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The Cooper Point Journal Volume 26, Issue 28 (June 6, 1996)
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on Hwnanity
Wa1t1ng
red flannel shirt and beige pants. He wore ordinary tennis shoes, and
a belt to help keep his pants in place. His cane must have been
nearly four feet long, as he managed with his reach to (lxtend
it to the opposite crosswalk stripe' from where he was .
standing.
At the change of the light we crossed, and I began to
see the light reflecting off this blind man's face. ·His
eyes and mouth were slightly open, seemingly fixed.
There was a sense of need in his expression that
was'further accented by his body language . As we
made our way across, there must have been a:
dozen or so people coming in the opposite direction
who had passed by him. They had been waiting,
politely, I'm sure, and timing the sweep of his cane
to allow themselves to pass him without contact.
As we approached the opposite curb, my mother
walked up to the man and asked him if he needed
help. He didn't respond, so after asking him a
second time, my mother placed his hand on her
arm and led him across the street. Satoko and I
watohed as the man for a moment forsook his
cane for a helping hand. After receiving this small
favor, his smile, gentle grasp, and inaudible
attempt to speak undeniably produced an expression of gratitude.
While waiting for my mother to return, Satoko
and I watched the man begin to make the next block
of his journey. I began to wonder why I hadn't helped
him . I settled on believing that I certainly would have if
my mother hadn't done it so quickly and intuitively.
I soon remembered the two youths across the street to
our right. I rioticed that they were still there, still heckling
people for money. I thoughl'to myself that it must've been
far too unimportant and inconvenient for them to notice this
blind man's "need." Even so, it was adults too thai had just
acted in such a disappointing way. I began to see a
connection between their behavior and the youths'. What I
saw was one reflection of society, one image of ourselves
as a people . If we as adults are so busy, so self-involved
that we cannot see the obvious need of a blind, deaf and
mute man at a street corner on a warm, sunny afternoon,
then how can we expect to respond to the needs of
youth? The young are as dependent on us as the blind
man is at the corner, and until we realize this and
respond with a sense of humanity, we will see more
teenage panhandlers , and more blind people waiting for -
My mother, my wife Saloko, and I had jList finished eating
lunch al a small restaurant on Broadway. Broadway is the main
street on Capitol Hill in Seattle, our city's closest thing to
New York's Grenwich Village . II was warm and sunny, and
although it was a weekday afternoon, Broadway was
bustling with people. On our way to a store we passed
two teenage boys on a street corner. From their
comfortable resting postures emanated voices filled
with slang and foul language. They were heckling
passerbys for money, and when they weren't given
any, they yelled more loudly and with more foul
language at the pedestrians. These youths
appeared well enough off to be undeserving of
hand-outs, or help, as they called it. Their
clothes seemed to be fashionable and In good
condition. They were also obviously able to
afford the habit of smoking.
I
As we walked by these two, I couldn't
help but to think of them as delinquents. The one
youth to our right said "Spare some change for
someone who needs help?" As quickly as I could
say no, the same youth, raising his voice replied "If
you close your eyes to the world's problems they
will come back around and bite you! ".
We conti nued on our way, ignoring the
youth's remark. Inside I reflected on this disappointing behavior. These kids didn't need help, at least
not in the form of money. What they needed was to
quit smoking, show respect, and start acting their age.
I! wasn't fifteen minutes later that I would see
another form of disappointing behavior, only this time
from adults.
While returning from Fred Meyer, Mother, Satokt
and I were standing near a st reet corner, discussing what I
do next. Across the street was a blind man. He stood on
the corner, waving his grey aluminum cane from left to right
and back again . We could easily notice him , but for those
few moments we remained in our huddl.e, con'tinuing our
discussion . We were in no particular hurry; after a few
cycles of the stoplight we had our next activity planned out.
We now stood waiting to cross at the change of the light.
The scene we had merely glanced at just
moments ago now began to unfold before us. The blind
man was still standing there, sweeping his cane. He was
standing on the curb, above the left crosswalk stripe,
reaching out with his cane and sweeping it along the curb to
his right. He was about 5'8' tall, and dressed in a long-sleeve
. Did-you ge~ the classes
you wanted?
Freshmen discuss their
first year at Evergreen
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Super Saturday supes it
up
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Cooper lPoint
Jervis makes limited arming official
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help to cross the street. Or should I say, we won't?
-Lenny Norris
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The decision to arm public safety enraged students last February. Now the Cooper
Point Journal takes a look back at the issue through the eyes of three people who
were right in the heart of the conflict.
by Reynor Padilla
When you return this fall, Public Safety will carry .40 caliber '
semi-automatic Glock brand handguns from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00
a.m, every day, said President Jervis Monday.
.
. There will be other limitations ofthe use of Clocks for Public
Safety. Every time an officer draws her weapon. a community
review board will review the circumstances and discipline the
officer. if necessary. Jervis sa id in a memo to the Evergreen
community, campus police officers will be subject to a deadly
force review board. which will study all uses of deadly force on
campus, not just tho se of publiC safety.
Here are some other rules public sa fety officers will have to
follow regarding the use of guns:
• Public Safety officers should " use t hei r o\\'n best judgment "
about when they should use their guns.
• Officers should only be allowed to fire their guns in "life
threatening" situations.
• Officers should not use their guns to make an arrest unle.,~
there is a "life threatening" situation.
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• Officers must wait until a suspect draws his gun before
they can use their weapns. Officers can not draw their guns ju~t
because they expect a threat to occur.
• Officers should not fire warning shots.
• Officers should not shoot animals unll's, in self-defense,
• Officers can shoot wounded wild animals to end th eir
suffering. They will recieve speCial training to help determine
when an animal has no hope ofliving.
• Officers should not surrender their gun s. no matt er the
circumstances.
• While on-duty, officers should only use guns issued by the
college.
• While off-duty, officers should not use guns issued by the
college.
• Public Safety officers should stow their guns in patrol cars
in special lock boxes during the day. They should only retrieve
and use their guns in "life threatening situations."
• Certain higher ranking officers can carry concealed guns
while providing "actual or potential" back-up.
A special commitee of students, faculty and staff designed
these requirements after Evergreen's board of trustees voted to
allow public safety limited access to weapons_The commitee
continued on page A3
How to clean your dorm and not get charged
By JEFF A;m
Shall I refrain
From watching the birds in the air
Gliding so effortlessly,
Are they offended by me
And my stare?
Can I no longer
Close my eyes as the waves hit the shore?
Their purpose is not for my pleasure,
So must I deny their innate treasure?
Now I cannot see. no longer feel or hear,
But my friends, has the coin flipped?
So I. now. live in fear. .. ?
-w.
Brent Latta
For most students in housing, June
Checkout is a time of trepidation. What kind
of charges will housing concoct to rob residents
of their money?
Aware of student discontent, housing
maintenance managers Scott Putzier and Mark
Lacina, working with Housing Director Mike
Segawa, wanted to reduce the amount of
money they charge residents. This trio is in
charge ofJune cleanup.
Housing is instituting a new evaluation
that should make residents much happier.
Putzier expects their new system to cut
cleaning bills by nearly 200 percent.
Last year, maintenance charged residents
$36,000. This year, they hope to charge no
more than $15.000, and perhaps as little as
$10,000, The difference behveen the charges
this June compared to previous Junes comes
from the way that housing looks at each
apartment.
Starting this year, residents will not have
to pay maintenance for basic cleaning, such as
fixing wear and tear, vacuuming, c<lrpet
shampooing, or dusting. These things are
done by the clean-up staff atthe end of the year,
whether the resident does it or not. This
meant that if you vacuumed, they vacuumed
anyway and could still be charged for it.
To be more residen t friendly,
maintenance has changed the way they
evaluate a cleaning bill. Where before they
would charge you if you left crumbs on the
floor, now they won't because when they
vacuum, 'the crumbs will be taken care of. If
you don't dust, that is okay, because they
would dust anyhow.
Under the new system, maintenance will
also no longer charge the hourly $18 rate for
cleaning . Instead, students with messes or
damages beyond the scope of end-of-the-year
cleaning will get a fixed charge for every extra
job.
Putzier clarified what students will be
billed for. The things that go beyond simple
sanitizing and wiping, like extracting rich
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charge you for it.
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!iBRIEF!i
First Peoples'
Graduation
Masters of
Teaching
applications
First Peoples' AdviSing Services and the
community of color are hosting the Annual
First Peoples' Graduation and Community
Celebration. Thursday. June 13, 1996, from
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. in the Longhollse. You
are co rdially invited to attend this special
event in honor of the graduating students of
co lor. cla ss of 1996. This event includes
dinn er, award s. entertainment and an
opportunity to
honor those wh o
have contributed
to our community.
This year's theme
will be Me xican
and will focLi s oLir
foo d
and
e nt er t ~i nrn e nt .
Donati ons
or
pot luck di shes nnd
vo lullt ee rs would
be
grea tl y
apprec iated. Tickets are available in th e First
Peopl es' AdviSing offi ce in Library 1407, or
you m<w call extension 6467 (you will need a
tirket in order to enter). Please join us.
•
King Lear
Second Annual
Middle Eastern
Festival
The Evergreen State
College'S Master in
Teaching Program is
accepting applications
until July 12 for the
beginning of
Fall Quarter,
1996.
Th e
Masters in
Teaching
Pro g ram
accepts
60
students, and any application turned
in after June 12 will be considered for
Fall Quarter 1997. Evergreen's MIT
program is for people who did not earn
their undergraduate degrees in
teaching and have real life experience
or a broad liberal arts education. It is
ideal for people who foresee a career change I
into liberal arts.
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-- submitt ed by l. ena Klin e- Sh edd. First
Peoples' Advising scrvicc
Student
• Group
coordinators
Th e student groups. whose
oftices are located on the third
floor of the CAB, are looking for .
new coordinators.. Amon g
them are Simply West, Student
Workers' Organization, Linuxl
Unix Users' Group, Environmental Resource
Center, M PA Graduate Student Association,
International Students' Association, latin
American Student Organization, and the
Union for Students with Disabilities. The
number of coordinators needed vary with
every group. Come to the top floor
[ - - -- - - and apply to be a coordinato r for a
student group that interests you.
Jun E' 5-8. Kin g Lear will be
pl ay in g in th e Experimenta I
Thea ter
of
th e
COllllllunicati ons Building al 8
p.m . Dire, ted by fa cult y
me mbe r Rose Jang of Stage.
StJ ging, and Stages program. Call extension
6833 for furth er information.
Grad-
uates
compiled by '
Hillary N. Rossi
F.I.S.T.
self
defense
EF bar-b-que
On SJturday,June 8, EF/Evergreen Coalition
BBQ and Field Games Finale will be held at
Millersvania State Park. It's from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. The event is $15 per person, and the
price includes transportation, lunch, and
prizes.
Talking
about
race
As many of you may know, several students
students, faculty and sta.ffhave been meeting
on a weekly talk basis about race and racism .
These discussion have gone extremely well,
and we believe they are important to
continue and build on.
Please join us for planning meeting on
Wednesday;June 12, from noon to 1 p.m. in
CAB 108 to talk about scheduling other
events, a possible retreat or day. long
workshop for the Fall Quarter next year.
There are funds funds available _for special
events through the president's Diversity
Fund, bUl we need to apply fur these.
We need the' part icipation of many
students in this project, so ple-ase attend! If
you cannot attend . but would like to be
involved next year, please contact Chris
Ciancetta, extension 6421 ; Lee Lambert ,
extension 6386 or Paul Gallegos, extension
6368.
va Is
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of
Super Saturday staff
Super Saturday is Junel5 from
a.m . to 7
lJ
p.m. on Th e Evvergreen State Campus. It is
Washington state biggest one-day event. The
event will include 5 stages for live
ent ertainment and 140 art and crafts
vendors, a cuisine provided by 50 chefs, and
Native American performances by different
tribes.
Volunteers
are
still
needed fot
S uper
Saturday ,
and its not
to o late to
sign
up.
Available
positions are
a batender,
- kid's country
coordinator,
vendor guid e,
gree ter. and a director in the
information tent. Please contact Stacia in the
Career Development Celller. Library 1407, or
at ex te'nsion 6189.
The staff in the Division
of Student Affairs, who have campus wide
responsibilities, will be evaluated this summer.
These include Art Constantino (Vice President
for Student Affairs), Shannon Ellis (Dean of
Students and Academic Support
. Services), and Arnaldo Rodriguez
(Dean of Enrollment Services). If you
would like to comment on their ~ork,
please forward mail to:
jane jervis, Library 3109 or
JERVISj @ElWHA.
EVERGREEN .EDU.
Art Cos,tantino, Library 3236 or
COSTANTA@ElWHA.EVERGREEN.EDU
Shannon Ellis, Library 1414 or
ELLlSS@ELWHA.EVERGREEN.EDU I
If you have any questions, contact the
Office ofthe Vice President for Student
Affa irs at 866-6000 extension 6296.
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[s flipping a coin a good way to pick a class?
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Joanne Barber, a junior at The Evergreen State College,
chose her class for next year by doing just that. "[ took heads,"
said Barber.
"[ had to register for something.Two programs were kind
of interesting but nothing grabbed my attention, so I just chose
between them."
Registration can be a frusterating process for many
students like Barber, who aren't satisfied with the classes being
offered at Evergreen. "[ opened up the catalog to look for a class
and r was disgusted. Nothing seemed appealing. It looked like
a repeat of last year's catalog," said Barber. Orginally she had
planned to do an internship in the music industry, but when
that feU through Joanne searched the catalog for something to
sign up for. She needed to register to be enrolled next year and
her registration appointment was only in a few days. She spent
those days reading the program decriptions over and over again,
and eventually chose "The Vanishing Father" so she would have
a class to take.
UClasses are so inaccessable if you
haven 't already had a lot of
experience in that subject. I feel
like I came here to learn and
instead, I'm expected to know this
stuff already."
- student Joanne Barber
"Classes are either too specific or expensive or required a
portfolio, which 1 didn't have," she said flipping through the
catalog. "Classes are so inaccessable if you haven't already had
a lot of experience in that subject. I feel·like I came here to learn
and instead, I'm expected to know this stuff already."
Classes are planned to give students a "variety of
specificity," says Academic Dean Virginia Darney. Some classes
are broad, some are focused , said Darney. "A liberal art s
education needs depth, as well as breadth ."
Next year's curriculum was planned a year and a half in
advance, Darney said. Five planning groups work with faculty
to come up ideas for the classes . Based particually on
enrollement patterns, the faculty and planning committees
arrange classes to fit student interest. After working on the idea,
the faculty put the class plan on a bulletin board near th e
elevators on the 2nd floor in the library Building to get student
opinion.
Student response and participation in planning th e
curriculum isn't overwhelming. "[t's hard to engage student s
in planning classes for two years [rom now," said Darn ey.
Darney suggests that students do some "hard thinking
about what pathways they choose." The planning commillees
have set the curriculum up so that it follows certain pattern s
for different careers. If you are confused, talk to your facult y or
go to the Academic AdviSing Center.
[fyou didn't get into a class you want to be in, check classes
in the fall,says Darney. "We are always making chan ges,
something will be available."
Liberation Cafe gives space for social justice
ElLIS CULLEN
In 1994, the idea to start a political and cultural center in
Olympia was born from a social justice conference.
With the plan to build a place for people to meet who are
dissatisfied with society, Pete Bohmer, a faculty member at The
Evergreen State College, helped start the liberation Cafe
Olympia Political and Cultural Center.
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"We wanted a place to break down the isolation. A place
where many different groups could get together and organize,"
said Bohmer.
Now the liberation Cafe has become a reality. On May
Day, they held their grand opening with a celebration of
In~ernational Worker's Day. Located at 116 east 4th Ave. above
BuIld9g News in downtown Olympia, the liberation Cafe offers
the community a way to get involved in politics through classes,
various work groups, and events.
The liberation Cafe got their money to start from a fund
raising event sponsered by the Movement for Justice and Peace.
Renow d media critic, Noam Chomsky, spoke to a crowd of
1,00 peopJe at Capitol Theater last year which raised about
BY
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Graduation will be held
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at 1: 30 p.m. on Friday.
June 14, in Red Square.
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Anybody can attend. The I
guest speaker is an alVard \. ~~M~~'e.....~j
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winning author Sherman
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Did you get thecl'asses you wanted? '
BY fuLlS CUlLEN
Friday, June 7, The Second Annual
Middle Eastern Festival will
commence in Library 4300 from 46 p.m. It is sponsored by The Middle
East Resource Center.
6 WEEK WOMEN'S SELF
DEFENSE SERIES taught by FIST
(Feminist in Self Defense
Training) will begin on
Monday, June 17th from 6:00-8:30 p.m.
The sliding scale fee is $20-$25-$30-$35. Free
child care is available with one week advance
notice. Afull range of self-defense options will
be covered including: self-esteem and
confidence
building,
strategizing,
assertiveness, information sharing, and
physical skills. FIST is a women's volunteer
organization that has been teaching selfdefense in the Olympia since 1979.
--submitted by Valerie Krull, F.I.S . T.
coordinator
NEWS
c()ntinued from page.Al
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, b~oWJl beer stains in th~ carpet, patching .
~olesin tp-ewaJJs, scraping blackened food .
off the stove pans,p'i~king up trash, or .'
scrJlbbj~g cake~ ' soap dep~sits in the '~.'
showers Will result ina bill.
.
. These-cleaningtask$ need to be.dane
by· e resident because they go be~nd
-Ilasic cleaning. If you lI~ave gum on the
carpet. the flat charge is $12. The charge "
far a wax stain de~~ on the size of the .
stain, with a minimUlll charge of $10.
Sinks and showers stained by hair dye, •
mil~w. or soap scum will be charged ta
clean, Mildew on·the shower curtain will
!lot result in a charge. Dut dye, paint or.rips
in the shower curtain wilL If anything is'
_left .in an..apartment,like p~es of paper
half-empty shampoo bottles, it wiJI cost
. . $5 to have each item remoyed.
.
StlJdtnts have complained that they'
are charged for things they didn't do. or '
put their best ~ffprtsJowardS. but still g9t
c:;harg~ - ~e c1eanigg. In the.tvent,that :
a stude~t feels that they (lle;med something'
, that main-tenanc!: said th~ydidn't, ~aiqten;mce will ·~ taking pictures of
meSSC!\ for, the first time ever. This w.ill
document the me~s for irrefutable proof. .
. A,simple rule fo.r~kiilg advantage of.
the new system; maintenan£e will only
charge for deaning and r~pair' out of the
ordin;uy. Putzier said that 2~3 hour$.;of
cleaning should be enough. He summeq
up what a resident needs to know. "Do
Jigh~ cle~ming and it will ~ve you lot of
. or
bills." .
a
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$7,000 for the Liberation Cafe, said Bohmer.
With the donated money, the center was able to improve
andexpand. They are now in the process offixing up their office
and meeting place, and trying to set up an espresso cart,library
and book store for social; political and cultural literature. They
are also working on a web site on the Internet.
The Liberation Cafe IS run completely by volunteers and
is trying to become recognized as a non-profit organization .
"What we need right now is people with energy and ideas," said
Bohmer."Just come down and hang out."
The liberation Cafe is a place where people can come to
meet people and organize groups, listen to music or just
socialize. "We creating an autonomous zone," said Tom Nogler,
a member of the Liberation Cafe. "A place where people can
feel free to go."
When someone gets an idea that they want to work on,
they can come to the center and get it started. Nogler told of a
woman who came to him,. wanting to connect with Russian
people in th'e community.By putting a note up on the Liberation
Cafe's bulletin board, the woman was able to meet another
woman who was also interested in Russian culture. Together
with a friend from Russia,they were able set up a Russian
support group, said Nogler.
Anyone is welcome to come to the Liberation Cafe. it
crosses boundaries of age and culture inside the liberal
community says Bohmer. If you want to get involved, he
suggests you come to the weekly meetings.
The liberation Cafe has a meeting every Wednesday from
7:00 p.m.to 9:00 p.m.and progressive music on Friday evenings
from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Many groups also use Ihe space to
meet and arrange their organizations, like Cop Watch , a citizen
review group that monitiors police bruta lit y. Also language
classes-are taught free of charge on Monday, Tuesday, and
Thursday for Spanish-speakif!g people who want to lea rn
English and English-speaking pfople who want to ll'am
Spanish.
A booth will be set upat Super Saturday for the liberation
Cafe that will sell tofu hotdogs, with bot h vegan and vegartarian
toppings. To find out more about scheduled events. come talk
with them at their booth or look in the "Works in Progress"
during the summer.
Up your'dorm
Tips to avoid bills:
Carpet- Pick up your
trash,
Bathroom- don't leave
anything that requires
scrubbing like soap scum or
dye, scrub it yourself.
was put together by President Jervis. Iervis
made the final derision on the which of the
commitee's recomendations to put in effect.
"We're pleased," says Linda Hohman, the chair
person of the limited arming commitee, "and
we're glad we don't have to think about it
anymore."
"I'm really disapointed," said Neva Reece, a
member of the Community Action Group at
Evergreen, the student volun teer group that
has led the charge against guns since th e
trustees made their derision. Even though she
and her group could not prevent guns from
coming to campus, she hopes people wh o
opposed guns will continue their work. They
should work to make Evergreen's campus
police "the best police force anybody 's seen
dealing with cultural and community issues."
Kitchen- Clean stove
pans and remove excess
food from inside the oven
(except self cleaning ovens).
Linoleum- Mop up
Thank you for
reading the
Cooper ·Point
crusty dirt. Don't bother
patching fist or foot holes in
the walls, they will charge
you for that anyway, which
is about $36-40.
Do not play the role of
philanthropist by leaving
things behind for someone
else to have: housing will
charge you if they have to
Jo·urn·al
remove food, clothes or old
furniture, which they will
discard. Questions? Call
Housing extension 6764.
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6, 1996
NEWS
The Very Best of the Security Blotter
compiled this year by Matthew Kweskin and Cristin Carr with cameo by Bryan Frankenseuss Theiss
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1319: Smoke,
r~ther
than steam, was filling
the Women's sauna. The McClane Fire De·
partment responded.
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1949: A nocturnal flying mammal (a.k.a. a
bat) entered a Mod uninvited. It was 'escorted out by Public Safety, and released on
its own recognizance. ~
T~,O~3
1026: Traffic accident al the Parkway and
~.J~20
Driftwood. 10. J. was probably responsible.]
1450: Community Center Coke machine
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damaged (Is there someone else out there
who is still bitter about the death of New
Coke?)
0028: Nude males on bicycles were pursued
by Public Safety from Driftwood Road to the
Beach trail. IThis had nothing to do with the
Sec urity Blotter Edi tor's birthday ce lebra·
tions.1
Tlwurkuj,
O~
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1245: An uncongenial canine tied up out-
side the CAB lunged at an assistance dog.
2210: Three people were cited in F-Iot for
2056: Student freaks out after consuming
smoking "grass". By cited, I mean that they
have to.go to court now.
~
mushrooms.
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~
0029: A female in A dorm reported being
stung by a yell ow jacket (Hymenoptera:
Vespidae). The merciless insect was executed
by the vict im by the time Public Safety responded.
Tlwurkuj,
1743:
1756:
]824:
1827:
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Fire alarm in P Dorm.
Narcotics found in P Dorm.
Fire alarm in N Dorm.
Narcotics found in N dorm.
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0300: A student was asked to wait until
by Cristin "flnfin" carr
Tlwurkuj. ~ 2,3
Tkwaodag. ~ 30
0413: Three vehicles, two in B-Iot and one
0106: Suspicious person in the Mods
in C-Iot, found broken into.
0608: Car broken into in F-Iot.
1901: Fire alarm stimulated in B-dorm by
dismantled smoke detector.
2000: Grave found off of beach trail. No, it
wasn't Jimmy Hoffa. Someone buried a cat
ordog.
2016: Loose dog caught in A-dorm.
("Who isn' t suspicious in the Mods?"-Jennifer Koogler)
1151: Tabs taken from vehicle in F-Iot.
S~,J~27
li c Safety veh icle for a recycling bin and
throws a beer bottle through the patrol car's
rear window.
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2032: Report ofloud explosion on the west
side of B-dorm. Suspected to be a stink
bomb.
1202: Grounds advised of dead deer on the
parkway at the cement guard rail. Name of
deer withheld until his family can be notified.
spring before rappelling from A dorm.
Library.
S~.J&q25
boiling water.
1414: Pot plants found in B-dorm.
SI1ICli4uj. ~ 26
052 3: Mayhem in BJdorm. Doo rs were
urinated on and newspapers mutilated.
2230: Theft of two speakers, woofer (stereo equipment, not a dog), and an amp stolen from vehicle in F-Iot.
J&q27
1136: Fire alarm stimulated by bU,fIlt food
Swtdag. JUIU 2
0340: Fire alarm pulled in A-dorm (Gosh,
that's proltlbly the last time I'll eve~ have
to type those words, It almost brings a tear
tomyeye.)
0947: Graffiti found on the NE side of the
CRe.
2304: Fire alarm stimulated by bOilingwater in N-dorm (When will those N-dorm
kids learn their lessons?)
in N-dorm.
2208: Student almost faints in U-Dorm.
T~.~28
beach. Bicycles were not involved, but sex toys
were.
1513: A lit cigarette was reported left on a
newspaper. When Public Safety arrived, the
cigarette was extingUished and the newspaper was slightly burnt.
1024: Garbage dumped on Driftwood Rd.
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T~,f~20
1719: Pot pipes were confiscated from N-
1050: President's office receives a bomb .
Dorm. They were found on a table after a fire
. alan'n. If these people had read the Security
Blotter regularl~ instead of smoking dope,
they would still have their paraphernalia.]
ent~ance door.
2341: Fire alarm in N-dorm stimulated by
No mischief caugh t today.
1800: Indecent exposure at the Evergreen
I
2306: Window broken in Woodshop
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S~,JUIU
pered with on the first floor of the Library.
2235: Suspicious activity involving a van.
~.
T~,F~7
F~.~31
1041: Emergency phone activation.
0227: Women 's tampon machine tam-
'/
2327: Someone pOSSibly mistakes the Pub-
W~.
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threat. Campus is forced to be evacuated,
causing mass higgledy-piggledy.
T_rkuj.
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CAB sales an Evergreen tradition
0014: Fireworks set offin the Edge.
0831: Theft from women's restroom in the
f~. ~24 .
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12
This week·s Security Blotter
Photo by Vince Pierce
CAB sales in Red Square ar~ abundant toWard the end of the year, when students creep out to get rid of old stuff in the sunny spring weather.
7
0902: Ferret loose in S·dorm.
