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of the crowd, but were largely and a large "Black Lives Matseparated from interactip.g ter" hanner. Near the Olympia
with one another by a line of Police·DJpai'tment headquarpolice between the groups.
ters the group dispersed ·withThe rally programing con- out arrests or further incident.
An anonymous post on \,vebsisted of several speakers: one
of 1,vhich ,vas the mother of site "Puget Sound Anarchists~)
a solider \vho died in the Iraq reflects on the day from the
war. In her speech she said. point of vie,v of anti-Trum.p
"\-\.'e 1.v<:Te ven· dose to becom- counter demonstrators: \Y1l.ting a communist country: So- ing, "YVhat happened at Hericialis1n doesn\ \.vork.' A stark tage Park on Saturda·y felt like
parallel to the counter protest- a terrain on -,vhich vve could
ers, who were spotted holding not V\1.n: a broad-daylight
a red and black anarcho-com- demo filled .vith riot cops and
munist flag.
an armed alt-right, threatening
Another invited speaker was us V<ith their open-carry weapJessie Gamble, the President ons. These confrontations are
of the College Republicans going to become increasingly
at the University ofWashing- unsuccessful and dangerous
ton, who garnered local con- for us as Trump brings togethtroversy a!:ter the club invited . er various factions of the far, Milo Yiar{nopoulos. to speak right especially the militia and
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" at the university and she perpatriot movements. As attacks
sonally started a crowdfund- on people of color and other
ing campaign to cover fees for targeted groups increase, we
the event. The event, which must increase our capacity to
involved n;iore heated conflict meet each other and expand
between pto Trump attendees beyond our current social
and cou11:,ter,,.. demonstrators, circles in order to respond to
ended with the shooting of an t;his growing threat." It seems
anti-fas_cist protester by a fan f:m all sides of this protest and
of Yiannopoulos.
conflict, people are attempting
Gamble identified herself to organize themselves, buildas "the most hated student on ing competing coalitions.
a campus of 45,000 people",
The rally was sponsored
recounting that the club had by the Main Street Patriots,
gone from three people a year a national group founded by
ago to forty at the time of the prominent Tea Party conserrally, saying that, "it's not just vatives Ralph King and Debthe typical republicans, it is bie Dooley who have been
people interested in politics facilitating rallies like the one
for the first time. It's people in Olympia across the country.
that liked Bernie Sanders but These events, called "Spirit of
got gypped by the Democratic America" rallies, went on beparty so now they are joining tween February 27 and March
us. It is the moderate liberals 4 in 33 states. On their webthat feel the Seattle culture is site they say that the rallies
too progressive for them, who are being organized, "so the ·
are starting to join our club."
grassroots everyday citizens
The "Spirit of America" can show support for Presirally ended, with a rendition of dent Trump and his 'Contract
"God Bless America" compet- with the American Voter' .to
ing with shouts of "No Trump. 'Make America Great Again'
No KKK. No Fascist USA." in a positive, upbeat manner.
noisemakers, and other yelling We want to show Americans
coming from the counter dem- and the world why we support
onstration. When the crowds President Trump and that the
began to dwindle the remain- vast majority of Americans
ing anti-Trump protesters who voted for him want to get
marched through dowt;town on Vvith our nation's business
lead by a banner with ''.A. brew, influence public opinion in a
ing storm of hatred upon our positive way."
enemies" -wTitten in Yiddish,
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Around 200 attend proMTrump "Spirit of America" rally in Olympia on March 5, another 125 protestfd the event.
Tensions Run High at ProTrump Rally
OLYMPIA "SPIRIT OF AMERICA" RALLY DRAWS
TRUMP FANS AND PROTESTERS
By Jasmine Kozak-Gilroy and Felix Chiome
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n Saturday March 4 an estimated 200 Trump supporters gathered at Heritage Park, for the "Spirit of America" rally celebrating Trumps policies, as
well as conservative and nationalist themes. They were joined by approximately 125 counter-protesters, denouncing Trump· and what he stands for, and
about 100 police officers, primarily Washingf6n State Patrol dressed in riot gear,
with Olympia Police Department Officers on bicycles for backup.
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Four people, .one minor demeanor one can be charged
and three adults, all with the with without intention to ascounter demonstration, were sault another, or necessarily inarrested at the beginning of juring them, and was released
the event. The details of the on bail. The minor and one
incident are unclear, but they adult were both charged with
were arrested for allegedly as- assault three, a felony d'<signasaulting a police officer, pos- tion for when "With intent to
sibly after a scuffle between prevent or resist the execution
pro-Trump rally attendees and of any lawful process or mancounter protesters. The police date of any court officer or the
officer drove himself to the lawful apprehension or detenhospital and was not reported tion of himself, herself, or anto have any serious injuries, other person, assaults anothbut said someone threw an un- er." The fourth was charged
with assault two, a_ more seriknown substance on him.
The minor and two of the ous felony.
adults were not granted_ bail so
Despite these early arrests,
remained in custody until their most of the event was relaarraignment Monday. One tively calm. Speakers at the
had only misdemeanor charg- Trump protest led the crowd
es, including obstructing an in the national anthem, while
officer, and assault four, a mis- supporters, decked out in their
most patriotic gear, waved flags
and chanted "U.S.A." One of
the pro Trump attendees was
sperting a large oversized paper cut out of Trump head
over his own face, while others
carried signs reading "Latinas
for Trump", "Blue Lives Matter", "Police are the Real Minority", "Remember Our Veterans", and 'Jews For Trump
2020". Many pro-Trump attendees were open carrying,
and some were outfitted in
military style gear.
The programed speakers went on as planned while
counter protesters attempted
to drown them out with chants
and noisemakers. Trump supporters and counter demonstrators yelled and exchanged
insults at times near the edge
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Trump Issues New
Travel Ban
ORIGINAL BAN HALTED AFTER
WASHINGTON LAWSUIT
By Chloe Marina Manchester
n Monday, March 6, President Donald Trump issued a new exec.utive order updating previous ban
on immigration and travel from six majority Muslim countries. On Thursday, March 9, Washington state
Attorney General Bob Ferguson said that Washington state
would again take Trump to court to extend the restraining
order issued in response to the original ban to this new ban
in an effort to block the enforcement of the order.
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The new travel ban is largely
the same as the original executive order, with many calling it tp_e
"Muslim ban-2.0." One difference
is that it did not immediately go
irito effect, so people·in the air _or
just arriving at airports should not
be affected, somethiog the original order was widely criticized for.
The new ban is set to go into effect
March 16, ten days after Trump's
announcement of the new ban,
and be in effect for 90 days.
The previous ban was put
into effect immediately after it
was signed, leaving many people
stranded or detained in airports.
The United States Refugee
program will be suspended for
120 days after the ban comes into
· effect. The new order, as did the
old one, will indefinitely suspend
Syrian refugees from entrance
into the United States. The order
also stipulates that the President ·
may add or remove· any country
from the list included in the ban,
Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.
The new ban is narrower in
scope, with__ immigrants, refugees,
and travelers from Iraq now allowed into the country due tothe
new executive order ·acknowledging that Iraq works closely with
the U.S., although the president
retains the ability to add Iraq back
to the list of the banned countries.
