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The Cooper Point Journal Volume 26, Issue 16 (February 15, 1996)

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The Evergreen StBte College
OlympIa, Washington 98505

-COOPER POINT OURNALThe Evergreen State College

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Volume 26· Issue 16

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Celebrate Black History Month

Evergreen's Tacoma Campus actually exists
BY OSCAR JOHNSON

I came here because of the Afro-centric
perspective," says second year Tacoma student, Rosa Green-Davis. Davis says that as
an African-American "I've been growing up
in Seattle around White people most of my
life." She chose the Tacoma campus after
hearing the same thing from every person of
color she met that had attended the Olympia
campus. <The ones [European-Americans]1
can't relate to are the hypocritical, liberal,
in-denial and just-plain ignorant
[ones],"asserts Davis. The Humanities major adds, however, that "since I've been here
[Tacoma campus] its more-of a holistic perspective-a way of looking at things through
eyes that traditional colleges don't." ·
Meeting the needs of its predominately
older students of color, TESC's Tacoma
Campus, at 1202 South King Street, seems
seg·regated from its renown sister campus in
Olympia.
The small campus population consists
of 189 students over half of which are people
of color. "We w~re founded on an Afrocentric
value system," says Director of TESC's
Tacoma campus Dr. Joye Hardiman. According to Hardiman the school motto has always
been .. enter to learn-depart to serve. Our
focus is tQ te~ch skills and return (students]
to the community."
TESC's Tacoma branch offers four programs thiS year; ~eyond Dichotomies: Studies in (urban) Community Health, Biology
and Chemistry in Context, Management in a
Chahging World, and The sensory
Pendulum(human sensory development).
The programs are designed to accommodate

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older working students. Each program is offered simultaneously during the
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evening as well as the .day. Students have the option of attending whichever session
their daily schedule permits. All students wishing to enroll must have
at least 90 credits.
Hardiman, who has
been at Tacoma campus since it started 16
years ago, says that the
large; storefront building that makes up the
campus was deliberately designed without
private office space.
'This way everyone is in
to everyone else ' s busi.
ness. Its like a little village"
she added. In addition to this
" we are currently attempting to
serve as a place for at-risk youth-so we
also have a cohort of little rappers,"
Hardiman said.
According to Hardiman Evergreen' s
Tacoma campus was
founded by Maxine
Mimms in 1976 as an
This work of'art in.the
'independent contract
. shape of the African .
cluster. Hardiman ;. . Co.ntinent was created by a
said, -"sbe [Mimms] ' ._ previot,ls Bridge, Program
responded 'to a comstude.~land hangs in a
munity
request
Class X29'!! at EvergrE;len's '
{which] complain[ed]
Taco~ Campus . .
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campu s is
al so home to "a
nice cohort of Native-Americans, and
Spanish speaking students ( I keep makin g
them speak Spanish ),"
.adds Hardiman. Hardiman
says that "we are finall y
cracking the Southeas t
Asian and Cambodi a n
community [in Tacoma)."
as well. She anticipates
that the school will contribute to the educational
needs of these communities and further diversify
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ban areas." What started as a learning cluster that met
around Mimms' kitchen table developed into regular classes
that met in a number of temporary locations until finding
permanent residency as an independent campus in Tacoma's
Hill Top district..
When Tacoma campus first opened
"about 80 percent of the students we re
Black, urban, working adults," said
Hardiman. Since its inception
Tacoma campus has grown more
diverse over the years. It is cur. rently comprised of 56 percent students of color, 38
percent
of which
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Pub·lie Safety willhave l'g-u nsby end of school year
BY REYNOR PADIlLA

Snow, wet sugar cane,
blanketing the earth in sweet,
footprinted frosting.

The Board of Trustees voted 6-to-1 for
limited arming Public Safety on Wednesday.
As a result Public Safety officers will have guns
before the end ofthe year.
A Disapearing Task Force will be
appointed by President Jervis to research
when , where, how and why guns should and
could be used, as spelled out in Jervis'
recommendation released last week.
Community Review Board will be assembled
to review every instance when a gun will be
used . as recommended by Jervis.
Tears filled the eyes of students and other
cOnimunity members as the Board gave their
final statements.
"I'm devastated, " said Brian Coppedge, .
Student Representative to the BO\lrd of
Trustees. Coppedge, along with the Student
Representative Alternate, AmyLyn Ribera,
have worked since November to gather Fred Haley, Ed Kelly, Laila Girvin (left to right) listen to testimony from
PHOTO BY JOIE KISTLER
student opinion through a survey, pubHc students, faculty and staff.
forums, door to door surveys in campus
held Wednesday morning prior to the Board's that the students never had a vote. Another
housing, a mail box and e-mail address for
vote.
student stood up and yelled that
students to deliver their opinions. In addition
"r don't come to this with any hesitation of representative Coppedge didn't do a good
both Coppedge and Ribera designed a
where we stand as a student body." Coppedge said job representing students concerns.
contract to research alternatives to arming
during his testimony to the Board.
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Board chairperson Ed Kelly banged
Public Safety.
Several students interupted the Board's pre his gavel and told the students they were
Coppedge asked tha( the Board vote
vote deliberations during the afternoon session out of order. Other anti-gun students,
against Jervis' recomendation to give limited
Wednesday.
worried about their cause, asked the out of
arms to Public Safety at a workshop meeting
Student Godzilla Dacht shouted was upset order students to "let the Board vote."

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The angry interrupters quieted down for
awhile.
When Chris Meserve. one of the fin al
Board members to speak. was interupted by
some of the same angry student, Kelly angrily
cried out to the that they be quiet. They might
want to hear what he had to say, he said.
Then Kelly said he disagreed with the rest
of the Board. "[ don't think that a case has been
made for the arming of Public Safety at this
time. The room fell into silence as Kelly listed
his reasons for why he didn't support the
recomendation. When he finished, the crowd
cheered and applauded him.
Kelly was the only member of the board
to vote against arming Public Safety.
Board member John Tarrey. during his
testimony, was misty eyed as he described his
rational that Public Safety officers be armed.
He said that he is publically and personally
against guns, and contributes to gun control
groups.
Tarrey was maybe the only member ofthe
Board who "has killed." he said.
"I know what a tragedy it is ... there is no
honor in it." Tarrey said touching upon his
military experience.
"If a gun must be possesed by someone
it must be posse sed by a member of our
community." and not an outside officer.

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Ultra Briefs

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.Financial Aid due TODAYI
Financial Aid forms are due in TODAY!!! In orderto
meet the priority filing deadline of March I S, the applications need to be postmarked by TODAY!!! This
will vastly improve your chances to get financial aid
next year. You might want to think about it.
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On Monday, Feb, 19, Douglas Honig of the Washington American Civil Liberties Union will give a lecture
on political movements aimed toward limiting the civil
liberties of American citizens. The ACLU's public education director's lecture will be called "Civil Liberties
and The R('ligious Right in Washington State," The
speech will begin at 7 p.m. in the Olympia Friends Meeting Hall, 219 B St., Tumwater. The event is sponsored
by the Thurston County Chapter ofThe Interfaith Alliance of Washington .

Repair East Bay's Shoreline

Spoonman to SPSCC
Artis the Spoon man , the "best spoon player in the
whole damn universe," will perform a concert on
March 7 at noon at SPSCC, Bldg. 22. This spoon concert is free .

Work Revolt at the Capitol
In response to the continuing attack on wages, jobs,
and health care benefits, the Washington State Labor
Counci l is sponsoring a gathering of approximately
10,000 people at the State Capitol Building on February 19, at 11 a.m. Senator Patty Murray, Governor
Mike Lowry, Stat e Labor Council President Rick
Bender and many more are scheduled to address the
crowd. The "Rally for Working Families" is an opportunity to mobilize working families and rally to effectively impact the 1996 election. If you'd like to join the
Was hington State Labor Council, contact Helen Lee
at B66-6000 exl. 6525.

Premature Summer Stuff
I know it is a little early, albeit four months early, but

George Washington University is offering a seven week
program on political management during the summer
of 1990 for undergraduate and grad uate students. If
),ou're interested, the summer program starts the second week in ju"ne, so that's why I'm telling you this now.
If you're interested you ca'1 call BOO-367-994-790B. It's
long distance in Washington D.C., so ask your parents
f1 rs I.

On Feb. 29 from 7-9 p.m. there will be a community
forum for Olympia residents to share their thoughts
and ideas on the East Bay's Eastern Shoreline Revegetation Plan. It will be. held in the Olympia Center,
Room 204. The community forum's aim is to simply
present ideas to make East Bay's shoreline more attractive since it has dramatically been altered in the past
90years. Any questions? I thought so. You can call Kim
Clarke at the KC Clarke Environmental Consulting at
753-7141.

Water Resource Program

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0846: An EF male reported that female EF students
were being sexually harassed.

Friday, February 3
1434: Female in the CRC gym injures ankle while
engaging in basketball related activities.
2306: A fluorescent light tube and it's cover were
broken in the entrance way to B-dorm. The damage
might have been accidentally caused by people
engaging in soccer related activities. (Remember
kids.: no playing ball inside the house).

Saturday, February 4
8Y JENNIFER KOOGLER

0241: Wanton pull of a fire alarm in A-dorm.

1745: Officer finds a cut lock to a bike that was
swiped from B-dorm,
1B05: Stimulation of fire alarm in N-dorm due to

burnt food,

0936: Man found dozing on the third floor of the
CAB,
2032 : Report ofloud explosion on the west side of
B-dorm. Suspected to be a stink bomb.
2150: U-dorm fire alarm is stimulated by burnt
food.

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Tuesday, February 7
1202: Grounds advised of dead deer on the parkway at the cement guard rail. Name of deer withheld until his family can be notified ,

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Studen,t s protest d:ecision

Errata: Last week the security blotter should

WRC's Newest Endeavor
The Women 's Resource Center has weekly meetings
for people who may have issues with food (bulimia,
overeating, an image problem, and/or anorexia, ecr.)
You know what r mean. The group meets every
Wednesday at 3 p.m. in CAB 206. Ifyou'd care to come,
do so. Women and men are welcome.

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Sunday, February 5

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The city of Olympia's Water Resource Program and
the Washington Department of Ecology are sponsoring an "Impervious Surface Reduction Research Symposium" on March 28-30,1996. Two field trips, a soils
workshop, plus a fu ll day of presentations will be provided. On Th':lrsday, March 28, a field trip sponsored
by UW's Center for Urban Water Resources Management and King County Public Works tour onset infiltration demonstration projects located Seattle and
Trenton. Contact Cedar Wells at 753-8454.

Also, this summer, a caravan wi ll be
heading down to Nicaragua. If you are
interested in international travel , Spanish travel, or auto mechanics, call Aaron
Wood (360) 866-6629 or (206) 448-9663.

