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Mill £prili3ifl 993/Vql umig6jMMrn^riJ7^ Western VtfishingtdNUriJv^ please recycl Murray: 'Changing the Senate's language' Senator thinks funding may be cut for Pell grants, community block grants. photo by Matt Hulbert Sen. Patty Murray talks with a student. By Guy Bergrstrom staff reporter "I have been elected to the U.S. Senate at an absolutely wonderful time." Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, answered questions from a group of students and faculty at Western Monday. "The nation is looking at the six women senators and watching whether or not we make an impact," Murray said. The newly-elected women senators are well aware of the national spotlight, she said. "I can tell you right off the top that we have made a tremendous impact," Murray said during a packed conference that took place in Arntzen Hall. Murray cited key committee assignments given to newly-elected women senators and a change in the focus of the nation's upper house as evidence of the impact female members of the Senate have had. "If you've ever watched C-SPAN," Murray said, "what you see is a lot of people talking with charts behind them and speaking with heavy doses of jargon. "Whereas women come in and we talk about our communities, our families, what the impact of this legislation is at home. What a lot of people say who have been watching for a long time is we truly have changed the language of the Senate. "When government becomes something thatregular people understand and they see how it affects their lives then they won' t see it as a negative thing," Murray explained. "So I think we've made a tremendous impact" Budget battles and fillibusters Murray, who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee and also holds seats on banking and budget committees, has been immersed in the political fight over President Clinton's economic stimulus package. With Democrats short of the votes needed to end the current Republican filibuster, Murray says a compromise is likely, with the final stimulus packaged dropping to $9 See MURRAY, page 3 Legislators heckled during conference with students By Karl Schweizer staff reporter It was an opportunity blown. State lawmakers discussed higher education issues with about 200 college students in Olympia—only to be frequently interrupted by boisterous hecklers in the crowd. The coordinator of the event, Steve Lindstrom of the Washington Student Lobby, at one point threatened to cancel the meeting if audience members didn't stop interrupting. The event, called Student Union Day, was organized by the Washington Student Lobby. Students from technical and community colleges and private and public 4- yearcolleges,gatheredatnoonin thecapitol rotunda to hear Gov. Mike Lowry. Lowry, who spoke without being interrupted, said an educated workforce was the key to the state's economy. He placed a high priority on increasing financial aid for Washington's students. He said his budget, which calls for a 30 percent tuition increase over two years, would double state financial aid. When a reporter asked the governor whether higher tuitions and higher financial aid were the keys to higher enrollments, he answered yes. He also called for higher taxes. "It is not possible to do what is photo by Karl Schweizer Gov. Lowry met with students in the capital Friday. necessary to protect education ... in this very, very tight budget, without a tax increase," Lowry said. The governor then departed, and the students moved to a stateroom to meet House Higher Education Committee Chair Ken Jacobsen, Senate Ways and Means ChairNitaReinhart, SenateMinority Leader George Sellar, and other legislators. Jacobsen defended his proposal to increase tuition by 72 percent, saying his plan put a true price tag on quality education. He said such an increase would raise $374 million to eliminate university budget cuts, increase financial aid, add 10,000 students, and have money left over for unspecified enhancements. "Everybody loves a bargain, but they don't love a shoddy bargain... We're not doing anyone a favor with low tuition and low quality," Jacobsen said in support of his high-tuition, high-financial aid approach. "You know what's going on in Oregon and California," he said, "They committed themselves to keeping low tuitions, so they entered into a scenario of raising tuition as little as possible and cutting programs... Well, you know what's happening. A lot of Californians are turning up here." Sellar, criticized raising tuition to pay for financial aid and more enrollments. "That's kind of robbing Peter to pay Paul," he said. "I think if we could look at some other (spending) cuts, we could get away with a lesser tuition increase or maybe no tuition increase at all," he said. Sellar said paying state employees only once a month would save $11 million, and that every million dollars could put 167 students into 4-year schools. He