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December 3,1993/Volume 86, Number 19 Western Washington University please recycle
Enforcement
increased on
Sehome trails
By Heather Kimbrough
staff reporter
In an effort to curb mountain biking on
Sehome Hill, the Sehome Hill Arboretum
Board has announced it will begin an increased
enforcement program.
Campus police will increase patrols on
the hill and issue $75 citations. Violations
include litter, vandalism, drinking and removal
of plant material as well as biking.
Currently signs are posted that prohibit
bike riding, horses and other means of
transportation thathaveanegativeeffecton
the trails and plants. The problem is enforcing
them.
Board member Peter Harris, director of
Western's Physical Plant, said increased
complaints by people who use the arboretum
have prompted theboard to take action.
"It's a concern of all the members.
(Physical) plant people have reported the
trail damage is the worst in their memory,"
Harris said.
The bikes cause grooves and slanting to
occur on the trails, which in turn washes
away soil and presents a safety problem
See Sehome, page 6
W?W!i?»?WS??'5
Western tries to balance commuter needs, growth
By Pat McCarrell
staff reporter
Insufficient campus parking
has Western officials looking into
ways to control the number of
single-occupant vehicles driven
to school. But city planners and
the Whatcom Transit Authority
(WTA) are looking into the situation
as well.
"During peak hours, all of the
parking lots on campus are full,"
Ann Wallace, parking services
supervisor said. Currently, approximately
3,000 on-campus
parking spaces are available, she
said.
But the number of students
attending Western is projected to
increase by 11 percent over the
next 10 years, while the number
of parking spaces will stay about
the same, according to estimates
in the Environmental Impact
Statement for Western's Master
Plan.
The school is working on a
Transportation ManagementPlan
(TMP), which will provide alternatives
to single-occupant vehicles
coming to Western, said
Rick Benner, manager of Facilities
and Master Planning and a
member of the transportation task
force.
In a Nov. 12 meeting, the task
force overseeing the plan considered
a proposal from a Seattle-based
transportation consulting
firm, Benner said. Although the
company hasn't been officially
hired, he said they are in the hiring
process.
The task force is considering
a number of solutions, including
bus passes, parking garages, and
parking lots further from campus
with shuttle buses.
"We haven't ruled anything
out at this point," Benner said.
But all of the solutions have down
sides.
He said bus passes don't require
people to ride buses, parking
garages are expensive and not
viable for the near future, and
security can be a problem in distant
parking lots.
"We want to preserve open
space on campus, but that means
those areas aren't available as
parking lots," he said. "If parking
fees are increased, the problem is
that people will park off-campus
to avoid the fees. We certainly
don't want to encourage that."
Wallace said although some
See Parking, page 6
Higher wages could help housing woes
By Vanessa Blackburn
staff reporter
This is the final installment of a four-part
series focusing on affordable housing in
Bellingham.
Although most funding for affordable
housing projects focuses on helping people
pay for over-inflated rents, some programs
in the county try to improve wages and get
people to be more self-sufficient.
Bellingham's 1990 Comprehensive
Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS)
reports the city's per capita income was
87.1 percent of the state average in 1989,
but the area's labor force is more highly
educated than the personal incomes would
suggest.
According to the CHAS, the median
number of school years completed for the
working-age population in 12.9, and the
1990 Census reports that 85 percent of
persons 25 years andolderwere high school
graduates or higher, and 28 percent had
bachelor's degrees or higher.
The CHAS goes on to state many of the
approximate 1,800 people who receive
degrees from Western each year join the
laborpool of unemployed or underemployed
workers in the area.
Barbra Strayer, the Housing Programs
manager at the Housing Authority, believes
incomes won't increase until more industry
is brought into the area.
"Because there are so many private-sector
service jobs, this area is not conducive
to high wages," she said.
