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Vikings football preview — The Welcome Back Edition — Nudes, hypnotists, historic Fairhaven, Scottish dancing and a look at Sept. 11. See Inside. *xl,M. <&*' ^.„ Front Western Washington University Volume 123 Issue 1 Bellingham, Washington CS department appeals decision to revoke ABET accreditation By Sonja L. Cohen THE WESTERN FRONT Western's computer science department is in danger of losing its accreditation after Sept. 30, 2003. The department will appeal the accreditation board's decision. After the Computing Accreditation Commission, a branch of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology, did an-accreditation visit in fall 2001, the ABET decided it would not continue to support the program past Sept. 2003. "If they agree there is something worth looking at, I would expect a visit during fall term," . said David Bover, professor and chairman of the computer science department. "If we're successful with this, then we won't lose accreditation at all." According to the ABET's Web site, accreditation assures prospective students and employers that an institution or program has met certain standards. The decision to withdraw accreditation was based on problems with the department's stated objectives and method of assessing the program, Bover said. ABET also found inadequacies with curriculum for oral communication and the social and ethical issues of computing. "The accreditation criteria have changed since the department was originally accredited and the department unfortunately did not keep up with that change," Bover said. In a meeting Sept. 17, mem- See APPLY, Page 14 Bellingham residents gather at Maritime Park Sept. 11 to honor Bellingham police officers and firefighters. "Let us not just look back at what was bad," said Dan Tripps, who spoke at the don't remember to thank." He said police officers, firefighters, paramedics and pubJic service workers are heroes every day, even if their hardwork Western places second in national ranking By Helen Hollister THE WESTERN FRONT Incoming freshmen have yet another reason to pat themselves on the back for choosing Western as their post-secondary institution. According to a U.S. News and World Report article released Sept. 13, Western ranks second among public master's-granting schools in the western region. On the national scope, Western ranks eleventh. It is one of only two public schools ranked in the top 20 comprehensive universities in the West. The western region stretches from Texas to California. The only school rated higher in Western's category was Cal Poly- San Luis Obispo. Western also moved up in the rankings to 16th place, which brought it into the "top tier" of all master's-granting universities in the west, public or private. In-the same category last year, Western placed 19th. Western Provost Andrew Bodman said he is pleased with how well Western was ranked iri the article. "It tells us that other~people think we're a good institution," he said. "Certainly we've become more competitive over time." Since 1987, when U.S. News and World Report first began ranking colleges, Western has been highly rated out 14 of 16 years. Rankings were based on a variety of criteria, including academic reputation, student selectivity and retention, alumni giving, graduation rates, faculty resources and financial resources. To evaluate schools, U.S. News and World Report assigned each factor or criteria a specific value. The factors are then weighed and schools are ranked against their peers. ' "We scored extremely well on academic reputation," Bodman said. "We're very competitive on admission and graduation rates." Western is not as competitive in financial resources and alumni giving, Bodman said. Financial resources involves S t . Rank, Page 14 Private schools ranking higher than Western in U.S. News and World Report assessment: < Seattle University (10th), Gonzaga University (fourth), Whitworth College (tied for fifth), Pacific Lutheran University (eighth), Seattle University (eighth) and Seattle Pacific University (14th). ., Western Newsline A brief look at summer news Western, WTA plan Haggard bus shelter Construction on a new northbound bus shelter in front of Haggard Hall could begin as early as fall quarter, said Tim Wynn, Western director of Facilities Management. The Whatcom Transit Authority Board of Directors contributed $40,000 to Western