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The Cooper Point Journal Volume 26, Issue 27 (May 30, 1996)
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Urine may cause
elevator shut down
page 3
Cheers to Uncaged
Conference
. page 7
Mission Impossible
Reviewed
page 8
Special Cub
Edition
Arming DTF
announces final
recommendations
The art scene on the grassy knoll
By JENNIFER KOOGLER
After almost a quarter of debate and deliberation. the
committee charged by Pres ident Jane Jervis to define what
limited arming of Public Safety means has drafted a final
recommendation. Jervis will review th e suggestions, decide
which ones will be adopted, and notify the community on her
decisions by the first week in June.
The committee's recommendations include the following
rules which would allow Public Safety officers acceSs to weapons:
• Officers will keep thei r firearm secured in their vehicle
or in the Public Safety offices between the hours of8 a.m. and 6
p.m . everyday of the week.
• Firearms may be used during these hours if officers are
protecting people with money or valuables, providing protection
when there is a visitor who poses a threat to the community, or
responding to potentially dangerous situations like burglary,
homicide, and kidnapping.
• Officers will visibly wear their firearm continuously
photo by Gary Love
between-6 p.m. and 8 a.m. every day of the week.
.
• An alternate recommendation would require officers to
Scott Brown's mixed media sculpture stands aloft the grassy knoll above Red Square this week.
keep their fireaJ'TTl secured during these hours, with the same
Symbolizing motherhood,a birdsnest was perched atop four blue branches along with a rock used as a
exceptions as during the day.
pendulum. Scott created it as a project for the program "Foundations Of Visual Arts" (FOVA).
• At their discretion, officers can remove and secure their
firearm inside their car or in the Public Safety office. This
practice is encouraged during public relations concerns, like preparty visits in Housing.
In addition to these actions, the committee recommends
By ElLIS CULLEN
but it is really nice to just walk out of my dorm and get on the
changes to the campus' standard operating procedures, the
bus,"
says Vivika Sundqvist, 26. a senior trying to get into the
.
Lugging
those
heavy
bags
of
groceries
back
to
the
dorms
guidelines that Public Safety officers must follow. These include:
in Teaching program next yea r. "Their not being
Masters
got
harder.
Starting
September
1,1996,
the
Intercity
Transit
just
• Officers may only use their firearm when they believe
realistic
about
how many people really take the bus from here."
bus
route
44
may
not
be
coming
to
The
Evergreen
State
the situation will lead to serious bodily harm .
College's
dorm
loop
any
more.
By
LT.
estimates,
an average of 78 people ride the bus to and
• Officers cannot draw their firearm to arrest or make a
from
route
44
dorm
stops every weekday.
In
an
effort
to
make
bus
rides
shorter
and
more
cost
suspect comply with demands, unless it is a life threatening
efficient, LT. is making adjustments to their scheduled routes.
Yet the redl.\ced route can be mure elTicient fur so me
situation.
Bus route 44, which services Evergreen to downtown Olympia students, like junior Michael Obermeyer, 22. who says that he
• Warning shots are prohibited.
by
way of Capitol Mall and the west side, is now eliminating has to wait for fifteen minutes extra ifhe gets on the bus at the
• When officers are confronted with the threat of deadly
its
Evergreen dorm loop stops. Students wishing to catch the dorms . "It is quicker to head up to th e library loop," said
force (with a weapon), by an assailant, officers may draw their
bus
into town will have a seven minute leisurely walk from the Obermeyer.
firearm as a show of force.
"Dorm loop ridership is tricky because a high percentage
to route 44's library loop stop. For those not up to the
dorms
• While on duty, officers may only use college-approved
of
the
folks who get off at the main dorm stop are trying to get
walk,
route
41
which
goes
directly
to
the
downtown
area
will
firearms.
to
classes
quicker than they can by riding around to the main
still
be
stopping
at
the
dorms
next
school
year.
In addition to defining when and where Public Safety
entrance.
They're not actually going to the dorms. A straight
"Our
resources
are
not
growing
fast
enough
so
we
needed
patrol person will have guns, the committee designated a Deadly
shot
to
reduce
our
routes,"
said
I.T.'s
director
of
marketing,
Susan
to
the
main entrance would actually help them." said 1.1.
Force Review Board (DFRB) to evaluate all incidents when a
Hanson.
"We
tried
to
look
for
the
areas
where
it
would
be
the
policy
analyst
Marc Jones.
firearm is discharged, drawn, or used in a threatening way. This
Proposed
changes to I.T. routes were released in April and
least
inconvenient
or
that
had
some
other
option
open
to
would be for both Pub!ic Safety officers and any other individual
them."
will
be
finalized
at a public meeting on June 5 at 5:30 p.m. in
on campus. The idea of the review board was proposed by th e
the
LT.
administrative
office in Olympia. tT. is still heari ng
LT.
will
save
an
estimated
$74,000
a
year
from
the
Board of Trustees as a part of their vote in February to allow
on
the
changes
in their fall service. They have
public
opinion
combination
of
adjusting
various
routes
and
eliminating
stops.
limited arming.
held
several
public
meetings,
including
two recent meetings on
Bus
route
44
will
shorten
its
ride
considerably
by
only
stopping
The committee sees the DFRB's function as determining
Tuesday,
May
2'8
and
Wednesday,
May
29. "We haven't had.
at
the
library
loop
before
going
into
town.
"We
will
still
have
whether incidents involving guns were handled in a tim ely
much
input
on
the
changes
to
route
44."
says Hanson. If you
half-hour
service
to
the
dorms,
route
41
is
not
cha
nging.
fashion and in accordance to the college's standard operating
would
like
to
voice
your
opinion
or
want
marl'
information on
Though
it
may
not
meet
everybody's
needs,
routes
are
being
procedures concerning weapons.
tightened,"
said
Hanson.
the
changes
being
made
to
bus
services.
contact
1.1. by calling
Linda Hohman, chair of the commi_~, says that the it
the
Development
Department
at
786-8585
or
writing
to
44
coming
to
the
dorms,
it
will
be
more
Without
route
would "not be a disciplinary board at alL" That kind of response
difficult for stl,ldents to get to and from west Olympia. "It's Intercity Transit, P.O. Box 659. Olympia, WA. 98507-0659.
please see ARMING, page 3 inconvenient. I wouldn't mi.nd going up to the library loop,
I.T. proposal cuts Route 44 service to dorms
Coach prepares for Geoduck basketball with no t~am or league
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By TREVOR P,'u
Even though James Hammond isn't quite sure where he's
. going, he's trying to get there in a hurry. James Hammond,
Evergreen State College's new men's basketball 'coach, has
, started work already, even though the school isn't paying him
~ this year. Pretty impressive for someone who hasn't got any
players, equipment, or informat~on what league he'll be
: playing in yet..
.
. "It's because I'm starting from scratch," Hammond says,
talking about the men's basketball team that begins play in
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1997. ''I'll feel more prepared after a few months of knocking
this work out."
Basketball is one of the two sports that Evergreen is adding to
become part of the NCAA (Division 3). The other sport is
tennis. EvergIieen currently holds dual membership in both
the NAlA and NCAA, but plans to end affiiiatton with the NAlA
in two years. While a member of the NAIA, Evergreen had
two sports, soccer and swimming. After their division
announced in January of 1995 that it was going to dissolve,
the school was faced with several difficult decisions. If it
attempted to stay in the NAIA, the swimming team would 11 0
longer be allowed to compete; the organization is ending its
swimming program by fall of 1997.
"We have a tradition of supporting soccer and swimming
here," Director of Recreation, Welln ess & Athletics Pete
Steilberg says. There was some discussion over whether the
school should Join Division 3, which doesn 't allow tuition
waivers for students, or Division 2, which does. Division 3
has a reputation for plaCing academics over athletics, yet the
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l'1EWS
NEWSBRIEFSLIBRARY REMODELED
The Library building has already began its
remodeling in the basement. The contractor
will continue working on the basement until
mId-June. Starting the week of June 16, the
computer center will move up to Library 4300,
and the emptied-out computer cen ter will
begin being remodeled the week of June 23,
and go on until mid-September. You can
contact Bear Holmes. Project Manager, at
extension 6330 for information.
PEACE AND DIGNITY
RUN
The Native American and Chi cano Peace and
Dignity Ru~ will be held in Washington State
June 21-July 1, 1996. This run is going
through the U.s. and to conl'erge in Mexico
on October 12. They have crossed Alaska and
recently have entered British Columbia. By the
23 of June they should be with the Swinonish
Native American tribe; they will be in Tulalip
on June 24; to Snoqualmie Falls on June 25; in
Muckleshoot on June 26; in Pulallup by June
27; in Nisqually on June 28; and in Chehelis
on June 29. The run is an undertaking of
spiritual unity. Anybody who is interested in
witnessing or sponsoring a runner can call Ray
Willians or Raul at 1-800-820-8105.
CHAMBER
ENSEMBLE MUSIC
Musicians from the Capital Area Youth
Sympho ny Association will be performing
chamber ensemble on Sunday,June 9, at 7 p.m.
at th e Worthington Cen ter, St. Martin's
College. Five different groups of student
musicians will perform. It will be under the
direction of Michael Lobberget. It will be
sponsored by the St. Martin's College Music
Department. It is open to the public. You can
contac t Krina Allison at (360) 956-1892 or
Robert Pendergrast (360) 754-3951.
