AS Review - Apr 17, 2017

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The AS Review is an alternative weekly that provides coverage of student interests such as the AS government, activities and student life. The Review seeks to enhance the student experience by shedding light on underrepresented issues, inclusive coverage, informing readers and promoting dialogue.

IN THIS ISSUE 4 Earth Day with the ESP

6 Meet the

Candidates

Check out what the Environmental and Sustainability Programs have in store with a look at the upcoming festival and speaker series!

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AS Elections

Consider this your voter pamphlet for all things related to the Associated Student elections.

11 March to end

science censorship

The center section of this issue has a brief statement from every candidate running for office.

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Beef Day

At this organized protest, Western students head to Olympia to protest the beef and dairy industry.

Science and censorship just don’t mix. Join the march on Apr 22 if you agree.

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“Kiss Me, Kate”

Check out some great images of this production from WWU Opera. Remaining show times are included!

We welcome reader submissions, including news articles, literary pieces, photography, artwork, letters to the editor or anything else physically printable. Please limit letters to 300 words, include your name, phone number and year in school. Send all submissions to as.review@wwu. edu. Published letters may have minor edits made to their length or grammar.

The AS Review is distributed via electric bicycle, the purchase of which was made possible by the Sustainable Action Fund Grant Program.

Morgan Annable Alexandria Baker Ricky Rath Josh Hughes Julia Berkman Photographers Janna Bodnar Jaden Moon Adviser Jeff Bates

Editor-in-Chief Assistant Editor Lead Photographer Writers

It seems like better weather might finally be on the horizon. It’s a great time to take advantage of Bellingham’s location by the water. Photos by Jaden Moon // AS Review.

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EVENTS

CALENDAR OF EVENTS “Animae Memoria”

Earth Day Festival

This is the last week to check out Carolyn Krieg’s work in the Viking Union! Krieg is known for using mixed media to create ‘alternative

Join the Environmental & Sustainability Programs for their annual Earth

Apr 17 - 21 // 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. // VU Gallery // Free

photography.’

Womxns’ Social

Apr 18 // 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. // VU 464 // Free

The Womxn’s Center is hosting this social gathering for people of all marginalized gender identities! Have a snack, make some crafts and most importantly, socialize!

Sounds of the Underground, round 3

Apr 19 // 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. // Underground Coffeehouse // Free

Help choose which lucky bands will have a slot at Lawnstock with the third round of this musical competition!

Global Spice World Music Festival

Apr 20 // 7:30 p.m. // PAC 155 (Concert Hall) // Free

Admire the assemblage work of Ann Maki at this exhibit. Maki uses a variety of sewing and knitting techniques to create her textural masterpieces.

Apr 21 // 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. // VU MPR // Free Day celebrations.

“Kiss Me, Kate”

Apr 21 - 23 // 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday // PAC 282 (Mainstage) // $10 for students WWU Opera presents Cole Porter’s classic musical about the on- and off-stage drama of a production of “The Taming of the Shrew.”

Culture Shock

Apr 21 // 7:30 p.m. // PAC 155 (Concert Hall) // Free The Ethnic Student Center’s annual event features performances of all kinds with one thing in common: the celebration of culture and individuality.

Earth Day Speaker Series

Apr 22 // 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. // VU MPR // $2 for students, $6 general admission

This event will celebrate the theme “Turning Empathy Into Action.” The keynote speaker is Dr. John Francis.

At 6 p.m. everyone will walk down to Depot Market Square for a celebration with free food and live music.

Top Ten: Apr 17 - 23 1

Heartworms The Shins

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Drunk Thundercat

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Coloring Book Chance the Rapper

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Process Sampha

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Sincerely Dude York

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Apocalipstick Cherry Glazerr

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Flying Microtonal Banana King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

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The End of Comedy Drugdealer

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Alone The Pretenders

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Prisoner Ryan Adams KUGS is the Associated Students’ student-run radio station. Listen online at kugs.org. If you’re interested in getting on the waves, pick up a volunteer application in the station’s office on the seventh floor of the VU.

