new-system because it gives us contemporary hardware and software," Boles said. "Since the systems we were using before were old and outdated." Aside from integrating the ticketing see TICKETS, page 3 Western faculty step closer to forming union BY BLAIR WILSON The Western Front Talk of unionizing at Western has been circulating for two. years; now Western professors are taking action by filing some of the paperwork necessary to form a union, the United Faculty of Western Washington. The group filed a petition on Dec. 15 and authorization cards were turned in. The next step in the process is for Western to turn in a fist to the Public Employee Relations Committee of all faculty members interested in the union. Names on the list will be compared to the authorization cards. If 30 percent of the faculty shows interest, . the group will conduct a vote by mail election. If the vote for a union passes, Western will become unionized, said Marvin Schurke, executive director for the PERC. In 2002, the state Legislature passed a law enabling faculties of two and fourryear colleges and universities to organize unions. Faculties at two of the six Washington state universities have unionized — Eastern and Central. Western is the third university to start the process, Schurke said. "Prior to this legislation, faculty were prevented from having officially recognized unions," said Steven Garfinkle, assistant history professor and union steering committee member. A steering committee of nine professors and an organizing committee made up of 50 Western faculty members are working with other faculty members, the adrninistration and the PERC to make Western a unionized university. PERC, the state agency working with Western, has been involved since Western filed a petition and turned in authorization cards, Schurke said. see UNION, page 3 Court date set for woman charged with disorderly conduct at post-election protest BY ADRIANA DUNN The Western Front Western graduate Karen Ganey made her first appearance Thursday in Bellingham Municipal Court following her arrest on suspicion of disorderly conduct in relation to a Nov. 3 protest after the re-election of President George W Bush. "The reason for arrest is that she appeared to be one of the main leaders of a group in which she was directing participants to block traffic," Bellingham Police Lt. Craige Ambrose said. "Blocking pedestrian or vehicular traffic is considered disorderly conduct." Ganey, however, does not consider herself an organizer. On the day of the protest, she asked Bellingham Police to turn down sirens, said her attorney, Larry Hildes. The police did not know what to do with the demonstrators and picked her out of an organized group to make an example of her, Hildes said. "Democracy should not be an inconvenience," Ganey said following the pre-trial. Police released her, but did not drop her charges. If convicted she faces a maximum penalty of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. The court date was set for March 7. At the pre-trial hearing, Hildes said he requested sufficient time to interview all police officers involved. He also requested copies of the video police took of the march that allegedly shows Gaiiey's involvement. Hildes said he will bring officers to court March 7 to see if they can provide justification for the charges. Cgmmissioner Pete Smiley, who presided over the pre-trial, approved both the request for additional time and for copies of videotapes with no objection by the city prosecutor. Hildes said witnesses present at the Nov. 3 rally said there was an agreement between police and protesters. If the protestors cleared the street, they would release Ganey from custody and her charges would be dropped. Hildes said Ganey's arrest "chills the climate for political free speech." It discourages organization of political rallies, which is a First Amendment-protected activity, he said. "We need to draw a line in the sand — this is not acceptable — especially in Bellingham, not anywhere," Hildes said. MHBBBBHHBS outside the Communications Facility Monday night. The two named the
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Rating | |
Title | Western Front - 2005 January 7 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 132, no. 1 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 2005-01-07 |
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 |
Matthew Anderson, editor in chief Lauren Miller, managing editor David Wray, head copy editor Anastasia Tietje, copy editor Elana Bean, copy editor Amanda Woolley, photo editor Caleb Heeringa, news editor Laura McVicker, news editor Aaron Apple, accent editor Michael Murray, features editor Krissy Gochnour, sports editor Tara Nelson, opinions editor Nick Schmidt, online editor |
