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FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2001 The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 116 Issue 5 Bellingham, Washington
Admission process/ensures diversity'
By Brendan C Manning
THE WESTERN FRONT
Whenever Michael Vendiola is
asked to describe diversity, he purposely
chooses not to define it with
concrete words or terms.
Vendiola, coordinator of the
Ethnic Student Center, said many
times diversity is often equated
with ethnicity, but that can create
rifts between all under represented
groups of people.
He said he is not concerned with
prescribing a definition for diversity
or trying to find an ideal numerical
value to exhibit Western as a
"diverse" campus.
"The idea behind diversity... it's
a really tough one to tackle,
because we don't really know what
the ideal is to maintain diversity
on campus," Vendiola said.
Western does not have a specific
quota designated to maintain
diversity among its student body.
Karen Copetas and Tom
Nerini, director and assistant
director of admissions, said the
primary goal of the admissions
office is to build as big of an applicant
pool as possible.
Copetas and Nerini said the
admissions selection process is one
step, perhaps the first, to ensure
diversity on Western's campus.
According to spring 2001 enrollment
reports, 155 minority students
enrolled at Western this
quarter. The trend of minority students
who enrolled at Western has
increased from 224 to 330 from fall
1995 to fall 1999.
According to a 2000 report on
the Summary of Diversity Efforts,
the 1999-2000 freshman class was
composed of the largest number of
students of color in Western's history.
That year, 330 students of
color enrolled. The trend of minority
students enrolling fall quarter
at Western has increased through-
See RECRUITMENT, Page 6
Western
women
take back
the night
By Jen True
THE WESTERN FRONT
A throng of women spanning
about two blocks chanted and carT
ried signs which read "Stop hate
crime," "Stand up for your rights"
and "Fight racism" during the
annual Take Back the Night
march Thursday night.
Take Back the Night, an international
event which began in
1973, is the largest event at
Western that addresses sexual
assault, sexuality, ethnicity and
other women's issues, Western's
Women's Center co-coordinator
Rosalyn Greene said.
"It might be the only time all
year women can be around only
women at night, and feel safety
and solidarity," Women's Center
employee Briana Herman-Brand
said.
The march's dynamic energy
brought students out of their
dorms. Men cheered from their
See NIGHT, Page 3
Car prowls on rise,
criminal apprehended
Stephanie Kosonen/The Western Front
Women march down Highland Drive chanting "Take.back
the night" Thursday evening. The march started on campus
sidewalks, then flowed downtown and back to Western..
By Jenny O'Brien
THE WESTERN FRONT
In 1998, Western recorded 70
car prowls.
Those numbers have skyrocketed
during the 2000-01 school
year. "This is the
worst we have ever seen it,"
University Police Sgt. John F.
Browne said.
So far this quar- lUHIi^Hill
ter 27 prowls have
occurred. Last win- 'We are working with the
ter quarter 62 dfy police to see how
prowls were . j 7J
d d F 11 many incidents we can roil
quarter posted 12 together.'
prowls:-v_ , '|T"'-
, The UP and the"
Bellingham Police
Department have
worked together to resolve the
problem and prevent an increase
in break-ins.
"The Bellingham Police are
having just as big a problem as
we are," Browne said. "We are
working with the city police to see
how many incidents, we can roll
together."
Dale Mostrom, 28, a transient
with an extensive criminal
record, was arrested at the end of
March for a .Vehicle prowl in
Western's 4R parking lot.
He was arrested again April 10
for attempted auto theft in the
16CR parking lot.
The first incident was an
unlawful entry, but the second
was far more severe. Mostrom
was discovered lying down in a
vehicle in the 16CR parking, lot
by an officer
John F. Browne
University Police Sgt.
who noticed a
broken window.
T h e
s t e e r i n g
wheel of the
vehicle had
been dismantled.
Browne said
he believes
Mostrom is not acting alone.
He said he thinks two more
people are working with him
throughout the community,
because the break-ins are so
widespread.
