The Cooper Point Journal Volume 28, Issue 18 (February 24, 2000)

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The Cooper Point Journal Volume 28, Issue 18 (February 24, 2000)

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The Evergreen State College· February 24, 2000 • Volume 28 • Number 18 • © Cooper Point Journal 2000

Government and Mayhem
give way to Coalition

What is this ··sun" vou speak oP.

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by Pauick L. Mouton
The recent efforts surrounding the proposal and
implementation of a structured student governance system at
Evergreen have been met with many challenges.
Some challenges have come from our campus culture and its
opposition to anything that resembles structure and tradition.
Other challenges have stemmed from personal hostilities within
the Students for an Evergreen Student Coalition meetings. Many
obstacles like the ones that were chronicled in the Feb. 17 CPJ article
have been resolved by the presence offacilitator Cory Meador from
the Center for Mediation Services.
The "exaggerated civility" oflast week has developed into a
renewed sense of walition , sharing, and respecl. The SESC
meetings, once a tabled assembly of tense and frustrated student
leaders, has given way to a new spirit and enthusiasm. Student
generated proposals ranging from a community cooperative style
to one incorporating more of a town meeting approach were
presented to the walition.
The SESe will spunsor a community discussion in the main floor
of the CAB on Wednesday, March 1 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. SESe
members will be there to participate in discussions aboutthevarious
models and possibilities, including the "no government" option.
There will be live music before and after the discussions and
presentations.
As a member of the SESe I hope that all students take advantage of
this opportunity to incorporate and put into action many of the
structural concepts and theories we have been leaming at Evergreen.
As a student, I understand that pontificatiag about political
processes and structures doesn't fit into the ninth week quarter
chaos most of us are going through. ror me it is a decision that I
have weighed upon an already tilted scale. The chance to have this
type of input and voice in the creation and implementation of a
new campus governance model-or the preservation ofthe existing
system is to great for me to pass up... how about you'?

See more Governance opinions on page 7

photo by Ashley Shomo

A trio ofGreeners are blinded and confused by the giant glowing orb known to many as "Sun." "Sun," a k a "Hey, What
Is That Yellow Thing1" and "Jr Makes My Retinas Hun" made a brief cameo last week. Sadly, as Washington only has one
season, clouds returned and foiled "Sun's"_warm glory.

The LRC builds better writers, hence,papers

LRC director Olivia Archibald turors a student.

by Mac Lojowsky
With Evergreen's unique, primary emphasis on writing, the
Learning Resource Center (LRC) is highly respected as a valuable
campus resource.
LRC writing tutors are on hand Sunday through Friday to assist
all-level students with all types of writing concems. During the full
quarter there were 26 undergraduate writing tutors. This small group
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of tutors saw 492 LRC visits and over twelve
hundred student one-oll-Dne conferences.
The most common visitors to the
Center are student~ with writing programrelated papers. Entrance papers, Masters'
theses, and scholarship essays also visitthe LRC
on a regular basis.
The LRC writing tutors are adamant in
the philosophy "we do not provide an editing
service." Rather, the LRC writing tutors are
available for students who wish to focus upon
their overall writing abilities.
Almost halfofthe student~ who utilize
the LRC are Evergreen's freshmen. These
freshmen visits reflect both Evergreen's beauty
and its weakness. Almost all other public and
pr'ivate educational institutions in America
want dleir students to either memorize (and
regurgitate) the fuets or make the most logical
choice between choices "a, b, c or d" on the
multiple-choice test.
At Evergreen, students are required to
actually inquire, learn, and reflect about the
subject matter. TIl is synthesis of thought is
usually demonstrated through academic

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papers.
Many of Evergreen's incoming freshmen graduate from high
school without learning the basic thesis-driven, five-paragraph paper.
These students are also removed from their traditional home
environments and placed into Evergreen's atmosphere.
In addition to discovering everything they have been previously
taught is a "lie," they also have weekly requirements to write a book
response paper, a seminar paper, and a couple research papers each
quarter. It is no surprise that almost halfofEvergreen 's freshmen don't
comeback.

TIle faculty are overwhelmed as it is, and have no intention of
spending class time to teach basic writing skills.This is where the LRC
writing tutors come in-Evergreen's great hope to continue state
accreditation.
Anna Shelton, a Core writing tutor explains peer tutoring
"removes the leveL~ ofauthority.l ttakes down barriers because we're in
the same sitllation. They can ask questions they'd otheIWi.'ie feel are
'dumb.' It's empowering on bodl sides, dle tutor and the student."
While all writing tutors are distinguished writers, weekly training
sessions are a requirement of dle job. These sessions cover a variety of
topics including; dlesis construction, documentation styles, alternatives
to the thesis-driven essay, as well as several other teaching methods.
Writing Director Olivia Archibald, states that the LRCs goal is to make
"not better papers, but better writers."
Recently, Bill Ransom and Archibald began a weekly program
in the LRC.Each Friday at 10:OOa.rrr., a diJferen t faculty who has written,
published, or taught a writing course will come in and discuss their
specialty. Over 40 ofEvergreen's teachers have been contacted and about
half so far have agreed to participate. Anyone who has an interest in
writing can and should attend these seminars.
With the popularity of the LRC comes a few hurdles and
Archibald feels that sonie changes are needed.
'There's timeswedon'teven have table space, "she explains, "and
the noise level disturbs the offices across the hall." A
Archibald envisions "a larger location (for the LRC), much more
centralJy located, with two components: Oneasa place for conversations
about writing; the other as a place for one-on-Dne conferences."
Despite the size, Evergreen's Learning Resource Center is stili
a place for all students to improve, discuss, or create theirwriting skills:
The Center also has an entire library of writing reference books and
friendly tutors.
Students are encouraged to make appointments beforehand
(especially those with longer papers), by calling x6412. From egoadvanced writers to foreign exchange students, to the average student
who just can't get their paper started, the LRC exists for you; utilize it.
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Police Blotter 2000:

The Wilderness Center is proud to bring systems. Finally, she will share her vision of
Mark Wellman to visit Evergreen on Friday, urban gardening a"d the revitalization of the
city landscape.
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Feb.2S.
For more information, contact SEED at
Mark Wellman is the first paraplegic
athlete to scale some massive cliffs in Yosemite xS919.
and ski across the Sierra Nevada unassisted.
He will be presenting his lecture "No Barriers"
in Bay 1 of the CRC gymnasium at 3 p.m.
"No Barriers" includes the story of
Safeplace Rape Relief and Women's
Mark's recovery from the climbing accident of Shelter Services is now recruiting dedicated
which his paraplegia resulted. He will share volunteers. TIley need your time. talents. and
some exceptional footage from his video, also experience for counseling and referral.
titled "No Barriers," which documents his . working with youth, answering crisis line calls.
historic climbs and expeditions.
support group facilitation. fundraising, and
Following the lecture, Mark will community outreach. There is a particular
demonstrate his adaptive climbing style and need for volunteers to work with children and
equipment in Evergreen's state of the art provide legal advocacy.
Climbing Gym. This will present an
The application deadline is March 15.
opportunity for disabled students and and training begins April 3.
members of the community to try Mark's
Please call Safeplace at 786-8754, for
methods and equipment.
more information. Their office hours are
For further information, contact Mary- Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to S p.m.,
Pat Sullivan at 866-6000 x6987 or Greg and Friday until one. They strongly encourage
Skinner at 866-6000 x6533 (leave a message). applicants who are bilingual and of diverse
Sponsored by The Evergreen State backgrounds and ages.
College, St. Martin's College, and a few
commercial organizations.

edi t ed bv J en BI Rckfo r d
Tills week, Police Blotter may seem a little more serious. That's because there' are a great deal of
incidents that are in themselves serious things. Besides the ubiquitous fire alarms. student habitation,
and lost wallets. there were two thefts, three DUls, and a serious Incident involving mental health
:lI1d dIsturbances. All in all, not rea lly laughing matters.
But hey. it 's eighth week, so I'm sure many people have lost their sense of humor by now. I know
Jrklllg on two research papers has effectively drained any ounce of humanity I once had.

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Monday, Feb. 14
2:22 p. m. rire abrlll at U·Doflll. 1\0 word on if it was c<lused hv hurnt food . incpnsr . or exploding
st uni'd anilllab.
;'):2-1 lUl l. Mental Complaint at A·Donn. Confidential in order to protect the victim.
7: 18 p.m. Fire alarm at S·Dorm caused by bumt food. The second this week and the first tor the
lInluckl' resident\ ofthi \ dorm. Ifsomeone was trying to cook a dinner for his or her sweetheart. I
would ; uggesl not bllrning it to a charcoal black. That tends to irritate a person .
Tuesday. Feb. 1:;
~'a. 1I 1.

Someone lost a wallet somewhere on Evergreen campus.

4:34 p.m. Disturbance at tile Computer Center. Kept confidential to protect the victilll.
4:35 p.m. Unwanted person ill A-Dorm. Kept confidClltial to protect the victim.

vVednesday. Feb. 16
7: 15 a. m.
You ran tell it \ getting close to the elld ofthe qllarter wht'lI Polin' ~e rl'i re\ ca lcilt'.'
a student snoozing all a couch in the Comm building.