Tlwurkuj,
~
2
0957: A fellow was caught masturbating in
W~dag.~13
the CRe pool. ["Thank god there's chlorine
in that pooli" -Tom Freeman]
]614: A Housing resident reports that her
roommates are harassing her. They were spit·
ting 011 her and calling her bad names.
1118: Door burned in B-dorm.
UPS
SwuUuj. ~ 11
0301: Fire alarm maliciously pu lled in Cdorm, awakening an enraged Security Blotter editor from her beauty sleep.
S~,~4
1612: B-urglary from E-Dorm. Two cassette
tapt's and 1.5 grams of marijuana were reo
ported stolen.
F~. A~ut
19
1648: Public Safety Officer Bob McBride's
first grandson. T.J., came into the world at
6.9 Ibs.
~,~6
0933: The panic alarm in the President's Of·
Twrkuj, Aput 30
fi ce was accidentally pulled. The reserve
forces in the steam tunnels were not needed
to quell a student uprising.
17]2: Nude male "nature lover" was observed humping a log on the beach trail.
~,~13
~.~6
0127: Subjects shooting garlic cloves with
01 39: Bad acid trip in S-Dorm. The Karma
slingshot at KAOS window.
Police were not called in to talk him down.
W~rkuj,
W~dmj,~22
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Computers·Artwork-Glasse(Jothes·Books
You .pack,lt·orw CIIn pack It for you
0516: Ernst shopping cart found by creek.
0805: A possum was stuck in a garbage can
nt'ar admissions. I named it "Stompy".
~,~20
2223: Public Safety office in A-dorm found
insecure. (An insecure security office-how it
boggles the mind!)
T~,
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by Vince Pierce
"I'd rather see people selling cloth:es than burritos," says
Scott Frank, a fres hman and fust time clothes seller.
Burritos may be about the only thing not being sold in
the entrance of the CAB and on the grass of Red Square. It's the
tenth week of spring quarter and time for students to sell
everything they don't feel like packing.
It's an Evergreen tradition. Nobody knows when it first
began, but students and non-students have been selling clothes,
jewelry, books, baked goods and nearly everythin g else
imaginable for as long as anyone can remember. It is as
Evergreen as self-evaluations.
A student who wants to sell goods on Red Square is
allowed to do so at anytime, for free. If they want to sell in the
CAB entrance, they must first register with Student Activities
and pay a $2 fee, There are seven tables arranged for vending
in the CAB, five reserved for students or student groups and
two for outside business people who pay a $20 a day fee. The
fees raise approximately $2,000 a year to help Student Activities
with building costs.
Regulations on what is sold at Evergreen are loose. "As
far as I know, everything can be sold, within the law," says Zach
"It seems like, sometimes, if we
didn't have the vendors, it would
be a lot better."
-Mary (raven, office coordinator of
student activities
Miller-Catlin, a sophomore and Student Activities employee.
Everything but burritos and illegal or inappropriate items.
Cooked foods can not be sold due to health risks and lack of
permits, but baked goods, such as cookies or brownies, can.
The pipes and bongs that you see Qccasionally being sold are
the illegal and inappropriate items,
Booths and tables are checked regularly by Public Safety
and Student Activities employees for inappropriate items and
illegal food. When vendors are ca ught selling what they
shouldn't be, they are asked to leave and, in rare cases, their
goods can be confiscated.
When the sun comes out, the vendors multiply. The front
of the CAB and Red Square begin to look more like a small
. market than a co llege campus. "It looks like a haza;Jr, a market ,
its sham eless," says Frank, who doesn't mind selling but has
never bought anything from a CAB sale himself.
To some, the CAB and square sales are unatt rac tive and
unwelcome. Mary Craven, Office Coo rdinat ur uf Stud ent
Activities, has heard the complaints, "There has been a lot uf
students who don 't like them." Though Craven defends tht'
sales, she is tired of having to collect mone), from vendurs who
don't register and dealing with those who don't care what mess
they leave behind. "It seems like, sometimes. if we didn't have
the vendors, it would be a lot better."
However, a ban on the sales is unlikely. They are too
popular, and not just with students. "Frankly, the staff and
faculty really like th e vendors ...as a matter of fact , the vendors
come on days when students aren't even here and they say they
do quite well, " says Craven.
Colleen Currie , a masters student and compulsive CAB
shopper, has made $50 in three hours. Her second CAB sa le is
going well even though her table is still thick with old clothes,
books, toys and jewelry. Currie, who is selling items she hought
at other CAB sales, sees no problem with the sa les. "I couldn 't
sell a lot of this stuff at a ga rage sa le... This is a perfect place for
it and it's a tradition ... rm recycling it."
Package ~pI.1S ~Ic.ntar
21
0923: Items stolen from P-Dorm.
1435: Items stolen from P-Dorm. (Again?
How many items can one dorm have?)
W~dag . Hltu./23
2305: Resident reports theft of guitar from
Package Express Posta' Center
2103 Hanison Ave. NW, Suite 2
OIyrQpIa, WA 98502
(360) 352-1596
F Dorm. Today, the music died.
Stompy
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6, 1996
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BIZARRE NEWS
Muscle fish aren't fish at
all, extinrction still eminent
B\ c; 11 ·\11
\ \\ Will rt
With
th e
re ce nt
rist'
in
global
awareness,
th ere
has
a
start lin g
aIllount
of
bl'l'n
attention
givell
to
lllu sc le
tlsh .
Univ ersit y
of
Oregon's
bi ology
profess or .
Dr.
Michae l
Flanders.
says
this
has to do with th e fact (hat
fi sh
"really
aren't
fish
the se
at
a iL "
" POfl,ular
scie ntist s
agree
that
the
Illusde
fish
I~
most
certainl y
imp ortant
thest'
day s.
With
its
lon g
sno ut
and
h uIII PY
ll'g~.
the
muscle
fi sh
wci ghs close t II 3 pounds .
It
liv es
ofT of such
deep
water
organ isms
as
the
nab
and
urchin.
Recent
statistic s
sholl" that
the
muscle fish
IS
endangered
be cause
somebody
of them .
ha s be en killin g all
Dr.
Flanders
says,
"These
really
just
creatures
are
but
they' ll
water
animals,
adapt
to
eating
coral
reefs
if they must."
We aren't too
of
sure
abo ut
the
life
span
muscle
fish,
but
some
people
it:s
within
our
grasp.
think
Most
people
like
to
think
of
th e
muscle
fish
as
the
lovable
Disney
character
"Sammy
Musclefish",
but
recent - st udie s
have
shown
us
that
muscle
fish
have
become
'N EWS
.
A·happ.y look ba.ck at
quite
depressed
lately .
Dr.
Yaz Gordon of Dubin says th at
the
muscle
fish
are
ind eed
"bummed out lab out] the state
of thillgs."
He goes on to
say that "in
fact,
we
Iknow
that
muscle
fish]
are
and
Isui cidal
kill
themselve s
quite]
frequentl y."
Other
frown
sc ient ists
Yaz's
on
wasn't
th eor ies.
and
he
invited
to
the
Sc ienti st
Conve ntion.
In fact, Dr. Yaz has had
lat ely
all
the
man y problems
wa y aro und.
Hi s wife
left
him . hi s kids
hate
him
and
call
him
··wa nker".
and
even
hi s dog won't share the couch
Sources
reveal
with
him.
Dr. Yaz as a deep ly emotional
and
troubled
individual,
and
suffe ring
from . impotency
worthl ess ne ss.
Anyways, about the mu scle
St.
Communi ty Ch urch
fish .
House
of Winchester, Alabama
has
set
up
a
muscle
fish
petting
zoo
where
toddlers
ca n run and play in a large
of
(n uscle
fish .
This
pile
is said to be inhumane, and
we're looking into that.
One
of
the
toddlers
was
quoted
as
say ing
"Strewth!"
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By JENNIFER
e eyes of the CPJ
Yes, my friends , while other, more glossy
publications like People or Time wait until
December to reflect upon the past twelve
month s, we at the CPJ know that you, the
reader, are incredibly nostalgia crazed and
can't wait that long. Therefore, we bring to you
a brief summary of the news and events that
shaped our lovely campus during this
academic year.
The CPJ has been receiving r~ports
of alien activity. Please be careful~
I.
Johnson, who was portrayed by Michelle
Pfeiffer. There is a very large clip art photo of
self proclaimed king of rock and roll accordion
Weird Al Yankovic in an in-house ad for the
Arts and Entertainment section. In other dipart news, former Entertainment Tonight
anchor John Tesh appears twice in the fake
Horoscopes, a regular feature in the FalJ and
Winter by Nolan Lattyak. "Lies", by Ed Gibbs,
premiered in this issue.
Orientation Issue: September 15; 1995
With a large photo of the Longhouse October 5, 1995
construction adorning the cover, the first issue
of the Cooper PointIournal feat ured an actionFollowing in the dust of the O.J. Simpson
packed tour of the campus by Editor-in-Ch ief verdict, Naom i Ishisaka, Carson Strege-Flora,
Reynor Pad illa and then Interim Arts and . and I wrote commentary that tried to make
Entertainment editor Bryan Frankenseuss sense of the confuSing days following the end
Theiss. It rocked. Managing Editor Dawn of the largest media spectacle in t he world.
Hanson subjected herself to the trials and This issue feat ured a picture of the zucchini
tribulations of the Intercity Transit system and tha t was mysteriously left on Art Costantino's
learned that you really can get around Oly (vice preSident for student affairs) desk by a
without a motor vehicle of your own. Being a group who wished that the college wou ld
non-licensed person, she shou ld know. If you change its mascot from the lazy Geoducks to
ever need to make a movie, consult Mr. Theiss' ,he'Zesty Zucchinis. The vegetable was late r
article entitled "How to make a really good delivered to the CPJ office and taken home by
schlocky movie." In case you were wondering, Managing Editor Dawn Hanson and family.
schlocky means chllesy, sleazy, or tasteless. After naming it Mil ton and taking artist ic
photos of it, they cut it up, froze it, then ate it
That's what Mr. Theis~ said, anyway.
with curry. Yum. The issue included an article
about the newly completed Heritage Park (at
September 28, 1995
The firs.t real issue ot: the Cooper Point the fime it was just a vacan t lot), the premiere
Journal featured a large, stretched photo of the of Comics editor Sal Occh ino's College Man,
Public Saf£ty Mobi le that was printed nomy lamm's revolution baby column , a
backwards: Just check out the license plate. revkw of Halloween 6.
This issue featured a twp page spread on the
Longho use, which was dedicated on October 12, 1995
September 22. Two visiting artists who spoke
. The best caption this year by far graced
at the ceremony, singer Buffy Sainte-Marie and
author Sherman Alexie, were interviewed by the cover of this issue, with a picture of the
Reynor Padilla (Sainte-Marie) and Nolan Organic Farm's harve st festival. A large
Lattyak (Alexie) .. Dawn Hanson enlightened spread celebrating Indigenous People's day,
us on Public Safety's search for thieves in the with thoughtful articles by Jesus "Xui" Garcia
CRe. They turned out to be a bunch of high and Rachel Landon. In this issue, the CPJ
school kids. Other highligh ts include a story admitted that they co uld'l' t settle on a
about what it's like to go to the high school permanent banner, so they asked for help from
portrayed in Dangerous Minds by Calendar the readers. As I recall, not that many people
editor Andy Schoenstein , who really did go to responded. Oh well. Cedrus Fox-Dobbs gave
this high school and knew teacher LouAnne us an Evergreen soccer update, and
columnist Ariel Burnett elaborated on the evils
of smoking.
October19, 1995
The CPI pays tribute to the Wall' Street
Journal witha photoless cover and a fancy title
font. - Reynor Padilla wrote an investigative
article about S&A Production's budget crunch,
just as the head of S&A Productions, Javier
O'Brien, left for Spokane. Dueling reviews
Strange Days by Bryan TheissandJ. Brian Pitts
and a review of the play Oleanna fill the Arts
and Entertainment section. An excellent house
ad on page seven.
October 27, 1995
Around midnight, Layout ,editor La urel
Nicole Spell man and I were putting ads on Mr.
Padilla 's skateboard, when we were engulfed
in a sea of black. The power went out, and
hence the paper was delivered to its numerous
outlets on Friday. It's amazing wha t electri city
Can do. A large Real Life News page, complete
with stories about underwear sightings and
free dog food made its debut, and soon after
was dissolved because not enough weird stuff
happens on thi s campus. Laurel's co lumn
"Middle of Somewhere" debuted this week. A
celebration of Halloween was orchestrated by
Bryan Theiss' creepy movie reviews and a
photo spread by Scott Tom entitled "The Not
So Great Pumpkin."
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The special Star Trek: The :-Jt'x t
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banner (complete wi th Sat urn . my favorite
planet) and a stories about culting: one abou t
financial aid cuts, and one about a protest of
the salvage rider (which allows trees that have
been chopped down to be used). and one abou t
cutting Bookstore employees right to dress the
way they choose. Andy Schocnstein's calendar
got everyone through Thanksgiving break.
while Bryan Theiss' turkey drawings danced
through th e A&E section . Ariel Burnett's
"Greener Mean Time" column had everyone
asking, "What does 4:20.mean?"
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November 16, 1995
Sp«~gin
Congratulations
ALL youR
The Cooper Point Journal really will make
a news nut out of you, as was th e case in this
iss ue. Fish Obituaries, a feature tha t
surprisingly returned later in the yea r, ended
up on the sports page. Evergreen 's veterans
wrote about th e importance of Veterans day
and how their service effects the ir li ves here at
Evergreen, wh ile I did a profile of the Women's
Resou rce Center and the Evergreen Queer
Alliance.
PletlSant Peasant
Bagel Bakery and Sandwich Shop
USED· NEW : OUT OF PRINT
GRADUATES!
GOOD LUCK IN
November 9,1995
John Evans, in his first issue al~ Sports
KAOS topped $20,000 in their pledge
editor, shared with us the glory of Evergreen 's
drive this week. Noa m Chom sky, media
first win by both the women 's and the men 's
analyst and famed intellectual giant drew a
team together in years. The Evergreen Queer
large crowd in Evergreen'sgy{Tl. For many, this
Alliance
commemorated World AIDS Day
was the first time they had ever heard Chomsky
with
a
safe
sex sa lad bar and handy
or noticed that Evergreen had a gym. Security
, information in the CAB. After much debate in
Blotter Editor Matthew Kweskin informed us
the Letters and Opinions section, cartoonist
about the plants stolen from the CAB during
Giles O'Dell changed the name of his comic
the wee hours of the night, and were later
from "False Face Society", a sacred healing
recovered. Andy Schoenstein said farewell to
group in the Haudenosaunee tribe, io "Low
faculty member Charlotte Wooldridge and
continued on page A13
reviewed the incredible FugaziiDub Narcotic
BROTHERS
!Wowsers·
show th at closed the Olympia Fi lm Festival.
The new Feat ures section informed readers
about Veterans Day.
November 30, 1995
November 2, 1995
BRG'EL
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KOOGLER
-A7-
JUNE
6, 1996
NEWS
'
.
.
EUensburg: HIp or hick?
COLUMNS
'. ,.
.
"People are very accepting," she says. "You can stink~and
you can be proud."
Kate stinks a lot these days, Shejust got a job taking care of
horses at a local stable, ajob where she literally shovels shit.
Hucking horse manure is the newest of Kate's ~hree jobs.
She also works at the Career Development office on campus,
and as a steward -one of the people that hands out plungers
and turns off smoke alarms for dorm residents.
Through her ,three jobs -particularly her job as a
steward- she has gotten to know Evergreen pretty,well. She's
from Vermont. and before she arrived here she'd never seen'any ,
body part pierced besides ears and nose~,
"The meaning of normal has kind ofdisintegrated since I've
been
here," she laughs.
were "not really my style."
Evergreen's
great for Kate. She's a stout environmentalist
WHEN FIRST YEAR
By winter quarter Brian's
who
had
few
peers in Vermont. Now she has tons of
students come to Evergreen
teachers felt he was ready to
environmentalist
friends.
they carry with them
work independently. It was a
"I
don't
think
that there's anything I would change about
expec tations for what college
liberating feeling for Brian.
Evergreen,"
Kate
says,
"everything's so good."
life will be like, But after
"Yeah. I was free. Actually. I
But Kate hesitates. She says that Evergreen needs to" ".dose
th ey're here for awhile they
didn't know what to do. I
begin to realize that
figured I should probably just the gap between the people who work really hard for credit and
the people who don't." It undermines the reputation of the
Evergreen is not everything
do a comic book."
she says, and the students who graduate.
school.
that they dreamed it would
It wasn't charcoal. and he
worried that his teachers
be"
***
Mariannne Settles came
would be disappointed. But he
to Evergreen to study art, but
went back, tQ pen. ink and
MARIANNE SETTLES is sick of the people at Evergreenis frustrated with the
comics anyway. "It felt kind of
hypocrisy of her fellow
weird that I got credit for that people who talk like they care about problems - like racism
students,
because I already knew how to and sexism- but don't support their talk with actions.
Nonetheless. she still likes the education she getting here
Kate VanHouten came to
do that." he says. It was nice to
and
will come back next year.
Eve rgreen
to
study
have room for the experience.
Back
home in New Jersey, the majority of Marianne's friends
environmental science. but
Brian says.
were
not
white.
she never realized how hard it
"Academically." Brian says,
",
always
thought that because ...my friends were not
would be,
in , a mock stuffed-up
Brian Appellan es loved it
intellectual voice. "the class Caucasian that there was a lot of hatred directed toward me, "
here because he could study
was fine , Socially." he says, Marianne says "like I was trying to act black or Puerto Rican."
what he loved: writing and
speaking in his normal voice.
drawing comic books, He's
"it drove me to smoke."
leaving Evergreen because he
Brian' used to smoke
feels like he doesn't fit in,
rarely, He often times made a single pack ofcigarettes last three
Here are their stories:
months. Now he smokes a half a pack a day. He says it's to
relieve stress; the stress of trying to deal with his social standing
WHEN BRIAN APEllANES first thought about going to at Evergreen,
college he wasn't even thinking about graduating, He just
"This school's overly political for me." he says "especially
wanted to get some college experience, so he could get a job that P.c. bullshit...like "colored people" or "first people·s". What
and support his family. He knew he wanted to study art. and about "minority" or "black dude"?
knew he loved to write and draw comic books.
Besides. "first people" doesn't refer to "Filipinos or blacks ....
Evergreen seemed like the perfect school for him, Now. at Brian sll+'s, "it refers to Indians...l don't say Indian in
the end of his first year. he is leaving to go to Seattle Central disrespect." he explains, To Brian, disrespect is when people
Community College, "This school is cool," Brian says, "I just say: "Damn colored folkl" The insult is in the intent. Brian
wish th ere were more people here I could relate to,"
explains, not in the language.
"People like me just don 't get to college," says Brian, a 19"It's just a word," Brian says, Rather than use language that
yea r·old Filipino·American ti-om inner city Seattle, ",,,when they dances around the issue of race, Brian wishes that people would
honestly treat each other with respect at Evergreen,
Unfortunately he hasn't felt respect from many people at
alL One student told Brian he should go out to the Olympic
Peninsula to protest logging in olSl growth forests, "That's all
fine and dandy," he said at the time, "but I have a kid. "
But people still get in his face and screa m the familiar
Greener reprise "There's people out there sufferingl"
"Yeah, I'm one of those people!" Brian replies, "My son's
one of those people!"
Marianne saw a lot of hatred between races that didn't get
along. even though she -and her friends rarely had problems
***
with each other.
She heard t.hat Evergreen was diverse-and very acceptin g,
WHEN KATE VAN HOUTEN decided to come to Evergreen
She
figured she'd be able to go here , have friends that were of
last year, she knew she wanted to study enviro nm ental science
color,
and no one wou ld care,
,
through an intensive Erst year science program called Water:
Instead
of
an
atmosphere
of
accepta
nce, Marianne ha s
In any other program, she says, shejust wouldn 't be challenged,
found
herselfin
cloud
of
hypersensitivi
ty-where
no one wants
Water was harder than Kate ever thought it was could be,
to
be
seen
as
racist.
That doesn't mean that she couldn't handle it -it just wasn't
"Every body here is trying to be politi ca lly correct."
what she expected from Evergreen.
Marianne
Settles says. "For me it's a verbal labyrinth ."
''I've been complaining aboutthe class [Water 1for the last
It's
hard
for Marianne. She's not sure what words are
few days," she says.
co rrect, so she ends up talking in a way that people perceive as
It 's dose to the end offirst spring quarter for Kate. Hermind
seems to be in a million places at once, She has to finish her racist.
"A lot of people have mastered the language of appea ring
spring project, has mid-terms coming up, and has to do
to
...
care about what's happening." she says.
do they're in their late twenties or early thirties -a nd they've something she 's never done before -write a computer
Unfortunateli:
she says most people don 't have a real
already been to jaiL "
program.
Brian explains that people like him are labeled "at ri sk
Water advanced at a pace that most first year classes connection to problems of poverty and race. People just close
youth" by social workers, Brian was deemed "at risk" when he wouldn't have. Kate says: "We didn't have any time to breath." their ears when someone who grew up in the ghetto talks about
was seventeen, but hewas never really sure what "at risk" means.
She remembers the one of the first days of class, she had to poy!-,rty and racism on a real human level, "... one half or two
He has a guess though:
do a lab activity, Very few people in the class knew wha~ they thirds of the students slam down a mental block." she says.
"Somebody" he rationalizes, "who's at risk offailing tife. "
were supposed to do, Kate says. and her teachers were giving because they think they know what the persoll from the ghetto
Brian's social worker was the first person to recommend little direction to the class, Kate herself didn't know the basic is going to say.
The only ~hing that people saY.,ifanything, is:"1 understand
Evergreen to him. She explained that he cou ld study what he chemistry tools very well.
-but
what can I do?"
wanted here -even comic books, Evergreen sounded perfect
"At my high school," she explains, "we didn't go-beyond a
"A lot of people are trying to distance themselves, "
to him, He applied. was accepted, and moved down here last beaker," Kate says, 'TVI' definitely adjusted, but at first it was
Marianne says.
fall with his gi rlfriend and their son RizaL
hard , "
"Everyone is so reserved." she continues. "It's as if we are
In his first quarter he was in Nature/Image, an art class that
Water continues to challenge Kate. There are tests -a
thinking
more about what is proper to say than what we really
ga thered creative inspiration from the natural world. It was the peculiarity among Evergreen classes - labs, papers, and
think."
first actual art training he'd ever gotten, He didn 't know how to workshops that take about twice as long to finish as they're
It's a two pronged push at political correctness, Not only
use pastels, chalk or any other beginning art tools,
supposed to,
does
it comes from within people as individuals, Marianne says,
"I went into class real cocky. I thought I knew everything I
Kate says: "It's just so much to keep track of."
Please see FROSH on page A20
needed to know to do what I wanted to do," charcoal and pastels
Kate has loved Evergreen ever since she got here.
Three freshmen,
three points of view
What three first year students think about their year at Evergreen
Brian Apellanes
Marianne Settles
Kate Va n H0 ute n
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6, 1996
In the Kittitas County Museum, among
obscure pioneer paintings and dusty Indian
artifacts, a large middle-aged woman sits.
singing a country western song with the radio.
..... 1ain't never had too much fun ... " she
sings as she sways in her chair and taps her
fingers on the old wooden desk.
Suddenly, her armchair line-dancing
routine is disrupted. As the front door slams,
she looks up to see two cowboys with matching
ten-gallon hats and snake skin boots, mosey
on in to the historical building from the windy
outdoors.
"Howdy!"
Sh e
greets
them
enthusiastically,
"Howdy," one says, as both tip their hats
to the woman.
"Ya'll in town for the Western Art Show
at the hotel?" She asks.
"Yup." They drawl in unison.
Apparently content with that answer, the
woman smiles, turns-up the radio a notch, and
continues singing.
After watching this rather countrified
interaction, my friend and I wander through
the rest of the two-room museum Silently
pondering the persona of Ellensburg. We had
just eaten at Austin's Eats. at9tally hip. mostly
vegetarian cafe, and I had just sucked down a
latte from the artsy Valley Cafe espresso bar
down the road. Before that, we had toured
Central Washington University. read their
catalog which touts their French Existentialism
classes and their world famous Psychology
department , noted for their work with
chimpanzees learning American Sign
Language.
Confused, we leave the museum and
walk downtown past art galleries, rough and
tumble taverns, 1950s-100king drug stores,
and pierced college kids . We stop in midcontemplation in front of a six-foot tall
howling dog sculpture made from rusty farm
equipment. We laugh as the wind changes
direction and the air is suddenly bovine
scented.
Is it a cool town or a cow-town? To the
outsider,,it appears as though Ellensburg is
having an identity crisis. Yet, to the locals.
Ellensburg is the i4eal place. Over 600 people
choose to commute an hour ~nd a half to
Seattle via 1-90 every work day. Artists, hay
far mer s.
professors,
bus i n e s s
people, and
students all
call
the
wavy green
hills and
dry,
flat
lands
of
Ellensburg,
Home.
The
interesting
setting and
diverse mix
of people makes Ellensburg a neat place to
visit. You'll know you've ~rrived when cows
become more prominent than Fir trees and
the cars in front of you are eqUipped with bike
racks rather than ski racks. Try not to let the
Ellensburg freeway exit scare you. The offramp that seems to spit you out into anabyss
offast food chains and g~s stations, actually
turns into one of the main, historic downtown
streets.
When you arrive. pick up a brochure at
the visitor's center to take the walking tour of
the downtown area . Then, picture the days
when Ellensburg fancied itself the "Pittsburgh
of the West" and vied for the title of "State
Capitol" in 1889, the year Washington gained
statehood. More centrally located than the .
territorial capital. Olympia. Ellensburg was
smugly convinced that they would Will the
majority of Washingtonian votes.
Unfortunately. North Yakima (now, Yakima)
also declared its candidacy. It turned out that
most people did want a more central capital,
but in the final election. those votes were split
between Ellensburg and North Yakima and
Olympia won,
Eighteen-eighty-nine was a particularly
bad year
for
Ellensburg.
On July 4th
a massive
f i r I'
destroyed
all but one
building in
the entire
city. With
a
n
impressive
amount of
bricks and
Victorian
flair, the tenacious town was rebuilt
immediately though. Hence, the city was
consoled by the state in 1891 by being chosen
to host Central Washington University, a major
boost for the city's burnt economy.
