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Faculty member speaks on the horrors o'f Asian sex trade
BY EIUS CULLEN
floor lobby at noon on May 21. The first to
A twelve year-old Filipino girl dead from speak was Angela Gilliam, a faculty member
?n infection after having a coke bottle inserted at the Evergreen State College. "The global
IOta her vagina by a client. Old men economy coincides with the spread of the
approaching girls of 7 or 8 because sex with international sex trade," s[:d Gilliam, who
~hem is considered to be. Whole towns set up
gave an overview of the sex trade industry.
10 Korea for the "rest and relaxation" of
Often called the world's oldest
American soldiers. These are the images profession, prostitution is a growing problem .
brought up in Tuesday's sex trade industry "Younger and younger women are getting
panel discussion.
caught up in the trade," said Gilliam. The old
The panel of three women spoke in front two-step pattern, where women would move
ofa large audience in the Library Building 2nd . from their villages to the cities to work in the

fac-tories and then end up in the sex trade, is
being replaced by a shorter process. The
women are now moving in a one-step pattern
recruited straight from their villages into
prostitution.
"Reforms in Capitalism are pushing
effects on third world countries , forcing
migration," said Gilliam. "The women of most
countries do not speak the language of
exchange and trade, so men speak for them."
The women and children spoke of by the
panel are being used as "commodities" for

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said states did not have the right to deny a Health Center, says that a law such as this would
The Na~ional Abortion Rights Action
woman an abortion in the first six months of affect women in remote areas without
League (NARAL), a bi'partisan political action
pregnancy; anti-choice movements energized. providers. She gave an example th<!t if a woman
and outreach group, held a discussi<?n group
They have worked to either weaken or lived in Port Angeles. which doesn't have a
yesterday on the political climate concerning
overturn the ruling ever since. Most of this clinic that provides.abortions, she would have
resistance comes in the form of "blockading to travel to Bremerton. about 75 miles away.
abortion in the state of Washington and
around the country. The event, sponsoredby
clinics and making a real ruckus" throughout She would then have to either make two trips,
one for diagnosis and one for the operation. If
the Women's Resource Center, informed ' the country, says Gleason.
she
had to wait two days before she could even
interested Greeners on the fightto keep choice
In 1991, Washington state passed
legal and safe.
Initiative 120, which placed the provisions have the procedure, then the amount of total
Linda Gleason, a volunteer with NARAL
from Roe vs. Wade into law. Gleason says that time spent waiting would be extended, possibly
sim:e 1989, always thought that abortion
this .measure was highly effective because a .raising the cost.
Other House bills endangering women's
law.i~ stronger than a court decision.
should be a legal option for women. She
; Despite our state's relatively pro-choice health care included House bill 2666 wQuld
decided that she needed to act on her beliefs
rather than keep her support in the
sentiment, there are a growing number of have allowed "religious employers", like a
citizens and politicians fighting against hospital affiliated with a church, to refuse to
background, knowing that, "I couldn't just
write checks and vote right." Astrong concern
abortion rights. In the fall of 1994, there was provide sick leave and insurance coverage to
of hers is to know that her three
a pro-choice majority in both the House and women who choose to have an abortion.
the Senate. With the number of elected Another bill said that anyone under 18 would
granddaughters will have the choice available
to them. Hopefully, she says, they will never
legislators leaning towards more conservative be required to inform his or her parents before
have to face such a situation, but if they do,
thoughts on abortion, the number of solidly undergOing treatment for a sexually
they will have access to services without
pro-choice legislators dropped from 54 to 40. transmitted disease.
Each of these bills, says Gleason, passed
restrictions.
Gleason says that all of the legislators are up
House
but were defeated by a very narrow
the
Gleason began the talk reviewing the
for re-election this November, which makes
margin
in
the Senate. She warns that even
history of the state concerning abor.tion rights.
voting a very important activity.
In 1970, Washington became one of the first
In the last session of the state Legislature, though they Were not passed, they will be back
states to legalize abortion. A r.e£erendum~ at least nine bills were 'n duced into~the with_different wording in the next session in
passed overwhelmingly to allow abortions,
House of Representatives that threatened Janua.ry. Gleason says, "expect the same cast
but only under particular conditions, like
abortion laws. House bill 2265 called for a in different costumes."
Gleason says that all four of the
parental notification, and in certain health
48 hour parental notification for women
Democratic
candidates for Governor; Nina
under 18 before having an abortion. Lori
care centers. In 1973, when the Supreme
Court passed the Roe v. Wade decision that
Bradshaw, a clinic director at Sound Choice
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prostitution, child prostitution, and mailorder bri-des. "Women's bodies are worth
more overseas than their labor is worth in their
own country," said Delia Aguilar, the second
panelist, about Filipino women in the sex
trade. Women from the Philippines are
recruited to be dancers and singers in the
"entertainment industry" inJapan.l,Jnder the
guise of a better paying job, these women get
stuck in a six month contract in a foreign

Four students
show up for
tech fee forum

Believe Now

Abo.r tio·n rights works.h op held at Evergreen

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A mass baptism- was held on Red Square Wednesday for followers of the New Church of the Postmodern Christ. ~t
welcomed followers with promises of a "New Truth, a New News, a'n d a New Church." The New Church of the
Postmodern Christ has hailed themselves as"a place to ~efine your own form of spirituality,"

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Student Jonny Fink started laughing
because only seven students attended the third
forum to discuss the technology fee, held on
Wednesday, May 22.
The other two forums were a bust because
hardly anyone showed up. Wednesday 's
meeting also did not have a fair representation
of the student body in attendanc e. That
changed the focus of the entire meeting; the
students didn't discuss the technology bill.
they discussed the lack of student government.
According to the technology bill. a
student government may establish no more
than a $120 per year technology fee, to be
attatched to students' tuition. The money will
be spent on technology for students. However,
the student government will decide what type
of technology to buy. At Evergreen there is no
student government or any cohesive form of
student representation.
The students who attended the
Wednesday meeting decided to postpone the
technology fee issue because of the lack of
representation at Evergreen. Until there is one,
Fink explained, there is no need to worry about
the $120 technology fee being attached to
tuition next fall.
Art Costantino, vice president of student
affairs, came late to the meeting but
commented on how issues at Evergreen come
up all the time that require the dealings of
student representatives. It isn't solely an issue
how a form of student representation would
work in relation to technology fee, but about
the overall lack of student representation in
day to day decisions.
u
Aileen Luppert, a TEse student who was
at the meeting. will write a letter informing
President Jane Jervis and students of the need
for student representation ..
There will also be another meeting next
Wednesday. May 29, at 1 p.m. in the third floor
of the CAB to discuss the future of the
technology bill and the future of student
representation for next year.

Contents:
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Knock peggie, not Christ .... page 6
The Dark Horse ....................... page 7
Arts and Entertainment ...... page 8
Comics ...... :............................... page 11

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KEWSBRIEFS
'BY HI££ARY M. ROSSI

You have one more ('hance to learn how to
write self-evaluations. On Wednesday, May 29
atl p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in LIB 2218, a workshop
will be held for all students to learn how to
Faculty Masao Sugiyama is holding model • write evals.
seminars -classes that give faculty the chance
to be a student- for Fall 1996. Volunteers are
needed on September 26 and 27, starting at 9 Every Thursday, teeno will be playing at
a.l11 . Contact Sugiyama by May 26 for further
Thekla in downtown Olympia. It's $2 for the
information.
general public, but it's free for TESC studpnts.

Model seminars

Tecno at Thekla

Safeplace benefit
A benefit for Safeplace Women's Shelter will
held July 12 at the Indian Summer Hotel in
Yelm . The benefit will include dinner, dance
and an auction. Contact Judith MacKenzie at
352-9533 for information.

First aid class
The Mclane Fire Department will be offering
a class in the specifics of first aid on May 29
and 30, fro m 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Contact
the Human Resouce Services at Library 3238,
extension 6361.

Lakefolkfest '96
A number of bands and sulo artists will be
perform ing at Lakefolkfest '96 on Saturday,
July 27 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The
Lakefolkfest is the city of Lakewood's first folk
musical festival. For more information contact
Carla Wulfsberg at (360) 956-3686.

