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The Cooper Point Journal Volume 24, Issue 15 (February 10, 1994)
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A ' SEEPAGE EXCLUSIVE!!!
Love: after the' drinks, be_ore the orgasm. Happy.Valentine's day
you've known all along!
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DISCOVERIES 1M ,.ltE
fOSSIL RECORD •••
by Paul Marcontell
David Potter, the la st of two
provost candidates to visit Evergreen,
was here answering questions about the
college's future Monday and Tuesday.
Feb . 7 and 8.
In one of seven schedu led open
forums , Potter answered paneli s ts'
questions all the challenges of the
curriculum facing the co ll ege
community here. The panel included
representatives of students. faculty, and
administrators .
Questions ranged from the lack of
classes required for students continu ing
with graduate school to the di rficulty
of keeping facu lty intellectually
stimulated in an environment as intense
as Evergreen ' s, without burning them
modding
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Potter a s ked what co nt ex t a
discourse might be ~tarted in. referring
to how w illin g the Evergree n
community would be to assess and/or
rethink such fundamental concepts as
the seminar and narrative evaluati ons.
even if only to reassert Ev e rgreen\'.
basic philosophy.
When asked if he w o uld be
willing to " rattle some cages," Potter
responded that he would not be
interested in this job if it meant me rely
upholding the status quo.
Potter also discussed Ihe ways that
a liberal arts college could and should
grow to rellect changes in the society
around it. In respon~e to questions on
the app licability of an Evergreen
degree, he talked about the need for an
institution to have a measure of
confidence in what its graduates leave
knowing .
He later cited The Willgspread
Report, and w hat' it reveals about
deficiencies in undergraduate education
nation-wide . Relating to this was the
idea of Evergreen as an institution
by Naomi Ishisaka
New Human Resources director James D.
LaCour's biggest problem right now is not trying
to start his new plans too quickly.
Starting Feb. ) , and replac 1M01IIiJiI. .JMIIli"""-t....·
director Erin Oliver. LaCour has many areas to
cover. As Human Resources director, LaCour deals
with personnel matters regarding worker injury,
'union concerns. Affirmative Action and injury
rehabilitation.
.
However. LaCour is nOI new to this sort of
work. Before coming to Evergreen, he had worked
as a Seattle city government employee for 20
years . He last worked at Seattle City Light as the
director of Employee Services. A graduate from
Seattle University in 1968. he still lives in Seattle,
commuting everyday to Evergreen.
What drew him to Evergreen was the sense
of student activism he remembers from college,
" Students have a burning desire to make change,
by Sara Steffens
with fresh minds and they challenge everyrhing."
On Feb. 4. the Senate
Another element that drew him to TESC was the
Transportation
Committee approved a
sense of community he felt here.
proposal by Sen. James West (R "The environment here is much more
Spokane) to allow the state to sell
relaxing than government... I mean, people
James
LaCour,
coutesy
of
Photo
Services
license plates emblazoned with the
welcomed me with open arms . It 's a community.
I like that term. community, because it means a Employee Orientation program expanded in order mascots of state colleges and
great deal towards the culture here," he said .
to familiarize all workers with the Evergreen style universities.
Each school wou ld design and
AS'far as his goals for Human Resources are of operation. He is also interested in developing
approve
its own design .
co ncerned, LaCour can hardly wait to get started.
some sort of award system for outstanding workers
For Greeners, this could mean the
Since he took over the office, he has begun to talk on the month .
to employees and has seht out a questionnaire to
Finally, LaCour would like to re-implement Geoduck plate is coming soon .
Evergreen's notoriously phal li c
workers to find out what they want changed or an Employee Assistance program, " If any employee
mascot , the geoduck , is actually a
improved.
comes to the supervisor with financial trouble,
member of the clam family and
Proposals he is hoping to institute include a domestic problems at home, drug or alcohol
indigenous to South Pugel Sound.
managerlsup~fvisor training program. He has
problems, then we can send them to this Employee
The plates would cost <llumni and
found this program to be successful in the past to A ss istance program which has all the different
student
s $30 to purchase and renew;
help define the roles of managers and supervi sors referrals and they will see that these people can
mos
t
of
the profits w o ulo finan c e
and to empower people at the lower level.
address these issue s or problem."
student
scholars
hips.
LaCour would also like to see improvement
LaCour is cautious about jumping in with
The bill, SB 6089. is in the Rules
in the claims management department to clear up these programs too soon . He says, "I never want
outstanding claims.
come in and tell people exactly what they need . Committee on its second reading . It will
He would like to develop a work hardening That.'s totally inappropriate. I should come in and soon be presented to the Senate for a
final vote.
program in conjunction with the Well ness Center let people tell me what they need ."
You can leave a me s ~age for your
to help injured workers rehabilitate themselves
However or whenever these proposals
senator
by calling the Slate legi slative
with physical therapy on campus. laCour says this become realities, LaCour wants Human Resources way, "It 's quicker and easier to get people back to to become inclusive, Hlf you have more people hotline at ) -800-562 -6000.
Coincidentally. The Cannahis
work because they wi II be on campus everyday. involved in an issue. you end up ha ving more ideas
Movement
and NORML (National
Their supervisors could see them and encourage for solutions," he ays .
them ."
Naomi Ishisaka is rhe (ayour editor oj rhe Organization for the Reform of
Marijuana Laws) a re gathering
He would also like to see the current Cooper Point Journal.
David Potter, photo courtesy of TESC
Photo Services
having some way to assess itself.
A n:curring que~tion wai ho w to
deal wilh faculty burn -out. in terms of
an ever·changing curricu lum . Potter
agreed with the idea that facult y needsomc mec hanism to refresh th e l1l~elv c ,
and c atch their breath .
In re gard to hudgetary co ncerrh .
Potter discussed the ~ustaillabilit)' o f
the argument that higher education i,
for the public g o od . and th e
implicalions that this notion ha<; for thl.!
college's future .
Copies uf POller's application
materials are o n open rese rve in :he
Library and at each faculty mail box
location. The provost search
committee encourages peop le to
evaluate. comment on . or ask que~tions
about the cand idates. They can be
reached
bye-mail
at
prodrj@efll'hu./!I'l'rgrel'lI .l'£iu or by
voice mail at x6386 .
Paul Marumtell is a CPJ 11 (' 11 '.1'
rea III lIIelllber ill good sfallliillg.
Geoduck plates could be yours
The Evergreen State College
Olympia, WA 98505
Chris Wolfe accepts all responsibility for this 'Work and the consequences thereof.
You still have a shot at
selecting the next provost
Address Correction Requested
DWashingtonD
concepl by S. Sleffens
signature ~
for the Washington State
Marijuana Initiative. which ail1l~ to
legalize cannabi~. For more
information. call the Hemp Hotline at
(206) 54R-X043.
Sara St eifell .l· is til" j ear/('".1
jacililllwr of tile CPJ 11 1' 11'.1' tel/III.
Internal Seepage
Sauna head injury
2
Tuition waivers
3
Linguistic rape
4
Grammarians go at it 5
Much love
6
1.. 610/608 draw fire
9
Fern Davye erotica
11
Students organize
14
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News
News Briefs
edited bX: Pat Castaldo
.TEMPO seeks bands
to perform in Library
I: VF.HGREEN-The Evergreen Music
I'rudu c tion Organization (TEMPO) is
~" ; Irl' hin g for bands to perform in Lihrary
·I.'m.
TE~ I PO is a vo lunteer student
(If" ~ ': lIli /a lioll which aims to bring more
h:llld~
10 ca/llpus.
For /lIorc information , StOP by the
1"1 : ~ 1PO olTice located in the third noor
:11\':1 or Ihe CAB, or :.lllend one of their
\\ ,',' k IY /lice Ii ngs inCA B 320 on
\\ "'l lrll'sduys at Noon,
'
Veteran job f.a ir :_o
.be held at Ft. Lewis
pro· vost n.l. A university administrator of
high rank. 2. The highest official in certain
cathedrals or certain churches. 3. The keeper
of a prison. 4. The chief magistrate of certain
Scottish cities.
Activist to speak of
sustainable cunure
I: \'I, RGREEN-Environmenta l activi st
J illl Merbl'l will speak of his cx periem:e
II ilh lite s ustainabl e culture of Kerala ,
111lII:1 ()n Thursday, Feb. 10 at :'i:30 p,m,
III CAB 108,
Keral:l is a co mmunit y of 30
III iII i()n Pl:uple.
i'vkrbd will present sl id es and
poc tr y, Aha hi s presentation, a forum
,vi ii be he lL! lO di sc uss how peaceful ,
Ill ill -hicrarc hi ca l soe ie li es minimize
,'nl'i ronll1c ntal impac ls on th e road lO
' 1I\t:lilwhilit) ,
h lr ll1 ()re information on th e talk,
,'( \llIact Se th Will iams at X66-4496.
WashPIRG sponsors
wildlife slide show
J: \ ' ERC;REEN - Monica Bond of th e
:..J: lli lllla l Wildli le Federation will be
prl',,' ntin g a sl ide sl10w on activities
', lIrru lindin g th e Nationul Endangered
~ ;p l'l'il' s Act, Wednesday , Feb. 16 at 7
11.I1I , inLlII.
[7or /lIore info rmation regarding the
" 1'1' 111 , l'Illl t:lct WashPIRG at x605H.
Video conference
on outer space
I:VERGREEN- The Scistcrhood and S&A
arc "ponsor ing a video conference "A New
Fr~ 1 ()r Discove ry: Plans for Research on
Sp: ll'C St:llion" on Thursday , Feb, 17 , 10
:1.111 tll Il ()on in LH3. This national
,'Lillc' :l ti ()n rorllill is prod uced by NASA.
TilL' con fere llce w ill include a panel
Lii 'C' lI ssion 'i :1I1d Q&A sess ions on research
III IClriolis ar.;as, and on technology amI
llic' l'Il lnllle rc ial development of space. All
11I1,' I",t ed parties arc welco lllc to attend.
The American Heritage
College Dictionary
Bigelow house
receives big gift
Thurston County
report available
OLYMPIA-Olympia Federal Savings
bes towed a gifl of $ 10,000 to the
Bi gelow House Preservation Association
on Feb. 3.
The Bige low House, located in
Olympia, is one of the oldest pioneer
homes in Wa shington state. Built in
1854 , it has always been owned and
occupied by members of the Bigelow
frunil y.
Thc Washington state Legislature
appropriated S308,000 for restoration of
th e Bigelow House. A condition of the
appropriate being that the structure be in
public or non -profit ownerShip before
resloration begins, the Olympia Federal
Savings gift will go towards reaching
that goal.
For more information on the
Bigelow House or to make a donation,
contact the Bigelow House Preservation
Association at 786-5480.
THURSTON COUNTY -The county
government has put together a summary
s tat us report on county growth and
environmental planning activities.
Detailed in the report are
activities and actions taken by Thurston
Coun ty to comply with the 1990 Gmwth
Management Act.
Also included in the report are
details of related environmental planning
activiti es, such as so lid waste and
stonnwater basin plans.
To receive a copy of the report,
contact Marie Cameron at 754-4111
during normal business hours.
Wildlife weekend
class offered
PUGET SOUND-North Cascades
Institute, a non-profit environmental
education organization, is offering a
weekend class with wildlife biologist
David Drummond.
Drummond will provide an
introduction on a number of Puget Sound
migratory waterfowl, including tundra
swans, snow geese, and ducks.
