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^r ONCE, AT THE PALE SHOW... Local band The Pale returns to play Bellingham. Accent, Page 8 HYBRID IS BETTER Gas-electric can help to produce pollution at an economical cost. Opinions, Page 13 701 WINS AND COUNTING Western women's basketball dominated Alaska Fairbanks. Sports, Page 11 Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington ISSUE 4 VOLUME 128 FRIDAY JAN. 23,2004 Minority students have Increased at Western in the past five Editor's note: This is the first in a six-part series examining, race at Western. By Bryan Sharick The Western Front During the past five'years, the number of minority students at Western has increased by approximately 0.8 percent. The University of Washington, however, remains Western's primary competition for enrollment of minorities, Western Director of Admissions Karen Copetas said. Of all the students who completed and responded to Western's non-enrollee survey, approximately 80 percent said they were attending the UW, Gopetas said. All students who decide not to attend Western receive a non-enrollee survey, she said. In fall 2003, Western had 12,680 students. Minorities made up approximately 14 percent, or 1,791, of the population, while Caucasians accounted for approximately 79 percent, or 10,088 students, according to the Western registrar's peak-enrollment report. The report includes blacks, American Indians, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans and Caucasians. The 801 students chose not to check ethnicity on the enrollment application, marked "some other ethnicity" or are international students, Copetas said. "The increase in numbers (for minorities) is good," Copetas said. "Retention of all students, including students, of color, is up." Reasons students chose not to attend Western included location, cost, academic programs and the choice to live at home, she said. Three goals that Western's Strategic Action Plan, which the university imple- Ben Arnold/ The Western Front Michael Vendiola center, coordinator for the Ethnic Student Center, talks with Western junior and ETC employee Janet Rellama, left, and Western junior Saveun Svann. mented in the early 1990s, are quality, diversity and community. To achieve these goals, Western attempts to recruit high-achieving students of color as well as successful students in the sciences and business, Copetas said. "In the early '90s, only the catalogue was used as a recruitment tool," Copetas said. "The entire college admissiohs world has a much more marketing or recruitment approach to admissions." Jesse Moore, Western senior and the Associated Students vice president for diversity, said quality, diversity and community should be intertwined. "The increase in numbers loses value SEE Race, PAGE 5 Infographic by Justin McCaughan This graph shows the breakdown of Western enrollment by race for; the fall quarters of 1998 and 2003. Western takes action against closely named anti-abortion Internet site By Caitlin Unsell The Western Front While scanning admission requirements and college graduate programs for her 16-year-old son, Olympia resident Leslie Donovan Shore, 44, typed www.westernwashingtonuni-versity. com into her computer and came upon nothing related to higher education. "What popped up immediately, I mean, in the flash of an instant, was a head of a dead fetus," Shore said. After Shore and others complained to Western, Wendy Bohlke, assistant attorney general ,«»l^^2iSS<;9n state, issued a letter^ o£ demand? oh: Dec^ 12jvto www.aborrionismurder.org, the site responsible for the images. The letter gave the organization the option of relinquishing the domain name without any further legal action, Bohlke said. Bohlke said she was hesitant to take immediate action because the anti-abortion organization craves attention — good or bad —- to further its agenda. Thomas P.A. Fitch, founder of www.abortionismurder.org, said another party had linked Western to his Web site and his site had nothing to do with it. "We have been sued 30 times in the last year, and it never even goes to court," Fitch said. Fitch said his site is linked to 400 to 500 Web sites, including banks, police departments and universities. SEE Site, PAGE 6 Popularity of organic food fuels local demand Katie Scaief/The Western Front Community Food Co-op workers Habiba Sial, left, and Holly Johnston stock produce. By Katie Scaief The Western Front One day while in college, when Bellingham resident Kevin Murphy was picking apples in Eastern Washington for a seasonal job, crop dusters sprayed the fields the workers were picking. "Everyone walked off the job," Murphy said. "We went home for the :day — we just knew it wasn't good." I* That experience with pesticides galvanized his trust in organic food. Murphy is one of many people in the United States who are striving for healthier produce. Organic product sales in the country have grown by 20 percent or more each year since 1990, according to the USD A Economic Research Service. The service also estimated mat sales of organic foods were at nearly $8 million in the early 2000s. Murphy said certain conventional farming practices, such as the use of most pesticides, can degrade the environment. He said organic farming can function as a solution because it uses less detrimental