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The Cooper Point Journal Volume 27, Issue 12 (January 16, 1997)
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YOU ANDI
And when we part
there will be no p;st.
I have given you
my first and last
glimpse of who I am
behind this mask.
And should I not
have lied?
These secrets leave me
bended, tied
to you and what we never were.
Had you given me
a way inside
perhaps my heart
would not have died
that night.
Never knowing what I meant
to this heart.
In the end I shall accept.
And in your hands
you held the fate
I laughed and said
that you had kept.
you know so well,
You found me here once
and you'll leave me again.
I won't forget.
But what of now ?
There is no sweetness
in distance,
my will you cannot trust,
Must I prove myself in poems,
could I win your heart with lust?
And tonight Dear One
if I spoke of truths
blame my naive pen,
and innocent youth.
And of youthful dreams
shall we dream forever,
never alone
and never together.
Surely I have misspoken.
mistaken,
turned away and reawakened
time and again throughout
this verse.
You must forgive me,
the poet's curse
is far more deadly
than we can ever know.
Crept up in your arms
holding me in ghostly light
I spent my soul,
I spent this night
and that night
cold and transplanted.
Remember the ones
you rook for granted.
I can't pretend
sometimes I wish
for a different end.
Yet I wonder
who I am to spea k?
Just another woman
in your pages.
The one who cries·the spoiled wife
wandering lonely
throughout the ages.
You silence me,
yet hear my voice.
You give me little comfort
no matter what the choice
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I want to feel your skin
the lightness of your finger s,
such trepidation.hesitation.
When I touched you
did it ever linger
in your mind?
you decide.
And it will be you
whom I remember,
faces and firelight
in December.
Arms and lips and wine and tears.
When shall I forget ,
how many years
will it take to purge you
from this tired soul?
In the eleventh hour
I called to you
from death's eye's sky
that aching blue
SEE PA6E
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Dave, oh sweet Dave,
An ode to you on your day ...
You're funny, you're sweet,
you're Housing meat.
Don't hike to near,
for a barking spider is to fear.
Hornsby Cider or a Jellybean drink
Too many of these and your boat may sink.
Your morning breath is absurd,
coincidentally, along with the death of your bird.
A science geek at heart takes the lab home,
But still botulism continues to roam.
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by Carrie Jessen
I am asking something
from YOll here,
a hand extended
from the shell,
from your dreaded
certain hell.
Reach out from those
impending flames,
we've finished playing
all our games.
It's time to hate
and still hold on
to the world.
Arcluves
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So you want to try out underwater basket weaving?
It might not be a bad idea, 'cuz soon you're leaving.
Dave, some call you smear, others call you sneer,
but to us you're just dear!
Love,
Kate and Radha
EDITED BY MIKE & LEN
Santo Tomas student Campus cleans up after winter war zone
visits Evergreen·
On the afternoon of Dec 26, the storm started to get bad,
saysJacob. By 3:30 p.m., the power on campus was out and with
it the lights, heat and ventilation in the buildings..
As the snow acc umulated , Cliff Hepburn , grounds
By JEAN EBERHARDT
supervisor.
and other grounds crew members were called in at
Visiting The Evergreen State College from Nicaragua is
6:30 p.m. to clear off the snow and sand the walks. After an hour,
Luis Enrique Miranda Baez, a Sandinista University student
Hepburn went home. At 8:00 p.m., hewas called back to campus
from our sister (Community ofSanto.fQmas. Luis Enrique
again. Hepburnspent another hour clearing off the campus,
wiII be here for a month-long visit•.giving public' talks and
before returning home again.
area sthQOl presentations' about the realities of Nicaragua in
Hepburn was called back at
'1997. His visit is sponsored by the Evergreeners who ~pent
11:00 p.m. once again, then he
either winter or spring quarters in Santo Tomas last year, and
decided to stay on campus.
who are members of the Thurston/Santo' Tomas Sister.Grounds crews worked to
County Association (TSTSCA is a nine year old non-profit,
keep Evergreen Parkway open for
non-governmental and non-religiOUS organization). Hell be
. emergency vehicles and campus
promoting the opportunity for more students to'spend this
police. The crew plowed up and
spring studying Spanish and volunteering in community
down the parkway to clear it of
service projects in Sante;> Tomas under individual contracts
snow, fallen trees and branches.
with TESC faculty.
"You could hear tree limbs
Luis Enrique will speak on Wednesday, Jan 22 at 1 p.m.
snapping and trees crashing- it
in the Library Lobby. His talk will address the situation of
sounded
like artillery fire," said
university students in Nicaragua as well as covering specific
Hepburn
. As th e crew would
issues of his country's political and eco~omic health.
reach one end of the road, they
Luis Enrique is active in the Nicaraguan national .
would turn around and find
university student movement. Since the elections of 1990.
three or four trees had fallen on
when the Sandinista Party lost to the United Nicaraguan
the road they had just plowed, he
Opposition Party (the US financed and qrganized coalition).
said.
the govern"1ent has not been compIying with the
On the night ofthe 26th,
constitutional mandate to support the na~onal universities. •
Cliff Hepburn was in a
Six percent of the national budget is stilllegaJIy required to
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photo by Bn.an Treitman maintenance one-ton flatbed
be deposited into the university coffers to continue to make
truck with a snow plow on the
higher education accessible to. scholastically prepa
A tree'fell during winter break, narrowly missing two cars in F-Iot. Thousands of other
He started to push over
front.
citizens, egardless of class background and privilege.
trees fel,l acrossCampus. causing an estimated $200.000 in damage.
a tree that he thought was no
University education was fin for all academically qualified
Most of the damage was caused by the weight of the ice that longer attached. The tree broke off and smashed into the cab of
students in the eighties, and the people h~ve not forgotten
coated the trees. The trees became so heavy that their branches the truck, shattering the window of the truck. Hepburn said he
this benefit of th~ revolution. Students ,and non-stud~ts
broke off or their trunks cracked or arched over. Trees like alders, wasn't injured but the truck has $750 of damage.
alike have deinanded that the constitution 'be upheld. In
birches, and pines were damaged the most because they are brittle
Grounds crews had to cut down any trees that could fall
December of 1995, two.people were.killed lind mal)y were
or weaker the other types of trees. Ken Jacob. who oversees the and cause serious damage to people or buildings, said Jacob. Now
wounded by police fire on a.1arge "6%" demonstration in
campus facilities, says that when crews replant new trees, they the rest of the clean-up will consist of clearing away the branches
Managua. The public was outraged, and charged that the
will pick trees that are more suited to Washington weather.
and trunks that litter the parking lots and pathways around
police hadn't attacked demonstra~ions since the days of the
Damage like this occurred allover campus. Jacob estimates campus. Clean-up will likely last through the summer and
Somoza family dictatorship (46 years of brutal rule ending
that thousands of trees around campus were damaged during replanting will begin in the late summer and fall, said Jacob.
in 1979).
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the storm that hit between Christmas and the New Year.
Evergreen has put in a request for money to the Federal
Luis Enrique recently wrote that the situation is
Though most of the damage occurred to trees, the storm Emergency Management Act based of preliminary estimates of
expected to only get worse under the new presiden t Arnoldo
also caused flooding on Evergreen Parkway and a three-day the clean-up and labor, said Jacob. Though Evergreen has asked
Aleman, who reportedly won fraudulently. Luis confirmed
power outage on campus, said Jacob. Jacob estimates that the for $200,000, Steve Trotter, the college budget officer, expects
the progressive US media reports about boxes-ofbaJIots found
clean-up will cost $200,000 and take at least six months.
that Evergreen will only receive three-fourths of what was
burned and total vote counts changed between the polling
After hearing the forecast of snow then rain then freezing requested.
sites and the telegraphed results to the supreme electoral
rain, Jacob knew that there would be "serious problems." .. I had
council. These and other "electoral irregularities" on Oct 20,
no idea it was going to be that bad."
1996 did not deter the Clinton administration from
recognizing .and congratulating Aleman after only a small
percentage of the vote came in. Aleman was inaugurated on
last Friday, Jan 10th.
Come hear Luis' perspectives on the conditions that
By AMBER RACK
Fortunately, an alternative solution was discovered thanks
Nicaragua now struggles with under the strain of "austere
Last November and December, Housing spent $115.000 to locksmith Lance Berger. According to Putzier, Berger was able
economic adjustments n imposed by the rnternational
and several weeks installing new locks in all student residence to figure out the mathematics of the lock system and the
Monetary Fund.
buildings and issuing students new keys. Shortly thereafter it combination for the masters. He found a way, by changing two
There will be a "Welcoming potluck and music with Los
was discovered that a set of master keys were missing. "Panic" of the lock pins, to "lock-out" the master keys while still allowing
Calaveras" for Luis on this Friday, Jan 17 at 6:30 p.m.,
was the initial reaction of Scott Putzier, who works for Housing students keys to work. Housing 'Personnel spent seven days
downtown at Legion and Boundary at the First United
Maintenance. "I automatically thought we were going to have during winter vacation traveling to each building and every door
Methodist Church. (Bring great eats, friends and
to reissue keys, " he said.
