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s FRIDAY, November 5,1999 The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 110 Issue 12 Bellingham, Washington University police subpoena Front's editor Police seek videotape of Miller Hall break-in, made by Animal Liberation Front .'-': Chris Fuller/The Western Front Western's Assistant Police Chief Dave Doughty serves Front editor Erin Becker with a subpoena Wednesday. By Kristen Hawley THE WESTERN FRONT Western Front Editor Erin Becker was subpoenaed Wednesday to appear at a court hearing Nov. 10. University Assistant Police Chief Dave Doughty served the subpoena to Becker and gave her the option of turning over the video tape at that time. Becker accepted the subpoena and kept the tape. She said she promised KIKO-TV Seattle, who sent the tape to The Front, that she would not give it to anyone. "We cannot hand over the tape because we need to protect ourselves as professional journalists and protect our credibility as a newspaper," Becker said. "We need to protect our freedom to simply gather information and use our information so that we don't have to worry about any information we've gathered being turned over to the police." The Front's attorney, Washington State Assistant Attorney General Wendy Bohlke, will attempt to get the subpoena quashed, which means Becker will not have to give police the tape. The subpoena was processed by Whatcom County Prosecutor Dave McEachran. The Front received the original videotape of the break-in from KTRO after obtaining permission to use the tape from the ALF. Every time the ALF raids a laboratory, it videotapes the break-in and sends the tape to the local media. University Police Chief James Shaw said the tape would help the police find the people responsible for the break-in. "We want to review the tape to see if it's consistent with the other tapes (made by the ALF)," Shaw said. 'Tt might help us to catch the people responsible for the crime." Becker said any personal urge she might have to assist the police investigation is overruled by her obligation to uphold professional journalistic standards. "On a personal level, I'd have to say (I'd hand over the tape), but on a professional level, I have to say no," Becker said. "This is just our day-to-day gathering of infor-mation and reporting, but if we See TAPE, page 5 Misty morning campus Matt Anderson/The Western Front Western students stroll through the morning fog on their way to classes. State, local election results in By Sarah Crowley THE WESTERN FRONT The votes have been tallied and the results are in. Initiative 695 for reduced 'license; tabs passed with ,57.6 percent of the votes, although the majority in Whatcom County voted no. Initiative 696 for commercial fishing restrictions was voted down by 59.9 percent of the votes. Senate Joint Resolution 8206, which proposed to permit the state to guarantee payment of voter-approved general-obligation debt of school districts, passed with 59.9 percent of the votes, and Senate Joint Resolution 8208, which proposed to amend the state constitution to permit the Emergency Reserve Fund to be invested as the Legislature See ELECTION, page 6 Washington state General Election Results 1-695 Yes 5 7 6 2 % No 42.38% 1 - 6 9 6 Yes 40.28% No 59.72% SJR8206 Yes 59.84% No 40.16% SJR8208 Yes 47.44% No 52.56% Election results will be finalized Nov. 17,1999 Courtesy of www.access.wa.gov Health concerns arise about Lake Whatcom fish By Sarah Crowley THE WESTERN FRONT The murky depths of Lake Whatcom may be harboring more than just sludge and slime. Harry Skinner, who ran unsuccessfully for Whatcom County Council, proposed a fish alert for Lake Whatcom to the council last week. A fish alert would require the Whatcom County Health Board and health department to inform the general public about the dangers of eating fish caught in the lake. The alert would continue until contamination dropped to a safe level, as defined by the Washington State Department of Ecology. See FISH, page 6 Western safe in a quake, experts say By Shannon Ager THE WESTERN FRONT It began as a vision — almost as a bad dream. While standing in front of a large lecture class, David Engebretson, Western geology professor, envisioned the ground beginning to shake, the ceiling lights breaking and the walls beginning to crumble. He had no idea what he would tell a roomful of students if this were reality. '1 really wanted to have an earthquake awareness on campus," Engebretson said. "I went to the campus security, and I asked the head of campus safety what he would do if there were an David Engebretson earthquake. He said, Td bow my head and hope something didn't hit it."' The unsettling feeling that response gave Engebretson compelled him to set up an earth-, quake awareness committee to focus on earthquake preparation. The committee submitted a proposal for a quarter of amiUion. dollars from the state for an analysis of Western's campus and its buildings, and the state funded it, Engebretson said. Called the Seismic Resistance Survey, the analysis came out in December 1992 and showed ratings for each campus building. It also estimated the cost for construction to make them safer during earthquakes. The analysis took about one year, and was done by Dames & Moore, an engineering firm. The company used a document called _ See QUAKE, page 6 Iiam HbuseDojde/The Wfestem Front Students pass by Haggard Hall. IN THIS ISSUE Western women's crew Western's women's crew team acquired five new rowers this season. The team braves rain, wind and snow to practice at 5 a.m. twice per week at Lake Whatcom. See story, page 10. Doodles art exhibit An exhibit featuring community member's doodles is at the Viking Union Satellite Gallery in the Whatcom Museum of History and Art. See story, page 9. FRONT ONLINE http: / / westernfront.wwu.edu
