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The Cooper Point Journal Volume 26, Issue 24 (May 9, 1996)
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What else would you like to say? -- THE PRICES AT THE THE DELI AR E KILLING ME! WHY DOES THE SCHOOL FEEL THEY CAN RAISE THE PRICES . • PEACE TO ALL. • I
AM HUNGRY' WHAT THE HELL IS THIS FOR? • "I WISH I WAS MOR E INVOLVED IN ACTIVITIES, BUT I AM USUALLY TOO BUSY TO DO SO. I GUESS I COULD MAKE THE
TIME , BUT. .. " • "IT IS UNFORTUNATE THE TESC IS SUCH AN APATHETIC CAMPUS, BUT I MUST ADMIT I AM A CONTRIBUTOR TOTHIS PROBLEM." • PEOPLE SHOULD SAY
HI. • "S OCIAL, POLITICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IS MOST IMPORTANT AT THIS TIM E OF HISTORY. " • "I CAME WITH A CHIP ON MY SHOULDER, AS AN UNETHNIC,
UNCOLORFUL. WHITE . MALE. HETEROSEXUAL. DEMON OF THE WORLD . MY OPINION, AS YOU SEE, HAS NOT DISSIPATED, BUT SLOWLY I TAKE TH INGS WITH A GRAIN
OF SALT. " "THE LARGEST ISSUE HERE, THE BIGGEST, IS THE WORD COMMUNITY - THER E IS NONE. PERHAPS BECAUSE TE.SC ATTRACTS THOSE INTROVERTED
SOC IAL-N INCOM POOPS TYPES LIKE MYS~LF, OR WANNABE HIPPIE GRUNGERS:" • GAME NIGHT IS COOL. • "YADA, YADA, YADA" . · MERRY CHRISTMAS! FELIZ
NAVIDAD! • NOTHING • I HATE WHEN SMOKERS THROW THEIR BUTTS ON THE GRQUND! • I LOVE CONTRACTS. • I LOVE EVERGR EEN.. I'D STAY AND GET MY
GRADUATE DEGREE HERE IF THEY HAD ONE IN MASS COMMUNICATIONS . • I LOVE THIS PLACE. • HI FRANCIS! • I REALLY WISH KAOS WOULD GET BACK TO ME! •
"WOW, AM I APATHET IC OR WHAT?" , HI MOM .• I WORRY EVERGREEN WILL BECOME TOO MUCH LIKE OTHER STATE COLLEGES. · 1WISH THE SCHOOL WOULD GET
MORE INVOLVED IN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AN D ACTIVISM LOCALLY. EVERGREE N WI LL SOON BE THE ONLY GREEN BELT IN OLYMPIA. • "I DO NOT FEEL OBLIGATED
TO JOIN ANY ORGANIZATIONS BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THEY WILL CHANGE ANYTHING . I AM AT EVERGREEN STRICTLY FOR LEARNING PURPOSES AND I PLAN TO
USE, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, WHAT EVERGREEN HAS TO OFFER. " , "IN MY OPINION, A LOT OFTHIS SCHOOL CONSISTS OF WINNERS AND PEOPLE WHO DO NOT
WANT TO SEE THEY ARE PR IVI LEGED BY THEIR CLASS (WHICH IN TR UTH IS UPPER OR MIDDLE CLASS)." • I WISH THERE WOULD BE MORE BAND CONCERTS HERE.
THERE IS A LOT OF SUP PORT FOR THIS ISSUE .• "I ATTEMPTED TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE WOMEN'S CENTER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE QUARTER, BUT THEY
WERE SO DISORGAN IZED I LOST INTEREST. " ALSO I TRIED TO SUGGEST SOME THINGS TO THE S&A CO·COORDINATOR AND HE SPACED EVERYTHING HE WAS
SUPPOSED TO DO TO MAKE IT HAPPEN . I WAS AITEMPTING TO GET PORTLAND AND SEATTLE PUBLISHED POETS HERE FOR NO COST EXCEPT EXPENSES .• HI. •
HOUSIN(3 = HOMELESS' THE FINANCIAL AID OFFICE REALLY PISSES ME OFF! • COMMU NI CATIONS = VOICE MAIL. • "FINANCIAL AID NEEDS RENOVATING, MORE.
HELP, NEW SYSTE M." , I WILL TAKE OVER THE SCHOOL .• "LISTE N TO OTHERS, BE HONEST, BE PROFESSIONAL AND ALWAYS MAKE YOUR GOALS." • I NEED TO
SLEEP SOME DAY. ' EVERGREEN IS A GREAT SCHOOL. THIS IS MY LAST QUARTER. I'M GLAD TO COME HERE . • THANKS FOR THE PEN . • ACAD EM IC AND
NONACADEMIC ACTIVITIES SHOULD HAVE A WORLD W IDE WEB HOMEPAGE OR ANY OTHER KIND OF COMPUTER NETWORK PAGES TO INFORM WHAT THEY DO . •
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR CONTRACT. • WHAT IS THIS BEING USED FOR? • GOOD LUCK .• "SMILE, I CAUSES A CHEMICAL REACTION IN YO UR BRAIN AND MAKES YOU
FELL BEITER ." • NOTH ING .• EVERGREE N HAS BEEN DISAPPOINTI NG IN A LOT OF WAYS .• I FEEL THAT THE ENVIRONMENT HERE IS CR UCIAL TO THE BETTERMENT
OF ONE'S EDUCAT ION AND SELF-MOTIVAT ION .• "NOT ENOUGH SOCIAL ACTIVITIES ORCHESTRATED ON CAMPUS, DIFFICULT TO MEET PEOPLE IN OTHER ACADEMIC
FIELDS ON CAMPUS ." . GOOD LUCK .• I'M STILL UPSET ABOUT THE F LOT ISSUE . • "WE ALL NEED TO BE MORE INVOLVED IN WHAT REALLY MATTERS TO US NOT
WHAT'S POPULAR AT THE MOMENT OR POLITICALLY COR RECT." • THE CORNER SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO SERVE LUNCH . THE DOG POLICY SHOULD BE MORE
LENIENT AND TOLERANT. • "I ST ILL WANT TO TRY TO GET INTEGRATION, BUT AS A SCIENCE STUDENT I'VE BEEN SOMEWHAT UNSUCCESSFUL. " • "EVERGREEN HAS
CHANGED MY LIFE FORTHE BEITER , TREMENDOUSLY, YEAH! " , THANK YOU .• CONSTANTLY EVALUAT E THE INSTITUTION .• THI S IS WAY TOO LONG . • BEST VOCTECH SCHOOL IN THE STATE . ' "T HI S IS A BIT ESOTERIC AND NON-PRODUCTIVE, BUT I FIND TH IS CAM PUS (BU ILDINGS ANT TREES) UGLY, UNCOMFORTABLE, AND
GENERALLY UNCONDUCIVE TO CREATING ACOMMUN ITY ATMOSPHERE, ESPECIALLY CAB, LIBRARY, AND .CRC. " • "GOOD LUCK, THANK YOU ." • THE HOUSING RULES
AE HORRENDOUS. EVERYONE I KNOW THINKS THE RULES ARE TOO STRICT. • THE CONTRACT SYSTEM IS EVERGREEN'S BEST ATTR IBUTE. • I FEEL VAGUE. •
ACTIVEWITH SAILING RESOLUTE AND SEAWUFF • BLAH .• "EVERGREEN IS A COOL PLACE, GOOD THINGS HAPPEN HERE." • I TH INK THAT THE CORE PROGRAMS
SUCK AND THAT CAMPUS SECURITY IS A BUNCH OF S.O.B.'S. • HELLO. • HAVE A NICE DAY AND REMEMBER TO SMILE. • IT'S A LOT OF WORK. • NOTHING •
CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THE POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT EVERGREEN IS KNOWN FOR. I ENJOY IT FOR IT IS A GOOD LEARNING CAMPUS .• I AM
VERY INVOLVED WITH THE EVERGREEN COMMUNITY WITH OUT BEING IN AN ORGA NI ZATION . I LIVE WITH EVERGREEN STUDENTS. I SHOP WH ERE MOST STUDENTS
SHOP. • MY ON CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT IS INVERS ELY PROPORTIONAL TO THE AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (FAMILY AND OTHERWISE) I RECEIV E. •
EVERGREEN'S GREAT FOR OPPORTUN ITIES AND OUTLETS ARE AVAILABLE ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS BELIEVE/BULLSHIT THAT YOU ARE ABLE AND BLAM! YOU'RE IN THE
DRIVER 'S SEAT. . THANKS FOR THE PEN .• "IT RAINS TOO MUCH, AND HOUSING SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE MOLD IN C DORM BATHROOMS BEFORE PEOPLE MOVE
IN . THE DRYERS SUCK." • FARE THEE WELL ' NOT MUCH THANKS .• "GOOD LUCK , IF YOU WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN CAMPUS POLITICS (ESA, S A BOARD, DTFS)
YOU 'LL NEED IT." ' PEACE . • I THINK WE AS ONE NEED TO DO MORE TO HELP' • "I WORK REAL!.Y HARD AT SCHOOL, SO I'M NOT LETHARGIC OR APATHETIC. I DO
CARE, BUT I CAN 'T MAKE TIME. ACADEMICS AND FAMILY COME FIRST. GOOD LUCK!" • HOWDY ' I DON'T KNOW IF I WILL STAY AT EVERGREEN FOR FOUR YEARS . •
NOTHING • "THANKS FOR THE PEN . ALSO DESPITE THE SENSE OF MASSIV E FAMILIAL SUPPORT, IT IS ... PLUS YOUR STUDY IS FUCKED BECAUSE IT HAS TH IS
VOLUNTARY INVOLV EMENT TH ING I.E . ONLY PEOPLE WHO INVOLVE THEMSELVES IN IT ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ." AND THE QUESTIONS ARE TAKING A SURVEY OF
INVOLVEMENT AT EVERGREEN . • I LIKE WH AT I'M GETTING HERE ! • NOTHING ' SMILE ' I GRADUATE'IN JUNE ' NOTHING MUCH .• "THERE REALLY IS NOT ENOUGH
FUNDING TO HELP TH E LEARNING DISABLED AND THE READING IS CENTERED AROUND THOSE WHO ARE HIGH ACHIEVERS , IN FACT HAVES AND HAVE NOTS ." • FREE
YOUR CHICKENS !! ' I THINK A LOT OF THE REASON INVOLVEMENT MIGHT BE SO LOW IS BECAUSE OF SCHEDULING CONFLICTS. ' NOTHING ' WHAT IS THIS FOR?
ARE YOU USING ME? • "GOOD LUCK WITH YO UR CONTRACT, THANKS FOR THE PEN!" • OPEN THE MIND EVERY MOMENT ' "EVERGREEN IS A UNIQUE PLACE, AND
DESP ITE ANY BITCHING I MIGHT DO ABOUT IT, IT IS STILL AN INCREDIBLE DEAL. I DON'T KNOW OF ANY OTHER PLACE IN THIS COUNTRY WH ERE I COULD BE IN A
CLASS WITH TWENTY·FIVE STUDENTS AND TWO FACULTY FOR $800 A QUARTER ," AND FEEL LIKE I AM REALLY LEARNING! • "AS FAR AS ACTIVITIES , MAYBE A
CAMP US-WIDE DAY AND TIME FOR MEETINGS WOULD HELP." • HOUSING = SEAITLE ' THIS SURVEY HAS BEEN AN EXERCISE IN CREATIVITY. THANK YOU . ' THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT' TH AN KS FOR THE PEN • "AT FIRST IT WAS HARD, BUT I AM STARTING TO FEEL AT HOME ." • I DO LIKE IT HERE THOUGH .• THANK YOU
FOR THE FREE PEN . ' NA ' "NOTHING , BUT A LOT." • HI THERE .· ' "NOW THAT I'M DONE WITH TH IS SURVEY, I FEEL LIKE A COM PLETE SLACKER! WHAT AM I DOING
WITH MY LIFE ?" • "PEACE, LOVE, AND HAPPINESS" • "HARD TO ANSWER SOME, UNSURE , AS FOR GROUPS , SOME ARE NOT OF GREAT INTEREST, BUT THERE'S NOT
MUCH THAT DOESN'T INTEREST ME AT ALL. JUST THIS HECTIC LIFE ." • NOTHING ' THAT'S ALL FOR NOW.• DRUGS ARE A HUGE PROBLEM ON CAMPUS . • AAAUGH!
