The Cooper Point Journal Volume 28, Issue 25 (May 14, 1998)

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The Cooper Point Journal Volume 28, Issue 25 (May 14, 1998)

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14 May 1998

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Feel the need to gripe about Evergreen? Tell us about
it on page 2. You know u wanna ... it's thera utic.

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Thanks to the creative entities whose brain-children populate the See Page this week . I encourage you to be like them--at least to the extent of
suhmitting to the See Page like they did. Do this by bringing your own brain-children to the third floor of the CAB!
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by Hillary Rossi
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The Organic Farm stand brings you the leafy goodness outside the Library
building every Tuesday and Thursday. They feature produce for eating and
plants for planting for the enviromentally conscious consumer in all of us.

Organic cart
back in business
broccoli, peppers, cauliflower, onions and
spinach. The stand stays open during the
summer to provide students, conference
lfyou'vewa\ked into the Library recently, attendees, and staff with produce. Jackson
you may have noticed a large rusty colored pick says returning students can look forward to
up truck parked outside with a wooden stand the fall harvest, where eggplants, squashes
set up behl'hd the bed filled with flowers and and other vegetables will abound.
The Organic Farm grows everything
vegetables.
The stand doesn't just materialize without pesticides or other harmful chemicals
randomly. It is run by students in the (hence the name), using hot pepper spray,
Susta in able Agriculture program out at soap spray so lutions, and constant tending
Evergreen's Organic Farm.
and weeding to keep its plants healthy.
Sarah Jackson, a fourth year student who
Jackson says the Sustainable
Agriculture
is in the class for its Spring, Summer and Fall
class, taught by Pat Moore, has
Quarter run, volunteered to staff the stand last lecture once a week and then spends
Tuesday. Armed with a scale, a money box, another full day out in the field tending the
small plastic bags and the leary goods, she set crops. The Farm also has three greenhouses
out to bring the campus fresh and where most of their plants are started before
being transferred to the field. The largest
environmentally friendly products.
has huge growing
The stand's wares,
beds where the
of course, depend upon
spinach, kale,lettuce,
the season . When they
and other vegetables
started out early this
Organ ic Farm Cart is in front of
are grown.
quarter, tulips, daffodils
the Library from 10 a.m. to 5:30
and salad greens were
The proceeds
p.m. on Tu es days and
from the Organic
available. Now, the
Thursdays.
Farm stand go right
stand is selling large pots
and baskets full of flowers , greens, and back into the Farm's fund, helping them
vegetable plants. A hanging pot of petunias produce more organic products.
You don't have to be enrolled in the
costs $12, a small flower plant $.85. They also
have tomato plants of various breeds for $.85 Sustainable Agriculture class in order to
partake of the organic growing experience.
and taller ones for a little more.
The edible produce at the stand is a real The farm has plots available for community
bargain. Jackson spent Tuesday morning use. Contact Levi Todd at the farm at x6160
stuffing ruffled red lollo leaves (that's a kind to find how to get in on the action.
of lettuce) into bags. At only a dollar a head,
You can find the stand outside the
she was sold out by 1 p.m. The broccoli went Library from aboutlO a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each
even faster. Jackson also had red chard, kale, Tuesday and Thursday. Ifyou feel a need to
and leeks for a dollar, well below prices for visit the farm, you can find it on the path
out past the Lab buildings (on your way to
organic produce at grocery stores.
Jackson says many of the vegetable plants B-Iot). Walk though the trees until you see
are tiny now, but as we progress closer to the chicken coop and enjoy the splendor.
summer, the stand will feature tomatoes,

Two person studio: $240 to $255. Four
person apartment: $250 to $270. Four person
modular: $260 to $270. Two person
apartment: $280 to $295. One bedroom
apartment: $300 to $320. One person studio:
$305 to $325. Five bedroom apartment: $315
to $340. Four bedroom apartment: $340 to
$360. Six bedroom apartment: $330 to $355.
Yesterday the Board of Trustees raised
the Housing rental rate 2.5 percent for next
year. With the $15 increase for th e new
technology which was approved by the
trustees last spring, the rental increase next fall
will be a total of6.5 percent.
The increases are needed because of a
$70,000 to $80,000 unexpected loss from the
conferences which stay at Evergreen over the

summer, satd director of hOU Sing , Mike
Segawa. Also, costs for Housing salaries and
for utilities has gone up, including the fee for
maintenance of the dorms.
On April 22, three students attended a
forum about the increase. Every resident
received a letter prior to the forum with the
projected Housing increase s on it. Before
yesterday's trustee meeting, two students emailed Segawa wondering if their financial aid
would go up since the Housing rates are goin g
up.
The vice president for student affairs said
that the financial aid Housing resident's are
rece iving will go up with this Housing rental
tncrease.
Segawa sa id that the rate increase will
allow for level Housing service. The estimated
revenue made from this rent in crease is
$143,000.

by Jennifer Koogler
Editor in chief

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lEse requesting
money for staff raises
by Hillary Rossi
Staff writer
Many faculty members come to
Evergreen regardless of the amount of money
in salary they will receive once getting here. As
a result, the salaries for faculty and staff aren't
up to par with other colleges.
Evergreen is requesting an estimated
$5,000,000 for faculty and staff pay increases
in its Operational Budget for the 1999-2001
biennium. The Operational Budget is
requested from the Washington state
legislature. If the $5,000,000 passes th e
legislature Evergreen will be up to par with
other Washington colleges.
If the money for a pay increase is not
granted by the state, an increase would have
to come out of students' tuition or by the

eitmll1atlOn of academtc program s, sa id
president Jane Jervis in yesterday's Board of
Trustees meeting.
Last year, small pay increases came from
the legislature and from a rise in tuition . But
the faculty pay needs to be increased further
to be comparable to oth er Washington
co lleges.
Evergreen doesn 't necessarily have to
increase a new faculty's pay because there is a
large pool of people wanting to teach at
Evergreen at current pay rates, Jervis said.
The Operational Budget is only in its first
draft. It will eventually be up to the sta te
legislators to decide how much money
Evergreen faculty and staff should get. An
Operational Budget is requested from the statr
legislature every two years for the bi ennium
budget.
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Outside the CAB building, a large destructive device scoops up
massive chunks of pavement and bricks.
This area is being torn up to make way for newer pavement and
bricks . The grassy knoll in front of this pathway hasn't been draining
well lately, so the folks over in Grounds are hoping this will alleivate the
problem . Some paths may be blocked temporarily, so plan for the use of
alternative routes.
The noise has been a little troublesome to passerbys and those
who work at KAOS (that's the radio station you can listen to at 89.3 FMJ.
Their on-air studio directly overlooks the construction site. If you are
listening sometime in the morning or ahernoon and hear a loud
mechanical sound, that just might be it. Of course, it depends on the
show you are listening too.

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First ever Evergreen Science Fair

Every once in awhile, you'll hear someone say it. "That's not very Evergreen, man. "
She might be referring to the cops having guns, or the closing of the Corner, or faculty
hiring, or student's views on controversial subjects.
We've been hearing this for awhile now. As we end one year and prepare for another,
we think it's time we collectively had a conversation about just what the hell is going on
around here.
There are many questions that go unanswered and unexplored: Have we strayed
from what Evergreen was originally conceived as? In what ways are we becoming just like
every other school in the state? What did you expect Evergreen to be like, and what is the
reality? How has this school changed in the time you've been here? How is this change
affecting students now and those to come? What is the future of "the Evergreen way"? Is
there even such a thing to begin with?
We could tell you what we think the answers are, but we'd much rather hear what
you have to say. Now is your chance to speak up and be heard (ok, read).
We aren't sure how this experiment is going to turn out. Maybe no one will have an
opinion they want to share, or maybe we'll be flooded with concern. Either way, we want
to try.
Please keep your response to around 500 words. This might not seem like a lot, but
we want to make sure we can fit in as many perspectives as possible.
We know it's the end of the quarter and all, and you're scattered about trying to get
all your work done, but please take a smidget of time to respond and tell everyone what
you think. And if you don't have the time or energy to write your thoughts down, but feel
you have something important to say nonetheless, send in your name and a way to contact
you. We'll try to send someone over to talk to you about it. Either way, this is your time to
speak out on something most of us are all concerned about.

