The Cooper Point Journal Volume 18, Issue 17 (February 17, 2000)

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The Cooper Point Journal Volume 18, Issue 17 (February 17, 2000)

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Student Coalition surviv~s mutiny
by Brent S<:abrook

photos by Brandon Bc.:ck

They've splintered into
hostile factions , and their
leaders are in exile.
A lot's happened sincl' I
last attended a meeting of the
Studc'nts for an Evergreen
Student Coalition. That was
three weeks ago, if you recall.
Fourteen of us skipped dinner
to talk about student
government.
Some resistance was
voiced; the concern was that
implement in g a student
government would amount to
building a hOllse without
laying a foundation. The
dissident voice recommended
we work on building a greater
sense of community, allowing
a
government
to
spontaneously arise.
After
giving
due
consideration
to
that
alternative, the majority of
us-13 out of 14-voted to
examine various models of
government at the next Student Coalirion meetings take place on Tuesdays at 6
meeting. Everyone present was
Everyone was a little tight-lipped alier
encouraged to contribute to the development
the third meeting-from fatigue rather than
of those models.
reticence, it seemed. Paul Hawxhmst, the Cprs
We also acknowledged that the term
Letters & Opinions Editor, had attended,
"government" might alienate some of our
however, and let me look over h is notes
fellow students, and so decided to use
afterward.
"coalition," instead.
Richard Meyers had presented his model
I missed the next two meetings, but
of
government.
It involved strength ening and
kept in contact with Joe Groshong. It was Joe
facilitating
in
teractions
between Evergreen's
who, aided by Krista Mortensen and Shoren
commu
nities
.
It
did
1I 0( involve
a
Brown, initiated this year's movement toward
representative
decision-making
body.
coa liti on, and who-quite capably, (
Robert Morrison presented another
thought-facilitated the first meeting.
model of government without representation.
The second meeting, however, didn't go
It relied on a student information network
so well. Or so I was told.
that would connect Evergreen's communities.
"It wasn't necessarily open to everyone's
There would-again-be no decision-making
ideas," said Michael Patrick, who'd attended.
body.
"Somewhat disrespectful comments were
"Now he's withdrawing his proposal and
made."
his membership with the group," Paul's notes
Everyone else I talked to said the same,
read. Robert's reasons for withdrawing hinged
but only Joe went into any detail.
on a feeling of exclusion and a conflict of
"There was some confusion as to what
interest on Joe's part.
the agenda was," he said. "There were new
David Smith presented a third model. It
people in attendance, with new interesb."
would be a "town meeting" form of
Instead of discussing the merits of specific
government, in which every student could
models, the group talked about the four
participate. instead of relying on elected
things that needed to be included in each
representatives to make decisions. It would
model-a mission statement, a structure that
depend on electronic media to disseminate
allowed for open forums, provisions for the
information and gather votes. Some concem
election and removal of members, and a
was voiced that such dependence would
referendum process.
exclude students without access to those
"We need some kind of model that the
media, and the group was reminded that all
Board of Trustees will approve, and that the
electronic forum was an option that had beell
Attorney General won't strike down," said
voted down the year before last.
Joe. "One that will give one vote to each
Paul had to leave early, so I don't know
student, in elections held every year. If people
exactly how the meeting ended. I only know it
that weren't at the meeting bring a model to
didn't end well.
the next one, that's gonna be problematic."
Attendance 'at the most recent meeting
He also addressed the need for someone
was
down
to 10. Shoren's absence was
without bias to facilitate the next meeting.
particularly
notable.
Greg Skinner later told
"Everyone involved is too invested, but the
me
that
Shoren
hadn't
been seen since the
only people we cou ld get for free would be
second
meeting,
which
he'd
tried to facilitate.
from the administration, and they would be
Furrowed
brows
and
purple
bags framed the
automatically biased."
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eyes of those who did attend.
Corey Meador facilitated the merling,
.
from the Center for Mediation Services. Hc
began by asking if the group had a leader.
"I started Ollt that way," said Joe, '"Btlt
I've realized that I can't do it anymore. There's
a perceived conflict of interest with my
position on the S&/\ board."
Corey asked liS each to explain why we
fe lt a need for interven ti on.
Jennifer Murphy identified the two
separatr ideologies that had come intu
existence, one goal-oriented and the uther
process-orien ted.
"The new people dUIl"t wallt to follow
thl' plall of thl' original coordinators," said
Joe, "'which was to develop a model, and
prescnt it to the student body for a vote."
"There's been some finger-pointing and
name-calling," said Tracy Allison.
"The children on this campus IIced
adult supervision," said Greg.
The group's need to keep the peace and
stick to the agcnda established, Corey
announced his need to leave. He suggested
that next time the group meets, they try to
sort out the two competing viewpoints.
"( have a problem with that," said
Krista. "That would be a waste of my time.
The intention of Ihj"~ group was to develop
models for student government. Anyone with
a different agenda is welcome to create their
OW II. "

Corey left us with his hope for our
sllccess.
'TVI' seen a lot of attempts at student
government fail." he said.
The rest of the meeting proceeded with
exaggerated civility:
"l'm sorry-did I interrupt?"'
"No, go ahead."
"Thank you."
"I haven't beell to one ofthese meetings

