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TUESDAY, September 28,1999 The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 107 Issue 1 Bellingham, Washington 1-695 to decrease WTA funding By Jenni Odekirk THE WESTERN FRONT Initiative 695 would cut Whatcom Transportation Authority's budget by 43 percent — $5.7 million — in addition to reducing vehicle license tab fees to $30, said Steve Clancy, WTA director of Finance and Support Services. 1-695 (see story, page 5), which will appear on the November ballot, would repeal the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax beginning January 2000. The MVET helps fund Washington state's road construction, ferry system and public transportation, among other state and county programs. "Virtually every area of our service (would) be impacted," Clancy said. To compensate for the loss, WTA would have to lay off many of its employees, cut about half of its bus routes, cut about 40 percent of its specialized services for the elderly and disabled and drastically cut or end van-pool and rideshare services, Clancy said. WTA operates about 40 bus routes. They are concentrated in Bellingham, but branch out to Ferndale, Lynden and Blaine. WTA specialized services travel as far as Lummi Island, Point Roberts and eastern Whatcom County. WTA has approximately 30 passengers per bus per hour — about-30 percent of them students, Clancy said. WTA has not chosen specific areas to cut if 1-695 passes, but will most likely try to keep at least one route in each service area and decrease the frequency of buses so "everyone can get where they need to at some point," Clancy said. "Everyone will feel significant service reduction," Clancy added. One bus route that will not be cut is the campus shuttle from Civic Field to Western. See WTA, page 6 Kevin M. Raymond r"* New member joins board of trustees By Laura Mecca THE WESTERN FRONT Western's newest member of the Board of Trustees is a Seattle lawyer (and Western graduate) who is focused on giving back to the Western community. Kevin M: Raymond said it was an honor to be offered the position to serve on Western's board. "Being at Western was an utterly transforming experience both- personally and academically," he said. He said long-term goals are to maintain the environment at Western and to promote successive generations of students to grow and benefit from Western's educational system. He has no specific plans for the current year. "Having a sense of importance to lifelong learning is essential," he said. Raymond was appointed by Gov. Gary Locke on Aug. 25 to replace Wayne Ehlers, who retired from the board. "I was a mediocre high school student; the professors at Western turned me on to learning," Raymond said. Raymond graduated from Western's Huxley School of Environmental Studies in 1980. He received his law degree from the University of Washington in 1984. He credits former Western professor-turned-congressman Al Swift with challenging him to get more involved in his education. Raymond joined the cross-country and track teams at Western. He also wrote for The Western Front. After graduation, Raymond worked as the senior deputy prosecuting attorney in the King County Prosecutor's Office. He later served as chief of staff to former county executive and current governor, See TRUSTEE, page 11 Salmon return to creek after blast By Kristen Hawley THE WESTERN FRONT Whatcom Creek still bears the scars of the June 10 pipeline blast that killed three people and charred a stretch of land a mile-and-a-half long, but the restoration process is beginning to help the area recover, said Steve Hood, an environmental engineer at the Department of Ecology. The greatest progress along the creek is the return offish to the area, Hood said. The excavation of contaminated soil from the stream wreaked havoc on the fish -habitat, he explained, . but fish were recently sighted as far up stream as .Woburn Street. "These reports (of returning fish) are fairly significant because Woburn Street has been a barrier, but because of recent work that has been done, there have been definite habitat improvements," he said. Contaminated soil from the creek was either removed to be incinerated, or agitated by methods such as pumping or excavating. When the soil was agitated, it caused the contaminating gasoline to float to the surface of the water and evaporate, Hood said, but the process Chris Fuller/ The Western Front Free-swimming salmon can be seen from the western side of the Woburn Street Bridge, which crosses Whatcom Creek. consequently left the creek in disorder. "To avoid having a river that was either full of bowling balls or mud, the solution proposed was to rearrange the creek in natural formation," he said. To do this, workers rearranged rocks rearranged, added woody debris and created Climb every mountain pools at various locations in the stream, which is similar to the setup at a fish hatchery. See SALMON, page 4 IN THIS ISSUE Kids gotta regatta Youth from throughout the region set their sails in Bellingham Bay for the Bellingham One-Design Regatta. See story, page 24. The best of Crowe Front cartoonist, Chad Crowe, displays his best — and most controversial — work in this full-page spread. See cartoons, page 31. FRONT ONLINE http: / / vvesternfront.vvwu.edu i
