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1, 1994
, THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE
VOLUME
25
ISSUE
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California's Prop. 187 protested on the Capitol steps
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faces a rocky legal path. The propriety and legality of
involving teachers and doctors in the enforcement of
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immigration laws is being questioned. The Times also
Amid shouts of IViva la Rasal and IViva la
said that the provisions to deny access to public schools
Mechal about 40 people gathered on the steps of the
may conflict with a United States Supreme Court
Capitol Nov. 17 to protest and begin the fight against
decision, Plyler v. Doe, that declared in 1982 that
Proposition 187 in California. Prop. 187, also called
children who are illegal immigrants have a
the "Save Our State" initiative, is an anti-immigration ~
constitutional right to a free public education.
initiative that makes undocumented immigrants c:
Rally participants expressed their purpose as
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ineligible for all non-emergency services in the state :;;
sending a message to Washington's legislature that they
of California.
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don't want legislation like this even attempted in this
"Flat out call it what it is - racist legislation," ~
state. One sign said, "Stop scapegoating before it
said Sandra Fancher Garcia, a representative of the ~
spreads to Washington,"
United Farm Workers. Many rally participants >.
The crowd asked to see Governor Lowry, but
echoed this sentiment and added that the legislation .Q
instead met with lieutenant Governor Joel Pritchard.
created a police state for people in California.
The group's goals were communicated and although
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' All provisi(>ns in the proposition call for .t:.
Pritchard didn't feel informed enough to respond, he
withholding services for known or suspected Do
did say his first impression was that the proposition
undocumented immigrants, meaning anyone can be
A new law wh ich res~ricts services to undocumented immigrants was unconstitutional.
Opposition to Prop. 187 is coming from all over the
stopped and required to provide documentation of
in California sparks a protest at the Washington state capitol.
citizenship. Laura Maldonado, a member of Mujer
United States and Mexico. Jeff Powers, a member of
and MEChA at the University of Washington , said, "I was born the proposition by reporting any undocumented immigrants. the United Transportation Union in Seattle, said that he was at
in Washington, and I could easily be asked to prove my Starting Jan. I, 1995 all school districts will be required to the Nov. 17 rally because this kind oflegislation is detrimental
citizenship ...
insure that aU students are legal citizens, and by Jan. !. 1996,· to workers regardless of their skin color. Powers added, "I think
The non-emergency services outlined in the the status of each parent or guardian must also be verified.
working people need to gettogether; people have got to unite."
proposition include public elementary, secondary and postAlso, California is being threatened with massive
Prop. 187 also gives a plan of action for law
secondary education, publicly funded health care and other enforcement personnel, "The verification process may include, boycottsfrom many places, The Seattle Times reported that
public social services. California cannot deny emergency but shall not be limited to, questioning the person regarding boycotts headquartered in at least three states and Mexico are
medical services due to federal law requiring that services be his or her date and place of birth, and entry into the United planning to affect the state the way boycotts affected Arizona
guaranteed to everyone,
States, and demanding documentation to indicate his or her after the cancellation of the holiday celebrating Dr. Martin
The proposition is particularly divisive because schools, legal status."
Luther King's birthday, and Colorado after the passage of an
social workers and health care providers are made to enforce
The New York Times recently reported that Prop. 187 anti-gay rights measure.
by Natalie Cartwright
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Ds'sed scholarships. '
CPHAyout Editor " ,' A:rnaldo Rodriguez, ' Dean ' of
, ) .
Enrollrrient ~~rvices, !laid that the ruling is
This.year, ~jx students 'of color are "not app1i~able to uS" ,and that until
attending Evergreen with ,the assitance of Evergreen is specifically told notto offer race
scholarships that are race based.
specific scholarships that Evergreen will
A court case on the other side of the continue to offer,them, '
,
continent may'eventaully effect the legality
:, ' ''We will co:Otinue to do o~ 'business
of their scholarships and the future of race , until we see the ~hange at alevel that effec~
based s(:hoIftt!;hips here at.~vergr~n.
USt~ said Rodriguez.
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' OnOct.27anunanimousrulingbythe
' During the Bush ,adminis~ratjon,
three judge panel of the United States Court Education Secretary Lamar Alexander said
of Appeals, for the Fourth Orqlit, stru.ck that mosf scholarships reserved for
down ,a scholarship program ,a t the members of a plU'ticular racial !lnd ethnic
University of Maryland that reward~ groups violate federal anti-bias laws.
talented black students with full finanC;ial
After Clinton took office ' and
support for tuition, board, fees arid books. appointed the- ne,w education secretary,
Like the University of Maryland's Ric~ard W. Riley. the attitude changed in
scholarship program. Evergreen 'also .• support of rate based 4cholarships.
administers scholar~hips tha,t are ,race .' He told e Senate Higher Labor and
, Specific. The First People's Scholarships, Human Resources Committee, "it is my
whidJ pay for the tuition offo4l' students, generalfeelingthat.scholarshipsintendedto
the dearwood.Scholarship, which provides expand acCess and diversity are within the
$350 to one student and the JaCkie Robinson ' purvie~ of the accepted Jaw of this country.