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(360) 456-1217
Interested in whales? Sign-up for a two day
weekend course about whales, dolphins and
porpoises. Classes will be taught at the Westport Maritime Museum in Man;h and April 1996.
Times and dates to be announced soon . For
more information or to sign-up, please call Wolf
& Wildlife studies. A class on Whales will also
be offered at SPSCC In April and May of 1996.
Fee: $65 (adu~s) or $50 (children 12 or under)

In the tense moments after the Board
ofTrustee's decision to a~ Public Safety
officers, a stream of crestfallen students
flowed out of the boardroom and headed
towards Red Square.
Upon emerging into the sunshine,
student Kevin Ranker shouted "We now
live on a fully armed campus!!" to the
groups of sunbathers and would-be
merchants darling the bricks.
As more students filed out from the
library.-they-began to cluster in the center
of Red Square with the intention of
blocking off the main entrance to the
college in protest of the Board's decision
on the grounds that this is no longer a
safe campus, .
In order to attract the attention of
curious passersby, student Liz Goodwin
waved her water bottle into the air, shouting
enthusiastically for anyone opposed to guns
or the decision making process to join
them,Once a fairly sizable contingency had
formed, they linked arrTIs and proceeded
towards the entrance of the college, chanting
"No justice, no peace, no guns for the police!"
Reminders that this would be a non-violent
demonstration rang out, along with
instructions as to where and how to
congregate.
Upon turning the corner in the Library loop,
the crowd was met with the sight ofa Thurston
County police vehicle parked in the median on
Evergreen parkway, Cheering erupted along
with mutterings as to their quick response
time, "That was a lot less than fifteen minutes"
some one commented,
As the protesters passed the Parking booth,
the attendant on duty looked a bit perturbed.
Landing at the intersection of Evergreen
Parkway, people in the crowd called for
everyone to hold hands and sit down , blocking
off the entrance and exit ways into the college.
Cars would be let out, but not in.
.
As they settled into their concrete seats,
student Catlin McCracken paced back and
forth, urging protesters to hold their signs
higher and starting such catchy slogans as
"Guns for cops have got to go!!" and" We hate
guns, yes we do, we're not armed, how 'b~ut
you?", pointing towards the assembled pohce
authorities across the street. Cars began to
drive by honking in support of the protesters

hada confused
look on his face
-as he radioed the
.dispatcher about
.the situation.
Soon after the
bus incident, the
crowd rose to
their feet in
admiration with
applause
as
Brian Coppedge,
Student
Representative
to the Board of
Trustees, arrived
on the scene,
along
with
student and cocoordinator of
and were met with equally enthusiastic replies.
As word on campus began to spread, other MEchA LisaNa Red Bear and Greener alumni
students began to trickle out to the street and Tiokasin Veaux,
Red Bear addressed the crowd, stating that
join the blockade, either standing behind the
seated protesters or
lounging on the curb. The
din from the crowd grew
louder as new voices
replaced tired ones.
Public Safety and
Thurston County officers
collected around their
respective
vehicles,
apparently discussing the
event and re-routing
traffic trying to enter the
college. Officer Lana
Brewster stated that they
weren't going to break up
the protest since it was
peaceful, but that they
would wait it out just to'
make sure,
Not long after the
protest . began, the
Intercity Transit bus
number 44 attempted to
make its twice hourly pick
up in the Library loop, but
was thwarted by the
protesters. The bus never
made it in, and as a result
potential riders were
delayed in reaching their
destinations, The driver

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the decision was a show of disrespect of
indigenous lands that the campus is built on.
She asked the crowd to be "warriors for
Grandmother Earth" "nd fight against the
arming of Public Safety.
Veaux stated that the decision was made
from the head and not from the heart The
school, he commented, was created to "let
your free spirit think", and with the latest
developments, that spirit will now be gUided.
He urged the protesters not to "let them
co nquer you wilh guns." As he spoke, he
commented remorsefully that "Evergreen died
today." His words were met with a mixlure of
reflective silence and scattered applause,
Avery weary looking Coppedge spoke next,
mentioning as he stood that he was "very
devastated" by the decision. He remarked that
he saw people on the Board "change their
minds within a matter of hours." "I thought
we were gonna win , guys," he declared ,
shifting his eyes downwards as the protesters
clamored in agreement.
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Co.ppedge called fo.f a "well orchestrated and
well planned response" to. the decision,
commenting o.n the fact that mo.re peo.ple are
needed to. make the students' o.pinio.ns better
heard and co.nsidered. "They heard hundreds,
it didn 't wo.rk, so they need to hear tho.usands."
Staff member Vero.nica Barrera was
welcomed by the crowd as one o.ft~e fe!"V no.nstudent participants at the pro.test. She
expressed the need for "an education free o.f
repressio.n," and that the co.mmunity needs to.
be creative to. co.me up with peaceful so.lution
to guns. "It's your college-;-take it back!" she
cried.
After other addresses by participants, the
crowd o.nce again settled into. rhythmic chanting,
interrupted every no.w and then by the occasio.nal
drive-by suppo.rter and continual rousing by
Fezdak Water and Go.dzilla Dacht via
megaphone and Water's signature vehicle. One
of the highlights of the protest came when an

angry moto.rist, after being re-directed by Public
Safety, sped off while rendering a commonly
known derogatory finger gesture towards those
blockading the entrance. Protesters purst with
cheer and applause at the offensive gesture.
Around 4:30 p.m., about an hour and a half
after the group had started the event, protest
leaders deCided to end the blockade and
reconvene in the Library lobby to discuss
further a~tions against the decision. Red Bear
sang' a so.ng against genocide, her passio.nfilled voice wavering through the megaphone
speakers and into. the ears of the eager crowd.
Tiokasin Veaux pro.claimed that "true
civilization doesn't control people with force",
and that as "the first land in the world where
all four colors come together," this should be
a place of peace.
The crowd, most of them cramped fro.m
sitting fo.r so long, rose and again linked arms.
After saying good-bye t? the dissipating po.lice

BY BRYAN FRANKF.NSEUSS T"IE1SS
The Bo.ard of Trustees has spoken: Public
Safety, they feel, needs guns if they are going to do
their job of keeping the public safe. As anyone who
has browsed recent issues of the CPJ knows, this
did not come out of the blue- President Jane Jervis
and Vice-President for Student Affairs Art
Costantino both recommended armament despite
clear indications that the vast majority ofstuden ts
oppose the idea. Apparently, they kno.w what's
good for us. This may sound a little Machiavellian,
o.fficers, they returned up the drive tow,ards but that's life.
Let's look at the facts: 1) Jervis wants guns.
Red Square, this time chanting that "there will
be more", po.unding their feet into. the 2) Costantino wants guns. 3) Fo.rmer interim Public
pavement in sync with their words. As they Safety director Neil McClanahan wants guns. 4)
crossed the square and entered under the roo.f The Board ofTrustees w.ant guns 5) The students,
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o.f the Library building, their collective voice for the most part, don't want guns.
What do numbers 1-4 have that the students
echoed off the concrete, creating a loud and don't? Positions o.f power in the Evergre~n
powerful sound that lifted many heads o.f community. Access to critical information. What
those still lingering in the afternoo.n shade on I'm getting at is that maybe they know something
Red Square.
we don't. Maybe there is something that just isn't
The protest was an encouraging start to reportt:d in the security blotter, a "criminal
what will be a difficult road fo.r tho.se against element" so threatening that it really does require
the Bo.ard's decision . Jeremy Rice, co.- ' the use of deadly force to stop it. We just may be
co.ordinato.r o.f the Stude nt Workers dealing with an undetectable Super Criminal so
Organizatio.n, commented that "there is still difficult to. handle that those who. know about it
a Io.t o.fwork to. be done" as the crowd returned have hidden its very existence from us in order to
to campus. Judging from the dedication and prevent widespread panic.
In the past, incidents of violent crime have
emotion of the protest, it is doubtful that the been relatively uncommon at Evergreen - or so it
cries of "there will be more" will not be mere would appear, But can you really say that
words.
something doesn't exist just because yo.u haven't
seen it? I say it's better safe than sorry. It's time to
arm ourselves to the teeth. Go out to your fuvorite
gun sho.p (or better yet, give your support to one
of the struggling independent street dealers) and
pick up a pistol, a gat, or whatever theterminolo.gy
is nowadays (hey, I'm new to this too.)
9 out of 10 powers that be agree that Public
Safet)! officers need guns in order to protect
themselves and the students. But Public Safety
can't be everywhere - 'npt even Batnian is capable
of thar and he has ten years oftraining.as well as
access to the vast resources of Wayne Enterprises.
That's why I encourage all students to heed Jervis,
Costantino, McClanahan and the Board'swarrung
and arm themselves. That way ifsomebody points
a gun or a Predatoralien wristgun or something at
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very o.wn and have one of those classic stancoffs
that have been ,the happening thing for the kids
ever since the release of Reservoir Dogs.
Now a lot ofnay-sayers o.ut there might think
that campus shoo.touts afen't necessaryand that a
,who were supportive of arming Public Safety, supposedlyprogressive, illternative college doesn't
need to. pa<;k he~t just because all the cool kids are
though they were still in the mino.rity.
St ud ent Alex Soule said ' that she doing it. "If the cops jumped off a.bridge, would
supported arming security. Soule worked in the you jump offa bridge?" and all thatstuff. Well that's
Public Safety office fo.r awhile, and got to know no problem - let's not think of them as "guns"
anymore. We'll just call them "Pro.tectors." Then
Evergreen's offic~rs . So.ule says that they are you think o.f them in a whole different light, and
nice, trustworthy people. Even though Soule I'm sure the Evergreen Community would be cool
was hesitant to work in the office at first, .soule with it if they knew it was just for protection and
later felt okay about it. Soule wished that all not for shooting that homeless woman they
students would take their time to. get to kno.w showed on the cover ofthe CPJ a couple weeks ago.
It's like how secu rity officers are called "Public
the officers better.
Sou le victims until the crime area is Safety" and it makes them so much mo.re userfriendly.
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secured by armed officers.
The only problem Iforesee with my Plan Fo.r
"I don't want to. have to. half an hour
holding a students wo.und.~1 don't want to wait Total Campus Armament (PFTCA) is that
eventually the Super Criminals might come across
half an hour myself." Soule said.
a new technology which would make their guns
"My concern is the safety of the people bigger and more powerful than ours. It's like The
here." Soule said.
Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss - the Yooks had
Perhaps the most dramatic testimony Snick-Berry Switches for selfdefense, but the Zooks
came from Lisa Meyers, a student who said she had to go screw everything up and buy slingsho.ts,
was threatened at gunpoint in her home on which led to. triple-sling jiggers, Jigger-Rock
campus last year. The person who threatened Snatchems, Kick-a-Poo Kids, Eight-Nozzled
her was an Olympia teenager who was high on Elephant-Toted Boom Blitzes, Utterly Sputters, and
drugs, she said. She and her roomates just eventually the deadly Bitsy Big-Boy Boomeroo
talked to him and got him offhis high, she said. which could easily blow the Zooks clear to. Sala"It just made us feel really powerless." she said. ma-Goo.
Unfortunately I'm not sure whatever became
She didn't call Public Safety, and she of the Yooks and the Zooks because the book ends
definitely wo.uldn't call them if they were armed with one ofthose troublesome, ambiguous endings
she said. Lisa felt that the situation would have where you have to decide what happens in the end
just escalated if security was called.
and they don't just co.me right out and tell you. As
Lisa called for the campus community to far as I know Grandpa is still standing on that wall
get to know each other better, and to. watch out with the Zook, each of them holding a Bitsy Bigfor each other. She felt community vigilance Boy Boomeroo with no qualms about dro.pping it.
But maybe that's not such a bad thing, as long
was a better crime deterrent than guns.
a we're safe. Real cops get to deal with increasingly
mo.re powerful weapons on the street, so why
shouldn 't Public Safety be allowed the same
privilege on campus? Until Public Safety
announces that the Super Criminals have been
destro.yed, my Protectors will be cocked and
loaded. I enco\lfage you to do the same - your life
may depend o.n it.

GUNS from page 1: Board of lr-u-s-tees
listen~d to student testimony on Tuesday
Tarrey said.
The rest of the Board followed Tarrey's
lead. They all abhor guns, they said, but they
also see a defini t.e need for them . Board
member Carol Vipperman was particularly
concerned that medical teams can not treat
violent crime victims until the crime area is
securred.
The Board made its decision after two final
Public Forums held Tuesday. The forums, held
in the library lobby, were the last chance for
students, staff and faculty to express their
opinions to the Board before their vote.
More than 250 peopre attended the first
forum, held from 11 a.m . to 1 p.m. on Tuesday.
Community members who wished to talk each
had a three minute limit to speak to the board,
though the board accepted written letters if a
speaker's statement could no.t be completed in
three minutes.
Mona Chopra, a co-coordinator from the
Woman of ColDr Coalition, was one o.fthe first
people to. speak at Tueday's earlier forum. She
addressed the bo.ard not just as an individual,
but as a representative of the Woman of Color
Coalition.
"The Woman of Color Coaltion opposes
the arming of Public Safety on this campus,"
Chopra said.
She went on to. criticize the process by which
the community had been involved in the decision
making. "To call this process a co.mmunity
decision Dr a democratic process is a gross insult
to both of these ideas." Chopra said.
Students cheered Mona's testimony to the
Board of Trustees. Student after student went
up to the microphone throughout the forum
expressing very similar views.
On e student, Russ Laughlin , chose to

speak in support of giving guns to Public
Safety. He said tha t he respected the points of
views of peo.ple who opposed arming Public
Safety, but he felt that every aspect, "both pro
and con" had to be co.nsidered for a go.o.d
decision to be made. There was some
snickering in the crowd. At least once during
his testimony Laughlin got angry and scolded
the crowd for laughing at him. The crowd
quieted after laughlin's chastisment, and he
continued his testimony.
"I graduate in June, I don't care what
happens when I leave." The ro.om erupted in
laughter, and Russ left the microphone.
"I felt mocked and attacked," Russ said a
short time later, "even though I specifically said
I respect the peo.ple who are opposed to arming
Public Safety."
The forum was full o.femotional testimony.
Almost all students, of aU colo.rs and of all ages
spoke against arming Public Safety. One person,
a woman named SwanEagle, said "I myself will
fast if security is armed."
.
Not everyone who attened the forum was
there to deliver a statement of support or
opposition to arming Public Safety.
Steven Bromine from Thurston Co.unty
Medic 1 delivered facts to the Bo.ard of
Trustees. After a violent crime the area in
which the crime occured has to be secured by
armed police officers before medical teams can
go in for assistance to the crime victim, he said.
Tuesday's earlier forum ended at 1:16
despite the protests o.f those who hadn't had a
chance to speak. Jim Kelly said that the forum
was adjourned, but anno.unced the next forum
which would take place at 5:30p p.m. later that
day.
At the 5:30 forum more students spoke

