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WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13,1998
VOLUME 106 ISSUE 24 BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON
Ceremony salutes nation's veterans
By Darcy Spann
The Western Front
Veterans representing every
division of the Armed Forces
raised their hands in salute to the
flag as trumpeter Ian Newhall
performed a somber rendition of
the "Star Spangled Banner"
Wednesday at Western's Veterans
Day Celebration in the
Performing Arts Center Plaza.
Front/Erin Fredrichs
U.S. veteran Don George
holds the flag at the ceremony.
Approximately 150 people
gathered on the 80th Anniversary
of Armistice Day now known as
Veterans Day in the United States,
to pay their respects and say
thank you to those who have
served our country.
""Any time you see a veteran,
say thank you for protecting our
nation," said Roger Serra, a veteran
and member of the Bataan
Corregador, a group whose purpose
is to raise awareness of the
notorious Bataan Death March in
the Philippines during World War
II. The nature of the ceremony
centered around giving thanks to
all veterans for their dignity, valor
and unquestionable service to
their country in times of need,
Serra said.
Serra, along with DesMond
Reid of the Washington State
Council of the Vietnam Veterans
of America and Mark Monroe
from the Lummi Nation, spoke to
the audience in an effort to raise
awareness of the importance of
Veterans Day.
See Veterans Day, page 3
Front/Erin Fredrichs
George Croy (foreground) and Chief Jerry Adams salute the Stars and Stripes during the national
anthem at the Veterans Day ceremony at Western Wednesday.
State cuts Western's budget
By Jenni Odekirk
The Western Front
The state legislature is withholding nearly
$200,000 from Western because it has not met state
targets from the state's 1997-98 Accountability
Plan.
Out of the $514,000 that the state was to give to
Western after it met the targets, Jack Cooley, assistant
vice president/university budget director,
estimated that it will receive about $325,000. The
final amount of money that will be withheld from
Western will not be known until mid-December —
after the Higher Education Coordinating Board
has evaluated Western's accountability report. The
report was released Nov. 1.
Cooley said the loss of money would have no
direct impact on any of Western's operations and
would not hurt Western in the future because it
was not taken out of the baseline budget, on which
future budgets are based.
Three or four full-time faculty members could
have been hired with the money the state is with-
See Budget, page 4
Senators debate English
as state s official language
By Becky Christopherson
The Western Front
A debate Tuesday in the Viking Union Main Lounge
featured senators Harold Hochstatter of the 13th
Legislative District and Rosemary McAuliffe of the 1st
District, speaking about making English the official
language of Washington state.
Larry Estrada, director of American Cultural Studies
Front/Cindy Nunley
Cori Schlender challenges the opinion of Sen.
Harold Hochstatter in regard to Initiative 193.
at Western, moderated the debate, which weighted the
pros and cons of Initiative 193, which states, "Be it
resolved by the voters of the state of Washington that
the English language is the official language of the state
of Washington."
McAuliffe said this initiative did not get enough signatures
to make last year's ballot and was also defeated
on the Senate floor.
Hochstatter began his arguments with a definition of
why people debate.
"We're trying to convince somebody else. That's
what English is all about; we're trying to get our point
across. It's trying to understand and be understood,"
Hochstatter said.
"Were talking about communication, distinctly communication,
and not about getting into anybody else's
culture," Hochstatter added.
Hochstatter said it has cost Canada $6 billion to
maintain a bilingual policy, and in our country where
we have 329 recognized languages, the object of language
is communication.
"If we have the same language in common, if we
have the ability to communicate, then the richness of
your culture and the richness of your experience can be
shared by us all. But without that, you stare blindly in
See English, page 4
Western ponders
diversity's future
By Arvid Hokanson
The Western Front
Initiative 200 may affect the hiring of some staff at Western, but
most say it will not affect the university's commitment to diversity-
Members of Western's administration addressed about 40 students
and faculty during a forum sponsored by Multicultural
Student Services Wednesday night about the effects of 1-200.
1-200 prohibits the use of preferential treatment and discrimination
based on race, gender, color, ethnicity and national origin.
Implementing 1-200 centers around the legal definition of "preferential-
treatment."
In a 30-page memo, Washington State Attorney General
Christine Gregoire wrote: "This term does not have a well-established
meaning and would have to be construed
using rules of statutory construction
and 'legislative history.'"
A commission appointed by Gov. Gary
Locke is attempting to interpret I-200's
effect on existing laws. The commission's
report will be released on Nov. 20, and until
then, Western's administration is holding
off on interpreting any questionable policies
or procedures.
"We do not know (the impact) ... and it
would not be appropriate for university
administrators at individual institutions to
apply an interpretation," Vice President for
Student Affairs and Dean for Academic Support Services Eileen
Coughlin said. "It also would not be smart to pre-empt or alter programs
until we receive the interpretations."
