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Explosion explained
A sixteen-year-old Bellingam boy died
Tuesday after suffering injuries from a
homemade explosive device.
News — Page 2
Farmers' Market
A variety of vendors create a lively
open-air marketplace on Saturdays
in downtown Bellingham.
Kaleidoscope — Page 6
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wmmwm'mm.
F r e e f a l M n g
A first-hand account of skydiving
over Snohomish County.
Sports/Leisure — Page 10 The Western Front WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY WEDNESDAY — JULY 13,1994 VOLUME 89, ISSUE 4
Nine-percent- solution
helps budget recover
By Greg Garrity
Co-editor
Students, faculty, staff and
administrators will spend an extra
$100,000 atthe student bookstore
next year — a result of the bookstore
discount's reduction from
11 to 9 percent.
The bookstore discounts most
items, not just textbooks. For example,
$50 worth of art supplies
and binders would cost the same
as $50 worth of textbooks. All
items are discounted before being
Front/Stephanie Lemmel
Associated Students bookstore summer patrons inspect store's
offerings in the general-books section.
Aquarium proposal
passes swim test
By Britney Bartlett-
Curley
Front reporter
taxed. A few items, such as computer
hardware, are not discounted.
Traditionally, bookstore purchases
have cost considerably less
than the shelf price because of the
11-percent discount. Notfor long,
however.
In June, the Associated Students
(AS) Board approved next
year's budget, which included the
reduction in the discount.
Jack Smith, director of the
Viking Union and activities advisor,
said the reduction to 9 percent
will take effect later this
summer.
AS President Tres Gallantsaid
next years' fiscal budget, which
started July 1, needed to be cut
approximately $80,000. Thirty
thousand dollars were cut from
various areas. The remaining
$50,000 will come from money
generated with the new discount
policy.
For each 1 percent the bookstore
discount is reduced, the
bookstore will generate $50,000.
By contract, the net profit gained
in the bookstore is split between
the AS general operating budget
and the bookstore, so a one-percent
discount reduction actually
only contributes $25,000 towards
the shortfall. Therefore, the discount
must be reduced by two
percentto give the AS therequired
$50,000.
See Discount, page 6
Grad goes from
garage sales to
studies in Ghana By Tedra Meyer
Co-editor
Her friends call her an honorary
member of Tightwads
Anonymous — who didn't have
to pay the dues because she's already
been named president.
But Wendi Landreth' s frugality,
is paying her way to study
abroad this fall. After graduating
from Western in December 1993,
Landreth, 24, has collected almost
enough money to supplement the
$ 1700 scholarship she received to
attend the Inter-University Study
Abroad Program at the University
of Ghana, Legon.
Since the program and other
living expenses would be approximately
$17,000for the year,
Landreth said she is only going
for a semester.
Landreth's flyers posted
around town, asking for monetary
or garage-sale donations, are one
way of earning enough to finance
this semester. She's collected approximately
$700 by holding garage
sales, $270 of which was
earned at her last one on Saturday,
July 9.
So far, Landreth said she
hasn' t seen anyone respond to her
fund-raising in a negative way.
She said the hardest part of her
fundraising is "expending the energy
it takes to ask a stranger for
money."
"It involves self-worth issues,
physical drainage issues ... energy,
time and money to get
started," Landreth said.
"People have come to the garage
sales and asked, 'Who is
this a benefit for?' and I say
'Me' and they laugh."
— Wendi Landreth
Western graduate
"People have come to the garage
sales and asked, 'Who is this
a benefit for?' and I say 'me' and
they laugh. But then I explain it's
for education abroad, and we get
to talking about it and people like
it," Landreth said.
In addition to the garage-sale
profit, she has received individual
donations from Rick Haggen and
Dan Bowie, the manager of
Haggen on Meridian street —
where she works full-time as the
Gardenshop manager. She has
mailed letters to other local businesses
and still anticipates a couple
positive responses.
Landreth first heard of the
year-abroadprogramwhenMilton
Krieger, a professor of hers at the
SeeWest Africa, page 6
After two years in the
making, plans for an
aquarium in Bellingham
Bay have surfaced as a feasible
local attraction, with
the construction date set for
some time in 1997.