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Title | Western Front - 1999 November 5 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 110, no. 12 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1999-11-05 |
Year Published | 1999 |
Original Publisher | Western Washington University |
Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
Editor |
Erin Becker, editor Corey Lewis, managing editor Bryta Alvensleben, copy editor Julie Graham, copy editor Remy Kissel, copy editor Chris Goodenow, photo editor Chris Fuller, photo editor Lisa Curdy, news editor Tiffany White, news editor Angela Smith, accent editor Greg Tyson, accent editor Alyssa Pfau, features editor Steven Uhles, features editor Jenni Long, sports editor Curt Woodward, sports editor John Bankston, opinions editor Derrick Scheid, online editor Kevin Furr, cartoonist/graphics |
Staff |
Carol Brach, business manager Joel Hall, advertising manager Reporters : Andrea Abney Shannon Ager Sharon Armbruster Monica Bell William Bennion Kristin Bigsby Ken Brierly Cory Chagami J.R. Cook Cole Cosgrove Sarah Crowley Bradey Day Rachel Dooley Marc Fenton Devin Finco Kristen Hawley Alex P. Hennesy Jeffrey Hoffman Jacob Horn Liam House-Doyle Matt Jaffe J.J. Jensen Christian Knight Brandon Korab Steve Leslie Kimberly Lincoln Millissa Macomber Kevin Maloney Jaime Martin Jill McEvoy Laura Mecca Melissa Miller Kristen Moored Katherine Mullen James Neal Jenni Odekirk Tami Olsen Meghan Pattee Daniel Pearson Jennae Phillippe Joshua Porter Natalie Quick Casey Routh Emily Santolla Terrill Simecki Jeremy Thurston April Uskoski Soren Velice Tyler Watson Craig Yantis |
Photographer |
Chris Fuller Matt Anderson Liam House-Doyle Chris Goodenow Jenni Odekirk LiamHouse-Doyle Steve Leslie Soren Velice Angela Smith J.R. Cook |
Faculty Advisor | Lyle Harris |
Article Titles | University police subpoena Front's editor / by Kristen Hawley (p.1) -- Misty morning campus (p.1) -- State, local election results in / by Sarah Crowley (p.1) -- Health concerns arise about Lake Whatcom fish / by Sarah Crowley (p.1) -- Western safe in a quake, experts say / by Shannon Ager (p.1) -- Cops box (p.2) -- AP wire news briefs (p.2) -- Official announcements (p.2) -- Students: get gossip du jour on net / by Andrea Abney (p.3) -- Campus calendar (p.3) -- Money matters: rolling with the Dow / by Daniel Pearson (p.3) -- Lower prices may mean membership cards / by April Busch (p.4) -- Bicycle dismount rules run through main parts of campus / by Emily Santolla (p.5) -- Memory walk (p.7) -- Accent (p.7) -- This old house / by Jenni Odekirk (p.7) -- Underage escapades / by Jennae Phillippe (p.8) -- Comedy on the rocks / by Kim Lincoln (p.8) -- Wood and music is alive / by Steve Leslie (p.9) -- Art of boredom / by Katy Mullen (p.9) -- Young women's crew working out kinks / by Sarah Crowley (p.10) -- Viking briefs (p.10) -- Former Viking now local coach / by Kristen Hawley (p.11) -- Globe-hopping climber, boarder visits Western / by Sarah Crowley (p.11) -- Ortiz sets sights on Olympic glory / by J.R. Cook (p.12) -- Opinions (p.13) -- Letters (p.13) -- Frontline (p.14) -- Classified (p.15) |
Photographs | Dave Doughty, Erin Becker (p.1) -- [Morning fog on campus] (p.1) -- David Engebretson (p.1) -- Haggard Hall (p.1) -- Bryce Aktepy (p.5) -- Robbie Hankins, Carrie LeRoy (p.7) -- Emi Miyake (p.8) -- Mike "Wally" Sparks (p.8) -- Dama Brooks, Mickael Hardesty (p.8) -- Dake Traphagen (p.9) -- Adam Jackman (p.9) -- Mary Chartier, Juna Hickner, Katy Smith, Karla Landis (p.10) -- Cathy Johnson (p.11) -- Chris Ortiz (p.12) -- J.R. Cook (p.13) -- Christian Knight (p.14) |
Cartoons | [Things are changing] / Kevin Furr (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 - 1999 November 5 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1999-11-05 |
Year Published | 1999 |
