The Cooper Point Journal Volume 28, Issue 8 (November 13, 1997)

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The Cooper Point Journal Volume 28, Issue 8 (November 13, 1997)

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13 November 1997

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Nov. 6

Evergreen sneaks a
peek at basketball

State ofthe arts
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Student workers rally
by Hillary Rossi
Staff writer

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Also, some student workers were upset work. Also, the petition says that the Student
that the amount of time it took to do their job Workers Union must be recognized since the
exceeded the amount of time they are allowed student wo rkers are not protected under the
At least 10 to 30 student workers at to put on their time cards to be turned in later . National Labor Relations Act.
Evergreen are ted up. They were the 10 to 30 for their payments .
Some of the
students at a student workers' forum held Evergreen
studen t
student workers at the
yes terday.
workers do not receive
forum said they rnjoyed
Sponsored by the Student Workers overtime.
their job and were
Organizatio n, th e forum was set up by
Eleven hundred
apprehensive tow ard
coord in ators Damian Warner and Becka students work for the
signing th e petition.
Tilse n. and volunteer Sam Dodge. Th ey coll ege, sai d the
The petition has over
orchestrated th e for um to get an coordinators of Student
200 signatures so far..
understanding of all the issues that students Worker's Organization.
" I like my job,"
who work at Everg ree n have about the . Ti lsen, Warner and
said Walker Lewis, a .
working conditions. .
Dodge are circulating a
'0 first-year studen t who
One of the concerns brought up at the petition around campus
6"works for the college.
forum was the amount of money students list ing the st udent
0 "But we're trying to let
receive as a salary. Most student workers get worker's demands. The
!l people know what a
minimum wage, which was recently increased petition sta tes that the
~ force we are and create
to $5.15 an hOllr. Most of the students who students must be paid
~ solidarity."
were at the forum were angry that th·e)' can on a bi-monthly basis to
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Possible future
only work 19 and a halfhours or less per week.
have money in their
Q.. items on the agenda for
They explained that both the low pay rate and checking accounts to
the Student Worker's
Housing e mployee Tomas Stau b
the limited number of hours they can work are pay their bills on time. !t signs a petition at the rally for
Organization are a
responsible for them not paying their bills on states that the student
Student Worker's Week
workers' salaries must
student workers held Wednesday.
in December and a
time.
Some student workers were angry that increase since the federal minimum wage has forum with the deans and administration
they are only paid once a month. They in creased over the summer of 1997. It ~ys that about the working conditions and salaries.
explained that. they need the money to come in the student workers need liva ble wages, that the
St udents can call x6098 for more
twice a month since the bills usually come in at coll ege can atone for by increasing their wages information on how to get in~olved with the
the beginning and the ending of the month .
or increasing the number of hours they can Student Worker's Organization.

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greeners got tested for free by the Thurston
County Health Department. As a consequence,
those sites soon became overwhelmed. Long
For the past five years, the Student Health lines caused long waits and many people were
Center has offered free and anonymous HIV left without being tested, a condition Elam and
testing. Each week 15 to 20 Evergreen students Simon found not only unacceptable, but
have their blood tested for the virus that causes unnecessary. They took it upon themselves to
A!DS and receive counseling on how they can mediate between Evergreen and the Health
reduce their risks in the future. !t is a sight that Department to institute a plan that would both
would make Donna Elam and Clover Simon relieve the stress on the downtown testing sites
and provide Evergreen students with the
proud.
Elam and Simon were Evergreen services they needed.
The solution they came up ,with is a
students who volunteered for the Health
Center at a time when there was a $25 charge program in which the cou nty pays for the
for an HIV test. To avoid paying the fee, most , training, testing, and supplies necessary for
by Thomas Deem
Contributing writer

TESC
Olympia, WA 98505
Address Correction Requested

Evergreen students to test themselves at the
Health Center. That way the test sites downtown
are not overwhelmed, and the county doesn't
use up scarce resources and precious personnel
at an on-campus site. Evergreen students get
their own campus test site and get valuable
training in blood drawing and HIV counseling.
Simple. mutually beneficial, and a testament to
Elam and Simon's vision .
The Student Health Center does HIV
testing on Wednesdays. from 3 to 5 p.m., on a
walk-in basis. The counselor/testers are all
Evergreen students under the supervision of a
nurse practitioner. Results ofthe tests take two
weeks to come back.
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by David Boudinot
Contributing writer
Yrars ago. co ll ec tors of base ball .
basketball . even hockey ca rds. would play the
neighborhood swap ga me. "Trade ya ' this beat
li p Michae l Jord an card fo r yo ur mintcondition Grilfry."
"Aww man. I don't know .. "
t-.!ow at Evergreen it will be "trade you this
Tamm i Stretch fo r th is Bob McB ride."
Trad ing cards ofTESC Police officers are
possibly in the works. Officer Tammi Stretch
started the rece nt tradin g card trend by
hand ing out her kit of40 laminated ca rds with
candy to everybody who asked on Ha lloween.
No oth er offi ce rs have trading ca rds at this
time.
St retch was inspi red by Officer Lana
Brews ter to have a se t of ca rds mad e up.
Brewster is in vo lve d in tradin g ca rd
distribution.
"Lana wo ul d go around to different
schools and hand out ca rds to the students."
Stretch sa id. "I spent my own money to have
40 cards made. I didn 't give any out to
IEvergree nI students. I felt kind of silly."
Then some students started inquiring
about the cards. Ademand was created. So, on
Ha ll owee n she hand ed a few out. Like a
wildfire, word went around that she had them .
By the end of the night, ail40 cards were go ne.
"Th e stud ents loved th e ca rd s. Th ey
thought it was neat," Stretch said.
The TESC police forc e is consid erin g
making cardboard trading cards for th e entire
force. They just need to find funds available to

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Staff writer
Cal Anderso n, th e first openly gay stat e
legislator, will be remembered in a lecture
series dedicated to the political issues he cared
about. To fund thi s series, th ere will be an
auction thi s Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. in
Library 4300.
Auctio n items include a wee kend
getaway at Whidbey Island. dinner for two
with Governor Ga ry Locke. and an anImatIOn
cell from the Nickelodeon cartoon Hey Arnold.

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photo co urtesy ofTammi Stretch
have th em printed.
Stretch said that Evergreen buys business
cards for the police force and there might be a
poss ibilit y th at tradin g card s would be
ava ilable in the future.
The cards would have statistics on the
back of how th e offi cer started a career in law
enforcement and wh at year they got hired by
Evergreen. Also, in bold lettering it would read:
"if you need assistance , call x614 0."
Stretch's card s were distribut ed by
Diamond Edge Enterprises and creat ed by
Summit.

The Seattle Men 's Chorus will perform and
those attending the auction will be served hors
d'oellvres and dessert. Admission is $15.
Also featured as an auction item is dinner
for six prepared by President Jane Jervis and
her husband in their home. "Cal Anderson was
a courageous person," Jervis said. ·'The lecture
series gives us an opportunitr to bring h!s
co nc erns to th e public and ac ademi C
co mmunities."
The lecture series will deal with issues
such as access to government, veteran's issues,
gay/l es bi a.n civil rights , and . HIV / AIDS
education. Anderson, who de scrIbed hImself
as a Democrat who "happened to be gay," died
of AIDS related illness-in 1995.
Aseries of two to three lectures is planned
per yea r.

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topic. Many. s~dent clubs ;lrid organizations rebutt:a:ls r.(opo~~ q~estlons to ask ~urseJves
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News
Staff Writers: Kathryn Lewis & Hillary Rossi
Staff PholOgraphl'r. David Boudinot
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Calen da r Editor.' Selene Alice
Newsbriefs Editor.' Connie Bradley
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by Kathryn Lewis

Staff writer

thtlf metG' GIt thing witl,..
b~nchesH'-~t.L
Me: I was wondering where I could find
some infonnatlon about thai metal art thing with
the branches in the library first floor lobby?
IJnry: Thewhat? Oh,that'lthinka studmt
madeitabout lO~ago. YoulIprmablyfirxl more
inforrnalim from someone in the Art Annex.
ArtAmel: The what? Oh, I guess iI's been
there about lOyears. Try contacting fuciliIies.
FadIiIies: Iknowthat itsbeen Ilerefor a ~
time, but I don't know what it i<>. Ithink theper.;on
want to talk to is."
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RACISM
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tradition at Evergreen. It is usually th e mos t
con troversial ones that yield the mo st learning.
As students at a self promoted "multi·
cultural" in stit ution, I feel it is important th at
we ponder these types of questions. It is also
importan t for anti·rac ist / anti -bias ac tiv ist to
remembe r to consider the complexities of the
individual experiences as it relates to the group
experienc e. Just as rac ism is a manufactured
social condition that affects us on <I worldwide
scale. it is an issue that affects some of us on a
more perso nal level: in our relationship to
wh it es, non·wh ites, and even our percep tions
or ourselves. Durin g the internali zed racism
week, student s of different races, genders. and
exper iences will h av~ the opportunity to share
with each oth er about racism and how it effects
us on a perso nallevt'l. Most of these meetings
will be open to all students, some will be gender
based and others will target a specific ethnic
group. It is my hope that all of the student
groups will take some time to host a discussion
about this issue.