before," said Patrick Mouton,
"but I've heard a lot of
malicious gossip from people
who don't feel a part of this
structure. They believe that
whatever's decided in this
room is what's gonna be."
He suggested that a
booklet be compiled, to
include the group's mission
statemcnt and the models that
had already been sketched
out.
"In reality,JilL.IIIdJoe Blow
aren't gonna read this book ,
but at least it'll be out there,"
he said.
He also suggested a formal ,
facilitated debate. There was
some concern that the level of
hostility in a public debate
would reach unbea~able
levels, but we all agreed it was
necessary.
Robert Morrison had been
waiting patiently to speak.
"One of the only reasons I
came tonight is community
healing, and that hasn't
happened," he said. "I still
don't feel safe, and that's why
P;1lI1 H3wxhllrsI
I haven't spoken a lot tonight.
"I'm an advocate ofstudent
government," he continued, "but I hope it gets
created responsibly. I'm glad you're taking it
to the streets."
With that, Robert gathered his things
and left,
Shoren has disappeared. Joe has
resigned. Krista said she's about to pull out,
herself.
The Students for an Evergreen Student
Coalition seem to have persevered through
some necessary discord, but at what cost?
They're finding ways to resolve the tension
between community involvement and
effective action, but how Pyrrhic will their
ach ievements be?
The answer to both questions is the
same. If more students got involved with the
movement toward, or away from, student
government, less of the burden would rest on
the shoulders of the few mentioned above.
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The Sexual Harassment and Assault
Safep'lace, a rape-relief and women's
V()
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sllelter servI'ce, I'S now recruiting dedicated
Prevention Ed ucation stu d ent group
(SHAPE) is publishing a 'zine for survivors!
volunteers. Application deadline is March 15.
The 'zine will address sexual violence
Volunteer training begins April 3. For more
in our lives and communities. SHAPE wants
information, call 786-8754.
Jaiston Glogowski
stories of how you or someone close to you
In an effort to bring awareness to the
survived sexual violence. These stories can
Writing workshop for women
nred of volunteers in our communities, The
The EQA is looking for pelformers lor the take the form of poetry, prose, black and
On Wednesday, Feb. 23, from 3 to 5 p.m.,
Center for Holistic Living «(IlL) invites you Drag show on Friday, Feb. 25. Call xG544 for white photographs, drawings, etc. Anything
a student-led writing workshop for women will
to participate in "Volunteer Your Saturqay." information and pick up a performer shert in else you feel would be helpful to a survivor is
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On Saturday, foeb. 26, we will be volunteering Ih e EQA oflicr door -·CAB 314.
welcome.
available. Our mission is to create a safe place
at Bread and Roses in Olympia, We will
The deadline to submit is March 31. for women to write and share their ideas. The
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Work should be placed in the submissiori writing commun ity as a whole often exclude~
we can. Afterwards, we'll head back to
folders in the Women's Resource (enter or the voices of women. There will be guided freecampus for pizza and a discussion about our
thl' SHAPE office (CAB 320). Please do not writes , with time at th e end to sharr. For
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host
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PBS
cooki
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day of volunteering. Transportation to and
include the last nallle of anyone but yourself anyone who would like to contribute, there will
from Bread and Ro~e s, a~ well as t he pizza, show "In Ihe Kitchen with Chef Tell, " will in your ma terial. The work can be submitted be an opportunity to publish collectively. We
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The idea for "Volunteer Your Saturday" Providen ce St. Petrr Hospital. The show wi ll how to contact you or they may not publish with different ideas a nd backgrounds. We
stems from the fact that most of us are very explain how he alters "rich recipes" into l es~ your material. SHAPE may also make would like input on how to make this
changes to your work without your consent workshop welcom in g to all womell on this
furtunat e in life and that we are not aware of IH'art-doggillg, tasty altcrnatives.
campus. For more information call Karen or
The show will run from 7to 8:30 p.m. al if they have no way to contact you.
the hardships other people go through . By
Maranna at x61G2.
the
Worthington
Conferenc
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Ce
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er.
5300
this, we mean that most of us have clothes
on our back~ , food in our mout hs and a roof Parilic Avr. in Lacey.
01'101' our heads. Unfortunat ely, there are
man)' prople right here in the U\illpia are:1
\\'ho do not ha ve these basic alllenities.
Vo lunteering i~ not just a way of say ing Apply for low-income housing Cheap Electricity Or Salmon Blenders?
thanks for everything you have, but it feeb
pl'rcent of the baby sal mOil Ihat have to pass it.
The housing authorily of Thurston Ctl ll1ll1tolltary by Sto:l., Rugns
incredible to give yourself to someone in
II, you all pmhahly know, mall)' Nort hweSI Salmon thai haw 10 cross alleighl dams onthl'
COllnty announces thl' re·opening of th e
need and see their appreciation (not to
Snake and Columhia rivers only have a ten 10 );)
waiting list lor its Huusillg Choire Vouchn sa lnlon rum are now con "iderl'd l'ndangered
perrent chancl' of ever seeing the ocean (Statistir~
mention all the good karma it promotes).
rental assistance program. Applicati ons are species. Th e i'Jat iOl'lal Fishl'ri es Service has from The Northwest Energy Coalition). II's kind
To sign up for "Volunteer Your
decided til lisl many of the salmon runs in th e
accepted for the I'lrogram hased on lucd Cll lumhia River and Pugel Sound tinder the of miraculous Ihat sa lmon aren't extillct already,
Saturday," call The Center for Holistic Living
prioritirs alld prefercn ces adopted by thl' Endangered Spl'cies Act. Thi s lIIeans Ihat the But they are going extinct. So Ihe I:eds are coming
at x6S28. Hope to see you there!
HOllsing Authority's Adminislrative Plan. For rniL-ral govrrnment is going to lay Ihe heavy halld over the hill tu save them. Number olle on the
orthe law on the commerciai llsherlllen, logging list : Take out the four Snake River dams. The ~e
information 011 applying, ca1l7S3-R29L!.
cO lllp;lIlil's, industrial polluters, callie ranchers, dams are being targeled hecause their licenses are
up Illr renewal. No license, no darn. So all we have
and eit'clric COlllpanies. WA I10001!
it nr nol, the number onl' killer of to do is stnp the lederal government lrolll
Narrative WTO slide show sa lmonIlelievr
in thl' Nor tlllvl'st isn'l nasty industrial renewing the licenses and Ihey' ll have to he
remoVt:'d~ '
Feb, 17--[PIC is hosting a narrative slide waste, row shit, or gi ll nets. It's the dallls. Hack
The Eagle Claw Kung Fu Team will
Removing the dams makes a 101 or sense if
in III\' gllml old days (7;, years ago) lillie baby
show
consisting
or
311
lip
cl
osr
view
from
the
I'llu're
a salmon or interested in heing a good
compete in the Third Double Diamond
sallllonl'Ould reach tlte Pacilic Ocean in jusl a lew
frant
lines
of
the
protests
druing
the
\Vcrk
~tl'lI'ard
llfnatural resourct's .Btlt it doesn't makl'
:-.Jationals Tournament, Feb. 26 to '27 in
days, 1I0W it c<Inlake months. The Columbia and
sense
if
you own a massivl' wheat growing
leading
up
to
the
WTO
Illl'('ting
in
Seattlr.
The
Snah rivers have so many dams on Ihem now,
Lincoln City, OR. Our co mpetitor will
operat
ion
in Western Idaho. Since the dams were
compe te in a broad array of divisions, from show is an hour long and Ihere will be ;1 hrier Ihl'y are Illme likl' a series or lakes Ihan free - pUI ill, Ihese agrihusinesses haw been shipping
flowin
g
rivers.
lIah),
salmoll
nnw
getiosl
ill
huge
beginner to black belt, forms to fighting. We'll disClIssiollon t he issues surrollnding Ihe week .
their grail1 tu Portland on barges lor pracllcally
The show is al I; p.m. in Ll'clurl' lI:lll I. Call bii din or waler, baking in Ihl' I ~as lern lIuthing. Needless to say they are very att<Iched
bring the gold back to Evergreen!
Washington sun, with nn curre'nl 10 tell Ihem
7\!ew memb ers are always welcol1le; xli144 lill' more inrormatiull.
whirll way to go. Many gl't lost inlhese man made III their piece of goverllment pork and don'l wanl
lakes and n~vtr se~ the ocean. lind that's only half to lose it.
This is where YO Il come in. In the interest:
the problem.
.
or
"guod
process," your lIncle Sam has
Imagine you're a baby salmon . .Ireshly
-COOPER POINT JOURNALcommissioned
a task furcl' to take' lesti mony fmlll
hatched alld 011 your lVay to a pleasant Ide III the
the
public
on
this issue. AND YOU ARE TilE
Pacifk lkean. Things go fille until ynu hil Ihl'
CAB 3 1G, The Evergreen Srare Colkgc , Olympia, Washingwll I)H505
PUBLIC.
Uncle
Sam's task force road show is
Snake Itiver. All of a sudden there's no current ,
Volume 28 • Number 17
February 17, 20tlt)
Seatt
le
on
Feb. 29, and the friendly folks
hitting
Ihe waters hot. and you slill have ~(I() miles to
swim hefore you rl'ach the ocean. ,\fier at WIISI I"IRG are organiz ing a caravan to show
swi mming in Ihis till' days on ~lId y011 calch a support for dam removal. We will be galhering
StalfWritl'f;: tkll Killk..de , AlllY 1.,,,k"('I, Silldi Sl>Il"T;
break. TIll' currelll starts 10 pirk up and you ran at the bus loop at :t4Sp. m. on Tm'sday the 191h.
Stalf f'lll )t"!,Llplll''': Il r,lld,," (I ~'Ck, A",," ( :.Imh-r, 1',\\\1
relax a litill' , lIlli, wail. lhl' currl'nl ),o ll're So come along and tah part in thl' political
Hawxltll"t . Mikel RI·p.lr.V
Idlowi n"h is t akin t"lt· )'OU r iuh t inlo Iht' inl akes or a proCl'ss. Jusl showing up and helping us pack Ihe
U:ttl'rs & ()I'illioll ,' Fditor: 1',\\\1 1-I.IWXltll "'1
Snakl' River d;IIn l All Ill' a sutl d~n YlllI're hall is l'lItHlgh to show support lor dam removal.
CllPY I'dit"r;: 1m 111."11;,,.d . 1,1), 111' I-.:.I>lv l1,ki, Ikll
sll'ilnlllilig lin your lifl>. Swilll "Isin. I'astl'rl lhe hUI ifyoulI'ant 10 you can sign up and get a 1I'I1ilie
Kink.ldl'
intake's gelting closer. Kce p nHII'illg ... Whew! three InillUil'S to tell the government to take out
Ctlmi(~ Page Fditor: ~1di . . :-..\ I k~I\\,\HH.I
Made il. Slltllellllll' YO II l' ~c;lpe Ihe 1111\\'. lind the 11ll' dams in yo ur own special and creative way.
Llvotlt Lditor~: \Xlhiull'V l'v,I.' ,lgrr, /\I l'x f\1iki lik
fish Iad Ill- r, and ['(lill inlll' y"ur epic .i I)U rII ey IIl Ihe lakl' part in Ihe biggesl siory of Ihe nell'
1'1;01,) htirm: Ilr,m do ll Ileek
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"acilie. Lillll' do you knoll' thai Ihl're are Sl','cn millennia.
FC;lltIr<:' Editor: Mikel l~q"tr,\I
For more' infllfillation ront~ct WAS il I'I I(C
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SportS Edit"r: M"lIv Frik',)(1
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Snake River Dams:

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edited b y Jen Blackford

What's the disturbing trend this week? Stealingl Oddly enough, three things were thieved
on Thursday, leading me to suspect that there may be alliterative crooks out there. Even
more disturbing is the fact that a water tank was taken from the espresso cart. Perhaps
somewhere out there, a courageous individual is dispensing liquid goodness to the needy
and dry. Or maybe he just threw it off a balcony in A-Dorm. That's probably more likely.
Monday, Feb, 7
3:07 a.m.
Fire alarm in G-Dorm caused by incense. Can it be? A fire alarm not
caused by someone burning eggs on their stove. [ am shocked .. .! am impressed .. ,! am really
bored and moving on.
4:02 a.m.
A man caught sleeping in a tent last week is now spotted snoozing on
the couches in the CAB 2nd floor break area. Perhaps the pleasant smell offood drew him
near, but then again, we are talking about the Deli.
2:00 p.m.

See Police BrieE

10:45 p.m.
Things go rapidly from bad to worse as a driver is pulled over for
speeding and caught with a suspended license, as well as a pipe full of pot in the car.

Tuesday, February 8
12:57 a.m.

An unnamed person suffers an allergic reaction.

VVednesday, Feb. 9
3:10 p.m.
An arrest on an outstanding warrant. Don't know what the warrant is,
so don't ask me about it.
Thursday, Feb, 10
See Police Briefs for three cases involving theft.