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Title | Western Front - 1999 September 28 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 107, no.1 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1999-09-28 |
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 |
Staff |
Kevin Fir, cartoonist/graphics Carol Brach, business manager Joel Hall, advertising manager Staff Reporters : Andrea Abney Shannon Ager Sharon Armbruster Monica Bell William Bennion Kristin Bigsby Chalain Brazzell Cory Chagami Homer Cook Cole Cosgrove Marc Fenton Devin Finco Alex P. Hennesy Jeffrey Hoffman Jacob Horn Liam House-Doyle Matt Jaffe J.J. Jensen Jessica Keller Brandon Korab Steve Leslie Kimberly Lincoln Kevin Maloriey Jamie Martin Jill McEvoy Laura Mecca Melissa Miller Jessamyn Morisette Katherine Mullen James Neal Jenni Odekirk Tami Olsen Meghan Pattee Daniel Pearson Joshua Porter Natalie Quick Tiffany Reighley Edward Routh Terrill Simecki Marilynn Terrill Jeremy Thurston April Uskoski Michael Van Elsberg Craig Yantis |
Photographer |
Chris Fuller Sam Gardner Craig Yantis Chris Goodenow David Hooper Angela Smith Steven Uhles Nick Haney |
Faculty Advisor | Lyle Harris |
Article Titles | I-695 to decrease WTA funding / by Jenni Odekirk (p.1) -- New member joins board of trustees / by Laura Mecca (p.1) -- Salmon return to creek after blast / by Kristen Hawley (p.1) -- Cops Box (p.2) -- AP Wire News Briefs (p.2) -- WWU Official Announcements (p.2) -- Newsmakers / by Shannon Ager (p.3) -- On-Campus safety, online / by Alex P. Hennesy (p.4) -- Pros and cons riding behind Initiative 695 / by Jenni Odekirk (p.5) -- Kappa Karnival wins national accolade / by April Uskoski (p.6) -- Biology department receives grant for research / by J.R. Cook (p.7) -- Campus Calendar (p.7) -- Western tricky for disability access / by Jennifer Sutton (p.8) -- Politician visits campus to encourage voter registration / by Kristin Bigsby (p.8) -- Huxley students control weed using wily weevil / by Bill Bennion (p.10) -- Gallery exhibits artifacts, photos, history from eras gone by / by April Busch (p.11) -- Old Main fire small, no injuries (p.11) -- B'Ham's beer bacchanal / by JJ Jensen (p.12) -- |
Photographs | Kevin M. Raymond (p.1) -- [Salmon] (p.1) -- [mountain rescue volunteers] (p.1) -- James Shaw (p.3) -- David Toyer (p.4) -- [Salmon] (p.4) -- [WTA bus] (p.5) -- [Fields of Mars] (p.6) -- [Western Students] (p.6) -- David Hopper (p.7) -- Roger Flotre (p.8) -- [Infofair] (p.8) -- [Weevils] (p.10) -- Sara Waddell (p.10) -- Scott McKinnon (p.12) -- Leni Neumaier (p.13) -- [Police cruiser] (p.14) -- [Helicopter] (p.16) -- [Victim with leg fracture] (p.16) -- Kelly Bush (p.17) -- [Bellingham Mountain Rescue] (p.17) -- [Spinal injury victim] (p.17) -- [Bellingham Mountain Rescue] (p.17) -- [Western's competitive dance team] (p.18) -- [Old Main] (p.19) -- [Thursday Night] (p.20) -- Scott Mitchell (p.22) -- [Viking women's soccer] (p.23) -- [Lasers] (p.24) -- [Optimus sailboats] (p.24) -- [Horseshoe] (p.24) -- Kevin Maloney (p.26) -- Corey Lewis (p.27) -- Brandon Korab (p.27) -- Chris Blake (p.28) -- John Bankston (p.28) |
Cartoons | Western's New Parking Solution (p.30) -- The Best of Chad Crowe (p.31) |
Notes | Volume number out of order. |
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 September 28 - Page 1 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1999-09-28 |
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, September 28,1999 The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 107 Issue 1 Bellingham, Washington 1-695 to decrease WTA funding By Jenni Odekirk THE WESTERN FRONT Initiative 695 would cut Whatcom Transportation Authority's budget by 43 percent — $5.7 million — in addition to reducing vehicle license tab fees to $30, said Steve Clancy, WTA director of Finance and Support Services. 