Staff |
Kenna Hodgson, community liaison Chris Huber, staff photographer Matt DeVeau, columnist Travis Sherer, columnist Matt Haver, cartoonist Terrence Nowicki, cartoonist Alethea Macomber, business manager Joel Hall, advertising manager Staff Reporters : Michelle Acosta Lauren Allain Amanda Arai Sarah Berger Kathryn Brenize Mike Coffman Adriana Dunn Houston Flores Brittany Greenfield Dan Grohl Bethany Gronquist Stefani Harrey Marissa Harshman Britt Hoover Jacinda Howard Molly Jensen Peter Jensen Chelsey LaRowe Michael Lee Sonya Lindeman Kara Lundberg Justin Morrow Coree Naslund John Newman Jenae Norman Crystal Oberholtzer Erik Peterson Annie Reinke Mark Reimers Amanda Raphael Adam Rudnick Eric Sanford Lorean Serko Tiffany Sheakley Byron Sherry Andrew Sleighter Ben Sokolow Mandy Sundblad Trevor Swedberg Bradley Thayer Melanie Valm Courtney Walker Taylor Williams Blair Wilson |
Photographer |
Kara Lundberg Amanda Woolley Chris Huber |
Faculty Advisor | John Harris |
Article Titles | Businesses aid tsunami victims / by Kara Lundberg (p.1) -- Western faculty step closer to forming union / by Blair Wilson (p.1) -- Tickets for all campus events now sold at PAC / by Stefani Harrey (p.1) -- Court date set for woman charged with disorderly conduct at post-election protest / by Adriana Dunn (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- Viking voices (p.2) -- AP Wire news briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Proposed budget recommends higher salaries, more enrollment as Western / by Marissa Harshman (p.4) -- Local bands will show off their sound / by Eric Sanford (p.6) -- MARS studio open for recording / by Kara Lundberg (p.6) -- Accent (p.7) -- Racetrack / by Molly Jensen (p.7) -- In the spotlight (p.7) -- Sports (p.8) -- Transfer to join Western women / by Kara Lundberg (p.8) -- Use of football pads used during basketball practice raises concern / by Matt DeVeau (p.9) -- Western men and women keep in winning through the holidays / by Houston Flores (p.9) -- Opinions (p.10) -- Classifieds (p.11) |
Photographs | Tyler Essex (p.1) -- Scott Perkins, Anna Rainey (p.1) -- Matt Glover (p.2) -- Jordan Keithley (p.2) -- Dominique Thomas (p.2) -- [Wastelanders] / courtesy of the Wastelanders (p.6) -- John Memolo (p.6) -- [Racetrack, local band] / courtesy of Racetrack (p.7) -- Claire Pallansch (p.8) -- [Women's basketball team] (p.9) -- Bradley Thayer (p.10) -- Travis Sherer (p.10) -- Crystal Oberholtzer (p.11) |
Cartoons | [Well we had an election] / 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 | THE WESTERN FRONT ISSUE i VOLUME 132 FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 2005 • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY • BELLINGHAM, WASH. • WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM Businesses aid tsunami victims I BY KARA LUNDBERG The Western Front In the wake of the 9.0 magnitude earthquake that unleashed devastating tsunamis on the coastal areas throughout Asia, Bellingham businesses and organizations collected financial donations to fund humanitarian aid for the thousands who are now left homeless. Several restaurants, such as Avenue Bread and Deli and Tony's Coffee are contacting the Mount Baker chapter of the Red Cross to find out how they can contribute financially to the victims of the disaster. Lisa Brown, financial development director of the Mount Baker Red Cross, has estimated that approximately $20,000 has come in to the Mount Baker Red Cross. She said she anticipates that number to climb after receiving $8,000 of the donations just after the holidays. "People have now had a chance to focus on the trauma caused (by the tsunami) and donations have been pouring in," Brown said. see TSUNAMI, page 5 KARA LUNDBURG/The Western Front Bellingham resident Tyler Essex donates money for tsunami relief Wednesday aatt OOnn RRiiccee TThhaaii CCuuiissiinnee.. Tickets for all carrjpys events now sold at RAC BBYY SSTTEEFFAANNII HHAARRRREEYY their ticketing systems so students can information technology. He said the vice The Western Front Purchasing tickets for events happening on campus is about to get easier. . In the past, someone who wanted tickets to a sporting event had to buy them at one location, whereas someone wanting to purchase tickets to a Performing Arts Center event had to purchase them at a different location. Beginning later this month, the athletics department and the PAC will integrate buy tickets for any event from one system, said Fred Ramage, facilities operation manager for the PAC. Most game tickets are sold at the games, and