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WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY An independent student newspaper serving the campus community since 1970. ISSUE 9, VOLUME 135 GRAND DREAMS Western s waterfront plans begin to take shape as university weighs development proposals BY JACOB BUCKENMEYER The Western Front Western's administration has begun to sort through the 23 proposals department chairs and directors submitted regarding the university's role in the development of the Bellingham Bay waterfront. Western president Karen Morse said the waterfront development will be the focus of Western's expansion for the next 30 years. Buff Schoenfeld, executive assistant to the president of the university, said Western's waterfront committee, which is comprised of students and faculty, has looked over the proposals and is meeting five times before February to talk about consolidating the most feasible plans. "We're looking at common spaces," she said. "For instance, if there are three different proposals, — all who need office spaces, seminar spaces and meeting spaces — then they could be sharing a facility." Atthis point, theuniversityhasnotcombined any of the proposals, Schoenfeld said. The most prominent plans are from departments with specialized needs for the space, such as machine shops for the engineering technology department or a campus to house all of Huxley College of the Environment. "Huxley is always mentioned because it has the most conceivable relationship to the waterfront," she said. "Yet that would be kind of a long-term thing, and there are all kinds of WESTERN'S HORIZONS This article is part of a series looking at Western's growth and its ever-expanding goals for developing the university. hurdles before we get there." Western officials will determine how much land will be set aside for Western and where the land might be located, but not until they know which functions will transfer to the waterfront. The 150-acre property, which the Port of Bellingham purchased from Georgia- Pacific in January 2005, is slightly larger than Western's current campus, said Sylvia Goodwin, director of planning and development for the Port of Bellingham. University officials are reluctant to move an entire department or college off campus because students on the waterfront would still have to attend classes on the main campus, Schoenfeld said. She said the change would require more travel for Western students but no more than students at larger universities such as the University of Washington, which has foot traffic over longer distances than the distance from Western's present campus to the waterfront property. Some of the proposals, which request the addition of specialty facilities to the waterfront, could also ease parking issues on see HORIZONS, page 4 JACOB BUCKENMEYER / THE WESTERN FRONT Western overlooks the dilapidated waterfront property on Bellingham Bay, which will be the focus of campus development for the next 30 years. Former students testify on Mills' behalf Hearing panel schedules more meetings for Wednesday, Thursday to decide Mills 'future PHOTO COURTESY OF LINDA WAGNER-MILLS Character witnesses (from left) Kevin Jenkins, Evan Bourm, Tim Boyd and Sarah Finley defended Western theatre arts professor Perry Mills (far right) Friday. BY CIARA O' ROURKE The Western Front Five character witnesses for Western theatre arts professor Perry Mills waited outside closed doors to testify on Mills' behalf at a meeting Friday. This was their first chance to formally speak out against Mills' suspension nearly a year earlier. "There's a lot of people who like the way I do business," Mills said. "It's gratifying to see them come back." The hearing panel that conducted the meeting scheduled two additional meetings this week at 3 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday in Old Main 340 to deterrnine whether the university should fire Mills. Western's theatre arts department put Mills on paid suspension for conduct in October 2004, theatre department chair Mark Kuntz said. The panel conducted five meetings this past week. The Executive Council of the Faculty Senate selected five members from senate committees to comprise the hearing panel. The informality of Friday's hearing, which was closed to the public, surprised Western junior and character witness Evan Bourm, he said. "It didn't feel formal at all," Bourm said. "So the whole secretive thing kind of felt weird." Western's faculty handbook dictates the hearing should be private, unless the hearing panel, Western Provost of see MEETING, page 3 STARGAZING Physics majors supervise public viewing of the universe every clear Wednesday night FEATURES, PAGE 6 OFFENSE ON ICE Western hockey netted 12 goals in two games, winning both, improving its record to 6-1 SPORTS, PAGE 8 R-RATED Movies that promote malignant aspects of society should undergo some form of censorship OPINIONS, PAGE 10 WEATHER Wednesday: Sunny Hi: 56 Low: 40 Thursday: Sunny Hi: 56 Low: 39 www.westernfrontonline.com
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Title | Western Front - 2005 October 18 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 135, no. 9 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 2005-10-18 |
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 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 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 | Jacob Buckenmeyer |
Faculty Advisor | John Harris |
Article Titles | Grand dreams / by Jacob Buckenmeyer (p.1) -- Former students testify on Mills' behalf / by Ciara O'Rourke (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- Viking voices (p.2) -- AP Wire news briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Professor offers alternate view of hurricane / by Matt Gagne (p.3) -- Features (p.5) -- Strange days (p.5) -- Behold the universe / by Jacob Buckenmeyer (p.6) -- Technician assembles custom cart / by Jacob Buckenmeyer (p.6) -- Ageless education, academy offers classes, excursions for older adults / by Lorean Serko (p.7) -- Sports (p.8) -- Hockey wins two, improves to 6-1 / by Matt Gagne (p.8) -- Football finds run on road / by Michael Lycklama (p.9) -- Opinions (p.10) -- Classifieds (p.11) |