, "WISH I HAD MORE TIME TO COMMIT, GOTTA GO, BYE. SMILE" • HI MOM ' "PLUS, UNLESS STUDENTS CONTROL THE MAJOR DECISIONS MADE AT SCHOOL, I DON'T
TH INK THE SCHOOL WILL REFLECT THEIR INTEREST." • THERE NE EDS TO BE MORE AVAILABLE WORKSTUDY FOR MORE STUDENTS .• HI • HOUSING=CABIN IN
WOO·DS • "I HAVE GONE FROM BEING DISGUSTED TO BEING IN LOVE WITH TESC, AND AFTER FOUR LONG YEARS , I AM VERY PROUD OF EVERGREEN AND VERY
PROUD OF MYSELF FOR CONTINUING TO QUESTION AND SHAPE MY ROLE AS A STUDENT HERE." TESC IS A PLACE WHERE I'VE DISCOVERED MYSELF AND MY
GRADUATION WILL BE A BIRTH. THANK YOU . • YOUR QUESTIONING IS ASSUMPTIVE AND IRRITATING • HALF OF MY FACULTY IS PATHETIC • "I LOVE LIFE , BUT HAVE
NOT ENOUGH TO SAVOR IT. SO MANY BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCES, ONLY ONE LIFETIM E." • "ONCE PERSONAL ISSUES AR E RESOLVED, I PLAN TO BECOME MORE
INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY." • THE COLLEGE WOULD BE GOOD IF PEOPLE IN A POSITION TO WOULD DO SOMETHING . • THIS IS A LONG SURVEY. • NOTHING '
"SOME GROUP SHOULD HOLD A DANCE (CUI.SS) PRACTICE FRIDAY NOON OUR ON RED SQUARE. SOMETHING FUN AND EASY TO PARTICIPATE IN. FRISBEES DON'T
APPEAL TO EVERYONE . THANKS FOR LI STENING, GOOD LUCK WITH TH E CONTRACT. " • I HOPE THIS SURVEY REFLECTS AN APPROACHING CONSCIOUSNESS THAT
WANTS TO GET THINGS ROLLIN '.• THANKS' I'M STILL NOT SETTLED YET. BEING A NEW STUDENT AND ALL. I'LL PROBABLY FIND A STUDENT GROUP THAT REA LLY
INTERESTS ME .• THANKS FOR THE PEN • "EVERGREEN IS BECOM ING TOO LARGE OF AN INSTITUTION . A LOT OF THE TIME I WONDER WHERE THE FOCUS ON
ALTERNATI VE ACADEMICS HAS GONE. WHY CRAZY SPORTS TEAMS KEEP GETTING MORE FOCUS , AHENTION ." MY THOUGHT IS WE ARE STATE FUNDED AND TOO
BIG TO BE ABLE TO GROUP TOGETHER AND RESI ST CONSERVATIVE STATE PRESSURE . • NADA • HI • HAVE A GOOD DAY.• NOTH ING REALLY' THERE'S NOT
ENOUGH TIME TO DO IT ALL .• NOTHING • "THANKS, GOOD LUCK ON THE INDEPENDENT CONTRACT." • NOTHING NOW I'M OUT OF TIME • NONE • "THIS IS MY SENIOR YEAR AND FIRST YE AR AT EVERGREEN. DIVERSE INTERESTS OF STUDENT GRO UPS IS SOMEWHAT OVERWH ELMING . IT IS NICE TO KNOW THEY ARE THERE ,
BUT ARE NOT IN MY RANGE OF INTE RESTS FOR THIS YEAR ." • NOTHING • I JUST WISH THERE WAS MORE AID FOR THIS ESTABLISHMENT! • THIS IS BY FAR THE
MOST COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY I'VE EVER COMP LETED .• FJORDS ARE FANTASTIC' ' NOTHING • EVENING CLASSES NEED TO BE AVAILABLE AT TIMES THAT
DON'T SO OFTEN CO NFLICT WITH OTHERS . • "PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT MEETINGS IM PORTANT TO CAM PU S SUCH AS BASKETBALL BEING INTRODUCED, AND
PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATOR HIRING SHOULD BE HELD DURING TIMES WHEN THE STUDENTS CAN COME." " S & A BOARD POSITIONS SHOULD HAVE MEETINGS ·
THAT DON'T CORRESPOND WITH HOUS IN G MEETINGS, AND COULD THE S&A BOAR D REPRESENT MORE PEOPLE fLEASE " • PUB LI SH THESE'! ' VIVA EVERGREEN
. WHY DO YOU ASK • THE COLLEGE SHOULD OFFER A TEACHING CERTIFICATE WITH A BACHELOR 'S DEGREE . • "I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT HALF THE STUDENT
GRO UPS. SOME OF THEM MIGHT HAVE INTERESTED ME, BUT NO INFORMATION. " • HI FRANCIS! NI CE SURVEY. • "I HOPE TO GET SETTLED IN AS AN ACADEMIC
STUD ENT, WORK ON ORGAN IZING TIME AND ENERGY. I WISH THERE WERE MORE HOURS IN A DAY. WORKING AT CHILD CARE CENTER FEELS LIKE NON ACADEMIC
INVOLVEMENT IN THE EVERGREEN COMMUNITY." , HI FRANCIS' "THIS IS A COO L PLACE. THERE SHOULD BE MORE EST UP FOR CAMPING, ETC., SO THE STUDENT
BODY CAN STAY DIVERSE AND LEFTIST? HIPPIE? MORE CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND LESS CULTURAL APPROPRIATION, TOO ." • "EVERGREEN IS AN AMAZING PLAC E,
ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE SELF-D IRECTION AND MOTIVATION . IF NOT I CAN SEE HOW STUDENTS COULD FLOUNDER AIMLESSLY. STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE
NICHES AND DIRECTION. ""IF YOU CAN'T FINDA NI CHE YOU CAN , IF YOU'VE GOT THE ENERGY, CREATE ONE AT EVERGREEN. GOOD LUCK." • IS THERE AN AMNESTY
GROUP ON CAMPUS? • I DON'T FEEL ACCEPTED AT ALL SOCIALLY IN CLASS OR NOT. • NOTHING NOW • "THE CAMPUS GROUPS-I CAN TELL THAT THEY TRY, BUT
THEIR EFFORTS SEEM KIND OF INSIGN IFICANT." ' I NEED A SEPARATE CLASS- CALCULUS- AND THAT'S HARD TO GET HERE AT EVERGREEN • BYE ' EVERGREEN
FINE • "ANIMAL LIBERATION , STRA IGHT EDGE ROCKS! " , "PLEASE DON 'T GET ANNOYED AT THESE RIDICULOUS RESPONSES , YOU ASKED ." • EVERG REEN CAN
SUCK; IT'S UP TO YOU .• SURVEYS MAKE ME FEEL IMPORTANT AN D UNIMPORTANT' THE KIND OF PEOPLE THAT COME HERE DON'T GET INTO 'STUDENT ACTIVITIES'
WE DO OUR OWN THING • UH ' "THE STUDENT ACTI VITIES GUIDE SHOULD BE GIVEN TO NEW STUDENTS BEFORE THE Y COME LJR RIGHT WHEN THEY COME, SO
THEY KNOW WHAT'S UP." • IT'S PATHETIC HOW SLACK MOST PEOPLE HERE ARE AT A PLACE THAT IS SUP POSED TO BE SO RADICAL. • DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME' •
"I WOULD LIKE TO BE MORE INVOLVED, BUT EVERYTHING AT EVERGREEN I SO POLITICAL OR OPINIONATED . IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A GROUP WHO WATCHE S
MOVIES ONCE A WEEK , ETC." • GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR EFFORTS HERE . • "I'M STILL KEEN ON THE IDEA OF EVERGREEN . AFTER I'VE MADE MORE FRIENDS AND
GOTIEN USED TO THE COND ITIONS AND RESOURCES , I'M SURE THE OUTLO OK WILL IMPROVE." • CALL ME' EVER GREEN IS EVOLVING A LOT. POLICY CHANGES ARE
BEING MADE THAT I AM UNCERTAIN OF. WE'RE LOSING THE CO MMUNITY-NESS. CLASSES ARE COMPETITIVE TO GET INTO AND AREN'T OFFERED THE NEXT YEAR.
"SOME STUDENTS MISS THE CLASS THEY COME HERE FOR. THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IS GROWING, CURRICULUM NEEDS TO FOLLOW THAT TREND , BUT NOT BY
HAVING LARGER CLASSES, MORE CLASSES YES! " • "LESS EMPHASIS ON SPORTS, LESS STUDENT APATHY" , "WE NEED A COMMON SPACE, MAYBE AN EIGHTEEN
HOUR CAM PUS CAFE WITH NEWSPA PER S AND CHESS AND CONVERSATION. MORE WARMTH FOR THE COLD WINTERS. " • GOO D LUCK AND I HOPE MY MEAGER
CONT RIBUTION HE LPS! HAVE A SUNSHINY DAY AND KISS A FEW TREES ' HELLO • THANK YOU FOR TH E SURVEY. • "EVERGREEN NEEDS OT GET REAL
INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS WITH MORE DIRECTION AS IN FACULTY PUTTING THEIR ASS ON THE LINE AND SAYING THIS IS WHAT I THINK IT IS ALL ABOUT, THIS
IS MY EXPER IENCE." NOW YOU TAKE THAT AND COME UP WITH YO UR OWN TAKE ON IT. I AM SICK OF THE COP OUT. DO WHATEVER YOU WANT. FIND OUT FOR
YO URSELF! . THANKS FOR THE PEN • I LIKE THE PLEASURE ACTIVISTS COALITION • NOTHING • "TO BECOME POLITICALLY ACTIVE SEEMS FUTILE AND A CATCH
22. TO BE ONVOLVED YOU MUST BE EDUCATED, BUT IN ORDER TO BE EDUCATED , YOU HAVE TO FALL OUT OF TOUCH (BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TIME IN TH E
DAY.)" • GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR CONTRACT ' THE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS MAKE ME SICK. THEY ARE MORE CONCERNED WITH LARGE ISSUES INSTEAD OF
THOSE ON THE DOORSTEP OF THEIR COMMUNITY I.E. RECYCLING ISSUES AND THERE ARE LOTS OF ON CAMPUS ISSUES . • EVERGREEN MEETS MY LEARNING
NEEDS' "LESS PAPER AT THE DELI, MORE CAMPUS MUSIC AND LECTURES " • INVITING FAMILIES TO MORE ACTIVITIES WOULQ IjELP MY INVOLVEMENT. • THANKS
FOR ASKING MY OPINION ' NOTHING ' "NOTHING , THANKS FORTHE PEN" • "NOTHING , I'VE SAID TOO MUCH. " • "MY INVOLVEMENT IN THE EVERGREEN COMMUNITY
IS LIMITED BY MY LIFESTYLE, LIVING AND WORKING ON A FARMSTEAD . I KNOW I COULD BE MORE INVOLVED, BUT MY DAY TO DAY SURVIVAL TAKES UP MOST OF MY
TIME." • "I WISH YOU SUCCESS WITH YOUR SURVEY. DON'T GET CAUGHT IN THE OLD TRAP OF MISREP.RESENTING YOUR ACTUAL DATA, IT'S DANGEROUS!" • NONE
• ARGH' ' "AN EVERGREEN NEWSLETTER WOULD BE NEAT, EVEN IF PAID FOR." , EVERGREEN ROCKS . • "MAINTAIN THE BODY WHILE DEVELOPING THE MIND. OPEN
THE GYM, LESS OVERWEIGHTNESS, HEART ATTACKS , MORE SHOWERS. " • THANKS FOR THE PEN .• EVERGREEN ISN'T AS DIVERSE AS I SUS~g;yED IT TO BE. •
"EVERGREEN IS A GREAT SCHOOL, BUT I FELL LIKE A LOT OF DECISIONS ARE MADE 'BEHIND THE STUDENTS BACK.' WE NEED MUCH MORE AVAILABLE OUTDOOR
REC RE AT ION OPPORTUNITIES." , ACTUALLY I'M TRANSFER ING OUT OF HERE NEXT YEAR . • YOU ARE NEAT! • "HAVE A GROOVY DAY, ENJOY YOUR DREAMS AND
ALWAYS REMBER ME ." . I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE RESULTS OF T HIS SURVEY. • "I'M SO FOCUSED ON MY SCHOOL WORK HERE. PORT OWNSEND IS MY HOME, MY
WORK, MY SOCIAL LIFE. I GUESS I'M NOT CONTRIBUTIN G MUCH HERE. OH, I AM DESIGNING THE ETHNOBOTAN ICAL GARDEN AT THE LONG HOUSE." • BE IRI E •
"EVERGREEN IS NOT FOR EVE RYON E. IT IS SELF-PACED WHICH SOME PEOPLE JUST DO NOT GET. GOOD PLAACE FOR SELF-MOTIVATION, I LOVE IT HERE! " •
EVERG REEN SUCKS • I THINK THE REASON THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T GET INVOLVED IS BECAUSE THE Y'RE EITHER INTIMIDTED OR JUST DON'T CARE . • TH IS IS
A LONG SURVEY' "NOT MUCH , I'M HUNGARY" • IFYOU KNOW ANYONE WHO HAS PLYWOOD FOR SALE CONTACT EMAI LG EPFOR@ELWHA • "UNLESS THOSE OF US
CLASSIFIED SAFF WHO WORK HER E FORTY HOURS A WEEK ARE REQUIRED TO ACCOUNT FOR INVOLVEMENT IN EVERGREEN ACTIVITIES , WE'LL STILL BE STUCK IN
THAT POSITION WHERE OUR ADMINISTRATION CONSIDERS IT 'TIME NOT AT WORK.'" • I HAVE BEEN TO THREE OTHER COLLEGES AND I FIND EVERGREEN TO BE
VERY IMPRESSIVE AND EDUCATIONALLY AND SPIRITUALLY STIMULATING .• THE ADMINISTRATION SUCKS.
Just some more co mments from the survey I conducted fall quarter. Enjoy reading what you and fellow students wrote. I found this to be the most interesting section of the survey. The
students who took the time to write something are really creative sometimes and at others dull and boring. I suppose I got an accurate representation . Until next, Francis
Arming committee releases preliminary report, hears concerns
BY REYNOR PADILLA
It's six o'clock at night. I t's time for
Evergreen Public Safety offic"ers to strap on
their guns.
For the next fourteen hours two officers
will patrol, the ca~p~s with a gun on their hips,
That s the VISIOn of a special research
team charged to study what "limited access to
guns" should mean.
The report comes in the wake of a
decision made the by Board of Trustees, the
group of people who make major policy
changes for the college. The decision dictates
that Public Safety officers should have limited
access to guns.
The research team listed their ideas abou t
when, where and why campus police should
use guns. These are the rules the report says
officers should follow:
• Public Safety officers should "use their
own best judgment" about when they should
use their guns.
• Officers should only be allowed to fire
their guns in "life threatening" situations. .
• Officers should not use their guns to
make an arrest unless there is a " life
threatening" sit uation.
.
. • Officers must wait until a suspect draws
hiS gun before they can use their weapns.
Officers cannot draw their gUJ;s just beca·use
they expect a threat to occur.
• Officers should not fire warning shots.
Please see ARMS on page 4
;~~~~~~,:acult~, staff and. other members of the Evergreen community express their concerns to
g armmg commltee about their recently released report in a public forum on Wednesday.
Revision~ proposed to Student Conduct Code
BY MI C H AEL
C BEN SON ·
Social Contract, but the reverse is not true."
~he~ an offense is a violation of the conduct code, it's
dealt With m a relatively informal way_While state and federal
Courts require the prosecution to prove its case beyond a
re~sonable doubt, the Evergreen system asks only that evidence
pomt to guilt for guilt to be established.
. Co~tantino commented on the "preponderan ce of
eVI~ence standard ofproof. "One of the reasons the courts allow
a different standard is they recognize that what's at issue is
some~hi~g differe~t than in a criminal charge. The ultimate
sanctIOn IS separatIOn from the college. It isn't incarceration."
Another reason is that ~he goal i~..notsimply-punishmerrt.
Helena Meyer- ~napp, campus grievance officer, says, "Our
The DTF recommended additional offenses be addressed collective well-bemg depends on us being able to see ourselves
by the cond~ct cOd.e. Those include falsely charging other
as more than ~ series ?f bilateral relation ships. [We are J
st~dents, pefJury (Iymg under oath), and interference with the
members of an mterlockmg web. The web tears if people aren 'r
gneva~~e proce~s (attempting to intimidate witnesses, breaking
wtlhng
to repair the damage." She wants to lift the discussion
restrammg orders, etc.)
.
out ofcrime and punishment and into personal obligation to
.
Recommendations concerning the language of the code
the community.
mclude the omission of the word rape (sexual assault offenses
Costantino feels this is "the beauty of the system. Our goal
are covered under harm and harassment), the broad use of the
tends ~o be to protect the community, but to emphasize an
terr~ drug.to include any controlled substance, and a definition educational approach to doing that."
of disruptive behavior.
. This ap~,roach is reflected in Meyer Knapp's questioning
A n~mb~r ~f other changes are being made by th; DTF. A
of..wltn~sses,
I need to know, not just about the event under
48 hour time llimt on the length which students can be thrown
diSCUSSIOn, ~ut all the other things that matter to the story. I
want [the witnesses] to take the time to tell me how wonderful
t~ey [~he defendants] are, or how they were provoked into this
s~tuatJon . I want them to use the time to explain fully. Not just
gIVe me the few where, when, and how facts."
It's very ~a~e for the f~cts of a case to be disputed. MeyerKnapp stated, I ve been domg this for somewhat over two years
~nd I ~an count on the fingers of one hand the number of cases
I~ whlc~ there has been a dispute over what happened. The
dispute IS all about, 'What does it mean?'