8:42 p.m. Fire alarm at S-Dorm caused by burnt load . I wOlild suggest that ~llIll('OIll' ellroll thesl'
folks in cooking class fairly quickly because two alarllls in onl' week is st<lrting to relllind 111('01 ADorm (and even that didn't happen as olicn as this .)
Thursday. Feb. 17
2:09 p.llI. Student loses control of bike and is injured near the CRe.
Friday, Feb. 18
3:25 a.m.
Suspicious circumstance. I wish I could tell you wha!. it was. but . alas. my eagle
eyes missed this on the blotter, and so no case report for you this week.
8:30 a.m.
Anon student is trespassed Irom campus. Related 10 thl' suspicious circumstance,
so again I am in the dark as to what this is all about.
4:31 p.m. Apparently. a poor soul was jllst dying to eat the overpriced luod in the Greenery, because
someone tried to break in.
6:26 p.m. Theft still under investigation.
Saturday, Feb. 19
3:2G p.m. Arrest and release for driving with a suspended license.
8:53 p.m. A computer is stolen from a room in HOllsing. The second this 1II01ith. leading me to
think that maybe some people don't want to wait to lise the compllter lab during the end of the
quarter.
Sunday. Feb. 20
2:36 a.m.
Arrest for DUI . Due to the amount of crime going on this week. this will also not
have a case report until next week.
S: 16 a.m.
A medical incident in U·Dormleads to a bricfpolicl' investigation.
2:58 p.m. Another unlucky person lo,:;t a wallet somewhere on TESC.
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CAB 316. The Evergreen State Col lege, Olympia, WashinglOn <)1l505
Volume 28 • Number 17
February 17.2000
News
StaffWrilers: Kris Hooper, lien Kinbde. Mac l.ujowski.
Amy Laskota, Angdi ca Mayo. p"lrick MOlllon
Staff Phutographers: Brandon lIeck. Paul H awx hurs< ,
Kris Hooper. A,hlcv Shomo
leiters & Op inio ns Editor: I'aul Hawxhllrsl
Copy Editors: Jen Blackford , J,lynl' Kas1.ynski. Ikn
Kinkad e
Comics Page Editor: Meli"a He vwood
Layo~1I Edlfo rs: W hitney Kvasager. Alex Mikilik
Photo Editor: Brando n Beck
Features Edilor: Mikel Rep"r"z
Sports Editor: Moll y Erikson
Arts & Emert:linmem Edilor: '1 i'isran Ihllrick
Editor in Chief: Ashley Shomo
Managing Editor: Hrl' nt Seabrook
Business Manager: elfrie Hinl'r
Michael Selhy
Designers : Josh Lange
Ad Rcpresemarive: Sindi Somers
Distribu tion Managers: Will Hew ill . Darrin Shall",
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Hi~hli~hts

Saftplace seeks volunteers

Trouble at Home
Saturday. Feb. 19
1:3S a.m.
Th e Crime Watch Patrol reports seeing what appears to be sparklers being lit behind
student hou sing. When the police res pond t.O the unnamed dorm. they find a student
talking to one of the I-lousin g staff. The Greener claims that he is a "fire breather" and
was showing off hi s ski ll for a part)'.
i\fter discovering tl\'O bottles of beer in side hi, backpack. he is detained for
investigation of possible reckless burning. but is released into the Grievance Process .

Trouble on the Move
Sa wrda y. Feb. 19
8 p.lII.
An officer stops a gentleman who ha s made a number of interesting turns. all in
th e wrong lane. Upon pulling him over. the officer smells intoxicants on th e driver 's
brl'ath and asks him to step OUI of th e car.
Ultimately. the driver is cr iminall y cited for DUI and possession of drug
paraphernalia (a pipe with tral'l'~ ofTII C is found in the car). He is also given infractiom
for driving without proof of Insuran ce. disguising an alcohol container. and having an
open container in th e car. He is released on his own recognizance. having just gained a
whole lot of trouhl e in a ve ry short tillle.

Freak road trip

Sunday, Feb. 20
2:S0 a.m.
A car turns without signaling and is plIlied over by the police. An officer notes the
odor of alcohol com ing from the driver so the man is given field sobriety tests .
Subseyuently, he is placed under arrest for DUI and a search of his car reveals a
pipe. a bong. a baggy full of pot. and a black container also filled with pot. In addition.
two beer cans are found under th e seat. The driver is released on his signature and a
promise to appear in court.

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5:20 p.m.
Yet another car is stopped on Sunday. , - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - -- this time for speeding. UnLike previous
malefactors. this one is not under the
influence. He does. however. have a
concealed weapon. which he tells the police.
that he has a permit lor.
The driver has an active warrant out
for driving with a suspended license. so he
is arrested. A search of this vehicle turns up
a machet e and a wooden club. The man says
Collector wants your Leica or
he needs these for protectioll.
Rolleiflex Cameras and/or
He is given infractions for speeding.
driving wit II expired registratioll . and no
accessories. Prefer mint condiproof of liabilitl' imurallCe. He is cited and
tion but will appraise one piece
rL'l eased for driving with a suspended
licl'llse.
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Star Wars, He-Man, Transformers, Pez, Superhero stuff,
TV and Movie Toys. Single
pieces to whole collections.
Look in mom's attic and turn
that clutter into cash. 4567824. Ask for Krazy Eddy.

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Beautiful Western WA.
Camps Seeking Counselors Summer 2000. Activities include lake swimming, boating,
archery, hiking, arts & crafts,
sailing, adventure trips,
horses,mt.biking,etc.
www.seattlearch.org/cyo
or Call Sara, Catholic Youth
Organization at 1-800950-4963 .
Deadline is 3 p.m. Friday.
Student Rate is just $2.00/30 words.
Contact Corrie Hiner for more info.
Phone (3601 866-6000 x6054
or stop byJhe CPJ, CAB 316

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Zine for survivors in the
works
Sexual Harassment and Assault
Prevention Education, or SHAPE, needs your
work to publish in a zine that will address
sexual violence in our lives and our
communities. SHAPE is seeking stories of how
you or someone close to you survived sexual
violence. These stories can take the form of
poetry, prose, black and white photos,
drawings, or anything else you feel would be
helpful to a survivor.
The deadline for submissions is March
3!. Submit you work to the folders in the
Women's resource Center or the SHAPE office
up in CAB 320. Submissions can be in their
final format (8" x 7"), or you can submit typed
material to be formatted for you. If your format
includes handwriting or drawing, make sure it's
dark and legible.
You can have your work published
anonymously but SHAPE must have a way to
contact you. If they can't, there's a chance they
may not be able to publish your work, or they
may make changes without consulting with
you.
Please do not include the last names of
anyone but yourself in your material.
If you have any questions. feel free to call
Robin at x6724.

SEED workshop
SEED (Students at Evergreen for
Ecological Design) hosts a Solviva Greenhouse
Workshop, ''The Solar-Dynamic Bio-Benign
Design," or "Integrated Poultry & Vegetable
Food Systems." If that means anything to you,
the workshop takes place on Feb. 27, 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m., in the Lecture Hall!.
Anna Edey, founder of the Sol viva
Company, will speak about her Solar-Dynamic
Bio- Benign Solviva Greenhouse, world
renowned for its highly productive and
intensive year-round food production systems.
She will articulate on the ecologically minded
systems of the Solviva greenhouse and share
her IS-years of experience in growing food in
the Solviva greenhouse year-round on Martha's
Vineyard, Massachusetts.
Ms. Edey will also share her experience
and vision ofJow-impact living. She will discuss
alternative ways to manage household wastes,
including compost toilets, composting flush
toilets, solar compost pasteurization systems,
and grey-water purification/irrigation

The Freaks of Nature are coordinating an
excursion to Cape Disappointment and
Leadbetter Point tomorrow and Saturday.
The Freaks are a group of students
dedicated to the study of natural history in the
field. This trip will provide interested students
an opportunity to do just that. A plethora of
shorebirds, wetland birds, coastal headlands,
and stabilized dune habitats await the group.
A mandatory pre-trip meeting will be
held on the couches in the S&A offices on the
third floor of the CAB. on Wed. , Feb. 23, at
Ip.m. The trip itself begins Friday, Feb. 25, at
6pm. From the mouth of the Columbia the
party will move north along the Long Beach
Peninsula to Leadbetter Point, then return to
Olympia Saturday night.
Please contact the freaks as soon as
possible if you're interested in tagging along,
can't make it to the meeting, or just want to
know
more,
at
x6636
or
evergreen_freaks@hotmail.com. The group
also meets every Friday morning at eight,
beneath the clock tower, for local walks.

EPIC road trip
The Evergreen Political Information
Center is coordinating an excursion to a
networking conference in Berkeley. The
conference follows a demonstration in support
of Mumia Abu-Jamal. The organizers will
discuss how they got it together and
coordinated with similar groups back in DC.
The excursion will be leaving Olympia at
8 a.m., on Sunday, Feb. 27, and should be back
late Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. If
you're interested in,tagging along, the cost will
include a deposit of 10 dollars--due when you
sign up-and whatever perishables you deem
necessary.
Call Michael or Parker at EPIC, x6144, to
tell them you're in.

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Workjng cLass or
white trash?