COMMUNITY
WORKSHOPS
Library Hours
Because Thurston County is growing there will
be commu nity workshops regarding the
transportation system around the county. The
Thurston Regional Planning Council is
updating the regional transportation plan. The
update will focus on the movement of food in
trucks. and the movement of Thurston County
residents. Also, Intercity Transit is developing
a long-range systems plan .Come to the
Community Workshops: June 18, at Grand
Mound Elementary School 6:30-9 p.m.; June
20 at Yelm City Hall, 6:30-9 p.m.; andJunt!22
at The Olympia Center, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call
Thera Black at Thurston Regional Planning
Council at 786-5480.
During Evaluation Week, the library will be
open 8:45 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. It will be closed
down on Super Saturday, June 15, and that
Sunday. June 17 to 21 it will be open 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. For the rest of summer break it will
be opened from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m .. except on
Fridays. when it is opened 9 a.m. to 5 p.m ..
and on Saturday when it is closed.
A new Internet service called Cupid 's Corner
offers a new way to meet romantic partners.
The difference between this service and other
internet services is that this service provides
photograph with every potential romance
partner. Cupid's Corner can be found at http:/
/www.egregore.coml.
I nternet Service
by Bryan Frankenseuss Thiess
THURSDAY 5.16.96
1204 Unexplained phenomenon: Ceiling tiles
from LIB 3600c vanish into thin air.
1326 Passenger trapped in elevator between
2nd and 3rd floor of the CAB.
1647 Mighty suspicious circumstances: Nails
found in the custodian's tires.
2350 Report of harassing non·student
harassing IIlln-haras~ ing studen t harassee.
2000 Reported Naked Man sighting on
beach tr<lil. The creature may have been
foraging next to the creek.
MONDAY 5.20.96
0534 CAB first floor feels insecure.
1101 Hit and run accident at McCann Plaza
involving motor vehicles. McCann Plaza is
not a shopping center. it is the library loop.
1346 "Subject" passed out in CAB near deli.
1710 Report of panic attack, soothing
FRIDAY 5.17.96
0008 Theft of solid objects of value to humans medical unit contacted.
2223 Public safety office in A-dorm found
from B-Lot.
0331 Alarm in P-Dorm due to side-effects of insecure. (An insecure security office - how
it boggles the mind!)
inexcusably overcooked food.
0052 Secretarial wing of LAB 1 fo und
TIJESDAY 5.21.96
insecure.
0052 Lecture Hall 10 found insecure. No 0408 Low self-esteem in LIB 3122.
0923 Items stolen from P-Dorm.
unauthorized lectures were reported.
1435 Items stolen from P-Dorm . (Again?
How many items can one dorm have?)
SATURDAY 5.18.96
1545 Property damaged of barricades at 1540 Emergency notification in 12118.
1802 Fire alarm in P-Dorm due to burnt
covered ree.
food
items.
J842 Fire ala rm in T-Dorm teaches residents
about the dangers of homemade incense.
WEDNESDAY 5.22.96
0117 Insecure floor 2, west end external
SUNDAY 5.19.96
0004 Library building registration area door.
considered insecure . As a specia l treat. 1718 [nsecure condition at the mysterious
security decides to lock the door with a chain. CRC tunnel door.
1320 Lock repaired to registration . Chain 2305 Resident reports theft of guitar from
Fdorm. Today, the music died.
retired.
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NEWS
Panel discusses queer Asians
If B-dorm elevator cl~ses .it will make life hard for
disabled people
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By ElLIS OitLEN
"The 'invisibility of the queer Asian
Hdmophobia in Asian communities and brings a sense of isolation." said speaker Anne
racism in the queer community were the Xuan Clark, 26. The Asian American
subjects of the Queer and Asian, and the Asian community seems "relentlessly straight," while
Lesbian and Bisexual Alliance panel discussion the gay/lesbian/bi population is
on Wednesday.
overwhelmingly white, says Clark. "Becoming
"It's hard to find a sense of community so ,attuned to interactions across boundaries
being Asian and queer," speaker Tom Gamble, ofdifference, it's unclear how to interact based
26, told an audience of 23 people. "You are on our similarities."
either Asian or queer. It's an internal battle that
The members of the panel discussed
I don't like to see, but unfortunately it happens their similar experiences of being a queer Asian
a lot."
man or woman in straight society. Though the
The panel discussion is one of a number political movements of the 60's, 70's, and 80's
of events for Asian Heritage Month including laid the ground work for the movements of
meetings on Asian politics and the sex trade today, coming out still means "exposing
industry, a poetry reading, and a film series. yourself to scrutiny," said speaker Denise Tse
"Evergreen has a strong community, but it's Shang Tang, 24.
limited for people who don't feel comfortable
Queer and Asian and the Asian Lesbian
with the community on campus," said and Bisexual Alliance are now trying to work
organizer Rahul Gupta, 22, co-coordinator for together in co-gendered events to increase
the ~vergreen Political Information Center and their visibility, they will be appearing together
the Middle East Resource Center. "We don't in several parades and festivals in Seattle this
really have any South Asians in'the organized summer. In addition, several panelists spoke
queer community here, it's all white and most ' of re~ent national political movements in
don't get it. It's not enough to just voice your Congress to block same sex marriages and new
opinion, you have to be loud and vocal. I don't immigration laws that take away immigrants'
feel so lost in the company ofother queer Asian rights to judicial review boards before being
people."
deported.
By"REYNOR
. PADIu.A
The Housing office wants to shut down
the elevator in B-Dorm because someone has
been urinating in·it. But if the elevator is shut
down then people with disabilities will have a
harder time going back and fort!) between
floors -or may not be able to at all. It may
become difficult for them to do simple things
-like take out the trash.
HILLARY ROSSI STEPS into the dank,
piss-smelling elevator in B-Dorm. She's taking
out the trash and the smell of stale urine only
increases the grossness of her task.
But she's thankful.
If Housing shut down the elevator, she'd
have to walk about 100 feet to A-dorm's
elevator. Right now all she has to do is walk
partway down the hall, hit a button, step into
an elevator, and descend one level to the first
floor. From the first floor it's easier for her to
walk out the door and down a few cement
stairs to the dumpster behind A-Dorm.
Hillary had a stroke when she was ten
years old. The stroke paralyzed the left side of
her body. Her left arm is more or less useless
for most tasks, and her left leg is often stiff. It
makes her limp when she walks, and it also
makes it hard -though not impossible- for
Student sets poetry to pavement
By MAX JACOBS
This week, first-year Evergreen student
Sara Petewill put the word in the street.
With the help of the Olympia Arts
Commission-whose office is'in the Olympia
Co mmunity Center-Pete will paint local
young artists' drawings and ·poems onto two
large squares of pristine sidewalk by the
center's entrance on Olympia Avenue.
Pete got the idea for this project during
winter quarter when Linda Astrike, an arts
commission staff member, came to talk to her
core program, The Good Life. She immediately
recognized Astrike as th e person she wanted
to work with for her sp ring quarter commu ni ty
service project. They talked and decided that
Pete would carry out Astrike's "Poetry in the
Pavement" project, whose. aim was to paint
local poetry on public places in Olympia. This
fit in perfectly with her core program, which
"examines the roles of art and community in
modern life," Pete said. More importantly.
bringing poetry into the public domain fit into
Pete's philosophy about art. "Poetry is not this
elitist thing that rare individuals do," she said.
During this quarter, the project came to
be when Astrike suggested the Ce nter's
smooth, clean sidewalk for the site. Astrike
also helped authorize Pete's project. "That her'
'project should revolve around young people
satisfies (Pete]''' she said. "The sidewalk here
is ideal because it sits right in front of a bench
in the outside break area," stated Pete.
Now, as Spring quarter ends. she is
organizing the final steps of her project. Last
week, she gathered five distinct, handmade
flyers, a stack of red plastic cups and plates with
her favorite lines of poetry written on them,
and some submission sheets which she set up
on a table in the recreation area of the center.
With phrases like, "Tell me what you'd
like to see on your pavement," Pete's flyers
invited any of the 13 to 19 year-olds who spend
time at the center to participate. She collected
the drawings and poems last week, and this
week will paint them on the sidewalk.
She also organized a poetry reading at the
center last week to generate ideas and
enthusiasm. She invited sOlOe students from
Capitol High School's poetry society as well.
The Center provided the snacks while she
provided the plates and cups. Eight young
women came to the reading and were
videotaped as they read their poems. and
thoughtfully discussed the bea'uty and power
ofwords.
Community Center director Dory Cox
said Pete's project is getting more response
than expected. She is also pleased with the
hidden talents of the kids here. "The young
people here come because th ey feel
comforlable and accepted. Many of them arc
dropouts, runaways, and/or gang-members,
and typically don't go to ot her struet ured
-programs. (Pete! has been successful here
because she's gotten kids involved by
organizing and interacting with them and by
making this project accessible without being
intrusive," Cox stated.
Pete herself has loved poetry since high
school. when she wrote down lyrics to songs
she liked. Of her own poetry she said she wrote
mostly "melodramatic high-srhool stuff", but
she loves to read good poetry by her favorites
like; Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Derek Mahon, and
Seamus Heany.