•
, " Usually people beat each other up and agree on it. They
don t even ge! to me. No one even hears about it because they
can end.up With an agreement about what it meant," she said.
. . With the facts so rarely in dispute, the grievance officer's
Job IS r.eally one of interpretation. Was a given student sexually
harassmg another student or blundering through an attempt
to ask for a date? Was another student being a bully or did the
assault follow some real provocation? What are all the
Last week's issue of the Cooper Point Journal contained a
two page ad detailing changes to the Student Conduct Code.
The chang~s were recommended by a Disappearing Task Force
(DTF) that s been working,on the conduct code since early 1994.
, DTFs are Evergreen s answer to short term projects that
,don t need per~ane~t ~taff or permanent positions. When a
problem or project IS Identified, qualified people from the
Evergreen community get together, form a DTF, and
recommend solutions, The DTF on the Student Conduct Code
was created by the Vice President of Student Affairs. Dean of
Enrollment Services :\maldo Rodriguez chaired the special
force.
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Permit No. 65
Help Free Mark
Cook, Brigade
member
A fanner George Washington Brigade
member, Ed Mead, will speak about Mark
Cook, another Brigade member who is
st ill in jail after 18 years. Mead's
presentation will be on May 9 at noon in
the TESC library, and aiso 7 p.m. that day
at the Liberation Cafe in downtown
Olympia. The presentations are
sponsored by Decoding: The Political
Economy of the Media , Evergreen Political
Information Center, and the Olympia
Mark Coo k Freedom Co mmittee. For '
more informat ion ca ll 352·6342~
Donations will be appreciated.
March for
Leonard Peltier's
Freedom
The March and rally for justice for
Leonard Peltier will be Saturday, May
11 at noon at Sylvester Park in
downtown Olympia. In Olympia, call
Carol Reed at (306) 943-3 274 for
details.
Mindscreen
opens to local
filmmakers '
Minds creen, The Eve rgreen State
College's open film group, is having an
evening to the work of students and.
local filmmakers. Are you one? Do you '
kn ow of one? If so, co nt ac t Mr.
Christian at 866-6000, extension 6555.
The date has not been determined for
this event.
Auditions for
Capital Area
Symphony
Auditions for the Capital Area Youth
Symphony Association begin Saturday,
May 25,1996. Students in their second
year through advanced playing may call
Robert Pendergrast at 754-3951 for
furth er information.
NEWS
One Act Plays at
TESC
Board of Trustees I.ooks at Evergreen's budget for the next two years
A festival of one-act plays written,
produced and directed by performing
arts s1>udents . Also presented is a
Ch!khov play directed by faculty Tqm
Rainey at 8 p.m. in the Experimental
Theater. It's free . Call 866-6833. It
.started the 8th, but that's coo!. because
it runs every night through the 11nth
of May.
BY JEN KOOGLER
Abortion
Workshop
On Saturday, May 11, the Washington
state chapter of the National Abortion
. Rights Action League presents a
workshop teaching skills to heip speak
out about abortion rights. It's from 14 p.m. in CAB 108. Free. Call the
Women's Resource Center for further
information at extensjon 6162.
Meet with Jane
Jervis, Presiden~
ofTESC
Monday, May 13, PresidentJaneJervis
invites students, staff and faculty to
join her to share concerns, ask
questions, or just get acquainted. Nine
to ten a.m ., she will be in the Deli Call
exte nsi on 6100 for further
information.
Women apply
.to grad school
Sunday, April 28
0018: Malicious mischief in the Community
Center men's bathroom
2053: Car broken into through rear
window.
0311: Loud noise and beer bottles tossed out
a window in I Dorm.
Monday, April 29
1725: Sexually explicit e-mail sent to student.
0212: Crowne Pointe Apts. sign found in F
lot.
2042: Racially motivated graffiti found in the
Library.
0325: Fire alarm pulled in A Dorm.
Tuesday, April 30 .
Saturday, April 27
0336: Video .camera stolen from H dorm .
051 6: Graffiti at the CRe.
The Evergreen Women in Technology
and Science (WITS) is having a speaker
explain strategies to get into graduate
school. The presentation will be held
Tuesday, May 14, from noon to 1 p.m.
at the Women's Resource Center in
CAB 206.
0616: Bong and pipe found in Q Dorm.
1720: Person possibly broke nose while
playing baseba lL
1916: Report of yell ow rain jacket, bike
light and a pair of men's leather gloves
stolen from the CRe.
Wedne~y,
May 1
;
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Qutrage spawns ~ducation, B.UM IT
1833: Student suffers from stomach pains.
Longhouse
Moratorium
There is a Longhouse Users Advisory
Committee co nsidering permanently
banning the use of alcohol in the
Longhouse. There will be a public
hearing regarding this topic in CAB
110 on Monday, May 13, from 11:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
1712: Nude mal e "nature lover" was
observed humping a log on the beach traiL
1312: Warning issued to male trespasser.
away. Under the plan, the Tacoma campus would also expand commitment to technology and its a~ademic l!ses.
.
their course offerings. .
Upgrading the computer labs, which are from fi ve to
Presdient Jane Jervis said that one of the great strengths seven years old by now, is a key part of the proposal. Fanning
of Evergreen is that our interdiSciplinary curriculum allows us says that this amount of time "is not old when you talk about
to take a group of students and teach them a particular subject . some things, but technology surely is."
without having to offer a complete class package, like other
Fanning would also increase the amount of WEB and
colleges, Terrey added that branch campuses would maintain Home pages available for both administrators and academ ic
the same quality standards as the main one.
purposes. "This is not something we should be stepping away
Strengthening undergraduate education is the focus of from" , she said. More modems will be added to the computer
the next section of the plan. Fanning's report says that the center as welL
$850,000 will target specific improvements in the curriculum,
The Washington Higher Education Network (WHEN)
including a pilot program with local high schools and project, which connects the state's higher learning institutions
via satellite, video, and the Internet, was included in the
budget proposal. Fanning said the project wi ll creale "a
backbone network that we will all be ab le to travel on."
In the future, students across the state may be able to
attend classes at Evergreen without leaving their homes.
Jervis said th at trying to keep up wit h chang in g
technologies is like "trying to change the tires on your car
while it's going down the highway". Allocating money in
the budget for specific techn ologies like printers and email accounts, assures that Evergreen will keep up with
the times.
Terrey told the Board that "lea rning is a participating
sport, not a spectator sport", therefore, teac hers and
human beings should remain ce ntral wh ile adapti ng
community colleges. Smith calls this a "deceptively simple but Evergreen's teaching styles to technological classrooms. Jervis
revolutionary idea", that would allow area learning centers to agreed that people sho uld be trained to take advantage of
review the curriculum over the summer and point out any gaps technology instead of having the equipment take over. "We
and redundancies between ours and theirs. With this kind of can't have all this fan cy stl!ff sitting on tables in classrooms,
analysis, educators at Evergreen and elsewhere can create a but if no one knows how to use it, it's hopeless,"
"more seamless educational process" for students entering
Terrey ended the review by reminding everyone that "this
Evergreen from outside institutions.
is the crescendo" of the budget process. "Budget is a statement
Part of the money is reserved for expanding the foreign in doll,ars for the programs ," he said, where dollars are only
language offerings at Evergreen. Smith said that a small multi- the means through which things happen. Fanning echoed his
media lab will be built, along with ;10 international studies sentiment, noting that budget is "a policy statement that
advising office. Faculty, says Smith, need to see "the full range should be policy driven".
ofideas" in the foreign language areas, in order to incorporate
Jervis and Fanning hope to present a final budget
them into their other programs.
proposal to the Board at their June meeting. If they approve
An entire section of the budget is dedica ted to provide it, it goes to the Governor's office in September, then through
technology to the campus. Despite the recent legislative both the House and Senate before it is enacted in July of 1997.
decision to allow students to decide if they want to charge Fanning supports the budget as it is now, but realizes that it
themselves a fee along with tuition to pay for technological "gets changed at every step" along the way.
advances, the section was added in case students decide that
they do not want to pay it. It also affirms Evergreen's
As a part of the long range
enrollment growth plan, the
budget includes approximately $2
million dollars to expand
educational services both on and
off campus.
Thursday, April 25
Friday, April 26
Evergreen's Board ofTrustees, the group who has the final
say on many of the policy changes, reviewed the two year
operating budget during their regular meeting Wednesday,
May 8. The budget will decide how much of the funding '
Evergreen receives from the government is distributed around
the campus.
Ruta Fanning, vice president for finance and
administration, presented to the Board a proposal that
addresses everything necessary for operating the college. This
includes anything from enrollment to maintenance of the
college's buildings.
Salary increases for faculty and staff are at the top of
the budget list. Fanning is working with the state's Higher
. Education Coord inating board to find "a common
approach to address the need for salary increases" for all
of the colleges and universities in the state. Evergreen
competes with other learning institutions for faCility
resources, and therefore should offer competitive salaries.
A report by Fanning says tha,t Evergreen wishes to have
salaries fall within the 75 percentile for all of our peer
institutions. Right now, they are 17.6 percent behind this
goal. Approximately $5 million dollars of the budget is
dedicated to raising faculty and staff salaries up to that
level.
As a part of the long range enrollment growth plan,
the budget includes approximately $2 million dollars to expand
educational services both on and off campus. Barbara Smith,
Evergreen's provost, told the Board that one of main
components of the plan is to open the Masters in Teaching
program up every year. The masters program is only open to
enrollment every other year. Prospective MIT students who
graduate when the program is not offered must wait a year
before they can apply. Smith said that there are students out
there "just waiting for the door to be opened."
Trustee John Terrey emphasized the importance of the
MIT program and students' completion ofit. Evergreen is "part
of a revolution" in the teaching realm, as more and more
schools move towards the Evergreen learning style. Terrey said,
"One more time, here we are at the forefront."
Another part of the expansion plan calls for a partnership
with Grays Harbor Community College for a part time studies
joint effort. Smith said that there is a large amount of students
in the greater Aberdeen area that receive their associate degree,
but do not go on to a four year college because !hey are too' far
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,
A tall, thin man sits passively at.a CAB table
cluttered with papers, pamphlets, and two open
packs of cigarettes. Next to him a TVNCR drones on
about industrial persuasion in the capitol. Somehow
all of it catches the eyes of a passing fam~~:ould
you like to sign our petition?" Moments
he
Elizabeth and Derek Sneatlum ·are signing.
Marvin Presnall has been manning the table
for a few hours, but he's really only one of the many
more in his class, Addictions to Well ness, who took
action last week. After viewing a Frontline report on
the freedom granted cigarette companies to add, at
will, whatever they like to their products, the
"
students became outraged and spread the word.
So they formed a campaign, BUM IT, to
.
educate others on the liberties taken by the tobacco
industry in the absence of government regulation. In
BUM IT's arsenal: a list of hazardous chemicals
presently know to be included in cigarettes and the
looming fact that hundreds more are present without
consumers' knowledge. A few days at a CAB table
and they collected several hundred signatures and
opened the eyes of possibly everyone they spoke to.
Presnall says BUM IT's bottom line is to
educate others and let the Legislature and tobacco
companies know that more people are aware of
what's going on and that these people disapprove.
"They can't buy their way through killing
people, n says Presnall.
THE COOPER POINT JOURNAL
Communications Building
to undergo renovation
BY REYNOR PADILLA
Bradley McDevitt is atall, slender work st udy student who
toils in the scene shop of Evergreen 's Experimen tal Th ea ter. Ilis
workplace is a dusty, cluttered cemen t room at th e back of th e
Communications Building. His job is to help One Act Play
Festival students pound together the sets for their seven show
extravaganza.
McDevitt shoots his arm back forth through th e huge
three-story tall scene shop. His soiled fingers point to the wall,
to the ceiling, to the fl oor. He's explaining the changes that wi ll
hit the building over the next year.
The big room, he tells a visitor, is about to get bigger.
The expansion is part of a $975,000 construction project
appr(lVed by Evergreen's, Board ofTrustees on Wed nesday.
t he expansion should make life eas ier for McDevitt,
theater students, and the other workers in the Theater's scene
shop.
"I'm jealous," McDevitt says. He's graduating this June.
Andy Schoenstein stands alongside McDevitt . He's the
Stage Manager for the first night of the One Act Play FestivaL
He wears a tattered baseball hat, and has his hands in the
pockets of his old denim jackets. He's waiting to give a curious
visitor a short tour of the Theater.
He shuffles over to a spiral steel staircase, and motions
for the visitor to follow. The two climb up a floor and step offin
front of the prop shop. It's a small rertangular room filled with
colorful masks, run down computers and tattered paperback
books, and other props from years of Evergreen performances.
Props teeter on top of each other in the small, disorganized
space. They will move to a bigger room downstairs next year.
Schoenstein guides the visitor through the backstage of
the tiny theater. They step into the costume shop, where people
are making final touches for opening night. The costume shop
will also get bigger.
Bigger is a theme that runs through the expansion project.
The scene shop will get bigger. The prop shop will get bigger.
The costume shop will Fet bigger.
It all adds up to more 'convenience for theater students.
The room where they sew the costumes and the room
where they store costumes are now'on two separate floors. Next
year the prop shop will be transformed to costume storage.
That means that the dressing rooms , the storage for .
costumes and sewing room will line up all together. That means
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less.scurrying from floor to floor on the narrow staircase.
The prop shop will be on the'first floor, closer to the stage.
It will make emergency prop access easier during a production.
It's a weird thing, Schoenstein explams, The Experimental
Theater wasn't really designed for to be a theater. It was
supposed to be a television studio.
But after Evergreen had been open for a few years, it
became obvious that the school needed a theater,
The TV studio was stuck in the Library building, And the
Com Building studio was transformed. .
From the catwalks that surround the sitting area and stage
of the theater, one can see the skeletal remains of a TV studio.
The main seating is about 20 feet from the stage. The room
.
IS cement floored. The stage is portable,
One can almost see the rolling TV camera between the
stage and the roaring audience.
The TV studio setup is more flexible than a regular theater,
.
Schoenstein says. But it's also more difficult to use than to
normal theaters.
There is no "fly space" where scenery can be easily pulled
on and offthe stage by pulleys from above. While the expansion
will not create fly space, it will begin to make the Experimental
.
Theater feel more like a traditional theater.
Schoen stein and his visitor make their way across the
.
catwalk toward the last part of the tour. "This is the control
room.· Schoen stein says as he steps up a set of three short stairs.
The visitor follows him into a dimly lit room. Windows
cover one ofthe walls. In front of the windows are small desks
built into the wall.
One can almost see television producers leaning over
control panels, their ears are covered with headphones, sweat
on their brows,
In this backroom of the TV studio turned Experimental
Theater. stress obsessed producers won 't sweat over the
production of an Evergreen TV show. The equipment to run a
theater is different, so the desk space. and consequently the
control room, are barely used.
That's okay to theater students. The Com Building
expansion comes as a welcome change to the theater crew,
Schoen stein explains. He and other crew members hope it will
make the Experimental Theater feel a little more like a "real"
theater.
-30The News: The Communications Building wiU be expanded
next year.
