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NEWS / FEATURES
In This Issue:
The Clothesline Project is seen in Red Square on Oct. 17. The Associated Students Women’s Center will display the project on Oct. 24 and Oct. 31. Students can make their own shirts with a $5 donation. Photo by Cade Schmidt//AS Review.
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PIKE VS. LINVILLE
Mayoral candidates Kelli Linville and current incumbent Dan Pike went podium to podium in a debate on Oct. 20.
CONNECT AND EXPRESS
Women’s Center and Sexual Awareness Center to host a kickoff event.
THE PALISADES
Bellingham rockers will perform at Western on Oct. 26.
JIMMY JOHN’S
A review of the newest sandwich shop in town.
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Cade Schmidt
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Evan Marczynski
Nick Markman Megan Thompson
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Associated Students Women’s Center will be in Red Square on Oct. 24 and Oct. 31 displaying The Clothesline Project, a collection of T-shirts made by domestic violence survivors and their families. The shirts belong to the Womencare Shelter, a Bellingham-based organization that provides a shelter for female-identified individuals and their families to escape violent domestic situations. “The Clothesline Project is intended to raise awareness about the prevention of domestic violence, and it’s doing it in a way that displays the feelings and experiences of people affected
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by domestic violence,” said Kimberly Absher, Women’s Center coordinator. “It’s supposed to be a very jarring visual.” Students are encouraged to make their own shirts with a $5 donation, and the proceeds will be donated to the Womencare Shelter. Although the shirts displayed in Red Square were made by female-identified individuals and their children, Sasha Parsley, Women’s Center assistant coordinator, said anyone can be affected by domestic violence, including men and queeridentified individuals. “Violence happens no matter what genderidentity you are, “Parsley said. “Anyone can be a victim of violence and be in a violent relationship, whether it’s a heterosexual or homosexual relationship.” the
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EVENTS
OCT 24 - OCT 29 monday oct 24
Connections and Expression Kickoff 7 to 10 p.m., VU 565 Free
The AS Women’s Center and AS Sexual Awareness Center are collaborating to bring students the opportunity to See network with student clubs pa and community organizations for ge 6 focused on issues of gender, sto sexuality, feminism and sexual ry health. Following the meet and greet, there will be spokenword performances by Western students highlighting healthy expressions of gender and sexuality. Light snacks will be provided.
tuesday oct 25
QRC Weekly Series: Queer Ghost Stories 7 to 9 p.m., VU 462 Free
Get ready for Halloween by attending the Queer Ghost Stories event as part of the AS Queer Resource Center’s Weekly Series programming. Bring snacks, decorations and scary stories.
Diversity Film Festival: “People Like Us: Social Class in America” 4:30 to 5:45 p.m., Wilson 164F Free
As part of the Diversity Film Festival, “People Like Us: Social Class in America” will discuss how social class plays a role in the lives of all Americans, whether they live in Park Avenue penthouses, Appalachian trailer parks, bayou houseboats or suburban gated communities.
wednesday oct 26
HigherOne refunding program forum 3:30 to 6 p.m., Fraser Hall 2 Free
The HigherOne Refunding Task Force is holding a campus-wide forum to share thoughts on the HigherOne tuition-refund program implemented earlier this year. For those unable to make the forum, questions or comments can be emailed to wwuchoicecardcomments@wwu.edu.
Cherry Point: Bellingham and Beyond 5 to 7 p.m., Fraser Hall 4 Free
This forum, brought to students by the AS Environmental Center, the Environmental and Sustainability Programs and the AS Representation and Engagement Programs seeks to educate students about the issues surrounding the proposed Cherry Point Coal Terminal.
Underground concert: The Palisades with Little Elephant
8 p.m., Underground Coffeehouse on the third floor of See an 7 for the VU page iew with v inter alisades Free he P
T Bellingham-based bands The Palisades and Little Elephant will perform as part of the weekly UGCH concert series.
thursday oct 27
A’capella Club Concert
7 p.m., Old Main Theatre $2 for students with Western ID, $3 general
The A’capella Club’s first concert of the year will feature all three groups from the club, including Undefined, Major Treble and All Aboard. Tickets can be purchased at the ticket booth in the Performing Arts Center.
