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THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE
May 2. 1996
VOLUME
26 •
ISSUE
23
Spring is back and with it the Organic Farm's harvest
BY JENNIFER KOOGLER
An olive green pickup truck sits under
~--
..
the leaky awnings of the Library building as a
grey. dismal rain falls down on to the already
drenched bricks and buildings below.
Gustered around the tailgate are a few foldout
tables. containing the only splotches of color
sticking out from the bland. washed out day:
a sprig of purple petunia. a hint of pink tulip.
a dash ofgreen spinach. Despite the occasional
rainy days of April. spring is back. and with it
the Organic Farm's harvest.
Aimee Schulz. an Evergreen senior and
emp'loyee at the farm. is perched on the back
of the flatbed truck. Her eyes scan the waves
of water skimming the bricks out on Red
Square as she reflects on the Organic Farm and
its produce available in front of the Library.
Spring quarter marks the beginning of
the Organic Farm's busy season. Every Tuesday
and Thursday morning. Schulz and several
other workers arrive at the farm to begin
collecting and harvesting that day's flowers
and other greenhouse delights to load up onto
the truck. The work begins around nine this
time ofyear. she says. but rolls back earlier into
the dawn hours in the summer months.
As different flowers. vegetables. and
herbs.come into season. the variety ofOrganic
Farm offerings change. The first few months
of the harvest fill the tables with ·a variety of
offerings. This early in the spring. the farm Here's a kitty in one of the Organic Farm's greenhol;lses. The kitty is a very nice kitty. Do not miss the kitty if you visit
sells petunias. hollyhocks. pansies, and Evergreen's Organic Farm.
photo by Gary Love
famous snapdragons. all in a spectrum of
Tulips. an Organic Farm favorite. stand Organic Farm employee can point out different including arrugula. kale. mazunia and red
colors. Planted inside a heated greenhouse
in bunches in plastic buckets along one end of species that will produce a desired hue. Tulip Indian mustard greens. which are freshly
during the chilly months ofwinter, the flowers
are cut fresh for sale. Petunias are $12 for 'a thetables . .These particular tulips were.picked varieties include negrita and blue heron . both picked. washed. and bagged for market. runs
about.three weeks ago. and are kept in coolers . which produce shades of violet; menton. which around $3.50 •. comparable, says Schulz. to
large hanging basket. $6 for.a rectangular fiat.
to help reta'in their freshness. Schulz remarks produces a'white shade; and temple of beauty. other food stores around the area. Plain lettuce
and 75 cents for a small plastic flat. Schulz says
is sold in bunches for 75 cents. Bot h are stored
that business, as far as the flowers go, is that "it's just amazing that they stay fresh for which produces orange blooms.
so long: The closed buds tease only a bit of
The farm also carri es a number of in plastic containers that Schulz favors a lot
excellent. "We brought out two trays, and they
color thro~gh their green tinted leaves. but an culinary items. An assortment ofsalad greens . .
all went:
please see FARM page 4
May Day in the Liberation Cafe
__ .__ The Liberation Cafe
opened Wednesday in
celebration of International
Worker's Day. Located above
Bulldog News at 116 4th
Avenue in downtown Olympia,
the cafe serves as a meeting
and mingling place for
commu nity members with a
social C;Oflscious.
Described as "an
'autonomous zone' for people's
education, cultural events, and
res istance to state and
corporate power~the cafe
features a calendar for patrons
to post events and happenings
in both the cafe and the
greater Oly area. The space
will host everything from
speakers and classes to
potlucks and art shows.
While sunlight streamed
in through the skylights,
attendees enjoyed the soulful
singing of guitarist Betsy Price
and munched on organic
potluck goodies. Many of the
those milling around the cafe
stopped to sample Bulldog's
espresso stand before
climbing up the stairs ..
Nancy Haque, Greener
and attendee, said that the
cafe "symbolizes solidarity· in
that it is a Mplace where people
can talk, read, or hang out': She
emphasized that the free school,
which teaches both Spanish and
English as a second language, is
an important part of the. (afe's
mission.
The event included a video
called "Haymarket'; about the
Haymarket uprising of 1886, and
a forum entitled "Oppression
and Resistance of Working
People: Locally, Nationally, and
Globally': Speakers included
Blanca Rodriguez of the United
Farmworkers of Washington and
Evergreen faculty member Peter
Bohmer.
. Membe~ship at the .
Liberation Cafe is $35 or $20 for
low-income individuals. The
next planning meeting is
Wednesday, May 15 from 7 to 9
p.m. at the cafe, with a 6:30 p.m.
orientation for new members.
-Jennifer Koogler
New head of Public
Safety used to track
criminals cross-country
BY TREVOR PYLE
You wouldn't believe that someone wo uld come to
Evergreen for the weather. but in a way. that's what Steve
Huntsberry did. In doing so, he planted himselfin one of the
most vocal controversies to come along at Evergreen since, well,
the last vocal controversy.
Huntsberry become Evergreen's Chief of Public Safety in
March of 1996, after coming over from Washington State
University. "All that snow... _" Huntsberry says. shaking his head
slightly. He did some things at WSU. of course. He had been
an investigator. the head of stud ent security. and he was a
co~ miss ioned police sergeant. Oh yeah. there was that time
he caught a library thief after tracking him across several states.
Someone had stolen several books from the WSU archives,
including some 17th·Century Mexican documents. Total, the
thief stole about five hundred thousa nd do llars worth of
documents. Huntsberry. through "a little luck and some
stubbornnes(. found that similar thefts had occurred at the
University of Oregon and Claremont College in California.
Eventually. he found that one individual at Claremont had been
using an alias, and tracked him to Iowa. At this point t!lei'BI
came in. When they entered the suspect's house, they fo~d
that the three-story building was filled with books. Shelves:pld
shelves. entire rooms stuffed full of books. The FBI needed to
buy shelves to store them all. All told. the documents had been
worth between five and twenty million dollars . They had been
stolen from the US. Canada. and Europe . "He didn't want to
sell them." Huntsberry said. "He just liked books."
Now Huntsberry gives talks on library and mu~ e um
security. and publishes a magazine called Focus 01) Security
please see aIIEF page 4
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No. 65
Nevvs
Tina Moomaw, Evergreen's·new Longhouse Coordinator
BY HILLARY ROSSI
Tina Moomaw only started her job as the Longhouse
coordinator on Aprill , but you would never know. She has a
clear focus of the theories behind the Longhouse and ideas for
advancing it. With the Native Student Alliance, Moomaw plans
on adding more diversity to the Longhouse, and combining
different cultures, as well as holding the respect of the Native
American culture.
Diversity is the prime reason Moomaw chose to come to
. the Evergreen State College in the first place. A graduate from
The University of Wisconsin-Madison, majoring in Spanish, she
got her law degree in order to help her community; however, in
the four years since she graduated from law school , she has
~ never practiced law. She sees her job as the coordinator of the
.~ Longhouse as helping her cOlllmunity too.
.
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Moomaw is a member of the Lake Superior Ch ippawa
B Tribe and heard about the Longhouse coordinating position
l! through her tribe's newsletter, News from Indian Country,
~ which publishes four states away.
.
~
Moomaw supports the moratorium on alcohol in the
:0 Longhouse. Some Native Americans have refused to come into
the Longhouse because of the use of alcohol at sOme of the past
u events, Moomaw said. There is currently a Longhouse Users
B Advisory Committee that is considering permanently b\lnning
l! the use of alcohol in the Longhouse there will be a public hearing
Q,. on Monday, May 13, from 11:30-1:30 in CAB 110.
The way Moomaw sees it, the Longhouse is a resource for
Help Free Mark Upward Bound'For Eastside Women's Expressive Arts
Health Clinic
Seniors' Thesis
Cook, Brigade Children
Eastside Women 's Hea lth Clin ic has a
The Evergreen State College Upward Bound
Proposals Due
co
ntinuing
need for clinic defenders. Th e clinic
JnnOl Ill Ces th e spo nsorship of th e Su mmer
member
services
every
Thu
rsday
from
offers
abortion
Food Se rvice Program for Children. Free
Attention to all the Expressive Arts Seniors
.\ rOl"llier Ceorgl' \,\ra~ hill gton Brigade
111l'llllll'r . Ed Me:l d. wi ll ~peak about Mark
(OO /; . anoth er Bri ~ ade Illr lllbcr who b sti ll in
I.li l :lh l'r IR yea rs. "'lead\ present3t ioll ll'ill bl'
11 11 \ \;1\ () :1 1 llLlon in th e TESC library. and also
.11 -, p.lll . tha t day ill th e Liberation Cafe ill
dllll'lIlllll"l1 OII' IJlpi a. The prrsPll lat ioll s are
~pn ll .,o r l'd by DeL'lldin g: The Po li ti cal
l-t'Olltllll l' of th l' i\1cdia. Evcrg ree ll Poli tical
11I1\11"lJl:llitl Jl ( l' Jl Il'!. and Ihl' Olylllpi :l Mark
( Ilok Frl'l'dn lll Cllillmittee. For mort'
1IIIllrlll.lli nlll·all Yi1-(;3:J~ . Donati ol!.' will he
.11)l'nTlat l·d.
meals wil l be made availab le to enro ll ed
children under 19. Chil dren who are
1I1(' mbers of rood stamp households or AFDC
assista llce ullits are automaticall y eligib le to
receive free mea l benefits at eligible program
sites (enro ll ed summ er prQgram s or
reside lltial ca mps). All meals are avai lable
without regard to race. co lor, sex . national
ori gin. age , or handi cap. Any perso n who
be li e v~s that
he or she has bee n
drsrr ill1inat ed aga in st should writ e
illl nlcd iaIcI Y to the Seerl:'t:) r!' of Agric( ul Iurr,
Wash ingtoll . DL
~ lea Is will be pro.~ided at the si te brlow:
~ort h \\'e~ t Food Sl' r v i r~
TIi " E\'('i"grel'1I Sta te Co llegr
Olympi a, \'\fA 98S0S
Litefoot Concert in
th.e CRC on Friday First Peoples'
Graduation
Litrfool. all aC lor a'nd ra pper. will perform at
-: p.)Il . lIli ~1a)' 3 ill th e E\'C'rgn'l'll St:lt t'Co li ege
C ;lIn p u~ Rrrrea tion Crllt er. Li tefoo t appea rrd
ill "The IlIdi :ll l ill Ih e Cupboard". Th e (,1'I.' lIt
I' , p n ll~or l' d by the LOlighouse. Tickets arl'
::010 :llId ;I\'ailablr at Rain y Day R ('co rd ~ . TESC
1I1I1l/; "lor(', Pos itivr ly 4th . Red ,,\! HI;)('k in
~W :ltlk . Ca ll -:OS-83 32 for qll r~ li o ll\ .
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and is targeted by an tiabortion protesters . Volunteers serve for two
hour st in ts. The purpose is to shelter patients
from harrassment by protes ters and assure
access to the clinic . The cl inic is located at 1100
Eas tsid e Stree t SE , Olympia . For mo re
information call 943-5127. .
Clean Water ' Act Students of Color
Anthology
Conference
The Fourt h Annual Clean \'Vater Act Conference
is June 20-21 at the Be ll Harbor International
Confere nce Ce nt er in Sea ttl e, WA. The
(onfe r(' nc e will go over environmental
co ncc fJls . More in tormation will be co min g
soon.
Technology Fee
r-irst Peopl cs Advi~ in g Scrvicrs would like to
ill vill' you to tli l' F ir~t Pro pb' Graduation
and CO lllmunit y Celebrat ioll . It will be held
!une 13, 1996 (i'onl G-7 p.lll. in t he Lo ng h o ll ~e .
Tickets are' frrr' Contac i FPAS at x 6464 7 or
stop bv Library I:J U7. Pla nnin g nl ee till g~ are
held on Frid:lYs (rulll I 2 noon IO 1 P.111.
for 1996-1997 academ ic year: senior thesis
project proposals are due by May 24,
1996. This is a new date! This is the only
date! Proposal packets are available in the
Communications bUi ldin g, room 301. For
questions contact Barbara Ze lano at ext.
6632 or Jac inta McCoy at ext. 6074.
A siud ent di scussio n over the proposed
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Thursday, April 18
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Don't Sell Your Soul
to the Company Store
, 0% Off New Books & Special Orders
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Ila hilat ion \'io\3li oll ill a I'l' hirl l'
al Ihe hl'ac h Ir:li l.
Friday, April 19
0/):18: Unauth ori ze d
e ntr ance~
int o
~(,cllred Jre:l~.
~(J 18:
for 'Colie,ge ·Students .
Monday, April 22
0113: Possib le prowler in I-dorm.
Fire alarm CIl ergized in B-donn.
0506: Lock punched out on a passenger
door of a veh icl e in.F-lot.
Sunday, April 21
0144 : Fire alarm aroused in A-dorm (Th e
\\'ord "a rouwd" was provided by Dawn ".
Hanson who believes l use "stimulated" way '
too Jlluch).
1015: Mode lull conscious at ar ts an nex.
1419: Towel cut ill Lab II men's restroom.
IG4il: Pub li c Sa lvt \' OCiicer Bob
rvtr Brid e\ lirsl gralldso;l, T./. . came int o
th e world at li.'l lbs.
08S0: Lock pun ched out
door of a \'rhi de ill F-Iot.
Saturday, April 20
11 25: Entry int o automobile in B-Iot ga ined
through rea r right window.
Wednesday, April 24
1230: Rea r window of car in C-Iot smashed.
1314: Items stolen from motor poo l garage.
Suspect ga ined entry through the window.
(J043: fire alarm pulled
fl oo r of A-dorm .
0 11
the seco nd
011
a passenger
HoUsing students' rent
help support the Corner
BY LLYWELYN
Buy Books for Less Trade B~s for More
1402: No n-sl udell t sustaill ed a neck injury
playing rugby at TESC ~occ er fie ld.
Tina Moomaw
lechn ology fee will be held on Thursday, May
2. at 6 p.m. Thi s event \~ill be ht'ld in th e
LOllghollse ill th e Cedar Room. Co me to ask
quc's tioll s. For copies of the legislatio n on the
tec hn ology fec. con tact th e Ottice of VP to r
Stud ent ,\lfairs. Or yo u can e-mai l
ri hr ral @elwha. c·ve r gr~e n .e du .
gCe'JIR!J<1'l{ 1li(!)~~CR
0858: C rafliti ll n Ih e CA B and Ih e
Clli llllll lnica liollS buildill g.
g
The Peo ple of Co lor Anthology Evenl i~
May 17 at 6:30 p.m. Th e Anthology il se lf
is free. Raffle ticke ts for th e event are 0 11
sa le fo r $1. Th e book for th e 19 %
Anthology is being sol d lor $5. It is (' ail ed
"K illin g Ko lulll bus ". It co ntai ns poetry,
short st-or ies, and prose wh ich wi ll be
presen ted at the Anthology. If you have 3ny
q uest ion.s, co ntact ·Fi tst Peoples' at ex t.
6284.
Tuesday, April 23
130(i: Theft frum ve hicle in F- Iot.
~a 'Books
C. GRAIlME
Housing director Mike -Segawa is asking
the Board of Trustees for an increase in the
housing rates ranging from $10 to $20 dollars.
At the-same time Housing is subsidizing the
rent that the Corner must pay to hOUSing. Last
year, while housing was forced to put off
maintenance on its nearly 25
year old infrastructure, the
Corner ended the year with a
nearly $8.000 debt. Housing
has determined that this debt
is unrecoverable and written
it off as a loss. Thanks in part
to aggressive marketing and
new lunch serviCe', this year's
debt is only $4,000 to date.
this is only four dollars per
Housing resident for the year.
According to the Corner Collective
spokeswoman Nancy Haque, the Corner now
loses money only on Sundays and Fridays -it
breaks even other days. The Corner's two main
expenses are food and labor costs, with student
employees making $6 an hour.