The Point: To show how it will change the lives of people who
use the building
The Focus: On the physical changes and peculiarities of the Com
building.
• Officers should not shoot animals unless in self-defense.
• Officers should not shoot ~~ounded animals to end their
~u~f~ ring .
• Officers should not surrender their guns , no matter the '
circu mstances.
• While on-duty, oftlce rs should only use guns issued by
the college.
• While oll~dut)' , ofticers should not use guns issued by
the co llege.
• Public Safet y officers shou ld stow t heir guns in patrol
cars in spec ial lock boxes during the day. They shou ld only
retrll've and use their gullS in "life threatening situations."
• Ce rtain higher rankillg officers can carry concealed guns
lI'hill' providing "actual or po tential" back-up.
The research team also recommended the creation of a
com munity review board that would st udy the circumstances
for every time a Public Safety officer draws a gun .
The limited arming recommendations were discussed at
a communit}' forum on Wednesday. Arou nd 50 community
memhers gat hered together on the second floor ofl he CAB to
participate. Their opinions ranged from fu ll support of the
recommendations, to total rejection.
Faculty member Pete Bohmer was the first to speak . He
sa id that the recom mendations were "a rea l slap ill the face"
for students , faculty and staff who were against guns.
The research team made their recommendations without Faculty member Pete Bohmer and staff member John Dlouhy listen intently as
regard for poor p('opl~ , people of color, and oth er people "who community members on both sides ofthe gun issue make their views known to the
are different," Bohmer said.
He worried that th ose people wou ld be more likely to be arming committee.
shot by officers carrying guns.
"I don't know what everyone's afraid of," said Doug that judgment, he said, not a board of community members.
Bohmer pointed to incidents in Los Angeles, where police
A "deadly-force review board" should be necessary only
Shanafelt,
a worker in Evergreen's mail room.
have hurt and killed people of color. "Policy is not enough ," he
when
an officer actually fifes a gun, Sav.age said.
"Everybody
who
goes
to
school
here
has
lived
in
a
town
said. If it could happen in L.A. , Bohmer felt , it could happen
Unlike
other forums on the guns issue, opinions didn 't
where
officers
are
armed,"
Shanafelt
said
in
an
interview
"How
here.
seem
so
polarized
between pro-gun and anti-gun .
many
of
them
have
been
shot?"
'
Liz Goodwin, a member of a student group that works
"I
think
I
represent
i1large part of the student body who
Larry
Savage,
a
Public
Safety
officer,
said
that
he
was
happy
against guns, spoke next.
• are in the middle." said Yarida Ruiz, a student.
"What's th e limit?" Goodwin asked, "it's not limited with the recommendations -for the most part.
Ruiz said she saw both sides of the issues. And she saw
"('m oat happy with the review boards," Savage said, "I
larming) in any way.
that
neither
side was willing to have a real dialogue.
don't
want
someone
deciding
whether
or
not
I
drew
my
gun
Not eve ryone had the same opinion as Bohmer and
"We're
not
a
community
anymore."
she
said.
fairly
or
not."
rrofessionally
trained
law
officers
should
make
Goodwin.
Student Liz Goodwin (center) voiced her concerns to
research team members
Linda Hohman and Steve
Huntsberry.
Here I am again on
my own.
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The academic season is a week shorter next year. resulting
in a loss of $43,000 dollars for the Housing budget. Segawa
says that this and the fact that rates did not go up last year fuel
the argument for a hike.
The extra $122,000 in revenue from the raised rents will
also go to expanding the residential life programs and hiring
more Resident Assistants. Housing has hired an additional five
R.A.'s, for a total of 19 scattered throughout the dorms. R.A. 's
provide residents with everything from vacuums to crisis
intervention.
A report from President Jervis to the Board says that it is
still cheaper to live in Evergreen Housing than it is to reside offcampus or at other colleges and universiti es around the state.
BY JEN KOOGlE'R '
Living in Housing next year? Be prepared to save up over
the summer. The Board ofTrustees voted to increase rates by
an average of$15 a month at the Wednesday, May 8 meeting.
Mike Segawa, director of Housing, said that the increase
will vary depending the room and contract choice. He
expressed Housing's desire to keep the most affordable choices
reasonably low. The least expensive living option, a two per'Son
studio, will only rise from $210 to $220 a month.
-Segawa said' that the rise is necessary to make
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ABibUcal perspective on
human nature
Human nat!lre. This is a subject that has there is no historical evidence that this is even
come up in just about every seminar I've been possible, much less likely to happen. In
in throughout my two years at Evergreen. It's addition to this, the nature of movements is
an issue that seems to manifest itself in all that they are constantly changing and
redefining their goals, and often their original
areas, from discussions of social change,
history, and philosophy, to current issues of goals are never met. An example is the
struggle for the equality
whether to allow guns on
campus. Are we basically
of women. While some
good or bad? Does original
rights have been won in
sin exist? If so, do we have
.
,
the past century (voting,
e
any hope as a society? Or
working, etc.), women
arewedoomedtoafuture
continue
to
be
of oppression, injustice,
objectified
and
oppressed everywhere,
and violence?
To me, it is clearthat
just as much as ever.
there is something deep
Here at Evergreen, we
inside all humans that
by Rosy Lancaster
are conscious of the
Causes us to rebel against a
problems of sexism, yet
universal standard of
it still exists in subtle
goodness. Murder, violence, oppression of ways. As a society, we have no reason to
women and children , and general hate believe that we will ever come to a point of
characterize every culture that has ever existed love and acceptance for all people on our
to some degree. Even in young children this own.
principle is evident, as they hit people, throw
But for those who believe, there is hope
in Jesus Christ. Not only is he the perfect
temper tantrums, and refuse to share.
One of the most common themes of the example of what a loving God is willing to
Bible (other than the love of God) is the sacrifice for His people, but he has promised
sinfulness of person kind. An example is in redemption to those who believe in Him.
Psalm 53, where King David . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , Even though we have
writes: uGod looks down
Murder, violence,
hearts
that
are
from heaven on the sons of
oppression of
inherently prone to sin
men to see if there are any
women and children,
against Him and
h
against each other, God
who understand, any who
seek God. Everyone ha s
and general ate
hasgivenusawaytobe
turned away , they have
characterize every
liberated from that sin.
together become corrupt;
culture that has ever
Through Jesus, we are
there is no one who does
existed in some
able to live a life in
good, not even one." (Ps
d egree-:
which we can be freed
53:2-3)
from the desire to
At the same time,
oppress, tohurt, andlo
there is some thin g in
kill (physically and spiritually).
everyone that desires to do good. Being created
He doesn't luokat our past relationship
in God's image (Gen 1:27) we have something with him. The apostle Paul, who was once a
with in us that is aware of what isright, whether persecutor of Ch ristians, says "But now a
you call it a conscience, a soul , or something righteousness from God, apart from the law,
else. In spite of our "sinful nature," there is has been made known, to which the Lawand
something that makes us lovable in the eyes of Prophets testify. This righteousness from
God , and makes Him desire us so much that God comes through faith in Christ Jesus, to
He would continuously seek us out.
all who believe, (Romans 3:21-22)." There are
Many people believe that through the
no requirements to be called a child of God_
consciousness raising and education, we can The only prerequisite is to be liberated into
overcome injustice, but I disagree. First of all Ch rist is a willing heart.
Evergreen
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& me
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(ODE from cover
mitigating circ'umstances? Does the student of community board is the final appeal. The
have a history of this kind of behavior? Is the · only appeal that could be made beyond that
studfnt penitent?
level is an appeal based on procedural error_
By' the time the process is done, almost The appeal goes to the President who
all offenders negotiate their punishment with appoints a reviewer [to assess] whether or
the grievance officer. Since the only risk to a not we did what we're supposed to do in
student is his or her continuing right to be a terms of due process."
student at Evergreen, participation is
Disputes about whether sanctions have
voluntary. Those that follow through on the been met are settled through the same '
process are committed to Evergreen. channels. "If a student said, 'I really believe
According to Costantino, Yin the vast majority that I have satisfied the conditions of the
of cases there's an agreement between the sanction: then it seems to me they could
college and the student of what the sanction come to me. There's a role for the head of the
will be."
hearing board as well. Because it's the
Commenting on this agreement, hearing board at that point that has imposed
Meyer Knapp said, ~he people I work with the sanction," Costantino said.
here are astonishingly good at doing what I've
- He added, though, "We've not ~ad that
asked them to do, and I'm pretty good at problem about whether conditions have
working out with them what makes sense. It's been satisfied or not."
rarely an adversarial process. "
Disciplinary records are protected
Another reason that punishments are so under the Family Educational Rights and
easily agreed upon is that they are well Privacy Act of1974 (FERPA). For this reason
grounded in history. uWe don't have an hearings are closed to the public and records
automatic tying of a particular behavior to a . can't be accessed as public information. Only
particular sanction," Costantino explained, five people are allowed to look at a student's
"(but) you -pretty much know the first offense . file- They are the student, the Vice President
pet violation is going to be-a waming_ We know of Student Affairs, his or her secretary, the
that's probably true for a minor alcohol current grievance officer, and the grievance
violation_ But then if there were a pattern of officer that handled the case.
those ... maybe- you need an assessment. There's
The only exception to this rule happens
a clear set of precedents that are involved, that if a student authorizes access. The
the grievance officer has and that hearing disciplinary record is protected with exactly
boards get to know about over time, too."
the same vigor as the academic transcript.
When disagreements about what Unless the student tells Evergreen to send the
happened, how it happened, what it meant, or information, it's absolutely confidential.
how it should be punished occur, the decision Even releasing your transcript won't release
of the grievance officer is appealed to a hearing the disciplinary record. It's in a separate
board. A new board is appointed for each case_ records system and requires a separate
They are made up of one faculty (always one release.
that has some experience with the grievance
Costantino says the confidentiality
. system), one staff member, and three students_ issue sometimes causes problems . "We
Students are appointed by the Vice President cannot release to the Evergreen community
ofStuden't Affairs, currently Costantino/They the resiJlts of that disciplinary action. As you
are found by advertising in the Cooper Point might imagine there's often strong pressure
to say, well, what happened to that person.
Journal.
In order to make the appointments to the Was that person punished? Is the
panel, Costantino said, "We create a pool. So community safe? What was done? We simply
in that we have to have more students trained can't say.
"So it does pose some difficulty," he
than we call upon because at any time students
continued, "but I think it's a sound overall
mayor may not be able [to serve]."
After the appointments, the office of principle that students' disciplinary records
Student Affairs puts the jurors through a two should not be public information. They're
to three hour training period. "We go through part of the educational records too_"
Questions about the Student Conduct
the Student Conduct Code so that they
understand the process_ We familiarize them Code can ·be addressed to Arnaldo
with the distinctions between the Stu.dent Rodriguez, who chaired the DTF, at x6310,
Conduct Code and a more formal criminal or or to Art Cos tan tino, x6296. Written
civil procedure. Specifically things like the comments will be accepted till May 13 and
different language that says 'beyond a should be sent to the Office of the Vice
reasonable doubt' as opposed to 'the President of Student Affairs, Library 3236,
preponderance of evidence.' We usually go Olympia, WA 98505.
over some case study," Costantino.said.
The conduct code :.lIows either the
student or the college to challenge hearing
board members_ Causes for' removing a
member include personal bias. Bias may be the
mult ofa personal relationship, a stake in the
outcome, or of having been touched by the
type of offense being tried.
The only appeal after the decision of the
hearing board is to the President ofthe college.
CM,., tIM flfllis
t t.
Costantino explained, "I think it's a unique
,.. II, ,lIr ,.Is It t ... 'PI.
feature of the Evergreen system that this kind
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1996
By: Yen Thi Trimble
The Vietnamese community is moving in
a new direction by bringing people together for
traditional celebrations to unite the
community. One example is that Vietnamese
people gathered at Capital High School to
honor Hung Vuong, the first king who created
Vietnam.
This special celebration was to remember
the founder of Vietnam who died 4,000 years
ago when Vietnam first existed_
"This is the first time to have this
celebration. The reason for that is because we
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had an election on
dance and offered them fruit, wine, and tea.
February 24, 1996 to
Worshipers also performed a thanksgiving to
elect the first board
Heaven and Earth.
official representation
Community
supporters
and
for the Vietnamese
participants of the program wefl~ presented
community in Thurston
and awarded with great thanks for their four
County" Nguyen Q.
months preparation of this important event.
'Khua, Vice President of
Musical performers ended the program
the
Vietnamese
as children danced and sang cheerful songs for
Community
their ancestors.
Association, said.
"We have a lot of second gene ration s, so
This three-hour
we want to bring our children here to learn
ceremony consisted of:
about their tradition and culture," Nguyen Q.
The Welcoming
Khua, Vice President of the Vie tnam ese
by Yen
Ceremony, Traditional
Community Association said.
Ceremonies, Introduction of Executive Board
He also said that to unite the Vietnamese
and Staff, explanation of the ceremonial
community is to bring our people together for
preparation and awards presentation for
a common goal.
community supporters, and mu sical
·Our goals are to help each other
performances.
organize our people in Thurston County. By
In the opening ceremony, The
doing that, we need to maintain and enrich
Vietnamese National Anthem was sung about
our country with events like this. We also
citizens of Vietnam to march in pride to
need to have a class to teach economics so we
defend Vietnam and fight for freedom for .- -;:an use it to help our people to integrate in
their country to last forever.
the U.S.:' Nguyen said.
During the traditional ceremonies,
The Vietnamese Community Association
worshipers marched side by side carrying the
works on projects throughout the year to unite
king's throne from the parking lot to the
the community. It was a successful turnout for
center stage. They placed their ancestors on
this event for the Vietnamese community to
the alter and blessed them with a dragon
celebrate their ancestry.
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There are many reasons why I frequent
the Evergreen Talking About Race discussions
but two issues sparked my participation from
the onset.
First, after completing the fall quarter
program Twentieth Century Urban Life, I
learned more in-depth how certain people
have become marginalized within our social,
political, and economic systems. In this
course, I increased my self-awareness through
its reflection of society. I recognized how race,
in its structural form, enters and shapes lives.
In part, this highlighted some of the
differences between whites and people of
color, and their opinions on the meaning of
race.
A book I read in Twentieth Century
Urban Life, A Social History of Economic
Decline by John Cum bIer, aptly states that
humans make their own history, but they do
so within confines inherited from the past, not
totally oftheir own creation. Race's role, as a
major political issue in the United States has
been used to confuse society as to the true state
of . economics in the U.S. This
misrepresentation has left many citizens with
the feeling of an insecure future . In this
precarious position, whites are more apt to
keep a tight grip on what political and
economicpowertheyhave_ Hence, the raging
debate on affirmative a<;tion. In addition,
discussions about welfare and crime have also
distinct racial aspects. Clearly, we need to
explore the economics of racism but that
deserves an entirely separate article.
I was incensed by the notion that subtle
and overt racism was occurring regularly on
Evergreen's Olympia campus. Because I am a
part of the Evergreen community, I felt
committed to learning and overcoming our
personal and institutional acts of racism.
