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XH TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 200 ESTERN FRONT ISSUE 14 VOLUME 132 WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY • BELLINGHAM, WASH. • WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM 'Western Live' dead Kenny Davis, Western junior and former host of KVIK's "Western Live," p.m. news segment at the KVIK studio in the Viking Union Monday. BY PETER JENSEN The Western Front "Western Live," Western's late-night talk show, ended last month because of disputes between the show's producers and EGTV channel 10, which aired "Western Live," said Kenny Davis, Western junior and the show's host. After EGTV received complaints from community viewers at the end of this past school year about the show's content, EGTV put the show on hiatus for the first months of this school year. In January, he told Western junior Matt Acosta, the show's producer, the channel would no longer accept episodes for airing, effectively ending its two-year run, Acosta said. "It was a great ride," Davis said. "It was frustrating that it ended the way it did, though. I guess the show didn't fit the tone of the channel." Station Manager James Baird said EGTV objected to the show's content and questioned its educational value, Davis said. Baird was unavailable for comment. The "Western Live" crew continued to produce shows despite the fact they. CHRIS HUBER/The Western Front practices his routine before the 7 weren't being aired and public interest was waning, Davis said. The show was filmed before a live audience, but only 10 people were coming to watch when it wasn't being aired, he said. Approximately 40 people were watching while it was aired, Acosta said. The last show was two weeks ago,' after which the crew agreed that producing shows was not worth the effort, Acosta said. "Western Live" was a student-see LIVE, page 6 Dykstra wins national award BY SARAH BERGER The Western Front Western junior and basketball guard Grant Dykstra, who has only partial use of his right arm, has been selected to receive the LJ.S. Basketball Writers Association Most Courageous Award for 2005. The annual award recognizes those who have demonstrated extraordinary courage reflecting honor in the sport of amateur basketball, according to the association. The award will be presented in St. Louis during the National Collegiate Athletic Association Final Four on April 4. Dykstra credits his achievements to his faith in God and to his family. "You have to give praise to God first," he said. "If God wasn't using me, I wouldn't be getting this recognition. I think getting my story out is meant to encourage others." Dykstra, 22, had his arm mangled in a grain auger when he was 2. He said he does not remember the incident, but recalls his father worked with paramedics for 90 minutes to get him out of the machinery. Initially, the doctors proposed amputation because they thought he would never be able to use his arm, but his parents wanted to try to work through it. Dykstra has undergone 16 surgeries during a period of 10 years to repair the damage. Dykstra said the surgeries ranged from ligaments taken from his thigh and placed in his arm to his arm being sewn to his stomach for immobilization purposes. He also had several skin grafts. His ulna, the bone extending from the elbow to the wrist and opposite the thumb, was growing at a faster rate than his radius, the bone parallel to the ulna. He said surgeons had to shave that bone down so his wrist would not grow inward. He said his right index finger and pinky now share a tendon, and he still has some decreased mobility and strength. He cannot make a complete fist with his right hand and his right arm is several inches shorter than his left. Still, he has taught himself to dribble with both hands ,see AWARD, page 8 Kennedy Jr. coming to speak at Western in May BY ADRIANA DUNN The Western Front Tickets are available starting today for a lecture by prominent environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy is an activist and an author and was named one of Time magazine's "Heroes for the Planet" for leading the fight to restore the Hudson River in New York. He is a senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council and president of the Watefkeeper Alliance. Kennedy is the son of Robert F. Kennedy, former President John Fitzgerald Kennedy's brother. Kennedy will lecture on "Crimes Against Nature" at 6:30 p.m. on May 5 