Asian films playing
On Thursday, May 30. the film Signed: Lino
Brocka will be playing at 7 p.m. in Lecture Hall
1 (or Asia Month. It is sponsored by the Asian
Students in All iance (ASIA) student group.
Cunta('t ASIA at extension 61 33. It's free.

Cuban youth
potluck

brigade

Enjoy music, food, and learn about Cuba at a
potluck. on Friday, May 31. It's sponsored by
the Latin American Student Organization
(LASO) It's at 6 p.m. in the Organic Farm. Call
LASO for more information at extension 6583.

Housing checkout
Students living in Housing,listen up: Housing
check out deadline June 174:30 p.m. You have
to be out by then. You can sign up for a check
out date and time starting May 23 with the
person who is checking out for your dorm. If
you don't know who's the chackout person for
you r dorm. call extension 6622 to find out.

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The flyer mentioned in Rob:
Ludgate's letter "Housing Flyer is
Culturally Insensitive" actually read
"So do a raindance Tuesday night or
something." According to the letter,
the flyer read: "So do a sundance on
Tuesday night or something.

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Security Blotter
Thursday. May 9

1558: Steam from shower stimulates fire alarm
in B Dorm.

(),05: Theft frulll \'ehiclt' in F-Iot.
Monday. i\lay 13
l·riJay. Ma) 10
1356: ElIl ergency ph une ac tivated for no
apparent rt'd~U Il .
2355: Firerrac ker plJ cl'd ill toilet ill the
Library.
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lin:;: ll ike tah nlrom the fro nt of Librarv.
1728: Fi re alarm in C Dor lll ell ergizcJ by
hurn t fnoJ .

"unda\. i\lay 12
OOI Y: CUll rrele hlurk IIlp tl'rio mly placed un

\ ehil le in F-Iu!.
100·1; Ga~ !ike odo r dele('(ed in eRe. Th e
buildi ng ·.I'a~ e\aruated. cherked alll! all clear
gl\'en.

0240: Malicious pull offlre alarm in the dorm
currently known as "A".
Tuesday. May 14
2210: Vandal ism at the library loading dock.
0148: VandalisllI in C-lot.
054 9: Smell of acetone detected in the
basement of the Library.
0615: Four more cases of vandalism fo un d.
Three in C-I ot and one in B-Iot.
1224: Wallet reported stolen. It was later found
in men's bathroom in Library.
1701i: Assa ult between staR-members.
1755: Computer swiped from Lab L
Wednesday. May 15
0516: Ernst shopping carl found by creek.

BY RON CHARRO

What is ([SPES? Some of you may
have noticed the banner hanging from
the clock tower (which is now missing.
Any clues?). CIS PES (Commit'tt:e in
Solidarity with the People ofEI Salvador)
is a 15 year-old national organization
rooted in working peoples' solidarity in
EI Salvador and the US. We fight against
US efforts of economic and cultural
domination in Latin America, whether by
military invasion , covert action, or
economic blackmail. We are actively
helping build an alternative: peoples'
power with participatory democracy,
human rights, and economic justice. The
"International Workers' Day" banner
drop was a coordinated national effort to
bring the plight of working people into the
public consciousness.
What We Do: The solidarity movement
is an integral part ofEl Salvador's struggle for
democracy and economic justice. CISPES
carries out a wide range of activities, ranging .
from community organizing and educational
forums to protests and fundraising
campaigns. Some activities include:
Grassroots Outreach: This includes
hou se meetings, school presentations,
sponsoring of tours to US cities by leaders of
El Salvador's movement for democracy. In
April 1994, more than 200 activists
participated in delegations to observe the
Salvadoran elections, helping to detect and
expose cases of fraud and exclusion. We
organize regular delegations to El Salvador
where activists have an opportunity to meet
with organizers and directly participate in
efforts to create a new EI Salvador. *(See Sao
Paulo Forum)
Humanitarian AID: CISPES raises funds
to directly support the people ofEI Salvador
through community projects. Projects include
funding for rebuilding communities destroyed
by US-backed civil war, training of organizers
and organizing projects of the FMLM (former
guerrilla movement which is now a political
party that holds seats on EI Salvador's
Legis lati ve Assemb ly and governs 12
municipalities). As mandated by the ([SPES
national convention in 1993, at least 50% of
all our material aid is designated for women's
organizing projects.
Congressional Pressure: C1SPES worked
for 14 years to end US military assistance and
intervention. Now that the "war" is "over", we
are challenging the trade policies of NAFTA
and lending policies of international
institutions (IMF, Word Bank) by lobbying
congressional offices, protests, call-in days.
etc.
Human Rights: Assassinations, tortures
and disappearances ofgovernmen t critics have
not been occurring to the degree that they did
during the war, but right-wing death squads
are slill in ooeration. Thev are now called thp

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all marginalized populations and continue to
make life more difficult for the people of
Central and South America. We support the
FMLN (Farabundo Marti Liberaci6n Nacional)
and the democratic revolutionary social
movement in combatingneoliberal policies as
we build an alternative for working people in
the U.S. and in El Salvador_
.
. Oiympia Chapter: There was a OSPES
chapter on campus in the 80s. In 1986, 830
students signed in support of a proposal to
establish a sister college relationship between
TESC and The University ofEI Salvador. What
happened? The answer isstill being sought. A
sister cellege relationship could be a strong
link to cultural exchange and much needed
dialogue between US citizens and those in EI
Salvador. Considering the history of US
imperiatism in Latin America, and its policies
that keep EI Salvador dependent on export to
the US, honest and open dialogue should be
the priority. In addition, exchange students
and study abroad programs could be initiated

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year old former prostitute and madam turned
missionary. The panel's audience caught a
glimpse of the reality of the sex trade indu~try
through pictures of scantily dressed women
standing in doorways beneath gaudy neon
signs, clinics.set up to maintain the health of
American soldiers by making sure that
prostitutes are free from venereal diseases, and
soldiers, dressed like college students on
spring break, picking up on the prostitutes of
the camp town.
Part of the purpose of the panel was to
bring to attention dialogue on the sex trade
industry around the world, especially in Asia,
said one of the organizers, freshman Keziah
Apuzen,19. The international sex trade is
marginalized and not really talked about
America, said Apuzen. The panel discussion
was brought together in recognition of May
as Asia month vy the collective efforts of the
Asian Students in Alliance, the Evergreen
Political Information Center, and the Women
Of Color Coalition.
In addition to the panel discussion, ASIA,
EPIC,and WOCC aresponsoringfourfilms for Asia
month. At noon on Thursday, May 23 in Lecture
Hall 1, "legaCy ofMalthus" will be playing. Also
playing at 7 pm., May 23 in Lecture Hall 1, is 'The
Women Outside." Sponsored by ASIA, EPIC,
WOCC, and the Evergreen Queer Alliance, frum 7
t09 p_m. "Coconut, Cane and Cutlass" and "Signed:
Uno Brocka" will be shown on May 30 in Lecture
HalIL

with sufficient faculty and student support.
We (a small group of us and those of the
Seattle chapter) would like to see CISPES
reinstalled on campus. As a solidarity
organization, we aim to ensure that such a
movement responds to the needs of the
Salvadoran peo~le in a timely arid effective
manner. Our national strength lies in being a
vol un teer, grassroots organization with strong
local chapters, carrying out nationaily
coordinated local programs. We work closely
with Salvadorans themselves: to understand
the needs, get their assessment of the
movement and help set priorities for our direct
support work. The comforts that many North
Americans enjoy is directly derived from this
system of inequality .created "south of the
border".
Campaigns: Our latest campaign success
has been the targeting ofThe Gap and Eddie
Bauer (headquarters in Renton) for supporting
sweatshops in the labor intensive "free-trade
zones", a.k.a . "maquiladoras". The Gap has

