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FRIDAY
December 5, 1997
BECOMING ~
aware of
NEWS/10
WESTERN FRONT Western Washington University Volume 102 Issue 18 Bellingham, Washington
While the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation members demonstrated unity ... Thousands protest APEC
By Nate Paulson
Special to the Front
"The people, united, can never
be defeated," was one of the slogans
of citizen solidarity voiced
at the University of British
Columbia, outside of the Asian
Pacific Economic Cooperation
conference on Nov 25.
The 18 participating nations
were confirming their dedication
to free trade and regional cooperation.
More than 3,000 students
and; activists protested outside the
Museum of Anthropology while
leaders met.
The police presence included
hundreds of Royal Canadian
Mounted Police, who were
accompanied by a riot squad of
more than 50 officers, armed with
pepper spray, tear gas, shields and
dogs.
Police were told to keep protesters
off the street while the foreign
dignitaries passed. Protesters
were arrested and dragged from
the scene, and one individual was
bitten by a police dog. Many were
sprayed with pepper spray, causing
the hospitalization of at least
one student.
More than 100 arrests were
made and more than 20 students
were detained through the night.
The protest began peacefully at
about 8 a.m., when demonstrators
began to gather on campus in
anticipation of an 11 a.m. march
of solidarity.
Before this time, however,
there appeared to be a concerted
effort by the RCMP to arrest all
of the organizers. By the time the
march began, most of the people
with walkie-talkies were
detained.
About 10 individuals from the
East Timor Action Network were
arrested and pepper sprayed when
they attempted to block a road
leading to the museum.
Twelve Western students and
their professor, Maurice Foisy,
traveled to the UBC that day with
video recording equipment to
attend the event for their class.
At the UBC, approximately
3,000 demonstrators marched
toward the police barricades surrounding
the Museum of
Anthropology. A human chain of
protesters was formed outside the
police barricade. Police said anyone
who went beyond the chain
was subject to arrest.
The first wave of people who
expressed their .ou&age^-at APEG-by
marching past the human
chain toward the police were pepper
sprayed and arrested.
Following this initial police
action, the demonstrators negotiated
with the RCMP, who said
they would peacefully arrest anyone
participating in civil disobedience.
On the lawn surrounding
the Museum of Anthropology,
marchers rallied around those
willing to be arrested.
At 12:30 p.m., the Western students
and Foisy arrived at the
rally and began to participate in it
and conduct interviews.
Several vans and crews from
See Rally, page 6 J.J. Hewitt and John Witsell
Royal Canadian Mounted Police separate the protesters from the many foreign dignitaries. Associated Students rethinking several programs
By Jenni Long
The Western Front
The Associated Students Board
Review Committee is questioning
the efficiency of Western's
Human Resource Programs. As a
result, many centers may be
either closed or combined.
The committee is examining
the need students have for these
groups and the number of students
they serve. These programs
include the Drug Information
Center, the Women's Center,
Students Returning After Time
Away, the Veterans Outreach
Center, the Legal Information
Center and the Lesbian Gay
Bisexual Alliance.
"The process of review was
very difficult and time consuming,"
Shane O'Day, AS president
and committee member said. "We
went office by office, gathered
data, attended programs and
made a decision. We didn't grade
people, we looked at the history,
the need, the demand."
"All board members
took different actions
and different angles per
office; some members
went to the programs,
some members went to
the office and talked to
the centers, some members
did research with
the university and some
members talked to the
administration," O'Day
said. "Then we asked
ourselves if we are
duplicating the needs of
the university, and are there any
services that are not needed."
"The review committee made a
very objective opinion, created a
proposal and it is now in the
process of discussion with the
they are making
itmumanges to fix
prmmenwlmat could be more
easily fixed by concentrating
on individual offices and
they haven't discussed it
with us fully.
°^^K)com
Veteran's CMtreachMenter
HRP," O'Day said.
The changes being proposed
are in two areas: structural and
administration, according to the
HRP written Review Proposal.
The structural changes would
change the name of the
program from Human
Resource Program to
Associated Students'
Resource Centers and the
Associated Students'
Service Centers.
These two names better
reflect the purpose of the
program, to assist students
successfully completing
their time at
Western and to provide
them with necessary
resources, according to
the HRP Review
Proposal.
This proposal also suggests the
possibility of new centers,
according to the HRP Review
Proposal. The Technology
Service Center would include the
Western Computer Users Group,
an AS Club. The purpose of this
club would be to provide computer
training workshops to AS staff
members and students.