Chuck McKinney, who supervises the
Housing workers employed at the Corner, has
promised to hold a year long series of forums
and community meetings to determine the
future of the Corner and The Housing
Comm unity Ce nter. Chuck relJ1ains
cOl'{lmitted to a student run collective
alternative to North West Food Servi<;es, and
to having the corner remain substantially
unchanged when school
opens in the fall. During the
summer, extenslve renovation
of the Housing Community
Center - will remove the
fireplace and may add a
second floor to the huilding,
removing the cathedral
ceiling.
In an unscientific poll
conducted , the majority of
students supported the idea of
all hOl:lsingxesidents subsidizing the Corner.
Some students suggested an increase in the
subsidy so that they might be able to lower the
prices in the future. One student said that
Corner food "Frightened" her, but she still
liked the idea of a collective resta urant. The
future of the Corner is secure for now, but big
changes could be just around the ........Corner?
Photo by David Scheer
Naomi Ishisaka (left) and Natasha Jetton flip through this year's anthology, Killing Kolumbus
and other L(Jve stories, produced by The Students of Color Collective. Members of the
collective will continue selling Anthologies from the past and present and raffle tickets for
the next few weeks, promoting Evergreen's annual Anthology Event to be held May 17 in
the Longhouse. According to Ishisaka, partiCipants can expect singing, dancing, poetry
reading, food, drink, and plenty of th ings to buy.
- David Scheer
IISpider-Man" Occhino
Pictured here is Sal Occhino, a Housing steward in the
Mods, Wednesday marked the first time he and other Mod
residents rappelled off of the world famous Clock Tower as part of
an exciting Housing eyent.
For over four hours, Housing residents, held by harnesses
and ropes, made their way down the concrete structure. Francis
Morgan -Gallo, assistant resident manager in the Mods, estimates
that the tower is 85 feet tall, but others agree that it clearly loom s
more than a hundred feet over our campus.
"Natu rally, just getting up there is a killer, " says Occhino,
"There's these stairs that go up the back of the clock tower, but it's
more like a hundred foot ladder. You're climbing up, and you can
see that there is nothing below you It's so scary."
Due to time constraints, not all of those who wished to
scale the tower were allowed the opportunity. Occhino says th at
adventurous souls will have another chance Saturday, May 18, as a
part of Housing's field day.
If you would like to participate, contact the Housing office
during the week of May 18 for more information.
-Jennifer Koogler
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the alternative ways oflearning which go on at Evergreen.
"If there are things that will hurt our community,"
Moomaw says. speaking of Native Ame ricans who use th e
Longhouse, "I want to know about them." To do thi ~ she will
spend time over the next few weeks consulting wi th tribal
elders . .
Moomaw has se~ral ideas about activities for th e rest of
the school year. For instance, the Port Gamble S'Klali an Tribe,
SPIPA, its consorti um tribes, and the Evergreen State College
was recently awarded three year Native Arts Initi~tive Grant
by the Northwest Area Foundat ion. The Longfiouse iSholding
the Northwest Native Arts Sale on Super Saturday, June 15.
There will be exhibits traditional and contempo rary
.
preformances. from regional tribes.
Anoth er activity Moomaw and th e Longhouse is cosponsoring is the Litefoot concert. This Friday, the Longhouse
will host workshops for Native America youths on staying on
school, cultural preservation, and avoiding gangs. At 7 p.m. in
the CRC gym, a rapper and ac tor named Litefoot will be in
concert. It costs $10. Tickets are ava ilable at the door and in
the TESC bookstore.
Moomaw says one ofh!'r goals is to ed ucate herself and
the Evergreen community regarding the role of the Longhouse
with respect to traditional Northwest Native Culture_
Written comments regarding the moratoriu m in th e
Longhouse can be addressed to Nancy McKinnen, Longhouse
Users Advisory Committee's chairperson at L3127.
Photo by G. Love
THE COOPER POINT JOURNAL •
J • MAY 2, 1996
Nevvs
FEATURES
Computer Center to get a face lift during summer
CHIEF: Huntsberry's specialty is hunting Ii~rary thieves
.'
Soon he looked to take the act to Western
Washington. where there were new
opportu nities, and not as much snow. He had
submitted an application to wSU's Vancouver
campus. but when the job opening at
Evergreen became available, that became his
first priority. Huntsberry is no stranger to
Western Washington, despite h av in~grown
up in Oklahoma and Montana . He pitched
here, in Everett, for a Baltimore Oriole semipro team. Played Little League here, [00. The
wea ther was better, and Evergreen seemed like
his kind of place.
"Eve rgreen seemed very laid-back,"
Huntsberry says. "and I'm a laid-back type of
guy."
During the job interview, there seemed to
be one question on 'everyone's mind: what did
Huntsberry think ofguns? What do you think
abou t this option, and this, or how about
this.... .Huntsberry says "about eighty percent"
of the questions concerned arming campus
security.
He was coming from WSU, where the
campus security had been armed since the New kid on the block, Steve Huntsberry (center). hob nobs with big wlg5, Art Costantino (left)
fifties. Students would-ask the security officers and Chuck McKinney at a reception held recently in his honor. Huntsber'ry was recently hired as
if they were armed. There were shotguns Public Safety's new Director and has already become deeply immersed in Evergreen's gun Issue.
visible. hanging on a holster in the security car,
and students hadn't even noticed. A shotgun · , "'11 I had my way, [Public . training the officers will receive. Training of
all sorts, which Huntsberry counts off on his
was just part of the background.
Safety] would be anned 7- fingers: "Sensitivity training, diversity
"If I had my way, IPublic Safety] would
training, domestic abuse training..... "
be armed 7-24," Huntsberry says. "But I was ' 24~ II' Huntsberry says. MBut
At the end of the interview, Huntsberry
called upon to be flexible, and .... .1 flexed."
., .J was called upon to.be
stands up. "Thanks for coming," he says. "It's
Flexed quite a bit. Huntsberry. upon
..•.'.fl.exlble,·and•••1flexed,"
,
.
nice to see someone, especially a student, that
becom,ing chief, joined the disappearing task
we can show we're human."
force on arming pubiC safety, Like the
Then Steve Huntsberry, who once tracked
interview all over again, they looked at all the decision will be the best they could come up
down an international thief, who once played
options, although full arming wasn't one of with under the charge they were given."
them. Whatever that decision is, Huntsberry baseball under an Everett sky, and only wants
Huntsberry found the task force helpful. feels that the arming of Public Safety, whether to be seen as human, Steve Huntsberry, Chief
'Tve really' been impressed ," he says. it is 'limited access' or not,' will help Evergreen. ofPublic Safety, shakes my hand and smiles.
"We want to tailor-fit {Public Safety) with
"Eve.ryone had a different way they wanted to
go. and we would discuss it all. I think the the community," he says, referring to the
Renovation is part of a
$1,323,500 remodeling project
BY REYNOR PADILLA
, , ,
FARM: The Organic Farm Qffers good food for cheap
more than the crates used in
previous years.
Next to the greens,
stand ing out in stiff green
stalks are pots of chives. Schulz
says that the herbs have not
sold as well as the farm would
like, but hopefully, with the
addition of different ones
throughout the year, like
cilantro, their sales will pick
up. She also noted that
Organic Farm director Pat
Moore is working art planting
three perennial herb gardens,
one for medicinal uses, one for
traditional English herbs, and
one fo r cooking uses.
Other Organic Farm
activity, acco rding to Schulz,
includes working with the
Energy Systems program to
heat the greenhouses with a
methane digestion sx.stem,
which would run off of food Rows upon
scraps. The system would Farm.
replace the current propane
method of heating, whiclt is
often expensive.
Last year, the farm placed a concrete base
under their compost pile, "so that it's not all
mushy." The new, non-mucky pile includes
food scraps from the Blue Heron Bakery and
the Corner Cafe . .
As t he season progresses, look for
raspberries, tomatoes, squash, potatoes ,
carrots, beets, and other flowers to be available.
Schulz says that the farm selling season usually
runs from spring to mid Fall quarter. "It's funny
to see the two ends of it," she says, watching
the different produce come and go throughout
the year. Later in the fall and early winter is the
slowest time, when there is not much to sell and
Perhans
it's best if you
don't take
all your
educational
Illaterials hOIlle
for SUIlllIler
break.
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photo by Gary Love
rows of plants are grown in the greenhouse of Evergreen's Organic
They're breakable.
They're bulky. They're potentially incriminating. Right?
So let us hang on to
your stuff this summer and
we'll give you 3 months of I
storage for the price of 2. :
I Thank you. Class dismissed.
:
!
'j
Last.' Year,.t he f~iTn .
pla~. ~ c~ncrete 'base
~nder their compost·
pile, "50 ttia~ it~ not all
.
mU5hy~" ·
.
.'
.
cleaning activities abound.
Schulz says that the worst part of selling
is "rainy days when no one buys anything."
Gazing at the students and faculty scurrying
to safety from the rain, she remarks, "this is it,
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this is what sucks. n
Despite the dampness, Schulz enjoys
meeting the customers of the stand and
arranging the farm's flowers into bouquets.
Regular customers include many faculty and
staff members, as well as the occasional
student and first time buyer. In the summer,
conference goers and summer camp kids
frequent the stand. Once in awhile, someone
will ask her for gardening advice. She finds it
amusing when "people ask me about their soil
problems." The best things, though, are
making people happy and giving people_"soul
food and body food." As she speaks, drops of
water from the roof plop onto her head.
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2, 1996
A!iHUUiAnD
You are walking through the lobby of
Evergreen's Library Building. You just got out
of your first day of class, it's Fall, 1996. The red
bricks beneath you shine as September sunlight
breaks through the bleak gray clouds.
You turn left, walk through the doors by
the windows, past the drinking fountain, the
copy machine, and two bulletin boards covered
with obscure study abroad posters.
Then you walk past two the open doors. They're
the entrance to the Computer Center, on the
side of the hallway. "Huh , that's weird," you
think, "the computer center used to be at the
end ofa long hallway. "
You walk into the newer. bigger
Computer Center. Before your eyes are the
results of the Library building remodel, a
project that took place while you were gone for
the summer.
It's partofthe $1,323,500 remodeling of
the Library and Communications buildings
that took place over the summer. The
remodeling beefed up security in the Cpmputer
Center, gave it a dedicated air conditioner and
increased its classroom space.
"Trippy:' you say to yourself, "I didn't
know they were going to do this."
The Computer Center is larger now. The
IBM-compatible Pentium lab looks like it's
been scooted over about eight feet. The Power
Macintosh lab looks like it grew. The computer
consultants' desk looks new and slick.
You sit down to begui your e-mail. As you
type in your login name you sniff the air. It
smells fresh , like the air In Red Square smelled
with the sun cooking the wet rain off the drab
red bricks.
You don 't know it, but it's the new air
conditioner humming along that keeps the air
fresh and temperate. The Computer Center
used to get so hot - up to 80 degrees
sometimes. But it's cool and comfortable now.
Not much e-maiL That sucks. Only your
friends who came back to school a few days
early e-mailed you. They were bored. Besides,
you've seen them since then.
Oh well. You've trekked all the way out to
the Computer Center. Even though you have no
good mail, you figure you should stick around.
You boot up Netscape, the internet
program that allows you to "surf" the World
Wide Web. CooL You zip over to Alta Vista, an
internet site that searches for stuff you want to
read about. You type in Godzilla and tap the
MEET GARY LOVE.
HE'S OUR NEW PHOTO
EDITOR.
mouse button.
In a couple seconds the screen spurts up
a list of homepages. You choose the first one
on the list.
The computer screen draws the
homepage. Suddenly there he is before your
eyes: Godzilla, big, green and mean.
You peruse the big G's page. You find the
screenplay to the newest Godzilla movie,
Godzilla versus Destroyer. Cooll You tell the
computer to print it out.
Suddenly you notice that the screenplay
is 140 pages long. It's too long If the consultants
find out that you're printing it out you'll get in
trouble for surel
But the familiar printer room isn't there.
The printers aren't therel What are you going
to do? The consultants will find your
screenplay!
You hyperventilate. You choke on your
own breath. Then you turn around.
The printer is right behind you -on a table
outside the old printer room. The Godzilla
screenplay is piled up before you.
You'r breathing becomes regular. You
wipe the sweat off your brow. You grab the
screenplay. You sit down .
"How did they remodel the computer
center during the summer?" you wonder.
"Didn't people use it during the summer?"
If the computers could talk they 'd tell
you.
First they were hauled up to the fourth
floor of the library. Only the best ones were
chosen - the Power Macintoshes and the
IBM-compatible Pentiums.
Once they were there they were forced to
be set up in the gaudy linoleum floor in room
CONSTR.UCTION
AREA
4300. Eeeeew! The Pentiums, if they could talk,
would speak of their hate for linoleum.
Pentiums are picky. They would speak of
the entire summer they were forced to work on
those inexcusable conditions of the fourth
floor. Summer school kids typed away on
them. Green-vested computer consultant elves
poked at them. Life sucked all sum,mer. They
missed their home. They were happy when
they were brought into their newly improved
home on the second floor. That's what they'd
tell you, if they could talk.
You quit Netscape, pack up your stuff and
leave. You decide you better go home before you
start thinking about talking computers and
misplaced printers again.
"Man, "you think, Uthings sure change a
Jot in the summer. "
Westport Wobbler provides mammary support
BY GRAHAM WHITE
Support 2."
In the words of Miles Keeting, "To hold a
"'Buy 1. Support 2' works", Kelly says,
breast is to support it", and if he were alive "because it reflects the very essence of the
today he would declare that the modern bra project ... the Wobbler is made on a standard
just doesn't offer adequate support
sewing machine, holding down the cost of
So would say Sharon Kelly, TESC alum starting in the business."
'77 and designer of the new Westport Wobbler.
This product has other factors to help
"Their function is to prevent excessive keep costs down. The product is basic, and
wobbling," she explains to the public. The soft, marketed through word of mouth, parties,
comfortable alternative the bra has been on the direct sales. and cool papers like the CPJ. The
market for about a year now, and is really company avoids that "glitzy, high pressure
starting to entice the woman: Perhaps part of advertising"thereby reducing the price to the
this huge bust through the bra market can be consumer.
attributed to the Wobbler slogan: "Buy 1,
The Original Wobbler is sized from 26 to
IF YOU TAKE PICTURES,
HE'LL BE HAPPY.
GARY'S DREAM IS TO HAVE
THE BEST FREAKIN
PHarOS THE CPJ HAS EVER
SEEN. NOW HE NEEDS
PHOTOGRAPHERS.
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357-7100
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60 to support just about any woman's load,
and the latest Wobbler developments include
variations on the design: A side opening
modeL and on~ more definition plus
more suppo'rt: There are also plans to develop
matching shorts, and preemie tee shirts.
Further, they are experimenting with fabric
made from cannabis hemp fibers.
The base cost ofWobbler's size 26 to 42
is $12.50. For sizes 44 to 60 it will run $15 to
$18 per Wobbler. (what if you're a size 43?)
To order, or find out how to measure your
breasts, call Tammy at (360) 532-2890.
LET'S NOT CONSIDER THE
ALTERNATIVES.
•
FEATURES
The downtown Olympia Farmer's Market is a great deal
Ill' MICl IML C BENSON
' Washington . The vendors at the Farmer's Ma'rket sell it fresher
The Olympia FarmCfs' Market has moved a couple of than the local supermarkets and at abou t half the price. They're
. blocks, It's 11 0 11' at th e extreme north end of Capitol Way in also happy to provide recipes for cakes and preserves. Rhubarb
downt own. and it's hard 10 mi ss, The approach looks onto a is nicely complemented by strawberries and makes a fabulous
huge open·ai r building styl ed after a hayloft. The words pie. Don't miss this treat.
