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THE WESTERN FRONT ISSUE 3 VOLUME I 32 FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 2005 • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY • BELLINGHAM, WASH. • WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM Football player arrested in drug investigation BY BRITTANY GREENFIELD AND LAUREN ALLATN The Western Front Western junior and defensive end Joey Joshua was arrested on campus Tuesday on suspicion of the delivery of marijuana, said Chief Deputy Jeff Parks of the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office. Parks said the Northwest Regional Drug Task Force, which operates through the Sheriffs Office, conducted a two-month investigation and arrested Joshua on probable cause based on two counts of delivery of marij uana. Joshua confirmed that Nov. 17 and Nov. 30 were the dates Whatcom sheriffs allege he sold the drugs to undercover task-force officers. He declined to comment further on the matter. "Just so people know, I'm innocent until proven guilty," he said. Western football coach Rob Smith said he has had no similar problems with Joshua in the past but that there would be grounds for dismissal from the team if Joshua were convicted. "We're extremely disappointed, and we'll deal with it appropriately," Smith said. University Police Chief Jim Shaw said his officers had been working in conjunction with officers from the task force. He said UP transported Joshua from campus to the Whatcom County Jail Tuesday. Joshua was booked into the jail at 11:50 a.m. Tuesday but was later released on his own personal recognizance. Jail officials said a court date was set for 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 21. Sgt. Kevin Hester of the task force said that Joshua, if convicted, could receive a maximum sentence of five years in jail and a $5,000 fine for each charge of delivery. He said he was doubtful Joshua would get the full sentence. The amount of marijuana Joshua is on suspicion of selling to officers in November totaled approximately . one-half pound, Hester said. "He was cooperative and had no drugs on him at the time that he was arrested," Hester said. He said other individuals were involved in selling to the undercover task-force officers, but he refused to comment further. Portions of the investigation are ongoing, he said. Joshua was a second-team Great Northwest Athletic Conference all-star last season. He played in all 10 games and made 43 tackles. Courtesy of the athletic department If convicted, Joshua could face 10 years in jail and a $10,000 fine. Port to make decision on waterfront BY STEFANI HARREY The Western Front The final decision on the Georgia-Pacific West Inc. property transfer will take place on Tuesday. After months of planning and meetings, the commissioners at the Port of Bellingham will vote on whether or not they want to acquire the land. If the commissioners decide to approve the acquisition, the port will own the G-P plant and land in exchange' for cleaning up contamination in the 137-acre waterfront site,- said Wendy Steffensen of the Whatcom County advocacy conservation group RE Sources for Sustainable Communities. TheprocessbeganinJune2004, after G-P officials first contacted the port about the transfer of property in late 2003, according to port archives. Since June, the port staff has worked to create a purchase-and-sale agreement and insurance contracts. That information has been presented to the public during six public forums that have taken place since November, according to the archives. "It has been a long, difficult, AMANDA WOOLLEY/The Western Front On Tuesday, the Port of Bellingham will make its final decision about whether to aquire the G-P waterfront land. complex and arduous task to arrive even where we are now," port commissioner Douglas Smith said. The land the port is working to acquire is the former site of the G-P pulp and chemical operations. The port will redevelop the area for residences, offices, shops and parks, according to the final proposed agreement announced at the public hearing Tuesday. Smith said the deal is still. a work in progress, but the commissioners are pleased with how things have progressed so far. The agreement also outlined part of the deal concerning the company's waste-water treatment lagoon, which the port may turn see PORT, page 4 Grant cuts may affect 120 students BY MICHELLE ACOSTA The Western Front Western students may see a reduction in Pell Grant money beginning next fall. Clara