Pete recently painted her 1983 Chrysler
K-Car yellow. but before that it literally had
been covered with words and phrases. And, at
home. she has written on every square inch of
her guitar, and plastered her refrigerator with
magnetic words. "Words are beautiful." she
said.
Taking a break last Monday night, Pete
sat on the bench outside the Center looking at
the two squares of concrete reserved for her
project. As the rain came down, she spoke of
her expectations. She hopes to have a crowded
mix of poems and drawings cover the cement,
"but," she said, "Even if there's one poet, that's
enough."
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her to go up and down stairs when she's
carrying something.
.
The mam reason Hillary requested to live
on the second floor ofB-Dorm is because it's
easier for her to get out of than most of
Evergreen's dorms. B-donn has a second floor
entrance, in front of A-dorm, as well as the first
floor entrance she uses only for laundry and
trash. Hillary is the only person with a severe
disability who lives in B-Dorm -the only one
who would need an elevator on a regular basis.
If the elevator was shut down in B-Dorm,
Hillary could probably still take out the trash.
But laundry is another issue altogether. M) can't
drag that thing down a flight ofstairs, "she says
of her huge, three foot tall laundry bag.
THE HOUSING OFFICE has threatened
to close the elevator in B-Dorm, in an attempt
to punish the people who pee in it
"Inappropriate stuff's been happening,"
says Mike Segawa, the director ofH9using. He
says that closing the elevator down is "not the
step I want us to go to."
The urine problem is nearing epidemic
levels in Housing. A-dorm got hit this
weekend. Someone peed all up and down one
of the stairwells. One of the A-dorm elevators
was hit -and a gallon size jug was dropped
from a one balcony, shattering on the third
~oor balc~ny, just outside the Housing office.
It's getting expensive for Housing to keep
deaning it up.
If Housing closes B-dorm's elevator,
Segawa says it would "be a dear signal to folks
that we've got a problem. ~ But Segawa doesn't
want to inconvenience 99% of the people who
live in B-dorm:' He says: "I think it's just a
couple oHolks doing it."
He suspects that more than one or two
people in the building know what's going on,
though. He hopes that dosing the elevator will
encourage residents to fill Housing in on
what's going on.
There are a few other problems besides
pee. People have also seriously damaged the
A-dorm elevators. Recently, someone pulled
out the wires from the control panel of the upand-down machine, exposing live wires. It
worries Segawa, "somebody could have got
hurt real badly."
.
"THIS IS NOT a permanent situation,"
says Linda Pickering, the woman who makes
sure that Evergreen's buildings are accessible
to the disabled. She explains: "State agencies
need to have equal access for everybody."
If the elevator dosed, and Hillary had to
A.cademic Advising DTF works to make college experience more navigable
By ARIEL BURNETI
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a
There is no doubt Evergreen is unique
school. With few requirements and a
constantly changing curriculum, planning
one's academic career can be confusing. Many
students see this confusion as a trade-off for
receiving a nontraditional education.
However, the Academic Advising Disappearing
Task Force (DTF) is seeking to make navigating
the waters a little easier.
The Advising DTF was created in
response to the many concerns about advising
raised last year in the Lo ng Range Curriculum
DTF. The idea was to propose specific ways to
improve this process for sttJdents, hopefully
making the whole system run more smoot hly.
The DTF has completed rhe first stage of
their proposal and is now looking for input
from the Evergreen community. Don't wait
until these tentative changes have already been
implemented or rejected. This is your
opportunity to make your voice heard on issues
that will ultimately effect you. (i.e . keep
reading, you slacker - and tell your friends I)
What follows is a quick look at some aspects
of the aforementioned proposal.
Introductory Planning Course
The DTF is suggesting the
implementation of a onetime only, four crf?dit
planning course intended to focus thinking
about academic goals for individual students.
The course would help people begin portfolios.
begin creating their self-designed educational
plan, and start them thinking about life after
college. The DTF recommends that the school
remove the 16 credit per quarter limit in order
to allow students to take it. The course would
be available to all levels and its completiQn
would result in a higher priority registration
appointment.
Developmental Portfolios
The preliminary proposal includes
creation of portfolios .which a student would
continue to build throughout their time at
Evergreen. This would be a record of all work
done and would presumably be helpful for
both future planning and ch1rting previous
growth.
Peer AdviSing
The DTF hopes do develop a team of
trained student advisors who will be able to
answer questions from other students. These
easily accessible Peer Advisors could help clear
up general confusions, from class informal ion
to which faculty are taking cont racts. This
would free up Academic Counselors for-more
complicated advising issues.
B.S. Issues
As many students looking toward a
Bachelor of Science degree at Evergreen know.
the whole process can be a bit of a headache.
Some students get confused about
requirements and how to fulfill them, while
other have a difficult time finding faculty or the
necessary curricular offerings. The DTF is
recommending that either the B.S. degree is
done away with, or that appropriate
curriculum and advising support be set up for
it.
Summative Evaluations
Besides making self-evaluations at all
levels mandatory, the DTF is proposing the
installment of a final, summative evaluation.
This would be a synthesis of all a student's work .
at Evergreen. Intended to be a centerpiece of
the Evergreen transcript, this required
board like this, with an overall view of
ARMING, contin ued from page 1 community safety, would make the campus
would come from within Public Safety.
According to the committee,' the DFRB
would consist of two faculty members. two
staff members, a Public Safety officers, an
out side law enforcement officer. and two
students. One on-campus resident and one
off-campus resident would be preferable.
Members would receive yearly training and
serve on the board for two years.
Along with the review board. the
committee recommends that another body be
established to evaluate crime trends and
promote the overall safety of the community.
Hohman says that the committee saw the
need for a board that would evaluate the
overall amount of crime on campus rather
than only looking at specific instances.
Hopefully, she says, the group can make long
term sugges tions for cflanges like improving
the lighting in areas around campus or
supplementing Public Safety officers with
non-firearm weapons. Hohman says that a
"not as likely to take big jumps" in terms of
escalating the frequency of arming.
The committee sugg.ests that Public
Safety officers undergo a minimum of 40
hours a year training in issues dealing with
conflict resolution, intercultural awareness,
non-violent intervention techniques, and
working with chemically impaired persons.
Much of this training will be in coordination
with Housing staff members.
Public Safety officers would receive
annual weapons training, plus field training
sessions with the Thurston County Sheriff's
Office or the Olympia Police Department.
Now that the final recommendation
from the committee is out, Jervis will decide
how the college will adopt the changes. Dian
McKernan, assistant to the president, says
that Jervis will meet with the committee, and
then make her findings publiC. The Board of
Trustees does not have to vote on the
recommendations.
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document wou ld reflect the progression of
development in academic life.
Capstone Project
Similar to a Semor Thesis, the Capstone
Project is a major proj!.'ct that is intended to
represent a student's greates t achievement at
Evergreen. It should he somet hing that
embodies everything else they have done. The
DTF is recommending this project for studen ts
at the end of their college careers . and
requesting th at faculty make themselves
available to sponsor such endeavors.
Okay. so YO ll read Ihis. and heing Iheeil'i c
minded person that yo u are, you want to know
more. Pick up a copy of the complete proposal
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the Computer Center. or in the Studellt
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20 minutes for the Housing employee to show
up, Pickering says, but it would still be
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"I feel that a real genuine effort has been
made by our rollege, ~ to make buildings
accessible, Pickering explains.
The elevator probably won't chit, Pickering
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Self-defense teach~'r finds Evergreen women at.risk for 'rap'e, burglary
By TREVOR PYLE
It was so easy, it even scared Chuck Farrar.
He had served as a reserve police officer for
six years, had taught a class in self-defense and
sl'curity, but he still found it amazing.
Farrar took a false Roe vs. Wade petition to
the CAB, wearing a nice dress shi rt , and
approached six women. Four of them were
students, two staff. All of the six signed the
petition, giving Farrar their name, address,
and phone number.
"It would be easy to approach a girl I found
attractive," he said of circulation the petition.
"Then I'd have her phone number and
address. I could stalk her, I could burglarize
her home .... "
He shrugs, leaving the rest unsaid.
Farrar has been teaching a class called FAST,
female awareness in safety training. He
teaches physical self-defe nse, but puts an
emphasis on awareness of your environment
and surroundings. The next, and final, course
is Friday, May 31, in Library 2127.
"As a who le, Evergreen studen ts seem to
BASKETBALL, continued from page 1
school didn't want to abandon the 56 studen tathletes who have tuition waivers.
Eventua ll y a compromisl' was reachl'd.
Evergreen currently holds a duar membership
in the NAIA ,and NCAA Division 3, so the
students who currl'ntly have tuition waivl'rs
will be able to have them for their enrollment
at Evergrel'n. No new tuition waivers will be
given, and after three years, if accepted,
Evergreen will become a solely NCAA-affiliated
school.
Although the NCAA could refuse Evergreen's
membership during the 96-97 athletic season
think they're on an island. Students here are:
very friendly, but sometimes they're friendly
to a fa ult: he says.
When 'he became a reserve police officer in
Lacey, Farrar helped teach a course similar to
the one he teaches now. After he'sF]ent a year
as an Evergreen student, he decided to do the
course as an independent contract. Farrar
finds it disturbing that the meetings haven't
been well-populated, seeing the course as his
chance to improve Evergreen security.
"I talked to one student who said she and her
roommates left her door unlocked," he says.