FA RMERS MARKET aclorn th e top of the arching entryway in
The market's scallops were pertect. Their large, colorful
lett ers a couple of feet tall. If you're there sometime between shells make a meal presentation that is easy'and beautiful. The
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p. m. on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or shells also add a nice decorative touch to a dorm after they're
Sunday. yo u're almos t sure to find some terri fi e deals on cleaned. Steam the scallops in the shell with butter, garlic, lemon
produce, seafood, meat, and crafts.
juice, and a pinch of salt. It's a taste trea t that's hard to beat.
Last Saturday th e sweetest dea ls were on fresh rhubarb Serve with sa uteed mushrooms and a steamed vegetable and
and live shellfish. Rhubarb is one of the best early crops in it's a meal that could eaSily be featured in a gourmet magazine.
Total cost is less' than $3.00 per person.
Featured at the market were potted plants of all varieties,
including at least three different varieties or strawberries, a
strong breed of tobacco, kiwi plants of both genders, and
truckloads of flowers.
Crafters ill woo l, ce ramics, and jewelry are all well
represented. The prices are high, though . Bring lots of money
or you'll look on in frustrated longing.
There are live musicians and fast food, apples, honey, and
turkey jerky. There are trinkets and wood ca rvings, penny
whistles and vegetables. It's a great way to spend a morning or
afternoon. It's one of the highlights of Olympia.
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, th~re's ,
a,program.called,
IfThe Ford
-~Gollege Graduate
~.' 'Purchase Plan."
Simply put, If you're a
new grad you could get a
$400 cash rebate when
you buy or lease any new
'Ford' , like :all-new '97
Escort or~ any pther model
that shiftsyol1r ge~s. _See ·
' your IocaJ Ford Dealer for
full details. Because if you
an
have to·enter the real
world, it might as well be
in a ~ nice car-.
Standard dual air5ags*
Available 4--wheel AsS
100,000 mile tune-up**
CFC~ free air
77% recyclable _
,100%.cool
~ J'heall-new '97 Escort
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2, 1996
With two or three games playe In eac
Most Lopsided Series 0 Far: Chicago vs.
better it is, the better the chances that
ser'es, here are my impressions of the 1996 Miami. Miami's bluster' and itreole just make
Chicago will set more records in the
NB Playoffs; first round style,
them seem like sore loser . The Bulls have
postseason. At press time the Bulls were on
Best Series So Far: Utah vs. Portland. proven that they do have---a higher gear; look
The first ro d has proven once again
the verge of closing out the Miami Heat;
t-ction packed. Tight games from start to out Orlando.
that the NBA plaxoffs boast the highest level
Pippen confesses he is about 75%. It's been
fin' h. Game 3 (OT) was a real nailbiter.
Series MVp_ Who Ido you think? of competitive· basketball in the world. The
enough.
Series Most Valuable Player· Karl Michael's averaging more than thirty a game National Basketball Association is the
Miami beat the Bulls once this
Mone. He's missed a lot of free throws, but and hitting all the important shots. He's in his unchallenged pinnacle of roundball excellence. season, with just eight players dressed for .
~e's been damn nigh unstoppable hitting "just hitch yourselfto my Wagon and l'lJ take In the single elimination world championship
the game, But they got a career game from
~pers out ofthe pick and roll.
you home" mode.
j
tournament calleqthe playoffs, the NBA steps
Rex Chapman (9 treys) to do it. Pat Riley is
Series Least Valuahle Player- Cliff
Series LVP- Alonzo Mourning might up the intensity tq an even higher level.
building something in the Sunshine State,
Robinson. What's up with C!iffy'( He's played need George Karl's psy-c iatrist after the Before it's over, expect blood, sweat and tears but if there is a threat to Chi·Town in
~ith a stricken look on his face the whole physical and emotionall:iea ing he's taken out
aplenty. Only one team will head out into their Florioa this year, it lurks in Orlando.
series, and his offense has dried up. 5 points there.
summer vacation with a true sense of
Despite Seattle's superior record, the
in vertime helped the Blazers stay alive in
Most Disappointi 2-0 Series: San satisfaction, andtlhe designation NBA World Magic are the league's second best team.
e 3; he'd better build on that.
Antonio \IS. Phoenix. No
thought the Suns Champions.
Next season, after another maturing playoff .
Worst Series So Far: New York vs. would get blotted out
2 was a
' That team ill be the Chicago Bulls.
run for Shaq and Penny, they might well
CleveJand. Sorry, folks. I thought this one tight one, but even 30 points
20 rebounds
The Bulls
already carved out a niche catch Chicago. For now, Orlando can't beat
would be better than it has been. Who could from Sir
in basketball the Bulls in a best of seven series, without
lore
by homecourt ildvantage. The Bulls have a big
predict New York, of all people, would hit Charles
seventeen three pointers in Game 1? Cleveland couldn't ·
sha ttering the edge in poise and experience, and seem to.
didh't have as good an excuse in dropping win it for
all·time wins in ' have found a formula for success against
Game 2; they just got out·shot.
the m ,
a season record. their archrivals, even at the rauco us 0.
Series MVP· Anthony Mason. Ewing's The loss
Their
72·10 Rena. Their 1996 clash should be classic,
been playin ' furious D, but Mase has shaved 0
f
mark
is though, the kind ofback·and·fcirth affair
the messages off the side of his head and gotten Michael
a b sol ute I y that leaves th e outcome in doubt until at ·
ser~ous. Scoring, rebounding, setting up his Finley to
astounding. To least Game 6.
team·mates; he's stepped up his game bigtime an ankle '
play 82 contests
Indiana was the only team in the
ill the second season.
s p r a i.n
in the arena of league to.ac tually beat the Bulls TWICE,
, Series LVP- Tyrone Hill, Where's the has cost ·
sup rem e but I don't see them surviving long enough
Grim Reaper been? It looked like the spring Phoenix
athleticism that to meet Chicago. For one thing, they'd have
~as back in his legs after that nasty car wreck, defensively
is the NBA, and to upset the Magic, and Ijust don 't see that
but in the playoffs Hill has been overwhelmed. (aga in st
win 72 of them, happening. In fa'ct, since Reggie Miller's
js a feat that return is impossible to predict, the Pacers'
. ' Most Shocking Series So Far: Seattle vs·S e a n
Sacramento. Once again, the Sanics collapsed Ell i 0 t t)
rna y neve r be migh t get tossed in the first round. At the
under late game pressure. Only Shawn Kemp ' a n d
equalled. The time of this writing, the Hawks hold a 2·1
wanted the ball down the stretch, and the rusty deprived
Chicago Bulls series lead.
'
Reign Man turnedthe ball over 4 times in the them of
have won three
I don 't think the team that comes out
final period. Sam Perkins insinuated they were h is high
,
championships of the West, whoever they are, will be able ,
a smarter team without Kemp. Maybe they'd flying offensive creativity.
,,
in the last five years, but none of those teams to challenge Chicago: Seattle matches up
be a smarter team without,Sam, ifhe's going
Series MVP- The Softy. I think David put together the season of dominance that this well with the Bulls, but I don 't think they'll '
to make divisive remarks like that in the Robinson has reacted pretty well to criticism. ' edition has. If they win it all again, they will get there. I'd love tl? see it, it would be my , .
biggest series of their lives.
.
Hi~ 41 points and 21 boards in Game 2 was
have won 4 of the last 6 titles. China had dream match-up, but there are too many
, Series MVP- Mitch Ricnmond. 37 points simply awesome.
dynasties less impressive.
pitfalls on the road to glory for the
Series LVP- Wesley Person. Hit some.. "
Why have they been so successful? There temperamenta! Sonics.
,
in Game 2 valuable enough for you? Then
The Spurs would have little chance;
ag"in, Seattle kept rotating defenders past · threes, but missed the key ones Dan Majerle ' h ve been many co ntributors this season .
him, so a lot of those points came on open used to nail at just the right moment.
C rtainly coach Phil Jackson , my choi~e. as their bench is too short and they lack the
Most Lackluster 2·0 Series: Orlando vs, COach of the Year, has done a masterful Job mental toughness. It would be interesting '
shots. Any defensive scheme that leaves Mitch
Richmond open is one to scrap in a big hurry. Detroit. The Pistons have had their moments, both in strategy and motiva tion. Scottie to se-e the Worm vs. his old mates, of course, '
Series LVP- Detlef Schrempf. You can't ' but essentially, they've been manhandled.
Pippen, when healthy, was a many-splendored and between the Admiral, Sean Elliott and
blame the loss on him, and he played pretty
Series MVP· Shaquille O'Neal. Even if thing. The addition of Dennis Rodman gave the Bulls' icons there would be plenty of
wldl in the opener, but he seemed a little they drank lots of Pepsi, wore Reeboks and ate Chicago the rebounder they nee?ed to put starpower in that Finals match-up.
subdued in
at Taco Bell three times a day,
them over the top. But It r~ally bOlls down to
If Houston somehow survives the
bot h .
the Pistons couldn't stop one man.
minefield ahead of
Mentally,
O'Neal.IfShaqateatTacoBell
Mic hae I
them, they would
Oet ne eds
three times a day, maybe that Jordan,
the
present an intriguing
to
find
would stop him.
greatest athlete
battle between the
5.0 - 0 m I'
Series LVP· Lil' Penny. He who has ever lived.
winners of the last five
confidence.
hasn't played at all! Come on, ' Jordan has led the
championship s. If
He' s
Brian Hill, put him in! At least league in scoring
anyone compares to
supposed_
r calla timeout with seconds on for a record eighth
the Bulls in battl e
to be one of
the clock. up fifte en, and give time and is a lock
scars, pride and savvy,
our clutch
.thepuppetanalley-oop.Doug towintheleague's
it 's the Houston
guys .
Collins would probably call Most Valuable
Rockets. But as a #5
Most
his team off the court anyway. Player award. His
seed,
Hakeem's
Suq.>risingly
Series Between Most brilliance is as
bunch would have to
Goo d
Evenly Matched Teams· Los dependable as the
be the quintessential
Angeles vs, Houston. It's just su nris e. Jordan
road warriors yet
Series So
Fa r :
bad luck that these two are was the one
again . Even the
playing in the first round. constant on a team
Rockets will run out of
Indiana vs.
Atlanta.
They both deserve to move on. that had its share of
miracles sooner or
The y 'v e
It's all up to the coaches towin adverSity
this
later. No one will be
p I aye d
this series; only clever season.
While
more amazed than
adjustments iq strategy will Pippen
was
me if they pull it off
three highly
entertaining
give the edge t9 one club or the hobbled, Rodman
again.
Magic's a fighter, and he's
other.
washurt?rserving wanna be I wanna be, I wanna be ...
ballgames .
Mo 0 k i ,e attacking the playoffs with the
Series M~P· f'0ag\c suspe nsIOns and
I
• •
~tel~aYII 0 c(hk 'ISS same intensity that he has every Johnson, He proved in Game 2 Kukoc was findi~g
•
• Somes ean still
.,
.
. ,
that he can still grab a game by himself, Michael Jordan was just being Mike. make nqlse II! playoffs. but
eighth) and
challenge In hiS life.
, the throat and squeeze. Magic He never missed a game, This season he proved Seattle will be silentfoo soon
3:pointerlo
'
has the perfect mental one more time what an impact he has on his
cap a Game 3 Atlanta victory was maybe the components for playoffbaskhball; knowledge, tearri, his league, piS sport, and his country.
The Seattle Supersonics have had a
play of the tournament so far..,
determination, stubbornness, and grace under
If Chicago is somehow denied a year that has surpassed all expectations.
Series MVP· Christian Laettner has had pressure. Qualities that will take you a long championship it will be a massive upset. But Their 65 victorieuets a club record for wins
his NBA coming out party. It figures he'd be way, whatever endeavour y u pursue.
with a third of the Bulls triad ofterror, Scottie in a season. Their 38 home wins is another
big'in the playoffs; at Duke he lived for NCAA
Series LVP- Elden Campbell. Elden seems Pippen, ailing, the Bulls' road to destiny looks record. Even their amazing 1993.1994
To mament drama.
to have forgotten this was hi big contract year. rockier than Weir dream season would regular season has been bettered. But if they
Series LVP- Derrick McKey. The enigma. Foul trouble has hurt him, Qut everybody has indicate.
don't improve on the '93-'94 playoff
'A ~urr;lOver and blown layup almost cost to watch out for the whistles. Campbell must
Down the stretch, Pippen has shot only showing, their accomplishments will seem
~ndiana a Game 2 win. Ricky Pierce has played take advantage when Olajuwon is out of the.,. 35% from the floor. Michael has said that meaningless.
alot worse, but the Pacers were counting on game; Houston has no o~e else who can handle '. watching Scottie he is reminded of his own
The Sonics will break their two yea r
McKey to be their number 2 g':JY (to the him.
rusty play in last spring's comeback tour. Pip's
Dunking Dutchman, Rik Smits).
health for the playoffs remains a mystery; the legacy of horror this postseason. I'd sooner
predict Evergreen becoming a bastion of
. ~'o 0t.I n..81)
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2,1996
·SPORTS·
COLUMNS
Two queer rights
groups join forces
I went to the Hands Off Washington
meeting last Thursday, and tatherthan hearing
desperate pleas for help amid a frantic panic
of activity, th e tone was rather calm and there
was some rea lly, really cool stuff going on.
First, Hands Off Washington and th e
Privacy Fund, two state-wide quee r rights
groups, are joining forces to beco me one
orga nizati o n. This announcement has
potentially huge implications regarding queer
political activity in Washington State. Even
though H.O. W largely focu ses on more of an
"initiative" level and the Privacy Fund a more
"legislative" level, both
groups have essentially
the sam e mi ss ion
statem ent - to sec ure
equal
protecti on
under th e law for
lesbi ans, gay men,
transgend ered and
bisexual people. Fo r
several years th e two
groups have bee n
co mp etin g for the
sa me money for doing
simil ar thin gs _ By
co mbinin g th em a n
es tim ated $100,000
could be saved in office
space , mailing, co nsult ant and management
costs. Both groups will continu e with th eir
areas of "expertise" and you and I will get more
.
bang for our hard-earned bucks_
Also, PFLAG, or Parents and Friends of
Gays and Lesbians, gave a prev iew of two
commercials to be shown during prime-time
in the Seattle area this month. Th e 30-second
pieces , whi ch strikingly address gay-tee n
suicide and que-er violence, lise dramatizations,
statistics and actual clips of Pat Robertson and
Get nominated o r nominate yourself
Volunteer hours will take place from 8:
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. the week of Fall Orientation which is
Friday, September 20 through Thursday, September 26.
Interviews: May 14 and 16
Want to help make new
students, their families ,
and friends welcomed
and connected to Evergreen? The Orientation
Planning Committee is
looking for returning
students who are interested in being Geoduck
Guides. You would run
workshops, answer questions, disseminate information regarding the
campus and Olympia
community, and interact
with the newesf member~
of Evergreen.
Sign up for a minimum of 15 hours. Work
these times around jobs and other commitments to silt
your schedule. In addition to staffing the Information
Center you will also facilitate the "Peer to Peer" small group
workshop the first weekend of Orientation.
• WHERE • The Informat ion Table at the Library Building main entrance
the Library Loop and Housing area.
'
• COMPENSAnON •
It's fun! If a t-shirt and an occasional meal aren't enough we
also provide you with training that will build on the people/communication skills you
already possess. The training will enhance your leadership skills while addressing
such topics as Student Development, Diversity and Building Coalitions.
......................................... .................
Return to Cathy Wood, Library 1413, by May 10
866-6000, ext. 6034
Students will be interviewed May 14 and 16
Name ----------------------------------- Year in School _______________
Address _______________________________________-=~~IL-------------__
Phone
\Vhat ch~ra~eristics about this person would make him ,or her a good Geoduck Guide? (If
self-nommatIng, what characteristics do you possess to be a good Geoduck Guide?)