Iraq could get re-added if the government does not comply with the
Tiumps administration's request
for increased intelligence sharing.
The new ban also clarified that
those who are already legally residing in the United States with visas or greencards can still re-enter
the U.S.
Ferguson told NPR, prior to
his statements Thursday, 'Just because it's a smaller number of in-
dividuals who are impacted, that
doesn't mean you Can solve a constitutional problem of the magnitude that the revised ban still has."
The lawsuit from Washington
state and Mitlnesota- against the
President "-,!d the first immigration ban lei:fa Seattle federal court
judge to order a national h\tlt
mi the enforcement of the· _ban,
deeming it unconstitutional. At
the news conference held by Ferguson Thursday he said he would
request the Seattle judge in the
first case to apply the restraining
order from the old ban to the new
ban. Attorneys General from New
York, Massachusetts, arid 'oregon
also declared their intention to
join the legal challenge to the ban.
"The bottom line is .that the
court issued> and we obtained, a
teinporary restraining order on
the original executive order," Ferguson told NPR's Robert Siegel. ''Yes, the revised one is more rutr.:row - that's a success. BUt the
cote constitutional problems remain the same."
Washington's rJquest-to ~aintain the restraining order against
the enforcement of the ban is
separate from a new lawsuit filed
by Hawaii on Wednesday against
Trump's new executive order. Hawaii's complaint against the ban
says the state objects to the new
ban because it has, a detrimental
·effect on both the state's economy
and people. The state also argnes
that the order nnfairly discriminates against Muslims, violating
the equal protection and due process guarantees of the Constitution. There is a hearing set for
March 15 in Honolulu on Hawaii'S request for a national temporary restraining order on the
new ban.
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WA ''Blue Lives Matter'' Bill
SENATE PASSES BILL INCLUDING POLICE IN
r,'HATE CRIME STATUTE
ByJasmine·Kozak-Gilroy
n March 10 .Senate Bill.'528() (SB 5280) passed in the Senate chamber. with a
35-14 vote, allowing it to J:!1p've forward into the House. SB 5280's intended purpose is stated as "making' crimes and threats against persons because of their occupation as a law enforcement officer a hate crime." ,:\s it stands right now, Washington
State Legislation RCW 9a.36.080 makes it a Class C felony if a person threatens or injures
someone "maliciously and intentionally ... because of his or her perception of the victim's
race, color, refigion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or mental, physical, or sensory handicap." SB 5280 would amend this list of classes covered by statute to
include "occupation as a law enforcement officer."
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On March 13 the Senate bill will
go to the House, where a similar bill
was introduced but did not receive
a hearing. The Senate Bill received
bipartisan support, although being
sponsored primarily by Republicans,
Democrats hold a slight majority in
the House, but this does not necessarily mean the bill is unlikely to pass
into law.
Unde):' most circumstances it is al-
ready a felony to assault a police officer, but this law cciuld make thrcittening or verbally harassing an officer
a felony as well, in situations where
those actions are deemed to be,based
on that officer's occupation. In Louisian.t, where -a similar law is already
in place, a man wass already charged
with a Felony hate crime against a
police officer in case that otherwise would have been misdemeanor
damage to property and disturbing
the peace.
While the exact effect Washington's bill may have on ~entencing is
not entirely clear, a Class C Felony
is punishable by up to five years in
prison and up to $10,000 in fines, so
the law would likely lead to longer
sentences and larger fines for those
convicted under it.
Some legislators against the bill
are also concerned that it will make
hate crimes appear less serious, since
a
the currentIY protected identities are
mostly considered to be innate and
unavoidable, whereas police officers
make the conscious decision to work
as police, and could choose to quit.
Organizers of a protest against
the bill stated on their facebook
event page, "This bill would afford
police-:-whose function, by bias and
discrimination, is to concretize and
legitimize ha~e same .protected
status (arid the power to enforce it)
that Queer and Trans people won
fighting them at the Stonewall Uprising, Black folks _won in the midst of
l 00s of years· of carceral resistance,
that the disability rights movement
won during the 80s and 90s." Calling for -people to attend the House
proceedings and "Flood the public
hearing, overwhelm it, .ispire to shut
it down."
The proposal in our state is only
one of 32 similar bills that have been
introduced natiomvide in 2017.
These bills are often referred to as
"Blue Lives Mattee' laws, clearly a
direct response to the Black Lives
Matter movement and a percept.ion
by some, primarily conservative,
Americans that this protest signifies
an increased threat against police officers.
Trump also amplified this narra.:.
rive, campaigning on his support of
police· and the accompanying idea
that they are currently threatened,
once asserting in a New York Times
interview 1'people are shooting our
policemen hi cold blood." Once
elected, Trump issued an executive
order in early February aimed at
"preventing violence against federal,
state, tribal and local _law enforce~
ment officers." The order has not yet
created any large changes in la'ws,
simply stating they will find ways to
enhance the enforcement of current
federal laws and conduct a review
to recommend legislation on how tO
"address .the protection and safety"
of police officers.
Despite some recent high-profile
inciderits of violence against ·police,
such as the shooting of 14 police,
killing five, in Dallas, there is not
evidence to support the belief that
police are more threatened than they
have been in the past.
Wliile the The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund,
found an _increase in police deaths
between from 41 in 2015 to 64, according the FBI data the number
of officers who are killed in the line
of duty has been steadily trending
downward since the early 1970s,
even as the number of police has
doubled.
Communi~
ODIN COLEMAl''ic
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''RE: Equity, Inclusion,
Silence arid Fear''
FACULTY EMAILS REVEAL CONTROVERSY·
OVER RACE AND DIVERSITY AT EVERGREEN
er.eat The Cooper PointJour.nal we are very invested in sharing information relevant to our campus community and strive to hold the Evergreen
aaministration, faculty and staff accountable for their words and actions. As
the Evergreen State College social contract states, the college "governance system
must rest on open and ready acct'ss to information by all members of the community" In following .with this mission, we would like to take some of your time to
share something being discussed at this school of which many students may notbe
aware 0£
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Recently, following contro-
through the Staff and Faculty
to over 1600 recipients; includdations made by the Evergreen ing over 700 student· wor!<ers,
Equity Council, the all staff 500 faculty, and 400 staff.· Beand faculty email chain has sides being seen by the many
contained messages that many, studerit'Workers who are on this
including some students who liSt, these messages are matters
reached out to the CPJ directly of public record and can be reand other. faculty on the thread, quested from the school.
These messages ,are sent unConsider to be racist and insensitive. These emails were brought der the false assumption that stuspecifically to my attention by dents won't or cannot see them.
students who were concerned We would like to make it obviabout their implications, and as ous that these messages are_ ala studen.t of color myself I was ready seen by students, and now,
also troubled by the disregard can be seen by students who are
for our experiences.
not also staff. We believe that all
There is an all staff and fac- Evergreen students have a right
ulty distribution list (DL), which to know what professors and
is meant to be used as a way to other Evergreen staff members·
quickly disseminate information are saying behind closed, albeit
versy over diversity recommen-
transparent, doors.