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Billions of years ago, the Earth was
young and chaotic . Volcanoes erupted.
Earthquakes rumbled . Oceans boiled.
Somewhere in a primordial swampy
marsh, stings of proteins came together to
form the first amino acid, the building
blocks oflife.
This Thursday, you'll get to see a
virtual recreation of this process as a part
of Evergreen's first ever Science Fair.
Evergreen Math and Science
Network members Elizabeth Thomas ,
Nicole Nelson, Martin Guiles and others
brainstormed to come up with a way to
show off the work they do while
communicating with the rest of the
Greener population . Participants in the
fair hope to bridge that seemingly large
gap between what they do and what
everyone else is up to. "Lab I is kind of a
big black box for some students," said
Thomas, explaining the need for visibility
of the science students work. Gulies
added, "There are a lot of people who do
really great work that no
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sees." A Science Fair seemed like a fun and
The fair is also a chance for sciencerelatively easy way to get people from oriented folk to demonstrate the
outside the Labs to see
connections between
their work and ease
their work and other
some of the anti paths of study. The
science qualms some
ethical and logic
The Science Fair will
students have.
questions posed in
The Evergreen
science are quite
take place on
Math and Science
similar to problems
Thursday, May 14_
Network (sometimes
faced in the social
Hours are 10 a.m . to
affectionately called
sciences and the arts.
3 p.m_ on the second
the "S&M Network")
Thomas said in the
formed
to
raise
future they hope to
floor Library Lobby.
awareness
and
have more artistic
celebrate the relatively
works,
like
Admission
is
free.
small but fiercely
illustrations
and
dedicated (and often
drawings from nature
stressed) science students and their work. and the science of paints and dyes.
Their past activities have included a
To keep up the communication, the
column in the CP] about goings on in fields Math and Science Network hopes to keep
of science study and making internship
possibilities available to the public.
The students sent word out about the
fair to faculty for their classes and an
extensive flyer campaign and word-ofmouth.

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as antibiotics in
agriculture
and
medicine usage, and
the use oflichens as
dye for fabrics.
Students will
get to show their
stuff to the nonscience savvy public
and
practice
important formal
presentation skills
like public speaking
and organization of
research.

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May 14, 1998

Vintage Clothing
Open Hou~~I.
f.st A nnivtT.silTY, .sllte !
Friday, May 15th
5:30-9:30 pm

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The moon blinked through its
phase.
And the sun's light aided our
sight.
The tree turned its gaze upward
to the sky.
While the owl perched on a limb
watched with silent eyes.

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a database where students can check o ut
past and current projects students are
working on. Thomas explained how
students often don't know who's doing
what or what research is out there. This
way, students can know what others a re
up to and possibly build from former
projects without having to work from
scratch.
The Science Fair fun runs from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. on the second floor Library
lobby. Pioneer tree canopy expert Nalini
Nadkarni will give a lecture on emerging
fields in science and prominent scientists
at 5 p.m. in Lecture Hall 1 to finish out the
day. There is no charge to enjoy any of this
spectacle. Those famous "S&M" T-Shirts
you've seen around will also b e on sale at
the fair for $15.

Clothing galore!
Catered refreshments,
modelling, music and more!

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The plaque next to these doors
proclaims them a gift from Mrs.
Robert R. Kindschy, a teacher,
administrator and artist . The
gallery is currently hosting
paintings and printmakings by
Brad Woodfin.

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For anyone who has been around TESC at
least a year has noticed how rapidly the West
side of Olympia is being developed. Regardless
of the Urban Growth Management Act or the
Wetlands Act, progress and parking lots are
spreading ever closer to campus. These
developments bring a variety ofissues like traffic
safety and environmental impacts. One of these
proposed developments is just south of campus
in a popular pedestrian and biking area.
The Corporation for the Catholic
Archdiocese of Seattle wants to build a multiuse facility on Overhulse Road and 17 Ave. for
St. Michael's Parish . The facility would be
10,000 square feet, 600-person capacity with a
200-car parking lot, which is roughly the same
size as the Farmers Market with a parking lot
twice as large as Bayview Thriftway's.
Generally these places are thought of as
"churches," a place people go on Sundays.
"Multi-use" means it will be used for any
number of activities: conferences, classes,
symposiums, receptions (Visions, 1/97, St.
Michael's newsletter). Ultimately this potential
for more uses will bring in more traffic than a
typical Sunday church. This additional traffic
would not be a problem if the facility relocated
within long-term city growth limits where
sidewalks and shoulders would be required to
accommodate the extra traffic. Since this is a
Thurston County issue, the county
commiSSIOners
cannot
require
improvements- they can only suggest them to
the developer.

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Comics Appreciatio.n Day: Ah Exploration of Drea~s,
History, and Sexual Politics Through the Medium of Comics,
will be held Saturday, May 16 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Danger Room
Comics. The day is to recognize the evolution of comics. from
"brain rot" to "drawn novels."Three of the most accomphshed,
abmitious and entertaining creators in the comics field, Jim
Woodring, Roberta Gregory, and Jason Lutes, will be on hand
for the public to meet.

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Radical Women invite you to join them for an informal
evening of conversation, food and relaxation. At 6:30p.m. on
Thursday, May 21, dinner with a vegetarian option is offered
for a $6 donation. It will be held near the University District of
Seattle at 1903 NE 82nd St. Those interested can call (206) 722- ..,;
6057. Everyone is welcome, though the night is billed as Uppitr '
Women's Night Out. _

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The photography and printmaking half of
Foundations of Visual Arts class will be showing their work from
Winter quarterin Gallery II of Evergreen's Library. The exhibit,
comprised of black and white photography and monotypes, will
be on display from May 15 through 31. There will be an opening

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c;hsplaY.1n Gallery IV In 11le Evergreen State College Library. The
gallery IS open from noon to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
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Academic Planning will be holding a pres.entation·for'
students pursuing study or caree.rs in alternative forms. of ~
medicine. On Wednesday, May 20 111 Le~ture Halll ~m 1.30 '.
." to 3 .m., staff from the Career Devel,9pm;nt Office will be on
hand to speak. Topics will include acupuncture, naturop~thy,
chiropractics, and herbalism. Following the. presentati~ns, '
students will have the opportunity to ask question.s on a vanety
ofissues. All students considering study or careers 111 the
arts are strongly encouraged to attend.

April 29
1742-lnjury accident occurs on the Parkway.
2037- A harassment incident is reported to the College
Recreation Center staff.

May3
0227- Assault in the Mods. In my view all differences should be
settled over a winner-takes-all game of Stratego.
1612- Individual gets a free ride from Police Services. Cheaper
than the bus, and if you want, YOll can sit in the backseat and
April 30
pretend to be a sullen perpetrator.
0858- Bad people remove an alarm from the Covered 1643- Suspicious activity in U-dorm. This normally means
Recreation Pavilion, putting a serious crimp in our hopes of . someone attracted attention by not fitting in with the student
safely indulging in covered recreation at a spiffY pavilion.
body, i.e. wearing a polo shirt and carrying a copy of Ronald
Reagan's autobiography.
May 1
2336- A suspicious person noticed in the Mods is given away
0902- Astudent taints in the Computer Center, perhaps when by his buzzcut, Promise Keepers' T-shirt, and authentic
"high winds" crash the computers and his senior thesis, "The Charlton Heston wristwatch.
Impact of the Kumquat on East Timor," is irretrievably lost.
1105- Harassing phone calls are traced ... they're coming from
May4
inside the house! Or at least from an Evergreen phone.
0211- Fire alarm in the 9th floor elevator shaft of A-dorm. When
2246- A minor is busted for possession and disorderly conduct cooking in the elevator shaft, be particularly careful not to burn
at Cooper's Glen Apartments, admitting he snapped when his your food.
Boy Scouts of America application was denied because his 1225- Subject cited for speeding on the Parkway. You get on
sister watched Ellen once.
that long straight-away, nothing but open pavement ahead, and
you just want to open her up and let her purr ... Evergreen may
have a faint European flavor, but the Parkway is not the
May2
1115- Police Services encounter an individual who seems Autobahn.
dehydrated. If you don't get your 10 glasses of water per day, 1547- Subject warned and then cited for speeding on the
your lips will crack, your hair will lose its luster and you won 't Parkway. Warned, and then cited? Must have said, "Stuff your
get a photo in the next Evergreen catalog, let alone a chance to warning, pal, I had to open her up and let her purrl"
make a cheesy testimonial.
2215- Astudent's money and bank card are stolen but Trust-A2141- An intoxicated female in A-dorm requires medical Far, campus superhero, loses the suspect in an interminable
attention. 9:41 p.m. on Saturday night? At WSU you get Registration line and is unable to apprehend him.
thrown out of your sorority if you need a stomach pump before
10:30 p.m.