For more information regarding this
and other weekend classes, contact North
Cascade Institute, (206) 856-5700 x209.
U
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l~E=C
:\londay, .January 31
OX5\!: ,\ woman was reported wit h a
lan' r;lIed digit <lnd ad viscd lO get stitches,
Tuesday, February I
on'): Cira l'iiti WHS reponed in several
11lL' :ltillll 'o on the third floor of tlte
Ilhran.
OX"X:' A coat was stolen from the first
II1Im or lhl.' Library,
IX3!' : Tll c r~ar liccnse plate was stolc n
Irlll)) a \l' hic lc in F-Iot.
~10'): Th L' passenger window was oroken
I lI l a vc hi cle in F-lol.
Wednesday, February 2
I JO\!: An aUlomob il e accident was
1 " 1 ~ 1I1 l' d Oil Overhulse and Parkway.
Thursday, February 3
22 .... : 1\ man repofted th ree individuals
p:lIllting graffiti in the Library stai rwell s.
Friday, February 4
0328: Fi re a lann in A-dorm.
0919: A male TESC student was reponed
liarassing a female TESC student.
1513: A man was reported with a head
illjll ry in the CRe sauna.
Saturday, February S
OO,~6 : i\ TESC ma le stud e nt was
:1,,:IUll.;d by se vl:ral men in the Library
iluildilll!.
OO.t3: ~ C han ge was sto len from the
1:lIllPOIl lllachine in the CAB second Iloor
wlimell's bathroom.
04 .. 1: Fire "larlll ill S-donn ca used by
hurnt 1l1ul'lins.
224X: A vehide in 8-101 was broken into
;lIld severa l items were sto len , another
I'l' hicl e was also tampered wilh.
Sunday, February 6
0005: A st udent in B-dorm was reported
, c: I ,'reiy i II due to alcohol consumption .
1252: Non-st ude nt reports the theft of
<" :\'; I'rom hi s wallet while on campus
vi-.;i tillg a friend.
I I "0: A man was reported to be handing
ou t and posting defaming posters, and
disrupting a memorial servi ce in the
Library.
Public: Safe ty preformed 36 public
,I('(vi ce calls including but not limited 10
jlllI/IIS/(IrIS, escorts and unlocks.
-compiled by Rebecca Randal
Page 2 Cooper Point Journal February 10, 1994
w. Olympia's urban
.zoning ' reviewed
THURSTON COUNTY-The Thurston
County Board of Commissioners will
hold a public hearing .on March 8 to
solicit the public's views on varying
proposals for the zoning of the West
Olympia Urban Growth Area.
The area in question includes
Driftwood Road, Overhulse Road and a
large section of the Evergreen Parkway,
The board is currently reviewing
Ulree suggested interim plans.
The Planning Commission has
reco mmended that the size of the West
Olympia Urban Growth Area be reduced
to promote compact urban development,
avoid environmenl31 degradation
(particularly to Eld Inlet), and to respond
to the desires of property owners.
For more information, contact
Thurston County Advance Planning and
H;<IO';""
WASHINGTON-The Washington State
Employment. Security Department is
offering a job fair for veterans and their
families.on Friday, Feb. 11 from 9 a.m. 10
3 p.m. at Fort Lewis.
Over 40 public and private sector
employers will be in allen dance to
discuss career opportunities.
For more information, contract the
Fort Lewis Veterans' Employment Service
Center at (206) 967-2790.
Traffic commission
seeks nominations
WASHINGTON-The Washington
Traffic Safety Commission is soliciting
nominations for the 11th Annual Traffic
Safety Awards Program.
Nominations can be made for
several categories, including community
program leadership, educational outreach,
citizen activist and lifetime achievement.
The commission wishes to promote
traffic safety in the Slate 0"[ Washington.
Entries for nomination must be
received by 5 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 25.
For more infonnation, contact Jonna
VanDyk, the Washington Traffic Safety
Commission Public Information Officer,
, at (206) 586-0296.
Errata
Last
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Cooper Poi nl Jo urna l
Evergreen examines ways to reduce
and restructure tuition waivers
by Arnaldo Rodriguez
During the last two legislative
sessions, the Legislature enacted a
number of changes in the tuition waiver
programs, which had been created to
recogn ize and/or assist a variety of
groups.
In 1992, the Legislature ordered
lin iversilies/co\leges in the slate 10 reduce
the existing tuition waivers by a
minimum of 6.6 percent and a maximum
of 13.2 percent. No tuition waiver
program could be terminated to benefit
other programs.
Exempted from this legislative
In ,lndate were the tuition waivers for
. \Vashinglon Scholars and the Vocational
Excellence Awards. Evergreen had to
n.:duce all or its tuition waivers by 13.2
pc rL't~ IlI , with the exception of the necdh:lsl'd waivers, reduced 6.6 percent.
In 1993, the Legislature authorized
ill l' universities/colleges to allocate six
pc rcent i>f their operating revenues for
tuition waiver programs. Further, the
Legislature specified that all waiver
programs (with the exception of
Washington Scholars and the Vocational
!: .\ cellence A wards) were to be
pL'l'Ill issi ve == that is, institutions no
Illllgc r had to offer those specific waivers.
Since July of 1993, members of the
"dlllinistnttive staff (Georgetle Chun,
Alilirea Coker-Anderson, Jose Gomez,
Jlldy Huntley, Jennifer Jaech, Collin Orr,
AlIlaldo Rodriguez, chair, and Pete
St l' ilh~rg) have met to' propose a set of
Il':: llnlln.;ndations to President Jervis on
ill}';1: Evergreen should distribute its
tllition waiver allocation.
Tile commillee is proposing the
following guidelines for all tuition
wa ivers:
Only students working towards
their first undergraduate degree are
eligible for tuition waivers (the waiver
would be granted through the quarter
when the student is registered to
complele her/his 180 credits),
Waivers should not exceed the
cost of in-state tuition, except for the
international students on exchange who
would receive full out-of-state waivers.
Waivers will be awarded only for
rail , winter and/or spring quarter.
In addition, the committee is
recommending that priority be given to
studcnts who:
(lre state residents and/or
demonstmte financial need through
the Frt.:e Application for Federal Student
Aid (FAFSA); and/or
contribute to the diversification of
th e student body , e.g., ethnic/racial
divers ity , age, first generation, veterans,
di sa hled, international exchanges, etc.
The
committee
is
also
recommending the creation of the
following new tuition waivers:
Hyogo Prefecture, Washing IOn's
sister state in Japan, waivers (two). This
formalizes our current practice with
Washington State's sister prefecture in
Japan.
Students of Color in the
Sciences, i.e" b.iology, chemistry,
computer science, mathematics, physics,
etc. (five). These waivers are designed to
encourage students of color to enter into
academic areas where they have
traditionally been under-represented.
The commitlCC would also like to
The tuition waiver committee proposes
to cut these waivers
by Fall '94:
What do you think?
Send your written comments to:
•British C.olumbia reciprocal
Arnaldo Rodriguez L 1221
by no later than
oQregon reciprocal
·Faculty dependent
Friday, Feb. 25
·MIA/POW
'daughters/sons of firefighters /
policemen disabled or killed in the line
of duty
to keep these waivers
as they are:
-Slate need-based
·Cultural Diversity scholarships
to restructure gender
equity (athletics) waivers:
·TESC would offer 26: 13 10 men and 13
to women
·They would be divided equally between
swim and soccer teams.
·8 of the 26 would be awarded by
fmancial need.
·10 of the 26 would be awarded
according to "diversity factors."
-8 of the 26 would be awarded according
to student's skill level.
recommend that a five percent emergency
reserve be established. It is difficult to
predict the exact number of dollars the
college will have in its operating budget,
since this budget is driven by monies
collec!ed from tuition. Therefore, the
commlltee feels that this precaution is
warranted.
The committee '.Vould like 10 hear
to cut these waivers
when they expire:
·S.E. Asian veterans
'WashingtOn scholars
• Vocational excellence
-Veterans
·Persian Gulf veterans
to create two new
waivers:
-Hyogo Prefecture
-Students of color in the sciences
to increase:
-International student waivers from five
to 10, to accomodate reciprocal
agreements and increase TESC's study
abroad opportunities for students.
from students, staff and faculty about the
recommendations we would like to
submit to President Jervis for her
consideration.
Arnalda Rodriguez is dea;r of
Enrollment Services.
(,(JIIlailled several errors.
The articlc "What you "I1OUld have
learned in U.S, History about bills."
incorrectly reponed Ihat there is a "Ihird
hou se" in Washinglon legislatun:: II was
meant toe read, "opposite ho use,"
The statement that 1-6 10 will be
voted on in Novembcr is not yet fact: it
!irst must obtain suffiecielll signalUres.
Michael Cardew's kiter in the
Re spon se sec tion was nOI originally
wrillen for publi cation, but as a pri vate
response. We apologi e ror printing it and
allY di scomfort it may have caused.
A photog raph of Ratna Roy w a ~
incolTcctly identified.
In the seco nJ paragraph, above, the
last line shou ld read " to read," not "toe
read, "
Tlte Cooper Point Journal apologies
fo r Ilrese errors. alld allY ill col/ si:ilell cies
Of' illCUllllelliell ces Iltey lIIay Ital't! ca llsec/,
Presc~,tioo" 786-5222.
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Sarah Pederson 10 sail away with dog and lois of grains
h\' Jennifer Fiore
.
Sarah Pedersen, reference librarian
;lIld member of the faculty, shares an
orrice in Ihe library that, through smoked
wi ndows, looks out onto reference books,
hut al I p.m . on a Tuesday afternoon, no
students. On her desk is a picture of her
sailboat.
Jenn: Where do you sail?
Sarah: Well, right now we don t sail
anywhere, it s in the yard! But we re
taking orf for IS months s[(lfting in June.
.Il-nn: Where arc you going?
Sar •• h: We don l know, we know we re
going tLl th e north LO start with because
til l' hllrricane season is in the south.
We re going to the Queen CharloLLes and
1l1aybe to Alaska and then we need 10 get
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Pregnancy and Power
Before Roe v. Wade
Il l'adell SOllt,1t from the Puget Sound
r.;gion toward (he end of September,
down Lhe coast and definately to Mexico
:lntl then we don t know.
.J l' 11 n : What prompted you to take 15
IIiOllths olT have you ever done this
- the RovTn~
Interviewer
Ix:li.)r~?
Sarah: -Sailing is w'hal we do for fun.
W;: Vl' always done three week to a
1III1Illh vaca tion ~. It s a pretty common
aillllent to be an inland sailor and dream
()f doing more! One lluarter of my absence
is sabbatical so I II be bringing boxes of
books on post-structuralist theory to try
and catch up with everything that s
happened in my field sin.ce I gOt out of
graduate school.
.lenn: What arc you going 10 take on the
!JO;l\'1
S:u'all : Ollr dog a lot of grains
.Jellll: Any art or music?
Sarah: We II take some music, We have a
o; in g le side-band radio so we II get
intL'fnation:ll [(Idio all the time. (We
I\'L!II l take) a lot of art works, neither of
us is visual in terms of expressing
ourselves . I plan to do a lot of journal
wriLing :lIld correspondence. I will miss
my community. (I II bring) a lot of bird
h(x)ks and sea Ii fe identification manuals.
.Jenn: Do you go birding often?
Sa rah: I don t go out and
conscientiously seek birds anymore but I
alwuys take a bird book with me
wherever I go.
.Ienn: Do you have a favorite bird that
yo u like to sec?