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(If self-nominating, please list a faculty or staff reference name and phone)
Phil Graham comparing homosexu als to
Nazis and other hate speech to get their
points across. The commercials were shown
last year in Georgia, Oklahoma and Texas
which resulted in several threats of boycotts
and lawsuits by far-right religiously warped
groups. I strongly suggest you watch th em,
tape them and supp ort th em. Th ey' re
fa ntastic and have huge potential.
Things To Do:
1) Watch the PrLAG commercials this
month. The exact times and channels will
be printed here next week.
2) Go to at least one movie at the N. W.
Gay and Lesbian
Film Festival this
weekend. Quite a
few students spent
seve ral hundred
hours pullin g it
together and it's a
major happening
for the Ol ympia
and TESC que er
co mmunit y.
Support th em and
take adva ntage of
thi s sup er-coo l
eventl
3) If you know
of anyone who would like to advertise in the
upcoming 1996 Thurston Co unty Pride
Guide, a lesbian and gay reso urce gUide for
the Olympia area, call the Evergreen Queer
Alli ance (x6544) and let them know! The
gUide will be tb e larges t and mos t
comprehensive directory eve r printed in
Thurston County and th e more help from
you the better it will be. It's going to be out
sometime in early July, so watch for it then.
When'ever I re ad tale s of heroic
adventures in which ordin ary people bailie the
el ements and fi ght th eir way out of the
wilderness back to civilization, I am amazed.
Those of you wh o have read Reader's Digest
know exactly what I am talking about These
people invariably navigate by the heavens and
follow strea ms and elk droppings or some such
things until, "voila", they're home. If,for some
horrible reason, I ever find myself abandoned
to nature, my plan is to find a comfort able spot
and stay there untill expire or am rescued, God .
knows I'll probably have a b etter chance of
survival if! don 't go crashing willy-nilly through
the woods.
I
am,
prett y
consistently, lost Many
people (my fath er among
th em) claim to have an
int ern al co mp ass, on e
th at tell s th em wh at
direction they are fac ing
at alltimes. Theseare the
fo lks that have the
aforementi oned hero ic
adventures. People like me get publicity too,
however. We're th e ones th at disappear forever
and eventually have our story re- inac ted on
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nee upon
a whine...
by Ariel Burnett
Unsolved Mysteries.
People with compasses in th eir heads
drive me nuts. They're always rubbing my nose
in th e fact that I don 't have one, constantly
informing me where north is with smug looks
on their fac es. Though, I do get back at them
occasionally. In the place where my compass
should be I apparently have a big, fat magnet
th at not only prevents me from finding my way
around but throws off oth er people's sense of
direction as well. Sometimes I'll be traveling
around with a friend , hopelessly lost, and they'll
turn to me and say, "You know, I neve r ge t
lost...except wh en I'm with you." And tnen I
With the re turn of spring co'mes the and wa tched as wo men
enhanceme nt of one ofl ives simple pleasures- passed by. As a budding
girl watching. It is one of my favorite,pasti mes film ma ker I like to
and I lIsually Jind myself able to indulge myself wa tch peo ple. I fin d
in girl wa tchi ng alm ost everywhere. beca use th em interes ting_ As a
there are pretty women at work, in class. and heterosexual male I find
wo men infinitely more
in th e dorms-in short, everywhere.
Spring l1I ~ans sLin shi·n e a ll d th e corn ing int('C estiilg to look at.
For
cen turi es
of th e slIn mea ns th e goi ng of garme nt s- to
allow one to see more, and see in bet ter light. .artists have been tryi ng
So recently I sa t in Red Square on a sunny day to portray that female
beau ty. It has bee n
d ifferen t thin gs in
differe nt ti me s and
different cultures. From
Venus de Milo to Mona
Lisa to Ma rilyn Monroe.
Peop le ha ve trave led
great dista nces and spen t
much money to admire
these works of art
But do you have to
be an art is t to admire
wo men's phys ica l bea ut y
'1. To admire bea ut )' th ese
days is a rash politica l act.
It is a rash act ifyoLi are a
he terosex ual ma l€'_ Tile
bi gge st \ cap ego at on
campus th ese days is the
hetero,~ e xua l white ma le.
Pat ri arc hy
is the
foun da tion of all th e
wo rl ds ills.
Lyin g,
stea lin g, rapi ng men.
Me n.Me.
Its a trip to look in
the mirror a nd kn ow
so me women are afraid of me beca use I am a
maiL How is it th at my adm ir at ion and
appreciation ca n be so misconstru ed '! How has
Thoughts
To a-dmire
beauty
and shit
. thes~ ~ays
·is .a rash
political
act. It is a
rash act if
you are a
heterosexual
male.
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silently chuckle to myself. ("Welcome to my
di rec tionally chall enged wo rld, co mpass'
perso n! ")
Unfo rtun ate ly these kinds of people
tend to be optimistic about being temporally
misplaced, since it so rarely happens to th em .
They tend to see it as a exci ting little jaun t off
the bea ten pa th , where a n yt hin g coul d
happen_ For me, the exc iteme nt is ra th er
dull ed by co nstant repe titi on. I'm sure
wa lking seemed pretty thrilling at first too,
but at this point th e glow has so mew ha t
diminished_
Confusion co ncerning my wherea bouts
has very little to do wi th
my relative unfamiliarity
with th e loca tion.' If I
have been so mewhere
befo re my int o ba tmode _ Bats , who are
qui te nea rly blind , use
sona r
to
ori ent
th emse lves. I too use a
form
of
so nar,
conSistent ly ask in g
directions of everyo n·e I
come across. I ge t oll e person to poi nt' me in
th e right direction and go as fa r as I ca n_ I
th en ask another and then another, bo unC ing
offwe ll-mea ning passerbys like a pin-ba ll on
its way to the jackpot This is a pretty effective
way of getting around, despit e th e fac t th at I
occaSio nall y loo k lik e a moron, as king
someo ne how to get to the building that 's
directly in fro nt of me_
My magnet and I are always willing to
give someone a little adventure, not the heroic
kind, th e "anything can happen" kind. So if
yo u're one of those people wh o always knows
where you are. and you 're starting to see th at
as so rt of borin g, co me fin d me .. .I'm
probably waitin g for so meone to, anyway.
Spring fever for a heterosexual male at Evergreen
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my enj oyment
of their bea ut y
becom e
a
po l i t i ( a I
stat eme nt " I
don't know. So
I keep quiet-
do n·t _~ ;I y .• your
eyes are pretty ··
to
\\'olll e n
a n YIll ore.
don·t sa l' .. l 'O ur
dress is '[JCe'lt y ,.
to
\\' ome n
an ymo re.
don·t say ·· yo u
ar e prr tt y ,. to
w o m e n
anyrno re. I ca nnot afford to be Ill isco llst rued.
But I ca n still look. I cou ld sal' the rea\llIl
I'm look ing is to ., ~ra m c ;J shot ,: or '· s(,a rch
for ca tn era prese nce ". Those r(, 350 m are
pa rtl y true. It is also tr ut' th at I grea tly ClljOY
th e beauty of women. So if}'oll see a broth er
sitting in Red Square with a sm il e on his face
and twinkle in h is eye lI'iI iIe he's lI'a tehing) (HI.
don't worry. It 's only spring leveL
,Tell us what
you think.
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HEARING NOTICE
TESC STUDENT CONDUCT CODE
Grievance & Appeals Procedure
In January of 1994, the Vice President for Student Affairs charged a DTF to revise the Student
Conduct Code. The DTF included three faculty, four staff and three students. The proposed changes
in the Student Conduct Code were posted in the CPJ and three open forums were held dUring the
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spring of 1994 to receive community input.
As part of the process of incorporating the revised Student Conduct Code Into the Washington
Administrative Code, a hearing is being held:
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Tuesday, May 14 from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m.
in Library Lobby 2000
Public comment is invited at the hearing.
If you are a person with a disability in need of accommodations for this event, please contact
the Access Services Office at extension 6348.
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Written comment is also welcome and should be submitted by May 13 to the Office of the Vice
President for Student Affairs (Library 3236).
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The revisions to the Student Conduct Code added provisions related to false accusations,
interfering with adjudicative processes and hazing [ as ~equir~d by RCW 28~ 10.902 (3)].
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The changes also strengthen provisions related to disrupting college functions, use possession
or distribution of drugs, harm or harassment, weapons, ~irearms , ex~losives ~nd da~ge~ous
chem icals. The rules provide no contact orders and add probation as a possible sanction for violations
of the Conduct Code .
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Should you have any questions about the work of the DTF please contact Art Costantino, Vice
President for Student Affairs, at extension 6296 or Arnaldo Rodnguez, Chair of the Student Conduct
Code Grievance & Appeals Procedures DTF, at extension 6310.
STUDENT CONDUCT CODE
GRIEVANCE & APPEALS PROCEDURES
NEW SECTION
WAC 174-120-015 Purp()st!. The purpose of this
c hapter is to provide currently enrolled ~tudents, raculty
and stall wi th a process to address grievances related to
student conduct. If the person wishing to file a grievance
allainst a stude nt is not a n enrolled studcJ1l, stafT or faculty,
b~ t is here at the invitat ion or the college, they may contact
the campus grievance officer. who wi ll decide whet her or
not to take on th c casc on bchalf of thc collegc . Students
may hc accountah lc to civi l and criminal authoritics and
to the col lcge for acts occurri~lg on or 01'1' campus which
co nstitute vio lation s of law. Stude J1ls may be accoul1lab le
to civil and criminal authorities and to th e co llege for acts
occurring on college pre mises and at co llege sponsored
cvcnts. Ac ti ons occurring o il campus which arc v iolations '
or alleged vio lati ons of local, statc o r rcdcrallaw and which
a lso violate thc student conduct code can be thc subjcl:t or
co llege di scip linary act ion o nly ir the vice-president for
s tudent affairs or hc r/his designec d e termines that
di sc iplinary action is nccessary ror th e ·sa fety of other
members of th e collegc co mmunit y whiic th ey are on
ca mpu s.
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members appuintcd by and from the ditferent sectors of
the co llege comm unit y, which includes one facu lty; one
classificd or exe mpt staff; and three students; to hear
appcals of the campus grievance onicer's tindings. The
vil:c-preside nt for studen t arrairs shall be responsible for
ensuring that hearing board members and their alternates
arc appointed. The vice-president for stud ent affairs will
appoi nt th e l:hair of the hearing board , who. with tel:hnical
and cleril:al assistancc of the vicc-president for studcnt
alTair's onice, will write and iss ue the board's linding . An
ass istant attorney general, an administrative law judge, or
any 4ualified cummunity member may serve as a nonvoting
ad visor to the hearing board on the hearing process.
( I I) "Housing grievance officer" means the director
o f housing or h.is/hcr designee . The hous ing grievancc
onicer is responsible for determining if violation s of the
housing policy have ucc urred, for investigating and
initiating formal disl:iplinary action on behalf of the college,
and for keeping all reco rds specified in the procedures .
( 12) "Mediator" means an imp'a~tial, neutral third
party who help ~ disputants reach their own mutually
agreeable settlement. Trained vo lunteer mediators arc
availab le through the l:ampus center for mediation services,
which also provides te lephone conciliation and resource
referral. In add itio n. the dean of student and academil:
support serv ice is the campus mediator and ha s been
appointed by the vice-pres ident ' r stud ent affairs. Any
third party llIay serve as a mediator if utuall y agreed upon
hy the parties in confl ict.
(13) "Pre ponder<lnl:e of the ev i enl:e" me<lns the
greater we ight of evidenL'e or ev'idCrice llore convinci ng
to the mind than not.
(14) "Rev iewing offic er" means an individua l
designated by the president to provide a rev w of the trier
of fad 's findin gs, conclusions , and sanction,., if any.
(15) "Student " means <l person enro ed for any
amount of credit <It the coll ege. On- leave st elllS, i.e.,
th ose admitted buC nO't curterii ry ~enro ll e d , may aie-their
enro llment e li gibi lit y withdrawn i I' they do not a ide by
the studen t conduct code while on campus an are
accountable to civi l and criminal au th orities.
(16) "Tr ier of fact " means th e hearing boar
adminis trati ve law judge, or any olhe r indivi dual(s)
de sigl1ated hy the vice-president for student affairs and
responsib le for hearing appea ls of th e campus grievance
ofliccr's lindings and proposed corrective al:tiun.
Contro lled Substances Act chapter 69.50 RCW, as
amended). Public appearance on campus or at any collegesponsored event while under the influence of illegal drugs
will be considered a violation.
(5) False accusations : Intentionally making false
charges against another member of the c~lIege community
to harass, harm, defal)1e ancVor intimidate that individual.
' (6) False alarms: Intentionally causing a false policc
or fire alarm that involves college property' or a eollege, sponsored event.
(7) False information: Intentionally providing false
information to the college for the purpose of gaining
admission or employment or to avoid determination of facts
in accordance with any college investigation or hearing.
(8) Harm/harassment: Discriminating against ,
sexually harassing, and threatening or intimidating against
another person by word or gesture, or physically molesting
or assaulting another person which substantially harms or
causes reasonable apprehension of such harm to that person
or which is intended to harm him or her. This includes,
but is not limited to, physical, psychological or sexual haiml
harassment or harassment based on reli gion, nationality,
abi lity/disability, gender, sexual orientation, racial orethnic
origin , c ultural ide ntity or political affiliation . This.
provision in the codes is intended to protecl members of
the college community against damage or threat of damage
to property and injury or threat of injury to physical person
or psychological well-being.
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. (9) Hazing: According to c hapter 28B.1 0 RCW
hazing is detined as any method of initiation into a student
organizat ion or living group, or any pastime or amusement
engaged in with respect to such an organization or living
group that causes, or is likely tu cause, bodily danger or
physical harm, or serious mental or emotional harm.
(10) Housing con tract violations: Violation of
residence hall contracts.
(II) Interfering ~ith the adjudicative process:
Harassment of students, fal:Ulty or staff involved in the
adjudicative process . Violation of any agreement. made
during th e adjudicative process, inl:luding but not limited
to no-co ntact orders. Perjury or retaliatory or disruptive
behavior will also be grounds for further disciplinary action .
, (12) Liquor: Use, possession, or distribution of liquor
on co llege property. This is not intended to apply to use
by students of legal age in a residence or at a collegesponsored event provided the event has an approved
alcoholic beverage banquet permit (chapter 174-157 WAC,
as amended). However, pUblic appearance on campus or
at any college-5ponsored event while intoxicated, as defined
by state law, will b~ considered a violation.
(13) Refusal to desist from prohibited conduct:
Refusal of stud ents to desist from conduct prohibited by
these rules . .
(14) Smoking: Smoking in an <lrea not designated as
a smok ing area as defined by college rules . (WAC 174136-160 to 174-136-170, as amended.)
(15) Thcft or conversion: Deprivation of another's
propeny, induding college property or services, withou t
that individual's or the college's au thori zati on.
( 16) Violation of publ ished ca mpus po Iici es:
Violation of published campus policies including , but not
limited to, th e academic honesty po licy, the habitation
policy, the sex ual harassment policy, th e discrimination
policy, the hazing policy and th e pet policy.
( 17) 'Weapons, firearms, exp losives and dangerous
l:hem ica ls: Fire<lrms and weapons, as defined by state law,
are prohibited on campus. Unauthorized use. possession
or sto rage of any explosives, dangerous chemicals,
substances or instruments which may be used to innict
bQdily harm on anQther individual _or d<!lllage l!(1on coJI~ge _
premises or at a college-sponsored event are prohibited .
These examp les of student conduct code violations
are not designed to define violations in exhaustive terms.
The student conduct code does not supplant other existing
policies.
