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TUESDAY October 14, 1997 % NEWS/4 Digging for DINOSAURS FEATURES/9 WESTERN FRONT Western Washington University Volume 102 Issue 5 Bellingham, Washington Columbus day, confinement of Leonard Peltier protested By Karl Horeis The Western Front American Indians and about 150 supporters huddled in the rain Sunday to ask for the freedom of Leonard Peltier and to protest the holiday that honors a European explorer for discovering North America. The mood was light at the Indigenous People's Day Rally held in protest of Columbus Day and in honor of Leonard Peltier, the Chippewa-Lakota Indian convicted for his role in a 1975 gun-fight with federal agents. After more than 20 years of fighting for the freedom of Peltier, a little Puget Sound rairi wasn't enough to dampen the spirits of activists. Sen. Slade Gorton, R-Wash., was singled out by a First Nations' speaker for his recent attacks on tribal sovereign immunity and autonomy. "I heard about this senator from Washington, Slade Gorton," the voice of Johnny Maine echoed across Peace Arch Park in Blaine Sunday afternoon. "I heard he's trying to do us in," his words rang out from plastic-wrapped Peavey speakers through the gray drizzle. "I think this guy is like Washington State's hemorrhoids ... irritating but not too deadly," Maine said. This weekend's rally in support of Peltier started at noon Sunday with a march from Salishan Park in Blaine to a wooden stage below the Peace Arch at the Canadian-American Border. The event was the climax of a string of events including a caravan from Olympia to Bellingham and a "Run for Justice" held at Lurnmi Nation. Peltier was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences after a gunfight at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation left two FBI agents and one Indian man dead. He was arrested in Canada in 1976 and extradited to the United States to be tried in a case that American Indian Movement leaflets call "afT outstanding case of human-rights violation." The leaflet states, "Even the U.S. prosecutor declared there is no convincing evidence against Peltier in the 1975 killing of FBI agents," and marcher's signs at this weekend's rally read, "Peltier is the victim of an FBI frame-up." At 1 p.m. the speakers at the arch began with traditional Indian songs and prayer led by Choctaw tribal member Bill Simmons. Members of the Puyallup Nation and Northwest Leonard Peltier Support Network also spoke. Volunteers handing out leaflets to north- and south-bound traffic Front/Karl Horeis Bill Simmons (third from left) of the International Indian Treaty Council and other Native American supporters of Leonard Peltier perform a traditional song to start Sunday's rally. walked car-to-car as vehicles inched across the border. The rally was co-sponsored by the National People's Campaign, the American Indian Movement, and the Bring Peltier Home Campaign. "I've been planning on coming for several months," said Jesse Salomon, one of three Fairhaven College students among the crowd gathered in the park. A wide range of people were involved in the march. Supporters rode bicycles and carried skateboards, drums and banners. Marchers of all ages sang and made an effort to communicate with the local community. "Check in with people and invite them to join," said a march organizer to the crowd before the march started. Speakers at the rally mentioned the support Leonard Peltier is receiving form all over the world. A Leonard Peltier Defense Committee leaflet claims that Peltier has support from over 30 U. S. Senators and members of Congress, from Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu, the Dalai Lama, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the late Mother Teresa. Mikhail Gorbachev called Peltier a political prisoner and mentioned him during a meeting with President Reagan. Over 50 million signatures in support of Peltier have been collected worldwide and delivered to the White House. Leonard Peltier is in Leavenworth Penitentiary in Kansas. His next parole hearing is scheduled for 2009. University continues to recruit minority faculty, however... Western hires one minority professor By Arvid Hokanson The Western Front Only one of the 41 new full-time permanent faculty hired this fall was non-white, according to the Provost's office. In her State of the University address to members of the administration and faculty, Western President Karen Morse said that she would hire tenure-track faculty to meet the demands of additional enrollment. In 1996, 19 new tenure-track faculty were hired and in 1997, 41 new full-time permanent faculty were hired. Affirmative Action is defined by the Random House College Dictionary as "encouragement for increased representation of women and minority-group members, especially in employment." According to Western's Administrative Policies and Procedures on Affirmative Action Employment Equal Opportunity and Discrimination, "Discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national- origin, sex, age, disability, marital status or status as a Vietnam era or disabled veteran is prohibited by federal and state statues. Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is prohibited by University policy." This policy was adopted by the Board of Trustees in April 1996. One of the goals Morse set for the Center for Equal Opportunity was to "identify ways to increase outreach and recruitment for the diversification of faculty and staff." Statistics from the Provost's office show that for 1997,15 Caucasian females and 26 males were hired, and of the 26 males, one was Hispanic. Thirty-six percent of the new hirees are women and only two percent are minorities. In a report to the Board of Trustees, the center reported that "Ethnic minority faculty comprise 8 percent of the total number of tenured and tenure-track faculty ... The University continues its efforts to recruit minority faculty members." Overall, the total number of minority faculty was 8.4 percent, up from 6.4 percent in 1989. Tenured faculty have permanent employement at Western while tenure-track faculty are in line to gain permanent employment. According to the center, Western faces a number of challenges in recruiting minority faculty members, including difficulty with competing salaries, teaching loads, low representation of minorities in surrounding areas, mutual support networks among ethnic minority faculty and distance from major population areas where ethnic minority research and investigation is routinely conducted. In comparison, the University of Washington hired 138 new tenure-track faculty in 1996. Of those, 52 females, 37.7 percent, were hired, and 31 total minorities, 22.5 percent, were hired. As for the 10 new full-time temporary faculty at Western, two were non-white; one Asian male and one Asian female joining the faculty. The center said Western has made significant progress in achieving affirmative action goals. Since 1987, the number of minority faculty has increased from 29 faculty members to 38, with the number of women increasing from 128 to 146. The number of women is still only 32.1 percent of the faculty.