- front doors , bedroom doors, plus administrative doors family ... TSTSCA wiII provide the drinks. plates and
Three days were allowed during which efforts were made and manually changed the pins in the locks. Afterward Ilew
silverware) You will also find him at the Latin American
to recover the lost masters. Police services were notified and extra master keys were issued.
Solidarity Organization's Dinner and Dance on Friday, Jan
patrols were added around Housing until the crisis passed. Also,
As Putzier explains, locks in the new lock system all accept
24 at 6 p.m. in the Longhouse at Evergreen.
there was an increase in RA walk-throughs, "watching for people two sets of keys , an Aset and a Bset, which take different masters.
Students who are interested in finding out more about
fumbling at doors with keys," said Putzier.
Had changing the pins not worked, Putzier says there would have
the spring independent study contract possibilities in Santo
The dominant theory of what happene~, according to been no other option but to switch the locks to the B set and
Tomas should come to the orientation sessions in Library
Putzier, is that the masters accidentally dropped'into a trash can reissue keys to residents. This would've cost $12,000 and
2218 on Friday, Jan 24 at noon or Wednesday, Jan 29 at 1
during a room dean.
would've made the Aset of keys and locks obsolete. Instead, by
p.m.. Luis will show slides and answer: questions, along with
"We called the dump: he said, "and they told us 'you can't changing the pins Housing spent $6,000 and was able to keep
some of last year's students and sponsoring faculty.
look through 20 tons ofgarbage'. I thought we would have to redo their A set in use.
Ca1I352-5305 for more information_
all the locks and reissue keys," he continued. 1don't know how we.
At this point, the master keys still have not been recovered,
would've explained it to the students after just having done that." and Putzier believes they probably never will be.
By LEIGH CULLEN
On Red Square, the damage from the winter storm is
visible. Nine ofthe 16 trees on the lawn between Lecture Hall
and Red Square are gone. Where these trees once stood, sawed
off stumps, broken-off branches and sawdust litters the lawn.
An art project, a large electrical plug, had been on the lawn also.
When the weather hit, the cord from the electrical plug was
crushed and has now been completely removed.
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Evergreen loses art student
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Winter Reflections, Future Plans
VIEWPOINT ..
By STACiA L EWIS, (,\IlEER COllN~ Fl OJ(
with graduate school essays and app lications.
For many of us winter is a refleclive Please call our office at ext. 6193 to register for
jared" Bear" Gordo n passed away 0 11
season, a good tim e for look ing at where we are these workshops or to make an appointment.
the morning of jan 12. 1997 as a result of
in our lives and where we want to head next.
Two special evems coming up for 1997 are
his bat tle with ca ncer. Bear was 3 secondThe Ca reer Development Center is here to offer th e al1l1ual Career Fair which wi ll be held at St.
y~a l EwrgIt'e n s~lIdent whu wa~ ~tll) l lgl y
assist anc(' if your reflection tll rns to questioll s Ma rtin 's Coll ege in Lacey (shuttl es provided).
involvc owilh neoll and printmaking. lie
ofdirection. dec ision makin g or research related This year the event will be Tu esday, Mar 11 from
was a wonderful. vibrant. fUllny persoll
to ca reer and life work pla'1l1ing. Our focus is 1-5 p.m. There is no charge and typically alleast
wh o was deeply loved and will be deeply
on "right livelih ood ." thaI is to say. work th at is 160 employers are repres('nted, oHering a range
missed. ,\ memori al potluck wi ll be held
in sync with who ),0 11 are. So, if yo u' re of positions as well as va lu able ca ree r and
a ll Jail 23. what would have be(,11 hi s 24 th
IVond<'fing what YOll want to do or how to get company informat ion. So mark your cal endars!
hirthday. Pl ease ca ll 754-4707 if yo u plan
there or are in Ihe throe~ uf graduat e ~c h oo l Also, plan to come to the Transition Institute
to attC' nd.
appli catiom , rememb er that you don't have to on Sa turd ay, Apr 5. The In st itute is an
go it alone.
opportunity to devel op you r understanding of
A Ilum ber of workshops are offered this many oflife's transitions . such as trall siti oning
"It's okay man, th e monkey 's with me."
wi tJl (' r to help YOll with yo ur plannin g. fi'om school to work , and also to ce lebrate th e
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Discovery, a se lt~ass('sS tlletlt workshop. meets 25th anniversary of th e College. Alumn i will
th ro ughollt th e quart er on \ Vednesduys trom J- be present for this event which includ es a
2 p.m . startin g on JaJ.l 15. lh ing both formal keynote speaker and a se ri es of workshops
and informal assessments, this wo rkshop i ~ throughout the day.
designed to help you determin e your current life
Please feel free tu co nt'l Lt our otlice for
goals. If you already know yo ur work goals and more information, with question s you mighl
IIiat CllnSUnlers purchase. ltep. l'a lll1 ne (:'-Jj) and
want assistance with the job search, we offer Job have, or if you wish to sign up for a workshop
Rep. Markey (MA) arc ;1Iso planning til introduce a
dub which meets Tuesdays from 1-2 p.111. This or an individual appointment. We ha ve added
hill concern ing Right·to -Knoll' and it ~ expa nsio1l
is a task-oriented group that keeps )'oU111oving an evening counselor, Edwin Bliss, so we now
in the first 100 days of Congress. This bill would
throu gh all fa ce ts of t he job sea rch. offer extended hours , 8 a. m. to 8 p.m. Mo nday
increase reporting ofchemiraluse as well as require
Additionally, resume workshops will be held on through Thursday and 8 a.m . to 5 p.m. on
industry to label what toxins haw been included
Thursdays from 3-4 p.m. For those of yo u Friday. We're located in Library 1407 and can
in children's toys and clothing. Both pieces of
legislation are positive effort s to expand thepublic's considering graduate school , we have practice be reac hed at x6193. We look f'Drward to
right to knowabout toxic chemicals present in til(' GRE sessions for both th e paper and computer working with you!
versions of the exam and we provide assistance
environment and in products we use.
On a more local leve l, Washin gto n was
recently found to have the most cancer-causing
substances in its waterways than any other state in
the nation. according to a report released by the
Environmental Working Group and the
Washington Public Interest Research Group. The
By MELISSA KALLSTROM
demonstration, s tud ent of co lor gro up s
reason for this is in part due to the number of pulp
"Day of Ab~ence, Day of Presence", The sponsoring cultural performan ces, and the
and paper mills on or around many of
Washington's waterways. These.facilities already Evergreen State College'S annual celebration of group "Here and Now" will also be doing a
have to report under the current law, but with an culture, wi ll take place Feb 6-7. Th e theme·for performance. The Day of Absence participants
expansion, they would be required to report more the event will be "Con,tributions of Change: will assemble a time capsule based on th e
of the toxins that they are using and releasing. Once Recognizing and Celebrating People of Color theme of how they envision Evergreen's f',ltur e
we as.citizens have more informatiQn, wecan work and th eir contributions to Eve rgree n's 25 _ in regards to the community of color.
to find ways to reduce the total amou nt of toxin s years.
Rica~do Leyva- Pu ebl a, First Peopl es
withi n our commun ities. It is th e "corporate
The First Peoples' office decided to have Advising Services, has coordinated the past
responsibility" of these industries to inform th e the Day of Abse nce, Day of Prese nce severa l years of the event. "This is a lDt of work,
public on the chemicals they are using and emitting ce lebra tion aro un d the As ian New Year but when I hear from the studenis of color
so that we can make educated decisions ahllut because last yea r th e two-day event occurred es pec ially how much they enjoy celebrating
their affects on citizens, the water, the air, other aro un d Martain Luther Kin g Day, and moving Day of Abse nce th en it makes all the lVork
creatures. and the Earth itself.
the event later in the quarter would allow more worth it," he said .
Toxic chemicals affect all of us- wheth er it is student and staff participation.
First People s has two committee s
through the products we use, the food we eat, the
Day of Absence, Day of Presence is a working to organize the even t. If you would
air we breathe, or the water we drink. We have the unique celebration where for one day, students, like to be a part of either the on- ca mpu s or offright to know what these chemicals are doing to faculty and staff of color leavB the campus and campus planning for Day of Absence or the onus and the Earth. WashPIRG will be pressuring get together for a day of celebration and honor . campus planning for Day of Presence, th ere are
Representative Linda Smith to pass the Public diverSity. At the sam e time, activities on still a few more organizational meetings.
Right-to- Know and Children 's Environmental campus allow students, faculty, and staff who
If you have any questions about Day of
Health Act this winter quarter. We will al so remain at school a chance at se lf-learning. This Absence, Day of Presence, call 866-6000 x
continue to submit public comment and pressure year the film , "Color of Fear" will be viewed and 6467.
on the EPA to approve the Adva nced Notice on
facilitated.