NEW SECTION
WAC 174-120-025 Detinitions. For the purposes
of th ese ru les the foll ow ing te rms have the meanings
indicated:
(I) ''A djudicalive hold" mcans it notill l:ation by th e
ca mpu s grievancc oi'licer or vil:e-prcsidcnt for studcnt
affairs that a student wi II not be allowed to reg ister for
cla,ses until he/she ge ts a clearanl:e from th e grievance
o i'li ce r.
(2) "B inding arhitration" mcali s a process iil which
parties I n co n 11 il: t su bmit th eir di fTercnces to th c judgment
o f an impartial thi rd pJrt y app o int eli by th c campus
med iat or with the co nsent of hoth parti es.
(3) " Calcndar day" ' means all days or the month nUl
just wo rking days. In cases where a spec ified du e date
falls on a weckt:nd or holida y, the working day l:losest to
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the date due wi ll he used (i.e. , if th e tenth day deadline
1;111>- o n Saturday. th c docll me nt wi ll be done on Friday) .
EW SECTION
(4) "Campus g rievance o ni cer" means a faculty or
AC 174-120-0
S dent conduct code--Levels
staff perso n who shal l he appointed by and accountab le to
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of resolu .
I) V
ntary mediation: Community
Ihe vice- president ror studcnt affairs. The grievance ollicer
members who come into connict with one another should
is re sponsible for determining if vio lat ions of thi s po li cy
NEW SECTION
make a determined effol1 to resolve problems peacefully
ha ve occ urred , for in ves ti gating and initiati ng formal
WAC 174-120-035 Student conduct code--Spt!cific
and constru ctively between themselves . To faci litate this
di sc iplinary action on bchalfofthe co ll ege, and for keeping
examples of student conduct code violations. ( I)
objective, the college encourages voluntary mediation
a ll reco rd s specificd in th ese hearin gs prol:cdures :
Academic dishonesty: Cheating , facilitatin g academic
through mediators. The mediators will assist the two parties
(5) "Co ll ege fa c iliti cs/prem ises" means property
dishonesty and plagiarism are violation s of the academic
to reach reso lu tion . If successfu l, the parties will sign an
(lwned, leased, o pcrat ed. cont ro lle d. or superv ised by th e
honesty po li cy and if persistent or seve re may be treated
agreement stating that resolut ion has been reached. If
co llege.
as vio lations of the student conduct code.
. unsuccessful, both parties may agree to binding arbitration
(6) "Co llege-s ponsorcd event or act ivity" means
(2) Destroying or damaging property: Intentionally,
or either party m ay file a grievance with the campus
.Icti viti cs or cven ts on or off campus sponsored or funded
reck less ly and/or pe rsistently destroying or d amaging
grievance officer. The accuser may bypass mediation/
hy the co ll ege.
co ll ege property or the property of others on co llege
arbitration and fil e a comp laint directly with the campus
(7) "Defau lt j ud gment"· mean s a deci sion made by
premises o r at co ll ege-s ponsored events .
grievanc~ oftic~r. If voluntary mediation is not agreed to
th e tricr 01' ract that , due to th e appealing student's failure
(3) Disrupt in g college functions : Intentionally,
and the matter is refe rred to the campus grievance officer,
to appear, the proposed sanct ions of the campus g ri evance
reck less ly and/or pe rsis tently interfering with normal
the case becomes a disciplinary matter between the accused
ufficcr will be adopt ed hy the trier of fact.
co llege or co ll ege-spo nsored activities, including but not
and the college. The complainant serves as a witne~s during
(H) "Evergrecn community" means currently enrolled
limit ed to st udying , teaching, researl:h, co llege
the college 's presel1tation of evidence, if a hearing occurs,
, tudent s and currenlly employed faculty and staff members.
administration, fire, police, emergency serv ices, or public '
(2) Campus grievance officer review : The basic ro le
(') " Exce ptio n to trier o f fact's findings" means a_ _
safety.
of the campus grievance officer is to seek justice and
written retju est hy e ither the l:<lmpus grievance onicer or
(4) Drugs: Us ing, possessing, or distributing of any
ed ucate the students about their rights and responsibilities.
Ih e , tude nt requ cs ting a rev iew of th e find ings by the
l:o nt ro ll ed substanl:e or illega l drug on college premises or
The campus grievance officer is responsible for determining
reviewing u l'li cer.
at co ll ege-sponsored activities (as defined in the Uniform
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if violations of the stud ent conduct code have occurred,
handling investigations in a thorough and timely manner,
proposing corrective ac t.ion on behalf of the co ll ege if
warranted and for keeping all records specified in these
grievance procedures. Exceptions :
(a) Students presenting imminent danger to others,
college property, and/or the educational pr()cess may be
immediately suspended from the college by the president,
vice-president for student affairs, or their designee(s) .
(b) In cases involvin g violations of the ho us ing
l:ontract, the director of housing or his/her designee shall
act as the campus grievance office r.
[)
NEW SECTION
WAC 174-120-055 Student conduct code-Grievance officer review process. (I) Reaching a
settlemc nt agreement: If the campus grievance officer
decides to pursue a case in the name of the college, the
student may accept or deny responsibility for the violation.
If the student accepis responsibi lity, she or he may propose
a sanction in writing to resolve the case . The campus
grievance oftil:er may also propose a sanction. I f agreement
on responsibility <lnd sanction(s) are reached, the seulement
agreement sball be made in writing and signed by the student
and the campus grievance officer. The student may withdraw
the settl eme nt by submi tting a written statemcnt of
withdrawal which is received by the office of the vicepresident for student afrairs within twenty-four hours after
bein g sig ned by the student.
(2) Settlement agreement: An agreement on
fl! sponsibility and sanctions, if appropriat e, shall be written
and contain:
(a) A description of the v iolation rur whil:h
responsibility is accepted ;
(h) The agrecd upon sanction, ir any;
(c) Signaiurcs of the student and the campus grievance
unicer.
(3) Temporary no-contact order: Thc l:ampus grievance
oi'licer may impose a temporary order to restrict contact
between parties or accc~s to facilities for.thc duration of Ihe
studcnt conduct code grievance and appeals process.
(4) Fai lure to respond to the campus grievance officer's
request tiJr a.1llee ting: Fai lure to respund to a request ror a
meeting will result in an .adjudicator hold on a st ud ent 's
registmtion file and could rcsult in more serious sanctions.
(5) Decision by campus grievance officer of no cause
linding: If the l:ampus grievance officer determines, based
un th~ evidence co llected, that the <Iucused has not violated
the student conduct code, the accuser may request in writing
within twenty ca lendar days that the vice-president for
stud ent affairs. review the process and evidence collected by
the cum pus grievance officcr. No further review wi II be
a llowed if ihe vice-president for student afrairs agrees that
the proccss followed hy the campus grievance ofiil:er was
. appropriate <lnd that thc act did not constitute a vio lation or
the stud ent conduct codc .
(6) Fai lure to reach a sett lem ent agreement : If the
campus grievance ofliucr is sati s't ied that suflil:ien t ev idence
cxists to substantiate a violation· and i I' a settlement has not
been rcachcd, he/she' shall send to the student a notice of the
fonnal charges, 'recommended corrective action, and th.c right
to a healing. )1' a student is not chargeil with a violation
potentially punishable by emergency suspension, he/she
must petition the vice-president for student affairs for a
formal hearing within twenty calendar days after receipt of
the campus grievance officer's chargcs . If the student fails '
to petition thc vice-president for student affairs for a formal
hearing, the rccammendedllh;ciplinary action shall go into
efTel:t (unless emergency suspension has already occurred).
Except in cases of emergency suspension, thc student's
status ,11 th e collegc shall not be altered until the final '
opportunity for appeal has passed.
conduct code--Examples of corrective ac tion) .
(2) Default judgment 'process: The failure of the
appealing party to appear may result in a default judgment.
In cases of default judgment, the studen t has a minimum
of ,seven calendar days in which to file a written motion
requesting that the order be set aside and stating th e groun~s
for this re.q uest. The trier, of fact must respond to thi S
request in writing within seven calendar days. The student
or campus grievance officer may appeal the trier of fact's
response to .the reviewing officer as set.forth in WAC 174120-080 (6) and (7),
(3) Hearing process: Notice of the hearing, including
a statement of th e particular rules involved and matters
asserted, shall be provided at least ten calendar days before
any heari ng. The appeali ng student and campus grievance
officer s hall inform eac h other of witnesses and, if
app licable, representatives (through th e office of the vicepresident ror student affairs) at least three calendar days
before the hearing. Failure to provide a list of witnesses
and/or the name(s) of their representatives at least three
calendar days before the hearing will most likely result in
disqualification of those witnesses and/or representatives.
Both parties may submit brief written p'osition statements
to the designated trier of fact. Both parties have the right
to:
(a) Question witnesses and have a representative
advise them throug hout the process. The parties shall
infornl each other of their witnesses (with a max imum of
one character 'witness) and representatives at least three
calendar days before th e hearing. Representatives may not
appear in lieu of the student charged.
(b) Have subpoena(s) iss ued by the vice-president for
student affairs and/or trier of fact, subject to a conv incing
showing of the genera l re levanl:e and reasonable scope o f
the ev idence so ught.
(c) Petition for disqualification of a mcmber of the
hearin g board,
(d) Challenge any heari ng buard member based on
cause, such as personal bias. The un chal lenged hearing
board members shall hear the challenge for cause and make
a finding. If cause is found, the vice-president for student
affairs shall fill the vacancy forthwith. [fthe hearing board
has an advisor, he/she may a lso challenge a hearing board
committee member.
Except for petitions for
disqualirication, hearing board members may be
disqua lified upo n majority vote of the remaining board
members.
, (4) The trier(s) of fact sho uld not discuss the case
outside or thc hearing, and shall base their decision upon
the evidence presented at the hearing .
(5) The burden or proof shall be on the college which
IllUSt eSl<lblish, by a preponderance of the ev ide nce, that
the studen t is respo'nsible for a violati on of th e student
condul:t code.
(6 ) Pormal judicial rul es of evidence shall not be
applicable. nor shall harmless proccdural errors ncce ssarily
invalidate a decision or proceeding, unless s ignificant
prejudice to th e rights of the student or the co llege would
result. The trier of fact s h a ll rec ugnize rules of
co nfidentiu lity and privilege. but shall otherwise admit all
matters into cv id ence which reasonable persons would
accept as having probative va lue in th e cond uct of thei r
affairs.
(7) Undue repetitious or irrelevant evidence Illay he
cxcluded.
(8) Illegally obtaincd evidencc' cannot be used.
(9)T he tri eroffact shall reach a lina l deci sion wit hin
thirty calendar days of receipt or the petition or' within
lifteen ca lendar days of the close of the hearing, whichever
is greater. Decisions o f the trier of fact shall be by majority
vote of the members present anovoting. The trier of fact's
written findings and conc lusions shall be delivered to the
accused student by hand or certified mail to his/her last
known address.
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NEW SECTION
WAC 174-120-065 Student conduct code--Formal
hearing notice, process and rights. (I) Forma l hearin gs
wi ll be subject to the following:
(a) Students have a right to a fair and impartial hearing
un any charge or prohibited conduct and the right to confer
with a representative present during th e hearing.
(b) Pursuant to state law , the co llege president
authorizes the vice-president for ~tu d e nt affairs to determine
the trier uf ract.
(c) Unless the v ic e-p resident for student affairs
determines otherwise, the tri er of fact conducting a formal
hearing shall be a hearing board.
(d) Any such hearing shall be conducted pursuant to
state law, RCW 34.05.4 10 through 34.05.494, as amended
or superseded.
(e) Hearings will be closed to the public and shall be
deemed confident ial.
(I) The studenl may request the presence of his/her
representative.
(g) An open hearing may be held, at th e di scretion of
the trier of fact w ith the l:onsent of the student.
(h) In l:ases of emergency suspension, the process will
be modified as se t forth in WAC 174- I 20-075 (Student
NEW SECTION
_ WAC 174-120-075 Student conduct code-Examples of corrective action. The primary purpose for
imposing corrective meas ures is to ed ucate, deter and
protcct. Notification of corrective action shall be in writing,
and sha ll indicate th e term s of a ny s uspe nsion or
termination and any spec ial conditions which must bc met
before readmission . Students who have been sanctioned
are expect ed to fulfill th eir sanctions as prescribed . A
stude nt who has been sanctioned for violating the student
conduct code will be required to complete the sancti ons
prior to the award of the degree by the board of trustecs.
Factors to be considered in mitigation shall be the present
demean or and past disciplinary record of the student, as
well as the nature of the offense and the severity of any
damage, injury, or harrn resulting from it. Repeated or
aggravated vio lations of any rule may result in greater
corrective measures, such as expU lsion or suspension, as
may be appropriate. A student's off-campus criminal
conduct may a lso be ,considered in determ inin g what
discipline is walTan ted for simi lar on-l:ampus conduct.
(I) Emergency suspension: Students presenting
immediate danger to others, co llege property, and/or th e
educational process may be immediately suspended from
the college by the president, vice-president for studen t
Paid Advertisement from The Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
(ooper Point Joqrnal -11· May 2, 1996
affairs, or their designee(s). A hearing will be schcdu led
wi thin 'twenty calendar days unless otherwise waived by
the student. At the hearing, the lrier of fact will determine
whether or not th e summary suspension shall remain in
e ffect throughout the duration of the grievance and appeals
process, At ·the time of the suspension, th e student shall be
notified in writing if possible, and otherwise orally, ~f the
b'lisis for the emergency suspension and of his/her right to
a forma l hearing. If oral noti fic~tion is g iven at the time of
the ~mergency suspension, written notification sha ll be
delivered or sen t to the student's last known address
withollege premises and/or college-spo nsored events.
(3) Probation: A . trial period during which the
student's cond uct is monitored. Any additional violations
of the studen t conduct code during this period may be
subject to exceptional disciplinary action.
(4) Reprimand: Warning(s) that further misconduct
may result in more sever sllnctions.
(5) Restitution: Payment may be made to the college
or to other persons, groups, or organizations for damages
incurred as a result of prohibiteollege premises and/or
co llege-sponsored events.
(3) Probation: A trial period during which the
student's conduct is monitored . Any addit ional violations
of the student conduct code during this period may be
subject to exceptional disciplinary action.
(4) Reprimand: Warning(s) th at further mi sconduct
may result in more sever sancti ons.
(5) Restitution: Payment may be made to the collcge
or to o th er persons, groups, or o rganizations for damages
inl:urrMasM~~Ml~8Apr'fiim~~4~prm~}nissal
from the
c ol lege and temporary termination of community
membership for a stated period of time , but no longer than
o ne year. The student shall not participate in any co llegesponsured ac tivit y and may be barred from college
premises. Suspension implies that the student may
eventu ally return if evidence or other ass urances are
presented that convincingly e nsure that prohibited condul:t
will not be repeated.
(7) Temporary ejection from the premises: Students
on college property who willfully refuse to obey an order
of the president, the president' s designees , or law
enforcement officers to desist from conduct prohibited by
the l:ollege's ru les and regulations may be ejected from
the premises for a spec ified period uf time not to exceed
forty -eig ht hours. After a temporary ejec ti on takes place,
the campus grievance officer wil l conduct an investigation
to determine if a violati on of the student conduct wde has
Ol:c urred and , if so, what addition.al corrective al:tion should
be proposed. Refusal 10 obey th e temporary ejcl:tion order
wi ll subject the st udent to arrest under state niminal
trespass la ws, in add ition to such other sanctions as may
be applicable.
(8) Other sanctions and conditions for enro llment:
Other sanctions or conditions may be imposed if related to
lhe vio lation. Sanction s could include , but are not limited
to: Limiting eXlracurricu lar activities. restril:ting
registration of motor vehicles, ass igning community
se rvic e. St ud ents ma y also be removed fr o m cullege
housin~ for contract violations. Condit io ns for enro llment
coul d in<.:iude, but are not li mited to : A psycho logical
assessment and/or counsc ling.