Prior to this academic year, I viewed
myself-a white woman-as racially neutral,
or nonracial. Being raised in a home by
b"leeding heart"· white liberals who never
uttered or condoned racial slurs, I felt I was
not a racisL Because my family was basically
well-meaning individuals, the idea of being
part of the problem of racism was genuinely
THE COOPER POINT JOURNAL
shocking to me. What I am beginning to learn
is how my role as a white woman in the racial
structure ofthe United States has perpetuated
the reproduction of racism. I am in the process
ofexploring my race privikge and challenging
the structural advantage of being white.
Starting with the place where white people
look at themselves, at others, and at society, I
hope to gain and feel a better understanding
of what it means to be a non-white person
living in the United States.
,
One way I have learned more about
myself and people of color is by attending the
weekly Talking About Race meetings here on
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"How are people to make
informed choices in their
personal lives, let alone figure
out how to organize against
racism or struggle for social
justice, when they fall short of
knowing others different from
themselves?"
-William Wimsatt
<lI'J'1ll
At
these
discussions
have
interacted, learned and
with people different from
me, and a part
of myself has unfolded. Every place I've lived
or person I have known well brings out a
different side of me. The more kinds of people
I know on their own terms, the more sides of
my pert.0n~lity-de velope. When there are
people 1--dUn't know, not only do I not know
them but I don't even know that part of myself.
An article by William Wimsatt in the
publication In These Times (sorry I don't know
the publication date or article title) caught my
eye because he articulates what can happen
when people fail to interact with others
different from themselves: "How are people to
make informed choices in their personal lives,
let alone figure out how to organize against
racism or struggle for social justice, when they
MAY
9, 1996
fall short of knOWing others different from
themselves? I don't care how astute you are
when talking to like-minded buddies. Without
friendship among disenfranchised groups,
leftist organizing is impossible and leftist
principles are empty. Social justice grows out
uf your social circle.
The Talking About Race meetings have
allowed me to enlarge my social circle. In part.
we have discussed political, social and
economic issues as well as learned about
personal histories from group participants.
The people of color who have attended the
gatherings have taught me through their
stories and their proximity what it is like to
navigate through a largely hostile terrain, to
deal with institutions that do not operate by
one's own logic or il)te.rl!st~. I also understand
those institutions need to function in one's
favor if one is to survive, or achieve. I am
realizing for the first time about the gulf of
experience and meaning of racism between
white people and people of color.
The awareness I gathered from this antiracism education forum and in dialogue with
others different from myself have resulted in
my choice for a spring learning contract
through the Community Development
program. I'm reading books, articles and
watching films on Black American history and
Black culture with hopes of widening my sense
of the human spirit. I am reminded of a quote
by Antonio Gramsci on human subjectivity in
general: "the consciousness ofwhat one really
is [entails I knowing thyself as a product of the
historical process to date which has deposited
in you an infmity of traces, without leaving an
inventory." I found this quote in Ruth
Frankenberg's White Women, Race Matters:
The Social Construction of Whiteness where
she argues" to look at the social construction
of whiteness is to look head-on at a site of
. dominance." Clearly, part of my task this year
personally and academically has been precisely
that: to begin an inventory of whiteness as a
subj ective terrain.
I urge the Evergreen community to come
to the Talking About Race discussion s on
Tuesdays. When will you ever have a safe,
energetic, and honest place to discuss race and
racism again?
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SPORTS
Three out of five sexually active people might have genital warts
By Casey Harden
"A nurse called me a few days later and
said it was condyloma." "Jane", a student at
The Evergreen State College, became sexually
active when was 19 years old.
"I guess I fina lly did the falling in love
thing, and after 4 months I was comfortable
in my dec ision to become sexually active with
Illy partner." That was during the spring.
The fo llowing spring she noticed a bump
on her vulva. She ignored it for a few months.
Hy the time she visited her hometown during
th e su mm er. it wa s mildly irritating and
sometimes painful.
'.'1 went to my mom's gynecologist. I
co uldn 't beli eve it when he sa id it was
probably genital warts. A nurse ca lled me a
few days later and said it was condyloma. I
guess condyloma is a genita! wart."
"Jane" was upset that she had genital
warts. She thought she had been a responsible
sexually artive person. "It just sucks. I'm still
with the same person. But I have this virus
that will never be gone."
Human papilloma·virus (genital warts)
are one of th e most co_mm on sex ually
transmitted diseases amongst the Evergreen
and general Olympia area.
Beverly Kohler, a health professional at
Planned Parenthood of Thurston County,
recognizes HPV and chlamydia as the most
prevalent STD's. The Thurston County Health
Department STD clinic co ncurs . David
eRe begins,const~uction , o.n ,i ndoor rock climbing 'wall
BY VINCE PiERCE
should get an nual exaO.1S. It is particularly
important for a woman wi th HPV to get a
pelviC exam every year, Schoen commented,
"HPV is ah insidious virus." The University of
Washington/Harborview STD
Training Center Intensive Update,
January 1995, cites that 60+% of
IIMPIOMS;
sexua lly artive indivic.luals ate
Growths or bumps on VUlva, In or
HPV positive.
~
around the vagina or anus, on the
Having the virus does not
There is no cure. Can be
the person ha s ge nital
mean
that
cervix, on peniS, scrotum, grOin,
treated with:
wa rts. If they do have genital
or thigh.
• Cryotherapy- freezing
warts, the perso n is often not
· Raised or flat
off with. liquid nitrogen
aware of them. Both instanc es
• Single or multiple
. . Podpphyllin or
leave room for a pa rtner to
become infected or the infected
• Small or large
trichloracetic acid
person to infec t~ without even
Not necessarily visible to the
· Electrocauteryknowing it. Beverly Anderson
naked eye
destro;lng infected tissue
adds, "Even if you use a condom,
the areas not protected by the
with electric current
condom,
which include the upper
IIANSMISSIONi
• Laser therapy
shaft
of
the penis, ca n be
• Direct skln-to-skln contact
• Sur'gery- cuttlng 'oll
transmitting the virus or being
• Engaging In vaginal, anal, or
wart
infected."
oral sex with $omeone Infected
Human papilloma·virus is
• Antiviral drug-Interferon
insidious. It is important to
educate yourself.
The Evergreen State Co ll ege Health
women come in. totally unaware that th ey for leading to advanced genital lesions than
might have something like this, and say, 'I have others," reported Schoen. Annual pap smears Center, the Thurston Co unty Health
something funky- it itches', and it turns out are an integral form of protection against Department, and Planned Parenthood of
advanced cervical cancer. "Jane" said, "My Thurston Co unty are excell ent resources,
to be genital warts".
Human papilloma virus is a group of stomach flutters every time I hear that HPV is There is also a 'group of peer health educators
about 70 types of viruses. Approximately 1/ a risk factor for cervical cancer." All women on campus, 866·6000 ext.6555. Utilize your
that are sexually active or over the age of 18 resources.
3 of the 70 types are sexually transmi tted.
Schoen, Directo( of Student Health Services
at Evergreen, agrees that HPV is a problem.
What is HPV? Many individuals don't
know until they are diagnosed. "Young
HPV is recognized as a risk factor for
cervical cancer in women. "All of the viruses
that are sexually transmitted probably all cause
cancer, but some have a much grea ter affinity
Genital warts
Project Coordinator Bruce Mason and
Construction Supervisor George Sharret are
worn out from carrying 2x6's all morning.
Though they're tired of the work, they're
ecstatic to be finally building their dream , an
indoor climbing area.
It's an idea 23 years in the making and 4
years in the planning. Now, after countless
fa lse starts and endless paperwork. the walls
are going up.
The climbing area, which was first
suggested 23 years ago by CRC Director Pete
Steilberg, will op~n for pu.blic. use.ID
upcoming fall quarter. It's being built in what
used to be racquetball court five of the
Recreation Center and wi ll feature lots of
angles, 3' cave, a'n overhang and, thanks to
movabl e holds, frequently changing climbs,
Though Mason and Sharrett are both
experienced climbers, they're determined to
build an area for those ofall skill levels to enjoy.
It will be an inexpensive, heated and dry area
to train in on campus.
Mason, a graduating senior. always felt
that the 40' tall by 20' wide court, wit h it's
warped floors unsuitable for racquetball, was
the perfect place to build a climbing area.
When it came time to suggest a location , it was
the area that he recommended, and it was the The construction of the (Re's new indoor rock climbing wall is expected to be completed by this summer
area that he got.
PHOTO BY VI NCE PIERC E
Because Evergreen is a state institution, and open for use by students when they return this fall.
many steps and safety requirements had to be
met. Paint had to be reviewed for toxicity level and a list of he graduates this quarter, Mason 's happy to be bu ilding
thousands of dollars by helping design and approve plans as
safety procedures and gu idelines for const ruction and something others will enjoy when he's gone, ")'m having a good
well.
operation were needed. It added up to four years offrustrating time putting it together."
Work will continue through Sp ring quarter and th e
paperwork, planning and fundraising for Mason.
The $12,000 in materials needed came from private
project is expected to be fll1ished this summer. Mason and
,He began the project when he was a freshman. Rain and donations, student activities funds and discounts from Hardel
Sharrett ask anyon e interes ted in volunteering to stop by
cold weather were such a deterrent to using the outdoor Lumber of Olympia. Local engineer James' Cole saved
racquetball court five in the e RC to sign up and help out.
climbing wall that he felt an indoor area was needed. Though
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Have you ever had one of those' stressful
days when you want to take- the nearest
object and smash it into thousands of
, pieces? Being a good Evergreen student,
you would neverresortto such violence, but
unfortunately the stress remains.
Right under your nose, an activity that
relieves that stress, teach es you some skills
and is a lot of fun to play has been going
on. The Evergreen Women 's Rugby team
is looking for committed players to join.
There is no experience necessary and you
don't have to be a student to play. Its open
to all ages and since the season is already
in progress, you can jump into the action
right away. '
If you are interested simply show up to the
practices which are held Mondays,
Wednesdays. and Thursdays from 4:30 pm
to 6:30 pm. If you have any questions or
want more information , call Rosedin e at
705-4394, Don't miss this opportunity, it's
a blast to play and easy to learn.
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LETTERS AND OPINIONS
LETTERS AN'D O .P INIONS
Reader's
reaction to
column
Sexual & domestic violence:
. Why 'should you care?
One out of two women will be in a
violent relationship.in her lifetime [National
Victim Center I. Every single minute ofevery
day more ~han one woman is raped in
America alone (U.S. Justice Department).
(Imagine the world wide epidemic!)
According to Survivon ofIncest Anonymous.
before the a~ of eighteen. one out of time
girlsandoneoutofsewnboysMllbevictirns
of incest or semala~.
Perhaps you'll be among the lucky ones
\\'ho will never be touched, but that does not
mean it will never effect your life. Do you
honestly believe you'll never know any of
those "one out of three girls or one out of
seven boys"? Chances are among the people
in your life, you already know many who have
bffll touched, YOll just may tlot kllow who.
Your mother, brother, friend, lover, anyone
you know may be a survivor or current victim
of sexual or domestic violence. but you
wouldn't know just by looking at them. The
only way you'd know would be talking about
it. The problem is, few people openly admit
these forms of violence have ever touched
their lives. Many victims and survivors are
ashamed to openly admit such travesty
because when they do, they are met with
denial , blame, and mis.understanding from
th e people closest to them ,
Many people wonder why victims never
ge t out of an abusive relationship or why
survivors arc full of angry messages. The
reason is, everyo ne around them may seem
to be blind to the abuse or they nat out ignore
it by renlsing to talkaboul it with th em. That
leaves th e victims and survivors feelin g
i~olal ed, depressed, crazy and very angry.
Victims need to be able to talk about their
situation beca use after all the (emot ional,
phYSical, verbal, sexual, and/or
psychological) abuse, it's difficult for anyone
to maintain the self confidence to get out 011
t heir own. Survivors lIeed to be able to talk
about their experience in' order to heal, but
wh o do they talk to? A co unselor (that takes
money), a support group (tha t takes time. of
which many peo ple have very little). Besides.
II'h)' should a vict im or survivor have to go Lo
J ~pl"c i J I support group in order to find YOli
ar e th eir rri (, lId ~ and fami ly Jnd they need
A victim or survivo~ may disclose to you
because they feel safe enough with you to reach
out for your support. The best thing you can
do for a victim or survivor is to listen because
healing is difficult to do alone, You can offer
referrals, but I wouldn't recommend giving
advice and expecting anyone to be on your
"healing time line". They need the space to
do it at their own pace, but they still need you
support. If you don't know what to say when
someone discloses to you be very honest, but
don't hurt them more hy turning away,
refusing to listen, or blaming them for the
abuse. Simply tell them, "I don't know how
to help, but I'm here to listen to your pain" and
then do just that. Listen.
Listening to someone you love about
their experience with sexual and domestic
violence is not an easy thing to do, either for '
the survivor or for their loyed ones. Often
friends and family feel powerless, uninformed
and even blamed for the abuse, making it an
even more difficult topic to discuss, but it is
very necessary. Talking about sexual and
domestic violence is not meant to place blame.
It's meant to help us to heal and then to end
it. Perpetrators rely on our silence to
perpetuate an atmosphere that makes it safe
for them to abuse,
Survivors do not seek your pity. TIley are
trying to get you to recognize that abuse can
touch anyone and that it has touched them
and they need your support ill healing, So the
next time someo ne tries to share their
ex perience with you , try laying down your
defenses and realize they are trying to heal the
hlrrt. Their words may be angry, but it's
because they are screaming to have their paill
recognized. They want for you to admit that
because this violence has touched them, it has
touched you and we need to support one
another in ending the violence.
If YOll can hear the message behind a
survivor's words, you will help them to heal
and once we can do that, we'll be strong
enough to help you in your fight. Whatever
our involvement ( or lack of), we all need to
feel saft' enough to talk about th e issues,
Rosa li~da Noriega
L&O Errata
Last week, the name of the tribe Choctaw tribe
was misspelled in one of the pull quotes. We
apologize for the mistake. Due to a
miscommunication , both Sal Occhino and
Keith Weaver chose to be Dinosaur Neil in last
week's staff box. Sal was replaced with Big Bird.
We apologize for the substitutign.
In response to 5/2/96 I'd. of the cpj:
dear heterosexual male,
your whiny insecurities bore me.
COO"' ;, bm.,'" " yo. by
sincerely,
libby
For everyone .whose daddy isn't buying
them a Porsche for graduation.
So what are you getting
in the gift department?
Pinstripes? Briefcase?
Day planner?
Bummer, when what you
really want is a new set
of wheels, As luck
would have it, there's
a program called,
\
"The Ford
College Graduate
~ ~lIppllrt I
. Purchase Plan. J1
Simpiy p'ut, if you're a
new grad you could get a
$400 cash rebate when
. you buy or leq,se any new
Fotd-" like 'a.n all-new '97
Escort or any other model
'that shifts· y~ur gears, See
. your .local Ford Dealer for
full 'details..Because if you
have to'enter the real
world, it might as well be
in a really nice car,
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"mare gaze"
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"Look for one.elstwhere ill rhe paper!"
