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The Western Front
WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY TUESDAY — MAY 23,1995 VOLUME 92, ISSUE 15
AS child care
gets funding
By Mike Stiles
Front reporter
Despite the front-page article
in the May 19 issue of The Western
Front, the Associated Students
Child Development Center will be
open during summer.
As of press time, the information
we had was correct and current.
However, prior to printing the
article, funding was identified for
the center. Eileen Coughlin, vice-president
for student affairs, contacted
President Karen Morse and
Dean of Woodring College of Education
Lawrence Marrs and requested
financial support.
Marrs came back with $ 10,000
and Morse said the President's Office
could make up the final $5,000.
"What we've decided to do is
administratively identify some onetime
dollars for this summer, and
then that was contingent upon the
administration making a commitment
to bring in an outside consultant
to take a look at what our
options are for the future,"
Coughlin said.
Identifying the money for this
summer isn't the end of the problem,
though, Coughlin said.
The problem is that every summer
money needs to be identified
See Child, page 5
Robinson refuses to resign from AS
By Mike Brennand
and Jesse Nolte
Front reporters
Associated Student's Vice President for
Academic Affairs Zach Robinson was asked
to step down by the AS board of directors.
The unanimous request for Robinson's resignation
came during Wednesday's meeting
in an executive session.
"We, as a board, asked him to step down,"
AS President Stephen Collins said Monday.
The board's action was sparked by a
public e-mail bulletin Robinson posted May
9. In it, Robinson used profanity to slander
Vice President for External Affairs Lauren
Russell and referred to her as "the overly
ambitious underly qualified waste of an
ejaculation."
The comments, which included sexual
references notdirectedatRussell,wereposted
during the election for AS president, which
Robinson lost to Russell two weeks ago.
Robinson said he later wrote two
apologies for his statement and posted them
on the same information line that the earlier
message was on.
"I apologize to Lauren," Robinson said
on Monday. "I apologize to John (the person
whom the bulletin was addressed to)."
Collins said he thought the apology was
meaningless.
"How do you apologize when you use
such slanderous language?" Collins said.
"Stepping down would mean a lot more than
just writing a few words."
Russell said she wasn't surprised by
Robinson's statement, and the board is taking
the right action.
"(The board) had to set a precedent that
Zach's behavior was unacceptable," Russell
said. "It created a hostile environment for the
entire board — especially the women."
Robinson was asked to tell the board by
May 19 that he had resigned, but he refused
to step down, Collins said.
"I don't know when he'll step down,"
Collins said.
Robinson said that he shouldn't have to
step down because the statement was not
something he said while on the job.
"I've been involved with the AS for two
or three years now," he said. "If this is the
point that the AS starts censoring what I say
off the job, then I'll gladly step down."
Collins said the statement violated AS
rules against harassment.
Robinson said he posted the statement in
the evening in response to a message on the
same bulletin board written by one of
Russell's supporters earlier in the day.
He regretted putting the statement on the
electronic bulletin and took it off early the
next day.
The statement had been on the bulletin
board for about 12 hours, Robinson said.
Thirty minutes later, he posted an apology
for the statement.
Originally posted on USENET, the writ-
See Internet, page 5 Western lends support to primate experiments
By Mara Applebaum
Special to The Front
and Tedra Meyer
Editor
Thefollowing series was originally
researched and written for
Klipsun magazine during winter
quarter 1995.
A spiraling stairwell leads into
Miller Hall's sinking basement and
to a door reading "Positively no
admittance." Such a blunt statement
on the premises of a state-owned
campus only escalates the
level of curiosity.
This door, along with a few
cages inside, secures six monkeys
in their isolated home and "protects"
them from interference once
instigated by animal-rights activists.
Only a handful of psychology
department faculty and students
have access to the lab.
Western harbors many scientists
honing their theories and sharing
them with the rest of the intellectual
community. But physiological
psychologist Merle M.
Prim, director of the off-limit
laboratory, has not shared his information
in published form since
1976.
Funding for these procedures
is complicated and the instruction
— and, perhaps research — taking
place is unknown to many students
at Western.
Several confidential accounts
and anonymous donors filter money
into the private hallways, supporting
equipment, food and instruction.
These donations apparently
have given Prim a certain immunity
to protests against using public
money for animal experiments,
but a breakdown of budgets shows
the university lends a helping hand
as well.
Ronald Kleinknecht is chair of
the psychology department and responsible
for allocating funds to
the professors and researchers in
his department.
"The vast majority of research
is done on kind of boot-strapped
stuff ... If (professors) need $30,
they' 11 come to the chair and say, T
need x questionnaires, I need some
mailing,'" he said.
"If it's more than we can do in
sort of petty cash, then we send
them to either the Bureau of Faculty
Research ... or they seek federal
funding," he said. If anyone
requests more than $50,
Kleinknecht said he points them
away from the department's small
operational budget and toward other
sources.