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,:: Rinehart, a.. state Repr~sentative. G~ry
· Locke,J(ingCotJ,llty executive. Jay Inslee. a'
former Congress~, and Seattle mayor
Norm Rice. are pro-choice. Jim Waldo. a
Republican. candidate, also supports '
abortion rights. Because the Governor has
the power to veto any bill that would pass
both houses ofCongress~ Gleason says it is
important to have a pro-choice person in
office.
.
. on tile national scene, Gleason urges
voters to watch the Presidential elections
carefully, especially if SeJ)afoI Bob Dole
chooses a pro-choic~ running mate. like
GeneraIC~lir:t Powell' or , Christine
Whitman, governor ofNew Jersey_ Such a
choice might'spur highJy conservatives
away from Dole and possibly into a new
political party.
. Around the country, Gleason says
that Vtah, Louisjana; and the territory of
Guam have active laws prohibiting almost
all abortions. Thirty one states have
informed consent laws, stating that a
woman must be offered what Bradshaw
calls MinflaJl'matory materials" qmcerning
abortion before she is allowed to' come to
. a final decision_ Gleason sa'ys the materials
· are often highly exaggerated photographs
of aborted fetus~s and other upsetting

imaterials. Fi~e s~ies have expressed their
intent.to tighten laws, placing further
restrictions on access to abortion.
Out of the eleven new U.S, Senators
voted into;()ffice last November, nine of
them were anti·choi~e. The Senate now
holds 38 strongly pro-choice members out
of 100. The Itouse has 218 anti-choice
members, 148 pro· choice. and 71 who
waver on the issue. "Basically," says
Gleason, "the President is keeping the
country pr~choice."
. Gleason says that voters should write
their local Congressperson, both at the
national level and the state level,
encouraging them to defeat bills that place
restrictions on abortion rights_ She also
stressed that it is important to write those
members who continually support
women's health issues and thank them for
their efforts.
For people who would like to get
involved in the struggle to keep abortion
legal. Gleason suggests that they get
involved with the local choice action team
in Olympia, or can volunteer with
NARAL: For Illore inform;ltion on how to
contact these groups or how to register to
vote, call the Women's Resource Center at

agre.ed to many of the workers' demands,
Bauer has threatened to pull out ofEI Salvador
completely. Another target is "US AID" (US
Agency for International Development) which
is doing nothing to ensure that workers' rights
are enforced in "Free Trade Zones". AID is
involved in the privatization process tn El
Salvador which is destroying progressi ve
unions and transferring public assets into
already wealthy hands. We wilL change this.
We will be working along with UN ITE, the (US
National Textile Union) as they launch a
nationwide campaign against sweatshops here
in the US.
Campaign Goals:
Resist the globalization of the economy
and the Contract on the Americas through
support of alternatives.
Expose the attack on immigrants' rights
as a right-wing effort to distract attention away
from profit-motivated policies.
Win a commitment from the UN and the
US to continue to monitorthe implementation
of the Peace Accords and defend the rights of
working people in EI Salvador to organize.
Target US sweatshops in coordination
with UNITE.
· FMlN hosts Foro de Sao Paolo (Sao
Paulo Forum)--in San Salvador
(El Salvador), July 25-30, 1996.
In 1990, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. a group of
political parties from Latin America and the
Caribbean, inspired by the ideals of
democracy, revolution and socialism, initiated
the first of a series ofdiscussions_ The goal was

to formulate a new way of political thinking.
By examining the problems of Latin America
and Caribbean countries in the light of their
history, the group worked towards viable
proposals to fulfill the aspirations of their
people. The Foro de Sao Paulo was formed, and
a growing assembly of politi(;al groups have
met yearly evet since. This year there are 112
participants including such Latin American
and Carribean progressive political parties and
organizations as: the Workers Party (PT) uf
Brasil, the Farabundo Marte National
Liberation Front (FMLN) of EI Salvador, the
Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRO) of
Mexico, the Sandinista Front of Nicaragua
(FSLN), the Communist Party of Cuba, the
Lavalas Movement ofHaili.
The Foro de Sao Paulo is not just a yearly
meeting. It is an organization of many political
movements and parties of the left in Latin
America and the Caribbean. Through the Foro,
political groups can discuss ideas, exchange
experiences and understand 'jointly the
situation facing their countries. Policies can be
formulated to address th e crisis facing the
region. CISPES raising fu nds to ass ist in
hosting the meeting. Contact C1SPES for more
information.
For those interes ted in the
implementation of the Olympia Chapter,
please call 866-6000 ext 6513, or 943-3279, or
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whim and end up owing money t<;> thejr
employers. After accumulating this debt, the
women must then continue to work in the sex
trade industry for as long as it takes to repay
the money, says Aguilar.
The sex trade is as much of a problem
. inside developing countries like the
Philippines. Outside of major military bases
in these countries are so-called camp towns.
These camp towns . are made to house
prostitution and the rest and relaJ1ation
in!iustry for the comfort of soldiers abroad,
said Aguilar. More focus should be placed on
the client and the "distortion of human
nature." Aguilar told a story of a group of
college students she traveled to the Philippines
with. On this trip with her was a 21 year old
woman who became physically sick when she
realized that the men at these military bases
who frequent the camp towns look like regular
people. Aguilar quoted the women as saying,
"My God, they look just like the men I 'go to
school with."
The third panelist, Grace Lee, spoke of
the camp towns of Korea. On the screen set
up next to the panelist table, Lee showed a
film, "Camp Arirang." In making this film, Lee
said, she wanted 'to explore the contradiction
of how prostitution is illegal. yet thriving in
Korea_ "Camp Arirang" showed the horror of
life in a camp town through a tour with a 53

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~AUREL N!COLE SPELL/vIAN
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. There s somethmg about the ColumbIa
RIver ~orge that mais.es me. ponder the
p~ecanousness of lIfe. Th.e nn~ two-lane
~Ighway on the Washmgton side qUietly sneaks
It~ way through th.e Cascades trymg not to
~Isturb the mountams as they guard the great
nver. Huge firs sway In the channeled gorge
WInds whIle bo~lders wobble on the matern~l
mountaInsIde hke Infan~s rea?y to tak.e their
first ste~s. Small rock-slIdes Ime the ~I?es of
the roa? m an effort to remmd all who VISit that
nature IS the head of the household here.
I have never given much thought to being
flattened under a rock while driving along the
highway, but traveling highway 14 inspires
such thoughts to flow freely. Today, my friend
and I are on our way to Stonehenge. This may
seem an awfully odd route to the ancient
English site. Alas, we are not on our way to
England, we are traveling to visit a simu lated
Stonehenge, just west of Goldendale,
Washington. This impressive pre-decay replica
of the massive rock enigma of Great Britian was
completed in 1929 and serves as a World War
I memorial recognizing the soldiers of Klickitat
County.
Neither my friend nor I has ever been to.
this gorge, and a trip to a pseudo-Stonehenge
sounds fun . Yet we realize en route that the
journey is worth more than the destination.
Over the course of the next two days, we realize
the potential of the river to inspire and excite;
we are reminded of the destructive capacity of
human ingenuity; and we are introduced to the
awesome power of this spiritua l place.
The Bonneville Dam is a painful
tourniquet around the Columbia River. Like a
loud alarm clock buzzing that awakens you
fr~m a blissful dream, the dam is a startling
shock along the meditative tree-lin ed drive .
Towering electrical conductors that look like
giant space age pagod.as lead your eyes toward
the massive, concrete'structure and the frothy
waters below. Inside, a self-guided tOU'r is
available to those interested in viewing
struggling salmon through large panes ofglass.
There is also a propaganda ridden fisheries
museum containing nostalgic pictures of
happy depression era, dam building men,
replicas of antiquated fish killing machines,
and a unique view of the backside of this
incredible barrier generating energy from the
largest river on the west coast.
Here in the gorge , the same wind that
starts the trees rocking also sends windsurfers
down the river with the faith and enthusiasm
of a Las Vegas gambler. This sport started here
in the mid-80s and has been the catalyst for the
tourist industry boom. Now thousands of
people come here every year to relish in the
exhale of gorge breath. In the summer there
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can be up to a.thousand surfers in the water at
one time.
By far, r.he coo!est plac~ to stay overnight
(or several nIghts) IS The Bmgen School Inn.
Converted from a~ old school hou~e by owner
John N~wma~, th.ls funky hostel IS the most
happenmg thm? 10 the town of Bmgen. For
eleven bucks a nIght,you can have a bed in the
hostel room, or for thlCty bucks you can occupy
your own classroom. complete with two queen
sIze beds, a chalkboard, and creaky hardwood
floors . In the summer time, The Bingen School
Inn is an exo tic zoo-like exhibit .of world
travelers and windsurfers. Not only does John
rent windsurfing equipment righ t from the Inn
but he gives lessons too.
The town of Bingen (pronc"nced Bin-jin
if you're local and Bing-en if you're from the
fraulein city in Germany) is a good place to stay
if you want to see a good portion of the scenic
stuff in the gorge. There is so much to do here
and if you only have a weekend or so, the
possibilities can be overwhelming.
World-class hiking can be found all
around the gorge, as well as biking, fishing,
camping and white water rafting. If the latter
appeals to you, try Phil's White Water
Adventures located on the banks ofthe White
Salmon River. Tours run from April through
September and although we di9n't have time
to go, Phil made it sound like a heck of a lot of
fun.
The haughty Maryhill Museum looks
bizarre and out of place perched on a rugged
bluff above the Columbia River. It was built in
1914 as the dream home of the eclectic
entrepreneur Sam Hill. Mr. Hill never actually
moved in to the FlemiSh-style chateau but
instead decided to convert it into a museum.
Now, the house is the home to elaborate, gold
Rumanian furniture, an impressive yet odd
collection of chess sets, a Native American
culture and history room, and a strange exhibit
full of two-foot high dolls dressed the high
fashion of the 1940s. Mr. Hill, who was also
the man and money behind Stonehenge of
America, was the drive behind creating the
highway to these world wonders as well.
With so many joyous and fun things to
see and cjo in this area, it's kind ofeasy to ignore
the problems that infect this gorgeous land, but
.
it's important not to.
The train tracks and highways that line
the river seriously hamper water access. Places
where the water is accessible, are ridden with
conflicts about who should have access
priority. Windsurfing launch sites clash with
Native American fishing sites. The pulp mills,
altUIlinum companies and Hanford Nuclear
Power Plant all find it convenient to dump their
poisonous waste into the Columbia River. This
dumping creates Dioxin, the most toxic group

