11-06-02 front and 7 11/5/02 10:11 PM Page 1 WEDNESDAY Long days November 6, 2002 Cougars work overtime to prep for Ducks Cloudy Sports | 5 High: 51 | Low: 35 More weather, Page 2 Volume 108 | No. 58 | [email protected] | www.dailyevergreen.com A student publication of Washington State University | Pullman, Washington Huskies find fill-in president Elisha Grange Rawlins met with Huntsman agreed with Rawlins. students without increased funding for Daily Evergreen staff Huntsman on Friday “The numbers on the table are pretty Washington higher education institu- morning to talk frightening,” he said. tions. The University of Washington has a about continuing the The two men have worked with each “Huntsman knows (UW) very well,” new leader. drive for funding. other extensively in the past. Bates said. “(Rawlins and Huntsman) Lee Huntsman, provost of UW, was “I think this effort Huntsman said he and Rawlins have will form a great team to deliver the named the new interim president is raising the right been trading phone calls recently, but message.” Monday night by the Board of Regents. questions, but we they need to sit down and talk about the Huntsman has been a Husky since Huntsman will take President will have to keep at it campaign in depth. 1968, when he joined the faculty as a Richard McCormick’s place working with and try to help our WSU Provost Robert Bates said there professor in bioengineering. In March WSU President V. Lane Rawlins in the legislatures work out probably will be some adjustments to 1997 he was appointed acting provost campaign for higher education funding. solutions,” Rawlins the campaign, but the message will and vice president for academic affairs. “The Huskies and the Cougars are said. “It will be a long Huntsman remain the same. He will assume the office of interim arm in arm,” Huntsman said. session.” So far that message has been no more president on Nov. 16. Multiple centers converge Amy Trang Daily Evergreen staff WSU junior Brian Chu spent much of last summer attending meetings. But he doesn’t mind, because now all the time has paid off. Chu, an international business and finance major, was part of a planning committee that has helped three of WSU’s multicultural cen- ters find a new home at On the the CUB. “This has been some- move thing people have been African American, lobbying for for a long Asian American time. My peers before me Pacific Islander were fighting for it,” Chu and Native said. “This is a big issue American student Kazuko Idei/Daily Evergreen for the centers and it was centers will move David Reynolds, a graduate student in mathematics, votes on Tuesday at the McEachern Hall lobby. important to show how from the multicul- serious we were about the tural center near relocation by attending Daggy hall to the the meetings.” CUB. The African American, Asian American Pacific Washington gas-tax Islander and Native American student centers will move from the Multicultural Center by Daggy Hall up to the CUB. The Chicana/o Latina/o student center will not move since it is in a central location in Wilson Hall. referendum failing The idea of moving to a central location has been in progress for years. But not until a year Highway 270 likely have caused a 1 percent increase in and a half ago did the centers start looking for Referendum 51 the sales tax of new vehicles. Also, a possible locations. to remain unchanged 9-cent-per-gallon gas tax increase A planning committee was formed to investi- No: 64 percent Yes: 36 percent would take effect Jan. 1 and another gate the possibility of relocation. The commit- Natasha Jaksich 4 percent increase in 2004. tee was made up of student leaders, multicul- Daily Evergreen staff FIGURES AS OF PRESS TIME ASWSU President Scott tural center staff, architects and Student Dickinson thought raising taxes Affairs staff. The early vote count Tuesday friends were killed in the crash. would have been a small price to pay “For many years, my staff have heard con- night saw Referendum 51 failing by Ranade was in favor of for road safety. cerns from students about how far they have to a 2-1 margin. Referendum 51. “People need to see the balance in walk and how nice it would be if the centers If Referendum 51 had passed, it “If we had had more room on the providing something. You usually were in a central location,” said Stephen would have provided $7.7 billion to road, our crash would not have hap- don’t get anything without taxing Nakata, director of Multicultural Student highway projects, transit and rail pened,” Ranade said. something,” Dickinson said. Services. services, and other transportation Troy Woo, finance director for the “I think the referendum protects The three centers will replace the current Taco improvements