Sarah: l'ln terrifica lly fond of crows in
general. There s a Greater Yellow Legs
which is one of Ule ones that I don t see
very of~en, they re just one of those big,
nOIsy bIrds. Another big noisy shore bird
that I like is the Oyster Catcher. I like
g()Ory birds.
Jel/nifer Fiore is an Everg reen
,lllIIll'flI.
Bills are dying right now
hy .Juhn M. Munari, Jr.
All bill s that were not reponed o ut
of house-o r-orig in commillees last week
or I he fiscal and transportation
collllll itLees this week have been killed.
Between now and 5 p.m. on Fep.
15, party cilUcus meetings, noor debates,
and votes will be very frequent.
After this time, all bills that have
IlIlt passed out of the house-of-origin, by
floor vote, will be killed. If you would
li\.. e to sec lawmakers cast their votes,
Ihi s will be an excellent time to do it.
A Iso or governmenta l interest, on
Ihi, past Feb. K, different district
gOl'erlllllents throughout the state held
L' kl'lions . Some of the more common
L"i l'C tioIlS were aboul school levies,
Thl're arc over 45 different types of
di stri ct gove rnments authorized to exist
ill Washington State. Furthermore, they
compose the majority of individual
).!llvemmenls within the state.
John M,ulari just is.
february 3·26, 1994
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Overuse of language rapes it of meaning
student
we e k I Y
'Live the Adventure! The Cooper
1'(Jilll lo/mwl is looking for the 199411}')5 editor-in-chie f.
Pick up an
:1 ]lplicaLion in CAB 3 Hi. They' re due by
I\ l:rrch 4th.
'Thc CP1 is al so looking for a CPage' cd itor. Come by the office in Lhe
third floor of the CAB and talk Lo
~ Ol !ll'[)n e.
·The art eX hibiL, " Wake Up Little
Susi e ...·' is still on display in the Gallery
I V in the fourth floor of the Library. This
W:I S brought L
o us by the Women's
(' l'nter .
·The Jewish Cultural Center will
·' IHlI lsor a Purim Carnival starring Lhe
\'l;lI.cllOncs on Sunday, Feb. 27 from 1 Lo
() p.m. in 1.4300. The carnival is in
l'l'IL'hrution of !lIe Jewish festival of Purim.
111 :Iddition to the Mazeltones, carnival1,! ocrs will enj oy foot!, stories and games.
Ca ll the lCC at x6393 for more info.
' Thl~ Spring Arts
Festival IS
Inuki llg ror volunteers to la you t for the
CI'). plannin g, phone ca lling, ads and
1I1l11\' . r\'1cl'ti ngs arc every Friday aL 3:30
]>.111. ill th e Lh ird floor of the CAB. Ca ll
.\ ()-I I 2 ror detai Is.
'The Spring Arts Festival also
'l'v b dcsiglls for posters, shins and oLher
pro l110 items. The Lheme: "Spring and
Inncr Arts Celebration." Deadline March
IS. J>ri l.c: Portfolio Imllerial and pUbliciLY.
'Amnesty International ha s their
Ill el'tings every Wed nesday m4:30 p.m. in
thc third floor of the CAB. Call x6098 for
illformaLion.
·The S&A Board, the group of
o; lilt\enLs who decide where 93 of your
do l\an; arc going to be spenL, meets every
Wednesday at 3 p.m . A public forum is
rese rved fur the first IO minutes. Call
x622 1 for details.
,S&A Productions brings us "A
Concert for Lovers & Friends" with SCOLL
Coss u and Laura Love on Saturday, Feb.
12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Library lobby.
Tickets arc $ 10 and $ 12 at your local
t ickcL outlets. This same group will be
, howing, Europe and the World on 89
('enls (j Day a prese nLaLion in CAB 108
O il Monday , Feb. 14 aL noon.
·Mindscreen is showing Daughter
1'( I Iii' Dust in LHI on Feb. 14 aL 6:30
p.llI.
·The 14th is also my favoriLe
holiday, Valentine's Day. I also need to go
to the Dudor that morning at 8:30 p.m.
·In celebration of my health (actually
the Olympia AIDS Prevention ProjccO,the
Evergreen Queer Alliance, SODAPOP,
SPAZ, and the Women's Center are
organir.ing a formal dance with a real live
big band and OJ on Feb. 18 aL 9 p.m. in
IA100. Dance lessons will be provided
:Inl! you C,1Il get in for $2 or $3.
-compiled by Dante Salvatierra
In my last co lumn, my editors and
Wl're a lillIe concerned about possible
ncga ti ve reader responses to my usc of
tlil' te rm cyber-rape, which we felt might
he see n by some as a rather loose and
in sc nsitive usc of the word rape.
Judging from the lack of responses,
liowever, it would seem that any readers
who might have taken offense finished
the column and realized the point about
tIl e ex isLence of differenL systems of
mcaning, and applied iL to the piece,
:lIlowing me th e opportunity to make my
point with available terms and language.
Grateful for their paLience and
L1ndersLanding, I will now wriLe on their
hehalf about the cheapening of language,
:Ind the los s of opportunity for
Ill l'a ningful expression.
To usc myself as an example: What
('Ollll'S to mind when you hear the word
1'111 )('"
Fur IllOSL, iLS primary literal
Illl':llling is an acL of violence and power,
l·.\ hi llit ed in a pse ud o-sex ual way. But
thl'n' <II'': seco ndary meanings , a lso
rl'l' og ni l.a bl e, s uch as the abuse,
,·.\ p loitaLi un, killing, and or deStrucLion
0 1 thing , ill general (noL limiLcd to
Ill'ople).
The rope of the rai n forests.
The rape of Vietnam.
Cyber-mpe.
These arc all valid and generally
:Il'ccpted uses of the word. However, Lhe
I!l ore the wont is used, the less iL means,
<ln d th e less we arc able Lo convey the
., criou sness of th e personal, physical
viol ation thaL is th e most prevalent use
o r rope.
When words arc used oULside of
thc ir mosL,serious context, Lhey sLarL Lo
luse their biLe. These words no longer
COLLEGE
STUDENT SPECIAL
Happy week six. Happy
faculty retreat week, up week,
e---+
down week, whatever. We had
a wonderful time with the
winners of the contest last week.
Thanks to the generosity and
good nature of NWFS , Chris
Meserve, E. Ben Cornett, and
your humble grammarians
enjoyed wonderful food and
co nversation at the Greenery.
We learned that Chris, a current member of the board
of tru stees, is an Evergreen alumna from the
ve ry first entering class. She rega led us with
stories of B-dorm and classes in various
locations around Ol y.
E. told us abollt hi s favorite high school
Eng li sh teac he r. to whom he owes hi s
superior editing skill s.
It was a blast. If only we could have
go ne 10 lunch with all of the fabulous
co ntestants.
Lest you think we ' re only here for fun
and ga mes. though. we need to settle down
and ge t to business. As we always say, "So
many grammatical errors, so lillIe time. "
Ain't that the truth , sister l Let's address a
special reader' s question, which we have
been savin g for just such a time.
c:: ,_ ~
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VaQcssa
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.,-'-:1--::7- Callisti
GrammariaQs
COrl1er
Dear Van essa alld uJl'i~a Tell me. please, (tbolll th e lIses oj "which"
and "that ". Are rhey interchangeable 7
Love,
Vanessa 's Mom
Well, you know thaL if Vanessa's mOL her
·has this question, it must be a tricky one .
After all, who do you think she got all of her
grammar values from if not her dear parents?
(One of Vanessa's mom's favorite stories
about Vanessa is that when she was in sixth
grade she won a prize for being th e on ly
person who did not make a
si ngle grammatical error for the
entire sc hool year. And that's a
true story.)
So, let's examine that and
which. These two wo rd s are
often in correcll y interc hanged.
eve n by people who live
otherwise successful live s. But
take a se ntence such as "1 was
on the soccer field th e other day
that's located near the Housing
Community CenLer, y'know,
when I finally li stened to so me
of the voices in my head which
had been telling me about the Grammar goddesses Lovic;:a and Vanessa and guests Chris Meserve and E. Ben
second coming." Is thi s correct Cornett enjoy complimentary Greenery lunch . photo by Seth "Skippy" Long
or not? The voices in Vanessa 's
head tell her that it 's not.
doesn' t define the noun. In thi s case, lI'hich are a couple of exceptions to these r llle~ . ThaI
That is beller use d to introduce a
should be used. As far as th e voices are should not be used when the demonstrativ e
concerned, however, we don ' t know which and the relative corne together in a sentence.
limiting or defin in g clause: whic h to
voices are being referenced without the "That Ihat" is a no- no . The sel:ond instance
introduce a non-defining or parenthetical
cl ause.
defining clause "thaI had been telling me is when the re lative follows a preposition.
In other words, one could follow thi s
about the second com ing." If the voices had For example, one would not say "G imme th e
general rule: if the clause (the part that comes
been telling the speaker about a recipe for mac 'n' cheese of that I sing." After singing
after that or which) could be omitted without
crepes suzette , the sen tence would have an th e cheesy Kraf(IM j in g le, one would
leaving the noun it modifies incomplete or
entire ly different meaning. From now on, properly say, "Gimme the mac ' n' I:heese of
without changing the meaning of th e
think. "Could I leave that clause out?" If so. which I sing."
See? Grammar is so simple.
sentence, (or if it could be reasonably
it's a which clause. Thar clauses wi II
wI'ira alld \.illle.l'.I'a call ojien be caught
enclosed in parentheses) it s hould be
generally outnumber which clauses, but a
misused that is surely an in sult to Lhe singillg abollf th e muc ' II' cheese oj which
introduced by which. Otherwise, use thaI.
th ey eat.
We all know what soccer field is being
language .
referenced in the sentence, thus it s locat ion
As often happens with grammar, there
Student activist threatened in EI Salvador
Many 01 the studenLs, faculty, and
stall at TESC arc aCLive in poliLical
IllOvemel1lS. This is a call to all members
or th e Evergreen communiLY to help a
1'..:1 low activist in EI Saivador. Here is her
, wry.
M:lria Mirtala Lopez, leader of Lhe
YOllth ll10ve me nL of the opposition
poliLical party Frcllle Farabundo Marti
para la Libenlcion Nacional (FMLN), ha s
bcen Lhreatened by unknown individuals
be li evet! to be members of th e
govemment-linked "death squads."
Maria's house was broken into on
th L' eve ning of Dec. 29, 1993. The
assailants ran sacked her room and stole
document s rel a ting to the FMLN's
campaign in the forthcoming elections.
The initials "EM" were left in the room,
which stand for Escuardon de la Muerte
(Death Squad), initials that have appeared
~",..
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Amnesty
International
by Ryan Warner
.~
in silllilar-a LLat:ks and threats.
The FMLN's youth organi7.ation
l1 a.o; "denounced the incident as pan of a
InLirnidation ca mpaign by the far-right
;rillled m aCLivists and supportcrs of the
FMLN." Maria Mirtala Lopez has
rece ived many threaLs and despiLe
assurances from the government that the'
incidenLs are being investigated, no steps
we re ever taken to identify those
res lxlIlsiblc,
Pleuse write to the government of
t::J Salvador and Lellthem that you know
what happened and expcctthese incidents
to be investigated and Lhat those found
rcsponsible be brought to justice,
Remind them LhaL eradicaLion of the
''(Iemh squads" and the bringing Lo justice
of its members is essential for fair
l'I e Clion ~ and for human ri ghts in the
ruture.
