Title Alternative
Klipsun, September 1995
Volume and Number
Vol. 25, Issue 6
Files
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Publication Date
9-1995
Creator
Western Washington University
Editor in Chief
Applebaum, Mara
Publisher
Western Washington University
City
Bellingham, WA
Production Staff
Managing Editor: Shelley Sharp; Story Editors: Kristoffer Browne, Heather Kimbrough, Hilary Parker; Illustrator: Jason Kelly; Business Manager: Teari Brown; Writers: Michele Anderson, Britney Bartlett-Curley, Dawn Bittner, Helen Buller, Beverly Crichfield, Beth Demetrescu, Susan Eick, Greg Garrity, Nancy Hazzard, D. Elizabeth Hovde, Amy Howat, Todd Kingston, Kristi Kiteley, Jamie Kline, Tina Jo Koontz, Kavita Makhijani, Andrea Pratt, Jennifer Schwantes, Craig Stephens, Dana D. Templeton, Kristine Whipple
Description
Money. We worry about it constantly, wonder how we'll pay our next bill, struggle to make ends meet. Strangely enough, though, we usually manage to find a way to buy the latest Soundgarden CD or a gorgeous new shirt from the Gap. Wolfish manufacturers often latch on to the Red-Riding-Hood innocence of college students, guiding us down a well-disguised path to poverty. In our special consumerism section, writers address the woes of credit, junk mail, the infamous lure of Columbia House and choosing cheap products over their "greener" competitors.
Though we can identify with such concerns, they pale in comparison to Heather Kimbrough's poignant feature of the homeless youth of Bellingham. Many of these children of the night are slowly sucked into a downward spiral of drug use, neglect and heartbreak, spending the darker hours sleeping on a piece of cardboard or street corner. But volunteer Denver Du Pont and The Upper Room, an organization for these youth, provide a ray of hope with food, clothes and the company of others in similar situations. This story brings real faces out of an otherwise anonymous crowd of the abandoned, and you may discover why people like Du Pont work so hard to make a difference. So the next time you swing by Cellophane Square for that music fix, take a minute to reach out to these kids with a handshake or a simple hello. Our education involves more than classrooms and books. We are learning about the challenge of life. Take a look — your best teachers are standing all around you.
Photography Editor
Yancey, Renee'
Advisor
Dale, Carolyn. 1950-
Publisher (Digital Object)
Resources made available by the Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University, and www.klipsunmagazine.com/.
Type
Text
Geographic Coverage
Bellingham (Wash.)
Disciplines
Higher Education | Journalism Studies
Keywords
Student life
Description
Independent Student Publication at Western Washington University
Document Type
Issue
Recommended Citation
Applebaum, Mara, "Klipsun Magazine, 1995, Volume 25, Issue 06 - September" (1995). Klipsun Magazine. 164.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/klipsun_magazine/164
Rights
This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. Any materials cited must be attributed to the Klipsun Magazine, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subject-Topical (LCSH)
College students’ writings, American--Washington (State)--Bellingham--Periodicals; Universities and colleges--Washington (State)--Bellingham--Periodicals
Subject-Names (LCNAF)
Western Washington University--Students--Periodicals; Western Washington University
Language
English
Format
application/pdf