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Walk, talk and eat for Earth Day with the ESP

BY JOSH HUGHES

Every year, the Environmental & Sustainability Programs at Western organize an Earth Day event on campus, giving students and the community at large a chance to celebrate the earth and find ways to take environmental action. This year the ESP will be hosting two consecutive days for Earth Day, starting on Friday, April 21 with a tabling session and ending the following day with a keynote speaker and a silent walk to the downtown grower’s market.

The Environmental Center at Western, which has been around since the 70s, has traditional made a big ordeal over Earth Day, even creating “Earth Week” a few years back to celebrate the earth and learn about sustainability and environmentally friendly practices. While the events change on a yearly basis, this year’s two day event is centered around the concept of “turning empathy into action”. As ESP Director Anna Kemper puts it, “I hope (students) will take away that idea of listening to each other even if you don’t agree with someone -- even if you have different opinions -- and internalizing that and thinking about how it connects us with the physical environment and what our personal calls to action are, because we’re kind of at a scary point right now.”

The events will start on Friday in the VU MPR from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a tabling session where on- and off-campus groups get a chance to set up booths and talk to students about their respective causes and calls to action. There will be assorted activities including a marine mobile aquarium touch tank and a photo booth, as well as live music and other interactive booths.

The following day, Earth Day itself, the main events will take place from 2 - 6 p.m., originating in the VU MPR and ending downtown. Inside the MPR, there will be a slew of guest speakers, from students involved in activism to a professor giving

a spoken word performance. All speakers have no more than ten minutes to express their points and give a talk, leading up to the keynote speaker of the day, Dr. John Francis.

Dr. John Francis, a conservationist, educator and self-proclaimed “planetwalker,” took a 17-year vow of silence after witnessing an oil spill in San Francisco that affected his love for the planet as well as his career path and determination to spread awareness. His journey took him to various institutes across the country, eventually earning him a Ph.D at University of Wisconsin. In 2010 Francis became National Geographic Society’s first Education Fellow, and he is currently also the director for Planetwalk, a nonprofit environmental awareness program.

In addition to his vow of silence, Francis entirely stopped using motorized transportation for 22 years, culminating in his autobiography, “Planetwalker: 22 Years of Walking. 17 Years of Silence.”

Following his talk in the MPR, attendees are welcome to join Francis in a silent walk from campus to downtown, where the final events of the day will occur at the downtown grower’s market. Here people are invited to talk to all of the speakers, as well as enjoy local vendors and food donations from places such as Kombucha Town and India Grill. While Friday is free for the community, these speaking events will cost $2 for students and $6 for anyone else.

In addition to the Earth Day event, the ESP will be hosting other assorted events throughout spring quarter, including a May Day Festival at the Outback Farm and an outdoor screening of the documentary “Dirt.” The ESP office can be found in the fourth floor of the VU at VU 424, and students are welcome to stop by for any questions or inquiries they have about what the program is or how students can get involved.

ABOVE: Photo by Morgan Annable // AS Review BELOW: Photo by Jaden Moon // AS Review

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ASSOCIATED STUDENTS ELECTION GUIDE A note from the editors

Hello, We’re glad you decided to pick up a copy of the 2017 Associated Students Election Guide. The AS is happy to announce that there are a total of 14 candidates running for the seven elected positions this year.

This Election Guide is intended to enlighten you, the voters, about the issues and candidates on the ballot. Each candidate has

been given the same opportunity to write a statement in their own voice, and the order in which they appear in the Election Guide was chosen at random.

Please read this guide fully in order to make the most informed decision possible.

In order to really get to know the candidates and their stances on a variety of issues, consider attending the Vice President

The Referenda

Debate on April 19 and the Presidential Debate/Referenda Info Session on April 20.

Both of those events start at 6 p.m. in the VU MPR. Voting opens April 24 and closes April 28.

Happy voting!