Proposed Rulcmaking on toxic chemical use
While the campus is celebrating Day of
reporting. For information on how you can help
Absence, students, faculty, and staff of color
expand our right-to-know about toxic chemicals,
will be celebrating at the Salmon Bay Club. The
stop by the WashPIRG office in Lec Hall Rm 10 or
day's activities include a fishbowl, small-group
come to our general interest meeting on
discussions, ana a workshop by "Here & Now",
Wednesday, january 22.
an As ian performing group which addresses
issues on concerns, issues an d experiences in
com
munities of color.
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The second day of the celebration
Breakfast includes
"Day of Presence." This campus-wide
celebration includes the international students
CF1.anning 1910
showing a film a nd doing a coo king
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Photo \lIhllllltl'd III ~ l ol ly Grtl'hli l1g
.Winter storms tear apart campus
Telephonepoles fell on
Overhulse Road
cutting power.
Residents ,omplained
that their cable was
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II :II'L' I'OU ever wondered whal ~Ollll' of th e
products tl~ at we use 1lI1 a dally basis cont ain?
(hdinary things like paper, the clothes you wear,
the pen you write with. that apple you were going
lO eat for lunch lOd2)" th e water you drink, and
thl' ~ hamp{)o )'ll U Wit: all L'lliltain some chem icals.
Soml' of lh ese chem icals are bad for us and t'he
('Ill ironment and somL' oft hem are harmless. The
prlJbl~1l1 is that we are not exactly sure which unes
are harmful and which are okay. Th ere are
currently over 72.000 tuxit' chem icals in usc by
industry, and we as citizens know the health and
environm ental affects ofabout five percent of those
chemicals. That means th ere are over 68,000
chemicals present in product s we use and in our
communities that we have no idea about their
atfects on us and the birth.
The Co mmunit), Right -to-Know Act was
~)Jssed in the eighties re4 uiring industries to
repor1 to the puhlic Oil what chem icals they were
cni itting into the environm ent. I he act was
vehemently attacked bv the industries that would
he Jffec t ~d, led by th ~ Chemical Manufacturers
i\~sociation . 'l1lOugh, once enacted, many ofthese
~a m e industries, came uut in support of the Act,
,tating it was one of the most effect ive pieces of
legislation dealing with pollution ever passed. In
several cases, businesses actually saved millions of
dollars by adhering to the reporting rules. The
prohlem with the Community Right-to-Know Act
is that only 600 of the 72.000 chemicals in use have
to be reported on an annual basis, only certain
industries and facilities have to report, and the
reporting only covers chemicals being emined, not
the chemicals used inside a facility or that may be
contained in products. Consequently, employees
of these industries as well as consumers, may be
exposing themselves to dangerous chemi cals
with out knowing it.
The Environmental Protection Agency has
proposed a ruling that would increase the number
uftuxic chemicals that have to be reported, expand
the number of industries that have to report , as well
as require industry to disclose what is being used
inside a fac tory and what is being put into products
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Fallen trees on Driftwood Road. Police Services officers
attempted to chain saw their way through but had to
retreat when more trees fell.
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smothered by snow and ice.
lllustration by Marianne Settles
Artwork on walkway
was damaged.
UPPER CAMPUS
Trees crushed the art project
featuring a giant electical cord
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symbolism.
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McCann Plaza, was blocked by
snapped trees. IT bus service to
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If you have ever wanted to see wha t those folks
in Evergreen's Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA)
branch do, why not join them at the winter bardic this
Satllrday at 6:00 p.m. in the Cedar Room of the
Longhouse.
For those of us whose minds never wander far
from the twentieth century, a bardic is an
entertainment festival featuring anyt hing from
medieva l singing and storytelling to acrobatics and
plays . Anyone interested in taking part in the
entertainment or who enjoys sitting by the fire whi le
takin g in the sigh ts and sO ll nds of medieval life is
welcome to attend this free evenl.
You are also invited to bring finger foods to share
with other celebrators and leave those utensils at home.
Everyone is welcome to co me in medieva l costume
(known to SCA members as garb) if they like. There
will also be spare garb available for those who wish to
dress the part.
With all this tal k of garb and utensil-free
eating, SCA members are so metimes
misunderstood. They are, for th e reco rd , regular
people who happen to be intrigued by medieva l
culture.
The Society for Creative Anachronism is acrua lly
a nationwide grou p of individuals dedi ca ted to
researching thl' Middle Ages (typically, the period
betwel'n 400-1500 AD). Members study dance ,
calligraphy, fighting arts , cook ing, metalworking,
costume making, and literature. As SCA member
Siobhan O'Roarke writes in thl' SCA national website:
"If they did it [in the Middle Agesl. somebody in the
SCA does it (except die of the plague!)"
If you are interested in attending, bring a pillow
and blanket , and journey to Wittanhavell (the
Evergreen SCA branch's nalTle for our campus). For
lIIore information about the bardic or other SCA events
at Evergreen, ),ou can contact the SCA office at 8666000 ext. 6879. Feeling adventurous? Travel to SCA's
Ilat ional website at www.scaorg to dispel those myths.
President Jane Jervis
.schedules open meetings
The Home Birth Network, a support group for fami lies
plan ning, considering or simply in terested in home birth and
other parenti ng op tions, will hold its next mee ti ng at the
Tumwater Public Library on Thursday, Ja n. 23, rrom 6:30 to
9:00 p.m.
The eve nin g's top ic is how to make a hea lthy home
environmen t for young ch ildren presented by Dr. Lill ia ne
Bartha. Refreshme nts will be provided and children are
welcome. Information: Ca ll Sarah Huntington, Licensed
Midwife at 357-3801.
A me mo was distribu ted that provided information
regard ing an individual who made threats that concerned loca l
school districts.
The Olympia Police Department recently had a Thurston
County designated menta l health professional eva luate the
individual in ques.tion . It was determined this individual was
safe to be at large in the community.
Free women's health exa m
AMY HI NClICLIFFE S.M.A, . EVERGREEI\ HEALTHCENTER
The Thurston Count)' Healt h Department has received
federal funding to provide free women's hea lth exams to eligible
women. It includes a pap test , pelvic exam, clinical breast exam,
mammogram , and education on early detection measures_
Eligib le women include women who are 40 or over,
uninsured or whose insurance does 1I0t cover the cost of
women's health exam, or are low income.
The project is called the Breast and Cervical Hea lth
Program. For more information con tact Fran Feil at 754-3351,
Lourdes Ammerman at 786-5581d ext. 7513 (Spanish Speakers)
or )ulia Casey at 786-5581 ext. 7058 (Project Coordinator)_
BY
(armona Flamenco in concert
The Northwest's premier flamenco music and dance group
will be joined by TESC faculty member Terry Setter for an evening
of Spanish gypsy music and dance Jan. 24 at 8 p.m_
The performance is in the Recital Hall. Tickets are $5 and
are available at the Bookstore, Rainy Day Records, and at the door.
Tuesday
Night
President Jane Jervis will be ava ilable on Tuesdays,
except Feb. 11, from 4:30-5:30 p.m . ill the area near the Deli
in the CAB. She invites students, staff and faculty to join her
at those times to share concerns, to ask questions or to get
acquainted.
Grants available for artistsApply now for Artist Trust's Tenth Anniversary GAP (Grants
for Artist Projects) Grants. The GAP provides awards up to
$1,200 to artists for various projects. GAP Grants are availab le
to individual artists in all disciplines who reside in Washington.
To receive a GAP application, ar tists should send a se lfaddressed, stamped envelope to: Artist Trust GAP Grants, 1402
Third Ave., Suite 404, Seattle, WA 98101. Artists with questions
abo ut th e grant or the applica tion process may contact the
Artist Trust office at (206) 467-8734.
December 8th
1336 Accident on parkway.
1526 Bong confiscated on A dorm's famous 8th floor.
]anuary2nd
0027 A brilliant series offire alarm activations in A, Band
C-dorms_ (The CP] does not endorse pulling fire
alarms, except in emergencies_)
December 21st
1620A peaceful, sunny day greets those not absorbed by
college football.
1929 Suspicious individual spotted in A dorm.
]anuary3rd
December 9th
December 22nd
1958 The finisher: fire alarm in D-dorm. Burnt food .
0143 Burglary in modular housing_
2319 Report of "loud noise" in T-dorm_
1025 Fire alarm in U-dorm.-Burnt food_
1825 Fire alarm in B-dorm_ Burnt food _People must be
getting home_
December 10th
December 23rd
]anuary4th
December 11th
0706 A serene morning greets the few who remain on
campus.
0002 Suspicious Burnt Paper found in basement of Lab L
0300Argument in dorm loop documented_
0245Burnt food in Q-dorm gets them in on the fun as
well_
1110 New graffiti discovered in Breezeway_
December 24th
]anuary5th
December 12th
1620 A chilling calm settles in over all TESC inhabitants_
1335 Blue van spotted that, theoretically, rolls around the
lots while occupants take pictures of vehicles that
they plan to steal. From the grassy knoll ,
December 25th
2345 Medical Emergency in Q-dorm . No reported
fatalities
0810 Fat man in red suit observed in red square with beige
colored cows with weird antlers, (Fabricated entry)
December 13th
December 26~
1620 A quiet day at TESC closes classes for the year_
1235 Despite the destruction, Oly's plight is small
compared to surrounding towns_ (Yes, this happened
at 12:35_)
January 7th
DeCember 15th
December 27th
January 8th
1710 Employee <!pprehends an individual tampering with
the deli gate.