The Bellingham City
Council notedatitsJune27
meeting such a facility
would add to Bellingham's
role as a major cultural center
because of its connection
with Whatcom Museum,
Children's Museum
and Maritime Heritage
Center.
Rough estimates of the
initial cost to construct the
aquarium are set at $28
million. An economic-feasibility
study projected the
aquarium could earn as
much as $6 million in revenues
annually.
Though a location
hasn't been finalized, plans
for the sight include an island
with a bird atrium.
Most of the aquarium and
marine life viewing will
take place underground.
The blueprints include
plans for a circular mead
theater, which will play
films about the area's local
pod of Orca whales and
other feature films documenting
marine life and
See Aquarium, page 4
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Western Front - 1994 July 13 |
| Volume and Number | Vol. 89, no. 4 |
| Date Published (machine-readable) | 1994-07-13 |
| Year Published | 1994 |
| Original Publisher | Western Washington University |
| Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
| Editor |
Greg Garrity, editor Tedra Meyer, editor Helen Buller, news editor John Payseno, assistant news editor Mara Applebaum, kaleidoscope editor Richy Boyer, kaleidoscope editor Jamie Lawson, sports/leisure editor Hilary Parker, copy editor Mark Silverman, photo editor |
| Staff |
Jason Kelly, political cartoonist Chris Dasef, advertising manager Kris Haff, graphics Melissa Kween, sales representatives Mike Tholfsen, sales representatives Teari Brown, business manager Reporters : Brent Caslin Britney Bartlett-Curley Dawn Bittner Tabitha Clark Brett Davis Kristine Donahoe Wendy Gross David Hartnett Jennifer Hill Jason F. Lind Tina Jo Koontz Pam McCormick Holly Schmidt Kristi Welch |
| Photographer |
Stephanie Lemmel Hellen Buller Jennifer Hill Mara Applebaum Tina Jo Koontz |
| Faculty Advisor | Floyd McKay |
| Article Titles | Nine-percent solution helps budget recover / by Greg Garrity (p.1) -- Grad goes form garage sales to studies in Ghana / by Tedra Meyer (p.1) -- Aquarium proposal passes swim test / by Britney Bartlett-Curley (p.1) -- #30,000 scholarship rewards service / by Brett Davis (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- Boy dies after homemade explosive shakes restaurant / by John Payseno (p.2) -- Western student pleads not guilty / by Britney Bartlett-Curley (p.2) -- 15 year old child molester released / by Greg Garrity (p.2) -- Beyond the borders of Bellingham (p.3) -- Western briefs (p.3) -- Gallant to submit dissenting opinion / by Mara Applebaum (p.4) -- World may never know (p.4) -- Tastebuds tantalized at Casa Que Pasa / by Dawn Bittner (p.6) -- Co-op offers organic options / by Tabitha Clark (p.6) -- Bellingham Farmer's market united community members / by Dawn Bittner (p.6-7) -- Exotic drinks and algae featured in downtown juice bar / by Mara Applebaum (p.7) -- Issues/opinions (p.8) -- Frontline (p.8) -- Sports/leisure (p.10) -- Skydiving- a different perspective on life / by Mara Applebaum (p.10) -- Mariner Moose makes many merry / by John Payseno (p.11) -- Classified (p.11) |
| Photographs | [Students at the AS book store] (p.1) -- [Billboard on N. State and Champion streets] (p.4) -- [Wendi Landreth] (p.4) -- Diners at Casa Que Pasa (p.6) -- Locals and tourists at the Bellingham Farmers Market (p.6-7) -- Pat Hayes (p.7) -- Mara Applebaum (p.8) -- Pam McCormick (p.9) -- Jason F. Lind (p.9) -- [Skydiver] (p.10) |
| Cartoons | He's got the whole world in his hands / by Jason Kelly (p.8) |
| 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 - 1994 July 13 - Page 1 |
| Date Published (machine-readable) | 1994-07-13 |
| Year Published | 1994 |
| 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 | Wilson Library Archives Explosion explained A sixteen-year-old Bellingam boy died Tuesday after suffering injuries from a homemade explosive device. News — Page 2 Farmers' Market A variety of vendors create a lively open-air marketplace on Saturdays in downtown Bellingham. Kaleidoscope — Page 6 lllllliltlll wmmwm'mm. F r e e f a l M n g A first-hand account of skydiving over Snohomish County. Sports/Leisure — Page 10 The Western Front WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY WEDNESDAY — JULY 13,1994 VOLUME 89, ISSUE 4 Nine-percent- solution helps budget recover By Greg Garrity Co-editor Students, faculty, staff and administrators will spend an extra $100,000 atthe student bookstore next year — a result of the bookstore discount's reduction from 11 to 9 percent. The bookstore discounts