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THE WESTERN FRONT TUESDAY
FEBRUARY 7, 2006
WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY An independent student newspaper serving the campus community since 1970. ISSUE 9, VOLUME 136
Congress cuts student loans
BY LAUREN ALLAEM
Special to The Western Front
In President George W. Bush's
most recent attempt to curb
federal spending, the House of
Representatives approved a $39.5
billion budget cut, which included
an $ 11.9 billion cut in financial aid,
according to the Congressional
Budget office. Bush is expected to
sign the bill into law.
The House voted Feb.l, and
approved the budget cut with a
216-214 vote. All six Washington
Democratic representatives voted
against the cuts and all three of the
state's Republican representatives
voted in favor of the cuts.
The Senate passed the bill 51-
50 on Dec. 21.
The budget cut would increase
interest rates from Parent Loans for
Undergraduate Students, or PLUS,
from 7.9 percent to 8.5 percent,
said Clara Capron, director of
financial aid at Western.
Federal Stafford student loans
would also increase under the bill
from a variable rate of 5.3 percent
to a fixed rate of 6.8 percent.
The increase would impact loans
approved after July 1.
Capron said during the 2004-
2005 school year, 9,167 Western
students received financial aid
totaling approximately $88
million. Of the money borrowed,
63 percent was in federal loans.
Although the increase in interest
rates is not ideal, Capron said
students should not worry.
"Students should keep the bill
in perspective," she said. "Students
might benefit from the fixed rate in
the long run as (variable) interest
rates steadily increase."
Kimberly Johnston, director
see HOUSE, page 4
Route 90 stops
on Indian Street
BY JEFFREY LUXMORE
The Western Front
Whatcom Transit Authority added three Route
90 stops on Indian Street for campus-bound buses
on Monday in an attempt to ease overcrowding
brought on by the WTA's redesign of the transit
routes last July. Last year's sweeping changes
forced students living north of campus in the
downtown area to squeeze on to fewer buses per
hour to travel up Indian Street to campus by bus.
Until Friday, Route 90 passed by but didn't stop
at the three bus stops on Indian Street heading
to campus. WTA designed the route to transport
students from campus to the York neighborhood
and the Lincoln Creek Park and Ride.
Director of service development for WTA Rick
Nicholson said the route change was easy to
see BUS, page 5
JARED YOAKUM / THE WESTERN FRONT
The WTA added three news stops to Route
90 heading towards campus on Indian
Street. The WTA added the new stops to
prevent overcrowding on buses heading
to Western.
RODMAN COMES TO TOWN
CHRIS HUBER / THE WESTERN FRONT
Bellingham Slam center Brian Dennis shoots past Tijuana Dragons forward Dennis Rodman. Rodman
scored 5 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the Slam's 115-102 victory. See the full story on page 13.
AS exclusion policies may
violate students' civil rights
BY MOLLY MALONEY
The Western Front
At the Associated Students board
of directors' meeting on Wednesday,
Feb. 8, the board will address the issue
of changing a segment in the policy
that deals with limiting attendance at
certain university-affiliated events so it
will comply with the U.S. Civil Rights
Act of 1964.
Paragraph three in article one of
the Viking Union, Student Activities
and Associated Students policies and
procedures program standards states
that "events or activities that are4
aimed at one portion of the university
community may limit the attendance to
that event if the limitation is necessary
to fulfill the goals of the program."
AS President and Western senior
Shannon Hutchinson said paragraph
three is too broad, and the board is
discussing ways to clarify it.
Kevin Majkut, director of student
activities at Western, said no specific
event led the AS to review the policy.
Paragraph three violates titles six,
seven and nine of the Civil Rights Act,
he said. Those specific titles deal with
students and discuss non exclusion
from events, he said.
"The language in paragraph three
is too strong in terms of creating
see MEETING, page 5
BALLIN'ABROAD
Former Viking and current
Western forward explore possibilities
of playing overseas.