Coughlin said the report may not answer all the questions surrounding
1-200. In the interim, the administration is researching
policies and gathering data in order to prepare for the pending
interpretations. The university will continue to promote diversity,
however; 1-200 does not legally affect Western's efforts to increase
diversity, she said.
"Most of it, we anticipate, because of our commitment to diversity,
will be our coming to meet the essence of the law within procedural
adjustments that allow us to continue to demonstrate our
continued commitment to diversity," Coughlin said.
Coughlin
See Initiative 200, page 4
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Western Front - 1998 November 13 |
| Volume and Number | Vol. 106, no. 14 |
| Date Published (machine-readable) | 1998-11-13 |
| Year Published | 1998 |
| Original Publisher | Western Washington University |
| Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
| Editor |
Katherine Schiffner, editor Jessica Luce, managing editor Wendy Giroux, news editor Ken Brierly, news editor Meredith Lofberg, features editor Ernesto Cardenas, features editor David Plakos, accent editor Caroline Deck, accent editor John Bankston, sports editor Erin Becker, sports editor Katy Calbreath, sports editor Samantha Tretheway, opinions editor Amy Christiansen, copy editor Jesse Kinsman, photo editor Bobby Stone, assistant photo editor Ben Stabler, graphics editor Katy Calbreath, online editor Jeremy Reed, online editor Sarah Kulfan, cartoonist |
| Staff |
Teari Brown, business manager Reporters : Bryta Alvensleben Lisa Beck Coleen Biery Millissa Brown April Busch Becky Christopherson Cole Cosgrove Katie Doyle Gwen Edwards Melissa Evavold Marc Fenton Jim Ferguson Kelly Ferguson Erin Fredrichs Brooke Hagara Justin Hall Kasey Halmagyi Nick Haney Kristen Hawley Holly Hinterberger Arvid Hokanson Rob Holman Colin Howser Soren Hughes Matt Jaffe J.J. Jensen Nadja Kookesh Zse Zse Kovacs Scott LaMont Paul McCoy Kayley Mendenhall Cindy Nunley Jenni Odekirk Mia Penta Alyssa Pfau Shane Powell Laura Query Christine Root Janelle Rust Derrick Scheid John Shelley Dave Shepherd Jenn Sherman Anthony Shows Robin Skillings Angela Smith Jennifer Smith Aaron Snel Darcy Spann Sara Stephens Andrea Stremler Jay Tarpinian Miki Tashiro Heidi Thomsen Steven Uhles Carrie Van Driel Beth Walker Tyler Watson Kevin Westrick Matt Williams Curt Woodward Tim Wyse Marissa Ziegler |
| Photographer |
Erin Fredrichs Cindy Nunley Jay Tarpinian Bobby Stone |
| Faculty Advisor | Lyle Harris |
| Article Titles | Ceremony salutes nation's veterans / by Darcy Spann (p.1) -- State cuts Western's budget / by Jenni Odekirk (p.1) -- Western ponders diversity's future / by Arvid Hokanson (p.1) -- Senators debate English as state's official language / by Becky Christopherson (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- Western briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Strange days (p.3) -- Accent (p.5) -- Hosing down water boy / by Heidi Thomsen (p.5) -- Don's miss this (p.5) -- Pick your theater / by Melissa Evavold (p.6) -- Tour de Bellingham / by Lisa Beck (p.6) -- Opening the mic / by Melissa Evavold (p.7) -- Acting for the masses / by Kasey Halmagyl (p.7) -- Sports (p.8) -- Avakian, red hot forward / by Marc Fenton (p.8) -- Vikings ranked nationally (p.8) -- Tae kwon do is golden / by Kristen Hawley (p.9) -- Hiss, Price part of PacWest all-stars / by JJ Jensen (p.9) -- Exhibition hoops at home (p.9) -- Opinions (p.10) -- Frontline (p.10) -- Letters (p.11) -- Classified (p.11) |
| Photographs | George Croy, Jerry Adams (p.1) -- Cori Schlender, Sen. Harold Hochstatter (p.1) -- Eileen Coughlin (p.1) -- Don George (p.1) -- Jon Davis (p.3) -- Jack Smith (p.4) -- Adam Sandler (p.5) -- Ruthie Dornfeld, Paul Kotapish, Scott Nygaard (p.5) -- Vince Nappo, Chris Sheets, Jim Lortz, Judy Buchanan (p.7) -- Marcia Guderian / courtesy of Marcia Guderian (p.7) -- Christine Avakian (p.8) -- Ezzy Ramos (p.9) -- Dave Shephard (p.10) |
| Cartoons | [Why do we need notices printed in other languages anyway?] / by Sarah Kulfan (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 | Western Front - 1998 November 13 |
| Date Published (machine-readable) | 1998-11-13 |
| Year Published | 1998 |
| 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 wpJyffiSs;§^^^g^^^ • NEW TWEA[r^mim§9U^^^^ WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13,1998 VOLUME 106 ISSUE 24 BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON Ceremony salutes nation's veterans By Darcy Spann The Western Front Veterans representing every division of the Armed Forces raised their hands in salute to the flag as trumpeter Ian Newhall performed a somber rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner" Wednesday at Western's Veterans Day Celebration in the Performing Arts Center Plaza. Front/Erin Fredrichs U.S. veteran Don George holds the flag at the ceremony. Approximately 150 people gathered on the 80th Anniversary of Armistice Day now known as Veterans Day in the United States, to pay their respects and say thank you to those who have served our country. ""Any time you see a veteran, say thank you for protecting our nation," said Roger Serra, a veteran and member of the Bataan Corregador, a group whose purpose is to raise awareness of the notorious Bataan Death March in the Philippines during World War II. The