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HE WESTERN FRONT AY, MAY 17, 2005 • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY • BELLINGHAM, WASH. • WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM ISSUE 14 VOLUME 133 Regional jugglers unite Jugglers travel to Western for weekend festival BY DAN GROHL The Western Front Jugglers from throughout the Northwest packed Carver Gym D Friday, Saturday and Sunday to take part in the Bellingham Juggling Club's first annual Bellingham Juggling Festival. The club conducted workshops to teach juggling techniques such as juggling balls and pins, and juggling while riding a unicycle. Approximately 100 people attended the festival. Participants in the festival were able to play juggling games such as Combat and Quarters, said Will Taylor, 2004 Western alumnus and Bellingham Juggling Club member. Combat is a game in which the participants juggle three pins while walking around and bumping into other people, causing them to drop their pins, Taylor said. Once somebody drops a pin, they are out. The last person juggling wins. Quarters is a game in which everybody juggles three quarters, Taylor said. The last person juggling all three quarters wins all of the quarters dropped during of the game. ^Saturday evening, the club played host to a free juggling show at Maritime Heritage Park in downtown Bellingham. The show opened with music by 2x4, see JUGGLING, page 6 CHRIS HUBER/The Western Front Western junior Amiel Martin juggles four clubs during a practice session Sunday in Carver Gym D as part of the Bellingham Juggling Festival. KVIK to produce AS advertisements BY KATIE ROTHENBERGER The Western Front Western's on-campus television station, KVIK, is creating a promotional production department to give students a chance to experience the world of television. This fall, KVTK will launch the department, which will give Associated Students clubs, activities and events the ability to advertise and inform the student body through commercials and promotional videos of campus events. The new department will represent the Ethnic Student Center, the Outdoor Center, AS Productions and Western's radio station, KUGS. KVTK's goal is to bring students' attention to issues concerning Western clubs. The station will promote upcoming AS events and activities, said Shawna Cook, Western senior and KVIK promotional production coordinator. One of the station's goals is to introduce a student DVD package. This DVD will educate incoming students about Western's activities and community. "This will set the pathway for a future for KVIK to start growing with other departments by promoting ourselves and other people," said Matt Acosta, Western junior and KVIK coordinator. "We used ideas from other colleges as an example and saw this as a step toward the future." The production department plans to show its informational videos about clubs and events to students through commercials at Western's Information Fair on televisions in Red Square as well as at the Kappa Carnival next spring, Acosta said. "This is a chance for KVIK to get their foot in the door, gain broadcasting capabilities and run commercial spots," Cook said. "This quarter everything is still in stage one while we are developing paperwork and working out the kinks, but next year is the step-off point to promote the entire student population." Cook said she knows finding jobs and internships is challenging for many students in college because see KVIK, page 3 Western faculty to vote fall quarter on forming union BY KELSEY DOSEN The Western Front A majority of Western professors are in the process of attempting to form a union. But Western's administration, which includes the president, provost and vice presidents, intervened in the middle of the process and delayed the vote. The faculty planned to vote winter quarter 2005, but the administration postponed the voting until at least fall quarter 2005, English professor Bill Lyne said. Members of the administration could not be reached for comment. In 2002, Congress passed legislation allowing unions at four-year universities, initiating the efforts of Western faculty toward collective bargaining rights. Collective bargaining rights enable faculty to collaborate as one voice in bargaining talks. Andrew Bodman, Western's provost, is attempting to divide faculty members and stand in the way of unionization, assistant professor of history Steven Garfmkle said. This caused delays in the faculty unionization efforts for nearly a year, he said. "We want to meet in the middle," Garfinkle said. "Access to collective bargaining helps faculty, administration and students." The administration is interfering by dividing the eligible faculty into categories: full-time faculty, limited-term faculty, which is faculty not in the 10-year plan and not entitled to a salary increase after that period, and department chairs, Garfinkle said. The administration wants to consider only full-time professors see UNION, page 6 Border officers taking steps to prevent drug smuggling BY ADAM BROWN The Western Front Border patrol seizures of counterfeit goods and illegal drugs along the Canadian border throughout the past two weeks have focused public attention on the border patrol system. On May 9, U.S. border patrol officers intercepted 48,000 doses of the stimulant MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, said Joe Giuliano, 51, border patrol officer. He estimated the street value