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discusse<l in a pair of forums in lAB I, Room 1~59. The
document'iIi:questioD.is the 1998 Mast~r Plan. Smce I.ast
updatec\.in 1983, the Master .~lan has prbvided a foutJdano n
for current and futUre planiililg efforts. On May 20 fro~ HO. 2
. p.m. and May 21 from noontp 1 p.m., public forums wI~1 beg~n
a rJvising process. You may also respond to Joslyn Tnvett 111
Lib 3127 or to <trivettj@evergreen.edu>. Please respond
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When this came up in the county hearing,
a commissioner felt it would be a good idea if
the developer put sidewalks around its property
to protect parishioners from the traffic. The
commissioner forgot to recognize there are
other people in the neighborhood wh~se safety
will be compromised by the additional traffic
and lack shoulders.
This is a rural neighborhood, one house
per five acres, where the roads have no
shoulders and are smaller than their current
designation. At the county hearing, it was noted
that there are no planned improvements for
these roads in its seven year plan. Many people
from campus and the neighborhood recreate
frequently in this area, so the likelihood for
accident increases with a multi-use facility.
At this moment the plot is a forest. This
development would make three acres an
impermeable surface and cut down other
"diseased" trees. Runofffrom the septic system
and parking lot drain into the Green Cove Creek
watershed, which is already compromised from
too much development. These concerns were
addressed by the county's "hard science"
development numbers, but the county's
numbers for the Westwood Baptist Church on
Mud Bay and Kaiser Road couldn't prevent the
flooding two years ago. One mole creating a
hole from the retention pond to an adjoining
property would make the pond obsolete and
flood a home.
The cards are stacked against the
neighborhood and the only appeal we can make
is to the Archbishop, Alex Brunett. Please write
to him about your concerns for compatible
development: Archdiocese of Seattle , 910
Marion St., Seattle, WA 98104, or contact
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May5
1022- A warrant is served. Also on the menu: calamari in
cream sauce. Get Ollt the dainty forks.
1741- Voices are raised in anger in the Community Center
Laundry Room.

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May6
0023- Indecent exposure occurs on Red Square. Would-be flashers
have been forced off the beach trail by tough new zoning legislation
that allows only 100 naked bearded men per square mile.
0914- Info is gathered pertaining to off-campus burglary but
I'm not at liberty to discuss the case because criminal charges
may be filed and I wouldn't want to jeopardize the validity of
our legal system. Plus, I don't know anything about it.
1600- A vehicle is stopped and warned for speeding. To be
safe, the officer gives the driver a brieflecture too.
1656- The Campus Utility Plant's new hours of operation will
be from 0700 to 2200. These expanded hours were
recommended by Jane Jervis to compete with Taco Bell's 24
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1810- Awallet is stolen in the Library but contains nothing more
valuable than the lyrics to Irena Cara's "Flashdance ... What a
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Local alternatives to Gardenburgers
by Stephanie Jollensten
and Evelyn O'Connor

bathrooms without privacy. lack of dean watrr.
random and arbitrary firing. no paid breaks. no
overtime pay. no seniority payor status. surprisr
PCUN members
Immigration Naturalization Service (IN S) vi s it~
In April of EJ85 . 80 farmworkers held a aft er (not before or during) the crop is picked.
mee tin g in Sa lem. sa id "iYa bas ta! " ("That's the list goes on.
These horrific descriptions arc hard to see
enough!") and for med Pineros y Campesinos
Unidos del Noroeste, or Treeplant ers and when th ey are onl y writt en on paper. That is
Fa rmwo rke rs United - kn own by its Spanish wh y th e A ccompanim ent is so important.
acronym of PCU;-';.
PCUN has des igned
I'CUN
has
so methin g ca ll r d th e
l\ cmmpanil7l f.'nt so th at
registered ovn 4, :WO
union members. run s a
eve ryo ne who wa nt s to
To sp end a d ay in O rego n
snvlce cent er for
ca n see th ese conditions
m eeting and lea rnin g ab o ut
fa rmworkers to ass ist
in perso n. We ca n also
O rego n farm wo rkers, CO Ill t-'
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and
advo cate
then hear the compl aint s
see ou r PCUN c h ap ter.
rro lTl
the
work ers
illim igra ti on
case s.
workers compellsa t ion.
t helll sl'l ves. Seeing th ese
Th e offi ce i, in CAl:3 320.
wage clai ms, and ma ny
atrocities in personlll akes
Mee ti ng<; ,lr(' Mondays at 4 pm.
other ma t ter s. 1'(' \1 ;-';
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housing. has a woman's
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In t he Un ill'd Sta te s, ra rlll wurk ers day. Th e A CCli/Ilpilll ilTl I'll I also helps the P(lIN
every wh ere are dC' ni l'd c(}u n t l es~ basic organi zers get a chance to talk to workers. While
workplace rights. Thi ~ lOust stopl
th e vis itnrs talk to thr fan n lII i1 nagl'rs. th e
Th ere is a general wi n of disrespect and orga ni ze rs are able to take adv<l nt,lge of th e
ab use again st farmwo rkers t hat is w illmon place un ce nso red tim e to talk to workers ab out
on ma ny L IfITlS th roughout th e Unit ed States. condit inn s and ideas lil r change .
We welcolll l' ew ryone to spend a day in
This imllll'llSe d isrespec t seeps int n ewry aspect
of li ving fur th e fa rill workers. whet her it Ill' a On'go n with us to learn ab out fa rmworkl' r
Inat ter of plywood for heds, plast ic rtlofs . dirt y co ndition s and visit till' On'gon f:lrm workl' rs.

INFORMATION

Call x6144 for more information ab out the
Accompanim ent.

To combat the se conditions. PCUN
called for a national boycott on all NORPAC
product s in 1992. This includes any Flavr-pac products and Gardenburger brand
vegg ie burge rs. NORPAC is a grow erowned food processor hased in Oregon's
Willi amett e Vall ey. Th e NO RI'AC
growe rs have refu sed to participate in
eve ry att empt to nego ti ate th e
f;] rmwnrker cll mpl;]int s about injust i((?

PCUN
OreD'on's Farmworker Union

In ste;] d th ey have rrs pond ed by
threatenin g t he workers with firin g. evict ion
fro m growe r-own ed housin g. and th e use of
physical violence to halt any organizing effort s.
C;ard enburge rs are used in many
rest aurants as a vegetarian alternative. Hut wait!
ThcTe are alt ern ati ves even to (;ardenburge r !
There are ma ny alt ern atives out th ere including
Mo rnin gs tar. Na tur e I\urge r. Sup erll urge r.
Ne wMe nu Veg i-Hurge r. Boca lIurge r. Amy's
Ca lifilrnia Veggie Ilurge r. and Olympi a's local
Earthlin g Burgers. We have plenty of furth er
illfimn atioll olllllany of th e alt ernative vegg ie
burgers available.
Many Olympi a b usi lll's s e~ have chosen to
support th e boycott an d use many of th ese
a lt e rn at i ve~ . Thi s include s Nort llll'c'st Food
Se r v i ce~ (here at Eve rgreen ). Eaga n 's Dri veTh ro ugh. Pip er's I.ady (fo rm erly Cla ll cy's).
Darby'S. Olympi a Food Co-op. Sara 's Ki tc hen (a t
the Fanner's Market). and Budd lIay (loca ted on

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Ilay boardwalk). Hoas tin g an extensive recycling
and compos t system and vege tarian altern atives.
IluJ d Hay wo uld like to exte nd a ~pecial
invitat ion to Eve rgreen stud ent s.
So at those tim es when yo u arr hungry tilr
a veggie burger. but can 't ea t (;ardenburge rs
with a clea r w nsci ence . why dun 't you go fi ll
your stoma ch at on e of th e seve n ahn ve
mention ed establishm ents and let th elll know
how ex cited you are that th ey don't se rve
Cardenburge rs and Flav-r-pac produ cts. You 'll
leave sati sfi ed with go od fo od and a clear
conscience kn owillg that you are support ing th e
farm workers in Orego!). If you want to hdp
more. stop by CAli :120 (:Ird fl oor) Mondays at
4 p.m. filr our meetings where yo u can share
your ideas on how to continu e supportin g th e
boycott campai gn in Olympia. Or call x(i 144 fm
more intilrmation.

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Like to bang on things?
Join the new Percussion Club
by Steve Oliver
Percussion club member

und ers ta nd s th e hi s to ry a nd role of the
instru !lien t.
All stud e nt s a re we lco me to att end
mee tings. Pl ease bring your djcmbc or a ~ hik() .
If it's broke n we ca n show yo u holV to IIx it as
we have a limit ed number o f in str umpnh
ava il a ble for peop le who do not yet have
in st ru mc nt s or th eir

The percussion club meet, wee kly in th e
COM building room 305 every Wedn esday
fr om 8 to 10 p.m. The purpose of the club is to
tea ch the bas ics of Djembe en se mbl e. which
includ es learnin g
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about the culture of
Contact
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We have a budge t
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with que stion s about for nex t ye ar l Thi ,
cultural role of th e
an
music. At prese nt. we
the percu ss ion club at ma kes it
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a re wo rkin g with
705-2403.
time to get in vo lvcd
traditi onal rh ythm s
wit h the pe rcus, ion
like kakilambe. kuku .
djolc and oth ers.
Or email qu es ti o ns to cl ub as we hope to
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construction. ca re and feedin g of percussion
in strum ents, and hand care. Meetings are create an ongo ing co mmunit y oriented dru m
conducted in a lesson format rath er than as a and dan ce event . A year from now we cou ld
jam . the intent being to develop th e skills have a group of dance rs and mllSicians th at arc
necessary to play the drum as a musician that able to hos t drum a nd da nce events o n a
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ongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble,
and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
- First Amendment, U.S. Constitution