Friday, Feb. 11
12:59 p.m,
The alarm that went off in the bookstore could have meant
something... perhaps a desperate criminal holding up the place or bandits looting the aisles.
However, in this case, it meant nothing more than a student cashier accidentally setting it
off, most likely by putting a book down top of on the alarm.
Saturday, Feb. 12
3:30 p.m.
Graffiti is seen on student mailboxes in the HCC. [fit said "Solidarity"
or "Stop Capitalism Now!,"1 will be very, very disappointed in the creativity ofGreeners,

Faked death leads to confusion
•

[t begins with a call to Police Services made by a man asking how he should
notify the college of the death of his nephew. The man is referred to the Vice
President of Student Affairs, but the police are later informed that the student may
have had a project about faking his own death.
Chief Huntsberry then gets information about the uncle from the VP of Student
_Affairs office, including two contact numbers. The one in Seattle is disconnected
and the one in Olympia has a generic recording,
The father is then contacted in Hawaii and it is revealed that he knew his son
was thinking about the faking death project, but that he tried to discourage him
from doing it. Furthermore, the student does not have an uncle.
Officer Talmadge goes to the student's dorm room to check his bedroom and
meet some of his friends. They explain that the last time they saw the student, he
was going to return videos.
A friend of his also reported that he knew the student was planning this as a
performance piece, and that the friend told him it was a bad idea. The student,
however, wanted to shock people.
The student's father calls the police some time later to say that his son had
contacted him and that he was all right and was just completing his class project.
When Talmadge asked him what that meant, he confirmed that his son was just trying
to deal with telling people what he had done.
As a follow-up to this case, Talmadge met with the student the next day, Feb. 8,
to talk about what happened.
The student apparently decided to fake his death because a previous
performance piece seemed weak. He had previously thought offaking his death, and
decided to try it.
His plan was to have a friend of his call the school and have a message given to
his class that he had died in a car accident. It didn't work out that way, however.
His friends' reactions to this were mixed . One friend thought that the student
should keep it going until Wednesday to get it into the CPJ, while others wanted
him to "give himself up." The student chose the latter and called his friends and
family to explain what happened.
In conjunction with this brief, the student has a letter of apology below to the
community in general, taking full responsibility for his actions and trying to regain
the trust of his friends.

Letter of Apology
February 7, 2000
Dear Evergreen,

Sunday, February 13
[guess the prospect of a new Simpsons episode kept people on their best behavior, because
they sure weren't committing mischief tonight.

Police Briefs
Pilferers and Purloiners
(all events happened on Thursday)
7:43 a.m.

A water tank is stolen from the LAB I coffee cart. No word on the identity of the robber of
said tank or its whereabouts, but one has to wonder just what sort of demented mind would
steal a 3 foot tall silver canister of water.
3:17 p.m.

Recent thefts in the bookstore have led to a concern that more security presence might be
necessary.
On Jan. 28, one backpack was taken. Then another was stolen a day or two later; both
backpacks' item tags were left on the floor. Each pack is worth around $55.
Patrick M iller reports that thefts have been increasing in the bookstore, and around campus
in general. The bookstore, because of the number of items it carries and the amount of people
who frequent the store, is a prime target for the thefts, leading to a vicious cycle in which items
are stolen, prices go up to make up for that, and items are stolen once again.
The Bookstore would like Police Services to monitor the store between 5 and 6 p.m. on a
regular basis, as well as stop in routinely to do walk throughs.and just check out what's going
on,

I would like to first dispel any rumors that I, Adam Smith-Kipnis have died.
Secondly, I wOl1ld like to apologize for any headaches, grief or sadness that may
have occurred· as a result of hearing about my death. [ would especially like to
extend my heartfelt apologies to my roommates, my friends, my classmates, the
staff at Housing, police services, the Evergreen faculty and the Evergreen
administrators . Rest assured this incident will not repeat itself.

This was not an act of pure malice. It was a learning experience and a performance
that had unintended results, mainly detrimental results to the dismay of others
and myself.
I hope that you, the Evergreen community can forgive me for any wrongdoing
that you feel [ may have caused. I also hope that we can all take some knowledge
and experience from this event and learn how to keep our society a positive one.
Sincerely,
Adam Smith-Kipnis

7:43 p.m.

A student reports the theft of his new lap-top computer. He had gone to visit some of his
neighbors, leaving his front door unlocked and his bedroom window open. When he returned
after 15 minutes or so, his computer was gone and the blanket serving as curtain for his window
was pushed outward, as if someone had exited out that way. Nothing further.

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The CPJ asks: Is student 20vernment-important to you?

Respect your God {or diety of
choice)-given flmale self

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interested in being represented, Making sure
say "the students at Evergreen want this," We wuld govemmenl !is1definitely a good thing,
that this isn't just the project of a couple of
also work with the Washington Student Lobby nght I know that there's a small group of students .. , people who want to railroa~ it through .. , nol
now ... we have nobudy officiaUy saying. "this is what something wilh the facilities, about future designs suggesting that that IS wh,at s happenmg, bUI
we want as students. 'mis is what's important filr us for the coUege parking lots, and forest management... just making sure that that s not happenmg ...
t(lr us to get from our state legislature for our needs." and their input 10 those boards has been lI1credibl)1
Art Costantino We also talked about ... how on campus, that thlswuld helpful for providing new, innovative, conservative
have a positive impart on things like registration issues, ideas 10 how the college should be managed. So any
VP of Student Affairs
faculty issues, communication issues, and grievance way that students can gel their voices heard in .. , the
FatimahMateen
issuesanything
that
affects
lots
of
students.
bureaucratic
world
...
thl'
coUcge,
especially.
Junior
Do you feel that it's important to have a student
There needs to be a body of students Ihat the
government?
administration on this campus has to listen to. Because
Yes. I think whal a studenl government irthere's not a body like that, we're gonn3 run into the
same situation we've had this year, and the past three
provides is an opportunity for students to not alwa~
vears, where the adrninistration is very interested in
be 111 a reactive mode concennng dlrecllons and
This is my first quarter here .. , I came from UW, and
~hat studentswallt, hut theydoll't acl. '111eydoll't all
Alex Richardson there it's a really big deal with the student
decisions lhat others areconsideringal the college. I
in a wav that's really going to benefit students; in .lhe
Sophomore government. It's basically like a campaign, they go
think lhere's two issues around studenl govemment. way th~y would act, or he empowered to act, ifWI' had
Ifvou have a good student govrmment, you have an
and have people working for them .. , handing out
slUdent govern men I.
Are you aware ofthe PSG
oppornmity to hear snldent voice and gel inpul on
Hyers... and th.en, it's like.. , you ~on't reallv see what
thry're doingforyou,once they re momce. LJkethey
decisions ... and I Ihink Ihat's very important. I
1'
V
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heard
about
it.
I'
v
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scen
flyers
and
stuit'.
bUI
I
act uallvthink we do that reasonably well at Evergrecll
say they're gonna do stuff, and they say, thlllgs are
hawlI't rl'a lll' bc('n involved.
happening, like in the paper, but ... I don I really s,ee
through exisling mechanisms and approaches that
much ofa point to il. Sometimeswethmk that we re
Wl' usc,
Do you feel it's important to have a student making decisions, or that our stude~t leaders are
When we have major decisions at 1'.vergn'l'll,.
Tom
Mercado
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gonna make decisions torus, but there s still a Iligher
whether it was rcgarding the possible convjc'rslon 01
Director of Student Activities government?
power above them lhat's really gonne make the real
til(' semester svslenl or arming Polin' Services, I
leah
,
I
clo,
I
a\suilled
nHlst
(,alleges
did.
I
thought
il
aCluallv think tilat the lx-ople who were responsible Do you feel it's important to have a student
decisions Ihat are going to happen.
was weird that weclidn'l haveonl'. Mavfxo I'n Iwrong,
. I guess iI's good, somewhat, because once
lor making those decisions did a good job ofgettmg government?
hilt I thought llloSt schoo\.s did, so ... I think WI' rx-ople are in those positions, they get to sec how II
student illpUt. TIlry may Il0t have always a)Q't'l'd WIllI
leels to hold an omce, and make deCISIons, Iwve
it , but they did a good job of getting studrnt. Illllllt.
Personally, Ido. I've lX'Cn h('r('lor J() yl'ars now, should, I'm just not involved in iI , reaUy.
meetings, and... that kindofstutf Besides lhat, Idon 'I
TIlal'sditterenl. however, than belllgllla poslllon to and I've sccnlllany times when stlldenls were lelt III
Do
you
think
there
are
issues
now
that
could
benefit
put lorward an agenda for Ihe vear, to which olher the wakl' ofderisions, oricllInd out too late to have a
know.. , Ilhink campuses could do Wlthollt.
people haw to rea ct. And, a good studl'1ll I'oin', 1~lIt the frustration ... Ijust Sl'l' a I(('cd lilr SOIll(' from students having a voice in them?
govemment does that. 11 docsn t Jusl give II Ipllt .on Illl'rhanislll to make it easy tor thl' stlldents to
things that Ihrfacultymight bewanunglolks tn Ihll Ik cal IIIl1llllicatewilll the adnllnistrati( 111. (;OVl'rllallCl' Y(,;lh . I think studen t ~ 1Il general are pretty active on
about, orthe administration sees on til(' honzol!. It would give thelll thaI quick access ... il takes so Illuch campus, like I think we're really good about getting
P. Nathan Smith
glvrssludents a chance tu say, "hrrl' ;Ire s()ll~e thin~s ener).,,)' to mobilize a l1lassoffolk~, and essenllally to our voices Iward, and just like the student actiVItIes
and
slutI',
like
all
the
ditlercnt
stulfthey
pul
out...
Freshman
we'd like to see the insUtution respond to. 1l1at s objl'l'I toan issue. Isl'l'studentgovemment as bl'lIlg
speaker.
"
and
Ihe
stutfth;ll
thl'y
have
...
llhink
that's
what I s('(' as the major shortcoming in om (,IIITl'nt positive, to where it would allow students all
svstl'm, i~ it places stlldl'nlS III reactivl' lIluch '.
opportunity to say what they wanl, nol what they pretty good, i'llinot sllre how student,gowmlllenl Do you thinkitwouldbean irnportant thing to have
.
don 't want. So that way they could be ilIOn' 1V0uldreally... like,what Ihl'ywoulddo. Cause Itlunk a student government at Evergreen? '
w("re really gOlxi about bringillg political issues of_
proactive, instead of reactive.
.. .
1'111 always hopdill. Like Isaid,llIY 0P"UOIlIS, our OWl I.. up, wil hout th(, ;lid ofprolcs~ors and stllfl Yes .. , because it's always important for there tn 1)(' all
outlet lor the stlldcnts to voice t1leir opilllons 011 how
we Ile('d it. Isllpport any initiat iYe ... it's IInlort unatl' like that.
Joe Groshong that Wl' have studl'llts whu ... weren't willing to conll'
the school works. -nley need to be as involved a~
S&A coordinator togl'llll'r and work towarda Cllllllllon goal, and part
possiblr, I think.
. . . . ..
and former Evergreen
I just don't want it lu become, hke... Metropoh~.
ont is not havinga sharrd vision. SO lliavocw(' need
Student Coalition coordinator til )',0 hal-k:llId und('rstand th;lt shJr('~1 visionlx'lor('
Jennifer Murphy You know that movie?
Bike Shop Coordinator
we can a('colllplish ollr goaL So 1111 bl'hlllcl.I~,
How did you get involval in student government?
So you thinkthatwithoutastudentgovemment. the
WhateV('r movel1lent conll's illrward, and 10 Ille It s
the students' movement. As soon as ther('\;1critical Why is student government important to you? school is \ike "Metropolis?"
III lal1uary, then: \\'as a 1l11'I'tin~ al>ollt
llIassoistudl'nts Ihat bll behind onr, I'd likc to Sl'(' it
WIIIII1l1l1111'... at Lver~n't'I!. ,\nd aHer the IIlI'ding, I
I'm about to gradll:lte. This, hopeliilly,_ Yeah, Heirarchicallhinking,o, I don't think it's really
go all the ". . a)'.
talked to:1 1Illipie ot peopil' \\'ho all thought that
is my last qllarter h('re ;It Everg~een. , So it Ihat much of a problem, but you need to do what
l'OnlnlUllity was really important al Evergn't'n. and
things proceed as schedu led, I WU~l t. even have you can do. We don't want this place to turn into
wilalll'ereallv Ill"t'lled was SIll nl'kll ld of ollinalstlHll'nt
thl' opportunity to vute on thIS, 11us IS not an Wrslem,
representat il;l!. /\nt\so, goingt[Ollll hat,1said tl lthl'lIl,
issllc that is going III direct ly altecl m('. But I
"Iwyllfl gol thiS tillnggoing, \\'oliid yml guy\(" 1Il le 011
ft cl like Illy opinion and input is gl'nrrallv
What's wrong with Western?
ho~rd,!,, ' /\lId tlw\' said, "yeah." '\lId I said. "woliid
vaillahk, and I wa nt to make sure Ihat Illy \'Il'lI'S
Harter
vou rome to Ihe I;ll't'tings{' .'\lId tlwl' said, .. wah .....
are he;lrll. I can'l stand when people ... wait
Junior
1\\1 the studenls just don't frrllike th ey're involved at
"\nd we Iholl~I l\, "wow, if we h<ld of\irial sllidell t
until slllnething has bern done, and is Il\'l'r
all.
My girlfriend go('s there, so I hear her complain
n'preselitatilln, II'l' cOlild fix prohleills With Ihl'
with, and thl'nl)itch about il. So I'm kind of
Do
you
feel.
thatstudentgovemmentisimportant?
about it. JIISt tht' l<lckllfstudent voicl' , involvl'ment...
l'IlI lIputl'r I<lh. WI' could lIlakl' lil(' admllllsiratlllll
illter('strd in ... what's righl herl', and what are
they're tools! Know\\'hat I mean" I don't Il'anlia be
IIS"'II III u.s. alld \\'1' rOllld get III11n' l'llillplltl'rS
thl' intl'1'ests or eVCl'yone bring represented .
A11\' 11';1), that studt'II'" (';111 further Ill'
SOIlll'whl'rl' 1111 ra llll"I> " Ihw had otlil'ial SllIdellt
aInu\.
It i~h t IH 111' Iwl; In' lIT mo\'l' on , are th l' st IIdl'n ts
rl'l'n''''I;tl'd 0 11 campus .. . is bl'~t. Student
n'prl'Sent;ltlllll . Il'\' wuld lohhy th,' ~OVI'l'IllIll'llI ;lIld