Your editors, Morgan Annable and Alexandria Baker

Printed as they appear on the AS Elections website

ASWWU CONSTITUTION

ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION FEE • Staff, assistance, and program operations for the

Shall the Associated Students of Western Washington University adopt the ASWWU Constitution, which outlines a new governance structure, under the following conditions?

• The new structure is implemented by the end of September 2018 • Permanent bylaws for the detailed branches are submitted to students for approval by Spring 2019 • The structure is reviewed by Spring 2022 • The Constitution would supersede previous ASWWU governing documents • Upon student approval, the WWU Board of Trustees ratify the new constitution

Shall all Western Washington University students taking six or more credits on the Bellingham Campus be assessed an Alternative Transportation Fee of up to $26.25 per quarter with the following minimum conditions?

• A Whatcom Transportation Authority bus pass for every fee paying student.

• A late night student transportation service that would run after WTA service ends. At a minimum this would serve the general campus area.

• If late night service is not offered during summer quarter, students taking summer quarter classes will be charged a reduced fee.

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purpose of coordinating alternative transportation for students.

Fee increases will be limited to a maximum of 5% per year, upon authorization by the Associated Students Board of Directors, increases of more than 5% must be approved by the students through a vote.

The fee will be for a maximum 5 year term, beginning in Fall 2017 and end by Fall 2022, subject to a student vote for renewal

Vol. 32 ELECTION GUIDE 04.17.17

Meet the candidates!

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Position: AS President

Mary Moeller This November we watched politics slide backwards. Many of you have been feeling helpless, but this election is a chance to fight back. Western still isn’t a sanctuary campus, and the Western Foundation still hasn’t divested from US Bank, meaning student dollars are being invested in oil and the genocide at Standing Rock. It’s time we remind administrators that Western needs to listen to student voices. Now more than ever, we need our administration to stand strong against federal pressures and keep

moving forward.

As your president, I will hold our administration accountable to keeping students safe regardless of their identity, divesting from oil, and making sure students don’t lose access to services like counseling and the arts regardless of what happens federally. I’m ready to use my experience as your VP to fight for you. I’m Mary Moeller, and I would be honored if you gave me your vote.

Simrun Chhabra My name is Simrun Chhabra and I’m running for AS President. I’ll represent individuals with intersectional identities in marginalized communities such as students of color, queer students, students experiencing homelessness and all other intersections. I want to represent the communities who embody resilience and passion and have made me who I am today. They make Western unique and worth campaigning for. Seeing Womxn of Color in this position made me realize that one day I could do it too. I hope to inspire more people with histories of oppression to become involved in their communities in ways that didn’t seem possible. I’ve worked in the AS for the last two years and have a developed understanding of what students need and where we need to improve.

We are a community. This campaign is about collaboration, a need for change and encompassing the passion of the community. Together it is possible.

Sterling Rettke My main goal as your Student Body President is to be progressive, in all aspects. I want us to continue to strive to be a campus of acceptance and inclusiveness, one that drives out hate, and judgment, and replaces those feelings with love, and kindness. Since my acceptance to this university, I have seen first hand just how amazing Western is, but I know, that there is still progress to be made.

I also hope to be an extremely responsive President, what I mean by this is, if you email or contact me on any social media, no matter the date, or time, expect a response within a maximum of 10 hours, I want students to contact me and voice their thoughts or concerns. I truly love this school, and I hope you allow me to unlock the door to success in this election by voting Rettke. Thank you.

Position: ASVP for Academic Affairs Hunter Eider I am Hunter Eider and I am running for the AS Vice President for Academic Affairs.

First and foremost, I am here for students. Administrative decisions made about academics within the university affect all of us. If these decisions are made without our input, they will never be fully effective or accommodating to our needs, which is why one of my goals next year is to help further develop existing committees for student input.

I am involved with the Ethnic Student Center, serving as an officer on the board for the Filipino American Student Association. I was also involved in ResLife with Student Council and NRHH for the academic year of 2015-2016. I look forward to applying the leadership skills that I have gained to the best of my ability.

Student opinions are essential to create effective programming, and I look forward to listening to yours.

