Western Front - 1994 September 27

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Baby Mariners
go bye-bye
The orange and black colors of the
San Francisco Giants fill the
void left by the departing Baby M's — Page 9.
CULH\2¥TE\G
THE KA12VK craze
Bellingham kayak builder George Dyson uses modern
materials to create vessels from a bygone era — Page 16.
Sonics hussle during summer trades to build
a team able to vie for NBA title — Page 25.
The Western Front
WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY TUESDAY — SEPTEMBER 27,1994 VOLUME 90, ISSUE 2
President Morse officially takes over
Front/Joanna Cerar
President Karen Morse and Gov. Mike Lowry exchange greetings
at the "official installation" ceremony.
By Dawn Bittner
Local Politics editor and
Joanna Cerar
Assistant News editor
Students, faculty, staff and
community members gathered in
the Performing Arts Center concert
hall on Sept. 19 to welcome Karen
Morse as she was installed as
Western's 12th president.
Morse has been serving as
president since fall, 1993, but was
not officially installed until this
year.
"It is typical to wait until spring
(of the president's first year) for the
installation, when the president
knows more about the institution,"
said Al Froderberg, vice president
for external affairs.
"The ceremony was originally
planned for (last) spring, but we
realized (planning) was more
complicated than we thought," he
said.
The ceremony featured Board
of Trustees chair Warren "Bud"
Gilbert as master of ceremonies,
followed by the day's theme of
"CelebratingLearning at Western."
Gov. Mike Lowry opened the
day's events with a speech high­lighting
Western's qualities. He
noted the school was recently
ranked one of the top 15 universi­ties
in the West by U.S. News &
World Report.
Lowry termed Western an
"outstanding university" and used
statistics to illustrate his point.
"After four years at Western,
seniors are much more likely than
freshmen to consider the following
objectives as essential to their well-being...
to help others in difficulty,
to influence social values and to
participate in community action,"
Lowry said.
Lowry mentioned Western
students volunteered 487,000 ser­vice
hours during the 1992-93
school year.
The governor went on to talk
about the sense of community he
felt during his childhood, which he
also sees at Western.
He also touched on the future.
In today5s world, Lowry said,people
in successful regions understand
their heritage and culture, how to
work internationally and how to
trade and conduct commerce.
"No state in the country is in a
better position than the state of
Washington by which to move
forward," Lowry said. "And again,
Western Washington University is
there — a major leader in what we
need in our state and our country."
Lowry noted the school's out­standing
foreign language pro­grams
and commitment to under­standing
the international aspects
of the world in which we live.
"I'd like to compliment the
university for the outstanding job
of expanding the diversity of the
student body ... that is the basis of
See President, page 8
New light shed in old hall
By Steve Mohundro
Front reporter
The newest residence hall on campus is
also the oldest.
The newly-renovated Edens Hall opened
this fall, housing 200 students in its north and
south wings.
The historic Edens building, built in 1921,
was the first residence hall on campus.
In 1957, an addition was built on the
north side of the building, becoming Edens
Hall North.
In the early 1970s, the original Edens
building was boarded up. Now, after nearly
two decades, the historic building has been
renovated and rejoined with Edens North.
This fall, students moved back into the
new building. The residents consist chiefly
of freshmen, formerresidents of Edens North
See Edens, page 4
Initiative squeezing budget
By Nicole Simpson
Copy editor
Western is in the midst of a dilemma.
Because of Initiative 601, passed last
year, the university is underpressure from
the state to cut its budget by 2.4 percent in
the next two years.
In reality, Gov. Mike Lowry has sug­gested
the cuts may be as great as 10
percent. But with more students arriving at
Western each year, and more faculty needed
to educate this growing population, offi­cials
say the question is quality versus
quantity.
"In short, the state is saying 'do more
with less,'" said Al Froderberg, Western's
vice president for external affairs. "But do
you improve the quality or the access? Do
you make quality suffer in order to add
See Initiative, page 8
Western recognized among best in nation
By Karin Muskopf
Front reporter
Western made the grade in the
Sept. 26 issue of U.S. News and
World Report.
Westenrplaced 13th out of 15
universities in the Western region.
Overall, 500 schools in the re­gion,
including California
andTexas, were considered before
the final 15 were selected.
"It is very rewarding to be na­tionally
recognized for the quality
educational experience that West­ern
has to offer," said Karen Morse,
Western' s president. "Our students,
faculty and staff will continue to
build on the reputation Western
has earned."
Western also was given a "most
efficient" rating forproviding high-quality
education at a relatively
low cost per student. It was among
two schools in the West and 17 in
the nation to earn this rating.
In the upcoming Oct. 3 issue of
U.S. News and World Report,
Western will also be named as a
"best value" in higher education
among 40 other universities rated
in the Western region, according to
information released by the uni­versity.
The "best value" class is divided
into two categories by U.S. News
and World Report. Included in the
first category called "the sticker
price" is full tuition, room and
board, and various fees. The sec­ond
category called "the discount
rate," took average need-based
grants and merits into account, said
Bob Morse, director of research for
the annual college and university
rankings.
Western placed third in the re­gion
for offering quality education
at a reasonable price for non-resi­dent
tuition without financial aid
and placed tenth in the same cat­egory
with financial aid. Out-of-state
students pay an average of
$ 12,268 for tuition and expenses to
attend Western each year.
Ninety-four percent of
Western's students from Wash­ington
state pay approximately
$9,500 which includes books, tu­ition,
personal and living expenses,
according to figures released by
Western's Admissions Office.
"For Washington residents,
Western is an even better value for
a quality education then the U.S.
News figures, which are based on
out-of-state tuition," said Karen
Copetas, director of admissions
Western's Honors Program was
recognized last week by Money
magazine, which rated the program
among the top 26 in the nation.
Western's National Recognition
Western will be named the 13th best Western regional university in
the Oct. 3 issue of U.S. News and World Report. Western was the
only public university in Washington state to receive this honor.
Overall Score
5. Gonzaga University (Wash.) 91.7
6. California Poly, at San Luis Obispo 88.4
lorseattie Pacific"University
11. University of Portland
12. Pacific Lutheran University (Wash.)
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83.4
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Source: lA'Sr Afe ws arid World Report
Front/Ryan McMenamin