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By Amy losko'ta

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Ijust bought a nice 1970's book about rnid-wifery
and it has the most amUSing description of a woman's
g~ nitalia. Now, all you men out there please do not feel
ousted, ( do not write about your parts because I leel
you are much more entitled to speak for your sex ... as
entertaining as it is to myself The author, Ina May
G;L,kin, Mid-Wife and Rtt,ristered Nur.;eshuns thetenn
vagina and calls it"'The Puss." Even better she calls the
perineum, the little space between the hymen and the
anus, "the taint, [becausel taint's what's above and
taint's what's below" (p.:l9li). "Spiritual Midwifery" is
an amusing but inventive book about homebirthing
and mid-wiling in simple layman's terms, °lllis b()()k
brings up some interesting preCllnceptions about, well,
the puss. It is rather ullhappy that women are so hUllg
lip on that one part of their body. Your higher power
created it for a gmd reason and there is nothing wrong
with it! If you plan on having children and/or being a
healthy womall, yuu had ~trer get used to it being a
part of)'our ~autifu l body. It needs attention just like
your teeth and skin, It is not dirty; the lact is that the
puss is a self-cleaning uven of an organ. It is okay to
look in the mirror and ch~ck it out. Most women
already have, We just don't talk about it enough, Who
are we kidding, I mean we all have been there at least
wh~n we were born?
Okay I know somewhere itl /\-{\orm there is a
bunch of ),oungsters giggling over 'TilE PUSS" Oleehaw), Ifyou like women and I know Ido, you had better
get awfully handy with 'EIC Moreover, you had better
know how it work, and get over the immature jokes uf
high schoo\.
Now the best ;JIld wisest luvers have all
unabashed love of the human body. 111e most divine
lover is sorneonewho delights in every part ofyou, who
finds joy in your inner most crevices, and denies you
lIothing. lleel sad that some women have luwered their
standards tuonlyfor procreatioll, thuugh I under.;talld
the need to bow to patriarchal (which certain women
are responsib le for perpetllating too) religious
authority, while malriarchal societies place little
importance on fidelity, Iam more COnfilSed why fathers
and mothers do no teach their sons and daughters tn
honor the strenl,'1:h and amazing energy of their adult
bodies, Marriage is not a bad idea for thost' who can't

wait, but It',IIl't imaginc mtxll'nl day matches lacking
in the supre me linking esseille of divine and
enlightening sexuality, \)0 those that enle!' adult life
know the puss is an icon of unabashed femininity, and
the last (or first) stop on the road tu sexual equality'!
Do thcy knoll' hoI\' lucky the 0111' is II'ho masters the
mysteries ofthisone little thing alllf how s/he shall have
6lfeat rewards in low'! Are they stiU afraid of sin and
themsell't'swhell tile), arealloll'l'l.l the libertyoftlw legal
marriage'!
As tar as respecting our unique and efficient
IXldies, honor thy puss and be thankfi.d for its essential
role in the great web oflife that makl'S youliw. /\lier
wurking with lolks who lack the ability to move their
b(xlies, I am very respectfi.ll of this big-boned endomorph (most of the time) I am gifted with. Maybe I
can't leapllver a !'en-f(Xll waU or sqlleeze intoa size ll'n,
but I can squene all 200 Ibs+ through a IO-inch 111 de
space of a garagc d()()r when I f(lrget my hOllse keys.
/\nd in love, this !xxl)' can experience the spiritual jo),
of joys, the I'antric asrensiun so ran' and iTagranl'
(sounds sorl ufhippit'-newagey, bUI f can't think ofit
in more rough terms), It seems that whetlll.'r you are
skin ny or fat, tall or short, dark or light , being
comfortable with your sexual parts is all ill your mimI.
As I(lr the puss, I.esbialls have had this topir
covered sinn' Sappho in ancient Greece. Solomon
providL'I.l hl~takeofthl'\x,rfuml\1 garden in tile Ilebrew
Bible's "Sung of Songs." Ican't furgrt the Kama Sutra,
or the '(auist texts on 'Iantra, allli definitely the most
lx-autilUl pillow books and shunga ufJapan. God (or
your chose n higher power) created sexual joy filr
humanity. It is the closest moment we are to \'od,lost
in our humble panlumillle or his/ hers/its art of
creation, And in that art , a divine amount ofanention
should be allowed fnr wOlnen's private parts.
We can blame the bad attitude alxllit our lx xlies
on theon the media as when it comes tothepuss media,
romance promises young girls complete ecstasy frnm
first kiss, to popped Ixxlice laces, to popped rherry, We
can blame it on our parents, which remained silent.
Weolilid blame itoll forgOing thenatllral human h<xly
for the fal~e lac~ of chemical purity, From this, W~ all
know 'IV is a bad suurce lor reality. If you dOll't Imow
about the puss yet, do some research. /\s some know,
female nudity is penectly acceptable on mo~ t cable
'channels, but never the real ti.IITy puss (in mt'llievdl
times a shaved lxxly delloted a devotioll to Sal<lIl), To
quote Vangie's GrJmpa Rand "/\ll's I see t(xlayoll 'IV is
Verginia's, Verginia's. Vergillia'" I!" (I think rnayhetlwy
3('cidenraUy gave him an adult cable package). Times
are a changing and lear ofour hodies will hopeii.IUy die
along with ditoreltomil'S, witch burning, and self-hate.
You and the puss should get to know each other on a
nallle to nallle basis and let all the socially limitillg
bygones be bygones.