In last weeks co lumn "thoughts and
shit" I read about a cond ition th at stri kes
heterosexual males in springtime, Ddined as
spring fever its major symptom seems to the
need to stare at the body parts ofscantily clad
women. I say body parts cuz it seems as
though this gaze isn't operative at other times
of the year when these bodies are not as
exposed.
In debating whether or not to write this
response I considered different factors and
consulted with various people, Most seemed
to feel that this was merely an attention
getting ploy.
Harmless and purely
nonsensical. But ifthis is true then why is it
taking up space in our college's newspaper? I
wo uld hope that you disagree with this
appraisal! Therefore I decided to take the
article seriously.
In doing so h0wever I became confused
regarding some ofthe issues that you raised.
It seems to 'me that certain phrases you lIsed
were intentionally vague and .needed further
elaboration. Not being a heterosexual male
myselfI found some of the symptoms of your
spring fever disease and your objections to its
lack of acception in the public sphere to be
difficult to understa nd.
For example, you state that "To admire
beauty these days is a rash political act." lets
start with admire. According to the Webster's
New Collegiate dictionary definition number
three, to admire is "to think highly of often in
an impersonal manner. " Do you think
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9, 1996
pt'rhaps that thi s act of admiration,
impersonal as it is might be is responSible for
the generally negative reactions women have
towards your compliments? None of the
features of women that you so admire have
anything to do with a whole person. Why is
it that you find these things beautiful? Now
beauty undoubtedly is a hard thing to define,
but I implore you to attempt a persona l
definition of beauty which specifically takes
into account the need to stare at unclothed
women's bodies. Because in reading about
your illness I couldn't help but wonder if you
weren't perhaps speaking of lust. If so can
you not understand why women resent bein g
seen as objects for your pleasure. In a society
based on gender exploitation is it so hard for
you to understand why women don't
appreciate being gazed at as just another
object to be manipulated with your strategic
comments?
You wonder how it is that this male gaze
could have ever become a political issue? I
believe you state the reason quite eloquently
in your column . "Patriarchy is the foundation
of all the world's ills. Lying, stealing, raping
men. Me." Are you therefore being
misconstrued as you claim? Or perhaps are
you upset that the women on this campus are
aware of meaning of your gaze in a context
that is both political and historical? Please
explain? Have you ever asked women why
they are afraid of you as man? It certainly is
a trip, one you should consider taking.
Sean Taschner
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LETTERS AND OPINIONS
LETT.E RS AND OPINIONS
Reader's
reaction to
column
Sexual & domestic violence:
Why should you care,?
One out of two women will be in a
violent relationship in her uretime [National
Victim CenterI: Every single minute ofevery
day more than one woman is raped in
America alone [U.S. Justice Departmentt
(Imagine the world wide epidemic!)
According to Survivors ofIncest Anonymous,
before the age of eighteen, one out of three
girls and one out ofsewn boys well be victims
of incest or sexual abuse.
Perhaps you'lI be among the lucky ones
who will never be touched. but that does not
mean it will never effect your life. Do you
honestly believe you'll never know any of
those "one out of three girls or one out of
seven boys"? Chances are among the people
in your life, you already know many who have
been touched, yo II just may /lot know who.
Your mother, brotlier. friend, lover, anyone
you know may be a survivor or current victim
of sexual or domestic violence, but you
wouldn't know just by looking at them. The
only way you'd know would be talking about
it. The problem is, few people openly admit
these forms of violence have ever touched
their lives. Many victims and survivors are
ashamed to openly admit such travesty
because when they do , they are met with
denia l, blame , and mis-understanding from
the people closest to them .
Ma ny people wonder why victims never
get out of an abusive relation ship or why
sur vivors are full of angry messages. The
I"eaSO Il is, everyoll e around th em may seem
to be blind to the abuse or they flat out igllore
it by refusing to talk about it with th em. That
leaves the vic tims and survivors fee lillg
isola ted, depressed, crazy and very angry.
Victims need to be able to talk about th eir
situ ati on beca use after all the (emotiona l,
physical, ve rbal , sexual, and/or
psychological) abuse, it's difficult for anyone
to maintain the self cOllfidence to ge't out on
th eir own . Survivors need to be able to talk
about their experience in order to hea l. but
who do th ey talk to? A coullselor (that takes
money), a support group (that takes time, of
whi ch maIlYpeople have very lillie). Besidrs,
\\'h y ~ h ou l d a victim or survivor have to go to
:1 ~ pe c ial support group in order to fin d You
are th eir frie nds and fa mil y and th ey need
A victim or survivor may disclose to you
because they feel safe enough with you to reach
out for your support. The best thing you can
do for a victim or survivor is to listen because
healing is difficult to do alone. You can offer
referrals, but I wouldn't recommend giving
advice and expecting anyone to be on your
"healing time line". They need the space to
do it at their own pace, but they still need you
support. If you don't know what to say when
someone discloses to you be very honest, but
don't hurt them more by turning away,
refusing to listen, or blaming them for the
abuse'. Simply tell them, "I don't know how
to help, but I'm here to listen to your pain" and
then do just that. Listen.
Listening to someone you love about
their experience with sexual and domestic
violence is not an easy thing to do, either for
the survivor or for their loyed ones. Often
friends and family feel powerless, uninformed
and even blamed for the abuse, making it an
even more difficult topic to discuss, but it is
very necessary, Talking about sexual and
domestic violence is not meant to place blame.
It's meant to help us to heal and then to end
it. Perpetrators rely on our silence to
perpetuate an atmosphere that makes it safe
for them to abuse.
Survivors do nol seek your pity. They are
trying to get you to recognize that abuse can
touch anyone and that it has touched them
and they need your support in healing. So the
nex t time someone tries to share their
experience with you, try laying down your
defenses and rea lize they are trying.to heal the
hurt . Their words may be angry, but it's
because they are screaming to have their pain
recognized. They want for you to admit that
because this violence has touched them, it has
touched you and we need to support one
another in ending the violence.
If YOll can hear the message behind a
survivor's words, you will help them to heal
and once we ca n do that, we'l\ be strong
ellough to help you in your fight. Whatever
our involveme nt ( or lack of), we al\ need to
feei safe enough to talk about th e issues.
Rosali~da Noriega
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In response to 5/2/96 ed, of the cpj:
dear heterosexual male,
your whiny'inse<:nrities bore me.
cooP""
sincerely,
libby
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in the gift department?
Pinstripes? Briefcase?
Day planner?
Bummer, when what you
really want is a new set
of wheels, As luck
would'have it, there's
a program called,
"The Ford
College Graduate
. Purchase Plan."
. Simply put, if you're a
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"male gaze"
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L&O Errata
Last week, the name of the tribe Choctaw tribe
was misspelled in one of the pull quotes. We
apologize for the mistake . Due to a
miscommunication, both Sal Occhino and
Keith Weaver chose to be Dinosaur Neil in last
week's staffbox. Sal was replaced with Big Bird.
We apologize for the substitution.
In last weeks co lumn "thou ghts and
shit " I read about a conditi on that strikes
heterosexual males in springtime. Defined as
spring feve r its major symptom seems to the
need to stare at the body parts of sca ntily clad
women. I say body parts cuz it seems as
though this gaze isn't operative at other times
of the year when th ese bodies are not as
exposed.
In debating whether or not to write this
response I considered different factors and
consulted with various people. Most seemed
to feel that this was merely an attention
getting ploy.
Harmless and purely
nonsensical. But if this is true then why is it
taking up space in our college's newspaper? I
would hop e that you disagree with this
appra isa l! Therefore I decided to take the
article seriously.
In doing so however I became confused
regarding some of the issues that you raised.
It seems to me that certain phrases you used
were intentionally vague and needed further
elaboration, Not being a heterosexual male
myselfI found some of the symptoms of your
spring fever disease and your objections to its
lack of acception in the public sphere to be
difficult to understand.
For example, you state that ''To admire
beauty these days is a rash political act." Lets
start with admire. According to the Webster's
New Collegiate dictionary definition number
three, to admire is "to think highly of often in
an impersonal manner. " Do you think
0-
MAY
9, 1996
perhaps th at this act of adm ir ation,
impersonal as it is might be is responSi ble for
the generally nega tive reactions women have
towards yo ur compliments? No ne of the
features of women that you so admire have
anything to do with a whole person. Why is
it that you find these things beautiful? Now
beauty undoubtedly is a hard thing to define,
but I implore you to attempt a personal
definition of beauty which specifically takes
into account the need to stare at unclothed
women's bodies . Because in reading about
your illness [ couldn't help but wonder if you
weren't perhaps speaking of lust. If so can
you not understand why women resent being
seen as objects for your pleasure. In a society
based on gender exploitation is it so hard for
you to und ersta nd why women don 't
appreciate being gazed at as just another
object to be manipulated with your strategic
comments?
You wonder how it is that this male gaze
could have ever become a political issue? I
believe you state the reason quite eloquently
in your column. "Patriarchy is the foundation
of all the world's ills. Lying, stealing, raping
men, . Me ." Are you therefore being
misconstrued as you claim? Or perhaps are
you upset that the women on this campus are
aware of meaning of your gaze in a context
that is both political and historical? Please
explain? Have you ever asked women wby
they are afraid of you as man? It certainly is
a trip, one you should consider taking.
Sean Taschner
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ABlE
The Cure tries out a variety of emotions on Wild Mood Swings
by Jen Koogler
Ilave you ever seen the episode of
S(arTrek:The Next Generation where Tasha
Y:!r dies? Ok, I know, it sucked, But there was
,I cl10l part when Commander Riker got sucked
illto the vat of black tar-like goo, Remember
ihat close up of his face as he sunk into it (it
\\'a \ printer's in k mixed with Mylanta , if you
"an believe it)'?
Pretend th at you are Commander Riker,
and that you just pulled yo~rself out from the
goo, and you 're stand ing there, gasp ing for
oreath, while Data and Geordi look on, That
stuff oozing down your face, filling every pore
in your skin and chilling you ever so slightly,
That's Robert Smith's voice. For almost twenty
years, he and the Cure having been pouring
rivers of black potion over pop music and
making their fans depressingly happy. With
their first album in four years, Wild Mood
Swings, the Cure prepares a fresh batch of
fourteen song sludge for eager fans who've been
waiting 100 long to laugh at the Christmas
lights again.
Over the course of their career, the Cure
has produced albums of vary'ing mood
strengths: the dark demons of Disintegration
and Pornography, the brighter tunes of Wish,
but Wild Moods Swings steamrolls them all
into one. It runs the gamut of emotion from
si ncere solemn slumber numbers to bouncy
beats of a somewhat happier nature.
The first song, "Want" takes you right
int o the middle of the midnight muck,
reminding you why the Cure (and their fans)
are referred to as gloomy. With soft, drowning
vibrations, pounding guitars, and lyrics like
"but however hard I want I know deep down
inside ru never really get more hope or any
more time" immerse you into the black, and
you won't even have time to yell "Data,
something's got me" The sedating .. almost
Victorian sounding strings of "This is a Lie"
calm down just enough to let you hear the
rumblings of percussion bubbling underneath.
Robert's voice cuts through, almost droning on
about a once happy love that has washed up
onto a rocky shore (probably the same one he
looks out on in the "Just like Heaven" video).
Once the bell rings and lets the Cure out
from somber school. Robert and dan make full
use of their playground ofimagination. "The
13th", also the first single from the album ,
features an almost Latin sounding hom section
(different from the horns in, say, "Hot! Hot!
Hot!' They don't hide behind the guitars) that
makes you want to get up and shake off those
drops of black like a wet dog (in "The Lovecats
tradition, of course), and such
mood-shifting lyrics as "if you
want, i can take you on another
kind of ride". I'm sure there will
be plenty of "Friday, I'm in Love"
enthusiasts all over this one.
Robert lowers his voice a bit in
"Club America, .. an interesting
commentary song that takes a
riff from the "Never Enough"
days and keeps going with it. In
"Mint Car," Robert starts with
a trademark yowl. then gleefully
cries the "I really don't think i~
gets any better than this, vanilla
~mj]e and gorgeous strawberry
kiss" (courtesy of Bonnie Bell
Lip Smackers, I'm sure).
Definite summer music.
"Jupiter Crash" is another
fantasy-type song, the sludge
turns purple sparkly and comets soar past your
head, carried by floating drifts of guitar and
keyboards. Despite these songs less than fatal
tone, you always know that there is a hint of
that black tar on Robert's face. That's a funny
thing about the Cure, even in the darkest
moments, you can see the band smiling behind
their stone faces , and crying behind their
painted on smiles. Robert's hair is the only
constant here.
I must warn you, there is a bad song on
this album. "Strange Attraction" has
promising lyrics like "faded red inside a tiny
book of butterflies, I smiled surprised at how
when flickered through, the wings spelled out
my name", but the gothiC start is abruptly
hidden by some kind of mid 80's cheese
keyboard fog, reminding me of the really bad
songs on the radio I had to listen to on the way
to the beach when I was little. The cool goth
stuff sulks in the backgrou(ld, only to be given
a push at the end, when you can' tell it doesn't
even care anymore. It reminds me of the
Monkees when th.fy tried to release new
material. It could just be me, but it left a bad
taste in my mouth.
None of the songs on Wild Mood Swings
take you to the very bottom of the sludge; make'
you feel like when you were a kid and your
friends dared you to touch the bottom of the
pool in the deep end, lungs bursting for air,
chest pounding. Songs on Disintegration make
me feel that way, and it's a reason that many
people love them (or hate them). Nor do they
throw you completely out ofit, like "Doing the
Unstuck" did on Wish. Everythingjust kind of
falls below my traditional high Cure level. This
often happens when you build up a band in
your head for so long. My walls will tell you
the love I have for them. Plus, we all had to
wait four years for this. I probably thought this
album would defY gravity. It might, maybe it
just has to sit with me for awhile and get to
know me and hold my hand before it invites
me in.
I wasn't joking when I said that Robert
Smith and the Cure make me feel like
Commander Riker in the black. At their best,
as you probably know, they can invade your
soul (random Say Anything reference, sorry)
and take you either into the depths of
depression, or in orbit around it. Wild Mood
Swings is definitely better than that episode of
Star Trek; it has a lower dissatisfaction degree.
The cover will remind you of Sonic Youth 's
Dirty. However, despite my love for the Cure
and the fact that that black stuff is practically
my blood, the album, while enthralling at
times, doesn 't make my hair stand on end.
ABlE
Why Barb Wireis not the cinematic masterpiece we all know it could have been
by Bryan Frankenseuss Theiss
,
I maybe in the minority here, but Ithinka'
movie like Barb Wire has the potential to be
great. The first of the contemporary "bad girl"
genre ofcomics to make it to the big screen, Barb
Wire has so many fun elements in it - colorful
characters, futuristic gizmos, a consciously
ridiculous premise, and ofcourse a super bada'~s
heroine - that it seems like it would have to be
entertaining. But Barb Wire turns out to be the
one thing I didn't expect: it's dull.
. Pamela Anderson Lee (of Baywatch fame)
plays Barb Wire, a bar owner in the year 2017.
