- . 1£;- .^1 Friday, February 19, 2010 '#■ Volume 149, Issue 11 DRIVE THE DRUNKS Drunk? Here's a ride, on me. Medieval fighting > see pgs. 8-9 _ ■^_‘Sr style surfaces at - ,^,^avsr^sejf.f Western > see pg. 14 ESTERN, An independent student newspaper serving Western Washington university since 19701 WesternFrontOnline.net ay mark $18M east wing to boast 105 beds, guarantee returning residents housing Caleb Hutton I WF Reed said it was all a question of funding. The new beds in Buchanan Towers “Do we have the money? Do we need East come with a guarantee. [more housing]? Or can we just get by Unlike last year, University Resi­ with what we have?” Reed said. “I don’t dences will not have to limit the number think the Board of Trustees would have of students returning to on-campus hous­ approved it if there wasn’t a need, a de­ ing in fall, said Martin Reed, associate di­ mand.” rector of University Residences Facilities The entire project will cost $18 mil­ Management. lion and will include 105 beds in 25 suites. The building is about halfway done Most suites will have four beds, but with construction. the top floor of each tower will have an It will be the first new residence hall extra mezzanine, making room for five. on campus since the original Buchanan beds per suite. Towers was completed in 1971. - Buchanan Towers East will be three The addition is set to open in fall 2010. stories shorter and have 300 fewer beds “I think there’s a need for more campus than the old building, and it will measure residences, more beds,” Reed said. “If you two-thirds of the old building’s 100,000 asked 10 different administrators why it took photo by Carey Rose | WF Construction worker Jared Jutte examines and adjusts his instaiiation of a hot and so long, you’d get 10 different answers.’ see > ADDITION, pg. 7 coid shower valve in the new Buchanan Towers addition on Thursday, Feb. 18. AS candidates may receive $100 to finance campaigns After a vibrant discussion, AS President Matt Jarrell delayed the vote for next week on Feb. 24 Gina Cole I WF back up to $100 of the money candidates and relieve some of the financial burden of The debate was cut off by Jarrell, who for AS offices spent on their campaigns. If campaigning. However, some of his fel­ moved to table the issue until next week’s .' ' \ The Associated Students Board of Di­ more than 25 students run for office, the low board members expressed concern board meeting, at which point they hope rectors had what AS President Matt Jarrell total $2,500 available would be spread out over inappropriate spending, illegitimate to vote on it. The next AS Board meeting called a “delicious discussion” Wednesday evenly between candidates. use of student money and the potential for will be 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, in Vi­ night about a potential change to the AS According to AS Vice President for people to abuse the policy. A big point of king Union room 567. Anyone is welcome Elections Code. Governmental Affairs Morgan Holmgren, contention was who would determine what to come to AS Board meetings anytime. Members of the board sparred for 25 who came up with the proposal, reimburs­ counted as a campaign expense, how minutes about a proposal that would pay ing candidates would level the playing field that would be determined and when. see AS DISCUSSION on pg. 4 r,-«f . ^ » t •‘''-^ »■ - --3^^ ■■ *■>5 -'J- J “t See more online at -1-r - -. ^a V ...>W j4 •** » ^ -.V ^ www.westernfrontonline.net 2l NEWS Friday • February 19,2010 I The Western Front Cops Box University Police y- A, Feb. 16 Special delivery | At 8:29 a.m. a professor in Bond Hall contacted University Police about a suspicious piece of mail he received. When offi­ cers examined the letter, they found no signs that it was a case of mali­ cious mail. Work of art I At 3:26 p.m. University Police issued citations to two skateboarders who were skating on sculptures in Haskell Plaza. The two were warned against dangerous sculpture skateboarding. Baked goods | At 11:41 p.m. University Police photo by Corey Rose 1 WF responded to four male Haiti Vigii | Katheryn Bark and Dylan Warmbert light candles for a procession from the Copper Hog to the Wild Buffalo In downtown Belling­ Western students who ham on Monday, Feb. 15. The procession and Common Market concert took place in lieu of the BeilIngJAM, which was cancelled this year after local business owners refusing to sign a contract allowing the event to take place. were allegedly doing doughnuts in their car in parking lot 15. ■ - L-»,i ' VISIT OUR WEB SITE Bellingham Police Ji' j- -i FOR COVERAGE Around town is.- Feb. 16 OF WOMEN'S • Off-road | At 9:03 Friday, Feb. 19 ULTIMATE FRISBEE p.m. Bellingham Police stopped two subjects for driving recklessly on The Musical of Musicals (The Musical) public lawns, in .the- 2200 westernfrontonline.net block of Vining Street. The Mount Baker Theatre is showing a musical based on many differ­ ent musicals, such as "Hello," "Dolly!" and "Jesus Christ Superstar," all Cops Box compiled by Andrea Farrell combined into one musical parody. Where: Mount Baker Theatre THE WESTERN FRONT Western Washington university All ages .When: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday Communications building 251 Bellingham, WA 98225 Hi#' SEND PRESS RELEASES TO: Cost: $10 for Western students with student I.D. [email protected] $20 general admission -W0i EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT (360) 650-3162 :: -Mmmss. Editor in chief...... .....................................Nicholas Johnson, [email protected] i:..■ Managing editor................. ....................Katie Greene, [email protected] Saturday, Feb. 20 News editor............................... ............... Kipp Robertson, [email protected] News editor....... ..................... .............^.. 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Staff reporters ore involved in o course in the department of journalism, but any student enrolled at Western may offer stories to the In the Feb. 9 issue of The Western Front an article titled "Climbers conquer" stated An­ editors. Members of the Western community ore entitled to o single free copy of each issue drew Stevenson took fourth place in the“ competition; Alex Jones was the fourth place of the Western Front. finisher. - *-. *< -^'= " ~ -3^ *-_^ ^ . »• ^ ' »:r 1 ^ «sr>'' .W-si-Sp." •r ^ -t: . - ' e T \.S !r* '“T ' ^^, , r \ St-->*• _-_ , .v_5-5 . 4 -.’ti, ■‘-^-* p'--"t# westernfrontonline.net I Friday • February 19,2010 , -ss-^-Ss-- NEWS I 3 Students march on state capitol Jessica Bader | WF -4.,- Proposed bill with State Sen. Kevin Ranker. Ranker represents the 40th dis­ Western students joined restriction trict, which encompasses San thousands of other students and Juan County, and parts of What­ Washington residents in Olym­ Maximum tuition com County and Skagit County. pia Monday afternoon, filling increase per year: Watrin said Ranker had the steps of the Capitol and been undecided about how he overflowing into the parking lot 14 percent of would vote on the bill. in front of it. “[Ranker] said we had the A colorful assortment of current tuition opportunity to sway him and I signs, all declaring opposition think we took advantage of it,” to state budget cuts, all support­ rally was an important way to Watrin said. ing funding for higher education make state legislators aware of The entire Western group and other social services, waved how students would be affected had the opportunity to have a throughout the crowd. by cuts to