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The Cooper Point Journal Volume 27, Issue 7 (November 7, 1996)
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Take Back the Night march tonight
BY REYNOR PADILLA
Take Back the Night.
That's the theme of a march protesting
violence
against women that will start tonight
By JEF.LUCERO
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at
7
p.m.
on Red Square.
Evergre.en's athletlc department has
The
annual "Take Back the Night" march
~n through a slightly stormy fall season,
provides
a
way for men and women alike to
as ooth the men's soccer team .;md ·the
protest
violence
against women, said Paige
. women's r~gby team have been h~di!d
Kelso of Evergreen's Womens' Resource Center.
suspensionsfor aJcohol-r~lat~ infractipns .
The march will also give people a chance
iIi the last month. the two unr~lated
talk
about,
educate and hopefully heal from
iJ1cidentS'have led to a revamping of the
.
sexual
assault,
said Kelso in a press release.
process by which these kind$ ofinfractiolls ,
The first ''Take Back the Night" march
and puniShments are handled, says Pete
began in Germany in 1973 to both protest and
Steill;>erg, Evergx:een's athletic director,.
mourn
a series of brutal murders.
Afte~ returning from a recent ti>ad
Five
years later more than 5,000 women
trip. mens' 'soccer team members .left
evidence that alcoholic beverages had.been
consume.d in the Evergreen motorpOOl van
that they had checked out. says Steilberg.
. Upon learning of the incident, Head Coach
John Wedge c9Jlductedan internal
By HILLARY ROSSI
investigation. ACcording to Steilberg. the
hVelve players tha~had been ricling in that
''They're all stars," exclaimed Erin Ficker,
van were summarily interviewed, and it was
the coordinator of the Services and Activities
determined that fbatof them had actually ' (S&A) ' Bo~rci. w hile describing the nine
been drinking ..Those four.were suspended . students' she chose to be the members of the
for thr~ games, says Steilberg.
Board. The nine S&A Board members were
. Not long after, the wome~s' rugby
selected out of twenty six potential students.
team was investigated for_Rarking an
They ar! students Nick Mitchell, Patrick
Evergreen van in front of a house in which
Flanagan, Heather Harman, Lee Wlazlak,
alcohol was being consumed, says
Henry Lee, Ryan -Cox, Rudy Sookbirsingh,
Steilberg,
Heidi Eck~l, and Sonja Sivesind.
According to women's rugby coach
Ficker received help in choosing the nine
Rosedanie Cadet, the house was the site of
Board members from Tom Mercado, the
a post-game "drink. up,"at which team
director of student activities, Brian Matt, the
members were present (the "dUnk up" is a
minutes taker for the Board, and from four
traditional component of rugby at which
S&A members from last year. Ficker said the
players from both teams meet, have a
responsibilities of the Board member.s
couple drinks, lInd eat dinl:ler together; it's
included attending weekly meetings and using
as much a part of the game as the game
consensus to allocate funds to all the student
itself, says Cadet).
'.
groups on campus. As a coordinator, Ficker is .
According to Steilberg, after
a facilitator for the nine students. She makes
reviewing the situation, Lucia. Gagnion,
sure all the Board meetings run smoothly and
Evergreen's new recreational .sports
in a timely fashion.
coordinator, initially recommended that
Ficker served as one of the nine Board
the team lose its privilege of finishing out
members for the past two years. During this
its season. However, after a meeting
time. the money the Board allocates has
between Steilberg, Evergreen's campus
gradually been increasing because the
grievance officer Helena Meyer-Knapp, and
enrollment at the Evergreen State College has
Gagnion (who acts as liaison between the
gradually increased.
rugby team and -the departfnent), it was
New S&A Board member Nick Mitchell
determined that the team would only lose
says he chose to apply for the S&A Board
its privilege of using Evergreen's vanpool
because he wanted to involve himself "more
for the rest ofthe season. This punishment
deeply in campus life." He anticipates what will
was consistent with what had been done in
be difficult is "working to make unbiased
similar past circumstances, accordi!lf to
decisions based on the needs of the entire
Steilberg.
Evergreen community and not our own
This meeting alsQ brought about the
personal interests."
reassessment of Evergreen's standing
Patrick Flanagan is a transfer student
procedure for dealing with these and any
from College ofDuPage in Chicago, where he
other sports-associated violations. In the
started an environmental club. At Evergreen,
past, these situations have fallen largely
he is involved in the Wilderness Awareness
within the athletic d.e partment's
Group and Amnesty International. Flanagan
jurisdiction, with the decisions ultimately
said that he had a lot of experience with funds
being made on ' an individual "asis by
from his old ~chool in Chicago, and he applied
members of the department themselves.
for the Board because he "saw an opportunity
The arbitrary nature of these proceedings
to divvy up funds at all school events."
was effective, yet eventually led' to some
Heather Harman is the current coamount of inconsistency.
coordinator for the Women's Resource Center,
According to Steilberg, some of the
who applied to the S&A Board because she
continued on page 3 wanted student groups "represented in a fair
of the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault
Programs.
The groups will group will hold a silent
candlelight vigil after Ruggles speaks. Then the
group will march through the Housing area of
campus.
The march will end at the Community
Center for open mic performances and
refreshments.
The Clothesline Projecl, a collection of 1shirts made by survivors of sexual assault, will
be displayed . "Each I-s hirt," Kelso wrote,
"bears witness to an act of violence and
provides a means for an expression ofsurvival."
marched through the pornography district of
San Francisco to protest sexual violence, Kelso
wrote.
Since then women have marched to
"Take Back the Night" hundn!ds of tim(!$..i~
America and around the world.
The march is not only a protest against
sexual violence but against the fear of violence
that keeps some women from walking alone at
night, wrote Kelso.
"Tonight," wrote Kelso, "everyone is
invited to gather, march share, listen and
YELL!"