Capron, director of Financial Aid at Western, said the U.S. Department of Education updated the federal needs analysis, a formula that is used to help determine eligibility of financial aid for all federal programs. Based on tax data updated by Congress, the new formula shows more low-income families have enough income available, thus allowing more money to pay for college, Capron said. Kris Betker, communications director of the Higher Education Coordinating Board, said the amount of undergraduate students using the Pell Grant to attend Western has increased by about 50 to 100 students each year. During the '03- '04 academic year, 2,849 Western undergraduate students received a total of $6.9 million from Pell Grants, Betker said. Capron said the change will reduce Pell Grant funding to Western students by about 2 to 3 percent. Approximately 120 out of 2,996 Western students who would have see GRANTS, page 4 Bellingham bars distribute free chewing-tobacco samples BY ANDREW SLEIGHTER The Western Front U.S. Smokeless Tobacco is distributing free samples of chewing tobacco in Whatcom County bars and restaurants, even though the practice is illegal in some parts of the state ofWashington. According to the King County Board of Health, giving free samples of any tobacco product in King County was banned in 1991. Ten distribution dates are scheduled for January and will be held at five different bars in Blaine, Ferndale and Bellingham, said Jon Schwartz, a media representative for U.S. Smokeless Tobacco. At the promotions, two representatives of U.S. Smokeless Tobacco give out half-cans of Copenhagen, Skoal or Rooster along with t-shirts to people in bars. To get the cans a person has to fill out a form identifying his or her age, tobacco history and brand preference. State Republican Sen. Bob Oke, who represents parts of Pierce and Kitsap counties, is proposing bill 5048, which would create a statewide ban on free samples of tobacco. Michelle Lewis, Oke's senior legislative aide, said the bill is going to committee Monday morning and they are optimistic it will become law. Lewis said the issue came to Oke five years ago when parents complained about their children coming home from the Gorge with free tobacco products. "It just doesn't make sense to be handing out a deadly product," Lewis said. Dr. Chris Covert-Bowlds is a member of Healthy Indoor Air for All Washington, a coalition to prohibit smoking in all workplaces. Covert-Bowlds said he believes handing out free samples of tobacco products is irresponsible and a threat to public health. - -"It's trying to addict people to a product by allowing free sampling," Covert-Bowlds said. Tobacco companies, by law, are no longer able to market to anyone younger than 18. Covert-Bowlds said he believes these handouts are a way for U.S. Smokeless to get around that. "The average age people start chewing see CHEW, page 4 SMOOSH IT Seattle pre-teens will rock out to a crowd in pajamas. ACCENT, PAGE 6 scrutinized in j o u r n a l MOVIN' ON UP Western women extend winning streak to 12. SPORTS, PAGE 8
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Rating | |
Title | Western Front - 2005 January 14 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 132, no. 3 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 2005-01-14 |
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 Matt Haver, cartoonist Terrence Nowicki, cartoonist Alethea Macomber, business manager Joel Hall, advertising manager Staff Reporters : Michelle Acosta Lauren Allain Amanda Arai 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 Chelsey LaRowe Michael Lee Sonya Lindeman Kara Lundberg Coree Naslund John Newman Jenae Norman Crystal Oberholtzer Erik Peterson Annie Reinke Mark Reimers Amanda Raphael Adam Rudnick Eric Sanford Tiffany Sheakley Byron Sherry Andrew Sleighter Ben Sokolow Mandy Sundblad Trevor Swedberg Bradley Thayer Melanie Valm Courtney Walker Taylor Williams Blair Wilson |
Photographer |
Amanda Woolley Chris Huber Mark Reimers Lauren Allain |
Faculty Advisor | John Harris |
