Western Front - 1983 October 25

              Western Front Tuesday, October 25,1983 Western Washington University, Bellingham, Wash. Vol. 75, No. 49
Quarterback Dave Peterson unloads one of 43 pass attempts, as the Vikings stunned the Eastern
Oregon Mounties, 31-10, Saturday. See story on page 7.
Photo by Steve Rupp
AS taps into
pub debate
By Jeff Kramer
A loaded agenda is on tap for
tonight's Associated Students
Board of Directors meeting.
AS Vice President for Activities
Kevin Lohman is expected to
address the board on the pros
and cons of a campus pub at 6
p.m. in Viking Union 219. Expect
plenty of "pros."
Although technically impartial
on the issue, the information
Lohman has amassed weighs
heavily in favor of a drinking facil­ity
at Western.
Heading Lohman's presenta­tion
will be the results of an
informal public opinion poll he
conducted earlier this month.
Lohman handed out 350 forms to
students, faculty, administrators
and staff personnel.
Of the 117 returned, 76 percent
said they were in favor of a cam­pus
facility that would include
the. sale of alcohol.
Eighty-six percent of the
respondents said they would
patronize a pub if one were
available.
"I can't prove it's 100 percent
accurate, but I'm sure it's a pretty
fair cross section," Lohman said
of the survey. He said 84 percent
of the people who answered the
questionnaire were 21 or older,
while 89 of the 117 respondents
were students.
Some of Lohman's figures
could be used to counter argu­ments
from those who fear a
campus pub would contribute to
drunken driving. About 80 per­cent
of the respondents claimed
they would go by bus, bike, cam­pus
shuttle or foot to a facility
located at or near the Viking
Union. Only 5 percent said they
would drive to a pub even if other
methods of transportation were
available.
See PUB, page 3
Lowry criticizes Evans'
By Bob Bolerjack
Western junior Mark Janicke
A said he supports Mike Lowry's
bid for the U.S. Senate because he
wants to see U.S. troops out of
Central America and a reversal of
conservative trends in the United
States.
Donald Alper, Western political
science professor, said he backs
9 the Democratic congressman
because he wants a senator who
supports education, the creation
of jobs and who is not afraid to
talk issues.
Similar sentiments abounded
Saturday as about 200 enthusias­tic
Lowry partisans gathered at
0 The Fairhaven, a Bellingham res­taurant,
to meet and cheer for
their candidate.
Lowry, who is challenging
Republican Sen. Dan Evans for
the Senate seat left vacant by the
death of Sen. Henry M. Jackson,
ignited the crowd, calling for a
^ bilateral nuclear arms freeze by
the United States and Soviet
Union. He also called for a halt to
CIA covert operations in Central
America and an increase in social
program spending.
U.S. Rep. Al Swift (D-Bellingham)
joined Lowry in cri-jp
ticizing Evan's aggressive cam­paign
strategy, claiming Evans'
radio and television ads misre­present
Lowry's views.
"The opportunity for people
concerned with the freeze and
the peace issue to successfully
carry those issues into this elec­tion
and future elections is being
harmed and damaged by the way
that issue is being abused in this
election against Mike Lowry," he
said.
Lowry claimed that Evans, who
was appointed to Jackson's seat
by Republican Gov. John Spel-lman,
has supported President
Reagan's policies "right down the
line" since taking the seat.
"He's voted for 21 out of 21 of
the President's proposals since
he's been in the Senate," Lowry
said.
Lowry also blasted Evans for
"taking the low road" by refusing
to appear with Lowry in further
public debates. On Oct. 16 the
candidates took part in the only
debate of the campaign so far.
Supporters repeatedly praised
Lowry for what they called his
willingness to address issues
clearly.
"He has command of the
issues," Western senior Ron
Burks said. "He's not afraid to-buck
conservative sentiments
and stand up for what he
believes."
State Sen. Barney Goltz (D-Bellingham)
stressed the impor­tance
of having Democratic
U.S. Senate candidate Mike Lowry campaigns with U.S. Rep. Al Swift (D-Bellingham) and 200 suppor-t*
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representation for the state in the
U.S. Senate.
He predicted that the Demo­cratic
Party will win a majority in
the U.S. Senate next year and said
if Washington is represented by
two freshman Republican sena­tors
the state will wield little
influence.
Washington's senior senator is
Republican freshman Slade
Gorton.
Bellingham City Councilman
Tim Douglas, a candidate for
mayor, voiced concern over a
possible inability by Evans to vote
against Reagan administration
policies.
"Evans would have to support
a lot of Reagan's policies," he said.
"Otherwise he wouldn't be able
to get anything accomplished for
the state of Washington."
At a post-rally press confer­ence,
Lowry downplayed the
importance of a nearly 7-1 advan­tage
in campaign financing Evans
enjoys, predicting that Evans
advertisements that misrepres­ent
Lowry's views will backfire.
He also discounted claims that
Evans has a more "senatorial"
appearance, saying the Washing­ton
electorate "is perceptive
enough to vote on issues alone."
Western senior Ron Sloan
agreed.
"Lowry has none of the physi­cal
characteristics of traditional
politicians," he said. "But his
down-to-earth approach makes
up for that."
Grimm sees no
cuts for higher
education.
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