Half the peqple of Ellensburg would say
that the reason the city is even on the map is
because of the rodeo. Every labor Day
Weekend the townspeople holler "Yeehaw!" as
they host the state's oldest and largest rodeo,
andasthe locals have crowned it, "The Greatest
Show on Dirt." Other annual festivals include,
the Kittitas County Fair also on labor Day
Weekend. the National Western Art Show &
Auction in May, and the challenging Whisky
Dick Triathlon every July.
Tbe other half of the community might
say that Ellensburg is sustained and pOPlllar
'due to its status as a thriving artist haven .
Strange statues can be found all over
Ellensburg. Iron cowboys dot the city in odd
places. An automotive shop downtown has
created a peculiar population of painted
muffler-men in action. Alife size concrete bull,
with a cowboy hat in its lap, sits on a bench in
the center of town.
Oh, but the piece de resistance of
Ellensburg art is Dick and Jane's Spot. To those
of you who remember Richart of Centralia
fame, you won't believe there is actually
another house in Washington dedicated to
gaudy, weird and fantastic yard-art! Across
from the Ellensburg police station is the everchanging home of artists Dick Elliott and Jane
Orleman. Bizarre sculptures, fishing nets,
brick and concrete statues, ~pinning bicycle
wheels and a collage of 20,000 bottle caps
surround,the fence and envelop their home,
Dick, famous for his patented "reflector art"
(once displayed in Times Square in NYC)
displays nearly 15,000 bicycle reflectors in the
yard, making the house look as though it could
pick up and take off at any time, Incorporating
the work of over 30 artists. Dick and Jane have
taken whimsical to the max. By doing so, the
couple has created another reason for half the
town to cheer, the other half to roll their eyes,
and tourists to just say, "huh?"
So, is Ellensburg trying to be hlckorhip?
Ask most locals and they 'll tell yo u that
Ellensburg isn 't trying to be anything, it just
is what it is, It's hard to be country when you're
90 minutes from one of the nation 's most
happ ening cities . Yet , it's also tough to
suppress an emerging "howdy" when standing
in the middle of a cow field. With a definite
sense of pride, Ellensburg really. seems to be
hollering, "Yeehaw, Dude," Although , I
wouldn't recommend you say that to anyone
when you get there. It's probably better to
leave it implied,
One Christian'S struggle to keep the faith
by Rosy Lancaster
As a follower of Jesus Christ, I am often
criticized for beli,eving in something that is
seen as being unsubstantiated. Often people
say that they don't believe in that Jesus is God
because I can not prove to them that he is who
he said he is. or that he did what he said he
did. Jesus had the same problem during his _
time on earth. After performing countless
miracles and healings, the religious leaders
approached him and asked him for a sJgn from
heaven to prove that he was the Son of God
(Mark8:11), So the question is not one merely
offactual evidence, but of faith.
Faith is defined by the Bible as being "the
substance of things hoped for, the evidence of
things not seen (Hebrews 11:1, KJV), Logically
speaking, physical evidence for someone's
existence can only hold up for so long before it
is no longer considered reliable, In anything
we believe, there needs to be a certain measure
of faith that sustains us. that keeps us
I can give a few reasons why Christianity earth . Fourth, the Jewish people (the chosen
committed to pursuing whatever it is that we makes sense to me. First of all, no other beliefl people of God) have a stronger identity than
consider as true.
system has had the same effect on so many pl'rhaps any people in the world, despite
So it becomes a
people as the teachings of , horrible things that have been done to them
question ofchoice: inwhatdo
Christ. Even in places where as a nation, Fifth, the people who knew Jesus
the dominant class wasn't best loved him and spent the rest of their lives
I put my faith? Many people
base this on what they can
Christian, it has had and following him and teaching others about him.
prove scientifically (or what
continues to have an intense
It's easy to reduce Christianity to a
others
have
proven
reaction from people who philosophy. a history. or a set of rules, But the
scientifically), others go by
hear it (like present-day Latif) truth is that Christianity is not a religion, it's a
whatever point of view is
America .) Second, the Bible relationship with the living God, Jesus Christ.
trendy, some choose t~e
was written over a period of We are not saved by knowledge or by behavior:
perspective that appears to ije
thousands of years by over 40 the book of Romans says we are saved by grace
compassionate to the most
people,
men and women, that comes through faith .
by Rosy
people, a few believe what has
young and old, from a variety
Do you believe that Jesus is not God
Lancaster
been handed down from their
of backgrounds. Third, many because you have carefully considered it with
parents or grandparents, I
of the prophesies written in an open mind. or are there other reasons? I
reallze that Christians fit into
the Old Testament have been challenge you to read the gospel of John with
each, of these categories as well as non- fulfilled, some within this century. The coming as few preconceived notions as pOSSible, and
Christians. So it is important to constantly ofJesus was accurately prophesied in the book -then decide ifJesus Christ is someone in whom
evaluate and re-evaluate our belief systems.
of Isaiah hundreds of years before he came to you can put your trust.
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three y.. ws on the
•
Issue
In 1996, Evergree n's trustees came to a difficult decision.
They chose to arm Public Safety, Evergreen's police force. Public
Safety had gone through a series of changes through the years.
It ha s bee n a fully-train ed but unarmed police force, a security
rorce that wasn't allowed to intervene in v.iolent situations. and
a number of people wh o had to decide whether or not to
int ervene on th eir own. It seems like the only thing the
Evergreen State 'Security never has been is armed.
It see med like the word gun meant something different
to everyone on campus. As a result, the decision to arm arm
Public Safety wasn't an easy decision on anyone's part.
This is the story ofthree If those people. An administrator.
jane jervis, President of the Evergreen State College. A Public
Safety officer, Kirk Talmadge, who has been with Evergreen
security for twelve years. A student, Bri,an Coppedge, who also
served as the studen t representative to the Board ofl'rustees.
public safety officer
Kirk Talmadge
Kirk Talmadge wasn't there the night a fight began in the
dorms. He wasn't there when one student slashed another
across the face with broken glass, didn't see the victim with
blood pouring down his shirt, down his face, into his eyes. He
wasn't there, but he knew it could have been a lot worse.
"This was a situation where the individual realized he did
something bad, " Talmadge says. "He could have just.. ..gone
crazy."
Talmadge graduated from the Evergreen State College in
1984, and for a man who has witnessed quite a bit of violence,
he sure is ...... casual. He wears a black T-shirt under a leather
jacket, and at one point during an interview, to highlight a point
he shrugs the shoulders inside the leather jacket, inSisting, "Hey,
I'm an Eagle Scout. "
I am an Eagle Seoul. Am. As in, sti/f am.
You wouldn 't expect to find an Eagle Scout in the middle
of quite a bit of controversy, but here Kirk is. He is an Evergreen
State Public Safety Officer, has been since 1984. Sometime soon,
after the Disappearing Task Force has disappeared, after the
firearm s have arrived and all the officers have qualified, Kirk
Talmadge will have access to a weapon. For the first time ever.
He has witnessed the long, strange trip that Evergreen Public
Safety has gone through. and it is oddly appropriate that he wiII
be there when the new step is taken, because he was there at the
beginning, too.
In 1984, Kirk Talmadge became a security officer at The
Evergreen State College, and back then Evergreen actually had
Security, instead of the title Public Safety,it now uses, He had
gone through reserve police training in Lacey, Washington. The
training lasted one hundred and seventy-seven hours, not the
four-hundred and forty that fully commissioned police officers
went through.
The Evergreen security force had reserve training, but
technically weren't police, and when Talmadge stepped onto
campus for the first time as an employee. not a student, he found
that a little strange.
"It was different," he admits, lacing his fingers together.
Different? Try this; they were trained as reserved police officers,
including firearm training. but were not allowed to carry
firearms. They wore uniforms and worked alone, but only
carried Mace, which Talmadge says took three minutes to take
effect.
"Not th e amount of time you want," he says.
by Trevor Pyle
Yet at this point. they were allowed to intervene. The
"There were task forces," Talmadge remembers. "More
specific guidelines for this security force, unarmed and not than once, in fact. They made recommendations, but I don't
dangerous? They may intervene 'at their discretion'.
really remember any. For example, they recommended that
There is one night Talmadge remembers in particular. we work in pairs. Well, we didn't have enough manpower to
one night that shows the bizarre nature of the situation. One . work in pairs. Usually, we were out there all alone."
security officer, patrolling in a security vehicle. got a call about
a fight on campus. The officer responded and was just pulling
All aJone.
up to the dorms when a second call came over his radio, words
In a way, that was how Kirk Talmadge started. While
spitting out between the crackles of static; one student had a he was attenqing Evergreen State as a student, Talmadge
firearm.
worked as a dispatcher, seeing very few people, but listening
The officer fell back and met Thurston County officers to a lot. He would sitthere during a late shift, similar to the
in F lot. The officers and their guns. Had the call come two midnight-to-seven shift he works now_ During the day he
minutes later, he may not have got the change to use his would study, and at night he would sit in the security office,
discretion. He might have walked into a situation where a listening to the crackle of the radio, sometimes picking up
student was armed, and he was not.
the phone and talking, sometimes trying to make s~nse of
"Everyone was unsatisfied," Kirk Talmadge says about frightened, garbled .calls.
this situation_ "It was dangerous. It was a difficult position."
"I was working with some strange people," Talmadge
When asked if he ever had to use his 'discretion', Kirk says, though he doesn't elaborate whether he is referring to
Talmadge says n'o, says it quickly, shaking his head as if the students or security officers,
thankful.
He was offered a six-month temporary position and
No.
took it. He was surprised to find he liked it, in a way, that he
No I did not.
liked being aJone_ He could move as he wished, could make
But he mentions the story-the officer and the gun-almost decisions as he wished.
in the next breath.
"I found out I liked it," Talmadge says, a bit ofsurprise
in his voice. The Eagle Scout, a security officer? Apparently
The 'difficult situation'lasted for five years_ Then it got so. He liked the job, the challenge. "It's definitely not sitting
more difficult
in an office. If you manage your time well, you can go into a
Labor and Industry, a state agency which oversees lot of preventative stuff," Talmadge adds. "[t's very selfworking conditions. stuck The Evergreen State College with a directed. If there's a lot of activity in the lots-the parking
fifteen hundred dollar fine. More far-reaching was the reason lots are very busy here-you go there and see what's going
for the fine. Three little words that would drastically change on_"
Evergreen security forever, right down to its name.
To his mild surprise, Kirk Talmadge, who had studied
Unsafe Working Conditions.
business, English. and psychology, who graduated with
A fine by Labor and Industries is like an eleventh 'about two hundred and ninety' credits, became a full·time
commandment set down by God. It is capable of moving huge Evergreen security officer in 1984. The competition for the
amounts ofpaperwork, of creatirig task forces and committees, position was fierce, but Talmadge impressed the people he
and ofchanging institutions. In the case ofThe Evergreen State needed to impress. He remembers one example clearly; he
College. it did all three. Because, when you get a fine by Labor was asked about a scenario in which he caught some kids
and Industries, something has to change. Kirk Talmadge knows doing a 'relatively minor thing', such as drinking or
this wall, ,i1lthough he is a little bit of awe in it.
vandalism, what would he do?
"It isn't a suggestion," Talmadge says of a L&I charge.
Talmadge gave the testers the answer they wanted,
"If you don't do what it says, you go-and I don't know the exact which is to read the Miranda warning. Then he did them
terminology-from an infraction to a willful infraction_" He one better. He told them that he also had to read the juvenile
lets a small smile slip onto his face. "And you don't want that, .. warning,
he says.
"They weren 't even expecting it," Talmadge said. "It
Earlier in the evening Talmadge has mentioned that he wasn't even in their booklets_"
just ended a meeting. To a question as to whether he attends a
But it was true.
lot of meetings, Talmadge just laughs.
"Hey,1 work for the state," he says, and this remark about
This brings us back to the two years where Public Safety
L&I-all benevolent, all-powerful-he shows it again. Kirk wasn't allowed to intervene_ In fact, they weren't allowed to
works for the state, and be has seen it at work
do much at all; at one point, Sergeant Larry Savage was
An eighteen hundred dollar fine, later reduced to one reprimanded for making a traffic stop.
hundred and eighty dollars, and a warning to change !hings.
Those were the orders Evergreen State received, and that's
By 1992 the Board of Trustees wasn't so sure about
exactly what they did. The fine was pa.id, and Security was their benign security force_ Another unsafe working
changed, right down to the philosophy. In 1990, the name was condition complaint had been filed with ~I in 1990. The
changed from Security to Public Safety. They were no longer officers were still going out on calls, unarmed, and feeling
allowed to intervene in potentially dangerous situations. The more and more nervous about it. A bill was slowly making
light bar and siren was taken off the patrol cars.
its way through the legislature that would require arming
"It was different," Talmadge says. Not as an different campus security (it eventually died in committee). There
better, but as in different unusual. Each officer had been was mounting pressure from an unhappy security force, and
trained. either at the reserve police academy or at the state one, a lawsuit had been brought by a student.
but now they drove around in unmarked cars, working with
The Board of Trustees decided a change was needed,
papers_ They made the occasional traffic stop, and they waited and once again, Evergreen's security found itself in a very
for backup, namely the Thurston County Sheriff's office.
different role. The Board decided to make Evergreen's
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Ian Keoppen a~d Mona Chopra performed at a rally against arming public safety in InJanuary. K~oppelJ, dressed ~s a
campus police officer, pretended to' harass, then threaten Chopra, who played a homeless student.
security a fully functioning police force .... still without guns.
Campus security put the light bars back on the patrol
vehicles. They ordered telescoping batons. They received new
uniforms. All the officers went through full police training in
Lacey. They were cops again. Kina of.
. The officers soon found that the changes were mostly
cosmetic. Without guns, the Evergreen campus security still.
wasn't allowed to intervene. They still had to wait for Thurston
County officers, and serve as backup.
This went on for three years.
Then Neil McClanahan, an undersheriff with Thurston
County, was hired to fill the interim position of head of Public
Safety_ As an undersheriff, he had to carry a sidea~m_ As
interim head of Public Safety, he made a recommendation that
they be armed.
·
.
.
In September ofl995, Kirk Talmadge was working alone,
as usual. He drove to F lot around two a,m, responding to a
call reporting vandalism. There was a car with the back
windshield shattered, and two teenagers. He stopped them to
ask a few questions.
.
'
.
"They didn 't appreciate it: Talmadge says_
One sus.pect shoved at Talmadge, then started punching,
knocking him to the ground, bruising and cutting him_. He
had to go to the hospital, though he suffered only mmor·
injuries.
.
"I believe they attacked me because they knew I wasn't
armed," Talmadge insists. Apparently, the suspects weren't too
frightened of Evergreen's public safety force. W~en they ran,
while Talmadge was still on the ground, bleeding, they ran
towards the dorms_
.
Whether Talmadge's incident contributed towards the
1996 Board ofTrustees meeting or not, they voted on February
14th to arm Public Safety. 'Limited arming' was the phrase
used,. "I've seen them talking about how bad aU cops are: he
says, referring to some of the people against the armin.g
. decision, "The idea that they may have to shoot someone IS
every cop's nightmare." He pauses for a few seconct,s before
adding, "I think people who disagreed with the PC notIOn were
severely harassed."
".
Whether the notion of arming is PC or not, Kirk Talmadge
will feel a lot safer once he has access to firearms. He has seen
the frightening potential ofcrime at Evergreen, In fact, he keeps
a reminder of it, right on his bulletin board.
.
.
The reminder is a cut-out newspaper article from the
Tacoma News Tribune. It has been kept in good condition,
with a prominent headline reading, Peterse~ charged in killings.
One night in 1985, before it was PublIc Safety, before the
protests over guns and bad cops, before all the uniform changes,
Kirk Talmadge went out to F lot. He was checking on a report
of a man sleeping in Ii lot.
What Talmadge found was a man sleeping in his pickup
truck. He remembers the man as 'acting erratic, quick to anger'.
"You cops have too much power'" The man 'shouted at
one point.
.
Along with officer Gilbert Cordova, Talmadge talked the
man into leaving the Evergreen State College campus. He left
still angry, glaring over his shoulder, the taillights of his truck
shrinking into the night.
A short time later. the man was arrested for the murder
of a Lakewood couple. Talmadge had to give descriptions of
the incident to both the prosecuting and defense attorney.
"One of the attorneys told Talmadge, quite casually, that
Petersen most likely had a shotgun in his truck that night. As
Kirk was leaving, the same attorney said, "yeah, he probably
had his .38 in his waistband, too."
The man, Kenneth Petersen, was eventually convicted of
the murders and is still in prison. Both of his victims had been
shot twice with a 38-caliber handgun_
Evergreen's president
•
. Jane JervIs
You know, you really can talk to Jane Jervis.
Jervis, the President ofthe Evergreen State College. has
an office that could be easily converted into an NBA arena, and
she will escort you inside, 'where you can pick your own.chai.r
and she will sit next to you. A bowl of candy wrapped m fOil
sits on one of the desks, and Jervis herself offers you some tea.
She has some herself, Earl Gray, her favorite, in a mug marked
ANTIOCH COLLEGE-ALUMNIIt is appropriate that Jervis should have a mug ~ith the
inscription of college, since it is colleges that have occupied most
of her career. You are here to talk about The Controversy, The
Gun Issue, and you can ask Jervis how this compares to other
Controversies, and she will just smile and count other ones off
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her fingers , not controversies as much as issu~s: race, sexual
issues, first amendment rights. Then she Will start on t.he
questions. throwing them at you as fast as she has to deal wlth
them. What if an accused rapist is the star of the basketball
team? What if a fraternity wants to show a pornographic film
on campus? What if faculty downloads pornography off the
Internet?
There is one question she doesn't ask , but had to deal
with: What if Campus Security wants to become armed?
Jane jervis became President of Evergreen in 1992. the
same year the Board of Trustees decided to make campus
security an official police force.
,
. . ..
.
'The 1992 decision set up the 96 deCISIon, JervIs says.
The officers of Public Safety went to the state police academy,
graduated, and came back as trained police officers, but they
couldn't do the work of police officers. Techlllcally, they
couldn 't even respond to violent incidents, because it
constituted, according to the Labor & Industries Board, " Unsa~e
Working Conditions." They needed t? be a~med , or couldn,t
intervene at all. The police couldn t police , they weren t
allowed. and that's where the administration came in.
"I hate guns," Jervis says all of the sudden , and you can
tell, the way her mouth turns down at the corner, the con~iction
in her voice. "I do not come to this decision happily. I thmk we
live in a society inundated with violence, and I do~:t think
..
throwing more guns into the mix will solve anythll1~.
At this point you look up from your notepad (If you VISit
Jane Jervis, of course you will bring a notepad), and say, what?
The decision came to Jane jervis this way: Public Safety.
who couldn't intervene or respqnd - unarmed Public Safety requested to be armed. Art Costanti~o, Vice-President of
Student Affairs, talked to a lot of people, did research, mculated
questionnaires among the students ("the infamous
questionnaires", Jervis calls them). and made hiS
recommendation. 'In asking our officers to perform a full range
of police activities,' Costantino wrote in his report, 'we expose
them to unnecessarily difficult situations. In some cases they
must choose between intervening, to prevent harm or even
death to members of our community or obtaining
backup....which they know will not arrive. quickly.' With t~is
reasoning, Costantino recommended armmg campus securIty.
Continued on next page
-I" -
JUNE
6, 1996
NEWS
NEWS
Alook back at the guns for public safety controversy
Continued on from preitious
With his recommendation was a survey; the
infamous one, answered by twenty-four
percent of the students. The vote was in favor
of arming. 51.1 percent to 49.9.
"A lot of sleepless nights." Jervis says.
This is the manner in which she made her
decision. There were a lot of loud days. too.
Jervis remembers one demonstration where a
student shouted at her through a megapho!)e.
"This far away," Jervis says, holding her hands
a mere two feet apart. "He kept asking me why
I didn't respond. then when I tried. he yelled
at me some more."
This story was in response to a question
as to whether students met her halfWay. Jervis
.chuckles as she answers the question.
"I don't think he met me halfWay." she
says.
This is just one example of the cloud of
dust kicked up over the arming issue. There
were protests and surveys and sit-ins (oh my!) ,
One demonstration was a play, showing a
student being shot by a Public Safety officer.
Jervis says she talked to "a kajillion people,"
even those with megaphones.
"We don't have the mec hanism for a
participatory democracy," Jervis says, then
adds later, "we're not trusting enough of one
another. [The attitude isJ. no one can make a
decision for me, except me. "
In the end it wasn't me who had to make
the decision. It was Jane Jervis, The Board was
wa iting. The students were waiting. Public
Safety was waiting. So on February 5. 1996,
Jane Jervis issued a memo giving her
recommendation to the .board- and the
Evergreen community.
"That the Board instruct the
administration to move towards providing
limited access to firearms for Public Safety
officers by the end of the academic year. ..
This recommendation from a woman
who says she hates guns, and grimaces while
she says 'guns', as if she can taste it in her
mouth? This is why you look up from your
notepad and say. what?
Jane Jervis has a trick. When she's sitting
at her desk. or going over papers, or up late
during those sleep less nights. she images
herself alone on the stand. No supporters
there, no one else to blame her decisions on.
Just 'a pack of hostile lawyers'. There. in front
of those hostile lawyers, she imagines herself
defending her decisions.
"Look what happened," Jervis says the
lawyers say. "Look what happened because of
the decision you made."
This time. when she had to draft the
memo, she had read about the rising crime rate
in Olympia, the violent incidents in Evergreen's
past, and th e fifteen minute response time by
Th urston County Police
Once, she had heard a Thurston County
Sheriff say, "we're going to have to close the
Cap itol." When so meone asked why, the
sheriff said, "because those Evergreen students
are coming over to protest this or that."
"There's a mythology about Evergreen
around here," Jervis says. also picturing a
~tllde nt injured or dying while the Thurston
COlllltv Sheriff 's Office decides another ca ll is
more i~portant. She thinks that Public Safety,
if arm ed, wi ll be more effec tive than th e
Thurston Co unty Sheriff's Department
because they know th e commu nity. "'t 's
unacceptable for our campus security to be
standing around with their hands in th eir
pockets .• ,
As for all the protesters, those who
disagree, those with the protests and surveys
md sit-ins, oh my, Jane Jervis has a response
101 them , too.
"I was hired for my ability to make
decisions." she says. "When I'm on that stand,
what am I going to say? 'These people yelled
louder?'"
just supposed to watch the robbery. and try to
remember details as pOSSible. He's not
Now that the decision has been made, all
When Art Costantino, vice-president of supposed to draw his weapon."
that's left is to carry it out, and look at the
process that was used; history isn't just for the student affairs, needed to nominate a student
During the interview. a friend of
historians. Jervis points out that last year. there to represent the students, Coppedge came
quickly
to
mind.
Coppedge
had
been
at
Coppedge·s.
a woman. stops by and talks to
was a controversy over a change in the
Evergreen
for
three
years.
He
had
previously
him.
her
hand
resting easily 011 her shoultler.
academic schedule. The most vocal opposition
didn't want the changes made, and questioned served on a long-range task force for Just last weekend, the woman had attended a
the process used in deciding whether they were curriculum planning. and while he had the meeting on violence and security_ While she
studen ts' affairs in mind. he also could look at was there. three students had attacked ber
or weren 't.
godson, whipping him across the back of the
"The decision not to accept the changes issues logically_
Coppedge
was
accepted
as
the
headwith a bicycle change. When police found
was made at two o·c1ock." Jervis says. "At three
Amy
Lynn
as
an
alternate.
the
boy. understandably incoherent. they
representative,
with
after two, the concerns about the process
They decided between themselves to work thought he had had a drug overdose. He was
evaporated,"
• at the hospital before the fractured skull was
Although Jervis says the process on the together.
The two of them were told by the discovered.
arming decision wasn't perfect, she thinks the
president's staff to 'gather information'. not to
Brian shakes his head at the story, a grim
decision was a good one.
"When I was working at a college once," offer an opinion or counterpoint to the smile on his face.
"See?" He says, "This is why I'm uneasy
she says, "the students held a protest. Many administration's recommendations.
"We
discussed
that,"
Brian
says,
of
a
around
cops."
ofthem carried signs that said Listen and Obey.
request
not
to
serve
as
a
representative
of
the
[During the gun controversy J.I heard this very
"It was difficult keeping my opinion out
loudly and this. not as loudly but just as students. "Then we decided against it."
ofit." Brian said. talking about his involvement
persuasive. If! had to make a decision on what
Brian Coppedge doesn't see himself as a with the -gun issue. Opinion? -{It was difficult
'heard, I would have made no decision at all. I
.
crusader. Unlike a few anti-gun students, he keeping his life out of it. Eventually the gun
heard you and disagreed with you."
issue was Brian's class-he took out an
Despite her confidence in the decision, didn 't see the opposition as villains.
independent
contract with Art Costantino. It
"I
don't
think
people
are
evil."
Coppedge
Jervis feels that the issue could have been
says.
"I
just
think
some
are
reactionary,"
was
his
hobby-feeling
shy about using
handled in a better way.
When asked ifhe took the job because Costantino's phone. Brian amassed a personal
"We could have been more insistent on
people getting involved earlier. A perfect he thought guns were bad. Coppedge shakes phone bill of three hundred dollars.
Eventually, the gun issue did become
process would have had people fully engaged." his head no,
"I had served on a DTF before," he says. Brian's life. Looking back. he is like a boxer
Then, while on the subject, JaneJervis gets
an idea, one that shows her philosophy about "Th'is time, it was a great opportunity to get looking back at a tough fight; all he sees are
involved with students .... a wide range of the mistakes.
the Evergreen community.
. "We could have done the su rveys better,"
students,
1me.an. Several people would have
"You know," she says, "if I were to say,
done
as
good
a
job
as
me."
he
insists,
pointing out that. "people thought
I'm going to impose this on you. then everyone
Coppedge got to work immediately after they were a vote, when they were never
would go into crisis mode, wouldn't they?"
being hired. The first step would be to gather intended to be,"
You ag'ree with a nod.- -In hindsight, he alsp sees that they
"Well, I could back down gracefully. and student opinion. He and Amy Lynn got a
then everyone would be involved, wouldn't mailbox-"actually a big plastic bin", Brian needed some outside help. he and AmyLynn.
"We should have asked for a professional
says-so students could write, After a long.
they?" Jervis says.
consultant:!
he says.
complex
struggle.
they
set
up
an
e-mail
You agree again.
Still,
the
fight did have its moments. even
Several
public
forums
were
set
up.
account.
Jane Jervis? Making a strong decision?
iflie did have to take a few punches. even ifhe
and at times they got quite heated.
Getting people involved?
One of the forums was broadcast on had to write fifty pages in one weekend to make
Now what would the lawyers think of
KAOS radio, and at the menticn of it, up classwork put off during it.
that?