Article Titles | Football player arrested in drug investigation/ by Brittany Greenfield (p.1) -- Port to make decision on waterfront / by Stefani Harrey (p.1) -- Grant cuts may affect 120 students / by Michelle Acosta (p.1) -- Bellingham bars distribute free chewing-tobacco samples / by Andrew Sleighter (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- Viking voices (p.2) -- AP Wire news briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Security attempts to cut drug trafficking at border / by Adriana Dunn (p.3) -- Perpendicular parking (p.4) -- Accent (p.5) -- From your mouth (p.5) -- Ms. Led (p.5) -- Blue Scholars (p.5) -- Accent (p.6) -- About the birds / by Marissa Harshman (p.6) -- Slumber party with Smoosh / by Adriana Dunn (p.6) -- Dead Parrots society keeps campus laughing / by Lauren Allain (p.7) -- In the spotlight (p.7) -- Sports (p.8) -- Vikings clinch victory despite late dry spell / by Adam Rudnick (p.8) -- Putting the fun back into sports / by Matt DeVeau (p.9) -- Opinions (p.10) - Frontline (p.10) -- Classified (p.11) |
Photographs | Joey Joshua / courtesy of the athletic dept. (p.1) -- [Port of Bellingham] (p.1) -- Leon Blazer (p.2) -- Cassie Anderson (p.2) -- Stephanie Schafer (p.2) -- [Southbound Canadian bus] (p.3) -- [Public Safety vehicle turned on its side] (p.4) -- Nichole Pepple (p.5) -- Rhys Walters (p.5) -- Emily North (p.5) -- Micah LaNasa (p.5) -- Peter Omdal (p.5) -- Asya and Chloe / courtesy of Smoosh (p.6) -- Nick Edwards, TJ Acena, Shawn Bookey, Noah martin, Ally Evans (p.7) -- Samantha Hubbard, Devin Dykstra (p.8) -- [Mascots of local sponsors] (p.9) -- John Newmon (p.10) -- Travis Sherer (p.10) -- Melanie Valm (p.11) - Molly Jensen (p.11) |
Cartoons | Welcome to the club!! / Matt Haver (p.10) |
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 |
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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 | THE WESTERN FRONT ISSUE 3 VOLUME I 32 FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 2005 • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY • BELLINGHAM, WASH. • WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM Football player arrested in drug investigation BY BRITTANY GREENFIELD AND LAUREN ALLATN The Western Front Western junior and defensive end Joey Joshua was arrested on campus Tuesday on suspicion of the delivery of marijuana, said Chief Deputy Jeff Parks of the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office. Parks said the Northwest Regional Drug Task Force, which operates through the Sheriffs Office, conducted a two-month investigation and arrested Joshua on probable cause based on two counts of delivery of marij uana. Joshua confirmed that Nov. 17 and Nov. 30 were the dates Whatcom sheriffs allege he sold the drugs to undercover task-force officers. He declined to comment further on the matter. "Just so people know, I'm innocent until proven guilty," he said. Western football coach Rob Smith said he has had no similar problems with Joshua in the past but that there would be grounds for dismissal from the team if Joshua were convicted. "We're extremely disappointed, and we'll deal with it appropriately," Smith said. University Police Chief Jim Shaw said his officers had been working in conjunction with officers from the task force. He said UP transported Joshua from campus to the Whatcom County Jail Tuesday. Joshua was booked into the jail at 11:50 a.m. Tuesday but was later released on his own personal recognizance. Jail officials said a court date was set for 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 21. Sgt. Kevin Hester of the task force said that Joshua, if convicted, could receive a maximum sentence of five years in jail and a $5,000 fine for each charge of delivery. He said he was doubtful Joshua would get the full sentence. The amount of marijuana Joshua is on suspicion of selling to officers in November totaled approximately . one-half pound, Hester said. "He was cooperative and had no drugs on him at the time that he was arrested," Hester said. He said other individuals were involved in selling to the undercover task-force officers, but he refused to comment further. Portions of the investigation are ongoing, he said. Joshua was a second-team Great Northwest Athletic Conference all-star last season. He played in all 10 games and made 43 tackles. Courtesy of the athletic department If convicted, Joshua could face 10 years in jail and a $10,000 fine. Port to make decision on waterfront BY STEFANI HARREY The Western Front The final decision on the Georgia-Pacific West Inc. property transfer will take place on Tuesday. After months of planning and meetings, the commissioners at the Port of Bellingham will vote on whether or not they want to acquire the land. If the commissioners decide to approve the acquisition, the port will own the G-P plant and land in exchange' for cleaning up contamination in the 137-acre waterfront site,- said Wendy Steffensen of the Whatcom County advocacy