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Faculty talks about recent hiring
So nja Sivesind, Jenn Bowman, Vendel
Herbito, Summer Thomas and Stephanie
Guilloud raise serious questions (CPJ. April 16,
1998) about student input and multiculturalism
in faculty hiring. All of them see the recent hire
in International Po litica l Economy (lPE) as
demonstrating the College's bad faith on both
these prioritie s. Bllt the hire demonstrates
nothing of the kind. The students' letters, on the
other hand, evidence a number ofhighlydubious
co ntentions and assumpt ions. Let me comment
briefly on student input and multicult ural ism in
connection with faculty hiring.
Sivesind questions the administration's
"ded ication to having student's (s ic) voices
represented ." But students are encouraged to
join hiring committees and th.eir contributions
are taken seriously by other committee
members. The fact is that the vast majority of
students is not interested in participating in
committee work, which is long and hard. Faculty
are obliged to sit on committees, students are
not. The predictable result is that most students
show no interest, as most show no interest in
.. student governance of any other kind. So
Sivesind is right about "lack of student
involvement" in faculty governance, but not for
the reasons she thinks.
On the IPE subcommittee, one student,
firmly committed to multiculturalism,
supported the majority candidate - whom we
hired - and one, Sivesind, did not. Is the
subcomm ittee's decisi on part of th e "recent
history" which Sivesind imagines "shows the
adm inistration does not li sten to student
opinion?" But if things had gOlle Sivesind's way,
the other student could have raised the sa llle
obj ec tion! In any possible outcome, half the
students on the subcommittee wOllld not have
gOll en what they wanted. Heads th e complainers
win, tai ls the others lose.

What these five letter·writers are
complaining about is that they did not get what
they wanted . But a well-known rascal long ago
reminded us that "you can 't always get what you
want." The five will no doubt respond that the
issue is not that they did not get their way, but
that "s tudent opinion about their future faculty
is not seen as a priority in the decision-making,"
Here they are most perceptive. If their use of
"priority" accords with ordinary usage, it stands
to reason that student opinion about facult y
hiring carries far les s weight than facuily
opinion. An individual student is at the college
for three or four years at the most; a faculty
member may well be the hire's colleague for
decades. Of course, fa culty have the
predominant voice in faculty hiring. Students sit
on hiring committees as providers of suggestions
and opinions, and it is and should be the faculty's
decision as to how much weight to give to these
inputs. Just about everyone on the faculty knows
this (as do most students), but few will say so.
The five's position on multiculturalism in
hiring implies that ethnicity/ race considerations
by themselves trump all others. Bowman,
Herbito and Thomas claim that hiring an "older,
white male to teach a subject as diverse and
interdisciplinary as International Political
Economy does not reflect Evergreen's
comm itment to diversity when there are other
candidates." Apparently a commitment to
diversity entails that the mere existence of a
young non-white female candidate is sufficient
to trump any other candidates who might be
older and/ or white and/ or male. This is quite
exp licit in Guilloud's letter: "When I told some
friends that the International Political Economy
hiring committee had a chance to hire a younger
woman, born in India, with a stlOng Economics
background that focused on feminist economics
and Third World development, they said

"Evergreen should scoop her up ...· Did the
friends think that the young woman was the only
candidate? Apparently they did, for they seem
to have had no curiosity at all about the other
applicants. It is clear that the friends' sole basis
for wanting to "scoop ... up" this candidate was
her gender and ethnicity. Reasonable people,
including all of us who support diversity and
multiculturalism at Evergreen, should deeply
resent this blithe .provision of grist for the mill
of the likes of George Will.
The fact is that the candidate we hired was
the best suited for the job. The student letterwriters' preference was also a very good
candidate. He is reported to be an excellent
teacher, a solid colleague and his intellectual and
scholarly achievements are extraordinary. Thus,
he would be even more difficult to replace than
she. Half the students on the subcommittee
agreed. So crumbles the cookie.
A final point: Bowman, Herbito and
Thomas claim that the order "by which ... faculty
hiring proceeds at Evergreen' places the facultystudent subcommittee last and the Provost first."
If this means that the Provost has the most
influence and the subcommittee the least in the
choice of a new faculty member, the claim is
factually inaccurate. In every case in recent years,
the Provost merely rubber stamps the choice the
subcommittee, i.e. of the faculty. At Evergreen
faculty choose their colleagues. Ironically, the
last time, years ago, the Provost
undemocratically overrode it faculty hiring
choice, the justification was by appea l to the
priorities championed by the letter writers. No
one at Evergreen wants a return to those bad old
days.
Alan G. Nasser
Member of the Faculty
Philosophy, Political Economy

Greeners and Christians
have a lot in common
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By THE

EVERCREEN

V1ISDUMB
"Cod. please talk to the people- they don't
know what they arc doing. The animals
understand."
That statement , written by a six year old
girl in a book called Lellers 10 God h O Ill
( 'hildren, was scrawled on the pavement in front
olthe CAB last week. I thought, "Right On! " That
i, what Jesus said when he told us to .... . consider
th e birds of the air, they don't store up lood or
II'm r)' about where th eir status in the global
('(o nomy ye t their heavenly father provides for
thrill jllst the same" (loose paraphrase), The
Chri ,tian message is alive and well at Evergreen.
I~eing a Christian at Evergreen has been a
'trange and challenging experience. There aren't
nlany ol us, and I have heard many novel ideas
about what we think and helieve, At times there
has been the temptation to ge t defensive, but at
lither times I have heen encouraged by the subtle
('hristian seeds planted throughout the campus.
Throughout the yea r, I have noticed some

surprising influences from prominent Christians
I have great respect for.
In October, I attended a Bruce Cockburn
concert in Olympia (with tickets I won on
KAOS!). Cockburn is an outspoken Christian in
the rich tradition of artists/ activists that have
had a major effect on social issues in Canada and
America. His music is laced with deep theological
and political meaning and I have listened to him
for years. I will always remember the crowd at
the Olympia Theater giving a standing ovation
after Bruce played an old Jesus hippy song of his
from the ea rly '70s.
I noticed a tribute was given to the grea t
Christian poet Denise Levertov- a woman of
unique insight who unfortunately passed away
recently. The Christian maga'zine Sojourners
published a touching article about her including
her last interview in their April issue.
Evergreen is even using a text book cowritten by a prominent Christian theologianFor The Common Goodwritten by Herman Daly
and John J. Cobb. I saw Cobb speak at the First
Presbyterian Church in Seattle last year - he
gave a stirring message about the Christian's
responsibility to stand up to the growing threat
of th e Global economy and corporate power.
Finally, I was privileged to attend the
Jewish Cultural Center's showing of Weapons of
the Spirit, a film by a Jewish man who was
rescued by a family in a Christian village in
prance ca ll ed LeChamhos. This village was

responsible for the rescue of thousands of Jews
who escaped the Nazi occupation. A short
discussion followed about the nature of human
dignity and religious devotion.
These examples, along with the concern
this campus has shown for the legacy of Rev.
Martin Luther King, the work of Archbishop
Desmond Tutu and the plight of the mainly
Catholic population of East Timor has
strengthened my own faith.
I am of the opinion that "Greeners" and
"Christians" have more in common than either
would suspect. I also firmly believe that many
of the political and moral stances taken on this
campus fall right in line with the Christian
message- human rights, religious and political
freedom, the importance of spiritual traditions
and the importance of protecting our planetary
home.
Luckily, I will get to put that to the test.
On Tuesday, May 19, the Evergreen Students For
Christ invites whoever is interested to attend our
"Jesus Seminar" in Lib 2218 at 7:30 p.m. This will
be an open forum where we would really like to
hear what you have to say about Jesus or any
other aspect of our faith. We welcome the
challenge and the oppurtunity for dialogue, so
show up and speak out. It could be a night of
real surprises,
Terrance Becht (360) 866-9524

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JJF REEDOM OF SPEECH:

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Free speech

One in six Americans is
Archie Bunker

bedrock for
dialogue
In the May 7 issue of the CP), Erika K.
Janson wrote a letter attacking and refuting my
statement in the previous week's issue that jokes
about sexual violence can be funny. I feel that
her statements urge a rebuttal.
Erika finds it "sad and disturbing" that I
took time out of my schedule to write about such
things which she apparently feels are not issues
of significance. While it is certainly true that I
could have written about any number of other
things that concern me, Courtney Aiken had
broached these subjects and I felt that they
needed to be challenged.
She also questions why I didn't find the
UW joke article humorous, wondering ifit might
be a willingness to laugh about rape, but not
murder. I didn't find the UW article humorous
because, as the CPJ staff
pointed out (while not in
these words), it did not
pass the "Carlin test"
which I put forth:
nothing was "waaaaaaay
dim
out of proportion." I
laugh at goodjokes about
murder just as I laugh at
good jokes about rape
just as I laugh at good
jokes about politics or the
security blotter or any other subject. The UW
article, however, was a horrid joke.
In response to my statement that a certain
joke about battered women did not advocate
battering but in fact pointe!l out the absurdity of
such a situation, Erika asks for statistics. What
statistics? It's a matterofintent and open-minded
interpretation. How would one statistically prove
that Andres Serrano's Piss Christ is or is not antiChristian or that Michelangelo's David is or is not
homoerotic? She further states that "these jokes
certainly perpetuate a belief and understanding
in society that violence against women has just
become something the masses should accept."
Did jokes about Jeffrey Dahmer inspire a
resurgence of cannibalism? What impact did
Marv Albert jokes have on transvestitism? I think
she's being a little paranoid with that assumption.
She also takes issue with my ability to "find humor
in acts that are deeply violating and painfuL" Jokes
can be a very human reaction to events, helping
them cope or express something, Indeed, I've
heard Jews tell jokes about the Holocaust. Lament
is not, nor should it be, the only acceptable way of
emotionally dealing with a sad situation.