"Sometimes she wakes up and sees someone
she doesn 't know in her room. Students -are
leaving doors open so someone can come in
an d rape them. After something happens
everyone will ask 'what we could have done?',
when they could do it how. ..
Along with self-defense and security tips, the
class offers other safety pointers as well.
Included in the topics are domestic violence
laws, safe-dating tips, and ways to deal with
pol.ice.
"If you aren't satisfied with the way police'are
treating you, there are things yOll' can do and
, say to Lp1prove that," Farrar says. "Also, it's ea~y
for anyone to pick- up a badge that looks like
one police use. If you flash it quick enough, no
one notices. No one bothers to look."
Farrar thinks there are several ways to
improve safety at Evergreen . Some of these
changes are in the physical environment.
"I tallght one of these classes at A dorm,"
Farrar says, "and walking from my car to the
dorms, I noticed that the brush along the
sidewalks offers great cover. I'm not saying we
have to chop down all the trees, I'm just saying
it would be nice to have a buffer zone. Another
thing.mirrors in the elevators, to see if there's
anyone hiding in there. There are a lot of areas
this school could improve on."
For another example, Farrar got permission
from Public Safety to look into cars in FJot. In
twelve cars, he saw one with a billfold inside.
Credit cards were visible sticking out of it.
A second car held two nice bags, one of them
leather. Both of the car's windows were rolled
for still having students on tuition waivers, Pete
Steilberg, doesn't think that will happen.
"Why would they?" He asks, "There are at
least two schools, and probably a lot of others,
in this situation." '
"At first we were all disappointed," Steilberg
says about the decision to end the tuition
waivers, which cuts tuition in halffor students
who participate in sports~ But he thinks the
switch will be better for Evergreen
economically, and also wants to save the
swimming program. "A lot of students don't
really care (about swimming), but the
swimmers do, and they're students, too."
NCAA Division 3, unlike the NAIA, will pay
for travel costs, medical costs, liability, and
catastrophic insurance. To be a member, the
school had to add two more sports, one of
which was men's and women's tennis . The
other was men's and women's basketball.
James Hammond was hired in December of
1995. He had previously been an assistant at
Cornell college, a Division 1 school, where he
faced some of the best teams in the nation. He
still remembers a gam~ at Kansas , which made
it to the Final Four tournament this year.
"It sounded like a thunderstorm \'Vhen they
came at us ," Hammond says about the
Jayhawks' attack. "It was wipter, twenty below
zero outside, and 13500 people showed up for
Ship it Hom UPS
down about seven inches.
Some of thes~ issues are addressed in the
class, .but it also stresses mental awareness.
"It's just about being alert," Farrar says .
"Know who should be in your dorm, who
hasn't been there before. Know if this guy is a
roommate's boyfriend who's around all the
time, or if he's a complete stranger."
To drive this in, Farrar tells another story,
something that happened while he was a
police officer.
"I was in a store: he says, "and two women
came running in, 'asking if we had seen a
certain guy run past. They had parked in front
of a store and seen a strange man looking at
their car. ~oth women th ought he was
strange, but one left her purse in the unlocked
car anyway. They said they did it because were
just going inside for a couple of minutes."
Farrar leans forward and gives a sneak
preview of what he traches,
"See?" He asks. "Most of it is ('ommon
sense."
the game."
Hammond jumped from coach ingjunior high
and college directly to Division]. which he
calls 'rare'.
It may seem odd that Hammond would travel
cross-country to coach the basketball team of
a liberal arts college, but it's not; he's from here.
Hammond attended Lacey's St. Martin's
College, and is working on his maste r's in •
education administration. He also played on
St. Martin's basketball team, which averaged
twenty wins a season when he was there. As a
player, he would practice in Evergreen's
recreation center, and was impressed.
"It's a great facility for a small college," he says.
Hammond worked for Pete Steilberg when
Steil berg ran summer basketball leagues, and
liked Evergreen's academic reputation, which
he says is well known on the East Coast.
"I knew I Was stepping into a classy situation,"
he says. "Cornell was good to me, but to be a
head coach at 25, in a place I love ..... "
Now he teaches as BethelJunior High, but has
already got a jump start on the basketball team.
He has already begun recruiting and gathering
information on Washington underclassman
student-athletes. Next year he wants to
intensity the efforts, and is planning to hold
two basketball tournaments to introduce
Evergreen basketball to the community. As for
recruiting, Hammond feels Evergreen's
academic reputation and excellent basketball
facilities will attract attention.
"I want to bring in the best student-athletes I
can, by which I mean quality kids," he says,
"and I want us to be as competitive as we can
be."
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New KEY Student Services Speciali's t Paquita Garatea
by Oscar Johnson
Evergreen students in need of
academic, financial, or career advising now
have a rare opportunity to draw on more
than a decade of academic experience and
the tenacious commitment of the new KEY
(Keep Enhancing Yourself) Student Services
Academic Specialist, Paquita Garatea.
Garatea, who started hernew position
May 13, will be helping KEY Student
Services provide advising, counseling,
tutoring and advocacy services to students
who are either low income, have physical
and learning disabilities, or whose parents
do not have a four year college degree.
Director of KEY Student Services, Bob
Cillo, met Garatea during her interview as
an app licant for Coo rdinator of
International Services. When Cillo became
Director of KEY he hired Garatea as interim
Academic Specialist until the official hiring
process can be completed . At this time,
Garatea will reapply for the position. "I just
saw someone really talented out there that
I wanted to bring in right away," said Cillo.
He recounts that immediately after the
int erview Gara tea accompanied two
International students to the library to help
research scholarship information without
even knowing if she had been hired. "The
first thing that really struck ine was her
commitment to students. I really liked that,"
said Cillo.
Garatea says that she likes working at
KEY for the same reason. "I'm very impressed
with the [KEY]
program itself and
the people I'm
working
with.
They're all very
dedicated to student
success which fits
into my educational
philosophy," she
sa id .
Gara tea's
professional history
tells exactly whatthat
philosophy is.
She
taught
Latin American ,
African, and African
American studies at
Grays
Harbor
College in Aberdeen
before coming to
Evergreen and has
been working in student affairs since 1983. As
thl' granddaughter of Basque immigrants she
has a personal and academic focus on Black,
Latino and women's issues. She worked as a
liaison and representative for students ofcolor,
at Lane Community College, and Portland
State University and as a Multicultural Educator
for Portland Public Schools before moving to
Washington in 1993. In addition to
Coordinating a number of academi c, an d
cultural events plus a
num ber
of
organiza tions, she
was also an outspoken
activist against social
injustice in Portland,
Oregon.
Garatea, who has
her BA in Socia l
Science, MA in
History,
and
certification in Black
Stud ies, ha s also
taught
American
History,
Afric an
American History and
Poli tical Science at
Portland Community
College (PCC). She says
that "in this particular
job I can combine my
teaching experience in order to facilitate the
academ ic growth and success of swdl' n ts
through KEY, by helping them write papers and
self evaluations, develop library and research
skills and to think critically about what they
read."
Although she enjoys teaching: she is
looking forward to a break from the challenges
she has had to face as a teacher of Bla<:k and
Latino history in Portland and Aberdeen, She
says that at both schools her alleged
"Afrocentric" approach was not appreciated by
some of the other faculty and administration,
Garatea recounts that "when I assigned The
Autobiography of Malcolm X as a supp lement
to a 40 year-old text that PCC insisted I use,
the entire full-time faculty went up in arms."
One of the reasons Ga ra tea cho se
Evergreen is because of its "well es tablished
reputation" that she heard about while living
in Oregon. "I fee l more comfortable at
Evergreen than at the other institutions I've
worked at. I am very positive and excited about
the work I'm here to do," she said.
When asked irshe has any plans to teach
at Evergreen Garatea said "I would love to teach
at Evergreen but only possessing a Masters
means that I could only teach through the Part
Time Studies Program." Alt hough this means
she would have to join the ranks of Evergreen
staffwho teach without compensation among
other duties, she says that "l'm used to working
myself to death but at least here the faculty and
Administration, as well as the st udents would
appreciate it."
