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Convention may be postponed inet calls class strike against war The AS Cabinet decided yesterday to call for a strike on all classes and AS activities to demonstrate dissatisfaction with President Nixon's sending U.S. troops into Cambodia. There will be an all-college meeting at 3 p.m. today in the VU lounge to discuss this resolution. Depending on student reaction at the meeting, the resolution will be submitted to the Legislature at 4 p.m. If the Legislature passes the resolution, the strike will begin tomorrow and continue through Friday. The Cabinet also asked that Friday be named a "Day of Mourning" to express feelings for troops killed in Cambodia since the U.S. entered, and for the four students killed during violence at Kent State University resolution will probably be submitted tonight at the AS Convention asking that the Convention be postponed until next week. Hjeresen said that most of the prospective candidates are in agreement, and have pledged their political machine to present a community crisis teach-in during the three day strike. Several departments have agreed to cancel their classes, Hjeresen said. Candidates for AS President, Vice-President and Legislature will be nominated as the 3-day spring nominating convention opens at 6 p.m. tonight in the VU lounge. Faculty and staff at Western will be represented by delegation along with students for the first t i m e , Steve Plane ic , newly-appointed elections board chairman, said last week. According to the spring convention rules, each dorm will be allowed one delegate for every 20 residents, and one additional delegate for any remaining odd number of residents over 10. Each college-approved house will be allowed one delegate for every 20 persons living off-campus and one additional for any remaining odd number over 10. Delegates representing on-campus living groups have been elected rather than appointed, as in the past, to insure "a fair representation from each dorm," Plancic said. Off-campus delegations are filled from lists of interested students who signed up. All delegates representing faculty and staff were appointed by the respective office heads and department chairmen, Plancic said. Tonight's business will be devoted mainly to voting on the rules of the convention, introducing bills and nominating presidential, vice-presidential and legislator candidates. The chairman of each delegation will nominate candidates requested by his delegation. According to convention rules, nominated candidates will be selected by secret ballot, on the last night of the convention. A vote will be taken for all positions, unless there is- only yesterday. D e n n y H j e r e s e n , tllC administrative assistant to the AS president, said that a western front one person nominated for the position. The ten candidates receiving the most votes for Legislature will be qualified for the general election ballot, with the runners-up being designated as alternates. The top three nomineees each for president and vice-president will be put on the general ballot, Plancic said. No motions or bills involving finances may be submitted, although resolutions asking the AS Legislature to pass a financial bill will be considered. Bills will be divided into four categories for caucusing, he said. The categories are student welfare, responsible leadership, fiscal management and bookstore. All candidates selected at the convention will be eligible to run in a college-wide election to be held May 21. Vol. LXI1 no. 31 Western Washington State College Bellingham, Washington 98225 Tuesday, May 5, 1970 10c Legislature denies dorm poll demand Jackie Lawson Western Front staff Despite a protest by Interhall Council (IHC) the AS Legislature failed to reconsider Bill No. 100 last Tuesday which removed voting booths from dormitories. Greg Gustafson, Ridge way Beta president, presented the protest which stated, "Be it resolved that IHC demand to AS Legislature that it immediately withdraw Bill No. 100 and re-establish its polling places in dormitories." It was discussed that off-campus students feel alienated and resentful, and will experience difficulty in voting because of a lack of voting booths situated off-campus. Gustafson outlined the source of the problem as not enough booths for off-campus students and stated that the product of the problem is a disproportionate amount of booths for on-campus students. "It isn't necessary to cut down the amount of booths on campus, just supply more booths off campus, Gustafson said. He attacked the action taken by the legislature as "strictly negative," and said that due to the legislature's refusal to withdraw Bill No. 100, IHC will take immediate action to withhold the $18 activities fee that goes to Associated Students. Dean of Students C.W. McDonald responded to Gustafson by saying that it is possible, in a budgeting situation, to withhold funds of any agency on campus, but it must be done by legal authorities such as the president of the college or the Board of Trustees. Legislator Gary Sharp said that many people have the wrong idea on the election '' ^^^^l:^:Syii^^5pi^i»!