Before leaving for the march, protesters
will gather on Red Square to hear an address
from Debbie Ruggles, the Executive Director
Services and Activities Board looks ahead
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The S&A Board unveils it's new fall line of student leaders. back row: Rudy
Sookbirsirgh, Tom Mercado (Advisor), Henry Lee, Ryan Cox, Nicholas Mitchell, Sonja
Sivesind, Hallie Heyn:aan, Lee WlazlClk, Brian Matt (office manager). front row: Denise
Robertson (advisor), Erin Ficker (coordinator), Heidi Eckel, Heather Harmon.
manner."
about every other new S&A Board mem ber. he
"I feel like S&A is the means to a 'anticipates difficulties with the budget
productive year for student activities," Harman allocations for the student groups. "Finances
said. She thought it would be an asset to work are always a key issue," he said.
as a coordinator of a student group because she
Heidi Eckel is a Ihird year student \\'ho
would learn what it is like proposing a budget just wanted to keep eve rybody happy. She
and budgeling finances. In turn, this would applied to the S&A Board "for the experience
help her on the S&A Board.
of working with different groups."
Lee Wlazlak, who is in a graduate school
Sonja Sivesind was involved in CISPES.
program on campus, wanted to be on the S&A the Women's Resource Cent er. and Evergn'en
Board to work for all student s att end ing Political Informa tion Center (EPIC) last \'l';1T.
Evergreen. He also wanted to assist in the Now she is the coon.lin<ltor of EPIC, alld
efficient allocation of student fun ds.
wanted to be on Ihe S&A Board to ill·ttl'!'
Henry Lee commented, "The S&A Board understand the decision making and budgl,t
provides a great opportunity to get in volved." procedures al Evergreen and to take part ill th e
Lee hopes the Board doesn't have any major process." Sivesind wallts to educa te student s
difficulties this year. However, he does assume about whal the S&A Board does.
that iflhere is one difficulty. it will be to "fairly
"We have a broad based group. \ 'PI':
and evenly distribute funds ."
diverse." explained Mercado. "There ha s bt'l'n
New member Ryan Cox said, "I thought years when we only got ten applicants. There's
that serving on the board would be an excellent no choice in that."
opportunity to get to see the inner workings of
Mercado wenl on: .. It·s very import;lJ11
this institution we call home."
that we always get new people up here [in the
Rudy Sookbirsingh wanted to be on the S&A office and involved in the S&A prort'ssi.
Board to "actively participate in the activities It makes il grow."
at TESe" and to meet new people. Like just
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NE'WS
NEVVS
Stud.ents, faculty and staff honor Day of the Dead
LisaNa Redbear sings along with Robert
Ludgate on the guitar as Nachee
Readqear dances in commemeratioll of
the Day of the Dead-EI Dia de los
Muertos (above). Skull masks make up a
shrin e to honor those who have passed
on (a bove right).
By A NDREA DEWEES ANI) Ym .ANDA CHUZ
In co njun cti on with Francisco Cal i's
speech 011 the si tU<l t.ion of Human and
Indi geno us Rights in Gu;)te ma la , vari ous
student groups. facultYt and staff came
toget her to ('Teate an altar hon oring "The Day
of the Dead."
Tra diti onally, Mexican families crea t
these altars for their families, the com munal
altar se t up Friday in the Library was decorated
with handmade tissue flowers. ca ndles. plaster
skulls, colorful sa rapes and pictures.
All of these honored people who have
gone before us-with the skulls representing
people who have been assasinated as a result
of their involvement in po litical struggles
throughout the world. people that were victims
of genocide and family members th at have
passed on due to natural causes.
The comb in atio n of th ese two evel;ts,
Ca li's speech on the current political struggle
in Guatema la and the traditional celebration
of the Day of the Dead, brought those silenced
voices and th e sp irit of resistance, to our
community.
Sports: women's rugby
men's soccer continued
·(rom page 1
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inconsistencies this year can be attributed
to the adjustments the department has
made this year, in transitioning two new
administrators, Wedge and Gagnion, into
the fold. In previous years, Evergreen sports
teams have drafted covenants in which the
athletes agree to adhere to certain principles
while they are still training. According to
Steilberg, neither the womens' rugby nor the
mens' soccer teams drew up cove nants.
which are written by the coaches and this
year. This was not due to negligence on the
part ofthe coaches, but merely an oversight,
the result of their having been hired just
before the season started, says Steil berg.
According to Steilberg, Meyer-Knapp
will take on a more active role in future
incidents. In accordance with the new
process, she will be brought in at onset of
the proceedings, according to Steil berg.
"We feel we have implented the appropriate
strategies to deal with these kinds of things.
Hopefully, we will not have to utilize them ,"
he said.
Election draws to slow finish
Clinton, Locke, and ___ Baird?
BY BRYAN O'KEEFE
Voters re-elected President Clinton this
Tuesday in an election that provided few
surprises. As in the past, Clinton faces the
challenge of collaborating with a mostly
Republican congress in the coming years.
In a rousing victory speech, CJinton said,
"We've got a bridge to build and I'm ready if
you are. Today the American people have
Dewees and Cru z are two of th e LASO
coordi nators.
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Seattle on Mad Cow Disease
By DAVID SW FllRfRG
"Cows eating cows is alarmin g. It has just
stopped me cold from eating another
burger. "-Dprah Winfrey
Howard Lyman, who gained national
attention when he recently appeared on the
Oprah Winfrey show, will be speaking in
Sea ttle on Thursday, November 14 at the
EarthSave Seattle potluck at the Unity Church,
200-8th Ave. N. at 6:30 p.m.
Lyman , a former cattle rancher, now
directs the Eating with Conscience campaign
on behalf of the Human Society of the United
States. He serves as a board member for
EarthSave International.
Oprah's comment came during her
program broadcast in response to reports
about Mad Cow Disease, also known as BSE
(bovine spongiform encephalopathy). News
about BSE and its possible link to human
equivalent, CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease)
caused alarmed consumers in Britain to reduce
their beefconsumption and caused others,like
Oprah, to make significant changes in their
diets.
On Oprah's program, a representative of
the National Cattlemen's Beef Association
acknowledged that the practice of feeding
sla ughtered animals to cows is a routine
practice in the United States. This procedure
has been shown to cause the spread of Mad
Cow Disease in England. The day after the
broadcast, the price of cattle future s
plummeted on the national exchanges.
Lyman, along with the Oprah show and its
producers, were later named in a lawsuit for
"food disparagement" brought by Texas
cattlemen. "This suit boils down to a test ofour
first amendment rights," says Lyman.
Lyman is part!cularly knowledgeable
about two irnportant topics- the seriousness
of the Mad Cow Disease epidemiC in England .
including what risks there are for beef supplies
in other countries, and the use of hormones in
U.S. cattle, especially the use of bovine growth
hormone (BGH) to increase dairy production.
