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• COOPER POINT JOURNAL •
October 5, 1995
Volume 26, Issue 3
ALL YOU CAN EAT?
OJ. hype
caught us all
by Jen Koogler
Tuesday morning there was a TV positioned
at the top of the stairs leading down to th e
Greenery. A
sma ll crowd
had begun to
form around
it. It made absolutely no sense, until I glanced
between the gathered shoulders and saw judgr
Ito's all 100 familiar beard sta tioned behind hi ~
obligatory bench, and I thought it odd th at
people 1V01lid be so co ncerned.
0 .) . Yeah. Whatever. Change the channel.
Th en, with th e help of a few whispcr~ from tht'
group, I figll[cd it ou t. The decision lI'a\ in .
The crowd snickereu as It o askeu the
courtroom observers to "rema in ca lm " while
the final verdict was read . VVc held si lent J\
court ofllciab ope neu the jury's (·lIvelope. lI'('nt
through th e necessary legal formalities , and
with a dramatic pause that would mak e
Shakespeare proud . pronoullced 0.). not guilty
on both charges of murder. Mouths dropped .
eyes rolled, and about half of th e onlookers
simply turned around and left. It was then lhat
the curtain fell on this act of what ha~ bero lll l'
America's largest media spectacle ever and rns('
on the aftermath, the rehashing, the allaly~i"
and, perhaps most importantly, the reactioll~ .
It was at that moment. after 0.) . stood up and
was ushered out of the room. that the case
stopped being about courtroom stra tegy and
Commentary
On Dissection of Things we Love
What a cute puppy!
, . .
let's pull it apart to see what s Inside
that makes it so cute.
Wow! look at that!
and that! Well, this is a pretty cute puppy.
but now it's all pulled apart and
in pieces.
Well, put it back together, now.
Sorry, I can't--it's all in pieces ..
When it was a puppy, it was alIve .
Now that we've pulled it apart
it's dead .
Oh.
Dead puppies aren't so cute.
Monica Brown
The Greenery, Evergreen's traditional style cafeteria, has just changed it's prices to an all~you-can-eat
meal plan. Breakfast is $3.25, lunch is $5.75 and dinner $6.75.
Students upset by new Greenery prices OJe~~te~~~¥~e5
by Nolan lattyak
murderJtrl-al
Around the college, many students and
staff have been upset about the new changes
in the Greenery. Northwest Food Services has
switched the Greenery from a place where
one or two Single items can be bought, to an
all-you-can -eat program.
The Greenery prices this year are $3.25
for breakfast, $5.25 for lunch, and $6.75 for
dinner. For the "One Size Fits All" plan,
$770.00 dollars are prepaid, and that will
include a breakfast,lunch, and a dinner and
$100.00 toward the Deli for the quarter, but
any meals missed do not get refunded. and
the money doesn 't go into the next quarter.
I asked a few students coming out of the you-can-eat plan.
Greenery what they thought of the food and
He compared the prices in the
prices. Three of them thought that the prices Greenery to those around Olympia, and
were too high, and one other thought that the found that sometimes they were up to a
prices were decent. However, all agreed that the dollar cheaper than some other restaurants.
prices were too steep for the people who only .
"If you build your day around larger
have a few dollars for food. When I asked one meals, the Greenery is perfect." Michael
of the stude nts what he thought of the food, said. "If you're hungry, this is the place to
he said, '" think it sucks, and the pancakes are eat." For smaller meals. he suggests the Deli.
cr unchy."
Another advantage, in his opinion is
I had the oppor tunit y to interview that the Greenery plan isgood for first yea r
Michael Cardew, the director offood services students. It is a constant place because all
about the change. He said that the reason for the meals are cooked and pre-paid already.
Micae l Cardew is aware of th e
the newplan is because "There weren 't enough
people and sales last year. We were practically financial situation of some of the students,
giving food away." He also noted that some and says that Northwest Food Services is
students and staff expressed interest in the all- thinking of solutions for those students.
The Mariners are actually winning
by Cedrus Fox-Dobbs
Was I dreaming? Or did the Mariners
finally win the West!
I was born in Olympia, I was raised in
Olympia and I go to school in Olympia. The
one interest that has been with me as long as
I have lived in Olympia, is baseball. Not just
any baseball. but Mariners baseball. I can
remember back to opening n!ghts witht/
starters such as Alvin Davis, Bob Kearney, Rey
Quinones, Gorman Thomas, and other long
forgot ten players who played with the old "M"
styled hats. Memories of working out in the
farmyard with the familiar voice of Dave
Niehouse calling J Tom Paciorek homerun to
beat the Boston Red Sox in the bottom of the
ninth. Or being at opening night when Ken
Griffey jr. took the first pitch he saw in the
Kingdome and drove it into the stands.
Although being a Mariner fan also has its less
exciting moments more often than seems
possible yesterday will be added to the
memories that I keep and put away. October
2nd, 1995 th e Seattle Mariners claimed a title
they have sought after for 19 years. They were
crowned wi.th the Western Conference title in
one of baseball's most dramatic finishes ever.
Over the weekend, after the news of the
single playoff game was announced. anxiety
inside me grew to be a kind of superstitious
leveL I found myself playing an Angels vs.
Mariners game on my computer before I went
to bed and hoping the results would be similar
on Monday. During classon Monday, I waited
patiently for the time to pass and for the game
to start.
1:45- I am in seminar and the game is
underway. I sneakily bring my headph ones
up to my ears to catch the latest pitch . Static.
On break at 2:00- I raced outside and
listened to the voice of Niehouse reca ll the
score was still tied at zero.
3:00- Seminar is finished, Marinersare
ahead 1-0, Randy johnson is haVing another
spectacular game ann I rem ember at lunch I
saw a TV upstairs in the CAB Building. I soon
found myself in the CAB Building watching
the game on ESPN surrounded by fellow
Mariner fans. I began to wonder if my father,
a baseball fanatic, was enjoying the game as
please see M's page 8 '
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by Naomi Ishisaka
and Carson Strege-Flora
OJ is free.
For the hat ers of the 0.). drama out there.
YOll may have breathed a sigh of relief at th e
quickness of
the verdict.
But the 0 .1.
t ria I
a nd
what it represents is not over yet.
0.]. was not just a murder trial. Th is ca se
represented the inability of our co untry to
repair our problems of race. clJss and gender.
For th e past year. a dazzling display ofthe
conflicts of race , class and gender has beell
performed before our very eyes. And in grand
American fashion, we haw left the
fundamental issues unresolved.
Race:
From opening to closing arguments. th e
defense subtly purported that this trial was
about race. The prosecution vehement I\'
denied it. The news media pret(· nded to cOI'('r
rac e by talking Hound the issue but 1lt'\'Cr fully
discussing it.
Commentary
please see TRIAL page 8
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NEWS BRIEFS
The VP's mystery squash
This 7 1/2 pound zucchini (pictured below) was found on the desk of Art Costantino, the
Vice President of Student Affairs,along with a note (pictured left) that said it was from the
Liberal Organic Vegetarians Endowment of the ~eoduck Liberation Front, whose mission is
to change the Evergreen mascot from the Fighting Geoduck to th Zesty Zucchini.
Costantino later responded in a memo by stating that "mutilation of a zucchini is not a
matter which I take lightly, especially as an Italian."and is currently searching for the
culprit(s). May God help them .
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M.... Con.tanttno;
How tn.t lEse Is .manna me wortd Of NCAA athlelJc:a " .. tim.
10 c: hlnge our
During fall quarter Evergreen 's president.
.Iane Jerv is. will be available to mee t with the
En'rgr('cn CO llllllllllit y O il Ilv(' different
Thursdal' mornings from 8 to 9 am ill the arca
ll fth c De li illtl1\:' Cr\B . These dal's are Oc tobe r
S. I L.I!l and ~(1\'e lll bl'r L alld Iii.
.\11 ,tudl'lllS. qJIl and fac uh Jr(' illvit ed to
, h,ln' cO ll n'r lls . III a~k qu r ~iion~ or 10 gel
.1cqu:,intl'd.
'1hl'!'l' mill' he l)(,(;l,illn, wh en Janc', schedule
I,'ill pn'I'l'nt her twm bcillg al'ailahle. Ifsl1(' is
Il UI Ihere at her ~c hl'd lll ('d tim c. call th e
Prl'sidl'Il1 \ ollice at xli lOll ..
,c::hoot mu.cDL
Whoft., ftHrd Of Ihe
Flghllng Geodueh. o.odl.aClII don't f1ghl. tn.V 'plt YKchl.
Th. Libera' O'lJanlc v.g.urianl EndowmenlILOVE) propo ...
to thaoge our .(;~ maacot to the nob+- Zucclnl. Larv.~Ime .... of (hI, tatty monel c.n be umtd wtth priOe 01'10
th. lpofU: courta of' Cooper Point. Since mo.l of EVwg,..,.
atl.ldef'lta on., t.t anknlll ne." t.uc.h their mouth, tt wol.lkl t»
fittinQ and IP9fQprln to honQr the GIlt:EEN., Z'8ty lueclnl
n •• nll ,ou.mI .
ZAP 'EM
Evacuation
drill planned
Un Tuesday. October 10 at 10 am th e entire
campu s will partiripate in an emergency
l'l'aCuatioll drill. This drill is an 0pp0rlunit y for
th e camplls practice steps it Il eeds to take ill
al l actu al cme rgency, like eart hquakes or other
disast('r~.