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Rating | |
Title | Western Front - 1997 October 14 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 102, no. 5 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1997-10-14 |
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 Jeremy Chase, illustrator 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 Nadja Kookesh Melissa Laing Corey Lewis Jennifer Long Stuart Martin Sarah Millington Heather Mills Shareen Mutch 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 |
Karl Horeis Aaron Dahl Ryan Hooser |
Faculty Advisor | Pete Steffens |
Article Titles | Columbus day, confinement of Leonard Peltier protested / by Karl Horeis (p.1) -- Western hires one minority professor / by Arvid Hokanson (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- Western briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Western review (p.3) -- Smoke clears Performing Arts Center / by Jana Alexander (p.4) -- Legal advice offered to domestic violence victims / by Jenni Long (p.4) -- World Food Day aims to educate about starvation in global village / by Jenni Long (p.5) -- Hungarian musicians to perform (p.5) -- Alper elected vice president of Canadian association / by Mark Dewar (p.5) -- Western deals with larger freshmen class / by Aleesha Towns (p.6) -- Features (p.7) -- My summer on the battlefield / by Heather Romano (p.7) -- How safe is the food you eat? / by Jennifer L. West (p.8) -- New geology chair enlivens classes with bones, skits and his daughter's cartoons / by Karl Horeis (p.9) -- Sports (p.10) -- Western blazes Oregon trail / by JJ Jensen (p.10) -- Baked in Alaska? / by Jessica Sprenger (p.10) -- Western works overtime to tame Wildcats / by Western Front staff (p.11) -- Victorious Vikings humble Humboldt State / by Jai Ferguson (p.12) -- Opinions (p.13) -- Frontline (p.14) -- Classified (p.15) |
Photographs | Bill Simmons (p.1) -- [Firefighters setting a fan] (p.4) -- Hungarian String Chamber Ensemble (p.5) -- Thor Hansen (p.9) -- Bryn Davidson (p.11) -- Christine Root (p.13) -- Mike Dashiell (p.14) -- Kevin Rus (p.15) |
Cartoons | Orwellian Doublespeak (p.14) |
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 October 14 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1997-10-14 |
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 | TUESDAY October 14, 1997 % NEWS/4 Digging for DINOSAURS FEATURES/9 WESTERN FRONT Western Washington University Volume 102 Issue 5 Bellingham, Washington Columbus day, confinement of Leonard Peltier protested By Karl Horeis The Western Front American Indians and about 150 supporters huddled in the rain Sunday to ask for the freedom of Leonard Peltier and to protest the holiday that honors a European explorer for discovering North America. The mood was light at the Indigenous People's Day Rally held in protest of Columbus Day and in honor of Leonard Peltier, the Chippewa-Lakota Indian convicted for his role in a 1975 gun-fight with federal agents. After more than 20 years of fighting for the freedom of Peltier, a little Puget Sound rairi wasn't enough to dampen the spirits of activists. Sen. Slade Gorton, R-Wash., was singled out by a First Nations' speaker for his recent attacks on tribal sovereign immunity and autonomy. "I heard about this senator from Washington, Slade Gorton," the voice of Johnny Maine echoed across Peace Arch Park in Blaine Sunday afternoon. "I heard he's trying to do us in," his words rang out from plastic-wrapped Peavey speakers through the gray drizzle. "I think this guy is like Washington State's hemorrhoids ... irritating but not too deadly," Maine said. This weekend's rally in support of Peltier started at noon Sunday with a march from Salishan Park in Blaine to a wooden stage below the Peace Arch at the Canadian-American Border. The event was the climax of a string of events including a caravan from Olympia to Bellingham and a "Run for Justice" held at Lurnmi Nation. Peltier was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences after a gunfight at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation left two FBI agents and one Indian man dead. He was arrested in Canada in 1976 and extradited to the United States to be tried in a case that American Indian Movement leaflets call "afT outstanding case of human-rights violation." The leaflet states, "Even the U.S. prosecutor declared there is no convincing evidence against Peltier in the 1975 killing of FBI agents," and marcher's signs at this weekend's rally read, "Peltier is the victim of an FBI frame-up." At 1 p.m. the speakers at the arch began with traditional Indian songs and prayer led by Choctaw tribal member Bill Simmons. Members of the Puyallup Nation and Northwest Leonard Peltier Support Network also spoke. Volunteers