But it's tough running a bar in the future, so to
make ends meet, Barb moonlights as a bounty
hunter/assassin. It is the midst of the American
Civil War, and Barb's stomping ground, a place
called Steel Harbor, is the last free city in the
United States. It is therefore a hotbed of crime
and corruption, so Barb's skills come in handy.
Barb doesn't take sides, but now she may
have to. Dr. Corra Dee, a wanted political felon
and figurehead of the anti-fascist resistance,
needs a 2 million dollar ~air o~conta~ lenses to
get past the government s retinal scanners and
be allowed out of the coun~ry. But the lenses
~hange hands between the different people who
want them: the various criminal factions ofSteel
Harbor ~nd the dictatorial government's goons.
Will Barb be able to find the lenses? Will
~arb be able to keep the lenses? Will Barb find it
ill her heart to help the resistance, or will she sell
the lenses and use the moneytoftyto Paris? I wish
I cared. I tried and I tried, but I just couldn't do
it.
Thestoryo{Barb Wire is not good enough
to' be taken seriously as science fiction, and it's
not bad enough to be enjoyed as entertaining
trash. It is.a mo~ie with very ~ttle sense ofjoy or
hu~o,r, and ye~ It offers ~othm~ new to the lo~g
tradition of gnm dystopJaS. ThIS, by the way, IS
one of those futures so bleak that they still\isten
to the same boring ·crap people listen to today.
hjrin~.
the Sr.A Board: the nine students who decide what happens to the
$950,000 taken_off the top of everybody tuitiea for 'services ~
activities'. (ie_ the child care center. queer alliance. HEChA,
emerqency loaps, etc.).
the Office Manager: the student employee Who records what the
Sr.A Board decides in the meeting minutes. they also make forms
on the computer. answer the phone. 'do scheclualing, ~ searve . as
the person i each meeting who keeps track of the fact ~ can remind the Board of them free-o' -biases.
Most of the music, in fact, already sounds
hopelessly out ofdate, Ifthey really listen to heavy
metal coverso,fCameo's "Word UI( or the music
of "Tommy Lee (of Motley Crue)" 21 years from
now, then the time for suicide is now.
"So what did you expect," you might ask,
"from a movie starring someone from
Baywatch?" Well it's not a sexploitatiqn flick if
that's what you're thinking. True, Lee's
cartoonishly endowed body was probably
intended as a major selling point for the movie,
but like Jane Fonda inBarbarella it's all carefully
constructed to be a tease. There are brief flashes
of nUdity but really, when allis said and done she
ends up being less exploited than she is on
Baywatch since she at least has her feet covered.
'1would like to be able to say that Barb Wire
is a break through role for Lee, that she really is
talented and that she's got a, good future ahead
of her. Unfortunately there s not much in the
movie to indicate this. She's not embarrassing,
really - she.looks pretty coolon a motorcycle and
she's got some badass facial expressions. But a
lot of her one-liners fall flat because she too often
sounds like she's uyingto be tough. It just doesn't
come natural. Her most shining moment is in the
one really good-fi~ early on in the movie,
when she gives a guy a roundhouse kick to the
face.
Other than that, most of the action - and
there is surprisingly little - is unexciting or even
incomprehensible. This shouldn't come as a
surprise since the director is David Hogan, whose
previous work includes second unit action scene
direction for Batman Forever and Alien 3. In
other words, he 'specializes in weakly staged "
action sequences for inferior third installments
of good movie series'.
Most of the good moments in the film do
in fact come early on_ There are two sections
before Barb has really been introduced in which
you're led to believe she's doing one thing. but
she's actually doing another. There's also a verj
stylish montage set to goolY organ music in which
Barb sprays some sort ofexplosive foam on a wall
and sets up a furniture barricade to prott'ct
herself from the blast. The scene is so distinct it
almost seems like the work ofa different director,
which is a definite possibility since original
director Adam Rifkin (The Dark Backward) was
fired after a week of filming.
It's not without its occasional clever ideas
- a junkyard crime boss named Big Fatso,
Canadian. money that's worth more than
American, a somewhat amusing (though wasted)
running joke about Barb not liking to be called
"babe." But the interesting moments are so few
and far between that it's tragic. The set up takes
way too long and the plot moves along slower
than a bad drama. This would be okay if there
was some good dialogue, maybe a likable
character or two, but no luck there. Cult movie
icon Udo Kier (Andy Warhol's Dracula, Suspiria)
comes close as Barb's bald assistant Curly, but it
doesn't help much.
Maybe with a better director and a really
good rewrite, Barb Wire could have been a
classic. But if it couldn't be good, you'd think it
would at least have the courtesy to be hilariously
bad. ( am still in utter shock that a movie where a
futuristic Pamela Lee Anderson splits her time
between running a bar and kicking ass could be
so boring. Hollywood, why have you forsaken
me?
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Presentation explores lesbian and gay subtext in Yiddish film
by Christian Miller
Eve Sicular's presentation, A YINGL MIT
, '
A YINGL HOT EPES A TAM: LESBIAN AND
GA Y SUBTEXT IN YIDDISH FILM,
enligh lened those who attended to an obscure
but socially relevant topic with humor and
interesting historical facts concerning the
Queer Cinema. Sicular used various film clips
from Yiddish filni to communicate some
interesting homosexual subtext contained in
these old reels. Although often subtle, the
subtext is interesting because it deals with the
societal dogma that exists regarding same sex
relationships.
Sicular showed some Yiddish film clips
with the actress Molly Picon. One thing PIcon
was famous for was dressing up as a boy. This
thrilled quite a few audiences who had been
starved to death for this kind of campy action
by HollyWood's Hayes Code. The Hayes Code
was some ridiculous fascist censoring nonsense
that enforced all kinds of sinister bureaucratic
repression. The guidelines in the Hayes Code
are completely asinine. Hollywood was not
allowed to use the word "Pansy" or show any
form of disrespect towards a policeman or
government official. However, Yiddish film
was lucky enough to transgress, these neurotic
guidelines. '
.,
In clips from the '30s Yiddish film Yidl
Mitn Fidl (Yidl With His Fiddle) we get a clear
subtext of homophobia. Picon and a macho
man hit the road as traveling musicians. Picon
dresses as a boy to ensure there safety on the
road. Picon falls in love with this manly m'¥l
and it is here that the homophobic undertones
creep in. In one seen Picon is flaying around in
a small lake in an attempt to win the attentions
of her love interest. He jumps in and saves her,
she looks passionately into his eyes, sighs,
closes her eyes and opensher mouth for a kiss
- then splash! He drops Picon cold, directly
into the lake. This theme is consistent in the
film and reaches the absurd when Picon reveals
her identity and an observer exclaims, "I knew
from the sta rt. A man in love with another
man, that doesn't make any sense." For a
high brow take on this kind of genderswap love interest-hidden-identity thing,
read Twelfth Night by Shakespeare.
Sicular gave an excellent example of
identity denial in Amerikaner Shadkhn
(American Matchmaker). The film is full
oflight humor, poking at the denial Nat, a
bachelor, has about his own
homosexuality. Before showing this film ,
Sicular informed the audience that the "
word "Bachelor" was often a slang term for
a hoosexuaI in the New York City of the
'40s.Sicular noted that she likes this movie
because it makes fun of being in the closet,
rather than making fun of homosexuality.
Amerikaner Shadkhn also deals with a
denial of one's ancestry (the bachelor's
butler pretends he's British, even though
he's from the same Yiddish proletariat
roots as his contemporaries).
Nat has been engaged eight times
and can never seem to go through with the
marriage. As his most recent engagement
breaks, Nat implores his mother to tell
him why he is so unlucky with women. She
informs him that he is just like his 'uncle'
and so on. Nat then leaves his Manhattan
apartment to create a second identity and
he runs off to the Bronx to run a chic you were Artistic, or Musical it was very
matchmaking business. A lady from his suggestive of Homosexuality. "
In one old Yiddish film this metaphor is
business falls in love with Na~. He opens up to
her, showing her his Manhattan apartment. As used to make a parable between the conflicting
this woman makes ridiculously crass passes at European and Yiddish cultures within the
him, Nat utters such things as "I'm not used to struggle of Munyusshko - a famo use YIddish
having women here in my apartment" and so musician - who abandons his Yiddish music
on. American Matchmaker uses this kind of roots to enter the world of Europea n music.
exaggeration for added effect. Of course it's so The film uses this metaphor and relates it to
melodramatic and ridiculous that you can't . the pressures and social dilemmas that coming
help laughing at poor Nat. Everybody is clued out of the closet may have presented a Yiddish
into his sexuality but him. Actually, the actor man in the '40s.
A European from Vienna hears
who plays Nat was the only member of the
Munyusshko
sing and is impressed by his
film's cast to be unaware of the film's
However
he wishes to 'train' his talent
talent.
implications.
how to read music that
and
teach
Manyussko
According to Sicular some other words
that seem pedestrian to us had homosexual is noted in the classic European style. Of
implications in the '40s. "If someone was to say course, this is forbidden by Manyussko's family
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9,1996
and Yiddish elders, so secretly he goes to the
European's house.
When Manyussko visits this European
musician he receives a honey c!renched
rendition of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.
Upon hearing this romantic song Manyussko
says "when you play I begin to feel very close
to you. Overwhelmed by this strang~ new
world." Eventually Manyussko secret double
life is discovered and his father scorns him
"What did I ever do to you to deserve this?"
According to Sicular all the characters
that embodied any homosexual tendencies .~._. ___ "
these old films were either 'cured' or 'killed.'
This film was no different. "The Almighty
punishes [Manyusskol for [his] sin" and in the
last scene Manyussko stumbles on stage during
a performance. He sings a broken version of a
Yiddish lullaby and dies on stage. Ho's that for
human perversion? That smacks of the same
kind oflunacy that Reefer Madnessembodies.
The Jewish heritage film Der Dibuk (The
Dybbuk) contains an interesting clip in which
a man sings Solomon's "Song ofSongs" directly
alluding to his feeling for his best friend.
Apparently many scholars have concluded that
. "Sol'lg of Songs" is a love song written from a
man to a man. I guess before there was Allen
Ginsberg there was Solomon:
;:;.'
"Oh give me the kisses of your mouth
For your love is more delightful than wine
Your ointments yield a sweet fragrance
Your name is like a sweet oil,
Therefore do maidens love you ...
At any rate, Sicular's A YING MIT A
VJNGL, HOT EPES A TAM: LESBIAN AND
GA Y SUB TEXT IN YIDDISH FILM was both
informative and entertaining. If any of the
above films interest you, cantact the National
Center for Jewish Film or Ergo- Media, they
have a wide collection of these films. Contact
Shawna Rae Sinkler at EQA to receive more
information. All of these films are worth
checking out ifyou have any interest in Queer
Cinema.
C()rne dar1ce at the Irish Ceili
by Michael C Benson
The Irish-American Students
Organization (lASO) is hosting a ceili on
May 18. A ceili, (pronounced KAY-lee), is a
dance that features traditional folk music,
group dances, and jigs.
The dance, a repeat oflast quarter's
celli, will have a live Irish band. The four
person band IASO hired last time was
terrific but Maldon Mehan, IASO
coordinator, says they've hired another
group. ,-rus time," she says, Mthe band will
be even better."
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of movement and music. Even the newest
and shyest dancers can shine.
The ceili will be held at the Organic
Farm from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. on Saturday,
the 18th. It will cost students the modest sum
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The Great White Hype takes a satirical swipe at boxing
.
Thll~sday
by Bryan Frankenseuss Theiss
The Great White Hype, the
latest mm by House Partypirector
Regin ald Hudlin , uses a distinct
visual and na rrat ive style along
with a strong ensemble cast to take
a sa tirical swipe at the world of
profession al box ing and race
relations in our country. The film
seems to take on too much and too
little at the same time, and ends up
nearly collapsing upon itself. But
despite its failures, it is worth the
price of admission just to see the
parts that worked and get an idea
of what might have been.
The always entert ai nin g
Sa mu el L. Jac kso n sta rs as
Reve rend Fred Sultan. a
fla mboyant (and Don King·esque)
boxing promoter who is a master
of sw indlin g a nd media
manipulation. He makes an awful
Director Reginald Hudlin discusses his screenplay for Bebe's Kids with
lot of money, but not as much as
of late - you see, less people are
Moroccan garbed Samuel L. Jackson on the set of The Great White Hype.
interested in boxing these days.
Even pay· per·view is starting to
lose money: Sultan theorizes that the people
Berg is also good as the moronic great Unfortunately, bits like this are just few enough
are tired of seeing black men beating on black white hope who is the only one to acknowledge and just far enough between that the blow is
men, and it's time for a white heavyweight the racist elements of boxing promotion. Berg's somewhat softened.
But the real problem here is that there
contender. All Sultan needs to do is pull the only misstep is an embarassing scene in which
strings of racial tension and national pride, and he improvises a completely inauthentic crap- are so many characters - most of them
the money will start pouring in.
rock song about his feelings. The filmmakers interesting - that the writers didn't seem to
So he sets up a fight between the current seem to know a lot about boxing but they know who to develop. Sultan is the central
champion , James ''The Grim Reaper" Roper should have done more research about rock character but, like every other character in the
and the only man who beat him as an ama teur, music ofthe '90s. Still, Berg's character makes movie, he doesn 't get enough time in the
a clueless rock star they call "Irish" Terry for a lot of great running jokes, the best of spotlight to really come through. There's no
Conklin (played to supreme dumbness by Peter which is his innaccurate public image. "Irish" one to root for, which isn't necessarily a bad
thing. After aU it worked for This Is Spinal Tap,
Berg ofThe La.st Seduction).
Terry Conklin, you see, is not at all Irish.
which
this film is a bit reminiscent of with its
But not everyone falls for this scheme.
Goldblum, Wayans, and Jon Lovitz (as
The legitimate contender for the title, Marvin Sultan's assistant Sol) all do pretty much what occasional (and surprisingly seamless) lapses
Shabazz (Michael Jace) is pissed, because no they're known for, and it works. Cheech Marin into documentary style. But this is a shorter
matter how hard his manager (Jamie Foxx) is less successful in a thankless role where he film that attempts to cover more territory. You
come out feeling like you just watched a whole
tries, he can't get him a title bout. And now this does little more than leer at women .
nobody amateur is getting a shot.
The satirical elements of The Great movie about minor characters.
The lack of any real prQtagonist makes
Complicating things more is documentary White Hype are what make it worthwhile. The
filmmaker Mitchell Kane UeffGoldblum) who business with Conklin's false Irish heritage is a for a unique story structure, but at the same
believes Sultan is "the devil incarnate" and is good solid swipe at America's love affair with time makes the slightly anticlimactic 'ending
out to expose the promoter's alleged crimes.
one dimensional national pride. Ecstatic Irish . feel more disappointing.
There just ' isn't enough here - not
The whole cast is excellent, particularly men and innocent little boys in wheelchairs
Jackson as Sultan and Foxx as the rival wave their Irish flags with pride as their enough humor, not enough c;haracterization,
manager, Hassan El Ruk'n. Foxx (who is best pseudo-Irish surrogate tries to beat the crap out not enough story. At least there's not enough
known as a cast member of In Living Color of Roper for the honor of the mother land. We to make it the great film it could have been. But
during its slow downhill slide) has a lot of the Americans, writers Tony Hendra and Ron The Great White Hype is ' certainly a
funniest lines in the movie, or at least he makes Shelton seem to be saying, can be reai suckers. worthwhile failure. It's entertaining and it's
them the funniest with his superb delivery.
