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THE WESTERNmFRONT
PACE 8
WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2006 ISSUE 8, VOLUME 137
Earth Day isn't
only for trees
Theme focuses on social justice
BY WILLOW RUDIGER
The Western Front
Migrant farm worker Miguel Jose said he
started picking strawberries and raspberries
with his father near Lynden when he was 11
years old. Sometimes he would go to school
from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and work in the fields
when he came home to help his family finish
the day's work.
Jose was part of a panel of migrant
farm workers who shared their experiences
working on local farms at Western's 36th
annual Earth Day events Saturday on the
Communications Facility lawn.
More than 500 students and community
members participated in the events.
This year's theme, "Evolution of the
Green Revolution: Social and Environmental
Justice" included workshops, speeches and
performances about taking care of each other
as well as the Earth.
Participants spent the afternoon soaking
up the sun on the lawn, playing Frisbee
and making wind chimes out of recycled
? materials, such as Erector sets and outdoor
home address numbers.
They also had the opportunity to connect
with on-campus and Bellingham-based
environmental organizations and listen to
live music from local bands Mhuri Marimba,
Yambique, Tap Habit, Clinton Fearon and
the Boogie Brown Band and Estrella.
"We have to fight for human rights and
the rights of the Earth," said Estrella MC
and 2005 Western alumnus Alberto Meija,
known as Dusk. "The Earth does not belong
to us. We belong to the Earth."
The series of workshops addressed topics
such as student activism and migrant farm
worker's rights.
The workshops allowed environmentally
friendly students to get to know like-minded
individuals outside of the university, said
Western junior Mark Iozzi, Associated
Students vice president for business and
operations.
"It was a great chance to network
with other activists and students not just
involved in environmental sustainability,
but also involved in social consciousness,"
Iozzi said.
To promote sustainment of the
environment in honor of Earth Day, Western
senior Callie Martin gave out more than 150
cedar tree saplings to those who attended the
event.
Martin handed out the saplings
while sharing information about a food
composting trial program AS club Students
for Sustainable Food started last week.
Students living in residence halls can drop
their food waste into a special compost bin at
the Viking Commons on Fridays.
Western Dining Services may expand the
program to other dining halls on different days
of the week if it is successful, Martin said.
PETER THAN / THE WESTERN FRONT
Western freshman Megan Ward and junior Gazalle Zatolyan fill buckets
with mulch on Earth Day. Work party volunteers at Franklin Park in the
York neighborhood spread the mulch on the west hillside to help remove
English ivy and other invasive plants.
Easter vandals topple headstones
KACIE MCKINNEY / THE WESTERN FRONT
Bayview Cemetery employees Troy Cummings and Matt Fox repair
headstones Wednesday at the Beth Israel Cemetery on Lakeway. Vandals
knocked over the headstones during Easter Weekend.
BY KACIE MCKINNEY
The Western Front
Bellingham resident Barbara Howard,
72, takes her dog Happy for a.walk almost
every day in the Bayview Cemetery where
her son is buried.
During her walk last Wednesday, she
bore a somber look as she observed the
work of vandals who knocked down 45
headstones during Easter weekend.
"I'm furious because this is sacred
ground," Howard said. "I don't care whether
you call it a hate crime or a prank, it's not
all right."
The headstones are located in Beth
Israel Cemetery, a Jewish cemetery the
Congregation Beth Israel privately owns,
located inside Bayview Cemetery on
Lakeway Drive. Vandals already struck
the cemetery earlier this year. Vandals
overturned 58 headstones in Beth Israel
see INVESTIGATION, page 3
AS elections
on Thursday
BY JEFFREY LUXMORE
The Western Front
Western students will elect next year's
Associated Students board of directors
Thursday.
Students can vote for candidates by using
their MyWestern account (mywestern.wwu.
edu) from 12 a.m. to 7 p.m Thursday.
Six candidates are running for vice president
for business and operations, vice president
for activities and vice president for legislative
affairs.
Four of the seven positions are uncontested.
Junior Mark Iozzi for president, senior James
Sanders for vice president for academics,
junior Marcella Tomlin, for vice president
for diversity and sophomore Kevin McClain
for vice president for campus and community
affairs are running unopposed.