Memor~Scholarship. wbich provides $500 ' It. has been articulated that these raceto one student, are aU ~holarships that are specific scholarships are intended to correct
reserved for students of color,
discrimination of ~e past, to open more
this new decision a,d ds to the opportunitks.Ifsmypersonalopinionthat
continuing debate about the legality of race that th.t is valid. good, an~ legal_"
basedscbolarships. Whilethisdeeisiononly
Ac~ording to tlte TESC 1994·1995
effects Maryland, North CaroUDa, SOl.lt:!} Undergraduate Scholar$hip guide and
Carolina, Virgfniaand West V'Jrginia, (states - Rodriguez. Evergreen's Enrollment SerVices
in. their jUri$diction) it signals ,a possible , lldministers approldmarely $'10,000 that is
revel'sion to the politics of the Bush era.
extlusively reseryed for members of
Tbe ruling will be appealed to the nonwhite groups. Enrollment Servic,e.s ,
• Supreme Court and ·influence more
, discussio,)on the validity andlegaIity ofrace
see Race-'Scho'arships page 4
THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE
OLYMPIA, WA
98505
,
ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED
CPJ Photo Editor
Six months of care and effort ended in
disappointment earlier this month when meat
from four turkeys and two pigs raised at the
Organic Farm was stolen.
According to Public Safety Sergeant
Larry Savage, who handled the incident, the
meat, comprised of 150 pounds of pork and
140 pounds of turkey, was taken from a'freezer Qj
on the fourth floor of the library during the ~
second weekend of this month.
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According to Savage, one student went ~
to pick up their meat Friday, Nov. 11 locking ~
both the front door and freezer on their way 0
out. When another student returned on the :;
following Monday: Nov. 14, the front door was 0
locked but the freezer was accessible and the 6
meat was gone. Neither of the locks appear to ~
have been forced open.
,Pat Moore, manager of the Organic
According to Farm Manager Pat Moore,
Farm, laments the meat theft.
students in the Practice of Sustainable
The meat, valued at more than $400, was
Agriculture program had worked intensively
during the past six months raising and caring to be sold at cost to the 14 to 18 students
for the animals. Several students, taking a involved in the program's project. According
special interest in the project, even showed the to Moore, the meat had not been paid for prior
to its disappearance.
pigs at the county fair,
If you have any information that may
"A lot of emotion and caring went into
the raising of the animals ... this is very help in the investigation of this incident please
call Public Safety at x6140,
disappointing," said Moore.
What's Inside!
• Deli and Bookstore theft, page 3
• White columnist questions racism, page 5
• Hollywood action movies analyzed, page 9
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NEWS BRIEFS
"Sticky Fingers" plague Evergreen's Deli and Bookstore
EVERGREEN
by John Ford
Orphaned goat abandoned at Organic Farm
Students sought for
Student Affairs eval
A blind, pregnant goat
was abandoned outside
the Organic Farm Nov B.
A~ part
I'rL'~iu('n t for
of a rearl), performance l'valuation, the Vice·
Student ARilirs and staR' who report to th e Vice
Prl' ~iul'n t are completing selt:!'valuation~ , The individuals whu
art' completing this process include: Art Costa ntino, VP for
Student AH;lir~. Sildililon Ellis, Dean of Student and Academic
Support Ser\'ices, Arnaluo Rodrigul'z. Dean of Enrollment
Sl'n' ire~ and Petl' Stei lberg, Director of Campus Recreation.
:\11 ll f !hl'~e ~tafr hal'(' sign ilic3nt responsibility for the
ul'lil'l' rl' of sen'icl:'~ to stuuents, Cumeq uent ly, student
l)b~er\'a'tions about thl'ir I\'ork are helpful and welcome, Please
l'anl'uru ~i g lll'u comments directly to the staff members above,
According to those at the
Organic Farm, the goat'
likes to play with the
chickens and is really
affectionate. Some
people call her Marcella.
The Organic Farm is
trying to find a new
home for the goat.
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If you are interested in
adopting the goat, call
Pat Moore at x6160.
Input requested for
recognition award
Thl' Evergrl·t'I} ElTlp lllyee Recognition Committee would
like \'Our input on selecting a nall}e fur an award for employees
recogn izing their Llllt~tanuing contribution to their job. The
cUlllm it tl'e I\'lluld Ii ke facu lt\' and stafTto chme one of t hl' names
ur rUllle up with a new s ugg~s tion alltl ~l'nd thelll to the Ililm,1Il
Resource' ofllce bl' Dec. 9, 199,).
The folloll'ing is ;] partia l li~t of naIlle~ that was
brainstormed bl' the COlllllli tt ee:
.Evergreen Appreciation Award
·The Hunorable Mention Award
·Duck of the Month
·Winners
·A Big Round of Applause
·The Lucky Ducky of the Month
Compiled by
Matthew
Kweskin
·TESCellence
For more complete listing, contact th e HR office,
Financial Aid
Workshop Offered
Friday, November 1 7
2245: Thl' lock was cut off a grate behind EDorm.
2328: Theft of a bicycle form th e rack near p.
Dorm,
Saturday, November 12
0402: Firealarm in the CRC due to trouble with
thl' air-pressure system.
1535: A student with blood clots was
transported to Capital Medica l Center
2209, 2324: F-Lot Emergency phone was
activated, When an officer went to F·lol. no one
was there . except the officer of course.
Sunday, November 13
0024: There was no response from a call from
th e Hot emergency phone,
0231: Campus Security assisted the State
Patrol with an overturned vehicle accident at
Overhulse & Driftwood, There were no injuries
caused by the accident.
2012: Rear window of a car in F-Iot was broken.
Monday, November 14
1049: Theft of a bicycle from outside of G·
Dorm.
1958: While bikingon a road near the Organic
Farm, on the morning of Saturday. Nov. 12 a
female TESC student was followed by a car.
(j600: Di,turbance between tll'O rouIllmates
in A·Dorm,
Tuesday, November 75
1350: Theft 0[$400 worth of meat, belonging
to the Org:lI1ic Farm . from a freezer on the 4th
floor of the Library,
2014: Graffiti in the Library 1st and 2nd floor
Wonwn's bathrooms,
Wednesday, November:. 76
1142: Graffiti found in the CAB.
1300: Tree down over Hidden Springs Road.