Erotic Poetry Night: An Evening of Climatic Expression 7 to 10 p.m., UGCH VU third floor Free
Listen to amorous poetry read by Western students that celebrates healthy expressions of sexuality. The poetry is focused on love and consensual, non-violent sex/erotica. This event is sponsored by the AS Sexual Awareness Center and the AS Women’s Center.
friday oct 28 Costume Ball
9 p.m. to 1 a.m., VU MPR $2 for students with Western ID
The second annual Associated Students Veterans Outreach Center and Disability Outreach Center are hosting a Halloween Costume party with food and drinks. Music will be provided by DJ Maynard. Costumes are highly recommended.
saturday oct 29
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Showings at 9 p.m. and midnight, Arntzen Hall 100 $3 general, $2 for students with Western ID, $1 off with costume
Associated Students Productions and the Queer Resource Center presents: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” The event is a shadowing performance of the cult classic. It is an interactive show that provides opportunities for audience participation. Be warned however, there are scantily clad performers, sexual innuendo and crude language. Costumes are strongly encouraged. The following props will also be allowed: rice, flashlights, toast, squirt bottle with water, toilet paper, newspaper and party supplies such as noisemakers and hats.
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CANDIDATES SQUARE OFF Mayoral debate with Kelli Linville and incumbent Dan Pike Megan Thompson • The AS Review
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n Oct. 20, mayoral incumbent Dan Pike and former state representative Kelli Linville debated in the Performing Arts Center in front of students and community members. The debate was hosted by the Associated Students Representation and Engagement Programs, and was moderated by state Democratic Rep. Kristine Lytton and Mario Orallo-Molinaro, the AS vice president for activities. The debate featured a round of prepared questions from the moderators, an opportunity for candidates to ask questions of each other and a round for audience members to ask candidates questions directly. The debate replayed on KUGS and KVIK the next day, Oct. 21. Remy Levin, AS elections coordinator, organized the debate and also helped students register to vote through Western Votes, a student-run organization that seeks to increase campus interest in politics. Levin said he encouraged students to register to vote
in Bellingham while they attend school, because local decisions affect them. Levin said that local elections affect residents directly. When the initiative to fund Sunday bus service failed two years ago, students felt the effects immediately, Levin said. “I use the buses on Sundays, and many other students do, too,” Levin said. “Local issues like the Cherry Point terminal are going to get decided by the local officials that are elected. Those can make a huge difference to living here.” To vote on the local issues, you must be registered in Whatcom County. The deadline to register in person is Oct. 31, according to the Whatcom County Auditor’s website.
Candidates
Kelli Linville, a lifetime Bellingham resident, previously worked as the state representative from the 42nd district. The district comprises the northern half of Bellingham. Lynden, Blaine and Ferndale also belong to the district. The district is unique because both Democrat and Republican candidates have very strong backings with
shipments to the potential terminal can cause environmental problems as well. Maute-Gibson said that even though the Cherry Point issue will ultimately be decided upon by the constituents, meaning the district is evenly split with county council and not the mayor of Bellingham, it is conservative and liberal ideologies, AS Vice President important for the mayor to maintain a good relationfor Governmental Affairs Iris Maute-Gibson said. ship with the county and represent Bellingham’s view “So it’s a very tumultuous district,” Maute-Gibson of Cherry Point. said. “[Linville] played the role of legislature for 17 Linville does not support the Cherry Point coal years in the middle of a district that disagreed a lot on terminal, arguing that we should not use a nonrenew[partisan political] issues.” able energy resource. She does support a multiDan Pike, the current mayor, attended Western’s purpose pier that does not include coal, Linville said. Huxley College and graduated in 1994. After pursuThat way, the pier stimulates the Bellingham area ing a master’s degree at Harvard, he returned to economy but does not include the negative aspects Bellingham and lived in the area for 25 years. If reexporting coal, Linville said. elected, Pike will serve his second term as mayor. Pike’s campaign platform focuses on the Cherry Point issue, because he believes that the exporting of Major Issues coal from Cherry Point would be detrimental to local Cherry Point area. SSA Marine, a Seattle-based terminal-operating “[The Cherry Point Coal Terminal] is not just an company, has proposed to build a bulk comodity environmental disaster,” Pike said in the debate. “It shipping terminal at Cherry Point, located just north threatens our salmon fisheries, it would affect us of Bellingham. SSA Marine hopes to use Cherry Point cleaning up our waterfront in a time and cost efficient primarily to export coal to China and other Asian manner.” countries. Rental Licensing If Cherry Point proceeds, the train activity and Last year, the AS worked with the Mayor’s increased noise will detrimentally impact waterfront Neighborhood Advisory Council to address issues properties, Levin said. He said the coal dust from train surrounding rentals in the Bellingham area. asproductionsstreetteam.fancorps.com