For candidate platforms in the three
races, see pages 6 and 7.
SLIPPERY SLOPE
Western club baseball team slides
to second place in the Pacific
Mountain Conference.
SPORTS, PAGE 10
RACIAL WEEK
Week of events confronts
the problem of white
privilege at Western.
NEWS, PAGE 2
PROTEST POWER LOSS
Protesting doesn't hold the same
political persuasiveness it held in
the 1960s and 1970s.
OPINIONS, PAGE 16
WEATHER
Wednesday: Cloudy
Hi: 58 Low: 42
Thursday: Cloudy
Hi: 62 Low: 44
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Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Western Front - 2006 April 25 |
| Volume and Number | Vol. 137, no. 8 |
| Date Published (machine-readable) | 2006-04-25 |
| Year Published | 2006 |
| 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 |
Michael Lycklama, editor in chief Ciara O'Rourke, managing editor Peter Jensen, head copy editor Amy harder, news editor Jacob Buckenmeyer, news editor Candace Cusano, accent editor Derrick Pacheco, sports editor Tom King, opinions editor Taylor Williams, photo editor Megan Swartz, copy editor Sara Thompson, copy editor Jeff Elder, online editor |
| Staff |
Peter Than, staff photographer Matt Vogt, staff photographer Aaron Cunningham, cartoonist Justin Morrow, community liaison Alethea Macomber, business manager Joel Hall, advertising manager |
| Photographer |
Peter Than Kacie McKinney C. Jennings Breakey Matt Vogt |
| Faculty Advisor | John Harris |
| Article Titles | Earth Day isn't only for trees / by Willow Rudiger (p.1) -- Easter vandals topple headstones / by Kacie McKinney (p.1) -- AS elections on Thursday / by Jeffrey Luxmore (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- Students incite anti-racism talks / by Shawn Query (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- AS candidates speak out (p.6) -- Features (p.8) -- iPod sheds its skin for new shell / by Nicole Lanphear (p.8) -- Sports (p.9) -- Outfielder earns GNAC weekly award / by Kacie McKinney (p.9) -- NBA play-offs heat up, with love for Glove / by Andrew Sleighter (p.9) -- Baseball falls from first / by C. Jennings Breakey (p.10) -- No. 2 women's golf swings for regional's / by Doug Hall (p.11) -- Viking goalie is no fish out of water / by Nicole Lanphear (p.12) -- Opinions (p.13) -- Frontline (p.14) -- Viking voices (p.15) -- Letter to the editor (p.15) -- Classifieds (p.15) |
| Photographs | Megan Ward, Gazalle Zatolyan (p.1) -- Troy Cummings, Matt Fox (p.1) -- Martin Friedman, Chris Dunford, Sam Hatzenbeler, Megan Wilbert (p.3) -- [Vandalized head stones] (p.3) -- Brett Jordan (p.6) -- Anatasia Parker (p.6) -- Stefan Kalb (p.6) -- Kristina Mader (p.7) -- Riley Sweeney (p.7) -- Nate Panelo (p.7) -- [Apple iPod's] / courtesy of Shawn Deutchman (p.8) -- Ashley Barber, Amanda Shiflet (p.9) -- Matt Fink (p.10) -- Teresa Fish (p.12) -- Jessica Harbert (p.13) -- Bradley Thayer (p.14) -- Caleb Joslin (p.15) -- Sebastian Jones (p.15) -- Erica Althans-schmidt (p.15) -- Matt Wend (p.15) |
| Cartoons | [You think that's rough?] / Aaron Cunningham (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 WESTERNmFRONT PACE 8 WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2006 ISSUE 8, VOLUME 137 Earth Day isn't only for trees Theme focuses on social justice BY WILLOW RUDIGER The Western Front Migrant farm worker Miguel Jose said he started picking strawberries and raspberries with his father near Lynden when he was 11 years old. Sometimes he would go to school from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and work in the fields when he came home to help his family finish the day's work. Jose was part of a panel of migrant farm workers who shared their experiences working on local farms at Western's 36th annual Earth Day events Saturday on the Communications Facility lawn. More than 500 students and community members participated in the events. This year's theme, "Evolution of the Green Revolution: Social and Environmental Justice" included workshops, speeches and performances about taking care of each other as well as the Earth. Participants spent the afternoon soaking up the sun on the lawn, playing Frisbee and making wind chimes out of recycled ? materials, such as