\)r. Oscar Alfredo SanUlmaria
Ministro de la Presidencia
Millisterio de la Prcsideni ca
l 'asa Presidencial
Sa n Salvndol', EI Salvador
Ryall Warner is the Amnesty
Coo rdinalor and wishes Ihat more people
would participate in Amnesty and otlIer
thin}l,~ Lhlll beller the world.
Prevent Finger Mush!
QUAKER
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Your dainty digits are much too precIOUS to be senseles5l y
soMened lor lhal filleen page poper due n-.xl Frida y Call
me-my fingers ore !ranee! lo Iyp9
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retain the serio usness or extremity of
tlll' ir original definiLions.
Another example of where a word
ha s had iLS meaning diminished is the
word gellocide,
Unlike rape however, genocide is
often used with a meaning not generally
accepLed.
Take n liLerally, genocide is the
planned and sysLemaLic extermination of
all enLire naLional, racial, political or
l' Lhllic group, But genocide has also been
IIs L'd by so me Lo aUract attention to
ce rtain causes, wheLher it be the
prl'venLion of actual gellocide or not.
IIl1[l e rialisrn (economic and
(· lIltllml ).
Th ~ Persian Gulf war.
Tire war on drugs.
T h l~ Llilurc LO fully fund AIDS
I,'o;l'arch.
All have been term ed genocidal by
,'l' lta iII gro llps and/or peopl e, and non e
meet the actual criLeria. The usc of the
word genocide in these situations is
simply inaccuraLe and only serves to
detract from the seriousness of its actual
meaning.
Further, the carefree usc of Lhe
term genocide must be extremely
offensive to people such as the survivors
of the Holocaust, who survived a real
allempt at genocide.
GranLed, it often takes serious
lunguage to wake people up, (0 get them
to act. But it only takes so long before
these words won'L work any more_
To cite a lighter example;
remember when you were young and
swearing was a big deal? Maybe it
angered your parents_ If noL your parents,
maybe it angered your teachers. In any
case, I think it was generally understood
thaL you shouldn't say certain words
except in extreme circumstances (and that
those circumstances were of rare occasion
according to the older people).
The word shit had a severity to it
then that it no longer has. It was the kind
of word that didn't necessarily belong in
everyday language, but would
occasionally slip out when one was really
mad or hurt, prompting the user to check
around for adults after using it. If an adult
(specifically a teacher) used the word, it
probably caused you and your classmates
to giggle quietly because you had scen
someone who thought Lhey were so in
control jusL lose it.
I miss those days. Life was easier
then.
I miss being able to get a reaction
o uL of someone simply by uLlering the
word shit (or any of a hundred other
unaccepwble words or phrases) .
It's a damn shame that you have
to be a poet these days to geL someone's
attention with mere words.
Dan is amused that he gained so
many reactions from his Ani DiFranco
review, but not Jrom his column.
Vanessa examines that which confuses her mother
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Dear Sweet Goombah-goon, I wonder oft how high the
moon, for L/ou there I'd travel soon, if I knew l/our love .
would be mine when I got back.
Half-Naked Trionomoe s? "r could make you feel like I've
never had sex before ." Really, Seriously, though of course, I
would write you a loveline. Enjoy, (with or without the
comma)
Queen Hammer! Your throne of cookie dough, Your
poppl/seed crown, Your buttermilk smile and Honel/ed
kiss ... Ah! What Bliss! Mousetrap
He put his hand to whatever he found.
HERMES: You are loved.
Let the river run o'er mil head; Let them plant flowers
in mL/ bed! If 'round the globe ml/ bones are spread,
At least mL/ heart is safe with Ted!
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To jonathan, Cheri, Clinton: I love all of l/ou gUlls have
a good daL/. Love, Uncle Ervin
Open Aries/Dog in search of Gemini or Libra/Tiger with
positive attitlAde towards achieving centre with
patience constancL/ and compassion. If peace be l/our
goal then we mal/ achieve.
To the ho-bags of 522, you know you kick ass. We and our Binkie
are pretty damn lucky, eh? - Love "Bitch of the Universe"
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Dagwood, Mall the name serve IIOU well.
Hell there Ball who is the onlll Bo~ for me. Look
. now everllone knows Bok Bok I lurve !Iou BOlj Bok
Bok 1I0ur one and onll/ Chicken Little.
'Dearest Cfi.erissa, 'Dearest LaureG 'Dearest 1Wfus ana Ju[ie tfiankJ
for rod:j.n my wor&£. '.Be stif[ ana pass those ever Covin' 6ear nuts i
fove you guys. Love Love Love 'Xl"
Luna, Chance, and all the other: Thank you for your help.
The knowledge you have given me is worth all the pain, and
I've almost found the cure! Thanx, Robert
shits-n-giggles to those i love here in Oll/, the
harbor, b'ham, down in cali, and even montana. eat
strawberries and smile for me.
UStill, now, alwalfs, forever." love Colleen
When women saL/ thel/ want a man who shares his
feelings do theL/ want to hear how most of the
time l/ou feel depressed and wish 1I0U could drive
!lour car into the side of L/our ex-girlfriends house
or do thell want to hear how beautiful, special and
clever thel/ are and how much l/ou love them?
Wondering, Chris WOlfe.
:Fretf you mak.f, me oefi.e and smile in pCaces tkep insUlt. !Maft.a£ 9(j.ta.
My partner... atUf how.1(u6y
To all lfouse wimmin/ womlfn/woman folks at TESe.
Sexism be damned, Lfer all neat! So there.
John Gross - Vous me rendez essouffier, Je vous aimerai
toujours. Tran slation: Make me a souffle, r like mushrooms.
All my love, Katya
I Love lfou, l/ou love me, Homosexualitlf! People think
we 're just friends, actualll/ lfou're a lesbian and I'm a
bisexual! I love lfoU show (At home LfoU gets freaked!)
Love, Anne
I Cootinto your moclia eyes aruf see someone who lias caugfit my fi.eart
in a 6ig way. Let stfrin/(J(jwi [atte s and sing "Psychok.if1er" togetfi.er.
Love, "'l(ato
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To Maggie, Chance, and all the Woof-Woofs of Olt/mpia:
"There is no dust!"
From the man with the noislf necklaces.
Overwhelmed with carnal desire, I want l/ou Anne, to
Beckon at L/our call , lick the sweat of L/our disdain
and pleasure L/ou beL/ond what other sexual beings
know. Fuck me.
Grey Mouser - for all the stars, for the Rock, Beartraps and
Giant Cows, Tarantulas, Absent Friends, Falcons and Lew Blue.
As Always,
Faf
Carla, you are the sweetest. Happy Valentine Viva
Columbia.
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1W6y, my soutfipaw t£arung Let run tft.rougfi tfi.e '.Bram6fes
togetfi.er. 'Tasmanian 'De'llif Spinning inside. ofifi.! !Maft.a£ 1(j.ta,
:Fret!
Sweet P.
Let's go sailing
Thanks for everl/thing.
Love,
Chuchll Munchl/
To that Cutie: Steve Davis I hope we can develop a
rosL/ picture - ml/love for l/ou is digital L/ou mega
hard drive love chip sweet cak~!
Your secret Admirer.
Simone - Look over your shoulder. There is a bird on the
grass. Ask her about me. She will tell you r love you . Duwop
Hell gUlls of E20B! Yeah, l/ou, john, jordan, josh,
Gregg, jeff, Nate. We think l/ou are nicer than
Brandon and studlier than Dlilan. Have a great one.
Word.
HeL/ Vogelmeister! Here's wishing l/ou a rockin' good
Valentine's DalJ! I looovewe! from the Sweenemeister.
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Candyce and Lucinda, you are the two most beautiful females on
the crust of this third stone from the sun. I love you more than
anything. Husband, Lover, Father, Arrington.
You look great in black, l/ou're Arkansas Hip and
lJou're magicallL/ gorgeous.
I melt when lJour eL/es smile at me. - S.F.
'To my 6unny oner, you are tfi.e reigning queen of 6eauty, sweetness,
ana insigfit. 'l(now tliat 1'[[ always Cove you, even if we figfit.
Ylfways and :Forever: yer 'Wasta '.Bunny
Hey Chicken - Happy St. Nerds Day. Love, Boy
Celina three saliS 1I0u're a wall cool daisl/ chaser.
Thanks for 1I0ur manll kindlljness' much love and
honor the Divine Ms. M.
Dear Representative Unsoeld:
During this week of affection please demonstrate
l/ours for endangered species bl/ cosponsoring
stronger amendments to the Endangered Species Act.
- Your friends in WashPIRG at TESe.
I
Separation, Desperation and Love, The elements of
Life, mil Life. Timing and understanding the fate
of our relation. Do I have to be out of l/our reach
to be desired?
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This is !JQJd.r loveline. This is a loveline to all the
people who got shafted this l/ear, who love but are
not loved. I love 1I0u. Love, Pat
. Morgan, jR, Lorri, and ,Paul:
I=/ave a wonderful Valentine's Dal/.
Love,
Grandma Marda
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"P....k..:.p" evc", o"....c:o.-e. .J.--.lapp", "-.Jc:ol.. ",~~~" -0",,,,.
Student staff at the Bookstore! Thank L/ou for lfour
miles Of smiles and all Ijour hard work.
HapPlf Valentines Dal/.
Courtney: again my liairy want wil[ k.iss 6y witfi tfiis aup taste on
your oral6oay. we are tfiat skjn spreatf fiUOe on a tfirob of tongue crave. teefi.ee -Sienna.
To mlf beloved Miracles - "I want to eat l/ou like a
whole almond." I love l/ou all. - Ci ndL/
Julie - "En medio do la tierra apartare las esmeraldas para
divisarte" (pablo Neruda) Te amo . Cindy
CAITLIN, MY SWEET
I LOVE YOU TODAY, TOMORROW ... FOREVER
ETERNALLY, CINDY
I love lJou Hugh!! Don't ever forget that.
It's been a great two L/ears. HappL/ BirthdaLf!
. j.C.
To all the CPj Business Staff:
It's been.,a great l/ear! Thanks for all 1I0ur
help!! You're the best staff q girl could ask for.
j.e.
lulie's Mini-Iovelines
Sara, You're a fashion goddess!!
Skip, the~ dancing demon,
thanks for the computer help!
Andlj, Thanks for teaching me the Eastside game.
Dianne, Advising Goddess, thanks for alllJour help!
Graham, Thank I/ou for everl/thing!
Arizona Cindl/, it's been fun.
Cindq,
We've .known each other oh, so long.
But when am I going to get that dance .
Jiappy tfay of rove to Sfiakjn ' 9{atfian, Laura qafore, 1(ave 'n '
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With love do ml/ Roomies, Thanks for ljour friendship
and "qualitl/.t amilL/ time."
Would !Iou all be mlJ Valentines?
Love,
Grace Heather
joe Watt is the cutest, qutest, and kutest.
So there, joe. I love lJou, Evenstar.
Stiff stanaing in tfie d.eep poor of your eyes, i searcfi for sometfii11fJ
fionest, true aruf e~[anatory - I want to. Sony? 'Different tlian tfiat.
I sti£[ Cove you d.eep[y Saspari£[a.
Sydney, we kept drinking tea over a purple tablecloth until we
became partners in a Gold Mine. We're much more than Cancers.
I'm so lucky.
Davell Goodbol/: 8e more careful crossing the street.