for building the new bus shelter. The shelter will help alleviate the congestion currently centered around the Viking Union shop, Wynn said. "It is just not a safe situation to have that mix of buses, bicycles, service vehicles and pedestrians," said Rick Gordon, WTA director of Service and Development. Barbara Alten, an architect hired by Western to design the shelter, started working on the plans for the new shelter in December. The structure will be built out of steel and have glass shields from all sides to protect bus riders from the wind, she said. The area of the bus shelter will cover 500 square feet and include a dual-faced clock, benches, vandal.resistant lighting, a bus route map and a WTA phone line, Alten said. Samish Twin Drive-In closed, will be demolished The Samish Twin Drive-In, Whatcom County's lone remaining drive-in, is closed and will be demolished. The owner, Sterling Realty Organization, decided to tear down the buildings and keep the lot vacant for future development because of financial problems, property manager Jason Horning said. Hdrning said the drive-in has not been profitable for several years. "Even on nights when we were full, we would still lose money," he said. "It just didn't make any financial sense to keep the place running." Horning said Sterling leased the company in the past two years to Darryl Bratt of Oak Harbor. Bratt said he also struggled to generate enough revenue to compensate for the labor costs, production costs and an increasingly high property value. "It's hard to operate a drive-in in a city the size of Bellingham," he said. "The property value is simply much higher than the income." Once the buildings are gone, Sterling will keep the lot vacant until a contractor approaches them with a favorable proposi- See page 12 to learn about other important events that happened during summer quarter. For news tips, call (360) 650-3162 or e-mail The Western Front at wfront@cc.wwu.edu www.westernfrontonline.com Please recycle
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Title | Western Front - 2002 September 24 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 123, no. 1 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 2002-09-24 |
Year Published | 2002 |
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 |
Paul Olund, editor-in-chief Courtney L. Howard, news editor Alaina Dunn, Bellingham living editor Sonja L. Cohen, Welcome back editor Chris Smith, sports editor Andrea Jasinek, opinions editor Heather Trimm, photo editor Paul Olund, copy editor Sonja L. Cohen, copy editor Heather Trimm, copy editor Geoff Cottrell, cartoonist |
Staff |
Alethea Macomber, business manager Joel Hall, advertising manager Reporters : Soraya Abi-Farah Betsy Anderson Valerie Bauman Richard Bean Amber Blondin Amber M. Bomar Kirsten Carlson Sonja L. Cohen Sara Colness Josh Dumond Jeremy Edwards Tyler Hendrick Helen Hollister Brianne Holte Brandon Ivey Nicole Langendorfer Peter Louras John Maduta Peter Malcolm Laura McClay Dian McClurg Candace Nelson Heatherjune Olah Natale Piro Chelsea Shaw Derek Sheppard Kiko Sola Cate Weisweaver |
Photographer |
Courtney Howard Heatherjune Olah Heather Trimm Stephanie Kosonen Shelly Cunningham Mears Derek Sheppard Shara B. Smith Candace Nelson Peter Louras Cate Weisweaver Brandon Ivey Alaina C. Dunn |
Faculty Advisor | Lyle Harris |
Article Titles | CS department appeals decision to revoke ABET accreditation / by Sonja L. Cohen (p.1) -- Western places second in national ranking / by Helen Hollister (p.1) -- Bellingham remembers (p.1) -- Western newsline (p.1) -- Welcome back from the president (p.2) -- Cops box (p.2) -- AP Wire news briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Sociology classes using U.S. census data / by Derek Sheppard (p.4) -- Western art history professor becomes new interim dean / by Helen Hollister (p.4) -- Parks Hall offices reopen after fire / by Annie Johnson (p.6) -- New scholarship attracts out-of-state students / by Candace Nelson (p.8) -- Academy teaches citizens skills for improving community safety / by Paul Olund (p.10) -- Western newsline (p.12-13) -- Area blackouts cause class cancellation, disrupt conference (p.12-13) -- Educators gather to improve science literacy (p.12) -- Woodring College offers new program for math, science teachers (p.12) -- Sporting events (p.13) -- Newsmakers (p.13) -- Energy, utility coasts strain students' budgets / by