"I learned more doing this than I did in
Coppedge winces slightly.
student representative to
"I take full responsibility." he says. like a any program." Brian says. "I learned about the
the board of trustees guilty general. "We wanted that forum to be a media , I learned about facing power
dialogue, but for the purposes of radio. the structures."
speakers had to give monologues. 1 didn't
He discussed that day in February, when
realize beforehand what limitations radio the decision came in. five to two. in favor of
arming officers.
would bring to it."
For a few minutes, Brian Coppedge
"We underestimated the respect the
Coppedge pauses. He drums hi's fingers
thought they had done it.
Trustees had for Jane Jervis." he says, referring
on the table.
For a long time. he and fellow Evergreen
"I take full responsibility." he says, to Evergreen·spresident. "When the decision
stude.nt Amy Lynn Ribera had been swimming
shaking his head and giving a wave of the hand. came in, I felt disappointed, like I let everyone
upstream in a river of bureaucracy. They had
Along w~th student opinion. Coppedge down_"
gathered hundreds of opinions and put in
After the decision, itwas numb for a little
and Ribera also assembled research.
hours of work.
"Even Neil McClanahan admitted that while. Many questioned the process; a few
Brian and AmyLynn were the student
armed campus security would have prevented questioned Brian Coppedge. One newspaper
representatives to the Evergreen Board of
many of the incidents we had on- campus," had students wondl!ring about his dedication
Trustees. responsible for the student
Coppedge says, but he doesn't think to the issue,
perspective of arming Evergreen's police force.
But there was a protest. on an Evergreen
McClanahan, who at one time was the head of
It was a controversial issue on campus, and
Evergreen
~ security. looked at options beside road. forty, fifty students there. Art Costantino
Brian thought that the police force wasn't
guns. If officers with guns wouldn 't have was there, too, watching from a distance, and
looking at all the options, that the students
prevented some of the crime that has occurred when Brian Coppedge showed up, there were
hadn't been given proper voice.
all these rabid Evergreen students ..... .. angry.
at Evergreen, then what could have?
On February 13th, 1996, those weeks of
That was where the research was done, protesting ..... but sudden ly they were smiling,
work were compressed into one nervous, sweet
Along with AmyLynn. Brian studied the yes. smiling. putting down their signs, putting
hour, whVe Brian and AmyLynn gave their
crime statistics at Evergreen. They found that down their placards ......... giving Brian
presentation to the Trustees. For one hour,
a vast majority of the property crimes occurred Coppedge a standing ovation.
they gave arguments, expressed opinions, and
in the parking lots, which are on the fringes of
spoke the voice of Evergreen students. The
the campus and not well-lighted. One of the
Trustees agreed to have lunch. and when Brian
alternatives they suggested was more.lighting
and AmyLynn took that break. they thought
and patrols in the parking lots.
the presentation had gone well. They had seen
An argument by the administration that
the Trustees sitting there, interested. not even
came into Brian and AmyLynn 's sights w:ere
fidgeting.
the famous ten to fifteen minute response time.
-"I left thinking we were going to win."
That was the amount oftfme it took Thurston
Brian says,
County officers to arrive on campus, one report
The meeting reconvened and took care
claimed.
of some lesser business. Brian and AmyLynn
:'That was the.average," Coppedge points
sat in the audience. and were still sitting there
out. "For violent crimes, it was much faster."
when the Evergreen Board of Trustees voted to
Even if the Evergreen campus security
arm the campus s~curity. 5-2.
was armed, Coppedge doesn't think response
When the announcement was made. a
such a good idea.
few students questioned whether Coppedge
"I have a friend who works as a security
had expressed his opinion strong enough.
guard in a bank." he says. "You know what
What those students didn't know was that.
their instructions are, during a robbery.
when he was given the job in the first place.
They're instructed not to intervene, They're
Brian Coppedge wasn't supposed to give his
opinion at all.
Brian Coppedge
THE COOPER POINT JOURNAL •
A12·
JUNE 6,
1996
At lo"g·last,. the year.is over,'.read back on this to.,remember
Flow Flex. ~ Bryan Theiss explored the
wonderful movie Toy Story. and drew an
amazing Buzz Lightyear.
December 7, 1995
The issue of the year (see page AI0)
finally made the cover of the CPJ (and every
one after that. it seems). along with a very
·Iarge clip art firearm. The gun coverage
featured an interview with Art Costantino. the
man who helped make the decision , and a
report of the first of many arming forums. In
other news. Steven Thomas. our first staff
writer, wrote about homeless student Don
Lowe. who was forced out of his van for
sleeping in it in C-Lot. The "Looking Good"
calendar reminded us all why fashion is so
important. Marlyn Prashad wrote a piece for
the "Voices of Color" column about the
supposed "colo! blindness" in our society.
January 18, 1996
A blank cover page commemorated the
Day of Absence/ Day of Presence. where the
community of color gathers to celebrate and
discuss issues facing them on a predominantly
white campus, then returns to celebrate
everyone. Sandra Simon, Evergreen faculty
member. was remembered Many student
groups hosted films and discussions
throughout the. two days. Security Blotter
Editor Matthew Kweskin departed for Costa
Rica. ending his two ye~r reign and leaving the
job in the capable hands of Cristin "Tin Tin"
Carr, who's debut blotter featured way cool
stop-drop-and roll clip art. Movie madness
swe.pt the A&E section. with reviews of 12
Mopkeys. Four Rooms., Dunston Checks In,
and Waiting to Exhale_ Ever cared to know
what the Long Range Curriculum DTF did?
Check the two page spread on their findings.
January 25, 1996
Anoth~r gun forum
made the cover, this
time' a story about an "input gathering" event
held by Art Costantino and Interim Head of
Public Safety Neil McClanahan. The staff
wrote an editorial admonishing the decision
making process and calling for some type of
student government. Oscar Johnson. then ·
News Editor, reminded us that some colleges
don't feel they need guns, writing about
Brown University. Vaun Monroe. frequent
contributor and columnist, wrote his first
piece that week about Hollywood's treatment
of Black male sexuality. The condom test drive
survey went out that week as well.
February 1. 1996
As th e Board of Trustees' vote drew
closer, concerned students held a rally on Red
Square, performing skits and giving speeches
against guns. and Reynor Padilla was there to
catch us aU. Meanwhile. President Jane Jervis
met with students to tell them that looking for
alternatives to guns wou ld be too time
consuming . . The Corner Cafe explained
themselves on the Letters and Opinions page,
and the first of many Antonio Banderas
references in the A&E section began with a
review of Desperado on video. Jacob Sayles
and future Systems Manager David Guion
began their short-lived but informative
computer column "Fatal Error 500." Note the
large Peter Jennings in-house ad.
Matthew Kweskin sent us a Sec~rity Blotter
straight from Costa Rica, earning him the title
of "Foreign Correspondent." Ariel Burnett
and See Page Editor Jenny Jenkins reminded
us that Valentines Day will always suck. while
Andy Schoen stein previewed a play he was
in called "Macbeth".
February 15, 1996
.
.
This issue celebrated Black History
Month with a story by Oscar Johnson on
Evergreen's Tacoma campus and poetry by
Natasha Monique Jetton. The Board of
Trustees voted 5-2 to give Public Safety guns.
spurring students to protest by blocking off
the entrance to campus for two hours. Bryan
Theiss wrote an incredible editorial. The
state legislature passed an optional
technology fee for college students, adding
more fuel to the need for student government
fire. The search began for an editor-in-chief
for next year.
.
February 22. 1996
Film Festival. Photo editor Joie Kistler left to
study in Mexico. opening the door for soon to
be Interim Photo guy Gary "G_" Love.
April 18, 1996
Jeff Axel "Foley", Housing steward.
explained just why you can't go running
around in the steam tunnels any time you want.
Greeners flocked to San Francisco to protest
the right-wing political agenda, getting quite
sunburned in the process. Xui Garcia reflected
on Cinco de Mayo. and Trevor Pyle gave us ten
reasons to laugh with his "Ten things baseball
can do to clean up its image" list.
April 22. 1996
Lucy Craig ushered in spring with a story
on incidents of indecent exposure on the
Evergreen beach trail. The banner was created
by future editor in chief David Scheer. Bryan
Theiss began his stint as a would-be astrologist
and introduced us to "Fast Eddie" Padilla.
May2,1996
A bomb threat closed Evergreen for a
few hours. causing a lot of people to mill
around in Red Square without purpose.
Meow. Purr, Kitties are cool. The
Liberation Cafe opened its doors above Bulldog
Public Safety and reporter Reynor Padilla
found out later that the threat was in
News, Hillary N. Rossi welcomed Tina
Moomaw. the new Longhouse coordinator. to
response to the arming of Public Safety.
Steven Thomas reviewed the whole idea of campus, Columnist Vaun Monroe sparked
DTF·sinthefirstplace. Greg Porter was hired
controversy with his "spring fever" thoughts.
to replace Javier O'Brien as head of S&A · Staff writer Michael Benson introduced
Productions. Photo and skating guy Josh r - readers to the Oly Farmer's Market. while the
Root interviewed K Records' Calvin Johnson.
City of Aberdeen responded to Laurel Nicole
and photos reminded us of the EQA's
Spellman'sless than flattering tour of their city.
. Valentine Swing Dance. Hillary N. Rossi took
May 9, 1996
over the Newsbriefs page and made it rock.
February 29. 1996
Take a flying leap into punk rock
territory with a large photo ofCalvinJohnson
and the rest of the Halo Benders, You want
punk rock? We got punk rock. Mike
Steenh~ut shared with readers the men's
rugby team 's first league championship.
Oscar Johnson tried out his new title of
Features editor with a spread on the Corner
Cafe's new lunch service. Bryan Frankenseuss
Theiss drew Jackie Chan in all his action
splendor toillustrate his review of Rumble
In the Bronx .. Andy Schoenstein's see page
sent' people scurrying throughout campus
with their eyes glued to the buildings.
More gun stuff, as the DTF charged to
define limited arming presents their work to
the public. Sexual Assault and Domes*
Violence Awareness week brought T-Shirts
with support for victims sloga!1s painted on
them out to Red Square. "Talking About Race".
a regular piece in the features section, began
this week. Special "Gary the Cat" see page.
Cooper the fish swims through the whole
thing.
May 16, 1996
March 7, 1996
Cyrus Aman reminded readers of this
issue that the House of Representatives in this
state are increasingly conservative in terms
of gay rights. They sought to place a ban on
same sex marriages, but luckily, the bill died
in the Senate. Other than that, it was a pretty
slow week around the CPJ office.
March 14, 1996
Student Jachin Thomas died in a car
accident on Kaiser Road on March 10, and
fellow members of the Evergreen Swim Team
arranged a memorial service. Oscar Johnson
made us question the true diversity of
Evergreen. while Evergreen. Christ and Me
guest columnist Paula Solis Anderson asked
readers if Christ was a feminist.
AprilU. 1996
February 8. 1996
CPJ Caterer Rosy Lancaster gave blood
that day and ended up on the cover of the
paper. President Jervis suggested to the Board
of Trustees that our Public Safety officers be
allowed to carry guns, and introduced the
phrase "limited arming" to the world. A
moratorium was placed on alcohol in the ·
Longhouse after concern was raised by
members of the Native Student Alliance.
A large gratuitous photo of A-Dorm
complemented a story on 'proposed (now
imposed) rent increases in Housing. A
glaring typo on the front page embarrassed
us all. Ed Kelly. chairman of the Board of
Trustees, died over Spring Break after
suffering a stroke. Reynor Padilla explored
the views offaculty and students on a student
government. while frequent A&E contributor
Chris Miller previewed the Liltin American
THE COOPER POINT JOURNAL
JUNE
6,1996
Acircus came to town, and under a large
metal roof. entertained dozens of people, as
told by Bryan Theiss himself. Reynor Padilla
questioned whether the now oller done
forums are enough to effectively collect
student input. Casey Harden from the Peer
Health Education Group warned us about the
horrors of chlamydia . Terrance Young
expanded on the white liberal mentality.
May 23,1996
A new look for the CPJ, created by Gary
Love, lets the clock tower take its rightful
permanent place on the cover. Eilis CuJlen
wrote about the horrors of the Asian sex trade
industry, one of the events for Asian Heritage
Month. Less and less people begin to show
up to forums. LisaNa Red Bear told readers
the story oflife on the reservation, while Vaun
Monroe asked us to Listen to our inner voices.
May 30,1996
This issue marked the first effort by
next year's staff to make a newspaper. The gun
DTF. after months ofdebate and protest, gives
its final recommendation for limited arming
to President Jervis. Oscar Johnson introduced
us to KEY Student Services Specialist Paquita
Garatea. Trevor Pyle reminded us that the
year after next, Evergreen will have a
basketball team. A blurry photo portrayed the
Experimental Music Festival, which our photo
editor insists it was meant to be that way.
Since this was just last week, you probably still
have this issue lying around.
June 6,1996
You are holding the last issue of the CPJ
for this year in your hands. If you want to
know what's in it. I suggest you flip through
this massive volume and find out.
There you have it; that was our year. If
you'd like a complete copy of any of these
iss'ues. stop by the CPJ office at CAB 316. We
at the CPJ hope that you enjoyed reading it as
much as we enjoyed producing it (well. ..
maybe a little more than that). Most of all,
we hope that you learned more about what's
going on around this crazy campus. Next year,
help it to happen. Join the crew,
FEATURES
iFEATURES
Indigineous
determination
through education:
Evergreen's Trillal
Program
Going
home for school:
Native Greeners e"oo
more relaveJtt Trill,,1
Program
tt.IJMJ ~
for the (Skokomishl Tribal Center and gof the
grant." LaClair says that in addition to
benefiting the community the student also
gained employment from the Tribal Center
after the grant was received.
Many of the students are also gai ning a new
sense of self. Minugh says that one of the most
rewarding challenges is helping some of the
students realize "that they have an opinion.
that it is important and valuable."
"This program has helped me with my self
esteem," says Mary Jane Litchard, a Native
Alaskan who plans to return home and teach
traditional Eskimo art when she graduates.
Lifchard, who has been living in Neah Bay for
four years, is finishing her second year in the
Tribal Program. She said. "when I went to
college to learn the truth about history they
said we were ·savages.· We were told we had to
follow the white way." Litchard says that
because of this common academic experience
"I grew up being ashamed of being Indian ."
"Some_of th e books [used in the program] are
saying exactly what my parents were telling
me, the importance of the identity ofa perso!1,"
said second year Sociology student Eileen
Parker. Pa rker is Makah and works for Neah
Bay's Cape Flattery School District. She feels
that many Native Americans who went to nonNative schools "were denied identity when
growing up." She says that what shFlikes most
about the class is that it teaches " the
importance of Indian ideritity." She is also
appreciative
of
Evergreen's approach
to learning. "Since I'm
rated again'st myself
instead.of my peers it
comes down to a form
of excepting myself,"
Parker said.
"It's really changed
my life. I feel more like
a person," said 56 year·
old. Jess ie Sceibner.
The Port Gamble
S'Kalalam Day Care
Provider says that now
that she has raised her
children and many of her grandchildren she is
finally going to school "because I've always
wanted to do it and have never been able to do
it."
Lyda Shaw agrees with Parker and the other
Neah Bay students, adding that "I think it's
shown us a lot of tribal business. self
governance [and] political views." As an
elementary school teacher for the Neah Bay
community she has one eye to the future and
echoes the concerns of most students in the
program by saying "I would like to see more
students at Neah Bay join in."
Underwood has the same concerns about the
Quinalt community. "I would like to get more
students here. It's such a valuable thing. [don't
see why more people don't come." She adds
with excitement, however, that after sitting in
on one class "my son and his girlfriend want
to do this program now."
Litchard, who found out about the program
by word of mouth, wonders why the program
is not promoted more at Neah Bay. She would
like to see the program advertised in tribal
newsletters and posters because "if there were
more communication about the program,
people would know about it." Shaw. on the
other hand, believes that most people '
who are busy working and raising families
"think they don't have time for it."
Whether or not lack of time, or advertisement
is the reason that more tribal members don't
take advantage of the program, Minugh
believes that for those who do, the most
difficult challenge is "trying to balance a full1ife
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contemporary legal relationship of Indian
Nations with the United States and local state
governments. In the past the program covered
such local issues as; fishing and gaming rights,
rewriting tribal constitutions . local
environmental concerns, comparisons of
American and South African colonialism, and
Native American culture and history.
The curriculum is determined by the
students, faculty and community appointed
advisory boards once a year instead of being
imposed by the college. It also includes input
and participation by traditional elders and
professional members of these communities.
Minugh says that "rather than having someone
[from outside the community] coming into the
class to teach them (studentsl have to go out
into their community to find out how to learn
what they need to k~ow. This also honors the
From left to right: Quina lt tribal members LaVina Underwood and Justine James go
members of the community." In. addition to
over homework assignments with Dr. Carol MinLtgh.
Photo by Oscar Johnson
this, she says that the tribal' governments
~1'
iddle aged with a modest character own needs as described by themselves. and usually pay for the tuition and books of the
II . \~ and serene voice. Dr. Carol Minugh . those (needs] don't have to be the same as
student s because the focus of the program is
I l' has a ca lm and regal demeanor. A every body else's," says Minugh. She based the
centered around building and reinforcing their
grand moth er and mother of four ad ult program on the simple yet profound idea that own communities.
children. she radiates an air that is both "life is like a tree. It's complete but it's always
The Administrator for Quinalt's Department
pleasant and indicative of a subtle source of becoming." She tirelessly commutes over 200 'of Social and Health Services (DSHS), LaVina
strength. The 61 yea r·old. founding faculty of miles a week to four different western Underwood, is worki ng on her seco nd
Evergreen's Tribal Program. who insist that "it Wash ington reservations. and once a quarter undergraduate year in the program. She
is not 'Carol's program"" is soft·spo ken but to a community college in Montana because intends to get a master~ degree in Public
tenacious in spirit. A tenacity that reflects 504 she believes that "education should reinforce Admin\stration. She says that the program
years of indi ge nou s strugg le against that 'compl eten ess' 'a nd empower that offers "a real thorough knowledge of how to
colonialism. A tenacity that empowers a ·becoming· ... Empowering Native American work with your community· seei ng the needs
people to determ ine their own destiny. A students to reinforce their own community is and how to address those
tenacity that is embodied in the goals and what the Tribal RB/CD Program is alrabout.
needs." Underwood says
acco mplishment s of Evergreen's Tribal
The program grew out pf the work of that the course work she
Reservation·Based/Community Determined Evergreen faculty, Mary Ellen Hillaire, who does is already effecting
(RB/CD)Prograrii.
workedwith Native students to determine and her work 1fI the
"part of the reason this program was started achieve their educational goals while living on community. "The course
is becaus","[as a studentl I hated higher the reservation. Seven years after Hillarie's called 'Critical Reasoning'
education so much," said Minugh. As an death, in 1989. Minugh was hired to develop . had a real impact on me.
undergraduate at Grays Harbor College, a community·based Native American how I read and write and
Minugh says she spent most of her time education program that would be a joint effort understand what is
"militantly fighting against racist materials oflocal tribal governments and The Evergreen coming across my desk,"
that were very derogatory." At the University State College. The result was a Tribal RB/CD Underwood said. On one
of Arizona Minugh encountered more racist Program that began on the Quinalt occasion she asked her
curricula and teaching before she finally Reservation in TahJlah, Washington that fall. supervisor to check a
transferred to the Navajo Community College. In 1991 the program expanded to the homework assignment
" I was so mad in class. I fought with my Skokomish Reservation and by 1994 the
that she did on reservation
professors when I felt they were wasting my program included the Queers, Makah. and social services for grammatical errors. Much
time," said Minugh. Before receiving her Port Gamble S'Klaliam communities of to Underwood's surprise, her supervisor was
masters from Washington State she says "In Washington as well as the
so impressed with her work that "now he wants
my oral exams there
Salish· Kootenai . me to develop it into a presentation for
were two people who
tribal community in improving our social services," she said. In
were determined to
Montana.
addition to this Underwood is one of eight
prove that you couldn't
Unlike the Indian winners of the national Morris Udall
live by my (cultural]
Studies
college Scholarship which she won, in part, because
philosophy. and they
programs that paved of an essay that she researched and wrote as a
didn·!." In addition to
the way in the 1960's, class'project.
having to deaJ with "out
"One of the biggest benefits is that a lot of
the Tribal Program is
dated (andl racist text"
designed to educate our studies incorporate tribal business and
she found colleges to be
Indian students who functions so we're learning to benefit our
"full of a lot of people
live on reservations community," says, Timber Fish and Wildlife
that don 't care if you
to meet the specific (TFW) Technician Justine James . Like his
learn." Despite the
needs of their classmate Underwood, James, who is working
odds that were against
communities. towards his BA in Environmental Studies, also
her, however, Minugh
Minugh says that works for the Quinalt community. He and
received a fellowship
traditionally Underwood agree that they are both, not only
from Pennsylvania State
educators
have being encouraged by their community, but
where she earned her doctorate in 1:::E2.
ityyrui.iched Native commlmities "to come and "groomed" for future leadership positions.
After a thoughtful reflection Minugh admits, bless us With their knowledge."..She explains "The tribe is pushing us -or supporting us· to
"I suppose I could be militant . depending that with the Tribal RB/CD Program , "the get degrees. Most ofthe [TFW] administration
upon the circumstances."
tribal communiti"es come to us and ask us if pos itions are [currentlyl filled by non·
AGros Ventre Indian from the Fort Belknap, we would do a presentation. After we do the Indians: James said .
Montana Reservation. Minugh, who received presentation they send us a tribal resolution."
Skokomish Tribal Counsel member, Denese
her doctorate in higher education The resolution usually invites Evergreen to LaClair, is finishing her first year in the
Administration at age 47. says she never start the Tribal RB/CD Program in their program. She said that one of the benefits of
intended to teach. ~ I wanted to be a college community.
the program is that "we wrote a paper on the
president," she sa id. However, when
While emphasizing critical thinking, retrocession of the Skokomish tribe." laClair
Evergreen offered her an opportunity to resea,rch and writing skills, the four·year thinks that it is an important project since the
develop a Native American college program Liberal Arts program teaches subjects that are Skokomish are currently working on their first
with a curriculum that reservation relevant to local Indian communities. The year of developing this more independent
co mmunities would determine for academic theme for the 1995-96 school year form of self-governance. She also recalls that
themselves. she seized the opportunity.
is "The Roots and Branches of Indian Law." . "one (tribal] member who took the class last
"People should be educated to meet their Students study the historical and year, learned writing skills and wrote a grant
\
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6, 1996
Tribal Program faculty, Carol Minugh and Joe Feddersen, teaching reservation residents and
Olympia campus student at Evergreen Longhouse.
Photo by Oscar Johnson
Two nights a week three Native American
students from Evergreen pack up their books,
pile into a small Nissan sedan and leave the
Olympia campus parking lot for a thirty
minute drive to the Skokomish Reservation.
Although they may have already had a busy
day on campus they're not going home. They
are on their way to school.
Karyn Cart~rby, Ryan Keith and Ann White
Hat are all students who travel nearly thirty
miles from the main campus to participate in
Evergreen's Tribal Reservation·Based
Community Determined Program.
The Tribal Program was started by Evergreen
faculty member Dr. Carol Minugh in 1989 on
the Quinalt Reservation in Tahola,
Washington. Since then it has spread to the
Makah, Port Gamble and Skokomish
Reservation communities. The program grew
out of the 10ca~dllCational needs of Native
Americans as recognized in the early 1970's
by these communities and the state of
Washington. Minugh devised the prograf!1 to
meet the specific needs of each Reservation
community. The program is the only one of
its kind in the U.S. and its success is renown
throughout the sphere of higher education as
well as the greater Native American
community.
Although Carterby (an Oklahoma
Choctaw), Kieth (Chactaw, Cherokee and
Seminole) and White Hat (Lakota) do not live
on the Skokomish reservation, the Tribal
Program is the only one offered at Evergreen
that meets thei r cultural and academic needs.
For them these two needs are virtually the same.
"I chose this program because 1 eventually
want to go into the study of Federal Indian law
so I can go back to my trib e and help the
people," White Hat said. The program focus for
Spring quarter is on federal laws and policies
that effect Native Americans and th eir
communities. ''The topic for the program this
year is 'The Roots and Branches of Federal
Indian Law.' This quarter we're studying
current issues in 'Indian Country' ·now you just
can't get this information on campus," she said.
White Hat , who decided to spend her last
quarter at Evergreen in the Tribal Program. says
that the program "gives me a real basic
understanding of th e fundamentals of Indian
law, the development of different policies, and
a historical view of those policies ."
Carterby. who is majoring in environmental
science and finishing her first year at Evergreen,
says she plans to "teach First Nations (Native
American] communities how to write
environmental impact statements from a
Native·holistic·perspective.'· She emphasizes
empowering Native American communities so
that "if they need better water I can help test
the water quality and they can write their own
statements." Carterby hopes that by being in
the Tribal program she will learn how to assist
these communities in making their own
environmental policies. Policies that are
. tailored to their specific cultural and social
needs.
Keith is conSidering entering Evergreen's
Masters In Teaching program with the intent
of teaching Native;American youth. For Keith,
Tribal Program
Rabbit's Journey
-continued from page 14 •
a job, and school and do a good job," She
recalls that when she was a undergraduate
student she worked as a full·time waitress and
cook for five years. "It was damn intense: She
said. "It wasn't [earning] the doctorate that
was an accomplishment, but raiSing four kids
- and they're wonderful people." In
comparison she says "the doctorate was' a
snap."
Far from ,complaining! however, Minugh
takes her struggles as well as her
accomplishments in stride. She says that her
personal philosophy "has to do with [her
belief] what [gather together is not for me but
for someone else [and) the purpose of
gathering- it could be material things or
knowledge - is not to haye, but to give away."
Although Minugh says that she won't retire
. until she is 80 to 85 years-old, she does feel
that it is time for her to start giving what she
has gathered to other people and in other
ways.
"I was hoping that next year I'd be turning
things over [to someone else)," Minugh said.
She recently received the honorary Horten
Chair at the Highlander Institute in New
Market Tennessee. Minugh says that next
spring she plans to take a sabbatical from
Evergr~en to work with this international
organization for participatory, community
education and organizing. She also plans to
spend time visiting her home in Fort Belknap
Montana. Although Minugh ' makes no
promises, she does stress that she would like
to see "someone" develop an educational
program on the international struggle against
colonialism that draws on examples from
many indigenous peoples instead of just one,
With these and other possibilities unfolding
over her horizon, Minugh believes that the
main challenge that the Tribal RB/CD
Program currently faces is finding her
replacem·ent. Although candidates are
whose academic focus has been "Indigenous
history from the Native perspective." the Tribal
Program puts important information into
perspective. "You're learning about how th e
[Federal Indianllaws effect what's going on right
around you (andl effect the (Nat ive American]
community that's around you ." Keith believes
that the learning environment on campus is.
