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VOLUNTEERS: lending a helping hand FEATURES, 6-7 TRACK: Vikings take regionals, run to finals in Georgia SPORTS, 8 Tuesday, Volume 100 Issue 12 WESTERN FRONT Western Washington University Bellingham, Washington Western plans for expansion Proposed bui.dings <\ Proposed playfields Proposed loop road Proposed expansion By Arvid Hokanson The Western Front Fueled in part by increasing demands on Western's campus facilities and space, the administration has completed its Draft Comprehensive Master Plan, formulated to provide a long-term foundation for future capital improvements to campus. Western faces limited classroom space coupled with aging and inadequate academic and support facilities. Faculty office space exemplifies an area that has outgrown its .current physical resources. "We're up against capacity for spaces. We have had to push grad students out of spaces they previously occupied along with the professors emeritus," University Planning Committee Chairman John Miles said. Another major issue facing Western is the projected growth of the college-age population. "Demographic projections for growth in the college age (17-23) population due to children of the baby-boom generation and migration to the state will put increased pressure, especially on west-side universities, to accommodate more students," said Renee Roberts, Western assistant budget director — capital, said. The master plan was conceived in part in 1974 by Western to help meet these and other future enrollment demands. "We use it (the master plan) as a basis for making decisions," Western President Karen Morse said. "The campus master plan will give us guidance on what needs to be done and the direction the university is going to go ... It is a long-term plan. Some of these things may not happen for 25 to 40 years." Roberts said, "Western's strategic plan, which is currently being revised, outlines academic programs and directions, while the campus master plan develops the physical improvements required to meet those goals." But the master plan has not been received entirely with open arms. Members of the surrounding neighborhoods and Western have raised questions about various aspects of the plan. Three big issues: parking, land acquisition and the proposed "loop road" stand out in both the minds of administrators and citizens. In particular, land acquisition has caused an uproar in the Happy Valley neighborhood. Much of Happy Valley, located south of the commuter parking lots, stands within the proposed ng-term plan, things may not HatiHteuean West^i presi0nt boundary. Western has designated land south to Knox Avenue and from 20th Street to just east of the Physical Plant as a future development zone. George Pierce, Western vice president of business and financial affairs, said Western does not have specific plans for the area at this time, and until enough acquisition money from the state is allocated, can possibilities of both use and acquisition be considered. Citizens have also complained that Western has not been open about its intentions. To help inform citizens, Western has been sponsoring supplemental town meetings. But South Hill resident Tom Ashton said, "Until I went to a town meeting, I had no idea what was going on (with the master plan)." The master plan outlines projects on and off the existing campus, including the addition of academic buildings, athletic fields, dormitories and parking complexes. The plan also includes road improvements and developments for pedestrian, bicycle and transit access and safety. The reclamation of green space, the desire to maintain a 10-minute walk between classes, parking, the shift of non-academic and support facilities away from the academic core and maximum utilization of existing space are considerations in the planning. Specific plans for Western's campus include a new academic quad south of Haskell Plaza and Environmental Studies Building, a "loop road" that would be a reconfigured south college drive from Bill McDonald Parkway circling around the proposed quad Front/Vincent Verhei and connecting to 21st Street and Bill McDonald Parkway where the new campus-services facility will be located. The services facility would house University Police, Parking and Transportation Services and the Student Health Center. The' State Legislature has appropriated $204,400 for the 1997-99 biennium to fund the pre-design process of the communications building located in the new academic quad. Before any of the concepts of the master plan can be considered however, the City of Bellingham must approve it. The master, plan will be on the agenda of the Bellingham Planning Commission on June 5, when citizens will be allowed to give their input. The Planning Commission must approve the master plan before it goes on to final approval by the Bellingham City Council. Any other changes that are recommended to the master plan must also go before Western's Board of Trustees. Part two will examine Western's neighbors concerns pertaining to the handling of information and the plan's intentions. Additional reporting by Jacob Henifin.
Object Description
Rating | |
Title | Western Front - 1997 May 13 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 100, no. 12 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1997-05-13 |
Year Published | 1997 |
Original Publisher | Western Washington University |
Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
Editor |
Lisa L. Diaz, editor Matt Finlinson, managing editor Rachel Morrow, news editor Kristen T. Paulson, news editor Jen Nikolaisen, features editor Jen O'Brien, features editor D. Eric Jones, accent editor Dennis Pasco, accent editor Kristin Darland, sports editor Josh Godfrey, sports editor Gene Metrick, opinions editor Jessica Kate Luce, copy editor Rachel Morrow, copy editor Aaron Dahl, photo editor Tom Degan, photo editor Vincent Verhei, graphics editor Nicky Loi, online editor Jessica Kate Luce, online editor Jeremy Chase, cartoonist Jason Kelly, cartoonist |
Staff |
Teari Brown, business manager Scott Biern, custodian Roger Sprague, custodian emeritus Reporters : Shelby Benny Chris Blake Edward Brightman Chris Brooks Sara Buckwitz Gabe Campbell Scott Castle Amy Christiansen Tammy Clarke Jon Collamer Naiomi Dillon Jennifer Dye Jill Frewing Julia Groce Jennifer Hart Ryan Hawkes Jennifer Hayes Jacob Henifin Molly Hernandez Arvid Hokanson Ryan Hooser Lucy Kee Katherine Johnson Amy King Brian Kingsberry Meredith Lofberg Chris Luczyk Mercedes Maddox Heather Mills James Morrell Scott Morris Riley Morton Sarah Olson Laurie Phillpot Michelle Rennie Carey Ross Kevin Rus Joseph Rzeczkowski Fred Sheffield Heather Stanczak Steven Uhles Kimberly Vincent Todd Wanke Norah West Jenny Zappala |
Photographer |