1-695 (see story, page 5), which will appear on the November ballot, would repeal the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax beginning January 2000. The MVET helps fund Washington state's road construction, ferry system and public transportation, among other state and county programs. "Virtually every area of our service (would) be impacted," Clancy said. To compensate for the loss, WTA would have to lay off many of its employees, cut about half of its bus routes, cut about 40 percent of its specialized services for the elderly and disabled and drastically cut or end van-pool and rideshare services, Clancy said. WTA operates about 40 bus routes. They are concentrated in Bellingham, but branch out to Ferndale, Lynden and Blaine. WTA specialized services travel as far as Lummi Island, Point Roberts and eastern Whatcom County. WTA has approximately 30 passengers per bus per hour — about-30 percent of them students, Clancy said. WTA has not chosen specific areas to cut if 1-695 passes, but will most likely try to keep at least one route in each service area and decrease the frequency of buses so "everyone can get where they need to at some point," Clancy said. "Everyone will feel significant service reduction," Clancy added. One bus route that will not be cut is the campus shuttle from Civic Field to Western. See WTA, page 6 Kevin M. Raymond r"* New member joins board of trustees By Laura Mecca THE WESTERN FRONT Western's newest member of the Board of Trustees is a Seattle lawyer (and Western graduate) who is focused on giving back to the Western community. Kevin M: Raymond said it was an honor to be offered the position to serve on Western's board. "Being at Western was an utterly transforming experience both- personally and academically," he said. He said long-term goals are to maintain the environment at Western and to promote successive generations of students to grow and benefit from Western's educational system. He has no specific plans for the current year. "Having a sense of importance to lifelong learning is essential," he said. Raymond was appointed by Gov. Gary Locke on Aug. 25 to replace Wayne Ehlers, who retired from the board. "I was a mediocre high school student; the professors at Western turned me on to learning," Raymond said. Raymond graduated from Western's Huxley School of Environmental Studies in 1980. He received his law degree from the University of Washington in 1984. He credits former Western professor-turned-congressman Al Swift with challenging him to get more involved in his education. Raymond joined the cross-country and track teams at Western. He also wrote for The Western Front. After graduation, Raymond worked as the senior deputy prosecuting attorney in the King County Prosecutor's Office. He later served as chief of staff to former county executive and current governor, See TRUSTEE, page 11 Salmon return to creek after blast By Kristen Hawley THE WESTERN FRONT Whatcom Creek still bears the scars of the June 10 pipeline blast that killed three people and charred a stretch of land a mile-and-a-half long, but the restoration process is beginning to help the area recover, said Steve Hood, an environmental engineer at the Department of Ecology. The greatest progress along the creek is the return offish to the area, Hood said. The excavation of contaminated soil from the stream wreaked havoc on the fish -habitat, he explained, . but fish were recently sighted as far up stream as .Woburn Street. "These reports (of returning fish) are fairly significant because Woburn Street has been a barrier, but because of recent work that has been done, there have been definite habitat improvements," he said. Contaminated soil from the creek was either removed to be incinerated, or agitated by methods such as pumping or excavating. When the soil was agitated, it caused the contaminating gasoline to float to the surface of the water and evaporate, Hood said, but the process Chris Fuller/ The Western Front Free-swimming salmon can be seen from the western side of the Woburn Street Bridge, which crosses Whatcom Creek. consequently left the creek in disorder. "To avoid having a river that was either full of bowling balls or mud, the solution proposed was to rearrange the creek in natural formation," he said. To do this, workers rearranged rocks rearranged, added woody debris and created Climb every mountain pools at various locations in the stream, which is similar to the setup at a fish hatchery. See SALMON, page 4 IN THIS ISSUE Kids gotta regatta Youth from throughout the region set their sails in Bellingham Bay for the Bellingham One-Design Regatta. See story, page 24. The best of Crowe Front cartoonist, Chad Crowe, displays his best — and most controversial — work in this full-page spread. See cartoons, page 31. FRONT ONLINE http: / / vvesternfront.vvwu.edu i |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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