Julianna Jackson Throughout my collegiate career, I have noticed a disparaging disconnect between student voices and university decisions in academic affairs. As transparency issues persist, students are separated from promoting meaningful changes to the curriculum, as well as the academic climate of WWU. I will work as your representative to engage students in academic decisions, while spreading awareness regarding how individuals may get involved, and how they can make themselves heard.

In my last two years, I have been heavily involved in the promotion of diverse student interests through my role as President of the International Affairs Association, and Student Representative on the Department Related Activities Committee. In these capacities, I have represented students while working closely with faculty to ensure continued opportunities for all university attendees.

It is time to bring open dialogue into academic affairs, and with your support I am committed and ready to stand up for Western students.

Candidate photos by Ricky Rath // AS Review

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Position: ASVP for Activities Julia Rutledge Hello! My name is Julia Rutledge, and I’m a Junior majoring in English. My current job is the AS Board Assistant for Club Committees. I work with the VP for Activities and VP for Diversity to prepare for and sit on Activities Council, ESC Steering Committee, and ESC Presidents Council. I’m an officer in two clubs on campus: Viking Radio Theatre and Comic Book Club, so I know the AS club system well. I believe that the club system is a fantastic resource that more students should know about. As VP for Activities, I’ll work to inform students of all that the AS has to offer, strive to represent the diverse and intersectional student body, and make sure that student activities get the funding that they need. I believe that I have the experience and the passion to be a truly great VP for Activities.

Position: ASVP for Business and Operations Alex Lavallee This VP position oversees the internal operations of the Associated Students. My goals for the year, if elected are 1) making AS grant/funding resources more transparent and accessible to students, 2) assisting the VP for Diversity with the Multicultural Center, and 3) finishing the last year of the AS Restructure. I am a student of Fairhaven College with a concentration in Web Development, Content Creation, and E-commerce. I have seen the AS at every level, from working in the Club Activities Office, to programming campus events, to serving as your current AS VP for Activities.

My biggest goal for the year is setting up a system of communication, between you and your student leadership (the AS Board) so that we can inform each other about what we experience as students and what we are doing about it. My name is Alex LaVallee and I hope to serve you, as the AS VP for Business & Operations.

Position: ASVP for Diversity Erick Yanzon I am Erick Yanzon and I am running for AS VP for Diversity.

I want to continue the work surrounding the establishment of the Multicultural Center, and making sure that the space continues to be inclusive and accessible for students of color, and underrepresented marginalized communities. Within the center, I also want us to have conversations surrounding intersectionality and working together in solidarity.

Western also has many access and

representation issues that continue to be a problem. Student dollars makeup the majority of the funding of the university, and Western would be nothing without its students. Students need to have a voice in every decision-making aspect of the university, but also making sure that they are not overworked.

Through raising awareness, transparency, and advocating for student autonomy, I hope this will help allow students to learn and grow, by ensuring and critiquing how Western provides inclusive programming and diverse curriculum.

Marquis King Mason Hi! My name is Marquis King Mason, I identify with Masculine pronouns, but you can just call me Marquis. I’m a Junior pursuing a degree in environmental health through Fairhaven and currently a chair for the human rights advocacy group on campus, Western Amnesty. I’m running for the Vice President of Diversity, because as a Queer African American, I’ve felt firsthand the effects of not feeling like my uniqueness was valued. I’m an intersectional feminist, who embraces the concept that gender is a spectrum, not binary. Human rights and advocacy are a focus of my life which I hope to incorporate into my time as ASVP of diversity, to ultimately create a more inclusive campus. As ASVP of diversity I will uplift and speak alongside the voices that have been silenced due to their differences, while embracing everything that makes the students of Western truly amazing, distinct, and diverse.

Position: ASVP for Governmental Affairs Ana Ramirez “I’m running for VP for Governmental Affairs because I have a passion for politics and a commitment to fighting for the needs of students of color. Students of color are the most affected by the current political climate, and yet continue to be neglected.