The influx from manufacturing to service
jobs has driven wages down, and ma-
See Low income, page 5
WHAT'S INSIDE: News: Politics fuzzy for most students — page 5
Accent: Christmas comes to town — pages 14-15
Sports: Women's basketball posts 4-0 record — page 18
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Western Front - 1993 December 3 |
| Volume and Number | Vol. 86, no. 19 |
| Date Published (machine-readable) | 1993-12-03 |
| Year Published | 1993 |
| Original Publisher | Western Washington University |
| Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
| Editor |
Kevin Perron, editor in chief R. Nina Ruchirat, managing editor Margaret Graham, news editor Josh Barnhill, assistant news editor Karl Schweizer, campus government editor Steve Dunkelberger, features editor Nicci Notebook, features editor Cassandra Burdsal, accent editor Renee Treider, assistant accent editor Kevin Westrick, sports editor Guy Bergstrom, issues & opinions editor Eric Munson, assistant issues & opinions editor Danette Reeff, copy editor Noah Walden, copy editor Adam Leask, photo editor |
| Staff |
Lawrence Bergquist, illustrator Eric Backman, publications manager Kirtsi Cooper, graphics Scott Friesen, graphics Teari Brown, business manager Reporters : Kris Alexander Dawn Bittner Vanessa Blackburn Kevin Blondin Helen Buller Angela Cassidy Stephan Duncan David Friedle Chris Frost Jennifer Hardison Jason Haws Russ Kasselman Kim Ketcham David Kihara Chong Kim Heather Kimbrough Noelle Kompkoff James Lawson Tricia Leishman, Stephanie Lemmel Lars Lundberg Kathy Lundgren Pat McCarrell Pam McCormick Brad Meyer Tedra Meyer Erin Middlewood Denise Miller Richard Murray Karin Muskopf Brett Nickelson Justin Osmer Jason Overstreet Hilary Parker Andrew Pendli Paul Peterman Rachel Platt Shahid Rahman Michael Ritter Junell Roberts Troy Schauls Michael Sniezak Erik Tesauro Sarah Troxel Kris Whipple Matt Wuscher Holly Yip |
| Photographer |
Adam Leask Kevin Perron Justin Osmer Matt Hulbert Peter Redpath Dave Friedle |
| Faculty Advisor | Pete Steffens |
| Article Titles | Enforcement increased on Sehome trails / by Heather Kimbrough (p.1) -- Western tries to balance commuter needs, growth / by Pat McCarrell (p.1) -- Higher wages could help housing woes / by Vanessa Blackburn (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- Western briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- State, national and world news in brief (p.3) -- New KUGS manager brings experience, enthusiasm / by Dawn Bittner (p.4) -- Trustee and fellow attorney offer insights on APEC / by Kris Whipple (p.4) -- Western students flunk test of political awareness / by Danett Reeff (p.5) -- AS board sets agenda for winter quarter / by Stephen Duncan (p.8) -- IHC action stalled on new smoking policy / by Kris Whipple (p.8) -- Biology building on schedule; noisy part over / by Russ Kasselman (p.8) -- Recycling Center to lead way to state-mandated waste goal / by Heather Kimbrough (p.9) -- Faculty seek ways to boost research / by Pam McCormick (p.10) -- Western students juggle college, music / by James Lawson (p.11) -- Acoustic neo-folk groups perform (p.11) -- Accent (p.12) -- What's happening (p.12) -- Couple lives among miniatures / by Matt Hulbert (p.12) -- Disco-country hybrid artist comes to Northwest / by Helen Buller (p.12) -- Holiday tradition funds scholarships / by Hilary Parker (p.14) -- Convicts turn angelic in comic play / by Kris Alexander (p.14) -- Downtown stores display foreign nativity scenes / by Russ Kasselman (p.14-15) -- Snow flakes and sugar plumb faries dance a holiday classic / by David Kihara (p.14-15) -- Former teacher directs play he once performed in / by Chong Kim (p.14-15) -- Characters search for a perfect world / by Russ Kasselman (p.16) -- Opportunities to gain recognition for literary skills in poetry contests (p.16) -- Local artists display their crafts during gallery walk / by Helen Buller (p.17) -- Gallery focuses on over-looked art forms / by Dave Kihara (p.17) -- Sports (p.18) -- Women's hoops improves to perfect 4-0 record / by Erik Tesauro (p.18) -- Houston's defense is key to record-tying start / by James Lawson (p.19) -- Sport notes (p.19) -- Some sports fans are just plain stupid / by Erik Tesauro (p.20) -- Volleyball tournament helps scholarship fund (p.20 -- Ski team open to anyone / by Justin Osmer (p.21) -- Mount Baker ski season open early / by Justin Osmer (p.21) -- Supersonics fans are jumping on bandwagon / by Kevin Blondin (p.22) -- Intramural program increases participation / by Michael Sniezak (p.22) -- Issues/opinions (p.23) -- Frontline (p.26) -- Letters (p.27) -- Classified (p.27) |
| Photographs | Barb Collins, Lisa Sutterman, Stephanie Walter (p.1) -- Dan Tritle (p.4) -- [Commuter parking lot] (p.6) -- [Science Facility two] (p.8) -- [Doll house] (p.12) -- [Actors in the play, three angles] (p.14) -- Nutcracker with a twist / by Holly Yip (p.15) -- Whatcom chorale, special guests perform Christmas melodies / by Sarah Troxel (p.15) -- [Western's women's basketball team] (p.18) -- James Lawson (p.24) -- Helen Buller (p.24) -- Erin Middlewood (p.24) -- Hilary Parker (p.25) -- Cassandra Burdsal (p.25) -- David Kihara (p.25) |