-Kat Swa rt z
Second year student

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Since Ma rch 2, 1993, when the first
emerge ncy p ole was adop ted by The
Evergreen State College, Police Services have
rece ived 840 ca lls fro m th e emerge ncy
phones.
Nine poles have been placed in various
locations around campu s. The coll ege
implemented the blue emergency poles "to
make students feel safe and secure, " said
Officer Bob McBride. The poles are
scattered around campus: in the C, F, and B
parking lots, by the beach trail, CAB,
Organic Farm, Library Loading Dock,
Communications Lab. and in the Mods.
The Evergreen campus encompasses
over 1,000 acres of land. Kat Swartz, a
sophomore at Evergreen, has stated that,
"sometimes when it's really late and there's
no one around, I want to start running
home." Ther";. is no phone between the CAB
and the Mods. Evergreen junior, Anitra
Grisales stated that wht'n she livt'd in
campus modular housing , "she was
frightened walking home alone at night. "
Grisales said that emergency phones should
be placed in heavily fo rested areas, and
more sufficient lighting should.be placed in
these areas.

Sometimes when
it's really late and
there's no one
around, I want to
start running home.

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Emergency
phones for
safety

Craven heard of thf' student security
patrol at a Rape Response Coalition (RRC)
meeting held Monday, Nov. 3. Officer Darwin
Eddy made a cameo at the meeting and told
the members of RRC of the new student
security patrol.
Upset that only one woman applied, the
RRC offered to p~ovide women to work at the
student security patrol for free, Craven
explained. Eddy didn 't think it was fair that
some students worked for money and others
volunteered, Craven recalled from the Nov. 3
meetillg·
Huntsberry said later that if a woman
feel uneasy about calling the student security
patrol for an escort to her dorm or car, she can
request a police officer. rather than a student,
to walk her out oftht> building.

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McBride stated that adding a phone
by the Community Center may be in the
school's interest. In past years, the
Community Center has b~n ~n 24 hours
a day. They now lock the doors at midnight.
Evergreen students have expressed
concern over a lack of emergmcy phones.
Simone Mangano, a junior at EverzRen.
questions why E~rglftn does not have the
blue light system that other colltge
campuses haw. 1'he "blue iipt" systenl as
a series of blue lishts situ.ted between
emergency phones that show students the
location of the phones as MI as provilli"8
better lighting on those path&.
Evergreen's emergency p~ones are
located in nine areas, primarily around
academic buildings and parking loti.
Grisalses stated that she was only awa~ of
the location of one phone. In an emergmq
situation a student may not know when to
fmd the emergency pole.
The emergency phones are directly
linked to Police Services. When you pick up
the phone and press the button it directly
rings into the dispatcher of the Police
Services line. Evergreen has recently started
a campus escort service. This service can
be used by any Evergreen student who 'calls
Police Services and requests an escort. The
escorts are fellow Evergreen students.
Comforting as the escort service may
be, the students who responded to
questions about campus safety wanted
better lighting and more emerge ncy
phones. McBride $;lid the college had IIOt
discussed getting more phones, but maybe
one by the Community Center would be a
good idea.

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student activities ...
WashPIRG needs
water watchers

Great American
Smoke Out

Water Watchers needs members who
care about the quality of water in the
enviro'nmental world and the water that we
drink daily. It is in everyone's best interest to
keep the quality of our water high.
Our next project in the community will
be on Saturday, Nov. 15, planting willow trees
along the banks ofIndian Creek. We will leave
F-Iot at 10 a.m.
Water Watchers also meet every
Wednesday night at 7 p.m. in Lecture Hall 10,
downstairs between the doors of Lecture Hall
1 and 5.
For more information or questions,
please call the WashPIRG office at x6058.

• The Well ness Resource Center's fall
theme is "Beyond the Smoke Screen: Who's in
Charge?" In conjunction with the Great
American Smoke-Out (GAS), the WRC is
sponsoring campus participation in the
national and local event held on Nov. 20. This
life-affirming gift to everyone offers the
experience of a tobacco-free day.
The WRC will also be providing an
"adoption plan." This one day activity pairs a
smoker with a non-smoking friend, who
"adopts" the smoker, lending support and
encouragement during their attempt to quit.
Actual "adoption papers" will be provided for
partners to read and sign, 'making it official.
The papers will be available on the rack outside
the WRC (eRC 113), at the Counseling Center
(Seminar 2109), and at our table in the CAB
on Wednesday, Nov. 19 from 11 a.m_to 2 p.m.
The WRC hours are Wednesdays from 2
to 5 p_m., Thursdays from 9 to 11 a.m. and 2
to 6 p.m. and Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon. If
you have any questions, call the WRC at x6528.

Free Jazz
Friday, Nov. 14, The Evergreen State
College presents the Darrius L. Willrich Jazz
Quintet from 7 to 10 p.m.
This free performance is in conjunction
with a T.E.S.C Multi-Cultural information fair
and community pot luck. All ages are
welcome.

Geoduck basketball
The men's team will open their season with
a home game on Nov. 21 against PLU, time TBA.
Nov. 23 marks the openingforthe lady Geoducks
when they face Western Oregon. The home game
is at 2 p.m. For more information call x6531.

WashPIRG sponsors
organized fast
WashPIRG is organizing a 24-hour fast
during Hunger and Homelessness Week, Nov.
16 to 21. A $2-minimum is required to
participate, and proceeds will go to the
National Hunger Relief Fund.
Register for this fast on Nov. 17 and 18 in
the CAB from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The fast begins
at 4 p.m. on Nov. 19 and ends at 4 p.m. on the
20. A potluck will then be held directly
following the fast.
Hunger and Homelessness meets
Mondays from 7 to 8 p.m. in Lecture Hall 10.
Contact them through the WashPIRG office at
x6058 for more information.

Flooding forum

The Red Square players

Guitarist Adam, Ebel (left) from the 3D Visual Arts
program staged a presentation on Red Square
Monday afternoon. Ebel added an auditory
dimension to his visual presentation of a
graffittied metal missile (pictured right) with
friends Mica Gell-Redman (center) and Scott
Bruzenak (right) also on guitar and Tawm
Perkowskivonarich on drums. After unveiling the
missile, the group entertained the lunch time
crowd enjoying the usually sunny and relatively
warm weather.

Mark your calendars for a dynamite
educ~tional forum on "Flooding - Causes,
Consequences & Constructive Action." The'
Olympia Environmental Commission is
hosting this timely forwn on Nov. 20 from 7
_to 9:30 p.m. at The Olympia Environmental
Center, 222 North Columbia Street, in
multipurpose room B.
Learn about floods : the hydrological
processes involved, the interaction between
surface and groundwater, how humans' have
manipulated the landscape to affect flooding,
and how urbanization and storm water runoff
affect flooding. Also discussed will be South
Thurston County flooding concerns and
constructive action such as slope protection
Women's Word, a paper to promote
through the use of native plants.
women's issues. is being put together by
Following the discussion will be an coordinators and volun teer s from the
interaction with the audience entitled "Your Women's Resource Center. It is looking for
Historical Society and The State Capitol con tribution s for their fall issue. Artwork,
Museum." Pictures dated from 1898 will be poetry, fiction, non-fiction and news briefs will
exhibited, presenting "Historic Views of be accepted.
Thurston County Landscapes."
To contribute or get more information,
For more information, contact Ariona, stop by the WRC in the CAB or call x6162.
Environmental Commission Coordinator at Contributions will be accepted until Nov. 2L .
753-8207.
-Elizabeth Russo

Women's Word
contributions

November 1st
Nothing happens.

November 2nd
0000- An individual of enigmatic

motivations snips the receiver line of a Com

building pay phone. Could there be a
connection to the mysterious "X-Files fire
alarm " that also occurred at the precise
stroke of midnight, exactly seven days
earlier? The web of conspiracy grows ever
more tangled ....
1555-Citation issued for expired license plates.
When those things expire you have to catch 'em
fast or they'll start to stink up the joint.

November 3rd

2315- Reports circulate of two persons in
possession of a substance that we must, for
reasons oflaw and good health, control.
November 5th
OBO()' Escorts completed on graveyard shift.
Graveyard shift. Spooky. Wait, 0800 means
eight in the morning, doesn't it?
1004- Motorist commits traffic offense
worthy of a verbal warning and, by God, he
gets one.

0755- Light pole tampered with in Housing

area. There can be no connection between this
inexplicable malfeasance and the as yet
unsolved "Great Pay Phone Caper" (11/2/97
0000) because that shadowy villain strikes only
at midnight.. ...
1955- A large hole in the right side of the Rec.
Pavilion gate confounds investigators.