The College Survival Center
would combine some of the functions
of current Drug Information
and the Sexual Awareness Center
and program around other subjects
relative to college students
such as money management and
eating disorders, according to the
HRP proposal.
See Centers, page 8
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Western Front - 1997 December 5 |
| Volume and Number | Vol. 102, no. 18 |
| Date Published (machine-readable) | 1997-12-05 |
| Year Published | 1997 |
| Original Publisher | Western Washington University |
| Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
| Editor |
Gene Metrick, editor Katherine Schiffner, managing editor Meredith Lofberg, news editor Kristen T. Paulson, news editor Michele Rennie, features editor Craig Scott, features editor Tim Klein, accent editor Steven Uhles, accent editor Carey Ross, sports editor Vincent Verhei, sports editor Scott Morris, opinions editor Suzanne Asprea, copy editor Aaron Dahl, photo editor Ryan Hooser, photo editor Matt Jaffe, online editor Nicky Loi, online editor |
| Staff |
Chad Crowe, cartoonist Jason Kelly, cartoonist Teari Brown, business manager Roger Sprague, custodian emeritus Reporters : Jana Alexander Jacob Anderson John Bankston Barney Benedictson Anne Biancalana Addy Bittner Edward Brightman Christopher Brooks Laura Campbell Michael Dashiell Mark Dewar Kristin D. Tomlinson Jai Ferguson Jill Frewing Wendy Giroux Klaus Jeffery Gosma Jennifer Hart Arvid Hokanson Karl Horeis John Jensen Sarah Jones Elisha Joseph Brian Kingsberry Elisha Joseph Jesse Kinsman Melissa Laing Corey Lewis Jennifer Long Stuart Martin Sarah Millington Heather Mills Margaret Negrete Jen O'Brien Jessica O'Hara Jed Palevich David Plakos Tina Potterf Jeremy Reed Heather Romano Christine Root Amber Rose Kevin Rus Rebecca Sakala Melissa Slagle Jessica Sprenger Sarah Stephens Aleesha Towns Jonathan Vann Todd Wanke Jennifer West Marissa Ziegler |
| Photographer |
J.J. Hewitt John Witsell Jesse Kinsman Aaron Dahl Barney Benedictson |
| Faculty Advisor | Pete Steffens |
| Article Titles | Thousands protest APEC / by Nate Paulson (p.1) -- Associated students rethinking several programs / by Jenni Long (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- Western briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Strange days (p.3) -- Parking tickets can delay registration / by Mark Dewar (p.3) -- Dinner tonight in the performing arts center (p.3) -- Whatcom water quality questioned / Wendy Giroux, Sara Stephens (p.4) -- Students examine, participate in protest / by Nate Paulson (p.6) -- Economic agreement center of debate / by Nate Paulson (p.7) -- Gathering food, selling glass for charity benefit / by JJ Jensen (p.9) -- Vigil honors AIDS awareness Day / by Becky Sakala (p.10) -- Production after filming ends / by Karl Horeis (p.11) -- Art in darkness / by Tina Potterf (p.12) -- Early years (p.13) -- Modest Mouse / by Tina Potterf (p.14) -- Alien Resurrection / by Addy Bittner, Wendy Giroux (p.15) -- Sports (p.16) -- Men's basketball team lassoes Broncos 96-79 (p.16) -- Englblom-Stryker / by Becky Sakala (p.16) -- Viking women split two in Colorado / by Mike Dashiell (p.16) -- Rugby: Western's oldest sport? / by John Bankston (p.18) -- Recruiting for Western's army / by Jessica Sprenger (p.18) -- Opinions (p.20) -- Frontline (p.22) -- Letters (p.23) -- Classified (p.23) |
| Photographs | Royal Canadian Mounted Police and protesters (p.1) -- [Actors in the 'Man who came to dinner] (p.3) -- Lake Whatcom (p.4) -- [Activists protest] (p.6) -- Carlos Reneer (p.9) --Yvonne Thomas (p.12) -- Peggy (p.13) -- Ryan Kettman (p.16) -- Todd Engblom-Stryker (p.16) -- [Western women's soccer team] (p.18) -- David Plakos (p.20) -- Jen O'Brien (p.20) -- Arvid Hokanson (p.20) -- Mike Dashiell (p.20) -- David Plakos (p.22) |
| Cartoons | [I said 'sic 'em! no. 'lick 'em!] / by Jason Kelly (p.22) |
| 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 - 1997 December 5 |
| Date Published (machine-readable) | 1997-12-05 |
| Year Published | 1997 |
| 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 | FRIDAY December 5, 1997 BECOMING ~ aware of NEWS/10 WESTERN FRONT Western Washington University Volume 102 Issue 18 Bellingham, Washington While the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation members demonstrated unity ... Thousands protest APEC By Nate Paulson Special to the Front "The people, united, can never be defeated," was one of the slogans of citizen solidarity voiced at the University of British Columbia, outside of the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation conference on Nov 25. The 18 participating nations were confirming their dedication to free trade and regional cooperation. More than 3,000 students and; activists protested outside the Museum of Anthropology while leaders met. The police presence included hundreds of Royal