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• wUBSUmmk g | Viag ^ft^^^B ^Hi^^^^^^^B BB^^^^^^g IB11 tflHk i§iii ^^^^^^H WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY VOLUME 204 ISSUE 26 FRIDAY May 29, 1998 BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON Students slam Initiative 200 By Matt Williams The Western Front In Wednesday's midday downpour, students marched to protest what they see as the pitfalls of eliminating affirmative action in Washington state. The march, which was sponsored by the Associated Students club Students for Civil Rights, also involved an information table set up at the edge of Red Square in front of Miller Hall. The desk supplied voter registration forms and literature regarding Initiative 200, an initiative aimed at eliminating of affirmative action. If passed, 1-200 will end affirmative action programs in Washington state employment, education and contracting, according to a Students for Civil Rights press release,. "(The initiative) is going to keep benefits for veterans ... and people over 40. They're just eliminating the same benefits for women and people of color," said Jesse Salomon, vice president for Legislative and Community Affairs. "Obviously, if they were to end (affirmative action) on principle they would eliminate it all, but they're not." The march began shortly after noon at Fisher Fountain during poor weather, which ruined some of the marchers' signs and soaked everyone involved; however it didn't seem to bother many of the marchers. The marchers chanted, calling for equal access and diversity, as they wove their way through the rain-thinned crowd of students. "Do not demonstrate your ignorance. Vote no on Initiative 200," shouted Jenny Martin, a Western junior and march participant. "This is just the first step to raise awareness," said Melanie Mayock, Students for Civil Rights member. "We are living in a deeply racist and sexist society — these things don't just disappear overnight." "I try to keep up, but it's amazing that I haven't heard anything about this," said Eric Carr, Western senior. Initiative 200 reads, "The state shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, education, or public contracting." According to literature against 1-200, the initiative is deceptive. "The language of Initiative 200 is nearly identical to that of California Proposition 209," anti-initiative literature states. Wednesday's activities provided an open forum for debate about the issue of affirmative action. We are the champions See 1-200, page 6 Front/Tim Klein The 1998 NAIA Women's Fastpitch National Champions are all smiles upon returning home from Tulsa, Okla., where the Vikings went undefeated in bringing home Western athletics' first ever national championship. By Erin Becker and David Kearns The Western Front For the first and only time in 61 years, a Western sports team has taken home an NAIA championship title. The 1998 Western fastpitch team redefined the term "Cinderella team" by winning the 18th annual NAIA National Championship last weekend in Broken Arrow, Okla. The unseeded Vikings, the last team to receive an at-large berth, swept through the 16-team tournament, surprising everyone with a 5-0 tournament record. "The tournament was real exciting, almost like being in a dream," second baseman Coni Posey said. "Each game we played as if it was the last game of our season." Western defeated arch-rival Simon Fraser University with a score of5-l, in the title contest of the tournament. "I was really nervous to play against Oklahoma City University, but when we met Simon Fraser on the field, it was like returning to our normal season," pitcher Alison Haukaas said. "It was like coming home, and all of my nervousness was gone." Western played Simon Fraser a total of 10 times, losing six regular-season games, but winning two regular-season games and two tournament games in Oklahoma. Outfielder Sonya Joseph was named the tournament MVP. Joseph drove in the game-winning run against four-time defending national champion Oklahoma City. Her two-out double assured Western's win in the third-round victory. Joseph also made sparkling defensive plays in the title game. "Going to nationals ... we were on a mission, and we completed our mission by bringing home a national championship," Joseph said. "We played with extreme intensity and heart; ... When school gets out, I'm going to See No. 1, page 12 Conference examines binational environmental management Two other conference stories appear on page 3 By Shane Powell The Western Front The settlers of this area drew a boundary line across the inland sea many years ago, creating the border between Canada and the United States. However, according to a report created by the Puget Sound Water Quality Authority, "Waters obey natural boundaries rather than political ones, and the two nations share these waters and the creatures that inhabit them." Western hosted an international conference addressing environmental management, issues and concerns in Puget Sound and the Georgia Basin called Shared W a t e r s / S h a r ed S t e w a r d s h i p , Wednesday and Thursday. Sponsored by the Center for Canadian-American Studies and Huxley Environmental studies, the "We have to educate people and get the system to change." Speakers addressed issues for the entire two days, keeping the Viking Union Main Lounge filled with participants and audience members. C o n f e r e n c e C o o r d i n a t o r Jennifer Joseph said the conference was an effort to catalyze c o m m u n i c a t i on between the increasing number Jean Melious Huxley assistant professor College of of people in this area. conference "In our area we have two sovereign included 37 speakers from Canada, the nations as well as a number of first nations United States and tribal governments, and tribes. They all include multiple layers of agencies with different jurisdictions that are overlapping," Joseph said. "This conference is trying to examine if people are talking to each other or not, and how to remedy communication problems and other barriers for environmental management in this region." The conference program stated, "The goal of this conference is to examine constraints and opportunities facing all of the participants ..." "This is the first time this conference has taken place and, even though many of them have met before, if s the first time all of the participants here have come together," said See Conference, page 3