across Washington City of Pullman, also was in favor of everyone involved. Faculty and staff Bell space. state. the measure. who drive back and forth, but most The Academic Enrichment Center also will be At press time, the referendum “The City Council continues to be importantly the students who com- moved to the CUB. It will open by fall semester was being defeated 64 percent to 36 in favor of the referendum,” Woo mute,” Dickinson said. 2003 if construction goes as planned. percent. said. “Safety is the general concern Ranade is unlikely to see any The Multicultural Center will be used as tem- Locally, the referendum would of the council; we generally see the changes to the highway anytime porary office space after the relocation. have renovated Highway 270 to positive effects it has. soon. “Overall, the concept of relocating was well make it a four-lane highway. “People see the good sides and the “I don’t remember the details about the crash today. But all I can received, but the centers agreed to move under About a year and a half ago, bad sides. They see the tax increase, Sameer Ranade, a WSU pre-law but understand the need for say is that I wanted it to pass with major, was involved in a fatal acci- increased road projects,” Woo said. all my heart.” See CENTERS, Page 7 dent on Highway 270. Three of his If passed, the referendum would THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS REPORT 11-06-02 2,4,12 11/5/02 7:52 PM Page 3 2 | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2002 NEWS THE DAILY EVERGREEN Pullman weather Thursday: Showers High: 50 Low: 29 Friday: Light rain High: 47 Low: 26 policelog The police log comes from the rocks at a dog that was fenced in Pullman and WSU daily activity log. the back yard. Sunday Harassment Malicious mischief N.E. Linden Street, 3:41 p.m. S.E. Elm Street, 12:56 p.m. The reporting party said a man The reporting party said some- threatened to harm the reporting one threw pumpkin pieces and party over the phone. Editor: TJ Conrads The Daily Evergreen 335-3194, [email protected] P.O. Box 642510; Pullman, WA 99164 Managing Editor: Brian McLean 335-1099, [email protected] The Daily Evergreen is the official student publi- News Editor: Jennifer Jackson cation of Washington State University, operating 335-2465, [email protected] under authority granted to the Board of Student Sports Editor: C. Brandon Chapman Publications by the WSU Board of Regents. 335-1140, [email protected] Photo Editor: Jordan Falk Responsibilities for establishing news and adver- 335-2292, [email protected] tising policies and deciding issues related to con- Opinion Editor: Rob Keenan tent rest solely with the student staff. The editor 335-2290, [email protected] and advertising manager provide reports to the Arts Editor: Stephanie Keagle Board of Publications at its monthly meetings. 335-1140, [email protected] Advertising Manager: Cynthia Brown The governing “Statement of Policies and 335-1572, [email protected] Operating Bylaws” is available at SP’s administra- Assistant Advertising Manager: Kari Sneva tive offices in Room 113, Murrow Building. SP 335-5971, [email protected] general manager is Bob Hilliard. Graphics Manager: Jim Goodwin 335-4179, [email protected] If you’d like to work for The Daily Evergreen ... Web Manager: Trevor Hall contact Editor TJ Conrads at 335-3194. 335-1571, [email protected] Other contact numbers: If you’d like to place an ad ... contact Newsroom: 335-2465 Advertising Manager Cynthia Brown at 335-1572. Advertising: 335-2124 Fax: 335-7401 Classified: 335-4573 Circulation: 335-5138 If you think something has been incorrectly Internet: www.dailyevergreen.com reported ... contact Editor TJ Conrads at 335- 3194. Copyright © 2002 WSU Student Publications Board. All WSU Student Publications articles, If you have a news tip ... contact the newsroom photographs and graphics are the property of the at 335-2465. WSU Student Publications Board and may not be reproduced without expressed written consent. To purchase a copy of any photo published in The Daily Evergreen ... contact Jordan Falk at Postmaster: Send address changes to The Daily 335-2292. Evergreen at P.O. Box 642510, Pullman, WA 99164-2510. First-class semester subscriptions are $110 if First copy free, each mailed daily; $70 if mailed weekly. One-year subscriptions are $190 if mailed daily, $120 if additional 50¢ mailed weekly. USPS Permit No. 142-860. The Daily Evergreen www.dailyevergreen.com 11-06-02 3,8 11/5/02 8:50 PM Page 1 THE DAILY EVERGREEN NEWS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2002 | 3 communitycalendar Today partners are not necessary. The National Organization The Baptist Collegiate for Women will meet at 5:15 Ministries will have a weekly p.m.