Canadian Mounted Police, who were accompanied by a riot squad of more than 50 officers, armed with pepper spray, tear gas, shields and dogs. Police were told to keep protesters off the street while the foreign dignitaries passed. Protesters were arrested and dragged from the scene, and one individual was bitten by a police dog. Many were sprayed with pepper spray, causing the hospitalization of at least one student. More than 100 arrests were made and more than 20 students were detained through the night. The protest began peacefully at about 8 a.m., when demonstrators began to gather on campus in anticipation of an 11 a.m. march of solidarity. Before this time, however, there appeared to be a concerted effort by the RCMP to arrest all of the organizers. By the time the march began, most of the people with walkie-talkies were detained. About 10 individuals from the East Timor Action Network were arrested and pepper sprayed when they attempted to block a road leading to the museum. Twelve Western students and their professor, Maurice Foisy, traveled to the UBC that day with video recording equipment to attend the event for their class. At the UBC, approximately 3,000 demonstrators marched toward the police barricades surrounding the Museum of Anthropology. A human chain of protesters was formed outside the police barricade. Police said anyone who went beyond the chain was subject to arrest. The first wave of people who expressed their .ou&age^-at APEG-by marching past the human chain toward the police were pepper sprayed and arrested. Following this initial police action, the demonstrators negotiated with the RCMP, who said they would peacefully arrest anyone participating in civil disobedience. On the lawn surrounding the Museum of Anthropology, marchers rallied around those willing to be arrested. At 12:30 p.m., the Western students and Foisy arrived at the rally and began to participate in it and conduct interviews. Several vans and crews from See Rally, page 6 J.J. Hewitt and John Witsell Royal Canadian Mounted Police separate the protesters from the many foreign dignitaries. Associated Students rethinking several programs By Jenni Long The Western Front The Associated Students Board Review Committee is questioning the efficiency of Western's Human Resource Programs. As a result, many centers may be either closed or combined. The committee is examining the need students have for these groups and the number of students they serve. These programs include the Drug Information Center, the Women's Center, Students Returning After Time Away, the Veterans Outreach Center, the Legal Information Center and the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Alliance. "The process of review was very difficult and time consuming," Shane O'Day, AS president and committee member said. "We went office by office, gathered data, attended programs and made a decision. We didn't grade people, we looked at the history, the need, the demand." "All board members took different actions and different angles per office; some members went to the programs, some members went to the office and talked to the centers, some members did research with the university and some members talked to the administration," O'Day said. "Then we asked ourselves if we are duplicating the needs of the university, and are there any services that are not needed." "The review committee made a very objective opinion, created a proposal and it is now in the process of discussion with the they are making itmumanges to fix prmmenwlmat could be more easily fixed by concentrating on individual offices and they haven't discussed it with us fully. °^^K)com Veteran's CMtreachMenter HRP," O'Day said. The changes being proposed are in two areas: structural and administration, according to the HRP written Review Proposal. The structural changes would change the name of the program from Human Resource Program to Associated Students' Resource Centers and the Associated Students' Service Centers. These two names better reflect the purpose of the program, to assist students successfully completing their time at Western and to provide them with necessary resources, according to the HRP Review Proposal. This proposal also suggests the possibility of new centers, according to the HRP Review Proposal. The Technology Service Center would include the Western Computer Users Group, an AS Club. The purpose of this club would be to provide computer training workshops to AS staff members and students. The College Survival Center would combine some of the functions of current Drug Information and the Sexual Awareness Center and program around other subjects relative to college students such as money management and eating disorders, according to the HRP proposal. See Centers, page 8 |
| Language | English |
| Language Code | Eng |
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