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TUESDAY, October 26,1999
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Western Washington University Volume 110 Issue 9 Bellingham, Washington
Animal research lab vandalized — $5,000 in damages, animals stolen
By Kristen Moored
THE WESTERN FRONT
Miller Hall's animal research
laboratory was broken into and
vandalized sometime between
10:30 p.m. Saturday and 10:25
a.m. Sunday.
Four research rabbits and 37
rats were stolen from the basement
and several offices were
ransacked.
A group known as the Animal
Liberation Front (ALF) claimed
responsibility.
The ALF is an organization of
animal rights activists who target
science labs, slaughterhouses,
fur farms and retail fur
stores.
The FBI has considered classifying
the ALF as a terrorist
organization.
According to a press release
from the ALF, the group
entered the building shortly
after midnight, first destroying
psychology professor Merle
Prim's office.
All contents of Prim's office,
including large volumes of
research and books about surgical
technique, were soaked in
two gallons of muriatic acid.
The initial estimate of the
damage is $5^000, said Dave
Doughty, assistant "campus
police chief.
Even though the animals can
be replaced and the rooms put
back together, the months of
research done by students cannot
be reclaimed, said Ronald
Kleinknecht,. psychology
department chair.
~' See RATS, page 4
Steven Uhles / The Western Front
(Above) Vandals spray
painted the bulletin board
in the office of Troy Morin,
Western animal care technician.
(Left) A couch contaminated
with muriatic acid is
covered in plastic and
marked by caution tape.
(Right) Komo News 4
camaraman Steve Ramaley
shoots footage of empty rat
cages that remained.
Western parking manager leaves
without warning, questions remain
Chris Goodenow/The Western Front
Parking lots crowd during week.
By-Ken-Brierly
THE WESTERN FRONT
Greg Lawrence vacated his
position as Western's parking
manager Oct. 18.
Vice President of Business
and Financial Affairs George
Pierce and University Police
Chief Jim Shaw requested his
resignation during a meeting
with Lawrence the previous
week.
"Greg and I finally agreed he
should look at other endeavors,"
Shaw said. "He did a wonderful
job while he was here,
but we thought we should reorganize
parking and public safety."
Lawrence's sudden and unexpected
departure came as a surprise
to Parking and
Transportation employees. The
swift and silent way he
resigned was intentional, Shaw
said. " ' • " .
"Without encroaching on
Greg's privacy, we felt it was
best to make a quiet and quick
change," Shaw said, declining
to elaborate further on the
move except to say that
Lawrence's dismissal wasn't
necessarily or solely due to job-performance
issues^
"This is not a one-dimensional
problem," Shaw said.
"Sometimes performance is
based on a lot of different areas.
To say it's just performance
would be too big — I don't want
to go there. It is just that
Western's unique and some
things change over time."
Lawrence's stint at Western
lasted just 22 months. During
that time, his department nurtured
the growth in usership of
See PARKING, page 16
Chris Goodenow/ The Western Front
New student
login, password
required Jan. 1
By Terrill Simecki
THE WESTERN FRONT
Starting Jan. 1, all Western
students will be required to
use new computer lab login
passwords to get into the campus
network, and they will
have access to new and
improved computer capabilities.
Joseph Pham, Academic
Technology & User Service
Help Desk head consultant,
said students have been able to
create passwords since the
beginning of fall quarter and
that about 25 percent of students
have already created
passwords.
The new passwords are
See LOGIN, page 16
IN THIS ISSUE
Viking football
victorious, again
Viking football keeps its
whining streak alive with a
victory against Chadron
State 26-14.
See story, page 10.
Terrifyingly terrific
Eschewing
the standard
one pumpkin
and a paper
ghost formula,
a local
household
takes holiday
decorating to the extreme.
See story, page 9.