Photographs | [Dilapidated waterfront property] (p.1) -- Kevin Jenkins, Evan Bourm, Tim Boyd, Sarah Finley and Perry Mills / courtesy of Linda Wagner Mills (p.1) -- Lucas Kress (p.2) -- Emily Barker (p.2) -- Riley Neff (p.2) -- Wendy Walker / courtesy of University Communications (p.3) -- Laurel Street (p.4) -- [Georgia-Pacific plant] (p.4) -- [Telescope] (p.6) -- Jim Mullen (p.6) -- [Academy students with Scott Babcock] / courtesy of Leon Golden (p.7) -- J.R. Bynum (p.8) -- Samantha Everts (p.10) -- Amy Harder (p.10) -- Beckie Rosillo (p.11) |
Cartoons | [Female watching TV, doing drugs] (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 | WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY An independent student newspaper serving the campus community since 1970. ISSUE 9, VOLUME 135 GRAND DREAMS Western s waterfront plans begin to take shape as university weighs development proposals BY JACOB BUCKENMEYER The Western Front Western's administration has begun to sort through the 23 proposals department chairs and directors submitted regarding the university's role in the development of the Bellingham Bay waterfront. Western president Karen Morse said the waterfront development will be the focus of Western's expansion for the next 30 years. Buff Schoenfeld, executive assistant to the president of the university, said Western's waterfront committee, which is comprised of students and faculty, has looked over the proposals and is meeting five times before February to talk about consolidating the most feasible plans. "We're looking at common spaces," she said. "For instance, if there are three different proposals, — all who need office spaces, seminar spaces and meeting spaces — then they could be sharing a facility." Atthis point, theuniversityhasnotcombined any of the proposals, Schoenfeld said. The most prominent plans are from departments with specialized needs for the space, such as machine shops for the engineering technology department or a campus to house all of Huxley College of the Environment. "Huxley is always mentioned because it has the most conceivable relationship to the waterfront," she said. "Yet that would be kind of a long-term thing, and there are all kinds of WESTERN'S HORIZONS This article is part of a series looking at Western's growth and its ever-expanding goals for developing the university. hurdles before we get there." Western officials will determine how much land will be set aside for Western and where the land might be located, but not until they know which functions will transfer to the waterfront. The 150-acre property, which the Port of Bellingham purchased from Georgia- Pacific in January 2005, is slightly larger than Western's current campus, said Sylvia Goodwin, director of planning and development for the Port of Bellingham. University officials are reluctant to move an entire department or college off campus because students on the waterfront would still have to attend classes on the main campus, Schoenfeld said. She said the change would require more travel for Western students but no more than students at larger universities such as the University of Washington, which has foot traffic over longer distances than the distance from Western's present campus to the waterfront property. Some of the proposals, which request the addition of specialty facilities to the waterfront, could also ease parking issues on see HORIZONS, page 4 JACOB BUCKENMEYER / THE WESTERN FRONT Western overlooks the dilapidated waterfront property on Bellingham Bay, which will be the focus of campus development for the next 30 years. Former students testify on Mills' behalf Hearing panel schedules more meetings for Wednesday, Thursday to decide Mills 'future PHOTO COURTESY OF LINDA WAGNER-MILLS Character witnesses (from left) Kevin Jenkins, Evan Bourm, Tim Boyd and Sarah Finley defended Western theatre arts professor Perry Mills (far right) Friday. BY CIARA O' ROURKE The Western Front Five character witnesses for Western theatre arts professor Perry Mills waited outside closed doors to testify on Mills' behalf at a meeting Friday. This was their first chance to formally speak out against Mills' suspension nearly a year earlier. "There's a lot of people who like the way I do business," Mills said. "It's gratifying to see them come back." The hearing panel that conducted the meeting scheduled two additional meetings this week at 3 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday in Old Main 340 to deterrnine whether the university should fire Mills. Western's theatre arts department put Mills on paid suspension for conduct in October 2004, theatre department chair Mark Kuntz said. The panel conducted five meetings this past week. The Executive Council of the Faculty Senate selected five members from senate committees to comprise the hearing panel. The informality of Friday's hearing, which was closed to the public, surprised Western junior and character witness Evan Bourm, he said. "It didn't feel formal at all," Bourm said. "So the whole secretive thing kind of felt weird." Western's faculty handbook dictates the hearing should be private, unless the hearing panel, Western Provost of see MEETING, page 3 STARGAZING Physics majors supervise public viewing of the universe every clear Wednesday night FEATURES, PAGE 6 OFFENSE ON ICE Western hockey netted 12 goals in two games, winning both, improving its record to 6-1 SPORTS, PAGE 8 R-RATED Movies that promote malignant aspects of society should undergo some form of censorship OPINIONS, PAGE 10 WEATHER Wednesday: Sunny Hi: 56 Low: 40 Thursday: Sunny Hi: 56 Low: 39 www.westernfrontonline.com |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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