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Olympia AID'S Prevention. Projec~ ends needle ·e xchange program
,

BY CYRUS AMAN

The Olympia AIDS Prevention Project
cancelled its needle exchange program, under
pressure from its landlord due to the fact that
it was technically illegal. For the past three
years, intraveno.us drug users in Olympia had
had a place to go. to exc hange bloodcontaminated needles for clean ones, reducing
the spread of the deadly HIV / AIDS virus. On
Wednesday, February 14, this service
disappeared.
"We've been trying to. get sanctioned by
the health department," said Edward Glydden,
co-coordinator of the project, "but the board
of health won't let them."
Accor.ding to Glydden, county
commissioners who make up the board of
health are "bow in g to the pressures of
downtown business o.wners."
Last November downto.wn business
leaders metlo. discuss Bread and Roses and the
OAPP. Their concern was with the kinds of
people they tho.ught B & R and the OAPP
attracted. In general: the ho.meless and drug
users. The visibility of these peo.ple was seen
as a deterrent to business. One of the
suggestions at the meeting was fo.r B & R to.
relocate its lun ch time program so the needy
co.uld not be seen during business hours.
Members of the OAPP were present at the
meeting, but were not allowed to talk.
"They think there won't be any
'unsightly' people if we shut down." sa id
Glydden. "For the last three years, until this
meeting, we were pretty much left alo.ne. We
were what's known as 'illegal tolerated'. Now
all the focus is on us, and o.ur landlord has said
that, in order fo.r us to. stay here, we can't have
any illegal activities on the premises."
When asked how successful the needle
exchange program has been so far, .Glydden
replied" Very successful. Most people that
work here are former addicts , and help in
counseling people who are drug users now. We

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e~change seven~o 'eight thousand dirty
needles a month, and are very strict about our
one-for-one policy [for everyone dirty needle,
o.ne clean one is exchangedl.
"We provide food, clothing, and
materials for personal hygiene. We also have
a nurse that co.mes in o.nce a week."
Glydden added that the OAPP also offers
bleach kits (to clean and disinfect needles),
new cookers, clean wads of cotton, referral
cards, and of course, condo.ms.
"This is the best needle exchange
program I've ever seen. There's one in
Vancouver that [saw that was pretty good, but
ours is extremely efficient." he emphaSized.
This led Glyd
aUvbout the health
department's pr ious offers to take over the
OAPP's role. "They can't operate at a fraction of the
cost we do." he said. "Last year's budget was
$11,000. That's what the health department
would have to pay a part tim~ employee as a
sa lary. All of us want to be here . We're
vo.lunteers. "
Kate Lo.gan, a vo. lunteer for OAPP's
effort, added "The health department also
doesn't have the long commitment we have
with these people. They're used to us being
here 1-6 PM every weekday. We've built a lot
of personal relationships. A government run
organization wouldn 't have people who would
take them out to coffee, talk to them as
personally as we can, or takethem to Narcotics
Anonymous meetings. 'they.nave our trust."
When asked what' kind of people used
the needle exchange, Lo.gan replied "A real
cro.ss-section o.fso.ciety. State wo.rkers, people
in suits come in here. Bikers, punkers, you
name it."
Glydden added "It's pretty equal top. It
isn'ta majority poor or mostly rich. Just abo.ut
everyone uses it. My th eory is that some poor
people will come in here for rich people. It
hides some of the class distinctions. having

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Kate Logan fills envelopes full of cotton as a part of her volunteer job at the
Olympia AIDS Prevention Project.
PHOTO BY CYRUS AMAN
someone do the dirty work for them. We get
young people, t,he youngest being fifteen or
sixteen yea~s old, coming in here too, but not
very often.
~ .'
Whatthe OAPP is facing now is what they
can do to help intravenous drug users after

their February 14 deadline.
"We're going to continue somehow,"
said Logan
Glydden added "We'll do street work to
make up for it. People (intravenous drug users)
can contact us by pager or personal co.ntacts."

State"legisla_ture moves tCl.plac~te.chno-logy-fee-otl-. tuition
BYJ ENN IFER KOOG LER
resources. The statement also noted that the testimony fro.m vario.us representatives from
On Mo.nday, February 8, the Washington Board recognizes technology as "a force in our state universities and Evergreen) and was
State House of Representatives passed a bill .Iives, in our economy, and in our educational passed on to the Appro.priat ions committee,
that would place a fee. on top of tuition institutions that is growing explosively, that is and was approved o.n the House flo.or.
payments to fund the ever in creasing demand expensive, and that must be supported." ."
According to Merriman, the bill was initially
for technolo.gical advancement at state colleges
The Board took the pos it ion that if the composed by the students and administration
and universities. The bill, which still needs to legislature is going to decide that "technology of the University ofWashingto.n, who assessed
pass the Senate to. become active, would raise costs are a legi tim ate
the possibility of a fee to
money for everything from Internet accounts part · o.f the cost of
keep up with rising
to computer software.
education", and that if
demands and costs of
The legislatio.n , known as House Bill 2293, the students, not the
technology needs on
Those who are opposed
states that "[dluring the 1996·97 academic state are responsible for
campus. UW felt that in
year, any technology fee shallf)ot exceed one paying for it, then the
to the legislation believe
order to properly enact
hundred and twenty dollars for a full-time legislature shou ld loo.k
the fee, they would need
that "technology is an
student." This comes out to around $40 per at the formula fo.r
authorization from the
quarter per student, but the bill allows for the compi ling
tuition
legislature to do so. They
essential component of a
institutio n to set the amount they feel is payments as a whole,
approached the legislature
student's education and
appropriate to their individual college or not just tack on a fee . If
and their proposal was
university.
they decide that
extended
to cover all of the
should be treated in the
Kim Merriman,lo.bbyist for Evergreen, noted technology fees sho.uld
state's co ll eges and
that the biU is permissive, not mandatory, for be "voluntarily borne"
universities. At this time,
same way as any other
the state's institutions. As it is currently stated by the students, then
the bill excludes two year
essential educational
in the version of the biU that passed the House, "we will of course work
and co.mmunity colleges
the fee co uld not be added to current tuition with our students to
from
the bill.
component." Therefore,
payments without the consent of "[tlhe determine appropriate
Supporters of this bill
govern ing board of each of the state levels of fees and
students shouldn't be
say that the ability of the
universities, the regional universities, and The a ppropriat e
state to provide for
charged special fees for
Evergreen State College, upon the agreement participation
of
techno logical ne eds is
ofits student government association . .. " This students in spe ndin g
services that are equitable straining, and without
means that both the Board of Trustees and the decisions." This is, of
additional
funding.
to libraries and classroom
student government at eac h of the sta te's course , if students and
univer sities will not be
lea rning institutions wo.uld have to vote in the Board decide they
ab le to continue to
space.
agreement before the fee could be instated.
wa nt the fee instated at
provide th ese kinds o.f
Merriman noted that the fact that Evergreen Evergreen
services. Sharing the Co.sts
does not have a formal student governm ent
Two versions of this
with the state will allow
that cou ld vo.te on the matte r would be bill, were introduced in both the Hou se and each institution to keep up with the latest
"something that would be needed to work out " the Senate at the beginning of the legislative advances and training to be more competitive
if the legislation is passed.
year in January. It passed the Higher Education with the private sector. Student input and the
Evergreen 's Board of Trustees issued a committee in the Senate, but failed to receive fact that the fte is permissive also make the bill
state men t to the House Higher Education' a hearing in the Ways and Means committee, fair in the eyes of supporters.
Committee for testimony on the bill. In it, the which han dles all bills dealing with fiscal
One ofthe Legislators who approved the bill,
Board noted that it realizes the "sharply matters in the Senate.
Representative Don Carlson (R) from the 49th
increasing demands for access" to technology
The House held hearings on the bill in its district in Vancouver, stated that students were
and the co.rresponding limitations of state Higher Education committee (which included clea rly in favo.r of the proposed fee as a way of

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providing I nternet access, computers, and
other equipment. He also sa id that campuses
could assess their own needs and uses for the
funds generated fro.m the fee, and use it for
their own individual needs. Carlson
commented that the bill passed the House
with a very strong vote.
Those who are oppo.sed to the legislation
believe that "technology is an essential
component of a st udent's education and
should be treated in the same way as any other
essential educational component." Therefore.
students shouldn 't be cha rged specia l fees for
services that are equitable to libraries and
classroom space. There is also a concern that
this is essentially a tuition hike, and that th e
increasing cost of education wi ll exclude
students fro.m attending college.
One of the opponents to the bill, Senator
Gene Price (R) from the 9th District in Eastern
Washington that encompasses both
Washington State Univers ity and Eastern
Washington University, said that "the middle
class is being sq ueezed out " in hi gher
education , because th e rich have eno ugh
money to attend and the po Dr o.ften received
enough financial aid. He co.mmented that th e
Legislature has been "working to lid tuition"
for awh il e no.w and thi s fee would on ly
co. ntradict these efforts.
Merriman noted that th e bill still has a lot of
hurdles to jump in the Senate before it is voted
on and sent to the Govern or. If the bill is
passed. then the administration and the Board
would have to. look at how to in corpora te
student input into how much of a fee would
be applied to tuit ion and how that mo.ney
would be used. She not ed th at the
admin istration can "see both sides" of th e
issue as of now and are awaiting th e fin al
decision on the bill before taking any further
action. '

NEWS

NEWS

Environmentalists set their sights on ~he RockTimber S~le
"

. by Drew Wheelan
On the morning ofThursday, February
8, 1996, a lone Forest Service vehicle the color
. ofa green dinner mint arrived'at the branching
offorest service roads 2620 and 2630. At the
gate he met an activist and asked what was
going on, but he could not get a straight
answer. He warned the activists that the area
beyond the gate to road 2630 was placed under
a federal closure, which meant you could be
arrested for being on public land. Frustrated
with the dialogue the government lackey drove
his veh icle up road 2620 to investigate the
scene. On his return he stopped his vehicle,
gol out and stood atop a small ridge that
overlooked road 2630, the road into the Rocky
Timber Sale. His jaw nearly hit the ground as
he peered down at what seemed to be a family
sitting in their living rOom, and a man inside a
car parked in a faux driveway. Above the scene
hung a banner which read "Not In Anyone's
B.1ck Yard!". He noticed that the arms ofthe
two people that were sitting on the cou~h
disappeared into a gray matter which was
probably cement. After the ranger's assistant
attempted 10 photograph everyone, and he
was unsuccessful in opening Ihe gate to the
road they left with a perplexed look on their
faces.
The "fami ly" in the road called
Ihemselves John (Chuck Brushwood), Jane
(Alexandra Davidson) and Junior (Yuri
Kolsen) America. Jane andJunior were locked
by their arms into a couch that was cemented
into the road. John's arm 'was cemented into
Ihe road, through the bottom of a car. None
of them were going anywhere soon.
The America's were blocking the road to
keep loggers, who might arrive at any time, out
of the Rocky Timber Sale. The sale is a very
controversial 55 acre remnanl patch of old
growth in the Rocky Brook Drainage near
Brinnen, Washington. It was released to
lawless logging by the Salvage Rider passed by
congress and waffling Willy this summer. It
consists of 250.plus year old trees on a very
steep slope. Although it is believed that Ihe
endangered Northern spotted owl and
marbled murrelet both call this forest home it
still may fall to the jaws of the saw if these
activists are unsuccessful. There is also much
concern about the fate of the cut throat trout
and the anadromous fish population in the
creek below the sale which will surely silt over
if the sale is cuI.
The Americas were visited all Thursday
by the media which wasn'l preoccupied with
the flood. They talked to them in their living
room , asking them not to get r.nud on their
carpel. The Americas were illustrating the
plight of the co ncerned citizen in this country.
They told the media that they had written their