November 4th
0052- A resident of B-dorm falls ill and local
Station 91 responds.
OB3()' Someone partaking of the wonders of the
Library is served a subpoena.
2226- C-dorm fire alarms wail shrilly into the
night as friendly, inoffensive edibles are seared
beyond recognition.

the Cooper Point Journal

trucked to the slaughter house. Under federal
"humane slaughter"laws, turkeys do not have
to be stunned before they are killed . .
The raising of poultry in factory farms is
not just cruel to the animals, but also
devastating to our health and the environment.
Turkeys raised in unnatural and unhealthy
conditions are susceptible to a number of
disea~es transferable to humans, including
Salmdnella. [n order to combat the disease
outbreak, the turkey growers add large doses
of antibiotics and other drugs to their feed.
Several of these substances have been shown
to present a high carcinogenic risk to humans.
Environmentally, large scale turkey
production adds to the massive amount of
animal waste already abundant in agriculture.
100,000 turkeys produce 15,000 tons of
manure annually which contributes to surface
and ground water pollution. Further, the
excrement contains pathogenic and bacterial
co ntaminants, synthet.ic agricultural
chemicals, and pollutants. Thus, turkey factory
farms are neither health-tonscious (for the ·
birds or humans) or ecologically sustainable.
The important thing to remember this
Thanksgiving is that we do have a choice. The
choice, however. is not between factory farmed
turkeys aild "organically:grown, free-rang~'"
turkeys; they're both dead. Instead of
contributing to the neecUess mis.ery of farm
animals, we have the power to mak-e a
difference.
Nov. 17 to 21 is Animal Rights Awareness
Week which will be sponsored by the Evergreen
Anima l Rights Network (EARN). We will be
offering vegan holiday recipe books and free
information at our table in the CAB. All week
. we will be conducting bake sales to raise money
for Farm Sanctuary, an organization that
rescues farm animals. Please consider others
this holiday season: stop consuming animals.

by Tanya Cheeke
Evergreen Animal Rights Network member

The Day of the Dead
exhibit
Nov. 3 to 28, EI Centro de la Raza brings
you a month-long exhibition of altars and a
Wednesday lecture series exploring the
cultural, artistic, educational and spi ri tua]
Significance of Day of the Dead (Dia de los
Muertos) in Mexico. The exhibit, featuring 13
altars, is free to the public ana open Monday
through Friday. Lectures are every Wednesday
at 6 p.m.
'
Call EI Centro de la Raza-'lt (206) 3299442 for hours and information. EI Centro
de la Raza is located at 2524 16th Ave.
South.

Salsa for Santo
Tomas, Nicaragua
October 31st-Halloween
1033- [n the dark hours of All Hallow's Eve,
a ghost ship runs aground on the shores of
Evergreen_ ... Well, it was 10:30 in the
morning, and it was some old sailboat, but
it really did wash up on the TESC beach.
1l0()' Much publicized burglary goes down
in Lecture Hall 1 and pricy media equipment
is ripped offby two-bit thugs.
141()' Gate to the Rec Pavilion is cut in two
places.
1447- ~omewhere on campus, scorched
foodstuffs arouse a fire alarm_ But I'm not
telling you where. [f they'll burn helpless,
lovable consumables, what do you think
they'll do to me ifl squeal on 'em?
1948-There is the sound of twisting steel and
screeching brakes as automobiles collide on
the fast track that is the Evergreen Parkway.
Happily, the participants walk away
unscathed.

Be thoughtful for Thanksgiving

November 6th
0101- Indecent exposures on the soccer field.
A triumphant squad offootballers frolicking
in the buff after a match-winning bicycle
kick?
0503- Exterior doors on second floor of CAB
are found insecure_Be afraid. Be very afraid.
0647- Escort to booth. They say Marv Albert
always liked to bring an escort to the
broadcast booth.
1042-Speeder on the Parkway. [don't know
if Mr. Ants in his Pants was pulled over, but
he was flyin'. [hope that at the very least
someone yelled, "Hey, where's the fire,
buddy?!!"

November 13, 1997

A salsa dance will be held Saturday,
Nov. 15 from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the
Longhouse_ Donations will benefit the
Thurston/Santo Tomas Sister County
Association and Olympia's sister
community in Nicaragua_ Dance your butts
off and don't leave your meringue shoes at
home!
-Stephanie Guilloud

Although Thanksgiving is qUickly
approaching and we would like nothing better
than to celebrate the holiday mindlessly
relaxing away from school, it is important for
us to be conscious of the food we consume over
the break. We need to make a choice of whether
to spend this time celebrating the lives so many
of us enjoy, or to continue in the Thanksgiving
tradition of eating animals. When we buy meat
in the neat, plastic-wrapped packages at the
store, we don't see the faces of the animals who
were killed for our benefit. We don't see the
suffering and we don't taste the fear that made
up the bulk of their existence.
Every year, 300 million turkeys are
slaughtered in the United States for human
consumption, peaking during the holidays.
The vas·t majority of the birds that we dine
upon have lived horrible lives within the
confinements of factory farms. They are
packed tightly, With as many crammed into a
single building as possible. They are debeaked
and declawed, which are procedures that
involve clipping and burning parts of th eir
bodies without anesthesia. This is done to
"avoid economic lo sses bec3llse stressed.
agitated turkeys are driven to excessive pecking
and fighting."
To increase profits, turkeys have been
genetically manipul<!ted to grow abnormally
fast and large. Their bodies become so heavy
that ofte n th eir legs can't support .th e
tremendous weight placed upon them, leading
to cripp ling leg and joint disorders.
Additionally, many turkeys die of heart attacks
. eac h year because their bodies cannot support
thi s irreglliar growth rate. Those who do
survive the 13 to 24 weeks of horror in factory
farm confinement, are packed into crates and

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now known as Freaks of Nature. But, they will
be changing more then just their name; they
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Coordinator Paul Houghtaling said Freaks
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old WAG, consisted primarily on primitive
techniques, such as making fires, but with the
current shift, they will be more involved in natural
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Currently in a transition phase, the group's
first meeting of the year was held last Thursday,
Nov. 6. Around 20 students interested in various
aspects of nature showed up to voice their
opinions on the changes to be made. At this
point, the Freaks of Nature are not really ~ure
what is going to happen. McKeon, says they are
currently just trying to see what people are
interested in doing. This was the focus of the first
group meeting.
Various ideas were suggested and plans
have already been made to start on some of the
activities. Things such as mushroom hikes,
bird, and plant walks, trips to examine tidal
pools, and a trip on one of the school's boats
have been discussed, as well as films introduced
by the members. This Thursday, at 3 p.m.,
meeting out front of the Long House, the Freaks
of Nature will be going on a plant walk,
followed at 6 p.m. by a Cane Toad video. Future
activities will be posted on th e doors to the
Long House. The Freaks of Nature can be
reached at x6555 with questions or suggestions.

c1osets. forced to hide their prayers for fear of annihilation. I
thought about my family, the ancestors I never knew, and what
. they must have done to preserve their faith .