COPIES
STAMPS
Indigenous Peoples
I'"
DOISN "r
Recently I had the honor ofspending a
million acres of Florida south of Lake
fewdays with a man that is called, in EuroOkachobee is still Seminole land. The federallyAmerican society, Bobby Billie, and a woman
re cogniz'ed, reservation Seminoles have
by the name ofShannon Larsen. Bobby Billie
accepted payments for siolen land • . But the
is from the Independent Traditional
Independent Traditional people have not; they
Seminole Nation which is located in thl'
do not want money, they only want their land.
rapidly disappearing Everglades of southern
Shannon Larsen, who is a "non-Native"
Florida. His peopl~ have been abJe to
from Florida, has been working with Bobby
maintain' their traditional way of life;
BHlie ·for seveial years now. , Thel'r work ts'
speaking their language, andpr3ctJcing--tlfe ~ focuseaOn e(pingyoung people, primarily, to
traditional spiritual ways. They continue to
realize the destruction that is being done to the
live with the land, hunting, fishing, and
'Earth and to all people. They have just recently
growing vegetables; despite the attacks of the
returned from the "Walk for the Earth" where
colonizers over the past few centuries,
they and a large number of supporters, some
These people ate not to be confused
of which came from as far as Mexico and
with the Mfederally- recognized" Seminole (or
Ecuador, ' ,!\,alked from the Everglades to
Miccosukee) Nations of Florida who have
Tallahassee, the state capital of Florida - a
been placed on reservations. ,Tho$e who have
journey of over 1,000 miles.
built casinos and 'accepted' monetary
Alon g with trying to educate people
compensation for some oftheir stolen lands.
about the dangers his Nation faces, Bobby Billie
The Independent Traditional Seminole have
wants to warn us of the impending disaster we
not accepted assimilation into American
are all faCing due to our "modern" way oflife.
society as an option. They still live in their
We are facing physical death because the Earth
traditional homes, the majority of the elders
is being poisoned, and we face spiritual death
do not speak English and do not associate
because of the loss of understanding of our
with the outside world. Bobby Billie and a
connection to the Land, the Creation, and the
few of his relatives' responsibility ·is to be
ways of our own people (Europe, Africa, Asia,
spokespeople for their Nation.
the Americas, or wherever). He is urging
Currently, as in the past, Bobby Billie's
everyone to worl to stop the destruction of the
people are facing numerous attacks on their
land, and to lei,rn about where your people
very survival. They have been forced to move
come from, There is a large gap that needs to
many times and are split up into several small ·befUled.
villages. The people and the land on which
Many may feel that "returning to the old
they live are quickly being poisoned by,
ways" may be impossible, but that is not what
among other things, pest~cides from
it is about. It's about listening to the ways of
industrial, farms and mercury (rom
our ancestors and living the way that we are
incinerators.
The Everglades are
supposed to live, To foUow the instructions the ,
disappearing at an increasingly rapid rate
Creator originally gave each race of people. All
due to development. The wate{ level is
one has to. do is look around and see how'sick
dropping and this endangers the existence
everything is. The world is out of balance.
ofthe plants and animals; many ofwhom are
People have lived on this continent following
dying off to the point of near eXtinc.tion.
"civilized" European ways for nearly 500 years
Everyday it becomes harder to maintain th~r , now, and all it has done is make our land sick.
wayoflife.
The Indigenous people have lived here forever
Because the Independent Seminoles
and the land remained healthy and the world
are not a "federally-recognized" Nation, the , stayed in balanc('. But in a short time of less
state of Florida feels that it has the right to
than five centuries, our land has been poisoned.
try alld force them into living in "modern
It is time for people to pay attention to their
homes" because their traditional homes are
own traditions; and while they are on this land,
·unsafe and unsanitarl. Despite1he fact
listen to what the people who have been here
that they have lived in them forever, and that
since the beginning oftime have to say... There
during a Florida hurricane,-they are the only
still is time.
structures left standing.
The Independent Seminoles are trying ,
To all of ~y relationsto hold on to their lands and save it and their
. relatives from destruction. According to the
Do' da da go' hv,
Worth Agreement that the Seminole Nation
m;lde with the United States, .almost fiveRyan Keith
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LETTERS AND OPINIONS
LETTERS AND OPINIONS
A little caring
go~s ' a
long way
Your friendline&s can help. a child at ri.s.k
•
",
•
Thank~
I,
Exactly what does it mean to have
"[Having a Big Sister] makes 'me feel
nother friend?
happy, U's fun and she's fun.·
To children from single parent familie~, ,
."1 like my Big Brother because he's funny
t can mean a lot. National studies shoe that and he likes what lUke."
hese children. lacking a significant mentor or
"j like.having a Big Sister because.it gives
ole model in their lives, are more me someone aU to myself who I can ha*e fun
ducationally and socially challenged, more with ... rone to mental and physical abuse, and can
"f can depenll on my Big Brother, J can
more easily tempted to join gangs or start tntSt him and he is my bestfriend....
sing drugs or alcohol. .
"It [the match] gives me s(lmeone to do.
The goal of the Big BrotherslBig Sisters things with. I want"to spend more tinie with
fThurston County (BB/RS) program is to my Big Sister, and we have a lot offuo when
elp improve the lives of these children by . we EO out." '
.
"'.
ffering them the friendship of adult
' "MyBigBrotherhasreallyb«ntherefor
olunteers. BB/BS currently has 75 active me over the years, and I, know 'thatwe are
atches in whkh the child (LITTLE) and the. friends for life."
'.
.
.
olunteers (BIG) get together once a week to
Prospective lnG~s m!lst be at.le..st20
pend 3 io 5 hours together. Since its founding years old, go through an extensive, screening
n 1983, BBIBS has enabled nearly 300 process, and !)'lake a com~tment of at least
hildren in Thurston, Mason, Lewis, and Grays one year: IntereSted volunteers ages 16 to IS
arbor counties to benefit greatly from having canparijcipate in a Big Bunch match, where;
n extra adult friend as a mentor in their lives. .two or more BIG's ,are matched with two or
How well does it work? On paper, the more LITTLE's, The whole group meets
ifference is convincing. There are 'over 500 ' . together for siX hours a month, for at least six
ig BrotherslBig Sisters agencies in the United months.
tates. and the result of a national study
For college students, however:theagency
onducted on agencies in New York, Phoenix, has set the minimum time eommitmel1t for a
in neapolis, Rochester, Columbus, one-to-one match at six months, aware.that
hiladelphia and San Antonio show the many students have be~n 'interested in
ollowing remarkable improvements in the participating but are unable to remain in the
ives.oftheir LITTLE's:
area over the s~mmer. "College $tudents are
-84% of the adolescents do better in in the unique position to pufastrong emphasis
chool within a year after they join the on education, "saidprogramcoordiilatorKelly
rogram.
Thrasher. "Many of the kids in our progiam
_ LIITLE's are 52% less likely to skip a struggle with academics and could use the
ayofschool, and 37% less likely to skip a class. extra push. ·They could also us~ 'someone
- LITTLE's are 46% less likely than their telling them that they are capable ofsucceeding
eers to start using illegal drugs; and 27% less in the college world."
",
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".
ikely to start drinking.
BB/RS' desperately needs. more BIG~s.
_ 83% keep out of trouble.
There are currently 46 children'on the waiting
-90% improve relations with peers, and list, some of whom have been there for ove.r two
6% show increased self esteem.
years. "We need caring role models who can
• • UTTLE's becoml' more trusting of committime and experiences to a child/, said
arents or guardians, less likely to lie to them, Thrasher. "One person can make a difference."
d feel morl' suppomd and less criticized by
That person could be you. Jf you are
heir peers and friends .
interested in becoming a BIG, please .call the
And our local program? Take it from the program office at (360) 943-9584.
'.
eactions of current LITTLE's:
Dan'Starr
to participants, community for involvement in Sexual
Assault and Domestic Violence Awareness Week
Following Sexual Assault and Domestic
Violence Awareness Week, the organizers
would like to thank the Evergreen and the
greater Olympia community for their'
involvement in the activities. This year's theme
for the nation wide campaign, It Takes All uf
Us, is truly representative of the level of
involvement it will take to transform our rape
culture into one less frightening for us all.
Thanks to the community's level of
involvement the activities were a huge success.
In particular we'd like to thank the artists
who contributed their soulful poetry and
artw0rk, including Gail Baker, Debbie Butler,
Renee Cruickshank, Carrie Jessen, Raven
KaHana , Robin Landsong, Candice Rogers, as
well as those who chose to remain anonymous.
Thanks to S.P.A.Z. for use ofthe display cases
on the 3rd floor of the CAB. Thank you to the
participants of the Speak Out for sharing your
messages of coalition and strength: Robin
Landsong, Christian Storm (HOME ALIVE),
Angelina VonTeen, Hays Witt and a special
thanks to The Tiny Giants for lifting our spirits
and brightening our day with their calypsorock-n-roll. A special thanks goes out to the
facilitators of the workshops: Todd Denny
(Men Stopping Rape), Charles Farrar (Female
Assault Safety Training), F.I.S.T., Hays Witt
and Rosalinda Noriega (Sex Talk: What's Hot.
What's Not).
Thanks to The President's Office for thl'ir
financial assistance in buying the script
"Drawing The Shades" and thank you to the
participating actors: Michael Benson, Todd
Keough, Rosalinda Noriega, Julie Pettigrew,
and Shawna Rae. Thank you to the Counseling
Center for being available for audience
membl'rs at each of the performances.
Thank you to all who participated in, as well
as those who witnessed, the Clothesline
Project. Thanks to the Cooper Point Journal
and [(AOS for their coverage of these events.
Last but not least, thank you to the Crime
Victim's Compensation Program, SafePlnce,
The Women's Resource Center, Rape
Rl'sponse Coalition. "Boal" Group Contract
Participants, aU of the last minute volunteers
and an especially warm thank you tu the entire
community for opening your hearts and
minds long enough to hear our message. It
takes all of us to transform the rape culture in
which we live.