Life is swell here in Sweden. Those who venerate
decal/ never get caught. The radio is on, pOinted
towards the Wednesdal/ skl/.
Dear Pasquale ,
I reallll /ike 1I0u but I'm too shll to tell lfou. So,
give me a sign if lfOU know who I am.
- Love , a girl
Sweet, cute and sapPL/ seeks same. See Cpr
Dearest Sara,
My heart burn s with the fire of a tho usand sun s for
your undying, une nding passion Come to me baby and
make me feel like a man .
Huh, Huh, Huh, that's cool! Caesa r
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Cooper Point Journal February 10,1994 Page 7
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of reUgion,
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;
or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press;
or the right of the people peaceably to assemble,
and to petition the government for a redress of grievances
'Trite liberal rhetoric'
criticized by reader
Dear Tiokasin Veaux:
If you could get your opprcsscd hcad
o ut of yo ur under-privileged ass for one
moment . maybe you'd realize that you're at
least privileged enough to go to college and
write vague impractil:al Forum articles, full
of trite hollo w libera l rhetoric , to the paper
of a small liberal arts college . isolated in the
Nnrlhwest comer o f the most "privileged"
nation on carth.
Aren' t there a lot uf people in the world
who don't enjoy thcsc "priv ilegcs''') Are you
really so lost in prefabricated lefti st dogma
that you don't realiLe you enjoy benefits
other humans do not'.'
Stop preaching to the converted and say
sl1met hin g unique and personal. for once .
(Wendy Hall wrote a very interesting piece
('II sc;l.i~1l1. that utilil.ed personal experience
rather than tired cliche to get her message
<lefl"S. direl·tly below yours .)
Regurgitating worn-put bits of sem inar
, peeches docs not infurm or cn te rl ain
an)une. nor dOL:s it open up intelligent
discussion of an issue. To spell it out in a
way that your opprcssed mind ca n
understand: If you don't have anything
interesling to say. don't say a nything at all.
Lovc and privileged kisses,
Raad German
White male angst not
drawing sympathy
Dear Soren.
In your leller in the Jan.27 issue of the
CPl you complained, as I've heard many'
other Evergreen students do, that you felt
discriminated against and persecuted by
some groups of women and people of color
for being a white male on this campus and
yo u fell that it was unfair.
You're right, it is unfair for you or
anybody to be discriminated against because
of their gender, color, or appearance. Yet this
is what people in the groups that you
critici zed go through every day of their lives .
You have the lUXUry of being able to
wit hdraw and say "I refuse to participate in
th aI. " For many people not participating
would entail not going to the store, a bar. a
gas stati o n. sc hoo l or work, not walking
down the street, in essence, not having any
contac t with the outside world .
Many people. myself included, have
faced. on a regular basis. the hate. derogatory
comments and dehumanizing attitudes that
offe nded you. Instead of backing away. we
continue participating in the world around
us and work to change it.
The next time you feel targeted. instead
of immediately withdrawing, I suggesl Ihat
yo u let the comment si nk in and let yourself
experience just how truly shilly it feels to
have yo ur person totally disregarded. After
doing this you cou ld recoil and fee l guilty or
mad or say "gosh. that 's a bummer" and go
on ignoring it.
Or you could c hoose to direct yo ur
anger and hurt at sexism. racism and injustice
in general and be inspired to actively work
towards end ing it.
Michelle O'Byrne
College is inherently
Euro-centric
One s ubj ect that I have devoted a lot of
thought to recently is diversity. So, when I
read the article "Diversity or Just Hype?" in
a recent CPl, I wanted to con tribute my
thoughts on the subject.
I would like to acknowledge first that I
am not a person of color; I will ignore my
anger al the ass umptio n in Ihe artic le that
because of the co lor of my skin I cannot
eontri bute to the di versity of this school . That
the article assumed that the other 88 percent
of the student population - the non-people
of color or white portion - is without
di versity only demonstrates the inability and
narrow-mindedness of the author and the
Response
mentality of the article.
The article raised several important
points; one of which is that the college
education and experience is Euro-centric,
another is that Evcrgreen students do not
represent the popUlation of the United States
in direct proportion when viewed in terms
of race or money.
Of co urse , the qualifications for
acceptance are culturally dependent , the only
reason to be in college is to become a bener
member of the Euro-centric culture. The
concept of college is very Euro-centric (take
it as read that the Euro-cen't ricism I speak of
is dependent on old Greece and Egypt, as so
not to open a long and tediou s argument;)
the reasons to attend college are Euro-centric.
Thesc things being granted: why would
a person of color come to Evergreen? Only
to he a bctter member of Ihe Euro-ce ntric
c ulture. which is the only culture that values
higher education in thi s style.
Any pcrson of color then who comcs to
Evergreen. thus. has no more to contribute
than any ot her h uman being. but is also being
robbed of thcir Irue cu ltural roots.
Also. no effort s ho uld bc made 10 take a
person of co lor from thc ir cullure a nd put
them at Everg ree n, by doing so we empower
the Euro-American c ulture with further
destroying another person's culture.
There is a huge problem trying to lind
or ereale a thing likc diversity. You run into
problems likc thc fact that two people canno t
ag ree on the definition.
It would be better in m'y opinion to just
have high s tandards o f admission and accept
any who meet thcm regardless of race, creed,
or color.
Sincerely,
Jachin Thomas
Students baffled by
Bike Nation and 1/3
Can someone please tell us the meaning
01''' 1/3'' and " Bike Nation"?We've seen this
graffiti around campus and are feeling
deplorably un-hip. We'll look for answers in
the CPl.
Corey Meador
Pam Bennett-Cumming
Activism measured in
more ways than one
After ta king over a quarter-long
vacation fro m the CP1 Response page, I have
decided to return. I will be commenting on
the section of Dave Williams's response letter
regarding last year's "Take Back the Night"
march .
I was co-coordinator of the Women' s
Center last year and helped plan this event.
Our spring "Take Back the Night"
march consi sted of speakers (from Evergreen
and the Olympia community) addressing the
issuc of acquaintance rape, a self-defense
workshop gi ve n by Feminists In SelfDefense Training (FIST), and a march on
campus. This march ended at the beach trail
where many women spoke out about past
experi ences of domestic violence and sexual
ab use.
I think there is an e lement of activism
in "Take Back the Night" marches (especially
if you exami ne their his torical context), but
I don't lhink these marches "claim" to be
solely for activi st purposes.
For me, the march las t year was a time
for me to con nect with other women a nd
speak out about my past ab use. Thi s event
was extremely healing for me and fueled me
toward the work I am doing now as an intern
at Safeplace (women's shelter/rape reliet).
I Ihink that in order to engage in
c hallenging activ ist work, we must work on
confronting andlor healing our own issues.
We also must educate ourselves on the issues
that we are fighting for. How can our acti vism
be aut hentic if we don't?
Quite a few of us did hold a
demonstration on Red Square and a "sit-in"
outside of the administrator's office last year.
(Bo th were regarding an acq uaintance rape
case).
Personally, I found both of these
Page 8 Cooper Point Journal February 10,1994
Constitution of the State of Washin2ton
Article I § 5 FREEDOM OF SPElleR
Every person may freely speak, write and pubUsh on all
subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right .
1-61 0, 1-608 seek to d·eny your constitutional rights
"""'ST po SoMentl~
N.L.. Of" ,HI'S Of'f'It~,o", I """"""nrJO
ANt> VNFA\R.Nf-S5!
by Sara Steffens
Last week, we printed the complete text
of Initiative 610, sponsored by the Citizen's
Alliance of Washington (CAW). CAW
members are now gathering signatures in an
attempt to get this bill on November's ballot.
1-610 and 1-608, a similar initiative, are
horrifying in their hate, their gross disregard
for the Constitution and the potential
magnitude of their effects.
If either becomes law, it will seriously
damage the quality of life in this state, and
destroy higher education as we know it.
1-610 s tates that, ' "The public
educational system shall not promote or
express approval of homqsexuality." It says
that no teacher, student, employee, volunteer
or guesl of Washington public sc hool s -
cartoon by Cat Kenney
displays of "activi sm" fru s trating because
not hing was really acco mpli s hed toward
rflaking women feel sa fer on this campus. I
would rather li sten and support s urvivors o f
domestic violence and sexual assault. I would
rather spend my time working for agencies
Ihal hclp women find safety from abusers and
that help women heal from their abuse.
I truly believe in this cause, and though
I may not risk getting arrested by my work,
there are other risks involved. The risks that
I take involve bringing my wounds to the
surface and allowing others to do the same
in order to heal the past's violence.
Dave: What kind of activism are you
doing to make women feel safer at Evergreen
and/or Olympia?
Amanda Emily Ray
Peace Center is more
than symbolic
Dear Dave Williams,
As co-coordinator of the Peace Center,
I was very interested in your response (CPl,
2/3/94). Campus involvement has been one
of our constant concerns this year, and we
are always open to any input or advice.
Unfortur.ately, your reply seemed m ore
concerned with what we were doing wrong
- and not with what we could be doing right.
Perhaps you should become more acquainted
with the Peace Center before you p ass
judgement on our activities, or our
"commitment." I know first hand the time
and energy Derek has given the Peace Center
- and I also know the lack of support we
have received from the Eve rgreen
community.
I can't say how many of our ac tivities
you have attended, but I do know you have
never been involved in organizing any. This
attitude seems all too prevalent: People are
more than willing to disc uss what is wrong
with the world - yet seem very unwilling
to devote any time to changing it. Student
activities may be one of the only places on
campus making that effort.
Unbeknownst to you, these students are
con cerned with more than "Fee l good
symbolism, essentially devoid of substance"
- There arc dozens of activities every month
that present opportunities for becoming
involved. Unfortunately, we can only present
these opportunities - we can not be your
conscience as well.
You mention the "Take Back Lhe Night"
rally, yet not the march through the woods
- a "symbolic" s how - but also a true
display of support. Maybe youlve never been
raped, or assaulted, maybe you have never
known the comfort that comes from knowing
you are not alone. Perhaps if you had made
the "commitment" to see what was really
going on, you would have understood the
feeling of empowerment that evening gave
us.
You then go on to say we should have
"big, noisy demonstrations at City Hall" might I point out that big demonstrations take
big numbers? Moreover, where were you
when we marched o n the Capi lal againslthe
bombing of Iraq ? Against th e Rod nc y King
verdict? In solidarity with the March o n
Washington? At the test site in Nevada? You
talk about takin g over dea ns' offices n)aybe you mi ssed the many occasions upon
which that has happened?
The point is that direct action serves a
certain time and a certain place. You can not
expect people to take a stand on issues they
know nothing about - one of the most
important goals of the Peace Center is to
provide educational opportunities to the
Evergreen community. But we can only
provide Lhose opportunities; we can not force
you - or anyone - to take advantage of
them.
Furthermore, as an activist in the ' 60s,
you know that activism is not all about
storming buildings and holding sit-ins - it
is about time, and hard wo rk, and yes,
commitmem.
I' m not saying marches and
demonstrations aren't a good thing; I'm the
first person who would like to see Evergreen
getup off its ass, and do something. I'm
simply saying that if people won't make the
effort to learn about an is sue, they aren't
going to make the effort to supporT it.
People on this campus seem all loo
eager to blame otl'\ers for their own apathy.
Maybe you- and others like you - should
stop criticizing the people making the effort.
and start looking at ),ourselves. Until then .
Derek and I, and the rest of the student
groups, will be spending long hours - and
your money - to provide resources that you,
and others, will not appreciate.