Reflections from the
Jewish Cultural
Center's retreat

Dear Diary,
Over dinner tonight, I spoke with Rebecca Grubbier, a
student from Reed College student in Oregon. From her fiery eyes,
I could teU she was a steadfast believer. She told me that for a stiTlt
last year, however, she too rejected formal judaism.
She said she thought she didn't believe in religion but
recently found her way back in the synagogue. Her family raised
her orthodox, and she said that the traditionalism was just fine
with her.
eats
dinner
together
and
watches
'Jeopardy!"
on
TV.
by Michelle Snyder
Later thafevening, I got in a heated discussion with a guy
Fortunately, they have divided us into different groups,to
Features Editor
named
Shannon from San Diego. I feIt mad and self-conscious
accommodate all of the levels of faith here. I belong to the
he
told me he didn't understand my jewishness because I
when
Editor's note: Michelle Snyder attended the 1997 Hillel Retreat "learners" group and there are others that belong to the
.
didn
't
pray.
I told him what a ridiculous statement that was, and
conservat
ive
and
at Camp Bishop, which was sponsored by the Jewish Cultural
I
was
as
jewish as anyone gets.
that
orthodox
prayer
Center (x6493) on campus. The following article contains journal
I also gently told him, "Children are the closest people to
entries which depict her three day experience with over 80 Jews groups. My group was
the universe. and they must know
from arouIld the COUIltry. Due to the nature of its content, the comprised of people
God.
They don't pray until someone
A sole worshipper
ideas portrayed here are merely introspective. This article does who had little jewish
tells
them
to." I realized this was the
studies the Torah
do not necessarily characterize or represent the writers ofthe CPJ experience, but were
first
time
I mentiOlied God in a long.
interested
in
learning
during
the
or members ofthe JCc.
long time. Shannon smiled and sa id
about their religion .
morning Sabbath
he was sorry if it felt like he had
Rabbi Dan ofSeattle led
PART I: APPREHENSION
at the 1997 Hillel
pushed religion down my throat.
us in song and prayer,
November 7, 1997
Retreat at Camp
but I felt completely
Dear Diary,
Bishop in Shelton.
PART ill: RECONCILIATION
and
Today I am driving in a car full of Evergreen Jews headed for incompetent
Students
from
November 9, 1997
ignorant.
I
didn't
Camp Bishop in Shelton. For the most part. these foiks have been
Evergreen's Jewish
Dear
Diary.
recognize
any
of
the
of
part of the Jewish scene on campus for almost a year. From what I
I met a woman today who said she
Cultural Center
have learned so far, their jewish experience has been different from the Hebrew, and I
was adopted by Catholics and her
also attended the
mine. I was brought up a Secular Humanistic jew. which means resorted to humming
bio logical parent s were jewish.
weekend event.
that judaism is celebrated culturally, without the mention of God along and trying to look
Megan
Kern s, who attends the
or organized religion. Back home, I am part of an organization very pious.
University of Washington, said she
called Sholem Organizational Institute which promotes knowledge
always identified with Jews and
of history, culture. and politics. It is open to anyone interested in PART II: GOD vs_ ME
converted when she was 12. When I
November8,1997
Judaism .
asked
her whether her adoptive
That means that ifl want to, I can also study anything from Dear Diary.
parent
s
minded, she sa id they are
In light of how of
Buddhism to Paganism to Taoism. Yes. the possibilities are
whole-heartedly
supportive of her
endless. Regardless of my own metaphysical prospects, I am how I feel about
Megan
and
I exchanged e-mail
choice.
beginning to feel anxious. What are we going to do on this retreat? organized religion. my
and addresses and 1 hope to keep in
opposition
towards
Are there any special rules I need to follow? I thi.nk I want to jump
touch with her. I feel like we have a lot
Jewish orthodox faith is
out of this speeding vehicle.
to talk about. Shannon and I had a
beginning to dwindle.
chance
to exchange addresses as well.
All of my fears and
Dear Diary,
We've
both
derided that we still have
Slowly. my worries are beginning to subside. As soon as I misconceptions seemed
a lot to learn about judaism.
to
be
based
on
my
own
lack
of
respect
for
a
people
stepped out of the car. I was greeted by a huge glittering lake that
seemed to reassure me like an old friend. With the remaining light who have had to suffer to claim their homeland and
Dear Diary,
in the sky. I was also able to see towering pines. swimming ducks the right to pray and love God. More importantly, I
The exchange of addresses seems to
and a wooden dock that extended out to the water. I think I might am beginning to see that when I reject my own history
the
end
of
my
Jewish
weekend.
I'm feeling good about my
signify
and religion I am eradicating my own existence <IS a jewish
like it here.
experience.
I
am
not
sure
what
will
happen
when I get home or
American. Does this mean that I want to study Hebrew and attend
whether
I
will
attend
Shabbat
in
Seattle
with
Rabbi
Dan. My brain
synagogue every weekend? Probably not. Am I saying I want to
Dear Diary,
is full. and my heart is light. On the dock for the last time together.
have
another
Bat
Mitzvah,
a
traditional
one
this
time?
I
don
't
Tonight is Friday night Shabbat. In jewish tradition. this is
Shannon and Megan exchanged good byes and said, "Shalom!"
when we light candles and recite prayers to honor this day of rest. 1010W.
which is the traditional jewish good-bye or farewell.
When
I
was
sitting
in
the
lodge
listening
to
the
prayers
and
The orthodox, the more traditional spectrum ofJudaism, do not
"Look," said Megan. 'The sunrise is more colorful than my
allow any sort of activity on th;s day that includes writing or the sounds ofJews worshipping in union , I closed my eyes. I didn't
soc
k
drawer
could ever be!" And with that image in mind. we
reading anything but the holy Torah. I am not used to this sort of know the words, so I descended into my imagination. I pictured
went
our
separate
ways.
restriction through religion. On Friday nights, my family usually the Jews ofthe Holocaust crowded into cellars and basements and

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Managing editor
The women's and men's basketball teams held a sneak
preview of Evergreen's first basketball season last Thursday.
john Barbee, the head coach of the men's team, said the
preview was a chance for the teams to "go out and show what we've
been working for."
The crowd ofabout 175 staff. faculty, alumni, player's friends
Qn~ relatives, and a few students filed into the CRC gym, collected
theJrfree hot dogs and sodas and took their seats on the bleachers.
Th,e players lined up on folding seats on the side of the court,
the men s team on the left, the women's team on the right. Each
player wore the new white and green Evergreen jerseys.
A few people mingled in the bleachers while they waited for
the exhibition to start. One woman and two children walked along
the Ime of players having them sign a basketball and two yeUowing
leaves.
At 6 p.m., President jane Jervis and Washington Secretary
of State Ralph Munro, the founding member of Evergreen's
basketball booster club, walked out on the court.jervis welcomed
the crowd to the "celebration, introduction and demonstration of
our players."
Several people in the crowd were introduced , including
Malcom Stilson, writer of Evergreen's fight song, and David L.
Edwards, the sculptor who gave Evergreen his sculpture of a geoduck
entitled L'Allegro ed il Penseroso. The sculpture, that was dedicated
.It the preview, was installed in the CRC lobby this summer. .
. "And now get on your feet," announcer Aaron Broom from
KXXO radio said.
The crowd stood up. The players got up ran a lap around the
court. The men went to the left and the women ran to the right. As
they passed each other at mid court, they slapped hands.
.
Five members from the Samba Olywha band, who were asked
to perform at the preview, played Brazilian parade music on various
percussion instruments. The band will also play at the women's
and men's first games.
.
Each team demonstrated several drills for the crowd,

shooting baskets, passing to each other and racing up and down
the court. The drills are used for conditioning and to practice skills
that the players will need during their games, explained Rick
Harden, the coach for the women's team.
The crowd clapped as Jackie Barry, Research and Donor
Relations program assistant dressed in a thick geoduck mascot
costume, yelled, "I'm a clam, yes I am," and "Do you feel gooey?"
Some stood and cheered. Others laughed.
Six-year-old Iris Thuesen held up a sign reading, "Go Troyl"
supporting player Troy Torbert. Thuesen and about five other
children played basketball at the YMCA where Torbert used to work.
The exhibition
ended with the crowd
singing the "Geoduck
Fight Song." Then the
crowd was invited to join
the teams in a reception.
Samba OIywha
band member and 1985
Evergreen alumna Su
Smiley summed up what
she thought about the
preview by saying, "If I
hadn't come I might have
thought it was a little odd
because I was so used to
Evergreen not having
team sports. But now that
I'm here, I think it's a
great addition- especially
for people who want to
play basketball. And the
oto
fight song is the funniest
one I've ever heard ."
Evergreen President Jane Jervis
presents Washington's
Secretary of State, Rillph Munro
with a Signed basketball.

Swimmers off to
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by Amy Best
Swim team co-captain
In case you missed the signs last week, the Evergreen
swim team had their first home meet last Saturday. Once again
they competed against two teams, Western and Seattle
University.
On the women's squad, Bonnie Martin broke the record
she set last week, going a second faster in her 100 yd. breastroke.
Ann Alqnist hada beautiful 100 yd. butterfly while Sarah Groark
cleaned up in the 200 freestyle. Danielle Temple and Ruth
Gregory competed against each other and others in both the
50 yd. and the 100 yd. freestyle. Holly Robinson, in her first
individual event of the year, had an impressive 50 yd. freestyle.
The men's squad also rocked. Matt Heaton had a truly
impressive 1000 yd freestyle (that's 40 laps), taking first. Aaron
Huston, in his first individual event of the season, discovered
new abilities while swimming a great 500 yd. freestyle. The
men's 200 yd. freestyle relay of Nate Mahoney, Matt Heaton,
Howard Geams, andjoesefKuehnast was less than two seconds
away from the national qualifying time. Alex Ip, despite goggle
trouble, was a great help to the team in his individual events as
well as in the relay. Matt King performed equally as well in the
100 yd. freestyle.
But it was after the swimmers finished that the strength
of-our team came out-with the divers. Both our returning
divers-Sara Lampo and Wade Jerdee--qualified for Nationals
in their first attempt this year_ This is Sara's third year on the
team and will be her third trip to Nationals. Wade has been
here two years and this will be his first trip. Additionally, we
have a new diver this year, Alicia Weber. The strength, ability,
from. grace and beauty these three divers bring to the sport is
intense to watch.
Both teams will be up and swimming again this Saturday
at 1 p.m. in the CRC pool.

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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

"FREEDOM OF SPEECH:
Every person may freely speak, write and publish on all subjects, being '
responsible for the abuse of that righl."
- Article I, Section 5, Washington State Constitution 1889