:\n al ann will sou lld that lllofIlill g. alerting
you to Irave your building. Ou tside YOLI will bc
greeted hy assisstan ce tealll members. They
will th ell direc t you to one of th e four
C'IT:l1Iatilln sites: the Se lliin ar fl cld. the Library
IlI l'ado ,,', the soccer field by th e COl'errd
Hl'l rl'J tillll l'al'dli nn :lIld r:ield S Ill' the Ch il d
Ca l'!' Cc nter.
The acfm ini stratiollll'ouid like to thallk I'OU
tor yom mopera t iOIl. II' you hal'e :III Yquesti~1I1S,
('(l nl art lill LolI' ~ at xliI I I .
Greener grad
to join staff
Ca thy \\'ond lI'ill be joiniilg the Studelll &.
.\ r.ld eilli r Support Serl'ire~ staff a\ ~rnio r
'l'lTl'tar\' ill the Dea n\ oflice.
\,'no d ', profess ional alld ed ll cati o nal
experience at hcrgrcl'1l provides her with an
(' x((' llent background th at will be useful in
\\'ll rking with student s. sta lLlild faculty. She i~ a
I!J90 gra duat e of Evergreen and h a~ I"orked ill
th e Il o lI ~ ill g otli ce in variety orro l e ~ since 19R9.
reel free to stop by \\'ood's otlice in Library
l-t 14 alld sec her as ,he takes on th ese Il CW
rl',polls ibi li te'.
Swim lessons
offered
Registration for Youth Class Activites and
swim lessons is cUffently in progress at the
Evergreen State College,
Both precornpetitive swimming classes and
private and semi-private lessons will be offered
by the Aquatics Pursuits Office.
For additional information, call Jan ette
Pare nt in th e Aqua tic Pursuits Office at x6770
or x6536.
Monday, September 25
04 "1;': Cratliti Ol1t he south side doo r oriectllfc
It aII I.
1917: Fire Ala rm ill L!- dorm .
Saturday, September 23
I) I!I: \ 11l()kc' , rat hl'f th all stC'J lll. Wd' fi lling the
\\ ll ll ll'lI " ';llIna. till' 1\ IrCla 11 e Fi rl' Dr pd rtillell t
" ·' IHlIllkJ .
:.W.H;: Thrl'l' jUI'l' llill' IIl .Iil" 1\'('[ (' hangi ng
:lJ'o un d .\ - cf Oflll.
:! .I· I;,: ,\ I'('hil iL- lI'a, sto pl'ed fi') r speedin g un
thl' Parkll':lI.
Tuesday, September 26
102:,: Th eft of a wooden dingh y from the TESC
beach.
171(; Thcft lro m Mod 3131\.
Sunday, September 24
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OCTOBER
5, 1995
If you have been driving, riding, or
walking on 4th or 5th Avenue recently, you've
no doubt noticed the construction workers
buzzing about in a block-\Yide area that now
looks like the foundation of a futuristic office
building. Alas, this is not the case, what you
have actually seen are the beginnings for a
fountain that will be the centerpiece of
Heritage Park, an old idea for downtown that
is just now getting started .
Heritage Park, which was first proposed
in 1911 by the architectural firm of Wilder and
White, is idealized as joining the downtown
business areas with the Capito l campus.
Presently, the Portico Group out of Seattle are
designing the remaining parts of the park,
which is planned to stretch from the Temple
ofjustice near the Capitol to Percival Landing
adjacent to the Bayview Thriftway. One ofthe
main themes in designing the park, according
to David Hanna , Planning Services Manager
for the Olymp ia Parks, Recreation and
Cultural Services Department, is to enhance
the "axial perspective" ofthe Capitol building.
This means that the creators wish to give the
surrounding areas of the Capitol a Washington
Monument feel. especia lly with the reflection
of the dome in Capitol Lake, thus placing
more emphasis on the structural splendor of
our lawmaking facilities.
Hanna states that the goal of bringing .the two areas together will be accomplished
by enhancing the existing areas with
grandiose founta in , benches, open lawn
pedestrian trails with plenty of foliage
spaces, walkways, lighting for those early dusk
abounding, along with new concessions (like
strolls in fall, around forty-two trees ranging
restrooms) and lawn areas for lunching and
from cherry to sequoias, and an abundance of
relaxing_ Proposed ideas for the park also
decorative flowers and bushes_ The
include a shoreline boardwalk-esque around
construction workers are creating new sewer,
Capital Lake, an outdoor amphitheater, and
irrigation, electrical, and utility structures
lanes for joggers, bicyclists, and bladers .
underground in order to enhance the look of
Currently, there is not a plan to develop a spot
the park (by not haggling it with wires and
for the local skateboarder.
such) and help the "flow" of things in the area.
The block under construction currently,
which borders 4th Avenue, will house a The project ran into some contaminated soil
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and Confidential
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0820: A person report ed th at at a earlier tim e
their locker in th e CRc'was broken into.
16:'0: An individual told public safety that he
had littered in th e past , and he will be pickin g
up r iga rette butt s to makr up for hi , pa st
mistakes.
1824 : A sandal W 3\ reported ,tolel1 fro m aCRe
locker.
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CALL 866-6833 FOR MORI! INFORMATION
24 HOUR HELP LINE
. Sun~y, October"g from ~_m. to 4
p.m., the Orgaruc Farm will host its annual
Harvest Fair. The festival will revolve
around representations from some of the
community's
prominent
local
organizations ·such as Safeplace, the
Energy Outreach Center and the United
Farm Workers Union.
An afternoon offood, live music and
agricultural workshops will help slow the
weekeQd down_ The workshops will teach
craft making, composting and organic
gardening. Boot~s with delicious food
alongside vendors selling arts and crafts,
jewelry, candles and oth~r wares will
presumably attract members of the
community seeking fun.
Eamilies 'are encow-aged to attend
and bring kids as there will be a juried
scarecrow making contest, a setup for
learning how to press dder, a booth for
, making corn husk dowels and an
. oppOrtunity to make crafts.
To find parking for the fair, park in
Parking Lot B and follow the signs along
the wooden trail to the Organic Farm.
753-0061
FREE SERVICES OFFERED:
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THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE
RECITAL HALL
involved in the project. Local businesses have
so far been receptive to the plan. thinking along
the lines that if people come for the park and
its charms, then they will stay to frequent their
~hops. The fountain part of the park should
be completed in mid to late February. And no,
you cannot skateboard in the fountain.
If you have any qu estions or concerns
about Heritag e Park, ca ll the Parks and
Recreation Department at 753-8020.
10
2,010 HArl'i"@Ii e/f.Y·e
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from an unknown source, so a portiol1 of the
project is dedicated to cleaning up the
problem.
The estimated cost of the project is $2.6
million dollars. One million of these dollars
was provided by a grant from the State of
Washington Inter Agency for Outdoor
Recreation, another million in matching funds
from the City ofOlympia, and $500,000 dollars
were given by a private donor. This estimate
includes acquiring and developing the land
to
host Harvest Fair
F ~6.=·La La {6.=s
Ji~za & ya3ta
The construction is underway at the future sight of Heritage Park in
downtown Olympia (photo above}.Upon completion, the $2.6 million
project will include a boardwalk, amphitheater and fountain (shown
at. left).
Organic'F~rm
Wednesday, September 27
Thursday, September 28
Ill] !!: Publi c \a ret)' inquired about the legalit y
of ca mp fire, on \late propert y (specifica lly in
thl' mea dow). It lVa s determined that th e law
requirc, a hurn permit for \lIch activities.
Puhlic ,afet)' will now enforce this fire policy.
:n07: Fire alarm in th e third fl oor ofD - dorm.
In case you've been wondering what's up with our paper, we wa~ted to have some
fun and decided to experiment. We're trying a few things with the flag (that thing that
says CPj on the front cover) and th e comics (spreading them throughout the paper). We
wanted to see what the paper would look like a little different. so we're trying a few idea~
out to see what they look like and to get reactions from you , since this is your paper.
We really want to hear what you think of our ideas. so either drop by the CPj office
in tAB 316 (that's on the third Hoor of the CAB. through the Student Activities area) or
callus at x6213.
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by Jennifer Koogler
THE MILl
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ECURITY
\ I l'i,ltll l'h qu ie t dal lor Pllillie S:tiet )'.
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Noxious weed
board seeks
help
Compiled by
Friday, September 22
The Cooper Point Journal produced its first issue last week. And, as it was our first issue, we
made some mistakes.
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- In Neil Gillespie's opinion piece on summer session at Evergreen. It was stated in this piece
that the counseling center is not open during the Slimmer, when in fact the counseling center is
open for 30 hours each week.
Another mistake came in the crediting for the comic "Lies." The creatures of this comic are Ed
Gibbs and Mike Harris, and not Mike alone, as was printed.
Lastly, in the OFS volunteer article in the Arts and Entertainment section, we gave two phone
numbers, including one that has·been disconnected, as well as one wrong name. The correct
phonenumberfor volunteering for the OFS Film Festival is 754-6670 and ask for Devon Demonte,
not Devin Demante.
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We regret these mi$takes, and implor.e-you to bear with us. The CPjis a learning laboratory,
..
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and occasionally things don't work.
THURSTON COUNTY
The Noxious Weed Control Board Progr.,am
is cllrrrntly looki ng for a nr w mcmber.
e ~pecially from th e northwes t sec ti on of
Thurston Count y.
The Board is concerned with preserving the
agricu lt ural and natural resources of the
Co unt y from degrading impart of exotic,
noxiolls weeds.
For more information, ca ll Thurston Cou nt y
Weed Co ntrol at 786-5576.