Annika Carlsten
Peace Center Coordinator
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Stronger academic adviSing would
enhan'ce the Evergreen education
by David Morris
I am an Evergreen graduate (1990) with
an active intere st in the well-being of the
college and its students. In my opinion,
Evergreen is a wonderful place to learn and
grow, but has a crucial flaw that preve nts
many students from reaching their potential
and fully using Evergreen's great resources.
This flaw is the lack of a coherent and
organized academic advising structure.
Many TESC students float through the
four (six ... 10 .. . ) years as the winds blow
them, never really focusing on a subject or
field, never really having to think about their
education as a whole process. They never
have to examine what they are learning in a
lifetime context, comparing it with what they
need or want to know after they graduate.
Graduation often happens not because
the student feels they have completed their
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the 200 credit limit has been passed. I speak
here from my own experience, and the stories
I hear from other graduates.
A strong academic advising structure,
ba se d on the faculty, could help many
students.
At Fairhaven College (an independent
. school within We'stem Washington
University, similar to Evergreen in structure
and goals), students create their own majors
in collaboration with a board of three faculty.
They think about what they ultimately want
from an education, and write a statement of
purpose. They choose classes, independe nt
studies and internships that meet the ir needs.
Faculty provide suggestions and ideas. but
do not have veto powers. The process of
creating a major is taken very seriou sly. and
students receive academic credit for it.
I think that a system like this would
benefit many students, and would not
infringe too greatly on the freedom that the
TESC community values so highly.
It would place an added burden on the
faculty, and that must be considered. I
believe, however, that it would improve the
quality of teaching by giving the faculty
closer contact with the students' needs and
goals. It would improve the quality of studies
by giving students the feeling that people care
about what they are doing.
Such a deep change in the academic
stru~tUJ:y of the college would require a lot
of work on many levels. and would no doubt
take years to implement: But I think that the
change is needed, and the benefits would be
worth the effort.
Evergreen gave me a good education.
With the benefit of hindsight I can see how
much better it could have been with some
timely guidance and advice from interested
faculty.
I hope that this letter will serve to to
open dialogues about how the academic
structures at Evergreen can be made to serve
the students better.
David Morris is an Evergreen alum.
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lifestyle."
In Tinker vs. Des Moilles School
These initiatives don't just condemn DiSTrict, U .S . Supreme Court 1ustice Abe
people for their sex ual or affectional Fonas wrote, "In our system, students may
preferences. They squelch further discussion not be regarded as closed-c ircuit recipients
of this issue in the very place we created to of only that which the State chooses to
foster learning and the exchange of ideas : communicate. They may not be confined to
our schools.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - the expression of those
You may think that
Under I-610, you se ntiments that are
these initiatives will not wouldn't have the right officially approved." And
affect you, that you are
he asserted that, " It can
immune. Hate groups to defend lesbians and hardly be argued that
count on such apathy
gays in seminar, or
either students or teachers
and ignorance. But if
shed their co nsitutional
even defend yourself if rights to freedom of
either initiative passes:
Your teachers could you are gay or lesbian. speech or expression al
be denied the right to
the school ho use gate ."
teach books like The
Unforlunate ly.lColor Purple. Even Cowgirls Ger rhe Blues 610 states that if any of it is declared unconsand Mary McCarthy' s The Group.
titulional, the remaining parts shall stand.
10nathon Poullard would not be allowed
The lack of respect and understanding
to conduct workshops about biphobia. unless CAW and the "Committee for Eq ual Rights,
he was promoting it.
No t Special Rights" ha ve for the Bill of
Jun e
10rdan
cou ld
not
be Rights is appa lling.
co mmencement speaker, \.lnless she agreed
The First Amendment prohibits th e
10 refrain fr o m mentioning th a t s he is
government from restricting our right to
bisexual.
speak. The Fourteenth Ame ndm e nt
Evergreen would not be allowed to have establi shes th at law s protect all citizens
any connection with or promote in any way eq ually. and there by prohibits th e
the annual Northwest International Lesbian/ government from di sc riminating against us.
Gay Film Fes\.
To allow either to be infringed upon
We would not be allowed to screen punctures the umbrell a of proteclion they
movies - in class or as social events - such offer all of us.
as Silkwood. Alld rhe Band Played 011 or
If passed, 1-608 and [-6 10 will not only
restrict and debilitate queer communities;
Woody Allen's Manhattan.
The Evergreen Queer Alliance could be they will stifle everyone's civil rights .
disbanded.
Call the Thurston County chapter of
Your faculty wouldn't be allowed to Hands Off Washington (786-6608 ) to find
discuss the achievements of gay rights out how you can help fight these initiatives.
activists.
Or. if you have questions, call the Evergreen
Under 1-610, you wouldn't have the Queer Alliance at 866-6000 x6544.
right to defend gays and lesbians in seminar,
Call the WA legislati ve hotline (1-800or even defend yourself if you are gay or 562-6000), and ask your state senator to
lesbian .
support HB 1443, which would add sexual
Sound unconstitutional? It is.
orientation to the factors (such as race or
While public colleges and universities religion) upon which it's already illegal to
may have some leeway to restrict their discriminate.
employees' sl?eech as it relates to job
Call CAW (1-206-225-8636) and let
performance, the courts have consistently them know they don't speak for you.
Sara Steffens is rhe editor-in-chief of tile
found they have no right to restrict protected
student speech, as I-610 proposes.
Cooper Point Journal.
International humanitarian aid effort
to Cuba planned by students
by Angela Marino
Three Evergreen students plan to join
an international humanitarian aid caravan to
Cuba this month which directly challenges
United States embargo laws against Cuba.
The U.S.lCuba Friendshipment
Caravan, organized by Pastors For Peace in
Minneapolis, MN, plans to bring tons of
medical supplies. computers, and other
material aid on their third caravan to Cuba.
Working with the Martin Luther King Center
in Havana and a coalition of Cuban churches.
two previous caravans involving over 4{)()
people have already delivered 115 tons of
aid.
This direct action challenges U.S.
blockade policy against Cuba that has been
in affect for 30 years.
In 1959, the Cuban people revol1ed
against Fulgencio Bati s ta. a dictator
supported by the United States. During the
height of the Cold War, with the ensuing
communist nature of the revolution, the U.S.
has waged economic warfare against Cuba.
This embargo has affected virtually
every aspect of the Cuban economy, costing
the country an estimated U.S. $40.8 billion.
In the " post-Cold War" period, the vendetta
continues, as reflected by the 1993 "Cuban
Democracy Act," otherwise known as the
Torricelli Bill , which strengthen s the
embargo, further squeezing the island to
economic ruin .
Despite these obstacles, Cuba ha s
developed one of the most sophisticated
medical systems in the world with one doctor
for every 4{)() people, living in the same
community with herlhi s clients, (60 percent
of the doctors in Cuba are women),
emphasizing the need for preventative care.
Health care is absolutely free to all Cuban
citizens.
Housing is guaranteed to every Cuban,
although material costs and the lack of
resources have taken their loll on Il}any
buildings. Education is also a top priority of
the revolution, proved by the highest literacy
rate in Latin America.
The Cuban people have overthrown
centuries of Spanish and United States
intervention to achieve incredible advances
in the quality of life for all people, yet today
they face an economic fall four times that of
the U.S. Great Depression in less than five
years.
The caravan is not a " missionary" lOur,
rather it demonstrates so lidllrity and respect
for the efforts of the Cuban p eo ple .
According to Pastors For Peace director Tom
Ha nsen. "We've bee n able to deliver a
me ssage that the Cuban people are not
alone."
Hansen conti nues. "Our reward is the
realization that we're havi ng an impact on
U.S . policy makers and the receptio n that we
get from our brothers and sisters in Cuba."
On Feb. 24, the third U.S.lCuba
Friendshipment will pass through Olympia
to pick up more drivers and aid as it makes
its way, via Mexico, to Cuba. So far six
drivers, a 20 foot truck. and material aid will
merge with the caravan in Olympia.
A send off event at the Olympia
Community Center. 6 p.m . on Feb. 24 will
feature speakers, a potluck dinner to feed the
caravan participants, and entertainment. For
more information on the event, the embargo.
history of the Cuban revolution, c urrent
s ituation . andlor Pastors For Peace
organization, call Rick Fellows at 352-1763.
Angela Marino is a member of rhe
Evergreen community.
Cooper Point Journal February 10, 1994 Page 9
This episode: Fern I)avye intervie'v{, ljn.')oeld lecture, a (~ at l{enney (al{~l}(.lar
Cooper Point Journal Bev stirs moral debate over
marriage, sex and monkeys
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NY dance company regales audience
by Laurel Rosen
Last Friday, Olympia had the honor
of welcoming the world-renowned Lar
Lubovitch Dance Company to the
Washington Center for the Performing Arts.
The IO members of the New York modern
dance company performed four spectacular
pieces, ranging in style from gracefully sweet
ballet to confrontational non -verbal
messages regarding sexuality and politics.
The show opened with eight puppetlike dancers who, with their white clothing,
provided a stark contrast for the black
background. The dance, titled "Four Ragtime
Dances," was an exaggerated, cacophonous
blend of jumpy moves and animated
expressions. The dancers wore longjohns,
corsets, and other high fashion underwear
commissioned by the Design Industries
Foundation for Aids. .
The next piece, "So In Love," was a
series of four dances, two duets and two
solos, set to Cole Porter's music. The most
powerful of these dances was the solo by
Rebecca Rigert in which we watch the anger,
confusion, despair, and,
finally,
empowerment of a young woman breaking
free from a relationship.
In this piece, as with the others, the
music plays a key role in assisting to convey
the meaning and the irony of emotion. We
hear Tom Waits singing "It's All Right With
Me," but we see in the movements that the
reactionary feminist does not think "it's all
right," as she moves toward freedom.
The other segments of "So In Love"
included music performed by The Neville
Brothers, Annie Lennox and K.D. Lang, and
dances with romantic themes, silky sambas
and unusual exchanges of weight.
"So In Love," ~ritten by Lar
Lubovitch in 1994. was the newest piece the
company perfo rmed. The Olympia
performance of this dance was its third public
showing.
"Concerto 622" (music by Mozart and
choreography by Lubovitch, 1986) has come
to be known of as the company 's "signature
piece." The first segme nt , Allegro, was
characterized by graceful transition s from
classical movement to playful mood. The
second part, Adagio, is a beautiful duet for
two men.
Jeffrey Hankinson and Lane Sayles
emp loyed coordi na ted movement and
complex shape s to portray the dynamics of
true friendShip . Though Lubovitch wrote the
pieceasastatementaboutfriendship,itnow
has overtones resulting from the AIDS crisis.
The dancers' strong lifts and aud ible
breath in g revealed their talent and effort,
while their touc hing presentation of the
subject maner implied a personal connection
to the work.
The final dance of Friday's
performance, "Waiting for .the Sunrise," was
a colorfu ll y funky medley of e ight pieces.
While the dancers maintained grace
and poise, their movements in "Waiting for
the Sunrise" were often jocular and playful.
Their thrift store costumes complimented the
alternately cool and fiery lighting, which set
the mood for the entire dance.
The Lar Lubovitch Dance Company
has been around since 1968 and consists of
10 dancers, two lighting designers, a stage
manager, a rehearsal director, and Lubovitch
himself, the choreographer. The dancers
come from various geographical, ethnic, and
professional backgrounds, although they
rarely join without some previous company
experience.