Thursday, November 77
1, 1994
call the Media PrOduction Center at xfi270 onl' week in ad\'ance
to schedule technical support for 16 ill III film projection, other
video sourCes, i.e. 3/4 ". audio set up (including microphone
setup). or more elaborate production setups (includin g
computer interfacing, which needs further training sessions
prior to use).
Sluff Writer
Most folks regard the Campus
Activjties Building, or CAB, as a friend ly,
safe place. They may be wrong.
Ongoing problems of theft at both the
bookstore and the Deli are making things
uncomfortable, expensive and ecologically
unsound for all at Evergreen.
At the bookstore these days,
"liberating" books, periodicals: art supplies
and other sundries by shoplifting is at a level
not seen in some time ,
The employees are all too aware of the
problem, but see little in the way of
prevention as things are presently.
"I've been here almost a year," said
Yadira Ruiz, Bookstore clerk, "and its much
worse than when! began."
"Its mainly art supplies and textbooks,"
she continued. ''I'm sure some students are
acting out of a lack of money. but a lot are
just doing it to 'beat the system'. And its
just plain wrong ,"
Another clerk told of coming home one
day to find her roommates bragging of their
bookstore "haul."
Selina Underwood, cler~ saw the
problem as an overabundance of blind spots,
"You just can't see what's going on when
Analysis
it's busy,"
Bookstore manager Robert
Payne is hard at work on the problem,
but explained that ultimately, it is the
customer's duty to help spot and stop
shoplifting.
He also made the poiot that the
store is under state mandate to cover
their losses. The only option' available
to them is to pass the cost of the stolen :u
goods along to the customers in the ~
form of price increases, The total cost :;
comes to upwards of $30,000.
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At the Deli, the price of theft ~
takes on a different dimension.
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The Deli. at the request of a ~
majority of the students last year,
switched from paper plates and bowls
to durable, washable plastic ones,
Metal utensils were also offered, in
an attempt
to lessen the
NWFS employee Dina Knabel makes change for a customer ~n the Deli.
environmental impact of food service
-=-::..:~~------------ ---on camp us. Losses of dishes and
utensils during that year were pleasantly kitchens with deli plates and bowls, have like fashion. That means that you. as the
small.
forced Northwest Food Services to return to consumer who must pay the price for theft,
The current year, however, is not so disposables in the Deli ,
be it in higher prices, loss of services or just
heartening. Dishes left all over the campus,
Ultimately, the Bookstore and Deli are having uncomfortably ~ht security
as well as those individuals furnishing their in buisness, and must function in a buisness measures imposed on all. UJ
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J530: Theft of a laser went down in the Library,
Yang Chun P,O. Box 8
it had been checked out from Lab Stores,
YangChun Gu
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Friday, November 18 quality
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12Jl : A vehicle was stuck at the top of an projection :mit capable of highErrata
embankment behind the fi eld that's next to the end computer interfacing. Also
Day Care Ce nter. The driver went up the included with this equipment is
The Cooper Point Journal seeks the most accurate
emba nkment in his truck to see what was up a user-friendly equipment
and informative content possible. When and if we fail
there. It was the ditch that is at the top to cabinet to allow faculty/user
at this . we would like to hear about it. If you notice a
discourage people from driving up the dirt direct operation. Although the
mistake, please give us a caU atx6213 or come by our office
exposed hillside, and seeing what's up there. system will be installed for the
on the third floor of the CAB, room 316.
that fouled him up.
end of the quarter. the service
1517: Fire alarm in B·Dorm due to burnt food. will not be ready for service
until the beginning of winter
Saturday, November 79 quarter of 1995.
1130: The shaft of the elevator being installed
For more information
in the eRC was exposed.
about the new projection unit,
SECURITY BLOTTER
PAGE 2 DECEMBER
NEWS
Edited by Dawn Hanson
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THE COOPER POINT JOURNAL
THE COOPER POINT JOURNAL DECEMBER
1, 1994 PAGE 3
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NEWS
Race Scholarships from cover - - - - - ;Jdminsters a total of$ I 13.644 in scholarships.
··For us to do a credible job as a coll ege
we need to have a diverse student body,"said
Rodriguez.
Ricardo Leyva- Puebl a, Director of First
Peoples' Advising Servin's, agreed that racespec ifi c sc hol arship se rve an important
purpose at the college. He sees nothing wrong
with usin g race- based scholarship s for
attractin g hi stori cally und err eprese nt ed
student s to Evergreen.
However he unders tands why some
people wh o are not eligible for the scholarships
may be "un co mfo rtable ... but the y ar e
fo rge ttin g th at hi stori ca ll y speakin g,
schola rships have been available to them."
"Suddenly [people not eligibl e for th e
~c h o l a r s hi ps l find th emselves not ge tting
fu nds that they norma lly go t... I call it the pie
syndrome. my pie ideal. if you have a pie and
people are used to getting three quarters of the
pi e and then they are only getting a quarter of
the pie, they are definitely going to miss those
other two quarters," said Leyva-Puebla.
The money that rhe college has for these
sc holarships is not state money. It comes from
private donors who give money to the
Evergreen Foundation . But although it is
private money, it is still subject to federal laws.
According to the Rodriguez, the college
must obey the government or risk losing millions
of dollars of financial aid that the government
makes available to students at Evergreen.
As of now, however, there is no reason to
be concern ed about the legality of race based
scholarships at Evergreen. cD
Activists hit local fast food chains
White people need to
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two
Early Tuesday morning a group calling themselves the Animal
Liberation Front vandalized several local fast food resturants.
Kentucky Fried Chicken was hard hit; windows were broken,
sprayed with acid-based paints and locks were super-glued shut.