Maute-Gibson said owners of rental homes near Western do not necessarily live in Bellingham, so the houses are more likely to be poorly maintained. If passed, the rental license would function like a business license where people wishing to rent their property would pay to obtain a license. The licensing process would include inspections to ensure landlords maintain rentals that are not over capacity, Maute-Gibson said. Linville supports rental licensing and said that larger rental companies are not the ones who have homes with violations. She thinks that the city needs to be more aggressive in ensuring suitable housing for students and creating an on-campus outlet for students to report housing violations, she said. Pike does not support creating a rental licensing program, fearing that it would shrink the rental market and limit housing available to students, he said. He encourages students to contact the city if their housing is not up to code. He advocated an inspection program on big property management companies before private owners, Pike said. Georgia Pacific Waterfront The Port of Bellingham purchased the Georgia Pacific Mill, located on Bellingham’s waterfront in 2005. The Port of Bellingham bought the site for an extremely low price, Maute-Gibson said. After buying the Georgia Pacific site, the Port released a plan to clean up the polluted area. After the cleanup, the area may be
turned into a mixed-use area with shopping, residential and recreational areas, Maute-Gibson said. Western wants an area of the site for new buildings and land for Huxley. The Port stalled the project for a few years, and it does not appear that it will start again soon, MauteGibson said. The Georgia Pacific site project’s delay is due to the Port and city’s vision for the site, Pike said. After this disagreement, the Port began the process of planning a site closer to the city’s view, Pike said. “I’ve just gone through a process of talking to thousands of people for my campaign, and I believe I was right,” Pike said. “The city’s idea of the site is what the citizens want.” Pike plans to use federal funds toward the waterfront redevelopment project within the next 18 months. Linville said that if elected, she hopes to move forward on the Georgia Pacific site redevelopment. Twenty-five million dollars in federal funds were secured for the project, but they will not be available for use in 18 months, Linville said. She plans to use the area for open area and light industrial use because she fears water rising and earthquake hazards, Linville said. “We need to move forward on the waterfront because that is an opportunity for us to create jobs,” Linville said. the
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Mayoral candidate Dan pike. Photo by Cade Schmidt//AS Review
Mayoral candidate Kelli Linville. Photo by Cade Schmidt//AS Review
Mayoral candidates Kelli Linville (Left) and incumbent Dan Pike (Right) debated in the Performing Arts Center on Oct. 20. Photo by Cade Schmidt//AS Review
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CANDIDATES SQUARE OFF Mayoral debate with Kelli Linville and incumbent Dan Pike Megan Thompson • The AS Review
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n Oct. 20, mayoral incumbent Dan Pike and former state representative Kelli Linville debated in the Performing Arts Center in front of students and community members. The debate was hosted by the Associated Students Representation and Engagement Programs, and was moderated by state Democratic Rep. Kristine Lytton and Mario Orallo-Molinaro, the AS vice president for activities. The debate featured a round of prepared questions from the moderators, an opportunity for candidates to ask questions of each other and a round for audience members to ask candidates questions directly. The debate replayed on KUGS and KVIK the next day, Oct. 21. Remy Levin, AS elections coordinator, organized the debate and also helped students register to vote through Western Votes, a student-run organization that seeks to increase campus interest in politics. Levin said he encouraged students to register to vote
in Bellingham while they attend school, because local decisions affect them. Levin said that local elections affect residents directly. When the initiative to fund Sunday bus service failed two years ago, students felt the effects immediately, Levin said. “I use the buses on Sundays, and many other students do, too,” Levin said. “Local issues like the Cherry Point terminal are going to get decided by the local officials that are elected. Those can make a huge difference to living here.” To vote on the local issues, you must be registered in Whatcom County. The deadline to register in person is Oct. 31, according to the Whatcom County Auditor’s website.