The Office of Sexual Assault Prevention
Rosalinda Noriega, Int ern
Mary Craven, Coordinator
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outline below, however. both responses missed I would be happy to respond to any specific
claims you might have, but this is obviously
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so far.. In Rosy 's
article if you are not
is whether this article
original article 'Human
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students at TESC who have been involved in
Last week there was an arti'de which
the sex trade industry in L.A .• and they were
The Cooper Pomr Journal IS dllPCled. Ha fted, wflrten. edited and dist ribu ted by rhE' H udenrs enrolled at The
ran on the cover page about the sex trade
Eve rgreen Stote College. who a re IDfefy relponsrbfe and froble ror the produ(/Ion and co ntent of the newspaper. Na
not given a choice. The same unlawful
industry in Asia, written by Eilis Cullen. She
agenr of rhe ( 0I/P9(' may ,n(flnge up on rhe preB freedom of [h e Cooper Point Journal Dr /ti Huden t staff.
activities of the sex trade industry in Asia
quoted
freshman
Keziah
Apuzen
as
saying,
[ve{grrrn·~ mem berl IIV£' under a Ipenol H't of fights and responHb,/lIIes, fo remost among which H lhor of
apply to the United States' sex trade industry.
(,(l/ oymg (h e freedom to explOlf! Ideal and to dIS CUSS theIr pxploratlom In both speech and pflnt Both institut IOnal
'The international sex trade is marginalized
and indIVidual (emor~hl p are ot vallon(e WIth 11m baSIC fr eedom ..
I don't think that Apunzen's statement
and not really talked aboutlinl America."
~ lItJrmS ~ID{l S orr du(- Monday at Noon PflO! to publIcation, and me p referably received on J 5" dlSkerre In ellher
recognizes
that fact. However, Apunzen is
Not
trying
to
skew
away
from
the
Wurdrerfeu 01 MI(lowff Word {ormal s t m ad wbma siom are now 0110 Qccep tablf?
right
in
saying
that the sex trade industry is
All ~u /;rn ls sl a n ~ muST have the au(h o r'~ l eal flame and valId telephone number
original point of Cullen's article, it should
marginalized
and
hardly ever talked about in
be said that the sex trade industry is
America.
extremely lucrative in many U.S, cities,
Hillary N. Rossi
particularly Los Angeles, There are femall'
U
Response to la'st week's
sex trade article
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30, 1996
AV'oid guillibi'lity and
hypocracy with a fi rm
spirtual foundation
, U!,!caged, :the co~mJlriitY"saf~ty
cpnference held at Evergreen on Saturday,
May IS: waS:a wonderful evllnt. The work.
· ofa.few-4edicat61 ~p~created.this great
'conferrq;e, The quality ~fthe IJpe"ki!rs and
~M'ed groups 'Y~s tX£i!~t.
'
T}jeprOgl'~
consls~d of events
.i n ~ ~ !,1
ri' g :
''-i
st~~~type's 'a nd: possible E~ergre~n
situatlons, -While Safeplac;e presented
informatjon 011 domestic violence. The
spf!lkets comptemen ed one another welt
,and many varying viewp<)ints ~e.re shared,
. The number of people who 'attended'
thi.s evellt was
lower tha,lihoped '
, for:,
- The
conference served as a
c'onference was
The
tool for students, staff, faculty, organized In
Defen~e '1;rai~in8 '
(F.I.S,T.), Glen' .
community members, and
respoftS'e to' the
A'nder~ , ·.from
8rmiDg
Of public
Public Safety officers to be
FellowslUp
of
safety, whic4 is'
iecQnCili!ltiPl'l, , exposed to different points of
ctearlya hotissuf; .
~~",sin8 .non::•. ;
viewregarding saftey and
~ndCam~~~.
:vu),~ent nat~onltl " defense, along with providing . Publidt)'tbep"n ·
defense, ' '. the ,
f d' I
b
, ~Jcsin~~~t
. milsicianRivil; lhe'
a space or la ogue etween ,widi ' banners,
new djrec~Qr .of
these viewpoints.
K 'A ' O ' S
·Jiemi;njsts 'in SelF
,TESCPuhlic Safety;
.
,announce~ts,
Stey~ Himtsberiy, ..
'"
. '" . .
doo •.too.(rO'Or
the Eve.rg{een> Leaming '. Center ' Jlyeri!ig, information ~ent to the Ol}'lJlpiah,
d~n.stratiJig Aikido, safe~e;copwatc'h . :and ' te'JephqJle ~aJljng, The event was
an'd faul Counts:'thl: $henif.QfThurston
planned. an~ the .pu~licity mad~, why then
'(OUIlty. " . ",
... . .J" " ' . , '
flidn't 1J.I0re: people take advantage Qf thjs
·
'The AiJ(ido presentation was one ' un,ique opportunity to di~log(Je ab()ut .
hlghlight of the day.' We. Werl: ~ugli't about ' saft:ty?H~ often do'you have Copwatch
die philosophy of ~kido, ·some per~nal
·and .the· Thur~ton' County Sheriff \ti one
strength technlq,!es,' aQd a few exeroises.
room · tlllking to eacli other? Or the
The Ev.ergreen "Learning Center then ~ opportunitY to see.Art Costantino in jeans,
demonstrated incredible Aikido movements
crackingjokes? Let alon~ Steve Huntsberry
ofself protection, that made mouths water,
throwing around a rubber·chlcken (during
with desire to take Aikidp. cla~. "
a getting·to-knQw-eac:h-other exercise)1
The conference served as a' tool for
,
My day at
Safety Conference Was
sttidents, . staff, ~aculty, . cO'!lIli.uriity · w~lI s~nt. I ieapied cool 'new things, saw
.members, and Rubllc Safety officers to be
people'in different lights. and added 'to the
expo~ todifferent points ofview regarding , dialogue about safety that Illusnake place
safety and defen~" along with providin$ a'
within OUT community,' . " ,
"
'.
space for dialogue between theseviewpoin'ts.,
. I want thank the organizers 'of the
While on 'duty, Officer BOb McBride was able , cQnfererice for cre!lting a space for lf~al1)ing
to attend the F.r.S_T. workshop, and sheriff .and d1stlJ.Ssion_·I ericouragemore ~opleto '
Paul Counts watched the Aikido
attend such events in the future.
d\!mons.trat.on be'fore he spoke. Steve '
Sonja Sivesind
Huntsberry answered questions about
o
tile
to
Recently, I was visiting friends who told gimmick. It is crucial for us to make judgments
me about their change of churches and bow where we discern between lies veiled with truth
the new church was so great. One of the most versus the truth.
attractive features for them in the
Unqualified openness is as dangerous as
_ Church was the lack of judgment and the hypocritical judgments.
Both are
openness to all beliefs about God. Thl'ir overreactions ofone another, Afaith that says,
decision caught me by surprise, so I continued "yes" to everything is just as worthless as one
our conversation by letter. After writing, I that says, "no". In the late 1800's, outside of
realized this letter could work for this weeks my home town of Walla Walla, thl're was a
CPJ column . .So, with a few beginnings small religious sect. two of the members were
missing, here is the meat (the
young children. Their
soy) of my letter,
parents claimed they were
The attraction to a
God and Jesus. Over a
church where there is no
number of years the parents
judgment and where a great
gathered in quite a few deeds
,"" Christ tCQ
openness exists for many
oflocal real estate (Giving up
beliefs is understandable. We
your property to God and
.all get put offby inside fighting
Jesus was part of the
and ostracism. Judgement
worship). One year the
'by' .Greg Smith
certainly can produce a chilling
influenza came to Walla
effect in our spiritual growth
Walla and "God" and "Jesus"
and our relat~onships, Many judgments died, The lies were revealed.
simply extend our personal bigotry with the
To avoid the gullibility of being open to
appearance of divine endorsement. · For everything or the narrowness of hypocritical
exampll', Sunday morning is one of the most judgments a firm spiritual foundation is
segregated parts of the week in American life. needed; a foundation outside of our narrow
Slow progress is being made, but much parochial viewpoint. Fortunatfly that is what
repentance is still necessary to return to the God provided by revealing himself in Jesus.
standard of Jesus and the New Testament Without God rl'vealing the Truth to us, all of
Church. Race, class, and gender fears quickly our decisions are arbitrari ly made. Jesus is our
evolve into a personal and social belief system only hope to avoid expedient and prejudicial
and hypocritical judgments follow.
notions that are person ally and socially
Agood sidl' to judgment exists, however. convenient.
Think of words like discernment, wisdom, and
insight. If we liye without judgment, we will Grt!g Smith is a campus minister with
be the victim of the medical quack, shyster Evergreen Students [or Christ which meets
lawyer, political demagogue, and advertising Tuesday nights 8-9:30 PM in LIB 2103
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Me
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Next week's Errata may be full of
surprises. That's because this edition oftheCPJ
is the annual Cub Edition, the first trial edition
of next year's editorial staff. Hence the Teddy
Bear to your righ t.
To your left is the staffbox. Loyal readers
will notice no change. The people listed there
are our mentors, and they're wathcing us like
nervouse partents. (That's because 1) they
care, and 2) they're still libel for our mistakes.)
The new editorial staff ofyour newspaper
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A mission,impossbile to hate: Quick paced action packs Cruise's new film
u\ JOlIN F. EVANS
I can't say that I've seen a single episode of
the original Mission lmpossibleTV show, though
I know that grey haired actor Peter Graves was the
star, and I'm certainly familiar with the distinctivc
Lalo Schifrin theme song. Now thc guys over at
Paramount havr had an original idea; why don't
we remake a popular shOll' from the past into a
movie'?