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congressmen, and c~lIed their government get near. Mean~hile the support crew was
officials to <!sk them that they reconsider their being chased all over the forest by the .officers
decisions but their voices as so many do, fell in green. Needless to say the out of shape
on 'deaf ears. WOI'ldering where they fit in to government workers provided a minimal
this so called democracy the Americas figured challenge for the people of the woods. One
that at this time their only hope was the direct activist was chased however through very
action of non-violent civil disobedience.
brutal terrain by a special agent for two miles.
On Thursday evening the Forest Service
As night feU so did the temperatures, and
again arrived, this time telling the activists that the Feds still had no clue as to how to get the
the federal closure had been extended to the Americas out of the road. Then, they got an
boundary of the national forest. This meant idea; torture. They removed the warm clothing
that the fifteen member support crew of the from the activists; their hats, gloves, boots, and
Americas h::d to be two miles away, or they socks all came off. It wasn't long before they
would be arrested. The activists decided that were shivering with the onset ofhypothermia.
five people wouLd remain all nig"t to make sure Jane America's arms were spasming
nothing happened to the Americas, and the uncontroliably, and the decision was made that
rest would leave, get some sleep and return in rather than risk permanent bodily injury she
the morning prepared to' deal with the timber had to unlock. The Feds then said "we'll make
industry controlled
you a deal". They
government agents.
said that if all three
Late
Thursday
of them agreed to
Some of these activists
night several drunk
unlock,
they
loggers came to the
wouldn't
send
the
are Greeners, people in
site, and gave the
dogs after tfte
Americas a hard
your community. Even
support people in
time, mostly by not
the woods and
if you hate trees, you
letting them sleep.
they'd only cite
One of the guys
them rather than
need to show the
who called himself
taking them to the
Lee
explained
slammer.
They
government that you
"we're only trying
couldn't take it any
to feed our kids".
longer and agreed.
stand with your
When
the
As they were
community, and that
forest
service
rolling away in the
arrived at 8 am on
federal vehicles, the
human rights abuses
Friday they came in
German Shepherds
full force, They met
and Bloodhounds
are intolerable.
an activist named
were brought out to
Ben White, the
find the rest of the
director of the west
remaining activists.
coast affiliate of the group Friends Of The , One was in the wrong spot at the wrong time,
Animals. White's arm was locked into cement and dove underneath a stump, into the mud
in the ground at the gate, and he was just as the German Shepherd turrred the
conducting interviews with the media on his corner. Luckily there were so many trails of
cellular phone. The support crew was there. scent that the dog could not piripoint anyone
but it soon became apparentthat they weren't smell. Scenarios like this played out all through
going to be able to be very supportive, because . the night, but the dogs proved useless in
the armed agents spread out over the area capturing the wily people of the woods. One
looking for them. The agents of destruction activist woman was chased alone through the
then removed all of the living room props, night by as many as four agents. As they greW
except the couch and car, White's phone and tired one remarked, "it's all right he'll half to
also all of the activists water and food that come out of the woods sometime." At that
hadn't already been stashed in the woods. moment the sleep deprived woman
They hoped that this would make the action contemplated showing her feminine side to
less media friendly.
rub figurative shit in the chauvinist's face, but
By the afternoon White had been declined the opportunity.
arrested. They broke through the cement with
Since Friday support from the
a rock bar. However, the Feds still couldn't environmental community has been mounting
figure out what to do about the Americas. at a steady pace. Groups from aU over the state
They placed the three under arrest for violating have come out to support the activists, and
the closure, and had a German Shepherd in groups nationwide have been putting the word
their house, so that none oftheir'support could out on the net. They have held protests at the

Peace is over in Ireland: now what?
By R YAN KELLEY WARNER
.. Not opti mist ic" was the best way to
describe the mood of Sinn Fein Executive
Council Member, Sean McManus, as he spoke
about the current peace process in the North
ofIreiand , on February 2 at the Kerryman Pub
in Seattle. As part of the executive committee
of the Irish Nationalist Party Sinn Fein,
McManus has been closely involved with the
peace negotiations which have taken pla ce
over the last seventeen months.
At his appearance in Seattle, McManus
recalled that when the Irish Republican Army
considered a cessation of armed activity, they
were told by the Brilish government that they
would not have to turn over their arms
immedia tely and they were also assured that
all party peace talks wou ld begin within three
months and would definitely precede the
turning over of any weapons. Unfortunately
seventeen months lat er the British
government oOohn Major refuses to sit down
to All Party talks until the Irish Republican
Arrny surrenders their weapons.
The question of disarmament had become

such a sta lling point that President Clinton
created a three person commission, headed by
former Senator George Mitchell, to hear from
all sides and come to a conclusion about the
disarmament issue. After weeks of study, and
presentations from all sides, the Mitchell
Commission concluded that it was
unreasonable to expect disarmament before
All Party talks, and that a disarmament should
happen gradually on all sides (as a way to
remove the I gun from Irish politics) .
Unfortunate ly only three hours after the
Mitc hell report was issued, John Major
denounced it in the House of Commons, and
the stalemate continued. When asked about
the disarmament issue Mr. McManus stated
"in the Republican psyche the handing over of
weapons is tantamount to a surrender.. .and in
no time in history has the handing over of
weapons been a necessity before all party talks
begin, not the ANC in South Africa and not the
PLO in the Middle-East. n
Sean McManus's mood couldn't have been
more accurate, as on February 9th at 7:01
London time a bomb went off in the Canery

Wharf area injuring 100 and killing 2. The
frustration felt by Sean McManus was and is,
echoed by the majority of the Republican
community, both in Ireland and abroad. The
past seventeen months have provided Ireland
a chance for peace that has never been seen
before. But this most recent effort was a fragile
one wh ich lacked the jllstice which is reqUired
for a lasting peace. The future of Ireland is
currently unclear and the actions of the next
few months could determine the outcome of
history in Ireland for a very long time.
Altho ugh it seems as if the window of
opportunity for peace has closed, more work
sti ll needs to be done, and with greater
urgency. The bombing will continue unless the
English government sits down to All Party
peace talks immediately. Please write
President Clinton and tell him to put pressure
on the British Government to enter talks with
all parties involved. This is the only way peace
will happen in Ireland. For more information
about the Sinn Fein or other Irish political
issues, contact The Irish American Student
Organization at extension 6749. Tiocfaidh ar

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closure everyday and have a permanent base
camp set up in the Dosewallips State Park off
of highway 101. On Saturday the loggers went
up, but it is unclear if they felled any trees. On
the lord's day the loggers rested. Monday,
twelve people sat down on the side of the Rocky
Brook Road and were arrested for disorderly
conduct. Activists were then informed that the
federal closure of public land had bet!n
extended to over 15 square miles and now
included a county road. Wednesday, a dozen
people climbed hundreds offeet into the trees
schedualed to be cut, effectively stopping
logging. They are well-equipped and are
prepared to stay for weeks, if necessary.
Some of these activists are Greeners,
people in your community. Even if you hate
trees, you need to show the government that
you stand with your community, and that
human rights abuses are intolerable. If you
want to go and show support, the base camp
is at campsite #111 in the Dosewallips State
Park off of Highway 101 North. Ittakes about
an hQur and a half to reach by car, The
protesters don't just need people , but
equipment and food also. If you are unable to
go but would still like to help, you can call 8668386 for information on how you can do so.
This number will also provide a current update
on the situation. This is the last hope that this
forest and the creatures that dwell in it have
for survival. Please come out and show your
support. Show the country that the corporate
liquidation of the last 5% of our Ancient Forests
is unacceptable. We must stop this before we
can hold the Vampires accountable. For the
Forest!

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BY JEFF GOULD
Imagine a liome that l!ses very iittle
energy to heat: that really addresses the timber
crisis by using two thirds less lumber; that
utilizes an .agricultural waste product that
would otherwise be burned, releasing tons of
C02 into the atmosphere; that prOVides
another cash crop forfarmers; that doesn't rely
. on the electrical grid for its energy; that
reduces fresh water consumption by 50
%compared to average homes; that uses
recycled wastewater to grow herbs and
vegetables. Imagine a house like this on the
Evergreen campus. Imagine yourself living
and maintaining this house.
This is the type of structure that the
Washington House of Appropriate
Technology (WHAT) would like to construct
here at Evergreen. It will take a lot of good
peopl,e working together to make it happen,
but it can happen.
So what kind of house addresses all of
these concerns? Several kinds do, but certain
types really look compelling when the facts are
weighed.
Straw-bale house are quickly becoming
commonplace throughout. the land as more
and more people realize the advantages of
building with straw. There are several
variations on a theme, and all have certain
advantages and disadvantages.
Load-Bearing or "Nebraska" Style
The Original. This is the style first used
more than 150 yeah ago on the plains. Many
of those first straw houses are still standing
and functioning and are in nearly perfect
physical and structural condition. In a loadbearing house, the bales themselves act as the
structural support for the roof. This is the type
of construction that ,is least dependent on
wood, since there no framing in the walls.
Usually, load-bearing h~pses are fairly small
and rather simple til design to ilioii:llarge roof
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SPORTS

COLUMNS

As AII-. Star Weekends go, t~is one was pretty,"Ye~~
voters, I am wllltng to ' asmany minutes in theCBA than he ha.s in the big
time, won the competition with three consecl.\tive
overlook numbers.
"H~ has proved thathe is the
20+ scores. The TV analysts remarked how he could
best, saId R~bl~son, add mg really appreciate the $20 grand, considering he
that Jordan IS all th e way plays for the NBA's minimum wage. He brings
back".
home a scant 250,000 grand a year. Poor bastard.
The competitors shot well in
Brent Barry, scion of the legendary Ri ck
the 3 Pomt battle, but the Ime Barry, evoked memorie~ of Michael with his
g''f Po/U1 ? &tM"4
was move~ f~rwar.d before last soaring, one-handed slam from the free-throw
season. It Isn t as ImpreSSive a line to win the dunk contest. I thought Michael
distance as the one that Craig Finley was going to win it. That kid can fly. Like
The NBA All-Star weekend has fallen on "Hodges defied to~in 3 straight ~hoot-outs in years jerry Stackhouse, who made three standard
hard times. Despite an entertaining, nail-biting past. Unknown Tim Legler, whos logged five times dunks and walked off, only to be eliminated,
Rookie Game, the real mainstays of the Sattirday
('vents, the 3 Point Shoot-Out and Slam Dunk
Contest, were disappointing once again. The
actua l game , on Su nday, was sloppy and hardly
dramatic. Theonly intriguc came when the MVP
trophy was awarded.
Shaquille O'Nea l. with 25 points and 10
rebounds. was passed over for Michael jordan,
who scored 20 and grabbed just 5 boards. 36.000
fan s in San Antonio scorned the choice by
booing lustily. Not co incidenta lly, Shaq was a
prcp legend at nearby Cole High School.
Since then th e brawny giant has gone on
to become a carefu lly marketed advertising ti tan
and the mainstay of the super-charged Orlando
Magie. Statistically, O'Neal out-performed his
rival from the Chicago Bulls, but he has nothing
on Michael when it comes to charisma.
The brash O'Neal comes across as an
overgrown kid, sometimes ornery as a
sc hoolyard bully. The MVP panel went with the
modest. well-spoken jordan, who complements
his electric floor game with an public image just
as begui ling.
Nonethe less, O'Neal was unstoppable
against David Robinson and Hakeem Olajuwon,
hitting both soft baseline arcers and
sledgehammer jams with impunity. He's got a
case, and he stated it after the game.
"Yeah, I should have WOIJ it. Those are the
trials and tribulations of a great player. I've
gotten the short end of the stick before: '
jordan conceded'the point. "I was shocked
when I won. Shaq could easily have been chosen
the MVP. He can have the trophy ifit is going to
make him mad in the second halfofthe season."
Michael shot 8-11 and had several rimrattling pyrotechnic dunks. None, however, were
more spectac ular than the FACIAL O'Neal
served up on Robinson, with less than a minute
left and the MVP voting concluded. O'Neal
brough t thunder down on "The Admirar',
spiking the ball home over Robinson's block
attempt. The hometown Spur was tossed back
as ifhe were a matchstick.
"David had a lot of courage to go and try
to block it," laughed Patrick Ewing. "I would
have gotten out of the way."
Why did jordan win the award, then, and
not O'Neal?
Both like to have fun . Jordan·broke up the
East All-Stars when he unfastened Anfernee
Hardaway's warm-up pants during
int roduction s, making an embarrassed
Hardaway hold them up while he crossed the
court. O'Neal vowed to tah five three pointers
during the game and quipped afterwards, "I
might not come back" when asked about the
MVP snub.
The diflerellce may be in their attitude.
While O'Nea l often seems lackadaisical, jordan
is driven by an incredible fire to be the best.
''I'm just amazed at how intense he plays
for someone who has been playing-for so many
yea rs," said West coach George Karl. "It seems
like since he's been back, he actually plays harder
and with more intensity now. I just love his
attitude. It's very, very special. "
I'm not a big Shaqu ille O'Neal fan. It will a
whole other column to explain why, but I will
say that I won't lose any sleep over this
"con troversy." Michael Jord an has such class,
determination and brilliance that, like the MVP

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Fmley dido,t seem to take the whole thmg that
seriously. Beyond Barry's effort, the contest was
uninsp.ired and a shade of past years'
competition.
,
.
Unless these events can draw some marquee
talent, and the partiCipants come with some
enthusiasm, they'll be nothing but a yawner before
the All-Star game. If the lack of executIOn we saw
Sunday becomes a.trend, the.game will continue to
lose whatever dubiOUS meanmg It has.
ChaI;,1es Barkley summed it all up. "We came
here to have fun and the ~,BA made a fortune and
now we get back to realIty.