most items, not just textbooks. For example, $50 worth of art supplies and binders would cost the same as $50 worth of textbooks. All items are discounted before being Front/Stephanie Lemmel Associated Students bookstore summer patrons inspect store's offerings in the general-books section. Aquarium proposal passes swim test By Britney Bartlett- Curley Front reporter taxed. A few items, such as computer hardware, are not discounted. Traditionally, bookstore purchases have cost considerably less than the shelf price because of the 11-percent discount. Notfor long, however. In June, the Associated Students (AS) Board approved next year's budget, which included the reduction in the discount. Jack Smith, director of the Viking Union and activities advisor, said the reduction to 9 percent will take effect later this summer. AS President Tres Gallantsaid next years' fiscal budget, which started July 1, needed to be cut approximately $80,000. Thirty thousand dollars were cut from various areas. The remaining $50,000 will come from money generated with the new discount policy. For each 1 percent the bookstore discount is reduced, the bookstore will generate $50,000. By contract, the net profit gained in the bookstore is split between the AS general operating budget and the bookstore, so a one-percent discount reduction actually only contributes $25,000 towards the shortfall. Therefore, the discount must be reduced by two percentto give the AS therequired $50,000. See Discount, page 6 Grad goes from garage sales to studies in Ghana By Tedra Meyer Co-editor Her friends call her an honorary member of Tightwads Anonymous — who didn't have to pay the dues because she's already been named president. But Wendi Landreth' s frugality, is paying her way to study abroad this fall. After graduating from Western in December 1993, Landreth, 24, has collected almost enough money to supplement the $ 1700 scholarship she received to attend the Inter-University Study Abroad Program at the University of Ghana, Legon. Since the program and other living expenses would be approximately $17,000for the year, Landreth said she is only going for a semester. Landreth's flyers posted around town, asking for monetary or garage-sale donations, are one way of earning enough to finance this semester. She's collected approximately $700 by holding garage sales, $270 of which was earned at her last one on Saturday, July 9. So far, Landreth said she hasn' t seen anyone respond to her fund-raising in a negative way. She said the hardest part of her fundraising is "expending the energy it takes to ask a stranger for money." "It involves self-worth issues, physical drainage issues ... energy, time and money to get started," Landreth said. "People have come to the garage sales and asked, 'Who is this a benefit for?' and I say 'Me' and they laugh." — Wendi Landreth Western graduate "People have come to the garage sales and asked, 'Who is this a benefit for?' and I say 'me' and they laugh. But then I explain it's for education abroad, and we get to talking about it and people like it," Landreth said. In addition to the garage-sale profit, she has received individual donations from Rick Haggen and Dan Bowie, the manager of Haggen on Meridian street — where she works full-time as the Gardenshop manager. She has mailed letters to other local businesses and still anticipates a couple positive responses. Landreth first heard of the year-abroadprogramwhenMilton Krieger, a professor of hers at the SeeWest Africa, page 6 After two years in the making, plans for an aquarium in Bellingham Bay have surfaced as a feasible local attraction, with the construction date set for some time in 1997. The Bellingham City Council notedatitsJune27 meeting such a facility would add to Bellingham's role as a major cultural center because of its connection with Whatcom Museum, Children's Museum and Maritime Heritage Center. Rough estimates of the initial cost to construct the aquarium are set at $28 million. An economic-feasibility study projected the aquarium could earn as much as $6 million in revenues annually. Though a location hasn't been finalized, plans for the sight include an island with a bird atrium. Most of the aquarium and marine life viewing will take place underground. The blueprints include plans for a circular mead theater, which will play films about the area's local pod of Orca whales and other feature films documenting marine life and See Aquarium, page 4 |
| Language | English |
| Language Code | Eng |
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