Erector sets and outdoor home address numbers. They also had the opportunity to connect with on-campus and Bellingham-based environmental organizations and listen to live music from local bands Mhuri Marimba, Yambique, Tap Habit, Clinton Fearon and the Boogie Brown Band and Estrella. "We have to fight for human rights and the rights of the Earth," said Estrella MC and 2005 Western alumnus Alberto Meija, known as Dusk. "The Earth does not belong to us. We belong to the Earth." The series of workshops addressed topics such as student activism and migrant farm worker's rights. The workshops allowed environmentally friendly students to get to know like-minded individuals outside of the university, said Western junior Mark Iozzi, Associated Students vice president for business and operations. "It was a great chance to network with other activists and students not just involved in environmental sustainability, but also involved in social consciousness," Iozzi said. To promote sustainment of the environment in honor of Earth Day, Western senior Callie Martin gave out more than 150 cedar tree saplings to those who attended the event. Martin handed out the saplings while sharing information about a food composting trial program AS club Students for Sustainable Food started last week. Students living in residence halls can drop their food waste into a special compost bin at the Viking Commons on Fridays. Western Dining Services may expand the program to other dining halls on different days of the week if it is successful, Martin said. PETER THAN / THE WESTERN FRONT Western freshman Megan Ward and junior Gazalle Zatolyan fill buckets with mulch on Earth Day. Work party volunteers at Franklin Park in the York neighborhood spread the mulch on the west hillside to help remove English ivy and other invasive plants. Easter vandals topple headstones KACIE MCKINNEY / THE WESTERN FRONT Bayview Cemetery employees Troy Cummings and Matt Fox repair headstones Wednesday at the Beth Israel Cemetery on Lakeway. Vandals knocked over the headstones during Easter Weekend. BY KACIE MCKINNEY The Western Front Bellingham resident Barbara Howard, 72, takes her dog Happy for a.walk almost every day in the Bayview Cemetery where her son is buried. During her walk last Wednesday, she bore a somber look as she observed the work of vandals who knocked down 45 headstones during Easter weekend. "I'm furious because this is sacred ground," Howard said. "I don't care whether you call it a hate crime or a prank, it's not all right." The headstones are located in Beth Israel Cemetery, a Jewish cemetery the Congregation Beth Israel privately owns, located inside Bayview Cemetery on Lakeway Drive. Vandals already struck the cemetery earlier this year. Vandals overturned 58 headstones in Beth Israel see INVESTIGATION, page 3 AS elections on Thursday BY JEFFREY LUXMORE The Western Front Western students will elect next year's Associated Students board of directors Thursday. Students can vote for candidates by using their MyWestern account (mywestern.wwu. edu) from 12 a.m. to 7 p.m Thursday. Six candidates are running for vice president for business and operations, vice president for activities and vice president for legislative affairs. Four of the seven positions are uncontested. Junior Mark Iozzi for president, senior James Sanders for vice president for academics, junior Marcella Tomlin, for vice president for diversity and sophomore Kevin McClain for vice president for campus and community affairs are running unopposed. For candidate platforms in the three races, see pages 6 and 7. SLIPPERY SLOPE Western club baseball team slides to second place in the Pacific Mountain Conference. SPORTS, PAGE 10 RACIAL WEEK Week of events confronts the problem of white privilege at Western. NEWS, PAGE 2 PROTEST POWER LOSS Protesting doesn't hold the same political persuasiveness it held in the 1960s and 1970s. OPINIONS, PAGE 16 WEATHER Wednesday: Cloudy Hi: 58 Low: 42 Thursday: Cloudy Hi: 62 Low: 44 > v ' \ yX^ ^ vv.kX< j ^ x ; * ' ' www.westernfrontonline.com |
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| Language Code | Eng |
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