I'd also like to respond to her doubt that,
"because [I am] male," I probably don 't have any
sympathy for anyone who has experienced
sexual assault. Well, Ms. Janson, I, too, am a
"survivor of sexual assault." (Being that the rate
of male sexua l abuse hovers at about one in 12, I
don't see why she finds it so doubtfi.1l that a male
could identify with sexual assaull.)
Erika later asks if I also find racial or
religious jokes funny. That depends. Ifit's a good
joke, then I do . But I didn't say that jokes
necessarily had to be at anyone's expense, only
that many people find many things
objectionable. I don't want Jesse Helms as my
censor any more than I do Andrea Dworkin.
Her last comment directed at me suggests
that my time "could be better spent becoming
educated around issues
of violence, particularly
i n t o women, Maybe then
he will write about
something
that
challenges injustice in
this world instead of
being part of the
problem." During fall
andwinterquartersldid
a contract on the drug
war, and this quarter I
am taking Democracy and Free Speech (without
liberty, there is little justice that can be had). And
I agree with a sentiment that some members of
the Supreme Court once expressed: more speech,
not less. The proper response to speech with
which you disagree is more speech. You will not
attain your goa l of diminishing violence by
demanding si lence. Instead of using all your
resources to attack violence against women, you've
squandered much in attacking speech. I would
argue that Erika's and Courtney's time might have
been better spent discussing the issue of violence
toward women (and possible solutions) that had
been raised, not the way in which it was raised.
Finally, with regard to Erika's letter, a note
of decorum: Free speech does not preclude
courtesy. But neither should courtesy act as a
gag. In the worlds of print and broadcast media,
such a judgment as to the sensitivities of the
readership is near impossible to make without
horribly curbing the press, so the standard of
caveat lector must suffice.

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your goal of
in ishi ng
violence by
demanding silence.

Tom Bozeman
Sophomore

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- Article I, Section 5, Washington State Constitution 1889

I
Wrote~

This
Some time back, I was sitting in a coffee
shop in Tacoma catching up with an old friend
by the name of Scott.
Scott is one of those people with messy,
bleached hair, someone whose entire wardrobe
costs under $10. He and I had spent some time in
high school lobbying for marijuana legalization
and relaxation of Tacoma's concert regulations. I
had come to think of Scott as open-minded and
pleasantly counterculture. He's also one of the
smartest people I know.
So I was pretty surprised when he casually
mentioned to me that he wouldn't vote for a
female candidate for president.
"What'?" I asked him. "Why notr
"Well," he said, "I just don't think a woman
would be able to drop bombs on foreign
countries, even if it were necessary."
Then I asked, "Scott, do you think I'd be
capable of dropping bombs on a foreign
country?"

"No way," he said, looking at me in my
bandana and tie-dyed shirl. "Dave, you won't
even swat flies. "
"Okay. Do you think Janet Reno would be
capable of it?" lIe kind of had to giw me that one.
I found this conwrsation a hit disconcerting
because it underscored for me just how far we as
a society have to go before we can consider
ourselves enlightened. Even Scott, my solidly
counterculture fi-iend, was carrying around some
categorical assumptions about categories lIf
people which even a cursory examinat ion of
individual differences would have served to
dispel.
We're all individuals before we're categories.
Stereotypes may be a natural human defense
mechanism we developed to save us from going
crazy processillg too much information, but I still
harbor hopes that we'll get around them some
day.
Of course, we've come a long way since the
days when women couldn't vote and ethn ic and
religious minorities were the social equivalent of
lepers. It \IIould be unfair, and historically
inaccurate, to claim that America has made no
progress on those fronts. It's healthy to be aware
of the degree to which old hatreds and stereotypes
have fallen. But we also have to keep on our toes.
I Iere's a disturhing statistic. I'm still naive
and optimistic enough to have bee II surprised and

rather horrified by it. As recently as two years agu,
16.6 percent of Americans were willing to ,state in
a poll that th ey would favor a law against
interracial marriages. That's one in six, if I'm not
mistaken. One in six people in this country would
be willing to deny marriage to two individual s
they had never met simply because of race. No
1V0nder we're having so much trouble getting gay
marriage legalized. Olle in six Americans is still
Archie Hunker.
I don 't have the an swers to any of this, of
course. I can only hope that t he trend toward
enlightenment which has , by fits and starts,
brought us this far will Ct1ntinue into the next
century. I'm sure those Hi.fi percent constituted the
majority 30 years ago. Thirty years isn't so long.
Maybe in another 30 years the remaining Archk
Bunkers will be the pariahs they deserve to be.
I'm sure the first female president, like the
first black president, will have to be conservative
to be palatable to an electorate that isn't crazy
about real change. But once she takes office,
people like Scott will find that life and
government go on pretty much the same.
In the meantime, the best each of us can do
is not let anyone dictate to us what lines we're not
allowed to cross. In the words ofJean-Paul Sartre,
"We only become what we are by the radical and
deep-seeded refusal of that which others have
made of us ."

The Barbed Hooks of Evil
"... We learned to value logic
Creating dichotomy, thus separating body and
mind
Hostility, aggression, lack of emotional
overstanding
Ever planning
ahead to ensure genetic survival
Yet on the side we're still tanning ... "
-A-Plus the K.R.E.A.T.O.R.. 1997
I have heard many people declare that
racism is an isolated behavior that just happened
to manifest itself within the constructs of
Western civilization without clear explanation.
Often following such statements are further
declarations that European enslavement of
African peoples was purely economically based,
race only became an issue later; that cap italism
was the causeofsuch; that race was not a concept
until the 18th century. If these statements were
in fact true, then the eradication of racism as a
behavior would only necessitate the instituting
of economic equality and the egocentric belief
that people of Color are actuallyequalto White
folks. This seems to be the sentiment of many
liberal White people today. The question that I
would be forced to pose is that if said
declarations were true, then wouldn't the
ongoing rebellion against such throughout
history have brought about more dramatic
changes to the Western world's tradition of
racial/cultural oppression of the world's people
of color than it has? It is my belief that racism
unto itself is not merely an abstract
manifestation of a select few of the Western
world, but rather intrinsic to the very value
system of European culture.
First I feel it necessary to clarify and define
exactly what is being referred to when I say
"racism." By definition, racism is the practice/
policy of discrimination against a person or
people based upon differences in skin color,
facial features, cultural background, etc., which
is reinforced by power. Collectively, people of

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European descent are the only peopleworldwide
who have significant power to enforce such an
institution. So this automatically excludes those
people of Color who may behave in a bigoted or
discriminatory manner as a reaction to the
oppression of the Western world. Dr. Francis
Cress Weising detines racism as "" global systelll
of organized behavior (thought, speech and
action) for white supremacy domination in all
areas of people activity (economics, education,
entertainment, labor, law, politics, religion, sex
and war)." What we are looking at is the
overwhelming institution of control over the
wor ld's majority of people of eo lor, established
by the world's minority of White people. We
have to ask ourselves exactly why we are able to
make a statement such as "the sun never sets on
the British empire," or rather why do we feel the
need to be ab le to make such a statement? More
poignantly, what necessitated in the minds of the
world's minority the need to control the world's
majority?
The way in which we otil'nlook at racislll
is as ifit were an abstraction; disconnected from
any root value, and easily eradi cated through the
overt practice of not uttering racist slurs or
discriminating against anyone based upon
"race." The famous scientist and mathematical
physicist Albert Einstein spent the greater part
of his productive years developing a unified field
theory, which "would combine all orthe different
manifestation s of energy phenomena in the
universe." The basic concept was that all energy
manifestations can be explained down to their
origin and root because there is order in the
universe thus there is order in any given energy
system. Dr. Welsing took Einstein's theory and
applied it to the field of psychology/ psychiatry,
developing her own unified field theory
connecting modern manifestations of racism
with patterns of behavior and values that stem
from the very formulation of European culture.
Einstein's effort towards uncovering the
unified field has great meaning to me as a

psychiatrist/ behavioral scient ist because it is Iny
developing conviction that the present confusion
Iregarding the origins ufraeislll, and wilal ro do
abollt it todayl is largely a result of our failure to
see th e interconnections that exist between many
seem ingly isolated, disconnected behaviorenergy phenomena in Western culture.
What I would like tu establish is the va lidity
to this perspective because, iferadicating racism
was as simple as instituting economic equality
and "human" efjllality, then the uph eava ls 011 th e
part of people oreolor and White folk s during
the '60s and '70s would have done such. We have
to ask ourselves that if there is supposed to be
such a distinct dilterence hetween liberalism and
conservatism, th en during th e tran sit ion
between George Bush and Bill Clinton as the
United States' president why did next to nothing
change? Many people will argue that Clinton i~
radically different fram Bush and that he did
bring change, but if you had ever been in thi~
co untry's inner-city slums during the '80s and if
you returned now, you would see that the ills of
the projects still remain intact. "Be as liberal as
you wanna, left wing as opposed to right. You're
part of the same muthafu* *in' bird that's sti II in
flight." The general understa nding oflibera lislll
is that the liberal is a friend to people of color
who works towards the end of oppression worldwide. The liberal has spearheaded and partaken
in numerous movements and rebellions
throughout history, believing that they are in fact
helping people of Color, yet many people would
argue that the world 's minority of White folks
still essentially con trols the world. This would
imply that racism runs much deeper within the
European belief system than we seem to think.