also suggested cutting travel budgets. Opera pay draws protest By Kris Whipple staff reporter Orchestra students staged a small protest at an afternoon opera rehearsal of La Boheme last Wednesday. They were upset after learning several selected orchestra members were receiving payment for performing in the upcoming production of La Boheme. After calling the students' actions the equivalent of a strike, Peter Marsh, orchestra director, failed to explain the payment discrepancy, saying the question was "a real stickler." He did say the students were being paid because they filled what would otherwise be empty seats in the orchestra pit. Many orchestra students refused to take their positions and play at the beginning of the rehearsal. Jennifer Minkema, senior orchestra member, voiced student concerns and frustrations. Minkema said the protest wasn't a personal attack on faculty members nor an attempt to undermine the vocalists. Instead, it was an effort to remind. Robert Sylvester, dean of the fine See OPERA, page 2 Trillium spinning off new real estate firm By Josh Barnhill staff reporter Bellingham's Trillium Corporation will not develop another square inch of land in northwest Washington. Instead, it created a separate company, Pentas Development, to pursue real estate operations here. Trillium will now focus on developing out-of-state real estate projects and managing its 56,000 acres of Whatcom County timber-land. Trillium has been the object of protests since the early '80s by those concerned about its land development and forestry practices. The company pushed the Bellis Fair mall and the Semiahmoo resort. David Syre, Trillium's owner and president, said spinning off Pentas to handle local development will allow each firm to maintain small-company cultures. The company will focus on long-term planning. Syre said he believes most of the current urban and rural planning techniques are obsolete because society is too short-sighted. "We tend to be thinking in a long term of 10 years, and I believe the short term should be 50 years and the long term should be 150 to 200 years. There needs to be one big wake-up call, but I don't know who's going to hit the gong," he said. Trillium is trying to build a forest base large enough to make large-scale, long-term management possible, Syre said. His company owns around 100,000 acres of timberland in Washington and Alaska. It is the largest private landowner in Alaska. GeorgiaPacific, CrownPacific and Scott Paper have sold forest-lands to Trillium in the last decade. "We're one of the few, if not the only Washington organization that has been acquiring trees that are young," Syre said. See SYRE, page 5 •l«iil||i!iil
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Title | Western Front - 1993 April 13 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 86, no. 37 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1993-04-13 |
Year Published | 1993 |
Original Publisher | Western Washington University |
Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
Editor |
R. E. Dalrymple, Editor Kevin Perron, Managing editor Colin Wilcox, News editor Margret Graham, Assistant News editor Karl Schweizer, Campus and Government editor Jeff Quiggle, Features editor Vanessa Blackburn, Accent editor Russ Kasselman, Assistant Accent editor Tim Farley, Sports editor Cheryl Bishop, Issues and Opinions editor Nicci Noteboom, Assistant Issues and Opinions editor Dan Carollo, Copy editor R. Nina Ruchirat, Copy editor Chong Kim, Photo editor Adam Leask, Assistant Photo editor Matt Hulbert, Graphics editor |
Staff |
Eric Backman, Publications manager Teari Brown, Business manager Scott Friesen, Graphics Kristi Cooper, Graphics Lawrence Bergquist, Illustrator Staff Reporters : Steve Arnold Jason Barbacoui Josh Barnhill Guy Bergstrom Solana Bottem Ric Brewer Cassandra Burdsal Angela Cassidy Greg Dean Jennifer Dixon Kurt Eckert Chris Frost Chris Geer Heather Goad Jennifer Hardison Jennifer Hill Haidee Jezek Robyn Johnson Todd McGee Tedra Meyer Margaret Mills Jeff Misel Chris Moore Eric Munson Lisa Naylor Kelly O'Neill John Payseno Andrew Pendli Paul Peterman Erik Petterson Danette Reeff Michelle Reilly Mark Rensink Michael Ritter Angie Robison Mark Scholten Michael Sniezak Ina Smith Renee Treider Noah Walden Kevin Westrick Chris Wilke Kris Whipple Clayton Wright Holly Yip |
Faculty Advisor | Pete Steffens |