I was recently inspired by a TESC
produced zine, on working class students, to
write a bit on poverty-class students at
Evergreen. My father was crushed by two floors
offalling roof in a fire he was fighting. He was
retired at 32. in his prime, and given a
thousand bucks a month.
One thousand dollars does not pay for
rent and food for a family oHour even back in
1985. My mom did what she could until she
had a back injury as a nursing assistant and was
immobilized.
My parents were ashamed of their
disabilities and it was a rare day when they bent
to ask for outside help. We lived for many years
off their various schemes and small businesses.
For my first year of high school, we had
no running water, no heat, and no toilet. We
dug a pit with a board over it in the back forty
acres. In high school people when would ask
me why I didn't shave "those places" I
remember looking at them dumbfoundedly
and saying "Well we don't have any running
water."
I remember washing our clothes at the
local trailer park laundry and someone stealing
all our new thrift store school clothes. I
remember cutting my feet on exposed carpet
tacking and having to put on my dad's electrical
gloves to remove the bats that would roost in
the house.
My parents did not abandon me to the
world either. They are still paying for my
freshman year of college and that is all they can
afford. They are the ones who let me move back
home after I nearly died of pneumonia and had
to quit teaching Outdoor Ed. They are the ones
who helped me go back to junior college, but I
am the one who made it to Evergreen.
Who cares if their parenting was crappy
and I suffered some violent abuse? 1survived.
I was a pretty nasty kid sometimes.
They are the ones who finished their
college degrees last year and in their late forties
they are going to be working the rest of their
lives.
When I started college I mopped and
cleaned the college preschool every day of the
week. Since then. I have spent much time with
a mop. I am not cute enough to be a waitress.
so I am the maid. I have been a caregiver for
kids and mentally challenged children. I have
hiked 100 miles introducing the natural world
to inner city and privileged youth alike. My
worst job was giving full medical care, fortyfive hours a week, to the pain· twisted and
mentally ill people who are allowed to live in
our society for the sake of human compassion.
Good for me,l don't need your sympathy.
I did this to pay for my education and survive
life as a single independent being. I did it to
never have to live in my car again and to never
have to ask my parents to sacrifice their basic
needs to bail me out.

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lazmines

I know some folks have made fun of me
because I am dependent completely on my
financial aid as it gives me my basic needs.
When my car breaks, I just ride the bus and
my bike. My teeth are rotten. I need glasses.
and 1am going correctably deaf until I can get
a job with health care coverage.
We smile and pretend we are okay like
everybody else. We pray we will never get
seriously ill and we pray that we never will get
seriously injured. I broke my foot once and set
it myself to avoid a hospital bill. It could have
been much worse.
Living like this has made me into an
opportunist. It has made me a compulSive
scavenger who is completely lost in scraping
value from what others discard. It made me
develop a prejudice against rich people. It still
makes me bitter that any 18-year-old can
breeze through four years of college and at
twenty-one have a degree and act as a superior
to me.
While at Evergreen, it is hard living with
people who throw around cash like it is no
matter. One roommate's parents sent her cornfed Omaha filet mignon in the mail. Another
roommate consistently used her SOO-dollar
allowance to buy drugs. They shopped at
sweatshop-made Old Navy and the Gap, while
I still get sick to my stomach when I have to
pay over twenty dollars for anything. My
roommates would leave perfectly good food
out till it went bad. It horrified me, as I have
issues with food waste.
When you are desperate, they give you
food stamps. all the food you can eat, and not
a dollar for anything else. This is why so many
poor people are so fat, as food is all we can
afford.
Poverty is mark of shame. Growing up
poor stunts your development and keeps you
from functioning in the middle class world. I
can't handle invisible money. I can't have a
credit card-the wanting it allows is too much
for me. It is the maxed-out credit cards and
overdrawn bank accounts that hold us down.
Still, there are times I am 'so tempted to
commit petty crimes just to fill that inner
aching emptiness that lack has created. It is
what the nuclear family based economy fears
most. for sharing reSQurce-s reduces the
amount needed of any item. Community,
honest communication. and the frightening
idea of trust are the catalyst to the next
evolution of humanity. We are the silence that
needs to learn its voice.
Our public transportation is at a risk
again with the current Initiative 710 & 711. If
prices rise taxes must rise. It seems so funny to
me that people expect taxes to be lower and
government services to spend more money. We

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Herman revels in the memory of Darwin.

~ AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL COMMENTARY
by Ash t..: y Sh o m o
Steve Il erman wailS to make sure everyone
is paying attention . lie reads a quote from th e
Journal of Charles Darwin beginning with the
da te.
"March :., lX32,"
lie pauses for a moment and ulIltinues to
read.
"It i, a new and pleasant thing for me to be
co nscious that naturalizing is doing my dut)', and
tha t if I negleckd that duty, I shou ld at the same
time neglect what has for years give n me sudl
pleasure."
Ilerman reads this quote heca u ~l', "this is
the essence of what I've taught at Ewrgreen filr
2~ years."
In fact, II n man's cla sses often have
induded readings from Darwin's jourJIal tit led
"Voyage of the Beagle." This, he said, guieb his
students when they're asked to keep journals
during 21 to 25 day's offield work.
Darwin 's contributions to scienCl' and hi s
gentle nature earned him a permane nt plaCt~ of
honor in lIerman's life.
He expresses this respect with regular visits
to Darwin's home in England, by teaching
Darwin's ideas in his classes , by settin g up a
Darwin display in the Library, and by celebrating
Darwin's birthday at Evergreen every February.
You see, he's been doing this fllr years: A
ca rrot and crea m cheese birthday cake, freshly
brewed coffee, and a room full of peoplr.
So, why does Herman in vest so mud) tim e
in Darwin'?
"It 's mostly what he did and th~ fact that
he loved nature," he said . Darwill was a mall of
"en larged curiosity."
Il erma n says he thinks it unfair that w~
look to Einste in- the creatur of the atomic
bomb-as a "cuddly teddy bear" since Darwin
is "at leas t as great as Einstein" and much lTIore
4ualified to fill the teddy hear position.
"lI e's just misunderstood," says Il erman.
"The fact of the matter is, Ill' was a very
quiet ma ll who neve r raised his voir-e."
So, Herman find~ v<lrious ways to pay
homage.
The last time Herman visited Darwin's
house, he stuffed his pockets full of flint rocks
from a fallen wall. The rocks now sit "righ t owr
my computer station within a meter of my heaet"
Herman also praises Photo Services for

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their restorat ion of his underexposed
photo of himself sitting in Darwin's
chair.
Ilerman likes to tell th e story,
At Darwin's home , he linge red in
front of a go lden rope barrier that
protecltd Darwin's newly renovated
study room and "spent a lot of time
in that room sort of\ookin g at stuff."
lIe saw books, a microscope, a chair
with a lap board next to it , and large
wheels on each leg of the chair"That was probably to conserve time
and energy."
(lne day, "this ta ll , Elea nor
Roosevt'lt·like
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conservator-said 'wou ld you li ke to
sit in the chair"'"
Of U1 UrSl', he did .

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I.a~t Thursday, Il erman started
by writing "\Iappy Birthday Charli e
Darwin" on a chalk board in th e
Sreve
I{otund a of th e I.edure Ilall where
approx imately 40 people gathered in
celebration .
, One first-year\ tud ent said this was her fir st
Darwin party.
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''I'm hoping CIl;]r Ies L) arwlll WI wa
through that door right now," she said.
With a good look around one might suggest
that he did ,
Stories about Darwin's Beagle journey
billowed from dust ers ofDarwin·devotees. l.ong-

Herman basks in tbe environmcm of bis mentor.
th e photo and said it's relatively new, Darwin's
Herman hopes this tradition never stops.
granddaughter planted it after Darwin's death to
"We're sort of passing the baton at this
replace the filfmt'r Mulberry that was leaning on point, " he said,
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Although he's not planning on leavin g
sll ts.
"She luoked at it and said ' Well, that looks Evergreen right away, the day will come.
a little old. We better replace it'."
Until then, Herman's dedication to Darwin
The house, th e tree, and the flowers were will be nearby,
all a part of th e airbrushed design on Darwin's
"Darwin's work changed the world in many
birt hday cake , Tht' cake read, "Happy lYl" ways," Herman said. "Hewas a wonderful humall
birthda Charles Darwin."
bt'in1 and an excellent naturalist,"

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time faculty Paul Butlt'r, John l.ongino, Rob
Gabe Tucker, and Al Wiedemann gave a nod
and smile in pass ing- like vett'rans coming
toge'ther for th e first time in yt'ars.
Students wander proudly and start their
own !larwin discussions while lIerman, still
milling abou t, giV\'s a hearty "welcome" tu
each newcoJrler.
The slide·show, « lInpiled by lierman,
Tucker and Weidemann, started with pictures
of th e house Darwin used to li ve in after a $4
million renovation.
Th e Darwin hous e, now white and
shiny, sat on a green tield with red flow ers to
one side and a glass greenhouse to another.
The greenhouse, Il erman said , is where
Darwi n co nducted many of his botanical
experiments,
I \erman pointt'd to a Mulberry tree in

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I am a "G ree ner Geeze r" and this is Ill)'
second year atTESC as a part-time student. Yes,
I am a grandmother who is ru shing to get my
degree before I start drawing social security,
Time spent here is pure joy after a long
marriage and eight children.
As one of a growing minority of "Greener
Geezers" who enjoys reading the Cooper Point
Journal most every wee k, I have decided to
submit some material that refl ects my views
and even my past. If yo u are a "Geezer " now or
are approachin g "Geezerhood", I would ('njoy
reading yo ur views and expe ri ences also. We
do have value and we do have a voice.
This is an experience I had back when I was
married with children.
BAPTIZED, BUT NOT BY FIRE OR WATER
"We need to get rid of those two ponies,"
grumbled my husband as he ca me in from the
barn. ''I'm tired of hauling hay and grain, and
besides th e kids never ride them any more."
That ni ght , after talking it over with our two
children, we all agreed to sell the ponies and
put th e resulting money toward a go-cart.
Feeling relieved, my husband called some
friends who owned a stock hauling truck and
made arrangem ents to haul us and our load to
the auction the following weekend,
It wa s a typical cold and dreary Western
\Vashington morning that Saturday in
February. The sky was gray with a light rain
hilling after a night of torrential down pour.
Our friends, Jack and Vi, arrived in their oneton stock truck to load up our too-old-to-ridea-pony children, my husband, myself, and th e
pontes,
Arriving at the stock auction barn later
that morning, we found the off-loading ramps
already filled with other trucks, and trailers,
so we unloaded the ponies in the parking lot
and led them to the barn. Now all we had to
do was find an incline up to the barn level and
put them in a pen . It was still raining and th e
grounds were full of mud and manure.
Someone directed us to the back of the barn
where they thought there was an entra nce
door.