Western sophomore John
Rausch is a victim of a recent car
prowl in parking lot 20 R. Rausch
left his car secured 11 a.m.
Saturday.
A greencoat patrolling the area
Employees, passengers evacuate airport after bomb scare
By Tessa Allison
THE WESTERN FRONT
A bomb scare at the Bellingham
International Airport Sunday
forced more than 25 airline
employees and passengers to
evacuate the building from
approximately 6-8 p.m.
A large, black duffel bag left
unattended- for several hours
caught the attention of terminal
employees in the mid-afternoon.
Carter Hoff, a Western junior
and employee at Avis Rent-A-Car
inside the terminal, noticed the
bag sitting on a small end table in
front of his desk. Hoff said he
thought the bag had been there
since 2 p.m.
"Often times, passengers leave
.their bags behind by accident," he
said. "So I thought at first that
someone had forgotten it. I was
hoping they were coming back to
get it before someone from the airport
did because it is such hard
work to get your bags back."
Hoff and other airport employees
noticed the return address on
the bag was marked with an
address in London.
Hoff said this struck him as
unusual, since most passengers
flying out of Bellingham are
locals. . i.
"After I .saw the London
address, I put two and two together,
and I knew that I could be staring
danger in the face," Hoff said.
"I knew something had to be
done."
He said he noticed that the
security officer on duty, who was
supposed to walk through the terminal
every hour, was nowhere to.
be seen.
Hoff called the security emergency
cell phone at 4:30 p.m.
Arriving sometime after 5 p.m.,
airport security was careful not to
Chris Fuller/ The Western Front
The Bellingham International Airport was evacuated
Sunday evening. An employee found an unusual duffel bag
-and thought it could be a bomb.
move the bag. It examined.the
bag, in case it contained explosive
devices.
Representatives from the
Whatcom County Sheriff's Office
joined airport security. Sgt. John
Barriball told the Bellingham
Herald that after checking for
See SCARE, Page 5
See CAR, Page 5
IN THIS ISSUE
Viking Softball sets
new school record
Western's women's softball
team won two out of three
games Wednesday to see its
winning streak end at 13.
See story, Page 10.
Short films show at
Western
From bizarre to tear jerking,
film
makers
exhibit films
Friday in.
Northwest
Film and
Video
Festival.
See story, Page 9.
For news tips, call (360) 650-3162 or e-mail the Western Front at wfront@cc.wwu.edu http://westernfrontonline.com
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Western Front - 2001 April 20 |
| Volume and Number | Vol. 116, no. 5 |
| Date Published (machine-readable) | 2001-04-20 |
| Year Published | 2001 |
| Original Publisher | Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA |
| Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
| Editor |
Kristin Bigsby, editor-in-chief Remy Kissel, managing editor Jessica Keller, copy editor Aaron Crabtree, copy editor Hollie Joy brown, copy editor Chris Fuller, photo editor Stephanie Kosonen, photo editor Heather Baker, news editor Travis Phelps, news editor Jennifer Collins, accent editor Dionna Dominguez, features editor Josh Haupt, opinions editor J.R. Cook, online editor |
| Staff |
Kerin Lubetich, cartoonist Alethea Macomber, business manager Joel Hall, advertising manager Reporters : Kelli Alderson Tessa Allison Sheryl Baptista Eric Berto Tara Blakeman Carrie Borgaard Allison Butler Nika Carlson Paul Nicholas Carlson Emily Christianson Keri Cooper Alicia Franklin Alashia Freimuth Robert Gara Brooke Geery Tamara Harvey Ken Jager Jennifer Jennings Leanne Josephson Kristine Kemp Stephanie Kitchens Scott Lefeber Casey Littlejohn Brendan Manning Candace Nelson Jennifer O'Brien Mitchell Parrish Camille Penix Joshua Porter Mariah Price Bernadette Ramel Nazkhatoon Riahi Sonja Rose Christina Schrum Jessica Sparks Joseph Terrell Quoc Tran, Jennifer True Dat Vong |
| Photographer |
Stephanie Kosonen Chris Fuller Ken Jager Christina Schrum Brian Harrington |
| Faculty Advisor | Jim Napoli |