News I
Olympia's newest park is based on old idea
EVERGREEN
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Educlllion on pregRllncy, abortion and alternati\lcs
Counscling services: Indi\lidual, Group, Crisis Pregnancy and Post Abortion
' Clothing and furnishings to-Ilccommodatc both mothcr and baby
Parenting chuses
Post IIbortion support groups
Refcrrllls for adoption, medical nrc, legalauislMnce, or other nceded community
services
Educlltional prcsentalions: abstincncc, fctal dcnlopmcnt lind abortion issucs
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5, 1995
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News I
INews
Buffy Saint-Marie talks about creativity
by Reynor Padilla
Thi~
is the sl'cl1nd part of an interview I
(lmductrd with Illllsici3n. actor. painter and
ll:!nrer Buffy Sailllt'-Maril'. Alllong other
things shp \\'rotr . rl'corded and performed th e
illcredible "B uried i\11' Heart At Wounded
Knee" and \,"on and Academy Award for th e
~ong "l ip Wherr Wr Belong" which appeared
in the mOl'i e "An Officer and A Gelltlemall."
Shl' was aho a cast Illemhr r all Sesame Street
filr fll'[' \Tars.
TI;ese days she wurks alm ost (,lItire ly in
Ih(' digital mediums. using a computer to write.
make music. and make art. She' lI be vistiting
rla~,l'S al Evcrgreen for a tel\' moew days where
,ill' hopes to empower her st udent s. "to make
lill'lIl reel gllUd about th elllsc l ve~ . working in
Ihe area of \elf~ id l'ndi t }'. and srlksteem and
,Irt.
:\ \chedule of thr cia\ses shr will be
I'i'iting is postrd at th e Dean's office.
I've seen that you've won at least one
Academy Award. How do you do it?
[Laughs] 1'011 write a lot. You write all the
Ii Illr. YOII ('reate all t il(' time. You trpnd pl ease
.,·ourself. And if your a mmician you play all
Ih l' ti me. If YOII'r a paintrr yo u paint all the
lime. And hopefully painters don't just paint .
but do other arts as wel l. And hopefully
musicians don't just make music, they make
other arts. Expressive people express who we
are. The way that it translates into the
marketplace is that sooner or later people find
out. So people invite you and one thing leads
to another.
When it cOllles to scoring movies it'd
definitely a skill. a specific skill. involving exact
timing, and lots of discipline and editing. But
ba~ically the difference between what an
ordinary movie score and an Acadamy Award
ha s to do not with mechanics. but with the
hrar t that goes into it.
Not with the skill that you've aquired, but
where your inspiration comes from.
[{('a lII'. Tht' iJl\pir;lt ion ihclf.
Where do you think that comes from-this may be too medaphysical a question:\(l <[lIl'\lillll i, Il)ll In('d~IJlhY~iral
(Iallgh,) .
I'm an artist- and I've taken a few art
classes at here at Evergreen ...
:\ painter'!
Yeah a little bit, but I write,l draw a lot,
and I've recently been painting using india ink
and a brush. It's very -very therapeutic.
Also I'm a leader, and that's very
important. I'm the oldest often ehildrenOh· mercyl
Leadership has kind of become
something I haven't even realized is an art, but
it's an art that-as an editor at a newspaper-
is more important than anything. Learning
how to balance people's feelings, work with
people and teach people.
Being creative, helping other people be
creative and teaching are all very important
parts of my life.
Do you lind it inspiring?
Yeah, yeah, very . It's really, really strong.
In my time oflearning here at Evergreen
I'l'e seen two different types of teach ing. The
onr I was most impressed with is a teacher here
lIamed Marylin Frasca. She teaches a way of
getting in touch with , whether you ca ll it your
~ubcomcious. or your soul or something else.
Where yo ur images jllst come into you, and
then you create them. It's almost like an
imperitive for you to create them. What is that
like for you?
That's it [laughs] . You just described it.
How do you get to that- sometimes it's
hard for people to get to that quiet state.
I don't try. I would nevrr think to force
it. anymore than I would Iry to be hungry if I
weren't hungry. but I am hungry [right nowl
[Iaughsl. I can't really tell you why it happens
to me. maybe I'm jllst very easily inspiredeasily amused. I will find a great difference in
myse lf between the creative and the editing
stage. That's one of the tricks I'm trying to pass
on to all artists. Because a lot of people find
that they get blocked. I've never been blocked
so maybe I shouldn't talk too much about it.
However, what I've learned how to do is -if
I'm gonna write something, it might be
composi ng music , I might be composing a
picture, I might be brainstorming a poem that
appeared in my life, I might be hearing music
in my head, it's there. That's the creative state.
And I've Irarned how to have such respect
for thai . it doesn't matter where I am. I'll pull
off the hi ghway. write somelh ing down. Or if I
happen to be in my ~tudio I'll just brainstor m
it. create it. ca tch it , do it. just. yo u kllOw. I' ll
ju~t li\te ll . and let it flow out my hand s.
however it is.
The problem t hat a lot of people have
wi Ih t ha t is they'lI feelt hey have this edi tor kind
of silt in g behind thelll . saying "Well th aI
Joe~n't rhyme. That doesn 't makr se nse. You
~J.le ll ecl th at wrong. Those colors don't go
together." None of that ~tufr matters at all at
tilr time ofthr crea tive Illoment.
IfyolI're in spired, be inspired. Just have
respect for whatever it is th at's coming from
wherever it's coming from. and put it down
[create it]. And then when the creative moment
is over YOI1 have to let the editor in sooner or
lat er. And yoy promise that editor that "When
I'm done, when I'm finished creating you ca n
come in and you ca n have a crack at editing it."
And sooner or later the editor in you -which
i~ very important, you kllow the editor is th e
one Ih at finalizes the work. helps it to take
shape.
I mean maybe the stuff that I'm crea ting
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during those creative
three hours , maybe
one's a picture, maybe
the second is a picture.
the third is a song, or
two or three or four.
['II
write down
thoughts. And then
the editor will come in
and say "There's
twelve works of art
here." But while I'm
doing it I'm not
count in g. ['m just
outting it all down.
But gradua ll y the
editor in you will
come to respect the
creator in you and vice
versa. And the editor
will become more and
more content to wait
ou tside the door until
the creative process is
over.
And then when
the editor gets in
chances are you won't
ever remember how
yo u even put that
together. Because if
you ever lose some of
those notes you'll find Musician,digital painter and Academy Award winning
that you can't put Buffy-Sainte Marie has been teaching at Evergreen for
them together in the
the last couple weeks.
same way again .
Little techniques like that I'm teaching to love of nature, and the love of creativi ty that I
Evergreen students because I feel as though this find in other people or that I feel in myself, just
is a creative group of people. And I kind of have gives me respect for the idea of growth. I don't
a cut to the chase attitude about just giving think it's a matter of trying to create. I think
people the skills that I have. If they like to learn it's a matter of letting yourse lf create.
from me that's something I take as an honor.
Letting yourself grow.
The whole creative process as just natural.
. I feel, in more specific answer to your
Letting yourself grow, and letting yo ursE'lf
question, where it comes from. and how you
get to be in this state: I think it's like growing. go too.
I mean one of the mo st relaxing things I
does a chi ld hav e to try to grow? It just
ca
n
think
of doing is going out to the balcollY.
happens. Not only is eac h artist growing every
day, but I feel as though ollr whole species is without anybody watching. taking a sketc h
growing. You kllow every cell in our body is pad. and just sketch that tree . Something will
growing and changing all the time. In nalure happen. It doesn't matter if you throw the
things are growing and changing allihe time. sketch away.
:\ew things are replacing old things. Just the
Howdo
we feel at
trial's end?
Cont'd from ROPED page 1
started being about hmv we, as the soc iety
subjected to the hype, feel about the outcome.
I circulated about the remaining
congregation , emotional barometer in hand,
trying to get an explanation for the sentiment
behind the perplexed faces. The commentary
was few and far between. "Absolutely fucking
unbelievable" said one student. ''I'm not
surprised" stated another, but for the most
part my inquiries were met with shaking heads
and a desire to keep their feelings under wraps.
Was the apparent end of such a Sickening
spectacle rendering them speechless? In the
hours after the verdict , as the campus and I
digested the final force-fed soundbites,
possible explanations for the outcome
abounded.
What comes to mind first is th at O.). was
found innocent in order to avoid the chaos that
reigned after the Rodney King verdict. Did the
jury feehhey had to walk around on eggshells
in order not to become the next instigators of
protest and possible violence? Prejudice
became such an issue in this case as oflate, it
would make sense that they wouldn't want the
finger of approval of that kind of behavior
pointed at them. Given that racism was a
major issue, were those who wouldn 't voice an
opinion afraid of being seen as racist if they
disagreed with the jury? Whether this is trlle
or not, we must remember that the O.J. case
and Mr. King's are two completely different
matters. and that bringing one into another is
simply another media tool deSigned to make
us look at the case through the glasses they give
us, not our own eyes. By making race and
prejudices an issue. the defense and the media
immediately hit the nerves of the American
peoplE': turning us against Fuhrman 's
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disgusting attitude may have unsuspectingly
placed some of us in O.J. '5 favor. I don't mean
to trivialize the importance ofpointing out and
ending intolerance in this country, I am only
saying that the media jumped on it because
they knew it would arouse debate at a time
when interest in the case was falling
(controversy + hyp e = ratings), instead of
treating it as the serious issue it is.