"This must be th e place." I ye lled as I
spoiled a co ncrete slab leading to a big door. I
shall pause briefly to explaillll'hat this auction
barn was like, Inside the barn were man y small
pens to hold COIVS, horses, goats, pigs, or what
eve r farm animals a person want ed to sell.
Running through each pen W:IS a trough,
snaking throu gh th e barn, that flush('d all
animal waste and wat er a lit under a big door
to a long holding pit in the back. The steady
r:tin had filled the pit to th e top and now it
looked like a manure covered concrete slab
leading to a big door. With thi s in mind , I sldl
co ntinue with my story,
As I stepped up on what I thought was a
co nc rete slab and took th e next step toward th('
big door, my foot began to sink . My flrst
th ought was , "Oh, no! W('ll it's just my one
foot." But my foot went three feet int o a thick
rllanllfe soup, With Illy flrst foot still Oil the
CO lllTete ('dge behind, I pitched forward and
shot out an arm, My nex t th ought was, "Well,
it 's only one ann and leg." But my fate was
inesca pable, and with my mouth wide open, I
exec uted a perfect slow motion cartwheel into
a vat of manure, and sank to th e bottom lik(' a
rock ,
It was magnificent! I rose out of the refuse
like th e fabled Phoenix from the ashes, only
instead of ashes it was chunks of manure
coating me from the top of my head to my waist
with the rest of me still submerged in the mire,
The weight of the stufflore the pockets oflll1y
coat.
The first thing I heard as I struggled to
my feet were my children crying out, "Mama!"
and far away I could hear the laughing of a
hyena that was later identified as my husband,
After a lot of spittillg, and wipillg debris from
my eyes, I finally saw Jack holding out a helping
hand , I grabbed my purse that was sliding
under like the Titanic, all9 with a lot of urging,
I managed to stagger to higher ground.
Stifling his laugh, Jack grabbed a nea rby
garden hose that was used to wash out the
stock trucks and started washing me down, By
th e time he was dOlle with my bath, I was so
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than th e ('o ld air, and when my husb and
arrived with the auction owner, I cOlild hardly
speak. The owner kept apologizing as It(' slowly
led my shivering body nex t door to his house,
"Help tbis poor lad y clea n up," he instructed
his wif(' , "S he has had an unfor tunate
accident. " His wife was a sympathetic WOln3n
who quickly stripped off my coat and riot hing
and dumped t hem int o her washer. My fingers
and limbs were so stifT from the ra Id th at I
wasn't much help. Th(' chill se('nled to go to
the very co re of Illy body, Wrapped in a big
tow(,l. she led me to th(' bathroom where a largr
tllb that was fillin g with warm water.
Jack had dune such a good job hos ing IIll'
down in th e parking lot that no Dill' rea li zcd
th e ex tent of the damage. As the ow nl'r \ wif",
helped me rem ove Ill y underw ear, she
uncovered a thick layer of maIII If(' in t he shape
of Ill y bra and panties.
"You poor lamb. This is goi ng to be a
tougher job than I thought. " she said as she
helped Ille scrape the lingering r('sidue oIl my
body, "Perhaps we need to bath you first for
the big stuff. th en do a second bath so you can
soak a while, and warm up. "
Much later, bathed, wrapped in a warm
fleecy bathrobe, and sipping hot chocolate, I
began cleaning out my purse, The gum and
Kleenex tissue were totaled but I managed to
save my pictures and I.D, The invasive manure
even got inside the lipstick tube, The good
woman tinally brought my freshly laundered
clothing and I dressed quickly, My shoes were
wet, but clea n, and aliI wanted to do was sell
those two ponies and go home.
The return trip home, in the stoc k truck
with my family and friends, was a tim e of
reflection as we recou nted the adventure from
each respe ctive viewpoint. Comments flew
around like, "Falling into a vat of manure and
coming out smelling like a rose," and "you sure
know how to have a good time," The next day I
called my Doctor to see if I should have a
tetanus shot and when I ('xplain('d to him why
I th ought I needed one, I never got an answe r.
He couldn't stop laughin g.

normal tag costs. We need to support our
public tramportation. It is a simple right
across the States, Our public transportati on
is one of th e reasons I moved to Olympia. If
1-711 passes there will be no buses in
Olympia nex t January. It will take 80% of the
state's transportation budge t and spend it
on roads and it will shut down ca rpool lanes.
710 will remove property taxes on ve hicles.
This means even less money for the stat e
gov('rnm('nt. The middle class gets a sma ll
discount, and t he big money goes to th e rich
folh As th e poor get poorer and the rich
ge t rich er, a disparity occ urs, You ge t a
greater amollnt of crime, and loss ofjobs by
people trapped in th eir eco nomic caste. It
gl' ts easier for fo lks to do illegal things to
ge t by, The people who have cars get an
advant age over those who don 't have th em.
SO we are rl'warding th ose whu want to turn
this State into a smog-fill ed over-populated
paradise like the one they used to live in .
What can us low-income folks do to
keep our money out of the upp er classes
pockets? Current ly in Olymp ia loca l
business peop le are capitalizing by buying
up all thl' vacant properties and using th em
as rC'ntals, They are takin g lawn s and
backyards a nd building miniscule
apartments. Renting is another way to
become trapped in poverty, Your money
goes nowh ere , If you can buy a house or
organize a lease contract with your landlord,
do so. We need to keep our neighborhoods
belonging to the residents and our money
out of the hands of th e rich. When you buy
clothes be thrifty, buy th e stuff that lasts,
and give your old clothes to the free box. Buy
your food from locally owned businesses
like th e Co-op or Thriftway, Pay att ention
to your community's events and news. If
not, some bad and'good things can happen.
I wonder where us small potatoes will be
pushed to next , Alaska? Will us urban
peasa nts be chased to the ends ofthe earth
to escape the corruption of money? For right
now, I urge you to do two things, On Feb,
:!(j, join the Public Transportation arch at
noon in Sylvester Park, Then make you voice
heard, VOTE on February 29, you can do so
in Lab 1\ if you can't make it to your local
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This is a manifesto of personal growth,
freedom and revolution and a magnificent
attempt to create something better then the
boring drudgery of an authoritarian, patriarch,
corporate run , consumer society. It's time to find
a new sense of freedom more potent then that
preached by any anarchist, socialist or democrat,
more reality changing th en any poetry, art, or
music rver has been and a new sense ofequality
and participation that exposes the political
systems of the past, and present for the boring,
depressing alienating structures they are.
There co mes a point wh en we realize how
mu ch soc ial dishonesty, depression, and
alienat ion ex ists around us and endeavor to
expose it. To create a new sc nse of openness that
destroys that inner sense of repression and se ll~
hatred we've internalized all of our lives. For
different peoplr it was for different reasons. For
some it was ridicule in middle, and high school
for being somehow ditferent and unable to fit in
to the rigid ideas of what was cool, 'OK, and
bea utiful. For others who Ilt in to some degree it
was the anxiety, and pressure they had to deal
with and the feeling that they had no real affinity
based on who they were with any of their friends.
These insecurites, and illusory hesitations
are what have allowed dictators. monarchs, and
corporations to exert tremendous power over the
population and get away with "murder," so to
speak. Consistently, we are exposed to the thrrat
of nuclear war, and annihilation. Pollution and
radioactive waste cxposrs us to a high risk of
ca ncer despite th e med'ia's attcmpts to cover up
the increasing cancer rates and death. But this is
1I0t a manifesto of despair. This is a manifesto of
the kind of freedom that we can all realize. A
realizatioll that we can all have the life we want,

be the person we want to be, and shed all illusions
ofbeauty, pefection, coolness, or happy endings.
And realize this is just a life long adventure in
th e reality factory.
But I don't expect people to read these
boring words, and I certainly don't expect people
to listen. But many people are already reclaiming
their own lives which is way more revolutionary
then mindlessly attending boring meetings that
increase our own alienation. Many people are
beginning to expose social situations for the
dishonesty, and desparation that they entail and
bring people out of th ei r life long hiding.
Television as an institution's main purpose is to
create a place for us to hide from the chaos of the
rcal world. And advertising and sitcoms set up
our interaction and how we view ollr own bodies.
It's a sedative, and we learn to see it as an
informant. And we also learn to perceive the
world in a structured way. Until we "KICK OUR
ADDICTION TO LONELINESS"
Until we get rid ofour anxiety, and become
the chaotic. crazy, uncivilized, nerdy, wackos we
really are to the extreme. Build affinities, and
friendships. and romances with other people
based on this newfound sense of freedom from
the pain, and drudgery and shame set up by
people hungry for power at our expense. Until
we learn to see out lives as perpetual play rather
then perpetually uflcreative work. Until we learn
that the spectacle of rockstars, and politicians
and experts demeans our own ability to discern
fer ourselves. That is when shit really starts to
hit the fan . When we become aware, and awake
and are willing to walk through terror and thrill
to change our own reality and the reality of others
into something far more magnificent, glorious
andfun.'Y'