These threads originated
late in Fall quarter, following a
forum discussing the plan put
forth by the Evergreen Equity
Council, and have fervently
continued, with no end in sight.
The tone taken by some faculty
members under the assumption
that they are a part of a silent
majority and also that students
will not see them is quite wor1-ying especially the ones in regards to the future of the school,
as these conversations have been
going on without student input
The issues seem to have began with a faculty and staffmeeting hosted in the Longhouse, in
which those in attendance were
presented with the 2016- 201 7
Strategic Equity Plan. The plan
· was presented and developed
by the equity council, who used
statistics about student engagement· and retention, student.interviews and surveys, and their
cumulative experience as -staff,
faculty, and students to determine the best way to proceed in
an attempt to ensure equity on
campus.
The meeting where the plan
was introduced was described
by one professor, Bret Weinstein,
as such "The even_t began with a
song. The musician (and canoe
builder), John Smith, did two
things that impressed me. The
first thing he did was make me
feel, for the first time in my life,
like a guest in 'my own' country.
That this land is stolerris something I have long understood,
but it is diffei;ent to feel it, and
I did feel it. Then he made me
~~l welcome,-i:r;t spite of the fact
that I am effectively a guest that
~rrived uninvited.-- It was powerful, and also gene-~ous. He then
said he was t?ld by someone he
esteemed (a.friend?) 'To build
a bridge, and ge,i: ~ver it'. It's a
good line, ancf it resonated for
me. l wanted to cross his bridge.
By the end of the meeting, the
bridge was gone, and the canoe
was introduced." He goes on to
say,
"Maybe .it isn't mine to say
because the canoe isn't from my
culture, but this canoe metaphor
felt like it was appropriated for
the ironic purpose of cloaking an unstoppable train. You
are either onboard, or _you are
not. You can attempt to derail
this proposal, or you can accept
where the train is going."
Weinstein expressing opposi"
tion to the proposal by the council had this to say "From what I
have read, I do not believe this
proposal will function to the net
benefit of Evergreen's students
of color; in the present, or the
future. Whatever type of vehicle
it is, I hope we can find a way to
discuss this proposal on its mer~
its, before it moves farther down
the line. I am concerned that we
are becoming· a college where
such things can neither be said,
nor heard, and I know that I am
not alone in this sentiment."
In a separate email, W~instein compares the idea of the
equity council and in effect POC
at Evergreen demanding equity
to silencing and intimidation.
in:
"The thing about campaigns ·
of intimidation is that they function best when retribution is
tailored to an individual's values and vulnerabilities. People's
fears Vvill therefore vary across a
wide range.
If I was not yet converted, or
worse, were I still a visitor, speaking as I am now doing would be
a threat to my ability to stay on
at the college."
Weinstein took particular issue with one policy, put in place
to encourage equity at Evergreen
"faculty voted to require official,
yearly reflectio1:1s on our individual progress relative to racial diversity." He appears to conflate
this attempt to mend historical
inequality and combat racism at
Evergreen, with discrimination
against white people, v.Titing,
"It is hard to imagine a person
of color being flagged by a conversion panel, or as an internal
hiring candidate, due to their
yearly reflections revealing cryptic bias, or insufficient progress
Mth respect to race. But it is
all too easy to imagine a white
person (whatever that is taken to
mepi) being challenged on this
bas"is." He continues that as a result of these and other diversity
policies, "'Ve have now.imposed
on ourselves a de facto hierarchy
based on skin color, and hooked
it directly to ·mechanisms of hiring, promotion and dismissal-empowering some, and clisempowering others."
Beyond the material effects
of resistance to even small measures to foster diversity, this discourse is worrisome to many
students of color who are forced
to work with professors who do
not wish to be held accountable for educating themselves on.
the issues being perpetrated by
white supremacy and therefore
by white professors .themselves.
When the equity council,
advising on behalf of the POC
community_ at Evergreen, are
telling professors and staff that
we need mandatory training and
accountability and the response
is complaints that it is unfair to
white people at the school this
showcases exactly why this type
of training is needed. This blatant ignorance of white privilege, show of white fragility and
refusal to acknowledge how
white supremacy affects people
of color at Evergreen is white
privilege in action. The white
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fragility illustrated by \Veinstein
and the other faculty and staff
he claims support him are a way
of derailing progress tovl-'ard eq-
uity.
As a student of color, professors who cai-inot support
mandatory diversity training
or even "official reflections on
develOpment and learning re'lative to race (and other types of
diversity)" arc not professors I
feel comfortable learning from.
The opinions expressed in these
messages make this learning
environment hostile to me and
other students of color. In a
just world this silent majority of
p~ofessors would come out and
enced retribution for o,..-pressing
opinions at odds Vv-ith the <::onventional wisdom, and that they
fear for their jObs. n
''I fear two things. The first
is interference v\i.th my ability
to te_ach diverse populations of
sludents, 1naking Use of the unrivaled academic freedom that
is at the heart of what makes
ity being shovvn toward equity
is devalued compared to hostility shovvn to those who devalue
it, as was expre?sed by Naima
Lmve ,vho said, "I believe that it
would be useful to consider ,vhy
and hmv the accusation of racism is considered to be on par
(or indC~d, at times worse!).to
the ears of some of our white
Evergreen special. The second
colleagues than the racism that
the meeting altogether because,
though they were strongly opposed to the measure, they did
not feel they could afford to vote
that way in public. n
"Numerous staff members
have told me they have expel7-
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thing I fear is a work environ-
we're speaking about in the first
place. This strikes me as a false
.
equivalency. Being called racist
walk away."
won't cost you your "life1 health,
"People are afraid of attacks on their reputations, their
livelihood, sanity, freedom. Being faced with un-checked rac-
opportumties at Evergreen,
and their ability to function in
ism can ~ti does all Of those
tlrings." _ \i\liy is warning stu-
the wider world. These fears dents ~bout how these ideals
are about real and important might make them a target in
harms, and the fact that these classrooms at Evergreen atfears are ;videspread strongly tempting to be devalued comsuggests that our college's cul- pared to faculty's freedo_ms to
est in coming out and opposing ture of open, collaborative in- hold misguided and racist views
equity I personally invite staff quiry is in danger of being lost." that will undoubtedly affect"stufaculty and admin to email the
Weinstein is not alone in dents, and why has upholding
POC Talk email address as it claiming attacks on his freedom · unpopular [read racist] views
is valuable information for stu- of speech. He is supported by been presented as just an undents of color and I value free- Alan Nasser, a retired professor popular opinion?