Trustee Lamb
responds

Creetings,
I am an abstraction.
It was great to see Hillary Rossi's piece in the
Oct. 30 CPJ on student impressions of the College's
Board of Trustees, and even greater to see broad
interest in impending appointments to the board.
I guess what compelled me to write are some
misconceptions about the excellent composition
of today's bClard. Much information is availab le
(though a bit buried) on The Evergreen Home Page
under "campus information." "po licies and
procedures," a nd "board procedures." This
contains a photo of the trustees with
accompanying biographical information.
State policy limits our universe to seven
people so all facets of society can't be represented.
Given its size, Evergreen's board is nothing short
of miraculous.
• Three ofthe seven are women.
• Ofthefnur men, two are people of col0r (though
Fred Haley and I quality as colorful).
• Fred and I represent the chronolog ical
parentheses above and below the multiples of 40
(sorry Fred. matter of public record).
• "Connected to the school?" Chris Meserve is
an alumni. Lila Girvin is parent ofan alumni, Billy
Frank guest teaches, and I've worked on the
Foundations since the 80's.
• As for corporate types, Lila is a practicing artist
(she's great but keeps practicing anyway) and
volunteer. Carol Vipperman heads a non profit
foundation encouraging Russian/American
Economic cooperation. Billy Frank heads the
Northwest Indian Fisheries commission (ami is a
figure of international stature on issues of
indigenous peoples), Chris is a partner in her own
law firm in Jomest ic practice. True, Fred. Dwight
and I are corporately challenged, hut Brown and
Iialey and Lamb, Grays Ilarbor, are both small
privately held family businesses. Fred's
rec og nition by the ACLU (American Civil
l.ibert iI'S Un ion ) with its William O. Douglas
award is evidence of only one of the molds he has
hroken. Dwight does work for the "Itty gilt)'
Ai rplane Company." but his executive position in
Iluman Resources and Labor Relations is in th e
stream of an Evergreen strength. Like Evergreen,
he aspires to be on lhe leading edge. My work in
Wa shington history and public educati on has
hrought me many satisty ing contacts with the
"(; reeners in Government."
• We come from the banks of the Nisqua ll y, the
shores of Grays Ilarbor anJ Commencemen t Bay,
th~ mysterious jungles of Seattl e, the arid wastes
of Spokane (sorry Lila just perpetuating a myth)
and even Olympia!
What makes this board all the more
miraculous is that we are all so different. A bunch
of different governors appoin ted us. and yet we
all work so well together with great respect for

Historical imperfections

each other's opinions. It might be the magic of
Evergreen.
I'll hast en to add that I have never
contrib uted 10 campa igns the governors who
What is impOrtant to.God7 This could
appointed me (perish the thought, as a Dan Evans
Republican , I know about endangered species
rate as the nUlJlhet one quatlon of aU time.
first hand!). I can't speak for others, but , Several corollary.queStions have received
Governors Lowry and Locke may have asked me
much attention well: Who is GOO7 How do
to se rve because of interest, enth usiasm,
you ple;lse. God1 ~t ~n we dO t9 keep the
proximity (Evergreen is the dosest four-year
deity happYl How do you keep the Force going
institution to my hometown) , and because of
.
with you? ls there a Goa7 .
ot her service to the state in the field of history.
. What is important to God? Ritual.
Pf'ople often give money to candidates so they
Many would say that the establislunenl and
won't be appoin ted to boardsl
maintenance of(eremonial rites and fonns
On the subject of trustees knowing more
aCe the chief interest of God. God wants to
about the college, and students knowing more . see the .exactness of detail ip our worship
about trustees. we all have a challenge. Trustees'
and rites. ~~ \listoQ' of religions bears
meetings are open and the schedule is published
'withess to the belieftbat rltualis God's main
a year.in advance. so why don't students come?
concern.
_.
Classes would love to have trustees visit, so how .
In contrast,Iesus said. "To love God with
come you see so little of us'! The "busy people"
aU)'Qurhem. withal your understanding and
thing strikes again . I have never attended an
with all your strength. and to love your .
Evergreen event that wasn't exc iting and
neighhQr as yourSelf is more impQrtant than
interesting. but there is only so much time ...
all burnt offerings and sacrifices." (Mark
As for students coming to more board
12:33) The details- 'of religion do not grejltly
meetings, I'll share a secret by way of addressing
conc~ God. Considering all the effort put
what is it that the board does. The work of a trustee
into ritual'YOu wonder, -how did we go so far
is li ke the work of a pilot, hours of boredom
WIong?"f.ijtualinevitably leads us to focus on .
punctuated by moments of shee r panic. It's not
the ritualist, whereas love causes us to focus
quite that mundane, but almost, and that's the way
, on God
neighbbr.
.
it should be. Tnlstees are in place to see that the
. What is important t~ God? Punishing
adm inistration of an organization is doing well. We
you. Numerous times I have heard the .
must be informed and must approve certain
stories of angry: preachers and parochial
decisions, but we only "act" on issues of serious
sch.ool teacherS .condemning the y~t to be
proportions. Believe me, ifh istory is any indicator,
Greener of their.' infractions, "God the
when thost, momrnt~ arise you'll be there.
cosmic policeman hammering you f~r your
Thefuture: I'm a fan of the people on the board
mistakes," In contrast, Jesus teaches that
today, but nell' trustees will come as the governor
, God is the one who goes'and carries the lost
exercises his right to appoint. Judging from history,
sheep (us) in his I~g arms. He knows we .
Evergreen has favorab ly innuenced the right people
are
weak and he offers to help. Moral
to say yes. Indeed, a lot of the type of people students
weakness
has never,tw'ned God's 19ve.aw~y
expressed a desire to avoid would avoid Evergreen
from
us.
Arrogance
and pride claim that
like the plague ... and that 's a loss for al l. A diverse
response,
.
life is about confronting things we are unfamiliar
What.is
important
to
God? Nature' .
with, things that may make us uncomfortable. and
Unpeopled,
undisturbed
Nature.
In. this
finding understanding. Corporate Types don't fit iIi
·view.
humanity
is
evil
and
must
be
stopped
quoks any more comfortably than woman or black.
from their greedy march the destruction
Covernor Lockc's challenge is to do as well as those
of the natural world For many people, God
before him.
is Nature and to properly worship God they
As trustees. we have a contin uing challenge
need to protect him/her from the greedy
(0 be part of the Evergreen community, whil e
humans. Iesus agrees with the'.greed factor ..
remembering that we delegate responsibility for
He (aIls us to chan8e and teaches us: "Look
running the college to a professional
at the birds of the air; they do not sow or
administratiun hired for that purpose. In many
. reap or store away in barns, and yet your
respects trustees have greatest value for their
heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not
experiences or background that are not common
much
more valuable than they?" (Matthew
at the college.
6:26) We have value to God. He loves us and
sacrificed his life for us.
We'll be seeing you around,
D.E. Lamb
......... What is important to God?
Relatnsbjp. Jesus said, , am the vine. you
are e branches;'"' Whether in .metaphor, .
e
Please bring or address all
parable. ~ teaching. Or narrative story.
• responses or other forms of
Jesus taught and1ived relationship and
commentary to the Cooper Poilllt 10urnal office in CAB 316. The
claimed tbat God was in him bringing
deadline is at 1 p.m. on Monday for that week's edition. The word
reIationsbiptotheworld. We~esttange
ou.rselves from God. Perhaps our pride caUses
limit for response is 450 words, for commentary it's 600 words.
us to not acknowledge our need for
The CPJ wants to use as much space as possible on these pages for
forgiveness_
Possibly the siddy sweet feelings
letters and opinions. Therefore, in practice, we have aUowed
of self pity keep us from facing our true
contributors to exceed the word limit when space is available. When
spiritual prediCament. Maybe we simply enjoy
space is limited, the submissions are prioritized according to when the
the hedonistic.,life and do not care to submit
CPJ gets them. Priority is always given to Evergreen. students.
to Jesus, Whatever the case, we need to be .
Please note: the CPJ does not check its mail daily. The arrival of erec~nci1ed to God.

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How to submtt.

mailed letters may be delayed and _may cause the letter to be held until
the following issues. We will accept typed or handwritten submissions,
but those provided on disk are greatly appreciated.
All submissions must have the author's name and a phone number.

Greg Smith,
campus minister with Evergreen Students
fur Christ

."In the 8th century Muslims conquer Spain, them to I!urope (t hat is another debate for
Portugal and France
.
another time). In order to clearly understand the
ca usal fa ctors behind the dehumanization and
and control it for 700 years
They never mention this in history class 'cause enslavement of African peoples, we must address
Ofays are
the events that precede and necessitated such.
threatened when you get the real lesson
This takes us to the above quote. From
Moors from Baghdad Turkey threaten European around 710 AD until 1491 most of southern
Christians
Enrope was under the influence and control of
meaning the white way oflife
the Moors, black Muslims from northern Africa
Hence the Crusades for Christ
and western As ia. Coincidentally, this same time
On November 25th 1491 Santiago defeats the frame is known of as the "Dark Ages," in which
last Muslim
Europea n cu lture fa ltered and the masses of
stronghold Grenada
people lived in ignoran ce and savagery. This
King Ferdinand gave thanks to God for victory
~h we know, but what isn't addressed is the
And the Pope of Rome declared this day to /fa ct that during this time the only institutions of
higher iearning were -those introduced by the
forever be
A day of th anksgiving for all European Moors. who in fact brought algebra to Europe.
Christians ... "
Beyond that lies the fact that the term "Dark
-Ras Kass, Nature ofd}e Threat
Ages" is not only reflect ive of the metaphysica l
darkness in wh ich European culture found itself.
In regards to the on-going battle around but also a reference to those who were in control
cultura l diversity, we are still faced with some at the time, those who were dark. This seven
rather sophisticated, illusory obstacles that hundred year period is also a large reason why
impede positive change. Our edu cationa l south ern Europeans have a much darker skin
institutions provide many of them. As far as we tone than northerners: cross-cultural "mixing."
It wasn't until 1491 that the Muslims were
may believe the scholastic world has come in
regards to dealing with "race" and culture, there finally and co mplet ely defeated, just before
are still some dynamic misnomers. I address wh ich we find the beginning of the
scholastics first because it is otten this institution "Renaissance," or the "Age of Enlightenment."
that establishes and perpetuates misinformation At the same time that Europe starts to come out
through the masses of people, under the guise orits own ignorance (great ly because of Musl im
ofabsolute truth. Acommon belief, or lie, among educational centers), efforts to push the "dark
scholars is that European enslavement of African forces" of the black Moors out of Europe also
people was only economically based and the begin to rise and take affect. The 14th and 15th
issue of "race" only came about as an afrermath cent uries were periods of comi ng out of
of such. Given the events in European history darkness, both psychologically and physically.
that preceded colonialism and slavery, this is not For all intensive purposes. one cou ld argue that
even remotely possible. Let's look at the greater the Renaissance was a reactionary response to
black rule that was designed to establish white
picture rather than mere splinters of a fram e.
If we look at the era in which slavery began, people as superior and rloser to ·God. We need
it falls in the late 15th century prior to Columbus' only look at the artistic explosion that occurred
invasion of the Americas. As a matter of fact, in order to see such effort. It shou ld be known
Co lumbu s' journals con tain detailed that prior to the Renaissance. depictions of the
descriptions of the western coast of Africa which Madonna and baby Jesus were black (as they
would on ly be possible were he part of the first shou ld be. but that is also another debate). Pope
movement to enslave Africans and transport Julius II commissioning Michaelangelo to paint