1I
NEW SECTION
WAC l74-i20-085 Student cunduct wdt:--Pron:dural
appeals. Within ten ca lendar days of receipt of the trier of
fact 's findin gs and conclusions. e ithcr the campus grievancc
o fficer .o r th e student may submit to th t: presid~nt (L3 109 .
ext. 6100) a written appeal. The president wi II appoint a
re view ing officer who will l:(JIlduct a procedural revie w.
Thc reviewing officer wi II review thc written and audio
taped rCl:ord . Within lifteen calendar days of the liling Il f
the appc<ll, the reviewing onicer must rend er a lina l writtcn
order. No further agency appcal is retjuircd or provided .
If the al:c use r is a v ict im ur clllld uct which is
considered violen t, she/he is entitled . according tll tll<'
Federal Educatiun Rights to Privacy Act. to receive Ih ~
resu lts of the proccss , upon retjue,1. after th<' fin al
opport unit y for appeal has passcd.
II
REPEALER
T he foll ow in g sec tions of Ill<: \V;ls hln g to n
Adminis trative Code arc repea led :
WAC 174: 120-01 0
Delini ti olls .
WAC 174-1 20-030
Student cu ndu c t code-Specific examples of socia l contract viulalions.
WAC 174-120-040
St ud e nt conduct code-,
Correcti ve action .
WAC 174-120-05 0
Studcnt clln du c t cod<: -Informal conflict reso lu tiun.
WAC 174-120-060
St udent cond uct code-Grievance officcr.
WAC 174- 120-070
Studen t conduct code-Formal hcaring noticc and rights .
St ud e nt conduct cod<:-WAC 174- 120-080
Formal procedures .
WAC 174-120-090
Academic appea ls.
LETTERS AND, OPINIONS
LETTERS AND OPINIONS
Too many reservations, not enough communication
The great Utah land swindle
It may s('el11 preposterolls , but it 's true.
""l'll thllugh th e beautifu l red rock \\(i lderness
I l l' ~ll uth l'rn Utah is th r most pristine
l'lw,y~t l'ln rema inin g in th e contiguous 48
sta t t'~, curren tly th ere is a strong push in the
. Co ngress til allow exploi tatio n of th ese lan ds
for th c sake of short- term financial profits
whi ch belll'fit a few. Although Utah wild
l.lnds are part of the public domain as the
natural herita'ge of all Americans, very littl e
of thl' land is actlla ll y protected from
iIldll~tria Iiza t ion.
-Tile Wilderness Ac t of 19(r4re qlTIf(i);,t('wards of ALL public lands 10 identify and
recomlllend sui table road less areas for the
i'!ational Wilderness Systl'rn. But to head ofl
I're~l' rva ti o n of this pristine Utah wilderness ,
the entire Utah congressional delegation has
formu lated th e land swindle, titled S884 in
the Se nate and HR1745 in the House.
Composed by the inflllence ofpowerfi.1I
industria! lobbies, th ese measures propose to
prr~ef\'e a paltry 1.8 mi llion acres of the vast
l :tah wild lands. Even that re latively sma ll
alllount is no t reall y protected, as thi s
des tructive legisbtion would allow power
lines, dams and road construc ti on in Illany
of the wildeflH'ss a rea~ .
By co ntr ast, HR1 500, America's
Redrock Wilderness Act, stipulates th at 5.7
million acres of the finest wilderness in Uta h
be protected from th e coa l min es. oil well s.
IIranillm exploration, nuclea r power plants,
nuclear waste dumps and so forth being
currently proposed.
But as long as the Utah Congressional
delegat ion remains untied tor the inadequate
measures , th e rest of Co ngress is inclined to
go along with the industrial lobbies - as long
as their constituen ts don't care.
However, their co nstitu ents DO care.
eve n in Utah, nearly 70% of citize n ~ strongl y
oppose the commercial ex traction proposed
under S884/HR 1745, and favor Ame rica's
Redrock Wilderness Act (HR1500) .
:-Jationwide, tens of th ousands of Americans
have contacted their Congressional delegates,
urging opposition to th e devel opment of Utah
wi ld lands.
Amazingly, against all odds and thanks
to nati onwide grass-roots opposi ti on, the
commercial extraction bills have been stalled
In Washington state,
The Evergreen State
College has become a
major force to oppose
- - --- the lJta-h- development bills and
support the Redrock
Wi Iderness Act,
HR1500. Students
and staff have signed
petitions, sent letters,
and made phone calls.
And our legislators are
responding.
in both houses of Congress -so far.
In Was hington State, The Evergreen
State College has become a major force to
oppose the Utah deve lopme nt bi ll s and
support the Redrock Wilderness Act, HR1500.
Student s and staff have signed petitions, sent
letters, and made phone ca lls. And our
legislators are responding. Three of them so
far have withdrawn suppo rt from the bills of
the powerful Utah delega tion and now support
the voice of their constituents.
The issue is basically the same one we
face here in the Pacific Nor thwest with
decimation the of the last fragments of our
ancient forests : Ca n we as a society restrain
ou rse lves from disruption and destruction of
the vit alit y of the ea rth's ecosystems? The
earth can no more survive with out the
cleansing and regenerative capacity of these
Technology fee looming
Thi s is a quick leller to th e Eve rgree n
COI nlllunity abo ut the upcomi ng tec hn ology
k e. This last legislati ve sess ion the wonderfill
f{epresentativ~s and Se nators in thi~ state
approved legis lation to penali zl' ~ tud e nt ~ of
higher educa ti on by forci ng thelll to vu te fur
a tuition raise or go with ollt funding 1'1 )1'
tedlllology. The way it will work is: Evergreen
will ~ubrnit a budget for the next biennium ; if
th ere i ~ an}' money allotted for technology th e
l eg i ~ l atu re will not approve the technology
money; and our college wi ll loose that mon ey
and any chance to update ollr alrea dy lacking
terilllology.
One way to make sure we ca n continu e
to IIpdate our Illcager resources and not lose .
state fi.lllding is to work in coordination with
om community adm ini strators. We can vote
quickly to hav~ a modest tec hnology fee , and
the admillistratiun can prepare a co ll ege
budge t void of monies for techno.l{Jgy, This
way we ca n keep techn ology updated and
continue to rece ive th e state fi.lIlds we need.
Francis MorgiJll-Callo
Aberdeen speaks out
Drar Editor:
I aIII wri ting in response to yo ur February
n, 1996 article by Laurel i'J icu le Spellmall
cntitl ed , Depressed In Aberdeen,
LJurel ~ h ou l d have fo llowed through 011
her initial thoughts of not wri ti ng th is article,
It i~ bia~rd , irrespo nsible, and acts as a vehicle
to reinforce negative stereotypes. It is not
co nsi stent with th e positive ed ucational
tradition of the Evergreen State College, which
has provided a valuable experience for many
of our residents.
Laurel states that she's totally open to
hearing anything good about Aberdeen. How
ki nd. Ope nne ss is not likely in thi s case,
II 00vever, especia lly afte r com menting that she
had never felt such "an immediate repulsion
to a place".
As fo r Kurt Coba in , you should know
that the City of Aberdeen is no more
responSib le for hi s dea th than Seattle was for
Jimi Hendrix's. We fee l his loss because he is a
native sun wh o~e family and fi-iends live here.
It is ull fa ir to li se hi s dea th as a device to
va lidate yo ur perceptions of our people. The
residents of Aberdeen are proud of who we are
and we emp hatica ll y reject any attempt to
belittle or denigrate th e va lue of our lives.
Laurel.ends her co lu mn by noting that
her beach adve nture will continue wit h "Ocean
Shores - Hawaii it ain't", and she promises
to be in a better mood. Somehow, I doubt it
can be possible.
Oh well, whatever, never mind __ .
Sincerely Yours
Brian Shea
Director
Department of Plann ing and Economic
Development, City of Aberdeen
THE COOPER POINT JOURNAL
wi lderness areas than we human s can survive
without a liver, kidneys, or lungs:
When we speak out for the integrity of
our own watershed, we give the earth a voice,
When we who see the beauty and peril of th e
earth network together to help protect the
finest remain ing ecosystems in the nation, we
lay the foundation for a greater wisdom in th e
future. We build a healing kind of wisdom
which could allow the earth to recover from
the industrial plunder of our generation; the
ea rth ca n recover toward her nat ural state of
-beauty,
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~-;;-;;-~;r;;'=:;-;I;:::;:;-;::---- balance,
and abundance.
'
In appreciation of all the tine work on
f
·
I. h
beat
h If Ile environment
w lIC comes. ou t 0
TESC. on Wednesday May 8 there will be a
. .1I .
f ECOTRAClNGS sl'de
specla s lOwmg 0
,a I
presentation which not only illustrates the
'Id b
f h
I
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WI
eau ty 0 t e sout lern ta 1 an scape
but also correlates the natural history of these
high desert canyon lands with our own
.
ralllcoast ecosystem.
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In add Ilion, \\e \\ 1 earn Ill' atest to
.
.
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come out of Co ngres s regarding Uta 1
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Id
TI
.
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WI erness. lere are simp e ways we can
participate in this no\~,or-neve r effort which
wi ll help prevent these superb natural ric hes
c
b' d
de
Irom elllg estroye lorever.
Ifeveryone who cares about these landS
ca n invest a sma ll amount of time speaking
up for them now, it is beginn ing to look like
we may be ab le to turn the tide; to protect the
Uta h wil derness as an irreplaceable and
magnifice nt heritage for all Americans. So
come to see the spectacular beauty of this
incomparable landsca pe, or come to add your
voice to this national outcry or come for both!
All are welcome.
ECOTRACINGS wi ll be shown
Wednesday, May 8, at 7 p.m. in Lecture Hall
Three. ECOTRACINGSis a program of the
Black Hi lls Audubon Society, sponsored by
TESC Environm ental Resource Center.
FREE OF CHARGE.
Virginia Hoyt and Jack Davis
"Fish
Obituaries"
reaction
To the Edito r:
In th e Ap ril 18, 1996 ed iti on of the
Cooper Point Journal. the section labeled "Fish
Obi tuaries" angered me beyond belief. In it,
Sev(' n, a Clown Loac h (Botia macraca ntha)
was accused of murdering Sa bina, a longfi nned Blue Danio, and burying her under the
gravel. Supposedly this was due to the fact
that Sab ina sto le a male Clown Loach's
affectio n away from Seven.
Anyone in their right minds knows that
Clown Loa ches aren't capab le of sLich a
dastardly deed. Clown Loaches are the nicest
and fricnd liest offish. Ifby chance Seven did
kill Sabi na, it wa s simply an act of se lf,
defense , Sabina, being a Danio, probably
deserved it anyway. Da nios should spend
their time at the top of the tank where they
belong. The gravel belongs to the Load!. It is
their birt hright. Viva Botia!
-12 -'
Si ncere ly,
Dan te Salvatierra
Welcome to the
Special large pullquote edition of the
Letters and Opinions
page!
brought to you by
Cooper the fish
and the Cooper
Point Journal
MAY
2, 1996
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and l have .
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be hiking around in
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concern~d With, Long after my proje'ct he~e
is done and 1 have graduated, folks will be
hiking aroul1d in the Evergreerifor'est. The ·
work that you .are !lOw. responding td, .while
perhaps ugly now, is being .d oneinthe
.interest oftrilJiums that have not yet come to
seed, In my mind, trails have one function :
to minimize andlocalize the impact of human
visitors in the forest. ·1believe thatif the trails
are leftas the.y are now, they will continue t;
widen, thus trampling more and more'ofthe
trailside vegetation, A good trail should be
no more than 5 feet wide. Many parts of our
trails are 10 and 20 feet wide,
The reason I am doing this project is
because [ love this forest very dearly, and I
love cedars and sword ferns and trilliums too,
J want these things to be here for the TESC
community 50 years from now, I am aware
of the impact that my trail work is having on
the plants near the work sites, and rm not
happy about it. But in my experiepce, the
future destruction that this work will prevent
is far greater_ Thank yol,l again for sharing
yo ur feelings. ] am only one perso n
organizing this project on a trail that is useo
by 9ur entire commu'nity, and therefOre input
from the entire community is vitaL 1welcome
it. Feel free to visit me on the trail or call me
to offer any criticisms, coniments or
questions_
. Sincerely,
Matt Powers
4th year greener
P.S. The re-route you
refer to is the only sectioll
of new trail construction planned
All the rest the work is
maihtenance only_
of
The words sp uttered from th e Hopi
woman's mouth. "Uh, she is married to a, . ,
to a, ,(0 a. , . well she ha s a baby that is darker
th an .. . " I watched closely as she hesita ted,
searc hing in her mind for a way to describe
someone thatlvoked like my wife, an AfricallAmerican. I stood there, not judging the store
owner, but feeling like explaining all that I
knewofour shared history, a history that most,
Native and Africa n, do not know or want to
realize,
She contin ued. "My sister is marri ed to
a-.-. . -yo u-k n eW;-U~17"'
colored." There it was,
th e description of black
peop le in Amer ica.
Co lored. Aterm that my
gra ndmoth er used to
describe herself when I
was a child in the ea rly
70s. Co lor ed.
As
opposed to what I
thought.
a lways
Uncolored? And what
was this woman with the
dark b!'own complexion
th in king she was?
White? Red? Brown?
Were th ost' no co lor s
also?
I interj ected after she made remarks
about th e size orthe baby her sister bore. "Yo u
know, " I sa id, "I have a lot of peopl e in 'my
family who arc N~tivc, I co me from Choctaw
and Arapaho p(·ople. She looked puzzled and
unsure of what I was talking about. I guessed
ever yo nc exce pt Africal1-Amer i cal1~ were
trying to be Indians. I had seen people who
looked lik e the y ju st got off th e boat from
England who owned Indian lands and had 10
stating that they could get Ind ian benefi ts.
"W hen YOll mix African and Native, the
genet ics just blow up, " I said. She agreed
cautioLisly. I co ntinued, "VOll kn ow that when 1
African slaves ran away'from the master many
were taken in by Na[lve people. They marr ied,
had children, fought against the colonizer."
My words seemed,to disappear in the bla'nk
void of her expreSSionless face',
My mind wandered through the vast
history of Na tive and African unity. The
Seminole, a tribe of escaped African and
Native freedom fighters: the Black Cherokee
in Oklahoma who owned oi l wells, and the
thousands of other stories of ullity and
cooperation against the odds of "colored"
people, Where was all of this information
now?
This woman was as brown as me, as
co orea . as my
wife, but knew
nothing of our
ties, our common
enemy: our shared
trauma. Drugs,
poverty,
stereotyping, lost
traditions,
ge nocide ,
int er n a li zed
hatred of self.
There ha s been
so much trauma
induced by th e
dom inant society
in this land that
peopl e of co lor kn ow very little of. lIor seek
out the information that would truly so lve
many of the problems we now face: two of
th em be ing disunity and social-educational
program redundancy.
Each separate cultura l group fer ls that
they are the worst oft', the most tampered with ,
the most enslaved or victimized by genocide.
Native activists will rant all day about t he lands
bei ng stolen, th e pe ople being killed and
malnourished, how the colon izer's attitude
towards them is a violation of sacred livillg.
But in the sa me breath, they wi ll play out a
stereotype or support misinformation about
people th e sa me co lor as th em, but' frOm a
different eth nic group, .
Black "activists" will rant all day about
how the wh ite man is the cause ofurban decay,
Each separate cultural
group feels that they
are the worst off, the
most tampered with,
the most enslaved or
victimized by
genocide.
, how life in Africa was so much better, how
to fight the co ntrol of your "black mind" you
must study your history. III the sa me breath,
the same people wear an Atlanta Braves hat
or watch a cowboy and Indian movie on
channel 16, and spend all their in come on
Tommy HilHger and Nike.