Adrian Scotl

Ediror's nole: This piece is pari ora Ii/Qier body
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by John F. Evans
Olympia Bar Marathon's Gold Medalist

It's the weekend, You don't have to go to
school or work in the morning. you're oflegal
age, and you want to hit the bars, Where do
you invest your hard·earned entertainment
dollars? Not an easy question. even if you've
lived in Oly for a while. It depends 011 what you
want, how much you want to spend, and just
what your jones is,
The following guide is by no means
scientific, because all the research was done on
one delirious Saturday jaunt through as many
Olympia nightspots we could hit in a single
night, Dusk till dawn, your gonzo reporter was
on the job, knee-deep in the sordid work of
hangin ' out in bars, A tough detail, but then
again, someone had to draw it.
4:39 p,m,- I clock in, What better place to
start than The Eastside Club, my personal
favorite, It 's Happy Hour and I have a couple
of pints with some buddies from work, We
catch a little of a dispiriting Sonics loss and my
pal Dave, a dyed-in-the-wool beerman, raves
about Shakespeare Stout, his choice for the
best damn brew on the third rock,
The biggest attractions of this old time 4th
Avenlle watering hole are the diversions and
amusements, meaning plenty of pool. pinball,
air hockey, foosball and ping pong, The crowd
is heavy on Greeners and Gen Xand really light
on bad attitudes. There's an even split between
your hommes and femmes because everybody
feels at home at the Eastside,
The daily beer special lets you off cheap at
$1.75 a pint , but micros are never any steeper
than $2,50 a glass . With Micro Monday
($1. 75) and Thirsty Thursday ($2.00). you can
have a ny brew in the house at a sweet discount,
Forget about getting any hard stuff, but you
won't find a better beer selection downtown.
One customer, a lass by the name of Daisy ,
gave the attentive service a
big thumbs up and the
endorsement "sweetest
boys in the world."
6:12 p,m,- I pick up my
hard-core, dedicated bar
buddy, Olga, who has
signed on for the
whole shebang, in
blood. If she bails on
me, I get full rights
to her first born
child, She's in there
for the duration.
6:20 p.m,Whiskers Tavern on
Mud Bay Road is
next on the
itinerary, The
place is decked out
with auto racing
paraphernalia and
white guys in baseball
hats, I think there was one
female in the entire place, other
than the barkeep, Bonnie. She told us that if
you drink all 59 of their "beers of the world."
your name goes up on a plaque (the Wall of
Shame) and you get your own unique Whiskers
sweatshirt worth at least, two, three beers.
If you want to shoot stick or throw some
darts around, Whiskers will hook you up, A big
plus is that here, bar time is just a rumor.
Bonnie says that a lot of people rush over after
getting thrown out of somewhere else at 1:30

un, The word is that Greeners sometimes take
over the joint, and the clientele is more diverse
than it appears on this particular evening,
Persona lly, I don't think the place has anything
on the Eastside, except longer hOllrs and a very
personable bartender.
7:03 p,m.- West Side Tavern on Harrison,
What a joke. I'm not even going to waste words
on the place except to say that it's a redneck
scene crammed into a hole in the wall, Cheap
beer, I guess,
7:24 p.m,- Burrito Heaven's Tequila Bar, or
Cantina if that suits you, is far more to our
liking. This place had serious drawing power.
First, their staffis professional and charismatic.
When Carmine is working. rum and cokes are
always on special: pick up one for $2,75 !
Second, there's live music Fridays and
Saturdays after 8 p,m" and no cover. Open mic
on Monday and Tuesday (9 p,m,) is a chance
to get up and entertain; whatever that means
to you,
Lux u r y
automobiles have a
larger
seating
capacity than the
Cantina, so things
get mighty loud, This
isn't the best place to
catch up with your
long lost cOllsin
Suzy unless you
want to shout at
her ("Why haven't
you called me?!"),
Free chips and
salsa is a big plus, as is a
weekday Happy Hour (4 to 7 p,m,) that knocks
a George Washington off every beverage, The
. list of offerings falls more on the mixed drinks
side of the spectrum, but they have a few
micros on tap for $2.75 a pop. I recommend
the Tequila Bar for a drink or two on your way
downtown, or as an ideal change-up on the
routine if you live' on the other side of town,
It's a really cool place,
8:40 p,m,- Ben Moore's. John K" a
regular, tells us that it's his favorite place in
town, bar none. Well, that's a
paraphrase, because my
tape
recorder
mysteriously
erased every
interview well
past
this
point in the
evening, If
you
want
clarification,
ask him. He's
probably at the
corner table
right now,
Ben
Moore's is a
bona
fide
staple of the
Olympia bar scene.
This venerable venue boasts one of the South
Sound's best bartenders, Tom, and is THE
place to meet friends and talk (no music or
games to distract you), With atmospheric
lighting, large booths and an offbeat, Marilyn
Monroe laced decor, it's a really comfortable
place to hang out for more than a drink or two
without getting restless. The bar is well stocked
with good liquor but light on beer. Happy Hour
applies to food, not booze, but you can get

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that if it weren't for the stench of the urine
trough, he might have spent 15 minutes in the
bathroom. The restrooms are wallpapered in
the pages of comic books-very cool.
The bartender tells us that every hour is
Happy Hour, except this happiness is not
accompanied by drink specials, His entire
attitude is best described as frank and flippant,
Hannah's doesn't pretend 1:45 a,m, is 2:00
a.m, Another sell ing point is the free pool until
4 p,m, on weekdays. Add it all up, and you have