ph()(u by Brand .. n Beck

Lady Geoducks Lose
to Western Baptist
13y lkn Kinkade
The Evergreen women 's basketball
game again~t Western Baptist res ulted in a
76-6lloss on Friday night.
The Ceoducks played excell cnt defense
and made most of th eir free throws despite
being bullied by a couple bigger
(intimidaling even the writer of this article)
Baptist players. The Lady Geoducks pulled
within seven point s with under two minutes
to go following Chrissy Voyle's and Erin
McC loud's back to back free thruw
successes. The ladies were within 10 at 233S at half~ tinH',
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Cooper Point Journal -4- February 17, 2000

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some physical defensive play, themselves,
Nevertheless, the ladies' shots were not as
potent as the Lady Baptists'. Despite some
nice shots from Jen May, Erin McCleod, and
Chrissie Voyles and some excellent efforts on
behalf of the entire team, the Geoducks tell
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TC: So, what's the story ofthe beginnings of the
4th Street Umbrella?
TW: The beginnings were that there was 110
literary journal in Olympia at all. There used to
be the Olympia Literary Yarn ...
TC: Yeah, I remember Rob Keefr used to do that
one.
TW: Exactly. So, I don't know what happened
to it, it just fadrd away like so many of those
things do.
TC: Were you participating ill that?
TW: No, 1I0t at all. But I thought Olympia
IIreded to have one, so I ~tarted it.
TC: Was thtre anyone else involved in it at the
beginning?

TW: She .. I don 't know.. There's no limitations
on who can be in it; whoever sends me stuff is
eligible to be in it. It's cause I distributed it up
in Seattle and she picked up a mag, and next
thing I know I get something from her in the
mail. Go figure. And actually, she's been
spreading it around, because I've been getting
more and more New York submissions.
TC: Ah, so you're re-establishing the New York
/ Olympia connection.
TW: [Iaughingl .. I guess so, yes. There's a long
history of a connection between these two sister
rities.
TC: Really'?
TW: Yes, we're sister cit irs. They used to ca ll
Olympia "Lit tic New York"
TC: Who called it "Little 0lew York",?

TW:

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Matsya Foisy!
TW: You kllow. the forefathers! IlaughillgJ

TC: Ah, yes. I see III to remember her being
involwd in this.
(S he and this interviewer werr rOlllant ically
involved at that point in time , and I remember
that she had earlirr been involved with th r
Olympia Literary Yarn.)
TW: Sh!' got out of it before the' first issue came
to print, but Mat~ya was instrumental in the
very early stages of the game . I believe she's
li ving in Portland now.

TC: Well . I'Ill glad it didn 't beco me as big as
0lew York.
T'vV: Yes, yes .. Yeah , likr I said, I distribute in
Portland. Olympia, Seattle, and this last issue
was the first time I have distributrd in San
Fransisco, I have it in two stores there now.
TC: So this is starting to become a much larger
enterprise'?

TC: So, how often does 4t h Street get published?

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TW: Circulation is the name of the game for
getting local poets out to where other people can
TW: It started out as a monthly thing, but I . read thrm, and getting them in the right hands
decided aftrr long nights of thinking and so they can get int o other mags or get a book
conversing with mysclf in front of Illy Inirror deal. That's what's importa nt.
that it should be a bi·lIlonthly.
TC: Coo\. So where's a store where people can
find this around town ?
TC: t\ hi·monthl),'?
TW: ILllIghillgJ. Ollce l'Vl'ry two mOllths. or
ollce every (iO days.
TL': And how 11iallV issues have heen circulated

thus far'?

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approach ing our yea r a nniversary, so Irount ing
011 his lillgrrsJ I belicV(' there's 7 out there right
no\\'. and I'Ill workillg 011 the Sth.

TC: So if people w;lnt tu suhmit. what's the
address?

TC: Arc there any poets that regularly submit
quality sllbmissions?

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Olympia WA 98501

TW: Well. there's Harvey Go ldner submits. out
of Seattlr. He's in there quite ti'rquently. Bill
Yake from Olympia was a regular contributor.
but he hasll 't bren in it for a few issul's. Other
than that, thrre's Susall Mower who's in Nrw
York City.
TC: ;..Jrw York Cit)'? What's she doing in there'?

TW: No problem. And if anybody wants to
volunteer to help me with distribution and stuff,
feel tree to COli tact me at that address.
With that, Thomas took leave; jaunting back to
the Periodicals desk to begin his shift.

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What do you get when you combine
street theater with a tribute to nomadic living,
personal ads and a meditation pillow? You
get an exhibit of installation art unlike
anything you have ever seen before! Along
with studying film and video production,
Mediaworks students have been busily
working together to create a collection of
innovative installation and audio projects
which will be on display throughout the
weekend.
The show is comprised of over a dozen
pieces each with subject matter as diverse as
the artists' approaches. The media's influence
on society is confronted in several works
including a chapel that encourages the
worship of consumerism. Other i ssues
addressed include ~e lf image explored
through the use of a moving sculpture, body
image and amputation. A visual commentary
on Asian stereotypes/identity will also be
exhibited along with an examination of the
money symbol and a satirical look at the legal
system presented as a life size board game.
Projected
slides,
film,
video,
photographs, props and lighting, will accent
the various constructed environments. As
you walk through the installations taking in
the sights you will have the added pleasure of
creative sound as you experience the audio
students' unique design touches.
Everyone is enthusiastically invited to
attend and participate. There's a lot to see
and you won't want to miss it! The show is
being held on campus in the Experimental
Theater, which is located in the COM building

(one of the works will be housed in a stairwell
in the COM building while another will be
held outside, weather permitting). The show
will be open from 1- 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18,
Saturday, Feb. 19 and Sunday, Feb. 20 .
Admission is free for this unique event.
Additional installations are beillg
constructed in places other than the
Experimenta l Theater as well. A re-creation
of one Mediaworks students' bedroom in 20
will also be presented this weekend at a
different on-campus location still to be
decided. To tlnd out the time and location
for this viewing please contact Justin at 5708710.
Other students will be presellting their
work at a later date al various locations. Two
installations can be viewed by appointment.
One is a play on envi ronments and has been
termed a modern day garage. Please ('-mail
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18.
Another group of collaborators will be
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time and location are 5t ill being decided. Email your name and address to
morgen@thurston.com if interested In
viewing this piece.
If you've never been to all installation art
show here's your chance. Come support
Evergreen students while enjoyin g the results
of their hard work.

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religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the
freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people
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The Studcn t\ for Evergrcl'n Student Coa lition insist that
a representative government of clected officials with paid
salaries will increase student participation in campus/
cOlllmun ity issues. They ria illl this gOVl'rIl ing body is necessary
to provide more power for students whe n dealing with the
adm in ist rJ t ion.
I strongly believe that such cC'ntralization wi ll limher
dist'mpower studcnts. It may be true that the studcn t
community has become somewhat inefiectual in its conflicts
with administration, but the antidote is not more officia l
structure. It is mobilization!
I have sewra l critiqlles of the Coalit ion 's actiom to date.
A representative of the Student Coalition told me that student
participation in the (frat ion of this coalition was essential.
Ilowevrr, thr meetings arr poorly advertised and the coa lition
promotes misleading information. The flyer for the tjr st
meeting advert ised an incorrect date.
A nyer I read last week asserted that "in 3U years.
Evcrgreen students havc had no rl'prcsl'ntation; iI's li11l(, 11'('
girl' il J Iry. There is a reason Evergreen has not had a student
govrrnmrnt in 3U years. Thr students have fought rvery
attempt to rreatr one! I ted that the traditiona l wisdom of
Evergreen students goes like this: ''1'11 represent myself, thank
you very much."
. We have an inherent distrust of rrpJ'l'sl'ntativ('
government. and with good reason. It i\ r('.\ponsible tllr th ings
like the Virtnam war. genocide against (.Jat iV(' Americans, an
astronomica l national debt, promotion of nuclear power.
prison. defrnse industries. and thr allti-pour Initiative G~IS.
not to mention facilitating the exploit at ion ot'labor and nat ural
re.~ources worldwide.
The studcnt Servil'es and Activities board, with a two
million dollar budget. is a workinga!tcJ'IlJtivl·to a centralized
government body, cons ist ing of lllallY ditTnent advocacy
groups such as the Union of Student wmker\, the WOlllen's

Rl'\() 1I ITt' Center, UMOJA, the :'\ativc Student Alliance, and the
EVl'rgrel'n Political Information Center. These groups are in
exis tC'ncr lor the benefit of th e st ud ents, with budgets and
coordinators complete ly capable of organizing student
movements to innu('ncc administration. Why do wr need
further centralization of power?
It may br a focusing tool (student government) and a
bigger budgrt will provide the students ufEvergreen with more
power. My concern is who will use that power and is it really
the dirl'ctioll Wl' wa nt tu in'!
.
I think that through individual empowerment and
community building- that is. becoming mDre aware, motivated,
and connected to others - we create true power. What we need
is access to information. space lor organizat ion , and a nrtwork
of solidarity. This may sound likr a clichr, but wr can build on
this. It jllst won't be as easy as vot ing for somet hing you think
will represent you well.
This tnlP community-hased empowerment is rising
agains t Natio n-States and their governmen ts world·wide, this
co nfli ct between paradigms of socia l organ ization is onr of the
pre-eminl'nt challrngrs of ollr day. When engaging the
questionable etlect ivent'ss of student activity on campus, we
!lecd to understand the historical depth of thr situation. and
Ol' aware of thl' co nseqllrllces of our choices.
These problems of social orgonization and governance
have piJglled humanity since the domestication of animals and
subsequcnt dewlopment of the concept of personal proprrty
Jnd patriarchy. This hierarchia l power structmc is in connict
with long-term etTectiveness, sustainability, and equal
distribution of power. Authoritarian, shortsighted,
representative politics are the manifestation of hierarchy, and
are a bad choicr for Evergreen\ future.
I advocate J deep commitment and a concerted effort on
t he part of concerned students to come together and create a
Ilon-hierarchical organization for popular education that