"li ke your on a littl e island separate from
anythi ng else yo u've been learning (inl th e
.
outside (world]"
Both Keith and White Hat say that they have
tried to meet their academ ic needs at Evergreen
by studying as independent contractors but
found it difficult without the guidance of
Minugh and the structu re that the Triba l
Program offers. "Sometimes you can only go so
far on your own." Keith said. He emphasizes.
"t hat the same kind of study should be
implemented on campu~ for people who aren 't
able to come out here."
The first Saturday of every month the Tribal
Program students from all four commu nities
meet at the Longhouse on the Olympia campus.
In addition to the opportunity to hear a variety
of Native American guest speakers lecture on
Native issLles. Carterby and Keith both agree
with White Hat' that there is a tremendous
benefit in "bringing together a lot of diverse
Native people."
The emphasis on community in this program
is essential and is echoed in the experiences of
aU three students. White Hat points out that her
classmates are "all Native people and to have
that perspective is real important, especially in
this kind of program."
"By Oscar Johnson ,
currently being interviewed, she says it is
likely that a permanent replacement will not
be found until some time next year.
Minugh wants Evergreen to find the right
person for the job. She says, "It'll be hard for .
someone to take over but it's absolutely
necessary. " Although she hopes "that
.someone takes over that can see the vision of
the program." she also expresses concern that
her replacement not limit her/himself. or the
program, to her interpretation' of that vision.
"Right now it's 'Carol's program' and that's
not a good thing," Minugh said. She is
convinced that, "the biggest challenge is that
it should never become static or a formula, it
should never become comfortable." Minugh
hopes that Evergreen will "let someone with
new vision and new life come in and take over.
It's about change," she says, "if it doesn't
change it's going to be a dead program." She
does insist, however, that "the person who
replaces me has to be someone who, when
they walk by something [difficultl, they see it
as an opportunity to make it work."
Minugh describes herself as "an awfully
stubborn person." She says, "in order to get
anything for Indian people I had to push and
shove." As a "Reservation·Based/Community
Determined," endeavor the Tribal Program
allows Native communities to use such
"stubbornness· for their own empowerment.
"Some of my greatest joys are when I see my
students doing something in the community
that they were told was impossible," Minugh
said. This spirit of tenacious optimism, which
causes Minugh to assert that "you just don't
let things happen," is perhaps the most
valuable gift that she has given to her
students. It is a spirit of true resistance,
strengthened by struggle. A spirit that soars
above the imposed limits of modern
colonialism. A spirit that empowers a people
to determine their own future.
·By Oscar Johnson
THE COOPER POINT JOURNAL
Rabbit is trickster in many Chahta stories. This is a story about
Rabbit and a journey he took that pertains to /.ife stories.
Rabbit was going along on his trail. It was
a rainy day and during those cold Fall
months, rabbits like to keep snug and warm.
So. Rabbit tiptoed into Squirrels home.
Squirrel, being the busybody she was; went
out hunting for goods to last herthe next few
months.
In the meantime, Rabbit was scrounging
through Squirrels things. only to find that she
was not such a good housekeeper. Rabbit
found misleading evidence that Squirrel was
not what she said she was. Well, Rabbit was
still cold, so he started a fire to keep himself
warm, when there was a knock on the door.
Startled, Rabbit hopped up an hit his head
on the roof of Squirrels some. He did not
know ifhe should open the door. Who could
possibly be there? He slowly tiptoed his way
to the door to peek through the peep hole. It
was Deer.
Oh, how Rabbit had a thing for deer. Deer
was just so sleek and dignified. He thought
to himself quickly, as Rabbits do. I will just
pretend as Squirrel had invited me over for
lunch and she had forgotten something, so
she went out to look for it. So, Rabbit popped
open the door, and let Deer in. Suave as
usual. Deer strode into Squirrels house,
looked around and saw Squirrel no where to
be found.
Rabbit, just plain overwhelmed by Deer's
presence, just stood silent. Finally Deer took
inventory and saw Rabbit standing behind
the door with a stupefied look on his face. He
was not moving. Deer was curious as to why
Rabbit was acting in such a way.
As it was Deer felt Rabbit was
uncomfortable with her presence, because he
never spoke when she was around, so she
walked out the door unimpressed as usual
with Rabbits behavior.
Rabbit stood silent, but contemplating all
the things her wanted to tell Deer. He wanted
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6, 1996
to let her know how striking he thought she
was. How every time she walked into the
room, he felt a warm sweet breeze brush in
behind her th at made him surprisingly
quiet. He, for some reason. could not utter
a sound until that second sweet breeze
passed by and she was out of the room.
Then it was always, too late. Then he
realized that once more. she was gone.
Then, as it happens, Squirrel came home.
Shocked that her door was open. she slowly
crept into her home scared that Raccoon
had broken into her house once more,
looking for handouts as usual. Then, she
smelled a distinct aroma. It was Deer's
scent. So, she relaxed a bit knowing it was
her friend that was visiting. So, she trotted
in from the rain, only to be a bit taken back
when she saw Rabbit standing in a corner.
Rabbit snapped out of his trance to be
startled by the fact that Squirrel was home.
·Oh: he thought to himself. "How do I
explain myself?"
Then. as squirrels do, she offered Rabbit
a few nuts to share. and Rabbit graciously
received them in a good way. He returned
the hospitality by fetch ing Squirrel and
himself some greens for them to eat.
Squirrel and Rabbit had been friends for
quite sometime, but never had they spent
time alone. Rabbit was taken by Squirrel's
sense of knowing. as Squirrel was interested
in Rabbit's knowledge. But. Rabbit, who
was always trave ling. got restless at
Squirrels house, and then began to wonder
if Squirrel was uncomfortable with Rabbit
being there.
So, as it happens. Rabbit was still cold
form the dampness in the air of Squirrel's
house on those chilly Fall days. He hopped
out of Squirrel's home to find a warmer
place in nearby Sparrow's home.
For all my Relations - Karyn Carterby
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Taking "the walk~' acrqss the Bridge:
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Patents Indigenous People
Evergreen Tacoma Campus' Bri~ge Prqgram
Newton, has enrolled in the program she says
that Walker "does the same for my son." She
points out that her husband grad uated from
Evergreen's Olymp ia campus . "1 guess it's
becoming a family tradition," she said.
Origin~ 1
Vance Newton, who wou ld like to start his
Tacoma Campus
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M i m m s , about some southern I3lack colleges in
Evergreen faculty, Atlanta." He agreed with his mother, however,
Betsy Diffendal. ' that the Bridge Program would be a good way
and TCC faculty, to start his college education. As the youngest
Bridge Program students with visiting family listen to the speech of Frank Ga rett , in ~ classroom where the average st udent is 35,
deve lop ed the he says "I feel like a Pioneer. I'm the first 19
a graduating classmate as she takes the honorary"walk"to receive
Bridge Program year-old to join."
her certifica te.
Photo by Oscar Johnson
After Charles Carso n advances to upper
in 1988. Walker
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says "the Bridge program grew out of their division and gets his degree in ed ucation he
Last Th ursday. Bridge Program st udent s passion just to have access I to a comp lete plans to "do anything that can benefit young
gathered in one of the three classrooms of the higher education I in the urban environmen1. " people and let them succeed at any level." The
single·story bu ilding that comprises Evergreen 's And has been maintained by "th e tremendous 25 year·o ld musician, composer, and
Tacoma Campus in celebration of the end of the coordina tion between th e two institutions. producer, who works to "introduce young
academic year. "Our program is a non·degree "W hat is beautiful about this is that people people to music and art," just finished his first
program , It offers 90 cred its then you move on born in thi s part of th e country can get a year in the Bridge Program. Carson says he
to upper division · so this is our grad uatio n," Icollege I education right here on the Hill Top. likes the "d iversi ty in thinKing" that the Retired founder ofTacoma Campus,Maxine
program allows. "J ust because you 're the same
Jnnounced Bridge Progr~m Coord inator It's truly an urban campus," said Mimms.
Mimms, honors retiring Evergreen faculty,
race
doesn't mean you think the same way,"
Ophilia Taylor·Walker to the bO+ adult students
S"econd.year student, Jan Newton, says she
Richard Brian.
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he says. He feels [hat the
and guest that f111rd th e room . Before the likes the Bridge Program
commencement, Walker had students beca use "this was the first "What is beautiful program appreciates his life an adult learner that's what you need ."
[n addition to coordinating the Bridge
introduce the entourage of family and friends opportunity I had to attend a about th is is that expe rience because students
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that were invited, add ing that "when you invite college that ts Mro centricpeople
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and
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someo ne it really makes a difference. It creates based." Newton lives in
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students encouraged their graduating peers She says that "I've always had
with enthusiastic applause as they made what this thing for African Top, It's truly an said Evergreen Alumni, tuff our students will come to an advisor or
Shimah Parker. Parker, who me: Walker says. Walker, who has been
Walker majestically referred to as "The Walk" American colleges [butl since urban campus"
was a student in the program teaching for six years, just began coordinating
to came forward and receive their certificates. I was born and raised in
-Maxine Mimms for the 1992-93 academic year, . the Bridge Program this year. The parHime
Many of the new Alumni made use of their Washington we didn't have ,
obligatory" 30 seconds to speak" offering thanks access to one," Newton, who says 28 ye.ars ago graduated from the Tacoma campus in 1995. ' TCC faculty, who also works full-time for the
to "God," "Ms. Walker" and fellow classmates. she tried attending three other colleges but was The second grade elementary teacher for Zion Tacoma Public School district as a Speech and
Other, more long winded students, were "put offby traditional four year institutions," . Preparatory Academy says that four years ago Lan,guage Pathologist, said that whe,n sh~ was
affectionately heckled by the crowd because believes that the most valuable thing she is she "came just to take a look. Ophilia greeted ·toldabout the program's coordinator position
they exceeded the 30 second limit and would receiving from the wogram is "support and me at the door and I thought, 'now this is a by a friend, "I had no idea" how much work
encouragement from the instructors." She place I can learn!'" Parker echoes the feelings was involved, When asked if she had any
not "hurry·on-up and get on outa here."
In addition to the graduation, students asserts that the opportunity the Bridge of most Bridge Program students when she -. regrets, however, she said "absolutely not! I
gathered to honor retiring faculty, Dr. Richard Program offers is "important for young folks says that the hospitality of Walker and other: ". t~ke it as an honor to be a part of the
Brian, who had been teaching the calculator, no matter what race they are but, particularly, faculty and staffat the Tacoma campus "made J empowerment of adults." Although her work
geometry and stock market component of the for African American youth." Newton said that it easier to comeback to school because as an ' load is tremendous, Walker asks, "where else
program. When Brian was honored there was a when she first started the program "Ophilia adult learner, if you have a family and a job, can you go, three nights a week, get paid, and
limitless display of gratitude from students and would call- long distance - and encourage me you get a lot of encouragement and support feel like your surrounded by a family of fifty
facu lty alike. The tribute included several to come." Now that her 19 year-old son, Vance and people letting you know you can do it. As people?"
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In an unprecedented move, the U.S.
government has issued itself a patent (US
05,397,696) on an indigenous man of the
Hagahai people, who ceased to own hi s
genetic material. While the rest of the world
is seeking to protect the knowledge and
resources oflndigenous People, the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) is patenting them.
"This patent is another major step down the
road to the commodification oflife. In the days
of colonialism. researchers went after
Indigenous Peoples' resources and studied
their social organizations and customs. But
now, in bio-colonial times, they are going after
the people themselves" says Pat Mooney, who
is investigating prospects for challenging the
patenting of human genetic material.
The Hagahai, who number 260 people and
came into contact with the "outer" world in
1984, now find the very core 'oftheir existence
(their genes) the property of the US
Government. Although, one of the
"inventors" signed an agreement giving the
royalties to the Hagahai, the patent makes no
provision for the Hagahai fO receive
compensation for becoming the "property" of
the US Government. Under the "pioneering
spirit" of the US:the record will speak for itself
and the Hagahai are likely to continue to suffer
threats to their very survival from disease and
other health problems bro1,lght by the
"outsiders".
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The first-ever patent of an indigenous person
comes as an international group of scientists
are embarking on the Human Genome
Diversity Project (HGDP), which aims to draw
blood and tissue samples from as many
indigenous groups in the world as possible.
While the Hagahai are not rS pecifically
mentioned in the draft "hit list" of the HGDP
(dubbed the "vampire project" by it
opponents) it has targeted over 700 indigenous
groups.
The Rural Advancement Foundation
International (RAFI) identifil's more than a
score of indigenous peoples who have been the
subject of blood sampling and whose tissues
are now being exchanged among medical
researchers in several countries. According to
Pat Mooney, Executive Director ofRAFI, "there
appear to be no policy or protocol barriers · or
ethical consideration - to the routine exchange
... between civilian researchers in the U.S. and
their military counterparts." The NIH share
facilities with biological warfare medical units
at Fort Detrick (near Washington D.C.). Fort
Detrick is not only the home of medical units
engaged in biological warfare research, it is
also the home of the U.S. Defense IntelligeI'lce
Agency (OlA).
RAFI sought proof of claims by NIH and the
U.S. State Department that it had the consent
of the Hagahai to collect and export the cell
line. NIH, to this date, cannot provide a single
piece of paper substantiating any of its claims.
Other claims on indigenous genes from the
Solomon Islands have been filed, meanwhile
the State Department said the claims have
been dropped. Yet the NIH Freedom of
Information Office were advised that
information about the cell lines is being
withheld on grounds that they are a "trade
secret and commercial or financial
information". Even the US Navy has collected
indigenous samples from peoples ofIndonesia,
Philippines, Peru, Columbia and the list goes
on.
The US military does acknowledge that
samples obtained from N[H are used in
defensive programs.
IICommentary
Store your ' Indigenous thinking
Vs .the new world order
stuff.
--:STRESS,
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(AlthOIJ 8,h'tJte 'idea was n'ot directly :.,f
Le; the
, sp,awned in one of the Talking ~bou~ Race at home, Due '~o the lact th~t'other groups"
· d~u:ssions. if is in many ways pertinent to . w.c:re,-unable to achieve this ideal there arOse
the topic of race and rice relations,) .'
' a ~efth:at BliiclCrwere somehow 1m than
~~ fdeal familx oft~e 1950's was anotiler :uPrighland Sense a superiority fel>Qnated
ina1ol).g: ~ine of 'attempts to segregate from the White American socioeconomic
· A.n\eI.'~cao society. Because' this model paradigm. Given 'the political and s~cial
: ho~hol~ ,?s;[or the inosrpi1!t baSed,o? climate~fthetinte,)t.js easy to See to why
class.affiliation. It excluded a large portIOn , this ideal 'was so prosperous. Legal
oftheonatiOn~s~ilies. BlaCks, fuJr~~ple; ", "iliscriinination was beginning to ~rtail, but
· could. n?t o~e~ 0b.~iJ1 this ,~~al,ra!"ily, ..?ther:mo,re ~u~e f9rms w~ quickly,~g
because: diScnnuna~9n ~~ ~ earenu lts .,Iace. This ~eal,was s,imply another way
· to work. Wag~ diSp'antles_coppled the 9.fteinf()rcingtfiat.b~cks were somehow less .
· economic tQUn~tion ?fthe ~Iack r.muy ~d , tha? !:qua) toWhites.and had deveto~ their
.made it essential that t'wO!DCll":be$ were, . OWl} 1!~ot~ally alien" cu
Stephanie
earned. Ma y of tl:i~ fal1l1lies cPQltj "ot ' ,'Coontz diScusse$ this ~ct hi het hoole, "The /,
affordfur'~ mothertl>-$lay bome~~ch broke Way ~e ~e.ve~ Were," In 'he[:ch~pter on the ,
from the ideaJ of mother.-bomemaker. ,lack .bJack family she states that "to bI~me the
~e~ .w~re often.. unemplq"ed (due,: t~ , :p robpin suth' rieighborhoodS ,•.'tonhn ,.
dJ.scri~~tion,not. ~~,ofmOtivation) and ' .UndeiC~o('baVf¢-no!S~furtheiapart .
· .therefu~e ~~e to pliy tbefOltofJathe~~ .- 1IOIn the basic values of'lIte haves' is verybreadwihner.
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"r. . " c:rublous~~.,; 8lack'family val~ts wete no
.' Th~~'Ja~toQ. ~~e-,~chiev..emeilt o,f t:fie . di1fei:~nt tha", wbiteones;"but this ideal
· ideal;~y almost ini~.l$!lt ~Use ', dividedthe
all ~oJ$el;' thet up ac\.ass
}~la'c~ '00ul~ n~t ~ ~e dyn:uru€S of b~ ,; and race base,d .divi~iol) tl.t~t ~tuated the
model ho~ell~ld~tJley ~.m· ~,!,eWIJY , . ~\ltus.q1JOof~~ation, ' . "
~ 't ,. .
I•. lj.nkea to. mferlontjl. Their sttuation' was . .'. ' ~dutiiousness of this ideal was its faint ·
' con~tentlyseenasless1han.~Orthy-~ , out malicious mes~age, Because this
Jtdid not meet the ide. of~ ~tr1le~ family... particular mo(:lel houSeliold was' rooted.in .
'l'tJis .implie,d that ,blacks were somehow ' economitprosperity, it
seem uiuelated
u!1tru~ and ~hat~ei~' relations'bips' were to- r,ace. , But it '~~elJlsthat trus ·ar~etyp~l .
19wer ~ .status.
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' . far:J»ly ca:qied conno~tions that transcended
.;; ~ose ,PitOple whQ coUlJ ~, t~e ide~ ·. its initial, and fu' 'my opinion ~up'erfidaJ,
h.~ily. of t~e., 195()s. were p~Qlmantlr inttnti~. J~the_ Ideal'filmily of the 19~s
... wlute and midale-. orupper.:c.tass. fhis~p ' deaHy as another attetnp\ to ~ate our .
badtile'econo!Tlw,Jne8!l$ ~o aft'Qrd..tIle l~,.socie,ty both hy(ilaSs :lJnd~,r3ce. . " ., .. ' ,: .
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THE COOPfR POINT JOURNAL
BY TIOKASIN VEAUX
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THE COOPER POINT JOURNAL
If the blood, genes, tissue, or for that matter thought over us. Indigenous peoples have
way of life, of Indigenous Peoples is to be respected the natural biologicarlimits of
preserved simply by removing them from their Mother Earth beyond written history.
land in the name of American arrogance, Unfortunately, industri al patterns of
altruism, savior technology and for the sake of environmental destruction and th e genocide
human .(non-Indigenous) kind, then I offer ofIndigenous Peoples are not likely to end in
the foreseeable future. Indigenous thought
these questions and thoughts:
Why destroy what Indigenous People have becomes an irrelevant fa cto r according to the
left to give? What are the unforeseen laws and policies of the dominant , nation·
consequences of gene manipulation with a sta te soc ieties. Because of thi s, we as
science that never looks to t he seven indigenous people, are not likely to succeed
generations ahead? Implementation of a in having our wisdom and conceptual systems
disguise called North American Free Trade recognized.
Encoded in our indigenous languages is an
Agreement (NAFTA)?
When will corporations and the U.S . (which understanding of nature that far exceeds tht'
amount to the same thing) ; through their linear "knowledge" and "information" that is
scientist, impleme'Ot biotechnologies "in the stored in the computers and libraries of the
name ofscience(?)" and genocidal, bio·warfare world. Fundamental reform cannot happen
on indigenous peoples?
without indigenous wisdom, knowledge and
This is essential to rid the ·land of non- a relationship with Mother Earth.
progressive primitives and to get at the natural
The biological warfare against indigenous
resources that keep the beast of capitalism and people is not new. Although I'm not surprised,
the "American way" (which again, amount to however, the patenting of the blood of the land
the samething) operating. Make sure you vote IS .
(sic).
SO in accordance with the "new and
We, as Indigenous Peoples, must make improved mental-idiocy" and "the Manifest
ourselves unequivocally dear when addressing psychology of inevitability" remember to
the industrial MIckey Mouse-McDonalds forget the past. After all, That 's what so-called
culture that insists on maintaining the "civilized" nations do.
dominant position of its own system of
By Tiokasin Ve.1ux ·Lakota Acth'ist
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JUNE
6, 1996
LETTERS AND OPINIONS
LETTERS ANDOPINIONS
Re'futing C,h ristianity's supposed sexist
and racist ideas
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Human .nature and the worship
of the Goddess
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Concerning the rece nt debate which has
On Op pression of women,
started within the CPJ about religious belief
'In the city-states of Crete, legendary
and its re levance to human nature, I thought
for their wealth . superb arts and crafts, and
it would be beniflc ial to int ro du ce so mt'
fl ouri shin g trade, it is notable th at new
alt ern ative views on thi s matt er. Quit e technologies. and with them a large r and
cOI ltrary to th e quote made sOllle weeks pas t. more complex sca le of social orga nization
'Murder. vio lence. oppress ion of wome n and
includin g increasing specializa tion did not
children. and general hat e have charactrrize d
bring about any deterioration in the status
every culture that has
of wornen.'
exis ted to som e
rrcc nt
deg re e'.
On Violence and
Many older European
archill logical ('videll ce
Wa r,
cultures exhibited peaceful
poill ts towards the
'In the island of
ex is tence of pre·
Crete
wh ere th e
Goddess worship during
Chr is ti an Goddess
Go
ddess
was still
the Neolithic era ...
religio ns whi ch w'ere
supreme, there are
lI eith er violent nor
no signs of war ...
oppressive. Many
In th e Cretan town s with out military
olde r European culturcs exhi bited peaceful
fortifications. the 'unprotected' villas on the
Goddess worship during th e Neo lith ic era
edge of th e sea, and the lack of any sigl; that
(7000-2500 BCE). although th e best exa mple the vari ous city- states within the island
is to br fo und in t he ru ins and annals of fought one anoth er or embarked on
ancient Crete. Evidence fro m these sites show agg ress ive wars, we find thi s firm
that t h ~ cit y-s ta tes of Crr te had a
confimation from our past that our hopes
tec hn olog ica ll y adva nced and co mpl ex
for peaceful human coexistence are not. as
society. witl lOtlt th e assoc iated problems of we are so often told. "utopian dream.'
oppress ion, war. and violence. I've taken th e
liber ty of quoting some releva nt passages
While it may be convenient to assume
abou t this society from th e book 'The Chalice
th at all cultures have traditionally been
and the Blade by Ri ane Eisler.
oppressive and dominating, the annals of
hi story do not support that claim.
On Cretan Society.
Numerou s examples beyond the ancient
·.. .this was a society in which "th e whole cultures of Crete ca n be cited, pointing
ofl ife was pervaded by all ardent faith in the towards the existence of Goddess-centered
goddess Nature. the source of all creation and
reli gions based on cooperation and
harmo ny." In Crete. fo r th e last time in
harm ony, rath er than oppression and
recorded history, a spiri t of harmony between aggression. These older religions reaffirm
wom en and men as joyful :lI1 d equa l our connection \yith nature, and offer a view
participants in life appears to pervade.'
towa rd s a kind er. gentl er and more
ha rmoni ous iJotential for human nature.
Pavan W.B. Auman
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Consider the ~tory of Jesus and the
adulterous women, found in the 8th chapter
ofthe Gospel according to st. John. Here, the
Pharasees, which is what Cortes and
Columbus really were, in my opinion, bring
before Jesus, a person of color himself, by the
way-a woman caught in the act of
adultery-a woman who, by the way, was at
the very bottom of the societal ladder in
Palestine.
The Pharasees demanded the right to
stone the woman to death, and [ believe they
actually wanted Jesus to give them
permission to do so-[ even believe they
expected Jesus would do this.
Well, they were wrongl To their
amazement-and probably to th e
amazement of the woman herself-Jesus just
looks at them and says, "Anyone of you who
has never sinned may cast the first stone."
The point? Simple: WE ARE ALL
EQUALLY GUILTY OF SIN BEFORE GODbut God will forgive all of us equally ifwe will
only ask. You might think that's trite and
silly, but [ assure you that a careful
examination of the Gospels and other
Scriptures will bear this out.
As I mentioned earlier, Jesus Himself
was a person of color, who was murdered by
white Europeans. Pontius Pilate and his
Roman soldiers, not the Jewish people, are
the ones who killed Jesus, and there was no
legal reason for it, either. You want to talk
about injustice? Not only did Jesus not break
the law-which means he was falsely
arrested-but also, his execution was
equally unlawful! I Can't think of a more
racist atrocity in the annals of human
history.
It is unfortunate that people are so
hostile in the first place, but man 'sown fallen
nature is responsible for this.
The story of Adam and Eve has been
called sexist, but it is not. I would point out,
for instance, that it was not because Eve bit
the apple that caused mankind's fall from
God's grace; it was because the devil , Satan,
A MASCULINE FIGURE, tempted Eve with
the apple before Eve tempted Adam. This
does not mean that Eve was inferior or
anything else; Satan could just as easily have
gone to Adam first and he would have. in all
likelihood. fallen for Satan's temptations as
well, so the whole notion of the story being
a sexist one is nothing short of downright silly
to begin with, although I have to admit that [
can see where someone could interpret it as
sexist, because I used to think that myself.
My favorite verse in the Bible is John 3: 16.
which most people have heard at one time or
another: "For God so loved the world that he
gave his Only Son, that whoever believes in
Him shall not perish, but have everlasting
life". I have said many times that one could
sum the Bible up in that one verse, for that is
the great truth of th e Bible: God's love is
accessible to everyone. everywhere, anytime.
anyplace, wherever you may be, whatever
your needs may be.
I am not saying all of this with the intent
to convert anyone-that's a choice only you
can make for yourself-I am instead asking
that all who read these words do so with an
open mind and heart. If Evergreen is really
about open-mindedness, I would th en
suggest that people consider th e information
presented herein .
Russ Laughlin
Eastside Women's Clinic needs
new defenders
issued to all the
Tilough they gave
bit Qf c~age to
the arming issue, ~~ not choose tO~e
information available to the public that
'Students opp~d to 'arming wm-rea'cb1ng,
out to do something positiVe, not just for the
campus commllDity but fot: Olyml?ia and
ThUJ:ston County as. well 'ntey gave a ~
brief mention oftheconWe(l(e andlnduded
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with activities for Sexual Assault Awareness
Dear Editor.
aDd
Domestic Violence Week. 1 ~ed the
I thi nk th e new C~o pe r Point JO llrn allogo is rea lly cool.