good eats from the adjacent restaurant while
you are drinking responsibly,
9:21 p,m.- The Piper's Lady, a,k.a, Clancy's,
a.k.a. Columbia Street Tavern, a.k.a. the Giddy
Gorilla or whatever the hell they're calling it
nowadays, is the closest you're going to come
to an Irish pub in the metro area. Airyceilinged and classy, the place doubles as a
restaurant (Jack's Gallery) with occasional live
music. Naturally, they'll pour you a fine
Guinness. off the tap, No hard stuff but the
price of microbrews is competitive ($2.50 a
pint) and wine is also an option,
One doesn't get the feeling this is a place
to get buckwild but I imagine The Piper's Lady
is a great place to go for dinner, relaxed
conversation, and a couple ofbeels.
9:54 p.m.- In the back of The Spar, a
historic part ofthe Olympia downtown, is the
Highclimber Room; your quintessential
lounge. It closes at midnight. which is a
bummer. On Saturdays they have live
entertainment until 11 p.m" which is also
when they stop serving food. We arrive in
prime time, and rendezvous with our
confederates, Onder and Bryant. Business is
brisk and the room filled with fresh young faces
attached to fresh young bodies. You can peoplewatch comfortably because it's so freakin' dim
in here nobody can see you 10 feet away,
anyway. The walls, if you can make them out
in the gloom, are decorated with vintage black
and white photos of entertainers from bygone
eras. The jukebox plays real records. The
difference in ambiance between this place,
which is a time machine, and say the Cantina
(I eat Chinese food older than that place) is
night and day. If you haven't been there, check
it out, because it's got a flavor all to its own,
Don't wait for Happy Hour or a drink special,
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come-ons to rest on its decades old laurels.
10:44 p.m,- The primary attraction of the
Fishbowl BrewPub, our next stop, is the food ,
A customer raves about their pizza, which is
made entirely from scratch in a brick oven. He
says the spinach pizza is a big hit at his business
luncheons and the calzones are delectable. You
may find three bucks a pint a bit steep, but
support your local micro-brew. The Fishbowl
serves only their own draught, Fish Tale, but
does offer hard cider in the bottle, wine, and
even sake, Nothing is cheap but then again, the
place is geared towards an older and more
upscale crowd (Bryant brands the patrons
"uptight").
I sample the Wild Salmon Pale Ale, an
offering expected to hit the shelves in a couple
of months. Outstanding! The Trout Stout also
gets the voluble Bryant's highest rating; it packs
a wallop. Predictably, closing time is the stroke
of 12. This is a "fresh air establishment," so
keep your butts outside. I advise you to spring
for the one of a kind culinary experience and
have a couple of first rate beers on your next
special occasion,
11:16 p.m.· The cavalcade of stars tours
the seedier side of the bar biz with a visit to
Hannah's! Beer is the weapon of choice at this
unpretentious 5th Avenue bar. The crowd is
thin for prime time Saturday, and could be
described as a little more rough and tumble
than say, the Fishbowl's. Women with ample
amounts of hairs pray are availing themselves
of the twin, (uneven) pool tables and
Fleetwood Mac is playing on the juke. I
question some regulars who endorse the dim
lighting, honorable bartenders, excellent
sandwiches and eclectic clientele. Bryant,
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12:05 a, m.- The bartender is already
throwing people Ollt of The Brotherhood, She
closes at midnight when things aren't lively,
and they aren't, so she's sending all the drunks
on their merry way, One of them, a besotted
gent in a pea coat, accosts me and appears to
want to dance, The bartender barks, "What the
hell are you doing?" and he moves along, About
all I'm able to find out before we are ushered
out is that Milwaukee's Best is $1.50 a pint, all
the time. Joy.
12:15 a.m ,· The recently remodeled 4th
Ave. Tav is the only place in town to offer lots
of beer AND a whole wall of the hard stuff(l20
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to go head to head with the Eastside, offering
pool. pinball and darts, a great jukebox and on
this night, live karaoke, The crowd goes nuts
for the soultill Gretchen's stirring take on
"Piece of My Heart." This regular customer
loves the 4th Ave, Tav, saying it's a great place
to come and boogie,
Olga, not high on this place, is
dissatist1ed with her rum and coke (too weak
for $2,75) and says the pool tables are too
small. Chomping on some greasy onion rings,
Onder sugge~ts the huge calzones ($3,50) and
burger and fries for a tiver.
12:55 a,m,- We take a stroll through thl'
Reef to see what's up. The place is JUMPIN',
packed to the gills with a college type crowd,
We decide to drop by again in say, five hours,
for the 6 a.m. Happy Hour.
1: 19 a.m,- The final stop of the business
day is, inevitably, the China Clipper, a hal{~
block west of the Eastside on 4th Ave, Now, the
principal things to keep in mind with "the
Crippler" are the headbangin' drinks(they play
for keeps) and the meat-market atmosphere
that permeates the joint on weekends. This
might toot your flute or turn YOIl off. Either
way, the Clipper is the Clipper, and helieve you
me, plenty of people partake of thi s
estabfishment jllst the way it is,
The Clipper plays a complimentary role
to the Eastside because they serve mixed drinb
and can accommodate some of the overflow,
Terry is a very affable bartender, and in general.
you get your money's worth, Apotent rum and
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of approval. One discerning connoisseur casts
her vote for the gin and juice, adding that the
bartenders give consistent service even if one
can't afford the big tips, Another pleased
patron remarks that the Clipper is the perfect
counterpart to the Eastside: "All your needs are
met without ever leaving the blork!"
2:05 a.m,- We're still awake and waiting
{or the Reef's 6 a,m. Happy Hour, desperately
ki lling time and sobering up, To cool off we
catch a ride east to the Rib Eye Restauran t (just
past Ralph's Thriftway), which is the perfect
alter-hours joint to conclude your night on the
town. The tater tots are to die for.
6:15 a,rn,- Knee-deep in the Reef's Ga,1l1.
to 10 3,m, Happy Hour, we have no idea why it
exists, It's sick and wrong,
An intimate setting, "The Cave" is the
smallest bar in the metro area; picture your
dad's rer. rOOIll, This ill-conceived Happy Hour
draws strictly burnouts and old unemployed
guys; a bleak scene, It's quiet and damn bright,
the sort of wattage they turn on when they
want you to leave, Micros are $2,50, middle of
the road on the price scale, ;-;either Happy
Hom slaps a discount on that tigure, which is
lame, On the other hand, well drinks are $1.50
during Happy Hour. Can YOIl heat that with a
stick?
(;:23 a,l1l,- Came over. Time to crash,
We're barely coherent. The sky is a pale navy
blue, A so lit ary drive home (I'm sober as a
judge by now) concludes our broadcast day,
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Aries (March 21 - April 19) Once again,
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your antics, wisecracks, and assorted humor
items may seem enjoyable at the time (an many
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material. For pure low value entertainment
this week, watch some seriously cheesy but
excellent films like Dirty Dancing or Breakin'
2: Electric Boogaloo, starring Lucinda Dickey
and rap star Ice-T.
Songoftlle week: "Gigantic" byThe Pixies
Taurus (April 20 - May 20) You enjoy
dancing, right? Yes, yes you do. You are
dancing right now. You keep on grooving, but
the OJ has begun playing some crappy music.
What are you to do? Are you going to sit down
and pout? Hell no. Are you going to keep
dancing despite your discontent'? Hell no. You
are going to march right up to that OJ, kick his
ass off that platform, and take over the controls
yourself. You can still shake a puddin' while
changing CD's.
Song of the week: "Shake a Pliddin'" by Dub
Narcotic Sound System
Gemini (May 21 - June 20) Spending time
upside down is a good thing. Perhaps you
should find a playground jungle gym (or maybe
Evergreen should build one) around here and
take some time, hang and look at the world
from a different perspective. The more angks,
the more knowledge. Do not accidentally fall
and hit your head, neck, arm, leg, or any other
part of your person. That knocks the gained
wisdom right ont of you. You should also
surround yourself with loving people who do

not care which direction you're facing.
Song of the week: "You Spin Me 'Round" by
Dead or Alive
Cancer Qune 21 - July 22) Guru/
Motivational Whisper Obi-Wan Kenobi says:
"The Force is an energy field created by all
living things. It surrounds us and penetrates
and binds the galaxy together." You'll need to
channel a bit of that Force this week as you
plunge full force (so to speak) into a world of
Stormtroopers and Grand Moff Tarkins.
Construct your own Death Star and blow up a
few things this week. (Note: the CP] astrologer
does not advocate willful destruction of
property unless it's REALLY needed.)
Song ofthe week: ''The Throne Room and End
Title" composed by John Williams

Leo Ouly 23 - August 22) I am enjoying olle
of those performance-enhancing nutrition
food bar thingics right now, and it's making
me think of you, Leo. It's amazing how you
don't need fatty, calorie-ridden food
substances to keep you going. You just radiate
this natural glow, charm, and stamina that
others envy. How very Energizer Bunny of you.
Don't let all this energy get you down, be Slire
to take some time for yourself and rest up.
Song of the week: "Keep 011 Movin'" by the
Brady Bunch Band
Virgo (August 23 - September 22) You took
a chalice and bought that crazy aphrodisiac
gum. And then you chewed it. People laughed
at you for it. They made rude comments and
hooted as you blew bubb les . And then,
magically. Ollt of nowhere, came that perfect
person and the two of you spent a romantic and
passionate evening together (BodyBlade

included). This just goes to show that taking
risks and doing things others deem silly pays
off in the end. Plus, if you continue to use the
BodyBlade, your thighs and buns will be in
perfect shape for that next suitor (not that it
really matters ... ).
Song ofthe week "Baby Got Back" by Sir MixA-Lot
Ubra{September23-October22) You'll stay
busy this week doing the 7,000 things you
meant to do ages ago but didn't. However, the
challenge of fitting so much into so little time
will rev you up a plenty. Pretty soon,
everything will be done and you'll have time
to go out a partying again. Also this week:
Make a new bug friend.
Song of the week: "Brass In Pocket" by the
Pretenders
Scorpio (October 23 - November 21) This
week marks a historic return to a place you
thought you'd left behind. It is either a literal
journey to a former place of residence or a
proverbial retreat to a previous state of
consciousness. During your visit, take note of
just how much things have changed (for better
or worse) and/ or how they've stayed the same
since your departure. Your time there is
limited, so enjoy it while you can before you
are called away to your next adventure.
Song of the week: "She's Like the Wind" by
Patrick Swayze
Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21)
Things are better now, but you still need to take
it easy before you return towhat Lloyd Dobbler
calls "full YEAH strength." Draw something
or do an interpretive dance to work out all
those jitters and uneasy qualms you may be
having . Ukulele playing and/ or Sony

Playstation action should take place sometime
this week.
Song ofthe week: "Band on the Run" by Paul
McCartney and Wings
Capricorn (December 22 - January 19)
Capricorns can look forward to much rejoicing
and celebration this week as a breakthrough
occurs. This situation has been bubbling on
the back burner for a while, and it explodes in
full firework force . Enjoy this merriment while
you can, for more serious and contemplative
times loom ahead.
Song of the week: "Celebration" by Kool and
the Gang
Aquarius Qanuary 20 - February 19)
Congratulations, Aquarius! You are this week's
lucky recipient of the special Deliberately
Vague Horoscope. Here it goes: Someone wiJ/
look at you this week, and it wi// mean
something. A decision must be made soon
regarding your life. Former love interest
expresses a feeling. Work and money go hand
in hand.
Song of the week: "Angel of the Morning" by
Merrilee Rush
Pisces (February 20 - March 20)
Love is in the air, but then so is a lot of pollen.
This week, it will be important to differentiate
between the two. If your Love is making you
sneeze, you've got the wrong person - blow that
nose and move on. However, Pisces, the
chances are good that that sweet, weepy feeling
is really Love. In your search for answers, you
may need to seek relief this week. Be sure to
beat on something if you need to, but be
courteous. Some things don't like to be hit.
Song of the Week: "Sexy Boy" by Air

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Weekly Meetings

Things you can do this week to
enrich your meaningless life.
Yeah, we we're talkin'to you.