Boles said that system would not change. Fans can still buy tickets on the night of the game at Carver Gym. The newly named University Box Office, inside the PAC, will pre-sell tickets to all events including sports games, performing arts and Viking Union shows, said Jerry Boles, vice provost of provost's office, the PAC and the athletics department worked together to create the integrated system. "We're excited to implement the new-system because it gives us contemporary hardware and software," Boles said. "Since the systems we were using before were old and outdated." Aside from integrating the ticketing see TICKETS, page 3 Western faculty step closer to forming union BY BLAIR WILSON The Western Front Talk of unionizing at Western has been circulating for two. years; now Western professors are taking action by filing some of the paperwork necessary to form a union, the United Faculty of Western Washington. The group filed a petition on Dec. 15 and authorization cards were turned in. The next step in the process is for Western to turn in a fist to the Public Employee Relations Committee of all faculty members interested in the union. Names on the list will be compared to the authorization cards. If 30 percent of the faculty shows interest, . the group will conduct a vote by mail election. If the vote for a union passes, Western will become unionized, said Marvin Schurke, executive director for the PERC. In 2002, the state Legislature passed a law enabling faculties of two and fourryear colleges and universities to organize unions. Faculties at two of the six Washington state universities have unionized — Eastern and Central. Western is the third university to start the process, Schurke said. "Prior to this legislation, faculty were prevented from having officially recognized unions," said Steven Garfinkle, assistant history professor and union steering committee member. A steering committee of nine professors and an organizing committee made up of 50 Western faculty members are working with other faculty members, the adrninistration and the PERC to make Western a unionized university. PERC, the state agency working with Western, has been involved since Western filed a petition and turned in authorization cards, Schurke said. see UNION, page 3 Court date set for woman charged with disorderly conduct at post-election protest BY ADRIANA DUNN The Western Front Western graduate Karen Ganey made her first appearance Thursday in Bellingham Municipal Court following her arrest on suspicion of disorderly conduct in relation to a Nov. 3 protest after the re-election of President George W Bush. "The reason for arrest is that she appeared to be one of the main leaders of a group in which she was directing participants to block traffic," Bellingham Police Lt. Craige Ambrose said. "Blocking pedestrian or vehicular traffic is considered disorderly conduct." Ganey, however, does not consider herself an organizer. On the day of the protest, she asked Bellingham Police to turn down sirens, said her attorney, Larry Hildes. The police did not know what to do with the demonstrators and picked her out of an organized group to make an example of her, Hildes said. "Democracy should not be an inconvenience," Ganey said following the pre-trial. Police released her, but did not drop her charges. If convicted she faces a maximum penalty of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. The court date was set for March 7. At the pre-trial hearing, Hildes said he requested sufficient time to interview all police officers involved. He also requested copies of the video police took of the march that allegedly shows Gaiiey's involvement. Hildes said he will bring officers to court March 7 to see if they can provide justification for the charges. Cgmmissioner Pete Smiley, who presided over the pre-trial, approved both the request for additional time and for copies of videotapes with no objection by the city prosecutor. Hildes said witnesses present at the Nov. 3 rally said there was an agreement between police and protesters. If the protestors cleared the street, they would release Ganey from custody and her charges would be dropped. Hildes said Ganey's arrest "chills the climate for political free speech." It discourages organization of political rallies, which is a First Amendment-protected activity, he said. "We need to draw a line in the sand — this is not acceptable — especially in Bellingham, not anywhere," Hildes said. MHBBBBHHBS outside the Communications Facility Monday night. The two named the |
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Language Code | Eng |
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