^^ft3 iPprilPN Students unite to end repression "We are people uniting to fight the trend of repression c u r r e n t l y sweeping this country." So begins the manifesto of People Against Repression (PAR). PAR evolved from the last Moritorium committee meeting where it was decided that a different kind of organization was needed. There will be an open meeting at 3 p.m. today in VU 8. A literature and information table will be in the VU plaza from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today with a signatory declaration for support. The combined ideas of the organizing committee that met last week were incorporated into the manifesto. The first issue in the manifesto is the sentencing of Black Panther chairman, Bobby Seale and the "government's attempts to murder or jail all Black Panthers." Another aim is to fight against the government institution of "thought crime" t h r o u g h the use of unconstitutional conspiracy laws. Another point agreed upon was to fight against the attempt t o r e p r e s s ' ' O u r '' culture—banning festivals, jailing people for smoking the wrong kind of weed. "We will fight all unjust laws—dope laws, laws governing m o r a l i t y , laws allowing preventive detention, no-knock laws, i.e., the means the government uses to keep us down," reads part of the manifesto. Eliminating the repression of all people—women, Third World people, Indians, homosexuals, freaks, students—anyone who refuses to accept the restrictive mold they are placed in, was designated as another directive for PAR. The manifesto wound up by declaring that PAR would fight American fascism led by Vice President Agnew and General Mitchell, who are responsible for the increased tempo of repression, they believe. "We are the People Against Repression—and we are preparing to fight," ended the manifesto. Warm Spring weather is attracting hundreds of college students to Mount Baker's snowy slopes. Mount Baker skiers enjoy good skiing conditions through most of the quarter's weekends. Western Front photo by Shoblom procedure. He had previously introduced an amendment to the original bill which stated that the polling places should be moved from the dorms into academic buildings making them easily accessible to all students. Legislator Jim Stevens said there was a greater voter turnout when the polling places were in the dorms. Legislator Bert Halprin said that prior to last term there were no voting booths in the dorms and everyone felt the elections were fair. Last term when the booths were replaced in the forms people felt it was a "weighted" election because on and off-campus students did not have an equal opportunity to vote. The resolution reads that voting booths would be placed in the Viking Union lounge, coffee shop, and plaza, the library, Red Square, Saga dining areas and all academic buildings. "If a student wants to vote he will make the effort to vote like anyone else who lives off-campus," Fredrickson said. Viet War escalation may prompt strike Student leaders across the nation may call a class strike in protest of President Nixon's decision to send U.S. combat troops into Cambodia. The National Student Association claimed that a poll of 100 student body presidents revealed that every one of them condemned the president's action. Nixon's move prompted nationwide student protests. Princeton students called for a strike while some students firebombed an ROTC office on a New York campus. The AS Legislature here is expected to vote on an anti-Nixon resolution at today's meeting. The Cambodia decision also irked members of Congress. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee asked for a top-level conference with President Nixon to discuss implications.
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Title | Western Front - 1970 May 5 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 62, no. 31 |
Date Published (User-Friendly) | May 5, 1970 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1970-05-05 |
Year Published | 1970 |
Decades | 1970-1979 |
Original Publisher | Western Washington State College, Bellingham, WA |
Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
Editor | Bob Burnett, editor-in-chief; John Stolpe, managing editor; Jill Stephenson, assistant to the editor; Adele Saltzman, copy editor; Bob Taylor, sports editor; Lynn Watts, feature editor; Dan Shoblom,photo editor |