| Article Titles | Admission process ensures diversity/ by Brenda C. Manning (p.1) -- Western women take back the night / by Jen True (p.1) -- Employees, passengers evacuate airport after bomb scare / Tessa Allison (p.1) -- Car prowls on rise, criminal apprehended / by Jenny O'Brien (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- AP Wire news briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Parking citations increase as student enrollment rises / by Quoc Tran (p.4) -- AS candidates on the run (p.4) -- Accent (p.7) -- In the spotlight (p.7) -- Bridget Jones: the every woman who really is every woman / by Kelli Alderson (p.7) -- Scrambling in a field of eggs / by Ken Jager (p.8) -- Victim speaks against abuse through books / by Camille Penix (p.8) -- Short cuts in Fraser Hall / by Brooke Geery (p.9) -- Ani Difranco's in love, and all is well in the world / by Nazkhatoon Riahi (p.9) -- Sports (p.10) -- Western softball takes two out of three from Humboldt / by Scott Lefeber (p.10) -- Western advances to regional's (p.10) -- Mike Lynch sprints his way through Western / by Joshua Porter (p.11) -- Canadians smoke Western / by Carly Barrett (p.11) -- Kicking dummies in Bellingham / by Nazkhatoon Riahi (p.12) -- Opinions (p.13) -- Frontline (p.14) -- Classified (p.15) -- Inaugural AIDS walk begins in Red Square / by Eric Berto (p.16) |
| Photographs | [Women march down Highland Drive] (p.1) -- Bellingham International Airport (p.1) -- [Easter egg hunt at Calvary Temple] (p.8) -- Dave Pelzer (p.8) -- Ani Difranco (p.9) -- Amanda Grant (p.10) -- Kristen L'Heureux (p.10) -- Mike Lynch (p.11) -- Alicia Jansen (p.12) |
| Cartoons | [But I'm 30!] / Jennifer Jennings (p.14) |
| 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 | 45 x 29 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 | Page 1 |
| 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 | FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2001 The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 116 Issue 5 Bellingham, Washington Admission process/ensures diversity' By Brendan C Manning THE WESTERN FRONT Whenever Michael Vendiola is asked to describe diversity, he purposely chooses not to define it with concrete words or terms. Vendiola, coordinator of the Ethnic Student Center, said many times diversity is often equated with ethnicity, but that can create rifts between all under represented groups of people. He said he is not concerned with prescribing a definition for diversity or trying to find an ideal numerical value to exhibit Western as a "diverse" campus. "The idea behind diversity... it's a really tough one to tackle, because we don't really know what the ideal is to maintain diversity on campus," Vendiola said. Western does not have a specific quota designated to maintain diversity among its student body. Karen Copetas and Tom Nerini, director and assistant director of admissions, said the primary goal of the admissions office is to build as big of an applicant pool as possible. Copetas and Nerini said the admissions selection process is one step, perhaps the first, to ensure diversity on Western's campus. According to spring 2001 enrollment reports, 155 minority students enrolled at Western this quarter. The trend of minority students who enrolled at Western has increased from 224 to 330 from fall 1995 to fall 1999. According to a 2000 report on the Summary of Diversity Efforts, the 1999-2000 freshman class was composed of the largest number of students of color in Western's history. That year, 330 students of color enrolled. The trend of minority students enrolling fall quarter at Western has increased through- See RECRUITMENT, Page 6 Western women take back the night By Jen True THE WESTERN FRONT A throng of women spanning about two blocks chanted and carT ried signs which read "Stop hate crime," "Stand up for your rights" and "Fight racism" during the annual Take Back the Night march Thursday night. Take Back the Night, an international event which began in 1973, is the largest event at Western that addresses sexual assault, sexuality, ethnicity and other women's issues, Western's Women's Center co-coordinator Rosalyn Greene said. "It might be the only time all year women can be around only women at night, and feel safety and solidarity," Women's Center employee Briana Herman-Brand said. The march's dynamic energy brought students out of their dorms. Men cheered from their See NIGHT, Page 3 Car prowls on rise, criminal apprehended Stephanie