Ailey Kato (p.14) -- Constructing south campus (p.16) -- Renters have rights / by Irving Stone-Psmith (p.18) -- Western lacks foreign representation / by Brandon Ivey (p.19) -- Students, administration mourn death of trustee / by Peter Lauras (p.20) -- Western professor improves hurricane warning graphics (p.21) -- Artist captures Sept. 11 emotion / by Natale Piro (p.22) -- Classified (p.23) -- Welcome back issue (p.1) -- Student parents juggle schoolwork, family-life responsibilities at home / by Diane McClurg (welcome back p.1) -- Behind the scenes / by Jeremy Edwards (welcome back p.1) -- karaoke junkies / by Betsy Anderson (welcome back p.2) -- SHC expands services, moves to new location / by Sara Colness (welcome back p.4) -- Naked in the sun / by Derek Sheppard (welcome back p.6) -- Fairhaven (welcome back p.8) -- Painting the town / by Paul Olund (welcome back p.8) -- Take a trip into the past / by Courtney L. Howard (welcome back p.9) -- Far from home / by Candace Nelson (welcome back p.10) -- Lifestyle advisers target students' emotional, physical health / by Amber M. Bomar (welcome back p.11) -- Broken bicycles resurrected / by Chelsea Shaw (welcome back p.12) -- Experts say awareness key to self-defense / by Cate Weisweaver (welcome back p.14) -- Bellingham disc jockeys promote local musicians over campus airwaves / by Brandon Ivey (welcome back p.15) -- Bellingham Living issue (p.1) -- Play's the thing / by Kiko Sola (Bellingham living pg.1) -- Living by consensus / by Brandon Ivey (Bellingham living pg.2) -- Lure of lady luck / by Chelsea Shaw (Bellingham living pg.3) -- Ink art / by Betsy Anderson (Bellingham living pg.6) -- Rumble young man rumble / by Kiko Sola (Bellingham living pg.8) -- Mallard on the menu / by Amber M. Bomar (Bellingham living pg.10) -- Brewing Bellingham / by Jason Parks (Bellingham living pg.11) -- man behind the books / by Peter Louras (Bellingham living pg.14) -- Western spotlight (Bellingham living pg.16) -- Nodding off / by Soraya Abi-Farah (Bellingham living pg.18) -- Opinions issue (p.1) -- Bush must keep U.S. forces out of Iraq / by Kirsten Carlson (Opinions p.1) -- Welcome to a year of inebriation in the city of subdued excitement / by Brandon Ivey (Opinions p.1) -- Western must not build mansion for Morse / by Jeremy Edwards (Opinions p.2) -- Daylight saving time could combat energy crisis / by John Maduta (Opinions p.2) -- My quest for self-gratification / Brianne Holte (Opinions p.4) -- Western should use ads to ease budget woes / Brandon Ivey (Opinions p.6) -- Franchise movies flood local theaters / Peter Malcolm (Opinions p.7) -- Selfish drivers must learn to share road / Peter Louras (Opinions p.8) -- Feds should support state marijuana growth / Valerie Bauman (Opinions p.9) -- Community outlook (Opinions p.10) -- Big brothers big sisters welcomes gays / Terah Yerke (Opinions p.10) -- Sept. 11 still used as an excuse to pervert freedoms and restrict civil liberties / Travis Stearns (Opinions p.10) -- School district put children in danger / Candace Nelson (Opinions p.11) -- Frontine (Opinions p.12) -- AS encourages student involvement on parking issues, GUR reforms / Allison Smith (Opinions p.13) -- Healthy forest initiative will ravage fire-scarred forests / Sonja L. Cohen (Opinions p.14) -- Sports issue (p.1) -- Western plays first tournament at home in 23 years / by Cate Weisweaver (sports p.1) -- Mike Palm invited to play for Swedish national hoops team / by Amber Blondin (sports p.1) -- Western seeing double / by Cate Weisweaver (sports p.1) -- Shimek takes starting job; leads Western to victory / by Paul Olund (sports p.2) -- Bouldering-no ropes required / by Candace Nelson (sports p.6) -- Head to head (sports p.9) -- Should the Seattle Mariners be able to give a vocal fan the boot? / Kirsten Carlson, John Prosser (sports p.9) -- Hacking through the rough one shot at a time / by Richard Bean (sports p.10) -- Bike shops help bikers pedal through Bellingham's many trails / by peter Louras (sports p.11) -- Diving offers unique adventures for students / Laura McClay (sports p.12) -- Returners help cross country teams race towards GNAC / by Kiko Sola (sports p.12) -- Should Augusta be forced to change its policy of no female members? / Courtney Howard, Josh Dumond (sports p.14) -- Scaling the beast / by Valerie Bauman (sports p.15) -- Teaching students to step to a different beat / by Nicole Langendorfer (sports p.17) -- Strong defense fuels women's soccer team / by Amber Blondin (sports p.18) -- Men look to overcome youth with athleticism / by Kirsten Carlson (sports p.19) |