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there was
frien,dshi p)
enthusiasm and
unity as well as
the thrill of sport.,

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tired of attacks on affirmative action ,
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Everyone is welcome.
TESC Labor Center's Conference on Racism...
The Evergreen Labor Center will holding a
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Workshop, speakers, and discussions at the
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In celebration of th·e creativity and talent of TESC's Black Community
""al-t-Ing t 0 E'Xhi
a e,

\AI

The mavie Black women
have been waiting a
laoong time far
by Natasha Monique
Jetton
The closing of 1995 marked a
tremendous breakthrough in th e
entertainment industry. The movie "Waiting
to .Exhale" was released . What made thi s
movie so remarkable was it 's director and
starring cast. This would be the first movie made
that was directed by a Black man and a starring cast
comprised of Black women. Angela Basset, Whitney
Houston, Lela Rochon and Loretta Devine had folks
(particularly the sistahs) all across America waiting in
line at the box office on December 22, 1995.
I can recall from my own experience the packed
capacity of the movie theater. In every seat you could

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closing credits there
was a bond of
1
Can you "arne
sisterhood that
was so intense
two U.S. Black
that
if by
Colleges?
looking at each
others faces we
would only see a
If you don't know much
reflection of our
own. Sitting in
about Africa or Africanthat movie theater
American history;' you're not
with my fellow
alone. You would be hardNub ian s isters, I
realized that we
pressed to find a course
(B lack women)
pertaining to either of these
have always had to
make do. Whatever
subiects at Evergreen. Does
lot in life we are
this bother you?
given we take it in
'lIij;,
stride and keep on
Write to the CP/ if you have
- .
. d Loretta Devine
going. "Waiting to
,
.
Hoo~n~
an opinion, or feel like
.
ela Bassett, WhItney
Exhale" the movie
Lela
Rochon,
Ang
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touched upon some of
you're missing out. .
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From Ie ft .
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f 20thCentury FoX
the issues that Black
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women face.
However, "Waiting to Exhale" the book, which was
written by Terry McMillan went to a much deeper level. If
you have seen the movie. reading the book will provide a
more in-depth perspective along with closure. If you have
read the book, seeing the movie will provide entertainment.
McMillan writes a fiction stol):' that evolves around four
11'5 to late to try fix my problem, but what you need to
you. We hate you and your democracy, you insidious
Black women. Each character is going through some realistic
worry about is the influence we have on your children. They
hardsh ip in her life that women across America can identify.
mutha'fucka! You good deer hunting, bird shooting, tree
Divorce, single parenthood, providing parental care,
know you're wrong, they know you're full of shit,' that's
cutting, automobile making, spaceship create, mall building,
dishonesty of men, sex, health issues. finances and the dating
why ·t hey're hooked up with the street clique.
McDonald eating, infant killing, war starting. god loving, .
scene are issues that women face every day. The movie
sheep screwing, human exploiting, woman hating, people
certainly had some of the theatrics used by Hollywood to
You advertise how violent we are, but that doesnit stop the
create a hit. Unlike the book, it cast Black men in perpetual
killing, earth commodifying, meat eating, beer drinking, drug
stereotypical roles. We had the married men cheating on
power of the scarred. We come in all shapes, sizes, and
smuggling, planet plundering, acculturating Bitch!!!
their wives. The ''I'm leaving you for a white woman"
each of us are fi lled with different surprises.
scenario. A crack head and the lack of sexual sensitivity
You say we're the problem, while you get away with murder.
syndrome. I must admit that my heart did somersaults when
We danced to your tune for five hundred.years; to that sad
Wesley Snipes (with his beautiful Black self) came on the
Slay strong my people! Stay strong! We shall survive! Ghetto
screen but even his role did little to salvage the decline of
as song lock'em up! Lock'em up! In hood we sell your
love and streel funk!
the decent and honest Biack man. There are some good Black
drugs, we kill are own; but we're still 10 million strong, and
men out there who are equally married to good Black
growing!!!!!!!!!
Anger on the other side,
women. My aunts Fay, Leen, and Pam are married to three.
One theme that was apparent throughout the movie (vaguely)
Arthur L. Dennis III
and the book was that black women have strength, pride,
Look around there is a South Central every where. You go
and self-respect. We are only missing more s uccessful
global 50 do we. The worst that you do, will come back at
relationships with black men.

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1996

You know the things I go through here at
Evergreen?
I've been admired and despised.
I have endured personal attacks against
who I am and where I come from.
The people · who use to speak ... don't
anymore.
All because the lies spread by a clueless
individua!.
_
I've only been stabbed in the back once ...
so far.
I'm not surprised.
How could I expect a0ything less from a
place surrounded-by1rees.
Am I lucky they don't have strong limbs?
Sticks and Stones will break my bones but
names will never hurt me.
That's a lie:
Th~y can and have here in my multicultural
paradise -called EVERGREEN.
So whenever we meet and it happens to
be by chance.
Take no offense to my veiled stare.
I'm a warrior poised for and endless battle.

Evergreen students gather to hear speaker Lourdes Arguell es at the Tacoma -campus.

campus. Students from the Olympia camEven the young, idealistic Davis admits
pus' Community Development program
that "Everyone has a place here." She is quick
also recently visited Tacoma campus.
to add, however, that "I believe in complete
- Hardiman says that currently "there are
and equal separatism-but I also believe in
.:;trategies we're working on [which
some
multicultural education." Davis explains that
involve
both campuses) using the Tacoma
she believes it is essential for students of color
sight for urban studies."
and White students to have their own separate
There is some indication, however, that
campuses but adds "I also believe white stucollaboration between the
dents sho uld come here
two campuses is on the de[Tacoma campus] and that
cline. According to
we should go to the Olympia
Hardiman "ope rationals
campus for visits and lec Hardiman says
and
finance have been
tures."
that currently
very week." She adds that
Middle-aged, Tacoma
in the resent past there has
''there are some
student, Clayna Robertson
I will survive.
been some "be nign nesays that she is "very, very
strategies we're
glect" on the part of the
happy. to be here fulfi.lling a
working
on
[which
larger TESC administralife
'sdrearn."
Robertson'says
Natasha Monique Jetton .
tive branch with regards to .
that " I am more in my eleinvolve both camsimple
amenities like "getment here because mo st
puses] using the
ting the carpets cleaned
people have had the [same]
Tacoma sight for
around here ." She deexperience of
scribes more resent rela110t advancurban studies."
tion s with the Olympia
ing in their
campus as "a very interestwork
beUntitled
ing case of out of sight -out
cause of their
of mind."
color." Robertson, ,who is
Hardiman insist, "I don't feel like the
originally from Mexico and
In the sunlight
stepchild." She adds, however, "I do feel like
lived in France before decidI walk with my head held high
the older daughter that's been sent to boarding to attend school in the US.,
ing school." Hardiman makes it very clear
says that what she likes best
The same way my mother and grandmother have
that she dose not consider the two campuses
about TESC in Tacoma is that
with determined steps and a purposeful stride.
to be separate entities but rather. as ,"a house
"they bend over backwards to
with many rooms."
bring out the best in you."
"Our relationship with the
Yet, I carry an invisible weight
Olympia cannpus over the last
surviving in a world of whiteness and hate.
few years has been one of
growing
academic support
I withdraw into myself until evening comes
from the Dean and Provost .
emerging only when darkness prevails.
level," Hardiman said. "The
last Vice President took good
care of us," she added. The two
The night is my savior, it brings my heart joy
campus ' faculty and student
groups have worked together
because I blend within its shadows and shapes
in the past on Disappearing
Free to dwell in the midst of the world
. Task Forces, student activities,
.
'
and admin istrative meetings.
belonging without question.
Despite recently waning,
cross-campus, student activities, some Evergreen facuJty
In the darkness my head is bowed and my shoulders
continue to foster the connecare drooped with relief
tion between the two camThen with silent tears and battered pride ....... 1
puses. "We never wanted to be
lopped off [from the Olympia
breathe.
campus], said Hardiman. Occasionally Olympia campus
faculty teach at the Tacoma
Natasha Monique Jetton

The staff of the
Cooper Point
Journal would
like to thank
everyone who
contributed to
th is special
edition of the
CPJ.

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Reader respon·ds to

- ~ommentary

' D'o~'

white' femi 'n ists
hate Black men ?
by Vaun K.
Monroe

In the spirit of
"establishing a dialogue"
(see CPJ 1125 Catlin
McCracken) I entered a
conversation (in hope of

The Revolution will not
be Televised
by Vaun K. Monroe

exchanging ideas) with a

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fellow Evergreen student tl
who identified herself as a::
a feminist. In a general :.5
discussion concerning ~
men she told she had '0
never seen an attractive U
'0
Black man in her life . >-

rig'hts as citizens it made for riveting . Furthermore she stated t:
(fl
television. America was outraged and she didn't date Black or :)
The first person to die in defense of the demanded that changes to the system be ·' Hispanic men because 8
0
United States was a black man named made. And they . were. It was a glorious they were oppressive and (5
CrispusAttucks. I wonder how it would have climax to a great time: But times have macho.
ct
looked on tv? Present day tv would probably changed. The political climate of the nineties
Frankly, r wa s
l.
have Crispus in handcuffs running from the is influenced by talk radio and civil rights stunned. Had she never
police. You know, a dramatic reenactment. backlash. Thousands of students participate seen Mario Van Peebles, Wesley Snipes, or . disagreements over this same issue (see bell
Cinema verite.
in nOlhing. Many give up spring breaks a·nd Denzel Washington? (she had) Then I hooks).
, I was personally angered by what I felt
. Really though , the civil rights summers to go down south and get on MTY. remembered ''The Invisible Man"
.
revolution in the sixties
Angst and se lf ab.sorption by Ralph Ellison in which he speaks of the were offensive remarks. I am imtated at what
was initially success ful
are derigueur.
BJack man being ignored to the poini of not I perceive as radical feminist hatred of both
due to a harmoni c
The
soc
ial
being
seen, hence the litle. Maybe she had masculinity and femininity. I am also sick of
Umoja, the CPJ, and
convergence of the
atmosphere of the nineties never seen an attractive Black man because their ridiculous efforts to politicize gender. I
social atmosphere, the
Housing ~ordially invite you
has become somewhat of she didn't really look at Black men . .
will not be lactating to prove how sensitive I
political climate and
·to come and join the
a tragedy. No one can
O.K. I can live with that. The image of am. Masculinity is not oppressive to
television. The likes of
laugh at themselves now, the blac~ man usually used by the media is a femininity, it is celebratory of it. Androgyny'
celebration of African·
· h may never be seen
wh IC
colored hair, multiple negative one. It would take work, to get is not my cup of tea (I need some yin for my .
again.
American History Month.
piercings, baggy clothes. around that: Besides, interracial relationships yang) but what you drink is your busIness.'
The
soc ial
Generation X has a strong . are still a gigantic taboo (seen any interracial And if girlfriend chooses not to dabble with
We will be showing the film
atmosphere of the sixties
sense of alienation and a couples on film or TV lately? (Besides Black or Hispanic men that's her personal
has become somewhat of
FBI's War on Black America
stronger ability to blame "Othello" which, by the way, is the lowest choice. Some do have a thing for blue eyes,
a joke. We laugh at
on Friday 2/ 16 at 3pm in the
others for their problems. grossing movie version of all Shakespeare's blond hair Green Jelly, whatever. Burtwt!>h
she wouldn't try to justify. her racism and
It is no coincidence that plays.)
sixties hippies now, long
. racism is on the rise on
hair, medallions, tight
Edge. Brief discussion
But why the cultural conde·mnation of sex ism as femini sm.
" Whoever wants to have ideas must
bellbottoms. But hippies
afterwards on the contents
college campuses. The both Blacks and Hispanics? I felt that it was
had a strong sense of ·
nineties in America is a a racist statement but she insisted she was . be di sposed to want truth and to accept the
.
of the film.
belllg
Americans and
time of detached apathy not racist. She argued that she didn 't like rules of the game which truth imposes."
becoming better human
-and c.oUege is a place you Black/Hi spanic men because sexism was
Jose Ortega Y Gasset
beings. It is no coinc idence that the greatest have to go to get a job.
inherent in their culture and, as a feminist,
support for the civil rights movement came
A 1991 report of the twenty-fi rst she refused to submit to it.
peace VKM
from college students. The sixties in America century Commission on African- American
Well , I admire her wanting to throw off
Oh yeah, about that dialogue. People
was a time of rigorous introspection and males found that 89% of African-Americans the chains of oppression (brothers can relate
bel ieved race to be a significant problem in to that ) but I think I can safely go out 011 a are getting together to talk abo ut issues just
college was a place to explore new ideas.
The political climate of the sixties was the United States. 78% of white Americans limb and say not all Black and Hispanic men like these. Some people want to avo id these
being influenced by political activism and did not believe race to be a problem in the a re sexis t. Some actions need to be kinds of talks for fear of conflict but the cost
desegregation of minorities , particularly US of A. However, white Americans when interpreted with cultural insight and I know of ignorance can be high. You are invited.
Blacks. Thousands of st udents participated offered a million tax free dollars on th e Black and White feminists ha ve had some Noon to I pm in LIB 1406. See you there.
in political rallies, peace demonstrations, and condition they spend one year being black
civil rights marches. Many gave up spring said no at an 87 % clip. Before you get on
breaks and summers to go south and get your high horse check this fact: Evergreen
involved. Passion and empathy flourished . students were given an opportunity to
And television beamed those images participate in a forum on race relations. Less
into Americas living room s. Millions were than one percent responded. The revolution
shocked at the atrocities inflicted on Black will not be televised. It was canceled due to
Americans right here in the United States. low ratings. In its time slot is a new show"
When young college students were shown My so called life ".
being physically brutalized for asserting their