handing out leaflets to north- and south-bound traffic Front/Karl Horeis Bill Simmons (third from left) of the International Indian Treaty Council and other Native American supporters of Leonard Peltier perform a traditional song to start Sunday's rally. walked car-to-car as vehicles inched across the border. The rally was co-sponsored by the National People's Campaign, the American Indian Movement, and the Bring Peltier Home Campaign. "I've been planning on coming for several months," said Jesse Salomon, one of three Fairhaven College students among the crowd gathered in the park. A wide range of people were involved in the march. Supporters rode bicycles and carried skateboards, drums and banners. Marchers of all ages sang and made an effort to communicate with the local community. "Check in with people and invite them to join," said a march organizer to the crowd before the march started. Speakers at the rally mentioned the support Leonard Peltier is receiving form all over the world. A Leonard Peltier Defense Committee leaflet claims that Peltier has support from over 30 U. S. Senators and members of Congress, from Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu, the Dalai Lama, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the late Mother Teresa. Mikhail Gorbachev called Peltier a political prisoner and mentioned him during a meeting with President Reagan. Over 50 million signatures in support of Peltier have been collected worldwide and delivered to the White House. Leonard Peltier is in Leavenworth Penitentiary in Kansas. His next parole hearing is scheduled for 2009. University continues to recruit minority faculty, however... Western hires one minority professor By Arvid Hokanson The Western Front Only one of the 41 new full-time permanent faculty hired this fall was non-white, according to the Provost's office. In her State of the University address to members of the administration and faculty, Western President Karen Morse said that she would hire tenure-track faculty to meet the demands of additional enrollment. In 1996, 19 new tenure-track faculty were hired and in 1997, 41 new full-time permanent faculty were hired. Affirmative Action is defined by the Random House College Dictionary as "encouragement for increased representation of women and minority-group members, especially in employment." According to Western's Administrative Policies and Procedures on Affirmative Action Employment Equal Opportunity and Discrimination, "Discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national- origin, sex, age, disability, marital status or status as a Vietnam era or disabled veteran is prohibited by federal and state statues. Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is prohibited by University policy." This policy was adopted by the Board of Trustees in April 1996. One of the goals Morse set for the Center for Equal Opportunity was to "identify ways to increase outreach and recruitment for the diversification of faculty and staff." Statistics from the Provost's office show that for 1997,15 Caucasian females and 26 males were hired, and of the 26 males, one was Hispanic. Thirty-six percent of the new hirees are women and only two percent are minorities. In a report to the Board of Trustees, the center reported that "Ethnic minority faculty comprise 8 percent of the total number of tenured and tenure-track faculty ... The University continues its efforts to recruit minority faculty members." Overall, the total number of minority faculty was 8.4 percent, up from 6.4 percent in 1989. Tenured faculty have permanent employement at Western while tenure-track faculty are in line to gain permanent employment. According to the center, Western faces a number of challenges in recruiting minority faculty members, including difficulty with competing salaries, teaching loads, low representation of minorities in surrounding areas, mutual support networks among ethnic minority faculty and distance from major population areas where ethnic minority research and investigation is routinely conducted. In comparison, the University of Washington hired 138 new tenure-track faculty in 1996. Of those, 52 females, 37.7 percent, were hired, and 31 total minorities, 22.5 percent, were hired. As for the 10 new full-time temporary faculty at Western, two were non-white; one Asian male and one Asian female joining the faculty. The center said Western has made significant progress in achieving affirmative action goals. Since 1987, the number of minority faculty has increased from 29 faculty members to 38, with the number of women increasing from 128 to 146. The number of women is still only 32.1 percent of the faculty. |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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