of pollutants known to humans, and it is
beginning to noticeably affect the water and
its natural inhabitants.
Yet, even with a myriad of problems, the
river flows on. Designating the prettiest part
o~ the gorge under federal protection in 1986
wIth the Columbia Gorge Scenic Act, the river
concerns are not being ignored by everyone.
The Columbia River Gorge Commission and
environmental agencies such as Columbia
River United are all well aware of the problems
occurring here and are doing their best to relay
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Tuberculosis epidemic on the rez.
I.H .S Health officials went district
to district doing T.B. tests on the
community members. My best
friend was diagnosed with T.B and
immediately given medication. He
was in his thirties then and most
of his partners, like him, were
diagnosed and on medication. He
and his partners were high
climbing, hard steel working
drunks and they were the best. Not
long after the treatment of the
dise'ase began,his partners became
ill. Emaciated, one by one death
.. II these stories are true; if they are hard
took them. My friend buried five of his partners,
to believe it is because they sti ll go on an d then was struck down with the sa me
unnoticed.
symptoms. With not much hope for a long life
Rez dogs bark at the howlingof the wind. I he prepared himself for his final journey and left
wonder if another whooping cough epidemic is for the tavern. The Great spirit was with him,
coming to the projects. Every rez I've been to the for as he struggled to make his way across the
dogs are the same. Running free mangy packs, taverns small parking lot he approached an ~Ider
untouchable. most times unnoticed. I pity woman. Being a gentleman he g{e~~ed her with
them-they are expendable-li~e me, like so JesPe~t saying, "'Wi": '"Grandson whatis wrong
many other skins. The tribal dog catclier is on 'with you?- ,she asked.
told her his story
her way. Ready for the chase to round up those' sirriUarto'others s)le had heard b.efore in the tiny
four legged scoundrels. ·She wiD take them to community; she had already sang at the wakes
puppy prison to await execution.
for the dead.
.
My son was 5 months old when the di~trict ,
Looking out my windowl saw children of all
nurse came to our home to tell us of a whooping ages herded intotheH.U.D office. Parents biting
cough epidemic bre'wing in our. sma ll their lips, fighting to look hard but shaken with
com\TI}wity. Three children were already fear, trying to believl! the I.H.S officials' advice.
hospi aliz,ed. The nurse informed rpe I better take After the generic trell,tment was administered,
mys . tq; e Housing and Urban Development ba~y faces came out of the building, tears
(H U.D.) Office for a full D.P.T vaccination and a
streaking down their little cheeks. I pitied those
20 Q ry p e crtptIon of erythromycin, an innocents; their parents took them in for
an\i I ti th t destroys indiscriminately. I injeGtions and pills to guard against ~ deadly
til
h for t e warning ann let it go at that. childhood disease, but sometimes a cure can be
I o· trus Inwan Health Services (I.H.S.) or mOC4!perilous.
pre ~ription based n fear. My husband and I
The,~!der woman was a medicine woman. She
to action im ~diately' a'nd sat down and sat jfh~~J!forr:!an}'jrourschattingabout
praxe
the,days before the suyappl came, when Iif~was
The rez dogs h
cing imprisoned; &60d and she gathered all her'.medicines in the
they 1000g r the !fee moun in range. Jailers ,,' valley of her ancestors. Sudder\ly she suggested
come fi r the • the puppies wa their tails j!lld throwaway those suyappi white man piIl~ and
smile hopill,g soon hey will be
e run. No cut back on his drinking. My partner lisfened
dice;t heyare~ngtakenlQthemountalnswhere
carefully and followed the advice of th~ old
new tribal policecadet$
alningare Ins ucted woman . .His health improved imp-tediately, and
to use them as target rattice. Cadets with eventually he gave up the bottle cqmpletely. All
shaking hands and no e
t aim use rifles,
the time he had been misdiagnose/!, and no one
hand guns, and shotguns to'sfoot poodJ gs who , noticed my friend was not infected ith T.B; how
only wanted some on", to care" Once the adets many others with him, I wonder? The,
have been ~ffectiv'ely deseQsitized , ~eir medication presc ribed at large had~ serious
compassion altered, they are polic~ and ready to adverse side effect when consumed with alcohol.
patrol our rural streets . , Q~ more-!han one "'1aking the liver swell and rupture resulting In a.
occasion they stanq guard in the neighborhood slow and agonizing death . However, the health
dressed in black armed wITh M-16's. This isn~t officials failed to reveal this information to the
Guatemala, but I understand the fear tactics of communi ty which suffered the epidemic of
Death squads.
Alcoholism. On ly the health officials know how
While on the subject of death squads; in the many T.B free people they practiced on, and the
mid-seventies I.H.S warned ofa rapidly spreading deaths continue to go on unnoticed. I identify