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LETTERS AND OPINION.S

.Mr. Graeme:
In your open letter to Sal that appeared in
the CPJ, you said Jonah's cartoon "is too
offensive for you to continue to share space
with him." Later, you wrote that you "fully
support Snuggle's inclusion" in the paper.
This is a lie and you know it.
If you "fully support" the inclusion of
Snuggle, and if you are a proponent of the
First Amendment, you would not have
drafted your letter. You withdrew your strip
in an attempt to have Jonah's cartoon
censored. Were this not tru~, you would not
have written "I hope that I will be abl.e to
appear sometime iIi the future." Since you
stated that Snuggle is too offensive for your
comic to appear on .the same page, clearly
Jonah's cartoon would either have .to be
absent or less offensive by your standards for

~artoonist/s

your strip to appear i.n the CPj. Either way,
by withdrawing your cartoon and drafting
your letter, you made an attempt to have your
standards imposed on Jonah's cartoon.
Granted, you also wrote'in your letter. "My
reasons are my own and entirely personal."
However, by submitting your letter, and then
allowin[ the CPJ.~talf to print it, you were
making your opinion public. In other words,
your decision may have been personal and
private, but your action was a public protest.
Perhaps a more clear statement ofyour intent
would be the following:
.
Dear Sal.and a/J Evergreen Students,

I am taking my comic out ofthe CPJ to
protest Snuggle. -Snuggle is too offensive

and hurts too many people's feelings. When
you can eliminate Snuggle from the CPJ,
or Jonah's strip becomes less offensive to me,
I wilJ resume submitting my strip.

Frankly Mr. Graeme, your actions reveal that
you do not believe in free speech. If you did,
you would not have made an attempt to have
your stan~rds imposed on another artist's
work. Your letter implies that free expression
is great as long as your opinions are not
contradicted or your feelings hurt. It may be
that a majority of Evergreen students believe
that Snuggle is sometimes offensive. However,
censoring the strip because it offends the
majority would be an example of'the tyranny
ofthe majority," since the majority would be
exercising despotic control over the opinions

Reader defends
Snuggle
Dear Editor,
I am writing to respond tocartoonist
L1ywelyn Graeme's letter retracting (his)
comic Year One from the CPJ due to the
presence of the Snuggle comic . There has
been quite a bit of contoversy over Jonah
Loeb's Snuggle during my three years here at
Evergreen. Sigh. I, for, one, do not find this
comic offensive. Remember the Rin-Tin-Tin
comic and the, uh, oraL sex car-toon? I
understand howpeople could be offended by
such materiaL Jonah's comic has satirized
some of my strong personal beliefs before,
too. And sometimes made me feel a bit
angry. However, \ome ofthe best ways to get
people thinking is to, forgive my
terminology, shock them. No, we are not
comfortable seeing that guy with his pants
getting blown because he does not want
people to think he is a homophobe. Kind of
like the way I have to walk on tiptoe around
issues in discussions at Evergreen. My friend
was treated with constant disrespect in
seminar last quarter because she was
branded the "TV-watching-commercialism'-'
type; shf was written off without a real
chance to be taken seriously or to make them

think. MAKE US THINKI That's what it's
about here. Do we have to appear "loving,
kind, and sensitive" all the time? The truth
is, if we do not admit to our own prejudices
or to the realities around us, we can never
engage in meaningful dialogue. Yes, we have
to acknowledge that lousy, close-minded,
"stereotypical" feelings exist in order to work
on solving them (and the problems that arise
from our solutions ..... ).
As a personal note to Mr. Graeme, you
most certainly have the right to do what you
feel. I would ask you to ponder, though, if
silencing what ai:e sometimes touchy subjects
is the best way to learn about ourselves, by
occasion·ally laughing at our own absurdness
andthe stupidity cifour own prejudices AND
self-imposed limitations? Sort of how your
comic always pointed out the annoying bugs
of our school, but on a much
larger scale. A sense of humor would help
the healing and aid in realization, don't ya
think?
Lucy Craig

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and/ or expressions of a minority with whom
the majority disagrees. If the majority
prevailed and Snuggle was censored. the
majority would be acting as a tyrant.
Excessive limits imposed on personal liberty
by the majority is a large part ofthe reason
our Constitution was drafted and why the
First Amendment guarantees free speech.
From your letter it appears that such a state
of affairs would not offend you, provided
censorship was used to protect your feelings
and opinions. However, if your views make
it impossible for someone else to present a
conflicting perspective, your liberty will be in
jeopardy.

Daniel J. Falk
Evergreen Student

Former Greener calls .for a
peaceful campus
Blessings to the Cooper PointJournalall of life is endangered as never before in
r am deeply disheartened to learn of the known memory. Humanity's potential for
support for "limited" arming ofcampus police destruction is staggering. A powerful call
by Jane Jervis and Art Costantino.
comes from the very heart ofthe Mother Earth
The police state is upon us. What is to all' who hear to live solutions rather than
being foisted upon Evergreen faces people in perpetrate warmonger methods. I wrote a
commUllities across this country while greedy letter to the CPJ January 18 that included the
corporations eye.remaining natural resources. address ofa Quakerorganization called Peace
As police and military and private security Grows that was omitted. I now resubmit this
forces merge resources and "tools" the and encourage Evergreen to integrate the
potential for disgruntled worker, student, Peace Grows series for resolving conflict into
poor people, ehvironmentalist, prisoners to the curriculum and require it of campus
become targets escalates. Police primarily . security as well. It is vital! ·
serve the elite in the USA protecting them
I condone NO excuse whatsoever for arming
from the rest of us who are increasingly campus security in ANY way. With all my
expendable. The unique vision of Evergreen being I resist downgrading the Evergreen
is endaogered RED ALERT I
campus to the less than visionary standard the
Avery powerful, committed woman named rest of Washington State and the countr~ are
Noguns first brought me to the Evergreen rapidly declining towards. It is as barbaric as
Campus in 1983. She introduced me to the the corporate elites and their shock troops
Ghandi-like path i tread to this day. In July want in order to keep divide and conquer
1988 she was run over by a 4-wheel drive distracting us form the priori~ of saving the
vehicle at the Texas Rainbow gathering as she . Earth NOW!
attempted to halt it form crashing into the site.
In peaceful struggle,
As she lay on ground with 9 broken ribs and a
bing punctured in 2 places, she called out UNo
Swaneagle
vengeance, _ press no charges, total
Peace Grows
forgiveness." Her courage inspired many
513 W. Exchange St.
including some of the friends of the man who
Akron. Ohio 44302
crushed Noguns beneath his wheeL She
continues her stand for the Earth. Atthis time

So, you think you're PC?

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retraction of Year One

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You don't hate people of color, be
they of Asian, Latin, African , Australian,
or Native-American ancestry. You believe
in fair wages and a voice for women. You
wouldn't ever consider lifting a hand
against a child. The lesson of the holocaust
has taught you not to be an anti-Semite.
JFK was a Catholic, so you figure they can
be okay. You're neither homophobic nor
heterophobic, and you think it's okay to be
a virgin. You've given up lawyer jokes and
blonde-baiting in the spir it of love and
tolerance. You've even tried really hard and
found it within you to forgive white men
for the history of oppression by the great
white fathers. Heck, you may not even eat
meat. You have a sense of siblinghood with
all creatures great and small.
Congratulations. You've arrived. But you
get complacent at my periL
I'm a member of one of the groups
not listed in your PC universe. You may still
tell jokes about me and mine· in seminar,
and get laughs instead of condemnation.
We are stereotyped with abandon. We ride
bikes. We travel in pairs. We give away
FEBRUARY

15, 1996

books. We keep our women in the kitchen.
I'll give you another hint: we aren't the
Gideon's Bible people. Though they take
considerable heat too.
We're Mormons, and what you think
you know a,bout us is probably false. You
should know that already. When you try to
characterize a group to which you do not
belong, you are constantly in danger of
missing the nuances which give their actions
meaning. This is the anti-hate .
multiculturalist, diversity theory of tolerance.
Recognize 'that you do not know us well
enough to define us. And your hate stings.
Purge it or keep it, but don't give it to me.
You may laugh. You may think there's
no harm. You may say I'll never face job
discrimination or be shouted down or face
physical violence. So it's not really prejudice.
is it? It is. And you'd be wrong. My people
have faced, and continue to face, all of that
and more. I hear your jokes and prejudices
and lies every single day. You are not
harmless.
Michael C. Bensoll

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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

