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THE WESTERN FRONT NOVEMBER 29,2005 WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY An independent student newspaper serving the campus community since 1970. ISSUE 20, VOLUME 135 'Hopefully people will learn that our vision is as overrated as our hearing is overlooked' DAVID ENGEBRETSON Western geology professor Legally blind professor finds way to teach using only s^nd BY TALI BENDZAK The Western Front Due to his failing sight, Western geology professor David Engebretson is teaching a class this quarter he developed pioneering the study of earth science in a unique manner — using sound. "He is developing an entirely innovative class — the sounds on Earth," geology department chair Scott Babcock said. "What he is doing is changing your whole way of perceiving the Earth. I think what he is doing is important." Born with a rare, unnamed disorder that caused scar tissue to form in his retina, Engebretson, 58, was legally blind by his 30s and has had to rely on his remaining senses to understand and teach about the Earth. After earning a bachelor's degree in geophysics at Western and a doctorate at Stanford University as a young man, he returned to Western to teach geology full-time in 1983, with limited sight. In addition to his original disorder, Engebretson was diagnosed with cone-rod dystrophy disease in 1995, which caused his eyes' rods and cones to gradually degrade,.resulting in further vision loss.-Engebretson said he misses conducting fieldwork, such as reading maps and studying minerals. TAYLOR WILLIAMS / THE WESTERN FRONT Western geology professor David Engebretson pets his guide dog, Fritz, in his Viking Union 552 classroom. see PROFESSOR, page 6 Provost has presidential dreams Western s Andrew Bodman is finalist for Eastern Washington University presidency BY JACOB BUCKENMEYER The Western Front Andrew Bodman, Western's provost and vice president of academic affairs, might move across the state to Cheney to become president of Eastern Washington University as early as this summer, he said. Bodman is one of three finalists who will travel to Eastern this week to participate in forums in which Eastern students and Cheney community members can ask questions regarding the qualifications of each candidate, said Gordon Budke, chair of Eastern's presidential selection committee. Eastern is looking for a leader who cares about students, Budke said. Bodman will speak Thursday and Friday at the university's main campus in Cheney and at its auxiliary campus in Spokane, Budke said. Bodman, provost at Western since August 1999, said a position as a university president is the next step for a provost. "I think Eastern is an institution which has made substantial progress the last six years or so," he said. "It is an institution which is clearly moving forward, and this happens to be a very attractive-looking job." Eastern's former president Samuel Kirkpatrick left in July to become president of Metropolitan State College in Denver, and the presidential selection committee began its work to replace him in mid-July, Budke said. All three finalists are provosts of their universities, Budke said. The other finalists are Rodolfo Arevalo, who is provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas-Pan American, and John Folkins is provost at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Budke said he is not surprised all of the candidates are provosts, as many of a provost's duties transfer well into presidential positions. "Being a provost, you're assigned the responsibility of ensuring that the academic quality is strengthened," said Kris Bulcroft, Western's vice provost of undergraduate education: "It's a good training ground to become a president because you can tell the university's story better; you know the challenges, the strengths, the issues that confront us, having been in the role of provost first." Bulcroft works with Bodman and said Bodman's work at Western has prepared him for the high level of responsibility that comes with being the president of a university. While a provost is an internal representative of a university who see BODMAN, page 6 JACOB BUCKENMEYER / THE WESTERN FRONT Andrew Bodman, Western provost and vice president of academic affairs, has spent six years at Western. MIND PASTIME Gallery offers residents of all ages a chance to learn with interactive exhibits FEATURES, PAGE 8 QUICK RECOVERY After a Nov. 19 loss, the Western men's basketball team has won two games in a row SPORTS, PAGE 10 TOUGH LOVE Parents need to keep.strict policies when raising their children; it only helps in the end OPINIONS, PAGE 14 WEATHER Wednesday: Cloudy Hi: 33 Low: 24 Thursday: Cloudy Hi: 36 Low: 27 www.westernfrontonline.com
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Title | Western Front - 2005 November 29 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 135, no. 20 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 2005-11-29 |
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 Aaron Cunningham, cartoonist Alethea Macomber, business manager Joel Hall, advertising manager Tiffany Sheakley, community liaison Reporters : Mary Andom Laura Belzer Tali Bendzak Nichole Boechler Jacob Buckenmeyer Michael Coffman 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 Kara Leider 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 Lea Shawn Andrew Sleighter Julia Waggoner Shawna Walls Jennifer Whitford David Wilhite |
Photographer |
Taylor Williams Jacob Buckenmeyer Mari Kariya Chris Huber |
Faculty Advisor | John Harris |