Staff | Bill Woodland, business manager; Jerry King, head photographer; Bill Todd, assistant photographer; Mike Erickson, cartoonist; Reporters: Jim Austin; Jim Baker; Ted Bestor; Jim Bromley; Deb Coleman; Robin Courtwright; Don DeMarco; Jim Diedrick; Barbara Dinner; Dave Haeck; Billie Hargardine; Gary Harrod; Mickey Hull; Diane Jacobs; Bill Johnston; Jackie Lawson; Julie McCalib; Bob McLauchlan; Paul Madison; Mary Peebles; Mike Pinch; Margaret Thornton; Rob Turner; Doug Van Boven |
Photographer | Dan Shoblom; Jerry King; Bill Todd |
Faculty Advisor | Stannard, R.E. Jr. |
Article Titles | Convention may be postponed: cabinet calls class strike against war (p.1) -- Legislature denies dorm poll demand / Jackie Lawson (p.1) -- Students unite to end repression (p.1) -- Viet War escalation may prompt strike (p.1) -- Colegio Victoria-a summer escape (p.2) -- Hatch to resign at end of year (p.2) -- Clarifies AS, Front dilemma / by Greg Baker, Bob Burnett (p.2) -- Committee fails lottery proposal (p.3) -- New ticket, impound policy started (p.3) -- Deposit initiative requires 101,299 signers (p.3) -- Environmental symposium puts stress on education (p.3) -- Symposium day (p.3) -- Students face pot charges (p.3) -- Behind the front lines (p.4) -- Feedback feedback (p.5) -- Administration key to fate of marches (p.6) -- Administration key to fate of marchers (p.6) -- Soap phosphates labeled as prime lake polluting agents (p.6) -- National moratorium committee disbands (p.6) -- Memorable draft quotes (p.6) -- Coming events (p.7) -- OCIC elects president (p.7) -- Outdoor program offering diversified Spring activities / Robin Courtwright (p.7) -- Shankar audience turned on / Forrest Anderson (p.8) -- Drawings, sculptures in VU Gallery now (p.8) -- Lara Nation plays heart cursed land (p.8) -- Inauguration set Sunday for new CCM minister (p.8) -- Program offers solution to traffic problem (p.9) -- GI's afraid declaration subversive (p.9) -- New apartments to be finished by Fall (p.9) -- New computer terminals added (p.9) -- Take a trip down Holly street / Mary Fulmer (p.10) -- Legislature fails Black Panther bill / Jackie Lawson (p.11) -- Students fix up historic cabins (p.11) -- Students ahead on Earth Day's work / Mike Pinch (p.12) -- AS task force submits report (p.12) -- Tunnel Cove, more glass than sand (p.13) -- Viks rip Whitworth / Bob Taylor (p.14) -- Linksmen top UPS; to play in Eastern (p.14) -- golfers top Central (p.14) -- Viks clout SPC (p.15) -- Netters smash OCE (p.15) -- Classified advertising (p.15) -- Lenny Wilkins to speak at sports banquet (p.15) -- Spikers set records at Vancouver meet (p.15) -- Oarsmen edged by UW (p.16) -- Centerfielder Jess Chavez: class with every move / Paul Madison (p.16) -- Women's tennis team competes at UW (p.16) |
Photographs | [Skiers on Mount Baker's ski lift] (p.1) -- [William T. Hatch?] (p.2) -- [Photo of parking ticket] (p.3) -- Ravi Shankar (p.8) -- [Construction of Birnam Wood apartments] (p.9) -- [Photos of various antiques shops along Holly street] (p.10) -- Sen. Gaylord Nelson (p.12) -- [Three photos around Tunnel Cove] (p.13) -- [Connie Hamilton and home umpire] (p.14) -- Jess Chavez and young baseball fan (p.16) |
Subjects - Names (LCNAF) | Western Washington University--Students--Newspapers |
Subjects - Topical (LCSH) | College newspapers--Washington (State)--Bellingham |
Related Collection | http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/261544388 |
Program | Special Collections |
Geographic Coverage | Bellingham (Wash.) |
Object Type | Text |
Original Format Size | 41 x 28 cm. |
Genre/Form | Newspapers |
Digital Reproduction Information | Bitone scan from 35 mm silver halide, 1-up negative film at 600 dpi. 2011. |
Identifier | WF_19700505.pdf |
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 - 1970 May 5 - Page 1 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 62, no. 31 |
Date Published (User-Friendly) | May 5, 1970 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1970-05-05 |
Year Published | 1970 |
Decades | 1970-1979 |
Original Publisher | Western Washington State College, Bellingham, WA |
Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
Editor | Bob Burnett, editor-in-chief; John Stolpe, managing editor; Jill Stephenson, assistant to the editor; Adele Saltzman, copy editor; Bob Taylor, sports editor; Lynn Watts, feature editor; Dan Shoblom,photo editor |
Staff | Bill Woodland, business manager; Jerry King, head photographer; Bill Todd, assistant photographer; Mike Erickson, cartoonist; Reporters: Jim Austin; Jim Baker; Ted Bestor; Jim Bromley; Deb Coleman; Robin Courtwright; Don DeMarco; Jim Diedrick; Barbara Dinner; Dave Haeck; Billie Hargardine; Gary Harrod; Mickey Hull; Diane Jacobs; Bill Johnston; Jackie Lawson; Julie McCalib; Bob McLauchlan; Paul Madison; Mary Peebles; Mike Pinch; Margaret Thornton; Rob Turner; Doug Van Boven |