If what is being discussed is~
dom of speech as well as my and of politicalfeconomy and phiother student of color's safety losophy.
not something you are willing
and education
Nasser concludes _that wor- to have your face and career
Worries about hostile learn- ries that Weinstein's "concerri attached to do not hold discusing environment are shared by for [his] status and autonomy sions in a public forum. If you
Mike Penhallegon a TRiO out- appear more important to hold ideas that you only feel
reach and Retention intern who [himJ than the success of his comfortable expressing in back
responded to Weinstein by say- students." is a, "texf book ex- alleyvvays ·because students of
ing ':A.s a sciences student, you ample of a non-sequitur and a color may (rightfully) be made
and your racist colleagues ·are confirmation of Mr. Weinstein's uncomfortable by them then
the reason I won't recruit future concerns aboll..t suppression of maybe ifs time to abandon your
students.''
freedom of speech."
white fragility and outdated
When asked to clarify his poAdding that "talk of "white- views or be willing to be called
sition Weinstein speculated on ness" is ill-conceived." as it is out at a school that is struggling
retaliation because of his opin- not "in common usage."
but over all trying to support-eqions that seem to· run against
And proposing that ''A small uity and what is just for its opequity, essentially saying that number of faculty and staffhe,re . pressed student population. It
because he opposed the equity have embarked upon a cani0• saddens me that in this day and
council's plans his classes are paign and a series of posts that age and under this presidenbeing unfairly presented as un- would look ludicrous and qua- cy using people's own quoted
suited for "diverse" students.
si-pathological to most decent words or actions could be seen
"The vote on that resolution readers outside of this campus. as intimidation even at our own
was nearly unanimous. If you And the real "white fragility" institution.
doubt fear played a role in that here is to be found _among the
Ileave you with the words of
decision, consider this: follow- white folks dripping with guilt faculty member Lisa Sweet who
ing the vote, several converted
MENTORING DAY FEATURES PANEL
ON ALUMNI SUCCESS
ment so hostile to me that I will
be left with no choice but to
show their distaste for equity if
only to allow students of color
to not be subjected to their oppressive ideals.
In fact, if there is any inter-
faculty members told me in
confidence that although they
agreed with my objections, they
could not bring themselves to
vote accordingly. Several others
told me that they had avoided
Alumni Follow
''W'andering Paths''
and liable to intimidation."
It is not my goal here to attack
has this to say; "I don't expect
Weinstein personally, or intimi-
you to change your mind, take
responsibility for your sweeping
date anyone into agreeing, but
generalizations, or your inap-
to allow his words and those of
other faculty to speak for them-
propriate use of e-mail to impact the community.
selves allo~ng for something he
I am far more concerned
himself deems to be under attack, freedom of speech, and to
hold the entire faculty, staff and
admin accountable in how they
respond to calls for more diver-
with folks like myself who have
learned oppressive habits, and
wish to unlearn them in order to
serve all our students equitably."
sity &"'1d equity at Evergreen.
I ponder on why the hosti.1-
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arch 8 was all~campus _ment~ring day _at Evergreen. Mentonng day 1s a time where facult)\
alumni, and students come together through
various workshops and discuss how to make the most out
of your Evergreen education and take it beyond the classroom. I had· never participated in l\1entoring Day before
and found myself stumbling into an alumni panel titled,
"Winding Paths.'' While Evergreen gets a negative reputation by those more driven towards a traditional educationstyle, the alumni panel displayed a diversity of success from
gre~er graduates.
The panel was facilitated by
Katherine Heck, a staff member
in the Office of Evergreen Alumni Programs. The other panelists
included Brad Sweek, class of '92,
laborate and negotiate with others and that this skill has served
and !-a ,cun:ent industrial designer
her during her career.
in Seattle. Abby Kelso, class of
'O 1, __is, ,.also an Evergreen Staff
her resume to the panel so stu-
meffiber, but began her career
as an educator. The final pan~list
was Briana Marela, class of 2011,
and an indepehdant musician.
Katherine Heck began the
panel by asking the group why
they chose Evergreen in the first
place. The overall consensus is
that Evergreen offers an alterna-
enCes proved to be the most valuable in the long run" Kelso says
that Evergreen taught her to col-
Kelso also brought copies of
dents could see what types of
things a greener grad has used
to get jobs outside of the college.
When asked how job hunting has
been post-Evergreen, the consensus was that due to the interdisciplinary nature of our education
here, greener grads are flexible
and can mold to m3t1y different
types of jobs. Kelso stated how
students to go deeper into what- . she planned to be a scientist and
ever field of study they choose. ended up going for a teaching
Geuing to know professors is also position and became a successful
a huge draw to the school Each educator.
panelist had a different life expe"If you want it bad enough
tive education style that allows
rience that led them to Evergreen
but overall creating your ovVn
structure was a common thread
throughout the discussion.
"Evergreen showed me
to
question art for arts sake [...] I'm
not saying art is bad but all of us
[...] as long as you're open to different ways of pursuing it, in my
experience, it will happen" Sweek
added his experience as a former
art student.
The panel finished with open
as individuals need to ask these
questions" Sweek stated on, the
discussion bet\veen current stu-
panel, arguing that Evergreen
taught him how to challenge his
field of study and ask the bigger
were incredibly interested in the
pursuits of current Evergreen
students and each student who
questions.
The questions asked soon got
the attention of current Evergreen students as the panelists an-
attended the panel was able to
swe.red what they wish they had
known and how to get jobs after
graduating. Abby Kelso pushed
that students recDgnize the resoutces available on campus while
they still have the cha11ce to utilize
them.
"The most frustrating ex--peri-
dents and alumni. The panelists
introduce themselves and ask
further questions. 11entoring day
happens happens every quarte½
spring ,quarter mentoring day
is set for May 17. Students can
schedule one-on-one's with faculty, as well as get feedback on their
academic statement.
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TESC STUDENTS RESPOND TO THREAT AT JE\A/ISH CENTER
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his week after the bomb threat at the MercerJslandJewish community center broughtthe anti sernitism
closer to home I spoke with Jewish Student Unio~ CTSU) coordinator Vered Serotta about the recent
bomb threat in Mercer Island that put the Jewish Federation of GreaterSeattle on high alert.
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On Feb. 22, The Jewish pened on Feb 27, was at the munity Center on Mercer Is- What was your reaction
Federation of the Greater Se- Stroum Jewish Community land is a threat to us all. We to the bomb threat at the
attle Area put out a statement Center on Mercer Island and must work together to combat Jewish crtmmvnit:y center
against the national threats was called in at 4:45pm. Police the fear and hatred spread in Mercer Island? Defiand hate crimes, "The Jewish were forced to evacuate the through anti-Semitism. We nitely feels really close. I do
Federation of Greater Seattle premises as well as a neighbor- urge all Jewish organizations have family in Milwaukee and
is horrified and outraged by ing French American School, to be vigilant, take threats seri- places that already received
the dozens of bomb threats and searched the property ously, and use SAFE Washing- threats, but this felt close to
called in to Jewish community ·with bomb sniffing dogs. ton.We call on the FBI to use home but inevitable, like at
centers and organizations, in- Neighborhood residents were appropriate resources to find some point it would reach me.
cluding today's threats. From also notified but details of the and prosecute the individuals
the desecration of the Chesed threat have not been released · apd/ or groups perpetrating What i" the JSU's reShel Emeth Cemetery in St. to the public. This and other these horrific acts." SAFE is sponse to the recent
Louis, to defacement of syna- incidents have sparked an FBI an organization that provides threats against the Jewgogues, to the neo-Nazi re- and Department of Justice in- a free communication network ish coD1D1unity? TheJSU I
cruitment poster seen on the vestigation into the civil rights to the Je"'~sh community of thiuk hasn't made a concerted
University of Washington violations against many Jewish WAshington State as well as effort to respond or reach out.
campus last week, all of these Community Centers across other security resources.