1620 People peer out from the darkness of their homes to
see a bleak <!nd desolate landscape_
1555 Cycle reported missing from K-dorm.
December 16th
December 28th
1753 Power restored to campus.
Ms. honors student
2020Windows on fourth floor of the library lose their
. integrity due to blunt trauma,
December 29th
1003 Employee injured while cutting branches_
1720 Road bucks car into ditch _Driver delivered to his
home_
December 17th
2117 Fire Alarm in Modular Housing.
January 10th
0241 Attempted(?) fire alarm pull in A-dorm_
December 30th
BY REYNOR PAD ILLA
nomy lamm, Evergreen student, 'zine creator and former
Cooper Point Journal columnist has been named one of Ms.
magazine's Women of the Year for 1996.
Ms. honored nomy for her fight agai1lst fat oppression "revolutionary" battle she waged in the pages ufC P) and in her
'zine fm so Fucking Beautiful, .
The issue ofMs_ featured lamm in an articile and fi.dlpage photo and is available at newstands:
December 18th
1445 Contractor "accidentally" sets off fire alarm in A
dorm_
1620 All's well except for a peculiar amount of boots and
tows. __
0930SIeeper uncovered in pool pit_
1500 Eastbound lanes of parkway closed due to Hydrogen
Hydroxide overload_
Dec~ber 19th
December 31st
1143 Woman tumbles in front of bus terminal. Medics
rushed to the scene,
]anuary1st
Challenge Training program
BY FRANCtSMORGAN-GALLO
The TESe 4-H Challenge Program is offering a Portable
Challenge FacilItator Training Feb_7-9_ The train ing will focu s
on Challenge philosophy and methodology, facilitation ski lls,
and fun_ Challenge is a branch of ex perientia l education
uti lizing physical, emotional, and mental cha llenges to work
on individual and group growth. Tra ining will begin 8:30 a.m.
Friday morning and continue through the weekend. For an
application and more information co ntact thv TESC Cha llenge
Offiice at 866-6000 ext. 6987.
After All It Is Your Money, Isn't It?
Blues Jams
December 14th
1130 Strange toaster mishap triggers fire alarm in S dorm.
December 20th
1011 Narcotics and stolen property seized_
]anuary6th
1726 Items removed from residence in T-dorm_
2241 Speakers take flight from VW in F-lot.
2030 Looms mysteriously vanish from weaving area in Lab
II.
January 9th
January 11th
0048Raging Evergreen students cause complaints in B
dorm.
1354 Complaint of mail being withheld by ex-roommate_
1752 Door of CRC found insecure, and six individuals
discovered shooting some hoops inside_
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LETTERS AND - OPINIONS
Evergreen: The Best And Worst M~kin' Me Holler :"A.New Column
In Higher Education
COLUMN~
,
By TERRANCE YOUNG
COLUMN ~
CRA IGST. CLAIR
I have bee n a t Th e Eve rgreen State
Co llege now fo r three yea rs, and , as I have
indica ted in these pages previously, my views
have unde rgo ne substantial changes. The
same is true of my opinion of Evergreen as an
educational institut ion. I came to Evergree n
idea lizi ng th e fTeedo m of individual learning
and the va lue of group interaction on a smaller,
huma n sca le th a t mos t co ll eges and
univers ities do n't offe r. While I still va lu e
aspects of those initial assumptions, my views
have become more critical of th e educational
pa th I have chose n. I often sum up my opinion
as follows: Evergreen embodies the best and
worst of higher education. This is what I tell
peop le when th ey ask why I am still at
Evergree n after three years.
Le t 's star t with th e good news.
Evergree ll 's st rollg emphasis on semin ar and
group interaction is its highest virtue. This is
something most major co ll eges and
universities woefully neglect with class sizes in
thl' hUlldreds, textbooks with nea rl y
mea ningless snippets of deca nt ed materia l
from actua l books. and an emphasis on grades
that perverts the who le aim in learning (though
I am not opposed to a more standard means of
(,va luation along with our self eva Is). Seminars
provide students the opportu ni ty to sharpen
th eir skill~ and ideas with those of ot her
5t udell ts. Studen ts also have nearl y immediate
access to their professor if they have a question
and professors usually take the time to address
the student fully. Seminars, at least within the
huma nities, use the actual text of an author fo r
discu ssion , al low1l1g the student to become
acquainted with the real th ing, rather than a
textbook or anthology. This is not to say th at
other colleges on ly use textbooks, but J was
amazed when spea kin g with a fri end from
another school about their use of textbooks
when the actual book is as easi ly accessible. I
asked why th e class didn 't just use the real
thi ng , and he didn 't rea lly know. Many of the
above characteristics are likely obvious to the
rea der, but one ca nnot assume them obvious.
The worst thing about Evergreen is what
J have ca lled its radical individualism, meaning
the placing of th e concerns and desires of the
individual aboveal1 else. Radical individualism
is in direct conflict with the group emphasis
that thi s college claims to va lue. Also, th e
see min gly log ical res ult of a hyperMY
individualistic view, is the equally pernicious
notion of relativism, meaning that there is no
standard with which to evaluate. "It 's all
relative," they say. This dismissal of a fi xed
standard beyo nd one's se lf is ultimately
detrimental to the educational process. It will
ultimately (many have argued it already has)
lead to apathy toward th e acqui siti on of
kn owledge and the refining of the intellect.
This radical individualism also seems to
be the cause of the discontinuity in th e course
offerings, a sore spot for many students. It is
impossible for a student to plan more than two
years in advance, which is 11 huge drawback for
one trying to plan ~ n education that will launch
them into the rest of th eir lives. I kn bw many
professors teac h wh at they like, or create
classes around th eir current interests or th e
like, but is th is best for th e students? I think it
is good that the faculty engage in what they care
fo r; but if th at occurs at the expe nse ofstudents
bei ng able to chart out th eir education with
some degree of certa inty, then I think the
system needs reassessing. Th is discontinuity
re lates to th e facu lty's individualism, who, as
far as I know. have a grea t deal of auth ority over
what and hOI\' their classes will funct ion.
It may appear that I con tradict myself in
connoting one of Evergree n's virtues being its
group emphasis, wh il e also cla imi ng th at
Evergreen holds the concerns of the individual
above all else. We ll , you're rig ht it is a
contradiction, but it is Eve rgree n's
contradiction. not mine. To a certain extent,
confl ic t is hea lthy; but I don't fee l there is
enough balance between th e group emphasis
and th e in d ivi du al emph asis wlth1l1 th e
institution. To reform this imbalance, students
coming into the college could adhere to stricter
ad missio n sta ndards and be held to mo re
defined criteria fo r upper division and lower
d ivi sion wo rk. Bu t this would in vo lve a
vio lation of individualism that I don't think
Evergree n is willing to make.
,
Anyway, I have decided to stay at Evergreen
because there are going to be pros and cons
everywh ere one goes in life. I considered
transferring last year, but realized that [probably
wouldn't be better off enough somewhere else
to justity making the move. [realized how much
[ value the group-oriented, seminar atmosphere.
I will finish out my two years enjoying what [
value in Evergreen, and constructively opposing
the things that hinder it.
In Marvip Gaye's 'Inner Oty Blues '.there's
a line that goes, -Makes me wanna holler, the
way they do my life.· I'm not going to pretend
they (whoever they may be) are doing my life
wrong. I'm titling my column this because [
respect Marvin Gaye's work, Jlike the'line, and
it conveys the way J express myselfat times of
frustration or excitement.
A lot of different topics and issues are
going to be talked about in this column. I'll
admit, a lot of it will be centered around racial
matters. Being halfJapanese, I'm also going to
tackle different cultural ideas. That includes
how I perceive the white alternative culture
predominant here at Evergreen (give me a
change to express myselfbefore you thrash me).
Along the way, there will' be the obligatory
smattering of sex and violence, so don't worry.
I like to listen to talk radio: Currently, the
big topic is the Brinks truck that tipped over,
spilling a huge amount of money into an
impoverished,
predominantly
black
neighborhood in Miami. You can probably
guess what happened next. Afterwards, the
police went door to door, collecting the money.
The response to this has been laughter. The next
step they plan to take is to prosecute everyone
caught on camera taking the money.
The moral issue is whether it is right for
these people, no matter how ghettoized th ey are,
to take and keep the money. Interestingly, my
favori te talk show hosts-Tom Leykis, Amy
Alpine, Jim Bohanan, and Bernie Ward-are split
evenly. Amy and Tom think they are right in
taking the money, but for different reasons.