Aaron Dahl Tiffany White Jennifer Dye Ryan Hawkes |
Faculty Advisor | Pete Steffens |
Article Titles | Western plans for expansion / by Arvid Hokanson (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- Western briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- AP news from around the globe (p.3) -- Students no longer need stress channel / by Sara Buckwitz (p.3) -- Pop Tart man returns with Mickey pancakes / by Jon Collamer (p.3) -- It's the end of the world as we know it, And I feel fine / by Scott Morris (p.4) -- Discs are flying (p.4) -- Residents will fast on May 15 for homelessness awareness / Brian Kingsberry (p.4) -- Hula dances, Hawaiian cuisine / by Tiffany White (p.5) -- Campus connections to volunteering / by Jennifer Dye (p.6) -- Donating time, energy / by Amy King (p.6) -- Local opportunities to help / by Amy King (p.6) -- Caring for the world one cause at a time / by Meredith Lofberg (p.7) -- Providing the Life-blood of an agency / by Ryan Hawkes (p.7) -- Five places to rock in Washington / by Riley Morton (p.8) -- Track sends 17 athletes to nationals / by Chris Blake (p.9) -- Opinions (p.10) -- Frontline (p.10) -- Classified (p.11) |
Photographs | Jeremy Fichter (p.4) -- Mahina Tadaki, Marcie Matsuo (p.5) -- [Friends of Hui 'O Hawaii] (p.5) -- Annie Pierce (p.6) -- Lora Eckert (p.7) -- Barbara Speight, Robin Hunt (p.7) -- Zack West / courtesy of Vu Chu (p.8) -- Chris Brooks (p.10) |
Cartoons | [WWU Master plan] / by Jason Kelly (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 | 44 x 28 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 | VOLUNTEERS: lending a helping hand FEATURES, 6-7 TRACK: Vikings take regionals, run to finals in Georgia SPORTS, 8 Tuesday, Volume 100 Issue 12 WESTERN FRONT Western Washington University Bellingham, Washington Western plans for expansion Proposed bui.dings <\ Proposed playfields Proposed loop road Proposed expansion By Arvid Hokanson The Western Front Fueled in part by increasing demands on Western's campus facilities and space, the administration has completed its Draft Comprehensive Master Plan, formulated to provide a long-term foundation for future capital improvements to campus. Western faces limited classroom space coupled with aging and inadequate academic and support facilities. Faculty office space exemplifies an area that has outgrown its .current physical resources. "We're up against capacity for spaces. We have had to push grad students out of spaces they previously occupied along with the professors emeritus," University Planning Committee Chairman John Miles said. Another major issue facing Western is the projected growth of the college-age population. "Demographic projections for growth in the college age (17-23) population due to children of the baby-boom generation and migration to the state will put increased pressure, especially on west-side universities, to accommodate more students," said Renee Roberts, Western assistant budget director — capital, said. The master plan was conceived in part in 1974 by Western to help meet these and other future enrollment demands. "We use it (the master plan) as a basis for making decisions," Western President Karen Morse said. "The campus master plan will give us guidance on what needs to be done and the direction the university is going to go ... It is a long-term plan. Some of these things may not happen for 25 to 40 years." Roberts said, "Western's strategic plan, which is currently being revised, outlines academic programs and directions, while the campus master plan develops the physical improvements required to meet those goals." But the master plan has not been received entirely with open arms. Members of the surrounding neighborhoods and Western have raised questions about various aspects of the plan. Three big issues: parking, land acquisition and the proposed "loop road" stand out in both the minds of administrators and citizens. In particular, land acquisition has caused an uproar in the Happy Valley neighborhood. Much of Happy Valley, located south of the commuter parking lots, stands within the proposed ng-term plan, things may not HatiHteuean West^i presi0nt boundary. Western has designated land south to Knox Avenue and from 20th Street to just east of the Physical Plant as a future development zone. George Pierce, Western vice president of business and financial affairs, said Western does not have specific plans for the area at this time, and until enough acquisition money from the state is allocated, can possibilities of both use and acquisition be considered. Citizens have also complained that Western has not been open about its intentions. To help inform citizens, Western has been sponsoring supplemental town meetings. But South Hill resident Tom Ashton said, "Until I went to a town meeting, I had no idea what was going on (with the master plan)." The master plan outlines projects on and off the existing campus, including the addition of academic buildings, athletic fields, dormitories and parking complexes. The plan also includes road improvements and developments for pedestrian, bicycle and transit access and safety. The reclamation of green space, the desire to maintain a 10-minute walk between classes, parking, the shift of non-academic and support facilities away from the academic core and maximum utilization of existing space are considerations in the planning. Specific plans for Western's campus include a new academic quad south of Haskell Plaza and Environmental Studies Building, a "loop road" that would be a reconfigured south college drive from Bill McDonald Parkway circling around the proposed quad Front/Vincent Verhei and connecting to 21st Street and Bill McDonald Parkway where the new campus-services facility will be located. The services facility would house University Police, Parking and Transportation Services and the Student Health Center. The' State Legislature has appropriated $204,400 for the 1997-99 biennium to fund the pre-design process of the communications building located in the new academic quad. Before any of the concepts of the master plan can be considered however, the City of Bellingham must approve it. The master, plan will be on the agenda of the Bellingham Planning Commission on June 5, when citizens will be allowed to give their input. The Planning Commission must approve the master plan before it goes on to final approval by the Bellingham City Council. Any other changes that are recommended to the master plan must also go before Western's Board of Trustees. Part two will examine Western's neighbors concerns pertaining to the handling of information and the plan's intentions. Additional reporting by Jacob Henifin. |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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