conservation group RE Sources for Sustainable Communities. TheprocessbeganinJune2004, after G-P officials first contacted the port about the transfer of property in late 2003, according to port archives. Since June, the port staff has worked to create a purchase-and-sale agreement and insurance contracts. That information has been presented to the public during six public forums that have taken place since November, according to the archives. "It has been a long, difficult, AMANDA WOOLLEY/The Western Front On Tuesday, the Port of Bellingham will make its final decision about whether to aquire the G-P waterfront land. complex and arduous task to arrive even where we are now," port commissioner Douglas Smith said. The land the port is working to acquire is the former site of the G-P pulp and chemical operations. The port will redevelop the area for residences, offices, shops and parks, according to the final proposed agreement announced at the public hearing Tuesday. Smith said the deal is still. a work in progress, but the commissioners are pleased with how things have progressed so far. The agreement also outlined part of the deal concerning the company's waste-water treatment lagoon, which the port may turn see PORT, page 4 Grant cuts may affect 120 students BY MICHELLE ACOSTA The Western Front Western students may see a reduction in Pell Grant money beginning next fall. Clara Capron, director of Financial Aid at Western, said the U.S. Department of Education updated the federal needs analysis, a formula that is used to help determine eligibility of financial aid for all federal programs. Based on tax data updated by Congress, the new formula shows more low-income families have enough income available, thus allowing more money to pay for college, Capron said. Kris Betker, communications director of the Higher Education Coordinating Board, said the amount of undergraduate students using the Pell Grant to attend Western has increased by about 50 to 100 students each year. During the '03- '04 academic year, 2,849 Western undergraduate students received a total of $6.9 million from Pell Grants, Betker said. Capron said the change will reduce Pell Grant funding to Western students by about 2 to 3 percent. Approximately 120 out of 2,996 Western students who would have see GRANTS, page 4 Bellingham bars distribute free chewing-tobacco samples BY ANDREW SLEIGHTER The Western Front U.S. Smokeless Tobacco is distributing free samples of chewing tobacco in Whatcom County bars and restaurants, even though the practice is illegal in some parts of the state ofWashington. According to the King County Board of Health, giving free samples of any tobacco product in King County was banned in 1991. Ten distribution dates are scheduled for January and will be held at five different bars in Blaine, Ferndale and Bellingham, said Jon Schwartz, a media representative for U.S. Smokeless Tobacco. At the promotions, two representatives of U.S. Smokeless Tobacco give out half-cans of Copenhagen, Skoal or Rooster along with t-shirts to people in bars. To get the cans a person has to fill out a form identifying his or her age, tobacco history and brand preference. State Republican Sen. Bob Oke, who represents parts of Pierce and Kitsap counties, is proposing bill 5048, which would create a statewide ban on free samples of tobacco. Michelle Lewis, Oke's senior legislative aide, said the bill is going to committee Monday morning and they are optimistic it will become law. Lewis said the issue came to Oke five years ago when parents complained about their children coming home from the Gorge with free tobacco products. "It just doesn't make sense to be handing out a deadly product," Lewis said. Dr. Chris Covert-Bowlds is a member of Healthy Indoor Air for All Washington, a coalition to prohibit smoking in all workplaces. Covert-Bowlds said he believes handing out free samples of tobacco products is irresponsible and a threat to public health. - -"It's trying to addict people to a product by allowing free sampling," Covert-Bowlds said. Tobacco companies, by law, are no longer able to market to anyone younger than 18. Covert-Bowlds said he believes these handouts are a way for U.S. Smokeless to get around that. "The average age people start chewing see CHEW, page 4 SMOOSH IT Seattle pre-teens will rock out to a crowd in pajamas. ACCENT, PAGE 6 scrutinized in j o u r n a l MOVIN' ON UP Western women extend winning streak to 12. SPORTS, PAGE 8 |
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