La Ra za, La Raza!' Yeah, I'm here too.
Did you forget that your heads get bea t in
by the cops too, just like Rodney "I can't
reali ze my problema tic karma" King? No
hablo espa nol, but I know how to s ell S-!:.A-V-E L-A- B-O- R.
The
field s
of
California
or
Mississippi. 187
kills me too, murder
of the mind, murder
of my body, murd er
of your rights. It'sall
the same thing.
Being
of
Afr ica n,
Puerto
Rican, Cho ctaw ,
Iri sh , and French
background, I ca n
talk about this from
any angl.e. I hav e
heen getting screwed
around Ill ent all y,
ph ys ically,
and
emotionally all Ill y
life from ever y
di fferent
a ngle.
What has it tau ght
Ill e?
It has tau ght
lIle that very few of the organizations that I
have ta lked to, negotiated with , or listened
to have open ly recogni zed the commona lity
of the struggle against injustice th at all of our
groups have been experiencing. Not one has
so ught to break th e rea l bonds of mental
slavery , the slavery that divides and
sepa rates, the slavery th at d istorts our
ge netic, cultura l, and fam ily co nn ection s,
Very few seek to gather finances, resources,
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THE TRUTH ABOUT CATS AND DO-GS,
MULHOLLAND FALLS, BUCKETHEAD,
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The truth about Cats and DC?gs -Do you really expect us to believe that Janeane Garafalo is ugly?
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by Jen Koogler
There are several unsettling things in The
Truth About Ca ts and Dogs.
. The premise of the film: Dr. Abby Barnes,
played by the always exceptionally superfly
Ja neane Garofa lo, is. a veterinarian and talk
show host who talks callers through their
various animal dilemmas. Everything is fine
when a photographer named Brian, played by
Ben Chap lin , finds him se lf faced with an
uncooperative slobbering dog on roller skates
duringa photo shoot. Of course, Abby's quick
wit and expertise ignite Brian's curiosity, so he
ca lls her up again to invit e her ou t. Here 's
where th e trouble begins.
Abby, fearing that the owner of the
mysterious British accent will balk at her lessthan- EliI' Macpherson-looks, tells her admirer
that she looks like her neighbor Noelle, a thin,
beaut ifu I model who guys swoo n over.
Portrayed by Uma Thurman, Noelle is the
stereo typ ical doormat , pushed around by
ca lories and her less than supportive
boyfricnd/ manager.
Abby and Noelle are neighbors but don't
cross paths until the evil objec t of Noelle's
affection decides he's going to do some verbal
destruction to Noelle 's non -existent self- ·
esteem. While he's yelling various put-downs,
Abby cOllles to the rescue, but sacrifices her
violin bow to the vile boy's hands. Noelle
replaces it. and the two begin a high quality
friendship. When mystery guy and his new dog
Hank arrive suddenly at the station, Abby
co nvinc es Noelle to act as her, and you can
guess what happens from there.
Yes, the two women tumble through
balancing Abby's smarts and Noelle's looks to
lure Brian to their clutches. The three start
hang ing out together, with Abby posing as a
friend named Donna who makes imported
goat cheese . Brian drools continuously over
Noelle, who slowly becomes charmed by his
comments. But it is Abby who does .
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the talking for the team. One of the
best scenes in the film is a seven hour
cOI)versation between Abby 'and
Brian; she plays him the violin, he
reads her some highbrow literature,
th ey take baths and go to
bed.(During this magical chat, Brian
thinks Abby's talking to him in her
radio voice, which is, of course,
different than Noelle's. Who would
fall for tllat?). After that, Abby is
completely ready to tell him that she
is the real one he fell in love with , but
is of course held back by her believed
lack of beauty.
The situation just gets sti~kier
and stickier as Abby frets over the
whole situation, leaving Noelle to
bumble through conversations with
the well-read boy (she on ly reads
pseudo-Cosmo magazines that Abby
calls "destructive literature") and
practice for her upcoming
newscaster auditions.
Of course, in the end, Brian
does find out, and his reasonably
upset that the woman he (and every
Uma Thurman andJaneane Garafalo in The
other male in the film) have been
Truth About Cats and Dogs.
frothing over was really plain jane
"Donna ". In the end, though , he "comes to his Second, Abby, despite being so kick ass in
senses" and decides that Abby, no matter what many ways,judges herself on the basis oflooks
her outward appearance, is the one for him. and doesn 't think she can get the guy herself.
This revelation doesn't come until after he has It's sad that someone so cool would have such
yelled "You're the dumb beautiful one, and little self esteem. It also explOits the. selfyour the smart." only to cut himself off, but a consciousness naturally occurring in everyone
crestfallen Abby (and the audience) knows and plays up the "beauty" image so perpetuate
what four letter word is coming next.
by media and advertising. Lastly, the audience
That's the real problem with this movie. is actually supposed to believe that Janeane
First, the stereotype that beautiful people are Garafolo is ugly. AS IF. Please_ She is
dumb and that less admired people are smart completely sassy and cute, and anyone who
just blares through, even though everyone in saw Reality Bites knows that. Ifanyone is scary
their right mind knows it is completely untrue. looking, it's Thurman. And of course, Brian can
Mulholland falls flat on its face
by John Evans
It isn't often that a movie disappoints me
as much as Mulholland Falls did. Sure, the
previews looked like some weird mating of
Chinatown and Reservoir Dogs, but for my
money, that doesn't sound like a bad idea
really. You've got a 1940s era setting, with
authentic period automobiles, costumes, sets,
ambience. Throw in two fine character actors
who made their names IN Reservoir Dogs, and
you should have a gritty, hard-boiled kind of
action suspense picture.
Wrong.
What Mullholland Falls turns out to be
is a listless, cynical, mean-spirited bomb. No
pun intended, though th e Atomic Energy
Com missio n represents one of a murky
collection of sinister forces that float around
the periphery of this lifeless, recycled plot.
At the center of it all is Nick Nolte,
looking like each and everyone of his sixty
yea rs. Nolte snarls his way through the picture
like an arthritic bulldog, snapping at any ankle
within range. As L.A.P.D.lieutenant Maxwell
Hoover, Nolte plays a hard-bitten thug, the sort
of "man's man" who solves most of his
problems by clouting someone over the head
with a blackjack. He gets a typical chauvinist
screenwriter's flaw; he cheats on his wife. The
perfect Hollywood conflict; it gives his wife
(Melanie Griffith) her only piece of relevancy
in the story, and it certainly doesn't detract
from his tough-guy persona. No, what's more
masculine than sleeping around? The studios
love the infidelity device; let the wife cry a lot,
show the husband's true senSitivity when he
tries to make amends, all without making him
- any less appealing to the average cinema
audience. Who can really blame a red-blooded
American man for straying into the bed of a
beautiful woman? Yeah, that's the mentality
we're dealing with here.
I question the casting of the' two topbilled people. Nolte's sixty years old and getting
these "sexy man-of-action" parts purely on
name value at this stage. He's craggier looking
look past Noelle's often uncQaracteristically
Abby comments because he's so enamored.
Ugh .
Despite the flaws, I left The Truth about
Cats and Dogs with an uplifted feeling,
distorted as it was. Abby and Noelle's
friendshipsp-arkled throughout, showingjust
how way rad female friends can be, Though
it's a tad sad that they hjP. to come together
over a guy, the two help each other through
various problems. One fabulous scene comes
when Noelle is trying to convince a
downtrodden Abby to fess up to Brian. Abby
confesses she is afraid ofdisappointment (who
isn't?), while Noelle says she's really just afraid
of rejection. Noelle teases her that
disappointment isn't fatal, to which Abby
replies, "No, rejection kills, Disappointment
only maims." Ahh . .. What a great line, ana
so pertinent to many sticky significant other
situations we find ourselves in. And since we
all usually go to the movies to momentarily
.escape reality, it was nice to have the whole
"they'll like you for who you are" concept
affirmed. How realistic this is, ('lJ never know.
Director Michael Lehmann also directed
Heathers. That film is probably a lot more
representative of relationships (ok. except for
the explosion. That would suck if everyone
youwentoutwithturnedpsychoandstrapped
explosives to hisor her chest). Still, he handles
the entire haphazard situation oflonging and
misunderstanding well, making sure that
neither. Garafalo or Thurman fall too far into
their stereotypes and instead making sure that
they are portrayed as actual human beings.
However, Brian isa tad of the clueless side, but
I guess if he was overtly perceptive, there
wouldn't be much of a movie.
Overall, The Truth About Cats and Dogs
is a relatively funny, upbeat movie. It's justtoo
bad th I' .fun is bu iI t on suc hash aky
foundation.
Wasted castahdrepugnant values are onlypartofthe disappointmen t
than ever and frankly , I find it almost
embarraSSing seeing him grasping at his virile
youth with Shatner-like inefficacy.
Griffith doesn 't have any glory days to
recapture, in my opinion; at best, she's been a
charming ditz; at her worst, a fatuous airhead
with the sort of cardboard line delivery Keanu
Reeves ha'S made famous. She looks weathered
and tired in this movie but then again, her
character takes a nasty emotional beating.
Tl~e names that brought me in took ' a
clear backseat to Nolte and Griffith, who get
the lion's share of the film 's attention. Here's a
rundown:
Chazz Palminteri (Bullets Over
Broadway)- _Scored third billing. Definitely the
highlight of the movie. Actually got a wellconceived, original type of role. As Coolidge, a
member of Nolte's special L.A.P.D. unit, he
plays a guy who has a problem with his temper
that he controls with over-eating. He isn't
clever, he can't drive worth spit, and he's going
to a shrink on an "open-ended" basis. But he
does his best to use his psychiatrist's advice to
help Hoover, who is less than receptive to his
well-meaning friend's support.
Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs)- He
often plays remote, laconic tough guy types,
and he does it damn well, but this is ridiculous.
Only figures meaningfully in a single scene, a
brief shoot-out. Gets one shred of character;
tries to jimmy a lock, has a little trouble, and
Nolte shoots the gate open.
Chris Penn ('Dogs and True Romance)Even less to do than Madsen. Has a lot of "Gee
Whiz"kind oflines,just the kind of"important
plot point" stuff that someone should say, but
for which absolutely anyone would do.
Pathetically, his only "tag" is that he smokes
cigars.
Jennifer Connelly (The Rocketeer)- Just
the hooker with the heart of gold. A sex object.
It really made me mad. She gets very little
screen time, ha lf of it undressed, Sure, she
looks great undressed, but this is a demeaning
job for a highly underrated actress.
John Malkovich (Dangerous Liasons)- Is
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givenafairlyjuicyspeech,buthed~esn'tinvest
Somewhat understandable, considering his
as many little nuances into this character as he character is played as weak but constantly
usually.does. Sure, it's a pretty routine role, but annoying, needling the cops he needs to
did you have to phone it in, John?
protect him. Eventually he does something
Treat Williams (Prince of the City)." really dumb and gets killed, This is the kind of
Supposedly the story's primary heavy, he homophobia I thought even Hollywood had
mostly scowls and looks annoyed. Has pOSSibly moved beyond.
,
the most anticlimactic send-off a villain's
Everyone is a bad guy in this movie. The
gotten in the '90s.
. heroes are killers. The entire U.S. government
What a waste.
appears to be in on the diablerie. All that
Nolte, Palminteri, Madsen and Penn im wouldn't be so bad if any of itwas the least bit
a semi-vigilante squad that doesn't have to
interesting.
answer to anyone. They all wear suits and
There are scads of plot holes. The largest;
fedoras, each a different color of course, and Connelly supposedly films a nuclear test and a
drive around in a sleek black convertible. This radiation ward on a restricted base. She may
group of renegades admin ister their own harsh
be sleeping with the general, but does that give
brand of the law. The Mulholland Falls of the
her free access to top secret places with a
title is introduced in the first scene, after which
camera? Then, on the same reel, McCarthy has
point it becomes totally irrelevant. It refers to surreptitiously filmed her doing it with
their practice of taking people to a steep hill
Malkovich. If she didn't know he was making
over Mullholland Drive and thrOWing them dirty movies about her, how could she be
down it. Cute.
traipsing around the base with the same
The investigation of a murder takes on
camera?
larger significances when
personal
As for that high security area; Nolte just
connections are established; one to Hoover, opens the inelegant little door and goes in .
anotherlinking the head of the Atomic Energy Guess the armed forces had trouble wi th
Commission. The military and even the F.B.I. cutbacks even in those days.
are implicated in what appears to be a massive
There are some really graphic bits here,
cover-up. When blackmailers inform Hoover's purely gross-out stuff, And plenty of violence,
wife of his affair, he must deal with that on the
though it falls more in the "beating the hell out
homefr6nt while keeping a incriminating reel of somebody" category than "action". The
of film out of the wrong hands.
dramatic climax, a fistfight on a plane in
The values of this picture are notably midair, is a dud. At that point, Palminteri is
repugnant. The two women who manage to get shot in the stomach without feeling it. He feels
roles in this picture take a serious beating. cold a few minutes later and realizes his insides
Connelly, very literally, ~nd Griffith, havebeentornupbyabullet. Yeah, I can see
emotionally. Griffith must convey the pain of how you might not notice that right away.
being left a wreck by her deceitful hubby.
They throw in contrived touches to make
Connelly is mostly depicted batting her these characters likeable, laughable attempts
eyelashes, baring her breasts, or getting really. Nolte loves his wife so much ... He broke
slapped around.
it offwith his mistress because he ~ouldn't bear
Andrew McCarthy plays an ineffectual it... Oh, poor baby. No wonder he's throWing
homosexua l man, who SQrt of acts as people off cliffs. By the way, he takes his
Connelly's pimp and films her having sex
without her knowledge. Nolte and the "good
guys" refer to him as "the fruit" or "the
fruitcake" and generally treat him with disgust.
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kindly see FALLS on
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MAY
2, 1996
.Meet B.uckethead - Masked guitarist ushers America into The Day ofthe Robot
by Bryan Frankenseuss Theiss
I don't know about you, but to me it
seems like 90'){,of music I hear playing on the
radio or out of people's cars or on the
soundtracks to movies or-imywhere else seems
to blend together. This is especially so when
you're talking about bands with guitars - you
have a guy singing a'nd playing guitar, a guy
playing bass, a drummer; and possibly another
guy playing guitar. It probably would never
occur to them to add any other instruments,
or take any in~trume(1ts away. They usually
follow the same sort of song structure and use
the same sorts of.sounds and talk about the
same sorts of things.
Now imagine a 50 foot tall man with a
whit~_plastic face and a KFC bucket on his head
walking into town and de~troying everything
that's boring about that sort of music. The Day
of the Robot has arrived.
That man is Buckethead, a fiercely
original guitarist from California who has just
released his first American solo album, The
Day of the Robot (named after an eRi.sode of
The Six Million Dollar Man which hebelieyes
subconsciously influenced his music) . It's
actually his third album, after Bucketheadland,
a strange concept al~um released on John
Zorn's Japanese only AVant label, and its sequel
Giant Robot, which was created during
Buckethead 's brief. unhappy marriage with
Sony. The company was intimidated by Giant
Robot's unusual subject matter and only
where he has his own theme park,little buddies
called \'bucketb.ots" and even a fJ'Sychotic
scarecrow friend named Onions (voiced by
Texas , Chainsaw Massacre Part 2's Bill
Moseley). Buckethead albums never have
.singing on them, but the first two are
populated by robots, eccentrics and maniacs
played by the likes ofBootsy, Moseley, Iggy Pop
and a guy named Throatrake.