Lyman recently provided expert testimony
about modern cattle production in the
"McLibel" trial in England, the longestrunning civil trial in history.
Lyman travels extensively sharing with
passion and humor his conviction that our
health and ecological survival depends upon
major changes in our agricultural philosophies
and food choices. Lyman says, .. We must not
only recognize the problems, but also make
'living the solutions' an everyday habit of all
who reside on the planet Earth. This may be
difficult for some, but it's mandatory for us all
if we plan to see the survival of our children
and grandchildren. The future mn be changed,
but ~,nly if we start the change with ourselves
first.
EarthSave Seattle is an all-volunteer local
action group of EarthS ave International, a nonprofit educational organization based in Santa
Cruz, California, and founded in 1989.
EarthSave promotes the benefits of plant-based
food choices for our health, our environment,
and tor a more compassionate world.
Devid Sederberg is the Olympia contact for
EarthSave.
Swim meet on Saturday at 1 pm. Men and Women Geoducks vs. PLU and
Lewis and Clark
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Brian Baird (0) may squeak by with a
narrow win over incumbent Linda Smith
(R); as rural area votes and absentee
ballots were tallied the gap between the
two has tightened
spoken. They have affirmed our course. They
have told us to go forward ." Wednesday
morning, the victorious CJintons returned to .
the White House after a stay in Little Rock,
Arkansas .
In state politics, King County executive
Gary Locke (D) defeated self-proclaimed
"Christian radical" Ellen Craswell (R) for the
seat of governor. Throughout his campaign,
Locke has emphasized his ability to deal with
Republican leaders and his strong support for
public education as an equalizing force in the
state of Wa shington. Even though Locke
emerged victorious, like Clinton, he faces
possible bipartisan conflicts in the future, since
the legisla ture remains dominated by
republicans.
Whereas these races were easily
determined, other contests remained close to
the very end. ill the race between Randy Tate
(R) and Adam Smith (D) for 9th District
representative, Smith garnered 51% of the
votes to Tate's 46%. The contest for 3rd District
. representative between Brian Baird (D) and
Linda Smith (R) is still too close to call at press
time; Baird is in the lead with 51% over Smith's
49%.
Amy Sills, Chapter Chair ofWashPIRG
at Evergreen, rejoiced at' the strong interest in
environmental causes evident in this year's
election results. Additionally, she remarked
about the political enthusiasm of the Evergreen
com.munity. "I think it was excellent how
Evergreen had a huge voter turnout," she said
about her experience at the polls. This large
turnout is a major success for WashPIRG,
which was responsible for 25 percent of
campus voter registration, a 5 percent increase
from last year.
Chuck McGill attempts to convince would-be voters in downtown to exercise their
right not to vote in recent elections. His rationale for encouraging people not to vote
is that politicians fear winning an eleCtion where fewer than 50% of registered voters
are motivated to vote. A majority of voters staying home on election day could
c~vince the government that the people are fed up with the current government.
NEWS
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E. coli outbreak Student
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An E.coli bacterial outbreak in connection wi th
the in tak e of the unpas teuri zeu frui t juice
Ouwalla has been announced by the Seattl eKin g C:l1Ullty Healt h Departmen"t. The public
i ~ aLi \'ist'd not to drink any Odwa lla juice th at
i ~ prouuced on the pressing line. This incl udes
all frui t anu vege table juices, excluding ci trus
juices. People are also advised to dispose of all
such product s that th ey may have.
Symptums of th e E. co li infection are bloody
diarrhea, mild feve r and ma laise, general aches
and stumac h cramps. The most signifigan t
sy mptOill is diarrllea : if th is does Ilot appear.
there i ~ little reason to worry. Questions or
concern s about E. coli can be 'amwered at The
Student Health Center at 866-6000, ex t 6200,
or at the Thurston coun ty Public Health
uepartment at 786-558 1.
Art exhibition
in Gallery IV
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repres'e ntativeapplications due
The third annual Social Justice and Equality
conference will be held Saturday, November 9
from 9-5 p.m. at the First Christian Church in
Olympia. Free childcare will be provided. This
event is TES C Labor Center and EPIC
sponsored. Everyone is invited to attend.
against
Shell Oil
On November 10, 1995 , nin e Ilon-v ioleil t
environmentalist I human rights advocat es, incl uding world
renown ed Ken Saro-Wiwa, were unjustly hanged (w.i thout
The studeli t re pre~ent a t ive to the Board of Trustees applicatiun reason) by the milit ary govern ment uf Nigeri a, despi te
<Jt' adline is approaching. The artua l dead line for appli cations is worl dwide protest. These hangings culmin ated a three-year
Novemb~ll in the Preside nt'~ office. In terviews for th e position
long peaceful movemen t on the pa rt of the indigeno us Ogoni .
will be held November 20 through November 22 . Pick up people, who live on land which environmentalists say has been
appl ication s at the President's office or at the S&A office .
exploited beyond repa ir by Shell Oil Company sin ce 1958.
Accordi ng to statements made in a speech by Ken SaroWiwa's brother, Dr. Owens Wiwa , th e Ogoni are asking Shell
to leave Nigeria and are expecting tha t once the company is
gone, the government will weaken allowing the people to create
a democracy.
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There will be a protest held on November lO, 1996 at the
Lacey Shell station ori Martin Way and Sleater-Kinn ey, The
demonstration will join with others across the coun ~ry. in an
effort to oust Shell anq the military government fro m Nigeria,
Seattle's Chi cken Soup Brigade celebrates Veteran's Day wi th Gay so that the Ogoni may live and _haveJicjf:determina!l9n.
Bingo, a monthly charity event to provide food, home chore and
Please join us at Evergreen's library loop .at 10:15 a.m.
transport ation assistance to people living with AIDS in King Sunday morning or at ]0:30 a.m. at the old "Asterisk" on
Coun ty. Gay Bingo attracts about 500 people per session and Division and Harrison (by Rainy Day Records) for 51 carpool,
each pa rticipan t plays for cash and prize package. Tickets are or call the Evergreen Political Information Offi ce (E PIC) office
ten dollars for twelve standard games. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., at Evergreen extension 6144 for more information .
with ga mes starting at 7:00 p.m. For more information or to -Sonny Krishnamurti is a member ofEPICand all organizer
make reservations for parties of eight or more, call (206) 323- of the upcoming protest described above.