Candidates
Kelli Linville, a lifetime Bellingham resident, previously worked as the state representative from the 42nd district. The district comprises the northern half of Bellingham. Lynden, Blaine and Ferndale also belong to the district. The district is unique because both Democrat and Republican candidates have very strong backings with
constituents, meaning the district is evenly split with conservative and liberal ideologies, AS Vice President for Governmental Affairs Iris Maute-Gibson said. “So it’s a very tumultuous district,” Maute-Gibson said. “[Linville] played the role of legislature for 17 years in the middle of a district that disagreed a lot on [partisan political] issues.” Dan Pike, the current mayor, attended Western’s Huxley College and graduated in 1994. After pursuing a master’s degree at Harvard, he returned to Bellingham and lived in the area for 25 years. If reelected, Pike will serve his second term as mayor.
Major Issues
Cherry Point SSA Marine, a Seattle-based terminal-operating company, has proposed to build a bulk comodity shipping terminal at Cherry Point, located just north of Bellingham. SSA Marine hopes to use Cherry Point primarily to export coal to China and other Asian countries. If Cherry Point proceeds, the train activity and increased noise will detrimentally impact waterfront properties, Levin said. He said the coal dust from train asproductionsstreetteam.fancorps.com
Mayoral candidate Kelli Linville. Photo by Cade Schmidt//AS Review
Mayoral candidates Kelli Linville (Left) and incumbent Dan Pike (Right) debated in
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shipments to the potential terminal can cause environmental problems as well. Maute-Gibson said that even though the Cherry Point issue will ultimately be decided upon by the county council and not the mayor of Bellingham, it is important for the mayor to maintain a good relationship with the county and represent Bellingham’s view of Cherry Point. Linville does not support the Cherry Point coal terminal, arguing that we should not use a nonrenewable energy resource. She does support a multipurpose pier that does not include coal, Linville said. That way, the pier stimulates the Bellingham area economy but does not include the negative aspects exporting coal, Linville said. Pike’s campaign platform focuses on the Cherry Point issue, because he believes that the exporting of coal from Cherry Point would be detrimental to local area. “[The Cherry Point Coal Terminal] is not just an environmental disaster,” Pike said in the debate. “It threatens our salmon fisheries, it would affect us cleaning up our waterfront in a time and cost efficient manner.” Rental Licensing Last year, the AS worked with the Mayor’s Neighborhood Advisory Council to address issues surrounding rentals in the Bellingham area.
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Maute-Gibson said owners of rental homes near Western do not necessarily live in Bellingham, so the houses are more likely to be poorly maintained. If passed, the rental license would function like a business license where people wishing to rent their property would pay to obtain a license. The licensing process would include inspections to ensure landlords maintain rentals that are not over capacity, Maute-Gibson said. Linville supports rental licensing and said that larger rental companies are not the ones who have homes with violations. She thinks that the city needs to be more aggressive in ensuring suitable housing for students and creating an on-campus outlet for students to report housing violations, she said. Pike does not support creating a rental licensing program, fearing that it would shrink the rental market and limit housing available to students, he said. He encourages students to contact the city if their housing is not up to code. He advocated an inspection program on big property management companies before private owners, Pike said. Georgia Pacific Waterfront The Port of Bellingham purchased the Georgia Pacific Mill, located on Bellingham’s waterfront in 2005. The Port of Bellingham bought the site for an extremely low price, Maute-Gibson said. After buying the Georgia Pacific site, the Port released a plan to clean up the polluted area. After the cleanup, the area may be
turned into a mixed-use area with shopping, residential and recreational areas, Maute-Gibson said. Western wants an area of the site for new buildings and land for Huxley. The Port stalled the project for a few years, and it does not appear that it will start again soon, MauteGibson said. The Georgia Pacific site project’s delay is due to the Port and city’s vision for the site, Pike said. After this disagreement, the Port began the process of planning a site closer to the city’s view, Pike said. “I’ve just gone through a process of talking to thousands of people for my campaign, and I believe I was right,” Pike said. “The city’s idea of the site is what the citizens want.” Pike plans to use federal funds toward the waterfront redevelopment project within the next 18 months. Linville said that if elected, she hopes to move forward on the Georgia Pacific site redevelopment. Twenty-five million dollars in federal funds were secured for the project, but they will not be available for use in 18 months, Linville said. She plans to use the area for open area and light industrial use because she fears water rising and earthquake hazards, Linville said. “We need to move forward on the waterfront because that is an opportunity for us to create jobs,” Linville said. the