Mondays2 p.m. -Women of Color Coalition in CAB 320
-Union of Student Workers-call x6098
3 p.m.
--aSPES in Lib. 2204
-LASO in CAB 315
4p.m. -ERC in CAB 108
--S & A Board in CAB 315
-Rape Response Coalition in CAB 320
-PCUN in CAB 315
5 p.m.
-Eagle Oaw Kung Fu-call x6220
-Evergreen Medieval Society in Lib. 2218
6'p.m. -Toxins group in LH 10
-ASIA in CAB 320
7p.m. -Hunger & HomeIess group in LH 10

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Thursday

Tuesdays-3 p.m. -LASO in CAB 315
4 p.m.
-Native Students Alliance in CAB 320
-WashPIRG in LH 10
-EQA: Bisexual group in CAB 314
5 p.m. -SEED in Lab II 2242
-MPA in the MPA Lounge
-Eagle Oaw Kung Fu- call x6220
-Bisexual wom!!n's group CAB 206
5:30 p.m. -Pre-Law Circle (Alt. Tues.) in CAB 315
6' p.m.
-EQA: Bisexual Women's Group in WRC
7 p.m.
-Mindscreen (Alt. Tues.) in LH 3
-Baha'i Discussion Group in Housing Community
Center
7:30 p.m. -Students for Orrist in Lib. 2116

Thursdays11 :15 a.m. -Union of Students with
-Disabilities in CAB 206
noon
-UMOJA in CAB 315
3p.m.
--Slightly West in CAB 320
-Freaks of Nature , front of Longhouse
~oalition for Affirmative Action - L2103
4p.m.
-APEC in Lib. 2126
5p.m.
-Evergreen Medieval Society in CAB 108
-Eagle Claw Kung Fu- call x6220
--Students for a Free Tibet in CAB 315
-EQA: Coming Out group in Counseling Center
~oming out group, SEM 2109
-EARN in CAB 315
6p.m.
6:30p.m. -Camarilla in Lib. 1508
-Women's Pet Circle in CAB 206
7p.m.
Fridays-7:30a.m. -Bird walks with FreaksofNature front of Library
noon
--Science Lecture Series Lab [ 1047
2:30 p.m. --Students of Color Anthology in CAB 320
3 p.m.
-EQA: Men's group in CAB 314
5 p.m.
-Eagle Caw Kung Fu - call x6220
6:30 p.m. -Zazen Meditation (1 & 3 Fri.) in LRC

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5/14

Free.
La Bete- Playing at the Washington Center
Stage II, written by David Hirson. Admission
is $5 for 25 and under.
Wellness Assessment Oay- 1 to 5 p.m. in CRC
113. Providing you with a current status of
your physical health and well-being. $5 for
students.
Science Fair- 10 a.m . to 3 p.m. in the Library
Lobby. Come see your fellow Greeners'
projects.

Children's Health Kit information and drop
off site- 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. there will be a table
in the CAB with information and a drop off
site for donations or kits for Iraqi families.

House of Blues- 8 p_m. TESC presents a
modern tale of Raven. living life in the fast
lane and playing with fire. Written and
produced by Evergreen students Rosalinda
Noriega and Penn Warner. House of Blues is a
multi-media performance about the social
climate of the late 1900's, In Communications
Building Rm. 209. Call Rosalinda at 866-6833.

Free.

5/17

p.m., Cracked Dog Ensemble presents an
original thriller/comedy show at the Midnight
Sun Performance Space, 113 N. Columbia St.
Downtown Olympia. Admission is $5 at the

door.
Monday

door.
5/16

The Cannibal, the Killer, and the Bird Girl- At
8 p.m., Cracked Dog Ensemble presents an
original thriller/comedy show at the Midnight
Sun Performance Space, 113 N. Columbia St .
Downtown Olympia. Admission is $5 at the
door.
OJ Swing Night wI Hep Jen- 8 to 9 p .m. Lindy
Hop dance lessons, dancing 'til midnight
Winthrop Hotel Crystal Ballroom, 755
Broadway & 9th, $8 wllesson,$6 wlo lesson.
Brothers of the Baladi- 8:30 p.m., including
the dancing of Hasani, special guests Los
Calaveras and performances by Mas-uda
Middle Eastern Dancers in the Evergreen
Ballroom, 9121 Pacific Ave. Call 456-1112. $5

at the door.

5/18

Fiction Book Group- 7:30 p.m., Newcomers
welcome to this discussion group about Kaye
Gibbon's books, Ellen Foster and A Virtuous
Woman,
Tuesday

The Cannibal, the Killer, and the Bird Girl- At
8 p,m_, Cracked Dog Ensemble presents an
original thriller/comedy show at the Midnight
Sun Performance Space, 113 N. Columbia St .
Downtown Olympia, Admission is $5 at the

Saturday

Sunday

The Cannibal, the Killer, and the Bird Girl- At 8

5/15

5/19

Ovulation Method Birth Control- 7 to 8 :30
p.m .• Natural family planning classes begin in
L2021. The classes run one night a week for
four weeks. Partners encouraged to attend. Call
Constance Frey for more information, 352-0096.
Classes cost $65, which includes individual
counseling.
Jesus Seminar sponsored by the Evergreen
Students for Christ- 7:30 p.m . in L2218 .
Looking forward to a discussion with people of
all faiths and backgrounds. Free refreshments.
Herpatologist BiIIleanard speaking- 7 p.m. in
LHS. He will be presenting a biogeographical
tour of reptiles and amphibians of the Pacific
Northwest.

Wednesday

5/20

Deadline for Women's Word submissionsBring in poetry, articles, book reviews and
photography for publication in the newsletter .
Poetry Reading by Analisa lee- 6:30 to 8 p.m.
at Traditions Cafe. Greener grad will perform
her poetry. Open reading to follow . Free_

Olympia Dyke Community Picnic· 2 p.m. at
Priest Point Park, Bring food, sports
equipment and music.
Life Drawing Practice Session- 9:30 a.m.
registration at the Liberation Cafe. $10.
Comics Appreciation Oay- 1 to 4 p,m. at
Danger Room Comics.
.

Submissions to the Calendar Page should be
made promptly to:
Aaron Huston
Calendar God
Cool guy
Please include the who, what, when, where,
how, why, cost, sponsors, number to call for
more info, gender, marital status, social security
number, eye color, and favorite breakfast food,

Sundays-9 a.m.
--Chess in Housing Community Center. .
1 p.rn.

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Authors to Appear at Barnes and Noble- At
7 p.m., Heidi Neale and Nick Manolukas,
authors of The Coming of a. New Millennium,
will talk about their trave ls to Santorini and
Crete. which inspired their story, and will
show a video of Greek archeological sites.

Friday
Wednesdays-noon
-AISES in the Longhouse
-Brown Bag Christian Fellowship in Lib. 2221
1 p.m.
-Middle Eastern Resource Center in CAB 320
-Jewish Cultural Center (1st & 3rd in Lib. 2221
-Evergreen Math & Science Network, Lib. 3500
-Naked Words in Lib. 2220
-Talking About Race Lib. 2218
1:30 p.m. -EPIC in CAB 315
--Student Workers Organization, CAB 320
2p.m.
-Women's Resource Center in CAB 206
--Students Arts Council in CAB 315
-Talking About Race in LIB 2103
-Queer men's Group in CAB 314
2:30 p.m . .-ASIA in CAB 320
3 p.m.
-PHAT in CAB 320
-Amnesty International in Lib. 2126
3:30 p.m. -Homeopathy Study Group in Lab 11051
4 p.m.
--S &A Board in CAB 315
-Punk Rock Prom Meeting in Lib. 2220
-Endangered Species group, COM 2nd FI. Lng.
5p.m.
-Eagle Claw Kung Fu - call x6220
-Environmental Education in LH 10
6p.m.
-Water Watch group in LH 10
7 p.m.
-Women's writing group - WRC
-International Socialist Organization - L2101

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