Amy thinks of it as ablessing. She quoted a kid
who said, "'It's like Christmas in the ghetto.;"
Tom believes that the white people who have
been sayin g it is wrong are being mDrally
contentious. C. Miles Smith, a black talk show
Talk About Racism
COMMENTARY~
By PETER KENNEDY
Over the holidays, I attended a party for
10'ngtime fri ends of my parents. A yo ung
wo man th ere, named Marjorie, was asked
where she went to school. She answered that
she attends Howard university (a historically
Black institution) in Washington, D.C. Adrian,
the woman who questioned Marjorie, said that
Howard was a wonderful university. She had
visited it the year before and constantly
reiterated how nice the students were. She haQ
ridden a bus around campus which was "filled
with students who were all well-dresseed,
quiet, and considerate." She asked for
directions from one of them and noted they led
her exactly where she needed to go. Th e
conversation moved on but Marjorie and J
talked later about what Adrian had said. [am
glad that Marjorie was able to laugh , but
Adrian's comments had the unintended effect
RESPONSE~
of offending her. She was astonished how
the president of Evergreen not to articulate the easily Adrian had assumed that Howard would
BY JANE JERVIS , PRESIDENT
institution's
official positions on matters of not have good upstanding students (that could
Dear Jeremy,
public
policy
or express her own opinion on give clear directions). She told me Adrian
This is an open answer to your letter that
those
matters--in
effect to silence the person seemed to be saying to her, "Well, all those
was published in th e CPJ on December 12th. [
who
is
supposed
to
exercise leadership for the students at Howard were okay, but the rest of
appreciate yo ur sending me the letter
those Blacks ...... I am almost sure that Adrian
separately; I only wish it had been in time for institution.
Affirmative Action is the official policy of did not realize that this is how her comments
me to reply in the same issue of the CPJ.
[n your letter you asserted that my the State of Washington and the official police would be taken. But just because they were not
introduction to the Affirmative Action debate of The Evergreen State College. My support intended to be pernicious does not mean that
on November 21st violated the Social Contract, for Affirmative Action is a specific requirement the comments were not.
[ hope that by reading this story, students
was unprofeS Sional, non-objective , and in my contract as president of Evergreen. My
at Evergreen will consider the iinpact of their
support
for
Affirmative
Action
is
not
only
a
discourteous. [think I understand your
own words. A dialogue such as this one
position and I respeet that position, but I do matter of job requiremenj but also a matter of highlights how stereotypes and prejudices are
not agree with the conclusions you have drawn. personal conviction born out of personal perpetuated. Many white students (myself
As an educational institution, Evergreen experience. The State of Washington is not included) are often unaware of how statements
ha s the obligation to respectfully entertain neutral on this issue, nor is Evergreen, nor am as simple as Adrian's are received. The other
discussion and debate on all kinds of issues, I. To have pretended otherwise would have guests, all of whom were white like Adrian,
including controversial ones. [t was in that been in my opinion intellectually and morally were oblivious to the effect of her comments
spirit that Evergreen sponsored this debate. dishonest. To provide a venue for discussion and further added that Howard was indeed a
But as an educational institution, Evergreen and debate, and to listen respectfully and great institution. None of the people in that
also has the obligation to help its students to actively to an opposing viewpoint is not the room would consider themselves racist, yet
challenge their positions on these issues and same thing as not having or expressing a Adrian's words and everyone else's compliance
to form their own well-informed and viewpoint of your own, either personally or made Marjorie feel as though they were.
. A major facet of my reaction to the dinner
defensible opinions. We ask students to find institutionally.
party (an inspiration for this article) was based
their own voices and to use them articulately
I would welcome further discussion of on the film The Color DfFear. In it, there is a
and passionately, while allOWing others who
have different voices and different opinions to this issue, both personally and through letters great deal of discussion about whites and their
unawareness of their words and actions. One
do the same. How extraordinary, th~n , to ask to the CPJ.
example was a talk about the term American.
President Defends Position
the Cooper Point Journal
,
host who was a guest on Tom's show, pointed
oU,t realities, such as hunger, decrepit shelter,
1!nemployment, and ongoing institutional
racism. Jim and Bernie took the so-called moral
high ground, saying that taking the money was
wrong.
Paper morality says it is always wrong to
steal, but is it more noble to let your children
starve because it is wrong to steal? [f anybody
thin~ so, please give me a call (I'll bet that such
a stupid person is not a parent).
What really bothers me is how selfabsorbed and disconnected from reality people
are_ After saying she wouldn't take the money,
one caller went on to say the insurance for the
money was paid by her taxes, and that this could
affect her interest rates. People are cold and '
hungry, and she's worried about her interest
rates I One guy said a police officer was justified
in knocking money out of an elderly black
woman's hands. ' According to the caller, the
officer was stopping a crime in progress. The
talk show host had toadd that the officer didn't
confiscate the money; he knocked it out of her
hands and walked away. If she were a young
black man would he have beaten her with his
night stick?
We must be able to remove ourselves from
our condition. It is easy to say stealing is wrong
when you're not hungry. [don't think trucks
spilling money into the ghetto is the way to solve
the problem, but I can't blame some of those
people for doing what th ey did. I am sure that if
th e truck had spilled in a more afflu e.n t
neighborh ood, people would have reacted
simi[arly. Some people didn't take the money,
and [ res pect those people for th eir moral
fortitude. I'm comfortably clothed, sheltered,
and chances are I'd still take the money.
January 16, 1997
To a white man , the term included aIL people
who live in th e United States. But for the
minorities in the film, it meant something that
was exclusive to whites. The white man was
thoroughly convinced this was not true, but
others made it painfully obvious that he was
blind to his own and our society's racism. His
statements about being American were really
statements' about being white. [could not help
but draw parallels between whites at the
holiday party and this man. The people in each
case seemed to hav~ their hearts set on good
ideals, but all of them were blind to the
malevolence that filled their comments.
I believe that in all of these situations a
grea ter sense ofawareness would have changed
the statements that were made. One of the
ways this can be achieved is through dialogue,
yet at Evergreen there is little discussion about
this outside the classroom. Many students
here (whites in particular) are not engaging in
the constructive criticism of their words that I
believe must begin to occur. Maxine Greene
in her book The Dialectic of Freedom states
that "there is .... a widespread speechlessness,
a silence where there might be-where ought
to be--an impassioned and significant dialogue
(about freedom)." The same is true offreedom
from racism and prejudice. There must be an
effort to name the obstacles that remain
between different groups if we are to overcome
them.
.Talking About,Race is one forum for this
dialozue :--'~ is a groupo( students and staffwho
meet for discussions about issues pertinent to
race and culture. Although it is a small step, it
is a start and will hopefully grow with time.
The Color of Fear will be shown on campus
during this year's Day of Absence/Day of
Presence. These two activities are open to aLI
Evergreen students. I know that the ideas in
this article are not new, but I feel that my
experience over the holidays h~s made it
important to reiterate them. Awareness is
crucial in many ways, but especially whendifferent people interact. Since this occurs at
Evergreen both inside and outside of the
classroom, I hope that people will strive to
address their own actions, in an effort to better
understand one another.
LETTERS AND OPINIONS
Arit~~lo' gy
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DeaCiline
Nears
By NAOMI ISHlSAKA AND RYAN KEITH
Tomorrow, Friday; January 17, at 4
p.m.willbeyourlas~chancetosubmityour
work to the Fourth Annual Students of
Color Anthology. The AnthQlogy crew is
seeking poetry, short stories, artwork and
photography from the students of color at
The Evergreen. State College.
The Students of Color Anthology
project has become a tradition in the
students ofcolor community at Evergreen,
produ~inga book that all students ofcolor,
regard.less of interest or talent, can have a
part in. The results have been impressive,
with the group creating an ever-growing
book with coLor pictures and this year, and
even a full-color cover.
, The project began in 1994 with
Bridges and Windows, continued in 1995
with No Explanations, No Apologies and
in spring 1996, Killing Kolumbus, and
otiJer/ove stories.
Each anthology is designed,laid-out,
and compiled by students. It i~ a rare
opportunity fo r students to be published
in a book a nd stu de nts should take
advantage ofit. The more contributors the
better, and students from th e Tacoma
ca mpu s and th e Reservation-base d
ca mpuses are especia lly encouraged to
apply.
Anthology Submission Info
Written Format:
81/2" x 11", 12 pI. type, double-spaced.
Poetry: Should not exceed two pages '
Short St()ries:
Should not exceed three pages
Artwork:
Can be either black and white or color
There will be fewer color pictures chosen
so you may want to include some black and
white as well-.
Photos, drawings, paintings and three
dimensional artwork are all usable
Number of Submissions:
Per per.son is five, and they should be
ranked in order of your preference
Submission Format
Type your written submission in Word or
WordPerfect (Mac or PC) and save it on a
3 1/2" disk with your name arid phone
number typed on it: For artwork, most sizes
of art are usable. Call the office if you are
uncertain ofthe dimensions. Negatives will
be needed later-for selected photos.
Selection Criteria:
The selection committee will try to ensure
that at least one submission per person IS
select~d for the book.
Where to submit:
Ifyou wish to submit your work,please take
it to the Anth<?logy Office on the third floor
of the CAB in the .Student Activities area.