Kosonen/The Western Front Women march down Highland Drive chanting "Take.back the night" Thursday evening. The march started on campus sidewalks, then flowed downtown and back to Western.. By Jenny O'Brien THE WESTERN FRONT In 1998, Western recorded 70 car prowls. Those numbers have skyrocketed during the 2000-01 school year. "This is the worst we have ever seen it," University Police Sgt. John F. Browne said. So far this quar- lUHIi^Hill ter 27 prowls have occurred. Last win- 'We are working with the ter quarter 62 dfy police to see how prowls were . j 7J d d F 11 many incidents we can roil quarter posted 12 together.' prowls:-v_ , '|T"'- , The UP and the" Bellingham Police Department have worked together to resolve the problem and prevent an increase in break-ins. "The Bellingham Police are having just as big a problem as we are," Browne said. "We are working with the city police to see how many incidents, we can roll together." Dale Mostrom, 28, a transient with an extensive criminal record, was arrested at the end of March for a .Vehicle prowl in Western's 4R parking lot. He was arrested again April 10 for attempted auto theft in the 16CR parking lot. The first incident was an unlawful entry, but the second was far more severe. Mostrom was discovered lying down in a vehicle in the 16CR parking, lot by an officer John F. Browne University Police Sgt. who noticed a broken window. T h e s t e e r i n g wheel of the vehicle had been dismantled. Browne said he believes Mostrom is not acting alone. He said he thinks two more people are working with him throughout the community, because the break-ins are so widespread. Western sophomore John Rausch is a victim of a recent car prowl in parking lot 20 R. Rausch left his car secured 11 a.m. Saturday. A greencoat patrolling the area Employees, passengers evacuate airport after bomb scare By Tessa Allison THE WESTERN FRONT A bomb scare at the Bellingham International Airport Sunday forced more than 25 airline employees and passengers to evacuate the building from approximately 6-8 p.m. A large, black duffel bag left unattended- for several hours caught the attention of terminal employees in the mid-afternoon. Carter Hoff, a Western junior and employee at Avis Rent-A-Car inside the terminal, noticed the bag sitting on a small end table in front of his desk. Hoff said he thought the bag had been there since 2 p.m. "Often times, passengers leave .their bags behind by accident," he said. "So I thought at first that someone had forgotten it. I was hoping they were coming back to get it before someone from the airport did because it is such hard work to get your bags back." Hoff and other airport employees noticed the return address on the bag was marked with an address in London. Hoff said this struck him as unusual, since most passengers flying out of Bellingham are locals. . i. "After I .saw the London address, I put two and two together, and I knew that I could be staring danger in the face," Hoff said. "I knew something had to be done." He said he noticed that the security officer on duty, who was supposed to walk through the terminal every hour, was nowhere to. be seen. Hoff called the security emergency cell phone at 4:30 p.m. Arriving sometime after 5 p.m., airport security was careful not to Chris Fuller/ The Western Front The Bellingham International Airport was evacuated Sunday evening. An employee found an unusual duffel bag -and thought it could be a bomb. move the bag. It examined.the bag, in case it contained explosive devices. Representatives from the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office joined airport security. Sgt. John Barriball told the Bellingham Herald that after checking for See SCARE, Page 5 See CAR, Page 5 IN THIS ISSUE Viking Softball sets new school record Western's women's softball team won two out of three games Wednesday to see its winning streak end at 13. See story, Page 10. Short films show at Western From bizarre to tear jerking, film makers exhibit films Friday in. Northwest Film and Video Festival. See story, Page 9. For news tips, call (360) 650-3162 or e-mail the Western Front at wfront@cc.wwu.edu http://westernfrontonline.com |
| Language | English |
| Language Code | Eng |
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