The media itself led to the majority
sentiment of the Evergreen campus: thank God
that this crap is over and the country can get
back to normal. This kind of reaction is not at
all surprising. Did the tabloid TV shows think
that the short American attention span (that
they created) would follow a single story for
over a year? Heck no, that's why they had to
come lip with interesting plot twists, side
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the verge of dying down (once reporters have '
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faces a couple th ousand more times). we'd
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and that CNN will hopefully spend it's time and
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In the end, I. like everyone else. let the saga
of the story overpower my feelings on whether
or not 0.). was actually guilty or not. so that
by the time I heard the news I didn't really care
either way. My guess is that us Greeners and
the rest of the world are so tired of the whole
th ing that to even discuss the outcome is, ill
itself. giving int o the hype created by it.
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iColumns
nomy back for an'o ther
year of social commentary
Columnsi
CAB" third floor student groups offer a variety of options
,.
'Befc?rumbarkiO, oli.this column's
this is my second yea r of doing a column
these are a few of the things i believe in:
for evergreen's own cpj, and i'm so ITiggin ex- i believe in honesty and co nlTontation. i becited! seriously. this column was the biggest lieve in allies and i believe in community. i
thing that brought me back to evergreen this believe in personal and collective struggle ...
year. last year my column ended up being crazy th at my personal/political st ru ggles for
controversial, whi ch is just fin e with me, cuz beauty/ dignity/ liberation/etc make me a
while i lllay have so me enemies in th e legisla- whole person, and provide me with meaning
ture and maybe eve n on t!lis ca mpus, i've also and direction in my life (i repeat this to myself
foun d so me true alli es. and eve rgreen fe els so i don't ge t disillusioned and incapacitated
much more supportive to me than it used to.
by how fucking hard it can be sometimes) ...
so i suppo~e this week i'lI be introduc- and i believe that the str.ugg,les of non-white,
ing myself. my purpose, goa ls, etc. hello. i'm working/poverty-class, and other oppressed
nomy. most orthe political writing i do focuses peop les are ce ntral to my own (this mean ~
on fat oppression. so i'm exc ited about thi s col- proving myself an ally and not just fighting for '
umn cuz this is where i get to broaden my fo- the white-woman's revolu tion or whatever). i
CliS. i glless this is a feminist co lumn , though i
believe in complexity, beauty, passion, art, and
have no interest in typical/ traditiona l white other nice things.
middle-class femini sm (a la naom i wolf et al).
i don't believe in gUilt and i don't believe
i am anti-capit alin apat hy, i
don 't believe
ist. anti -industri- ~ /
allst . bla h bla h _
in slogans but
hlah... i have a
i do believe in
hard t illl e dewords.
i
bescribin g my ideoli eve in CO II logica I/pol it ira l
stJnCl? like i don't
tex t: i am a
kno\\' if i'm a
whi te/jewis h
marxist or an allmiddle class
queer fat di sarc hi ~t or whatabled girl and
ever. bllt over th e
BY NOMY LAMM
slim mer
i've
i am no longer
lat ched onto this
-=============~ awhichteenager
means
slogany little
that now i'm
phrase . and it
means a lot to me: i am fighting for rhe free- supposed to be a part of some bored fukn gendom and self-determination of all p eople. as eration )( but i think that's bullshit. i believe
simple as it may sound. i think it describes my in identity politics, cuz it's important to know
goa ls quite nicely, and i'm so tired of knowing where we're coming ITom and where our backwhat i'm fighting aga inst but not what i'm fight- grounds place LIS, like how our personal experiences reflect a broader political ITamework
ing for.
i have a repu tation for be ing "angry" - i and how that affects our daily action s/interacguess that's acc urate, like i am angry some- tions. but i also believe in coalition, even when
times and anger can be prod uctive - but more it's hard.
this column is for women, for workingthan that i like to think that i'm just hon est,
which means i'm not cove ring up what i'm class , non -white , queer, disabled, and fat
th inkin g with bullshit rh etori c and i'm not people, for abuse survivors, and for all of us
quiet when there's something to be loud about. who are not regularly given voice and/or comover the summer i've "mellowed out" a bit munity. (you don't have to be all of the above,
which does NOT mea n i'm turning into a flaky duh.) and if you're none of the above, well then
hi pp ie, and does ;-.JOT mean i'm losing my listen up, baby.
write to me! i'm into dialogue and crigoa ls. ide als, or urgency ... well what it mea ns
is that i'm lea rning to use my experience and tique, and of course i appreciate support and
my po litics in a way that feels constructive and what ever else you wanna offer. yadda yadda
self-affi rming rather th an hopeless and ove r- yadda .. . okay i'lI be back in two weeks dud es.
Il'helming. (maybe "mellowed out" isn't the love nomy.
best \\'a)' to put it ?)
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SUbject, mustadMit ~wtbinp'upfront: . ~get,~oft~ea~n.
.
First, it is safe toay thatfJivt Udder a rOCk . . (Ncnvbefott)'DUsetbelltoutotshape
when it co~ to themusic::world.l own the an<l say thatibis quote doesn't indicate the
same CDs that rve bad since 9dl grade•.The ,media's 'treatment of Love. ·rememberthat
last concert I attended was "Lollapalooza in e~ quote in an Utlcle wa.s Cbosen out of
, '93,' and I bated it SO muth that I vowed to many. ~ers can shape a story' any way
"never attend another concert again. AI· ~ey want.)
'.
. .
tl\ough I consider 'Bonnie Raitt and the In· ·
A New Yorif article called her a "Ioudeligo Girls to be my faVorite signers. I couldn't mouth, sexual pre<fator" and "bad mother".
Sing a line of their songs to save my life.
and -not reaay pretty. too ambitiouS, and a
,
Now, with those admission$ out of the bitch on wheels_"
way, I can get down to the busines~ of
~Now, put this the sexism test. in orCourtney Love. Jdo know who Courtney Love derto determine uthe media is treating Love
is nsaid under a rock. not dead) and I have unfairly because of her gender, we oeed to
;beeb"J'lotici!,lg the clearly sexist undertones see if thesNamtl phrasc:s, would be said
(and sOmetimes 'OVertones) in the media sto-: about male singers without raising an eyeriesabouther. .
'~·l'·h.
brow.
_
,
I first noticed it in the August 24,1199&:. .
"Aggressive female ro1,e model, n Nope
issue ofRolling Stone. and it was a'pilrefluke that oh~'atttially has the world female in'it
that.I was reading it. I only picked it up be- (and while manyOftaf~L~atthis descripcause of the snotty headline on the cover tor would be a comp1iment~ it 'c~lItainly
"Hole is a band, CO\lfthey Love is a sid~- wasn't in the context of the article): fJ
show",
.
' .
~Slut~" Nope, men get called more re.' Upfi:ont;'the author admits that he is spectable things
"Casanova" or "lady's
annoyed because Love missed an appoint· man,.. . . . .
'
..
mentwith him, but .his disparaging treat:. "-Loud-mouth. shual predator:
mentofh~alludestosomethingmuchmore Maybe, but sexual predator wouldn't be
than a slighted ego.
.
used in a negative way. :. "
.
,~
~ome. samplin.~ ofthe words he sav~s
• "'faa ambitiQUs, ~ Nope; Can you
· for Love~ "the aggressive female role model imagine a man being criticized for workiiig
~f the band.", "old-fas~i~ned cattiness'" and hard to get to the top?
•
.
Kathleen·~attle likefu.
"Bitch on wheels." Nope, the term
His snooty little-c:omments.litters the bitcb is generaUyreserved for women_
article, and mostfocused'on or alluded to her
. "Bad mother." Nope.,for obvious rea·
gender. While the article wu an attempt to .sons, .
.
portray that b.nd as a whole, the author
. "Old&$bioneacattiness."Nope. This
'. couldn'treslstjabblligCO\U'tIieflove:W'lim- . de$criptorisalmoStentirelrusedtod~be
e.ver·he had the opportur)it;. At timeJ, b~ wOmen.
ev~ ~ to psyc~oanalyte her b~~lor _. . " PI¥';upcle. e~ a~ts the double
(~ft:eud ¥lfot co~ up), .'.
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They usually meet on Tuesdays and are also in
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They are in charge of appropriating funds and
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A few more notes: The Jewish Cultural
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dinners rotating around at member 's houses
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toriously contentious front woman" and'pro- things.aitd:more, who knows.,What is im·
· ceeded to detail Love's -bad:girl" .antics, pomidtls diat she is defined in tenns of her
whi.l;h ap,P,arendy included' some physi~aL gender, notin terms of herself.
fights, totally inappropriate for a proper lady_
_ 'the media has yet to learn how to
'The ending quote from a'l3, Year.old treat.women as people, instead they con."fan, $aid. "She made a complete slut of.her- .tinue to rdyon old stere(,)-types and uncre·
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Another obvious reference to her gender. Fur.
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describing what it is they do , lik e helping
people find the kinds of games they are interested in (role playing, board, computer, etc.)
and planning the annual "GeoCon" convention
filed with artists, dances, and gaming ga lore.
Call x6036 for more .. . The Evergreen Students
for Christ has their meetings every Tuesday at
7:00pm in L2130 and have all kinds of activities throughout the year. . . Look for th e
Women of Color Coalition to have their first
meeting Tuesday, Oct. 10th at 5:00pm on the
couch es outside their office (CAB 313). Come
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ERC (Enviromental Reasource Ce nter) ha s
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to create a focus for th e year. They strive to
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That is about it for now, alii can say is
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Greeners and welcome to what proves to be
another exciting year up on the third floor of
our beloved CAB. Forthose of you new to these
parts, CAB stands for Campus Activities Building, and the third floor is the think tank for
many of the students groups that make it live
up to it's name. On any given day, the seemingly somber maze of cubicles are overflowing
with ideas and activites designed to enrich your
mind and even change the world. Last year, I
had no clue about what the whole third floor
complex was all about, save the intermitten flyers around campus that, by the time I even
noticed, the event was long since over. Hopefully, this column will keep you up-to-date on
what the various groups are doing, so that
other Greeners don 't suffer the same fate as I
did, namely staring at the asbestos-filled ceiling for long stretchs of time w.hen 1could have
been out cleaning up Puget Sound or ITeeing
wrongly impounded political prisoners, So, jf
you have a need to fill various time frames or a
passion for a certain cause that is dying to be
unleashed out onto the world, here are so me
possible outlets...
