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PAGE8 PAGE6 PAGE 12 CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY I Thursday, May 27, 2004~YoL 7Z no. 25 w w w . c w u . e d u I - 0 b s e <T v e ~ Students work hard for human·ity community service so that we can be Club pairs with recognized as an official club in the Civic Engagement school," James McDonald, junior communications studies major and oy Andrew Van Den Hoek public relations director for the Staff reporter Communication in Action, said. "We also like doing our part to help build Students from Central the community." Washington University braved the To construct this particular home, wind and rain last Saturday to help students and builders utilized straw prepare the foundation of a new bales as an alternative to the tradi­ home being built in Ellensburg. The tional wood frame building method. bashing of hammers and buzz of Habitat for Humanity is working power tools could be heard from with another non-profit organization Tamarack Lane as the students called The Iron Straw Group to con­ worked on the first stages of this struct the unique home. Habitat for Humanity home. One of the students working on Coordinating the students' involve­ the home Saturday was Angie Beck, ment with Habitat for Humanity is senior communications studies the Civic Engagement Center. major, who was recently given an "The Civic Engagement Center internship with ISG through the helps students, faculty and adminis­ Civic Engagement Center. trators find and perform community­ "Using straw is very good for the based learning opportunities," Hilary local economy because Iron Straw photos by Joseph Castro/Observer Shemanski senior, communications uses what's known as building-quali­ studies major and representative for ty bales," Beck said. Above, (left to right) Hilary Shemanski, senior communica­ the Civic Engagement Center, said. Beck said that these bales would tions studies,and James McDonald, junior communications "These opportunities include com­ not be used for their original purpo~e studies, works with Paul Zech a construction worker on the munity service and internships to by farmers and would otherwise go improve local education, the envi­ to waste, but that they were still foundation for a new home built by Habitat for Humanity ronment, and human and public safe­ high-quality enough to be bought by on Saturday. Right, McDonald checks on the final details. ty based learning opportunities." Iron Straw and used in construction. friendly, easy to construct, and have straw.org. To build this home, Civic She also explained that this helps the exceptional heat and sound insula­ For information about Habitat for Engagement helped Central students community because it creates a buyer tion. Humanity, log on to in the newly formed Communication for surplus bales in the area and For more information on straw www.habitat.org, for civic engage­ ~ in Action club perform community keeps them from being turned into bale construction, visit the Iron ment assistance info, stop by the service. waste. Straw Group's Web site at www.iron- Student Union Building 212 or visit "We are actually trying to do The homes are environmentally WWII survivor speaks Army ROTC by Melissa Newman Student Union Building theatre on tures about the Holocaust, but it's Staff reporter Monday. The lecture was the last important to get personal accounts installment in a series of Holocaust from survivors." major awarded A small Polish man approached the lectures sponsored by the Washington Blatt's lecture began with a brief by Amy Gegoux setting an example on what is podium to an audience waiting to hear State Holocaust Research Center and background of the situation in Poland Staff reporter accepted for cadets. While serving a story about a man's experience in a the Central Washington University from 1939 to 1945 in which he as a professor here, he worked on death camp during World War II. It Department of Philosophy and described a life of hiding from Nazi A Central Washington getting his Masters, and had a baby. was a story about hope in the toughest Religious Studies. soldiers. At the age of 15 his mother University Army ROTC instructor I think one of the hallmarks of a of situations and the pursuit of free­ "Being Jewish, in Sunday school paid a Polish man to take Blatt to has been recognized as the instruc­ very a successful individual, or dom. we started building up our knowledge Hungary to escape the soldiers. Blatt. tor of the year for the second year in civilian, is a variable balance, Thomas (Toivi) Blatt, a survivor of of the Holocaust," Jennifer Estroff, was given the birth certificate of a boy a row. Maj. Christopher Schmitt is which he demonstrates." the Sobibor death camp, captivated an residence hall coordinator for univer­ a Special Forces officer who came After completing the Leadership audience of approximately 150 in the sity housing, said. "I have seen pie- see SPEAKER, page 5 to Central after having served in the Development and Assessment Army for 18 years, a majority of Course last summer Central's Army which was in special operations. ROTC program was ranked 16th in Schmitt is being recognized as the nation out of 272 schools. Group marches against gay vows instructor of the year because of his Central ROTC students are given On Wednesday, May 19, spon­ careful guidance and mentoring of intense training in leadership, land sored by College Republicans, a the cadets he has been entrusted navigation, physical fitness, and with training. The honor is given squad and platoon based combat group of students parade in annually by Cadet Command, tactics. Their land navigation course support of traditional marriage. which oversees all the Army ROTC takes place at an elevation of 6,500 They hold a sign depicting the programs around the country, to one feet at Lion Rock. At 7:00 a.m, 3 American flag and walk from of the 800 Army ROTC instructors. days a week, cadets can be seen Nicholson Pavilion to the "He is at where he is today running around campus, on the because he works hard," LTC Troy track and down Airport Road to Samuelson Union Building. Kunz, professor of military science, improve their endurance and overall Protestors also hold signs saying said. "I think that the fact that he physical ability. "Protect America, Protect works hard is a very positive exam­ "Maj. Schmitt has challenged photos by Tieh-Pai Chen/Observer Marriage." ple for the cadets. He works hard on preparing for classes, physically, on see ROTC, page 4 Q May 27, 2004 - News - Observer Westcoat wins Senate chooses You tell distinguished profs us BOD top spot by Marcus Tabert Disorders" and to continue contribut­ Staff reporter ing and coauthoring articles for pub­ What do you by Bob Kirkpatrick electronic engineering technology lication. think of the Staff reporter major, said. "The forums were held The nominations are in and the "I really love my work," Weyandt at odd hours, and I really just saw faculty senate committee has voted; said. "I'm one of those blessed peo­ new SAFARI The votes are in and the results the names of the individuals plas­ Lisa Weyandt, professor of psycholo­ ple that I go to my office everyday have been tabulated. Despite a mea­ tered all over campus." gy, and Bruce Palmquist, chair of the and I enjoy what I do." regis tra ti on ger 13 percent voter turn out, Lucas When word gets out who is run­ science education department, are the Bruce Palmquist won the public program? Westcoat is Central Washington ning for office in a campus election, . winners ..of the Central Washington service award for his astronomy out­ University's newly elected presi­ it is often more about popularity, University Distinguished Professor reach work. Michael Braunstein, dent of the ASCWU/ BOD. than it is about the issues addressed Awards. professor of nuclear physics and "Overall, I am obviously while campaigning. There are three categories within astronomy, and Andy Piacsek, pro­ pleased with the way things turned "I voted for Lucas and all of my the Distinguished Professor Awards: fessor of acoustics and computational out," Westcoat said. "We ran a solid friends, because I really wanted teaching, public service and physics, nominated Palmquist. campaign and let the students them to win," Jen Cocks, junior, research/artistic accomplishment and "(Winning the award) was a sur­ decide who they wanted to repre­ secondary English major, said. "I invention. This year, awards for pub­ prise," Palmquist said. "Most of the sent them." also . voted for Lucas because I lic service and research were given people that win (these awards), or it In spite of malice leveled at totally disagree with throwing out. seems anyway, are people that serve Westcoat's camp, which included insults. I was at his house and lis­ Weyandt won the research award on big state boards. My service is "I don 't like it. They harassing phone calls and defaming · tened to a message someone left for her work studying attention kind of crawling · on a gymnasium made it way more com­ posters circulating around campus, telling him to drop out of the race, deficit hyperac­ floor with a bunch of plicated than it needed he was able to pull out the victory.