As you might be able to guess from this
deScription, Buckethead is more influenced by
pop culture th,an he is'by other musicians. The
Japanese TV show Giant Robot has been a huge
influence on his work, as have The Texas
Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween
and
Disneyland. Skim through just the titles of his
music and you'll find references to Star Wars,
Godzilla, Bruce Lee and Master of the Flying
Guillotine, Buckethead is attracted to robots
·a nd horror, but even moreso to berserk
imagination - so in his music he imitates the
theme songs to his favorite movies or the
sounds of machines that fascinate him. He is
perhaps the only musician today who is equally
inspired by children's musicals and slasher
flicks. Even without lyrics, Buckethead's music
is more overtly heartfelt and personal than
almost any 5-piece band you 'll find on the
planet.
And now that Day of the Robot is here,
you won't have to have him importedfrgm th e
other side of the planet in order to hear him. A
collaboration with producer/bassist Bill
Laswell and jungle-beat-provider Ninj, Robot
shows offless ofBuckethead'spersonality than
his previous albums, butstill manages to serve
as a worthy display of his uniqu e mu sical
weapons and fighting styles.
Before I go on, I must warn you that
released it. in Japan.
Buckethead is not your average guitar
god. He can play super-humanly fast (and often
does) but seems almost embarassed of this
talent. He most often uses it to do his
trademark noise-attacks, which Guitar Player
once described as "seemingly impossible
atonal flurries like a supercomputer barfing
high-speed data transmissions." They sound
more like they're coming from a high-tech
weapon than a guitar, which is
appropriate sincequite a few
Buckethead ~ongs are about
defend,i.ng- his fictional theme
park, Bucketheadland, fr om
"wicked robots" sent by his archnemesis Slipdisc.
Which brings me_to the
mythology of Buckethead.
Supposedly he was raised by
chicke!1s in a chicken coop: and he
might be half-man/half-chicken.
He's also mute, though he can
occasionally talk in a robot voice (as he does inside the superb packaging constructed I:)y
on Giant Robot when he croons the theme Sandman cover artist Dave McKean lies a
from the Pirates of the Carribeanor the song painting by me. After being inspired and
"Pure Im<\gination" from Willy Wonka and the entertained by his music, I started sending
Chocolate Factory). To avenge the deaths ofhis drawings and ,paintings to Buckethead, and he
adopted parents, he used to kill poultry-eaters, was <;haritable enough to include one inside
until Bootsy Collins (Buck's bandmate in a Robot. Career-wise this is probably about as
group called · Praxis and producer of . valuable as having your drawing show.n before
th e commercial break on Punky Brewster, but
Bucketheadland) taught him not to.
To alleviate his horrible life in the coop, it means a whole lot to me personally to have
Buckethead escapes into his imagination, my work connected with both Buckethead and
McKean, two of my idols. Now that my conflict
ofinterest is out in the open,let's move on.
The album starts off in typical
Buckethead fashion with a few seconds of
soothing ambience that segues into a full on
jackhammer assault. This is the beginning of
"Destroyer," a thirteen minute trilogy divided
into "Speed Flux Quadrant," "Inclusion" and
"Exhaust Release." These three are tlie most
representative of Buckethead's previous work,
being particularly reminiscent of the machinelike death marches on the Praxis albums
Sacrifist and Metatron.
Then the Ninj influence comes in. The
rest of the album is new territory for
Buckethead -danceable trance music with
intricate percussive loops, catchy keyboard
riffs and trademark Laswell dub-basslines.
Some songs , like "Flying Guillotine" have
intermittent guitar riffs that make for some of
the hardest dance music around. "Quantum
Crash" starts offweakdue to a rather lackluster
keyboa·rd solo, but then we are allowed th e
interesting privelege of hea ring Buckethead
bang on a piano and rev a chainsaw as if he
thinks it's an instr ument. Later, on "Collisio n"
we hear Buck slap a bass so fast it sounds closer
to a ca r"engine than a bassline.
Some of the tone of the album comes not
in the music but in the atmospheric sounds
that slide in between songs. "Collision" starts
off with spooky distant chants reminiscent of
Buckethead's ambient aiter,ego Death Cube K,
and the intra to "Flying Guillotine" sounds like
it could be a clockwork man walking through
Space Mountain. This only hints at the sort of
mysteriou s scene-setting he did on
Bucketheadland, but it's still interesting.
Laswell's production is pretty similar to
the work be's known for
(espeCially Material). The sound
is slicker than Buckethead's
without
other
albums,
sacrifiCing the skull-pounding
rawness of the guitars . .
The Day of the Robot is
not Buckethead's best work, but
it's <\ n interesting new direction
and a worthy addition to the
library. Being more wide I y
available and less expensive than
his elusive Japanese import s,
Robot sits alongside Praxis'
Transmulalion (Mutatis Mutandis) as an
excellent ground level entry into Buckethead 's
mind. If you Like robots and you're not afraid
of a little pure imaginati on, I recommend
hopping aboard.
"Supposedly he was _raised by
chickens in a chicken coop, and he
might be half-man/half-chicken.
He's also mute, though he can
occasionally talk in a robot voice ... "
For more cryptic Buckethead daLJ , visit
http://192.211.16.13/ individuals/ tdorm/
BucketheadMain.html
9th annual Lesbian/Gay Film Festival comes to TESC
by Christian Miller
The 9th Northwest International
Lesbian Gay Film Festival begins Friday May 3
and continues through the 5th. The festival
disperses its plethora of quality films between
the Capitol Theater and here at TESC in
Lecture Halls 1, 3 and 5. According to festiva l
director Shawna Rae Sinkler it will be nearly
imposs ible . t~ pick a bad movie to attend
because "We're picky as hell, we make sure we
get the good stuff_"
Among the attractions will be guest
speakers Michael Wallin and Barbara
Hammer. there are also some good films
featuring TESC students, as well as other local
Northwest artists. Here is preview of some of
what's to come:
Friday at 7pm at the Capitol Theater
Michael Wallin will present works from his
pro'gram The Algebra Of Need (Thanks to
William Burroughs). Wallen show his latest
film Black Sheep Boyas well as his earlier works
DECODINGS and The Place Between Our
Bodies. Wallen is credited as a pioneering
figure of American Queer Cinema. Wallen has
supported and participated in the Bay Area
film community as manager of Canyon
Cinema,the country's largest distributor of
independently-produced experimental work;
teaching film production and theory at
California Co llege of Arts and Crafts and as
President of the Board of the San Francisco
Cinematheque.
Following Wa llin's program at 9:30 pm
at the Capitol Theater is an intriguing double
bill . The concupicent short film Double
Entente is a brief glance into the lives of two
lusty high powered London exucutives through
an evening in a' quick sex flick with an
interesting twist. Following Double Entente is
The Fresh Kill. This film is billed as a
cyberpunk dyke crowd pleaser. The plot
centers around the contaminated fish served
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at the local sushi bar. Fresh Kill injects a healthy
dose of comical satire on the subjects of big
business and the environmental plight of
today's society.
If you wish to see our TESC
contemporaries on the silver sc reen go see
Legacies (Saturday 11am LH1) or the short film
Appetizers (Satu rday LH3 1:30pm). Legacies.
by Evergreen fi lmmaker Sean Weakland ,
examines the lives of queer men who
participated in the aver~ion therapy (of the
fundamentalist right) to "c ure" their
homosexuality. This video explores the_
church's intolerance toward homosexuality
through candid, personal interviews, found
footage, and cultural images. Appetizers, a
short film produced Angela Santoro, is an
upbeat and experimental narrative that crosses
between super 8 and 16 mm film footage.
Inspired by Chantel Ackerman's I'm Hungry,
['m Cold, Appetizers centers on two lesbians
who decide to get together to burn around the
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city streets. The film focuses on the womell's
personalities and their individual pursuits for
something to eat and someone to love. The
majority of the cast are TESC students.
._- "Another notable fesival event is A YINGL
MIT A YfNGL HOT EPES A TAM: Lesbian &
Gay Subtext in Yiddish Film (Sunday at 4pm
in LH1). Special guest Eve Sicular prensellts
video clips and a lecture concerning gay and
lesbian subtext in Yidd ish film from th e 20's
until VVWII. Sinkler notes that this eve nt is not
only intellectually stimulating, but it is also 3
great opportuni ty to see "Pictures of Cute
Jewish Dykes".
If any of thes e films compe ll },O ll be
prepared to plunk down- 4 U.S. of A.
greenbacks (5 for non -s tudent s) or 40
greenbacks for a fu ll pass (45 for nonstudents). You can buy tickets at Rainy Day
Records her in Olympia or at Bailey Coy Books
on Broadway in Seattle.
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TH. NO FRILLS
More Rain Northwest offers noncommercial outlet for "traditional" art
THURSDAY MAY :a
workings of th e art world. th e significant
ARIES - Your star Sign shows i:hafthe (orees CANCER - I know ifs probably a bad laea,
differences in people and th eir traditional
of the zodiac things will make your d~y go but here I am with exf1a space! and I decided
In a world of high-c la ss . high-priced styles. and to learn through the exchange of
pretty good. The thing about It is when the to give It 3Jlother shot. After all, I shouldn't
ga lleries and closed-circl e art showi ngs, there ideas and images. More Rain hopes through
star
is up in sort of the North side" of the sky, be giving up when I've only give~ it one half's
effort
s
and
th
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comm
unity's
th
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guild
has Iwen litt le to ce lebratr in terms (If
it
means
good, and when it's not, it means assed try. At least that's what mother says.
gu
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will
become
a
template
support
that
the
independent, non-comme rcial pursuits in the
Today
it is sort oftoward the North area
bad.
for
future
ga
lleries.
art world. NOll-mainstream efforts to promote
and
therefore
I'm going to go out on a limb ARIES - But the important thing is, I actually
"The
guild
is
run
by
th
e
members,
the
:Ir ti ~ts. especia lly "trad iti onal" ar t has been
.knowwhat I'm doing this time.around. I went
and
say
good
today.
Congratulations.
members
are
artists
and
th
e
art
interes
ted,"
appropriatl'd by big money in vestors and fo oto the library and read every book about
foo ga lleries in places like Ta os. Beverly llills. sa id More Rain. "Membership is open to
SCORPION
Some
of
you
rrtay
have
read
.
astrology,
and then I went in and talked to
anyone who agrees with the bas ic miss ion of
and 50 HO.
last
week's
horoscQpes,
in
which
1
really
this
one
famqus
astrologist-and she said that
In Olympia last year, an age old tradition the guild. and anyone who is ready to learn and
mad!!
a
complete
ass
out
of
myself
That's
I
was
way
better
at it than any beginnner she
share.
"
oftl1{' ~rtist guild was reinstated to show th at
probably
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unlikely
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since
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had
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met,
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was even better th~n .
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Rain
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all is not los t in th e wo rl d of trad itional.
nobodyreadsthehoroscopesand2)nobody
most
of
her
friends,
and
almost as good as
Olympia.
at
610
Columbia
Street
and
is
open
independ entl y promoted art . More Rain
reads
the
horoscopes
two
weeks
in
a
rowl
I
.
her:
~Just
stick
in
there
another
week and
from
10:00
am
to
6:00
pm
daily.
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Northwest was unveiled as a part of the vision
mean, shit, be serious pere for a minutel . . you'll be better tnan me, n she. said. It was
of Maureen Yocum , a longtime anist and loca l art instruction and art showings are scheduled
really.cool.
regularly and th ere is even a library containing
Olympia n resident.
CAPRICORNS
Anyway,
what
I'm
getting
information
on
art
law,
traditional
books
and
The Traditi onal Artist Gu ild was crea ted
at is I'm really sorry about the whole. fiasco CANCER - Today is a gqod day to talkt,o the
in 199J as a way to assist people with creative art history. Na tive spiritualit y, and East Indian
.
that was last week's horoscopes.l:m de~ing . o'nes you love about the comrriuniciltion
ing.
cook
and ed uca tional blocks in the area of art. For
.
with
a lot of real personal 'issues and I'm, problems you have with people and,
"The
gUild
wa
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s
to
have
something
many, the an world (,I ll br fo rebodin g and
trying
to sort things out. And unfortunately . everything.
available
for
eve
ryone,"
said
More
Rain.
"We
restrictive. Yocum , better knowil as More Rain,
they gave me three pages to fill this week and '
has been fi ghti ng aga in st the forces of encourage artist and non-a rtists alike to come
GEMINI - I dO'n 't know 'who I think J"m
let's face it, that's "Out of the question..
in and crea te something. ShOWings, potlucks,
com mercial an for decades.
fooling. Obviously I was 'lying about. the
"One of the main prob lems in the art poetry readings, lectures. or just hanging out
whole
"I'm good at astrology" thing. ActuaUy
GEMINI
I
shouldn'tbe
complaining
about
with
fri
ends
discussing
th
e
day.
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is
what
world, espec ially deali ng with what is
giving
me
three
pages,
though.
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I
was
going·
to check o~t some books 'but r
them
is
about
.
sharing.
lea
rnin
g.
and
the
guild
considered tradi ti onal art, or art that is
couldn't
find
ariy. Let's face it, "I'm a failure
was
way
out
of
tine.
They
were
trying
to
help.
creal
illg."
r('~pec t ed a~ 3n expression of that ar tist 's
an'
d
a
fraud.
I
hide
behind a mask oflau'ghter
out.
At
least
they
weren't
ignoring
me
'and
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more
in
forma
tion
about
More
Ra
in
culture, w:ly-of:life, or historical experien ce, is
but
inside
I
am
crying.
I'm sorry you guys.
of
me
behind
my
back
like
'
making
fun
No
rth
west
Traditional
Artists
Gu
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call
More
the mainstream art world trivia li zes it," says
everyone else. At least I don't think so. ',... I'm ,sorry, mother. "
Morl' Rain . "It is often appropriated and so ld Rain at (360) 786-9262.
by gJlle ries or compa nies th3t have no interest
in th e cu ltural va lue of the arl. "
Recent trends tend to confirmth is. Many
art galleries that now carry what is considered
"Native America n" art. They buy the art for a
very low pr ice . se lling it to co nsumers for
continued from page
outrageous prices due to its trendy appea l. Very
mistress to the clilfto tell her he's breaking off the Empire State BUilding. As Large
few of the traditional Native artists ever see Ihe
it off with tier. I guess he figured that was Marge would say.
.
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profits that galleries take in.
where he expressed himself best.
Wow. I hated thi s movi e. It 's
The same has happened with traditional
The cinematography is good, there prac ticall y irredeemable. It 's a lousy
African. Asian. and Indian art works. It ems are
are
some
nice co mpositions and the desert ac tion movie, cold, so ulless and largely
bought by ga lleries or investors from people
scenery
gives
th e eye so mething to do inane. If yo u read the CPJ last week, you
who maintain cul tural-historica l art traditions
while you're ignoring the hackneyed plot. know I didn 't think too highly of Primal
a: low prices, and are sold to high-pri ced
Th e music is terrible. Another one of Fear. Friends and neighbors, next to this,
galleries and private auctions in Europe and
those hammy, manipulative scores that Primal Fear looks like Orson Welles. We
America for a considerable mark-up.
announces the mood of each scene with all got'g6's worst movie so far, hands down.
The Traditional Artists Guild is seekin g
the subtlety of a ga rbage truck dropping
to gather artists and aspiring arti sts in a way
(students only)
that helps them to better understand th e
by Eddie B. Hill. Jr.
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Noon to 2:00 PM -Presentation and Comment Forum (ARMING DTF RECOMMENDATIONS) on the CAB second floor.
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM -Thurston Country
Young Democrats Meeting at Wards Annex/
Crackers Building, 317 4th Ave_ East, Downtown
Oly. This week fund-raisers, videos, and summer
planning. And if you are feeling insecure about
your political identity call 866-6163 and here what
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8.:00 PM Tonight come to the COM
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plays feature Evergreen students, like Benito, and
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***The 9tt, Northwest International Les- . And they will be good for you.
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Some days just aren't supposed to happen. subject of this week's Baha'i fireside meeting- All
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10:00 PM to 2:00 AM -The Evergreen
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