The Evergreen Q!Ieer Allliance features
weekly events and social gatherings, as well as
informative workshops on politica l and personal issues, including a Bi-Womens support
group and a Men's discussion group. Their goal
is to be a continuing resource for the Evergreen
community, both queers and non-queers alike.
Shawna Rae, the coordinator extrordinaire,
says that they need volunteers a plenty to help
with the newsletter and organizing activities,
so stop by. The office hours are Mon. 11-1:30,
Wed. 1-3, and Fri., 11-2, or call x6544. Some of
the up-coming events include the Coming Out
Dance on Oct. 7th, to be followed by Coming
Out Day Oct. 11th, with all kinds of fun stuff
abounding. Get yourself in their soon to tell
them what yd\.J want the group to focus on or
if you have any kind of idea regarding activities.
Not actually on the third floor but close
enough, the Women's Resource Center held an
open house on Sept. 27th that simply rocked
my world, complete with refreshments and
good conversation. The WRC will be doing
many creative and informative events this year,
including an Art Gallery dedicated to showing
Greener female artists, a Political Action Group
that will monitor the legislation can cering
women's issues, and a newsletter that ranges
in content ITom poems and pictures to political issues. The office is a cool place to just hang
out a talk. or flip through the many books and
magazines (available to checkout, also). If you
want to get involved. stop by CAB 206 (right
next door to the Deli) and check the door for
meeting times, or call x6162. Don't forget, the
Women's Resource Center is not just limited
to women.
LASa (Latin American Student Organization) will be celebrating Indigenous People's
Dayan Oct. 12th. This celebration marked the
first time the college has officially recognized,
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Simpson trial racist
(ont'd from TRIAL page 1
Of course this trial was about race. This
cnullt ry is too racist for it not to be a
'iigllitirall t fartor. But those who claim Ihal
0.1. is jllSI a vict im of a racist syslem aren'l
looking deep enough. 0.). is certainly a victim,
hUI not of th e blatant racism rep resell ted by
Ihe LAPD.
He is a victim of a more subtl e form of
r <lri~lll. To surceed. 0.). had to bccome whit e
ill ('\'('rl' se nse of the word. He li ved ill
Brl'nt\\,~l1d , Ca lifornia, a white lIeighborhood.
He wnre the right clothes, talked th e right
\;1I1 gllJgC Jnd had th e right at titu de. He
\JceJnlc a success in Ihis co lor COIlSCIOliS 1I'1lrid
Ill' adoptillg th e rich white cu llure.
He bl'came. in Jesse Jackson's phrase. "~
lI oll-threate nin g black man. "
OJ i~ a I'ictim here too. But th at docs
nOI rhan ge the fact that in all likelihood he
murder ed two people and is now walking
3\\'a\' a~ a frec man.
. It is too cas)' to make the 0.). Si lllPSOIl
ra,l' represen lali\'e ofl he illjuslices LKed by
African- ,-\merirans ill th e lega l sys tem. If
all\'th ill g. 0.). reprrs(, lItsth e injustices ofl h('
I('ga l ~)' s t em. The rich get off, \\'h ile Ihe
I\'orkillg rlass OftI'll ~uncr for crim es Ih at th<,),
did nnl cO lllmit. The appa llin g sidl'show of
\1<Irk Fuhrma n wasjust that. and appa rently
~e n'eJ il ~ purpose. The deti"llse used Fuhrman
10 detra cl att ention from 0.).\ incred ible
pri"ilegl' and se r\'e him to the publi c as
anot her Rodnp)' King.
TI1O'<' I\'ho rejoi ce over OJ's acquitta l
are lInc o n~ c iou .' of how th ey are being
Illanlpulated. D../. is Fl ot Rod ney Killg. His
acq uitt al i, not a hlow to th e racist, classist
W'itl'lll. If anything. it is an atllrmation ori t.
Worse, 0.).\ acquitta l gives whi te
-\ll1nica Ihe chance to fa lsely agru<, th at the
just ice sys tcill is fair for people of color. when
in fa ct for rich people of color.
Those \\'ho wanlus to dismiss the fac ts
because of the repre hensible atti tudes held by
Mark Fuhrman are missing the point.
Yes we need justice. But we need it for
0.). and for those without privilege,
Class:
Tomorrow another man· acc llsed of a
crime will enter the court room in L.A .. or
Sea ttl e, or anywhere. He may be guilt y, he
may not be. But unlike 0.)., he will not be
able to afford to buy him selfan acq uitt al.
Instead, he will face a jury of his peers
wit h a public defender who has 35 other cases
to co nt end with. He will have one attorney
earn ing about th e same as a public school
teacher, not an 0.). dream team of seve n
highly paid attorneys. His attorn ey will have
one shared assistant, not the 0.). team of over
20 investigators, paralegals and assista nts.
The attorney will have no money for D01A
tests, experts or ot her paid-by-the-hour
wi tn esses.
If this nl3n had faced th e same trial as
Simpson, he would be finishing up his t1rst
vea r of prison by now. Or. he might be
anxiously wa iting for his exec ution date.
010 one on the news would be concerned
if hi s righl to a fair tri al had been
compromised.
0,), got his Justice. lie bough t it. Hut for
thme too poor, too uneducated. too illitera te,
too drunk or drugged out to afford even a shot
at justice, th ere is no justice,
Gender:
Alth ough race ha s stolen th e he adlin es,
thi s trial was as much about gender as it was
about race. 0.) . Simpson beat the living hell
out of 01ico lc Brown Simpso n whenever he
was jealous, whenever he was mad, or maybe
even whenever he was bored, The terror in her
voice as she begged a 911 dispatcher to help
her still resonates ill my mind_
But it seems her desperate pleas resonate
in few others' minds. Th e disgusting photos of
her brutalized body are ignored. We have
forgo tten that the bod ies lying in the blood are
real bod ies, represe ntin g the lives of real
people_ There may have bee n magazine covers
devoted to domestic violence la st year, but as
for real act ion , real chan ge, there has been
nothing,
Thi s very wee k, the Sena te vo ted to
deClJl1d t he Violence Against Women Act. (Th c
House did so la st week_) It is only Se nator
Joseph Biden's amendmcnt th at saved it from
oblivion this week.
For a double dose of irony, th e verdict
ca me the day after President Clinton kicked off
Nat)o nal Domestic Vio lence Awa reness
Montli~ Somehow the fla shy ph oto op see ms
hollow in the face of reality.
Hopefully one good thing would co me
out of this horribl e parade ora trial. Hopefully
like the Anita Hill fia sco in which the nation
began to understand sexual harassmen t. 0.) .'s
trial would raise aware ness. Don't hold your
breath.
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CIV is better than
you might think
by Mark Engle and Dawn
by Bryan Fran_nseuss
Theiss
Ordinarily, I am opposed to following
formulas when telling a story. But when it
comes to horror mm'ies where a lot of people
get killed (which includes both slasher flicks
and monster movies), there is a tried and true
formula which should probably be followed .
First you start your movie offwith some
sort of shocking display of what th e killer /
monster is capable of (like Leatherface sawing up a truck at 50 mph or an angry dinosa ur chomping on a Jurassic Park employee).
This shows the audience t hat th e mov ie
means business. There is a legitimate threat.
Now that a threat has been shown, it's
time to introduce some charac ters and develop them for at least another half hour.
Then when they get into a situation where
th ey are in danger, the audience ca n care
about these peoples' predicament and their
hearts might start beating a little faster. If a
crazy hotel manager kills a main character to
please his mother or an alien pops out of
somebody'sstomach, it should actually have
some sort of impact on th e audience.
Of course, horror movies should not all
be built on the sa me framework, and anyone
who suc cessfu lly ign ores thi s formula deserves respect. But it is difficult to watch
movies like Halloween: The Curse ofMichael
Myerswithout wanting to send the filmmakers back to Horror 10l.
The Curse of Michael Myers is the fifth
sequel to John Carpenter's groundbreaking
1978 film Halloween, th ough it is only th e
fourth to feature that film's mysterious masked
stalker, Michael Myers. Even after his story has
been told so many times, it should still be possible to make the character seem threatening.
But this Michael Myers is not even mildly
intimidating. He's just a guy in a painted William Shatner mask who walks around killing
stock characters. At the beginning of the film,
he comes out and kills somebody. Some characters are introduced, and he kills a bunch of them.
We don 't really find out much about them except that they don't want to be killed by Michael
Myers. It's pretty easy to walk out ofthe theater
without remembering any of the characters'
names, I remember Myers strangling people,
breaking people's necks, impaling people and
making a guy explode. But I don't remember
who those people were or how they got into that
mess.
Myers' whole purpose in life (as well as the
film) is apparently walking around killing
people. At times the characters hide from him
and spy on him. You might find yourself saying,
"Please, 0F~n up a drawer! Clean your mask! Eat
a banana! Do something, allythingto imply that
you have some sort oflife outside of your career
as a masked stalker!" But no luck. The guy is a
workaholic. When it comes down to it, he's not
much different from a Power Ranger. He seems
to have no home, no job, no hobbies, and no life
outside of random violence.