Attach yo,ur name. and phone number.
Written submissions will not be returned;
but a~ork. and disks can be retrieved in
the Anthology office after publication.
If you can't bring your submissions
to the office, send them to: The Ev~n
State College, ~ 320; Students of Color
Anthology
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. If you have any questions, please call
Naomi at (360) 866-6~ x6143
DtwIliDe:
Januuy 11, J.9?7 at 4 P.m.
Martin Luther King: APastor and Leader
COMMENTARY~
By GREG SMITH MINISTER WITH
EVERGREEN STUDENTS FOR CHRIST
Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life
should cause us to stretch a little beyond our
accepted view of the world and the "normal"
behavior associated with that view. Several
years ago, [was speaking with a UMOJA
coordinator about the campus wide
celebration of King's life. She was a bit
perturbed that when the event began with
prayer, numerous people were asking one
another, "what's this all aBout?" Evidently,
some of those attending felt an invocation led
by a local pastor fit with the celebration of
King's life.
We realized that somewhere between his
death three decades ago and now, the
"reverend" has been deleted from in front of
his na·me. Superficially, many people would
not even know he wa s one of the most
influential pastors in 20th Century America.
He is mainly remembered as a civil rights
leader, not as a pastor proph etically calling a
nation to repent from sin. He was a pivotal
civil rights leader, but this leadership centered
in the broader context of being a spiritual
leader.
a
If thi s redu cti oni st process on the
identity of the Reverend Ma rtin Luther King,
Jr. continues unabated, then we can be assured
th at what the fu ture will look like on th e firs t
Monday after his birthday. "One day only at
the Bon Marche#will be the TV and radio jingle
heard. Capitalism has a plan for the
celebration of King's life, .md it doesn't include
King's life.
•
Reading the Reverend King's sermons
continues to challenge and shape my life. A
Knock at Midnight is one of my favorite
sermons by him (Luke 11:5-8). [tcan be found
in the book titled, Strength to Love (William
Collins Sons and Co. Limited. Glasgow, 1963,
Loretta Scott King 1982). I hope reading some
quotes from his sermon inspires you to dig in
deeper, read more, and reverse thi s
secularizing trend.
"It is midnight in our world, and the
darkness is so deep that we can hardly see
which way to turn .... it is midnight within the
social order. On the international horizon,
nations are engaged in a colossal and bitter
context for supremacy..... When confronted
by midnight in the social order, we have in the
past turned to science for help. And little
wonder! On many occasions science has saved
us.
"But alas! Science cannot now rescue u.s,
fo r even the scientist is lost in the terrible
midnight ofour ago. Indeed, science gave liS
the very instruments that threa ten to bring
universal suicide. "
"It is midnight within the moral order ...
For modern man, absolute righl and ab,solule
wrong are a matter of what the majority is
doing... Midnight is the hour when men
desperately seek to obey the eleventh
commandment, "Thou shalt not get caught. "
7he church today is challenged to
proclaim God's Son, Jesus Christ. to be the
hope ofmen in all of their complex personal
and social problems.. ..... Some who come are
tortured by a naggingguiltresultihg from their
wandering in th e midnight of ethical
relativism and their surrender to the doctrin e
of self-expression. We must lea d them to
Christ who will offer them the fresh bread of
forgiveness...
"Midnight is a confusing hour when it is
difficult to be faithful. The most inspiring
word that the church may speak is that no
midnight long remains. Our eternal message
ofhope is that dawn will come."
Reve ren d Kin g's life a nd teac hin g
revea led hi s core beliefs in God. His nonviolent life a nd teac hin g ex pressed hi s
relati onshi p with Jesus, God's uniqu e se lfrevelation to huma nkind. Let's not truncate
the man and his teaching, but listen to him
closely, rea lizing that God had much to say
through him.
Study abroad opportunities in South America
BY CHRISCIANCETTA
COORDINATOR OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS &
SERVICES, Ll406A, EXT. 6312
This Spring, how about studying in
Belize or ( hill', Ec uador or Nicara gua?
Evergreen study abro ad programs offer
students the opportunity to turn South
America into your classroom. Study abroad
can give you hands-on experience to add to
your academic career, open your worldview
to include non·American perspectives, and
greatly increase foreign language skills and
cross-cultural understanding. Living with
and learning from local people is a
cornerstone of Evergreen study abroad
programs, as is the relatively inexpensi,ve
costs associated with them.
Listed below are Spring 1997
Evergreen-sponsored study abroad
programs. Many other options for study
abroad exist for Evergreen students. Attend
a Study Abroad Workshop*, talk to faculty
about individual contracts, or research other
study abroad programs to find out if study
abroad can be a part of your Evergreen
experience.
BEUZE: Internship for Spring and/or
Summer Quarter in the capital, Belmopan,
with the United Nations Convention on the
Rights of the Child, an outreach program of
the Gove-rnment of Belize, National
Committee for Families and Children.
Students should have a background or
interest in working with child and health
welfare, youth development and women's
issues. The families that students will work
with may be English-speaking Creole and
Garifuna, or Spanish-speaking Maya and
Mestizo. (Fluency in Spanish is desirable,
but not necessary,) Other families may be
refugees from EI Salvador and Guatemala.
As with all types of study abroad, flexibility
and a sense of humor are essential in order
to live and work in another culture.
Students will be responsible for
Evergreen tuition, airfare, room and board
with a host family, incidental expenses, and
local traveL Credit will bedetennined between
students and the sponsoring faculty,
Deadline: Friday, February 7,
Interested students should contact Peta
Henderson as soon as possible, at x6760.
CHII.E: Join faculty member, Jorge
Gilbert, on the Evergreen program, "Field
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insurance. Students earn credit through the
sponsoring agency, C1M AS, which is then
transferred to Evergreen upon successful
completion of the program.
Applica tion Deadlin e: February 2,
1997.
More Information: A informational
meeting for the Ecuador program will be
held on Friday, Jan 17 in CAB 108 from noon
to 1:00 pm. Pas t participants will be
speaking about their work in this program.
Contact: Chris Ciancetta, x 6312.
NICARAGUA: Spring Quarter
Language Study and Community Service in
School to Chile." This program offers students Santo Tomas. Now in its second year of
tbe opportunity to study, research and operation, this project combines language
experience firsthand a wide range ofissues and study, community work and an academic
concerns affecting Chile and South America. The project and is tied to the Thurston - Santo
program also focuses on the production of a . Tomas Sister County Association. Th e
Associa tion was founded to fo ster
series of video documentaries on Chilean life.
Students interested in the field school relationships and greater understanding
should have a background in one or more of between the two counties through
the following: video production , Latin development of friendships, community
American studies, political economy, ties, and people to people exchanges.
communication, art, media , folklore,
Students will work in very small groups
environmental or cultural studies. Knowledge (2-4 people) for grammar and intensive
of Spanish is desirable, bllt not required, and conversation work. and will be matched to an
students may join a conversational Spanish appropriate community organization upon
class in Chile for no extra cost. Lecture and arrival to Santo Tomas. Such organizations
include the Comedor Infantil (working with
workshops by the faculty will be in English.
The cost for this program is children, assisting with grade school classes,
approximately $1,900 and does not include organizing a small library), the Nucleo de
Ancianos(working with elders and those who
Evergreen tuition.
Application Deadline: Friday, January participated in the Sandino's fight against the
17. Contact: Jorge Gilbert, ext. 6740.
US Marine occupations, hydroponic
ECUADOR: State of Washington gardening, and more), and the Clinica
Cooperative Development Studies Program in Popular (you must have excellent Spanish
Ecuador. This study abroad program is offered skills and some background in health care for
throughout the year, though students may work in the clinic). Students will also
apply for the Spring Quarter Spanish Language complete an academic project on a topic of
and Latin American Culture portion only.
interest to the student and commensurate
This intensive language program during with his/her language skills.
the Spring Quarter will emphasize the
The cost for the program is $1,200,
development ofspeaking, reading, writing and not including airfare and Evergreen tuition.
listening skills in Spanish. Cultural study will Students earn full-time Evergreen credit
be integrated into the language instruction. A through individual contract.
variety of techniques will be used, including
Application Deadline: Friday, February
classroom instruction, field trips, seminars, 7, 3:00 pm to Alice Nelson, Seminar 3127.
film viewing, student presentations, and Contact: Alice Nelson x 6626 .
More
Information:
Two
newspaper reading. Homestays provide
students with the opportunity to practice their informational meetings will be held, Friday,
Spanish in a family setting.
Jan 24 at noon in L2218 and Wednesday,
The program costs apprOXimately Jan 29 at 1:00 pm in L2218.
$2,900, not including airfare, books, or health
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January 16, 1997
ARTS AND ENTERTAIN:MENT
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Yet another reason not to kill your television ...
New TV show King of the Hill stands up for working class Texans
BY BRYAN FRANKENSEUSS THEISS
Mike Judge came to sudden, unexpected
fame earlier this decade when the awkward
Beavis and Butthead animated shorts he made
with his $200 animation kit were transformed
into MTV show and a cultural phenomenon.