Gay Bingo
charity event
An art exhi bition held by internatio nall y 0069.
renowned artists Stephen Hazel and Ka thl een
Rabel will appear in the Gallery IV in the Evans '
li brary building through November 29. The
opening recep tion was held yesterday an d
included a lecture by both of the artists. Their
work incl udes iron sculptu re, drawings and
ph otograp hs crea ted dur ing a ten yea r
reSidency in Portugal. Hazel and Rabel were
invited to Portugal to participate in a design
project at the villa Vivenda Santa Iria which was
October 27
purchased by a local art collec tor. The
1117 Due to burnt oats,
com missions fro m that collector developed
into this exh ibit. The exhibition will fea ture
activated on Ns 2nd floor.
seve ral works refl ec tin g the tra di tional
methods of iron-work in Portugal.
Equality
conference
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Prot~st
The Technology Fee: Evergreen's long-overlooked option
BYJENNIFERKOOGLER
Imagine a computer center with faster
modems, enhanced scanning equipment, and
updated software. Imagine composing a piece
. of music using state ofthe art digital recording
equipment. Imagine being able to take a class
at another college right here at Evergreen via
satellite. Improvements such as tht'se may be
coming soon to a Greener campus near you.
The only catch is, you may be paying more
than your regular share of the costs.
Earlier this year, the Washington House
":ofRepresentatives voted to enact avoluntary
fee to be added onto the tuition at each of the
state colleges and universities, The money
would be used to purchase innovative
technological equipment, depending on the
individual needs of the school.
The bill, which passed through the
House in February, would allow students to
vote whether or not they would charge
themselves thefee. If it was decided that the
fee was necessary, another vote would be cast
to decide how much per quarter would be
charged and how the money would be spent.
During the preliminary hearings,
• PresidentJaneJervisandcoliegelobbyistKim
Merriman protested against the passing of the
bill. Jervis believes that students should not
be required to pay extra fees for supplies that
home page.
Setter also says that the money could be
used to purchase a pool of laptop computers
equipped wi th modems th at wo ul d be
available for check out via the college. This
way, he ex plain s, stu de nts co uld ge t a
computer, take it home, and write papers at
their convenience rather than havin g to travel
back and forth from th e co mput er cent er.
Setter also says that if Housing installs jacks
into Housing that would allow students to dial
into the campus computer system, residents
could check their e-mail from home with their
laptops. He points out that other colleges
around the country already have this option,
but says th at "not everything there is good at
Evergreen."
Setter says in order to enact th is or a
similar plan, the college and students need to
work together to vote on the use of money, "If
the students want to chip in and make it
happen", he says, then they need to "find out
what the people want."
That is exactly what needs to happen.
How that will occur is still a mystery.
dassrooms. They told the Higher Education
This year, as the student government
committee that the cost of advancin g issue continues toloom overthe college, what
technology should he factored into the cost . will be done about the technology fee remains
of t.uition and not be paid for by outside in question. Some students and fa culty,
monetary charges.
however, have been quietly coming up with a
Media student Jenny Jenkin s echoes plan on how to use any money collected.
Jervis' sen timents. Sh e fea rs that th e
Terry Setter, a faculty member teaching
legislature will deny the college funding for digital music, thinks the technology fee could
technology
if
potentially pay for
students
vote - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - increased access to
against the fee. "I "I have a horrible feeling that the the intern et and
have a horrible
government won't give us any
hardware.' This is
feeling tha t th e money for it. . . they'll tell us 'you ne cessary
for
government won't
students to be able
give us any money
had your chance' to .g et money to
create
for it. " they'll tell us
and you passed it up."
homepages and
'you had your
web sites tha t
chance' to get money and you passed it up'." could be accessed from outside the school.
Since the bill's passing, Evergreen has This would include giving students a second
been plagueq with questions as how to collect e-mail addresS that would allow for greater
student sentiment concerning the fee. Unlike exploration of the Internet and able to make
many universities in the state, Evergreen does more connections outside the college's
not have a formal student governing body. system. Setter believes the upgrade in modem
How then, should the college go about asking access would create "a smoother way to have
students what should be done?
chat rooms and web pages ." Setter has
In traditional Evergreen fashion, Vice discussed the matter with several students
PreSident of Student Affairs Art Costantino who've voiced frustration with the current
conducted a series offorums last spring to facilities available on campus, He says they
discuss the technology fee'. Unfortunately, would like to be able to have people from 01£.these meetings were sparsely.attended, and campus post things on their ,horne pages and
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7, 1996
the Cooper Point Journal
November 7,1996
LETTERS AND OPINIONS
When Will
You
Grow Up?
BI KI ~\ N [ ;I 'ITN
I think I'm Mature, I rea lly d·o. I mean,
I'm eighteen. A college student. A thousanJ
ll1ile~ from what used to be hOllle. In my own
apartment. Paying bills. Carrying Oil a serious
relationship. Bottom line is, I'm an adult . And
because of all this, I think I'm Mature.
But then , what do [ know about
I\l3turity? I rememb",r, as a second grader,
having a serious conversa ti on with a friend
about how Mature we were. Second grade.
That same friend is now the mother of an eight
month old boy. I low's that for Maturity? Not
th at having a baby autom atica lly gives you th e
title .of Maturity. And I certain ly don't envy
her position. But it is a ll1<ljor life decision, a
monumental , co ncrete step. How many of
th o,e can I tally up for myself?
[ ofte n wonder if I am indeed Mature
noll'. I look all around me and see people who
think they've reached the pinnacle ofMaturity
(mos tly because they can hold their liquor or
stay up all night for no rea so n), who are in
ac tu ali ty quite stupid . But I'm not making
judgements. Everyone, to a certain degree , is
~o\ature. But the problem is, eve ryone, to a
m\l~h larger degree, believes him/ herself to be
1\ lature.
So what is Maturity? I hon estly don't
kn oll' what it is, [wouldn't say that being a
teenage mother is Maturity. But I wouldn't say
th at being one precludes Maturity either. Not
necressarily,
I used to think that actions were what
gra nt ed a person Maturity. People do and say
a IOl'ofstupid thin gs in the process of trying to
be Mature. We're always trying to prove to
('ach ot her that they can cope with everything
~ro ul1d them. But in the process we just look
all the more pretentiolls. [once knew a guy
\\'ho proved his superior Maturity by using
huge w,ords.and then ridiculing anyone who
co uldn 't understand what th e hell he was
~Jyil1g , Yeah, that's Maturity.