Object Description
Rating | |
Title | Western Front - 1998 May 29 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 104, no. 16 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1998-05-29 |
Year Published | 1998 |
Original Publisher | Western Washington University |
Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
Editor |
Kristen T. Paulson, editor David Plakos, managing editor Wendy Giroux, news editor Kevin Rus, news editor Caroline Deck, features editor Aleesha Towns, features editor Karl Horeis, accent editor Todd Wanke, accent editor John Bankston, sports editor Jenni Long, sports editor Mike Dashiell, opinions editor Amy Christiansen, copy editor Erin Fredrichs, photo editor Jesse Kinsman, assistant photo editor Matt Jaffe, online editor Katherine Schiffner, online editor Chad Crowe, cartoonist |
Staff |
Teari Brown, business manager Seymour, mascot Reporters : Erika Ahlstrom Bryta Alvensleben Catherine Anderson Erin Armstrong Erin Becker Barney Benedictson Andy Bittner Ken Brierly Millissa Brown Katy Calbreath Ernesto Cardenas AnnMarie Coe Aaron Dahl Tom Degan Mark Dewar Jill Frewing Klaus Gosma Julie Graham Colin E. Howser Sarah Jones David Kearns Tim Klein Melissa Laing Steve Leslie Corey Lewis Dana Luthy Sara Magnuson Dan Miller Sarah Millington Sarah Mitchell Scott Morris Jenni Odekirk Shane Powell Matt Renschler Christine Root Craig Scott Robin Skillings Samantha Tretheway Greg Tyson Amy Vandall Beth Walker Tiffany White Matt Williams Carrie Wood |
Photographer |
Tim Klein Aaron Dahl Dave Chesson Erin Fredrichs Shane Powell Barney Benedictson |
Faculty Advisor | Pete Steffens |
Article Titles | Students slam initiative 200 / by Matt Williams (p.1) -- We are the champions / by Erin Becker, David Kearns (p.1) -- Conference examines binational environmental management / by Shane Powell (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- Western briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Education key to resolving water use problems / by Jenni Odekirk (p.3) -- Salmon may soon be classified as endangered / by Millissa Brown (p.3) -- Interlocal water agreement receives unanimous support / by Jenni Odekirk (p.4) -- Exhausted by music (p.4) -- Committee will select Western's first student trustee / by Tiffany White (p.4) -- Riding bicycles on campus may result in big fines / by Katy Calbreath (p.5) -- Library reading series focuses on faculty talent at Western / by Julie Graham (p.5) -- General University requirements may include new writing course / by Julie Graham (p.6) -- Accent (p.7) -- Artist exposes women's masturbation / by Robin Skillings (p.7) -- Gonzo journalist takes trip to big screen / by Steven Uhles (p.8) -- Jello jiggles Western / by Shane Powell (p.8) -- Doobie doobie doo / by Erika Ahlstroom (p.9) -- Thunder bowl / by Greg Tyson (p.10) -- Needle and the damage done / by Addy Bittner (p.11) -- It's kinda fun being no. 1 (p.12) -- Celebrate! / by David Kearns (p.12) -- Trail to the trophy (p.13) -- MVP! / by Catherine Anderson (p.13) -- Have faith in a freshman / by Sara Magnuson (p.14) -- Schroeder, Kruse lead track at nationals / by mark Dewar (p.14) -- Western golfers got guts / by Corey Lewis (p.15) -- Opinions (p.16) -- Letters (p.17) -- Frontline (p.18) -- Classified (p.19) |
Photographs | 1998 NAIA Women's Fastpitch National Champions (p.1) -- Tim Douglas (p.3) -- Kris Kierulff (p.4) -- [Campus police officer and student] (p.5) -- Adan Tijerina (p.6) -- Betinski's artwork (p.7) -- Jello Biafra (p.8) -- John McFee (p.9) -- Megan Bussart (p.11) -- Sonya Joseph, Jen Brandolini, Cathy Johnson, Devon Fliss (p.12) -- Sonya Joseph (p.13) -- Faith Dougherty (p.14) -- Corey Lewis (p.16) -- Craig Scott (p.17) -- Beth Walker (p.18) |
Cartoons | Bible Jim provides evidence for evolution / by Chad Crowe (p.16) -- [Ancient fertility God] / by Chad Crowe (p.18) |
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 - 1998 May 29 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1998-05-29 |
Year Published | 1998 |
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 | • wUBSUmmk g | Viag ^ft^^^B ^Hi^^^^^^^B BB^^^^^^g IB11 tflHk i§iii ^^^^^^H WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY VOLUME 204 ISSUE 26 FRIDAY May 29, 1998 BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON Students slam Initiative 200 By Matt Williams The Western Front In Wednesday's midday downpour, students marched to protest what they see as the pitfalls of eliminating affirmative action in Washington state. The march, which was sponsored by the Associated Students club Students for Civil Rights, also involved an information table set up at the edge of Red Square in front of Miller Hall. The desk supplied voter registration forms and literature regarding Initiative 200, an initiative aimed at eliminating of affirmative action. If passed, 1-200 will end affirmative action programs in Washington state