Even worse, The 'Curse of Michael Myers
commits the heinous horror movie sin ofintro·
ducing The-Guy-You-Want-To-Get-Killed. This is
a common horror cliche which almost never
works. In this case, there is an abusive father and
an embarrassing shock jock character who try
CRn HACKERS HRCK /7:
Thi s Unit ed Art·
ists film has bee n ve ry
ent erta ining. It sta rts in
Seatt le, 1988. when an
11 year old boy with thE'
handl e Cool Zero is in
('Ourt. on t rial for un lea~hing a virm that
wiped Ollt milli ons of
comput er syste ms, The
~elltencc is th at Dade
Murphy (AKA
Cool Ze ro)
isn't all owed
e
tu be near any
compu ters or
touch-tone
phones 'ti ll his
18th birthday.
,
Seven
years pass, and
Dade moves to New York, There, with access to his computer aga in , he hacks onto a
loca l television station, Another hacker,
u~ing the handle Acid Burn, informs him
that he'~ in her territory. He uses the handle
Cra~h Override to disguise his identity and
t h e re'~ a due l to control the TV station,
Dade goe~ to his new school and meets
Kat e Libby. The Phantom Phrrak. and Bo}'
Meets World. Kate plays a prank on him
(predictab le). Phantom Phreak and Boy
take Crash to meet Lord Nikon. a famous
hacker in New York. They watch a TV
~how piratedby two phreaks
known as Razor and
Blade. There's a
party going on
where Crash r1".I1:====:~
lea rn s th at Kate is Ac id
Burn.
Boy tries to become
part of the ga ng by hacking
a corporat ion. He sta rts to
download a IIle titled "Garbage". This fil e was anoth er
hacker's "toy" to take money
away from the compa ny.
The Plague uses his skills to
ca use trouble for
Boy in an attempt
to retrieve the file,
With Boy in
jail. Cras h and
Burn have a duel to
see who's the better
hacker. The point
of
the duel is to seek
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revenge on th e corporation that put
Boy in jail (also predictable), Soon, Plague
goes after the oth er hackers one by one (of
course the only hackers he a tt ack~ are the main
characters).
I don 't want to give too much away. so I'll
just say that it ishilarious, somewhat realistic.
and fun to watch, I recommend anyone who's
into compu ters or the "In forma tion Super·
highway" to see this. I used to be a hacker
myself. so I can honestly say that this movie
wasn't as far fetc hed as I had th ought it would
be.
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their hardest to
make the
audience
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not like
nO
them. As
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hacks them
upwe are ap·
parently supposed to enjoy it.
And after rooting for
the homicidal maniac , are we supposed to then be
scared of him again
when he goes after the
"good guys"?
To the filmmakers'
credit, they did attempt
to inject some new ideas
into this tired premise.
Myers' killing is explained
as part of a complex Druid
conspiracy, which probably
isn 't theologically accurate but it
makes you want to look back at the
other films and see if the concept fits.
There are also a couple neat
twists, a creepy detail or two, a nicely
ambiguous ending and what seems
to be some sort of revelation about
the mystery man in cowboy boots who
busted Myers out of prison in HaJJoween 5. Unfortunately, most of these
things are difficult to follow and considering the low quality of the film , it doesn 't
exactly scream , "Watch me again and deci·
pher my secrets'"
Making the movie-going experience bearable, however, are Paul Rudd
(Clueless) as a man obse'ssed with
Michael Myers after encountering him as
a child, and respectable British actor
Donald Pleasence, who is very likable
in his role as the somewhat retired
Dr. Loomis (the same character
he has played in all of the
Michael Myers films) . Unfortunately, Pleasence died
shortly after the film
wrapped.
But a few decent actors
can 't save The Curse of
Nfichael Myers. Considering how few horror films
are released theatrically
these days, it is unfortunate that films like this
weren't left in the '80s. Unless Kim Henkel's Return of
the Texas Chainsaw a Massacre(a somewhat promising
sequel which is currently in
limited release) proves other·
wise, I don't think the slasher
flick will be pushing to the next
plateau. It's time to move beyond the '80s
slasher flick (not to mention the currently en vogue "romantic" don't-worryit's-not-just-a-horror-movie) and try
something new.
. A day in the life of a New York hitman
ever, the character development department is
a vit inadequate and the ending is a trifle predictable. Joshua's character is pretty much deLillIe Odessa is the wintry tale of Joshua veloped properly, he is the quiet leather wear(Tim Ro ~ h )-a hitman for New York's Russian ing emotionless hit man. We also learn that his
Mafia-and his emotionally adrift little brot her father does not re spect him, there is clearly
Michael (Edward Furlong). The film is James plenty of informa tion onJoshua, but th e probGray's debut into th e world of feature film s, lem lies in the background ofM icharl.
When Michael learn s that Joshua is in
This melodramatic flick enj oyed a grea t dea l
of success at the Seattle International Film Fe~ town he tracks him down and th e movie betivallast spring and has been just recently reo gins to take shape, The relationship between
these two brothers is very strong and we vegin
leased on video cassette.
The film opens like a hurricane-th e first to see quite a bit of Michael, a normal sad teenframe shows a dismal New York street and a ager that feels alienated by his father. Th e story
man dressed in black approaching another line appears to try to set up a number of perman relaxing on a bench; within thirt y five sec- sona lity development routes by hinting towards Michael's love for
onds the man in black
mov ies, respect for hi s
has placed a bullet bebrother, hatred for sc hoo l,
tween the eyes of the
and th e fact th at he is not
man on the bench.
Russian like his parents, but
Once his hit ha s been
for some reason th ese ralites
made, Joshua checks in
are not pursued as well as
with his boss who inthey probably shou ld be.
forms him that his next
Aside from th e flaws in
job will be to take care
development this is a wo nof a rival Mafia boss in
Brighton Beach, Brooklyn's Russian ghetto. derfully dark and dismal fli ck that deals with
Joshua is less than thrilled when he receives hi s the death of loved ones, family respect in diforders because, as it turns out, his family, ferent cu ltures, and how far people will go
wh ich disowned him long ago, lives in this when their va lues are attacked.
Tim Roth is convincingly cold hearted in
neighbor hood.
Joshua knows he is going to be walking this story and flawlessly depicts Joshua, The
right into a hellish situation when he goes back role is a bit different than most of the mov ies
into his old neighborhood. His father, trying he has been in (Reservoir Dogs, PilIp Fiction,
to receive respect from Michae l, has a tendency Vincent and Theo, Heart ofDarkness) but Roth
to beat him a bit harder than necessary; on top is not really an actor that has been typecast
of that, his mother is slowly and painfully dy- which is always nice. Furlong's role is strikingly
ing of brain cancer. He also learns th at his fa- similar to his dlaracter in Terminator 2but the
ther is having an affair, which infuriates him angst filled almost suicidai teenager is defiwhen he sees his mother wasting away, In go- nitely the character for him,
All in all, James Gray's first major project
ing back to Little Odessa, Joshua walks right
through a gate of ex treme emotional turmoil. is a success aside from the flaws in developVisually this movie is very exc iting. Gray ment. Little Odessa is well worth watching on
has a knack for snowy New York nighttime one of those rainy Washington afternoons.
shots. The story line is interesting as well, how-
Hanson
If you've seen MTV in the last month ,
there is no doubt that when you think ofCIV
you picture some bald guy running around pretending to be a talk show host singing "Can't
wait one minute more," Or maybe you've seen
th em doing station identification for the network during 120 Minutes, looking like the ne.xt
alterna-poster children for the junior high
crowd,
This sli ck image was shattered after
hea ring all of
CIV's new reo
lease , Set Your
Goals. Set Your
Goals was co-pro·
duced by Walter
Schriefels
of
Quicksand, olle
of New York's premier hardcore
bands, and his influence can be
seen throughout
the album.
CIV, despite their "nice
boy next door" image, have a message and
sound to their music that is very similar to early
'80s Minor Threat and hardcore punk.
"Gang Opinion" and "Choices Made"
are prime ex amples of this. Both songs are
reminiscent of those days, and could confuse
most alterna-teens into wondering, "Whatever
happened to those nice poppy songs I'like so
much?"
In fact , if you're looking for more of this
kind of "poppy" music, Set Your Goa ls provides only two possible choices, The first is (of
course) "Can 't Wait One Minute More", and
the other is the last track, .. Don't Got To Prove
It. "
Unlike most MTV-friendly music, like
Green Day and Pearl Jam, CIV is not the kind
of album one would purchase for their twelve
year old sister for Christmas (or any other religious holiday). Let's hope it stays that way.
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by Chris West
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sical conversation with Gizmo (guitar) and
Tony (bass).
Me and my pet gerbil named Smiley had
Together with two supporting vocalists
an exquisite time at the Black Uhuru concert and Prince (drummer), the band had a fat,
last Friday night. This reggae band drew an trance-inducing sound. Don played the enenergetic crowd of all ages (this includes chil- thusiastic crowd well, chanting ~Love is the
dren under 2).
answer, love is the key." Reviews from the
The opening band, Po'okela, had flare. audience members were almost all positive.
The funk-reggae-calypso tunes drove the
Dawn, in her first year was all smiles.
crowd into a dancing frenzy. I would expect ''I'm really delighted to be here. Complete
to see this band pLaying at the top of the bill unity." Patricia, a Greener Alum loved the
soon,
band, but wondered, ~ Is it really necessary
At 11 pm, Black Uhuru took the stage. for S&A to spend student funds to hire
Don Carlos (lead singer) brought an almost bouncers?"
reverant presence to the stage. But what re-o
Wheri asked how he liked the band,
ally separates this band from most'reggae . Brian Smith commented "Let's put it this
bands is the smokin' keyboardist, Keith Ster- way, It's a blessing to hear the king's music
ling. He carried most of the instrumental played in this hall." However, "there needs
melodies, occasionally shifting to have a mu- to be more bass."