the Sisti ne Chapel with wh ite images of God and
Jesus is another example. If you go to Italy today
you can find the black Jesus images in the back
room ofma ny art galleries, where they hopefully
won'tbeseen.
It is directly after this age of enlightenmelJt
begins that south ern Europeans, primarily
Spa nish and Portuguese, emba rk on the slave
trade and then colonialism. You cannot tell me
that a pattern does not arise implying that race
was an issue behind Eurupe's movement against
the rest of the world. The rest of the world
populated by "darker" people of color. Of course
eco nom ics was an issue, given Europe's lack of
resources and food, but to atter.npt to keep our
collective and historic hands clean by exclaiming
that simp le racis m. regardless of how
subconscious, was no t a deciding factor is
absurd. The pattem fo llows as such: southern
Europe is ruled for nearly 700 years by black
people, altering th e culture and ph enotypical
tra its of said Europeans, giving rise to an era
known as the "Dark Ages," as the black Muslims
began to be pushed out, the Renaissance rolls
around with its enlightenmen t, or rather the
lightening of. which appears as a reaction to the
fear of black rule, manifesting in attempts to put
white people closer to God and as intellectually
s~lperior. This is followed up by th e enslavement
of African peop le,'not to mention the rest ofthe
world's people of co lor, and overt wh ite
supremacist expa nsion and colon ial ism that
remains today. A simple pattern ; th e fin ale being
a reactionary at ta ck on African people and
people of co lor after having been under the fl/le
of such for centuries.
That is partofthe greater picture which still
affects our perspectives today, and which we
must address in order to escape misinforrnn tion
and illusion.
PEACE,
ADR IAN SCOTT
(Ta lking About Race Coordinator)
aplus@elwha.evergreen.edu

Reading the human genome
It has long been assumed that once we
know the genetic sequence of a human being,
we'll be ab le to manipulate that seq uen ce to
create a baby with any characteristics we desire.
This idea is played out in the movie GATTACA
(nice movie-go see it!) but it's not quite so
simp le. Knowing the genetic sequence and
understanding it are distinctly different things.
In other organisms, mutagenesis is used to
determine the function of the gene. If you
randomly mutate the genes of millions of seeds,
you can seek out one with a mutation in the part
of the pla nt that you're interested in , and
conclude that the gene that was mutated is
responsible for that part of the plant. For
example , let's say you' re intereste d in leaf
development. You use ultraviolet light to mutate
the genetic material of 100,000 seeds, grow
them, and find a plant wh ich doesn't develop
leave s. The difference between the ge netic
sequence of that plant and a normal (wild-type)
plant is most likely inv olved in leaf
development.
This wou ld be impractical for human
genes as part of a scientific experiment. Luckily
enough, it happens naturally. There are billions
of people on the Earth, aUof which are randomly
exposed to mutagens in their daily lives. Right
now, according to Science Magazine, there is a
debate centering on China, where
pharmaceutical companies want to use China's
huge population to find defects in a wide variety

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of ge nes. By studying genetic defects in the
population, it is possible to determine which
genes are responsible for the correct function of
a human being. But this isn't a foolproofmethod
either. Defects in the most crucial of human
genes will terminate life in utero, resulting in a
miscarriage or stillbirth. Rather than being the
direct resu lt of mutation in one gene, anyone of
a number of genes could have gone wrong. The
problem could also stem from environmental
rather than genetic factors, all of which have to
be taken into consideration.
An alterna,te method of studying human
genes is to study them in human cells that have
been removed from the body. Many different
types of ce lls have been grown in to tissue
cultures and can be studied in the lab. These can
on ly be used to study intracellular processes, but
they are a valuable tool for studying human
genes outside of a human being.
There is a new and powerful tool is known .
as co mputational genomics. Computers can
pick up subtle simila rities between different
ge nes. These similarities in genetic sequence are
extra polated to similarities in function. The
information gathered from thi s method has to
be verified with another technique, but it
provides a valuable starting point. If you know
the gene responsible for leaf development in
corn, and you find a similar gene in Arabidopsis
(a type of mustard plant), the Arabidopsis gene
is probably involved in leaf development. That

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is a big 'probably' which has to confirmed in the
lab. This new type of genetics is now referred to
as science ill silica, where new con clusions can
be made based on the analYSis done on a
computer.
The Human Genome Project is trying to
address the eth ical,legal, and social implications
ofsequencing a human being. The ELSI program
was started to do just th is, and is allocated 5%
of the genome project's budget every year, about
7 million dollars in 1995. I don't think they've
done enough so far to prevent the poss ibl e
future portrayed in GATTACA, but the movie
itself may spur more activity in that direction.
Fortunately, reading all of the A's, G's, T's, and
C's in a hum an being is not the sa me as
understanding it. Several bacterial ge nomes
have alreaody been sequenced , but less than 50%
of the seq uen ces can be assigned a known
function.
There will be a significant lag between the
end of the Human Genome Project (scheduled
for 2005) and the knowledge required to do
widespread engine~ring on GAITACA's scale.
But with all of the pharmaceutical compan ies
working on it. ..

Is there all issue or a research project ill
the sciences lhat you would like to see covered
in the CPj? Let us know at thomasel, wolfech,
stebbins, or muellerm@eIwha.evergreen.edu.
Elizabeth Thomas

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Dr.JeMs:
I am writing to you both as a studenund
as a itudent worker. I feel a need,w ~ to
you tilt anger and frustration Gpetienced by
myself-and by other student worken ~ the
keahiaeat 'We receive ilS employees of The
~StateCollege. .
.
lam a f\lIkime student here at~; ~
a1Sg wcxk two jObs at the college - OM at~
MedIa Resource Center for $5.75 an bottt; ~
other at the ~ergreen Politital Information
.CenterforS5.15 an hoor. I enjoyrny~at~
ofthue. and I p~t in enormous amOW),.· of
unpaid per$onal time and effort into enaurlngtlljlt
.both of·these areas are successful. I give each of
these jobs my best effort. while remaining careful
not to cornpronuse'my education. [fed that in
this regard I have done very well and I am pleased
with the arrangement. . .
'.
-' 1 cannot, ·however. ·· survive on this
arrangement. Even with a small savings built up
in the beginning of the year. I have not been able
.to break even with the cost of living wb~e
working a~ Evergreen, My savings have run, dry.
and I will not have enough to pay my power bill
or my rent' neit month. I am not living
~tlyby any means, I have in fartworked
~ save money when possible. yet I am unable to
provide for myself. ;
As a student workp-. I am not allowed to'
work IJl91'e than 19.5 hours a week. This means that
1 faQ a half-hour short of being eligible for fOQd

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.Lastly. stiJdtnt worbu ar paid only oou a .
DlOIdb.00 tbe15th.11Iismeinitbatinlhddl. when
US have eltGl cost5inc.im:ld1iom changing
, boUstiig. as wfIJ as tuItiOn ancl books to pay for.
often we do'DOt receive any IDCMe)' until Npv. 15. I
am told it is simply too tnucb paperwork to pay
studentworkm moretban once a month. However.
the.smool manages to pay its~and 5taft'twice
'a iDontb:Evergreen must do the sameb its stticrmt
workm.
Student wOlken cannot survive on the low
wages.llm.Ited hoUrs.·aod denied baftts that this
arrangement grants os. We are a vital pUt of
Rverpten'$ ~ AccordiDJI1. we need to be
treated 11& the Wuiim, studears, and buman
bein8lthatwe~ldonot~~

to make high eDoagb wages to :PI)' tuition. but
when we canDot make eoOugb incoaIe to sumve,.
, then something isterribly wroOg.
Sincerely.
Sarah Alec Hamilton
Student Worker