More people are coming to the
recent outbreaks of anti-Sem- the country. No one was hurt
Vered Serotta is the co- meetings and looking to get initism remind us that we must and Mercer Island police are ordinator of the Evergreen volved. I have been seeing a
remain watchful, be vigilant, cooperating with the FBI to State College's Jewish Student renewed interest in the need
and never, ever accept hate further their investigation into Union and I sat down with for a Jewish community in the
and bigotry as the 'new nor- the incident.
her to find out more about threatening climate.
mal.' Let us also remember
The ..... Fed~ration released how these recent events have
that acts of hatred against any another statement on Feb 27, impacted our local commu- Do you £eel safe on camcommunity are acts of hatred specifically about the bomb nity and what we as Evergreen pus? Sort 0£ I thiuk thatJews
against all communities, and threat at the Mercer Island community members can do on this campus.have felt unsafe
resolve to stand together to Jewish community center, to make jewish students feel for awhile even when, things
fight hatred in all its forms."
"The bomb threat this evening safe and and like valued com- were going well. It's like livThe bomb threat that hap- at the Stroum Jewish Com- munity members.
ing in a haunted house when
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only you can see the ghost, but
no one else can see. You call
people into the room and the
ghost disappears. The bomb
threats made there be renewed
attention to anti semitism, but
it's surface and superficial. It's
like when the lights go on, but
when you turn the lights off
the ghost of anti semitism is
still there. I feel about as safe
on campus and slightly less
safe off.
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What can other Evergreen
students do to make Jewish students £eel safe? Jewish students call for people to
educate themselves, beingJewish and having to give a lecture
about Jewish history is very
vulnerable. The JSU can connect people with resources to
educate themselves about anti
semitism, and if non Jewish
students would be open to talk
about it that would be helpful.
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friend, a friend of a friend, and
lI were all hanging out together
· and the friend of a friend started making a bunch of holocaust jokes when he found out
I was Jewish. My friends didn't
say anything. I came from a
Jewish neighborhood where
this would have been a problem, and people would have
frowned on it but it wouldn't
feel as threatening because of
the community being so tight.
I was feeling really isolated
and it was freaky. Having to be
the Jewish spokesperson in a
different way can be hard.
Is there anything else you
think that the TESC community should know?I feel
like antisemitism is like a ghost,
it can only be seen sometimes,
buttalkingaboutantisemitism
shouldn't take away from talking about all racism and bigotry. The JSU strives to be intersectional and united in the
front against white supremacy.
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KOKUA SERVICES' CREATIVE COMMUNITY,
PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES
By Tari Gunstone
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Conununity Spotlight is a series that aims to celebrate the places in Olympia that
advocate for the individuals and institutions that have been -devalued and threatened by the Trump administration. Throughout Donald Trump's campaign and
during his first month as president, he has targeted immigrants, african-americans, latinos,
people with disabilities, women, transgendef and non-gender conforming individuals, as
well as even the arts and journalism. Protesting against his hateful words and acts toward
these communities is essential, just as showing up for them with our time, actions, and
services is a necessary component of solidarity. Community Spotlight hopes to facilitate
awareness and opportunities for volunteering and community support. If you'd like to
suggest any nonprofits or community groups in Olympia 1:b,iit are doing great things, email
cooperpointjournal@gmail.com with the subject:.Community Spotlight.
Community Spotlight features brightly yellow painted walls and
Kokua Services that provides colorful, hand-made name tags
residential services to support 50 that each person wears help fapeople with disabilities, promot- cilitate a friendly space to create
ing independence and enrich- art. Each morning and afternoon
ing lifestyles in their community. session on Wednesdays.. starts with
Kokua's two unique community introductions, an overview of the
programs creating space for vol- studio's rules, and loose instrucunteers are Hummingbird Stu- tion or a theme for artists to work
dios, an all-inclusive art space for with. Everyone creates at their
individuals with disabilities and own rate for the next two hours,
any other friends that want to sharing their work and offering
join, and the LEAD program that ·compliments to others.
Hummingbird Studios is not,
pairs Evergreen student tutors
-with a Kokua rriember for a col-_ however, a "disability arts prolabcrativ~, one-on-one learning gram." It invites people of all
communities and ages to parexperience.
"'When you walk into Hum- ticipate. Kokua's community promingbird Studios at the Arbu- gram coordinator, Randi J\1iller,
tus Folk School in downtovm shared that the. concept for the
Olympia, you are greeted with a studio, ·"was born from the idea
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and that Kokua saw "firsthand
the importance of community
inclusion." Looking around the
tables, that idea seems to be working as participants range from 5
to 60 years old, many of whom
are not individuals that identify
with a disability.
Participants have expressed
that Hummingbirds Studio is "a
dream come true." Last Wednesday I overheard _a new participant
say to himself: ''man, this is really
cool." From my own €xperience
in volunteering the past couple
of weeks, I've found it wonderfully relaxing and nourishing
to sit down and do art without
any pres_sure to finish or make a
masterpiece. It's also beautiful to
observe how people with varying
abilities and disabilities create,
both individually and together.
This idea of collaboration
extends throughout Kokua's
programs. Their LEAD program (Literacy and,. Education
for Adults with Disabilities) pairs
student tutors v.>ith Kokua members, providing a One-on-one opportunity for both .the tutor and
the individual with a disability to
eh-plore topics together. and gain
knowledge to achieve their education goals. Evergreen's Center for
Community Based Learning and
Action helped create the partnership between Kokua and Evergreen back in 2011.
One student who participated
in the LEAD progfam as a tutor
said that the pr9j'~ct, "was ·one of
the healthiest collaborative endeavors I h,aVe ever been a part
0£"""
kiother shared that both of
the 1ndividuals they work ,vith
have given them a sense of clirection, "in .terms ·of what I value in
a wo~king relationship and also
in terms Of my purpose as an advoca~e- and -as a part of a &verse
corrihluillt)~"
4na: Mclchers, an Evergreen
student who tutors through /he
LEAD program, told me tha\ the
people she works with have become dear friends of hers and expressed that, "we are both really
learners in the situation."
Melchers told me how she's
often inspired and filled with joy
in her heart after leaving their
sessions. In LEAD: the learners determine what they want to
learn based on their educational
goals and personal interests. For
Melchers, writing and storytelling has been a strong theme for
the people she mentors. They
also spend some time on practical skill-building like money exchange or dip into fun, hands-on
projects like learning how to make
a broom and spending time playing piano together. Sometimes
these subjects carry over into the
student's art at Hummingbird
Studios. One LEAD student and
Hummingbird participant spent
his wednesday art session drawing colorful Civil War historical
figures in celebration of what
he had recently learned working
with his tutor.
Melchers explained that it's up
to her as the tutor to come alongside the student with both imaginative and constrllctive ways
to facilitate their learning goals
while also working on }:ier own
objectives to learn teaching skills
for her goal in becoming a special
education teacher.