Article Titles | Murray: 'Changing the Senate's language': Senator thinks funding may be cut for Pell grants, community block grants / by Guy Bergstrom (p.1) -- Legislators heckled during conference with students / by Karl Schweizer (p.1) -- Opera pay draws protest / by Kris Whipple (p.1) -- Trillium spinning off new real estate firm / by Josh Barnhill (p.1) -- Around the world and back to Bellingham (p.2) -- Western briefs (p.2) -- Police beat (p.2) -- WWU official announcements (p.2) -- Need for child care stressed at meeting / by John Payseno (p.3) -- Jobs, internships discussed at weekend film workshop: writing, people skills called the keys to success in television, movie industries / by Kelly O'Neill (p.4) -- Clarification (p.4) -- New waste oil and antifreeze dumping stations available / by Beth Matthews (p.5) -- Viking Union Art Gallery hosts unusual exhibit / by Heather Barnhart (p.6) -- Endometriosis: many young women unknowingly live with tough-to-detect medical condition / by Ina Smith (p.6) -- Center helps veterans pursue higher education / by Michael Ritter (p.6) -- Blaine Marine Park opens near U.S.-Canadian border / by Clayton Wright (p.7) -- Marine Park almost ready for visitors / by Matt Hulbert (p.7) -- Former Navy pilot overcomes physical limitations, attends graduate school / by Jeff Quiggle (p.7) -- Track and field: Western runs away with invitational title / by Andrew Pendli (p.8) -- Flames continue unbeaten streak / by Tim Farley (p.9) -- Police public relations need change to avoid another riot / by R. E. Dalrymple (p.10) -- Forest future brightened by summit / by Bay Renaud (p.10) -- Vigilante heroes pervert justice / by Ric Brewer (p.10) -- Turning the tables on equal rights foolhardy / by Sherrie Montgomery White (p.11) -- Classified (p.11) |
Photographs | Sen. Patty Murray talks with a student / by Matt Hulbert (p.1) -- Gov. Lowry met with students in the capital Friday / by Karl Schweizer (p.1) -- Sandra Lepper, graduate student in art education, adds to a cooperative drawing in the Viking Union Art Gallery / by Cassandra Burdsal (p.6) -- Graduate student Joe Croteau stands before his flying awards at his home in Oak Harbor / by Chong Kim (p.7) -- Western's Jack Wagner and Kirk Palmberg compete in a heat of the 100-meter hurdles / by Chong Kim (p.8) -- Cheryl Box runs toward a Cougar player in Saturday's blowout of WSU / by Chong Kim (p.9) -- Ric Brewer (p.10) |
Cartoons | "Webster's" definition of a cult / by L. Bergquist (p.10) -- Out to lunch / by Noah and Bud (p.11) |
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 - 1993 April 13 - Page 1 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1993-04-13 |
Year Published | 1993 |
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 | Mill £prili3ifl 993/Vql umig6jMMrn^riJ7^ Western VtfishingtdNUriJv^ please recycl Murray: 'Changing the Senate's language' Senator thinks funding may be cut for Pell grants, community block grants. photo by Matt Hulbert Sen. Patty Murray talks with a student. By Guy Bergrstrom staff reporter "I have been elected to the U.S. Senate at an absolutely wonderful time." Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, answered questions from a group of students and faculty at Western Monday. "The nation is looking at the six women senators and watching whether or not we make an impact," Murray said. The newly-elected women senators are well aware of the national spotlight, she said. "I can tell you right off the top that we have made a tremendous impact," Murray said during a packed conference that took place in Arntzen Hall. Murray cited key committee assignments given to newly-elected women senators and a change in the focus of the nation's upper house as evidence of the impact female members of the Senate have had. "If you've ever watched C-SPAN," Murray said, "what you see is a lot of people talking with charts behind them and speaking with heavy doses of jargon. "Whereas women come in and we talk about our communities, our families, what the impact of this legislation is at home. What a lot of people say who have been watching for a long time is we truly have changed the language of the Senate. "When government becomes something thatregular people understand and they see how it affects their lives then they won' t see it as a negative thing," Murray explained. "So I think we've made a tremendous impact" Budget battles and fillibusters Murray, who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee and also holds seats on banking and budget committees, has been immersed in the political fight over President Clinton's economic stimulus package. With Democrats short of the votes needed to end the current Republican filibuster, Murray says a compromise is likely, with the final stimulus packaged dropping to $9 See MURRAY, page 3 Legislators heckled during conference with students By Karl Schweizer staff reporter It was an opportunity blown. State lawmakers discussed higher education issues with about 200 college students in Olympia—only to be frequently interrupted by boisterous hecklers in the crowd. The coordinator of the event, Steve Lindstrom of the Washington Student Lobby, at one point threatened to cancel the meeting if audience members didn't stop interrupting. The event, called Student Union Day, was organized by the Washington Student Lobby. Students from technical and community colleges and private and public 4- yearcolleges,gatheredatnoonin thecapitol rotunda to hear Gov. Mike Lowry. Lowry, who