Article Titles | Seismic sounds / by Tali Bendzak (p.1) -- Provost has presidential dreams / by Jacob Buckenmeyer (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- Viking voices (p.2) -- AP Wire news briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Tower will grace city's sky / by Dan Grohl (p.4) -- Wellness center postpones finals stress-relief event / by Kyra Low (p.4) -- Features (p.7) -- Strange days (p.7) -- Interactive mind games / by Mari Kariya (p.8) -- Class act / by Susie Prussack (p.9) -- Sports (p.10) -- Vikings slam Orediggers / by Zach Kyle (p.10) -- Women's basketball cruises to victory / by Kyra Low (p.11) -- Trying to recruit without Smith / by Andrew Sleighter (p.12) -- Opinions (p.13) -- Frontline (p.14) -- Classifieds (p.15) |
Photographs | David Engebretson with Fritz (p.1) -- Andrew Bodman (p.1) -- Josh Gellert (p.2) -- Holly Edwards (p.2) -- Connor Eagan (p.2) -- [Artist's rendering of 18 story building] / courtesy of RMC Architects (p.4) -- David Engebretson moves subwoofer (p.6) -- Erin McDonnell with Petra McDonnell (p.8) -- [Arunas Oslapas' masks] (p.8) -- Walter Suess with German 406 class (p.9) -- Tyler Amaya, Kyle Jackson (p.10) -- Ryan Diggs (p.11) -- Dusty Sturgeon /courtesy of Dusty Sturgeon (p.12) -- Justin Morrow (p.13) -- Beckie Rosillo (p.14) -- Kyra Low (p.14) |
Cartoons | [Skid Row] (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 | THE WESTERN FRONT NOVEMBER 29,2005 WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY An independent student newspaper serving the campus community since 1970. ISSUE 20, VOLUME 135 'Hopefully people will learn that our vision is as overrated as our hearing is overlooked' DAVID ENGEBRETSON Western geology professor Legally blind professor finds way to teach using only s^nd BY TALI BENDZAK The Western Front Due to his failing sight, Western geology professor David Engebretson is teaching a class this quarter he developed pioneering the study of earth science in a unique manner — using sound. "He is developing an entirely innovative class — the sounds on Earth," geology department chair Scott Babcock said. "What he is doing is changing your whole way of perceiving the Earth. I think what he is doing is important." Born with a rare, unnamed disorder that caused scar tissue to form in his retina, Engebretson, 58, was legally blind by his 30s and has had to rely on his remaining senses to understand and teach about the Earth. After earning a bachelor's degree in geophysics at Western and a doctorate at Stanford University as a young man, he returned to Western to teach geology full-time in 1983, with limited sight. In addition to his original disorder, Engebretson was diagnosed with cone-rod dystrophy disease in 1995, which caused his eyes' rods and cones to gradually degrade,.resulting in further vision loss.-Engebretson said he misses conducting fieldwork, such as reading maps and studying minerals. TAYLOR WILLIAMS / THE WESTERN FRONT Western geology professor David Engebretson pets his guide dog, Fritz, in his Viking Union 552 classroom. see PROFESSOR, page 6 Provost has presidential dreams Western s Andrew Bodman is finalist for Eastern Washington University presidency BY JACOB BUCKENMEYER The Western Front Andrew Bodman, Western's provost and vice president of academic affairs, might move across the state to Cheney to become president of Eastern Washington University as early as this summer, he said. Bodman is one of three finalists who will travel to Eastern this week to participate in forums in which Eastern students and Cheney community members can ask questions regarding the qualifications of each candidate, said Gordon Budke, chair of Eastern's presidential selection committee. Eastern is looking for a leader who cares about students, Budke said. Bodman will speak Thursday and Friday at the university's main campus in Cheney and at its auxiliary campus in Spokane, Budke said. Bodman, provost at Western since August 1999, said a position as a university president is the next step for a provost. "I think Eastern is an institution which has made substantial progress the last six years or so," he said. "It is an institution which is clearly moving forward, and this happens to be a very attractive-looking job." Eastern's former president Samuel Kirkpatrick left in July to become president of Metropolitan State College in Denver, and the presidential selection committee began its work to replace him in mid-July, Budke said. All three finalists are provosts of their universities, Budke said. The other finalists are Rodolfo Arevalo, who is provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas-Pan American, and John Folkins is provost at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Budke said he is not surprised all of the candidates are provosts, as many of a provost's duties transfer well into presidential positions. "Being a provost, you're assigned the responsibility of ensuring that the academic quality is strengthened," said Kris Bulcroft, Western's vice provost of undergraduate education: "It's a good training ground to become a president because you can tell the university's story better; you know the challenges, the strengths, the issues that confront us, having been in the role of provost first." Bulcroft works with Bodman and said Bodman's work at Western has prepared him for the high level of responsibility that comes with being the president of a university. While a provost is an internal representative of a university who see BODMAN, page 6 JACOB BUCKENMEYER / THE WESTERN FRONT Andrew Bodman, Western provost and vice president of academic affairs, has spent six years at Western. MIND PASTIME Gallery offers residents of all ages a chance to learn with interactive exhibits FEATURES, PAGE 8 QUICK RECOVERY After a Nov. 19 loss, the Western men's basketball team has won two games in a row SPORTS, PAGE 10 TOUGH LOVE Parents need to keep.strict policies when raising their children; it only helps in the end OPINIONS, PAGE 14 WEATHER Wednesday: Cloudy Hi: 33 Low: 24 Thursday: Cloudy Hi: 36 Low: 27 www.westernfrontonline.com |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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