The cover story of the Feb. 17 CP} demonstrated how poor
com~ulllca.tlon ca n tear a group apart no matter how dear
theIr llltentlOns maybe. The group rm referrin g to is th e socalled Student Coalltton. You can call it th e Student Coalition
th e Greener Party, the Students for the Freewill of Students 0;
whateW'r:. butwha t is it? It's a student govern ment. Call it ,;hat
It lIS. If tt s gOlllg to be a Student Unity Coalition thell tell us
w lat that means and tell us how that works- but ifit's oill'
to be a studellt government, don't put another name ove~ it iI~
an at~empt to not alienate anyone . Don't blanket our
llltentlOns. Speak to me the truth. Nothing is more alien{tin
than lies. I don't trust you already, just for that.
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We live in a world of symbols. Once you name somethin
It loses Its meaning- it becomes that name alld ever thin i~
IS III'S below that name-let's talk about wh 'lt't'
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, m not saying that student government is a bad thing
and I m not sayIng that We should not have a student
g~vernment- what I'm saying is let 's 1I0t just go jumping into
a student government thmking that that's going to solve all of
our p~oblems beca use it 's not- no matter how it's organized
What s gOll1g to happen is you're go ing to have the sam~
rhallenges yo u . have ri g ht now except th ere will be a
g~velnm:nt to dtrect the attention to, and also the blame.
\l\e dOli t need an organization of
government- we IIred all orga niza ti on
of communicatioll.
.. What do y.o u IV,lnt? Yo u want a ripar,
l'ffec tlve way tor peop lr to vo ic e their
COllcern s. A. What Il eeds to be dOll e? B.
/-lOll' do wr let people kllolV what Il reds to
bl'doll r? C. /-IolVdo\\'{' JelthcsrilOol kIlO\\'
what \\'e wallt dO ll r and have theln takr us
s('flo~ lsly? Let's be clear ;Ibout thi ~- The
ad nll,lIls tra tioll a t Evergree ll is lIot
0ppresslvr to the stll dl'lItS, so thi s providl's

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Like Letterman' without the East Coast Humor
By Ben Ki nkade

All submissions must have the author's name and a phone
number.

.6.

9 Alternative Transportation Methods for Students
(besides
, the obvious forms o.f transport)
9. Jetpack
8 • Kayak into Geoduck Beach and hike, in.
7 . Parasai! off of trucks traveling towards college.
6 . If your bus route was erased go take Eyman's car.
S • One word: horseback
4 • Line up along Mud Bay 'Road and hitchhike in (I dont
recommend this!) ' .
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3. Jump on board a fire truck on Its w~wto TESe.
2 , Parachute out of a plane flying bver.
1 • Tunnel under Mud Bay Roadt(aveling
like Bugs Bunny.
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February 24, 1999

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"W· th
lOUt some structure
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to chann eI our VOIce
our
needs and opinions wiII
continue to dissipate in
frustration. "

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"Let'S not go jumpmg
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Into

a student government
think'mg that th'
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at s gomg
IIS"lI'ltl~ lhe I~erfr("t oppo rtunity to work to solve all of our pfobtu"et iJCI, We 1(' 1I0t Il ghtlll g aga ins t thl'
;1~m IIlI S rr ;ltI O Il here: I-\'(, 're trying to work 1
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ttii thl',Ill. we ca n\\'ork Ilith them /rcel v. ems
ecause
It s not.
the ll we ve go t so mcth illg, th r ll we've go t' a
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start.
What WI' necd is <I n independcnt colltrac t wh erl':1 student
co-preSIdent. That wa), we have a st lldent ill offi cl' <I.' th ('
prestden t, :h1' co-p res id ~ n t- 0 11 1' O/"our ow n st udenls 1V0rki ng
o,n done yrdr co ntrac t, 16 cred l ~s/qtr. sharing hdl rcspollsibility
IIlth the othrl (o-prrs ldent- <- all lip th e wo uld-be presidents
and ask theln what they tlllnk abo ut that,
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:-.Jow I don't want anyone writing back t(' lIing 111(' what
>~u t h IIlk ,Ibou t wha ~ sa~, I want yo u wri t ing ina nd tellillg II.I
V. h,lt ~~ur Ideas are. I hat s what most folks shy away I"ro l1lspeu lt( Id ras 01 how to make this work.
, Let's not get in rh('torical argumrnts with oll e anothl'r
l~ t s .ge t 011 the path to working together and linding solutions'
itndlllg th e all.~Wers..
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. . We have a lot of intellige ll t people at this sc hool, a lot of
r oh:lrally orten ted minds , a lot o/revolutionaries right? Well
lerels your chahll ce to build Utopia, or Ecotopia or Anarch~land
orw latever,'.T es tage isyollr
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thc poor
('xa mp Ie ot IlI s!"ory' lel"s st· t t· '1 . I
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. ar res 1 wI! I so met IlI1g we believe
111 . ThiS IS our chan ce to change th e world. Good luck.

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, I Whv? Recause edllca tiOIl i.~ much more than just what g()('\ Oil
III t \(' classroom. At Evergreen. we not only have the OpportUlll tv to
~rect~h:. C?urse of our educa tion but also thr atmosphere in "''-lich
ll ~t r ulatlon takes piace. Opportunities come with respOl1Sibilitie~.
Without some stmcturl' to chanllel our voice our need~ and opi nions
wIll lOntlllue dlfillse and dls~ipatr in frustration. Our wishes and
OPlIlIOllS will cantu IIII' to go largely1II1C0nsidered by the adr . . " '
not be
I" diff'
nllllMlatlon
cause 0 III erence on the part of the Board ofT ·t ,. b '
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ms ets ut
lecause 0 a ack of any clear, regular, lin es of
communication, In the absence of
facts, both partics are left to
operate on general assumptions.
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As a result, the board moves
ahead with almost no input
fro ':!thestlldents.nlatleaves
us feeling apathetic, di~tanred
and more and more
suspiciollsoftheactionsofthr
Administration; or worse,
totally indifferent to the
whole thing.
This kind of isolation has a
direct negative impact on
the senseofcorrununity at
Evergreen. Without a
communal voice, with no
. ,'
attachment to the idea of a whole, we drift
dP:lrt or IIltOslllaUer groups \-"'ith more easily defined identities and
dedrrr VOICes .. Wr need to fonn a ncw coalition of minds that can
hll~rtlon both 111 the conventional mechanisms of their bllfea ucracy
al,l, .our non-traciltlollal environment. Opinions are affected bvour
rc '-'~t.IOIIS to others: not peer pres.~ure so much as perspective, What
:Ilfl( ts one segment. l,'TOUP, or individual one day may haY(' an unseen
IIl1pal t Oil SOIllCOIll' else thr lIext. Withoutthe contact ofcommunit '
thl'
o "'''00
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, go ulliloti ced becaus-,
, ' lie knew. ., TIIe\.
. r('prr("lIsmHl~
"OI,rlll1Ulutles wc tive andwork in allect u.~ whet her wcdlooS(' to aUect
t 1(111 or 1I0t. Byt'XIStlllg III SI.'parate, sma ller groups and ignorin o thl'
Iargerr oll,lII 1111 lit YIll' only hurt Ollr,\l'iVl's. \ V;, are a conlllHlIlit v: ~'hilt
olliS
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.dlh h 011{
d
' III some wav. or ot her ,'1lIech. ll'"'111 \All
·v Ie IIcr we act or
,1[(' acte IIPOIIIS lip to 1I.~,
I had a colIV('rsation recently with .' onl(,(H1r who was all fired II )
about ;1 prospl'rtlve m'w f~culty II1rmlll'r. She lou lid out "thev" hirc~
thl' other candIdate, shc was "Irustratl'd'" She thou~ht th at the 1Il'1I'
hill' I\:;\S r:ulll'r ordmary- ill telligen t. knowlrdgeable bIll no ~paJt.
.':' h('t~( sU liJl'd ellcrgy alld [1;1."-'1011 and lin~ the things that 1I1\IJlll'
, till lIlts, the tlullgs we assonate with Evergreen. Howewr, a student I~
III(ky II they can reml'mber one person in their academic ca reer who
ITI'I~I(' a dllferellre.lueled tlwircuriosity, and inspired thrm. Evergreell
IS V( IYIII~k)'; 1)'11'(' 1IItchens. Rus., Davis, TOIll Rainey. Rita Pougiales,
t,I1k to thur stlldrnts and watch the animation, the pa .;sion. What this
place,wllI!){' III th e ncxt 30 years depends 011 decisions that are beill '
IlIdlll fight 1I0W. Other schools have tried to break the mold t
wh'lt we do. bllt it's JIIUp hill battk.
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, , All grea t ideas start like Evergn'en started out- with some I'erl'
lomdlHlt, chans~llatl(" Idrais. That initial spark attracts creat ive.
':I::bHI~IIS mllld,. 11 Ie Ideagrow.~ and expa lld\; an orga nization is bam
J.I1I1 tlIally more eHort IS pllt III t.o Illanaging the organization than oes
1~lt O tl~(: on glllal pre111,isr; il1('rtia sets in. The founding facul~ at
Evelgrml ,Ire retiring: It s tllne lornew i';lces and new ideas. -111epea I
In charge 01 who grts hired and consequently, what this idea becor! ('
are not neces.<;;lrilyco111mitted t tl 'd ' 1' I
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is. That's not a criticism that~ li~~1 ~esl~<latmaketllls placewhatit
responsibility to ere'lte' a fOI:m of stydfav~ thetOpportlllll ty and
administrationthatcol~ldbeasllni(IUe~ndin::o~:velcalspatI~~ 111 th e
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and
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Hey everyonel As this quarter comes to a close th ere is still one topi c that is
as hotly disputed as it was since th e start of the academic year. You guessed it , it's
the Campus Lockdownl Has this tatic worked, or is the idea of" community being
suppres sed? For the March 9 issue of the Cooper Point Journal , L&O will be
dedicated to the discussion of"this topic. Bring in your lett ers and opinions soon
th ough, because the deadline is Friday, March 31