And, of course, independence makes you
\ lat ure. If you're free from parents and all
uther forll1s of authority, then yo u mllst be
\1a ture. But I'm beginning to suspect that the
opposite is true, My parents us ed to be
horr ibl e people, out to persec ute me,
co mpletel y misunderstanding my every
th ought. The typica l tee nage mantra, But I
realized, quite rece ntly. that I trul y was
Mat uri ng when I stopped hating my parents
for their au th ority, and started appreciating
them for it. Perh aps Maturity is th e point at
wh ich you stop defying everything for the sake
of going against authority, when yo u realize
that if you consciously do something under the
guils of being Mature then you're probably
being immature. Maybe that's it.
What bothers me most, [guess, is the fact
that so much emphasiS is placed on Maturity,
with a capita l M. Or rather, too much depends
on looking Mature, again with a capital M. I'd
like to just erase that whole capital. ness of the
word, and give the importance back to actually
being mature, mature. What a wonderful
concept. But then, [ still don't know what the
hell it means,
Veteran's Da,Y
There will be a luncheon to honor the
service that yeterans have given this country
on 11/11/96 at noon. AU veterans are
invited. The bond, that giving service to your
country is a hard thing to describe; you
know it when you feel, it. All veterans,
including families and friends of veterans,
are encouraged to attend. If you have ~ny
questions call the office of veteran affairs at
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Reader Challenges Columnist
13\' O ~CAR ) () H NSON
"Diversity: La. Th e fact or quality of being
diverse; difference. b. A point of respect in
which things differ. 2. Variety or
Illultiplicity. ". The American Heritage College
dictionary
"Variety is the cxact opposite lof diversity J. ".
CraJg St. Clair
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Specia l Ass istant to th e Presidcnt , First
Peop les Advising or Recruiting services, and
several faculty whose specialty relates to this
topic? Surely they could help you find your
definition, that is, assuming that you really
wanted one.
Instead, you chose to confine your definition
of diversity to the "propaganda" of a liberal
white institution and the propaganda of
conservative white man.
[ see little diversity or "variety" in such a
search.
Although I have disagreed with Craig SI. Clair's
articles in the past, I must admit that I had
always respected his conviction to contribute
to the ideological diversity at Evergreen by
expressing his conserva tive--albeit erroneous· 2)
Your narrow understanding of
·views. That is, up until I read his Oct. 311996 multiculturalism reflects the same error. You
CP) article Diversity or Variety.
say that multiculturalism is excl usive of
St. Clair's apparent intellectual adolescence anything "white, European Christian."
and narrow understanding of anything other TnI' truth, Mr. St. Clair, is that
than his Eurocentric Jiberal vs. conservative . multicultmaUsm asser·ts;-ameng other things,ideology is to be expected in a place such as
that NO ONE cultural paradigm should be
Evergreen.
considered the standard by which all others
But really, Mr. St. Clair. don't waste our time are measured. It is this affront to your "God
and insult our intelligence by covering up your given" birthright that is at the heart of your
racist and fascist ideologies with a thin coat of perception of exclusion. What you fail to
bullshit rhetoric.
admit (either to yourself and/or us) is that it
js not the white, European, so-called Chrstian
1) You claim that you spent the better part of
culture that is excluded from multiculturalism,
a day looking for a definition of diversity here it's the former which excludes itself from the
at Evergreen , but you admit you r search was latter, primarily because participation means
confined to pamphlets and catalogues. What
to do so 01) an equal level. This also explains
about people, Mr. SI. Clair? What about those your motivation to redefine such terms
whose job it is to actually ensure diversity here because you and Russell Kirk refuse to accept
at Evergreen? The Affirmative Action Officer,
multiculturalism unless it is in tht context of
Hydra-Phobic
If YO ll hate white people so much why don't
you just leave Evergreert?
message left in my box 11/1/96
all of a whole second·and know that this is the
continuousreality for students ofcolor. [t is the
price we pay for venturing out. Sometimes it
makes you weary. Numb even. So I return to
Perhaps I should start by saying I don't my Nationalist space to renew my ·fighting
hate white people. (Dare I say some of my best spi rit. Because society is enriched by
friends are white people? nah , too trite.) That integration.
is a gross and erroneous oversimplification of
#3 The Individualist·The Evergreen
where I'm coming from. Afrocentrism unlike, f,avorite. Of course, 'we are all individuals.
say... white supremacy, teaches self love not Because I am Afrocentric sometimes the
hatred of others.
I
perception of my
,-------------------------,
Defending
myself
individuality suffers .
aga in st
ridiculous
Again it is a price I pay
accusations
co me s
gladly. [know who I am
because some people
and can tolerate being
don't understand the
branded with such
different mind sets that
misleading labets as
I and other students of
"white people hater". [
color adopt in order to
have never said in my
cope with living in white
column that J hate white
suprema cist America.
people. [hate the white
Like the Hydra of
supremacist culture we
Greek mythology which
live in. I hate the apathy,
had
nine
head s,
cultivated naivete and
scapegoating that some
students of color must
white people engage in
often employ numerous
mi nd sets to get by. I will
to ease their guilty
talk about three of them.
consciences. I hate the
indifference, cowardice,
#1
The
Nationalist- The source
and
sycophancy
of my strength, my
exhibited by students of
personal
et hni c
color who just want to fit
foundation, It is my
in. It is bitterly ironic
refuge , my foundation, a
that their right to come
place I return to when
to college and be
my spirit needs regeneration. The Nationalist colorless was paid for with the blood, sweat
space is a womb space, But you cannot live in and tears of people who demanded a place for
a womb space. Babies who aren't born die. I color in institutions of higher learning.
honor and uphold my culture when I venture
As for myself [ am a Black man, [am
out, powerful in my ethnic identity,
proud to continue the fight against racism that
#2 The Integrationist·People of color in stains our existence. I will not fit in, [ will not
the United States almost always have to learn go away, I will not be silent, I will, at times, be
this mindset. Especially if you are in college misunderstood, But I will not stop fighting.
b ~ause you are very likely to be dealing
"...yet our best trained, best educated,
exclusively with white people. Have you ever best equipped, best prepared troops refuse to
walked into a room full of people not like you? fight. Matter vffact its safe to say they would
Did that thought make you pause, a flicker of rather switch than fight. '~Louis Farrakhan
apprehenSion, maybe even fear? Ca n you
imagine how it must. feel to do homework,
peace,
study, establish friendships, and date away
from home in such an environment?
vkm
Remember your flicker-which lasted probably
Thoughts
and shit
by Vaun Monroe
yo ur, and not someone else's cultural
paradigm.