| Cartoons | Out to lunch / by Bud, Noah Walden (p.23) -- Winter in Russia / by Lawrence Bergquist (p.26) |
| 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 | 44 x 28 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 | Western Front - 1993 December 3 - Page 1 |
| Date Published (machine-readable) | 1993-12-03 |
| Year Published | 1993 |
| 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 | December 3,1993/Volume 86, Number 19 Western Washington University please recycle Enforcement increased on Sehome trails By Heather Kimbrough staff reporter In an effort to curb mountain biking on Sehome Hill, the Sehome Hill Arboretum Board has announced it will begin an increased enforcement program. Campus police will increase patrols on the hill and issue $75 citations. Violations include litter, vandalism, drinking and removal of plant material as well as biking. Currently signs are posted that prohibit bike riding, horses and other means of transportation thathaveanegativeeffecton the trails and plants. The problem is enforcing them. Board member Peter Harris, director of Western's Physical Plant, said increased complaints by people who use the arboretum have prompted theboard to take action. "It's a concern of all the members. (Physical) plant people have reported the trail damage is the worst in their memory," Harris said. The bikes cause grooves and slanting to occur on the trails, which in turn washes away soil and presents a safety problem See Sehome, page 6 W?W!i?»?WS??'5 Western tries to balance commuter needs, growth By Pat McCarrell staff reporter Insufficient campus parking has Western officials looking into ways to control the number of single-occupant vehicles driven to school. But city planners and the Whatcom Transit Authority (WTA) are looking into the situation as well. "During peak hours, all of the parking lots on campus are full," Ann Wallace, parking services supervisor said. Currently, approximately 3,000 on-campus parking spaces are available, she said. But the number of students attending Western is projected to increase by 11 percent over the next 10 years, while the number of parking spaces will stay about the same, according to estimates in the Environmental Impact Statement for Western's Master Plan. The school is working on a Transportation ManagementPlan (TMP), which will provide alternatives to single-occupant vehicles coming to Western, said Rick Benner, manager of Facilities and Master Planning and a member of the transportation task force. In a Nov. 12 meeting, the task force overseeing the plan considered a proposal from a Seattle-based transportation consulting firm, Benner said. Although the company hasn't been officially hired, he said they are in the hiring process. The task force is considering a number of solutions, including bus passes, parking garages, and parking lots further from campus with shuttle buses. "We haven't ruled anything out at this point," Benner said. But all of the solutions have down sides. He said bus passes don't require people to ride buses, parking garages are expensive and not viable for the near future, and security can be a problem in distant parking lots. "We want to preserve open space on campus, but that means those areas aren't available as parking lots," he said. "If parking fees are increased, the problem is that people will park off-campus to avoid the fees. We certainly don't want to encourage that." Wallace said although some See Parking, page 6 Higher wages could help housing woes By Vanessa Blackburn staff reporter This is the final installment of a four-part series focusing on affordable housing in Bellingham. Although most funding for affordable housing projects focuses on helping people pay for over-inflated rents, some programs in the county try to improve wages and get people to be more self-sufficient. Bellingham's 1990 Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) reports the city's per capita income was 87.1 percent of the state average in 1989, but the area's labor force is more highly educated than the personal incomes would suggest. According to the CHAS, the median number of school years completed for the working-age population in 12.9, and the 1990 Census reports that 85 percent of persons 25 years andolderwere high school graduates or higher, and 28 percent had bachelor's degrees or higher. The CHAS goes on to state many of the approximate 1,800 people who receive degrees from Western each year join the laborpool of unemployed or underemployed workers in the area. Barbra Strayer, the Housing Programs manager at the Housing Authority, believes incomes won't increase until more industry is brought into the area. "Because there are so many private-sector service jobs, this area is not conducive to high wages," she said. The influx from manufacturing to service jobs has driven wages down, and ma- See Low income, page 5 WHAT'S INSIDE: News: Politics fuzzy for most students — page 5 Accent: Christmas comes to town — pages 14-15 Sports: Women's basketball posts 4-0 record — page 18 |
| Language | English |
| Language Code | Eng |
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