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Performing Arts Center on Oct. 20. Photo by Cade Schmidt//AS Review
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CONNECT AND EXPRESS Associated Students Women’s Center and Sexual Awareness Center will partner to host a kickoff event Nick Markman• The AS Review
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n a joint effort to welcome in the new school year and promote healthy sexual expressions, gender equity and sexual health, the Assosciated Students Women’s Center and Sexual Awareness Center will be hosting the Connections and Expressions kickoff event on Monday, Oct. 24 in Viking Union 565 at 7 p.m. The Connections and Expressions event will consist of two distinct parts. The first hour will be focused on “Connections.” Attendees with be able to network and connect with 14 different organizations and clubs, from both on and off campus. Among these will include the Roller Betties, Bellingham’s all-female roller derby team, The Vagina Club and the WWU Meditation Club, which will host a meditation session during the event. “We invited organizations focused on gender, sexuality, feminism and sexual health,” said SAC Coordinator Morgan Jade. “There’s quite a variety of wonderful organizations.” Following the connections portion, student volunteers will be able to share spoken-word performances. This “Expressions” part of the event will focus on issues of gender, identity and sexuality. Senior Brittany Thornton plans to speak at the event and will discuss body image acceptance amongst women. “I think that the event is an important platform for women to really stand up and talk about the things that interest them and the things that are important to them,” Thornton said. “The spoken-word part is our chance to get across a message that is really important to us as women.” Although they are two seperate entities within the AS Resource and Outreach Programs, this year the two
offices decided to combined their beginning of the year kickoff events. Sasha Parsley, the Women’s Center assistant coordinator, said that while the two offices have seperate missions, they both deal with sexuality.
space where people can feel comfortable expressing that and having that out in the open.” The SAC, located in VU 518, provides students with resources to inform and promote healthy sexual expressions and behaviors. They offer an extensive resource library and also provide safe sex supplies for students. Jade said tthe SAC seeks to empower students to make informed desicions regarding sexual health. “We are nonjudgmental,” Jade said. “We’re supportive of everyone’s different sexual attitudes and behaviors. We’re not going to tell someone what they should do; we’re going to Poster design by Adam Volkman //AS Publicity hope to give them the tools “I think all of the stuff we do is really tied together,” to make informed choices.” Parsley said. “We just focus more on the empowerThe WOmen’s Center and the SAC plan to collaboment of women and the intersections of identity when rate on events in the future. On Thursay, Oct. 27, they it comes to feminism, while they focus more on sexual will host the “Erotic Poetry Night” at the Underground health and sexual expressions.” Coffeehouse. Students wishing to perform at the event Located in VU 514, the Women’s Center seeks to pro- can email the SAC at as.labyrinth@wwu.edu to get their vide educational resources, programming and support poetry approved. in order to share ideas and raise awarness of women’s “We’re asking for spoken word focused on love,” Jade issues, gender equity and feminism. said. “We’re just really excited about people expressing Parsley said that a goal of the event is to articulate themselves and expressing their sexuality in a healthy the vision of the Women’s Center for this year, much way.” of which pertains to the empowerment of women and Both Parsley and Jade said they hope the Connections feminism. and Expressions event will excite people and make them She said that the Women’s Center will take a multiaware of the resources both offices offer. faceted approach to these issues, ranging from promot“We’re not just a program planning office, and this is ing healthy masculine expression to awarness of hothe same for the Sexual Awareness Center,” Parsley said. mophobia, transphobia and the issues faced by women “We’re here as a safe space that when students need to of color. come to talk, get support, cry, laugh, do homework, “We all have these multi-faceted layers of identity whatever it may be, our office is here for that and so is and who we are,” Parsley said. “We hope to create a safe the Sexual Awareness Center.” the
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THE PALISADES RETURN TO THEIR ROOTS Bellingham-based rockers will perform in the Underground Coffeehouse on Oct. 26