3) As for the assertion that "The Conservative
Mind" is opposed to "narrowing uniformity,"
[ think the record of conservatives can speak
to that more accurately than I ca n.
Your condemnat ion of "ega litarianism,"
however, is consistent with the conservative
mind and, [ might add, in congruent with
diversity, multiculturalism, or variety.
4) Your definition of variety, however, is
antipathetic with egalitarianism and, in fact,
is consistent with the way multiculturalism and
diversity is practiced in liberal setting such as
Evergreen.
The problem with your "variety" or the
"multiculturalism" of your liberal-cohorts is
that the "variation on a particular theme'"
which is OK to vary on "so long as the unifying
commonality is maintained" is that you want
to dictate what that th eme is.
You would like it to be YOUR "traditional
family values," and your liberal counterparts
would like it to be to plant trees, smoke herb,
and "just get along."
Some of us would like that common theme to
be the eradication of a "white, European, and
Christian" sys tem that sucks the blood of
indigenous nations and thrives on its own
internal strite and poverty brought about by a
racist greed for free and cheap labor.
Staff Member
Responds To
Column
By PAQUITA GARATEA '
KEY STUDENT SERVtCES
[f you want to engage an audience in
debate you must be more intelligent than a
wannabee linguiSt. For Craig St. Clair
("Diversity or Variety," Oct. 31) to take one
word of the English language, "diversity," and
twist it into unknown definitions is
sophomoric, at best. To go on further and state
that every word beginni~g with "div" means
in some way, to divide, is ridiculous. The word
"divine" begins with "div;" does it also l1\ean
to divide?
SI. Clair goes o'n and on about how
multiculturalism and diversity are not a reality
in our society but rather props created to
separate us. Howabsurd. He even states that
one cannot pOSSibly find classes at TESC that
are Eurocentric. I would suggest first off that
he take a better look at the course offerings like
Great Works, Victorian Studies, and Six
Months with Shakespeare, just to name a few.
What about the sciences-·are they modeled
after something other than a Western
paradigm?
The separateness among race, class, and
gender in American society did not come
about because of diversity and
multiculturalism. It was already built into the
system long before the Pilgrims arrived. One
example is the colonization of the Irish and
their lands by the English whereby the [rish
people were forced to live on one-fifth of their
ancestral land. This was a dress rehearsal for
what the English were about to do with
American Indian societies in the so-called
"New World."
Slavery, racism, sexism, xenophobia,
Black codes, Jim Crow, Indian Reservations,
and residential red·lining are the real culprits
of the deeply. rooted divisions in our country.
College "mission statements" about creating
diverse environments and multicultural
courses are, for the most part, only small
measures compared to the monumental task
that needs to be accomplished in order for us
to be a truly united and equal nation.
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1,000 Diving Robots splash into music scene with a new 'CD
BY JOSH ROOT
There once was a band ('ailed "The
Schidt" (pronounced sh it. as in "That'S the
SHIT!) and, as anyone who ever saw them
play can tell you. they rocked. With upbeat
songs, funk y instruments , guod
harmonizing, and interesting lyrics, they had
a great live show, and I saw them whelll'ver I
could. Then sadly, "The Schidt" were no
more.
Well, it isn't as bad as you might think,
they simply changed their name. "The
Schidt" is now "1000 Diving Robots", and
they still rock. In fact, the only thing that I
can see that has changed other than their
name, is the sad departure of their cover of
Neil Diamond's "Shilo" from their set lists.
owever, as I to rna e up or this
transgression, they have n;leased their first
CD. While the rest of my friends were off in
search of one kind of chemical of another
(reflne~ sugar or alcohol mostly) on
Halloween, I was with 30 or so other people
packed into the too-small space of the
ARTS AND ENTERTAINM:ENT
Midnight Sun for "1000 DR's" CD release
good band to be able to capture that energy in
album, there are a few that reaUy stand out.
party. The show was as good as ever, although
a recording.
"Things That Die," "La La Land," and "Mars
there sadly was no place to 'dance around. I
[ think that "The Band Formerly Known
Needs Womyn," which have always been
gladly spen t the few dollars to get the CD.
As The Schidt" has done just that. The same
excellent songs when played live, are just as
Since then, I have probably listened to it 25songs that make me bounce around at their
strong in their recorded form. Ot~er
30 times. It really
shows make me
favorites of mine are the upbeat and.
is a good disc. By
do the same in
p~ig~ant "Christmas in Olympia" (if you've
far better than
my living room.
ever spent a Christmas away from friends
Lots of bands are great live, especially
95% of anything
Jeff Henry and
and family), the sad-but·bouncy "Jackass,"
if you happen to catch a high-energy
you' ll hear on
Laurence Dunn's
and the slightly strange "Drilling," which is,
107.7 "The End"
show where everything is going right,
harmonies are as
as far as i can tell, a song about suicide or
(Motto: We tell
sweet
sounding
giving
yourself a lobotomy.
but it takes a really good band to be
you what's cool,
as ever (more
1,000 Diving Robots are one of the best
able to capture that energy in a
don't even try to
evenly mixed
and most unheralded local bands around. I
recording.
think
for
than at the
wouldn't be surprised at aU if they got sucked
yourself).
shows, too) and
into the world of the commercial music
Put out on - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - '_ ~ar.e..ahlyJtacke.(L --.industry. !just-hope it doesn't-happen,---.Shaggy
Frog
by the basslines
because that's the way good bands are killed.
Records, the self titled debut clocks in at
and rhythms of Sam Ross and Brian Bressler,
After all, they may be a bunch of diving
about an hour long. More importantly
and no matter what the song's topic, Jeff's
robots to everyone else, but they'U always be
though, it's good the whole way through. Lots
recorder still puts a smile on my face .
the coolest schidt to me.