employment, education and contracting, according to a Students for Civil Rights press release,. "(The initiative) is going to keep benefits for veterans ... and people over 40. They're just eliminating the same benefits for women and people of color," said Jesse Salomon, vice president for Legislative and Community Affairs. "Obviously, if they were to end (affirmative action) on principle they would eliminate it all, but they're not." The march began shortly after noon at Fisher Fountain during poor weather, which ruined some of the marchers' signs and soaked everyone involved; however it didn't seem to bother many of the marchers. The marchers chanted, calling for equal access and diversity, as they wove their way through the rain-thinned crowd of students. "Do not demonstrate your ignorance. Vote no on Initiative 200," shouted Jenny Martin, a Western junior and march participant. "This is just the first step to raise awareness," said Melanie Mayock, Students for Civil Rights member. "We are living in a deeply racist and sexist society — these things don't just disappear overnight." "I try to keep up, but it's amazing that I haven't heard anything about this," said Eric Carr, Western senior. Initiative 200 reads, "The state shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, education, or public contracting." According to literature against 1-200, the initiative is deceptive. "The language of Initiative 200 is nearly identical to that of California Proposition 209," anti-initiative literature states. Wednesday's activities provided an open forum for debate about the issue of affirmative action. We are the champions See 1-200, page 6 Front/Tim Klein The 1998 NAIA Women's Fastpitch National Champions are all smiles upon returning home from Tulsa, Okla., where the Vikings went undefeated in bringing home Western athletics' first ever national championship. By Erin Becker and David Kearns The Western Front For the first and only time in 61 years, a Western sports team has taken home an NAIA championship title. The 1998 Western fastpitch team redefined the term "Cinderella team" by winning the 18th annual NAIA National Championship last weekend in Broken Arrow, Okla. The unseeded Vikings, the last team to receive an at-large berth, swept through the 16-team tournament, surprising everyone with a 5-0 tournament record. "The tournament was real exciting, almost like being in a dream," second baseman Coni Posey said. "Each game we played as if it was the last game of our season." Western defeated arch-rival Simon Fraser University with a score of5-l, in the title contest of the tournament. "I was really nervous to play against Oklahoma City University, but when we met Simon Fraser on the field, it was like returning to our normal season," pitcher Alison Haukaas said. "It was like coming home, and all of my nervousness was gone." Western played Simon Fraser a total of 10 times, losing six regular-season games, but winning two regular-season games and two tournament games in Oklahoma. Outfielder Sonya Joseph was named the tournament MVP. Joseph drove in the game-winning run against four-time defending national champion Oklahoma City. Her two-out double assured Western's win in the third-round victory. Joseph also made sparkling defensive plays in the title game. "Going to nationals ... we were on a mission, and we completed our mission by bringing home a national championship," Joseph said. "We played with extreme intensity and heart; ... When school gets out, I'm going to See No. 1, page 12 Conference examines binational environmental management Two other conference stories appear on page 3 By Shane Powell The Western Front The settlers of this area drew a boundary line across the inland sea many years ago, creating the border between Canada and the United States. However, according to a report created by the Puget Sound Water Quality Authority, "Waters obey natural boundaries rather than political ones, and the two nations share these waters and the creatures that inhabit them." Western hosted an international conference addressing environmental management, issues and concerns in Puget Sound and the Georgia Basin called Shared W a t e r s / S h a r ed S t e w a r d s h i p , Wednesday and Thursday. Sponsored by the Center for Canadian-American Studies and Huxley Environmental studies, the "We have to educate people and get the system to change." Speakers addressed issues for the entire two days, keeping the Viking Union Main Lounge filled with participants and audience members. C o n f e r e n c e C o o r d i n a t o r Jennifer Joseph said the conference was an effort to catalyze c o m m u n i c a t i on between the increasing number Jean Melious Huxley assistant professor College of of people in this area. conference "In our area we have two sovereign included 37 speakers from Canada, the nations as well as a number of first nations United States and tribal governments, and tribes. They all include multiple layers of agencies with different jurisdictions that are overlapping," Joseph said. "This conference is trying to examine if people are talking to each other or not, and how to remedy communication problems and other barriers for environmental management in this region." The conference program stated, "The goal of this conference is to examine constraints and opportunities facing all of the participants ..." "This is the first time this conference has taken place and, even though many of them have met before, if s the first time all of the participants here have come together," said See Conference, page 3 |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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