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t has been one year since the creation of the sturecently moved in and the house was completely empty. what they were listening to.” dent garage-rock band, The Palisades. Within that “It turned out to be this huge house party and evThe Palisades released their first self-titled and selfyear, The Palisades have managed to record three eryone was blackout drunk,” Magen said. “I think that recorded EP in early December 2010. They continued EPs and tour the entire West Coast, making their reach right when we played the first note there were people playing at house shows, as well as some bigger venues, more expansive than the Idaho backcountry that gives crowd-surfing for some reason. They didn’t really care and eventually attracted the attention of mutual friend, them their name. junior Toby Reif. Reif, a student at Fairhaven At 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26, The College, had experience in audio engineering Palisades will play a free show at the and needed to record a band for a class assignUnderground Coffeehouse, where they first ment. Reif had a particular interest in Hogfoss’ began performing together two years ago. guitar skills and sought out the band. Carly Roberts, the Underground’s concert “Luke [Hogfoss] has this really cool guitarseries coordinator, said she is excited about playing style where he’s playing in a rock the return of a local band with a captivating band, but he rarely plays the kind of chords sound. that rock guitarists play,” Reif said. “I was just “It is music that engages the listener. When blown away that he was playing in a borderyou’re listening to it, you feel as if you’re line punk band with no power chords.” inside the song,” Roberts said. “They seamWorking with Reif, The Palisades released lessly switch between different rhythms and “DEMOnster,” a two-song demo in April 2011 concepts to build awesome musical powerand a six-track EP, dubbed the “Recently houses.” EP,” in August 2011. Reif is more than just a When senior Noah Magen and juniors Peter producer to the band, he is also featured playCoward and Luke Hogfoss met in fall 2009, ing the trombone on the song “Instrumental their interests and passions for music com2 (The Rapture)” of the “Recently EP” and pelled them to begin jamming together. With often joins The Palisades during their live Magen on a djembe drum and Coward and performance of the song. Hogfoss playing guitar, the trio performed “I think that every time we’ve played with an acoustic set for an open mic night at the Toby [Reif ], we’ve gotten the best reviews,” Underground. Coward said. “People seem to really like the “I think we did that once and we instantly trombone.” were like, ‘OK, we don’t really want to pursue “It’s fun,” Reif said. “I just kind of jump this so much,’” Coward said. “We decided to up during the last song of the set and dance go electric and get a drum set.” around for the first half of the song and play in The band began using the Performing Arts the chorus.” Center’s practice rooms to jam. Drawing This past summer, The Palisades went influences from bands such as The Strokes, on a nine-show tour along the West Coast, and with help from Hogfoss’ grandfather’s starting in Bellingham and ending in San homemade amps, The Palisades established a Francisco. The tour came as a result of the grittier, louder, electric sound. band’s introduction into a collaboration “We made a lot of noise in those really small project between 40 West Coast bands through rooms,” Magen said. the San Francisco-based indie record label, When the trio returned to school in fall 20 Sided Records. Bellingham-based bands 2010, they continued jamming at Magen Candysound and The Cat From Hue were also and Hogfoss’ new residence on Pine Street. featured on the tour. There was also a change in instrumentation. “We were definitely the youngest band Hogfoss, who played bass, and Coward, who there and it was pretty cool because all of the played guitar, swapped instruments. Hogfoss bands were awesome,” Hogfoss said. m continued providing lead vocals. Roberts said that student-made music holds “Pete [Coward] didn’t know how to play something special for music fans. bass, so he played it like a guitar, which he “Knowing that someone you may sit next to still does and it sounds really cool,” Hogfoss in anthropology is having these thoughts and said. “He plays chords on the bass; it makes it TOP: Noah Magen, the drummer of The Palisades. BOTTOM: The Palisades played a free putting them to music makes the music more show at the Underground Coffeehouse on March 4, 2011. Stock photos by Joe Rudko// sound more full.” relatable and real in a way that doesn’t often The band snagged their first gig playing at a AS Review happen when you don’t know the people playhouse show in Portland, Ore. The owners had ing the music,” Roberts said. the
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JIMMY JOHN’S GOURMET SANDWICHES Our take on the newest sandwich shop to hit the Bellingham food scene
