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NOVEMBER 112006
ISSUE 14, VOLUME 139
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A&E 6
On the Menu 7
Sports 8
Hawks Watch 9
Opinion '. 10
Frontline 10
Columnist ...10
diking Voices 12
More than 200
demonstrators
participate in
'Die-in'
G.S. Raugust
THE WESTERN FRONT
On Thursday afternoon a
brisk autumn breeze rippled
across the puddles in Red Square
as approximately 200 Western
students and faculty, along
with Bellingham community
members, lay down on the
bricks and soggy leaves "playing
dead" for five minutes to draw
attention to the mounting body-count
in Iraq since the United
States occupation.
With U.S. casualties
approaching 3,000 and the
Iraqi death toll even higher, the
war in Iraq is a topic of major
contention in U.S. politics.
"The die-in is a visual
demonstration," said Western
junior Carla Neilsen, whose
world issues class helped
organize the event. "We want
to give students on campus
a chance to do something to
participate and to show their
Protesting i rlRid
(Above) From bandannas to biohazard bags, protesters dress themselves in red and lie down in Red Square
at approximately 11:50 a.m. Silence fills the air as spectators stop and observe the demonstration.
(Below) Fairhaven lecturer Mary Cornish comforts Western senior Kelly Ramer (right)just before they start
the emotional protest. "If you are not part of the solution you are part of the problem. There is no such
thing as being neutral in this country,/rCornish said. photos by Mark Maiijan THE WESTERN FRONT
dissent — this is simple and
very powerful."
As the protesters lay on
the ground, a few students
on their way across campus
stepped around them while
talking on cell phones. Some
students didn't seem to know
what to think about the group of
protesters laying in the center of
campus in red trash bags, worn
to symbolize blood.
"I know it is a protest against
the Iraq War, but I don't know
what they hope to accomplish by
lying down with red trash bags
in Red Square," Western junior
Sarah Carter said. "If they're
truly against it, I don't think this
is the way to make a change."
A protest such as this in front of
the state capitol, where political
leaders could see it, would be
more "effective, Carter said.
Protest organizers, wanted
see DIE-IN page 5 •
Snow season commences with 4 feet at Baker
Keeli Archer
THE WESTERN FRONT
Skiers and snowboarders at Mt. Baker
Ski Area met 45 inches of snow capped
with a thin layer of ice for opening day on
Thursday morning.
Gwyn Howat, a spokesperson for Mt.
Baker Ski Area, anticipated good conditions
this week for the opening of Mt. Baker. On
Tuesday night there were 70-inches of snow,
Howat said.
"We have a base now that Colorado
westernfr
doesn't usually get until January," Howat
said on Tuesday.
Howat said the storm on Wednesday
night took a toll on Mt. Baker, hitting the
mountain with 96-mph winds and heavy
rainfall. The conditions of the slopes
changed drastically after 16 inches of snow
melted due to 40-degree weather, leaving the'
slopes icy and rough, she said.
Despite the less-than-perfect conditions
on opening day, snow began falling again at
10 a.m., an hour after the ski area opened,
ontonline.com
Howat said. As the day progressed, the
conditions on the slopes became more
favorable after skiers and snowboarders had
carved down them, Howat said.
"It's now what we were hoping for on
Tuesday and Wednesday, but we feel very
fortunate to have survived the storm this
well," Howat said.