\Vorking ,vi.th the passionate
imagination _of Kokua members in this collaborative way
has helped 1vfolchcrs continually
shed herself of the, "ingrained
beliefs on one due to a disabiliti
that must be un-leq..rned, especially on a societal level." She
has worked Vvi.th indivi.duals Vl>ith
disabilities since high school, so
it has felt very natural for her to
not see the disability in the person
as their defining factor, but rather
first and foremost see "people as
people."
This echoes the first rule of
basic etiquette in interacting respectfully with individuals with
disabilities that Randi Miller
shared ,vith me; use "person first
language" such. as "person that
is blind" rather than "blind person." Both J\1iller and Melchers
expressed that no special skills
are lleeded to work with individuals with disabilities but simply an
open mind and open heart where
kindness, patience, compassion,
and a sense of humor and desire for having fun and .creating
friendships flourish. Otl1er recommendations , for volunteers
working ;,,-ith people v.-ith disabilities stem from the principle
of treating people as people - only
offer assistance after asking, speak
in a normal tone and voice, address them rather than their
helping companion, respect their
assistive devices, and remember
that they have the same interests
and desires as you.
Vvhile volunteering at Hummingbird Studios or v.-ith the
LEAD program can be a helpful pathway for students wanting
to continue working with people
with disabilities through becoming teachers, occupational therapists, and social workers, the opportunity is likewise a great way
to explore creative modes of
learning and creating, make new
friends, learn more about a community of people that offer new
perspectives, and celebrate and
stand up for a community that
has so often been stigmatized and
treated inequitably.
Volunteers make this meaningful, collaborative work and
diversification of community a
reality. To join in on the art fun
at Hummingbird Studios on
Wednesdays at the Arbutus Folk
School in dov.ntown Olympia
or to express interest in participating in the LEAD program as
a tutor from January-June next
year, email Randi Miller - randi@
kokuaservices.com.
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By Ruby Love
Rachel Carlson is a senior at Evergreen, focusing her studies in photography, and graduating this quarter ( congratulations, Rachel!) We talked with
Rachel about how she got her start in photography; the evolution of her Basque Country series, and what her plans are for after graduation.
This issue features her black
and white medium format
photographs - selections from
a series taken in 2015 in the
Basque Country. For fall quarter of 20 15, Carlson traveled
to Europe "to do some museum studies, some art history
stuff, and some photography
in the Basque Country." Partially tracing the path of her
grandfather, who served in
the Basque goverument and
"was exiled to America twice
through Cuba," Carlson says
that spending fall quarter in
the Basque Country was a
"self-discovery, and trying to
learn more about my roots and
my family." Choosing to shoot
on medium format film was
part of Carlson's work to connect herself to the past:
"I really liked the look of
the film that I took because the
format is older, and it looked
maybe a little more vintage.
It almost reminded me of the
time period that I was searching to find out more about: a
reflection of my journey and
my desire to gain knowledge
about that time period."
Most oi"€arlson's work focuses on documentary style,
and she became interested in
photography while working
as a flyer girl for a local venue.
VVhen the venue put out a call
for cover art for a compilation
album, fifteen-year-old Carlson got to work:
"I took my bass guitar which
was like sparkly blue ... and I remember breaking up all of this
blue glass, and eds, and all this
stuff, and breaking it on the
ground, and putting it around
rriY... bass guitar, and crawling
on top of my dad's minivan to
try and take this picture with
an instant camera ...haha!"
Since then, Carlson has ·
continued
photographing
musicians in the Puget Sound
area, working with both film
and digital. One of the challenges of shooting film is the
time and effort of processing
it all and sorting through each
frame: "Honestly, I have hundreds of thousands of unprocessed photographs. Because
I go out, and I do these documentary things, and I take so
many pictures at events. I just
have this massive body of work
to work with ... I still have a lot
of stuff that I'm processing
from [the Basque CountryJ.
I've used some of them ...you
know, you just pick a few after skimming through and use
them for whatever, and then
go back."
For Paris Muse, her current
(and final) program at Evergreen, Carlson is ·working on
putting together a book of her
black and white photographs
from the Basque Country. Inspired by a book of Atget's
street photographs she discovered as part of Paris Muse's
photography seminar, Carlson
plans to "take my black and
whites from San Sebastian
and a few other places in the
Basque Country - l:iecause
part of the Basque Country is
in France - so I'm going to do
a Carlson's Basque Country, as
sort of a tribute book for one
of my projects for graduating."
After leaving Evergreen,
Carlson plans on pursuing her
MFA in photography at the
University of Nevada, Reno.
The program is all digital,
requiring her to move away
from "some of my favorites at
Evergreen, which have been
large, medium format photography and experimental stuff."
She is already trying out some
digital video .work, something
UNR's program requires, and
is excited about exploring new
territory.
If you'd like to see more of
Rachel Carlson's work, you
can find her portfolio at RHCp ho to graphy. sq uarespace.
com.
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*obsidian
414 4th Ave E. 9pm, 21+, $10.
Big Business, rocKMHo, Angel
Food
THUR.MARCH16
*Le Voyeur
4044thAve W. 10pm,21+.
Defaceman, Seedbed, Wet
\Xelour, £4£
FRI. MAR 17
Rhythm & Rhye
311 Capito/Way N, 9pm, 21+.
Rooster Crow, The Hinges,
Matt Sircely
Le Voyeur
404 4th Ave W. 7:30pm, $5.
Maki11:g Gold
The Dawn Bombs, Heat
Shimmer, Step Dads,
Chimney
McCoy's Tavern
418 4th Ave E. 9pm, $5.
Green Jello/ Headless Pez/
RawDogs/ Dancehall Queen
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EXHfBIT CELEBRATING WORKS BY PEOPLE OF COLOR
OPENS IN EVERGREEN'S STUDENT A·RT GALLERY
SAT. MAR 18
By Ruby Love
*Obsidian
414 4th Ave E. 9pm, 21+.
Sawtooth, Tres Leches,
Gourmet
MON. MAR 20
Sylvester Park
615 Washington St SE, 12pm.
vergreen's Student Art Gallery opened its newest show, Making Gold, on March 6, featuring the
work of local artists of color including current and former Evergreen students! The exhibit fea.
tures the work of more than twenty different artists, working in mediums ranging from written
installations to photography to woodworking.
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All Ages Open Mic
TUE. MAR 21
St. John's Church
11420thAve SE, 12am to 12am.
Bach Around the Clock:
24 hour marathon of Bach
music played on the organ
Obsidian
414 4th Ave E. 9pm, $10, 21+.
Spell, Witchstone, Pragmatic
Chaos
*=Staff Recommended
Making Gold, which takes
its name from a Rupi Kaur
quote, centers the artistic
work of people of color ilf
the Olympia/greater Puget
Sound area. Each piece is
paired with a shol't statement
from the artist which illuminates the intention behind
their work and the ways it intersects with issues like identity, history, and violence.