It works because it's so clearly accurate. .original, even if it's not completely sati~lYing.
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by Ryan Kelley Warner
Coming out to family, friends. and
others is rarely·a pa!nless experience. For
~ay, lesbian, and bi-sexual Irish'and Irish
Americans,.the act ofadmitting and being
pro\.\dofone'ssexual identity is ~t~~ly
· . tough because Ireland is a tbeocracy
cOIttrolled by the <;:atholic Ctlurch. I.n
' being a theocracy. the state is ~uled by the
policies .a nd beliefs of the catholic churcH .
especially as. cQncer:ning .women and
.queers. The pand tha't covers the mQuth
of queers also ' attempts to ' sile.nce.
feminist$, prc,>-choicf'actiyists, and thos.e
~peakout against 'sexu~
who choo~e
.. assault. Although amendments have been
pa's sed which make som.e advances (,10
amendmenfwhich estab~hes' the age of
; 'consen.t the
for homosexuals 'as itis
for heterosexua.lswa~ passed io 1993),
. Irela'n d'is
very homophobic. The antihomo~xual sentiment that permeates
ueland is the result of co\onizat;ion, as is
indicated brthe-rea:ding of early Irish law
· views homosexuality non-judgementally
and says only that it is a rel\Son for divorce.
to
same
still
. Iris.h que~"s have their gags
l . remov!;d.hi a new a~thology of Iri~hgay,..
· lesbian, and bisexual voices caUed Lesbian
and Gay.visions ofIreland edited ·by Ide
OiCarroli and Eoin Collins (Cassell
Pu.blishing- 1996). This alithology
. presents many of the ~~t~tudes of voices
ofIrish Gays, Lesbians; and Bi-Sexuals.
~ This volume tiillscmany stories including
th~t . of David Norris' who was 'the fir~t ·
openly gay senator in history; as well as
many m!!mbers of GLEN (Gay Lesbian
Equality Network) The bOok a~o ~eals
· with AIDS and its effects on .t he queer
communi~ in ,essays by Father B~mard
, Lynch, · and William OiConnor.
.. Homosexuals have spoken before .most
" often in:'books such as thpse of Oscar
Wilde 'a nd Molly Keane (aka. M.jFarrell),
and a section is dedicated' in this bOok to
thoSe people. The: range of participation
.of queers in Irish society is very exPansive
as is demonstrate.d ina chapter by Anne
MagU.ir~ on lLGO (Irish Lesbian and Gay
Organization) fight to march in the Saint
Patrick's Day Parad,e, and the chapter by
Irish R.ep~blican Prisoner Brendi
McClenaghan a~out being part of the
Republican Movement and queer.
It has been over eight hundred years
since the voices of Irish queerS-have been
allowed to be heard in Ireland. Hopefully
the voices heard in this anthology,
combined with the voices of other Irish
queers, will help facilitate a resurrection
of the true Irish spirit of equality and
justice.
HOROSCOPES
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TAURUS - Oh man , thank god, I have
harcUy any white space to fill with these
crappy fake horoscopes. If I concentrate
really hard I could probably do a real horoscope and fill up all of the space.
PISCES - Do you dare me to just leave the
rest of the space white? 'Cause I willdo it, I
swear to god. Today is a good day for me
'cause these horoscopes are going
smoothly. Tomorrow, it's back to solitude
and loneliness. See you later.
•
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Ed Mead will speak at noon in the
library lobby and again at 7:30 pm at the
Liberation Cafe. Mead, a fonn er po liti cal
prisqne r, will 'address the extended
impr i ~on.m e nt of Mark Cook. The events
arc s po n sor~d 'byThe Political Economy
of the Media, the' Evergreen Political
Informati on Center and the Ol ympia Mark
Cook Freedom Co mmittee.
Evergreen s tudent groups EPIC,
MERC, WOCC and ASIA will be
spon soring an Immigration History
Presentation in LH I from 12:30 to 2:30
pm. For more inform ation on this, decode
their anachronisms and call the groups
indi vidually or go to CA B 320.
ASfA will also be sponsoring a
panel of TESC students on
immirgration rights for Asian Heritage
Month. This is also in LH I and also runs
from 12:30 to 2:30 pm - probabl y not a
co incidence.
Dr Patch Adams, will continue hi s
visit to Evergreen with the workshop
Friendship, Joy and Fo llowing Your
Dreams in the Longhouse between 4 and 8
·pm .
.
Don ' t mi ss your chance to hear Jodi
Bernstein's 4th and 5th grade age class
share their own ori ginal poetry at "An
Evening of Poetry with Lincoln School
Options Students" at four Seasons Books
at Cameg ies. It all starts at 7 pm .
TNT's "The Native American 's"
director, Phil Luis, will speak on the
Native American Prophecy and the Dawn
of a New Era at thi s week's Baha' i
Fi resi de Meetin g. Everyone is welcome
to show up at the Longhouse Cedar Room
at 8 pm for the hour long talk.
Spring Arts Festi val friends Ned,
Keith, and M olly will perform music and
pupetry on Red Square from 8 to II pm .
Expel:t a harmonica, guitarre, ukelele, and
hot tamales.
Evergreen's One· Act Play Festival
conti nues toni ght with Apartment by
Jason Tanner, In the Mi x by W. Bre nt
Latta, Ma ngoes Were Her Favorite Fruit
by Sharon Haight, I'm Reall y Ros,ie by
Maurice Sendack a~d Caro l King-and
Wornl wood by Amlin Giray. It all starts at
8 pm and is FREE. Watch out for stro ng
language and mature si tuations which may
not be suitable for childre n, unless that's
your thin g. For more in fo rmation, call
Bri an Pius at 867-0 128 .
Portl and anim ator, Joanna
P ries tley, will present a selection of her
latest short masterpieces as well as some
favo rites she culled fro m judgin g festivals
at the Capitol Theater, 8 pm.
Next time you head by Gallery II
don 't mi ss Mike Moran 's New Indigo
Prints, they' ll only be on di splay fo r a
limited time (until May 30). Actuall y, the
Women's Resource Ce nter is also having
an informal showing of Margo S. Ray's
monoprints, etchings, and hangaprints .
Go there first and note the yam skins and
.artichoke petals stitc hed into her artwork ,
but make sure you see both ex ibits; her art
is only on di spl ay until May 24.
II
Friday
An open mie will be unleashed as
part of the Spring Arts Festival between
high noon and I pm on Red Square.
"Arcaic superfriends from merging
mutiverses with vast sepia landscapes
forbidden " a.k.a. Rustic will perfom music
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in the library lobby from 7 pm until... who
knows. Oops (I can't understand thi s
flier) Ganguala Stretch and Monster
Oyster ("textured soundsl:ape sweltering
and clogging entro pic dev ices des igned
spectial") will also be pl ayi ng.
Tchaikovsky 's Sleeping Beauty (a
ballet, not a cartoon) will be performed
today at 8 pm in the Washington Center
fo r the Performing Arts. Students are
$8.50, adult non-students are $ 12.50. If
you are not a student but you have lots of
friends you can save four bucks: groups of
20 or more run $8.50, I'm ass uming per
person. Tickets can be purchased at The
Washin gton Center, Yenney Music
Company, Rainy Day Record Co., The
B ookma~k, or by phone at 753-8 5 8~!
Evergreen's Wilderness Awareness
Group sponsors a weekly bird walk on
Fridays to search o.ut fowl around campus.
These include (according to the fli er)
"illusive birds that eat little unsuspecting
children." Meet in front of the CAB at
7:30 am. Bring a scope or binoc ul ars if
you can , otherwise they' ll ha ve to loan
you some.
UNIXlLinux Users Group meetings are held on Fridays from 4:00 to 6:00
pm somewhere on CAB third fl oor.
Steve Sharak and hi s group of
musici ans, a.k.a. DSM 5, would love to
entertain you with original music that
sometimes combines pop, rock, grunge,
and folk music "in one song!" See it all at
Four Season s Boo ks at Carnegies st!\rtin g
at 7 pm .
Saturday
The Native Students Alli ance (NAS)
will be sponsoring a 12 hour conference
about land, water and people, titl ed
Reclaiming Turtle Island. The co nfe rence will feature film s on Western
Shoshone and Lyle Point and a variety of
speakers. Head toward LonghQuse 1002
at 8 am (we think it starts at 9). FREE, fo r
information call the NAS at x6 105.
Get up at 9 am and learn to fix cars.
The Spring Arts Festi va l is sponsoring
Automobile Bre~down for Women . Go
to CAB 320 for sign up , "s pace is
limited !!!!!"
Washington State's National
Abortion Rights Action Lea gue will
present a workshop to teach skills about
how to speak out about abortion ri ghts.
It's FREE, starts at I pm, lasts three hours,
and will be held in CAB 108. For more
in formation, call Evergreen x6 162.
Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty
will pl ay again at 2 pm and 8 pm. See the
Friday May, 10 entry for more in fo rmation ,
Lester the Dragon will grace
children and adults pretending to be
children with hi s presence during 3
o'c lock story time at Four Seasons Books.
Circus Olympus begin s ex.actl y at
dus k on Red Square.
If you mi ssed the Thursday One-Act
Play Festival perform ances, now's your
last chance. Go bac k and read what [
wrote for Thursday, you punk.
Pay live buck to see Fran Maranca
pl ay the Matri x at 8 pm: Ticke ts are
available at Rainy Day Record Co. and
Pos itively 4th Street.
Sunday
Tchaiko,vsky 's Sleeping Beauty
will play one las t time, thi s afternoon at 2
pm. See yesterday 's entr), for more
inform ation on where to fi nd more
inform ation.
If Tchaikovs hy is not your thi ng,
Spike Lee 's Girl 6 and Matthew
Harri son's Rythm Thief will beg in thei r
run at the O lympia Film Society. The
fo rmer is a funn y, poignant and provocati ve tale fo ll owing a women's search for
identity thro ugh the fantasy life of phone
sex . The later is a grainy 16 mm blac k
and white sli ce of life "f a New York C ity
street-side dealer o f bootlegged cassettc
tap.cs and the peril s and pitfalls hc faces .
The two tilms are showi ng as a do uble
feature altern ating between 6:00 and 9:00
showin gs. Call the theater ror more
spec ific in fo rm ati on:
Circus Olympus will again beg in
nu later than dusk on Red Squ are.
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Monday
The Longhouse is holding a forum
on the Longhouse that will 110 / be held in
the Longhouse. Look in CAB I 10
between II :30 and I :30, li sten to the
Longhouse Users Advi sory Committee's
views,on the use of alcoho l in the fac ility
and give your input regarding thi s issue
and how future Longhouse issues can be
handled. Interested persons can also
contact Nancy McKinney by mail at
Library 31'27 or by email at
mckinney@elwha.evergreen.edu before
May 20. For more in fo rmation cal
McKi nney at x650 I.
Evergreen 'faculty member, Patrick
Hill , will present "The Evergreen Philo'sophy Colloquium" Diversity, Dialog ue and
Apple Pie at 3 to 5 pm in Library 2205.
The video Endangered abou t the
End angered Species Act will by shown by
WASHPIRG at 7 pm in LH I.
Girl 6 and Rythm Thief arc still
showing. Sec yesterday's entry for the
inside scoop.
tlTueSday
Evergreen Women in Technology .
a nd Science will be hosting a guest
speaker who will teach strategies fo r
applying to graduate schoo l. Thi s event,
intended fo r women, is FREE. They will
also serve FREE COO KIES . Show up at
noo n in CAB 206. Call x6 162 fo r more
in formation.
Also at noon, Sahmatah: a Palestinian Story, presented by New Image
TIleatre and the Women of Color Coali tion. The film tell s the story o f 500 Israeli
citi zens who were forced out of their
village to become homeless fo r half a
centruy. Show up in Longhouse 1007 and
1007a and stay till 2:30.
Girl 6 and Rhythm Thief: still
there. See the May 12 entry for all the
juicy detai ls.
Wednesday
It's spring, and that mean s more
Spring Activities Fair. From I I :45 until
2: 30 pm Casey Neill will be featured on
Red Square.
You can count on the Sexual
Assault Prevention coordinators for the
nex t five events:
From II a m to 2 pm you can watl:h
the film on domes ti c violence Defending
Our Lives three ti mes, once every hour, in
the Women's Reso urce Ce nter.
Todd,Denny wi ll lecture in the
CAB lobby on Men Stoppin g Rape at
noon.
Drawing the Shades, a play on
sex ual assault , will be presented I pm in
LH I.
Still Killing Us Softly, begini ng at
2:30, wi ll be presented after the play in
LH I.
A lec ture for me n and wome n,
Feminists in Self-Defense, can bc found
in CAB IOtl .
AA m eetings arc being held every
Wed nesday in L 2 11 6 at 4:30 pm.
Today 's yo ur las t chance to sec
Girl 6 and Rhythm Theft at the Capit ol.
See the May 12 entry for the dirt on thi s.
The Olym pia Poetry Network
will feature Bob Hieok. See it at Fo ur
Seasons Books at Carneg ies at 6:30 pm .
Olympia's new self-proc laimed
politi cal-c ultural ce nter, the Liberation
Cafe wil l he holding an ope n plann ing
meeting at 7 to 9 pm, wi th an orientati on
at 6:30 fo r new mem be rs. Fo r more
in form ati on call 493-660 I .
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"Tiny Giants" will be fo und
pl ayi ng music on Red Square at noon to 2
pm, as part of Sex ual Assault Prevention.
Drawing the Shades , a pl ay on
sex ual assault also shown yesterday, will
be give n a second run at 6:30 pm.
The Asian Stude nts in Alli ance,
in conjuncti on with the Wome n of Co lor
Coalition and the Evergreen Politi cal
In fo rmati on Center, will sponsor both the
film Death of a Nation and speaker
NanH Hague on East Tim or. Th is all
starts at noon and will run fo r approx imately three hours in LH I.
Wilderness Awareness Group
meetings are held every Thursday and
will absolutely not be held in the
Longhouse - our fli er says "outside the
longhouse" at 4 :00 pm.
T his wee k's Baha'i Fireside
Meeting will feature th e teac hin gs of
Baha' u' lI ah, traditi onal Nati ve America n
wi sdom. and a very specia l speakcr and
fluti st. Everyone 's welco me . Arri ve at 5
pm and stay for two hours.
Come di sc uss Yurt by Jeff Noon
at the Four Seasons Book Discussion
Group. Get there at 6 :30 because snac ks
will be prov ided to kee p the e nergy up.
Pepper's Pow W ()W will be
introduced by Directo r Sandy Osawa at
the Capi to l Theater. Thi s film is a rare
luok in side the life of one of the jazz
giants of contmporary ti mes . European s
re portedl y love thi s film . It starts at 8 pm
Pac ific tim e.
Oh yeah, the T hursday May 16
issue o f the C PJ comes out today. Gel it
whil e it's still warm.
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