SPORTS, PAGE 15
HIGH TIDE
Weather experts weigh in on the
chances of a tsunami affecting
Bellingham.
FEATURES, PAGE 11
ROBBING THE POOR
Rec center fees shouldn't be
mandatory for students, staff and
faculty.
OPINIONS, PAGE 17
WEATHER
Wednesday: Cloudy
Hi: 48 Low: 31
Thursday: Sunny
Hi: 50 Low: 29
www.westernfrontonline.com
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Western Front - 2006 February 7 |
| Volume and Number | Vol. 136, no. 9 |
| Date Published (machine-readable) | 2006-02-07 |
| Year Published | 2006 |
| 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 |
Lauren Miller, editor in chief Adriana Dunn, managing editor Bradley Thayer, head copy editor Jacob Buckenmeyer, copy editor Amy Harder, copy editor Jared Yoakum, photo editor Ciara O'Rourke, news editor Michael Lycklama, news editor Susan Rosenberry, accent editor Andrew irvine, features editor Marissa Harshman,, sports editor Dawn Chesbro, opinions editor Aaron Apple, online editor |
| Staff |
Chris Huber, staff photographer Chris Taylor, staff photographer Zach Kyle, columnist Aaron Cunningham, cartoonist Alethea Macomber, business manager Joel Hall, advertising manager |
| Photographer |
Chris Huber Jared Yoakum Ashley Lanning Lorean Serko Chris Joseph Taylor C. Jennings Breakey |
| Faculty Advisor | John Harris |
| Article Titles | Congress cuts student loans / by Lauren Allain (p.1) -- Route 90 stops on Indian Street / by Jeffrey Luxmore (p.1) -- Rodman comes to town (p.1) -- AS exclusion policies may violate students' civil rights / by Molly Maloney (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- Forums expose human hardships / by Boris Kurbanov (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Fair helps students navigate career paths / by Brittney Leirdahl (p.3) -- Western ranks nationally as green energy purchaser / by C. Jennings Breakey (p.6) -- Western considers expanding building / by Sara Thompson (p.7) -- Rising tuition affects students year round / by Ashley Lanning (p.8) -- Summer rates will match academic year / by Kara Leider (p.8) -- Features (p.9) -- Strange days (p.9) -- Retracing their steps / by Kara Leider (p.10) -- Tsunami warning / by Ashley Lanning (p.11) -- Seahawks fans party, grieve (p.12) -- Sports (p.13) -- Slam defeats Rodman, Dragons / by Devin Smart (p.13) -- Western's diehard dodgeballers / by Derrick Pacheco (p.14) -- Local ballers dream of playing abroad / by C. Jennings Breakey (p.15) -- Opinions (p.17) -- Letters to the editor (p.17) -- Frontline (p.18) -- Classifieds (p.19) -- Viking voices (p.19) |
| Photographs | [WTA bus] (p.1) -- Brian Dennis, Dennis Rodman (p.1) -- Alex Mahre (p.2) -- [Western's Chemistry building] (p.7) -- Ant Chapin and Lauren Edwards (p.10) -- [Tree in Mongolia] (p.10) -- Ant Chapin at campsite (p.10) -- Moscow (p.10) -- [Bellingham Bay] (p.11) -- Jacob Rosenberg (p.12) -- Shawn Wilson (p.12) -- Josh Niehaus, Josh Krisher (p.12) -- [Patrons of the North Shore Pub] (p.12) -- Dennis Rodman (p.13) -- Dennis Rodman and Brian Dennis (p.13) -- [Anteaters Dodgeball players] (p.14) -- Mike VanDerschelden (p.14) -- Dennis Rodman, Brian Dennis (p.16) -- Kendall Farley (p.17) -- Nat Barr (p.19) -- Rachel Hansen (p.19) -- Deborah Dull (p.19) |
| 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 | THE WESTERN FRONT TUESDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2006 WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY An independent student newspaper serving the campus community since 1970. ISSUE 9, VOLUME 136 Congress cuts student loans BY LAUREN ALLAEM Special to The Western Front In President George W. Bush's most recent attempt to curb federal spending, the House of Representatives approved a $39.5 billion budget cut, which included an $ 11.9 billion cut in financial aid, according to the Congressional Budget office. Bush is expected to sign the bill into law. The House voted Feb.l, and approved the budget cut with a 216-214 vote. All six Washington Democratic representatives voted against the cuts and all three