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The Softies get delicate with It's Love
by Cristin CaIT and Dawn
Hanson
\\'l' hate to he cliched. but th e Soft ies are
l1111' oflh ose few bands whose nallle says it aiL
\ \'ell . that \ Ilot quite true. oth el'll'ise our
re\'itl\' 1I'0uid end here. Bur. th eir sound does
fl111011' in th e s l e p~ of anoth er K Records band.
th e Lois. and (for th ose peopl e that are not:tll
Ih:1I fami li ar with thi s refe rrme). the more
m a in ·
s tr ea m
bandthr
S un ·
d a )' s .
T hi s
mell.ow
and
soothing
so und is
very ev i·
dent in
th e i r
first full
Ir ngth LP. 1(\ Love.
The Soft ies , I\'ho co nsi ~t of Rose
Me lberg, fo rmerly of th e self-described ultra
plink band Tiger Trap, and Jen Shragia. wh o
used to be Pretty Face, play plenty of music that
is perfect for times when you want to be by
yo urself. This CD would be the perfect
soundtrack for sitting on the roof of th e Library
building on a cloudless night , wrapped in a
c·
1
1. Army anls in venled
Ihe firsl lelescope
~.
.+. Wonder 'Bread w:as
All THE BANK
Sup lex is a
voca l track.
grea t alb um to
wake your neighbors up with - it 's obnox iouS" angry and
loud. Three qualiti es that add up to a grea t
CD.
For th e most pa rt , th ese attributes are
carried throughout the album. Some songs,
like "Lo rch-M ill er", begin with slow and
dra wn out entranc es and shift int o more
pa lletab le riffs. Others, like "See you in
Lakefair" and "Meet Me in Lacey" , continue
wit h the sa me co nsistency and energy
throughout.
There are only a few noticable drawbacks to SlIplex. One is the minor undermining of the voca l tracks and the lack of crescendos. Some of th e so ngs were also longe r
than desirab le. But, this does not keep
SlIplex from being a must for those th at enjoy the heavier si de of mu~ic.
Slip/ex will be available in record
\tores
'nnin 011 October 10.
12
OcTOBER
5, 1995
S. There is no Sanla
CIa us: The Movie
STUff
'. I found a live
laranlula in a
shipmenf of Soulh
American office
supplies
YOU'Ll NEED.
ATMs and bank branches everywhere you
::lccount. Open a VERSATEL''' account ,
are - e\'en in grocery stores, where you
and you also
ge ~
a deal. You won't pay a
month ly semel' or per-check charge and
can bank on the weekend. Put your best
~. face forward - and
~
>'ou won't h::l\'e to keep a min imum
balance. And ir yo u reall y low
ARIES (March 21April 19) Learn how to
make fructose. Start planning your road trip to The
Liberace Museum in Las Vegas.
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TAURUS (April 20_ . _ May 2()) :~is is a great week
&
to start ralsmg your very own
. . Sea MonkeysTM.
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Find and consume some Moo. ~ moo mi lk It's "Pow from the
~ cow!"
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VIRGO (August 23September 22) Go see Cal.
'
gosee Cal, go see Ca l! It's the
,it oni y way! Go see him todayl
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If the world pro cee ds to
-'§ /I burn up this week, stand on
J.., ~ the roof of a dry ice store.
GEMINI (May
21-June21) Do you
_.' ,,? know that yo u're naked? Well, you need to
m.YlD go to th e cottage to get
your well-deserved _ _ .
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CANCER Oune 22July 22) Be good and don't
be not goo d. Try korn
chowder.
w:as originally a
pagan holiday
8. Wilhin lhe nexl five
years, w:e w:ill have
lhe technology 10
transmil pels over
lelephone lines
SAGITTARIUS (November 22- December 21)
if
LIBRA (September
23-0ctober 23) Don 't
worry about iill.j' oryom ac·
tions this week-they have
TV in hell.
&.A WAD ,
SCORPIO (October
tvlJ ;;;,"-:-=~I' 24-November 21) If Stevie
Wonder IS God, th en who
is Stevie Wonder? If y6u s t~nd in th e middle of
Red Square at 2:03 am this Friday, the aliens
will tell you. (And you might ge t to see Elvis.)
iBREAD!
fJ. The original Mario
1Jrolhers w:ere an
underraled comedy
leam oflhe 1fJMJ's
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Th is is your week to be a swingingsex God.
CAPRICORN
(December 22- January 19) Take a bite of
peach this week.
AQUARillS
Oanuary 20-Feb~ ruary 18) Start
makin g
mac
rame owls .
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PISCES (February 19March 20) Your laundry docs not
req uire washing this week. Don 't
stop the disco ...
Up and alea packel
of poprock.s and if
made his arm sore
10. My uncle's friend
drank a six pack. of 1-
l1.·ln moslslafes, if is
illegal fo wrife a boul
N1JC'sA..U
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First, the basics. You need a checking
therl charge. But be
ENROLLMENT
careful. Yo ur card will look just like you .
7'our school team , your first
Yes, your Seaftrst Photoca rd ') Visa'"
order of 200 tea m checks
or MasterCard" has your
is free. You get a free
photo on it - added free, of
VERSATEL'" ATM carel , too.
course. Feel dIe need for
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(an do most
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We've been sitting here a while, trying to thi nk of what to say abo ut Karp. Probably th e easies t th ing to :,ay is that Karp is
Karp.
Often compa red to th e Melvins (take
that piere of information for what you want;.
Karp's voca ls are much more potent and tolera bl e and th e tempo is less sludgy. This CD
is not what you wo ul d expec t fr om a K
Rec ords ba nd. and is not for the tam e of
hea rt.
In Karp's latest release'. SlJplex(yes, aftn the \Vre~tl ing move), th ey di splay an intense barrage of power. Throughout th e entire <l lbuill Karp utili zes gr itt y-ye t
pllnchy-bass lines, heavy drumming, tight
and crushing
gu it ar lin es
and an explosive
Slayaw:ayfrom Ihal
guy, he's haunled
1. When you coin a
phrase, you gel a
nickel
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by Mark Engel,translilled by
Dawn Hanson
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meflolAl.
fuzzy blanker. drinking a cup of hot cocoa
while watching th e stars.
Although it can be sa id that the songs
may not be very distinct from one another.
t h~y succeed in creating a mood so serene and
ca lm when their delicate and beautiful voices
harmonize that it doesn 't matter what th ey
sing. Th ey sound so pretty that they could be
singing. 'Tm going to rip out your granny's
sma ll intestine and put it in the washing mao
chin e", and you'd think it was the most PON ic
thing you'd ever hea rd.
So, if you're look ing for sweet relaxing
music. eith er pick lip It's Love, or see th em at
9 pm on Thursday, October 5 at the Midnight
Su n.
New Karp album
sets the wrestling
world on fire
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Can we talk? Sure.
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Anytime. SLOp by
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the branch listecl below, or
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a lot of convenience - at the
(TTYfTDD users may call 1-800-358-6299)
ATM, too , where you can transrer from
LO find out about choices for the way
one accou nt to another. There are lots of
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5, 1995
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Led[ll dbout Lhe
£i-mantI', l lel Olympia chapter
and how Lheir compadres down
in SoJn Francisco hoJve choJlked
up over 800 arrests for giv ing
dway fre
food to (he hu ng ry.
Flee bAgels and coffee '
PROTEST PICNICS)))
Protest
the screwy new Gree n.ery po licies (no a la ca r te and $5$6 . 75 for a meal) as well as
The Deli being insufficient. 1n
h~ndling the huge lunchtime
crowds . Sit down to a picni2
dt the Greenery doors Thursday
und Priduy at noon .
Beginning Celtic Harp & Beginning Hammered Dulcimer . 6wee k sessions start coda y.
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1el'Y I I locaced in the Libld[Y . '~dy up 01' the ·llh
floor at the LibralY Bui1ding
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Sun . 113 N. Columbia , dOv11lLovm . 8pm . $4 .
Washington House of Appropriate Technology (WHAT) meets @
8 : 30 AM in LAB II r m. 2242 .
From what I gath e r, th ese
folks a re propos ing a hOus e be
bu il t at TESC that is power e d
by sustainable and r enewable
resources .
GAS HUFFER, The RED AUNTS, The
Cheater Slicks, and Tanner
play 2-nite a t the Capitol
Theater BClckstoJge . 8pm , $5 .
all ages .
Berrn o ',) 11'-15 C'ctpt i',/ClLed d\..i(ji
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Basketmaking Demonstration
and Sale @ The Longhouse
Cent r . NOlLhwcSL iJaLive
American basketmdkers demonstrate Lraditional technrques and sFll Lheir WaLks .
Free ; ca ll ext . 6718 .
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EQA's Corning Out Dance!
Everyone ' s invited to dance
the nigh awClY . Canned music,
go-go danc rs ... can ' t go
,n ang hpr e ! 'I ime : 9 : 30 pmlam . place ' LIB 4300 .
THE RIGHTEOUS MOTHERS perrorm
\",i t h CO- !oIOTION DANCE @ The
\'Iash i ngton Cente r in a beneli t
for t lte Dispute ResoluLion
('pnrCl of 'f hurston CounLy .