in Carver Complex. Free tickets are available for faculty, students and staff beginning today with a limit of two per person. Students who live on campus and faculty and staff members with campus mail stops can use the online form. Tickets also are available at the Viking Union Information Desk. For this event only, tickets will not be available at the Performing Arts Center Box Office. Distinguished Lecture Series Cooidinator Fran Maas said. "It's always nice to h%^nationally visible people comc,^/^/campus. Its good for the university and the community," said Bradley F. Smith, dean of the Huxley College of the environment. Kennedy will speak on issues such as clean air, clean water and healthy living conditions, Maas said. "I am really excited to hear how we can affect change and that we can do something because sometimes we feel powerless in a democracy," she said. "Crimes Against Nature" is the title see KENNEDY, page 8 Robots to invade library BY JACINDA HOWARD The Western Front From creations made to detect light to creations made to detect fire, robots serving many purposes will be on display in the Fairhaven Library March 5 for the Bellingham Robot Festival. The festival will be the first one organized by the Bellingham Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Society. It is a chance for members of the society to display their work and inspire spectators to get involved in the club, BAIRS board member Terry Harmersaid. Harmer, 64, has been active in the software industry for 35 years and became interested in the hardware side of robotics three years ago, he said. He has been working on a robot, Topspin, for the past two years and has changed its design at least two or three times, he said. Harmer built the robot from scratch and created it to detect burglars and fires inside his house, he said. Harmer is eager to display it at the festival. "I like to show off my robot," he said. "I like to brag about how I built it." Although Harmer's robot is complex, not all see ROBOT, page 6 ELAN A BEAN/The Western Front Bellingham Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Society member Terry Harmer displays his robot, Topspin, at a society meeting. HOOKAH-ING IT UP TWQ: W l S l l i P i ^ & i STILL WINNING Western club finds relaxing social activity with the aid of smoke. FEATURES, PAGE 11 Washington legislators should consider other alternatives before dividing state in half. The Viking men continue to win as the season come closer to a close. SPORTS, PAGE 15
Object Description
Rating | |
Title | Western Front - 2005 March 1 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 132, no. 14 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 2005-03-01 |
Year Published | 2005 |
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 |
Matthew Anderson, editor in chief Lauren Miller, managing editor David Wray, head copy editor Anastasia Tietje, copy editor Elana Bean, copy editor Amanda Woolley, photo editor Caleb Heeringa, news editor Laura McVicker, news editor Aaron Apple, accent editor Michael Murray, features editor Krissy Gochnour, sports editor Tara Nelson, opinions editor Nick Schmidt, online editor |
Staff |
Kenna Hodgson, community liaison Chris Huber, staff photographer Matt DeVeau, columnist Travis Sherer, columnist Michael Murray, cartoonist Terrence Nowicki, cartoonist Alethea Macomber, business manager Joel Hall, advertising manager Staff Reporters : Michelle Acosta Lauren Allain Sarah Berger Kathryn Brenize Mike Coffman Adriana Dunn Houston Flores Brittany Greenfield Dan Grohl Bethany Gronquist Stefani Harrey Marissa Harshman Britt Hoover Jacinda Howard Molly Jensen Peter Jensen Michael Lee Kara Lundberg Coree Naslund John Newmon Jenae Norman Crystal Oberholtzer Mark Reimers Amanda Raphael Adam Rudnick Eric Sanford Tiffany Sheakley Byron Sherry Andrew Sleighter Greta Smoke Trevor Swedberg Bradley Thayer Melanie Valm Courtney Walker Taylor Williams Blair Wilson |
Photographer |
Chris Huber Elana Bean Kathryn Brenize Brittany Greenfield Crystal Oberholtzer Amanda Woolley |
Faculty Advisor | John Harris |