of the state's Republican representatives voted in favor of the cuts. The Senate passed the bill 51- 50 on Dec. 21. The budget cut would increase interest rates from Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students, or PLUS, from 7.9 percent to 8.5 percent, said Clara Capron, director of financial aid at Western. Federal Stafford student loans would also increase under the bill from a variable rate of 5.3 percent to a fixed rate of 6.8 percent. The increase would impact loans approved after July 1. Capron said during the 2004- 2005 school year, 9,167 Western students received financial aid totaling approximately $88 million. Of the money borrowed, 63 percent was in federal loans. Although the increase in interest rates is not ideal, Capron said students should not worry. "Students should keep the bill in perspective," she said. "Students might benefit from the fixed rate in the long run as (variable) interest rates steadily increase." Kimberly Johnston, director see HOUSE, page 4 Route 90 stops on Indian Street BY JEFFREY LUXMORE The Western Front Whatcom Transit Authority added three Route 90 stops on Indian Street for campus-bound buses on Monday in an attempt to ease overcrowding brought on by the WTA's redesign of the transit routes last July. Last year's sweeping changes forced students living north of campus in the downtown area to squeeze on to fewer buses per hour to travel up Indian Street to campus by bus. Until Friday, Route 90 passed by but didn't stop at the three bus stops on Indian Street heading to campus. WTA designed the route to transport students from campus to the York neighborhood and the Lincoln Creek Park and Ride. Director of service development for WTA Rick Nicholson said the route change was easy to see BUS, page 5 JARED YOAKUM / THE WESTERN FRONT The WTA added three news stops to Route 90 heading towards campus on Indian Street. The WTA added the new stops to prevent overcrowding on buses heading to Western. RODMAN COMES TO TOWN CHRIS HUBER / THE WESTERN FRONT Bellingham Slam center Brian Dennis shoots past Tijuana Dragons forward Dennis Rodman. Rodman scored 5 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the Slam's 115-102 victory. See the full story on page 13. AS exclusion policies may violate students' civil rights BY MOLLY MALONEY The Western Front At the Associated Students board of directors' meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 8, the board will address the issue of changing a segment in the policy that deals with limiting attendance at certain university-affiliated events so it will comply with the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964. Paragraph three in article one of the Viking Union, Student Activities and Associated Students policies and procedures program standards states that "events or activities that are4 aimed at one portion of the university community may limit the attendance to that event if the limitation is necessary to fulfill the goals of the program." AS President and Western senior Shannon Hutchinson said paragraph three is too broad, and the board is discussing ways to clarify it. Kevin Majkut, director of student activities at Western, said no specific event led the AS to review the policy. Paragraph three violates titles six, seven and nine of the Civil Rights Act, he said. Those specific titles deal with students and discuss non exclusion from events, he said. "The language in paragraph three is too strong in terms of creating see MEETING, page 5 BALLIN'ABROAD Former Viking and current Western forward explore possibilities of playing overseas. SPORTS, PAGE 15 HIGH TIDE Weather experts weigh in on the chances of a tsunami affecting Bellingham. FEATURES, PAGE 11 ROBBING THE POOR Rec center fees shouldn't be mandatory for students, staff and faculty. OPINIONS, PAGE 17 WEATHER Wednesday: Cloudy Hi: 48 Low: 31 Thursday: Sunny Hi: 50 Low: 29 www.westernfrontonline.com |
| Language | English |
| Language Code | Eng |
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