I believe we can best prioritize and fight for the needs of students of color through governmental affairs. I have been doing so in my first year at Western by joining Western Votes, sitting on the Legislative Affairs Council as the ESC Representative, attending 3 lobby days, writing a testimony for a house bill, and fighting for sanctuary status as a part of Blue Group, as well being a part of the ESC family by being a part of MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlán), LSU (Latinx Student Union), and Blue Group. It is important to center the conversation around students of color.”

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Candidate statements, continued ASVP for Governmental Affairs, cont.

Leanna Sauerlender Hello! I want to be your ASVP for Governmental Affairs because I have a strong passion for improving student life and reducing the unmet needs that Western students have. We need to bring educational, gender, racial and social equity to the diverse communities that WWU fosters. To do this we need governmental commitment.

WWU should provide more support for sexual assault survivors, create more gender-neutral facilities, provide more counseling and academic support, fight for undocumented students’ rights, and end food instability. My understanding of WWU stems from my experience working as student secretary in the President’s office under Bruce Shepard and Sabah Randhawa, working in the AS Board Office under the ASVP for Academic Affairs, serving on the Legislative Affairs Committee, attending weekly Board Meetings, serving on the hiring committee for the new VP for Student Success and Enrollment, and attending Western Lobby Day and Local Lobby Day.

Position: ASVP for Student Life Fallon Acosta My name is Fallon Acosta, and I am running to be the next ASVP for Student Life. My goal is to help each student have the most quality experiences possible during their time at Western. I believe my experience working with AS clubs and community organizations in Bellingham have prepared me to serve the students of WWU. I want to focus on creating/maintaining a safe, prosperous and sustainable community for all students; especially those who are marginalized and feel their voices aren’t always heard. I want to ensure students are content with the quality of life they have on and off campus by expanding existing policies for housing, transportation and sustainability. The success of this position is dependent on the students’ insight and input, and I am prepared to work alongside all of you to make a better Western. All I need is your vote.

Courtney Manz Hello everyone, I’m Courtney Manz, and I am running for AS VP of Student Life!

I am passionate about creating equal opportunities for every student at Western to be heard no matter their background. If elected I will push for student voices to be heard, and be open in communication of changes needed to be made in Student Life,

and do my best to implement them.

I have been involved with student affairs during the entirety of my career here at WWU. I was a Resident Advisor, and I currently work in Associated Students as the Disability Outreach Center Coordinator advocating for students with disabilities. I have experience leading, coordinating, and helping these diverse communities to create a positive change at Western.

Student Life is all about making WWU students’ lives run well in order to foster an environment of success, and I will strive to make this obtainable for you.

Annie Gordon My name is Annie Gordon and I am running for AS VP For Student Life. I move forward in this position with a critical mindset as I continuously reflect upon my privilege. I will not make assumptions or speak for those that hold experiences I cannot relate to. I have established a presence within housing and dining through my work as an RA and will utilize those relationships to ensure that University Housing is held accountable to equitable work. I will increase gender inclusive housing and accessibility campus wide. I will also address systemic barriers preventing food, health and sustainability justice across campus, acknowledging that these movements are rooted in racism and classism. With your vote, I will continue the work I have already begun with the AS to make much needed changes within housing, dining, health, safety, transportation and sustainability, while also mobilizing your goals.

IMPORTANT DATES Vice President Debate

Wednesday, April 19 6 p.m., MPR

Presidential Debate & Referenda Info Session

Thursday, April 20 6 p.m., MPR

Voting Opens

Monday, April 24

Voting Closes

Friday, April 28

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Do you have beef with beef?

Students for Sustainable Food protest Beef Day in Olympia

For full story, turn to page 10 Photos courtesy of Emma Bigongiari

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Students protest Beef Day in Olympia

BY JULIA BERKMAN

Cuisine is tied to many aspects of the human experience -- the meals we share with others, the way we cook, how we get our ingredients. Unfortunately, with the rise in factory farms and global temperatures, humanity doesn’t have the luxury of ease of mind when it comes to their daily consumption. Environmental and animal activists alike have been promoting a meat or animal product-free diet as the best way to cut down on your own greenhouse emissions, as well as to help you become a more ethical consumer.