FRONT ONLINE
western front.wwu.edu
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Western Front - 1999 October 26 |
| Volume and Number | Vol. 110, no. 9 |
| Date Published (machine-readable) | 1999-10-26 |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Original Publisher | Western Washington University |
| Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
| Editor |
Erin Becker, editor Corey Lewis, managing editor Bryta Alvensleben, copy editor Julie Graham, copy editor Remy Kissel, copy editor Chris Goodenow, photo editor Chris Fuller, photo editor Lisa Curdy, news editor Tiffany White, news editor Angela Smith, accent editor Greg Tyson, accent editor Alyssa Pfau, features editor Steven Uhles, features editor Jenni Long, sports editor Curt Woodward, sports editor John Bankston, opinions editor Derrick Scheid, online editor Kevin Furr, cartoonist/graphics |
| Staff |
Carol Brach, business manager Joel Hall, advertising manager Reporters : Andrea Abney Shannon Ager Sharon Armbruster Monica Bell William Bennion Kristin Bigsby Ken Brierly Cory Chagami J.R. Cook Cole Cosgrove Bradey Day Rachel Dooley Marc Fenton Devin Finco Kristen Hawley Alex P. Hennesy Jeffrey Hoffman Jacob Horn Liam House-Doyle Matt Jaffe J.J. Jensen Jessica Keller Brandon Korab Steve Leslie Kimberly Lincoln Millissa Macomber Kevin Maloney Jaime Martin Jill McEvoy Laura Mecca Melissa Miller Kristen Moored Jessamyn Morisette Katherine Mullen James Neal Jenni Odekirk Tami Olsen Meghan Pattee Daniel Pearson Jennae Phillippe Joshua Porter Natalie Quick Tiffany Reighley Edward Routh Emily Santolla MariLynn Terrill Jeremy Thurston April Uskoski Soren Velice Tyler Watson Craig Yantis |
| Photographer |
Chris Goodenow Kim Lincoln Angela Smith Terril Simecki Nick Haney Chris Fuller Craig Yantis |
| Faculty Advisor | Lyle Harris |
| Article Titles | Rats! / by Kristen Moored (p.1) -- Western parking manager leaves without warning, questions remain / by Ken Brierly (p.1) -- new student login, password required Jan. 1 / by Terrill Simecki (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- AP wire news briefs (p.2) -- official announcements (p.2) -- Newsmakers / by Kristen Hawley (p.3) -- Campus calendar (p.4) -- International exchange programs offered in Old Main / by April Uskoski (p.5) -- International fair offers traveling tips, opportunity / by Christian Knight (p.5) -- Western to welcome families, memories / by Kim Lincoln (p.6) -- Features (p.7) -- Cellular revolution attracts many collegiate consumers / by Kristin Bigsby (p.7) -- Guacamole Ghosts / by Bill Bennion (p.8) -- At play in fields of Jack / by Corey Chagami (p.8-9) -- Playing Halloween dress-up / by Jennae Phillippe (p.8) -- Home for the holidays / by Natalie Quick (p.9) -- Sports (p.10) -- Red-hot Vikes cruise to sixth straight win / by Bradey Day (p.10) -- Sundance kids / by Jenni Odekirk (p.10) -- Men blank Humboldt State / by James Neal (p.11) -- Women tie last home game / by Kristen Moored (p.12) -- Opinions (p.13) -- Letters (p.13) -- Frontline (p.14) -- Classified (p.15) -- Election 1999 (p.1) -- Leadership main issue in county executive race / by Alex P. Hennesy (election 1999 p.1) -- Mayoral candidates address growth, water in campaigns / by Kristen Hawley (election 1999 p.1) -- Brenner, Bowen differ on water quality solutions / by Melissa Miller (election 1999 p.2) -- Development big issue in District 1 race / by Sharon Armbruster (election 1999 p.2) -- Whatcom planner touts business sense while opponent stresses environmental concerns / by Jennae Phillippe (election 1999 p.2) -- Experience stressed in city finance race / by Matt Jaffe (election 1999 p.3) -- Community relations important to city council candidates / by Jaime Martin (election 1999 p.3) -- Proposition 1 addresses watershed issues / by Emily Santolla (election 1999 p.4) -- I-696 proposes ending commercial net fishing in state / by Jeremy Thurston (election 1999 p.4) |
| Photographs | Vandals spray painted bulletin board (p.1) -- Couch contaminated with muriatic acid (p.1) -- Komo news 4 cameraman, Steve Ramaley (p.1) -- Vernon Johnson (p.3) -- [Rat in cage] (p.4) -- [Headstones in front of Fine Arts Building] (p.6) -- Nick Leist (p.8) -- Christian, Angi and Chris Fink (p.9) -- Giorgio Usai (p.10) -- Amelia Midkiff (p.10) -- Casey Routh (p.13) -- April Uskoski (p.14) -- Katy Mullen (p.14) -- Mike McTigue (election 1999 p.1) -- Barbara Brenner, Barry Bowen (election 1999 p.2) -- Dan McShane, Terry Unger (election 1999 p.2) -- Pete Kremen (election 1999 p.2) -- Harry Skinner (election 1999 p.2) -- Clarence Bob Sr., Sam Crawford (election 1999 p.2) -- Russ Weston, Mark Asmundson (election 1999 p.3) -- Terry Bornemann, R.B. Porter (election 1999 p.3) -- Tim Paxton (election 1999 p.4) -- Tim Farris, Randy Elmore (election 1999 p.4) |