Lessons from the supermarket
By David RatTin
aidmen have strong opinions. I rould hl':II-t his at thl' ci1l'l'kollt
stand while I waited in line to buy wgetabll's.
This particular "Id 1ll:1I1 had strong opinions abollt Evel,),'lwn ,
which he was glad tll sharl'\\'ith the chl'ckout girl. nil'. alld anyonl' riSl'
within earshot. Mind you. this wasjust a k\\'weeks atier the WTOand
he had his ire lip. I lis p;lssilln. in bl'!. rivaled the (,vangelismI lItien sel'
on campus; and thus it was reasonabll' that the snlallcroll'd anllllill
him were moved, as I \\,;IS. :lIId spurred tow:1rd thllllght.
This incident has Il'd IIW tllthl' tullo\\'ing rl'\'clation: It is
imperative th at we transition to a grading systl' III as ~)on as possibll'.
I know that sOllie of you nOI\' have yom back up, and
understandably so. You dOIl't lVant an acadeillic culture based Oil
competition. But, like that old lIlaIl it is important th;1I you hear nil'
ollt.l dislike compet ition as lIIuch as the nl'xt guy on ClilipUS. so I ;1111
\uggrsting a modi lied grading system. Perhaps a B-O scale. That way.
no one fails and 110 UlIl' over-excels. I don't reler to this system as
('()mprtition, rather, as sl'parJl.iIlg people accordillg 1o fII(,lil.
III addition to this, the WTO events have brought me to the
conclusion that we nred a mandatory ROTC program. Not just here at
EVl'lgrl'l'll. but nationwide. Frankly, the WTO prote'stwas a shamblrs.
The protestors forgot to bring their OWII pepprr spray, trar gas,
conel L~sion grenades, assorted chemical wcapons, and other important
event supplies. Thereweren 't enough gas mask~ togo round, and what
ones were available tended to be out ofdate or wholly makeshiti.
Frankly, Imust say tIlat Iam ashamed ofom side. TIle govemmrnt
wasn't so short sighted when it came to supplies, alld they claimrd to
have shown up wholly unprepared. They had so many gas mask\ that
they were issuu Ig them to members oft he press. No wonder the prrs~
coverage was so one-sided; ifyou want the press on )'Our side you haw
to come bearing gifts.
Let's not even get illto the logistical problem ofdetendillgyourself
and others while you are chained together in groups often like prisoll
labor. Tactics, people, tactics.
Now, let us pause for a moment to cOllsidrr solidarity. While a
copwasshootinga Seattle resident point hlank in the chest with a beanbag gUll and then kicking him in the crotch while he was doublrd over
in pain, 30fl'l't awayprotrsterswere busyretreating_TItis never happens
on the other side_ Cops have solidarity. When they just feel tIley arr

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stres\es easy accrss for studrnts, and that will be easily
maintained for futllre generations of Evergreen st udents . This
center for cultural and political organ ization co uld facilitate and
sllpport personal growt h, and help focus energy into action.
We lI eed to be able and willing to act for the common
good. This involves a significant degree of internal work,
experiencr, and processing in ordrr to find a niche and app ly
oneself effect ively lor change. A focus on discussion, educa tion.
and acces\ toward local, sustainable community would include
confronting issues of oppression and building awareness of ollr
place in the "outside" world. Though this is not a concrete
proposal, I beliew it outlines an altefllativr to the student
government model.
The problem of studrnt inactivity mirrors the largrr
problem of citizen inactivity, and the remedy is clearly not more
government, but morr action. This can come about through
education , networking and openness to each other as fellow
citizens, students, and hllmans. We must find our common
grou nd and work together if we are to su rvive the mind control.
pacification, and commodifica ti on of natur e that big
inst itutiollS impose upon us.
This school is a State institution, and theretore must be
engaged as such_ By forming a "studrnt govrrnment," we arc
playing by thr rules of the State-lrndin g our rnergy and
intention to their lorm and str ucture (h ierarchy). This will
inevitably create a furthrr centra li zation of power, and in fact
narrow, not open the channels of access to the administration.
Ifwe truly want to effect change for the Evergreen student
body, and for the larger human community, we must come
together and step outside the outworn structures of State
government, embracing decentralization and persollal/local
empowerment through education and action. J.-

IIlIder ;llIack. tlrey surge onward. nightsticb in hand. I'vr seen tile
Rodney King tape. And all hr had done was merely suggest to them
that they IlO{shOOI him
So, lIlalidatory ROTC traillillg can teach us a grrat deal: how to
showup prrp:Jred; how todrtrnd ),'lurselfand others; and howto stick
togrther.
. And Wl' need this training. I watched the whole event carefi.llly
and Istill remember which side had the numbers and which side had
the supplies.
No\\', I know a lot of people bristle at tile suggrstion that we all
take ROTC'. But jllst look at the ways that studrntsarrsimilarto soldiers:
bot h strive' to get into kind of group mind / group tIlink mentality,
l'.\prcially here at EvrrgreE'n; both have slogans; botll have unifonns, as
Iran spot 90 fX'rcent ofboth groups while out on the town; many are
intolerant and have little or no sense ofhumor; and both do what they
are told by tlleir leaders.
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9. Get a job, you slacker!
8. Search lots and Red Square for lost money.
7. Offer to carry students' heavy backpacks to and from
class. for a sillall frr.
6. Host yo ur very own one-person circus. "Step right up
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freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people
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No representation without responsibility!
The Students for Evergrel'n Student Coa lition insist that
a representative government of elected ufficials with paid
salaries will increase stud ent participation in campus/
community isslles. Thl'y rlainl thi~ governing body is necessary
to provide more power for students when dcaling with the
administration.
I strongly believe that such cen trali zation wi ll further
disempower students. It may be tru(, that the stuu ent
community has become somewhat ineHectual in its conflicts
with administration, but the antidote is not more offic ial
structure. It is mobilization!
I have several critiqucs of the Coa lition\ actiom to uate.
A representative of the Student Cualition told me that student
participation in the creation of this coa lition was essential.
However, the meetings are poorly advertised and the coalition
promotes misleading information. The flyer for th e first
meeting advertised an in correct date.
A flyer I read la st week asserted that "in 30 years,
Evergreen studen ts have had no representation: it \ tillle 11'('
gil'e il a Irl'. There is a reason Evergreen has not had a stlldent
government in 30 years. Thl' stlldents h;lv(' fOllght every
att Empt to create one! I feel that the traditional wisdom of
Evergreen students goes like this: ''I'll represent myself. thank
you very much."
We have an inherent distrust of representativl'
governmcnt, and wi t h good reason. It is responsibl(, for things
like the Vietnam war, genocide against Native AHlericam, ;1I\
astronomica l national debt, promotioll of lIudear power.
prison, defense industries, and the anti-poor Initiative (i9S.
not to mention facilitating the exploitat ion oflabllr and natural
resources worldwide.
The student Servil'C?~ and Activities board, with J two
million dollar budget, is a working altemal ive to a l'l'ntralized
government body, consisting of lIlany differe nt advoc;lev
grollps such as the linion of Studl"nl work('rs , the Wonlt'n's

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Center, UMOJA, the Nativc Student Al lia nce, and the
EVl'rgreen Political Inform at ion Cen ter. These groups are iu
existence Ill[ the benefit of th e students, with budgets 'lnd
coordinators complcte ly capable of organizi ng student
movements to influence administ ration. Why do we need
further centralization of power'!
It may be a focusing tool (student government) and a
bigger budget will provide the students of Evergreen with more
power. My concern is who will use that power and is it really
the direction we' want to in'!
I think that through individual empowerment and
community building· that is. becoming more aware, motivated,
and conneded to others· we creale true power. What we need
is access to information, space for organization, and a network
of solidarity. 'T'his may sClIInd like a cliche, but we can build on
this. It just won't he as easy as voting for something you think
will represent yo u well.
This true community-based empowerment is rising
against Na ti on-Sta tes and their governments world-wide, this
con fli ct between paradigms of social organizati on is one of the
prc-eminl'nt challen ges of our day. When engaging the
questionable l'llcct ivcn css of student activity on camp us, w('
need to understand the hislorical depth of the situation, and
be aware oft hl' consequences of our choices.
Thesl' probll'ms of social orgonization and governance
have plagued humanity since the domestication of an imals and
subsequent devrlopmcnt of the concept of personal property
and p;ltriarchy. This hierarch ial power structure is in conflict
withlong·term effectiveness . sustainability, and equal
distribution of power. Authoritarian, shortsighted ,
represe nt ative politics are the manifestation of hierarchy, and
are:l bad cllOire for Evergree n's future.
I advorate a deep commitment and a concerted effort on
thl' part of concerned students to come together and create a
uon-hirrarrhical organization for popular education that

stresses easy access for stud ents, and that will be eas il y
maintained for future generations of Evergreen students. This
cen ter for cultural and poli tical organiza tion could facilitate and
support personal growth, and help focus energy into action,
We need to be able and willing to act for the common
good. This involves a significant degree of internal work,
experience, and processing in order to find a niche and apply
oneself effective ly for change, A focus on discussion, education,
and access toward local, sustainable community would include
confronting issues of oppression and building awareness of ow
place in the "outside" world. Though this is not a concrete
proposal, I believe it outlines an alternative to the student
government model.
The problem of studenl inactivity mirrors the larger
problem of citizen inactivity, and the remedy is clearly not more
government. but more action. This can come about through
educat ion , networking and openness to each other as fellow
citizens, student s, and humans. We must find our common
grou nd and work together if we are to survive the mind control,
pacification, and commodifica tion of nature that big
institutions impose upon us.
This school is a State institution, and therefore must be
engaged as such. By forming a "student government ," we are
playing by the rules of the State- lending our energy and
intention to their form and structure (hierarchy). This will
inevitably create a further centra lization of power, and in fact
narrow, not open the channels of access to the administration.
Ifwe truly want to ettect change for the Evergreen student
body, and for the larger human community, we must come
together and step outside th e ou tw orn structures of State
government, embracing decentralization and personal/loca l
empowerment through education and action. ~