Photographs | [Bellingham residents gather at Maritime park, Sept. 11] (p.1) -- Scaffolding surrounds Parks Hall (p.6) -- Community members take part in the Citizen's Academy (p.10) -- Bruce Pearson, William Burks (p.12-13) -- Bill Hodges, Barbara Goebel (p.12) -- Rudolf Weiss, Brent Stewart, Pat Fabiano, Robert Sapolsky (p.13) -- F. Murray Haskell (p.20) -- Shelly Cunningham Mears (p.22) -- Brian Remington and Ivan (welcome back p.1) -- Marc Daugherty (welcome back p.1) -- Kali Tupper (welcome back p.2) -- Karl DiLorenzo (welcome back p.2) -- Sissy Davis (welcome back p.2) -- Jessica Kennedy (welcome back p.2) -- Nurse Carol Dittrich (welcome back p.4) -- New student services building (welcome back p.4) -- [Unidentified woman at Teddy Bear Cove] (welcome back p.6) -- Corey Galder (welcome back p.6) -- Lanny Little inspects his mural (welcome back p.8) -- Gordon Tweit (welcome back p.9) -- Kyle Morris (welcome back p.12) -- ["The Twomper'] (welcome back p.12) -- Ivan Remington (welcome back p.13) -- Patricia Jorgensen, Joan Provo (welcome back p.14) -- Matt Fu, Dave Edwards (welcome back p.15) -- Crystal Robinson (Bellingham living pg.1) -- Ian McLane (Bellingham living pg.2) -- Crystal Robinson, Zaneta Wright (Bellingham living pg.4) -- [Bryan Polinder] (Bellingham living pg.6) -- Morgan Hepfer, Jed Bailey (Bellingham living pg.8) -- Anne Kraneus (Bellingham living pg.10) -- Diana Dawn (Bellingham living pg.10) -- Melissa Brandon (Bellingham living pg.11) -- Jed Bailey (Bellingham living pg.12) -- Jami Engholm and daughter Holly (Bellingham living pg.18) -- Melissa Christy (Opinions p.4-5) -- Shannon Rowland (sports p.1) -- Michael Koenen (sports p.2) -- Greg Dykstra (sports p.2) -- [Western volleyball team vs. BYU-Hawaii] (sports p.4) -- Austen Thomas (sports p.6) -- Mike Palm (sports p.8) -- Eli Dexter (sports p.10) -- Dolly Weber (sports p.10) -- Judd Hall (sports p.11) -- Mount Baker (sports p.15) -- Chela Gray, Katie Williams (sports p.18) -- Phil Blair (#58), Pat Blair (#72) (sports p.20) |
Cartoons | [Female Western student] / Geoff Cottrell (Opinions p.6) -- [Coming to a theater near you / Geoff Cottrell (Opinions p.7) -- Biker on the road / Geoff Cottrell (Opinions p.8) |
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 | Vikings football preview — The Welcome Back Edition — Nudes, hypnotists, historic Fairhaven, Scottish dancing and a look at Sept. 11. See Inside. *xl,M. <&*' ^.„ Front Western Washington University Volume 123 Issue 1 Bellingham, Washington CS department appeals decision to revoke ABET accreditation By Sonja L. Cohen THE WESTERN FRONT Western's computer science department is in danger of losing its accreditation after Sept. 30, 2003. The department will appeal the accreditation board's decision. After the Computing Accreditation Commission, a branch of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology, did an-accreditation visit in fall 2001, the ABET decided it would not continue to support the program past Sept. 2003. "If they agree there is something worth looking at, I would expect a visit during fall term," . said David Bover, professor and chairman of the computer science department. "If we're successful with this, then we won't lose accreditation at all." According to the ABET's Web site, accreditation assures prospective students and employers that an institution or program has met certain standards. The decision to withdraw accreditation was based on problems with the department's stated objectives and method of assessing the program, Bover said. ABET also found inadequacies with curriculum for oral communication and the social and ethical issues of computing. "The accreditation criteria have changed since the department was originally accredited and the department unfortunately did not keep up with that change," Bover said. In a meeting Sept. 17, mem- See APPLY, Page 14 Bellingham residents gather at Maritime Park Sept. 11 to honor Bellingham police officers and firefighters. "Let us not just look back at what was bad," said Dan Tripps, who spoke at the don't remember to thank." He said police officers, firefighters, paramedics and pubJic service workers are heroes every day, even if their hardwork Western places second in national ranking By Helen