farming methods. Murphy now works as the education outreach facilitator for the Community Food Co-op in Bellingham, which he has been involved with for 15 years. He has served a number of positions at the Co-op, but has spent a majority of his time in the produce department. "Here, (organic food is) what we're about," Murphy said. "It's why people shop here. It's in our mission statement." Organic food cannot come from animals that consume antibiotics or growth hormones, said Joan Shaffer, a U.S. Department of Agriculture agricultural marketing specialist. It cannot come in contact with conventional pesticides, synthetic fertilizers or sewage, and it cannot be produced using bioengineering or ionizing radiation, she said. "People don't want to know that they are doing something bad or eating fruit that is bad," Murphy said. While the market for organic food is growing, many people do not fully understand its benefits, Murphy said. People grow organic food to attempt to maintain the balance among ecological systems, according to the National Organic Standards SEE Organic, PAGE 6
Object Description
Rating | |
Title | Western Front - 2004 January 23 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 128, no. 4 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 2004-01-23 |
Year Published | 2004 |
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 |
Jeremy Edwards, editor-in-chief Josh Dumond, manager editor Mugs Scherer, head copy editor Cari Lyle, copy editor Jenny Zuvela, copy editor Ben Arnold, photo editor Shanna Green, news editor Porfirio Pena, new editor Keith Bolling, accent editor Justin McCaughan, features editor jenny maag, sports editor Matt DeVeau, opinions editor Matt McDonald, online editor Jaime Foster, columnist Matt Haver, cartoonist Reid Psaltis, cartoonist |
Staff |
Bonnie Coe, community liaison Alethea Macomber, business manager Joel Hall, advertising manager Reporters : Aaron Apple Heather Belcher Eric Berto Charlotte Chandler Catherine Connors Wolfgang Deerkop Melena Eaton Jason Egan Lauren Fior Zoe Fraley, Sarah Getchman, Krissy Gochnour, Tyler Hicks, Matt Hietala Bobby Hollowwa Sean Hunter Kelseyanne Johnson Kaitlin King Cailin Long Lauren Miller Rob Morrell Michael Murray Crystal Oberholtzer Marinda Peugh Kathryn Scaief Bryan Sharick Rick Swanson Chris Taylor Kyle Turrell Caitlin Unsell Gil Ventura Jelena Washington Ruth Wetzel Amanda Woolley Tracy Wright |
Photographer |
Ben Arnold Katie Scalief Chris Taylor |
Faculty Advisor | Lyle Harris |
Article Titles | Minority students have increased at Western in the past five years / by Bryan Sharick (p.1) -- Western takes action against closely named anti-abortion Internet site / by Caitlin Unsell (p.1) --Popularity of organic food fuels local demand / by Katie Scaief (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- Viking voices (p.3) -- AP Wire news briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- ConocoPhillips installs clean-air equipment / by Lauren Miller (p.4) -- Accent (p.7) -- Cross-dressing and stage diving / by Marinda Peugh (p.7) -- In the spotlight (p.7) -- Lighter shade of pale / by Kellyn Ballard (p.8) -- Reporter tries to eat for a week on a mere $10 / by Eric Berto (p.9) -- Recipes (p.9) -- Sports (p.10) -- Burrell, bench help Vikings overcome Saints' surge / by Eric Berto (p.10) -- 700 club / by Tyler Hicks (p.11) -- Two players fall to injuries as Western easily drops Fairbanks / by Tyler Hicks (p.11) -- Fresh rotation will revive playoff hunt / by Chris Taylor (p.12) -- Opinions (p.13) -- Frontline (p.14) -- Letter to the editor (p.15) -- Classified (p.15) |
Photographs | Michael Vendiola, Janet Rellama, Saveun Svann (p.1) -- Habiba Sial, Holly Johnston (p.1) -- Molly O'Neill (p.2) -- Erik Budsberg (p.2) -- Ryan Hutter (p.2) -- [ConocoPhillips' new S Zorb unit] / courtesy of ConocoPhillips (p.4) -- Gabe Archer (p.8) -- Cameron Nicklaus (p.8) -- Eric Berto (p.9) -- Craig Roosendall (p.10) -- Sara Nichols with team (p.11) -- Zoe Fraley (p.13) -- Wolfgang Deerkop (p.14) -- Sarah Getchman (p.14) |
Cartoons | Bush sets sights on Mars! / Matt Haver (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 | ^r ONCE, AT THE PALE SHOW... Local band The Pale returns to play Bellingham. Accent, Page 8 HYBRID IS BETTER Gas-electric can help to produce pollution at an economical cost. Opinions, Page 13 701 WINS AND COUNTING Western women's basketball dominated Alaska Fairbanks. Sports, Page 11 Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington ISSUE 4 VOLUME 128 FRIDAY JAN. 23,2004 Minority students have Increased at Western in the past five Editor's note: This is the first in a six-part series examining, race at Western. By Bryan Sharick The Western Front During the past five'years, the number of minority students at Western has increased by approximately 0.8 percent. The University of Washington, however, remains Western's primary competition for enrollment of minorities, Western Director of Admissions Karen Copetas said. Of all the students who completed and responded to Western's non-enrollee survey, approximately 80 percent said they were attending the UW, Gopetas said. All students who decide not to attend Western receive a non-enrollee survey, she said. In fall 2003, Western had 12,680 students. Minorities made up approximately 