Faculty Advisor | Stannard, R.E. Jr. |
Subjects - Names (LCNAF) | Western Washington University--Students--Newspapers |
Subjects - Topical (LCSH) | College newspapers--Washington (State)--Bellingham |
Related Collection | http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/261544388 |
Program | Special Collections |
Geographic Coverage | Bellingham (Wash.) |
Object Type | Text |
Original Format Size | 41 x 28 cm. |
Genre/Form | Newspapers |
Digital Reproduction Information | Bitone scan from 35 mm silver halide, 1-up negative film at 600 dpi. 2011. |
Identifier | WF_19700505.pdf |
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. |
Full Text | Convention may be postponed inet calls class strike against war The AS Cabinet decided yesterday to call for a strike on all classes and AS activities to demonstrate dissatisfaction with President Nixon's sending U.S. troops into Cambodia. There will be an all-college meeting at 3 p.m. today in the VU lounge to discuss this resolution. Depending on student reaction at the meeting, the resolution will be submitted to the Legislature at 4 p.m. If the Legislature passes the resolution, the strike will begin tomorrow and continue through Friday. The Cabinet also asked that Friday be named a "Day of Mourning" to express feelings for troops killed in Cambodia since the U.S. entered, and for the four students killed during violence at Kent State University resolution will probably be submitted tonight at the AS Convention asking that the Convention be postponed until next week. Hjeresen said that most of the prospective candidates are in agreement, and have pledged their political machine to present a community crisis teach-in during the three day strike. Several departments have agreed to cancel their classes, Hjeresen said. Candidates for AS President, Vice-President and Legislature will be nominated as the 3-day spring nominating convention opens at 6 p.m. tonight in the VU lounge. Faculty and staff at Western will be represented by delegation along with students for the first t i m e , Steve Plane ic , newly-appointed elections board chairman, said last week. According to the spring convention rules, each dorm will be allowed one delegate for every 20 residents, and one additional delegate for any remaining odd number of residents over 10. Each college-approved house will be allowed one delegate for every 20 persons living off-campus and one additional for any remaining odd number over 10. Delegates representing on-campus living groups have been elected rather than appointed, as in the past, to insure "a fair representation from each dorm," Plancic said. Off-campus delegations are filled from lists of interested students who signed up. All delegates representing faculty and staff were appointed by the respective office heads and department chairmen, Plancic said. Tonight's business will be devoted mainly to voting on the rules of the convention, introducing bills and nominating presidential, vice-presidential and legislator candidates. The chairman of each delegation will nominate candidates requested by his delegation. According to convention rules, nominated candidates will be selected by secret ballot, on the last night of the convention. A vote will be taken for all positions, unless there is- only yesterday. D e n n y H j e r e s e n , tllC administrative assistant to the AS president, said that a western front one person nominated for the position. The ten candidates receiving the most votes for Legislature will be qualified for the general election ballot, with the runners-up being designated as alternates. The top three nomineees each for president and vice-president will be put on the general ballot, Plancic said. No motions or bills involving finances may be submitted, although resolutions asking the AS Legislature to pass a financial bill will be considered. Bills will be divided into four categories for caucusing, he said. The categories are student welfare, responsible leadership, fiscal management and bookstore. All candidates selected at the convention will be eligible to run in a college-wide election to be held May 21. Vol. LXI1 no. 31 Western Washington State College Bellingham, Washington 98225 Tuesday, May 5, 1970 10c Legislature denies dorm poll demand Jackie Lawson Western Front staff Despite a protest by Interhall Council (IHC) the AS Legislature failed to reconsider Bill No. 100 last Tuesday which removed voting booths from dormitories. Greg Gustafson, Ridge way Beta president, presented the protest which stated, "Be it resolved that IHC demand to AS Legislature that it immediately withdraw Bill No. 100 and re-establish its polling places in dormitories." It was discussed that off-campus students feel alienated and resentful, and will experience difficulty in voting because of a