of the drugs to be approximately $1 million. "This was a bigger-than-average seizure," Giuliano said. Customs officers arrested Canadian border officer Altaf Merali, 37, of Surrey, B.C., May 3 on suspicion of attempting to smuggle 227 pounds of marijuana into Bellingham. Merali had allegedly arranged to deliver the drugs to Stanwood resident Jason Dean Smith, 20, but confessed to officers during a routine check at the Pacific Highway truck crossing in Blaine. The case is currently under investigation. Giuliano said his department guards the land between the Sumas, Lynden and Blaine ports of entry and prevents anyone from sneaking across the border unchecked. These ports are land or water checkpoints that all travelers must pass through before crossing the border. " "The demand in the United States for drugs is high," Giuliano said. "So see BORDER, page 3 CHRIS HUBER/The Western Front A Canadian tour bus proceeds through a U.S. Customs and Border Protection X-ray checkpoint. BOLD BREWS A look at local tea rooms and the properties of tea. FEATURES, PAGE 8 l ^ H r a H P HIKING AROUND Web site offers students a valuable Western students and Bellingham residents explore new terrain. SPORTS, PAGE 11 }
Object Description
Rating | |
Title | Western Front - 2005 May 17 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 133, no. 14 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 2005-05-17 |
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 |
Caleb Heeringa, editor in chief Laura McVicker, managing editor Zoe Fraley, head copy editor Brittany Greenfield, copy editor Timory Wilson, copy editor Chris Huber, photo editor Elana Bean, news editor Marissa Harshman, new editor Christina Twu, accent editor Krissy Gochnour, features editor Adam Rudnick, sports editor Molly Jensen, opinions editor Blair Wilson, online editor |
Staff |
Greta Smoke, community liaison Mike Murray, staff photographer Tara Nelson, columnist Terrence Nowicki, cartoonist Alethea Macomber, business manager Joel Hall, advertising manager Reporters : Leslie Adams Lauren Allain Laura Belzer Adam Brown Taurean Dauls Jessica Dignan Kelsey Dosen Adriana Dunn Sam Everts Kira Freed Dan Grohl Lindsay Hamsik Stefani Harrey Aaron Hart Shannon Hutchison Peter Jensen Tom Kloser Sarah Kuck Zach Kyle Michael Lee Megan Lum Michael Lycklama Sean McCormick Sean McGrorey Ted McGuire Liz McNeil Kate Miller Ashley Milke Megan Muldary Chris Neumann Derrick Pacheco Shannon Proulx Mark Reimers Nick Riley Susan Rosenberry Becky Rosillo Katie Rothenberger Lincoln Smith Devin Smart Ben Sokolow Elisa Sparkman Megan Swartz Trevor Swedberg Taune Sweet Bradley Thayer Courtney Walker Leah Weissman Jared Yoakum |
Photographer |
Chris Huber Sean McGrorey Leah Weissman |
Faculty Advisor | John Harris |
Article Titles | Regional jugglers unite / by Dan Grohl (p.1) -- KVIK to produce AS advertisements / by Katie Rothenberger (p.1) -- Western faculty to vote fall quarter on forming union / by Kelsey Dosen (p.1) -- Border officers taking steps to prevent drug smuggling / by Adam Brown (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- Viking voices (p.2) -- AP Wire news briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Life after graduation / by Sarah Kuck (p.4) -- Reality: an alumna's point of view / by Sarah Kuck (p.5) -- Features (p.7) -- Strange days (p.7) -- Tradition in a tea cup / by Sean McGrorey (p.8-9) -- Sports (p.10) -- Men's golf on par with national championships / by Devin Smart (p.10) -- Bellingham trails provide bliss for hikers / by Leah Weissman (p.11) -- Opinions (p.13) -- Letter to the editor (p.13) -- Frontline (p.14) -- Classifieds (p.15) |
Photographs | Amiel Martin (p.1) -- [Canadian tour bus] (p.1) -- Nathan Rich (p.2) -- Genevieve Layman (p.2) -- Alan Ritter (p.2) -- Amiel Martin, Marcel VanderHolst (p.6) -- Terra Quintana (p.8) -- Lilah Blum with mom Wendy (p.8) -- Diana Kitching (p.9) -- Josh Immordino (p.10) -- Heidi Nichols, Kathy Rau, Marcia Pederson (p.11) -- [Wooden suspension bridge at Baker lake Trail] (p.12) -- Dan Grohl (p.13) -- Leslie Adams (p.14) -- Susan Rosenberry (p.14) |
Cartoons | [It's not the 34 rating ...] (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 | HE WESTERN FRONT AY, MAY 17, 2005 • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY • BELLINGHAM, WASH. • WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM ISSUE 14 VOLUME 133 Regional jugglers unite Jugglers travel to Western for weekend festival BY DAN GROHL The Western Front Jugglers from throughout the Northwest packed Carver Gym D Friday, Saturday and Sunday to take part in the Bellingham Juggling Club's first annual Bellingham Juggling Festival. The club conducted workshops to teach juggling techniques such as juggling balls and pins, and juggling while riding a unicycle. Approximately 100 people attended the festival. Participants in the festival were able to play juggling games such as Combat and Quarters, said Will Taylor, 2004 Western alumnus and Bellingham Juggling Club member. Combat is a game in which the participants juggle three pins while walking around and bumping into other people, causing them to drop their pins, Taylor said. Once somebody drops a pin, they are out. The last person juggling wins. Quarters is a game in which everybody juggles three quarters, Taylor said. The last person juggling all three quarters wins all of the quarters dropped during of the game. ^Saturday evening, the club played host to a free juggling