In 1989, Prim applied to the
National Scierice Foundation for
an instructional equipment grant,
requesting $61,328, an amount to
be matched by Western. After reviewing
the proposal, the NSF
awarded Prim $49,999, as did the
university, said Geri Walker of the
Bureau of Faculty Research. This
money is currently used to teach
See Monkeys, page 3
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Western Front - 1995 May 23 |
| Volume and Number | Vol. 92, no. 15 |
| Date Published (machine-readable) | 1995-05-23 |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Original Publisher | Western Washington University |
| Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
| Editor |
Tedra Meyer, editor Ryan McMenamin, managing editor Dawn Bittner, news editor Neely Stratton, news editor Marlese Webb, local politics editor Stephanie Thomson, features editor Nicole Simpson, features editor Joanna Cerar, accent editor Eric Francis, assistant accent editor Beth Demetrescu, sports editor Jaymes Song, assistant sports editor Willis Hickman, opinions editor Tim Farley, copy editor Karl Schweizer, copy editor Colleen Williams, copy editor Wendy Gross, photo editor Aaron Dahl, assistant photo editor Rachel Platt, graphics editor Jason Kelly political cartoonist Kelly Jackson, illustrator |
| Staff |
Barbara Coldwell, publications manager Teari Brown, business manager Reporters : Nina Boswell Michael Brennand Kristoffer Browne Melinda Buel Grant Clark Greg Cowan Beverly Crichfield Brett Davis Nick Davis Kristine Donahoe Susan Eick Jesse Hamilton Aaron Hodges Joe Hoggard Dina Hovde Sean King Suann Landis Matthew Lang Eowyn LeMay Ivey Jody Lindstrom Lars Lundberg John Lunt David Lynch Kavita Makhijani Pat McCarrell Erin Meehan Denise Miller Nori Mitsuse Steve Mohundro Stephanie Moore Jay Morris Karin Muskopf Jesse Nolte Renee Pedranti Andrea Pratt Ruby Quemuel Larisa Schweiss Sathya Sieu Jeremy Stiles Mike Stiles Josie Stroud Jake Warnick Darrin Wellentin Martina Willems-Pfarr |
| Photographer |
John Lunt David Lynch Wendy Gross Jesse Nolte Stephanie Moore |
| Faculty Advisor | Pete Steffens |
| Article Titles | AS child care gets funding / by Mike Stiles (p.1) -- Robinson refuses to resign from AS / by Mike Brennand, Jesse Nolte (p.1) -- Western lends support to primate experiments / by Mara Applebaum, Tedra Meyer (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- Western briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- African-American artwork on display / by Steve Mohundro (p.2) -- AIDS quilt emotional experience for many / by Nori Mitsuse (p.4) -- Government education has day in courthouse / by Brett Davis (p.6) -- Greenways program celebrates five years of local green spaces / by Susan Eick (p.6) -- Adventures await amidst concrete jungle / by Josie Stroud (p.7) -- Month-long celebration promotes goals of a unified people / by Ruby Quemuel (p.8-9) -- What's the frequency, Matt? / by Nicole Simpson, Stephanie Thomson (p.9) -- Sports (p.10) -- Like mud? go biking / by Erin Meehan (p.10) -- Bellingham hikes cheap, challenging / by Stephanie Moore (p.10) -- Balderson throws for a national title / by Jeremy Stiles (p.11) -- Running away with the honors / by Kavita Makhijani (p.12) -- Western athletes destined for greatness / by Aaron Hodges (p.12) -- Op/Ed (p.13) -- Frontline (p.14) -- Letters to the editor (p.15) -- Classified (p.15) |
| Photographs | Nut Egyptian goddess of the night (p.1) -- Frank and Mickey Hlapcik (p.4) -- Kim Urban, Phi Trang, Marie Kanieberg (p.8-9) -- Michelle Caballero (p.8) -- DJ Matt (p.9) -- Mike Haselman (p.10) -- Trevor Hutchison (p.10) -- Dee Balderson (p.11) -- Jim Brewer (p.12) -- Steve Mohundro (p.13) -- Brett Davis (p.14) |
| Cartoons | [Federal Science Establishment] / by Jason Kelly (p.14) |
| Subjects - Names (LCNAF) | Western Washington University--Students--Newspapers |
| Subjects - Topical (LCSH) | College newspapers--Washington (State)--Bellingham |
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| Program | Special Collections |
| Geographic Coverage | Bellingham (Wash.) |
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| 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). |
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| Language | English |
| Language Code | Eng |
Description
| Title | Western Front - 1995 May 23 - Page 1 |
| Date Published (machine-readable) | 1995-05-23 |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| 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 | | ^ ^ H i 3 , 5 0 0 peo|pi S . AIDSlPiiiilPuilt «*»*«*«****«* New! ie4 Unified people Asian/Pacific Islander Month features student art exhibit, food fair and speakers. J Features — Pages 8-9 Wilson Library Archives fU&ti* Bellingham offers hilly, muddy and mean bike trails. orts — Page 10 The Western Front WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY TUESDAY — MAY 23,1995 VOLUME 92, ISSUE 15 AS child care gets funding By Mike Stiles Front reporter Despite the front-page article in the May 19 issue of The Western Front, the Associated Students Child Development Center will be open during summer. As of press time, the information we had was correct and current. However, prior to printing the article, funding was identified for the center. Eileen Coughlin, vice-president for student affairs, contacted President Karen Morse and Dean of Woodring College of Education Lawrence Marrs and requested financial support. Marrs came back with $ 10,000 and Morse said the President's Office could