,Olympian and was told that the cqnference
Laurel N. Spellman
had been suggested U. the topic for a story
Fo rmer Layout Editor
on Saturday, the day of the conferen~ itself,
nO.n he best timing to ~ncourage attendance. ·
tilo. such story appeared, which may not be
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People have been saying for the longest
time how oppreSsive and racist Christianity
is. I would like to take a few minutes to try
to refute some of this thinking, for [believe
that Christianity is actually not that way at
all.
While there has been much discussion
about the atrocities committed by
"Christians" like Columbus and Cortes, I
would submit to you that these were men
who were not really Christians at all but
were using Christianity as an excuse to
massacre indigenous peoples all over the
world. I used to think Christianity was
racist and sexist too-just ask anyone in
ESC who knew me before I converted if you
doubt me-but I came to see that God loves
ALL human beings equally-black, white,
brown, whatever. For myself, [ could care
less what color someone's skin is- if they
are a human being, they can be my friend
if they wish. I believe that people are people
and [ could care less about their race,
religion , ethnic origin or sexual
orientation-mine is not to judge others
and any Christian out there who thinks they
have the right to judge anyone is mistaken,
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Submitted by Larry Mosqueda, Member ofthe Faculty
Th e radi cal anti -abortion group,
Operation Rescue plans to step up attacks on
Olympia 's Eastside Women 's Clinic in a
demonstration later this month. The clinic,
which offers abortion services, has long been
the target of protesters.
. .
[n response, a 10Xal group of pro-choice
activists and sympathetic greeners have spent
a couple of hours every Thursday between 8:00
AM and 3:00 PM defending the clinic and
shelterin g patients from streams of abuse.
Unfortunately, some of the Greener crowd will
be taken away by summer plans, just when
they are mos t needed. Replac ements are
urgently required.
Jun e
26
anti -abortion
The
demon stration departs from the regular
pattern of protests. It is scheduled for a
Wednesday, from 7:00 to 9:00 AM. Operation
Rescue plans a gruesome display of six foot
tall color pictures of dead fetuses. The protest
is part of a campaign of attacks on clinics in
. eight states: Utah, California, ColDrado,
Idaho, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and
Washington. In addition to Olympia,
Washington protests will occur in Spokane
and Yakima,
Operation Itescue is often considered
one of the most radical anti'abortion groups
in the U.S . It's activities are sometimes illegal
and are always designed to impair access to
abortion services. If you believe that·abortion
should remain an l~d!vidual choice, I urge
you to help fend off this attack. You'll be glad
you did.
To volunteer as a clinic defender, please
contact Eastside Women's Clinic at 943-5127.
Michael C Benson
, The~~"~laiptofmy
w!»rk as lt~m Lesbian feminist'
Christian is to teqiijte humanity with ·the
me
from a metbodical and bermeneutical
approach.. When
viewed from a
Feminist
Liberat 'ion
The 0 I 0 g 'y .
No perso~ has ~ monopoly on truth, inclOOing
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.Jesus. The God of
creation, process and
history created a
homanity
of
pluralism. Truth is
plural and isl'ev
to people throughout
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in pirtitllo/
P.S. We are currently having a
book drive. Please encourage
readers to leave books in our box
outside the EQA office, CAB 314.
Books will be traded in for queer
literature and resource books.
create with God.
Luke 6:20, 21. 24, 25
Blesses are you who are poor.
Cor the kil)gdom of God is yours.
Blessed are you who are now hungry,
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, Cor you will be satisfied.
Blessed are you who are now weeping.
\ Cor )"!)'I will JaugI:J. . •
BQt ~to you who are ricb,
"fbr~haYem:eived your consolation.
.ButwoetoyQuwlioarefiUednow,
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for you willbe hUngry. '
Woe to you who ~ugh now.
Cor you will grieve and weep.
Penny Blancltett and Lindli Vail
Penny Blanchett graduated from TESC in
1988 and will begin M·.A. studies .this
~ember inPemin.{st I..ibtl!ltioh Theology at
The ~ .Di\IiDlty School and Harvard
Divinity ~o'oI.in~. MA.
Linda Vailp1lduates fOnn TESC this January
ana'resum her M.A. studies Fall '96 in
Peioini.st Liberation Theology in Cambridge,
MA. at the Episcopal Divinity School and
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illness, ignorance, violence~ laC;k of faith and
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ethics. ~'th isn't a singular, absolute entity.
Queers need coverage, CPJ
DearCPJ,
While we appreciate all of your
wonderful support for queer events and for
publicizing queer events, we feel that you are
sorely lacking in queer news and political
coverage. How about a new start next year
with a fabulous queer corner in the CP}?
Though we do our own Pink Poodle
newsletter, it generally focuses on EQA
(Evergreen Queer Alliance) events, We would
love to see better queer community coverage
in the CPJ. Thanks and have a fabulous
summerl
Jen Williams, EQA co-coordinator
iscalled~
Last week, there were severa I spelling
errors in the headline for the Evergreen,
Christ, and Me column, We apologize
for that glaring error. We can only say
that the headline was written very late at
night and was run by a faulty spellchecker.
Thank you to all of the contributors who have submitted to the letters and
opinions page .-r~~ar. Your thoughts and words have contributed to the
dialogue on campus about a multitude of subjects. Feel free to contribute your
letters and opinions next year. Thanks again.
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NEWS
FROSH ~alk about their first year at Evergreen
Continued from page A8 .
bu~ al~o from 'teachers in.class. "I'found being
white IS dang~rous on th!s ca~pus. You really
~ave to wa~ch your step, M~f1~nne says. She .
feels.espeCially sorry for white men. Most of
the literature m her class pomts to white men
as the oppressors.
For the most part, white males were th e
oppressors, Marianne says. Some of her
ancest?rs w~re ' slave own~ ~s , it's not
somethmg she s proud of. but It s ~omethmg
she wants to remember. The white men at
Evergreen, our fellow students and classmates,
she says, are .not oppressor~.
Most white people aren ttold thatthey can
have cultural backgrounds, Mananne says.
The only way to es~ape from b~ing whit,e is if
you are Insh, Mananne explams. Thats the
only way she sees th~t Eu~opean:Americans
are allowed a connectl~n With thm culture.
In her ba~kgro~nd ther~ is no white race,
there IS Scottish, .Insh, Engbshand German.
u.
Inst~ad:, Mananne feel s as If she IS seen as
Just white. "
'"
Mananne IS Sick ofbelllgidentified as Just
whi~e.". And she doesn'.~ want to be just Ir~sh,;
She ~ Sick of how th e re-hashmg of while
depnves her of her cultural ba c~gro~nd. Sh e
sees a lot of people who Identity wuh oth er
cultures 111 an !tempt to Just Identity with
u.
"I · see a lot of white rasta' folks," she
explains, describing the blond-haired dreadlocked hippies tha~ traipse around the school,
"it really bothers me." To Marianne, it's a form
of cultural appropriation, where people from
dominant cultures adopt some aspects ofother
cultures --once they've been conquered- in
an attempt to more fully understand
themselves.
If those people are really looking for a pagan
culture to identify with, Marianne says, they can
find plenty in ancient European history, they
don't have to steal form others cultures.
DESPITE THE WEIRD racial politics here,
Marianne says she's not going to give up on
Evergreen. She's gotten an education here that she
doesn't think she would have gotten ata traditional
college,"lwilI be coming back here because ofit."
Evergreen may not be the multicultural
utopia she was hoping for, but it's not any
worse than anywhere else. Compared to New
Jersey, "the mentality of the people hasn't
changed, just the political position . It's still
convenient for people to generalize instead of
getting to know each other first hand."
Mariann e wishes people at Evergree n
would fight racism by seriously looking at th e
prejudice inside themselves. Most people
are n't willing to do it, she says, "Introspection·
is something th at people want to avoid."
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• August
• September 8 ....
• September 19-22 Bluegrass Festival
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Slam evilat Washingto(l'Siargeftonedayfestival
It's free, it s on campus - and it's written by Sliakespeare
Super
Satl!!~ay
by Hillary N. Rossi
Murder, insanity, mutilation,
jealousy, greed, premarital sex,
extramarital affairs, illegitamate
children, sibling rivalry, treachery,
poison, banishment, and sword
fights. What is this, a V.c. Andrews
novel?
No,
it's William
Ifyou plan on loungingaboutthe
Shakespeare's King Lear.
bricks of Red Square next Saturday,
Directed by'faculty Rose Jang,
prepare for some company., South '
the Stage, Staging, Stages program Puget Sound's annual invasion of
put together this ensemble of
Evergreen's campus will provide you
Chinese music, opera, theater, and
with all the company you need, and a
dance with 17th century
lot more,
.
Shakespearean writing. Overall, the
,
Super Saturday, which lays claim
student production of King Lear was
to being Washington's largest one-day . good. However, it wasn't a great
festival, takes place on June 15th, the
evening at the theater. Unless you
day after graduatipn.
, like Shakespeare.
.From 11 a:m. to 7 p.m.,
All the "thou arts " and
Evergreen will play bost to over 25,000
"comehithers" in this story about an
residents of South Puget Sound and
avid dysfunctional family can get to
its outlying areas,
a person. If you can't understand
They come for the 50bpoths
Shakespeare's speech then it will be
worth offood, the 140 arts and crafts
very hard to follow the script You
vendors, and the five stages of
will get lost with the who's-who and
continuos ' live
music
and
who they are in relation to who,
entertainment.
Admission to
Putting the writing of
everything is free.
Shakespeare aside, the play was well
The festival was originally
performed by the student actors.
created to provide a venue for
However, there were those who
graduates and families to celebrate in.
didn't show any emotion and those
~er the years however, it has grown
that were over dramatic. Then there
considerably and attracts people from
were some who were looking away The Stage, Staging, Stages productIon of
all over the region_ The college sees
from the audience, which is not.the
Super Saturday as a great opportunity
best thing to do for the audience's will b,e performed at 8 pm in the Experimental
for improvin ublie relations by
ears,
. bringing mem ers of . local
My favorite scerie was the Theater June 6, 7- .and 8. Admission is free.
communities to the campus. "Quite
choreographed sword fight near the
often the community doesn't come
ending of the play. Most of my favorites were appreciate that, but women's liberation was Theater of the Communicati ons Building
out here. This is a great way to get
the choreographed dance segments without not pracJiced much in the 17th century; it's June 6, 7, and 8. If you don 't like Shakespeare,
them here for a day offun," says Jane
any long speech.
astounding when you see it in someone as you can ,attend because it is free, if nothing
Fisher, Coordinating Chair for Super
One of the best scenes which wasn't sexist as Shakespeare.
else. Besides, sword fights are always night's
Saturday.
.'
choreographed was when one oftl1e vicious
Only about 40 students showed up on fair.
New to this year's Super
sisters, Regan, murders her husband 's opening night, but never you fear! King Lear
Saturday will be a major Native
murderer. Okay, so ~tudents might not will be at 8 o'clock in the Experimental
American art sale. The sale will be
located at the Longhouse and will
feature the work of artists from a
number of tribes, ' The art sale is
organized through the Native
Economic Development . Arts
by Jen Koogler
Initiative, a coordinated program
guitar waft to the surface.jarred ever soslightly
involving Western Washington tribes,
The morning after a Dub Nafcotic show
by the vibrating noises. Anoth er numbing
Evergreen, and the South Puget Sound
can be relatively painful. The band, headed by
number. "Super Dub :-.Jarwtic", is a little more
Intertribal Planning Agency. The
K Records co-founder and Oly staple Calvin
up tempo. taking the listener on a tour of the
Longhouse will also be the 'site of a
Johnson , has a much deserved reputation of
underwater playground. rUllIplete with littlr
Pow-wow dancing exhibition,
inducing strange physical contortions through
rippling waves of guitar and drums. Calvin's
storytelling, music and poetry by
their music, much like the one's Calvin is
voice and th e notes from the minikorg come
Native American artists throughout
famous for. Dub Narcotic adds to the catalog
up for air every once in awhile to remind yo u
the day,
of toe tapping and head swirling rhythms with
just who's your host fo r the ride. Both songs
The three stages oflive music will
the ten song album Boot Party.
produce a kind of "narcotic" effec t. easily
feature a wide variety ofstyles ranging
After a briefinstrumental mellow melody
glazing over a few eyes and ears.
from the blues, folk-rock stylings of
called "Test Pattern" , high,l ightedby
Featured guest star and former Greener
Reggie Garrett and the Snake Oil
shimmering cymbals and C:jlvin 's minikorg
Lois Maffeo takes over the voice parts on "Ship
Peddlers, to the traditional songs of
throwing out a few notes, the album slides right
to Shore" and Afi-Tiome". Both so ngs are
the Andes by Quichau Mash!s. to the
into the sunny guitar groove "Monkey Hips
slower, relaxed grooves that let you take a H'.,5 t
melodic, multi-media experiments of
and Rice", which for awhile now has spurred
form the feeding frenzy of the other songs on
Seattle's Diam~nd Fist Werny. A total
concert goers throw their spaghetti arms in the a cherry cheesecake". A thumping rhythm the album. Lois' smooth, delicate words slip
of twenty eight bands will play
air and really shake it down. Calvin's voice section an a few record scratches by DJ Sayed and sparkle through "Ship to Shore", making
throughout the day, .
pops in and out, crooning on about a cherished add ' texture and sound somewhat like the you want to put your tired feet up at twilight
Children, or the childlike, can
individual who "can't fall from grilce" and how theme song to a forgotten video game at times .. and have a glass of pink lemonade, hearing "it's
spend the day at the Kids' Country
his "lucky charms" got a slap on the wrist, "but Calvin's words bring in a flavor that's part hot enough to know it's not over when it's over"
Stage, Scheduled performers include
still I crave you," At opportune moments butterscotch and part pistachio, typical of the wqile staring into the horizon. Let's just hope
Tio Pepe's Spanish folk music for
throughout the incredibly catchy tune, Calvin type of storytelling and word play he's known that this summer, it actually gets hot enough
children and the Red Nose Brigade, an
lets out a Robert Smith-esque cry, just enough for. Lyrics like "bring me the head of your to have her words ring true.
army of clowns.
to make you smile and follow his voice down a demon again, we'U keep it in the cupboard then
If this was a review in some cheese·ass
, From 10:30-5:00, the fifth stage
roller coaster of octaves and back up again. It's mix it in a custard ... we'll trade it in for publication, I'd probably say that Boot Par~\'
ofentertainment will feature dancing,
the feeling in your stomach when you're something good and plenty''-and olill'r fanciful has a lot of kick. However. being the fine
martial arts demonstrations and
driving in a car with someone down that one food references will have you licking your lips upstanding newspaper that this is, I will refrain
theater performances.
hill (you know, the alternate route downtown as you swerve. Don't hesitate to reach your fwm such references. Test runs in the CPJ
If you live on camp'us, Super
that takes you past all the floating logs) and finger in lick the bowl on this one. It's nothing office prove that this album will ~enerat e
Saturday will be as close as a walk to
they decide to go down a bit fast. I dare you like the tapioca your grandmother made.
spontaneous danc e parties. so prepare
the Cab. If you live off campus,
not to at least bop your head along.
"Robotica", a mechanical jangle with accordingly. Stretch your neck. legs, and ears
. parking will be crowded so the bus
For dessert, Calvin and company dish up droning melodica (as the cover states), sounds before joining club nasty boots. As Calvin put s
' may be a good way to gtt to the
"Shake A Puddin", a subtle dance song that like Calvin recorded the lyrics in an underwater in an ever so sly manner on the titl e tra ck.
festivities,
liter1!lIy reminds you to "bounce and shake like cave. You can hear his gurgling as bubbles of "we're gonna dance this whole thing out. '
King Lear
Boot: .Part:y has a lot of kick
• July 7
•
The ups and downs of King Lear
Dub-Narcotic - Olympia dance Inusicl?1
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• October 25-27
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ARTS
&
ARTS
ENTERTAINMENT
I complain :111 awful lot abollt the lack of
good horror movies in the '90s, but I can't
imagine what it wo uld be like to be a big fan of
good old fashioned sword-and-sorcery style
fantasy films. With the help of Dungeons and
Dragons, Elfquest and movies from Legend to
I "iIJow , dragons, knights, elves and the like
enjoyed a pop-culture resurgence during the
'80s, But those days are gone, and most people
who aren't into role playing or Tolkien tend to
think of knights and dragons as being in the
~a lTle realm as paint-by-numbers unicorns on
fake velvet. In fact if you don't count straight
to video movies like Beas/master Ill, the new
film Dragonheart might be the first major
st raight-ahead fantasy movie of the decade.
And it looked like this could be the one
to put fantasy back in fashion, Even the most
rabidly anti-fantasy moviegoer would have a
hard time not being suckered in by an
impressive computer generated dragon.
Another big selling point is that the dragon
spea ks with the voice of Sean Connery, and it
has been clear ever since his cameo in Robin
Jlood Prince of Thieves that it's a ba sic
Iiollywood rule: people wet their pants ih
Postlethwait from The Usual Suspects and
james and the Giant Peach) who learns how to
fight and, in one of the film's most ridiculous
moments, shoots a bad guy while quipping
"Thou ... shalt.. , not... kill." He doesn't show
any sort of remorse after completely violating
everything he's rver believed in , which is only
one example of the film's ill thought storyline.
One of the least forgivable flaws is how
dimwitted the heroes seem to be. It takes
Bowen nearly two thirds ofth'e movie to realize
that Draco is the same dragon he used to want
to kill, a fact that the. audience never once
questions. And it's not until after they've waged
a spectacularly dull battle against the king that
they ask themselves, "Wait a minute, if the
dragon shares its heart with the king, and we
kill the king, won't it kill the dragon?"
It's also hard to take Bowen seriously
when he won't shut up about "the Old Code"
and being "a knight of the Old Code." He says
it so many times and with so little reason that
you'd think he's a kid going through an Old
Code phase. This code of honor thing has been
done before, and much better (see sidebar) so
it's pretty embarrassing to see such a half-assed
theme of honor going throughout the movie.
And anyway, if he really needs a code-to
THE COOPER POINT JOURNAL
You want to see a good
movie about the Knight's
Code ofHoDor? Then don't
think
dragons,
think
motorcycles -George Romero's
Knightriders
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R u d y
Thankfully, Sean .
the creaky-kneed veteran , Salley really reaches to
find his ch.lf3cter, being a creaky-kneed veteran
Eddie is the story of'a fanatically loyal New Astin does not
himself. He's at ease in front of the camera, which
York Knicks fan, Eddie Franklin (Whoopi appear in this '
is more than can be said for many of these guys,
Goldberg) who through an implausible chain of film. Sadly, FabiQ
and actuaJly generates a nice romantic chemistry
events becomes the coach of the team. The team's DOES, thousm
with Whoopi that they leave completely
new owner (Frank Langella) sees a marketing only for a split
undeveloped.
bonanza in the sassy, spirited, basketball savvy second or two, I
The opening titles, if you're into that kind
amateur. Eddie becomes a New York sensation swear. I hope that
won't
of thing, are super; it's nice to see a sharp opening
when she's able to reach today's players, as selfish you '
credits sequence. The music's good right
and individuali~tic as they are, and turn the boycott the film
throughout the,film and the tone is set right from
woeful team into a cohesive unit. Eddieis directed for this reason.
the beginning.
by David Twohy. !fyou know anything about this His name was like
It's a fun movie, for either fans of Whoopi
two thirds down
guy, you're one up on me.
'
or hoops. It's not an that common anymore to
The film functions on two levels; as a the list in the
see a comedy that holds together from start to
Fair
comedy, and as a critique as pro sports in general credits;
finish, accompli.shes more than humor and takes
and the NBA specifically. It's only a qualified Weather Fan gets '
its subject matter, wen, seriously.
success at the former but a bullseye in the latter. a higher billing,
. I could go on, but I've been writing thes~
I always hate that former and latter business. I and I have no
things an year long and I think I just hit the wall.,
always have to go back and re-read the original recollection
Sorry, that's a sports expression, but this is a
sentence, no matter how many times I come whatsoever of
such a character,
sports movie, so it came to mif!d. Burnout would
across them . Sorry to have to do that to you.
be another way to put it. I'm going to go check
Most of Eddie's laughs are of a "chuckle- So he's buried,
into a sanitarium now so that I can get the help
chuckle" variety, rather than the "ha hal" one trust me.
Whoopi's
that I need. Bu.t I'll can you; it's been good. Okay,
hopes to have in a really funny movie. Some
you need to have seen Bullets Over Broadway to
running gags get a little tired, and once in awhile Whoopi, which is
get that, More evidence of burnout. Well, don't
I groaned and wished they'd hired a script doctor to say she keeps
spend your whole summer in movie theaters. Half
to pump up a line here and there, I hear that's the story poppin' Frank Langella and Whoopi Goldberg in Eddie_
of it will be more than sufficient. See you there.
what Carrie Fisher's doing nowadays. other than and steals a lot of Inset: Langella's animated counterpart, Skeletor_
I'll be the guy in the strait-jacket with the
writing books with extremely quirky titles like scenes purely on
intravenous feed of Cherry Coke.
"Postcards from the Edge" and ·Surrender the the strength of her style. Eddie's initial confusion Still, he makes a good foil for Whoopi.
,The 49 NBA players who appear in the film
at having to motivate 12 pampered athletes is
Pink."
The movie tackles the problem of teams up completely believable, and her transition to make a solid accounting of themselves,
and leaving their cities for more lucrative deals confidence and leadership feels-perfectly natural.
elsewhere. It addresses the sort of self-absorbed Whoopi follows up her lively stint as host of this
superstar who refers to himse lf in the third year's Oscars with another impressive outing; A ridicu10usly long discussion of the TV animation renassaince
person. It touches on the role of a coach as after a few stumbles it looks like she's back in
therapist and bartender at once. It deals with the stride.
than-average TV carloon and succeeded with the Iigrtby Mike Harris and Bryan Frankense!lss Theiss
Frank LangeUa played Dracula in the 1979,
distractions and isolation of being a professional
heart~d fantasy Cummi Bears. They followed tnat
Look through articles in magazines like TV success with theCarl Barks-inspired Duck Tales, wh,ich
athlete, and the temptations ofthe road (such as Lawrence Olivier version, then fell off the face of
infidelity), and the language barrier facing the earth until his stirring turn as Skeletor in the Guide and Entertainment Weekly or eavesdrop on was good for its time. But great animation would s~on
foreign players. All of these issues are handled Masters of the Universe movie . I kid you not, conversations about TV cartoons, and you'lI h~ar a lot become en vogue with more than just animation fans.
I! all started with Who Framed Roger Rabbit? .
of rhetoric about "Saturday morning crap" and "kiddy
in a thoughtful but not heavy-handed way, until Skeletor. Bet he left that one off the old resume.
and
tlie
new ropularity it brought to animation in
fluff."
The
fortunate
truth
is
that
those
two
kinds
of
Since
then,
choice
parts
in
films
like
Dave
the ending descends into unintentional
general. All a the sudden. "Toons" were the coolest
abominations are almost a 'thing of thr past.
(presumably) comic sentimentality, as ifthefilm- have resurrected this one-time vampire. He's
It's true! Television animation has undergone a thing around-and not just any cartoons, perfectly
makers remembered they were making it sports great ~ brooding, menacing kinds of heavies, renaissance since the late '80s. Sure, there's still hours anim~ted, classic, funny cartoons were in. People got
movie and had tq ham it up in the finale. The though here he plays a cowboy huckster who of unabashedly horrible, unwatchable garbage on the a craving for some real-life funny cartoons.
friend I saw it with was reminded, rightly, of doesn't get much opportunity for malevolence. airwaves, But despite the existence of stich In 1990 some people gott heir wishes. For kids, Steven
merchandising-driven programs as Creepy Crawlers Spielberg unveiled Tiny Toon Adventures, a show
and The Littlest Pet Shop, more TV cartoons are either which tried harder to be good than any show since
adult animation pioneer Ralph Bakshi's The Ne\\'
good or trying to be good now than ever before.
In the. beginning, Ih err was pap. The origins of Adv/,nluI:/,s o.fMight)' Maust! 1111987. NOI onl}' was it
television animation, most would agree, come from filled with pop culture parodies and wittier humor than
Hanna Barbera, After directing excellent Tom and the usual. it also utilized more drawings per second
JerIycartoons for decades, William Hanna and Joseph than the norm and set a new standard for television
Barbera found themselves faced with a new medium animation. Tin)' Toons caught on with big and little
and a new challenge: television. They quickly learned kids alike, becoming popular in high schools as well
that smaller budgets and a seemingly endless need for as elementary schools.
Meanwhile, Fox gave us TheSimpsonswhich in
material defined television, and they needed to modi/)'
their methods of animation. When The Ruff and turn made TV execs scramble to develop prime time
Reddy SholV premiered in 1958, it gave American cartoons that adu lts would like. There were some
audiences a look at what would soon be called "limited horrible missteps like Capitol Critters. Fish Police and
animation" (or, as some have called it, "creative The Jackie Bison Sholl', but the point was they were
bookkeeping with mov'ing arms and legs"), The show trying. Finally, the prevailing attitude of the indust ry
was successful, although primarily with children (Tom combined with the new opportunilies of ca ble
and Jerry and all the other classic cartoons were television. It got in on the act with a new style and
popular with adults and children alike). More limited attitude never before seen in television animation.
animation shows followed, introducing such Hanna Today. the amoun t of quality animated shows is the
Barbera stars as Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Quick highest in hislOry. The seleclion is also more diverse
Draw McGraw and all the rest. Baby Boomers insist than ever, and even blase shows like Nickelodeon 's
these shows are funny snd intelligent:but that's Doug have their own distincl looks.
Things have gotten so good that even an
probably the intoxication of nostalgia talking. Anyone
watching them now )ViII most likely become quickly animation obsessive can'l keep up with all of th e best
shows, But here's an attempt,
bored by the repetitive stories and lack of motion,
The Simpsons -Seve n seasons after it'~
Hanna Barbera set the standards: Poorly
animated, unfunny cartoons for kids. Soon premiere. the Simpsons is still one of the besl shows
Terrytoons, Jay Ward and countless others got in on on television, period. The show puts believable,likable
the act, pumping out swill all through th e fifties and characters through relatable situa ti ons which
sixties. Every once in a great while there was something gracefully earn our sympathy. Watch the last five
funny or sophisticated, such as Rock)' and Bul/winkle minutes of a random Simpso/lS episode and you'll see
or Bob Clampett's Beany and Cecil. But for the most that it's more sincere than just about any other show's
touching moments. In a futuri stic episode where
part things were bad.