HOW to submit:

by Dav id Smith

"
Th~ existence or non-existence of a stu de nt governmen t
IS Jrrelevant- what IS rel eva nt IS co mmunication. If we ca n 't
solve the problem of communication. thell we haW' no right to
crea te a sys tem of government that will illl'vitabl), be based 0
commUlllcatlOn.
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By Scot[ Fraundorf

pl ate and s he said 11 0, not yet. I am very
thankful that she stopped and if you read this,
thank you, if I didn't tell yo u th en.
I th en went looking for t he ca r. I drove
a round th e F-Iot, I drove th e loo p by th e
dorms, ami I drove into th e parking lot at
Coo per's Glen. I did lind (ars th at looked like
t he ca r, but was unsure. I was ex t remely angry
alld wanted to give th e people a piece of my
mind .
I am preg nant and am ex tremely glad
that nothillg happened in this situation. I was
told by someollc to just be glad that I am ok.
but I havc beell brewing on this all day, I am
glad that my baby and I are ok, but I feel it is
important I get out what I want to say,
I am not glad that someonc didn't have
thr humanity to stop and see how I was doing.
I am a ng ry and frightened of how we are
trrating each other these days. I want th e
people that ran the stop sign to know that I
think th ey are cowa rd s. I also want them to
know that th ry should learn to take
res po nsibility for their actions, es pecially
when it profoundly atfects another person. Try
a littl e kindness and co mpas sion . I am
extremely disheartened with your way of
handling the situation and hope one day you
will learn to be responsible for yourselves.
(There were about three people in the car.) I
hope that you don 't have to learn the hard way.
You co uld have really affected my life in a
major way and possibly caused a miscarriage .
Think before you act, AND please and snap
out of your little world.
Again , I am thankful for the woman that
stopped to check on me and am glad that she
has a sparkofhumanity in her. We need to care
more for each other. Please, if you are in a
situation where your actions may profoundly
affect another, chrck to sre if they arr all right ,
apologize, or so methin g. Take responsibility
for your actions. Put yourselves in th eir shoes
and be human. 'Y'

Cooper Point Journal

b~Eg~M~'~~ t Governmen t: The·Eternal Battle

We're all wacko revolutionaries

by Kris G ree n
This morning at 9:30 a.m., I drove my
roommate to sc hool and dropped her off at th e
library loo p. I live close to th e school, and as I
was headin g home, I reached th e int ersectio n
of Over hul se a nd Evergree n Parkway,
(Overhulse to me is the road that leads to th e
feed store on Mud Bay Road.) There was a tan/
grayish ca r at th e stop sign but th ey were not
com pletely stopped: th ey were more or less
moving back and forth as if th ey were moving
th e clutch in and out , or putting th e car in
reverse and forward repea tedly. I decided to
honk th e horn and let them kn ow I saw them
and hoped th ey would see me. I was about two
feet away from them in the left lane headed
tow ard Cooper Point Road. when th ey all of a
sudden shot out in front of me! I pllt my brakes
on quickly and shot to th e ri ght of their car to
avoid it. I catapulted back over to th e curb in
the left lane and I believe my tire hit the curb
and I shot back over into the right lane and
managed to gain co ntrol of my car and ge t it
on to the shoulder. It was raining out, so my
ca r, while it was being ca tapulted , was also
sliding. I had mi ssed the car by inches. My ca r
would have been totaled and there would have
been a huge dent in their car.
After I had stopped, I looked over to my
left and noti ced the car drove quickly onto
Overhulse toward Housing. They didn 't eve II
stop to see if I was ok! I didn't see the license
plate but what I did see was three people wh o
lo oked like students. Because they were
heading toward Housing, I assumed they were
Evergreen students. That is why I have
submitted this to the CP}.I want th em to know
the story.
To co ntinue, a woman had beell
watching the whole situation and flashed the
ok sign to me and I shook my head so she
pulled over. I as ked her if I had hit anything
because it fclt like I had- I think it was the
cu rb-a nd she sa id no and that I barely missed
them. I asked her ifsh e had gotten the lin'nse

LETTERS AND OPINIONS

lie

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,,!.~~nk twice before drawing~'d~wn dams'
I am wr!,ting in response to WASHPIRG'scommentary by
Sean Rog~ rs Snak e RIver Dams: Chea p ElectriCity or Sa lmon
Blenders. 111 . th e February 17 iss ue, beca use I just ca nn ot
disagree With It more. I am from th e Lewis-Clark va lley in So uth Eastern Washll1gton/Pallhandle of Idaho. This is one of th e
areas that would he drastically affected by th e dam remova l if
tt happ ened. Th e Snake and Clearwate r Rivers fo rm a
confluence 111 the Lewis·Clark valley. Th ey are the cornerstone
of our communIty. And they have a lot to do with th esa
. Imon
an dd ams.
Se.veral years back, the Snake River dams had a draw-down
of the rIver to help th e sa lmon find their way to the ocean so
that they could be happy little fish. Wh at ac tually happened
was ~hat th e draw down did not help salmon survival and, in
fact, It really hurt the humans fin anCially and emotionally. The
dr.a~-down re-routed th e water of th e Snake River so th at the
mIghty river became a muddy little stream. The draw-down
nearly destroyed our community. Lewiston Idaho is th e world 's
furth est m-I and sea ort. Not that ea r, thou h. The wa terwa s

wert useless withollt water. All o/"the boa ts th at everyone sel'ms
to own \O llr co mmUnit y has thr highest lIumber of boats per
ca pIta) S,1I m driveways not belllg used for fishing or recrea tion
How co uld they be used when th e marin as and docks wer~
hundreds of ya rd s away from a tiny mud-fill ed < d .t
t . ? T'
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an s ag nant
s re<lm . ne owner of th e loca l marin a went ou t of business.
Wtthout water there are no boats and t'l
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b '1 .
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I I' manna IS Just a
1II dlllg o.ver top mud. If all of this happened because of one
year, Imagllle what would happen if this was permanent.
. So, th at year, the Lewis-Clark valley (which already has a
11Igh proportton of economically disadvantaged citi ze ns living
there) lost mcome from trad e, tourism and rrcreation . Many
people who wanted to go see th e dismal stream that had once
been our mighty Snake River got stuck in the mud th at was
now waist deep. It was a very depressing sight for our citizens
What use were our rivers without water? Everyone had to dri;~
dally across at least one of the three bridges that connect th e
CItIes of LeWIston and Clarks ton. We were being co nstant l
remlllded of the conseq uences of the draw-down because oft hi :
Jt was rather depressing for everyone who li ved there.
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February 24, 2000

I remelllber aski ng my teachrrs and my parents if th ey
were gOlllg to do th e draw-down aga in th e next yea r. Beca use
eve n I kn ew tiiat what was happenin g wasn't good for us
l;ult1 <1 ns. I-J,owever, If It helped the endallgered sa lmon, well,
t len maybt It was okay. When th e reports came back th e nex t
yea r .~ay ll1 g th at the draw-down which had ravaged our
comm ulllty had not s ignific antly helped the sa lm o n I
reme~ber thinking, "A ll of that for llotiIing!?"
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So, re,mmd yourself of a ruin ed eco nomy and th e sa lmon
that weren t helped by the Snake River draw-down before you
suggest w~ ge t rid ofth(\-{jams on the Snake River. Besides, what
are we gOlllg to replace all of our hydro-electriCity with? How
abo ut more nuclear power from Hanford? Or what about coa l
power so th at we ca n pollute our beautiful blue sk ies and
pmtme water Sources. We've already altered th e landscape with
o~r own presence. So, unl ess you leave with the dams (w hi ch I
hIghly doubt you will) th e altern at ives to hydro-electrici ty arc
much wors.e. ThInk before you enco urage o th er.~ to ruin
economIes
th at won 't have mllcll of aI1 Illl
' part
· tor so mething
,
on t I11' alllmal you n' trying to help.

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Technicilly impressive, m~ laden
by Megan Grumbling

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Photo by Chris Hooper

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Musical stylings come easy for these Chumps
by Kris Hooper
There have been many times in my life when
I've wanted to rip up a copy of the Stranger or the
Rocket and urinate on it. One of the reasons is
their reviews of bands. In the Rocket's case I
couldn ' t care less about some butt-rock band
doing Whitesnake covers at Jimmy Z's. When it
comes to the Stranger I find the reviews
pretentious. This is either due to the writer's tone
or the attitude of the group . Despite my disdain
fo r th es e reviews I've a lways wanted to do one. If
I e ve r had th e m ea ns to push my subjective
musi ca l ta s tes on unsusp ecting readers , the time
IS now.
Three of m y close fri e nds have be en in a band
ca ll ed "C hump C hang e" on and off for the p a st
ye ar. I had nev e r heard th e m play until one ni g ht
la st w eek when I found myself at their rehearsal
s pa ce , g etting pleasantly buzzed off cans of
Milwaukee 's Best and the fumes of their kerosene
h ea ter. It took only a few songs before I r ealized I
was in the presence of punk rock juggernauts
Chump C hange is a trio consisting of Justin
Robin s on on drums, Trevor Goodloe on bass, and
voc ali s t Tony Barry on guitar. The band has the
qualities I look for most - and that is to be loud,
fas t , and abrasive. There is something to be said
fo r a g ro up th a t can blend a Social Distortion
cov er ne x t to a s punky Elvi s tune without batting
a n eye la s h . C hum(J Ch a n g e is mor e th a n just a

cover band. Most of their songs are original and
the set is about thirty five minutes long.
I'm sure the epiphany that most punk bands
are dumber than Anna Nicole Smith whacked out
on quaaludes shocks nobody. Chump Change
doesn't fit into that mold. As masters of improv,
the band was able to create a song in my honor
within minutes. The song is about what they
perceive my life to be like living on Evergreen's
campus. I was so amused that my existence here at
Evergre e n could inspire a satirical song with such
homoerotic overtones, I knew at that moment I had
to write about the band. They call the song, "Dude
Dorm " and the ly rics go a little something like this :