Lessons from the supermarket
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Old II H,'I1 haw st wlig opinions. Il'lluld hear this ~t t h(' dll'ckout
stand while I waited in line to buy vl'getables.
This partirlliar "Id ITlan had strong opinions about Evrrgrel'll.
which he was glad to share with the checkout gi rl. I Ill'. anu anyone el~"
\\ithin earshot. r"li nd you. this wasjllst a fl'wwel'k.\arier the WTO and
he had his ire up. I lis p;lssion, in btl. rivalrdlhl' cvangelism l olien Sl'l'
un campus: and thus it was r('a~ollable that the small crowd around
him were mowd, as 1was, and spurrl'd tuward thuught.
This incident has led n1(' to the following reH'latilln: It is
imperative thaI we transition to a grading systeill as ~)Oll as possible.
I know that SOIlll' of you noll' haw your bark up. ;Ind
understandably so. You dou't want all academic l'u lturl' based 011
competition. But, like thaI old lIlali it is important that you hear IUl'
out. I dislike cOlllpetition as Illllch as the Ilexl guy 011 ClllIPUS, so I alii
suggesting a modified grading system. Perhaps a B-D scale. That way,
no one fails and no one over·excels. I don't reter to this system as
competition, rather, as separating people JccordiJll{ 10 1lJeril.
In addition 10 this, the WTO events have brought me to the
conclusion that we need a mandatory ROTC program. :--lot just here at
EWJ green, but nationwide. Frankly, the WTO protest was a shambles,
The protestors forgot to bring their own pepper spray, tear gas.
conCll'iSion grenades, asscn1ed chemical weapons, and other important
event supplies. There weren't enough gas masks to go round, and what
ones were available tended to be out ofdate or wholly makeshift.
Frankly, 1mlL~t say that Iam ashamed ofour side.l1legovemment
wasn't so short sighted when it carne to supplies, and they claimed to
have shown up wholly unprepared,They had so many gas masb th~t
they were issuing them to members oft he press, No wonder the prrs.~
coverage was so one-sided: ifyou want the pres.~ on your side YOIl haw
10 corne bearing gifts.
Let's not even get into the logistical problem ofdeten clingyour sell
and others while YOIl are chained together in groups often like prison
labor. Tactics. people, tactics.
Now, let us pause for a moment to consider solidarity. While a
cop was shooting a Seattle resident point blank in thechE'St with a bean·
bag gun and then kicking him in the crotch while he was doubled over
ill pain ,30 feet away protesters were busy retreating. Ths never happens
on the olher side. Cops have solidarity. When they just feel they are

under attaek, the), slirge onward. nightsticks in hand. I've seen the
Rodney King tape. And all he had done was merely suggest to them
that th ey nol shoot him
So, mandatory ROTC training can teach liSa great deal: how to
shull' up prepared: htlw to drlcnd YOllrselfand others: and how to stick
together.
. And Wl' nerd this training. I watched the whole evcnt carefully
and I still remember which side had the numbers and which side had
the supplies.
Now, I knolV a lot of people bristle at tlll' suggestion that we aU
take ROTC. But juSllookat the ways that students are similar to soldiers:
both strive to gel into kind of group mind / group tllink mentality,
especially here at Evergreen: botll have slogans; botll have uniforms, as
I can spot 90 percent of both groups \\1Iile out on the town; many are
intolerant and have little or no senseotllUmor: and both do what they
are told by their leaders.
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8. Search lots and Red Square for lost money.
7. Offer to carry students' heavy backpacks to and from
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6. Host your very own one-person circus. "Step right up
folks, the five-fingered man.juggler, acrobat, and Magician.
are all here together today for a Red Square
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5. Search ditches and shoulders of roads for aluminum cans.
4. Post a "$3 per kiss" sticker on your chest.
3. Collect rainwater in clean water bottles and sell them to
next year's "real" millennium worrywarts.
2. "Host a "Help me pay for tuition" car wash in the parking
lots.
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minority members. But) think r
it is more important to focus on
how we are alike than what sets
Please bring or address all responses
us apart. don't you?
or other forms of commentary to the Cooper Point Journal office in CAB 316. The
Ilind it is just as easy to be
a group-tllink radical as it is to deadline is at 4 p.m. on Friday for the following week's edition. The word limit for
be a soldier. And then, when responses is 450 words; for commentary it's 600 words.
your position in life changes, so
The cpJ wants to use as much space as possible on these pages for letters and
will your ideals. .
opinions. Therefore, in practice, we have allowed contributors to exceed the word limit
While you consider your
when space is available. When space is limited, the submissions are prioritized
written replies, show me your
according to when the cpJ gets them. Priority is always given to Evergreen students.
values. I dare you.
Please note: the CP] does not check its e-mail daily; the arrival of e-mailed letters
Is tlll're J difference between yes may be delayed and may cause the letter to be held until the follOwing issues. We will
andno'l
accept typed submissions, but those provided on disk are greatly appreciated.
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noon - Celebration of Charles Darwin's birth
(l91st anniversary) in the Lecture Hall
Rotunda. There will be cake and a slide show.
noon to 1:30 p_m. - Eating Disorder screening
in the Library Lobby, 2nd floor.
3 to 6 p.m. - Candlelight Vigil on the Capitol
steps to protest the drug war. Info? 866-7165.
6 to 7 p.m. - Eating Disorder screening in the
Housing Community Center. Call x6528 for
info on this screening as well as the Library one.
6 to 7 p.m. - Narrative slide show on the WTO
protests in Lecture Halll.
7 p.m. - Queer Film Night at the Edge in ADorm. Gather to watch queer movies. hang
out, eat popcorn and discuss the lilms.
7:30 p.m. - Open mit- at the HCC. Sign up at
8 p.m., closes at 9 p.m.

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noon to 1 p.m. - Lecture on Hypnosis by L1-It.
Angelica Mayo. The lecture will be in LIB 2219.
sponsored by the Center for Holistic Living.
3 p.m . . "I remember Mapa" call Asia at xti033
for more intormation.
6 p.m .. Open discussiun un the Baha'i faith.
Contact Misha at 956-9282 for meeting place
and tor more information.
7 p.m. - Food drive movie night at the Edge in
A-dorm. The movies are "The Adventures of
Baron Munchausen" and "The Princess Bride."
Bring a can oHood!
7p.m. -Jazz/Hip Hop at Olympia World News
with Sam Zeille Quartrt
7 to 9 p.m. -"Natural Building & SociaiJustice"
A talk and slide presentation by Robert Bolman
ill Lecture Hall 3. Donations will be accepted.
7:45 p.m. - Doors open for Ratna Roy's Orissi
dance performance at Bread and Roses, 114
Cherry St NE $10 donation. call 709-0237 for
mure illfo.
8 p.m.· Band-o-rama at the Arrowspace. Bands
will be Yaphet Kotto, Milemarker, Volume
Elevell, and III the Red. The cost is $5.
9 p.m. - Three plays @ the Tequila Bar. Free.
9:30 p.m. - A show at the 4th Ave Tavern with
Loser. Blue Spark, and Jodi Watts. The cost is
$4 and is 21 and older.