In 1966 Saturday morning became the time for daughter Usa Simpson gets married. her dialogue with
bad cartoons, when all three major networks launched her fiancee Ilugh when she realizes he doesn't respect
competing kid's shows, For years to come, Saturday her family could have come out of any well I~rilt e n
morning would be the home for low quality cartoons drama - even though the catalyst for the ronver~ation
produced by unimaginative Hanna Barbera, Ruby is Hugh's refusal to wear pig ruminks.
At the same time. the show o utlanui ~ hl )' atlarks
Spears, DePatie-Freleng. Filmation and others, created
by underpaid animators who believed the Golden Age everyt hing under the sun in flawless. biting sorial satire
would never return ,
while mixing in hilarious refe rences and Ol'er the top
humor. For example, the local news anchor Kent
They were almost right.
The eighties have been described as "the dark Brockman constantlydelil-ers accurate-sounding neil's
ages" for TV animation, but it was actually the de('ade reports, while Trov McClure, a boltom-of·th e-list
where everything turned around. Rising animation celel;Jrity, Illay be remembered frolll surh films as
costs made full motion a distant memory, until some' Paiilt:Tasty Bilt ()",1dly or Here Comes th ,' Mrt ric
executil'es somewhere figured something out. System,
If you're one of the people who thinks the
Unfortunately for many American animators (and
most likely thousands of underpaid animators abroad) Simpsrms is "dumb," then you might as well kill your
it was di scove red that farming out animation to television hecause you'll have a hard time IInding
overseas production houses allowed more to be made shows Illore int elligent.
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A.eon FJra- Begun as a series or90 seconu shorts
animation suffered, but itwas so bad to begin with that on MTV's anthology show Liquid Telel'isioll. last yt'ar's
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Sunday June 16th
improved. Whole bodies would move instead of just ofthe most.bizarreand fasrinatingshows on TV. There
limbs, characters would run instead of jerk up and are no good guy~ no bad guys, and there is vcr)' lillie
down in front of a scrolling background. At whatever continuity. The title character, a spidery-limbed female
the cost, animation was starting to get more animated. assassin, has even died in a few episodes, only to return
But the ron tent of the shows did,,'t get any the following week with no explanation. Her arrhbetter. The Transformers, C.l. Joe and the like were nemesis/lover Trevor Goodchi ld is both a fa sc ist
farfTOm good shows. Every once in a while, somebody dictator and an idealist with utopian srhetnes like "Tht,
creative tried to do something intelligent, such as the NewOpenness· which involves both public nudity and
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fantasy, comedy and adventure and mjsses all
three , It seems like it ought to be difficult to
make a big budget special effects picture be so
dull, but somehow they've succeeded. 'It's an
unfortunate artistic slump for a talented
director, so let's hope it ends soon.
Dragonheart is a tedious mess that
gives com ball lip service to the Code of Honor
that knights supposedly lived by back in the
days of swords and horses. But if you're
interested in a moreiiltelligent, enterfaining
and original movie that uses "the Old Code"
as a major theme you might want to try
Knightriders, the much overlooked 1981
masterpiece from writer/director George A.
Romero.
Romero is best known for his horror
films like Night of the IJving Dead
and its incredible sequels
(especially Dawn ofthe Dead). But
this is his most personal film,
updating the Code of Honor to
represent artistic integrity and
using the Whole story as an
allegory about independent
filmmaking or any other uphill .
artistic venture.
Knightriders is not a
fantasy, or even a medieval drama
- it's' about people who put on
armor'and joust on motorcycles. A
lot of filmmakers could make a
.great over-the-top action movie
about people jousting on
.motorcycles, but Romero made a
serious and genuinely mpving 145
minute drama.
You've come a long way, baby - computer generated dragons are m'o re
Ed Harris plays the
visionary
who founds a group of
sophisticated now than they were back in the days of Tic Tac Dough .
nomads who dress up -as knights
and knock each other off of their
remember his morals, does he really believe in
excitement over Sean Connerv.
)
motorcycles. H~rris is the king and if anyone
rhem
as
strongly
as
he
seems
to
think
he
does?
Then there's the director, Rob Cohen,
defeats him, they will take his crown. They
'But the biggest waste of all is .also the
II'ho did th e excell ent biopic Dragon: The
travel from city to city like a renaissance fair,
Bruce Lee Scory. Please don't ta'ke it as a lame obvious highlight of the movie - the dragon .
putting on shows and selling souvenirs. They
make enough money to get by and they only
En tertainme nt Weekly style pun, but that was Sean Connery makes a good voice for Draco
do it because they love the lifestyle,
a movie he put some heart into. It is probably (even though it rarely sounds like his voice is
really coming out of an enormous beast). But
But as the plot develops, things go sour:
the only American love drama in which the
the
two or three good scenes they give him are
the group starts to develop a folrowing.
handsome lover constantly gets involved in
Eventually agents and corporate sponsors
tremendous martial arts battles. Amazingly, it wasted in such a stock story and a lot of scenes
start getting interested, 'and some of the
is successful both as a drama and a martial arts seem to go out of character in unsuccessful
riders are tempted by stardom. Harris is
film. It has wonderful characterization and attempts for cheap laughs. There are a few
appaUed by the potential cOlTlJllerci.alization
genuinely sweet moments between Bowen and
action scenes that rival eve'n Bruce Lee's own of his dream, but a splinter group offed-ilp
Draco, like when Draco uses his wing to shield
two things that ought to come in handy when
riders led by Tom Savini (who you may have
the
knight
from
rain,
but
what
good
is
that
making a movie like Dragonheart.
seen as Sex Machine in From Dusk Till Dawn)
when
you
have
no
reason
to
care
about
either
But what anyone who might have looked
tries to bring knight riding to the
forward to Dragonheart probably didn't count character? The un likability of the two heroes
mainstream_
is a sad thing to face since the filmmakers are
on is that the screenplay is horribly trite and
The characters are easy· to care about
to
make
the
dragon
pretty
obvious
about
trying
unimaginative. Other than the cgi dragon ,
and
as
corny as it may sound, it's easy to
there is just about nothing that you haven't seem nice.
admire
their
knights-on-motorcycles lifestyle
Try this one on for originality: Draco has
seen many times in movies before. The basic
because ~ey believe mit so strongly. You can
prem ise has potential but the story is pieced a skeleton arm stuck in his teeth, so you'd think
see why Savini might want to pose on the
he eats people - but it's actually a
togeth er ou t of generic medieval cliches that
cover of a motorcycle magazine and why
misunderstanding and he hates the taste of
Harris doesn't like the crowd dancing to disco
are not even remotely interesting.
people! Now maybe I'm old fashioned, but:
music during the jousts. There are also quite
Dennis Quaid plays Bowen, an
kind,
a few incredible action sequences during the
apparently mighty knight who mentors a say either make all dragons
three motorcycle tournaments.
young prince and teaches him the way of "The m'isunderstood creatures or, preferably, make
Draco eat people. People eat dragons in this
Also notable are the film's values which
Old Code," Due to a clumsy accident which is
world, so why not vice versa? I, for one, would
are surprisingly progressive for 1981. Romero
one of the film 's only clever moments, the
is known for having intelligent black
prince (who is about to be crowned king) gets take the beast more seriously ifI saw him bite
protagonists
in his films even in the '60s, and
a
guy
in
half.
impaled and ends up being saved by a dragon
in Knightriders he makes a plea for accepting
The special effects, of course, are very
kind enough to share his heart with a human.
homosexuality.
The King quickly turns cruel and good - but Hollywood has yet to top Jurassic
Fans of Romero's other movies should
Park.
The
idea
here
is
to
combine
the
realistic
tyrannical, and Bowen blames the problem on
take special inteJ;est in the film because it has
Jurassic
Park
with
the
character
.
textures
of
dragon trickery. He vows to spend the rest of
a lot of Romero regulars in it.. Savini is of
his life trying to hunt the dragon (a rather animation of Casper. Unfortunately it's less · course the special makeup effects genius
successful than either of the two. Jurassic Park
pessimistic vow, I'd say), but instead behind Dswn of the Dead and Day of the
surprise! - he ends up befriending it. He got by on blow-you-out-of-your-seat,
Dead. He also played the leader ofthe raiders
names it Draco, travels froin village to village mindbogglingly convincing FX (and, come to
in the former and directed the 1990 remake
think
ofit,
a
dinosaur
biting
a
guy
in
half,)
And
with it pulling scams and eventually uses its
of Night ofthe IJl'ing Dead Knightridersalso
Casper, despite aU it's lame humor and bad
skills in an attempt to overthrow the King.
has parts for Patricia'Tallman (who starred
ideas, also had consistent animation and a
A better writer could have made
as Barbara in the NOnD remake) and Ken
something out of the story, and then Cohen great re13tionship between girl and ghost.
Foree (who played Peter in Dawn of the
Dragonheart has a cool looking dragon but it
Dead).
.
would have had something to work with.
doesn't look as convincing as the dinosaurs and
, Knightriders is a very unique and
Instead we are expected to care about a
powerful film that has gone largely ignored,
colorless knight and the same old pe{lsant it doesn't act as believably as the ghost. When
even by Romero fans. Remember to rook fur
rebellion against the standard tyrant who does it flies, it looks good <although the wind from
it the next time you're.in the video store and
the usual evil king things, He even picks on a its wings doesn't seem to have any effect on the
you feel like you could use an intelligent
blind man and refers to the standard spunky environment) but when it acts, it's
knights-on.motorcydes story.
redhead peasant woman as his "bride to be." inconsistent. In serious scenes, it works, but
The only thing at all new about this villain is the more jokey scenes use exaggerated gestures
that don't seem to fit and make it lose some of
that he resembles Martin Short in Clifford.
its
dragonly dignity.
There's also a wacky priest (Pete
Dragonheart is a real failure - it aims at
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government se(,urity rameras ii, every home.
The stories are sophisticated abstract science
tirtion and psycho·sexual drama ,that shouldn't even
be wi tnessed by children. The brain·child of,mad
genius Peter Chung, Aeon Flux is also one of the most
strikingly different looking of all animated shows. It
also features complicated, suspenseful stories and the
kinkiest kinkiness anywhere. It 's the most perverse
thing on television - but in a good way.
Th~ Advrntures of &tman and Robin - You
don't have to be a fan ofsuper heroes to enjoy this show.
It's dark, art deco style and critical acclaim should be
enough to attract ma'ny- its cast ofcomplex. believable
characters and treatment of mature themes should
keep them glued to the set. Creators Bruce Timm and
Paul Dini are master storytellers, and every episode of
Batman packs a movie's worth of emotion into around
twenty minutes. Many of the classic comic book
characters are present, rendered as convincing
personalities. The show even dabbles in genuinely
moving tragedy: Harvey Dent succumbing to Two·Face,
th e sight of widowed and emotionless Mr. Freeze
terrifying innocent people, or Harley Quinn's
destruuive relationship with the Joker. The episode
"Baby Doll," about a permanentlychildlike sitcom star
who can' t deal with being a ha s·been, is powerful
enough 10 make a viewer weepy even upon repea t
viewings.
But Batman also works well when it goes for a
lighter tone. such as in the episode "Ha rley's Holiday"
in which the Joker's mistreated girlfriend tries to go
legitimate despite aCCidentally kidnapping Veronica
Vreeland. This is the show that makes Bat Girl and
Clayface seem like good ideas. And the basic premise
ora man driven to th e brink by the death of his parents
is also fully and satisfyingly explored. Sorry, no wacky
riddlers, gigantic crotches or nipples on the suits.
Hanna Barbera -In one of the biggest coups of
the centurl' the same company that produced the
majority 0 crappy animation is now one of the be'st
around . Here are several reasons why:
Two Stupid Dogs ':' Check out this show 's
deliberately slow pace and irresistibly stupid, nameless
protagonists. Also take note at Craig McCracken's
unique and wonderfully retro deSigns. Did you ever
laugh out loud during any episode of Atom Ant, ever?
Well, this is a completely different story. This show also
features the equally good but clifferent in tone Super
~t ~t Squirrel, which goes back and takes the
flat character and makes him interesting and-<lare I .
say it? Funny.
Space Ghost Coast to Coast - So the majority
of cartoons your company has produced suck. What
do you do? Take those lousy characters and turn them
into something special. Space Ghost Coast to Coast
takes the inane superhero and makes hirn an actual
host of a late night talk show, interviewing genuine
celebrities on a television screen from his studio on the
Ghost Planet. With bizarre partially-scripted!
partiall)!.improv interviews and alien band leader
Zorak playing a free·jazz theme song by the late Sonny
Sharrock, the humor and hipn ess of this show are
undeniable. If you want a taste of the classic ca,toons
of the 40's (and can withstand some Yogi Bearand want
to laugh at some 60's superhero stuff) try watching
Space Ghost and his enemies host the cartoon
anthology Cartoon Planet. It's a hoot!
World Premiere Toons - One of the biggest
differences between how cartoons are made todayand
how they used to be made involves who exactly dictates
what cartoo,ns get made-dolls. You might not believe is irresist ibly offbeat.
me, but it's true. Merchanclising is crucial toa cartoon's
Pbantom 2040 - Wow, how
creation. If you can't visualize it as a dqlUt probably futuristic serials that just happen to be
call
won't get made. Well, Hanna Barbera has rightly spat there be? (For the answer, see below). Phantom2040
in the face of that philosophy with the World Premiere takes the classic comic character and gives him a face
Toonsprogram. The idea behind the program is to let lift, courtesy of Peter Chung. In a believable yet.alien
cartoonists, of all people, direct short cartoons, just future, Kit Walker must prevent the dysfunctIOnal
like,was the standard over three decades abo. The Maclison family from initiating the Maximum Era. The
results have been mixed, but the philosophy behind cast of characters includes robots (called "biots), a
the cartoons is a huge step in the right direction. And hologram, a shapeshifter, a werepanther, a cybe~~cltin'
some of the cartoons are inclisputably modern classics, kid, an e)(osuited c,op with a dog, a power·hungry diva,
such 8S Craig McCracken's The PowerPull' Girls and a dead man, a cyborg, and a Shock-jockwho plugs into
Genndy Tartakovsky's~:'Ubolltmy, which just the TV via a cable in his head. Diverse as the cast may
became a series featuring a funny superhero parody be, each member comes off as a complex, well·rounded
cartoon called DW M for Monkey. The amount of individual.
good animation on TV just grew by another halfhour,
The 'l'wisted Tales of Felix the Cat - You know
my friends.
how the very first ever animation was totally bizarre?
Warner BrothelS - I already discussed &rman, Ever watch Betty Boop or Felix the Cat1 Well this new
and SUJll!l7lWlstarts this faU. But Warner Bros. doesn't Felix delightfully captures the dreamlike feel of those
just excel at adventure cartoons. When AnimanYcs cartoons of the '20s. Seemingly influenced by Ralph
premiered in 1993, it made Tiny Toons seem like a Bakshi's (you know, the guy who made Fritz the Or?)
show rated B: for babies only. Animalliacs basically New Adventures of M.ighty Mouse and T<1ItertOlVIJ
does the same sort of humor as Tiny Toons, but in a Christmas, Felix features bright colors, wild animation ,
better, more spontaneous and irreverent way. Still, for crazy situations, and thousands of inanimate objects
every cartoon featuring the Animaniacs themselves as characters. The jazzy soundtrack is especially great.
(Yakko Wakko and Dot), there was one hideously Hop aboard for the ride and please, no food drink or
unfunllY GoodFeathers or Slappy Squirrel to moan comments about how the animators must have been
through. One of the funniest segments, however, spun on acid.
offinto its own show, Pinky anil the Brain. Aform ula
ExoSquad - To answer the question posted
cartoon in the tradition of Scooby DOD or Wacky under "Phantom 204(1': 2. ExoSguad is a complex,
Races, Pinky and the Brain boasts a wonderfully comic serialized cartoon about an interplanetary race war.
pattern: Two lab mice, one a genius and the other When I think ofkiddy flu/lthe word race wardoesll't
insane, try to take over the world every ni~ht , but usually corne to mmd.ln th e future, mankmd buIlds a
almost always fail. Even Warner Brothers s latest race of super.humans called Neo·Sapiens and enslaves
original cartoon of note, Freabzoid, is also worth the them. The "Neos" revolt, and only the robot eqUipped
half·hour of time it takes to watch. Though it was "terrans" can stop them. It is a morall), ambiguous
originally conceived by Batman's Paul Dini and Bl1lce program where one must decide for themselves
Timm as a serious adventure show, and late become whether the protagonists are herpes or villains. Watch
what Dini describes as "Animaniacs in tights,' it is a this show on USA and find out about the Robotech of
unique and funny superhero cartoon with non·linear, the '90s.
lightning fast humor that rarely talks down to kids.
Others - There's too many to list! Belt the Cat,
Spumeo - Yeah, it's true, they haven't done on Fox, is filled with slapstick and pop culture
much since the first six groundbreaking episodes of references (like when Eek got to hang out with his
The Reo and Stimpy Show. But y, hat they have done favorite filmmaker, John Landis). It's sometimes very
(NBC logo, Aliens in the Family introduction, funny. On tlie Cartoon Network you can catch reruns
commercial for Barq's' root beer and tons of . of Th~ Pirates of Dukwater- the sophisticated
merchandising) has all been of amazing quality. Iflhey adventure·fantasy that WatelWorld should have been
are ever able to make their much anticipated Jimmy - and on Comedy Central you can ponder why the
The Idiot Boy or George Liquor cartoon and it is as Simpsons·esque John Lovitz series"The Critic was
good as their failed Marvel Comics series Comic Book canceled not once but twice (on different networks).
ARE
NTERESTED IN•••
, then audiences will be in for a treat . M~anwhile, you While you're there, you can also watch Dr. &tzwhich
can go back and watch the original Ren alld Slimpy is an interesting .approach at combining standup
THE ENVIRONMENT? WOMEN'S ISSUES?
episodes again to make up for the less exciting Bob comedy and limited animation. On ABC, ReBoototTers
Camp episodes.
better than average lightadventurestories, but its most
PEACE AND JUSTICE ISSUES? HEALTH?
The ~- When you take a book and'make it famous for being the first computer ammaled Saturday
- iQtoa movie you change what, 80%, 90%1 How-aoout Morning series and for its hundreds of references
COM PUTERS? CREATIVE WRITING? GAMES?
O%? That's right, watChing the Maxx is a lot like computer users will find funny. Nickelodeon has the
BIKES? THE WILDERNESS?
reading the comic book-only better! Why? The adorablegross.outhumorofRocko'sModemUfr,the
amazingly detailed art based on Sam Keith's actually story of a Wallaroo who moves to America a~d has
COMMUNITY GARDENING?
moves-fluidly and beautifully. The tone and content adventures with a meat-eating cow who was raIsed by
of the show are completely unique - it is a show about wolves, ,Some people like MTV's Benis and Butthead
. a masked purple crim~ghter who you'd harclly think and The H~ad The former is overrated by its fans but
Student Activities is hiring coorqinators
of as a super hero.
'
underrated by its critics - it has some good social
Contact
Klasky. OiUpo - This company animated the satire (including a 'flaky hippie teacher w~o would fit
for 33 ofits student groups . As a student
Mary Craven
earlyepisodes of the Simpsonsand then funneled that right in at Evergreen) though yo~ hav~ to Sit thr?ugh a
S&A Administrative Office
coordinator you can learn organizational
success into establishing their own shows and bringing lot of videos and horrendous alllmatton to see It. The
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skills, group facilitation, budgeting , and
to.televiSion the diversityofvi~ualstyle , Klasky-Csupo latter, about a kid with an evil creature living inside a
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cartoons look unique, flat and weird. Kids growing gigantiC growth in his head, isn't spectacu lar ?ut it's
other leadership skills.
up on these cartoons will some day see a.picture of an interesting idea that never could have found Its way
Roger Rabbit and think he looks really bizarre. The to the screen even a few years ago. Bobby's World is a
plots of Ru~ts, Ahbbl R~1I1 Monsters, and SanbJ pretty decent show about aJreschooler trying to de.al
Bugito aren t usually as good as the premises, and with life in an adult's worl . Not all of the shows III
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-==-~ they're a lot closer in tone to DuckTales than a truly this category are superb, but if any of them had come
great show like any of the above, but still many fully along during the era when Muppet BabJes ruled
grown adults enjoy Klasky'Csupo's origin al shows. supreme, they would have seemed like masterpieces.
One of their programs th at was originated by an Stil10thelS
outside source, Duckman, is a black comedy prime
The above only covers the cattoons which, for
time series on USA which resembles thl' Simpsons in one reason or another, actually are good. There are
its delivery but is otherwise more dark, seedy and several others which aren't good, but try to be. That's
fanta stic. It is still very funny and once had an entire the difference. TaMmY may suck, but it tries to be
"reality show" style episode that made Natural Born funny. Traditional Saturday Morning fare doesn't try
Killers look about as bitingly satirical as The Garbage to do anything but sell, Even the lackluster X-Mentnes
Pail Kids Movie.
a hell ofa lot harder than '80s shows like He-Man and
Tbe Tick - When Ben Edlund brought his the Masters ofthe Universe, Rubik the Amazing Cube,
terrific comic book to Saturday Morning, he didn't The Snorks, Popeye and Son, Teen Wolf, Turbo Tee~,
compromise. The television Tick is just as goory, Care Bears, The Adventures of Mr. T, Chuck Noms
strange and outlandish as th.e comic: In one episode, KarateCommandos, TheFlillstone Kids or Sltirt Tails.
the Tick goes to a psychologIst who tS a disembodied In fact, Just about every show now IS trymg on some
'head in a liquid·filled jar. The psychoiogist presses a -leVeI~~entura and The Mask, Earthworm Tl1I1.,
button with one of his metallic arms and summons Spide-Mm and X-Men might even seem decent If It
Taft, a Shaft look·alike who dresses up as the Tick's wasn't for the truckloads of actually good animation
mom to wrestle him. Not so much a super hero parody on the air. Sorry guy, this isn 't the seventies anymore.
as a slice oflife story with super heroes in it, The Tick
The Wont - And then there are those that only
deserve our disdain or squarely pointed fingers. Mega
Man, S.v.ge DlIgon, Cllrmen S.ndi~go, G.l.. J~
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Action Man, What a Mess,
S~t Figbt~r,
Higbl.nder tb~ Series, Princ~ss T~nki> .nd the
Guirdima ofthe Mlgic, etc. There is no excuse.
So figure it out. Saturday, Morning is different
from what you may think - i.e., TV cartoons have
become good. Never in the history of television
animation have so many shows of such high quality
and such diverse subject matter been on the air at once.
I'm sorry if this wrecks any whining you'may have had
planned in the near future. Maybe you could complain
instead about the sorry 'state of children's literature.
For every Mr, lunch Borrows a Canoe, there are 40
volumes of Goose bumps.
"I watched the game against O'lando, when ·they madeup ·l 8 points, and it scared me to death. I just started thinking, 'What
.'
in heck Would we do' about th~ml~'-$uperSonics' coach George Karl
".
Bulls vs, Sonics. It has a sweet ring to it, that knew and was willing to use every possible "Glove" 'will shut down Jordan's drive and
nerve and is definitely shooting better in the
doesn't it? For the average basketliaU fan, it tactic it took tq win: Karl Malone, The only
definitely keep Michael honest in transition . second season . With his 3 inch height
represents a pairing of the two top seeds in the thing Malone didn't do was hit free throws,
Offensively, Payton faces his biggest challenge advantage Schrempf should dominate th~ post
playoffs, the most dominant regular season and if he did, this column would probably be yet. Tyus Edney, Sam Cassel\ and John
play. He'll have to, because Scottie will be able
clubs who were expected to carry that level of about Utah and Chicago. Which would be Stockton weren't able to even irritate him
to shut down the rest of his offense. Pippen
excellence into the postseason, Both teams did scary, because Dennis Rodman in Salt Lake
conSistently, but Jordan is more athletic than
just that, and now, basketball's two best teams City is a really, really, bad scene waiting to any of them with his combination of size,
have proven they belong in the NBA Finals,
happen,
speed, and hops. Gary should be able t9 beat
For me, this was the best possible
That the final game would be at Key Jordan to the hole now and then, and Michael's
conclusion to an immensely satisfying NBA Arena was just about the only positive Seattle
gambling style will open up some easy
season. I grew up around Chicago, and had going for it on the eve of Game 7.
opportunities for him, but the post-up and
consumed every Bulls game, article and TV Momentum, that intangible but undeniably
spot-up J will be practically erased from the
report I could get my hands on, through the 3- awesome force, was completely on Utah's side, Payton playbook.
.
peat and the two disappointing years But Shawn Kemp's superb free throw shooting,
Shawn Kemp will probably face Luc
afterwards. Since I moved here almost two for me just about the story of the playoffs,
Longley in the paint, which is a problem
years ago I've also adopted the Seattle came through again, and not a Single one of because Longley is 7'2, has REALLY long arms
SuperSonics, following them just as closely and the Sonics key contributors failed to step up and has cut his defensive teeth on Alonzo
witnessing their horrifying playoff failures,
to this ultimate challenge. Seattle did what few
This year, both teams seemed on a collision
course all season. For an avid fan of these
particular teams, one can hardly ask for more,
Between them they lost just 28 of 164 games
in th~ regular season and 5 of 24 playoff
wasn't named to the All-Defensive Team, first
contests. That's dominance.
team , for nothing. He's got a big edge in
But these teams are hardly carbon copies;
mobility that will hurt Seattle primarily in ball·
all they really have in common are conference .
handling; at Det's age he isn't able to defend
championship banners set to hang in their
guys who can play the point and distribute the
rafters.
.
ball like Magic Johnson (without Magic's beer
The Chicago Bulls are a team that must
gut). Pippen might run Schrempf up and down
'complete their cycle of glory, Their road began '
the floor. It wi\l take Del's very best to even
in 1990, when the franchise began a season that
neutralize the many facets of ScottIe Pippen 's
would end with its first NBA championship, It
mad game. I don't see it happening.
was Michael Jordan 's coronation, Now, six
Ron Harper has pretty much suffocated
seasons later, the team strives to win fOl)r world
Tim Hardaway, John Starks, Dennis Scott and
titles in six years, a legendary accomplishment
Nick Anderson in these playoffs; he's had to
worthy of the legendary player that led them
play them a\l man·to-man, and consistently
there, This team may be the greatest of the four
denied them buckets of any kind. How this guy
champions, They shattered the 25 year old
went from "The Poor Man's Jordan", lscoring
record of the Los Angeles Lakers, winning 72
20-some a game for the Cavs and C1ip~ers, to a
of82 regular season games. They have a single .
defensive
specialist, I'm.not sure, but he's made
playoff loss in 11 tries. If they sweep Seattle, .
the transition and Hersey Hawkins is the next
that will be another record, giving them a final
victim ~ Hersey's had trouble getting shots right
mark of 15-1. The Bulls compete not with the
throughout the playoffs, and Harper might be
rest of the league, but with the memories of
'. the toughest defender he's faced yet. Hawkins'
sports fans and historians the world over; they
fine 0 will cut Harper's already negligibl e
seek immortality, not merely a trophy, The
offensive output, but 'Seattle needs treys from
honors ofthe 1995-'96 Chicago Bulls defy easy
'''The
Hawk" a lot more than Chicago needs
recitation; League MVP, Coach of the Year, 6th
points
from Dayton, Ohio's finest (my Dad 's
Man 'of the Year, 2 All-Stars, 2-All League
hometown
too, by the way).