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warfare
this as Biological warfare.
They worked in the Uranium mines; the men
from Dinetah. Radon gas silently breathed into
;!!~",,,,,,".-,,.Ab'oUt .Race .,."
their once healthy lungs. Like the mines of Potosi
their labor is invaluable, it makes rich men richer.
"7mtIfItI FnIaJ Td:l.eaAbwtRM:e.- •au
Indians however are expendable. Just another 7imaty ..,.m.aputidpmtsol7.JJdDa.bout
one dead; I heard and read that dead is th e on ly
Batt. •• ~ opm fcihmJ.,BM!rJrem 11It
time we are good. The US gov't had an interest
studeatJ.llllfad fM:ulty wbo pIRIdpIlr ue
in the effects of Radon gas on the human body.
COlIJIIIlttHlDnM ..."... . . . . .tJ(net
Knowing th e end result would be death, they
md hdIm. ill. - . CfJfJfIdrntUI mrlrolJrnerJt. '11le
instructed mining companies to send Dine men,
dlta~FwoutoilMl/llltlitllT' Dayof
desperate to keep their families from starving,
~ Dqof~«tiDlJfl1IJd Cf1fJliDues IS
deep into the Uranium mines unprotected. Blasts
.prwctlw~.6tmoarnm~1O
from the mining sent radiation creeping
,ddmstJudJ iIrDA 'IlwtOnrm. wltJdJ ~
downwind. Killing and deforming everything in
~. . .gDfIt~ tUer~~U(IIII
its path.,Many Dine babies were born suffering.
NOOlJ 10 1:00p.m. in CAB 168. B~ .
The birth defect and cancer rate on the Dine
.....".,.
reservation is among the highest in the nation.
By Jimee"Lowe
On the Nisqually reservation the dogs are th e
,
I've
been
attending
the "TaJ~ng About Race:"•
same as any other rezjust mo eurban. They live
meeting
.
and
they.
have helped in my
on a rez located in a war z9ne. Artillery rounds
understanding
of
racism
. .Alth.ough 'it's sad,
expl e and the whole h se sba ·es. On a nice
there
are
Still
many
people
who judge yoo by
sunny (laX you ca n ar the army base fire
mod day gatling
It's t ' e bQ<loomm of the color of your skin.
Someone asked me onc:e what I thought black
thllllrde
explOsions t
ac the walls and
was
and I don't feelllke I gaVe hima ~ answer.
ceilin s
USgov'taac erja
.. Dhouse.
I
pulled
out my.dictionary and looked up black.
Duck, fO crawl 0 ¥
to ever was my
fifst I' c \0
'val' a ar zon is tedious; In addition to .ascribing a race of people to this
g ability to time. ut the color, it .makes maoy, oegativen references such
o eneeds to a
boinb ·JlS.t to cr d ;smile. I the past 3 years as ¥Soiled, ~ "evil.~ -depressing. and ~Deserving
of. Indicating or incurring censure or dishonor. n .
I) e thirty teenagers (predominately~ have
Thi$ would lead one to bell e that bla(k, and
t ken their own lives. Maybe after' so many
things aS$OCia~ed with Jt. ar~negattv~,
most
losions you get to feel as though tn !lois not
Because
of this, most people would not wautto
much to live for. I identify this as W~r through
enviro
fal de r' ation. However, I have be associated with black. Now ask ~who
noticed t a he;e a stilt smiles from rhe strong , is defining bJac:k. If we look up .Red we would
also.find negative assOciations?
.'
Nisqually.
.
As
a
participant
In
the
Talking'AboUt
Race :
Slowly all the miners died and a whole
series
on
can1pus.1
have
further
de\leloped
my J
generation ·of Dine men became extinct. No
more fathers to clire for their young, to show senseofwhatit~ to ~ 8lack1n.Americ.a, I
.them their Way of life, sing them their families am a Black, 38 year old male born In ~ca:
sOngs. The qranium and plutonium taken from As a )'OWlg man growing up lo America, I was
the traditiOl;lai sacred ground of the Dine was taugl)t to hate myseIfbecausejJeing Black was
uSed to build atomic weapons; which the US gov't Yiewiid as a negative.J C!IJl remember ~the
u ~d to~om\nit genocide; destroying millions of only black boy in school in A1abama~ l'flas so .
lives in an ihstant in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I mistreated that I often f~ like apologizing for .
wOl}der hOlYmany comfortable Americans know being black. The white ~ would spit on me.
how their government operates on their behalf, slap me, and nearly ran over me once just
because I was black. I could not swim in the
on capitalists' orders.
Outside rez dogs are howling with the coyotes public pool and I bad to sit in designated black
at the new r\loon. My son is healthy and strong areas ifI ~anted to ~ a movie. These are jUst a
growing into a broad beautiful Lakota man; he few examples of qI)I perso~al experie~ce
carries resistance in his spirit. They will never growing up Black in America. 'My experiences
get rid of ·those rez dogs, they are fu ll of were mild compand to my grandfather and
.
.
cOllviction, that's because their from the rez . The father.
.
My
fa'
t
her
left
Eufaula.
Alabama to join a
spirit of truth wilt prevail, but first we must pay
segregated
Army.
He
thought
he was headed
attention and not continue to let oppression and
towards
a
brighter
future,
Il1$tead.
he told me .
genocide go unnoticed.
about how poorly the Black so.cliers were
In 504 years of resistance.
mistreated, During the Korean War. Black
LisaNa M Red Bear
,
soldiers
were not adequately proyided with
MatD Luta
winter- gear: whiCh resulted in many Black
soldiq,a ~ing to~b e also told lDe

Cultural Summer camp brings hope to Hawaiian high school students
By Oscar Johnson
Kapiolani Laronal is one of many Native
Hawaiian students at River Ridge High School
struggling to maintain her cultural identity.
Although she says that the southeast Olympia
school has a variety of cultural events, and
students and teachers are supportive. she still says
"It's pretty hard."
The 16 year-old sophomore, who practices
trad itional Hawaiian dance and sings in a Native
Hawaiian choir for cultural inspiration, says
"There's not that many people that I can look up
to that know my culture."
Thanks to Native Hawaiian musicians Brother
Noland and Tony Conjugacion, whose concerts
have raised money for what Noland calls "the
MolokaiJourney," things are about to change for
Laronal and five other Native Hawaiian students
at River Ridge High School. V
Last Wednesday evening all six students
received the first annual Molokai Learning
Experience Award. As award recipients the
students will travel to the Hawaiian island of
Molokai in August where they will embark on an
intensive cultural journey for two weeks. The
Summer education program was coordinated by
former Lacey mayor, Gene Liddell and her
husband, Vice-President of Liddell & Associates,
John Liddell in conjunction with the Palama
Settlement
education center in Honolulu.

It is designed to teach Native Hawaiian youth
about their history, culture and traditions.
"This is not a tourist trip it is a working trip,"
said John Liddell. He says that the program
instr uctors will be teaching the students;
"Hawaiian history. They will be going out and
fishing, living off the land just as their ancestors
did in the past, learning about 12 different areas
of the land [and] of the sea, and the historical
significance of plants. He also emphasized the
significance of "Dina," the Hawaiian word for
land. He believes that it is important to."learn to
respect the land and yourself" and that
experiences like "catc.!:Ung your dinner" will
promote this.
Gene Liddell, a native of North Shore Oahu,
Hawaii and current Sight Administrator for the
Heart Attack React National Institute of Health
Project, says the program grew out of a visit that
Brother Noland and Tony Conjugacion paid to
River Ridge High School after playing a concert
at Evergreen last year. "They cilme and visited and
talked about the wonderful music oftife-not just
music, but tife." She says that the popular duo
came in response to "many River Ridge students
[who] were concerned that they didn't know
enough about their culture." Since then the
Liddells have been working with the two brothers,
Liddell &
and Hawaiian Airlines to
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make the program a reality. In addition to using
their talents to raise funds for the program,
Brother Noland and Tony Conjugacion will be
working directly with the students once they
arrive in Hawaii. Gene Liddell says, "In many
ways this is Tony and Noland's way of giving back
to the community."
Brother Noland and Tony are innovative yet
traditional musicians who have won the Hoku
award and are internationally renowned. The
youths that have been selected to participate in
the program will have the unique opportunity to
learn traditional Hawaiian songs and hula from
these masters who are as respected for teaching
traditional Hawaiian mu sic as they are for
performing it. Noland, who is the older of the
two, is known for his mastery of Hawaiian Slack
Key Guitar. Tony, the traditionalist, is fluent in
the Hawaiian language and is an established hula
instructor. Together these two ideal role models
will be helping teach the students their native
traditions.
Laronal, who wants to attend the University of
Washington to pursue a career in graphic design,
says she is also looking forward to visiting her
relatives on the island of Oahu. Most of all,
however, she says • I'm looking forward to
learning more about my culture and ancestors'
and how
lived."

thlngswo:eQot mucb~t)r Black ~ers

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during ~~ Waf.
told
me~~~W~~ men; Although
myphsonalfjperiences pale In comparison to
my grand£atber and fath~s experiences. I still

grew up thiJddng that I had to apologize for
being Black.
.
~y grandmother said histOfY,.a1~ has away