spoke without being interrupted, said an educated workforce was the key to the state's economy. He placed a high priority on increasing financial aid for Washington's students. He said his budget, which calls for a 30 percent tuition increase over two years, would double state financial aid. When a reporter asked the governor whether higher tuitions and higher financial aid were the keys to higher enrollments, he answered yes. He also called for higher taxes. "It is not possible to do what is photo by Karl Schweizer Gov. Lowry met with students in the capital Friday. necessary to protect education ... in this very, very tight budget, without a tax increase," Lowry said. The governor then departed, and the students moved to a stateroom to meet House Higher Education Committee Chair Ken Jacobsen, Senate Ways and Means ChairNitaReinhart, SenateMinority Leader George Sellar, and other legislators. Jacobsen defended his proposal to increase tuition by 72 percent, saying his plan put a true price tag on quality education. He said such an increase would raise $374 million to eliminate university budget cuts, increase financial aid, add 10,000 students, and have money left over for unspecified enhancements. "Everybody loves a bargain, but they don't love a shoddy bargain... We're not doing anyone a favor with low tuition and low quality," Jacobsen said in support of his high-tuition, high-financial aid approach. "You know what's going on in Oregon and California," he said, "They committed themselves to keeping low tuitions, so they entered into a scenario of raising tuition as little as possible and cutting programs... Well, you know what's happening. A lot of Californians are turning up here." Sellar, criticized raising tuition to pay for financial aid and more enrollments. "That's kind of robbing Peter to pay Paul," he said. "I think if we could look at some other (spending) cuts, we could get away with a lesser tuition increase or maybe no tuition increase at all," he said. Sellar said paying state employees only once a month would save $11 million, and that every million dollars could put 167 students into 4-year schools. He also suggested cutting travel budgets. Opera pay draws protest By Kris Whipple staff reporter Orchestra students staged a small protest at an afternoon opera rehearsal of La Boheme last Wednesday. They were upset after learning several selected orchestra members were receiving payment for performing in the upcoming production of La Boheme. After calling the students' actions the equivalent of a strike, Peter Marsh, orchestra director, failed to explain the payment discrepancy, saying the question was "a real stickler." He did say the students were being paid because they filled what would otherwise be empty seats in the orchestra pit. Many orchestra students refused to take their positions and play at the beginning of the rehearsal. Jennifer Minkema, senior orchestra member, voiced student concerns and frustrations. Minkema said the protest wasn't a personal attack on faculty members nor an attempt to undermine the vocalists. Instead, it was an effort to remind. Robert Sylvester, dean of the fine See OPERA, page 2 Trillium spinning off new real estate firm By Josh Barnhill staff reporter Bellingham's Trillium Corporation will not develop another square inch of land in northwest Washington. Instead, it created a separate company, Pentas Development, to pursue real estate operations here. Trillium will now focus on developing out-of-state real estate projects and managing its 56,000 acres of Whatcom County timber-land. Trillium has been the object of protests since the early '80s by those concerned about its land development and forestry practices. The company pushed the Bellis Fair mall and the Semiahmoo resort. David Syre, Trillium's owner and president, said spinning off Pentas to handle local development will allow each firm to maintain small-company cultures. The company will focus on long-term planning. Syre said he believes most of the current urban and rural planning techniques are obsolete because society is too short-sighted. "We tend to be thinking in a long term of 10 years, and I believe the short term should be 50 years and the long term should be 150 to 200 years. There needs to be one big wake-up call, but I don't know who's going to hit the gong," he said. Trillium is trying to build a forest base large enough to make large-scale, long-term management possible, Syre said. His company owns around 100,000 acres of timberland in Washington and Alaska. It is the largest private landowner in Alaska. GeorgiaPacific, CrownPacific and Scott Paper have sold forest-lands to Trillium in the last decade. "We're one of the few, if not the only Washington organization that has been acquiring trees that are young," Syre said. See SYRE, page 5 •l«iil||i!iil |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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