Dude dorm, men enjoying manhood
Dude dorm, pukin' on the floor
Dude dorm,listenin' to Ozzy Osborne
Dude dorm
Hippies suck
Hippies suck
Dude dorm, feel the vibrations
Dude dorm, join the sensation
Dude dorml

Call it juvenile and repetitive if you must, I
prefer to say it's melodic minimalism at its best.
Out of all the traits a band can posses,
arrogance is the one I despise the most. It seems to
me this i~ one of the driving forces of bands in our
collective age group. When I see a band strut
around, on stage or off, like the cock-of-the-walk I
don't know whither I'll lose my temper or lunch
first. But when I see a band playing simply for the
love of music with no regard for the spotlight , I feel
that the spotlight should be shined in their
direction at least once.
Ch ump Change has no in ten ti ons wha t so ever
of playing shows or releasing singles . They
personify the very essence of the music they play,
doing it by themselves and for themselves. In that
way they are like the J . D. Salingers of punk. That's
overstepping it , I know, but like I said before : i've
always wanted to write a review like they do In the
Stranger.

Media critics, sensualists, and
feminists might all have found a
stimulating multi-media engagement in
this past weekend's exhibition of
installment art by Mediaworks film and
Video-production students . A surprisingly
refreshing show, its artists explored
philosophical and social concepts in
exciting participatory formats using both
media technology and objects of the
everyday.
The New Testament , playing cards,
Heinlein novels, and an empty whiskey
bottle paced my steps up to the first
landing of "Light on the Stairs," an
installment by Crystal Valliant constructed
in one of the COM building stairways. On
the landing an anecdote painted upon a
back-lit windowpane told of "a kid so tall
that he could touch the stars," but found
that they were "sharp and pointy." This
first leg of the stairway journey set a rather
whImsical tone for Valliant's theme of the
human stretch toward conception of the
inconceivable univ e rse . In her artist's
notes, somewhat more thematically
accessible than the installation itself,
Valliant mused that "wherever we look we
see either a shadow or a reflection of
ourselves. Maybe that's all we can see ."
As the exploration rounded up and
.' round
the
staircase,
Valliant
counterposed the intangibility of the
universe (always expected to emerge at the
next landing) with the human impulse to
express it by projecting slides of script and
doodle-filled notebooks that appeared as
inscrutable as galaxies. Clinching this
tension was the strange solemnity of
confrontation. finally, with "the stars,"
made up of four five-foot standing lamps
with light bent, thrown. and sprayed by
manipulated aluminum Though the first
few landings had seemed somewhat
blithely undertaken, the expression of
"stars" somehow let this question hang: For
all human intents and purposes, for art and
for understanding, to what degree is
conception creation?
I was momentarily taken aback when
I first stepped into the Experimental
Theater and saw an "Ally McBeal" episode
playing on video . On closer inspection,
however, it became evident that Ally and
friends were there to heighten the satirical
qualities of a very smart commentary on
modern law designed by Michelle Odo,
Sindi Somers, and Tiffany Tudder. This
installation took the form ofa person-sized
board game complete with cards, a huge
die , badges to win and lose. and boardsquares entitled "Jail," "Jury Box," and
"Evergreen State College Law Schoo!." I

watched as a woman and her young friend
began a game. Things started out badly for
the younger girl . who was caught drag
racing down State and had to lose a badge..
She, however, got a break on her next turn
when charged with domestic violence:
"Being a professional athlete . it has
become expected of you . No penalty." Her
opponent, accused of sexual harassment,
was found guilty despite having, as a
female, six chances to roll the necessary
not-guilty two (Had she been a male , she
would have had but one.) . In concept and
execution, the Law Game was strikingly
effective, driving home the absurdities of
today's media-enhanced legal system with
jaw-cracking precision.
Even more explicit in indicting mass
media was Aaron Cansl e r's offe ring .
Cansler constructed a booth enclosed in
wire and clear plastic with walls barraged
from three sides by a slides and video
montage of media imagery at its most
mindless
horne s hopping ads,
compassionate newscaster smiles, and logo
upon logo - all in disorientingly rapid
succession . Inside the booth, naturally, all
projected images were reversed . An audio
loop of densely lay e red media-babble
completed the sensation of total
inundation and of being helpless in the
heart of the beast. Cansler commented that
he found it equally provoking to remain
outside and to observe the silhouettes and
reactions of others inside the booth, a
remark that I think testifies to both the
artistic strength and i mplici tly po Ii tical
nature of his piece . Cansler's concept was
simple and accessible; the technical
logistics pulled it off to great sensorial
effect.
Technical excellence abounded at the
Mediaworks show. Particularly impressive
- and description defying - - was Tracy
Andrews' installation. Alternating the
upper-bodies and up-raised legs of Barbietype dolls, each slightly more bent than the
previous piece. were positioned in a ring,
with each like component bent at a slightly
changed angle from the one previous.
Andrew's piece involved a revolVing ring
of upper bodies and legs ripped from
Barbie-type dolls, each bent to a slightly
different degree than the next . Spun by a
motor and viewed under a strobe, the dolls
appeared to be bowing and flexing legs at
the viewer. A faint but rather chilling
music box melody accompanied the piece.
The technical ingenuity of Andrews'
installation notwithstanding, I initially
found
it
somewhat
artistically
inaccessable .
Andrew s declin ed to
comment on her motivating id eologi es ,
and beyond seeing a general feminist

critique of female role and body
representation in the media, I was unclear
both as to her statement and of my own
interpretation. A few days later, however,
with the intensity of the her image s still
clear, I found myself reconsidering. It
seems to me now that the effects of th e
strobe and the strange horror of the
bowing dolls evoked a sense of paralysis
akin to the helplessf!ess of looking into a
photo of the unalterable past. In this case,
I was looking into a connoted childhood - my own , let's say. by the extension of
connotation - -and seeing it in unalterable
burlesque . The power of that discomfort,
though cryptic , eventually forced me to
reflect upon at the feminist issues with
which at first seemed undeveloped in thi s
piece .
Huts of bound branches draped in
fabrics and tied down to stones comprised
Andrew Taylor's stunning celebration of
the nomad and exploration of the idea of
"home." Taylor designed the interior of
each hut as a sensually stimulating space
for the participant to enjoy, hoping that in
the process, participant s would "use all of
their senses to recr eate their id ea of space ."
The sensorial harmony of the first two huts
were testimony to a truly magnificent
sensibility on Taylor's part to the nuances
and effects of color, light, contrast, and
texture. Warm orange fabric s were backlit against deep blue white light from
monitors. The light bathed apples and
oranges and clear glass bottles in soothing
iridescence , while lavender scented the air.
Taylor's sensorial choreography was
breath-taking in the truest sense .
The third hut was more discordant .
Potato sacks
lay draped amongst
mismatched fabrics while a monitor drew
the eye into a rapid progression of ..
confused but evolving images . Taylor
pointed out that this hut was not tied down
to rocks and to the earth, as the first two
were . Rather, it represented transition - the
process of "making a space that feels
good," for which one needs to employ "all
their magic, all their talents." I commend
Taylor, who so successfully engages that
most stimulating magic sense, in the name
of both philosophical reflection and of
aesthetic pleasure.
What is ultimately most impressive in
Mediaworks' exhibition is that the artists'
technological media were integrated into
their works technically and con ceptually , - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - without dominating the artistry. I did not
have th e impression that I was viewing an
exhibit of media artists; rather I perceived
a group of a rtist s who chos e to employ
technological media cr e atively and
sensitively to heighten their expression.

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The women's last game summed up
their disappointing season with a 63-60
loss to the Northwest Eagles in a home
game Saturday night.
The Eagles led 61-47 with 5:20 left
in the game , but the Geod uck s ll-O
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with 42 seconds remaining. The crowd
held their breath as Ihr the Groducks
had their last chance at tying the game
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Unfortunatrly, it was not to br, as
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The loss may haw been especially
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broken records. Annette Goff's eight
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Chrissie Voyles and Erin McLeod made
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Voyles had a career high 16 rebounds and ten
points (or Evergreen, while McLeod scored
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"I am really proud of the effort our
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6:30 p.m.· Dem.oc~atic Presidential Candidate
Bill Bradley to spe.ak about the environment
in the Library lobby. Questions will be welcome.
7 p.m. - Queer Film Night at the Edge in A·
Dorm. Gather to watch queer movies, hang
out, eat popcQrn and discuss the films . . '
7:30 p.m.· Opel] mic at the MCC. Sign up at 8·
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2.26.00

7 a.m.- Departure time lor EPICs trip to Berkley
for a networking conference. All interested students should call x6144 lor more inforlllation.
noon to 2 p.m. - Brown bag discussion with
First Amendment (fi'ee speech) expert Mark
Goodman in CAB 320. Come prepared with
questions about First Amendment rights re,garding expression in a '('ollege elll'lrOnlllellt.
2 p.m. to 3 p.m. - Free bread and bagels in the
CAB.
:3 p.m. to 5 p.m.- First Amendillent expert
Mark Goodlllan reviews legal cases th at have
aflirmed the legal rights of stlldents. Open to
all; in the Longhouse.
6 p.m. to 12 a.m. - Retlections--Creat ive reflections by students and fandt y of color on their
joys and struggles. Thi s evening of performance, food and dance will be in the
Longhouse.