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Boxes' were·not' made·for
shaving people into
. This summer 1was sitting on a bench
I could put you into a box too. Caucaso i've waited long enough - i mean too say, or think is going to be influenced by racjust
outsid~
ofa
.departai\ent
store
after
an
·
sian,male,
br~wn-haired. But that's. not fair.
long- to write about racism in this column. or ism and white privilege. there is no way that i'm
interviewand
two'Cauc/lSianmen
waIktd
~y.
.
That's
the
description
of my father. And he
to write about racism at all, cuz it seems like going to be able to pick out my racist tenden.
Oneofthemtiud~theotherandsa1d,
"Did
doesn·tsnove
me
into
a box. What makes
no matter how much i talk about racism as a cies and live a guilt-free life. there is no ultimate
see11t's
another
one
of
those
nlggers
.
me
less
ofa
person
in
your
eyes? I sat quiyou
white person's problem, i somehow manage "solution." at least, not that i can come up with
lIgainl"
and
he
glanced
at
Ille
and
keptwaIl<.,
etly;
~ms
folded,
purse
at
my
si4e, braids
now.
and
to
say
that
there
is
a
solution,
or
right
to avoid it in my writing and focus on my own
ing.lhad just gotten out ofan interview min- hanging arou,nd my face;legs crossed at the
. oppression instead. and this is totally fucked a solution that i personally can come up with,
utes before and was quietly. pleasantly, and ankles, wea'ring my bro){en-in. white flats
up, i mean i can't let myself be silent about it, is first of all extremely simplistic, and second
patiently waiting for my ride. I felt so upset and a new r.ed dress. In one glance you igcuz not ·talking about it means allowing my- of all it's that stupid frame of thought that white
and angry that I
'
nored me--my
people are the big
self to benefit from it.
.
wrote
in
Diy
jour.
patience,
my sagenius problem-solvand yeah, it's really
nal
when
1
gilt
lence
.
and
ers who can do evscary to write about,
hOJ!le
,to
capture
pointed
out
the
erything.
and
of
and it would be a lot
whatl was feeling. .
box that I becourse, right here is
easier for me to just sit
"OHLOOK!
longed in-- aea contradiction, a
around being ·supportDU)'
YOU
SEt:?
cording
to you. A
no-win situation for
ive" but making people
IT'S
,
ANOTHER
box
labeled
white people: yes, it
of color do all the real
ONE'
OF
THOSE
by
Aimee
.
Cruver
"those."
So
I will
is our responsibility
work. it's scary cuz i
BY NOMY LAMM
NIGGERS
and Sridevi Ramanathan
twist you words.
to deal with, talk
know that i'm gonna
I am an; AGAIN."
about, and work on
put my foot in my
mouth, i know that some people will be of- our own racism; but no, we can't think that .. . ' He Said itto his friend. His friend with other one of uthose. ~ Those young woman
the white skin and brown hair. He with the with darker skin, long, coarse braids, and
fended by things that i say (and i really hope we're going to be able to come up with some
brown hair and white skiD also. You looked, brown eyes. I am strong enough to twist your
that those people aren't people of color), i big solution. yeah it's a big pain in the ass conbut
di~ you see? You did not see. You took
words into my own box. A box where,) am
know that this means putting myself on the tradiction. deal with it. there's no quick and easy
of
my
personality--all
of
my
proud of my background. Another one,
away
all
line and exposing all my fucked up garbage way to absolve our white liberal guilt.
my
desires,
my
fears,
my
hopes,
again. Another one of "those"-again.
thoughts,
the next thing is that white people need
and hoping that i've got something right. and
and my dreams. and shoved .me into a box.
. Aimee.c. Crover is an Evergreen Stuat the same time, i don't wanna make myself to realize that we do have the ability to recogrm another one of "those." ~Tho~e,"
dent and more.
out to be the big brave white hero or whatever. nize and deal with racism, and sometimes we're
going to have to just trust our instincts. somethis should not be a choice for me.
dealing with my own privilege and times this means trusting ourselves that somethe ways that i'm totally fucking perpetuating thing is racist even if a person of color tells us
racism is my problem, my obligation. it is not that they don't think it is. and of course there is
"brave" for white people to talk about racism · a really fine line here , and it's gonna have to be
- our contribution to this dialoguel judged by each individual case, cuz i don't
USo, why did you join a First People's First People's Advising Service in Library
deconstruction is not all-important, is not wanna be walking around telling people of color
Coalition?"
1407. The cost is $5 per book. It would be a
above-and-beyond, is not so fucking amazing. what is and is not racist. but ifi am doing someI pause, "Don't you know?"
valuable addition to anyone's library. It is also
thing that feels racist
it's simply necHeads shake. "We don't see why you a wonderful gift idea for the holidays.
to me then that probessary.
"dealing with my own
feel you need tp join th\>se groups. Why do
" Theinteot was to make the First
ably means that i
first of all
yoo need to be with people of color? What? People's Anthology an ANNUAL publication.
privilege and the ways that
should stop, or at
maybe i should
We're not good enough for you? We're of- Inte.rnship positions through the First
tr y to defi ne
least think about it a
i'm totally fucking
fe.nded. ". .
.
Peoples office are stilt~vailable for students
"racism" or at
lot and not just conperpetuating racism is my
. . These'people ~anted an explanation. who would like to receive credit while learnle ast what i'm
sult a person of color
.problem, my obligation."
ir!g.the proc.ess of publishing a book. Call
They also wanted to make me apologize.
in order to convince
talking about
Explanations an~ Apologies... Two Ricardo Leyva-Puebla at 866-6000x6394 if
myself that everywhen i use that
things. I doo't have to deal With In .a First you are interested: ,
...
word. of course
thing is okay, i'm not
Pe?ple's Coalition. These are groups which
In the meantime, however, the antholwhen i say that i'm racist i'm not saying that i racist, rm the good white person.
understand my experiences or at least try ogy project must begin!lllt is the end ofthe
wanna be or that this is something i'm proud
of course, this is only the tip of the protheir ~stt(rempathize.