Stereotypes debunked
Mr. Monroe,
As a biracial (1/2 black,1/2 Jewish) woman
and as a daughter of feminism I was totally
offended by your editorial in the Oct. 30 CPJ. I
cannot spea k for ALL my sisters, but I can say that
your egocentric att itude is what truly separates
pOlltificating boys from trustworthy men.
There may be many reasons why a woman
of any race or ethnicity may look askance at a
brother. She also may fear some white men- and
let's not leave out men of other ethn icities (like
the Native brothers and Latino men who have
recieved so much negative stereotyping over the
years). In any case, a woman may just not want/
desire a mans' advances. Whether she's involved,
saving it, gay, celibate, or just not interested, it's

her choice. Let her be. Honor her and she may
someday honor you.
On a final note, brothers of ALL colors need
to learn that no woman really enjoys being
objectified (ca ll it signified if you must). She just
wants to be loved and appreciated for who she is.
That's not oversimplification. Perhaps as a society,
we need not fear men ofcolor, yet it is unfathomabl e
that you can ignore interracial relationships that
have existed forever between white women and
black men. I will be 34 this month and am th e
product ofsuch a union . It's been going on for quite
some time. Not all white women fear black men.
Some black men fear white women.
Ruth M. Brownstein

World serious

I feel kind of down tonight, so I retreated to watching the ball game. One time, two friends
my room, put on some John Coltrane, lit up a were talking to me about baseball and one
cigarette, and sentimentalized. It's the best Icould mentioned, "Wouldn't it be funny if it were the
do. I had no money for alcohol and my Cleveland seventh game, ninth inning, and all of the sudden
Indians had just lost the World Series.
The Simpsons came on?" And again I understand
I understand hereat Evergreen, baseball's not that most anything mainstream at Evergreen is
the top priority for most people, nor any other looked down upon , even baseball. Baseball is
sport for that matter. I hear gripes and qualms Americana, and has come to represent much of
about all the money involved in sports and how it what we think as American. Apple pie, the girl
is all a business, and I agree. But there I was , next door, and baseball.
watching the seventh game of the series on a TV
But I look upon baseball differently. Not the
that really didn 't get much of a picture at all, and it mainstream or the status quo do I associated with
was time for The Simpsons to come on. My baseball . The concept of baseball is
roommates felt like watching it, and I wasn't going misunderstood. If it is American, then baseball
t9 bitch seeing that majority rules. But I just felt (the essential game itself) would be materialistic
bad, that's all. I grew up with baseball all my life and finite. But it is not, it is totally the opposite.
and here I was not able to watch my hometown Theoretically, baseball can go on forever:-No time
team in one of the most important ga mes in limits or clocks restraints like footba ll or
history. I ended up calling my father back in basketball. It is an eternal game. So next time
Cleveland, and he gave me the play by play when you might be around people talking about
nervously. I said a little prayer that his obeSity and living a different life and trying to achieve some
high blood pressure and the circ umsta nces higher state of consciousness, I ask yo u to turn on
wouldn 't give him a heart attack. He's been a fan . the ball game, or even go watch some little kids
all his life and had waited for this moment.
play, and take it all in. Take in the infin ite
I've been ridiculed jokingly by my possibilities and reach your Nirvana that way, if
roommates and others because of my love for for only one time.
baseball. During the entire post-season one could
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Bean: Is anyone really that dumb?
month sabbatical he has in LA, authorized
by the British museum .
Staff Writer
All hell breaks loose. David and the
Dr. Bean? Rowan Atkinson plays Bean,
executives of the museum think Bean is a
bringing to cinema that quiet English man
doctor, and Bean is too shy to tell them
who does such stupid stuff one sometimes
otherwise. David's wife and his two children
feels the need to cringe . He hardly talks, and
move out, insisting that it is Bean or them .
is morbidly curious about too many things.
David's boss, on to Bean's quirky ways,
threatens David's job.
Bean is the story of a man employed at a
British museum "standing and looking at
For most of the movie, I wanted to
paintings." Since his British associates want
cover my eyes. It wasn't bad, just scary. It's
him out oftheir faces, they decide to send him
one of those. "I can't believe he's that stupid I
to California as a liaison with an LA museum,
I can't watch this!" movies. My roommates
escorting the American impressionist
ate it up, but I was annoyed with Bean's
painting, "Whistler's Mother." The British . forgetfulness. Why doesn't he ever learn his
museum sold the painting to the LA museum.
lesson?
Enter David, the curator of the LA
David is an idiot. It takes until halfway
museum, who 'd~cides to allow Bean to stay
through the movie for David to realize that
in his home for the unveiling of the painting.
Bean is a colossal moron who is not a doctor.
David is also allowing him to stay foe the three
It took David's wife 15 minut~s to realize this.

by Hillary Rossi

The State of the State
One of Olympia's landmarks gets a new owner and a new life
by Ethan Andrew Jones

A&E Editor

Langlie and Mayor J.T. Trullinger both gave speeches
that were.simulcast over local radio station KGY. A
brass band played to the crowds as k1eig lights lit the
sky.
Now, nearly fifty years later, the State Theater stands
empty.
Despite its rundown appearance, the State has
already begun a new phase of its development. On
Sept. 4. it was purchased by Harlequin
Productions, a semi-professional, non-profit
theatre company based in Olympia. Harlequin
is planning a major renovation and restoration
project to be culminated in Sept. of 1998 ..
Linda Whitney, one of Harlequin's artistic
directors, explains the State Theater was a
perfect match for the growing needs of her
company. Harlequin has been producing
performances in the small venue known as
the "black bOl( at the Washington Center
for the past seven years, but soon realized
that they would need to find a slightly
larger venue to accommodate the
increasing size of their audiences. They
began searching for a place of their own
about three years ago, Whitney says. When
the State went on the market, they realized
it would be a perfect opportunity.
The restoration project; including the cost
of the building itself, wi ll total around $1
million. The Theater itselfis in remarkably
good condition , considering its outward
appearance and age, It was constructed out
of steel reinforced concrete and designed to
withstand earthquakes. In fact. Olympia
was shaken by its worst ever earthquake
during the construction of the State, and
the theater escaped virtually unscathed.
Just before the State closed in 1996, it
received new seats and a new roof. The
electrical and heat pump systems were
upgraded in 1978. The State still has its
authentic Tiffany chandeliers and rare
dimmable neon lighting.

On Nov. 11, 1949, the city of
Olympia received one of the finest film
palaces on the west coast - the State
Theater. It was such a momentous
occasion that then Governor Arthur

The main goal of the renovation is to create a usable
theater space. Harlequin will tear out the particle board walls,
installed in 1978, to restore the space to a single room
playhouse. The projection booths will be converted into tech
space -' the projectors were removed by the ACT III movie
theater chain that used to operate the State. Harlequin will
build a thrust stage which will extend about 40 feet into the
auditorium and house dreSSing rooms for 20 people. Acatwalk
will be installed to accommodate lighting, and sound
equipment. A loading door will also be installed in the back.
It will ultimately become an intimate venue that seats 300
people.
The State used to be downtown Olympia's second run
movie triple-plex, one that charged only a dollar for admission.
Whitney says ACT III felt that the theater just wasn't working
out for them economically and closed the movie theater in
1996. Many people, especially students and the businesses
surrounding the theater, bemoaned the demise of the dollar
theater. Whitney adds that ACT III didn't want a theater
downtown at all and that if Harlequin, or somebody, hadn't
bought it. it would have remained boarded up.
The purchase was made possible through gifts from local
businesses and individuals. Harlequin raised $200,000 toward
the purchase last summer, and is currently raising another
$200,000 to complete the purchase and cover environmental
remediation and other fees. Then they will need to raise
another $600,000 to completely cover the cost of the
renovation
The newly renovated facility will also be available as a
rental space to other groups and arti·sts.' The St. Martin's
College Drama Department is among the groups that have
confirmed that they will be utilizing the space.
Harlequin plans to keep the theater accessible to students
by keeping their ticket prices low, says Whitney.
In the meantime, Harlequin will be producing Inspecting
Carol, a holiday-themed comedy to be presented at the
Washington Center. The show will open on Nov. 28, and
there will be a "pay-what-you-can" show at 8 p.m. on Dec. 10.

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Harlequin website, which can be round at http:/
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photo by Gary Love

It's like some big Hollywood producer
said, "Let's put this sweet English character
into a big budget film. ~ Bean against a neon
Hollywood back drop is never be a good thing.
Then again, you must love Bean .
Everyone does. I felt sorry for him. Usually on
BBC he is doing something for the primary
purpose of being a smart ass. But the film
depicts him as not knowing what the hell is
going on. The only time Bean has any self
pride is when he is rolling his pelvis in all the
museum executives' faces because he just
dried off the front of his pants with a fan.
The movie was amusing. That's all I have
to say about it. But [ would really like to know
if anyone is this dumb? Bean is playing at
Lacey Cinemas.