COCA fails to deliver withJapa~ese pop cultur~ arcade
The idea of a Japanese pop culture candy, toys, books, and magazines, I got a
ries which has recently been reprinted in En'glfsh by Dark Horse Comics and can very eas- . arcade is a great ooe; and one that surely in- much more in depth (though still superficial)
From what I gather, the intent of the ily be fourid still on the shelf. Worse, the prints terests a ~ide range ,o f people. Unfortunately, look at Japan.liere I could find pretty much
Center On Contemporary Art's lapan-a- are incorrectly credited to Katsuhiro Otomo , such a cursory glance ,at the culture is not all of Ihe characters I saw at Japan-a-rama,
rama exhibit (also..advertised as "Jilpanese (who wrote the comics but did not do the art). very educational , particularly when there is alongside Godzilla, Gamera, Ultraman,
There are a few bright spots in the no explanation of any of the images. Perhaps Onpan Man, Ohrange rs, Wedding Peach,
Pop Culture Arcade") was to take the
glimpses most Americans have had of Japa- collection - one wall contains several pictures COCA will some-day take 8!1other shot at it Kamen Ride r, Dorae mon, Mario, Yoshi ,
nese pop culture and put them into a broader of Osamu Tezuka characters like Blackjack - I' m sure with more planning and help from Kirby and others. If you have considered
context. This is a great idea - Japanese films and The Mighty Atom (known in America as real experts they could put on a really fan- checking out Japan-a-rama, I recommend
s aving your two dollars and visiting
and comics have long been an influence on Astro-Boy). These are a refreshing change tastic show.
After being disappointed by Japan- Uwajimaya for free instead .
American pop culture, and that influence from the sexy anime pictures, and constitute a
nice glimpse at a-rama, I went to Uwajimaya, the Asian grocontinues to grow. With pilthe man some cery and book store. Browsing through the
fered Japanese shows like
consider Japan's
Mighty Morphin Power
Walt Disney. It's
Rangers , Sailor Moon and
a good ~hing I alDragon Ball-Z dominating
ready know a bit
children's entertainment,
oppression and gay rights respectively - both
by Russ t,aughlin
about Tezuka,
Japanese bands from
of which treat their themes with sincerity and
though, because
Shonen Knife to Boredoms
In the two years since the release of seriousness without ever preaching or soundall of his pictures her triple-platinum Yes I Am CD, the pride ing overly angry. Her thought-provoking imcontinuing to gain Ameriare completely of Leavenworth, Kansas has indeed made a agery in " Nowhere To Go" should make the
can fans, and even talk of a
unlabelled and
big budget American
name for herself. After her successful tour most jaded lislener think: "They don' t ununcredited.
Godzilla movie, there
hist year, she rockets back with her best al- derstand what they don't see I And they look
There is
couldn't be a better time to
through you and they look past me / Oh, you
bum yet.
also a small dis find out more about the cul The album kicks off with the awesome and I dancing slow.! We' ve got nowhere to
play case of mod- title track, an uptempo number guaranteed go."
ture that is changing our
els from the Inter- to make you sit up and take notice as her
own.
She also ge ts autobiographical in
national Model
Unfortunately: Jaraspy, energetic Janis Joplin-like voice belts "Shriner's Park," where she recounts her
Shop, including a· it out like no one else can. The new band adolescence in Leavenworth. recalling adopan-a-rama completely
beautiful Sailor she's recording with these
fails at this goa\. What you
lescent dreams and wishes,
Moon and two
have is just a few more Don't expect to find Doraemon at
remember ing late ni g ht s
days
makes
tasteful
noises
different versions
glimpses - the exhibit is COCA'sJapa,,·a·rama, though you'll
with a friend in her old car.
Melissa
behind
her,
and
Hugh
pretty much limited to some see him if you browse through books of the Guyver. Padgham's stellar production
Here , s he draw s on he r
Etheridge
But the case also adds even more punch to the
stuffed Hello Kitty dolls
Bruce Springsteen influYour Little
you could buy at a mall and a few dozen. contains a model of the oh-so-American char- song.
ences. again usi ng imagery
Secret
blowups of images from popular manga and acter Predator. Apparently anything made in
that's thought-provoking.
Throughout the record,
anime. An exploration of an entire nation' s Japan constitutes Japanese pop culture.
taking the li stener back to
Etheridge manages to balance
Perhaps the highlight is a set of big experimenting with different styles without their own adolescence, evoking the same
popular culture should not be limited to
comics and animation , and yet within those screen TVs in the back room playing a video ever once abandoning the concept of a good feelings - the joy of being young and the
boundaries there still is not a very accu- montage by the people who make the public song along the way. In items like " I Want To dreams had during this time in life.
rate representation. Any sap knows that access s'how Live Nude Girls. The video is a Come Over," where she again explores jealOn the whole. this album is guaranthere are a lot of extravagant robots and well edited barrage of Japanese film and TV ousy, a common topic for her, she balances teed to please her fans who've been with her
spaceships in Japanese cartoons, and yet clips set to the tune of a great hip hop instru- quiet and loud passages without sounding too since she first burst onto the scene in 1988.
you wouldn't get that impression from the mental. This is the oniy place in the exhibit predictable - and again, her masterful , in- but it should also win her new fans as well.
prints at Japan-a-rama. The images are that offers a glimpse at live action Japanese comparable singing makes the track coin- It whets my appetite to' see her live this summostly scantily clad babes of the .Dirty Pair sci-fi like the Zyurang ers shows that have be- plete.
mer, for if this album is any indication, those
variety, often times naked; masturbating, or come Power Rangers.
This time out, Etheridge also gets po- witnessing the tour thi s year are definitely
That's about all you'll find at Japan- litical in such numbers as "Nowhere to Go" in for a treat.
in degrading positions.
What's -more, most of these im- a-rama. You won't find the Power Puff Girls, and "I Could Have Been You," dealing with
ages aren't even hard to come by. I'm not who are for some reason pictured on the poster
Please e-mail me with your thoughts:
sure if the people at COCA realize this, but (and they probably don't belong there since
lallghlir@elwha. ellergreen.edu
your average comic book shop has almost they are an American cartoon created for the
as big of a collection on display for free Cartoon Network). You won't find any inforand with no educational or artistic preten- mation about anything. And believe it or not,
sions. In fact, three of the prints were cov- you won't even find Godzilla save for a brief
ers from Th e Legend of Mother Sarah se- clip in the v~deo montage.
by Bryan Frankenseuss Theiss

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Two Vl.ews
on John Woo's second American film, Broken Arrow
Above average, but it's a waste of Woo's talents
by Bryan Frankenseuss Theiss
When acclaimed Hong Kong director
John Woo came to Hollywood, a lot of people
got excited . Legions of American filmmakers who admired hi s gangster dramas A Better Tomorrow, Bllllet in the Head, The Killer.
and Hard Boiled had been trying to lure him
there for years. Finally he made the big move,
but hi s American debut was the alternately
styli sh and awful Jean-Claude Van Damme
vehicle Hard Target.
Clearly there was nowhe re to go but
up, and after the reasonable box office success of Hard Target it was theorized that he
would have more creative control on his next
film. That film is Broken Arrow, and between
Woo and the cast (which includes John
Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis.
and Delroy Lindo) it seemed it had to be
good. It turns out to be an above average film
when compared to other film s of its type, but
when compared to Woo's own work, it'sjust
a waste of time.
Slater plays military pilot Riley Hale,
who along with hi s older compatriot Vic
Deakins (Travolta) is se nt to test run a top
secret B-3 bomber carrying two nuclear warheads. Deakins turns on Haley and intentionally loses the warheads so that he and his
team of terrori sts can retrieve the m and hold
them for an obscene ransom.
Haley of course must stop the terrorists, and ends up teaming with an overly dedicated park ranger named Terry Carmichael
(Mathi s) to do just that.
The plot allows for a number of interesting situations, stunts, and action set pieces.
There are some nice helicopter crashes and
occas iona l computer imagery that works
well. Slater did most of hi s own stunts and
makes a fairly convincing hero. Unfortunately, a good amount of the action takes
place on a train without improving much on
this summer 's entertaining Steven Seagal
flick Under Siege 2.
Screenwriter Graham Yost (Speed) sets
up a pretty good premise and manages to,
throw in a couple of funny takt;S on action
movie cliches, including one thug who gets
himself killed by spouting a bad one liner.
But there's not as much tweaking as there
was in the Woo-like Desperado (see CPJ 21-96) and it's just not as entertaining as it
could be.
All of the performances are decent,
most notably Travolta in what he says will
be hi s only shot at a pure evil villain or an
action movie . He brings those likable niceguy qualities of his over the edge into madness. Deaki ns doesn't seem like a stock villain, and without Travolta's performance he
probably would. Still, it might disappoint
people who loved his work in Pulp Fiction
and Get Shorty.
It's also nice to see Lindo up on the
screen (he plays Colonel Max Wilkins), but
he doesn't get much to work with . I suppose
when somebody does a string of great work
in mov ies like Malcolm X, Crooklyn , Clockers and Get Shorty it's okay to take a rest
with a fairly forgettab le role.
Woo is in a similar situation. He does
a good enough job, and brings some things
to the project -that other directors probably
couldn't manage. But it all boils down to the
fact that thi s is not a great story and it's..not
the kind of story he has a knack for. Though
he is known for hi s spectacular action sequences, it is the characters that make them
work. The wa rehouse shoot-out in Hard
Boiled, for example, is by far more over-thetop than anything you ' ve ever seen in an
American movie . But since you know who
the principal characters are and what motivates them, you care about who gets hurt and
who doesn' t.
T he action scenes in Broken Arrow just
aren ' t as personal. Not only are the charac-

Ridiculous, unoriginal, and frustrating to watch

ters not as interesting. but the mayhem is less
human . It's about huge explosions and enormou s hunks of metal crashing into each other.
And as silly as it may sound, machine gun
spray just isn't as personal as a handgun .
That 's not necessarily a bad thing, but it' s
not where Woo's talents lie.
One of Broken Arrow's producers,
Terence Chang, put it best in ·the press kit:
"A John Woo film typically has intricately
choreographed action scenes that don't appear
choreographed. Equally
important, hi s
films
have
fleshed-out characters who carry a
particular code of
honor."

by Jeff Axel

have something to look forward to.
The third strength was three minor acThis is one of those certified "go to tors that played their roles convincingly. This
the matinee" movies . I was disappointed by list does not include Christian Slater, John
John Woo's latest offering of cinematic vio- Travolta, Bob Gunton, or Samantha Mathis.
lence. This film had three strengths, one of Frank Whaley did a nice job, although his
which irritated me . Most of the rest of the character ses med artificially placed to give
time, the film drove like retreaded lameness the film some ethical credibility. Delroy
on a rusty old truck.
Lindo was a )'lice good guy, but his lines were
These are the film's strengths. Most so cardbolj.l'(\, he needed to make fun of what
of the film was shot in~he
can yon he had to say to salvage any hope of impact.
country
Lastly, Howie Long made for a nice
of Utah bad guy. He could play an intelligent, musand the cular moral guy ifhe wanted, with more lines
de se rt and a better script, kindof like our old friend
south - Schwartzie, with it brain. I sensed if he were
west. The given a character and lines that he could bearea
is lieve in, he could pull it off
beautiful,
The bad ~ I could sit there and pin
Y0 s t
hen c e scenes from different movies on the scenes
tri es to include
capturing in this one, most notably. Speed. John Woo
the code of honor
it on film must have a phone list of all the directors in
th e me , but it
was
a Hollywood so that he can call and ask if he
quite
d oes n't
strength.
could borrow tbis plot device or that crash
work. When Hale
In - scene. I could imagine how many times he
places a twenty
ciden- called the director of Speed. "The park
dollar bill on the
tally, thi s ranger, she 'has to look sexy and incompeground as an acalso tent yet 90's. How did you do that?"
is
knowledgment
what
I
John Travolta ac ted like this was Pilip
that Deakins has
found irri- Ficfion II . . Interestingly enough, I suspect
won the round,
tating. I that what motivated his character(5% stock
it's reminiscent of
love the in Volvo) was similar to what motivated
the killer in Hard
south- Travolta to say yes to this film.
Boiled
who
we s t .
Christian Slater, well, I'll call him pomakes an origami
South of tato brained hunky. He didn't have any good
crane for each of
t h i s lines. If John Wayne and James Bond had a
hi s victims, or the
swamp child; and then they dropp¢d that child on it~
relation ship be we call head, you would have the character Chris- .
tween the friends
Olympia tian played in this fi lm.
'
in Bullet in the
is
thi s
Samantha Mathis, she just didn't pull
Head. But in this
beautiful it off for me, but I'm not sure if it was becontext it just
des e rt cause it was her charaCter, or just the person
doesn ' t ring true.
country she is, but her transformation into warrior
It 's a nice senti- Woo on the set of his second
noted for goddess from meek park ranger was far too
ment , but you American feature, Broken Arrow.
its peace- convenient. The paranoid rich bac;l guy was
have to force
f u I , just stupid. There is nothing else to say about
yourself to be, lonely, Edward Abbeyesque ways. Then this him.
lieve it.
I have to give this film an overall poor
movie comes and shoots it up. But the views
The same can be said for some of the were still pretty.
. rating. because the plot and characters were
traditional Woo camera work. When Deakins
The other strengths were the ways so ridiculous and unoriginal, it made the film
struts onto the scene in slo-mo you can tell John Woo figured out how to kill the baddies. too frustrating to watch .
yourself, " All right, this is a John Woo This time he focused on helicopters. I won't
movie" but at the same time you have to pre- tell more, so that if you go, you'll at least
tend that it wasn't a ridiculous entrance. In
Hard Boiled an assassin can walk through a
hospital in slow motion and that's intimidating as he ll - you can see it in his eyes, this
~th
guy wants to kill our hero. But when Deakins
does it in Broken Arrow, they give him a one
liner that doesn't even sound like it's comby Teri Tada
ing what's working and what isn't. To put
ing from his mouth, and it really takes effort
it metaphorically, she needed to c ut some
to take it seriously.
Singer/Songwriter Tori Amos has re- of the fat off this I 8-track piece of meat.
Most of Woo's best work (1986-1991)
turned with a new a lbum entitled Boys for Some of the songs quite honestly sounded
he at least wrote the story for. So far, hi s
Pele.
Known for her intense and disturb- like unsuccessful experiments, and they
American films have all been other people's
ing
style,
Amos is probably most famous diluted the gems on the album, like
projects. He fared much worse with Hard
for her a cappella single, " Me and A Gun ," "Caught A Lite Sneeze," "Putting The
Target, yet another Most Dangerous Game
based on Amos' true life experience of Damage On ," and "Marianne," Amos' rerip-off with Van Damme del ivering bad one
being
raped.
telling of the death of a childhood friend ,
liners in what was supposed to pass for a
to
disAmos
has
always
been
willing
which was my favorite song on Pete.
Cajun accent. The film suffered from bad
cuss issues which many artists spy away
Another problem is that too many
writing and acting and at times its lack of
from, a facet of her which is definitely of the images Amos evokes in her lyrics
extras made it seem like a crappy straightpresent on Pele. On this album sbe looks make no sense. While I appreciate some
to-video movie. How could it be possible that
at prostitution, racism which leads to mur- . amount of strangeness and esoterism in
the same man made Hard Boiled one year
der and several other sensitive topics. I artistic expression, 1'm not sure Tlike it to
earlier?
thought her vocal work on Pete was espe- ihe degree of: "Hello Mr. Zebra/Can I
Broken Arrow is undeniably a better
cially
good, her voice ranges from light and have your sweater/Cause it's 'cold in my
movie than Ha rd Target, but at the same time
breathy on some tracks to hard and driven holelRatatouille Strychninel Sometimes
it doesn't have anything as absurdly beaution others and her singing voice shows a she's a friend of mineIWith a gigantic
ful as the stylized Van-Damme-stands-up-on.
versatility which I haven't seen from her whirlpooL" What?!
a-moving-motorcycle-then-hops-over-abefore.
In
terms
of
sheer
melodiousness,
To
her
credit,
Amos
pushes
herself
van-and-shoot s-it-so-it-blows-up scene, or
Pele flows beautifully and is very pleasant musically on this album, which hopefully
anything as strange as Wilford Brimley runto listen to.
will help her develop into an even mote
ning slow-mo in front of an explosion. This
Amos also test s out several new expressive artist. Boys for Pele is a good
film may be worth your time if you're looksounds and instruments on this album, and album and won't disappoint Amos' fans,
ing to see a pretty good action flick. But it
I thought her use of the harpsichord was but it's probably too confusing to make any
certainly wasn ' t worth John Woo' s time .
particularly effective. In the future, though, new converts.
Until Woo is able to write his own American
Amos
needs to do a better job of identifymovies, the people who lured him to Hollywood ought to be ashamed of themselves .