A huge component in Western’s own journey to becoming a more ethical food producer, the Students for Sustainable Food, have been working on many projects all year in order to help students and faculty alike take a look at their own habits of consumption. Last week, SSF President Emma Bigongiari and six other members took a trip down to Olympia to protest Beef Day, an annual event put on by the State Building.

Beef Day is a day where cattle and dairy farmers meet on the lawn of the capitol building to grill steak and drink milk with legislators. While it may seem to be fairly exploitative and perhaps a conflict of interest between government and privatized companies, the event has been run for years. The official purpose of the event is to educate the public about the nutritional benefits of beef and milk.

Ethically, Beef Day is questionable.

“The beef is donated by Tyson, a giant corporation with an extremely troubling track record of worker abuse, animal harm and environmental pollution,” Bigongiari said. “In addition, animal agriculture as a whole is one of the leading drivers of climate change. According to the UN, animal agriculture creates more greenhouse gas emissions globally than the entire transportation sector combined.”

The protests of this event went beyond just ethical treatment of animals. The false perception that vegans are overly concerned about the animals involved in the meat industry is an idea that, even if true, is constantly used to discredit their beliefs. Veganism is also a lifestyle choice for those who don’t wish to support exploitation of workers or contribute to greenhouse emissions.

“Speaking for myself, I do not believe that animal farming is sustainable because it is built off of animal and worker exploitation, it is a driver of climate change, and it is harmful to human health,” Bigongiari, a vegan, said. “That said, we had a mix of folks who attended this day, including some vegans and some people who ate animals; it was important to us that we all work together to speak up against corporate food.”

Their day began on the steps of the Olympia Capitol. Beef Day protesters were met with mixed reviews from locals. Some people were interested in the message SSF was supporting, but many were angry at the protest of a tradition.

“I think the highlight was when a cattle rancher came up to us seeming very angry, but after talking to us and coming to understand that our main issue was with Tyson, he ended up saying ‘I actually agree with you!’” Bigongiari said.

So often, student protesters in particular are given flack for their actions. Seen as undereducated and overexcited, most student protesters face opposition from even those who support the causes being

protested for. For instance, a #NoDAPL protest that stopped I-5 traffic a few months ago was criticized on both sides of the table. Yet, the civil rights activists who stopped traffic are now glorified in our country’s history.

“If you are annoyed by student activists, it is likely because you are privileged and do not feel the impacts of oppression which make activism and organizing so necessary,” Bigongiari said. “The reason we have so many of the rights we have today is in large part because of activists of the past, so those who complain about protests should consider that even their right to complain is because of past generations of protesters.”

This sentiment has been echoed by some of the most influential activists in recent protests, such as Black Lives Matter and the Women’s March.

Let’s say you don’t want to stop traffic, but you’re still looking for ways to help. SSF’s overarching goal right now is to petition Western to sever ties with the current food supplier Aramark. They also are still working on the Real Food Challenge and educating other about food justice. As a consumer, you have a lot more power in this country than you would think. Where you shop and what you buy is one of the best ways to wield your power in this capitalistic society.

Photos courtesy of Emma Bigongiari

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“March for Science” Special Collections photo gallery displays Western’s history to rally for end to BY JOSH HUGHES science censorship T

his year marks Western’s 118th year as a collegiate Other photos document the growth of campus, with a institution, meaning the school is verging on its particularly striking photo of Old Main standing tall twelfth decade of history. In turn, the Special Collecabove grassy fields and “Kibbe’s Pond”, where parts of