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 | s FRIDAY, November 5,1999 The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 110 Issue 12 Bellingham, Washington University police subpoena Front's editor Police seek videotape of Miller Hall break-in, made by Animal Liberation Front .'-': Chris Fuller/The Western Front Western's Assistant Police Chief Dave Doughty serves Front editor Erin Becker with a subpoena Wednesday. By Kristen Hawley THE WESTERN FRONT Western Front Editor Erin Becker was subpoenaed Wednesday to appear at a court hearing Nov. 10. University Assistant Police Chief Dave Doughty served the subpoena to Becker and gave her the option of turning over the video tape at that time. Becker accepted the subpoena and kept the tape. She said she promised KIKO-TV Seattle, who sent the tape to The Front, that she would not give it to anyone. "We cannot hand over the tape because we need to protect ourselves as professional journalists and protect our credibility as a newspaper," Becker said. "We need to protect our freedom to simply gather information and use our information so that we don't have to worry about any information we've gathered being turned over to the police." The Front's attorney, Washington State Assistant Attorney General Wendy Bohlke, will attempt to get the subpoena quashed, which means Becker will not have to give police the tape. The subpoena was processed by Whatcom County Prosecutor Dave McEachran. The Front received the original videotape of the break-in from KTRO after obtaining permission to use the tape from the ALF. Every time the ALF raids a laboratory, it videotapes the break-in and sends the tape to the local media. University Police Chief James Shaw said the tape would help the police find the people responsible for the break-in. "We want to review the tape to see if it's consistent with the other tapes (made by the ALF)," Shaw said. 'Tt might help us to catch the people responsible for the crime." Becker said any personal urge she might have to assist the police investigation is overruled by her obligation to uphold professional journalistic standards. "On a personal level, I'd have to say (I'd hand over the tape), but on a professional level, I have to say no," Becker said. "This is just our day-to-day gathering of infor-mation and reporting, but if we See TAPE, page 5 Misty morning campus Matt Anderson/The Western Front Western students stroll through the morning fog on their way to classes. State, local election results in By Sarah Crowley THE WESTERN FRONT The votes have been tallied and the results are in. Initiative 695 for reduced 'license; tabs passed with ,57.6 percent of the votes, although the majority in Whatcom County voted no. Initiative 696 for commercial fishing restrictions was voted down by 59.9 percent of the votes. Senate Joint Resolution 8206, which proposed to permit the state to guarantee payment of voter-approved general-obligation debt of school districts, passed with 59.9 percent of the votes, and Senate Joint Resolution 8208, which proposed to amend the state constitution to permit the Emergency Reserve Fund to be invested as the Legislature See ELECTION, page 6 Washington state General Election Results 1-695 Yes 5 7 6 2 % No 42.38% 1 - 6 9 6 Yes 40.28% No 59.72% SJR8206 Yes 59.84% No 40.16% SJR8208 Yes 47.44% No 52.56% Election results will be finalized Nov. 17,1999 Courtesy of www.access.wa.gov Health concerns arise about Lake Whatcom fish By Sarah Crowley THE WESTERN FRONT The murky depths of Lake Whatcom may be harboring more than just sludge and slime. Harry Skinner, who ran unsuccessfully for Whatcom County Council, proposed a fish alert for Lake Whatcom to the council last week. A fish alert would require the Whatcom County Health Board and health department to inform the general public about the dangers of eating fish caught in the lake. The alert would continue until contamination dropped to a safe level, as defined by the Washington State Department of Ecology. See FISH, page 6 Western safe in a quake, experts say By Shannon Ager THE WESTERN FRONT It began as a vision — almost as a bad dream. While standing in front of a large lecture class, David Engebretson, Western geology professor, envisioned the ground beginning to shake, the ceiling lights breaking and the walls beginning to crumble. He had no idea what he would tell a roomful of students if this were reality. '1 really wanted to have an earthquake awareness on campus," Engebretson said. "I went to the campus security, and I asked the head of campus safety what he would do if there were an David Engebretson earthquake. He said, Td bow my head and hope something didn't hit it."' The unsettling feeling that response gave Engebretson compelled him to set up an earth-, quake awareness committee to focus on earthquake preparation. The committee submitted a proposal for a quarter of amiUion. dollars from the state for an analysis of Western's campus and its buildings, and the state funded it, Engebretson said. Called the Seismic Resistance Survey, the analysis came out in December 1992 and showed ratings for each campus building. It also estimated the cost for construction to make them safer during earthquakes. The analysis took about one year, and was done by Dames & Moore, an engineering firm. The company used a document called _ See QUAKE, page 6 Iiam HbuseDojde/The Wfestem Front Students pass by Haggard Hall. IN THIS ISSUE Western women's crew Western's women's crew team acquired five new rowers this season. The team braves rain, wind and snow to practice at 5 a.m. twice per week at Lake Whatcom. See story, page 10. Doodles art exhibit An exhibit featuring community member's doodles is at the Viking Union Satellite Gallery in the Whatcom Museum of History and Art. See story, page 9. FRONT ONLINE http: / / westernfront.wwu.edu |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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