| Cartoons | Big Brother is watching / by Kevin Furr (p.14) |
| Notes | Issue contains Election 1999 special issue (4 pages) |
| 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 - 1999 October 26 |
| Date Published (machine-readable) | 1999-10-26 |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| 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 | TUESDAY, October 26,1999 .J Western Washington University Volume 110 Issue 9 Bellingham, Washington Animal research lab vandalized — $5,000 in damages, animals stolen By Kristen Moored THE WESTERN FRONT Miller Hall's animal research laboratory was broken into and vandalized sometime between 10:30 p.m. Saturday and 10:25 a.m. Sunday. Four research rabbits and 37 rats were stolen from the basement and several offices were ransacked. A group known as the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) claimed responsibility. The ALF is an organization of animal rights activists who target science labs, slaughterhouses, fur farms and retail fur stores. The FBI has considered classifying the ALF as a terrorist organization. According to a press release from the ALF, the group entered the building shortly after midnight, first destroying psychology professor Merle Prim's office. All contents of Prim's office, including large volumes of research and books about surgical technique, were soaked in two gallons of muriatic acid. The initial estimate of the damage is $5^000, said Dave Doughty, assistant "campus police chief. Even though the animals can be replaced and the rooms put back together, the months of research done by students cannot be reclaimed, said Ronald Kleinknecht,. psychology department chair. ~' See RATS, page 4 Steven Uhles / The Western Front (Above) Vandals spray painted the bulletin board in the office of Troy Morin, Western animal care technician. (Left) A couch contaminated with muriatic acid is covered in plastic and marked by caution tape. (Right) Komo News 4 camaraman Steve Ramaley shoots footage of empty rat cages that remained. Western parking manager leaves without warning, questions remain Chris Goodenow/The Western Front Parking lots crowd during week. By-Ken-Brierly THE WESTERN FRONT Greg Lawrence vacated his position as Western's parking manager Oct. 18. Vice President of Business and Financial Affairs George Pierce and University Police Chief Jim Shaw requested his resignation during a meeting with Lawrence the previous week. "Greg and I finally agreed he should look at other endeavors," Shaw said. "He did a wonderful job while he was here, but we thought we should reorganize parking and public safety." Lawrence's sudden and unexpected departure came as a surprise to Parking and Transportation employees. The swift and silent way he resigned was intentional, Shaw said. " ' • " . "Without encroaching on Greg's privacy, we felt it was best to make a quiet and quick change," Shaw said, declining to elaborate further on the move except to say that Lawrence's dismissal wasn't necessarily or solely due to job-performance issues^ "This is not a one-dimensional problem," Shaw said. "Sometimes performance is based on a lot of different areas. To say it's just performance would be too big — I don't want to go there. It is just that Western's unique and some things change over time." Lawrence's stint at Western lasted just 22 months. During that time, his department nurtured the growth in usership of See PARKING, page 16 Chris Goodenow/ The Western Front New student login, password required Jan. 1 By Terrill Simecki THE WESTERN FRONT Starting Jan. 1, all Western students will be required to use new computer lab login passwords to get into the campus network, and they will have access to new and improved computer capabilities. Joseph Pham, Academic Technology & User Service Help Desk head consultant, said students have been able to create passwords since the beginning of fall quarter and that about 25 percent of students have already created passwords. The new passwords are See LOGIN, page 16 IN THIS ISSUE Viking football victorious, again Viking football keeps its whining streak alive with a victory against Chadron State 26-14. See story, page 10. Terrifyingly terrific Eschewing the standard one pumpkin and a paper ghost formula, a local household takes holiday decorating to the extreme. See story, page 9. FRONT ONLINE western front.wwu.edu |
| Language | English |
| Language Code | Eng |
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