.
Players, 3 All· League Defensive Team
The
benches
are
pretty
even,
but
if you
members ... I'm sure I'm leaving out a few of
take
Sam
Perkins
out
you
give
a
big
edge
to
the accolades that have been heaped at the feet ·
Chicago. "Big Smooth" will have to be defended
of this team. But without oriefinal honor; the
by Rodman, because any of the other big men
designation as NBA champion, the Bulls ~ilI
will
have to basically follow him out to the 3
tarnish their golden statue in the pantheon of
point
line every time. If the quick-footed, three·
sports history. They must beat the Sonics, or .
point-burying former Tarheel (Jordan's old
all is lost. As all Seattle knows, the bitterest pill
unprejudiced fans really expected going into Mourning, Patrick Ewing, and Shaquille . NCAA Champ ionship team-mate) can sneak
to swallow is that of unfulfilled promise.
The Sonies outlook is quite different. On this postseason, and won themselves a berth O'NeaL Kemp is great atdrawing fouls, so he'll out to downtown, th e slower Bulls will only
one level,. the moment they closed out the in the Finals. They triumphed in every probably be able to get Longley out of the game watch helplessly as the triples come raining in.
Sacramento Kings in May'their season was a co nceivable way to getthere. For me, they could quickly. Kemp always plays well against Perkins might be the key to the series, though
success, They had' overcome an obstacle that lose by sixty every night and bow out 4-0 in Chicago and he's my pick to lead the Sonics in I still think Kemp has the opportunity to make
seemed insurmountable; they beat their first .this round . It do@sn't·matter. The..Sonics have ..,· '-scoring (and rebounding) this series, If Kemp the biggest impact. Other than Michael, of
round blues and proved they could bounce given their fans one hell of a ride, and given can keep hitting the charity shots and the long course, who can baSically win any game he
ones from twenty wants if he sets his mind to it. But that's
back from crippling psychological adversity, If themselves a sense of
accomplishment and
feet or so, he could Michael. You just gotta ' love him. Thank God
that
realIy make
a there's only one of 'em.
self-respect
Dark Horse Finals Prediction:
Toni Kukoc will give Seattle the same
five
times
difference
in
this
should
be
Chicago Bulls win 4-0
as lasting as two sad '
s e r i e s . match-up problems Perkins poses; how do you
0 u t reb 0 u n din g defend a guy who can play anywhere h<' wants?
they lost a tight series, not even one that ~ent playoffbreakdowns.
But
I
don't
Dennis Rodman, By comparison, though, Kukoc has been about
seven games, to the world champion Houston
however, is his be~t as dangerous from 3 point territory as Shag is
Rockets, no one cou ld proclaim this season a think Seattle wi\l go
way to help Seattle from the line. That is to say, about as dangerous
failme. But not only did they dethrone the that quietly, anyway.
This
team
split
the
win.
'Taint like ly, as a rabid Geoduck. Kukoc has ta shot at
winners of two straight crowns, they crushed
season
series
with
though.
redemption here, and my guess is he takes it.
them 4 games to nothing. Yes, if they blew a 3Rodman will be He always takes any shot he gets, after all.
1 lead on the Jazz to lose, that would leave a Chicago, with the
Steve Kerr will be bottled up by Seattle's
defended by Kemp
sour taste in Seattle fans' mouths, but in a few home club winning 1
fleet-footed
reserves. I figure him as a
Yes,
no
one
is
or
Ervin
John
son,
apiece.
weeks we would realize the Sonics proved a lot
in
the
Bulls'
league,
.
important
because
nonfactor.
Bill
Wennington, also, is too
this year and had a highly enjoyable,
his work on the immobile to get shots (unless the Sonic
memorable run. But no. The Sonics won the on the face of it, but
offensive glass is is rotation screws up a lot), I actually think Jud
sudden death Game 7, clawing back after losing the team that comes
the
closest
is
their
what really made the Buechler (ever heard of him?) will make an
3 out of the last four games and vanquishing
last
roadblock
before
difference for these impact; he's a volleyball player, and that usually
the confident Jazz with poise and
determination, Whatever happens now, the the gold trophy. That's the way it oughtta' be, Bulls, As a team not known for rebounding means a guy who can move around well . It does
anyway, it is absolutely critical for the Sonics in this case, and as a bonus, the former Arizona
Seattle SuperSonics have won in all possible too. It should be a fun series.
Michael
Jordan
could,
see
his
all-time
to get second chances and not let the Bulls have Wildcat can stick the long J pretty reliably.
ways, They kicked booty and took names all
I'd love to say more, but, my time is up.
NBA
Finals
scoring
average
de~li!\e
in
any.
If the Worm averages 15 boards a night,
record
year long, Then, in the playoffs, they stumbled
at home in a short series and bounced back,to this outing, thanks to the league Defensive with about 6 on the offensive side, it means Actua\ly, this is the last Dark Horse of the year.
win on the road before a raucous crowd and PlayeroftheYear:GaryPaytonhasaheightar:d Chicago is shooting the ball a lot more than I hope you've enjoyed it. I've certain ly had a
two years of grinning apparitions. For an size disadvantage that will hurt himin the post, Seattle. That would spell doom for George blast writing these things , I hope I get invited
back next fall. So, enjoy the Finals, have a great
encore, they destroyed the defending but he won't be taken off the dribble and could Karl's valiant team.
DetlefSchrempfvs. Scottie Pippen is an summer, and remember what the Sonics
champions in a sweep, showing their dominant harass M,J. into turnover ~ and impossible
side again , After that, we saw their resilience shots, even for him. If l.kaael plays really intriguing,match-up, primarily because these proved; never underestimate a dark horse with
and guts one more time when they saw a 3-1 workmanlike ball, just backing Payton in and two players are so similar. The 6'10 German is a purpose. Be that horse, and you can achieve
lead become a 3-3 deadlock against an hitting that sweet turnarounp he patented this not as quick or agile as his counterpart from a lot before anyone even notices you're there.
/
experienced Jazz team, veterans led by a guy season, Jordan can get thirty a game. But the Arkansas, but Schrempf may have a steelier Peace.
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JUNE
6, 1996
·SPORTS·
W.omen's basketball ..team ·searches .for coa.ch and crew
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By JENNIFER KOOGLER
'Ann Srhoenenberger shields the faded
orange ball from the menacing probing fingers
of her opponent. Sneaking a few glances at
her teammates circling the court, shoes
squeaking as they run down the shiny floors
of t he Evergreen gym, she fires the ball at a
passing ally. As the swarm of players shifts
direction accordingly, Schoenenberger takes
a moment to wipe beads of sweat of her
forehead wit h the corner of her sleeve. The
year after next. Schoenenberger may be using
a Geoduck jersey to mop her brow if the plans
for an Evergreen women's basketball team
materialize soon.
Evergreen's current athletic affiliate, the
National Association ofIntercollegic Athletics,
will end its swimming program in 1997. In
order to retain Evergreen's aquatic tradition,
the college decided to switch to Division three
(that's for sma ller colleges like us) of the
National Collegiate Athletics Association.
That division, says Pete Steilberg, director of
the college recreation center, requires the
member school to have two team sports (like
soccer) and two individual sports (like
swimming) for each gender. They must also
cover all three seasons (fall, winter, and
spring). Through a number of forums last
year, Steilberg and members of the
adm inistration decided that ' adding a
basketball team would cover both of the
requirements for the new division. A coach
for the men's team was hired in December, and
now the search is on for the women's team.
Steilberg says that a search committee,
made up offaculty, staff, an alumni, and two
student athletes, formed in January ofl995 to
hire a coach for the team . They printed
advertisements in 'the local papers like the
Olympian and the Seattle Times, but so far
Steilberg says that the candidates for the
hopes that they will have someone hired by the
end of June. If not, Steilberg says' that the
process will be re-opened next year. '
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that one day she will be taking shots like these for the
Evergreen women's baketball team,
women's team have not been as strong as
those for the women's team. He and the
committee felt that in order for the teams to
be equal. the needed to delay the hiring
process. "That mayor may not have been a
mistake", admits Steilberg.
Steilberg says that a preferred coach
would have experience coaching college
basketball at a four year school. especially with
game time strategies. It does not matter to
them if they have a male or female coach. He
Meanwhile, James Hammond, the men's team
coach, would coordinate recruiting members
for the women.
Whenever the women's coach is hired, he
or she will have the responsibility of recruiting
and training the team to get ready for the '97
season. "An experienced coach knows who's
in tlie area" says Steilberg. He or she would
connect with high school and community
college coaches in tlte area, looking for "who
would be a good Evergreen student first, then
athletics." While Steilberg knows that
Evergreen cann'ot compete 'with larger '
Division one schools (like the University of
Washington) in terms of programs, but "we
can compete with the fact that we are an
alternative state school." While Evergreen
won't be able to offer tuition wai~ers like other
schools, they can market the fact that
Evergreen is a relatively affordable school for
both in and out-of-staters, espeCially
compared to private institutions.
''I'm the closest one being recruitive, and
all I'm doing is being responsive" , says
Steilberg, speaking to his role as presenter for
Evergreen to parents who call from out of stllte .
to say that their daughters are interested in the
school. He hopes that these interested people,
along with what he calls "walk-an's", people
who are already in the school and turn out, will
make an excellent team.
Schoenenberger, as she sees it now, may
be the only one on the team. "I can see it now",
she says smiling. "The season rolls around in
'97 and I'm out on Red Square trying to recruit
people." She knows that there will probably
be freshman and incoming students who will
want to play, but for now "it just seems like
there are more guys out playing", referring to
the pick-up games that happen every evening
in the eRC gym, It's not like the men she plays
with aren't open to women playing, she says,
it's just that there isn't much of an interest.
She has mixed feelings about there being
an organized women's basketball team. "It's
probably more Evergreen to have pick up
games. It's like-whatever. There are no rules,
whoever shows up plays." At the same time,
she says, "I'm really excited, [ can't wait to see
what happens."
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Thursday,. June 6
pUP ATE - so just what are those people
dOing out on Red Square today? Well
duh. They are utilizing the unseen
'
power of pupating hamsters in a 12hour performance from 8am to 8pm.
King Lear, student production by the
members of Stage, Stages, Staging
prowam present a Chinese opera produc~lon of Shakespeare's King Lear. 8
pm m the Experimental Theater of the
Communications building through June
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8. FREE.
The Evergreen Vocal Choral Ensemble and Class Voice ConcertI~ the Recital Hall of the Communications Building @ 7:30pm.
Thursday, June 1 3
Six .week women's self-defens~
s erie 5 taught by FIST (Feminists In
Self-defense Training) begins today
from 6 to 8:30 pm. Sliding scare fee is
~20 to $35, call 438-0288 for more
Information.
.
Wednesday, June 1 9
First Peoples' Graduation and
Poetry with Lucia Perillo on the
Community Celebration: Dinner,
subject "How Western Underwear Came
awards, and entertainment honoring
to
Japan", 6:30pm at Four Seasons
those who have contributed to our
Bookstore, 7th & Franklin, downtown.
com.~unity, hosted by First Peoples' ·
Advlsl~g Services. Potluck dishes greatly
appreciated. This year the theme is
Mexican ..6pm to 9pm in the Longhouse.
July
Friday, June 14
SHAZam! Evergreen student Shaz
presents her work in progress performance today and Friday at 8pm in the
lecture hall. Look for the balloons with
t~e kid on it. Guaranteed to be a· wacky
time.
The Rickets, Whorehouse of Repr~sentatives, OneTon, Deathwish
Kids, The Blackeyes, Fallout
Drags. $5, 7pm @ The Capitol Theatre Backstage.
Friday, June 7
GRADUATION! Evergreen's 25th anual
commencement ceremonies start on
Red ~quare at 1:30 pm, with music
provided by The Toucans. Graduation
addresses by faculty member Steve
Herman, BA degree candidate Monica
Jones, and MPA degree candidates
Sarah Elizabeth Landis and Jonathan
D~vi~ Perry. The guest speaker is award
wlnnmg Native Americ~n author
Sherman Alexie.
Th~
Noses, Old Time Relijun,
Brother Egg, and A Thousand
Diving Robots. These are all names
of local bands, they are all good, and
they are all playing tonight at the Capitol Theatre Backstage at 9pm. You
must ~ay the person standing at the
door 51ve dollars in order to enter.
DANCE PERFORMANCE by members
of the "Dance Performance" class. In
the Recital Hall. 1:30pm. Free.
King Lear student production, see
Thursday June 6th .
2.nd Annual Middle Eastern Fest I val, sponsored by the Middle East
Resource Center. Library 4300, 4 to
6pm
Saturday, June 1 5
Saturday, June 8
happybirthday jd
King Lear student production, see
Thursday June 6th
FREE ROCK- Ritchmond Fontaine
1 O~O Diving Robots (formerly Th~ ·
SC~ldt) an.d Man-suit Project. Dude, I
senously like all these bands and I have
good taste, and when was the last time
you saw a show at everybody's favorite
venue: THE COURTYARD BETWEEN A B
C & 0 DORMS? 9pm.
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Ch.a C~a Cabaret- featuring: The
FlYing Tigers, The Old Time Relijun
Panties, Nomy Lamm, Stella Marrs: The
Need, Bridg~t Irish, Sue P. Fox, OJ Neur~tic, The Lookers. 8pm @ The Mid-.
night Sun, 113 N. Columbia, downtown.
E.F/Evergreen Coalition BBQ and
field games finale at Millersylvania
State Park, $1 5 per person includes
transportation, lunch, and prizes. 9am
to 5pm.
10
Monday,
'1 )c, It be II )" ~/;'
ay, June .17
Tu m~ater F ou rth of . July ce 1ebratlon and parade, Capitol Boulevard and Lee Street. If you're hungry
for some good ole American cheese.
Cap~tal Lakefair- July 17-21 by the
lake In downtown Olympia. Taste the
local flavor- cotton candy, carnival rides
'
beer and brawling teenagers.
Thurston County Fair- July 31-Aug
4 at the Thurston County Fairgrounds.
More rides, beer and teenagers, but in
perhaps a more appropriate environment oat in Lacey.
August
International Folk Harp Conference- July 31- Aug. 4 at TESe. This is
what you'll be missing if you're not here
ove~ the summer, so please stay baby,
don t go away.
Super Saturday- There will soon be
s~acks of Super Saturday programs that
give the full low-down on all the events
but if y.ou've never been, here's a quick'
Syt,OPSIS: campus is transformed overnight into an endles city of vendor
b?oths, .there are several stages set up
with vanous cool music) movies play
continuously in the lecture halls and
there's a beer garden on the 4th floor
of the Library. Oh yeah, and all these
people show up from all over, making it
the largest one-day outdoor event in
the state.
Olympia Bon Oduri- Aug. 3 at Capitol Lake Park. I'm sorry I don't know
what this is, but if you do, then you will
probably want to go.
~Write On" G~t Published!" WritIng workshop With Penny Lent, author cif
7 books and small press publisher ,of 14
tells you how to get published. 2pm at _
Barnes and Noble Bookstore, 1 530
Olympi~ Harbor Oays- Aug 31-Sept
2. at Percival Landing, downtown Olympia. Cheap date, and probably your last.
(\
Black Lake Blvd.
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Sunday, June 1 6
Celebrate Olympia - A Family Festi~al; July 27. If you have a family or are
m~erested in starting one, don't miss
thiS event.
Olympia Pet Parade- August 24,
downtown. If you're still not convinced
that we live in a nation of lunatics this
just might change your mind.
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queer, and they're taking over the air- ~
waves from 6am to Midnight. 89.3 FM.
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JUNE
6, 1996
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cially unassuming older folks
who sit on park benches.
you'll know if you've asked
the right person. they'll just
start right in. make sure to
eat a meal and urinate before
trying 'this one. not letting
you get a word in edgewise is
an art form to some of these
guys, and. if you find one
.
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Just Sit and soak it in for a
few hours and I gaurantee
you will leave with the great
satisfaction that can only
come from random human
contact; and believe me
listening to people' s sto~ies is
one of the kindest things you
disclaimer: this section does
could ever do for them. (and
not claim to be capable of relievyou stand to learn something
ing all people of summertime
boredom . .Some people are just too).
SPECIAL "I'm reading the last issue of
the CP J for the
15th time cuz ·i'm
so fucking bored
and I got the lonesome summertime
blues cuz Olympia
(or wherever you
are) sucks" SECTION
(probably Thursdays). Killer
vegetarian food, 50 cent
bottomless coffee, the best
local musicians, and your
faithful calendar editor behind
the bar. keep an eye out for
flyers. musicians: call 7541728 to play.
.... they're closing the computer center, so I leave you
to continue the list. remember: waste time constructively and you just might find
~h~t time is not money, time
IS hfeJ and your's is getting
shorter every second.
chumps. remember: only boring
people can be bored. Also: The
CPJ is not responsible for any
result of following my advice.
.~hese. boredom-busting suggestions are in no particular order
and this list is not complete.
keep in mind: your life is your
own; you can do ANYTHING at .
ANYTIME.
NOON
-go to the library and find
the local history section.
Most places I've lived, the
local history sections are
mostly pretty boring, with a
lot of stuff like logging history and voluminous zoning
regulations records. however, if you are a little persistent, you can find some of
-leave your house. you can
the wierdest and funniest
do it right now and even take
shit. At most libraries, this
this paper with ·you. put it in
section is totally just thrown
your back pocket and contogether and disorganized.
tinue reading it at a coffee
completely random informashop you ve never been to.
tion is abundant. the one in
my hometown includes a tree
- ponder the weather. in
survey from the late 60's
most places, summer weather
that attempted to describe
is warm and sunny. think real
every goddamn tree that was
hard back to early spring
visible from t~eet. I
w~en it wouldn't stop raining.
found descrip~i?~~ lof trees in
think about why it sucked.
the yards of chndhood friends
now walk outside and think
that I used to climb. anyho~ strange it is that any
way ...
mOI~tu~e you are now experiencing IS coming from inside
-if you're in Olympia, come
your body. If you are unto weekly cafe/cocktail
happy with the summer condilounge/open mic/concert
tions, think long and hard
venue The Track House (@
about why, then you will be
7th & Jefferson) during July
able to better appreciate a
different season.
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the point is to leave yourself
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-find a map of the city or
town you are in. find where
you are. get oriented with
direction and scale. find an
area on the map that you've
never been to, espeCially one
where the streets peeter off
into a blank area. go there
and ·spend some quality time.
look at the map again later
and say to yourself, "I been
there" .
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JUNE
6, 1996
Gary "G" Love, the Interim
Photo Editor is stressed an
running out of time ...... Wait for
pictures next year.
Comics Editor Sal Occhino, and
sometimes Camp Counselor
Bridget O'Hara, heard sheep.
Jennifer Koogl~r served as the .
Assistant Managing Editor tbis
year, which basically means ,,·
she did a lot of stuff and hardly
ever left the office.
Hillary N. Rossi has never put
a chokehold on anyone in the
CPJ office. Instead, she served
as the Newsbriefs Editor.
Oscar Johnson was the News
turned Features Editor this year.
Rosy Lancaster served as the
offical caterer for the CPJ staff
on Wednesday nights to keep
their stomachs happy and theIr
minds sane.
Gina Coffman, as portrayed
here by her co-worker
Marianne, was ad designer
number on¢ who always made
the classifieds an art form .
I am knny Jenkins, the See-Page Editor. I am hungry and
tired. I probably think that the See Page is the most important
page. 1 also love my family and friends and you! Sorry if I
haven't used your art yet. I will pass it on to the next See Page
Editor, who everyone should submit lots of stuff to . .. or else
they might get shot.
"
Keith Weaver, Assistant Business Manager and next year's
Business Manager, is already
leaving notes for himself on the
windows in front of his desk.
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it
Matthew Kweskin, long time
Security Blotter Editor, left to
study bugs in Costa Rica.
. Reynor Padilla, Editor-In-Chief,
.' is sad it's the end of the year.
It's been one of the best years of
his life. Maybe now' he'll have
t
tifne to draw comics, at least. ,,,
As Assistant Business Manag~r
for next year, Dawn,Holmes
will probably be spenaing a lot
of time using the typewriter.
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it
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In 1947, the year our advisor
Dianne Conrad was born, the
Hutchins commission said that
a free and responsible press
mus.t provide "a truthful,
comprehensive, and intelligent
account of th~ day's events in a
context that gives them meaning."
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of T~ !'ooI"~TEt-~
l1e it
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have
there
Andrea Taubman, Copy
Editor, made sure that all of
our I's were dotted and that all
of our T's were crossed.
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Cristin "Tin Tin" Carr. Security
Blotter babe, chewing gum
addict, trash culture mutant.
Graham White is the graduating Business Manager. He is
now waiting for the amazing
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Manager who delivers the·paper all around Oly; Dav.id Guion, Systems
Manager who helped keep all of our computers up and running; Staff
Writer'Trevdr Pyle, who carne to the CPJ after winning two consecutive
NBA slam-dunkcom~titions; Staff Writer Eilis.Cullen, who enjoys a
well-constructed paragraph; futti're' Editor-In-Chief David Scheer, who
hopes, to wake .uP one ,morning in'September and have magical editor
pow~rs; Melissa Kalstrom, fuWre Managing Editor who has s~nt the
last quarter in Hawau for the Islands program: Advertising Representativ~ Jennifer Shears 'who bas excelient taste in faShion; Tatiana Gill, the
typist with'the best boots; John ·Evans, .SportS Editor w.ho kept us aU up
to date,on .b~Jc.etball 'and beyond and wrote some good movie reivews as
well; Staff Wri~ M~chael ~enson, who st~ the S~,dent Evaluation
Faciilty Library; Vaun Monroe, cohunnist who enjoys a good St(,lrTrek
epiSode; Wid Joie.:'Kistler, ow Photo Editor ,'wh<:> went to' Mexico for the
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Editor, says, "I don't care
anymore. It's almost over."
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This is Marianne Settles .
Marianne is this year's and next
year's ad designer: number two.
If you speak calmly to her, you
might even be able to persuade
her ot leave the CPJ office for a
minute or two.
Bryan Frankenseuss Theiss
Arts and Entertainment Editor
Self Portrait
Charcoal on Birch wood
Price: NFS
Calendar Editor Andy
Schoenstein worked late
Wednesday nights to try and
bridge the gap between his
people (flakey art types) and
their potential audience by
compiling complete and accurate calendar information.
Laurel Nicole Spellman, former
Layout Editor and "Middle of
Somewhere" columnist, took us
to places we will never have
time to go.
As a Copy Editor, Ad Proofer,
and Circulation Manager,
Bryan 0' Keefe proved to be
one of the busiest people on the
staff.
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amy leafs around
The Evergreen State College - Olympia, Washin9ton 98505
turning over charcoal sunshine
-~lS-ewtt~VftLu:nON ~f.peRSONAt.-ACHIEVEMENT
in loops.
~'e.e,~~j~ f'I\o.. , ~L\ b
opening the drawers i hear her,
roBer roll roller roll
Gooey-Duck
Hip
666-69-2332
First
Student's Last Name
Middle
10 Number
wheels she pumps;
in cycles is the amy i know.
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hard nose smelling
My study of ~he agencey shop of coo-coo spit this quarter has been extremely narcotic, It has
the continuous,
expanded
my six month old sausage of spam in general and flogged a number of possibilities for future
smelling the cash;
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sand in my primary field of spam: policical economy of elephants .
the cash of what she has
] entered the boot in hopes of sleeping my twicker-fade grammar, brdening my cats and
computing for a possible future project researching into the shiney purple boxes of ancient Athens , To
and what she really has.
varying extents, all of these goals have been mct.
what's there
As a highly complex grapefriut and one of the primary pettIes of the romanic rocks, a table can
is what she wants.
be an important part ()f learning in any number of areas. It desciphers within it the structures and squash
of contemparary Dog, Further, it was the language in witch much early doggy thought was puked. ]
and she can handk
expect to see significant improvements in my walking skills due to this quarter's gumby,
almost anything.
her hip has never told her
and neither have i,
where the "a" hits the "b" and comes out to be
:~~id it never matter
i'm sure it never has.
the amy you could all see
is behind nothing and seldom peeks her
r;r~d:~~~d~ut and out
amy bold in front
on the top of it all.
sewing up her pieces as she needs them.
~~=~~~rbaking hot
smells of raisons.
toes of amy look like raisons.
she hears what i throw in the
my mind lllelts into many manifested modes
traveling the twisted funnels of times total test
~ing the rapids of reality's rainbow road
boldly breaking boundaries that bar your best bounty
capturing the curvatures of creative cosmic contours
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sooner still shall I save my soul from this silly stuff
bui~~ing Y9u r bouncing brain to better bio balance ,
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eager y enterIng t e enlightened era of eternal energy
destroy dusty doors into dead desperate directions
look at long last at life's loony looping lot
:6orget th e f1 owers in
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lavor of far fairer festivals
garbage,
feeling what is catching on my heart.
nobody told her now 'i know,
nobody knows how.
bottled you could say.
q
1 say amy
Sfr..0') ¥ b
needs to start somewhere.
'h~e ~ ,
the beginning is for her.
r~ Ok:
to start spelling her name with a capital."A",
?
from there the sunshine gets a little brighter.
the smells will make her
throw her head back.
and the journey will never kick again
as hard as it's kicking right now.
t.v. screen
dukes of hazard dreamy babe like comic book
ugly head of hair women
they drive like someone j4st stuffed a 20 in
their g strings
living it up
behind yoko ono wannabe creamy riverbed spirits
baby benders
iD my dreams they'd lean over and kiss each other.
hair of red, consistent
hair of the brunette, chaotic
they would kiss each other's lips in my dreams
they would
but they have men
low riders and cigarettes
-- a poem written by Volmarr the Poet
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