Mt. Baker was named as the last
remaining small to mid-sized ski resort
see SNOW page 5 •
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Western Front - 2006 November 17 |
| Volume and Number | Vol. 139, no. 14 |
| Date Published (machine-readable) | 2006-11-17 |
| 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 |
Lance Henderson, editor in chief Ryan Wynne, managing editor Isaac Bonnell, news editor Nicole Lanphear, news editor Shawna Walls, head copy/online editor Julia Waggoner, copy editor Katie Raynor, copy editor Kacie McKinney, features editor Caleb Breakey, sports editor Jessica Harbert, A&E editor Kristi Pihl, opinion editor Mark Malijan, photo editor |
| Staff | Matt Gagne, art director |
| Photographer | Mark Malijan |
| Faculty Advisor | Carolyn Nielsen |
| Article Titles | More than 200 demonstrators participate in die-in / by G.S. Raugust (p.1) -- Snow season commences with 4 feet at Baker / by Keeli Archer (p.1) -- News briefs (p.2) -- Cops box (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Paving proposed for Ridgeway hill: someone will eventually get hurt / by Nate Warren (p.4) -- Majority of voters want Evergreen State green / by Nate Warren (p.4) -- Arts & entertainment (p.6-7) -- AS pop music brings well-known bands to Faint and Ratatat to campus / by Lauren Ross (p.6) -- Taking outdoor adventures to the big screen / by Graig Hill (p.7) -- Upcoming (p.7) -- On the menu (p.7) -- Season opener shows shows raw talent / by Andrew Irvine (p.9) -- Andrew Irvine's Hawks watch (p.9) -- Opinion (p.10) -- Frontline (p.10) -- Classifieds (p.11) -- Letters to the editor (p.12) |
| Photographs | [Students in Red Square] (p.1) -- Mary Cornish, Kelly Ramer (p.1) -- Sam McNeil, Joey Sanger (p.2) -- Alena Wentworth (p.4) -- Alex Williamson (p.5) -- Evan Mast, Mike Stroud / courtesy of James Kendi (p.6) -- [Scene from Fatima's hand] / courtesy of Banff Centre (p.7) -- Lukas Henne (p.9) -- Matt Gagne (p.10) -- Miesha Ebacher (p.12) -- Kelly Kuplen (p.12) -- Julia Marquand (p.12) -- Kathryn DeFilippo (p.12) |
| Cartoons | [Danger $ gouging ahead] / by Tristan Hobson (p.10) -- [Puddle jumper] / by Randall Ragsdale (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 | 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 | NOVEMBER 112006 ISSUE 14, VOLUME 139 ^f^-.-.. Vfigf ^ ^ V1 53° / 39 A&E 6 On the Menu 7 Sports 8 Hawks Watch 9 Opinion '. 10 Frontline 10 Columnist ...10 diking Voices 12 More than 200 demonstrators participate in 'Die-in' G.S. Raugust THE WESTERN FRONT On Thursday afternoon a brisk autumn breeze rippled across the puddles in Red Square as approximately 200 Western students and faculty, along with Bellingham community members, lay down on the bricks and soggy leaves "playing dead" for five minutes to draw attention to the mounting body-count in Iraq since the United States occupation. With U.S. casualties approaching 3,000 and the Iraqi death toll even higher, the war in Iraq is a topic of major contention in U.S. politics. "The die-in is a visual demonstration," said Western junior Carla Neilsen, whose world issues class helped organize the event. "We want to give students on campus a chance to do something to participate and to show their Protesting i rlRid (Above) From bandannas to biohazard bags, protesters dress themselves in red and lie down in Red Square at approximately 11:50 a.m. Silence fills the air as spectators stop and observe the demonstration. (Below) Fairhaven lecturer Mary Cornish comforts Western senior Kelly Ramer (right)just before they start the emotional protest. "If you are not part of the solution you are part of the problem. There is no such thing as being neutral in this country,/rCornish said. photos by Mark Maiijan THE WESTERN FRONT dissent — this is simple and very powerful." As the protesters lay on the ground, a few students on their way across campus stepped around them while talking on cell phones. Some students didn't seem to know what to think about the group of protesters laying in the center of campus in red trash bags, worn to symbolize blood. "I know it is a protest against the Iraq War, but I don't know what they hope to accomplish by lying down with red trash bags in Red Square," Western junior Sarah Carter said. "If they're truly against it, I don't think this is the way to make a change." A protest such as this in front of the state capitol, where political leaders could see it, would be more "effective, Carter said. Protest organizers, wanted see DIE-IN page 5 • Snow season commences with 4 feet at Baker Keeli Archer THE WESTERN FRONT Skiers and snowboarders at Mt. Baker Ski Area met 45 inches of snow capped with a thin layer of ice for opening day on Thursday morning. Gwyn Howat, a spokesperson for Mt. Baker Ski Area, anticipated good conditions this week for the opening of Mt. Baker. On Tuesday night there were 70-inches of snow, Howat said. "We have a base now that Colorado westernfr doesn't usually get until January," Howat said on Tuesday. Howat said the storm on Wednesday night took a toll on Mt. Baker, hitting the mountain with 96-mph winds and heavy rainfall. The conditions of the slopes changed drastically after 16 inches of snow melted due to 40-degree weather, leaving the' slopes icy and rough, she said. Despite the less-than-perfect conditions on opening day, snow began falling again at 10 a.m., an hour after the ski area opened, ontonline.com Howat said. As the day progressed, the conditions on the slopes became more favorable after skiers and snowboarders had carved down them, Howat said. "It's now what we were hoping for on Tuesday and Wednesday, but we feel very fortunate to have survived the storm this well," Howat said. Mt. Baker was named as the last remaining small to mid-sized ski resort see SNOW page 5 • |
| Language | English |
| Language Code | Eng |
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