BY JULIA BERKMAN tions Library on the 6th floor of the library has updated Edens now stand. its Tableaux: Redux exhibit, a retrospective photo galWhile the exhibit doesn’t give an in depth look at the In a time of fake news and science deniers, the lery encompassing Western’s entire history as a school. entire page by page history of the school, the excerpts March for Science hopes to challenge anti-data senAttempting to “reflect campus and community history and vignettes that have been chosen aptly help define timent through protest. Their mission statement is through the present date”, the gallery lines the walls of the changes throughout the school in its 118 years. thus: A photo from 1947 of Veterans’ Housing on campus, “The March for Science is a celebration of our pas- the Special Collections floor, which is only open to the public from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays. complete with a smiling Lyle Messinger holding a “No sion for science and a call to support and safeguard Walking inside the 6th floor of the library, there’s not Thru Traffic Sign”, shows a side of campus long gone the scientific community. Recent policy changes have much to distract students from walls covered in bits of due to the ever changing sociopolitical norms that have caused heightened worry among scientists, and the dominated universities throughout the country; later in incredible and immediate outpouring of support has memorabilia--students aren’t even supposed to study up in the Special Collections unless they’re there for the exhibit there is another powerful photo of Western made clear that these concerns are also shared by some other reason. Instead of a slew of heads buried in Students protesting the Kent State and Jackson State hundreds of thousands of people around the world.” schoolwork, however, the Special Collections floor gives killings of the early 70s.

One of the March on Science’s featured speakers off an unparalleled feeling of calm and quietness. StuEver wanted to see what a group of Huxley kids from is Captain Wendy Lawrence. After flying multiple dents are instead welcome to peruse through the photos the 80s hugging each other looks like? Been curious helicopter missions with the Navy, Lawrence was and documentation to get a brief but telling glimpse about the 60s origins of Fairhaven College or how and selected to be a part of four NASA shuttle missions, when the Associates Students started on campus? Taband has logged 50 days in space! Lawrence now works into Western’s history as a school.

Starting with an 1899 photograph of “The Grand leaux: Redux gives students and the community at large at a space camp and travels the country discussing Celebration”, or the moment when Bellingham (then a chance to indulge in these curiosities about campus space and promoting STEM education for all young called New Whatcom) granted enough funds to New history in its concise, chronological gallery space. students.

Whatcom Normal School, the Tableaux: Redux showThe exhibit, which can only be accessed during the Another Bellingham staple speaking at the event cases important events from Western’s history as well as Special Collections’ hours, will run until June 9, at the is Dr. Melissa Rice, who is one of the participating generations of candids and photos of casual school life. very end of Spring quarter, perfect for a fifteen minute scientists of the newest Mars rover missions. Last Through the exhibit, one learns of everything from study break when you’re on your fifth consecutive hour month, the AS Review wrote about her impressive the school’s origins as a teacher-training institute with in the depths of Wilson library and curious about how work in the Mars missions, as well as her ongoing its eight person, all women first graduating class, to Western got to be how it is today. collection of data on the red giant.

Finally, Sonni Tadlock, a descendant of the Okano- its first years of computer technology in the early 90s. gan band of the Colville Tribe, will be speaking about her work as a liaison with indigenous communities in the Salish Sea area. Tadlock has developed nutritional educational plans based on her BS concentration in Indigenous food systems. Her plans have been distributed to Swinomish Indian Tribal Community in an effort to preserve traditional diet and nutrition for native populations in the US. The March for Science will be kicking off at Bellingham City Hall on April 22. People will begin to gather there at noon, the speakers will present starting at 12:30 p.m. and the march will begin at 1 p.m. It’s a mile long, but the route won’t be released ABOVE: The photos on display help connect until the day-of, much like the Women’s March back current Western students to the school’s stoin January. After the conclusion of the march, stick ried history. RIGHT: This display case showaround on the lawn of the Bellingham Public Library for an interactive fair with science demos, food trucks cases the work of Western’s alumni and faculty. and fun. You can find more information on the FacePhotos by Ricky Rath // AS Review. book event or at sciencemarchbellingham.com.

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Photos by Janna Bodnar // AS Review

WWU Opera opens production of Cole Porter’s “Kiss Me, Kate”

Remaining performance dates: Friday, April 21 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 22 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 23 2 - 4 p.m.