Ranging in age from 25 to 45, the
dancers are, "not particularly young and not
particularly anoretic," as John Dayger,
Rehearsal Dirt;ctor, said in the preperformance discussion on Friday night. He
stated that Lubovitch, "likes people to look
like people," and chooses his dancers with
thi~ quality in mind.
Additionally, Dayger, who has been
with the company for· 24 years, said that
Lubovitch sees, "in curves," not straight
lines, and seeks dancers who move as such.
Undoubtedly related to his passion for curvy
movement is the fact .that Lubovitch also
choreographs ice-dancing and has worked
with Olympic skaters.
Having an extensive media
background, Lubovitch and his company
have appeared on nationwide television in
the PBS Great Performances series, on
British television, and participated in the
choreography of Olympic ice-skating dances,
Broadway musicals, and other Dance
companies around Europe and the U.S.
The company is small, but very
politically aware. However, Lubovitch writes
his dances purely as a choreographer, and
then often appl ies the pie<;e to a relevant
cause or issue. This consciousness is evident
in the artists, choreography, and management
of the company, and, most importantly, is
reflected in their stunning performance of
touching dance.
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by Seth "Skippy" Long
I missed half of the Bev
this week. I'm so ashamed.
What happened, you see, was
that a few minutes prior to my
favorite TV show I visited the
KAOS offices. It was there that
my tragic story begins.
All I wanted was to talk with Pete* but
instead, I ran into Fezdak, looking franticly
(as always) for guests to appear on his show
"The Happy Squad of Earth." You will note
that this show runs from 8 to' 9--p.m. on
Wednesday evenings; thus clashing with the
almighty Bev.
Anyway, he wanted wrestlers so he
could air a play-by-play. Being the outgoing
young lad I am, and wanl1ng desperately to
kick Pat Castaldo's butt, I volunteered.
So during the second or third ad break
in the Bev, we bolted for KAOS. I should
note at this juncture that the CPJ staff
watches the Bev every week on the third floor
of the CAB in one those dark comer lounges.
Please join us.
Pat and I went and wrestled. He kicked
my butt. We returned to our dark alcove to
watch the Bev, he with glory, me with shame.
So that's my excuse for missing a vital
chunk' 0 Bev. But I did catch Andrea asking
Brandon to give her away. I saw David
continue his drug habit and eventually flush
his seedy life down the toilet with that sensiguy Dylan at his side.
Who told Donna that she looked good
in that dress anyway? What does that crap
say to today's teens? Oh, the humanity.
This episode (or what I saw of it) was
full of random titillation. A shotgun wedding
at the courthouse, complete with last minute
appearances by the shamed parents of the
bride (and oh my god was she HUGE!). What
does that say? That it's OK to get knocked
up and f!larry the guy when you're only a
freshman in college? Wrong.
And how do we deal with the multi religious/cultural couple? There are those
who say thi s sort of arrangement can' t work
(see Spike Lee 's Jun gle Fever for a stunning
example).
What the hell was Brandon thinking by
going over to Lucinda's house? He definitely
wasn't usi ng his head (the big one). Doesn't
he know that this sort of thing is frowned
upon in circles of higher learning? Maybe
he's just looking for that age-ol d carnal
knowledge. Hmm ... .
Which brings us to Brenda. Speaking
of carnal knowledge, did y' all know that she
bares nearly all in the most recent Playboy?
Yup. Our favorite Bev babe (the one we love
to hate) goes topless for Hef. I suggest you
pass this up completely. You just don ' t want
to abet the patriarchy, and besides, no
monkey shots.
.
Sara's moment: Join me in a letter
campaign to Donna Martin, asking her to
please get a fashion clue. Not to mention,
one-third of an intellect "-- could somebody
that stupid even breathe? Contact Modern
Sara at the CPJ.
• All names have been changed to
protect the identities of the innocent.
Seth "Skippy" Long ripped hisfavorite
jeans wrestling with The Seeker.
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ARTS
Be ENTERTAINMENT
Fern Davye brings astonishment, rapture and vertigo to .lESC
by Cindy Laughlin
Last Tuesday morning those
harsh florescent lights were
suddi:mly extinguished at 9: 10 a.m.
(10 minutes late). when Fern Davye,
a small woman of about five feet tall,
entered our classroom with naked
shoulders and immediately began
rearranging the only form of
structure that we had known: the
furniture.
' She stood between me and the
trees and gave each of us a lingering
stare before she started reading
"When you kiss me" by Diane
Ackerman, off of what appeared to
be a used napkin.
She bellowed in alto, "when
you kiss me, jaguars lope through
both my kn~es, When you kiss me,
the river tilts its wet thighs around
the bend," but then she whispered,
perhaps to me only, "When you kiss
me, when only you kiss me, in my
hips those green wings of the jungle
still, now, always, forever flutter."
Having held my breath for the entire
poem, I finally gasped.
I'm not sure about anyone
else. but even after that first piece, I
felt like I had just had one of the most
amazing, sensual, erotic encounters
like to read it to you."
Me: What do you feel is your role
here at Evergreen as a visiting artist?
Fern: It's about taking poetry out
of the traditional venue and opening
the literary floodgates to those who
have not known poetry, or might
have been turned off to poetry
sometime in their previous
schooling.
To those who have already felt
poetry, I offer~n invitation to
experience it full ngaged . As well
as the readings th t I do, I like to
meet with students and faculty at
informal gatherings, over coffee and
such, to talk poetry and about the
pieces that particularly moved them.
Me: How do you choose which
poems that you read?
Fern: When I'm at home, I read for
II hours a day. I will read 17 poems
and think that they all are really
good poems. And then I'll read the
18, and it will knock me out.
That 18 poem will have filled me
with "astonishI:l1ent, rapture. and
vertigo - the seduction of the
infinite and the abyss." [1oric
Graham) It's all about intensity.
feeling startled and struck, dizzy;
"we are beyond the body itself"
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better.
I us ra Ion \¥I elna elm I take with me on the road.
She read from such notable poets as
Pablo Neruda, Sharon Olds, Adrienne Rich.
and Frank Gaspar. with such inten~ passion,
the audience has no other choice but to
embrace the poetry with both arms. And both
legs.
Last week, I came back to spend "An
Evening With Fern Davye. Contemporary
International Poetry" on Tuesday and Friday
evenings, although she read to three other
,
,.
io:"
classes (including one on the Tacoma
campus) and gave another reading of
specifically Jewish women's poetry on
Thursday evening,
I had the pleasure of meeting with her
over coffee (black) and bagels (garlic, with
herb cream chee~ and guacamole) over the
weekend.
Me: How would you describe what you do?
Fern: I see myself as an intermediary
between the authors and the audience; this
is why I hesitated when you asked to
interview me. I am not the focus of the
readings. I am not an actress.
I don't want people to perceive the
poetry as my script. I only want to invite you
to come to my living room so I can say, "hey,
I read this really great poem today and I'd
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Me: How would you describe your
experience here? Did you enjoy your week?
Fern: I only wished that I could have done
five times as much. I like to be busy reading
to as many c\as~s as possible. Or more.
17 minutes here, an hour there, lunch with
students, more c1as~s in the afternoon, and
readings every night. But I enjoyed every
moment of this luscious week at Evergreen.
Fern Dayve has been invited back to the
Evergreen campus next fall. For tho~ who
didn't experience making love with poetry
last week, I urge you to find out. For those
who did, try everything in your life more than
once.
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Unsoeld lecture series is in the naturalist tradition
by Pat Castaldo
Eve rgree n' s first presi dent. Charles
McCann . described Willi Unsoeld best as
"the spirit of Evergreen in the sense that he
was thi s exc iting person. full of ideas. whose
cnthusiasm was catch ing:'
Unsoe ld was a founding facu lt y
member o f Eve rgreen . Leav in g a hi gher
paying jo b on the East coas t. hi s famil y
packed up into a U- Haul truck and traversed
the COUll ty tLlwards Olymp ia. There was no
Red Squa re. no Clocktower. there \\asn' t
cvell an Eve rgreen "e thos." ~e!. Like many
Greener\ that wo uld follow. he came to
pursue a dream.
An ideali stic Unsoe ld helped shaped
what we now know as Evergreen.
Agreeing with hi s fe llow found ing faculty
that Evergreen would not "prepare students
for the "real world," but instead, "provide
our students with a model of a better world.
a world of human relationships of a hi gher
quality than th ose to whi ch they ha ve
become accustomed ."
G ivin g eve rything he had to th e
c·oll ege. he eventuall y gave his life. Unsoeld
wa s kill ed during a mountaineering
ex pedition with Evergreen st ud ents on
March 4. 1979.
The Willi Unsoeld Seminar Fund was
es tab li shed as a 'I iving mem o rial' in
Unsoeld's honor. Annuall y. it brin gs feat ured
speakers and lecturers in the his
tradition .
Wilderness
and
Co nsciousness was a gro up
cont ract which Unsoe ld pres ided
over in 197'2. After much debate.
the group construct'ed its
cove nant.
"We
find
the
unt rammeled places of the carth
beautiful. We fin d in th e m a
so litu de that refreshes ou r
hearts . .. We also see these lands.
once wild . disappearing . We
wonder why."
Un soe ld was ex treme ly
proud . It is in that natura li st
tradition which thi s year's Willi
Unsoe ld Seminar Se ri es is
fo unded.
Six promin e nt na tur e
writers are scheduled to appear in
the series. which begins Sunday,
Feb. 13 with an informal public
readin g by all six writers. The
reading is at 7:30 p.m., downtown
at the Columbi a Street Pub.
The six nature writers are
Robert Michael Pyle, author of The Thunder Tree: part of the Ori o n Society's
Lessons from an Urban Wildland.
Forgotten Language Tour. A non-
profit
e n v ironmental
ed u ca ti o n
orga ni zation , ·the
Orion Society
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c ultiv atin g
a
ge nera tion of
c iti zen le ad e rs
whose "wisdo m
is gro unded in
and g uided by
nature literacy."
A lis 0 n
Dem in g,
a
National
Endowme nt for
the
A rt s
fel l ows hip
recipient. wi ll be
Pattiann Rogers , author of Geocentric and a Guggenheim
read ing from her
Fellowship recipient.
collected works.
Demi ng current ly director of th e Un iversity University, Pyle is the founder of tile Xerces
oJ' Arizona Poetry Center. she has had work Society.
Palt iann Rogers. a Guggen he im
appear in severall11agaz ine s and anthologies.
She was se lec ted for the Walt Whitman Fellowship recipient, is the author of five
book. The most rece nt titled Ceocen lric.
Award of the Acade my of American Poets.
Winner of th e 1993 Peter l. B. Lavi n Rogers has won severa l awards for poet ry.
Pr ize from th e Academy of American Poets. includin g the Theodore Roethke Pri ze from
Christoph er Merrill also comes to Everg reen Poetry NOl1hwest. She has taught as a vis iti ng
as part of the to ur. Merrill, is c urre ntl y writ er in locations as diverse as Vermont and
worki ng on a book dealing with the Balkan Texas.
Susan Zw inger published Stalking the
co nnie!. Her most recent work is titl ed Th e
Crass of Anoth e r COllntry: A J ourn ey Ice Dragon. A Naill ra lists 's Jot/me.\' I"rough
Alaska, her first book. which received critical
Th ro ugh Ihe World of Socce/:
Gary Paul Nabhan is the author of acclaim and won the Governor 's Writers
num erou s book s, including The Desert Award in 1992. Zwinger li ves on an is land
Sm ells Like Rain. Enduring Seeds and off the coast of Washington.
