Community Drug Use Challenges Task Force 15 People Charged in Meth Bust in Lewiston-Clarkson Use of Controlled Buys Aims to Cut Down Distribution
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PET LOSS HOTLINE OFFERS GRIEF COUNSELING | PAGE 4A FRIDAY Partly Cloudy October 27, 2006 Volume 113, Number 50 High: 58 | Low: 37 More weather Page 2 %THE STUDENTVERGREEN VOICE OF WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1895 www.dailyevergreen.com Community drug use challenges task force 15 people charged in meth bust in Lewiston-Clarkson Use of controlled buys aims to cut down distribution Quad Cities Drug Task Force assists FBI Mendoza and Rubio allegedly con- Police employ varying techniques when being abused.” in breaking up trafficking operation. spired with 14 other people from various investigating student marijuana use. The task force has the responsibility of locales such as Spokane, Kennewick, investigating drug distribution activities Pasco and South Dakota to distribute the By Jon Meyer throughout Whitman, Latah, Nez Perce By Jon Meyer drug in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley Daily Evergreen staff and Asotin counties. Daily Evergreen staff and on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation “People just start off small, selling from October 2002 to February 2005, When it comes to stopping students to their friends. They think there is no Fifteen people have been arrested according to a news release. from using illegal drugs, law enforcement way they could get caught,” Patrick said. and a fugitive remains at-large in what Law enforcement officials said the officials are using increasingly creative “Then before they know it, they’re in over federal authorities call a major metham- investigation is ongoing and additional strategies to find and stop the supply. their heads.” phetamine trafficking operation in the charges are possible. “Marijuana is a big problem in Students are in an experimenta- Lewiston-Clarkston area. The Quad Cities Drug Task Force Pullman; lots of students use it,” said tion phase, between the ages of 18 and Estevan Juan Mendoza, 26, and Jose worked closely with the FBI, the Idaho Scott Patrick, a detective with the 23, and sometimes make bad choices, Avila Rubio, 26, were charged on five State Police and the Nez Perce Tribal Pullman Police Department currently Patrick said counts of possession with intent to dis- Police to conduct the investigations and assigned to the Quad Cities Drug Task Task force officials say they are really tribute large amounts of methamphet- Force. “In addition, we see quite a amine. Authorities have not yet released bit of cocaine and prescription drugs the name of the fugitive. See BUST | Page 11A See STRATEGIES | Page 8A Impaired, but not held back Bryant Jackson and Jennifer Slye share their stories of living with eyesight and hearing disabilities that present daily challenges. By Christina Watts Contributing writer or some, having a disability involves complete dependence on others for care. For many oth- F ers, a disability is a challenge that must be faced, but that can be overcome. Senior Bryant Jackson and sophomore Jennifer Slye are two of 853 students on the Pullman campus with disabilities. Jackson has a tear in his optic nerve that causes his eyes to continually move back and forth as they try to get a clearer picture. With contact lenses he has low vision, but without them he is legally blind. Slye is hearing impaired and wears hearing aids in both ears. With the hearing aids she can hear and speak, but still greatly relies on lip-reading. Marshall Mitchell, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, described people with disabilities as “just another social minority.” This seems true in that Jackson and Slye each act and live as students without disabilities. It’s just little things on a day-to-day basis that keep them con- scious of their differences. When ordering food at a fast food restaurant, “I can’t see the board behind the counter so I have to KODY WHITEAKER/DAILY EVERGREEN Robert Crook smiles as he finishes delivering wheelchairs to senior Bryant Jackson and sophomore Jennifer See IMPAIRED | Page 11A Krauser. The wheelchairs will be used in events sponsored by Disability Awareness Week. City Council rejects request to build new College Hill complex New apartments would have replaced voted down the request this year. Earlier this year, the same group sub- opposition to proposal. She cited the his- Kathy Wilson, a real estate agent repre- mitted a similar request, which was denied toric significance of the building, and said an old home on the property and senting three property owners, requested by the City Council in April. Wilson said a its condition has deteriorated under the required zoning changes in the area. a zone change for an 18,000-square-foot new proposal was justified because condi- current owners. lot near the intersection of Oak Street and tions in the area had changed. “It seems a very dangerous precedent By Brian Schraum Maple Street. A house built at least 100 A study of parking on College Hill was for the city to reward poor stewardship Daily Evergreen staff years ago is currently on the site. recently completed, which had been pend- with zoning that allows the building of a The property owners were considering ing during the April decision. The boundar- more profitable structure,” Schroeder The Pullman City Council on Tuesday demolishing the house and constructing ies of a College Hill historic district were said. rejected a proposal that would have an apartment complex with 12 to 14 units, being drawn, which could have included The house was owned by Hubert V. allowed for a new apartment complex on according to Wilson’s application. Such the Oak Street property. And the council Carpenter in the early 1900s. Carpenter College Hill. complexes are prohibited by city zoning. also approved a zone change for a different was mayor of Pullman and a dean at what Mayor Glenn Johnson broke a 3-3 tied The Pullman Planning Commission property on Gray Lane earlier this year. vote after hearing public comment on the heard the issue Sept. 22, and voted 3-2 to Alice Schroeder, president of the League issue. It was the second time the council recommend approval. of Women Voters of Pullman, testified in See CITY COUNCIL | Page 11A News Tip? Coming soon Halloween haunts Off to Bruin country Timetable is late Contact news editor Garrett Andrews Read about how Young MiX previews the scariest Football team set to take Reavis says new plan for [email protected] Democrats are getting places on the Palouse. on UCLA this Saturday. Iraq is needed but overdue. (509) 335-2465 students out to vote. MiX| Page Section B Sports | Page 5A Opinion | Page 9A 2A | THE DAILY EVERGREEN PAGE TWO FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2006 P.O.Box 642510 Three-day forecast: Correction Policy Pullman, WA 99164 %VERGREEN www.dailyevergreen.com Saturday | Sunny The Daily Evergreen is committed to publishing accurate information. 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