lack of voting booths situated off-campus. Gustafson outlined the source of the problem as not enough booths for off-campus students and stated that the product of the problem is a disproportionate amount of booths for on-campus students. "It isn't necessary to cut down the amount of booths on campus, just supply more booths off campus, Gustafson said. He attacked the action taken by the legislature as "strictly negative," and said that due to the legislature's refusal to withdraw Bill No. 100, IHC will take immediate action to withhold the $18 activities fee that goes to Associated Students. Dean of Students C.W. McDonald responded to Gustafson by saying that it is possible, in a budgeting situation, to withhold funds of any agency on campus, but it must be done by legal authorities such as the president of the college or the Board of Trustees. Legislator Gary Sharp said that many people have the wrong idea on the election '' ^^^^l:^:Syii^^5pi^i»!^^ft3 iPprilPN Students unite to end repression "We are people uniting to fight the trend of repression c u r r e n t l y sweeping this country." So begins the manifesto of People Against Repression (PAR). PAR evolved from the last Moritorium committee meeting where it was decided that a different kind of organization was needed. There will be an open meeting at 3 p.m. today in VU 8. A literature and information table will be in the VU plaza from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today with a signatory declaration for support. The combined ideas of the organizing committee that met last week were incorporated into the manifesto. The first issue in the manifesto is the sentencing of Black Panther chairman, Bobby Seale and the "government's attempts to murder or jail all Black Panthers." Another aim is to fight against the government institution of "thought crime" t h r o u g h the use of unconstitutional conspiracy laws. Another point agreed upon was to fight against the attempt t o r e p r e s s ' ' O u r '' culture—banning festivals, jailing people for smoking the wrong kind of weed. "We will fight all unjust laws—dope laws, laws governing m o r a l i t y , laws allowing preventive detention, no-knock laws, i.e., the means the government uses to keep us down," reads part of the manifesto. Eliminating the repression of all people—women, Third World people, Indians, homosexuals, freaks, students—anyone who refuses to accept the restrictive mold they are placed in, was designated as another directive for PAR. The manifesto wound up by declaring that PAR would fight American fascism led by Vice President Agnew and General Mitchell, who are responsible for the increased tempo of repression, they believe. "We are the People Against Repression—and we are preparing to fight," ended the manifesto. Warm Spring weather is attracting hundreds of college students to Mount Baker's snowy slopes. Mount Baker skiers enjoy good skiing conditions through most of the quarter's weekends. Western Front photo by Shoblom procedure. He had previously introduced an amendment to the original bill which stated that the polling places should be moved from the dorms into academic buildings making them easily accessible to all students. Legislator Jim Stevens said there was a greater voter turnout when the polling places were in the dorms. Legislator Bert Halprin said that prior to last term there were no voting booths in the dorms and everyone felt the elections were fair. Last term when the booths were replaced in the forms people felt it was a "weighted" election because on and off-campus students did not have an equal opportunity to vote. The resolution reads that voting booths would be placed in the Viking Union lounge, coffee shop, and plaza, the library, Red Square, Saga dining areas and all academic buildings. "If a student wants to vote he will make the effort to vote like anyone else who lives off-campus," Fredrickson said. Viet War escalation may prompt strike Student leaders across the nation may call a class strike in protest of President Nixon's decision to send U.S. combat troops into Cambodia. The National Student Association claimed that a poll of 100 student body presidents revealed that every one of them condemned the president's action. Nixon's move prompted nationwide student protests. Princeton students called for a strike while some students firebombed an ROTC office on a New York campus. The AS Legislature here is expected to vote on an anti-Nixon resolution at today's meeting. The Cambodia decision also irked members of Congress. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee asked for a top-level conference with President Nixon to discuss implications. |
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Language Code | Eng |
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