.:
quarter an~ everyone very busy, but ifeach
of or try to spread around. what i·m saying is verbial iceberg (teehee - i love using phrases like
.. Do you see why ["decided tojom?
' ofus commin~ to doing one tiny part, it will
that it's an institutionalized part of our cul- that) and i wish that i had more space but don't
. Last year a groupo(students pro<'luced getthebaU rolling.
.
ture, our environment, our fucking air, and no worry this is not the end of this discussion -not
An informational meeting for the First
an anthology entitled Bridges & WiiJ£{ows.
white person is exempt or guiltless. and my on my side and not on your side, either. so in
The book is a collection of poetry, short sta- People's Anthology will be held today (Thursracism manifests itself in the ways that i ap- two weeks i'll be writing more about this, hoperies; essays and art WQrk showing the expe- day, December 1, 1994) at 4:30 in the S &. A
propriate non-white cultures, the ways that i fully giving more concrete examples and stuff
riences of people of color. It is an important conference room (3rd floor of the CAS).
protect my white skin privilege, the ways that rather than vague rhetoric (which i kind offefl
co£!tribution to the Ii miled .body of
Make this anthology a reality! There
. i judge non-white people based on white like this article has been). so keep thinking
multicultural Iiterature_This anthology is must be a place where students of colors can
about it and kick my ass ifi don't come through
bullshit standards/ priorities, etc ...
significant because it shows Evergr~n's com- express their experienCl's without explanai think that the first step in trying to in two weeks time, okay?
mitment to students of color.
tions and without apologies!
deconstruct my own racism is for me to acNomy likes to ignore traditional rules of
fJridges & Windows is available at the
Sridevi is an Evergreen sfUdent
knowledge that every single thing that i do, punctuation.
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ideas.
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for its conclusion that remedial action is necessary.
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The court said that the program failed in the following ways:
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• There was no clear connection between the past discrimination and the
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•The university told the courtthatthe low retention rate of black students would
be in part remedied by the program but the court said that poor retention
rate is not necessarily the result of past discrimination.
·The program was-aimed at high achieving black students and high achievers
are not a group that the university has discriminated against in the past.
·The program was open to non-Maryland residents, but the university measured
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through the sexual harassment policy. A campus sponsored event ('Quid be a potluck or going to a staff or faculty's home to pick up or
drop off official Evergreen business. The person to see in a case like this would be Lee lambert, the Assistant for Civil Rights, at x6386_lf
you feel uncomfortable going to him there are
also two ombudspersons on campus, Judy
Huntley at 6180, and Nancy McKinney at 650 L.
Mary Craven and Kim Goforth are here
to help by offering information as fine as that
offered right here on this here columns page_
The Program From Addiction to
Wellness invites you to this
week's Wednesday evening
workshop:
"Giving back to the Community
.as part ofPersonal Health"
by Earle McNeil, faculty
November 30th, 6pm-8pm
in the Library 3500 Lounge.
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Members of the community must exercise the rights accorded them to voice their
opinions with respect to basic matters of policy and other issues. The Evergreen
community will support the right of its members, individually or in groups, to express
ideas, judgements, and opinions in speech or writings.
Constitution of the State of Washington
Article 1 § 5 FREEDOM OF SPEECH
Every person may freely speak, write and publish on all
subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right.
Program integrates challenge
programs into seminar
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Memory is not always unreliable SurvIJZo,
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- C,BJ' ~overag, ~ ~.
.
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the denial of valid,accusations of sexual assault being based
The claim of a legitimate false memory syndrome is
on a presumption that every memory must be false.
wreaking havoc with the healing process for sexual assault
. Many credible sou rces . including the American
survivors. According to one of its leading proponents ,
Psychiatric
Association and the Federal Bureau of
researcher Elizabeth Loftus, it is based on a premise that since
Investigation,
uphold the credibility of "robust repression" of
memory is malleable. it is always wrong.
memories. Loftus discredits all robust repression studies based
While rnemory can be impress ionab le. it is not
on flaws , saying all are false because they are
unequivocally unreliable.
not provable.
Alan Schellin. a professor oflaw at
Films of children being molested, which
the University of Washington. stated in
have been seized by the FBI, document
a rece n1---training that the problem I IIWhile memory can
around FMS is the ext remism around it .
be impressionable, incidents of abuse on film. Some of the
victims identified in the film s have no
Ill' noted th at zealots on both sides are
it is not
memories of th e assaults th e films
polarizing the field. He says therapists
document.
err saying that all memories are true and
unequivocally
Scheflin states that if there can be robust
that FMS proponents err saying that all
unrelia ble. 1I
repression , th en there can be repressed
memories are false .
memory retrieva LHe strongly cautions that
Schellin further states th at board
in too many cases, concerns about the work
member reputations are tainting FMS
th
erap
ists
are
doing
are va lid. He says improper train ing
work . Board member Ofsh e's conclus ion amid,t the Paul
around abuse vict ims and memory work are causing some
Ingram hearings that there are no satanic cults. based on what
harmful distortions.
happened in the context of that investigation , is one example
He urges that the same standards must be upheld on both
ofFMS board membet extremism.
sides of the false memory issue. He cited several incidents
A problem with FMS research done by Loftus is in her
during which sloppy allegations and attitudes have cast a
usage of research around an implanted mall incident which
dreary shadow over reputations of proponents ofFMS. Y~t the
has a happy ending, the reunion of a lost child with his/ her
iss ue of credibility in FMS allegations tends to be only an issue
family.
regarding therapists.