Entering the space, you're
immediately aware of a large
installation piece by Oomung
Varma - a white cube, suspended by thick brown twine,
hovering over a white exhibit
pillar. The piece, titled If we
leave our body, How far can
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features a small photograph
-placed on metal spokes between the two white boxes of
cube and pillar. The tension is
palpable - it feels as if at any
moment, everything could
come crashing down, pinning
the photograph (and its subject) between the two heavy
blocks of white.
Moving throughout the
small gallery, you're drawn
into small pockets of space
which artists have made their
own, like Francis Fong's display of stunning handmade
wooden utensils which were
made by the artist in order to
"better understand Chinese
food and my Chinese self
through the lense of crafting
tools for eating." In addition
to the aforementioned installation and woodwork, there is
incredible photography, drawing, painting, writing, ceramics, and more - plan to spend
some time. It is tempting to
describe each and every piece
in Making Gold; there wasn't
a single one that didn't_ make
me glad to have visited. Suffice to say, I hope everyone
reading this got the chance to
see this exhibit before its close
on March 13 ...if not, you have
another chance!
On the evening, of March
I 7, the gallery will be host-
ing Making Gold: Grand
Celebration, an evening of
"mingling with the artists,
eating great food and watching some even greater performances!" Running from 6:00
to I 0:0Opm, the celebration
will feature performances by
Scarlett Pedersen, Summer
Azim, and Khadija Hassan,
with performances beginning
at 8:30. For those who haven't
been, the Student Art Gallery is on the third floor of the
CAB, past The Flaming Eggplant.
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Le Voyeur
404 4th Ave
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7pm, $5-20.
Trixie Linoleum, Petite,
Crimex, Aqua Aura
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4044thAveW, 10pm, 21+.
Another Perfect Crime,
Shower Scum,First Boyfriend
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The Finals of the Olympia
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STUFF 2 ·00
By Sylvie Chace
FRI. MAR 24
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band with an aim to make mlisic foi; the' resistance. The
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Student Art Gallery. 6 p.m.
rainy window. Le Voyeur is wheelchair-accessible, the sho~
starts
at 1Opm with no listed price at the door, but come
Students of Color have showcased their art in the Student
Art Gallery for the Making Gold exhibition that began · prepared to give money for the touring band.
March 6th and continued on until the 13th. This event is
a celebration of the exhibit, people can come mingle with
the artists and hear spoken word poetry as well as ·coqu:dy
performances by local POC artists and performers. The
performers include, poet Scarlett Pedersen, and comedians WASHBOARD ABS ALBUM RELEASE MEGA
Summer Azim and Khadija Hassan. The event will be
BOG, OH ROSE, POOLS
hosted by MC Keah Thomas. Food will be provided and
New Moon. 7 p.m. $5-10
the event is free.
FRIDAY 3/17
FRIDAY 4/7
THURSDAY 3/23
ANOTHER PERFECT CRIME, SHOWER
SCUM, FIRST BOYFRIEND
Le Voyeur. 1Op.m. 21 +
Seattle band Another Perfect Crime comes to town to
promote their latest album 'The Flood.' The facebook page
for the event states '-'With deep roots in the PNW" indie music
scene, Another Perfect Crime was born at Portland's Ladies
Rock Camp, where they vowed to defy a white, cishet, male-
•.... Local band, The Washboard Abs release their new al-bum 'Recurring Chasms' on cassette as well as a limited
edition zine. The post-punk group creates harmonic jazz
tunes to dance to yet include emotionally open and vulnerable lyrics. The band stated on their press release, featured
on Antiquated Future, "Lyrically, Recurring Chasms is an
album about the aftermath of sexual trauma, the weeks and
months following an assault, and a personal battle towards
reclaiming one's ability to be intimate, to trust." The show
also features local bands Oh, Rose and POOLS, as well as
LA-based Mega Bog. New Moon is a wheelchair-accessible
space that does not tolerate oppressive behavior. The show
is $5-1 0 sliding scaie. All ages.
414 4th Ave E. 9pm, 21+, $10.
Hey GRRL! Femme centered
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor,
In the January 16 issue Chloe Marina Manchester and Jasmine KozakGilroy reported on the disrupted welcome reception for our new Chief of
Police, Stacy Brown, and the promotion of Safer Steps, a new name for services such as car jumps, door unlocks,
and evening safety escorts. They reference an interview they conducted with
Chief Brown. I invite you to review the
complete transcript of the interview
here:
evergreen.edu/ sites/ default/
files/ safer-steps-interview.pdf
These articles and the February 1
opinion piece by Georgie Hicks, presumably based on th,, information
provided in, the two previous articles,
have built a false impression of a Police
Chief poised to respond to protester violence, busy actively monitoring social.
media and eager to install surveillance
cameras on campus.
,
This impressio'h is not supported by
the facts.
If you read the interview transcript,
you will see Chief Brown emphasizing her focus on transparency, building
relationships "ith individuals who are
skeptical or fearful of police, promoting community dialogue, seeking input
on improvements to :public safety, protecting the free speech rights of protest-
ers and recruiting officers with integrity
and the ability to connect with the Evergreen com.rn.unity.
Stacy Brown is an Evergreen alumna who has demonstrated in her first
six months as our Chief of Police, a
strong interest in meeting and knowing
community members she has taken an
oath to protect. She has a vision for an
Evergreen Police Department that is
wholeheartedly committed to making
a positive difference. She has engaged
"ith patience and resilience in the face
of hostility that is counter to our stated
community values.
I encourage students, staff and faculty to get to know Stacy Brown both as a
person and as our Police Chie£ .It's one
of the best ways to understand and influence the direction of campus safety
and policing. And if you read the entire interview (which also included !;,haron Goodman, Director of Residential
& Dining Services), including the parts
that did not make it into the Cooper
PointJournal pieces, you'll get a sense
of what Stacy believes and what she's
trying to accomplish.
Sincerely,
Wendy Endress
Vice President for Student Affairs
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Hello,
In the interest of transparency for
We appreciate input and critique of our readers we updated the online
the CPJ's coverage. We can never in- version of Gilroy's article to include a
clude everything someone said in an link to the complete interview, but I do
interview, so the. representation of a not agree that our reporting created a
subject will always be limited, but I be" false impression of Brown. Moreover, I
lieve that Jasmine Kozak-Gilroy did a think that we best serve the interests of
good job of including the information the Evergreen community by looking
and statements by Brown that were the critically at what is said by members
most relevant to ongoing debates at Ev- of the administration and those, like
ergreen and would be the most interest- Chief Brown, who are in positions of
ing to students. For this reason I stand power, as we did in those articles.
by the editorial decisions Gilroy made
We encourage readers to write us
about what to focus on and my choice at cooperpointjournal@gmail.com if
to publish Georgie Hicks' response to it they ever wish to weigh in on our covin the next article. Hicks' opinion peic- erage.
es have added much needed context to
the discourse about policing, explainThank you,
ing that the issue goes beyond Brown
Felix Chrome
hersel£
Editor In Chief
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RU'BY TI-IOMPSON
RtJBY TIIOMPSON
ADVICE ON SEX, RELATIONSHIPS, & MORE
Dear Body Party,
I got an irregular Pap Test, indicating that I most likely have human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV seems like a very big deal because it could lead
to cervical cancer, but also like a very not big deal because I heard most
people get it at some point in their lives-so what's the deal? Should I freak
out? Should I tell my partners? Should I tell everyone I ever had sex with?