make up the final $5,000. "What we've decided to do is administratively identify some onetime dollars for this summer, and then that was contingent upon the administration making a commitment to bring in an outside consultant to take a look at what our options are for the future," Coughlin said. Identifying the money for this summer isn't the end of the problem, though, Coughlin said. The problem is that every summer money needs to be identified See Child, page 5 Robinson refuses to resign from AS By Mike Brennand and Jesse Nolte Front reporters Associated Student's Vice President for Academic Affairs Zach Robinson was asked to step down by the AS board of directors. The unanimous request for Robinson's resignation came during Wednesday's meeting in an executive session. "We, as a board, asked him to step down," AS President Stephen Collins said Monday. The board's action was sparked by a public e-mail bulletin Robinson posted May 9. In it, Robinson used profanity to slander Vice President for External Affairs Lauren Russell and referred to her as "the overly ambitious underly qualified waste of an ejaculation." The comments, which included sexual references notdirectedatRussell,wereposted during the election for AS president, which Robinson lost to Russell two weeks ago. Robinson said he later wrote two apologies for his statement and posted them on the same information line that the earlier message was on. "I apologize to Lauren," Robinson said on Monday. "I apologize to John (the person whom the bulletin was addressed to)." Collins said he thought the apology was meaningless. "How do you apologize when you use such slanderous language?" Collins said. "Stepping down would mean a lot more than just writing a few words." Russell said she wasn't surprised by Robinson's statement, and the board is taking the right action. "(The board) had to set a precedent that Zach's behavior was unacceptable," Russell said. "It created a hostile environment for the entire board — especially the women." Robinson was asked to tell the board by May 19 that he had resigned, but he refused to step down, Collins said. "I don't know when he'll step down," Collins said. Robinson said that he shouldn't have to step down because the statement was not something he said while on the job. "I've been involved with the AS for two or three years now," he said. "If this is the point that the AS starts censoring what I say off the job, then I'll gladly step down." Collins said the statement violated AS rules against harassment. Robinson said he posted the statement in the evening in response to a message on the same bulletin board written by one of Russell's supporters earlier in the day. He regretted putting the statement on the electronic bulletin and took it off early the next day. The statement had been on the bulletin board for about 12 hours, Robinson said. Thirty minutes later, he posted an apology for the statement. Originally posted on USENET, the writ- See Internet, page 5 Western lends support to primate experiments By Mara Applebaum Special to The Front and Tedra Meyer Editor Thefollowing series was originally researched and written for Klipsun magazine during winter quarter 1995. A spiraling stairwell leads into Miller Hall's sinking basement and to a door reading "Positively no admittance." Such a blunt statement on the premises of a state-owned campus only escalates the level of curiosity. This door, along with a few cages inside, secures six monkeys in their isolated home and "protects" them from interference once instigated by animal-rights activists. Only a handful of psychology department faculty and students have access to the lab. Western harbors many scientists honing their theories and sharing them with the rest of the intellectual community. But physiological psychologist Merle M. Prim, director of the off-limit laboratory, has not shared his information in published form since 1976. Funding for these procedures is complicated and the instruction — and, perhaps research — taking place is unknown to many students at Western. Several confidential accounts and anonymous donors filter money into the private hallways, supporting equipment, food and instruction. These donations apparently have given Prim a certain immunity to protests against using public money for animal experiments, but a breakdown of budgets shows the university lends a helping hand as well. Ronald Kleinknecht is chair of the psychology department and responsible for allocating funds to the professors and researchers in his department. "The vast majority of research is done on kind of boot-strapped stuff ... If (professors) need $30, they' 11 come to the chair and say, T need x questionnaires, I need some mailing,'" he said. "If it's more than we can do in sort of petty cash, then we send them to either the Bureau of Faculty Research ... or they seek federal funding," he said. If anyone requests more than $50, Kleinknecht said he points them away from the department's small operational budget and toward other sources. In 1989, Prim applied to the National Scierice Foundation for an instructional equipment grant, requesting $61,328, an amount to be matched by Western. After reviewing the proposal, the NSF awarded Prim $49,999, as did the university, said Geri Walker of the Bureau of Faculty Research. This money is currently used to teach See Monkeys, page 3 |
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| Language Code | Eng |
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