Scheflin says that biological researchers know that trauma
Therapists are urged to protect themselves and their
memories are not stored the same as other memories .
clients from legal liabilities by working on information brought
Therefore. impl antation or retrieval of happy memories is not
forward during therapeutic sessions for the sole purpose of
a fa ir representation of how ALL memories are stored, retrieved
therapeutic resolve. Scheflin urges therapists not to encourage
or implanted, particularly not those of trauma in relation to
clients
to treat memories as facts which they shou ld be taking
those with a happy ending.
to
court.
There are valid issues around the possibility'ofimplanting
Evelyn Francy .
thoughts and memories. There are equa lly valid issues around
by Kendra E. Thornbury
I am a survivor ofabuse, I deeply appreciate the letters •
from and about othe~ survivors in the CPJ. Thank you . .
The FMSF signs in Red Square are.disturbing t9 me. I
have to walk by them to go from the bus to class, They affect
my acceSs to education. But apparently r don'fDave the
same rights the FMSF people do.
Sarah~t
Contributor
f{enney's comic
best,on page
I thought it would be novel to write a letter of a
noncontroversial nature, so today I shall sing praises of Cat
(Coven House) Kenney.
Her work for the cpJ has been consistently the best
on the comics ' page, both 'in writing and art. The
unfortunate crime is that it's reproduced far too small to
really appreciate the graphiCS.
As to her writing - well it runs the entire spectrum
of style and emotion. I am certain that many who'consider
her to be ju~t a pagan satirist were surprised, nay moved by
the strip in the 11/17 issue. I know I was.
Cat is a storyteller, a gag writer and a damn good
cartoonist. Would that other aspiring pen-pushers learn
from her example ' - they'd be the richer for it.
... and if this missive tends to gush, so be it. As anyone
who knows me--11tell you - I caU it like I see it.
.
JohnFord .·
CPJ Irregular
to read it.
Peter Uslinov says, '"Comedy is simply
taking someth ing serious and turning it
around." Simple for Pete but not so for Jonah.
His interest in religion and ethics is interesting,
but is also phenomenally (FUCKED!) offensive.
Lest Jesus slay me as a hypoci-ite, I am a
diehard fan of free speech. I have Frank Zappa
albums , banned books, racist newspaper
comic strips from the 1930's and I would even
listen to a Michael Bolton album if somebody
gave me one. Mr. Bolton might be failed satire.
Maybe he's the next Tom Jones. Maybe he
sucks! Maybe he has healing power for some.
Healing came to mind when I recently listened
to "Teenage Prostitute" by Mr. Zappa. I heard
opera-inspired tragedy and possibly the kind.
of humor that keeps you from going mentally
(and physically) Shit-Boy·Ar-Dee.
All of us are censorious of something for
love of morals or politi::s; etc. Where's the line?
As Mickey Rat says, "If it (Iin't smut, I won't
read it." At least Mr. Rat ha!; the choice. As long
as he doesn't rape or pick up a stick, he's up to
his own husiness. Since he's a fictional
character, he can't - but can he teach people
in real life that all that shit's okay? I've been
reading Mickey Ratcomix for years an~ I never
participated in any "good old ultra-violence,"
as our good Droogie Alex from Clockwork
Orange calls it I've seen the movie countless
times, and read the book thrice. I see it as a
(
f
'
f
portrayal
0 the evIls 0 power, not as an
advocate, Loeb's cartoons blissfully show us
how far too far can go. The payoff's n(;)t there
for the reading audience, which means Loeb
defeats whatever purpose he may have had.
I liked one panel from Mr. Loeb last yea~
- "The Horrible Truth About Curly FrIes!
wi th a poor waif of a potato about to be
rendered pubeless by an el~ctric shaver-and
even that was so~homonc: I Just hop.e that
when I do my Jackie Mas?n ImpersonatIOn n~
one will think I'm makll1g fun at another s
expense (Mr. Mason included).
Sincerely,
.
James S, Wellings
PS: Bullocksl
• Forum
Pro-hemp flyer creator apologizes for possible offense
by He~~ Love __ _ _
_ _ __
ContribulOr
I am writing this letter as an explanation
and an apology. Not so much an apology for
what I did , but rather a sincere apology to any
people that I may have offended by a recent
f1yerthat I put around campus and in the CPf,
The flyer in question was used to
promote a benefit concert for the Washington
Hemp Education Network. It featured a young
girl, who looks to be around 10 or 11 years old.
She is wearing a military uniform and a huge
childlike smile. She is also holding a U.S.
manufactured M-16 automatic weapon in a
way th at suggests she's had some formal
training of how to use it. I found this photo in
an article about U.S. arms sales to other
countries. The girl is Asian. I was so struck by
the intensity of this image that I decided to use
it for my flyer. I thought it was eye catching as
well as thought provoking. A friend suggested
that I scan the DARE logo onto the girl's hat so
as to connect Ihe image with the issue of hemp
re-Iegalization and the drug war. I thought it
was a grea t idea. My perception of DARE is
that it indoctrinates young children into a
narrow minded, paranoid, militant mind-set
in regards to the issue of drugs. It encourages
them to tum in their grandparents, parents ,
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1, 1994
and people in their community for the use and
cultivation of drugs, including the herb
marijuana. I recall the recent news story of the
grandmother in Florida who was growing two
hemp plants as medicine for her grandson who
had multiple sclerosis. She was turned in to the
police by two young boys who had learned
from DARE that hemp is evil and anyone using
it must be a bad person and should be in jaiL
The grandmother was arrested, her grandson
taken away from her. There are many other
stories of this sort. There may be people that
argue with me the morality of using the hemp
plant for medicinal or recreational use. And
most people don't believe me when Iadrnitthat
I don't smoke it myself. Even though I don't
use the plant myself(other than for cloth and
paper). I think it's time we stop throwing those
who do use it in jail. The so called "drug war"
is a farce. It's really a war on the people. But
that's another letter.