Should I call my mom?
Hello,.
I think the only reason to freak out is that you're going to have to spend a)ittle more time
"W-ith doctors then you were planning to, as many HPV infections are simply inconveniences
rather than life altering concerns. You're right that the majority of sexually active people
will get HPV in their lifetime. And .although HPV can cause anal, penile, and cervical
cancer, among others, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that nine ou(of
ten HPV infections will be cleared naturally by the body within three years and will never
become cancerous. Only·a handful of HPV strains are responsible for cancer.
A friendly message for the other readers out there- cancer from HPV regnlarly takes
years and years to develop, which makes screening crucial. If your Pap Test is positive fqr
HPV then your next step is to get a HPV DNA test, which will give you an idea of what
kind of HPV strand is showing up and whether or not cancer is a concern. Not all strains
cause cancer, although even the ones that do not can caus~ other· ~pleasant symptoms
genital warts. Here is some very convoluted math pulled from the CDC fact sheet on
cancer caus_ed by HPV: 90 percent of HPV infections will be cleared out by the immune
system within three years. Of the remaining IO percent, only 5% of infections will develop
into precancerous entities, of which only 40% will ever become truly cancerous.
The biggest issue with HPV is not actually the chance that it can develop into cancer,
but the fact that it is easily transmitted and hard to test for. HPV is transmitted by any skin
to skin contact, so no matter what kind of sex you're having, or with who;· you could,_get
infected or infect them. On its own that isn't a big deal, considering that HPV is generally
benign, but it can be a real problem considering that if you don't have a uterus the_te· is
no way to test for HPv, which makes partner protection key. It may be worthwhile .to
send messages to the folks you have had sex with that can gi:t tested letting them know
that you have had an abnormal Pap Test and that they should get checked. If your ,HPV
DNA test results say that your HPV is one of the potentially cancerous strains, I \1/ould
definitely make notifying new partners part of your pre sex/ gettip.g to know you ritual. If
not, I think disclosure is good practice but not crucial--chances are they already haye it,
whether they know they do or not.
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.
As for whether or not you should call your mom, that depends on what kind of m<>m
you have-if she is the kind to be open, understanding, and compassionate, I'd say. that
it certainly couldn't hurt. Unconditional love, whether it comes from your mom or your
friends, is the best cure for the kind of anxiety that doctors offices and test results breeds.
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Got problems? We can help! You can
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Stay safe & have fun,
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Body Party is a positive, open-minded column about everything bodies, sex, relationships,
and self love. This column is not written by a d_octor but done by a person who has
researched the topic and looked into your questions thoroughly. If you have any questions
or problems and want advice about sex, medication, love, STD's ect. please submit them
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This week packs in a lot of emotional depth for the signs. A solar eclipse and new moon in the watery sign of Pisces closes the series of Pisces
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eclipses from the last 2 years. This w-ill be a time of awakened empathy and understanding of ourselves and others, a time to push past what
has held us back and realize that new things are possible. The signs are all learning what will reorient themselves toward a more emotionally
in-tun<: future, however this may bring challenges. Letting go is never easy.
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ARIES
3;21 - 4;19
LIBRA\i,23-10122
You are opening your heart up to love. ·Whether yoil?ve met someone new, or have made
a new friend that you care about, positive things are happening in matters of yollr heart.
It takes strength and power to be vulnerable, and you're one to have walls up at times, but
right now healing is coming from allowing Others to care for you, and allowing yourself
to- open up to someone· else.
necessarily a bad thing. Sitting with your past and the darker emotions that you tend to
avoid is healing for you. Face the bad things that have happened with grace and beauty,
you've· already made so m~ch Progress through emotional understanding:
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SCORPIO 1012i- 11121
TAURUS4120-s120
You may be in a position of feelingjudged, or having to judge another for certain actions.
During such an emotionally intense time, you might find yonrself distancing from the inner chatter of your mind and focusing on hard work. Remaining intellectual and distant from feelings can be helpful in certain instances, but remember to come home to yourself,
and hold space for your feelings at the end of the day.
You are trying to find opportunity everywhere you cab. For a while now it's felt like you've
hit a wall that is impossible to climb over, so you're ~orking with what you have. Luckily
someone with your strength, resilience and talent is undoubtedly unstoppable. It's a new
era·for you, and things are going to change even if you have to reach within and create
the change you want yourself.
SAGITTARIUS 11122-12121
GEMINI s121 -6120
You want to let go but there is something holding you b"a:c:k, Gemini. You're known to
see two sides in every situatio~, and right now it feels like a dichotomy between what you
know is good for you versus what has always felt comfortable. Break down all the barriers
and go deep into the unknown. You know what's right, even if it does feel scary.
CANCER 6121 - 7122
As an air sign, you tend to get stuck in your·ovm head Libra. However lately that's not
,
You've been working nonstop on something, be it emotional work or physical work, something is now coming into fruition. Your goals are going to be actualized and it's time for
you to really take a step back. Soak up all of the work you've done and appreciate it,
appreciate yourself and everything that you've worked for. Yq_u are stronger than people
realize, and sometimes you don't realize it yoursel£
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In your typical fashion, you're remaining optimis.tic during a time of infensity. However,
what lies beneath the surface isn't what you're putting on for the rest of the world to see.
There· is_more to you lately then others realize. While you can remain positive and be a
source of light for those around you, inside there is something powerful that only you
know.
CAPRICORN 12122-1119
Your earthy powers have kept you grounded through a time where it seems everyone
arouild you is in deep waters. You've remained confident and cool, Capricorn. However,
doti't cOme off cold to those around you. Everyone heals in different ways, so don't be
afraid to break down· a wall or two in order to access something that might not feel productive in the physical world.
LEO 7123-8122
AQUARIUS 1120-2118
It's time to strike while the iron is hot! Something -important has come your way and it's
your job to take control of .your life with your fiery intensity and get started on something
new. You feel like you can process most of your emotions through passionate work and
excitement in life. With the last Pisces eclipse behind you, now is the perfect time to get
your creative juices flowing and create something new for yourse1£ ·
With so many people feeling so many intense feelings iri their lives, your humanitarian
side is corning through. It seems you've been focusing on nurturing those around you as
a way to feel productive and useful during a time of powerful focus and change. Your
unshakable friendliness is a force for good in the world. Share your powers, but don't ever
let sOineone tak'e advantage of you for what you have t9 offer.
VIRGO 8/23-9122
You are feeling a strong bond in your life. You have so much intense love to offer and
right now you may be feeling fulfilled. There is someone or something in your life that is
opening you up through intimacy and trust. You're not knov.,n to wear your heart on your
sleeve, and staying cautious is important, but if you feel strongly about someone then let
them in and fill you with light.
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This is an especially intense time for you, Pisces. ·We're coniing from a place where there
was so. much activity around your sigri. You've been incredibly in-tune -with yourself and
others, however you may not be sure what is the right thing to do for yourself now? \rVhat
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