nature of the ceremony centered around giving thanks to all veterans for their dignity, valor and unquestionable service to their country in times of need, Serra said. Serra, along with DesMond Reid of the Washington State Council of the Vietnam Veterans of America and Mark Monroe from the Lummi Nation, spoke to the audience in an effort to raise awareness of the importance of Veterans Day. See Veterans Day, page 3 Front/Erin Fredrichs George Croy (foreground) and Chief Jerry Adams salute the Stars and Stripes during the national anthem at the Veterans Day ceremony at Western Wednesday. State cuts Western's budget By Jenni Odekirk The Western Front The state legislature is withholding nearly $200,000 from Western because it has not met state targets from the state's 1997-98 Accountability Plan. Out of the $514,000 that the state was to give to Western after it met the targets, Jack Cooley, assistant vice president/university budget director, estimated that it will receive about $325,000. The final amount of money that will be withheld from Western will not be known until mid-December — after the Higher Education Coordinating Board has evaluated Western's accountability report. The report was released Nov. 1. Cooley said the loss of money would have no direct impact on any of Western's operations and would not hurt Western in the future because it was not taken out of the baseline budget, on which future budgets are based. Three or four full-time faculty members could have been hired with the money the state is with- See Budget, page 4 Senators debate English as state s official language By Becky Christopherson The Western Front A debate Tuesday in the Viking Union Main Lounge featured senators Harold Hochstatter of the 13th Legislative District and Rosemary McAuliffe of the 1st District, speaking about making English the official language of Washington state. Larry Estrada, director of American Cultural Studies Front/Cindy Nunley Cori Schlender challenges the opinion of Sen. Harold Hochstatter in regard to Initiative 193. at Western, moderated the debate, which weighted the pros and cons of Initiative 193, which states, "Be it resolved by the voters of the state of Washington that the English language is the official language of the state of Washington." McAuliffe said this initiative did not get enough signatures to make last year's ballot and was also defeated on the Senate floor. Hochstatter began his arguments with a definition of why people debate. "We're trying to convince somebody else. That's what English is all about; we're trying to get our point across. It's trying to understand and be understood," Hochstatter said. "Were talking about communication, distinctly communication, and not about getting into anybody else's culture," Hochstatter added. Hochstatter said it has cost Canada $6 billion to maintain a bilingual policy, and in our country where we have 329 recognized languages, the object of language is communication. "If we have the same language in common, if we have the ability to communicate, then the richness of your culture and the richness of your experience can be shared by us all. But without that, you stare blindly in See English, page 4 Western ponders diversity's future By Arvid Hokanson The Western Front Initiative 200 may affect the hiring of some staff at Western, but most say it will not affect the university's commitment to diversity- Members of Western's administration addressed about 40 students and faculty during a forum sponsored by Multicultural Student Services Wednesday night about the effects of 1-200. 1-200 prohibits the use of preferential treatment and discrimination based on race, gender, color, ethnicity and national origin. Implementing 1-200 centers around the legal definition of "preferential- treatment." In a 30-page memo, Washington State Attorney General Christine Gregoire wrote: "This term does not have a well-established meaning and would have to be construed using rules of statutory construction and 'legislative history.'" A commission appointed by Gov. Gary Locke is attempting to interpret I-200's effect on existing laws. The commission's report will be released on Nov. 20, and until then, Western's administration is holding off on interpreting any questionable policies or procedures. "We do not know (the impact) ... and it would not be appropriate for university administrators at individual institutions to apply an interpretation," Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean for Academic Support Services Eileen Coughlin said. "It also would not be smart to pre-empt or alter programs until we receive the interpretations." Coughlin said the report may not answer all the questions surrounding 1-200. In the interim, the administration is researching policies and gathering data in order to prepare for the pending interpretations. The university will continue to promote diversity, however; 1-200 does not legally affect Western's efforts to increase diversity, she said. "Most of it, we anticipate, because of our commitment to diversity, will be our coming to meet the essence of the law within procedural adjustments that allow us to continue to demonstrate our continued commitment to diversity," Coughlin said. Coughlin See Initiative 200, page 4 |
| Language | English |
| Language Code | Eng |
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