Despite the horrendously limited animation,
the video filler and the relentless accusations
of "dumbing down America" by people who
obviously had never watched the show, Beavis
and Buttheadbecame popular enough to spinoff into a number of bestselling books, a
feature film, and thousands of annoying fans
imitating the characters' trademark nervous
laughter.
What the show's detractors don't
understand is that despite the title characters'
extreme stupidity, the show itself is quite
intelligent_ Oearly. you 're not supposed to like
Beavis and Butthead on any level, you're
supposed to laugh at their ridiculously low
intelligence and their dead-on accurate
juvenile sexism. The show also pokes fun at a
good deal of suburban archetypes - the
patriotic neighbor. the hippie teacher, the
brutish army recruiter. etc.
That's why the idea of King ofthe HiJl, a
new animated series co-created by and
starring Judge, sounded promising. It takes
place in a suburban Texas neighborhood
where working class Hank Hill and his beer
drinking buddies fix their trucks and raise
their kids. Judge has a keen eye for suburban
satire, so he ought to be able to make fun of
these guys to much effect.
The show, which airs in the 8:30 p.m.
Sunday slot after The Simpsons, has turned
out to be a big surprise because you don't just
laugh at Hank , you actually end up
identifying with him. The pilot is one of the
best-written pieces of television I've seen in
quite a while, with an organic combination
of big laughs and charactercdriven drama the
likes of which have not been seen since the
days when Roseanne was a good show.
Hank is a bit of a hothead, and he gets
a little too upset when a teenage employee at
the local Mega Lo Mart can't tell him where
the WD-40 is. He's also sort of a manly dad,
bringing his un-athletic son to the little
league game and yelling advice to him from
the sidelines. But through all of this you can
see where he's coming from and that he
means well. And when he discusses the New
World Order with his under shirt wearing
buddies or tries to explain his relationship
with his son to an antagonistic social worker,
he seems like a voice of reason in this
neighborhood.
The episode deals with a series of
misunderstandings that lead to a social
worker accusing Hank of child abuse. This
could have turned into good guy Hank
fighting the bad guy social workers, but this
show isn't black-and-white. it's multilayered. The Los Angeles-bred social worker
casually refers to the neighborhood as
"redneck city", tipping his superior off to the
classist bias in his investigation. But even
after he's cleared of the accusations, Hank
finds out that his son really is hurt by his
behavior and he is forced to have a
humorous father-son talk that never once
veers toward FuJI House territory.
What's special about King of the Hill
is that it's genuine. "Rednecks" have been a
one-dimensional stereotype for a long time.
and it's refreshing to see an accurate show
about a working class guy that you just can't
hate. It's not just that it's an antidote to the
deluge of sitcoms about restaurant-going
yuppies, bunhat it successfully puts you in
the shoes of Hank Hill even uyou don't share
his interest in auto mechanics, sports or
propane. It's obvious that Judge and his
writers grew up in a neighborhood like this,
knowing people like this. And they know how
to imbue these characters with a humanity
that's rare in television and film.
Hopefully the show will fair better than
previous prime time animated shows like
Family Dogand The Critic. Unlike the latter,
King of the Hill has a look and feel that is
en tirely different than The Simpsons, despite
the fact that it's about a family and has the
sort of character-driven comedy The
Simpsons had in its early days. The pacing is
slower, the plots are less scattershot and the
jokes are more reality-based. Th~ main
characters are designed in the same style as
Beavis and Butthead ,but look much better
due to fuller animation and great water-color
backgrounds.
If the pilot episode is any indication of
what's to come. King ofthe Hill is one of tile
best shows on television. Let's hope it lasts.
The Relic suffers from poor direction and plot construction
8Y K.]. AMOS
There is no use beating around the
bush on this one. The Relic. called "a new
classic horror film for our decade" by special
effects designer Stan Winston is, sadly, not.
In fact , for anyone who has seen more than
five horror films in his or her Lifetime. it quile
plainly sucks.
Tom Sizemore and Pene lope Ann
Miller play the tough-but-tender cop and the
logical·but-sweet sc ientist. Both do a
brilliant job acting as purely stereotypical as
the roles deserve . Miller, who has done
mostly comedy up to The Relic, seems to
have lost her acting ability with her sm ile.
while Sizemo re. to paraphrase a dear friend.
appea rs to por tray the se riousness of his
roles by how much dramatic weight he giws
the word "fuck." The plot. which is that a
new form of li fe has evolved from some
fungus that looks suspiCiously like caviar and
is now ru nnin g amok in the Chicago
Museum of Natu ral History. is as slick as a
frozen pond and about as stab le. There are
~ome movies that have plot holes. but you
don't question the plot because the film is
too good and you get caught up, whirled
away with the drama of it all. This is not
one of those films . Once. I began to ask
questions like "Why don't they just call for .
help on the phone. which doesn't go out
with the power?" I didn't stop until the end
credits. at which point I asked "Why was
this movie ever made?"
One major problem with this movie.
and believe me. there are quite a few. is that
the main character is an inanimate object.
No , I'm not referring to the actual relic
itself. a sma ll . lizard-tongued thing that
spends most of its screen time being put
back togrther. and which, in reality. has
very little to do with the movie at all. The
ma in characters of this fi lm are flashlights.
Hand·held. gun .mo unt ed, or industrial
sized. these applianres, that most of us take
for gra nted as just measly sources of light,
have apparen tly captu red director Peter
Hyams' imagination , and he gives them
some. if not all. of the best c1ose·ups in the
film. llyams is trying, or so he sa id in an
interview, to give the audience the feeling
that the), are in the dark with the
characters. To accomplish this. he only show~
the audience what is shown to the characters,
in the flashlight's beam. This works well in
the first flashlight scene towards the
beginning of the film where Sizemore is
searc hing an aban doned Jreig hter and
happens across a bilge full of bodies. After
that. it just becomes annoying. and makes you
long for a Zippo so that you can see who is
speaking at any giv~n time.
The other problem with The Relic is
something which I was prepared to just write
off as shoddy camera work and direction,
until I was informed th at it was deliberately
done. I'm sure everyone has seen, in some
movie-of-the-week or another, the widely over
lIsed camera shot of a car driving towards the
camera a night , with its he:!dlights hitting tfle
camera at such an angle as to cause a nea t
looking. rainbow halo effec l around th em .
Well. Hyams is suspiciously fond oftha! effect
and, th rough the use of some filter on the
camera. causes it to happen in virtually every
shot of his beloved fl ashlights. This movie is
set in the tunnels underneath a Chicago
museum. and it has more rainbows than The
Wizard ofOz. Go figure.
As I said, the characters in The ReJic
are painfully stereotypical and cliched, but
it doesn't end there. The techniques used
in this film in order to scare the audience
are some of .th.e oldest In the book. I'm
almost positive there must be a caveman
drawing somewhere of a cat jumping off a
top shelf that was considered high horror
in that era. The Relic once again confirms
that widely.held beliefin horror flicks that
if a character is a bad person. rich.
perverted, does drugs. or is foreign, it's
alright for he or she to d ie. Scream,
anoth er horror movie th at opened
recentl),. uses aU the cliches on purpose.
and does a far superior job than The Relic
could ever imagine 90ing. In fact , I 1V0uid
recommend that those of you out there
who are not horror movie fans bUl want a
small sta rtle should go see The Relic, while
the rest of liS will go watch Scream for tht
fifth time.
Do JOu play music?
Do JOUkflOW anyone who plars music?
Can JOu spell music?
~Have JOu heard of music?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions then we're looking for you . The (PJ needs help in keeping up with the
rapidly mutating creative flow that runs rampant about Olympia and beyond. Articles on local music, fashion , art, culture,
random thoughts and commentary are welcome. Of course, you can write about stuff that doesn't happen around here too .
(like movies and tv). Submissions for the A&E section are due at 4:30 p.m. Mondays in the (P] office, (AB 316. Stop by or
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Pumpkins' M'ond.ay show was
smashi.ng indeed
DAvE CARR
Smashing Pumpkins sell record s.
Smashing Pumpkins fill basketball arenas
with thousands of screaming fans. Smashing
Pumpkins perform under contract to a major
label. What could make one band so different
from the rest; you may ask? There is one
simple answer, and that is that this band has
it together. Clearly. the only real reason in a
world of one-hit Nirvana types that radio
stations overplay until the song is forgotten
and li steners have moved on to th e next
popular single.
Monday night at the Key Arena proved
ye t another triumph in a band that some
critics have discredited as being Pink Floyd's
young lad , on a heavier leve l in tetms of
distortion, but somewhat comparable. There
is no doubt that Pink Floyd was an influence
to the mind of Billy Corgan, or indeed a grea t
band to say th e least. Hell . th ey even
influenced Generation X. (the 90's?) more
than twenty yea rs after their greatest music
was produced. Why then . you must be asking
yourself. haven't I mentioned the show yet?