, Tori Amos pushes herself musically

BoysforPele.

Melissa Etheridge experiments with different styles

The Unrockers: Idiot Flesh comes to town!
by Lara Miller

. from the'destructive quality of competitive
rock. Idiot'Flesh is simply here to entertain,
"There's nothing wrong with hav- a feat that is effectively achieved through
ing a good time at your own experise," (~. their sometimes philosophical and freJohn Kane) and so I bring you' news of . -quently hilarious songs. The lyrics are acIdiot Flesh ·at the Capitol't'heater 8pin
i. . companied by masks and costumes,
February 17. The priceis only four
slightly. inspired by the make-up of
. dOllars for this extremely enter- --. - Japanese Kabuki theater.
'
By all means, you abso!aining spow,
Idiot Flesh ·is from
lutely must see this show! Idiot
Oakland, California and '
Flesh is joined by Mr. Jones and
the Previous, Old Djinn Swag
plays its own style of rock ."
or, more correctly, ,,
and Guano (also from Oak"unrock." Labels such as ,'
'land) on Saturday the 17th. If
" alternative", "thrash" and
you can't make it because you
"punk" are gleefully flung '
\lave a paper due, ir you promout the window by these
ised your Grandma you'd visit and
her crochet, yo u can catch Idiot
people. . ' .
. Idiot Flesh is mpre
at the O .K. Hotel in Seattle on
music; it'is a SHOW. I dare to call
.
Feb~ 20 and at the East Side Tavern
them .a Dada group because they 'are .
in .Bremerton on February 22. Or you can
using rock to untangle the institution of bring' Grandma to the Capitol Theater, croO!:k culture and lead its audience away chet needles and all.
Gra hic created b Joel Peter Witkin

than

Therapy-o -scopes (as recommended by the men in ver y
white coats) by Nolan Lattyak
ARIES - It's time for lawn bowlTAURUS - Enjoy each ofyou~
2000 flushes .
GEMINI - Close your eyes and
stick out your thumb.
CANCER - Steal something for the
one you love.
LEO - You will crave canned spaghetti thrice times twice.
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SAGITTARIUS - Circus peanuts and
cough syrup do not mix.
CAPRICORN - Be careful. marsh mallows have lots of air in them.
AQUARIUS - .Nice shoes.
PISCES - You will travel to the ends
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Lunar New Year
Celebration. Dragon
Dance and traditional".
performances featuring the
Lien Hoa Temple Dancers.
Today at 11 :30am on Red
Square or in the Library
lobby (depending on the
weather).

The lot of a CPJ editor
Mon.

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Intense anxiety. A demonstration's brewing on Red Square and you can't find anyone willing
to find out what's going on and write about it.

Tues.5p.m.
Intense soul searching. Should you print a letter that says something offensive even though it's
her Constitutional right to say it?

Wed. midnight
Intense deliberation. If you put that illustration next ot that opinion piece, will the writer feel
the illustration devalues the message?

ThUrs.

2

a.m.

Intense debate. Should you really have used that word in that headline?

Friday
Intense attempts to explain why in the world you decided the things you,decided on Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

You gotta love it. II you do,
maybe you're the next CPJ
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Johnny Moses, a renowned
storyteller and master
Shamen of Nootka,
Duwamish, and Spokane
descent, gives a workshop in
which he shares Si Si Wiss
(Sacred Breath) medicine
teachings through stories,
songs, and dances. ' Feel free
to bring drums, bells, rattles,
or other medicine objects.
$10 suggested donation; no
one will be turned away for
lack of funds. Children are
free. Today and 'tomorrow
(the 16th) {n the
Longhouse, 7pm: Call 8669060 for more info.

sponsors a game today ·
from 9am.: .noon, meet in
LIB 1,606.

Explore the wha'l ehuman conn'ection when
author Peter Fromm talks
about his new book Whale
Tales and shares anecdotes
and folklore collected from
fishermen, scientists, sailors
and naturalists from around
the world. A t Four Seasons
Book$, 7th & Franklin, 7pm,
free.

Saturday~

Feb. 1 7

VALENTINE'S SWING
DANCE - EQA sponsors this
fabulous affair that will
include swing dance lessons
previous to the dance.
Inspired dress (swinging
clothes) encouraged.
Proceeds help fund the
Lesbian/Gay Film Fest. $3
studentl$5 general.
Instruction 'begins at 7pm
and Swing Time is 9pm. In
LIB 4300.

. CElLI DANCE AND MUSIC
- sponsored by IASO and
DISORIENT: a free film
SODAPOP, this event takes
series to promote
awareness of diverse political place in CAB 1 J O. $5
and cultural issues presents 3 general, free for students.
films: "Chicana" by Sylvia
Morales, "Portrait of a Puerto Learn about streams.
WashPIRG's Waterwatch is
Rican" by Negron-Muntaner,
going for a stream walk
and "Khush" by Prathiba
Parmar. At 6:30pm in
down Evergreen's own
stream today at 11 am.
Lecture Hall 7, free.
Meet at the front entrance
of the library. Call x6058.
Queen Ida and Her
Zydeco Band - The Dallas
Morning News said" ... two
Sunday, Feb. 1 8
hours of sheer, guiltless
"La Cena del Domingo"
pleasure ... If Queen Ida can't
Central American
move you, you can't be
benefit dinner to support
moved." 7:30pm at the
Thurston-Santo Tomas
Washington Center, $' 6-20.
(Nicaragua) Sister County
,
Association and Pastors for
Arctic expedition slide
Peace. Come at your
show of Keith Nyitray's solo
convenience between 3expedition across the Brooks
9pm to Levity Cafe (Legion
Mountains in Alaska;
& Jefferson in 'downtown
sponsored by the
DIy). Info: 754-8829.
Environmental Resource
Center. From 7:30-9:30pm
Tuesday, Feb. 20
in Lecture Hall 3.
Free Screening of La
Vie Est Belle (Life is
Engine 54, Sweetcream
Rosy) in celebration of
USA, Morgan Oliveira at
Black History Month. This
the Capitol Theat~r
film is a lopk into the vibrant
Backstage tonight from 8music scene of the capitol
11pm, $5.
city of Zaire; "its infectuous
spirit and affirmation of life
Friday, Feb. 1 6
in the face of seemingly
How long has it been since
overwhelming obstacles ... ".
you played Capture The
Sposored by Mindscreen and
F I a g? Whatever amount of
UMOJA, tpm in Lecture Hall
time, you know it's been too
3, free.
long. S.O.D.A.P.D.P.
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Poem. 'Fu, a staged poetry
EQA 'POTLUCI( ~ a night of
reading. The Bald Soprano
feasting and socializing
depicts how we talk to
~p,onsored by EQA will .take
each other at cross
.place in the Longhouse
@7pm. Come and bring your : pLirpos'es; failing to
understand and getting
favorite dish.
nowhere at all. Philip Glass
Self Evaluation
Buys a Loaf of Bread is a
Workshop, 7-2:30pm in
commentary on the music
LIB 2127.
of composer Philip Glass
and an original and funny
Thursday, Feb. 22
view of the world. Poem Fu
is a collaboration of the
DISORIENT: a free film
s e r i e 5 plays "Aletheia" by
poetry of Martin Cohen .of
Tran T. Kim-Trang and
San Francisco and Mark
"Surname Viet Given Name
Wallace 'o f Olympia.
Nam" by Trinh T. Minh-ha.
Tickets are $ 7 at the door
6:30pm in Lecture Hall 1.
and the show runs February
23,24, March 7,2,3*,8,9,
The Irish American
all shows starting at 8pm.
Student Organization
presents Celti c f.iddle rs At Studio 321, located at
Athena Tergis and Laura Risk 321 N. Jefferson, Olympia.
Call 357-7906 for more
tonight in the Longhou$e
info.
from 7-10:30pm. Tickets
at the dqor: $5 generall$3
students.
Cymbeline - Olympia's
own ,Harlequin Productions
Individual Contra.ct
stages this seldomlyPlanning Session, 1produced Shakespeare play
2:30pm in LIB 2727.
on the Washington .
Center's Stage II. "A
The Schidt, brother egg,
magnificent tale of love,
Silence in Disguise at
deceit,
revenge and
the Midnight Sun, 8pm, $3 . .
redemption", this
production features a
Robo-Cop look alike as the
faithful royal attendant and
lush costumes and set
decorum. Direction and
design by extremely
Danny and The Deep
talented Evergreen alumni
Blue Sea - Olympia's Ha"
Scot Whitney and Jill Carter
of The Woods Productions
(Jill also works at TESC).
presents this "hardcore
Cymbeline runs February
love story with an inner
15,16,17,18,21 *,22,23,24,25,
city ~sibility" at Midnight
and March 1,2,3 (*paySu / Written by J.P.
what-you-can
anley, (who is best
performance). All shows
nown for writing the
start at 8pm at the
screenplay for
Washington Center Stage II,
"Moonstruck") this play is
$14-18.
set in a run-down bar in the
Bronx, where two isolated
42nd Street - based on
and bitter souls make a
the 1933 film, this
desperate attempt to
nationally-touring show ran
connect, and become
for 10 years on Broadway,
violently drawn to each
and is known for its kickother. $7generall$5
ass syncopated tap
students, February
dancing and familiar show
16,17,18*,23,24, (*paytunes such as "We're in
what-you-can
,
The Money" and "Lullaby of
performance). Midnight
Broadway". Tickets run
Sun is located at 113 N. .
$28-30, w/ a $2 student/
Columbia, downtown Diy;
senior discount, and halfcall 956-0191 for
price Istudent rush' tickets
reservations and more info.
will be sold one hour before
curtain to students wi
Oly's Blackwash Theatre
valid I.D., subject to
presents 3 one-act plays:
availability. Saturday, Feb.
The Bald Soprano by
1 7, at The Washington
Eugene lonesco, Philip
Center, downtown DIy; call
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