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2000-01 CPJ editor-in-chiel
available
in
CPJ office, CAB 316

deadline to apply:
5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28
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11 a.m. t05 p.m. - Beat the Winter Blues: a craft
and film festival sponsored by the Parent's
Resource Network. in CAB 108 and 110. For
information. call x6162.
1 to 4:30 p.m. - Midd le Eastern rhythms
workshop for dancers and musicians. The
workshop is broken up into Beginners (1 to 2
p.m.). Intermediate (2:15 to 3:15). Advanced
(3:30 to 4:30). The studio is located at 5840
Stellar Lane, Lacey and the cost is $15. For
information. call 459-3694.
6 p.m. -The Union of Students with Disabilities
is having a "Potluck and movie extravaganza."
The' potluck will be in the Longhouse cedar
room at 6 p.m. and the movie will play at 7:30
in Lecture Hall 2. The movie will be "The Out
ofTowners." For information, call x6092.
7:45 p.m. - Doors open for Ratna Roy's Orissi
dance performance at Bread and Roses. 114
Cherry SI. NE. $10 donation. call 709·0237 for
more info.
8 p.m. - An all-ages shol\' at Metropolis with
The I.E.E .. Clubber Lang. Ted Connelly. Marc
Novul11. and Counteriit. The cost is $5 .
8 p.m. - Entartete Musik 2--music banned by
the 3rd Reich--at the Washington Center for
the Performing Arts. Info? 753-8586.
9 p.m. - An all-ages show at the Midnight Sun
with Rosyvelt, Rollerball. and The Art of Flying.
The cost'? $5

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noon to 1:30 p.m. - Beginn ing flamenco dance
classes w/Rubwija Carmona in CRC 316. Free.
Call Anna @ 376-1409 for more info.
3 to 4:30 p.m. - Sound Exchange membership
meeting at the Olympia Timberland Library.
downtown. It is a potluck.
7 p m - Open poetry mic at Olympia World
News.
7 to 9 p.m. - Belly dancing classes at the
Johnson School of Ballet, 5th and Jefferson.
Beginners at 7 p.m., Advanced at8 p.m. $6
per class, call Kendra @ 352-5856 for info.
9 p.m. - Ashow at the 4th"Ave. Tavern with The
Axidentals and Dynamite Boy. The cost is $3
for ages 21 and older.

branch orthe Society for Creative Anachronisms.
They meet Mondays at 4:30 p.m. in CAB 320 by
the couches. For info call Amy Loskota x6412.
EvergreenStudentsforOuist meets Mondays@
SlI!7l11it vOllr student group
7 p.m. in LIB 2219 for Bible study and discussion
on activism.
iI(/fm1wtio/l to CAB 316 or call
The
Evergreen Swing Club (the other TESC)
866-6000 x62 13.
welcomes ANYONE who is interested in dancing
to join us for free weekly lessons. We provide a
place to learn and practice both East Coast and
AFISH Advocates for Improving Salmon Lindy swing. Meetings are Thursdays @ 7 p.m.
Habitat. Meetings are at 3 p.m. on Wednesdays on 1st floor of the library and @ 2:30 p.m.
in CAB 320
Saturdays in the HCC. COli tact David Yates @
The Bike Shop is a place where you can come 866-1988 for info.
fix your bicycle with tools provided by the shop. Film This Hands-on Filmmaking, Film Forum,
. Schedules for their hours are posted in the (AB and visiting artist. Meetings are every
and the Library. For more information call Wednesday 3-5 p.m. in Lab 11047. Contact Will
Murphy or Scott at x6399.
Smith @ 867-9595 or e-mail him @: film_this
EARN works to promote awareness about @hotmail.com for more information.
animal rights & vegetarianism on and off Flamenco dub meets in CRC 316 from noon to
campus. Meetings are on Wednesdays@4:30 • 3 p.m. Call Anna @ 376-1409 or e-mail
p. m. in CAB 320. Contact Briana Waters or olyflamenco@hotmail.com.
Deirdre Coulter@ x6555.
Jewish Cultural Center: strives to create an open
Emergency Response Team (ERn is a student community for Jewsand others interested on the
run team that is trained in advanced First Aid Evergreen campus. Meetings are 2 p.m. in CAB
and Urban Search and Rescue in preparation 320 in J.c.c. Call Shmuel or Dayla @ x6493.
for a disaster or emergency. [t meets on MEOfA & LASO meet every Wednesday at 6
Mondays @ 5:30 p.m. in the Housing p.rn. in CAB 320 in the Mecha Office. Call Mecha
Community Center. Contact [an Maddaus for x6143 or LA SO 6583 for info.
more info: ert@elwha.evergreen.edu.
Middle East Resource Center strives to provide
ERC is an environmental resource center for an academic resource and cultural c;onnections
political and ecological information to students and the community at large. They
concerning local bioregional and global meet on Monday 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. Contact
environmental issues. Meetings are YousofFahoum 352-7757 for info.
Wednesdays@3p.m.inLlB35oo.Call x6784, Native Student Alliance is committed to building
3rd floor ofCAB building for info.
cross-cultural awareness to better conceptualize
The Evergreen Medieval Society is Evergreen's how people from diverse ethnicity can stand

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3 p.m. - GenderQueer Film Festival Planning
meeting in the EQA office (CAB 314).
7 p.m. - A discussion with the Evergreen
Students for Christ comparing first century
Christianity with contemporary Christianity.

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2. 22 . 00

All dtiy - Last chance to sign up for the
Evergreen Queer Alliance Drag Show!
6 to 8 p.m. - Students for Evergreen Student
Coalition meeting in CAB 320.

Wednesda~

2.. 23 . 00

1 p.m. - EQA all queers discmsion group LIB
3500.
1:30 p.m. - Questioll and answer sessioll with
Congressman Barney Frank in the Longhouse.
2 to 3 p.m. - Student led II'oIllell's writing
workshop ill CAB 110.
3 to 5 p.m. - Africau Dance \"'orksIIUJl in CRC
llo/ 117 hosted by the Percussion Club.
5 p.m. - Gardcn workshop al the Organic
Farmhouse. The workshop will focus on
creating a successful year-roulld garden.
6 p.m. - Group formerly kuolVlI as Direct
Action Network meets al Praxis (:HTOSS fi-om
Orca Books).
6 p.m. - vVashPirg holds their curl' IIIl'l'ting in
SEM 3157
6:30 p.m. - Mumia Abu-Iamal Inovit' IIight.
Find out what's happl'Ilrd tu MUinia ill Lt'l'lurl'
Hall 4.
7 to 9 p.m. - Afriran drllm workshop with the
Percussion Club in the Longhouse.
9 to 11:30 p.m .. Open lIIir at Hallnah's. 123
5th Ave SW. downtown Olympia. 21+.

1 to 3 p.m. - Presentation of Student Coalition
government models in the 2nd floor Library
lobby.
7 p.m. - Queer Film Night at the Edge in ADorm. Gather to watch queer movirs. hang
out, eat popcorn and discuss the films.
7p.m. to 8:30 p.m.- A public forum on heallhy
cooking at the Worthington Conference
Center. 5300 Pacific Ave. SE. Lacey.
7:30 p.m. - Open mic at the HCC. Sign up al
8 p.m., closes at 9 p.m.
• Today is a good day to imagine yoursell '
as the CPJ CalenJar editor. The position\
open :Ind it 's got your name allover it.
• Just think (dreamy music begi n s) ".
YUli find yuurseiC working with others [(\
infurm the community about events.

in form:nive workshops. speakers, and
o t her to-dos that ca n change their liws.
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Sunday, Feb. 27
1:30-4:30 pm
Olympia Timberland Library,
East Conference Room
For more info: (206) 523·2880 (leave message)

A Sri Chinmoy Centre Community Project

Feb. 18, 19, 20--frolll ] to 7 p.lIl .
Experimelltal Theatl'r. COM huilding
MediaWorks presents Aerobic Installation Workout--installations that incorporate
sound, found materials, perf'ornwnce, and moving image in all its variety. A student
collaboration.
Info: 866-6070.
together with other indigenous groups. They
meet Mondays ([.I! noon in th(' thirdlloor of the
CAB. Call Megan or Corinnc@ x6105 for info.
The Ninth Wave: The Evergreen Celtic Cultural
League is dedicated to exploring alld
transmitting cultural traditiulls of the greater
Celtic Diaspora. Met'tingsare WC'dn('sdays inl.lB
3402 @ 2 p.lll. For info call x(i749 or email @
http//:192 .2 11.J(i.30/us('l'sl/!I1abus/
eccifi·ames.html.
PercuS$ion Club seeks 10 enhance percussiw life
at Evergreen . It mects Wednesdays Cnl 7::10 p.m.
ill the Longhouse. Call Elijah orl~lInara at x/j879
for info.
Prison Action Committee llIeeh every
Wednesday at3:30 p.m. 011 the third floor oftlH:
CAB in the couches in front of thl' lI1ural. Call
x6749 for more information.
SEED works to unite nature. culture and
techniques to f('integrate the needs of human
society within the balance of nature. SEED meets
Thursdays at 5 p.m. in Lab II room 2242. Call
Craig or James at x5019 for more info.
Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention
Education (SHAPE) offers resources. plans
events, and educates ahout th'prevention of
sexua'l 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 official literary 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 .
The Student Activities Board is a student group
responsible for the allocation of student fees.

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Meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 4 . 6
p.lII. Get in touch with Joe Groshollg for info.
Student Arts Council specializes in all art and
filll shows. Meetings held Wednesdays @ 4
p.1I1. in the pit oCthe 3rd fl. CAB. Get in touch
wilh Laura Moore x6412 or in the S&A office
for info.
Students for Evergreen Student Coalition
Illcets ill CAB 315 from 6 to 8 p.lll.
Students For Free Tibet meets Wednesdays@
I p.m. in Lih 2221. Conla ct Lancey at x6493
for l1Iore information.
Umoja (a Swahili word for Unity) attempts to
raplure th e interes l of the Evergreen
community who are ofAfi-ican descent. Their
purpuse is to create a place in the Evergreen
community which teaches and provides
activities for Afi-ican-American students at
Evergreen. Meetings are @ 1:30 p.m . on
Wednesdays in CAB 320. Call x6781 for info.
Union ofStudent Workers seeks to create and
maintain a voice of collective support for
student workers. Meetings are Wednesday@
2 p.m. in L2220. Info: Steve or Robin x6098.
Women of Color CoalitiQ!! seeks to create a
space that is free of racism, sexism,
homophobia, ciassism, xenophobia, and all
Corms of oppression. so we can work
collectively on issues that concern women of
color. Meetings are the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of
every month @ 3:30. Call Fatema or Teresa @
x 6006 for more information.
Yoga Club meets in CAB 315 Mondays
Wednesdays, and Fridays 12-1:30 p.m., and
Thursdays 12:30-2 p.m .. Bring ideas!

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