It is beca use of th e dynamiCS . th e
performan ce, and the presence. Pink Floyd
may have all of these aspects in th eir sound.
but The Smashing Pumpkins carry it to a
higher level. The band. Billy Corgan. D·Arcy.
and James Ih a once again made alternative
rock into something it has lost much oftately.
reality. The)' opened their two hour twenty
minute set wi th "Tonight . To night ," an
orchestral monument in generally cosmic
sound in g mu sic.
I hadn 't hea rd
"Rhinoceros," since the first time I saw them
in 199J, and it is with great enthusiasm that l
BY
recommend you to listen to one of the most
romantic songs ever recorded.
Even when the band repeats a certain
standard "rock riff." it goes beyond standard
rock and roll procedure. The speed and
anger of one song versus the lethargic, sleepy
feel of the next song may be like another
band you've heard. But in the Pumpkin's
case. it is ingenious, inspiring, and dare I say
it, alternative.
It does not matter that boundaries exist
in musi c. and th at is why Smashin g
Pumpkins are alternative. They are different
from the rest of the string of bands that are
co nsumed by th e average radio li stener.
They are better.
Whether making your ears bleed with
the wailing repetition of .. X.Y.U .... during the
second encore. or making an easier radi o
friendly {Remember, radio can be our friend
too) watcher/listener happy with the new
sin gle. "Thirty-Three," the Pumpkins are
capable of delighting the guy in the Metallica
shirt or th e girl who likes Tori Amos and
Sarah Maclachlan. I opted for getting the
shi t beat out of me behind the security
barrier in front of the stage by the crowd
members who flew in from Chicago for the
show. I wouldn't have traded that spot for
anyt hing.
The show was nothi ng less than a
masterpiece. and the music of the Smashing
Pumpkins is original and brilliant.
Hopefully in twenty years, some will refer to
them as the number one band on classic rock
radio stations. Pink Floyd wo uld be number
two, of course.
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Scream is a delig·htful tribute
to the horror film genre
BY TREVOR PYLE
Scream is the new movie from Wes
Craven ; all at once it is a horror movie. a
satire, and a homage. It's a movie for all of
you who rent six horror movies and watch
them all in one night. usually shouting:
"The killer's in the closet! The closet!"
It's built like a generic horror movie.
with a cast of childish, sex-starved
teenagers, clueless adults, and one wily.
wicked serial killer.
The plot is as bare-bones as a USA: Up
AIl Night movie. A serial killer is at work L'1
a small town. committing gory murders and
generally making a nuisance ofhi mself. The
cop~, reporters. and other authority figures
can't catch the killer. who is offing teenagers
faster than you can say Halloween.
But Scream has intelligence about
what it is. It both follow s and makes fun of
sla sher-movie formula; the nice- girl
heroine, the fake scares involving boyfriends
and cats who jump out of nowhere. and even
a cheesy, Rube Goldberg death for one of the
characters. The film makes num ero us
references to horror movies. and at one
point, after a series of gory murders. one
character says. 'This is like something out
of a Wes Carpenter movie!"
One character. a horror-movie fan . even
lays out th e rules for survivin g a horror
movie.
"First of all. you can't drink." he says. "You
can't have sex-sex equals death . And of
course. never, ever, say 'I'll be right back ...·
At this. one of the teenagers backs out of
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The casting is straight out of B·
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Tracker Jon Young will be leading
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Longhouse at 9 a.m. $30 for
students, $35 for the public . Please
call 1-800-340-6068 to register.
Sponsored by W. A. G. and MES.
Bossb usters is pleased to present
"Fire Your Boss"-a Hands-on
Workshop for Uppity Workers, every
Saturday morning in January, 10
a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Liberation Cafe
(116 4th Ave) . This skills sharing
session is open to all folks who want
to improve their wages, benefits, or
working conditions at their current
job.
Friday, January 17
Tracker, Naturalist & Co-founder of
Wilderness Awareness Schoo l, Jon
Young will be telling stories of
wilderness advent ure ar.d spirit in
the Longhouse at 7 p.m. $2 for
students, $3 for public. Sponsored
by W. A. G. and MES.
Double event night at Four Seasons
Books (7th & Franklin). "C ohousing in Olympia ." Members
of Olympia Co-housing Association
will return by popular demand to
show a video and to discuss a
dynamic concept in housing. Also ,
author Joe Kleiner will discuss his
new novel , Where River Turns
to Sky, about a unique group of
older adults who reside in an equally
unique household. Starts at 7 p.m.
Olympia band, Naked, will be
playing I','ith Cheap 'n' Easy at the
Matrix Coffeehouse (434 NW Prindle
SI. in Chehalis). Show starts at 8
p.m., cost is $5 at the door. Naked
play "original melodic rock and live
improv, comfortably loud and
honestly played, thoughtful lyrics in
acoustic and eclectic flavors. "
Cheap 'n' Easy are a piano and guitar
blues duo.
IJ
. . . . . . . . . . .y meetings and stuff:\
MONDAYS:
Women's Food Issues G roup: Noon,
Women's Resource Cemer. (CAB 206).
Women in Technology and Science:
Noon, CAB 206.
CPJ Story meetings: 4 :30, CAB 3 16.
EF!Evergreen Coalition : 4 pm, Sem
4153.
irish American Student Organization: 2
pm , CAB 315 (Conference Room)
Irish American Student Organization
. Political Discussion! Research Group :
7 pm , 3rd fl oo r of [he CAB in [he An
Gallery pi!. Bring books and current
information / opinion ,.:.
The CODlix Page
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TUESDAYS:
The Not Suaight Wo~en's G roup: 6
pm, CAB 206.
Evergreen Political Information
Center: 3:30, Cab 320.
Evergreen Students for C hrist: 8 pm ,
LIB 4004.
WEDNESDAYS:
Jewish Cultural Center: 2 pm , CAB 320.
Q ueer Boys Group: I pm, CAB 3 14
Interactive thea~re group, Olympia
Playback Theatre, will be at Four
Seasons Books at 6:30 p.m.
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Come relax, entertain, be
entertained and merry at
Wittanhaven's Winter Bardic .
The festivities will begin at 6 p.m. in
the Cedar Room of the Longhouse.
Gather around the fireplace and
bring some finger food to share,
blanket and pillows for the floor and a
joyful spirit. Contact Vivian at 8669673 for more information.
Local independent hip hop at the
backstage of the Capitol Theater
(206 E 5th Ave) . Source of
Labor, Black Anger,
Sensemllla, the Ghetto
Children, and D.J. Tom . All
ages, $5 to get in, show starts at 10
p.m.
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Tuesday, January 21
Folk artists Chuck Brodsky and
Annie Gallup will be performing as
a benefit for the Liberation Cafe.
Admission is $6, show starts at 7
p.m .
Sunday, January 19, 1996
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de.s?er'6-\-~ -to
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Wednesday, January 22
Olympia Storytelling Guild will
be swapping stories at Four Seasons
Books at 2:30 p.m. This month's
featured teller is Susan McCauley.
Alison Campbell is host. Everyone
welcome.
The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center's
next exhibition will open today with a
reception for artist, Cris Bruch, 3-5
p.m. Cris Brut;h: Prior Works
is a showcase exhibition of the 40
year old sculptor's work spanning a
10-year period from 1986-1996.
Monday, January 20
11 days until the glorious release of
Star Wars: The Special
Edition. Remember to make
everyday, Wedge Antilles
Appreciation Day.
Com ing Out Group: 5 pm in CAB 314.
Riot Grrrls, 6 pm, D303.
Wilderness Awareness Group: 2 pm ,
Longhouse.
Union of Srudents with Disabilities:
pm, CAB315.
T he St udent Health Center (Sem 2100)
offers free and anonymous HIVI AIDS
testing every Wednesday. Testing takes
place from 3-5 and results are from 5-6.
T his is a first come, first served, walk in
clinic, testing takes approximately 20
minutes, eXfect a wait. There is a two
week waiting peri od for results.
A six week self-defense series
taugtit by FIST (Feminists in
Self-Defense Training) will
begin tonight from 6-8:30 PM at
rooms 101 and 192 in the Olympia
Center. The sliding scale fee is $20$25-$30-$35. Free childcare is
available with one week advance
notice. A full range of self-defense
options will be covered including:
self-esteem and confidence building,
strategizing, assertiveness,
information sharing and physical
skills. FIST is a women's volunteer
organization that has been teaching
self-defense training in Olympia
since 1979.
wish I could shoot a
let through the radio
would kill that com-
WASHPIRG general interest
meeting. 6 p.m., Longhouse 1007.
THURSDAYS:
MECHA (the Chicano Student Union) :
3:30, CAB 320.
Native Student Alliance: Noon,
Longhouse.
MIT/MES/MPA GSA: 4:30, Lab I
3023.
FRIDAYS:
The Gaming Guild: 3:30 , CAB 320.
Linux./Unix Users' Gro up : 3 pm , CAB
315.
SUNDAYS:
The third Sunday of every month is
L.I.M.B. {lesbians in Matern ity and
Beyond}. 2-4 pm , Lib 2127.
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