Okay, maybe th at idea's not so original. In
fact, I think the on l), popular TV shows from the
past that haven't gottrn the scrren treatnient are
"Bosom Buddirs" and "My Two Dads". Word on
the strrrt is that Brad Pitt and Christian Slater are
going to star as both the buddies and the dads;
sort of a Crosby and Hope for the '90s.
But back to reality. We were talking about
the new Mission :Impossible, directed by Brian
De Palma (Body Double) and starring Tom Cruise
(who gets a co-producer crrdit),
This incarnation starts out with opening
credits in a TV style montage; you know, a little
"highlight reel" of the stars dding things while
their names flash across the screen. After that
point I was seldom reminded of television; for one
thing, this moyie spends about $50 million more
dollars in special effects than anything ever made
for TV.
Ethan Hunt (Tom Cr ui se) is a special
operative for IMF, or Impossible Mission Force.
To me, it's a little pessimistic to classi~1 your task
force's mi ssions as "imposs ible," but it doesn't
seem to deter II li nt or his intrepid squad of
co unter-espionage specialists. Their overconfidence costs them in a disastrously failed
mission, which appears to be a set-up, Oily higherup Kittrich (Henry Czerny) smpects Hunt was in
on the sting. Hunt is forced become a fugitive in
order to prove his own innocence.
He assembles a team of disavowed former
IMF agents to expose the true tra itor. Their
infiltration of the maximum security CIA da ta
vault is the film's most exciting sequence; it's an
inventive test of nerves as Hunt pits his team's
technology against the CIA's, He dangles from an
air shaft, his associate Kruger(Jean Reno of The
Professional) working the cables that keep him
scenery, Voight plays Jim Phelps, the Graves
from touching the alarm-rigged floor. Hunt's body
character in the '60s program and Hunt's mentor
heat could set off ano~her alarm, so he has to
in the film version, Voight is a lot easier to
morutor the room temperature; if a bead ofsweat
hits the floor, the party's over. All the while, he!s' understand than in his last picture, Heat, in
which I was able to decipher about 10% of his
up against the clock. The computer operator they
raspy mumblings, The celluloid Phelps never
poisoned is recovering from a vomiting fit across
really materializes as a character, serving morl'
the hall and could return at any moment. The
as a plot engine at various times, pushing the
scene creates about five separate tense moments
story through one
as it plays out. It's a nail
obligatory checkpoint
biter, for characters and
after another.
audience alike.
All
the
few
After
a
characters function on
do ubi ecrosses
and
only superficial levels.
surprising true identities
Cr ui se's obligatory
revealed , t,he movie
cocky grin pops up at
climaxes with Hunt
relatively appropriate
battling a helicopter and
times,
but does it
an assailant atop a train,
apPear
because
it's part
INSIDE a tunnel. The
ofhis shtick or because
pyrotechnically charged
it's Ethan Hunt? This
finale gives way to a plot
performance
is
resolution that see ms
reminiscent of Kea nu
easily reached after such a
Rrrves' tum in Speed;
twisting path, but I walked
more physical than in
out satisfied with the
Here's Tom Cruise, being accosted
previous roles, intense,
conclusion.
by .some , rai
while
credible ,
and
The story line is
surprisingly effective in
highly
convolut ed,
an action hero mold, Cruise has proven in films
frustrating because it is not particularly deep or
like Born on the Fourth of)uJyand Interview with
complex, but strives quite intentionally to confuse
a Vampire that he has inarguably greater range
the audience. This veneer of intricYlcy would be
easily peeled away with a second viewing, b'ut I than Rrrves, so one might expect more here than
Reeves' Speed, Sorry, that's all we get.
was kept offbalance in my first. Ifthe plot were as
Jean Reno and Ving Rhames st?nd out as
truly complicated as it appears, it wou ld be a
his disreputable recruits from th e poo l of
pleasure to try to unral'el it, but in truth it 's more
blacklisted ex-agents. Reno (no relation to Janet)
deceptive than detailed.
has a dearly defined conception of his character,
We can thank David Koepp (of Jurassic
and it shows; his hulking, glowering Kruger is
Park) and Robert Towne (Chinarown) for this
easily the most multi-facet:-d rendering in the
cumbersome script, though I read that there were
film ,
more cooks in the kitchen. Why does it seem an
Since he was Marcellus Wallace in Pulp
unshakable truism that the numb er of
Fiction, Rhames' phone has Qeen ringing pre~ty ·
screenwriters is directly proportional to the
frequen tly, Here he plays an urbane, cultured
crumminess of the script? You'd think six heads
comput er expert, a nice departure from his
would be better than one.
badass persona. Rhames is a charismatic actor
Jon Voight heads a supporting cast that
I expect we'll see plenty more of.
whom
brings a fine resume to the scrrrn but once there
Vanessa Redgrave plays Max, ;t clever,
quickly lose themselves in the globe-spanning
conniving black marketeer who sips champagne
while practicing shady business dealings over the
Internet. She's a lively presence and enjoys a
restrained flirtation with Hunt that creates' the
picture's only interpersonal energy.
When Brian De Palma is at the controls,
you can count on a film that MOVES. Mission:
Impossible is no exception_ Much like 1993's Carlito's Way, or 1987's The Untouchables, the
camera glides around with a manic vitality of its
own. The editing is fast and furious; this is a movie
with a pace o( about Mach II. You Top Gun fans
should know what I mean by that.
De Palma is the sort of director who has a
very recognizable visual style; his work is full of
dynamic ca mera moves tracking conti nuou s
action without a cut. The set design and framing
in his films are always painstakingly elaborate.
Here, a succession ofqUick edits change his usual
storytelling rhythm, but it creates an atmosphere
of breath-taking suddenness that this type of
bravura requires. His vision is in no small way
responSible for the success ofMission: Impossible
it is the palpable tens ion of having to do
something important in a big hurry, with serious
consequences for success or failure, that's the
spirit ofan "impossible mission", Thefilm creates
that atmosphere and sustains it for li8 minutes;
very impressive,
This update feels plenty modern; all the
high tech talk is up-to-date and the movie takes
full advantage of current sCIence (and beyond,
frankly). Sometimes it's implausible, and it would
be a lot more so if the movie gave you thirty
seconds to think about it. But it rushes on to the
next thrill, twist or explosion, and quickly one
forgets that it was disbelief as much as Ethan
Hunt that is being suspended in that vault,
As big Hollywood summer leviathans go,
Mission: Impossible is a,fun one that doesn't
wholly trade quality for commercialism. Though
I've seen enough previews of it to last me about
ten years, Over-advertising, big time,
Nonetheless, it's a mission that's impossible to
hate. '
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Ethiopian- cuisine at
the Addis Cafe
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SPRING AND SUMMER
EVENTS '
Fishbone and Chim Chim back for Badass Revenge
BY BRYAN FRA NKENSEUSS THEISS
Not long ago , Fishbone was an
untouchable super group. UtiliZing an arsenal
of two guitars, bass, drums, keyboard, trumpet,
saxophone, trombone and vocals, they were
one of the tightest and most soulful bands to
ever lord over a mosh pit. They brought a punk
rock attitude and black rock licks to a soulful
brew of ska and funk, occaSionally reaching
back to Curt is Mayfie ld and Sly Stone for
spiritual guida nce. Their legend was huge, their
following was rabid. And then came the album
GiI'e a Monkey a Brain And He'll Swear He 's
The Center Of The Universe,
It's not a bad album, really, Aside from
some poor song sequencing and an unfortunate
lack of horns, it's actually pretty good. But it's
generally considered a disappointment coming
from the almighty Fishbone, and a lot of the
followers started to lose faith.
Then came a couple of disaste'rs within
the band. All of the members except for backing
guitarist John Bigham had grown up together
arid had played together since high school. But
now they were starting to grow apart; lead
guitarist Kelley Jones declared the band
"demonic" and left to join a Christian cult,
Other members of the band attempted to bring
him to a,psychologist and got brought up on
kidnapping charges, Later they lost one of the
main creative forces in the band, Christopher
Dowd - that makes one less keyboardist,
trombonist and sometimes lead vocalist.
Fishbone was left broken , weakened and,
as it turned out, without a record contract. But
the mighty Fishbone Familyhood was not yet
defeated. After staying out of sight for a couple
of years, they have returned on Dallas Austin's
Rowdy Records label with Chim Chim 's Badass
Revenge, which is probably their best album title
yet. It's also their best album concept - th e
album art by Fred Wesley & the Horny Horns
cover artist R, Stozo shows Chim Chim (the
adorable comic relief monkey on Speed Racer)
getting fed up with the race circuit, becpming
an astronaut and getting his badass revenge by
blowing up the ea rth with a mega nut-bomb.
And as the album points
out, this is a metaphor
for Fishbone escaping
from an 8 year record
con tract and gett ing
their own badass
revenge wi th this, their
least mainstream album,
The problem is
that the album isn't as
badass as it sliould and
could be, The fact that
Chim Chim pales in
comparison
to
Fishbone's
more
mainstream efforts like The Reality of My
Surroundings proves (if it ever needed proving)
that just being non-commercial doesn't make
you good, (Of course, don't tell the fans that
producer Austin is also the producer ofTLC)
Fishbone used to be described (accurately) as
. "tighte~ a mosquito's ass" - but now they
actually get kind ofsloppy. And that's okay - it's
actually kind of refreshing to hear ~ ra~
Fishbone album - but few of the songs on Chim
Chim can match the astounding musicianship
or lyrical power that used to be the band's
standard, It's a fun album, it's got catchy songs
and it really grows on you, But it won't blow up
the earth with a mega nut-bomb,
This time the focus is more on punk, rock
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and ska and less on soul- thereis no funk here.