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die from cancer anyway, so who really cares?
Well, in some cases the best thing a
person. can do is to not make the situation
any worse. Sometimes a small change of habit
can also make a Significant difference. This
is' what I am discovering about paper. You
know, the stuff you blow your nose with , use
for photocopying, eat off, drink out of, wipe
with , write on, create oIigami with and more.
I have been very conscious of paper use in the
last few years of my life. I rTlake an effort to
recycle every scrap and movie stub that
passes through my hands, I make sure to depaper my jars and cans, I am even reforming
my toilet paper use to one square of 2-ply.
However, what I have discovered actually
goes beyond conserving paper, it actually
involves the ingredients of paper.
Okay, maybe you are thinking, "What's
so tricky about that? Paper is made from
trees, right?" Well of course it is, you punk,
but it is also produced with a multitude of
chemicals. Gasp! Of course, as you may
alrea dy suspect, these chemicals (like
practically everything else) can give humans
and animals cancer as well as birth defects,
lowered sperm counts, immune and

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endocrine system disruption, endometriosis,
respiratory illnesses and breast cancer.
The central chemical ingredient used to
produce paper is chlorine or chlorine dioxide.
These chemicals are used primarily for
bleaching and delignification (separating the
glue-like substance from the cellulose). After
these organo~hlorines are used, they are
discharged by mills into waterways, into the
air, and into the food chain. According to the
Washington Toxics Coalition newsletter for
spri ng 1996, "because organochlorines
bioaccumulate and persist, even small
releases to mill effluent, air, sludge, and paper
products will add up over time to big
problems."
For these reasons alternatives to
chlorine-based products and processes are
being sought. An alternative that is simple
and has far reaching benefits is the use of nonchlorine bleached paper. In the northwest,
the cities of Bellevue and Seattle, the
University of Washington, Antioch
University, Bonneville Power Administration,
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center,
and numerous community groups are now
buying paper products that are not produced
with chlorine.
New technologies existing today can
efficiently separate the lignin from the
cellulose and brighten paper pulp without
the use ofchlorine or chlorine dioxide, These
alternatives may use hydrogen peroxide or
ozone
for
bleaching,
extended

delignification, improved.pulp washing, and
oxygen delignification instead of chemical
processes. Many of these mills using
alternative technologies can "close the loop" to
become effluent-free thus recirculating water
that is otherwise discharged from the rpill.
These closed loop mills are estimated to use as
little as 500 gallons of water per ton of paper
as opposed to 4000 gallons per ton using
current chlorine practices.
"Wow! That sounds great I What is
Evergreen doing about it?" Currently, the
Evergreen community is responding to surveys
that have been sent out to the faculty and staff.
These informational surveys are intended to
gather support for a transition to non-chlorine
paper and feedback on paper needs
(whiteness, post-consumer content, and use).
These surveys have been se'nt to the faculty and
administration, the two groups which use
largest volume of paper on campus. The
surveys are copied onto Unity 0 P paper which
contains 100% total recycled content(50% post
consumer content) and is secondarily (due to
recycled content) unwhitened. This nonchlorine bleached paper as well as a brighter
and whiter paper are undergoing performance
quality testing by the Evergreen Copy Center.
Many of the surveys I have read over
contain comments concerning the costs of a
change;over to non-chlorine bleached paper.
As the prices of paper are subject to bidding,
and are driven by market availability they tend

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to fluctuate throughoutthe year. For example,
the current standard white bond paper
purchased by the Copy Center has fluctuated '
from $3.97 per ream (500 sheets of paper) on
Feb. 22 to $3.17 per ream as of Aprilil. The
prices for the two proposed options for nonchlorine bleached paper cost $3.25 per ream
for Unity DP and $5.00 pe( ream for Eureka.
100, respectively. However, these are not hard
prices. It is possible for Evergreen to begin
buying non-chlorine bleached paper through
individual or already established joint
contracts (such as with UW and City of
Seattle). Purchasing through a contract will
lower these non-chlorine bleached paper
prices considerably. The Eureka 100 paper is
being purchased for under $4.00 per ream
under the UW / City of Seattle contract. The
Evergreen State College has the means to
create and join similar contracts.
The Evergreen Copy Center is able to
copy small orders with the Unity DP paper,
and should soon be able to run copies with
Eureka 100, a white secondarily non-chlorine
bleached paper. The Evergreen student body
is encouraged to stop by the CAB table Friday,
May 24 for more information on paper use
and to show their support for the use of nonchlorine produced papers on campus.
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Chroma Dome, Pip, The Waiter, Lit' Penny,
Diesel, Ho, Nick the Quick and 3D. A litany of
cultural errata, nicknames, to be specific, that
serve a dual purpose for you, the reader'ofthis
article. First, if you don't understand at least
seven out of ten, you probably aren't going to
be interested in this article, so give it a miss.
But if you know what these little phrases mean,
you'll be further reminded just how big the
Bulls vs. Magic phenomenon has become; 9 out
of the ten principals have nicknames. This
Eastern Conference Final Series has more
subplots than Melrose Place. All I can do is start
with the nicknames and throw out anything
helpful I can think of.
Three-Headea. Monster- Luc Longley,
Bill Wennington and Will Perdue: the three
centers Ch icago used in the failed Operation:
Hack-a-Shaq in the semifinals last May. The "24
fouls to give" theory didn't payoff for the Bulls
then, because the refs knew what PhilJackson
was doing and blew more whistles than a high
school gym teacher with a Napoleon complex.
This year Luc doesn't get a nickname, but he
might be the only Monster of the Midway;
Jackson hopes to use him more exclusively. If
that doesn't work, the Bulls can create a FOURHeaded Monster- Longley, Wen'nington, John
"Spider" Salley and James "Buddha" Edwards.
Even the third and fourth big men on the roster
have cool handles. Come on, someoody give
Luc a nickname. "The Big Aussie" isn't going
to cut it. How 'bout Luc "Crocodile Longlee"?
Or Luc "Skywalker"? No, if you've seen his
vertical, you know that's out. Now I'm starting
to understand why he doesn't have a nickname.
HisAirness- The man who won his fourth
league MVP award on Monday, taking 96% of
the first place votes (a new record). The man ·
who averaged 30.4 points a game in the regular
season and who his coach feared would try to
score every time he touched the ball against the
arch-rival Magic. Instead, be rang up only a
controlled 21 points in the Game 1 blowout.
Said Jordan: "Everybody was thinking
after what happened in the playoffs last yea'r
against Orlando that I was going to come out
here an<l just go off. But I fooled all of you ,
didn't I?" .
Chroma Dome- Actually has TWO
nicknames: "The Worm" is his more familiar
tag. ConSidering the many faces of Dennis
Rodman, it's a surprise he has JUST two
nicknames. Rodman did it all in the series
opener. He scored Bpoints, snatched 21
rebounds and played tough b on Shaquille
O'Neal, holding the giant to ~ points and 2
turnovers.