Illustration o[Rowan Atkinson by Ethan jones

What? Starship Troopers is good?
by Jonathan Brogger
A&E contributing writer

Something must be wrong with us all.
What is it about a con ce pt at its purest,
simplest form that seems so perfect and
flawless? How many times have you tried to
boil down a story to its unfLltered essence and
describe it in a neat, eight word sentence? Try
this one: sexy young soldiers kill giant bugs
from space.
It doesn't get much simpler than that. It
co uld be a play, a comic book, a video game, or
~ television series. A concept like that could
go anywhere. This time it was made into a
movie called Starship Troopers, a movie that
sticks so close to its concept that the only time
it gets bad is wh en the story threatens to evolve.
Directed by Paul Verhoeven, who
nearly 1st his license to schlock after the
disastrous Showgirls, Troopers doesn't
pretend to be anythingit isn't.
future is fairly predictable. We drink
of aerodynamic glasses, drive flying cars,
and talk via picture-phones. Earth would
be a nice place to live ifit wasn 'I for a planet
of giant bugs who keep tossing asteroids
at our cities.
I think everyone can see where the
story goes from here. Verhoeven's cast was
culled from the dregs of 90210 and
Melrose Place with Doogie Howser M.D.
(Neil Patrick Harris) and Jake Busey

(Gary's creepy son) thro',vn in for good
measure. Why the low star qual ity? It leaves
more money for star cruisers, bug
vomit. and prosthetic limbs.
.
Tha t d.oesn't mean the
acting is all that bad. Typecast
tough guy Michael

Ironside (V, Seaquest) gets the best line in the
film when he realizes "These bugs
are sucking brains!!"
And
Patrick
Muldoon
(Melrose Place)
is acceptable
as a macho
space pilot.
Even Jake
Bus e y
does all
ri g h t

despite being saddled with his father's strange
mouth. But in this film, character development
just gets in the way. Verhoeven remembers it's
the concept that will sell tickets rather than
acting chops.
And what a concept it isl We see flying
bug dung shot out of alien poopchutes. flying
torsos separated from their bodies, flaming
puke, and so on. Starship Troopers appeals to
our base senses: we watch, we hear, but we
don't do much thinking. This film is nothing
but an essence, a perfectly executed equation .
Idea + money = movie. There's something very
appealing about that and I'm not quite
sure why. Perhaps it is
the
giant
insects.

Emamcomes Funky, folky, funny, fresh
by Sonny Krishnamurti
A&E contributing writer

by Jennifer Koogler

On Thursday, Nov. 20, Emam, a world revered tabla
(classical Indian drum) player, will give a free concert in the
Longhouse on the Evergreen campus. He will be bringing
several friends, and together they will comprise a "world rhythm
ensemble." The concert will also feature special guest Jillian
Speer, who will play guitar and sing between drumming pieces.
Emam has been a tabla player for 20 years, and has been a
student of such greats as Ustad Alia Rakha (who toured with Ravi
Shankar for many years) and his current teacher of 14 years,
the phenomenal Ustad Zakir Hussain. Emam has produced four
CD's since 1992, and is praised for his command ofboth Indian
classical music as well as world fusion music.
Emam will be leading an all-percussion workshop (bring
any rhthm instrument and participate) from 5 to 7 p.m. and will
be giving a live performance with the ensemble from 6 to 8 p.m.
in the Evergreen Longhouse. This concert is being sponsored
by the following: ASIA, First Peoples' Advising Services, Expect
Miracles Productions, The Women of Color Coalition, Umoja.
LASO, Housing, and the Telling Stories program.
If you would like to hear more about Emam before the
concert , tune into the Expect Miracles radio show on Friday,
Nov. 14 at 3 p.m. on KAOS 89.3 for an interview with him . For
more information, contact First Peoples' Advising at x6284 or
ASIA at x6033 .

If you haven't had a chance to take in a concert in
downtown
Olympia yet , I
heartily suggest
you do so soon.
Music is an
integralpartofour
community and
besides, you need
something to keep
yourse lf awake
during those long
hibernation-prone
months of winter.
Going
to
a
musically oriented
event is a great way
to get familiar with
the Oly scene and The fabulous Vede HiHe. check out the
talent circling
through
here.
You 'll have a chance to participate when The Previous, Dan
Bern, and Vede Hille play this Wednesday, Nov. 19, at the Capital
Playhouse.
The Previous is a local band whose UnPop . .. album,

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released last year, is a true pop gem. Headed up by singer and
guitarist Andras Jones, the band's melodic bounce and clever
lyrics brings spring in to the step of the average concert goer.
The Previous' range of emotions go from Tigger-like happiness
to Eeyore-esque lamenting, filling in everything in between_
Dan Bern's latest EP entitled dog boy van is a six song
folk-inspired quiet rant, ranging
in content from songs about
alien
abduction
and
relationships to the Oklahoma
City bombing and the death of
Kurt Cobain . Each song is
highlighted by acoustic guitars
and harmonicas.
These
elements combined with Bern's
scratchy voice, give the EP a high
Dylanesque quality. In fact, one
reviewer called him "a Dylan for Dan Bern: folky and
the skateboard generation."
proud of it,
Bern also has a full length ~Ibu~_
out now called Work.
Vede Hille is a singer from Vancouver, B.C. who studied
jazz piano and attended art school before focusing all of her
attention on songwriting. She released her first album called
songs about People and Buildings in 1992 before touring
around Canada. Recently, she recorded an album of songs
about painter Emily Carr which should be released soon.

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dhi,.: {March 21-April 19}

It seems as
though everything is starting to either happen
really fast, or you lose track of time. You have
to remember to do what you've got to do. There
are so many beautiful souls out there that
naturally vacuum time and leave a jungle in
between it. Don't let it bring you down. Keep
breathing in the purity.

will arise. There may be more than one, so be
careful woen you start deciding which is right
and which is simply desire. lfit is impulse you
feel. let it be from the heart.
~: {August 23-September 22} When you

7Aum.: {ApriI20-May 20} So figure it out,

dude. [t should be something necessary for you
to at least attempt solving. When the first apple
falls off the tree, there will soon be many more
apples on the ground, sinking back into. the
earth. Timing is essential to the big picture of
life. [s it really worth getting thatfrustrated???

.tilmt: {September 23-0ctober 22}

'i.mini: {May 21-June 20} The wisdom oflove
has created a new light for your future plans in
this life. While you are happy in the moment,
sharing your secrets of calmness to your lover,
don't forget to be the listener, too. Scratch each
otber's back.
CAneer: {June 21-July 22} However far you see
yourselflanding softly amongst the flowers of
blooming beauty, it wou ld be better to express
your true feelings to the ones holding the
grudge. We all love you, only let liS know what
stage you plan to perform on and with who.
The world you left behind will still linger, cliff
to cliff, face to face.
...[.H.: {July 23-August 22} Just like the wild cat

that you are, beyond the stars of all time and
space of the nothingness, there remains a
solution for past events. You should finish what
you started, go to the end of it. and a new door

think the worst is over,-and something new
begins to fill the spectrum , understand first
exactly why it did and how prevention can be
accomplished. Everything happened with a
natural and equafreaction, so determining the
source is as simple as backtracking your energy.
"We should really learn to love each other, in
peace and harmony," says Bob Marley. Hey,
hey, hey!!! I'm not.saying it's your fault, blame
nothing, assume nothing.
It 's not
that you don't like it, or that you don't care, or
that you forgot, or that it doesn't matter. But
as long as you are staying on the path with
peace of mind, and love everything
unconditionally, an equality of balance will
surplus in who you are. [t flows, it goes, and it
always keeps goi ng. Celebrate joy, searc h
within yo urself. and may the lord of love
protect us.

_$eorpio: {October 23-Noveinber 2I} The
sensation of looking up at the stars, finding
one, and making a wish. Feeling a new wave of
goodness springs into your being like the
moment of yes. Follow your dreams with your
heart and express to those around you the
beauty of life. Rushing into something will
probably lead to hesitation, so let it be, kick it,
and rock steady. Each moment of passion will
succeed in loving all with expression.

SA9ittAriU.: {November 22-December 2l}
The tapping of the rain brings a sudden
realization ofjust how fast the earth is spinning
and defines the meaning and truth ofjust how
hard it is to stay on this planet. With gravity at
your every step, the ability to focus your energy
on what you really want to do is observed and
successful. Have a howl at the moon, be alive!!!
C"prieo,,,: {December 22-January 19} When
you're staring down the road, waiting for the
moment of beginning, starting to wonder,
noticing the time, just before it happens,
something makes sense. Something feels like,
"Yeah, well, I probably should." Hell yeah, go
go goll! [f anybody can do it, and make a
million at it all the while having as much fun
as possible, you surely already have.
dlQUAriU.: (January 20-February I8) Now,
you see honesty has benefits. Nowwhat did'you
say and why did you say it? [s there some
meaning behind it? From one moment to. the
next, change starts to snowball. [s it either this
or that? One or the other? Or is it all just a joke
in between whatever yo u really are up to?
However loving and caring the voice may carry,
it should be heard from all around you.

pi_ellS: lFebruary I9-Mar'ch 20} The bird in
the window whispered something 111 your ear,
a flash from a portal, something spiri tually
connected to your hea ling in life. Something
near, very far, not all the time, but never
misleading. The portal might appear to be
gone, only itdid happen, so when will ·it again?
The endless vision of your mind fulfills the new
knowledge of why things happen.

unem:ort1he songs.
lubde. dlrk feel prevalent
throughOut die CD. HiDe is on toW' with
her Smolchi' Combo, adding another
auditory dimension to her show.
Tbe concert takes place at the Capital
Playhouse. located at 612 4th Ave-. in
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