Hollister THE WESTERN FRONT Incoming freshmen have yet another reason to pat themselves on the back for choosing Western as their post-secondary institution. According to a U.S. News and World Report article released Sept. 13, Western ranks second among public master's-granting schools in the western region. On the national scope, Western ranks eleventh. It is one of only two public schools ranked in the top 20 comprehensive universities in the West. The western region stretches from Texas to California. The only school rated higher in Western's category was Cal Poly- San Luis Obispo. Western also moved up in the rankings to 16th place, which brought it into the "top tier" of all master's-granting universities in the west, public or private. In-the same category last year, Western placed 19th. Western Provost Andrew Bodman said he is pleased with how well Western was ranked iri the article. "It tells us that other~people think we're a good institution," he said. "Certainly we've become more competitive over time." Since 1987, when U.S. News and World Report first began ranking colleges, Western has been highly rated out 14 of 16 years. Rankings were based on a variety of criteria, including academic reputation, student selectivity and retention, alumni giving, graduation rates, faculty resources and financial resources. To evaluate schools, U.S. News and World Report assigned each factor or criteria a specific value. The factors are then weighed and schools are ranked against their peers. ' "We scored extremely well on academic reputation," Bodman said. "We're very competitive on admission and graduation rates." Western is not as competitive in financial resources and alumni giving, Bodman said. Financial resources involves S t . Rank, Page 14 Private schools ranking higher than Western in U.S. News and World Report assessment: < Seattle University (10th), Gonzaga University (fourth), Whitworth College (tied for fifth), Pacific Lutheran University (eighth), Seattle University (eighth) and Seattle Pacific University (14th). ., Western Newsline A brief look at summer news Western, WTA plan Haggard bus shelter Construction on a new northbound bus shelter in front of Haggard Hall could begin as early as fall quarter, said Tim Wynn, Western director of Facilities Management. The Whatcom Transit Authority Board of Directors contributed $40,000 to Western for building the new bus shelter. The shelter will help alleviate the congestion currently centered around the Viking Union shop, Wynn said. "It is just not a safe situation to have that mix of buses, bicycles, service vehicles and pedestrians," said Rick Gordon, WTA director of Service and Development. Barbara Alten, an architect hired by Western to design the shelter, started working on the plans for the new shelter in December. The structure will be built out of steel and have glass shields from all sides to protect bus riders from the wind, she said. The area of the bus shelter will cover 500 square feet and include a dual-faced clock, benches, vandal.resistant lighting, a bus route map and a WTA phone line, Alten said. Samish Twin Drive-In closed, will be demolished The Samish Twin Drive-In, Whatcom County's lone remaining drive-in, is closed and will be demolished. The owner, Sterling Realty Organization, decided to tear down the buildings and keep the lot vacant for future development because of financial problems, property manager Jason Horning said. Hdrning said the drive-in has not been profitable for several years. "Even on nights when we were full, we would still lose money," he said. "It just didn't make any financial sense to keep the place running." Horning said Sterling leased the company in the past two years to Darryl Bratt of Oak Harbor. Bratt said he also struggled to generate enough revenue to compensate for the labor costs, production costs and an increasingly high property value. "It's hard to operate a drive-in in a city the size of Bellingham," he said. "The property value is simply much higher than the income." Once the buildings are gone, Sterling will keep the lot vacant until a contractor approaches them with a favorable proposi- See page 12 to learn about other important events that happened during summer quarter. For news tips, call (360) 650-3162 or e-mail The Western Front at wfront@cc.wwu.edu www.westernfrontonline.com Please recycle |
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