The point I wanted to make with this
image is that DARE is dangerous.
As I was crea ting this flyer, I was not
focused on the girl's nationality, who she was,
who she was working for, or what her story was.
What I saw was a frightening image of a
beautiful human being, a young child, in full
military uniform holding a huge gun.
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When the flyer was complete, I was
proud of it, the image was quite striking and
eye catching. I knew it would bother people
who were in favor of the DARE program, and
that was acceptable to me. What I didn't
predict was that it might offend people of color.
The day the ad came out in the CPJI received a
phone call from Jaime Mendez of the Latin
American Student Organization. He told me
he was offended by the picture and so were
many of his friends and associates. To them the
girl resembled a Central American rebel
fighter. Her actual nationality was beside the
point, the point was she was not white. Jaime
pointed out that DARE is for American
children, not Asian or Central American
children. Although one cquld assume that the
child in this picture could have been an Asian
American DARE graduate.
I was nervous when Jaime called me. I'm
generally not a confrontational person, I don't
like it when I offend people or when people
don't like me. But lucky for me,Jaime was very
nice and listened with care and openness to my
explanation, and I listened and heard what his
position was. It seemed to him that I was
ignorant and thoughtless in my use of this
picture, exploiting an issue and perpetuating
a stereotype. We talked for a long time and
hung up amicably. We discussed stereotypes,
ignorance, re-Iegalizing hemp, what the girl's
personal story might be, oppression of people
in America as well as in other countries and
more. He even said he might come to the
benefit to learn more about the hemp issue.
This experience has brought up many
questionsabout respect, tolerance , and
understanding for everyone (including white
men, men in general, hippies, etc.). But again ,
that's a subject for another letter, another time.
The bottom line of this letter is that I am
truly sorry for offending anyone with my use
of this picture. I never meant to offend you. I
was only trying to express my feelings about
DARE and thought that by taking this picture
out of it's original context my point would be
made , My feelings abo'Jt this . issue have
nothing to do with this girl's nationality or skin
color. But I don 't regret making this flyer
because I met Jaime and it enlightened me to
other cultures' sensitivities. F.rom now on I will
be more aware of the effect my flyers have on
the diverse people in my community.
Please accept my sincere apology, and if
anyone would like information about the hemp
issue, the drug war, or the DARE program you
can call the Washington Hemp Education
Network at (206) 589-8981.
On Nov. 10·13 students met
for the 4-H Challenge Facilitator
Training.
The Cha ll enge
Program, developed through the
Well ness Center, is an effort to
integrate challenge activities into
seminar programs here at
Evergreen.
The activities
incorporate initiatives and games
in a group setting to enhance such
sk ills as communication and c:
cooperation . This adventure AI
based learn ing is a delivery of ~
method s with roots in
experiential education: 'Iearning .c:AI
by doing. The ultimate goal for u
experiential educators is to assist QI
participants in lea rning from :::
their experiences and carrying ~
them into future life situations.
>,
The 27 hour training began .a
with full participation in '
cha ll enge activities.
After ~
assessing goals, ensuring a safe c.
environment through Challenge
Members of f~~ilitator training participate in
by Choice and reviewing speCific
challenge actiVIty,
expectations of group members (known as the experiment with leadership styles, and get an
Full Value Contract), the games began. The understanding of problem solving and support
initiatives included some risk taking, letting go, in working with another co·facilitator.
and a lot offun! Some of the objectives include
The participants in the Facili tator
effective communication, listening, trusting Training proved to be comm itted to this
the group, and respecting differences. A time program and anxious to get started . The
to "debrief" is encouraged after each activity individuals brought a wealth of talents to the
to help process the feelings and issues that group, which will not only benefit the
arise. These concepts are then discussed so Challenge Program atTESC, but will be applied
each participant gets an understanding of how to other settings such as work with children
this activity can be applied to other situations. and people with disabilities .
The second half of the training focused
A second training will be available Jan.18
on facilitation skills. The discussion included and 19. The training is free to those interested
goal setting, fr'aming activities, leadership and willing to commit 30 hours to the
styles, processing and debriefing. Participants program. A chance to apply skills to gathering
had an opportunity to put this knowledge to resources , marketing and actually cowork on the final day. Each person was facilitating group activities are some of the
encouraged to co-facilitate a challenge activity. opportunities available through the program.
This part of the training gave each person a For further information please contact 4-H
chance to design their own initiative or game, Challenge at x6987.
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.by Kristopher Brannon
Comic may be lIunpleasant'; but freedom outweig~s
I've been thinking a lot this week about
censorship and my interpretation of Jonah's
[Loeb] cartoons. I've had unpleasant reactions
to some of his previous work - the Rin-Tin·
Ti n episode and the tasteless chicken·
mastectomy panel first come to mind - and
now I really got my buttons pushed last week
with "Bimbo the Clown" and her life of no fun.
My first thoughts entail stuff like: is he ripping
scabs off wounds to manipulate people away
from apathy? Or is he keeping a sense of humor
to keep from going crazy? Perhaps he likes to
hear people complain about something he
created. Maybe he hates women and thinks
they have no soul, which is his right.
If! dQn 't like it (and I don't!), I don 't have
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Seniors: Cast your vote for
Stonewall Youth Services
by James Spencer
Student, Class of 1995
To all graduating TESC seniors:
Once again we've received those pesky
ballots that an overwhelming majority of us
toss in the proverbial recycling bin. Who really
cares what kind of music is played when we
march in or even who our guest speaker is?
You're probably not even planning on going to
the ceremony!
There is, however, one important item on
there that has very little to do with the actual
graduation ceremonies. What is this item that
so needs our immediate attention? It's the vote
for class gift.