14 percent, or 1,791, of the population, while Caucasians accounted for approximately 79 percent, or 10,088 students, according to the Western registrar's peak-enrollment report. The report includes blacks, American Indians, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans and Caucasians. The 801 students chose not to check ethnicity on the enrollment application, marked "some other ethnicity" or are international students, Copetas said. "The increase in numbers (for minorities) is good," Copetas said. "Retention of all students, including students, of color, is up." Reasons students chose not to attend Western included location, cost, academic programs and the choice to live at home, she said. Three goals that Western's Strategic Action Plan, which the university imple- Ben Arnold/ The Western Front Michael Vendiola center, coordinator for the Ethnic Student Center, talks with Western junior and ETC employee Janet Rellama, left, and Western junior Saveun Svann. mented in the early 1990s, are quality, diversity and community. To achieve these goals, Western attempts to recruit high-achieving students of color as well as successful students in the sciences and business, Copetas said. "In the early '90s, only the catalogue was used as a recruitment tool," Copetas said. "The entire college admissiohs world has a much more marketing or recruitment approach to admissions." Jesse Moore, Western senior and the Associated Students vice president for diversity, said quality, diversity and community should be intertwined. "The increase in numbers loses value SEE Race, PAGE 5 Infographic by Justin McCaughan This graph shows the breakdown of Western enrollment by race for; the fall quarters of 1998 and 2003. Western takes action against closely named anti-abortion Internet site By Caitlin Unsell The Western Front While scanning admission requirements and college graduate programs for her 16-year-old son, Olympia resident Leslie Donovan Shore, 44, typed www.westernwashingtonuni-versity. com into her computer and came upon nothing related to higher education. "What popped up immediately, I mean, in the flash of an instant, was a head of a dead fetus," Shore said. After Shore and others complained to Western, Wendy Bohlke, assistant attorney general ,«»l^^2iSS<;9n state, issued a letter^ o£ demand? oh: Dec^ 12jvto www.aborrionismurder.org, the site responsible for the images. The letter gave the organization the option of relinquishing the domain name without any further legal action, Bohlke said. Bohlke said she was hesitant to take immediate action because the anti-abortion organization craves attention — good or bad —- to further its agenda. Thomas P.A. Fitch, founder of www.abortionismurder.org, said another party had linked Western to his Web site and his site had nothing to do with it. "We have been sued 30 times in the last year, and it never even goes to court," Fitch said. Fitch said his site is linked to 400 to 500 Web sites, including banks, police departments and universities. SEE Site, PAGE 6 Popularity of organic food fuels local demand Katie Scaief/The Western Front Community Food Co-op workers Habiba Sial, left, and Holly Johnston stock produce. By Katie Scaief The Western Front One day while in college, when Bellingham resident Kevin Murphy was picking apples in Eastern Washington for a seasonal job, crop dusters sprayed the fields the workers were picking. "Everyone walked off the job," Murphy said. "We went home for the :day — we just knew it wasn't good." I* That experience with pesticides galvanized his trust in organic food. Murphy is one of many people in the United States who are striving for healthier produce. Organic product sales in the country have grown by 20 percent or more each year since 1990, according to the USD A Economic Research Service. The service also estimated mat sales of organic foods were at nearly $8 million in the early 2000s. Murphy said certain conventional farming practices, such as the use of most pesticides, can degrade the environment. He said organic farming can function as a solution because it uses less detrimental farming methods. Murphy now works as the education outreach facilitator for the Community Food Co-op in Bellingham, which he has been involved with for 15 years. He has served a number of positions at the Co-op, but has spent a majority of his time in the produce department. "Here, (organic food is) what we're about," Murphy said. "It's why people shop here. It's in our mission statement." Organic food cannot come from animals that consume antibiotics or growth hormones, said Joan Shaffer, a U.S. Department of Agriculture agricultural marketing specialist. It cannot come in contact with conventional pesticides, synthetic fertilizers or sewage, and it cannot be produced using bioengineering or ionizing radiation, she said. "People don't want to know that they are doing something bad or eating fruit that is bad," Murphy said. While the market for organic food is growing, many people do not fully understand its benefits, Murphy said. People grow organic food to attempt to maintain the balance among ecological systems, according to the National Organic Standards SEE Organic, PAGE 6 |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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