.
of bands are great live, especially if you
Every one of the sixteen (seventeen if you
happen to catch a high-energy show ~here
count the weird song by someone else that they
everything is going right, but it takii a really
added) songs are good, But as with every
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so the leaves fallon your head is cheating and
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towards them like moths to a flame. Lucky
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them all over the place. Chances are someone
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photos by Josh Root
Here are the members of Olympia's own 1,000 Diving Robots. From left to right: bassist Sam Ross, singer Jeff Henry and
guitarist Lawrence Dun!""!, and drummer Brian Bressler. Check out their self titled debut right now. It rocks.
Sleepers suffers from unconvincing drama, lack of depth
BY HILLARY ROSSI
Sleepers, directed by Barry Levinson,
refers to the term used to describe young
boys confined to juvenile hall. In 1967, a
group of four Catholic, pre-teenage boys
named Lorenzo, Michael. Tommy, and
John, steal a hot dog vending cart from the
streets of Hell's Kitchen, New York, and
accidentally drop it down some stairs onto
an innocent bystander. The four boys are
found guilty of reckless endangerment and
sent to a juvenile hall in upstate New York.
Four of the guards sexually and physically
abuse these teenage boys as a form of
discipline and as part of the rules. The
ringleader of this abuse was a guard named
Nokes.
Jump to fourteen years later in 1981,
Tommy and John enter aHell's Kitchen bar,
coincidentally run into Nokes, and shoot
him dead .. .in front of several witnesses with
good memories. Michael, who has becol}1e
a lawyer despite everything, takes the case
as the prosecutor and contrives a kangaroo
court. He has two goals: to get Tommy and
John off the hook and to expose the sexual and
physical abuse of young boys at this juvenile
hall.
Yes, Tommy and John did co ld
bloodedly murder Nokes.
Yes, the four now·grown men know why
John and Tommy murdered Nokes but never
acknowledge why.
Yes, it is Michael's intention to expose
the juvenile hall without giving any evidence
that he nor the other three men previously
knew Nokes from the juvenile hall or were ever
sent to that particufar facility.
It is a star studded event, having Robert
De Niro as Father Bobby, the Catholic priest
who lies for John and Tommy on the witness
stand. Dustin Hoffman plays the compatible
defense attorney, a relatively small part for the
loud coverage Hoffman got in the Sleepers
previews. Of course, the obligatory female is
Carol. played by Minnie Driver, whom grew
up in Hell 's Kitchen with the four boys.
Sleepers is narrated by actor Jason
Patric. who plays an emotionally tortured
Lorenzo as an adult. Brad Pitt plays Michael
as an adult. Tommy is played by Billy
Crudup, and John is played by Ron Eldard.
There are a few movies in my mind
that are so poignant and horrific I never
want to see them again. Schindler's List
comes to mind. So does Murder In the First.
Sleepers is also one of those movies.
However, unlike Schindler's List and
Murder In the First, the film makers were
unable to convince me that the story actually
happened.
This movie is based on the book of the
same name, supposedly based on the true
story. The book was already written for the
cinema, and the film didn't differ much from
the book. Sleepers is filled with the
banalities of city neighborhoods, ofjuvenile
homes , and of the Catholic religion.
Therefore, the film lacks depth, but does
have Hollywood luster molded over generic
stereotypes of bad boys.
It's easy: they are abused, two of them
erratically decided to murder, the other two
of them play tricky games with the judiCial
system, all four ofthem .get what they want
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in the end. Turn to King ~ on Sunday night at
nine o'clock and you can get the same thing,
only cheaper.
Sleepers is a movie which downplays its
own sensationalism and un believability
because it does not believe it itself; if you're not
blown away by the predictable and neo-subtle
violence, then you're blown away with the
question of the legitimacy at Nokes' murder.
What is rather unexpected about
Sleepers is that one third of the movie takes
place back in 1968. Usually, a f!lm depicting
two distinct time periods take place in a series
of confusing flashbacks. Sleepers proceeds
chronologically, which allows for better
following of the plot.
The conclusion moves ahead of itself
along the path which would validate the type
of revenge which ends in murder. Whether or
not a viewer likes Sleepers will depend on
whether or not they agree with it. I can't make
any claims, but I would say that about half the
actors didn't necessary believe the script, so
they overtly tried to appear like they did.
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November 7,1996
d to bug~·
LIBRA: It's wet and rainy outside. Buy lots of
Tropical plants, crank up the heat and install
a fountain with tropical fish. Sand on the floor
is probably taking it too far, Lucky thing:
Birds ofthe Tropics CD
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SCORPIO: Bickering family members may
short your fuse this month. The planets
advise you make yourself unavailable, i.e.
move, change your name, alter your'
appearance. Lucky thing: a driver's license
with your face and someone else's name
SAGmARlUS: This week you may feel like
picking up a musical instrument. It is advised
you try a ligh tweigh t instrument. It is not
advised that your attempt to pick up a pipe
organ. Lucky thing: a piccolo
CAPRICORN : Cure your post-Halloween
blues by designing costumes for next year.
Call those designs "haute-couture" and send
them to Jean·Paul Gaultier. Fame is in your
destiny. Lucky thing: paper and colored
pencils
AQUARIUS: Been wondering lately, at just
what age is the "age of Aquarius?" By my
extensive and scientific calculation, it
is128 ,3 79,653,84 7,230,172,030,474,529
years old. So if peace doesn't seem to guide
our planet, its probably not old enough yet.
Lucky thing: graphing calculator
PISCES: You will say things and people will
laugh. Some call it "being funny," but in your
case its not a state of "being." It's just "saying
funny." Saying funny things, that is. Lucky
thing: Pocket sized laugh track machine
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J. BRIAN Pl1TS
Baz Luhrmann's new adaptation ..of
Romeo and juliet is a loud and boisterous
film , using MTV-inspired tec hniqu!es to
splatter its story across the screen. There are
guns, car rhases. S.W.A.T. teams, and hard
drugs in the world of Verona Beach, all of it
to make the bard's work accessible to the
youth of today. However, with all this dilution,
is it still Shakespea re? Not really, but that
doesn't keep it from being an enterta ining
film.
The film opens with a pre-title sequence
inspired by the cop shows of the 70's that sets
the theme for wha t is to come. Jittery camera
work, rapid cutting, titles flashing across the
s('~en -ah(rde la rtn-g rhe rolesof the~
characters. This is a good device for the
introduction , but a bad one for the first thirty
minutes.