Article Titles | Western live' dead / by Peter Jensen (p.1) -- Dykstra wins national award / by Sarah Berger (p.1) -- Kennedy Jr. coming to speak at Western in May / by Adriana Dunn (p.1) -- Robots to invade library / by Jacinda Howard (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- Viking voices (p.2) -- AP Wire news briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Control room star to speak on campus Wednesday night / by Adriana Dunn (p.3) -- Communications facility flat-screen televisions stolen / by Molly Jensen (p.3) -- Traveling peace exhibit graces Western's campus / by Kathryn Brenize (p.4) -- Bellingham Public Library considering expansion / by Brittany Greenfield (p.5) -- Former vice president garners award / by Blair Wilson (p.7) -- Shuttle detours until workers can repair roads / by Greta Smoke (p.7) -- Features (p.9) -- Strange days (p.9) -- Movin' on out / by Marissa Harshman (p.10) -- Smoking students / by Lauren Allain (p.11) -- Drawing with direction / by Crystal Oberholtzer (p.12) -- Sports (p.13) -- Western community goes wild for water boy / by Bradley Thayer (p.13) -- Taking one for the team and dad / by Lauren Allain (p.14) -- Western defeats Humboldt on its fifth attempt / by Amanda Woolley (p.15) -- Two sport hopeful / by Peter Jensen (p.15) -- Opinions (p.17) -- Frontline (p.17) -- Classifieds (p.19) |
Photographs | Kenny Davis (p.1) -- [Terry Harmer's robot] (p.1) -- Lauren Irish (p.2) - Courtney Bendzak (p.2) -- Dana Silverman (p.2) -- Capt. Joshua Rushing / courtesy of Western's publication services (p.3) -- Ryan Wapnowski (p.4) -- Marissa Darlingh (p.5) -- Jason Lovgren / courtesy of Jianna Zhang (p.6) -- Bob Edie (p.7) -- Grant Dykstra (p.8) -- Patrick Bateman, Aaron Yoon (p.11) -- Alex Lindbloom, Gage Galle (p.11) -- Julie McGalliard (p.12) -- Ryder Cunningham / courtesy of Chris Taylor (p.13) -- Brad Jackson and son Kyle Jackson (p.14) -- Tyler MacMullen (p.15) -- Jake Carlyle (p.15) -- [Western women's varsity crew] / courtesy of John Fuchs (p.16) -- Courtney Walker (p.17) -- Crystal Oberholtzer (p.17) -- Lauren Allain (p.18) -- Adriana Dunn (p.18) -- Greta Smoke (p.19) |
Cartoons | [Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other] / (p.17) |
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 | XH TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 200 ESTERN FRONT ISSUE 14 VOLUME 132 WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY • BELLINGHAM, WASH. • WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM 'Western Live' dead Kenny Davis, Western junior and former host of KVIK's "Western Live," p.m. news segment at the KVIK studio in the Viking Union Monday. BY PETER JENSEN The Western Front "Western Live," Western's late-night talk show, ended last month because of disputes between the show's producers and EGTV channel 10, which aired "Western Live," said Kenny Davis, Western junior and the show's host. After EGTV received complaints from community viewers at the end of this past school year about the show's content, EGTV put the show on hiatus for the first months of this school year. In January, he told Western junior Matt Acosta, the show's producer, the channel would no longer accept episodes for airing, effectively ending its two-year run, Acosta said. "It was a great ride," Davis said. "It was frustrating that it ended the way it did, though. I guess the show didn't fit the tone of the channel." Station Manager James Baird said EGTV objected to the show's content and questioned its educational value, Davis said. Baird was unavailable for comment. The "Western Live" crew continued to produce shows despite the fact they. CHRIS HUBER/The Western Front practices his routine before the 7 weren't being aired and public interest was waning, Davis said. The show was filmed before a live audience, but only 10 people were coming to watch when it wasn't being aired, he said. Approximately 40 people were watching while it was aired, Acosta said. The last show was two weeks ago,' after which the crew agreed that producing shows was not worth the effort, Acosta said. "Western Live" was a student-see LIVE, page 6 Dykstra wins national award BY SARAH BERGER The Western Front Western junior and basketball guard Grant Dykstra, who has only partial use of his right arm, has been selected to receive the LJ.S. Basketball Writers Association Most Courageous Award for 2005. The annual award recognizes those who have demonstrated extraordinary courage reflecting honor in the sport of amateur basketball, according to the association. The award will be presented in St. Louis during the National Collegiate Athletic Association Final Four on April 4. Dykstra credits his achievements to his faith in God and to his family. "You have to give praise to God first," he said. "If God wasn't using me, I wouldn't be getting this recognition. I think getting