T he Willi Un soe ld Seminar Fund
Songbirds. Nabhan is a John' Burroughs
Med al winning essayist, and is currently Community Event. which is the highlight of
writer-in-residence at the Arizona-Sonoran the series, is Tuesday. Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m.
in the Library lobby. Admission is free , care
Desert Mu seum.
Washingtonian Robert Michae l Pyle is of the Unsoeld Seminar Fund.
Pat Castaldo conte mplates \Vhat it
the author of five books, including the John
Burroughs Medal winning Winte rgreen . would have been like if he were a f oundin g
Graduating with a PhD in ecology from Yale faculty member.
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in advance and $10 at the door.
TESC-The Men's Abuse
Survivor Support Group meets every
Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. in LAOO4.
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OL YMPIA-Find out all you ever
W,tllic ti to know ' about community
supported agriculturc from 7 to 9 p.m., at
SPE EC H (2 18 Wcst4th Ave).
SPSCC-Col11edian David Fulton
will flc Jlcrforming at the South Puget
Sllul1d Community College Student
! .o unge ill building 22 from noon to 1
I!.III . It 's free .
TESC-Thc Coalition For Queer
Concerns meets every Friday in CAB
3 14. All arc welcome to work for queer
inclusion at TESC; domestic partnership
benefi ts, inclusion in curriculum,
admissions and housing. Sponsored by
the Evergreen Queer Alliance.
TESC-TEMPO (The Evergreen
Music Production Organization) is a
group dedicated to bringing band
perfonnances to campus. They have a
weekly meeting at noon in CAB 320 and
anyone interested is invited to attend.
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TESC-The Celebration: Myth,
ritual & Culture and South academic
programs present a Mardi Gras costume
dance in LA300 from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.
How's Bayou (from Seattle) will be
performing. The traditional Cajun two
step dance will be taught. Admission is
$5 at the door.
Laissez Ie bon temps rouler!
TESC-The Baha'i Club meets
each Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in CAB
315. This Week's topic; "Peace is not
only possible .... It is i~evitable." Call
x6636 for more mfonnauon.
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OLYMPIA-At 9 p.m. Roger
Nusic, Francis Farmer Gals, Karp and
Love Gift will be performing at the
Capitol Theater backstage. Cost is $5.
TESC-The Environmental
Resource Center holds a film series every
Tuesday at 6 p.m. in LH3. It's free, so
stop by and check it out.
TESC-The Addiction Prevention
and Wellness Resource Center is offering
an ongoing study group using Charlotte
Kasl's book, A New Understanding of
Recovery ... Many Roads. One Jour1U!Y,
Moving beyond 12 Steps. The meetings
are 6 to 7:30 p.m. in CRC 208.
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The bi-annual Thurston county
fish tossing contest has been indefinitely
postponed due to zoning problems.
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SPSCC-Poct Carletta Wilson
will be reading her work at the South
PUl!et Sound Community College
S Il~lent Lounge in building 22 from
noon to 1 p.m. il's free.
F RIDA
Introducing
TESC~Evergreen Students For
Christ meets every ·Tuesday at 7 p.m .
L2219 for singing, friendship and
discussion .
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Meals in a Cup
OL YMPIA-The City of
Olympia presents an Ethnic Celebration
from noon to 5 p.m. at the Olympia
Center. There will be live entertainment,
food, informational displays, crafts and
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The CPJ now has a classified ad rate of
$2 for students of TESC. H you want more
Information, please contact Julie In CAB 316.
Thera once was was a boss named Julie
who never scolded her workers unduly
the result was. of course,
a happy work force~
Happy Valentine's Day from an ad layout fooly.
TESC- The Rape Resource
Coalition meets every Wednesd1ly from 1
to 3 p.m. in L1600. For any infonnation
call x6724 or stop by CRC 207c.
OL YMPIA-There will be a
U.S./Cuba Friendshipment Benefit
concert at Thekla, beginning at 8:30 p.m.
Performing will be MU, The Rat Trap
Ensemble, Acme Sica Corp and DJ Kwai.
There is a minimum $2 donation at the
door. Proceeds support Olympia
participation with the international aid
caravan to end the blockade against Cuba.
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Evergreen student workers are starting to organize
hy Dan Ewing
The Evergreen S tate College
l' Jll[1loys a little over 450 student workers
during the school year at wages ranging
frum $4.90 (minimum wage) up to $9 per
liollr.
These student workers provide
l'sse ntial services to the College, in some
cLises doing the work of positions
eliminated as the result of recent budget
l' uts.
Some of these students have
cOllcerns over the air quality in the
Lihrary building.
Others have concerns about
working with chemicals (in the labs,
phOIO center, or as cleaners in housing).
Yet another concern is that student
workers arc restricted to working 19
hours a week, and are therefore denied
benefits available to full time staff, as
well as being one hour per week short of
the 20 required to receive other benefits
such as food stamps.
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These and other concerns can be,
and often are, ignored by employers. This
is not necessarily because the employer
doesn't care, but rather because student
l'mployees have no clout to speak of.
Thl' re is currently no organized structure
to bring up these and other issues with
the school and have them carry any sort
or weight.
Only if the student workers group
together and identify with one another as
fellow cmployees will school
administrators have to consider their
concerns with ' the seriousness they
deserve.
Together, the student employees of
thi s school allow the school to function,
without them Evergreen would grind to a
hall. It's time for these workers to
understand that while alone they are
essentially expendable, collectively they
could have a tremendous amount of
power.
A group of people have by now
filet three times to discuss how together
they can gain power over their
employment here, and are considering the
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Rationalize by Joe Watt & Evenstar Deane
possibility of forming a formal
organization of student workers by which
concerns to employers can be aired in
such a way that they cannot be ignored.
There will be another meeting next
Wednesday evening on the third floor of
the CAB in the lowered seating area
overlooking Red Square. All student
workers arc encouraged to attend to
di scuss ways in which they can be
recognized and respected as essential
\.!mployccs that contribute to the smooth"
running of The Evergreen State College.
Reasons for
celebrating
Valentine's Day:
The day gives you a
good excuse to give
your boyfriend or
girlfriend
kinky
underwear.
If I celebrate now,
It is also a good excuse
for giving your dog,
cat, lizard , or political
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A ~ud Middle-Class White Male by Josh Remis
Josh Kilvington reargumentizes drug arguments for CPJ
by Joshua Kilvington
The Daily Olympian recently (Jan.
.'lO, "Your Views," seetion A) published
a letter of mine defining the positive
argumentation for the legalization of
drllgs.
I am writing to clarify the point
that not all "drugs" or drugs should
Ix'come legal ized all at once - or all
together.
I feel that the most evident
beginning point would be the case of
Cannabis Sativa, called marijuana legally,
and of which I shall, hereafter, refer to as
hemp.
There are a broad spectrum of
individuals and groups, including
religions, which view this plant as
imporWnt for any number of countless
reasons. In the economic arena, the nonTHC forms of cannabis are an important
rencwable resource in the fortification of
I he pape r, energy and agricultural
indllstries - to name but a few.
In regards to the pro-THC,
intox icating hemp, legalization crowd
IIll'rc is a broad base of support, a unity
of sons, for any variety of specific
reasons, by those who utilize this form of
the plant. Religiously, and historically,
any number of groups view this herb and
its usc as sacred, and/or as a holy gift
dirIXtly from the Creator.
Hemp has a broad spectrum of
practical applications much of which is
detailed in the book 7Jze Emperor Wears
No
Clothes. Hemp culture is
characteristic of a dandelion, and therefore
has the activity of a dandelion with two,
th ree,and four facile harvest seasons.
I-Il-mps can be grown for utilization as
pape r, foo(\, fuel, textiles, oils, and
lubricants. As a supplemental paper
source, an acre of hemp pulp can replace
4.1 acres of timber pulp, after appropriate
industry retOOling and incorporation.
My primary point in the letter to
'fll e Olympian was that legalization of all
drugs and controlled substances would
genenlle tremendous revenues. This belief
is in accord with studies that predict' the
legalization, regulation, and taxation of
all non- THC hemp production,
processing, and manufacture would not
only generate revenues excessive to the
l1cccssary regulatory apparatus costs, but
that the thousands of products and
industries created by the lifting of the
fifty-something year old ban on cannabis
species would be, phenomenally, a virtual
rekind ling of the industrial revolution for
the industries related to this miracle
lant.
On principle alone we must not fail
to allow the pursuit of happiness,
religion, or personal freedoms to conflict
with the Federal, state. and local laws
which guide us. In the case of cannabis,
hemp, we have a tool to restore and
replenish our common Earth.
There is no sense to outlaw a
plant which anyone can grow. can feed
animals and humans, provide fuel,
clothes, building materials, and was the
primary source product for the
construction, sails, rope, and all, of the
wooden ships in history'S greatest naval
armadas. It is more than worth
consideration.
Josh Kilvington is a member of
the Evergreen community.
Men's group to .host guy/gal weenie roastlvideo sal~n
hy .John Ford and Stephen Brock
The Evergreen Men s Center
provides a wide range of opportunities
for men to confront gender stereotypes
and sex role expectations, explore familyof-origin, relationship, self-esteem and
other emotional issues, and establish a
se nse of fellowship and community with
other supportive men.
The Men s Center also aims to
foster communication and understanding
between men and women in the campus
community and works with other campus
groups to address issues relating to
ge nder inequality, homophobia, physical
and sexual violence, and conflicts
belwccn the sexes, among other issues.
This quarter, the student cocoordinators arc Christian Hoerr (753-
357-8464
R1.1 0) and R.J. Torraco (493-1104).
At present, the Men s Center
spon sors four programs: a masculine
identity discussion group, a peer support
group for male survivors of abuse, a
video series, and, in conjunction with the
Evergreen Rape Response Coalition, an
alliance for the prevention of physical
and sexual violence.
Planning is in the works for a
number of other programs, including a
gender discussion group with men and
women participants and a male
IIlGIlLOrship program involving visitation
of ciders in local nursing homes and
Illng-lenn care facilities.
I f you are interested in participating
in allY of these Men s Center activities,
or wo uld like to organize one of your
1\1t'1l
s Center Discussion Group
The Men s Center Discussion
Group provides an open forum for men
interested in addressing the effects of
social conditioning. gender stereotypes
and dysfunctional family· relationships in
their day-to-day lives.
The group meets weekly on
Wednesdays from 5 to 7 p.m. in the
CAB s faculty/staff lounge.
Facziitation of the group is rotated
among members of the group.
Among the topics the group has or
will tackle this year are: relationships
with our fathers, relationships with our
zilothcrs, and the ways in which
unresolved conOicts with our parents are
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played Ollt in intimate relationships; selfGs tl.!cm, sci f-care and emotional
dependence on women; learning to feel
:lnd share ollr emotions, particularly with
othl'·r men; sexism, pornography and
violence; male myths, stereotypes and
rok lIlodels; . men as economic or
commitment objects; sex and
rl'liltionships; and dealing with authority
figures, to name just a few.
Men s Center Video Salon and Weenie
Roast
The Men s Center hosts the first
in an occasional series of frankfurter fests
and video venues beginning Sunday. Feb.
13 at 7 p.m . in The Edge (first floor of
A-dorm). All the weenie roasts are open
to both men and women.
Obadiah Spelunker by Mark E. Hambrick
Stephen Brock and John Ford are
members of the Men oS Center.
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