When the visuals finally settle down to
a non·headache inducing rate, we can see the
technical prowess that has gone into thts
project. Luhrmann and cinematographer
Donald McAlpine skillfully use the objects at
their disposal to create scenes offluid beauty
that could stand alone. Especially effective are
the sequences centered around the lovers.
When Romeo and Juliet meet for the first time
at a party in the Capulet's mansion, they stand
on opposite sides of a mammoth fish tank,
eyes locked. Even after her mother drags her
to the dance floor to meet her suitor, Romeo's
eyes stay focused on Juliet. The chemistry
between Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire
Danes is so strong that, even across a room
filled brimming with chaos, a quick glance
carries enough passion to make someone
believe in love at first sight.
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Other acting high points include John
Leguiz<;lmo and Harold Perrineau trying to
out-camp each other at every level as Tybalt
(a devilish gunslinger with a flamincoesque
flair) and Mercutio (who makes his entrance
as a drag queen high on speed). Pete
Postlethwaite delivers an effective
performance as Father Laurence, as do Paul
Sorvino, Diane Venora, and Jesse Bradford as
Mr. and Mrs. Capulet and Balthasar,
respectively.
The biggest flaw of Romeo and Juliet is
the lack of respect for Shakespeare's dialogue.
This is not his finest play; its status as a classic
comes primarily from the strength and
universal appeal of the lovers' tragedy.
Regardless of this fact, if the choice is made
to use the original text, then the dialogue
should be the thrust of the production. The
emotion behind the dialogue is strong enough
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Former My So Calted Life star Claire Danes endures the trials of
teenage angst and love of a somewhat different nature in the trendy,
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tell) 90's style version of Romeo and Juliet. Here, Juliet dreams not of
Jordan Catalano, but of her co-star, Leonardo DiCaprio.
to prevent the film from being nothing more
than a stylish hull, but the soundtrack and
background noise are mixed so loud that the
words spoken by the cast are often
unintelligible.
The fllm's finest moment is its most
intimate. The death scene follows Romeo,
running from the police and ignorant of] uliet
and Father Laurence's plan, on the long walk
from the massive doors of the church,
through a candlelit chapel, and up the steps
to where his bride lies in state. The audience
knows exactly what will happen and yet the
hope is there that this tragedy will be averted.
It is the pain and loss in the characters' eyes
that make the scene work on a human level
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that will connect with every audience, not
just the ones with an ear for Shakespeare.
(Note: A disturbing pattern has been
brought to my attention. In no fewer thari
four different showings of this film, a sizable
portion of the audience has gotten up to
leave as soon as the title characters commit
suicide. When you go to this film, I urge you
to work on a buddy system. Remember this:
When Claire Danes dies, turn to your
neighbors and yell "Wait! This isn't a Van
Damme film! There's a moral! Stay in your
seats'" Thank you for your cooperation.)
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7am-Spm mon-fri, open mic lues
9am-Spm weekends
786-17Z5 @212w 4th av downtown oIy
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7
Raise your voice against sexual and domestic
"iolence by joining the Take Back the Night
Rally and March, Starts at 7 pm in front of
the Ubrary. There will be a keynote address,
candlelight vigil and a march to the housing
community center for open mic. Refreshments
will be- served.
Open Mic Poetry at the Liberation Cafe
(upstairs from Bulldog News on 4th Ave).
Sign lip starts at 5 pm. This event will be
continuing every first arid third Thursday of
each month.
FRIDA Y, NOVEMBER 8
Faculty member Larry Mosqueda, Maya
Parsons and Reb Pearl will be speaking on the
recent elections in Nicaragua at Liberation
Cafe at 7 pm.
Two guest aU,thors will be speaking at Four
Seasons Books tonight. Kathryn Galbraith,
author of II children books, and finding an
agent, a publi sher, etc, She wi ll answer
CD",,,UlI.U'tcri.ltiH"tiHtiH"utrr
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Kinney road at II alT). For more info or to
library lobby.
carpool call 753·2213 or 867-0593.
Ponder ropes for a moment. Your clothes,
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12
sheets, and bag are alI made of it. Come to
Ana Maria Romero and Wilmer Erroa
the Wilderness Awareness Group's
Argueta will be telling their story of how the
Workshop on making rope, 2 pm at the
US government and corporations are building
Longhouse,
sweatshops, exploiting workers and busting
Abraham Silver will be speaking on the
unions in EI Salvador. At noon on the library
environment of the Middle East and the
lobby.
opportunity to study environmental studies
S. O. S. Performing Arts will be having
in Israel. 7 pm, call ext. 6784 for location.
auditions for "AII,in the Timing" by David
Fall Reggae Festival KAOS·FM's Evening
Ives today and tomorrow from 6·9 pm in the
Dread reggae proudly ",e\comes, direct from
Com building Rm. 323. CoM readings from
Jamaica, The Itals. "Youth sensation"
the script will be provided. The production
Andrew Bees is the opening act. At the
is also looking for people to fill various
Fourth Ave Tavern, cost is $6.
technical positions. For more info call
The first Spring Arts Festival planning
Shannon at 866·6628.
meeting is at 4 pm in CAB 320. Call ext.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13
6412 for more info. .
Kevin Danaher, author and Director of
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14
Public Education, will be speaking on
Johanna Tablada will be representing the
"Alternatives to Globalization". Brought
people of Cuba for a talk and discussion at
to you by Global Exchange. 1·2:30 in the
noon in the library lobby.
questions for anyone interested in writing.
Jeff Wallach, author of What the River
Says, will read from his book about his
journeys as a tour guide down Idaho's River
of No Return.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9
Olympia Old·Time Country Dance at 8 pm
at the South Bay Grange (corner of South
Bay and Sleater Kinney Rds). Donation are
$S at the door.
3rd Annual Social Justice and Equality
Conference: Women's Equality in the
Struggle for Justice at (he First Christian
Church (701 Franklin St. SE) from 9·5 pm.
Free and open to alL On·site child care
provided but please call in advance, For more
info call ext. 6513.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10
Protest Shell Oil's presence in Nigeria on
the anniversary of the execution of nine
human rights and environmental activists.
On the corner of Martin Way and Sleater
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