my story out is meant to encourage others." Dykstra, 22, had his arm mangled in a grain auger when he was 2. He said he does not remember the incident, but recalls his father worked with paramedics for 90 minutes to get him out of the machinery. Initially, the doctors proposed amputation because they thought he would never be able to use his arm, but his parents wanted to try to work through it. Dykstra has undergone 16 surgeries during a period of 10 years to repair the damage. Dykstra said the surgeries ranged from ligaments taken from his thigh and placed in his arm to his arm being sewn to his stomach for immobilization purposes. He also had several skin grafts. His ulna, the bone extending from the elbow to the wrist and opposite the thumb, was growing at a faster rate than his radius, the bone parallel to the ulna. He said surgeons had to shave that bone down so his wrist would not grow inward. He said his right index finger and pinky now share a tendon, and he still has some decreased mobility and strength. He cannot make a complete fist with his right hand and his right arm is several inches shorter than his left. Still, he has taught himself to dribble with both hands ,see AWARD, page 8 Kennedy Jr. coming to speak at Western in May BY ADRIANA DUNN The Western Front Tickets are available starting today for a lecture by prominent environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy is an activist and an author and was named one of Time magazine's "Heroes for the Planet" for leading the fight to restore the Hudson River in New York. He is a senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council and president of the Watefkeeper Alliance. Kennedy is the son of Robert F. Kennedy, former President John Fitzgerald Kennedy's brother. Kennedy will lecture on "Crimes Against Nature" at 6:30 p.m. on May 5 in Carver Complex. Free tickets are available for faculty, students and staff beginning today with a limit of two per person. Students who live on campus and faculty and staff members with campus mail stops can use the online form. Tickets also are available at the Viking Union Information Desk. For this event only, tickets will not be available at the Performing Arts Center Box Office. Distinguished Lecture Series Cooidinator Fran Maas said. "It's always nice to h%^nationally visible people comc,^/^/campus. Its good for the university and the community," said Bradley F. Smith, dean of the Huxley College of the environment. Kennedy will speak on issues such as clean air, clean water and healthy living conditions, Maas said. "I am really excited to hear how we can affect change and that we can do something because sometimes we feel powerless in a democracy," she said. "Crimes Against Nature" is the title see KENNEDY, page 8 Robots to invade library BY JACINDA HOWARD The Western Front From creations made to detect light to creations made to detect fire, robots serving many purposes will be on display in the Fairhaven Library March 5 for the Bellingham Robot Festival. The festival will be the first one organized by the Bellingham Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Society. It is a chance for members of the society to display their work and inspire spectators to get involved in the club, BAIRS board member Terry Harmersaid. Harmer, 64, has been active in the software industry for 35 years and became interested in the hardware side of robotics three years ago, he said. He has been working on a robot, Topspin, for the past two years and has changed its design at least two or three times, he said. Harmer built the robot from scratch and created it to detect burglars and fires inside his house, he said. Harmer is eager to display it at the festival. "I like to show off my robot," he said. "I like to brag about how I built it." Although Harmer's robot is complex, not all see ROBOT, page 6 ELAN A BEAN/The Western Front Bellingham Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Society member Terry Harmer displays his robot, Topspin, at a society meeting. HOOKAH-ING IT UP TWQ: W l S l l i P i ^ & i STILL WINNING Western club finds relaxing social activity with the aid of smoke. FEATURES, PAGE 11 Washington legislators should consider other alternatives before dividing state in half. The Viking men continue to win as the season come closer to a close. SPORTS, PAGE 15 |
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Language Code | Eng |
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