Every year, monies raised from t-shirt
sales go to the organization of our choice. Each
year we have given responsibly to
organizations working for the betterment of
our community and world, including to such
groups as Safeplace and the University of San
Salvador Library. This year we once again have
an opportunity to put our gift to work in a
segment of our community that urgently needs
support.
Stonewall Youth is a non-profit peer
support group for Thurston County's lesbian/
bilgay/transgender youth and youth who are
questioning their sexuality. At the center of the
organization's offerings is a weekly peer
support group where youth can share
problems, explore solutions, receive AIDS/
HIV information, and feel safe to be themselves
Stonewall Youth also operates an information
line, speaker's bureau and offers clean and
sober "safe" actiVities for sexual minority
youth.
Because Stonewall Youth operates on
such a small budget, our gift (which usually
averages around $1500) would be substanitial
and would allow the organization to reach out
to even more youth and offer a greater array of
services.
There are many wonderful organiz~ions
that deserve our gift. With the take over of
congress by the Radical Right, however,
funding for any and all programs like
Stonewall Youth is in great danger. A vote for
Stonewall Youth is a message that ignorance
and f~ar will not be tolerated by the TESC Class
of 1995.
Take an extra minute to check off
Stonewall Youth and your choice of the other
ballot questions. (The entire ballot must be
filled out to be valid.) For once we can make a
difference by supporting Thurston County
youth. Kids need to know that it's okay to be
themselves!
Let's help to make our community a place
that embraces all people.
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1, 1994
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NEWS
Shamrock & Thistle
Public Safety needs help
Irish .. Scottish .. Celtic
Music .. Books .. Gifts
Evergreen students needed to help staff
a Volunteer Crime Watch program
There isn't a great deal of training to
go throu gh to become a Crime Watch
CPJ Illfem
Volunteer; a si mple lesson with the radios,
Public Safety needs your help. They are and a few do's and don'ts, mainly stressing
looki ng for assistance in the form of a not to "place themselves in danger by
Volunteer Crime Watch. Due to budget cuts, confronting potentially dangerous
the Crime Wat<.:h is no longer paid and there individuals," said Stretch.
Stretch is concerned about the current
are currently only about six volunteers to
help.
volunteers working too many hours per week
Members of the Evergreen community and getting "burned au!." She is hoping to
origi nall y approached Public Safety and eventually have about 12 volunteers and be
vo lunteered their services for crime watch.
able to schedule the teams only one or two
A crime watch shift is for two hours shifts per week.
between 8 pm and I am Tuesday through
"This position ... provides a valuable
Saturday ~nd is always done in the form of a service to the community and volunteers are
two-person team.
greatly appreciated by the Public Safety staff.
Sometimes we have three of four
It is also a good opportunity to get to
people walking around out there just because know the Public Safety staff on a more
they all want to hang out and do it," said personal level and a chance to learn a little
bit more about our operations," said Stretch.
Public Safety Officer Tammi Stretch.
If you are interested in becoming part
For those two hours, the volunteers will
carry a portable radio, check doors, parking of the Volunteer Crime Watch here at
lots. dorms and trail s, "acting as additional Evergreen, co ntact Stretch at x6140
eyes and ears for Public Safety reporting Wednesday through Saturday from 4 pm
suspicious activities," said Stretch.
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Stargate is a juvenile sci-fi fantasy that
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a nerdy Egyptologist who helps the military
decode an intergalactic portal that was
discovered under the Gaza Plateau in 1928.
A small Air Force expedition, led by the surly
Col. Jack O'Neil (Kurt Russell), transports to
a distant desert planet and finds a Bedouinlike population that is enslaved by the wicked
alien Ra (as in the sun god). Ra IS exploiting
the inhabitants' labor to mine precious
minerals and construct pyramids to serve as
landing-pads for his big spaceship.
To render him easily dispensable, True
Lies' Bad Arab is dehumanized; his
threatening power diffused by humor. The
gross caricatures that pass for Iraqi terrorists
are eventually reduced from a serious threat
to a series of comic foibles and sight gags:
the faction 's dramatic ultimatum to the
nation is cut short because they forgot to
recharge the batteries of their video camera;
Helen accidentally drops a MAC-10 dmvn a
flight of sta irs thaI fires as it tumbles,
eliminating half a dozen soldiers in slow
motion.The ultimate example is th e group's
leader, Aziz. a perpetually wide-eyed
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and present Middle Eastern cultures, but the
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pleasant victim of external aggression who
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Today is Worlds Aid Day, respect
yourself. Wear a condom.
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Come to Jazz and Jerry. Join Seattle Jazz Guitarist: Michael Powers
in the Housing Community Center
Friday Dec. 3, at 7 pm. Housing Residents with Valid Student ID could
win a free pint of Ben and Jerry's.
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A dance Benefit for Olympia's
Homeless. Live Reggae and Drumming. 8 pm in Library 4300.
Sponsored by E.P.I.C. $4 donation.
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cultural projects in Chile. including the production of a video documentary. Working groups will be
organized to join different research projects according to the particular interests of the participants
of this field school.
The students will travel around the country visiting governmental. non governmental. private
and church projects of development in urban and rural areas of the country. Trips to the Andes
and mining sectors, the National Congress in the port of Valparaiso , and meetings with governmental
authorities, political leaders and grass root organizations are also included.
The field school will provide students with firsthand opportunities to observe and evaluate the
neoliberal model being applied in Chile as recommended by the International Monetary Fund and
other international organizations.
The students are expected to learn the political, social, artistic, folkloric and intellectual life of
the country and the different expressions they assume according to the clas~ structure of Chile.
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Building 4129, ext. 6740, before the end of the fall quarter.
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