A reporter asked O'Nealifhewas sUlJlrised ducking her. If he wins, he gets a whole pot of
Rodman could cover him.
her secret recipe Louisiana gumbo. If she wins,
"Ask me a real question, man," he growled. he proinises to quit rapping forever. Okay, I'm
"In the box score, Shaq weighs 325 pounds lying. My grandmother'S in Ohio, and she
and I weight 225," quoth the Worm. "But that's doesn't make gumbo or shoot free throws. I'd
the mistake people make in judging someone in still like her chances, though.
pounds instead of how much his .heart weighs."
Ho- Ho's hurt. IfHo don't heal, Ho going
Okay, that sounds sort of corny, but he's got home. Horace Grant, who bolted Chicago with
a point. On the subject of Shaq's heart, the three championship-rings he won shoulder
curmudgeony Chicago Tribune columnistBernie to-sboulder-with _PIay.Off_comra~d Jordan and
Lincicome had tHis to say:
Pippen, wa$Jeading all playoff articipants \J1
"The news 'arrives that ShaquUle O'Neal's FG~cen~ .eo he collided .ith a clumsy
heart is OK, though thatis just a mc;dical opinion
'Neal and ~ .liiS elbow. Ithout Grant
(after chest pain). Public judgment is stH
the~gic have nO'~r,for De ms Rodman.
pending. Only a ~hampionship will change I
It's ~~ice~ consid~g th~t the fact that
important minds, that great gaggle ofcojlsumm Gran~ was~ Weatl!lg o'}e of thoLe obnoxIOUS
at whom O'Neal mumbles assorted commerSial. Orlando unlf~ andlnot ullsl red that cost
messages, and u~convinceclcri~ics;~jc / am ~cago~ieJ'.lalt~..
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a perimeter shot,to sav
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swingman did co;me up
. pIayerever.sJiafl~ ~y~heOrlardo franchIse,
and 4 assists in Came 1. Til
fi u thacwh ·he Isn t left :l!i open as an
balloti.rig after a ~trong start; . <t.n
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hat sc?ring is ~ little toughe:.
how hurt Pip ha~ been until the\am
least.plck ~p h~~ defense (hIS
and he can afforq to talk about it..
ordan) If he s gOl~g to make a
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running the floQr well, seeming
while those jumpers keep bouncin f.Q
or a guy who s game Is stnctly one
O'Neal free throws.
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s: nat this seems an i~appropriate
The Waitet- Been waiting to hi
. Man, I'm sorry, you N1agic fans , I'm
shot for a while. 1-27 in the playoffs.
i ~ on these guys big time (his week. But
Kukoc, fresh offt~e rush ofhis being ria . '
fI
jng so eas~y, De.nnis Scott,!who set a new
Man of the Year, turned in 12 points, 6 r~ ou
. rerord for tnples III a regulapeason, only
and .1O assists in the opener: He seems to have shot 2 in the first game and !TIissed both. At least
recovered from the back injury that kept him out he wasn't forcing his offense; he_was a team
of the last two Knick games. The way the Knicks player. There. I said something nice. I won't say
abused, confused and misused the Bulls offense, that he can't (or won't) guard anybody and sure
Kukot is probably happy he missed them. doesn't play 6'8. Because that wOl)ld be mean,
Otherwise, he might be 1 for 50 right now. ,
even if it's true. .
Lil' Penny- Still hasn't logged a minute in
At first glance It seemed that the Bulls, after
the playoffs. I checked though, he's on_the Magic 72 wins and a d~finitive#l seeding for the entire
active roster. Coach Brian Hill is just waiting for playoffs, were npped off somewhere. They had
the perfect situation. Lil' Penny's a specialist, you· to play the Miami Heat,a tale~ted team led by a
see . Seriously, .the real Penny, Anfernee JeE~ndary coach (Pal Rllpv) In thp first round .
Hardaway, is the player Jordan named as the guy
most likely to ca rry. his torch as the NBA's
greatest. Hardaway, who idolizes Michael (as we
all do, right?), was touched. Not so touche~ that
he didn't bring his game to Chicago. In Game 1
his 38 points were about the only thing Orlando
brought to the Windy City. Other than Lil'
Penny's wicked crossover move, which I hear is
lighting up Dennis Scott in practice . .
. DieseJ. As in Shaq Diesel. As in running on
fumes. My grandmother has ch,\llenged O'Neal
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Then they had to face an underrated New York
Knicks team whose obituary was written too soon.
The Knicks of that same legendary coach had
nothing on this bunch in terms of ferocity or
backbreaking defense. Unfortunately, putting the
ball in the hoop was even harder for the '96
edition. Adding free agent Reggie Miller to the
fold this summer would solve that problem in,
ahem, a New York minute. Sorry.
Despite the outcome, Ewing and his gang
of bruisers got their licks in.
"I think the New York series was more of a
grind-it-out-kind of game," said Pippen. "I t was
very difficult to get to the lane and very difficult
to get open shots."
Meanwhile, the #2 seeded Orlando Magic,
who finished well behind Chicago in the
standings, got creampuffDetroit in the first round
(too young and too small) and then lucked out
when Reggie Miller's eye injury cost Indiana their
bid for a third straight run deep into the playoffs.
Upstart Atlanta made it into the semifinal: while
Chicago was duking itout with the proud Knicks,
Orlando was toying with the sadly mediocre
Hawks. The only rcason they lost a game to
Atlanta was because O'Neal phoned it in that
night. Well, maybe his chest hurt, but itwas pretty
clear he didn't take the Hawks seriously. Next year
everyone might, but this spring, he wasn't the
only one to look past them.
The resu lt of all thi s? The Magic sailed
through the opening rounds against soft defensive
teams while the Bulls took their jabs from Pat
Riley's new roughnecks in south Florida, and then
some haymakers from his old roughnecks in the
Big Apple. After the Knicks, running an offense
against the Magic must seem like a scrimmage
with the Ladies' Rotary Club. On the other side of
the coin, Orlando seemed shocked to be up
against a'top notch defensive team.
For a reasonable explanation for the
shockingly lopsided Game 1, one need look no
further than the road each team traveled to this
second clash of the titans. The Bulls came in
tested, wh ile the Magic came in testy. O'Neal
hasn't spoken to the med ia since closing out
At lanta. I wonder ifhe's in a better mood now?

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The S1Neet and sour taste of the Posies
by Jen Koogler
Sweet Ta rts are a very in'te resting yet
often overlooked candy. For the most part,
they a.re just consolida ted Pixie sticks. Yet,
there is something a little more jolting about
them. Just place the Miami Vice-esque pastel
tablet (my favorite Sweet Tart form) on my
tongue, that perfect co nfec tio nery
combination of sickeningly sweet and terrible
tartness (hence the name), and my taste buds
do a celebratory jig.
The Posies, a very interesting yet often
overlooked band, are the perfect soundtrack
tll this little shindig. Their music is always a
Illixture of maple syrup melodies and darkened
rainy songs that combines the two extremes of
life. After three years of wa iti ng for a new
flavor, my ea rs and mouth are now up and
dancing again wit h the release of Amazing

Disgrace.
The Posies, whu are the wonderful Jon
Auer and Ken Stringfellow sharing the guitars
and vocals (who by the way both have hai r
matching a sweet tart color, Auer's is a nice
pu rple and Stringfellow's is a shocking pink)
backed by the equally marvelous Joe Skyward
wieJdi ng the bass and a drummi ng Briall
You ng, begin the new album wi th "Da ily
Mutil at ion ", picking up form where Frosting
on the Beater left off. With a head bopping
drum bea t leading into a crash of guitars and
such, you ca n hea r the echoes of "Dream all
Day" or "Definite Door" bouncing off the heads
of eager listeners. The song leans more towards
the tart side lyrically, with lines like" it's a daily
mutilation as I walk along with you, a daily
mutilation and a bloody shade of blue, extra ,
extra, bleed all about it," evoking way too many
memories of people in my life that I've felt
marred by. Yet , the toe tapping beat kept me
from wading into evil waters.