But one of the best songs, "Psychologically
Overcast," actually sounds a lot more like ,an
old Funkadelic rock song than it sound s like
Fish bone . Someone could probably have
played it to me and told me it was a Funkadelic
b-side (' d never heard of, and I'd have believed
them up until the part where Busta Rhymes
starts rapping with his
trademark dragon-roar
voca ls, It 's an effective
updating of good old
fashioned guitar-based
acid-soul and it's certainly
new territory for the band.
Most of th e re st of the
album, however, sounds a
lot like their earlier stuff,
The title track is not a
Curtis Mayfield Superfly style blaxploitation theme
like the title implies, but a
messy, in-your-face rock
song made soulful only by the unstoppable
voice of Angelo Moore, a,k,a , Dr, Madd Vibe,
the Comprehensive Linkologist. The lyrics
expand on the Speed-Racer-rebellion-asartistic-freedom metaphor: "Brakin' the rules,
ignorin' the signal / Runmn' tbe stop sign to
get your peace of mind." The thern~ continues
on "Interlude 1" and "Interlude 2," two crazy
improvisational rants reminis~ent of "Junkie's
Prayer" from Reaiity ofMy Surroundings,
One of the catchiest songs on the album,
"In the Cube" is something unusual - a
touching scata logical song, 1 can't really
imagine very many bands sing about
swimming in a toilet and then segue into "I
imagine a world without sin / Where there's
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30, 1996
mutual respect for every soul/With no
question / And no testin' of no one's wits or
individuality" without expecting anyone to
laugh.
It's not the only crude songon the album
- there's also the sloppy "Monkey Dick" and the
playfully lewd "So urpu s~, "It's also not the only
emotional song - there's an angry attack on the
racist/capitalist record industry called "Rock
Star" and a song about emotions themselves
called "Love ... Hate" that is trademark Fishbone
inner.-exploration.
The album ends with "Pre Nut" and
"Nutmeg," which together make a nearly 14
minute epic expanding on the nutmeg
philosophy ofFish bone-pals Weapon ofChoice,
"Pre Nut" is the best - it's a dreamy, slow
keyboard vamp with various voices floating in
and out singing about Chim Chim,
One of the most common complaints
about Give a Monkey a Brain is that it doesn't
have enough horns, The album starts off with
several hard guitar songs in a row that, strangely
(for Fishbone) don't have any homs,There are
quite a bit more horns here , though they
sometimes sound a bit weaker without a
trombone. There are some fairly traditional ska
horn-lines, but more notably "In the Cube" and
"Love ... Hate" both have excellent baritone
saxophone solos by Moore.
Conceptually, Chim Chim is a fitting
revenge for Fishbone, even ifit's not enough to
restore them to their former glory. It's still a
good album and I, for one, will be happy when
Chim Chim really does blow up the earth.
Fishbone will be back,
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the .' water front
So, here I am again, he who eats out too
much_Well, [ am always searching for the best
deals, My la st writing focused on The
"Pleasant Peasant"- The desserts are still
god. This week I had to expand my horizons
to Seattle, mainly because there isn't much
of what I want here in Oly. This month's score
eatery is: "Addis Cafe"-Ethiopian cuisine.
This is the place to be for amazing AfriCan
food. There are others like it in the area, but
this one is my favorite . They serve the best
"Injera" bread this side oLr dunno,
Ok, keeping with the tradition of this
column, Addis Cafe food is relatively cheap,
They serve many meat items, but si!,\ce [don't
do the "meaty " thing , th e "Vegetari an
Combo" is a great feast. It's only $4,99 for a
small serving which will usually suffice for
one person or $6.50 size, large enough for
two, It features: Misser Watt (spicy lentils ),
kick (spicy split peas), gomen, iebe (spicy
beans) and of course lots ofinjera bread (like
a spongy, th~n pancake), You eat with your
hands. For those of you schooled in Euroeating-etiquette, they'll provide stel'l utensils.
If you enjoy the consistency, textures and
flavors ofIndian foods, you.may like this type
of African style cooking as there are some
similarities.
The place has a lively.-atmosphere as
you'll often see children running through .
The womyn who owns the place is wonderful.
She also runs an Ethiopian Cultural
Awareness Center. She is someone worth
talki'ng to, I've been on her about opening a
restaurant here. .
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I have only good things to say about this
restaurant and those who work there, I love
it! If you like this style of African cooking-go,
and leave misconceptions about Africa at
home,
It is in the Central District in Seattle: Addis
l224 EJeffmon St. Qust off 12th) Tel: (206)
325-7805, They are open till late-2:00 am
on weekends!!
Note: The headline "Mangia, Mangia" means "Eat,
Eat" in Italian,
The CPJ will not be printing
the horoscopes this week
as we are investigating
allegations that our
astrologist is a fraud,
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Pleasant Peasant
Before you leave, buy a brick!
Buy a brick, get your name engraved in it (one line $30,
two lines $35) and it will be put in the ground, paving
the new Olympia Farmers Market.
I 352-9096 or stop by the Market. All profits will
fund the new Market.
West Olympia
1620 Black
Lake Blvd S.W.
Fresh Produce,
Plants
357-7100
&Rowers and
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700 N.
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by Cristin Carr
It's National Dairy Month, National Fruits and Vegetables Month and Gay Pride Month. So drink your milk, eat your salad and come out of the closet.
Thursday. May 30
Go to a free showing of Zoned for
ever filmed with people running
around on people's heads".
Sliwa" In the Nilme of Fuillon:
Want te learn· how to dance
SALSA? Stop renting ·Salsa" the
movie (even though that cool
Menudo guy is in it) and go to the
Orgal)ic Farm tonight. Dancers
from Columbia, EI Salvador and
Puerto Rico will be there to you
some steps and boogie with you
all night long. When you' re not
dancing you can get info on how
you can go and work in C.bil this
summer. The whole shebang is
free but donations are welcome.
&ploltatlon In Centrill Amerlu's
~nt Indllstry. 5 PM in Lecture
Hall 4 . Sponsored by CISPES.
~IIS,
an original mythic theater
piece by Bradley McDevitt and
Mercurial Productions, will be
performed at the outdoor
amphitheater (that's the big
concrete crater like place by the
CRC and the Communications
building) all this weekend .
Tonight and tomorrow's
performance starts at 7. and
Saturday is the 2 PM matinee.
Trade your dancing shoes for
slippers at the End of the Year Pajama
Pilrty Dilnce. Party in your PJ's
from 8 PM to 3 AM in Lib 2000.
Three OJ's will be there to spin
the diggity dank tunes. Free.
friday. May 3 1
Pablo Martel introduces his latest
documentary, TIlares ZapaUstas, a
story told by an elder from
Moretos. Noon at Lecture Hall 1.
Saturday. June t
For those of you wanting to haul
your ass off campus, go. see Legend
., Fong Sal Yuk at the Capitol
Theater at 8 or midnight tonight.
According to resident Hong KOAg
movie aficionado, Gregor Menasian,
it has "the best fighting scene
Have you ever been on the phone
with your Aunt Helga, and she's
launched into the detailed
description of her eat's hernia
operation for the sixth time, and
you just wish that you could be
doing something more
constructive? For those seeking
guidance in such matters, Barnes &
Noble is holding a discussion and
book signing' with Wallace Wilkins,
Ph.D., autl)or of Please Hold. 102 Things
To Do WhUe Yotl Walt On lite PIIofte. .
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.other Jo. y Jo",eoree. tol~ me
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spend the day shopping for my
birthday gift? It's in 8 days, you
know. Hint: think MiI~ ilpplgace$.
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EXPLOSIVE BLOCKBU$TER DRIVE IN
SundaY. June 2
Today, officially starts Natloul Safe
IoaU.. Week. Be sure to wear your
lifejacket at all times this week.
Lady-flngers: ·excess••ytII & !Denlory, a
mixed media, one night only
installation by Erin Guest and
Angelina Zontine.· 7 PM at Midnight
Sun.
Improvisation Game Show Extrilvaganu!!
Lecture Hall 1 at 7:30 .PM. To be a
game show contestant call (206)
329-0957. Rumor has it Alex
Trebek will not .be present.
Didn't get your Hong Kong fill on
Friday night? Anime and Hong Kong
Films Student Group present Jackie
Chan and Other Hong Kong Alms. From
1-6 in the Edge.
MOYIE THEATER EXTRAYAGANlArlll
Mindscreen~ the Evergreen State
College's most huggable student
group (Runner up: Camarilla),
presents a plethora of film
entertainment projected on the
south wall (faCing A Dorm) of the
CRC (If it rains, thou shalt to go to
Lecture Hall One). Films include:
College, a Buster Keaton film, Un
Chien Andalou by Salvador Dali and
Luis Bunuel, Eilt the Sun-a short
science fiction film/faux
documentary produced on the
Evergreen campus in 1975,
Trlblilation 99 by Craig Baldwin, and It
Came from Outer Space, presented in
3-D (glasses will be provided).
Bring yout pillows, blankets,
jackets, andSmurf memorabilia but
do ' not bring your automobile.
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