10 a.m. - Bus cut rally, festival, and information fair at Sylvester Park with lood and music.
Nooh·- Bus cut parade from the park to the
Capitol.
8 p.m. to midnight. Swing dance to an 18 piece
band. Swing lessons will commence the reyelry.
In the Longhouse. $4 for students.
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2.27.00

10 a.m. t05 p.m,· Speaker Anna Edey to spl'ak
8 a.m. ·AIDS memorial quiIt.9ispla).
10p.m. t02a.m.· Visitat io11 artwalk and dance . about the Solar-Dynamic Bio-Benign SolvivJ
Gre·enhouse. She will talk abollt low-impact
on the second and third floors of the library.
Noon to 5 p.m .. Fade to Black film and lec- living, 'alternative waste management, and
ture-discussion about reel images of African urban gardening. The forum will be in the
Rotunda in Lecture Hall one .
Americans in Lecture Hall onl'.
3 p.m. - Mark Wellman, famous parapkgic ath- 3 ·to 4:30 p.m. 'Sound Exchange membership
lete, presents his lecture "No Barriers" in bay meeting at the Olympia Timberland Library,
one of the CRC 'Following the presentation, . downtown. It is a potluck.
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4 p.m.. Action training camp for post WTO in Washington," in CAB 315.
action at PRAXIS--in the alley across the street 7 p.m. - Open poetry mil' at Olympia World
News.
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from Orca Books downtown.
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p.m.·
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Light Co. with DJs Kyuii and
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7 p.m. - Author William Upski Wimsatt speakScoops
present
XYZ--a
performance piece at
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the
Library
lobby.
Refreshments
will be served
to save our ass in 2000," in the first floor of the
Library. Wimsatt is thE' author of "Bomb the courtesy of the host. The lobby will stay open 7 p.m. - A showing of "PAHA SAPA: The
for-dancing after the performance.
Suburbs"
Struggk for the Black Hills," as told by elders
8 p.m. - Reggae with Boogie Brown in the
of the Lakota Cheyenne Nations at Traditions
Library lobby.
Fair Trade, JOO -Fifth Ave. SW, downtown.
8:30p.m. - EQA dragshow in the Library lobby.
6 to 8 p.m. - Students for Evergreen Student
9 p.m. - Bad Brains (Soul Brains) reunion at the
. Coalition meeting in CAB 320.
4th Ave. Tavern downtown. The cost is $12 and
6 to 9 p.m. - Community quest ion/answer sesis 21+.
sion with Evergreen Aluill and Congressiona l
9:30p.m. - Popular Music, Co Co, and Denni.\
Candidate Kl'vin Bonagnf-"ki in CAl) 10H.
Driscoll and the dailtones at the Midnight Sun.
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6 p.m. - Wa!ihPirg holds their core meeting in
SEM 3157
9 to 11:30 p.m. - Open mic at Hannah's, 1L3
5th Ave SW, downtown Olympia. 21+.

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Plan Landscaping on TESC Central Campus in
the Library lobby.
7 p.m. - Queer Film Night at the Edge in ADorm. Gather to watch queer movies, hang
Ollt, eat pOpCOfli and discuss the films.
7:30 p.m. - Open mic at the HCr. Sign up at 8
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ill/ormaliolllo CAB 316 or call
866-6000 x62 13.
AFISH Advocates for Improving Sa lm oll
Habitat. Meetings are at 3 p.m. 011
Wednesdays in CAB 320
The Bike Shop is a place where you can corne
fix yo ur bicycle wi th tools provided by the
shop. Schedules for their hours are posted
in thE' CAB and the Library. For more
information call Murphy or Scott at x6399.
EARN works to promote awareness about
animal rights & vegetarianism on and off
campus. Meetings are on Wednesdays @
4:30 p. m. in CAB 320. Contact Briana
Waters or Deirdre Coulter @ x6555.
Emergency Response Team (ERT) is a
student run team that is tra in ed in advanced
First Aid and Urban Search and Rescue in
preparation for a disaster or emergency. It
meets on Mondays @ 5:30 p.m. in the
Housing Commullit)' Center. Contact Ian
Maddaus
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more
info:
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politi cal and ecological information
concerning local bioregional and global
environmental issues. Meetings are
Wednesdays @ 3 p.m. in LIB 3500. Call
x6784, 3rd floor of CAB building for info.
The Evergreen Medieval Society is
Evergreen's branch of the Society for
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Mondays at 4:30 p.m. in CAB 320 by the
couches. For info call Amy Loskota x6412.
Evergreen Students for Christ meets Mondays
@ 7 p.m. in LIB 22]9 for Bible study and
discussion on activislII.
The Evergreen Swing Club (the other TESC)
welcomes ANYONE who is interested in
dancing to join us for free weekly lessons. We
provide a place to lea I'll and practice both East
Coa,t and Lindy swing. Meetings are
Thursdays@7 p.m. on lst floor of the library
and @? 2:30 p.m. Saturday, in the HCC.
Contact David Yates@866-1988 for info.
Film This Hands-on Filmmaking, Film Forum,
and visiting artist. Meetings are every
Wednesday 3-5 p.m. in Lab I lO47. Contact
Will Smith @ R67-95!:J!i or e-mail him cry:
film this @hotrnail.com for lTIore
information.
Flamenco Club meets in CRC 316 frolTl noon
to 3 p.m. Call Anna @ 376-1409 or e-mail
olyflamenco@hotmail.com.
Jewish Cultural Center: strives to create an
open community for Jews and others
interested on the Evergreen campus. Meetings
are 2 p.m. in CAB 320 in J.c.c. Call Shmuel or
Dayla @ x6493.
MECHA & LASO meet every Wednesday at 6
p.m. in CAB 320 in the Mecha Office. Call
Mecha x6143 or LA SO 6583 for info.
Middle East Resource Center strives to provide
an academic resource and cultural
connections to students and the community
at large. They meet on Monday S:30 p.m. - 7
p.m. Contact Yousof FahoulTI 352·7757 for
info.
Native Student Alliance is cOlTlmitted to
building cross·cultural awareness to better
conceptualize how people from diverse

ethnicity can stand together with other
indigenous groups. They lIIeet Mondays @
noon in the third floor of the CAB. Call Megan
or Corinne @ x610S for info.
The Ninth Wave: The Evergreen Celtic
Cultural League is dedicated to exploring and
translllitting cultural traditions of the greater
Ce ltic Diaspora. Meetings are Wednesdays in
LIB 3402 0) 2 p.m. Par info call x(i74!:J or email
@ h t t p//: 192. 2Jl .J G. 30/usersl/ ma bus/
ecelfra lTles.h tml.
Percussion Club seeks to en liallce percussive
life at Evergreen. It meets Wedllesday.~ @ 7:30
p.m. in the Longhouse. Ca ll Elijah or Tamara
at xG879 for info.
Prison Action Committee meets every
Wednesday at 3:30 p.llI. 011 the third floor of
the CAB in the couches in front of the mur~1.
Call x6749 for more information.
SEED works to unite nature, culture and
techniques to reintegrate the needs ofhulllm
society within the balance of nature. SEED
meets Thursdays at 5 p.lII. in Lab II roolll
2242. Call Craig or James at x5019 for more
info.
Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention
Education (SHAPE) offers resources, plans
events, and educates about the prevention of
sexual violence/ assault @ Evergreen and
within the larger community. They meet
Mondays @ 3:30. For more information call
at x6724 or stop by the office in the third floor
of the CAB.
Slightly West is Evergreen's oflicialliterary arts
magazine. Meetings are Wednesdays 1:30
p.m. - 2:30 p.m., and office hours are 12 p.m.4 p.m. Call x6879, or go to the 3rd floor of CAB
to find out more.
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group responsible for the allocation of
student fee, . Meets Mondays and
WE'dnE'sda)'s from 4 - G p.m. Get in touch
with Joe Groshong for info.
Student Arts Council specializes in all art
and fun .\hnws. Meetings held Wednesdays
@4 p.lII. in the pit orthe 3rd 11. CAB. Get ill
touch with Laura Moore xfi412 or in the
S&A office for info.
Students for Evergreen Student Coalition
meets in CAI:I J15 from Gto 8 p.m.
Students For Free Tibet meets Wednesdays
@ 1 p.m. in Lib 2221. Contact Lancey at
x(i493 for more information.
Umoja (a Swahili word for Unity) attempts
to capture the interest of the Evergreen
community who are of African descent.
Their purpose is to create a place in the
Evergreen community which teaches and
provides activities for African -American
stlldents at EvergrE'en. Meetings are@ 1:30
p.m. on Wednesdays in CAB J20. Call x6781
for info.
Union of Student Workers seeks to create
and maintain a voice of collectivE' support
for student workers . Meetings are
Wedllesday @ 2 p.m. in L2220. Inlo: Steve
or Robin x6098.
Women of Color Coalition seeks to create a
spa ce that is free of racism . sexism,
homophobia, classism, ,xenophobia. and all
forms of oppression, so we can work
collectively on issues that cOllcern womE'n
of color. Meetings are the 1st & 3rd Tuesday
of every month @ 3:30. Call Fatema or
Teresa @ x 6006 for more information.
Yoga Club llIeets in CAB 3]5 Mondays
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