One thin g I find infinitely intriguing
about the band is that the lyrics always sound
like what would happen if your diggledy dank
sibling brought them over to your house and
as he or she fIXed them some Kool-Aid (pink
lemonad e) and grah,a m crackers, th ey
composed abstract, cool poems with your
refrigerator poetry magnets. The words, that
tumble from Stringfellow and Auer's brains on
Amazing Disgr3ce feature clever arrangements
as "I remember giving up the gory details, and
it left me tongue-tied (such an elementary
sickness)" from "Throwaway' and "Relive the
germs, to awaken the worms, just ask them if
it's worth it, so let's get one'thing straight: the
halls have narrowed, leaving aphids in the

marrow"
on
"Hate Song. " If.
you haven't heard
the way that
Stringfellow and
Auer use syllables
, and symmetry to
slid e their lush
voices down your
throa t and into
your ~ind, . listen
"The
to
Certainty", it's a
good example.- Musically, the
album gets a bit
rowdier' than the
previous works. I
doubt
th at
anyon e will be
wa S hin g
Saturdays and
ironing Tuesdays
after listening to
"Grant Hart n , a
fa st paced rant
about prairie fire s and pitchfork choirs.
"Broken Record " follows this with a hip
swaying, guitar- distortion- a- plenty piece
letter ro Sir Repetitious. Of course, in true
Posie tradition, there is a giant dollop of pop
for you to consume throughout. It's really cool
to hear on this album sounds that are rumbling
beneath songs on 1989's Fai/ureor 1990's Dear
23 showing themselves unabashed. Yum.
"World" is a gem ofa song, the pink Sweet
Tart you like to keep for yourself when you start
handing them out to friends . With a slow,
soothing rhythm and Auer's voice dripping
with sentiment, he laments about a lost
relationship. "I'm in the saddest of moments,
all alone in my unspoken, I was dying to feel

you, to be in you, and to heal you, Jwas grieving
the distance, realizing iny ~sistence" are words
for anyone pining away for someone. Listen
with caution. I'm worried, though, that the
obligatory concert make out couple, will hear
the chorus "you are the world, you're the only
world " and start swaying back and forth ;
mouthing the words to each other, producing
so many gagging noises that they will drown
out the music. Much in the way "The One I
Love" by R.E.M. was misinterpreted as a love
song, I fear for the emotional integrity of this
song.
...
"Everybody is a Fucking Liar", the song
which awarded Amazing Disgrace a parental
advisory sticker, has been pleasing crowds for
some rime now.
inclusion on the album
offers a familiar song to those listeners who
don't like to jump into something without a
life jacket. · Enjoy this song, but only if your
parents say it's ok first.
As with every Posie album, there are lines
of profound wisdom that I hear an d
immediately rush to rewind (or whatever you
call backing up with CD's) . The award this go
around goes to "Will You Ever Ease Yo ur
Mind?" , containing the uplifting "Will yo u
ever show your face, will you ever speak and
no t feel out of place, will you ever brave the
brine ... I'm sorry that the simplest things are
hard to understand, but aurora borealis has
been waiting in your hand, waiting for a plan,
waiting for a beautiful escape." Ahh . .. Let's
.just savior that for awhile,
Not everyone enjoys good roll of Sweet
Tarts. Some people think that they are either
too sweet or too tangy. Not everybody likes
the Posies, either. But Amazing Disgrace's
songs jump around, leaving traces ofsugar and ,
sour all over your head: and they don't leave
that raw, charred feeling on your tongue. Slurp
on this album for awhile.

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Visit Shakespeare in beautiful Ash.l and,-·Oregon
strun g wife Harri et, when not
bickering between themselves, must
Ashland, Oregon, is a potbed for theater decide wh ether to sell hi s play to a
un riva led in th e Northwest. As hl and is a greasy Hollywood hotshot who wants
stone's throw from the California border, so it's to adapt it int o a Schwarzenegger
a long drive, Longer, if you run out of gas like blockbuster:
It's a promising premise, but
we did! We were having such an interesting
conversation we ended up waiting for AAA by Drury Piper's script stretches the gags
the side of the road. Luckily, it was a beautiful way too thinly. Srrindberg's director
spring day and we didn '.I have long to wait for coaxes three ohhe four actors into
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the cavalry.
embarrassing over-acting. Only the
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival runs Hollywood mogul has any subtlety; his
convincing performance
from Fe br uary to
is full of nice little
Octobe r. There are
IIThere
touches.
on ly t hree of Bill 's
few places in
While
can 't
plays this year: l.ove's
recommend Strindberg
Labor
Los~
the country
in Hollywood, the second
Corio/an us,
and
we saw, Moliere
play
Romeo and juliet.
that offer
Plays P:rris, was superb.
Eve r ybo d y
many diverse This play within a play
knows the story of the
concerns Louis XIV's new
star crosse d love rs,
plays, with
theater company, led by
but t he other two
the ' French legend,
migh t not be so
such high
familiar. Love's Labor
Moliere. To please the
production
fickle king, the troupe
Lost is about a king
must abandon tragedy
and his fr iends who
values and
for the popular farces that
swear to give up the
made them popular in the
fa ir sex in fav or of
great
provinces. Both one-acts
intensive scholarship.
accessibility. " are full of clever
They find their oath a
witticisms that may not
difficult one to keep.
This comedy runs from June 6th to October be profound but are certainly
hilarious. Moliere 's cast is full of
5th , so you have plenty of time to catch it.
Coriolan us tells the tale of a great Roman energy from top to bottom, sometimes
warrior who must overcome his loathing for going on inspired comedic tears that
'the common people in order to win public left our audience clapping delightedly
office. It's a biting political critique. Coriolanus after each episode.
The play closes on October 26th.
will run from June 5th to October 4th.
Arcadia would be fascinating if I
Romeo and Juliet takes the stage from
were into chaos theory and fractals, though
June 4th to the 6th of October.
When I went to Ashland with my class, those terms are never used in the play. Sound
last week, we saw three different plays. First we confusing? It is. Alternating between 1809 ,and
sa w Strindberg in Holly wood. This the present, the plot focuses on intertwined
production, wrapping up on June 23rd, is a mysteries that go unsolved for almost two
fanciful "what-unthat puts tum-of-the-century centuries. By the final act, writer Tom
playwright Johan August Strindberg in Stoppard (who co-wrote Terry Gilliam's Brazil)
modern Hollywood. Strindberg and his high- hrings it all together. He finishes with a
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Ashland is an expensive town, a tourist
trap to be sure. Food, downtown !It least,
seemedpricy. The hotel we stayed at, the Mark
. Antony, isn 't a great value eith er. In t he
summertime, rates are anywhere between 60
and 90 dollars.' Room s can be charit ably
described as "spartan ." Am eniti es like a
television set are c.onspicuous by their absence.
Nevertheless, the hotel is 71 years old and a
national historic landmark. It offers an award
wmning d-ining room. The lounge always has
Jive music and a weeklycomedy night.
, Be warned, the walls are tissue-paper thin
at the Mark Antony. I don't think the young
couple in the next room knew that; they kept
awake '
th e
first
nightl
me
There are dozens of interesting shops in
town, not to mention an old fashioned movie
house, a park and many beautiful vantages of
the Oregon hills. Being six days underage, I
only got into one bar (I won't say which I) but
there are several little watering holes in the
downtown area. My comrades in arms gave
, good marks to several establishments; you'll
have to explore for yourself,
After dark, it seemed that the ratio of men
to women was like 10-1, with the edge to the
hombres. It felt sort of like a Twilight Zone
episode, but I'm sure there's nothing sinister
about it. Pretty sure, anyhow.
The quantity and quality of the theater i~
really impressive. There are few pfaces in the
country that offer so many diverse plays, with
such high production values and great
accessibility,
Ashland is a fun, picturesque little town
with a unique personaljty. If you can afford to
drop some dough, you'll have a fine time there.
I know we did.
Prices range from $13 to $~O, depending
satisfying dramatic symmetry that [ doubted on season, venue,. etc. To order tickets, 'call
was possible at intermission. British accents, (541) 482-4331.
phrases and references make a highbrow, often
dizzYffig stream of dialogue often difficult to NOTE: If not for my supreme incompetence, this
article would have run last week. I would like to take
digest.
this opportunity to publicly humble myself as an
Arcadia goes on hiatus July 7th, returning apologetic gesture toward John and his friends in
for a brief encore from 5-eptember 24th to Ashland. I'm scrry. -A&E Editor
October 26th.

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by Christian Miller

Stage, Staging and Stages, an upperdivision performing arts program here at
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distinct in style.
Directed by faculty member Rose Jang
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faculty member of the progr~m, King Lear
attempts to explore all different areas ofartistic
expression and create a dramatic discourse
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, artistic direction and choreography. An expert
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sections of the play and brought to this
production numerQus traditional Chinese
Opera performance elements and techniques,
such as theatrical somersault, flag dance and
fighting with weapons. After going through a
systematic and intensive training sequence
with Mr. Cao, student performers of the play
have greatly broadened the range of their body
expressions and come to a much higher
understanding of dramatic approaches. A
projeCt of such nature is truly unprecedented
not only in the college, but also in the entire
United States.
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