show at Maritime Heritage Park in downtown Bellingham. The show opened with music by 2x4, see JUGGLING, page 6 CHRIS HUBER/The Western Front Western junior Amiel Martin juggles four clubs during a practice session Sunday in Carver Gym D as part of the Bellingham Juggling Festival. KVIK to produce AS advertisements BY KATIE ROTHENBERGER The Western Front Western's on-campus television station, KVIK, is creating a promotional production department to give students a chance to experience the world of television. This fall, KVTK will launch the department, which will give Associated Students clubs, activities and events the ability to advertise and inform the student body through commercials and promotional videos of campus events. The new department will represent the Ethnic Student Center, the Outdoor Center, AS Productions and Western's radio station, KUGS. KVTK's goal is to bring students' attention to issues concerning Western clubs. The station will promote upcoming AS events and activities, said Shawna Cook, Western senior and KVIK promotional production coordinator. One of the station's goals is to introduce a student DVD package. This DVD will educate incoming students about Western's activities and community. "This will set the pathway for a future for KVIK to start growing with other departments by promoting ourselves and other people," said Matt Acosta, Western junior and KVIK coordinator. "We used ideas from other colleges as an example and saw this as a step toward the future." The production department plans to show its informational videos about clubs and events to students through commercials at Western's Information Fair on televisions in Red Square as well as at the Kappa Carnival next spring, Acosta said. "This is a chance for KVIK to get their foot in the door, gain broadcasting capabilities and run commercial spots," Cook said. "This quarter everything is still in stage one while we are developing paperwork and working out the kinks, but next year is the step-off point to promote the entire student population." Cook said she knows finding jobs and internships is challenging for many students in college because see KVIK, page 3 Western faculty to vote fall quarter on forming union BY KELSEY DOSEN The Western Front A majority of Western professors are in the process of attempting to form a union. But Western's administration, which includes the president, provost and vice presidents, intervened in the middle of the process and delayed the vote. The faculty planned to vote winter quarter 2005, but the administration postponed the voting until at least fall quarter 2005, English professor Bill Lyne said. Members of the administration could not be reached for comment. In 2002, Congress passed legislation allowing unions at four-year universities, initiating the efforts of Western faculty toward collective bargaining rights. Collective bargaining rights enable faculty to collaborate as one voice in bargaining talks. Andrew Bodman, Western's provost, is attempting to divide faculty members and stand in the way of unionization, assistant professor of history Steven Garfmkle said. This caused delays in the faculty unionization efforts for nearly a year, he said. "We want to meet in the middle," Garfinkle said. "Access to collective bargaining helps faculty, administration and students." The administration is interfering by dividing the eligible faculty into categories: full-time faculty, limited-term faculty, which is faculty not in the 10-year plan and not entitled to a salary increase after that period, and department chairs, Garfinkle said. The administration wants to consider only full-time professors see UNION, page 6 Border officers taking steps to prevent drug smuggling BY ADAM BROWN The Western Front Border patrol seizures of counterfeit goods and illegal drugs along the Canadian border throughout the past two weeks have focused public attention on the border patrol system. On May 9, U.S. border patrol officers intercepted 48,000 doses of the stimulant MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, said Joe Giuliano, 51, border patrol officer. He estimated the street value of the drugs to be approximately $1 million. "This was a bigger-than-average seizure," Giuliano said. Customs officers arrested Canadian border officer Altaf Merali, 37, of Surrey, B.C., May 3 on suspicion of attempting to smuggle 227 pounds of marijuana into Bellingham. Merali had allegedly arranged to deliver the drugs to Stanwood resident Jason Dean Smith, 20, but confessed to officers during a routine check at the Pacific Highway truck crossing in Blaine. The case is currently under investigation. Giuliano said his department guards the land between the Sumas, Lynden and Blaine ports of entry and prevents anyone from sneaking across the border unchecked. These ports are land or water checkpoints that all travelers must pass through before crossing the border. " "The demand in the United States for drugs is high," Giuliano said. "So see BORDER, page 3 CHRIS HUBER/The Western Front A Canadian tour bus proceeds through a U.S. Customs and Border Protection X-ray checkpoint. BOLD BREWS A look at local tea rooms and the properties of tea. FEATURES, PAGE 8 l ^ H r a H P HIKING AROUND Web site offers students a valuable Western students and Bellingham residents explore new terrain. SPORTS, PAGE 11 } |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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