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he first noticeable neon sign in the front window reads: “free smells,” giving the impression that something odd is going on with the signs at Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches. As you enter the sub shop, this notion is confirmed with more humorous signs: “We’d love to see you naked, but state code requires shirt and shoes” and, “Your mouth isn’t watering, it’s crying for Jimmy John’s.” Located on 1204 Railroad Ave. in downtown Bellingham, Jimmy John’s offers affordable subs at lightning speeds, usually prepared within 30 seconds to one minute after ordering. Jimmy John’s also has a delivery option. The shop delivers by bike or by car usually anywhere within a mile radius of the store, including on campus. The location on Railroad Avenue has a great amount of public parking available nearby, but parking spots are metered Monday through Friday until 5 p.m. The store’s business hours are Sunday through Wednesday from 11 a.m. to midnight and Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 a.m. Founder Jimmy John Liautaud started his company at age 19 in 1983 in Charleston, Ill. Since Eastern Illinois University is located in Charleston, the shop became popular among students. Liautaud operated with a few appliances: a refrigerator, a meat slicer, an oven and chest freezer and handed out free sandwiches to create a customer base. The company has grown significantly, now with more than 1,200 stores nationwide. In Washington, there are Jimmy John’s locations all along the west side of the state. Sandwiches come in three sizes: an 8-inch sub for $4.85, a mini sandwich called Plain Slims for $3.85,
A stack of Jimmy John’s sandwichs wait to be devoured on Oct. 20. Photo by Joe Rudko//AS Review
and a giant club sandwich for $5.85. They are baked on bread made in-store and adorned with freshly sliced vegetables and deli meats. Sandwiches do not come with the option to toast the bread like in other sub sandwich chains. The menu includes sandwiches with names such as Totally Tuna, an Italian sub known as Vito, the Vegetarian and Turkey Tom. Plain Slims are just that: extremely plain. The menu describes them as “any sub minus the veggies and sauce,” and includes varieties such as roast beef, ham and cheese, and double provolone. The giant clubs are more gourmet sandwiches, and include options such as the Hunter’s Club, which consists of a quarter pound of sliced roast beef, provolone, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise. The giant clubs also feature counterparts of the 8-inch subs. For example, the Club Tuna is almost the same as Totally Tuna but with more ingredients.
Difficult decisions, like deciding what to order, always get me. Usually, I like a fairly plain veggie sandwich with only mayonnaise. I ordered the J.J.B.L.T. 8-inch sub, a classic bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich, because it was easy to compare with my other sandwich experiences. It also sounded delicious at the time. However, for customers the most popular subs are the Italian Night Club and the Beach Club. One minute after I ordered my J.J.B.L.T., it was ready to be devoured. My water cup wasn’t even full by the time my sandwich finished being prepared. Even though Jimmy John’s slogan is “Subs so fast, you’ll freak!” I didn’t take them seriously. I learned I should take slogans seriously, even if I was on the verge of freaking. The densely filled sandwich looked small at first glance but eventually became too filling to finish. The bacon was crispy, salty and warm: everything bacon should be. The tomato overwhelmed me at first but complimented the other ingredients nicely after the second bite. The bread’s texture felt a little too hard for my taste, but it still went well with the rest of the sandwich. Blink-182 played in the background during lunch, followed by alternative-rock songs from the late 1980s to the 2000s. With a good amount of available seating, it is hard not to sit down and read all the signs in the vicinity. There was even one sign explaining the reason for all the other signs: “If these walls could talk, there would be no need for these signs.” The songs, in combination with the signs, gave the shop a spunky atmosphere. When walking downtown, if you come across Jimmy John’s but do not have the money for a sandwich, remember that the smells are always free. the
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
AS Women’s Center responds to “Drink Nice or Pay the Price” The AS Review article “Drink Nice or Pay the Price” on Oct. 17 included a discussion on the connection between sexual assault and drinking alcohol.
While we recognize that alcohol is involved in many sexual assaults, it is important to note that perpetrators of sexual assaults and rapes are more often under the influence of alcohol. The article appears to frame this issue as the victim being more vulnerable due to alcohol consumption and thus assigns unjustified blame. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), perpetrators have been drinking in 5074 percent of all sexual assaults.
This is not an issue of victims keeping themselves safe from sexual assault; the responsibility lies solely with the perpetrators. Alcohol often blurs the lines of consent in sexual encounters. “Paying the price” may mean that you have committed a crime because you, as a perpetrator, were less likely to acquire the consent needed in order to begin a legal sexual encounter. What may seem like a drunken mistake in reality leads to lifelong impacts on the victim’s life. These impacts include much higher rates of depression, other mental and emotional issues and being 13 times more likely to attempt suicide. One in four women will be sexually assaulted
while in college. Given the prevalence of this crime, our community should pay the utmost attention to ensuring all conversations are appropriate and respectful of survivors. This issue affects all of us and we must unite together to prevent perpetrators from committing crimes and to help survivors heal.
AS Women’s Center
Kim Absher, Sasha Parsley, Taneum Bambrick
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