"TlIe fhghteous Mothers ' sLy1e
l'of'lbines pop, f01k , and roc).;
in hilarious and poignant
.;oc j d 1 commentary on such
topic~ RS persona1 phohia ,
true love , the arms rdce i.lnd
ico cream to name a few ." The
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Feminists In Sel f D~Ee n se
Trai ning (F IST) begins oJ 6week women's self-defense
training to ni g h t ft om 6 : 00
8 : 30pm at The Olympia Center ,
Room 202.Ti1e sliding scale fee
i s $15-$30 . Free ch il d care
is av ilable wirh advance
no tice . FIST is a volunt0er
or ganiza ion tilat has been
teac h i ng s elf defen se s in c~
1979. Ca ll Valerie Krull at
438 - 0288
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Lecture and di sc us sion @ 7pm
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5, 1995 THE COOPER POINT JOURNAL
, Malaysia. the Yanomami of BraZil, and an .
. other indigenous .people throughout the .
world who are fighting to be who they areDuring the Winter and Spring-qQllI-theoriginal and sovereign Nations.
ters oflast year the Native Student Alliance
(NSA), Movimiento Estudiantil ChicCJ~o de
. E~en though colonization arrived on
Aztlan (MEChA), and the Latin American these shores 500,years ago. it still continues;
Student Organization (LASO) petitioned to and it is still resisted, The process of colonihave Indigenous People's Day celebrated on zation offoreign l!illds is an old concept that
October 12. We have received written and arrived in the Americas with a history ofcomverbal support .from students. faculty, and mitting genocide against indigenous people.
staff. This year will be the first time that In· For example, in 1402 the Canary Islands were
digenous Peopl~'s Day will be recognized on mvaded by French. and Castilian forces. They
thiscamptis. Now Evergreen is one ofthe few were soon followed by the Spanish, and be·
place$ in the' U.S., along with cities such as fore 1500, the indigenous Gaunches Were renSanta Cr!:lz, to participate in this celebration dered extinct, primarily by mainland Eilraof the Indigenous peop1e. This is not just a .pean epidemics.
celebration ohhe Indigenous Peop.1e within ' . Indigenous people are still alive and
the borders of,the 'United States, it is a cel- havethri~ingroltures,evenwitlithecontinu
ebration ofan Indigenous People around the ous efforts made to kill or remove thein. At. world:
.
tacks such.as the U.S. governhle,Dt recently
The peopie of the Pac,ific lslands. tht; cutting treaty gUaranteed funding to the
Saami ,o f Northern Europe, the Basques of tribes, Fun~g that would go to education,
Spain, the people of Tibet, the Inuit of health care and drug treatment programs for
Greenland, the sovereign Mohawk Nation., the yOQth. 'For defending sacred tribal)and .
the Maori' of Aotearoa (New Zealand), the the Shuswa Nation defenders were, until
Gwich~in people of Canada and Alaska who several.days go. im<ler armed attack bX the
are now fighting for the'sW,Vivai of their cui- Royal Canadian' Mounted Police and Canature and the Caribou, the indigenous'peopJe dian military in British Columbia, Currently
in the' prisons of the.worlg, who are perse- the defenders are being denied their Jegal rep-.
tuted for being ,Who they are:-the Mapuche r-esentation ofchoice, <;.ontactwith each other
ofChile, the Chuckchis ofNorthern Asia, the and thi! press.
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Chakma ofBangladesh"th~ Maubere of East
" I ask every~ne to remember Dudley
Timor, theRaren of BUrma (Myanmar), ;he George, a ~5 year old Native A:mericanyouth '
Quechua of Peru, the Ahuarco of Columbia , who was shotthrough the back and kWed by
the Dine {Navajo) cifBik Mountain, th~ the'police'i n Ontario .w,o weeks ago'during
people of the ~kokemish Riv~( who arefigh~- the rightful' oc~upation of unceded Nati~e
ing the Cushman Dam ProjeCt,' the people land.
near Bella Coola wl10 are being raided by the . '
Indigenous people the world over are
police, the Zapatistas in Mexico, t):le sover- 'fightingthe same battle for the land, their cui·
eign Seminole, the Yaqui, the Ya,kama, the , ture and si.u'vival. October 12 is a'dayto cel·
Nations in Oklahonla and their relatives, the ebrate and honor aU ofthose people, their anpeople of Aztlan. the Ainu ' in 1apan ,cestors anci descendants. Everyone is invited
(Hokkaido), the Masai and Bemba of Africa, to participate in the celebration on campus.
the Yankunjatja.ra ofAustralia, the Kelabit of ' Events will .be announced. .
Ti:w .
CL~n
fre_fe!·~fbleH!~~:
Q
redress of grievances.
Arming security shows a
Iweakening of our ideals'
Pfl . gCr. S'JH
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Farm. Come on out and dig
lots of cool activities,
live music and good food.
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It was most distressing to read Reynor
Padilla's edit or ial on arming Publi c Sdfety.
Only a sca nt few years ago such an idea wa s
seriously introduced into the legislature as part
of a campus securi ty bill; and I believe it was
Gary Russell who stated that armed security
was the "industry standard." Have not both
Gary and Reynor erred in subscribin g th e im·
mediate industry standard to a soc ial fabric
com mitted to rejecting such standards and
seeking out alternatives?
For students capable of sometim es brilliant analysis of soc ial interaction, can we not
find insight into our own surroundin gs?
Should we not seek th e historic co ndition s
leading some to believe that an armed security
is a viable solution? Can we not ask wheth er
increased crime incidents are due to. as Larry
Savage stated during the CAB closure hea rings,
a growing population in Thurston County? Or,
perhaps, whether it is due to media exposure,
or whether the locking of the main campus
buildings, over the yea rs, one by one. has
turn ed the area int o a no man's land, or
whether dressing Public Safe ty "profess ion·
ally" has alienated th em from those th ey seek
to assist? Can we be comfortable with rhetori c always assuring us that cr ime is co min g
from without, as if it could be bes t alleviated
by better defining our enemy: studen ts and
outsiders. armed and un ar med?
,
Th ough let li S not slip easily into pointing our fingers towards so mething morally insidious-an easy ana lysis of a foreign or. more
often than not. a Federa lly-backed burea ucratic
dictatorship. Again. forego the easy answer, it
has been made difficult because the playe r_
have no distance, we see them every day, li ke
or dislike th em , know them in some sma ll way.
There is no enemy here. On ly a possible weakening of our ideals. For to not apply
our greatest assets, our imaginations and our
moral courage, to these problems wou ld be th e
only sign the co llege is fa iling in its mission.
Our best projects, such as the recent co mpletion of Long house, did not evolve by industry
standards. And no locked building and no security force . no matter how well armed. can
pro tect us from the loss of our imagi nation.
.Opinion
The death of Jerry Garcia
brings the death of capitalism
by Tim Ritschel
On Aug. 8, 1995 th e last remnants of
th e free market capitalistic economic system
that our forefat hers envisoned died. Unlike
other aspects of this system, there was no long
passionate debate by our congress ional offi·
cials or national crisis that demanded the immediate attention of the president. This death
occured in the early morn ing of an excl usive
drug rehab clinic.
Jerry Garcia's dea th brought with it
the end of an era. This much is undoubtedly
true. It was stated on the cover of almost ev·
ery major national news magazin e. They proclaimed that the sixties were finally over. With
all the attention given to the event, it is interesting that they missed the most relevant social aspec t of th e Gratefu l Dead. The dead·
heads were the most ferve nt practiti oners or
laissez-faire capitalism.
Laissez-faire cap italism is. in its most
basic sense, selling goods and services for the
price the market will bear with no outside in·
teraction . This me;lllS that there are no taxes
placed on the goods, no racial quotas figu red
into the production process and no limits on
the types of goods that are sold or bought.
Granted this is not something that Jerry was
practicing. He and the Gratefu l Dead paid
taxes on all of the albums. t-shirts, stickers.
candles, yuppie ties, "tobacco pipes" and other
sundry they hawked. Garcia had no problelll
with pay ing ta xes. Ot herwise he would not
have bought all th ose Lexuses he kept cra~h
ing - ~o VW Bus for him.
The ullhindered c3 pi t:llisrn lI'a~ prJc,
ticed solely by the deadheads. These fu llower~
were nationwide and entirely free. By sell ing
their wares from coast to coas t. these people
constituted th e largest entirly free hlack mar·
ket in the country. They were entirely tree from
regulation and geo-po li tical entanglemenrs (r\
geopol itica l ent anglements wou ld be - if ),O ll
cross this street to se ll drugs and are w(,<lring
red. I wi ll shoot you). Hippies were oft en very
soc ial whe n it ca me to competi ng enterprises.
Friendly conversations based on each other\
products were th e norm. The cut·throat pact'
of comp~ titi oJ1 escaped th e deadheads because
they understood capitalism so well. They evell
had a phrase for this: "Jerry's looking out for
LIS.
As fo r th e deadheads now, no Ol1"
knows were th e true fo llowers wi ll go. Th L' ,ide
projects orthe ot her deJ d m e mb er~ may be :lll
outlet for some of these peo ple. Bands like
Phish or Blu es Traveler ma), be a place till' SO lIll'
of the younger deadhe<lds, bu t will an}' or t h (" t,
ga in a sufficient foll owing to gai n it~ own ('('0 nomic status? unlikely. The be>;t het tor pre serving our eco nomi c heritage is "Th e Cra tl'fu l Dead with spec ial gu e~ t Oavid Crosby." or
so me ot her fat bald old man . Bli t llillil th r ll .
capitalism will be just all idea s('archin g thl'
CO Ull try looking for rebirth,
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